Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19


of it's whereabouts. Address, Samp-
son, High Sea.
The Eagle Hotel one mile from
town is opened to accommodate court
guests at go cents per day.
In the absence of a stable govern
ment in Cuba, they have a stable
diet in the shape of horse flesh.
That Spanish fleet is about the
fleetest thing out in evading Samp-
son.
AS further evidence of martial
spirit the new baby that is christen-
ed Dewey is likely to be Immediately
up in arms.
The newly appointed postmaster
John C. Scher, accompanied by Chas.
Lawrence of Dushore was shaking
hands with friends in town Saturday.
-Spain's Cabinet is rather upset.
But when nation is about finally
moving from one continent to an
other that the furniture should be
broken is only natural.
When a man is on the up grade
the world falls behind and pushes.
When he is on the down grade the
world again falls behind and kicks
him farther down. The world is
bound to help a man going either
way. This is a friendly world after
all.
The boarding house conducted
by Mrs. Andrus at this place will be
prepared to take court boarders next
week.
The editor recently started out
in real estate speculation and pur-
chased lot on Muncy street, and is
now sinking his capital in the hole.
Geo. Smith of Cambria, is engaged
in blasting well, assisted by VIM.
Finkle and Sam Mahaffey. They
are driving our real estate up at a
rapid rate but the (S) market is suff-
ering however. We want to sell.
Keep at work. War is not 60
ing to ruin the country. 1t will not
paralyze business. 1t will not stop
the mills. 1t will not keep people
from eating. 1t will not destroy the
necessities. 1t will not remove the
demands for clothes. The world will
move along about as usual, and the
man who works will not be the one
who will complain of hard times and
the tightness of money.
The Spanish fleet must be ubi-
qultous. We hear of it in every
quarter, how at Cadiz; now at the
Verdies now going through the
Suez Canal now off Nantucket now
rounding Cape Horn; now tucked
away among the Canaries; now
good gracious, what's that ! Coming
up the Big Sock already. Well,
never mind, Lauer's base ball team
is mobilizing, they will take care
of the Dons. A few swift curves will
blow them out, and then Madrid can
rejoice over another Spanish victory.
1t would appear as if adversely
in the shape of disastrous fires cam
not disturb the equanimity of temper
or rufie the spirits of that prince of
good fellows "T. W." Beahen. He
has purchased the Lamoreux proper
ty on Main street and will soon
appear among us again AS a landlord
with greater vitality and bouyant
spirit than ever. The house is being
remodeled into a hotel which will be
ready for his occupancy by court
week. The Associate Judges, last
week, transferred the license granted
to the late Laporte Hotel
The proudest man in town just
now is Rev. Patton, pastor of the M.
E. church. He is proud because his
church is prospering, and his congre-
CATION have manifested, renewed and
increased confidence in, and attach
ment to, their pastor; proud because
the American warriors are knocking
all the empty pride out of Spanish
enemies; and exceedingly proud be-
cause he has composed a beautiful
song in relation to the present war,
entitled "Uncle Sans Rallying
Song" 1t will be published in sheet
music and put on the. market soon,
and we believe it will become de-
servingly popular.
Jerome Reed on Wednesday