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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-20
Inundated.

Rock ISLAND, April IL This
city and the lower lands adjacent
are again under water, with the
river still rising. The iiver has been
filled with running ice during the
day, and this afternoon the ice fore
ed an outlet through a narrow
slough, which filling up inundated
The city. The water commenced
rising AZ 6 o'clock, and soon sub
merged the railroad tracks and The
lower part of the city. Il continued
to rise, aud soon fst avenue and
cross streets were completely cover
ed to the depth of II inches. Peo-
pie residing in the low lands i'm
mediately south have moved out
of their houses, expecting break
in the embankment which protects
the land. A train on the Rock Is
land and Peoria railroad was aban-
doned at Milan, the passengers be-
ing conveyed to this city by carri-
agcs.
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Devastating Tornado.

MEMPHIS, April f3.--The Appeafs
Hernande, Mississippi, special gives
the following particulars of a torna-
do which devastated that locality
yesterday. The cyclone did serious
damage. Commencing about n mile
north of Hernande it struck Mr..
Riley's steam gln, completely de-
molishing it and carrying away a
wagon team, driver included. land
ing them in ditch hall u mile dis
tant. His blacksmith shop was car
ried some distance. Frank How
ards house was carried nearly fifty
yards, but not injured. l.. Robert
sons house was blown down. Jim
Hunters cabin was next. struck,
killing Liza Evans and stunning
two children, who have not spoken
since. The houses were torn TO
pieces and covered by fallen trees.
Dan. Glover's cabin, ON Bank S
place was blown to pieces, severely
injIring him and his wife and kill
ing one child. Glover is not ex-
pected to live. Mrs. Humphrey 5
house was swept away. Two per-
sons were wounded by falling tim
bers. Bob Lockland's house was
also demolished. The tornado next
blew down Johnston & Co.'S and A..
d. Landerdale's stores, totally de-
molishing them, and strewing the
goods for miles. DIR. Landerdale's
residence was also blown to the
ground, dangerously wounding the
doctor aud his wife. Three hun
dred yards further ON a negro cabin
was swept away, The Landerdale
gin house was blown down and be-
yond that another cabin, John
Chamberlain's stable and outhouses
were demolished. J.. Glenn's dwell
ling was levelled and all the cabins
on VIII Johnston's place were
swept away. Crossing Camp creek
bottom the cyclone blew down Ben
Harwell's house, instantly killing
him. His wife and child escaped
unhurt. The track of the tornado
was about four hundred yards wide.
Deputy Sheriff Sykes Johnston was
caughtand blown off his horse, which
was carried into the air. and had
both legs broken. Mr.. Glenn says
he saw a man in the air and one or
two are missing. Men were blown
all over the fields like barrels and
nearly beaten to death against the
ground. Macy farms were totally
demolished.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-20
A Cowardiy Murder.

Ponr JERyIs, n. Y, April lo.-
Martin Shannon, of Lackawaxen, Pa.
has received letter from Spring.
stead, in which Springstead comics
ses that he drowed a boy Samuel
Asher at .Lackawaxen on June II
1877. The drowning was su pposed
at the time 10 have been accidental,
but Springstcad states that be upset
the boat and kept the boys head
under the water until he was drown
ed, and that he did it because he
hated the lads father. The self-con-
fessed murderer is at present eonfn-
cd in the Passaio county, n. j., jail
to await the action of the grand inry
on charge of planning to murder
and rob citizen of Passaic. He
had been in the employ of the Pas
sale postmaster.
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that the Secretary has no authority
to make such an arrangement, but
it is contended on the other hand
that, while he certainly has no pow
or to increase the debt, or the rate OF
interest, yet there is no reason why
he may not, and should not decrease
both, il the opportunity occurs, and
further ;hat if Congress does not ap-
prove this arrangement It may,
when it conyenes in regular session
in December next. enact 4 law Civ
ing 10 the bondholders the addi-
tional q per cent. that the Secreta-
~ now procures their consent TO re
liuGuish. But just why a debtor
paying six per cent. interest on his
outstanding paper should cry out
against an arrangement whereby
his creditors ~ zee to accept 3 per
cent is ore of the things that DEM
ocratic politicians viii have difficult
ty in explaining TO the people.
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Malone and the Democrats.

During the journey westward OF
the Senatorial committee which es-
corted the remains OF Senator Car
penter rom Washington to Milwau-
kee, Cnakling was interviewed by q
correspondent. The following is an
extract from the interview as pub
lished:
The NJ lone matter was touched
on. Said .'onkling: at was anus
ing, the ,rnggles the Democrats
made TO capture Malone. Talk
about bargaining for his vote in the
organization of the Senate There
will be some rich history published
some day that viii not reflect
great credit on them. They fawned
on him, they ran after him, they
We'd with each other in saying nice
things Of him. They actually ap-
pointed special committees of their
distinguished Senators TO wait on
him and offer him his pick of all
the places about the Senate, as many
as he wanted, to give him his choice
of the committees on which TO serve,
and chairmanships, too. In short,
they took him up TO a high eleva-
ton and offered him all the real
estate in the neighborhood if he
would do their bidding He de-
clined to serve them, and how they
pitch into him now He voted
with us to organize the Senate COM
mittees. He had political friend
he desired made Sergeant-at-Arms
of the Senate. The Democrats would
have been glad to give him the
place but now they denounce him
as a repudiator, a rebel and every
thing else. to conceal the real
grounds of their opposition. This
detection of Mahone's is Of the ut
most importance to US. He has Il
strong following in the State of
Virginia of 10000 determined men
men who carry shot-guns and who
know how to use them-in a battle
like this in the South, for the purity
of the ballot. such men will be of
service. Ii the Bourbon Democrats
attempt to bulldoze and drive away
from the polls this fall the colored
men and the white Republicans,
they will get into trouble. It's the
entering wedge for breaking up the
solid South. Anybody who knows
anything about politics in the South
knows that South Carolina is really
a Republican State; that Alabama
and Mississippi and Florida are all
Republican States, if we could only
prevent the wholesale. intimidation
down there and get fair count .of
the votes. | tell you, gentlemen,
there is no Disgusting the facts.
Take Charleston county, S. C., as an
example. The last time there was
fair election the Republican ma
ioritv was upward of 10000, and
yet last fall, out of twenty-nine
Assemblymen elected in that county,
the Republicans did not get a soli-
tary one. So there is a parish in
Louisiana where the Republicans
had fair election and had a MAORI
ty of over 400, and yet, you will
scarcely believe it, gentlemen, bat
one Republican vote was counted
there at the last election. That is
the way all over the South, and that
is why we feel that this departure of
Mahone's is of vital import to the
South. The Bourbons feel it, and
want to break him down if possible,
and get his following away from
him. But they will not succeed.
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Hidden by Snow.


oGDENsnuRG, April l3.-The body
of Arctus III. Herman, who disap-
peared from this city in the early
part of November, was found yester.
day on the farm of d. Herman
4 miles from this city. 1t is sup.
posed tha in attempting to clint
the fence he fell, and striking on his
head, became insensible and lay in
that condition till he perished. Thu
snow which fell soon after hid his
body from sight. The remains wcr,
well preserved. Within a few feet
OF where the body lay the fence hac
been taken down and teams passed
daily,
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HERS is the incest itty, bitty,
titty, piece Of baby talk we have
come across in a long time.
Speaking cditorially Of the late
raid on the moonshincrs the Com
me-cid says: "The l-tective SAYS
he informed the Collector editor Of
the facts, that he received for his
reply that the moenshiners had Il
very bad reputation, and il would
be difficult for him 90 organize 4
posse 10 capture them. @
this is the first time, to our knowl-
edge that he has branded them (the
people of Somerset county, as cow
ards. Somerset county furnished
over a thousand brave men during
the last war to defend the country,
and it is a gratuitous Insult to i'm
peach the courage of such people "
There's richness! ! there's Gapdoo-
die there's tremendous intellect
and virtuous indignation, all COM
bined. S'deathi Think Of the cour-
age Of 4 thousand scared veterans
being doubted, think of The people
of an entire county, in fact, being
dubbed towards, in that one preg-
nant sentence-"it would be diff
cult 10 organize a posse to capture
them. Won't somebody hold the
indignant and insulted warrior edi-
tor by the coat tails? Indeed, and
indeed we didn't say so to the
detective. We knew better-we
knew that if we only raised our
banner with the single word
whisky-inscribed thereon, we would
have at least one speedy recruit
from the editorial corps ofthe Reform
ers' organ. Good Mr.. Fee-f-fo-fum
do forgive Us, just this once, and We
promise to go to school to you and
learn your artof constituting senten-
ooc
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-20

THE last Congress having failed
to pass a satisfactory bill Tor the
refunding of the outstanding six per
cent. Government bonds that fell
due during the present year, the
new Secretary of the Treasury on
assuming office, found himself in
the embarrassing position OF having
a large maturing debt TO meet with
out the means to pay it. and this
debt is bearing six per cent. interest,
while it is well known that the Gov
ernment has the ability to borrow
at much lower rate. The new
Administration did not want TO
call an extra session Of Congress,
and the business interests OF the
country were fearful that the re-as-
sembling of Congress to legislate on
the financial question, would unset
tie the money market, and prove a
death blow TO the prosperity now SO
generally apparent throughout the
land. Democratic politicians were
gleefully chuckling over the straits
Of the Republican party and count
ing on large advantage to their pc
litical interests, for as they viewed
it, if an extra session of Congress
was called, business would come to
standstill until it was settled, per-
haps after months Of wrangling,
how, and upon what terms the ac-
cruing debt was to be met, and of
course the Republicans would have
to bear the blame while on the other
hand if the Government bonds were
not provided for, and interest was
continued to be paid at six per cent.
when a much lowe rate could be
obtained, it would place the Re
publican party at a disadvanta &C.
Secretary Window, however. Las
hit upon a very simple plan which
promises TO obyiate al anticipated
difficulties. He has announced that
the six per cent. bonds falling due
on July 1st, viii be paid off at that
date. unless the holders notify him
before the 18th of May that they
are willing TO continue the loan al
81 per cent. during the pleasure Of
the Government, and already be-
has such assurances from the hold
ers Of these bonds as make it reas-
onably certain that, ne will not be
called upon to redeem more of them
than the surplus fund in the Treas
ury viii meet. Thus he is enabled
to save the country several millions
ofdollars in interest without increas-
ing the liability a single dollar,
without Issuing new bond, and
without the necessity Of Congress
being assembled in extra session.
The bond holders knew, of course,
that if Congress did meet it would |
provide for the refunding of the !
bonds at s rate not exceeding that
offered by the Secretary, and so his
offer Is accepted as the easiest and
best way Of arranging the matter.
OF course the Democratic politicians
cry out against the plan, and insist
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AFTER reiterating for months that
Mr.. Scull has held the Office o.
Collector for twenty years, the Gen
cral nincompoop of tie Commercial
came down a cat or two, and fixed
the date Of his holding since 1862
then ne backed down further, and
vowed that he held either the Office
Of Collector or Assessor since about
1S62, and now after dropping from
one lie into another hc whines. ii
he did not 90 into office in 1862,
pray how early in 1863 did he 90
into ofiice?n All Of which shows
that the gentle Reformer has been
maiiciously inventihg his allega-
tions.
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.PULEToACCEPTO OR REFUSE

VIM. Reel Is committee
The chi ,dren ofJ aeob Lambert. deed. Is follows
Ehzaheih Shoemaker, wife Of Joseph Shoeraa <
Il, Vl JOhns;own. Pa. Edward Lambert OF Shads
Twp, Margaret Walters. wife OF - Waltsrs N
Johnsto"n- Pa. Sarah Snyder wife of Jehn "
SNYDER, Of >toJstown, Pa. -
Ihe children Of George Llnbert, deceased. A;
follows: "'
Lewis Lambert, Shade TWP. Mary lane Ian.
bert, Warsaw. Hancock Co. iiI- Stmuei : I'm.
bert warsaw, Hancock Co, IL. Hester Calerbara
ChaFieS i-atnbert, Vim. Lambert Ioseph I,rp5,-r.
also dec q, leaving wigow named Martha an.
iSsue' son named Ieander L., both m ther and
child residing in the State of Indiana
lee children OF John Lambert, deed. late q,
Shade Twp, as follows:
Gsorxe Il. Lambert, Shade tp. Elizabeth Rsrk.x.
bile, vie or Berke; bile, Shade Twn T,afhs.
Tine Aiiler wife OF - AIilier, OF Shade TWn
Shade Twp. as foslaws: "
MARY no gers, wife of james Rodgers. Shade
tsP-. Samaei AcGrrgor, shade TWP Jacob Ne
{ HILesori Shaee Twp, John NcGregor. Shade
w. Sdtharlne Wa-ner. wife of - Wagner
Slh Shsae Sp Susan MeGregor. Shade Twp, Eliza
octh MeGregor, wife OF James Ro.ixrrs
The chiidrvn Of Sarah GOhn deceaseJ la.a n,
Jenner Twp. as follows: "
Geor2e l.. Gohu, somerset Twp. Josiah C,bn
Jehner ,er Twp, Rebecca Rsheherger, wife % Iesse
nlshen,srger Jenner Twp, Noah Guhn, Jsnner
Dickey, wife OF Alexander Dicksv Sarns,sat
iWp;' hneai descendants Of Rebeccl MeCi
utS "a, anu all other persons iatereStes
fOa are hereby notified toappear at an O-phaps,
TouIs Is 20 pe hed at Somerset, on Monday the Is h
dsy OF April. next, to accept or refasi to taEa
the real estate Of Rsbeccs Ncfireger sec,i ~ ~
appsaised valuation, or show cause why the same
should not be sold. '"0 e-iie
saEEiFr's orFfcE, EDGAR KYLE.
~ iS'i- March 10 sheriff.
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HANGING or THE CzAR's AssAs-
SINS.
Four Efc1 and Onc Woman Suffer
Deaths Penalty for One L!fe.

S.. PErERsBuRG, April 15.--All
the nihilisis except the woman Hes
sy Holman, condemned to death
for connection with the Cars assas-
sination, namely: Rysas soii, Michael
of, KibalIschitish, Jeliaboil, and
Sophie Pieoflsky were hanged at 1C
o'clock this morning. Michaelofl7s
rope broke twice. Order was not
disturbed. There was an immense
concourse of spectators.
ESCORTED BY THE cossacKs.
Sr. PETERSBURG, April 15.-The
condemned nihilists were escorted
from the fortress TO the place of ex-
ecution by Cossacks and infantry,
with drums and flies. Detachments
Of all regiments of guard stationed
in St. Petersburg surrounded the
scafiold. All the prisoners received
the ministration of priests, and kiss
ed the cross and each other. They
were very firm, except Rysakoif,
who tainted at the last moment.
Many thousands Of people passed
the night at the place of execution
in order to obtaina good view. The
executioner was reprieved convict.
The prisoners were conveyed from
the fortress in two carts with their
backs toward the horses and their
hands tied to boards on their breasts
bearing the word ''regicide" in large
letters. After hanging twenty min
utes the bodies were cut down and
taken to cemetery outside OF the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-20

A party Of emigranis frym Phila-
delphla and Wilmington, Delaware,
numbering $40 persons, intend
starting soon for the purpose Of set
Ting in Texas, at a point ninety
miles north Of San Antonio. They
viii take ship at Philadelphia for
Indian Point, Texas, from whence
they viii travel in wagons across the
plains distance Of six hundred
and forty miles. Mr. Holden, of
Chester Pa, viii go along as guide,
he having acted in thai .tpacity be-
fore.
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4 Diamond ThIef.

ELnIRA, N. Y, April Ga young
man aged Is, giving his name as
Edward Simpson and his home rs
in New York City, entered brakes
jewelry store at noon to-day, grab
bed 81, 700 worth of diamonds and
ran out. He was captured and all
the diamonds were recovered except
1ne, valued at $500, which the thiei
threw away. Two Of his accom-
plices disappeared.
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DEGISTER'S NOTICE

/ Notice Is hereby given 60 az Pe''11-i q.
as iegalees, creditors, OF otlereis7, il4.
lowing accounts hays pissed register tl- =
same viii Dc presented iUr 11l--aaii - =
luwancsat an Orphans Couri o. d i- -
eTsct Thur day. hpril.s. .sl- 80
Second AMI I'm account OF nasil J. -
executor OF John p. Miller deccasel
Eirsl ACCOUNT 0t lneunhl.is ) jI1L-.n' .
,csfGaeHfo GHaez9 Of William Io1nsl-
First an nnal accounI 90 isiac lu-ei -
uel Thnmfs a.m'rs. euB isSi11t7-e -'--
{ Jscnh Thomas. dccea Ell ..st
/ First sui hnal acclrrt Of y. L. A'!
ecutor ol Eiizabsth GsnasJy ie,ei',iii 49,.
r rst and iiuai account 81 J u sul - -.
/ Vi shlcr. adai' = OF Gertruie N.sh.-. 49,
Sec nd ant final ac' Un4 20 JacchJ ~
executor OF John CJlstar, le-elsci- 80
Account Of William Mil. aim =
Null. Gece, sc9. 40
First ami fiuai accouu. ct blyid " A'-
admir-. o. Henry F0ust. icce1s-i. --.,ts
Account ofIacoh z Ta0Hts. Sraf-4i-
l Thomas. lsrmerly LyGia PRO. ---
Accom- Of Joseph q. l.lmn-fi'
John Gru, = deceased. 30
Account f. Mean CHstbcc-. -ull-l-
J. CascDeeT now clara +. Shine-. % nd.
First AMI nal account CT ku,h = ~
I and ". h. = cyeIs, executors % H'--4
Z deceased -
First aud In ! account af adam D.
/ ads'r. Of Aaaii Hamor. deceased. -
( First ani iiu actcuu, oi taisli.ls y
/ gdmiuis,ra,rix and trustee w J'''l
I deceased. .
Account Of wesiiy = Rose aimr % p
/ Morgan. deceased. .,-..-'
fiTst account 90 Iras 81 bueth'sr .A
Daniel BueeIly, deceased r-sr :
( First auJ partial acc1Gct { Peter ;. - = =
. H. Hay and >. II. Ssyl.rsail - VI
dec d. IA ~
/ FIRST anil 6nal sccouat &c Joseph i'h'-
ter ef Susanna k0oGiI. dcccisil- g. .ssf
First and Tinai account q, s. ; f',''
I John kcpier. deceased. vr. :
firs; AMI rnal account 0i aaiel -
jeremiah Wcimer.. aGm'F- " s'.
deceased. Ind 7
Firs; and final ace mt e fe;er aAi
Pile. adus'r of Joseph Pile, Co.. i..-s1'
FisaI accoau: of rph-aim J. w. gl,i
seph : Miller, Gir inls.raiof et H-
Nefy;.s'S Fiyss S,., spal account ofJ. :. Wake
islratnr OF Joseph NaSc, iectase.- ..f 80
First and fual account oi lsiac 9i--
0i Joseph Blansot deceassd. srgsa
Eirst account OF ". A Gof'ai''
Benjamin Bittner dcceasef. ,r-,s., a1 4
Firstaccurnt q Ephr3m J. Ns-.-,ssi
administrator OF Perry Rerkley us 8
-econd and final account ui t!5,I ~
administrator and trustee ct DsH'''
deceased. gaTrf
First and inli Account CO fsiAaii
ecutnr oI Samuel u. Hoover, decea "a -
second and huaI account Of jaw Jay. asa q.
William Hcrsch. executors ol J..i Eital,s-
First and lInai account o. uaeisl
ninlstrator CT Samuel Fraus lec Il S,lli1
First and haal account Q, hsnlt - 50
Jacob J. Smith, administrators i
Smith, dec'd --,,,i Snlli
FIRST aud anal sccannt % saisH'- Il
eeusor Of Catharino i.0tiig, dee q, .ri -
Final account o! Josiah Hs,,si 80 gsyse
Rayman, administrators y, pA''-
ceased. 49, n FEE3>-.
RRoIsTER's orFlCE W. 80
Somerset, Mar. 2s, 81
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AT the late nlunieiral eIeclie

Al the late municipal election in
Cincinnati, anumber Of Republicans
uadcr lead of the Ge-ate. bolted the
Regular nominee, voted for. and
thereby elected the Democratic can
didate for Mayor, on Inc ground
that he was pledged TO enforce the
Sunday laws. Having thus obtain
ed she Office, the Mayor now laughs
AT the Reformcrs, and refuses to
interiere with the Sabbath breakers.
The noodles who trusted to Demo-
cratic promises, can now plainiivclv
rccite:
Twas eseE thus srosn childhood's hsnr.
I've seen my fondest hopes decay.
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Railroad icciuest.

While a freight train was sweep
ing around curve near Newark,
\. j., on Tuesday night, the coup
lings Of two cars broke, and they
were thrown from the track. The
engineer drove ahead to Jersey City,
not knowing that an accident had
occurred. A few minutes later a
passenger train from Newark dash
ed into the wreck, and the engine
and most Of the cars were derailed
\ number OF persons were hurt, but
lone seriously.
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THERE are signs, again, of an "Ex-
odus' Of colored people from the
South into the States of the North
West. According to the report of a
Memphis newspaper, party of five
hundred left Huntington in Ten
nessee, few days ago, for Kansas,
and smaller companies are reported
20 be on the march from other local
flies.
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SOUTHERN PoLITICs.

NEW YoRK, April 12-The Her
aid to-day contains a statement of
the situation by Republican Sena-
tor from which the following extracts
are made:
The South is to be kept solid.
Why Well, when / saw the amaz-
ing bitterness with which poor Ma
hone was attacked by Southern SEN
atcrs, il occurred TO me that some
of these men were coming up for re-
election within the next three years,
and unless they could maintain the
solid South they might find inde-
pendents sent to fill their places.
'fhe returns show, oddly enough
that the men who most savagely at
tackled Malone are those who must
have this fear of independent sue
cessors most Immediately before
their eyes. Look at this list which
| have made. You will see that
Senator Hill term expires in March,
1883, and Senator Browns in 1885.
The one must be elected. if at all.
in 1882, and the other in 1854.
Senators Morgan and pugh, OF Ala
bama, have their trial in the same
way. Senator Salisbury, who sees
little Delaware slipping over to the
Republican side, comes up for re-
election in 1882. Senators Garland,
of Arkansas; Lamar, OF Mississippi !;
Ransom, of n. Carolina; Butler, OF
5. Carolina Johnston, OF Virginia /;
Coke, of Texas; and Harris, of Ten
nessee; all have to be re elected in
1882. Senators Walker. of Arkan-
sas Call. OF Floridaa Vest, of Mis-
souri; Vance, Of y. Carolina Jonas,
OF Louisiana; and Hampton, of S.
Carolina, all come up for reelection
in 1884. Fourteen Southern States
elect either one or both their Sena-
tors duridg the administration of
Garfield. and whenever the inde-
pendents muster courage enough
they can substitute their own leaders
for the present Democratic incum-
bents, and |, for one, expect the ad-
ministration to help them as much
as it properly can. / do not think
it means to believe that the consid-
Grafton has something to do with
the sudden outhurst of fervor in the
Senate against attempts to break up
the Democratic solidity in the
Southern States, and redeem the
people there, white as well as black
from degrading and injurious pcliti-
cal sham"
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\ Fatal Mistake.

WATERDowS, Ont, April ito.
day a farmer named Alexander
Jones took an old gun to black.
smith for repairs. He assured the
blacksmith that the gun was no,
loaded. The barrel was placed in
the fnlge. whereupon the gun ex.
ploded, the charge lodging in the
bowels of Jones and killing him in
stantly.