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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-08
Character.

The loss of character is the saddest
of losses. 1t is lost by sudden acts OF
crime or folly. A great temptation
comes. Life is unguarded and 1t yields.
A fool will burn city when a cen-
fury could not build, and by a singh:
act we can shatter a character which
a lifetime will hardly rebuild. Rev. A.
Gunnison.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-08
Republican National Convention-St,
Louis.

For the above occasion the Wabash
railroad Will sell tickets at one fare for the
round trip; tickets on sale June 18th, 18th,
14th, and 15th-good to return until July
2lst. This affords an excellent opportun-
ity to visit St. Louis. For information
call on any agent or address HORACE
SEELEY. Commercial Agent, 220 Fourth
street, DeS hIoines, Iowa
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-08
Selfish Thing.

Ethel--How do you like your new
ehaperone?
Maude-I don't like her at all. Sha
monopolizes all the young men herself.
Some Vile Journal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-08
American Mlt In Cairo. e


The Sphinx of Cairo, Egypt, boasts
of being an '.up-to-date paper 1t Is
printed in English and one indication
Of its up-to-dateness is to be found in
recent issue In the form of poem by
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The same issue
contains an essay by young American
writer, entitled, why We Laugh.
The people Of Cairo have been vainly
asking the Sphinx for long time to-
answer this question. That the citi-
zens of Cairo. Egypt, will be pleased to-
obtain their poetry from Ella Wheeler
Wilcox and their humor from young
Americans is rendered more probable
by the fact that the Sphinx INDUCES
In original verse of the following
character:
Who winked the winks
As she read the Sphinx?
II" said Miss Binks-
4 winked the winks."
That the readers of the Sphinx cam.
not stand much of this kind OF verse
since Alfred Austin has been officially
chosen to supply the limited demand
has not yet dawned upon the mind OF
the editor.
He shows indications of coming re-
form by quoting Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
New York World.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-05-08

wards embodied in the constitu
ton OF the United States, shall be
obeyed and respected in every
part OF this union. More, we
have never asked, less we will not
have William McKinley's ad-
dress in New York on "Ihe
American Volunteer Soldier"
Nav 80, 1889.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
THE WORM TURNS.

tte1dbu:,s Get a Dcsa of Their Own Medi-
Tle Fawnee Oils. bank has been
forced to close its doors because Icck-
bridge Brcs. who operated it, advocat-
cd tie gold standard.
There is a great Democratic silver
sentiment in that part of Sanga,non
county, and the majority of the depos-
iSors and customers of the bank were
silver men. The Lockbridge Bros. are
Democrats, but after the Chicago con-
vention they announced they were for
eound money and have taken all active
part i'll the campaign up to date.
Considerable feeling was created over
this i'll recent political discussions, and
the silver depositors began a run Oh the
bank last week. The bankers solicited
aid from other institutions, but it was
lot Forthcoming, and today an assign
lnent was made to Gilbert brennan.
The liabilities are about $50, 900, and
the assets. consisting of real estate and
notes, are estimated at $4,000.
Country banks all through that Sec
tion are fearful of similar treatment be-
fore the campaign closes. York
Would.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
FACTS FOR WORkIAGMEN,


What .lss Elsesisa Of HeKinlsy Will Mean
X Was~.xerkers.
II Mckinley wius this feAt, we 60
Hat upon the single gold standard an-
mitigated even by any 1oaso4aSls hope
Of relief from Sny sousce. That will
mean fnal settling down to gold
prices in every branch OF industry and
Grade. 1t will mean wages TO labor in
this country corresponding closely to
The wages given TO the "pauper labor"
of gold standard Britain.
But one of the very first effects Of the
Anal triumph of the single gold stand
;.-d i'll this years election would be a
Ehasp cut i'll the wages OF all labor and
the early beginning Of rcadjustment
Of prices iii other industries besides
agriculture.
Tie slngle standard gold dollar is a
Gear dollar the world over. The man
who has it is going to get something
when he parts with it.
II Mckinley is elected, thousands of
,nen who vote for him will III less than
three mouths have the strongest kind Of
reasons III their pockets fer begging
somebody to kick them.
But Mckinley is not going to he
elected. Louis Republic.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
THE BANKS DIsGoRGE

They Give Munincent1y to the Republican
/. Campaign Fund.
! learned today from an absolutely
correct source that very recently large
gul:s of money have boon contributed
To aid tho sound money Cause By people
who have never before aided political
party.
The banks of Pennsylvania are gen
orally contributing to the campaign
fund. Seventy thousand dollars was
contributed from Pittsburg banks last
week. A percentage OH the deposits to
fixed amount was agreed upon. The
banks do this on the ground Of the ne
cessity of protecting depositors and their
stockholders. A number Of Philadelphia
banking institutions have given s1O,-
GEO each.
"rIho conditions are such as warrant
The expenditure, SAID q contributor to
rue today. Ruin would confront Us
with free silver. u
""rherc will be 81 200, COO contributed
in the sts:o CT Pennsylvania, (" SAID !.
person to me who knows whereof Ec
speaks. call the railways in Pennsyl-
vania arc III politics. All the horse and
electric car Iircs and almost ell ;.gsrc-
gaticns Ct labor are overwhelmingly ar
raycd III favor Of sound money. WE
liam shaw Dcwen in Lew York World
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
BRYAN TO THE MINISTERS.
10 Is Willing to Take Chances Wa, !.az.
ar,,s il They Prefer I:ivSs.

10 Is Willing to Take Chances VIZ, ..az-
arss if They Prefer I.ivSs.
Well, could stand any appeal made
almost any class better thaa III aprcal
made to the preachers and teacI.%rs CT
religion. If there is che thing ,!.sl the
church people Il this country cculd uf-
ford to array themselves against it is
|sthe gold standard rs it is being advo-
Gated by the American people at this
time. And yet the Republican party is
appealing to cha,vh people to take their
place rrcn the sl,.e Of tie u id ssi.;t.rd.
How ,i.irgs have changed il he last
1880 years! Iooll ut the Eccpie who
head tie geld standard cso:i:;;...,;!;, in
the United States Lock 1T he Lend.
holding class and the rls,Hey changer
| Classes, The brokerage classes Of New
Gcrts, WHO are tc.yl:g to ias:en IL sold
standard upcll tie people Ct this coun-
tay, not openly, bat secretly ~ 4 ill dis
TuiSe, ard 1i.tn turn Lack 500 years,
W ha1 t.le muck a;:d lowiy SAVIOR |, brew
lie same kind Of lr Gle ous CT his tela-
pie be";:r.:;a they had made. his house a
dan Ct ,.:isves. and then think that
ihese Mc,'ie ecn:o ard ;lr:al TO the
ministers CT the gospel AID the church
papers to save them from l!c wrath TO
s:c:..c!
Ny friends. when terrain ministers
Ct the gospel deroauce tie ar$ut mass
c. the people who stand behind free
ccin&ge, when these ministers have de-
nounced these advocates CT free coinage
and have taken their places upon tie
side Of those great ,;.egregatioas Of
wealth, l remind them that when The
Saviour was here it was TIE common
people who heard him siadly-the very
people when these ministers call an
:.rchists and socialists.
My fliantis, when I f.id-there are
not many Of them, but they are quite
t'onspicuous-wben find these men
casting their Let upon that side and ex-
)lausting abusive language III their de-
! scripticn Of tie great misses CT the PEG.
pie Of this Comfy, feel like saying to
them that il they will take their chances
with Dives l will rist; my chances with
Lazarus.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
READ AND PONDER.
Come Pertinent Facts For the Considers
ton of Voters.

Gome Pertinent Facts For the Considera-
ton of Voters.
William McKinley's campaign fund
is made up of Wall street contributions
and the money of English agents in
America.
The money power deprecated the
greenback. 1t is supporting Mckinley.
The money power demonetized silver
in 1873 and robbed the people of half
their debt paying power. 1t is backing
Mckinley.
The money power brands all silver
men as anarchists, outlaws and luna
tics. 1t is supporting Mckinley. =
The money power deprecated silver.
1t is supporting Mckinley.
The money power robbed the people
Of the constitutional money. It is sup
porting Mckinley.
The money power asks the American
;;eople to allow Great Britain to dictate
the financial policy of this country. Nc
Kinley advocates this plan.
William j. Bryan champions the
cause of constitutional money = the
cause of the laboring milliens-believes
chat America can legislate for herself
without England's consent and is not
supported by the moneyed plutoeracy Of
two continents. Which is your choice?
Vote for Bryan and the money Of the
onstitution.-Omaha World Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
More Hope Than coniidence.

At the Republican national head
quarters at Chicago ex-senator Mander-
sen expressed himself as follows OIL the
political sitlation:
"The Republicans i'll cur section are
earnest, vigorous and aggressive. have
hope rather than confidence that. we
will carry Nebraska by small major
i5y. All this talk about Mckinley car.
lying everything west Of the Missouri
river is all bosh. 1 told MI. Hams
when l was in Now York that he must
not depend Oh any state west of the
Missouri. There is lots Ct silver senti-
lnent in my state.'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
workinemen For Bryan,

Mark Hanna's gang Of hoboes have
been hauled down to Canton as miners,
glassworkers, tin late men and almost
every other class Of laboring men, but
still the true workingmen stand united.
ly for Bryan. City Times. :.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Where He Belongs.

Jefferson as charged in his day with
being I" con- 'aIHist and appealing to the
ignorant, deluded and poor against tho
rich. Tie line Of i!enunciation pursued
by the Republicans is lifting Bryan into
fhe highest eCciety.-St. Louis Repub.
lie.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Not Silver Enough For Our Nee,,,

Tho silver mines of the United States
produce only $50, 900, 900 a year, which
would give as only dollar u head in
crease i'll circulation. We need much
more, but even that much would boom
business, increase opportunities for en-.
ployment and give new life to home
building in tho west ..-Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
III reply Prince Bismarck says:

Tho Chicago platform aims Its blows at
the real enemies of this country, tllose
WhO think they arc greater than the gov
ornament and can make the government
their instrument for private gain.-WH-
liam j. Eryan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Tho ,,:otcr and tho Patriot.

When free silver man asks gold
advocate o question, he is dubbed a
riote1. When gold standard man
shoots holes i'll portrait Of Bryan, he
il cLlistcncd patriot. Exchange.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

of labor trying to tell tho worlkinEmcn
What is best for them. Great reforms AL
wsys have come from tho massek, open
worlds history where you may.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Fighting For tho People,

The Democracy is ret warning on
capital. 1t makes no effort to take from
anybody what is already his. 1t simply
opposes the efforts of the plutocrats to
exact NICE tribute from the people. -
Kansas City Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

Free silver VIII ra,He. pr;ces and wages
by bringing more money into circulation,
by doing away with fears of money
panic and by bringing another form of
real money into competition with foreign
gold
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

I be,ievo that for every Da&aocrSt We
lose because Of The position We have taken
an the, money question We .sro going to
f:et 16 who are not Democrats. While our
opponents do not understand what 1G to
]. means and give various definitions, be-
lsacst.-William J. Bryan.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Fictitious Value of Produot..

One is almost moved to tears by the
sight Of New England manufacturers
protesting with indignation against the
wisdom or possibility of giving fictitious
value to product, when for the last 80
years they have drained the rest of the
country and secured artificial prices by
protective tariff laws.-W. j. Bryan in
House OF Representatives, Nov. !, 1894.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
BRYAN IN NEW JERSEY.

Crisp Extracts From His Speeches on One
Days Journey.
The gold standard means half time
in the factories and double time on the
farms.
If you ask me what the campaign
song ought to be this year, will tell
you there is no better than CLONE,
Sweet Home -
We find against us those who will
contribute literally to the corruption
fund. We find those with us who have
no money to corrupt voters with.
We have. opposed to us every man
who has attempted to destroy labor Or
carnations. We have with us those
who.have aided labor to better its con-
dition.
IF presidents of railroads will manip-
ulate votes before election, they will
manipulate men after. election.
What is the use OF opening the mills
unless you first make the people able to
buy what the mills produce?
Show me man who makes money
out Of legislation, and Twill show you q
man who abuses the people when they
want legislation for themselves.
A financial system that commends it
self to the wealthy only is curse to the
land.
Show me man who has made money
out of unjust laws, and he will deny
legislation can he Of benefit to 2uYhod1
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Needs Explanation.

Mexico is not heaven, but it is true
ihat there are more Americans going to
Mexico than there are Mexicans coming
TO the United States. 1t is also true
that 10 Mexican capital IL invested in
tlis COUNTRY while millions Of American
capital is invested III Mexico. What is
the explanation Of these strange facts?
.--Cedar Rapids Gazette.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

When a man pays back gold dollar or
an American odollar today for the dollar
he borrowed 20 years ago, ho 10 like the
farmer who paid back a $50 pound hog
Cor 1o0 pound hog. Such dollar is not
I'm honest dollar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
Ln,,ur's Good Friend,

,s--:rl; Eaunn's rapid strides as the
ilicEd Of labcr mark him lis the logical
candidate fer Mr.. Sovcreign's job. --
Washington Post (Gold).
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

Place tho control OF the standard ,nonev
III The world in tho hands of q few great
flnsnciers, and times will be good for them,
no matter what distress may overtake the
rest of Notwithstanding j, BRYAN.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

Under II gold standard rising in value
IL will take twice rs much of your labor
OF goods to pay your debt ten years from,
today the money you borrowed would
Ipy TODAY.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

It iy as scasible to say that money shall
1oe made only out Of gold as It would he
TO say that che yard measure shall be
made only out Of ebony.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08
BISMARCK FOR SILVER.
Ho Believes In Independent Astisn by tho
United Stetes.

Ho Believes In Independent Astisn by tho
United steAss.
IN recent speech at Dallas Governor
Culberson read the following CORE
Npondence between himself and Prince
Bismarck Gu the money question:
Prince Bismarck:
SIE-The great question q finance is now of
supreme interest to the people of the United
States. 1t is presented III various forms, but
in u general Way it may be said to be, Irst,
whether the United States shall adopt the sim
Elc gold standard, or, second, whether they
shall adopt bir1ct::iiism with both gold and sill.
yer rs the standard OF primary money.
The ar;,lLlef:t i'll favor of each is well known
to you, but 1t is particularly insisted that we
should adopt the pei y OF bimctallism bec.nso
the supply Ct gels the world for coinage is
insufficient 10 ,ii;ei vac demands, and because
such standard Will still further dcprc. tllr
values Of all properly.
Which, il your Judgment, is the best policy
to adopt, the iold standard or biretallisn?
What ef,Ct, i'll your Judgment, will the i'm.
lacdi.te :llop ion of birnetallism by tic United
States hav. OIL the cause of bimetallism l.,
Germany and other great commercial nationai
&. a. CUl.BENsoE, Governor Of Texas.
III reply Prince Bismarck says:
fE1EDRICHGEUB, Aug. "a, 1906.
EoSoKED SlR--Your esteemed favor hiss been,
tuly received. hold that this is the very
lour that world be advisable to bring about
between the nations chiefly engaged il tlr
,7o-lG's con ,nerce Il mutual agreement in IA.
ror Of the establishment Of bimetnllism.
The United States are freer by far i'll their
movements :.i.n any nation of Europe, and
hence il ,lc pconle OF the United States 81 oui,l
find it compatible with their interests to tu:u
indeperdt 1t action in the direction Of bil ct:.l
ism, crnnot but believe that such action
would exert II most saluta;y influence upon
the consumipntion Of international agreement.
~ BISMARCK.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

The agitation for the free coinage of
silver and the heavy flow Of gold to this
country 60 on together. It is, curious
how facts disprove the prophecies of gold
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

The Republican party offers no protec-
ton to tho farmers. who constitute the
horne market of the factory c;rpioyees.
FREQ silver protects them against Indian
wheat and IIrv.,tian COTTON
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

What VIC want il q dollar that will
maintain KS rarity WITH tho property
which that dollar il to bry.-Svillianl j..
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

that way you have right to your
thoughts at the polls, but. if sou believe
it is safer 10 leave the destinies of this
country to the syndicates and corpora
tions, American and European, then
you have All opportunity to so decide
this fall. ] know there are many people
who have not given up hope that the
people are able to govern themselves
without the aid of these barnacles that
have fastened themselves upon the gov
eminent. / believe new leaf must be
turned over. believe tho time has
come when the secretary of tho treas
Try. instead Of being invited before the
manga1es Of Wall street aud told what
!;c must do, ought to invite the mag
Eatcs of Wall street before hisn and tell
them what they must do and make
them don't.
You say it cannot be done Then our
government is failure. You say we
are not able to mango thaeo tS:lsts?
Yes, we aso. A trust cannot live unless
it is cornived ut by the Lawmakers or
those Who enforce the law.
have been sotsllcd ses ANARCHIST be-
cause I have opposed the truetG and syn
Gicstes which would riss,sse this coun-
try. I am glad to have tho opposition
CT these men. am ehd that if I :am
elected there is ret 4 trust or syndicate
that can come to me and say: ''Wo put
you there. Now pay us back"
When any one tells you ysur dsllar un-
Ger FREQ silver would only buy half as
much as it does today, ask him how price
tan so up If what Mckinley Gays is true
namely, that free silver ygcnlu reduce our
volume OF mcney. An increase ia .:.e VOL
tslne of money raises all prices, including
down. The volume OF money il The last
!ey7 years has decreased.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

Show me man who has made money
out of unjust laws, and he will deny
legislation can he Of benefit to anybody.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1896-10-08

A financial system that commends it.
self to the wealthy only is curse to tho
land. -
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-01
High Rents.

1t is impossible, unless possessed
of considerable means, to live with
comfort in private house in johann
nesburg. Rents are in proportion
to all other prices asked-enormous.
It is difficult for white workingmen
engaged in the mines to obtain a
single room in a tiny shanty under
a rental of $40 month at the very
least, while a small villa of five
rooms, built of corrugated iron, will
easily let at $50 to S70'a month.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-01
AN OLD COMPLAINT.
Aeronautical lunacy Is Not by Any
Means New Thing.

Aeronautical Lunacy Is Not by Any
Means New Thing.
The confidence entertained by the
the inventors in the practicability of
their flying machines is utter and
absolute, remarks the Boston
Transcript. Not long ago an old
gentleman who had just got a
patent on a ew-fashioned pair Of
wings decided to make a public
trial of them before leaving Wash
ington. He started to soar with
them from stone abutmeut 20 feet
high on the south side of the patent
Office, but landed on his nose on the
sidewalk below and damaged him
self considerably. 1t would be a
mistake to suppose that aeronautical
lunacy is new. In 1910 a Jesuit
named Francis Lana proposed to
make four copper balls, each p feet
in diameter and thinner than tissue
paper. They were to be rendered
buoyant by eXhausting the air from
them, and 1T was expected that they
would carry 200 pounds. AS late
as 1775 Joseph Gallen, a professor Of
philosophy, contended that it was
practicable to collect the rareied air
from lofty mountain top and in
close it in a vessel a mile in diam
eter, which would carry a weight
"a times as great as that of Noah's
ark. Early theorists proposed that
the atmosphere covered the earth
like a shallow ocean, on which the
aerial vessels they had in mind were
intended to float like ships on the
sea. Four centuries ago Lauretus
Taurus published o statement to the
effect that swans eggs filled with
quicksilver would ascend in the air
when exposed to the sun; but it is
not recorded that anybody else was
ever able to perform the experiment
successfully.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-09-01
BREvITIES OF FUN.

Did Mrs. Jones give up hel
boomers to please her husband2
''No; her pug dog wouldn't come
near her when she had them on. -
Chicago Record.
is marriage regarded as fail
ure in Chicago, where there are so
many divorcesY ooh, no, it Is re-
garded as a temporary embarrass-
ment merely. Truth.
Yes; I realize that Jack was
fast before our marriage 50 I make
allowance for him." Eyes; but how,
pray?" well, till recently by
teaching music, but I'm now try
ing stenography. "-Brooklyn Life.
--Builder-"You fix the cost at
500, 900, which is very satisfactory
figure, but you do not seem to in
clude labor and material in your es-
innate" Architect "Oh, there
will be extras, Of course. Detroit
Tribune.
-"I stayed downtown to hear
the election returns, my DEAR" ex-
planned the man. That" sighed
the woman, is no such story as my
father used to tell" Presently the
air grew dense with suppressed
thought-waves. Detroit Tribune.
Yes" said the dear girl, 81
knew he was an imposter, though he
did wear the college colors. " and
how?" asked the other dear girl.
Easily enough. He didn't seem to
think he was any better than any
body else. Cincinnati Inquirer.
-Duzby-"So your doctor has
prescribed bicycle for you, has
he?" Dooby - Eyes" Duzby -
''Did he give you any directions re-
garding its use2" Dooby-"Yes; he
told me not to take more than six
drops after each meal. "-Roxbury
Gazette.