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PULTON COUNTY NEWS.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Topi For th AVci-k IlrnlnnlnR Jan.
'U"V""",'n by llv, H. II. loIe.
TnneJ.! dirwurd look. I'hil. lit, 1214.
The month of y Inminry tlnt-ives Its
nuiuo from Jnuii.q, an old Itullftu oJ
tlmt hud two faces poiuUliK lu opio
ulte direction!. The month Is well
named, for It dIho points two nays, for
nt the beginning of tho your, while we
look forward, we aloo look backward.'
It la w11 at timed In onr lives to look
both ways. Tnul realized tliat, as wo
, can see from tbo rcfereuco which we
have bofore us, and at no time lu life Is
It more fitting and appropriate to fol
low Paul's example In this respuct than
at the boKlunlng of the yeur. Let us,
then, carefully and prayerfully tako a
backward and a forward look, with the
hope and prayer that tho future may
be a constant Improvement upon the
1. A backward look. "Forgetting
thoso things which are behind." Paul
recalls the past and concludes that tho
bfiBt thin to do Is to forget It Ho
was probably Influenced to this deci
sion by reason of tho fact that too
much cout.'uiplatlou of the past would
be Injurious to future advancement
Tho man who lives lu the past makes
no progress. The man who keeps his
face toward tho radiance of the setting
sun does not receive tho inspiration
that comes to the one who beholds tho
beauty and glory of the rising sun.
Past attainments are well forgotten,
lest they fill us with pride and self sat
isfaction and deprive us of the ambi
tion to go forward to still greater deeds
of sacrifice and of love. Past sins and
failures are to be forgotten. Many
dwarf their present usefulness by Idly
dwelling upon the failures and mis
takes of tho past. They are 'gone, and
gone forever. No voice can call them
buck again, no cement of human device
put them together again. Let them
therefore be burled with tho past, lent
they impair future usefulness, and let
our only anxiety be for that we do not
repeat them.
2. A forward look. "Reaching forth
unto those things which are before, I
press toward tho mark for the prlzo of
tho high culling of God In Christ Je
sus." This figure of the runner Is an
Inspiring one. Ho looks forwnru. lie
has. the goal and the prize before him.
But ho not only looks forward, but ho
presses forward with all his powers
and energies that he may roach the
goal and obtain the prize. So should
every Christian and every Christian
Endeavorer. We should look forward.
"Tho eye must precede the foot. If
our hearts are not ulrctnly In heaven,
our souls cannot be traveling thither,"
But we must also press forward. . A
forward look Is suggestive of a for
ward movement. We cannot stand
still, for that is stagnation; wo dare
not turn aside, for that Is (lunger and
delay, and we cannot go buck, for that
Is treason and destruction. We must
then go forward forward to Christ,
who Is both our goal and our prize.
Let us make a fresh start at the begin
ning of this, unother new jcur, and let
us keep steadily on lu face of all temp
tations until, like Paul, wo shall have
finished our course and have In view
tho crown of rlghteousm ms which Is to
be our reward.
THE I'KAVKIt WKETINO.
Arrange a speeiul New Year's serv
ice that will be fitting. A personal
consecration meeting would be most
appropriate.
1UBI.E 1IEADI.W.S.
Ps. lxvll, 1-7; cxxl, 1-8; Trow Iv. 25
27; Math, v, 48; vli. 21-2!); Luke Ix. 02;
I Cor. Ix, 24-27; II Cor. I 18; Titus 11,
11-15; I Tim. lv, 7. 8; Rev. 11. 10.
Confeniilun llefore Convention.
I never knew any mun to be convert
ed until ho confessed. Cain felt bad
enough over his sins, but he did not
confess. Saul was greatly tormented
In his mind, but he went to the witch
of Endor rather than to the Lord. Ju
das felt so bad over the betrayal of his
Master that he went out and hanged
himself, but he did not confess that
Is, he did not confess to God. He cutne
bnck and confessed to the priests, say
ing, "I have sinned In that I have be
trayed the Innocent blood." It was of
no use to confess 'to them. They could
not forgive him. What he should have
done was to confess to God, but In
stead of thnt he went right away and
hanged himself. Moody.
Oomlnar to Love People.
We come to love people through what
we do for them rather than through
what they do for us. God has gone fur
beyond our thanking In what He has
done for us, butve tuke Ills gifts as a
matter of course until He can Induce
us to do something for Him.
. This Is why He throws on us the bur
den of working where lie might have
wrought and giving where He might
have given. It Is for our sakes that we
thereby may learn to love the Uotr and
Giver of all good.
And so a wise mother instead of do--lug
everything for her child herself
teaches It love by setting it to do for
her. Sunday School Times.
Fill (Mill llilo Death.
John Eliot on the day of his death,
in his eightieth year, was found touch
ing the alphubot to an Indian child at
his bedsldu.
"Why uot rest from your labors?"
"Bocam.e," said the venerable man,
"I have prayed to God to make me use
ful lu my sphere, and He has heard my
prayer, for now that I can no longer
preach He leaves me strength enough
to teach this poor child his alphabet."
After such an example of obedience
to the command, "He ye faithful until
death." who can plead Inability to
serve the Master? Lutheran Observer.
- Obey Intf God.
Man loses nothing by obeying God.
Providence aud grace work lu conjunc
tion for the good of those who keep
God's commandments. Presbyterian.
Whoa threatened by puounio
uia or any other lung trouble,
jirnipt relief is necessary, an it
iiKiiiiSjQltlelay. We would
brinliv
mum ; f'
ter tlii.
iulf
give ani
neieh
;ThompsonUE(hi!r
book tz!
THE LEADERS IN
THE COMING STRUGGLE
Graphic Pen Pictures of the Men of Three Par
ties Who Will Conduct Affairs
At Harrisburg.
STRIKING ROMANCES IN REAL LIFE.
How These Leaders Rose From the Ranks to Positions of Command.
Their Characteristics and Traits as Seen Apart From Par
tiianhipLlf Stories and Struggles of Men Whose
Names Are Political Household Words.
The approaching session of the Penn
sylvania legislature promises to bo one
of the most interesting held In recent
years. In addition to the work of
electing a United Stales senator a great
deal of Important legislation will come
before It.
The real work of a session, Its ar
rangement and direction, Is always In
the hands of a few men who are lead
ers by virtue of selection, experience
or natural ability. The coming session
will be no exception to this establish
ed rule, the only difference being that
with three parties In the field thore
will be a greater .display of ability, sa
gacity and generalship than has ever
been seen in the history of house or
sonate.
The three parties referred to are the
"Stalwart" Republicans, the "Inde
pendent" Republicans, and the Demo
crats. A study of the field on the eve
of the assembling Indicates that the
active leadership in each of these par
ties will devolve upon a very few men.
They will be generals, and a study of
the men at the head of each division
Indicates that this leadership will bo
In most competent hands.
A conspicuous feature In the lives of
this handful of men is that with ono
or two exceptions they have carved
their way to political, professional or
financial eminence by hard work. They
are men from the ranks, und, there
fore, best fitted to direct and lead.
The following sketch of their Uvea
Is purely biographical, and has been
prepared without partisan bins. Theso
lenders are described as they appear in
social life, and to those who know
them best.
ConinilMalouer Durbnm.
On the part of the "Stalwart" Re
publicans State Insurance Commission
er Israel V. Duriiuni, ex-state senator,
ex-magiBtrate of Philadelphia, stands as
the undisputed head
of thut element In
Philadelphia. Com
missioner Uurhum
is 44 years of age,
having bean born
Oct. 24, 185(1. He
comes of an old
Quaker City family,
and in personal ap
pearance is of me
dium helirht and
BiuiKT Durham.
build, light mustache and complexion
and a slight tendency to stoutnestj.
In a peraonul and social way Com
missioner Durham Is ono of the most
affable and companionable of men,
whose nsoiit striking characteristic is
his perfect frankuoss. In his political
affiliations this trait If marked, to
gether with a disposition to grasp all
the details of a situation at once and
act accordingly. The secret of Commis
sioner Durham's success is his affabil
ity, his frankness nnd his thorough
knowledge of Philadelphia, where he
has spent all his lifo. The companion
able traits of Mr. Durham's nature at
tract and hold men.
Whatever Israel W. Durham has
achieved in politics Is due entirely to
his own efforts, backed by an Indomit
able will. Immediately on graduating
from the Philadelphia high school he
learned the brlckmaking trade, which
he deserted to enter the flour and feed
business. His popularity led to his
entrance into politics, and In 1885,
when not yet 30 years of age, he was
elected by the Republicans one of the
police magistrates of Philadelphia. He
was re-elected in 1890, and was urged
for re-election. in '95, but declined a
third nomination.
He became a state senator in 1897,
when he was elected from the Sixth
district, with practically no opposition,
to fill the unexpired term of his per
sonal friend, Hon. Doles Penrose, who
bad been elected United States senator.
In 1888 Mr. Durham was a delegate to
the Republican nutlonul convention at
Chicago, and from this time dates his
rise from ward politics into the broad
er domain of city and stale politics. It
was lurgely due to Mr. Durham thut
State Senator Penrose was chuseji a
United States senator iu '97, and lu
each legislative session since 1895 Com
missioner Durham has been u potont
factor in protecting und directing the
Interests of Hon. M. S. Quay and the
stalwart eleirnt of - the Itepubllcun
party.
He was one of the first of tho stato
leaders to espouse the cuuse of Hon.
William A. Stone as a Kiiheruatoriil
candidate, und so ea: neatly and
feetually. did he work for success thai,
he was rewarded by Governor Stone
with appointment as Statu lnsurai.ee
Commissioner.
In the legislative session of 1899 the
fact was universally recognised that
the mainspring of the Quay contest at
thut session had its power in the per
sonality of Israel W. Durham und John
P. Klkin. Iu the approaching session
these two men will occupy the place of
leadership at the bead of the "Stal
wart" column. Commissioner Durham
is a bachelor.
Attorney General ElUin. '
Attorney General John P. Elkln, an
other of tho "Stalwart" Republican
leaders, comes of distinguished parent
age. He is the son of the man, Fran
cis Elkln, who erected aud operated
the first tin plate will In the United
States. Tills was at Wollsville, O., in
1874, and Attorney General Elkln, then
a lad of 14, was one of tho first helpers
employed around this establishment,
which was the forerunner of one of the
greatest of America's Industries.
' Attorney General Elkln is a stalwart
In uppearance as well as in principle.
He Is six feet high and built In pro
portion. He is a fluent, graceful talk
er, with a turn for the practical and
cxart rather than for tho eloquent In
public address. His home la in Indi
ana, where his political and oIIIcIhI
duties cannot win him from a fireside
whose adornment la a wife, two young
duiigliters nnd a son.
John P. Klkin is of Seotch-Irt.th an
cestry. He was educated in the public
schools, and graduated from the In
diana Normal school. Ilu was a school
teacher at 15 years
of utfu. In 1882 he
entered tho Univer
sity of Michigan at
Ann Arbor, and two
years later, In 1884,
ho was graduated
wun nouor irom us tyr-Tx v .. r
law department. In J.&C. ' ' "..vi
me same year, ou v r-
his return to Ponn- ..."
sylvunia, he was attorney Oenena
culled to tho bar of Elkln'
Indiana county, and In tho fall election
wnB chosen one of Indiana's represent
atives to the legislature of 1SS5. At
this time ho was but 24 year of age,
one of tha youngest men who . had ever
sat In the house.
The vigor of youth Inspired him to
conspicuous efforts at this session, nnd
in 1SS7 he was re-elected and made
chairman of the importunt Commit
tee on Constitutional Reform. Among
the ninny positions of trust nnd lienor
in politics and out of It which he has
held was that of chairman of the Uo
puhlicun state convention which nomi
nated (iret:g and Morrison in 1X01 ;
for yeitra wus president of the Indiana
school board; is a member of the hoard
of trustee of the Indiana Normal
school; president of the Farmers' hank
of Indiana and Deputy Attorney General
of Pennsylvania for nearly three years
under Attorney General McOormlck.
Ho wus chairman of tho Republican
State Committee through three cam
paigns, leading his party to victory,
and Immediately upon his induction
into otlke Governor Stone appointed
him Attorney General, which position
he has held ever since. In his personal
con tact with men of ali classes Attorney
General Elkln is an agreeable, ploas
ant voiced gentleman of kindly im
pulses and unaffected manner. He Is
a stnunch partisan und personal friend
of Hon. M. 3. Quay, his only son being
named Stanley Quay lilkln.
lulled Ntutt-a Nenuti.r IViiroxp.
An unwritten luw In American poll
tics Is that the representative of uny
party from any state in tho senate of
the United StutuB 1b regarded us tho
titular if uot the ac
tual head of the par
ty In that state. Ily
reason of his posi
tlou, therefore, of
his youth and of his
friendships United
States Senator Holes
Penrose is regarded
as one of the men
who will exert a po-
Unttod Btu.8.mtortent Influence In de
Pro. !dl"S Questions
that must come be
fore the next legislature, so far as his
party Is concerned. From his first n
Irance into the political arena Sonator
Penrose has been identified with the
stalwarts, or what has later been de
nominated the Quay elemont in the
Republican party. Of Illustrious an
estry, the founders of his family have
been identilled with the government of
Pennsylvania since the days of Penn.
Through the Diddles, Thomases and
Penroses he has inherited an Ameri
canism stretching through six gener
ations. Doles Penrose entered Harvard at
the early age of 16, and graduated with
high honors in 18S1. He was born Nov.
1, 181)0, at 1331 Spruce street, tin house
in which he still resides when In Phila
delphia. His father was It. A. F. Pen
rose, M. D., Mi, D. Since 1885 the tall,
strongly built form of Boies Penrose
has been a familiar one in Harrlsburg,
where ho Berved successively as mem
ber of the house in 1885 and member
of the state senate from 1886 to 1SUU.
Hy profession Senator Penrose is a
lawyer, having studied under Wayne
MacVuagh nnd George Tucker lis
pham. being admitted to the Philadel
phia bar In Vii'i. In connection with
his law partner, Mr. Alliiisun, he Is the
author of "A History of the City Gov
ernment of Philadelphia," a volume
entitled "Philadelphia 1HS1-1S87" and a
"History of Ground Rents in rhiladol
phla." He was elected to the United
States senate to succead J. Doi M
Cameron In 1890, and today Is r ,i;'-yl-
vim la's only representative in that dis
tinguished body.
The marked characteristic of Sena
tor Penrose's public life is the fluency
aud command of language in his public
utterances. Ho Is one of the most pol
ished speakers that ever sat in thn
State Senate of Pennsylvania. He also
Is a bachelor.
Cul. Jumvn HI. Gnffry.
The controlling power in Demo
cratic councils at Harrlsburg the com
ing session will be. Just as he was last
I session, Col. James McClurg Guffey,
Democratic National Committeeman
! from Pennsylvania, and the recognized
heud of the party In this state. The
story of Col. Guffey's life has been one
long romance. He 1b not only the
Inrgest oil producer In the United
States, bat employs more men In his
gold and silver mining operations In
Idaho than any slnglo individual.
Col. Cuffey cornea from one of the
oldest families in Pennsylvania. On
his mother's side he is descended from
the historic Clan Campbell of Scot
land, while on his paternal side the
Guffey family has for generations past
been prominent In the Shire of Lanark
In the Scottish lowlands. The first
Guffey arrived In this country in 1738,
settled in Philadelphia and subse
quently penetrated the then wilderness
to what is now Westmoreland county.
u f
ft ? O i
wb;ro he clablifihed th "tret ";:!;,;. sh
seltle.iirnt in that county ami tlm sec
ond we. t of the A 1 1 r r I'.mIc.-.
JaniPfi V. Guffey p hi; c:uy diys
on Ins faille's farm and n't.-''i:; !ie
diPtrlct 8ih'"l. At t!io ixr.r f 18 he
became u ;kik in tho siic'.i!i:"rilciil's
olllro of tic I,o;i..i
ville and NashvilLi
railroad, at l.ouhi
villo, Ky. llffsnl)
suuuontly retigued
to ncrent a more re
sponsible position J V'-- :''iS-.
at Nushvllle. Tenn.. '.VW A YSf
with the Adamn Ex- Y&H$ v, 1 ff
press company. It V , f:
was wlille here thut
his attention wnsdl-t'ul-J'lmo" M. OuToy.
reeled to the ncv uml wondurail oil
fields of his nati -o slr.lo. He return "!
to Pennsylvania u'ld immediately en
tered upon a career :n a producer and
operator which has hud few parallels
In tho phenomenal story of tho oil re
gions. Within a few years hla operations
covered five counties. He drilled the
celebrated Matthews well, ono of the
greatest of Its time. When the discov
ery of nuturul gas was made ho enter
ed this field with tho same success
that had attended him In the oil region,
Then he branched out. In the develop
ment of coil areas In Pennsylvania
and West Virginia, and this wan fol
lowed hy his venture Into gold und sli
ver mining In Idaho and Colorado. Ho
Is president, of tho Trade Dollar Min
ing and Miillni? company, of Silver
Oily. Idaho. The town of Cuftty In
that 8tat Is named after hlrn.
Col. Guffey, In connection with hl'J
brother, tho late Sheriff John M. Guf
fey, of Westmoreland county, lies al
ways taken nn interest in politics. At
the Democratic state committee meet
ing In August, 1S97, Col. Guffey was
elected a member of tho Democratic
national committee from Ponnsylvan'.i,
which position he has held ever since.
It is the only oilice In the rllt of Ills
party that he has held, and he has re
peatedly declared that hu is not a can
didate for uny other olllee.
The Btriklng feature of Col. Guffey's
political career has been his control of
men. He Is a keen student of human
nature and reads men Intuitively, To
this fact and the wide experience of
his life in the business world is duo
the remarkable hold he has upon his
party nnd Its leadets. Col. Guffey's Is
a Btriklng figure. Me Is tall and slen
der, with waving gray hair nnd iron
gray mustache. His feature.) are cleur
cut. and expressive. In manner lie In
quick, instantly rasping a point, u
ready conversational;: t, and one of
the mort ugreeahle of men. He res'.de.i
with his wife and four children In a
beautiful home In the Kast Knd of
Pittsburg. His hospi'MI'y and benr
tactlons are tho donii'.Ki'iu;; features of
his social life. He is a prominent
member of t! o Manhattan club of New
York, the Dnquesne cl'ib of l'l!ti
burg, a trustee of Washington and
Jetferson col!e:te and of ir.unv other
social and educational InstftutlmiM.
Col. Guffey has Juat completed his UOLli
year of life.
Stilt Semitnr
The clement nf tho Republican par
ty which goes under the various names
of "Independent," "Insurgent" und
"Anti-Quay" UepuhlUans has as Its
recognized h e a d
State i'cuator Will
lam Kliun, of ritts
burg, the represent
ative at 1 lai Tlsburg
of the Forty-fourth
senatorial dl.ilrlct.
Senator Fllnu Is a
; il llvll.. ,,Vi.,, licVn-
. K y lion ot what brains,
' 7 energy and self re-
Stiito BeuKtor Pllnn. HfilH.e can do for
the man who starts in life with ambi
tion and a common school education.
Senator Fllnn today stands high on he
list of men in Pittsburg who have made
great fortunes In greut enterprises. In
personal appearance he is of fine phy
sique, six feet tall, with hair und mus
tache Just turning gray, who looks at
the world with keen eyes through gold
rimmed spectacles, and whoso mort
conspicuous feature Is a square, firmly
set lower Jaw, indicative of character
and firmness.
Every man has some marked pecu
liarity, and that of Senator Fllnn Is
directness coupled with decision. Ho
goes strulcht to tho heart of a ques
tion, ssttl'.H it and dismisses it to take
lip the next problem. He is a high type
of tho business mun In politics. Be
ginning life as un apprentice to the
trade of brass finishing and uns and
steam fitting, by his own elTorts he
has become one of the leret con
tractors in the country, being at the
iioad of the Hooth & Fllnn company,
Incorporated, of Pittsburg.
Senator Kliun was horn at Manches
ter, England, on May 6, 1801, of Irish
parentage. His parents removed to
Pittsburg In the year of his birth, nnd
since that time he has in;uh his homo
in the "Smoky City." While a young
man he begun Hiking un uctive interest
lu politics, soon rose to be a precinct
leeiier, then the controller of his ward,
s-ud luter the head of tho Republican
tu-ganlzation in Pittsburg, having occu
plod for the past 18 years the responsi
ble position of chairman of the Repub
lican city committee.
His first venture Into the legislative
whirl whs the sosslon of 1879, and he
was re-elected to the session of 1881.
In 1890 he was first chosen to repre
sent his district In the state senate. In
1894 ho was re-elected with practically
no opposition, and two years ago for
tho third lime he received an over
whelming majority. For twenty yeara
past Senator Fllnn has attended as a
delegate every state convention, and
nince 1S84 has been a delegate to every
national convention of the Republican
party.
Ills years of service lu house und Ben
ate, and us a presiding oilicer at con
ventions and in commi' tecs, has made
Senator I linn one of the l i st parlia
mentarian.; In public life. On the floor
of the senate he expresses hitu'clf with
ease, fluency und precision of srummnt
lcal littoraiifo. In debate he is forci'ulo
und convincing. He has trine of the
small vices cf men, aud resides with his
family in a beautiful home In the east
end of Plltsbitrg. Ills elder son, a grad
uate of Vt-le, Is the associate of his
father In h's business enterprises.
State Kennior fl'.urttu.
At thp head of the allied Independ
ent Republican forces in Philadelphia
1b State Senator Dawd Martlu, a Phila
delphia!! of tkotch-lrish ancestry, the
o..n ,.f m ft.,..,...- .....1
But t' I a llli I t ' I UliU J . rt
. t) i.u , r4-3.
m ftbcjitiiiiicaii utiiu
his birth. Senator
Martin was oiected
a member of he
Republican execu
tive committee be
fore he wus a voter,
andcoiitlniiHd In that
position for 32 ion-y 'V k! '-
secutlve years. He ".i
has been Kertrsaut-. '
at-armsof the House at..r Mniu.
of Representatives at Washington, a
delegate to all the state conventions
for 28 years, except two, and served
four years as a member of the Rr pulTli
can National Committee. The other of
fices thut Senator Martin has filled
fefjH
vi;e credil to binvdf aid hi:i party;.--Hio.,.
","!(:, nt lie A:-; alscr for five
vc:m"- (. ' !. i- of Internal Uove.no for
the Ni'i'i; i';.rct for two yew-.: :.e,d
Secr'-t.'ry cf !'ie Common wc ,t!ii cf
Pe.'insylv.uil'i for nearly two jvus.
At the national cmvci.tlnn of 1S9(!
lie wini one of Hie nix I'uinsylv.'iila
dele;,-ilcr. .Yho voted for Major .YcKln
ley, declining to Jol.i the ivst of tho
delegation In vo'ln:: f, r Sem.tor Quay
for president. Ho v, n d'derr.to to tho
natlotinl convention Ht Miuncapolln
nnd also a delegate to the nnl!oi:i;l con
vention in '88 which non.itUtted Har
rison for president.
The senatorial district which Mr.
Martin represents gave him the dis
tinction two years ago of the largest
majority ever given a senatorial can
didate In the stale, he having defeated
the Democratic nominee by over 21,000
votes in u poll of about 37,000.
Kenrtor Martin holds a high plac In
the councils of the independent Re
publican organization, an hla position
In Philadelphia entitles him to ndi
distinction. His manner Is Mot ef
fusive, and though agreeable and en
tertaining in private conversation ho
carefully chooses his words In dlr.russ
Ing affairs of state or politics,
Aa a farmer's son, his love for
country life has always remained su
premo, and he resides with h wife,
sinter nnd brother-in-law, tho lutt r
Wllllnm J. Honey, Receiver of Trues of
Philadelphia, on the old faun in a
bountiful modern inainduu near
Holmoshurg, Phil.idelplil where the
hospitality of himself and his wife mo
proverbial. Of late Senator M: rtln has
come to the front as a public rpoukor
when occasion deniaiid ) It, ; nd at
such times has expressed h'i:'r If wlili
freedom and force. Sen:. tor Martin 1.)
GO years of ago.
Secretary Vn Vu I lit' liters.
For nearly four years the executive
manngement of the nfl:ilrs of the Hiial
nciis M'n's Republican league of Penn
sylvania and Its Philadelphia branch
bun been under -tho
parsomtl direction
of Its Bocrot'iry,
Fredci k k A. Van
Valkeuburg. Ho
w a s prominent ly
luemiucu wnn me
' -pKcnuioi cdiilist in
'V .;' :') the legislature two
s' V, years ago, was ouo
,: ' o( thedii i. cling povv-
. ,. ,, , eis in '.lie John
F. A V un Val kenburii. .,,, , ,
Vvanamiikei senato
rial contest ut HaiTlcburg lour years
ago, and will be in chnri.e of" the
League's work in connection with the
Independent Peiiuhlican movement the
coiaius session. Associated with him
will be 11 ou. A. D. l'el!eiof, funner
chief clerk of the house ,".i.d or.o i.r the
Independent, lenders of eiatcin Pcaa
sylvaiiii. Mr. Van Valkiu'tiurg pi one of the
youngest men in active pollllcs in the
state, having been born April a, 1NH7,
In Tioga county. He comes of -in old
family and revolutionary ancestry, 'i ho
only ollioe he has ever held was that
of assistant postmaster ut Woilshoro
iu 1S90 und 18H1!. He iu a man of me
dium hei:,'ht, sloully built, of Jovial
disposition and with n kcim sei-sc of
humor. Prior to his entrance into
stale politics he had been active In
Tioga county Republican affairs.
Politics, however, do not engross all
of his time, for ho is general manager
of the Dnngor Star Slate company, and
Is identilled with the development of
the now famous Tioga county on Holds.
Prior to his election us secretary of the
Uusiuefcs Men's League be was a con
tractor for Iron and steed highway
bridges. The peculiarity uhor.t Mr.
Van Valkeniitii'g is that ho li..s no de
sire to hold oliii o nnd v. i:il.' not ac
cept political proferment, a.s he has
frequently dt dared.
lie is u part owner of the Wolia
boro Republican-Advocate. He lives
at the Manufacturers' club, In Phila
delphia, and Is noted for his collection
of cu"los and editions iV Lux of raie
woi kk. This is the only hobby he In
dulges lie Is one of the lie-d known
of the younger club men in Philadel
phia. Like all men who exerch:u ex
ecutive or directing power In poll
tics or business, he Is straightforward
In his utterances and does not leave
anybody in doubt as to his Ideas on any
subject. Hla friends are carefully se
lected and are ol the kind who are
Steudfast under all circumstanced.
A SLEEPY GUEST.
Why the Ludy of the Itouae Wus In.
dlKnuiit Ovvr 111m C'ouduet.
There is a well 'known legal light of
Chicago who is lu deeu disgrace with
out tho shadow of an excuse for him
self to bolster up his sinking spirits,
lie weut out to Hydu l'urk the other
night to dine Informally with some
friends, and his hostess, who hud been
married but u short time,' put herself
out to entertain him. The dinner wus
excellent, und the Judge did full Jus
tice to It They hud coll'ee lu the llbru
ry, und the Idggest, most padded leath
er clmlr v. as put lit the guest's tlispos
ul. With a sigh he nink Into its cav
ernous depths and prepared for u luxu
rious evening with u good cigar ala nd
of him. Itrliliantly his hostess rumbled
on. Khe told stories that were witty,
und she gently deferred to his views,
hut presently he left her to lo all the
talking, in tht! mid.st of u striking ac
count of u theater party she slopped
with u Jerk. There was no response
and u dead silence punctual, d only hy
II gentle and regular brent hiug. The
judge was fust itsleep In his big chair.
There ywm iio doubt of il. Nothing
coiihl conceal the fact. Willi obe lu
dignuiit und comprehensive glance at
her plainly ilellghled busbuMi f-l.u
urose and luuJcMicully swept up stairs.
Ami she did not go down again.
It was some time later when her
hushund apologetically came up ufier
her. lie had not expected her wrutli
to lust. "Uid did you think you were
budly treated?" he asked.
"How long did hu HlecpV" asked tho
BtiU insulted wife.
Again tlie grin overspread her hus
band's face, but he spoke lu a sad tone,
uft beiltted the occasion. "Nearly au
hour," he bleuthed. "I wouldn't uiiud,"
pecllicull .
Then It wus the worm turned.
"Mind:" she stormed. "Of courso 1
wouldn't, only yuu huve grounds now i
for the rest of your life for buying I
talk so much U puts people to fclccp!"
And she wcpUt'hicago New.
J Vjisin rt'iiaiaLiciU! oftcu fail
t ) r lii'Vo iii(lit.'htii)Ji l);aus
they can digest only albuminous
fcxxli. There is cue prt'jiu!'ati(u j
that digests all classes of hA, j t
and that is Kodol )yf aa Ciru. t
It euros tho worst case of iuu'i-1 J
gestion and snves instant relief
ioc it digests wliat you eat "ft
Trout's dru store.
1 Reisner's Store News.
To jrivo you in dtiluil all t w iitlnirlioim of our bitf nton,
would iitilio all llio space iu Tin-; FirrroN (!ui:ntv Nkwk,
i Halves by inviting you to vitsit
v-J
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Dress
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Jivory lady in tho County known tho i'i:utuLio'i JiKIH
NEll'S NTOKKlma f..r
rIiTo Dress Goods.
Wlii'ther it i.s awodilinih'i'NM, or an ovury tiny K'H'i.H'iJt
hlio linds a laro stock of tin' jnoht reliable fabrics from
which to select.
For Win tor our lino of
Ladies', Misses' and
i j i.s complete, and tho fact that
aud remain our permanent
of fair dealino;.
'2
t-l
for men, boys, and childron iu uiln from tho linowt 'uoi
nuro8, nerves, choviots in tho latit htylo for dreH, to tho
plain Htroiif,' garment for ov vy day wear.
Thou, of coursi
wu ca i
gloves, liandkort'hief auythiu.v,' you need and ut price tltat
i"i ...
.-0 aro riht.
v0
J I f i i 1 i 1
jjozciiN oi sii ies aim iiiou.miuo.s oi jiaii'H in wiutl you will
liud in our stock of
(T
Everything from tho linest di'ess hIiooh for Mtnj, Wom
en and Children to tho sti'on.f, heavy shoo for hard erviou.
f3 Geo. W. Kcisner & Co. E.
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THE
FULTON
COUNTY
NEWS
Covers the Field.
In every part of the
County faithful re
porters are located
that gather the daily
happenings.
.
Then there is the
State and National,
News, War News, a
Department for the
f armer and Mechan
ic, Latest Fashions
for The Ladies. The
latest New Y ork, Bal
timore, Philadelphia
Aarkets. The Sun
day School Lesson,
Helps for Christian
Fndeavorers, and a
Good Sermon for ev
erybody. THE JOB .DEPARTMENT
INCOMPLETE.
SALE BllLS,
POSTERS,
DODGERS,
fclLL HEADS,
' LETUR HEADS,
18 VELUM'S,
V
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CARDS, It, I
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everything in the Ivst
style a'.oiitf that line.
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the NLWS sent toiny
of your tiiends on
request,
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