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His successful career seems the more remark
able whvu we consider that his schooling must
have been very limited. When he arrived at
the age Of manhood, schools were still kept in
private houses where English and German read
ing were taught. This fact is conclusive evil
dence that when he was youth, if they had
schools in the locality where he lived, they were
Of very inferior kn and of short duration, and
according to one authority he never attended
school but six days in his life. Private study
and keen observation enabled him to secure an
excellent education, and he was fluent speaker
in the German and English languages, his ad
dress on political and other topics being listened
to with interest by large crowds Of people. As
a presiding officer he was digni6ed, and he dis
played complete mastery of parliamentary
rules His public position brought him in con.
tact with educated and refined people, and he
was a man of polished manners when in the
society of the refined. His appearance and
manner would attract the attention Of those not
personally acquainted with him and he would
impress a stranger as being more than an or
dinary man. During his Congressional term he
was elected an honorary member Of number of
literary societies in connection with different
colleges and academies in Pennsylvania. He
would always acknowledge these honors in
neatly and properly worded replies, and he
would also forward useful public documents a
contribution to their libraries. He had an ex-
tensive correspondence with his patrons when
he was member of Congress, being then
seventy-two years of age with his mental
faculties unimpared, and the family now possess
number of requests for him to attend to various
businesses in all public departments at Washing
ton. Among them are letters from Gov. Porter,
Gov. Curtin, Gov. Miller, of Wisconsin, Judge
Walls Gov. Pollock, Judge Shindle, DR.. Hot
tenstine, Samuel Pa wing, and many others too
numerous to mention.
His was busy life from infancy to youth,
from youth to manhood, faom manhood to old
age.t He was living illustration of the
proverb of Solomon: "He that driveth with a
slack hand becometl poor, but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich rich. HHe-aaeaassifsss exteniie
al estate, on which were erected grlst, saw and
paper mills, and distilleries and much of his
property is still owned by his descendants.
While he was not Church member he was
believer in Christianity, and contributed to the
Lutheran Church at Beavertown, to which sew
eral of his family belonged. He died in June
1865, aged eighty-two years, four months and
twenty days, and his wife Christiaua passed
away some time before.
Why should the great state of Pennsy ylvania
not acknowledge the great service of this man
by making an appropriation to erect suitable
tablet to perpetuate the memory of his distin-
guished services?
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Registers Notices.

CHAs. E. sANPsu,
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war and the war Of the Rebellion. He lived

war and the war of the Rebellion. He lived
during the administration Of sixteen Presidents,
viz: Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison.
]. @. Adams, jackson, VanBuren, Harrison,
Tyler, Polk Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchan-
an and Lincoln. In 1918, when he was aged
thirty years, Union county was formed, and in
1856, when he was seventy-two years old,
Snyder county was erected. He passed Though
two county division campaigns, of which the
erection of Snyder out of Union was the most
exciting one in which all public men participate
ed Beavertown was laid out in 1910 when he
was twenty eight years old, and he YVES a resi-
dent there in 1927. When he was thirty-two
years old, the war of 1912 with Great Britain
commenced. James Madison was p resident of
the United States, and Simon Snyder was Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. He raised a company,
became captain and assigned to the 9th Penn'a
Rifles. In 1914 he raised another company,
became captain, marched to Marcus Hook, where
they were stationed awaiting orders to face the
enemy, the regiment being under Col. Uhl, with
Gen. Cadwalder as division commander.
In 1915, after the close of the war, he was
elected to the Legislature of Pennsylvania and
was reelected thirteen times, serving fourteen
terms, from 1915 to 184l. He was twice elect
ed Speaker of the House. In 1S48 he rep
resented his district in the Senate of Pennsyl-
vania, filling the unexpired term of DIR. jacob
Wagenseller, who died after serving two years.
In 1851 he was the Wing nominee for Canal
Commissioner of Pennsylvania, and received 4S7
more votes in Union county than Gen. Irwin,
the nominee for Governor. This Aattering vote
was an evidence of his popularity among the
people who had known him from his infancy.
The Pennsylvania Canal was built in 1928
when he was member Of the Legislature, and
the large vote polled for Mr.. Middleswarth for
Canal Commissioner induced his party to nomin-
ate him for State Treasurer in 1852. His name
was often mentioned as suitable person to be
elected governor and he could have secured the
nomination had he desired it. In the year 1853
he was elected member of the Thirty-third
Congress of the United States, serving with ac-
ceptance the term of two years. After the for
nation of Snyder county, in 1855, he was elect
ed county auditor with Francis A. Ber"- 6 r
and Henry W. Snyder, a son of Gov. Snyder,
popular and leading men of the county. After
serving three years as auditor he was elected, in
1858, an associate judge of the county, serv-
ing full term of five years. He was public
servant period of twenty seven years, and if
we add to this the time he served in the war 1t
will be about thirty years, the period allotted to
one generation of men. He was executor, admin
istrator and guardian for many estates in his
locality which required much of his time. be-
sides being frequently consulted in matters of
public and private business, and being lover Of
peace he frequently settled quarrels among the
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Quick Arrest

ia. Gulledge of Verbena. Ala.
sawtwice in the hospital frem q Sc
Acre case of piles acusir @ "a tumors.
After doctors and all remedies fail
ed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly
arrested futher Inflammation and
cuced him. 1t conquers aches and
kills pain. 25c. at Middledurg Drug
Store, Graybill&Garman Richtield
DR.. j. w. Sampsell Penns Greek.
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Editor Lesher of the Selinsgrove Times may
talk from his own experience in Selinsgrove. In
Middleburg we discovered that the shoe factory
did the town more gooj in Is months than a
pcevish postmaster has in 40 years.
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1t is estimated by insurance men that water
works will reduce insurance rates ten per cent. on
three-year insurance and twenty per cent. ON one
year insurance. rhe discount on insurance will
pay the water tax.
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Call on A. e. Soles In ~ a.,
ing and hair cutting paIMSi,
head cleaned with Q reiresu.I
poo and q clean towel 70
on the north side Of Mars:sss
posite Central Hotel. Sa'''
anteed.
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The Council is now considering a proposition
from II. G. Frederick of Milersburg for Water
Works. The meeting was adjourned Monday
night to Friday night, when the proposition will
be disposed Of 's 90
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PrOthOnOtary'S Acc0u1

First and final account OF JEFF. n1
committee OF Samuel Kline, Jr., lun1
G. NJ. SHINDE4
Middleburg, Pa. May 2, 1908.
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SHOWED FIGHT
And Then Found Himself Too
Tired to Resist.
Escaped Convict Douglass Captured,
Thursday, Over in CherryfeId.
Has Had Liberty from State Prison
Since July q.

Lewiston, Me-, July 16.-Frank Doug
lass. the escaped State prison convict,
has been caught. The capture was
made by Detective Maxine Beaulieu
of Lewiston, in the town of Cherry1ield.
Douglass was overtaken in the road.
He was walking along at slow pace
and was completely tired out. He was
SO tagged with his long tramp that he
was unable to run, and while he
showed fight at first, he willingly sub
mitted when he saw that it was use
less to do otherwise.
Detective Beauicu left, Sunday
night, for Calais, where he joined Dep
uty Wyman. Since then they have
been securing the country in that vi
entity waiting for Douglass to venture
to cross the line into Canada.
Douglass has been keeping to the
woods en- route to Canada since he was
routed out of his brOthcr-in- laws house
in the vicinity of his home, Saturday.
He has travelled 10 miles as the crow
flies and has been on the go about three
days. Considering the fact that he
kept to the woods, he must have trav-
elled over 100 miles.
Douglass escaped from the State pris-
on, July 4, While at work in the hay
field
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COMMITTEE OF ARBITRATION
Selected to Settle, if Possible, the Bar
Harbor Strike.

Bar Harbor, Me-, July 16.-The joint
builders and union men to arbitrate the
local labor difficulties, today, appoint
ed Bishop William Lawrence of Cam
bridge, Mass, as the neutral member.
Bishop Lawrence, who is bishop of
the Massachusetts Episcopal churches,
has occupied Il summer cottage here
for Il number of years. The other
members of the committee are: David
b. ogden of New York and Charles
Paine of Bar Harbor, for the builders;
A. u. Addison of Washington and Rev.
s, l.. Hanscome of Bar Harbor, for the
union men. ,-----s------
Beginning, tonight. meetings will be
held each night until an agreement has
been reached. No intimatiOn of the eV
idence taken at the meeting will be
made public until the decision is
reached. The committee was requested
to complete the investigation before
July 20. but it is likely they will ask
for an eXtention of time.
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NORMAL SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Appointments Made by the Trustees at
Wednesdays Meeting.

Rockland, Nc. July lG.-State Supt. w
w. Stetson of Auburn J. w. Fairbanks of
Pennington. Prof II. L. Chapman of
Eowdoin. Hon George NJ. Warren of Cas-
tine. G.. a. Robertson Of Augusta, and w
j. knCwton of Portland. trustees of the
State Normal schools. met here, Wednes-
day night. and elected the following
teachers for those institutions:
Castine Normal scho1I-A. f. Richards,
principal; +. +. Phlbrook. assistant;
Nellie f. Harvey. NJ. f. simmons, Kate
a. Russell, Mabel Z. Ridley. Mary J..
Nudgntt Caroline S Housman, Mary b
Bills Bert n Allen.
Pennington Normal School-George c.
burlington, principal; w, G.. Merritt. Hor-
tense n. Merrill. Ella Z. Merrill. Lillian
|. Lincoln, Catherine f. Abbott, with one
vacancy.
Gorham Normal School-W, J. Corthell,
principal; W. Il. Russell, assistant, V. NJ
White, Catherine Halliday, Gertrude l..
Horn. NJ. Grace Pickett. Miss Nourse.
Miss Dillingham;, Ella f. Johnson, Isa-
bell I. Reed.
Madawaska Training School-Mary p
Rowland. Rose a. Conry, Mary Brown
and Joseph Mollin.
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THE EASTERN YACHT CLUB
Runs to Vineyard Haven-Wiil Proceed,
Today, to Newport.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, July 10
From the small number of craft Of the
Eastern Yacht Club which lay at an
chor here tonight. it was evident that
only a small part of the fleet took part
actively in the run from Marblehead
to this port. Those which ran down
over the shoals experienced rather
heavy weather on the Nantucket shoals
and the schooner Rondna and yaWl
Katherine We're lowed in here by the
Pallas. The sloops Wasp and Louise
had not put in an appearance at sun
down.
The yachts at anchor tonight, were:
steam yacht Juanita, schooners Hoosier,
Hope Leslie, Puritan, Undercliff, Ron
dina. yawl Katherine, sloops Cossack,
Heron, Katchem and Alga. The last
named sloop came in from Newport in
the afternoon.
The cruising schooner Hoosier beat
the Puritan in the night run from
Marblehead, making port at $50, "a
minutes ahead of the Puritan. The
Underclff came into the haven At S
o'clock and had hardly dropped herAn-
Choir before the Hope Leslie ran in. The
smaller craft arrived from time to time
during the day.
to Newport, making an early start If
the wind is fair. The indications, to-
night, We're for good weather
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-17
FOOD IN SORROW.
How to Tighten the Burden.

"Who feeds his body starVes his
grief" There may be heart wounds
difficult to heal but n we'll fed healthy
body and mind soften the trouble great
ly. A lady of Homer, H., says: About
a, wear ago my dear little four year old
boy met with an accident which re-
suited in his death, ana the anxiety and
grief and worry that | experienced
while watching his suffering and death
resulted in my having nervous prostra-
ton. / could neither eat nor sleep and
I was soon total, miserable wreck
sick enough to die.
Then | was put on Grape Nuts food
taking a half teaspoonful at meal; the
amount was gradually increased until
T could eat about three teaspoonfuls at
n time. | began to improve almost i'm
mediately gaining strength steadily
dav by day until now I have entirely
reclaimed health and am we'll through
out.
"Of course my sorrow VIII never en-
tirelv leave me although they say time
heals ali wounds, but l am glad to be
strong again mentally and physically
for, can bear my burden better, l feel
confident that if 1 had not used Grape
Nuts would never have been well
again.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek Mich.
Send for particulars by mail of ex-
tension of time on the s1,5O0.00 cooks
contest for 7S5 money prizes.
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PEACEFUL WAR.
Bar Harbor Captured by the
Yankee Warships.
Advance Portion of War Maueuvres
Fleet Unexpectedly Arrives.
Two BattIeships and Five Torpedo De.
stroyers in Harbor.

Bar Harbor, Me-, July 16.-Seven war
vessels, the first of the fleet which will
participate in the war maneuvres off
Portland, to arrive near the scene of
action, came in here, today. Their ap-
pearance was unexpected and it was
supposed they were under sealed or
ders. No information was given out
by the officers.
Todny's fleet consisted of the battle
ships Indiana and Texas and the tor
pedo destroyers Chauncey, Bainbridge,
Barry, Dale and Decatur. The train
ing ship, Hartford, is thought to be off
this port.
The destrOyers received coal immedi-
ately after arrival at the government
station at Lamoine. The battleships
remained in the harbor.
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THE PRESIDENT
Hopes for Financial Legislation
at Extra Session.
Senator Lodge Has a Long Conference
on Important Matters.
Russia Grants Presidents Demands for
Open Manchuria Ports.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 16.-President
Roosevelt is deeply interested in pro-
posed financial legislation. AS a stu
dent of affairs he has noted for Il long
time the necessity of financial legsla-
ton of remedial character, and, today,
he expressed to Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts his desire that early action
upon the subject should be taken by
Congress along the lines of his recent
messages and speeches. Indeed, it can
be said he hopes action will be initiated
at the extra session of Congress which
he will call on Monday, Nov. g.
Senator Lodge arrived here, about 10
o'clock this morning, and passed the
day with the President at Sycamore
Hill. He is a member of the Alaskan
boundary commission, which is to be-
gin its sessions in London early in Sep
TENDER.
Before sailing for England, tomorrow,
on the White Star steamer Cedric, he
came to oyster Bay to consider with
the President among other things, the
work of the commission. He went to
New York, this evening. Before his de-
parture Senator Lodge gave to The AS
ISOLATED Press a statement concerning
his conference with the President. In
this statement the Presidents hopes re-
garding the financial legislation are re-
Elected.
eve discussed" said Senator Lodge,
"a variety of topics, including the
work of the Alaskan boundary commits
sion, which is to begin in London, early
in September
YES" the senator continued, in re-
Spouse to an inquiry whether he had
discussed with President Roosevelt the
proposed extra session of Congress, I'VE
considered it at some length"
You know, of course, that an extra
session is to be called to meet on Men
day, Nov. ., Immediately following the
fall elections. This session will be
called primarily for the purpose of
enacting legislation approving the Gu
ban treaty which was ratified by the
Senate last. spring. The President
hopes. however, as [ do, that we shall
be able to take up for early considera-
ton financial legislation along the lines
of his message and speeches since he
became President. In this legislation
the President takes the deepest inter-
est"
did you discuss with the President
any specific financial measures?"
mo, not at all. No specific bill was
under consideration. The preparation
of a measure of that kind is the work
of Congress itself 1t was understood
when the Senate adjourned last spring
that the committee on finance would
prepare a remedial financial measure
during the recess The committee now
is engaged in that work. I assume that
the House committee on banking and
currency also will take up the subject,
but | am not informed whether it is the
intention of that committee to begin the
consideration of the subject before the
extra session shall convene.
AS | noted, the President is deeply
interested in this proposed legislation
and it is his hope and desire that early
action may be taken by Congress to
remedy existing financial conditions"
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EASY WINNER.
Shamrock III Takes 40-MiIe
Race from Old Boat.
Though Latter by a FIuke at One
Time Slightly Gained.
New York Yacht Club viii Begin An
nual Cruise, Today.

Atlantic Highlands, n. j., July TO-
After a 40-mile leeWard and Windward
Shamrock III led her trial horse to the
race off Sandy Hook lightship. today
finish line by 6 minutes and 80 seconds
and Won by only Is seconds less. In
the first half of the race the cup seeker
dropped Shamrock / at the rate of Ii
seconds and more to the mile, but in the
second run off shore to the outer mark
the old boat was first to catch a n new
breeze which set her off at q pace thai
sliced nearly 3 minutes off the challeng-
er's lead. 1t was clear fuke, which
as usual in run before the wind, fav-
ored the stern boat. Shamrock III haC
beaten the other by nearly 2, minutes il
the first run to leeward, so that the
challenger must have lost about five
minutes by the fluke. In all she cover
ed 90 miles of windWard work minutes
and Is seconds faster than the erstwhile
challenger.
The course was run under spinnak-
ers 10 miles dead to leeward east south
east from Sandy Hook lightship to the
tug Cruiser and beat back to the
starring line twice around.
From a 9-knot breeze at the start the
wind dropped to knots at the finish,
but held west northwest all day.
After a pretty bit of jockeying the
boats slipped across line between the
lightship and the Erin, breaking out
spinnakers as they got away. The
starting time was:
Shamrock III. IL 20. IS
shamrock L.. IL 2O.33
The challenger Immediately began to
show her heels to the old boat and
kept drawing away until the turn,
where she led the other by more than
two minutes.
The new boats speed was more man.
ifest as soon as she flattened in her
sheets for the thresh to windward. She
pointed no higher than the other, for
Capt. Bevis was nipping Shamrock I.
but the new boat footed much faster
In two legs and few short bitches
they fetched the lightship, and when
they turned it for the second run off
shore, Shamrock III had established q
lead of minutes and As seconds.
Half way off to the turn Shamrock
[ had held her position when her big
spinnaker rounded out hard with new
breeze and she forged up into the wake
of the leader in alarming fashion and
at one time threatened to cut off uer
lead entirely. Turning the outer mark
she was only minutes, As seconds be-
hind. No sooner had Capt. Wrinee
trimmed in the sheets of Shamrock III
than she began to show what q splen-
did boat she is going to windward.
Pointing high and footing equally fast,
she drew quickly out to windward of
the old boat. and after As minutes sail
ing on one tack had left her more than
half a mile to leeWard. 1t was a fine
bit of work and showed Sir Thomas
new cup seeker has the speed when
pushed to her limit.
After that it was a procession to the
lightship and the finish in a softening
wind with Shamrock l steadily drop
ping astern.
The summary:
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ALL POINTS GRANTED.
Manchurian Question Settled Satistac
torily to Our Government.

Washington. July 16-The Manchurian
question has been settled satisfactorily
to this government. Assurances NV
been received from the Chinese govern
mcnt. that it will, in the near MI, iu' ndt,
closed to the worlds trade. The RUSSIAN
government has conveyed formal aSHlf
ancc to the United States government
that if will not In any way oppose SNch
opening While the ports to be opened arc
not vet specified, it is gathered from the
communications received that theE are
Mukdcn. the principal island port %, OF
Manchuria. and Ia Inng kao az the
mouth of the Yalu river
The state department is highly gratlhed
at the outcome feeling that it has secured
not only for American commerce, but Tor
the commerce OF the Woflu a. IA ~ Il
very substantial gain
It now develops that the meeting OF
Russians officials at Port Arthur, Just
concluded. was but one OF tLe Steaf e.
Petersburg government mad placed IN OK
ccition of its purpose 10 put ma tttS y
internal administration in Manchnrla ~
such condition that the ports desired py
the United states and Japan could be OPP
ened to trade without causing disturbance
or involving undue SacIlhcG o. prppei
Russian interests. IL already mas nceIi
rcnresented that much of the friction
mai Had grown out of the Manchurian
0uestion was caused by a sort OF triple.
vet independent administration oil AFFAIRS
in Manchliria, by representatives. " UT
ferent branches of the Russian govern
ment. -. - t;o;oI ,,o,,1,
The result was that one Official would
not feel hound by the pledges made by
aDother so that foreign nations complain
ed of bad faith. 1t IS UNDERSTOOD that
now following the P eF6o ATfher d f@efer
az f q bas been arranged for and or
d Dc i lssued i from St Petersburg are Ger
tain TO meet with speedy and exact COM
pliance. g mentioned in tho
nromise to open the ports, it is believed
Continued on page 70
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NEW YORK YACHT CLUB
Will Start, Today. for New Haven With
Nearly so Sail.

New York, July 16.-The yachts of
the New York Yacht Club assembled at
Glen Cove, today, in anticipation of the
annual cruise which starts down the
sound, tomorrow. The fleet included
boats from 30-footers to cup defenders
AS each entered the cove a salute was
fired for Commodore Bourne and an
swered from his flagship.
More than four score captains re-
sponded to the signal from the
hagship of the New York Yacht
Club and assembled on the after
deck of the Reliance. 1t was declued
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