Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
MISSOURI POINTS.

says the Atchison Globe. but the town
also has her trouble: st. Joe women go to
Kansas City to buy their dry goods"
"The Scott county editor who calls for
a list of candidates for railroad commits
sioner must think" the Springfield Leader
suggests. that the one of whom he makes
| the request has nothing to do but write
names the balance Of the summer"
| If the offices over in Saline county are
| seeking the man. they have a snap. so to
| speak, this time. One of the local papers
! contains the names of thrty-tive patriots
who are not only willing, but anxious, to
| be sacrificed on the altar of public service.
| The punishment of the poor female con-
victs at the Missouri penitentiary doesn't
| end with the termination of the period for
| which they have been sentenced. Each one
| is compelled to wear a dahlia-colored serge
dress when she takes her departure from
| the prison.
! The Pettis county Democratic committee
wisely takes the view that it can use peni-
tent goldbugs in its own party to consider
| able advantage in its business the coming
fall, and notifies them that their votes can
be not only cast but counted at the June
| primaries.
| Democrats or Marshall nave II WitiiHi
| their power to put up that kind of a ticket.
| regardless of what the opposition may do.
| if they will place his name thereon as that
| of the candidate for constable, MIR. Win
f! ming of that town, suggests through the
| local press.
St Joe fans are in great Glee over the
| fact that their town is to hold its place in
the Western Baseball Association after all,
| the circuit of which will he almost the
| same as that of last year. the Substitution
| of Ottumwa for Quincy being the only
| change thus far decided upon. Buck Eb-
right will manage the Saints.
Tuesday at the executive Office in Jeffer-
! son City was not fruitful o. great results.
| Governor Stephens having been so busily
| occupied in issuing pardons to one murder
| er and several less distinguished criminals
| that he only had time for the appointment
| of six additional Omaha commissioners,
numbered from 1873 to IsS. inclusive.
| victim-o Observation-Disclosures item from
| a Trenton paper: The young man who re-
| ported two births to this office Saturday
| evening owes an apology to the ladies men
| toned. This paper regrets the error, but
was really not in fault. as it printed the
| statement in good faith. 1t is very un-
Gentlemanly. to say the least. for any per
son to report an item to a newspaper which
| is incorrect"
| Young Mr.. Wise, who is now reporter
| on the Carthage Democrat, is to leave soon
| for Philadelphia where he is to become Il
| pupil in school of Journalism South
| west Missouri paper in so announcing feels
| moved by the spirit to comment thereon
| thus: IF AIR. Wise is what his name in
| dicates he will continue his study of jour
naism on the Carthage Democrat. Very
| few indeed, think that the Pennsylvania
| idea is a practical one. A university might
| just as we'll establish a chair of dry goods
business railroading or hotels as journal
ism. The place to learn the newspaper bus
iness is with the newspapers" -
In an interesting review by Speed Mosby
of the history of Missouris court of last
| resort the fact appears that there are now
| but eight eX-judges living. They are David
F! Wagner, of Lewis county: T. J. c. Fagg.
| of Pike; James Baker, Of Greene; War
wick Hough. of St. Louis; Elijah H. Nor
ton, of Platte; Francis NJ. Black. of Jack
| son: John l.. Thomas, of Jefferson and
| Shepard Barclay, of ST. Louis. Further
1 more, the records of the court disprove the
| old adage that none resign - per cent
of its members having quit its service in
| that way. Only four of the forty-five
judges have died while in Office.
Globe-Democrat: When Mr.. Julius Leh-
| mann. the speaker of the house Of dele
| gates of ST. Louis, was in Washington a
few days ago he met Speaker Reed. He
| said to him:
You and I have some things in COM
| mon"
"Yes?" replied the speaker. interroga-
| lively.
| Il understand that about once in two
| weeks you sit as speaker of the house of
delegates for the District Of Columbia" ex-
| planned Mr.. Lehman.
Mr.. Reed saw the point. Every week or
two the house of representatives has a
| District day. Then. with all of the zest of
| a board Of aldermen, the congressman dis
| cuss street improvements. telephone rates.
| the size of the police force. and other mu-
| nicipal issues. On the last District day in
the house interesting facts came out to
| show that where the nation's treasury is
| drawn upon the municipal expenses are
| not pared as closely as when the legislators
are accountable directly to local taxpay-
| ers. A Western member had the curiosity
| to look up police statistics. He discovered
| that Washington has two or three times
| the force which other cities of like popula-
ton have. With $4,000 people. Washington
is guarded by force of 623. including Of
ficers and attendants of all kinds. But
WIldt surprised the congressman iioic "ei'
that in addition to this regular police force
of the city there are $50 patrolmen and
watchmen Immediately under the govern
ment guarding the departments and
| grounds.
| "A trip to Mexico will make an American n
appreciate the greatness and superiority CT
the United States.' remarked Conductor
H. H. Washburn, of the Frisco road, to a
newspaper man in Springfield. on his re-
turn recently from a three weeks tour as
one of the o. R. C. eXcursionists through
the domain Of President Daz. There is
no position in the land of the Montezunas
for an American worth having except a
situation on a railroad. When it comes to
wages the men who work on the roads in
the United States have decidedly the best
of 1t. Ordinary laborers there receive 50
cents day; brakemen, 81; firemen 90 cents:
and there are three on an engine; conduct
ors. highest for passenger. Sl60. lowest S1l0:
freight conductors, sle5 to $3.50. They are
paid in Mexican money which is not worth
half as much as United States money. For
instance, If an American tourist desires
change for s. he will receive SI1 in Mexican
silver dollars. The idea that the prices of
living are cheaper in Mexico than in the
United States is humbug. Ordinary cab
baEe and carrots do not grow there. In
fact the only fruit there is oranges. straw
berries and pineapples. All canned goods
and provisions are imported from the
United States. American rolled oats. which
can be bought here for a song. sell at 60
cents package in Mexico. peaches 81 a can
and tomatoes 60 cents a can. In short It
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