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The Somerset Herald.
EPWARn SCl'LU Editor mid rropriet.tr.
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WKIiXESPAY
April 21,1 -Wi
DKMtH-KAt'V, oil. ami Iwf have all
p.? up :ml brem! is starting.
Vit.wH5KI.ax! comity hiis thirty
o.iinIi'l:tis forlu rlil" on the Kt'pulili
can sitle of the house.
Cattix on hoof and dressed lieef are
s wide apart as to create a suspicion
t'rit thev are not friendly.
Thk government is now paying "t
oaly fcM'J.OJO per day more than it is
taking in. Thi9 is the way Democrat
ic reform works.
"Tahikk reform" as, undertaken hy
the Democratic party, has proved the
most tvistly jolt ever undertaken by
any party in the history of the nation.
The Kansas City o'f:7 says: "The
II ; k Island iliiilrtwtd w ill this year
send out to the drought districts six
r;iin-iii:.ki!: cars." Will they make
rain?
Kx-Mavoic Smith, of Philadelphia,
was last week awarded a verdict for
icVi.tn) agaitist the "Thar'' of that
city, in a liltt-I suit tried ln-forc Judge
tiordon.
If the present s;t."culative prici-s for
cattle continue for any length f time,
lalioring men will begin to talk of "the
g.; 1 old times'' !v. !i they had livef
for dinner t-vcrv da v.
Six uktahv Cahi.isi.;:
wants to go batk to th
it is said,
senate. U
would have Ikvu well
lion had lie remained
retary of liie treasury
g'j';hed fa 'lure.
for his reputa
thcre. As sh:
he is a distiu-
Thk KepuMican parly will go right
along arid run the governnient as they
have fr thirty years of prosp-.-rity.
The p.t.j.!e
with th" r.-
would
turn of
u p'-r!
h" canteli
the go -.id times they
iijoyed l; fore
got a ; t:;ri.
't'leviland and reforn
Tin: JiradTorl c cmiy l-p-il'.i.-ans
have c !nsiiiud tliciitscives by often
resolution airainst any d.-ciuniion in
favor of free silver coinage, and have
iiis:riic!eJ t!)e:r de!er:ites to the State
C-onvention to work and vote against
the I'opulist fiisaneird piKcy.
1;:m:h hatk- Smat'srs propose to
e-Hitm! ilu I'nitel Stat.-s S'-uate by
C')inbiiil..g Willi the Populists. it
won't matter much for the next two
years. .';' much in legislation can b.
f fleeted while Cleveland is ia the Pres
idential chair and armed witli a veto.
Sr.XAToit Kansxim, if North Caroli
na, who was appointed minister to
Mexico, on the death of MinistertJray,
is iiicligiiile. The salary of minister to
Mexico-was increased while Mr. liit:)-
so:;i was a nieiiiU-r of the senate and
this fact lakes his appointment iHe
gd. The rcj-.ort made by Commissioner
Miller, of the Internal H.'venne Rj
reati, to the i llVs't that the total gross
receipts from the income tax would fall
s'mrt of sl-i.tt l is cuifirimtl. The
"surplus"' ahijiit which Mr. Carlisle
talkisi so glihiy a few months ago has
turned into a deficit of alviut 4 l,(K;,
Ott. Ax Kastcrn DeiiUH-ra'.ic organ cx
plains that the I.-i!i erar:e party di 1
n t origin it tho i;ie na? tax; they on
ly Mibmitted to it. In other words, it
was a sop thrown (o the Populist whale
by Iiomoeratie lir-hermen, ami the
wiiale too!: the bait, bull, and sinker,
:;!i 1 pulled ia the fishermen iti the bar
it'ain. At l'ort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Mr.
Moady made a fervent prayer for rain,
and a few minutes afterwards a storm
came along that lifted the roof of the
auditorium and literally soaked the big
audience of S,IK)0 -ople. Fortunately
nohady was seriou-ly injured. There
is such a thing as overdoing the mat
ter. Afteh all the loud clam-.T of a p ir
tioti of the Democratic- press of the
Stale, against llarrity's man, K ih. rt
F- Wright, he was last week elected
t'hairmau tf the State Com ml: tee by a
itaanimous vote. This is claimed to
le a irdial indorsement of the Presi
dents financial pi'.iey. T'ne tri-th is,
the light was against "Iluss'' Harrity
:tnd his domineering inethKls, a:d the
i.jss won.
Tut: M.-Cook hrotii- rs, t-f t)!iio, wot:
Listing fame iti the civil war as "the
lighting MeCooks;' and none among
them did nr.re for the family renown
than Major (Jetur.il Alexander I. Mc-
",uk, w".ii was breveltel n le-
iaii
live times for gilla'itry, whiiiiug iris
lir-t brevet :tt P. ill P.jn and his last in
Isij-j. Cetieral McCook was placed on
the retired list last week, he having
reached the prescribed age of CI year.-.
The law aaraiiist the luauufavtnie
and sale of oleomargarine was passed
at the instaiK-e of our friends the
'rangers for the protection of their
lairy iuu-rests The attempt to repeal
it mosi Mgnauy latttsi m tie Icgisia-
ture last wex-k. Having prevented the
repeal of the law, it w ill now lie in or
der as It bus Ihv;i heretofore, for the
irai.'gs, und itiier parties in iaten-st.
to fold their huds and rv-st contctit
while tin? law L Uaili- violati-d under
their eyes, an l their Market ruined,
through cotiijK-titioit witU the bogus
itrticle. The law will not xevute it-
fh lf, and if farmers will not loak afU-r
,ttir own interests ami see to its en
forcement, they ought to quit coiu-
filaiuibg. The law is virtually a dead
letter ua the statute U-Kiks and will re
main so, vutii a determined etlort is
made lo euf-irce its iK-nalties.
Kvf.ky tu in a while sonichody
ys t'nat the early laws of Pennsvlva-
Jtia made a husband, who had married
a widow, responsible for her lirst lnis
liaiid'e debts and to these laws is at
tributed an occasional curious mar
riage ceremony when the widow left
Iier residence and Ifehind her every
thing with which she had liecn pro
viiKsl by the first husband and clad
uly in a smock was married on the
highway. The Honesdale Citizen Kays
hat no lawyer, legal reporter, lcgisla
or or judge is on record as ever having
.any knowledge of any such law. Down
to ls4S the husband was liable for debts
contracted by the wife Ik-fore, marriage-,
h-Jt he was never liable for a previous
Jitisliuiid's debts.mid consequently there
never could have U-ea any foundation
in thi? law for ths? curious uiarriage re
tvtrn J t o.
HagniSeeat Juetice.
.Speaking of'tlu; Income tax law an the
supreme court has left it, the Philadelphia
Iitquii rr s.ivs :
If von are an investor in real estate ami
derive your inc-mie fro:n the rentals you
are not obliged to pay an income tax. The
supreme eourt lias declared sueh a lax to
1 nnoonsl-tutional. P.ut if you employ
a clerk or private secretary to look alter
your interests and think enough of him
to pny him a salary of more than $t,0o),
his income almvc that sum must bo taxed,
for the court has declared its inability to
decide whether sueh a tax is uneou
stitutional or not.
If you are an investor in state, county
and municipal lmiids, no matter h iv
large your income may be, you have
nothing to pay to the government.- lint
the clerk w ho looksafioryour bonds iiiiin
settle with the government for the privi
lo;rp of lieing your employe.
This is how the iiuvniio tux works in
brief. What magnificent justice! What
great I train jiower must have lieon ?x
pendisl in the supreme Court room !
What sleepless nights !
Wide Wagon Tirei.
The agricultural department, Washing
ton, has issued a bulletin, compiled by
tSeii. Koy Stone, if Pennsylvania, special
agent in charge of rond inquiry, contain
ing information concerning tho uc of
wide tires on wag-'-n wheels. Mr. Stone
regards it of special importance in the
maintenance of public highways that the
vehicles used on thcni shall have tires of
greater width than are now in general
use.
Extracts from the State laws represent
ing Hie width of tire to Ik- used on vehi
cles are given, some of which offer a re
bate of a portion of the. highway tax on
wag ms with rims or tires not les than
three and three and a half inches in
width. ihio makes it unlawful to trans
port over macademized, gravel or stone
roads, in-any vehicle having a tire of less
than three inches in width, a burden of
more than 2.tt pounds. Indiana has a
law against hauling on a wet gravel road
a load of over 2,o--" pound on a narrow
tired wagon or over 2,-i pounds on a
broad tired wagon. Kentucky makes a
distinction in favor of broad tire 1 wag
ons in fixing toll rat -s. The njsuits of
experiments w ith wide tires in various
states are also given.
SIeycrstk.le Xoriaal Scfcco', April 33 to
Juiy 3, 1S93.
Profs. It. K. lioyeran l M. J. Phillips,
assistants in the teachers department.
Miss olive lie'i'.i-y, Mi-s P.yruie S. hultz
and Mrs. 'dirge McCarthy, teachers of
instrumental m.jsi.-, voice culture and
painting and ilrav, ing. r-ste-;ivf ly,
J. C. Sl-HH II K!t,
Mcyersdale, Pa., Piiuc:
April l't,
.1
The Form Cf Cdt'a.
The act to amend the lW section of the.
a-t of the twcnty-lirst ihiy of Mar-h, f-ne
thousand seven hundred and seventy-
two, entilleil "An ,"..-t f-r the rcuof el su'-ii
pi rs a:s :is conscientiously .scruple th
taking of an oath iu the common torin,'
by changiiig the (vnmuon form t here if.
Section 1. P-e it enaetc-,1. etc.. That toe
t:;vL secliunof the act of the twenty tirs
day of March, one thousand sevm hen
dretl and seventy-two. entitled "An act
l' -r the relief oi such persons as e-ei'.-M-u ;i-
tioiislv scruple the taking of an oath in
the common form," be and the same
hereby amended so that the same shall
read as fellows :
All and all maimer of crimes, '.tl'e.is,
matters, causes and tilings hats icver to
be inquired f, heard, tried and dcter-
iiiined or done, or performed by virt'te of
aav law ol this t oinm niwealtli, or ot'.ier-
wise, shall and may lie inquired of, heard
tried and determi ued l y Jadg'?s, Abler
men. Magistrates, Justices of the Peace
and such persons as may by law bo an
pointed by the proper legal authorities
witnesses and inquest, and all other per
sons qualifying themselves according to
th ir conscientious persuasions respec
tively, either by talcing the solemn atlir
matioii or any oath in the usual u- com
mon form, bv laving the liamt u'Kn an
open copy of the Holy iiible, or by iifltin;
up the ritit iiau-l una ltronouncing or
assenting to the f. -'lowing words: I, A
IJ do swear by Almigiy 'io.l, the s ar-h-
crif all hearts that I will , and that
as I shall answer to (i ,1 ui the last great
day. Which oath so taken by person
. lio cons'-ieniioo;y retuse to late an
oat "a in the common form shall be deemed
and taken in law t have the same etVei-t
with an o.ith taken in e innuon form.
Approved the 3d day of Anil. A. I. ls'i'i.
IANirtl. II. llAsTIMiS
laosght Actioa.
I'ntil there be correct thought there
cauimt be riht action. Therefore, think
rigiit an. I buv the Cinderella Pange, and
right aetioii is assured. Sold by
Jam;:s IS. IIoi.i:-:!ti:.l M,
.S.mer-:ct, Pa.
Candidates for the Ga!!os.
At a larinaouse aiHiu: nine niiiis west
of t'oiry, Krie county. Mrs. Iliittlihi-n,
aged eighty-live years lies at the point
of death from injuries leeched early on
Tuesday morning.
i;e part of the houso in which she
lives is ors-uj-icl by a family none-1 t'al
r.h:ii:e. Short 1 v aft r - i-loe!i Monday
nig lit f'iri masked men entered the house
and demanded her money. She prte t
ed that shr-. had no money, v.-hereupon
the rutiiaiis assailed her with a club and
licked the poor old wom.-.n :dmot ti
death. The family in th ; other purt of
the house, who had itecn a-.vake::eil, in
terposed, but they were, frightened into
submission. 'J'!:! fiends then took a
lighted lamp and set her hair on lire,
burr iiig her neck, face and head in a ter
rible manner. One of the men also as
saulted her. Meanwhile the other two
searched the house until they secured
While the dastardly work was pro
gressing one of the Calahane family man
aged to escape and the neighborhood was
soon aroused. The masked men then
made their escape, firing their revolvers
asth.'yr.m. Tiie old woman was found
almost dead, her hair burned from her
head, her tooth knocked out, and several
ri! broken. AVeut two hoars later the
rol titers appeared at this bouse of Thomas
Moore, at Leli.tcuf Station, and fiVut
ensued, in which Moore was almost kill
ed. They secure 1 PS, there. The hole
country is up ia arms, lint no trace of the
rohliers has been found.
Baby Carriage.
The place to buy baby carriages is at
Fisher's liook Store.
Koonsbiner Under Ground.
In the raiding of an illicit distillery
neighborhood a strange contrivance was
found near Pleasant Valley church, Hx.
The moonshiner bad gone iuto the mid
dle of a field and dug out a room ulsr.it 1'J
feet square, sot in stills and covered U
over with planks and dirt, over which
th?- had cultivated.
The imdd of entrance was by a trap
dsir, which d-xir was concealed by ia!t
bisU and a cedar tree. They went down
a laddvr. Iq tijin bojs jn the ground they
had the barrels an 1 h-?iis ia which the
mash was mada. The furnace was iu one
corner. The smoke stack projected ouly
about two or three inches alsive the
grouiv.l, having the apitearance of a Penn
ing slump. Three men were arrested.
Woaea tynchel in Alabama.
Ge:i:xvh.i.i; Ala April il -Three
men and two women, ncgn-es, were
lynched on the Ituckalow plaiiUtion.
three miles from here, Saturday. The
Sheriff found them hanging to tri es this
morning. They were accused of the mur
der of Watts ilarphy. a voting whius
Juan.
Hirntburg tetter.
HAiir.isiuT.o, Pa.. April 2, l-
1. tli.i If iiu. . v.w. Jut i.m L-!i fiirrnit til
J . '; . . , . r
-'" -y
red to tho proper committees: and yet
in any of them are marked "lie on table,'
and those that are referred to the "prop
er committees' never get ltcforo any
committees, but are pigeonholed.
A resolution to place on tho calendar
the bill prohibiting railroad companies
from charging more than two cents per
mile for passenger fares, negatived by tho
Committee on Railroads was voted down.
Upon a reeonsid-T.-ition of the vote by
which the bill authorising township su
pervisors to erect buildings for holding
elections, and storing road machinery
Ac, was defeated on socond reading.
The Farr compulsory educational bill
w hielj passed the House March Titli, has
been reported from Senate committee
with amendments, one of which provides
for a truant room in each school house,
and another changes the name of the
truant officer to attendance officer, and
gives him 2 per day.
The Senate defeated tho bill providing
for the appointment of game commis
sioners, which creates six new otllcew but
gives them no compensation except trav
eling and contingent expenses. A mo
tion was at once made to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was killed and
this Is-ing carried its further considera
tion was posttHincd for the present.
The House bill permitting cities and
Iiorouuhsto appropriate money for memo
rial lay servii-cs has leeii reported from
the Senate committee with an amend
ment toiududt? Independence Kay.
There was an exciting scene, in the
Ibeise when tho Muehlbninner bill pro
viding for the unconditional repeal of tho
oleomargarine law came up on second
reading. Owing to the confusioirwhieh
prevailed the clerk could not hear the re
sponses on the roll called and the correc
tion of the record was the (tceasion of
much ill feeling among members who
crowded around the clerk's desk. The
bill was overwhelmingly defeated yeas
:i', nays 11 J.
The act to restrain and regulate the sale
of dairy products was fought by the
(Jrangor clement in the House and the
bill was iiideunitely postponed by a vole
of 2i.'2 t-i -10.
The bill.4 preventing cruelty to animals
and prescribing punishment for the same;
prohibiting the sale of vinous or spiritu
ous liquors by wholesale dealers and
storekeepers in less quantities than oii
gallon ; prov i'iin that public funds shall
li .t be appropriated to institutions coii
contioilcl wholly or in part by any secta
rian s.k iety, passed second reading in the
House.
The Chairui:::! of the House Committee
on ilaies :ii re 1 a resolution, which was
unanimously iigrcd to, fixing Thursday,
May 'id, at noon, as the hour for final ad
journment of the legislature, if the Man
ale concurred ia the same.
Pi rc-pouso to a resolution front Ui3
House, state Treasurer J i-ks iii re; irw
the f !;- ing balance in the Treasury
March .;i--t, IC., less advances made to
la" legislature, y i.issno.jil; the amount
still d e.e on a--count of appropriations for
l-',, and which includes the common
School apl-reprhitioll bal.meo tor b-SM of
f"i,1'',(i"-J amount to ."TO.'tl.il'J. In this
total sain th'-re are aoprop-i-.iti-ms 1j live
charitablu jeiations and to the S tl
diers' rphans Industrial S,-hoo!s, of
whi'-li no pirt his lteen drawn from the
Treasury, amounting to f'KS ;,.Vt).
The estsiilale of t'l? or limry revenues
of the Stato fir the eirreut year ending
November .'i-ith, amounts to ?i,s",,-
1 e. Fro:, i tliis is to be? de d ieted ?ti-!l,-:J71..",
trmisierred to the sinking fund,
leaving an estimate! revenue of t, IVi,
2'.'y), a t.ital for the two year., en. ling
November li ldi, ls i i, of slS,:ll,I"'j7.
Iu reply to the fourth question as to the
probable amount of revemio which could
be derived during each of tho next two
years from a taxation of sixteen cents per
barrel oa malt liquors brewed in the State
State Treasurer .Jackson says :
"I desire to say I am not in possession
of tho data necessary to make such an es
timate. Tin; uumltcr of barrels brewed
in Pennsylvania annually could pruhably
be had from the Internal Heveuue De
partment of the general iovornment."
!ly a resolution the "lireater Pittsburg"
bill was made a special order for second
reading in the House next Tuesday, and
final passage, on Wednesday. Other
special orders were granted as follows :
iiR-rea-hig the salary of the Adjutant
(ieiieru! from f'!.jj.) to :V,,ail; Senate bill
providing that scho.il book shall not lie
: changed more than oneo iu live years ;
provi ling tor the taxation of aliens; the
Smith bill providit.g a new method for
the distribution of the Statu school fund;
and a number of othurs dbiirtocii in ail
.iioi t than can be rjaeh-j 1 on the dates
-peeitie-i.
At a meeting of tho Democratic Statu
'oiii;uitleo last Wednesday, llobcrt K.
Wright, of Allent own, was cc -ted chair
man by acclamation. Score another for
Harrity. Hon. James Kerr, of Clearfield
county, was the candidate of tho "inde
pendent and nub f-sed" Democrats.
ii-e.j.imiii F. Heywoo-I, the present
cashier of the Treasury under Colonel
Jackson, i.s a prominent candidate for
State Treasurer, and his nomination by
the 11 ipubli.-m c invention which meets
next August, seems to be almost a cer
tainty,
Messrs. K. M. binion of the Somerset
f mi -; f', V arren Worth Iiailey, of the
Johust i .vn :.!: .-,- r, Hon. U D. Wosl-
rutfand F.J. O'C miior. of Johnstown
were in the city during the session of the
Deal ti-ratic State Comuiitt??
I:: the Sen ate the f tll.nving biils.aui ing
oiiiers i iie I finally ; difmhig t!i3 sev
eral :ii et!i 1 1-i of life insurance authorized
by i i-.v, and cxi?!i-ling protection to, air,
punishing fra i 1 upon foreign and domes-
lie life, accident au I casualty indemnity
msaraicc? eimpanies: re! sting t the
l-.K-atioa of bifrial grouti'ls by cemetery
co.np.tmes; cxtenoing the tinia lor tin?
co:!i;i!eti--ri cf raibvays a'.rea ly chartered;
authorizing tiie) Fi-h Cj.uuiissi..:i t i ap
point thirty ti-ih t.tr-Ieii4 at $;tliieran-
ir.iin cacti ; to prohibit p: ize llgiiti-ig and
to regulate Pjxmg with cloves: to pro
vide for tht punishment of bribery at
nominal lag, primary au i general elec
tions ; increasing the charge for mainte
nance iu the Kltvyn Trainiiy: School for
Feeble-M inded Children from 10; to ?17.i;
Iir.ivi.ling th.U one burial permit shall lie
asutlieient authority for interment in a
cemetery that is partly within the limits
of two or more municipalities; to com
pensate lie? meinUrs of the National
liuarj who contracted typhoid fever at
(icttyshtirg encampments: (the amounts
will aggregate almut four tbousaml dol
lars :) ritiiiiriiig spixiii-.-atjons for works
to lie furnished and a proper temperature
maintained for employes in factories;
supplement to the act relating to the com
pCieney of etnessiis ; regulating the
hours of employment of minor children:
to provide for the appointment of counsel
an. I their compensation ; declaring 2,210
pounds the legal weight of a ton of coal
delivered by retail dealers ; authori.ing
niumneipaiities to establish and maintain
ji imie noraries ; auinori.iug roaa super
visors to put up wire fences to prevent
now from drifting.
At one afternicm session of the Senate
the past week, over sixty bills passed
second rcaonig.
In the House the following bills passed
finally: providing compensation for
Judge who shall resign their office after
twenty years consecutive service on the
ls-ncli at the age of seventy ; requiring
tax collectors to give a numbered tax re
teij.t ; Senate bill regulating tho erection
of county bui dings, and the hill to estab
lish a department of charities and correc
tions ; limiting tiie forfeiture of policies of
life insurance companies and regulating
the issuing of the same; to increase the
salary of the Superintendent of Public
Printing; to authorize cities boroughs
and townships of the State to appropriate
money for Memorial Day exercises ; au
thori.ing and empowering trustees of
Slate normal schools to enter into agree
ment with the directors in school districts
j so that the pupils of any school district
may be instructed in State normal
schools; to regulate the advertising of
salon by county commissioners of land-l
bought of them for iion-payiiumt of taxes.
Tho Senate adjourned on Thursday, tho
House on Friday, to meet on tho coming
Monday.
Hypaotized Inti Harder.
D.u.timor k, Md., April 20. Tho ques
tion of hypnotic influence- will play a
prominent part in tho coming trial, at
Demon, of Marshall E. Price, under in
dictment for tho murder of Sailio Dean, a
thirteen-year-old school girl.
Tho physicians who examined the ex
humed remains of tho girl were unable
to dis-over any indication of criminal
assault before the murder. Theautliorties
are accordingly at a loss for a motive for
the crime,
To-tbiy Dr. John Morris, a noted ex
pert on insanity diseases visited Price
at the jail and had a long talk with him.
To-night Dr. Morris and that he felt confi
dent that the State would be unable to
show any motive for the crime. Tho
physician also made this remarkable
statement :
"Pri-es lK-lief may lie tho result of
hallucination, but it is, nevertheless,
firmly fixed in his mind, lie was led
to say and do the things which have laid
the foundation for his indictment, by a
plan conceived and executed by wills
stronger than his own, and when under
inlbic-nccs to which his physical nature
was unaccustomed.
"I am inclined to think that his trial
will develop some very important, not to
say startling, circumstance connected
with this case.
"This question of a person subjected to
the domination of a stronger will lie
lieving a thing to lie true which has no
existence in fact is not new. The med
ical liooks are full of such cases."
Sallie Dean, a girl, was murdered on
her way to school alstut four weeks ago
ut Teuton, Md. Price, the village black
smith, was arrested, aftr he professed
to have had a remarkable dream, in
which he was directed where to find the
knife with which the girl had U-en slain.
To save him from the fury of tho mob
he was removed hero for safety. He
then made a confession, im which ho im
plicated (irant Cock ran, school teacher,
but against whom there is no evidence
up to this time. Cockran is generally le
lieved to be innm-enl.
The Case cf R7. J. C. Woai.
Po!M !.ANl, ni:--, April 2a -The reports
of ins. A. F. Johnson, I tarry I.uno and
A. C. P.intoii, the commission appointed
by Judge Mcciison, of the Mate Circuit
Court, t i inquire into the mental condi
tion of i:.-v. J. ". Wood, th" P.a.itist min-ist-T,
ii i v.-i found g lilty of holding up
:m Fast Portland bank, on the ground of
iusanity, has been made public. T.ie re
port, after stating that the revrend g'n
tle n:in was in the habit of reading dime
novo! literature, says:
"He is a man of i t years of age, with
the impulses and judgment of a '.toy of l-'l
to 1-1 years, who, with his head stuifed
full of tha garish liciiou of dime novels,
emulates tiie conduct of the heroic Seven
Toes Peter, and sallies forth armed with
a sharp east-knife to lift the caps o:f imag
inary redskins in the persons of inoffen
sive small children, and the degroo or his
yriminaiity a, the timo of tho robbery i.s
l.j lie measured by that of tho lioy. He
occupies the b;rder lino of mental sound
ness and, conceding the commission of
the robliery, the proper punishment, or
raiher .treatment, did the law permit it,
would be a long term iu the lb-form
School."
Bittle With Hors TUevei.
KiNowtion, W. Va., April 1!). Sherid
Shaw was shot through tho right lung
late last night, while he and three special
tl-patics wcrearrestingfoiir Drownsville,
I'a., horse thieves, one mile cast of here.
As the sheriffs ptse met the four thieves
on three horses the sheritF demanded a
halt and grablied tho leader's horse, and
as he ditl so the rider shot him. Fx
SheritT Jackson fired at the man and the
ball struck a pack of cigart '.to photo
graplis in his vest istckel and glanced
down tiie rider's arm, burning it, and
entered the horse's neck, killing it in
stantly. All four of the horse thieves were cap
tured, and at a preliminary hearing this
afternoon were remanded to jail, failing
to give a lund for !,( M. Sheriff Shaw's
condition is serious.
Belies Of The Confederacy
lliciMoxn. Va., April 2o. Theold Jef
ferson Davis mansion, the White House
of the Confederacy, which some time ago
was turned over by the city of Hiehmoml
to tho t'onf-iderato Memorial ami Literary
Socit ty, is som to Iu converted by them
into a museum for Confederate relics.
The property, until turned over to the
society, was used by this city as a pubiie
school. It is now being put in thorough
repair, and the ground and second floors
will bo made tiro poof to insure the safety
of tho many valuable relics which it in
expected will lie placed in tho building
as soon as it is thrown open as a museum.
Died of Poison in hia Falpit.
Having taken poison in his pulpit, 1'ev.
J. M. Jessup fell to the lbior and died in
spasms before his startled congregation,
at Sandy ltidge, Alabama, before he had
finished his sermon hist Sunday.
Pastor Jessup was a venerable Primi
tive Iiaptist clergyman. An investiga
tion as to his shocking death disclosed
the fact that he had taken a lot of strych
nine which he carried in his pocket on
brcad-crumliS topois-ui Fnglish sparrows
that infested his yard. He was also in
the habit of carrying sugar in his p-wkcts
Sundays, to clear his throat for his ser
mon. lietooHtlie Ktrychmno by mis
take with his sugar.
A Hecsrd-Sreakisg Ren.
PuiLAiiKLiMHA, April 22. The Penn
sylvania railroad line to Atlantic City
had a record-breaking run yesterday.
made by the spc-ial newspaper train
faom Philadelphia. Fifty-one and a half
minutes after starting the train came to a
stop in Atlantic City. The actual run
ning time was only 4."i2 minutes. The
distance is .Vs 3-10 miles and tho average
speed was 70J miles per hour. This is
the fastest time ever made by a railroad
tram for the distance. From Winslow to
Alsescon, 21 !-!) miles, an average speed
of .N' miles an hour was made.
Poor Indeed !
Tho prosiKvt of relief from drastic
cathartics for persons troubled with con
stipation is poor indeed. True they act
cpou the Isiwris, but this they do with
Violence, and their operation tends to
weaken the intestines, and is prcjudicld
to the stomach. Host tier's Stoma ji
Itittcis U an effectual laxative, but it
neither gripes nor tnifttt.-hlcs. Further
more, it promotes digestion and a regular
action of the liver ami the kidneys It is
an efficient barrier against and remedy
for malarial complaints ami rheumatism,
and is of great benefit to the weak, nerv
ous and agetl. As a medicinal stimulant
it cannot lie surpassed. Physicians cor
dially recommend it. and its professional
indorsement is fully lmrne out by sipular
experience. Appetite and sleep are lioth
improved by this ngreeablo invignrant
and alterative.
Senator la:koara Talks
Lorisvn.F.K, Kv.. April 2). Senator
Illackburn published a long interview to
day, in which he threw down the gaunt
let to Secretary Carlisle ami the adminis
tration. Senator lilai klmrn unreservedly
fill Coe-'lffsj t hi flW l,illl:l.-. nf.ili-nr lO flliA 1
ratio of Pi to 1 regardless of consequences.
Constipation is the cause of all sorts of
serious disorders of tho blood. Strong
cathartic are worse than uieless IJ.ir-
mk KIo.kI Bitters is Nature's own
l etuedy for troubles of this sort.
Itsasi of Interest.
Ten thousand Mormons will cmigrato
from I'tah to Chinuahuaf" Mex., and
establish a colony.
Dr. Xanscn has found tho north pole,
a Paris rumor has it, and nailed tho Nor
wegian flag to it.
During a terrific wind storm at Pieree
ville, Kan, (Jeorge Wright, a busini-ss
man, was blown under a locomotive and
cut to pieces.
James It. liarfield is a candidate for
state senator from the Mentor district.
His distinguished father started in io
litical life as state senator from the samo
place.
During the mouth of March 17,047 im
migrants came to tho United States, as
compared with 10,.iil in March, 1S!H. For
the nine months ending March . Istif, the
number was 21-S72I, while that for tho
nine mouths ending in March of this year
was l.Vt,177.
His Imagination killed Kli Haumgard
ner, of West Mauheim township, York
County. Ho was sufTering with tho
mumps, when he read in a medical jour
nal that mumps sometimes produced in
sanity. This so startled Itaumgaitlncr
that ho soon Iieeamo insano and died
shortly afterward.
Reports seceived by the Pennsylvania
Kailroad Company from its representa
tives sent through Delaware, Maryland
and the Eastern shoro of Virginia to
examine into and report as to tho proba
bilities of the peach anil berry crop for
this season are very encouraging and in
some sections tho indications are that
the peach crop will equal that of l-str,
while increased acroago in berries will
help to swell that crop.
Tho Japanese Legation at Washington,
was otlicially notified Thursday morn
ing from the Foreign Ofliee at Tokio that
a treaty of peaeo between Japan and
China was signed at Shinoski Wednesday.
This shows that the reports that the treaty
was signed tin Tuesday last were prema
ture. Tho ollieial dispatch received at
the Legation contains the further an
nouncement that a ratiti'-ation of tho
treaty will lie exchanged at Chee Foo
within three weeks.
William X. Moore, u ho claims to have
lioen stolen by a gypsy twenty-six years
ago ami taken to Mount Pleasant, Ohio,
relumed last Mondey night to visit his
aged mother and two sisters at Shenan
doah. It is alleged that a year ago the
gypsy died, leaving to Moore property
worth s-iimi, m lore wa taken from
home when -1 ye.irt ni , anu knew Both
iug of his family iiiuii ;.is captor revealed
the secret on his deathbed.
Circulars of warning hive ben issued
by Chief ll.i-.i-n, of the I'liiied Steles
secret service regarding the issuing of a
new counterfeit live dollar treasury note
of the series of lsul, several specimens of
which have he-;!! tleti:ct!)d in the s o;k!j
and eastern part of this state. Thti coun
terfeit is a photographic, repr.hlu-ctioii
touch"! up with pen and ink and bears
the treasury numls-r 15. .',771,721. The
counterfeit i.s a g.sitl ono and capable of
deceit ing the most searching eye.
The suit of ox-Mayor Smith against
the Philadelphia Tihtrs, for Iliad, ter
minated on Wednesday with a verdi -t of
Sri" for the plaintiff. Tho verdict is
universally regarded as excessive, though
tho opinion prevail.! that a moderate
amount of damages could properly havo
bitm awarded. The Tiiurn had published
several articles calling iu question the
financial integrity of the ex-mayor, and
this hail boon done in a manner indicat
ing a considerable, degroo of malice.
1 ems: the suit.
Mrs. Mary Drown, aged M, of Kno.x
ville, Tenn., wife of the late Joseph
I iron n, who served in tho revolutionary
war, and one of the nino widows in the
I'nited States whi are drawing pciish.us
for their htislmud's service iu the revol
ution, died Tuesday. Her husband
has been dead llfty-ono years. They
were married when she was 20 ami he
ni years old. She drew her last pension
of 12 on March 12.
President Cleveland Sayt He Can Speak for
Himself.
Wasiiinotox, April 22. It i.s stated
that Secretary Morton desires to have it
understood that his utterances on finance
or any other subject aro inspired by no
one but himself, and that in making them
he gives foith his own ideas alone. The
interview with the Secretary, in which
he proclaimed his belief in the single gold
standard, was supposed toU- an echo of
President Cleveland's views but the
President said this afteriiioii:
I am in no manner responsible for Mr.
Morton's interview, and knew uothiii of
it until I read it in tho newspapers.
When I have seen lit to say anything t
the pewpie on the money question or any
other subject, I Jiave thus far found
quite etisy p ( so directly and on my
own account.
In the tigljt against free silver it lias
l-en found that the impression that Sec.
retary Morton spoke for the Presitlj n
was dangerous lotno cause of sale cur
j-ency, for which Mr. Cleveland is cms
testing, though he has never stafed cx
piieitly just w hat he means thereby. The
free silver men use it as au argument to
show that the President is a gold mono
metailist, and Secretary Morton is appre
hensive of the effect of such a belief.
That account for his denial.
Thanked by a Dead Kan's Wife.
CnicAoo, L!., April Is. The dramalk
scene ol a murtlereil man s wife giving
thanks for the conviction of his murder
cr, was witnessed iu Judge Stein's Court
to-day.
Sdviero Iiarelli had been on trial for
the killing last November of liomiiiii
Parento. The c idencc showed that the
shooting occurred bis-ai:se Parento h:i
thrown liaiclli out of his house after the
latter hatl struck Mrs. Parento with his
list. The jury returned a verdict of gnii
ty to-day, recommending the death pen
alty.
Mrs. Parento, who had been a constat-,
attendant of the trial, fell upon her
knees and jmured out a fervent prayer oi
thanksgiving that her husband's murder
er was to meet death. Sho called tlown
blessings on the heads of the jurors, am
then, turning to the Judge, passionately
pleaded that he would sec that the sen-
temsj be carried out.
Sullivan Acted the Hero.
ItosTox, April 22. John L. Sullivan,
ex-champion pugilist, tried to save a life
yesterday and iu doing so was badly
burned. 1 le was staying with friends at
51 iKiver street. The cook, Margaret Don
nelly, set tire to her clothing while work
ing alMiut the kitchen stove. Her shrieks
called John K and others to the room.
Sullivan looked alsmt for something to
wrap aliotit the woman, but finding noth
ing he endeavored to extinguish the
blaze with his hands After unusual ef
fort he was able to do so, but his hands
and arms were very liadly burned, ami
his face was badly scorched. Mrs. Ihin-
neby was sent to tho City hospital.
where she died to-uight.
Sullivan was put to lied in the house
where he was staying anil doctors were
called to dress his wounds. It will lie
some days lie fore ho can get out of lied.
Big Oil Hspea Blai ted.
Vmostowx. Pa.. April 22. The Ma-
sontown oil well has turned out a big dis
appointment. After reaching a depth of
2,210 feet, drilling was suspended and the
well is regarded as an eight-barrel pro
ducer. The pump has liecn working five
days and there are but 180 barrels now in
thetank. This includes the flows of 1 to
barrels and also the surplus which bad
accumulated in the well.
The Forest till company will drill
several other wells soen. One will lie
put down on the farm of Josiah Crow,
iiear McClellandtown. A report was
circulated that tho ilow of the Hoover
well was ) barrels. This is ssid to have
been given out by scaljicrs, who have
some territory leased on short terms nn.I
want to get rid of it.
SEED : : :
POTATOES.
I am now prepared to furnish, at rea
sonable prices the best SKKD POTA
TO KS amrsU FHT COItN that the mar
ket can produce, I Im night last year the
highest price and lnt potatoes in the
state of New York ami tested them.
They all ditl well, with the exception of
a few kinds thai could not stand the ter
rible drouth, which I will not put tin the
market. My crop was numerous last
year. From 2 pounds I raised l i bush
els of Mitgie Murphys, an averagi? of Ci
bushels from I bushel. lean furnish the
following kinds, all pure varieties:
Maggio Murphy; F.veret; Ilarly Pride;
Keystone- Favorite; American Wonder;
Iite King; Karly Puritan; Whiter Than
Snow; Karly Shamrock; Farly I'erfifc
tin; Irish Daisy; Koso of Krin; ' Dakota
Ketl; Plummer's Beauty; Heiplc's Fav
orite; Six-Weeks' Potato.
All orders will lie promptly filled by
mail or express. Address all communi
cations to THEJ. HEIPLZ,
Boucher, Fa.
I also sell tho Oeiser I-lngino and
Thresher and Saw Mill, and am also
agent for the Monumental liron.e Co., of
Bridgeport, Conn.
MrsAL
Having completed the repairs and
tlic enlargement of
My : :
Store
by annexing; t!.c adjoini'1'.r rooms,
formerly occupied ly Mr. Frank
Shivler, I tun no-.v fitting it tip
with
NEW GOODS
and will be &h; to much better
serve my ftieud.- than heretofore,
: My Stock :
: will comprise :
: : a complete : :
Dry Goods Store,
A complete - - -
LADIES'
RTRXISIIIXG
GOODS STOKE
And a complete - -
MILLIXERV
STORE. - - -
Ladies' and Children's
WRAP
-VXD-
Children's Outfit
A specialty.
Mrs.
A. E. UHL
W A N TE D-SA LES M E N .":.."-.'
fhnir- Line
of Nursery Htock. We cannot make von rich
in a iiionih ut t-iin eive you steady employ
mentuml will pay you well for it. our prVt-s
ctirit-sMiini with iiiu tniii . write for fi-rtns
it ml tri itory to
THE HAWKS NURSERY CO ,
Rochester. N. Y.
The
Warm
Sun
Throws a jew light on fin old
sul.ject HATS. Lots of men
don't realize that they arc
wearing a shabby one until
they come in contact with men
who arc wearing new ones.
The tew bloets are now on
sale at
Jonas L. Baer,
"The Hustler."
617 Main Cros St., - SDMKKNET, PA.
Uh
Facts About :
MURE
We can inform tho trttdc nnd pnMic at
large Hint c have nunc out ict-.ri-oiis
in !ir dr-nl w ith the fitrnittire
manufacturers of .Michigan. " il
allwcasketl for in the way or l.:tr
grtins, csnisisin'iitly all we cxpcct'-il,
what more ilo wo w aiilT We only w ant
the tr.ule to know t's-t ir line is lct
ter in every rticct now than ever le
t'ore anil that we are Kiig to contin
ue selling Furniture, mi a very low
lms is.
$25 and $28.00 win i..,y a ;id
hik Suit for the IhsI room, containing
nix piece, mailt) and tinislicd in the
very latest styles.
$13 and $20.09 takes from our floor
a nice mit, either in Antiipic or Im
itation Walnut finish.
$28 and $30.00 pays foraniceovcr
htutl'et! orw ootl-frame suit for the par
lor, upholstered in Kroi-alelle, Silk,
Taiestry ami Plush.
$15 and $20.03 takes one of the
same stylo suits upholstered in Tap
estry. $1.80, $1.90, $2.00. Xiif ltced Ilock
crH 1'ith conttiry finish very orna
mental for the porch.
$9 and $15.00 huysasolidOakSid.
loard. G. H. C
mi
1
6C6 Main Cros Street,
Somerset,
Pa.
Shaver
ha.s
Them.
THE NEW STYLES IN SHOES.
. . Novelties in . .
EASTER . . .
: GOODS.
OXFORDS, TANS,
PATENT LEATHERS, Etc.
XT 0 matter what may be sttid
' about Footwear, my lines
invite your attention. Leiitt
basCil upon the tread of com
fort, with qualities hih ani
j,ri-e.s l.w, and IT-TIMUTI
A very nice litte of Ladies' H.oes
in all St vies at h n -.1 ' ..
I f . SHAVER,
'Successor to Shaver & Gocd .1
703 MAIN CROSS ST.
Somerset
Pa.
B. &
B.
Black is Fashionable.
Black is "Becoming"
ami clioice Mack I'rcs.s Falii i.-s never s, Id
in this store at sm-li r:ipitl rate as at prr
t-tit.
Biack Goods Ii2ni3
that will pay immediate invftiatioii :
Nav Black Twill iV.ohairs.
I-'.U-irint in apiieamiii-e, rilit in avcis'Ii!:
!u;!it at a sacrilice several months no,
licforeit was settled th;:t Ithu-k would !.e
the fa.-hionahle fad as to color I) inches
witle, .Tit cents a yartl.
Mohair Sicilennese.
Specially adapted for siiits, sep:ir;ite
skirts or petticoats W inches wide, ?,";
12 inches w ide, .'n- ami "- ; ."4 inchi-s
w idc, ?;.' ami
Black F'sured Mohairs.
You've paid tlouMe for not
Tti i;.
in-
' so
good and line J.i;id-i
witle, :iV.
iis t loss -J
Tl
S'ack Crepons.
Xew and stylish eifc-N, tlir.-.-t fin
Taris 7.V-, fl.n., S'l.J'i up.
i.tKMi litacK I rejions, 4 i cont.-t, f. finest
im;iorteil at ?:.k) per yard.
.ll-wooi, ncjif Check Snilicgs, stvlish
mixtures inches w ide, 1Z cents a yard.
I.arf;e asxirtiiients of stylish, up-t.i-late
lrcss itsls and Suiting at iV, .'ate,
Itlt.-ami ."iK-, that w ill prove m-Iiisivt-ly
we imenti m:ikin; it an ottj.ft to you to
do your Imying here.
("tune, or write for samjiles and our
new ls!i spring and sunmier c-.italo-jne
'twill cot Von only the postal containing
your refpicsf.
BOGGS & BUHL,
Allegheny, Pa.
SALESMEN
WANTED
OH SAlARV.
To sell I'cniwylvniu'anmn Ntirs rv stia-k
wliich is Hie Bsl in the worm. All liie new
si -ciitllics. ns well as the s::unl;inl varieties of
rriiu ami iinii-.iiieiital I nit, .-hniiw. ttos.H.
t-lc. A Inie i.ultit flini-li -ii ;ui l all tnv. li.i;
exi-;iM-s Kiii. mi oil, r st.-auty t-iitploviiicnt.
w rile lor terms -Uitittx a'c.
HOOPES BRO. & THOMA.
Maple Avenue Ns-i, - Wjit Chnter P.
STEEL ROOFING
and SIDING.
(SKccodorya' Patrnt.)
LIft!niil.7.
Firs and Siorm Prccf.
!VrJ f-r I The !'f fni Tto(1n nni Cnn-a.
cutul-i-r ii-1 cnuiw !' I nl. Pint., ru.,
cf i.rt---s. f.u;j .lir.
Kv.ti irf-r- it.r t'vn:.inniic:i ; 4y
fn uUt I - tb vavi H ua ju;'-
1 r. - -j
E 141 .-. h4) fyir-S vf
fcir I VI cuCj-Hviit.
Ui'iiir r.KKtti r a
HOtW v Hlw. tu
..l $33.
W. B. rrMt, IMiit, U4.
OFFROTH
2 Car Load Vehid
Ju.st ariivel, the fi ic.t nr.-l hin.-t coinpli:
I'liaetOD-s in' Va't"r;s, Hpirn!!-; Y
aii'l at j ricLS inter than cv r
l.'.-Ut 'l of
Brewster Sidc-3ar Spring,
Coil
Concord - - -Dexter
Queen - -American
Queen
Ferry Queen - -
And the improved llnd Spring, the lio.st
A fine lot of Double
Dusters, Whip:-?, tic.
Call and see the reaifst li.-play of Vehicle
to - lav at
E.
L.
IMMENSE V
Patriot St., - - -
GOOD MEWS
liiukcyc Macliincs tho 3Iodel of ini;;li(ii'
flits
I.S I
..-1.
it.i'.i l t:l r
cfVllcJ U.
r- i: I i
THE BUCKEYE
JNt C:!:iv':t .-levator oil t
Oil flic r.t.l (. -t Ilillsltl.' I ill
m
Ti.c l:it
llltKt Cii!lll!
4
t tiiotlt-I of tht-s, fclcltr.tttsl m;ic!ii!it-s is selm!'
A-tc la;ii hi:i,' t-vcr Iiiailc. f -ct :i llll'-kcvt ;uiii v
Norti K Aiiltin;!!!. Miller ,V l., tf Akr.-ti. t iiiii, arc th- i::v
-.oi tiie genuine lini-k'-ye nia.-tiine. t.i-kcve ineai;
t.iii-rel a
it it tin
el cttll'l the Itii.-keyo. Let licule in simic tie-r t
;trc it.it tie" rent!!; :-.
" ;!.,( ti 1-:i:-:i;cr"
w:i-s i.-n h nut.
Se!!'-tt;iii:i liav Kaki
F. J.
Binding Twine Fin-'t-'y r.u-k..-yo
isi jirii-cs.
t.akc l'..ie Fro -ill linano, tho lest foitiii.r on e:
lio-.f or l.or.i." 1 ais h:m- -ii,!i (.ti-t-r tiran is oi' !':
f ! to const.imiy on li:i:el, '
SUGAR MAKERS SUPPLIES
VE CARRY A LARGE STOCK OF - - - -
Syrup Cans Sap Euckets,
SpouU, Gathering Euckets
- ougar Pans, Etc., at rock bc'
torn prices for cash. j
WE K AN OLE THE BEST j
Maple Evaporator on the Mar-
kct at less than half the price
asked for sonic others. It il
""pay you to get our prices beicit
bayins.
Main C.-os Strett,
Great Inducements,
Goods reduced in nrice in cvorv
Dry Goods, Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace Cutaii f
Ladies' Coats, etc. Xow is the time to buy tf
save money and get something good.
CLINTON STREgT.
YOTJ ...
AND YOUR
. . . KjRIKXDS
Who :uc ii-.terest.si in h.niM-kiViin;i
slitml.l examine the ( iiulcn il:i H;iiiKch
Iwfiire yo.i buy; they contain all the lat
est iiiiprovi-niciiis, nre (tchkI Inkers, ami
porfect masters, ami are sul.l w ith that
iimlerstan.linjj. Mistle in all styles ami
sixes to nit ct every re.juireiiiei.t. it,ieli
t :u-t easy to liake.
THEIR CLEVNLINES3 LESSENS LABOR
THEIR E ONOM r SAVES MONEY.
JAMES 15. IIOLDERBAUM, Somerset,
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and ."'iiiil; Hatii'.
Ilave a fiiii lino of
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Heavy or Light.
It!
AltKIiOOMFS
omerset, Pi
FARMER
SIMPSON'S
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BEST FERTILIZERS ON EARTH !
c:!t:i::.
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SOMERSET,?
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