The Conshohocken Recorder, December 4, 1900

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No. 1J)M
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 1900
GDOME
HAPPENINGS
OF THE FRIENDS AROUND US
THEIR PLEAURES AND THFIR
WOES
Christmas—24 days more,
it Dearly inowi d yesterday,
Winter is gradually approaching.
Many ure still sail over Dial defeat
Oet your present* now and save mon-ey.
n feather duster The runaway tur-
Keep a good stocking for Chrlstmae
Bvi
■* Ooatees are again becoming fashion-able.
This weather puts a damper on bus-l,
Iness.
Now lei the base hall club star) to
practice.
The windows are beginning to look
holiday like.
Col. Peter Frits was a Recorder call-esterday,
Overcoats are welcome for the stay-late
callers.
The heaviest fog of the season yes-terday
morning.
Pish are plentiful, don't try those in
your aquarium.
Last Saturday seemed dismal, (here
being no game.
The fotball team hear that sad ca-lamity
bravely.
Bens's pies are a grout addition to
the family dinner.
A line line of breakfast food's Is on
sale at Maeonachy's.
Snow balls are scarce r than they
were In the summer.
Basket hall players wanted. Apply
to Conshohoeken, Pa.
The Y. M. A. A. basket unll team Is
showing up In line form.
Some novel Chrlsmas entertainments
. will be seen In the schools
Physicians say that this Is the most
dangerous kind of weather.
Slnnott, the cigar denier, has a splen-did
line of Christmas goods.
Now is the time to start in develop
Ing next year's football team
<jj Don't worry little hoy. you can wear
your new overcoat next week.
Several marriages are heralded for
the beginning of the New Year.
Some youths have already started U
save for next summer's vacation.
It is well to buy your Christmas
presents now, while prices are low.
The fan behind the basket now takes
the place of the man behind the gun.
The typewriter isan accomplished girl
- hoa her business at her finger ends.
Chris Klngle says things will he
scarre and deera are dearer than ever.
A number of men have already
started to consider the idea of a town
hall.
Why not send some of Conshohoek-en's
tramp mongrels in to the dog
show.
Some clothing Is made to order while
some is made to wear unfotunately all
cost money.
Say momlWhatyergolnterglmmofor-krlsimls?
And she never said a word
to the man.
Remember the rapid approach of
Christmas. You'll find a Recorder 'ad'
very beneficial.
Druggist Thomas P. McCoy is offer-ing
a line line of toilet articles at com-fortable
prices.
Many children are attending Sunday
• school again for reasons best known
to themselves.
Phonognphs have stopped sceaming
about the town and people don't wear
that worried look.
The restaurants here close too early
Many arriving on late trains have to
go to bed hungry.
William McGovern, the well-known
r "tobacco dealer Is distributing those
handy time tables of both railroads.
The First Grand Ball of the Caledon-lon
Social will be given In P. O. S. of
A. Hall on Thursday evening. Dei em
ber 27th.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wood. Jr., have
Issued cards for Tuesday afternoon.
December 18th. from four to six. at tin
Hotel Stenton. Philadelphia
A Conundrum Ten will bo given in
the G. A. R. Hall on Saturday even-ing,
December 15th by Class No. 9, of
the Baptist Sunday School.
Benjamin Kay, the ever genial bar-tender
of the Washington Hotel hi
cepted a position with George Mallon,
proprietor of the LnFranoo Hotel.
The assessors of the different wails
a yesterday to make the registra-tion
of voters for the election to be
heul on Tuesday, February 19, 1901.
Mi- Peter Smith formerly .track-walker
on this section has b-en promo-ted
to brakeman on the Woodlane shif-ter.
Peter likes his new job.
The engagement of tattle T., daugh
ter of I.. T. Trumbower. Haws avenue
, »,nl Marshall streets. Norrlstiiwn and
" 11 I. Qulney Thomas, of this borough
Is announced.
The Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders of The Trndestnens National
Bank of Conshohoeken, will he hold
on January 8th, 191)1, between thehours
OI one and three o'clock in that build
The directors to serve for the en-suing
year will be elected.
The Christmas Entertainment of the
Conshohoeken Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School will be hold as follows:
,j Infant Department, Saturday afternoon
Rain rules.
A iplendld Una oC oonteeUona is be,
Ing K'.TIII by Caterer Geo. Hens.
People have to eat always and It
would seem that the grocer should be
busy all the time.
Toothai lies are on the Increase and
the d< niisi with a pull is happy,
Com i Reader No, the Macintosh
was no) necessarily Invented by an Ir-ishman.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholder! of the First National
Hank will he held on Tuesday January
Mil.
ORGAN RECITAL
Part I.
Anthem "The Lord Is my Shepherd."
Sweeney
M I-:. Church Choir
(Solo by .Mrs. Skccn)
Organ Solo, Selected
!n Kntwisle
vocal Solo, "Ton Loal chord.'' BnlllTan
Mrs. Goodwin
Organ Solo, chorus from Oratorio
Damascus, Costa
Mrs. Charles L, Wells.
anthem "The Radiant Morn,"
Woodward
Calvarj P, a. Church Ohoir
Soprano Bow, "I will extol the* 0
tard, (BU) Costa
Miss Catharine Tegtmcler
POLITICAL SITUATION
lix-Rosldent Clerk of the House
Charles Johnson, of Norristown, is a
candidate tor the same offloa during
the next Legislature, and his iiuinei
otis trends in Montgomery county and
elsewhere hope that he will he contln
ued In his present position. Me is de-serving
of it and Is well fitted for It—
Collegevllle Independent.
WILLIAM HENRY'S
LETTER
INTERESTING GOSSIP FROM THE
PEN OF OUR QUAKER CITY
CORRESPONDENT
The llathoro Spirit wisely observes:
"The politicians should remember that
the people are most interested In secur-ing
good luws than In the election of a
United States Senator. One of the
things especially wanted in the coun-try
districts is a new and up-to-date
road law Also legislation that will
prevent blocking of proposed trolley
ingle Individuals whose ob-stinacy
or greed can now withhold
greatly needed facilities for travel
from an entire community."
Sweeney
Parker
Selected
Part II.
Anthem "1 love the tard "
M. E. Church choir
Soprano Solo, "Jerusalem"
Mrs. Skeen
Organ Solo.
Dr. Entwlstle
Soprano BolO. "Hear My Prayer,"
Mendelssohn
Miss Kathorlne Tegtmeler
anthem "Glory to thee my God
this night," Gounod
Calvary P. E. Choir.
Organ Solo. Marche Pontificate,
Tombelle
Mrs. Charles L. Wells.
PROF. SURETTES LECTURE
To the Recorder:-~-
On next Thursday evening the course
of University Extension lectures on
music by Mr. Thomas Whitney Surette
will be concluded by the lecture on
• •signer's great opera "tahengrin."
This should be and no doubt will bo,
one of the most enjoyable of the In-structive
and valuable course which
Mr. Surette has delivered this season,
t his work of the great modern master
of music Is regarded as perhaps the
most popular, and most readily under-stood
of all his works.
Mr. Surette's lectures on music are
made all the more attractive by being
illustrated by selections from the mus-ic
of the composers whose works are
treated of In the various lectures, and
selections from "tahengrin" will be
presented at the lecture on Thursday
night. It is hoped that a large audi-ence
will greet the lecturer on this oc-casion
the last opportunity our cltl-wni
will have for some time to listen
to a lecturer who delivers exception-ally
fine lectures In a new and unique
field.
CITIZEN.
TAX ON PLASTERS CAUSE FOR SUIT
The question of Whether adhesive
piasters are subject to the war tax was
brought up yesterday before Judge
Dallas, In the United States Circuit.
The suit was brought by the J. Ellwood
lee Company, of this borough, to re-cover
certain taxes It had paid to the
government.
The complainants contend that the
plasters are not medicinal proprietary
artlcloR, and for that reason are exempt
from the war tax. The amount Invol-ved
in this particular suit Is not large,
but Its outcome will have a bearing on
several other similar cases. It was con-tinued.
ANOTHER GAME WITH VILLA NOVA
From present Indications, Consho-hoeken
will most likely line up against
Villa Novn again next Saturday. Ne-gotiation
have been ponding during the
past week and It is almost conclusive
that there will be a stubborn contest
here OH Saturday.
Conshohoeken players get together.
Gather in all that old time vim and en-ergy.
Practice every night from now
on, Remember your trick plays as well
as those of strength and force. If pos-sible
practice Friday afternoon. Just
think a moment. Your opponents play
day and lino-up against the scrub
team. Don't rest on past laurels. Keep
up the reputation of the town. Work to-gether
and you'll winq.
What's the secret of hnppv. vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels,
'ho stomach, the liver and kidneys
strong and active. Burdock Blood
litters dooR It,
I ".ember 22nd, at 3 o'clock.
Christmas Hntertainment and Cantata,
Thursday evening, December 27th, at
7.45 o'clock
Reception and entertainment for Main
School, Saturday evening, December
Wth, at 7.30 o'clock.
...leu you need i nothing and heal-init
antiseptic application for anv mir-use
the ortelnnl DeWltt's Witch
I Salvo, a well known cure for
Dllei and skin disease*. It heals sores
without leaving ■ sear. Beware of
' one'ei-fclts.
William Neville, W. K. Supploe,
. Conshohoeken.
■WHAT SHAM, WE HTVR
FOR DESSERT?
This question arises in the family
every day. Let us answer It to-day.
'i rv Joll-O, a delicious dessert. Pre-pared
In two minutes. No baking!
add hot water and sot to cool. Flav-ors:--
Lemon. Orange. Raspberry and
Strawberry. At your groeera. 10 ct».
! 23 11 '00
The developoments In the contest for
the chairmanship of the County Com-mittee
has awakened a stir in the am-bitions
for the offices to be filled next
year. Last week Joseph C. Jones and
Town Councilman Edward Calne, of
Conshohoeken, added their names to
the list of aspirants for county treas-urer.
The others are George H. An-ders,
of Norristown; Jacob Allohacb.
of Greenlane; James Brownhack, of
Limerick, and John Buchanan, of Am-bler.
For Sheriff, John Breen, and Alfred
E. Ilouser are the only ones so far
mentioned. Both are from Lower Mer-lon.
The present Incumbent, A. H. Hen-dricks.
wants to be nominated as Ills
trlct Attorney. It Is Hendrlcks against
the field. The field Includes W. S. Aculf,
of Ambler; Freas Styer, of Whitpain;
John H. Rex, Norristown, and Conrad
S. Shleve of Norristown.
Director of the Poor, W. H. Kuder,
who is rounding out two and a half
terms, will likely have no opposition to
succeeding himself the coming Fall.
• • •
Register of Wills Rhine Russell
Freed, of North Wales was yesterday
elected chairman of the Republican
party of Montgomery county without
any opposition.
The county committee held its annu-al
meeting yesterday and after the bus-iness
of last year was completed the re-tiring
chairman, William F. Solly, sub-mitted
his resignation. William J. De-vine,
of Upper Dublin township, then
placed In nomination Mr. Freed for the
position. There was no opposition,
and Mr Freed was elected unnnirooua-ly.
Mr. Solly had been chairman for
eight consecutive years.
Conrad S. Shleve, Esq., and Walter
Shaw, Esq., both of Norristown, were
re-elected secretaries of the committee.
Mr. Solly has. without doubt, been
the most efficient chairman the Repub-lican
party ever had In this county.
No one man has done more for the par-ty
than he in the past twenty years.
His connection with the party organ-ization
dates back to 1880, and from
then up to 1893 he acted as secretary
of the Executive Committee, and mem-ber
of the Executive Committee. In 18-
92 he was made heud of the Executive
Committee, which position ho resign-ed
a year later to take the chairman-ship
of the County Committee, succeed
ing A. D. Fetterolf. wh6,'went to serve
the Republican State Committee as
secretary.
Mr. Solly on assuming charge com-menced
immediately to perfect an or-ganization
on the principle of "In un-ion
there is strength." How well Mr
Solly siiooi-dcd Is as an open book, tor
the organization of this county Is every
win re recognized as the pear.it not
the superior, of any county In the state,
and no where is the power and
efiictenoy of Mr. Solly's organization
better known than In the State Com-mittee,
which has time and time again
commended him on the great success
achieved.
Mr. Solly is not unmindful of the
men "behind the guns." as it were, and
he Is unstinted In his praise of the
eommltteemen who. through all those
years, have so nobly stood by him With
shoulder ever to the wheel. 'I'll. |
to-day more than double the number 0*
oommttcemen than when Mr. Solly
took charge. Then there wi N SO tn-iii
bers now there are 127—one for each
district.
Mr. Solly will hand over to his suc-cessor
the county organization In the
best possible shape, capable of success-fully
meeting the strongest foe, wi.'h a
vigilance commttte of a thousand men,
as was the case in the recent campaign
During all his service Mr. Solly has
nover used the organization for any
personal advantage, striving always
for the party good. Nor in that time
has he ever been a candidate for office
nor is he now. It Is no wonder, there-fore,
that he retires enjoying the re-aped
of the whole Republican party
In the county regnrdloss of factions.
Philadelphia, Dec. 3, 1900.
Poor Mayor Aahbrldge Is up against
It for fair, to use the popular slang
phrase. He has had troubles of all
kinds since he took his seat asthecity's
' I executive and now he finds "the
divll to pay among the Dutch." Some
OIM thought it would be a good thing,
as a bluff at reform, anyhow, to stop
the Dutch societies from singing on
Sunday night Lieutenant Nippes did
the stopping and says he got his orders
irom headquarters. Superintendent
Quirk denies his responsibility and
now it is up to the Mayor. With a hot
municipal fight coming on, with the
Mayor In politics up to his neck, with
the good people looking to the Mayor
to correct anything saving of unhol-iness
on the Sabbath, with the Law
and Order Society and the local press
bucking against the Mayor, and with
the vision of many thousands of votes
controlled by the Germans and other
classes In various sections of the city.
Sammy Is between that fellow with the.
hams in the hot country we all hear of
and the roily liquid which rolls up on
Atlantic City's sand-capped beach. Who
wants to be the next Mayor at a salary
of a thousand dollars a month, a free
pass to Florida and a private secre-tary,
a clerk, and two colored men to
keep those bad reporters away from
your private office Just when you are
having a quiet llttlepolitlcalconference
with the fellows who help you to run
the city?
One of our local papers, which is ap-parently
making a bid for patronage
among the farming element with its
agricultural department,refersatlength
to the fact that recent deaths among
cattle has been traced to the bovine's
too free use of water. "They drank too
much water." Just think of that ye
unappreciated tillers of the sod In old
Whitemarsh, Plymouth and the Mer-lons.
Just think of how, when the
springs dried up and water was scarce,
you toted water over hill and dale for
these durncd old milkers to gorge
''■ps with at the risk of their
lives. Don't you remember, how you
and Bill and Frank and Jack all toted
water up to the thirsty horde which
ill turn up their nose as though
they didn't care whether they ever suw
water <r dot, and Just as you were
about to congratulate yourselves on
mi met that there wns enough up for
all day, every sucker of them would
•hnnge their minds, swallow about a
half a barrel each and then begin to
bollcw rntll the boss, in long cow hides
ud bad temper, wantedtokno-v 'What
iii the dyker are you fellows doln" ter
them there keows?" You Whltomarsh-era,
you Plymouthltes and you Merlon-ickerds
Just tell your boss that If he
wnnts to keep his cows alive, to give
them water In allopathic doses by the
spoonful.
« • •
An account of a aew method of
treatment for diphtheria was recently
pub.ished in a local medical Journal
and taken from the Normandic Medi-cate
of Rouen. An epidemic of this
disease broke out last year In the vil-
I: |a of Nouvlllo-Champ d Olsel, about
nine miles from Rouen, and the usual
treatment was given by the country
doctor. Happening to recollect the
English use of petroleum as an anti-spasmodic
and nn antiseptic, he deter-mined
to make an experiment and se-iiiiid
for his first trial a little girl,
seven years old, whom he had already
given up. He swabbed the throat with
common petroleum, and so marked was
the improvement after the first appli-cation
that the treatment was contin-ued
and the child recovered. He then
tried the experiment with success on
his other patients.
• • •
Local members of the Improved Or-der
of Red Men are arranging to re-ceive
the body of Charles C. Conley, Jr..
who died in Manilla, and which Is ox-pected
to arrive from San Pranelaeo
within a few days. Conley was a mem-ber
of one of the volunteer regiments
and died six weeks ago from a disease
contracted while on a long march dur-ing
a particularly trying campaign.
While he was connected with the army
Conley devoted part of his time to or-ganizing
a branch of the Red Men In
Asia and was elected the Sachem of the
tribe.
Subscribe for THE RECORDER.
SOME FOOLISH PEOPLE
Allow a cough to run until It gets be-yond
the reach of medicine. They of-ten
say, "Oh, It will wear away," but In
most cases It will wear them away.
Could they be Induced to try the suc-cessful
medicine called Kemp's Balsam.
Wnlch is sold on a positive guarantee
to cure, they would Immediately see
t ie excellent effect after taking the
first dose. Price 25 cents, and 50 cents
Trial size free. At all druggists.
RRAI.SE'S HEADACHE CAPSULE8
arc unlike anything prepared In Amer-ica.
They were first prescribed by Dr.
K ia use, lie, main's famous court phy-sician,
long before antlpyrlne was dis-covered,
and are almost marvelous, so
spen. ly do they cure the most distress
Ing case Price 26 rents.
Sold by William Neville and J. Rn-fus
barr, W. Conshohoeken.
Judge Mcl'lierson (tied an opinion In
i no i'nlted States District Court on Sat-urday
holding that the Oriental Society
Is not to be placed In Involuntary bank-ruptcy,
because of the fact that It IB a
corporation Incorporated for the pur-pt
M of giving theatrical performances
and is engaged solely in that business.
In his opinion, the Judge says: A
trader or merchant is one who either
s lls or buys und sells, and a theatrical
society docs neither. It gives perfor-mances
of one kind oranothcr. towhlch
•he public arc attracted by the skill of
the performers, but the skill is not gold
it is merely exhibited for hire. The fact
that the society must buy scenery and
stage appliances and furniture. Which
Jt may afterwards sell Is of no Impor-tance.
'
• • •
Another opinion of more than usual
Importance was that delivered by Judge
Pcnrose, of the Orphans' Courts, last
The most effective little liver pills
made are DeWltt's Little Early Risers.
'I ney never gripe,
William Neville, W. E. Bupplee,
W. Conshohoeken,
Saturday, in which the practice of pro-'
vlding expensive funerals, Irrespective
of the dead person's wealth or former
position in life, was condemned in the
opinion filod In the estate of Margaret
Campbell, deceased. Miss Campbell
was a domestic servant, and died im,
state leaving an estate valued at |28-
42.89. At the audit of the account of
the administrator, before President
Judge Hanna. last October, at. j. Mi -
Enery, counsel for lb lertaker who
hurled Miss Cnmpbell.prceenteilai laim
for $235.75, a balance due on a bill of
$435.75. The claim was rejected by
Judge hanna on the ground that It was
excessive. Mr. McEnery mbaeqnenUy
Hied exceptions to the adjudication
claiming that the balance due on the
undernker's hill should have been al-lowed.
Miss Campbell, he sale! was an-unusually
heavy woman, weighing
auout 250 pounds, and a special coffin
had to be made for ber. II,-r burial,
too, was attended with many Inconven-iences
on account of her weight, lie
also urged that It was the custom" of
the Irish people to bury their dead with
us .dilution, by having wakes and large
funerals, and that the uiulcrt.iker was
carrying out the wishes of Miss Camp-bell's
friends in having an Imposing
cortege. "It ir urged by counsel." Judge
Penroae says, "that It ia the custom
with the race and class to which the
decedent belonged to show their respect
for the memory of the dead by lavlsh-aess
In expenditures of this sort, and
that the custom should be respected by
the courts, when exceptions are made
by the parties in Interest. "Our duty
Is precisely the reverse of what we an
thus asked to decide. A custom which
Is 'contrary to public good, or Injurious
or prejudicial to the many and benefic-ial
only to some particular person, is
repugnant to the law of reason,' and
falls under the maxim 'an evil custom
should be abolished.' The exceptions
are, therefore, dismissed."
see
''What is bread chiefly used for. Tom-my?"
asked tho teacher of a juvenile
pupil. "To spread butter on," was the
logical, though unexpected reply. In
this correction the terror of the South-ern
press clear indicates that Democra-cy
is not Jast the thing to continually
rub Bryauism on Hoke Smith, who
was a member of President Cleveland's
Cabinet, is the proprietor and editor of
that celebrated and rabid organ, the
Atlanta Constitution. In a recent edi-torial
Hoke declared that "any effort
to press Mr. Bryan or his views upon
the country again will meet with deter-mined
opposition." Speaking of the
South, he says, "We cannot afford to
follow defeated candidates who harp
upon dead issues."
Ml
Governor Roosevelt recently par-doned
Vincent Cody, a prisoner doing
a life sentence for murder in the New
York State Prison. Cody is now six-ty-
two years old and was a younts man
of twenty-nine when he was first placed
behind prison bars as the result of a
drunken jamboree. He has lince re-pented
and reformed and his excellent
behavior had much to do with his par-don.
When the warden toid him he was
free the old man trembled like a leaf
and then cried like a baby. He could
not realize that he could once more
trod the face of God's green earth a tree
man. after thirty-three years of soli-tude.
Everything was new to him
when he emerged upon the streets—
the electric lights, the elevated rail-roads,
the trolley cars, telephone, the
big skyscrapers and all the modern In-ventions.
What a story could be writ-ten
of this man's "reappearance on
earth! What a subject for a sermon!
• • •
Local Journalistic circles are at
what agitated ovor the numcrou s ru-mors
floating about regarding contem-plated
ventures proposed by local capi-talists.
With the disappearance of
both the Star and the Call other after-noon
papers were proposed. That the
North American contemplates Issuing
both an afternon and a Sunduy edition,
In conjunction with their proHont morn-ing
publication. Is generally under
stood. But it is said that they have
struck several snags, chief of which Is
tho want of room for presses in the
new twenty-story skyscraper at Broad
and Sansom streets. After the build-ing
is nearly completed it is declared
that an examlnaion reveals thai the
massive foundation walls in the cellars
do not give the required room for
presses and Immense alterations of an
unusual character will have to be made
In order to give the accommodations
required. In the meantime it is ru-mored
that the North American wail-the
Call plant, so that they can
their afternoon Issue at once, but thnt
(hero is a hitch with proprietor Davll
on price. On the other hand tho In-quirer
wants to start an aftornnn pa
per and Is said to be agreeable to any
fair price Davis may ask for the Call
plant, but If the price Is too high will
start an Independent plant of their
own. Anyhow, it seems likely thnt Phil-adelphia
will shortly have two new af-ternoon
papers—one an anil-Quay and
the other a Quay organ.
Wll.'.l \'! IIKNKY.
KING OF INVALIDS
Ira Saylor, the teller of the First
National Bank of this borough is en-deavoring
to raise a fund towards the
support of on,, who has been called
King of Invalid*." Any contribu-tions
will be received by him and used
lor the support of this afflicted one.
Mr. Saylor wishes to give the coutrl
butiona to the invalid for a Christians
|U l si 111.
Ill a smull dwelling ut U1J Cabot
street, a little thoroughfare running
west of Twelfth street. Just above Oil
aid avenue, lies a young man known
throughout the length and breadth of
Has broad land as the "King of Invu-
->''■-■" His throne is a bed from which
he has not moved for ten years.
As his only companions, his faithful
nurse, Miss Carrie Itentry, and his pet
dog Charles H. Conrad wuits for death
With Hi-- knowledge that nothing else
can ever release him from his suffer-ing.
Science can offer him no hope,
for hundreds of the most eminent phy-sicians
have visited his bedside and
turned away with a shake of the head.
Rheumatoid nrthitls is the name of
the strange malady with which he Is
BJUoted and Its effect Is the formation
of bone around tho Joints, rendering
tnem extremely sensitive and perfectly
motionless. Elbows, wrists, knees and
ankles are all dislocated and abnormal-ly
enlarged, while the reBt of the trunk
Is emaciated, and trunk and limbs alike
contorted and twisted.
It Is not ossification pure and simple,
as in this case Conrad's sufferings
would bo much less. As It Is. his
whole body is so sensitive that the least
tone! causes excruciating agony. His
arms are bent inward, the left hand
slowly growing toward the stomach,
between which and it a heavy pad of
doth Is placed in an effort to change Its
course.
Conrad was a strong and athletically
built young man when- 21 years old,
now ten years ago. Exposure brought
on rheumatism, and this developed In-to
the present malady.
Through his nurse he Is kept In
communication with every chronic In-valid
In the country, and by them he
hai bean given the title of the "King
of Invalids."
WEST C0NSH0H0CKEN
—William Barrett is conll to bii
home by Illness.
—The Sunduy Schools are making
Pwpnwl ■ for their Ohrlatmaa anni-versaries
itev. Henry Magee. ,,i Smyrna, Del
occupied the pnlpll of the Holiness
I'lnistiaii Church on Sunday,
- N. u. Dana bus removed from Rad-nor
township to Josephine aveni,,.
above William slice, ihis borough.
—The regular meeting of the i,„<;,i
Pemperanea legion will meet i„ Ii„.
Holiness cinisiIan Church on Saturday
afternoon at I o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kdgar Tltz.-ll re-turned
yesterday to their home In Nen
>ork after ■ two weeks visit n, Mr
and Mrs. A. s. Leedotn,
Miss Olive Mel'oil II III. of the W..-1
Chester state Normal School. naa ,,..
turned her studies after a shori
Hon spent at her home In this borough.
—The supper give, |„ odd IVIIows
Hall on Saturday evening by Gen II ,,,-
*oci Temple, O. it. A. was a dec l
successful affair. A .,.,„ s,„„ u
lized.
$1. PER YEAR
THECONSHOH0CKEN
PROPHET
A MURDEROUS ASSAULT
PREDICTS
That rich food gives poor health.
♦
That preaenta of mind is a gin rrom
heaven.
That the,- idol of the family »■ Idnn
works.
♦
Thai many a bright man likes a ilurk
room.
A TALK ABOUT CHINA
Miss Elizabeth Ogden who is one of
the China Inland Missionaries, gave an
Interesting talk about China in the
Baptist Church on Sunday evening.
A few days after her arrival at her
station in China, five years ago, she
lost her way one evening, fell down an
embankment into a river and severely
wrenched her back. She has never ful-ly
recovered from this injury, and her
superiors sent her home, now, to give
her an opportunity to recover.
Miss Ogden was stationed In Wu-sang,
where there were no boxers, but
where there were rebels to diBturb
those In authority. The difference be-tween
the two is that the boxers are
trying to kill all foreigners, and sup-port
the Manchu dynasty while the reb-els
arc taking advantage of the unrest
to try to overthrow the Manchu emper-or
and put some one else on tho throne.
She with I number Of other mission-aries,
were confined In the City of Wu-sang
that was attacked by the hebels,
but those in authority were strong
enough to defeat the rebels.
Consul General Good, now of Shang-hai,
ordered all Americans to come to
that city for protection. He notified
the different viceroys that their heads
would be responsible for the safety of
tho different missionaries.
Miss Ogden with a number of others
were taken in chairs by soldiers to a
boat where they were hidden until their
safe arrival In Shanghai. The boatmen
told the soldiers on the way down tho
river that he had a Chinese official on
board.
Miss Ogden said that no women mis-sionary
was permitted to teach men, or
have anything to do with them in
China. She was a teacher of women
and children in Wu-Sang and the men
Of that city wore taught by male mls-llonarlea
She thought It was a great
mistake to have women in tills COIIIIIM
teaoh male Calm
Miss Ogden will give another talk
in the Church, In tho near future, and
will also appear In a Chinese dims
The China [mad Mission, of which
Miss Ogden Is a member, has SOU mls-lionarles
in China.
Help Is i.. ded at once when a per-life
is in danger, A neglected
cough or cold may soon become serious
in 1 sho>.|d he stopped at once dm
Minute cough Curequicklyoureaooughi
and colds and the worst cases of croup.
bronchitis, grippe and other throat ami
lung troubles.
William Neville. W. K. Supploe
r». Conshohoeken.
A keg of beer and a pack of card-were
largely responsible on Sunday af-ternoon
for a wholesale stabbing af-fray
on Sixth avenue near Whiskey
Lane. According to the evidence sub-mitted
to Magistrate Smith, leveral
Italians played cards on Sunday No-vember
25. for a keg of beer to be
drank on Sunday December 2nd. the
losers to bear the expense. The as-sault
occurred at the house of Joseph
Novlka. Peter Ferona who received
ugly cute about the face, said that Phil-ip
Oravenel held his brother Donate
Ferona and Joseph Testo stabbed him.
rcrona Is now confined to his home as
a result of the assault and la attended
uy Dr. Highley. It is thought that he
wll recover. From the evidence gath-ered
from different wltneses it is al-leged
that Joseph Gravenel, Joseph
Isggo and Joseph Testo did the stab-bing.
Last night Constable Stomple
arrested Phillip Gravenei and Joseph
f«<to but Joseph Oravenel and Joseph
laggo had fled. The Feronus wen) to
anavato's house and after drlnklne
for a while started to play cards. Thej
Anally got tired playing and quit. This
so enraged the others that a light wai
started and Novlka put the men out
Joseph Anavato who was among the
crowd assisted him. Joseph Testo was
sent to Norristown Jail by Magistrate
Smith In default of three hundred dol-lars
bail. Philip Gravonel was also
held for the same amount but Frank
Comarota went his ball. The wit-nesses
were all held under fifty dol-lars
ball upon their own recognizance
The case will come up during the first
week in March.
"'■'" many a teller loses a big roll be
'akin a loaf.
That ther coal dealers like ther thief,
he i.itin -lies in wait"
Thai ther mattress maker nlwuz lias
aom< pin ter Ball back on.
♦
That some git up lu ther mornin at
11111 '"it git down till ten.
•♦
That most pugilists have a striking
resemblance ter each other.
♦
That a pencil might oe dumb but it
genrilly carries Its point.
♦
That when some editors git serious
poetry they make light of It.
That Conshohocken'll will win ther
next game, If they play football.
♦
That ther grateful acrobat thinks
thai one good turn deserves another.
♦
That ther feller that glta a gait r.n
him, kin Jump a fence ther quickest.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN
rJr2?«, "?f„an,y of the --ounterfeits of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Most of
tuem are worthless or liable to causo
injury. The original DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve Is a certain cure for piles
eczema, cuts, scalds, burns, sores and
skin diseases.
William Neville, W. E.
W. Conshohoeken.
Supploe,
Trncey, the hatter, carries a stock of
hats four times as lnrge as any other
neater in Norristown and sells at a low-er
price.
Ten dullars reward will bo paid by
David Z. Wood, the well known butch
er nf Washlta Hall market for the ap-prehension
of the persons, who are cir-culating
reports to the effect that In-dues
not manufacture hie own scrap-ple,
sausage, etc. Having built UD ,.,„
anelleal business by Belling pur., ami
reliable goods, he will use , very effort
to discover the mischief makers and
make an example of them.
While walking through a thick fog
on his way to work In Manayunk, yes-terday
morning, Albert Michael, 18
years old, of Shawmont, stepped in
front of the engine of a passenger
train at North Manayunk station, on
the Norristown branch of the Reading
hallway, and was hurled into the air
and tell to one side of the tracks. When
Picked up he was In a semiconscious
condition and was hurried to St. Tim-otny'B
Hospital.
An examination showed thatnobones
were broken, and that he was suffering
only from contusions on the left sido
of his head and body, although it is
possible that there may be internal
injuries. Those who witnessed the ac-cident
were surprised In finding that
the young man had not been killed,
when they hurried to where ho was ly-ing.
It Is thought that the heavy fog
which clinic close lo ||,e ,,,,||, prevent-ed
the young man from seeing his dan-ger.
mi: BEST COLD CDBK
is one you can take without Interrup-tion
to business. One that docs not
elect the head or hearing like the con-
.iiiica use of quinine, One that curea
s' dl'y and leans you reeling fresh
and clear-headed. Such a one is
kraut*' Cold Cure. Price H
Sold by William Nevioe and J Ru-fui
Barr, W. Conshohoeken.
Men s and lioy's winter ,-aps 25 and
•'" centa at Iracey. the Hatter, 38 East
■tain st., Norristown.
Absolutely 'M»AfC§N&*
^ Pure
DeWltl s Little Early Rlaeri aro
dainty little pnls. but they never tall
to cleanse the liver, remove instruc-tions
und Invigorate tin
Anillam Neville, \V K. Bupplee,
\.. Conshohocki n
GUN FOR 8ALE
A first class double barrel "Scott
Gun" with carrying rase, chest anil
with every thing complete: Including
Gunning Coat, belt for shells am! lot I
Ing Implements. This complete outfit
Is on exhibition at I. Hart's cigar nt>•••'.
Dr. Mason K. Moyer, Dentist If. l«t ave.
COLDS MELT AWAY.
!i you use Krauses Cold Cure. Pra-ia
convenient capsule form they
If] to take ard effect n apeedy
cure rtf the most obstinate raw s Price
: by Will am Neville and J. Ru-irr,
W. Conshohoeken.
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MADE YOUNG AGAIN
One of Dr. King's New Life Pills
night for two weeks has put me
In my 'toena' again" writes D. H. Tur-ner
of Item pseytown. Pa. They're the
nest in the world for Liver, Stomach
ami Bowels. Purely vegetable. Never
gripe Only 25c at all Druggists.
I
Hi a I the Recorder. $1 a year.
Read the Recorder. $1 a year,
Read the Recorder. $1 a year.
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noticed in the finest cake, biscuit, rolls,
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unobtainable by the use of any other
leavening agent.
AJmnlioMdbinukkigchnp baking powdera. II
you want to know the tllut of alum upon the
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baktag powder, but M what a coat lo healthl
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