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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
CHAT WITH
ROOSEVELT
Advice to Pennsylvania Repub-
licanS From the Chief of
the Rough Riders.
STAND BY M'KINLEY.

National Issues Everywhere Involved
In the Election of United States Sem
ators and Representatives to the
Lower House of Congress.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the
rough rider hero of the Cuban war and
Republican nominee for governor of the
Empire state, has received many in
vitations to speak in the present cam
paign in different states in the Union.
says special dispatch from New
York city. He has had most compli
mentary letters from Republicans in
Pennsylvania, who desire to tender him
ovations such as would demonstrate to
the popular admiration of his valiant
services in the cause of his country's
honor and his loyalty to President Nc
Kinley and the Republican party in the
present national political crisis. Colo
mel Roosevelt has stated that if his en-
gagements made by the Republican
committee of his own state will per-
nit him to do so he will make at least
one speech in Pennsylvania for Colo
mel Stone and the whole Republican
ticket.
Colonel Roosevelt is impressed with
the fact that every Republican should
stand true to his party colors at the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13

THE PILL TsfaT WIZ.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
Svur,VS.
A Famous School
In a Famous Place.

The EAST TSTROUDSBURG, Pa, NOR
NAL offers superior e1,ucmionoi
nirdntdges.
Healthful and Picturesque Location
in the resort region of the state.
Buildings neU and mOde,W.
Students Room furnished with brus-
sells Carpet. No other school pro-
vides such hLr'0fous lame contorts.
The Best Boarding. The Most
Re0sonobhc Rates. The first Normal
in the state to introduce Plain and
Fancy Sewing.
College Preparatory, Music and Flo
cutionary Departments.
Write W once for catalogue, free.
WINTER TERM OPENS JAN. =, '99.
Addrcs GEO. II. BIBLE, a. NJ,
Principal
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
Cure
COnSh-.
patton

and you cure its consequences. These are
some of the consequences of constipation :
Biliousness, loss of appetite, pimples, sour
stomach, depression, coated tongue, night
mare, palpitation, cold feet, debility, diz-
ziness, weakness, backache, vomiting,
iaundice, piles, pallor, stitch, irritability,
nervousness, headache, torpid liver, heart
burn, foul breath, sleeplessness, drowsi-
ness, hot skin, cramps, throbbing head.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
DEMOCRATIC
HOPES
They Are Banking Upon Capturing
Congress.
WORKING STATE ISSUES.

The Pennsylvania United States SEN
atorship at Stake--New York Re-
publicans, Too. Are Alarmed, and
the Chairman of the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
Sounds the Alarm All Along the
Party Lines-Bryan Men In Excel
lent Spirits.
Especial Correspondence
Washington, Oct. 4.-The Democracy
have high hopes of capturing the next
congress. This fact is daily becoming
more apparent. Since William Jen-
nings Bryan, in the full uniform of "A
colonel in the volunteers, came to town
to consult with his friends on the po-
litical situation there have been nu-
merous evidences of activity and con-
fidence at the headquarters of the
Democratic congressional campaign
committee. In what is generally re-
garded as "off years in politics the
Democrats invariably make gains.
They count on unprecedented acces-
sions this fall. They seem to have not
the slightest doubt of getting the house
by good majority. The Republicans
lacking three of a majority out of a
membership of 80 in the senate. against
a combination of Democrats and Popu-
lists, it will be seen that the situation
from Republican standpoint is quite
serious.
The recent election returns from
Maie and Vermont, showing a great
falling off in the Republican vote, due
to apathy and over confidence, no
doubt, is what make the Republican
leaders fear that the same condition
of affairs may be encountered in other
heretofore reliably Republican states
and districts. The Democrats are eX-
pecting substantial gains in Connecti-
cut Massachusetts, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and
many of the far western states.
THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR
SHIP.
Ex-Congressman James Kerr, of
Pennsylvania, who is secretary of the
Democratic congressional committee,
and who was one of those with whom
Bryan conferred, makes no secret of
his prediction that great gains may be
looked for in the Keystone state for the
Democracy. Kerr is in touch with the
Judge Gordon leadership of the Phila-
delphia Democracy, and is in a posi-
ton to know the inside workings of the
Wanamaker and Swallow organizations
in the state campaign. The Democratic
leaders seem to think that Wanamaker,
Swallow and Gordon thoroughly under
stand each other and that their in
terests lie in the same lines. This
Wanamaker- Sw allow Gordon combina-
ton, according TO their information,
has undertaken to disrupt the Repub-
lican organization. Wherever possible
they are to get votes for Swallow for
governor and elect Independent or
boiling Republicans, or Democrats, to
the state Legislature. The United
Guffey, the Democratic millionaire, and
national committeeman, is also said to
have hopes of getting to the senate
through these fusion deals in Pennsyl-
Nana.
The Republicans of New York are be-
coming alarmed at the outlook in the
Empire state. The Democrats there, as
in Pennsylvania, are trying the game
of putting state issues to the front, and
while publicly ignoring national poll
tics, are quietly at work planning to
capture close or debatable congress
sional and legislative districts.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
A STEERS STRANGE DEATH.
His Horns Grew Through His Eyes
and killcd Him.

A squatter in the back blocks of
New South Wales had young steer
with horns so perfectly turned that
they formed two artistic loops at the
sides of his head. One day Boss"
strayed with a mob of store cattle in
to piece of wild country infested only
by kangaroos and the out-station
boundary riders families
These cattle are rounded up and
otherwise handled but once a year.
Before this annual yarding took place
Boss" had become a fractious terror
to every animal and man in that
range. He had terrified and scattered
the herd that was once his mates; he
had charged madly every kind person
who was wont to pat him. Because
his horns curled like those of a sheep
he was called "Sheep Head His
mild, tractable nature added to this
delusion of likening him to a lamb.
Six months after his entrance upon
the range he began to act strangely.
wild look shot out of his eye under
the points of the ingrowing horns,
whose shadow fell heavier and heay-
ier upon the retina. He constantly
shook his head as if trying to rid
himself of some annoyance. Then
Boss" would stand and stare at the
points which were pressing the pupils
nearly up against the sockets. He
became more irritable and unfriendly.
He roared, stamped, shook his crazed
head and stared at the creeping things
before his vision.
At last Boss" went mad and bel
ragged demon. He chased everything
In sight, and viciously dashed himself
against the forest trees. The mere
tramp of a foot angered him. The
points of the horns were cruelty press
ing his helpless eyes back in their
sockets. and every jar upon the
ground tortured his brain and enraged
him. Boss" had scattered the mob
of his Illuminating mates and had so
terrorized the few people about that
fences did not give sense of security
Women and children lived in mortal
dread of the unfortunate beast.
At length his maddened roar was
heard no more. About month after
that the out-boundary rider went out
with dogs and Winchester rifle to
end the suffering of Sheep Head
Boss" After searching for two days
the bullock was found Boss" was
dead. He was lying under a clump
of acacia, less sweet than their bios
SONS. He had evidently been dead
for week or more and had been
| blind for months. The horns had
grown into his eyes and almost touch
ed the bone of the skull behind. The
| head of the poor beast was as strange
| an object as ever was seen.
| The horns of Boss" were neves
curved by any art. They grew as ma
| ture directed their fatal tips, and, uI-
less sent to the Royal College of Vet
Urinary Surgeons, England, the pre-.
A Negative Privilege.
It. is one,of ,the privileges OF Chinese
commanding officers that they may
onlysbe beaten by the hand OF their
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
u
fills :.: 70: :..:s.:s : s.:: C"

DR.. J. c. Ayers Pills are specific for
all diseases of the liver stomach, and
bowels.
al suffered from constipation which as
sumed such an obstinate form that feared
it would cause stoppage of the bowels.
After vainly trying various remedies, ! be-
gan to take Ayers Pills. Two boxes effected
a complete cure
D. BURKE, Saco, Me.
"For eight years was afflicted with
constipation, which became so bad that the
doctors could do no more for ME. Then |
began to take Ayers Pills, and soon the
bowels recovered their natural action
WM. II. DELAUCETT, Dorset, Ont.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-10-13
A Negative Privilege,

a Negative Privilege.
It. is one,oflthe privileges OF Chinese
commanding officers that they may
onlysbe beaten by the hand OF their
general.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23

Waiting for dead mems shoes is an
old proverbial expression and in con.
nection with army officers and their
wives still has q remarkable signih-
canoe. Said an officers wife few
evenings since: II do dislike to take
up an army register and scan the per-
sonals to see If any one outranking
the captain is ill or to keep an eye
upon the old officers and figure out
when they will be retired. But I'm
not as bad as some others. Why,
they get life insurance tables and
study mortuary probabilities to gee
when an officer may be promoted by
reason of death among officers out
ranking him. II some officers die as
they should according to rule, the
captain will be general before he Is
60 years old. Isn't 1t mean business
to think about But we get paid
back, for when my husband is old
all the rank and file will be indulg-
ing in the same kind Of speculation
and wondering why old General
Blank doesn't die. "-Cincinnat T1ib-
nne
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seed DisseninatiOn;

In q recent number of the bulletin Of
the Torrey Botanical club Professor By
ron D. Halsted points out that the pods
Of tho well known Chinese wistaria aro
most effective ostapults, expelling tbeit
seeds with pistollike explosion and
scattering them far and wide. Every
one knows that our common witch ha-
eel (Hamamelis virginica) acts slni-
larly. Each cell Of the woody capsule
contains one large, bony and shining
seed, wedged into q cell too narrow to
contain it. The seed Is finally elected
with great force and considerable noise.
II one carries home fruiting branch Of
witch hazel and forgets about it. he Is
alarmed somo night by violent bonn.
bardment. Even more surprising is tho
propulsive action Of the sandbox (Hura
orepitans) Of the West Indies. On one
occasion an English traveller, carrying
some Of this fruit home in steamer.
had 1t explode in his trunk, and
with difficulty proved that he was not
dynamiter.
The squirting cucumber ELECTS its
eCSuo ALI q SCS VA AAeoAAo9A
nous water. One Of the commonest de-
vices resorted to for dispersion Of seeds
is the use of hooks, grapnels or adhesive
hairs. IN some cases, rs in collomia,
the hairs are not released until the seed
reaches the proper moist locality, when
they project and anchor it down. A tuft
Of hair is frequently seen on fruit as
in thistle or dandelion, or on a seed, as
In milkweed. 1t is rarely found stimuli
taneously on both fruit and seed.
Among trees we commonly observe
winged seeds or fruit, as in naples,
elms, ashes and the like. Yet the nut
trees resort to other plans, and berries,
PONIES and such like juicy fruits attract
birds and animals, which help to dis
seminate their contents. Color, then,
in many cases serves to lure tho visit
ors. And some seeds, always escaping
the process of digestion, are voided in
tho best possible condition to gezminats.
--Cosmopolitan.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23
Cold and Electricity.

That extreme cold paralyzes every
vital function Is Of course a piece Of
everyday knowledge. But 1t has
been left to Professor Pictet, who
has been conducting some expert
ments on this subject, to discover
that at a temperature Of $50 degrees
below the centigrade zero there is no
chemical action between nitric or
sulphuric acid and potash, between
oxygen and potassium, though, un-
der ordinary circumstances, the at.
finity of the latter metal for oxygen
Is 30 great that will burn If thrown
into water, owing to Its combination
with the oxygen IN that fluid. But
II the electric spark Is played on bod
les which have thus lost the power
Of chemical affinity, some new and
curious combinations result. The
latest Investigations, the conclusions
of which, however, have been theo-
retically presaged for some years
past, may require us to reconsider the
question of the temperature of outer
Bpace and the possibility of an at
mosphere composed Of gases in COM
bination existing there.
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Gas Versus Theology.


One Of the oldest mistakes that
ever occurred, it is safe to say, In
Chicago or anywhere else, happened
to South Side druggist, Mr.. j. H.
Hogey. His servant, Bridget, was
washing the steps of his house on
Vernon avenue. Along came an en-
ployee Of the gas company, who
wished to enter the house to read the
gas meter. He had a thick book un-
der his arm, in which he is wont to
register the figures Of tho various
meters which he examines. Unfor-
tunately he is an Englishman, with q
pronounced oockney accent, and
Bridget is not overnight. This is
what the inspector said as he took
his book from under his arm: "Good
morning, madam. All would like to
read the gaas bill" This is what
Bridget said:
"I've to cuke the breakfast an have
no time now to listen to the gospel.
"But It's me juty, my good wom-
an. must read the gaas bill, and you
must let me. Allow me to enter"
"Divil a sthep," sad Bridget,
"Come agin, when I've no worruk, an
I'll listen to yer gospel"
Tomake a long story short, the man
couldn't make Bridget understand
him, and he didn't understand her
and reported to the company that he
was not allowed to look at the gas
meter, and the company took the
meter out Of the house before the
mistake was found.--Boston Tran
ccript
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OFFICE-MASONlC BUILDING.
East Nam Street.
Church Directory.

reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whi'morc
rs. or. Services weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services ednes'
day.7 D. nj, Sunday School 2p. IN.
Guild each Lords Day BOP. M. either SER
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church Rev. A. Bredenbek,pas-
TOR. Services, Sunday 10 A. M and $50 T.
Sunday School, 2. p. y Prayer Meet
ng, Wednesday. 6.45 p.
United Brethren Church-Rev E: Z b
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap'
appointment from the pulpit.
Class Meeting every two weeks at 10 a. M
Trayer Meeting every Thursday evening
Sunday School PM.
Mite Society s mimonthly. Wedne'oay
eycning at s o'clock. w. MIS-. Aee''ng
Monthly n, Parsonage.
Morayian Church: Rev. N. F. Oerter, fas-
tor. Sunday School every Sundays a; 10.
Preaching services will bc held every othor
Sun,lay as heretofore. alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $50 respectively
Aet.,dst Episcopal Church - Rev.
NJ. H. Courtney Pastor. Services every 'i1er'
nate y nd,.y Mt 10 A. NJ. and 700 +. NJ
Suud,y School at 8 A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every Wcdae day evening vt 100 NJ.
81. Steohrn's Church, Protestant Ep'scoal
Rev Erne.t I'll Rector Services
every Sun lay At 1913 "A. m, and p; Ill.,
exec , last Sund in month, ut 1850 q.
H., 3p. III. SERVICE FRIDAYS III S3o p H.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23
Away Ahead Of Job.

1 heard an amusing story Of Sir
Henry Hawkins from legal frienda q
week or two ago, but I cannot vouch
for the absolute truth Of it. Sir
Henry was presiding over long, To-
dious and uninteresting trial, and was
listening, apparently with absorbed
attention, to a long, tedious and unin.
teresting speech from counsel learn
ed In the law. Presently he made q
pencil memorandum, folded it and
sent it by the usher to the 9. G. In
question. This gentleman, on un-
folding the paper, found these words:
Patience c Competition-Gold Medal,
Sir Henry Hawkins. Honorable Men
ton, job" His peroration was wound
up with as little delay as possible
Eketch
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THURMONT Frederick County, Maryland Thursday, June e, 1898.



Tho other day man Of gentle
manly appearance called at house
In Q we'll known suburb of q provin.
cial town. In answer to his knock
the housemaid came to the door.
us Mr.. P int" said Il - gentle
man.
''He's Just gone out, SIR"
''Is Mrs. P at homeG"
mo, sir. She went out with mas
ter"
Dear me, how unfortunate I
wanted particularly to SEQ one OF
them. Can I leave note1"
"Oh, yes, sir. Come in, please"
replied the girl, ushering the visitor
into the dining room. But instead
Of leaving him aloneshe rang for an
other servant, whom she desired to
bring writing materials.
The gentleman wrote his note, en-.
closed it in an envelope, addressed 1t
and left it on the table.
This being done, he departed with
q profusion Of thanks to the maid,
who escorted him to the door.
On returning home Mr.. P found
the note awaiting him. It ran thus:
"Your servant is no fool"
This compliment was fully just-
fed by a paragraph in the next days
paper, giving an account Of the
plunder of a neighboring mansion by
similar visitor.-New York Adver-
tiser.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23

The famous leaning tower Of Pisa
Is campanile or bell tower. The
building, which is cylindrical In
form, is 1877 feet high end 80 feet in
diameter, made entirely OF white
marble. It Is called the leaning tow
or from the fact that it inclincs some
30 feet from the perpendicular, and
1t Is not generally known that this
inclination, which gives the tower
such a remarkable appearance, was
not intentional. At the timo it was
about half done tho error III meas
urement was perceived. 1t was
guarded against by the use Of extra
braces in the further construction OF
the building and an adaptation OF
the stone in the highest portion.
There are seven bells on the top Of
the tower, the largest of which
weighs 1000 pounds, and these are
30 placed as to counteract as far as
possible the leaning of the tower It.
self.-Fire and Water.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23
Can Plants Seer

The mysteries of vegetable life are
not all yet explored. An Indian
botanist has made experiments which
induce him to say that some plants
can see. Whether the inference can
be accepted or not, these experiments
20 to show that the plants made an
effort to reach supports placed at .
little distance and grew toward the
supports wherever placed. The plant
was convolvulus, and when pole
was placed near 1t and in such a way
that the tendrils would have to turn
away from the light to reach 1t,
they invariably did 30 and within o
few hours twined about 1t. That
certain plants have the sense OF
touch Is well known. Medical Times
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When 70 Think Not.

This anecdote is told of Rev. Mr..
Kidd, a Scotch minister, who was
very eccentric and had his own way
Of doing things. "Just as the year
was opening" says one Of his parish
toners, II was very busy in my shop,
when, rightin the midst Of my work,
In stepped the parson. Did you ex-
pect mef was his abrupt inquiry,
without ever giving or waiting for
salutation. No, sir, was my reply,
T did not What If I had been
death9' he asked, in a solemn, ear
nest tone, and out he stepped as he
had come and was gone almost be-
fore I knew t."-Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1898-06-23

Nine. Octave Feuillet tells a pretty
story Of her famous husbands youth in
"Some Years Of My Life" During the
first few years Of his literary labon tho
author Of the Romance Of a Poor
Young Man" was himself poor and
struggling.
His father, who had desired for him
diplomatic career, was bitterly opposed
TO Ootave's adoption Of literature as a
profession. He even went so far as to
refuse to receive his son and to with
draw from him his modest allowance.
but the young mans aspirations re-
NAMED unchanged. He set himself dill
gently to work at the labor of his choicss
full Of confidence in the future.
During this saddened and restricted
period Of his life the only recreation he
allowed himself, strange as it may seem,
was dancing. Passionately fond Of this
amusement, he devoted all Of his leisure
evenings to 1t, regularly attending the
students balls, where ho would dance
until no was ready to drop from exhaus-
tion. The masked balls Of tho opera had
AoA sAo ANAO"uAL0B yOuA6 WAASoA oAa
especial fascination.
One evening he 30 ardcntly Desired
to attend one Of these balls that he
pawned bis watch to obtain enough
money to hire costume for the oooa:
sion. Now this watch had been his
mothers, and no sooner had he entered
his attic room than he began to reflect
upon what he had done. Remorse fol-
lowed exhilaration. He resolved to re-
turn tho next morning to the pawnshop,
give back the money and reclaim bis
watch.
II passed the night" he said after-
ward, gazing upon the 10 francs had
received, my heart beating painfully, my
eyes filled with tears, and asking myself
if would really be strong enough to
absent myself from tho ball.
The following day he proved the
strength Of his resolution by returning
to the pawnbroker and redeeming his
watch. As in this instance, he was
throughout his whole life actuated by
sense Of duty and constrained BY the
most delicate sentimental.