Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-27
OF CURRENT

John o. 1aOo.
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
When the late Major Moses P. Handy
Ered in Washington he was frequently at
tending dinners at Chamberlin's. At every
dinner at all out of the ordinary it was
Chamberlin's habit to pass around the ia
Bile alive the terrapin that lit was assumed)
the guests were to eat later. One night, as
Major Handy told the story. when the live
terrapin were brought in as usual. he no.
ticed. as he thought. one of the terrapins
wagSing his head at him. AT the next BAN
quet the same thing happened again. and
at the next one of the terrapin detached
himself from the rest, and. crawling across
the table to the majors plate. rose on his
hind legs and. resting his fore legs against
a convenient lumber. he bowed thres
times. solemnly but courteousiy. TO the as
tonlshed and awe-Stricken guest. Upon in
vestigation it was discovered that the ter
rapin had seen the major so frequently at
Chamberlin's festal board that he recog-
n;zed him as an old friend and politely ad-
dressed him as such. MIR. Chamberlin is
said TO have resented this story as a rcilec-
ton on the freshness of his terrapin.
A story is told about Speaker Reed in the
Fifty-tirst congress. Major Mckinley be-
ing one of the characters concerned. It
WIZ bC ibtN ~ ApSN, thohs
Major Mckinley was then chairman of the
ways and means committee and the floor
leader of the majority. The Mckinley bill
was under discussion, and there was an I'M
Outstanding between MIR. Reed and Mr..
Mckinley that at , o'flock on that day a
motion should be made for the committee
OF the whole on the state of the Union to
rise. The hour of 3 o'clock came and Mr..
Mckinley was nowhere in sight. having gone
IN thu 1orppptttra rOnr, for n hriaf ,fr,a -
attend to some otter business. THE gen.
tleman. from Ohio said MIR. Reed, in
terruptins the proceedings, moves that
the committee do now rise" Then, with
another hasty glance about the house. he
added. rather forcibly, but in an undertcne:
where in the ID Is the gentleman from
Ohio?"
Northern visitors to Andersonville-the
scene of the Georgia prison of the Confed-
eracy-are always anxious. Frank Stanton
says. to secure souvenirs of their visit.
To one of these a negro sold an oven cover
recently, receiving a good sum for it.
Hits q kiver ter a oven what de sojers
baked bread in." he explained: II seen EN-
cookin' dey grub in it wild my own eyes"
"Indeed?"
Fac. sub, I use ter be roun'. dar ever
day dat come"
How old are you?' asked the suspicious
purchaser of the relic.
How OF is II"
Yes"
Wen sun, * hish ez l XIII rehoiiec. en-
ef I doan disremember. I done turned %.
en- I'll soon be 30"
& wrap up tld' oven cover.
seiu II visitor, as ne turned away. YOU
Can heep II anu sen II 10 some one else!
Tho
Rev ~ T, nay-i.. se
ingtcn, to Mrs. Eleanor NJ. Collier. at AL
legheny. recalls the sad accident which be-
fell DR.. Taimages first wife in 1862. The
well known divine. who was at that timo
stationed IN Philadelphia as pastor OF the
Second Reformed church. on Seventh
street, above Brown. took Mrs. Talmage
out rowing on the Schuylkil- He was un-
iamiiar with the river ana Its currents.
ana the BOAT was caught IN an eddy. which
swept II toward m dam All the
oarsmans EFFORTS to check Its course proved
unavaihng; the boat went over the DAM
band and a third member of the party were
rescued. DR.. TalmaE married again the
following year.
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In the new Polychrome Bible the name of
the Deity is given as Jhvh. this voweIless
form being as near the original Hebrew
as the English alphabet can express IL.
This reminds n writer of a story told of
the famous German professor, E.wald. who
once inserted n parenthetical footnote to a
prayer Ewald was in the thick of 4 light
(s,1cb ms scholars wage the one with the
other' win tle my uesenius'
Wheh ne arose 10 pi"S III hHs ciassroonn-
And ne began mus III SLOW, Solemn voice.
On thou great, oihnIstient, INFINITE jan.
and then ADDED. nan 10 hlmseif. not 'Je-
hovah,' as that 1901 Hesehlns says
is an odd profession, but
several men roioW IL IN New YORK and
make a sood h'ing, simply because IT'S
among the lie" caIiings not overworked.
The men are employed by certain clock
makers. VINO, IN selling their timepieces.