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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
IT WAS HER BUSY DAY
How the New ONCE Roy Made q
Man Keep His
Place.
from the New York Evening Sun.

From the New York Evening Sun.
She was a magazine woman. He was a
magazine man. The fact that they were one
by marriage, while the magazines were two
by virtue of long rivalry. was nothing to be
Wondered at or explained. That was mere
ly the way of editors.
Both he and she in many ways recognized
a formal independence. For one thing, she
would cross a street without taking his
arm. OF course, he stood on the far corner
waited for her. That was his privilege.
And. of course. she chose her own time
for Drawing the perilS of the cobblestones.
That was her right. He never dared to
question it.
In the critical moments of existence"
ionship. Friends may cheer you on or con-
sole you afterward, but there intervenes a
time when you stand and act in utter SOL
itude.
Crossing a street is one of those occa-
sions. 1t is like going to ones last ac-
counting: the soul finds itself alone in the
universe. No power. not even a husbands
right arm. can change it. To surrender to
guidance in such Il crisis is to lose ones
identity. | could willingly be carried swoon-
ingly from curb to curb: but with my fac
ultics awake, never
he never discusses the question with her.
Indeed. he rarely talks to himself about
it. having learned to stand and wait in pa
thence. 1t is but one of a long line of out
posts in Bohemia where they skirmished
for a time and from which he has retired
Their latest skirmish was in quite an
other quarter. the very citadel of her inde-
pendence. Strange to say. he took the place
by storm. Still more strange, she sur
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
ROOM OF THE "LAST SUPPER"
Sultan of Turkey Presents . Biblical
Building to Emperor .
William.

In order to appreciate the Importance of
the gift of the sultan to the German en-
peror of the Coenaculum. or Upper Room
of the Last Supper" at Jerusalem. it
should be explained that numerous sover-
eigns and governments lave endeavored
to secure possession of this building. which
to Christians must naturally remain one
of the most sacred in existence.
AS far back as 1s4S the first Car Nicholas
endeavored to induce the then sultan of
Turkey to present it to him, and, indeed,
the refusal of his demand was one of the
circumstances that led to the Crimean war
In 1857. just after the Crimean war. Ma
poleon Ill. to whom the sultan mainly
owed the preservation of his empire from
the Russians. asked for the building. but
had to content himself with receiving in
stead the Church of St. Ann. In 1856 a
French prelate who had much influence
in the Turkish official world endeavored
to purchase the building. offering as much
as 10. 900. 600 francs. but in vain. He was
told that if he covered the entire area with
gold pieces it would be impossible to obtain
the property.
Only once has a priest been permitted to
celebrate mass in the very room where the
last supper took place. Curiously enough.
it was the celebrated Jewish convert Faith
er Ratisbonne. and the privilege was OBJ
tanned for him by means of a bride on the
part of the Princess de la Tour d'Ayvergne
to the Turkish pasha of Jerusalem, who
lost his Office in conSeQI ence thereof. AT
the Eucharistic congress held a few years
ago in Jerusalem the cardinals and other
prelates were obliged to content themselves
with erecting Il tent up against the outside
wall of the sacred editice.
The kaiser, aS previously stated, has an
nounced his intention of intrusting the
guardianship of the building to the Ger
man Roman Catholic missionaries at Jeru-
salem.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
HEAVILY INSURED WOMEN.
SCARCELY A SCORE OUT OF THE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONAIRES.
Mrs. Hearst Has 100000 in Favor ~
Her Son, the New York News
paper O~wner-Eight With
100000 or More.

Americas richest women are not believ-
ers in life insurance to an amount proper
ttonate to their means. Nothing under $So,-
600 is considered heavy insurance, and, ac-
cording to the latest list of prominent pa
irons of life insurance. scarcely a score
OF American women carry policies OF TINS
amount or greater. Mrs. Hetty Green, lately
of Brooklyn. now of Hoboken. is probably
the richest woman in the United States,
with her $1,000 eS or more ma as c, sse UNI nf
her class in the list of millionaires. AS
she has a daughter and a son, it would seem
as if she would have a heavy insurance
upon her life. II she carries any at all II
is below the $4,000 mark.
Indeed. if insurance authorities are TO De
believed: there is not a woman in New
York who carries an insurance policy OF
$4,000. And New York probably contains
any other city on the globe; o.,soo
holds a policy on her life of 100000 Only
two other women in America can come
anywhere near touching this figure: Mrs.
made millions, in mines: banking and real
estate: is backing William r.. Hearst, Of
heir to the family fortune.
Mrs. A. White. of Gardiner. Me-. comes
next to Mrs. Hearst. with a policy OF sl'5.-
Mrs. Margaret B. Croker. mother-in-law
Of the rich Elmira politician. Jacob Sloat
Fassett. is insured for $4,000. Her daush.
ter, Mrs. Jennie FaSSett, carries SluU.VO
more. Mrs. Croker is the widow of Judge
E. B. Croker. of California. whose fortune
came from the Central Pacific railroad. She
makes her home with the Fassetts.
Denver has two rich women who believe
in heavy insurance-Mrs. Mary f. Eckhart
who pays premiums on a policy of SlS?.cW.
and Mrs. Martha ]. Cranmer. to whose
heirs will go her insurance of 100000.
The Disston saw family of Philadelphia
carries the enormous insurance of ST. 500. 600.
The round million is on the life of Hamilton
Disston. On the life of his wife. Mrs. f.
Disston, is a policy of 100000: OF their
sons. Hamilton C. is insured for S6O0.OW and
William for 100000.
Mrs. NJ. W. LUX. widow of Charles LUX.
cattle king of California. is insured for
s1Oo. 600. The same amount is carried by
Mrs. Gage E.. Tarbell. of Chicago. while
Mr.. Tarbell is insured for twice as much.
Pearl Wight. of New Orleans. is insured
for s90. 900. and Mrs. Lauretta B. Gibson, of
Cincinnati. for $4,000.
These women are known to carry policies
of $4,000 Mrs. Lorena Bailey and Mrs. E..
S. Ransom, of Louisville: Mrs. Lorena S.
Stamford. of Paducah, Ky: Mrs. Har-
wood. of Atlanta: Mrs. Edward Lowe of
Grand Rapids. Mich; Miss Julia Hills. of
Muskegon. Mich: Mrs. A. A. Huestis. of
Chicago: Mrs. Juana A. Neal. Of Los An
geles: Mrs. Emeline Wallace. of San Fran
cisco. and Mrs. Caroline c. Sinclair. of
Cedar Rapids. Ia. whose husband. T. NJ.
Sinclair. was a millionaire pork packer.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
Key Concealed in a Ring,
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A ~Cincinnatian but lately returned from
England tells of a rather novel innovation
in the way Of locks and keys, or, to speak
more correctly. key.
AT a country place he visited he was sur
prised to see his host unlock the gateway
of the place with a small key that in some
mysterious way was produced from a large
seal ring he wore. Yet the ring was not
large enough to be conspicuous by reason
of its size or style. AS he expressed some
surprise in the matter. his host said:
This Is a master key. You see, it slides
under the set in the ring and occupies no
space whatever. 1t will unlock every lock
about the place. wen my dressing bag, my
trunk. my bandbox and wine cellar.
He was asked as to the arrangement in
general. whether one key. say of the but
ler. would unlock the front door.
Not at ALL" he replied. 1.-The locks are
all arranged in suites. The butler can un-
lock all the doors that are in his depart
ment, and the housekeeper can unlock the
linen closets and other doors under her
supervision, but she cannot get into the
buffers domain. And in every other de-
partment about the place. from end to
end. every one has his or her key; but I
have only the master key. All of the doors
open to me. My valet can open my dress
ing case and closets. but he cannot get a
bottle of win OF course. the arrangement
in a seal ring is novel, but it is very handy
for me. In the first place. I cannot lose
it. and in the second place everything opens
to me without asking a question:"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
to join the Don't
ALL KISSED THEIR ESCORTS.
New Yorker of a Century Ago Ex-
acted Toll On Crossing KISS
ing Bridge.

The diversions of New Yorker of the last
century were very much milder than are
those of the present day. I'm winter a GEN.
fury ago." Mrs. Burton Harrison writes in
the March Ladies' Home Journal, when
not assembled for skating upon the Col
lech. the favorite amusement of Hans and
Katrina seems to rave been a sleishing
frolic in Jan Derickson's four-horse sledge
to Harlem. where they had a dance and a
supper at the hosiery of Mynheer Borsum.
Ten couples Cpacked close. as it suiteth
young men and maidens to ride said the
old chronicler) was the sleighload; and
after a repast of bread and hot chocolate.
concluding some hours spent in capering
to the folders strains. the party returned
to town. Speeding by moonlight over hard
frozen roads,. past manor house and cottage
wrapped in deep repose. the chief adventure
of the return was apt to be Il stop on the
Kissing bridge tat Second avenue and
Fiftieth street. across the rivulet flowing
from Tea Water spring.. Mt which point
custom allowed the cavalier to demand of
the lady he escorted the privilege of a
special salutation. Unless this toll were
yielded the cCrtege came to a halt, or else
it turned in another direction
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
WOMAN TEACHES RIDING.
MRS. BEACH IS MAKING A MONEY
SUCCESS OF EQUEsTRIANISM.
Introduction of an English Custom
Into the American Metropolis
DeXterity With Which She
Saved Life of a Pupil.

To the American acquainted with Hyde
Park and English country life the sight
of a riding mistress is very familiar, says
the Philadelphia Press.
In America she is almost unknown, and
yet in establishing her here in our riding
schools We only follow a very sensible GUS
tom of our English cousins.
Every English girl of any pretensions
to wealth or social standing is taught to
ride as soon as her wee fingers can hold
the reins. In England the riding mistress
holds a very responsible position, and
from the very fact of the close inter-
course which they must have with their
pupils, who belong to the nobiest and best
in the land. they must be worthy of all
trust.
One of the New York riding schools has
recently recognized the need and secured
Il riding mistress. She can be seen canter-
ing along in the park with her young
charges any Gay of pleasant weather. She
is Mrs. Emily Beach, OF California.
A reporter who went around to the
school TO look into the question says
j found Mrs. Beach busy giving lessons.
Her dark gray habit fitted her to perfec-
ton, her black derby was in the latest
style and her riding boots all they should
have been. l noticed when she was mount
ed that her skirt was short. just clearing
her foot, and she showed me a patented
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
FAMILY OF 4 ON 5000 A YEAR,
A Wisconsin Teacher Maintains His
Family Well and Saves Half
His S4OS Salary.

A. H. lander contributes an article to the
March Ladies Home Journal in which he
tells how he maintains a family of four
persons-his wife. two children and himself
ON $500 per year. He is a school teacher
and is paid a salary of s4O5. out of which
he saves and puts out at interest $500 year.
ly. Living in a small Wisconsin town. he
has the advantage of cheap rents. his house
costing him sS6 per year. His other ex-
penses are: Provisions. s94.S2: clothing and
footwear. s3s; magazines and newspapers.
So: incidentals. $40.
Our meals Mr.. lander writes. I'VE
find abundant in quantity and variety. For
breakfast we have coffee. coffee cake. bread
and butter. with egg or fried ham occa-
sionally. For dinner We have boiled pota-
toes will butter gravy. boiled cabbage or
other vegetables. ad pudding or pie. and
coffee. Sometimes we have pork and beans.
and sometimes some egg preparation. as
potato pancakes. dumplings. etc. while
with one meal in the week we nave meat.
For supper We have the remains of our
with fried or baked potatoes. and
eggs. We nave coffee with every meal. On
this fare we thrive we'll"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06

about half of whom will be women. Miss
Board thinks that a third of her parties
will leave New York for Alaska about
April 10.
Miss Board is about 40 years old. She is
the daughter of the late John NJ. Board.
who refused the Wing nomination for the
presidency in 1885. Later he was a water
commissioner of the city of New York.
She assisted in developing mining property
In the Black Hills.
Her plan is to found n town near Orea.
a Russian settlement. along the Copper
river. She does not intend to go to Klon-
dixie, declaring that there are rich claims in
the vicinity of the Copper river and that
It will be her aim to develop these.
Each member of the party will be equip
ped at Tacoma with tools clothing and
food. At Tacoma a steamship specially
chartered by Miss Board will convey the
party to Orca.
The woman who is at the head of this
unique expedition spent her sirihood in the
West. OF late she has practiced law in
New York city. She has made an effort
to be admitted to practice in New Jersey.
but without success. She is a woman phys
ically well qualified to endure the rigors of
Alaska mining.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
FORTUNE FOR HIS LOST LOVE.
Once They Were Parted BY Duty and
. Second Time by
Death.

From the New York Herald.
When Mrs. Lucille Morris, Of Omaha,
Neb.. was a very beautiful girl in her teens
she met young and handsome Chester E.
Allison. of Sedalia, Mo. 1t was a case of
mutual love at first sight, but, although
Chester wooed and won Lucille's heart,
she would not give her hand He died last
fall and left to the sweetheart Of loves
young dream a fortune of $150.0O.
will, but the court has just handed down
a decision sustaining II. n so Mrs. Nor
ris, who is a charming, Intellectual woman,
Will pass her remaining lays In comfort.
Few women have had such a strange
experience. When young Allison came with
the love song on his lips in the springtime
of life Lucille had pledged her troth to an
other-Professor L. Morris. In vain did
Chester plead. TIL young girl frankly
confessed that she loved him, but her sense
of honor was so high that she would not
break her engagement with the professor.
Allison. under the influence Of her faith.
and truth. finally acknowledged that she
was right. So they parted tearfully-she to
contract a loveless marriage. he to deaden
the pain in his heart in the quest for
wealth.
Years swept on. and last summer these
two met again at an Eastern summer re-
sort. She was free. Three years before a
her to Professor Morris. She was still
beautiful. The gray was in the hair OF
Allison and lines of care scanned his brow.
but he was a manly man. with his heart
still true to Lucille.
Under the trees he told her again this
they should be married in the fall. Before
the leaves fell he died. His last thoughts
were of his sweetheart. and in his will he
bequeathed her. Internationally. $4,000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06

together considerably. Judge James Brad
we'll said of Mrs. McCulloch on hearing of
her admission to the supreme court:
If Mrs. McCulloch had devoted her en-
tire energy to the practice of law her tai
ents would have made her eminent in the
profession"
In additional to building up a successful
practice. Mrs. McCulloch has become one
of the leaders of the woman'S suffrage
movement. She is one of the new leaders.
full of tact, %womanly. persuasive. as we'll
senate and house of representatives of
Illinois in favor of equal suffrage. and in
1898 before the committee OF resolutions of
the national Republican convention at St.
Louis.
Mrs. McCulloch is a handsome woman,
with dark eyes and hair. She is small.
with gentle manners and a sweet voice.
She dresses well in becoming gowns and Is
only IS years of age.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
GENTLEMAN's LIFE,
Mapping and Eating OccuDy a yerx
Large Portion of His
Time.
From ~Scribner's

FfUrn StfIbhtT r.
For five months of the year the Siberian
man of fashion lives in the open air. either
at the mining camp or in the hunting field
says Thomas G. Allen. Jr., writing Of
Questionable Life in Siberia in the March
Ladies Home Journal. He is an early
bird under all circumstances. and Invariably
may have had but a couple of hours rest,
Nearly every meal is succeeded BY a nap.
However. dressing operations do not take
very long, for when he retires the Siberian
only divests himself of his coat and boots.
Shirts are unknown in Siberia, and in
many houses beds, also. The samovar is
set on the diningroOm table at s a. m.
together with eggs, black and white bread,
sardines. jam and cakes. etc. Br,.Sfast is
eaten. and washed down by five or six
glasses of tea stirred up with sugar. cream
and sometimes jam. At ! o'clock dinner is
served. and at 5 In the afternoon another
small meal. much like that of the morning.
Is taken. A meat supper follows at 9
O'clock
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06

rendered. She acknowledged that. a hus-
band had some rights even in a rival edi-
tors Office, provided that editor had the
misfortune to be his wife.
There was a new office boy. gloriously
clothed in green broadcloth ornamented
with button rows of cleaning brass. The
There could have been no worse day TO call,
therefore he chose that particular day. 1t
was his usual clumsy, manly way. Being
roundneSS than in vertical Importance, he
at once threw his head far back in order
to give a downward direction to the glance
with which he discovered the youth in the
big office chair. Their in his mildeSt tones
he addressed himself to the only visible
means of gaining an audience with his
wife.
rs Mrs. Jennings in her ofice?' he asked.
and he used the g%entlest tones his soft voice
knew.
words came loud and deep and gave to
his costume an effect as of sounding brass.
Boy and man waited. The man smiled; the
coy eyed him with suspicion.
could I see the editor??' asked the man
when his courage came back.
Nope. It's our busy day. an nobody
well. this is special business. Just tell
Mrs. Jennings her husband wants to see
her" ,.o,
into their office chair. The husband-in-wait-
f say, tell your editor that Mr.. Jennings
IL ueTS, anu ue quASh duodl HI VII
The tone had ceased to be soft, yet 1t
caused no commotion among the brass but
tons.
"Got yer card, mister?"
"Card? To my own
"Yep. Card or nothin'. Our editor amt
to be disturbed less it's extra special, an
it's her say, not yours"
The card was reluctantly produced and
surrendered to a small. calloused hand. In
due course of time Jennings stood before
his wife's desk. Having forgotten that he
came to deliver a letter which had reposed
for seven days in his inside pocket, the
husband contented hismelf with a few slow
burning words about editors and office boys
and things generally. Then he went back
to his own den in the office of the rival
magazine.
George, tha was Mr.. Jennings" re-
marked the magazine woman an hour later
as the boy was bowling his good night. You
needn't ask him to send up a card the next
time he comes"
AN him walk right into our Officer"
questioned the boy. The brass buttons were
visibly agitated.
Certainly. George; Mr.. Jennings is my
::Yessum. / s'Dose it does make a diff
'runce."
"A little difference. But you did quite
right. George. Good night"
The brass buttons bowed low.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06

arrangement in the skirt which when
walking she hooked up. but before mount
Ing unlocked. and by SO doing Embossed
q flap which fitted over the pommel and
left the front of her habit full enough to
prevent dragging or skinny effect over
the knees. She also showed me a patented
arrangement by which this flap could be
left unbuttoned. and If a woman fell off
her horse she would be perfectly safe from
the danger of being dragged by the skirt.
One of the attendants in the school told
me OF an accident which had happened
TO a child. one of Mrs. Beach's pupils. The
child had slipped from the saddle. and.
hanging by the skirt of her habit. fright
cned the horse. which started on a wild
canter around the ring. Like a flash Mrs.
Beach was off her horse and had saved
the child. Such dexterity rather refutes
the statement that by reason of her skirt
a woman Is handicapped.
Speaking of the different styles of riding
Mrs. Beach said she entirely disapproved
of women riding astride. [ asked her if
the wheel had not a great deal of infiu-
ence on horseback riding.
III did at hrst, she replied. but you
would be surprised TO know how many
women who ride wheels are now learning
10 ride, j have five pupns to-day to the
one had last year. and all the riding
schools tell the same story"
I asked her how she came to take up the
it paid.
II have always ridden. ever since I was
a small child she said. 81 married when
was only l6. but my husband was well
enough off to provide horses for me. and
so ! have always had my riding horse.
After my husbands death reverses came.
and l must do something. What could I
do? i had a smattering of everything. and
yet was not perfect in any one thing.
FINALLY a friend said to me one day: why
not make use of your riding? Could you
not teach children or young girls?' The
idea once In my head I set about TO carry
II out. ~
al applied to Mr.. Dickels. who rather
discouraged me. yet finally gave me a
trial. Finally I made arrangements here
winch are very satisfactory. / nave nv
own pupils. and for the custom I bring
] nave the Use of the horses belonging to
the school and the ring.
1t Is only within the last six months
1hat have been what you might call a
Ildins mistress. going out on the road and
In the park with my pupils" ~
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-06
A Honeymoon Confidence.

wedding, and they went off on a Southern
tour to spend the honeymoon. A week ago.
says the New York Commercial-Advertis-
err they returned, and ar old friend of the
bride dropped in to see her one morning.
expecting to find her radiant with happi-
ness. She was u~npacking. and she looked
pensive. not to say bored
"Had a beautiful time. I suppose"
said the friend.
Oh. yes" answered the bride. But
between you and me, Tess. 1t isn't very
interesting to travel around with IA
comparative stranger. and wherever We
went | kept thinking of that awful address
the minister made. with that line from the
Psalms that begins. Abundance of peace
so long as the moon endureth.' d. you sup
pose he meant honeymoon"