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Bradstreet's View OF II.

No new developments have ap-
peared recently in the political situ-
alton. Elections have been held in
the states of Georgia and Florida
which do not seem to indicate any
very marked movement either way
beyond pointing to falling off in
the Democratic vote as compared
with 1892. The town elections in
Connecticut appear to show Repub.
lican gains, but people are not pay
ing 80 much attention to conditions
in extreme sections OF the country
as they are to those in the middle
western states where the general be
lief is that the battle will be decided
In those states the Republican and
gold Democratic orators are just
now concentrating their efforts. The
managers Of the forces opposed to
the Chicago platform feel confident
that the campaign in the east may
be regarded as already won, though
the wiser among them do not cease
to warn their followers that battle
is won only when it is won that il
will not do for sound money men to
relax their efforts, and that they
should not rest content with simply
defeating Bryan, hut should strive
to make his defeat so overwhelming
that the question of free coinage
will be permanently removed from
politics.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS.
Will prObatcd.

WIN
The last Will and Testament of
Joseph Meiser, late of Chapman
Twp, deceased, was probated on
Saturday. Rebecca Meiser, David
$. Meiser aud Reuben S. Meiser are
named as executors. The widow
and children are the heirs.
Deeds Entered for Record.
Joseph Meiser and wife to Henry
Meiser, tract of land in Perry Twp,
containing 70 acres for S2400.
Daniel Shepp and wife to Marcy
and Co., eight contiguous tracts in
Juniata. Snyder and Mifflin counties
for $500. The above is mountain
land and contains about 5000 acres.
Marriage Licenses.
MISTAKEN Souls VINO DREAM Oh
BLISS. The following marriage IL
censes have been granted since ouI
last publication
B. A. Gemberling Shamokin Dam,
Mary T.. Reed, - - 's'
fireman G. Mitchell, Adams Twp.
lAnnie 1. Kratzer, Spring 8"
Absalom Hoffman, Perry Twp.
Laura Reichenbach, " w.
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lutherans IN Session.

Lock Haven, Oct. 5.-The Central
Pennsylvania Lutheran Synod in
session here to-day selected the fol-
lowing delegates to the General
Synod, which meets at Mansfield,
Ohio, 1897: Revs. j. r.. Dimm, M.
S. Gresham, L. p. Nefi, j. A. Earnest,
Z. T.. Hoshour. Lay delegates :
Samuel Reen, j. G. Holderman, j.
p. Kuhn, Geo. Deal and Il. Nj. Gram
ley. Rev. NJ. S. Gresham and w.
I. Horton were elected trustees of
the Susquehanna University.
The following were ordained as
ministers: g. S. Bright, j. b. Guss,
G. Il. Hipsley, III. S. Gilbert. Rev.
II. G. Holloway and w. Il. Horton
were selected as directors of the
Gettysburg Seminary. The Synod
decided to meet in Newport, Pa,
next year.
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A Lucky Chance for the Sick.

Every ailing and suffering person
who is wise will instantly accept this
generous offer. Coming from the
very highest authority, as il does,
gives it the greatest weight, and
people know when they see q good
thing like this. Everybody knows
of DIR. Greene, the most successful
specialist in curing nervous( aud
chronic diseases, of 30 West 14jh ST.,
New York City. His successful sys.
tenn OF treating patients through let
ter correspondence is attracting
great attention. All you have got
to do is this. Write him a letter
about your complaints, tell him how
you feel, and he will answer it, Civ.
ing thorough explanation of your
case and telling the surest way to
get well.
He gives most careful and explicit
attention to every letter, and ex.
plains your case 80 comprehensively,
that you understand Immediately
exactly what ails you, and just what
to do for yourself. And for all this
he makes 40 charge. He is the dis.
coverer of that remarkable medi.
cine, DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy. This splendid
offer is being taken advantage Of by
thousands, and they are getting vel
by his wonderfully successful treat.
ment. The very best thing you can
do, reader, is to write the Doctor
immediately ; it will cost you moth
ing, and it will surely be the means
of making you well and strong.
Don't delay until it is too late, bu,
write uow.
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A statesman was once in converse
ton with few friends, as to what
course ought to be adopted with re-
gard to misrepresentation in the
press, and the friend said to him /:
The obvious course is not to take
notice of what is said of you in the
papers. People will find you out
in time il you do not contradict
these things"
"Well,' said the statesman, heav-
ing deep sigh, that was the
course I once pursued. 1 entered
on public life with n resolution that,
whatever the press might say of me,
1 would take no notice of it. For
years and years 1 perservered,
till at last my friends came to
me and said: There is an accusation
in one paDer of such an unutterably
villainous kind, that you owe it to
yourself and to your supporters to
contradict it.
The statesman felt that in this
case an exception must be made.
He contradicted the report, as he in.
formed the friends to whom he was
recountiDg his experience.
"Well," said one, 'and what did
the papers dor
why" the statesman answered,
"they went and proved it, the will.
ans ~
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Thursday, Oct. Is, 1896.
Classics versus Mathematics.

The depth of all mental develop
ment lies chiefly in the thorough
study of the Classics and Matho-
mates, that is General Literature
and Science. No one will dispute
the statement that the realms oi
thorough intellectual strength were
furnished principally from these
sources. That they are potent fac
tors is universally admitted. 1t is
not until we attempt to determine
which of the two is the more power.
ful, that we encounter opposition.
Differences of opinion are apt to
arise as soon as we stop to con-
slider which eXerts the greater in
huences on the progress and stabili.
ty of education. Notwithstanding
this, we boldly claim that the study
of the Classics is of greater import
ance IN education than the study OF
Mathematics.
To support this claim, we hold,
first, that the Classics tend to qoiden
thought while Mathematics tend to
concentrate it. How much better is it
that the grasp of intellectual strength
should extend over the whole
dominion of thought than retain
ed within certain limits Our minds
become broader and are more en-
Gghtened on topics of general infor-
nation than any close confinement
to Mathematics can secure. Again
we cite the fact that the Classics
lead to the cultivation of all the fac.
ulties of the mind, while Mathemat-
les simply exercise the perceptive
and reasoning powers. Certainly
that religion which converts the
whole world is better than that
which has but few followers. That
book which directs all its readers to
thinking correctly has more merits
than the one which exerts its in
fluence over only portion. Must
we not then legitimately conclude
that the branch which utilizes all
the powers of the mind is of more
value than the one which exercises
only a portion of the mental facul-
ties.
The Classics promote the enlarge.
ment and capitalization of the
mind, while Mathematics tend to
make it mechanical narrow and dog
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Free Trade and tarm Products In
EnqIand.

Golden and his associates con-
vinced the farmers of England that
free trade would be OF inestimable
benefit to them. How great this
benefit was can be seen from the
following extract taken from Pro
LECTION AND PROSPERITY:
In 1886, while protection prevailed,
the imports of farm products for
home consumption amounted to on
ly Si,243, 225. After the adoption of
free trade in 1916. they increased to
S2l9, ,592, ,0S5 in 1860, continuing until
1890, when there were brought into
the United Kingdom from foreign
countries and consumed there the
enormous sum of S299, ,52S, $40. Near
ly every dollar in value of the pro-
ducts included in these figures might,
under protection, have been pro-
duced in the United Kingdom, and
would have given employment and
support to a vast population.
The imports OF wheat alone in
creased in value from S43,554, $40 in
1859, to $3.50, 1888. 265 in 1880. A great.
er quantity imported in 1860. was of
the value of S1l7, ,250,5 $50. To this
should be added the imports Of flour
of S11, ,90S, 900 in 1859, and SAL 1888, ,080
in 1890.
The following table shows the
number of acres planted with wheat
in the United Kingdom during peri
ods of five years and the number Of
people supported on homegrown
wheat from 1856 to 1859, and from
1885 to 1889. 1t discloses the fact
that 1,679, ,6lS acres had gone out Of
wheat cultivation and 10, 500,O 900 few
er people were consuming home
grown wheat than at the time when
free trade was adopted. If the same
number of acres were cultivated now
as in 1855, it would feed $4,000, 900
of people whereas only 100000 are
being fed on domestic wheat.
Quinquennial Average acre In Number OF per.
period. wheat acres. sons supplied
1885 20 iS59...... 4,i2s.H2 22.5O0,0OO
1885 % lssS. ...... 2.4i9.3d I2O00,0OO
Decreased. i,O76eis Decreased lO.5OO.OOO
From l84l to 1S49, of q population
in Great Britain of 10, ,592, 1874, 17,OO4,-
lls were fed on home grown wheat,
and 2,5Ss, FOG on imported wheat. as
estimated by Mr.. Porter.
The home grown wheat compared
with the consumption imported, Civ
en- in quarters in 1916 and 1887 was
as follows;
AVERAGE FOR THREE YEARS.
1916, 1881.
quarters. quarters.
e-gfOWn.. s..... .....lb,SU5,ol lieh3,13O
Import OF foreign, less export, I093i6 l63l0JO6
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Local History.

In every school attention should
be given to the history of the locality
and questions like the following
should be asked:
When was your town settled?
BY whom was it settled?
Find out where and how these first
settlers lived.
Do any traces Of their homes OF
work remain /?
How many historic incidents oc-
Cured in your town.
Are any earlier town records in ex-
istence
Who have been leading men and
women in its history?
What was the origin of your towns
namef
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The Next Arbor Day.

Friday the superintendent of pub
lie instruction issued a proclamation
designating Friday, Oct. 23, as Au-
tumn Arbor day, and earnestly urg-
ing directors, superintendents,
teachers and pupils to observe the
day with appropriate exercises, both
by the planting of trees and by the
dissemination of information on the
growth and care of trees and their
value to present and future genera
tions.
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Republican Committeeman.

Adams. f. Fetterolf Tobias Mitchell.
Beaver. Nathan Freed, irwin Kinney.
Beaver W.-Wm. Heeter, q. w. Boush.
Centre-J. w. Sampsel, II. c. SampseL
Chapman,--D. A. Portzline, T. II. Nichols.
Franklln.-c. II. Dunkelberger j. W. Elsen
hover.
Jackson,-wm Martin, J. =. Yearick.
Middleburgh. Curtin Bowersox w. r. Fees.
Middlecreck,-J. J. Mitchell. +. L. Row.
Monroe. III. II. BOrdner. I. u. Boust.
Penn,-Danlel Knouse, &. Il. Wagner.
Perry.--Irwin Boyer, Henry Harding.
Perry W.,-Daniel Maneval. II. X. Forster.
Spring,-Dr A. VI. Smith. II. r. .Spaid.
Sellnsgrove.-E. X. Gemberllng, g. W. covert.
Union,-Geo |. Flanders. J. q. Stahl.
Washington G. Hilblsh. Jerry Charles.l
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Republican Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT,
William Mckinley.
VICE PRESIDENT,
Garret A. Hobart.
Republican Ticket.

Electors-at-Large.
Joseph wharton, Phila.
Alexander T.. Patton. Clearneld.
WIN. T.. WitherOw, Allegheny.
Lyman ID. Gilbert. Dluphln.
District Electors.
Dr. John :. Pearson, Philadelphia.
> Allen II. Rorke. Philadelphia.
3 Prank B. Iiendley. Philadelphia.
William VI. Taggdrt. Philadelphia,
Leonard !. Myers, Philadelphia.
q Joseph II Iudieli. LinwOOd.
: William T.. SOley. NOrrstown.
S John Fritz, Bethlehem,
y Henry l.. Johnson Reading.
10 JOhu II. Lands. Windam.
4 Eycratt Warren, scranton.
!! u. W. Wilde. Hazleton.
3 Harrison Ban, Mahl1oy city.
u ID. W. Miller. Lebanon.
IS Henry G. Provost. Tnnkhannock.
6 J. u. Brown. WilliamspOrt.
II Frederick H. Eaton, Berwick.
S George Baron Miller. Lcwisburg.
ID X H. Slindel, York.
70 George Y. Swank. JOhnst"wn.
u EN.COn. A. G.. White, BroOkyille.
y william N. Randolph, Pittsburg.
- Emanuel Wertheimer, Allegheny.
u Josiah Speer, Elizabeth
. Edward Il. Abrams, Butler.
q Is1dOr SObel Erie.
q William y Schnur. Warren.
5 Joseph G. Campbell, Marion.
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MAR RIED.

On the lst of Oct. in the parson-
age of the Reformed Church. Nor
ristown, Pa, by Rev. Benoni Bates,
the pastor, Mr.. VIM. IL. Grove, OF
Norristown, formerly of near Milf
hinburg. and Miss Mary Catharine
Ewig, of Kratzeryille, Snyder Co.
Oct. 18th, at the Lutheran parson-
age, Beavertown, by Rev. Scheirer,
Mr.. Il. q, Mitchell to Miss Annie /.
Kratzer, both of near Troxelyille.
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Orphans Court ~
Valuable Real D

The undersigned Executors Z
and testament OF Daniel Leloei
township. Snyder county, Pa,
virtue OF an Orphans COlH q =
OF snyder, expose 10 opu0llc s!s
on Thursday. Nov. 5ih. w
described real estate, " WIZ =
being all that certain m ssqAs
land, the Mansion Farm Oi llt =
In Spring township, Snyder cl.-.
ed on the North By land o. ~
solomon Lambert ct. al, Eas,
Lambert. and Tract No. ) -
Lewis Manbeck, Isabella lOsl Il
frich and on the West by lihi
frlch and william Dreese, colI
dred and fifty-twO (l52) acres ~
more or less, with the applrsss
are erected a 2-stOry Wta.l1r
frame house, bank barn ana A.
buildings, a well OF good Wi'a
and one at the barn, about y n
Is well tlmbered and the bilA-'
state OF cultivation,
TRACT NO. being anoildg
suage or piece OF land slluals y
" and state asOTesald, OOltis
by land OF John Zeiber ana -
East by land OF Joseph ~
Lambert and Tract No. I, let
South by land OF Lewis ana w
West by Tract No. 3 ana lal.
containing one hundred aLl VI
20 perches more or less WltA y
whereOn are erected u 2'slOQ
log house, bank barn ana y
buildings, plenty OF gpod u ult
In timber and the balancee e'N
TRACT NO. 3, being anolla,I
land situate as and adl9IllI
above described. bounded ol
lie road leading nom Mlddleis
East by tract 2, South by hus
Is Manbeck and West by vs..
containing eighty $50 aglr.s
the appurtenanCes. Mas
frult, state OF cultivation aW"
the tract above described
TRACT NO. 4. being a cs''4-
land situate In TOWNSHIP NJ
aforesaid bounded on the ~
salon Lambert and Gust W.
OF Alex. Hommel. South p! NJ,
enburg and West by Ian. z, Y ~ X.
tract 3 containing eight e'I~
with the appurtenances'
TRACT M 4 n ING a cenA
situate as tracts above ~
lands OF John Klingler w.
al. containing 20 perclei N y
commence at l0.ocl0cA A."
be made known by .,op ~
LlNCOp
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STATE.
For Congressmen-at-Large.
GALUSHA A. GROW,
). a. DAVENPORT.
COUNTY.
For Congress.
TIAD. NJ. MAuON.
For State Senator.
EDWIN NJ. HUMMEI.
For Assembly,
CHARLES W. HERMAN.
FOR Sherin
i. SCOTT RITTER.
For Treasurer.
WILLIAM II. RIEGLE.
For Commissioners.
WILLIAM DREESE,
ISAAC SPOTTS.
For County Auditors,
j. &. BOWERSOX,
c. +. MOVER.
For Coroner.
Dr. j. +. BOGAR.
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SEE 1T GROW.
The Membership of the Sunbury SCUM
Money Club.

The Mckinley and Hobart Sound
Money Club of Sunbury was organ
lied on Thursday evening. Septem-
ber oath with 3O7 members. Since
then it has increased at this rate,
and all members are voters too:
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womb. A friend, one day, recon-
mended to my husband your Com
pound. He bought me bottle. The
relief l experienced after taking it,
was wonderful. continued it's use,
and am glad to say my recovery is
perfect surprise to everybody that
knows me. "-MRA B. BLUuM, 1910 San
francisco Ave. st. Louis. Mo.
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The decrease in the cultivated area
continues steadily year by year, as
shown by the Statistical Abstract Of
Great Britain. comparing 1882 with
1862.
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"If marriage is lottery,
And gambling is a crime,
How can agood girl hops 60 hear
The happy wedding chimeY
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rrtrou. I'D with Rheumntism read ,hi,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Apr. 10, 1904
have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm
for rheumatism and found it to be all
that is claimed for IL. believe it to
be the best preparation for rheuma-
tism end deep seat muscular pains on
the market and cheerfully recon
mend it to the public. JNo, g.
BROOKS, dealer In boots, shoes, etc.,
No. 1S Main st.
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MEcHANICsvILLR, st. Mary county.
Md sold bottle of Cbanber,
lain's Pain Balm to a man who had
been suffering with rheumatism for
several years. 1t made hin, n well
man. Al McGff22.n " eor' gsale at 81 Il
cents per bottle by all Druggists.
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WOMEN DISCOURAGED.
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS
FOR THE BLUES.
Doctors Fail to Understand symptoms
That Are Danger Signals.

A marked trait in woman character
is to place implicit confidence in her
physician.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28

against the poor and labor against capital
accusing the money power of the United states
Of irving to restrict or contract the output or
nancy to the detrinent OF the people Dy nos
tiIa financial legislation. While talking revo-
infian do they remember the aftermath Oh
1888? ,.,,.rohod
through the streets of Paris while the gulters
ran red with blood singing revoluIIIIo.naIye II.ll ~
songs, arm in arm with the mop; the hang of of
france to placate the mob wore the Ied cap %
liberty while appearing at the w1ndoW Oh the
nslace the Duke OF Orleans (he kings own
Finsmanl who posed as the friend OF Ine peo-
y q TOOK the name of Philip Egaiite. But Ia
Eide of two wears where was the King, tue
nuke of Orleans and the nobility? The guliio-
fine and the prisons of Paris can tell their taies
Sunpose revolution should run mau. anu q
CONGRESS- should be elecIed that woulo out,
Herod the French convention, Wnere Woulu
the "silyer barons" be if Congress snoula pass as
ing all individual ownership IN mines
and allowing nobody but the Govern
ment to work the mines after playing win iio .ho
red FIRE of anarchy and socialism, San the
American people allow party to rule lnem
who h as for one of its chief leaders ana coun-
selors Governor Altgeld of Illinois, VINO, WheA
he visited the exposition at Atlantis, georgia,
would not take part in the display, because
the regular troops nf the United states hau
precedence over the National Guard OF liilnois.
DO the people OF this country want ior leauer
a man Who refuses to recognize the su premacy
of the United States and the National nakI
And on the third day of November next we
must show this Soeialistic Dem-PoDulls,ic
party tnat we have no use for these new
Marats Dantons and Robespierres and silver
Jscohins of ,o6. LOUIS H. ANDERSON.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28

who believe in maintaining law and the
uphold.ng of the existing order of society.
Everything which is represented by the
flag of the Nation is to-day represented by
Mckinley and Hobart. Intelligent Demo-
Gratis recognize this as clearly as do Re-
publicans themselves. They have not
hesitated TO declare themselves opposed
to Organism, even though that movement
masquerades under the old name Of
Democracy. They have come forth. as
their predecessors did in 1860, to stand for
the Union. Thousands of them will be
seen marching with Republicans on Sat-
urday, and that great day will be in the
fullest sense of the word a banner day for
San Francisco.
Delegations from all interior counties
are expected in the City on that day.
Central California in particular will be
strongly represented. 1t will be made a
demonstration for the whole State. 1t will
have the inspiration of the presence of
Tom Reed. 1t will appeal to patriots by
all that the National banner stands for.
1t will undoubtedly be the most glorious
political demonstration ever made on the
Pacific Coast, and will carry to the East
the assurance that California stands with
her great sister States for the Nation ana
its stainless banner.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28

United Stafes would speak of any portion
OF MS common country as land OF the en-
emy. Mr.. Bryan, however, soon showed
them that he intended to make a sectional
canvass and that he did in all seriousness
regard the East as the enemy OF the West.
Later on he went further still. Demo-
Gratis who hoped to be able to support the
ticket while scorning the platform were
shown that Mr.. Bryan intended not merely
sectional canvass but class canvass.
He not only regarded New York as the
enemy OF Nebraska, but he spoke of capi-
tai as the enemy of labor and property as
the foe of poverty. Never did Bac-
chante i'll the days of old run greater riot
through the woods of Greece than has
Bryan run through this campaign. Talk
ing OF the strife of classes and the strife of
sections with lighIness which seems to
imply total lack OF moral responsibility
as well as of political sense, he has made
himself the most amazing figure known
to our politics.
The American people can accept him as
typical OF our statecraft no more than Bos.
ton can accept the last extravaganza of
Mr.. MacMonnies as typical of what they
meant when they erected their great pub
lie library. AS Boston rejected the Pari-
sian madness of her gifted artist, so will
the American people reject the Chicago
madness of Democracy. There is a limit
beyond which extravagancr of any kind
cannot be carried in this country, and
the bronze Bacehante of politics, as we'll
as that of art, has gone beyond the line
and will not be tolerated by the people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28
SPEAKS WIIhOUr AN INSCRIP.
TION
Chicago Tribune.


If each American flag that is displayed in
Chicago every day represents Republican
vote it is hardly an exaggeration to say Nc
Kinley will carry Chicago. There is scarcely a
downtown business block without flag al
every one of its windows, and scarcely resi-
dence that does not put out its flag every
morning.
Every street intersection in the downtown
district has two to four of the symbols of Iib4,
not carry the American flag displayed, as if in
defiance to some hidden enemy
A noticeable feature of the display is that
very few of the flags carry any sort OF political
emblem. The stars and stripes tell their own
story better than any campaign orator could
do it. They do not need the emblem of a gold
dollar sewed to them to tell the crowds in the
streets that the men who have hung them
there are opposed to National dishonesty.