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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

The Cay man Islands were ps.r,, i
whelmed by the recent storm. Ar.
secar. things are not safe Eve
have health be On your guard ~
works steadily. An o~Asioaal -,
Hosteslers Bitters viii seep The
regular and dis~Ass ~ hay. II W, q
indigestion and eoaslipAI lion try il
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Great Britain produces half IL y
guarded 10 the world. France ~ !,
Usitsd Ssatss . little lsss ,Aa. Q
quarter each. Production In III =.
ed States hs recently increased. ~
to the demand for export.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Or. II. SchlIchter, in a paper read he.
fore the Royal Geographical Society o,
Great Britain on Rhodesia. announces
HIS belief In the great antiquity OF the
Iimbabye ruins. He puts their data
at HOO b. c.. and asserts that 30 early
the Semetic races OF the Red sea. Jews
Phoenlcians and Western Arabs had
colonized Rhodesla and worked tn.
gold.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

II is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease. = powder to be shaken Into
the shoes. AT all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, CSC. Sample sent fRES. AID
dress. Allen 8. olmsted. LeRoy. N. Y.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Shake Into your shoen, Aliens ~
Ease. . powder for the feet. II ~
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. CT
Corns. Bunions. Swollen, Hot z
Sweating Feet. At all DruEgista =
ehoe Stores, 26c Sample sent Fkcl
Address Allen 3. Olmsted. Leroy. \ y
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

The horssless age is almost upon US, but
IS Joke writing continues to be lucrative
pursuit, tho mule will live on.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Acolored pastor in Southern Texas -
That no person is At to join the chufrs u
I'll he or she can swallow Jonah ard .
whale. j
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

There was nothing Napoleon was so
fond OF as boiled mutton with onion
sauce, and he frequently INDUCED his
taste to such an extent as to make
himself Ill.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Cariyle-Always there is black spst In
our sunshine, II is the shadow Of orr
selves.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Generally the good man who has just
gone wrong Is the bad man who has just
been found out.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Hawthorne-A grave, wherever found,
breaches short. pithy sermon 10 tho soul
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Franklin-Buy what thou hast no need
Of and ere long thou shalt sell Thy nsces-
saries
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Mn. Winsisw's sesthiag syrse i
TOT children tssshins. sofssss 49, es1s. res
sannatlon, aiiays pain. surea vinA collie -
. bottle
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17
THE QUEEREST CLUB.
A ONCE n YEAR MARRIAGE
Trims RANKS.

4 the Ons Selected Refuses TO wed ne
Must Resig.-Ths Mayor Of the City
Il President - He Won ths Kfrsf
Prize q
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

II man firts with a girl and she
falls IN love with him he thinks her
silly; II she doesn't he thinks her con.
ceited.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

A cheap coat doesn't make esss, =
but IL makes him feaa that rsy -
ost1a.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

1t Is rare that the Rrumbler WORKS
stu rarer that the worker grumblca
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

The empress Of China travels WITH y
costumes In COO trunks, in charge o. =
servants.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

Bousfellow. Sunday is the Roldes =
that binds tho volume of the week.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

The man then entered the church.
went into the singing gallery and hung
up his hat with the six spoons where
IT was visible to the greater part OF
the congregation.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

This Is yor to give notice. there
be no saryice 10 this church this ar
ternoon, cans maester is a-goin' over
the moors a stag-huntin' wi Sir
Thomas"
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

He gave Instructions TO the clerk
to give out AZ morning service a no
tiee that there would be no service In
the afternoon-giying his reasons, for
the private ear OF the clerk and not
for publication; but the clerk made
the announcement as follows:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-17

81 am told. my lord, that you object
to my hunting" said the clergyman.
Dear me, who could have told you
so?" answered the bishop. What |
object to is that you should ever do
anything else"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

the people understand and agree to and
he gets there. Do you want to see one of
his speeches? We had him reported in
shorthand, because we thought 1T would
be good thing to print one of his speech
es just as he made 1t. Here is the speech.
We concluded not to print 1t. We weren't
furnishing campaign material for the
other side"
OF course, 1 am not reproducing Mr..
Murdock's language. My verbal mem
DRY Is too defective for that. But think
1 have fairly. reproduced both the sub
stance of what he said and the spirit in
which he said 1t.
When looked at the shorthand report
ers manuscript of Simpsons speech 1t
was plain why Simpson had been able to
rout his oratorical competitor, and also
why Mr.. Murdoch had concluded not to
publish the speech after having had it
reported. The speech wasn't an elegant
example of oratory but 1t bristled with
common sense points, and was a remark
able piece of convincing argument thrown
into entertaining shape.
HOW THE SOUBRIQUET STUCK.
At the same interview Mr.. Murdoch ac-
counted for the "sockless statesman"
story. AS I remember his explanation,
the Populists had dubbed the leaders OF
the other side silk stocking people,
and Simpson, referring to this in his one
debate with his adversary, reminded his
auditors that many of them, though they
worked hard while the silk stockings"
took 1t easy, were not able to wear stock
ings Of any kind to say nothing of silk
were not able, indeed, to wear even socks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

Kansas City while waiting for the train
to Lawrence, I fell into a conversation
with a burly man opposite me, who
proved to be Kansas City reporter and
q Republican, those partisanship was of
the 1ndelible variety. Our conversation
drifted at once to the recent election in
Kansas. He was full of the subject and
bitter to degree. The successful party
ne described as parcel of epithetical
TOOLS, who had put into office a despicable
set of 1mpecunious knaves, and by way
of climax he Indignantly exclaimed
Why, they've actually elected fellow
to congress down there who don't wear
socksr'
intimated that this was probably some
new joke, but my indignant companion
congressman-elect was precisely that
kind of clodhopper. He was unable,
though, to give me the name of his SOCK
less congressman, and I restrained fur
Their curiosity until 1 arrived at Law
renee.
Upon meeting President Garfield, of the
Kansas university, now president of the
Ohio state university, almost nv first
question was:
What about this new congressman the
Populists have elected who goes without
socks? Is there such a MANI"
Yes" said the professor, "it's a fact
He comes from the southwest, and they
say he doesn't wear any stockings at all
he was making speech one day In the
campaign and when he referred to the
silk stocking fellows he pulled his trous-
ers leg above the ankle and said: Why
can't afford even to wear socks! That's
what they tell about him. They say he's
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26
as smart as chain lightning, though. -

as smart as cha1n lightning, though"
Whats his name?" 1 asked
think it's Simpson, or something like
that, replied the professor, with uncer-
talnty In his tone; but there's a news
paper man over there who knows him.
I'll introduce you.
LEARNING .sBOUT HIM.
So | was introduced to the newspaper
out socks
oh, yes" and he laughed when ask
ed my question. You mean Simpson
jerry Simpson. He beAepgs down on the
southern border, at Medicine Lodge No
doubt the sock story is true. But Jerry
is nobody's fool. He's one of the most
adaptable fellowsiayeu ever saw. Why
jerry Simpson w6nse De in Washington
two weeks before he'll be as much at
nome In Washington drawing-room in a
sWalloWta1l coat as he Is now without
SOCKS out on a Kansas prairie
Ihen the newspaper man told me much
more about Simpsons, the net result OF
1T all being that began to realize that,
SOCKS or no socks, this new congressman
wasn't the clodhopper my Kansas City
acquaintan~- Sad Imagined.
At Topeka they knew little of Simpson
at that time, but they had an impress
sion that he was good deal of man.
They did not laugh about him in To-
peka. 1t seemed to me that the nearer
l got to Simpsons home the higher was
the respect In which he was held. And
this impression deepened when | went to
Wichita. All the way down found that
the further 1 went the higher did he
stand in public estimation. Wichita was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

Jerry Simpson as a national celebrity
was one of the products Of that political
upheaval In Kansas which occurred at the
elections of 1890. Two years before Kan
sas had gone Republican by $4,000 major
tty, but soon afterward the state became
the scene of tremendous, though quiet,
political agttation-not partisan, but eco
nomic-which brought that majority far
down below zero. The Farmers Alliance
established lodges in all the school dis
tricts, and in every Kansas school house
once fortnight during the winter and
spring of 1sS9-90 farmers gathered in
shoals, regardless Of party, to investigate
the economic causes of the agricultural
depression that prevailed 1t came about,
therefore, in an incredibly short time that
thousands upon thousands of Republican
farmers in Kansas developed a DISPOSE
ton to leave their party. But they were
not willing to join the Democrats Their
favorite lyric was, Goodbye old party,
good-bye!' and when they sang it they
he'd in mind both old parties. So they or
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

in Simpsons district. There he was thor
oughly we'll known, and nowhere in that
city DID encounter the slightest indica-
ton OF lack of respect for him. On the
contrary, not only his honesty, but his
ability was frankly recognized.
This was notably the case with a party
of Republican politicians whom I met in
the office of the Wichita Eagle, one of
the leading Republican papers Of the
state. Marsh" Murdoch, the editor Of
the Eagle, together with two Republican
representatives, made up the party When
Simpson became the subject of CONVEX
sation Murdoch spoke in the highest
terms Of his abilities, and the others ap-
proved.
WAS A GOOD FOE.
ct guess we ought to know said Muir
dock rather grimly. Our candidate was
a crack stump speaker. He was known
all over Kansas as an orator. We thought
that Jerry wouldn't dare face him on the
platform, and we knew that If we could
get them together our man would wipe
the floor with Jerry. So we. challenged
Jerry to joint debate. If he refused we
were to have the laugh on him. If he
accepted he was to be used up. He ac-
cepted, and arrangements were made for
a series Of joint meetings. One meeting
came Off-only one. Our man never ap-
peared at another. Why, with the
audiences that turned out at those meet
ings our candidate wasn't any match for
Jerry at all.
What kind of speeches does Jerry
maker asked What is his style?"
He hasn't any style and he slips up on
grammar awfully. But he says things
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26
HOW SIMPSON GOT HIS SOUBRIQUET.
Campaign Which His Being Dubbed
"Sockless'

ganized a new party, which they formally
named the Peoples party, though
newspaper men quickly distinguished its
members as "Populists.' The Peoples
party swept everything before 1t the fol-
lowing fall. including the seat in congress
for the Seventh congressional district,
which was won by Jerry Simpson.
At that time Simpson was not we'll
known to Kansans, except In his own
congressional district, and outside of
Kansas not even his name was known.
We Of the East had certainly never hard
of it. And in New York, where I lived
at the time-New York, which turns it's
face steadily toward the Atlantic and
seldom knows of a Western event unless
the event thumps 1t in the back-the po-
litical revolution itself attracted less at
tention than is usually excited there by
spicy police court case. 1t did, how
ever attract attention in some New York
circles, and I consequently found occa-
sion for going to Kansas to learn If pos
sible what the political overturn was all
about While at Kansas City, Mo-, upon
that trip first heard of Jerry Simpson,
though even then 1 did not learn his
name
Breakfasting at the railroad hotel in
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26
Easter Cards.

A fine assortment and lowest prices.
Easter is one week from today.
Buy your cards now while the as
sortment is fresh and complete.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

Unbleached Muslin, SO inches
wide; wholesale price is &c.
Our price Tuesday. 70
Remnants of Bleached Muslin, 80
and SO inches wide, worth cents a
yard off the piece. These -
Remnants at................ Z2C
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

Out of that joke the "sockless states
man" story grew.
That the home estimate of Jerry Simp-
son in 1890 was not mistaken is proved by
the history Of his career subsequently in
congress. Though the general public
know little of Simpsons qualities, except
through newspaper paragraphs inspired
by the acuteness and wit of some of his
retorts, the Congressional Record shows
him to have been n diligent and inteln-
gent member OF the lower house and
parliamentarian and statesman of no
mean ORDER. More than one supercilious
member found to his chagrin that Jerry
Simpson was not his meat and Speaker
Reed came to realize that it was no
childs play to cross swords with this
"sockless statesman from Kansas.
Louis F. Post
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26
MILLIONS DIVIDED.
VIII of Editor Medill, of Chicago
Tribune, Made Public

CHICAGO, March 25.-The will of Jo-
seph Medill, which was made public to-
realty, besides the editors stock In the
Tribune Publishing company, valued at
$2,500,000. This stock, 1G7 shares, will be
kept intact, and eventually fall to the
possession of his grandchildren. Many
institutions in which Mr.. Medill was in
terested have been favored in the will.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26
Bedspreads.

We carry large stock; our prices
are unequaled.
Full size Crochet Bedspreads,
500, 45c, $50, CSC, 75c,
500.
Fringed Bedspreads. full! size for
iron beds, worth $1.3s q. ~
each. Monday. each. Ql.OO
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26

Carpet CIeanfng-TeI. S75.
Schroeder & Dickinson, 16 East Sixth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
MARRIED.
waIlace-Alettlen.

A quiet, pretty wedding occurred at
high noon today at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Porter Mettlen, 4l2 Lee street.
when their daughter. Miss Margaret
Mettlen, was given In marriage to Mr..
Francis H. Wallace, of Fremont Neb.
Miss Mettlen has spent the last twelve
years of her life as teacher In the
schools of Fremont and for several
years has been one of its principals She
is lady of education and refinement
Mr.. Wallace is prosperous bridge
builder of that city, of manly worth and
fully capable OF taking care of the bride
ne has won. After the wedding cere-
mony by Rev. j. G. Van Ness a fine col
lation was spread. Besides the home
folks the guests from abroad were Mr..
and Mrs. George Buihner and Mrs Mat
tie Amidon. of Garwin. Iowa. and Mrs
Alice Blake. of Toledo, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Mettlen, of this city. all relatives of the
bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace will leave for
Fremont in few days. where they will
be Eat home" to their friends in the
home already fitted for its happy occu-
pants
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
WHERE IS FULLER?
A Soldiers Home Veteran Disap

A Soldiers Home Veteran Disap-
pears aud Whereabouts Arc Not
Known.
Marion Fuller, veteran of the Sol
diers' Home, mysteriously disappeared
from the institution Wednesday after
room and so far nothing has been
learned Of his whereabouts, Further
than that no one knows where to look
fer him and no surmises can be mag
ined as to where the old soldier might
go. Fuller is a man in his fifties and is
afflicted with epilepsy He is helpless
when he is stricken and it is feared thas
ne has wandered away In the woods adj
tacent to the Home grounds. and that
perhaps he has met with an attack of
his trouble and is either dead or help.
lees. Fears are also expressed that he
may have fallen into the river and is
drowned. Fuller is a Maquoketa man
and is of good family. He was in the
barber business at Maquoksta and was
worth considerable money at one tina.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
PRICES ARE ADVANCING.
Leave Your order with the Frudd,

Leave Your Order With the Fruddcn
Lumber Company for Hard Coal.
Those who have read the papers
closely for the past two months proba-
bly, noticed that prices on hard coal had
advanced several times within that PEE
Rod. Manager Schinp, of the Frudden
Lumber Company, received notice to-
day that on Sept. prices on hard coal
would advance so cents ton at that
time. To those who use considerable
coal this Is quite an item of expense.
Mr.. Schimp bought 500 tons Of hard coal
early In the season. and does not pro-
pose to advance the prices until Sept i.
giving all who desire to an opportunity
to place their orders for hard coal with
him before that time, as all orders left
this month will be filed at the prices
now prevailing. His coal is the best
Pennsylvania product, and you may ge,
your supply for the winter at present
prices by leaving your order now.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10

Ill. where they will visit for three
weeks. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Templeton's sister, Mrs. Joseph p.
Belts. OF Belleville, who has been q
guest at the Templeton home for three
weeks.
Little Miss Avis Rutherford and
brother Mac, Of Chicago. arrived in the
city this morning from Grinnell where
they have been visiting their grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 8. Rutherford.
They will be guests OF the grandfather,
Mr.. ]. S. McNeel, and family, of this
city, for two weeks.
Mrs. Anna Osgood, OF Harvard, Neb.,
spent Wednesday In the city as the
guest Of Miss Cora Lander, of Mason
City, at the Mrs. James Hambel home.
Mrs Osgood, who is an old Mason City
girl, went to that place In the evening,
where she will visit for some time with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. j. H. LeQuatte and sons, Mrs.
Matte Young and son. MIR. George
Young, mother and brother of Mrs. Lee
Quatte. all residents of Belle PLANE.
spent Wednesday afternoon in the city.
They have been visiting for few
weeks with Dillon and Gilman relatives
and friends and also in this city.
Mrs. J. B. Welker. of LeGrand, spent
Wednesday In the city as the guest OF
the household Of her daughter. Mrs. c.
H. Smith. Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs. w
A. McCord, OF Ainsworth, Neb., who
in company with her son Howard and
daughter Lucille, have been visiting in
this city with relatives and at the old
home in LeGrand for two months. Will
leave for their home Saturday.
Mrs. George j. Allen and daughter
Lucille left this afternoon on the Colo
RADIO special for Canton, o.. where
they will visit for two months with the
formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. Nor
land. Mrs. Aliens cousin, Miss Grace
Conlee, of Galesburg. ILL.,, who has beer
a guest at the Allen home for nearly
two months. left this morning for hel
home, via Des Moines where she viii
| visit friends until tomorrow morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
WITH THE BEETHovENs.
Mrs. George p. Powers Hostess
Niaraha llfounSa Aana4nnl px,xa.,

Mrs. George p. Powers Hostess to
Marshalltown's Musical BODY.
Mrs. George p. Powers was hostess
to the members Of the Beethoven So
ciety Wednesday afternoon at he,
pleasant North Center street home. The
reading OF the life Of Wagner was be-
gun, after which the following program
was given:
1. Plano Duet. Polo Galop..
Misses Carrie and Adah Powers.
2. Piano Solo, "Shounkna" .Pastirnach
Mrs. S. G. Mason
g. Mandolin Solo. kentucky Babe.
Miss Susie Tuffree.
4. Vocal Solo. MY Old Kentucky
Home. Observation-Disclosures. -.
Mrs. George Powers.
Mandolin accompaniment, Miss Susie
Tuffree
5. Piano Solo, Hungarian Dance.
...... .......... Thoma
Mrs. Theresa Jones.
s. Vocal Solo. Mid the Green Fields
of Virginia. ...................
Mrs. Ella Baughman.
The guests of the society We're Misses
Mary and Jessie Hall, Bay Brewer, Bes-
sic Oliver. Susie Tuffree; Mrs. Will Os-
man, Mrs. a. G.. Edwards, of Tama;
Mrs. j. A. Thurber. of Jacksonville
Fla; Miss Anna Woodwork, of Mon
In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
MRS. N. H. LET'S DEAD.
Venerable Mother of Mr.. F. c. Let's
Passes AWAY In Kansas.

Venerable Mother of Mr.. F. c. Let's
PASSES Away In Kansas.
Word was received IN the city today
from MT. F. c. Let's, who has been at
Mason City. saying that he has received
news Of the death OF his mother, Mrs
N. H. Let's. at Yates Center, Kas. No
particulars were received, but Mr. Let's
supposes that her death, which occurred
suddenly on Wednesday, was the result
of paralysis. Mrs. Let's, with her hus-
band. had been at Yates Center for
some time, at the home Of niece. Brief
services were conducted at that place
today. and the body will reach this city
Friday morning, via the Iowa Central,
at 9:35. The remains will be taken di-
rect to Riverside, where brief services
will be conducted by Rev. F. w. Rus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
Acknowledgements.

The first wedding ever solemnized at
the Soldiers Home was that of Wednes-
day afternoon when Miss Nina Bates
and Mr.. George D. Alexander, both of
Union, were married in the chapel by
Rev. Abel Graham. The young couple
left on the evening train for Union,
where Mr.. Bates is a telegraph opera
for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10

Mrs. Frank Washer went to Dillon
Wednesday evening. where she will vis-
It q few days with her daughter. Mrs.
John Wolken.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10
Perry-Henry.

Justice Allen married at o'clock
Wednesday evening Miss Bessie Henry,
daughter OF Mrs. Mary Henry, and Mr..
Fred Perry. Mr.. Perry is painter In
the employ Of the Rhoades- Carmean
Company.