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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
The Right Man.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Secret service secretary-'I van a mar
who has skill in translating ciphers."
Applicant-"Then I'm your man: For
two years now I've put up prescriptions in
a drug store"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
Egypt. Excellent Postal service.

Egypt has s02 postofices. In 1895 the
number of letters handled was Is. SO, coo, of
which 3.lS0.0N went abroad and 100000
came from abroad.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30

II The Journal In delivered to you
after GALS piense notify the %circuIator
telephone 80.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30

The Young man-"There is no fool like
an old fool. The elderly gentleman-"He
is conspicuous by his rarity. that is ALL"
Indianapolis Journal.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30

WOMEN's INTEREST.


Ladies Home Journal: Handsome street
suits are made of smooth-finished cloth in
brown, bright blue or gray. Velvet trims
both wool and silk goods. The newest jet
trimming is in open designs Ike embroidery
with beads, spangles and mousseline APP
pliques. Heavier passementeries are of silk
cord and braid in scroll and geometrIcai
patterns. If the belt is for a street gown
have it of velvet with steel buckles. but
the sash for the evening dress may have
the buckle of Rhinestones and be worn
at the back without any bow. only long
rounded ends with a narrow frill of silk
mousseline all around.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
BEAT A RAILROAD WITH EASE.
The 'SmOOth" Passenger Got Through
Without Much TrOubIe-COn-
ductOr Was Puzzled.

From the Chicago Record.
If the ticket seller of the Burlington rail-
road Office had noticed the man who bought
the ticket to Riverside at all he must nave
been impressed by his appearance OF
'.smoothness.'' He was Smooth" and al
though he had told an inferior but sim
liar type of person Il few minutes before
that he was going to Cedar Rapids, Ia.
1t seemed uncomfortable that he was buying
the Riverside ticket in a fit of absent-mind-
edness.
1t wanted ten minutes to train time. and
having purchased his ticket the smooth"
man took up an easy position with his
back to the wall near the ticket window
and began to scan a yard-long time table
with an air of intense interest. Three or
four other suburb-bound people came along
with the time table never looked up. Then
came d man with a couple of fat grips, and
the time table student threw a swift side
long glance toward him as he bought his
ticket, and then ran his finger along a
column Of figures as though he had just
found a clew to the train he wanted.
the window. and this time the smooth
looking man began to fold up his time
table in a leisurely way and then sauntered
along behind the last a conner to the train.
Both men got into chair car and seated
themselves side by side. and the next
minute the train pulled out Within five
as OF a smooth aspect thrust his left
hand into his trousers pocket and pulled
out some loose change and a bunch of
keys. He counted the money and looked
thoughtful-it amounted to sl.75-then he
replaced 1t. md. hunting through his other
pGaskt s sea Ppodaef Ss, 3 R Rfa 'isket in b,s hand
and after another hurried search through
his pockets the searcher turned to him and
politely asked him if he might take the
pasteboard for a minute.
Certainly" assented the owner of the.
~valises. and he handed over the ticket.
You don't mind If I write on it. do
you?" asked the smooth" man with a
smile.
The other looked rather doubtful, but
before he could reply his companion was
scrawling a rapid memorandum on the
back of the ticket. Then he pulled out
his money again: reeounted 1t; glanced at
handed the ticket back. with another smile.
Il have lost some money" he explained.
land ] want to figure 1t out. | didn't have
a. scrap of paper about me-"
The man with the valises bowed. turned
the ticket over and looked at it. He read:
Railroad ...... SIS al
Dinher 80. :. ID
SdD . .. ....'..... ID
SiSdTS Z" e. .. %
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
a Prohfbitionist IN ni,nois.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-Returns from every
county in the state indicate the election
of Whittemore, Republican, for state
treasurer by a plurality of nearly 3O,-
900. The majority for other Republican
candidates will probably exceed that for
Whittemore. Enough legislative re-
turns have been received to show that
the lower house will be Democratic by
about six votes and the senate Repub-
lican by about II votes. In Cook coun-
ty, aside from congressman, the entire
Republican ticket, with possibly one
or two exceptions, was elected by plu-
ralities ranging from 5000 to 5000. The
county was carried for Mckinley by
nearly 10000. In Winnebago county
Frank S. Regan, Prohibitionist, was
elected to the legislature, the first time
In the history Of the state that Pro-
hibitionist legislative candidate has
won. The congressional delegation
stands II Republicans and II Demo-
Gratis.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
GovERNoR-ELEcT STONE.

gain on joint ballot in the legislature
is probably between 20 and 80, but the
body which elects a successor to Uni
ted States Senator Quay remains
strongly Republican. and the Quay
leaders claim that, notwithstanding the
fight against him, the senator will con-
troll enough members of the legislature
to insure his election if he decides to
be a-candidate to succeed himself.
Legislative returns from the state
thus far received show Democratic and
fusionist gains of 13 in the assembly.
Districts not yet heard from will prob
ably elect ten or fifteen Democrats to
seats now held by Republicans. The
Quay leaders claim that a majority Of
the Republicans elected will favor the
reelection of the senator.
The vote on the legislative ticket in
the counties where the Republican
opponents of Senator M. S. Quay
have fused with the Democrats is very
close. Common pleas judges were
elected to fill vacancies in IL OF the 81
judicial districts of the state. In five
of the districts there was no contest,
and the sitting judges were reelected,
as, follows: Fourth district, Tioga
county, John I. Mitchell, Rep; Twenty
fifth district, Clinton, Cameron and
Elk counties, Charles A. Mayer, Dem;
Thirty-first district, Lehigh county,
Edwin Albright, DEM; Thirty-fourth
district, Susquehanna county, Daniel
w. Searle, Rep; Thirty-ninth district,
Franklin county, John Stewart, Rep.
In this city Judges. Clement B. PEN
rose and William M. Ashman, Repub-
licans,. of the orphans court, were re-
elected unanimously, having received
the Endorsement Of the Democratic and
Prohibition parties
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
Totals. ......... .172


Chairman Babcock of the Republican
congressional committee, claims 181 sure
Republican members of the next con-
gress, giving a Republican majority of
five. Secretary Kerr, of the Democratic
committee, on the other hand, claims
that his party will have 1872 members in
the Fifty-sixth congress.
Following is a list of the congressman
elected in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Maryland. Two of the candidates
credited to the Democrats in Pennsylva-
mia, however, are claimed by both sides.
Pennsylvania Galusha A. Grow and
Samuel A. Davenport Cat large), H. III.
Bingham. Robert Adams, Jr., *Wm. Nc
Aleer, James R. Young, A. c. Harmer,
Thomas S. Butler, Irving P. Wanger,
fDaniel Ermentrout, Marriott Brosius,
sLaird H. Barber, William Connell,
Morgan R. Williams, James w. Ryan,
Marlin E. Olmstead, C. Fred Wright,
Horace B. Packer *Rufus K. Polk,
Thad. M. Mahon, *Edward D. Zeigler,
Joseph E. Thropp, Summers M. Jack,
John Dalzell, William H. Graham, Err
nest F. Acheson,' J. B. Showalter,
eAthelston CASTOR, "Joseph C. Sibley,
SJames K. p. Hall.
New Jersey-Henry C. Loudenslager,
John J. Gardner. y. s. Salmon, James
+. Stewart, r. w. Parker, william D.
DAILY, Charles N. Fowler, Benjamin F.
Howell.
Maryland-'John w. Smith, William
B. Baker, Frank C. Wachter, *James
w. Denny, Sydney E. Mudd, George A.
Pearre.
Delaware-John F. Hoffecker, Rep.
Those marked (*) are Democrats
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
Catarrb Can Re Cured

By eradicaing from the blood the scroful-
GUS taints which cause it. Hoods Sa: sa-
parilla cures catarrh, promptly and per
manently, becaus itssrikes at the root of
the trouble.
The rich pu:e blood which it makes,
circulating through delicate passages of the
mucous membrane, soothes and rebuilds
the tissues, giving them a tendency to
health instead of disease. and ultimately
curing the affection.
AT the same time Hoods Sarsaparilla
81 ensthens, inyigorates and energizes the
whole system and makes the debilitated
victim of catarrh feel that new life has been
impaired.
Do not daily with snuffs, inhalants or
other local applications, but take Hoods
and cure, catarth absolutely
and surely by removing the causes which
produce it.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICAN.
Majorfties For the State Candidates
VIII Average Fully $4,000,

Majoritfes For the State Candidates
Will Average Fully 900.
New Haven, Conn, Nov. 9.-The re-
suit of the election in this state yester-
day was general victory for the Re
publican ticket. Complete returns from
165 towns of the 1853 in the state give
Lounsbury, Rep, 75,057; Morgan, Dem,
58.406. The same towns in 1896 gave
Cooke, Rep, 1OO,999; Sargent, Dem, 51,-
896. The majorities average fully 5000.
The Republican candidates appear to
have suffered most from the general
decrease in the vote, but no particular
disaffection can be said to be shown by
the general result. The only real con-
test was in the Second district where
Congressman N. D. Sperry, the Re-
publican nominee, and James H. Webb,
Dem, were the opposing candidates.
Sperry's majority was 1885, The re-
turns indicate that the Republicans
will have a majority of at least so in
the general assembly.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
The Man With Brains.

"a man with brains can afford to do
odd things and wear poor clothes" says
the Kansas City Journal. .sGep. Archie
Williams was on train going up Pixies
Peak one day last summer. At tke
halfway house he got of aud purchas-
ed big basket of violets at an expense
of $40. Returning to the train he pre-
sented each lady with beautiful DO
quet, though all of The ladies weie
strangers. By aud by the husband OF
one OF the ladies' came back from the
smoking car, and she said to him;
| think this is The incest railroad
ever rode on. That brakeman over
there gave every one of us a lovely bo-
quetP"
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
Fusion defeated i'm California.

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-California
has elected Republican governor and
probably the entire state ticket by
pluralities estimated at from 5000 to
10000. Complete returns are not in.
but the election of Henry T. Gage, Re-
publican, over James G. Mcguire, DEM
ocrat, is conceded. The Republicans
have swept everything before them,
and John D. Spreckles, the California
member Of the Republican national
committee, claims the election Of six
out of seven congressman. There is
even some doubt regarding the election
of Devries, Democrat, in the Second.
who two years ago defeated Congress-
man Grove L. Johnson by 5000, but
Devries will probably win by small
margin. The Republicans will have
large majority in the legislature, which
will this winter elect a United States
senator to succeed Stephen M. White
Democrat.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
VOORHEES, CARRIES NEW JERSEY
The Republican Candidate Wins by a
Plurality of 5000 to 10. 600.

/ VI csOOO 10 1UsOOOs
Trenton, Nov. 9.-The latest revised
election returns indicate that Foster
M. voorhees,, Republican, plurality for
governor will be between 5000 and TO-
600. The senate will stand IA Republi-
cans to Democrats, the only Demo-
cratic senator elected yesterday being
Allan McDermott, in Hudson county.
The house will stand 81 Republicans to
% Democrats. This assures a Republi-
can majority on joint ballot and means
the election of a Republican to sue
ceed United States Senator James
Smith, Democrat. Ex-Congressman
John Kean is conceded to be the choice
of the Republicans as Senator Smiths
successor. The Democrats have elected
two of the eight congressman, Salmon
in the Fourth district and Daily in ths
Seventh.
The New Jersey senate is as follows:
Atlantic county, Lewis Evans; Bergen
county, William M. johnson; Burling-
ton county, Howard E. Packer: Cam
den county, Herbert w. Johnson; Cape
May county, Robert E. Hand; Cum
berland county, Edward C. Stokes;
Essex county, George w. Ketcham;
Gloucester county, S. H. Stanger; Hud-
son county, *Allan L. McDermott;
Hunterdon county, *John r. Foster;
Mercer county, E. c. Hutchinson; Mid
dlesex county, u. H. Van Cleef; Mon
mouth county, G. A. Francis; Morris
county, Mahlon Pitney; Ocean county,
George G. Smith; Passaic county,
christian Braun; Salem county, r. C.
nT~s X
Sussex county, *Lewis ]. Martin;
Union county, Joseph Cross; Warren
county, isaac Barber. Those marked
~ are Democrats.
The house of assembly as recon-
structed by yesterdays voting is as
follows:
epublicans-Atlantic county: 81. H. !
Ashley. Bergen county: John M. Bell. |
E. w. Waklee. Burlington county: |
Joel Horner, *Charles Wright. Cam. |
den county: j. H. McMurray, *W. ]. |
Bradley, Edgar Coles. Cape May
county. Ellis Marshall. Cumberland |
county: *W. L. Shropshire, Jesse L. |
Steelman. Essex county: Jacob Clark, |
"a. T. Guenther, J. w. Weseman, John |
Kreitler, Frederick Deleot, G. F. Brand
enburg, William Mungle, John L. Bull |
ard, John N. Klein, j. P. Dexheimer,
Benjamin F. Jones. Gloucester county: |
%David o. Watkins. Mercer county:
Ira Wood, *Henry J. Nicklin, *John B.
Yard. Morris county: *Jacob W.
Welsh, sGeorge E. Poole. Ocean coun-
ty: Courtney Carr. Passaic county:
wood Mckee, Vivian M. Lewis, *John
w. Sturr, sJohn King. Salem county:
Joseph N. Gray. Somerset county:
E. Cooper. Union county:
George A. Squire, "Roger F. Murray,
Robert G. Houston.
Democrats-Hudson county: at. ].
Carroll, *James P. Hall, ST. T. Kelaher.
Maurice Marks, James ]. Murphy
John H. Voliers, *Allan Benny, Emil
"John j. Marnell, Leon Abb
bett, IN. J. Bruder. Hunterdon coun-
ty: Oliver I. Blackwell, *George F.
Martens. Middlesex county: *Joseph
*Adam Eckert, *John J.
Quaid. Monmouth county: *Joseph L.
Joseph C. Heyer, *D. B. Wool
ey. Sussex county: *Elvin E. Smith,
county: Hiram D. White, ia.
cob B. Smith.
*Re-elected.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
A NEBRASKA SURPRISE.
Republican Governor Elected by j,
Plurality of 900.

Republican Governor Elected by a
Plurality of 1000.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 9.-Belated pre-
cinct returns continue to indicate that
Nebraska has turned a political somer-
sault and landed in the Republican col
umn. Three hundred and seventeen
precincts outside of Lincoln and Omaha
give Hayward, Republican, for gov
ernor 20, ,494; Poynter, fusion, 26,362, a
net Republican gain of 4,787. If this
gain is maintained Hayward will carry
the state by over 4,000 Figures on
legislative candidates are not such as to
make comparisons possible, but show
that they are shared equally with gov
ernor. In a few counties which went
fusion on the state ticket the Republi-
can legislative candidates are elected,
which makes the claim that the legis-
lature on joint ballot is Republican, a
conservative one. The First and Sec
ond congressional districts are Repub-
lican, the Third and Sixth fusion and
the Fourth and Fifth in doubt. The
Republican chairman claims the legis-
lature on joint ballot and the retire.
ment of Allen from the national senate
to make way for a Republican.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
wolcott,s Pluralitv "a. .OOO

Boston, Nov. 9.-After a canvass
without state issues and confined al
most entirely to four congressional dis
tricts and few local districts, the Re-
rublicans have. again carried Massa-
ehusetts and elected Roger WoIcott
governor for the fourth time. as well as
the entire state and legislative ticket by
safe majorities: .&sovernor Wolcott's
plurality over A. B. Bruce, his Demo-
cratic opponent, will be about 10000 or
$4,000 less than his lead last year. As
in the past two years, Wolcott sue
ceeded in carrying Boston, which is
usually a Democratic city. The Re-
publicans lost two, If not three con-
gressional districts.
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
THE ELECTIONS.
Roosevelt Carries New York for
the Republicans
BY A PLURALITY OF 10000.
The Keystone State Elects the En-
tire Republican Ticket.
VOORHEES, WINS in NEW JERSEY

Ee Will Be Backed by Legislature That
Will Elect Republican to Succeed James
Smith in the National Senate-Dela-
ware, Too, Will Elect Republican Sen
ator-Democrats Elect Two Congressman
in Maryland Nebraska Elects a Repub-
ican Governor by 1000 Plurality -Swal-
lows Small Vote in the Pennsylvania
Contest.
New York, Nov 9.-Theodore Roose-
welt, the Republican nominee, has car
ried the state by plurality over Au-
gustus Van Wyck of about 10000 The
total Republican vote when received
will probably show falling off as
compared with that for Governor
Black, in 1896, of about IA per cent. In
the municipality of New York the old
time Democratic majority was ap-
proximated, Van Wyck's vote being
about $4,000 greater than that Of the
Republican candidate. This latter re-
suit was helped in some measure by
the result in the borough of Brooklyn
(Kings county,, which in 1896 gave
Black a plurality of 1852, but yes
terday gave a Democratic plurality of
about 16,S3O. Brcnklyn is the home of
Judge Van Wyck.
The returns from many counties up
the state are incomplete, and in some
cases are missing altogether. The in
dications, being computations upon the
figures at hand, point to Republican
plurality in the counties above Harlem
of about 100000, to offset which the
Democrats can produce only the $4,000
plurality Of greater New York.
The soldier vote will not be counted
until Dec. /, but it is not likely that
the ballot from the camps will ma
terially alter the result. There would
seem to be the greater probability that
the majority for Roosevelt w1li be in
creased.
The figures on congressman are not |
accessible at this hour, but there are
indications that the Democrats have
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
THE RESULT IN MARYLAND.
Democrats Succeed in Electfng Two
of the Congressmen.

Democrats Succeed in Electfng Two
of the Congressman.
Baltimore, Nov. 9.-Full and semi
official returns from the city of Balti.
more and partial returns from the bal
ance of the state make it reasonably
certain that Maryland has returned
four Republican and two Democratic
congressman, after an extraordinarily
close but entirely listless election. This
Is Democratic gain of two. The sue
eessful are: John Walter Smith, DEM,
First district, by a majority of about
900; William B. Baker. Rep, Second
district, by from 200 to 400; Frank C.
Wachter, Rep, Third district, by So
majority; James w. Denny, Dem,
Fourth district, by about 600; Sydney
E. Mudd, Rep, Fifth district, by about
600; George A. Pearre, Rep, Sixth
district, by about 5000. The Demo-
frats succeeded in obtaining a major
ity of the popular vote in Baltimore
city for the first time in six years, and
there is but little doubt that they
would have sent five congressman to
the next national legislature if an ac-
tive and aggressive compaign had been
made. The entire delegation, with the
exception of Messrs. Mudd and Baker,
are new timber, and all are looked
upon as favoring a gold standard of
CURRENCY
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
Democrats concede OHIO.

Columbus, Nov. s.-Chairman Black
er, of the Democratic state committee,
comedies the state to the Republicans
by over 10000 plurality, and Chairman
Daugherty, Of the Republican state
committee, claims about $4,000. The
Ohio congressional delegation remains
the same as at present, Is to 6, each
party carrying precisely the same dis
tricts as at the presidential election
two years ago. The Democrats do not
concede the reelection of Congress-
man Weaver in the Seventh district,
she home of Governor Bushnell Dur
ing the Hanna senatorial contest last
January Congressman Weaver headed
a delegation that called on Governor
Bushnell and protested against the
governors action in the senatorial
contest
Middletown transcript., 1898-11-12
A Bright Dog.

Dl. N. e. Jones, in "The Squirrel
Hunters of Ohiontells story of Areilos
a good little cocker spaniel, who fol-
lowed him and worked with him for
eight summers in field and forest. To
tho industry and sagacity of this little
creature is due no small part Of the sue
cess of work entitled" III -ustrations of
the Ne is and Eggs of Birds in Ohio. .
Many of the small rare birds build on
or near the ground, In thick cover, and
these nests Alchos was especially val
liable in finding. He knew The object
of pursuit quite as wen as his master.
and would stand firmly be1ide him,
pointing until his master could attend
to the case.
He evidently knew the meaning of
almost all the words used in ordinary
conversation, and could transact busi-
ness for which an order had been given
him with admirable accurcy.
Out one day quail shooting with
friend, DIR. Jones sat down in a shady
corner to rest. The little dog was
there, painting with heat, and evident
ly eDjo Jing the interval as much as his
master. Suddenly the friends voice
came from the other side OF large
field:
Ssrd Arches over here. I have
dead bird and my dog can't find it.n
A"chos paid no attention, but lay still,
taking his well-earned rest.
"Archos," said his master, in con-
versational tone. Archos ceased pant.
ing and fixed his great dark eyes on the
speaker.
"Ed has lost dead bird. He can't
find it. You 60 out there and get it,
OFF the little fellow started through
The tall ragweed which covered the field
and quite unknown TO the other man
over there went to work. He scented
he dead bird brought it back and laid
t at his masters feet, wagging his tail
md smiling, as much as to say: ''I'd
ike to tell you bow nicely that was
lone, but can't talk-or dare not"
list. Louis Globe Democrat.