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Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01
ROUGH ON WESTERN KANSAS FARMERS
The Income Tax VIII he IA Burden to
Them,

Wichita. Kas.. March Sl.-(specal) In
Western Kansas the income tax is prov
ing to be a much bigger thing than any
body expected. Fifty men in this city have
already been listed, Notwithstanding that
many are holding back pending a decision
on the cunsttuUouaHty of the law. Strange
to say, the heaviest victim is u farmer,
whose tax amounts to $500.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01

Ardmore, /. IT, March Sl.-(speelalD
James Patterson, deaf mute, committed
suicide about o'clock this morning at
Graham, l. r., by blowing the top of his
head on with a double barreled shot gun.
Uurequited love caused him to commit the
rash act lie placed the gun against his
right temple and by a cord attached to the
trigger, which he worked with his foot,
discharged both barrels.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01

The musical services given al the First
Lutheran rhurnh last evening by the
Haydn qulutetta, were even more interest
lup than when originally given several
weeks ago The several Hydu sonatas
we're played with fine expression and ap-
probation vas enhanced by the very inter-
esttng explanation of themes Dy The pas
~, Rev. J. Al, Cromer
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01
Exhibition Bull Games.

Houston, Tex, March Si.--Chtcago. 8
Louisville, ..
Cincinnati o.. March Sl.-CincInnau. g.
Indianapolis I.
Memphis. Tenn. March $i-st. Louis, '2
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01

New York. 10 reserved the right to declare
The stake on, In which case all money will
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01

IN the baby Is cutting teeth use that old
and well Iried remeav MRS WINSLOW' )
SOOTHING SYRUP. IS cents o bottle
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01
The Story of the Stars.

Simply Told for General Readers. By
GEORGE +. CHAMBERS, +. r. A.
s.. author of "a Handbook of Descrip-
tive and Practical Astronomy" etc.
16mo. Boards, illustrated. 80 cents.
This is the first volume in popular se-
ries entitled The Library of Useful Stories,
written in clear, concise language by recog-
nized authorities, and presenting the lead
ing and latest facts of science, history etc.
The present volume furnishes an outline
of the science of astronomy which will be
found to be of great value by those who
wish a general survey of modern astron-
omy presented in n comparatively brief
space.
For sale By all booksellers: or nil be sent BY
mail on receipt Of price By The publishers
D. APPLETON g. CO.,
q I-iftb Ay.nuo Na,, Vail,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01
kitty's Engagement.

BY FLORENCE WARDEN. authoi,
The House on the Marsh "At tL
Worlds Mercy" MY Child and ~,
etc. No. 162, Town and Country Lii
brary. l2mo. paper. 80 cents; cloth, 81.
This will he found to he one of the most
readable stories of plot and incident which
we have had of late,
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01
The Mermaid.

BY l.. DOUGALI., author of "RAggers
All" What Necessity Knows" etc.
No. 1863, Town and Country Library.
12mo. Paper, so cents; cloth, 81.
A new novel by the popular author OF
"Bcggars All will be welcomed by null
titude of readers who have learned to
value the spirit sustained interest and
good taste of this successful writer.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-01

ree willow Springs bank has made an
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.

An Alaska editor throws some light
upon the Alaska boundary dispute.
According to him, it is simply an at
tempt to steal from the United States
the greater portion of Southeastern
Alaska and shut us out from the finest
harbors on the mainland. COncede this
claim, and Secretary Stewards 5 purchase
becomes comparatively valueless.
If Great Britain persists in this claim
she is likely to come in contact with
something harder than the Monroe doc
trine. Some ofour people are ready ~
; willing to fight for little strip 0f tl.
tory down in Venezuela in which we
have no direct interest, in order to pre-
vent European power from acquiring
an additional foOthold in this hemi-
sphere. We imagine that when It comes
of Alaska, containing perhaps the
there will be few who will oppose q
war if it becomes necessary to the pres
ervation of our territorial integrity
The United States bought that terri
tory of Russia and paid good money for
1t. We don't propose now to permit the
great wOrld-land-grabber to steal it
away from us or to frighten us into
surrendering it. If the administration
at Washington does not possess suffi-
cient pluck to assert and maintain our
national rights in Alaska, the people of
this country will see that an adminis-
tration is put there which possesses
both the nerve and the ability to do it,.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
SNOWFALL

The old red school-house, a
Stands as it stood long years.
The schools dismissed" wit.
The scholars all come pouring
With eager hands they mould the.
And flying balls send to and fro,
TILL wearied out, or forced to run;
Or accident has spoiled the fun.
With mouth agape, an urchin standss-
Nice snowballs fill his cap and hands,--.
Awaiting some good chanced to-loH
He's half submerged in falling snow.
His blinded eyes catch glimpse of curls,
His half-closed ears hear laughing girls,
Down drops the cap,-now for q race
To catch the lass, and--wash her face.
Old Memory looked on and smiled;
Twas here he sported when a child;
Here beat preacher in a race,
And washed gray-haired matron's fac
Here ancient Kirkham once befogged
A portly Judge and got him fiogged;
A critic met "master's" frown,
A poet "spelled the whole school down.
For quarreling, Dit seemed so queer,)
Two editors were feruled here!
Upon those benches, made from slabs,
Old Memory learned his ''a--b-abs."
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
HARRY HAYWARD WILL HANG.
Supreme Court of Minnesota Upholds Des
sion of Lower Court. k1t

Supreme Court Of Minnesota Upholds Dec
sion of Lower Court.
MINNEAPOLIs, Minn., Nov. 2O.-Th
Supreme court to-day affirmed the de
cision of the lower court in the Hav
ward case. The date of execution w
be set by the governor later. Har
Hayward turned pale when the de
sion was announced to him, but wou
say nothing more than "It was ia
what l expected" He is apparent
without hope. County Attorney NY
to whom Gov. Clough has referred th
fixing of the date of execution, vii
name Dec. as the date.-Chicago Re
cord.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

GROVER CLEVELAND will recon-
mend a new financial scheme in his
message to the coming congress. He
has been recommending new financial
schemes so long and so many times in
the few years of his career that when
he does spring new one Oh the people
they fail to think much about it as
they are getting old.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

THE prospective appearance of David
b. Hill on the lecture platform sug-
gests two things. The further ad-
vancement of the lecturer in the field
of acquisition of fame and the increase
of the punative interests-in other
words, the pocket book of the afore-
said lecturer. All of which is right.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

A RECENT Texas mob stood Or pho
tographs while their victim was b}1fn-
ing. In an ordinary state this would
be horror, but in Texas only anevent
of minor significance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

In view of Mr.. Cleveland's
new currency scheme, it mig
out of place to suggest that
currency reform which we
conceive of, would be to
president to private life.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

THE big Blaine mansion, opposite
Dupont circle is being redecorated and
furnished preparatory to its occupancy
by Mr.. and Mrs. WestinghoQee,
Pittsburg.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

CLEVELAND will recomm
withdrawal of the greenbat
circulation, i'm his next mess
wants to substitute bonds (ll
est bearing.) Grover is stuck {
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

Miss ALICE FRENCH, widely known
i'm the literary world as Octave Thanet,
is the guest of Gen. and Mrs. Flagler,
whose daughter is soon to undergo the
needless torture of being tried for man
slaughter, to satisfy few sentimental
lists and busy-bodies. Miss French gives
this account of her non de plume: "It
was really an accident. 1 was a little
wary of having my identity known in
the first place and made up my mind to
write under fictitious name. Octave
was the name of school friend Ofmine.
1t is both French and Scotch. thought
if could find another name to go with
it that was both French and Scotch
would adopt that. / was riding on a
train one time when we stopped at a
way station, and on the siding near
where l sat was a freight car painted
red. On the side was chalked the word
"Thanet." What it meant or how it got
there L have not the slightest idea,
but decided then and there to adopt
it. Lots ofpeople still think that Octave
Thanet is man, and frequently get
letters addressed to Mr.. Thanet.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

PRESIDENT HARRISON
speech before the American
airy Society a few days ago,
kind of Missionary work whic
al Harrison is most interested
is doubtless the kind which
much religion connected with
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
Do you want an AuctiOneer?
THOMAS GRAHAM

guarantee satisfaction. Open dates will be
given on application personally or at the
office of II. F. h. Portman, WinnebagO street,
days. Especial attention given TO farmsales.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

MARRIED people thinking of visiting
Washington who have nobody there to
vOuch for them would better take their
marriage certificate along with them,
as the detectives are again under orders
to make all the cases they can under the
Edmunds Utah law, which the Courts
have decided to be in full force there,
and any strange couple is liable to be
arrested if some square-headed detective
happens to get the idea that they act as
though they We're not married.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

THERE will be a republic
from Kentucky to succee
Blackburn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

DAVID b. HILL has taken to t
lecture field and will deliver lectu
all over the country-that is to say
larger cities. He will begin at Cl'
cago in few days and will lectu
there on Liberty" This is truly
good subject and Senator Hills is
master hand to deal with the g
theme.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

ONLY once has the American woman
been so hOnored by the government as
to have her portrait handed down to
posterity on official issues-in the case
of Martha Washington, whose head
adorns the one-dollar bill. But there
is movement ON foot among the ma
tional officers of the Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
to try to secure public recognition OF
their first president general, the late
Mrs. Caroline Scott Harrison, wife OF
ex-President Benjamin Harrison, by
placing her portrait upon a new postage
stamp.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
LETTERS TO TELL.
Uncle Sam to Stamp Weather Forecast on
Letters.

Letters.
perhaps every letter you receive
may soon bear message to you from the
weather bureau, and you can tell wheth-
er to wear an ulster or 60 picnicking
the next day by simply glancing at any
envelope in your morning mail" That
sounded strange to News reporter as
he sat talking to DR.. Chappeil, local
forecast officer and director of Uncle
Sans Iowa Weather Bureau, and the
chief dispenser of weather commenced
to explain new scheme for publishing
weather forecasts. The plan was sug-
gested by f. P. Chafee, local forecast
officer and director of the United States
weather service for Alabama at the ma
tional convention of state weather SER
vice directors held at Indianapolis Ind,
some weeks ago. Mr.. Chafee and DR..
Chappell were classmates in the public
schools of Washington and afterwards
with him was assistant i'm the Philadel-
phia weather bureau. The plan proposed
by Mr.. Chafee met with approval and
a committee was appointed to investi-
gate the matter and put it before the
proper authorities in Washington for
installation. There is every reason to
believe it will be adopted.
The plan will bring all the postmas-
ters in the United States into co-opera-
ton with the weather service which is
under the department of agriculture and
inform every person that gets letter
what the weather will be for the twenty
four hours following the receipt Of the
letter.
Every postmaster would be furnished
with type to be placed in the stamp
with which letters are marked at the
time of receiving them. This type to
be used to print the forecast of the
weather for the next twenty-four hours.
The postmaster will be informed by
telegraph of the forecast and will set it
up i'm the receiving stamp. Before the
incoming mails are distributed they
will all be stamped on the back with
the dated receiving stamp and weather
forecast.
There are several reasons for the sue
cess of the plan. One is the co-opera-
ton secured from postmasters without
increasing their work; another is the
cheapness, and third the wide dis
semination of the forecast which in GER
tain cases would be of utmost import
ance to life and property News.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29
ENGLAND BACKED DOWN.

The news of England's change O
front toward the Turkish horror as all
nounced a few days ago through the
columns of the daily press, was indeed
a surprise to those who have perused
the accounts from day to day of that
controversy between the powers and
Turkey. She maintained an attitude
so just and correct toward the Turkish
government for some time prior that
it would seem as if her announcement
that she will favor the preservation
intact of the empire" was couched in
language that concealed the real cause
of the sudden change. And then the
statement that the Sultan is doing all
he can to protect the Armenians, when
considered in connection with the real
actions of that inhuman monster, can
be regarded as nothing less than an
absolute falsehood.
But there is reason for this back
down. There is an apparent reason,
and it is no more than right that the
public should know what that reason
is. Turkey has a bonded indebted
ness of 5000, 200, 900, and the largest
part of these bonds are held by Eng
lish capitalists. The destruction of
the Turkish empire then would bring
loss to the English holders of Turkish
bonds. This is the reason that Eng
land wishes to "preserve intact the
empire"
Is this not another example of Bri-
tish greed for gold. 1t has always been
the history of that country that when
the financial interests of Englishmen
we're at stake she threw all other con-
siderations to the breeze. Her fort and
hobby is bonds. She has been reared
on the nOurishment furnished by
bonds. She knows no rights which
others may perhaps possess, when in
any way these rights may conflict with
her bonds. The appeals of the unfor-
tunate pass unheeded when to listen to
them would reduce the value of her
bonds. She sneers and laughs at the
oppressed when they ask her for succor
If to give that succor might effect the
bonds of her capitalists. The English
capitalists are so saturated with bonds
that to be charitable on their part
would be a crime. She looks first,
last and all the time to her bankers
and her bondsmen. She knows no
justice, no charity, no fairness when
bonds enter into consideration.
And now, when the Turks are
slaughtering the Christians by the
hundreds she backs down from the
position she took along side the other
nations to coerce that cruel empire to
desist from her butcherly crimes, be-
cause to disarrange Turkish affairs
might impair the interests of her bond
holders. Justice and right is no con-
sideration with her, she wants to pro-
tect her bonds. The blood of good
men is only trife compared with the
bonds of her capitalists. Lives of
hundreds of people are a small thing
when placed side by side with her
bonds. She is modern "Shylock,"
and has Shylock's greed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

VIM. G.. WHITNEY has absoldt
declined to be considered as cal
date for President. William knt
enough to know that it is no use
squander any of his millions in I
face of the great republican victo
which is going to occur next year.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

SINCE the individual wine cup has
been introduced into the communion
service at Rochester another reform,
even more important, has been urged
as precaution against the spread OF
disease, a reform of that schOol-room
custom which provides for daily gath
ering up the pencils of the pupils into
one common receptacle and daily dis
tributing them miscellaneously. The
habit of wetting the pencils in themouth
isalmost universal among school child
rem, the danger of the spread of disease
from this miscellaneous mingling OF
pencils is therefore great.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1895-11-29

THE republican party has won many
greater victories than that just passed
but few of more significance and this,
too, in an offyear, when it is more or
less difficult to arouse the interest of
voters. 1t would have been satisfac-
tory victory to have piled up the great
majorities the party received in
such States as New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Iowa, but when to those
are added the outright capture of three
such democratic strongholds as Mary
land, Kentucky and New Jersey it be-
came great trimph, worthy
of the jubilation the republicans are
expressing overit. 1t is now absolutely
certain that the republicans will after
March 4, 1897 have a majority in the
Senate, which with the republican
President and the republican House to
be elected next November will put the
party i'm control of all branches of the
National government and enable it to
undo the mischief done by the demo
Gratis, and to start the country upon an
other long era of prosperity.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-04
Napoleon and Home production.

Napoleon forbade tho use of cotton or
of foreign wood for the furniture of the
imperial palaces. He desired that the
people who were invited to the drawing
rooms at court should dress only in silk,
so as to encourage the Lyons manufac-
tories. He declared war on Indian cash
meres, but his power was impotent
against the tyranny of fashion and
against routine. The emperor threaten
ed the empress In vain that he would
throw her cashmere shawls into the fire.
The empress used TO answer him that as
soon as they could give her stufs as
light and warm as the cashmere woolens
she would be very glad to wear Them
The emperor encouraged the mann.
facturers of French shawls and commits
stoned Isabey to make the designs Of q
magnificent xsooaea stuff like cashmere
ON q white ground, with which d shawl
and d dress were made. Marie Louise
wore them with some reluctance. These
stuffs had not the softness which they
have since acquired. The empress used
to complain with reason that her dress
s'gripedn whenever she went near the
fire. Memoirs Ba.uli de Meneval.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-04
INCIDENTS or Army LIFE.
Unpleasant Social Experiences Sometimes
Experienced In Posts and Garrisons.

Unpleasant Social Experiences Sometimes
Experienced In Posts and Garrisons.
Notwithstanding the fact that the off
GERS Of the American army are the very
pink of courtesy, they sometimes in
post and garrison life have very unpleas-
ant social experiences. An officer in a
garrison is assigned quarters not accord
ing to the necessities of his family, but
in accordance with his rank. .
1t therefore comes out quite frequent
II when a new officer is sent to q post
that there are many changes Of quar-
tiers, SD as to make room for him. S7hen
a new major arrives, for instance, he
selects the quarters that suit him best,
it matters not who occupies them, pro-
vided the occupant is below him in
rank. He can turn out a major lower
ON the list or any captain or lieutenant,
and each of these when dispossessed can
choose for himself what quarters suit
him best If occupied by an inferior in
rank. One move, therefore, may make
q dozen others. The women of the ar
my, it is said, are greater sticklers for
tAl0AL AiSLJS buai tliG HUI Dub bAC uhCH
themselves, while preserving all the
forms of highest courtesy, sometimes
push their authority to the fullest limit.
j For instance, at a two company post
in the west some years ago q captain Of
infantry was in command, as his COM
mission was of older date than that Of
the captain Of cavalry also there. The
two captains were mutually antipathic.
In their official intercourse all the forms
We're observed, but still it was plain to
all that they cordially disliked each
other. One day the senior captain or
dered the Junior TO take o file of men to
the forest and cut the frewood needed
for the winter. This duty ordinarily
would have been given to a sergeant or
corporal. The cavalry captain had no
recourse and was obliged to obey. just
as he got outside the post the mail,
which came only now and then at in
tervals nf a week or SO. arrived, and
the cavalryman stopped for letters. Ono
Of these brought him his commission
as major. He at once issued an order
taking command of the post and then
another order assigning the wood chop
ping duty to the late commandment
Chicago Times.