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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

Tho svoo,o., of tn,
pon,ra 20 rnranooas -, srr,c, Due To
VI -. 49,
ri' 'N'
stand the Climate All hight
I was lonnpsnr. one night. in the lobby
OF our beautirul new hotel:
A mingllnp Of varied music
On nv sensitive hearing fell;
Was strummiug a reverie
On the KEYS Of the grand piano
In the foyer, over me.
From the noolroom there came through
the doorway
The eIack Of the enc and the ball;
From the barroom the clinkiug OF glasses.
Bearing trouble enough for ali;
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MCKINLEY To THE QUEEN.
Expresses the Sentiments of Regard and
Affection of tho American People.

aUeCtlOn OF Nne american ttOplSs
W~AsHINGToN, D. C. (SpeciaD.-The Presi-
dent addressed the following message to
Queen Victoria on the anniversary Of her
birth.
"ExEoUEIvE MANSION, Washington.
ITO Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle,
England:
"Madam-It gives me great pleasure to
convey on this happy anniversary the ex.
affection which the American people cherish
toward Your Majesty, and to add the as
surance of my own cordial respect and
esteem.
MAY God grant to Your Majesty and to
the countries under your government many
years of happiness and prosperity.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
Celebrations in honor of the Queens
birthday were held In various parts OF the
country, notably in New York City, Mime
apolis, Philadelphia and Port Tampa. The
vessels in New York harbor dressed ship,
the exceptions observable being the Ger
man ships. At Port Tampa an enthusiastic
celebration was held. Marines from the
British warships the Intrepid and Pearl
and the Tampa division of the Florida
naval reserves paraded. A large portrait
OF the Queen was unveiled.
Havana was decorated in honor Of the
Queen and a banquet was held in the even
Ing attended by General Brooke and his
staff. The United States Commissioner
Queen Vlctorla's birthday on board the
British frst-class cruiser Powerful. About
600 United States militia, naval reserves
and college cadets from this country Joined
the Kingston, Ont, military in observing
the day.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

Mrs. Charles Hutchinson, Of Arcade, Ind.
twenty-six years old, and Ave times mar
ried, a few days ago shot and killed hel
husband, She is now in Jail. Mrs. Hutch
inson asserts that the killing was done IL
self-defense during a quarrel in which sht
was attacked by her husband armed witt
a huge knife. OF Mrs. Hutchinson's for
mer husbands, three died from natura,
causes. The fourth tired Of existence and
committed suicide.
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Nay, grieve not for the dead alone,
Whose song has told their hearts sad
story;
Weep for the voiceless who nave kno wn
The cross without the crown of gloryl
Not where the Leueadian breezes sweep
O'ef Sappho's ory-haunted billow,
But where the glistening night dews weep
On nameless sorrows churchyard pillow.
oliver Wendell Holmes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

NWOOD,S old

WOODS old
graveyard is not
unlike many an
other which IL
may see along
he New Eng
i d country
LEA quiet,
IL freque nted
spot, s Q
grassy carpet,
spread softly
over the thick
lying mounds,
is fringed at the
edges by the
deeper tints of a
hedge of ever
preenS.
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half yelling the delicate rose of her
rounded cheeks. Around her on the
grass was scattered a profusion of cut
flowers mingled together without dis
tinetion of species or color. With
the late dafiodils and early roses, the
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

The two little heads, the black and
the fair, touched each other as the
children drew together tracing the
few simple lines OF a brave mans
epitaph. Suddenly a sob broke the
stillness-the eyes of the black child
were drenched in tears.
"Why, Polly, what is the matter?"
questioned Marie, a%nxiously. "Are
you crying for my Grandpapa? l
don't cry for him even my own self;
for Grandmamma says that his soul
went right up to heaven in a chariot
OF fire, just like Elijah in the Bible"
81 amt cryin' along O. him, Miss
Marie. It's somethin' else. L dom
s'pose as you we heard tell that my
Gran'ther was a soldier, too?"
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

The northeast coast Of Newfoundland has
been blocked with ice for six weeks. The
people in many sections are now destitute
Of provisions, owing to inability to 6 get sup
plies, and the business of almost s5,Voo peo-
pie has been virtually suspended
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

Almost as famous as the President
after whom he was named, cold Abe"
the great battle eagle of the war be-
tween the North and the South, still
perches in the National Museum at
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26
cooALAN GETS A GOOD BERTH.
h Raleigh's Commander to
in Puget Sound.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Special. Captain
]. b. Coghlan, Of the cruiser Raleigh, who
made a severe %arraignment Of the Emperor
of Germany and Admiral Won Diederichs
at a dinner In New York City, has been
given command OF the naval station at
Puget Sound, to take effect June 50;
1t was thought here that lmmgalately
ont Of commission at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard Captain Coghlan would be given wait
ing orders. Instead he gets one Oh the pest
and most desirable assignments WITHIN the
gift Of the Navy Department.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

"Why, no., Pollyl Was he, truly?"
"He listed in the Fifty-fourth.
They was all cullud men, 'ceptin' the
officers; an young Marse Shaw, he
was the cunnel. He was n beyutiful
man, so gentle-like and kind-spoken,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

william T. Ball, an old dramatic critic of
Boston, and his wife were found dead in
their room a few days ago in Boston, Gas
was escaping from a jet aud the ponce say
IL was a case of suicide, Mr., BAH was SIX
ty-six years Old and his wife was seventy
tbrae
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26
GROVE, n. j., FRIDAY, MAY rs, 1879.
AMERICANS ALTREAHBD
fiIipinos Cruelty Abuse the Captured
Sailors From the Yorktown.
.AWT0N'S WONDERFUL CAMPAIGN

9ene. l Fought Twenty-Five Battles in
Twenty Days-MRrched 1870 Miles, Cap
tured Twenty-eight Towns, Destroyed
100000 Bushels of Rice and Lost Eat
Few Men-Filipino Loss Heavy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

The gunboat Vicksbure went out OF com
mission q few days ago at Boston,
The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-26

kissed each other across the shar
grave.-New York Independent.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12
JOHN AND Pl1ILlPPA.

In the middle of the four
-teenth century John of Gaunt,
duke of Lancaster, the famous
son of King Edward III. of
England, married the Infanta
Blanche, heir to the throne of
CASTLE.
Unfortunately the lady had
been supplanted by her cousin,
in, who had seized and held The
throne.
Twenty-Five years after this
marriage war broke out between
Portugal and CASTLE. England
was the ally of Portugal. The
duke of Lancaster headed the
English forces He fought with
a will. Victory meant that his
wife, the duchess, would be
queen Of CASTLE.
The king of Portugal, too,
interested him. He was 4 fine
young man of %. He was tall
aud handsome and had wavy
black hair and dark eyes. He
was Il brave soldier and Il good
hOrSeman.
In some ways he was unlike
most kings. He cared nothing
for the drunken bouts and
coarse pleasures in which his
companions INDUCED. He was
noted for the remarkable purity
of his life. His people called
him JOHN the Perfect. They
were devoted to him.
In one thing only he failed TO
please his subjects. He would
not marry. Theycould not un.
derstand his reluctance. Yet
he had Il reason, though he kept
it secret.
Three years before an English
knight, on Il visit to the king
of Portugal. had died sudden,v.
At the last moment he placed
in the hand of the king Il miLil.
ture painting. He attempted
to say something in eXplana.
ton. 1t was too late.
The picture was Of Il beauti-
full, but unknown maiden. Rip.
pling fair hair shaded her round
pink cheeks. Her blue eyes
gazed steady into the kings
dark ones. Her lips were curry.
ed in Il half smile us if she were
amused at the mystery he faced.
Days, weeks, months passed,
and the king still studied the
miniature. He was enthralled
by the fair unknown.
Had l bnt learned her name
before my good friend died" he
sighed Il Thousand times. who
can she he:' he wondered.
pnrre was no r~Snon~r.
Several vrsr> lS>e At
N ~ he felt that he ans. pIt
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12

average advance Of so percent
III labor's ,itrticles. IF cohsump"
ton. ''Of,course,, labor is better
off when it takes all II can.earn
to keep".itself fen than it is
when it staTves in idleness, but
is that real prosperity? Nc
Kinley says it is, and he is very
wise, very patriotic and loves
labor very much.
Mr. Mckinley does not say
what he means By "sound mon.
ey," but of course it /, well
known that he does not mean
silver, Cold is the only sound
money he knows anything
about, which is another way of.
saying that our present none
tary system is unsoUnd, AS
everybody knows, under exist
ing laws silver is as much re-
demption and legal tender mon
ey as gold, and that Mr.. Nc
Kinley is Il law breaker every
time he discriminates against
silver in paying dues and debts
against the government. which
he does every day and ii dozen
times every day. 1t is good
4 ld honest of Mr.. Mckinley, as A.
he goes swinging around his pc
litical speech making circle, to
frankly admit that the friends
OF silver need expect nothing at
his hands except the complete
elimination of the white metal
from the nations monetary sys-
TEN. They will take him at
his word and vote accordingly.
In the matter of the "ord
nag, 1t is right that Mr.. Nc.
kinley should parade it before
the people on all occasions, not
lest we forget" but that the,
minds and hearts OF the people
may be stirred with indigna-
ton ut the prostitution of it by
William Mckinley. Under his.
administration it floats by his
command over an assumed au-
thority in Cuba that was estab.
lished there to rob the Cubans
OF their country. BY his per
mission it floats over and pro-
the contract labor system il
Hawaii and keeps open high.
way between that island and
Asia for coolie labor to come in
over. In the Philippine archi-
pelago it floats over a crime
against human rights.-a cru
SADIE to destroy Il young repub-
lie and reduce its sovereigns TO,
the level of mere subjects un.
der imperialiStic militarism In
the Sulu archipelago it floats
over and protects the most de.
grading form of polygamy. Il
brutal system of slavery and a
system OF religion that delights
in condemning Christians to
mutllation and death to add
zest to holiday. 1t is the"old
flag that is doing all these
monst"olS things by command
of William Mckinley, and he
who protests against lowering
it for such blsa use is quickly
branded "copperhead," trait
Or and the like.-Kansas City
ri ntS.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12
EXPOSING THE SECRETS.

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the Fraterual Press Ritual.
However, since il has done SO
we hasten to confess that the
signs and password that secure
admission TO the inner portals
of our esteemed contemporary,
will do the same thing in this
office. They are AS follows:
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12
SWINGING AROUND The CIR.
Gle.

MIR. Mckinley has reached
Chicago on the outward swing
around lis political speech
making circle. He will mount
the rear platform Of his car to.
day ard resume the manufact-
ure of tales of the purity and
high purposes of himself and
his party and the wicked inten,
tions Of the democracy. He has
made Il number Of speeches al.
ready and no doubt they re.
fleet what is 10 come. He has
three themes which have their
beginning and end in his adj.
ministration. They are the "old
flag prosperity" and sound
money" Providence has given
10 the couHtry most bountitul
yields OF tn. pro lucts OF the
soil for three years, and one
thing or the other has caused
the lands of other countries to
refuse to respond to- the farm
ers' efforts. The consequence
is, and has teen. that the de.
ticits abroad have made Il great
demand for American bread
StutfS and provisions. But with
his usual modesty Mr. McKin.
ley gives credit to his wise aud
for ali
these agricultural blessings.
But there i, L good deal OF
Il certain iiiat of prosperity n
tie cOuatry that is more or less
Independent OF the harry ST
fields, ami it is wholly due to
high protection. Under the
present tariff law nearly all
oar Industries are enabled to
Charge eXnrOitant prices for
their pro iuctS at home and ut
the same time NJ lerSell for
eign mills auG factories in their
uNN countries and make the
home aud foreign profits apure-
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12
QUEER THINGS ABOUT WON

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thing Iight blue in her bedroom
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12

TO cement his alliance with
the English people heproposed
TO the duke OF Lancaster that
he give him one OF his daugh
ters. The duke was pleased. 1t
would advances his plans.
Il have two daughters. he
safd "Philppa, who is ~. ana
Catherine. who Is L. Your
majesty cAn have "hich Jo1
c'ooNe'
In these affairs. cd state II
matters iltlie' saI& the KING
sadly. Let 1t DC TIE vider, 10
more nearly ma'cn my o"A
age.
Tine duke returned at once to
noE'and TO prepare hts daAS"
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12
CONSIGNED HIM TO HADES.

Sedalia, Mo-, Oct. THE
.colorel Baptists are greatly ex-
cited over the funeral sermon
preached seSterday by the Rev.
a. Dunbar, pastor of the Nor.
gan Street Baptist church, over
he remains of James f. Eager,
ton, the negro porter, who COM
mitted suicide Monday night by
taking slrychniae
The minister did not hesitate
TO say that the soul of the de,
cea Sel had gone to Hades. One
~ the reasons given for the
startling statement was that
Edgerton had refused during
life In contribut e 80 cents to the
church fund.
Senator jones says; "Brl an
will be nominated" The Sen.
ator ought to have told the
people somethisg they did not
know,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12

affair of state, but Il union of
two fondiy loving hearts. And
all his life long the people won
dered how the king who had
been 50 cold Il sutton had been
transformed into such a loving
Ii Us ban d.-Lydia Kingsmill
Commander in New York Even.
ing Journal
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12

Mrs. VIM. MCIntire and Miss
Virgie Graves have just return.
ed from ar extended visi. at
Nardin, OKLA, where they have
been the guests of Mrs. Rue
Mclntire aud family. Mrs. Nc.
lntire is much pleased with the
country and thinks it such Il
healthy and delightful climate.
She was muCH astOuiShed at the
Improvement of country also of
seeing such fine houses and
churches. She was amazed at
the growth OF Narl in, being
only u years old and now has
over Il thousand people. She
went many miles over the prai.
rteS in all directions and thinks
she never saw IL prettier sight in
her life. 1t is SO thiclSly set
tied, never out Of sight OF
houses The new sowed wheat
is coming up and is looking so
pretty and green. The only re
greet is that she could not stay
longer 1t is needless to say
that she enjoyed her trip.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-10-12

ed and tell him all the news Of
your lodge.
If it should happen that. 'yon
be at the time without the sill,
yer dollar Il paper one will do.
Wishing to retire before you
take too much Of the editors
time You will arise and politely
ask the devil TO allow you to
depart. ...
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-07
The Stark Monument at Peru, Vt

As has been mentioned in our columns,
the corner stone of a monument to Gen.
John Stark was laid at Peru, Bcnning ion
county, August :, on the approximate site
of his last camping ground before advance
ing over the Green Mountain ridge to Ben
nington. From the clearing where the
stone stands 22OO feet above the sea level,
there is a view of large part of the route
taken during the line of march from
Charlestown, n. H., (then known as mo.
| T." from its designation in the grant from
| Massachusetts Bay Colony, to Benning-
ton. Near the monument is the spring,
still in use, from which the general and
Lis men obtained water the night of Aug
| g. 1777. The stone itself is an obelsk
twonty-three feet high, built of Vermont
granite quarried at Woodbury.. 1t bears
the inscriptions: "Encampment of Gen.
John Stark, Aug. 6, III while on his
march with 1000 men from Charlestown, N.
| H. through the woods to the battlefield
at Pennington. Erected Aug. I, 1899, by
the Sons and Daughters of Vermont"
Stark's march to Bennington, to resist
Burgoyne's invasion, in response to the
call Of the Vermont Council of Safety was
in itself a military feat well worthy of a
monument. In his address at the dedica-
ton of the Bennington Battle monument,
Hon. F.. j. Phelps said of It:
| "No better piece of milatry work was
seen in the Revolution than Stack did in
/ hat brief and sudden campaign. He con-
! entrated the scattered militia at Charles
town with a rapidity that was marvellous.
lie was fmpeded by want of the most nee
essary supplies. Detained, as he wrote,
for lack of bullet moulds, there being but
one pair in town; destitute Of camp ket-
ties; striving in vain to get three OF four
field pieces mounted; the powder he had
relied upon half spoiled Yet receiving his
orders the 22d of June while the militia
were all at their homes. he marched with
the last of them from Charlestown on the
Sd of August. on the eth he was at Man
chester, through the Wilderness and
across the Green Mountains. by incapable
roads and without any adequate trans
lportation. on the 9th he was at Benning-
ton, with his own and the Massachusetts
and Vermont men. organized and in nand.
on the 14th he engaged the enemy; on the
18th the battle was fought. II there had
been no battle at all. such celebrity and
precision of movement with an irregulaC
force la the face of suCh difficulties would
alone have been generalShip of the highest
order"
This was well said, and it gave to Stark
no moro than his due. Had his march
been less prompt, the Battle OF Benning OF
would not have been fought; Burgoyne
would have seized the military stores at
Bennington; he would not have beer weak
ened by the loss of Baum and thousand
men and four cannon at Bennington, nor
disheartened by the stunning blow which
he with his trained soldiers received from
Stark and his militia; and his surrender
which was decisive of the result of the
American struggle for independence nigh,
have not occurred. 1t is we'll that his
march is commemorated in enduring gram
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-07
The French Judicial Method

The singular confusion apparent in the
proceedings of the Dreyfus court martial
appears to be inherent in the
French judicial system AS has
has been said by various com
mentators upon it, in the French law the
burden of proof is on the accused He is
considered guilty until he proves himself
innocent. This puts Dreyfus in the posi-
ton of trying to prove negative. If he
doesn't succeed in this impossibility it will
be enough, in the minds Of the French
Judges to damn him. There are no French
rules of evidence. Almost anything is put
in as evidence-hearsay, innuendo ram
bling tales, quotations from letters, and
anything that in the judgment Of the wit
ness bears on the case in question. A wit
ness can refuse to reply to question. All
this seems very strange to Americans. An
appeal oan be based only on the question
pf procedure OF Interpretation Of law
There are conflicting statements in regard
70 the finality of the present trial. 1t is
stated that If Dreyfus is now found guilty
The decision will be final, 1t is also stated
that If he is found guilty, the Court OF
Cessation, whose judges know that he is
innocent, will order a new trial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-07
New England's Abandoned Farms.

Vermont in common with other New
England States has spent not a few sad
hours worrying over her abandoned farms
and endeavoring to devise some effective
method of disposng of these deserted
lands. Our people had almost given up
the problem in despair when some original
mind suggested that the existence of these
farms be advertised to tho world. This
was bold suggestion inasmuch as the
policy advocated by many of our citizens
had been to conceal the possession of
lands of this character as a reflection on
our commonwealth. The advertising idea
was carried into effect, however, and it
has worked so well that most of our
people have forgotten the fact that they
fver worried about our deserted lands.
A new possibility in this connection is
now disclosed by an announcement which
comes from Washington to the effect that
Secretary Wilson of the department of
agriculture has determined to make an ex-
animation of the abandoned farms of New
England, having reached this decision in
response to letters inviting him to devote
attention to the subject of reclamlne
these farms. 1t is said that the secretary
will send a number of scientists of the
department to this section to make q
study of the subject and that later he viii
come here himself for the purpose of look
ing into the matter. Secretary Wilson i:
said to be inclined 10 believe that New
England's abandoned farms have beer
deprived of phosphates, potash, nitrogen
Gus matters and other essential ingre
nients OF production by unscienthc farm
Ing, and that by careful culture the fer
tility of the soil can be restored
The secretary of agriculture is un,
houbtedy correct in regard to the effec,
of poor methods of farming, as regard;
many of these lands, but in not few
Vases he will unquestlonably make the in