A GREAT GATHERING'
IS NOWPREDICTED
The Republican State Convention
Promises to Be a Mem
orablc Occasion.
SHOTS II E31UIE CONTROL
Many Candidates For Supreme Court Jus
tice and the Soldier Favorites Will At
tract Many Visitors.
(Spwlal Correspondence.)
Harrislmrg. July IS. The Indica
tions are that the Republican stato
convent! 3n which will be held here on
the 24th of next month will attract an
unusually large number of Republicans
from every section of the state. It is
bound to be an interesting occasion.
Chairman John P. Elkin, of the Repub
lican state committee, has all the ar
rangements well under way and seems
pleased with the general situation. All
but about a score of the delegates have
been elected, outside of Philadelphia,
and many strong men are included
among the several delegates. The stal
wart Republicans will be in easy con
trol of the convention.
Colonel Quay has been elected a dele
Hate from Heaver county, and Senator
Penrose will be on hand as the dele
gate from the Eighth district of the
Quaker City. General II. H. Bingham,
a close friend of President McKinley,
and who is on intimate terms with
prospective Speaker of the House of
Representatives Henderson, will be
among others of the congressional del
egation on hand to co-operate with the
stalwart leaders.
FOR A STRONG PLATFORM.
The party managers are already giv
ing consideration to the planks for
the platform. It will unquestionably
be a strong declaration of principles.
The administrations of President Mc
Kinley and Governor Stone will be
cordially indorsed and the opportunity
will not be allowed to pass to pay a
tribute to the patriotism and the
bravery of the American soldier and
sailor in the war with Spain and in
the fighting in the Philippines. Special
praise will, of course, be bestowed upon
the gallant boys of the Keystone state,
who will, it is hoped, by that time be
back with "the fighting Tenth" regi
ment from Manila. Stress will be laid
upon the evidences of prosperity wit
nessed all over the country as the re
sult of the return of the Republican
party to power in the government.
The people will be reminded of the
fact that the Democrats are agaia
pressing William Jennings Uryan to
the front for president, and that the
Democratic organization in Pennsyl
vania led off with a declaration in the
state platform expressing admiration
for his "matchless leadership," and
then nominated a full Uryan ticket,
fronr Supreme Court Candidate Mes
trczat down to Creasy, the nominee
for state treasurer.
LARGE NL'MIiER OF CANDIDATES.
The big field of candidates for tho
nomination of supreme court justice,
with the knowledge that there is to be
a free for all contest for this honor,
will contribute largely to the attend
ance ut the convention. Each of the
aspirants for this honor will have his
cnthusiastie champions on the ground
early, working up his particular boom.
There will be headquarters and badges
galore, and a lively time may be look
ed for. The various common pleas
judges will nil have many of the law
yers from their respective localities on
deck to sound their praises and a good
natured rivalry in this direction will
make the occasion a memorable one.
The great interest aroused in the party
thrctvhout the state over this contest
cannot but stimulate interest in the
organization and enlist many new
workers in the Republican cause. Lan
caster county will have a big contin
gent here urging the nomination of J.
Hay Brown, if he shall conclude to
become an active candidate for tho
supreme bench. Judge W. D. Parker,
who has the Allegheny delegation at
his back, will also have a largo fol
lowing. Lackawanna's favorite, Judge
Archbald, has a host of friends, and
from the adjoining county of Luzerne
there will be a strong party of ad
mirers of formar Anorney General
Palmer to urge his claims. Judge Mc
Connnll will have enthusiastic support
from Westmoreland, and McKean will
put up a pond fight for Judge Mor
rison. The Indiana delegation has en
tered Judge White for this grand
prize and ,!ude Miller, of Mercer, and
Judge Wallace, of Lawrence, will each
have ardent advocates here to press
their claims. There may be several
ballots required to decide the winner.
It will take 1z2 votes to nominate.
PHILADELPHIA'S CANDIDATE.
The action of the Philadelphia dele
gation may have great iniluence in
determining the result. The Quakers
have a candidate cf their own for su
perior court Justice in Josiah R. Ad
ams. They may, therefore, deem it
advisable to settle their votes among
the several -.ip.didate3 for the su
preme court, so i"s to arouse no an
tagonisms to their favorite. Philadel
phians who have been here recently
say that arrangements have been made
to present the claims of their candi
date, Mr. Adams, to the convention, so
that there shall bo no doubt of the fact
that he ia the choice of the Republi
cans of that city tor this nomination.
Unusual conditions, they explain,
making it desirable to have the nomi
nations for county offices made at the
same time the delegates to the state
convention are chosen, have deferred
the selection of the state delegates un
til within a few days before the state
convention convenes. Otherwise the
delegates would have been elected be
fore this and gone on record in favor
of Mr. Adams' nomination for the su
perior court.
The Philadelphia primaries will be
held on Aug. 21 and the representative
district conventions which will elect
the delegates to the state convention
that will nominate two candidates for
the common pleas court, one for sher
iff, one for loroner and two for county
Mr. and Mr. H. Lai kainp, Kwton.Mo.
write: "One Minute Cough Cure saved
the I i to of our little boy when nearly dead
with croup." Heath A Killmer.
Yon can't euro dvspeiiMia bv dietini'.
Eat good, IioIchoiiio food, and' plenty of
ii. rviiimi uvr'prpsiH II TO (llgOSW loot I
without aid from tlio stomach, and is
itiauo to euro, lieatli A Killmer,
Gun-shot wounds and powder-burns.
cuts, bruise, sprains, wounds from rusty
nails. Insect stiugH and ivy poisoning.
quickly healed bv DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Halve. Positively prevonts blood poison
ing. Beware of counterfeits. DeWitt's
is safe and sure. Heath A Killmer.
Hopkins sells the shoes and rubbers,
iowii.g day. It has Ui
that as soon ns the delegates to thn
r.tute reinvention shall be elected they
be limited to meet on the afternoon
of the same day to take notion upon
Mr. Adams' candidacy. It is proposed
that resolutions shall then be adopted
setting forth Mr. Adams' qualifications
for a seat in the superior court, his
sterling Republicanism and the senti
ment among members cf the bar, ir
respective of party affiliations, in fa
vor of his nomination for this po
sition. The supporters of Mr. Adams
believe the Philadelphia delegation
will be unanimously for their favorite
and it is with a desire to have this
fact made apparent to the delegates
from other sections of the state that
the idea of holding a meeting of the
delegates h.n been advanced. There
will be 213 delegates in the state con
vention, and of these 64 will go from
Philadelphia. The nomination for the
superior court, it is believed, will be
conceded to Philadelphia. There is
no candidate In the field against Mr.
Adams, nor is there likely to be. The
impression prevails that his nomina
tion will be made by acclamation.
HAWKINS, IF HE WANTS IT.
There have been several stories set
afloat by the insurgent leaders during
the last week regarding the probable
nominee for state treasurer. One of
them was to the effect that former
Congressman Huff had received a letter
from Colonel Hawkins declaring that
he would not be a candidate for state
treasurer. The party wreckers have
been demoralised since it became ap
parent that the stalwarts will cheer
fully support the gallant commander
of the "hhting Tenth" if he shall care
to accept the nomination for treasurer.
"There is no truth in the report that
I received a letter from Colonel Haw
kins." declares Colonel Huff, emphati
cally. "I did not write to Colonel
Hawkins, nor refer to his probable
candidacy to any one. I believe Colo
nel Hawkins, however, would make
a more popular candiate than any yet
named. Some of the colonel's closest
friends have said that he will accept
the nomination, if offered."
Colonel Hawkins' wishes In this
matter may not be known until he ar
rives at San Francisco. If he should
conclude to qualify as a state senator,
to which ofiice he was elected during
his absence with his regiment, then
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, of the
same command, who has been com
mended In official orders for bravery
in the Philippines, can have the nomi
nation for treasurer if he desires it.
The prospects of the nomination of
either. Hawkins or Barnett will bring
a pood many of the men of the Tenth
regiment here to boom their favorite
officer. Hawkins and Barnett are close
personal friends and there will be no
friction between them over this mat
ter of the trcasurership. The name of
General Schall, of Montgomery, will
also be presented to the convention for
this office and he may eventually carry
off the prize.
The insurgents are being turned
down in so many quarters that there
is no wondering at the desertion of
their cause by some of the most active
of their former newspaper support
ers. In Chester county, when the in
surgents were defeited in the Repub
lican convention, they made a deal
with the Democrats which resulted in
the defeat of the regular Republican
candidates for the legislature. These
bolters were again defeated at the re
cent Republican primaries by an over
whelming vote.
LEADER BUSS
PITS THE BOLTERS
Delaware's Representative Says
Sentiment Has Changed
in Quay's Favor.
SffiliE M 10 LIE INSURGENTS.
Evidence Multiplies That Many Who
Failed to Support the Caucus Nominee
For United States Senator Are Now
Ready to Do So.
(Special Correspondence.)
Philadelphia. July 18. A bomb was
thrown into the camp of the Republi
can insurgents of Pennsylvania during
the past week, and its explosion has
spread consternation into the ranks of
the party wreckers throughout the
commonwealth. Representative Ward
R. Bliss, of Delaware, In an authorized
public statement, declared that the leg
islature should be reconvened, and
that Colonel Quay would then be re
elected to the United States senate.
Bliss was admittedly the most adroit
and aggressive fighter on the Insurgent
side. He presided over both of the
rump meetings held in the hall of the
house, once to denounce General Go
bin, the presiding ofiicer of the joint
Assembly, and the other to arraign
Speaker Farr. Thfso spectacular dem
onstrations, if they accomplished noth
ing more, helped to add fuel to the
fires of factional politics, which the In
surgent leaders sought to build up in
the hope of bringing about a with
drawal of the regular Republican cau
cus nominee for United States senator
"in the interest of party harmony."
BLISS SHOCKS THE BOLTERS.
"It Is my opinion," said Representa
tive Bliss, "that if the governor calls
a special session of the legislature for
the purpose of electing a United States
senator Colonel Quay would be re
elected. His trial und acquittal en
titles him to such a vindication, and it
is my opinion that he will receive t.
I opposed Senator Quay because my
constituents, the people of Delaware
county, did not want me to vote for an
indicted candidate for United States
senator. It was not a question of
Qtiayism, but one of political propriety.
Quny has now been vindicated, and in
Delaware county there has been a
strong revulsion of opinion. The peo
ple now ilesire that ho be returned to
the United States senate by the legis
lature of his state." .
"Would you vole for Quay if a spo
fial session was called?" Mr. Bliss wao
asked.
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health. It dulis the brain, kills energy,
destroys the nervous system, and pre
dispose to insanity ami latal diseases.
All dyspeptic trnuiilos are quickly cured
by Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It has cured
thousands of cases and is curing them
every day. Its ingredients are such that
It can't help curing. Heath A Killmer.
"I have used Chamberlains Cough
Remedy in my family for years and al
vaj'.i with good results," says Mr. W. 15.
Cooper of El Rio Cal. "For small chil
dren we find it especially effective. " For
Mile by all druggists.
Do you appreciate good laundry
work? if mo patronize tho Dunkirk
Steam Laundry. Mile A Armstrong,
agents. tf
of Biy constituents; they want Quay
and I would vote as they direct."
"Do you think that, in the event of
a special session. Quay could secure
the necessary votes to insure his elec
tion, that is, that ho could draw the
required number from tha Insurgents,
it being admitted that Colonel GufTey
would still control the Democrats and
hold them solid for Jenks?"
"Without particularising. I think he
tould. I am satisfied that Senator Ma
gee and those who joined with him
when he left Quay and went to Hon.
B. F. Jones would, now that Quay has
been acquitted, give him earnest sup
port. With Magee for Quay there
would be no doubt of his ability to se
cure the necessary 'IS' votes, or more
if required. WanamnUer could not
prevent it, as ho did not personally
control a half dozen of tha Independent
votes."
GRADY WAS NOT SURPRISED.
Stalwart Republican members of the
legislature have commented pretty
widely upon the Bliss declaration.
"The declaration of Bliss was no
surprise to me," remarked Senator
John C. Grady, who was chairman of
the joint Republican caucus on tho
United States senatorship. "My sum
mer home." added the sage of Grady-
vllle, "is In Delaware county, and I J
nave an opportunity to Know sumc
thlng about the sentiment of the Re
publicans In that locality. In my
chats with Mr. Bliss for some time I
have noted the trend of his mind, and
as he Is a frank and manly fellow, I
looked for just smh a public declara
tion ns he has given. I nm convinced
tlitU there are others pr.iong the so
called Insurgents w ho feel as Mr. BllsS
evidently doe tn this matter, and now
that tho Ice is broken I m prepared
to bear from almost any of the others."
"I nm glad to see." remarked Rep
resentative Chew, of the Eighth dis
trict, "that Mr. Bliss has had the man
liness to admit that ho believes there
is a change of sentiment In favor of
Colonel Quay, and that If he were
given tho opportunity he would now
support the caucus nominee. There
can be no doubting the fact that Bliss
is oae of the strongest won on the floor
of the house, and that with h!s knowl
edge of parliamentary rulings end his
ability as a clean cut, forcible orator,
he Is able to take care of himself In
any contingency. It Is my balief that
since the acquittal of Colonel Quay
there tire a number of other members
of the legislature who refrained from
voting for him while the conspiracy
case was pending who. if they follow
ed their own inclinations, would to
day line up for the caucus nominee.
Now that Mr. Bliss has so courageous
ly spoken, I fully expect to hear from
others before long."
AND A FL1NN J.IAN. TOO.
Representative W. W. McElhaney,
one of the most active of Senator
Flinn's Allegheny insurgents during
the senatorial deadlock, has also been
talKing in an unusual wny.
"Information has come to me within
a fortnight," he said a few days ago,
"which leads me to believe that ar
rangemtns are being made to recon
vene the legislature and elect a United
States senator. It is my opinion that
the legislature, if reconvened, will
elect Colonel M. S. Quay to succeed
himself.
"This matter has been under consid
eration for some time, according to my
Information, and the plans are being
quietly worked so as to not stir up
the subject and make it an issue in the
fall campaign. It is the prevalent be
lief that whether elected or not Sena
tor Quay will be seated by the next
, senate."
"Would Quay get any Democratic
votes?"
"He could and would if they were
needed. There are also grounds for
believing that a part of the Philadel
phia delegation which declined to en
ter the caucus or support him in the
last session will now do so."
The views of Mr. McElhaney, evi
dencing so radical a change of opinion
and following so closely those ex
pressed by Representative Bliss, will
attract much attention.
MKINLEY FAVORS QUAY.
"It Is beginning to appetr," said Con
gressman James Rankin Young, in dis
cussing "ie political situation, "that
the visit of Senator Quay to tho White
House on Monday last had more signif
icance attached to it than was under
stood at the time. The cordiality of
his reception by the president and the
fact that he was asked to join Senator
Penrose In supervising Pennsylvania's
allotment of officers to be raised for
service in the Philippines, were worthy
of something beyond mere passing
comment. The feeling among the pol
iticians is that the visit admits or hut
one interpretation, and that Is that
Mr. McKinley wants to see Mr. Quay
n member of the senate. The senator
Is too strorc a personality to be al
lowed to drift to the rear Just at this
time. It seems to be beyond a reason
able doubt that the senate will admit
Mr. (Jury en the certificate he holds
from Governor Stone.
"The led Mature should. However, be
called tofelher, and Colonel Quay
should be promptly re-elected for the
full term to succeed himself. There is
no leading Republican outside of the
state, it is believed, from President
McKinley down, who will not say, if
asked his opinion, that this is the fair
and proper thing to do. Since the ac
quittal of Mr. Quay the insurgent Re
publican ineniliers of the legislature, as
they are raliwl, have no valid or rea
sonable excuse for holding off and re
fusing to abide by the decision of the
majority, reached in due ano regular
form. There Is no getting away from
the correctness of thin view of the case,
and it Is because of Its soundness in
political cMies nr, well as In political
procedure that Mr. Quay has the sym
pathy of not r,n!y the administration
and of the e.itire Republican, but of
the greater port of the Democratic
membership of the senate."
NO EXTRH SESSION LIKELY.
Despit,; the statements to the contra
ry, it i:i known that Governor Stone
lias nt present no idea of calling the
legisliitt ve in e.tra session; neither Is
It believed that Colonel Quay has ex
pressed a (:?Vre that the legislature
shou'd be reconvened. The latter's
friends are naturally pleased with tho
evident drift cf popular sentiment in
favor of the Beaver statesman, and
tiey aie satisfied that In dec ''me his
vindication wii b" complete.
Persons troubled with diarrhoea will be
interested in tho experience of Mr. W.M.
Bush, clerk of the Hotel Dnrrance, Prov
idence, It. I. He says: "For several
years I have been almost a constant suf
ferer fioin ilinrrliitfM, the fraquenl at-
lacks completely prostrating meand ren
dering mo until for my duties at this lio
tel. About two years ago a traveling
salesman kindly gave mo a small bottle
of Chamberlain's Cnlie.Cbolora and Diar
rhoea Remedy. Much to my surprise
anil delight its eil'eet was iminedia'e.
Whenever I felt symptoms of tho disease
I would ortit'y myself against the attack
with a lew doses of this valuable reined .
The result has oeen very satisfactory and
almost complete relief from the Hlllio
tion." For sale by all druggists.
Hopkins sells the clothing and shoes.
THE ROLL CONSTITUTES A NATIONAL
SAINTS' CALENDAR.
It la. In Fart, the Wathnll of De
parted American Heroes, the West
minster Abbey Where Our Illus
trious I) rail Have Their Monuments.
There nro 9,743 counties In tho United
Btntes, and tho titles by which these nu
merous divisions nro known present ma
terial enough to form tho basis of a pro
found study in tho derivation of geograph
ical names.
Had there been given in tho beginning
to tho American people tho tusk of agree
ing upon nearly 3,000 such names inven
tion and choice would doubtless hnvobecn
paralyzed by its magnitude. Tho wny
this problem hits solved itself during tho
past century certainly throws some sldo
lights on national characteristics, and if
tho list of names evolved is on tho whole
not a very melodious onu or as ginnl n ono
as might have been expected considering
tho material there was to choose, from it is
yet bettor than tho beginnings inado 80 or
WO years ago would lead ono to expect.
For at that time, when tho first great
waves of iopiiliition rolled westward mid
lurgn part of tho counties In the midwest
wero laid off and named, thcro seemed to
bo a regular poverty of thought on tho
part of those who liostowed geographical
designations. Jcdcdiah Morse, n quaint
old geographer of nlxmt tho year 1S10,
thus complains of this when speaking of
tho stato of Ohio In particular: "While wo
are on tho subject of towns wo cannot for
bear alluding to a practice of very perplex
ing effects which prevails more or less in all
our new states, but particularly in Ohio.
Wo allude to tliecustoni of imminga great
many towns in the sumo state after some,
distinguished character or after older set
tlements. In tho single stato of Ohio
thcro are 0 towns by tho niimo of Salem,
0 by tho name of Greene, U Jeffcrsons, 9
Mndisons, 10 Waynes mid 13 Unions, bo
lidos a multitude of less frequent repeti
tions. Indeed wo confidently assert that
the names of a majority of tlio towns in
Ohio uro repeated from two to u dozen
times. '
The Minio wjvs truo of tho several newly
formed western states in naming their
counties, Ono nfter another slavishly re
peated tho county names of its nearest
noighlior, and tho result is that tho county
rolls of such nearly related states as Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois nro singularly alike.
Thero are tho same Wnshingtons, Jeffcr
sons, Franklins, Marions and so on down
tho list, and tho rest of tho newer states
have followed their load until nearly nil
tho great men of American history luivo
each given names to from a dozen or so to
as many as 30 counties.
During colonial times a greater part of
the county names adopted were those of
British shires mid localities and of mem
bers of tho English royal family. Thus
all of tho original 13 states have their
UumlxTlmuls, Montgonierys, Somersets
and tho like, and tho whole nomenclature
of Massachusetts, Connecticut and some
other states is composed of English geo
graphical names. Virginia and Maryland
In the south adopted more extensively than
tho northern colonies tho custom of nam
ing counties after princes and rulers for
whom tho Puritans ever had but littlo
lovo Thus Virginia has not only a King
and Queen county, but King George, King
William, Prince Edward, Frinco George,
Prince William and Princess Anno be
sides. In Maryland counties thcro are
found thus remembered Prince Uoorgo
and Queen Anno.
Tho Declaration of Independence, how
ever, nt onco put a stop to tlio adopt ion of
English names for new counties. The
names of American patriots blossomei'
forth everywhere as tho favorites to whom
this distinction was given. Even the
beautiful native Indian names, which as
early as this period had often Ix-on liestow
cd, wore now less frequently given. It Is
only a few of tho original 13 states and of
their earliest successors that inado much
uso of this sourco of supply. The more
recent western states although having
abundanco of such material, have drawn
from It very littlo. Ijcss than 400 of the
counties bear mimes of this kind, but they
nro among tho most beautiful in tho list,
and it is much to bo regretted that they
wero not more extensively used. Certain
ly tho Cnyugn, Chautauqua, Chenango,
Onondaga, Oswego and Saratoga of New
York, tho Lnek.-uvnnnn, Susquehanna,
Tioga and Wyoming of Pennsylvania ot
tho Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Scioto and Tus
carawas of Ohio aro more euphonious and
pleasing to tho ear, as well as more dis
tinctive and thus more serviceable, than
tho monotonous repetition of Wnshingtons,
Jeffcrsons and Lnfayettes.
Speaking of theso Indian names, it Is
noticeable that they aro generally rough
and guttural In tho northern parts of tho
country and more liquid in the south.
Thus contrast such county names from
Mnlno as Androscoggin and Sagadahoc
with tho Alachua and Suwaneo ot Florida
or Michiliwackinno and Gogebic from
Michigan and Snohomish and Klickitnt
from Washington with tho soft and sibilant
Tuscaloosa nnd Tallapoosa of Alabama.
In tho central states tho names aro gener
ally of a typo equally removed from theso
extremes of ruggedness and softness.
But tho red man's names form but nn
inconspicuous part in tho roll of counties,
more than half of which commomorato
mcricans of national, stato or even local
reputation. In fact, this roll constitutes
a sort of national saints' calendar, tho
Walhalla of departed American heroes, tho
Westminster abbey where tho nation's il
lustrious dead Imvo their monuments.
Lord Nelson at tho battle of Trafalgar is
reported to have said something to tho ef
fect that "hero goes for n pecrago or a
tomb in Westminster abbey." Unfortu
nately fate awarded tho battlo to tho great
admiral In his hour of triumph, or rather
a tomb lu St. Paul's which was still loss.
But Perry, at tho battlo of Lake Erie,
might still better havosaid, "Hero goes at
any event for a name spread over ten great
American counties," for that Is what his
countrymen have awarded him, a monu
ment certainly moro lusting nnd imposing
than a littlo bit of hideous marble, with a
full quota of opitnphio mendacities. In
dlanupolis Journal.
Dean 9lft nml the Mnsons.
When tho masons wero building it (ns
most tradesmen are rogues), I watched
them very closo, and ns often as t hey could
they put In a rotten stone, of which, how
over, I took no notico until they hail built
three or four perches beyond it. Now, as
I am an absolute monarch in tho lilxTtios
and king of tho rabble, my way with thein
was to liavo tho wall thrown down to tho
place where I observed tho rotten stone,
and by doing so live or six times tlio
workmen wero at lust convinced It was
their interest to bo honest. Unpublished
Letters of Dean Swift
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Treatment Thnt Saved t Maine Man
From Drilth Lockjaw.
TI Lewiston (Mo.) Journal has nn in
teresting story of how one man was cured
of lockjaw in tho olden days, before tho
modern and more successful treatment .-'
antitoxins had become known to tho
physician. Isaac. Rich had cut off tho end
of nn Index linger, nnd, after tho wound
had boon dressed nnd ho thought ho was
on tho road to recovery, lockjaw develop,
oil. Dr. John Lincoln, tho family physi
cian, who had t routed him, broke tho news
Vi Rich nnd told him of his Imminent
(anger of dying.
"Iko," ho said, "you'vo got to die, nnd
hanged if I ain't sorry for you," nnd ho
turiuMl nwny quickly, for ho was very fond
of Rich, and well, it Isn't pleasant Work
to pronounce tho death sentence on your
friends, no matter how long you have prac
ticed medicine.
"But, Ike," he went on, "there's ono
thing nioro,tlmt I've heard of. I don't
know as It will do any good, but, by gum,
Ike, I'm going to try It If these other gen
tlemen are willing. I have rend that they
have recently Ihvii using turpentine for
certain treatments over In England, nnd
It Is said that has worked well. I don't
know as It will do any gixul, but It can't
do any harm, for you have got to tlio any
way." The doctors agreed that tho experiment
would not endanger the patient's chances,
slnco ho must die in any case, and they
expressed a willingness to assist their col
league in the undertaking.
Turning tho patient facedown, they ran
n stream of spirits of turpentine down tho
channel which the ribs miiko whero they
join tho spine and then touched a lighted
match to thospirits. The blaze sped down
tho spinal column almost liko a train of
gunpowder. Dr. Lincoln was keeping nn
anxious hand on tlio muscles beneath tho
arms. As the lbuues died out tho muscles
showed no signs of relaxation.
A second time they sent tho fire down
tho channel. This tiino tho llesh was
showing raw, but still thcro was no move
ment in tho rigid muscles.
"We'll try It onco more," said tho doc
tor, "and then If thcro Is no change wo
must acknowledge that wo nro liouton."
Grimly they lighted turpentine for tho
tjiird time and watched It burn its way
down tho raw and bleeding flesh of tlio
patient.
This tlmo tho long tenso muscles gave
way, and Dr. Lincoln dropped tho arm ho
was holding nnd shouted:
"Ike, by gum,-you nro going to live!"
and then ho added, "If turpentine's good
enough to burn along a man' splno it's
good enough to dress tho wounds with."
From this timo on Mr. Rich continued
to gain steadily, nnd within a few weeks
was ns well as ever. In dressing tlio
wounds along his spino nothing was used
but tho raw spirits of turpentine. When
ho recovered his powers of sHvch, Mr.
Rich was asked about his sensations dur
ing tho fiery ordeal through which ho
passed. Tho first time, ho said, ho felt
absolutely nothing. Tho second time it
scorned as though some ono had lightly
drawn a feather down his lmtk, but tho
third time ho experienced all the agonies
of lire npplicd to raw llesh.
Mush of mood to the Face.
Judge Blank was In a reminiscent mood.
"Ah, yes," ho said, "sleigh riding tn those
old dtiys was different from what it Is
now. Wo didn't use a sleigh, in fact.
"It wns usually a bobsled or a pair of
bobsleds," ho proceeded, "with a wagon
bod for a ImhIv, filled with straw, ami wo
sat down in tho straw, ten or a dozen of
us it was always oven number, mind
you with a discreet farmhand for a driv
er. "Wo didn't caro how cold It was. Wo
bowled along merrily over tho country
roads, nnd If we hudn't sleigh bells enough
we used cow bells. Race)' Yes, wo used
to raco sometimes.
"It wns dining ono of thoso old fashion
ed, country bobsled rides, by tho way,
thnt I won my wife. Tho moon went be
hind a cloud, and I asked tho fateful ques
tion in a whisper. But I must havo been
blushing fearfully."
"Why so?"
"Bccauso I frozo my feet!" Youth's
Companion.
She Was Cnrrfnl.
"Now 1 proposo" began Mr. Dinkey.
Ho was Interrupted nt this point by his
auditor, Miss Beacon of Boston, who spoko
substantially as follows:
"Mr. Dinkey, nceiirncy of language de
mands an explanation nt tills point. Do
you uso tho word 'propose' ns a synonym
of 'purpose' or in Its matrimonial sense!1"
Ijiter developments showed that Mr.
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sense. Harper's Bazar.
'Who Is Whot"
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for my grandfather."
"Yes; I've beard him tell how your
grandfather lient him down on his price,
nnd half the timo didn't pay him." Chi
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