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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06

he is by no means such in health and
strength, and his mental vigor is quite
unimpaired. 1t is hard i'll these latter
days of the century to conceive that
there is a national character still above
ground who served as u drummer boy in
the war # 1912, who had the honor of
naming two states back in the thirties,
who enjoyed an intimate acquaintance
with all the presidents since Madison,
who rode beside the Marquis de Lafay-
cite when thai hero toured through
America in 1924, who sat in the lower
branch Of congress with Polk and Bell
and Lincoln before they gained promi-
nence, and in the upper house with Clay
and Webster and Benton and Houston
and Corwin, and who bore a part in
most of the great political events of u
first half century as a republic. But
Jones is just such a figure. He has done
all those things, and in his book he will
sketch them out i'll a touch and 30 man
ner that caunot fail to charm the pres
ent generation.
Jones, like most other public men Of
that time, was a great believer in the
"code" and figured in seven different
duels, although a principal in only one.
The most notable Of these duels was that
between Cilley of Maine and Graves Of
Kentucky, IN which Jones acted as Gil
ley's second. The meeting occurred on
the outskirts of Washington, near the
Marlboro road, and grew out of a de-
bate in congress. Jones was induced to
act as Cilley's second by Franklin
Pierce, then a congressman. Rifles were
chosen as the weapons, and three rounds
were fred. On the thiId round CIlley
fell dead with a bullet i'll his brain. The
sensation that enSued in congress and
throughout the country was extreme and
resulted eventually i'll the enactment Of
stringent laws placing duelinS ON the
same level as murder.
Four days after retiring from the SEN
ate. on March 8, 1859, Jones was APP
pointed by President Buchanan as min
lister to Bogota, New Granada (now CO.
lonlbia). He remained there until No
vember, 1861, when he was recalled by
the Lincoln administration and shortly
afterward confined as a suspected seces-
siouist of great influence in Fort Lafay-
cite, New York. Since then he has
lived chiefly at Dubuque, La. 3
A signal honor was accorded him by
the people who knew him best ON April
10, 1894, the occasion of his ninetieth
birthday, when the state OF Iowa gave
him a public reception and banquet at
Des Moines, presided over by the gov
ornor and attended by both houses OF the
legislature, che executive council, the
supreme Judiciary and the most dlstln-
euished citizens Of the state. lie is now
residing at Crosse Puinte, MI cb., ten
miles from Detroit. In arecent letter to
t..eLds III Washington lie says:
~ have been importuned Tor many
wears by friends and correspondents all
oyrr the couutry To write my biography,
buf hitherto | resisted their entreatfes,
thinking that the pisy would not Se
worth the candle. Last December, how
ever, a year ago | came here tVllla st.
yraIn. Crosse Poiptel on a visit and
nv ersmdnleco extracted from Inc, no
lens Yolens, TIE promise 10 s--end tho
summer of 1895 with her and hor hue
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06

The largest mirror ever brought to
this country stands in the dining room
in the new wing of the Hotel Savoy,
New York. 1t occupies abaut the entire
end OF the room and gives the impress
sion that it is a big arch leading into a
large apartment. The mirror was
brought here a week ago on the steamer
Figesland. The monster glass coald not
be brought over from Jersey City, where
the freight Of the steamer was dis
charged, upon a ferryboat, so a lighter
was chartered especially for it. The
mirror is of the finest French plate and
is without a flaw. 1t is IL feet high aud
1879 feet long
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06
ENGLAND'S
She Owes Her Position Today to Lord Palm
erston's Diplomacy.

erston's Diplomacy.
have said that Palmerston under
stood his public and played to it With
assiduity and success. That public, how
ever, was by no mean England S best.
The Ashburtons, the Granvilles, the
Clarendons were not of ii. The queen
and prince consort emphasized their OPP
position to il. ReformeIs like Golden
and Bright did their best to divorce the
masses from it. But insular prejudice
was so strong and melodrama proved SO
popular that Palmerston retained his
prestige almost without interruption un-
til the end. Yet he succeeded in arous-
ing an antagonism TO British policy and
i'll forming an ideal of British aggres
sion abroad that still obtains upon the
continent and in America.
The fact that there is no other nation
with whose interests orr own are SO
bound up is often quite lost ght of il
view Of popular prejud ce against q pol
icy that men Ike to think still formed
upon the Palmerston model. The indis-
putable fact Of the superiority Of Eng
lish rule to hat exerc,sed by France or
Germany over subject nations is but
g'ud2ingly admitted, because sinCe
Palmerston's day men have been able to
see nothing in every new British acquisi-
tiCu but the brutal bullying of a weaker
power. No higher handed piece Of ma
tioual aggression has probably been per.
pelrated within this century than the
recent invasion of Madagascar by the
French. But the world at large has
proved quite acquiescent. Had England
undertaken such an expedition. how
lever, the press of two continents would
hhave exhausted the vocabulary Of con-
tumely. Yet nc One al all %conversant
with colonial history can doubt shat
Madagascar would be a far better place
to live and work III under English
than under French dominion, and that
it would prove of vastly greater value to
the civilized world. England's position
today is startlingly isolated, and a
prime factor in her isolation has been
that she has cherished Lord Palmer
ston's ideal of craftsmanship too dearly.
THE Palmerston Ideal In Diplo-
macy, by Edward NJ. Chapman, in Feb
ruary Century.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06
To HORSE

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iition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone Up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an ola or over-worked horse. %
cents per package. For sale by druggists
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06

Jana IN writing my lire, they agreoins
to furnish me with stenographsrs, type
writers, readers and all other conven-
fences to that end. Accordingly l set to
work and now We have nearly 800 pages
completed and made ready in proper
style. ! am in perfect health, and have
been since 1897. "-Atlahta Constitu.
ti0n.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-02-06

chamberIain's Eye and Skin ointment
Is unequalled for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rhem , Scald Head, Sore Nipples, Chapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
chronic Sore Eyes and GRADUATED Eye Lids.
For sale by druggists at % cents per box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
Nevada Bank SzviudIers.

the forgery was discovered. Something Of
the dexterity of tho fo-Ser may DO npprec.-
Ated by the fact that tho draft passed
through the hands of over n dozen expert
enced bank clerks without detection, and
that even the drawers of the draft were not
certain that It had heen raised until they
had examined it under a powerful glass.
Dean, whose real name is Frank l..
Seaver, and James McCluskey, another Of
the Nevada bank swindlers, were arrested
in st. Paul last February and returned 70
San Francisco.
For % years Charles Becker has been as
ISOLATED with the most noted professional
forgers in both hemispheres, and the SLY
of his crimes would ill columns of this
paper. He is an expert penman and an
adept at erasing and rewriting the amounts
on checks. He is said to be the inventor Of
preparation Of pulp with which he fills
up the punched figures in checks and
drafts, and, after ironing them, punches
new figures.
Cregan, Seaver and McCluskey are all
comparatively new men at the forgery busi-
ness, and none Of them was ever in any
big forgery schemes until they fell in with
RpcEGr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
The Cathode Ray.

1t may be briefly explained, without
going into the details of very techni-
cal subject, that ordinary light is re-
garded as due, to vibrations which are
at right angles TO the direction in which
the ray travels, but that, i'll the mathe-
NAUTICAL theories Of light, other vibra-
lions, in the direction of the ray. are
indicated, though wholly unknown in
experience hitherto. If the new rays
prove, in fact, to be of this character
SO as to realize indeed the long sought
longitudinal vibration, the discovery is
Of the first Importance in science and
will hardly find its equal in interest
since the discovery of the law of gravi-
tation, for it reveals new mode of &c
ton of force, governing a wide range Of
phenomena ard effects which until
now have lain entirely outside the
bounds of our cognizancc.- Professor A.
W. Wright in Forum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26

1t is a gray day, with-a soft, soaking
driZzle of rain, good for the long parch-
ed crops, but somewhat depressing tC
the spirits and curiously in harmony
with the general prospect of affairs.
Yesterdays dazzling sunshine and trop-
ical heat, though tempered by pleas
ant breeze in the afternoon, eliminated
about sunset i'll one Of the magnificent
storms which take place every now and
then throughout the rainy season. In a
few minutes, us it seemed, from the
time when we had first noticed that
clouds were gathering the sky was
black and u shrieking wind was whirl-
ing clouds Of yellow dust from Govern
ment House down the whole length OF
Longmarket street, blotting out trees
and houses OH either side. Then, after
q pause, down came the rain mingled
with hailstones, some of them as large
as marbles, which ratified on the zinc
roofs till-between them ard the thun-
der-one cot,l,, hardly hear ones self
speak indoors.
1t passed almost as quickly as it had
come, leaving the sluices in every street
roaring like brooks in spate, gardens
sorely damaged and great holes washed
here and there in the roadway for the
corporation to fill up with broken shale.
London Speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
THE vREELAND TWINS.

hr;cl- p,vstar;o,,oI,, f,,,;,. Co... -.us - >,
serted bouse SnSn.c+ -, - -, 80 20
WASH arrested stealing tools Noro co,,on;.i
OCCUPATION. George held for rrand inrv
Dec. o5-Merrv Xmas 10 neSlIor fro,o yr.o
land twins. PeddIer seIlino bo,;dor ,,ooss
from cart. Twin No I ci;r,ha, ~, Isl, -
cart and stole box of TOYS. Peld,er stnnned
horse and chased. No vbaclad borsa t,,;th
shiny stick Horse ran away WAGON yrect-
ed and TOYS SMILED RotI, doy;,s osoo-aS
Jan. l-Opeued new vear in stvle Ri,,.d
ticktack on Widow IS window. EidoSv's
maiden sister had mysteries Doctor summon.
ed, and Vreeland twins spoiled silk hat with
suowballs Later fire ALARM, nov brol,ar ,,,,o,,
and alarm sent in. Great excitement NJ
proof Of guilty persons, but have INV own s,,s.
picions.
Jan. 26.-Gate mysteriously disappeared
Later on bonfire up street, twins officiating
Hinges of suspiciously familiar pattern found
in ashes afterward
Jan. 3l.-Got even with one twin. Don't
know which enc. Caught on street about dusk
stretching Irvine for hats. Held until milkman
went by. Borrowed his whip. Milkman offer
ed to help. Knew twins from experience. Had
enjoyable time with twin and whip.
Feb. doctor says may remove baudace
from head in a week. Says no S-year-old boy
could throw rock with sufficient force to
cause such bruise. Can't fool me. Buy o ris.
tol tomorrow.
n. B.-lnquire OF lawyer il justifiable homi.
eide TO shoot Nreeland twin on sight.
Feb. I.-Gang OF small boy, led by twins,
pied rocks and log ON trolley track on Nutley
road Hid behind trees and pelted motorman
with stones when car ran Of track Western
train robber methods faithfully initiated.
Chased away by police.
Feb 2i.-laid on stores by Vreelands. Shoes,
toys, ginger ale bottles stolen. Threw bottles
at pursuing sto-ckeepers Loss made oood
and twins let CO.
N,rch vnee,,,., .,,
oiahs. nope Ihey IL ma en-
March u.-Twins must have returned. Three
stray dogs lassoed and hauled mn on electric
light pole in front of church. Kite discovered
nyins from barn root with cat attached to its
TAI. -; ~IaoT ,, COW painted green.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
Ar. sd II. Dollar ou...,o,.

have friend whom shall venture
30 call poor artist" for know that
he is poor and gets Lis living. such as it
Is, by painting cannot pretend to
Judge his work, but ] have had ample
proof that he is devoted. laborious end
will not sacrifice hia convictions fo- gain
or popularity. Perhaps he is not SO sin
gular in this, but what, as my experience
goes, is a popularity of his is that he
is not in the habit of cursirg the Phil
istlnes. His view seems to be that, as
he paints to suit himself, it does not
comport with his self respect to blame
people whom his painting does not suit
for refusing to buy it or for being I'M
able to understand it. My friend, as
have said, is poor and is likely to re-
main so, but he appears really content
with his work and his relative poverty
confess that his attitude is a comfort
to me, and that in his patience and
modesty and generous fidelity to his
ideal he is a model whom some other
artists - perhaps. artists generally -
might study with advantage. He puts
into his work the best he has to give, and
that. in substance, is what the grea,
critics have insisted is the source of the
greatest value III art. OF course q man s
best, so far as concerns his talent, may
be much or little, but whatever it is he
will hardly get it into his work if he is
thinking chiefly of the money return or
If he is habitually resentful because he
does not get the money return.
ner'S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
THOSE TERRIBLE TWINS.

Nowadays whenever anything goes
wrong in tho ancient town Of Passaic, N.
j., there is one all sufficient explanation
Its the twins again!''
BY this are meant George and David, the
sons of John Vreeland, \ respectable citi-
zen. Though they number but 16 years
between them, equally divided, they have
been in more scrapes than all the rest of
Passaic' youthful populace put together.
A long suffering neighbor has kept a
diary record Of the twins. Here it Is, con-
densed:
Nov. 2.-vreeland twins stretched string
across sidewalk Of State street from tree to
fence six inches from ground. Writer sustain
ed confusion on forehead and sprained arm.
Three other neighhors also somersaulted.
Writer pursued twins, caught one and corrected
with a fence picket wrenched loose for the occa-
sion. Damage to fence, 80 cents: paid: damage
to twin, Q, as he was out with his brother next
night doing the same trick Ann street.
Dec. 1.-Doctor's horse left standing on Pas
sale street seen by twins. They changed lines
ON bit. Doctor greatly surprised because horse
turned up sidewalk and tried to climb
fence. Rig overturned. Doctor licked horse
furiously. Threatened with arrest for cruelty.
Dec. Twins rugged up dummy man, put
on steps of IS house, and when Bridget
opened the door threw it in on her. Bridget
yelled. tainted and afterward told police hor-
rible story; 90 also said that man demanded
that she deliver up all silver in house. Dummy
disappeared Immediately after assault. Cloth.
ing afterward found up tree. Belonged to
lawyer. who had missed it from his ground
floor room two night previous.
Dec l6.-One Vreeland devil in trouble thank
God. George Vreeland arrested for stealing
tools from unfinished building on Main street.
Same day and same hour policeman walking
along Passaic street hit ON the shoulder by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
kruger's WAYS.

Many tales are told of the delightful
simplicity Of President Kruger of the
Transvaal republic. After an interview
with him, an English missionary asked
DR.. Leyds, the secretary Of state, if the
president really knew no English. III
you are praising him or speaking well
of the Transvaal, he knows no English, -
said the doctor, "but if you are speak
ing i'll OF him or saying anything
against the Transvaal, he knows every
word you say" He once consented to
open Hebrew synagogue in Johannes
burg and closed an address with these
words: And so 1 consecrate this build.
ing to the worship of the triune God -
This almost created split in the con-
gregation, many thinking the temple
had been desecrated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
The Beauties Of Iceland.

Nothing can be more delightful than
a horseback trip through Iceland The
traveller sees thousands of mountain COW
cred with eternal snow, outrivaling tho
Alps IN grandeur; great geysers and in
Vulnerable hot wells; waterfalls, enc Of
which-the GullfcS-is second only to
niagara In size and beauty; crystal
streams and dashing rivers; lava beds
Of fantastic figures, covered with mess
that glistens in the sun like hoar frost,
and, as a crowning glory, the atmcs.
phere is so brilliant that objects so miles
distant appear close at hard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26

The arrest at Newark, n. j., tho other
day of Charles Becker and James Cfegan
Is something TINT bankers all over tho
United States have been hoping for ever
since the Nevada bank swindlc, in which
they played leading parts. The other two
members Of the sang were arrested last
February in st. Paul and nre now await
ing trial in San Francisco. Becker has
long been known as tho king Of forgers -
A New York banker said that the arrest
VI this man alone was worth 81 ZOO, OO0 In
hard cash to the bankers Of the world
Why" said the banker, "there is no
country in the world that this man is a
stranger to, and no bank was safe while
he was at large. In my opinion he is the
cleverest forger that the world has ever
known"
The Nevada bank swindle was one of
the largest operations of the kind that was
ever carried through in this country. For
boldness and cleverness in execution 1t Ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
Tho Crafty Councilman.

The councilman was busy with his
pen. Slowly and painfully he construct
ed n single word. When it was finished,
he held it aloft and spelled it over with
profound satisfaction. The word was
suspicion The councilman arose from
his chair, carefully placed the paper ON
the seat and sat upon it. Then he smiled
an unctuous and crafty smile.
Now" he softly chuckled, "who
will dare deny that 1 am above suspi-
cion?''
After which he placidly resumed the
pleasing task Of laying ropes for re-
election. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26
Mexico's Army and Navy

The regular army Of Mexico comprises
"a, 600 men Ct all arms, including a po-
lice Of about z, 900 men and gendarm-
cry Of $50. The navy consists of two
small unarmored vessels and three gum
boats. The annual expenditure on ac-
count Of the army and navy is from $I2..
500. 900 to $l5, 600. 600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-26

and Dean told the clerk that he should
have no more use for the buggy. but that
II tie clerk cared to take drive about the
city he might do so, but he must return
the horse to the stable at tho end Of the
time for Ohich IL was engaged. That was
the last seen Of Dean In san Francisco.
The raised draft on the Croker WOOL
worth bank was duly paid through the
San FUncisco clearing house, and It was
not until Jan. Of this year. when the
Woodland bank received q statement Of
~ account from the clearing house that
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-27

during monuments in the shape Of Is
lands, rocks and continents. II the sea
mad not been salty these marine ami
q could not have existed and secret
ed the hard substance known as a
~.calcareous skeleton" which has large
~ contributed to the growth of CONT
nents. Among those early inhabitants
OF the sea We're corals, crinoids. sea ur-
chins and s%tarf1shes.
The saltiness of the sea has also
u to do with the ocean currents,
which distribute the heat of the from
les over the colder regions OF the earth.
currents are largely due to the differ
ence between specific gravity of sea
water and the fresh water of rains.
Ihus When rain falls on a certain part
OF the ocean the effort of the heavier
salt water of the ocean to establish an
equilibrium causes a current.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-27
Food for Jineo Thought.

It is painful to note that even the
weaker powers like Italy have fleets
OF from $50 to 200 torpedo boats, while
this vast country, with it's enormous
coast line has but two. How we can
reconcile ourselves to see this lack be-
come more striking year by year no
one can understand. Judging from the
few naval encounters in which modern
ships have figured, the torpedo is to
play an enormous role in the water
warfare of the future. We certainly
should be as we'll provided as other ma
tons with torpedos.-New York Jour,
nal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-27
Gentleness Always Saves.

Gentleness is the only power that can
save men; the law never did, and can
not, save. Prisons and houses of cor
rection do not save, but it is the hand
extended through the bars, the kind
ness and compassion shown. Persis-
tent kindness, love and gentleness and
sympthy are what claim and lead to a
better life in the end.-Rev. George E.
Reed.