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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

neighbor's little daughter. aged 9. after
having made her drunk In the course of a
trip taken for the pretended purpose Of
buying the little one some candy.
Rev. DR.. Johnston. who recently left JEFF
ferson City to accept a call to st. Louis.
is said to have made quite a hit there.
Last Sunday Railroad Commissioner Joe
Flory became a member of his church. and
on the previous Sabbath ex-Attorney Cen
eral Walker was enrolled.
ss
A projected street improvement in Jeffer-
son City, which involves the use of a pOr-
ton of the cemetery and a removal of a
number of bodies of deceased residents, IS
provoking some very sharp talk there.
$50
If Governor Lonnie doesn't put a hand
some g-silver frame on those Nebraska
Medical Society resolutions and give them
the place of honor in his sanctum it will
not be because he isn't so inclined. He has
EN- tabled on his heart.
The story that is going the rounds of
the newspapers to the effect that General
b. NJ. Prentiss. who has been appointed
postmaster at Bethany, Mo-. is entitled to
the credit Of influencing the state con-
vention at st. Joseph last year to elect
Major William Warner a delegate to the
national Republican convention at St.
Louis. is something of a joke. the st. JOS
eph News declares, to those who witness
ed the proceedings In the convention hall.
As a matter of fact, when Major Warmers
name was first presented to the convention
General Prentiss was almost hooted to his
seat. He mounted his chair and made a
determined appeal in behalf of the Kansas
City man, but there was so much noise
and derision that his words were lost. and
soon after, Warner, considering his candi-
dacy hopeless, appeared upon the platform
and withdrew his name. The withdrawal
speech of Warner is acknowledged to have
been what stampeded the convention to him
a little later. after Filley and Niedring-
haus had been elected delegates. With
all due respect to General Prentiss, he is
not the man who elected Warner national
delegate last year, although his intention
was all right.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
Spain and "Her Honor

From the Chicago Tribune.
One of the entertaining features OF the
Cuban question Is the attitude assumed
by Spain towards the proposition to sell
Cuba. The spokesman for the bankrupt
nation flare up in a petty rage when the
subject is preached and declare that
Spain refuses to sell her honor" as If
that effectually settled the discussion.
SPANS refusal to sell her honor does not
appear to have any relevancy to a sugges-
ton that she sell some of her possessions.
OF course Spain won't sell her honor, for
the very good reason that she has no
honor left to sell. Spain parted with honor
a century ago. She has been getting along
as best she could without honor ever since.
And in the Cuban war she seems to have
taken special care to show the world how
thoroughly devoid of honor the nation is.
The war from the beginning has been a
series of barbarities on the part of Spain
that have filled the spectators with loath-
ing for the fends who are calling them
selves generals. Spain could offer a big
asset II she contemplated selling the prac-
tice of committing acts Of atrocity. but
there is not a ray of honor TO illumine
the gloom of her course in Cuba. 1t is
not apparent why the Spaniards should
continue making themselves ridiculous by
sticking to this patent fiction. No one is
deceived by the assumed air of injured dig
nifty. No one is led to imagine that per-
haps after all some honorable instincts
Turk in the old Spanish ruin. 1t is fire.
uuently the case that persons who have
the smallest acquaintance with honor are
the Ioudest and most vehement in their
illusions to it. and Spain is a conspicuous
instance in point. But the motive for this
deceptive course generally is that some
BODY is to be deceived. and Spain can have
no such hope.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
The bicycle in Africa.

From the New York Sun.
Mr.. MacAllister, the British consul in
Uganda. announces the arrival there of a
missionary who had mounted his wheel at
the Indian ocean. and rolled all the way
to the Victoria Nyanza, about 800 miles,
to the astonishment of the natives. They
regarded him as a wizard.
The missionary's journey was the pioneer
| wheeling trip to Central Africa, but as a
bicycling feat 1t was not notable, for ped
aling was comparatively easy along the
fine wagon road recently completed from
the Indian ocean to Victoria Nyanza- The
loads of steamboat machinery now passing
| over the road weigh several tons apiece.
1t would make the farmers in our Mohawk
valley stare to see anyone attempt to haul
such loads through some of the sandy
stretches on the Albany post road. Still
the prospects are fair that we shall be
able to show a large mileage of good coun-
try roads by the time Africa can offer su-
perior inducements to bicycle tourists.
Mr.. MacAllister says that bicycles are
seen every day on the streets of Mengo.
the capital OF Uganda. The fact speaks
we'll for the condition of the streets in
that young center of civilization. and as tho
bicycle arrived there about the time the
streets were laid out, it is safe to say that
Mengo has never known the cobblestone
variety of street paving.
Along the twenty-five miles OF river front
on the Congo, where, not so very long ago,
the Bangalla ran abreast of Stanley's ca
noes yelling Meat, meat" as they launched
their boats in pursuit, the peaceful
wheel wends its way daily, carrying the
" hite men Of the post to their various
places of duty; and IL is reaching even
more remote parts of Africa. Mr.. Hourst.
who, last year, made the first complete
descent of the Niger river, brought home
a curious photograph. In the rear was a
long line Of natives, many of them Tua-
hundreds Of the river negroes, all intent
upon one of Hourst's men who was rid
ing up and down the line on a bicycle. The
show was repeated all along the river and
1t drew like a circus.
Many things are changing in Africa, and
the bicycle is one of the latest proofs that
the dark continent is coming more and
more into touch with the outer world. BIZ
cycle manufacturers had better keep an
eye on Africa as a field Offering TO them
limitless possibilities. The native OF to-
day looks upon wheelmen with the feelings
that once rose in the savage breast at the
sight of the locomotive, or iron horse. But
some day the knowledge will dawn upon
anybody may learn the secret of its
euuilibrity in five half-hour lessons. A BIZ
cycle craze in Africa is sure to come, and
Il will be a continental calamity If wheels
cannot be distributed among the 200.OO0,O0
blacks in quantities sufficient to meet their
ambition for this great fruit Of civilization
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
The S~cOrchers.

tTtE the Chicago Inter Ocean.
The scorcher through the streets, boule-
wards and parks of a great city is a mis-
! cIeant. Death as the result of injuries in
iltcted by such a miscreant involves a
charge of manslaughter against him or her.
And he or she who is found guilty of man
slaughter is liable TO a term of imprison-
nlent that may cover the period of his or
her life. Injuries not fatal may bring upon
the ruffianly scorcher the punishment that
Is prescribed for assault and battery: and
in addition to the penalty Of his or her
crime the scorcher also is liable in suit for
damages that may cover proper compensa-
tion to the injured person.
Such in cold law is the position OF the
scorcher. In fact, it has happened that very
seldom has the scorcher been arrested n
afterward punished with the severity that
his or her crime merits. Public feeling,
how ever. now is in a state bordering on an
ger. and the misdeeds of the scorcher no
longer are condoned by the people. who
demand the repression of accidents TO life
and limb.
No less thar thirty serious injuries nave
been caused by scorchers during the last
fourteen days. Two of these have termi-
mated fatally. Two others are of a nature
that may terminate in death. Five cases
Of broken or dislocated limbs are reported.
The streets belong to the people. The
sccrchers are a minority of the people; and
were they a majority they still would be
amenable to the law.
The bicycle affords innocent and health
full sport to thousands of good citizens OF
both sexes. Plenteous provisions are made
for speeding in reserved portions of the
parks, and at certain fixed hours in certain
parts of some of the b~oulevards. The peo-
pie are more than indulgent to the cyclists,
but the people have rights. and nave made
laws that the cyclists must respect and
obey.
A very large majority of wheel riders are
ladies and gentlemen. though it is only too
apparent that 1.-The tough" who is of both
sexes. lately has become more numerous
amcng them. The efforts of the-r especta-
bic cyclists toward repression of the vice
of scorching are commendable, and II is
certain that they rather will increase than
slacken. But the vicious element will not
be held in check until signal punishment is
inflicted upon some of its more fragrant
members: and here the citizen can aid the
police. When a cowardly ruflan on a wheel
has run over man, woman, or child, and is
speeding rapidly from the scene of his
crime, the cry of stop him. should go
along the line, and canes, clubs. and all
other available missiles should be thrown
at his wheel, with intent to unseat him.
When he is unseated he should be held
and turned over to the police. and. after
due prosecution and conviction, should be
imprisoned. Half a dozen imprisonments
will serve as effective warnings to the row.
dies. The majority Of good people who ride
will be glad to be relieved of the unpleas-
ant mpa of the scorcher.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

all seem to regard that state as their most
promising field of operations. A team of
agitators has set out to canvass it in the
Interest of Debs' cooperative common
wealth"
Senator Morgan says a war with Spain
would cost only S5O,OOO.OO. and apparently
thinks 1t would be a shame for this coun-
try to lose the opportunity of having
trouble at that price.
The Kansas railroads don't seem to be
very much excited by Governor Leedy's
threat 10 build a road of his own just as
soon as somebody contributes the money.
Mr.. Bristow. of the interior department.
is supplying satisfactory evidence to scores
of people every day that prosperity has
really returned.
Kansas City's business revival. while
highly gratifying. is somewhat too pro-
nounced in certain directions. The enter
prise of our burglars. for instance. needs
checkreining. They are getting ahead of
the procession.
Congressman Wheeler, of Kentucky,
wants congress to levy a tax on occupa-
tions. Mr.. Wheeler evidently is troubled
with wheels.
Lieutenant Peary has been granted a five
years leave Of absence to discover the
North pole. If he is not back in five years
the war department will send up to the
pole and arrest him on a charge of deser-
ton.
Kentucky farmers don't fritter away val
liable time talking hard times at the gro
Gerry store. No indeed. When they can
spare a day they get together and raid a
toll gate.
II would not be fair to Judge Of Spanish
sentiment by the wild utterances OF an
irresponsible editor or politician. How
would we like to be Judged abroad by the
Incorporate talk of some of our United
States senator's?
The moth will continue to fly into the
blaze of the candle. regardless Of the SINCE
ing of his wings. Jerry Simpson is the
| same sort of an insect.
AItgeld's portrait will cost the state Of
| Illinois $1,000. That is nothing, however,
TO what Altgeld himself has cost Illinois.
The benevolent Boston woman who has
sent money for the relief of Uncle Russell
Sage's nephew should not overlook Uncle
Russell himself. The old man is living on
the kind of necessities. and Is
compelled to pay much higher for them
than he feels he can afford.
In addition TO being the month of brides
and roses, June is starting in as a month
Of winter fiannels and spring overcoats.
Kansas City is regarded as a good base
ball town. Considering the kind of ball
playing it has to put up with, It is an as
tonishingly good baseball town.
On second thoughts the sultan will not
object to Minister Angel. He has learned
that Angel is not so mischievously good
as he supposed.
The BimetaIlic League of England is en-
thusiastic over the outlook for bimetallism
in the United States. Our English breth-
rem should take a few precautions against
over-confidence.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
Readjusted the Programme.
From the Washington Star.
'nThinpS seldom turn ont as we eY

From the Washington Star.
Things seldom turn out as we expect
remarked Mr.. Harkins th~ougatfully.
"When 1 first went to the city 1 made
up my mind that 1 would live in a suburb
and lead a double life"
sir exclaimed the lady to whom he
was talking.
"I merely meant hat I would have two
suits OF clothes. / would be a swell in
the city and a farmer in the village"
And didn't this plan work."
Not the way / expected it TO. 1t
wasn't six weeks before l acquired the
firm impression that l was a farmer In
the city and a swell In the country"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
AS THROUGH THE LAND.

AS thro' the land at eve we went.
And pluck'd the ripen'd ears.
We fell out. my wife and I,
o, we fell out, / know not why,
And kiss'd again with tears.
And blessings on the falnng out
That all the more endeaTs.
When we fail out with those we love
And kiss again with tears,
For when we came where lies the child
We lost in other years.
There above his little grave.
o, there above his little grave,
We kiss'd again with tears.
Lord Tennyson.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
BYRON, THE VOLUNTARY.

Too avid Of earth's bliss. he was of those
Whom Delight flies because they give her
chase.
Only the odour of her wild hair blows
Back in their faces hungering for her
face. William Watson.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
She Doubted IL.

From. the Indianapolis Journal.
81 nave been told" said she, as they sat
in a shady corner of the porch, that you
have rather a grasping disposition"
You don't believe it, do your" he asked.
Dear me, no. 1 have never seen you
exhibit the least sign of catching on"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
She Had a Reason.

From the Chicago Post.
'I don't believe Sallie can know that
rich old Brown or she'd never marry him
in spite Of all his money"
why not?"
HE has such a violent temper"
"Oh. that's all right. That's why she
has been giving so much time to gymna-
SUM work lately
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
w..,b.r for Thursday.

Washington, June 2-For Oklahoma and
Indian Territory: Fair; cooler; north 10
northwest winds.
For Missouri: Fair, preceded by hght
showers in southern portion; cooler north
west winds.
For Kansas: Fair. preceded by showers in
southern portion: cooler in southern por-
ton; northwest winds.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
How 10 Get Along.

From the indianapolis Journal.
ut must be awful TO be broke away out
West"
'I didn't find it so. / had a pretty good
suit Of clothes. so / pretended TO be want
ing TO invest in real estate. Nothing was
tno Rnod for me-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
Another Di.appointment.

Fom the Chicago Record.
That graduating class didn't seem en-
thusiastic about their prizes"
mo; they expected bicycles. and got
books"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
The yilIainy of Friends.

From the Chicago Record
81 dislike to borrow books Of Dawson"
"why?'
'He has such q good memory"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03
NOTES.

Good Republicans like John Wanamaker
ard Ben Butterworth should repress their
calamity bowls a few months and see il
there isn't some virtue in Republican
rule.
Jerry Simpson is deeply Disguised with
Tom Reed, but the great honest common
people of the country need not be alarmed.
Jerry is too patriotic to resign.
1t takes Colonel Watterson a long time
to discover that Grover Cleveland is a
closed incident.
That Ohio boy who barks like a dog will
not be so much OF a curiosity when he
grows up and begins TO howl for Office.
The statement that Banker johnson, of
Indiana, went to the penitentiary reading
his Bible should not be misunderstood. 1t
was not reading his Bible that led Mr..
Johnson TO the penitentiary.
Since Colorado went for Bryan and free
silver by such a big majority the cranks
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

He heard a shepherds mellow horn
Sound through his MONDAY dream,
And woke to greet-oh. fate f%Orlorn,
A peddler of ice cream.
CHICAGO Record
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

Since Colorado went for Bryan and free
silver by such a big majority the cranks
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

Gene Ware recently wrote a poem COM
mencing in this way: Once in a place of
last resort. a man whose name was Dives"
etc. A friend met him in the street and
asked him where he got that name Dives"
why. out of the Bible, of course" re-
sponded Mr.. Ware. There is no such name
in the Bible. or anywhere else" responded
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

Kansas City is regarded as a good base
ball town. Considering the kind of ball
playing it has to put up with, It is an as
tonishingly good baseball town.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

When the charter for Greater New York
gees into effect the salaries of three of her
municipal officers will be greater than is
paid to any other public servant. with the
exception of the president OF the United
States. The mayor will receive E5.OOO per
aDnum, which is 5000 more than Governor
BLACK gets. Even the comptroller will be
paid $4,000. which is as much as is paid
a United States supreme judge. 5000 in
excess Of the salary of a cabine officer,
and IS s. 1900 greater than General Nelson A.
Miles. of the United States army. is al
lowed. The corporation counseFs salary
will also be $1,000.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

On second thoughts the sultan will not
object to Minister Angel. He has learned
that Angel is not so mlschievously good
q q, he e,,nooSa1
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

In Austria a law has Just been passed
making it a punishable offense for parents
to take young children into bed with them.
This arbitrary interference with THE lib
erty of the subject" has been rendered nee
essary by the large number of deaths of
infants through being overlaid, the annual
average having been for some time past
as much as 1000. In England, where no
such law as yet prevails. the average IS
even still larger. possibly in consequence
Of the extensive insurance of one kind and
another on infant life.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-03

The statue unveiled in memory of Robert
Ross. the election martyr. in Troy, n. Y.
the other day. is OF bronze and is about
fifteen feet high. II represents a determined
man with his coat wide open, defending
the ballot box with his light hand and
grasping an American flag with the othsz.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-03
LEWIS ITEMS.
chairman.

The "Lewis Ball. that was spoken
Of few weeks since has commenced
Mr.. James Patterson and Miss Cora
AIRY were married Friday afternoon
by Squire Huckstep. Those who were
present say Fred did we'll.
Last Sabbath Mr.. Dell Hitler and
Miss Laura Cross were married by
Rev. Giddens. We hope they will
have long And happy life.
Who will be the next? Rumor has
it that quite a number of our young
folks intend to take the yoke this fall.
Mrs Moody and Auntie Bacon Wis
tied in the country last week.
Mrs. VIM. Huckstep has not been sc
we'll the last few days.
George Cochran and Arthur Stur-
devant intend going to Emporia tc
school in few days.
Miss Nellie Corner has been spend
ing few days with Mrs. Jos. Carp.
enter.
Mrs. +. P. Smith has been visiting
her son at Partridge.
Mr.. Hinman and family intend leav-
ing Lewis in few days. ,s-.-.s s--s.
Geo. Matheney is plastering scho-
oil house near Lewis,
Mrs. Rose Smith keeps Lewis sup
piled with watermelons.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-03

Mr.. Henry NJ. Rudesill left last
Monday for Hutchinson, where he ex.
poets to visit his people for a short
time and then go on to Oberlin college
to pursue his studies in music and
art. Mr.. Rudesill has had classes in
music in Kinsley, for the past two
years, teaching piano, organ and
guitar.
He is a young man of fine musical
attainments, and high ideals, and he
has won the esteem of every one who
knows him by his splendid ability as
a teacher and performer.
His work has been such that his
pupils will never be satisfied with any,
thing but the finest and best in music.
The children's kindergarten train.
ing this summer in music and drawing
has been greet success. Those who
took advantage of it will start out in
life with more correct ideas or art and
music.
Mr.. Rudisell will devote himself es-
pecially to the art of illustrating at
Oberlin, this year, and we predict a
brilliant future for him for he already
shows an especial talent as an artist.
He will be greatly missed but goes
with good wishes from a host oi
friends.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-03

''Periodicity" by the great scientist
and scholar, Prof. Joseph Rhodes
Buchanan, is most interesting
book to one who is a student of unus-
ual things. Its author is one of the
foremost thinkers and authors of this
age, and everything from his pen COM
mands widespread attention. Period
icity is discovery of the laws govern
ing life, and shows the beneficent and
dangerous period in human life and
destiny. He gives a history of our
country and of many noted men, show
ing how they have been governed by
the laws of Peri odicity. The price of
the book is IS cents, and it can be had
by sending to Mrs. Z. S. Buchanan,
San Jose. California.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-03
FEILsHURd.

Corn cutting is the order of the day
in this Burg at present, and the boys
are hurrying, for the Kansas zephers
dries everything up quickly.
The latest social event was the sur.
prise party at Terry's in honor of
Mrs. Terry's twenty-ffth birthday.
Everybody was invited, that is, all
the 400, and everybody went and a
good time was foregone conclusion.
Quite delegation from Fellsburg
attended the Salvation Army camp
meeting at Neeland's grove in Stat
ford county lately.
Terry's picnic was a great success.
The very best that was ever held in
the vicinity and we hear that Terry
and Ware are going on the Chicago
Board of Trade, TO boom wheat again
with the proceeds of their sales of ice
cream and candy.
Mr.. Simpson, OF Ford county, has
been looking about among us for a
location. How Kansas does boom
when sle does boom.
Chas. E. Harvey was over here
Wednesday. He says he does not
want an Office. Isn't he the man the
populists are looking for.
Miss Lizzie O'Donnell runs the
creamery wagon.
Will Smith recently took a trip to
Medicine river.
ira Parker was out buying hogs
the other day.
. Ciem Durley is quit sick of Typhoid
Fever. DR.. Highly Of Lewis is his at
tendant.
Barney Smith and daughter Rilla,
of Stafford were up on visit, and to
take in the picnic.
Achbur Reeder is making visit in
this neighbOrhood.
Mr.. Walton will plaster the Union
School house and Mr.. Keith will do
the same at Mrs. Smiths house.
Cattle buyers seem to be numerous
here. 1t is reported that one of them
bought Mr.. Weese's whole herd the
other day.
Mr.. Jacob Roenbaugh lost fine
heifer the other day-black-leg
Quite q drove Of horses passed
through here the other day enroute to
the west to drive cattle. They were
attended by eight COW boys with num-
erous saddles: G. ]. COBI.