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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1888
Page
2
A fragment of verse from The Journal dated October 17, 888 laments parting from the speaker's West and world. It describes a cowardly attack that jars the speaker yet prompts defiance and hope for renewal. The imagery contrasts a poisoned lance with sunlit memory and a longing for fertile soil after cold weathers.
The report notes a Supreme Court pocketing of a tax case and highlights electric uses such as powering a church organ and a new electric contribution box. It mentions Benjamin and Levi from the tribe of Eli and suggests they will rise to possess the land, tying biblical figures to the present discussion.
In Douglas county the union labor and Democratic Greenback back candidate faces a November 6 election. Republicans have rented Indianapolis’ largest hall for the campaign while Democrats mobilize every urban conveyance for election day. The Homestead Law, enacted by Republicans against Democratic opposition, aids thousands of settlers. Douglas county will gain representation in the coming session by John K. Rankin and Mr Evatt, regarded as capable guardians of local interests.
The passage lauds Superintendent Bartlet for past performance and argues he deserves renomination. It claims only experienced men can yield best results in county school management and predicts Bartlet will receive a large majority.
A speaker condemns Congress for lacking a quorum for months, calling the ongoing session a farce and accusing lawmakers of practicing politics rather than governing. The country is said to view this display with disgust at the nation’s highest councils.
A Yan graduate recalls the campus layout from about thirty years ago noting the law school beside the jail the medical college next to the cemetery and the divinity school on the road to the poor house. He reflects on whether those adjacencies carried significance and how times have changed.
General N P Banks, once a Democrat, runs as Republican against Colonel T W Higgison, once an abolitionist Democrat. Banks is favored to win as Senator Dick Brive camps for the party, delivering a sharp critique of Cleveland’s tariff policy. Blue’s campaigning will influence voters on election day.
A Paita DRL patd inventor secured a patent on a new adaptation of the nickel automatic slot machine designed for church use. Two slots drop hymn and prayer books when nickels are inserted, with bottom openings and a replaceable tray. The sexton can easily renew books after services and the inventor offers to supply the outlet, books, and profit sharing with the church, arguing strangers would contribute ten cents per service.
At Munich Mr Herkomer complains he is overburdened with portrait commissions. He notes everyone goes to Leighton Millais or himself to be painted. A friend suggests doubling charges, but Herkomer refuses, saying high prices won’t deter patrons and that art is being reduced to business.
The text alleges John Bunyan faced plagiarism charges for The Pilgrims Progress with claims that it traduces Ye Pilgrimage of ye Sowle by Guillaume de Guileville. It notes possible French manuscripts in British Museum or Bodleian and compares to St Bernard’s Spiritual Combat linked to a 1631 book.
The piece critiques American classical education as a sterile, analysis driven system. It praises living language, asks for reform, and contrasts the old university emphasis with modern writers, engineers, and scientists who show practical mastery and style. It warns that real art requires living contact with classical tradition.
J L Canovan returns from a four week Central Ohio trip describing the visit to his youth area as pleasant. Joe McPherson, former North Side resident now in Southern Kansas as a farmer, visits. Cider apples arrive by wagon load at ten cents per bushel. A carload of rock arrives for a new bank building. Farmers report good prices for hogs and wheat. A lawsuit on Bridge Street is upcoming. Roads are in good condition with a cool northwest wind. Friends from Tonganoxie and Springdale attend the yearly meeting. Candidate Warren campaigns scheduled around the sixth of next month. Advertisement for Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla promotes health benefits and a large bottle offering.
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