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1 THrrrr TT city OAZ KANSAS 11 11 Twenty-First Year. No. 290 KANSAS CITY, KANSAS TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1907. PK1CE ONE CENT THE -O MAN AND JIM. i If you want to start an appetite "boom" GOVERNOR DAVIS' MASCOT.

Robert E. Frazer in Detroit Sa- urday Night Tells the Story of it. This Is a little story of a Greek letter society badge. In 1860, a yfiar after I graduated from the literary department of the University of Mich Igan, I was a member of a college society known as the Delta Phi. Among members, and one who was a close friend of mlae and I of him, was "ushman K.

Davis, a student In the iniversity bright, brilliant, companionable and scholarly man. At the time of graduation he left Ann Arbor and I remained there. He said to rae one day. "Bob, I am going away. No telling if we will ever see each other again, but that we may keep each other In let the children know you have a package of to f'r.

R-de Fell Down. A me nber o- the Rhode Island delegation yesterday a strange story on Duhita's great orator, the J. Adam Bede, the wit of the House, of whom it is said that he could be called from his bed at midnight make a speech, and would be found ready to rip holes in the star-spangled sky with his eloquence. Not long ago Mr. Bede was the principal speaKer at a banquet in ProvS ilence.

The flower of Rhode Island was there to hear him. He was called upon to respond to the toast, "ThO United States of America," an espe cially inspiring theme for him. He held his audience spell bound for ten minutes. ITp, and up, and up his elo quence was going. He had reached nearly the climax.

He had "014 Glory" fluttering amid tv.e twinkling stars, and the immortal "Bird of Freedom" screnming defiance to the world. Then of sudden he stopped. His hands wers still uplifted. In that attitude he stood as nmte fs if paralvzr d. Not a muscle of his face twitched, hut globules of perspiration oozed out of every pore.

No word fell from his white lips for nearly a minute. The strain on the audience was terrific Mr. Bede then sat down. Quickly sprang to his feet again ami sLam mered out as best he could the explanation that he was "stuck and would have to be excused from fur' her effort. The great crowd broke out in che rs in an effort to relieve hi3 tenible n-barrassment.

It was one or the In-tensest scenes ever witnessed a banquet. Mr. B-'de simply had been overcome by the warmth of his eloquence, and when he had almost read ed climax of his speech he lost the powo? of further thought or utterance. ClNQER SNAPS. Hew to Make a In her amusing story "A Call ts Harper's Magazine, Grace MacGowaa Cooke tells cf the first call made by two small country boys' on the daughters of a neighbor.

The call was to. be conducted on approved prlciples laid down In a hand-book on etiquette: Abner began to repeat paragraphs From the hand-book. 'It Is best to remark, he opened, in an unnatural voice, well you are looking!" although fulsome compliments should be avoided. When seated ask the young lady who her favorite composer la. "What's a composer?" Inquired Ross, with visions of soothing syrup in his mind.

"A man that makes up music. Dca't butt in that way; you put.me all out. 'composer Is. Name yours. Ask her what piece of music she likes best.

Name yours, if the lady is nvisical, here ask her to play or This chanted recitation seemed to have a hypnotic effect on the freckled boy; his big pupils contracted eaah time Abner came to the repetend. "Name yours." "I'm tired already," he grumbled; but some spell made him rise and fare farther. When they had entered the Claiborne gate, they leaned toward each other like young saplings waakensd at the root and locking branches ti kc ap what shallow foothold on earh remained. "You're goin in first," asserted Rcss, but without conviction, It was his custom to tear up to this house a dozen times a week, on his father's old horse, or afoot; he was wont to yell for Champe as he approached, and quarrel joyoasly with her while he performed such errand as he had co as upon; but he was gagged and ha n-strung now by the hypnotism of Ab Can't be beat 4 Do fij lie Too PosUive Nobody 5- Ai.v-y3 Flight. 4 UCCE'ir'S seldom can be f-C-ired without cor.flderce tut itivcr.t-Es is as as Snys John Co'e- man in Tribune.

To be toe positive means to repel casual acquaintances, to lose friends, som times eren to make enem'es. "Doi be loo positive if you would succeer should form one clause of every go "working creed." Illustration best supports argume; of this kind. A young man, recenti. suffering from a severe toothache. visited four dentists.

Each in turn, failing- to find a cavity, assured till patient that the pain must be "purely sympathetic." or one went so far as to use the frank word "imaginary." To the sufferer this con duct was most irritating, and, not be ing a believer in the theory, his appreciative gratitude to the Irss positive fifth man who finally found the cause and relieved the pain only waB balanced by his disgusted condfii) nation of the four others. Each of those others, therefore, lost a business opportunity and a patient through being too positive. The man who secured both was confident in regard to his scholastic theories and the belief that the toothache victim might imagine his misery; but he had learned that practice sometimes proves theory deceptive, and he knew enough to bo silent until quite sure of bis ground. Physicians often make similar mistakes, insisting that certain condi tions exist in face of the patient's u3- sertion tc Mie contrary. Sometimes iiipv r.r cA.ctimoo ir, either case no good end is served fcy too positively contradicting the other's statements.

A cheery manner is the best of tonics, the iiost effective instrument or medicine at the physician's command, but it should be used with discretion and skill. "I'll never call Dr. Blank again!" is an exclamution by no means uncom mon. "It simply disgusts me to hare birn insist that I feel better when I know I do not." Everybody knows, has suffered from, th too positive salesman who Insists that the customer wants the thing he wouldn't dream of selecting, or is positive that he does not want the thing he does. Most men have bought hats or neckties, most women have been cajoled into ordering frockt or bonnets not really liked or desired, because of the too positive haberdash er, dressmaker or milliner who insisted upon the mistaken purchase.

Such tactics may seem good business meth- ods at first, but they bring bad results later. The overpersuaded individual usually cherishes a secret sense of re sentment, and the bargain must be a good one to give satisfaction. It is rare for such a salesman or modiste to be sought again by the most forgiv ing victim of overpositive treatment. Even when, for reasons of trade, the customer nrust be kept from choosing an unbecoming article if possible, op posing arguments should be of the gentlest, delivered in anything but ag gressive manner. It is the same way with musicians, photographers, entertainers, all the Lost of clever toilers who live by pleasing other people.

They my know what their clients want and seek better than the clients themselves, but it is well to use tact and care in ex- prssing marked differences of opin ion. A lawyer rarely wins a case toy flatly informing the jury that a ci-r tain view of it utterly is wrong or mistaken; his sxiccess chances are mucl? better if be tactfully leads thera to lock at things in his way. In society the too positive pera seldom to popular. Toleration is about the warmest regard he awakens. If a bore is well defined as "some one who insists upon talking about him self when you want to talk about yourself," then is the too positive person the king and star of boredom.

Even if human infallibility were pos sible it would be better to suffer con versational wrong now and then thai to acquire a reputation for setting every one else right. "He's too good to be said an observant man of a verbal reformer who had routed all daring opponents, not Ions- since. "Let me get away be- fore he undertakes to prove that I'm not alive.1 "She's a walking! encyclopedia and as good aa gold," was the verdict rendered on a well meaning but unpopu lar woman by a Jury of her peers and fellow feminines, "but she will force her opinions on others, and she nevej allows anr One else to be right." The children who- relentlessly err "Smarty!" after a know-it-all, positive comrade really are kind rather than cruel. In childhood's democracy the Kmv. member Is not Ion a ar lowed unrepressed sway.

"You're too smart to live- to thl youthful sentence." "Give 4 HAVE A CArt. mnTi ii- vf hd much to say to ni, uir.i i wnaesi Day ne aaa, An.i olu rami jos' wrapped up la him! -vor net-id speaK out once iv.iif in i.iy life, and first time WH.1 hri. tie array broke out, and Jim he went. ha cud man backin him fer three mnr-lhs: all 'at 1 heerd the old man say V.s, Jt-s' as we turned to start away," "Uf-ii, good-bye Jim: TaI.e keer of yourse'f!" tlf reared he was 'more satisfied- J( 3' lookin' at Jim mi likin' him all to hisse'f-like, 'Ciuse he wai Jes' wrapped up la him! rid over and over I mind the day ie old man come and stood round la the way iiilj wc was drlllin, a-watchin' Jim: down at the depot a-heerin bin) "vtlL good-bye, Jim; Take keer of yourse't! i. i Never was about the farm Tf Distmg jshod Jir: i.hbors all ust to wonder why 1 li-j old man peared wrapped up IB him: Put when Cap.

Fiiggler, he writ back Jim was the bravest boy he had In the wnole dern regiment, white 8 black. And his hghtin good, as his farmin bad. 'At he had led, with a bullet clean f-oied through his thigh, and carriM the nag ThrOUhen! ttte yu eveI The old man wound up a letter to hira 'At read to us, "at said, ell Jim good-by; And take keer of hisse'f come home jes Ions; enough To take the whim 'At he'd like to go back In the calvery Aru the old man Jes' wrapped up In him! Jim 'lowed 'at he'd had sich luck afore. Guessed he'd tackle her three years more. And the old man give him a colt he'd raised.

And follered him over to Camp Ben Wade. And laid around fer a week er so, Watchin' Jim on dres-parade; And last he heerd was the old mas say, "Well, good-by, Jim; Take keer of yourse'! 1 Tuk the parrs, the old man did, A'wntc-hin' fer Jim. Fully believin' he'd make his mark borne way--nes wraDDed un in him! And many a time the word 'ud come At stirred him like the tap of a drurai retersburg Instance, where Jln rk, Jnto cannong And tuk 'em, and p'inted 'em t' othef way. And socked it home to the boys in grey, a mey SKOOiea ier Umber, and fta and on Jim as a lieutenant, md one arm And the old man's words in his mind all "Well, good-by, keer of yourse'f!" i Think of a private, now, perhaps, We'll say like Jim, 'At's dumb clean up to the shoulder straps And the old man's jes' wrapped ui in him! Think of him with the war paint plum' through, And the gtorious pld EJedi-Whre-and-Blue A-laushin' the news downs over there na me oia man bendin' over him The surgeon turnln' away with tears At hadn't leaked fer the hand of the dyin' boy clung lne ola voice in his 'Well, erood-hv Jim- Take keer of yourse'f!" JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. Getting "Long Distance." Mr.

Miggles was trying to call up friend who lived in a suburban town, says the New Orleans Picayune. Mr Miggles looke4 up the number, ther got central. 'Hello!" he said. "Give me ElmdaU two-ought-four-seven." Elmdale? 111 give you the long dls tance." Long distance asked, "What Is it? "Elmdale two-ought-four-seven." "Elmdale two-ought-fou'r-seven?" "Yes." "What is your number?" "I just told you, Elmdale two-oughl "I mean your house number." "Sixty-five Blicken street." "Oh, that Isn't what I mean. Toul 'phone number." 'Why didn't you say so?" asked Mr Miggles, who is noted for his quick.

temper. "I did. What Is it?" "Violet Park eight-seven- seven." "Violet Park eight-seven- seven." I reckon so." "And w-hat number do you want? "Elmdale two-ought-four-seven." "What is your name?" "My name is John Henry Miggles. 1 live at 65 Blicken street, Violet Park; my house 'phone is Violet Park eight seven-seven, eight-double seven, aa you choose; I am married; have children; we keep a dog and a cat and a perpetual fern and a Bostoq tern and 'All that la unnecessary, sir. merely "And last summer we didn't have kit of luck with our roses.

I tried tc have a little garden, too, but th neighbor chickens got away with Shat; the house Is green, with red ga bles; there is a cement walk from tht street; I am 40 years old; my wife rounger, and looks it; we have i Ptono; keep a cook and an upstair had the front bedroom papered last week and I want to "Did you want Elmdale two-ought four-seven?" "Yes," gasped Mr. Miggles. "well, the circuit Is busy now Please call again." But Mr. Miggles wrote a letter. a interesting; when Father telH the children of what a rake he usee to be, but aiouiers past isnt so teresting because she -doesn't dart ol anything ane ever aid mat wa any worse than whispering in school Sober second thought Is good; Tmt sober tlt'ught to better.

NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY The peanut industry will be pushed In Oklahoma, where the plant thrives. The average is 100 bushels to the acre and the price $1 per bushel. British troops fired on the rioters in the streets of Belfast, Ireland, and as a result the hospitals are over crowded with wounded. How many persons were injured it 5s impossible to estimate, but the number must be very great. The firing followed a night of rioting, in which the police and the troops charged the mobs Un the street again and again, only to be met with showers of paving stones and other missiles and to be driven back in confusion.

Even bayonet cnarges on the part of the infantry had no effect upon the crowds in the streets There probably never was a time in midsummer when there were so many indications of preparations on the part of banks and business houses throughout the country for meeting the large. fall business as are coming to the federal treasury ot this time. These early indications are mainly in the lino of demand for new notes, bills of small denominations and subsidiary coin. The demand for new bills is unprecedented. llhe office of the treasurer of the United States is overburdened with work In supplying the wants of banks in all the large commercial citSes and even through the agricultural sections of the West.

K. C. VIADUCT AND TERMINAL RAILWAY CO. Schedule of Rates. One Round Way Trip.

Foot passengers Horse and rider Bo 10c 100 15o 25e 25e 25 40s S0O 400 609 85o 45o 80o JOo 20c 10O 20o 80o 20ot 10c 80s 100 lOo 1-horse buggy or cart 1 seat, 15c 1-horse buggy or cart; 2 seats 1- horse express wagon 2- horse carriage, 4 passengers or less 25c 2- horse wagon or cart, 4 passengers or less 3 horse wagon or cart. 4 passengers or less 4- horse wagon or cart, 4 passengers or less 30o Automobiles, 1 seat, 2 passengers or less Automobiles, 2 seats, 4. passengers or less Car or omnibus 8 passengers or less 50c Van or Dray, 2 passengers or less 204 Hearse 20 Bicycle an 2 rider 5c Bicycle and 2 riders 10c Circus and Menagerie wagons 2 passengers or leas 40c Horses, Mules and Cattle, per head 10c Sheep and owine, per head 5c Threshing machines including propelling power 40c Street car passengers 5c For all extra passengers on vehicles, per head 5c Coupon books, 110 5-cent Coupon books. 1,200 5-cant coupons 5.00 59.00 SERVICE PRICE constant remembrance, I propose that you give me your Delta Phi badge and I will give you mine, and we will try and always keep them as a constant reminder of each other. I hope to Succeed in life and I hope you will, but whether we do or not, in adversity or prosperity we will remain friends and do what can to help each other, if the time ever comes.

Cush went upon his way, and so did I. to fight the battle of life. I observed his career. He became an eminent lawyer, an author, governor of the state of Minnesota and United States senator from the state of Min nesota. During the Spanish-American war he was chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations, and occupied a position only second to the president, his Influence being great and his name known throughout the length and breadth of the land.

From the time he left Ann Arbor until he spoke here in the city of Detroit I had never seen him. I got a message to visit him in his room at the Russell house, which I immediately proceeded to do. I him congenial, friendly and the same Cush that he was when we trained together the old college days. I looked him over, had a talk with him and when parted from him I said: "Cush. yon have become a great man In more Ways than one; you have become a man of national reputation; upon your shoulders rests grave and important responsibilities, and I have got this to say: that you are one of the few men I have ever known whose exalted position has not made a fool of him.

It gives me great pleasure to have had this meeting, and I shall go away from you thinking, if possible, more of you than I did before." That night he made a brilliant speech and attracted widespread at tention, but to me he was the same old Cush Davis as of yore. Finally It came his time to die. He died and he was buried his friends und the nation mourning. As years went by, through some neglect of mine, I lost his badge, It having become unhooked and dropped off ay vest Davis was more fortunate and he kept mine, and from the Mm he got it from me until he died It was hi3 constant companion, worn by him except on very rare Instances, when through some neglect it was forgotten. He seemed to attach great Importance to its possession.

One day he went to the senate of the United States, entered Jnto some conflict, his views were not adopted and he was defeated in the contest. He went' home and told the story to his wife. He said: "I know the rea-lon. I did not have my mascot with me. Through some hurry I had left It at home." That little gold badge was valued by him as great as any thing in his possession.

After hi death my brother Allen be ing In Washington, saw a friend of Mrs. Davis. She told him the story of how Cush valued this little Jewel and she said she knew It would be his wish that it should be returned to the original owner. He brought it back to me and placed it in my hands, 47 years after I Ead handed it to Cusa Davis. I shall keep It as long as I live, and wear it, hoping that it may prove, if there is any such thing, to me as he thought It proved to him a mascot.

Traders now pass freely between tween Calcutta and The masses of Thibet are eager to trade with the "white people," says Consul General Michael, of Calcutta. The bapertant products are borax, nitre, rock salt, iron, sliver, copper gold, turquoise, lapis-lazuli, musk, etc. Regulating the Rivers. The President has now appointed a commission to plan a more "efficient control of our inland waterways. Is Che excessive vrater to be squeezed ut of our rivers, too? Boston Her ald.

The straight and narrow path, ts plenty wide enough when you Cad MR. PEARSONS' DEATH. Hon. Galen W. Pearsons, died at Kansas City, August 19th.

He was 75 years old and had resided here since 1873. Mr. Pearsons was at the itime of his death consulting engineer for the New Orleans 'Water Works company. He was a member of the National Association of Civil Engineers and had installed water plants ia Memphis, Bangor, Fort Riley, and Leavenworth. He lived at 1611 Baltimore avenue.

He had been a member of the Masonic lodge for forty years and was one of the forty men who hold life certificates of njjambershjp to that order in Kansas City. He re ceived his certificate August 7. He leaves a widow and one son, A. C. Pearsons, of Duluth, Minn.

Miss Viv ian Pearsons, who lives with her uncle W. L. Witmer, at Linwood boulevard and Foresrt avenue, was his granddaughter. The funeral is to be held from the home of George L. Brown at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.

The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev, James C. Schindel, Pastor of the First Lutheran church, under the direction of Temple lodge, No. 299, A. and M. Burial Is to be held in Forest Hill cemetery.

Xrr Catarrli quickly yields to treat-aent ly Ely's Cream lialm, which is agree-ibly It is received through the aostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur face over which it diifuses itself. Druggists sell the 50c. size Trial size by mail, 10 cents. Test it and you are sure to continue the treatment Announcement. To accommodate those who are partial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal passages for eatarrluxl trou bles, the proprietors prepare Cream lialm in liquid form, which will be known as Ely's Liquid Cream Balm.

Price including the epraying tube ia 75 cents. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the medicinal properties of the solid preparation. TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS. The Hague peace conference has shelved the proposal for the limitation of armaments, but it can come up at future conferences.

The other work of the meeting relates to the making war more humane, and to preventing international conflicts. Oklahoma negroes talk of putting a negro ticket in. every Congressional district. it The Kansas board of railroad com missioners has been advised by its attorney not to order a 2 -cent passenger rate until the courts of Missouri, Nebraska and Arkansas shall have passed upon the question. BETTER.

SAJVfE wr MAPLE IXAT ROUTE 1C Dictionary of Misinformation. I Agog, a. The state of being gle: goggling. New York is all a-gog today over the opening of the new rooms of the So ciety for the Prevention or Cruelty to Husbands. Daily Paper.

City is all agog over the invitations to the handkerchief and ice cream social of the Young Mutts Institute. Squashville Banner. Author. The guy who supplies 'h stuff to go around the Illustra'lons. "How's our riext season's best seller coming along?" "Fine.

I've-got the title and the tist. All I need now is the The Publishers at Home. Criminal, n. A low person wno breaks laws. Should be distinguished from philanthropist (freiuently), a rich person who breaks the taws.

it Horse. A noble animal. Cz Horse Race. A Irlu, or a mutt. "Come on, you Sizzler.

Sizzler co. Ain't he the lulu?" "Look at that Leacfoot! Call that mutt a horse?" Frenzied Outcries. Timetable, Railroad. A sched hi showing the time trains do not leave or arrive at stations on the line. "What time does the 5:30 train le va tonight?" "I dunno ma'amexcept that it's not at 5: SO." Depot Dialogue.

Villain The old reprobate who nn leashed upon the suffering public ths "Where" brllade: Where now is Carrie, that great qve-n, Who smote the gin-men hip and thigh? A.nd Cassie Chadwick, on tint Does she bewink her dexter eye? Where new is Bonl, la da fli! And where are all the others went? nd where now Is Dingjat? Ah. we sigh And mop our faces tear-besprent! Gone" might seem more natural than "went," but a little twist df the style good. Further, it" a little better rhyme for "be-pr3n Wex L3xiccripl Practically all the wco5 rss-! Ir making reels for cotton in and England is 'n the fo-e5 Maine, but so gre-L 's the arr.c timber requ'red each year for '-these seemiigly inslnif.ct:n that Maine will not te to 1 the raw material rarch I'ttt reels are mrde cf birchweod. the birch of the Maine forest is If it for the purpose. More tv-n 1 feet of timber are shipped Pr every year the use of the rreit thread manufacturer" th ot -1- mcst as ranch is supplied to Fn3li3h manufacturers.

Those who pay ext pri. is are usually high-minded. If a man has a sr od del to say about being "the head of his house it is likely re is trving to conceal ths fact that hi ia henpecked. The ler-stiTou say ie least you witi have to star good for. Boyce-DI your uncle leave yon anything in lis will? Joyce Yte but the -1? wyers dldat ner's scheme.

'Walk quietly up the steps; ring the bell and lay your card on the sir vant, quoted Abner, who bad never heard of a server. 'Lay your card on the servant!" echoed Ross. "Cady'd dodge. There's a porch to cross after you go up the steps does it say anything about that?" "It says that the card should be placed on the servant," Abner ted, doggedly. "If Cady dodgus.

it ain't any business of mine. "There are nc porches in my book. Just walk acrcsa it like anybody. We'll ask for Miss Champe Claiborne." "We haven't got any cards," dis covered Ross, with hope. have," announced Abner, ptinp ously.

"I had some struck off in Chicago. I ordered 'em by mail. They got my name Pillow, but there's a scalloped gilt border around It. You can write your name on my card. Got a pencil?" He produced the bit of cardboard; Ross fished up a chewed stump of lead-pencil, took it in cold, cliff fingers, and disfigured the square with eccentric scribbiings.

"They'll know who it's meant for," he said, apologetically, "because I'm here. Wbat's likely to happen after we get rid of the card?" "I told you about hanging your hat on the rack and disposing your legs." "I remember now," sighed Ross, They had been going slower and slow er. The angle of inclination towarl each other became more are more pro nounced. "We must stand by each other," whispered Abner. "I will if I can stand at all," mur mured the other boy, huskily.

"Oh, Lord!" they had rounded t'ns big clump of evergreens and found Aunt Missouri Claiborne placiuly rocking on the front porch! Directed to mount the steps and ring the beli, to lay cards upon the servant, how should one deal with a rosy-faced, plump lady of uncertain years In a rocking-chair? What should a cal er lay upon her? A lion in the way could not have been more terrifying. Even retreat was cut off. Aunt Missouri had seen tfcam. "Howdy, boys: how are you?" Si.e said, rocking peacefully; The two stood before her like detected criminals. Ey sight of Spider.

How far an spiders see? After sef teal years of ingenious experiment lag, a Washington naturalist" has con jluded that the greatest distance at which spiders are able to see object distinctly is about 1 foot. Beyond that distance, then, it. may be assumed would be safe from detection by itl that a fly caught in a spider's web enemy If its to get away did not batray it, Th naturalist in question thinks spiders have the sense of color and ol smell but feebly developed. Oil Paintings These may be cleaned thoroughly by taking them out ol their frames and rubbing the surface) with half a raw potato. The rubbing should be circular, gentle tad When clean wipe with a sponge clear water.

This recipe may be trie! with confidence, as it: to used in Chicago Great Western 1 1 To fnd IlINNEAPOIvlS Ctty Ticket Office 7 West 9th St, KANSAS CITY. MO. i is ol lsavft chance." picture-restoring business. I tLs Xa tax walk ia SI.