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Cbitchatty Topics.
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k.ds-a dsnky lot they ever was TO so
where they would have to work d" Work
Ga6 the messenger boy are not compatible.
have often wondered wha. becomes OF
them after they pass the age when they
cease 10 hA boys. They don't work No
body supports them. Thc average messen-
ger boy claims to be poor. but honest. AS
We have no men II our establishment. l
have never coutradicted him.
lie refers 70 his nlu6der." but his father
IL lively and. with certain fTivolity. IS
ressrre1 20 as de euver1ur' or de gent.
Eonstimss he doesn't care 10 be conSid-
ered as a person @; poverty. but he VIII
give casual look al your belongings, turn
Up he reese thar Is already turned Up and
give you 10 understand that he thinks a
ROOM hair fun 81 books is mighty poor
ard tia. II yen sh0uii get acquainted win
his este, she would do you a real nice
'ced Bless Our Home" IN coloTed wor-
s'eas. and she Ia girl as You would ee
proud o." Tou dent dtny this. bat YOU
sssi thai tbs brilliant youth needs little
'oach n the direction % high ar. hence
away with the messenger. He Will net h.
IN hurry 20 "gst"-hls verhiage Is pecu
fr~yCu can tss your las. ducat on that
hurry ana hs are TO, friendly.
TAis IL tie time OF year when tho young
nay who las been arranging an affair FOR
fna sunday school festival. whore ses
Speaks 8 piecs. cosnea 20 New York ara.
Win bravery surpassed by no one. ce-
CARES HAT sire means 20 live a hfs 0: gt!t-
eossd Fiea ana - epcn the stage She
easnscis au}I acne dinners. h.gn-hse,ed
sasssTs. belts with the American rag Oh
'esn as has overwe!rhtes with whiis
ptnes MIA :ha stasc Sae tells tia. any
work near G. about q ss her achievement
Nas SsQ.s1 - fer toe stage @rcta 70 ms
sc -tHerr1ou7efer 3As-that sire want
81 NE 10 ler3 fsc sfca1 - that sac could
seassse tho desire - her heart. She fn!sht
" fAlisd modes, CIR Size said that sss
VS. han fsarne arf convinced THAI she was
re coming actress. SIZE added thBt she
ssh 'htak /; f.a's,e 80 make comparisons.
sst tHaf Aisr, Andersen vas never rs VIZ
,asls. JAVA &aFlaae nothing Ike as pref;
~ NJ Nr0wa Potter cou8 ret compare
WIZ her WIEN :; came - how sinE emotion.
Na = @sltan - th.s ~ u. virtues.
eat : "nevs9aper ruiL" $40 stid
ss eea 3d., -7r--el IN. press wish ste
w. ise sae &aw
sas er'@~rsly eoa.4 make tNAt s. ne x,
n a~f3 'crg wav. Tor she "a absolutely
~Aot>3-i ,sasc2uch as ahe never USES
s'stAiHs 49, s1aAll "is'' and doesn's even
s'' 'Af~. Sc might 3asG ss weG asA
Re so- : - ~ aS S. o1 Where doFs sh@
.@n- :f3.G So soars a ytas 90 her
'oFeeHser a.a carries hor gloves. ans after
sS'Nns ~ St'reEs sad forcing hnr~cif iEta
vs. plaoe J car ',Aafae." SRA said that sae
N~zci iA4ok ctacN - vrsy sFyle - dressing
as i Tasa.t ''eaeek'' 4 there IL any gee:ss~
ns2 80 ~e49 Akc - forward kse4 .
- yes woman. bs IS 81 liberty - %
y as = > Eza Ne.e rally wee 'tey .
ena'd ~ were ase vh,l@ fcr - woo'a r~t
THY q go e-ta p. tun oat & hs- her
sN0p's f-'o-g - a. -r's;ocFat'c family. a.
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Bat that IS snly beginning. Bexsies.
this l1sroslsts name 10 ConstazeA nss
Edisa."
In his agony Clarence moved his chair
gneAssly and moved 1t closer 70 her.
''i-e--er-k2<si;h. cearf' and he locked
e. her appealiagly.
Oh. row. you wouldn't stanEner IKE
that Yoc woGid have a sscs little sreecs
ready. telling Asr how much yea loved hes
and AL that
y love yoa. Eaiths~ He was nesinnins
20 tCd his tongue. and re caaga; her hani
as he spoke. I've cttea--e--nsvar mud
the story. Listen to me-
"0A. bat must take notes TIL have
the hero sake hold cf her hand and say,
Constance. dear. love yea. Ths, Is not
80 bs1d. G;o en-" and she b%gsn 20 write.
Hs Immediately reached cut ard caught
aer ether band.
Cant you understand" Re cried II
love you snd want yoa 10 10 my wife,
yea. yea rot Constance"
She locked a, his face wonderingly.
4 nave heea wanting n ask sou - lorg,
bgs couldn't ! have icved you for years
and VIII always love yea. Don't rsfuss
me- or YOU all break nay heart" HIS
despair had blesse>. him w4t II long desired
!oGuacity.
Way. are you proposing TO mo IN
eagaes,-''
YES. Please aen't laugh a, ne" and
Ne thought with horror Of tire fate "a
Teddy TsunGrn
Oh" she exclaimed. STARTING 20 her
fees. ";h.s s such a su-pTfsei' Eve prob
ably made the same remark when she mes
Alan IN tire garden. and her daughters
have bgtn Tep, atlns II ever since
i know I have no -ight 30 expect voss
20 consent. hut-er-ef-~sut love you 80
mucA. and he locked al her huagriy.
deSpalF!GEiy, with p Gtot.aa az her hands
she AvcQEht him 20 us feet. but made 10
sttenp, 10 free herself fram his grasp
Rally. Clarence. i-ez-er." IL was
she who MAS sismnseTlng now. His ex-
ctemen; was thrilling hsr. The touch 81
Ais hands Set med - grow On her ike Ia.
tox.caglon, and after a Ettas further Struge
STE she put up her face 20 Re kissed.
For the remainder Of the evening they
were both too happy 10 talk, so of
course the writer has nothing further to
report. except that the story for The Gems
tury was never completed. f,dith Was al.
together too happy 10 put the necessary
pa hcs in ii IN make II sa4ahie.
As "a whether she had an Interior mo-
tive ia proposing . eve scene with Ciar-
ence Tho author does hot venture "a
csinioD.
As she remarked herself. How can q
man writer know exactly what a woman
IS thinking when she is proposed tor %
when she wants 10 be proposed to.
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4 marguerite - diamonds w.ia pearl
n TIE center. makes very pretty brooch.
IS does & bow carried cut = diam 1n+s or
three hearts n op&is surrounded ~ cis-
ruonGs forming = shamrock FssT4s se'
Whole. Win a bordering - enamel. = ,
treatment taAt has sauca % reconasne' Il
=. Many or tie Nroocefs are made WIN
y>rs "a that whea desires tasv can he
usssi So fo! pendants to ~ oonsIore
hearts falling s-o-n a tow a2t eet'eT@y
with se7e Wings .et II t1s. - u looks
whea ay,auJ - Neat UPaa 1o*er. re
head represented ~ pearl. Is certainly
very pretty ls,deesf.
- fal dress re tismaH3 a@d ptaTi
brooches s~e getting larger. forming n
gsartarg c--a -ueotx A r~w GssgH 8 :
se~~ea, formed Into trtnse soil. wA.ca S
<a-,. c. tae fran; CO ne iov oo@;ce Be
SIDES a.. these. t1ere &~e Sa-he- o.
susach smaller o-cocAes @sec - t4steH la>e.
taking re form - s4ta1y rsrs TitA All
,rass ~sses hrrrs 4 seasy branch. tvs
minute Wings aat ether 6Svt@es
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thought SO easy
and sh
for people WHAT han
I'll call him
liked his name wonder II aeA
looked at heEsf
well
the
affected
sufficiently While dressing she hit
sound besides
@ he
absorbed her fsther and mother
chilling
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calling
ofeszon of a
told him tried to her story She
about
he a asst
had shaken performed with much vgor
exclaimed
al VIVA n
a
Something you'd expect"
merely
rotte dom
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The TaIisD Gown.

0NE o. the newest notions ot the mo-
~ mcnt Is the Taiien gown. which Nine
BernhzrGt has favored on the stage, II
Is intended fer evening WAR ard must Of
necessity be made OF some soft material
ana have a ruche OF artificial flowers a.;
tire hem. The bodice and me whole char
actsr 81 the dress are inspired ~ the fash
sens Of The period when Nine Taiien was
a parsonage much regarded
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~ :: :: ! :: :: :: : !: ::
u u HEN bright ds a OF
~ unusually bright idea
u eoDcmize until the I'd she celeb
arrival with few OF
about and scared her tavote
would by writing
glad thought
admire for
surprised him to be cashedr"
a inspiration
she
a ,a,a mana
gold Den Carenc. gave me las,
Christmas"
The name OF Clarence brought another bright
10 coleg
Cnce literary
Weekly and be
acceptable bit of fiction
assndi silence regard all
that the loquaou Miss
asaf and he had the chief characteristic
and as attentive listener recording
IN get him criise
good suggestions from him. Now think of
1rn"
puzzled her copy Century
few titles get Inspiration
"oh pshawt" she cried These stories dontw
write like that am going
Miller
herself in a hand mirror On he desk
Suddenly she laid down the
begin this Let
think the title aterwad Why
Dickens hitting
She proceeded think about this
THE graduate
that whose father has failed business who wealthy
another
trump
a
But 1? Oh He
he
gentleman Why
living That's splendid and think
keep everything as original as possible"
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70 ease \ corn gla Nst3e 81 % Te2Se--
s~f-t ,ve- &: Y ~sa Ease re SORENESS n
~. -.aass. GaA1vCasls manner
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10
GOT THE CHECKS MIXED.
How an Insurance Company Convict
ed Itself of Using the CIarkson
Rate Book.

Topeka, Kas.. Feb. 9-tSpccial) Insur-
ance Superintendent McNall. by the merest
accident. to-day discovered that some of
the fire insurance companies doing business
in Kansas were still using the Clarkson
rate book, notwithstanding their announce
ment to the contrary. Witkofsky & Affeld.
of Chicago. general agents for the HAM
burg Bremen Insurance Company. gave the
snap away They forwarded what they
supposed was check to local paper in
way they got the checks mixed. Instead
of sending the one for advertising. they
mailed check made payable to c. f.
Eldridge one of the partners in the Clark
son rate hook enterprise. The matter was
turned over to McNall. He Immediately
directed letter to the agents of this COM
pany. telling Of the mistake. and contin-
ued:
TT would seem from this that. notwith-
standing the statements you have made to
this department heretofore concerning
your withdrawal from the Clarkson rating
bureau that you are still engaged in the
Iaudabie enterprise of paying Mr.. Clark
sons right hand man. or, in other words.
the chief clerk in his office, for doing for
YOU lust exactly what you informed this
department you would refrain from doing
I'm view OF the above matter, I am al
most disposed at this time to refuse to IL
cense YOU for the ensuing year on account
of your bad faith in your transactions with
this department. but not desiring to shut
out any company from the state without
hearing Its side of the question. I would be
pleased to hear from you as to your ex-
PLANTATION of this matter. In the mean
time l will retain the draft and bill as eyi.
dence on file in this department"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10
RIDDLE DECIDES UPON AN EARLY
POP CONVENTION.
PLAN Is TO SHUT OUT FARMERS
MR.. LEEDY AFRAID TO HAVE THEM
RUN THE CONVENTION.
Prefers to Have Nominations Made by
the City Cliques-Other State Of
Acers Were I'm Favor of
Late Convention-Kan-
sas News.

Topeka, Kas., Feb. e.-(special) Taylor
Riddle. chairman of the Pop state commit
tee. will disregard the wishes of the Popu-
list masses and call the state convention
for the latter part of June, in Difference to
the wishes of Governor Leedy. All of the
state officers except Leedy want an August
convention. They say that the Popuiist
masses in the country districts can't leave
their work very well In June, and that Au-
gust would be a more suitable time by
far. But Leedy is not particularly anx-
ious to have the farmer element control the
convention. He prefers to let the metropol-
itan police delegations run it. He thinks
his chances for denomination would be
better. For this reason he insists on Riddle
calling the convention for June. when the
farmers are busy. The other state officials
hoped to bring influence to bear to have an
August convention. but Riddle turned them
down to-day by declaring that Governor
Leedys wishes would be followed. and that
the convention would be held in June. He
has not yet set the exact date.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10
LICENSE IS NO PROTECTION.
Iowa Cigarette Dealers Are still Liza
BILE to Prosecution Under $50
Existing Laws.

Des Moines Ia, Feb. 9.-Senator Cheshire
of Polk county introduced two bills in
the senate this morning which have been
the cause of developing an unusual eitua-
tIon regarding the Iowa cigarette law. His
hills provide IAN additional penalty OF
$1,000 annually for conducting houses of Ill
fame and gambling houses. The method
Of collecting the penalty is provided. yet 1t
IS especially provided that the bills shall
in no wise be interpreted TO be bar
against prosecution for these crimes. The
bills are worded denticaly with the cigar
cite law and are the same as the mulct
law with the exception that the mulct law
contains bar feature which the others
do not. 1t was brought to light that the
$500 license which cigarette dealers are pay
ing in many OF the larger cities of the
state is no bar 70 prosecution. as the law
only provides IAN additional penalty"
Representative DeWolf introduced a bill
in the house this morning. providing that
the state auditor shall not be permitted
10 own stock In any corporation which
comes directly under his control The bill
grows out of the criticisms that have been
made against State Auditor Mccarthy. be-
cause of his relations with building and
loan affairs.
Representative Penick introduced a bill
requiring express companies TO deposit
500 in each state in which they do bus
iness for the purpose of protecting the pur-
Chasers of express money orders.
The house passed the senate bill making
November and December the open quail
season.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10

of the scheme was, and Is. to dispose Of q
large tract of cheap lands at big price.
My company does not believe that good
business and common sense require It to
submit to the spoliation of its property
and the jeopardizing of the harbor upon
which its values largely depend by this un-
business-like and foolish canal scheme
1T is true that my company has onered
and now offers free terminals and ample
water front to the Kansas City, Pittsburg
e. Gulf road. 1t will do everything i'll Its
power to promote the legitimate interests
of that road and to secure the traffic from
Kansas City through this port to the, world
with the least amount of freight or tax.
We have a high admiration for the men
who conceived the great enterprise of this
road. 1t is of immense value to Southern
Texas. There is no concession which our
company can make that II will not cheer
fully grant to expedite the roads traffic
to deep water but there are two things
st will not consent to-the monoplization of
deep water by any single road, or the in
jury of its property by digging a useless
canal through it.
Reason will some day. and hope soon.
resume her sway and the Pittsburg q Gulf
road will find its best friends and most
liberal abettors in those whom II is now
seeking to injure. Pique and passion and
tpwnsite schemes are things of the present.
The laws of commerce and trade will con-
troll the matter now in dispute and settle
the question. as we believe. to the inter-
ests of Sabine Pass. and certainly to the
greater interests of the public, whose har-
bor this is"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10

pass a railroad law to suit him OF course
that would please him, too. But the Pops
around the state house cannot get them
selves to believe yet that there will be
session.
An Usage county Pop has suggested that
II Leedy'S bill were enacted into law, It
should contain provision that the board OF
railroad commissioners should be composed
of one member and Lewelling made that
member. Then, he thinks, the people OF
Kansas would have ample protection.
Leedys proposition that the state board
of railroad commissioners should appoint
an assistant attorney general Is another in
dication that he does not need any medi-
has been laboring under the impression that
II any assistant attorney generals We're to
be appointed 1t would be the duty of the
attorney general to appoint them: But
Leedy wants the board to usurp that pow
er. His actions indicate either that he Is
afraid Boyle is corrupt or that he Is 5eai-
Gus Of him. Boyle is hot under the collar.
and 1t Is safe to say that If the legislature
does convene the Leedy bill will be so
amended that the attorney general Will
continne to appoint his assistants.
Who wrote the Leedy bill? Is question
now under discussion. An effort was made
to lay it on to David Overmyer and Judge
David Martin. Both pleaded not guilty.
Ed Little has not been heard from. Law
yers claim that 1t was never drawn up by
an attorney who knew his business. They
say it Is filled with holes big enough to
throw a cat through, and some intimate
that possibly II came from Atchison and
was drawn that way on purpose. Probably
his executive supremeness" will tell some
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10
SAYS THERE is NO DEAL.
w. j. Bailey Denies Tint He Has
Made q Combination With
Frederick.

Leavenworth, Kas.. Feb 9.-(Special.) W.
]. Bailey, of Nemaha county, who is seek
ing the nomination for congress from the
First district, has been spending a couple
of days in the city, having come over from
Topeka. He denies the report that a COM
bination has been formed between himself
and Broderick for the purpose of defeating
the nomination of Charley Curtis. of To-
peka. He states that he has made no deals
with any person and that, as far as he
is concerned. the contest is a friendly one
in every particular.
Out of the seven counties in the con-
gressional district, Bailey claims he is
reasonably sure of three. These are
Brown Doniphan and Nemaha, and If the
representation is fixed upon the same basis
that 1t was two years ago, this Will give
According to the basis of two years ago.
the convention Will be composed of 143 dele
gates and 1T will require seventy-two votes
TO nominate. For the other twenty-nine
votes he looks for divided delegations from
Atchison, jefferson and Leavenworth coun-
ties. and believes that he will secure
enough from these to effect his nomina-
ton.
Friends of Curtis, however, do not con-
cede these claims and predict his nominal
convention with thirty-six votes from
Shawnee county. and that he will get the
twenty-one from Leavenworth. They
count nine for Curtis from Atchison coun-
give him seventy-three votes and insure
his nomination.
The only county conceded to Broderick
is Jackson with its twelve votes, but it is
expected that he will secure portion Of
the delegations from Atchison and Jefrer-
son counties. Friends of both Bailey and
Curtis are active, and from now on the
campaign promises to be lively one.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10

chair than he wrote letter debating a
policy for the supreme court and instruct
ing it as to its duty. Being governor he
wanted also to be the court Now he comes
again to the front and with a ready-made
hand-me-down bill on the railroad subject.
tells the members Of the legislature II they
will swallow the dose and the bill he has
made for them and call 1t their own and
do as he says, that he will have an extra
session and allow them to meet. Being
governor and assuming the power of rum
ming the court, he and Ed 60 farther and
assume the powers and functions of the
legislature. Just where the people come in,
just where the referendum Is observed.
am unable to say, but the history of the
state. with all Of the surprising things It
the braZen assumption of the governor try
Ing to be the whole machine himself.
He will never be able to make the men,
bers Of the legislature stand up and pledge
away their manhood. independence and
their right to do their own thinking, that
his present action contemplates. There are
too many men in that body who have heads
and minds of their own. and know how to
use them. to ever allow him and Ed to run
the legislative branch Of the state. The
hand-me-down goods from the election bar
gain counter Of Little, Leedy & Company
will not prove the fashionable wearing APP
Too many people have sold wheat and
enough others have It to sell to allow any
self elf-appointed bosses to put collar on
their necks and lead them through the
farce of prearranged session of the legis-
lature in Kansas. The time was when such
a thing might have been done, but that
time Is paSt-in Kansas"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-10
IRRIGATION in KANSAS.
Great Success, but Only ON
Small Scale.

Small Scale.
Topeka. Feb. 9-(Special) E. D. Wheeler.
state commissioner Of forestry and irriga-
ticn, came in from the Ogaliah experiment
station to-day with bulletin showing
what has been accomplished in his depart
ment during. the past year. He appeared
before the executive council and asked that
the bulletin be published. Inasmuch as the
law is mandatory on this subject, the coun-
tin Mr.. Wheeler declares that Kansas has
gone to extremes in the matter OF trriga-
ton legislation. Three years ago it appro;;
500. The commissioner says the next
time the legislature ought to do some.
thing sensible. He says that, instead Of
talking about making two states of Kan
gether and they would then find that
ppoect that Would
to make tho arid section a better place to
live in.
Speaking of irrigation. Mr.. Wheeler says
It will never be made successful on large
scale In Western Kansas; but that on
small scale 1t is huge success, success. III He be be,
replace all irrigation schemes for extensive
forming. The people out there, he says.
use too much seed suis,sate TOO many many
enough to prevent the. escar. of moisture.
The bulletin has chapter on the likeli-
nGoa sn, Of sroMns Il propee
protection is thrown around growing crops
in Western Kansas. that so-called hot winds
are actually beneficial.
Commissioner Wheeler has also incor-
porated a chapter on fruit growing In West
ern Kansas. He says hundreds OF people
are planting fruit trees without regard to
climatic conditions. and as a result the
trees never yield anything. He points out
the kind of trees that will bear fruit In that
This year he will experiment in tilllng
wheat. He will plant a field in rows. as
corn is planted. except that the rows will
be only eighteen inches apart. and will
cultivate it. He believes that the yield
will be enough larger to more than pay the
fra