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Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
Kirk and His Kansas City Clothes.

From the Chicago Tribune.
An imposing array of mems dress goods
has been placed On exhibition in New
York through the humble instrumentality
of a person known as J. Waldere Kirk.
Mr.. Kirk poses as merely the lay figure
in the spectacle. although he has been
compelled to draw heavily on both his
mental and financial resources in order
to make the AFFAIR a success. 1t is not
apparent exactly what Mr.. Kinks Interior
motives may be. unless they are purely
philanthropic, hut the immediate result
of this enterprise is an abundance of per-
sonal notoriety and immense amount of
entertainment for all persons who are IA
vOred with n chance to see" him. A
general idea OF his method can be gained
from his statement that he always takes
the extreme of fashion and goes 1t one bet
ter. This applies both to the cut and the
color of his raiment. But in order to make
the symposium effective he is Obliged TO
change his garb at least half dozen times
a day, and this process must be regarded
as his real vocation. The rest of his time
he devotes to showing the results of his
labor to the dazZled populace. Mr.. Kirk
is credited with wanting to attract pub
lie notice the worst way" and he certainly
seems to have found the worst way.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

partment horse that was sold to st. Louis
dealer for $3.50. is to be forwarded to enc
of the latter's customers in London.
An Excelsior Springs man appeared be-
fore the local police judge the other day
and pleaded guilty to disturbance OF the
peace in an attempt to kidnap his own
child. the price of which was fixed by the
magistrate at s2 and costs.
Professor Peters is a Carrollton pcda-
gogue who claims to be hesitatinS about
the acceptance of an offer of a $3.50 posi-
tlon in the New York city schools.
The hope that the cold rains of winter
and early spring had frozen out the festive
chinch bug seems to have been a vain enc.
The destructive little pests are numerous
and active. In several localities in Hen
~ county. for example. they have COM
pletely destroyed the oats crop.
Mr. Colt, of Clinton makes a speciality of
providing fine horses for the Kansas City
market.
The Chlllicothe Times copies the roast
by the Sedalia Capital of the management
Of the Girls Industrial home. in the for
mer town for its refusal to admit a colored
girl lawfully sent there by the Pettis coun-
" aulnOfllleS, anu says III NOLiAii|iAt1iAS
thereon: 'NVe ask in all sincerity if there
is no Democratic paper in the state that
will come to the defense of this proceeding
or else condemn ii. Silence is a very doubt
full compliment to the board and to the e&~
ecutive. That there has been fragrant vio-
lation Of law is a fact that cannot be de-
MED The state is under Democrats con-
troll and the Democratic press of the state
should either support or correct this abuse
Of power. This matter is certainly of grave
importance as it involves the violation OF
law instead of its execution. Good honest
government and a strict compliance with
the law is all the people demand, and we
desire an expression from the press on the
matter of excluding colored girls from the
Industrial home. They have the benefits
of the asylums when reason is dethroned,
the Jail and penitentiary when the law Is
violated, and now shall they be excluded
from a reformatory institution? Who will
saw"
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
WARFARE WITH THE GODS.

This man was full Of strength once. hope
and fire;
And when the gods derided him. he said:
20 gods. your curse lies heavy on my
head
Against my peace I know that you con-
spire;
But 10! can defy you. VIII We tire
Yourselves with warfare? Shall my soul
fall dead
Because scant blessings on her head are
shed?
Some things are stin left dear to my de-
sire.
And these shall give me courage in de-
spite"
''Thou fool" the gods laughed. and with
wrong on wrong,
As seas come wave on wave when winds
are strong.
They came against him, and laid waste his
might.
Till, utterly humbled, PROSTATE in their
sight
He fell. and moaned. my masters, o,
how iong2"
-PhiIin Rourke NTarstOu
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
A Suggestion to school Boards.

From the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The school board of Concordia, Kas.. in
advertising for women teachers who will
agree not to marry, is infringing a well
known rule of public policy which is much
less important than the fact that K is in
fringing a law of nature. Every woman
teacher looks upon marriage as the high
est promotion, and any woman VINO would
be sure TO keep 4 promise not to marry
would be equally sure TO be a dry and
vaiueless teacher. Why not solve the diff
ficulty by offering higher salaries for grass
widows? They have the virtue Of wanting
to marry again and the advantage of not
being able to do so.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
"Chicago Limited"
Leaves
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Arrives

Leaves Arrives
SD. m. via 9:25 a. m.
! Cfte di7ingl csrS-No. Nths- ''-- 49, .H-- b.
3 4 comparison OF various pavements has
been made at Wolverhampton, England, by
a local engineer. The materials being laid
on a Portland cement concrete six inches
thick he finds that granite costs 81 per
square yard, with a life of thirty years;
Australian hardwood blocks. $3.50 per
square yard, lasting eighteen years; creo-
sote deal blocks, 50 per squire yard the
durability being but twelve years. A two
inch natural rock asphalt on the same
bed. good for fifteen years, costs 3.s5 per
square yard.
Speaking of the price at which Cuba
could probably be bought. the published
correspondence shows that our minister to
Madrid was authorized to offer 800. 100000
for II half a century ago, but he failed to
secure it. Later on It was calculated that
it would be a good investment at s125OOO.
900. and bill introduced in the last con-
gress named 5000 10000 as the top price.
An old Syracuse colored man the other
day stood and watched a university stu
dent clad in the mortarboard and gown.
When the student had disappeared from
view the man remarked: well, it may
be all right for dem 'Piscopols to wear
1 L
see de reasonability OBJ wearin' dem on de
street.
In fifty years OF the existence OF savings
banks in Massachusetts, they have had un-
der their control the enormous sum OF
81 100. 900. They still control upward Of
$780, OOO 600. and yet the entire loss TO de-
positors in this half century. chargeable to
fraud. fault or error, has been less than
100000.
DIR. Charles Frederick Wuil1gohs, the old
est physician in Ohio. still keeps up his
practice. despite his 90 years, and his name.
He says every member of his family, for
the past 800 years has lived over 100 years,
and his grandfather. at the age of 1Os,
Graded wheat for three days in succession.
Major Ginter, the Richmond tobacco
king. who has resigned his position as d.
rector of the American Tobacco Company
and will soon retire from active business
worth IS. 900 900, when he laid down his
musket at Appomattox did not have a dol
lar or the prospect OF one.
Semblacay, bishop of Bourges, for many
years ate six meals a day. and attributed
his talent in this direction to the fact that
he said grace, not only before and after
each meal, but at each removal OF a serv-
ice.
In Denmark women who foresee a life
Of single blessedness can make provision
whereby they can at the age of 40 be put in
the spinstsr class for good and receive a
weekly stipend for their support.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
The New Era.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho New York Dry Goods Economist
lately published what may be called a test
editorial; the intent being to provoke re-
sponse, favorable or unfavorable, from the
wholesalers, retailers. importers and man
ufacturers of textiles. Many responses
have been made, and by far the greater
part Of them approvingly.
Briefly, the article of our contemporary
advised houses that send out travelling
agents to instruct them to refrain from
seeking to make large sales to small deal
ers, and it advised all retailers to buy fire.
quently and in small quantities. rather
than to make large speculative purchases.
The ground assigned as basis of this ad-
vice was what the Economist believes to be
the permanently changed condition of the
country. The era OF railroad building, of
canal construction. of the booming of cities
on desolate prairies or in dense forests, is
at an end, or at any rate in a long period
of allegiance. Great works always will be
in process Of construction, but 1t will be
long ere such a creative era as that which
endured from about 1910 to 1873 returns.
Tho fortunes of to-day, of tomorrow, and
probably of the next quarter century must
be won by prudence rather than by daring.
Close buying. close selling, small profits
on quick returns must succeed to the policy
of 50 per cent profit on the first sales of
goods. and 10 per cent loss on the remnant.
Nor can the doctrine longer gain cre1ence
that any single factor of policy will insure
universal prosperity. A protective tariff,
as We believe, must be enacted and en-
forced before any considerable improves
ment can be noted in business: but tariff
alone will not insure trade. Steady induss
try on the part of the wage-earner. arbt
tratiOn of differences between capital and
labor. thrifty habits among the great mid
die class encouragement of rash specula1
ton, and. perhaps. above all cessation of
the alteration Of great wealth and a decent.
respect for moderate competence must be
characteristics of the new era, II II is to
be one of prosperity and Of contentment =
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
Curse of Competition.

From the Chicago Tribune.
twenty-five dollars a month seems n
p!tiful salary for a schOolteacher," sighed
the applicant.
II know 1t does. MISS" replied the di-
rector of district No. II, but we kin git
Miss Gilfiippin of the Pine Ridge neighbor-
hood fur that. an she's twicet as big a
young woman az you be-"
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
THE WEATHER.

Washington. May 25.-Fer Oklahoma, In
dian Territory and Kansas: Partly cloudy
weather, with occasional showers and pos
sibly thunder storms; brisk to high south
winds.
For Missouri: Threatening weather, with
showers; warmer; south winds.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

From the indianapolis Journal.
How is it. colonel. that the people en-
gagged in those shooting ARRAYS in your
section are always mentioned as belong
ing to prominent families?'
by gad, sab, II takes goou shootin' and
willingness to engage in it to make fam
ily urOmiuent sah.''
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
The COrnfed Philosopher.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
when a woman" said the Cornfed Phil
osopher says that she really believes she
is getting fat and her husband retorts that
it is because she eats too much and doesn't t
do enough work. Il is safe to presume tnat
the honeymoon has ceased 70 be-
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

Chairman Jones says the gold Democrats
should go TO the Republicans where they
belong. The gold Democrats did something
of that sort last fall, and Jones was very
much disgusted with their action. What
Jones really wants is for the gold Demo-
Gratis to drop their convictions and self
respect and fall in with the cheap money
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
Wikttipikfli.

The Wikitipikiti minstrel company,
which have furnished so many programmes
for charity. is now reheareing for a per-
-formance to be given at Music hall the
evening OF May 81. The company will
'olio attachment, introducing a number OF
specialties and a programme full of sweet
harmony.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

Governor Stephens, it seems, received a
number of pathetic letters from Mrs. Sat
tley in California. The poor widows and
working people whose savings were stolen
by the officials of the Sattley bank are not
gifted writer's and indited no pathetic
epistles to the governor, but they felt their
loss and their wrongs keenly.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
THE DARK ROAD.

Strange. is it not? That Of the myriads
who
Before US pass'd the door of darkness
through,
Not one returns to tell us of the road
Which TO discover We must travel, too?
Omar Khayyam,
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Curious thing about one Of those for
eign secretaries OF legation I met in Wash
inCton." observed the New Yorker. 'I
talked to him half an hour. He can spout
English offhand. like a native. but he can't
understand a word of it when you talk 1t
TO him."
''How do you know?" asked the Bos-
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

BY agreeing to be the political tool of
the gang" as his predecessors were be-
fore him. Chief Vallins would have little
difficulty in convincing those who are try
ing to oust him that his ineligibility is
really too trihing a subject to pursue fur
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

Mr.. Hoar's inquiry as TO whether the
senate is a circus can safely be answered
in the negative. There is always plenty of
sawdust at a circus. and nothing has been
going on in the senate TO make sawdust.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

Senator Harris, of Kansas. can hardly
Axpect his recommendations of changes in
the tariff to be adopted when he announces
openly that he will not vote for the bill in
any event.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

Mr. Wanamaker says the trouble with
men of to-day is that they have not got
the right key to the Bible. 1t is quite
probable that night keys are in more gen.
eral use than scripturaI oEes.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
A Perfect Treasure.

From Pick -Me-Cp.
Mistress-"Now. you must always sweep
well behind the doors, Mary
Marv-''Yes'm. trust me for that; it's the
only way one can get the dust out of
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

So many people are coming forward and
testifying that they either murdered
Blanche Lamont themselves or saw scme-
body else do it that Durrant must some
times almost suspect that he is an inno-
cent man.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

If it is true. as Uncle Dick Bland alleges,
that Tom Reed is the whole house, what is
Uncle Dick kicking about? Hasn't the
house a right to boss itself?
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
The PrIriIeged Classe..

From the Chicago Record.
What is your idea of an aristocrat?'
HE is a person who is so wealthy that
he never has to carry his laundry bundle
downtown wrapped up in a newspaper"
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

In support of his position that there is
not enough money in the country, Mr..
Bryan might point out that Editor Coxey's
paper has been forced to suspend for lack
of funds.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

The report that the city of Athens is
greatly agitated is not at all surprising
1t naturally expects an early visit from
General Miles.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

All this talk about the Hon. Billy Mason
being a ''circus clown" is nonsense. Mr..
Mason never Travelled with a circus in his
life
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26
Mutual Helps.

From the Chicago Record.
80 you are the new stenographer? Can
you keep your mind on your work.
'Ycs. sir, if you will keep your mind on
yUUrs.'
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

The Journal Company, Publishers.
Journal Building, Tenth and Walnut.
Kansas City journal., 1897-05-26

In Denmark women who foresee life
of single blessedness can make provision
whereby they can at the age of 40 be put in
the spinster class for good and receive a
weekly stipend for their support.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11
a@eO0Ds DELIVERED IN ALEX.
dNDRIA.
Woodward & Lothrop,
10th, nth & F SITS, n. w,
WASHINGTON. D. c.

TRACED BY A BLooDHoUND.-The
excitement under which the city OF
Manchester has labored for the past two
days, in connection with the killing OF
two negroes, by Policeman Avis, the
threatened riot and the call for the mil
itary, had stirring sequel last night.
Officer Avis, who was honorably dis.
charged yesterday, on the ground OF
iusti6able homicide, lives in the suburbs
of Manchester, and at ten o'clock last
night his residence was attacked by
some unknown person, who fred into
the house. A bloodhound, kept by the
officials of Manchester, was put on the
track, and soon ran down negro. He
was taken in custody, and carried be-
fore a citizen who saw a man run away
from the vicinity of the house of Officer
Alvis, but the citizen was unable to
identify the negro. and he is held for
further examination.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11

"UPs AND Downs OF L1FE."-Oliver By.
ron and Kate Byron supported by an excel
lent company will be the attraction at the
Opera House next Saturday night, presenting
the Ups and Downs of Life." The play is
written on the best of melo-dramatc and
comedy lines. Mr.. Byron having ono Of those
daring heroic parts that make him so wei
come Kate byron is an actress who has
made for herself line of comedy peculiarly
her own Mr. and Mrs. Byron have q strong.
or company this season than ever before, aud
they ususlly have strong one. De par.
ticular feature will be the intro uction OF
new and novel musical specialties and the ap.
pesrance here of young and beautiful dan.
Ger, who is pronounced by the critics who
have seen her to be marvel in the grace and
nimbleness with which she uses her feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11

FIERCE TRAMP.-Bsrnard Burt.
IN went TO the home of Mr.. Joseph
Pa Psmsey in West End yesterday even
IA! na and asked for something to eat.
lux IlSo r being told by Mrs. Ramsay that
Sbs had not time to comply with his
sue .;Sb n a, the time, Burtman, who is a
w wiSn became very abusive and
,.ih'rraale'ned her with bodily harm, Mrs.
1 p.msav succeeded in closing the door
l'l fore he could force his way into the
b bon.e The man then started down
lass ~, factory aud told her husband of
he occurrence. Mr.. Ramsay, with
ssvsrsl companions, went in search of
Por,man and found him at the house
., another resident of West End,
rbere he was demanding something to
est, When questioned Burtman said
h. had no apology to offer, ard began
70 abuse his qnestioners which brought
c (T 4 confict, and the tramp was con.
s;d4rably used up" before the irate
3 West Eaders were through with him.
"a wa. subsequently, placed in a wagon
and brought 10 this city. The Mayor
This morning dismissed him, probably
tnioking the punishment he had re-
csiyed was sufficient for the offense.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11

To HANG To MoRRow.-William
Henry Theodore Durrant, the young
medical student, condemned to death
for the murder of Blanche Lamont and
Minnie Williams in San Francisco in
April, 1895, was brought there from San
Quentin prison yesterday, and upon be-
ing taken before Judge Bahers, shortly
before noon, was sentenced 10 be hang
ed tomorrow morning.
AS the words Friday, November
12," left the judges lips murmur ran
through the room. Women hid their
faces, while the men craned their necks
to see how Durrant would take it. He
expected il; he never finched. AS the
date of his doom was pronounced, just
the suspicion of a sheer appeared on
the coroners of his mouth. And when
all was over, and the officials began to
clear the courtroom, he resumed his
seat, end chatted unconcernedly with
his father aud some sympathizlng
friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11

THE CASE OF Col. EASTMAN Prosecuting
Attorney VIM g. Conley and A. 81. Cunning.
ham, of Parsons, W. Vs., and John A. how.
ard of Wheeling, representing the State, and
c. Wood Daley, of Elkins, and c. o. Strictly,
of Davis, attorneys for the defendant, met in
Cumberland, Md, yesterday to take the dep.
osition of Thomas Burger in the case of Col.
Robert W. Eastman. charged with the murder
Of Frank E. Thompson, the Davis lumber.
man. Burger is prominent lumber dealer
residing in Cumberland. who witnessed the
shooting He WAS since stricken with paral-
ysis and because Of his inability to go to
Parsons colonel Eastman obtained an order
10 have his testimony taken. Adam Thomp-
SOD, the lumberman, father of Frank Thomp.
son. is also st Cumberland. Court converts
at Parsons axt Monday week, when the East.
bsm case will come up before Judge John
Holt, tho Supreme Court of Appeals OF West
Virginia having refused the petition to dis.
qualify him. Burgers deposition msy be
taken to-day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11

SISTERS FIERCE FIGHT.-Mrs. Katie
Graul and Mrs. Mary Herb, sisters, ill.,
dulged in a family quarrel in Penn
street store, in Reading, Pa, yesterday
afternoon, and the fracas that followed
may terminate fatally to one OF the
women. Mrs. Graul opened the fray
by striking her sister with her fist, fol-
lowing this up By breaking her nose
with board. At this jurcture the
women clinched and fought the entire
length of the store room. Then Mrs.
Graul suddenly gave her sister twist
and deliberately hurled her through
the plate glass of the front door. The
broken glass almost severed her jugu.
lar vein. The injured woman's coudi-
ton is critical. One Of the witnesses
of the bloody ARRAY was the aged mo.
| ther of the women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11
Free ofChargc to Sufferers.

Cut this out and take it to your drug
gist and get sample bottle free of DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump'
ton. Coughs aud Colds. They do not
ask you to buy before trying. This
will show you the great merits of this
truly wonderful remedy, and show you
what can be accomplished by the regu-
lar size bottle. This is DO experiment,
and would be disastrous to the proprie-
tors, did they not know it would invari
ably cure. Many of the best physi-
clans ara now using it in their practice
with great results, and are relying on
it in most severe cases. 1t is guaran-
teed. Trial bottles free at e. l.. Aliens
Drug Store. Regular size 80 cents and
81 90
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-11
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
LOCAL BREYITIES.


Bishop Whittle is to visit Pohick
Church on November Dist and preach
and con6tm class at IL q. 10. on that
day.
Members of the District of Columbia
bar yesterday adopted resolutions of
regret at the death of Col. Robert Byrd
Lewis.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold q temperance meeting
10 the First Baptist Church tonight.
Mrs. Hoge. the State Secretary of the
union, will deliver the address of the
evening. A collection will be taken
up for the benefit of local work.
During the present week in Wash.
iDgton there were three fatal cases of
typhoid fever, five of diphtherie, and
one from whooping cough. Twenty
four new cases of diphtheria were re-
ported, twelve cases were relieved
from quarantine by recovery, leaving
hfty-seven cases under treatment.
The return of the great Leonid
swarm of meteors is engrossing the at
tention of astronomers all over the
world. Although it is now years be-
fore the maximum, it is expected that
the earth will plunge through the an.
terror portion of the group on the
morning of November IA, and it is
probable there will be an interesting
display at that time.
James W. Jackson Council. Jr. o. U.
A. NJ, held largely attended meeting
last night. One candidate was initiated
into the mysteries of virtue, liberty and
patriotism. Two amendments to the
bylaws were unanimously adopted.
Considerable other routir business was
transacted. Quite number of visiting
members were present, and under
good of the order" some very inter-
esting addresses were made.
Mr.. M. Schiller, while handling a
heavy but very sharp knife at his meat
stand in the market this morning, by
some unforeseen cause had it to slip
from his hand, and, falling point dowr-
ward, the knife penetrated the rigt t
shoe and foot near the ball of the big
toe, making an ugly and painful wound
which was temporarily dressed at
Messrs. Creighton & Co.'s drug store.
Trading stamps are being given away
at Kaufmapn's.