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The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Novel Read ing Not Improving.

cit is very easy for one who reads a great
many amusing books to take the whole mat
ter too seriously" writes 'Droch" in the
November Ladies' Home Journal. Read
ing novels is neither improving your mind
nor being literary No doubt from the
best fiction one may pick up a great deal Of
valuable observation Of life which tends to
general culture. and. moreover. there ts
among them some of the stun that Is called
literature. But knowledge comes high. and
the price of 1t can seldom be paid In the
takes fiction seriously is apt to take life
frivolously-' II we can only get out OF
book something to put us in better atti-
we meet we cannot complain of its inf1u-
ence. novel is not. and cannot be ex-
ity is made of sterner stuff But IT. does
have an insidious influence on ones ideals
Of the man who writes it is impressed on
his work.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
SHOWS IN THE FACE.
Tho Eject of Certain Pastimes ON the
Physiognomy.

Tho E0OCt OF Certain f0st1me8 ON the
Physiognomy.
..If you don't want the world to know that
you have done a thing. don't do 1t, was the
says a writer in Munsey's Magazine The
advice has renewed force now, when women
are becoming more and more emancipated,
and are taking up the pursuits and occups-
used to be considered mans especial pre-
rogatives. Whether women's faces are
more mobile and more ready to receive an
imprint, or whether women are less given to
inner feelings, is not definitely understood,
but the fact remains that on nearly every
feminine face is fndelibly stamped some i'm
press Of her favorite pursuit or amusement.
The bicycle face Is well known. with Its
tightly drawn muscles, resOute. tense
preston and an underlying air of resigna-
tion. as Il it were saying III & death whirls ,s
fortitude- The long.distance lens Of the
golf eye is also growing common. but the
card face is comparatively new The more
claim they can detect the difference between
the whist face and the countenance nodded
by progressive euchre. but the card face in
general is recognizable of the veriest tyro.
selves into card playing so forcibly. with
such intense excitement. that 1T is no longer
a diversion, but serious task. Whether
they play for money or points or for some
to their drawing room except as an evidence
of their skill at the game. the result Is the
same. The strain on their nerves Is ex-
pressed by closely drawn brows- and an eye
and misplays. while greed and the desire FOR
gain show themselves In ugly lines about the
mouth. This description applies. OF course,
to the worst victims Of the craze; but the
same symptoms in more or less modified
form are appearing on the faces of not q
few of society's maids and matrons.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
a vIcroav ron s.MErAl.LlsM.
Govsrunent Casdidsts for faxiAansn'
Bentsu Because of Iss Aetssa Hownra
silver.

Govsrnnent Csndidsts fse fehanDes
Rente. Because of Its Aetssa Tewnra
silver.
London. Nov. "A parliamentary
bve-electiop was held to-day In the
Middleton division of Southeast Lam
cashire to fill the vacancy caused Dy
fhe recent death Of Thomas Fteiden,
Conseryative. who secured the seat at
the last general election by majority
Of 065.
The results Of to-day's polling is the
victory of the Liberal Radical candl-
date. Alderman Duckworth, by ma
seryatiye candidate, William Mitchell
Mr.. Mitchell is a member Of the hrm
of Mitchell Bros, felt and w0olen mer-
chants, and is locally well liked, but
Mr.. Duckworth is not less popular on
personal grounds. The bimetallist ques-
ton played a considerable part In the
contest. No part of Lancashire is
more ardently bimetallist than the
southeast. The refusal of the govern
ment to take any definite step to meet
the proposals Of the American and
French governments was used against
Mr.. Mitchell, although at all Of his
meetings he expressed himself strong
ly in favor Of bimetallism and ad-
ysnced the opinion that the prevailing
bad condition Of the cotton trade is due
largely to. the depreciation Of silver.
which, he said, had handicapped Ian
cashire trade to the extent Of thirty per
cent.
Mr.. Mitchell avowed himself thick
and thin supporter of the government.
Mr.. Duckworth proclaimed himself a
thorough-going Liberal, with the excep-
ton Of being unable to adopt the Lib
eral education program in its entirety
The Times, commenting editorially
upon the result of the bye-election in
Middleton, says:
"The Unionists' defeat must be re-
garded as due in part to Lancashire's
disappointment at the governments re-
lection of the proposals of the Wolcott
Monetary Commission"
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
standard Buys OH Lands.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 4.-One million
four hundred thousand dollars in cash
is the price paid by the Standard Oil
Company for 10000 acres Of oil lands
in the Bradford (McLean county, oil
fields. On this property are 400 to
800 producing wells, with daily pro-
duction Of over 5000 barrels. The
deed was recorded at Titusville. Penn
sylvania, yesterday. This purchase
virtually puts an end to the long fight
Of independent producers. The sellers
were Lewis ]. Emery, Jr., president of
the Emery Oil Company; President C.
p. Collins. Treasurer James r. Leon
ard and Superintendent J. H. Eyans of
the Devonian Oil Company and Pres
ident NJ. Matson of the Matson Oil
Company.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
AcHAMPIon OF CROKER.
william T. Stead Holds Out Hopes OF
Good Government.


London, Nov Am EnglShman
who does not cherish a totally gloomy
view of the result of the recent cleo
ton iu Greater New York is William L.
Stead, the well-known newspaper man,
who recently figured in the public eye
here as the sponsor of Richard Croker
in a somewhat flattering pen portrait
of that noted yammany chieftain- Mr..
Stead gave his views to representa-
tive Of the Associated Press to-day In
original phrases such as characterize
his utterances. Mr.. Croker, 1t appears,
while cOnversing with Mr.. Stead, pre-
diicted that the Tammany majority
would be 100000 votes. adding: If
I were to run for mayor. should want
all the newspapers against me-
Mr.. Croker added. says Mr.. Stead:
IF you intend to write about me.
please say that Tammany must give
New York the best government 1t ever
had. New York Is the ideal OF the
world and that is the future watch
word Of Tammany."
Mr.. Stead continued: 1T 10 4 great
vindication Of Tammany and Croker,
and gives them a wonderful opportu-
nifty, though it does not wipe out the
slate Of the past. Nothing could erase
the Lexow revelations. but many men
who, struggling to the front. some
times find it necessary to do shady
things to get there. would be superior
to such temptations after having
achieved the position"
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
German Turned Down

Baltimore. Md. Nov. Am official
count of the ballots cast on Tuesday
last made in most of the counties to-
day, leaves no further room for doubt
that the Republicans have control of
both branches of the Legislature and
that q Republican will succeed Arthur
p. German in the United States Sen
ate. Five members of the Assembly
and one senator were taken from the
Democratic list of probabilities and
added to that of the Republicans. Three
of the members and the senator from
Talbot county. and one member each
from Prince George and Carroll. This
gives the Republicans forty-nine MEM
bers in the House and the Democrats
forty-two.
1t also gives the Republicans ten SEN
ators to eight for the Democrats and a
majority on joint ballot of seventeen.
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WILL GO TO The COURTS.
Ohso Democrats Claim That They ehoNld
Have Majority.

Onso Democrats Claim That They eho~ld
Have Majority.
@,o,uu,bus. Ohio. Nov. 4.-LAte to-
vieht it became known that the courts
would be resorted TO for the purpose
Of preventing boards Of election from
Issuing certificates TO the hepuDncan
candidates in certain counties. Inc
cnses will be brought in the lower
courts and thence to the Supreme
Court as soon as possible. The Repub-
Ijcan state committee already has hw-
vers preparing cases of contest The
Republicans get three Representatives
on the face of the returns from Deaa-
ware. Noble and Wood counties, whose
pluralities aggregate only AZ, and
change of 72 votes would have given
the 1emocrats control Of the Legiska-
ture.
The Republicans claim that the Dem
ocrats also elected members OF the
Legislature on close margins, ana as
there were ten counties IN tne
state that gave less than 100 plurality
each for the candidates for the Legs
lature. the Democrats elected as many
members on these small pluraiities as
the Republicans.
Both sides are preparing for contests
in the courts and afterwards IN fne
LEGISLATURE As each branch OF the
Legislature is the tribunal Of last resort
in Judging of the qualifications on its
own members. the Republicans have an
advantage in their control OF the House
over the Democrats. who control the
Senate. There are thirty-six senator's
with only two or three contests posa-
BILE in that body.
In the House there are 100 members,
with a dozen or more seats that can be
contested. and the Republicans claim
majority of I in that body. so that more
Democrats could he unseated In the
House than Republicans in the Senate
While both committees are keeping Sc
cret any arrangements for legal pro-
ceedings. vet it is stated that the Dem
ocratic state committee will seek to en-
Join enough certificates of election from
Republican representatives to prevent
the Republicans from organizing the
House and appointing the committee
that will consider contests Devefop-
ments are expected tomorrow IN the
policies of both parties. 50 far as ap-
pealing to the courts is concerned
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Quiet ON the Reservation.

Fort Duchesne, Utah. Nov. 3-Tbe
situation ON these reservations remaine
much the same. Quiet seems fully ~
stored A full attendance of indian
children b reported at the Uintah In
dian school This. in itself. would he
Sufficient evidence that no hostilities
are contemplated by the Uintahe or
White Rivers. The two wounded
squaws are improving and will prob
ably recover entirely. The few India n.
now out viii come in ahead Of Captain
Wdghts command, which will arrive
early next week.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Carnegie ORers the Plant.

Paris, Nov. Andrew Carnegie,
who is here, says he has offered the
Carnegie armor-plate works to the
United States government If the Of
fer b not accepted the firm will sell
them abroad. He says he only took
up the armor business from a sense of
duty to hin country. and that the
works have never paid The firm
means to sell out at the smallest possi-
BILE loss.
Mr.. Carnegie declared that there was
no foundation for the report that he
and Mr.. Rockefeller were organizing a
combination to control the ore, iron
and steel industry Of America.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
VIII Investigate.

New York. Nov. 4.-The executive
committee of the Citizens Union,
which met tonight. proposes to insti-
tute q series of prosecutions against
violato1s Of the election laws. The
committeeman say that they are in
possession of evidence Of frauds prac-
ticed in this city on election day. 1t
is also claimed that the frauds are Of
such a gigantic nature as TO affect the
Official returns to marked extent
Chairman Reynolds says that some
body will go to prison before the in
vestigations are completed"
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
e Pelagic Sealing.

Victoria, B. c., Nov 4.-During the
season just ended but forty -one
schooners Of the Victoria feet have
been engaged in sealing. as compared
with sixty-four schooners during last
year. The whole feet has given en-
ployment to 495 white men and 5S7
Indiana The total catch. including
LOIS skins taken by the Indians Of
the coast, was 3O.41O. made up as fsa-
lows: Taken OF coast, on Japan
coast, 1921: at Cooper Islands. 1882:
in Behring sea, 15.6O7. OF the seals
captured 1880 were females. In
1894 the total catch was 04.474 skins.
in 1895 "A, ,124, and in 1896 55,667.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
gro Drive a Needle Through . Coin.

IAN apparent mechanical impossibility
may be accomplished by simple means.
using a copper cent and n cork. with com
mon cambric needle as accessories" writes
Magician Harry Kellar. describing How l
Do My Tricks in the November Ladies'
Home Journal "AnnOunce that you VIII
drive a small needle through a coin, and
few will be ready to accept your statement,
yet 1t is very simple and any one can do II:
Take a copper coin place it upon two small
blocks Of wood. leaving very narrow open
space between the blocks Now, having
selected a good. sound cork, force the
needle through 1t until the point Just ap-
pears at the other end. Break on the por-
tion Of the head of the needle showing above
the top Of the cork. Place the cork upon
the coin and strike ii a fair. smart blow
with a hammer. The needle will be driven
entirely through the penny by single
blOw~
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Held mn = Chair Car.

Litchfeld. ILL.,. Nov. Blast night as
the Buffalo. New York & Boston lim-
tied on the Wabash. due here at 9:4S
O'Clock. pulled out. two men without
masks boarded the chair car and at the
point Of cooked revolvers demanded
the passengers to give up their valua-
blee.
After going through the car, which
was done at lively rate. the robbers
pulled the bell cord and as the train
stopped the robbers got on. running
up Third street and disappeared. The
robbers got between $40 and $50 and
q gold watch
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
K....s Election R~turne.

Topeka. Kas. Nov. 4.-Election re-
turns have been received at Republican
headquarters from sixty-three coun-
ties out of 105 and of sixty-eight coun-
ties at Populist headquarters
While both reports agree on large Re
publican gains over the vote Of 1896.
they are conflicting in comparison with
the vote Of 1895 and this must be deter
mined by the official count
The Republicans elect nine out of
thirteen district judges
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Ths D.untie,s SHOW. Up.

Jacksonville. Fla. Nov. 3.-The steam
tug Dauntless. which left Savannah
under suspicious circumstances about
two weeks ago, has been heard from at
Key West, where she put in for coal.
The cruiser Montgomery has been pa
trolling the north coast of Cuba for i've
days past in search Of the Daunfless.
A special from Key West tonight
says:
The Dauntless landed two expeditions
from the Silverheel. one in Camaguey.
another in Santa Clara province Both
expeditions landed safely and have
gone to the interior
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

Looking hack on the hard times. Il
In pleasing to recall that during the
four years from 1898 to 1886 the rich
men Of the United States gave. to
found and endow public Institutions.
colleges. libraries. museums and hos
pitAls. no less than one hundred and
twenty-one million dollars. The New
York Times 10 responsible for the ng-
ures, which lend . good deal Of force
to that old proverb about the cloud and
IT. silver lining.
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cs.rs..rs..l for I.ov-r,,r.

Washington, Nov. 4.-The Presfdeut
has ordered a courtmartial to try Chm
tain Lowering. The court viii meet a
IL O'Clock On November 22nd At Rort
Sheridan
The changes asainst Captain Lover
ing are: "Cunduct prejudicial to the
good conduct and military disciplne
Of the army
TIE specifications include the actp Of
Captain Lowering in the case Of PA.
vate Hnm0uud-
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Slain by Poison.

Not the poison that the covert assassin ad
ministers in the drink. the food. or some
other guise. but the poison of Of malaria
shortens the lives Of myriads. There IL
safe and certain antidote. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters which not only fortihes the sys-
tenn against malaria. but roots out its seeds
when they have terminated. Dyspepsia.
constipation. rheumatic. liver and Kidney
trouble are conquered by the Bitters-
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Pnrker,s Pluralifx.

New York, Nov 4--Complete returns
nDm al counties in the state except
C4ttaraugus. Greene. Steuben and
Yates show a plurality for Alton b.
Parker, Democratic candidate for
chief judge of the Court Of Appeals,
Of 56,O5& The final returns Win re-
duce this plurality Judge PaEkef's
plurality IN Greater New York was
133066.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
HAMMonD.s HARSH SENTENCE.
0eHerAl Brooke MItigntes the Severity Of
the Court Martials Decree.

General Brooke MItigates the Severity Of
the Court Martiars Decree.
Chicago. Nov 3.-Private Charles
Hammond. who was dragged by his
heels before a summary court mayt1al
at Fort Sheridan four weeks ago, on
the orders of Captain Lowering, 10 an
swef to charge of desertion. will
serve but half the sentence imposed
upon him then. He was sentenced by
a court composed of fellow soldiers of
Captain Coverings to go to prison for a
year at hard labor and TO forfeit all pay
for this period. In addition. the verdict
provided for the dishonorable discharge
of the private
General Brooke. however. has re-
viewed the verdict. criticised 1t and cut
down the punishment As mitigafed by
General Brooke. the sentence compeis
Hammond to serve in the prison only
six months. His pay is reduced by SO
q month and there is no provision for
his diehonorable discharge. that being
deemed too severe by the commander.
In the review of the case. the general
said the sentence was excessive. By
this action the stigma Of dishonofafle
discharge will not attach to Private
Hammond. and after he has served six
months he viii be restored to his form
er position in the army
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Golne - Anaree's ReaIef.

berlin, Nov. 3.-The Lokal Anzeixer
announces that a steamer fitted out by
the governor OF Tromsoe. under instruc-
tioHs from King Oscar, has left Trum-
soc Island In search of Professor An
dres., the aefOnaut. She will proceed to
Spitxbergen. from which point Andree'x
balloon ascended last July She ID pro-
visiO0ed for eighi monthA
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

An arrest in lynching regions IL .
leGAl proesdure making 1t more con-
ven1eat to execute Illegally . person
chargOd with crime. The omcers cap
tuFe the alleged offender! the mob
overpower the ofncers and seize the
peFBna in custody. and then kill him
in some hideous fashion All this in
. land conseerated to liberty protected
By law!
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
MOUNTAIN Dew HAIR TONIC.

The Greatest Hair Grower on Earth.
l want a partner in same. I can grow
a full head of hair on the baldest head.
Send to the discoverer only for it; no
matter il you have been bald for thir-
ty years or more. Geo. w. Schoenhut,
Eldora, Iowa.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Hearing Affected

R'n8ing and Swapping In the ssoad
Cured By Hood's SarsapariNa.
FOR many years have been troubled
with catarrh, which caused me much
PAIN and affected my hearing. bsgan
taxing Hoods 6arsaparilla and II hslped
ms wonderfully and cured the swapping
and ringing In my head" Ma c. A.
kR, Cherry Valley, nlinois.
Hoods Sarsapari1la
Il Tie best-in fact the One True Blood Puriner.
Neea's PilIs cure su liver ilh- % esssa
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
SPAIN is DISPLEASED.
OBJECTS TO Mr.. TAYLoR's AR
TICLE.

Thinks the Ex-Mlnister to that Country
should Not Openly Criticize the Couxss
Of the Spanish Govesnment Divulgs
State Secrets.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

See the advertisement Of "5 Drops."
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company. In
another column of this paper. Take
advantage Of their splendid oRer.
which IN open for the next thirty
days only.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

updn the heels Of the announcement
- }. Plsrpoat Morgan's monster rail-
Wv combination comes the announce
Uoak that Carnegie has just organized
~ greatsst wire combination in the
world.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
NE scientific Expedltio..

Princeton, n. J.. Nov. FLAMES B.
Hatcher, curator OF the department of
vertebrate paleontology at Princeton.
viii have charge of one of the most
important expeditions ever dispatched
to foreign lands in the interests Of sci
ence. The expedition will sail from
New York November 9Th. for South
America, with the object of investigat-
southern Patagonia Mr.. Hatcher and
his party viii land at PuntA Arenas, In
the Strait Of Magellan. and will work
from that place northward along the
eastern base Of the Andes as far Is the
Argentine territory of Chuhut. The
main object Of the present expedition
viii be to complete. as far ~ possible,
the collections Of fossilsbfrds and man,
mails already secured from the tertiary
deposits Of Patagonia,
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

That the world II full Of dissakisAed
and unhappy people Ne all know. but
very few Of us give any thought to ONE
a. IL principal causes Of the despon-
1ency and sadness Of the -ace. II IL
oaly when we have almost finished our
lives that We learn that great expeeta-
tions and high hopes are only extremes
mon which We must recover. and thai
every undue anticipation IL an rnnat-
ural condition. and must bring its re-
action in corresponding depression. II
" veFy much better to preserve . fair
equilibrium under all circumstances.
a perfectly splendid time IL almost
Invariably followed by . series Of
ovoots that almost rob life Of its
brtshtness- II = not that anything sc
terrible has really occurred. but the
good time has raised the hopes 70 high
and Alled the heart with such bright
anticipation Of future good times thai
everyday pleasures appear tame and
insipid.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
SMOKE sledse Cigarettes, 20 for 5 cts.

about you" ssWhat was it.-' s.She said
you'd look too sweet for anything in q blue
tea gown and pink slippers.''
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

Il wouldn't wear my hair down over my
ears for anything" Don't you admire the
fashion,? Yes: but suppose some man
ehou1d propose and l didn't hear him"
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

Customer-You know that prescription you
filled for me yesterday ! want a copy OF
it. Druggist-I guess you'll have to get 4
from the doctor. l meyer could read his
handwrfting.-Life-
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

II love were the oRspring of merit
thsa patriotism would nnd NO dimculty
n showing Why . country II worth low
Ing. But the Turk loves Q land thai
hAs NO freedom; the 9pAniArd. like the
IrlsAnan. loves . country that has nc
Druspsf1ty: the ChinamAn loves . land
hat hAs no Inspiration: the Dskimc
loves . land that has for othern nc
natural beauty. Mem OF each Of thss<
nnxionalities love their home land ap-
paren<ly for NO other reason than BE-
causs Il ID ths1r own. So long - beina
burn In . country makes Its patriots
there will b. NO better reason to give
n pntrlots would make their country
II the people would all help to mAks
their country better worth loving-the
word patriotism would not sometimes
mean - little. It b poorly worth the
la1e II Il implies no moro than the
hahdt Of association that attaches the
savage to his hunting ground or bring
haek the exiled cat to its wontsd gar
~ rfue patriotism II something mort
shan bind Instinct. Nor h patriotihm
= mere ssnximsnt. Il u . pginclp1e oi
1uty: and Il becomes moro benencSent
- n Gruus more enligAtsned- ThA1
v1u - whsn patriots ceass TO cry. ~Ou
orunfsy, right or wrongr' and insisi
ehne m publie lifs and M politics shall
havo neehlng n them Of which they
~>~n onnn nnnmunmG
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

An eminent English scientist has ex-
pressed the hope and the belief that be-
fore many years the great cataract Of
Niagara will Be turned aside from III
course and every particle Of fts majss-
tic force utilized in furnishing electric
power to the mills and railroads Of the
Surrounding region. The harnessins
a The giant TO the service of man has
already begun. and there will Be two
opinions - to the wisdom of carrying
the process Of subjugation % far. Ma
tsr1a1 advantage IL not the only thing
to - considered: grand and beantiful
SCENERY has . value that cannot
b. ezprssssd in dollars and centn. No
aDoant Of increased industrial wealth
oould make sood the loss Of Niagara
FA1ls- Il 10 the work Of . Divine
hnDd- TIE brutal freed Of capital
sAoald not b permitted 10 oblitsrats
Il altogether.
The silver lance., 1897-11-12

..You are thorn in my path repeated
the hero. seornfuly- ..Ayt and worse!
thundered the villain: s.bicycle crank that
you are. l will be tack in your path."-
PueE
The silver lance., 1897-11-12
Eaueafe Yonr n

Educate Your Bowels with CascArees-
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
l0c sc nC C. c. fail, druggists refund money.