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The record-union., 1896-11-12

McKinlsy's first written words after
the election are full OF wisdom and
teaching, and they should not be for
gotten. He said: "The victory is not
to party or section, but of and for the
whole American people. Not the least
of the triumphs of the election is the
obltteration of sectional lines In the Re-
public" This, said in the very face OF
the late attempt to stiffen sectionalism,
and array classes against classes, was
bravely and well said, and may be
taken to be significant of the spirit that
will animate the new administration.
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1t will not be fair to classify all the
free silver men IN the Senate, when
President Mckinley shall be face to face
with 1t, as obstructionists, until they so
announce themselves. There will be
free silver Senators who believe that
country is superior to party, and VIII
not hold themselves bound to attempt
the defeat OF the Administration at the
expenses Of the general good, simply to
advance the cause Of the opposition.
Men will be found in the Senate who op-
posed Mr.. Mckinley. who, nevertheless,
Will favor giving his administration full
opportunity to try its policy. To defeat
an opponent in politics by obstruction
alone, does not demonstrate the right
fulness of the party that employs such
means, and in all our history such
methods have met with the rebuke Of the
people.
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AS the Chicago Record well puts 1t,
'1et no one expect that prosperity is
going oplump downupon us in a minute
and that everybody is going to get rich
or move into the business of much mon
ey making without the exercise Of good
judgment" Let US add, and great pa
tience and indomitable industry. Pros
perity is a result that's not the immediate
outcome OF law, but of opportunity, and
the best law can do in inducing prosper
ity is TO oil the hinges of the door of
opportunity after II has opened it.
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How is this7 1t was claimed all
through the campaign that gold is so
limited in quantity that there Is not
enough of 1t for common needs. But
here we have gold poured out in all di-
rections In abundance, until it promises
to become more abundant than is neces-
sary. The hoarders Of gold are now
seeking the banks IN a vast crowd,
struggling to load up these institutions
with the yellow coin. The banks in
turn are paying out gold until custom
ers complain, as they prefer paper
backed by gold to the weighty metal
itself Then, too. the interest rate has
gone down, suspended investment has
ceased. and active placing of money in
industrial enterprises has been resumed.
But what a difference there would have
been next morning had the electors of
the United States cast their ballots the
other way.
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And still the refutation of the fallacy
goes on, for wheat still goes up.
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0AMBRINUS' go 81 < street. ssttsn1 NIL
Hail Props. Finest Wines, Liquors
AAAAA and Cigars; Steam and Lager as
1t should be, 70. A good Lunch always to Be
found
The record-union., 1896-11-12

What figure a few words may cut
in European politics. At the banquet
given to the Gar at Breslau. Emperor
William made one Of his flowery and
top-loftical speeches-and there is no
ruler in the old world who can do that
sort Of thing better than William. In
the course of his speech he eulogized the
Car, Russia and all it's institutions,
and concluded by toasting the Czar.
or course this brought the Little
Father" to his feet, and he replied in
an Icy tone, for he was not at all pleased
with the advantage William had taken
OF his hostship to say, as he did, that
II there came trouble to Europe he
believed the Russian and German SOL
dfery would be found fighting side by
side. The Czar did not warm as he
spoke; on the contrary, he grew more
chilly and formal, and concluded his
frosty speech by saying that II am
animated by the same traditional feel
ings towards your majesty as my
father" This was, to use slang
phrase. "a burner" for the Cars
father hated the German Emperor, and
out Of his dislike for Germany grew
the so-called Franco Russian alliance,
which, however, has had rather unde-
fined existence, and has not been made
manifest in works. It would never do
to allow such a speech as that to be
published, so Emperor William had it
revised by the press censors, and it went
abroad in the official gazette in these
words: Il am animated by the same
traditional feelings as your majesty"
This was pouring pepper ON a sore, for
1t amounted to open declaration of hos
tility to France. The result was that
the Car was hopping mad when the
papers came out, and the Russian Cab
met was turned upside down with in
dignadon-and the end is not yet.
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Stockton Independent: Liverpool does
not govern prices when there is a def
cheney in the worlds supply Of grain
Now that buyers are seeking wheat
holders control. When a surplus is
seeking buyers the latter control. The
man who holds wheat can control 1t be-
cause the demand fs greater than the
known supply and fear that the un-
known may not be equal to the demand
causes those who want 1t to bid high
for 1t. The competition Is between buy
ers now while 1t was between sellers
only short time ago.
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| LAFA 7 ETTE HALL,
CELEBRATED FOR ITS STEAM AND
Lager Beer. Billiards and Pool free Club
rooms open day and night. White labor
cigars.
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VIM. ]. Lemp's Extra Pale Lager Beer,
Captain F. Huhstaller's Gilt Edge Steam
Beer. White Labor Goods
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Red Bluff News: The Red Bluff News
does not expect to have much influence
with the Mckinley Administration, but
it viii say, by way Of advice. anyhow,
that If President Mckinley concludes to
honor California with a Cabinet posi-
ton, he could not do better than select
General Chapman No man in the State
has done his party greater service with
less reward than he, and in point OF
ability and fitness he is the peer Of any
Republican In the State.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

Only a few weeks ago & 0ung actor
out of work was notified by his land
lady on the North Side HAT he would
urday or vacate his room. lie had no
money. and told her SC. I 4 she was
pitiless. Now. this is what a nan will
do when he is desperate: He waited
until Saturday afternoon .n1 then he
went to a friend of his ahd said: I'm
going out calling tonight ana want to
borrow your gold watch >o ! can put
up a good front" The friend loaned
him the watch and in less man half an
hour he had pawned it for $50. Then
he telegraphed to IA SUBURBAN town
and engaged a hall for Monday night.
He went to a hotel wher, profession
ais hang out and engaged .iX of them
to assist him in a show. He gave them
their parts to study on Sunday and
sent n of them ahead "a hood the
suburb with yellow posters. On Mon
day morning he took then out to the
town. This exhausted his funds. All
that day he passed bills. Every fam
lily in town received a dozen. That
night he played the her, tC a full
house. After paying salarjc. and get
ting his company back to town he had
money enough to redeen his watch
and make a payment to Lls tindlady.
That's what | call Chicago enterprise.
Anyone a get up a show with money,
but 1t takes a genius 10 DO ~ he did
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

Miss Minnie Blough. of Davis juno
ton, ILL.,. has brought suit against the
wrong man, as we presently shall show.
But first let us state the case: Into Miss
BloughS parlor. and close to her piano.
came George NJ. Bennett, 'son of IA
large land owner and capitalist" To
Minnie George ang a song. the bur
nir2 whereof was, 20 Promise Me-"
Minnie says that she did promise him.
and that now George refuses to have
her, wherefore plaintiff prays judg-
ment in the sum of $4,000 and all other
proper relief" Minnie's suit does not
lie against Mr.. George NJ. Bennett, but
against Mr.. Reginald De Koven, who
Is the author Of the song warbled by
George. II is a maxim of law, "Quod
,aclt per alum facit per Sc" which Min
MES attorney. if he be not a graduate
Of one Of the law schools that trans
mute BARRIERS clerks into c%ounSelors.
will interpret to her as meaning THAT
which a person does by another he does
by himself" Now. it was Mr.. De Ko-
sen who duplicated Minnie to prom
Sc him: George was but the mouth.
piece of Reginald. George never franz
ed the pathetic, magnetic supplication.
It was Reginald's wood notes wild"
that bewitched Minnie. He is the per-
son from whom she should collect So
900. and whom the court should AID
Judge TO afford her ''alI proper relief"
An agent is not personally bound by
the promises made by his principal.
George was he agent of Reginald, who
we srieve to SIMULTANEOUSLY has beg
sed of some thousands of maids. 20
Promise Me-" Suppose that the air had
been played by "A dago on a hurdy-
gurdy. and that. entranccd by the mel
ody. Minnie had murmured Yes to
the dago, or to the dagO'S monkey.
would she in her u~nentranced moments
be- bound by her promise? Not much.
And why? Because the promise would
have been made to the dago or the mon
key as the agent or Interpreter of Regi-
Maid. But Reginald could claim her
hand and heart. for ii was his poetry
and song to which she had been reSpon
siV". In like n if Reginald ha.
cou back on" Minnie II is he tha,
should br mulcled. and not his agent.
whether the agent were a dagO. a mon
key Or The son of a great land owner
and capitalist
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17
DOWN THE sDEvlL'S INCLINE.
An Old Stage Drivers Story of a Ride
When the Brake Broke.

Bill Henderson, who o lives quie--
~ near Pomona. Cal, was many years
ago one of the most famous of drivers
on the San Diego stage line. He never
| drove fewer than eight horses and fire.
| Quently his team numbered ten fleet,
half-wild animals. He has many Sto-
| rieS of adventure to relate. one of which
is the following:
| never lost my nerve but once; then
my heart was in my mouth for W Or
three minutes. We were descending
the Devils Incline, a long. straight.
smooth hill. with twenty-five passen-
gers on board, two of them ladies occu-
pying outside seats. One of the ladies
sat behind me: the other, a handsome
young married lady, was between her
husband and me. When within a quar-
ter of a mile from the bottom of the
hill my brake broke. and / knew that
within a second the coach, with its load
Of passengers. would dash forward
upon the horses. The team a In a
swinging trot, and legs. arms and pNssi-
bly, necks would be broken if the pas
sengers should attempt to jump off. as
they would be certain to if | gave them
warning of their danger. There vas
not an instant TO lose, so | grasped my
whip, shouted TO my leaders, and cried,
Here is where we make time" and
qown the long, smooth hill we went on
run. If a horse should stumble or fall
Il meant death to more than one pas
ienger on board: hut fortunately the
.oad was smooth. and the animals
Kept their feet. | piled the lash, and
again shouted to the leader as the big
coach began to gain upon them. The
passengers grew frightened as the vehi-
cle reeled and rocked under the ire
mendouS speed. Several cried. stop!
Stop" but this was just what ] could
not do. The young husband believed
me insane for the moment, and draw
Ing a pistol, cried, "Now. hold up. or by
heaven | will put a bullet through your
heart" Instead Of attempting to COM
ply again dashed my team. for in a
moment or two the danger would be
over. The young man sternly repeated
his threat, but Just then his wife struck
the pistol and Knocked it out of his
hand. With a wild yell at the team.
which made them all spring forward
out of the reach of the mighty wheels,
we dashed out upon the plain at the
foot of the hill. and | 500 was in a po-
sition to pull up and explain our dan
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

\ lot of silly Parisians. who have
perhaps been reading a translation Of
Charles kingsley's "Hypatia," but have
drawn their inspiration from his hero
Inc rather than from the book as q
whole. have formed a society to revive
the worship of ancient deitieS. like
Jupiter, Venus and Apollo. But the
fad is not a new one. Such revoltS
against the moral restraints of Chris
tianity. and its teachings of Self-Sacri-
flee for the good of others. have been
periodical from the dawn of the pres
ent era. The Partisan voluptuaries de-
clare that life. which the omnipotent
gods created splendid and joyous
has for nineteen centuries been trans
formed into an a~bomination of desola-
ton" They protest against submission
TO the '~hideousneSS and despair Of
modern existence. They cry out that
the warnings Of our souls, the thrills
and transports of our flesh are ground
by the mill to which, like wretched
slaves, we harness ourselves" They
want to doff the fashionable attire of
Paris, go back to ancient means of loco
motion, and consign the Ten Command
ents to the lumber room Of outworn
ideas. They ask: What is to prevent
you adopting the mode of existence
you are wise enough TO admire? Lot
there be IN end to uyliness and hate
full restraints of any sort. Replace
your frock coats with flowing tunics:
scour through the city in chariOts in
stead of hired cabs: throw off the tyr
amy of the Ten Commandments: bring
Yourself to believe that there are
nymuhs in the Seine as well as drown
ed cabs. All that is wanting to make
ii neo-pagan of You is IA little magma
ton and a little moral courage But
these would-he pagans will probably
get no better following in France than
those who recently started a Mahom-
medan propaganda in New York were
h'n to secure in the United States.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17
They Were Separated.

Several years ago a young colOred stu
dent was admitted into the freshman
claSSroomS a seat next to the % of Il
prominent New York business man,
whom we may call. for convenience,
Smith. Now. young Smith did not rel
ish the idea Of sitting by a niger"
complaining of the indignity. Mr..
Smith. the elder. taking the same view,
at once wrote an angry epistle to the
faculty, demanding that his son be re-
lioved from such close association with
one Of an inferior race. The professors
were puzzled. but one Of them, with
long experience in class work. UNDER
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

took 10 answer the letter satisfactorily.
He Informed Mr.. Smith. most politely,
that no interference was possible. but
that in a few weeks, when the classes
were ~rearranged and graded, he coul6
assure him that the desired change
would certainly be made. Mr.. Smith
wassatisfied with this assurance, young
Smith was %appeased. and the farseeins
professor had nc difficulty whatever in
Keeping his word. for by the time the
class was graded the young negro had
proved himself so superior a student
that he was among the leaders of the
first section, while Smith was an insig
niticant unit in the third. The joke was
TOO good to keep, and the whole college
laughed over ~it-eXcept Smith. who.
naturally. did not see much fun in the
situation. Blu his father wrote no more
letters 10 the faculty. at any rate. Ros
ton Journal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

The Japanese now give us their side
adviceS are TO the eflert that the tales
of cruelty coming to England by way Of
China are fabrications meant to throw
the burden of blame upon Japanese
shoulders. The Chinese residents Of
was maze owe 10 Japan. and il is in
connection with the campaigns con
Quoted against the rebels that these al
legations of brutality have arisen. 1t is
reported now that the second insuIrec-
ton is practically over and if this is
true II is to he hoped these stories of
barbarism and atrocity may not again
be revived.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17
An Exchange of FavUrs.

I'll" folioWin" a%necdote displays one
of tpoSo characteristics possessed by
The prince OF Wales which have helped
- earn for him the title Of The First
t;cn,len,au of EEgland:" When the
rain couN ewing the Prince and Princess
of Wales 10 Aberystwith stopped a;
Nel>hpCol station. Recently. the little
daughter OF MIR. Denniss, The general
manager of The Cambrain Railways.
presented the Princess with a bouquet.
After other presentations had been
made the Princess called the child back.
when the latter offered 10 the Prince a
butcIholc of lilies of the valley. The
Prince accepted the gift. and remarked,
IF you give me this ] must give you
mine" and rhereupon took from his
huttonb"ie a fine %carnation and handed
~ To the "hild.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

Sir Edwin Arnold. III his description
Of the coronation of the Car. contrib
utes a graceful paragraph in which he
grows sentimental over two episodes of
the brilliant fuuctiOn-tirst. the scene
In which the Car stood erect while all
his subjects prayed for him: and, sec
ond. the scene in which the subjects
stood erect while he knelt and prayed
for them. From the sentimental stand
point both scenes were pretty. and in a
certain degree pathetic, but of what
avail i all this iulying when good
works do not follow it, From a prac-
teal point of view ii would be much
more to the purpose We're the Car to
give his people some of those reforms
for which they have clamorcd so long
and SO earnestly. some measure Of
popular representation. some extension
OF civil rights, some relief from the ah-
solute rigOrs of bureaucracy. some toll
Grafton of freedom o. opinion would do
more TO appease the people Of Russia
and attach them to the government,
than all the prayers which the Car
may after rs formal adiuncts to the
ceremonies of his coronation. especially
when those prayers are not accom-
panied by any disposition 10 relax the
severity of dcSpoitc rule.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17
HOT WATER SLOT DEVICE.
latest Penny-in-the Slot Schema
Comes from England.

Here is a penny-in-the-SlOt device
which. for practical use. is ahead of
anything yet in that line. With very
few exceptions. all OF the slot machines
In use in this country are for taking
the weight. grinding on music. OF fur
ishing chewing gum and chocolate
drops. or similarly cater rather to
amusement OF Injuries than to the ne
rcSsitieS of life. But here is Il device
which promises to be n boo 10 the
housewife. especially in hot weather.
II is proposed TO furnish hot water for
has just been granted a permit 10 erect
Il certain number of these devices. in an
experimental way. on the streets of
Liverpool.
1t is a curious anomaly thai this de-
Vice. which is in line with modern prog
resS. is TO be used in connection with
the antiquated street gas lamp. which
has long ago been superseded in the
cities Of America 10y the are light. The
syndicate have a patent conlrivance for
of public lamps for the purpose of in
Simultaneously heating wafer. During
the hours OF street lighting water is
heated by means of u oil of metal pipe
with the flame of the gas. IN snnIlar
tank is also liked above the flame and
provides Il store of warm water ready
Ia re transferred through the hot t0.l.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17
BIRDS AS WEATHER pRopu~.
Some Signs by Which Close Obsou
May Foretell Storms. ers

If birds in general pick their featho..
wash themselves and fly to their MOSS
expect rain.
When birds cease to sing. rain anil
thunder will probably occur.
Birds and fowl oiling their feather,
indicate rain.
Birds flying in groups during rain ~
wind indicate hail.
B~lackbirds bring healthy weather
Blackbirds' notes are very shriII j.,
advance Of rain.
a solitary turkey buzzard at \ grant
altitude indicates rain.
If the rooster crows more than nspo,
or earlier, expect rain.
BOOSTERS are said to clap their wjn,S
in an unusual manner before rain and
hens TO rub in the dust and seem very
uneasy.
If the crows make much noise and Hr
round and round. expect rain.
The crow flying alone is a sign of
foul weather, but il crows fly in pairs
expect fine weather.
Cuckoos %hallooing on low lands in.
dictate rain: on high lands fair weather.
The cuckoo in April opens his bill.
in May he sings all day. IN June he al
ters his tune, come August. go he must.
When fowls roost in daytime. OK
pect rain.
When the hen crows. expec a storm
within and without.
When YOU see geese in water wash
Ing themselves. expect rain.
Geese wash and sparrows fly in flocks
before rain.
When the ROSTERS go growing to bed.
they will rise with watery head.
If a rooster crows on the ground, it is
a sign of rain; if he crows on the fence,
il is a sign Of fair weather.
A growing rooster during rain indi-
Gates fair weather.
Birds singing during rain indicates
fair weather.
Ruzzards flying high indicate fair
weather.
Domestic fowls dress their feathers
when the storm is about to cease.
Kites flying unusually high are said
to indicate fair weather.
Larks when they sling long and fly
high forbode fine weather.
If owls boot at night. expect fair
weather.
If owls scream in foul weather, it will
change to fair.
When quails are heard in the evening,
fair weather is indicated for next day.
If storks and cranes fy high and
steady, expect fair weather.
When the thrush sings at sunset, a
fair day will follow.
When men-Of-war hawks fly high, it
is a sign of a clear sky: when they fly
low. prepare for a blow.-B0ston Trans
pript
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-09-17

Recognizing the evils Of a bad temp
and the value to ones self and to society
of a good temper, n should aim 10 cul-
tivate the latter. This may be done in
part by controlling the tongue, which is
q very common irritant and has "A reac-
%tionary Influence. He who stops to
think before making a peevish or irri-
tating remark will generally leave it
unSaid, and. when he has obtained con
troll of his tongue, he will also have OBJ
%taine', to some degree control of his
temper.