Kansas City daily journal., 1896-09-06
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The Kneipp wet grass cure fad has
struck Emporia. and more of the bellies
there make practice of going barefooted
now than ever before.
Hiawatha deacon tells the World that
prayer meeting at his church is run on
the 10 to 1 basis now-sixteen members
stay away TO one who attends.
School teachers. as well as statesmen
VINO are out of job. seem to be numerous
IN Kansas There were forty applications
recently for the four positions in the Rob-
inson schools
Peabody. in Marion county. claims the
distinction of having started more Young
men In the ministerial work during the last
nve years than any other town Of its size
in the state.
fertinent inquiry by the Florence Bull
letn: 1t seems strange that Kansas should
nave prohibitive fish laws. II IL is a crime
to go down on the river bank to drink beer
in June. why isn't it in September?
Chicago Tribune: Mrs. Leases tour of
the East has not been entirely barren of
results 1t has awakened in the breasts
OF the inhabitants OF that region a vast
amount of sympathy for Mr.. Lease
j. NJ. Thoourn. the famous Methodist
bishop OF India, is brother of T. C. Tho
ourn. OF Peabody. and was an old school
boy friend and chum of ]. NJ Bell, a
prominent business man of Florence.
Ex-Congressman Horr's Hiawatha meet
ing Is to take place next Thursday after
noon. and the purpose of those having it
IN charge is to make it one of the great
est gatherings of Republicans ever held
in Brown county.
The Record tells of two different men in
Marion who have recently received letters
from well posted political friends in Ken
lucky, in which the assertion is positively
made that the Bluegrass state is safe for
Mckinley by at least 2O.OO0
II the editor OF the Whitewater Herald
doesn't catch 'em both ways, 1t will not
be for lack of an effort on his part He
flies both the Republican and Popocrat
tickets. from president down to coroner,
at the head Of his editorial columns
The Florence Bulletin has sized up Colo
mel Ed Madison. president of the Repub-
iican State League, and after carefully
looking over the most recently revised list
OF "the great men of the state" has come
to the conclusion that II his name isn't
written there 1t ought to be.
Professor E. NJ Shelton, who for many
years was one Of the most capable and
popular members Of the faculty OF the
state agricultural college, but who some
time ago went to Australia In the same
line of work. is soon to have gratihed a
long cherished wish to assist In founding
there an institution modelled on lines SIM
liar to those on which the Kansas institu-
ton has been made such a notable sue
cess. Liberal appropriations for the pur-
pose have been made by the Australian
government. and suitable buildings for the
school are already well along toward COM
pietion. Professor Shelton says, In a recent
letter to President Fairchild.
A redhot political argument was in prog
ress near the Santa Fe depot last evening.
says the Topeka Capital. when H. 9. Mont
gomery. general watch inspector Of the
Santa Fe. happened along. One Of the
party stopped him and asked: How are
you going to vote?' For Mckinley" said
he. quickly. why not vote for Bryan
and thus help the cause Of the laboring
men?" said the questioner. ''Well.' was
the reply, 'if thought Bryan. free silver
and free trade would bring free groceries,
free rent and free clothes. I'd do 1t. But
it won't. Let me tell you, am a laboring
man myself. depending upon my employers
for my living. II my employers prosper.
and my labor is satisfactory to them, I
am reasonably sure Of Job. If they do
not prosper, no matter how I do my work.
will then be cut in wages or will neces-
sarily be discharged. because the company
cannot AFFORD to employ men when ex-
penses exceed receipts. II free silver
meant as sound a dollar as 1t does lots of
them, there Is no question in my mind but
what the company would bend its every
energy toward securing that class Of leg
islation. shall pin my faith to the COM
pany's judgment. for two reasons at least.
-l~ avxrr
cial system. our dollars are good, and my
check is paid in dollars that buy a dol
lars worth Of the necessaries OF life. and
have job. In the second place, IL free
coinage Of silver will cut the dollar In two.
1t will cut my check in two. but rent will
stand pat; so will groceries. These two
features are important to me. Besides.
feel that I should indorse what my en-
ployers think is the best policy. They have
millions at stake. I have my family to
support and they are making it possible
for me to do so.''