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THE KANSAS CITY JOUUNAL. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1895.
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Klltorlil md Soi let) ls"7
Clt) IMItor . . M-'
I.'AT1.IIN (lPPICH-TI Tribune building
New Vnrl. W Winl tlnnon in itingei
WI.Si'HItN OPPICH U7 Dearborn street,
Hoom t"2, Ohli igo 111 Horito M. Pord,
mFsisr mm ipcvluidi n jcansas cm.
COOP MORNING,
Tho president's currencv trfnrm ap
pears tn h.ic gone to Join his Hiwallm
polic)
Socretar) Cinlllu'r real troubles will
set in when congiess stops him from
telling bond
It looks ns though tho lher forces In
congress were going to dictate a few
terms to tho ndmltilsti itlon
Debs errs in saving tint he holds the
Judges "In sovendgn contempt." It Is,
hatred he feels, not contempt.
It Is painfull, apparent tli.it many of
the cuckoos are not mostlng In the nd
mlnlstiatton s barn loft this session.
The Tnpokt Capital mentions editor
ially that Mi liriot. of the Indian Tcirl
tory, is dead Kicked the bucket, eh.'
Cloernor Levelling Is bent on lining a
nuisance to the list Ills ofllcl.il mes
sage Is the longest eu sent to a Kan
sas legislature.
Mr Cleveland In.s built a Hrse Ice
house at flray Gables Does this mean
that he expects to compote with tho
Ice wagon In '96?
Now that vValle Ins gone to his 1 ist
resting place It will be the duty of Col
orado to speedll forget him and think
of something pleasant
The decision of a riiltlmnre Judge that
stealing a cat is not larccn) was doubt
less influenced b the probability that
the cat would come back
The country will be a little leluctant
to commit Itself in favor of tho "new '
woman until it Itiins wlnt kind of hat
she proposes to neir to the theatei
China is determined not to cede an
inch of tcrritoi But the Japs aie put
ting up ery peisu.isKc arguments, nml
she may change her mind by sptlng
Leuclliug's liml ofilclal eftort 13 not
so much a message of information and
counsel to the legislatuie is ,i list word
in his n,uar:ol with the Ilepublicans.
A Wisconsin paper sijs tho country
Is suffering from fi-rvnt statesnianshlp
The tMonsln editor should get back
about three cents chantre out of that.
Mr Sibley voted against the tariff bill
and was defeated of a le-c lection hut
not dif-ated as lndl as some of the
cuck ios who voted for that measure.
The old Hlckorj" anniversaiy cele
liiitiuiit. mi thleily useful In bringing
poIitlr.il empscs like Horneo Hole, out
uf ih u tnilliib for an annual sous and
da net
It is p-Unful to loam that tho Pair
t- ii vvhirh has been estimated at $40,
000 000, is ically only vvoith 515 000 000.
r ii i to become of the poor 1'ilr
lumilj
Tht sulf-idence of henitor Allen's nt
t.i ks on tiie .senate resiaurant Indicates
that tin wait-is have quit snickeilng
when the N'ibriska btatesman eatt pio
with a knife
Of the 100 bnchlngs in the United
Btatts last jcar Cieorgla lh credlleil with
tvveritj and Kentucky and Alabama
with nineteen each. It Is thus teen that
Georgia lends by a neck
Oongres-,m in Klblej talked of the ad
minlstrail.m with a "padlock" on his
mouth Prltnds of the piosldent should
ax once g t uut an injunction to prevent
the removal of that padlock
n Kistiin eontf mpoiary bajs Seni
tor Hill has experienced "a change of
h-ilt" but does not give tho name of
the lml with whom tho exchange is
supposed to hive been mide
Congiessinan Wilson despair of tariff
n form and fen.uor Vest despairs of
currency reform Tho rountiy has long
since despalied of anj sou of lufoim by
n congress in which Wilson and Vebt
nre leading lights
Tht conduct of tho Japanese tioops at
1'ort Aithui shows that a few son.-, of
civilisation .no not sulllcloiit to prcvint
a heathen nation fiom lelapJlng, with
tho aid of enterprising New York corre
spondente, Into bubarlsm
Tlit doctrine thnt countj odicials must
tarn tho salaries they iliuw Is some
thing nf an innovation In Jackson coun
ty, but It is tho doctilnc the present
county court believes )u and It will have
to "do" I" -I16 eases of the coroner and
surveyor, and possibly others.
Congressman Slblej's "padlocked" nt
tack on tho administration was not on
a bcorchtr liui something of ,t revela
tion The cauntrj li.ib biispectid for u
good vvhllo that tho president was Using
the official patronage as a btlbe to con
gressmen to obtain support for his ,ul
mlnistiatlvo policies, and Mi hlbley
comes very near buppllng positive evi
dence of the fact It will not sulllce to
bay that felbley Is a wild nnd Iirespon
siblc chatterer, lib lias earned no such
reptilnllnn, In Die home or out of II,
The fnet that tnembem of Ids own pnrtv
crowded about him and congratulated
lilm nfler liln speech dhow that he vvns
talking of Mattel wherrpf he know ntnl
that he mule eentet hotn With a tittle.
more provocnlloii Klliley limy conclude
to lcmuve his paillock
1 I smis t Itltvt 1 ItlOltl s,
There- l n lesson well worth studjlnc
In the showing of bank cleat lugs for
Inst .vent. And It I n lesson that speaks
well fur Hainan C'lt( which was tho
tmlv cltv of Inoooo or over tli.it showed
n gain ovct the ttansictlons of 1S93 In
the rountrj, ut large the clearings
dioppcd ftom M.04J million In IS-! to
JS.1I7 million In U9), n lUciease of over
T.ooo millions In the business of the
binks
In Knnfl City there was nn lncrene
of more than it million-.
This Is striking evidence of the truth
of the claim alvvu.vs held let by the Jour
nil, that Kann Cltv In an Indisput
able advantage In Its HUtniindlngs It
shows cohclilslvelv tint It Is fuvon'it
bi'Vond any othci city In the coimtr b
the extent and productiveness of Its
tilbtitaiv territory. The acknowledged
enterpi Ise of Its people could count fot
Utile In the lecupeiatlve power of the
eltv's bulni"s It It were not t r the
fact that the productions of Hie sur
1 minding rottntiv are such as to keep
Its Industries nnd ttade In motion In
such times as those by which tho whole
countiy I beet.
If sui h lesults cili come In n el
when ill ntith and low prices for the
products of tho soil huve cut down
the purchasing powei tif.tho people of
the West bv almost one-hall, whit could
have been expected of our giowth under
av oi ago conditions '
Tim futuie of Kansas City Is as sure
ns the rising and setting of the sun
There Is no such thing here now ns
fictitious piopoitv values There Is not
a foot of ground tint Is not wuith everj
dollar tli.it Is asked for it Those who
ire still calling over Incumbrances
fiom the davs of wild speculation will
make no mistake In their continued con
fidence In the times tint aie to come
lively day fin the past e.r ha lessemil
the strain bv the trituration of confi
dence nbioul In the eltj's futuie.
Let the genei.il dlstiust luought about
bv political tinkering with the union's
piospirlt bi nut to iet, and the bright
est davs that our people hive over seen
will nt once bo with u.
nn. m.m Ksv, si.s i int.
Kansas Is about to send a new rep-ic-entatlve
to take pirt In the dellbeia
llons of the United Htates semti foi tho
next six eais The senile Is i small
bod so fa i as nunibeis gu but in in
fluence and powei it Is the greitost di
llbeiatlve bodv In tho wmld The next
senator ought to bo vvoilhv the station
and woith the M (te The iieoplo of
Kansas are intelligent, coin. igi oils anil
piogiesslve. Thc aie morally sound
nnd healthy A nun to lepteMUt tint
state of schools md rhmclns should 1k
a m in of tinusuil Intellei tuil attain
ments mil powei, mil he should have a
reputation above lepioieh To lie the
tiusti-o and igent of the state of Kansas
In the sen ite, he should be a thoioughlj
tiustworth m m, a man of nscei tallied
personal and political Intpgiitj lie
should be a man of some eprii-nce nnd
tiainlng In public affulis lie should be
a lingo man familiu with l.nge thing3.
To unite tho p.uty at home he should
bo ns free fiom old political entangle
ments and enmities and piejudloe-, ns
possible He should lie a man of wide
views, pitient, toleiant, firm. To keep
the p.irt in powei lie should hive the
Intellectuil cnpiclts to grapple with livv
Ing Issues and new Issues as the arise,
and ho should have the chnrat tci to
command the respect, confidence aril nl
leglince of the people
Nothing has been moio noticeable In
K.inns press utletanc.es since election
than tint constant note of caution,
warning, and evpn of apprehension It
has been pointed out that the recent vlc
toj was quite as much tho result of n.
weak and scandalous Populist leader
ship as of inheient positive Republican
stiength; that the Republican party
comes In on trial Men and measures
aie to be jealously scanned. The moro
enlightened and conseivatlve mmibeis
of the Populist party aie to be won back
by a wise, clean ndmlnlstiatlon of public
nffaiis The good naino of tho state Is
to bo le-establlbhed Under these cli
cumstnnces the selection of a senator
Is of pecullai inipm tnucc Theio must
be no scandal In tho matter, no ground
for the suspicion of scandal. The situ
ation above all demands the election of
a mini of i lean elnracter and clean rep
utation And ho must be elected In a
fair, clean w.tj
niiiiH in or . i ii i ii.
Attention is dliected to the progress
which Ins been mule by whut Is called
Christian .Science by tho dedication nt
1 oston of 'The Plrst Chureh of Christ,
Scientist" It is n most be-autlful
sti uc tin e of bioj gianlte, and its bulld
eis call It theli "praor In stone," which
suggests to recollection tho story of the
c.ithednl of Amiens, whose aiehltoitur
,il consti notion and an.ingcment of stnt
uaiy and paintings made It to be called
the Illble of that city. Tho Pianklsh
church was real id upon tho spot where,
In pagan times, one blttei winter day,
a ltoman soldlei patted his inintlo with
his swoid and gave half of tho gaiineut
to a n iked beggii , and so was memorial
ed In ait and stono what was eilled
the divine spirit of giving, whose un
believing evcemplat afteiw ml became a
saint The Itoston chut clt siiullarli ox
pi esses tho faith of thoso who bullnvv
in wlnt they term tho divine ,ut of
heallnj, which, to tlieii minds, enl
as much to-day us it did when Christ
relieved
The ilrst church organisation of this
faith was founded less than elghteon
jc.itb ago with a mcmbeiship of only
tvventj-blx, and since thou the number
of belleveib has giown with u-markublo
rapldlt, until now theio aro tocIutleH
In eveiy quarter of tho cotintr). This
Mouth, it is said, pioceeds moio from
tho gtavesards than ftoni couversloiis
from othet chuclus, foi most of thoso
who embrace the faith cl ilm in h.ive
been rescued Hum, death inliaiiilouBly
under tho injunction, to 'hi il tho sli k.
mine the di. id, cleauso the Kjier and
cast out demons, " The hold with strict
lldelltj to what thej conceive to be the
lltei.il teachings of the llhli as e -pitssed
In Us poetical und highly llgui
atlvo language Their services comprise
readlneiJ from the Scriptures tind fr un
"Kclence und Health," a vvoik b Mis.
Udd, tho founder of the- beet, who be.
cainu convinced of the principle of
mind-healing through tho study of
homeopath) The "Christian .Science;
HliiiiMl' contains a song suylce some,
what rersembllng that of Uiiltailiii
churches, being a compilation fiom (he
works of gic.it devotional poets and of
prose writers of all ages.
Altogether the belief and btivice; mc
well suited t) nllfy a taste for tho
invstiml win. li, nlnng nmhV lliu , lin
bIiowii nn uncommon development In
Oil cottnlrv during the last decade ithd
whlrli I I irgi I) Orle tital In Its choice
Mtirli a rild dep.irltirc from long le
ppee ted Mews na I marked by the dedl
rntlon nf this chtltch and others of kin
dred iiientilng may rensoiinbly excllo
wondef it lo how lildicnl 1 to lie (III
encroachment upon prev ailing faith,
und whither sflme of the pre-Christian
Idea of the Asiatic uto eventually to
supplant those In company with which
our civilisation lins developed.
tinxtiiH iv nAMt riitt't.t.s.
Testerdny lirnuglit ninny changes In
nlllilal Imnk elicle In this cltv, some or
which were surprise to the geliernl pub-II-
nnd otliets were not. The elevnllon
of Mr. V. A lltllo tn the position of
cashier of tho Hank of Coinmeice wn a
well drieiviil pmmotlnn, while the 10
ttllll nf 111. Woods to the plesldelic) Was
not u suiprlso to those who ate ac
quainted with the nblllty of that gentleman.
The selection of .1 K llurnham ns
president nnd C K Morey ns vice pres
ident of tho Metiopolltnn bank brings
to tho front In bunking circles two gen
tlemen who are coiisldeied especially
Rttong nB Ilnmcliil expei ts. Mr Hum
bum has long been well known ns one
of Kansas Clt) '8 prominent whote iltrs,
While Mr. Morey ha, for the past )ear,
been nn the diioetoiy of the biuk, where
his abilities wile seen and uppreclnted
While the cbntiges 111 the olllcers of
the Cltlens' National bank will come
ns n surprise to the public it will lend
lly be seen thnt In the election of Mi
Church J. White ns ptosldent nothing
hns been lost In tho stiength of the In
stitution. A C.OOII III III.NMM1.
The new coutitv couit Ins stalled out
as the people desired when thev elected
the new olllelals It Is evident tint
there will be no slnecuios foi political
pets under tho pi cent administration
I'nnecessniy expenses will In lopped off
nnd the men who lime boon placed In
olllce will be compelled to do tho vvoik
Insipid of drawing the snlules while
high priced deputies peiforni the duties.
The appointment of Colonel 1. II,
Waters us counts counselor Is In Itself
nn nssiii ince that the ila)s of the chnh
w.irmeis and pip suckcis aie ovei, at
least during his Incumbcnc). The colonel
has nlwnvs been heartily In svmpathy
with the IiIots of lefoim so stiongly ox
pressed by tho people on election ills,
and It Is a safe assumption to ny that
ho will see to It th it the countv gets full
value for everj dollit expended b) the
court undct his ulvlsement
An Item to the effect Ihm the first act
of the picscnt JllsouiI leglslitiue was
to replace a poittalt of Abrilnm Lin
coln which had In on taken down fiom
the slate house vv.ill twenty enis ago
Is going the rounds ot the pi ess The
item Is n. good advertisement for the
new MI-"ouii and cannot be given too
wide u circulation
It Is gi.itlfsing to sec the legislature
at Jefterson City promptly getting down
to the vvoik of amending the election
laws This Is unquestlonnblj the most
important subject ten consideration at
the pieent session, and In ordei tint It
mi) receive due attention and be sine
ol definite1 action the sooner it is tnken
In baud the bettet
Tho declaration of seveial Southern
congie-smen that tho South will sot
about ii-formlng Its election laws on a
basis that will Ignore the negio su
premacy issue aro all right as tar as
they go, but the country must see tho
promised icfoim In successful operation
bcfoie putting implicit faith In ii.
the Ciptiiie of tort Ilnirj.
To the IMItor of the Journal
Please give me the number of Confed
i rates surrendered to denei il Hnnt at
X'ort Hcm J 1' WOOD.
The number of prisoners captured nt
Port Ilmiv nas given In the olllelat re
ports nt the time as eighty-three I. itei
repoits pluie the number nt n,nitv. The
main bod) of tho Confederate forces ea
cuped Miss Mi'venion Sttll or) -lrIt.
Wnshtngion, Jun 9 Vice President Stev
enson Is ailll di tnined nt Ashevllle, N. C,
because of the illness of hts daughter,
Wary Ilt-r condition Is reported to be
still critical In the exinme, und It Is un
certain when Mr, btevrnpon will bo able
to leturn The vti e president's family .no
all nt Ashevllle, except his son, Lewis
U Stevenson, who Is unable to leave tho
bedside of Ills wife, also dangerously 111
In ISloomlngton, III Mi Lewis Stevenson
has been uniilil lo be In Washington
since t,ie meetlnf of congress on this ac
count, as ut times his wife's lecqvery
has been despaiied of,
at.i, im t;i: Misouitr.
Clinton has tried tho ball and chain
cure for the turnip nuisance with markid
sue CPU.
Adum Pilclia, Johnson count) ' oldest
citizen died Sunday lust at the advanced
BBl of 91
Though Nevada snloonkeepers .aro com
pelled to put up WOO for license they man
age to do a living business.
Tvvelve.pound girl babies nro not eveiy
day arrivals, even In Missouri, but now
and then one comes alonjr ut Trenton
Tho Joplln man who can steer eleir ot
u si.uul.il. a hold-up or a knock-duwn toi
two straight vvueks Is hi great good luck.
The Ucnton Herald Is reliably Infoimed
tint the Morley nnd C'omntorio rtilliontl
will be extended south to Morehouse ut
one i'.
'I he "Clorgla Mmnet," Annie Abbott, Is
holding up the solid men of Missouri
country towns und uuloulslilug the natives
kenctrull)
The Tribune believes Trenton would be
a good "show town" if the malinger i
would only bring mound something worth
going to si e
If tho wenttiir gives tho crop but half a
show Howell county will rnlsu tvvlca a;
inui li fruit next )oar as It his had In
un) put )eni
Tho Carthago Press is as bright as a
new sllvei elolliu In Its dress of new nnd
handsome tM but It still ch impious the
dollir jtut tho same1.
Life In Missouri dully glows to bo less
of a wear) burden to Juke htotlci, tho
pupulat bonlfuie ut Wast Plains, ax ho
leads tho Iciftiduilve news from Jofieiscin
CM).
It Chllllintho will gtvo tho project
sullleleiit encoumhtnunt that pleasant
lovvn will have u new open houn nod
will ho udded to A li Mscis' umusciiupt
circuit
J. Wem Goodwin wunts tho legislature
lo let the rallio.i.lb luni but will not
turn the whole! powei of thu lluoo loose
un the subject mil' s hanging-bet) excur
sions are thieatened
There's not inn li tnl- about McKay's
promised railroad fiom lluvveill county lo
hiloani Spring, in trkeimas, but ft Is
gjven out cold bi the Poiuunu Purm cap
italist that the Uik will urc) bo built
blneo tho Kansus Cltv, l'ittsburg & flulf
lo id was built ihiou,li buuthvvest MIji
sourl that mllnii uf tl statu has comet
to tho fiont with .istoiii'tuiK strides. And
tho best pail of It is ti.tt It lb btlll im
proving at us lapld a r.n
II Is estimated ihut tin money now In
vented In fence i in Soit. rouuty voul
be sutllellllt II built i new six-loom
house on every fum in Hi count), Ami
tho fences rould Ik pi l if tho stock
laws v.vru juopetly enfweed.
at 'iiid -tin: vt nit.
The persnnnlllv unit the Indlvliltmlltv
if Mr Sell Smith !tUoll hnve stamped
IheniKelVe so lvldli Upon public Vision
tint thonterinioifl luive never tliouttlit
of I mklng for nnj inrtleulaf dlgiesslon
from Ihem on the ptrt of Mr. Htissell,
In other words, Mr. Hussell hns plmeri
himself so long thnt few believed tint
, lie could play am one else, and still
'fitter cited, perhaps Hoea Howe nlid
Nu.ih Vnla me little mote than snip
Mints of the droll comedian, touched up
n little for the occasion. The portrait
have endeared litems! Ives t() n verv In
teresting nnd prolllnbte clns of pin)
goirs and hnvo served to bring the actor
to t state nf Independence where he can
Indulge a hlghoi ambition and a mure
hi tlstlc fane).
The conclusive nssei lions on the patt
of Mr HttsselP critics Hint ho vvns to
Rtilcled to tety narrow limit have,
pet haps, been u potent nn Incentive as
hns been n sincere nrt ambition In
ptomptliig him to take n bold step Into
tho i calm of old Hngllsh coined) where
hp should bo tiled bv the strong light ot
luminous precedent Harlv this se igon
he imdpitouk the udc of I)i. Pangloss In
"The lleii-nt-Law," ami hi attempt,
fosteied by the Intel est nnd speeded
by the blessing of the most celebrated
or living P,itiglose, Ml. Joseph Jeffei
soti, was clowned with n degiee ot suc
cess that none of his admit cr ran un
derstand without witnessing his per
fiiiimtucc. Pol obvious reasons Mr Itusscll's Pan
glos cannot be taken on faith Por the
sumo reasons hi second venr In the
pan will bo more successful than the
flist Lust night's audience at the
Coites was as large ns nny of the week,
but nnnlher )eai In the same repcrtoi v
would doubtless mnkt the nights of old
comedy sttong fnvnfltp. lty tint
time .Mi Itussdi's ndmlters well
know that he can be nt home
In wig nnd kneo Ineeches nnd
tho devotees ot Mi ..leffeison will have
leainnl, If the)' nn willing, that the
secniid P.inlos will not do violence to
their memories of the first
It would perhaps not be In good tnste
on the part of a critic lo go far In com
parisons between the P.inglns of Mr.
Jpffeisnn nnd tint of Mi Hussell: but
the public makes compiilsons and the
critic may, ptihnps, lie nllowed a few.
The point Is asset ted, 111 splto of piob
able cotitindlctlon, that Mi. Joffeion
upvor gets fuithei fiom himself than
does Mr Hussell in the delineation of
chu.ictei n this particular role he Is
mote subtle but less unctuous He Is
more spilghtlv but loss humoiou Ad
mliitblu ns Mr Jcffiison is In tho re
llcetlon of the e'liib ur isments and sui
lulses of the char.ie ter, Mi Hussell moro
clearlv rellccls the sense of liumm. Mi.
liussill's Pangloss Is ruielv a -in pi He.
One cm lenilllv see that It leans heaxlly
nt moment on Ml Jcffei son's charac
terisation, but It hns minv points of
oilglnalltv und the clniacter Is sus
t.alned with icmnikable evennebs. But
no moie comparisons
AVhen Inst night's audience passed
tin ntisrli the period of ehue scrutiny nnd
satisfied ltv( if tint .Mr Hussell was all
right it settled down to a veiv heaity
enjovinent of the pl.iv nnd gae the
comedian every mark of substantial ap
piov.al, even nppliudlng the- bptween-nct
speech vvhirh comes with clockwork reg
ulirlty alike to thoso who want it nnd
to those who believe thnt such a speech
Is Innitlstle Crowned witli Mr. JelTet
sem's wlrf and g u be'd In his costumes,
and with nn ndmh ible facial mnkeup,
be made an amusing flguie as the old
pedant of Colman's eieitlon In action
lie took i trim po tint eould not have
been expected by thosp accustomed to
Ms adagio st)le.
As v is suimlsed In this column In re
viewing Monday nights perfoimance,
Mi. Husspll's supp'Utlng comp.an) Is
much bcttei suited t dd comedv than
now Mr Charles Kmllev and Mss Kate
Hv.in gave excellent eh uactciiitlons
of Lorel and Lady Duherly. Tho best of
the secondaiy ch.arutois, hovvevei, vvns
that of Zeklid ilonn spun ns done by Mr.
Alfied Hudson MI-s Harriet Toid
111, i) oil Clcelv with excellent taste and
convincing; slnceilt) Mi. Charles M.ac
k.as's Dick Dovvlis vias pleasing .though
a little lacking in spirit nt time The
smaller patts vvmp In good hands.
The most Intiic-ting play to be pre
sented .it the si nl the.atcis the coin
ing week will i Helasco & Di.Mllle's
".Men and "Winn n " which, aside fiom
being one of t lit trongest of American
society pl.ijs his the merit in tills en
gagement of I) i ig new to this public.
Jlen and vvom n was brought out by
Daniel Prohm.in - L)ceum Theater Com
pany and lin 1 i long nnd pioperous
i mi in New Y ale It bears consldeiable
icsemblnnce t ihe other plavs of the
samo school l ut has one situation
that of the t 111 1 let, wheie then Is a
midnight ineetli i, of bank dhectors to
pa-s upon tin illegcd guilt of a bank
oflli ial w hlch i ild to be the stiongest
sltuitlon ever wmght by the di ft hand
of Helasco It w is this scene that ad
vcitiscd the li and made It well
known even vvluio it had never been
seen The cast pcsentlng the pi iv will
Include the pi ii le who ale appearing at
tho same thca.li i -the Ninth Street this
week in "The I'ltniltv Hill," although
the cast being i much lniger one than
that of tho latin play, font or live now
pcoplo have Iib ii brought from Now
York for Impoitant characteis Tho
sale of seats i.ir the engagement will
begin this morning.
At tho Coates next week Joseph
Mutphy will be seen in a repertory of
his old plays Monday and Tuesdav
nights ho will appear In "Shniin Rhue "
Wednesday and Thuisduy nights In
"Kerry l!ow" and Prlday and Saturday
nightii and Saturday afternoon In 'The
Donagh " Ml Muiphy has conflned
himself to this lepertory so long tint
theio Is nothing to bay about him or
his pln)8 that is not well undeisiood by
nil who nro conceined in his recunent
visits.
"Von Yonson," tho popular comedy
,w....ll., t, 111. rij 11.,.., ll.rt nllnliinlAp
of tlm Scandinavian dialect, and Man
ager j. in s compiny or comeiiians in mo
Play, will begin a weeks engigoment lit
thu Oi.aiid npeia house Sunday aftei
nuon The pla) has had a wonderful
iccoid, and its popularity teems to in
cieisii with i-.tch ifttHulng visit "Yon
X'.M,..,," it, ,,t .nil, llv till,, h?n 1-nrlr n
)e,ii or two ago and suipilsed tho crit
ics, w no we m it u pi c p u en in uiiu so in in ii
merit and originality In ,i play the) had
..,.n..l. V.n..l ..T .... tn 1 lln.n X'n,
riiiie.., III II 'I ,, 111' l, ,,.,. 1,1, IU ..,),,
Yik fnllnwed the wako of otho: citloa
illltl Hf'l I III) MillHJI HI I lUUllflMIU iipiMtlV
nl iiniiti It. A'tin Vim (-.mi lt n ilpllu-h t fill
und iinlquo poruiuilftv lie Is uneotith
anil HUtei.ite, but tils heart is fno.u ami
n.i At I in n illnit Iritu ft 1 1 lid I 1111 I Im k
li II I a; ennui iittx iv ni"i sJ "
oidln iril) as stolid as ono of Ml 1 In i sir's:
' .inui ucnis, nut ins seiisii hi iiuiiiiii
l li.tnn .....I l.n Id ultDn- I,, unnllinAnl
1-5 iecii Hilt, li" .", ...,rt ', ..,.,
The slmpllclt) and natui.tlness of Mr.
tleigos iinpersoiiaiion navu romiuc'iiui'ii
It to eveiy student of tho drama, and
his oMiuUlto drollery has mado thou
sands laugh
Mil Ytimtiil Ono Volume.
Lowlxton Journal "'Ono of the funniest
caHts 1 e vi r found, says a Jolly hook ugent,
"wan when I was lunvasslug foi un cue)
clopedln whli li was compared of two vol
umes It was ovi In (he Penobscot valley.
1 called at a house wheiet there was a
vei)' sti.alght and prim )oung lady, who
niiiiitheil lur wi nls with a jiroelslou tint
reminded inouf Ulikenn' lady who practised
on 'prune' and rlm ' I made known ni)
imslnis) und xtolled the cnojclopaedla In
all the terms known tu the iirofiu-sion. She
lUte lied epiletl), und when 1 had llnlshed,
puckered up hrr inoutli und said: 'I will
iiiku ono volume, so ' The Idea of one vol
iiuii, of all ene)ilopcdlu being warned
without the rest of Ihe work was so novel It
ulinost lloort 1 ni 'JVhlcli volume" I
usked 'The second one, sir.' 'flut, iiiidim,
havo ou alrea iv (rot the first volume,"
No. dlr.' she ic'idlMl stllll), 'I will tuke the
second volume.' 1 hid no more to sa,"
Ilm iuung Avtugtr,
Tid-Hlts. He was a pretty Utile young
stti, with little fit legs that stuck out
beneath clean, stilt staiched clothes.
'What un ) u going to do when you
brow to be u iii-.ii" uaked u visitor.
The little fellnv's fueo ussumed an ex
prc slon of caiii, v, gravity as he responded
with a voice w ink was evidently shaken
b) sad memories of the past; "Whip papa.'
PASSED UNCHANGED.
LOtTKlt IIOIISK Atirtl:l;s TO CltANOKI
I.N UOtt.Att UAH OltUi.VAMCt:.
REFERENCE AND TWO REPORTS,
AN i:il OUT SfAI'K TO ItAVKTHK ttONI)
I KATUItl: STttlCKKN OUT.
After ii Preliminary shlrmlnh, the Memnra
Pn-es by tliiniilmoiis eitr An Ordi
nance Thnt Puts il I lirno em
erly l.er) lluilnr'-.
The lower hou-e of the council Inst night
passed by unanimous vote the Sn)der gas
ordlhnnro ns It cntne from the upper house
Mondny night, where It was amended to
rerpilre the compmy to put tip JVl.ooo cash
deposit, or JTo.CX) bond to be forfeited If It
did not within six months expend J'iO.000
In the construction of gis works nnd with
in three )ears expend MOO.wn, Tho ordi
nance now goes to the ma) or.
When the franchise came from the upper
liouo Inst night Mr. Drown moved to ill
pi'iise with the rending ot the sections
which hid been passed bv the loner hotiso
nnd read only the section which had been
nmonded by the upper houc. Mr. Ilegnn,
however, insisted on the reading ot the en
tire ordinance, which vvns done Mr. Drown
then moved a suspension of the rules and
the passage of the ordinance after n sec
ond nnd third reading. Mr. Ktoner second
ed the motion. Mi. Pendergnst said ho
had only objections against tho eleventh
section, und said he would vote for the
ordinance If the provision foi a JTWW bond
was stricken out nnd the J50.0UO cih deposit
required It was better, he nld, to hive
a cash deposit of JJO.W) than u !7'i000 bond
rm the motion to suspend the rulo-t .Messrs.
irnig, Jamison, Drown, Stoner nnd Kid
well voted a)e, nnd Messrs Pendergnst,
Monti, ltlcger, Olson nnd P.egin voted no
a tie vote, the suspension being lost
On motion of Mr. Drown tho ordlninco
was then refeircd to the gns committee
with Instructions to report within thirty
minutes, the house to tnke ,i lecess for
tint lenmh of time. Mr. Itegnn wanted It
n fi rred with instructions to leport at the
next meeting He Slid tho m i)or would
undoubtedl) call n meeting for to-night If
leepiestid to do Po Mr, Drown Insisted
that thirty minutes was enough for the
committee to make up Its mind, ns the nut
ter had been discussed over and over again.
Ilv a unanimous vote tho oidln.mee w is
referred with Instructions to repoit In thlr
t) minutes and tho home took a recess
It w is a little less than an hour before
the house was called to ordei again llwii
two reports were submitted Mr Drown
brought In a mlnnrlt) leport In favoi of
the ordinance as It came from the upper
hou'e Messrs Iteg.an nnd Olson brought
In a majoritv report striking out the $"'()
bond provision and making the disputed
eleventh section read as follows.
' Section 11 In consideration of the fran
chise lie rib) granted said grantees shall
dejiosil with the treasuier of the clt) of
Kansas C Itv on or before tho acceptance
bv them of this franchise jO.oOfl. to be for
filtcd to the cltv of K iii.is City i tiles
within sk months after the acceptance of
tho franchise heheby granted thej shall
expend ut least $-.0,000 and within three
)cirs expend "OOOjo in the construction of
gas works In Knns is Cltv, Mo it ilil
parties di pa-It said f50KHI, then on the cer
tillcato of the clt) engineer that J.OO.Oia) has
been expended by said pirtlcs In the con
sti action of gns works as herein provided,
the clt) tie.isuier shall return to them the
said JOOOiji '
Mi. Urown moved that the minority ro
poit be substituted for tho m ijorlly re
port Mr. Itegnn moved the majority re
poit bo adopted Mr. Olson said he had
hi en informed bv good I ivv)ers that i bond
was not the right kind of forfeit in coses
of this kind He said he had tried to get
a, eiimproml-p on a J20 000 cash deposit and
a SW.OiiO bond, but had filled.
Mr Stoner m1iI he had been Informed by
Plrst Assistant Cltv Counseloi Wnlsh that
a foi felt bond was u good seeurlt) He
said that the onlln ince w is tho strictest
franchise ever granted In this part of tho
countiy and that tho provisions piohibit
ing the compiny from selling out hid ob
viated the nicc-slty lor ail) large deposit
oi bond He said that It would be some
time licforo tho works could be built und
that the light had Just begun. It was not
light, he said, to have a largo amount of
moiie) tied up for )onrs
Ml Hegnn said tho floOOO cash deposit
was letter than the J75 00O bond und that
If the company means business It will ex
pend thu JJOOfnii) within six months and no
hardship would bo worked
Mr Stoner said tho stringent provisions
of the ordinance preventing the company
fron selling out were better than Sl.OoO.OOO
elipo'lt It was not n question of money
row, is the Interests of the city had been
protected when a deposit of MO.OuO had boon
Insisted upon, together with tho othei pio
vlslons of the ordinance.
Mr Diown said that nny hardships
plai ed upon the company would only de
la) the building of the works He snld
that the ordinance provented the compan)
from doing an) thing with tho frnnchlso If
the works were not built.
rirst Assistant city Counselor Walsh
vvns culled for nnd ho slid that he had
been Instiueted by City Counselor Itoz
elle to tell the council thnt ho (Iloi
i lie) icanrded a $7"i,ef) bond ns better
than a ensh deposit of JMOOO
Mi Jamison siiriendered the chnlr nnd
mado n speech toi the mlnoilt) report He
si.ld the necesslt) foi a luigo deposit had
been obviated by the provisions of the or
dinance preventing tho comp.an) fiom sell
ing out. He said tho provisions of tho or
dinance are woith hundnds of thounnds
of dollars of deposit nnd that as soon as
tho good fnlth of tho company is estab
lished theio will bo no leason for any
deposit at nil Ho said that men of thn
leputeil wiullh of tho gentlemen compos
ing the company do not sign bonds for
leigc amounts for fun and said that these
men who will rescue the pwiplo of the city
should bo given a chance to live. It.ither
than see a light between tho two houses
ho would vote for tho minority report.
On motion to substitute the minority for
tho m.ajorlt) leport Mr Itegan alono voted
in the negative, and on the pasMigo of the
ordinandi every member of tho house
voted In the nlllrmatlvo.
'Hie houso refirred to the finance com
mute tho ordinance providing for a watch
man nt thu city hall
The Tlernaii ordinance reducing tho
price of gns to U nfter Mnrch 1 was rc
feired to the gas committee.
Ai.r. husims. tai:ii.
Iho (supplementary Menisci Ordluiinre l're-
Miitui in urn upper iiiiue-,
A suppleiuenlnr) license oidlnance was
read and leferred to tho finance committee
at tho meeting of the ui per houso last
night It provides for Imposing licenses
upon lines of business und upon propel ty
that are not now required to be licensed.
Licenses of t per )eir will bo required
of wholesale dialers In Hour, feed, train,
hay and mill stuffs and ot second hand
eleulers.-pioprlctors of rallwuy und steam
ship ticket olllces and dealers In soda
water, mlneiul water and carbonated bev
eiagcs If tho ordinance passes. Undeitak
ers and funeral directors. Installment
houses and buildings where rooms or of
fices aro rented aro to be taxed the same
amount, The license upon "non-resident"
taxed from 13 to $15 per ear, according to
Telephone companies are to bo assessed (5
per year (or each tiuii3inller and receiver
und telegraph companies must pa) U pei
)eur foi each pole upon which their wires
aro strung, Private vehicles nru to bo
hide a metallic plate on which the number
whether they uio diawn by one, two or
four horses. The city auditor will bo re
quired to furnish to tho owner of each ve
hicle a metallc plate on which the numbei
of thu license and the words "licensed ve
hicle'1 will bo Inscribed, The plate must
be put In a conspicuous place upon the
rear ailc of the vehkle, Anyone violating J
nny of the provl-lon of the ordinance will
be fined ftom S to J20
An ordinance fltlng the license lo be
paid by renl estate ngenls, rental agents
nnd brokers nt J23 per )enr wa passed
A resolution requiring Ihe street rnllnny
companies of the cltv to run cars every
hour between 11 o'clock nl night nnd 6
o'clock n. m. was retorted to the flnnnce
committee nnd .a resolution requesting the
chief of the fire department tu report to
the house the tinmes of nil llremen ap
pointed but not confirmed was adopted
An ordinance transferring Jl.foo from the
garimge fund lo Ihe lire department fund
to equip nnd mnn the lire engine house
nnd engine nt Twelfth nnd Hell streets
Vvns pnssed.
After the budget was cleared Alderman
Moigan moved to adjourn. Alderman Hut
tig objected nnd tried to mnke a speech,
but Alileiinnn Morgan declared the motion
wn not deb liable nnd he vvns sustained
bv Alderman Shlnnlik, who was presiding
during the tcinpornrv absence of President
Tlern.in. The motion whs lost, After a
brief debite nbout the ndvlsnblllly of wait
Ing for the lower house lo lake notion upon
the gns nrdlnnnce n rroi wan tnken for
half nn lioui. At the end of Hint time the
house ndjourncil, the lower house also hav
ing tnken n rcccs,
BANK OFFICERS.
Changes Made hi Vrrv Peer Imlilnres nt
the Meeting of the ewr Itotird
of Hire e tors.
The new boird of directors of Ihe Plrst
Nntlonal bank met )esterdn) nnd re-elected
nil the old ofllier. ns follows; James L.
lonilurd, president; J, L. Abernathy, vlco
president; H. P Htvlnncv, cahlcr, and O.
W. Plshbuin, nsslstnnt cashier.
The dlipctors of the NntlonnI Dunk of
Kunsas City met )oturiIav nnd elected
ollleets for the ensuing )eir All tho old
olllcers wcie re-elected. 'Ihey nre: J. S.
Chick, president; Clinics Campbell, vice
president, J. Q. Wiilklnv, Jr., cnshln, nnd
C. A. Spiiuldlng, nsslstnnt insider.
The new Iv elected board of directors of
the Nntlonal Dank of Commerce, whoso
mimes were given In )cstenhi)'s Journal,
inn rtcrdny uftemoon nnd elected olll
cers. Dr. . S. Woods, the formci piesl
dent ot the bulk, vvns elided to his old
position, to succeed W. A. Wilson, nnd W.
A. llulo wan elected cnshler to succeed Mr.
Church J. White, Henry Schwltzgcbcl wnc
chosen nsslstnnt cashier, but the olllce of
vice president vvns not filled. Mr. ltulo
hns long been connected with the bank, nnd
has nn excellent repiltitliin ns a financier.
The dliictors of the Metropolitan Nntlon
nI bunk hive chosen Mr J. K. Hiirnhiim
president to 111! the pi ice made vncnnt by
tho icslgnullon of Mr It. W. llocki-r, nnd
Mi. C. S. Moicy as vleo picsldint, to take
the id ice undo vacant by the reslgnitlon
ot Mr. W. i: Hall. .Mr. J a. Stre.m wua
ic-eleeted ns cashlei, and Mr. W. L (lalncs
ns nslstant cashier
-Mr. Duinhnm, tho new president, li a well
known business man He has for m my
)p.us been at the bend of the wholes lie
house of liuinhim, Ilunnn, Munger K. Co,
one of tho best known wholesale houses in
the West, nnd Is a man of gieit enngy and
recognized ability. Mr. Morcv, the new
vice president, is from Scamlli, Kn , wheie
he has hi en for )cors n su-cessful lunk
er. mil one of the prlnelpil owners of the
Parmers' and Merchants' bank of that cltv.
The Midland Nation il bink will elect of
ficers to-dnv
Tho directors of the Missouri National
bank will meet Prld iv afternoon for the
purpose of electing olllcers for the ensuing
jeu
At a meeting of the directors of the Citi
zens National built, held )esterda), a
semi-nininl dividend of 3 per cent, pij.
able on demand, was -voted, nnd the follow
ing olllcers for the ensuing year were
elected C. J. l.hite. president, S W
Campbell nnd Henry Schwlt7gebel, vice
president. W It feeegor. cashier. Mi.
White vvn. until last Tucsilaj, cashier ot
the Nation il D.cnk of Commeiee. and Mr.
Schwitgpbel ,ls assistant cashier of the
same Institution.
OF INTERESTJ0 SKATERS.
Indies' Unit Club of Wiixliliigton rnrk 1)111
(,lvo n Cariilwil em llio Iio
-Next hiturili).
The skating season will bo .at Its
height nt Washington puk lake on
n0X. 'l,,Vul.ax' "1,en l1"' Washington
Pirk Ladles' Ho.H Club will glvo .a Bk.it
ngcirnlv.il. This carnlN.il will be given
b) the )nung ladles who nro Inteiested
In purchasing a new set of taclng boats
for tho club foi the coming season In
oider lo help the club out the park man
agement hns very liberally agreed to
give It a ceitaln peicentage of the traf
fic leceipts thu elav. The Ico Is In
splenilld condition now nnd piomises by
faituiday to be In line shape.
The piogi.imme lor the carnival will
Include piUes for exhibitions of fancy
skitiiig b) ladles nnd gentlemen and
' ii? ,f01v. spee,l -"'csts. The bath houso
will be heated and kept open as .1 lecep
tloii loom and the conveniences It olfers
J,,1 ,V ''PP'tclated by all skaters. A
fun list of the various events and tho
prUes will be published later.
su.M'i.ownit snnn.
Since they got to lobbing giavevarJi
down at Lawrence Sam Hlmrs has put a
pollock on hi- Do'in ,-it.; boom foi i.ail
ro id commission, t,
'Securing the shadow e're the substance
fades" was linmoitall) illus-tr md the other
da) when a photogi ipher took a Hash light
group of the Pop statu house officials
A traveling troune nlnved the "Amnrin
Hcio' In Coffeyvllle tho other night Just
as though they did not have thu man who
killed tho bunk iobber wlih them nlivnvs.
The pessimistic Idea that one cannot live
In Western Kansas and nnko mom y re
ceives an Irrevonhlo backset In the fot
tint a Noiton count) womun has Just sold
a Colorado mine for &10.000
Theie hasn t b'n auotner such a will
cat scheme at Lawri.no slmo InuUIng thu
arbondale ra.lroai as tint nf .a baiter
down there who vdv,"isej that he will
ti.ulo a horse for a gold watch
Tho Union Pnclflc.whlch was holding out,
has now ngiecd with other Kansas rail
roads to make a rate of ono fare for tho
lound trip for inembeis of the Kansis Na.
tlonal Huard who will take part In tho In
augural celebration.
Tho big steam engine whlrli was bought
jo run tho w.iteh factory at Wichita has
been sold to an Irrlgitlou company. Tho
watch f.icteii) i mis right along on the s una
strong wind which turns thu whirring looms
In the Topek.a woollen mll,
Thero in u bo noihlnir in iho nnror thnt
Judge Hosier Intends to rejoin the llepub
llc.iu pirt), but tho cozy und hearth-dune
way hi which ho drops Into thu Copeland
lobby these winter evenings would bo tak
en as corroborative evidence) In his own
cuuit.
Hwlght Thacher Harris, a I.ecomplon
lad of U yenrs, Is a candidate for once In
the house of lepreseniiitivis. Ho has ad
dressed a letter to (he member of the le,;.
Iskaturo In which ho si)s; "I urn a farmer
b) occupation, huve alvva)s been a con
sistent Itepubllcan, and this Is tho llrst
tlniii 1 have ever askul for anything" If
that Ind hasn't caught onto tho Kansas
Idea, it Isn't the fault of his miming,
Your Wellington politic! in believes In
taking tlma by the hoir) forelock elosn
down between tho ears. A Hello Plaino
Visitor was cornered by a Wellington man
who wants to run for rtglsler of iieeda next
)ear, und he did not succeed In breaking
uwuy until his tnln had left and ho was
foictd to miss his New Year's dinner. He
won't do an) thins nl all to that candidate
when ho goes down to tho convention next
summer.
Iteports from the lounlry pr-.ss hillcn'ie
that the Kansas girl Ij "onto' tfcc- mistle
toe racket with both feet, The Ablleno j(e
llector doscilbes a party up there wheie
the dear ones hung mistletoe in every door
way, beneath evry chJiulclle'r, and even
suspended stray bunches from the i oiling,
The Itellector closes i's .act ount vylth the
naive remit!: that "all v. cut home fc ling
that a good time hal been had" And the
Hinpoila Uazclte fWU'3 that when the
girls down there hsaid th it a klst went
with every berry on, the vine, they had a
great time sowing on borncj. .
Boston, Jan. 9 The Republicans this aft
ernoon renotninaieu lion, ueorge i Hoar
for Pnlted States senator, Tho Democrats
nomliuttd John Itusgclh
ft
iNb.
She wns ft winsome country lass,
So William, on a brief vacation,
.More pleasantly the time to pass,
Hssuved flirtation!
And ns they strolled In twilight dim,
' While nenr the time for parting drew,
Asked It she'd like to have from him
A billet-doux.
Of Prcnch this simple girl knew naught,
lint doubting not 'twas something nice,
Upon lis meaning quickly thought;
Then, In a trice,
Upward she turned her pretty head,
Her rosy lips together elrew,
Por purpose plnlii, nnd co)ly snld:
"Yes, Billy do!"
SHQUCti.
And William did.
Home nnd Country.
Tim souTiinnN girl.
BRHAKl-AST.
Prult.
Oatmeal. Milk.
Broiled Chops. Stowed Potatoes.
Gems. Colfce.
LUNCH.
Oysters In Chafing Dish. Brown Bread.
Cold Shew. Coffee.
Baked Bunan is Orange Sauce.
DINNHn.
S ilslfj- Soup.
Cnlt's Liver, Brown Sauce.
Stowed Turnips, Spinach.
String Bcnn Snlnd.
Wafers. Club House Cheese.
Crenm Tapioca.
Coffee
'Ihe use ot Hngllsli Ivy can not be too
strongly recommended us a decointlon for
our rooms during tho winter season. A
lad) noted for the beauty .and freshness of
her Ivies was .asked the secret of her suc
cess, which was slmpl) putting a smull
piece of beefsteak at the roots of tho
plants eveiy spring and full It is also
cl limed that to lightly rub each lent on
both sides with HWcet oil will preserve a.
fresh, vigorous appe.unnce of Ivies, In splto
of furnace hcut and gis, usu illy so Injur
ious to house plants These simple meas
ures uio well worth tr)lng.
The prevailing fashion of separnte waists
nnd skirts hns decided economlcul advnnt
nges. It goes without snjlng that the Idea,
halls from Trance, the very center ot
econoni) as of fashion. Por m in) years It
his been the custom among modistes thero
to make two waists to each skirt, and as
ever) woman knows a skirt will generally
outwear at lc 1st two waists. If tho gown
Is for street wen, a fincy waist Is de
vised to be slipped on when Its owner
comes in, which saves the trouble ot an en
tire change of costume, If tnc gown Is in
tended for the house, both a low and a.
high bodice are provided for var)lng oc
casions. Mabel "Sunrise In tho Alps'" Why, it
looks about noon time. I wonder where It
was painted?
Hortenso (consulting catalogue) Phila
delphia. Life.
What more precious offering can be laid
upon tho altar of u man's heart than tho
llrst love of a pure, earnest and affection
ate girl, with an undivided Interest in
twenty well tenanted houses? Roceleaf.
New- York Weekly: Mrs. Lakeside "The
'atrocities of Russian t)r.anny arc perfectly
aw fill."
Priend "What have )ou learned?"
Mrs Lakeside "I saw In u paper this
morning that lu Russia no one is peimltted
to marry moie than live times."
n't..,.. ...& mi.ei lmun nil nf thn small de
tails looked after boots and shoes for
this and that occasion, velvet collirs anil
belts for plain costumes, blocle und
g)iuiiii8lum suits and such lingerie until
It Is no marvel that the tea, and the crowd,
and tho wardrobe, almost turn her )ouns
head.
A good deal has been written lately con
cerning tho exact position occupied by "Lj
President!'," tho wlfo of the chief of tho
state In Piance, An exchange sa)s:
"Tho fact seems to be that she hns nc
recognized olllelal situation whatever, and
Is merely the hostess of the HI) see, hut,
of couise, she takes jueccdenco of nil
othei ladles as the wife of the president,
although she has really no right to the
title of presldente, which Is given her
cx-olllelo. It was lemurked by all thoso
pusenl at the servleo held at the Greek
church, on the day of the czar's funeral,
that Princess Mathlldo mado way for her
at the door, and nNo that Mine Cnshnlr
Perler hesitated and looked somewhit con
fused, and would have fallen luck nnd
given the princess tho pas, only the latter
insisted nn Incident which had a sequel,
for on tho following d ly Mine, Cnslmlr
Perler went to call on Princess Mnthllde,
It Is the llrst tlma thnt there has been
any Interchange of clvlltles between Ihe
IJIysee and this member of tho Bonaparte
f-,tnfli
At Ilutte, Mont . n )oung lmiy applied for
permission io kill her tialtor love'i. Tha
com t said that, while It might bo desirable
,to wipe; out such a sxnundirl, It had no
power to older It to bu done except by
oidluury legul means. ' 4 '
Thei Russian gui land. bids fair to super-
8fnii","? "-r-JVr.u l'l''" shower bouquet
fpr bride suialds' usei, 'limy are slung over
y.!'sU!,,.VumJ W". 'f ,h0 bin" of tlmskrt
Those thus rarrlcil at a. recent wcddinir
wcio of entwined lose? and buds ad
hung from ii band' of losi'-satln ribbon
which, rested ou (ho arm In i butterfly
New York Commercial Advertiser Plain
has remarked that ufie'r all men und
unim,.n ure n,ot e 'llfcient. Lord Chester.
Held has niaiki u slmlhii statement The.
Shi In,le.i.wh0 ,1,lnk otherwliS .A small
pi of S .the lounger sister or two ijJS I
brotheis, luought up with seriiriillous car,
and whut Is conshli'ied proper letafd tor
' "l.lte J!1. 'er..'y valle.1 her' broiher
..,.,. .v.. iuui j ins was, on her nart
purely fraternal common cation (hat iho
occasion seemed to Justify. In the famllv
t.1"! ' 6a'.eJ. ' have. .e"ploUana''5
elered disconsolately among tie i, ' feel"
iuc herself unhurt I..,, e.".J Jilv1? eeh
S?V;! !t ."'."J!-. ji&AZ - "w'as WW
lshment could hiv i. ...JJi511 Pun-
!.,, W,. ' vJVlu ollVr a'll
thcT prlcc-sho ,,'ald fu'r"' heS brfer'mS,'
'Tar.,y Jo' h8 '"l In dl-harg?n,h2r
'y I" two words, buch are the iiecesslrj
and salutary lessons of a b'lrfa Ufe,
ii r7t3kim.mrm r. m
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