Franklin Sentinel newspaper, 1900, Part 272

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FRIDAY. AUGUST 31. 1900.


THE NEXT MEMBER FROM THE ELEV- ENTH DISTRICT.


There is probably no better constitu- eucv in the whole country than the elev. ent Massachusetts congressional dis- triet. The standards of the people are high in everything that makes for pr ig. reas along right mues. That such a lis. trict Alimuld be well represented in cor gress gues without saying The voice of the r congressman shonll be heard and his influence feit. In casting abu i' ful a representative whi wil be worthy of this distri " we, fur our part, kuuw of no het- te way to make a wise choice than by taking a man of whose past we are sire. In Mr. Samuel L. Powers of Newton we are confident that the people cannot be mistakes .. He has been weighed in the balance and not faumil wanting. His pro- fessiona career has been one of steady growth and has heen marked by the suc cess that comes to honest character and intellectual wrength. He is trusted by li se ents and respected hy his profess- ional brethren. He possesses in his own home and wherever ese he is known the influence that inly men attain whose dea ings are huporable and whose sym- pathies are broad, Mr. Powers is not ouly an hplight man and a good lawyer. hut he is a very humane man. His inter- ests are not bound up with those of any contente n the community in which he lives, ail hence he has the confidence of walk nds if men. He :s a hard Intter, but a far one To borrow an expression from the field of athletics, be is a good sportsman He never su ks ID defeat There are a good many men in Mr Powers own city, and out a few in the rest of the district, who remember with gratitude the i salty and unselfish sup- port they have received from him to past struggie. T.ex have been hoping 1. years tha' the time would come when they can't do something for him, and they irjw'e hat in showing their frieml wh pfor Mi Powers they are able to di their whole daty by the eleventh dis Trict - Fişde Park Iaz-'te


It is be' g made manifest to all close observers that the telephone is hav- The Telephone in ing various effects on social life that The Country. Were not at first suspected. But the cont Duing devel- opments if th's character are of a sur prising nature. For example, few hab its are more ingrained in the commer- cial and hpsiness man than that of meeting on 'change. The practice l ng antedated rallromi!s, on has been e. m mon among al civilize prop es. Rut now it would appear that hav ne learned to make extensive use of the telephone wh'le at the exchange brokers are beg.ceting business on the door and are transacting it in re and more directly from ice to ifhce 1) the Telephone. It is siu that il s prac. tice is gaining ground to such .n ex- tent that the exchanges in some l' es of trade sufer quite apprecia ly. Sc much for tra e in the bulk. It is als said that the cotton- growers are bene- fit g hy the high prices this year to an inusual extent because of the great- er telephonic faci ties they are enjoy ing. This, if true, simo y con 'rms the recent statement as to so e transac- tions in the br inn corp district f 1 .. . n 's. Rusers from outside began te clean up the broom e rh at $00 g to. when a telephone oficial ca' ed up the farmers on L'a syste and tol then the market was rising rapi ' s. There- mult was that before the season enard they had sold their crip at $24 a t Telephones would be cheap at all price anywhere on such terms. and It is a fact that the value and benefit of the service are not jet by any means appreciated.


in a recent case of ] neumonia 4.5 gallons of oxygen was used. the nick man was packed in ice. n alo hul bath was given every 25 minutes, and fot quorts uf m k with three quarts of whisky were adm'n stered daily The Bru klyn paper that tells this atory says the patient rec vered.


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Prisoner-I'se 'fraid not! Dar warn't no pra'r-meeting dat night, no re- vival. de Tennyson c'u didn't irectdat night. nor Je Social Purity league and, besides, Rey kniched me v mi. right out ob de cump wif de chickens' Puck.


Obliging,


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Dealer- Yes, ma'am; shall I send it for you?


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you, ma'am."-Philicelphia Press


"Mrs Wiggins," remarked the min- ister. "we wish you would let your daughter join the choir."


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Mrs, Stringmind-Women would not be the blind slaves of a party, They would be quite rends to scratch candi. dates.


3 Prof. Sneers-shouldn't wonder. suppose they would even use hat pins,- Brooklyn Life


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Young Woman Who Resembles Isa. bel-Reg pardon: my name's nut lsd- hel. so you don't know me jet. Chica. go Record


A Disquleting Thoughl. The : Irl sits moping on the bough. Anl lakes !i rather ill That he forsooth, is killed to dress The girl thit dressed to kill. -Detr ut Journal,


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The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is al least me dreadet disease that science has loren alle to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrb. Hall's Catarrti Cute 14 The only positive eure kuown tu the weriea: Fraternity ['atar b being a constito. tingal disease, requires a constitutional treat men". Ha.l'> Catarrh ( ntp is taken internally acting directly upon the me and muches sur faces of the system, Thereis destroying t emelaltun of the ili-ease. and giving the palient strength by budding ap the constitu That will assistin nature , doing its work. The proprietors have w natrh faith in ils 'nra- tive jtiwers thar thes . ner Ope Hindres Ikol lars fus any case that it fails . write, setil for At . f testimonials


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AMONG THE BOERS.


An American Journalist's Account of Camp Life.


The Duteb Soldiers Have No Dixci- pline or Selence, But Are Not Lacking in the Quality of Mtl- Itary Horse Sense.


Jacobsdal was still quiet on De- gember 4. There were not more than 50 guarils out on that day. though the Engosh outposts were within about three miles, On the Jd Presi- lent Steyn ordered all the ammuni- tion and supplies out of the town, and il! were busy till late at night mov- Ing the wagons, says the London Times.


On the 5th I visited the camps which lie on the north side of the Modder.


The large wagon langers in these camps present a strauge appearance. In some of the larger commands as many as 250 wagons are grouped in n large irregular circle: inside t.bis there are few teuts and many large awnings. The wagons are all loaded with supplies and ammunition. : nearly every one there are a number of steel trunks, large and smail. these the burgbers curry their spare clothing, and perhaps some luxuries brought from the distant farm.


All the time the roads were crowded with men hastening to the front. Al- most all of them had merely the most primitive kind of outfit. The cheap "store saddle," which the majority of them have, has a few paltry bags at- tached to it in which the rider stores a limited supply of food, All the ciothing, boots oud blankets the men use are the usual "shoddy" that is sold in the country trading stores. It seems incomprehensible why no pro- vision was made to clothe and mount the men in a serviceable manner. when one thinks of the immense amount of ready money on hand. There appears also to be a great lack of order, and it is surprising that the primitive system has stood the strain so long. It is the marvelous adapta- bility of the people that upsets a stranger's estimate of what results of their methods are likely to be.


them During the time I have been among 1 have not heard one man really grumble or refuse duty. Tbe discomforts are accepted as unavoid- ahly incidental to the war, to be borne with equanimity. A consider- able proportion of the young men Bre well educated, and many of them bave been to Europe to study or for pleas- ure. There was a large corps of ex- press riders under Capt. Ficbardt and Capt. Jooste doing splendid work on horse and bicycle around Jacobsdal. On the morning of the 6th President Steyn returned suddenly to the vil- lage from his tour of the camps. AB- ruptly entering the door of bis prim- itive hotel, ba found that the well- filled table left no room for visitors. so he sat outside on a dilapidated bench till the men had finished their breakfast. . The president is distinct- ly democratic. For a conveyance he luul an old blue farmer's cart, with. out a'hood or sbelter of any kind from the scorching sun. That morn- ing. as he and Mr. Fischer sat on the bench, they received people, read and dispatched their telegrams and at- tended to all their varied business. When this was done the president visited the hospitals, and, after pass. ing n few cheerful words with the dozen wounded who remained there, he left for Bloemfontein.


During the whole of that day mounted men ond wagons kept streaming into Jacobsdnl from the


front. The general at last seemed to have recognized the necessity of protecting the place, and at the same time using it as a base for attempts on the Euglish rear and on the rail- way. During these days the English showed no signs of advancing. bnt kept working at the repair of the railway bridge while they waited for reenforcements.


It was practically impossible to ar- rive at any reliable estimate of the strength of the Boer army. By the 6th it was perhaps 7,000 men, and constantly increasing in small num- bers. It seemed to me impossible for this smail number of men to oppose the magnificently equipped army that might attack them at any moment. The English, moreover, retained -con- trol of the railway bebind them, and thus had constant supplies of all


sorts. The Boers, on the other hand, were 100 miles from their base rail- way, and had to depend on the Gy wagon. Nevertheless they seemed to have complete confidence in their ulti- mate succesa


On the 5th about 1,500 men, lustily singing "Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow," started out to take up a position for an attack on the Eng- lish rear and railway. With them went three cannon and the Scandina- vian corps. The Scandinavians were to use the dynamite when necessary. Their corps consisted then of 109 men, speaking nine different languages arrong them. 1 beard Danish. Swed- Ish, Norwegian, Russian. Finnish and Polish. They have, together with the Irish brigade at Ladysmith, a great reputation for reckless bravery. A Jew with whom I talked told me he had made his money in the Transvaal, and would fight for it. to show the world that nll Jews were not mere cowardly money makers.


ROYALTY AND YACHTING.


Emperor William has designed an- otber palatial yacht for himself. The plans are completed and work upon the construction will be commenced at once.


It is not a little remarkable thats though Queen Victoria has presented one or more cups for racing every year of her reign except the season following the death of the prince con- sort, she is not the patroness of any yachting organization.


Germany's empress Is the only em- press or queen who has ever hoisted a racing flag afloat. Her stately schoon- er Iduna takes part each year in one or two events in the Kiel regatta. up- on one occasion securing first honors among 20 large crafts-a record num- ber for German waters.


Empress Eugenie is the only royal woman owning a steam yacbt. Her fine ship, the Thistle, is one of the best known pleasure craft on the Med- iterranean. the previous owner of the boat, the duke of Hamilton, spending much of his time voyaging about in the Thistle, and consequently having t fitted up in luxurious style.


Arcbduchess Stephanie of Austria. aow Countess Lonyay, and Empress Frederick of Germany are the only royal patronesses of yacht clubs. The former is the head of the Egylt Bala- ton Fured, while the dowager empress Is the august chief of the Nordeutscher Regatta verein. founded in 1869 and having its headquarters at Hamburg. Archduchess Stephanie's club was es- tabiished at Buda-Pesth in 1994 and Aies n handsome flag of royal blue with au imperial crown In the center.


Correuey.


She-We discussed the greenback at our study club to-day.


He-Well, what did you decide ? "That government should either is- sue currency in all the going tints or else not at all!" -- Detroit Journal.


THE BLACK WATCH.


Some Services of the Famons Reg- Iment Now in South Africa,


In the battle at Modder river, one nf The regiments which suffered severe- ly was the famous "Black Watch." That is not its offelal name. It figures in the army list as the Royal Highland- ers, and it has a record of a century ond three-quarters of gallant service. The original Black Watch comprised six companies of picked llighlanders who were enlisted to check the depre- dations of disaffected Highland clans. They wore the cian tartan of their leaders, consisting mostly of blue and black and green, wblch gave them the somber aspect from which their popu- far name originated. Their dark dress was more striking by contrast with the red uniforms of the regular troops,


Tbe regiment. first saw foreign serv- Ice in Flanders, much against its will, for its members had enlisted with the understanding that they would not be sent out of the country. This was in 1743, Thirteen years later it was sent to America, where it took part in the engagements with the French, joined the expedition against Louisburg and fought with great bravery in the bat- tle of Ticonderoga. Later, when wor was declared against Spain, a part of the regiment joined in the operations against Hlavana.


During the present ceutury the regi- ment has played its part in most of the wars in which England has been en- gaged-against the French in 1815, in tbe Crimea, in the Indian mutiny and in Egypt. It carries on its standard such inscriptions as "Egypt," "Pyr- enees," "Waterloo." "Aima." "Sevasto- pol." "Lucknow" and "Telel-Kebir." in commemoration of battles in which it has fougbt.


When the Binck Watch became a regiment of the line, its uniform was a scarlet jacket and waistcoat, a tar- tan plaid of 12 yards plaited around the middle of the body. tartan hose and a blue bonnet; but in the African service it wears the khaki. It is still made up of men selected for physical strength and courage, who are as proud of the historic marcbes and bat- tles of their regiment as if they had had a personal sbare in all its achieve- ments .- Youth's Companion.


The wonderful Clam.


The ciam's body is completely shrouded in the mantle except for two openings, through one of which the foot can be pushed out, while the other is for the siphon-what is commonly known as the "neck" of the clam. In some respects the clam may be better off than other folks; for he has a little braiu in his foot. He also has a glaud which secretes strong fibers. from which he spins a "byssus." and by it can attacb himself to any object he likes. He does not have to search for food, but waits for it to come to him, and it always does. He makes for himself a burrow in the mud or sand and attaches himself to the bo :- tom by this byssus. Then he thrusts his siphon up through the mud und water, nnd tbus maintains communica- tion with his world. The siphon has two tubes, tbe water flowing through one and out through the other. The clam lives on the minute organisms, an- imal and vegetable, found in the water -and gets a living that is so satisfac- tory to him that he bas come to be adopted as a type of coutentment and happiness .- Rockland Opinion.


LITERARY SMALL TALK.


David Harum has reached its four hundred and thirty-fifth thousand. The manuscript of Lorna Doone was submitted to eighteen publishing Arms before it was finally accepted. William Dean Howeils' first literary worksbop, when but a boy, was smail space under the staircase in his father's house. He used it for five of six years.


A lady Ilving in Wilkesbarre, Pa., went to a bookstore in that city and Inquired for one of Walter Scott's novels. "Walter Scott?" inquired tbe young woman clerk dubiously. "Has he published any new books lately ?" It is now announced that Mark Twain will ere long again take up his abode in Hartford, Conn. One of the papers there says, in speaking of Mr. Clemens' return, that "when a man owns a good house in a good town it is a good plan to live In them both."




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