New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Kansas in celebration Of the fttleth anniversary
OF her admission into the Union Territory pur-
poses to hold 1904 at Topeka, her capital city,
an interstate exposition. which the world will be
invited. A strong organization has been effected
to plan and carry forward the undertaking, and
the preliminary work has already vigorously begun.
F. D. Coburn. secretary Of the Kansas Board of
Agriculture is the present head OF the directory.
and Captain II. NJ. Phillips. Of Topeka, is the sec
retary who has matters directly in charge. The
promoters OF the enterprise promise that Kansas.
through this 1904 exposition. will reveal herself TO
the world in attractive light. hitherto little sus
pected by those who distance have unwittngIy
regarded her merely part Of the wild and
woolly West.
him as refugee in the British Lesation and Of
9ne uRar Ras b thf hsTe ba has sd at eS1 ~ @
american Legation? DESTROYED by the Boxers?
gan FS9 yh & f9ona aG nS h hsys to % the L or
the RsSsian W. MY ar run n t9 eoVeT IRdeT the shelter
viii tell you why He Will point to the secret al
United States and explain that Mr.. Conger's action
was dictated by that and was In cireums tances
Bryan oi been in the White House and Mr. i7 Lentz
been the American lei Minister IN Pen In such
British roof? Mr., Lentz Will tell you no. Rather
would have fled to the street and offered his guIIet
70 the first enthusiastic Boxer he met with sharp
AT the present moment" says writer in The
missionaries in China may have lost their lives
foreign mission boards in receipt OF hundreds
OF letters from volunteers who wish to go China
and take their places. Just enlistments at
United States Army recruiting stations have in
creased because OF the half war in China. so have
volunteers for the mission fields increased. and the
larger the number of casualties on the field the
larger will the secretaries OF the boards expect the
number of missionary volunteers to be. II has
come to be, during the last two years, quite the
a
home and one on the foreign field. So great IS
the number of churches at the present time apply
ing 10 mission boards for and women whom
they desire to support in foreign fields that mis-
sion boards Bile to supply the demand. The
trouble is, not that volunteers are not to be had
in plenty has just been said. but that competent
men and women are not to be had Enough apply.
such as they are. but the requirements for the
foreign field exceedingly severe. not alone as to
body condition. but also to mental equipment
and educational attainment"
But the Ant gave the Grasshopper the marble
heart, only.
Since you have sung all summer said the Ant
Well, guess mott" said the Grasshopper with
eaHtsTT 9ati6n shall probably start an antitrust asi
Here the Ant perceived that he had put his foot
in 1t and crawhshed forthwith.
without recourse.-(Detroit Journal
The foreign population of Shanghai last May was
s,7T4 OF which 562 were Americans
when you rejected me last evening" asked
step, that my rich uncle had cut me on with
No" she said, with tears OF tender compassion
in her eyes. II had not Believe me my friend.
am so''-
well, he I hasn,t-snd s1,t I've got another girl"
horribly-(Chicago Tribune.
THE latest political gossip at Topeka" saws
'"The Kansas City Journal" 'is that the Demo
crat Populst and Silver Republican committees
have about decided to turn the entire management
OF the trtune campaign to Mrs. Anna Dsgs
AT first there was some objection on the part OF
the Democrats. who foolishly prejudced against
women in politics. but the mastery manner in
which Mrs. Anna managed the three conventions
at Fort Scott was an argument that at last over
came the scruples OF even the Hon. James orr"
81 haven't felt we'll for two years" writes f
r. Burr OF Lawrence, from Cape Nome when
you get this, telephone Gibson and tell him am ali
rlsht hut hold on a minute. l Just heard ave
shots. Wen, another man dead. and another shot
IN IN the head not over hundred feet from my tent
one man died IN an hour; the other shot In
a dne mead and viii likely get we'll think the
aead man had a claim that the ether fellow wanted
put we don't know for sure. They have arrested
two men, and think there will be a hangtne bec
ths p m, '-tkansas City Journal