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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23
PEOPLES.

PRESIDENT AND VICE-PREsIDEET.
BRYAN AND WATSON.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
(Vote for thlrty-two)
Alexander H. Coffroth,
Thomas Sterrett,
Lewis N. Ireland,
Thomas G. Delahunty,
John H. Keenan,,
John j. Taylor,
Thomas Mccullough,
Robert A. Thompson,
Charles ID. Kaier,
Joseph S. Sartain,
Albert Nj. Hicks,
John Hagan,
James j, King,
John B. Storm,
Thomas K. Haak,
Charles +. Rengier, Jr.,
Charles H. Schadt,
Thomas II. Phillips,
John X. Royal,
John NJ. Carroll,
Charles. ]. Reilly,
j. p. Hoffa,
A. j. Brady,
George w. Rhine,
John G. Patton,
William Weihe,
John J. Mcfarland,
G. II. Akens,
John L. Mckinney,
S. s. Hackett,
Michael Delaney,
Samuel W. Black.
presentatIve-at-Large in Congress.
(Vote for two)
Jerome T. Altman
John p. Correll
County Treasurer.
(Vote for one)
John A. Kipp.
County Commissioners.
(Vote for two)
George H. ,Bortree
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23
FREE SILVER.

PRESIDENT AND vIcE-PREsIDNT.
BRYAN AND SEWALL.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
(Vote for thirty-two)
Alexander H. Coffroth,
Thomas Sterrett,
Lewis N Ireland,
Thomas G.. Delahunty,
John II. Keenan,,
Albert M. Hicks,
John J. Taylor,
Thomas Mccullough,
John Hagan,
Robert A. Thompson,
James ]. King,
John B. Storm,
Thomas II. Haak,
Charles Il. Rengier, Jr.,
Charles II. Schadt,
Thomas r. Phillips,
Charles ID. Kaier,
John X. Royal
John NJ. Carroll,
Charles j. Reilly
J. z. Hoffa,
Joseph S. Sartain,
A. j. Brady,
George w. Rhine,
John @. Patton,
William Weihe,
Samuel w. Black,
John j. Mcfarland,
@. H. Akens,
John L. Mckinney,
S. S. Hackett,
Michael Delaney.
Representative-at-Large in Congress.
(Vote for two)
Dewitt G. Dewitt
jerome Il. Altman.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23

Mckinley on "PrOtectIOn and Prosperity
Thirty years of protection has
Fought us to the first rank in agri-
lture, in mining and the manu-
acturing development. We lead
all nations in these three great de-
partments of industry. We have
outstripped even the United King
dom, which had centuries the start
of us. AS we have said her fis-
cal policy for fifty years past has
been the free trade revenue tariff
policy, ours for thirty two years the
protective tariff policy. Tried by
any test, measured by. any stand
ard, we lead all the rest of the
world. Protection has vindicated
itself. It cannot be helped by eulogy
nor hurt by defamation. 1t has
worked out its own demonstration,
and presents in the sight of the
whole world its matchless trophies.
tt cannot be cried down by false
names nor injured by offensive cpl
thets nor can it any longer suffer
from falsehood, nor the forebOdings
of the false prophet. 1t has
triumphed over all its traduoers at
home and abroad. 1t has made the
lives of the masses Of our country
lnen sweeter and brighter. and has
entered the homes of America carry
ing comfort and cheer and courage.
It gives a premium to human energy
and awakens the noblest aspirations
I. in the breasts Of men. Our own ex-
|eDoe shows that it is best for
citzenship aud our civilization f,
that it opens up a higher and
tier destiny for our people.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23
MCKINLEY CITIZENS

PRESIDENT AND V1CE-PREsIDENT
MCKINLEY AND HOBART.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
(Vote for thirty-two)
Joseph Wharton,
Alexander K. Patton,
William Witherow,
Peter l.. Kimberly,
John S. Pearson,
Allen b. Rorke,
Frank p. Hendiey,
William NJ Taggart,
Leonard Myers,
Joseph H. Huddell,
William +. Solly,
John Fritz,
Henry j.. johnson,
John H. Lands,
Everett Warren,
Bider Wellington Wilde,
Harrison Ball,
David w. Miller,
Henry @. Provost,
James V. Brown.
Frederick H. Eaton,
George Barron Miller,
Reuben Hathaway Shindel,
George Thompson Swank,
Samuel Edward Wilson,
William Maurice Randolph,
Emanuel Wertheimer,
Josiah Speer,
Edward Everett Abrams,
Isador Sobel,
William Schnur,
Joseph @. Campbell.
Representative-at-Large in Congress.
(Vote for two)
Galusha A. Grow
Samuel A. Davenport
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23
DEMOCRATIC.

president AND VICE-PREsIDENT
BRYAN AND SEWALL.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
(Vote for thirtY-two.
Thomas Sterrett,
Lewis N. Ireland,
Alexander II. COffrOth,
Thomas G. Delahunty,
John H. Keenan,,
Albert M. Hicks,
John j. Taylor,
Thomas Mccullough,
John Hagan,
Robert A. Thompson,
Charles d, Kaier,
John b. Storm,
Thomas E. Haak,
Charles II. Rengier, Jr.
Charles II. Schadt,
Thomas r. Phillips,
Joseph S. Sartain,
John IL. Royal,
John M. Carroll,
Charles j. Reilly,
j. p. Hoffa,
Michaei Delaney,
A. j. Brady,
George W. Rhine,
John @. Patton,
William Weihe.
Samuel W. Black,
John J. Mcfarland,
O. III. Akens,
John i. Mckinney,
s. s.. Hackett,
james J. King.
Representative-Rt-Large In Congress.
(Vote for two)
Dewitt G. Dewitt
Jerome Il. Altman
Representative In Congress.
(Vote for one)
Laird II. Barber.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23
PROCLAMATION.
GENERAL ELECTION

WHEREAS. by act of General Assembly
OF the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, EN-
titled " An act to regulate the nomination
and election of public officers, requiring
certain expenses incident thereto TO be
paid by the several counties and Furnishing
certain offenses in regard to such cleo
tlons," approved the 26th day of June, A.
ID. 1895, 1t is made the duty Of the Sheriff:
FIRST. To enumerate the officers to be
elected and give list Of all the nomina-
tlons.
SECOND. To designate the places at
which the elections are to be held.
THIRD. TO publish notice Of the qualih-
cations of election officers in the manner
and form prescribed by the third para
graph Section 10 of said Act.
Now, therefore, /, H. l. Courtright,
High Sheriff of the County of Pike, do
make known by this proclamation TO the
electors of said county, that on
TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 1896,
Being the day Of the General Election, the
following persons are to be voted for by
bliO AAO1hiCh VI Oohhhg VI w
tween the hours Of O'Clock in the fore
noon and o'clock in the afternoon of said
day, to wit:
Thirty two persons for Presidential Elec-
tors.
Two persons for Representative-at-Lar
in Congress.
One person for Representative in Con-
gress.
One person for Representative In the
General Assembly.
Two persons for Associate Judges of the
County Of Pike.
One person for Prothonotary, Register
and Recorder, and Clerk of the Courts of
Pike
One person for County Treasurer of the
County of Pike.
One person for District Attorney of the
County of Pike.
Three persons for County Commissioners
of the County of Pike.
Three persons for County Auditors Of
the County of Pike.
1 also hereby make known and give no
tice that the following is a list of all the
nominations certified to me by the Secre-
tary of the Commonwealth and the Com
missioners of this county, to wit:
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23

5bit is once formed of attach
ing her full name to every letter she
writes, with her address, it may
save great deal of trouble in future
times, should her letters be lost by
mail. She should be taught the re-
sonsibility which she assumes in
thus signing her name, and she is
not likely then to write silly and
foolish letters which she would
glad ly recall. She should also learn
that she must not affix her name to
any list of individuals, any society
or any document without knowing
fully what responsibility she is as
suming. The matter may seem
trivial, but she should give time o
thought in all matters where her
name is asked for, and not trust
even to her dearest friend against
her own Judgment. Times have
changed indeed since the days when
a young girls fondest aspiration up
on quitting school was to change
her name. Her whole social edu-
cation tended to instruct her that
her life would be a failure until she
got rid of her fathers name. Now
she prizes it. She often keeps it in
her married name to show the race
she sprung from. She is not in
great hurry to change it.-Ex.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-23
.ue of Name.

Il matter to teach a
of her signature. If
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
The Rising of Land.

There is abundant evidence that the
shores around Hudson's Bay are ris-
ing. and this quite rapidly. Lines of
driftwood are to be seen in many
places that are far above the level of
the highest point of tide-water. These
drifts occur in some localities nearly
fifty feet above the present water level,
and from this point down to what is
now the high-tide mark. There are
also gravel terraces that are very well
defined, and other indications that
point Enthusiastically to very great
change in the topography of the coun-
try since its history was known to
man. 1t is said that in 1910 the navi-
gator Henry Hudson spent the winter
on the east coast of the Bay, south Of
latitude SO degrees. There is now no
bay which would be available for this
purpose.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

When Shakespeare wrote about put
ting a girdle around the earth in forty
minutes, the idea was as visionary as
that of communicating with the stars
in the armament Not long ago at the
Electric Fair. message was sent from
one gallery to the other by way OF Van
couver and Toxic, the message arriv-
ing in something less than fifty min
utes. OF course, this does not run
actually around the world, but 1t dem
onstrates the possibilities of the cleo
trical current, and shows us that when
the new Pacific cable Is finished 1t will
require good deal less than fifty min
utes to circumnavigate the globe with
an electric message. The future of
electricity has wonderful promise,
much greater than We are able to real
ize, especially so in view of the fact
that our most eminent electricians
frankly amt that they only understand
the a-b-cs Of it. $500.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
He Calls 1t God.

Man is placed into universe, in the
immensely of which he is but an in
finitesimal speck Creation, power,
force, law, will. harmony, intelligence
surround him, which are not OF human
make, or under human control or even
within human grasp. They point to a
power outside OF man, one which is in
finitely greater than he. With eyes to
see, with ears to hear, with a mind to
reason, with conscience to feel, he
cannot shut out these facts from his
consciousness nor help drawing the con-
clusion that somewhere, somehow,
there is some creative and governing
force, supremely powerful and wise,
which he designates by various names.
In our tongue he calls it God. Rabbi
Joseph Krauskopf, d. ID.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

coverings devised, and they give such
pleasure that know Of one wee girl by
the name Of Polly who tumbled ,down
stairs while admiring the coquettish
bows on her tiny toes. In the early
spring you would find Mrs. McKinleys
pretty parlor perfumed with those
splendid white lilies that Bermuda
sends to help us celebrate our Easter
They stand in tall jars fresh, stately
and breathing their silent lesson. of
beauty and love, for in this instance
they come as greeting from friends
on shat gem of coral reef There Is
that element in the Majors devotion to
his wife that is easier felt than de-
scribed, but is the element that silences
the scoffers at marriage, that makes
one think better of ones kind, and at
the same time carries with it tinge
OF romance that delights all young
couples. Perhaps because the Major
pays thousand little courtesies and at
tentions to his wife, not with the air of
a man doing his duty, but what is his
delight; that he sees in his wife still the
lovely girlish bride, the mother of the
TWO fair children who came only to be
taken away, the companion of his early
struggles and successes, is evident: that
he finds now in his proud maturity. in
her gentle sympathy, her intense appre-
citation OF his work, her frank delight at
the honors paid him, her ever ready
response to his beautiful devotion, all
the spur and stimulus he needs, there
is no doubt"
Mrs. Carrot A. Hobart, wife of the
Republican nominee for the Vice Presi-
dency, is magnetic. At forty-five she
has the carriage of a sprightly woman
OF thirty, and the figure, too. Her color
is girls. 1t comes and goes as she
talks. Her face, firm, well-chiselled
one, is most expressive Her feelings
sweep over it. 1t may be very sad.
Then a smile lightens it, and the eyes,
which are very bright, seem to dance
with merriment.
Her self-possession and poise are adj
mlrabie. She is sincere and unaffected
to degree. What she says she says
wittily and easily. The words come
from the well-filled storehouse of the
mind. She is eminently a woman of
culture, at once dignified and tender.
Hers is lovely home. and she graces
it. Paterson-New Jersey, indeed--is
in love with her. and it is no wonder.
She, like Mrs. Mckinley, knows poll
tics. Her father was a politician and
Republican. She devotes much of her
time to charity and church work. They
are Presbyterians. Her son, Carrot
Augustus Hobart, sJr., and her husband
are her two idols. Before the nominal
tion the boy was wearing Mckinley
Hobart button.
You may have to put that away to-
morrow" she said to him, laughing to
hide her own anxiety. His eyes filled
with tears.
why, you wouldn't care, would
you?" she asked, fondly.
"Oh, wouldn't II" he cried.
And, but for examples sake. think
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
tainly suggests the fair blossom of some
sensitive Dlant

tdlnly suggests the 1alr blossom OIL some
sensitive plant.
1T is also good medallion head
small, admirably proportional and so
correct that Clytie knot, a Greek fillet
or a shining braid as coronet could be
worn triumphantly, though nothing
could better display its shapeliness than
the close cut, crisp locks of brown, soft
and pure in color, that grow from the
low, white brow over the dainty eartips
to end on the nape of the neck in a
thousand bewitching little rings; nor
could there be a more harmonious
frame for a face, easier pictured in
water colors than words. There is that
soft transparency of coloring which,
with the stamp of much suffering, i'm
parts an almost intensity of refinement
to the features. The straight and deli
cate nose, with its fine nostrils. rises
we'll beyond the deep blue eyes. over
arched by brows dark and distinctly
drawn and UNDERSIGNED by those dark
shadows alamai, the Italians call
them-that enhance their size and i'm
part touch of languor. The mouth is
small, and, like the chin, wholly femi-
aine and charming"
That is womans pen portrait of
woman. Mrs. Porter saw Mrs. McKin-
ley in her home.
She was half reclining on a low sofa.
some big pillows piled behind her,
which defined her girlish figure, clothed
in a way to delight an artist; that is, 1t
left one conscious only of color and
simplicity.
THE gown was rich blue, a shade
deeper than the blue of the old masters
but with that same peculiar warmth
and power Of illumination. 1t brought
out with marvellous effect the tint of the
hair. upon which the sun shone brightly
through the lace curtains above, gave
warmth to the diaphanous skin, sub
stance to the frail figure and formed a
background for two little hands of ivory
whiteness, that were clasped with a
patience pathetic. Mrs. Mckinley de-
votes a great deal of her time to maxi
ing pretty things for the comfort and
amusement of children. and her little
slippers are famous in many a hospital
and asylum. Never were prettier
stronger. daintier or wagner little foot
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28


Is stronger to-day than she has
been for many years, but the
doctors despair of complete re-
covery. and if the republicans elect
their ticket much of the social burden
in Washington must fall upon Mrs. Ho-
bart, as the first woman in the land
will be unequal to the strain of any but
the quietest sort of entertaining. Both
are remarkable women. Washington
already knows and has been won by
Mrs. Mckinley. If Mr.. Hobart is elected
Washington will be won by Mrs. Ho-
bart, and will be at her feet, for her
character is an admiral bic one, and her
unpretentious dignity, her affable man
ner and her keen intellect fit her for the
highest place in the society of the ma
ton. Mrs. Mckinley, in spite of her
Ill health, is the keenest of politicians
and the most ardent of protectionists,
her husband not excepted. He is her
hero. Mrs. Mckinley was born in
Canton, and in that quaint Dutch COM
mercial town she was noted belle. Her
father was the late James SaXton, a
publisher of note. Her invalidism pre-
vented her active participation in
Washington society events during her
husbands fourteen years in the House
of Representatives. AS wife of Ohio's
governor. she gave several State and
husbands fourteen years in the House
On these occasions. like Nine. Reca-
mier, she received her guests while re-
clining on a divan. In her boudoir
there is an oil painting of her husband,
hung so that it will be the first thing
she sees on. awakening. She married
the young soldier-lawyer for love, and
in their mutual affection, which years
has increased, they have been very
happy.
Mrs. Robert p. Porter writing for the
New York Herald in 1891, spoke of Mrs.
McKinley's flower-like head and added:
Il said flower-like head advisedly,
for in its graceful spring from a slen-
der neck. its clear, delicate outline, it's
arch, uplifted air in moments of pleas
ure, and it's slight pathetic droop in
WEAKNESS, Mrs. McKinley's head GER
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
Travel With a Friend

Who will protect you from those enemies
nausea, malaria, indigestion and the sick
ness produced by rocking on the waves,
and sometimes by inland travelling over
the rough beds of i'll laid railroads. Such a
friend is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
Ocean mariners, yachtsmen, commercial
and theatrical agents and tourists testify
to the protective potency of this effective
safeguard. which conquers also rheumatism,
nervousness and biliousness
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
He Was Surprised.

Il" shouted the orator, waving his
hands towards the offended heavens "am u
true friend to labor"
by Gosh, Bill" rose the voice of the
man who had known the orator from boy
hood, that is the fust time l ever knowec
you two wss acquainted"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
Awkward.

Maud think you are real mean to re-
fuse. You always promised you would be
my bridesmaid.
Marie True enough, dear. But 1 did
not know you were going to marry a man
had rejected
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

"Who wrote that beautiful ballad Drink
to Me Only With Thine Eyesp" asked
Marsden.
''Some idiotic. blue ribbonite, 1 suppose"
replied old Topington as he rang the bell
Cor the waiter.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
AN OLD FASHIONED MOTHER,
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.

Moreover His Mother Made Him
Little Coat and Brought 1t to Him
Samuel 2:10.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
Saying "No.'

Learn to say no, and it will be of
more use to you than to be able to
read Latih.-Spurgeon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

Ibeleve Pisos Cure is the only medicine
that will cure consumption.-AnnaM Ross,
Wiliiamsport, Pa, Nov. II. '95.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

HE stories of De-
borah and Abigail
are very apt to dis
courage a woman's
soul. She says
within herself: 1T
is impossible that
| ever achieve any
such grandeur of
character, and /
don't mean to try
as though a child
should refuse TO
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28
TWO NOBLE WOMEN.
WIVES OF MAJOR MCKINLEY
AND GARRETT A. HOBART.
gifted for First Ladies-Ars. MckInley's
Magnificent Mind. Lovabie, Tender Ma
ture and Long Suffering InvaIidism-
She Knows Politics. Too.

HE eyes Of the
country today are
upon two women,
and two very low
able, winning wom-
en- they are-the
wives of Major Nc
Kinley and Carrot
A. Hobart.
Mrs. Nc Kinley,
whose health has
long been broken,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

No matter how wicked you find men 10
be do not forget that God is good.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

OF every man and woman living to-day
at the age of %, one out of every two will
live according to statistics, to be Is years
of age.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

Idleness is the burial of a living man
Jeremy Taylor
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

Mrs. Hobart's eyes must have filled
with tears, too, for she is all tender
ness. and her husbands battle was her
battle.
ELLEN OSBORN,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-07-28

Every child is a bundle Of tremeId-
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1896-03-04
STEVE WAS ELECTED.

He Was Running for Jailcr and Promised
to Treat His Prisoners We'll.
The group at the Hotel Page were
talking about orators and oratory, when
up spoke COL Samuel Dalton, of Louis
lana:
"The best speech l ever heard, the
most pointed, cogent and convincing,
emanated from an old friend of mine,
now Hon. Steve Sharp, of Fayette coun-
ty, KY, my former home. twas right
after the war, and Steve was running
on the democratic ticket@lor county
jailer. lie had served already several
terms as deputy. The prospects of
democratic success seemed hopeless, as
forthe first time the negroeswere going
to vote, and, of course, they could be re-
lied on then to vote solidly for the re-
publican nominees.
"There was to be q grand barbecue
and republican rally at precinct
where the colored people were thick.
Steve was nervy enough to attend the
meeting. There were about 1000 dark
les present and not over dozen whites,
all of whom save Mr.. Sharp were radi-
Gals Of the deepest dye. He asked per-
mission to address the audience and was
at first refused, but finally the chairman
of the meeting concluded that Steve
could do no harm, so he introduced him
to the audience in way calculated to
cover him with ridicule, and winding up
with the consoling statement that moth
ing Steve could say would have any eff
feet on the colored brethren present.
In the coolest way possible Che had
never made a public speech before)
Steve mounted the platform, and max
ing profound bow he said;
"My colored friends-You all know
that have served for four years as dep
uty jailer of this county. In my official
capacity / have had the pleasure of
meeting you all. l am here to solicit
your votes for jaile-, and all can say is
that if by your aid am elected to the
office ! promise you the same treatment
in the future that have accorded you
in the past
Here Steve sat down, amid storm
of cheers, and he knew by the vocifer-
BUSINESS thereof that he had scored a
hit. He had. That precinct gave him
big majority, and he was the only dem
ocrat elected that year in Fayette
county, Washington Post.