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Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
CONGRkS SlONAL,
SENATE.

SENATE
Washington, Jan. 5.-The senate passed
the bill abolishing the death penalty in
many cases, reducing the ofienses TO five:
rape, treason. murder and two offcnses ap-
plicable to army and navy. Call offered
resolution directing the secretary of state
TO demand the immediate release Of Julio
Sanguilly. convicted at Havana. PETER
argued for national monetary commits
sion. He also introduced bill to improve
the banking business.
The house spent the entire day debating
the Loud bill to amend The laws relating
to second class mail matter.
SENATE.
Washington. Jan. Call delivered an
address on his Cuban resolution concerning
the condemnation of Julio Sanguilly. He
read from a letter which said that
Charles Gown, United States citizen had
been tied to tree and hacked to pieces by
s'paniards. He cited other instances Of
cruelty to Americans. A resolution asking
the secretary of state for all correspon-
'ence relating to the Sanguilly case was
adopted. Bill exempting settlers from
paying original government prices fixed on
lands was debated, but vote was not
| reached
| HOUSE.
The Loud bill to amend the law relating
to second class mail matter was passed by
the house after two days of debate by q
vote Of IA to los. -..
punchine-bag platform, of an in
gcnious device, the invention of Bob
Fitzsimmons, has just made it's ap-
pearance, and letters patent have been
applied for by John Wedderburn & Co.,
patent attorneys, Washington, ID. G.
The bag is suspended from two CEN
trally arranged circular frames or
rings, which are of resonant material,
and devised 10 act as sounding boards.
The sound of every whack the bag re-
celves from the fist of the person ex-
ercising is intensified by the sounding
board, and the conclusion may be dis
tinctly heard in all parts Of q large
theater or auditorium.
A man can never pay the debt he
owes his mother.
Men often climb half way up the
ladder and stay there; but it is seldom
they fall half the way down and stop
short of the bottom.
A Chicago tramp knocked loudly at
the door Of lonely house, and inso-
lently demanded food. The lady who
answered the summons had just been
pounding q beefsteak, and she had d
heavy potato lnasher in her hand. He
continued his insolence until she
struck him on the jaw with the weap
on, and this reception made him Zee
for his life. IS
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
Signed Too Many Notes.

HUMBOLDT, Jan. 7.-Samuel H. Kim
ney, q prosperous farmer who lived SIX
miles west of Humboldt, hung himself
because he had become surety on too
MANY notes.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

''Walter Baker l. Co., of Dorchester, Mass, U. $.
A. have given years OF study to the sklful prePar,
alton OF cocoa and chocolate and have devised
of treatment whereby the purity, palatability and
highest nutrient characteristics are retained Their
prcparations are known the world over and have
received the highest Endorsements from the practi-
cioner the nurse and the intelligent housekeeper
and caterer. There is hardly any food product
in combination with other foods cocoa and chocO-
atc but here again urge the Importance OF pur.
ity and nutrient value and these important points.
We feel sure may be relied upon in Bakers Cocoa
and ChocOlatc."-Dietetic and lIygicnic Gazette
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
out Of HIS Head,

CEDAR RAPIDS, Jan. l.--- Frank
Kouba. aged 45. while temporarily In
sane. hanged l.ilaself. He leaves a
wife and siHa 4 Is r ii. 3s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
Memento Of the war,

''That is a curious looking cane
Colonel. Is it q memento OF the warp
''Yes. 1t was made from the hollow
log | occupied during the battle O.
Lookout Mountain
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
. People never think of whistling in Ice,
land. It is violation Of the divine law.
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Coughing Leads to CONSUMPTION.
Kemp's balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Large
bottles rs and so cents. Go at once:
delays are dangerous.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
Hard Lines.

Eyes, they've had good deal OF trouble
"Indeed?"
Eyes the son was caught in some crooked
work and it left the old man in very
Straitened circumstances.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
Exp,,essing HIS Choice.

LandladyHo do you like you,
d yst .rs, Mr.. Piply?.
KS New BoarderNot more than dog
seA In q dish and well seasoned.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

Reading is the only enjoyment which
know in which their is no alloy. Anthony
Trollope
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

The world is always ready to hold
d that you ought to have known Detter'
! and add at the same time that you al
\ ways were foolish.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
A SURF Rax..

q hope baby will grow up into .
great, healthy, fat girl
We'll, name her Fsiry, and shs
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

When man Is particular to impress
on the world that he is satisfied, you
4 can rest assured that he has several
secret sore spots.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
Mrs. Leases Home Sold.

WICHITA. Kansas, Jan. Mrs.
for 5000. 1t was bought by the eastern
MORTGAGE. The cost Of the h ouse
was $4,000
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

The average death rate in English cities
is 17G per 1000. and in the rural districts
1871 per 1,OOO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
The Blizzard.

CHICAGO, Jan. GA storm is raging
through the northwestern and central
western states and great damage is
being done. Railroads are blockad ed
and cattle on the ranges and elsewhere
are suffering.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

The man who has the least need Of
friends Is the one who Is apt to imag
tns ~ has the largest number.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

The Dupont powder mills are run
ming night and day, and Uncle Sam
IL taking all Of their product. And he's
keeping 1t In q good. dry place, too.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
The man who nurses grievances Is
generally OF but little use for othel
purposes.

It's a poor stick Of a man who can-
( NOT furnish an excuse for doing what
\ pleascs him. s5, g.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

People who appreciate jokes prefer
N e. ind the point, instead OF having 1t
2 stuck into them.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
One difference OF opinion between
\ man and GU, is that you can gener-
4 ally tell when the former is loaded.

There is a certain look OF crudeness
attached to the appearance OF the
bachelor that seems to increase with
years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

The Industrial Aid Society of Boston
found work during the year for nearly
g. 700 peOple
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
INA STATE | BYsTANDER.
" BYsTANDER PUBLISHING ca
Nm -. I'm
IOWA
I Curiosity Is the main motive power
that keeps tho world moving.

There are plenty Of individuals on
)sarth who imagine that rudeness is
funny. @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08
DEFEAT FOR E,NCREE.

Failed to Beat the q: sing Candidate
for Speaker.
LANSING, Mich. Jan. THE Pin
gree men met their first serious defeat
when they undertook to form combi-
nation against William D. Gordon for
speaker. They started in too late and
found the task a hopeless one. 1t was
abandoned later, all candidates with
drawing in favor of Gordon, who had
no opposition in the caucus, being
nominated by reclamation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

Nine. Modjeska's hobby is bee raising.
She has GOO hives Of them on her California
ranch
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quininc Tablets All
Druggists refund the money if it fails 10 cure. 2c
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-01-08

DR.. Kay's Lung Balm is the safest, surest
and pleasantest cure for oil coughs.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12
OFFICE PROSTITUTION.
HiGh-innded Methods Employees 20
Elect Hanna.

There seems to be no limit to the AFRO
gance of the Hanuaites Never in tho
history of American politics have such
high-handed methods been employed in
an attempt to elect a man to office as
are now being used IN Ohio to send the
republican boss to the senate. And the
pity of it is that these efforts have the
hearty approval of the president of the
United States.
Mr.. Mckinley has not only supinely
submitted TO the pension bureau being
prostituted at the behest of Hanna by
having a branch agency established in
Ohio at this time and for the avowed
purpose of expediting the work of the
bureau to help Hanna; he has not only
made no sign of protest against the
grossest violation of the civil service
rules that has been committed since
those rules were formulated, and per-
mitted Hanna to dragoon every EN-
ploye of the government into his poIiti-
cal service; not only has he entered no
objection to members of his cabinet
agreeing to desert their desks and dig
nifty and go TO Ohio to plead Hauna's
cause, but the president has signified
his intention of quitting the white
house for a week IN order that he may
go down to Ohio ioduring the closing week
of the campaign TO the end that his
presence may influence votes for Hanna
And now the country is further dis
graced by the spectacle of its mail serv-
ice being glutted with documents
franked by republican members of con-
gress to Ohio voters, pleading with
them to send to the senate an indi-
vidual who during his brief experience
in that exalted body showed no capacity
for craftsmanship and only low cum
ming by which he could protect in the
tariff schedules certain interests which
contributed heavily TO the corruption
fund he used year ago in the election
of the pliable and affable gentleman
who is now nominally president of the
country.
The disgrace does not end with the
misuse of the mails. 1t extends further
and discolors the very source of clean
and efficient administration. Scores Of
mail carriers are being put on the
| forces of various large cities in Ohio,
ostensibly for the purpose of handling
| the increased volume of mail. These
carriers were not subjected to the ex-
animation prescribed by the rules gov
erning the post office department. but
appear to have been selected solely
with the view of giving employment to
men who can be of benefit to Hanna
in his present great need.
Where this prostitution of the public
service will stop can be predicted only
by those who know the necessities and
exigencies of Hanna's campaign. Ger
tain it is that the president will not
raise his voice to call halt.-St. Louis
/ Renuhlic
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12

The beautiful girl came into the room
and pulled her chair so close up to her
fathers big armchair that he looked up
from his newspaper to see what was the
matter.
"Mr. Wilkins likes you, father" she
said. as soon as she saw that she had his
attention.
Likes mel" he exclaimed.
Yes. He thinks great deal of YOU"
well. | have been under the impress
sion for some time that he liked some
one here" remarked the old gentle
man. but I've never seen any indica-
tions that was the one"
well. you will the very next time
you see Mr.. wilkins" said the beautiful
girl with conviction.
Whats he going TO do?" demanded
the old gentleman.
He's going to ask you if you will
consent to be his father-in-law," ex-
planned the beautiful girl-Chicage
Post.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12

A boy who showed presence of mind
and genuine heroism is John Thomas.
of Houghton, Mich, whose brave act is
recorded by one of our exchanges.
John Thomas runs a compressed air
hosting engine in the Tamarack mine.
The miners working in the twenty
third level had put seven cases of dyna-
mite in box for future use. The dyna.
mite stood not far from Thomas en-
CINE. He, with one of the miners, dis
covered smoke issuing from the box
and found that the woodwork was on
fire. Instantly the boy realized the
danger, and thinking of the miners be-
low, me rushed to his engine and gave
the alarm, after which he stood at his
post until the 5000 men had reached
the surface of the earth. Then he fled.
Scarcely were men and boy in a place
of safety-some say it was less than ten
seconds after John left his engine-be-
fore the dynamite exploded, smashing
the hosting engine to pieces and doing
other damage. But no human being
was injured, thanks to John Thomas
heroism.-Youth's Companion.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12
AT EVENING TIME.

men fall the shadows OF the night
re clouds that gloomed our little day
ShaH vanish like the mists away.
Al evening time 1t shall be light
The pain, the fear, the want of sight
Ihat quenched our hope i'm hopeless tears
shal pass like long forgotten years.
FOR evening time will bring the light
ne mysteries we deemed not right,
Because they crossed our selfish viii.
ANA bade our restless souls be still.
snail be dissolved in evening light.
ne hour OF deep temptations might.
ne anguishing moments when our life
seemed falling in the fearful strife,
ohaH glorious seem in evening light.
The childhood faith that once was bright,
illl mists of doubts had overcast.
In pristine beauty shall at last
Shine forth again in evening light.
We walt thy coming, solemn night,
When all our weary cares laid down.
we enter on The glorious crown,
In rapturous joy of evening light.
Oh. foregleams OF that coming light.
on, morn, beyond the western bars.
shine out, shine out above the stars,
And bring the day that has no night
S. s. Cryor. d. D., in Occident.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12
FORREST CITY, ARK FRIDAY NOVEMBER H. 1897

eHttt east tHdl Ltln was IN new Ork.
A kind friend wrote to Tom Gable and
said that, by-the-way. Lem was at the
Astor house. Tom wrote back at once
to the friend and told him to keep an
eye on Lem.
No word came direct from the man
who had made the strike, however, and
as one or two of the women had heard
all about LENS defalcation we didn't
know at what time some sympathizing
female might go to Mrs. Lem and tell
her all about it. So it was decided % act
at once.
Tom Gable wrote to his friend in the
east to meet Mrs. Lem at the Grand
Central and take her to her husband,
and then he and Doc Sloane called on
her.
Have you heard from Lem?" they
asked.
NO" replied she; have your"
Yes" said Tom; "he's gone to New
York. He has settled our business for
us, and he got into a faro-game in
Phoenix and made few thousands"
Indeed" remarked Mrs. Lem; Its
funny he didn't write to me about it,"
We'll" said Tom. you see he writes
that he's too busy. He sent me 5000
for you, and you are to pack up and
go to him at once"
Mrs. Lem didn't see anything wrong
about this. or suspect anything wrong.
a rattlesnake always wonders why
everybody doesn't know what he
means when he rattles himself, and
Mrs. Lem, being good, thought all the
world was good.
Mrs. Lem took the money.
He wants you to leave here to-mor-
row. Doc and | will see you to the rail-
road. and you'll be met at the Grand
Central by Jim Carroll. You remem-
Der him, of course. Lem is too busy.
He's making loads of money"
Mrs Lem and Buster left us the next
day. It was a sad day for all of us. We
cheered them as they rode off with the
last 5000 left in town.
When they got to the railroad station
Doc Sloane handed Mrs Lem letter
| for her husband.
Give that to Lem when you see him."
said he. "Good-by, ma am, and Buster,
| take care of your mamma and if you re
good you'll be man before she is"
Mrs Lem hugged Buster, and Buster
cried for the last time in the territory
of Arizona.
The train started. and when Mrs.
| Lem handed over the letter to her hus-
| band he read:
Dear Lem; Never mind what you did
| You take care of Mrs. Lem and Buster and
| love them with all your heart for all of your
| life; for if it hadn't been for them your life
| wouldn't have been worth fourbits' worth
| of rope Yours, TOM GABLE,
"Undertaker for the town of Boulder.
and for you, too, If we ever hear of your
| treating Mrs. Lem and Buster any worse
| than we have treated them"
We'll" said Tom that night, as we
stood penniless and sorrowfully treat
| ing each other on credit at the Free-for-
All, that's over and I'm not weeping
tears of sorrow"
The sound of hoofs could be heard,
and a moment later Jim Truslow
| dashed in.
Its all right, boys" he cried. i've
promised Heaven, the earth. and the
sea under the earth, and Boulder is the
county seat of Boulder county, Ariz"
Whereupon the town of Boulder, the
county seat of Boulder county, Ariz,
proceeded to so conduct itself that soon
it was beyond the dreams of avarice.-
Leslie's Weekly.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12
THE STEAL CONFIRMED.
Facts which Condemn Republicans
In ONCE.

In once.
Mark Hanna declares that he knows
nothing about the Pacific railroad steal
Foraker comes more directly to the
defense of the administ alton. He says
that the steal was arranged under
Cleveland.
Neither these defenses is worth any
thing. The facts remain, and they are
damning.
1t is proposed to rob the government
of $20,000,0 900. The Mckinley admins
tration consents. The fact, If it is .
fact, that a former administration pre-
pared the way for the steal does not in
the least degree excuse Mr.. Mckinley
or his encouragement for permitting
the robbery.
The Union Pacific railroad owes The
government $33. 100000. A gang of rob
Der spectators propose to rob the
treasury of $20,00c.000. They have ar
ranged that by paying $33.ooO,0oo for
the governments claim they shall get
the road and all its properties and fran
chises. and that the government shall
thereafter have no further claim upon
anything.
Other men stand ready TO buy the road
for S20,000,000 more, thus paying the
whole of the governments claim. But
the attorney general-formerly the con-
fidential attorney and executor of one
of the great Pacific railroad thieves-of-
ficially assents to an ingeniously con-
trived arrangement which practically
renders ii impossible for anybody to
bid for the road except this bankers
pool. That is to say, he assents to
plan which has been devised solely to
enable this syndicate to pocket $50, ,000.-
600 of the governments money
Mr.. McKenna can stop this steal If he
wants to. He has only to order post
ponement of the sale until such time as
rival bidders can make offers for the
property. Mr.. Mckinley can compel
him to this course if he wishes to do so.
They do not wish to do so. Whyf
What is the moving impulse? Why does
not the administration desire to protect
the treasury? Why does it favor those
whose plan is to loot the nation and
make private property of its rights?
Is there any history of campaign con-
tribution involved?
And in the name of all that is rational
how does any error or any wrong-do-
ing of the Cleveland administration ex-
cuse its successors in confirming the
steal.-N. Y. World
One thing is certain-if Hams
is harinp the twitters over the onnoS;
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12

The silver campaign of 1896. as
compared with the silver campaign of
1900, was as gentle zephyr compared
with a great cyclone; or as chunk of
ice compared with a burning coal.
There will be a campaign in 1900 that
will raise the great American eagle
clear off its feet and send it on a scream
Ing victory.-Illinois State Register.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12

If the nations prosperity really
depends upon Mr.. Hanna's election,
then the nation must be in a pretty
bad way.-Chis ago Chronicle.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-12

One thing is eertain-if Hams
is haring the twitters over the opposi-
tion to him in Ohio. Mckinley is 'shak-
ing" in sympathy with his trustee
manager.-Boston Globe.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-29
ChaplaincieS.

The proposition to abolish the corps
entirely has excited some of the chap
lalns to public comment. and one army
chapia in has descrl bed the benefits to
he service of having al organized
corps of chap aims. He says:
"a minister from civil life is like q
cat in strange garrett in garrison.
he has no standing there. He does
aot belong there aud he will find the
atmosphere forbidding if Lot tribe
frosty. 1t Is pure fiction to assert that
The civil minister will ever anywhere
perform for garrison The work of an
earne st, up-lO-date chaplain. When
the chaplaipcles are aDol shed, if they
ever art, religious work in garrisons
where minisLratiOLs have b en- the
rule will practically cease. 1t is not
uncommon to find those who, though
profou odly ignorant OF chapla n S
uutles, are nevertheless, quite sure
heir wiz dom exceeds thai OF the scrib-
S and Pnarise eS."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-09-29

The following data, covering a
period of IL years, have been compiled
from the Weather Bureau records at
Ell PasO for the mOath of OctO Der.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 60 de-
grees.
The warmest month was that of 1879,
and 1891, with an average of 81 de-
grees.
The coolest month was that of 1892,
with an average of 60 degrees.
Inc h1ghe temperature was 81 de-
grees on l, 1879, aud 3, 1887.
The lowest temperature was % de-
grees on II and 20, 1882.
Average date on W hich first killing"
frost occurred in autumn November
ID
fl O5t occurred in spring March y.
PRECIPITATION (rain and melted
snow.)
Average for the month 0.97 inches.
Average number of days with OIL of
an inch or more, D.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 5.15 inches in 1884
The least monthly precipitation was
none in 1882.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 1.s4 inches on 3, 1883.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of clear days, 20;
partly cloudy days, 8: cloudy days, 2.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from
the E.
Date of issue: Sept. 81, 1897.
N. D. LANE,
Observer Weather Bureau