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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

The bicycle craze has struck Athens
and there are now about 400 wheels
in that city. Several years ago the
king introduced the first one. but there
was such a popular prejudice against
II that he seldom appeared on it in
Dubhc. Even now the Greek peasants
regard the bicycle as uncanny, and
CROSS themselves and pray whenever
a bicyclist passes them.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
Otherwise.

A regiment of 1900 men is being or
gained in Chicago to fight for Cuba.
Four hundred union plumbers, gas
filters and steam filters of Kansas
City went on strike for eight hours.
The firm Of E. and G.. Friend & Co.,
wholesale dealers in leaf tobacco, at
129 Maiden Lane, New York, failed.
Liabilities, 100000.
There was whale hunt in Delaware
bay below Philadelphia. A sixty-foot-
er was seen floating along majestic
ally. 1t was a dead one.
The Indians in the Alaska district
are preparing to go on the war path.
The news reached Victoria by the
steamer Sitka.
George, Austin W., William J., Ed
gar A. and Albert G. Follett. who com
posed the firm of George Follett &
Co., wool dealers, New York, made an
assignment
The schooner Viking, which left San
Francisco on Nov. 10 for the South
seas, is month overdue and fears are
expressed for her safety. The Viking
carried crew Of eight men.
The United States gunboat Concord,
which has been stationed with the Asi.
attic squadron for the last five years,
has arrived at San Francisco from
the Orient, coming by the way of Hon
olulu.
The Moulton Leather company, hav.
ing factories at Lynn, Mass, assigned
to A. w. Pope & Co. of Boston fol
$135,000. Most of the claims against
the corporation are held in New York
and Philadelphia
Rev. Nathan E. Wood, pastor of the
First Baptist church, Boston. surprised
his congregation when he announced
his withdraw from connection
with the Auxiliary league of the Sal
walton army. He says Gen. Booth i,
. 1oaVAot-
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

A confederate veteran recently pen
stoned by his estate, enlisted at the
age of 81 and served through the war.
He haa since supported himself by his
own labor until now, at the age of 1O1,
he finds himself unable to do so, and
SO asks for a pension just sufficient
TO keep him alive. Such man as this
is n hero, and North Carolina ought to
be proud of him.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
Foreign Gossip.

Baron Heiking has been appointed
German minister at Picking.
The Socialists were successful in the
municipal elections held at MarSeilleS
A dispatch received in London from
Naples says it is rumored there that
an anarchist plot against King Hum
bert has been discovered.
Sir Charles Topper premier of Can
ada, has moved an appeal to the elect
ors Of the Dominion, over his own Sig
nature. He calls upon the electors to
exercise their calm judgment, and de-
eide between the conservatives and the
Reformers.
The French excavators at Delphi
have unearthed life-SiZe bronze statue
Of beardless man the largest yet dis
covered. The date of the work is 500
H. G.. The statue is hold ng the bride
of horse. and portions OF the horses
figure have also been found.
Princess Louise of Denmark, eldest
daughter of the Crown Prince Freder-
lex. who was born in 1875, and Prince
Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe, cous-
in Of the reigning Prince George, who
was born in 1863, were married at the
palace of AmalaienbuTg.
There is need for a new extradition
treaty between the United States and
Germany, in the judgment Of the Ger
man embassy in Washington, as re-
vealed in the published diplomatic cor
respondence of the state department
for last year.
Herr Strobach, anti-Semite, has been
elected burgomaster Of Vienna in the
place Of DR.. Lueger, who resigned at
the request of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. Herr Strobach announced that
he would resign at the proper moment
in favor of DR.. Lueger
King Humbert has donated 100000
francs to the families of the soldiers
killed and wounded in the African
campaign, without any distinction be-
ing made between Italians and native
troops who fought in the service of
Italy. The king has also donated 1OO,-
GOO francs to the Red Cross society for
the benefit of the wounded.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
Treaty OF EranLfnr4

Frankfort-on-the-Main, May 12-The
.Wenty-nfth anniversary of the sign
lng OF the treaty of Frankfort, which
concluded the Franco-Russian war.
was celeprated here to-day in continu-
atIon OF the fetes and celebrations
when nave been held throughout Ger
luany IA commemoration of the twen-
'y-nlln anniversary Of the war.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

William of Germany is very proud
Of the role of working mans emper-
or" which he has undertaken in earn
est, despite the opposition of the Con-
servatives. AS things now stand, the
kaiser and the socialist working peoe
pie of his empire seem to be in close
sympathy.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Douglas and Lincoln were rivals in
love as well as politics. Both proposed
to the same young woman, but Lincoln
won her. If the Lincoln biographers
are to be believed, this was an unfor-
tunate thing for the martyr-president
and a happy escape for Douglas.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

The announcement that Ce0
Rhodes political career is ended If
superfuous, in view Of the fact that
the johannesburg Reform Committee
confessed it's conspiracy and impli.
Gated Rhodes, Jameson, ct al.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

Prof Morton, of the Lowell institute,
and M. Tesla have both succeeded in
observing infinitely the action Of the
human heart by means of the K rays
We are rapidly approaching a point
where it will no longer be necessary
for any one to make a clean breast Of
anything.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

There is a sad lack of originality in
the Booth Tucker methods. If the new
commander had familiarized himself
with the history of Summing in Am
erica before he began his labors he
would have found that the expedient
of a cheap disguise and court room
scene after is too stale to give any
body but the perpetrator a sensation.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

The great German soldier, Won
Moltke, realizing how easy it would
be for either of the European powers
to inaugurate a general war, said,
shortly before his death: "Woe be to
him who shall apply the torch to the
magazine that will set fire to- all Eu'
rope"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

The New York Morning Advertiser
says that Ballington Booth has trans
ferred to Booth Tucker all the proper
ty whish stood in the name OF the
former, IN trust for the army, consist
ing of 100000 worth of real estate
and $4,000 in cash-and as a conse.
'uuence, ''the anxiety of the numerous
Booths in England is much relieved"
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12

We contfaOe to- be an inventive peo
pie. There were 81, 1886 patents issued
in the United States last year. II
would be exceedingly interesting to
know just how many Of these had
something to do with bicycles.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-05-12
THE NEWS RESUME.
DIGEST OF THE NEWS FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.

A Comprehensive Review OF the
Important Happenings OF the
Past Week CuIIed From the Tel
egraph RepOrtA-The Notable
Have Attracted Attention.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
THANKSGIVING Day.

This is the day set apart by the
president of the Upited States and
the Governor of this Commonwealth
as "A National Day of Thanksgiving.
We believe that the people of these
United States can assemble to.day
in their respective churches and Of
fer most heartfelt thanks that the
Nation has maintained its honor and
integrity, and above oil ,.tbet afe
seosO oh every aide. With indus.
tries resuming their operations in
almost every city aud town III the
land, why should not every lover OF
national honor fall in humble sub
mission at the shrine of IA creator
and offer devotion and Thanksgiving
for such n complete restoration Of
public confidence.
The thousands of families who
surround their dinner tables laden
with Il Thanksgiving turkey and a
bountltul supply of other delicacies
can do so with II keener feeling of
hope and deeper sense Of gratitude
than they have done for several
years. This is as it should be and if
the tepubllcau party does nothing
more, they can already boast OF hay.
ing restored public confidence which
goes fully halfway III bringing about
The revival Of business. The very
TACT that only three mortgages were
recorded in Snyder county in the
last four months proves beyond all
manner, of doubt that the people did
not venture TO make any debts and
had not enough confidence to build
any hopes upon the future. The
sovereignty lies in the hands of the
people and with the direction of the
hand Of God the people were edu-
Gated and to-day let US JON hands as
one grand and glorious union and
oiler up our sincerest devotion TO n
most Holy and II perfect Creator.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
LIEUTENANT Governor
IGre8ne'S MeVura Because He Knov
Il Will Cure.
Ter Bids the Weak, Nervous and Dscouraosl
Wonderful DR.. Greene's Nervura Will S,Irs']

OF the trainers of the Constitution OF
Massachusetts,.
Certainly no higher testimonial, no
greater proof OF q medicines wonder
ful power to cure can possibly be given
than is here bestowed upon DIR. Greenes
Nervura blood and nerve remedy by
this most distinguished statesman and
head of the government of the state.
Surely no one who is i'll, worn-out,
rundown, weak, nervous, discouraged
and dishcartened By repeated failures
TO be cured can require any greater
proof, any stronger testimony that
DIR. Greene's Ncrvura will cure, that
IL will certainly restore health and
strength to the weak and nervous SUI
ferer. than Lieut. Governor Iletchcr's
powerful words wherein he states that
he has personally used it in his family
with greatest benefit, knows it TO be a
most wonderful curcr of disease, and
earnestly recommends its use by all
who are out of health and need medi-
cine.
The great Statesman says:
IL have long heard of the good eff
fccts of DR.. Grcene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy and have used IL in
my family. have heard cases among
my neighbors who have derived great
benefit from its use and can truly say,
that as far ss my experience and in
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
ANOTHER
Advises Use Of DR..
Lieut.. Governor FletCl
to Hope, for the
Cure Them.
rhe world believes it's great men.

The world believes its great men.
Their word is accepted AS truth,
their example followed, their advice
taken.
Knowing this fact, the illustrious
Lieut.. Governor Of Vermont, Hon.
Henry A. Fletcher, of Proctorsville,
Vt, who is the descendant of a long
line Of Statesmen and Rulers, tells the
p,1ple IL they wish to get well, IL they
g. sire TO get back their health and
..'eugth. to use DIR. Greenc's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy because he
lows from personal experience, from
its use in his own family and among
is friends, and from having observed
tine and time again its wonderful cur
alive powers, that IL will surely and
certainly cure, that it will give strength
to the weak. strong nerves To the nerv-
Gus, natural refreshing sleep TO the
,leepless, perfect digestion to the dys-
,co,ic. rich. red blood TO the feeble,
freedom f.o.a pain To the rheumatic, in
fact, sound and vigorous health to all
who use IL.
Lieut.. Governor Fletcher's family
have been leaders and advisers of the
reople and publicly identified with the
history of the United States for more
than a hundred years. His father was
both Lieut.. Governor and Governor OF
Vermont and his grandfather was one
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
Woman S Influence -

| saw IT mentioned in n newspaper
IA Boston weekly, that well
known club OF women in Phlladel.
phIa, that interests itself in munic.
lpal affairs, though without desire
10 take amy active part In such, anX.
lous TO have women represented IN
the local school boards of Philadel.
phla, applied to the committees of
both political parties in If wards of
that city, asking that women be
nominated FOR school directors on
the regular tickets. Here was evil
IDENTIFY an unequaled opportunity
Tor the exercise Of the "lnhueuce".
which 1t Is currently reported that
women, especially good women, the
sex that is only little lower than
the angels ', etc, etc, can ALWAYS
WELD when they care to exert it,
One ward, the Sth, acceded To the
request, tho other Is ignored il. So
the measure Of this attempt to ex-
ert this powerful weapon of ipfu-
ence was az TO IA this did not
strike me as very promising be-
ginning, so / turned To the election
returns, hoping to find little more
encouragement IN them. Upon ex-
aiming the lists, / found tnat in 10
wards IN all women had endeayored
TO secure places on the local school
boards OF their respective wards.
The first / noticed was the 7th
ward. Seven candidates for school
directors were voted for, 4 of them
being men, 3 women, The man hay.
ing the highest number OF votes re-
ceived 1918 the woman having the
highest, G0S. So iu the 7th ward.
woman's influence" was as TO 81
Then / examined the returns ia the
eth ward. There were men and 8
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
Electric Hitter.

Electric Bitters is medicine siit.
ed for any season, but perhaps more
generally needed when the languid,
exhausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need OF n tonic and alternative is
felt. A prompt use OF this medicine
has often averted long and perhaps
fatal bilious feyers. No medicine
will act more surely in counteract-
ing and freeing the system from the
malarial poison. Headache, Indi-
geshon, Constipation, Dizziness
yield to Electric Bitters. soc. and
III. 90 per bottle at Graybill. Garman
4 Co.'S Store, Richfeld, Pa. and all
druggist. o.,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
How the President is Elected.

The exact procedure of PresideL-
tiaI election ~ known to compare
lively few people, aud II recitation oil
the principal points is always worth
while.
The election takes place on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
ia November.
The vote is for electors, the mum.
of whom in each State must equal
the whole number Of representatives
aud senator's from each State In con
gress.
The electors are required by the
constitution to meet in their respect
i've States upon the same day, and
congress has decreed the second
Monday in January following the
election as the date.
The electors vote separately for
president and vice president Zone OF
whom at least, shall not be from the
same State as the elector), and the
list of votes, after being signed,
certified aud sea.ed, IL transmitted
to Washington, directed TO the
president of the sr-stY.
sion for counting the62.iRSStssr .RS a. Of s1S sbe
electors upon the second "Wednesday
in the following FEBRUARY, the presi-
dent of senate opening the certiti-
Gates III the presence OF the senate
and house OF representatives Jointly
assembled.
A majority Of the electoral votes
elects the president and likewise
the vice president.
If no one has a majority, the cleo.
tion goes to the house OF represent
tatives, the three Tor two) candi-
dates having the highest number of
the electoral votes being voted upon
by States. Each State has one vote.
There must be two-thirds OF the
from each State pres
ent for quorum and majority OF
States elect the president.
If the house Of representatives
fails to choose president before
the next March 4, the vice president
acts rs president.
The vice President will have been
elected previously, in all human
because if he has not
been nsmed by majority of cleo
toral voted at the Joint session OF
the senate is directed to
select hun by majority vote from the
highest numbers on the list, two
thirds quorum being reqired for
this alone.
Beyond the provision of the con.
act of the forty.ninth con
gress covers all proceedings in case
Of dispute aud also fixed the presi-
Dental succession in the emergency
Of death, resignation, and disability
IN the following order, Secretary
Of State, Treasury, war, attorney
general, postmaster general, secre-
iary OF the navy and interior. But
his acting president must have been
by the senate as cabinet
officer, aud within constitutional re-
luirements for presidential eligibili-
~. He is compelled to convene con
sress Immediately and within TWEEN
~ days notice.
The dates above in the pending
succession matter falls
is follows: Election, November 3,
1896 electors vote, January IL, 1897
congress counts vote, February 10.
1897. Tho electoral vote 4i7, of
which 22i constitute majority.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26

women on the ticket. One Of the
women received the highest number
of votes, 2092, so her Influence" or
the Influence" OF women in the 5th
ward outrauked that OF even. the
men candidates, a truly gratifying
result. Next to the 9th ward. a
men and 2 women candidates. High
est number of votes received by a
man, 977 by a woman, S6. "lnfiu-
ence about to III. Then came the
22nd ward. Six candidates were
4 men and women. Highest vote
cast for man, 1892 for. woman,
1862. Influence" still high for in
| huence, although not the banner
ward of woman's Influence. There
were 8 candidates, were men and
were women. Highest number OF
votes cast for a man, 5l36; for wo-
man. 81. "Inhuence' to 80.
or the 35 women candidates ! was
elected, not an excessively large pro-
portion, one thirty-fifth. Or the Su
men candidates in these IA wards %
were elected, almost three-fourths.
The figures tell their own story
According to the last census (1S9Oj
there are in Philadelphia 24,72o more
females than males.
Twill merely remark in closing
that for my part were j a. candidate
for school director in philadelphia, j
should. on the whole, prefer the GER
tain assurance that 34,72O votes
could Give the "iuiluence' used with
such wonderful effect in this last
city school election.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26

TO more than justify his prompt apr,|
Of the Penrose bill.
Tho contest In the Legislature WA u
Of the most extraordinary Of this gurI
sessions. There was mover at a,1 4,
prior To the passage Of the bill thspss|
assurance that IL would pass "All,u|
that ends WE'LL" and this struggs n
tween the citizens OF PHILADELPHIA ID
the one side and the building comn!sr
and their dependents upon ID. I'd
ended when the governor signed tah
rose bill, just MS IL should have er3a
Senator Penroso deserves The la-|
c ommendation Of his fellow cities n
the intelligence, zeal and puble gr
with which he contendod for the lbCha|
of the public buildings commisSoa d
service was one Of great public la|
tance, and Its value Is generally ng|
nized.
A. . Campalgusr.
During the campaign which dx d
Nov. 8, this year, 30 gloriously itiln|
slglvani8 and the nation ''nntG pEs
bore a brilliant part BE nderet y .
vices TO the Republican r'eie OOn IA
and was assigned for dutr in th, ssn
end Of the state. No m.- since IA m
Of James G. Blaine has drawn Sa "
niilcent gatherings Of the people n.r
man ever aroused more genuine Stns
siasm. His campaign was u brilliAa'Es
cess, and the returns from the ect'as
visited bear abundant evidence .
magnetic powers to sway the msSssr'
convince the most exacting.
Senator Penrose, as an old and ere
fenced statesman recently remarks
cast in "A giant mould, aud Is de''iass
play conspicuous part In the illana
tory Of his country.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26

formation go, the results ar. 1,
satisfactory. This letter can /.
lished for others good.'
II you are q sufferer from Wa,
or disease, do not hesitate 70 ,.I 4
Greene's Nervura and get well ~
such n testimonial from so ill.,
and distinguished n Statesman
Do you think so eminent
such high official position wopis
his name and give his empha,ic ~
to use DIR. Greene's Nervura mn.
knew positively its great ralr, \
wondrous power to cure? lie /,
that his words will be needed al
advice to use this grand repe5v n
lowed because of his high stapdi,,'
he unhesitatingly tells the 49,,
speaking the welcome truth TO NJ
with the voice and dignity O, a..
authority, that DIR. Greene's NJ
blood and nerve remedy will cur \
weak and suffering, will give h,,l D
and strength. renewed life, re,.,]
energies and the zest and happlp.vl
living.
Remember also that this /, \, i
called patent medicine, but n, u
scription and discovery OF Dr. c.,
of 35 w. 14th Street, New York. Il. n
cessful specialist in curing nervou d
chronic diseases, who can be convA
without charge, personally or byss|
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
I,nciicn.. Arnica saIyc.

The BEST SALyEin the world for
Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Nheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapp,
ed Hands. Chilblains, Corns. aud all
Skin Eruptions. aud positively cures
Piles, or no pay required. III Is
guaranteed to give perfect satisiac-
ton or money refunded. Price. 20
cents per box. For sale by Gray bill
Garman Il Co., Richfeld and all
Druggists.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
Thursday, Nov. 26, 1896.
The J. S Scnatorship.

The fight for the position of U. ,
Senatolship is phcadv under way.
Hon Bui.s p"n.o.p. State Senator
and Ex.uo-ifiit.;tr General John
Wanamakc.. D.;h uf Philadelphia,
are full-p.cd.ai candidates. Gov.
Hastings la. t''r mentioned as u
candidate. Governor Hastings has
no right to expect be L. >. Senator
ship. He do, r.t deserve 1t. He
sold his good gme for Il mess OF
pottage aud Gruvrr-d mis- friends IN
to the thraldom uf the OIL Trust for
the sake of personal gain His pre-
scncc in the /. >. Senate would en-
hauce only his personal interests at
the expense Of the taX-paf ers ~ The
state. At the close OF has admins
tration as governor, he should be re-
legated to the realms Of oblivion.
All the reins OF power shoul III be TAX
en- from him and given to those who
are not ayaricious.
We elsewhere in to days issue
publish matter relative both TO Sen
ator Penrose and Mr.. Wanamaker.
The question of choosing IA U. >.
Senator should be placed directly t"
the voters of the state. The T.. ,.
Senate is "A millionaire club aud ~
next to a sovereign body which the
people can not reach. 1t is probable
that ;he question viii shortly be sub
mitted to the people, but Senator
Cameron's successor will be chosen
by the House of Representatives
aud the State Senate Of Pennsyl-
vauia. The fight for U. s. Senator
will be an important one and wheth-
er we have vote or not we propose
to have something to say as the U.
5. Senate Is an important factor III
making our laws and framing our
Dationul policy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-11-26
IN ina building.

Poughkeepsie has building iiEi
probably the Oldest one on the H'S
river. 1t is at the corner Of WashlHss
md Delafield streets, and was e'cA
according to tradition, in l'iS y
plaster on the walls is six inch' iHl
and the laths arc hand cut, ab0tlp
inches in thickness. IL is safe =
that house. even if antiquaied ~
warm one to live in during the VIE
Oak Hill Record.