Lititz Record

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YOL. XXI. LITITZ PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1898. NO. 40.
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ß R O A D STREET CLOTHING HOUSE.
Opening
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Men's ë Bop'
AND
As usual I would desire to inform the public that I am
prepared to show a larger and more complete line of Clothing
in made to order or in ready-made than ever before. The
designs are neat, and prices right. Can say, and you will
agree with me after inspecting the stock, that I never had
such a nice assortment of Spring and Summer Clothing as
is now displayed in my store.
Men's Suits, $3.50 up.
Boys' Suits, $1.50 up.
Knee Pants, 25c up.
Men's Pants, 50c up.
Everything else proportionately low in price, including
Hats, Caps, Shirts, Neckties, Umbrellas and in fact anything
that Men or Boys wear, excepting shoes.
W. H. BUCH,
The Clothier,
Record Building,
S. Broad Street,
Lititz, Penna
WHY is IT O • 9
That the beginning of each season finds us pre-pared
with an entire new, fresh stock of Cloth-ing
? Simply because we do not allow old stock
to accumulate and always manufacture for each
season an entire new line.
Our Spring Stock Is now ready. Every De-partment
In the Store Is filled with new
things. There are Clothes for Men, Boys
and Children.^ ^fc
We start the Men's Suits at $5.00. Excellent Suits at
$8.50. Fine Clay Worsted Suits at ^11.50.
Boys' Suits begin with a Cassimere Suit at 50. Much
better grades, however, at $6.50 to $8.00.
Children's Suits from 3 years to 14 years. Little Vestic
Suits at $1.98 Beautiful styles at $2.75 to $4.75.
Junior and Youths' Suits at .$2.25 to $6,00. Good,
Strong Knee Pants at 25c, 39c, 50c and 75c.
A Personal Examination
Of our goods and prices will convince you that
we have and are able to give you what we ad-vertise,
viz: The best Clothing for the least
money.
A LUNATIC BALL.
LEINBACH & BR0.,
Cor. 8 th and Penn Sts., - "Reading, Pa.
lailing Facts.
Get a Tack Puller.
Are you still pulling tacks with a
pair of shears? If so, you are
either needing a Tack Puller or
a pair of Shears. No matter
what your wants may be in the
H ardware line we can supply
them There are numerous con-veniences
you need about the
house. They don't cost much
but will be a world of comfort]
We have them for a song. Call in'
A. R. Bomberger & Co., Lititz, Pa.
yrR. MELTON, a young man
( Y I interested in the lumber trade
traveled on a suburban train
one Friday night to attend the weekly
dance at the Asylum for the Insane
Mr. Melton is constantly looking
for " experiences." He would rather
look at an opium joint than a donation
party, and would rather go slumming
than attend a • Sunday school picDic
The ball at the insane asylum appealed
to his love for the picturesque,
Lowry, the politician, had promised to
take him out and Melton had not al
lowed him to forget the promise.
As Melton stood in the doorway of
the ballroom and glanced at the rows
of well-behaved and rather abashed
people against the wall, he could
hardly believe that he was so different
from the others. He reflected that if
he were to arise some morning and
tell the boarders that he was the Em-peror
of China and had more money
than he could use he might become one
of this company.
Except that many of them were
pale and melancholy, and a few of
them were heavy-eyed, intent on study-ing
the floor, the assemblage would
have compared favorably with any
chance gathering of respectable every-day
people.
He knew, of course, that the violent
patients, or those totally demented,
were not allowed at the ball. The
company was made up of convalescents
or those whose vision was merely
twisted so that they could not see
things in their proper relation. Some
of the younger men had attired them-selves
with particular care, and wore
buttonhole bouquets. Many of the
women, too, bore the outward signs of
gayety. Melton was rather disap
pointed. He had wanted to witness
something uncaney.
" I want you to dance this evening,"
said Superintendent Lucas, standing
at his elbow. " One trouble with the
visitors is that they stand around and
stare at the patients as if they were a
lot of freaks. Now, these people are
not dangerous. You needn't believe
everything they tell you, but if you
mix up with them and are friendly
you will find them very easy to get
along with. Come on ; I'll introduce
you to some of them."
' The liitle orchestra was tuning up,
and a patient who had been installed
as floor manager was giving a correct
imitation of a sane man who had been
thrown under the same trying respon-sibility.
Melton had attended many evening
parties, but he felt- a new embarrass-ment
as he passed along a line of de-mure
women patients and bowed to
each of them in turn. He shook
hands with several of the men and then
backed up to the wall to watch the
opening. The superintendent, stand-ing
beside him, said :
" Oh, by the way, you muat meet
Miss Caldwell.'-'
He beckoned to a young woman who
was talking to the leader of the orches-tra,
and as she came across the room
Melton whistled to himself and said :
" Here's a case of blighted love, and
she's not over 20.
" Miss Caldwell, I want to present
Mr. Melton," said the superintendent.
" He's rather bashful in company, but
perhaps you can entertain him. Now
I'll go and look after Lowry."
Melton found himself staring at a
very pretty girl, who returned his gaze
in a half frightened manner.
His head buzzed, and he never be
fore was so much in want of a topic.
How was he to begin a conversation
with a young woman who might fancy
him to be the prince who had come to
rescue her from the tower ?
" Do you dance?" he asked in sud-den
desperation.
" She gave a start, and he imagined
that she shrunk back a little.
" I'd rather not," said she timidly.
" Well, then, let's sit over here in
the corner and watch the others."
They found an out of the way place,
and Melton, who had recovered a little,
remembered the instructions given
him by the superintendent.
" These dances are very pleasant
little affairs," said he. " They seemed
to be attended by an agreeable lot of
people."
" I think it's a good idea to have
them," said she. You know most of
these people, of course?''
"I've met a number of them," he
replied
" You like Mr. Lucas, don't you?"
"Very well, indeed. Nice fellow."
" He didn't tell you, did be, that I
was a cousin of his?"
Mr. Melton began to suspect the na-ture
of .her delusion. He resolved to
be diplomatic.
"Oil, ves, I know that," he said.
" So you're a cousin of Mr. Lucas ?"
" Yes, I'm here visiting him. I've
been here about two weeks. Mrs. Lu
cas is so good to all the—people here,
isn't she ?"
" Yes, indeed. She's yery consider
ate."
Melton now understood the situa-tion.
This girl did not know that she
was in an asylum. They had told her
that she was a visitor.
" It's a nice place to come for
visit," said he. " I came out here with
a friend of mine, a gentleman named
Liwry. I live in Chicago."
"Oh, yes. Well,'I'm sure you'll like
it out here."
'"I'm sorry I can't stay longer. I'm
goiog back to town tonight on the late
train."
"Going away tonight?"
"Yes, I have to go to Milwaukee in
the morning."
"Why do you have to go thete'i"
I'm going up to see about a deal in
lumber. I may buy som§ hardwood
lumber up there."
"How much?" she asked.
"Well, she's inquisitive enough,"
thought he, but he was tolerant, and
answered : ' Oh, perhaps 1,000,000,
feet."
"Oh, 1,000,000 feet. Won't that be
nice? I hope you'll get it."
Melton was rather amused at her in-terest
in his affairs. He began to ques-tion
her.
" Will you remain here long?" he
asked.
" No, I'm going to leave in a few
days and go to New York. I have an
uncle there, and expect to take a
trip with him on a yacht."
Melton repressed a smile at the ref-erences
to the "uncle" and the "yacht."
He resolved to investigate further.
He had heard that patients were al-ways
willing to talk of their delusions.
' I notice that you are wearingfan
engagement ring," said he. " So you
are to be married, are you ?"
For a moment she appeared startled
and then she laughed heartily.
"I'm engaged to one of the nicest
fellows in the world," said ^she.
" You're not jealous, are you ?"
This was more then Melton had bar-gained
for. He had been impelled by
the curiosity of the student, but he
was not enough of a ghoul to have lun
with the delusions of an unfortunate
girl. He had detected her maniacal
tone in her laugh.
" Oh, no," said he hastily. " I con-gratulate
you."
She laughed again.
" If I remain here I'll have her vio-lent,"
thought he. So hs excused
himself and hurried over to rejoin
Lowry.
As they rode to the city on the late
train Melton told Lowry that the
most interesting patient he had met
was a girl who thought she was only a
visitor at the asylum, and who expect,
ed to go to New York and ride on a
yacht, and who, saddest of all, wore an
engagement ring and really believed
she was soon to be married to some
nice young man, whe existed only in
her disordered brain.
No longer ago then last week Mel-ton
was at luncheon ia a quiet restaur-ant.
He looked up from the bill of
fare and saw at the next table—the
asylum girl!
She was radiantly attired and was
chatting gayly with an elderly woman.
" By George, she's cured, said Mel-ton
to himself. " I wonder if she re
members anything that happened. If
she does remember, it will be mighty
embarrassing if she happens to recog-nize
me."
Then he asked himself whether it
would be proper to speak to her in
case she recognized him. He knew
the society rule as to ball room intro-ductions,
but he had not learned what
was good form in the case of asylum
introductions, if he spoke to her be
would have to refer to their former
meeting. That would be painful to
both of them.
Suddenly the pretty girl looked
toward him and gave a startled " Oh !"
and then blushed furiously. He was
recognized ! He simply stared at the
bill of fare to hide his confusion
The voice of Superintendent Lucas
aroused him.
" This is Mr. Melton, isn't it? Come
over here ; I want to tell you a story."
" No, no!" exclaimed the young
woman.
But Mr. Lucas, who had come into
the restaurant to keep hia appointment
with the woman, seized Melton by the
arm and led him over to the other
table.
" Mary," said he to the elderly
woman, " thia is Mr. Melton, who came
with Lowry rhat night. Melton, I'm
going to lell you this. You've met
Miss Caldwell."
The girl's faca was one fiery blush
and she seemed ready to cry;
" Well, sir," said the superintendent,
without pity. " She'met me that eve-ning
you were out there and told me
that the most interesting patient she
had met was that Mr. Melton. She
said you seemed to be all right until
you started to talk about lumber."
"I'll never speak to you again
said Miss Caldwell, decisively.
" And, by the way," continued Mr.
Lucas, " she says you asked her if she
was engaged."
"Really, I must apologize," said
Melton, a great light breaking in upon
him. "I wouldn't have talked that
way only I thought—well, you didn't
say—I supposed she was one. "
" What!" exclaimed the girl.
Mr. Lucas roared, and poor Melton
collapsed. There was a general un-derstanding.
They insisted that he
take luncheon with them, and he did
so, devoting the entire time to a
labored explanation.
McSwat's Mistake.
It was a hot night, and Mr. McSwat
had been unable to sleep.
He came down stairs before any-body
else was stirring, and went into
the pantry with a dim idea of finding
the necessary materials for getting his
own breakfast.
A hasty inspection was not reassur-ing,
and he went up stairs again for
another wrestle with Morpheus.
An unusually loud yawn awakened
Mrs. McSwat.
" What are you doing, Billiger ?''
she asked.
" Lobelia," he said, with another
dismal yawn " what was your idea in
covering that large cake in the pantry
with a sheet of fly paper ?"
Mrs. McSwat sat bold upright.
" What do you mean ?" she de-manded.
" Who says I put a sheet of
fly paper on that cake ?"
I say it," he retorted. " I saw it
myself not five minutes ago. Sticky
fly paper. White. And covered with
flies."
" Covered with flies."
" There wasn't room for another flj."
" Billiger !" shrieked Mrs. McSwat,
that isn't fly paper. It's the icing!
And I'll never make icing again by
your mother's receipt as long as I live
so there! Talk to me about—"
But Billiger was half-way down the
stairs on his way to the barn to wait
till the storm blew over.
BY THE WAY.
Made Three Cents.
A man afflicted with deafness took a
prescription to a Topeka druggist, who
filled it with care and in the latest
style. The deaf man asked the price,
when the following talk occurred :
Druggist—" The price is seventy-five
cents."
Deaf Customer—" Five cents ? Here
it is."
Druggist (in a louder voice)—
" Seventy-five cents, please."
Deaf Customer — " Well, there's
your five cents."
Druggist (in a very loud and very
firm manner)—"I said seventy-five
cents."
Deaf Customer (getting angry)—
" Well, what more do you want? I
just gave you your five cents."
Druggist (sotto voice) —" Well, go
to thunder with your medicine! I
made three cents anyway."
Odds and Ends.
Mrs. Fondma: Ma Goodness!
Beatrice, you're nawt going to disgrace
your parents by marrying that hawrid
Mr. Oldog, who has such wretched
taste. Why, he actually eatn pie with
a knife.
Beatrice : Yes, I know be eats pie
with a knife, mamma, but he knows
how to cut cupons with a shears all
right; and they do say his manners
when he presents a cheek at the bank
are charming. I love him, mamma,
for his real worth.
" Charlie stayed pretty late la3t
night, didn't be Lil ?" asked sister
Kate the next morsiing. " Yes," said
Lil, sleepily. " We were trying the
pigs in clover puzzle till nearly eleven
o'clock." " And did you get the pigs
in the pen, Lil ?" asked Kate, eagerly.
"No, we didn't; but I got my finger
in his solitaire diamond ring "
Elderly Maiden (with capital, who
has just accepted him)—And will you
love me as fondly as you do now when
I grow old ?
He (reproachfully)—Ah, my preci-ous
girl, is it possible that you can
think my passion go short-lived !
Bowlegged Clerk (to visitor in up-town
store)—Walk thia way, sir if ye®
please.
Customer—Pardon me, young is®»,
but I dou't propose to give an imit&fckm
of the waddliDg ot a duck for lb« pri-vilege
of buying a scarf ia tfai® estab-lishment.
Interesting Notes and Comments on
Persons. Places and Things.
NEXT Tuesday, June 14, will be
Flag Day, when throughout the Union
due honor will be paid to the Stars and
Stripes, and coming at a time when
the country is stirred up to the very
highest pitch ot enthusiasm and patri-otism,
there is every assurance that
more attention will be paid to the day
than ever before. It is a fitting fore-runner
to that other day of patriotism
soon to follow—the Fourth of July.
Our glorious flag will be one hundred
and twenty-one years old next Tuesday,
and the love for it is growing stronger
every year. The war has made a
wonderful change in sentiment for the
Stars and Stripes, and while at no
time is there lack of reverence for
" Old Glory," the war has stirred up
to a high pitch of enthusiasm the senti-ment
of the people of " the land of the
brave and tha home of the free."
^
THERE is no flag that is so com-pletely
an emblem of a nationality as
the banner of our republic. In its
stripes and stars it tells of the union
of the Slates in one harmonious and
beautiful whole. It is the emblem of
liberty which has not only blessed our-selves,
but has been a missionary of
larger liberty in every clime. We do
well to honor it, and to seek occasion
to bring it, and the idea that it em-bodies,
to the attention of our people
and of that large number who are con-stantly
coming among us to accept its
protection and its blessings. It tells
to all who have studied the history of
their country a story of sacrifice and
heroism and of flood and treasure
poured out for principle and freedom
and human rights. It has been con-secrated
by the lives of millions who
have gone down to death in following,
its waving folds amid the din of battle.
Many of the stars have been won at
the cannon's mouth, and in the deadly
charge, and others have been placed
there by toil and heroism in carving
new commonwealths from the wilder-ness
that merit as lavish encomiums as
those that have been passed upon our
warriors.
» * *
BEEATHES there an American
citizen who does not feel a thrill of joy
coursing through his veins as he listens
to that soul-inspiring tribute to the
Stars and Stripes, so familiar to us all
and which the brave and patriotic
American gave birth to, the lamented
Francis Scott Key.
The Star Spangled Banner.
Oil! say can you see, by t h e dawn's early
l i g h t ,
What so p r o u d l y we h a l l ' d a t t h e t w i l i g h t 's
l a s t gleaming,
Whose stripes and b r i g h t stars, thro' the
perilous light,
O'er t h e r a m p a r t s we w a t c h ' d , were so gal-l
a n t l y s t r e a m i n g;
And t h e r o c k e t ' s red g l a r e , t h e bombs b u r s t -
i n g i n air,
Gave proof t h r o ' t h e n i g h t t h a t our flag was
s t i l l t h e r e!
Oh! say, does t h a t s t a r spangled b a n n e r yet
wave
O'er the l a n d of the free a n d the home of
t h e b r a v e!
upon us thick and fast during the past
two months could not be paid by our
citizens then the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner on Independence
Day on our beautiful Spring Grounds.
That's a hint to the committee.
* * *
As THE flag waves over us to-day
and as it will wave over us next Tues-day
on the occasion denominated as
Flag Day, it represents and embodies
all the toils, all the heroism and all the
struggles that, from the beginning
until the present time, have been in-strumental
in building up the nation,
and it ia the emblem and the inspira-tion
which will in the future lead us on
to a still greater achievements, whether
in peace or war. In connection with
the celebration of Flag Day it may be
considered a happy circumstance that
it occurs at a time when the country
is Btirred with patriotism from ocean
to ocean such as has not been witness-ed
since the war of the Rebellion. It
will be an inspiration and an addition-al
assurance that
t h e s t a r spangled b a n n e r in t r i u m ph
d o t h wave
O'er t h e l a n d of t h e free a n d t h e home of t he
b r a v e ."
* * *
YOUNG as our flag is, it is the
most beautiful of them all, and stands
for the greatest and most glorious senti-ments
ever conceived by a nation.
PHIL
Freeing Hts Mind.
Abraham Lincoln had a safe and
effective way of freeing his mind, and
on one occasion he recommended it to
his friend Stanton.
" I believe I'll sit down," said Stan-ton,
" and give that man a piece of my
mind."
" Do so," said Lincoln, " write him
now, while you have it on your mind.
Make it sharp ; cut him all up."
Stanton did not need a second invi-tation.
It was a bone-crusher which
he read to the President.
" That's right," said Abe; " that's
a good one."
" Who can I get to send it by ?"
mused the secretary.
" Send it 1" replied Lincoln; " send
it ? Why don't send it at all. Tear
it up. You have freed your mind on
the f.ubject, and that is all that is ne-cessary.
Tear it up. You never want
to send such letters. I never do."
Tryi.Gr*in O ! Tr.{ Gr*l»-0 t
Ask your Grocer today to show
you a package of GRAINO, (lie new
food drink that takes the place of cof-fee.
The children may drink it with-out
injury as well as the adnlt. AM
who try it, like it. GKAIN O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but
it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomach receives it with-out
distress £ the price of coffee. 25c
and 50 cts. per package. Sold by all
grocers.
On t h e shore, d i m l y seen thro' t h e m i s t of
t h e deep,
Where the foe's h a u g h t y host in dread
silence reposes,
What is t h a t which the breeze o'er the
towering steep,
As i t fitfully blows, half conceals, h a l f dis-closes?
Now i t catches t h e g l e am of t h e m o r n i n g 's
first beam,
I n full glory reflected, now shines in the
s t r e a m .
'Tis t h e s t a r spangled b a n n e r , oh! l o n g may
i t wave
O'er t h e land of t h e free a n d t h e home of
t h e b r a v e!
And where is t h a t band, who so v a u n t i n g ly
swore, . •
'Mid the havoc of war and the b a t t l e 's
confusion,
A home and a c o u n t r y t h e y ' d leave us no
m o r e ?
Their blood h a s w a s h ' d o u t t h e i r foul foot
s t e p s ' p o l l u t i o n ;
No r e f u g e could save t h e h i r e l i n g a n d slave
F r om t h e t e r r o r of flight or t h e gloom of t he
grave.
And the star spangled b a n n e r in t r i u m ph
s h a l l wave
O'er t h e l a n d of t h e f r e e a n d t h e home of t he
b r a v e !
Oh! t h u s be it ever when f r e e m e n shall
s t a n d .
Between their lov'd home and t h e war's
d e s o l a t i o n ,
Blest w i t h v i c t ' r y a n d peace, m a y t h e h e a v 'n
rescued land,
P r a i s e t h e Pow'r t h a t h a t h made a n d p r e -
served us a n a t i o n.
Then conquer we m u s t , w h e n our cause i t is
j u s t ,
And this be our m o t t o , " I n God is our
t r u s t ."
And t h e star spangled b a n n e r in t r i u m ph
shall wave.
While t h e l a n d of t h e f r e e is t h e h o m e of t he
b r a v e !
When our land is illum'cl w i t h liberty's
smile,
If a foe f r om w i t h i n s t r i k e a Wow at her
glory,
Down, down fc'ith the t r a i t o r , tSiat dares to
defile,'
The flag of her s t a r s a n d t h e p a g e of her
s t o r y !
By t h e m i l l i o n s u n c h a i n ' d -wis® o u r b i r t h -
r i g h t h a v e gain'd,
"We will k e e p her b r i g h t b l a z p a forever un-s
t a i n e d !
And t h e s t a r spangled b a n n e r in t r i u m ph
shall wave
"While t h e l a n d of t h e f r e e i s tiie h o m e of t he
b r a v e !
From every school house iu the
land should float the <jch<o of that song,
and every child should be taught the
true meaning of tba Star Spangled
Banner. A more fi iting tribute to th«
Stares and Siripes and to the events of
recent date that } iave bi en crowding
On the "Verge of Destitution.
An editor who had been pounding
away at his delinquent subscribers for
some time, finally brought them to
their sense of duty with the following
poetical parody:
" Lives of poor men oft remind us,
honest toil don't stand a chance; more
we work we leave behind us bigger
patches on our pants. On our pants,
once new and glossy, now are patches
of different hue; all because subscribers
linger and won't pay up what is due.
Then let all be up and doing; send in
your mite, be it so small, or when the
snows of winter strike, we shall have
no pants at all."
The Homeliest Man in Lititz,
As well as the handsomest, and others
are invited to call on any druggist
and get free a trial bottle of Kemp's
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, a
remedy that is guaranteed to cure and
relieve all Chronic and Acute Coughs,
Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption,
Price 25c and 50c.
Royal makes the food pare,
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Over the State.
Alter a quarrel with her lover, Celia
Clarke, of Scranton, drank carbolic
acid, with fatal effects.
Walter Garber, of Port Carbon,
was arrested for numerous robberies
and made a confession when lodged in
jail.
Attempting to board a moving
freight train, Clarence Bollinger, of
Annville, Lebanon county, was thrown
on his head and his skull was cracked»
While playing circus little Edward
Cochlin, of Tamaqua, was lassoed by a
companion and so bully choked that
he was unconscious for five hours.
An American Aug, raised by citizens
of Pardoe, with imposing ceremonies,
was next morning found trampled in
the mud. Several men who were
thought to be disloyal were accused of
the act, when a fight resulted, and
several were shot. Two of the men,
George Davis and John Danks, it is
thought, will die. Deputies have been
sent to the village to quell further
trouble.
Mother Dead; Made Them Laugh.
M. Rudinoff, a French mimic, and
Gerald Griffin, a comedian, were chat-ting
together in the dressing room of
the former at Keith's Union Square,
says the Dramatic Mirror. Rudinoff
was in particularly good spirits, as he
had just been handed a batch of mail
from Europe. " See! see!" he ex-claimed,
slapping Griffin on the back,
" lettairs!" lettairs from my home!
How glad it makes me to get them!"
He kissed one of the envelopes and
tore it*open, laughing all the while.
He had only read a line or two when
he gasped and fell back with his hand
upon his heart, exclaiming, with tears
in his eyes, which had only a moment
glistened with laughter, " Mon Dieu !
Mon Dieu! my friend, my mother is
dead!"
A moment later the call boy an-nounced
" Rudinoff next!" The gush-ing
tears had to be dried, the face had
to wear a masking smile, and in a few
seconds the big audience was laughing
merrily at the antics of a man whose
heart was burdened with the saddest
news that can come to any man, the
news of the death of a good mother.
ing.
Wm. A. Stone for Governor.
William A Stone, member of Con-gress
from Allegheny, was nominated
for Governor on the first ballot at tbe
Republican State Convention at Har-risburg.
John Wanamaker, of Pbi!a
delphia, was a good second, and Con-gressman
Charles W.Stone, of Warren,
brought up the rear. The fight prac-tically
closed on Wednesday, «ben
Senator Quay advised bis friends that
Colonel Stone was his choice, and
Wednesday night the result of tha
convention was a foregone conclusion
Mr. Wsrfcamaker was the distinctly
anti-Quay candidate, and his backers
claim his vote represents the sentiment
throughout the state against the organi
zation of which the senior Senator is
the head. Charles W. Stone ia a
friend of the Senator, and he declined
to go into a combination with the anti-
Quay forces.
The remainder of the ticket roml
nated is as follows: Lieutenant Gov
ernor, General J. P. S. Gobin, of Leb-anon
; Secretary of the Internal Af-fairs,
General James W. Latta, of
Philadelphia j Judge of the Sup.rior
Court, William F. Porter, of Philadel
pbia; Congressman-at-Large, Galusha
A. Grow, of Susquehanna, and Samuel
A. Davenport, of Erie. The last four
are renominations.
Elizabeth, N. J., Oct 10. 1896
ELY BBOS , Dear Sirs :—Please ac
cept my thanks fur your favor in the
gitt of a bottle of Cream Balm. Let
me eay I have used it for years and
can thoroughly recommeud it for what
it claims, ii directions are followed.
Yours truly,
(Rev.) H. W, HATHAWAY
No clergyman Bhould ba without it
Creàm Baitn is kept by all druggists.
Full size 50C. Trial size 10 cents. We
mail it.
ELY BEOS , 56 Warren St.,N. Y.City.
-Fourth of July rapidly approach-
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