Spirit Lake Beacon (Newspaper) - March 9, 1876, Spirit Lake, Iowa VI cacon Every Thursday cfc SPIRIT LAKE DICKINSON ir MM piia at the lh ID mice a i frost while In uf Umlor the county pors MI of canniy Cua ikall no In Hie of alj of your It pi TOUT L rj tho require a knowl in LI o IBM il lo bu In the United ric logic of to repeal the statute on Uie in HtU is a to the duly of Would ii tw wise tu fur ihu between thirty forli statutes of devoted i I IB object Tlie of hv this regard I fully furred by t iball have power to OQ tbe subject of bankruptcies through lie was a who kept In lino street n a fine cily both c il I be u sine less One dwy he for women and Wn old ones answered the A1 of them had ref i IC Uw kotl ot n rfc r lu ihn LA Hfj Trow Ocean I Tlie hasty and action of ths house of Congress in voting lo ic bankruptcy act resulted in a protest petition for lu amendment which i being circulated in all Ibe large thi country The theory and practice o civilized governments is that the Insolvent merchant should b Id go free of his debts by the of all that ho had goes still further It to Hi clued man a pittance to the end that ho bay not become a and that his shall not be reduced lo beggary or nld Human law of Ibe tables permitted creditors locut the of the debtor into pieces to ap the pieces ferocious nwd Then came the milder laws God the mark 1 providing for the of Ihe debtor in lo and hard at the mercy ff tbe creditor and sometimes for bit 1 the Mle of his wife and children la foreign slavery i the laws of tbe Imr on the subject which kere frightfully severe extending lo tho of tho person of Ilia and of the persons uf hia by creditor Hut Ihc Christian Emperors established bankruptcy law the model for all the later on the provided that a surrenderor all prop Wty exemption from la a word the theory cf a juet TI compelled tu commercial countries find I I von I n practical But it is er that la old only fourteen years ave been covered by national bankruptcy laws An Ml WM passed in and repealed In and repealed lu ISIS the act was passed March 2d The explanation Is found in the that Hie of tbe government was nearly always molded by the party of Colhoun and under Uic of latter of Ilia culminated In to destroy the Union iv M luc this party the Stale the of the Union Mr Benton fought with all his great furce the bankrupt law of in of leaving ue wholo relation of and creditor touching insolvency or bawk Bat Ibe he showed ihe for some of relief In the following graphic passage In tho Thirty The pressure for the pawing of act at U tbe lhe Country with ruined of it 1 J I Rotting nd of their business anew become a umbers real gave 1 K lc five women was a slim in t shawl win flesh on her boms to hold t but a lady every of her he lo her as ihe sat She took oft a glove nnd showed him a rough rg a nutmeg wUli Theres the only proof I have hat Ive been trying lo earn an honest living le snid odd reference for a cook said IIP Thats for character said she Ill show you how I can cook Ill give yon practical proof of that You are not a servant eaid he Not yet said the I mcan to be Ive been sewing for a living and Im sick of it He her from top to toe Family only said he She nodded Dinner at six She nodded again Soup every day She nodded once more For the rest variety All right ssid the Ho named the wages nnd took her down Into the kitchen where the young person So too And yot youd cook Ibr mo Haiti he If I you said the Von ilo f aid he You s Not as a cook he Oh said utic The kitchen U no place for you he 1 Its bettor than sewing said she 11 HuI if I make you another snid he Will you bemy wife 1 like you belter than any woman t its a liking Xot of yours alone Answer my question said he Ita too unexpected sin Dont believe it he Yen or no Oh Hid the Well no Now you arc angry he Ym arc in a temper Knid I Ill nsk you K second time he Will you have Second thoughts best suit lie Yes And they were married And 03 they iu proper lo pre aurae they were happy of u j known as general assistant received her with a bewildered stare After tlis ho did not sec her fr four weeks but hii meals were delicious At the tad of that lime he want dovi i crime ue la that insolvency is a not The bankrupt oa theory although the time of Henry the Eighth when lie first act was down to George it Fourth the on Ihe subject the bankrupt as a criminal Tlie teof Fourth U not different from the one now in force in United laws of Scotland are while those of lot uf Ihe from at for bis debts of a certificate from of bit creditors to whom is due of his law of Fiance more thU j proof or extravagance and pun with or u hud labor la nearly aI BereUl of Europe Uwa are bawd upon pre of fraud an the part of debt Interest gave jaye energy worked m a body in the lion of and now and looked i le f Nor did look iu they asked 6 This Is a striking illustration of thc Mber power of even one hundred thousand un M Mr Benlon to turn the scale and force to an act to them from It i aM suggestive of what may luppen to tbe political party Which IB the present emergency shall in attempt to force specie re sumption by a further contraction of the currency U was Jacksons circular which up thc of who i turn the Democratic parly of that Ujr from plate cod power The bankruptcy were policy rated IB 18C8 hare not beta out of BM B DOT will they b to long contraction continue As fact as one get am another thousand an to enter and ao UM U Ihc debtor In 1840 bad to pay her wages It was Uic in the even A plump lady with pink cheeks sat before Ihe fire stoning raisins He not know her at firm but the knowledge dawned upon him he realized she to starvation on ihe day he hired icr All he said was 11 Id like boiled less After he 8rtw once In four weeks regularly She never said ff of history it that free aad tho liberal on t subject of bankruptcy Tbat 1 of the credit baa had to do with th of the HHU of th debtor i fct of thm de it an To he lio 0 f the debt in of hit to to the repeal of collection of debts the to a po such M bac equaled iai this country electing Itr ticket and tbe new lo call cf Con that laws might be for their lot politicians who tre now to interests of the cUts take from this leason tn political A Customer A stranger with a weeks growth af beard oa hia face slipped into barber shop on Wett Madison street the and took a scat in a chair The knight of the razor ap aad by the said Will fam have a V No I have a tooth pulled ahow the wonder credit Xo would hre been pos debtor Uw of wbo should Hut are dental said This U a barber 1 ara aware of that You didnt 1 thought it was B pawn shop did you 1 thought You thought interrupted ihe stranger that J sat down hero li havo coy back or my toenails pared f 1 thought perhaps You I wanted a sec tion of some crackers You didnt know culling Ihe harbors of him but Thank ye sir Mme his pyts fixed on i ilir while He a trim big ol forty with j 8hs wai thirty aul a limed red haired though the kitchen girl thought so Her hair Titians Iet col or Inwardly she called her bear she thought him very handsome Wbm fault has he found now she asked None said the girl Hes sick At no one came to tho table cook tho smirs ami a pair of boots outside door she knocked at il Come in said a voice went in and thc result of her was a telegram to the doctor Her matter who had always been proud of not bad the small pox Youd better go youll catch It said he to her Jm not afraid sue said 4 somebody must you know She stayed As he got better he reward her as convalescent men always do rr ward their scolding her and finding wilh Shu bad helped thc doctor to saVe his life and had doae all that mortal could do but nd and snarled at her One day be being well though till in quarantine some vile tion brought him for his dinner Whits he the best I could do said who having been a victim to the disorder iu her childhood had no fear of it Cook has gone off Where has she gone asked the mas ter To said Bridget She did te the small per and thc went I find in thc New York Sunday Ihe following statement from the Philadelphia ledger While President of the United States Washington was one day Ihe subject of conversation some of his former companions in arms Uis lately de meanor was referred to as enforcing re Ono of the for his dignity of THE If U n of Hie folly o For ic 3i4ld lPrc u rte Menu wo are silting yu might wit one of it n Club where with lo kill me spit on n hunch of me on il second uil il over a iirc will a sit to served you us u Chair thei U R ftm fragment and for your meal on Idol carved out of the Uu Would hut is a fuel I md never Of it before replied lie and a f IL Tree he hilled ul faithfully carried out his HaJ he to discover of was at firii it but the unworthy sur bo asked B Venerable Man if it hsn The Mini looked t U hurriedly it vas ilim on lie Head glve him a nud president The Venerable lan then hastened but r Counterfeit in hi on while tho played with humble nnd ran it up to 2CS Honesty is the policy j U s i n o s s u u v j s AW AX j i il i DAY f The German J A SMITH Clerk of tlie of wil l I1 t ltk 1IOTKLS HOUSE 4Jy HOUSE Emmet Free port Illinois Losses Promptly at this Agency r IOWA AT LAW HOUSK I ni lu tbc IU Ihe Presidents aweinspiring pres ence He declared that he would no hesitate to clap thc President on the hack and under banter of hio curried out his boast The look of naton lined indignation will which ton turned upon him an ever lastin lesson to him on the of personal liberty is a slovenly paraphrase of an an repeated by me ns told to mo by uncle Jumes now de who witnessed the scene Afer the Revolutionary Washin on and many of tic army then in Xew York met frequently at din at My grandfather Dr Jolm Cochrane Surgeon and Director General of thu Military Hospital of attending at one of these had di his son my uncle then a to come in the evening and escort him borne As the son of the doctor he was admit led to the dining room where in the midst of their hilarity he saw Qov Morris who was talking turn suddenly toward Wash Ington next lo whom ho was seated and clapping him oa the back beard him cry out Wasnt it so ray old boy Washington my uncle said sat unmov ed and a alienee fell upon the whole company which soon afer quietly broke up It was understood that thc was oc by a wager that could with Y Sun Fight it Out A story of n daughter of prom person now in Hie lecture field which of A gentleman was invited t Hit lecturers hoaso to ten Jm o being M pirl astonished the circle nnd Iho hy the abrupt question is your wife Now ihe having been rc the of his Mice completely by surprise that he stammered forth the truth I dont know replied dont you know Finding the rhiW persisted I her despite the mil reproof f her concluded to lean of the matter mrc it nil I once So he snid nith a calmness was the result of inward ives Well we donl 5ive together We think us we cant wed hotter not lie stifled n groan mi thr child began amn and darted no exasperated look at her parents the limu torment would not be quieted until she exclaimed Cant agree Then why dont you Kht it out u pa and do is mine laughingly re the visitor pa nnd changed looks of holy horror followed by the Di M HOUSE H arrt lo im Apt ix co CUT nous E LAKE IOWA K L 31 fur E A M D lovo r REAL ESTATE Loan Collection Agent Spirit Lake Iowa IIW LEMON A J cr 1VIII Will hold v Lll njao hold a Sr ol rr rf J thc ana a WANTED Business that will Pay or Title A A MOSKER J Co P The man whose ambition is to simply lire in uf no more importance in the world than an extra rat I know Iota of people who are elegant in theory but practically aint worth they can tell you just how to tnk up a foot but they cant ilo it selves without getting knocked endways Biographies are delightful reading w compere all the virtues of person character with our and all his fail with our neighbors There U no one so cunning but what he cm be beat at his own game and none so wise but lie will often have occasion marvel at his own ignorance Creeping Halls to It wasnt for one of a sick bed to the language the master did afier that Bridget said in relating the incident But he wai yet an invalid and did not kaow bu cooks name Jibe bad never told it to him He tried in vain to her whereabouts but Bridget showed soms sagacity The wages were and ike trunk in thc bed room Cook would come hack So the master waited a month passed another week and then another then one evening somebody rang the hell Cook U back and wan u jo see you said Bridget The master went into the parlor There sat long absent woman Her hair Imd been cut short snd curled up around her but her complexion was not spoiled though iho lirk ihn Mid back to sec if me lo cook fur you again Mi Xo be Very well aid she Yon had no lo way said he Whod have taken care of go off thai sbe a hunk of I know short but Utal I wanted my pierced or the wild palled out eye I thought It likely it likely thai I wanted UK off be lato t continued to me give you little ir done for Mld he to Mtd HUl the fje at yoor chir XM Bot boot need tbe money Young roan if you doubts about anything give your conscience the benefit of the doubt Counterfeits in many things bare be so perfect that it has really become an evidence of poor nt not to be deceived by them If there is a man who Is reslly perfect the quicker he payg his debts and leaves this world the Il would be a go a traU for any mun if be could irade off what he knows for what he dont know Courage thit is merely constitutional is just apt to set wrong us right in young man in never leurn to swim by standing on the j bank shivering j Cunning arc suspicious they know Li tUnt they are seem lo set at everybody else knew The creeping of railroad rails has attracted some and while we do not to explain it we a point on the fact met on lines running north and south Ihe western creeps faster than the eastern is this strange movement of Use rails towards the the south is more in one rail in Hie other on more tbs be ha line the rait wears out the fastest of these points we think can be ex by th motion of the as it turns from ihe west to the east Even thing that bna free molion is drugged nfler the whirling globe every wind ihm blows and every tide that moves fells the influ ence and our train going south is pulled over the east snd tbe eustern rail mon heavily The western relieved of ltd of weight creeps more freely and quickly It slso that thc wheels that run on Jhs eastern rail wears out first and we can but think that this earth motion is Ulo rue cause The practical side of is thm he eastern rail and wheel should be Traffic in Slaves The custom which lias prevailed lo A n Hlv VO US St CHOICE nf Law j use Peace and U Commissioner a REAL ESTATE BUSINESS SPIRIT lOMA at low per h 1 So n M SWS Bee ORMSBY 4 Co Iowa Keeps a general stock of and Shelf C JC genoy Building Material Office in tin Court Represent the 72750S SPEMCER TO LAKE tt Spit I nt 1 f u fat Mutual Life Co HI 21 extent among American en reading abroad of engaging in the traffic U exciting serious tain Congressmen Vr Spring 1ms a in II probili Ihc United Insurance ri of J Inw all from C OND fallier on North Hill his or It Imped of four inio 8 of vir lo get a book The boy came g e f by Hum there Yes it is mv r employe be I r Of Kit f w It my duly to Attend lo A FOND fattier on North young hopeful to ami n t i es it is niy said the Its on the Mund The boy went back and reported again n book Tbe father got and sent another child for the book and in the the other brought the book Iron a different room wilh the remark Heres your book It wat on Ihe The comport him self to read and about ten minutes after ward discovered young hopeful still slan dine by hi chair ad him W boy Father iWm B tie I tell it tt 6rr IB ifco countries from leasing buying selling or in any manner in persons slaves in any coun tries or It funber that all of the Untied vir deprived of all claims lo protection from the Government nf the United States for committed or suffered to them in such foreign countries or their dc on account of slaves A who u also a teacher handed a problem lo hu clam in mathematics Iha other day The first boy look il looked al it anil said 1 pass Second hoy took it und said I turn il down Tbe third boy stared at it awhile and said I cant make IL Very boys said Ibe we will col Vw B And the switch IU Uw of D Jl tho to si kluds wort In thla hi The Best Style IIo of In Ihc Farm of all in mohl manner mended i n IIB i snd wilb Hutton Wilson WiNDOM lc rf General Merchandise In Southwestern Minnesota and sel at prices to suit the times PRICE paid for Butter and Furs C H E n o 11 A isr T Largest Stock Goods for in Money My i