Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-30

She lightly hnu aside. aaA - =
Arises In har vast. nuds ssea I
flames Bs,jssia Knsa J
OF CURRENT INTEnESE.
Where "Ikiek HunteEsPs Dl00R1oA. sho
Kick hunters are nov. employed wisn
several Of the large hotels In NSw Y0A n
The kick hunter" It - explained. b Q 1sa fe
that bellies his name. being Of good apDokGn1
ance and engaging anners He = ak,
much Of a necessity In the modern hotel. i
where competition II close. - the houlne
detective. Dressed In the latest styis. ~
lounges about the hotel lobby. alway9S
ready to play q game Of billiards q take
a drink with . lonely bachelor. He satsrs
tains the old ladies with auius1ne 0eegteD
dances with the young ones. for Il -
part Of his business to become acquainted
with all Of the guests. AZ the saRs dine
he takes notes Of all kicks. about tho b.
tel service. and reports regularly 70 head
quarters. The difficulties are overcome "
a prompt" remedy which makes the gusatp
friends of the house for life. and they tIt
agine the landlord to be . man OF WonA
derful intuition. II never occurs to ths01
that they have poured their tales Of wool
into the ears Of the kick hunter"
"Gaag Aft Asley."
In the latest chapter Of his political
"reminiscences. Senator Hoaf tells bow he
life has been Q singuIAr in6t8aogr0YyUU
failure Of early plans and s1peoeaaeeas.
When he was first nominated - = candi-
date for the legislature. In 1861. he hesttate0
about accepting. az he desired to devote
h..nself exclusively to his profession oe
the law. He expected to spend his life IN his
law Office. as 4 counselor. rather than - IN
advocate for the ponaOu thot h. auWAn
he had an incurable incapacity for speak.
ing In public. Later On II was bis WholsS
desire and ambition to become . Judge.
II was again his own Wishes that he WAS
first nominated for congress-. and no 6Aallys
accepted for The reason that he could not
hOnorabiy retreat without leaving his;
friends In the lurch. Throughout sis earl
the creature of circumstance rather b
Of any political ambition.
Edwin Dooth anA Mary Dovlin.
Mrs. Howe in her reminisceneos ID thoi
April Atlantic recalls Edwin Booth SA4 ~
first wife. Mary Devlin. 0hs speakD a.
Booth a. modest. intelligent n above N
genuine-the man as worthy Of admiyatSoS
as the artist" OF Booth and Mary DsviiA
as Romeo n Juliet. she says. the tve
true lovers were AZ their best, Ideally
young. beautiful and identified with their
parts" Mary Booth died In Bostons5Hd
was buried In Mount Auburn csmeteTNs a
wintry weather: Hers was . most DaQS q
1gure. al She lay ceFsns y lovely ~.
rounded with lowers. Al Edwin Booe0.
followed the casket. his eyes heavy Wiz !
grief. I could not but remember how az
! hal seen him enact the part Of Hamlet
hind him walked q yoGhg nan Of Tematns
able beauty. to be sadly known at Q 4
date as Wilkes Booth" 1t
The Aaniral,s Thrifty Aneestesa .
DR.. julius Dewey. father Of the admir-
while earning the means with which to I@.NI
for his professional training by teachipss,o
chool in Vermont. acquired habits Of seS,i
omy which chung to him through Me. ~
er his marriage and establishment "
Montpelier q large family connection living.
In his native town. Berlin. b . miles dis
tant. fell into q way when business called
them to the capital OF stopping With thsfP
teams at his house. tn doctor stood 70
for a time In silence. but ON . certain mar.
ket day his patience suddenly gavs way.
and. meeting his guests at the gate. he d.
rected them to = hotel in an adjacent
square. where he assured them thsy would
md better accommodations b h. could
furnish. and at current rates" SYf0m vhis
incident. which he frequently reistsd. he
dated his prosperity.
A Kl0ndike Monster.
A Dawson paper thus describes the nan.
moth that was recently discovered near
Dominion creek: 1.-The huge monsesr could
not be lifted from its ancient grave, for %
weighed from twenty-five to thirty toaaL 10
measured forty-four feet six inches. it,
right tusk was broken, but its left tusk
was perfect. so that the right must have
snapped on In the fail which caused its
death. The remaining tusk measured four
teen feet three inches In length and 1ofty.
eight inches in circumference. The Aesh
was covered with woolly hair. about fifteen
inches long. and OF . grayish-blaek color.
weighed In . fashion. the impFoybeA scales
showing $50 pounds-"
The 1onsalth 10 th0 Nod.
The Rockefeller nsonolith, the largest b
the world. which 10 bolng taken up Nay.
field HIN 70 IAkevisW esHetssy. C3tvslaaA.
from the Nickel Piats SaflEeaA. AAs besn
stuck fast In the mud for tNe vssoa -.
forts have been made 70 DsvestAe 49,
meut. but to no avail tn UOg4e1n
abandoned until thc WeatAee booGnp
tlsd and the mud 1issppNan