GOVERNOR STONE IS SUSTAINED. Complete indication by the Courts of His Vetoes of Con stitutional Amendments. u mm. m 10 he ml An Heroic Executive Upheld Despite Campaign of Personal Abuse Backed by Tammany Promoters of an Expensive Voting Xachuie. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Aug. 8. Governor Stone fcas been sustained by the Dauphiu fount y court in bis vetoes of the pro posed amendments to the constitution passed by the last legislature. Thia fratifylng outcome of a long and bit ter controversy should be hailed with rxpressions of delight by the taxpayers nf Pennsylvania. The heroic action of the governor has saved the com monwealth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The resolutions providing for the Fubmifwion of two amendment to the constitution were rushed through both branches of the legisla ture with scarcely and discussion. Pub lic attention was nnt attracted to them to any extent. The people had little opportunity to fully appreciate their far reach i i g effects. When Governor Stone, In his careful review of the work of the late turbulent session of the Iexilature. calmly considered the purport and sweeping character of these resolutions be promptly vetoed them. C'ne provided for personal reg istration of Toters. and the other was cilt-guised to allow the Introduction of voting machines in place of the pres ent system of balloting. There was Mi popular demand for either of these Innovations. The first resolution ema iiatej from a few of the professional reform agitators in Philadelphia who :e constantly taking up snie new fad so that they may piear in the newsjiaitci s as leaders of advanced Ideas in state and municipal govern ment. They are mostly lawyers with limited practice and merchants who, by figuring in these movements, obtain cheap notoriety, which counts as so much free advertising. A MACHINE SNAKE. The proposition for the introduction of the voting machines came from a syndicate of Tammany politicians who control the patents fop the machines, which they had introduced in New York. They got the resolution for the proimKcd amendment to our constitu tion passed simply us a business ven ture. They had a professional lobby ist here during the session of the leg islature, who engineered the scheme to put the resolution through. This Tammany politician was indignant when he learned of the action of Gov ernor Stone in blocking his game. He swore he would win out, despite the action of the executive, lie at once inaugurated a movement to discredit the governor and to manufactme senti ment in favor of the proposed amend ment. The scheme was cleverly work ed up. The voting machine project was kept in the background. Soon, however, the professional reformers of Philadelphia got to work, with the aid of the insurgent and femoTatic news papers, which are always ready to as sail Pennsylvania's stalwart Republi can governor. They made it appear that a great wrong had been done: that the cause of reform had been made to suffer. They seemed to be Interested only in the matter of per sonal registration of voters. But the real "nigger in the woodpile." the vot ing machine, which was to be benefit ted by any success that might come through their agitation, was never mentioned in these newspapers. Sec retary of the Commonwealth Griest de clined their request to advertise the proposed amendments regardless of the vetoes of the governor. ELK IN WAS MAGNANIMOUS. Next they appealed to Attorney Gen eral Elkin to allow the use of the name f the commonwealth in mandamus I roceefiings in the Dauphin county court to compel the secretary of the commonwealth to advertise as they de manded. The organs of the insur gents, that had been misrepresenting Governor Stone and his cabinet from the outset, at once began to predict that Attorney General Elkin would do ry this request. They were greatly disappointed, however, when Mr. El kin. in a lengthy and able opinion, ac ceded to their wishes, but at the samj time, in a careful j,nd masterly re view of the case and the precedents, pointed out that Governor Stone was ntirely justified in his action, that resolutions of a similar character had for years been submitted to both the Itep-.iblican and liemocratic governors, and that the right of the executive to pass hiou such measures had been generally recognized. The profes sional reform agitators were hardly prepared for this magnanimous action upon the part of the chief law officer of the Stone administration, who frankly i-aid that he was entirely satisfied that the name of the commonwealth should be used in hearing a Judicial determi nation of the point at issue. The at torney general evidently had no doubt t;f the propriety and regularity of the governor's action, and did not hesitate to say so. SUSTAINED BY THE COURT. In due time the matter came before Judge Weiss in the Dauphin county county court. The alleged reformers were represented by counsel and, of course, there was distinguished and expensive 1 ;al talent on hand to look tfter the voting machine interests. If one veto was not sustained of course the same decision would cover the other. Congressman Olmstcad. of this district, and former Attorney General Hensel, of Iancas'er. appeared on lie half of Secretary of the Commonwealth Griest. There was a spirited legal bat lie. The lawyers seeking the manda mus on the secretary of the common wealth, rtq iring Uu to advertise the proposed constitsiii nal amttdment3, argued that these resolutions did nol r.-quire executive approval. This war their only contention. They weie com pletely overshadowed by the character end the force of the arguments on the other side. Messrs. Olmstead and Hensel filed the following objections to the petition tn the rule for a mandamus: 1. The governor haviiig disproved the resolutions proposing said amend ments to the constitution, as set forth in relator's petition, the same are without validity and are of no binding i SeM. 2. Neither house of the general aa seiubly having passed and ad ted said resolutions, the governor's v-to not withstanding, they are invalid and of to binding effect on respondent. 3. The governor -of the common nealth has a right, according to the constitution thereof, to pass upon, to approve or disapprove all Joint resolu tions adopted by the legislature, ex lept such as provide for its adjourn ment. 4. The legislature having appropriat ed no money to pay the costs of the publication of said reaoluttn-ts; the re spondent having, by careful inquiry, ascertained, nor states as his belief ;hat the proper publication of said res olutions in the newspapers of the state as contemplated by law would cost not less than S40.(MG, and as he j is without any funds to pay the same, j or any part of the same, he has no right to contract such indebtedness without previous warrant of law, aad r.o officer of the state Is authorized to ; pay said expenses, cor to draw any warrant for the payment of the same. 5. Even if there were any warrant of j law for incurring the expenses of said publications, there la at present no funds ncr money in the treasury of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, not otherwise appropriated, out of which said expenses could be paid." HALF A MILLION SAVED. Mr. Olmstead defended the gover nor's right to veto the amendments. i "If. as to ordinary legislation, the franiers of the constitution deemed It so important to safeguard it. by re Quiring executive .approval or disap proval." te said, "how ni-ch more rea son wnuic mere re to ruarfl av.r.s hasty or ill advised legislation. There should be no exceptions to the emphatic mle thus laid down that every vote re quiring the concurrence of both houses shall be presented to the governor for his approval or disapproval. "The second constitutional amend mer.t. which it is coEplalsod the sec retary of the commonwealth has not published," he continued, "proposes to change th:s provision so inai vov in bv ballot will no longer be re quired, but the Toting Khali be done by a complicated system of machinery, the voter pushing the button and the machine doing the rest. As a member of the congressional committee on rnvlleces and elections I ' acquire"! some familiarity with this system of machine voting in the contested case of Kvan vs. Brewster, from the Rochester district of New York. I learn ed enough In that contested case, how ever, as to the expense of these ma chines to know that it would cost the taxDavers of Pennsylvania at least $500,000 1 to Instal that system through out this commonwealth, r urtnermore. the act of congress with relation to the election of memlers of congress ex pressly provides that the voting for them shall be by written or printed ballot. No-amendment to the consti tution of Pennsylvania could change that provision in the act of congress. Voting by ballot must, therefore, still continue in the election of congress men. If the machine system should prevail as to other offices two systems of voting would be in force every two years at the same general election. I hardly think the voters of this com monwealth are ready to entail upon themselves this duplicate and expen sive system of voting. It is perhaps as well that the voters of this common wealth are spared the expense of pub lishing the proposed constitutional amendment saddling upon them so cumliersome and expensive a system of machine voting, which amendment would, when properly understood, most assuredly be voted down." Mr. Hensel supplemented these re marks with a forcible address. JUDGE WEISS' DECISION. Judge Weiss, after reviewing the arguments of both sides, handed down a carefully prepared opinion, in which Le refused to grant the requested mandamuses and f'llly sustained the action of Governor Stone in his vetoes of the two resolutions. He held that "a proposed amendment to the con stitution must be presented to the gov ernor for his approval or disapproval." He quoted extensively from provisions of the constitution to sustain this po sition. "No satisfactory reason has been presented why this view should not obtain." remarked Judge Weiss. "Nothing can be predicated upon the fact that the mode of procedure to amend that Instrument is in a separate article. The method to bring an nrr.endment into being is by a resolu tion, to be agreed to by a majority of the nieinliers elected to each house, and the same method is prescribed in section Id, article 3. to repass an order, resolution or vote disapproved by the executive. In both instances and cases the vote must be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the journals ot the respective houses. This construc tion tends to preserve the unity and continuity of the constitution, and pro vides, in requiring executive action upon every resolution, that which Is certainly a praiseworthy feature an additional safeguard against hasty and possibly ill considered legislation and amendment." The court also held that the secre tary of the commonwealth ought not to be required to contract for advertis ing of proposed amendments, when no appropriation was made by the legis lature for this purpose. Judge Weiss, in support of this view, enumerated several cases, both under the national and state governments, where officials h;ue been sustained in refusing to make contracts involving the expendi ture of money for which no appropria tion had been made. Thus was an heroic governor vin cioated, a few notoriety seeking re formers suppressed, and a bitter and revengeful insurgent newspaper syn dicate repudiated. And the Tammany financial backers of the expensive voting machine are riser, if poorer Tien. A Sadlr Dime. When lat in New York. Carnegie had a bitter experience with a messen ger Ixy, whose tardiness in dliverin; a business message came near npsetting a deal of great importance. Referring to this incidtut while at dinner with friends that evening, lie told of an oflice boy who worked fur biin many years ago when he whs of far lets importance in the commercial world. "Jauus," said Mr. Carnegie, "was a willing boy, but Lis ability as a ttnt trrcr was simply wonderfnl, sDd I of ten found it more convenient to attend to little errands myself than to wait for Lis expLibatioos. One day a neighbor wanted to send a nice note dear across the city, and I permitted James to carry it for Li:n. The trip was a long one. and James was gone quite three hours. When lie rctnrned, I aktd hiui how Hindi Le bad charged for Lis services. ' 'Fi-fi fi-fi fi-fi-fi-fifteen c-c-c-centt!" was the gasping reply. " 'Why didn't yon make it a quar ter U I asked. ' 'I c-c-c-c-c-conld-conld-conldn't s--s-s-say it." Le replied, with tears as weil a hyphens in Lis voice. 'Right then I made np mr mind never to give anyone xuy services with out first making snrethat I ccnld recite tny price withont ptnttering, and I never Lave." Cincinnati Enquirer. The Rrluri of the Ilatlona. In the civil war our soldiers faced privation iid Longer A little stcry in II. Clay Trnmbnll's book. "War Mem ories of a Chaplain," tells of the spirit in which they sometimes did it. While before Petersburg doing siege work in the summer of 1"64, our men had wormy Lard tack served ont to them. It was a severe trial to the men. Breaking open the biscnits and finding Jive worms in them, they would throw the pieces in the trenches, although the orders were to keep the trenches clean. A brigade oflicer .a the day, seeing some of these scraps along cor front, called out sharply to onr men:' "Throw that bard tack ont of the trenches." Then, as the men promptly gathered it up, he added, "Don't jot know that vua're no buMnos to throw hard tack in the trenches?" Oat from the injured soldier heart there came the reasonable explanation, "We've thrown it ont two or three timed, sir, Lut it crawls back." A Stranate lest of Mm a Hood. The ancient Clan Macleod nsed to estreiea strange test to prove the man hood of their chieftains. A t Dnnvegan castle, on the Ulaud of Skye. there is preserved the large horn known as Rory More's Horn." This capacions vessel holds rather more than a bottle and a half of liquor. According to the old custom, tvery laird of Machod was obliged on Lie coming of s-e to fi.l this horn with claret and without once lay ing it down to drain it to l!m dregs. This was tak?n as a proof of Lis ii'.in bood. and Le was tlieu deemed a worthy occessor to the lairds of the pat. - Deceit fol. Men are qneer auiuiab." said tLe pessimist "Tiiey are ail more or less deceitful" "Oh. I don't believe t-iat!" replied tbe optimist. "I think there are i lenty of people who strive to ha honest. I j know I do, and I don't fcive myself neuu tor oeir.g any ueilcr man me majority cf men." "Then why do yon atk Jie bow my health is every time we meet and stand around and look bored if J Ull yont" Chicago Times-Herald. Talass He Doesa't Kiir. Farmer Medders What's yer son illraui guin ter do when be gits through college? Farmer Corntosoel He's goin ter stay right here ou tie farm till he sorter begins ter realize that they's one or two things be don't kaow. San Francisco Examiner. .MEXICAN ASSASSINS. THE fciURDEHCUS REVOLT IN THE T,OS VALLEY. Oat af lae Seveateea Amerieaaa Who Were Trapped by the Meil eaaa Oil; Oae Emaed Death Ei ther hjr Kir or Ballet. John Albert, who ended his daya at Walseubnrg, Cola, had exciting ad-vt-utures in every section west of tLe Mississippi- He saw two wars and took au active share In the Indian up risings, vet when on his deathlKKl he was asked to dictate to a reporter the fcccue he considered most exciting in his l.fe Le chose a theme with which few if any of his countrymen are ac quainted. The revolt in the Taos valley, if ever It came to the' ears of the authorities, was never universally disseminated. It appears on no page of common his tory, and, although for horror It coin pares favorably with the massacre at the Abtno, no norclint has been fit to make it a central theme. The section now known as New Xlex io was formally taken possession of by the Americans in the tprlug of ls-Jti General Kearny was at that time in command of the Invading forces. He made bis headquarters at Santa Fe and remained in active su perintendence for more thau a year. At the expiration of that period the growing need of troops on the Pacific coast led to his withdrawal to Lower California. He left two regiments with a military governor in charge, Charles Beet, with a handful of men, was left to guard Santa Fe. The Mex ican governor. General Aruiijo, h:ul fied ou the advance of the bated Yan kees. His people, no matter what their secret thoughts might be, had been the most iH-aceable of subjects, yet the iKxly of the army had not been gone two mouths before the Americans saw that trouble was imminent. The ouly man who eseaed Las told the story more graphically than any pen can portray iL Arroyo Honda was a town of some I. -'Hi inhabitants, mostly Mexicans and l'ueblo ludiaus. It lay in the Sauta Ke district, but loo far away for aid to come. The total of Americans in the place was 17. most of whom were rough trapper aud mountaineers. The entire town turned out to an Impromptu mass meeting on the plaza. It was decided to revolt and return to the Mexican authority. Well knowing that the baud of Yankees, although compara tively iusiguiticaut in nuuileis, would resist such a step to the hist, it was determined to shoot all ou sight. For this juiri).se the mob spread through tin- town, lint through some source or other Governor lloiit had received a lip. He sent off to Santa Fe for help and then, gathering his little band about him. ficd to the ouly refuge the place afforded. "The uext morning," said John Al bert, "they commouced the attack by sending iu to us a flag of truce, de manding our arms aud ammunition and an unconditional surrender of our selves. 1 told the boys they could do ns they pleased, but I knew treachery would lead us to certain death iu the end. aud 1 was going to die with my gun in my Lands and not be murdered like a common dog. "This was the turning point In the matter, and they all concluded to fight it out as best they could. The men who came to make a treaty with us went back. Their forces were secreted ttchind the brow of a bill uear by us. and one of them, after a manner of the wild Indians in opening a battle, came to the top of the ridge and danced a Jig aud sang a song of defiance. 1 knew the time had come, and the soon er the bloody work commenced the sooner we would know our fate. "We of the mountaineers had col lected In a building of considerable size aud the ouly one in the place that was two stories in height. The danc ing Indian was within gunshot, and I killed him. Billy Austin stood close be hind me, aud when another man came to drag the IkkIv back Austin shot him. By this time my gnu was loaded, aud I killed a third man. Then the hurrah commenced, and the air was tilled with bullets from the guns iu the hands of the men who lay behind the top of the hill. The bullets rattled against the house like bait There was not a wludow left In it. Although we saw we were in a trap, we fought on. "When the sun was setting, the Mex icans made a furious charge and set tire to the house we were in and got under the walls of other building. Soon everything was ablaze. The ui roar of the yelling fiends on the out side aud the excitement of the men ou the iuuer tdde was deafening. We tried to escape by digging through the floor uowu into the granary. The house was tilliug with Mexicans, and every thing was iu confusion. Fortunately for me iu the confusion 1 escaped from the house. 1 don't kuow how many shots were fired at me. but uone took effect. 1 had a bullet in my clothes. one cut off the brim of my hat. aud an other cut the band, and I lost it from my head. In the excitement I forgot iny coat aud was out in the world alone without coat, bat or friends and with 1 10 miles of mouutain road be tween me and safety." Allien wandered for three days over the mountains without food aud ex- xsed lo the bitter cold. He reached the American lines at last, the first to bring news of the uprising. Of course, when a regiment arrived on the scene the Taos valley quickly quieted. It was not long after that that the Mexi can war broke out. One-half of that nation was transferred to Uncle Sam. !u consideration of which old scores were wntl out. No penalties were exacted for the Arroyo Honda massa cre, jet it must go down as one of the most horrible in our western annals. Cincinnati Enquirer. Odd Teadenrtea at Slaaar. A writer In the Journal ties Debats complains of the process of degrada tion which is going on in the French Lingtiage. The peasantry, for instance, freijneutly speak of the ass, a humble partner In their daily toil, as "the min ister," and other words of dignified Import are applied to equally humble, if not actually base, uses. The same tendency. however, appear. to lie showing itself rn Germany, where the title "monarch" passes curreut in modern slaug as a designation for tramps aud foot pa. Is. The other day a Uoueoiuinissioued officer in charge of barracks at Danzig addressed this term lo a troublesome private just as a captain happened to be passing. The latter at once reported the Incident, and the barrack master was brought before the magistrates on a charge of "leze majesty." Evidence was adduced to prove that In east Prussia "rascal" aud "mon arch" were convertible terms, so that the court acquitted the prisoner, al though he loses Lis rank and his peu- sion. A Valaaate Trnekload. Perhaps as costly a commodity as any that is carried In considerable quantities in truckloadg is Sumatra to bacco, such as Is used for cigar wrap pers. Sumatra wrappers cost from $1 to (2 a pound, and the import duty on them is $1.S5 a pouud. This tobacco is imported in small, compact bales welghlug 170 or 180 pounds each. Duty paid Sumatra would be worth about $0X) a bale, and there can be carried on a truck fifty bales or more; so that a 0 bale truckload of such tobacco would be worth alwut J30,OX). New York Sun. Beat af Ilia ladaatrr. Mrs. do Cohen 1 hear you've got a very industrious husband. laundress Yes. mam; he's always lading something ror me to do. Balti more Jewish CVu-uient Low to VI -u a iev Cum Hold the book with its back on a nmctb. or covered table; let the front board down, then the other, holding the leaves in one band while yon open a few leaves at the back, then a few at the front, and eo go on. alternately opening back and front, gently pressing open the sections till yon reach the center of the volnme. Do this two or three times and yon will ohtain the best results. Open the volume violently or carelessly in any one place and yon will likely break tua back and cause a start in the leaves. Never force the back. If it does not yield to gentle opening rely upon it the back is too tightly or strongly lined, A connoisseur many years aga, an excellent customer of mine, who tbonacht fa, knew perfectly how to han dle books, came into my office when I had an expensive binding juft brought from the bindery ready to be sent home. He, before my eyes, took hold of the volame, and tightly holding the leaves in each hand, instead sl allowing them free play, violently opened it in the center and exclaimed. "How beantif ally yoar bindings open !" I almost fainted. He had broken the back of the volnme, and it bad to be rel-onnd. "Modern Bookbinding Practically Considered.' by William Matthews. Got the VYroaa; TVomaa. A pastime which obtains among the farm classes of Korea, knou'n as the "packing off of widows." consists cf a raid by some disconsolate widower and bis friends on some village known to con tain a young widow, the forcible abduc tion of the lady in qnestion and her mar riage to the widower. An instance of this kind has recently come to our no tice. A widower living in one of the villages of Kangwha with 11 friends went to a hamlet close to the walls of Kangwha city where a widow lived and seized and carried off, after some what of a battle, a young lady. It so happened, however, that they bad mis taken tba house and unfortunately got hold of the wrong lady. Early the next morning an indignant posse came in purenit, but the men who had commit ted the dastardly deed succeeded in eluding them. The yonng lady. Low ever, was rescned, and after the bonse of tLe widower and its contents bad been completely demolisLed he was escorted borne in triumph by her hns band and bis friend. Kobe Chronicle. Hook Snlli( In Deaical. The people of Gangntia, in Bengal, have a barbarous practice called hook swinging. They deck themselves out with garlands, and then assemble to gether t- nndergo the most horrible tor ture. A wire about a qnarter of an inch in diameter and seven feet Ion;; is pierced through tLe tongue, ahd then the wretched being will dance for over Lalf an honr with the wire still hang ing through the tongue. Some of them form themselves into a row and are then sewed together by a wire needle threaded with cord. They are sewed by the arms and look like herrings on a wire when ready for the book. It is thought that the victims are dragged considerably beforehand, owing to the sullen, dazed expression they wear throughont, but sometimes one or two faint and are with great difliculty brought round again. Wbri Home la Sweet. Fewer wives would sit lonesoniely at home while their husbands roam else where in search of entertainment If more wives realized that home should be something besides a clean place to eat and sleep in. Men "hate" wom en's tea parties and large show func tions, but they like dinner aud supper parties. Many families refrain from entertaining because they cunnot do so ou an expensive scale. It is.' how ever, possible to give small dinners and suppers that are both enjoyable and Inexiieusive. Ask people who either do or will like each other, aud If you wish the women to have tt good time Lave Just as many men guests as wom en guests. If the men are to bare a good time, make sure that some of the women are pretty and flattering. Men like to be flattered. Oh, ye, they do. Gentlewoman. Boiled Riee. - Thomas Murray, the noted chef, says many cooks do not know bow to do so simple a thing as to boil rice properly. Each grain of rice, he says, chonld be distinct, whole, bnt at the same time tender. To accomplish this, a small quantity of rice should be boiled in a. large pot nearly filled with water. Pnt it into cold water and a little salt aud boil rapidly for 20 or 30 minutes. Test the grains occasionally, and when a slight pressure between the thnmb and forefinger will crush them they are done. If allowed to boil till the grains burst or boiled iu a small quantity of water, the grains will stick together. When done, drain off the water and set the rice on the range, where it will keep warm. Exchange. Mar Cropa oa lee. Farmers who live In the vicinity or Muskego lake, in southeastern Wiscon fln. derive a profitable income from the hike each winter by harvesting hay on the ice. The shallowness of the water, in the lake bed causes the grass growing on the bottom to project considerably above the surface, aud when the iee forms the hay cau lie cut with great ease, though it cannot be got at the rest of the year on ac count of the boggy nature of the lake bottom. While the population of France ha? increased only 10 per cent in the last 50 years, the unraber of state officials, ac cording to M. Tnrqnan, shows an in crease of 121 per cent. The shopgirl would enjey her job better if ehe learned to sit on the coun ter when not busy. Galveston News. A Laask oa Lord Kelvla. A good story is related of Lord Kel vins' lecturing methods at the Glasgow university. As a professor of science be can oae lung words in sncb formidable array as would make a dictionary break As binding with horror. During a course of lectures ence on magnetism, for instance. Le (It lined an ideal mag net as "au infinitely long, infinitely thin, uniform and uniformly and longi tudinally magnetized bur," and the tuisgnided Undents votifeorusly cheer ed, wbub caused the professor tc say, "Silence!" This definition was made and cheered, with the usual reprimand, frequently during tLe lectures. Once, tear the conclusion, however, the stu dents did not cheer, tut Lord Kelvin, from force of habit, rapped ont "Si ltnca!" the same as before. (. ood florae Seaae. The Mexican burros ascertain where to dig for water by closely observing the surface of the ground. One ob server writes: "We Lad found water In an arroya of a sutlicieut quantity to make cof fee, when we saw three burros search ing for water. They passed several damp places, examlulug the ground t-lusoly, when the leader halted near us and began to paw a hole In the hot, dry saud. Having dug a bole some thing over a foot in depth, he lacked out aud watched it intently. To our surprise It soon began to fill with wa ter. Then he advanced, took a drink and stepped aside for his companions to drink. When they went away, we drank from their well aud foiiud the water to lie much cooler than any we had fouud for many a day. There is no witchcraft alout Mexican burros, but they Lave good horse sense." The entire collection of coins and medals in the l'.ritish museum consists of Dearly "JoO.OOO specimens. Aa ta;ly Story of fraaoay. Here is one cf Robert" Craw ford's sto ries alont Uruguay "Two men snr pried a farmer and bis wife in their little hnt wh.to'lt was broad dayiignx. The mnu was seized and bound, and the two villains iroceeded to torture hiui to make him disclose the hiding place cf his hoard. The wife begged and pleaded as the horrors increased, the man proving obdurate. "Finally she said she would tell them where the treasure was if tbey would follow her. One of the two accordingly went over to the chest in the corner with her. She opened it. fnmlling aboot Inside f it for a moment until she fonud what she was looking for. In an other moment the thief at her side was dead and Lis fellow covered by a large revolver in the hands of a small bnt eager woman of the peoTile. He got away before ehe ccnld qmte make up her mind to shoot him too. "Then the hnsbaud was released and the neighbors, some miles away, called in. Word was finally taken to the cen tral police authority of the state; the cfticer came, viewed the dead tlner and identified him as their attorney generaL It is not nnlikely." Mr. Craw ford adds, "that his accomplice was the judge of the criminal court. A Mlraraloaa Kaeoee. It happened that in the last month of the reign of Charles I a certain ship chandler of London was foolish rnongh to busv himself over a barrel of gun powder with a lighted candle in Lis Land. He paid the t rice of his folly. A spark fell into the gnnpowder and the rlaee was blown nr. The trouble was that the tnnn who did the mischief was not the ouly t nd to perish. Fifty houses were wrecked. and the number of people who were killed wa4 not known. In one bonse among the 50 a mother had pot her baby into its cradle to sleep before the explosion ocenrred. What became of the mother no one ever knew, but what became of the baby was very widely known. The uext morning there was found upon the lead of the Church of AH Hallows a young child in a cradle, baby and cradle being entirely uninjured by the explosion that had lifted both to such a giddy height. It was never learned who the child was. bnt she was adopted by a gentle man of the parish aud grew to woman hood. She must snrely all ber life have had a peculiar interest in that church. Sir Walter Besant's "London. Ire Exploaloma la Siberia. A recent Silierian traveler relates: "At Sadonsk in the intensely cold eights the silence was sometimes broken by n loud report as of a cannon. This was the bursting of one of the ice bnh Lies in the river, a phenomenon I Lad neither beard nor read of before. The streams coming down from the bills were frozen on the surface some six to nine inches thick. The water Ltueatu flowed faster than it couM escape, and the pressure, on the principal of a hy draulic press, became irresistible. First, the elasticity of the ice was seen by the rising of circular moundj from six to eight feet "in diamtter anil from four to five feet high. The bursting point ciime at last with a report like an explosion. The water escaped, but soon froze: ugain. I Lave seen scores of these ice Lillocks in a few vtr.rts of the river." A firldse of Coffins. When the British forces were march ing to Peking in 1S60, after the capture of the Tain forts, one of the rivers te came so swollen with the heavy rains that it was rendered almost impassable. While in this tjnandary a bright idea suddenly struck one of our officers. Bi ing well aware that the Chinese gener ally order their coffins years in advance and keep them on the premises and also that they are perfectly airtight, he con sulted with his brother cfiicers, wit the result that orders were given tl search all the houses of the village and collect every coffin. With the aid of a few empty casks the soldiers construct ed a pontoon bridgeof coffins sufficient ly strong to bear the artillery, and the river was thus passed in safety. Polly at the I'boaev One West Madison street druggist list a customer through Lis fondness for pet. He has a large green p:irrot, and the cage is Lung near the telephone, with the result that Polly has become quite proficient iu "telephone t:tlk" and faruisLes much amusement to the cus tomers who Lave the time to stop and listen. The other day a stylishly dressed" yonng lady came rustling into the store and asked permission to use the phene. TLe druggist pointed to the roar of the stcre, and she started in that direction. The store was rather dark, aud when she heard some one apparently talking into the receiver she seated herself on a chair to wait. "Hello central hello, hello yes, give me fonr-donlle-eight express. Yes, hello; who is"that? Ou, yes: what, yes; hello. I say; no, I didn't get that; is that so? Well, gcodby; ring oft Hello, central; hello, hello; give me" and so on and soon through several repeti tions. Then she rose and advanced with a stately air to the clerk and asked if he thought "that person" intended to use the telephone all day. "Why, twiat's only the parrot; he" But the front door bad slammed be fore Le could finish his sentence. Chi cago Kewa. Wonted to See That Foot. On the principle that to some persons even old stories are new, this one, of the royal princelings of England, i.4 given iu Mr. O. W. K. Russell's recent book, "Collections and Recollections:" An English gentleman who had ii de formed foot wm going to visit the qaeen at Osborne, and before his arrival the queen and Prince Albert debated whether it would be well to warn the Prince of Wales and the princess royal of his physical peculiarity, so as to avoid their making embarrassing re marks, or to leave it to their own good feeling. The latter course was adopted. Lord duly arrived. The foot elicited no remark from the royal children, aud the visit passed off with success. Next day the princess royal asked the queen: "Where is Lord V "He has gone back to London, dear." "Oh, what a pity! He had promised to show Btrtie and me Lis foot!" They Lad cungbt Lini in a quiet spot and tuadd their own terms with the captive. His naif Way Scheme. Not long ago a Pittsburg life insur ance tigtnt persuaded a Chinaman to take out a policy of (5.000. The latter Lad no clear idea cf the transaction, Lat understood that on paying the premiums promptly be would Le enti tled to 3.000 some time. He began bothering the agent for the money after a couple of weeka had passed, and the agent tried to explain to him that Le would h.ive to die before he con Id get it. The Chinaman fell dewn a cellar way and was badly hurt. His friends tried to attend to him without calling in a doctor. When tbey did call one in two days later, the doctor was angry. "Why didn't yon call me sooner?" he at-ked. "This man is half dead now." Next day the injured man's brother was at the insurance office with a claiii for $2,500. "You're not entitled to anything on this," said the insurance agent, "nntil the man is dead." "Bvictol say Lira half died." an swered the LrotLer. "WLy he no glet MLalf?" J'ilson Are you goimj to take part in that guessing contest? Dilson Oh. no: they'd rule me cot i s r. piofessiccal. j riLMin Professional? j Dilsou Ye; yon know I am con nected with the weather r-areaa. Co lumbus (O.) State JoamaL 1 NOT MUCH OF AN EATER. It Took. So He Said. V. ry Mule to 9all(y 11 lat. Capuiin It. W. Morgan, every Inch a Welshman himself, likes to tell this story wheu there Is another Wetsbman la hearing: lie went Lome to dinner one day and fouud a iai r hanger at work lit the house. He asked the tiuo. au l Captain Morgan told him it was QlMiU. -1 guess I II knock off aud go home to dinner then," tL paper bailor re marked. -Stay aud cat with lis." the captain aaid, aud the Invitation was accepted. Captain Morgan was attentive to Lis guest during the meat II had a prodigious appetite. The captain help ed bim to roast leef several times, uu ti! at last he had some curiosity to see juft Low much the fellow would eat without crying enough. The game was growing quite interesting when the fel low began to show signs rr quitting. "Will you have some of the plum pudding?" thy captain asked Llin to re vive bis failing appetite. -No. thanks." bo replied. "I've had enough. I think." -tih, take a small piece of the pud ding!" the captain urged. "It's genu ine Englirdi plum pudding and home made at that." "Well, I don't mind trying it." he said. The captain helrxMl b!ni to n section of the pudding weighing about a pound, and be ale It with much Irtish. Then he shoved his chair away from the table aud leaned back for au after dinner chat. I'm not much of au eater." he said, not notidug the smile on the captain's face. "It takes very little to satisfy me. Say. you ought to see the Welsh eat." . 'Are they hearty eaters T asked the captain. -Hearty raters 7' repeated the fel low. "Say, they eat like a lot of bogs." Pittsburg News. IT WAS GENUINE. The Slsaatare of William Shakes peare That Admiral Lure Had. At the time of the New Orleans ex position, iu the winter of lSM-o. Ad miral Luce was in command of the north Atlantic squadron nud was sent down there to add to the gayety of nations, which no other old seadog could do better than he. Flon his re turn the flagship was anchored in New York buy. where it was visited by many people. One day a party came aNiard which included among others a very pretty girl nud a very diguitied and learned Englishman. As Admiral Luce was entertaining them In hi.s cabin he asked the pretty girl ir she would like to see an origiuul autograph of William Sliakes;ware. At this the diguitied and learned Englishman pricked up his ears and remarked that he had made a study of the autographs of Shakespeare and was positive there was no authentic example in America. Admiral Luce re plied that Le was very positive his w authentic and that Its genuineness had never !ecn questioned. This made the P.ritisher quite mad, and he delivered a lecture on the fraudulent autographs aud manuscripts that were brought over to America aud exhibited as orig inals. -Well," replied the admiral, "1 am convinced that my autograph of Wil liam Shakespeare Is genuine, and 1 am going to have the pleasure of show ing it to this young 1-tily." Whereui on he wen! to his desk, took out his visitor's book, turned back a few pages aud theu pointed out the signature, -William Shakesioare. mayor of New Orleans, Jan. V2. InSj." The English man gave a painful gasp aud retired. Chicago IJecord. The ( lever Itomaaa. It seems quite surprising that the an cient Konians did uot acquire the art of printing with movable types. Inasmuch as l hey came so very uear to it. They had wooden blocks carved with words iu reverse, by mcaus of which they stanic-d those words on jiottery, while the latter was as yet unbaked and soft Incideutally It may be mentioned that they kuew the modern method of mending broken pots by means of riv ets, and many pieces of pottery thus restored have leen dug up. In ancient Koine there was one daily uewspaper. which was written eutlrely by hand. Furthermore the Roman sen ate had a publication which corre sponds to The Congressional Record. lieiug a report of the daily proceedings of that luqKirtaut legislative body. It likewise was written by hand. Speak ing of baked clay, one might mention the fact that the little boys of Koine 2,000 years aud more ago were aeon toincd to play knuckle down with mar bles of that material just as children do now. Goat's Milk. Modern Medicine says that goat's niilU, contrary to the general Impres sions, differs from cow's milk not in being more digestible, but Iu being less digestible aud less nutritious, al though it contains a larger amount of solid matter than cow's milk. It is iudeed the most indigestible of all milk. Coat's milk has a peculiar and un pleasant odor auo flavor, due to hircic acid or bircine. It contains au excess of fat aud is therefore altogether too rich for an infaut's tii'.'t. Derided. An Austin colored v.aiter told a Bos ton mi ;iii af a hotel that In eastern lexas a white man hud married a ne gro woman. Was he not ileriil'il?" nskeil tlie Bostouiau iu the classic speech of the 'Hub of Culture. "'He was. aah" tie-.inieil the m-frrn. "Dey rided him out ob town ou a rail." Household Words. " Throw Out the Lite Line" The kidneys need help. Tliey're overworked can't jet the poison altered out ol the blood Tliev're setting orse every minute Crvuig for hdp Crying 1 - YC ttflt'c rh-t K i.-v.V - k.-L.-k. 1 Bf ins It's the only wav the kiJneys hive of teli:r.j you iiey need hf !p. Tl'.ey are MJu.iliy v.nking sinkin? j deeper and deeper ?ntu the mire ot Jisee. i y :ii you neip tliem i Doan's Kidney Pills Have brought thouands of kidnev suffer i er back lio.o the vere of dera:r. Will care any form o) kijney trouble. :r. Jamr . K 'pjr. nf No 44 Serrnth Arts.. Xi KmiM', l.. cuirtMe Ki.(.l-rr wlin hit htt !.nT year el rf n-nctr on aiuU,t a ir.lniMl r:i-n. n For Hiel )run I haj erw'uf kHii-t t V3 la im, n l m t.a. ae'e mme ot ihc !: ii it m. re thin onct 1 compelled to . aorkin? bt-n itte I'm t r in. at virulent. hmWrhet r trcournt and arci )irr.Mimcv1 wiihiluo'.eaa, I ImU.fi.lW tr rd li i Ijpi k trie tr..uhlc bnt an. Hi I pv-urel lf:i' K,.tie rV,:anJ ti.k a th.iocxi courve A ti e UcaSineMi I met w, h rr i.n'e. if anr. nm When tinan'i KKlnejr Tilli rure! me 1 beiievt tUey .J brine rc-hf to anrone." Dnan's Kidney Pills lor sj bv ait dealers. Price w cents. .Mailec! cv F6r M.U'iim Co, Bufulo. N. V. Sole aijers jor the U. S. Rem-m' er the came. Deri's and uWe nj substitute. KELLAR'S GREAT MEMORY. It Aide m" "m S!iat Trleka. The mn-ou.1 sliht trick as perform ed on the stage calls for a marvelous u.cp... v." said a farmer theatrical meager. "Some- years sgo I attend ed one of Ileury Keltar's cuterUin meat with Mm. Scott Siddous. His lady assistant sat blindfolded on the stage and described different articles which he picked up at random througa tbi audien.-e. When be came m ar. I simply pointed to a curious little green charm which Mrs. Siddoii had loaned to me and I was then wearing on my watch chain. -It was a green intaglio," said the assistant la reply to Kellar's ques tions; -a very p.i uliar little medallion, .bleb was presented to Mrs. Scott Sid dous by the sailors of a vessel boiiud for Sau Francisco rrorn Australia." "We were so astonished that we al most fell out of our seats. After the show we went behind the scenes with Nellie Mclleury and some other the atrical folk who happened to lie pres eut. an. I Mrs. Sid tons proceeded to corner the magician, who wait an old frieud. 'Now. Harry." she said. '1 want jott to tell me holiest ly how you knew alioiit that lncUt." -Kellar laitgli.tl. 'You recollect I came over from Australia on the same ship." be replied, 'and I would certain ly know that stone if 1 saw It iu Chi na.' "lie would sny no more, and I pre mnne. cf course, that he conveyed b!s Information to the stage through his i.vsteiii of cues. Hut the marvelous part aliout it was bis prompt recogni tion of the charm on my watch chain. The presentation on shipboard had taken place nil of seven or eight years lK-fore." New Orleans Timcs-Uomo-crat. LIKE THE PROVERBIAL CAT. Haw the Profeaaor'o IeW Taaaa Bark at Ilia Una Kxpeaar. The young lawyer has good taste in antiques and has'done much browsing about iu search of them, lie knows the places in Worcester aud the neigh boring towns where those who like old furniture and have the money to pay for it may tiud what will t'alight their souls. So it was no more than nat ural, when the professor sold his desk, which was of ancieut design, but of doubtful age. aud began looking for something bettor, that he should con sult the young lawyer. The uiau of law war, delightfully sympathetic. "1 saw jur-t what you want the other day." he said, "but I'ltt afraid it's gone now. I'll keep my eye out for the uext few days." . "Well. If you see anything really good," said the professor, "buy it ami bold it for me. It U not safe to let a bargain go too long. Only let me know as soon ns you cau. so that I won't bo buying oue too. It would be a great favor." "Not at all." said the lawyer. "It's a pleasure to buy a good thing, even If you are uot to keep It yourself." In a day or two the professor receiv ed a joyful note. The young lawyer's mother had found just what the pro fessor wanted a beauty, oue of those rare old bits that they cnunot counter feit, and such a bargain, only ?I. The professor was charmed. lie imme diately sent his check to the young lawyer with an enthusiastic note of thanks and a request to send up th desk. lie was in the hall wheu it ar rived. He tore o!f tar sacking and in sjiecieil Lis prize. It was bis ol.l dot k that he I:;-. I sol I irfe'.v !iiy. be fere for tci-.'-l. Woii esicr :te. EXNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. (TERM STANDARD TIM IN EFFECT JUNE 27, 1898. OOXDrasKD SCHCDOXa. Trains arrive and depart from the aUttlon at Jouiinlown aa follows: WBTWilB, We tern Express.... South wexu-rn Kxprme JiII1MOWD ACCOIUHKMilitioQ.. Johnstown Accommodation.. 4:5.1 UreS ) . 4 :t3 4l 6:11 H-ii rTicInc hi prv Way Paw-ni;tt p. tu. I mtnirx Kiumis Mall Fast Llne. Johnstown Accommodation.. KAMTWA RD. Atlantic rp S-hore K prrs A it)im AcoiumoiiUou.. l'HV Kx press ....... Main lane Kxprt-ss Altoonu Accommodation MhII Kxpr.-s Johnstown Acmmimoclation.. Philadelphia Exprraa Fast Una 4: IS a. 5:40 ra Sr-4 " .. !() 10:1S 12-ij p. m 4:! I - .. :: 7:11 -J0-.S0 SOMEPwSKT MARKET HEPOKT CUKKtl-rtU WKEKLY BY Cook & Beerits, Wednesday, July 1"),13S: lritil ( vapi oa 5ft-75c zr.i.ie 40 to if e Apples 1. lb IvaiHirated Apple huller.pr it I mil imt !h Butter. frvsh keg,' pcr"tt. "". I creumery, prr a , , JICTB ., a A IMT IB f country ham, ptr R 10 to i Bacon 1 "'star cured hain, per It li , H'-Vr' Oto.V vkIiou,uYt, per lb . 10 N white nnvy. per bus rret-li. in-r a. munlc-d, pt r ti "7 I fumbrriand, prr lPnriln1 m.i 1. 10 to ' -V . . l .( to l.au t-.jo to 4 IK- I j lib) Cornmeal, per B tjgs, per dox.. I.'. Fish, lake herring. (H1, Pr "-'. : . , I1 b''l per iu Bl;f. Honey, white clover.per Lard, per 17 7 uVIoc I.inie, per Obi illki Molasses, N. O, per gai " noe Onions, per bus .Vi to SI ' Potau, per bus. : 0:m reufhML rvurwiruiw, x u . Prunes i-J.-1i 1-'. -. yri odi Pltubunr per bbl Dairy, jbus sacks ZT. I " 4bus sacks." -Jl.l 1.00 ...we ...air tone ...5c icrouna alum, loo tt aacks "jic, Y?r im ported yellow, per B Sugar. r?.:.' r !. i '"4 ,-tiV.c , . n umtTU, ptrr kj , Cube, or pulverised, pr 8 -.5' ..sc Rv S Per rai ' ( mapie, per gal tJtoVw Stoneware, gallon J. Tallow, per t i".7rCi ..:i"ie Vinegar, per it;il S lt umotby.per bus . Il jt) clover, per bus J4 " c"'V."n. Per bus 11 4.ou 'fal a, per bu. & Seeds. Millet, (5erman.-per buL""" T Grain j corn shelled, per bu t,T?!z .;i to :te rye, perous i wheat, per bus I bran, per 1U0 t "ZZlTi; corn and oats chop, per lob fca flour, roller proreut.per bbl ! no " spring patent and fancy at Feed Floor. i flour. To-,-M.-i':rii- " Mlddllijs. rite, per l.jj) I red. pr 1'jO t CONDENSED TIME TABLES. Baltimore and Ohio Eailroad Somerset and Cambria Branch. o arm w.au. Johnstown Mail Ex pra.-Rock wood n io a ffl SrimLMut II. j. . . .. v c . V: J v '" "yeuwn lite, HOOT rsviile lam, Johnstown l.-U) p. m. Johnstown Aceommodatlon.-Rnrk wood v!S rsvuiH:l, Johnstown 7:06. aoUTMWAJtU. Mail. Johnstown H-Vi m u.....iii.. westowo :3, Bomeret j, Kockwood E,x7i""lrjr? -V3? m" Hoover..!!, Dally. IV T 1 x r. v r- 1. a. MAKTIN. lienu.1 M . Beans. Coffee. Cement B Cntirlr.no I oiijuoio i nai mil sr g EE Optical Goods Trusses Fitted. All of the best and most approved X- kept in stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. I J ru jurist. Louther's Drug Str Main Street, Somerset, Pa. C r This Hodsl Drug Stcre is Rapidly Bsccscgi Favorite with Pecple in Search cf 'c, FRESH . AUD . PGEE . Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Tri Supporters, Toilet Articles, THE DOCTOR U1VI3 rXK-SOAL ATTkSTIOS TO THE CO POI ND! SO Of Lonir's Prescriplionsl Family Ree: SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES" t And a Full Line of Optical Goods always on hand Frcj ' TEE FIHEST. BBSHDS OF UQliJ Always on hand. It is always a pleasnre to display 02 f7 - - to intending purchasers, whether they buy y MAIN STREET Hard and Soft "Wbocf Oak, Poplar, Siding. Picket, n " Walnut, Yellow Pine, Flooring, Rash, Slarl Cherry, Klilnglee, Doors, Ialntra. lhts T f Lath, White Pine Blinds, Aewel Po.U, Ett. I i, h . A ceneral llnrof all trades of Lumber and Building atrtal and Ro.if.ns ai r-. stock. Also, can furnish anything In tba line of oar biulnrtui toordr-r w.tusw Office and Yard Opposite S. & C R. B. SUtlon, Fifty-eiriit Years Old! It's a limp life, Imt diviit.n i A V interests ami pr"speriiy ''' t y , ,."jl""s I'w ple ha.i won fr it nr-. !:' v.-. .rTt i yrars rolUJ lr nj tht- oriainai a- ' aoknowleilged the ountry over as the leadinu National Family Ne Pfe' t Kecognizini; iu valoe to tiuMe who desire all the news of the State an 1 - poblinhers t.f The Somerskt Hkralp, (your own favorite home paper: i' into an alliance with "The New-York Tribune" which euables them loiu' papers at the triUinn cost of oo per year. Kvery larmer and every villager ones to himself, to hia family, a id & ' munity in which he lives a cordial Mipport of his Un-al newspaper, as it '. stantly and untirirgly for his interests iu every way, tirirgt to In news and happenings of his neighborhood, the doings of Lis frit in!'. and prospects for different crops, the prices in It ne iimltt-. i-nl. weekly visitor which should be found in every wide awake, prcgrtnt Just ttnuk of it! Both of these papers for onlr ti 00 a year. sieaA all orders to TH C HERALD. IOMIMCT. P. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUT TOUB 3Iemorial Work WM. F. SHAFFER, 803EE8ET, PESS'A. Mannfactorer of and Dealer tn Eastern Work Furnished oa Short Notie IM! 1 EMIIIE WEI Also, Agent for the WHITK BRONZE ! Persons In bmM nf vf . ... . . t,. .. ... Bud tt Ui tti.Hr Intermt u call at my show TllT." Protr tiown,i will b rivm them ritifi-i, gJ-meef to every eaae at lncea very low. 1 Invite special aUentlun lo Whita Bn, Or Pura 21ik Monumerh. produj br Rev. W. A. Rln. as a decl.lMl improvement In the point of Material an l toimtructiou.and which is deaUned to lie the pooulir Mjnit for oar ehAagaablee't nat. OivensaealL Wm, F. Shaffer. room to do a brisk budineas. i WE HAVE BOTH OF THEM s i liitr LiUgO large line of Dru in , 'p fresh and good condition. In the way of Pmcrrinfinn Compounding, we are Br.e J 1 1 tJOOl ly UUll Anything not adverted, asK I we are sore to have it. You are always sure of getting": Glasses fitted to suit tie ' Call and have your evej . JOHN N. SNYDER, SOMKKsKT.r. Perfumes, &c. - T 6SEATCABS BB1SQ TAKES TO PSE OSLT VSESB AND hCkt A .YT!CL : 1, large assortment all can be suited. ;"V v from ns or elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER M. D. SOMERSET.! ELIAS CTJjSnsmsTG-H AM VAKcrinrxu aud Duiii abd Weolbali ass Retaii i r t -i. J Lumber and Buildme Materials. : - Die promptness, such.as Brackets, odd-alixl.workU. j iiLiAs Cunningham, y S01D IJ NEARLY .1 iln family jiaNstnl tn their if. ar.l. , admirer are loyal and sinl: : ith faith in its teachings, m.l '-'- ; the information which it IriiS bomra and firewideM. As a natural eonsequeuce it ft. old age all the vitality sod vigor o; strengthened and ripened 1 tbe -of over half a ceotury. It has lived on its merit.i, ai:J c! ' dial support of progressive Aniff.-. It is ."The New-York Wk:?: S2EXTISiS A3 rn i nmtn it f s r,,'. Over tOO Beautiful Designs. t w r. . . . Oil-: r - t j f&saeu ger Trade Manager. aUaGifel Tv for tte nerve and i
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