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Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
Abolish SIugbnu Now.

From the Chicago Tribune.
It IS reported that a proposition to ahol-
ish football will come Up for consideration
before the Association OF College Presi
dents Of tho Middle West at its meeting on
December Il This refers. Of course. to the
exhibitions Of slugbaIl which have become
notorious features of college life in recent
years. Certainly it should bs abolished.
II IS ont of place as an adjunct to an in
stitution OF learning. II should be releGated
TO the bruisprs and thugs. Ike Fftzsm-
mons and Sharkey and others of that ilk.
TIE question does not even admit Of dis
cussion by a body of mon with the ideals
usually attributed to college presidents
Where IS there room for adverse arEu-
ment in a proposition to abolish slugbaH?
40 one can pretend that the encourage
mont Of athletic training IS regarded any
longer even as a pretsyt for these exhibit
tionS. They are brute battles. simply and
uTequivoCally. They are openly recognized
as full OF danger 20 the participants No
one would dream of starting a contest
without the presence or a corps OF sur
geons and a full complement Of substi-
tutes. II is expected before every game
that during the forty minutes OF play
one or two. or a dozen. or even all the
original contestants will be manned. En-
pert physicians and surgeons are as neces-
sary IS the umpire. &mbuiances or
stretchers are kept at hand 20 carry away
the Injured. They are stirring battles. for
sooth. but they are battles for blood They
appeal TO the brute in man. They are the
exact antitheses OF humanizing influences.
There is nothing else claimed for the
game. even by its advocates than spec
taclc of one body of strong, sturdy men
opposing the passage of another body Of
men by the exertion of the utmost phys
ical force. Most often they meet in these
violent clashes at top speed with shock
that almost always brings disaster to at
least one Of the contestants, This is all
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08

there is 10 slugball apart r-om its gaudy
setting. And this Is the Practice which the
college presidents are to consider" They
can have 10 more imperative business at
this coming meeting than to take the most
drastic action against this trayesty on
game. Let some college president take
the trouble to compile a list Of the young
men who have been killed or injured at
sluGbau during only the last season and
then let him read this list at the meeting.
or hundred or 50 of the names ii time
does not warrant the reading of the entire
list That ought to end or preclude any
further discussion.
When slugb1I has been driven out. thsn.
perhaps the students VIII enjoy the res
toration OF that interesting and wholesome
game OF football which some people will
remember as an admirable part of the ath-
ietic curriculum Of the colleges OF a few
years ago
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
south Halls the Death of sectiona1ism.

From the Macon Telegraph Dem1.
The flag of sectionalism raised and
Haunted in the Chicago convention by Till
man. of South Carolina. went down in the
November crash. and it should he made
to stay down. We still maintain that Mr..
Mckinley will show n broad statesman
ship and will contribute to the prosperity
of the South if he shall, by recognizing
generously its geographical claims to cab
met representation, so that far toward eX-
tinguishing forever the flame of section
alism. And the American people desire
that he should do this. This was made full
evident during the campaign. For his fire.
quent and earnest appeals for the oblt-
Grafton of sectional lines, Mr.. Mckinley
was applauded on all sides, and the recep-
ton accorded General Palmer and General
Buckner wherever they went showed that
the people cordially responded to the senti-
ment. 1t is within Mr.. McKinley's power
to fulfill the hope he has himself aroused
by showing to the world that. so far as
he is concerned. the lines have been wiped
out, and that the business interests of the
South are no longer to be menaced by
mailed hands" 1t is true enough that
the South can get on without this recogni-
ton, but it would, if accorded, help things
nightly
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
Reflections of n Bachelor.

From the New York Press.
It's n wise wife that doesn't try 70 know
her own husband.
The smallest and the biggest thing in the
world is the heart OF little child.
Men would go shopping oftener with wo-
men if they weren't shamed so by the way
they treat the salesgirls.
The queen OF Sheba probably never over
heard one of SoI0mon's wives ask him TO
get up and Eindie the fire
The man who envies his bachelor free
dom is all right; it's the man who doesn't
seem to mind ii hat needs watching.
Girls wouldn't always stick the tips Of
their new shoes out so far in front II theV
knew how their skirJ-tails dragged behind
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
Ar fnr Arf's SAKE

F'rcru the Detroit Tribune.
Guilty
Upon the word the counterfsiter's head
fell upon his breast and hot tears coursed
rapidly aGown his face
That" ne walled. lis what get for try
ing 10 he an artist rather than a mere
copyist"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
He stood Corrected.

From the Boston Journal
The uncle from New York. looking at the
subway. remarked to his niece:
'I should think YOU would he glad when
this thing is over"
The niece. a Boston girl fastidious in
speech answered.
Under. not over. uncle y subway can't
be over"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
No socinI Ekncricncc.

From the Chicago Record.
That tramp at the kitchen door wouldn't
drink the coffee / gave him-said it wasn't
hot"
Wasn't hot? Well. that shows ha haA
never attended afternoon teaS.n
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
After He Saw Them.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
George. that's a very bad fitting suit oi
yours"
YES 7 know It"
Custom made
NO. custom aftcr they were maas."
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
MISSOURI POINTS.

Mary French Field, the talented daugh-
ter of Eugene Field, is to appear in s.
Joseph December Is for an evening of
readings from her fathers best known
writings. -. Joe was the scene OF some
Of the genial Genes earliest efforts in
newspaper work. and the cordial reception
which viii be accorded his daughter there
will ntunEiy testify to the esteem in which
lis name and fame are held.
If the Office decides to chase the man.
over in the First congressional district
where death has caused vacancy. there
are already twenty-nlnc Democrats on rec
ord with a solemn promise 10 make no
effort TO avoid capture.
Mrs. Abigail West who died in Spring
field day OF two ago. was one of the
earliest pioneers of Southwest Missouri.
having settled IN Greene county in 1899.
Springfield sandbacgers are a senseless
lot. They waylaid and slusEeG a Drury
student the other night who had just re-
turned from the oratorical contest in Kan
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08

How doth the puTple-whiskerei snake
Improve each sjEng hour.
With Scotch. Manhattan. hot high ball,
Gin fzz and whisky sour.
New York Press.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Dec. For Oklahoma and
Indian Territory: Fair; north winds.
For Missouri: Fair, preceded in extreme
Iouthern portion by local showers; warmer
n northern portion; winds shifting to
vest
For Kansas: Generally fair and warmer;
forth to west winds.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
sT.TEuEyr OF CIRCULATION.

State OF Missouri.
County of jackson.
H Gaylord. business manager Of The
Kansas City Journal, being duly sworn
says that the actual number Of full and
complete copies Of the Kansas City Jour
nal, Daily and Sunday. printed during the
month OF November. 1896. was as follows:
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
MeyIcr's Warfare.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
Give me my writing material" said
Weyle- to his secretary.
Red or black ink. sir?''
RED. you fooI! I'm YoinG to fight a
battIe.r
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08

The Journal does not pre-
tend 70 know the number OF
copies printed by its con-
,.Tuorarses. Printing papers
is easy II a publisher has
rrcsses and can get hold OF
Ulat saa Ss,s % PoGsr SALIT2 FpS tss E1eH 5out i
nal does know. There are two
classes Of circulation-one
PAID. the other FREE. one
thousand PAID circulation Is
worth more to the advertiser
than ten thousand FREE.
r. Joq,Hsri !, :! rSTps4 SEfa4'en ore. j.
Iatlon. Its growth Is steady,
reasonable, reliable.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08

The country Will be safe till the 4th of
March, but after that date congressman
who failed of reelection would not be at
all surprised to see it 90 to the bow-wows.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

We don't mind telling Mr. Cleveland
frankly that the country would have re-
membered him with fully as much affec-
ton if he had cut that message down
three-fourths.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
The Pennsylvania-"The New Worlds
Greatest Railroad"

Every foot of its lines is constructed with
a view to the absolute safety of passen-
gers, and this, with a comprehensive sys-
tenn of automatic signals, has almost elm
mated the possibility of accident. This
feature of safety is so we'll realized that,
while accidents on other roads are given
as minor news in the daily papers, so rare
is a casualty on the Pennsylvania that even
an account of a freight accident Is capped
with glaring headlines in the leading dali
lies. Every mile of track is stone -ballasted
and laid with the heaviest steel rails, so
solidly bound in position that the spreading
of rails Is unknown in the history of the
company.
Stretching from Chicago, st. Louis Lou
isville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Cleve-
land to Pittsburg, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. it strings,
with few exceptions, all the great cities
Of the Onion on its strands of steel, like
huge municipal jewels in a continent-en-
circling necklace. 1t traverses much of the
most picturesque and beautiful scenery in
Eastern America. Going from west to
east or from east to west, it is a favorite
line of travel from nearly everywhere to
nearly everywhere else. Its famous '1im-
tied trains," first introduced in 1882, revo-
lutionized all the worlds accepted notions
and ideals Of luxuriousness in travel, and
gave the first grand impetus to the gen.
eral improvement in track and train serv-
ice, which has made American railways
the wonder and the envy of all creation.
1t is the new worlds greatest railroad, and
mightiest ,corporation.-Salt Lake City
Utahnian
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
PEOPLE IN SOCIETY,


Mrs. E. S. Garner has returned to 81.
Joseph.
Mr.. Ed L. King. of Topeka, spen. Sum-
day in the city.
Mrs. Walter n. Moore will go to st. Louis
to-day for two weeks visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woodson have gone
to Sweet Springs to reside permanently.
Misses Kate and Matte Hanlon, of Las
Vegas. n. NJ, are the guests of friends in
kansas City, Kas.
Mrs. Julia G. Hurt, OF 71s Troost avenue
has sent ont cards for an at home the
afternoon of November G.
Va, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. John NJ.
Philips. on South Holmes street.
The Woman's Reading Club meets this
afternoon in the Jackson County Medical
college rooms, 9l2 Walnut street.
Mrs. Preston Roberts, of Independence,
has issued invitations for an anagram
party next Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Harmon. who has been the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter n. Moore, of 256a
Forest avenue. left last evening for her
home in Denver.
The Tuesday Morning Study class will
hold its last meeting Of the current month
this morning at the residence of Mrs.
Frank Todd. of Olive street
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Court Notes.

Receipts at the custom house yesterday
consisted of five cars of bullion and thir-
teen packages of earthenware.
Harriet E. Franklin sued Lewis F..
Franklin for divorce in the circuit court
yesterday. Desertion is the allegation.
The docket for the November term of the
United States circuit court was published
Yesterday. There are only few new cases.
the remainder being the continued cases.
William Moore, who was indicted for
robbing the Dewitt postoffice, was arrested
yesterday on capias and, failing to fur
nish bond, was locked up in the county
Jail
A deed of adoption by which Elmer B.
Jennings and his wife. Mary A. Jennings.
become the parents of a 9-weeks-old baby
OF BESSIE e. Whipple was filed with the
recorder Of deeds yesterday.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
UTTERLY IMPRACTICABLE.
The Scheme Was Promising and All
That, but Would Cost Too Much.

The Scheme Was PROMISING ana All
That, but Would Cost Too Much.
Alex Ricketts, in Harper's Bazar.
'Pve an elegant money-making scheme,
and want you fellows to help me out with
it." announced Jones, as he Joined his par
ticular coterie at the club.
How much do you want to borrow?"
asked Smith.
"And who's going to help us out?" in
quired Brown.
"we'n lease theater." said Jones.
"Wil we?' asked Smith, sarcastically,
interrupting Jones.
"Half dozen of 'em, II it'll make Jones
happy" observed Brown.
"And we'll advertise, with the most splen-
did Autographs ever made, the most gorg-
eous and gigantic spectacular show ever
dreamed Of" continued Jones, earnestly.
"We'n advertise galore over $5O0000 spent
on costumes and scenery, another 600
spent in securing the best and most famous
talent, and, If know New York, wen have
a packed house nightly"
Eyes, but we won't be there to see 1t, -
observed Smith. "We'u be in Jail or the
poor house."
"And we never could raise that money,
even if we wanted to-" objected Brown.
Now, that's the beauty of my scheme, "
Jones said, eagerly. I'VE won't need a
thousand dollars altogether.
"Where are the costumes and scenery to
come from?" demanded Smith.
"Where's the talent to come from?" de.
manded Brown.
1--WE won't need any; that's why it's a
scheme" explained Jones. 'All we've got
to do is to hire fifty or hundred women
furnish them with theater hats and seal
them judiciously about the place, and no.
body'n know whether there's anything or
the stage or not. See? Liberal advertising
will do the rest-and the patrons"
Jones, you're Napoleon Of finance" ap.
plauded Smith.
'1t won't work; we can't raise enough
cash." objected Brown.
"why not?" demanded Jones. 'It won''
cost hardly anything"
Eyes, it WILL" said Brown. you've for
gotten that Wen have to buy the theatel
hats"
by gracious. that's so"' exclaimed
Jones, blankly.
Another fortune lost for want Of sum
cient capital" observed Smith.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27

Jefferson City, No., Oct. 26.-(Special)
Secretary of State Lesueur to-day granted
certificates of incorporation to the follow
ing companies:
The Grand Avenue Horse and Mule Com
mission Company, of Kansas City; capital
s, 600; incorporators. c. ]. Winston, r. S.
Robertson and d. H. Robertson.
Syndicate Gold Mining Company, of
Kansas Citya capital $4,000; incorporators.
A F. Nathan. F. Wilcox, Charles A. Brad
ley and others.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Home.ceker., Excur.ion..

Tuesdays, November 3 and II and De-
cember 1 and Is, via Chicago Great West
ern (Maple Leaf at rate of one fare for
the round trip. with 81 added. to nearly all
points in Iowa and the Northwest. Good
twenty-one days. Stopovers on going trip
See E. E. Nance, C. P. and T. A, z West
Ninth street.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
New Corporation Formed.

The Faurot Manufacturing Company.
which consists of Denver and Kansas City
capitalists. filed articles of Incorporation
with the recorder Of deeds yesterday. The
capital stock is $4,000. The company will
engage in the production of furnaces and
heating apparatus. Charles S. Faurot, of
Denver. holds the controlling interest.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
HIS ENGLISH WAS POOR.

Judge DObson Understood Enough,
However, to Deny Antonio
Recinello q Divorce.
Some time ago Antonio Recinello brought
suit in the circuit court for divorce from
his spouse, Anna Recinello. The case came
up in Judge Dobson's division yesterday.
Recinello recited in his petition that he
and she were married in the province of
Salerno. eighteen years ago, that they
came to Jackson county sixteen years ago
and that his wife was guilty of desertion
and neglect. The plaintiff did not seem
able to talk much English. Clerk Curry
asked him il he understood the nature of
an oath, but he did not give very satis-
factory reply. However, the oath was ad-
nfnissered and he was placed on the stand.
Judge Dobson asked him about a half
dozen questions which developed that Re
cinello had not supported his wife and five
children in long time. The court refused
to give him a further hearing.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
SPAIN. Resource. Not E.b.u.,.a

Madrid, Oct. 26.-The premier of Spain.
Senior Canovas del Castillo, has requested
the Associated Press to announce that the
reports said to have been circulated in the
United States that Spain has not the re-
sources necessary to continue the war in
Cuba are unfounded. He adds that the
country is prepared to make all the neces-
sary sacrifices of men and money.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
City Hall Notes,

Sam Stein has been granted permission
by the mayor to which collect CLOTHING.
ETC., in advance of the calls always made
upon the mayor during the winter Mr..
Stein has succeeded in collecting a great
deal of useful material He is doing the
work of his own accord
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
POLITICS a1s
POLITICIANS.
News and Gossip of the Campaign.
Gathered at the Hotels and
Public Buildings of the
CITY and Elsewhere.

Last week the annual session of the su-
preme lodge Select Knights, A. o. U. W..
of Kansas. was held at Hutchinson. and
while the delegates did not go into politics,
that being against the rules Of the order.
a very significant straw vote was taken
as to the outcome Of a side discussion. The
result of the vote was 81 for Mckinley
to 80 for Bryan. and a striking feature
about 1t was that nearly every one of the
delegates from the western counties OF
Kansas. where Popocracy is supposed to
rule the roost, cast their votes for McKin-
ley and number of them made the state
ment that they represented lodges in which
there was not a single Bryan man. There
are 3,400 Select Knights in Kansas and
1000 members Of the A. o. U. W., and the
delegates maintained that this ratio Of
votes would hold good throughout the en-
tire order. DR.. ]. H. Holland, of Argentine.
who was present as a delegate and took
part in the proceedings, is authority for
this statement
E. S. Jewett, passenger and ticket agent
of the Missouri Pacific, has just returned
from a ten days visit with his son in Den
yer, Col II don't see," said he. "how the
newspaper men there are going to square
themselves with the Denver public after
election. They come out every day with
lurid accounts of a boom in Bryan stock.
Most of their space Is occupied in telling
how he is going to carry Ohio. Illinois and
Indiana. The Denver public, because it
reads Denver papers almost exclusively,
believes these reports and bets freely on
Bryan. People from the East find no
trouble in placing their bets there, and,
as this presents surer investment than
mining stocks. it goes without saying that
much money Is now In the hands OF the
stakeholder. There is liable to be a reck-
yv, htnI NV
old subscribers will cancel their subscrip-
ton"
DR.. E. W. Moore, of Decatur. Ill. is in
Kansas City, Kas., the guest Of his neph-
ew, Attorney McCabe Moore. The doctor
months, and according to his version OF
the political situation in the Lone Star
state, the Bryan supporters have very
hard fight on their hands there. He says
that while the Popocrats claim the state
they will have to do considerable hustling
to elect their electoral ticket 1T would
not surprise me If Mckinley carried Tex
as" said Mr.. Moore. "The sound money
Democrats have a big following and be-
Iieye they will vote for Mckinley to a
man" Mr. Moore will remain in the city
for several days.
Ben T. Hardin returned yesterday from
short campaign tour. He spoke at Grain
Valley, Blue Springs. Buckner and Lees
Summit ST was much gratif1ed," said Mr..
Hardin, "at Grain Valley, to have an old
Democrat come to me and tell me that
had pointed out to him his error and that
he intended to vote the Republican ticket
At Blue Springs had the same experience
with a Populist. The demonstration al
Lees Summit was a grand one. The peo-
ple had a brass band to meet me. The
opera house was packed und several hun
dred people were unable to get in. Let
no one worry about jackson county-she's
all right"
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Building Permits.

Pat Casey. brick business building at 7o1
West Twelfth, to cost $1,000
c. johnson. brick addition to building at
northwest corner Of Twelfth and Bales. to
cost s. Oo0
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Every Night to ChIcapo.

The dining cars on the Alton ara now
run upon the la carte plan. You paw only
for what you get, and. best of all, you get
what YOU paw fora good meal
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Missouri Charters.

Our habits tend to kill tho hair and turn It
gray too early. Save the color and beauty OF
your hair by using PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
DO YOU WANT HEALTH?
Is YOUR CONDITION ONE OF wEARI-
NESS AND DEPRESSIONs
noe. II Seem ms If Death Alone Could
Relieve Your Suffering.-HOw
to Obtain n New
Lease of Life.

Is this your condition? Have you fever
and chills, asthma, heart trouble, kidney
or liver affection? Are you weak, ured,
nervous and run down in health anu
strergth? Do you have headache, dys-
persia, rheumatism, neuralgia THESE are
= mainly the result of weak
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
ASPHALT PLANT ARRIVES.
The Portable Portion of the GiI.s
Concern ON Hand,

The portable plant Of the ellison Asphalt
UNI Company arrived in the city last night
from st. Louis and will be located a short
distance west Of the Belt line depot. The
company is arranging to proceed with the
paving Of parts of Grand avenue and Wal
nut street despite the unfriendly recention
given its contract in the upper house of
the city council,
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Speculation

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policy.
CHAS. d. MILL, General Agent,
New England Life Building.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27

Tn. King of Pills is Observation-Disclosures
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
SILKS -$2.75 for $I.5o.
Dress Goods.
On BARGAIN Counter.

A small job of Dress Goods Suitings. 556
yards in all, will be put on Bargain counter
to-day; these goods are full so inches wide.
in mixed and solid colored grounds, barred
or shot through with a raised black or col
ored thread; also in navy. black, green and
brown mixed. On sale to-day
for. n ~
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Gold Medal Dress Goods
Are the best. VIII wash like Bleached
Muslin.
Drapery Department.

There is nothing that will make home so
attractive as fine artistic furniture and
Draperies. This week We will make prices
that should cause every lady who delights
in Dainty Furnishings anxious to pur-
chase. because fine goods can be bought
with so little money, enabling you to fur
nish your house to look bright and happy
for the coming winter.
100 pairs heavy drapery Curtains, bought
now.. sen "a. ssov: So. %
These are in all the new colors and
fringed top and bottom.
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27

current,
and get
your
nerves
strong
and Wig
orous.
How can
it be
done? DR..
Greene'S
Nervura
will do
1t. This
blood and
tonic is
in its eff
forming
Kansas City daily journal., 1896-10-27
Ladies' Kid Gloves.

Special prices in Gloves for to-day will
enable you to buy to an advantage. Read
the prices and 6bme to-day to the Store.
Shook Dressed Kid Gloves. large hooks,
embroidered back, in all the new winter
shades-best of Gloves imported to sell for
81 pair.
2-clasp Pique Dressed Kid Gloves, wide
embroidery back, brown, reds, tan
and black for, pair.......Ql Ql.OO