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The state herald., 1890-02-21
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Great men have thek Weaknesses
the same A. little men, says tho
Keokuk Gate City. and the number Of
the intellectual giants who have
lacked the moral courage and stamina
TO control their appetites for strong
drink forms one OF the most sstonish-
Ing portions Of biographical history.
Going way back we find Plato taking .
matutinal cocktail. Horace warming
his system frequently by means Of
alcoholic stlmulants, while Aristo-
phanes. Euripides. AlcRus. and Soc-
rates were all given to imblbing wine
freely.
Tho austere old Cato was often the
|; ,ossessor Of u jag that palsd the best
efforts Of the habitusl lushers. Tasso
would violate the orders OF bis physi-
clans 10 aggravate his mental irrita-
bility by p0tations. and Goethe used
to make II business 10 drink three
bottles OF wine daily. When Goethe
attended the theater he was never
guilty Of annoying the audience by GO
ing out between the acts for drink,
but with commendable confederation
had his glasses OF punch served 10 him
ut his sent Schiller, who did most OF
his work at night wrote regularly
under the influence OF Rhenish strong
coffee, md champagne, with which he
would lock himself up In tho evening
and stimulate his jnded brain through
the hours Of the night Ben Jonson
had n record for being constantly
picked, and this habit entitled. him 70
stand among the first OF his class.
The poet Savage used to get on somo
high old times and would spend his
weeks salary In an evenings revelry.
Churchill drank porter to excess, and
Addison bounded his walk at Holland
house by bottle OF port at each end,
and sometimes lingerad so long over
the bottles that he was compelled to
apologize for his illegible writing,
made so by his shnky hand. Domes-
tic unpleasantn md q cold tempera-
ment nre AddisOn's excuses for his in
temperance. Pitt drank wine to ex-
cess, but his head was so strong that
neither his speeches nor public busl-
ness often suffered from his iudul- =
gence. Fox was also given to "wet-
ting his whistle" occasionally TO drive
uuli C'ire AWAY. Dlack5tOno WEOt6 Ms
Commentaries under the influence
OF successive bottles OF that wine
(porD which. Bently said. claret would
be II 1t could.
Fielding. Steele, and Sterne also
bowled up freely. Keats. stung by
the ridicule OF the envious. flew to dis
sipation for relief. and for six months
he was hardly ever sober. Hayden.
the paiuter, says OF Keats: ITO show
you what a man OF genius does when
his passions are aroused, Keats once
covered his throat and tongue with
cayenne pepper as far as he could
reach. in order to enjoy, as he said.
the delicious GOODNESS Of the claret In
all Its glory The last time I saw
him was at Hampstead lying on bis
back in white bed, helpless, irritable
and hectic. He muttered. as l stood
by him. that he would cut his throat
u he did not recover. Poor, dear
Keats" Moral: Be good.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

Tnr officers OF the New llnmppb.ra
militia complain of"lhc lp1isrri inmate
bcs,ownl OF military iltlos by secret
organizations" aud lhcy nr5 going to
t,ko tho mtttor before tho legislatures.
Hut II military iitlca nrc good thing.
how cnn there bo too much Of u good
ihingP How arn you going to prevent
any American citizen from giving him.
sell nny military rank ho fnnclcs9
Give tho Culobels who never colonel,
ipd y chance 10 enjoy Themselves
The state herald., 1890-02-21
A eanker,s Strange Conduct.

NEW ioaK, Feb. ~. -Douglnss
Green OF the firm Of Green & Ba,ctnan,
tnnscrs and brokers, has withdrawn from
the firm mud Is nov on board the stcamo,
Lhhn on the way TO Southampton with
Mrs sncll-Mccroa, daughter OF the chi.
cnRo murdered millionaire Smell. to whom
ho was married at Old Point, Virginia. on
February 4, despite the fact that he had a
wife living from whom he was no, d
sorccd.
urccn's relatives, his friends aud physl.
elan, arc convinced that his mind ls dc.
ranged. Through General Pryor they
were nbout 10 ,akc stops 10 have him
placed under restraint, and II Is alleged
that ho fled 10 avoid imprisonment
The state herald., 1890-02-21
gdison's phonograph.

Al the recent meeting Of the electric
light convention in Kansas city, II was
announced that q phonosraph from MIR.
Edison would address the convention on
the subject Of hia fno wire system OF dis
irbu,lon, The photograph was produced,
aud when put In operation uttered MIR.
Edison's apology for no, being able 10 pro.
pare tho address, private matters having
consumed MI his time. Tho voice from
the phonograph was loud. aud every word
was dis,hcily heard throughout tho hall
The state herald., 1890-02-21
Tho Nicaragua a Canal.

NIw YonK. Feb. I7.-Chlcf En-
ginccr Mcnocai. OF tho Nicaragua Canal,
arrived from Grcytown, and reports the
work progressing systematically nnd sat .
isfactori!y. Progress on the great bronx.
watcr Ia rapid and dredging tho channel
will begin ms soon ns tho drcdgcs. already
ordered. arrive. Vessels with heavy ma.
,cr!al for canal work will soon aftcr DO
able 10 enter the hnrbor. The effects Of
the breakwater 40 far ne constructed ure
precisely what he predicted IN arrc.,ing
Che drifting Of sand Ut the hnrbors mouth
The state herald., 1890-02-21
Snow In Mexico,

LAREDO. Tes.. Fob. il.-sleighing
at San Luis poiosi, several hundred miles
south Of this city, In Mexico, was INDUCED
In by American inhabitants OF that city
10 day.
A storm has been In progress all this
week and early this morning snow fell. il
IL the heaviest snow storm which over fell
thcro aud the only one for more than nifty
years. Tho native inhabitants of tho
tropical cline for more than n generation
have never before seen snow on the strcctn
of their beautiful city. and such n thing ns
hlciRhlng 10 them was not known until
seen this morning after IL lntroduo ton by
the American residents,
The state herald., 1890-02-21

Tnr project ofn grand longitudinal
railroad for the two American cont.
ncnls aud tho connecting l.thmus ls
beginning 10 tiko definite shape. Il
has bccn the subject Of moro or less
remark. often dorislyc. ever since Il
iirs, cmennied from tho fertile brain
OF Hinton Rowan Helper Mr. Helpers
''impcudinr crisis" cainl, nnd hi. In.
'orcon'lnoninl spInnl-ooumn railroad
may yet emerge from drcamlail into
the worlG oi realities.
The state herald., 1890-02-21
The Rod.

A rod OF brass md wall-oycd pike,
When over sandy shoals they throns,
Adapted both TO ''cast' or strike"
Of split bamboo aud lithc and long:
With plant tip that wavers like
Some shivering aspen sllm md strong.
And nj tho butt tho clickin; re.l
Win braided silkcn line Is wound,
A miniature OF fortunes wheel
When good fish tho lure ha, found.
And In your nervous grip you feel
Its shining circle whlrl around.
A good plain roll by all that's fair
To whip tho water llKo throng.
In northern lakes nil lonely whars
Tho musknlonge and has, belong
supple nnd straight beyond compare,
And worthy OF better song.
The state herald., 1890-02-21
A Japanese Volcanic rrun,io,,

SAN fnAsci.co, Feb. i2.-Japnncse
ndviccs give the detail. Of ono OF the most
terrible volcanic orup,ions In tho recen.
history OF Japan. Mount Zoo, noar tho
town OF fuhasma, In the Dlngo district,
commenced TO rumble on the evening of
january ~. The inhabitants Of the nclrh.
boring village. fed and then the top Of tho
mountain lifted on and uicrc was n din
equal TO dynamite explosion. sand ana
stone, bclched forth covering tho .ur.
rounding country u loot deep, This total
los, IL estimated at tj,tg0,0oD, WV
The state herald., 1890-02-21
tbout Watches.

watches" said jowolcr "arc fun.
ny things DO you know that thorc
hrc Hines whcu u wntch will not run
regularity hnvo had railway on.
ginccrs my TINT locomotives nrc much
tho samo way. When n watch hns one
oil these irregular spells II Is almost
Impossible TO mako thcm 90, Mrny
watch Is ruined. too. nj timos whom
chrclcssncss In tho primo cnusc. Some
men VIII wind watch 10 close. nnd
thon. " II refuses To run, shake II sn.
vi everything II out Of place. A large
per cent of the repairing done IL
brought about BY persons who do no,
TImsa.Htar
The state herald., 1890-02-21

MExIcAS hotels are said I, be very
poor, the best OF them not being equal
10 third-class houses in the unitcd
States. Tourists, although delighted
with tho country, do not stay there any
length OF tmc because the comforts
peculiar to American hotels are no,
obiainablc anywhere in Mexico at any
,,,ina
The state herald., 1890-02-21

AN attempt has been made during
tho past two years TO acclima,ize rein.
deer brought from Sweden on the es.
tates OF Count Siolberg- -Wernigerode.
which extends several miles over the
HAITI Mountains but 1t has not succeed
ed. most OF the animals having died
during the hot summer weather.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

IT can scarcely be said to be credita.
BILE to the literary taste orto the moral
culture OF the English speaking world
that the novelist Ouida has made as
much money with her oir-colored pen
as Patti has made with her three thou
sand dsl'nr-a- night voice.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

The Vale OF Avoca has been bough.
by an English company, and tho
woods will be swept away in order to
make matches. There is great con-
sternation in tho district, where the
memory OF Tom Moore is cherished
with feryency.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

IT is matter of current belief In
Brooklyn that hardly public contract
Is awarded there upon which the con-
tractor must not divide his profits with
the ring which controls the entire gov
ernment OF Brooklyn aud Kings coun-
The state herald., 1890-02-21

GRIMES against commerce merit
heavy punishment The time has
gone when they can DO regarded
lightly. ovcrissues OF stock, conyen-
lent failures, chicane Of any kind
ought 10 bo drastically treated. The
community will be the better for the
experience. There Will be fewer fail
ures and more honesty in commercial
iniercnnrsa
The state herald., 1890-02-21

Tnr one fashionable tcrpschorenn
recreation walt, Is on the de-
cline. 1t Is doomed. It Is being
Is taboocd In the best society
circles OF the world. Tia, which
fastening It's doom Is the fact ihlt
Herr Strauss, who may bc regarded as
the crcntor OF The modern fashionable
waltz. has pronounced against H. und
substituted In its s,oad VIVA, ho calls
conversation dances"
The state herald., 1890-02-21

SOME people, suggestively remarks
n sharp critic, are so busy mcddlins
with other peoples business that it
would not be surprising at the general
resurrection to find some OF these ever.
lasting snoops getting out OF somebody
clse's grave.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

NOBODY who lives In the past is
worth his room In tho social world.
and the rule applies 10 communities.
states and nations, Us we'll. Why
is the savage and the barbarian super
scded In the race OF lie? Because
they will not move forward. but cling
10 the ways OF the past. So Il is In
civilized communities they s,agna,e
unless they move abreast with tho pro.
grcss ol the timc
The state herald., 1890-02-21

About > o'clock las, Monday morn.
lrg u fru broke out In Coronai institute
nj san Marcos. Texas, aud consumed
everything csccp, tho walls. There were
forty or MY young ladies In the house. but
nil escaped wI,hoa, injury, though without
saving even their clothing. Tho building
valued n, about $4,000, 10 In total ruin.
There IA m Insurance OF 10000.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

SpANIARDs are predicting that Spain
would soon be republic II the baby
king would die. The people OF that
country seem to stand in awe OF one
little sickly royal infant 1t is hard to
get away from old traditional notions.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

QUEEN VICTORIA is very fearless
woman. Although republican mutter-
ings are plainly audible on every sido,
she announces her intention to issue
another volume Of extracts from her
private journal.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

A MOUNTAIN OF clam shells has been
discovered about three miles east OF
Mount Vernon. 1t is over GoJ feet
high and has surface OF soil nearly
n foot thick. Underneath this clam
shells abound TO the level depth. There
nrc trees growing on tho mountain
which show an age. judging by the
rings about the heart OF from 100 to
The state herald., 1890-02-21

SAID a Chicago wife, 1T is real
mean for Charlie to he SO good to me !;
! want to get n divorce and 60 on the
stage; hut he is 80 kind cannot help
loving him, and that is what makes
me hate him so."
The state herald., 1890-02-21

Iris n fact not generally known that
II requires from ten u fifteen years
for nu orange tree 10 devotion. a
grove does not attain perfection Ia less
limo than that tho land spectator. Ia
tho contrary notwithstanding. II Is
truo that nn orange treo win bear n
few oranges within d few year. after
planting. bn, tres has 10 b,ar not
only fow. but II great many oranges
10 make the indutiry pny.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

WHEN II man says he does not care
course" he means that he does moi
care u cress, the lingual motothesis
here being similar in that which makcs
"gooseberries" out OF gorseberries,
take" out OF ask, and ''wapse" out o.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

The Indian who commits n murder
expects to die for it II ho is caught,
and he takes his punishment stoically.
He has no excuses to offer, no pleas
for mercy 10 make, and he knows
nothing OF the emotional insanity
dOdpe
The state herald., 1890-02-21

IT Is not generally known that Mex
leo has public school system which
provides instruction for the children
of all classes, including the Indian
tribes.
The state herald., 1890-02-21
A MYsTlFlED EN-.
Fooled by the Trioh Of Very Clever
Youth.

The Three Great Wondsr--How Coacsitsd
Chinese Nenareh was Heodvinksd BY
Three Simple Yssh Of Jagslsry-Hs
Couldn't Do II Nov.
The state herald., 1890-02-21


members Of Parliament, have reported
They find tho main charges against
Mr.. Parncll not proven, but ccnsure him
md others, particularly Mr.. Daylt,. for
encouraging the Irish people TO resistance
OF oriccrs and the encouragement OF boy
eottlng.
Tho Interstate Cattlcmcn's Convcn.
,ion has been called by the representa-
tlvcs Of the different associations through.
out the Southwest to meet with the North.
west Cattle Growers Association ut Fort
Worth on March II, 1890, TO inquire into
tho causcs which have led 10 the low
prices OF bccf To the producer without my
corresponding benefit to tho consumer.
In the dispatch sent by Lord Sails.
bury 10 the Portuguese government on jan
uary asth, he said the Portuguese had IN.
vadcd tho disputed territory In Africa,
insuitcd the British flag and killed Eng.
lands allies before asking for mediation
according to the terms OF the Berlin treaty.
Portugal, the dispatch said, had no right
now 10 claim such mediation.
Chlcngo's mayor has signed mn ordI.
nance granting right Of way TO tho Ran.
dolph street elevated railway, after tho
company had agreed that, beginning do.
ccmbcr !. 1894, IL shall pay Into tho city
treasury pcr cent OF its annual gross In l.
come, the rate TO DO Increased 10 y pcr cont,
NJ the end Of iiyc years mud to per cent.
nj the end Of another i've years. Tho mayor
In offering tho proposition TO the council
for ratification, said that tho time had
como when tho people ut large should no.
cciyo come consideration for valuable
rights ana privileges granted 10 corpora
tions,
The state herald., 1890-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10.

SENATE.-In the Senate the following
resolution was adopted: sl.l
"That the United States Of America con.
gratulate the people Of Brazil on their Just
and peaceful assumption Of the powers,
duties and responsibilities Of self govern.
ment, based on the free consent Of the gov
erned,. and on their recent adoption Of
republican form Of government
A resolution inviting the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands to send Q delegate to the
Pan-American Congress was also passed.
The nomination Of Mr.. Morgan as Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs was confirmed.
HoUsE.-The debate upon the code Of
rules was continued during the day and
evening.
The state herald., 1890-02-21

The Emperor was incrcdulous, vet
he held tho cup 10 hi. ear, and when
tho prince Ind reached tho ond OF the
courtyard md tho cord hnd beco me
stln with tho tonslon. hc listened, and
out OF tho bamboo cup came n soft
voice saying; 20, mighty Emperor,
hnve no wish 10 bc thy adviser, but
thy friend. II ] have sh own thee
that there nro thirgs yet now TO thee
In high lie md other things yet 10
learn, my mission Is ended. Tho
tallsing string Is thine"
Asionlshcd, the Emperor replied 10
tho tntting string and summoned tho
prince 10 his side, now eager TO hive
30 wise u mnn ns his counselor. But
tho latter would not accept his fnvors.
ana after week Of fcasting nnd
morrlmcnt he departed for his own
country In tho unknown West.
10 tho Emperor Tho nets md gifts
wcro nothing less than magical; but
IN reality they wcro simple Affairs.
The appearance OF tho young man
apparently descending from tho clouds
Ia u bit OF jngglcry familiar In India
even to-day. Tho picture was slsilfully
made by using phoaphorosccn,.1f,aIni,
prepared by tho natives Of ccrtiln por-
tions OF tho East nearly n thousand
years ngo. by using ordinary paint
for tho dny picture aud luminous paint
for the ono at night tho Illusion wan
crontod. In other words. tho tow
pictured lying down behind n fence
was put on In luminous paste and was
seen only nt night n simply arrange.
mcnt, cnsily accomplished to-day.
The ''tntting string" was tho iolo.
pnone. which. like many Of tho sup.
posed modern inventions, was known
centuries ngo and used rs u toy by tho
people, appearing 10 many us having
some mysterious Significance,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-26
SALEM! SALEM !!
Great Sale Of Lots, Dec. II and II.
SALEM IMPROVEMENT COMPANY.
TERMS: one-thrd cash; balance in one and tu

TERNlS One-third cash; balance and two years
h lots lie on principal business residence streets
property tho old
companies Its the valuable property Salem
to
and the town water system extended them
salem has made rapid substantial
other houses
100000 buildings tho population bar
doubled and
SCOPE
Inc iron furnace tho factories o
actually secured will employ
population will be doubled year Negotiations pg
res to secure other large plants.
Inc baltimore and Ohio and Roanoke
'Aiem making it an important railway center.
tiron stecla
featuring and commercial city, and Roanoke nsw
rapidly together will be
gateway to the great iron and coal
FOR large to sin
Queen o. tho Southw
ENORMOUS PROFITS ARE BEING MADE IN REAL ESTATE
For maps pamphlet of 80 pages, etc.
j. w. F. ALLEMONG President, Salem Virginia.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-06-25
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Mir. Featherston. the Arkansas usurper, voted against the unlimited coinage of silver and in favor of the bankers of Wall street, in the con- sideration of the silver bill in the House, on the 5th. He did it in the face of the fact that the organization which he claims to represent favors the unlimited coinage of silver. Mcssrs. McRae, Rogers, Breckln- ridge and Peel voted against Wall street and for the people. VI State Alliance Tocsin.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-06-25
McRAE'S SILVER BILL.

1 A bill for the coinage of silver; for
 an increase in the issue of Treas
 ury notes; for the retirement of
 national banks notes and for the
 repeal of all laws for the sale of
 bonds and for the accumulation of
 gold reserve, and for other pur-
 poses
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the i United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That any holder of silver bullion of a greater value than twenty dollars, standard fneness, shall have the right to have the same coined at the hints of the United States into standard silver dollars of four hundred and twelve and one i half grains of standard silver each :; 1 that the silver dollar of such weight and iineness shall be legal tender for all public and private debts, and shall he the unit of account and standard of value as is now provided for the gold dollar.
 SEC. ,. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall, on the first day of July, eighteen hundred and ninety, or as soon as practicable thereafter, increase the issue of the United States legal-tender Treasury notes to an amount equal to the total taxes and revenues of the United States Government collected for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety; and thereafter he shall annually, on said day of each year, or as soon as practicable, further increase the issue of said notes as the aggregate taxes and revenues may have been increased for the preceding fiscal year.
 'E'. b. lidi NHCuCNti uHN national bank notes shall be sur rendered the Secretary of the Treas ury shall issue an equivalent amount of Treasury notes, legal tender for all debts, of the same denominations, and deposit the same in the Treas ury, to be paid out as other moneys belonging to the Government. No national bank shall hereafter be al lowed to issue circulating notes of any kind whatever, and so much of the national bank law as authorizes the issue of bank notes is hereby re- pealed,
 SEC. 1. That all Treasury notes issued by virtue of this act, or now outstanding, shall be legal tender for all debts, public and private, ,In cluding import taxes; and when they shall be received into the Treasury under any law from any source what ever, and shall belong to the United States, they shall not be retired, cancelled or destroyed, but shall be reissued and paid out again and kept in circulation.
 SEC. ,. That all laws and parts of laws providing for the sale of bonds of the United States and for the accumulation of the gold reserve of one hundred million of dollars for the redemption of the Treasury notes be, and the same are hereby, re- pealed, and the said reserve now held in the Treasury is made avala- ble for use as other money belonging to the Government.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-06-25

gain, intrigue and corruption, which was the price and condition of his election.
 II. That we point with pride to the series of splendid achievements of the Democratic party in Arkansas since 1874: the restoration of the credit of the State from bankruptcy to the highest financial standing l; the enormous decrease of the State debt; the decrease in the eXpendi- lures of the State Government and the large consequent decrease of tax ation; the abolition of partisan militia and fraudulent registration boards the splendid railroad system of the State, built without State sub sides and taxed as other property is taxed: the splendid buildings and appurtenant system of charitable in- stitutions the common school svs- tcm and the remarkable growth of academies and colleges: the vast multiplication of small farms and ownerships thereof, by their occu- pants; the great influx of capital in- to the State; the great number of banks and of sharcholding inter- priscs the doubling of the taxable wealth; the steady increase of popu- lation, and the honest and fearless execution of all law.
 12. Believing that home rule and local self-governmcnt are cardinal principles m q republican govern mcnt, we therefore lndorsc and ap- prove the action of the Legislature of Arkansas in ciacting laws relcga- ting to the people the right of set ting the liquor question for them selves in accordance with the wishes and sentiments of the community af- fected.
 l3. We are proud to claim for Democratic Administration in Ar kansas the requirement of railroads and all other corporations to bear their just and proportionate share of taxation.
 II. We announce our firm and unalterablc adherence to the doc Urine of free and fair elections; and to this end we favor the enactment by the next General Assembly of an election law securing to the voter secret ballot and the privilege of casting his vote uninlluenced by par ty leaders, or the fear of social and political ostracism-the prerequisite of "frce ballot and a fair count" being free and untramcllcd vote.
 l5. We denouncc the combinations by which the price of school books is largely increased above reasonable cost, and we favor such legislation as will free the people from their grasp and give school books to the children of the State at a reasonable price