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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
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On reading the report Of the
senate committee turning W. A.
Clark, Of Montana, out Of the United
States senate, to which he fagrantly
bought his way, by corrupting votes
enough to assure his election, it is
not to be wondered at that the Re
publican delegates to the next ma
tional convention from this state
passed a resolution to the effect that
a plank be put in the next national
Republican platform that congress
submit an amendment to the various
states, to be voted on by the people,
''that United States senators be
elected by direct vote Of the people p
Here is one reform that is sadly
needed, and the sooner it becomes a
law the sooner will senatorial cor
ruption cease. Not a single United
States senator for some years past
elected from a Western state, but
what a public scandal followed, and
either an investigation or a therat-
ened one was INDUCED in by the leg
islature electing him. Corruption,
bribery and all-round political soul
duggery have become so bold and ne
farious in connection with the cleo
ton Of a United States senator that
the members Of legislatures in many
instances, make no bones Of an
nouncing that they are for that man
in whom there is the most in it for
them This is a sad, sad state Of
affairs and a rather gloomy picture
to draw of cultured civilization, but,
alas! it seems only too true. The
election of United States senators by
the direct vote Of the people would
to some extent obviate this condition
of affairs.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
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Candidates for the various county
offices have begun to shoot up like
mushrooms, both in the city and in
the county. That's right, fellows, do
not be afraid to let the community
know that you are candidates for an
office. Do not try to slip in by the
twist Of the wrist or the wrist might
twist the wrong way and let the
other fellow in. Announce your
selves and let your candidacy be dis
cussed and you will in all human
probability fare much better-that
is, if you are worthy of the place you
seek.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
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The Mckinley Club has passed
resolutions deploring the importa-
ton of japanese laborers into this
country, as they have been for the
past two weeks. Score one for the
Mckinley Club, for, thus far, it is
bot stuff.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

$4,000 Ankeny money to further
Mr.. Ankeny's senatorial aspirations
through the election Of Tom Humes,
and thus make Ankeny the political
boss Of the state. The Pie-maker be-
lieves it is high time to call halt
in this direction and give the bribery
impetus that is gaining ground 50
rapidly in this state a decided set
back.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
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A young mems Republican club
has been organized in this city which
allows no one to become a member
thereof that is under twenty-one
years Of age or over thirty. Before
another week the Pie-maker would
not be surprised to hear of Tom
Humes taking the oath of office and
becoming an active member of the
club.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
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The fight for political supremacy
in King county among the Demo
Gratis is equally as formidable as that
among the Republicans. The Pie
maker sometimes talks politics to
Democrats as well as Republicans,
and this he did one day this week,
and elected the following from a
well-known Democrat, who figures
quite conspicuously in Democratic
circles: 'Of course you are not in
terested in the Democratic scrap in
this county, Mr.. Pie-maker, for you
Republicans have troubles Of your
own, but | want to say to you that
the Goodwin faction is going to win
in the coming Democratic scrap two
to one. Lee Hart may be an astute
politician, but mark these words, ne
has run up against the real thing in
bucking J. W. Goodwin. Never think
for a minute that the Godwinites, as
you have been pleased to dub them,
are allowing the grass to grow under
their feet in this fight, and they will
win hands down, the Review to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
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Speaking about political bosses
reminds the Pie-maker of what a
well-known old-time politician said
in this connection the other day: 'EI
have watched things very closely
since [ have been in King county,
and that is no short time, and for a
general thing [ find that political
bosses do not last very long, in other
words, they are short-lived. The
greatest political boss that King
county has ever had was Leigh Hunt,
who ruled for six years with an iron
hand, but he went to pieces like a
house on fire, not only as a political
boss, but financially as well. Other
political bosses, who have prior and
since appeared in the political arena,
did not last over two years. With
the aid of the Post-Intelligencer and
thousands Of dollars of T'urner-An-
keny money the Pipers managed to
ride rough shod over the Republi-
cans of King county for two short
years, but they have gone the ways
of the world, and if they have not yet
quite gone, they are heading that way
very rapidly. This brace possibly
lived longer than they otherwise
would have, owing to the fact that
they kept on their string man, who
i'll the past, has been very popular
with the masses and was content with
holding an office, and this man those
fellows used as a political stool
pigeon. 1t will be good while, in
my opinion, before another boss
comes to the front, and King county
is the gamer thereby"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
WON HIM A BRIDE.
The Ruse by which One Young MANS
Credit Was Established.

The Ruse by Which One Young MANS
Credit Was Established.
Major ]. NJ Burke told good story
of his experience in helping friend to
get the girl of his choice.
HE was a good fellow" said he,
"but young and without much capital.
The girl was a beauty and loved the
boy, but the father (the same old irate
father objected and demanded that
the boy show that he was capable OF
supporting wife. This was in St.
Louis about ten years ago, and the boy
came to me with his troubles.
Never mind said 1. I'll fix it up
all right. BY the way, how much will
you take for your right 1egY
HE looked at me as though were
crazy, but made no. answer.
"T'll give you $4,000 for it. said.
"Will you take itf'
"sNo, I won't he said. What do
you take me forY
''Well, I knew the girls father; he
was merchant, and / called to see
him. We finally drifted around to
talking about this young fellow, and
the old man fiared a little, stating that
he wanted some one who could support
a wife to have his daughter.
Support wifeP said 1, In surprise.
why, he certainly can do all that.
Only few days ago he refused $10,-
600 for piece Of property
ellis own property asked the IA
Their. Certainly said /.
".Who offered him the money! ask
ed he.
"'I did, and he refused it, answer
ed. He claimed 1t was worth more
''Well, this made hit, and no more
questions were asked. The boy is do
ing well now and has good family.
1 haven't spoken to the father since"
Washington Times.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
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Proud of His Labels.

A distangy looking young man board
ed a Fourteenth street car at Massa-
chusetts avenue the other night. He
was carrying a leather suit case.
Pasted all over the suit case were la
bells indicating much foreign travel
steamer pastors slapped on at Dieppe,
Havre, Ostend, Bremen, Cherbourg,
Liverpool, Yarmouth, Naples, and rail-
road labels that bore the names of all
lines all the way from Constantinopie
to St. Petersburg The young man of
distangy appearance put the suit case
down between his legs, and all the peo-
pie in the seats opposite began a fas-
cinated sort of inspection of the labels.
A stout man with several Of the com
ponent parts of jag who sat next to
the young man seemed to regard the
labels with particular interest. He
stopped over and deciphered them
carefully and deliberately, and then he
looked up at the owner of the suit
case with leer.
"Been around right smart, hain't
you, podnerY' he inquired.
The young man regarded him with a
smile.
"Never been farther away from
| Washington than New York in my
iife," he replied, without any hesita-
ton whatsoever. II got that whole
bunch Of labels for half dollar at q
little money exchanging joint, down
near the Battery, in New York. Hot
scheme, isn't it?"
The frankness of the statement so
dazed several of the passengers who
overheard 1t that they got of at the
wrong theater.- Washington Post.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
NAPOLEON AT ST. HELENA.
His Indignation at Being spied Upon
by His Keepers.

His Indignation at Being spied Upon
by His Keepers.
One of the Talks With Napoleon"
quoted from DR.. O'Meara's diary in
The Century records Napoleon's fndig-
nation at being, as he considered It,
spied upon while living at st. Helena.
81 understand" said he, that an
officer Is placed here to report about
me and to see me two or three times
in the "a hours and that they are talk
ing Of making him go into my chamber
to see me If did not come out. Any
person." said he then, with considers
Bile agitation, "who endeavors to force
his way into my apartment will be 3
corpse the moment he enters 1t. II he
ever eats bread or meat afterward,
am not Napoleon. This am deter
mined on.
Il know that 1 win be killed after
ward, as what can one do against q
camp? But what Of that? have
faced death many q time. Besides
am convinced that this governor, this
chief of jailers, has been sent out on
purpose to poison me or put me to
death some way or another or under
some pretext by Lord Castlereagh.
II have seen," continued he, RUS
SLAMS, Prussians, Arabs, Cossacks,
Tartars, Spaniards, Persians. Turks
(here he enumerated great many
more), "and never in my life before
did behold so Ill favored and forbid
ding countenance or so down and
horrid a look. He carries crime i'm
printed on lis countenance. U porte
lie crime empreint sur son visage.) He
is a man, to judge from his physiogno-
my, that one would select for the
committal of any atrocious crime and
as such has been selected out by your
ministers, / suppose, on purpose "a
make away with me"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
INC staw beetle.

As you walk by the hedgeside q
strange noise suddenly arrests your at
tention. 1t is the buzz Of an insect,
but loud enough to startle you. II
might be mistaken for the Keeling Of q
night jar, but it is perhaps more like
the jarring hum of lastly driven mo
tor car.
The reason of the noise is that the
beetle has with great pains climbed uI
certain height from the ground. and
in order to ascertain whether he has
got far enough, he erects himself on
his stand, lifts his wing cases, shakes
out his wings and begins to agitate
them violently, turning this way and
that to make sure that he has clear
space.
If he then attempts to fiy-it is one
of his common blunders-he instantly
strikes against some branch or cluster
Of leaves and is thrown down. The
tumble does not hurt him In the least
but so greatly astonishes him that he
remains motionless good while; then
recovering his senses, he begins to as
cend again. At length, after good
many accidents and adventures by the
way, he gets on to the topmost twig
and, after some buzzing to get VI
steam, launches himself heavily on the
air and goes away in grand style
Longman'S.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
The Heixht Of stormu.

Professor F. FL. Bigelow furnishes
The American Journal of Science with
some of the results of the international
cloud work for the United States. The
penetration Of ordinary cyclones into
the higher regions of the atmosphere
is slight They are only two or three
miles deep. Hurricanes are five or SIX
miles deep. The anticyclonic and cy-
clonic areas are hardly to be consider
ed as centers of motion except in the
very lowest strata, since currents Of
air blow directly over them from west
to east, even in the cumulus region Of
the Rocky mountain districts. The Or
binary circulation theory does not hold
good In each stratum from the sur
face to the cirrus level about as much
air moves north as south, for there are
enormous counter currents passing by
each other at the same level and not
over one another at different eleva-
TONS This puts new aspect upon
the entire problem Of the general cir
culatiOn. Nature.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
NEVER ATE FOREIGN MEAT
1t Doesn't Pay to Be Too Sure Until
One Knows All the Facts.

1t Doesn't Pay to Be Too Sure Until
One Knows All the Facts.
A certain Major Brownjones, who
made it his boast that he never allowed
American or colonial meat to be served
at his table, recently visited an old
comrade in Liverpool. One night at
dinner a most delicious saddle Of zap
parently) Welsh mutton appeared, to
which the major did ample justice.
"Ah," he observed, Il wish that my
butcher in London would send me stuff
like that, and yet he deals only in the
best British meat"
seWell," said his friend, 'as a matter
of fact you have been eating New Tea
land mutton. But it's only fair to say
that / get it from a friend who is a
large wholesale importer"
"By Jove, you don't say SOP ex'
claimed the guest. Il wish he'd tel
me where / can get the like in town."
"We'n go and see him tomorrow
said the host. The visit was duly paid
to the meat monger, who smiled wher
he heard the Londoner's eulogy anG
explanation
.aTell me-" he returned after listening
to the epicure's remarks, ''in what par
of London you reside, and dare say
can give you the address of a retail
butcher who will supply you with ex
actly the same sort of mutton as tha'
which you like so much" The majol
handed him his card
"Ah," observed the importer, there's
the very man within two streets Of
your house. We supply him with al
his meat. Here's his address, he add
ed, handing slip of paper to the seek
er after succulent joints.
The major read. the major started
the major frowned, the major, truth tt
say, cried vengeance, and no wonder
for the address was that of his Owl
butcher, who dealt only in home prod
uce.-London Sketch.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
The STONE OF GRATITUDE.


An OLD Roman Legend That Treats
of the Topaz.
The topaz is called the stone Of graf
itude, and the old Roman books record
the following legend from which the
stone derives this attribute:
The blind Emperor Theodosius used
to hang a brazen gong before his pal
ace gates and sit beside it on certain
days, hearing and putting to rights the
grievances Of any of his subjects.
Those who wished for his advice and
help had but to sound the gong, and
Immediately admission into the pres
ence Of Cesar was obtained.
One day a great snake crept up to
the gate and struck the brazen gong
with her coils, and Theodosius gave or
ders that no one should modest the
creature and babe her tell him her
wish. The snake bent her crest lowly
in homage and straightaway told the
following tale:
Her nest was at the base Of the gate
way tower, and while she had gone to
find food for her young brood strange
beast covered with sharp needles had
invaded her home, killed the nestlings
and now held possession of the little
dwelling. Would Caesar grant her JUS
tice?
The emperor gave orders for the por-
cupine to be slain and the mother to be
restored to her desolate nest. Night
fell, and the sleeping world had forgot
ten the emperor's kindly deed. but witt
the early dawn a great serpent glided
into the palace, up the steps and int
the royal chamber and laid upon each
of the emperor's closed eyelids CLEAN
ing topaz. When Emperor Theodosiui
awoke, he found he was no Longer
blind, for the mother snake had paid
her debt Of gratitude. -Exchange
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
Looking Out For Alma Mater

No doubt the casual observer has Of
ten noticed how increasingly requests
flow into the treasures of certain uni
versities, but he may not know that
the alumni of those institutions, partic-
.ularly the lawyers, have 1t always on
their minds to secure, or at least to
suggest, requests.
One of these men, prominent cor
poration lawyer Of this city. was speak
ing of the custom the other day. He
explained that lawyer and his client
usually sit down to talk over the gen.
eral subject of will. If the client has
more than enough money to meet the
actual needs of his family, he common
" says something of charitable or edu-
cational institutions, generally in a
vague way, which makes 1t quite nat
ural for his lawyer to suggest as a def
mite object his own alma mater. The
lawyer referred to had himself secured
several requests, one of them for the
sum of $500, 1000. "But," said he, smil-
ing, "a young lawyer in my Office has
Just cut me out Of 100000, which he
put in a will for his own alma mater.
1t was a very good stroke on his part,
the more so because our respective uni
versities have been bitter athletic n
walls for years."-New York Mail and
ExDress.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
SCIENCE or DREAMS.
Results Of . Series 81 MxReEimenal
~ n German Professor.

Results e1 . Series ~ Experiments
~ = German Professor.
Sleep Is not s'the brother Of death, !"
as the poets have said from Homer
to Shelley; but, on the contrary, sleep
is the brother Of LIFE" So Professor
Baschide asserts, who, in an article
in the Observation-Disclosures Runds-
chau, gives an account of his expert
ments upon SO dreamers." His. sub
jects were Of various ages, from year
to so years.
In some cases his observations were
continued during the whole night and
in others for great part Of the night.
He watched and recorded every
change of physiognomy, every move
ment Of the limbs and every speech or
sound uttered by the unconscious
dreamers. The depth of the sleep was
also carefully measured. while from
time to time the dreamers were awak-
ened, but without their own percep-
ton that the awakening was inten-
tional.
The professor obtained, as he writes
at length, the following results: a.
We dream throughout the whole Of our
sleep. even in that deepest sleep which
we imagine to be "dreamless." (2
There is an intimate connection be-
tween the depth of our sleep and the
character Of our dreams. The deeper
the sleep the further back travels the
retrospect into the past experiences Of
life and also the more remote are the
contents of the dream from reality. In
a light sleep. on the contrary. the sub
ject of the dream relates to the expe-
riences and excitements Of the day
and has character of probability. 81
In a comatose sleep the professor
thinks there may perhaps be no dream
ing. az Persons who assert that they
do not dream "are the victims of phys
| ical delusion." % Dreams Of moder
ate character remain longest in the
memery. The wilder the dream the
sooner it is Experimentation News.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
To FLY In Your Dreams.

There is popularity about the flying
dream that seems to be constant. OF
all those whom asked about the mat
ter and who are conscious of the flying
dream at all not one has ever known
himself to make any high flights in his
dreams. One always flies low, with a
skimming manner, slightly, but only
slightly, above the heads of pedestrians
And ones critical attitude in dream
toward ones own performance is al
ways interesting to note, both in re-
gard to this particular class of dream
and even more toward one of the other
classes. 1t is an attitude that is well
brought out in "Alice In Wonderland, =
where Alice is made to exclaim or to
think while she is falling, "How brave
they will all think it of me at home not
to mind great fall like thisp'-Long-
mans.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

Wines and spirits on an English
man-of-war are laid in by the officers
at their own cost. The quantity, how.
ever, Is limited by the wants of each
mess. The orders to the wine mer-
chant must be vised by the cap.
tain, and he is supposed to keep q
careful eye on the amount consumed
The officers no longer receive rations
of rum, but a small allowance in mon.
ey instead Nor is it issued to seamen
under 20 years of age.
Before being served out to the crew
it Is again diluted in the proportion OF
one part of rum to three parts Of wa
ter. This is grog, which derives its
name from Admiral Vernon. He II
was who first diluted rum. He habitu-
ally wore a grogram coat and went by
the name of Old Grog. The barrel is
preached on deck at the dinner hour
and each comes forward with his pan
nikin In turn.
All government stores are marked II
some way so that they can be readily
identified. The rum has small guam
tity of finely chopped hair introduced
into it, which can be detected by hold
ing it up to the light Chambers Jour
nal
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20

CINE and set it smoothly running again.
When the human constitution is thrown
off the track by some frightfully com
plicated disease, it looks as if only a
miracle could restore it; and yet it can
be done.
1t is my greatest desire, y writes Mrs VIM s.
Vollmer, of Concord, cabarrus Co., South Caro-
lima, in grateful letter to DR.. R. v. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. y, " to have you publish my daugh-
ters cure; for It is the nearest to miracle that
ever witnessed She had St. vitus's Dance so
badly she could not hold her hands, feet or head
still one moment, only when asleep. Mornings
she could not dress herself; she would reel and
often fall. Her shoulders and head were con-
stantly jerking with great difficulty. Her tongue
was often thrown out, and her face in different
shapes.
"She could not take dipper of water nor
food, nor anything to her mouth. If she tried
to put any food to her mouth she would smear it
over her face and BOSOM For several weeks
she could not chew her food; all solid food had
to mash up fine. We could hardly understand
anything she would try to say.
d I bought one bottle of DR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. one bottle of his Favorite
Prescription and one vial of his Pleasant Pei
promptly, giving advice how to give his medi-
cines and also how to keep her hygienic sur
roundings near perfect as / could.
After taking the medicines three weeks,
continued until the last dose Of the two bottles
lone Of Golden Medical Discovery and the
other Of Favorite Prescription y was given
then she needed no more. Those two bottles,
with vial Of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, made
her perfectly well. wish everybody knew the
great virtue In Or. Pierce's medicines. If per-
sons wishing to know more will write, enclos-
ing stamp, viii gladly answer
Do not hesitate 70 write TO DR.. Pierce he
win advise you ~ mail. free Of charge
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-03-20
IN THE BABY's EYES.

What IL the dream In the baby's eyes
AZ he Lies and blinks in mute surprise
With little wee hands that aimlessly go
Hither and thither and to and mo;
VITA little, wee feet that shall lead himf God
knows,
But prayer from my heart like benson goes.
Bundle Of helplessness, yonder he lies
What is the dream in my baby's eyesf
What does he wonder and what does he know
That we have forgotten so long, long agof
Bathed in the dawn light, what does he see
That slow years have hidden from you and mef
Out of the yesterday seeth he yet
The things that in living he soon shall forget,
All that is hidden beyond the blue skies
What Is the dream in my baby's eyes2
Speak to me, little one, ere you forget
What Is the thought that is lingering there yet.
Where is the land where the yesterdays meet,
Waiting and waiting the morrows to greetf
You wee, funny bundle, who only will blink,
What do you wonder, and what do you thinkf
Bright as the moonlight asleep in the skies,
What Is the dream in my baby's eyssa
Tom Cordry In Minneapolis Messenger.