Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-18
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Such audacious temerity as that recently
displayed by the freshmen has never been
heard OF before within the history Of the
University of Pennsylvania. the PhiladeI-
phia Record says. With hands uplif,ed in
amazement and with fire in their eyes. the
dignified seniors, juniors and sophomores
discussed the action OF the freshmen In de-
Tying all the traditions of college life by
the adoption of a class pipe. This Is a pre-
roSative allowed only TO tine upper class
men, and simply couldn't be tolerated. The
indignant sophomores net on Thursday and
adopted the following resolutions: Where
as. Contrary 10 all college custom and pre-
cedent. the freshman class has announced
its intention of adopting a class pipe: and,
whereas, We. the members of the sophie
more class. consider this an infringement
upon the rights and privileges of our own
class and of the two higher classes of the
college; therefore, be it resolved. that: 1.
The freshmen are hereby warned against
such procedure. 2. That all such pipes
borne by a freshman in spite of this warm
ing will be promptly seized. ). That copies
of this resolution be sent to each of the
other college classes, senior. junior and
freshmen" The freshmen declare they will
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will fight them. tooth and nail. and with
odds of three to one against them. the
youngsters will probably lose their pipes.
The young pugilist who Is known as
Kid Mccoy is a member of the highly
respectable Selby family of indianapolis,
Ind, and his real name is Norman Selby.
He ran away from home when IA years
of age and for five years worked as a
painter and later as a tailor. Then he be-
/ "a mo a nrnflScfnnal fiUhfar for prnDa,-
making his first appearance in the ring be-
fore he was IS.
The national capital Is probably the only
city in America, the correspondent of a
Chicago paper says. where one will see
fine equipages draw up at a 1N-cent lunch
room. bringing regular patrons for their
lunch. There are many lunchrooms and
few restaurants in Washington. Everybody
in business and politics patronizes the
lunch counters at noon. and carriages may
be seen any day in front of these places.
just as they are in front of Delmonico's, in
New York. or Kinsley's, in Chicago. They
are not the carriages of bankers and mil
lionaires. however. but belong to Uncle
Sam. and are used by heads of depart
ments. Uncle Sam is generous with his
employees. and furnishes the cabinet Off
GERS. heads Of departments and bureaus
with carriages. and they use them not only
in business, but for pleasure. They go to
lunch in their carriages. and their democ-
racy reasserts itself, and the chiefs who
ride in carriages stand about the same
lunch counter with the poorer paid clerks.
and make their lunch of sandwiches, or
bread and milk. or pie.
To be in the swim in certain parts of
Maine, it is necessary to be a member of
what are called '.fresh-pork clubs" These
clubs. it appears. are cooperative organic
ations for killing hogs and keeping the
members supplied with fresh pork for the
season. The social and sanitary advan-
tages of membership in a fresh-pork. club
are many. AS is well known to all Ameri-
cans who have lived in the country, the
pig-killing time begins in September and
continues at intervals until the holidays.
By joining a club a family can prolonS the
fresh-pork season for MONTHS. as the cork
Of each slaughter Is divided among the
members. But this is not the only adj
vantage of membership. A local paper
says that fresh-pork clubs have become so
important in many communities that we'd
dings and social entertainments are ar
ranged so that they may come off in pig
killing time"
by far the largest part of the wines
produced in California, are shipped abroad"
remarked a San Francisco man the other
day. "All the same. they come back to this
country. and are bought at high prices by
reason of the fact that they bear foreign
inscriptions. A French label on a bottle Of
California claret in some mysterious way
enhances its goodness. and Americans will
ingly pay 81 therefor, when they could get
plenty without the label but of equal quail
ity for 10 cents. Why men should be 50
gullible is a mystery. but the fact remains
that this humbug has been kept up for
years with great success. The truth Is
that we ought to be willing to pay even
more for the home brands. for they are
greatly superior in purity to the imported
The newspapers ought to conduct a cam
paign of education on the subject
Among the novelties in the way of mems
clothing that will be exhibited at the con-
vention of the National Tailors' exchange.
to be held in Richmond. Va. next month,
will be a dress suit for summer wear, de-
signed particularly for seaside balls. The
coat will be of black alpaca, with moire
silk facing. The vest will be white cash.
mere and the trousers of liSht-weighted
lavender colored French cashmere. Patent
leather pumps and plain black silk stock
ings will complete the attire.
Rejane having captivated Berlin with
Madame Sans-Genc.' the Germans have
/ discovered tildt sldESId l<tiepEt = VIII "dS
a German, aughter of the Wurtemberg
| Sergeant DANIEL, and was horn at Hohen-
asperg. Lefebre married her when he was
| a mercenary at Stuttgart.
Mark Twain has been studying the career.
OF Cecil Rhodes, the South African mill
lionaire. and sums up his conclusion as
| follows: II admire him. / frankly confess
1t; and when his time comes 1 shall buy a
piece of the rope for a keepsake"
A page who recently appeared in the
house of representatives arrayed in bicycle
costume was sent home by Speaker Reed.
who directed him to put on parliamentary
clothes. Nevertheless grave senators dis
cuss national matters in knickerbockers and
golf stockings.
A moved idea in non-refillable bottles con-
sists in placing a recess in the wall of the
bottle. into which a coin can be placed
having a greater value than the bottle, SO
that the buyer will break ii to get the
coin. which he buys with the bottle.
The New York Sun says 1t has become
so fashionable to discard hats at the thea
l tore that yha uyop,, ,;.h nb.tr,,nt;yn 49, -