Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-03
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THIRD

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OF CURRENT INTEREST.
lecdotes of Mr.. Gladstone giving The ih''
fary opinions of that versatile states
\ are always Of suggestive interest.
correspondent of the London Spectator A,
8: Some years since 1 had the great -
lsure of meeting Mr.. Gladstone at din-
I One of the other guests asked hintree
.ther il was true that he had pro-
need Shakespeare to he the greatest
n who ever lived. Mr.. Gladstone at oncesg
tied. and I can almost repeat his words "a
batim: No.. L do not think I ever made
h a statement. Undoubtedly the three
Attest men who ever lived were Homer.rai
ate and Shakespeare. Homer created amed
pie. a language and a religion. Dantectio
ated a people and a language. but notig !:
eligion. Shakespeare did not create anyend
dhe three, but I am inclined to think III IL
t his reputation will increase. and thaqsta
another century he may be universallysme
;nowledged to be the greatest man who.[siTs
G lived" ms
have often asked myself and Others Mb
Hes Victor Smith in the Press, "thc
ostion-Who is the leading clnbman in
y York? Does anyone know? Some
n belong to more than a dozen clubs. ard
Dir annual expenses in the shape of fixed
i Urges an nut Tess lldu Sl,uVU- i ESIhOu
in Giraud Agar Is nearly as good an,
around clubman as we have. He be-
lgs to the Union, University, M%etropoli-
I. Lawyers, Reform. City, Players,
| eholic, Racquet. Commonwealth, New
TX Yacht and Observation-Disclosures
chit clubs. the Metropolitan. of WASH
.ton, Country Club. of Westchester. Barnv
ISOLATION and American Geographicaint
ciety. 1t keeps a man pretty busy to.,t
y. ~ I,.~- a. -I- - 49,. III
nd to social duties. The dues paid N airy.
ar by Mr.. Agar amount to $780," -
A Philadelphia man Is the possessor of a.
.ndsome Maltese cat which bids fair to be vii
wonder in its line. Unlike other felines. r
Is cat has a great fondness for water
I'd seems to be real happy on w%ashdays.
hen he regularly takes a bath in the
uing water after the clothes have been
moved from the tub. Another peculiar
| ait is the animals ability to eat any kind
food. and fruits and nuts, especially pea
Its, are his speciality. But the most
nusing performance of this gifted pet
kes place whenever its owners wife has
| casion to string up the ciotheslines in
e yard. At such ines the cat takes
eat delight in doing a little tightrope act
I'd follows the clothesline in its zigzag
Mrse from fence to fence, never making
| misstep. and continuing the performance
e hours at a time.
In all the large cities Of the country
here a political pot boils the year
Mnd there Is always some one hotel or
| lrroom or clubhouse where politicians
aggregate. In New York. for instance. the
fifth Avenue hotel is known as political
aadquarters for the Republicans. while
lie Hoffman house is the meeting place
/ Democrats. The most noted political
htel in the country. apart from the Old
fifth Avenue. Is. perhaps. the Arlington,
! / Washington. For more than a quarter
I a century this hotel has been famous
troughout the country as the rendezvous
{ politicians. senators and representatives.
is known as the presidents hotel. be-
cuse every president in the past twenty
sars, save Mckinley. has lived there dur
liz the three or four days prior TO in
aguration.
'.Daniel Webster once got a check for
5000 that he was in nowise looking for"
marked q Washington old-timer the 9TH
q uay. webster was in the United States
snate at the time and had delivered his
msterly speech on the compromise meas
he, in which he sought 10 reconcile the
d%ferences between the sections. Its broad
ntriotism appealed to MIR. W. w. Cor
Gran so strongly that he sent the senator
lH Suh IIthlloucu thS NN-s HNNe NHJ 80
aletter expressive of his admiration for
tie man and the speech. Years after
Mrds I saw the original of the reply
sHt by Mr.. Webster acknowledging the
receipt of Mr.. Corcoran's letter"
The late Senator Morrill, was greatly es-
tened at Cornell. Morrill, hall there was
mined in his honor. and a full length oil
portrait. ordered painted by the board Of
tustees of the university, hangs in a con-
sdcuous place in the university library.
Tie basis of this esteem was the bill Mr..
Abrrill introduced into the house of rep
reentatiyes in 1857 to secure public lands
for colleges. -
rhe retirement of Warden Woodbridge,
of the Connecticut state prison, was logi-
"a and inevitable under the distressing
circumstances in which he was placed by
the appearance of his own son as a con-
Wit In that institution The case is re-
mirkable, and public sympathy will be
called out in behalf of a man placed in so
unnatural q position.
In irrepressible author whose Christmas
poem came in too late for that holiday.
Fnnk Stanton says. writes: I'm aw-
full sorry about It,; but IL you will
change II to fit New Years. and
run It in for me. I'll give you a dollar. IL
YOU can't do this. just send it back, and
IN fix it UP for the Fourth Of JULY"
Or. Mosher, dean of the women's de-
partment of the University Of Michigan,
has decided to introduce shadow photo
graphing into the work OF the women's
gymnasium. She will take full-length shad-
ow pictures of the girls at intervals during
the year and by comparing these observe
what effect the gymnasium work is having.
The Princess of Wales never carries any
money about with her. II WAS not so long
ago that the princess. on attempting to
enter an entertainment incognito. found
herself without the = shillings required 10