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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

Thus, al tod, there are on their way 70
the Klondike to-day by the water route
1852 persons in twenty-nine vessels. These
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

SPEEDY CURE TKEArNErT FOR sKrN BLOOD
HuNoRs. Warm baths with CuTIcURA soar. gentle
applications OF CuTcuRA (ointmentl the great skin curs
and mid doses of CUrIcuRA REsoLyKNr, greatest q
blood purisers and hnmor cures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-26

Efopa- ooslon how 10 Cure the Worst Eczema. free
BEAUTIFUL SKIN Ls5 s5fic SsI 'T sS1f s
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Senator Tillnan has told the people 81
New York State that they are mistaken
if they think there are any signs of pros
pority throughout the country. He
speaks of the wave of business ard agri-
,ultural activity now sweeping over the
country as "hot balloon affair" and
that when the reaction comes the conn.
try will be worse off than ever. He
predicts an early collapse Wheat, he
admits has risen, but he says it is sim.
ply due to speculation, and that the
market has been manipulated for the pur-
pose of furthering the political ends Of
Mark Hanna In any event, he says
the people of New York are made to suf-
fer by paying increased prices for bread
Such statements might be amusing il
they were not simply idiotic. Does the
Senator suppose that anybody will be-
lieve him? The wheat ,rop of last year
was 2,43O, 100000 bushels, and the
Corn Trade News" of Liverpool, es-
Inmates the present years crop at 2, 800.
900, 900 bushels. Any politician or
statesman, who could manipulate the
price of wheat, affecting over 1000, 900
900 bushels, to the extent which wheat
has risen during the past year. would be
indeed worthy the name Of statesman.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

From reports over the State the politi-
cal outlook for Republican success is
looming up. Party dissatisfaction is
dying out and the old workers are get
ting on their war point At confer
snce of the party leaders held in Balti-
more on Saturday last, encouraging re-
ports were received In speaking Of
the meeting the American says:
Saturday was an eventful enc at Re
publican headquarters. In the first
place, a conference of the representative
men of the party from the counties had
been called, and it was both well-attend-
ed, aud the reports brought by leaders
we're of most encouraging character.
Then Postmaster General Gary called
and, in a conference with Chairman
Scott aud Mason, assured them of his
deep interest in the result, and gave as
surances of doing all in his power to
secure the election of the city and State
tickets.
Those who we're present at the confer
ence were Hon Philips Lee Goldsborough
of Dorchester county. the candidate for
the comptrollership; General Allen
Rutherford, of Montgomery county, the
candidate for the clerkship of the Court
Of Appeals; State Senator A Lincoln
Dryden, Of Somerset: States Attorney
George A. Pearre, VIM. L. Griffin,
Allegany, VIM. Sweet, Carrot; A. r.
lIagner, j. w Gable, Washington;
Congressman Baker, of the Second dis
trict; Congressman McIntrye, of the
Fourth district; j. Cochran Boyd, c.
R. Mace, Baltimore county; Attorney
General Clsbaugh, Carroll county; Con.
greessman Sydney L. Mudd, Charles
Senator Washington Wilkerson, St
Mary's; james Belt, Prince George.
James Mallalieu, Queen Annes; C, O
Melvin. Worcester; w. f. Smith, Cecil
II. H. Haines, Cecil; General Thomas
j. ShrYrock, and others
The situation was discussed from
every standpoint. The reports from tn,
various sections of the State indicated
that harmony prevailed in a grea
measure, and that the dscordant ele
ments in Baltimore and Prince George
counties would probably be pacifed
and a solid front be presented tn thos,
counties with the rest. 1t was deter
mined to carry Cd an aggressive cam
paign, and with that end in view speak
ers of national repute will be brough
into the State.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01
The Toledo Weekly Blade

Every intelligent family needs in ad-
dition to their local paper, a good
national weekly The greatest and
most widely known general family news
paper is the Toledo Weekly Blade. For
thirty years it has been regular visitor
in every part of the Union and is we'll
known in almost every one of the 20,
900 post0ffices in the country 1t is
edited with reference to a national circu-
Iation 1t is a Republican paDer, but
men Of all politics take it, because of its
honesty and fairness in the discussion Of
all public questions. Il is the favorite
family paper, with something for every
member of the household. Serial stories,
poetry, wit and humor; the Household
department, Chest 10 the world } Young
Folks. Sunday School Lessons, Tai
IMAGES Sermons, the Farmstead, the
Question Bureau, (Which answers ques-
tons for subscribers the News of the
Week in complete form, and other
special features Specimen copies glad
y sent on application, and if you will
send US list of addresses, we will mail
a copy to each Only 81 year. If
you wish to raise club, write for terms.
Address The BLADE,
Toledo. Ohio
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Mr.. Bryan is evidently little off in
MS arithmetic He remarked 10 a re-
Gently published statement that wool
had advanced s per cent, which he
seemed to think very small meter up
on which to base the political comment
which has been going around of the
newspapers of late If Mr. Bryan will
examine the official publication of the
Bureau of Statistics, complied under a
Democratic management, he will see
that Ohio Xxx wool in September, 1896
was worth II cents pound and is now
selling at q cents, there would seem to
be advance of about go per cent. in
stead of : per cent as he figures it. If
be will consult the official tables in the
same publication he will find also that
silver fell about 20 per cent. during the
same period
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

While newspaper stories have been
somewhat exaggerated, It is an absolute
fact that the Western farmers financial
condition is wonderfully improved
During the past three years he practic-
ed such economy that a slight improve
ment of wheat prices last fall and far
values of cattle, sheep, and hogs the
thrifty farmer gradually reduced his
debts. With good prices this fall he is
indeed paying off the mortgage This
fall in the interest rate is as remarkable
as the other features of the rising tide. -
From American Agriculturist.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

People who have any doubt about the
return of business prosperity will pro-
baby be interested in the figures on
bank clearances, which are of course the
most accurate business barometer that
can possibly be produced The reports
from the great financial centers show
that the clearances for the week ending
September is are larger than at any
time since the closing month of the
Harrison administration, are fifty per
cent. greater than those of one year ago,
and seventy five per cent. greater than
those of two years ago
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01
General Thomas L. CIingman. O

General Thomas L. Clingman, on ,e
United States Senator and an impor-
tant figure in the bolitics of North Caro-
lima. now old and feeble, is to end his
days in the State Hospital of North
Carolina, to which he has just been ad-
mitted. General Clinghan was first
elected to Congress in 1910, and for
thirteen years participated iu nearly all
of the important DEBATES, never missing
a days session of the House He be-
came Senator, by appointment of the
Governor, in 1858, and later was elected
for the term of six years from March
1861, but retired to take up the cause
of the Confederacy.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Those dreary and depressing state
ments showing the enormous number Of
business failures all over the country
during the four pears of the Cleveland
administration are rapidly disappearing.
The business failures during the second
week of the present September were on
ly 1863, while those of the correspond
ing week of 1898 were 346, and they
range in that vicinity during the CORES
ponding week in eack year of the Cleve-
land term.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Democratic orators who last year
were trying to convince the public tina.
the clique of fnanciers in Europe whom
they vaguely denominated "money
power were responsible for their adop-
ton of the gold standard by all the in
telligent nations of the earth, will now
have an opportunity to make interesting
and equally reasonable assertion bv
charging up to the gold power the fail
uTe of the crops all over the world. 1t
is just as reasonable to charge the de.
struction of Argentine crops by grass
hoppers to the money power as it is to
assume that the money power could in
huence the Legislation Of a great nation
on that most important question Of its
policy. the currency.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01
The Ohio Democrats who are RUNNING

The Ohio Democrats who are running
away from heir silver platform have
plenty of company now. Chairman
Jones has recommended to the New
York Democrats that they drop silver,
and Senator German is also engaged in
the delightful occupation in this State
of advising Democrats to perform the
same act. The proposition 70 make
something out of nothing was too thor
oughly tested last year to make it a safe
one this.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

On one occasion P T Barnum walk,
ed into DR.. Collyer's church just as the
preacher entered the pulpit Barnum
was put in back seat The clergyman
spied him, and, leaning over the reading
desk, said: "WiIl that usher please take
Mr.. Barnum to my pew? When 20 to
his show he always gives me a from
seat. l don't see why he shouldn't fare
equally as well at my show
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

No people suffer so much from physi-
cal disabilities as those whose business
requires little or no muscular exertion.
The lack of exercise causes the liver to
become sluggish and the result is con-
slant Constipation, Indigestion Bilious
ness and Sick Headache To prevent
this take Simmons Liver Regulator; it
keeps the liver active and makes ones
condition as comfortable as those who
have much exercise.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

1t was very thoughtless on the part Of
those Georgia Democrats to bring about
that little "affair" in which a colored
Republican was shot from ambush be-
cause he was an office holder, without
consulting the Ohio Democrats 1t has
laced the latter in very Awkward
position, for they hoped to get the sup
port Of large element of colored Demo
Gratis Of that State on local issues this
time, but, Of course, this Georgia Incl
dent absolutely destroys that prospect.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Messrs. W. s. and P. II Hamilton,
farmers of Port Tobacco Valley, have
nearly 5 finished securing one of the lar
gest crops of tobacco ever grown on their
estate, necessitating an extra new barn,
which they have built. American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Maud, daughter of Lulu Stitely, III
mate of Montevne Hospital, is only two
weeks old, yet she has two teeth, and a
suit of brown hair nearly two inches
long. She is quite curiosity, and has
almost womenly appearance
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

George Lucas, farmer near Sassa-
fras, Cecil county, has lost his entire
stock of hogs by hydrophobia A mad
dog having run through the place about
a month ago, it is thought the animals
were bitten BY tle dog
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

Sylvester Fogwell, of Queen Annes
county, raised a watermelon which
weighed fully fifty pounds. This beats
the prize melon at the Dover fair, which
weighed only forty-two pounds.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01
S
1879 18th Street S. Il.
Washington, D. c.

Never liz ghe History Of the
World Were Such Values in
Shoe Leather Sold as we
Offer TO the Public. Goods
SOC. en- The 81.
WE Have Just Closed Out 900
" Pairs Of Manufacture's Samples
Including Mems. Ladi 3 and child
rens Shoes. Learning is believ-
iug-We Start With Following
Cream Of the Stock
50 50 Ladies' Button and Lace Shoes
Nadf price. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
zoo deu's Lace and Congress Shoes
klts price....................... 80
.00 bats and Youths School Shoes
sous prce......-............ 500
0o N' School Shoes-RaHs price,. 500
70 MEMS Lace and Congress Shoes.
halis prlce....................... Zoe
100 Nen's Lace aud Congress Shoes
hatis price"....................... Csc
J % Ladies' Button Shoes Ruils price. l9c
COG Chlldrcn'7 Spring Heel Shoes Rats
price 800
7je ChiIiren'sSpring Heel Sboes-Raas
400
2 90 Ladies' Button and Lace Shoes
Rails pr ce.-.... ............... 95c
eo- -. and -. Mems Hand Sewed
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01

A South Carolina COW is reported on
good authority to have given birth to
tVocalyes, with an interval of only three
mouths between.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-01
THE
WEEMS
Steamboat Company,
s51~<as.s
.SSSts2ll .S.N
PGfWcent RiUer Route
Pafureln River Route
On aud after Sunday September 18th,
Steamer st. Mary's

VIII leave Pier 8, Light Street, every
Saturday and Wednesday at 6 goa. M,
for Fair Haven, Plum Point,
Governors Run and Patuxeut River as
fac as Benedist Returning will leave
Benedict every Monday and Thursday
at Goa. m, Sctterly at s. a. m. Mill
stone Landing at 10 M. Governors
Run at II p m, Plum Point at D.
IN aud Fair Haven at 30 p. m, for
Baltimore
Freight received at Pier 8, Tuesday
and Friday until 6 p. m.
Steamers Westmoreland
and Essex.
Will leave Pier 2, Light Street, every
Sunday and Wednesday at 8 D. M, for
Patuxent River direct as far up as
Bristol Returning, will leave Bristol
at II N. on Monday and Friday at 8 a.
M, and Milestone at p m, for Balti-
more, calling at no wharves on Monday
below Leitchs, except when signalled
from wharves ca the river for passen
gers aud perishable freight. On Fri
day will call at all wharvte, and only
take on passengers and perishable freight
from those below Leitch's.
Freight received at Pier 2 Wednes-
day and Saturday until 6 p. M.
HENRY WILLIAMS.
Office, Pier 2, Light street.
May sly Agent
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18

expression derived from the game Of
backgammon. "Back- CANNON" is
the gamo (gammon) of the trough
(boc.) but in early times it was called
tho gamo Of tables. "To turn the
tables" or bacgammon board, is to
reverse tho relative position of two
antagonists; and hence they are said
to be turned upon player whose
fortune has been adverse.
In Cornwall, England, smoked pill
chards arc callod "Fair Maids,"-d
singular namc, of which Prof. Max
Mullor gives the following explana-
tion: 'Theso smoked pilchards arc
largely exported to Genoa, and arc
eaton during Lont. They are called
in Italian fumada, smoked fish,
Tho Cornish sailors picked up that
word, naturalizcd it, gavo it an intol-
ligont moaning, and thus became ac-
cording to their own confession OK
portors Of fair maids. You see the
Odyssoc and tho adventures Of Ulys-
SOS arc nothing compared with tho
adventures Of our words" "Going
tho whole hog which is almost uni
vorsally regarded rs Il characteristic
American phrase, is said to be of Hi
bcrnian coinage. Before tho yoar
1928 tho silver shilling in Ireland
was equivalent to thirtoon ponce, or
ono penny moro than tho English
ono. Tho former coin was sometimes
called ''u thirtoon" and sometimes "a
hog" Whom an Irislman, not char
ry of expense, spcnt an entire shil
ling in entertaining friend, he was
said "to go tho whole hog.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18

strictest integrity, and has borne
that character through a long life.
F4e could easily, if he had chosen ESQ
to do, have, by the use of money,
procured the recognition of the vail
dity OF his scrip; for gentleman
now living in the city of Columbia,
who was then and still is acquainted
with all of the facts of the case, was
present at an interview between mr.
Wesley and +. j. Moses, Jr., since
governor, but short time before
the fling Of the decision in the case
above referred to of the State OK re-
latione O. Shiver, OF ais, vs. S. L.
Hoge, comptroller general, in which
Moses, after referring to the fact
that his claim was supposed to be at
issue in that ease, proposed that if
ho would deposit the sum of $25, 900
in such way Us to make it available
to Moses upon the fling of the de
cision in favor of the validity of the
scrip, such decision would be forth
coming within three days. Mr..
Wesley, taking from his pocket a
silver dime, held it on the end of his
finger and replied to Moses that If
he could purchase a decision in
favor of the validity Of his claims
for that coin, he would spurn to do
80, and turning upon his heel loft,
Moses alone. The consequence was
that the decision against the validity
of the scrip was filed fow days
thereafter.
WIN. II. LYLEs.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18

the State and is not likely to have
the restraint imposed when engaged
in by tho citizen. Moreover il
builds up and fosters a corrup. po.
litical machine which saps and un-
dermines political and moral integ-
rity and makes it impossible for the
party in control to perpetuate its
hold on public affairs whatever may
be the character Of it's administra
ton. 1t is an open secret in. South
Carolina that the dispensary system
is rotten and corrupt and having the
use and control of large sums of
money and political patronage it
can entrench itself in power indefi-
nite]y.
Under the local option and high
license lass which had existed in
that State for SO many years, tho tenn
perance cause was making satifsac-
tory progress. A large number of
towns and counties had "gone dry"
and had "gone dry" to stay. BY the
uso Of corrupt means many of those
towns and counties had dispensaries
forced upon them. What is truo in
that State would, I take it, obtain in
others, and therefore I repeat it
would DO great calamity to any
State to apopt the system. 1t is
worry abhorront to my idoas of what
n State ought to be, to have it's
great powors prostitutod into the
management of whislsey shops, hold
ing out alluremcnts for tho dcbauch-
cry Of it's own citizens. State whis-
koy is rs Intoxicating and demora-
lizing rs private whiskey and gives
its use responsibility it would not
otherwise have. In undertaking to
control after this fashion the whis-
key traffic, it is IN danger of bcsot-
ting itself and transmitting to the
citizen it's own decentralization and
degradation. There has never boon
in South Carolina so much lawless-
ness and crime us since this dispen-
sary system was established, and
while think other things have con-
tributed to this unhappy fact, n
great deal can be traced to the State
grog shops.
Very truly yours,
Nj. @. BUTLER.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18
(Nugal Littorarial.)

(Nu8al Llttorarlal
One Of the most interesting and
profitable studies is that of words,
and especially of popular phrases
A great deal of curious, recondito
history it often wrapped up in them,
but, unfortunately, tho metamorpho-
sis which thoy undergo in the lapse
of timo is such that tho most Gun
ming word hunter is often puzzled to
trace thoir origin. Let us consider
a few of these phrases.
'In spite of ones teeth" is said to
date back to the time of King John
Of England, tho vlolont and odious
successor of Richard, "the Lion
Hoart," who was hated by all classes
of his subjects for his exactions and
impositions. Early in his reign he
got a worthy Jew into his clutches,
and drew out ono of his teeth daily,
until, after a fortnight of torture,
the Jew yielded to tho tyrant's do
mands for money. Similarly, tho
phrase, "hauling over tho couls'' ro-
fers to period in tho twelfth or
thirteenth century, whom feudal bar
ons extracted money from tho Jews
by suspending them above slow fires
till they paid ransom or died. The
political torn "to rat' used far moro
in England than in this country,
originated in the timo of George I.
His enemies revilcd the adheronts of
the Courts as "Hanovor rats" Not
long after tho accession Of tho House
of Hanover to tho English throne,
somo of tho brown that is, tho Ger
man or Norwegian---rats were
brought over to England, and, being
much stronger than tho black or com
mon rats, they in many places quite
extirpatod tho latter. At first, tn,
word--both tho noun and the verl
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-18
Now York Fashion Lettcr.

As tho season advances we find
that Elton jackets and tho bolero are
becoming too ordinary for tho ultra
fashionable and in order to got away
from thcso shapes double breasted
objects uro being rapidly adopted
Outside costs, dress waists and oven
evening bo,!iccs arc boing fashioned
after this style Tho evening bodices
nro drapcl in soft folds which cross
at the waist limo, and arc fastened
with fancy buckles or buttons, Civ
ing much tho sumo idoa that tho sur
plico used to havo. This style is
worry becoming to almost any figure
and gives an opportunity of showing
IA Y shaped piece in tho front of the
bodice, which can be made OF fine
laco or embroidered chiffon.
Mosquit"irc sleeves continue to be
very popular. Even tho summer
lawns and orgn Idirs which are not
lined a:c mudr up in this style. In
m1king up these sleeves it is r.eces
! sary to use tApo on tho inside
seam Of tho sleeve to which tho full
moss can hc tackled Anohcr idea is
to mako Il seam on the back M we'll
as the front Of tho sloovo and stich
tho scam4 double 80 that Il soft cord
can DO drawn through tho soam, and
tho fullncss distributed carefully and
then caught to the cord with in
visible stitches. Tho hand trimmings
arc mado of laco, chiffon or embroi.
dored muSlins and in many cases
fall down ovor tho hand almost to
the knuckles.
Tho collars for light summer
gowns become more and more elab
orato rs the season advances. Dress
makors now spond almost as much
timo originating now ideas for collars
rs they used to spond in dcsi gning
whole gown. A pretty neck trim.
ming, beyond Il doubt, worry necos-
sary feature in tho summer dressos
| Ribbons arc used in great pro-
fusion not only for collars and belts
but as waist and skirt trimmings.
They are used to mako n pretty
contrast with tho color of tho dress.
| :athor than to match it. One vory
pretty imported gown is now on OK
hlbition Mt ono of our prominent
modistcs. 1t is made of milo green
organdio over hcliotropo silk. - ,Tho
bottom Of tho skirt is trimmed with
three rows Of inch wide. ribbon,
each row being os a different shade
of holitropo. Throo rows of the
samo ribbon are applied around
tho hips, and bows made Of
loops Of tho different shades OF
hclithropo arc usod to trim tho
waist and sleeves. Tho effect is very
pleasing and artistic.
For the above information wo arc
indebted to A. Mcdowell & Co., 4
Woat l4th Street, New, York, who
publish the only cheap imported
Fashion Journal sold in this coun
try. "La Mode dc Paris' is $3. so q
year, 30 cts. copy, and "Fronch
Drossmakcr" is $500 year, 80 cts Il
copy. These journals mako special
fo"tnro of lessons on practical dress,
making each month. During the
next six months they will give a
series Of lessons on bicycle costumes
which will bo of great interest to
both professional and amateur dress
makers. If you cannot secure these
books at your nowsdoalors, send
direct to the publishers.