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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-14

Jimmy-"Is your aunt on your mothers
or your fathers side?" Tommy-"Some-
times on one side and sometimes on the
other. It depends upon who is getting the
best Of it.'-Tid-Bits.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-14

and left with him for Arizona. Lee, who
has been held here for several months in
the federal JAIL is wanted on several
charges of train robbery in Arizona.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-14

Second Floor.
Mems $1.0O Duck Pants to-
morrow, 80 Cents.
Mems S5c Jeans Pants, to-
morrow, 80 Cents.
Mems Soc Laundered Shirts
with 2 collars. tomorrow.
rs Cents.
Boys SOC Laundered Shirts.
tomorrow,
IS Cents.
Mems Black OF Tan Hose,
Tomorrow, 5 pairs for
as Cents.
Third Floor.
Ladies' Bleached Knee
. Pants, knee length, extra
width. finished with crochet
trimming, tomorrow,
II Cents.
Summer Corsets, long
waist, ) hooks. linen strip
through the waist, no small
sizes, worth 39c, tomorrow,
- SCukSs
Fourth Floor.
Ladies' s1OO Oxfords. tan
or black. all sizes. choice,
tomorrow, for
80 Cents.
Children's Fine Vici Kid
Chocolate Colored Shoes.
vesting or kid tops, the $1.S5
kind, Tomorrow, for
9S Cents.
Third Floor.
Fancy China Mating, al
sold at 12l2c and lac, to-
morrow, per yard,
loh Cents.
Half-woOl Ingram Carpets
in a good line of patterns,
have sold at SOC. tomorrow,
a yard, 81 Cents.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-14

First Floor.
One 10, 27-inch Madras
cloth. big assortment of pat
terms, early seasons price,
Il2c. emptying out price to-
morrow. a yard.
3Y Cents.
One lot Lawns. emptying
out price tomorrow. a yard.
IA Cents.
Bieached Muslin. good
quality. 3s inches wide. emp
tying out price. a yard,
4 Cents.
Scrim, SO inches wide, SC
quality, emptying out price
tomorrow, a yard.
"a Cents
Shirting Prints. sell every
where at 4c and &c. emptying
out price Tomorrow only. a
yard,
Third Floor.
Ladies' Sun Ronnets. made
from tea mating and CAM
brio. 25c kind. at. each.
10 Cents.
Ladies' Wrappers, made
from extra quality of prints.
nicely braided, soc kind. for,
each,
~ Cents.
Ladies' Crash Skirts 4
yards wide. I5c kind. for
4o Cents.
500 punches Roses. 10c and
15c kinds. at. a bunch.
One lot of Baby Caps, 20c
and 25c kind, at. each,
Cents
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-14

Second Floor.
Laxative Bromo Quinine.
regular 25c size. Tomorrow
for II Cents.
Pozzoni's Toilet Cream,
usually sold for 15c, to-mor-
row 3 Cents.
Good white mixed Paints,
worth sl.1o. half price to-
morrow, per gallon.
IS Cents.
Sixth Floor.
]. l.. French Shoe Black
ing. tomorrow per box.
Cent
Exwauca Tomato Catsup,
tomorrow. per bottle.
5 Cents.
Assorted Wood Pals, only
water soiled. tomorrow,
) Cents.
c a m p b ellis condensed
Soups. tomorrow, per can,
3 Cents.
Men, women and children
joined yesterday in making a
raid on that let Of 100 col
lars and 10000 cuffs. They
bought heavily. but thous-
ands and thousands remain.
These are all 3 and 4 ply
goods and are made Of pure
Irish linen-many OF them
being made for the leading
stores of this country. TAX
ing the entire lot at a forced
sale enables us to make
prices like these:
Lot 1-Collars. each,
Cents.
1Sc a dozen.
Lot 2-Collars, each,
Scents.
45c a dozen.
Lot Cuffs. a pair,
Scents
SOC a dozen.
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cLOUDBURsT IN TENNESSEE.

business.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09
THE OUTLOOK ron JvLX

The issue OF The Outlook for July Ia
an illustrated, patriotic number. Its
contents are very largely OF a char.
acter to correspond with this designa-
ton. A particularly interesting mr.
tlcle Is that by Colonel Il. w. Higgin-
son. called 1.-THE First Black Regi.
ment," In which he tells the story of
the organization and service of the first
South Carolina Volunteers (cOlOred)
several quaint pictures are reproduced
from Illustrated papers Of the time.
and reproduced ambrotypes Of some
Of the cOlOrcd officers also give q
quaint interest to the article. Still an
other picture included In Colonel Hig-
glnsOn's article Is u fine rendering of
Mr.. Augustus st. Gauden's fine has
relief of Colonel Shaw and his regi-
ment. Other illustrated features of
this issue having reference to the pa
triOtic spirit of the time are: Chris.
tian Work In Our Camps" written by
a special correspondent Of The Out
look at Tampa, Miss Anna N. Benja-
min, and Illustrated with photographs
Of soldier life taken by the author; "A
Painter Of Soldiers" by Miss jeanette
l.. Glider, OF the "Critic;" and war.
Songs Of the Revolution" a selection
Of songs and ballads Of that time, now
almost forgotten, which have been
chosen and are commented upon by
Mr.. Hamilton w. Mabie. A fac-simile
of America" written for The Outlook
by the author, the Rev. Samuel Fran
els Smith, not long before his death,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09
TO PURIFY WABASH AVENUE.

A movement IL on foot among the
propcrty.Owners In Wabash avenue
from the Auditorium south to 22d
street to cooperate for the purpose Of
driving the undesirable element out Of
the neighbOrh0Od. Wabash avenue, In
the section mentioned, has had an un.
desirable class Of tenants for several
years and the condition of the property
has rapidly been growing worse. Ed.
win l.. Brand, large holder Of prop.
erty. IL among those interested In I'm.
proving the character Of the avenue.
Il have talked with several property.
owners about this plan." he said, "and
they are In favor Of It. Wabash avenue
should he one Of the best streets In the
city. with the car traffic and Michigan
boulevard Just block away. All the
owners ! have talked with are enthusi.
astically In favor Of the formation Of
Il syndicate to improve It,"
Mr.. Brand gave the names Of the fol.
lowing as being largely interested In
the district: G. l.. WillOughby, Sidney
4. Kent, the Studebakers, A. BigelOw,
J. Il. Townsend, estate Of Matthew Laf.
lin, Walter II. Wilson as trustee, Con.
necticut Mutual Life Insurance Com.
pany, heirs OF p. f. w. Peck, estate Of
{. II. Mccormick.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

Girls are apt to resent the opinion
held by many of their friends, and even
some Of their admirers, that they do not
know how to think; and that they gen.
orally refuse to concentrate their atten.
tion long enough to reason upon any
subject. In resenting It, the ordinary
young woman will exclailn with assur.
ance that the criticism isn't true; that
many girl has thought herself into a
headache. which no one will deny; but
even this. one tormenting young skeptlc
saucily declares, Is quite frequently
done after the manner Of the girl In the
story Of How One Girl Studies" She
places her box Of chocolates on the
table. and while eating them and pol.
ishlng her fngcr.nalls says aloud and
indistinctly, Of course. 1.-THE three an.
giles Of triangle are equal to two right
angles. Oh. dear, I hope It won't rain
tomorrow and spoil that picnic! The
three angles Of triangle are equal to
two right angles. saw George Morris
and Sue walk of together. and they
just may for all care! The two angles
Of a triangle are equal to three right
angles. There, those chocolates are not
SO large rs those that were on top! The
three right angles-well, this old thing
II too stupid! There Is nothing In II but
nonsense. so there:'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

A correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post, writing from China.
notes two remarkable phenomena
which IRE manifesting themselves In
that country. One Ii the abandonment
OF the immemorial contempt for the
foreigner. The ignorant crowds In a
village will shout foreign devir' ut an
Occidental, but among the more intelli.
gent classes there IL q growing convlc.
ton that they must learn the secret Of
Western success. As one step towards
1t the Government Ii establishing uni.
versities ut Pekin, Tlen.Tsin and
Shanghai, where the English language
will be taught. There Ii also rapidly
Increasing sale Of Western books aud
the Government has even decided to
make questions In Western history and
science test for honors In the exam.
ations. The other noteworthy fact 10
the hospitality shown to the idea Of for.
eigners taking possession Of important
parts Of Chinese territory. All Of which
shows that new life II fermenting In
the centuries old Chinese Empire to
which the Western world will have to
give heed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09
ANDREWS OUT or the RACE.

+. Benjamin Andrews Is no longer
considered a factor In the Board Of Ed
ucatiOn situation. The admission was
made Wednesday that he had refused
to continue longer candidate for Sup
erintendent, as he desired the place
only In the event Of practically unan-
imOus election. 1t Is understood that
he will be asked to reconsider his re.
fusal, but the friends of Superintendent
Lane think that the college president
will remain firm.
A project Is on foot to hold mass
meeting In Central Music Hall to voice
the public sentiment which favOrs Mr..
Lane, and to protest against dragging
the Board Of Education into politics.
Mayor Harrison has announced tina;
the appointments Of nine members to
ill vacancies 0ccasi0ned by retirement
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

had won the most remarkable naval
battle Of the world.
The resolution went to the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs.
Eastern newspapers TEEN with the
achievement Of Commodore Winfield
scott schlcy. but so far rs the official
reports 20 the name Of the doughty
scion Of German yeomanry that
abounds at Frederick. Md. does not
appear in official dispatches from the
seat Of war.
SIMPSONS dispatch announcing the
victory went into details and gave the
name Of the single man killed, the
chief yeoman on the cruiser Brooklyn.
The dispatch later from Watson omit
ted Schley's name. The latest reliable
press dispatches show the absence Of
Sampson and Watson during the prin-
cipal part of the battle. the former hav-
ing gone to confer with Gen. Shafter
and to try by cooperation with land
forces to overcome the great obstacles
in the way Of the army before Santi-
ago. the latter with the flagship Of the
eastern squadron. the Newark, coaling
NJ Guantanamo and making ready for
the dash to spain. Heretofore official
reports of sea battles Of minor import.
once have not omitted the names Of
small officers who participated honor.
ably. The Washington Post In a stir
ring editorial Wednesday morning de.
mands to know why Commodore
Schlcy's name has been omitted from
official dispatches up to this time. The
Baltimore American. edited by Gen.
Felix Agnus. makes n protest on be-
half of the state Of Maryland. which
claims Schlcy as her favOrite son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09
THE NEW TINE DENOUNCES DEM.
CRATIO WAR POLiCX.

Criminal Stupidity" IL the title OF
an editorial In the July New Time
which will make sensation. The ed.
itOr Of this wideawake magazine
charges that the Democratic leaders
have adopted war policy which II
persisted In will result In their over.
whelminR defeat In 1908 and 1000.
Editor Adams insists that the only
hope for Democracy lies In depOsing
the present leaders and sending them
to the rear. This attack will create
much criticism and attract general at.
tentiOn. The New Time consistently
defends Its war policy and insists that
the war II righteous one. The maya.
zine seems to lean In favor Of an En-.
glish.American alliance and the edito.
rial page il replete with good reading
ut this time.
Samuel II. Greeley, Of the Chicago
Board Of Trade, discusses the question
Does q Grain Trust Exist?" and an-
swers In the Affirmative. "Compe.i.
ton. Private Monopoly and Co.opera.
ton" 10 the title Of an article by II. o.
Flower, and Wallace Rice contributes
a scholarly sketch Of william Morris
as an artist and revolutionist. Richard
Linthicum's poem, "The American
Flag" Ia a notable acquisition to the
best current poetry.
The cartoons, for originality, are
worthy the signature OF Aubrey
Beardslcy himself. 1.-THE Amateur
Fisherman" represents Uncle Sam at
tempting to land large fish OF the
Philippine species. He has a number
OF lines set about him, on which he has
caught Cuba, Porto Rico and Havana.
The other powers, In the guise OF fish.
ermen, are looking on and remOnstra-
ting, whereupOn Uncle Sam relates a
fable. The portrait Of Prof. Richard
7. Ely, who contributes to the sympO-
stun on Direct Legislation, forms the
frontispiece.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

A West Point officer. Captain Parker.
writing for q recent magazine, shows
that the great need Of our volunteer
army II trained officers. 1t II cstima ted
that In an army of 100000 men we
would need 10000 officers. The original
Idea OF the West Point academy was to
provide reserve Of officers who In civ.
II life would always b. available to com.
mand and train raw levies. In 1915.
with population but one-tenth what II
now Is, the maximum number Of cadets
ut West Point was fixed at 20O. 1t 10
only 37l to-day. The original purpose
Of the academy has been lost sight Of.
Captain Parker recommends that the
number Of cadets authorized by law be
Increased from 81 to 1900. or that
three military academies DO establish.
ed, having all told the needed 1900 ca.
diets. 1t would be understood that oil
these men would not remain In the
army. but they would be organized into
a reserve Of officers, all Of them subject
to the call Of the government In case Of
war,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09
ZEAL ESTATE AND war TAX.

The Chicago Real Estate Board on
Wednesday afternoon appointed a com.
mittee. consisting Of Dunlap Smith, II.
A. Cummings, 4. Wilmer Camel, Geo.
l.. Warner and +. B. Peabody, to obtain
legal opinion on the war tax law m Il
affects real estate men. A committee
was also appointed to send a cable.
gram congratulating Henry l.. Turner
Of the First Regiment on his safe arriv.
al In Cuba.
The express companies have refused
TO accept as final the rulings Of the
Commissioners Of Internal Revenue that
the companies ana not the shippers
shall pay the war tax. They contend
that the commissioners function Is
purely administrative, and that neither
he nor the Treasury Department can
decide a question Of law. The Illinois
Manufacturers' Association will bring
q test suit 70 decide the matter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

mysterious letters stand for ''Lambas.
ter Of the Lurking Dons," Admiral
Dewey Is clearly entitled to the de-
gree. But II they stand for Doctor Of
Laws" degree which, theoretically
at least. Is bestowed In recognition Of
ripe scholarship and as reward for
deep study and personal investigation
and research In scientific fields, It may
be questioned whether the present M.
val Idol Of America can wear that de.
gree gracefully. Granted that Admiral
Dewey deserves the highest honor that
may be bestowed upon him, It does not
follow that a collegiate degree should
be conferred; he deserves the uniform
Of an admiral, but why give him cap
and gown? Why are our colleges show.
ering ILL. DIS" upon Admiral Dewey?
Why not throw In an occasional ID.
d." M. A." and "Ph. d.? Has the
degree doctor of Laws" become pure.
" honorary? Does It no longer repre-.
sent scholarship? Can It be possible
that It has degenerated into mere de.
vice to advertise the institutions which
grant Il?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

England has had a sailor King
within the recollection of many OF our
older readers. When did the United
States ever have sailor President?
When, at any time, was a sailor seri.
ously talked Of by the politicians and
newspapers for that Office? It's really
worth thinking ab0ut-this discrimina.
ton against our laureled victOrs whose
victories are won on the water. Our
wars have made many Presidents. The
Revolution gave the country President
Washington. The War OF 1912 gave 1t
President Jackson. The Indian wars
gave 1t the first President Harrison.
The Mexican campaign gave 1t Presi-
dent Taylor. The War for the Union
gave It President Grant. Hayes. Gar.
field, Benjamin Harrison. william Nc.
Kinley were helped toward the White
House by their war records. But every
man Of them all did his fighting on
land. In the early years of the repub-
lie, the "stOut old COmmOdOres" con-
tributed much more glorious pages to
Its history than the Generals, and
good many more of them. Yet which
one Of the COmmOdOres ever got with.
In seeing distance Of the White House?
Which one Of them 80 much as dreamed
OF casting an ambitious glance In that
direction? FarraRut, the Admiral, was
as illustriOus a figure as Grant, the
General. He had far more striking
and picturesque personality. His fame
Is no less immortal. The people won.
dered delightedly at his matchless ex.
ploits. They hOnored him In their
hearts as he deserved to be honored.
But they never even thought of max.
Ing him President, nor did he ever
dream that they would. The man who
goes into the American navy for life
bids an everlasting good.by to political
ambition at the waters edge. Why 1t
should be SO seems inexplicable. That
1t Is so cannot be disputed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

1t Is fortunate that the regular sol.
dlers Of the United States have been
trained to encounter the American In.
dian, who, In the line Of bush fighting.
has not his superior In the world; who
invented smoke signal system of bis
own and who adopted the looking.glass
or Photograph code before our army did;
who In the matter Of following . trail
or cOncealing one has never been sur.
passed; who will bury himself In the
sand and with a bunch Of dried grass
tied to his head lie still for hours and
pass for part Of the surrounding vege.
tation,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

Terrible as war Is and to lie avoided
by every reasonable and right conces.
sion. yet when war comes, as It has at
this time and rs 1t came thirty.seven
years ago, II brings some compensa.
lions. The chief Of these IL In the shock
and shaking up It gives to selfishness.
meanness, the mere commercial spirit,
the Idea that man was made for bust.
ness. that there are no higher motives
that those Of money. making for the In.
dividual or material advantages for a
peOple-and, on the other hand, the
kindling Of patriotism. OF course there
are always cOuntcrfeits where there
are genuine coins. 80 II ID not o sure
sign Of profound or even OF true pa.
triOtism to see days flying In front Of q
store or a saloon. These flags may be
put up for advertising purposes. But
the very fact that the flags are put out,
hundreds Of them on every block, that
they fiOat from almost every hOuse.tOp,
that the public buildings are decorated
with them, bears witness to the fact Of
patriotism. 1t shows what II popular;
It discloses public sentiment, and pre-.
vailing public sentiment II like con.
Aagration-it grows, II sweeps onward.
It carries the sluggish. the Indifferent
and the selfish along as by torrent.
The result Ii that q man who has no
plain duty to keep him at home feels
impelled to enlist, or, In some way to
offer his services to his country. The
young men who 60 heroically forward
to service where death faces them,
where danger 10 sure and where hard.
ships are inevitable. rightfully com.
mand admiration. They help to fan
the spark Of patriotism In any com.
munity into flame. As patriotism IL
In itself ennobling, and a. the very per.
petuity Of the nation depends upon Il,
we may well regard Ito revival In q
generation AZ great good. II to this
be added the awakening Of humane
sympathies for the sufferers In battle
and for the friends OF the killed and
wounded. We must recognise some
noble results and some unquesti0nable
compensatiOns for war.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

This European Jealousy Of America ID
In Its origin partly economic or com.
mercial, partly military and partly the
result Of that form Of bigotry known "a
national prejudice, which IL by no
means confined to the unelucated class.
60. The continental military nations
have always feared and hated England
because OF the sharp curb on their am.
billions Imposed by the English prepon.
derancc OF sea power. Now they see
another country less vulnerable than
England about to assume a similar po-
sitiOn and ready to make effective In
any part Of the world the command.
Hands offw
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

"Paresis' they sometimes call It when
people who are rich, idle and dissolute
break down In body and mind. Often
II comes near enough to Insanity to
warrant their being placed In an asy.
lum, where ample attendance Is given
ut high prices. A nurse In one such In
stitutiOn says: "YOu would be aston.
ished to know how many such gentry
are In our care; and In SOME cases
their friends give out that they are
gone abroad"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

The situation has It's humors. a
young lady. going down street with
yellow trimmings on her hat, found
herself an object Of suspicious remark
and tradesman reports that for the
first time In many years lie has few
customers for the seeds Of the Spanish
watermelon; and there are Americans
who would rather 90 without bllsters
than apply Spanish tiles to their pat.
rIOtic skins.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-09

1t Is a significant fact that q colony
OF English.speaking people, instead OF
abandoning their native tongue and
embracing that Of their adopted ma.
tlonality, invariably adhere to their
own language and eventually color that
OF the people with whom they are
brought into contact. 1t Is also signifi.
cant that English Is the only language
which Is now showing rapid growth.