Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
OF CURRENT

old is as pure a whisky as a man can
drink" said General McNulta, of Chicago,
to a Washington correspondent the other
day. The general was speaking as a pro-
Queer, and not as a consumer. He was re-
ceiver Of the whisky trust for several years,
and by virtue Of his position was the Iarg-
est distiller in the world. He ought to
know something about the business. Any
statement made by him about whisky may
be. described under the heading, I'VE learn
from the highest authority Under the
modern processes Of d~istilIation,' continued
the general. the fusel oil. acids and other
substances injurious to the human stom-
ach are removed from the alcohol or spirits
in the manufacture and when it leaves the
distHlery it is pure. Formerly whisky or
alcohol had to be kept a long time so that
it could be relieved of these delererious ele-
ments by the slow process of evaporation.
The whisky Of to-day Is softened and toned
down by age, but 1t Is no purer at the end
of five, eight or ten years than when 1t is
taken warm from the distillery. Whisky
made from freshly distilled alcohol (spirits)
reduced to the proper standard by dilution
| with distilled water and colored with brown
sugar Is as good and as pure an article as
a man can buy. 1t is not palatable when
new; 81 gives it palatabinty. but does not
add to its purity. The whisky I have de-
scribed Is corn whisky Of commerce, vul-
carly known as rot gut"
IF the Hawaiian Islands weren't so
far away they would beat Florida all hol-
low as a winter resort" remarked a San
Francisco man recently. 1T Is an ideal
place to winter in. and eventually, when
fast steamships are put on to make the
trip in four days, instead Of six, as the
boats now consume, thousands Of Ameri-
---. --ul a4-v-
will be the laying of q cable. As IT Is now.
men of affairs are afraid to ~sojourn In
Hawaii because. being without teiegraphio
communication, they feel absolutely cut
of from the outside world, and no man can
enjoy himself under such conditions. The
cable is a certainty Of the future, and so
are the speedy ships, and then our newly
acquired territory will be patronized by
sightseers from all over the United States"
At last Speaker Reed has been overruIed.
AT a recent annual meeting of the Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy. at Hot Springs,
Ark, a lively dispute arose as to whether
the minutes OF the previous meeting should
be read before business could proceed or
not. One daughter ventured to quote
Speaker Reed on the subject. but she was
promptly overruled and the reading dis
pensed with. on the motion of another
daughter. who asserted vehemently that
Tom Reed didn't know what he was
talking about"
Much the oldest man Of letters of the
United States was probably Theodore s.
Fay, who has just died in Berlin. at the
age of over 80 years. Mr.. Fay was the
contemporary of Irving, Cooper. Halleck.
Paulding and Willis. and of others who
lived further toward the present time. He
was an active man among them consid-
erably more than half a century ago, con-
tributing to literature in various depart
ments. and having a reputation for good
achievement, according to the then stand
ard.
Lord Kitchener Is engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Marie Evelyn Moreton. whose
father was private secretary to the Mar
quis of Lorne during his stay In Canada.
The wedding is expected to take place
shortly. and everyone is wondering IL the
bridegroom will return to Egypt as COM
mander-in-chief of the Egyptian army, in
view of the fact that he made and has al
ways maintained a very strict rule that
English officers of that army should not
be married men.
The city of Olympia. Wash, is going to
place a commemorative tablet on the for
ward turret of the Olympia, the flagship
of Admiral Dewey during the Manila fight.
The design will be lone in relief on cop
per, the central attraction being a figure
representing Fame. Suspended from the
arms of the figure and falling across the
front of the body will be Streamers, on
which will be inscribed Dewey's famous
order, 'Gridley. you may fire when ready
The Montpelier legislature has passed a
bill creating the office of attorney general
of Vermont. Vermont has now no attor.
ney general, ard the plan to establish the
office had its origin in Connecticut, where
for the first time this year. an attorney
general was voted for. New Hampshire
has an attorney general who gets a Lager
salary than is paid to the governor.
Newburyport, Mass, has enjoyed nom
partisan government for several years and
i. tired OF it. 1t has been voting for cam
didates nominated by Independent citizens
caucuses. but this year, for the first time
in twenty or more. the Republican party
will put forth q ticket, and the Demo-
Gratis presumably will follow.
Sailor o. w. Deignan, one of the heroes
of the Merrimac, says that he is weary oil
being kissed by his pretty countrywomen
The last straw that broke the cameIs bach
was added behind the scenes OF a New
York theater, when the chorus girls kissed
] him until his face was covered with grease
paint. -
One of the curious features OF the No
vember elections this year was the extern
to which Democratic or fusion candidate.
for governor ran ahead of their tickets
This was the case in Minnesota. Nebraska
Nevada South Dakota and Wisconsin bu