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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
How They Found the Tack.

From the Washington Times.
That's Just like % Louisa. said the
dweller in Outeryille to his wife, you've
lost the last tack we had i'm the house. and
! want to finish fastening up this curtain.
They looked. and ooked with two lamps
and a dark lantern, but could find no tack.
Then the heroic young wife bethouSht
her of an eXpedient.
She ordered all the lights to be eXtin-
guished. and then. without her shoes, she
took three steps at random. At the third
step she uttered a smothered cry. The tack
was found.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
A NEW WOMAN IN CHINA.
The First Chinese Woman TO Practice
Medicine in Her Own
Land.
the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
The higher education of women indul-
gently winked at. in special instances
even upheld, by Viceroy Il Hung Chang,
and through him by the vast Flower en-
pirel Such, surprising as it seems, is the
present status of the woman question In
China, the still shadowy beginning of a
vast social revolution; a result of the as
tute statesman's Occidental tour.
At least a number of his recent acts and
the complacency with which they are re-
ceived by the public so signify. one OF
these. cOincident with his return. was the
choice of DR.. Rachel Q. Benn. of Tlen-tsin,
where is his palace, as physician 10 tne
women of his household: another. deeply
pertinent. the appointment as delegates 10
the Women's congress, to be held in Lon
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

finds a superabundance of puns. but when
they are as apt as the following he does
not protest:
FROM JUNE TO JUNE.
Two lovers 'mong the weedy brake
Were rowing-happy pair!
They drifted far upon the lake
To get the sun and air.
A year has fed. Again they float;
But one is now the pair,
And three are riding in the boat
They bring their son and heir.
Norman Stanton Dixie.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
A Dandy mt Cutting Sod.

From Harpe='s Bazaar.
Tompkins Oearning)-'Do you think that
1 am any good at 1t, Jinks?"
Jinks-''At what?"
Tompkins-"Golf, of course. What did
you think"
Jinks-'I haven't seen you play golf yet.
You've been cutting sod all day. At that
you're a dandy
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
He Worked.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
"You are one of those gentlemen who
think the world owes them u living. 1 take
IT," said the sociological student.
Nary time" said Kelly. the con king.
"I work for every cent l get. Brain work.
When 1 git the notion the world owes me
a Twin I'll let you know. ] don't like to
have that said about me when l never
was in politics in my life"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
AN EMPEROR'S GIFT.
Bestowed Upon the Rector of Stfas-
burg University for
Merit.

From the New York Herald.
At the festival in honor of the twenty
fifth anniversary of the Strasburg universe
ty, a wonderful chain, presented by the
emperor in recognition of the rector's laud-
able services in placing on a sound foot
ing the Youngest of all German universe
ties, was designed by Professor Anton Sc
der, director of the Strasburg Art school,,
and was fashioned under the supervision Of
Walter E~berbach, the chief instructor in
this school.
1t is of antique design, being representa-
tive of the time when the old Strasburg
academy was founded Q56O. and is mod
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
which Made Her Angry.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
That Mr.. Barley is a mean, hateful
thing" said the first pretty girl to the
second.
"Why?" asked the second pretty girl.
wondering how much the others new hat
cost.
He kissed me In the dark last night,
and then apologized for it."
How foolish of him."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
A Considerable Admission.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
''Of course. all my aunts say that the
baby looks like me-" said the blushing
young man.
what does your wife say to that?''
asked the elder man.
We'll. she admits hat perhaps / may
resemble the baby q little"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
nRUNKhRnS GAN BE
UnUN kHIlUO SAVED

The craving for drink 10 q disease. . marvellous
cure for which mas been discovered, called Anti
jag" which makes the inebriate lose all taste for
strong drink without knowing WIN. as Il can be
given secretly in tea, coffee. soup and the like.
If '.Anti-JaQ'' is not kept BY your druggist, send
one dollar 70 the Renova Chemical Co.. O. Broadway,
New YORK. and IL will be sent postpaid, in plain
wrapper. with full directions how togive secretly.
mailed free.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
No other Way TO Look.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Deacon Bl9dget Injecting Farmer Jones
in market with a load of produce)-"Well,
John. prices looking up some this week,
ch2"
Farmer Jones (dryly)-"Lookin' up2 I
guess they he! CANT help II very well,
seein' they're fiat on their back"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
1t Snuenked.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
The band was practicing vigorously.
Il know what's the matter with tina
there outfit" said the farmer man who
had stopped to listen, critically. 1T needs
gr~easin'."
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
Only $3.50 to California.

Homeseekers. healthseekers. fortune
seekers and others should take advantage
of low rate to California made for Christian
Endeavorers. Tickets on sale via Santa
Fa Route June 18th to July Ord. inclusive.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

District total for the week: Lead. 63SS.byO
pounds: zinc, 967. 800 pounds: value. &O,3il.
District total for % weeks: Lead. 49,
1850 pounds; zinc. 26, 1862, 40 pounds; value.
$1.SS2. 227.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
I'D to the Standard.

From Tid-Bits.
'Confound itI' exclaimed Carson. that
office boy is never around when he's
wanted!'
what a splendid policeman he would
make" Philips.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

A few months ago the New York state
library issued a list of 4S9 of the leading
books published during 1896 and submitted
it to 500 librarians, with the request for
an expression of opinion respecting the
fifty which would be the most valuable
for a village library. The lists have been
returned and, in fiction, Barrie's "Senti-
mental Tommy" received the most votes:
in juvenile literature. Brooks Century
Book OF Famous Americans in biogra-
ply. Morse's Life and Letters of Olive
Wendell Holiness" in description and trav-
ell, Stevenson's I'm the South Seas in
social science, Walkers International BIZ
metallism;" in American history, Eggle-
ston's Beginners of a Nation;' in poetry.
Kipling's Seven Seas" in essays and
history of literature, Sa~intsbury's His
tory of Nineteenth Century Literature"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
Too many moth

Too many moth
ers are helpless
invalids. A moth
er's proudest and
happiest privilege
is to help an am
bilious son in his
early struggles to
attain erninence
in his chosen
walk of life. To
such a son, a ro-
bust mother, a
GRAND q
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

Are unlike all other pills. No purging
or pain. Act specially on the liver and bile.
Carriers Little Liver Pills. One pill a dose.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14
For Sale!

II Single Iron Type StandA
II Double Iron ones of z
Hoe & Co.'S make.
30 Rocker News Cases.
A number of Pulleys of diff
ferent sizes.
Shaver and a small Metal
Saving Machine.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

When a man has journeyed far enough
in life TO have passed the turning point
n finds himself looking back along the
Travelled road of the past, nothing, but the
early loves, fills his heart with as much
longing as the college days. He is for
tunate II he can live those days over again
with a son. Ar invitation, or n catalogue,
or a journal. from the old alma mater
Quickens the beating of his heart and fur
nishes food for many days of dreams. Mr..
Frederic Lawrence Knowle has done a
good work for mankind, young and old, by
gathering into a book called cap and
Gown" the best current college verse that
he could find. The volume is beautifully
printed and bound. and is put forth by l..
c. Page & Co., of Boston.
There is much in school life that a man
is quite willing to forget and which is
very liable TO be recalled by verse. where
in II found its readiest expression. A col
lege is a great place for doggerel and guilt
ars and beer and cheese and crackers. Mr..
Knowles has fortunately excluded every
thing of this kind. with few exceptions.
There is a parody on Shelley's Loves
Philosophy" which has the wrong flavor,
but il is too good to be omitted. sacri-
legious though ii be. Although there may
be little lofty sentiment in the verses. the
forms are gracefully handled. particularly
the rondeau. Some of the serious work is
worthy of the name of poetry and of that
an example Is given on the editorial page
The material is tastefully arranged into
departments of Love and Sentiment"
Comedy" college and Campus" Ma
ture and in Serious Mood" and one in
voluntarily turns to Comedy" where be
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

In the Book Buyer for June Mr.. Arthur
f. .Bostwick. chief librarian of the New
York free circulating library, has an ar
ticle on The Passing of the Possessive."
I'm which he laments the tendency of the
times to drop the possessive and use the
proposition "of" with the objective case.
To illustrate he quotes a list of thirty titles
of recent novels and insists that in every
one of these titles the poSsessive case
would nave been more idiOmatic. In these
days when there is art in everything IL
Is easy to understand this tendency to drop
the poSseSSive. Very often Il brings to-
gether a combination of consonants which
is very hard to utter and which ought al
ways to be avoided. An open title is more
symmetrical and musical, and we believe
that it ought to be used. unless 1t is ridicu-
lous. Mr.. BOstwick prefers Theron
Wares Damnation" to THE Damnation of
Theron Ware" but there are few who will
agree with him.. The old idea of the pos
sessive was that it should be used only in
connection with things tangible. That
rule, of course. is too sweeping. but it is
not a bad idea to keep in mind. If Mr..
Frederic had written about Theron Wares
hat. or his house, or his wife, the possess
sive would be the better form for the title.
but when it comes to a matter of damna-
ton we prefer the proposition and the OBJ
jective.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

Current Literature for June contains a
goodly s%prinkling of protests against nat
uralism and realism in fiction. The edi-
tor, Mr.. George W. Gable, takes up the
matter and s~ubstantiates his argument
with some strong excerpts from other pub
locations. The leading original article in
the magazine is THE M~isIeadings of Nat
uralism." by Theodore NJ. Osborne. and
in a few words he presents a very strong
argument, as will be seen by the following
paragraph:
Their books, the naturalistic tells us,
must not only be written but read in the
scientific spirit. Tell me. my friend, did
you read the last naturalistic novel in the
scientific spirit? And what of the hum
dreds of thousands with their editions of
these same scientific works 'on gray pa
per with blunt type?' Does the calm of
science brood over them as they read?
When vice is placed before us pulsating
with life, so real that we hold our breath
as in its very presence. is 1t reasonable, is
1t even honest. TO expect us duly to profit
by the vast moral lessons IT processes to
afford? Man, by reason of his imagina-
tive faculty, is subject to what may be
called the moral law of the Imagination;
evil passions grow not by practice alone,
but by the dwelling of the imagination
upon them; principles are rotted away by
the sole action of a perverted Imagination.
The only excuse therefore. for the pre-
sentation of such details in the arts is
the scientific motive, the physicians pur-
pose to replace death with life. To such a
spirit all material IS consecrated."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
\ BottOmleSS Spring.

About four miles from DanvIle. on
the PcTryvillc pike. is the jackson farm,
tract pmhodyin@ over 100 acres. and
noted for the hottomloss spring in the
center of it, said Farmer Dick Bruce
of Boyle. "According to the legendary
history handed down by our GRANDPA
theirs. the jackson spring was once the
scene of a tragedy which startled the
caSy-@olng settlers of the new county.
The 'sinkhOle,' as it is called. is about
- feet wide 10y 10 feet iong. and is the
head of Il large creek. Several wears
before the war one of the slaves on the
Jackson plantation drove a team of oxen
III tn" spring on 4 sultry day in August
10 give them drink. The animals were
hot and walked in the deep water to
cool themselves while quenching their in
ordinate thirst. The wagon, driver and
team suddenly began to sink. being
drawn down rapidly by some unseen cur
rent. he tcamStcr yelled for HELM. and
fel.ow-slaves ran To his aid. but when
they reached the spring Bill johnson and
the oxen We're just disappearing beneath
the water. Every effort was made 10
rescue the unfOrtunareS. but they had
been swallowed UP in the fathomIess
depths Of the 'sinkhole sDring.' never to
return. 1t * supposed the spring boiis
up over auicksands. and for this reason
the children Of The nechhOrhcod think il
the very gateway Of hades and never
venture near it."-Louisvil Post.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
Free Library TYpeS.

She who has any doubts as to the Ell
fcacy of the free library has only TO see
something of these institutions at the
times of opening and closing. There is
practical, iDdisputable reason for the
portals of the factories and shops being
bcSieged before hours" by waiting
crow,l-the need of work. But i'll the
case of the library there is no such spur.
For at least thirty minutes before the
time that the many free libraries of the
town are open, however, you will see an
eager cvcr-increasing swarm of persons
at their doors, all plainly there just
through sheer love of what the library
represents. They are, too, mostly of the
poorer class The wcll-to-do, who by no
means neglect the advantages that such
places offer for nothing, come ater in the
day. Ii is the Shabbily dressed, the
plain people," who are on hand early.
The books that they have come to return
or to take out may not be of the highest
literary order; if they frequent the read
ing room they are far more likely to
look at the pictures than at the text
of the periodicals, but the point is that
they are there, and that too, by their
own will and wisdom. without any direct
persuasion or coercion. At closing time
the scene is equally significant. Then
the reading rooms are filed with them
and women who have been plainly hard
at work all day and when at the bell
tap of dismissal rise and leave with no
unfeigned reluctance. If proof were
ton no better could he supplied than by
these moments of the opening and clos
ing of the free library philadelphia
Times
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
,DuhiiPe Ssannn

There is curious cOmplicati in re
gard to the stamps that We're issued TO
commemorate the diamond jubilee
They were proposed by the Duke of
York, We're engraved and issued 10y the
treasury department. but the poStotiice
department declined 10 recognize them
for postal purposes because the pro
ceeds of their sale We're to he devoted
TO the hospital fund Of the Prince Cf
Wales. The edition was comparatively
small and the plates were destroyed ty
the Duke of York in the Bank of En-
gland the other day. While they lose
much of their value to collectors he
cause they We're repudiated by the post
master general and cannot be used for
postage. it is predicted that they will
be all the more precious in future years
for the same reason. They are the
only stamps that We're ever issued ny
one department of the British govern
ment and repudiated by another Chi
cago Record.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE, Tlour-ln fair demand.
Whcaf-Strnng: No. > spring, on track. stci
No : on track 2Gfac. oats Higher: No. 2
white. Oh track, 23ai" No. > white, on track.
23lac BARLEY steady; No. . on track, 43c.
Ryo-Steady; No. on track, 41c. Proys-
ions-Lower; pork. rs; lard. 4.l2,
Flour is in fair demand a go for pat
ents and > 7502.9o for rye. oooooo- 49,
NIllstUffS ar" quoted at 9tfq9.E5 Tor
bran. 9.5od9.15 fer standard middlings and
10. 75M11.o for white.
CHICAGO - Close - Wheat - December
9Ci &C.: old. So: January, S97sc; February
s97sc; May. -a7sliN:a4c; July, s-a4dS27sc
Coru-Dccemner, 81. January, 23'2c; May
-9o"~Gd2Nl.c. Oats-Deceuber. 20&4c; May
19l,c. POrk-Decemb $50: January, so
MAY. seas -, I.ard-Drcember:, Ar
january. 427"t4-3o; May. 40, Ribs-De
cembeT. -; January ! 20 p; May. 4 30
NEW YORK - close Wheat December
.5l.c: January. 96l,c; May, 923sc. Corn
Nav. 23a,c oats-lIav. 23T@c.
LIVERPOOL = Close Wheat Steady
March 7s4d; May, 1881 Corn-steady, IN.
changed to l4d higher; December, 3s2d
March. 3slNd; May. 3slT,d.
ST. LOJIS-Wheat-Hig Higher: No. red
@7i.c; June 93Tsc; May, 92lsma2l C; jury
Sp5sc. CorE-Higher: No cash. 251sc; De
n267sc. oats--HiGher: No. cash elevator
2ol2c: track. 2124c; December. 20l2c; May
Z1$C: y" white. 2iC. Rye-Higher SIC
Lead-rull. 1850 Spelter-DuIl lisa
MTNNEAPOLIs-W heat-Hfgher: Decen
Der. S9c; May, S75shl S7@.c; July. st5sc: No
hard. 9ol-c; No. l Northern. SOC. Receipts
KANSAS CITY-CattIe-Receipts. 10000
weak 70 10c lower: Texas steers, = 9-td3 IS
Texas cows, > las, -: native steers. 8 25H
40: native cows and heifers. 7ya3 so
stoyker- and feeders. =. 1914 40: bulls oF,f,
. -. Hogs-Receipts, 10000; market weak
- lower: bulk Of sales 3. 2-5lI3 80 Sheen
Receipts. 900; market firm; lambs. 36Usi
= n v
ST. LcUIS-Catrle-R Receipts 5000. OF
which 300 are Texans: market steady: ma
tive steers, 4--5J5.1o; dressed beef and
butchers ana light steers 3 1904 -: stock
ers and feeders, 2.4ndi 10; Texas ana In.
dian steers 2.r.I4,I5 Hog-Receipts
sos: market sc higher; light. 32pQ;s.3O
heavy. 335G3.4o 70. SEeep-Recelnts. 1900
steady: market lambs, 4 sOd5I5.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
LATEST MARKET REPORTS,
Milwaukee, Dec. Z, 1897
BUTTER AND CHEESE MARKET

MILWAUKEE-Butter good demand.
choice 1920; best dairy selections, ira
lSc; lines, fair to choice do. 12M16c; roll,
141d15c; packing stock do, 9d1Oc; grease,
acc. Cheese-Full cream fats. per 10, S1a6t
&c; Young Ameri as, 1Oc; brick. lie;
limburger, 9M92c; Swiss. do 11@l3c; Block
Swiss. 12Ml3c. Eggs-Per doz. 1612QI17c,
cases returned; icehouse. 12Gi13c
FOND DU LAC-OfferingS 800 boxes
twins, mostly every other day make sales
made at Sc
CHICAGO utter-Steady; creameries, Is
m23c; dairicS. 121rl9c. Eggs-Firm; fresh,
2nc
NEW YORK-Buttcr-R Receipts. 993f,
steady; Western creameries. 14GI23c: Elsins,
Die: factory, 11EMl4l2c. Cheese-Receipts,
500 pkgS; steady; large white September,
9l4M9l4c: small do. Mt9i4c; part skins, 4l2AL
5i4c; full skins, 5H4c; large culored Septem-
Der, Sl4mS&c: small do HG94c; large late
made, 7l:AI Sc; small late made, Sl4MS12c;
light skins, GM614c. Eggs Receipts, 5605
pkes; quiet; state and Pennsylvania, 2ll1
DC; Western. 2ed2:.c. Sugar-Kaw. firm;
fair refining. 3%>c; centrifugal. % test. $50
15-16: graduated, &c. CofTee-Firm; No. Z,
t1ar hid
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
RHEUMATISM.
Folly of Chasing it Among Contagio u

Diseases.
In lightly asserting the contagious ma
turc of rheumatism, the doctors presume
on the forbearance of the public 1t is
not a disease about which anything posi-
tive can be affirmed without an appear
ance of reckless audacity. Jpstart disor-
ders of modern origin. less common. less
dangerous to life. and far less eXcruelat-
ing. have. under the microscope yielded
mp fantastic bacllh as their source, thus
suggesting their character and the means
of their subjugation. rheumatism, how
ever-older than the craven Sphinx.
Adams fOul-wcather gauge, the bane OF
NOahS life in the damp days OF the dtl-
uge-remainS Il StupendouS elusive mNs-
terry. and a reproach TO the medical pro
fcssion. Its etiology Is unknown: us
treatment is empirical. its proSnosiS Is
blind gueSswork. 1t is at once the most
painful. fugacious, and illogical OF d.s-
eases. Established in the knee. for eX-
ample it seems to break down the com
plicated mechanism of the joint, resolv-
Ing the various tissues INTO sensitive nerve
pulp. In day, perhaps. 1t Is gnaWlnG
its way into the ankie-joiut, leaving ITS
recent seat without a trace of lis awful
presence.
Anything of painful character that
battles the inquiries of the doctors IS
classed under the vague and perhdlouS IL
tie of rheumatism. The only quantities
common TO its different forms are intense
pain and the helpleSsncSs of the physician.
The only treatment common to its differ
ent forms is the administration OF an
alkali. and on its inevitable failure the
adminiStra ton of an acid. OF all the
manifold affections that restrain the
gayety of nations. rheumatism is the last
about which anybody should dogmatlze.
The proper attitude of the profession to-
wards ii is one of humility and awe.
1t is enough that the victim of rheuma-
tsm is without the hope of human aud.
and that he is already regarded as It cen
ter of moral pestilcncc. without proclaim
ing him a center of physical contagion.
Profanity and pugnacity are as essential
pccularities of the disease as pain itself.
The moral decay of good man III the
clutches of rheumatism is one OF the
saddest of spectacles-sO sad that the re-
cording angel may be expected to omit
good deal of profanity, as he Is bound to
do unless he happens To he an expert
StenOgrapher. 1t is a ease in which con-
sidrrate friends leave harmless missiles
within the patients reach, that he may
vary the monOtony of pain with the pleas
ure of personal assault. To maintain the
contagious character of rheumatism is TO
conSign the ,ictim to the exclusive care
of the professional nurse. who Is trained
to dodge books, boots and other bedside
missiles, and trained against shock from
the most virulent explosives.
In short, it is almost certain That the
doctors have no such exact knowledge OF
rheumatism as To warrant the sccluSl0n
of the patient and the severe regula ton
of the TurkiSh-bath establishment, from
which n contagious rheumatism would
spread like a Scandal.-Leslle's Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
A Curious French Law,

Owing to the existence of a peculiar
law in France, which eXacts that amy
person named or referred to in any Peri
odical publication shall have the right to
reply in the next number III the same
place and in the same type, providing the
reply does not extend to more than twice
the length of the offending article one
of the forthcoming numbers of the
Revue DIES Deux Mondes," the most inn
portant and influential monthly review in
France. will contain an article of unusual
length, and couched in extravaganza an
guage. which will appear in its pages
in spite of the opposition of the editor.
1t will bear the signature of a dramatic
author, who, Infatuated by the nature Of
the criticism passed by the Revue on
one of his plays. has invoked his rights
under Article Is of the press laws, rights
which were in vain contested by the ed