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The times., 1898-01-07
Kohlsaats aud Hannas.

tFrom the Springfield Republican,
1t would have been better for Presi-
dent Mckinley IL more Kohlxaats aud
fewer Hannas had come to his aid in
the time of his financial trouble some
Years ago. Editor Kohlsaat also did great
service in securing the nomination and
election Of the President. but he is now
asking Mr.. Mckinley to turn heaven and
earth to lift him into public office.
The times., 1898-01-07

In attacking the merit system in the
House yesterday. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio. OBJ
served, as reported, that IL was IAN ex-
ceedingly thin and yslueless covering for
a man TO get behind a hasty and often
premature admiration for the President
And yet he has known the Major for a
long time. How then could his atimira
tion have been ''hasty'' or premature -
1t matters little. Mr.. Mckinley will sur
yive. and SO viii the merit system.
The times., 1898-01-07
Violent south Carolina.

(From the Springfield Republican,
There have been more than 500 deaths
by violence In South Carolina during the
past II years, and over 200 homicldes
within the present year. These are the ap-
paIling facts which have lately caused the
pulpit of the state TO set apart one Sun
day for preaching against the crime of
murder,
The times., 1898-01-07
The Matinee Idol.
lrrom the Chicago Post.

NFTOIII Ute CUICHRU I OSC.I
Actor Radcliffe is said to have another
wife in London. In view OF the way he
treated his wife in this country one would
think things should be so arranged that
he could distribute his attentions among
several of them in order that no fatality
might result ttt
The times., 1898-01-07

Blanco. who is exceedingly full of wrath
at Gen. Pando because the latter was
whipped and routed by Gen. CaliXto Garcia,
is reported as proposing to relieve his
injured feelings by going east and securing
a dose of the same medicine. Poor Blanco!
His rope is getting pathetically short.
The times., 1898-01-07

A European dispatch states that France
is a bout to seize the Island of Hainan op.
poste its possessions in China. The reguia
course now appears to be to capture
first. and then to lease. The transaction
is easy for the European. tenant. when he
movessin prior to making the contract
The times., 1898-01-07
rhe Patriots Will Not Down.

tFrom the Baltimore Herald,
Madrid papers are ignoring Cuba. but
this will not prevent the patriots from
keeping before tile public.
The times., 1898-01-07
Disoouraged Plants

from the indianapolis Journal
Siie-The last one OF those geraDiums
has died.
He-I told you they would be discomr-
aged when they saw what bright red labels
they had to compete with on the cans
The times., 1898-01-07

Even Plat lacks vote To elect his man
speaker of the New York assembly. He
is not as badly off as his friend Hanna,
but the winter, SO far mild in other respects,
is cold one Tot Republican legisla ttres-
and bosses.
The times., 1898-01-07
Feminine Consistency.
from judge

from judge
''George?''
''Yes, dear
''oh, what did you wake up for? I
only wished to know if you We're horne.''
The times., 1898-01-07
Three Temptations

from the Atchison Giobe)
After people become old, they are COM
PEELED to quit society, pie and sausage. \
The times., 1898-01-07
Circulation Statement.

Readers Of The Times ucho may at any
tiBe be unable 20 procure copies OF a a. oag
neecs stand, railroad station or on RAILROAD
trains aciH confer razor upon uts manage
piest bg seadiiag to tbs Office iato'qaotioR OF
The fact
The times., 1898-01-07

he color line has been wiped out in
the regular Democratic organization In
kentucky The legislature has elected a
negro TO one of its offices. We believe
The times., 1898-01-07

Communications intended for publication
a, The Times should be ferSsly and 1,iaiRig
srFitteR and must IN oH cases Be accompanied
by the name and address Of the acFjter. Re
jecfed COMMUNICATIONS ,cN net be preserved,
and only manuscripts Of obcious importance
aciH be returned 10 thea. outbors.
The times., 1898-01-07
Partnership.
(From the Chicago Rec

CFrom the Chicago Record9
''The meek, you know, are to inherit the
eartf.''
That's all right: but they will have to
get the cheeky TO collect it for them."s
The times., 1898-01-07
A Cnrinns Intellect.
(From the Atehtson Globe. J

tf rom tne AucTlson 0ioDe.l
The uan who says he enjoys winter
more than he does summer. may not be
liar. but we have right to our opinion.
The times., 1898-01-07

Back in 1886 the Senate passed a
resolution providing for marble busts
of the Vice Presidents to be placed III
the vacant inches in the Senate gal
leries. Since then these inches have
been filed, and the busts OF Vice Presi-
dents Tyler and Johnson are wanting
site. The Senate yesterday ordered the
locality for these busts extended to the
whole Senate wing of the building.
The times., 1898-01-07
Il iol II
House.

In the switching. pf Charles Page
Bryan from China toFTurkey, the Pres
ident has found ia way out of trou-
blesome situation. He did not reach
Ii in time Wednesday, however. to en-
able him to act before the Bryan nomi-
nation was laid before the Senate The
arrangement is satisfactory to Mr..
Bryan and to Mr.. Angel, the pres
ent Minister to Turkey. BY this
shifting the President avoids the oppo
sition of several Senators who would
otherwise have antagonized Mr.. Bry
ans confirmation. 1t Is understood that
Mr. Frye will no longer oppose him,
for Mr.. Frye believes that Mr., Bryan
can do the United States no harm in
Turkey, whereas he might do great
deal in China with affairs there in the
present critical stage.
The times., 1898-01-07

The Senate District Committee is IN
receipt of communication from. t1e
District Commissioners recommending
the passage of the bill to incorporate
the Washington and University Rail
road Company. The bill is intended to
to give street railway facilities for that
portion of the city west of Connecticut
avenue and north of Newark street
The times., 1898-01-07

The Senate yesterday passed the bill
directing the Secretary of the Interior
to uuitclaim and release to Francis Hall
and Josiah Hall and their heirs all the
right and title of the United States to
the east twenty feet front by the full
depth of 100 feet of lot 2, in square 493,
in this city.
The times., 1898-01-07

Not one Congressman in ten now
thinks that any radical modification OF
the civil service law viii be made dur
ing the present session of Congress.
The discussion in the House is not only
taking a wide range, but several of the
Republicans are giving away political
secrets. This has been notably true in
the remarks of Mr. Pearson (Rep., y.
c., who is constantly, warning his par
in the campaigrf the Republicans are
certain to loseTfcontrol of the next
House. hFEoC
The times., 1898-01-07
Secret Pleasure /.
(Erom the A.tehlsnn Glnhr

Mothers grumble a good deal about mis-
chievous sons. but we believe they en-
Joy them.
The times., 1898-01-07

Information has been received at the
House by some of the members which
leads to the belief that Mr.. McMillin,
of Tennessee, viii be elected Senator.
There appears TO be no doubt of this
result provided the contest is between
Mr.. McMiilin and Senator Turley; but
ii is limited that some of the support
ers of the latter are trying to create a
stampede to Gov. Taylor. The Cover
nor does not want his friends to vote
for him now, for he wants to get into
the Senatorial contest against Mr..
Bate two years from now.
The times., 1898-01-07
CAPITOL GOSSIP.

Mr.. Spalding, Of Michigan, one of the
members of the House Committee on
Banking and Currency, expresses the
opinion that If financial bill is report
ed from that committee this session it
will be something entirely different
from the plan recommended by Secre-
tary Gage. rat
Mr.. spalding does not hesitate to say
that the propositions to retire the
greenbacks and site Bonds in the man
ner suggested by Mr. Gage would cost
the Republicans many thousands Of
votes in most of the Western States.
Representative Bell, of Colorado,
without having any positive informa
tion on the subject, is of the opinion that
the speech soon to be made by Mr..
Wolcott in the Senate, regarding the
visit of the commission to Europe in
the interest of international bimetal-
lism, will include some unpleasant ref
erences to Secretary Gage and his
financial plan
Mr.. Wolcott is one Of the most fear
less men In public life," said Mr.. Bell.
My belief is that he desires to stand
by the President if the latter is sim
cere in wishing to carry out the cur
rency plank of the st. Louis platform.
III MI. Walcotl Is compelled 10 oppose
the Administration it will be found
that he will be a lively thorn. When
he is a friend he is a friend indeed,
but let him once get to fighting the
executive crowd and they will have an
enemy not soon to be forgotten.
There is a widespread impression that
Mr. WOlcott is highly displeased over
Secretary Cages interference before it
has been definitely decided whether it
is impossible to effect international
agreement
The times., 1898-01-07

The talk among public men at the
Capitol yesterday was that if the Ohio
Legislature promptly passes the Cuban
sympathy resolution introduced Mon
day redhot attempt will be made by
the House to act at once on the Nor
gan resolution.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
WHOLE NUMBER 1852.
PEACE In SIGHT.
SPAIN HAS MADE FORMAL PROPOSALS TO
END THE WAR.

The Spanish government has sued for
peace, not indirectly through the great
powers of Europe. but by direct appeal
to President Mckinley. The proposition
was formally submitted to the president
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the
French ambassador, NJ. Jules Cambon,
who had received instructions from the
foreign Office at Paris to deliver to the
United States government the tender of
peace formulated by the Spanish minis
try. At the conclusion of the conference
between the president and the French
ambassador, the following official state
ment was issued from the white house:
"The French ambassador, on behalf of
the government of Spain, and by direc-
ton of the Spanish minister of foreign
affairs, presented to the president this
afternoon at the white house message
from the Spanish government looking to
the termination of the war and the set
tlement of terms of peace"
This was the only statement made
public, but it sufficed to put at rest all
conjecture, and to make clear and def
mite that at last Spain had taken the in
itiative toward peace.
So far as this country is concerned, it
is the general impression that the com
plete Spanish evacuation of Cuba and
Porto Rico will be insisted upon. There
is not the same certainty as to the Phil
ipines, Ladrones and Carolines, although
the terms of the United States will pro-
badly include coaling stations in these
groups.
On the part of Spain, it is believed she
will consent now to give up Cuba and
Porto Rico. The Spanish desire is evi-
IDENTITY strong to retain the Philippines,
although there is little doubt that coal
ing stations will be readily conceded.
The subject of war indemnity is for
future consideration.
Gen. Miles has effected a landing at
Guanica, Porto Rico, with very little re-
sistance and has raised the American
flag over the island.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

81 am councilman. All municipal
virtue and wisdom is in me. Whosoever
dares to criticize my pet cement side
walk scheme or my method of bleeding
the property owner to pay the cost, is
grandmother and / won't talk about it
any more. cannot be wrong" So ends
the defense of Paw Paws latest sidewalk
ordinance.
There will be farmers institute and
basket picnic at Glendale, August 4. The
meeting will be under the supervision of
the state farmers institute association
and will be conducted by Prof. True of
Lansing, professor of dairying Of the Ag
ricultural college His subjects will be
DAIRY COW and what to feed her." and
"Care of milk"
Crystal Springs camp meeting opens
this year with a sermon by Presiding
Elder Van Schoick, Friday evening, Au-
gust 3, and closes with praise service
Sunday evening, August Ia. The ar.
rangements are very complete for sue.
cessful meeting. A rate of one and one
third fare for the round trip will be given
on all railroads within the district.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
A BROAD GUAGE TOWN.
PAW PAW Is GETTING "oUT OF THE WOODS"
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

In railroad sense, Paw Paw is now a
broad guage town.
Friday afternoon, the first standard
guage train was run from Lawton to this
place, since Sunday, November %, 1877,
when the track was narrowed from Law
ton to this place, the lessee of the road
having a convenient call out of the reach
of an injunction. The excitement of the
change of over 20 years ago has passed
away, and the events have become part
of our local history. 1t seems good now,
however, to be in communication with
the outside world with the recognized
standard of railroad service, and the
sight of full grown freight cars on the
sidings of this village, being loaded with
grain or unloading incoming freights, is
welcome sight indeed. The narrow
track is being torn up between this place
and Lawton, and no "toy cars" have run
over this end of the line since the first
trip of the full grown ones was accom-
plished. The rolling stock now doing
service is very satisfactory.
The steel has arrived, and it is said
the work of laying it will soon be
commenced. The elevator, we are
told, will soon be under way. 1t
will be impossible for the company to
complete its contract on time, but the
Northerner has no doubt an extension
will be granted. The township board
should insist upon all the work being
completed at as early date as possible, as
the people have voted their good money
into the enterprise and are entitled to a
fulfllment of the company's part of the
bargain.
The delay has already been longer than
it should have been.
To an interested spectator, it looks
very much as though the company had
been trihing with the people. Wheat is
now moving, and no elevator is ready or
in building. Gentlemen of the S. II. q
E., il you have the money and disposi-
ton to fill your contract, we would advise
you to get promptly to work. The peo-
pie will not tolerate further procrasti-
nation, and will insist on the recall of the
bonds by the township board unless you
| do business.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

IB~ Money to loan on real estate.
T.. +. PARKS.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Z . % Z T. = i!

25c black brocaded Brilliantines 19c.
All wool 46 in. black Serges at 371ac.
black Serges at 20c.
Fancy double width Suitings have sold at
l8c, sale price l0c.
S0c Novelty dress goods now 35c.
Agring STYLES in Covert Cloths 80 in.
wide, worth 81, our price 69c.
Heavy black Sicilan Mohairs at 69c.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Farmers Break the Buggy Monopoly.

Its claimed that for years buggy manufacturers
have secured exorbtant prices for their goods but
recently through the combined assistance of the
farmers of Iowa, Illinois and other states, SEARS
RoEBUcK & Co. of Chicago have got the price of
Open Buggies down TO sI6.S so; Top Buggies, Szz75
shipping them in immense numbers direct TO the
farmers in every state. They send an immense
Buggy Catalogue free postpaid, to any one who
asks for it. This certainly is big victory for the
farmers, but severe blow 10 the carriage manu-
facturers and dealers. [6otI3o72
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

A sale unprecedented price cutting, which MUST result in
Great Reduction of stock.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
The Coming Stock Tank.

We will take orders for these tanks at
the following prices:
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
1. A. WHITMAN. GRANITE WORKS

buy direct from the quarries, without
the aid of middlemen, and so save all
commissions.
/ do not sell by agents. do keep a
large stock TO select from do save you
one-fourth in price. 1t will pay you to
come here.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

Black all wool Crepons others have pric
ed at $50, our price 95c.
Colored Henriettas at 81 &c.
Sc Dimity Cords at &c.
1215c Organdies at &c.
20c at l5c.
ID Zephyr Ginghams at lOc.
81 Silk Velvet in staple colors Doc.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
1898 Bicycles Down to So 90.

New 1898 Model Ladies and Gents Bicycles
now being sold easy conditions, low as SIS;
others outright at sI3.9S and high grade at sf9o5
and s27 so, to be paid for after received, If you
cut this notice out and send to SEARS, RoEBUcK
Co., Chicago, they will send you their 1898 bicycle
catalogue and full particulars. l6oI5o72
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

II. w. McCabe, Auctioneer,
Paw Paw, Mich. Services always salts
factory. Terms reasonable. tt
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Pump Repairing
Corn and Oats Wanted.

Money to loan on No Real Estate Sc
curity. 35t26o60l +. p. GRIMES.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

First-class custom work and cash for
corn and oats at the Almena Mills.
33tfl EDw. II. MINER.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-16

the gun. 50 OF course they travel with
the gun IN the recoil cylinders are
nests of heavy springs. which take mp
large part Of the reCoiL tne move
meut Of the pistOus is also regulated ny
mixture of glycerine and water ii the
rc1oil cylinders This tiuId Is allowed
to cscape slowly past the piston by
grooves IL the wall. Of the cylinder
At the point where the gun Is 70 be
brought 10 rest the grooves end con
sequentiy the motion of the gun Is ar
rested. The sleeve holding the gun Is
pivoted 1t its front end on two trun-
mons. Devices ase provided Tor eleNa
ing aud depressing the gun. Ims WORK
may be accomplished bY hand power or
bv motor An arrau -,nerr Is made foI
allowing the screw 70 yield 1T tile mo
1nen- of ret-Oii At tie rear of the gun
the gan.mer, hich- on4y five feet long.
NAV De extended 10 fourteen feet by
means of tubas that telescope. Hand
gear = also provided toE the It-al..-r.
/ The -lu and it, mount turns with the
turret and the gun captain IN The sigh =
I hood directs the elevation and depTeSs-
ion Of the gun SO IS u get the proper
rauge, sighting a telescope secured TO
the sighting hood. BY means OF levers
connected with the sleeve. the sighting
! telescope is always maintained III strict
I parallelism with the gan itself The
/ gun captain dischaTg. the gun with a
lanyard or by electricity.
/ The following data referring to the
/ largest gun now made for the navy are
of interest. Diameter Of bore lcaliber).
! 13 iacnes. length Of gun. t4191 inches.
! - feet p inches, weight Ok -Un, I3G,Q)t
pounds weight Of full charge ofpoHdel
520 10 $50 pounds weight of prlJectile,
I 100 pounds. velocity at mozzle, =, l0t
| feet per second: velocity at , 500 yards
.oo5 teet per second. thickness of steel
which shell VIII perforate al ! GJ0 yards
distance. - = inches. Scientific Amer
| lean
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-16
Glade Mill's Flag Raising.

On Saturday June 11th 1898 there
assembled at-Glade Mills large num-
Der of the people of Middlesex, Adams
Penn and other townships in the south
end of the county for the purpose oi
giving evidence of their patriotism in
the form of raising flag that would
wave oyer the good people of that val
ley as long as the trouble with Spain
exists. There was raised in front OF
Robert A. Marks and Co.'S store what is
probably the tallest flag pole in the
county being one hundred fifty six feet
eight inches in height A beautiful
flag twenty six by forty two feet in size
was flung to the breeze and raised tc
the top Of the pole by Thomas Chantler,
the Oldest veteran of the late war in
that locality, and Isaiah Klingler an.
other veteran, and when the flag reached
its lofty perch and waved so beautiful
ly in the breeze that was blowing q
shout went up from the assembled
throDg testifying to the enthusiasm oi
the people assembled to do honor to the
flag of our country The people were
called to order by Robert Carruthers
who acted as master of ceremonies and
after music by the Butler Cornet Band
prayer was offered by Rev. McNees and
the ceremonies were opened. Speeches
were made by Col John NJ Thompson,
Judge Greer, Lev McQuistion, w. A.
Forquer and Newton Black of Butler
appropriate to the occasion, and al
though the day was very warm they
were listened to very attentively by the
audience present. The meeting over
all dispersed to their respective homes
well pleased with their outing of the
day, and it was quite manifest thai
there were no Spanish sympathizers in
that end of Butler County The peo
pie of that section did themselves cred
It by raising such high pole and pro-
curing such d large and beautiful FLAG
as they flung to the breeze on this occa
sion. s4.sf b.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-16
Pig Sticking.

The queen sport of India is Wild bo2I
Spearing, commonly called pig-stick-
ing This Is on horseback, and the boar
often takes the hunt and the field over
such stiff country with so many bliLd
ravines that accidents are reduced 70
a certainty. The Bengal boar. being
nurtured on sugar cane and other
crops, illicitly consumed, is well fed
and short tempered. After gallopine
for bit at full speed his breath fails
him and he resolves to stop and fight
Elsewhere the boar, being less fed and
in better running condition, goes fur
.ther. and In some places he will give
the field long run. just as fox does
in England. In all cases the mode OF
fighting is the same.
The boar is wounded by spear after
spear as the well-mounted riders come
up with him. Then he suddenly stops
and 'squats," as the phrase goes; that
is to say, he turns round, sits on his
hindQuarters, and faces the horsemen
with his mighty snout armed with the
protruding tusks The next step on
either side may depend on various cir
cumstances. demanding all the qualit-
les of the best sportsman, but anyhow
there is crisis. If the boar charges
be may be stopped By the horseman' s
spear II that fails. then the horse is
probably lost. being ripped UP by one
twist or turn OF the tusk. II the horse
man, on rolling over, is caught by the
boar, then he may be killed in the
same way. But that is not likely, be
cause the boar. after ripping up the
horse, rushes on madly. without wait
ing to deal with the horseman.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1898-06-16
Trying the Machine.

A child. little girl Of six. was very
observant several times when her
mother was wringing clothes through
the mangle on washing day She
Anjou. on the island; in other words,
Of its manipulation, and later In the
day made an experiment on her own
account
After q temporary absence from the
wash house. her mother was returning,
when she heard their little kitten call
ing loudly. the sounds gradually be-
coming fainter, As the mother enter
ed the little girl was IN the act of turn
ing the machine handle, while on the
front board. with the tip Of its tail be-
tween the rollers, was the poor little
kitten. crying family In its pain, while
the little maid. az she turned the
wheel, murmured soothiBgly: Hush,
dear pussie. hushi You'll soon be
through"