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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
HAD A HIGH OLD TIME.
bud Dale knocked Down With .
Chair. aud Chris Cowen stabbed
nv Alex Hly.

During a quarrel ever Il game df cards
in Elias Levinson's saloon at lio. West
Ninth street at an early hour yesterday
morning. Bud Dale was knocked down with
Il chair in the hands of Chris Cowen and
was 0fierward stabbed in the left side by
Alex Rly.
Dale was not seriously wounded. He was
removed 10 police headquarters and was
locked mp after his injuries had been Dress
ed by Assistant Police Surgeon Manahan.
Lieutenant Bray also arrested Cowen and
Bly, and they We're locked mp for fighting.
All Of the men are negroes.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
..Bis Four" High Man Resigns.

Passenger Traffic Manager T.. o. McCor.
mick, of the Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago
a. St. Louis system. has rendered his res
%ignation In order to accept the position OF
passenger traffic manager of the Southern
Pacific system. with headquarters at San
Francisco ar a salary OF $500 d year.
Warren ]. Lynch will succeed MIR. McCor-
mick and be in full charge of the Big
Four passenger department.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
SPORT AT LINCOLN.
Field Day Contests-Baseball
Schedule ArranGed.

The Indoor Athletic Penthalon will be
held in the rmcry OF the Nebraska state
university at Lincoln. March q. Nearly
forty men are in training In the classes.
OF this number abou one-half will en-
Ter the events. which lead to the annua
field day contests held In May. Prize
medals will be given to the best men In
each event.
In baseball. interest is awakening. and
a large number of men are getting in good
form. The schedule OF games for this
sPring. AS arranged to date. is as follows:
May l2. Kansas university. at Lawrence,
kas.: May is, Missouri university, at CO.
lnmbia. Mo-: May L. Indiana university.
university. Greencastle. Ind: May IL. Wa
lash COLLEGE Wabash: Ind; May 2. Par-
Notre Dame university: May %. Lake
Forest university, Lake Forest. H.; May
wis. The University OF Iowa will prob
shly be played shortly after these dates.
with that of Kansas university. May s.
and with Missouri university. April Is.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

foung Gfina. the crs,w!ilc bright puril-
isiir star, is now u maniac. E:Xcssses, of the
pace that Kill hrapd. have brought him
down. and saturday night he was II prison.
er in Chicago. He imagined he was in the
ring and he fought and t.::.cd the stone
walls and bars of his cell until his hands
and head were frigh;iully lacera:.d. He is
now In a detention hospital and may never
leave II alive.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
Cs.ey Island Jockey Club Schedule.

NEW YORK, March l9.-The Coney ISL
and Jockey Club has issued a statement
naming the probable racing days and the
order OF stakes TO be contested for at the
June meeting. II follows:
Saturday. June r. double event first
part). Suburban; Monday. June IS. Daisy.
Grass selling; Tuesday. n 20. Foam.
n. Rosebuds. bay hurdle race: Thursday,
June 2. Zephyr. Swift: Saturday. Jun "a.
Great Trial. sheepshead Bay handicap:
day, June q. Surf: Wednesday, June ~. IL
dial: THURSDAY. June ., June. Long Island
handicap; Saturday. July !; Nernai: Ad-
July 1, double event Second part). Law
renee Realization. Independence steeple-
chase.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
r~is,.surx. In Prime Condition.

FiTrSFt-ItG. PA. March ?.-Four men,
beers OF IN" P!t,shurg baseball club. INCLUDE
INK Mat'lEer Watkins. left tonight Tor
Rosrl"kc. Va. where they Will be joined
by the other seven. Mr.. Watkins says all
The men are In prime condition. The pre-
hm!nnry training will he done until April
III. when " exhibition games vii! he
given AT Richmond. after which the team
Viii leave for Cincinnati. where they open
tho season
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

The executive officers of the Southwest
lines will meet in St. Louis tomorrow
an6 again make an effort to solve the prob
lem which is contained in the aEreemenS
which provides for the filing of
concerning violations of the the interstate
commerce law on the part of competing
or connecting lines. There is a wide di-
vergence of views on the subject and AN
interesting session is anticipated.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
X. c. 4. c. Tournament.

The following tournaments will be reeled
on at the Kansas City Athletic Club this
week:
.lHandbaIl-Tuesday evening. Fessler and
2lmson VS.. Turner and Whitney. Dudley
k0d Dillon vs. Masker and Pottery, Robin
eon and Williams Va. IL. Cook and Beedle;
Friday evening. Fessler and Simson VS.. Al
Cook and Ekins. II. Cook and Beedle VS.
Lambert and House. Casey and Wellruner
Va. +. Natchette and Lyle.
Bllliards-Wednesday evening, Whitney
ca VS.. Bowes 800. Pottery (65) vs. Beedle.
Pool-Thursday evening. Z: Dillon VS..
House ltO) vs.. wolferman (25).
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
Will Di.cu.s Western Tariffs.

On Thursday the adjourned meeting of
the executive officers of the Western lines
with the Interstate N commission
at Washington, D.. c, will call for the at
tendance Of all the St. Louis Western lines
managers. 1t Is proposed. says the ST..
Louis Globe Democrat, to have a COM
plete representation at this adjourned con-
ference, and the commission Is anxious 10
elicit a frank expression from the executive
officers on the general rate situation in the
West and the best policy to be pursued TO
insure strict adherence to published tariffs
hereafter.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

rics, OF nve chess games. originally agreed
Io.day they contested the NTH game. u
queen Hamhit. declined. offered by Ia
heMski aud after for,y-one moves Slfo-
va trr Won III. game. having played fine
chess throughout. Score: Showal,er. 3:
:. 1Er final game Is to he con-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

The City Halls again defeated the Dun
dees at the Armory hail alleys Saturday
nigh; by iifty-two pins. The score:
CITY - 81: Wolf. ili: Green.
4os: Brown. 2aa: Fell. :9l: total. 2.li2.
Dundscs-Zinmrrman. 40: Harvey. 40:
Nosel. AZ: Sitzler. 3.5. Hyer. 35S. total. cosV.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
APatriot.
From Puck.

TfUu YUM
Isn't i, terrible to think OF. darling. that
when YOU marry Lord Reginald YOU must
become n British subject
..oh, shan't mind. You know We were
all English before We were Americans"
YES. dearest: and We were all monkeys
beo,re We became human; but that's NO
reason for going back"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
CHEAP EXCURSION RATEsM
VIII
Missouri Pacific Railway.

Missouri Pacific Railway.
I'VE are in tt
South. Southeast. West and Northwest.
HOmeseekers' Excursions.
One fare plus TWO dollars round trip.
March y. April 4 and IS. May . and 1s.
Portland. Tacoma, Seattle and intermediate
points
-$2S. e.
Sacramento. San Francisco and Los An.
SelcS aud intermediate points.
#, Co.
Ticket offices-UniOn Depot. No. 1902 Uniof
avenue.
City ticket office-No. JI Main street.
For all information address
T.. 5. JE.WETT.
Kansas City. Mo. Ticket Agent.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

ity. This IS done as follows: In each box
some person not playing places a num-
Der of checks of the same color or de-
no nomination 1hs1e are a nia many e rss1 u IN nae q sh Se5
of paper he writes the names Of the play
ers and assigns to each a box. He gives
to each player one check from his or her
box and reti'es from the room. The party
stan at some distance from the table.
and the players dvanc sinEly and make
their play. For example. let US say that
the amorous swain plays first; He goes
name OF his amorila. and after turning
the table until the number of her box
comes to him. he places the check which
the box one of the checks which he finds
there. He then turns the table SO that
the next player may not guess the play
he has made. In like manner each mem
Der of the party takes a turn at the orac-
ular wheel. When all the plays have been
made the table Is opened. and each play
er examines the contents Of his or her
box. II can readily be seen that the lady
and gentleman who have played for one
another will discover simultaneously that
their affections are mutual. as one check
In the Joy of each will correspond with
the one that is being. held concealed IL
the palm of the hand. Vice versa II will
be impossible for bellies and beaux of un.
usual popularity to identify. the foreign
as they have had access to. and conse.
quently means of discovering the checks
OF but one other player. and thus the ex
act scientific properties OF the machine
will hide and keep forever the secrets Of
CnreQuited love.
Did Not Succeed.
This, is the history Of the o~raculal
wheel, so far as 1t is contained in the
files of the patent ofiices-of the inven.
ton that was intende to place the love.
making on the part of the awkward and
difident upon an absolutely scientific ba.
sis. The most interesting question. per.
haps. that presents itself in connection
with its subsequent failure. as regards
pecuniary profit. derived from the inven.
tion to its discoverer, is the reason fol
its failure. The inventor had precedent
of a high order for the first grand sue.
cess OF the experiment. as d%elineated II
the touching story Of the three couples
made happy
That his theme was new and practica.
BILE is evinced by the fact that letter.
it was feasible and philanthropic in
high degree We have the testimony o.
his own writings in his application for
patent. While 1t might be urged agains
his game that successful couples woul(
only desire to play once. II might be an
swered that. in spite Of the matrimonial
results which would come from the uni
versal introduction OF the game of equal
ity. there would still be enough rejected
SWANS TO create a steady demand for thu
remains that the use of this easy road Il
matrimOny did not become widespread no
did 1t last. as the history of the past hal
century will testify. The twentieth cen
fury dawns upon the youth n maldens o
this and ether nations still employing. II
the delicate matters OF the affections. tn,
primitive and ~artiQuated methods of thei
fOrefathers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
ye,er.u Railro.d Man Dcnd.

CLEVELAND. O.. March Ia-Orvi!le b.
Skinner. for several years traffic manager
of the Cleveland. Columbus. Cincinnati &
Indianapolis railroad. died to-day at the
age of ~ years.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
q. 8. Troopers % Athlet-..

NEW YORK, March 18th Third Unit
ed States cavalry troop. which is 10 take
lpart In the military games OF the Military
ATHLETIC League. which begins in Madison
Square garden Tomorrow. arrived at tho
garden to-day from Fort Ethan Allen. The
troop is commanded by Captain George A.
lDodd and consists OF sixty-six men with
horses. They will be quartered In the gar
j, OF the Fifth artillery. arrived at the
garden from Fort Hamilton In the after
noon in command OF Lieutenant McCius-
key.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
Oil for the Toilet.

TIL men and women of ancient Greece
and the famous beauties of every cline al
ways understood the use OF oil in the
toilet. says an authority. which gives the
following hint: When animal oil Is used
coarse. but vegetable oils. such rs the
Greeks used, feed the skin. There are
many skins that do not need fabrication
after Il bath. but there are many Others
which are benefited by the use of fine.
vegetable oil. such as almond cream. which
furnishes food TO the skin and Is a power.
full aid in the fight against wrinkles.
The Burlington Route. s:3 Main -,
Finest playing cards at loves, price. A
<0-cent deck Of cards for Il cents. at the
ticket Office of the Burlington Route.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
The Burlington Rouse. s:s Mat. -,

First train to arrive In Chicago Is the
'ChicaRo Limited" via Chicago & Alton
railroad. Modern. observation. yestibuled
sleeping cars. Dining Car service a Ia carte.
Tn. ve.y best.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
A ROYAL ROAD TO Love
COURSE Of TRUE LOVE sMOorHED
NJ "ORACULAR WHEEL"
Most Unlque lnventi0n Umearthcd In
the Files of the Patent Oeice-oa.
tended TO Rev0lutiOaise Love-
nakinR-IDid Not Succeed.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
Hidden away in the old files OF expired
patents. kept at TIE patent once IN this
city for almost 4 half century, ara long
since forgotten by the employees OF , thrt
department of the government. are the
descriptive papers and drawings OF one
of the most curious inventions ever con
ceived in the brain of an giraffe American
genius. In all human probability there
are not ten people living to-day III have
heard of .Th Oracuiar Wheel or Unique
Center Table, invented by one William
o. George, of the city OF Richmond. Va.
and patented in the year 1851. Yet this is
the triIe and exact ute OF a machine
invented by Mr.. George to revolutiontze
the vast subject OF matrimony. itself. and
10 place it upon Il plain. practical and
even scientific basis.
In spite of the fact that there could
be no more important invention than the
more practical way than his of putting
his IDEAS into execution. tho oracular
wheel, whereby the sO-called game. OF
equality was played. scored so signal u
failure as a popular invention that If the
faded blue parchment upon which the
description OF the invention is written had
rot been discovered by the present writer.
there Isl IL possibility that it might have
continued in oblivion for all time to come.
Mr.. George has detailed at some length
in his application for Il patent both the
niS.oTy anu the uesSfiptioa u MS sCLeiAie
and appliances and the following tran
script OF certain passages in the original
application of the patentee will give to the
reader a sympathetic and adequate idea
of the vast daring and the great scope
of his purpose. Moreover. the naivete of
the writer's style adds Il charm to his writ
ings. even in so matter-of-fact a document
as an application for letters patent. To
tell the truth. there vas an objection rails
ed by the commissioner of patents to Mr..
Georges first application on the ground
that it contained irrelevant matter. and
certain of the passages objected to were
afterward omitted in a revised appl;ca-
ton. This same irrelevant matter. how
ever. forms a not uninteresting chapter in
the history Of the invention. and as it is
filed with the other papers in the case is
given in part below. 1t was submitted in
the latter part of April. 1856. and reads as
follows:
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20
MINISTER TOLD HER
uusE cuTlcuaA FOR BABrs Hvnoa.

ny litaie baby broke out with . skin diseass.
Our family doctor attended the baby continu-
aliy. butdid her no good. lalso tried . specialist
hss b. niy temporarily relieved her. and eczema
covered ths chiid's face aud body completely.
while the child's su6erinys were most ~intense,
- liss. Mr.. stockbhdse told me about CTR.
cukA. lcommenoed treating the child. with The
sssais thas our little daughter 10 nov veil OF The
dissase. CrricUxA REnEpiEs cured her.
osPG l4,s9s. ARs.K. Il. BLYTHE. Dallas. Tex.
000Y0e0c0 To knot that . warm bah With
IUSy CUTICURA SOAR. and sinels
oaeissing Win CUTIcURA. purest Of sn,oIient
ekin cares, viii aAsrd instant relief In the most
ligsessing o tsehing. burning. and scaly ~tnfsntils
hsoon Of the skin end scalp. With ioo q hair.
ed 90 70 - then y 70 fail n yoar duty. This
e0olnent meaao comfort I'D rest for parent .
Wsli - grateful re.isf aAl reffesAing sleep for
eh0A nd h pure, safe, sreedy. end ecooomiesL
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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

Shewaiter Defeats Jaaowskt.
NEW YORK. March 1a.-Showalter and
SsnoWski to-day agreed 10 extend the Sc
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29

ard called fer the hired man 20 take his
Horse 30 The harm, she mot him with Il
smile ana kiss ana told him she had dis
missed the man and had sent :or their son
Tom 10 come home from college and take
HIS place. but Tom hadn't arrived yet aGd
until he did her husband would have ~
put up the horse himself He Vas disposed
to protest against such q course. but she
vas in such Treat good huTnor and appear
eel ~ re 81 happy oTer II and the prospect
o. saving the hired mans wages ana also
cutting of the expenses OF Tom at college
that tie could not find fault with her, and
went on 10 THE barn with the horse
When he came hack his supper which
Was waiting for him. ard which his wife
aud daughter had prepared f3T aim. as the
hired eigl had also been sent away. 20
found Il 10 Re a very skinny meal t1dec e.
with TO butter ter his bread and only skim
milk for = cup Of coffee, So roor that Tia
thickest cream could NOS have redeemed
81. but his wife MAS more cheerful than h~
HAD known her IN years, and Mary wAs
positively radiant IN her good nature Ia
DER suca circumstances II was simply .nl-
possible - offer any ohSeeiions ard AZ
Simpson accepted the situation with at
the gTaCe al his command. u hlch WAS not a
LITTLE. fer on the whole h. was q really Hue
rlan- However he noted rumaer *
changes In the rrou1. especially the aaseace
Z
tii not HE % refer - tie matter ana
when the meal WIS finished, his VIII
Laughing like = child with = Christmas
grcseBt cam" e. him with her Ncrk-has-
kat nearly fuh of pager ard silver r3oney.
drafts, checks ard noies. and pc, Il Ia bis
lap
what ia au th'se he asked as i.ea~ei
as he WAS surprised. for The very slxa; Z
nsoney had become 81 - a delight . h.rl
a "a sY=es 2.
stgAt dollars ard thirty five crEts" IA4sn-
e. Ms Simpson. '-Coua, i; an3 see"
.aut where az Il coma fvogn - fusss;c,9
ths NJ s,l.ie3 mar
~Da. Z feuad u" explained his u fe.
-'Yuu Know we!io you weg1 gore. JHfn..
art sAe Became very serious "a she saoAr.
e eas converted never thought rauca
of "a ia. xeG alvays said shoUt nay extra
aEant eahsts. Aut = seemed 20 corge hoess
50 n4e during tae pAat week ard 'aauEt.t
l,gW stnfa5 81 Sas. - I 1851 rs 3e 80 XIV
;utnl q change. ard TtEht awAs. Jae".
sexsa a. fev. better and S&gGtev Ma
=. ste ~arso Way. &oi Ne Began rtSht os
sl rs'ee nch ara res trsn Na8 glsG --..
are ae }st tae nlygA he.p naaG Au8 So
~ ne terry HFSg ,sisE and s~n; ~ Ton
to some hcus. Thea ! so.6 tho ray co51
far xs., oss,,AG%a we Cant ef0rs 10 haFe
Eaae g1Gca r959sy II = h@sse A1t ! tTa1s1
,Ac ,Wa wogta sc ap.ete fcf - - cos
a-E S. g. a-a uey 50 t-~1E. ara ! ssl4 lEe
Jersey cea see 81 ana arrange - s4y
satin ,r4x escns M Jscks7a a. csrts
oa4ft ans get tl-tv~r-T,S e;.-e 3 week 7r
ro+As~s an,f Z psti 81 s~~r;s a T-our4
,.. stee .sSs~a3 - = al Essrs sa'8 fas -
sfs :er So ara tkl tNg are qift@E@s ott
~ tse 4tsssax~r ~ ~Nn: : ssoe't s5aae rss
else &2s yoa. a. SIS +: 49, Sc 4@en "A
,As .-ss - Ia s@sAe& aAsa s--sa asss>y.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-29

the money you have turned over to me
IS your commission on sales. and you can
buy all the dresses and hats you please
for you and Mary, and plano for Mary
that she has wanted so long. and new
sewing machine, and we'll stop and tell
the hired man and the girl to come back.
and Maria"-hs voice fell almost 70 a
whisper. won can buy a bicycle II YOU
want 10 and wear suit TO match IL. /
won't care a cent. Maria | guess I've
got converted like YOU did. only mine
was different" and Deacon Simpson &C.
tuaIy danced a Jig on the porch In plain
view Of the public highway. while two
big tears came Up into his wIfe's eyes
and slowly ran over and shone on her
cheeks like a pair OF pearls from some
bright sea beyond the skies.
An hour later the Simpson family were
bowling merriiy along the road 10 town
and John was listening 10 bis wife and
daughter chattering over what they
would get. and tie thought he had never
seen the sun shine SO bright nor the trees
and grass so GREEN. ard the air was atled
with fragrance he had not noticed In
many d long day. W J. HAMPTON.