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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
WASTED HIS ELOQUENCE.
A Southern Congressman Who Raked Bina-
ham a Stay at Home.


han, as a Stay at Home.
Here is u story which Stallings of
Alabama tells in the Washington
Post ON himself:
sit happened in the Fifty second
congress, when I was new man in
the house. not so experienced as
am now. Bingham of Pennsylvania
was making bloody shirt speech
on some subject or other. Near me
sat old Judge Culberson. He listened
awhile, and then beckoned to me.
I say, Stallings, said he in his
slow. lazy way, get up and answer
that fellow. The idea of his abusing
the southern cavaliers like that! He
never smelt gunpowder. He never
was in the war. He skulked while
we were out fighting Yankees
II didn't know Bingham, con-
tinued Stallings. II felt flattered
that Culberson should call on me to
speak for our side and got the floor
as soon as could when Bingham
udu COnClunou.
"Well, sir, I lit into Bingham.
threw all the eloquence of my
tongue into that effort to annihilate
him. I pictured the northern soldier
shouldering his musket and kissing
his wife and children farewell at the
front gate. pictured the battlefield,
where he fought and bled for the
Union I pictured the southern SOL
dier, departing from his thatohed
cottage home, where dwelt his loved
ones, going out to fight for what he
believed his right, and his return,
to find his house in ashes and his
dear ones dead or scattered And
then I denounced the skulking stay
at homes in the north, men like the
gentleman who had just preceded
me, who had never seen a battlefield,
never smelt gunpowder except on
the Fourth of July or at a ratifica-
ton meeting, and who, 30 years aft
er, would get up in congress and
denounoe the southern men who
had gone out to lay down their lives
for their cause, right or wrong
ITO my surprise" said Stallings,
Bingham took it in the best of hu-
NOR. He even laughed. Some of the
Republicans smiled and looked in
an amused way at Bingham and
then at me, and next thing I knew
some on our side were smiling and
laughing, and when l turned about
there was Mr.. Culberson doubled up
in his scat, laughing to himself as
though he had fit. 1t began to
dawn ON me about this time that
Culberson had just put up job on
me. wasn't through with my re-
marks, but cut off short and sat
down.
Presently Bingham walked over
to me, holding out his hand in a
pleasant sort of way, and said:
This is Mr.. Stallings, / believe.
I'm sure you have been made the
victim of a practical joke. I was in
the Union army and was wounded
at Gettysburg. Spottsylvania and
Farmville and was mustered out as
brigadier general. It's all right.
Only I hate to see young man like
you imposed upon. .
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
Mustn't Play In His Back Yard.

In a family living not far from
James street an amusing incident
happened the other day
The family includes little boy
about 10 years Of age. During the
conversation at the dinner table he
used some bad language. His moth
or naturally reproved him severely
for 1t. why, Shakespeare uses those
words, !" exclaimed the lad.
"Well, then, you mustn't play
with Shakespeare any more" was
the prompt and cautious reply of
the Mortified mother. - Syracuse
Post.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
The Missing Stsnza,

A verse Of Hoods "Song Of the
Shirt" cut out for typographical
reasons by Mark Lemon is given by
Mr.. Spielmann in his History of
Punch" It reads:
Seam and gusset and band,
Band and gusset and seam:
Work, work, work,
Like an engine that works by stesm
A mere machine Of iron and wood,
That tolls for Mammon's sake
Without brain to ponder and craze
Or n heart to iceland break
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
Nothing Rev Under the Sun.

Anaxagoras, an Athenian philoso.
pher who lived In the fifth century
before Christ, taught that wind was
the result Of rarefaction; that the
rainbow was the result of reflection
and refraotion; that the moons
light was all borrowed from the
sun, and that the dxed stars were of
immense size and far beyond the
sun. Louis Republic.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
BEN FNANkLiN'S KITE.
The Instrunene with which the Great
Philosopher Faced Possible Death.

Philosopher Faced Possible Death.
1t was a square kite, not the cof-
fln shaped affair shown in story book
pictures, To the upright stick Of
the GROSS Franklin attached his
pointed rod-a sharp wire about
foot long-and provided himself
with silk ribbon and key, the
ribbon to fasten to the string after
he had raised the kite as some pos
sible protection-how much he did
not know-against the lightning en-
tering his body, and the key to be
secured to the junction of the rib
bon and string to serve as con.
ductor from which he might draw
the sparks of celestial fire if it came.
When the thunderstorm broke, he
went out on the open common near
Philadelphia and faced death-faced
the tremendous power of the light
ming stroke, before which all people
of all ages had quailed in terror,
faced what most of the world then
believed to be the avenging blow of
an angered God. True. he believed
that electricity and lightning we're
the same thing and therefore had no
different properties or effects, but he
did not know it.
The best existing theory which
accounted for electrical phenomena
at that time was his own. Tho laws
of electrical conduction or resist
ance, now so familiar, were not even
suspected. Who could predict that
the lightning would obey any law?
Besides he had produced tremendous
shocks with his Leyden jars in series
and had killed birds with them.
More than that, he had been terri
bly, shocked himself by the same
means-stunned into insensibility
and nearly killed. He had said
again and again that an electric
shock, if strong enough would blot
out life, though without pang. If
his idea was correct, if his convic-
tion was true, he was now about to
face an electric discharge beside
which that Of the most powerful of
man made batteries would seem
weak and insignificant.
All the world knows what hap.
pened. The kite scared up into the
black cloud while the philosopher
stood calmly in the drenching rain
watching the string until finally he
saw the little fibers of the hemp
raise themselves. Then without q
tremor he touched his knuckle to
the key-and lived For the spark
oraokled and leaped to his finger as
harmlessly as did that from his old
familiar electrical machine and al
lowed him to charge his jars with it
with the same impunity.
He sent the story Of what he had
done abroad without particle of
trumpeting He was not II discov-
erer for revenue. No stock markets
awaited the announcement of his
claims; no newspaper stood ready to
blaze forth his achievement in the
interest of the money jugglers. His
own narrative barely fills one of the
little columns OF The Gentlemen's
Magazine for Oct. 10, 1852, and it
has at it's end only the initials B. F.
Park Benjamin in Casters Maga-
zine.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15

The Roman stylus was often made
heavy, that it might be used as a
weapon. It was with such stylus
as this that Cesar defended himself
when attacked by the conspiraters.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
Decency and Dress.

First Diner-They seem to have
brought us a very decent fowl this
time.
Second Diner-Yes; the dressing
10 above reproaoh. Detroit Tribune.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
No Necesaitv For II.

Charley" called the blind man
to the deaf and dumb man, II want
to see you"
WELL, replied the deaf and
dumb man, you needn't speak 20
loud. New York Hsrald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-15
MONTANA.

The most extensive and one of the
oldest and most reliable houses in
Western Montana. We are prepar-
ed at all times to furnish Groceries,
Provisions, Teas, Spices, Ladies'
Mems and Children's Boots and
Shoes, Furnishing Goods, Clothing,
Miners and Mining Supplies at
short notice and at LOWEST POS
SIBLE PRICES. We make a
specially Of strictly pure and high
class eatables Of all kinds. We lead
in every line and enjoy constantly
increasing measure Of public con
idence and patronage. We mark
our goods 20 per cent lower than
any merchant III Meagher county.
Therefore we do not advertise 10
or 20 per cent discount for cash or
thirty days. We advertise no special
day sales. We buy our goods in
large lots for cash. Therefore we
are prepared to compete with any
prices quoted in Meagher county
We are grateful for past stpatronage
and kindly invite all to come amp
examine our goods and get prices
before purchasing elsewhere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
A B,o Hold.Up.

PrEBr.o. Col. sept. I. Four guns in
the han Is of twn nervy men held up
40 mcn in the "Green Light" gamol-
ing hon<e in the heart of the city last
nlghO. aud won for their daring s4oV
in money belonging to the proprietorS
of the place.
The gaines were progressing as
usual when the men wearing masks
and each having two reviewers,
entered the back door and advanced
rapidly up the room. compelling Une
pealers, players and spectators TO
crowd toward the front end OF the
building. The tall slim man OF the
pair held the crowd at bay forcing
them to keep their hands up whlle
the short rather helvy-set man pro-
ceeded to the faro table and took
from the drawer 1925 and some silver.
Then he quickly made his way to the
crap table. Here was piled up some
$3.50 i'm silver, but the man contented
himself with taking only about Sl25.
At this juncture the short man cried
out to hiscompanon to "hOld Bowen"
Bowen was the night manager Of the
place.
1t is presumed that their intention
was to rob the safe, but just then one
of the employees, of the house, who
had been out to supper, came run
ming up the stairs, making considera-
BILE noise and this evidently fright
ened the robbers. They quickly
backed toward the rear door, mean
while covering the crowd with their
guns, and disappeared.
Deputy sheriffs and policemen were
soon on the ground and are searching
the city and guarding outgoing trains.
A peculiar fact in connection with
the robbery is that not one of the 40
players had gun.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
THE PEOPLE BACK OF BRYAN.

II is not the politicians but the peo-
pie who are back of the Bryan cam
paign. THE JOURNAL reminds busi-
ness and professional men that the
people have never turned back and
will never abandon the demand for
fundamental reform in our financial
system. Revolutions never progress
backwards.
The people are back of this move
ment for Independent American BIZ
metallsm. They are opposed to the
reelection of Senator Mitchell as a
gold standard corporation senator
now just as they were two years ago
when the political managers tried to
force Senator Dolph upon the people.
Senator Mcbride should take warning
that he cannot represent the gold
standard and the corporations and
retain the respect and confidence of
the masses of the people.
The politicians of Oregon who look
upon party politics merely as sharp
practice or game of chance for per-
sonal advantages, changing their
faith and principles from year to year
to suit the dictation of the gamblers
and spectators bred out OF the com
mercial aud social corruption of our
large cities, and we have such men
in our public affairs, they sshould
take warning that the masses of the
people will bury such conduct under
the oblivion of their ballots.
The business man or politician who
thinks he can ignore the demands of
the people for more just financial
system, and who can muster his In
telligence should realize of the fact
that the masses of the people will
never surrender to the gold-gamblers
of Wall street that are back of Mark
Hanna and Mckinley, much as they
love the past history of the Republi-
can party and detest much of that of
the Democracy. The business man
and politician live off the people and
owe them more than they owe the
bosses and syndicates.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
Old People.

Old people who require medicine To
regulate tue bowels ana Kidneys wiil
terS. This medicine does not stimu-
late and contains no whiskey nor other
intOxioant but acts as a tonic and
Alternative. IL acts mildly on the
stomach and bowels, adding strength
and giving tone To the organs, thereby
aiding Nature In the performance Of
the functions Electric bitters Is an
excealent appetizer and aids digestion.
Old People lind IL Just exactly what
they need. Price 50c aud 81 per bottle
AZ Fred A. LegR's drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors she
had Consumption and that there was
no hope for her, but two bottles of DR.
Kings New Discovery completely
cured her and she says it saved her
life. Mr.. Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida
street, San Francisco, suffered from a
dreadful cold, approaching consump-
tion, tried without result everything
else then bought one bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery and in two
weeks was cured. He is naturally
thankful. 1t is such results, of which
these are samples, that prove the
wonderful efficacy of this medicine in
Coughs and Colds. Free trial bottles
at Fred p. Legg's drugstore. Regular
size SOC and 81.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Mark Hanna is drawing on his
colonels, too. Col. Smith, the popular
dentist Of Salem, who puts in only
gold standard filings, is commissioned
to organize the old soldiers into a
Union Veterans Mckinley League
The Grand Army is not a political
organization, but every post is to be
"organlzed" Just the same.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
SALEM WATER co.
Ufhcei willamette Hotel BuiIdinU

Ufhcei Willamette Hotel BuiIdinU
For water service apply at office. Bill
payable monthly in advance. Make
complaints at the office.
There will be no deduction in water rate
on account of temporary absence from the
city unless notice is left at the office.
Hereafter water for irrigation will only be
furnished to regular consumers using wateI
for domestic purpose. Contractors for side
walks, brick work and plas,ering will please
read "under building purposes" page ~ of
schedule of rates for 1893. Apply at ofhce
for copy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

wonder that the digestion of both gets out
of order.
Nature works as hard as she can, but
there are some things she cannot stand II
a man gets some foreign substance into the
works of his watch, he doesn't expect the
watch to run until the impediment is re-
moved. His own digestive system Is
much more wonderful and delicate mechan-
ism than that Of his watch, and vet he neg.
lects N and abuses II. He lets it get out of
order, and refuses to help il. In the end
his neglect reacts with terrible force upon
however, so that sometimes he scarcely sus-
poets the cause.
The cause of nine-tenths of the sickness
of the world Is constipation "a condition
so common that four people ont of FIVE take
II as a matter of course. Prom this one
cause come indigestion; disorders of the
stomach, liver and kidneys biliousness,
headaches, hatulence, heartburn, impurity
of the blood and the serious complications
that follow. To begin with, constipation is
a little thing, and little thing will cure IL
DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are tiny, sugar
coated granules. They give TO nature Just
the little help she needs. They are as
gentle as they are efficient, and will per
fectly cure the worst cases of constipation.
There Is nothing in the world like them, SO
there can be nothing Just as good" The
druggist who tries to sell you something
else has his own interest In view and not
yours.
For a free sample package of from A
to z doses, address Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association, No. COS Main Street,
Buffalo, ~ Y.
Any one sending a. one-eent stamps TO cover
cost of mailing oSly, viii receive nee a copy of
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser
The expense OF producing this wonderful hook
reQl,lar Drice m "a N has now been decided to
give away gtsoinfao fscf, an edition of soo,ooo
topies. AddrSss a. above.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Mark Hanna's noble one-hundred
at Salem, that are under orders 10 go
out and capture every little country
school Bryan meeting, will find the
country schoolhouse crowds growing
on them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

After trying for week in advance
to puncture Alderman Rlgdon's Ar
mory speech, sthe Statesman gives IL
up and says IL is good to initiate BIZ
cycles with. 1t can't be punctured.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Mark Hanna's boys, hold on; we
still have hopes OF carrying Portland
II we can only get up quarrel be-
tween Pennoyer and the Pops. The
rest of the state we can't touch.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Speaking about II. L. Barkley resign
ing his seat in the next legislature, we
should be glad to see him resign to ac-
cept the position of Z. S. senator, but
for no other reason.-NOrth Yamhill
Record.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Senator Mitchell should go TO the
other end of the line to build his rail
load to Mars. 1t would then not be
such uphill work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Why didn't the hired crowd of pie
eaters, that go out to capture little
country school houses, tackle that
crowd Saturday?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

The Union county Republican
thinksthat but for the fusion electoral
ticket the Republicans would have
carried that county. Now it is going
1900 the other way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

When a little boy orator like young
Mott can knock Mark Hanna's crew
out of the water it is time for them TO
quit telling how they are going to put
down the silver craze.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

"Lane, Tailor to His Royal 'ighness,
Mark Hanna and the Prince OF
Wales" is new sign that we expect
soon TO see go up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

That Vermont banner could be
easily matched with Alabama or Ark
kansas. But in neither state has the
election any significance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
In Town.

You'll be sulprlS.
Won't ''yellow the clothes"
Won't burn your hands.
Nothing equals IL,
Better than soap,
Extra large packages.
Soap Foam Washing Powder. JOHN
HUGHES.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Miss Free Silver appeared in ful |
dress at Salem Saturday. Now let the
goldbugs trot out their padlocked Ma
pOleOn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Mitchell was never smart man un-
I'll now, says Harvey Scott. Now he
has some sense. He is growing intel
ligent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Mitchell and the Oregonian are
shedding crocodile tears over the fate
of the Populists who are going to vote
for BRYAN, and thus defeat Mckinley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Mayor Pennoyer is still hopelessly
ignorant OF the merits of the gold
standard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

None of the Bryan speakers Satur-
day rose to Farmer Gecr's splendid
style of highmlnded personalities.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
THE STATE CAMPAIGr

the free silver campaign will be
opened in Yamhill county at McMin-
nville, on Thursday, September H.,
by Hon.H. L. Barkley, of Marion
county,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
Bucklen 8 Arnica SaIve

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Sores, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fever
and all letter. Chapped hands, Chilblains
Bruises, Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
Live per fec satisfaction or money refunded.
Price IS cents box. For sale by Fred A
Legg
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

THE JOURNAL silver supplements
at 81 hundred are going of rapidly.
Raise little fund Of dimes and quar-
ters and supply all your neighbors
with campaign literature up TO date.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO. [
Lucas COIJNTY

LUCAS COUNTY,
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm Of F. J. CHENEY
& Co., doing business in the city of Toledo,
county and state aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL.
LARS for each and every case of CATARRH
that cannet be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A D..
1896.
f- A. w. GLEASON,
Seal. Notary Public.
t->-)
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimnnials
free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
TOHN HUGHES,

Dealer in groceries, paints. o.!s
window glass, varnishes, a1o
the most complete stock Of
brushes of all kinds in the
state. Artists materials, lime,
hair. cement and shingles, and
finest quality Of grass seeds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
The Republican warhoss Of HOggam
was not in town Saturday.

Yes, there were Republicans in
that crowd Saturday-but not gold
hups
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

An exchange thinks Mitchell is just
the man to stump Oregon for McKin-
ley, for it says" the silver republicans
will flock to his side" There is moth
ing left now for Hofer, Barkley, Cal
Cooper, and a dozen or two others to
do but get to fiocking at once.-Yam-
hill Independent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Didn't that crowd hang on though,
Saturday!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
A Million Gold Dollars

Would not bring happiness to the person
suffering with dyspepsia, but Hoods Sar.
saprilla has cnred many thousands OF cases Of
this disease. 1t tones the stomach, regulates
the bowels and puts all the machinery Of the
system in good working order. 1t creates a
good appetite and gives health, strength and
happiness.
Hoods Pills act hamoniously with Hood S
Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills. 2s cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

NoHee to Bridge cOntr,c,o-.
nf psncS o VIII be drawn for eoos,. slloS no var
OF county bridges until nj 0CouuSst.rOctiOn ous.
t4[ tbo one same shall have f1pui5sscCteoN fTuiisctoN
the county court certisnar furnished to
sntOr,n sn4wlng that all labor and mosS mlgscelpi' M
emossring eIos into the constrnOtiteaf 1OaLeflal, !,
such bridges have been paid di[Slon y, Of
7-3-d&wtf : r.. TERRELL,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

IE workman often
eats his lunch on the
same bench where
he does his work.
The Off ce m a n
snatches a few min
utes from his occu-
, patton and turns his
desk into a dining
table. Neither gets
the exercise he
needs, neither takes
the proper time for
eating II is ANAL
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

Hop PIcKERs NOTICE. Wolz's
market will sell you lard at
cents pound for the next ten days.
Bring your buckets. 9-5-Sd