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The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
A Soothing Speech.

Ed. JOURNAL: One night last week a
popocrat meeting was held in Niobrara,
Nebraska, in which Auditor Cornell and
w. b. Price were advertised to speak.
Col. Custer Of Gov. HOlcomb's staff, who
also keeps hotel up there. took his
guests ont and proposed to show them
the town. While doing 60 he got too
much OF load himself. The meeting
vas to be opened up and the Colonel
dressed himself up in his uniform. sword
and all and was considerable put out
when he was asked to be part OF the
audience but fit having got hold Of
him, he 10 stated to have gone mp on the
stage against the wishes of all and seated
himself behind the principal speaker.
He soon vent to sleep and set the audi.
ence to RiReling between hiccough and
snores, while Cornell waded through his
piece not little amazed. Price was one
Of the audience aud when he was called
for he arose and said. that he had but
little to say but he had beard Cornell
make many speeches during the CAM
paign but that this was the first time he
had ever known him to have been 90
soothing in his talk as to put the chair
man to sleep. This took the wind out Of
the sails OF even the pops.
Yours truly. X. n,
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
Concerning the Candidacy os Jadxe "
Norris.
WILLIAM M. WHEELER,
Editor Wakefip1d kaDnLlican.

MY DEAR BROTHER:-I am greatly
pleased to note that the Hon. w. F.
Norris has been nominated for congress
by his friends in the Bird congressional
district IA nomination 60 timely and
we'll deserved, that it at once commends
itself and will meet with the most earn
est approval by the voters OF that dis
trict, and I will trust that they will
send Judge Norris to Washington this
fall by the largest majority OF the whitest
votes, ever rendered nominee from the
gallant "Old Third"
The money question must bide its
time for final adjudication, it will be
settled later and settled right, but great
er questions are pressing their claims
for recognition and must take preced-
ence because OF their supremacy. I
doubt the loyalty Of men or party that
choose to make the money question a
hobby horse, upon which they wish to
ride into political Office, when such po-
tential problems as that Of human rights,
OF an increased liberty to those isles Of
the sea, Of the maintenance Of the honor
OF "Old Glory" at Manila, and the Ne
braska boys are asking for onr approval
and support. Money is value but
blood is above the price Of rubiee and
that speech Of blood has message for
us today. 1t Redeemed SantiagO's Hills
and wet in sacrifical love the block house
Of San Juan, it crimsoned Manila's Bay
and made holy the trenches at Ell Caney
and the Interpretation OF that speech
that God has transferred the steward
ship OF certain lands and colonies Of
Spain as an inheritance to America TO
protect against all comers, until these
oppressed people shall be able to devise
and establish q government OF their own
and until then old glory Is their knight
and defender, to do less than this is
reasonable, and belittles the spirit Of
our Christian civilization and misreads
that message Of libertys prophets,
spoken by Dewey, Hobson and Joe
Wheeler.
It ia sinful to make o mistake in the
selection Of our congressman this fall.
The times are auspicous, it is an epoch
making period. history was never more
rapidly written, nor with drawer hand.
Give us statesmen at Washington.
men above the trades OF political trick
cry such man 40 w. F. Norris; by all
means send him to Washington. He is
the peer Of any OF Nebraska's brilliant
men whose presence has yet graced the
Capitol City. il natural endowment,
strength OF character, purity Of motive.
discipline aud education count for any
thing as elements OF fitness in q congres-
sional candidate, Judge Norris 10 with
out an opponent.
Born in state which gave us James
g. Blaine. educated at West Point,
trained in his country's service, schooled
with the pioneere OF Nebraska in the
school OF privation and hardships, he
comes by birth. endowment and fitness
to this position os hoaor we'll qualified
clean record back OF him and . glori-
ous future ahead-Mr. Norris 'On to
Wsshiagton," and may the people at
the ballot-bos cay amen.
Yours in political righteousness,
ROBRRr L. WHEELER.
South Omaha, Oct. 18th. lS90.-Wake.
field ReDnhlican-
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
COUNTY TICKET.
For County Attorney,
ROYAL z. DRAKE.
For Supervisor, Districts O and z,
JOHN WIGGINS.
For Assessor,
&C. SHANNON.

Two jealous husbands in jersey City
killed their wives and themselves Sun
day.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26

REPUBLICANS respectfully and conf
IDENTIFY ask for President Mckinley q
administration the support Of the coup-
try, because he has been right in the
conduct Of the government, during one
Of the most important and trying times
OF its entire history. He has been
patient, wise. strong, decisive, able, far
seeing and patriotic. Send to Washing
ton congressman and senators OF like
mind. Vote for Norris, and vote for the
nominees OF the republicans who will
elect United States senator to take the
place OF Allen, who wOuld overthrow the
Mckinley administration il he could.
We are not to have populist rule in Ne
braska any longer, and why continue
Allen after the current term closes?
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26

LONDON. Oct. 24.-The British ad.
miralty issued number of significant
orders yesterday. The dockyards at
Portsmouth, Davenport and Chatham
have each received instructions to pre-
pare six SO-knot torpedo boat destroyers
for commissioning SO that they will be
able to put to SEA in "a hours. Over
time hours have begun ON the first.
class cruisers Europa and Andromeda
% as to hurry them for sea service. Sew.
eral gunbosts in the different dockyards
have been ordered to postpone unneces.
reiitting. Finally the Cunard line have
received from the admiralty an intima-
to hold their subsidized steamers in
readiness for turning over to the navy
officials.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26

JUDoE 0AsLxx, Of Kearney. vas in
town . lev hours today ou legal busi-
nso and whiled away a pleasant hour
With The Clipper talking politics and
sich. The judge is as rank . republican
= be ever VAS and says he hsD lived
long enough to have seen the effects
Il many OF the fallaciee advocated by
the populists. and he doetnt want any
more Of il in his'n.-Shelton Clipper.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26

lr 10 q coincidence that the day on
which Porto Rico was formally turned
over to the United States, the 18th OF
October. Was the anniversary Of the
raising of the stars and etripes in Sitka
thirty -one years before and Of the rati-
fsca:ion OF the treaty OF ceasion Of the
Leuisiana territory By The United Statee
sssste ninety Eve yean bs6ore.-Lincoln
JOurual.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
To Mobilize st Halifax.

HALIFAX, N. s., Oct. 24.-The COM
manders of all warships Of the British
North Atlantic squadron have received
orders to mobilize 1t Halifax.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
ANOTHER BLUE BOOK.


Important Feature II . Dispatch From
the British Premier.
LONDON, Oct. 25.-The British gov
ernment will issue another blue book,
the most important feature Of which
will be . dispatch dated Oct. IL. from
the marquis Of Salisbury to the British
ambassador at Paris, Sir Edmond Mon.
son. reporting the previous interview
with Baron de Courcel, in which the
latter wished to ascertain what solution
Of the question was possible. In this
dispatch the marquis Of Salisbury says:
II generally insisted that the Nile
valley had belonged and still belonged
to Egypt, and that whatever diminu.
ton that title had suffered by the mah-
dis conquest had been removed by the
victory at Omdurman."
The marquis of Salisbury then pointed
out the aptness of Major Marchand's
position, which Baron de Courcel de-
MED, and finally the premier. in re-
sponse to Baron de Courcel's sugges-
tious. offered to supply Major Mar.
chand' with food and ammunition in
order that he might be able to reach
French territory. Baron de Courcel
then said France wanted an outlet to
the Nile and the marquis Of Salisbury
requested that the whole proposition be
made in writing. This was the last in.
terview between the ambassador and
the premier ON this subject. Baron de
Oourcel then went to Paris and it is
thought that tho proposition which he
brings embodies the points indicated in
this conversation.
This British cabinet council has been
fixed for Thursday next.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26

TnR entire state ticket nominated by
tAe republicans can Be highly recon-
0eaded this year. Every one oe them
ssem to Be good. able men, men of the
highest integrity. and they sho0ld Be
elected. The editor Of the Indepsodeot
10 personally acquainted With Mr..
Aoetenssn. the candidate Tor state
treasurer, and knows him to Be- . very
careful and honest man, and IL tAe rest
1ftAe seats ticket = juss iks Hayward,
- oUr populist exchanges tall - thsn
0ayvard end Tie rest oe the ticket muse
- jase liks Nostsnsen. Vote The re.
pu6lican ticket THE tall and seand N
~ Nebsa9kA-0sand Is)and Indepse.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION:

Think it Over.-Ex.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26

PoRTo RICO 10 now q portion Of the
United States. the dag having been un-
furled there October Is. IL contains
5000 square miles. and has a population
Of Sl0.SA. The principal products are
coffee. sugar and tobacco II 10 stated
that IL the United States were nov -
thickly settled ~ Porto Rico il, the
state oe Texas would have q many peo-
PIE - ore nov credited to the entire
country.
The Columbus journal., 1898-10-26
RePuslIcAM STATE TICKET.
JUDICIAL TICKET.
LEGISLATIVE TICKET.

For Judge Sixth Judicial District.
w, A. McALLISTER, Columbus.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Church Directory,

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmofc
tns or. Services bi weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services ednes
dav.7p. M Sunday School 2 p. m,
Guild each Lords Day 30 y. m. either SER
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. Brcdenhek k,pas-
Tor. Services, Sunday 10 4. NJ. and $50 F.
Sunday School, 2. p, Vi Prayer Meet
:ns, Wednesday, 6,45 p.
United Brethren Uhurch-Rev E. G B
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap-
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at III a. M
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School IN.
Mite Society S.1ni monthly. Wedne' DAY
evening at o'clock. W. MIS-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Mcrayian Church: Rev NJ. F. Ocrier, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Snnday,9 9a. IN,
Preaching services will b" held every other
Sun,lay as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 aud $3.50 respectively
He.h,list Tpiscopal Church - Rev,
NJ. n. Courtney Pastor. Services every alter
nate 5 n,'ay ut 10 A. NJ. and 70A +. M
sunday School At 8 A. II. PI&yer Meeting
every Wedpe day evening ut 7D NJ.
IL. Ste ,hrn's Church Protestant Epscnal
-Rrv. Erne NJ III , Rector. Services
every Suul,v y; lob "a m, aud p: m
exec I nst Sund in mouth, at lo;30 II,
m, III Service Frirys at $3.50 p m.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
How to Got Warm.

It may not be generally known
that when exposed to severe cold .
feeling of warmth is readily created
by repeatedly filling the lungs to
their utmost extent in the following
manner: Throw the shoulders we'll
back and hold head we'll up. In
fate the lungs slowly, tho air en-
te1ing entirely through the nose.
When the lungs are completely
filled, hold the breath for 10 seconds
or longer and then expel 1t quickly
through the mouth. After repeat
ing the exercise while one is chilly a
feeling of warmth will be felt over
the entire body, even in the feet and
hands. 1t is worth whilo practieing
this exercise many times each day
and especially when in the open air.
Medical Journal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Burial Armor and ShroudA

Tho custom which still prevails Of
sewing up a corpse in flannel origi'
mated doubtless in the act Of parlie
ment, 19 and 10 Charles II, which was
passed for the encouragement Of the
woolen trade and required all bodies
to be buried in woolen shrouds. Two
amending statutes were passed-1G7S
and 16s0-requiring at the funeral an
affidavit to be delivered to the priest
stating that the requirements Of the
law had been carried out, otherwise
penalties were incurred. These acts
Rero repealed by "a George III, al
though long before that time the
penalties for noncompliance with
the law had ceased to be enforced.
During tho operation Of the acts for
burying in woolen the law was some
times evaded by covering the corpse
with hay or flowers, notification Of
which Is sometimes met with in the
parish registers.
Burial In armor was not at all un-
common In tho middle agss, and was
considered most honorable form of
burial. Sir Walter Scott in 1.-THE Lay
of the Last Minstrel" thus refers to IT.:
seem'd all on fire that chapel proud,
Where Roslin's chiefs unco1ln'd Ike.
Each baron for O sable shroud
sheathed in his iron panoply.
Westminster Gazette
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Rur.on GanSp.

Richard was a regular gamin. His
keen sense Of humor, his ready wit,
wero always present. Ho adored
shocking dense people and seeing
their funny faces and stolid belief,
and never cared about what harm it
would do him in a worldly sense. l
have frequently sat at dinner table
of such people praying him by signs
not to so on, but he was in very
ecstacy of glee. lie said it was 50
funny always to be believed when
you were chatting, and SO curious
never to be believed when you were
telling the truth. He had a sort of
schoolboy bravado about these things
that in his high spirits lasted him all
the 70 years of his ife.-'Life Of Sir
Richard Burton"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Reading SllakespeRFe.

II Mr.. Dana would sound tho tocsin and tell
raon and women OF al grades Of life what
pleasure and profit they might secure by read
Ing Shakespeare's plays, he would be a bene-
factor to his race.-M. p II. in The Tribune.
Things that are better than pleas
ure, moro valuable than profit, they
might thus secure. The soul would
be Illuminated, the intellec! broad
ened, the spiritual nature exalted,
the affections refined, the Life Ggni-
fed, the whole Of the cherishable
powers of manhood or womanhood
inspired and augmented. The infu-
ence of Shakespeares genius is emo
bling. 1t pervadeth one and com
passeth all; it dealeth with the visi-
bic world and the invisible, tho right
and the wrong, the craft and the
stuff, the passions and the reason,
the images Of form and their shad-
ows the beautiful and the hateful,
the specters, the chimeras and what
ever else there be in SPACE, time or
fancy. We tell all men and women
that there is no other one like unto
Shakespeare. When ho entereth the
mind and taketh possession Of the
heart, there can be 10 place in the
thought OF in the habit for aught
that is mean.-Charles A. Dana.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Aluminium Paint.

Il is stated that aluminium, when
reduced to powder and mixed with a
solution in water Of gum lac, gives
metallic paint which covers we'll and
may be shaded with aniline colors
dissolved in water. The solution Of
gum lac is mado by bringing to boiE
Ing point mixture of gum lac and
borax and an allal such as soda or
ammoniac. The solution must con-
tain at least from 10 to 20 per cent
Of gum lac. Aniline colors are add
ed to produce tho shade desired, and
aluminium Is added in sufficient
quantity to produce paint sufi-
GENTLY fluid for application with a
brush. The color is brilliant, very
durable and ilnpermeable and may
be applied to metals, paper, wood
and wooden materials. 1t may be
rendered supple by the addition of a
small quantity Of glycerin.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

If you invite Russian to dinner,
mako point Of offering him before
he takes his seat at the table certain
hors d'euvre5 and above all do not
forget to accompany these with a
dram of spirits. The stronger the
latter the higher tho Russian guest
will esteem his entertainer, who
must pour the cognac out himself,
not into a liquor glass, but into O
bordeaux glass, and it is indispensa-
ble that he should drain the entire
bumper to the health of his guest be-
fore the latter has time to put his
glass to his lips. Each time youmake
q speech at dinner, or at any repast,
be careful to have your glass filled to
the briin before you begin speaking,
and the moment you have concluded
your remarks drain your glass to the
very last drop at gulp, since that if
the slightest heeltap remains it means
in the eyes Of the Russians that your
remarks have been insincere.-Petite
Republieue Franchise.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
1AURMONT Frederick County, Maryland Thursday June IS, 1898.


That Long Islanders are not wholly
devoid Of hun1or, which has been
charged against them, is clearly
demonstrated by a recent occurrence
at Riverhead, tho Suffolk county
seat. ,-'--~ ~...
It seems that the local debating So
ciety had under consideration the
old topic, "Whether there is greater
pleasure derived from anticipation
than from realization2' This weighty
subject was discussed at length and
was finally carried in favor of antici-
patton by heavy majority.
Now, it happens that favo1ite
dish Of Riverheaders Is rabbit stew,
and that one of the losing faction,
Nate Downs, Is esteemed as the best
concocter Of rabbit stew on the east
ern end Of Long Island.
Not long after the fa1 nous debate,
Nate invited the whole company to
visit his house and partake Of the fa-
vorite dish. Anticipation ran high,
and at the appointed hour the club
assembled en- masse, but elias for ro-
alizationl there was no rabbit stew,
only the usual paraphernalia Of
serving it-dishes, knives, etc.
Nate had sought by this practical
method to force the society to recon
slider its hasty decision and was en-
inently successful. The company
left very angry, but with the settled
conviction that so far as rabbit stew
was concerned realization would be
more satisfactory than anticipation.
New York Herald.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16

One little animal q suppose it is a
fish figures a good deal in my work
the sea horse. Dried specimens
give you a poor idea Of the things
alive. / went into ecstacies over
them. The first / saw at our old
aquarium, where they could be seen
and watched to great advantage.
They move their little tails like an
elephants trunk, and their inquiling
eyes, each moving independently Of
tho other, suggest that they know an
awful lot about the mystery Of the
sea. They have formed a basis on
which have constructed several
marine animals suitable for mer-
maid and sea nymphs to ride and
play with.-Scribners Magazine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
Tho Irish Woman at the Bank.

An old woman of undoniable Celtic
origin entered down town savings
banE the other day and walked up to
the desk.
do you want to draw or deposit"
asked the gentlemanly clerk.
"Naw, Oh doan't. Oh want ter put
some in" was the reply.
The clerk pushed up the book for
her signature, and Indicating the
place said, Sign on this line,
please"
above it or below it7"
"Just above it,
"Me whole nameH"
eyes"
Before Oh was marriedT
mo, just as 1t is now"
"Oi can't rite."-Boston Tran
script.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
How Solomon Built tho Temple

Vast galleries and lofty piers be-
meath the present surface of the site
of the temple at Jerusalem show
how, in accordance with the descrip-
ton Of Josephus, the level Of the
highest part of the mountain was
carried on toward the south and east
by colossal masonry, the original
work and design Of Solomon hav-
ing been augmented by later addi-
tions, more especially by those OF
the magnificent Herod, shortly DO
fore the Christian era. The south
ern wall of this terrace mountain
reached a sheer height of $50 feet
Httsburg Dispatch.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
EXAMINING A WilNeSa.
How General Butler Discrodited the Tes-
timony Of . Conductor.

How General Butler Discrcdited the Tes-
timony Of q Conductor.
General Butler as counsel for the
plaintiff in q damage case against
one Of the Boston street railway
companies, some years since, turned a
point in his clients favor and won his
case by an adroit and original move.
The accident in question had taken
place in a crowded street, and the
testimony was contradictory and
confusing. The conductor Of the car,
on the witness stand, swore point
blank against the plaintiff. His evi-
dence was concise, and he claimed to
have seen all the occurrences of the
affair and described them minutely,
disputing tho generals Is client atevery
turn. 1t was manifest that IL tho
conductor told the truth the plaintiff
had no case.
The general took up the cross ex-
animation, but the witness stuck 10
his story.
what is thata" said the general,
pointing to the bell punch suspended
from the witness neck.
BELL punch" was the answer.
"And what is bell punchi" innp-
Gently inquired the lawyer. And
then followed lengthy explanation
of how the machine rang the bell to
attract the passengers attention that
the amount was being recorded by
the machinery on the inside. The
why's end wherefores, the necessity
for the thing and the compahy's
rules were gone into until the court
was well nigh out of patience and
tho jury were plainly wearying.
"And what do you do if a mistake
is made and you come out short when
you and the machine are at vari.
ance9" was the generals query.
They make us pay the differ
ence," was the answer.
Wont they take your word for itt'
"No."
"Well, if they won't take your
word for a nickel they needn't ex,
pect this jury to believe you" said
the general, and they didn't, for they
gave the plaintiff substantial ver-
dict"
Iwould not have my readers think
the general intended any slur upon
street car conductors, who are "a
honest and honorable as the rest Of
US. The general had way of 'get
ting there" no matter who was hit.
Bosom Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-16
A Linr with o Big Fish.

'Dear! dearI' exclaimed George e.
Pegram to a covey of railroad birdH
in the St. James, chow many iars
there are in tho world anyhow.
Every small and largo town has Its
star liar, and my old town had one.
My old town was Chatham, Mass.
There was, when was boy, an old
follow of the name Of George San
ders, who wore without an effort the
silver star Of champion long distance
liar for the town and neighboring
vicinity. This fellow had been, &C
cording to himself, lost so times in
great ocean wrecks. He had wan
dered naked and starving up and
down cannibal islands and been res
cued in a most providential manner.
Sharks and whales had vainly har-
bored designs against his life, and in
variably he had led them bootless
chase. In doing all this he had also
established his star reputation. One
day George camo into the town drag
ging after him an immense Goldfish.
HE stopped at all the houses, he
was so we'll known, and calling out
the inhabitants pointed with pride
to the fish and said: Now, if l had
told you people had caught fish OF
that size you woulGR have believed
it, George knew his reputation well.
and he knew that TO gain the actual
credit for his catch that he would
have towork for it. 1t always tickled
me to think that the biggest liar IN
town should catch the biggest fish
and then be compelled to drag it all
around town to prove t."-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.