The Somerset Herald.
EDWARD HCCLU Editor and Proprietor.
REPUBLICAN NATIONALTICKET
President, .
William McKinley, of Ohio.
Vice President.
Carrkt A. J1..BAKT. of Xew Jersey.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
Congressmen-it- Large.
CJam sha A UKuw, of SuMjUflmuma.
hAJi ti. A. MAVtNPoKT.of Erie.
Electors-at-Large-
Jos-h Wharton. riiilad-lpbUL
AU-xander E. l'atum.tlrfi'ld.
William WHlM-row. Alli-pln-ny.
l'eter L. Kiuiborly. Mercer. .
District Elector.
i.
Ir. J. s. P
ili HenrvC. l'rerosu
Jii. J. K. Krxiwn.
11 Fred. H. Eaton.
IS. ". Kmwn Miller,
in. K. H. shindelL.
31. CJvn?, T. Swuuk.
i a :iile.
Allen H. Korke.
S." Frank B. Hendley.
4. l-onit:ie I. M.-yiTR.
5. Wm. M. Tapmrt.
. .Ioh.'i1i H. Huddell.!
7. William E. SoleJ. I
t. John t rill.
Wm. N. ltandolrth.
t. Il. nrv I.. Johnson.
Ji. K. ertheimer.
11. J.ihn li. lAtidiK.
i J4. Josiab poT.
II. Ev.-n-tt Warren. mw a r -"-.
li. K. W. Wild-. RK. 1-'lor f '
li Hiirriw.il Hull. t-"7. William S hnnr.
14. X. W. Miller. is. Jii. U Campbell.
OOJJliRKSS.
F. J. Kooskr, of Somerset Bor.
Fut'Jwt t dwision of the IiHi-t Conference.
ASSKMIiLY.
W.xi. II. Millkh, of tjueinahoiiiiiK Twp
W. II. Saxxkh, of Somerset lior.
ASXM-IATK Jl'IXJE.
Geo. J. Hlai k, of MeyersUaleBor.
KHKKIFF.
M. II. Harwell, of Ihx-kwood lior.
rKoTHOXOTAKT.
II. F. Uahrox, of Somerset Bor.
RK.iITKRT RKlViRIKR.
J. M. Cover, of Jenner Twp.
TREASURER.
W. Winters of Somerset Twp.
irsTV commissioner.
lim F. Kimmkl, of Milford Twp.
tiAUiciKL tloon, of Somerset Twp.
POOR II RKlToR.
Jaob W. I'b k, of Summit Tup.
AUDITORS.
Jeremiah Riioais, of Somerset Bor.
li. J. IUiwmax, of llrothersvalley Twp.
The licpublican National Executive
committee has decided to establish
heaiiuarters loth at New York and
Chicago.
W. C. Yn itxey says of the Chicago
ticket: "There are no possible condi
tions or circumstances that would in
dulge me to vote for it or assist it"
Thkee countries in this world have
free silver China, Japan and Mexico,
and they are the least progressive of all
the countries that claim to lie civilized.
iKoi;it: F. Haer, Esq., of Heading,
was present at a conference of promi
nent Pennsylvania Ik'inoerats held last
week in 1 hiladelphia, for the purpose
or organizing a revolt against Bryan
and Sewall.
A roci many Democrats are busy
trying to figure out whether their party
has left them, or whether they have
left their party. The only well-established
fact in their minds is that there
lias been a political divorce of some
sort.
The Court of Apieals of the State
of Kansas has unanimously decided
that the law under which divorces
have leen granted for twenty-ti ve years
past, is ineffective. Between 35,000 and
Vl.intO divorces are lielieved to be af
fected.
Camhhatk Sewali., Bryan's run
uing mate on the Democratic ticket, is
a capitalist president of one railroad,
and director in several others; is a bank
er and all-around corporatiouisL
It
will lie interesting to watch the Popu
lists endorse him.
J-ifty - eight Democratic newspa
pers, representing the best moulders of
vent intent in the party, have said openly
and tMiIdly that they will not support
the Chicago platform aud ticket, and
back of them are many Ix-mocrats who
lielieve that a fifty-cent dollar is not the
sort of money that should flood this
couutrv.
Fuck of the electors on the Demo
cratic ticket in this State have already
withdrawn their names. Gen. A. H.
Coflroth, Mho is an elector-at-large,
telegraphed the Pittsburg Po?t on Sat
urday that he is in favor of "the free
coinage of gold and silver aud
will vote for the young orator aud
broad-minded statesman of Nebraska,
William J. Bryan, for President."
tiovKKXoK Alt;eu is the principal
owner of the I'nity building, in Chi
cago. This is his mainstay in life, and
from the rents which he gets from ten
ants come the sinews of war for the free
silver campaign in Illinois. (J.ivernor
Altgeld is f.r free silver when it comes
to a question of ethics. He is for gold
wheu it tomes to a question of business.
All the tenants in Governor Altgeld's
building have signed leases in which
they promise to pay the amount of their
rent in "gold of the present rate and
fineness."
A IIakkisui'Iu; correspondent of the
Pittsburg leader has interviewed Sen
ator Cameron on the silver question,
and writes his paper, in part, as follows:
Senator Cameron, Pennsylvania's most
persistent champion of the free silver
cause, has announced that he will vote
for the Bepublican tieket this fall, and
proposes to assist the campaign of Mc
Kinley and Hohart When further
questioned as to his support of th-i sil
ver cause in the approaching campaign,
the Senator replied in a most positive
negative, concluding the statement that
he would supjiort McKinley aud llo
l!rt with this characteristically terse
remark: "I am for free silver, but I'm
not a fool."
This !' to I free coinage is the most
impudent fraud ever attempted to be
perpetrated, says the Morrill, Kansas,
News, and it is strange that so many
poople are gulli-d by it A few states
have mines of silver, and capitalists go
there and dig ore.. Other men go to
other places and dig copper, lead, rinc,
iron and coaL The farmers of other
states dig potatoes, cornTTnd wheat;
but they, unlike the silver miner, have
to pat their crop of potatoes, corn and
wheat Into the ground before they can
dig it Vet these men demand that the
government of the I'nited States shall
coin their silver into dollars, free of
charge, stamp a value upon it, aud
compel everybixly to receive it as mou
ey. Why should not the copper, lead,
and iron mine owners also demand
that the government coin their metal
into dollars, put a price upon them, aud
comjiel people to receive tbein as mon
ey? Why has not the farmer the same
right to demand that his potatoes and
other crops be made into cakes and
loaves by the government, and eopie
hi e.Kupelled to receive them at a cer
tain' value? Money is also made of pa
per. Why has not the paper maker the !
right to dump his pajer at the govern- ,
WEDNESDAY ,fS6
demand that I
t l&il 1 iiriiii iiii: vuivb,
it be prints into dollars? If the gov-
eminent can uuifce j
these has as much Tight as t&e -uiver
mine owner to have his stuff made into
dollars ly the government without
charge, and to have laws compelling
people to receive It as money.
silver men are bamboozling thousands
of farmers, mechanics anu
men into demanding that their silTer
be made into money by the govern
ment, without charge, bo that it may
be forced upon them for their produce
aud labor as dollars worth one hundred
cents, which they would be compelled
to pay out at fifty cents.
The plaxk in the Chicago platform
which denounces "arbitrary imener-
enee by Federal authorities in local af-
. .....
fairs as a violation of the Constitution,
aud objects to what is called "govern
ment by injunction as a new ana nign
ly dangerous form of oppression," says
the St Louis Glolie-Democrat, should
not escape the close attention of all
loyal and law-abiding citizen. It was
adopted at the instance of Gov. Altgeld
and with direct reference to an import
ant and well-remembered public event
In effect it is an endorsement of the
Chicago strikers in and a condejn-
nation of the courts and officers con
cerned in the suppression of a mob that
held one of the largest cities of the
oouutry at its mercy. The people have
not forgotten that the rioters, led by
Eugene V. Ivlw, virtually took jiosses-
sion Hie raiiroau system reuio mg
Chicago, and stoptied the course of in
terstate commerce and the transmis
sion of the United States mails. More
than that, they wantonly destroyed
proierty and menaced life aud dehed
the city. State aud national authorities.
The Mayor of Chicago was intimidated
by them, the Governor of Illinois was
in sympathy with them. It was a sit
uation tliat implied the practical su
premacy of anarchical forces, and the
people stood in imminent peril of con
flagration and massacre.
Under these critical circumstances,
an apjieal was made to President Cleve
land, and he responded as the law au
thorized and as his duty demanded.
Troops were sent to Chicago, and the
rioters were dispersed and order was
restored. "Government by injunction"
in that ease consisted only of such pro
ceedings on the part of the Federal
courU a were necessary to bring the
law to bear upon those who were enga
ged in a criminal and revolutionary
undertaking. The safety of Hocicty was
assured, life and property were protect
ed, and the authority of the United
States was vindicated. There was no
arbitrary interference in local affairs
except in the sense of enforcing the
laws, and no form of oppression beyond
that of preventing rioters from carry
ing out their purposes of plunder and
bloodshed. Aud the Democratic party
boldly affirms that a great wrong was
done when a formidable body of armed
enemies of the public interest was thus
put down that peace might prevail,
and the danger of spoliation and niur
der lie removed. The people are a-ked
to say by their votes that Gov. Altgeld
did right in declining to take action
against the Chicago strike, and that
the Constitution was violated when
President Cleveland came to the rescue
and forced the strikers to respect the
laws. It is entirely safe to predict that
such a verdict will not be rendered, but
that the party which solicits an appro
val of anarchy will be overwhelmingly
defeated.
Just What it Mean.
Philadelphia Times.
Let us try to put this silver question
plainly, so that any workiugman can uu
derstand it
When you get your wages on payday
you will probably receive various notes.
If you read what is printed on tberu you
will find they are not all alike. One says
that the United States will pay one dol
lar; another, promises one silver dollar;
another, one dollar in coin; but you nev
er liother yourself about these differences.
The notes are all alike to you. because
you know they are all of equal value.
Why? Because they circulate inter-
changeahlv and behind them all is the
pledge of the government of the United
States to maiutaiu them all at parity with
gold. And you know that as long as the
present law remains and is administered
as it is now, every one of these notes is
good for a dollar's worth of gold, and has
exactly the value of a dollar in gold all
the world over.
Now what does the free eoinago of sil
ver mean? It means that instead of re
deeming these notes in gold, the United
States shall redeem them in silver. And
not with a dollar's worth of silver, mind
you, but with a coin containing 4121
grains of silver, one-tenth alloy, which is
worth anywhere in the world to-dsiy
about.Y ceuts in gold.
That is exactly what is proposed, to
scale down the value of all our currency
nearly one-half. Io you think that
would benefit you.
Altgeld" t Gold Leases.
The New York Herald publishes a fac
simile of a Jease of an oince in I'nity
Block, Chicago, owned by a company of
w hich Governor Altgeld is the president
and principal stock holder. As the lease
shows, the great champion of Free Silver
takes ttare to exact from his tenants the
payment of rents "in standard gold of
the I'nited States." In attempting to
sneak from the responsibility of this aet
the artful demagogue pleads that he is
ou'y a uierulier of the corporation, when
he is in fact it controlling authority,
Altgeld is thus seen in bis two contra
dictory characters. When appealing in
ignorance and fanaticism he is a Silver
ite; but in his business he is himself oue
of the "gold bugs" whom he lavishly de
nounces. Should his programme of free
silver coinage be accomplished, and
other people be thus compelled to receive
from him a debased currency la pay
ment of his debts, he has provided for
payment of what ia due hitu in gold of
"standard weight aud fineness." Noth
ing could letray more clearly Altgeld'
opinion of the effect of the infatnoua pol
icy w hieh be advocates in public and dis
owns in his private business. While
stirring up with a long arm the demons
of Ieprecialed Currency and Repudia
tion, he protects himself aud his sky
scraping building in Chicago against
their fury by his gold-clad leases. No
matter how many the victims or bow
great the distress and desolation, this
spiteful demagogue aud egomanic ex
pects that he, at least, will be safe from
the consequences of his own policy.
Philadelphia Record.
Gold Proioetioa of tit World.
The director of the M int has prepared a
statement in regard to the gold produc
tion of the world, which is of special in
terest. He estimates that the gold produc
tion throughout the world for the calen
dar year It&ti is equal to the aggregate
production of gold and silver prior to
1X73. He says that the gold production of
the world has )cn climbing steadily up
ward since 110, when it stood at 118.A4,.
Tim. The figures of PJ weie $146,815,1(10;
of ISO 157H7,O0O and of 1SSM, f 1WIU6,1(I0.
The figures for 1S95 have not been fully
verified but a production of f .ill, 000,010 is
considered a conservative estimate. The
production of 189G is estimated at not less
than 20,000,000.
The United States is expected to show
an increase this year from 47,000,000 in
1HU5 to fVVKJO.OOa This is regarded as
the lowest probable production, and (X,
WJ.OOO is considered a not improbable J
This will keep the United States
ligure.
mt th head of the Kold-IrdaciDK coun
tries. She attained this position last year I
and crowded Australia and Africa from
the first and second places, which they
occupied in im. Production in the
Witwatereandt region of South Africa
was retarded somewhat during the clos
ing half of 1W5, and has been delayed
during the early part of the present
year by the political troubles in the
Transvaal. Their removal is expecieu w
Kive a fresh Impetus to production, and
to raise the product for 1S several iuu
lions above that of 1M or 1S5.
The Increase in Russia, the last or me
four great gold-producing countries, is
coming niaiuly from Siberia. Rich finds
of gold have been reported from the Lena
basin, which bid rair lo maae oiocn -large
independent producer of gold if the
first reports are confirmed by scientific
investigation. China is also expected to
enter the circle of large producing coun
tries when the concessions granted to
foreign capitalists are Uken advantage of
and means of communication peuetrate
her untraversed distances. Mexico is
also showing gains, although she has not
j et Uken her place among the great pro
ducers of the yellow metal.
Some of the mines so famous in the
times of Corter are being surveyed and
cleared of debris, and modern machinery
isbeinir imported for thrir operation.
These mines are likely to prove profitable
n-hon wnrVml Iit modern methods: but
time will be required to transport the
machinery in cases where means of com
munication are deficient "
Alaska is likely to cut something of a
figure in the production of the United
states, but the figures for the present
year w ill probably not make so good a
showing as those of later years, when
.nrmriliirn limn completed and ma
chinery has been put in operation.
The fact that the gold production has
been so laree during the last three yeais
is regarded by the advocates of the gold
standard as a conclusive argument
a'eralnat the necessity of increas.ng tue
hiioiiIv of metalllu money by the addition
of silver. . ,
Th President For aa Independent Ticket
Wakmisiitox. July 10. President
Cleveland will advocate an independ
ent gold tieket.
From a source so high that it is known
to be authentic the information cornea
that he will announce publicly in some
way that he favors the nomination of two
men who w ill represent the single gold
standard as Presidential candidates in
the campaign that is now on.
In view of the fact that Secretaries
Olney. Herbert and Carlisle and Post
master General Wilson have stated that
they will not support Bryan and Sewall
it is believed to be true that they have
received intimations from their chiet at
Gray Gables to the effect that within the
near future the president of the I nited
States w ill advocate the selection of men
to head an Independent gold lieiiiocratic
tieket
Mr. Cleveland, however, will not have
the support that it was anticipated a few
days ago he would have. Neither Sena
tor Hill, of Xew York, nor Senator
Smith, of Xew Jersey, will follow Mr,
Cleveland's lead, nor will Senator Gor
man. It is an open question yet just
what Senator Briee, of Ohio, will do in
i his campaign. It is also unknown in
Washintrton iust what position Mr.
Whitney will take.
That Mr, Cleveland, however will not
give any aid to Mr. Bryan and that he
will advocate an opposition Iemoc.ratic
gold ticket, is believe to lie a certainty
by men in the Capital City who have his
confidence.
Populiiti May Turn Bryan Sown.
St. Locis, Mo., July 16. The Populist
leaders are in a tangle in regard to their
action toward Bryan and Sewall at their
coming convention, July 22. On the
same day the national silver party is to
hold its National Convention here. Very
few of those who have endeavored to un
derstand the situation believe that the
Populists care little what action the na
tional silver party may take in their con
vention. The PopulisU believe that the
national silver party is merely tagging
after them. They also believe that they
now control more votes than the men
who ran the Chicago National Conven
tion. Two interesting bits of information
were received here to-day. One was the
announcement from Eugene V. Iebs
that he will not be a candidate for Presi
dent in the Populist Convention. The
other was that General James B. Wea
ver, the Populist candidate for President
four years ago, declared that he will
place Bryan in nomination for President
in this Populist Convention.
II. K. Taubeneek, chairman of' the
Populist National Executive Committee,
is opposed to either indorsing or nomi
nating Bryan and Sewall.
"Cyclone" Davis the Texas Populist
leader, is also opposed to Bryan and
Sewall. The hard money Democrats o
Missouri, under the leadership of James
O. Broad bead, are organizing a tiolt of
startling dimensions, and it is the nni
vernal testimony of Republicans and
Democrats that on electton day Bryan
will feel as though the roof had fallen in
upon him.
8ixteea To One.
The following explanation of the phrase
"I5 to 1" is taken from a circular issued
by Messrs. Sailer A Stevenson, brokers.
of Philadelphia:
"It means in practice that sixteen
ounces of silver shall be held as worth as
much as one ounce of gold. One ounce of
gold, American coin standard of fineness,
that is ftM parts of pure gold to UK) of alloy
w ill coin in gold dollars, f IS 00. Sixteen
ounces of silver, American oin stindird
of fineness that is fM8 parts of pure silver
to luo of alloy, at the rate of 412 grains to
the dollar (the weight of the present
standard silver dollars). These sixteen
ounces of silver cau be bonght in the
markets of the world to-day for $9 94.
"There would, therefore be a profit of
$S 66 on an investment of (9 94, being
about S7 per cent., if a holder of silver
oould take it to the mint and coin it
without charge into silver dollars. The
advocates of free coinage favor a law that
will allow any holder of silver bullion, or
in fact, silver of any kiud, ( as the latter
can readilv be melted into bars) to have
the right to take the same to any mint
of the United States and convert it into
silver ooiu free of charge,"
Whitney's Firm Stand.
New York, July 16. The following
tneNsage, which is self-explanatory, was
received by the United Press this even
ing:
No. 9110 Sixth avenue. New York, July
K. To The United Press: Will you lie
kind enough to correct the statement that
I desire the indorsement by the State or
ganization of the Chicago ticket. There
are no potwible conditiona or circumstan
ces that would induce nie to vote for it or
assist 1L
W. C. Whitsev.
Burdock Blood Bitters never fails to
cure all impurities of the blood, from a
common pimple to the worst scrofula
sore.
Two Girls Choked to Da.ft,
St. Pai i, Minn., July !.'. Through
carelessness of a young man named Bel
tart, near Marshall, yesterday, two girls
were killed and a third seriously injured.
Beltart was herding cattle near his home.
and his two sisters and a niece went out
where he was. He suggested some sort
of a game, and tied the girls with a rope,
one etid of whictt was tied to the saddle
ou his pony.
A volley of laughter scared the pony.
which ran away and choked to death the
niece and one of the Beltart girls. The
other may recover.
Vet Democracy, Bot Madness.
Baltimore Bun. Dein.)
The Democratic National convention of
18911 has made a platform that is n Dem
ocratic. Jeflerson laid down a currency
and coinage maxim that remains eter
nally true, namely, that "the proportion
between the values of gold and Bilver is a
mercantile problem altogether." Aa to
fixing a ratio for the two coinages, he
said : "Just principle will lead us to
disregard the legal proportion altogether,
to inquire into the market price or gold
in th several countries with which we
shall Drincinaly be connected in com-
merce and to Uke an average from tuem ,
The majority at Chicago have virtually ;
decided to read Thomas Jefferson out oi :
the Iemocratic party. They would not
listen to his teaching that the. market
value of gold relatively to silver has any
thing to-do with fixitlg the coinage ratio.
A ml an to the "countries with which we
are principally connected in commerce.
Alteeld. Tillman and the other sages
of
the sixteen-to-one philosophy have sol
emnly resolved that the very fan tnai
gold and silver have certain market val
ues relatively to each other in other cou
tries is a good reason in itself why it
. is
'anti-American." and. therefore to
be
ignored and resisted for the sake of our
"indomitable spirit and love of liljerty."
This is not Democracy, but midsummer
madness. Democrats who love their par
ty best love it because they bolieve its
historic principles, faithfully applied
make for the best interests of the who
ole
Nation : but they will uit recognize those
principles in the new monetary doctrine
just proclaimed at Chicago. The banner
of the hitherto steadfast party or the con
stitution is tetuitorarily trailed in the
dust, aud if the utterances of the press in
all parts of the country are to be relied
upon DeinocraU in great multitudes will
refuse to follow it into a contest in which
they believe victory is neither to be hop
ed for nor desired.
Bryan's Homo People to McKinley.
A letter sent by the president of the
Yomi Men's Republican Club in Lin-
.ln. Xebto Mr. McKinley has some
thing more than the usual significance of
such communications, it reaus as wi-
)ows
I .IVOOI.V. Neb.. July IX I am instruct
ed to send you the follo ing message.
The Young Men's Republican ciuo.
stronger in membership and influence
h,n Ai-w tmfore during its nine years of
existence, in meeting assembled, again
sends greeting to llliara McKinley, oi
Ohio, and assures him in the coming con
test the fact that our fcllowtownsman Wil
liam J. Bryan, is the Democratic nominee
will only make our organization more
ent husiastic and determined than ever.
This pounty will cast an immense major
ity for McKinley. We have beeu in bat
tl array in th's State against Populism
until iirlitin? vairaries such as the Chicago
platform have tecome an aeeusiomeu
thing. Situated as we are in me awpui
ed territory, we weloome the confii'-t and
are firm in our conviction that victory
will not oome to Mr. Bryan in eiiner mis
nation, State or oouuty.
Are You Going to School 1
Now is the time to decide when and
where. The fall term of the California,
p. Mute, N'ormal besrins Sept, 7. Send
for Catalogue.
Eckels Bolts.
Washi-sotox. July IS. Mr. Eckels,
Comptroller of Currency, to-day said his
belief is that the nominees or me cnicago
convention ought to be defeated because
of the principles enunciated in the plat
form upon w hich they stand and w nicn
thev unqualifiedly endorsed. He mina
tho nomination of another D mocratie
ticket with candidates of high character
and a platform sound in every particular,
would attract many thousands of voters
w ho otherwise through lack of knowledge
or indifferent w ill vote Tor the Chicago
noininM44 It would not. he said, cause
any Democrat who is determined to vote
for the ReDublican nominees not to do so.
It will simply give those who otherwise
might vote wrong the opportunity not to
do so. The larger contribution of the
iH'inoeratic votes to the defeat of the Cbi
i-ago nominees the better in the end for
the usefulness of the party.
Last Xotiee.
We are once more obliged to insert this
notice to our patrons who have not yet
responded :
We now positively insist on settlement
of all accounts still standing on our
books. We have closed books, and do a
strictly cash business.
Please do not defer this matter as by
o-lvinir it Dromnt attention you will save
trouble.
Fkber Bros.
AU Sank With the Ships.
Loxnox, July l.V A dispatch to Lloyds
says that the British steamer Curfew,
Captain Iarmouth, has been wrecked in
the Red Sea, and that all on board were
lost.
The Curfew was a composite screw
steamer of I2t!l tons. She was built in
Dundee in 1SS8, and was owned by R. A.
Mudie.ASons.of that city. The Curfew
was last reported passing Colombo on
June (i, bound from Akvab for Nantes.
At the steamship offices of the White
Star Line in this city word was received
to-day that at Holyoke, near Birkenhead,
a bottle was picked up containing the
following written on a lip of paper :
Struck Icelierg, sinking fcist; mM-wran;
Narontc louso.
The steamer Xaronic is one of the larg
est and finest freighters of the White
Star Line. She sailed from Liverpool ou
February 11, issrt, for New York and
from that lime has never been heard
from.
Firebug King ia For Life.
Nkw York, July 13. Adolph Hirsch
kopf, king of the Hist Side firebugs was
convicted of murder in the second de
gree in the Supreme Court to-day. He
was accused of setting fire to a house
where a child was burned to death. The
jury had been out for 20 hours.
The firebug was asked if he bad any
thing to say. He began a bitter speech
against the District Attorney's office and
Assistant District Attorney Vernon M.
Davis in particular. "The only crime I
am guilty of," he shouted grinding his
teeth with rage as he did so, "is that
of assisting this man Davis. I am inno
cent of the crime charged against
me, and Mr. Davis knows in bin heart
that w hat I say ia true every word of
it,"
Justice Fursman sentenced l'ir'hkopf
to Sing Sing for life.
A Ssake Around His Xook.
Lock Havkx, Pa., July 13. Two rail
road brakemen, whose run ends at Ren
ova, went into the woods near town to
enjoy the coolness. Oue of them lay iu a
hammock, the other ou the ground. The
latter full asleep, but was awakened by
a smothered sensation, caused by a black
snake having wound itself around his
neck. The snake's head was making gy
rations before his face. Considerable
difficulty was experienced before the
man succeeded in releasing himself from
the snake's embrace.
Indiana HonnaL
The Fall Tennof the Indiana Normal
School of Pennsylvania will open Tues
day, September 1, 1SU6.
A beautiful spot in a salubrious region.
A strong corps of twenty-four teachers.
Careful drill In small classes a specialty.
All candidates presented to the State
Examiners were approved.
The thorough preparation of graduates
has been recently commended by three
colleges. ..
. Kate popular. Students may board in
ej u lis. . Send for catalogue.
D. J. Waller, Jr., PriucipaL
THE ARMY WORM.
Has Attacked fields of Oats in
Somerset Township.
SX. WA.BJLEH 8 END OUT A CIBCVLAB
Describing the Worm and Suggesting
Methods of Freveatiea.
. Inasmuch as numerous reports have
within the last few days reached the state
department of agriculture from various
sections of the state asking information
as to the best method of dealing with the
army worm, entomologically known aa
Eucania unipuueta, the following sugges
tions are offered as a means that may be
used in combating this pest.
The fully developed worm is a little
over an inch long, of a gray dingy black
color w ith black stripes aud narrow lines
of white on back, and nudor the surface is
of a more or less greenish color; the head
is smooth and yellowish, wim two uiaca
lines running from top to mourn, li uas
sixteen legs, and those from tho middle
of tho body are each tiiarkod with a snin-
ing black or blackish baud.
The worms when disturbed curt tnem-
selves up like "cut worms" aud drop to
the ground. They complete their growth
in about one month, at the end oi wnicn
nriod they burrow into the grou nd and
each caterpillar cbaoges to a brown pupa.
from which in two or three weens mom
emergiM. The female moth is said to lay
about TOO minute and white eggs, and
these hatch in from eight to ten days.
To Drevent theirspread the best author
ities reeoiuuiend the mowing of a wide
swath around the invaded field, then
ii low a decu furrow with the straight side
toward the part to be protected, and at
intervals of a few feet make boles wun a
crowbar, or dig small pits into which the
worms eutrapped in the ditch will falL
Where the number of worms is very
great and the ditch becomes partially
filled, plow a second furrow throwing the
earth over into the first furrow, thus cov
ering up the worms aud providing a sec
ond liue of defense.
Some authorities recommend the use or
kerosene sorinkled over the worms en
trapped in the ditch aud thereby destroy
ing them ; others use a slight covering oi
straw which is 'set on fire, and accomplish
the same result.
It is also recommended that ordinary
foncn 1 loan Is lx aet ud on edge, end to
end, across their path, and then apply a
coating of tar or kerosene to this wooden
barrier, which checks their progress.
Some entomologists recommend spray
iug the grass ahead of the worms with
Paris green, thus poisoning the forage on
which they sulisisu For this purpose one
pound of Paris green to lot) to 2uu gallons
of water is a proper proportion.
The most effective method seems to be
the construction of a ditch with the plow
as stated above, cutting the side next to
the part to be protected perpeudicujar
and then attending to the destruction of
the worms as they are entrapped in the
ditch.
Monday it was learned that these
worms are at work on the oats In Hoiner
set township. They were first discovered
on C. S. Vannear's farm, adjoining the
borough. In a field of as pretty oats as
was ever seen thousands upon thous
ands of worms are gnawing off the grain;
they do not attack the stalk. The worms
have also lieen found at work in Nicho
las Berkey's oats and it is probable that
they have made their appearance in
other s ections of the couuty .
Tornadoes and Cyclones.
Willis L. Moore, Chief of the United
States Weather Bureau, has explained in
a circular the difference between a torna
do and cyclone, which terms, he says, the
public use indiscriminately aud very
frequently inuorrecily. While it will
probably not matter much to the average
victim whether be Is lifted over into the
next;township by a tornado or a cyclone,
there is nevertheless a difference between
the two which it is well to understand if
we desire to refer to them correctly.
Mr. Moore describes this difference thus:
"The tornado is a sudden outburst of
wind in an otherwise quiet, sultry atmos
phere; it is ushered in by a loud, inde
scribable roar, similar to a continuous
roll of thunder; its path is very narrow
seldom more than five hundred feet
wide at greatest destruction; it moves,
generally, from southwest to northeast,
and rarely extends more than twenty
miles; it very often rises in the air, to de
scend again at a point a few miles ahead;
it is always accompanied by thunder
storms, with often a bright glow in the
cloud; this cloud has usually a funnel
shape, which appears to be whirling,
though some olervers have described its
appearance like that of a huge ball roll
ing forward. A tornado may tie consid
ered as the result of an extreme develop
ment of conditions which otherwise pro
duce thunderstorms.
"A cyclone, on the other hand. Is a very
broad storm, oftentimes one thousand
miles iu diameter, and sometimes can be
followed half around the world; the winds
circulate aliout it from right to left, or the
way one turns clock hands backward
(in the Southern Hemisphere this motion
is reversed.) The air pressure always
falls as one approaches the centre, where,
at sea, there is a porteutious calm, with
clear sky visible at times. The cyclone
winds often rise to hurricane force, but
are not to be compared with the extreme
violence of the tornad-i, before which th
most solid structures are mzed.
"The French trni troinlieor totirbillo
descrilie almost exactly the tornado,
which term was first applied to severe
squalls, with funnel-shaped clouds, ex
perienced on the west coait of Africa,
and which, to this day. Inspire the ut
most fear in the minds of the natives."
The Pennsylvania Eallr cad's Popular Ex
cursion to the Seashore.
S10 FOR TWKl.VK DA VS.
The next of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's series of popular ten-day ex
cursions to the seashore will leave Pitts
burg on July 23.
The reason of the great favor in which
these excursions are held is easy to see.
The rate of $10 for the round trip is phe
nomenally low, considering the distance
and the high character of the service ; the
limit of twelve days just fits the time set
apart for the average vacation, and the
dates of the excursions are most conve
niently adjusted. There is also the widest
field for choice in the selection of the re
sort. Atlantio City, Cape May, Sea Isle
City, and Ocean City are the choicest of
the Atlantic coast resorts, and any one of
them may be visited under these arrange
ments. A special train of parlor cars aud day
coaches will leave Pittsburg on the above
mentioned day at A. M., and connect
at Philadelphia with a special train via
the new Delaware River Bridge route,
landing paatnger ut Atlantic C.ty
in twtlve honvn rout Pittxburg ; or passen
gers for Atlantic City may spend the
night in Philadelphia and proceed to
destination by regular trains from Broad
Street Station or Market Street Wharf
the following day. Passengers for the
other points above named will use regu
lar trains from Market Street Wharf the
following day.
Tickets will also be sold for regular
trains leaving Pittsburg at 4.30 and 8.10
P. M. from all stations at which they
stop, and from stations from which regu
lar connection is made with them. These
trains have Pullman sleeping cars at
tached and arrive in P hiladelphia next
morning, whence passengers may pro
ceed to the shore on any regular train
that day.
Tickets will be sold from the stations
at the rates named below :
Rate Train leaves.
Plttsbura- JIO 00 K'o A. W.
(.onnellkviiie..
10 00
7.sa
11.10
Johnstown. .......
Ifi
FhiluJelpUia Arrive
P. li.
For further information apply to ticket
agents, or Mr. Thomas K. Watt. District
Passenger Agent, Pittsburg.
Does Hot Want to Die.
Uniostowj, Pa., July 19. A Iwld,
but unsuccessful attempt at jail break
ing was made this mortiing by Frank
Morris, who is sentenced to be hanged
September 7." Morris has been allowed
the privileges of the other prisoners, but
tor the last two weeks he failed to take
advantage of tbem' and ate In his cell
most of the time.
This morning, when the prisoners filed
out into the corridor to receive their ra
tious, Morris brought nj the rear. When
he received his share of the morning
meal he lingered near the "soup hole"
long enough to allow the other prisoners
to pass behind the cage. Then he asked
one of the waiters to give him an ex
tra plate and as the cook turned to get
the dish Morris shot through the hole,
which is 2-1 Inches long and 12 inches
wide. He got half way through when
bis clothes caught on some projection
and be was making a desperate effort to
free himself, when Sheriff Chalfant and
Deputy Johns, who chanced to come in
to the kitchen, pounced upon him. He
resisted, but wheu a revolver was shoved
into his lace he gave up aud was taken
back to his cell. His cell was searched
and two case knives and a file were
found. They were supposed to have
been given to him by friends.
He talked freely to-day of his attempt
ed escape and said be had beeu watching
for a chance lor some time, but now, as
he hail heen foiled, there is nothing to do
but wait for inevitable death. He said
ho planned several times to kill the
guard and escape, but had not the heart
to make the attempt until the last hope
of receiving clemency had gone. A
death watch will be placed over him to
morrow. Ex-Gov. Bassetl Dead.
Sr. Apklaiiik hk Pa bos, Quebec, July
Hi. William Kustis Russell, thrice
Governor of Massachusetts, and proini
nenlly mentioned fir the Itcuutcratic
nomination for the Presidency In-fore
tho silver feeling became so pronounced
in his party, died suddenly in a little
fishing camp in the woods near the set
tlement of Little Pahos some time last
night or in the early hours of this morn
ing. Heart failure was the probable cause
of death. The summons came without
warning to himself or friends, as he had
not betrayed a symptom of illness up to
the time he retired.
Governor Russell, his brother, Henry
K. Russell, aud Colonel Francis Pea-
body, of Boston, arrived at Little Tabus
yesterday for a few days' fishing. They
pitched their camp in the woods near
the settlement of Little Pabos. Their
tent was divided into two rooms, one
of which was occupied by the Governor,
and the other by Henry Russell and
Colonel Peabody. The party retired
early, as they intended to start about
daylight for the fishing place.
Colonel Peabody aud Henry Russell
were surprised that the Governor hail
not put in an appearance when thy were
ready to start, and when they went to
call him he was dead.
"As if a brick were lynig on my stom
ach" is the description by a dyspeptic of
his feeling after eating.
This is one of the commonest symp
toms of indigestion. If you have it, take
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Not only this symptom, but all the
symptoms of indigestion are cured by
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
So many medicines to cure this one dis
order. Onjy one that can be called suc
cessful, because only one that acts in
simple, natural, and yet scientific way,
Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Purely vegetable, and containing no
dangerous ingredients. Shaker Digestive
Cordial tones up, strengthens, and re
stores to health all the digestive organs.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents toSl.OO
a bottle.
Bryan And The "Fops."
St. Lot-is, Mo., July 18. The "Pops"
were in a dreadfully excited state to-day.
They spread reports about each other
which caused no end of hard feeling and
myriads of cuss words. The lines lic-
tween the Bryan and the anti-Bryan
P(ps" were drawn more closely, and
the followers in each tamp began right
away to question the motives of their
leaders. The sentiment is still largely
in favor of indorsing Bryan and Sewall
But this sontimont is being attacked
hourly and before the meeting of the
"Pops" National Committee on Tuesday
it is promised that there will lie a fine
old shindy. There is no mistake but
that a majority of the members of the
Executive Committee already on the
ground are violently opposed to having
anything to do with Bryan and Sewall,
This sentiment is promulagated by Her
man O. Tutilieneck, chairman of the Na
tional Committee, and the "Pop" boss of
the F.xecutive Committee.
Yonng Prisoners Escape.
HuxTiNonox, Pn July 19. Three re
formatory prisoners named John Walton
of Altoona, Frank Roach of Philadelphia
and a Washington county lad, who were
working outside the walls under the
care of Keeper Charles Knepps, late yes
terday afternoon overpowered their
guard and after gagging him and bind
ing his bands and feel carried hi in to
the pumping station, where they at
tempted to throw him down a -fo-foot
well. Changing their minds, however,
they left him in the engine house. After
taking Guard Knepps' coat and revolver
they 11 ud to the Juniata river, u here they
secured passage by compelling another
guard named Sears, at the point of a re
volver, to row them across the stream.
For this service they relieved Guard
Sears of his wearing'apparcL They Lr.ve
thus far elaJod arro-0.
Snakes Kill Tsr Children.
CiiAMUtitsuL uu, Pa, July l'J. Two
children of Martin Dniry, a farmer liv
ing near here, died from the bites of cop
perhead snakes, and the mother, who
was also bitten,' will probably die. The
snakes entered the bouse during the
night, first biting the children, whue
cries awakened the mother, who was
then attacked by one of the snakes and
twice bitten. A physician came from
Mercersburg, eight miles distant, but his
skill was of no avail, both children, one
aged 6 and the other 3, dying within a
short time, and no hopes are entertained
for the recovery of the mother. During
the excitement both snakes escaped into
the cellar of the house.
Stole the Fablio Fands.
- PlTTSBt-Ro, Pa., July 16. The jury in
the case of William H. House, ex-Assistant
City Attorney, this afternoon ren
dered a verdict of guilty. Mr House was
charged with aiding in the embezzle
ment or city funds. Fx -City Attorney
Moreland escaped a trial on the same
charge by entering a plea of guilty when
the case was called for trial, last Monday.
A degree of municipal corruption sel
dom witnessed anywhere else has been
developed in tho City Attorney's office.
About f X),C0J of city funds have not
been accounted for.
To Be Famed For a Bebel C raiser.
WasjiixoTOJf, D. C, July IS. The
Alabama may be the name of one of the
three new battleships for which Secre
tary II erbert will make contracts, and
which, therefore, under the custom of the
Navy Department,' he will name. The
law requires that battleships shall lie
named for States, and the Secretary
woulu like to name one of the three for
his own State, if the prejudice against the
name because it was carried by the
Confederate cruiser has sufficiently dis
appeared. '
Items of Interest.
A Iiihiii Maris aud Sarah B. Williams,
of Alliance, O., were married Tuewlay
after a courtship of thirty years.
Addie Tillman, daughter of tho well-
known Senator, and two companions
were killed by lightning at Brevard,
N.C.
Corns! lus Vanderbilt. Sr.. son of Win.'
II., and grandson of the Commodore, is
lying critically ill at his home in New
York. The sick man is now bead of the
house of Vanderbilt, and one of the rich
est men in the world. Hi illness is
ffiven aaone cause for the deprowioti in
the stock market which has been so
marked for the past few days.
A meteor fell in the small mining town
of Santos Iteis, Mexico, last week. It,
struck the hut of a miner and demolish
ed the building,' killing two children,
and then buried itself iu the ground to a
e-rsat deuth. There has been no rain in
that section for nearly a year, but within
twenty minutes after the fall or ine
meteor tiie sky became overtaist with
clouds and a heavy fall of rain took
place.
James W. Bradbury, the oldest ex-
momber of the United Stales Senate and
the last of the Northern pro-slavery Sen
ators, bolta the Chicago tieket after vot
ing for Democracy's candidates for sev
enty-three years. Mr. Bradbury t a
Maine man aud was a member of the
famous class of lJC's at Bowdoin College,
among his classmates being allian-
iel Hawthorne, John C. Abliott ami
Henry W. Longfellow. In IK; Mr.
Bradbury was elected to the United
States Senate, serving the term . com
mencing March 4. 1HJ7. Among hu col
leagues were Welieter and Clay.
Senator John Raines, author of the
present blanket ballot law of New York,
said in Allsmy Wednesday that if the
regular Democratic organization of the
State fails to certify to Bryan aud Sewall
as the regular nominees of the Demo
cratic party, their names tan not appear
tinder the liemocratic star ou the blanket
1 eillot in the State, and unless some inde
pendent party that has cast a vote of
ten thousand at the last election indorses
Brvan and Sewall. or one thousand peo
ple certify as to these candidates being
their choice, their naipcs can not appear
even as candidates of an independent
faction.
Is what gives Hood 'sparse per ilia its rreat
popularity, its constantly increeiing
aalea, and enables it to accomplish its
wonderful and unequalled cures. The
combination, proportion and process
ded in preparing Hood's Sarsaparilla
are unknown to other medicines, and
make Hood's Sarsaparilla
Peculiar to Itself
It cures a wide range of diseases b cause
of its power as a blood purifier. It acts
directly and positively upon the blood,
and the blood reaches every nook and
cornerof the human system. Thus all
the i.erves, murr-lta, U.nes and tissues
come under the beneficent ii.tluencc of
InloOdl
Sarsaparilla
Th" Oiv True i'-loml ltinflcr. M: ix fr iS.
ri... cur- I.n-r If!: easy to
B. &
A ------------
We'ro keeping right at this
shelf
emptying
it's got to be a clean, clear job.au 1 there
is nothing like prices, when you've got
choice goods to sell, to do wonders in thai
way and it's nice goods, choice styles
and quality we're asking attention to
this store steers clear of every other kiud
as samples will plainly show
you never had
a chance to
make money
easier
we say that with confidence.
We'll tell about only six things this
time and trust to your interest in your
own pocketbook to write and find out
about any other goods that's more to you r
liking the samples will go to you quick
euough when you let us kuow you want
them people here do nothing else.
3,0) yards choice Fancy Silks, 50c a
yard stripes with checks between dol
lar silks like these for half price is con
vincing evidence of advantage for yon if
you'll see samples.
New Japanese Plaid Silks at iV.
Sheer Dainty Organdies, 2.V; ones
white grounds with ( or inch solid col
ored stripes; blue, yellow, green, violet
or brown l.c.
Good and pretty American Organdies,
10c, lijc 13c
Ijtrgest line Imiiortd Organdie at :e.
White Xansook medium sized check
Sc.
Arm tire t'heviottos -'Hi indies wide,
solid bbie cr pink. Sc.
B0GG3 & BUHL.
Allegheny, Pa.
Jos. Home & Co.
Women
are finding that
IT PAYS.
til the long run to conie or send
any distance to get high class mer
chandise such as found here at low
est prices like qualities and styles
were ever known to soli.
Have you
Investigated?
Sec about tho FIXE FRENCH
DRESS GOODS and IMPORTED
SUITINGS, 75c to $1.50 goods at
25c and 50c jd.
Imported Wash Goods
Dimities, Organdies and Mousse
lines, 25c, 35c and 50c fabrics
15c yd.
All mail orders promptly filled.
Satisfaction guaranteed in every
respect.
B
PENN AYE. & FIFTH ST.,
PITTSBURG, P.
VERY DAY
Brings Something- New i
A Riding or Walking Spring Tooth Harrow.
a -
No dragging of frame on the ground- TLe lightest fiisit. i..4 f-,
itself of tra-sh a3 easily as a hay rake. Runs a light -;:h
a man on as others do without a load.
CALL AND SEE IT. VFgUARANTEE IT THE EES"
IN THE WORLD.
Sold cmJIYial.
J. B. Holderbaurn;
Somerset, Pa.
B nurTrj?)
The New Capello Rance.
MHBSMSMSBSSVMSMSSVSMBSSWSMM
WE sell the NEW CArELLO RANGE, guaranteed the large.-t zzi .
Range of its class on the market. It has very large an l :
ens, heavy grates, linings and tops. Baking and Roa.-tinq
the highest as thousands of daily users can testify. If y. j t
the best buy a .
USTZEW GAPBLLC
: : ALSO A FULL LINE OF : :
GRANITE, COPPER TIN WAR
Milk Can3, Screen Doors and Windows, Ice Cream Freezer?. 0.1 ;
Gasoline Stores. Call and see us. Respectfully,
A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY--
QTJIjNTNPS,
134 &135;ii nton St., - - JOHNSTOWN :
Are Selling
2,500 Fur Capes for S12.50.
I.OOO Ladies' Jackets for S5.O0
And Other Winter Goods in Promi.
James Quinri:
1847.
SOHDJL SIFIRIIIsrC-
sr
When
YOU
are
Dry
0
-i m w 1
sEI y.ib4 fe rin
IC E COLD SOD
Pure Drugs and Chem- j Fine Imported & -icals.
J mestic Cigars.
G. VV. BENFORD, Manager.
.if-Oinee of Pr. S. M. r.t ll in rear of Store, where he w ill wait ui"
Saturday of Caen week.
I FURNiTUR
Our Stock Is JLarcro.
Athi ng to ba considered
la buying Furniture.
PRICE Is generally hvl.l to le of the firt it"!
should t the lust. If you buy Hr quality you I'ay
If you buy for prioe yon get what you pay for.
Chambor Suits, Solid Oak ami Cherry. mnUining six pitH-f. "
Antique Oak Suit, ::;:::
I'arlor Suit..
Sidelioards, Solid ak,
Chair. Ileds, Spring, Mattream
ioweii price.
FIGURE
Covers a multitude of sins, but it isn't necessary t h-"
y undetiiralfle features to secure figure. Kstublisii i .T,lir
the detail of gradesthen you are ready tot priee.
I C. H. Coffroth, ;
606 Main Cross Street,
Don't Thinks I
if wilting time ov.-r y
that others lutve thon'.t
yuu.
GOOD RESULTS,
tome from lon ei-ri i,rr.
TH C';ftdrei!a Stowi tii Fa ,
Are tli- rev u It of r t . : -
ynr' es,-ivt.i. Th'-y an- ...
for their dunibilif y. vr.'i.
aie! ecrtiofiiy.
Spi-i:il attention lm l . .,
Ill Jllll It i 11' "IllVri the Way t' J
Je- W;tnt Iheln. with u :. .
ificctiiii; every re.'i;r. in :i: .
luixlerule cot.
Their cleanliness lessen-. '. -1
heir corioin s.a e 1 1 . i . - .
J. B. Holderbaum,
SOMERSET. p
P. A. SCHELL,
SOMERSET, F
1896
c v.. Uns:
j ,3 la a k y x 1 i '
-ALSO-
i
i
i
i
1.
and all other kiud of Furniture ,
i
SOMERSET, rk