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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
We Will Raise Our Own susnr.

From the Chicago Tribune.
There Is reason to believe that one Of
the Industries that will be fostered and
encouraged under the present sdministra-
ton Is the beet sugar industry. a begin
ming in this direction is made in the new
tariff act. which will enable the c~ultivators
and manufacturer to engage safely in this
business with a prospect OF a fair return
for their labor and investment. And now
it is reported that Secretary Wilson. OF
the agricultural department. who Is on a
tour through the West. and who Is a zeal
Gus friend of this industry and has strong
faith in It's ultimate success. will make it
the subject of investigation I'm connection
with his study Of the soils and the posi-
biiities OF irrigation in the regions which
he will visit. Much of the soil In the arid
belt of Kansas, Nebraska. Colorado and
other Western states Is believed to be es-
pecially adapted TO sugar beet culture II
a satisfactory amount OF moisture can be
secured. and with the question Of irriga-
ton successfully solved the best results
can be secured. In this view the import
ance Of Secretary Wilson's tour cannot be
overestimated. and the information he IS
likely to gather. with that which he Is
collecting on the same subject in Europe.
will make his forthcoming report Of spe-
cial interest. With a few yers' encour-
agement for this Industry such as Is offered
in the new tariff. there is ground for the
belief that America will become as indie
pendent and ~self-suppOrting I'm its sugar
production as IT now is in its iron and
steel manufactures.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
THE STORY

They gather round him.. one and all,
A group Of happy children small:
Their mouths are open wide: their eyes
Seem almost twice their normal size:
Some stand. some sit. and not a word
From any one OF them is heard.
Now all is ready quite. for now
The story teller rubs his brow,
And questions them: What h II bsf
A fairy tale from memory?
Or shall I tell it in a song.
And make up as / go along?
Which shall it be. in prose or rhyme.
This tale Of once upon a time?
Or will you have a story true?
Choose anything that pIeases you"
A busy hum goes round. and then
The voices quickly hush again;
For this small audience knows well
That m story he may tell.
or any song that he may sing.
VIII be a most delightful thing.
Wen let you choose" they cry. and 50
He tells a tale of long ago.
There's something told about a gem
Set in a sultan's diadem.
Which shone in such a brilliant way
II changed the darkness into day.
And there's a robbie and a lot
OF other people in the plot
A prince. a princess. and a page,
A parrot in a golden cage.
And there's the palace court yard where
The sultan walks when 1t is fair;
And there's a funny dwarf he had
To cheer him up when he was sad.
or course the robber comes to grief;
The gem was in his handkerchief:
The parrot Z is who picked II up
And dropped it in his water cup:
And then the prince the parrot bought.
And found the gem the sultan sought.
The parrot has become quite tame,
And calls the princess by her lame;
The page has had his pay increased,
Which he deserved. to say the least;
The dwarf-the sultan's merry dwarf
Has been presented with a scarf,
Whose colors made the sultan vext.
And that's
Continued in the next.
Prank Dempster Sherman.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
The Summer Vacation Habit.

From the Chicago Times-IIerald.
The jokes at the expense OF that portion
Of humanity that persists in taking summer
vacations. placed end to end. would doubt
less gird!e the earth. But, after all. the
summer vacation is no Joke. II is generally
serious business. II requires a steadiness Of
application and A close attention 70 tedious
details that draw heavily upon the mental
powers.
The muItitudinoUs cares incident to the
preparations for a vacation journey are OF
such an exacting character that only the
most robust are equal TO them. Men who
have successfully engineered business en-
tcrprises Of great magnitude and have
shown themselves capable of administering
important trusts have broken down under
the arduous labors OF a summer vacation.
But the summer vacation is one Of the
necessities of our modern life. In A we'll
ordered condition Of civilized society il can
not be dispensed with. Without the sum-
mer vacation the occupation OF the summer
resort liar would be gone and the butterine
industry would be in peril. The man who
assaults the summer vacation habit with
ribald and unseemly jokes is unmindfuI OF
the millions OF dollars that are invested in
the hammock business.
II requires a rugged constitution 10 en-
dure the hardships Of a summer vacation.
The escape from the luxurious and COM
Portable home to the leaky. dirty and IN
painted cottage on the borders of the MAS
matte frog pond is not accomplished with
GU. much tribulation and deprivation. The
pathway from the salubrious climate and
the enchanting environments Of ones own
r~Coftree TO the dusty and sun-blistered vii
laEe that is described in the highly colored
and richly embellished railway guide Is not
strewn with roses.
The summer vacation must be tackled
with resolution and courage. II not too
prolonged. complete recuperation from its
effects may be expected within two weeks.
Only the indolent and the impTOvident will
shirk the obligations involved in the sum-
mer vacation. The summer vacation has
COM to stay.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
KANSAS TOPICS.

A Horton man. writing to the St. Joe
Gazette. says Major Morrill, is to be doomed
for governor in 1895 as a vindication' Of his
administration. Major Morrill, says he
knows nothing about 1t.
at IS announced" says the AtchisOn
Globe, that a very pretty girl from Law
renee will visit Atchison shortly. The
young people who wish TO meet her, and
be able to carry on a conversation with
her. will please meet at the library rooms
tonight to study UP on the Quantrell
raid"
The smartest man who ever lived on
this terrestrial sphere" says the Wichita
Eagle. lis Superintendent stryker. OF Kan
sas. Close after him comes solomon. Then
there is a long gap, and in the distance
Socrates follows"
Victor Murdoch says John Speer and Bat
Masterson. the sport, were great friends.
Once a reporter came 10 Speer with the
information that Masterson was dead and
wanted the old man TO write an obituary.
No" said Speer. he might not be dead.
and Il l wrote his obituary and he wasn't
dead. 1 would be inside Of two weeks"
49,
Colonel A. G. Stacey informs Topics that
he will start his new paper, the Newton
Record. on the 18th OF September. II is to
be a weekly and Republican in politics.
Observation-Disclosures item from the
Lawrence Journal: Georgia H. Brown is
going to give The Tempest in Topeka; II
will probably not be near AS well lone as
Il was in Lawrence. because she will have
TO use Topeka children"
Ellen c. Brown. OF Hiawsths. has COM
menced breach OF promise suit against
Charles Schrader. fixing her damages at
SIS cOO. She alleges that on or about the
18th Of March, 1897, Mr.. Schrader took her
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
sixth Irrigation Congress.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
In the pioneer days OF Illinois the great
difficulty in the way Of Western agriculture
was water. too much Of il: now it Is Just
the other way. The arid lands OF the far
West would be exceptionally fertile If only
vegetation there could satisfy its thirst.
The commissioner of public lands has just
rendered an important decision in a test
case under the swamp land legislation or
forty or fifty years ago. and an irrigation
congress has been called to meet at Lin
coin, Neb.. the last three days of Septem-
Der.
The merits Of this decision need not be
gone into. This century will not see that
class OF claims settled and out of the way.
No doubt a good deal Of fraud was prac-
tlced in the sos under the swamp land leg
~islation. but there certainly was a great
deal of land in Illinois then which was too
wet for cultivation which is now accounted
most excellent farm land. Tiliage is Of IT.
self something of a help in reducing the
moisture in the soil. but tile drainage has
been of incalculable benefit. not only to
swamp lands. but 10 farm lands generally.
BY gathering and holding the water the
tiles served a double purpose draining,
when needed. and supplying a reserve
fund of water in case the season was too
dry. A system of thing which could render
such double service was indeed Of inestima-
BILE advantage. II may be set down as a re-
markable Illustration Of working both
ways.
II was not until the tide Of pioneer life
had neared the foothills Of the Rocky
mountains that aridity was encountered.
Eastern Kansas and Nebraska are rea-
sonably sure of good crops by simply let
ting nature take its course. But the old
idea Of a great American desert was not
so very far out of the way as was supposed
when the railroads first opened UP that re-
1tons and made IL accessible. The irriga-
tion congress Of September directly con-
Germs an immense area. The chairman Of
the executive committee calling II lives IN
Western Kansas. and the secretary in
Southern California.
T. is generally supposed that there is
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

tuition is so well drawn up that a deadlock
Is an impossibiIity. the equilibrium of con-
cOmitant powers is easily maintained. and
the sovereign will of the people has a fair
opportunity OF finding a natural exponent
It is through comparisons such as have
been made by Mr.. Gron that we arrive at
a better understanding and appreciation of
the magnificent completeness of the organic
law framed by the founders of the Ameri-
can republic. Nowhere else in the realm of
civilization is there anything to compare
with il.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
" PHILOSOPHY.

The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean.
The winds of heaven mix forever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single.
All things by a law divine
Ia one spirit meet and mingle.
Why not / with thine?
II.
See the mountains kiss high heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven
II ii disdained its brother.
And the sunlight clasps the earth
And the noonbeams kiss the sea:
What is all this sweet work worth
II thou kiss not me?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
MISSOURI POINTS.

Missouri fairs will be less numerous this
year than heretofore. but those that are
held will be better than usual.
A St. Joe man has broken in with a $50
contribution among a lot OF Chicago phil
anthropists who recently forwarded N,O0O
70 the famine sufferers in India.
ouie, reigns in Warsaw without INTERRUPT
tion except when that classic locality is the
scene of an invasion by an army Of Sedalia
picnickers. for whom ii has become a IA
vorite retreat.
Trenton seems likely 10 have the banner
delegation from Missouri TO the Grand Ar
nv in Buffalo the latter part
Of the month. About fifty have already
enlisted for the trip.
Perl d. Decker. the Park college student
who won FIRST prize in the interstate ora
torical contest at Columbia last sTriTg. is
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
A DANIEL COME TO JUDGMENT.

Senator McEnery. Of louisiana. has told
his constituents why he voted for the Ding
ley tariff bill. Not that his action needed
explanation. for the gathering he addressed
was for the avowed purpose Of giving pub
lie Endorsement TO his course in congress.
this timefis significant. Unlike sons OF the
other Democrats who supported the Repub-
ucan measure. Mr.. McEnery did not char
acterize protection as a system OF robbery
and declare his constituents were entitled
a share OF the spells, no. did he make
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
A n

'Tis a strange world we came to. you and l.
Whence no man knows. and surely mona
knows why;
Why we remain-s harder question still;
And still another-whither when we die?
Omar Khayyam lie Gallienne).
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

water enough in the mountains and be-
meath the soil to fertiiize the arid region
and make millions Of thrifty homes extend
ing over the plains. There is no problem
now confronting the American people OF
so much Importance as this OF irrigation.
The coming annual session Of the irrigation
congress will be the sixth. and the interest
has increased from year to year.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
New View.


From Truth.
What a nice. kind man Nero was!
What? Why. the wretch fddled while
Rome burned
Il know. He'd probably waited all his
life for a chance when he wouldn't disturb
anyone
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
Mnnther Forecast for Friday.

Washington, Aug. For ana
Indiau Territory: Fair; southeast WINDS
For Missouri: Generally fair warmer IN
southwestern portion; variable WINDS De-
coming east.
Fer kansas: Generally fair; warmer In
Northeastern portion; variable winds De-
coming northeast,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
FestaI Note.

From Pick-Ms-Jp.
Patriotic old maid approaching her par
rot's cage for the J~ubiliest time that morn
ingl-"Now. Polly. be a good little birdie
and say jubilee. Do you hear-say jubilee
Parrot Ohalf Huntingdon, the deyil!'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06
Its Origin.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Teacher (of class in rhetoric)-'What Is
your idea Of the derivation and significance
Of the expression. "a train OF ugh
Gifted pupil-"It's got something to do
Nth a teller hayin' wheels in his head,
baFps+ ffop
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

There are no doubt disappointments at
The %hardships are fully up TO expectations.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

ness is due to germs, ably assisted in
many cases by violent tempered wives.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

II the Alaska streams are full of fine
fish. as reported. those who eat dog up
there must be too lazy to cut bait.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Japan can hardly expect US TO indorse
an arbitration treaty with Hawaii until
we see the document.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Not a word has been heard from Andree
yet. Possibly he has found the pole and Is
freezing on 10 it.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

What are the foreigners making such a
racket for anyway? One would almost sup
pose they imagined tina they paid the
tax.
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NOTES.

It will be very humiliating to General
Miles to come back 10 a standing army of
500 men.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Ex-senator Martin, of Kansas, says it is
impossible to be a Christian without being
a socialist. But perhaps Mr.. Martin has
never given the matter A thorough trial.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The Cuban insurgents seem to be holding
their own very well. but whenever they
need more resolutions Of sympathy they
shouldn't hesitate to speak up.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The report that Americans in Japan are
being vigorously boycotted by the natives
will be sure TO cause a squirmy feeling
among the Japs in this country.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

President Mckinley seems to be getting
ready to enjoy himself during his second
administration. He is tackling and clean
ing up all the hard problems in his first.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

I: will be more pleasant TO see well fed
and prosperous workingmen at home than
to see praise Of our tariff policy in foreign
newspapers.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Mr.. Bryan should put some extra vigor-
Gus language into his forthcoming address.
An ordinary utterance from him now would
not attract much attention.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The esteemed Democratic organs seem
to be easing up on Mr.. Hanna. Is this not
recklessly jeopardlzing the foundations of
the government?
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

People in the vicinity Of Topeka are be-
ing frightened by an enormous snake. Gov
ernor Leedy's decision TO close the joints
doesn't come any too early.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The fact that silver is not participating
in the general revival of prosperity is a
source of regret, especially to those who
have built their political hopes on that
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The Republican party may not be re-
spGnsible for good times, but whenever it
takes control somehow prosperity always
plays a return engagement.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The difference between Mr.. wanamsker
and the other calamity howlers is that Mr..
wanamaker recognizes returning prosper
fly when he sees it. and attributes it to the
right cause.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Governor Leedy roposes to stand loyalty
by Webb McNaIl. In the event Webb is
thrust into a federal prison Leedy will go
and sit on the steps.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Instead of e~vacuating Thessaly the in
corrigible Turk is marching on Crete. The
Turk seems to have the same dread of
ultimatums that the darkey has of red
meated watermelons.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The state and federal authorities, it is
saiG, will soon have a serious clash in
Kansas. Something Of that sort happened
in the SOS. and If we remember rightly 1t
was not the federal authorities that hol-
Tered ''NuT"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Senator Teller declares that the congress
sional elections of 1895 will show an over
whelming majority for free coinage. But
it is believed Mr.. Teller has taken due pre-
cautions against the dangers Of overcon-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

A Colorado Springs man claims that he
has perfected a flying machine that will
fly, and that he would sail down from the
top of Pixies peak if the air were not so
thin. The air about Pixies peak is rather
thin. and so are the claims OF the Colorado
gnriuQs man
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

The Plain Dealer says that a Cleveland
man who recently returned from a trip
through England, winding up with the ju-
bilee week in London. was asked what WIS
the most curious thing he saw when abroad.
We'll" he answered. the thing which
most forcibly appealed to my American de-
light in the exaggerated form Of humor was
a sign over a Salvation Army barracks in
Leeds:
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

A negro who was being pursued by Geor-
gia lynchers cut his own throat and was
dead when found. The best citizens
though disappointed. conservatively re-
Trained from getting even by Iynching
some of his relatives. Georgia is improv-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

In spite OF prOclamations. bull fights con-
tinue TO take place in the south Of France.
At the Alcazar OF Perpignsn two young
women toreadors recently killed two large
bulls. and were heartily ~applauded.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Cigarettes may be advanced in price. II
may be that the retail prices will not be
raised. as the competition between the
smaller stores IL 20 keen that they alone
will lose their profits. The wholesale prices
are 20 be advanced 10 TO IS per cent. which
means a reduction in retailers profit Of
49,. ,b,t apnouut
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

II. Rider Haggard. the novelist, as
a schoolboy. Is described as a tall. lank
youth, with a thick crop Of unkempt hair,
sharp features. prominent nose. and eyes
that had rather a wild look about them. In
his classes he never took a high place. and
both his classmates and his master looked
Idol him as a rather stupid boy.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-08-06

Mrs. Christian French. of Moores5own.
n. j., was iG3 years old Sunday. She was
born within a mile OF her present home
and always has lived in the neishborhood-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-03-05
lie b. etansme
en- France
IL FAUDRA LIZ CONsENTEMENT DE
L'ANGLETERRE EFT DE LALLE.
IMAGINE.

Paris-Le s6nateur AMERICAN
Wolcott a Gu nne entrevus avec
M. Moline president du conseil au
sui at du bim6tallisme, mails les en-
trevues quiz a cues jusqa'icl mont
produit aucun r5sultat, Gale quill
a cue dimanche av-c le president
Faure q 6t6 courte ct Off u ellie
ulais ma pas avanc6 la question.
NJ. Loubet president du s6nst sem
bic avolr montr6 beaucono den
thousiasme mails M. M6line s'est
tenu SIR ses gardes. La bruit
oou.t que oelui-oi a dit que lors
meme que Ia France seralt favo.
rable au projet rien ne pourrait
etre fat avsnt d'svoir obtenu lie
Commencement pr6alable de IAN.
gleterre ct de rAllemsgne. On a
peu de con6anoe dams les cerolea
oMciels dams lie success de la mis-
sion du s6nateur Wolcott, bier
que oelui-oi semble plein d'espoi1
que lAngleterre prendra part au
movement bim6tallisque.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-03-05
PARLEz Francois

Les c%onseils suivants du "Moni
teur Acadien" a'adressent aussl
bisn a nos gems des E'ats- Unis
qu'aux Acadiens:.
I'll ny q rien d. plus brilliant ct
de plus ridioule que deux Fran
Gals sc parlant On anglais. On d.
rant que oes gems ont honte de
leur langue maternelle. qui pour-
tant est la plus belle d. toutes les
langues, tant d cause de ga riches
go, de ga souplesse, qAe de ca dou'
ceur ct de son harmonic, meme
dams nos relations purement COM
merciales. ST vous entrez chez IN
marchand, parlez en- franqais; ct 81
CO marchand est apglais, il sera
force de prendre d son service un
commits aoadien. Mas 81 vous par
lez en- apglals. ce marchand
voyant l'lnutillt6 dun commits
francais, go dispersera f4oilement
de celui-oi.
"Parlons franQais: nos int6rets
nationaux ct religieux rexigent
aussi, non moins que nos int6re's
m%ateriels".
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-03-05
La Cigarette

Fumer, parmi les danes roys-
les de re arope, est d la mode
L'Emp6ratrioe d'Autrlohe fame de
vingt a trente cigarettes par jour.
La ozarinne iouairiAre do Russie
fame DIES cigarettes parfum6es qui
lui sont envoy6es d'Angleterre.
La princesse de GALES. la prin-
cesse Louise (marquise de Lorme)
Ia refine regente Ohristiane d'Es-
usgne, la refine Am6lie de Portu.
gal, la refine Marguerite d'Italie
ct la refine de Roumanie, qui sous
le nom de plume de Carmen Syl-
va q 6crit plusieurs romans, sont
toutes fumeurs de cigarettes. On
oonsidere la cigarette q st Peters,
bourg ct a Constentinople CONNIE
on considere les pons bons q Pa
rls. toutes les danes sont suppo
sees den faire usage. Ea Itslie
des cigarettes faites de feullles de
the vert sont en- vogue.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1897-03-05

A une assembl6e sp6ciale des
differences cours, des Flo: estiers
Catalogues tenue chez le cure de
l'eglise Ste Clotilde, dimanche
dern1er, il a 6t6 r6solu que les
cours Sc payeraient une visite res
pective pendant le careme aux da-
tes suivantes:
A la cour Hennepin, lie IL mars,
jeudi.
A la cour st Antoine, le %
mars. 4e lundi.
A la cour Nicolet, le 26 mars,
dc vendredi.
A la cour st Mary. le 6 avril.
Marquette le Ii avril
Ascens: on le 20 avril.
Sheridan le % avril.
Tous les Forestiers Catalogues
sont prizes de SO rendre on aussi
grand nombre que possible, q ces
differences reunions.