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The western recorder., 1898-06-16

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The Spanish squads concealed in the
chapparsl seoyer. had. .i,he advantage,
{ the men furnishing, n, tue. target
fought from cover until midnight, dis
rcoverabie only by the flashes from
their guns The repcaters sounded like
crackers In II barrel.
/, The Mnrhlchead launch with Colt
machine gun In her bow. pushed up
the bay. enfilading the Spaniards, and
II Is thought that some were killed.
Tho marines trailed much blood to the
waters edge and there lost 1t. Sharks
are numerous in the vicinity.
The ships threw their senrchlights
ashore. the powerful eyes sweeping
the deep tropic foliage and disclosing
occasionally skulking parties of Span
lards. 1t all represented a transform
alton scene ut the harbor. -..,.,.
/. Each discovery OF the enemy was
greeted by the cracks OF cnrbine fire
along the edge OF the camp ridge or by
The long roll of the launchs machine
gun. searching the thlckcts with a
leadcn stream.
shortly after midnight came the main
nttnck. The Spnniards made IA gallant
charge up the southwest slope, but
were met by repeated voiieys from
the main body nnd broke before they
were .one-third OF the way up the hill.
but they came SO close that Mt points
this was almost n hnnd-to-hand strug-
gle. The officers fired their revolvers.
The Spaniards got through the open
Formation to the edge. OF the camp.
Colonel Jose Campina, the Cuban
guide. discharged his revolver and
they. turning and finding themselves
without support. ran helier-skelter
down the reverse side OF the hill. II
was during this. assault that Assistant
Surgeon Gibbs was killed. He was
shot In the head in front Of his own
tent, the farthest point of attack. He
fell into the arms OF Private Sullivan
and both drppped.
A second bullet threw dust in their
faces, Surgeon Gibbs lived ten min'
The western recorder., 1898-06-16

The 300 marines on nv,the Panther
were, landed on the eastisidc of Guam
tanamo bay OH the .11th. driving the
Spaniards from that point. -Four ma
rincs We're killed.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
CAN STATE MAKE vALUE7
itations I'm Eject Upon supply
and Demand.

Human law cannot change the law
of supply and demand, but is can
limit the supply, as by a protective
tariff, copyright of patent-right law,
or increase the demand, as by law
putting the whole demand for money
upon gold alone, instead of upon sill
yer and gold as before, or the same
law may both increase the demand and
lessen the supply, as by a declaration
of war, which diminishes the number
of producers and enlarges the amount
Of consumption; in all of these ways
does law create value, as truly as q
man creates value who changes wool
into a garment.
The laws of nation after nation
demonetizing silver and placing the
whole demand for money upon gold
have, enhanced the value of gold and
lessened the value of silver, until now
it takes 40 ounces of silver, instead of
16 under bimentallism, to equal in
value one ounce of gold. The closing
of the Indian mints alone caused an
immediate fall in silver Gas rated in
gold) nearly 20 per cent. On the other
hand, the passage of the Sherman law
in 1890, though far from free coinage
law, caused an immediate advance in
silver lin terms Of gold) to $1.21 per
ounce, or within eight cents of the
ratio sixteen to one; and ii can be
easily demonstrated, both from ex-
perience and reason, that the passage
of a law by the United States for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the ratio of sixteen to one
would Immediately so increase the
value of silver and lessen the value of
gold that 16 ounces of silver and one
of gold would be of equal value as bull
lion. This would result, in accord with
the law of supply and demand, by TAX
ing from gold and putting upon either
silver or gold (and therefore, upon sill
yer SO long as 1t remained cheaper)
the demand of the commerce of this
people for money, which is equal to or
greater than that of all the rest of the
world.
These arguments are not new. They
were advanced by our great leader in
his unparalleled campaign and were
never answered except by such fall
lacious assumptions as "state cannot
create value" and If democrats admit
such assumption they admit away our
whole contention.
In the strictest sense only God
creates value, but in the sense in which
man creates value the state can, for
what is state but the organization
and united energies and capacities Of
all its citizens?
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
A POOR DRINKER.
The Great Shakespeare COuIdnt
stand the Pace Set by His Con-
vivial Friends.

The commentators have mostly
agreed to reject the anecdote that
Shakespeare died of fever resulting
from "a merry meeting" with Ben Jon.
son and Michael Drayton at Stratford.
on-Avon. The story was published by
a clergyman who heard it about &c
years after the event. 1t has shocked
into incredulity a good many pepole
who imagine Shakespeare to have not
been a man, but a demi-god. Now,
Mr.. Frank Harris surmises from a
number of passages in Shakespeare's
works that he was a poor drinker
and had great contempt for the
drinking customs of his period. But
he was bored to death at Stratford
and when his friends came TO see him
he yielded to the temptation to drink
too much, and paid the penalty. JON
son and Drayton were none the worse
for the debauch, but it killed the poet,
who, like his own Cassie, had "unhap-
py brains" for this form of indulgence.
The theory is plausible enough, but,
then. Mr.. Harris spoils it by arguing
that Shakespeare was not only poor
drinker, but also a bad sleeper. The
well-known speeches about sleep, na-
ture's sweet rcstorer, are cited to
show that the writer suffered from
insomnia. They may mean no more
than Shakcspeare's observation of the
effects of sleeplessness in others, 1uss
as the diatribes against drinking may
prove nothing except that, while a
great topper himself, this most sympa-
thetic of all mortals could enter into
the feelings of men who were con-
stitutionally incapable of CARRYING
their liqaor.-London Saturday Re
view
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW.
Various Suggestions Concerning Mate
ters Of Interest In the
Household.

Gooc toast, that Is. toast which il
properly made. will not ferment in the
stomach, because all the moisture is
driven out OF it. and all the starch in 1t
has been converted into more easily
digestible substance. Good toast 10
made of good whole wheat bread, two
days old, cut half an iEch thick and
held over clear, hot fire on pre-
viously heated gridiron so as 10 dry
through thoroughly. After drying
out the gridiSoh is to be moved back
and forth so that the toast will take
on a warm, velvety brown. As soon
as the toast is done, serve II on one
of the pretty silvered or silver wire
toast racks; these racks may stand on
the stove and keep the toast crisp.
II waits are unavoidable. Crisp toast
Is very appetizihg, but steamy, soggy
toast is the reverse
Excessive physical fatigue, as well
as excess of mental labor continued
for any length Of time, will bring ON
Insomnia. Excess of grief or of Joy
will produce a similar effect to excess
of mental labor, because excess OF emo
tion paralyzes the vessels Of the brain
so that they cease to contract and ex-
pei the blood. Bromides and some
other drugs produce sleep by contract
ing the blood vessels and squeezing
the blood out, thus favoring sleep. but
their habitual use is very hurtful, as
they finally starve the brain, as II
were. A person commits very seri-
Gus mistake who resorts to drugs to
promote sleep. because the habit OF
drug-taking. once formed, must be
continued and the dose increased. The
trouble is that after awhile, in spite
OF the drugs and because of their pc
cular action, sleeplessness becomes
confirmed, and either insanity or
death or both become the penalty.
A famous French physician has given
a number of remedies for sleeplessness
suited for various cases; they are
worth trying until one finds which
is the best suited 20 her case. or his.
as may be; heie they are: Number
one Is to sleep with the head high;
this expedient IS successful in people
who have languid circulation of the
blood. Number two is remedy which
may be followed with marked success
by neurotic people. that is, people
with small or weakened nerve power;
it Is this--to eat light supper before
going to bed; the act of digestion at
tracts the blood to the stomach, and
SO partially empties the brain. The
hot bath just before retiring pro-
notes sleep by distending the blood
vessels of the skin, because the heat
attracts the blood to the skin. Hot
baths are not safe for persons with
very weak hearts, because they are
too stimulating and make the heart
beat too rapidly; such persons might
better try the light supper.-Ladies'
World.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16

When the smart Highland regiment
was in camp in Ireland some time ago
the officer of the day-a strict dis
ciplinarian-visited the guard tent to
make inquiries about private who
was a prisoner there. When he lifted
the flap of the tent to his amazemen.
he found only one man, and he was
killing time by smoking and playing
with kitten. Where's the guard p
said the officer. THE guard, is it?
Sure, they're all out in the field yon-
der, playin' cricket" The officers
head began to turn round. "Where's 5
the corporal of the guard, then ?"
THE corporal! Begorra, he's the best
bowler in the regiment" "Good
heavens, man. Then where is the
prisoner?" Sure" said the man,
sleepily, "it's mesilf that is the pris-
oner."-London Spectator.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
ELBOWS ON THE TABLE.
Remarks Of Correct Woman On
Dinner Customs Of the Pres-
emt Day.

"WheE / was learning the way in
which Twas expected to act as a grown
up person." remarked a woman who
had already reached the stage that
was marked by white hair and the
generous lines of dowager's figure,
iii was always impressed upon me that,
whatever else might happen, must
keep my elbows off the table. There
was little danger that / would eat
with my knife. One or two warnings
usually rid child of any tendency
toward that habit. I got over it soon
enough to have no recollection of any
prolonged training in that direction.
"But the elbow question was a more
serious one. / had to be reminded Of
my weakness in that direction. NV
subsequent triumph was bought only
after struggle. But it did come ulti-
mately, and. conscious of my own
strength, had pity for persons who
had not learned the lesson as / had in
childhood. But there were very few
opportunities for me to exhibit this
sympathy. I never saw anybody put
their elbows on the table at any time.
II was quite as unknown as TO find any
body eating with knife. So, in COM
mon with other persons who received
their breeding at the time / did, ell
bows on the table went down with the
knife as one of the unpardonabls
crimes of dining-room etiquette.
"But have learned within recent
years that was wrong about all that.
There Is not the slightest breach OF
the best table manners in sitting
through dinner with ones elbows ON
the table, so long as the arms above
and below them happen to belong to :
woman. II they are bare it is highly
probable that they will remain on the
dinner table during two-thirds of the
meal. That, indeed, is the distinctly
smart attitude at large dinners, and
the girl who fails at some time during
the DINER to lean on the table with
her head in her hands and stare or
smile at the man opposite has COM
pletely failed TO take advantage of one
of the most effective dinner tricks
Known to the girls of to-day. 1t il
even possible TO hold wineglass in
the hands and, with the elbows on the
table, sip it slowly, but that is little
difficult and needs prsctice."-N. Y.
Sun. -
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
PROSPECTS OF DEMOCRATS.
Things Are Looking bright for Free
silver Throughout the MID
die West.

In Illinois the republican party 10
split wide open. It's members are quar-
reling about the Allen bill, the schemes
Of Gov. Tanner to defeat Senator Gull
lom and elect himself to the United
States senate in 1901, the condition Of
the state treasury in consequence Of
the candidacy of the deputy treasurer
for two terms to be treasurer for what
would be virtually a third term, the
quarrels of local candidates in nearly
every legislative district. and other
troubles too numerous to mention.
The republicans who voted for Nc
Kinley in 1896, on the bimetallism plat
form, now see their error and will vote
for the democrats.
In Wisconsin the success of the
doodle book" campaign in the renom-
ination Of Gov. Scofield and the pros
poets of silent bolt by at least one
third of the republican voters illus
trate republican harmony in that
state. The silver forces are splendidly
organized. In Michigan the open war
made by Gov. Pingree on Senator Bur-
rows, the aspirations of Pingree for q
denomination and to be elected sem
ator, while Alger has designs to retire
from the war department and to be
elected senator. are political condi-
tions illustrating republican char
mony" in the state. Michigan, always
a silver state, will swing into the DEM
ocratic column without doubt.
In Iowa and Minnesota the condi-
tions are substantially the same.
There is internal war in the republic
an party from center to circumference.
The cause of gold monometallism has
split the party everywhere in the CEN
trail west.
In Indian the republican situation
is so bad that it could be hardly worse.
The leaders know and acknowledge
the fact. There will be gain of sew
eral democratic congressman on the
financial issue. A democratic legis-
lature will be elected and United
States Senator Turpie will be chosen
for another term.
With all the facts in view the rosy
description Of republican prospects in
the west attributed to the secretary
of the republican congressional COM
mittee is subject to large attachments
in the brilliancy of its coloring. The
west will send largely increased sill
yer delegation to congress this year
and will give an enormous democratic
electoral vote In 1900.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
FORREST CITY, AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 49, 1898

bear longer the sight of that TERRIBLE
figure. The padre, moved in spite of
himself, had ascended the rude steps
to his sermon-box; his talk, addressed
to those who had cruciiied the S.
viour," began; there were means,
yells, hysterical screams-some of the
women tainted, and tho children were
crying; few dared look at the Christ,
who was now being dragged by two
Roman soldiers to the great cross that
stood upright to the left of the crowd;
no one could endure to watch; even
the other Roman soldier, who was
helping Juan, was shivering in horri-
BILE dread, as his cold fingers touched
the inert, dropping figure that they
were to cruelty; that 1t was Diego,
the poor goat-herd, he could not real
ize. This was Christi The bleeding
brow, the closed eyes, the cold, damp
face, like marble, the limp, clasped
hands, were making him i'll with hor-
ror; he shut his own eyes as they
dragged the unconscious figure up
on the cross; he motioned, trembling
''ANAA AOh Va uho VCdhACSs, tndt udu
tie the rope about the shoulders and
neck-loosely, of course, so that the
Christ might breathe-while he tied
the feet, in their coarse. Indian SAN
dals. No one was looking; the great
multitude of kneeling, moaning forms
were listening to the padre, their faces
hidden; now was Juan's time! With
fiendish grin on his pale face, he
twisted the strong rope tighter and
tighter about the neck of the fainting
Christ-tight-so tight! There was
a convulsive movement of the crucified
body, gurgling gasp, and then re-
laxing of the muscles, and the heavy
thorn-crowned head dropped lifeless-
ly; the tensely excited crowd did not
know it, but their Christ had been
crucified! Then Juan quickly tied the
rope very loosely-no one would ever
know-and the two Roman soldiers
rushed away from the cross.
The padres sermon finished, the
Christ was taken down from the cross
poor Diego. he must be tired! But
not so--Diego, the goat-herd, would
never be tired any more. For he had
been dead two hours.-San Francisco
Argonaut
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
PRESS COMMENTS.

When next Mr.. Mckinley selects
q secretary of war he should fight shy
of anyone for the place who has only
Mark Hanna's Endorsement to recon-
mend him.-St. Louis Republic.
-Alger's hide has been penetrated.
He has begun to write explanatory let
tiers to show how his subordinates and
the soldiers themselves were to blame
for the failures, privations and NOR
tality, more terrible than Spanish bull
let's, which have followed our armies
from the moment they fell under the
charge of the war department.-Phila
delphia Record.
The American people have ar
rived at the conclusion that personal
politics governed Mr.. Alger's appoint
ments and conduct of the war; that
their army was exposed to unneccs-
sary hardships because the military
preparations and leadership of the
Santiago campaign were both az bad
and inadequate as the motives which
governed them.-St. Louis Republic.
The people generally did not
know Alger, but they had confidence
in Mckinley. They did not believe
that the presidents choice for sec
retary of war would be an utter in
competent, and they had faith that
the president would get rid of such a
secretary as soon as this incompe-
tence was proved. They were mistak-
en- The awful experience of our troops
in this war under Alger will have to be
forgotten before another volunteer
army can be raised.-Boston Post.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
WHAT I KNOW.

When the anchors that faith has cast
Are dragging in the gale,
/ am quietly holding fast
zs the things that cannot fail
know that right is right;
That IL Is not good to lie;
That love is better than spite.
And a neighbor than a spy.
know that passion needs
The leash of sober mind:
! know that generous deeds
Some sure reward will find;
That the rulers must obey;
That the givers shall increase:
That duty lights the way
For the beautiful feet Of Peace.
In the darkest night of the year.
When the stars have all gone out,
That courage Is better than fear,
That faith Is truer than doubt.
And fierce though the fiends may fight.
And long through the angels hide,
] know that Truth and Right
Have the universe on their side.
washington GLADDEN., In City and State
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
The vfcis.itudes OF Time.

By the time a man has learned to
speak with discretion and weigh his
wordr carefully younger generation
springs up, thrusts him in q corner,
and ysl not let him speak at ALL
Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16
In the kIondfke Valley.

New Arrival-What is this with such
a heavy armed guard around it? 1t
seems to be box of some sort of yell
low powder. 1t is evidently very valua-
BILE, undoubtedly gold dust.
Polar Pete-Gold dust! Well. guess
not. Stranger, that there is cornmeal
from the states.-Up to Date.
The Forrest City times., 1898-09-16

1t looks as II the war might be
. hotter issue than the republicans
will care to handle.-Bin2hamton (M.
" Leader.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-23
North Atlantic Squadron Ordered to
Havana.
BLGECO CALLS SPANIARDS TO ARMS
War Declared, Though Not Officially
Spaniards Asked to Defend the Island
With their Last Drop Of Blood.

A Washington dispatch dated April
2Ist, says: War between the United
States and Spain in a fact, though not
officially declared. The North Atlantic
Squadron has been ordered to Havana,
and by today it is more than probable
Havana is blockaded.
Blanco, at Havana, has issued an APP
peal to the Spaniards calling on them
to defend the island with the last drop
of their blood. He said: 1.-THE enemys
feet is almost at Moro castle, almost
at the door of Havana. They have
money but we have blood to shed and
we are ready to shed it. We will throw
them into the sea"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-04-23
THE MORRISON LETTER.


It Is darkly limited that Mr.. John T.
Morrison Of this town wrote letter in
which he proposed to the Gillette.
Herzog Co. that he would carry the
bridge election, which occurred last
fall, for consideration. THE TRIBUNE
knows nothing about Mr.. Morrison's
correspondence, but II he ever wrote a
letter of that kind he deserves to be
publicly confronted by the proof of 1t.
Not that engaging in such enterprises
can be considered as at all original
with Mr.. Morrison, in this community;
not that any particular disgrace
attaches when they are negotiated by
some of our distinguished citizens, but
because in Mr.. Morrison such an act
would be criminal. It has been init
mated that Mr.. M. B. Gwinn has in his
possession the discriminating letter.
II this be true, THE TRIBUNE earnestly
and respectfully requests permission to
publish it. Mr.. Morrison has, to all
outward appearance. since coming
here, uniformly conducted himself as
an upright, honorable gentleman, and
thereby won for himself the respect and
confidence OF a majority of the people
OF Caldwell. Moreover, he has firmly
ingratiated himself in the esteem of a
large number Of the people of the State,
and 80 circumspect has been his public
conduct that no decent man suspects
him of an act so contemplate. The
harm that a man Of Mr.. Morrison's
bearing and quality can do, if he have
Villainy in his heart, is practically
measureless, therefore It becomes the
patriotic duty of every good citizen to
publicly expose his wrong doings.
Again, we appeal to Mr.. Gwinn, or any
one else holding damaging letters, to
permit The TRIBUNE to publish them
to the world. 1t runs in our mind that
in connection with that same election
Mr.. M. b. GWinn was credited with
having received a very extraordinary
letter from the officials of the Oregon.
snort Line. We believe Ike Roberts
claimed to have seen the letter. In
fact, it occurs to as that Ike Roberts
told his father that he had seen the
letter and that it conveyed the intel
ligencO that the Railroad employees
would have to vote right. Unfor.
tuDately for that letter, it was de.
nounced as illegitimate by its purported
authors, and it has never come up
again to establish its genuineness. Can
it be possible that Mr.. Gwinn is a
spiritualistic medium and that he in.
dulges frances and planChettes In
any case, we urge him to produce the
Morrison letter if he knows anything
about it, because this letter business is
growing abOminably coarse. Stand
forth Mr.. Gwinn; publish the letter,
deny oil knowledge of it or confess
yourself a preVaricator of very mean
ability.