Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 15, Petersburg, Pike County, 19 August 1898 — Page 5

Carnot Sappert Hnmwtj. TethtEditor of The Courier: Some men ore born great, some ore not, end some by chance aspire for congress and soceeed in obtaining the nomination of their party, and are sometimes successful by being elected, which is ail right and proper—and just as long as they prove to be true to thwtrust imjiosed in them there is no valkl reason why they should not receive a second or third nomination, but when there is reason to doabt the usefulness of a congressman the time has then arrived when he should stand aiide and let the party piece in nomination some one else who can unite Uie party and stand some show of being elected. Mr. Janies A. He men way was elected in 1894 by a good round majority, in 1898 he was elected by a much smaller margin. Had the jxipulist candidate not been in the field he would have been defeated, notwithstanding the state was carried by the republicans by the largest majority ever given before. Mr. Hemeiiway has forced himself on the pppublicans ot the first district for a* third Domination. He canuot command the strength of the party and it matters but little whether there is a populist candidate or not Mr. Hemeiiway cannot be elected. 1 hare nerer voted against a republican

candidate for congreea since the {birth of! the jmrty, blit I cannot support Mr. L^uienway again, and there are enough republicans in the first district of the same opinion to defeat him at the polls next Novemiier. I have been a republican in principle all my life, have not changed my views in regard to llie principles of the republican party, but bav««cliaiiged them relative to r? some of the so-called ami would-be leaders who sit themselves up as bright lights, dictators, possessors and dispensers of all * the offices, both large and small, at the disposal of the successful party. Such impostors must come down from their high pinnacles of self esteem and give place to those whom the people have more confidence in and until they do, defeat is sure and pertain. L. M. Baikd. August 13. 1898. The Sore I .at; rip pc to re. There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady if you will only get the right remedy. Y«m are having jwin all through your body, jour liver is out of order, have no ap|M>tite, uo life or ambitiou, have a had cold, in fact are completely used up. Klectiic Bitters are the ouly remedy that willgive you prompt and sure relief. They act directly on yottrdiver, stomach and kidnevs, t me up the whole system and make you feel fike a new being. They are guaranteed to cure or price refunded. For vale at J.it. Adams A Son’s drug store, ouly 30 cents per bottle.

Tiklnf Ctro •ftbrH»n«. Delays in securing supplies oe*-asioned dr lay in gettiiigjhe ariuy ready t«* advance oil Cuba. Perhaps mu explanation of the cause oft he#e delays may be found in the fact that s« many “son* of their fathers'’ hare been appointed to military positions. As a matter of record,it mar prove valuable to plate at ie*«t a partial list of President McKinley's appointments before tha people. Among them are to be found: A son of ex-President Uayes. A eon of ex- President Harrison. A son of Janie* (1. Blaine. A son of John A. loptn. A sou of Senator Korakcr. A son of Senator Sewell. A son of Senator Gray. Two sona of ex-Senator Calvin Brice. A son of «x-Mayor Strong of New York. A son of ex-Mayor Hewitt of New York. A son of Vice Prraidrtit Hobart's brother. A eon of Secretary Alger. A brother of Vanderbilt’s son-in-law. A son of ex-Consul General John C.Xew. A *on-in-l*w of Senator Money. A sou df Chairman Hull of the House military committee. A son and son-in-law of Senator Ixalge. A son of cx-Senator Mitchell of Oregon. It waa not to be expected that military matters would move expeditiously with such an-array of inexpeHeneed men in charge of important affairs. Officers who have grown gray in the service of their country have i been ignored, and the sons of senators, former politicians and rich men have been given high positions in the army. Yet criticism of the administration so called “disloyal” by adiniui-trat ion organs. Bark ten's Arnica Halve. The best salve in (Hie worhl for cats, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, uorns, and ail skiu eruptious, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or I money refunded. Price S3 cents per box. For sale by J. It. Adams A Sou. Thought* hy Wise Ban. Whoever eon. reds the raioe of money of any country is absolutely master of all industries ami commerce.—James A.Garfield. Avarice says: “1 will oppress the weak and devour the fruits of his labors, and 1 say it is fate that has en ordained. Dolney. j Anything upon which the government places its stamp and declares it a full legal tender in payment of all debts and taxes is money, no matter what the material may be.—Ueory Clay.1 believe the struggle now going on in this country, and in other countries for a single gold standard, will, if success! ul. produce widespread disaster, in the end, throughout the world.—James G. Blaise. if a government contract a debt with a certain amount of money in circulation^md then contracted the money volume before 1 the debt was paid, it is the most heinous crime that a government could commit Abraham Lincoln.

«A»HIN«iTM LETTKH. 0«r K«|«9ar C*rre«pati4eat 9ia4i la a Batch af Nears. '7 Jfr. McKinley is still in doubt ns to the policy we shookl pursue toward the Philip* pines. It was that doubt that caused the temporary peace agreement, signed by representatives of the two governments, to provide that the commissioners to negotiate the treaty of peace, which shall determine the final disposition of the Philippines should meet at Paris, not later than October 1. when it would have been easy to have saved a month by haring the commission meet September 1. The Spauish government has been quick to recognize this doubt on the part of Mr. McKinley, and to act upon it; it has issued a statement to the Spanish people saying that they had reason to believe the peace commission would allow Spain to retain the

Philippines. What the policy of the administration is to be towards the Philippines will be plainer after Mr. McKinley names the live American peace commissioners. Tlie only one yet known is Secretary Day. who may be considered as Mr. McKinley’s mouth-piece and personal representative. It is daily becoming plainer that a great mistake was made in allowing S|»ain to have any say as to the disposition of the Philippines. While there are differences of optniou among our people, as to our keeping the islands, the opinion is practically unanimous that Spain should not be allowed to retain them. It will be farcical for us to talk about driving Spain ' out of Cuba and Porto Rico for the sake of | humanity, and theu to allow Spain to keep the Philippines after they were practically in our possessions. We should not confine, our humanity to the Cubans, else foreigners will refuse to believe that it is humanity. The government is preparing to send food tb Cut*, not only for the insurgents, but for all that need it, including the Spanish soldk-rs, but the Red Cross society is ahead of the government as it is already distributing food and other relief iu Cuba. if the democrats do not elect a majority of the Hour*, this year, it will not lie the fault of the democratic congressional campaign committee, which is preparing for a vigorous campaign with confident exjiectatiotw of success. While tire committee will, as usual, furnish the candidates with the kind of literature they think will be most effective in their districts, it will also distribute literature criticising the war revenue law, liecaut* of its being harder upon the poor thau upon the rich; showing up some of the many evils resulting from Secretary Alger’s using the war department as a republican partisan machine, and the -financial question will not be neglected, but will be discussed in accordance with the the Chicago platform. Democrats who have visited the committee headquarters, without exception, regard the close of the war at this time as decidedly advantageous for the democratic party, because it will

enable them to bring other questions to the hMention of the voters ami because it will prevent the other side going into the ettm|>aign with a false plea that a vote against a republican candidate would-be a vote against the conduct of the war. It has not yet bpen determined whether the administration should lie attacked for its action in giving Spain too much to saythrough the three jomt commissions provided for in the terms of peace, when it could just as easily have settled everything j iu the terms themselves, which Spain would hate been bound to accept anyway, although such action is being strongly advocated. There is some very strong talk among the senators aiid representatives, who have been in Washington since Sampson was advanced eight numbers and promoted to be rear admiral, while Schlev, who was also promoted to be rear admiral, was only advanced'six numbers, which makes Sampsou one number ahead of him, iustead of one number behind him as he was before these promotions were made. While it is not regarded as likedv that ;anv attempt will be made to hang up Sampson's promotion in the Senate it balmwt certain that occasion will be taken in both House and Senate, to show that be owes it more to favoritism than to anythiug he did. It will not be surprising, either, should the resolution offered by Representative Berry, extending the thanks of Congress to Schley for destroying Cervera’s fleet, be adopted. It is.staied at the war department that no troops .will tie discharged until it is known how many will be needed to garrison Porto Rico and Cuba, and it will be sometime before that is known, as military commissions are first to meet at San Juan ; and Havana, and arrange the terms aud ] time of evacuation of Porto Rico and Cuba.I The Spaniards will be hurrtad out of Porto j Rico as fast as possible, but as there are six j or eight weeks more of the unhealthy season j in Cuba,; our representatives on the com- ] mission are not likely to object to the Span-1 iards taking all the time they want to leave there. A Great Show. So sap the Pittsburg Dispatch of May 23: The Great Wallace Shows opened a two days’ engagement at Exposition Park yesterday afternoon, aud the program pre- j seated was the best seen in this city for years, and was greeted with salves of, applause. The acrobatic efforts of the Nelson family, the greatest in their line in j tbs world, w«re simply marvelous; the Angelos are the equals of any flying artists j in the business, and the grand ballet, led by the famous Mine. Maccari, was a new j departure in a circus performance, and one that was greatly appreciated. Them were innumerable acta by firstdass artists, while a small anny of really fanny clowns kept the audience convulsed by their absurdities. Hie show sedrsd a great suecest. Will exhibit here on Tuesday, August 90th.

Lmm Smut of Wheat. (Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Newspaper Bulletin No. <83, August ; •.law.) The season just post seems to hove been j unusually favorable to the development of fungous diseases. This is ee|«ecially true | with reference to the loose smut of wheat j and oats. Owing to this fact, numerous inquiries have come to the station in regard to some method for its prevention. At present it is well known that the loose smut of wheat aud other cereals is caused by a minute fungus, which enters the plant while very young and lives inside its tissues, developing its fruit or spores iu the head of the growing wheat, this development taking j place at the expense of the wheat kernels themselves. The spore* as they ripen are carried by currents of air to adjoining plants, thus infecting the seed for the corniug year, or they are wished off by rains into the soil, where they may also infect J the next season’s crop. In this connection it is well to observe the following precautionary measures, which will mitigate much j of the loss: 1st. That the seed shall be j taken from wheat fields free from smut. 2nd. Sow on soil not previously infected with smut spores. Treatment of seed.—Since the plants are infected by this fungus- in the very early stages of their growth, it is evident that no treatment of the plants in the field will prevent the development of the stuut, hence the necessity of treating the seed. The

ordinary hot water treatment, as recommended for the stinking smut of wheat and the loose smut of oats has not preyed an efficient preventive of the loose smut of wheat, hence it has not been employed by the station to any extent. A recent bulletin (U. S. department of agriculture, farmers* bulletin No. 75) hy Swingle, however, prescribes a method of hot water treatment for the loose smut of wheat, which it is claimed has proved efficient. This method which is to receive a thorough trial at the station this coming season is as follows: The seed enclosed in coarse gunny sacks or open-baskets, is soaked four hours in cold Water. It is then removed and allowed to stand, in the wet sacks, about four hours. The enclosed seed is then dipped in a vessel containing water at 110 to ISO degrees Kah., and after a moment it is lifted, allowed to drain a little and then dipped again. This o|*eration should be repeated several times. The object of this preparatory treat incut is to bring each seed iu contact with, the warm water, and the whole time-consumed should not exceed a minute. The sacks of seed should theu lie plunged in water at 182 degrees Pah-, for five minutes, care being exercised in maintaining this temjierature within a degree or two throughout the operation, as well asio keep file seed constantly stirred. To maintain the temperature it is necessary to have a third vessel containing boiling water, by the addition of which to vessel No. 2 a uniform temperature may be maintained. The thermometer used should be au accurate one. It has been found that quite a percentage of the seed is killed by this treatment, hence it is recommended that one-half more seed be used per acre in planting. Ws. Stuart. Assistant Botanist.

A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart of Groton, S. D.; ‘‘Was taken with a bad cold which settled on my longs, cough set in and finally terminated^ com-ump-tion. Four doctors gave me up, saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself Up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, I won Id meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. I gave it a trial, took in ail eight bottle.-. It has cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman.” Trial bottles free at J. R. Adams A Son's drug store. Regular size 50c and $1.00 guaranteed or price refunded. Big Show Omiug. The big circus is coming. R. M. Harvey and Frank Purcell, press agent and local contractor for the Wallace circus were here Thursday and have arranged for the appearance of the big shows here Tuesday, August 30th. The Wallace shows always good— are better this year than ever before, having been enlarged and reorganized with many new and novel features. In speaking of the performance recently given at Charles City, Iowa, the Daily X Rays says: The afternoon performance was presented before a tent full of people, who were wildly enthusiastic over every feature. There is an absence of sameness about the Wallace shows, every part of it being new, novel and artistic. Not a single thing on the bills was omitted, and when the magnificent exhibition ended the gTeat throng filed slowly out, loth to depart from a place which had provided them such a pleasant afternoon’s entertainment. Pram a Methodist Preacher. Clay City, Indiana, Jan. 12, 1897. Pepsiu Syrup Co, Mouticello, 1R. Gentlemen: It affords me great pleasare to speak m praise of your most excellent medicine. 1 have suffered quite a great deal from sick headache, the result of sedentary habits and sluggish liver and bowels. Tour remedy corrects these: troubles and my headaches are stopped. J. I C. Boone, Pastor M. K. church. When You Take Tear Vacation The most necessary article to have with you (after your pocket book) isabottle of Foley’s Colic Cure. It is an absolute prevention or cure of all derangements of the bowels caused by a ehaage of wateu. Ton are likely to need iL J. R. Adams A Son. a

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