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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Jamie's Interpretatl0n-An Oriental Fa-
BILE From which We May Learn
Helpful Lesson-The First Glass II
the First Step In Drunkenness.
Sandy MCPHERSON was fond of his wife,
And of jamie, his little son,
But fonder was he of the dram shop fine
Where he went when his work was done.
One night as he slept he dreamed dream:
That a plump and pompous rat,
Followed by two so lean and weak
That they would not tempt a cat,
Passed by his door. Behind the three
Followed a blind one near.
He woke and pondered over his dream,
But could not make 1t clear.
His wife. too. studied at it in vain.
But jamie looked so wise
That Sandy said, "Coom, laddie, an tell
see 1t In yer eyes,"
cay, feyther," said jamie eagerly,
"The fat rat Is the mon
Who keeps the public-house, ye ken,
Where ye sac aft hae gone.
can the twa lean rats are mither an me,
An the blind ane--shall tell?'
The father nodded. Said jamie, low,
"The blind ane is--yersell''
"Yer richt!" cried Sandy Mcpherson then.
Though his face was red with shame;
eyer RIGHT, my laddie, an I'm all wrang,
An weel desarve yer blame!'
But listen, now. As the days went by
And his dull, bleared eyes grew clear,
And you would not know him, the wife or
For he had no rats to fear.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

John Nicholas Brown, who gave
81 90, 900 for public library building
in the city of Providence, little more
than year ago, has recently in
ere ased this amount to nearly $780,
900, in order that the building may be
placed in proper surroundings.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
ncauty I. blood Deep.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets. Candy, Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy. liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, Doc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Try Aliens FOOt-Ease,

A powder to shake in the shoes. II you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try AL
lens Foot Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions of pain and gives rest and
comfort. Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy. n. Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

"One day
I noticed in
a newspaper
n II 1 t g m
a b o u t a
woman hav-
l n q b e . n
G u r 9 d of
neuralgia of
the heart by
DIR. W ILL
iams' Pink
P IL g for
Pale People
and l con-
cluded t 0
try them.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The largest tank steamer in the
world will be la unched at the Roach
shipyards, in Chester, Penn. The
capacity will be 720, 900 gallons of oil.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

s. X. Coburn, Mgr. Clarie Scott. writes: II
find Halls Catarrh Cure a valuable remedy"
Druggists sell 1t, 75c.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness sfter first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. $2trial bottle and treatise free
DIR. il. H. KLINE. Ltd. 93l Arch St. Phila., Pa.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Christian Endeavor Meeting, Nashville
Tenn.

The Southern Railway announces for this
occasion tickets will be sold at one fare for
the round trip. Tickets on sale July I'd to,
5th. The route of the Southern Railway is
via Washington and through the Land of
the Sky (Asheville). Knoxville, Chattan-
ooga lookout Mountain), Chickamauga and
other points of interest through the South.
M. and has through sleeping car service New
York to Nashville without change. For full
particulars, descriptive matter, etc, call on
or address Alex. S. Thweatt, Eastern PaSsen-
ger Agent, 21 Broadway, New York.
1t is said that cats can smell even during
sleep,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

A Turkish turban of the largest size
contains twenty yards of the finest and
softest muslin.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Missouri hds more chickens than any
other State In the Union.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The Quakers are the most largely repre-
sented community in the British Parlia-
ment.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The barking of a dog on the earth can be
head by balloonist at an elevation OF
four miles.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Over 1870, 600 pounds of ivory were dis
posed of at auction sale in Antwerp re-
cently
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soitens the gums, reduces infiamina
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 2oc. bottle
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Scarlet flowers are said to stand drought
better than any others.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take No-To.
Bnc, the wOnder-worler that makes weak men
strong. An druggists SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed. Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or New York.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Old-fIshioned lavender perfume has
come back to favor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

The people of the United States use
400, ,000, 900 matches every day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money fit fails to cure. Csc.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30

No-To-B Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure SOC, q. All druggists
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
To Cure A Cold in One Day,

Boston has established a municipal Ia
bOratOrv
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-06-30
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away

1t is said that cats can smell even during
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
BAD BACK MEDICINE.

Morrow kidneoids Cure-We Warrant 1t
| We say we warrant Kidneoids to
cure bad back. We mean all we say,
and we prove our claim by those who
use them in Rock Island.
If we give YOU the names of people
in Rock Island who have used our
cure, it proves conclusively that we
tell the truth about it. If we referred
to n cure, and told you some none in
Mexico, Brazil, France, California or
Maine had used it with good results,
we would expect yea to say, if peo-
pie get cured there, why not in Rock
Islands? So to save time and pain we
refer you to people at home, or per-
haps to people in nearby cities. Your
especial attention is now asked to
Lena Smith, 1918 Thirty-fifth street.
She is a seamstress. We now ask you
to listen TO a common-sense talk for
half minute before telling her eX-
perienee with Kidneoids. Human be-
ings were never made to be machines,
set stationary in our place. Meth
er standing, sitting, walking or
living down for long periods
at time. We were built to do them
all and change position frequently.
As seamstress one is required to sit
for hours and hours at time without
change. In this position the Kidneys
do not have the opportunity to dis
charge its labors, or d ispose of the
fluid that passes through it. The
poisonous acids return into the sys-
TEN or disease these organs. Desk
workers find the same trouble Miss
Smith says: Sitting so long seems to
render the organs helpless. l would
have such severe pain in my back that
could scarcely stoop over, and 1
never could without severe pain. l
used plasters on my back but they
never did me any good. 1 then en-
ployed doctor with the same result
l have used two boxes of Kidneoids
that l got at M. L. Bahnsen's drug
store, which gave me relief within
few days after l began them. Today
l have a back that is free from pain as
it should be, and 1 can say feel
cured. A trial of Morrows' Kidne-
oids is convincing.
Druggists sell them at so cents, or
mailed by John Morrow & Co., chem
lists, Springfield. Ohio.
For sale by NJ. F. Bahnsen, druggist.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
TANNER TALKS TO MINERS.
Tells Them How to Defeat Coal Operators
Who Bring in Outside Miners.

Springfield. Ills. Sept. 27.-Large del
egations of miners representing mines
in different sections of the state, but
mostly from Mount Olive. called on
Governor Tanner yesterday afternoon
to protest against the Importation of
negro miners into Illinois. The deIega-
tiOn was headed by President Hunter
and Secretary Ryan. u. NJ. w. A. of
governor to help them in the fight, and
asked the executive to point out any
measure he knew to fight Importation.
The governor expressed the strongest
sympathy for the miners in the fight.
He declared he was bitterly opposed to
the Importation of labor from foreign
countries or other states into Illinois.
AS the executive he promised to exert
all his power against the importation of
labor His duties were prescribed by
law. however. and his power was linn
tied in the constitution and laws of Illi-
nois. The laws of Illinois prohibited
the bringing of armed bodies of men
into the state. The governor assured
the miners warmly that the law should
be enforced. The jurisdiction of the
sheriff extended only to his own coun-
ty. The governor stated that the boards
of supervisors could refuse to pay for
armed deputies to guard imported min
ers. and that if the supervisors refused
such miners would not remain.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
EyAcUATIoN OF THE PEARL
Urgency in the Matter Not so Great Now
a. /; Has Been.


Washington. Sept. 27.-The authori-
ties here feel that by consenting TO the
entry of vessels with food supplies
free of duty the Spanish officials at Ha-
vana have in & large measure rid the
question of evacuation of the urgency
that attached TO il. So long as the Gu
bans. starving and naked. were denied
the relief that might come TO them from
the United States government and the
Red Cross there was powerful reason
for insisting upon the immediate eyacu-
alton of Cuba by the Spanish officials.
in order that we might succor the dis
tressed Cubans- Now. however. that
our government is free TO do this under
existing conditions there is not the same
necessity for haste.
The war department. will not now be
obliged TO force American troops in
numbers into Cuba in the very worst
part OF the season. so far as health con-
citions are concerned. The daily re-
ports that come to the department from
Santiago make il apparent that even
among the immune regiments. made up.
as some Of them are, of negroes. sup
posed to be almost exempt from at
tacks OF climatic fevers. much sickness
prevails. and II is only a fair assump-
t.-n that the ordinary troops would
suffer more were they now sent into
Cuba. II is expected that the evacua-
ton will begin in the latter part of Oc-
tober and end soon after Jan. !, 1893.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
TALKING CuAPLAIN Is on TRIAL.
Preacher Who Said several Things, as Al
leged. in an Interview.

Denver. Sept. 27.-The trial Of Chap
ship Oregon. by court-martial for the
alleged use OF language unbecoming an
officer OF the navy and calculated to de-
stroy the good order and discipline of
the navy during the delivery OF a lect-
ure in Denver on Aug S was begun here
yesterday. The charges include alleged
extracts from the lecture. in which the
chaplain is made TO say that Admiral
Sampson reported himself within four
miles of the Spanish ship Cristobal Co
lon when she struck her colors in order
that he might participate in the prize
money. though he had nothing to do
with the battle. He is also alleged to
have said that when the Oregon went
into the fight il met the Iowa. COM
manded by Fighting Bob" Evans. go
mig to the rear. where he stayed till the
battle was over.
Earl Cranston. of Denver. as attorney
for the prisoner. moved that the charges
be quashed on the ground that the re-
marks were not Of a scandalous charac-
ter and only such as are used frequent
" in the public press and by the people
generally. He held that the statements
charged could not have affected the dis
cipline Of the navy. He also argued that
there was no denial OF the alleged state
rnents and no charge Of malicious in
tent Judge Advocate LaUchheimer re-
Piled briefly and the court denied the
motion to duash The prisoner then
entered a plea Of not guilty and the
court adjourned for the day.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
ASHES OF COLUMBUS ExHuMED.
they VIII Go to Spain After Resting il
Cuba for "a Century.

Havana. Sept. 27.-The ashes of
Christopher Columbus were officially
sxhumed yesterday preparatory to their
being taken to Spain. The remains had
been in a niche in the cathedral. and
had lain there since Jan. 19. 1886 when
they were brought from Santo Domingo.
that island having been oeded to France
by Spain. Since the date mentioned
The remains had lain in an open niche
in the wall of the cathedral. a yard and
a half above the ground, between a pill
lar supporting the main arch and the
choir. In 1892 there was placed in front
of the niche a slab of doubtful artistic
taste, representing in relief bust of
the great admiral and bearing this in
scription in Spanish:
May the Remains and Image Of the
Great Columbus Lie a Thousand Cen
turies Preserved in This Urn and i'll
the Remembrance of Our Nation"
The ashes were deposited in a zinc
case. which was placed in the sacristy
Of the cathedral and a permanent guard
established to watch them.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
FROSTY STARE IN PARIS
Cool Reception of Peace Commission in
the French Capital.

Paris, Sept, 27.-While the recep-
ton accorded the United States peace
commission here was all that could
be desired, and while the French for
eign Office has taken great pains to
treat the American and Spanish COM
missioners in precisely the same
manner. it must be admitted that the
general atmosphere of Paris, espec-
tally the diplomatic atmosphere, does
not incline towards America. ''It is
the general impression that the
American commissioners have in
structions which provide for the re-
tention of Manila and the island of
LuZon, and for the commission to
pretend to negotiate is farce said
a prominent diplomat. The French
newspapers. beyond announcing the
arrival of the commissions, make no
comment on the matter.
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
Wisconsin, student suicides.

Madison. Wis, Sept. 27.-Henry 3.
Freeman, son of Professor ]. d. Free
man. of the State university. committed
suicide at his home here Sunday night
by taking chloroform. He was young
man of Is and was to have entered the
State university yesterday. He left a
note to his father which showed that
he had grown morbid through brooding
over some matter. which his father says
was trivial. and he believed he had be-
come mentally unbalanced. His mother
has been in the Mendoza hospital sever
al wears
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
DEMOCRATS GATHER AT SYRACUSE.
| Tammany Keeps Van wyck in Sight for
Goxernor-Ante-Co Convention Nnte..

Convention Notes.
Syracuse. ". Y, Sept. 27-Many of
the $50 delegates to the Democratic
| state convention tomorrow are here.
Each candidate for a place upon the
state ticket is well represented. Among
the first upon the ground was the Erie
county delegation. and the gubernatoriaI
boom of Justice Robert c. Titus was
among the earliest TO be launched
Mayor James K. McGuire's friends are
naturally numerous and enthusiastic
in his home town. Judge Titus will not
appear personally in the convention,
but members of the Erie county dele
cation now here claim for him the solid
delegation of the Eighth judicial dis
trict. representing eighty votes.
All the Tammany delegation has not
yet arrived. but there is a sufficient
number here to keep the talk of Mayor
Van Wycks candidacy before the pub
lie. His chances. however, received a
setback last night when members of
the Erie county delegation announced
that Croker had stated to them that
the candidate for governor would not
be named from territory south OF AL
bany. Croker has stated from the be-
ginning that Tammany Hall had not
and would not have a candidate for a
position on the state ticket. These as
sertions have given renewed hope to
the friends of the candidates from I'D
the state and the canvass is being
prosecuted with vigor.
The first gGberHatorial candidate to
arrive here was Representative WILL
lam Sulzer. and the next was John B.
Stanchfield. of Elmira. Elliott Dan
forth's friends are here in large force
Speculation as to the probable head of
the ticket obscured all other candidates.
Much depends upon the vote of the
Tammany Hall and Kings county rep
resentatives- Neither Mcclure nor
Titus will accept the second place on
the ticket
David B Hill arrived at O'Clock
last night and spent the evening in con-
ference with political friends The Chi
cago platform Democrats will hold their
conference at the city hau tonight and
will make a determined effort to have
the convention indorse absolutely the
last national Democratic convention
platform. and especially as il relates to
the free coinage Of silver
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
RooseveIt.s FIipibiIity.

Saratoga. Sept. 27.-It is understood
Elihu Root will make personal state
ment of Roosevelt's eligibility for the
nomination for governor at the ses-
sion of the convention this afternoon.
1t will not consist of a presentation of
affidavits and documents as originally
intended, but will be a plain state
ment of facts as Root understands
them, together with his Interpretation
of the legal and constitutional aspect
of the case
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
LOAN AND TRUST FAILURE
New England Company Has Receiver
Because of Heavy Losses.


Because of Heavy Losses.
Des Moines, Ia, Sept 27.-An official
statement on the failure of the New
England Lean and Trust company, of
this city, was made yesterday afternoon
by N. T Guernsey. counsel for the COM
pany and special counsel for the re-
ceiver. Summarized it is: THE New
England Loan and Trust company is a
corporation organized under the laws of
Iowa. Its business has been to deal in
western securities consisting almost en-
tirely of mortgages negotiated by it.
and in debentures issued by it and Sc
cured by mortgages deposited with
trustees. the Farmers Loan and Trust
company, Of New York. and the Real
Estate Trust company. of Philadelphia.
The company has capital stock of
sS75. 10000. and undivided profits of S109.-
0oC. making an aggregate of 1854. .000
The amount of debentures outstanding
is 5,50o.0o0. and there have been nego-
tiated S. 600 of real estate mortgages.
the debentures and mortgages being al
most entirely held in the east and
abroad. a recent examination into the
books showed that there had been large
losses on account of real estate that
the company had been obliged to take
over in connection with its loans-which
were maze during the poom tlIneS IN
Kansas City, Omaha. Sioux City, Lin
coin and Salt Lake City. The company
is unable to pay the interest and prin-
cipal about to accrue on its debentures
and take care of its demand obligations.
Some debentures will probably be
paid in full principal and interest
Others will stand some loss. but the loss
on the debentures ought not to be large.
AS matters stand now it is impossible
to say what the extent of the impair
ment of the stock will be-"
Rock Island Argus., 1898-09-27
POL|T|CSIN NEW YORK
Empire State Just Now Has Two
Political Gatherings on
Her Hands.
REPUBLICANS IN SESSION TODAY.
While the Democrats Meet Tomorrow
Roosevelt Continues the Boss of the Sit
uation at Saratoga: at Syracuse There Is
Multiplicity of Gubernatorial Aspi-
understanding Most Unexpected Hap
pens to the Republicans.


| pens to the Republicans.
Saratoga, N Y. Sept. 27.-There is
hardly any impartial observer here who
does not believe that the ticket to be
nominated by the Republican state con-
| vention today will be headed by Col.
Theodore Roosevelt for governor and
| Timothy L. Woodruff for lieutenant
governor. Chauncey NJ. Depew. who is
| to name Roosevelt, arrived here yester-
| day afternoon, and is positive that his
| candidate has an almost clear field. 1t
| was pretty we'll decided late last night
| that Governor Black will not go into
the convention. His friends are urging
him to do SO. but up to this writing he
has stoutly maintained that il would
not be dgnified. One of the first callers
on the governor yesterday was Frank
Platt. and following a pleasant con-
versation with him the governor cordial
ly received Depew. Senator Ellsworth
and several others of the Platt forces
Later Platt. Payne. and Governor Black
met and had very pleasant conversa-
ton, and there was every indication
that the convention today would be
harmonious.
VIII IndOrse Gov. Black.
The fact that the platform will in
administration
is Indicative of good feeling. The lead
ers of the party yesterday put the fin
ishing touches on the platform, and that
document is ready to be reported to the
convention this afternoon. 1t will be
one of the briefest platforms ever
adopted by Republican state conven-
ton, comprising not more than 1000
words. The document will not be made
public until it is reported to the con-
hut h. t.
able to give synopsis of its principal
planks.
Pith of the Platform Declarations.
The platform will indorse the admin
istration of Governor Black and review
the proceedings of the last two sessions
of the Republican legislature. Beyond
that the platform will not deal with
state issues. but will chiefly touch ques-
tions of a national scope, including an
unqualified and vigorous Endorsement
of President McKinley's administration.
One of the most important planks will
declare in favor of the retention of the
Philippine islands and against the re-
turn to Spain of any conquered lands.
Another plank will recommend the pas
sage of a currency bill which shall |
reorganize the government paper mon |
ey on the basis of the gold standard.
No Contests Among Delegations.
The Republican state committee met |
last night and arranged details for the |
temporary organization of the conven- |
ton. \ feature of the session was the |
absence of any notice of delegation con- |
tests. This was the first pre-conven- (
tion meeting of the Republican state |
committee in many years at which no |
notices of contested seats were filed. /
Serene E. Payne was selected as tempor-
airy chairman of the convention. After
tickets the committee ad-
journed