i t The Somerset Herald. BDVARD BCCLL, Editor and Proprietor, rEDESl)AT Wheat has Lit the dollar mark now, nd that dollar bas no llryan stamp Uwn it. Thkrk's no nire truub!oa the farm er's mind when tip goes the Tice of wlwaL The Graud Army veteran will this week capture the greatest Buffalo in the country. Ix.teai of running three jartie tliL year tlie I'.ipncratu find that they nwt fiplit tliree parties the Ilepulilioans, the IVpuRsN and tin- cold Ih-m-ratt OtK eijiorU lat month were?.'Ji,M , 27 and only f",W,M: in July, lv.J. The WiLn law was not a success in getting hold of the markets of the world. The people who voted for McKinley last year now realize that they made no Mistake, but did their fchare toward bringing better times to a land that Badly needed them. Paris ia to have a pendulum bridge which will swing passengers over the Heine without exertion on their part. The human race never tires of working at the problem of rapid transit. fcx-SKVATOR Hill w trying to find a place where he can re-enter politics. He nii.-d the let opjxtrtuuity of his life last j-ear when he decided to say nothing during a great political crisi. France is the first of foreign gov ernments to come iu out of the wet. Ilealiring the futility of kicking against the tariir law, the French government is taking steps to secure the advantage f a reciprocity treaty under the pro visions of the law. The lieauties of the free silver doe trine are receiving a practical illustra tion in Mexico,' where gold is now at a premium of 14" per cent. The govern ment which must accept silver is hav ing a lovely time paying its foreign ol ligalions in gold. Hiimst money ami protection were the two chief planks of the platform of the Iowa llepuMieaiis. They are the two great principles of the llepub lican party, and by their maintenance that larty has been instrumental in bringing Luck good times to the coun try. The number of Democratic papers which are saying that the Democracy was never a free trade party'' is omin ously large. The Louisiana and Texas Iemocrats who vted for the Dingley law, and the Democrats from other states who supported certain of its high ly protective features, are not as lone some as they would have been for a few years after Cleveland's message of IsfC. The Populists are in sad straits now. Changed conditions have left them without arguments. One of the speak ers at their convention in Iowa warn ed his hearers not to lelievethe reports they heard of a return of prosperity. He tried to argue with them that these reports were manufactured by a parti san press. What arrant nonsense was that? Is it any wonder that Populism is rapidly dying out, when its orators are driven to such extremes in their liojie to save it? As was anticipated, the bankers of the country gathered iu convention at I)etroit, added their testimony to the fart that business conditions had taken an upward trend, and that there w every prosjiect of a continuance in that direction. More than this, they declar ed that sounder business methods had liegun to prevail, and that shaky and uncertain enterprises were becomiug fewer in number. Testimony like this is well worth having, for it comes from men who know whereof they speak. Commander Booth -Ti cker wants to estahlif-h a "poor man's paradise." When he knows more of human nature than his project implies, he will find that the same thing is required for the success of an earthly paradise as for a social Utopia, and that no system or institution can I devis-.-d whereby peo ple can be regulated into happiness and oontentmeut. The motive is philan thropic, but the scheme is visionary, and, in this practical age, motives art judged strictly by their results. The splendid success of the Tennes see Centennial at Nashville gives ahun dant testimony that the Houth is fully up with the procession. Though the Centennial has about run the length of time usually allot d tosuchexpositions, the attendance ke s up well, and the managers are confident tha. the sub scribers will be paid not only the full amount of their sto k, but a small div idend besides. This is an unusual showing, and sjieuks volumes for the success of tlie Kxpoiiioti and the en terprise of Its promoter--. What does Senator Teller mean in saying that the McKinley administra tion wants to retire the greenbacks and make all debts payable in gold? Does lie not know that all debts have been virtually jayable in gold ever since ivr? Htewart, Altgeld, Pennoyerand 4her silver leaders found this out a good while ago, as is shown by the care which these individuals took to stipu late that all their mortgages should be payable in gold. If Bryan has any money due him, it is safe to say that it is made payable in gold or its equiva lent In fact there is a pretty close correspondence between the shrillness of tlie PojtocraLic leaders' shriek for 41 -ent dollars for other people and their precautions to extort 100 ti nt dollars for themselves. As a man of intelligence and observation, Senator Teller ought to have noticed this phenomenon. Un doubtedly he has noticed it. Some of the Popocratic new papers are attempting to minimize the eHU t of high prices for wheat, says the Pitts sirg Chronicle-Telegraph. Tley say that the grain is in the Lauds of specu lators, and that the farmers will derive little or no benefit from the remarkable advance in the value of tlieir product The Cincinnati Enquirer, for example, remarks that "the rise in wheat is a big thing for the speculators who bought tt Bp at 65 1-2 cents a bushel." The Idea that the fanners are not rcr j by the advance is fallacious. '7 uv v.J some wheat since it t he 1 1 j rt t t they have sold none at (to ' i f : for Uiey bad none ' . . i Ld not advanced sufil- : 1 sales. The farmers do ' unt sell "future!"," nor are they in the habit of holding m heat for a year. The flour manufacturers of Minneso ta are certainly able to speak authorita tively on this point W. D. Wash burn, of Minneapolis, says: "A large proportion of the winter wheat crop is still in the hands of farmers, while the entire crop of spring wheat is iu their hands, harvest having only just begun. I look for continued high prices for wheat" Charles It Pillsbury is even more em phatic He says: "Substantially none of the present wheat crop has been marketed. A very conservative estim ate is that 13),0,00rt bushels are just lieing harvested in Minnesota and the two Ihikotas alone. Previous crops arc alsolute!y exhausted. Tlie present rise means fJ0,U,CM) extra for the farmers of these three states. The farmers of the United States must be holding "j0, KIO.OOO bushels of the crop just harvest ed. This advance in price means over f I.V),000,00 for the farmers of the Uni ted States on wheat alone," This explains why the fanners of the West are faying off their mortgages, and have ceased to listen to the wail of tlie calamity howler. SOW FOS A F ASKEW TEAR. Earop Already Clamoring for Oar Wlt From the Sew York Sua. There seems to be no doubt that this is going to le the farmer' year in this country. The world's eye is upon the United States looking for its wheat sup ply, and there is every indication that we will have wheat enough to sell to make us feel rich and happy. Besides the great ships of the regular transatlan tic lines, which in the aggregate carry more m heat from this harbor than the entire output of some of the other big grain shipping ports, there were nearly a dozen steamers under charter and load ing here list week. Their total capacity was 2L,l'fc! tons estimated burden, and as every vessel can carry from two to two and cue-half times this iu grain, their cargoes amounted probably to aliout I, jrt,i liMshels. Thi. however, is only the beginning of tbft Isisiiiess of wheat moving at this lort. Late in August aud Septemlter the heavy movement begins, and thereafter the erain eoes from here to huniiie in a constant stream, amounting in ordinary years to about !j,o,f bushels, and it has run tip to l.tSi!i,3:J lKishcLs during this period. It has tieen said frequently that Xew York was hating her hold upon the grain business, whi.-t was going to othr ports. This is true only in a measure. Former ly, when nearly all the grain came to sea board by canal. New York did practical ly the entire shipping of it Now that all the great railroads have taken to hand ling grain in competition with the water ways. Now York ships little more than one-half the total export, but this half is vastly greater than the total was in the oid Jays. The canals brought to us in '! over 14.'M) bushels, while the rail roads brought 7.1,77 bushels, and coastwise vessels brought enough . more to bring the total up to fe7,'J.Jl,WS bushels for the year. In the phenomenal year of 1HM our shipments amounted to i:!.s.'iO,3.'9i out of a total export for the country of about Z;,i",f tsishels, and in into New York handled H,,4Vl Imshels out of a total of lZ,' '),. It would not sup rise any of the more experienced of our wheat op erators if the United States were called upon this year to supply to the world something like ari.Wrt.ft bushels of wheat At SJ) cents a bushel this would bring into the country $ltj0,oj0,i0 in gold or ts equivalent Such enormous sums, however, are not earned without an enormous amount of labor. ' Part of this is tb&t of the fanner, but another part, ar.d one that forms a large share of the total cost to the consumer, is tbu of transportation. Ancient I ouie was for a long time de pendent upon the wheat fields of Africa for her supply, but that is perhaps the only important example until very mod ern times when any large section of the world was dependent for fKxl supplies upon foreign countries and upon com merce. To-day the w heat fields of Ku rope (all so far short of feeding the peo ple aliout them that hundreds of millions of bushels are drawn from sources thou sau.lsof miles distant. The three great w beat fields for this supply are our own, those of southern Kussia, and the new ly developed ones of the Argentine Repub lic The total exports' from these three countries last year were 27'),W,0i)0 bush els. This was 2,"i, bushels less than the average for the last six years. In our great export years of lsifi and l-fi we had crops to draw upon of (Sj,'X,) bushels grown in lJOl. and isn.ijOO.OK) grown in Ht Last year our crop was 47'i,af"i.ai bushels, and this year it is be lieved to amount to ii7.'i,U0i),M) lsishels. From the moment this crop leaves the hands of the farmers it is the subject of the oerations of a set of clever men, whose calculations are made upon such sn accurate lis that the manner in which the wheat is handled, the lines upon w hich it shall reach tho aealmard and the ports from which it shall be shipped waild be determined by a dif ference of I-l'i of a cent a bushel. As a result the method of gathering and for warding the grain has been reduced to a science, and the cost bas been brought to the lowest possible figure. Preparations for buying the grain are now begun months ttfjre it is cut Every buyer knows not only the exact acreage planted i:i tho section of the country which he operates, but also the entire acreage it would !e iKissible to plant there. From week to w eek, as the crop matures he gets t-lgniphic rejorts of its condition on each farm, and w hen it is ready to sell he is on the ground informed to the hour. Formerly the operators were often hampered for cars in which to receive the grain, and this is so in some localities yet, iMit within a few years there have sprung up thousands of small elevators thickly dotting every feeder, as well as the main stem railroad lines in the grain regions. Koine of these are mere road side bios, where the farmer may drive up upon an incline aud shovel his load out but many of them have a capacity of .Trt, "0 to ),c0 bushels and have an end less lielt elevator, bins for different quali ties of grain, and big hopper scales for weighing it It is chiefly from these way-side store bouses that the grain finds its way into the enormous elevators at Chicago. Ihiluth, Superior, St Paul. St Louis, Buffalo, and other railroad cen tres on the way to the seaboard, east or south. The bizgest elevators are those at Chic ago aud Buffalo, aud the greatest of all grain routes is that over the great lakes to Buffalo. From Buffalo half a dozen trunk line railroads carry the crop to the sea. In addition to New York wheat is shipped from Boston. Philadelphia, Bal timore, Newport News, Norfolk, Now Orleans, and Galveston. At each port are elevators in which the grain is receiv ed, graded, stored, and finally passed out to ships which take it across the ocean. New York harbor has four railroad ele vators, each of which will hold about one and a half or two million bushels and there are besides a dozen or more private grain storehouses along the Brooklyn water front, which will bold in the aggregate seventeen or eighteen m il -lion bushels. Wheat is shipped in only one kind of car the box car for it most not be ex posed to the weather. The Standard size holds 1,010 bushels or W,0i pounds A few cars are made which hold SO.OoO pounds. Regular grain cars have an in side door of light planking which is bung on hinges that slide down rods set in the car, one on each . side of the doorway. When this door is not in us it ia raised to the ceiling, where it lies flat and is hooked fast When the car i to be load, ed it is run along aide a grain bin and a telescopic chute is lowered into one door way. The grain doors are closed, a valve ia opened and the grain pours into the car until it is two-thirds full, the regular load. The railroad contracts to bring the grain from Chicago and deliver it along side a vensel anywhere in the harbor at 3) cents a bushel. The car U ran into the elevator structure here on the ground floor. A man w ith a crowbar pries up the grain door and the wheat comes rush ing out and falls into a pit beside the car. There are gratings over the pit to keep nut coarse objects and for tho workmen to walk upon. Down at the tttom of the pit is the open end of an iron shaft, inside of which works an endless belt faced with steel nips set a fot apart When the telt starts the grain is caught up in the cups and delivered in an al most unbroken stream at the top of the building, where the caps tip over as they start to return. In half an hour a ear is unloaded and the last vestiges of the grain are swept ont and another car takes its place. All over the elevator floor are other cars unloading. Before, when the cars came in, an in spector appointed by the Produce Ex change viewed the grain and fixed its grade. Now, as it arrives at the top of the elevator, it falls into one of the two hopper bins fixed on scales and is weighed. One man watches from 4 to 6 sets of scales He sets his scale at 5,flu or tV0 pounds and every time the bar lifts he marks a record of its weight turns a valve which directs the stream into the other hopper, and turns another valve, which lets the weighed grain run out and through a chute into the great bins From that moment the identity of a shipment of grain is lost It is now simply so many bushels of such a grade. From the bottom of that same bin there is running a stream of w heat which has been sold and is going aboard. It goes down into one of the same pits where it first fell from a car and it fills the place w ith dust Every bit of that dust costs the railroad money, for it was all weigh ed w hen the wheat came in. Now, the elevator belt picks it up again and again it goes to the weighing hoppers No wheat is loaded directly from the elevators into ships at this harbor, Isit goes to them in ijargns. Beside the ele vator lie tiers of vessels built like canal Itoats. From the scales grain comes pouring down li fW-t or more through chutes which end with steel telescopic piitcs a foot in diameter. There are two or three of the chutes, and two pipes to chute, and the pipes are pouring the grain into the hold of the barge at every hatchway. If a man were to hold his arm under one of tiioso streams of grain it would be cut off as by a saw. In each hatchway of the barges is a man with bis mouth and nose protected by muslin to keep the dust out Lie is armed with a big wooden butter bowl, mounted on a handle. You think at first that he is go ing to shovel the wheat with this but he knows a letter trick. lie places the but ter bowl under the stream of w heat and this stream turned, by the smooth round ed inside of the bowl, shoots off to one side just as a stream of water would, and the trimmer, by turning the bowl from time to time, sends the wheat wherever he wants it A barge holds about Sco bushels. In an hour or less this is load ed, aud then a tug takes her off to the ship. A floating elevator lies alongside the latter. The liarge tie up beaide the floating elevator, a leg of an endless belt is thrust down into her hatchway, and a dozen men shovel the grain up to the ele vator to keep it supplied. In about an hour and a half the large is emptied. The elevator does not deliver the wheat direct to the ship. Midway is another set of weighing hoppers, and it passes through these and Is weighed before a second elevator carries it to a chute which scuds it into the ship's hold. If there is a discrepancy between the railroad weights and the floating elevator weights, the railroad pays in cash for what is short or collects in cash for what is over. A loss of more than two tsisb els to a thousand would, however, require ai explanation. The dis crepancies: re usually losses aud these aggregate b tween Chicago and the ship about 1J pe' cent The floatiug elevators get about 5 cents a Isisbel for putting the grain aboard ship from the barges. Good Timet ia Kaaiai. Topkka, Kan August 1!. State Bank Examiner John Brendeiithal in t semi annual statement says: A nn4 extra ordinary financial condition exists in Kansas. The surplus in the banks of the State is larger than ever previously known, and the cash in circulation among the pe iple seems undiminished. "The tianks cannot loan their money and are worried to know what to do with the enormous deposits on which they are payiug 4 per cent interest "The grain is nishing East rapidly, and all farmers are making improvements on the lands and have plenty of money. The situation is annoying to liankets of Kansas very much. The extraordinary situation is attril sited to the wave of economy w hich tho hard times of the pat t;w years developed. The farmers were fcrced to got along without borrow ing money, and mw they find it easy to continue in that line " A remarkable feature of the situation is that the bank examiner w ho submits Ibis rcjKirt ia a Populist and a free silver- i1- A Xr. XeXialcy Bsc It Hotel Champlaix, N. Y., Aug. 23. President McKinley, when asked to gives his views on the return of prosper ity to the country, said : "Tlie cause of the present boom in the West is undoubtedly due, in a great measure, to the large cros and high prices caused by the failure of crops in other countries but the fact that prosper ity has set in in the East cannot be ac counted for in any other way than by the w ise policy of the Republican party in restoring a protective tariff. "The present boom is not spasmodic, but will continue to increase, and n-H only the manufiu-turers but the people generally, will soon realize that it is only with a protective tariff and sound finan cial principles that the country will be prosperous and remain in that position. With the restoration of confidence will come a restoration of prosperity." OoU Haaura Hang Him Up. Vaxcuiver, B. C, August 22. The steamer Coquitlau arrived from Dyea yesterday morning. The captain states that no one was anxious to come back with him. There were -Tun) men at Ska guay and GoO at Dyea, which is being de serted for the former placa. The day the Coqnitlan arrived the body of a white man was swinging to a tree, lie had been caught going through the baggage of some new arrivals The trail from Skaguay across the mountains is very bad and dangerous Many horses have been drowned in the quicksands and bogs The government has men working on the Dyea trail, but the White Pass trail is considered best It is now blazed all the way. Saif Fbahcisco, Cat, August 2 A special to the Bulletiu from I 'yea, A tas ks August 14, tells of the pitiful condi tion of many of thesearcbers for gold who were then stopping at Dyea, unable to proceed farther on their journey, owing to the lack of funds or provisions Many of those now at Dyea are physic ally unable to make the trying trip, and there are many who will suffer great hardships before the winter is over. Many of those who arrived on the steam er Willamette are absolutely without shelter, seemingly having come to this cold region depending on the opcu bearted disposition of the others to keep them living. - - X02I XILLIOXS IS GDtD. Printable Xiaiag Ertry Day. Kkattlk, Wash., August 24. The steamship George Starr arrived in the city this morning from Dyea. There were on the vessel three passenger fresh from the Klondike gold fields who brought with them about -V,tJ. They were Edward M. Thomas of this city, 19 years old ; John Stewart, 3) years old, of Sumner, Waslu, and Scott Winter home. These men said that gold disooveriea continue every day, aud it is reported that when the Portland routes down front Alaska there will be millions on Istard of.hor. Ia addition to the Portland's cargo thousands of lollars worth of gold are ls?ing taken out of the Klondike daily that will not be brought here until next spring. The gold that the trio on the Starr brought down does not represent their wealth. They are partners and they ex pect to be millionaires in a year. A year ago they were poor. They had searched for gold iu Alaska and failed to find any. They then coin-eived the ioea that more could he made by shipping cattle into the far north. They got a cargo of cattle, took them north anil drove them over the pass. They sold them for cents per pound. Just about the time they arrived the Klondike began to give signs of great gold beds nd they formed a partnership. They secured claims and since that time have been taking ont gold. They have four of the finest claims in the Klondike, which they will not sell, they say for $", uO.OOu. AH miners who make strikes refuse to take the risk of coming over the pass, but return by way of St MichaeL Thomas said to-day : "We are coming out to get food. We fear famine in the Klondike country this winter. Trading corn pau lea have shipped in plenty of food, but it will never satisfy the thousands who are pouring in from all over the world. Thero will surely be starvation in the Klondike this winter, so we deeid d to come out and get four tons of food. Now we find we cannot take it in, and we are at a loss w bat to do. "We thought that we could get Indians to pack our stuff over as soon as we gi it ; but at Dyea, w here we tried to make a contract with Indian packers, we were laughed at and told that we would have to wait until all others w ho are ahead of us have len served." "I never talked to so many determined men as we encountered at Dyea. They say that each man must take his turn, aud a man who attempts to raise the rate or get in ahead of others already on the ground will be summarily dealt with." Boy's Mixed Rslatiosihip. Whits Plains X. Y.. August 21-A transaction in County Ju IgeSmith Lent's court yesterday results in making a ly a brother to his father and a son of his grandmother. It was the adoption by Mrs. Julia C Stivers of the son of her sou Harold M. Wise by a former hus band. These parties figured in the Suprem Court here last winter, in an action brought by Mrs. Stivers to have th9 mar riage of her son with Miss ElizxbKh K. Sawyer declaied void, on the ground that when he was married by Mayor Strong to the young woman he was under age. The case took some lime to try be fore Justice Dykman, and resulted in the favoring of the allegation of the mother, that he was under age at tho time of the marriage, although he said he was older at the time. A son was horu to the young couple, but the decision of the c u rt an nulling the marriage left the young fel low without legal parents Now, the mother of the young husband come to the relief of the young woman, who was keeping the boy at her father's borne, and adopts him. This act accord ing to the law of 1V7, puts him on the same fiMting as to rights and iuheritanue as her own son, and he is consequently now the brother of his father. These parties all live in New R jchelle the young woman w ith her father, who keeps a billiard and pool room, and the young man w itb his parents as he is not yet twenty years of age, and is doing noth ing to support himself. At the time of the suit to annul the marriage, the young womau's father opped it as strongly as possible, but law aud facts were against him. War Ships Xay Barn Oil. Washisotox, D. C, Aug. 2i The sec retary of the navy has ordered Lieuten ant Nathan Sargent to proceed at once to the oil fields of Pennsylvania, where Le w ill make a careful investigation of the various grades of petroleum produced in that region with a view to its use as fm 1 for marine engines. Upon the conclu sion of this work he will report to the au thorities in charge of the Newport torpe do station and plans will be drawn for an oil engine which will be placed in one of the new torpedo boat uow being built by the Herreshoffs. This will 1 the fifst attempt to use petroleum as fuel for the torpedo fleet but from tbesucces that has been attained with this motive force iu sw ift steam launches owue l by private parties both here and abroad, the navy department looks very favorably on the experiment Some of the advantages ex lccled from the new fuel are economy of mat-hine space and, consequently, great er fuel carrying capacity; economy in the cost of fuel aud the ability to develop extremely high steam pressure nnder forced draught The plans for the new engine are not yet laid aud will deend largely on the reitort on the varsms grades of petroleum at command. It is possible that with this innovation in fuel will be combined the use of the steam Turbin engine, whose succca in the En glish torpedo Imat Turbina has marked a decided epoch in the development of these fleet-footed destroyers abroad. Tha Smiths Xatter 4,000. Altoosa, Ps, August !!. The Smith family reunion occurred at Lakeuiont Park to-day. The attendance was more than 4,0mu. Never since the lieautiful park has been thrown open to the public has there been such an enormous family gathering. The county directory h ws that there are Ktu Smiths within tlie precincts of little Blair, and they were all present w ith their families It is estimated that including all the collateral relations, the family can muster li'KM individuals w hich is about one-sixth of the popula tion of the county. Dr. (ieorge W. Smith, president of the association; William C. Smith, of Erer- ett; Senator James Smith, John Philemon Smith and Rob't T. II. Smith, of Altoona, delivered addresses. There was music by the Smith Quartet, and vocal solos aud recitations were given by several of the Misses Smith. The Smiths gave a ball this evening. Preacher Stoned U Death. PARKtR-snrao, W. Va., August 21. Rev. II. II. Burgmyne, aged flu years, a Methodist minister, of llulings was murdered on Thursday. Coleman PUaer, a young laborer, was committed to jail at Parsons and yesterday made a confession to Sheriff Harper, charging bis brother Lewis with the crime. Coleman held a bill against Rev. Mr. Burgnyne. He asked the preacher to pay it and when the latter saie he had no money and asked Pitrxr to wait it is alleged, he was assaulted by the Pilzers with stoues, one of which struck him on the back of the neck, breaking it Farmers Paid SI 03 for Wheat Yonic, Ps, Angnst 2k Dealers hereto day began paying fl.02 per bushel tor wheat, an advance of eight cents over Saturday's price. Farmers have lieen hoi. ling back their w heat and the sup ply at the mills ran low. VWI Satisfied with "Nearly forty years a.?t. aftrr some Tvc-cks of sickneys, my hair turned gray. 1 U-yin using Ayer" Il:tir Vigor, and was so well satis fied with the results th;it I have never tried any otlur kind of dress- in?. It requires only an occasional appli cation of AYER'S Hair Vigor to keo; my hair of gx) v color, o remove JdaJidnifr. to heal itchniir imuiora. and prevent the hair from falling oL 1 never hesi tate to recommend Aver" medicines to my friends" Mrs II. M. Haight, Avoca, Xebr. flU . L-J Hair Vigor Prepare J by Dr. J.C A yer fc Co., Lowell. Sfcas. Tiit Ajct'i Sru?iri!U fir tts CsasJexiea. A WILD CHASE AT SIGHT. Horse Thieves Fanned For Xtlat by Farm ers New Castlk, Ps, Aug. 23. There was great excltomeut out In the neighborhood of New Galilee, Just on the edge of the Beaver county line, about two o'clock this morning. Two young men were driving through New lialilee when they saw two men riding from a by-road, one on a horse owned by Kev. Savage, and the other on Homer Brown's horse. They at once concluded that something was wrong and so aroused the town. In a very short time a dozen or more men and horses were after the two men on horseliack, w ho by this time had su tf !l in getting perhaps a mile's start They were riding hard, but throe of the pursuers gained on. thorn, w hen the two horse thieves w heeled and tired bulh t at their pursuers. The rai kept up un til a bridge on the Not Castle road was reach L The bridge was being repaired an J the two men a. unities mougui iuai it was impassable, for they turned aud rode towards Petersburg. By this time fully fifty people were en gaged in the pursuit and the thteves w ere but a short distance ahead. Several ofthe farmers and others In the pursuing party we-9 armed and they shot several times at the two men, who in turn tired Itack, Isit so far as is known none of the bullets took effect. The rave tsk the party over six miles until a small clump of w.mmIs was reached. Bullets were fly ing back and forth for quite awhile, and those In ih.i rear thought there was a battle to take place, but the two men jaoipcd from the horse and took to the woo.!a. The animals were nearly fagged out and were, easily recaptured. An effort was made to find the two men, Isit it was without avail. In the past two months several f.irmers iu that part of Beaver and Lawrence counties have teen miss ing horu-, and il is tielieved that the two men who were operating this morning are the ones wh i have been committing tho depredations. Feaiioa Claims Increased. Waiiix!Tox, Aug. 19. Coiuinissioner of Pensions Evans has had a atatemeut prepared of the applications for peusions filed since July, 1S.KJ. The comparison shows that in Julyi 1-ttf, applications for pensions aggregated 2.SLH, while in June, WC, there were ),lfc, largely for in creases and for widows and minor chil dren. CoinrtiisKioner Evans attributes this large increase to two reasons. He said the bird tiins hit inila in my men apply for pensions w ho bad not previous ly needed them, and the other reason is the existence of a general feeling throughout the country that the ctiimsofpeasioneM would b3 given more favorable onsi loratlon by the present administration than by the last "Many soldiers" he stated, "felt that the Demo cratic administration would not allow enaions however just they might be, and in this way thousands of applications were held back until now. We are simply getting the accumulation of a long ieriod, and the work of receiving these applica tions aud filing them away keeps many clerks busy. I believe the high water mark of pensions has been reached, and that now the number of applications will begin to decrease." Inoculated With Glanders Bi'ti.kr, Aug. 2X The authorities here are much concerned over the death of two yHing people in the fauiily of James V. Duncan from what the dortors pronounce to lie a clear case of blood poisoning, thought to have beeu contracted from a glandercd horse. On Monday of la week James H. Dun can, a young man, was brought home from the oil cuutry, where be worked, suffering from what seemed to be fever. On Wednesday he died and the doctors pronounced his disease blood poisoning. To-night his W-year-old sister, Nellie, who was taken ill about the same time. died from blood poisoning, and tho doc tors think she contracted the disease by riding behind a horse that had the gland ers. Tho diseased horse that caused tho trouble was owned by James II. Duncan, w ho used hint to drive liack and forward to his work in the oil country. The ani mal was suffering from some disease of the glands when the young man bought him. It is thought that iu trying to doc tor the horse young Duncan became in oculated. Cat Like a Ball Dog. SYRACfsK, N. Y. Aug. 2k In trying to capture a vagrant cat to-day, George Fry, of No. brji Iasli street had an ex perience that he will long bear the marks of, even if he recover from it The cat was a large grey animal that had annoy ed the neighlsirhood by killing chickens Mr. Fry decided to capture it and give it to a man who lives in the country. When he scixrd it and undertook to thrust its head into a lg the cat set its teeth (irmly into the index finger of his right hauiL, All bis efforts to shake the brute off were futile, and he called for help. An attempt was made to force the ani mal's jaws open, Isit this did not succeed and it was finally thot w hile clinging to Fry's finger. Its jaws wero set so that it was only with ditticuily that the finger was released. It was terribly lacerated and the wound is considered very dan gerous Xineri Seize a Traia. Welstox, Ohio, Aug. 2X Seven hun dred miners headed by three br .as bands flagged a mixed freight and paa semrer train on the Cincinnati, Hamilton aud Dayton railroad this morning at a crossing in the southern part of this city. The train came a stop aud was boarded by the miners. The trainmen refused to proceed and backed their train to the depot where they were ordered by officials of the road to proceed. The miners were eu route to Oak Hill where there was a mine in full operation. Arriving at Oak Hill the strikers inarched to the mine and de- ! manded that the men come out This J the latter did. I sit not before Is-ieg as sured that no harm was intended if thry conducted themselves riht rsa3rrMa All Jtw Xaglaad Aitir. BosTox, Mass., August 2X DWpitehc from different New England manufactur ing centres to-day announce that msny cotton mills which have been idle re sumed operations to-d ly. During a purt of July and August Ih usands of "piud'es were not operated iu this section, ojvicg to the unnatUf ictory condition which prevailed, either in Ih finith g-ls or new cotton market or to the need of re pairs In addition to this, several other mills cloned for two weeks in ac-rd.rico with their annual iiiidtuiiiinr custom. Many ofthe Kail Itiver mills resumed operations last week, and re vera I started to-day. Several ofthe Lowell mills resumed to day, and reports from that city indicate that the outlook is promising. To Bjat the Caraegies Altoona, Am. 2k The Pennsylvania railroad is building at its Juniata shops in this city a gigantic ninety -six ton freight engine which will h-ivo about double the capacity of the stm lard freight engine now in use. It will carry 210 pounds of steam. In connection with lii.itl pound ears, it will htul ore from the la:es to Pittsburg over thrt Eri and Pittsbnrg road iu competition with the Carnegio line. The train will lie equipped with air brakes aud will crry no crew, the whole duty of managing the train devolving on the engineer. When the big engine with its specially constructed train of cars lie gins to run on the Erie and Pittsburg road, the rate on ore- w ill ba reduced to twenty five cants a ton. The Carnegie road now charges forty cents a ton. Protecting Fern ioneri. Wasiiixoto. Aug. ). The Commis sioner of Peiious has notified all pen sion agents that il bas come to his atten tion that checks, vouchers and certifi cates are being mailed to pensioners iu rare of attorneys. In the order Issued to them he s iys : "Mail cannot be d liver ed to parties iu bne care it may le ad dressed, and to aid the postal authorities in the proper delivery of mall for pen sioners you are requested to see that no mail from your of?i.s to a ensioncr is addressed in the care of another person.'' A Great Surprise is ia Store for those who will go to-day and get a package of K IN-0. It takes the place of coti'ee at aissii I the ct It is a food drink, full of health, and can i given t tbecbildrenaswe.il as the aduit with great benefit. It is mado of pure grains and looks and tasUi like the lii:e.t grades of Mocha or Java coffee. It satieties ev eryone. A cup of irain-0 is letter fr the system than a tonic, because its I !--fit Is ermanrut. What eoli'eo brvks down liraiu-O lsiil.li up. Ask your gr cer for irain . ... and Zi: 04, A ------ New Goods lieginning to arrive boxes and casts being received every day we must Lave room for them have made prices on nice, good goods that will clear out this wanted shelf space iu such vigor ous manner as it was never done le fore. o0 and cent all wool aud silk mix ed Dress (lootls 42 and 4H inches wide, 25 and 35C a yard choice serviceable styles splendid for girls' fall school suits. Fine Novelty Mixtures, some of which were a dollar-fifty, being sold at 50c. a yard for early fall and traveling suits, and separate dress skirts they're money's worth unapproached. Write for Kim pics lot goods and prices show what a chance this is. BOGGS & BUHL Allegheny, Pa. For Sale or Exchange for Somer set County Property Ten ('0J lots in various suburbs of tho city of Johnstow n. Address, t!K. C. Mi t.i.KR, Somerset, I'a. MOUNT UNION COLLEGE, ALLIANCE, OHIO- Callesa Cours23 t-Classical, Scientific, Philosophical, Literary. Other Departments : Preparatory, Normal, Commercial, LTasio, Art, Elocution. Short-hand and Type-writing, etc. Fall Term Opens Aug. 31, Expenses Lew. Send for Catalogue, 1 r Merchants, Hankers, lawiren, fhvsiriana anil all ecuDomlcal men wear W. I Doarlaa Shoe tccaiua they an the kat. Far aaU hy Sj J. D. MILLER & SONS, Agents, EOCIVOOD, P.A. E GIUEfJ 4 First & 20 SflCflBd E rlttt 0Third EACH MONTH (D-rias.aST) III lgflt SOAP Tor particalara lend yoor naTsa and fall addicm to 1 Tf A Ia Pi r Uta W,UiL,UudallanioaSta..SewVk. VVKArrCK3 Jos. Home &Co. A few very gooJ offers J list as we cm mention in this spaco. A p tal card will tell all alout fifty other just as good, if y.Hi w ill i:tiin for w hut particu lar thing you arc looking. SELLING TABLE LINEN'S at .i i't-s w hich ysi w ill lift see mi tl.ein ain;at any r ite n' t 11:1 td lb tariff rhatigi once mora. The old price are maintain.! here, in spite of a rise of over per cent in the tariff. Send for sample and prices SELLING INDIA SILKS the heavy rich kinds which can be worn clear into snow -time, for Vi t yard. A week ag they cost 7V. and ft.".-, a yar'L Very handsome pattern Sen I for samples. SELLING SillltT WAISTS the Star" and F.k, Clark and I'i-t J'i's make, a lot f alsmt six ty cl...en, in excellent patterns at ?l " each. We reduced these the first of ihe week, Iroin $Z ami f l .'o. SELLING BICYCLES a lot of xl I wheels Isitall new, at very much less than half-price. Write alsHit these, they are fine bar gains 525-527 PENN AVE-, PITTSEURC. Your Grocer is the man to help you economize. Why? Your liroccry Bill is the largest and nit important item of expense, how to reduce it therefore, is th vital tpientioo. We can lessen thcott of yo:ir bill w ith out decreasing the amount or rju.tlity of the goods. How? We are prrpart.l t h-lp ?"u be cause of a hsng and MiffpHsfuI business career, combiriei! w ith the lst facilities. such as a lar-e More, complete stock and a perfect delivery system. Our Stock of FANCY A STAPLE GROCERIES Is Unsurpassed. Summer . i I.- X Our line of sum mrtp cruwti'lhii.a crTl prise the best brands of goods on the market : such as Heinz's Key stone Condiment.-!, Marvin's Fancy Cakes and Cracker?. Queen Oliver, Jordan Shelled Almonds, SLclIcl Peanuts, along w it!t a full and com plete line of Fancy Confectioner ies, which are always kept FRESII. We also carry a full line of Smokers articles, consistiug of an up-to date line of Pipes, Smoking Tobacco, itc. Our Our fhicr rrkonw Flour Room. MtHea' are always stocked with the best brands and we high ly recommend them -World's Fair Souvcnier," King's De?t." uForters IJos' and wc call special atten tion to our latest brand, -Gold Heart," which is taking a h' lead over ihc sales of other brands. Give it a trial ! Canning a Season 3at and wc are able to supply your wants with Mason's Jars, Jelly Glasses, Gum Rings Ac. Highest prices paid for Country Produce. Goods delivered promptly and freebf charge. Resjiectfuliy yours, C00K& BEER ITS. 30UGLAS .00 SHOE 23 The Style, I-It mma wear cetild m b Improve! tor Double th rrtt. V. L. DougUs $150. $4.00 and $5.00 Snoes are the productions of skilled workmen, from the best rca- tettal possible to cut into shoes sold at tnese prices. We make also $50 and S125 shoes for men. and $20, $2X0 and $1.75 for boys, and the V. L. Doug Us yxx r 01 ice shoe, very suitable tor letter-carriers, policemen and others having much walking to do. We are constantly aIlin; new style to oar aireaily tare varivty, aut there 19 no iva atm wby mu rannot ls auiteit. to init on hatini; V. l boustoa 5taoc fruin )uur We nae only the lieat Calf. Rnaaia Talf (ail etilonk). t rvnch latent I'aif. 'rcn h Knauiel. VU I Kid, etc., gra)-l In onresiKuU with iricva vi IIM auoes. If dealer cannot supply jou, w"i! DOUGLAS. Brockton, Hass. Prizes, sach of $1C0 Casb. " " " tlfin Plana Snaolat Rllo ' " fc$2SGoldfatchM. Why Hide in mi ,Lrct ii now one at almost your mV! price at James B. Holderbaum V: i r ,s . - -s t i i X V 1 ,7 X A. i - a A My uggles or Road Wagon. Cull and to show my line." J. u naii '. - - , ' ' ' '! - A COOKING STOVE With a mjsiare ovi n and a'.l the advanta ge of a range itU.'Ut tf siw draft necessary to Krge construction. CALL AND SEE THEM. P. ATSchcll. 1847, r : Call and try a drink of our Ice Cold Soda. B r c vJ2 OURSUPPLY OF FLAVORS WILL SATISFY THE MOST FASTIDIOUS. TAP THE SODA SI-RING. G. W. BENFORD, MANAGER, HELLO ! HOUSEKEEPERS, I IN WANT OF LOOK AT THESE PRICES. A Badroom Set for S13 00. A Parlor Set for S12 00 j A Coucn for - 7 00. A Lounge lor - 4 1 0- A Rocking Chair for 50 cts. Cutbard., Tallies, lV-d.-traI, t'liairs, stee We are In line for !'T u the nwt cni'lvte :ml up-t-l.:e line of Furni: .:rf platvd UjxMi the market ami jr-pan-l ti hIiow the tnnle a I:tre variety el' and original design- fine and imiliniii CIkiiiiUt Suits, Tarlor Suit. Fx'.' -'"a TabK-H and Dininvr I'liair, S:leU:ird, t'hitrnier-, rkea-,s, filing t'i-t Couches, ward nil, etc. (tood ijuality, low prievs. Ym are inviteil to call aud inspect our .-t.K k. C. H. Coffroth, 606 M?in Cross Street, SOMERSET, PA. SNYDER'S ART STORE If) IU nJ o o 5 0 A. Wc Arc Offering the Hest Possible Investment for Your Dollars We ar ffiir t show th pwple of Somerset the largest and n.t e ii' r-1 l!i7ele ever shown m city. We aie e..:n U.sell tli MON Alll'lf ltlCYCI.K at f-UM) per yenr eV":'.'''!' eltoii if anv enamel. ill aln have a line of i's) WAr Kl- t'l.KS at .tz:l. l) net I uy until jcu l.ae seen our a hie!.. W xi1' in yeeral tiaya. old bngzy when von car J ' I V 1 Comprise everything t'.u. is Ne-.v, Styliih and Up-: -;-.?. You cet the Finish and ( ) ,''. ty when yc-.x buy from r..:, ;'3 either Surrev, Phaeton. I;- - - examine my stock, B. HOLDERBAUM. We -re i.-. . i.rtt- i ,.t - --1 STOVES an 3 RANGES. Th -y Art- Vt'lTHO'JT A V5J ;-M in B.iki: - " v I.a!:it! s -erfe t ::i -rr ; - v 1897. 1 - " IC .VIERSET, PA. FURNITURE? Ac, at pniHirtiti:ite price. Ce'iie ami f i ne. lii 1 ,s,.-1 mX&0lli FROM W-tjL PURE V0&-i;Z3 FRUIT JUICES. t 1 i
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