The St. Joseph observer., 1922-12-23
JEFFERSON CITY HOLDS
OUT "HOSPITABLE ARMS

each such aircastles fifty years hence
firma all ashes and other refuse are
constantly dumped from the first cell
lar window, the one which Is the clos
est to the heating plant. to raise the
Lowell Of all such existing cavities
which are thus ornamcnted on the
highest brink with habitatlons.
Rabbit Now n Luxury
once upon time rabbit, served in
many forms. was the -de-resist-
ance graclng all capitol city boarding
house tables, never less than one
day. But alas, then the glens and
dales Of Cole county were full Of these
furry specimens and they could be
bought, unsliinned, for two-bits a
dozen. The advance and iuroads of
civilization amid these former hunt
ing grounds of the Usage Indians, has
thinned this rodent population to such
an extent that hunters now demand
twenty-five cents a piece for rabbits
and retail store keepers, thirty-five
cents, n price way beyond what a
boarding house keeper, eager to earn
500 per cent on each dollar invested
in fodder for starved legislative hu-
manity, can afford to pay. Plate
beef, two years in cold storage to sup
ply the needed packing house, copper
plated flavor and appearance, at seven
cents a pound, is cheaper and less Of
luxury. With a dressing Of cabbage
or kraut this jefferson City prevailing
variety OF boarding house beef can
be served under French cognomen
and the bewildered recipient viii take
it for granted that the dish represents
special culinary effort on the part
Of the high salaried chef, generally
Lincoln Institute negro student in
domestic science, serving and practic-
ing an active apprenticeship for room
and a sleeping place in the hostelry,
between school hours.) But when ig-
norance is bliss. wisdom is a folly, il
the digestive apparatus is in good
working order, and the body is young
ana the spirit willing.
Street Car Fare Reasonable
Street car fare is still as 1t was in
the pre-war days, five cents from the
point the electric vehicle is boarded
to tho end of the line with no stop
| over or rain checks issued. But who
can live in street car even If an in
ebrlate finds sleeping in one a joy.
The line runs from the southeast
city limits to the western end, travers-
ing most Of the way High street, tho
| main business thoroughfare. At one
| end are two new grave yards, and
| close to the southeast terminus four
| more. including the National and the
| Old City cemeteries. In the latter,
within sixty feet OF the street car
tracks. repose in eternal quictness,
| regardless of the din and other activi-
| ties Of a busy commercial thorough
fare, all that is mortal OF Missouri's
| former governor, General John s.
| Marmnduke. The tall shaft Of Mis-
souri, granite which marks the grave
is so close to the tracks that the in
l scription at the base can be easily
read by passengers on all passing cars
There Is no sidewalk on the cemetery
side. OF the street for the very reason
that this CITY of the dead" extends
to the curbstone, and many graves
including that Of General Marmaduke
reach into the space which ought tC
be the pedestrians portion of the
thoroughfare. Other notables in Mis-.
souri, history repose here awaiting the
final call to arise.
atmosphere Not Arid"
In all. jefferson City has sever
cemeteries and fourteen churches tc
look after the hereafter welfare of iti
5000 regular Inhabitants. "Sof
1 beverages parlors" In which hard
ware" is sold are nearly as numerous
as ediflces Of worship, there being no
less than twelve Of this variety, eacl
with the front entrance easy of ac
cess. Tho count docs not include tn,
"home place" in which white mule,
bountifully, IL not deliclously, flavor
od with "fusil" and other lubricatinl
fluids, is dispensed in single drams
half-pints, full measure" pints
quarts, or gallons. No extra charge +
levied for the fusil contents. It beinj
thrown in to grease the way for tn
eXhilerating portion,
In the business center two ounce
OF white mule" with n dash OF sod
water or ginger ale as a chaser, rep
resents 35 cents. and on the outsltirt
Of the Capitol city, and in the "hom
resorts" where you can sit in cOmfor