The Somerset Herald EDWARD SCCLL. Editor and Proprietor. WEDXESDAT- Teev liave excellent cro in Iowa this year, and the I vmocratic cahuuity dodge is played oct. Yoi can hear the corn grow and the potatoes in the hi'.l calling each other to lay over, Good Republican tariff wetth er, this. It is worth observing that the party lustily shouting for free trade and free coinage is most obstinately opposed to a free ballot If the McKinley tarin" hill is so oppres 6ive to the poor, why are the trillions of toilers in Kurope flocking to our shores? Are they hunting for protection or free trade? Since the 1st cay of March, cntil and including the Si'th day of June, l'l, the peblic debt has been decreased $233."77,l'',.iX). A pretty pood showing, we take it, for this Administration. Or Democratic brethren are not tuuth encouraged by the lock of the present harvest. They know from rast exptri ence that good crops and general pros perity make a short crop of Democratic votes. .ekaT' n Pekfck want cheap but good money. Cheap things may be good for the amount of money they cost, but w hat is (heap is rarely g.iod. American labor is not cheap LiUr, but hi-h priced, and therefore the bet in the world. Tiieee is only a little upward of $-",-ft,0J of clean cash in the United States Treasury, and yet hundreds of Demo cratic editors with not enough spare money to l ay bait for a fishing spree are shouting "bankrupt Treasury" at the top of their voircs. Pt-Risc; the Cleveland Administration 1'ncie Sam bought for the army Enp!Lh niade blanket;?, paying from i) to i )2 for them. This year he buys the weight and style, and the e-pnl in all resi-ett.?, all wol and made at heme, for ju-t three dollars and thirty cents. Is Boston instead of imprisoning the men who sell intoxicants, they have a law, which went into etfect on the first of this month, to in) prion all drunkards. The count-e will watch with cariosity the result of this new method of produc ing temjierant reform. While the Democrat are howling about the billion dollar Congress and increase of the public debt, they never mention the fact that in twenty-one months of the llarriton adiaini-tration it ha.- applied $24V",,0"" to the redemp tion of bonds, and has tints elfected a aaving of f3100,iij0 in interest. The statement of I'nited States Treas urer Foster issued on tLe 1st inst. shows that on that day the net cash balance in the Treasury was $"-".$'..:,?'. S3, and yet the Democratic Ananniases ket-p shout ing that the Treasury is. bankrupt, hoping thereby to bring on a panie and ruin the business of the whole country, merely for partisan purposes. Ki Democratic friends are in fcu-re glee over the so-c&lied revolt of the Philadelphia Independents against Quay ism. Without entering into the merits or demerits of the ""revolt," it strikes us that these Philadelphia gentlemen "roar too loudly in the index." Hunting with a brass band is not the surest way of capturing the 'varmint." There is an old adage that forewarned is fure- anued." The monthly Treasury statement clears way the misstatements with which the country has been flooded by partisan papers for partisan reasons during the past two weeks. Two great facts stand out in bold relief as a complete answer to the assertions that the Treasury has no cash on band and that the nation is. virtually ban krupt The surplus in the Treasury is f 15.1,vcj,S'K The total cash in the Treasury is ?74",:H'.,751.i.0.. The Treasury Las ample money for current needs, and ample money for future con tingencies. There is no bankropu-y in these figures and conditions. Mrs. Maey Ellen- Lea-e, Ligh priest ess of the Farmers' Alliance in Kansas, declares that Kansas Republicans have tried to poison her. She also charges that the murder of Col. Sam Wood, of Ilugoton, last week, was the work of a Republican ring. And yet Mary Ellen is not a bit crazier than her male col leagues who are demanding ub-treas-nrie for tle storage of tlwir products in every township, government loans at two per cent, secured by mortgages on their farms, and abundant -'cheap money." JVimi two years aro the Democrats held op tbeir hands in hotror and grew black in the face in their eaer effjrts to excite the people over "the crime of the enor mous surplus in the Treasury," 'usury from theit toil." N'ow that the surplus has been used for the payment of honest debt and to stop interest, and is in the pockets of the people, these same IVmo crats are going about mourning over a "bankrupt treasury" and a dissipated surplus. Well! well! Perhaps some day these disconsolate fellows will recog niae the truth of the old adage that "you can't eat your cake and still have it." Ei-Vjce President H annibal IIamlix died a bis home in Bangor, Maine, on Saturday evening last Mr. Hamlin has been prominent in politics for more than an ordinary lifetime, bis public services embracing a period of over sixty-one years, lie entered political life as lemocrat, and continued to act w ith that organization nntil the birth of th.s Ile poblican party. He served in the Legis lature of bis native State, as a represen tative in Congress, and as Governor, and in IsOO was nominated by the Republi cans as a candidate for Vice President &nd was elected on the ticket with Abra ham Lincoln. On Mr.Lincoln's second nomination Andrew Johnson was aub etitaded for Mr. Hamlin on the ticket, with the idea that his nomination would conciliate the anion sentiment in the South. Mr. Hamlin, we believe, never held public otlice after that date, but he always continued to actively co-operate with the Republican party up till the time of his death. In bis long political career so scandal ever attached to his canoe, And his sturdy honesty and parity of character was proverbial. It seems appropriate that the life of this venerable patriot should have gone out on the anniversary of the independence of the country which he loved and served so ntJ&tloq.f III -gonrabisl.'s?. Uncle JEnsr Eik hasn't got ft good grip on the neither yet, judging from the fact that overcoats and fires were in demand hereabouts on the evening of the Fcarth and the succeeding day. There is More Money. A leading cry of the third party agitators, echoed by the Democratic leader, is that the country wants, needs and must hare -more money." The argument is that there U not enough circulating medium properly lo transact the growing business of this ; (rn.wint; nation. J urn may oe wrar irum in that assertion, if it is true it -Lows a gratifying and healthy commercial growth. I! at when this cry for more money" is u.-ed a a partisan appeal it lacks force in the aoe of facu. There is more money. The vol ume of currency in this month of Jane U $73.e ,' greater than it was in June, l', l'.'7,' .'") greater than is was in IsSH, $136.'..C0u greater than in ISSs. Going back ten years, to the volume was then jmi (i less than now. The arculatia; medium of the country has been conserva tively increased, and the policy of this ad ministration has been to conservatively in crease it, keeping soundiiefc- always in view. Question to be Put. The Republicans in Ohio and in Iowa 6hould never miss an opportunity of de manding from Iemocratic speakers an answer to these tjueslions : Where are those "higher prices on account of the lar.:f which your party predicted so constantly during the campaign of ? Where is that increase of agricultural dis tress that your party predicted ? What do you think of reciprocity, any how ? If every one of the predictions made by your party in ls: has proven false, haven't you a good deal of nerve when you ask us to pin our faith to a new set of predictions male by it ? Why is it that all your newspapers and all jour speakers are brimful of joy when ever there is a irosjt of high prices, low wairts. -hcrt croj1, ar any other disa-ter? Why is it that your party never rejoices wh. n the people are prosperous? Why Is it that your party never encour ages a bme industry ? Why is it that your party -ides with alien priests against the -chool system in Wiscon sin, sides with former tlave holders against a free ballot in the South, everywhere sides with the worst side of the saloon interest a.:nst all restrictions upon the sale of in toxicants? These questions will afford great comfurt to the in'errOjTators and occasion much per plexity to the interrogated. The Farmer are Happy. j From the Inter Ottaii. j It is long sin. the farmer-of the I'nited ! Slates had a more pleasant prospect open j ing to their eyes, and protection is the niari ! cian that has spread the enchanting scene. ! senator Paddock bay-: "AH the world is wanting to buy grain, and we are the only people that have it to sell." Has protection created this condition? j Lit us see. Of course, the large harvest that j seems imminent might have come to pass I un.ier a fre-tra:ie administration as well as under a protective policy; but a large crop j without a large market fjr it is but a minor blessing. Let us consider the effect of pro tection upon markets. 1. It ha- created a home market which consumes about nine-tenths of all home farm products. 2. l!y its adaption in the German Empire it has caused that county, which exported gra;n while it was under free trade, to I coaie an importer of grain now that protec tion has multiplied its factories and drawn labor from its farms. Thus there now is a larger demand for American grain in Eng land in exact proportion to the amount of grain which Germany now consumes at home instead of selling in Liverpool. There also i-a new market in Germany of Amer ican grain: this, however, curtailed by the protective duiy whK h the empire levies on crain. iut the drataad for repeal of the duty on grain and meat is growing hot in j Germany, and the I'nited States, by reason I of the reciprocity clau of the McKoiley j bill, is able to offer to the empire a solution ' of its grain and food question which will i not involve departure from its fixed, and I hitherto succesful, policy of protection. The I'nited States is in a iosition to ofkr a i continuance of free importation of German beet sugar in return for free, or low dutied, ' admission of American grain and meat to ' the empire. i Nothing can be plainer than that if this j country had a free-trade policy it would ! have nothing to fT.-r to Germany as com j pensation for the empire's reeal or modifi cation oi its gram ana meat tanns. i roiec tion in Germany Las created a demand for American grain. Protection in America has armed tbe Republic with a weapon which may o;n a free, or at any rate, an easy pa-sage for American grain to Ger many. 3. Protection, by ita reciprocity clause, has opened Brazil to a free importation of American fcirai products. It has made an enlarged exjortation of American farm pro ducts to Cuba a certainty. Nature is helping the American principle of protection to bless the farmers of the Re public, for close on the heels of the news of a demand for American grain in Germany comes news of the probability of a short crop of Iadian wlicat. Ail the world wants grain, and America has lots of it to sell. The farmers are happy, and they have to thank protection for a large share of their happi-ne-s. Iowa Republicans. One of the most enthu-ia-tic Republican conventions ever assembled in the State of Iowa convened cn Wednesday of li't week. It i- felt by both political parties that this campaign is to be a decisive one and its effect on national politics is fully appreciated by every politician of the Hawkeye State. The Republican party is thoroughly united, for the first time in many years. The noaiinatioa of Hiram C. Wheeler for Governor wan assured in advance, and upon the platform there waa suUtantially a reit eration of the party principle of two years ago. The threatened break over the finan cial question never came, and it 1 likely the free-coinaje question will be almost loot in the othtr stirring issues that are to agi tute l iwa politics for the next ensuing four month-. The platform as fiunlly alopted indorses the McKinlfy tariff law in the warmest terms, and particularly commends the reci procity provisions and its interpretation and observation by President Harrison and Secretary of State Blaine. Liberal pensions to disabled soldiers and tbeir widows are ur ged. The Harrison administration is en dorsed, and the large appropriations of the last Congress are defended a having been nece-ary for the fulfillment of the obliga tions, welfare and development of the coun try. TL- prohibition pluck of the platform of last year is re-affirmed, and the Demo, cratic party and the Democratic local officials are arraigned for conspiring with the law breaking element for the violation and non observance of the prohibitory law. For Governor the name of Hiram C. Wheeler, of OJebolt, Sac county, was propos ed, and he m as nominated on the first bal lot, amid great enthusiasm. Southern Cyclone's Fury. Nrw OaLEisa, July 6. At 6,30 o'clock this morning a terrific wind and rain storm stiuck lUton Rouge, La., and in a w min utes bud almost wrecked the town. Great dumase was done to buildings in the east em and southern porJons of the city, and many persons were killed. The Governor's man-ion was demolished. Also tb e large brickyard and factory with the wing of the three story brick building in tbe penitentia ry, known as the hospital and commissa ry, with a pantaloon factory on the upper floor were blown down and totally destroy el. Forty persons were at work iu the fac tory, and of thee six were killed and 22 er.- wounded and horibly crushed. HANNIBAL HAMLIN DEAD. The Ex-Vic President Expires Suddenly In a Club-room. Basoob, Ue., July E-Yice President Hannibal Hamlin died to-night at o'clock. He wasdewn-town this afternoon and went to tbe Tarratine Club rooms, where he was playing a game of pedro when his head fell forward on his chest. A gen tleman remarked i "The 6enator seems to feel badly.' Mr. Hamiin Said: "I do." The men gathered around him, and he was tak.-n to a lounge. Dr. Robinson, who was in tbe next room, attended Lion, and after ward Dr. Ma-on and Ir. Philip were ca!!d. No pulse was visible for an hour, and it wa.- thought they could not bring him out. Finally he revived somewhat and managed to articulate feebly. The doctors worked over bim faithfully, and his family were sent for. Soon Mrs. Hamlin, General Charles Hamlin, bis son, and his wife and other members were at his side. All "was done for him in ha man power, but be pass ed away peacefully at 8 15 P. M. Ia 1M- he was elected to Congress, and re-elected two years later. In IslS be was chosen to fill a vacancy in tbe United States Senate, and in laol was elected for a full term of six years. In l'i Mr. Hamlin broke away from tbe Democratic party, and was elected by the Republicans as Governor of Maine, but be resigned that oSce upon being returned to the United S tates Senate by the Republicans. Tbe Republican National Convention of 1S0 which nominated Abraham Lincoln for Pres ident put Hannibal Hamlin on the ticket for Vii President, and the ticket proved victo rious. I' BOPPED rKOX THE TICK IT. When the Republicans assembled four years later, in W4, to again name a Presi dential ticket. Mr. Hamlin was scarcely mentioned as Mr. Lincoln's associate on the ticket for a second race. The choice fell upon Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, who became President upon Mr. Lincoln's as sasai nation by Booth. BI WOKE XO OVEKCOAT. Mr. Hamlin, in 1;, was made Collector of the port of Bton, but soon resigned, and in l"7 ws- again returned to the Senate for a full term which expired on March 4, i-:. Since that day Mr. Hamlin has occupied little space in the public eye, and was chief ly remembered as a man who had run on a ticket with Abraham Lincoln, but being most noted as an old man, who, although he had changed his political " coat, " persis ted in wearing on all occasions a black swallow-tail coat and as stubbornly refused, on any occasion, to wear an overcoat. Killed by a Panther. Minx, Tess., July 2. The news of the horrible death of Miss Millie McCoy has been received here. Miss McCoy and two girl friends, Mary Ely and Myra Johns, this morning left home on a blackberry bunt. They proceeded to the woods about six miles away. In a lonely place near Obion river Miss McCoy wandered off from the others some hundred yards to a place where tbe fruit grew in profusion. Suddenly a wild scream, bloodcurdling in its keenness, rang out. The girls were terrified beyond measure, not knowing what kind of a wild animal was in the vicinity. Again the ter rifying shriek sounded and the two girls to gether sank down behind some bushes. Miss McCoy started toward them at a rapid walk, when a panther appeared directly be hind her. The frightened gill screamed and started to run, but she could not escape. The beast seized her and she was torn to pie ces. In many places the Mesh was literally stripped from tbe bones. The other girls, seeing the animal attack their friend, ran screaming from the scene, never stopping until they reached home, when a party of men organized and with shotguns hurriedly went to the scene of the attack. Tbe panther was still at tbe body and was shot by the hunters. The beast measured seven feet seven inches from tip to tip. It bad escaped from a circus. A Severe Storm In Texas. Galvestos, Tex , July .". This city has been vikited by one of the most terrific storms known in years. The tempest is still raging, and at this writing it is impossi ble to estimate the damage to sbippii.g and other property along the coast. The waters from the gulf are in the streets, and many warehouses and buildings in the docks are flooded. The telegraph wires are prostrated, practically cutting oit all com munication with outside points. Efforts are being made to obtain full details of tha ex tent and effects of the storm. It i- reported at :t o'clock this morning that a four-masted schooner was sighted off the beach at Howell with signals of distress flying, and that the life-saving crew had gone to her rescue and saved four of her crew and were attempting to save the other-. The storm has knocked the electric light works out and to-night the city is wrapped in darkness with the wind whistling and the rain failing in torrents. The Next Rainfall. Cantos, O.. July 5. Frank Melbourne, the rain king, is being overwhelmned with nx;il. The burden of the inquiries are for information in regard to the construction and operation of his rain machine. Many scientific men are making inquiries, and ev. ery section of tbe country seems to be inter ested. To all Mr. Melbourne is alike courteous and re-erred. He has not yet second let ters patent on his invention, and, until be does so, will make no explanations. Propo sitions have been made bim from various quarters, and the hitter part of tbe month will probaMy be spent in the west making experiments. His next interference with the weather is announced for July 11, tbe date having oeen set by newspaper men, when he will cause a heavy rainfall. Fell Into the Crater. Rome, July 2. Vesuvius has renewed its volcanic activity, and the torrent of lava rushing down the mountain side is rapidly increa-ing in vola-ne. Yesterday two I!ra ziilian tourists ascended the mountain and had j'tst reached its summit and were stand ing on the verge of the crater when they were suddenly enveloped in a dense cloud of smoke, which rushed out upon them from the volcanic depths. When the outburst had subsided it was found that one of tbe gutitiemen bad become asphyxiated and had fallen into the mouth of the crater. His companion was only saved by the presence of mind of tbe guide who had accompanied them. As tbe sul phurous smoke puffed out from tbe crater's mouth be rushed forward and dragged one of his patrons out of danger, but was Doa ble to save the other. Building- Paper. M. E. Scbrock carries full and complete line of Building Papers, Wall Paper and Window Shades. The new Vermin and Water-proof paper should be put under tbesiding of ail dwellings ; it is rat proof, water proof, and a non conductor of cold. Tbe use of paper on lath, instead of pla-ter is a novelty call and see ; it is strong, heavy and much cheajier than plaster, call and see it. Our stock of Wall Paper and Window Shades is the largest in the county. Fourth room. Raer s Plock, Somerset, Pa. Pennsylvania College for Women. In another column will be found the an nouncement of this Institution. One of the leadine features of this College is iu beauti ful and healthful location in the suburbs of the city, where its students are free from noise and du-t, and may enjoy the purest air. The completion of DHworth ball, comprising new chape, commodious class rooms and additional dormitories, has in creased capacity and furnished facilities for thorough educational work of the highest or der. Terms tut boarding and tuition very reasonable. Tbe next session will open Sept 9lh. Those desiring catalogues should address Miss Helsn E. Pelletreao, President. Pitts burgh, East End, Pa. T 1 Highest of all ia Leavening Tower. ABSOLUTE PURE Ex-Treasurer Bardsley Severely Punished. Philadelphia, July 2. John Tards!ey, ex-City Treasurer of Philadelphia, was brought into court this morning, before Judge Wilson, to have sentence pas-ed on bim for the confessed crime of loc.ning, spec ulating with and receiving interest on pub lic funds entrusted to his care as the chief, fiduciary of the municipality. As on the previous occasion- that Bard sley has faced the Court, when he was brought in this morning he was not placed in the dock, but was allowed to sit beside his counsel in the space reserved for mem bers of the bar. The fact that Rardsley would come up for sentence to-day was not generally known, so that when District Attorney Graham rose to address the court, and asked that sentence; be passed on the prisoner, there were not mere than ' people in the court room. The District Attorney spoke but briet'y, but in the course of his address he denied Bardiey s contention, made in his statement to the court a week ah-o, thai the ex-Treasurer had not misappropriated a dollar. Mr. Graham showed that by Rardsley 's own statement be must have at least misappro priated the sum of as that amoun wss required to be made good by bis sureties according to tbeir bond to tbe t-iaieand city. Mr. ( rali am practically admitted that Bards ley's declaration that be p'.ace J i.lj.uiirt tbe Keystone l'.ank, taking due biiis for the money, was true, and that the money was deposited jn tbe bank. A!ilioub-!. n4 able as yet to stieeilicaUy sbow where the money bas rone. Mr. Crahara said that ItanL-ley's embezzlements would amount to between 4-lo",'iOand $.XvJ. Mr. Alexander, counsel for Bardsley, re viewed tbe statements made by bis client, and appealed to tbe court for mercy on tbe ground of Bardsley 'a plea of guilty and bi servioes to tbe city. Mr. Alexander said tiiat Bardsley did not get a dollar of tbe money be put into tbe Keystone Bank, and that within tix months it would be shown who did. lie vehemently declared that bis client bad not stolen a dollar, but that be bai only pleaded guilty to tbe statutory offenses of loaning, speculating with and receiving in terest on tbe public funds. Xever with bis consent, said Mr. Alexander, should Bards ley appear before tbe investigating cotnmitie of Councils to testify, but if at any time tbe District Atto.Tiey desired any information or issistance, bis client was willing to aid bim. While bis coun-el wss speaking BardUy sat with bowed heal, n.rvou-!y tracing iniajrinary lines with the back of a pen upon the table before bim. With the exception of bis brother-in-law, not one of the hun dreds of friends that Bard-icy bad aytara.ro were present when he arose to receive the sentence of the court. A- BurJsley got tip Judfre Wilson motioned to bim to be seated while be delivered the lecture and words of admonition that a Jud-e usually prefaces bis sentences with. Judge Wil-on's severe words caused Bards ley tbe most palpable distresi. When the Judge spoke of the past friendship between himself and the man awaiting bis sentence. Bard-ley's band- opened and shut convcl sively, his face flushed and paled, and his head sank on his breast. As Judge Wilson proceeded, and plainly said that be could find no palliation for Bard-ley s iualfeaaan.-e, and that bis oiTen-e was the more ojen to censure from bis abu-e of bis otiicial posi tion, the prisoner almost collapsed and seem ed about to sink to the tlxir from bis chair. Nevertheless, before Judge Wilson had con cluded and ordered him to arise and receive sentence, Eardsiey had completely regained bis composure and received the words that sends bim to prison for 15 years with a toici.rn that was almost indirlerence in its utter absence of any emotion. The sentence pronounced by Jude Wii wou vat that Bardsley undergo 1 years' olitary confinement in the Eastern Feniten tiary, and that be pay a fine in the sum eiual to the amount of his embezzlement arising from tbe transactions to which hs Lad pleaded guilty. Shortly after sentence had been pronounc ed Bardsley was remanded to prison to await removal to the Penitentiary. 15 Passengers Killed. Cmai-erros, W. Va., July 4. A passen ger train fliled with Fourth of Juiy excur sionists fell through a trestle this morniug on tbe Kanawna and Michigan Railroad, killing fifteen persons and maiming more or less severely twice that number. The acci dent happened at a point eight mile? south of this citv. Tbe train bad left here at ! o'clock as an accommodation, composed of a baggse-car nd two pa-nger coaches. The train was filled with Charleston people going to the country to spend tbe Fourth, and on the way gathered up a barge number of pussen gers at tbe by stations. The two pssseuger coaches were crowded with nearly JO occu pants, and tbe train passed on to a trestle forty-five feet high and over lw yards long. At a point three miles above I'eoo Station the engine was two-thirds of tbe way over, when an ominocs crackling was beard. Theengineer immediately put ail steam on, and by a tremendous effort jerked the eugine aud tender loose from the ill-fated train, which a second later went through the trestle, tbe timbers collapsing likeettaws. A scene of indescribable horror en-.icd. Tbe first coach, which was tbe smoker and was occupied principally by men, fell flat on its side, ar.d the end of tbe second coa. !i era-bed "TLtareiy into its mi ll'.e, and here tbe most d "tractive work wis done. Tbe scene of the accident was three miles from tbe nearest railroad station and in an uninhabited section, not even a firm-house being in sight. The few passengers who were uninjured immediately set to work to rescue tbe brui-M and mangled victims while the engine ran on five miles to a tele graph otlloe, where word of the catastrophe was sent to this city and aid a-ked for. Death of Jacob K. Berkeyblle. Jacob K. Berkeyblle died at tbe residence of his son-in-law, Joseph Slick, in Johns town, on tbe 1st inst. Mr. Berkeybile was born in Berlin on tbe 11th day cf August, 17?9. In the year lS2.'beand Susan Kyk were married. She died in 1.-7!). The nnion resulted in twelve children, two of whom died in infancy, and one, Jane, wife of Sam usl Getsel, of Johnstown in 1-77. The nine surviving are J. K., of Millstall, 111. : David L, of Johnstown, Alexander, cf Berlin, this oounty, Samuel 1, of Keyser, W. Ya. ; Catharine, wife of Charles Von 1-unen. of Johnstown, Julia A., wife ol J. C. Beam, of Latrobe, and J. J , t.f Sand Patch, this county. In tbe you- 1S30 Mr. Berkeybil bought a farm in what was then a wilderness one mile above the present town of Hooversville in Shade township. He resided there all his lifetime thereafter, until about three months ago when he went to Johnstown, to make his home with his children. Mr. Berkeybile was remarkably well pre served for bis years. He enjoyed god health all his life, only taken sick last Thursday, his ailments being incident to those of old age, and he slept quietly away. Only week before last he viaiL-d bis daughter and son-in-law in Latrobe, and be was then in his o-oal health. He was a member and an Elder in tbe Christian Church for about fifty years, lead ing an honest and honorable life, always cheerful and happy, and not a few can bear witness to his kindness and generous boa- pi tairy U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, iSS afcin A MYSTERIOUS LAKE. The Great Desert In Southern fornla Inundated. Call- A special from Yuma says the Colorado desert basin at Salton, sixty miles west of Yuma, is rapidly filling np with fre-h water from a subterranean passage believed to be connected with the Colorado River caused by the high waters of last February. At last advices it was converted into a lake many miles wide. The machinery is being remov ed from the salt factories at Salton. The Southern Pacific Railroad track passes through the basin for more than fifty mile-, its lowest point being Ji"? feet below the sea level. The Colerado River is 10o liet above the sea level at Ynma. If the subterranean passage connects with the Colorado above Yuma, the I-ke will be over four hundred feet in depth and over fifty miles lonir. If the waters continue to rise the Southern Pacific track will be submerged for nearly l'Xi miles, and the great desert of Colorado will be converted into a vast lake. Colorado IVsert, the scene of this strange phenomenon and which is announced now to be CiliLg with water, forming a great in land lake, is in San Diego county, the most sjutheru couny of California. It is tor- I dcred lhe lurailo Iliver on tLe eastern side, the San Bsrnardino Mountains on the north. Lower California on the south, and tbe fertile coast lamia on the west. Taken all in a1.!, it m akes a district about seventy miles wide by one hundred and forty long. The great inland ba.-in at its lowest part is 1'T" feet below the sea level. This region was named tLe Colorado lH-ert because of its barren, sundy, alkaline soil and scanty vegetation. In some places the soil is com posed of sand. pa. ked together firmly, w::h a bard, smooth surface which reflects lij,'ht like a mirror; in other places are mountains of loose sand, which are continually shift- ini. ima rriuuui .a.uornia ia 01 nxeui formation, and is sterile and forbidding to tbe last degree. It has tunny dry lakes and creek beds. These lakes, or gulfs, often very deep, are always salt and bitter, and often without water most of the year, but tbe beds of tbe lakes are covered with alka line deposits. Lixe the famous Death Vaiiey, there are some who tbiuk the Colorado IVsert of vol canic origin. It is more likely, however, to have come from tbe recession of the waters. of recent However this great bole may have first been scooped out, there lire unmistakable si-ns of former marine life, sheUs and uthcr things extending up to the Sin dortiuio I'ass, in the San Erruardino Mountains, the gate way from the desert to the orange groves ol Southern California. The commonly ac cepted opinion is that the (Juif ol California once reached several hundred miles farther north than it now does, and that the Colo rado Iliver in long ages deposited so much alluvium as to make banks down to the present heal of the t.ulf, thus cutting ofl from its connection a jtrt of the great basin until recently so dry and s'erile. The evap oration in this desert far exceeds the fall of rain ; so it was not long before this iake which was left behind was dried up. Mr. Joseph F. James, who spent four weeks at tbe Lead of a surveying party which traveled over tha desolate region -orue years ago, on his return gave this graphic and blood-boiling account of Lis heated aud cheerless experience : " Neither tbe desert of Gobi, in Asia, nor the Great Sahara, in Afria, can be worse in respect 'ul heat than its small relative, the Colorado I'tsert in California. ..... , . , .el o industry can thrive hers except in j places where there are depots cf salt. Near Salton this product is found in almost its J natural state, and large siilt works are loca ted there, which, it is now retorted, are ra ined by the sudden and my-ierious flood. There is, of course, no chauc- ia thi- great region for agriculture, and no great part of it was ever successfully irrigated. Such a pro ject was early contemp'a'.cd, being sug,-est ed by its remarkable situation below the lev el of the sea, with a great tiTer to the west, a great gulf to the south, and a stream called " New Iliver,"' which during the wet season is filled from the seepage of the Colorado, to flow out into and across the sand toward the mountains. It waa this river on the desert the Sou bem contingent of tbe pio neer gold hunters came to in the early sum mer of l.4:i, wLen they w re trudging ori towards the FJ Dorado. It was to them, jay tbe chroniclers of that sutTering time, as if another Moses had smitten the earth and caused the waters to g;ish forth. The overflowing of Colorado Desert con tinues and there is now a prospett that tbo impouringof water will not cea.- until the entire desert is covered. Already a vast in land lake has been formed, and its area is being momentarily increased. Aleady the circumference of this inland sea, which Kttuir.giy arose from the bowel of the earth, measures one hundred and four miles. Tims far no serious damage hs attended its g-owth, but unless its limits are soon reached considerable damage is sure to result particularly to the property cf the Southern I'acific Bailroad Companv. Ytm, Aria.. July 3. All the flat part cf the famous Dtatb Valley, in California, is now covered with water, ar.d the depth of the novel de-rt lake may be expected to in crease much more rapidly. The water is stiil rising, lut a curious menomtnon w is pre nted yUr.Liy by the water receding in the morsing and coming bjck in the ! afternoon in oicrea-ed voiunie. If the water ' conies from the Colorado river there mu-t j be er.cuh of it between Salton and the river i to nearly tl S the basin, and most likely ! reach to tb main line of the Southern Pacific. Two ou'.fia were started by Superinttt. dent Muir, f the Southern Pacific, yester day, one fr.vn Salton and the other from Ogilby. Bth parties started ia wagons with a stippy of water and provisions, and they will cuke an effort to locate the esi l spot where the water comes; through the Sand Hills Irom the Colorado River or New River, as tbe case may be. The boat sent out by he -ailroad company was forced to return, tbe force of tbe current making further heaiway impossible. Careful investigation proves that tbe bar rier between the Colorado and the rim of tbe desert is only a ridge of four feet Tbe river bas ben falling for over a week past, and is lower to-day than the same day last vear. Married at Wlnsdor. Losio.v,;uly G. Crowds of people from London ant all parts of the country flocked into Windsar Castle this morning determin ed to see as much as possible of the event of the day tu? marriage of the Princes Louise ofScbleswir-HoUtein to Prince Aribert of Anbalt-Deiaiu Windsor was bedecked from cellcr to garret with flowers and flags, and everybody eemed happy. The wedding ceremony was performed in 8t. George a Chapel, in the presence of the Queen, the Kaiser, tbe Kaiserin, the Prince and Princes of Wales am a host of other royal celebrities. 11.00. $1,00. $1.00. Having purchased luO Nickel-Alarm and rime-Clocks. at a reduced rate that will ena ble us lo sell them at tbe low figure of $l.i.) for alarm, and 90 cents for timers without the alarm. Give os a call. N'Err & Casebcek, Jewelers and Opticians, Somerset. fro r 1891. Highland Stock Farm ! ALHAMBRA.S1; Fnu'ikiw. he 1 L-Wl-MinJ .' k Hawi.fc. tir.i irr;i4 Hio-hasr Alumm : h:;t xmJ wirurn B"t w Him'-r'-wun No. 1i of orce Wi.keis Fl.t an-r, M:.l.i-U.wn. atel otlier. ttv-!fi t lit!i.r r' 111 the 2 ili-i. 'oeturrUiis wuua la rur to put h service ..iiu lac rea a i.I t-aarce l-ut insurance. DACTAAT Litfht Bav. 1 5 1 2 hands high, will weigh r I I I i h-n n.at'in-d'1'Y-j t'. '. l.v A:h:.TTa, ill l:d- 1 J J kJ J J. 1 rfv l.y ih'TOHi Chief .. l,e hf M.tiiiL'..i. L.ef I! dam feklvva., hv li.u.u tl on..i.ih bred, ililif 111 hll lu L!y M:-e. .Iniii i'!Mi K,i I. lUe .'.m ul l.it.l i ut.iK.nitftl 'ir-'. lLau.1. UIteU..A1el fee is 51 ' TM. i- Uie m Uiat l'ru.iuce.1 Kamhiet .mauaii.l iii.wMi-t.hre.1 . r.. ked npl.y Ji.iU.rtnoraief bfcmrt. Th-i? i mi ren H.I-U-D stiinf.d in b m iiwer of Ire first ;er.c! lue prcim rru eariv it It spxJ- 1 ua.ly be ia ttie lineM Ufukiii 1um- in laeicrfiniy. BELMONT JR. il aii'l . n.ii. -S' uz i l'm. iie Po.'.ieT, laiKii Jr. SwHi-tty. mi t.v AlhAinl.ra. ll.li... uo Chief, 1L 1 uird dun Miuaay, Laoroaxhbre-i STRATHEARN linit t r.!i- e s.i i l.-t f;i mi ils : i D-nmr ... i i i a J-r.J.1 1.' e s.iu In.; m.l mi I.J 1 I e ...-i -::.! 4 a. tl. i -i.-e K Liuim'&il'.ii tfirt f..r mv, u-e full Ll':- ; ir.e et n te a few doiir mure in Vurt. tmt In Uie atie you will resume Efty or more uti!lr alove the price of Common brl a : lu4ixraice SIIII1K HOKSR .i o jr x x y. Gray, rie. h..r-e mii.'..r,e 1. two imiHWled fcctfM. ever ca ne.1 iu the cuiiuly. Well hrrsl mMre- jre s'ri, in mv i.eiehl.rh - I have p'it :iir iee- m'my tn4tire)i.'r a: ai.wit ten s ir seek. ILe mt.ie t.n-cs ul taad OI OOUlcr-cl. I) U X J And others, of F. O H'NTRYMAN .Veterinary LT. ;.r p Hrihir.n .Miii.M:ir, AW X AA Awi Itl. Veu-rriiary J-raci.o- and of the rmtarm .b-nnry l ouegt-, ( aiia ia, i.:ien d mrr-.ty- mine j.ru. tne i.t eli-nuary .V.-il.illieaud Sl.-f.rv. jrva-ui.-eH.-w . ii..rt-5, i aaie, .-.,e i aun iI.e. aad t-rf..r-iis f.iir.-:. I Oj. riions. Ca.-lra.ing and l-ryiiii;, Rtstueiiig of Fractures, eiuin bruar n I, s.ii;nrf ul Herttta- Ka:lures i N EU ROTO MY- -irau..n of .err.-: In chronic ft hnieaesn. TEN DtNOTOMV-'"' .iraiiiiteiiiiv enwl or mry tails, citetructlons in coa, teats rc:rrved a'i i 1 .ve.l up aa 1 l.r.miitit w ii-pp'!r ii-e. SCIRRHOUS' (..nis. tumnrs. mi-ties. cr.iW.iiiC warts and wicd?a'.l 'puffti in yoii:.' ai.r.iui- . iienity r-'iuove!. StirriM irijiiry arid Uiner.e-w. a.id ianieiie f--a riiubon-, M-tvill, r:rt' ;i'-i -I.il lit. eured ID a lew we-'W-, and ifn.il of i..nr -!alld:liir enlir-iy tak D away. At-p.-hy of On- 'ilM '.v-. .rteeneT fcore aiid weiik eves eilrr.1, .1 -U u:r-.-, luilt fc-Ver. t i.rMlie caij;h. heaes. c'li'-i:i i..r-e-. i..iv,-n Ki. r i:i cutiie. a.e.t ITcmied ita Siacejfc. Auliirax, Lia'al(f or bij.1e nii'-r-iti T-rv. n'if.n arid re'ne-1y. DENTlSTRV ;--eia! atim'.ic n irivtn tfiret-aiTircofhr-es U'tih. wo'.f tee.b. A. h nir. 'p it and .!- a-. J u-ili extra id. Mnir;a.id un. ven e iu-c-of miar- rru.ie.i lj ir.eis.r le- ti. taken .)?. Ar. T;.' a'". e -..n'iiti"C-- of tl;..- teeth ot.n nu-e e-pi:i? or ei. .idy eyes, 'ii.M:rn:or .ir..f'1'.nic of f-d. h'.i.iii.ir head er.M.Eed. driving ,,rje iiue. imr.rl.-i-t ma-u aliob. luu ife-J :.n. me'-inK. hide b-'iii: !,! f S.-h. Ae . ai! f ui. h ax r.n.cl by my ait ttod of oratiug on ih : teeth. ii-r- teeth dr.- .-1 f.-r s..iH-HrHiii-e and AC.'. OBSTETRICS- 1 '.wit - Ml Insfrr.etir.ns while at Tomnto. Canada, inthn lire.-f my prn-fe--i- ii ami uul -").; .!. d ita au ol Uie ra.jrl l:nt.rove.i tn-tninn-nlM fc.r ir.e ciauajf-meiil ofd.5,tu.l j c AgT RATIO N I r 1 uH'i'K-rat-le l.raetu e id 11. . i.k a t-r iai 1 m": .- . -:ju .n aiid m -;mymc. and have rravel.il wnii a:.1 uicru instr'i-ti..n-t tr. in aud a..i- ei 9i.Die of lie :n.t .ii.-ii.l .irrii.;rs lu thi ime iu the finud states. I hav a.i' -p;r ! tieir ni.ist huir.sn.. iit,d .m t-e?-'i:l ci. U.l and am siit t-;ie.l with the n: -l ai,;-n ve.t and .-:.-: h. t.' ) s. 1 a'l renii np .ft anatomy and am sii..i,,-t itn in"llI:l4'll. t. anytniiit I m.--t a ith in or-ra-tir tr. heij'.'e 1 am yrt nanl Udo teller anu hiVt vnk than th.-e not tiav,i: had tl:e-e advamajfes. I Kuaram. -a;i-iu.'ti..n in iai eerv oj.era-.i.i. or luaae ti. charvt I eousuil in my nraeuce ioe of Li.e nio-t eininnt T,'te-nar.-. in lhe i'. o.. i acaiia. and iln utii-i. 1 ran in n.m.y r.w rive advk-eand rTit- itlioni m tbe patient, or tr lei:r. by Katir.jr fa!: nei-ii -yniptoms and i;iviti)r m x. a.-e. iv.i.-. and tK.n-11 rej.-t.-'i to. Ac. 1 halve 1 r Uus, Si. I to n,e (1tani- f..r a . lub of en-ht. will i-.-t Write m for c:r u'ar-. raiea. AUCTIONEERING-! he I'. S. a i l Canada, an-.! eaiurht ' to ineir u in the itinir hid-. I'.t iity ol ta.K. .lie ai ! elier'v iii:ict'.i.ii. y a' i S4.ti"faft..n vtiarai.leed. l; reel!.-J. 1 u.l. -ave an-! R.aA? yo'l u.-.l!-r. I f-n t.- fir'vd ft rii.me. and rea.iv in j ou lueniay an t Saturday of each aeea.ai h More. e.u;-r-.-l. Jn a. i::e.t-ea- and di-ease; of colt-, and parturition, t'ra. fire, i:..;i.n.-. .v.. ..:- at t i-arj;s rein:i' ie, and ia rase of d .-ath I m .11 VKTTf OVT T " Ab:t v.-arsai;oI t.a1 a heifer lm tr. t h- r hind le he ll.Jll.uu.w.liJ . tween tbe knvt.i pa-tem. ! raV io'i Mr. Co'intrvniin. Jle set lhe )ii.!nje-l it. A.-., at d nave d.r. iioas how lo trial It aur.h r--t her. Mde --versi Vkl-J. The Ugiiol s will and -iraijitit as ever. Juii.S 1IAV, Je r.i)n Twp. !!r. CoiTiirynian did Ri Idling castration for me. The operation mas ski!) fully and fj-iickiy d nc, and the ar.i.-oa: lived and did well. He a..-o did other veterinary work for me. lie :s rea i up in lhe anatomy and prmctir-e of Veterinary Ye-in ine and S:i--.ry. Mr. Countryman is a uselui maa in the ooruiujnily, and shonid he Jiheral.T patronised. II. H. FI.iCK, .eitvsburg, Ta. G. F. Countryman, V. 3., ""c&VAi&.)a Jas. B. Holderbaum, nAS JUST r.ECF.IVED Hench tfc ALL STKKL FRAME SPRING-TOOTH HARROW . is a won 1- -rf- iinpi tit 'a SPRING-TOOTH HARROW. Teeth qtiii kly adjusted l y only TOOTH F.vcr Invented. The tooth is held in position by a Ratidiet, with wlii. h it can be adjust ed so as to wear from lo to Is inch,- mf the jint of ilie t..th. hich is four or five tim-s as mm ii ear nr servier as can be o!taitie.l troni any Spring-tooth harn w in ex.stem-e. taii and examine this Harrow, JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM Have Your Eyes Tested. SHOWING SPECTACLES Properly fitted to the Eyes. P. L, CASEDEKR, OF THE FIRM OF NEFF & CASEBEER Jlaa been to O'e eland Olio, and SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES. tAlso, a complete set of Test Lenses, to test the Eyes. Give us a call. We guarantee satisfaction. X chanre for te N JEWELERS AND r , ,Wsjyy w St t 3 ! fiSQ. uoupn Sledinne. IJecommended by I'hvsicians. Ceres where all else faik. I'leasant and agreeable to the taiMB. Children take it without nKionlw ' R. 1S91. Brown Stallion. 15.3 - bT Anliw Ja- im. ho hr Yo-nss re-haw, t Ins- , tli ef !- cil Of .H tida - A..L ill'li Of Nllllil. -C I : r r liTf .-nihil. !'-. ml 3 yearn M. tmUt Alio --' .. Ulii Mm whv ltthvid- IiiuraUk- e. I- V. Bay, 2 Years old. Will be 16 Lands, bvG!!eaa S-lTT. Rew.nl 2.JB, by Bel mt iit M. ro of N itwo.t .'l-,. W.lwl the Jm Manmnno lm-iiev, iim. im w rr seenij.1 dia Miuoaj cy Borcoa coiel jbj, dj by BoMoo. ImtxirteJ Clyde Draft Horse weighic ZMoirals. k prove. 1 hini f m remrkalie eiu-r. tint rvmr- i -v c - . etxipi uatv wtii . ' - " a rinr.illir lii':r-rt-r.td. T' I-arUr h--!il:7. wonl-l weiHiin i.Soo, got by Invaru- that ini.e-1 2.IU1. Hl otnvu a Nieeer mare - ... TEcse vwo borsea cost more moaey man any luuraiice Ku. md.sn.1 toin'Iu-- men toser..t roarer from a ilitaneo half their anual wnrth. JlaM kept oo grave at SO Irooi Aim 1st lo Juiv 11 ai bit irn, . mi." mini A . .4 A . i a. ' VUULJJil) Somerset Count' ! Sursreon an.I Auctioneer, Registered of eieht line and have ben -ueees-rul. oo.r - e of iij-.i-iri...!! at T..r.'nto in n.Ini n and irj-mi- of h"ir Ion -taii.iiutf, and a Lai txea.iiieut, if acj , ltlvnrtalaT m a-rroK". Ki.ijt.iiig or Utrtalaed cola or any other work tha-. - t avx an anotiiineerinif. Have had six years' ex- ve li-tene.1 lo-oeieo! :fce t--t aaetiraiers ays and me hoo- o: feoMiif a en.wd and .n- HORSEMEN t'ounlry and ii-.e .1.-x sale- a f :c-ialty. p-rf-nty. arts heyotid eomeuUoii. Oive tie a c ill in this di- '.1 r'rn-- dn-inj th? next Thr. m..ri-h oxd-r-tins a limes 1 i!l i at V Lvi.ori s or suyder s Itii of the resr iratory organs, nnd in para'.y oae4. A ..j-;.iv of be- i.ielnia.-s aioa-. he UUral, Addr.-! , d.rf.i u! oa hai.d. A CAR LOAD OF THE Drumgold loosen: ig one nut. HOLDER taken a a full course of instruction 1B." SIIOWIXG SPECTACLES Improperly fitted to the eyes. ting eyes. OPTICIANS. Somrscct, 9 L. M. Troolf & Son, HAVE BRISK TIMK.S NOW IX TUK Boys and Children's DEPARTMENT ! of We are deep in tLe work of fitting out the boys aa4 i;;-;e .. fitting them fur school, for chureh, lor play, wiih Lri:t. u..ai. !. and terviceaLld rarment.-, all new. nianufucturrd for u arid ;. '.;.-. our Stock room at da original cost 25 p-r cent. und.-r p: :..-.- r smaller dealers. This mean.- niuch froin those who buy iVcm Money, Fatience.all three are saved by trad::;;: where va!:;..-! u.- c ered. L. M. WOOLF & Son, GUESS HOW MANY GRAINS OF COR m-UJUmmJ Ai.it W- THOMAS, KARR & OGILYIf The Clothing Hustlers of Johnstown, give a with c'.erv c,t ' on the number of Grains of Corn on, t'ue fifteen cars in t':e :ii- their windows, and the party who guesses the correct a:r." .rit. or r.- i to it between now and SEPTEMBER! will be entitled to the Elegant Tiauo now i.a Exhiblilva ia their wll Don"t fail to TRY YOU E LL7 OK a everybody has the same chance. The far::;- make the bo.-t aessv... John Thomas & Sons JOHNSTOWN, PA r-AIV.L IOT IT 5'L'OliK, . 240 to 248 Main Street, Is one of the wonders of Johnstown, with i's Several Departments. 1 Department '"A" are Dry Goods Ia Department " B,M Boots and Slices. I Department " A" arpets. In Department UD,J' lothing, Hats, and Furnishing xxk Department " E," Groceries. Department " F," reed. Fcr G::d Gc:ds, Chsau G::ds, and Ssascnatls G::: They cannot be excelled. An evam.T.ation will convince the a. " doubting Thomas " oi" Soinerset County. ftaTHEADQUARTliRS FOR COUNTRY TRioI-'UCE. FOR 83 Franklin Street, crosznsrsTO'wT- Cinderella Stoves and Ranges vr r--Vr . i if , , CINDERELLA A. The best eonstrncted Cookies Slove ojn tbe market, anj H"An ANTi'.i I' tire saiisfaotioD. The top is nuiie in four j ifcv. so taut it can:i t on ' Tr piece is cut in two smi sujirsrel by a prr, whinii prevent it f.-i.m ti-, -.i -z. i' tr iirrp mh pit witn baiil h pan. sr.J is so ronstrucie-i liiat tie a:.s u-i.ii" im:e under tbe rrte, which is the chief cause of so many gratrt bor.ini oa-. BRICK Git IRO.X LIMXSS, DOUBLE LUS J.D CK.XTI:i:, FXTi: AXD IIIGII OIT.VA Examine the Cindere!! "A" before pan-hasing. ilAnuijt:'.irt.l by Dr.il AY Limited, l'ittsburgh. Sold and guaranteed by JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM, Somere.t, f Thomas' Phosphates are manufactured to produce reeiuu. The nuinuiVtu-.-rs a.-ew - enough to know there is no better or snrvr way ol increasing s: than by gising their cos timer satisfjttion. T) thj ead h.ae thy ai ways worked. All the experience ti.at il yean can bring to b-ar on the subject, both as a manaiactuivr of Fertilizer- aud as a prartiea! lornier are employed in the making of TLonias Gouds. Coupisi witii thia are the extensive works of the Company, with every miera iia provement. It i because of thesa facilities and facts tint the Tbjmis' Bone Fertilisers antecd. See oar ftients throaUout voar o un: v. or aJ.lrrt, I. P. THOMAS & SOX, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ' v S i :; '.3 'AV-.v 3 -iv i rm X mi a..1 A-J. r-. however. our. Churns, Crocks, Tubs, Pulleys, B.idx-X. Halted Glass, PdL'its, Rope, Cuttlcry, Oh'C, Oils, Tools, Ptiwps, Wi:e.c (ji) TO General Hard.vure, H D.:se Fur.. in-j an.i Eitnrivai Goods. 'Ui ' '- ' i , t v i
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