|
vor { OLD SERIES, XL.
| NEW SERIES. XVIIL
THE CENTRE REPORTER,
FRED. KURTZ, Epiror and Pror'r
The Servians at last claim a brilliunt
victory over the Bulgarians.
- -——
other state in the Union. No wonder it
goes Republican.
i re ———
intends entering
. 8. Senatorship, to
take He he
was badly treated last time,
-
pe 3 , »
LX-Speaker Grow
the field U
Mitchell's place.
4 3
jor the
thinks
If we are not to haveour own Gen.
for governor, then let the machine do
the next best thing and nominate Col.
Hastinzs for Lieut. Governor.
a
Brooklyn bridge does not pay. The
net receipts should be $50,000 in order
to enable the bridge to earn its salt, The
gross receipts about make that average
and the running expenses are over $35
000 a month.
———
It seems there are natural gas weils in
China over 1,000 years old. The gas is
conveyed through bamboo pipes with
the nozzles of baked clay, and many of
the flames have been kept burning lit-
the
erally for hundreds of years.
-——-
The Democrats of one of the Phila.
delphia wards have gone strong for Wm.
A. Wallace for governor. What a good
governor we would have then. With
Wallace on the Democratic ticket Bea-
r in't want a dam.
ary)
er WOoul
- a -
368—three years after the civil
Since |
the report of Secretary Whitney
a]
§ &
a
ows, the Government has expended
£75.000.000 fo
r building, repairing, equip
ping and arming war ships, and the
whole of this vast sum, with the excep
1
of about five miliion dollars, might
i
as well have been flung into the ocean.
So far as Secretary Whitne
1, there is an end to this sort
y is concern-
4 of naval
ial acts as
as the recommendations of his re-
administration, and his offic
wel
port, show that he is resolved, with the
what
the American
assistance of Congress, to do in
lies to elevate
him navy
and make it fit for the country’s defense
in case of emergency.
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ht of 11 an interesting ceremo-
t Reading in the Hebrew
§
v tool
RK piace a
synagogue “Oheb Sholem. was the
version to Judaism of Mrs. Nathaniel
who
heimer, belonged to the
but recently
service of the
tv, as conver
CisyY
is very rare. Rabbi Gus.
irch and was
married, It was the first
held
nds
evy performed the ceremony, which
in that
ism
+13
Ww
as solemn. Mrs. Fmmma Wertzheim and
Mrs. Bertha Speirs acted as sponsors for
She answered quite a num-
ber of questions, and promised to adhere
to the principles of Judaism, after which
rabbi pronounced her an Israelite, or
a true child of Abraham. She was then
the convert.
the
her
nusband will give a reception and ban-
quet in honor of the event in one of the
ly congratulated, and she and
x
iter
gia y
public halls.
.
Judge Pershing's affirmation
tion of Com
$11
IK
of
the
Ln
nie missioner Leonard, of
Schuyikill county, for violation of the
primary election law, will go far toward
securing respect for that wholesome stat-
tite. This case largely hinged, in the first
instance, upon the constitutionality of
the act, and as the offenses charged
against Leonard came clearly within its
parview the decision is all the more wel.
come. Like many another politician as-
piring to a nomination, he had made, in
order to secure it, promises of pat-
ronage which he was unable to fulfill.
Doubtless he supposed that it would be
no difficult matter to putoff his creditors
and evade the law, but they revenged
themselves by pursuing him with it and
securing his ousting from office. This
is a lesson that ought not to be lost upon
gentlemen who are tempted to make cor-
rapt regulations in the interests of their
candidacies for nominations to the pub-
lic office. They have had fair warning
that the law stands and can be enforced.
sisi ,o—
The Cox murder trial began at Sun.
bury last week. Cox is charged with
killing Milo Jump, his former employee,
at the Palmer house at Northumberland,
Mr. Cox being the proprietor. Hon. A.
H. Dill and Hon. Charles Wolfe, of Lew-
isburg, and Hon. 8. P. Wolverton, of
Sanbury, will appear for the defendant,
and District Attorney M. C. Smith, of
Heranton, Lewis Dewart and G. W, Zeig-
ler, of Bunbury, will appear for the Com-
monwealth. The defendant is a man
about 38 years of age and has always
borne (a good character. The widow of
the deceased Jump was in court all day.
She had in her arms a bright babe aboot
a year old, The widow is prepossessing
in her appearance and in the course of
the trial when her husbands’s name was
mentioned wept bitterly. The best coun-
sel in the state is employed on both
sides. It Is expected that the case ywill
cover at least ten days,
If ramor is correct there is quite an
| indecent greed shogn in view of the ill-
death is anticipated—possibly hoped for|
{ =—that his shoes may be filled by them. |
{ The officer may outlive the ghouls yet, |
{ and leave no shoes for any one to step
into. A more despicable and indecent
greed than this can not be exhibited |
{when some already, as is intimated to!
| us, have or intend to approach the gov-|
| ernor to bore him for the appointment
[ of a favorite to a vacancy that does not |
| exist and may not occur and the ap-|
| pointment already relied on through the
influence of one who
baosts that he!
| “peddles the governor in his vest pocket |
and has more influence with him than]
{any one else in the county.” , If there is!
{anything to fill the governor with dis-!|
| gust we think this kind of ghoul politics
will, and if Governor Pattison has al-
ready been approached with such inde-
cent haste, he did wrong in not sum-
moning the most burly employe on cap-
itol hill to administer a full dose of sole
leather to the seat of one who can be so
indecent as to approach him on such a
HAE TR
A MORMON UPRIBING, THE WORKINGMENR,
| Building Up Strength With the Nail Strik-
|
i
A Deputy United States Marshal Shoots a|
CITY, UTAH,
ers by Furnishing Them Aid,
Pittsburg, Dec, 9,
! The name of Geaeral James A, Beaver
Saint in Defense of His Life—Efforts | has become involved inthe labor troubles
Made to Hang Him. {of Pittsburg The great strike of the
inailers began to weaken recently in the
Omaha, Neb, Dec, 6,.—Yesterday word | prospect of an empty treasury and the
was received from the War Department, want of funds was badly felt, Negotia
through General Schofield, ordering the'ttions were opened with the Eastern nail
Post Commanders of the Department of manufacturers by the strikers. The lat
the Missouri to place all their men inter have been profited all along by the
condition to move on a moment's notice | idleness in the Western factories, The
The order to General Howard, Com-|entire nail trade bas drifted east of the
mander of the Department of the Platte, | Alleghenies and the longer it stays there
was that he should at once dispatch bythe harder it will be to recover it in the
special train all available troops of in. West. The strikers recognized the good
faatry and the Third Artillery to Capt. |iuck of the Eastern men and suggested
Steel, Wyoming, there to await further that a liberal eum of money would pro-
orders. General Beck, Post Adjutant, at| long the strike in the West, It needed
once called out three regiments of the|but a hint to show the force of this sug-
Fourth Infantry and the full force of ar-|gestion to the Eastern capitalists. They
tillery. The troops were put on aspecial | furnished the money without much ado
train of the Union Pacific, and under the! and are still remitting. Bo long as this
were soon! fund is kept up the strikers can stand
started on their journey. None of thew {out an indefinite period.
knew their exact destination. | The money they receive from the East
The cause cf the trouble arises from is divided pro rats among the idle men
the shooting of a member of the Mor-| according to their needs, General Bea-
mon church by United States Marshal! ver is one of the manufacturers who is
Collin, at Lake City. Tunis so excited |furnishing this money. He represents
the Mormons that they sought the Mar- the Beliefonte Nail Works, where nails
RUSS
IA BACKS BULGARIA.
Escape Military Service,
London, Dee, 10,—Dispatches from
Bervian sonrces state that forty Bervians
by blowing the trigger fingers off and |
otherwise injuring themselves to escape :
military service. King Milan ordered |
the execution. It is not believed at Bel
grade that the powers will be able to pre- |
vent a decisive battle being fought he- |
tween the Bulgarians and Servians. The |
Rervians will not admit that they have |
been conquered. They now have alarge |
army concentrated there, and are burn- |
ing to retrieve their military honor. Ser. |
via has sent a circular to the foreign Min- |
ister at Belgrade, stating that she cannot |
accept Bulgarian eonditions as the price |
of peace, because they are dishonorable. |
Later came the news that the Bervians
were repulsed at all points, :
There has been a change in the atti. |
tude of Russia in regard to the Balkan |
question. M., Nelidoff, the Russian Am-
bassador at Constantinople, has sent a
note to Said Pasha, the Turkish Prime
Minister, protesting against Turkish in- |
tervention in Roumelia. The Turkish |
Minister at St. Petersburg telegraphs that |
4
NO.
—
FROM NEBRASKA,
Your readers still wish to know more
of the western country. You will see on
the map that Dakota is not a far-away
country. It adjoins Iowa on the east and
49,
0 . Dakota has
00 miles of railroad, which is more
in Massachusetts, New Jersey,
It has
It has a greater num-
ber of postoffices than any one of 28 other
states and territories, and pays more revs
enue than 32 of the states. It hasa pop-
ulation about as large as Nebraska or
Connecticut and nearly twice that of
Vermont or Florida, and has colleges,
gchools, and other institutions.
fund, derived from thé
nated by the govern
promises to be the largest of any
Colorado, population 300,600, has
a tax for state purposes of $1 4K3.46%9;
1d New Hampshire with a population
300,000, has a state tax of over $1,000,
The total territorial tax of Dakota
for "83 was $195,000 and the total dis
hours’ ride from Chicago.
:
normal
te educational
sale of lands d¢
ment,
{
tion of 500,000 in "84 the expenses will be
The growth of Dakota
In 18804t had but 135,
and now it casts over
100,000 votes and has population of
500,000, In area it is as large as New
O06) inhabitants,
£5
a
ishal’s life. Every effort had been made!
It is astonishing on what little things |t© Put him out of the way by imprison~
ome will do thei litical banking. | "eBt: but without avail. The Mormons
some will do their political banking. then determined to asssssinate him, and
It was told us last fall that for want ofa churchman, McMurrin, was assigned to!
other merit, a fellow who wanted to go(the task. They dogged him continually
as a delegate to the state convention |®0d one night as he was passing along
lol if ve \ the street, McMurrin felled the Marshal |
wrote to twp. delegates if they would {with a club. The officer at once regain-|
attend the county convention and voteled his feet and fired at his assailant who
for him as a delegate to the state con-ireceived two shots, inflicting mortal
vention he would pay their hotel bills. |
wounds.
This was bribery and would render the)
After this Collin surrendered himself]
; i€ito the Federal authorities, and was
guilty one ineligible and liable to fine
and imprisonment. { ADR.
placed in the penitentiary for safe-keep-
Great excitement was caused and
-— {the Church papers at once issued extras
Advices from various counties of Ire- calling upon the saints to avenge the
land state that hundreds of Irish land-| murder. (A mobsoon formed and made
. : . ia rush for the penitentiary. United
lords are in tho deepest distress, and|Siates Marshal Ireland was prepared to
that some of the smaller land-holdersireceive them however, and the mob fell
are on the verge of starvation, owing to back. i ht to of
thei avi “oi ve vi mys ba ! ey then sought to obtain possession
their not having FOCEIYe d the ir rena for of Ha pre through the town author
some time past. It is estimated that not jties but the United States Attorney had
£5,000 in rents have been paid in the ag- secured a warrant sgaiost Collin before
ricultural districts since the beginning of| Commissioner McKay. Fearing the re-
November. Reports carefally collected,| Pe™8 of the attack on his prisoner, the
: por aid BEER [Marshal sent word to Governor Murray,
and forwarded to correspondents from|gho hastened to Fort Douglas and laid
Dublin, justify the prophecy that the the matter before General §1cCook, whi
promptly dispatched Lieutenant Turner
with a detail of 20 men to bring Marsha!
mission.
people of Ireland will daily become more |
defiant, their leaders having undoubl | Collin to the fort. |
edly encouraged them in the behaifthat| By this time a hooting, howling mob|
Mr. Parnell will soon be able to prevent filled the streets of Sait Lake City, his-
all evictions. The magistrates in sever-|SiUg the soldiers as they passed. W beh
al districts have sunk inte a state border he Mob reached the gate of the fon
BY a bein Ta {they were haited by the soldiers. Liea
ing on despair, owing to the lethargy|ienant Turnerordered his men to take
played by the policy, who are evi-|aim, and then told the mob that the first
dently anxious to re-establish themselves man who advanced would be shot. This
: a . tant _:. unexpected action caused the crowd to
in popular favor and shirk their duty in| yaver, and they finally dispersed, threat.
agraring cases wherever and whenever ening to return in greater numbers.
they can. The Tories long ago predicted| Gen. MoCook, seeing the insufficiency
that an era of crime would begin in Ire-|of his little force, should bis threat be
land immediately after the Parliame 1a | CRITIC out, then dispatched to the War
‘and immediately aller Lue taruamenia-ipepartment for re-inforcements. The
ry elections, and the claim is now made special train that left bere last night con
that this epoch has already been reach-|sisted of 6 freight cars and a Poliman
ed. The only justification, however, for| coach. There are 100 men, 8 cannons and
: : 16 horses on board. No stops were made
such an assertion, is the recent trumpery en route.
moonlight affair at Tipperary, which was
without doubt exaggerated by the re-
porters. Trustworthy correspondents
throughout Ireland have not reported a)
dozen outrages in the past two months, |
which in the light of what has happened
in the past is something phenomenal.
a»
Death comes with an impartial tread
and invades the circles of the rich and
poor alike. The high and the :
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A RICH WIDOW.
Ru h H
dow of South America,
Something about a Wonderfu
The Croesus of South America isa wo-
man, Donna Isadora Cousino, of Santia-
go, Chili, and there are few men or wo
men in the world richer than she. There
is no end to her money and no limit to
ber extravagance, and people call her
the Countess of Monte Cristo. She tra
ces her ancestry back to the days of the
Conquest, and has the record of the first
of her fathers who landed on the shores
of the new world. Her late husband was
the richest man in Chili, and having ad
ded his vast possessions to her own, she
has an income of several millions a year.
From her coal mines alone she has an
OW are
called, some after lingering disease, oth-
ers with a startling suddenness. Wealth
and high station do not escape the sum-
mons any more than the occupant of the
hovel and the poor house, Within a few
weeks we have seen the king of Spain
fall; earlier Marshal Serrano, once dicta-
are made, It is known that his name is
appended to much of the correspondence
sent to the strikers. An effort was made
to suppress his name when it became
publicly known what the strikers’ source
of supply was. The fact that he had any-
thing to do with it was not published in
any of the Pittsburg or Wheeling papers
with the exception of one, This was the
Pitsburg Times, the paper owned by
Chris Magee. Therefore that fact is sig-
other man
than Beaver as the candidate for Gov-
With the strikers it has undoubtedly
General DBeaver's political
But with the wealthy iron man-
gfacturers it has burt him some. Among
the manufacturers 1s the firm of Jones &
Laughlin, of which the Benior partner is
B. F. Jones, chairman of the National
Republican committee; also A. F Keat-
ing, who was recently spoken of as the
will aotagonize Beaver all they can.
Luckily, though, the great majority of
pail manufacturers west of the Alleghe-
nies are just over the borders of Penn-
that after all the gallant soldier candidat
for Governor can profit more with good
will and friendship of the thousands of
strikers than he will lose by the antagon-
ism of a few wealthy manufacturers in
Pittsburg.
The recent visit of Senator George
Handy Smith, of Philadelphia, to Pitts
burg bas bad good results. Prior to his
coming here James L. Graham, of Alle
gheny, Speaker of the late House of Kep-
resentatives, bad been boosted and gen-
erally regarded as the candidate for Lien-
tenant Governor. This candidacy orig-
inated at Harrisburg last year and was
pever denied, but within a week aller
Philadelphia's candidate for the Lieuten-
ant Governorship, George Handy Smith,
bad disappeared from the streets of
Pittsburg Mr. Graham made it conven-
isnt to be interviewed by a local report~
er, thus giving himsel! an opportunity to
publicly deny that he was a candidate
for that honorary sinecure.
-
VANDERBILT'S WILL.
New York, Dec, 13.—~A little proces-
sion filed into the Surrogate’s office yes-
terday with copies of the will by which
William H. Vanderbilt disposes of two
hundred millions of dollars,
Corpelios Vanderbilt and William K.
Vanderbilt are the residuary legatees,
sharing equally betwegn them more than
one-half of the estate,
To the widow is left $200,000 a year,
with power to dispose by will $500,000 of
the principal from which the income is
derived. She also has the house and its
art treasures for life. They go to the
son George for life after her death, and
after him absolutely to a grandson in
the male line.
To each of the four daughters is given
in consequence of Austria's acting with |
Bervia, the Russian Government 1s pre- |
paring to effectively support Bulgaria.
a_i em——
York, Pennsyivania, Ohio, Massachu-
setts and Connecticut combined. Official
| reports show that there is less sickness
{ in Dakota than in any other state in pro-
| portion, and is practically out of the tor-
| nado belt. Coal beds are numerous, and
| fuel cheap; wood is $3 to $4 a cord. A
. | person of emall means and energy can
| do well there, and those of means can
invest to decided advantages. Dakotas
{ invites working people without means.
, | You will find a cordial, intelligent and
| neighborly class of people, and it is be-
| lieved that Dakota offers the best advan-
18 | tages of any of the western territory.
organ of | Bav’'y Kraven,
and shows | Clarksville, Merrick Co., Neb., Dec. 3.
the pt MSS ANS
i Do not crucify the children by com-
5 | pelling them to take the horrible, naa-
| seous compounds usually sold as worm
| medicines, many of ihem ss worthless as
| they are obnoxious, but get & box of Mo
“, {| Donald's Celebrated Worm Powders,
: nas | Parely Vegetable. So easy and pleasant
he stage of ad- | to take that the children will never
tribe has | koow a medicine is being administered,
it is libelous | You will in addition secure the very best
w' | vermifuge possibie to produce. 50 sure
“7 1 we are of this that in all cases of failure
'W | to cause expulsion where worms exist
in | we cheerfully agree to refund the pur-
which they manage | chase price. One box of McDonald's
ut | Worm Powders guaranteed equal to four
11 that maton 1. | DOttes of any worm syrup, For sale by
ail that nature has | JD, Murray.
a | Jonxsrox, Horioway & Co,
me | Philadelphia Agents.
» uncivilized negro |
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therefore,
like the negroes of
such
the shrewd way in
their petty affairs of
This granted,
to eall ignorant,
al Africa, she
foun indi is or v 2 >
AaslonIsiin , BOL only
also in
putting to its best ns
wovided them
i
w and that with
anges and el
| Your tooth is too sound to be extract-
.* | ed, yet you cannot endure the agony it is
elf | inflicting. Your only recourse is 8 bot-
ing of alto. | tie of Zingari Toothache Dro Relief
of a dif. | certain, and only costs 15 cents’ For sale
mselt. He iM J. D Murray's.
POSSESS powers | URESION, HOLLOWAY & Co,
phia Agents,
it 1s always -
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return,
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AMERICA’S FIRST RAILROAD
Mr. Barnet Le Van, a prominent rail
road man, is authority for the statement
that railroads were first introduced in
Pennsylvania. “In September, 1809.”
he states, “the first experimental track
in the United States was laid ont by
John Thomson (the father of Jolin
tor and who held high military rank
in Spain. Io our land, at almoat the same
time, one of our great generals, George
income of $80,000 a month. She has a
monopoly of the coal, and though it costs
her but $1.35 a ton to put it on the mar-
ket, she will not sell for less than $7.50.
the house in which she now lives,
Estimating the residuary estate at $00,
000,000, and computing the market val
ue of the securities specified in the will,
Edgar Thomson, who was afterward the
President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company), civil engineer of Delaware
County, Pa., and constructed under his
OVER A MILLION A WEEK.
THE GREATEST NEWSPAPER SUCCERS OF
THE GGE.
B. M’Clellan, had to obey death's sum-{She hasa fleet of eight iron steamships,
mons; then came the startling news of|0f capacities varying from 2,000 to 3,600
. I tons. Mme, Cousino owns every house
the death of the Vice President, Hen-|{, the town of Lota, and every one of its
dricks, and hardly had the last shovel six or seven thousand inhabitants is de-
full of earth dropped on his grave when [pendant upon her for support. In Cor
came the announcement that Vander-|00el her proprietorship is not quite 80
il : ; complete, but nine-tenth of the people
bilt, one of the richest men in theworld,| there are more than eight thousand of
had bowed to an instantaneous sum-|them-—are on her pay-rolls. She has
mons, brick-kilns and potteries as well as smel-
This has been the tale of mourning for ters, and makes all the tiles and earth-
} rut enware used on the West coast. It is
thousands of years. Neither rank, sta-|g.id that she pays out from $100,000 to
tion nor wealth can escape death's call|{$120,000 a month as wages in these two
or think of being favored—all are treat Jowns. as mansion stands in the oan
i i tre of what is undou y the finest pri-
ed alike. Death is not a respector vate park in the world, including 250
persons, ~ acres of land Jad gutia the most elab-
nt mentite Sef poe - orate manner. The Madam takes great
Since we can assure Gen. Beaver that|interest in the turf, attends every racing
he will be the next Republican nominee| meeting in Chili, and always bets very
for governor, he migiat dispense with heavily on her own horses. At the hast
t : : meeting her winnings were reported to
raveling sud give sll suction to his law have been over $100,000. The Madam is
practice. would afford his partner, | gery fond of young men, and has from
Wes Gephart, a chance to go hunting|15 fo 20 young fellows about her constant-
and fishing and Bill Hamilton to takelly, to whom she gives a the money they
n return
f : can spend, and she expects
Sane $08 the Sup oth would be glad} om to entertain her. Both her daugh-
ters are very bright and pretty, one
ctl lism
ing obout 15 and the other 19 vears old.
Gen. Beaver will be the next Repub- Their brother, a young man of 28 years,
lican candidate for governor, and get the| will share the property with them,
nomination on the first ballot. The Re- won iy pn st
porTER will not charge the General a THE SERVIANS BEATEN.
cent to tell him this much so far ahead.| London, Dec, 10.~The Serviaus to-day
lhe itt attacked the Boigarian outposts at Si.
SENT TO THE SENATE Nicholas, Izoor and Krioofer, and were
Washington, Dac. 10,~1he President repulsed at all points,
sent a long list of appointments to the] Send us two cash Damon for the Ref
Benato for contirmetizii,
the eight children share the money and
securities about as follows, the youngest
daughter, Mrs. Webb, to receive her
principal $5,650,000 when she shall be 30
years old,
Total,
$58,800,000
56,800 (00
11,500,000
11,800,000
11,800,000
11,800,000
11,800,000
11,800 000
TORAL. occersresssossassnsstbonsensss SUERA00,000
Each child shall have the power to di-
vide by will among his or her children
tue 6,150,000 left bh trust for each. A
million is given to Cornelious’ son, Wiil-
iam H. No reductions shall be made
from any of the legacies to the children
by reason of any sum heretofore given
them.
For Life
$6,150,000
6,150 000
€.150, 000
6,150,000
6,150,000
£150,000
6,150 000
6,150,000
Absolutely,
52 B50 10
. 0 650 000
5060 500
5,650 000
Cornelits
William K
Fredrick W
hey Ww .
Mrs, Bhepard
Mrs. Sloane...
Mrs, Twombly.
Mas, Webb... 5,650,000
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Ina spirit of revenge Mr. Mahone may
get even with Virginians by remaining
in Virginia.—Dallas News,
The Becretary of War wants an as
sistant —~a detective, probably, who can
go out and find the army.~Baltimore
American,
Men who shiver at a smile form FEd-
munds are likely to turn to icicles at one
from Sherman.~Philad. Times
1t is too late to wonder if Wise, of Vir-
ginia, feels otherwise since be was
wrecked on a Loe shore.~Altoona
day Morning.
was nominated to be
rone, Pa.
at Ty-{the paper free one year, This offer good
only 15, 86.
direction by Somerville, a Scotch mill.
wright, for Thomas Leiper, of Phila
delphia. It was 180 feet in length, and
graded one and one-half inches to the
yard. The gauge was four feet, and the
sleepels eight feet apart. The experi.
ment with a loaded car was so sucoess-
ful that Leiper in the same year caused
the first practical railroad in the United
States to be constructed for the trans.
portation of stone from his quarries on
Crumb Creek to his landing on Ridley
Creek, in Delaware Ocuuty, Pa, a dis.
tance of about one mile. It continued
in use for nineteen years. Some of
the original foundations, consisting of
rock in which holes were drilled and
afterwards plagged with wood to receive
the spikes for holding the sleepers in
place, may be seen to this day.”
LE pin,
None more impatiently suffer injuries
than those who are most forward in
duing them to others,
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The balsamic beal and soothing
DIOputies of famaritan Nervine are mar
velous,
“My brother, aged 10. had fits from his
infancy, Samaritan Nervine cured him.
A. W, Curtis, Osakis, Minn. $1.50 at
droggists,
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