Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1901 — Page 3

Consolation and Comfort.

Who is it that does not wish to be oat in the open air or alive in some field of 6port, whether it be with the bat, rod ' or gun; whether we go coasting over the hills and vales on the wheel or sailing over rough waves or into serene coves, it is all sport, and the springing muscles seem to need it. It Is bound to happen that some mishap will occur Thus it is that we have sprains in abundance. Light sprains, sprains that cripple, sprains, that give great pain, sprains that rob us of sleep, but sportsmen of all kinds have come to know that there is nothing better than the old, reliable St. Jacobs Oil. Have it with you for use; you. may rely on its cure of the worst sprain and restoration to the comforts of life.

AVENGING A PRESIDENT.

Vlllflera of Stricken Executive Have Suffered Severely, “The American people have a forcible way of expressing disapproval of any uncomplimentary reference to a stricken President,” said a man who makes a point of remembering things, to a New York Times reporter the other day. “Just as much now as twenty years ago. Whenever a man has spoken ill of Mr. McKinley a crowd has fallen on him and beJLten him. “I have a dozen or more clippings taken from papers printed in 1881, setting forth how individuals were severely punished for speaking evil of President Garfield. “In only one instance was a fine imposed upon the avenger. An old soldier in a small Ohio town knocked a fellow down and, as he expressed it himself, walked on his face. The justice of the peace, in defiance of public opinion, fined the assailant $lO. The Cincinnati Commercial opened a subscription asking 1,000 persons to contribute one cent each toward the payment of the fine; as the old soldier was impecunious. Incredible as it may seem, penny contributions, together with a few of larger proportions sent direct to the old man, placed him in comparatively easy circumstances. “A quarter of a million persons contributed one cent each, and almost every village in the United States was represented. As the newspaper contribution was restricted to a penny, those who wished to give more sent their money through the mails to the veteran. One Philadelphia woman sent him $100; a Democratic club in Milwaukee contributed the entire contents of its treasury. He had broken his cane over the slanderer’s head when he felled him, and he received enough walking sticks of all sorts, sizes and prices to stall a store.”

THE CHAMPION WING SHOT.

Capt. Bogardna Has a Daneeroe. Ex* nerlenr—, b>it Comes Ont Uuhnrt. Ferris Wheel Park, Chicago, Nov. 4. —Capt. A. H. Bogardus, the champion wing shot of the world, has spent the summer here, His shooting school has been one of the features of the Park during the season. He has given many exhibitions and his skill with the rifle Is superb. The Captain tells of a very close cal! he once had when living at Elkhart, 111. He had been a sufferer from Kidney disease for several years, and it rapidly developed into Bright’s Disease. All his friends told him that this was Incurable, and that he would never get better. To say that he was alarmed Is to put It very mildly. This plucky man had faced many dangers, and It made him sick at heart to think that at last he was to be conquered by such a cruel foe. At last he heard of a medicine that had cured manv such cases—Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He used them and was completely restored to good health. He says: “I attribute my present good he Ith to Dodd’s Kidney Pills and to nothing else.”

A Scandinavian Nero.

Christian 11, King of Denmark and Sweden, was surnamed the “Nero of the North” on account of his cruelties. In 1520 he succeeded In having himself elected King of Sweden at a time when that country was distracted by civil factions; and the way he accomplished his design was an act of the most infamous treachery. Having assembled the chief nobles and prelates at Stockholm, on the occasion of his coronation, he had them .suddenly arrested and publicly executed, as the most expeditious way of getting rid of all opposition for the future. He also massacred a number of citizens. But the cruel vengeance and treachery of Christian excited the Indignation of the Swedes, and rising under the leadership of the famous Gustavus Vasa, they expelled the Danes from the country. Shortly afterwards his disgusted Daneß drove him out of Denmark also, and he fled to the Netherlands. On returning with an army he was defeated, and confined for twelve years In the castle of Sonderburg.

The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette

says: “Walter Baker & Co. of Dorcheater, Maas., U. S. A., have given years of study to the skillful preparation of cocoa and chocolate, and bavs devised machinery and systems peculiar to their methods of treatment, whereby the purity, palatabillty and highest nutrient characteristics are re- * talned. Their preparations are known the world over and have received the highest Indorsements from the medical practitioner, the nurse and the Intelligent housekeeper and caterer."

The Retort Courteous.

He —You seem to think I’m an imbecile. She—What a mind reader you are! I’iso’s Cure for Consumption always gives immediate relief in all throat trouble*.—F. E. Bierman, Leipsic, Ohio, Aug. 81,1001. An easy conscience often leads a mas an arduous life.

SCHLEY'S STORY IS TOLD.

Bear-Admiral Concludes His Testimony Before the Naval Court. Rear Admiral Schley, under cross-ex-amination, explained the retrograde movement and dispatches sent by Schley and received by him during this period of the campaign. Schley’s three reasons for the westward movement were first that Captain Sigsbee, who was a scout and placed in front of the harbor for the express purpose of securing information, advised Schley that he did not believe the'Spanish squadron was in the harbor. The second reason was that Edouard Nunez stated that he did not believe the squadron could enter the harbor, and the third reasdn was that a dispatch from the department, accompanied by a memorandum from Sampson, minimized the importance of the squadron being there. The witness also said that the department’s dispatch of May 25, saying all its information indicated that the Spaniards were in Santiago, was ambiguous. He said the ambiguity of the department’s dispatch was manifest at once because it stated that its information indicated that the Spanish fleet was in Santiago, then it pointed out a place for coaling which at the time was inaccessible, and, finally, ,it stated that the department looked to ScWey to determine and report whether or not the enemy was in Santiago harbor.

Captain Lemiy asked Schley why he had reported to the department that it was impossible to coal the Brooklyn off Santiago, inasmuch as he had testified that the Brooklyn did not need coal and no attempt had been made to coal that ship. The witness replied that while it was true no attempt was made to coal the Brooklyn, he meant to convey to the department the impression that it was impossible to coal the Brooklyn and the other vessels of his fleet owing to the swell of the sea. Considerable time was spent by the judge advocate in trying to develop just how far the flying squadron went on the retrograde movement, and to show that Santiago harbor was left absolutely unguarded on the night of May 26, when the retrograde movement began. Rear Admiral Schley said that his recollection was the fleet steamed only twenty-one miles west, but the log of his vessel showed the distance was somewhat greater. The witness explained this by saying that the course was not directly westward at all times during the movement, and that allowance had not been made for the correction of the patent log, which was perhaps thrown overboard before the real retrograde movement began. He said the harbor was not left entirely unguarded, as up to midnight of May 26 he was within fifteen miles of the entrance, and the scout ships wefe not entirely withdrawn, and at least one of them was sent back to watch the entrance. Before Rear Admiral Schley’s crossexamination was completed the court took the applicant in hand and asked Schley a few important questions. The entire session of the court on this day was a lively one, as there was constant wrangling between the attorneys, principally over the admission of a preliminary report of the battle made by Schley to Sampson, which showed the New York was not in the battle of Santiago at nil. The judge advocate resisted the admission of Schley’s preliminary report on the ground that it was not an official document and that the report itself had not been sent. It developed, however, that Schley himself handed the report to Sampson, but the latter returned it to Schley because it “omitted important details” and made it evident that the New York was not in the battle. Schley told Sampson during the conversation which took place with reference to the the victory was great enough for all, and that he would make a second report to Sampson out of generosity, knowing, however, that the New York was not in the battle at all. This explains why Schley made two reports of the battle. Admiral Schley’s case was closed on the-following day, after one more witness for the “applicant” had been heard by the court of inquiry. The announcement that the end of the admiral’s presentation of testimony had come was made by Attorney Rayner and the court thdn settled down to listen to the beginning of the testimony to be introduced in rebuttal.

ELEVEN DIE FROM LOCKJAW.

Alarming St. Louie Death List from hnvemoned Antitoxin. Eleven children of St. Louis, treated with antitoxin for diphtheria, are dead, and nine others are seriously ill of lockjaw, caused, it is said, by an infection of the serum with tetanus germs. The serum which is thought to have been the cause of the deaths was made Aug. 24. The horse from which the blood wus drawn to prepare the remedy had been used for the same purpose for the last two years. The animal was regarded at that time as perfectly healthy, and the serum was carefully tested on guinea pigs in the usual manner. This product was distributed about Sept. 10. Sept. 22 the same horse was again inoculated preparatory to making another lot, and Sept. 30 he was hied. The next day he exhibited symptoms of tetanus, and two days later was killed. None of the serum made after the inoculation of Sept. 22 was used. In the light of events that followed, however, it is thought that tha horse was infected with germs of the disease previous to Aug. 24. Scientific men who have favored the nse of antitoxin in diphtheria cases assert that the deaths were caused by an infection of the serum. Others have discouraged inoculation with antitoxin for any purpose are ready to condemn the practice and assert that a like condition of affairs is likely to arise at any time if the remedy Is commonly used as at present. The city of St. Louis began making antitoxin in 1895, and 2,347 cases have been treated. There have been 200 deaths in cases where it was used. This la considered a good record, and enough td sustain those that advocate the nae of the treatment.

Sparks from the Wires.

Hans Hanson, St. Louis, committed suicide. Rlttler’s lumber mWls, Dry Fork, W. Vs., burned. Loss $70,000. Wing Tu Sing, Chinese leper, has fled from Philadelphia to New York.

Our First Wire Suspension Bridge.

■ In the History of Philadelphia (1884) Thompson Westcott says that the first Wire suspension bridge in the United States, if not in the world, was thrown across the Schuylkill river, near the Falls of Schuylkill, in Philadelphia, in 1816. Its use was necessarily restricted to foot passengers, and only eight passengers were allowed to be on the bridge at once.

Not Always Gold that Glitters.

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Misjudged.

Mrs. Sinks—What an awful face that prisoner has. I’d be afraid to get near him, he looks so murderous. Mr. Binks —That isn’t a prisoner. That’s the judge.

Had to Keep Both Lighted.

He looked down in her wonderful eyes. “Light of my life!” he faltered. “Nit!” she answered. “No tutu out the gas to-night. Pop’s been kickin’.”— Indianapolis Sun.

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A Hostler.

Tom Johnson had an opportunity to attend school until he was 16 years of age, then family reverses compelled his giving up efforts to obtain an education to assist in keeping the wolf from the door. He began work in a Louisville rolling mill office as an errand boy. His alertness soon attracted the attention of one of the oflScials of the Louisville Street Railway Company, and he was given a clerical position at $7 a week. Two years later he was superintendent of the road. He was married when about 20 years of age.' “What have you with which to support a wife?” his prospective fath-er-in-law asked. .“These two hands,” was the reply. It was characteristic, and it won him his wife.—Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly.

The Real Trouble.

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