BO NOT HAUL
DOWN THE FLAG
Veterans of tbi Sixties Cheer This
Sentiment From Colonel
Earcett.
KOTEBLE Ml OS THE PHIL'PPISES
the Brave Young Officer of the Fighting
Tenth Shown Uach Attention at the
Grand Array Rational En
campment. A noteworthy featre of the recent
Grand Army national encampment was
the immense met its he'id in the Acad
emy cf Music :n l'hilade'phia under
the auspices of the National Associa
tion of the Ex-l'nion Prisoners of War.
Although not on the regular program
for (he occasion. Lieutenant Colonel
James E. Barne-.t, of the Tenth Penn
sylvania volunteers, just home from
Luzon, was invited to address the vet
erans and their relatives and friends,
by the committee in charge of the
meeting. Colonel Earnett, who waa
visiting the Quaker City for special
medical treatment for an attack of
malaria contracted in the swampy
trem ties about Cavite, appreciated ,he
compliment. coming from tne old puard
of the civil war. and. though he could
not throw his accustomed vigor into
his remarks, he made an address which
has since commanded favoralde com
ment. Colonel Barnett was the rec ip
ient cf muh attention from the old
soldiers during the encampment. He
was invited to review their parade from
the president's stand and got a cor
dial greeting from President Mc-Kirr-ley,
who remarked that he takes a
deep interest in all the bnive young
a -J .
LT. COLONEL JAMES E. HARNETT,
men who responded to his call for
troops in the recent crisis. At the re
union of the lu!e Colonel Hawkins' old
regiment of the civil war Colonel Bar
nett was a gueft of honor, and was
failed upon for a speech. On leaviu;
rhilade'; hia Colonel Barnett went to
Pittsburg, and from there to Markle
ton. Somerset county, on the Alleghe
ny mountains, to nay at a sanitarium
there fur an indefinite period. His
father, a well known Presbyterian cler
gyman, is one of thf otK.-er of the san
itarium, aud the colonel will have the
added benefit of being with his family
while recuperating for his campaign
for state treasurer.
COLONEL HARNETT'S SPEECH
In his speech before the ex-prisoners
of war Colonel Barnett said:
'I pon our arrival in our native land
it has been our hiahest honor to be
greeted by the soldiers of the civil
war as comrades. We appreciate, as
never before, the greatness of the
niriiggle in which you were engaged,
the fierceness of which has not anl
never will be understood by other na
tions until they themselves shall come
into conflict with American armies.
S?erene and confident, you can gaze
with appreciation upon the deeds of
ethers without jealousy and without
envy at the applause bestowed upon
them, for you have erected for your
selves an unrivaled and i.nperishable
monument, the Union itself. As you
inarched along the streets we felt that.
like the bush of Moses, your hearts
were still illumined by the fire of pa
triotism, and that by your very pres
ence you said: "Oh. Liberty, we still
are thine, and If others falter now in
the nation's hour of trial, althoueh-we
are weak and feeble, take us with all
that we have of life and fortune and
use us in thy cause.'
"I believe that America has a mis
sion, and, that having been herself re
deemed by your efforts and washed
dean from the last stain of dishonor,
and the north and south having been
happily again united in a common
love of our institutions, that she has
already entered upon the fulfillment of
that mission. Kroin strife comes ad
vancement, and this is the lesson
taught by the records of the great
world's drama which we call history.
"For centuries two great civiliza
tions have battled with each other and
lrom the friction of that contest have
leen evolved some of the choicest priv
ileges that belong to man collectively,
or as an individual. America, on the
one hand, represents the highest type
of Saxon civilization, and Spain, on the
other, the most decadent type of Latin.
Between these two the latest and great
est combat in the Interest of human
ity has just leen fought.
"Cuba and Porto Rico have been res
cued from centuries of oppression and
have been endowed with the blessings
of liberty. Inestimable as were the re
sults thus obtained, yet there was an
other and far reaching issue involved
in the contest, the significance of which
Las but lately become apparent.
IN THE FAR OFF PHILIPPINES.
"Thousands of mils beyond the Gol
den Gates of California, on the farther
confines of the Pacific ocean, washed
by the blue waves of the China sea.
almost unknown to the civilized
world, yet the very key to the Orient
".tself, lies, smil'ng under a tropical
un, the Philippine islands. Their soil
is fertile beyond ompariscra. Sugar,
tobacco, corn, rice and hemp are among
its many products. There grow without
cultivation in pro.ific abundance the
cocoanut, the Bianco, the banana and
hundreds f varieties of nature's choic
esf fruits. In their uplands and among
their hills can be grown also the fruits
y" the temperate tone. Gold and other
minerals await the discoverer's pick,
tnd coal, that agent of civilization,
only awaits to be developed. Inex
Laustible forests of the most magniS
ent hard woods cover and adorn their
bills and mountains. Rivers and their
estuaries give cheap and convenient
access to all parts of the archipelago.
They are inhabited by tribes of the Ma
lay race, semi-civilized, but debauched,
degraded by the rule to which they
have been subjected. Superstitious and
credulous, they have engrafted upon
their national characteristics the les
rons taught for hundreds of years by
an oppressor's treachery. For three
hundred years these islands were the
undisputed property of the crown of
Spain. During all that time when Eu
ropean nations were Jealous seeking
to extend their colonial possessions and
were eagerly appropriating to them
selves, even at the risk of conflict with
their neighbors, portions of Egypt. Af
rica, India. China and of almost the
whole known world, no one ventured
to infringe upon the rights of Spain
In this archipelago, 30 firm and stable
was her title. Here she ruled w.tU
out comment, and without observation,
t-ntil one May morning Dewey rent as
eunder the veil of concealment and
brought Saxon civilization to their
shores. Why did not Dewey sail away,
after destroying the Spanish fleet?
V.'e believe that no mortal man can
answer why but we believe also that
Lis long aud lonely vigil in Manila bay.
as he looked anxiously towards his na
tive land, was but to carry out the
destiny of the American aation. Every
happening Blnce then peems to confirm
this belief, and there seems to have
been laid upon this country a duty in
regard to the Philippines impossible to
escape. Had we allowed Spain to re
tain possession of the Philippines we
would have stultified every oiofessloa 1
SIB
I - ' .?.v;..s
r
vx ':mA
iiui mane in tee interest 01 nu
manity. Had we deprived her of pos
session and then abandoned the islands
the archipelago would have become a
derelict in the sea of civilization, li
ah'e to have produced a universal war.
Had we thus abandoned them Aguin
alco and his savage followers would
La?e destroyed property, would have
butchered Spaniards and all foreigners
alike, and there would have been uni
versal anarchy. It was generally un
derstood that the loot of Manila was
to be the pay of Aguinaldo's army.
'i would have incurred the censure of
evfry civilized nation and in addition
would have become Involved in the
gravest international questions of re
sponsibility for loss of lives and prop
erty. The treat mass of the people are
unfitted, and do not care for national
self government, if for no other reason
than the lessons taught them by Spain,
and while with them liberty is now a
name to conjure by, yet by nature and
education they are unfitted to admin
ister its principles, and left to them
selves would have become a prey to
ambitious and designing powers.
SOVEREIGNTY OF THS UNION.
"Spain's title was undisputed; by
treaty that title passed to us. unim
peachable and unimpeached. When
our army was assailed in the Island of
Luzon the sovereijfnty of our Union
itself was attacked and our flag was in
sulted before the world. The attack
was not made by the united inhabit
ants of the archipelago, or of the Isl
find of Luzon it was made by a small
part of the people of the latter island
residing in the seven provinces Imme
diately surrounding the city of Manila,
and known as the Tagalos tribe. This
tribe is fierce and warlike, and is on
friendly terms with scarcely any other
trilie in the whole country, and if the
peacefully inclined inhabitants of the
Island of Luzon itself could lie re
lieved of their fear of this tribe they
would have no sympathy whatever
with this war for so-called indepen
dence. Although a constitution has
been prepared and published to the
world, yet in reality the war is not
a war for independence, but rather
for self aggrandizement. Aguinaldj
him.-ielf, who has been hailed by senti
mental Americans as the apostle of
liberty for his people, lived in kindly
state and splendor his people were
tased to keep up this magnificence and
it was kept up until he was compelled
to take Eight from Malolos. His gen
eral and associates maintained the
same porno and parade, and it was this
barbaric splendor which the United
States was expected to support for the
benefit of the Filipino leaders.
"The fact is, the Filipino leaders
did not believe that they could estab
lish and uphold a permanent govern
ment themselves, for prior to the out
break, when attempts at conciliation
were being made, when asked whether
they wished the American army and
navy to be taken away and they left
to themselves they invariably answered
"no." but that they wished a protector
ate. This word "protectorate" seems
to hr,ve charms for many people in
America who do not understand its
significance in the Philippines. Ac
cording to the Philippine construction
it meant that they should have sole
control of the government and the
revenues therefrom; that the army and
navy of the United States should act
as a police force under their direction
and assist them to subdue and control
all tribes refusing to acknowledge their
sovereignty. The Tagalos constitute
but a small part of the population of
the Island of Luzon itself, and this
meant practically the subjugation of
that island in addition to that of the
entire islands of the archipelago. It
meant that whenever they violated the
principles of international law by
reason of ignorance or rashness that
the United States wa3 to assume the
responsibility for such violation and
to sustain them against the resentment
of any and all civilized powers. The
American flag was to fight beneath the'
Filipino Mag. and yet at the same time
be its protector.
"Had this arrangement been made I
believe that it would have cost this
country more lives and more treasure
than can possibly be expended in sup
pressing the present insurrection that
in sentiment and in honor it would
have cost us infinite vexation and hu
miliation ar.d that instead of being the
ipholders of liberty we would have be
come the guardians of a worthless
despotism.
OUR SOLDIERS MISREPRESENTED.
"Not only is there but a small part of
the Island of Luzon engaged in this
insurrection, but the greater part of
the tribe which is engaged is opposed
to a continuation of the war, is in
favor of American rule, but is over
awed by the threats of the insurgent
leaders. Under orders from these lead
ers all towns and cities which were
abandoned were burned by the insur
gent forces, and the inhabitants com
pelled to move back within their lines.
Thousands upon thousands have thus
had their homes destroyed by their
own countrymen and have been com
pelled to live as best they might, in
poverty and suffering. For a while the
people had been terrified and had been
prejudiced against the American army
by printed circulars, which had been
distributed, stating that the United
States troops had committed all kinds
of atrocities against old men and help
less women and children in the towns
which they captured, but experience
soon showed them that the Americans
were their best friends. By the time
we reached Malolos the people had
come to understand the treatment they
would receive from the Americaa army
and we were informed by those who
ventured back under flags of truce that
nearly the whole population wished to
remain in their homes and await the
coming of our troops, but that the in
surgents at the point of the bayonet
forced them to leave and drove them
back into the country, where they lived
in swamps and thickets.
"It was the order of General Otis,
carried out to the fullest extent by our
division commander. General MacAr
thur, that the troops should treat these
non-combatants with the utmost cour
tesy and kindues. and this was done,
despite all reports to the contrary.
"As commander of the district of
Cavite 1 had iersonal knowledge of
this feeling in the provinces of Cavite
and BaUngas. the very hotbed of the
insurrection. 1 he town of Cavite,
which was of limited area, became so
crowded that for fear of an epidemic
of sickness I was obliged to turn away
hundreds upon hundreds of men and
women, coming from the mainland,
who wished to abandon the Insurgent
cause and escape from the excesses and
outrages of the insurgent troops. As
soon as the insurgent Tories had with
drawn the prominent citizens of Imus,
the capital of Cavite province, wel
comed the American troops, and under
their direction formed a local gov
ernment, under which they are still
working. Other towns in this prov
ince sent requests to have the Ameri
can forces visit them and receive their
submission.
"The insurgent army ItFelf is not
united, as a great many of the soldiers
were forced to enlist and are com
pelled to serve under threat of death.
ADMINISTRATION COMMENDED.
"I have been asked, as has every re
turning soldier, my opinion of the con
duct of the war. This question Is so
indefinite that I do not think it can
be intelligently answered by sulordiu-
a;e officers like myself. I can sav. how
ever, that within my knowledge two of
the departments, which most vitally
affect the interests of the army, could
not. under all the circumstances, have
been better conducted. The rations
were excellent and were promptly sup
plied, the hospital aecouimciiatlCas
were ample and the medical stall suf
ficient, not only to care for our own
men, but to furnish en object lessen
in generosity and magnaminity by
treating hundreds of Filipinos, who
would otherwise have been left to die.
"Speaking from a material stand
point, these islands will prove a valu
able acquisition to the United States.
Already they are developing commerce
to a wonderful extent upon the Pa
cific coast. Those who have not seen
them cannot appreciate the prodigali
ty of nature or the immense commer
cial traffic which they possess. If peace
be restored the revenues of but a few
years will suffice to pay for their pur
chase, and the price of their conquest.
and I venture the prediction that be
fore the next national encampment of
the Grand Army of the Republic the
sovereignty of the United States will
be undisputed throughout the length
and breadth of the archipelago. I do
not rronose to oiacuss expansion ana
anti-expansion, for I am not familiar
with the exact meaning 01 tnose terms.
If anti-expansion mear.s that we
should not assume possession of the
Philippines then It is out of date, for
we already hold them by a title that
no civilized nation for very self pres
ervation would dare t dispute. If it
means that we are to retire from the
present conflict, to abandon the Islands
to anarchv and dark and bloody deeds
of revenge and death, and that our na
tional emblem Is to be thus humiliated
and dishonored for the first time be
fore the nations of the earth, then I do
not believe that the great majority of
the American people will consent, I
do not believe that you. who fought
and differed to preserve, establish and
jierpctuate the very Union whose hon
or and sovereignty are thus assailed.
will consent that its flag shall be hauled
down In that land, whose soil has been
consecrated to the cause of liberty and
dedicated tor civilization by the shed
ding of American blood."
WORKING FOR BARNETT.
Soldier ofl'nlun, f-nyder and North
umberland Organ I zinc;.
General Frank Reeder. chairman of
the Republican state committee, has
received a letter informing him that
steps have been taken for the forma
tion of a "Barnett" battalion," to be
made up of soldiers residing in the
Twenty-seventh senatorial district who
volunteered in the Spanish-American
war or for service in the Philippines,
who propose to co-operate in the can
vass for the election of Lieutenant
Colonel James E. Barnett, of the Fight
lng Tenth regiment, for state treas
urer. This organization is to be form
ed upon the same lines as the "Bar
nett battalion" of Philadelphia, which
is already recruiting for the campaign.
There has been aroused a spirit of
patriotic interest in Colonel Barnett's
candidacy which is spreading among
the young soldiers throughout the
state. They seem determined to take
a conspicuous part in the canvass this
fall. The old time political warriors,
if they are not alert, will be crowded
to the wall by these enthusiastic young
inert Thfv showed their interest In
Barnett by attending the recent state
convention at Harrisburg, and since
then they have been extending their
lines of activity looking to their par
ticipation in the real work of the cam
paign. Some of them want to act as
an escort to Colonel Barnett in his
tour of the state, and they feel that
they can help arouse enthusiasm in
the contest quite as well as the lead
lug political lights w ho have figured on
the stump in Pennsylvania during the
last ten years. They say that Penn
sylvania. the only state east of the
Alleghenies to 6end a regiment of vol
unteers to the Philippines, takes as
much pride In her boys of the Fighting
'1 enth. and will go as far to honor one
or all of them as New York did with
Roosevelt, whose command was made
up of men mustered in from all parts
of the country.
GIFT FROM BARNETT.
Philadelphia Presented With an
Old Spanish Cannon.
An Interesting Trophy Brought From the
Philippines by the Republican Nom
inee For State Treasurer.
Lieutenant Colonel James E. Bar
nett, of the Tenth Pennsylvania volun
teers, says the Philadelphia Call, has
tendered to Mayor Ashbridge a large
bronze cannon secured in Manila as a
gift to the city. The mayor promptly
accepted it. and it will be formally
presented in a short time.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, who is
the Republican standard bearer for the
position of state treasurer, has been
spending a few days in the city, and
has become so Imbued with the pa
triotism of the citizens that be placed
himself in communication with the of
ficers of his regiment in regard to the
disposal of the cannon, and they unan
imously agreed to have it given to
Philadelphia. The gun is a bronze
piece, weighing 780 pounds. It was
cast in Seville, Spain, in August. 1776.
and. in accordance with the custom of
that time, bears a name. "Gascon" Is
the designation given this piece of ord
nance, and according to historians the
Gascons were ever matin? a noise.
At present the gun Is at Washington
Pa., whither it was taken when the he
roic Tenth came home from Manila.
The regiment seeured it from the Span
ish commissioners, who arranged for
the surrender of the Philippine archi
pelago to the American forces, and it
is considered a very fine speefmen of
antique ordnance. The idea is to pre
sent the gun toward the latter part of
this month. Lieutenant Colonel Bar
nett was taken to Mayor Ashbridge by
Ueutenant Colonel Price, of the Third
infantry. N. G. P., and the tender of
the gun was then made. The mayor
assured Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
that the gift would be cherished here,
and a talk over the formal presenta
tion ceremonies was had.
The Tenth wants to take part In the
reception to Admiral Dewey, In New-
York, on Sept. 2$. and while en route
to that city will stop over here and
hand over the cannon. The Third
Pennsylvania will act as escort to the
Tenth while in this city, and will
alsj accompany the veteran command
to New York.
A GLEAM OF PLEASURE.
Along tlic noisy city wars.
And in tliis rattling cilf car.
On this the diraiirst of days,
1'crplcii'd with Luucaa fret snd jar,
W'he suddenly a young, avert tat.
Looki-d on my p.-lulant- and paia
And lent it aumeiUing of ita grace
Aad charmed it into pcai again.
Tb day araa just ai bleak without,
liy neighbora just as cold williin.
AjkI Irdili tji jjat aa full of doubt,
woriJ j ju. aa full of bin.
But In the light of that young mile
The xj J Krw purr, tlte brb prew warn,
AjmI cuitaliiue g!auird a little while
Auroaa the (Urktitaa of the storm.
I did not rare to set k ber name.
1 only said: "Cod bltsa thy life.
Thy aveet, yoong grace be still the same.
Or Uapiy maid or happy wife."
Phillips Brooks.
MUSIC IN EVERYTHING.
Pretty Snrprlaes Met With la m. Ge
neva, 31 aale Bos Factors-.
The chief Industry of Geneva Is the
manufacture of musical boxes. Thou
sands of men, women and children are
employed in the factories, one of which
was viAted by a traveler who gives
some luteresting particulars about bis
visit
An attendant Invited him to take a
seat. lie did so, aud strains of delight
ful music came from the chair, lie
hung bis bat on a rack aud put bis
slick in the stand. Music came from
both rack and stand. Lie wrote bis
name In the visitors' register, and on
dipping bis pen Into the Ink music
burst forth from the Inkstand.
The manager of the factory explain
ed the process of making musical
boxes, a business which requires pa
tience and nicety.
The different parts are made by men
who are experts in those (tarts and
who do nothing else year !n and year
out.
The music is marked on the cylinder
by a man who has served several
years of apprenticeship. Another man
Inserts In the marked places pegs
Trhlcli have been filed to a uniform
length. The comb, or set of teeth,
which strikes the pegs and makes the
sound Is arranged by a man who does
nothing else. The cylinder Is then re
volved to see that every peg produces
a proper tone.
The most delicate work of all Is the
revising of each peg. It is done by a
workman who lias a good ear for mu
sic. . Lie sees that every peg Is in Its
proper place and is bent at the correct
angle.
When the Instrument Is In Its case,
an expert examines It to see that the
time la perfect, St Louis Hepubllc,
GOT HIS DISCHARGE.
THINGS CAME JUST RIGHT FOR THE
NAVAL MACHINIST.
Am Iarldsmt of a Throe Team' Crata
the Vermont Which Goes to
Show now Small. Alter All. Thla
Creat World of Oars KeaJly Is.
Several years ago a quiet young
chap shipped as a machinist la the
iiary aboard the receiving ship Ver
mont at the Brooklyn navy yard, lie
gave 8an Francisco as bis place of
nativity. lie was assigned to a cruiser
alout to start for the China station by
the Suez caual route, lie was a crack
mechanic and very soon showed the
engineers that be knew bow to earn
bis rate and wsges. He never said
much about himself, lie wasn't any
thing of what Is called a "nyra-o'-war
chaw," and. although he bad been
op and down the world a good deal.
be let others do the talking. lie was
perhaps the quietest man In the Amer
ican navy at the time be served.
His ship got to the Asiatic station
all right and cruised bnck aud forth
there between China ami Japan for
close on to three years. Then she was
ordered liock to the United States.
She had a lot of "overtime" men
aboard of ber by that time, sailors
whose time had expired, bus who pre
ferred to wait until they reached the
United States U-fore they took their
discharges. When the ship was or
dered back home, a lot of overtime
men from other ships on the Asiatic
station were sent to ber to be brought
back to this couutry.
This machinist call him Bcall bad
Just 21 days left of his three year en
listment when the ship left Yokohama
for San Krancisco via the Hawaiian
Islands. All of the overtime men
were talking about their trip around
from San Francisco to New York by
passenger steamer. They bad all ship
led at the Brooklyn navy yard, and
the navy always sends men to the
point whence it takes them when they
eullst unless they "waive transporta
tion" for the purpose of stopping off
at an Intermediary point
It took the ship 14 days to "fetch up"
Honolulu from Yokohama, nnd then
Dcall, the machinist bad five days yet
to serve.
"Are you going to waive transporta
tion nud drop off at San Francisco, or
are you going around to New York
with us?" the men asked hlui when the
ship pulled Into Honolulu.
"Don't know yet" the machinist re
plied. After coaling at Honolulu which
took four days, done leisurely the
skipier. of the 6hip decided to take a
bit of a run around the Hawaiian Is
lands before up anchoring for Saa
Francisco. Rcall's time expired on the
morning that bis ship was beaded for
Lahalua. on the Island of Maul, a lit
tle sail of about 80 miles from Hono
lulu. The ship dropped her anchor
within about 3u0 yards of the Lahaiua
beach along toward 3 o'clock In the
afternoon.
The Island of Maul Is very beautiful
to look upon a veritable gem of the
ocean. If such a one was ever fashion
ed by the band of the creator. Bcall.
the machlulst was off w.itcb and
standing on the to'gallant fo'c'sle,
smoking bis pipe, when the ship cast
her anchor off Lahalua. There was
some longing In bis quiet gray eyes.
He knocked the ashes out of bis pipe,
stretched bis arms and then walked
down to the mainmast and told the of
ficer of the deck that be wanted to see
the commanding officer? The command
ing officer came out of bis cabin.
"What Is It my nianT' be asked the
machinist.
"My time is out sir." said the ma
chinist "I guess I'll take my dis
cbarge here."
The commanding officer looked sur
prised. "This Is rather a queer notion." he
said. "You shipped in New York, did
you not? 1 should think you would
want to get back to the United States
after your three years on the China
station. Or. at any rate, that you
would prefer to wait until we get back
to Honolulu. If you want to waive
transportation and take your discharge
down here among the Islands. Why do
you want your discharge today and
here?"
The machinist smiled as be replied:
"Because this Island here. Maul. Is
my borne. At this momeut my father
aud mother and seven brothers and
sisters are on this Island. They are at
a place not very far from Lahaiua, call
ed Spreckelsvllle. The girl that I am
going to marry Is also there. 1 was
born In Frisco, but my father came
down to this island as engineer of a
sugar plantation when I was 2 years
old. None of them know that I am
within Just a few miles of borne now.
I want to give them a little surprise.
I waive transportation, aud I'll take
my discbarge uow."
The commanding officer listened to
tbe recital with Interest
"Of course we'll give you your dis
charge, son," be said, "although I'm
sorry to lose you. and 1 bad hoped you
might sbrp over. Close mouthed men
rre wanted in the navy. You owe us
fume thanks. I think, for starting you
off at New York, taking you around
the world for three years and then
fetching you up within nn Lour or so
of your homo on the very day your
time Is out. To all intents and pur
poses, we Lave been a yacht for you."
It was rather a renin rkable happen
ing for a fact The machinist packed
his things and went over the side, amid
tbe pleasant salutations of the men,
about two hours later, with bis bag
and hammock and a couple of thou
sand dollars In gold, bis savings dur
ing the cruise. A couple of hours later
be was with his people aud his sweet
heart lu Spreckelsville. It Is a 6mall
world. Washington Star.
Onions are great absorbents. They
should not be left cut for any length of
time and then used.
To clean sewing; machines, cover al
the bearings with kerowine oil, work
the machine quickly for a few niinutiH,
then thoroughly rub all the nil oil' with
rag, and apply machine oil to all the
parts which need oiling.
THE CHARM OF LIFE
Is Lost When the Burden is Tco
Heavy.
Life Is hardly worth the living with the
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back. If you would remove the burcVn
of backache, resell the cause the kid
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kidneys, and the cure is lasting. Here
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Mr. Jas. Rine, of No. 2 Thomas ttreet,
Bellefonte, Pa., employed in tbe planing
mill, says : " I can speak as highly now
of Doan'i Kidney Pills as I did years ago,
and my case is pretty good evidence that
tbe cures made by them are not tempo
rary. I have not bad any of tbe severe
pains in my back since I used Doan'i
Kidney Pills, while before I suffered in
tensely. I ascd to be so bad that I could
not put on my shoes aud could hardly
drag myself around. Though I have
slight touches of backache it never
amounts to much. I have recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills to hundreds of peo
ple during the last three year, and I
knew of those who have had the greattst
relief from suffering by using them.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for sale by all
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Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y-, sole agents
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THE GREfcDY CATFISH.
Ilia Eating Capnrltr AVoaderfcl
aa Hie liulat Life.
The cattisli lloiiss to au ancient
type not yi-t fully made Into a fish, and
heni-e those whose paired fins are all
properly fastens! to the head, as bis
ore not bold him in well merited
scorn. He has no scales and no irlht
colors. His fins are small aud bl.-t head
and month are lare. Around his
mouth are eight long "smellers,"
fleshy feelers, that be pushes out as
he crawls nlonjj the bottom In search
of anything feat he may eat As be
may eat anything, he always finds It
Ills nppotite is as Impartial as that of
a goat Anything, frjm a dead lam
prey or a bunch of sunti.su c;,r3 to a
piece of tomato can. Is grateful- to
In each of the fins, w hich represent
bis arms. Is a long, sharp bonei'.wlth
a slimy surface and a serrated edge.
These are fastened by a ball nud sock
et Joint and whenever the fish is
alarmed tbe bone Is whirled over and
set In place; then It sticks out stitlly
on each side. There Is nnotliw such
bone In the fin on the back, aud when
all of these are set there Is no fisu
that can swallow him.
When he takes the hook, which he
surely will do if there Is any hook to
be t.-ikeu. be will s wallow It greedily.
As be la drawn out of the water be
sets bis three spines and laughs to
himself as the boy pricks bis fingers
trying to get the book from his stom
ach. This the boy Is sure to do, and
because the boy of the Mississippi
valley Is always fishing for catfish is
the reason why bis fingers are always
sore. The catfish Is careless of the
present nnd sure of the future. After
he U strung on a birch branch and
dried In tbe sun and sprinkled with
dust and has bad tils stomach dug out
to ret-over the book. If he falls Into the
brook be will swim away. He holds
no malice and is ready to bite again
nt the first thing in sight Popular
Science Monthly.
CHINESECOURT HISTORIANS
They May Write tbe Tralb.For Tbs-ir
Work la Secret.
There are court historians In China,
as there are In other countries, but
there Is one striking difference, and it
lies in tbe tact that tbe work of tbe
Chinese court historians does not ee
the light until the reigning dynasty
comes to an end.
In this way these Celestial historians
have an opportunity to describe most
truthfully the virtues and vices of thu
valorous rulers and the real slgu I li
cence of the events which take place
during their regime. They can write
what they please without fear of cen
sure, for they kuow that their work
will not be published as long as the
reigning dynasty lasts.
This has been the rule for more than
O years, the first court historian
having been appointed by the Impe
rial bouse of Han. which reigned from
2utl B. C. until 5 A. D.
Tbe duty of these historians Is to
write plain accounts of all the events
that occur during their tenure of of
fice. At regular Intervals their com
pleted work Is taken from them and is
locked up In an Iron safe or vault
There it remains until tbe first member
of a new dynasty ascends the throne.
It is then given with all the other
histories In the vault to the court
historian, who is then living, and from
the mass of documents be Is expiti-d
to prepare a truthful history of the
dynasty which has Just expired. The
present dyuasty lias been reigning
since 1(110 and consequently no court
history has been published since that
date. St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Rails aa Proaoaarsxl.
There are numerous excuses for the
pronunciation of the word route, and
a man may hardly go amiss to choose
bis own style, tlown south they say
always rowt. In the north, among the
educated classes, we bear root Here
also we hear, lower down, especially
among tbe hyphenated Americans, rut
Tbe Irish, even big folk, say rut Tbe
original Webster gives the pronuncia
tion as rowt with au admission of
root. We have adopted root because
of a French leaning. Tbe word rut
meaning a deep track In a roadway,
cut by the rim of a wheel. Is simply a
contraction of route and rout The
Century dictionary says root or rowt,
preference for root. We also say
rootlne for routine; why not therefore,
root for route? Uowtine would sound
funny. New York Press.
He Dlda'l Like rierticea.
Judge Martiu Grover of Troy. N. Y..
was at one time approached by a young
citizen who wished to be nominated to
the s'ate assembly. Tbe shrewd old
judge bad certain doubts about bim,
which be expressed somewhat freely,
and yet be was willing to afford bim a
trial. He therefore addressed the as
pirant In this way:
"Young man. If you will give me
your word that you won't steal when
you get to Alliany. I'll see what Liu be
done about send in you there."
"Judge Grover." replied the young
man. drawing himself up with great
lignity. "1 go hi Albany unpledged or I
don't go at alL"
Wood Tar.
It Is curious to note that wood tar Is
prepared Just as It was in the fourth
century. B. C A bark Is chosen and .1
hole dug. Into which tbe wood is plac
ed, covert-d with turf. A fire Is light
ed undern.Tith. and the tar slowly
t'rips lato the barrels placed to re-
eeive It
A Chinese Custom.
On the aecessiou of the new emperor
of China, he gm-s In solema state to
the "Temple of Heaven." iu IVkinz.
and formally announces tj bis Im
perial predecessor the new titles aau
dignities which be ta asauiatd.
and exclusive styles of
SEA DOG FEARS FOR HIS SON
The rronlalng Dor Had Imbibed
Suiuv tn lsai;lril Wards.
"IIes right." said the weather beaten
old man with a fringe of whiskers un
der bis chin. 'The feller as wrote that
Is steerin straight au no mistake," be
added as be bit a piece out of a plug
of tobacco.
What's the trouble?" asked the man
who had sat down near hiui on the
park Iteiich.
"A father's sorrer. This paper says
that lHys ain't eddycated right."
"Weil, It's pretty hard to keep them
nt their books, and that's fact I've
gut a boy whose s;V anfuii.on Is to run
away and go to sea."
"I-ook out fur 'im. Watch bis eddy
cation U-fore It gits too late. I uut my
lMy to school, but I didu't take 1aina
an keep an eye on him. I went to see
the lad the other day, an while I was
talkln about old times I started iu to
tell him a fo'c'sle yuru. He looked at
nie kind o" Inquirtn like an says. 'Ex
cuse me, father, but don't you mean
forecastle?' You can imagine a par
tnt's feelings.. But I led hi 111 on an
ould feel myself turnin pale to hear
jlm talk alKut bulwarks when be
meant bullarks an referrln offhand to
the main topgallant sail. What h
meant was the mentogallans'L But be
didu't know any better. I told bim
better, but he Jes' grinned. Now what's
that iKiy's chance in life? S'posen be
takes a notiou to make a man o' him
self an runs away to sea, fur I
wouldn't have the nerve, knowln
what I do, to recommend bim. What'U
the result be? He'll walk up to the
lo'suu an ask bim If be ain't the boat
swain, an then he'll jes' naturally
(ret dropped overboard: ' Washington
Star.
WHEN FASTING IS FATAL.
Loss of Weight Below- a Cerlata
Polat Brlag-a Death.
During a long fast the dully loss of
weight liecomes gradually less and
less. Death comes when the total loss
ha reached a certain percentage,
which percentage varies with the orig
inal weight Pat animals may lose
half their weight thinner ones per
haps two-fifths.
A man or woman of rather spare
habit, weighing 143 pounds, coulil,
therefore, lose about 55 pounds before
succumbing. Heart action, respiration
and blood pressure remain unaltered
during starvation, but the tempera-
tore of the body falls nearly a degree
In most cases. Tbe secretion of gastric
juice ceases, but saliva and bile are
still formed. Tbe duration of life tle-
H-iids upon the eiteut and activity of
the physiological processes.
Children die after a fast of from
three to five days, during which they
have lost a quarter of their weight
Healthy adults, however, have fasted
tk) days when water has leen taken.
Dr. Schaeffer. a German physician,
notes tbe case of a woman, aged 47.
who died after a fast of 43 days, dur
ing which she drank water freely.
Her weight, which was 143 pounds a
year before ber death, was reduced
to 99 pounds. It was a case of sui
cidal melaucholia, and the woman pa
tiently carried out ber horrible under
taking so quietly as to scarcely at
tract tbe notice of ber family ar.d died
at last calmly and peacefully- without
complaiut or apparent evld nee of suf
fering. San Francisco Examiner.
Prrry'a Bis? Can a.
Commodore Perry bad not yet elec
trified a grateful nation with bis Im
mortal message, "We have met the en
emy, and they are ours." While the
battle was lu progress the sound cf
the guns was beard at Cleveland,
alout t'.J miles away in a direct Hue
over the water. The few settlers there
were expecting the battle and listened
with Intense Interest Fluallj- the
Rounds ceased. They waited for a re
newal. None came; tbe lull was pain
ful. Then tlu-y kuew the battle was
over; but the result nb! that was the
point One old fellow, who had been
lying flat with bis ear to the grouud,
soon settled that point. Springing up
be chipped bis bands and shouted:
"Thank Cod: They are whipped!
They are whipped:"
"How do you know?" the others
Inquired.
"Heard the big guns Listr
Perry's guns were tbe heaviest
Buckeye.
The Fifth Feminine Are.
Until a few days ago 1 bad always
supiwsed that there were but four
ages lu a woman's life the youug, the
still young, the well preserved and
the elderly but a man 1 know has
added to my knowledge a fifth age. It
comes In somewhere between tbe still
youug and tbe well preserved. I im
agine. I said to bim maliciously:
"How old Is Mrs. Blank? Is sbe a
young woman?"
"Not exactly." be made answer.
"She's wed. she's at tbe age when a
woman always tells you, when she in
troduces her eldest son to you, that
sbe was married ridiculously young."
Washlugton Post
Ills View of It.
A little boy bad been sent to tbe
dairy to get some eggs, and on bis
way back he dropped tbe basket con
taining them.
"How many did you break?" asked
bis mother.
"Oh. I didn't break any." he replied,
"but the shells came off some of
them."
There are some 00.000 costermongers
who carry on business In the streets
of I-oti'loa. Their capital Is supposed
to be t'5D,(J)0. while they are said to
do a trade during the year of f3.D0,
OUO. A Kauras City minister says that It
Is a sin to overwork yourself. If that
be true, niue-teubs of the country
ttiltors are sinners. Astoria Argus.
Chinese 1 Mooa.
In Chiua the suu aud moon are
brother aud sister. The moon Is the
elder brother, who look after his rath
er silly sister, the sun. This Is exactly
the rvvrrve- of our tegemls. which make
the suu ihe day kirn? aud tbe gentle
muoii lady of the night
One day In Chiua. so the legend runs,
the suu ask-nl tbe luoou if she couldn't
go out at night Tbe moon answered
very sternly: "No. You are a young
la.lv and It would 1 Improper for you
to go out after dark." Then the sun
said. "But the people keep looking at
me when 1 go out In the daytime." So
tbe moon told ber to take the gulden
needles that she wore in her hair and
stick them luto the eyes of peoP1
when they stared at ber. This Is the
reason why no one can look at tbe sua
without paiu.
A Canaervatlve Parrot.
A correspondent of The Spectator
tells of aa aged parrot of most con
servative Instinc ts. Tht owner bad re
cently a new carpet lu ber dining
room, where the parrot Uvea, and Pol
ly math- herself quite ill with ber
strong objection to this Innovation.
She screamed "Take it awayT till she
was exhausted, and at last she refused
to eat ber Tood till they brought a
square of the old carpet and put It
around the cage. She then at once be
came cheerful and reconciled to life,
though she will never take ber walks
abroad beyond her beloved piece of
old carpet
The Worat Tart of It.
De Jones I hear your firm dis
charged you.
Suiythe Yes, But I wouldn't mind
that so much if they hadn't added In
sult to injury.
fto Jnries How so?
Suiythe They advertised for a boy
to fill my place. Chicago News.
tt'ark tup las Jtnl.
John Bulwer. a quaint writer of the
Mrontnonih centnrv. recommends the
following three diuner rules: Stridor
dentlum. altum silentiuiu. rumor gen
tium, which has been humorously
tr:iu-lated. "Work for the jaws, a si
lent pause, frequent ha-has." What to
Fat
Gleaning.
Clothes turned right side out, care
fully folded and sprinkled, are half
ironed.
To brighten and clean windows, put
a teacupful of ammonia to every pail
ful of tepid water, wash well with a
sponge or soft rag, then dry with a
clean cloth, and polish with a leather
or au old silk handkerchief.
How to Telia Gjod Srcnge.
Although the dillVrenee between a
good and a bad sponge is very marked,
but few people seem able to appreciate
it. The first requisite of a good
sponge is that it should be dark in
color. The beautiful yellow sponges
commonly seen in druggists' windows
are a delusion and a snare. The natu
ral color is a light to medium brown,
aud the yellow sponges have been
bleached by a vitriol bath, which de
stroys their elasticity and makes them
wear out much sooner.
pEN
EXXSYLVAXIA RAILROAD.
CaSTCNN STANDARD TIM K
IN EFFECT JUNE 27, 1898.
OOSSEXSZD SCHCDCL.
Train arrive and depart from the station at
Jotmatowo aa follows:
vcrnrisD.
Western Fiprvnn
Hou Mi western Kiprni .
JohriKtowu Am-omiuiMlaliiHi...
Johnxtown AceomijQodiiUua...
4 . "3 a. m.
tin "
-
mo "
:J) "
facinc r.xprexa..
Way PajuTiflia
Pluxburg tipria.....
.... .
IS!
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oM
:iS
p. m.
.mhii
Faat Line
Jounatown Accommodation..
IlSTWiBD.
Atlantte Ex press. ..
Ss-hore Ex prats.. .
Altuonu Aet-omuiixluliou
lhtjr Kxprrax
Min ljue K.preH
Altoona A-euuiiuodtlou...
.Mall Kxpmm
Johnotown Accommodation-Puiladt-lpbia
Ex press.. ...
Iwi '-- ,1,
4: IS a. m
5.-40 -
S:M -
. V-.-tO "
-.10:15
Z rl p. m
. 4:!3 "
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7:11 "
SOMERSET MARKET KEPOK7
J COKKECTKD WKKKLT BY
Cook & Beerits,
Wednesday, Srj,t. Jljsyj.
to
pet bo
..2i-l
ADDles u
ned. a
(vauoraled .
1M-
-40 to a r
IV
Apple buiu-r.prr
Butter. ( frexh k.t; per
(crntiiir, per t
. UK-
nmwsi per m
country ham. per i
JOtoUc
Ut
6 U !
ID to St-
Bacon.
J Ml
1 aid
lsli
prcuira nam, per a .
(In. rwr a
liouldrr. r-r Ih
Beans.
f while navy, per bus
1 Lima, per
.V
Coffee,
1 (treeli. ovT
Inwaled. per lb. .
.. 10 to l.'r
bbl 1 .no to 1.-1)
tioCI to 4.l-
IV J
Pement I uniberlxml, per
cement j portiandi u
Cornmeal, per fc
FUh, lake herrin . ( H 'b''.----P fi'V U .70
, , 1 S l-l per 3u til V.
Honey, white clover.per & llc
Lard, per , 17 iiVtoc
Lime, per bul , ltj
MolRHsea. N. ()., per gal y.
Onions, per bus ir40to u
Potatoes, per bus
Hntchea, evaporated, per . . s u'.'uy
""""T-J"? TV"? to 1W
J N . 'V .. per bbl . ,t
Pittsburg, per bbl j oi)
liry, y. bua aarka jiy.
" 4 bus sa r k s. L 11 "Zi
around alum. 1A) h sauka Wr
Salt,
rn.pw.per a 8tol0e
im ported yellow, per ft jc
while, A. per B "si-i;'e
granulated per ft ,c
Ch be or pul venxed, per ft Ac
per gul v
Sugar.
Syrup.
suewaiio,c: rmz ' w
Vh I low, per 16 aTtole
Vinegar, per rn ZJT leV?
I timothy, per bus j,
, "... VMS. .. . ... , i
Heeds. " crimson, perbua "Vim
- altalfa, per bua .jo
u.ii . A iyae, per bus 7.50
Millet German, per bua j
wmie Dearaiess, per buk- 1 :Vi
buckwhent, per bu w
corn shelled, per bus lSto4se
out, per bus 35 u,
rye, per bus 1
wheal, per bus.-.
bran, per 100 fta "11111
.corn and oata chop, per 100iba H
flour, roller proceKa.per bbl . xtb
. " prjug paleui and fancy
Grain
A Feed
Floor.
....... . HHIM
Middlings. I "bile, per luu ft Ny.
1 red. per luO fta 111s3
CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Hailxoad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch.
ORTHWaan.
,ohn"lo Ma" Express.-Roekwood 11 10 a.
crsviUe im. Johnstown 1-yu p. m.
Jotostowa Aecornmodatlon.-Rockwood Vli
p- m;. "ymers H o:: SU)y.lowi..l17. Jdoov
eraviilefcia, Johnstown 7 06.
SOUTHWARD.
t.MUralowuS:J3.r.omeret UJl
wood
Dally.
F. . CXDERWonp.
D. B. MARTIN.
wnejal Manager.
raaaeuger T riffle Manager.
fSnyders
Tt riaii.rf ft frnnft srT(vtpJ
0
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room to do a brkk business.
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Druggist. SOMERSirr.p,
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