Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-21
tax of $40 on marine insurance agents."

49, AhSeA
Mrs. Belle Smith died at Cawker City
last week at the age of Sc. In the early
days Mrs. Smith was a school teacher in
Atchison. Her father died of starvation
in Andersonville. and she used to say that
she believed she would never become Chris
tian enough to forgive the rebels. She was
sick for six years and the local paper says
she frequently exclaimed during this time:
Il am ready to go; why doesn't the LORD
lake me now?"
Arkansas Valley Democrat: Mrs. G. NJ.
Covert has an orange tree with several
oranges on 1t. The tree is about two and a
half feet high and has spreading branches
with pretty green foliage. Last February
the tree blossomed profusely and again in
May there were some blossoms on it. Now
some Of the oranges are ripe, while others
are quite green. Mrs. Covrt has had the
plant for three years and has watched
its growth and development with interest.
This is only one instance which shows what
resources Cowley county has in raising
tropical fruit.
A story has been printed and reprinted
everywhere TO the effect that Walter N.
Allen. the eminent Populist statesman of
Jefferson county. once testified in court
that he had been hypnotized by Mrs. Lease.
Topics is in receipt of the following let
ter from Colonel Allen. in which it will he
observed that he Indignantly refutes the
allegation:
Dear Sir:-This Islander originated with
an INSCRIPTIONS enemy of mine during the
Investigation of the Topeka asylum
troubles. and the falsehood was denounced
by me at that time.
Il never testified under oath nor even
| noi6 that haliaH-a1 hnI hnpn hvn-
Noticed by Mrs. Lease. No such question
was ever asked me on the witness stand
or anywhere else. I never was under the
hypnotic influence of Mrs. Lease or any
other man. and I don't think. Mr.. Editor,
that 1 would make a very good hypnotic
subject. Very respectfully.
walter. N. ALLEN"
Hon. P. L. Bonebrake has a grievance
against the Kansas State Historical So
ciety. He said to Topics yesterday:
The question was raised at the meet
ing of the society the other night as tc
why the annual meetings were not more
popular and more numerously ATTENDED. II
is an easy question to answer. Year after
year the whole aim of the society appears
to have been to shut out all Kansas his
tory from the discussion except stories OF
events that happened before 1857. The same
Ola straw mas Deen tnreSneu over anu over
again. Much is due the pioneers Of 1866
but the grandest part of Kansas histor!
has been made since then. The later day:
should be taken up by the society anc
recognition given to the soldiers of 1851
who gave their lives and their all for Kan
sas. Recognition should be given the com
mon soldiers along with such men a!
Plumb. Deitzler. Blunt. Cloud and a hos
Of others. as makers of Kansas history
And along with them should be recognized
the men and the events that have aided II
the upbuilding of Kansas since the war
the men who developed her railroads. wh'
built her cities, who organized her schools
and churches. and who wrested her mag
nificent farms from the clutch Of tn
wilderness. Let the society get down to
period later than the flood. If this is don
instead of an audience of 100 people w
would have a thousand at the annual meet
ings. 1t is well enough to preserve the oil
shotguns, the knives and the fossils, but /
Is better to give some attention to tn
things which come within the scope of cur
rent history"