Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-04-26
Working Day and Night.

Working Day and Night.
The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar coated
globule of health, that changes weak
ness into strength, liStlessness into en-
ergy, brain -fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health, only Csc at Waters Pharmacy
The leaders do not always control in
Congress is well known to close obser-
vers. The latest proof that they do moi
is the announcement that the House
will take up the Nicaragua Canal Bill
May lst, and vote upon it the next day
In this case the leaders were wise
enough to accede to the polite request
of $50 members of the House and change
their plan of postponing the Canal Bill
until next winter. They knew that it
was in the power Of those $50 members
to force compliance with their wishes
at any time they might see fit to do So
The passage of the bill is assured.
II think DeWit's Little Early Risers are
the best pills in the world, says w, e. Lake
Happy Creek, Va. They remove all obstruc'
tons of the liver and bowels, act quickly and
never grip. j. X. Waters.
The action of the War Department in
ordering canned roast beef sent to the
Philippines for soldiers in the interior
who cannot be supplied with refriger-
ated fresh beef, although issued on the
recommendation of officers over there,
including Gen. OTIS, has caused much
gossip in Washington. The order was
issued without consulting Gen. Miles,
whose opposition to canned corn beet
as an army ration was made plain dur
ing the court martial Of Gen. Eagan.
When Gen. Miles was asked what he
thought of the order, he replied: VT
has been demonstrated that the best
meat supplied to an army is beef on the
hoof That is all | care to say"
mo family can afford to be without One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t will stop cough
and cure Il cold quicker than any other med
lcine," writes G, w Williams, Sterling Run,
Pa. 1t cures Group, bronchitis and all throat
and lung troubles aud prevents consumption
Pleasant and harmless. DR.. Waters.
There has been more or less gossip
alleging opposition by influential men
bers Of the Illinois Congressional Dele
cation to the bill for the holding of the
Worlds Fair at st. Louis, in commem-
Grafton of the Louisiana Purchase. Sen
ator Mason thus states his position; vi
am for the fair, enthusiastically Cor it
The Louisiana Purchase was one of the
greatest events in American history.
The Centennial anniversary of it ought
to be fttiugly commemorated. | know
Of no better way to commemorate it than
by holding a worlds fair. st. Louis is
the place for holding it. 1t is the great
est city in the purchase. st. Louis has
a much more meritorious case than
many other such enterprises which have
received substantial recognition from
the Federal government. I expect to
vote and talk for the passage ofthe bill"
Consul General Goodnow, in report
10 the Department Of State, from Shang.
hal, knocks the bottom out Of the news
paper stories alleging that the establish
neNt Of Chinese Gotten manufacturing
plants were endangering American
rade in the Orient. He points out the
act that American labor is about four
lines as effective as that of Chinese; al.
10 that the Gotten mills at Shanghai
,nly spin coarse yarn, which is fur
liahed to the consumers in the interior,
Who weave it on hand looms, and have
oeen running up to the present time at
loss. The report concludes as fol-
ows: NThe Gotten cloths dominating
he market in northern China, and now
challenging the trade in central China
re from America. We can control
his market so long as we have an equal
ntrance into all China, especially as
relght lines from our country are null