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The Forrest City times., 1897-03-26
M'kINLEY'S POLICY.
Mistake That Is Likely to Prove .
 Grave One,

Maj. Mckinley enters upon the work of performing his contract to restore prosperity. It was understood during the campais. that the promise was to restore prosperity immediately after the election, but when that promise failed of redemption, the majors friends set forth that there had been a mistake about it; that it was unreasonable 10 expect important results until the new ly-elected president was afforded the opportunity to put his policy into force. Accordingly the return of prosperity was postponed until after the inaugu- ration, but we may now look for the opening of the mills, n thing very much more to be desired, as the major put it, than the opening of the hints.
 Of course the new president must be given little time to take his bearings and to get his working force in order. The restoration of prosperity is much more easy in promise than in perform ance, and it is not fair to be too exact ing. Every reasonable person is willing to give the major chance. Eliminate the partisan view and it will be seen that he is very worthy gentleman, and that he cuts a pleasing figure in the public gaze. He means we'll beyond a doubt, and he will be as glad as any body can be to see better times, leaving aside all consideration of the credit that must accrue to his administration through restoration of prosperity. It is fact, however, that he seems to be on the point of making mistake as to tbe means to be employed to bring about business and industrial improve ment. The need for currency reform was admitted during the campaign to be a pressing need, but currency re- form appears to be no part of the policy of the new administration, which is laboring under the impression that the safety and well-being of the country depend alone on tariff tinkering. 1t is widely believed that this is mistake that is likely to prove grave one, and it is to be noted that even the logical heneficiaries of the protective policy are protesting against it. It looks, therefore, as if the new administration had chosen the wrong course at the start, and as if the people were to be sacrificed for the sake of the favored few. One thing is clear, at any rate the money power is serenity itself.- Dinghamton (N. Y.) Leader.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-26
Cistern as Thief Catcher.

Weak boards for cistern covers are in good repute as thief catchers in Wa bash, Ind, since a burglar fleeing with iewelry from r. W. Woods house fell through one and was hauled out of the water and arrested.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-26

be it's own reward. As the black sheep paused Tn the hallway to adjust his tie, he muttered:
 They say that sucker is born every minute, but mighty few of them are of his kind."-N. |. Truth,
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-26
Stick. to Candles.

At the prince of Wales own par ticular club in London gas, electric lights nor oil is commonly used. but in most of the rooms shaded cnndles.
The Forrest City times., 1897-03-26
HE WOULD BE BAD.
BY P. M'ARTHUR.

F you were rich you would never be blue, would you ? If you had in your pocket the price of a box at the opera and of a good SUD- per after, y O u wnntd laaya raratn
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
CANNOT BE misunderstood
LAW ON GAMES OF CHANCE IS VERY
EXPLICIT.
Judge Chords Decision Bncked Up
y by Statute and City Ordinance
Law Goes Further THAI
Decision Applies 1t.

1t is difficult for man persons to realize
that, when Judge Clifford decided that play
ing cards for any sort of stakes was gam
bling, he had the full sanction of the law.
A great many people thought he was
stretching the law a trifle. The fact Is that
there is ample law for the decision. the
law reaching much farther than Judge Gift
letter for so long that people generally had
forgotten it, and they are surprised when
it is pointed out to them.
Judge Clifford did not decide the cases on
evidence that the men were merely playing
for cigars. though the law upholds such a
decision. The evidence showed that each
of the players had a pile of chips amount
ing to several dollars. The players con-
tended that each of these chips represented
a 10 cent cigar. Here is some law on the
subject:
Section 1926. of the Revised. Statutes of
game gam s" Whatsoever for money. property or
gain with cards. dice or any other device
which may be adapted to or used in play
ing any game of chance, or in which chance
is a material element, or shall bet or wager
on the hands of cards or sides of such as
Shall sH P'b By deemed lee nsdif guilty Of a misdemeanor.""
Section GA, Of the Revised City Ordi-
nances of 1855, provides that no person
shall, at any gaming table or gambling de-
vice, or at any game of chance. played for
money or property. or things representing
money or property' pei; wv WIN hin9 OF rs a0Ss amy
ing money or property, under u penalty of
not less than $40 nor more than 800"
Section 672. of the same. provides that
table or gambling device. at which any
game of chance shall be PLAYED for money
or property. or things representing money
or property, or shall suffer. ALLOW or per-
nit any such table or device. at which any
| game of chance is played. to be set up or
| his possession or under his control. under
a penalty of not less than SO nor more
While evidently aimed at just such sub
| t%erfuges as are resorted to to evade the
| law against direct gambling. the statute
and ordinances quoted above really pro-
| hibit progressive euchre, high five and sim
liar society functions. where property.
| money or things representing properly or
| money are made the stakes in games OF
Thnnpa
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
REPLIES TO DR.. ROBERTS.
Doctrine Is Like n Body With
out Bones.

"The Church of Two Worlds was the
subject of a sermon preached yesterday by
Rev. Mr.. 7. P. Haley, pastor of the Spring.
field Avenue Christian church. While the
sermon was not a direct criticism of 1.-The
Church of This World" presided over by
Rev. DR.. ]. E. Roberts, there were some
things in it that might be construed as Il
reply to the announced creed of DR.. Rob-
erts. In the course of his sermon Rev.
Mr.. Haley said:
"A church without doctrine is k a
body without bones. In order to be some
thing and to do something worthy a man
he must believe something. A crowd may
be gathered to be entertained and amused,
but men organized for work must gather
about some truth or some principle. All
activity in behalf of the worlds wants i'm
plies holiness in the life. No man can
lift another higher than the point which
he himself has attained and hence the
worlds benefactors have been those who
have themselves, been lifted up on the
plane. of righteous living: hence the church
of this world is not an end, but only a
means to an end. in its fellowship and by
Its worship men are to become pure in
heart and holy in life and thus fit them
selves to lift up others. To feed the hun
cry. clothe the naked and shelter the
homeless is good, but to put men in the
way of feeding and clothing and shelter
ing themselves Is infinitely better. This
the church of this world must do If in
deed it does any permanent good to men,"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
OPIUM'S Faithful SLAVE.
Unfortunate Frank Finn, Who Cam,
Quit "SmokinE," Again in
the Tolls.

Frank Finn, who was released from the
workhouse last Wednesday after complet-
ing a 100 days sentence for vagrancy, was
arrested again yesterday at Fourth ana
Broadway for attempting to break up the
qCietude of Cronin's saloon. He was dis
covered in the act of robbing a doing
patron of the saloon and ordered out. and
as a means of revenge Finn threw stones
through the saloon windows, and when the
police came. sought a hiding place in Hat
tie Snyder's house. across the street from
the saloon. He was found. however, and
taken to Central station on a charge of
being drunk and disorderly.
Finn is said to be a slave to the morphine
habit. -Four months ago he appeared in
Kansas City and opened a hop" joint on
Lower Broadway. and soon numbered sew.
regularly. He was arrested. but upon his
promise to go back to ST. Joseph. from
whence he had come. he was released Two
weeks later Sergeant Burke and Officers
Caskey and Wilson found him. with a
number of women, in a room at 30 Broad
way. smoking opium at a terrible rate.
They arrested the whole outfit and confis-
Gated Firms layout. pipe and all. He re-
ceived a sentence of 100 days in the work.
house. He worked faithfully. and appeared
to have completely mastered his taste for
opium. He told Superintendent Brant when
he finished his term last week that he was
going home completely cured. But he fell
from grace, and will now be sent to the
workhouSe again.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
D0cKERY's LATEST IDEA.
He VIII Champion Good Roads as 9
stepping Stone to the Gov
ernOr's Chair.

ernOr's Chair.
Congressman A. NJ. Dockery, of Gallatin,
was in the city yesterday on his way to
st. Louis to attend the meeting of the Mis-
souri, good roads convention, which opens
there to-day. He will tax IN active part
in the meeting, as he is an enthusiastic sup
porter of systematic road improvement all
over the state. He said yesterday it was
one of the most important matters now
before the taxpayers and producers of the
state and was well worthy the careful at
| tention of all land owners.
While Mr.. Dockery did not say so it is as
sured that When the next ~gubernatorial
campaign is opened and active he will offer
as one plank for the support of the farm
i ers a good roads idea. He will lay before
the voters the many dollars worth of work
done each year on the roads and what pro-
portion of it is practically wasted. owing
to the lack of system. He will advocate
the improvements being done in a system
attic manner with special attention given
to the main roads across the counties.
The work of the Cd cd Roads Association
each year has its effect any many coun-
ties have been purchasing the improved
road machinery for doing first-class work.
With the machinery it is possible with the
usual amount of taxes to do much more
work than could be done by hand. It is
%squinted his weather eye and he sees a
goodly number of able bodied takers and
willing voters who would gladly support a
man on such a platform. He is too astute
a politician to allow such an enticing oppor-
tunity to get away from him and it is dol
solidly. behind him before the St. Louis
| gathering closes,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22

Sir Thomas Browne. Louis Pasteur. Sir
mann. Halter, Benjamin Rush and David
Hartshorne. Sir Andrew Clarke. president
of the Royal Society of Physicians, gave
Then there was our own David Hayes Ag-
new, surgeon to Garfield, and one of our
eminent medical men. About the last thing
correspondence.
Jesus Christ not only comes in touch
with our physical maladies. but He cures
the pestilence of sin which has become
Worldwide. He is the balm from Gilead;
and the Physician who cures from all
moral diseases. He is Savior as well as
Physician. and He saves unto the utter
most. And. like the good Samaritan, He
supplies a 'pathy' for human needs which
is better than homeopathy or allopathy,
and tina is sympathy"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
FOR THANKSGIVING APPETITEs
Kansas City Hotels Will Treat Their
Guests to Royal Spreads Next
Thursday.

Thanksgiving day will be properly OBJ
served by all of the hotels in the city.
The Coates House will serve the custo-
mary Thanksgiving dinner. which will be
I'D to the usual standard of excellence for
that house. Flowers will be used in pro-
fusion and a string orchestra will furnish
music. The souvenir menu cards for that
day are very handsome. The office will be
decorated in the colors of the Kansas foot
ball team. as that organization will be
there for the entire day.
The Midland will have for office decora-
tons the old gold and BLACK Of Missouri and
for the day. The handsome mounted tiger.
owned by Manager Stockham. will occupy
a prominent position in the office as usual.
The dining room will be decorated with
natural lowers. The dinner will be quite
as fine as the other notable Thanksgiving
dinners that have preceded It.
The Savoy will have a handsome card
for the day and will nave fancy floral dec
orations for the dining room and a special
dinner bill.
The C%entropolis will give the customary
observance of the day and the Victoria will
care for its patrons in a manner that will
give them ample cause for being thank
full.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
THE BALKANS OF SOCIETY.
tempt to Unite the Worship of
God and m

Rev. Mr.. F. r. Hill. pastor Of Central
Methodist Episcopal church (South). Ninth
street and Lydia avenue. discussed "Ba-
alam as a Typical Politician at his yes
terday morning service. After an exhaust
i've review of Balkans political record, he
said:
HE was a striking example of a large
class in our midst to-day. who attempt to
unite together the worship of God and
Mammon, but fail to secure the advantages
of either, and who only succeed in bringing
upon themselves contempt and wretched-
ness. He was. indeed, a type of thousands
in our midst who in their mad thirst for
official position and honor compromise
honor, patriotism, principle and %self-re-
spect and thus become a byword and a re-
proach. There are many good men in Of
flee. yet where we find ten such, there are
hundreds of Baalam'S disciples.
Patriotism. public morals, and the in
terests of religion cry out to high heaven
for reformation in these matters. With
pected of being a schemer or trickster, or
who would resort directly or indirectly to
brides should ever be voted for. TIL Ba-
course with good society. both in church
and state. We should free ourselves from
the domination of such men or .Ichabod'
will be written upon the pillars of our ma
tional temple and our greatness as u peo-
pie will depart forever.
FINALLY. let a man be loyal to the high
est behests of duty: let him strive to obey
and love God and then he is worthy of all
honor The nearer a man gets to God
the better. the truer and the greater the
man is.
"A certain pasha, dead a thousand years,
Once from his palace rushed in sudden
tears.
And had this sentence on the city's gate,
Deeply engraven: ''Only God is Great!'
And these four words. above the city's
noise,
Hung like the accents of an angels voice;
And evermore from the high barbican
Saluted each returning caravan.
Lost is that city's glory, each 1itful gust
Lifts with crisp leaves the unknown pa
Sha'S dust.
All, all is ruin. save one wrinkled gate.
On which is written "Only God is great."'"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
A MORAL EARTHQUAKE.
DR.. Northrop Tells What II Needed to
Awaken the Spiritual Nature
Of n PhYaician.

"Of all professional men in Christendom
who ought to be religious. it is the physi-
cian," said DIR. Stephen A. Northrop in his
sermon on Physicians and Christianity"
at the First Baptist church last night. o
all men who ought to go hand in hand. it
is the clergyman and the physician. One
heals the soul and the other the body; one
is tho physician of the spiritual nature, the
other of the physical; the one secures his
balm from the heavenly Gilead. the other
from the earthly. I have profound respect
for the beloved physician as the Good
Rook names him. He gets closer to the
family circle and in warmer sympathy with
the home than any other profession per-
kaps. He knows the secrets of every fire.
side. He holds the key that unlocks the
chamber of many a heart. Above all men
he ought to be in touch with the great
Physician of souls. But 1 am sorry to say
that the doctor, as we see him to-day, is
average physician knows little of the doc
trines of Jesus Christ. He may be a spe-
cialist in surgery and medicine, but not a
specialist in Christian faith and practice.
There are certain we'll known reasons
for this sad condition. The physician deals
i cirsiay " M the i@m muma a s sySItema s TO ee the ,n eXo
the habit of looking on the body as an in
strument for his study and experiment.
room till the hour he passes into the world
Il full-fledgedi graduate. he is busy with the
scalpel. His high calling demand 1t.
LAS 4 result, SuesseS and doubts about
the future life take possession of his spir-
| itual nature. Then. too, the character of
his calling precludes regular attendance on
the sanctuary, and hence his interest In d.
vine things decreases. The average doctor
does not hear a Gospel sermon a half dozen
times in a year, and a church door he never
darkens unless It be at the funeral service
of a patient, which demands his presence.
Hence from the days of Hippocrates. until
now the physician is less religious and per-
haps more skeptical than all other callingS
put together. They become familiar with
grim diseases and grim death; to them they
are twice told tales, and in this way they
become hardened to Christian influences,
and If once in a while there is one who be-
comes a Christian, 1t takes a moral earth
quake to arouse his sensibilities and awaken
his spiritual nature.
But while the average physicians may
not be Christian, we find in the ranks of
| the more famous some of the greatest
Christians in Europe and America. The
| discoverer of the circulation of the blood.
Harvey, was a decided believer; the dis
coverer of the uses of chloroform. Sir James
Young Simpson, bart, was a tried and true
advocate of the Christian faith.
Then there was Abercrombie, the first
physician to the king of Scotland. Here
are other names familiar to the medical
! profession: Sir Charles Bell. Boerhaave,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
BOYCOTT ON BICYCLE RACES.
The ENLARGEMENT Of n Non-union
Band Leads to nm Organized
noxeufment

Ting women's bicycle races which begin
at tn. Third regiment armory, Twelfth and
TrooSt avenue. tonight, are under the ban
of af,,ovcott. The managers Of the races
refuj ID to employ a union band scoring scoring
fTnsnn and Yesterday afternoon that union
heHiS a. snecial meeting and declared a boy
cod. The union bands Of the city bid for
Of l Sn World hand outbid the union bands
nv ssSS The Musicians Union will call a
spe.iai meeting of the Industrial Soun,
thaH nrnceed against the tournament in the
SAINT. manner the Stage EMPLOYEES Union
nrod,eded against the Grand opera house.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
FOOD AND THE CRANKS.
Every Article of Food, Rev. Dl
George Snys, Has Been at Some
Time Condemned,

''what shall we eat and what shall we
drink" was the subject Of an Interesting
discourse delivered last evening at the
Westminster Presbyterian church by the
pastor, Rev. DIR. w. P. George. Among
other things he said:
81 propose in this discussion to review
the whole question and laws relative to
food and drink What shall we eat is an
important question because 1t is the basis
of our physical life. There is no one ar
ticle of food that has not been condemned
at some time or other by some crank and
denounced as u~nclean. The original grant
of food is found in Genesis 1880. where
the whole vegetable kingdom is given to
us for our nourishment. The only pro-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22

Martin Julian, manager for Robert Fitz-
simmons. will always nave the good will
Of the members of the police department OF
Kansas City. Saturday afternoon when he
learned of the coming ball of the Police
Protective Association he called Officers
Harry Adams and Martin INTO the Midland
hotel, asked them a few questions about
of tickets most the people were buying.
and closed the conversation by purchasing
twenty-five tickets.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
NEGRO R0Bs A WHITE WOMAN.
HtEhvva, man at Tenth and
Penn Streets.

Mollie Jennings. of Twelfth and Genesee
streets, met a negro boy at Tenth and Penn
streets Saturday evening at $50 who de-
manded her pocketbook. which she was
carrying in her hand. Upon her refusal to
give up the purse. the negro knocked Mrs.
Jennings down and robbed her of the purse.
1t contained $50 and some receipts for
money paid to the Lach Furniture Com
pany. The police were notified of the rob-
berry and assault on Miss Jennings soon
after they occurred but lave made no ar
rests.
Frank Caldwell, of 400 West Ninth street.
saw the negro running after he had as
saulted Miss Jennings and told the police
he could identify him.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
THIS is MURDERERs' DAY.
Choice Collection of Mnnkillers to b.
A~rrniEned in the Grim
f~oI rnrr<

The trial of Phil McCrory, a s~aloonkeeper,
who shot and killed Fay Madden, a railroad
man, in front of a d~isreputable resort in
the North end, is set for to-day in the
criminal court. The trial of Bill Adler and
DR.. j. D.. Goddard are also set for to-day.
Adler's trial will be postponed pending a
hearing on a motion for a change of venue.
Goddard's trial will probably be delayed or
postponed for the same reason.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
HE FLED TO KANSAS.
Ed Hurt Shoots Ed JacksOn's Hat on
in an Attempt to Kill Har-
~ Che&Ser.

During a quarrel between Harry Chesser,
Ed Jackson and Ed Hurt, all railroad men.
on the Southwest boulevard Saturday about
midnight, Hurt shot at Chesser with q S.
caliber revolver. The bullet missed Chesser
but knocked the hat off Jackson's head.
Hurt escaped after the shooting. but was
pursued across the bridge at Thirtieth and
Turkey creek and disarmed. He then fled
to kansas.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
Read of a Theo.ophicn1 Dedication.

At the meeting of the Kansas City branch
of the American Theosophical Society last
right DR.. Hungerford read excerpts from
the printed eport of the dedicatory eXer-
ciseS upon the occasion of the laying of
the cornerstone of the university of the
order at San Diego, Cal, as reported in
the Brotherhood" the successor of THE
PATH the official journal.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
Thieves Loot . Barn.

W. R. Rippy. Of Lawson. Ray county. re-
ported the following things stolen from his
place Saturday: One quilted saddle. two
| tosh, handsaw, brace and bit and horse
shoe pinchers. He suspects some male
! movers of the theft.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
From the Chicago Chronicle

From the Chhago Chronicle.
Of the state government of Idaho A n own triumph She has lust
compete a w weeks term IS hef cut of the far Western state. Miss Reeve
IS at present private secretary to MI. Lewis. secretary Of state. Recently Governor
state on business of the utmos Importance. The governor was at a loss who tic leave in
charge of affairs but finally at the suggestion OF Mr. Lewis decided that Hiss Reeve
was left at the sateh house clothedw with full INTERNATIONAL authority, which she eg-
cd in a manner that noto ny' gave. satisfaction to the governor but has Won for
her erat distinction
Hiss Reeve may not have fully comprehended the responsibilities thrut upon hr
rrat IMPORTANCE we're tTought to Miss Reeves attention. The eoyemnmnrr and eenn.
hdr signatures md it was left ito s Reeves discretion to sue them OIL not Of
rrauist6rs. applications for extaduinsf from governos of ouer states and uany
other matters. She sought legal advice. bt the attorney informed hers must de-
Iad pom herself as he lid not care to be mixed u in the acts of any female gv-
business his fair substituted had turned out. ad frankly admitted the excellence of her
udgnen although in one imtance.the case of i. application for extradhion-he
hass announced his determination o defendw With vHr every act Of" GovernorR Reeve"
ipcludng the quoted
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-22
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Julian Buys Ball Tickets.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money If it fails to cure. 25c
The genuine has l.. B.. Q. on each tablet,