Pike County Democrat, Volume 30, Number 32, Petersburg, Pike County, 15 December 1899 — Page 7

Washington Notes. Mr. McKinley’s hired men, otherwise known as the republican majority of the House, are obeying orders like trained animals. They began today the actual work of railroading through the House, in a single week, the gold standard bill that Mr. McKinley had prepared last summer. The vote is to be taken a week from today, and, of course, the bill will be passed, as it will be sure to get all the republican votes, and ills being claimed that eight democrats from New York, and possibly others from the Eastern states will also vote for it. The republicans are so fond of wearing their gags that they offered ,to give some of the time allotted to them for debate on the bill to the democrats.

The navy department has got Schley well out of the way, but his friends in Congress are on the tilert in his behalf, as was seen when a proposition, which originated with Mr. McKinley was submitted to them. The proposition was that Congress pass a bill reviving the grade of Vice Admiral in the Navy, and that Mr. McKinley would at once nominate both Schley and Sampson to that grade. This sounded well, but Schley’s friends have so far declined to accept it, unless Mr. McKinley would promise that Schley's nomination should be made first, so that he would continue to rank Sampson. Representative Berry, of Kentucky, who is one of Schley’s stanchest friends says he intends to push his resolution offering the thanks of Congress to Schley and the men under him for destroying Cevera’s lleet, but if an agreement is reached about the Vice Admiral business, that will propably end the whole matter. Representative Lentz, of Ohio, has offered a resolution asking for an inW... .1' ."1 — . _ RoVal Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum hairing powders are the greatest menacers to neahh of the present day. BOYAl BAKINO AOWOtS 00., W8W YORK. —

—.. . * , ■ — vestigation, by a special committee of the House, of the charges growing out of the interference of United States troops in mining troubles in Idaho, in defiance of and contrary to the Federal constitution, at the individual request of the Governor, when no riot or insurrection existed, and without consulting the legislature or the local sheriff. If present indications may be depended upon, the position of those democrats who voted against the dangerous method of refusing to allow a man with proper credentials, to be sworn in as a membeiujf the House, is likely to be vindicated by the final disposition of the Roberts case. Members of the Roberts committee may, of course, change their minds before their report is made to the House, but it looks now as though their report would recommend that Roberts

be sworn in and then be expelled, because of his being a polygamistMembers are beginning to realize that the precedent of not allowing a man with, regular credentials to be sworn in, is too dangerous a one to be set up. If one man can properly be denied, one hundred men might be treated in the same way by an unscrupulous majority. It isn't the Roberts case, but the principle at stake tha£ makes the action of the House important. That Mr. Quay isn’t as certain of getting that seat in the Senate, as his friends would like everybody to believe is shown by the presence in Washington, working in Quay’s'interest, of ex-Senator Don Cameron. Mr. Quay will also be in Washington this week. An adverse report is expected from the Committee on Elections, which is one of the few committees not included in the republican grab of increasing their representation, but the real fight will be on the floor of the Senate. The chances still seem to favor Quay, although several of the Senators who had been counted upon as certain to vote to seat him, are said to be in doubt as to how they would vote. It is on the personal friendship of those Senators that Cameron and Quay are now working. Senator Mason’s speech in favor of his resolution of sympathy for the Transvaal Republic, now’ engaged in a war for liberty with Great Britain, contains sdine hard knocks for prominent republicans; including the President. Mason may not rauk high as a statesman, but his tongue has a sting on the end of it when he wishes it to have, quite as nagging if not so polished, as that wielded by Ingalls, and other sting-slingers who have been in 1 the Senate. . Boss Hanna appears to have emerg- *

ed from his wrestle with the rheumatism and his check-book, which is credited with such a prominent part in the Ohio campaign, as cross as a crippled bear. He was hobbling but of the White House, where he had been holding a conference with Mr. McKinley and Mr. Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin, who has been mentioned, as Hanna's successor at the head of the Republican National Committee, when he was asked if it were true that he intended to retire from the Chirmanshlp of the Committee. He glared angrily at the newspaper man who asked the question, before answering and then snapped out as he turned away: “No one is luJthm-ized to say what I will do.” A Postmaster's View of It. Bloomingdale, Illinois, Feb. 20, 1809. Syrup Pepsin Co. Gentlemen:—After having given the Syrup of Pepsin a fair trial in my family, I unhesitatingly pronounce it a great boon to all suffering from indigestion, constipation and dyspepsia in all their forms with all their train of evil consequences. I have fought dyspepsia and constipation of a severe character for 2<*» years, have employed the most skilled physicians that I could reach, have spent hundreds of dollars and

now I find more relief in this pleasant remedy than I hare found in anything else. To all persons of sedentary occupations in life, I wish to say, buy it and use it. I have spent 12 years at the postmaster’s desk, averaging 14 hours a day, and know now if I had had this remedy years ago it would have saved me much suffering. Respectfully yours, W. M. McCoy, P. M., Bloomingdale, 111. Oliphant Drug Co., d Ingersoll’s Last Letter. ‘•I think the treatment of the Filipinos wrong, foolish. I do not want the Filipinos unless they want us. I believe in expansion if it is honest. I want Cuba if the Cubans want us. At the same time I think our forces should be immediately withdrawn from Cuba and the people of that island allowed to govern themselves. We waged war against Spain for liberty and for right and we must wear the laurels unstained.”—R. G. Ingersoll to Editor Chester Claim, July 20.! 1899, the day before he died. Colic and Diarrhoea Cured and corrected by the use of Dr. \ Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. This rem edy restores the natural action of the stomach and bowels, and is better than a remedy that checks but does nob correct the conditions. Sold and recommended by the Oliphant Drug Co. d

Whsn the Century Ends. The nineteenth century closes with the year 1900, Immediately after midnight, therefore, of December 31, 1900 is when twentieth century begins with the first second of the first hour of the first day of January, 1901. The twentieth century will open on a Tuesday and close on a Sunday. It will haye the greatest number of leap years possible for a century—twentyfour. The year 1904 will be the first one, then every fourttT^ear after that to and including the y«ar *2000. February will three times have five Sundays—in 1920, 1948 and 1970. The twentieth century will contain 36,525 days, which lacks but one day > of being exactly 5,218 weeks. The } middle day of the century will be » January 1, 1951.

Several announcements are made } of changes to be inaugurated with l the opening of the new century. The \ first of importance is that ltussia > will adopt the Grecian calendar. | This will be done by omitting thirteen f days, the amount of error that will | have accumulated after the close of » February, 1900. The Russians will [ then write January 1, 1901, instead of [ December 19, 1900: or rather instead > of both according to the dual system ’ now in vogue in that country and in > Greece. The other important an- [ nouncement is that it is not at all un- r likely that the astronomical day, \ which now begins at noon of the civil | day at midnight. The present meth- £ od of having the astronomical day to [ begin twelve hours after the begin- ? ning of the civil day is apt to be con- \ fusing. On the other hand, to have I the former begin at midnight, just [ when astronomers are often busiest, [ will be to them somewhat inconveni- l ent.—Scientific American. £ Brave Men £all * » Victims to stomach, liver and kidney \ troubles as well as women, and all £ feel the results in loss of appetite, | poisons in the blood, backache, ner- f vousness, headache and tired, listless, r run-down feeling. But there’s no need \ to feel like that. Listen to J. W. £ Gardner, Idaville, Indiana. He says: [ “Electric Bitters are just the thing ? for a man when he is all run down, » and don’t care whether he lives or £ dies. It did more to give me new [ strength and good appetite than any- [ thing I could take. I can now eat r anything and have a new lease on \ life.’’ Only 50 cents at the Stearnes £ Drug Co's, store. Every bottle guar- [ anteed. Read the Democrat at all times and j get the news. The largest paper in 1 the county and the subscription price t is only one dollar per year. L

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Our Christmas Stock is by far the Cheapest. Hi Dou’t tie deceived by anyone claiming to “have just as good a stock,” or to sell “just «s cheap. ” - . See Our Stock, and Ion Will Kuo* as We Do,: not Be Dose. mmm hi our new line of Holiday selections, we offer yon^e jack' of Santa’s pack in * '~:J|||i _ ' Toys of All Kinds

' - xjm . The largest assort mehfcever seen in Petersburg. Call early ami see them. sV-,

Books, Fancy Notions, Albums, Picture Frames, STYLE, MERIT, WORTH, Our claim is to give more mirth for ever dreamed of getting.

LADIES’ AND GENTS’ GOLD WATCHES And Jewelry of nil kinds and of the latest and most popular designs. Now you can thank your lucky star for leading you to a Store where there is so wide a choice, so great a variety, so grand an opportunity to fill the stockings with* out emptying the purse. «HENRY*RICKRIGH» PETERSBURG, IN D. ___ ,

tC5*l DECEMHEE CT.-E.A t?. a ■Krrm ==! a t t'.#. ■AT THENEW * YORK STOR We ha\e resolved,to clear the decks, and make this our banner month. When we determine to do a thing we enter into it heart and soul. We want to cl heavy weight garment out of our store by the first of January, and are to Sacrifice in Every Department of Our Immense Stock of Goods at Per Cent Discount this means more to the buyer than ever before. Such a chance seldom occurs. The following are only a few of the many bargains for this month.

J Clothing. 16 Men’s Black Kersey Overcoats, go at this sale ._. 40 Men’s Light Colored Covert Cloth Overcoats, at this sale .. 100 Men’s Mackintoshes, we sell them at this sale for ... , 26 Boys’ Overcoats with Cape, will go at this sale for. Men's Jeans Pants, lined through and through, at this sale... All onr Boys’ and Children’s Suits will go low prices. $4.75 6.00 1.00 1.40 50c it extremely Ceme and examine our fine line of Holiday Hats,

Boots and Shoes. Men’s heavy every day Boots will be sold at this sale for.. Our best custom made Boots, side lined, at this sale. All our Children’s xted Top Boots, go at this sale for.. Ladies’Calf Skin Shoes; a good Shoe, at this sale... Our Ladies’ fine custom made Shoes at this sale.,,.. Misses’ Shoes 75 cents and upwards. Men s Yici heavy winter Shoes go at this sale for ... Boys’ Shoes 80 cents and upwards. $1.39 2.50 75c 1.00 2.00 2.00

Dry Goods. 300 yards Dark Flannelettes, will go at this sale, per yard. 400 yards heavy FatjpjjvFlannelettes, go at this sale, per yard .. .77TJ.. 500 yards Cotton Jeans, will go at this sale, per yard.. Novelty Plaid Dress Goods, go at this sale, per yard .. Fancy all Wool Plaid Dress Goods, at this sale, per yard..»........:. All our Comforts will go at cost. Buy your Table Linen of us for Xmas presents, are very low. 4»c 7lc 10c 7tC 25c Prices

Notions. 10 dozen Ladies' Fleeced Vests with sleeves, at this sale. 15 dozen Ladies’ Fleeced Underwear, go at sale for______ Children’s Underwear from 4 cents upward^ If you arifc. going to buy Handkerchiefs, Ties, Gloves, Fancy Shirts and ^Suspenders for Xrnas presents, call on us; big stock to select from and prices very low. Men’s heavy Fleeced Undershirts, Iiibbed tail, ORf -Drawers to match, at this sale, each.... -

We make this wonderful and truthful offer at the close of another year with confidence in the intelligence of the people to whom this house has always grip the worth of their money. These values we want you to possess are by far the greatest we have ever offered, or can be got at any other house. Remember, 25 per cent discount in each of our departments. The man who misses this sale is the loser. <85 2v£a,lxi Street, ^etersTo-u-ig;, Indiana ^(m1lSnlis<siisairs=irr=ir==iR