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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-19
.iD1 EXTRA SESSION
Political Complexion of the New
House of Representatives
REPUBLICAN MAJORITY OVER ALL IS
No Contest Over the Election of Officers
All the Old Force, Including Speaker
Reed, Observation-Disclosures
PETERS Successor.

Washington, March 16.-The house
OF representatives as organized yester-
day consists of 357 members, of whom
200 served in the last congress, and
IL in former congresses, while 1872
have never served in congress before.
Politically classified there are Zoe re-
publicans, 122 democrats and 30 fusion
silverites and populists. There were
BAL of them present The vote on the
election of speaker was: For Mr.. Reed,
rep, Me-, 1919; for Mr.. Bailey, dem,
Tex, ia; for Mr.. Bell, pop, Tex, 81,
aIal for Mr.. Newlands, sill, New, /.
Mr. Reed, having been declared duly
elected speaker of the house for the
55th congress, made a short speech,
promising to perform the duties
of his Office without fear, favor or
hope of reward" and declaring
that he was more impressed by
the sence of responsibility than
cheered by the sentiment of thankful
ness" The oath of office was admins
tered to him by Mr.. Harmer, rep, Pa,
the senior member in point of continu-
GUS service, and the speaker in turn
administered the oath to all the mem
bers. Then the clerk and other officers
OF the last house were reelected for
the present congress. At this point in
the organization the machinery got
somewhat out of geer, the house re-
fusing, by a bare majority of one, to
adopt the rules of last house until
further orders. That was the result of
count by the speaker, but when the
same question came to be voted on by
yeas and nays there was republican
majority of over twenty, and the reso-
luton was agreed to. After the anus
ing scene of drawing for seats" came
to close, the presidents message was
presented and read, the Dingley tariff
bill was introduced, the committees on
rules, ways and means and mileage
were appointed and the house ad-
journed till Thursday next.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-10-22
the WEEKS NEWS.
II Cents K Isu IUr Eggs 8 at

Ii UGNLS Klaumanns.
Buckeye Churn at COutant's.
Buy drugs of Campbell d Christian
Buy your groceries Oft. NJ. Bartels
Ice cold drinks at the Crystal Drug
Store.
u. Amos was up from Humboldt
Wednesday.
Fresh Oysters and Celery at H
Klaumann's.
Second Hand cook stoves wanted
Cheap Charley.
See those beautiful gas lamp shades
at w. H. Roots.
9 quarts Cranberries for Is cents al
II. Klaumann's.
Money to loan on city property,
BOstwick & Acers.
10 lbs choice roasted Coffee for $1.OC
at ii. Klaumann's.
We will trade new stoves for old
Dnes. Bartels & Son.
Choice country sorghum, 25 cents a
gallon, at Klaumann's.
Heinze's Sauer Kraut and Bulk
Olives at II. KIaumann's.
lone yard of the best toilet soap for
Is cents at II. Klaumann's. ~
Try that ice-cresm soda at the Crys-
tai Drug Store. Ten cents.
Saturday will be Leader Day at
Klaumann's. Watch prices.
so acres of fine farming land for
sale. Inquire of l.. G. Beatty.
Bert Wiley went over to NeOsho
Falls Wednesday to visit relatives.
Mrs. l.. Hobart went to Chanute
Tuesday afternoon to visit her sister.
For rent, two good office rooms,
near court house. Address Lock Box
80.
See the REGISTER samples and
prices before ordering your job print
ing.
A large part of the local news in
this issue will be found ON pages 8
and 6.
Good Upright Piano, "a bargain"
For sale by T.. NJ. Richards at Model
Grocery.
Trade at H. Klaumann's, he sells
cheap and pays more for country
produce.
Mrs. ID. p. Northrup and son Lewis
went up to Kansas City Wednesday
If you are going East or southeast
it will pay you to get Iates of the Mo.
Pac. agent.
ID. f. Jones. of Grand Ridge, ILL.,, is
in lola this week the guest of his
brother, J. E. Jones.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-10-22
THE lola REGISTER.
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

CHA F. SCOTT
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-10-22

Mrs. Cutsinger went to Carthage
Mo-, Wednesday and will spend the
winter with her children at that
place.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment of Il. A. Mowery & Co.. the Dig
Chicago commission firm, in this
paper.
Cider cheaper than water. Sweet
cider made from selected apples IOc
per gallon at the lola Cider & Sorghum
/ Works.
Mrs. Slagel, who had been the
guest of Mrs. G.. NJ. Allison for some
time. left Wednes lay afternoon for
her home in Ottawa.
Diseases often Turk in the blood be-
fore they openly manifest themselves.
Therefore keep the blood pure with
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The esbyterian ladies will give a
social at the home of Mrs. Agnes
Scott on the evening of Nov. u. Far
Their announcement heater.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glynn. who were
here the first of the week the guests
of their SOD, Dr. G.. c., left Wednes.
day for their home in McLouth.
BARGAIN Six room house with
two and one half lots. Nice trees,
barn, good well and cistern. Two
blocks from square. Henderson &
Powell.
Married: In Chicago, Oct. II, by
Rev. Willard Scott d. D., Arthur w.
Paine, of Chicago. to Mamie Bessie
Roll. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Roll, of Colony.
The county treasurer's Office il be-
ing re-arranged so as to give the treas
urer and his deputies much needed
room and greater conveniences for
doing their work.
The Railroad Jack" Co. is &C.
knowledged by the press and public
to be the strongest of melo-dramatic
productions. Presented in all it's en-
tirety by Railroad Jack" Co.
p. g. ESSEX, the leading Attorney
of Golden City, Mo-, writes: "Have
been troubled for years with Blind,
Itching and Bleeding Piles, and one
box of Beggs German Salve cured me
entirely. G. b. Spencer d Co., North
Side Square.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
Voting on the Decalogue.

The Old Testament is largely record Of the man.
ner in which God operated upon politics among the
Hebrews choosing their leaders and ordaining the
laws by which the people were governed. But in
the Christian democracy that has blossomed from the
Bibles open page God works through the citizen
ship Of the country, and the Ten Commandments
and the Sermon on the Mount are voted up or voted
down upon election day.-Union Signal
Humane Age: Backbone ID powerful factor for our
In Minnesota and predict heavier prohibition
vote in the state next year than ever before
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
Gathered Here and There.

The woman who marries to reform him
never lacks FOR occupation
A match may start condagration, and teaspoon
full Of brandy thirst for liquor.
The who drinks champagne at night generally
feels real pain in the morning.
If there were no little pigs, there would be no big
hogs. If there were no little drinkers, there would
be big drunkards
goldfish will die in ninety minutes IL placed In
water which contains cent of alcohol In water
which contains twenty per cent Of alcohol, 1t will die
instantly.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
PITH OF THE PRESS.

Cornerstone: The Christian voters Of this country
need baptism of sand.
Rams Horn: No man is a Christian clear through who
is not Christian in his politics.
Maine Temperance Record One vote for prohibition
is worth more than ton Of resolutions.
Christian Endeavorer: 1t is not possible to be at
good Christian and bad citizen.
True Reform: Those who read the prohibition papers
must be thoroughly convinced that the Prohibition
party is very much alive.
N. J. Gazette: Republican moralists can readily
the financial mote in other parties eyes, but do not
to be able to discern the rum beam in their own.
Voice: It is good deal better for the citizen to repre-
sent himself by voting for what he wants in small
party than to misrepresent himself by voting for what
he does not want in big
Griffin's Journal (Catholc): The day you vote for
license don't pray 'sThy Kingdom come" unless you
mean the DEVILS How is the kingdom Of God to come,
if we don't do something to make the Devils go?
People: With gold in the northwest pearls in Arkan-
and big crops in every state should have prosper
iy and would have, too not that the saloons
destroy faster than nature and man combined can
produce.
Motive: Talk prohibition to drinker, and in nine
cases out Of ten he will ask, "What would you do
without whiskey If you should get snake bitY It is
strange how much the mind Of whiskey drinker
snakes
Pilot: Stand by your guns! The principle Of prohibi-
ton championed by the Prohibition party would
save in three years equal to the entire amount
of gold and silver produced in the United States in the
past hundred years
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01


Keen out of the saloon Keep out of license par
ties.
1.-THE ballot box says John G. Wooley lis the
manager of a new era
Have you made up your mind to vote the Prohi-
bition ticket hereafter?
Encourage your local leaders Give them word
of appreciation of their efforts.
1t is just a year to another important election
Prohibitionists get move on you.
IF the church had backbone, she would abolish the
saloon which is the backbone of the DEVILS kingdom.
If the church is not prepared to do her work, in
Guiding that of destroying the saloon let her go to
the junk-pile.
The secretary of the State Prohibition Committee
raised S130 at the Minnesota M. 3. Conference for
the state work.
Observe Temperance Sunday Nov. %, by
sermon at the morning service, special exercises in
the Sunday school and young peoples meetings and
an upto-date platform meeting in the evening
We recently heard prominent minister publicly
roast John G. Woolley for ripping ministers up the
back" as he described it. Our advice to those whom
it may concern is, "Don't have that kind of back
The liquor press is bitter against drug store sales
by whomsoever in prohibition territory. The liquor
trades great unselfshness and respect for law are
seen in this fact.
A SIG watch for securing SIG worth Of subscrip-
tions A $3.50 Bible for $3.50 worth of subscriptions!
Other equally liberal premiums. While some are
thinking about them others are winning them. See
great offers, surpassed by no paper in the land.
Various church bodies in Iowa are adopting ring
ing resolutions regarding the treatment which the
voters Of that state should accord the politicians
and parties responsible for the overthrow of prohi
biton The election returns will determine what
the resolutions were good for
Nearly every month clip and save number of
accounts Of murders, suicides and other horrors in
spired by drink. When come to them, we
grudge the large space which they would require
and drop them into the waste basket as regularly
the nations drops their subjects into their graves
while the car Of prosperity rolls ON.
As showing that the saloonists must grid on the
armor, a state liquor organ republshes its first
page with "garing headlines, the appeal Of the State
Prohibition Committee for funds for the campaign of
1893. And now will the Pioneer Press, the Globe
the Tribune and other valiant champions of the
loon business be equally kind to us?
The word saloon" is now rarely seen above sa-
loon door. The character of the institution and the
consequent opposition to have made its very
stencil. This is an evidence of progress. Yet the
place" the sample room" and s. Brewing Co.'s
Beer are still with us, and a saloon by any other
name smells badly The saloon-as well as the
sign-must go.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
Neal Dow.

The "Grand Old Man Of the Temperance Reform
died Oct 2, in the Oath year Of his age While he
was not the first to advocate prohibition in America
his early and eminent services have also won for
him the title Of the Father Of Prohibition At the
earnest request of the wife Of neighbor who was
fast going with drink, he visited saloon to bring
her husband home He was informed by the saloon
keeper that he had license to sell and that if Mr..
Dow then a young man, would attend to his own
business, it would be appreciated. "You have ID
cense, have you? We will see about that" was his
reply and he then determined to devote his life to
the overthrow Of the saloon
In 1916 an anti-lquor law was passed in Maine and
in 1851, the "Maine law. 1t was repealed in 1885,
but restored the following year and is still upon the
statute book. Despite all difficulties it has worked
SO well that a prohibition clause has since been
placed in the state constitution by popular ma
jority Of 47OOO In effectng this great reform Mr..
Dow performed herculean labors. He travelled over
the entire state in an open buggy, speaking every
where I'm churches halls and school houses and scat
tering literary "kneedeep" he declared. Con-
WINGED that the national liquor traffic would be
abolished through the agency of existing parties,
he left the Republican party, and in 1880 was the
Prohibition candidate for President Of the United
States.
When nearly 60 years Of age he raised regiment
and was soon made brigadier general by President
Lincoln. His body was pierced by two bullets and
he spent nine months in Libby prison.
He was Mayor Of Portland, member Of the Legis-
lature and prominent in commercial and financial
terprises. Above all, he man, trusting in
God, feeling for his fellowmen and making the
world better for his having lived in it. His crown
will appear brighter and brighter the victory
draws nearer
If hundred thousand Prohbitionists would start
out, each with the avowed purpose to convert Eve
voters to the Prohibition party within the next twelve
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01

Methodist church papers contain several suggested
plans paying the debt resting upon the treasury of
the Missionary Society. We too, have an idea upon
this point Let the Methodist pulpit and press sound
the battle cry against the saloon in such fashion
we have not yet heard. Let saloonkeepers, whisky
politicians and straddng political parties be made to
tremble in their boots. Let the position Of the
church from to sea, on Sunday and on Tuesday,
be such that the worst liar who walks the streets
would no sooner question her position than he would
assert the devils hatred of hell. The churches
would be filed, the ungodly would to Christ
by the tens Of thousands, and with without plans
the treasures of the church would overflow
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
BACK BONE.

Temperance refers to the personal use Of liquor,
prohibition to its sale. Hence, man may be a
Prohibitionist 1--WE do not say consistent MANI with
out being total abstaner. It is noteworthy how
ever, THAT young men who identify themselves with
the Prohibition party rarely become addicted to
drink Their associations unlike those Of the other
PARTIES lead them toward moral cleanliness.
Among the objects of the Minnesota Liquor Deal
ers' Association, defined by its constitution,
the following:
To elevate and purify the liquor business by op-
posing the sale of intoxicating liquors to minors ha-
bitual drunkards and dissoute persons encourage
members in conducting the liquor business in
derby and becoming manner according to law; to ad
vocate the enactment of laws prohibiting the
facture and sale of adulterated and impure liquors.
to secure the enforcement of such laws will pro-
mote the cause of practical temperance.
1t will be that some Temperance" reformers
will need to move along peg two if they propose
to keep ahead of the saoonkeepers
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01
BACK SAUCE.

The good work will go and prosper until the watch
fires Of personal liberty will burn every hilltop
throughout the land.-Robert j. Halle Secretary Ma
uonal Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Don't you mean housetops?
In the liquor business more than all others, delays
are dangerous Both Sides Nquor organ.
We thought whiskey improved with age. Or had
in mind the prohibition wave which, It has been as
serted, lis a mile high and only a mile aWayT
The Chronicle is not now, and has not been for
long time, Archbishop Irelands organ and does not
profess to speak for him.-NorthWestern Chronicle.
This frees the Archbishop from the possible charge
of responsibility for the Chronicles liquor advertise
ments
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01

If one hundred thousand Prohibitionsts would start
out, each with the avowed purpose to convert i've
voters the Prohibition party within the next twelve
months, most Of them would undoubtedly succeed
Exodus.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1897-11-01

Entered at St. Paul Postoce as second class matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
AND FOREIGN ENGINES.
An English Journals Refusal to Be-
Heve in American Records of Speed
From the American


THE Engineer" Of London does not. we
are sure, intend to pose as a humorous
journal; but, nevert heless, it is sometimes
quite amusing, particularly when trying to
demonstrate to its cwn satisfaction. and to
make its readers believe that things veg
ularly done here in America are. as a mat
ter of fact, impossible, don't you know"
In its issue of September 10 1t published
the official record of the fast run between
Philadelphia and Atlantic City, n. j.. for
the month of July last, this record showing
the time. from start to stop, to average
iCrty-eght minutes for the fifty-five and
oiie-han miles-the figures varying slightly
on different days. The table was furnished
by the Baldwin locomotive works and
showed the performance of the train in
detail for every day of the month, willie
ACCOMMODATING 1t was a plotile of the road.
showing the grades trayersed
one would imagine Sucil information
from such source to be entitled to ac-
ceptance in respectful manner. and. in
fact, fer the Tina being, the figures We're
allowed to go uhchallenged, and in its issue
or October - the Engineer even published
letter from E. X. Clark of Leeds testi-
flying that he made the trip on the loco
notlNe OF the train a day when the
distance was covered in forty-seven min
uteS. In its iSSua of November 10 how
ever the paper returns to the subject in a
leading editorial, and, referring to the
official record before published, it says:
Beyond all question, that official record is
quite fallacioIs. 1t is not true either in
substance Or in fact. 1t is a record of me-
chanical Representatives,. Nevertheless we
think we have actually got the scientific
truth in Clement Strettcn's letter, which
Will be found in another page"
Reference to Mr.. Stretton's letter, three
pages back, shows that it relates to a run
made in 1893, when the time made was
~ ii minutes. There is not a scintilla of
evidence against the record of 1897 but
because of the slower time in 1893, the
record for the last season lis not true
either in substance or in fact
Now the question is: Does the Engineer
really believe that because certain rate
of speed was not attained in 1893. therefore
it cannot be in 1897, and that any one who
claims ii can be is merdacious, or does
it deliberately intend to resort to mere
pettifogging methods to deceive its readers?
We must confess that We see no other al
tentative
Nevertheless, the Engineer is forced 10
admit from Mr.. Stretton's figures of the
run as made four years ago that Ameri
can locomotives do make faster time than
English ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
Baby Carriage Suggestion.

Why not buy the baby new carriage
for Christmas present. 1t is quite true
YOU could not put 1t in his stockings. but
at the same time it would prove very use
full Wash B. Williams, at the corner of
eth and D streets, has one of the most COM
plete lines Of baby carriages for Christmas
in the city, and he is selling them way
down" At this establishment there are
any number of pretty things that would
make suitable as well as useful Xmas
gifts. There are very pretty rockers and
dainty little parlor chairs and tables, chit
foniers, dressing tables. cabinets, book
cases and desks that would please the
heart of any recipient If you are looking
for a present for your wife Wash. b. Will
liams can furnish you at small cost hand
some. set Of furniture for the bed room or
for the parlor. If you are looking for car
pets you should see his large assortment
before making your selection. This estab
lishment is well known for its reasonable
prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-22
THE CLEANLY ISLANDS.
4 Region Where the Very Dust is of
Cleansing Nature.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Fortunate islands the ancients called
them. What measure of sood fortune they
associated with cleanliness is indeed. un-
certain. From the duration and elabora-
ton of their baths. one might presume that
the Romans-n0t the holy, but the pagan
Romans-placed it at least a degree above
Godlness; yet some influence surely must
have traversed the law of heredity. for
they scarcely seem to have transmitted
this disposition to their posterity.
Whether. however. the title Fortunate,
given to these islands, had or had not a ref
erence to this quality. Which We place pro-
verbally only rext to godlincss the aIa!-
ity itself is strikingly conspicuous. The
islards had other names. The HeSperides
is The most familiar of them, and in Ter
erffTS the original dragon tree NAV be
seen beneath which that sieepless dragon
coiled himself who acted as watchdog for
the maiders guarding the golden apples
relay we call golden apples" oranSes-in
the language CT the country. narangas
We have changed the name of the islands.
too, and call them the Canaries. No canary
birds seem to live in them. however and
there il a notion that the name is derived
ultimately from CAMS the dogs. espe-
clally those of the Island of I.anzerote the
most easterly, Deirg famous The flora of
the Islands is suDtropical. with palms lis
not the chief town of the Grand Canary
Las Pallnas3. bananas, eucalyptus cactus
and the aforesaid golden apples" LIN
uriaEt vegetation is the glory of Teneriffe:
a climate wonderfully equable is common
10 them ALL but Grand Canary is especially
blessed IN its dryness and freshness AT
orotaVa Is more grandeur OF gardens and
spacious hotels: at Las Palmas facing the
northeast trade winds, is the constant
lrcsn breeze OH the sea, accommoda don as
comfortable as could be desired. and The
quallty of cleanliness in its superlatiyc de-
gree Where all is SO dry it is difficult Ia
ne DIRTY, ana positive triumph of innate
..ip
TIE proietariat that so many of them con-
tlnue TO be filthy. The Engli-hman NAV
even be astonished at their dirt as he will
be astonished at his own cleanliness. The
establishment is the greater because the
place Is perVaded by a line dust. But the
very dust is OF a Clearly. almost of
cleansing nature 1t lies in powder on the
banana groN eS and palm trees; after a
country drive II may make a dark coat look
as il its wearer's profession had TO do with
a flour mill: but shower of ram sweeps il
OH the foliage and shake and a brush off
the garment, ard they are all more spotless
than they We're before.