Kansas City journal., 1898-01-25
MISSOURI POINTS.


in Missouri. has become the pastor of the
Chestnut Street Christian church in Lex
ington, Ky. having preached his first SER
mon there last Sunday.
In the call for the Democratic primaries
which are to be held in Howard county
May l3 the warning is given officially by
the committee that none but white Dem
ocrats will be allowed to vote
The numerous friends of Mrs. Jennie Ed
wards. state librarian, viii be pleased to
learn that she is rapidly recovering from
the effects of the severe operation recent
ly undergone by her in ST. Louis.
President Ely of the state board of ag-
ricuture, is said to be in danger of having
further greatness thrust upon him by his
admiring fellow citizens of Adair county
who talk of sending him to the state
senate.
Colonel ODay ought to be read out of
the Democratic party" insists the Spring
field Republican. "A man who will not
try to array capital against labor or labor
against capital has no right to assume that
he is an up-to-date Democrat
Deputy United States Marshal Heck Bru-
y
blew in some of the $500 reward he re-
ceived for the capture and return to JEFF
ferson City of murderer Mckenzie. on a
juicy little supper to some of the officials
at the state capital Saturday night.
The manager in charge of the work CT
publication by the government of the Of
fetal records of the War of the Rebel
lion. which. when completed. will have cost
more than any other set of volumes in the
world, is Miss Virginia NJ. Dade an aunt
of Mrs. A. NJ. McAfee, of Columbia
Some of the old soldiers at Brookfield
are talking favorably of movement for
the erection in the local cemetery of
bronze monument. of such design and pro-
portions as would probably involve a cost
of several thousand dollars. in memory of
the gallant warriors who are buried there.
The money Sedalia has spent in assdu-
ouSly Chasing the duck the past few
years has not all been lost to the town, by
any means. The Lemps will have COM
pleted there by the LIST of May a beer
warehouse. cold storage plant and ice
factory. the cost of which it is said will
be 100000.
The effort to have Lieutenant Thurston's
detail commandant of cadets at the
university extended to September /. has
failed, and it is probable that another CT
ficer will succeed him the lst of February.
Lieutenant Thurston is taking course at
the law school. and he will. it Is thought.
be given leave of absence from the army
until the end of the current term.
1t is recalled. in connection with the uni
ositon to provide for such an event this
year. that Missouri had a state fair at
Boonville way back in 53. 1t opened the
3rd of October and continued four days.
NJ NJ. Marmaduke. of Marshall, was presi-
dent of the association. and Colonel j. S.
Stephens father of the present governor)
was secretary.
Speed Mosby argues vigorously, in a re-
cent communication to the St. Louis Re-
public, in favor of new constitution for
Missouri. summarizing as points which
render especially necessary such action the
inequality of the present system of taxa
ton, the uncertainty and conflict of vari-
Gus constitutional provisions, the impos-
sibility of securing the proper punish
ment of crime. the constant growth OF the
burden Of criminal costs, the cumbersome
character of ttlle judicial machinery. the
inadequacy of the provisions for securing
good roads, etc. The relief afforded in any
one of the changes suggested would offset
the cost Of 4 convention, Mr.. Mosby in
sists, several times over.
Well the feather man has been around
again and made his scoops upon few
more of our good and unsuspecting ladies'.
confidngly reports the Lexington Intelli-
gencer. The feather man is mighty slick,
he is, and plies his trade quite well. He
is so smooth in his manners. so gracious.
SO accommodating. The one who came
here recently introduced himself as MIR.
b. of Kentucky. ude knows the weak
ness of Kentucky women) Told how long
he had been renovating beds. knew his
trade to finish. When he has his custom
er pretty well hypnotized. he shows her
bottles filed with moths as big as flies.
pebbles. dirt and filth that he says ac-
cumulated in the feathers. The last bot
tie he shows contains the remains of
dead mouse. which he says came out of
a bed here in our own town. That is the
climax of disgust to neat housekeeper,
and she fears that she has been sleeping
on dead mice for years. The next step then
is TO show YOU by contrast the cleansing
power that he possesses. He brings out
that you could imagine-ostrich feathers
or of some bird of fine plumage. He tells
you that he can bleach the feathers in
your bed TO equal the sample. Only a dol
lar for one bed. two pillows and one bolS-
ter. The good woman thinks of clean and
downy beds upon which to repose. He gets
your goods. So far all right but when
your goods are brought home-minus one
half your feathers-you feel faint at heart.
and a weary longing for what you used to
have. and what the feather man has now.
o. the feather man. the feather man.
The srnOothest in the town
He looks nice. is so polite
That he scoops the goose's down.
Washington Post: The statues of those
two distinguished Missourans. Blair and
Beutcn. which will adorn the old hall of
representatives.. have been epted by Il
commission of eminent gentlemen. Both
statues, which are now in place but yelled.
awaiting formal presentation by the gov
ernor. are said to lie excellent likenesses.
Senator Vest, in conversation with MEM
hers of the commission now in the city.
said yesterday that he recalled vividly the
last time he ever saw Blair 1t was 1T
jefferson City the night Blair was beaten
Tor the senatorship by Bozier. One of
Blair's arms was rarayZed and he was
nearly gone physically. Hearing the
shouts of the Bozier adherents. Blair re-
marked: They always worship the ris-
Ing star.
one of the members of the commission.
Colonel Birch. is a descendant of the man
who sued Benton for $1,000 on account of
an alleged slander. This litigation. how
ever did not prevent the plaintiff from
being a great admirer of Mr.. Benton. Sit
ting at the hotel last evening. discussing