Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-23
OF CURRENT

OF CURRENT INTEREST.
Humanitarian reasons induced DR.. Cat
ling to invent his famous gun, whose ca
pacity of 200 shots a minute has revolu-
tionized war. An u%nthinking person said
to him about nine years ago: Wig did
you invent anything SO fearfully desiIuct-
i.e OF life. doctor? Don't you feel like /
murderer" The inventor replied: "When
1 saw the Ohio and Indiana boys coming
back from the war on stretchers. ourded
and emaciated, l decided that something
ought to be devised to take the places
of some of them-something that would
do the work of fifty men, so that the other
f~orty-nine could remain at home and toll.
On that general plan 1 set to work. ard
while my gun may be hard on the enemy
it is a saving on our side. and puts an
end to long campaigns
The late Blanche X. Bruce especially
liked Roscoe Conkling and named his only
son after him. 1t is related that when
Mr.. Bruce was elected senator he appeared.
with several others. for formal induction
into office. He noticed that all the other
new senator's were escorted forward by
colleagues or some other senator. but he
was left alone. no one seeming to notice
him. He finally started to present himself.
but as he did so he saw Senate Conkling
approaching him. AS he stopped. Conk-
ling advanced. offered his arm, and said:
Excuse me. Mr.. Bruce. My name is
Conkling. 1 had not until this moment
noticed that you were unattended. Allow
me the pleasure of presenting YOU" And
he did.
Senator Mason called at the pension
office Yesterday to present a claim which
he said had a personal interest for him
He had presented MANY nension cases but
this one was closely connected with his
family. and he wanted IN ask ,ts nromnt
consideration "a a narsonaI favor Tic
nens,oner vac a IN ,donted s,s.sr .yo,, 90
NV narants ma q sn,n ~ "a 80.
adonfea two girls and this 10 ono of ,ham1
std the sanator W. III, - -.
children In my fathers family. and the
place was so quiet that mother couldn't
stand 1t. so she adopted these girls"
Commissioner Evans said the case was
one that appealed to his sympathies.
ohi'ersi'y extension mas Deen more sue
ssh III thiausiphia IMAM III any other
american cry Inc WORK begun tnere mas
eN,enueu eise"heie' as 'he annual report
suolhilteu receh,iy points OUT, ana II mas
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Belonging TO the various centers. all of
which do their share to provide this edu-
cation. From 1000 to 1000 persons attend
the lectures in Philadelphia. and since the
work was begun o2 persons have passed
examinations at the end of courses.
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In the course of a speech in support of
his fox scalp bill in the Kentucky legis-
oorntr "a. ~ ask for the n.ss,re .,
tb;s hin in tho interests of religion and
mor.Is If von nav no bounty for fox
sno,ns -, ono viii kill the foxes. II M one
nr;u Lin ,bem they will Kill, the cb,ckens-
ard n-b,r Won have no chickens Won have
M praacbers and wbar Won have no
nrsacbers vou have no religion and no
h'orais' -
,os ara Maid for huttsrsies and
:, nr;,a,a collections such .s tbat Of
En- unn w RotbscbiI6 at Trinp Her,s
= sa;d IN bs u,ortb s0o oO more ar loss
So New c,,ine, b,,ttera;es have fetched
coo ,ni.co oro NJ tho Potbscb;1ds Is sa;d
10 nave paiu *i'ovV ior fap'iio' no" quite
common. Inc oemaha ior rare specimens
has led 10 dishonesty- Inc insects are
DYED or else wings from one species are
fastened 10 the nooies OF other species.
Great preparations are maklnE IN berhh
on March 20. Plays by him will be per-
formed at five heaters on that evening.
The Theater Society, of Berlin, will cele-
brate by a banquet. a special paper is
also 10 be brought out containing the opin-