Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-20

pr"papiy may IA we'll make up Its mind 10
httingly welcome Mr.. Lytle's successor.
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There appears to he something of a dis
crepancy. as 1t were" insinuntlngly OBJ
serves the Brookicld Gazette. between tho
boasts that have been made OF the splendid
financial management by the state author
tiles and tho fact that the state treasurer
has been forced to use q fund belonging to
the counties which Il former legislature
very accommodatlngly neglected to APP
propriate and without which the state war
rants would not have been paid.
Edward V. Kennedy, who was for years
a popular attache in Northwest Missouri
Of the Kansas City & Counc Bluffs road
when j. +. Barnard was at its head. has
been visiting the scenes of his eariy-day
activities recently. He is now q resident
OF Alexandria. La. and is vice president
and general manager of the Gulf. Louisiana
& Northern railroad. which is being ex-
Of ultimately tapping the territory consti-
tuting the great corn belt.
The governor Is not inconsistent in his
lukewarmness with reference to the hold
ing Of a worlds fair in st. Louis. the
Oregon Sentinel insists. He and the legis-
lature having officially pronounced st.
Louis incapable of self-government, could
scarcely be expected to encourage the UNI
dertaking of an enterprise Of such dimen-
sions there. Perhaps. the Sentinel sug-
oocto Ctopbarc -C<oua CooL or al may
prefer Jefferson City. where the residents
are regarded as being able to govern them
selves, as a location for the exposition.
If "Brer Gardner and his Lime Kiln
Club desire to maintain their headquarters
at the undisputed center of activity in the
line of industry in which they are pre-
sumed to be interested they must hereafter
recognize Ash Grove as the seat Of gov
eminent, so to speak. That busy little
Greene county town, which has been max
ing rapid strides toward the top in its spe-
cialty, smashed all records last week with
a sale and shipment Of sixty carloads of
lime to a single firm, the heaviest consign-
ment Of that commodity ever sent out from
one locality at one time.
In the kingdom of Galloway. where. as an
admiring contemporary says. they do things
in an old fashioned style when they wish.
and in excellent fashion always. was held
a fiddlers' contest at Fulton the other
| night. Ten contestants were on the pro-
Gramme. The excitement was so high -
| the contest continued that some had to be
| pulled from the stage when their time was
| IN. and Colonel J. 1. Nichols danced a jig
in the main aisle. The first prize. a $50
/ violin. was awarded to Daniel Boone Jones.
of Stephens Store: second to Professor W.
Douglass. OF Fulton.
IT once had an interview with the late
]. B. McCullaeh." recalls "R. S. r.. in the
/ ST. Louis Mirror. TT happened in this
wise. The date is immaterial. A coterie
of politicians. disguised with the course
of the Globe-Democrat upon certain mat
tiers. decided to notify Mr.. McCullagh,
through me. that he must change the
course Of his paper or-Qt is perhaps better
to omit more accurate rendition of the al
l dIIiSCu III 81. 1LotiSs LII dLh'
bassador most extraordinary. in the late
evening. and. after a somewhat late sup
| per proceeded to the Office of the Globe
Democrat. After some little trouble, pre-
coded by a very small but intelligent-look-
ing urchin. 1 assembled several flights of
| stairs and was at last ushered into a small
room. perhaps Il by IA. The urchin disap-
----l ~ a. - 1T. -
At the far end of the room a man was
sitting. his back to me. in front OF a table.
which. as I now recall. extended the en-
| tire side Of the room. OF the balance of
the room 1 remember nothing except one
chair and a lot of papers and stun lying
on the floor in apparent confusion. With
out turning. the gentleman with his back
to me asked me to sit down. 1 did SO.
The chair was so placed that I had a
perfect view of 1.-THE back" but of nothing
else. Some time passed in perfect silence.
which I devoted to a close examination OF
1.-THE back" I detected no sign of weak
ness. mental or physical. and the silence
was becoming annoying. II not oppres-
sive. when the gentleman. without turn
Ing. said: Well. Mr.. R.. go on and tell
what you came here for Satisfied that 1
was In the hearing. If not the presence.
Of the man 1 sought. although somewhat
embarrassed by the difficulty of talking
to a man with his face turned from me,
I commenced to unfold my tale. AS l
| progressed and. as l observed not the
, slightest indication of life in my sole aud
itor. 1 grew more composed. The situation
appealed to my sense OF the ridiculous
and 1 determined that. as an ambassador.
I would discharge my full duty and that.
for once. ]. B.. McCullagh should learn
exactly what some people thought of him.
not only repeat. I'd in hoe verba every
mean thing my principals had said Of him
and his paper. but I embellished. l added
Ing 1 said seemed to make any impress
sion upon 1.-The back" NV monologue last
ed for more than an hour. Certainly l
talked until l was out OF talk. and got not
the slightest response. not even an indica-
ton that 1 was heard by the owner of the
massive-looking back Immediately in my
front. l quit and commenced wondering
what I should do next. 1t seemed wise to
do nothing and lighting a cigar. I COM
posed myself as we'll as l could upon a
| most upright and recommending chair