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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
DESCENT OF LOVE.

Hath man e'er had experience like 80
(For poets sing n love which children mock,
And bliss Of love therein IS laughing stock
Their silly words make creed for common
mem?
Our life had long been dreamy holiday
Till when one even on the ble--z highway,
/ told her that loved her, and she left
Her soul upon my lips. and thus we staid
Bereft of earth, and theu-oh, strange!-we
fed
Down the bleak highway till the places fear
had closed his wings and left from following.
So here, within sound OF her sweet singing,
This summers day fathorn that dread tirno
And Hken it-how up some desert peak
Sublime went ancient men and heard God specc
And won his law. But once they went, no morei
Yea, though God 5 dreams ran burning in their
brain,
They hurried 10 the ways Of humble men,
Nor prayed of him TO visit them again!
A. Boyd Scott in Black and White.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
An Old View of the spania-d.

Let US see what that acute observer
and profound thinker Francois de Ia
Mothc le Wager said about the Span
iards of the eighteenth century: 'They
are melancholy, treachcrous, inhospita-
bic, misery, superstitious, importunate
III their courtesy, but constant, deter
mined, taciturn, admirable foot SOL
diers, enduring hunger, thirst, all tie
fatiguos of war, accomplishing by the
head rather than the hand and gaining
more 10y rUses and stratagems than by
open force. = = The Spaniard is cour-
teous at the start, cnntenting himself
with remarking quietly all that which
is Of value in place, but his leave tax
ing is terrible, because it is then that
he strikes, pillaging and laying waste
without mercy. Boston Journal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Too Tired to Work.

Malaganians do not want to be both
cred or improved. They want to be let
alone. They neither welcome you when
you come nor speed you when you go.
They are indifferent which you do You
may pay your bill 10 the day if you like
or leave it if you had rather wait. No
body viii touch coin or a valuable if
you leave it ON your table, hut if you
lose pencil or an eyeglass no one Will
ever find it. 1t is too much trouble.
Never hope to have letters forwarded,
for you Will see them 10 more, and few
registered parcels escape the post entire.
y year ago-for we wintered there
twice. wanted TO send a telegram and
went TO the principal office. Malaga is
fourth or fifth in importance among
Spanish towns. The Office was only
open twice day for an hour or two at
q time Not q clerk could speak any
thing but Spanish, so l had to go back
to the hotel for the interpreter to trans
late my message. When 1 returned with
it, l wanted Il note for 20 pesetas
(francs) changed. All the clerks at all
the pigconhOleS We're very kind and
civil and smoked cigarettes while they
looked for change. But the whole Office
could not muster it, so was left to pay
next time 1t is as = life apart alto
gether.-Spcctator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Had to Hustle For = Captain.

Judge George Z. Mann tells the fol-
lowing story about the Second com
pany Of the Richmond Howitzer bat
talon. "AIl the boys who wanted to be
officers had been taken care Of and the
others preferred TO be privatcs. Our
first captain was George ". Randolph,
who was aftcrward secretary of war Of
the Confederate states. He was succeed
ed by John Thompson Brown, who was
afterward made Il colonel of artillery.
Then we tried 10 elect a captain, but
none Of the boys would have it. They
went ont to fight and We're content to be
privates. The duties of captain were
onerous, and none Of them cared TO ac-
ccpt. We had TO get 4 captain from an
other company. '-Galvcston News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
The PeriIs of a Critic.

Robert Southey was saved from the
danger into which his vocation as a
critic threw him only by his anonymity.
At enc time ne found it necessary in re-
viewing a book written by native of
the Emerald Isle TO treat it with I'M
wonted severity. In conversing of this
book and the Incompetence of its writer
with n literary friend one day the au-
thor, gigantic Irishman, entered the
room in a great rage, vowing vengeance
against the remorseless critic. Standing
very near the critic, he raised his huge
fist and exclaimed, "And if l knew wEo
it was I'd bate him - Mr.. Southey OBJ
served profound silence and quietly
retired, reserving his laugh for less
hazardous OCCASION
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
First Run on a Bank.

The first run on banking institu-
tiCns in London was in 1867. Many
Lombard street goldsmiths and bankers
had lent out the money intrusted to
them, and being called upon for pay
ment were unable to meet the demand.
\ crowd of creditors and others assem-
bled and riot followed, in which four
bankers were hanged at their own doors
before order could be restored and the
angry creditors persuaded that they
were not being swindled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
A Daring Uorseman.

"The day before General Lee surren-
dered, - said a Confederate officer, IT
crossed Sailors creek. d small stream
in Prince Edward county, Va, which
follows the track of the Richmond and
DanviIle ra1.road and empties into the
ApporlattOx river. There was only
handful of my company left, and as
reached the summit of the hill which
skirts its eastern bank turned TO see if
the Federals-who had been holly pur-
suing us-were in view. As did so 1
observed a man wearing the uniform of
a Confederate officer ride slowly along
the precipitous side of the stream oppO-
site Us, AID evidently searching for a
crossing.
''At this moment a long steel tipped
blue line of Federal infantry crowned
the hill above, in full view and within
easy range of the horseman. Apparent
ly abandoning all hope of escape, the
latter turned and rode directly toward
the enemy's line. AS we watched him,
breathless with anxiety lest the signal
of surrender should be too long delayed,
he suddenly wheeled about, put spurs
to his horse. and dashing down the de-
clivity cleared the stream with bound.
Not a shot was fired ut the bold rider.
As he reached the opposite bank spon-
taneous shout went up from the whole
line-a generous tribute from the brave
to the brave. y moment afterwartl the
Confederate was in the midst of us and
we recognized in him General James A
Walker, the commander of the old
Stonewall brigade - - Philadelphia
Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
Attaining Refinement.

Charles Dudley Warner was once
talking informally TO the students of
the Art league III New York on Refine
ment'
And how may one best attain TO
this ideal of refinement:" asked one
young man.
Mr.. Warner stroked his whiskers
very earnestly for space, but this was
the utmost he could find of encourage
ment, "A very good way is to inherit
it -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
An English paper tells of a clergy.

An English paper tells of a clergy.
man who had two curates, with the
older OF whom he was at swords points.
On being appointed 70 another living
he decided TO take with him the younger
CITRATE, whom he liked, and when he
came 70 preach his farewell sermon he
chose as his text, abide, We here with
the ass, and L and the lad viii go yon-
der and worship
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

Mrs. Petter-Did you see that: Dixon
seized that rocking chair and was into
it before his wife had n chance TO reach
IL. And ON his wedding trip too.
Mr.. Petter-That's Just it. There s
where Dixon is smart Nobody will sus-
pect that he Is on his wedding tour,
don't you see: And besides, he gets the
chair-Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18
OrrseIrc. and Othcr..

Its remarkable, " said Senator Sor-
ghum, how differently people are af-
fected by the same thing.
Have you been reading incidence
No I was thinking of my speech
1t kept me awake four nights, and put
everybody who heard it TO sleep. -
Washington Star.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

Great occasions do not make heroes
or towards, they simply unveil them to
the eyes Of men. Silently and impercep-
tibiy, as we wake or sleep, we grow and
wax strong, we grow and wax weak,
and ct last some crisis shows US what
we haze become Canon WestcotS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

It is strange TO notice how many old
classical expressions still survive in
Tuscany The people still swear by
Bacchusr' and by piana"' Just Gs we
do by .Iover' but when they talk of
tom, Dick and Harry they say I'll
tus, Caius and Sempronius.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-11-18

The Best and Most Reliable Advertising Medium. If
you are not already subscriber, do the rest do,
and have it sent to your home each evening at 10
CENTS A WEEK, and be happy
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
TIE SALT LAKE HERALD: SATURDAY. JANUARY 20. 1898

message to congress just before the
extra session adjournment but decla-
ration in favor of the gold standard?
What was Secretary Cages appearance
before the coinage committee to urge
the passage of a law TO strengthen the
existing gold standard but declara-
ton for it? For whom was the secre-
tary speaking, if not for the president?
The Tribune's attitude on the finan-
cial question, so far as the admins
tration was Concerned, has been abso-
lutely inexplicabIe. save on the theory
that it was anxious to curry favor with
the powers that be at Washington.
And now it says there is nothing for
it to do but Ito repudiate such a presi-
dent, to bid silver men TO their
tents, to bid them hold fast their
forces" The silver men have been in
their tents all the while, for they reso-
luteiy refused to be lured into the Nc
Kinley gold camp when the Tribune
tried to lead them there. They have
learned to mistrust it, for they have
seen it running after false gods. How
can they be sure that it will not again
attempt to beguile and deceive them?
AT last the Tribune acknowledges what
it has persistently and perversely de-
MED for year and more-that Presi-
dent Mckinley is the direct enemy of
silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
TELLER RESOLUTION PASSED.


Yesterday viii ever be a memorable
day in the annals of the United States
senate for yesterday the United States
senate, in the most solemn manner and
in the most effective way. declared that
the bonds of the government are pay
able in either gold or silver; and in
cidentaIly for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
It was a great day for silver, day of
signal triumphs. Amendment after
amendment was offered, each seeking
to modify and make less forceful the
resolution, but amendment after
amendment was defeated. The senate
would not have the resolution in any
other form than its original one as it
came from the committee.
Senator Fairbanks reference to Sec
rotary Cages telegram saying how
bonds are paid, that the gold was sell
dom called for, seemed a little ambigu-
Gus, unless it was meant to convey the
idea that bonds are paid for by check
and the amount of the check passed
to the credit of the holder of the bond.
The. cleanest cut amendment offered
was that of Senator Lodge, and the
most important, because it brought out
a direct vote on the question of the
gold standard It was lost by vote
Of "a to 50. Senator Hoar's amendment
was in much the same line, while that
of Senator Foraker was an attempt to
have the senate endorse the bimetallic
plank of the St Louis platform. When
all amendments had been disposed of.
a vote was had on the resolution as it
came from the committee, and it was
adopted, AZ to 80.
All the western Silver Republicans
voted for it, and Senator Chandler
Democrats who had always been re-
garded as gold men also voted for it.
Nothing could have been better than
the way in which the resolution was
adopted. And what will be the effect
of it all? 1t is notice to the country
that the silver forces are undaunted,
and that they will make silver the issue
in the congressional elections of 1898
and in the presidential election in 1900.
It is a challenge to the gold men, and
they cannot disregard it. If Mr.. Cleve-
land could not down silver as an issue.
it is certain that Mr.. Mckinley can
not, for he is a man of far less force of
character and will power.
There is no expectation that the reso-
luton will pass the house; it is ex-
tremely doubtful if it can even be
forced to a vote there, though if it
could be it would be a very desirable
thing, so that the real sentiment of
the house might be known.
January 2S, 1898, was a red letter day
for silver.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
M,KINLEY DECLARES FOR GOLD.

The president has done the country a
real service by defining his attitude on
the financial question. 1t is a service,
not because there was or could be any
doubt as to how he stood, but because
it is a direct declaration instead of a
direct induction.
He is positively and unequivocally for
the single gold standard, and his speech
makes it impossible for the greatest
sophist to henceforth say he is any
thing else. One of the most important
points in the whole speech is that where
he saws that nothing should ever
tempt us-nothing will ever tempt us
10 scale down the sacred debt of the
nation through a legal technicaiity.
Whatever may be the language of the
contract. the United States will dis
charge all it's obligations in the cur
rency recognized as the best through
out the civilized world at the time of
payment
That means that the president is
against the Teller resolution; that he
is against the government availing it
self of its right to pay it's coin obliga-
lions in either silver or gold. The ref
erence to a legal technica!ity' smacks
very much of the pettifosger. Are the
governments obligations of any other
kind than legal, and if it performs its
contracts in letter and spirit, wherein
will it have failed to do its whole duty?
The presidents solicitude for the wages
of labor or its frugal savings is nothing
more than lip service.
And where does the presidents
speech put the Republican party and
the St Louis platform? The party has
been, all the time, just where the pres
ident says he is, while the bimetallic
plank of the st. Louis platform is
chopped out and made into match
wood. That plank never did have any
other purpose than that of filing up
and serving as a sop to throw to Re-
pubIicans who loved silver some. but
their party more. 1t can no longer
serve even that base purpose.
AS we said at first, the president has
done the country a real service by de-
claring himself on the gold standard
question, for he sets all doubts, if any
there were, at rest, and makes quib-
bling impossible.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
A Bluff That Won.

Detroit Free Press: Few women could
have done it. but it was interesting and
the other street car passengers would
have patted her on the back had such eX-
preston of approval been within the pro-
prieties- When the conductor said Fare.
please her neatly gloved little hand
PASSED him a transfer.
mo good" hes said in a chOppy voice.
Too late. Should have been used on the
car ahead OF this
Possibly" she replied, just enough
blood Fastening to her face TO make her
orettier than before and to warn anyone
VINO knew how TO interpret such signals
But this is the first car along since the
transfer was given me / stood right at
the crossing till you came.
That's no fault of mine. Fare, please"
TT, sure it's no fault of mine. l was
the first car along, and I'll ride 10 my
street.
I'm sorry. but you must either pay or
Now the eyes were ablaze TN do
neither" Then she settled back in her
seat and was fair picture of defense.
As the conductor pulled the bell. big,
ror-h man across the aisle had his say:
Coin to drag her along the aisle and
throw her over the dashboard. l s'DOse.
OF course she's to blame if the company
makes any mistakes. Might thump
SON" Then the voice dropped an octave
and was suppressed thunder. IF you
bother that there lady any more or stan
round here giVin lectures bout rules, I'll
knock the roof of the car off with you.
Hain't you got no sense or manners?'
That closed the incident. and no one
knew that the big man was her coachman
and that neither happened to have cent
of change. 1t was less humiliating TO
make the bluff than to tell the truth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
FREE SEEDS.

The government, in its wisdom (of
course governments are the embodi-
ment of wisdom), has seen fit TO adopt
the policy of distributing seeds free
to the people. The result of this is
not so much an increase in the variety
and quantity of agricultural products
as very luXuriant growth of the spirit
of paternalism. Then, again, free seeds
are good things for congressman. They
send them to their constituents and
expect to raise votes; in fact the aver
age congressman regards free seeds as
bread cast upon the waters which will
return after many days. Ex-Secretary
of Agriculture Morton illustrates the
matter very well with a story. Il am
pleased to observe" he says in a re-
cent letter, that with his usual gen
erosity the average congressman con-
tinues to be willing to send seeds to
his particular friends at the public ex-
pense. Some years ago two of my
grandchildren were instructed by their
mother just before Christmas that, as
they had a great many playthings
which they could dispense with and
many poorer children had no play
things at all, it would be a generous
and benignant act for them to gather
up lot of their miniature household
goods for distribution among the less
fortunate urchins of the neighborhood.
The two kids a girl and a boy (the
latter the younger of the two), imme-
diately went UP into their playrOom
and after a little While were heard
coming downstairs, the boy denounc-
ing the whole proceeding as altogether
wrong so far as he was concerned and
the girl declaring in a very solemn
manner that it was our duty, as mann
ma said, to give away things that We
liked and to be good to the poor chill
dren and to furnish them with nice
presents But as the boy hOwled de-
spairingly his mother investigated the
sackful of playthings which his gen.
erous sister was about to bestow upon
the poor and found. 20 her utter
amazement, that it contained none of
the property belonging to the little girl,
and that all of her generosity consist
Ell in giving away the playthings of
her brother.
congressman in the distribution of
seeds at the expense of the public
treasury exercise the same sort OF gen
erosity and love for the farmer"
1t seems that free seeds, like the
poor, we have always with us. And
they have a tendency to increase the
number of poor.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29

rate win not be considered. nor viii
bills pensioning children of soldiers or
sailors be considered. The seventh re-
striction is to the effect that depen-
dency must be shown by affidavit, ex-
cept when members of congress intro
ducing bill can state in writing that
they have personal knowledge OF the
dependency The mere word of con-
gresham will not do. He must put his
statement in writing and the outsider
must take oath" The adoption CT these
rules would certainly tend to great
Improvement in the matter of granting
pensions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29

''The congressional committee on pen
sions of the senate and house have
agreed upon seven rules designed to
lessen the number Of private pension
bills that can receive consideration, -
says the Baltimore Sun. This is a
hopeful sign, since not long ago it was
an article of faith with most congress-
men that everything called a pension
bill was to so through without criti-
cism. No private bill is to be con-
sidered if the claimant has a pension
able status under existing laws. Only
invalid soldiers and sailors. pensioned
by special act, can ask an increase by
further special legislation. No arrears
of pensions bin is to be considered.
Persons not enlisted as soldiers or sail
ors, may not ask for special legisla-
ton unless disabled in action Bills for
original pensions exceeding the legal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29

Benton 9IcAIillin may beat Bob Tay-
Tor but he could never say anything
as clever as Taylor's remark on Ma
son and Dixon's line says the Atlanta
Journal Once in an impassioned ad-
dress. the poet, orator and fiddler. said:
Gentlemen, you read much and you
are told much of Mason and Dixon's
line. That is right. There it is and.
there it shall remain, a crimson scar of
honor across the brow of our country
the dividing line between cold bread
and hot biscuit"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29
THE GIRL IN DISTRESS.

The maiden fair is sad.
Her breast is filled with woe,
Not because her dad.
Has fired out her beau;
Not for any slight
Society hath shown.
Nor that she sits. tonight,
Neglected and alone.
Nay. nay. no whitened hair
Hath glistened on her brow,
To make the maiden fair
So miserable now;
A box of rare sweetmeats
She hath, but. oh, but. oh,
Each bonbon that she eats
Makes all her teeth ache So
Still, still. the maiden fair
Keeps right on munching there,
And her breast is full of woei
Chicago News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-29

do expect a full ton of coal when 1 pay
for it,
That's human nature for you. You in
sist on referring TO one slight shortcoming
and fail to give us credit for our scrupu-
lous honesty in other respects. While
there may have been a few pounds short
on the ton, you cannot deny, sir. that ev
cry pound we delivered was fun weight.
And YOU must admit that in this age of
deceDtiOn that is doing very Well.