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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
The CONSERVATION an Owl Made.

The action of the Washington
monument is watched most carefully
and its every movement registered.
Two plummets are suspended in its
inside, one from height of 200 feet
and the other from a height of 80
feet. The movements of these are
compared many times day. The
movement of one should be about
one and one half times that of the
other if there were no irregular in
ternal movement on the part of the
structure. But the register shows
that the movement is irregular in
both direction and in size. Some
times the plumoets move in oppo-
site directions and sometimes in the
same. Sometimes the top moves a
little, but IFS whole sway since the
foundation was strengthened has
been only a q arter of an inch. All
OF these movements are very slight,
and can only be detected with a mi
croscope. The longer pipmmet line
is encased in 4 wooden box, to pre-
vent the atmosphere having any ef-
feet upon it. and since the finding
that the spiders had once drawn the
line out Of the perpendicular, a care
ful investigation is made daily, to
see that the lines are not influenced
by outside causes. Once, when great
CONSERVATION was caused by the ir-
regularity of The line, it was found
that an owl was perched upon the
top Of the line. 1t was caught, killed
and stuffed and given to Mrs. Hayes,
and it is now probably on exhibition
at Fremont.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
OF ANOTHER AGE
Gradually Suppiantcd by a Ben.
ticie. Certain Old Things ar
ed Away.

Gradually Suppiantcd by Bette
ticie. Certain Old Things Ar
ed Away.
In the general reception r~
the Western Union Telegram .
ing, on Broadway. New Yo-;
exhibited the coarse. cmi. {
clumsy instruments of the irf--
the telegraph. They are og97.
now. More perfect machinsr +
superseded it.
Years ago what is nov stv,a.
old fashioned porous pIas,e,
some good service. There W.. &
nothing better ofthe kind. ya7
that is changed. Science and 81
have gone deeper into the sciez
medicine ana produced Ben,
Capoine Porous Plaster. which
bodies all the excellencies thu.
possible in an external remedy
old plasters were slow-the Can
is rapid they were uncertain
Capcine is sure. Cheaper art
bear similar names. Be car
therefore, that some thrifty dru.
does not deceive you. In the &c
of the genuine is cut the word c
CINE. Price % cents. Seabur
Johnson, Chemists, New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
Time to Stop IL.

It's too bad, Sir or Madam, but
don't get frightened. Your hair is
falling of-that's certain. A glance
in the mirror. or an investigating
committee of fingers tells the dismal
story. We won't discuss the posi-
bic cause. 1t is enough that Parker's
Hair Balsam used now will prevent
further destruction. Is yonr hair
somewhat gray, too, and crisp ?
Alas, yes. The balsam will give back
the original color, softness and gloss.
Not dye. not oily, elegantly per-
fumed, a perfect dressing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

UNCLE SANS NAvY.-In commu-
nication published in the Army and
Macy Journal, Commander J. B.
Coughlan I. 5. n, states that the
consultation of eminent naval and
other surgeons, respecting his rheu-
matte attack. failed to afford him
the slightest reliet. BY advice of
DR.. Hoyle he used St. Jaco)s Oil,
which wrought complete and, as
he says, wonderful cure. John Carr
Moody, Esq, lawyer at Vallejo, Cal,
was likewise cured of a severe oint
+ro,,bla
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Ostriches when plucked are BIZ,
ed with a stocking drawn over
head and are then quiet. Ammr
plucking one at the ostrich a-
near Los Angeles, whe he di,;-y
the stocking. He saw at once v-
he had done and ieaped head {,
out of the pen, just in time to a7
a kick which knocked q b0I,i
the fence into toothpicks
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Because all legal ad-
vertising appears in its
columns, andpeople are
thus kept posted as to
what transpires in the
management of the af-
fairs of the Courts and
County.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

L had severe attacks ofgravel and
kidney trouble: was unable to get a
medicine or doctor to cure me until
| used Hop Bitters, and they cured
me in a short time. A Distinguish
ed Lawyer of Wayne Co., \. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Because it is the me-
dunn used by the peo-
pile of the county when
they wish to let their
neighbors know when
they have a farm or
anything else for sale.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

A New York lumber dealer rees.s .
ly imported from TIE PyIen55' P,il5 /.
mountains a walnut log Wnl'DF T.
twelve feet long and nine feet ID
ameter, and weighs 22,O0 pom ppGa5l.
tbs estimated to be worth s-'uV, -.
it lies, and when tits sawed I9 ln,O a.
neering it will yield 66,VVV
which will be worth s5,OOu.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
Pea5;no tho s,ronnbolJ i'm,

Reading, the stronghold of DEM
ocraey in this State, is seriously
afflicted with witches. Two or
three doctors, it is reported, are kept
busy curing the superstitious VIC
tins who have fallen under "the
evil eye" How we do progress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

A Southern gentleman has trained
pair ofpet snakes to catch mice.
His premises are free from mice and
the snakes are family pets, taking
food from the hand fearlessly. >
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

The area of Dakota Territory is
81, 100000 acres, or just four times
that of the State of Ohio. Her pop
ulation is quarter Of million, and
constantly increasing. 3 w
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

A Sunday school boy eomca.
with his teacher, holding that
world, being round, could have
end
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Referring to Sheridan a.
tie of Winchester. in his s51.
the soldiers reunion in One
Rev. DIR. Fulton quoted the A.
as saying in untheologjcsr !.
"IYe shal whip them" Ia
much for one of the old ya-. :.
audience, and rising in bis cF..
shaking his hand at the r..
speaker, he shouted. "T5,.
what Sheridan said : wbs. +.
say was, "We'll lick HON. H.
This broughtdown the honss
the confusion had sub.ijl
Fulton smilingly added. -s-
did it, too
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
JtTEsT PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY

TUcaW-tth ycaF commences on Monday,
September 18th.
Boarding School for Boys and
Young Men,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

deusa
obliges a man to iNad
Judge. Of all men Keep
steamboat pilots a All n @. Il
glneers should let Iin. ,,a rail-, =
on ont their GOODNESS Of i9oI .i.t aIa, I
life and property ''us tie III
Keeping his hand on .
ne said this, Mr.. A " hes..I
No: No; 29i Silver street, t, c5;oo,c SIocss |
~of course, some Of Srl'aso er1
the sober ones have tba e'q d'irrf
and the best pay. Y Ysa soe'ipa
and exposure someti1, tbs
but Tor my part, | find , g
ic all the inyigoranii mt / AXE,
got a bottle aboard hers leed /
60 on a trip without ! aog i
haven't any appetite, o.. l. vi
way out OF sorts. it set. =, an L
time: Ii drinking psu J, ne ol |
the 5t Tonic, it wouIdbcIlp1 ,l1 ", soo
off. (No, that isn't 4 , Z emo
its a star low down r.. -s1t,
As As | was 'l5 saying, the Tori..- Fan .-s /. , :
life bottled up. You s...- -. : ,
staff? Well, with a be.., ~ a,;
kers Tonic in the locker ,T'i'5
malaria as far from me- n, l l,a
the time. Ny wife he. r,l2 =
three years for summer ass,
and collie, and as an ;oals
when she's tired out t-o,. D.'l,; 2,
She says the Tonic !. ',s'
Goodbye Don't breag
going below !OI !
This preparation. which,
known as Parkers Gina.
will hereafter be adver,ise7Jy,, \, {
simply under the name ~ \.
Tonic. As unprincip,ed +. (,
constantly deceivine tbei-a,,- ',-'
by substituting inferior 1,.. 8, q
der the name of ginger 1..
ger IS really an unimpor.-..
dient, we drop the r.>
word. -
There Is no change. Lm~.
preparation 1tself, and an r..
manning in the hands n
wrapped under the nameoi1.
Ginger Tonic, contain the = 1
medicine if the tdcsimi.e s;,-,.. =
Hiscock & Co, is at the 7,..
the outside wrapper. |.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
LIME! LIME!

The Buffalo Valley Lime Company, limited,
will SELL until further ordered, unslacked lime at
the following rates;
At . cents per bushel. loaded on cars at kilns;
at 10 cents per bushel for any quantity less than
car load; at IL cents per busbel delivered at any
station on the Berlin Railroad; at IL cents per
bushel delivered at Meyersdale and lockwood;
and at I2 cents per bushel delivered al all other
railroad stations in Somerset county. including all
those on the Somerset & Cambria Railroad. Pay
ment can be made to the following persons:
John L. Savior, at Friedens.
W. H. Koentz, at Somerset.
Harrison Snyder. at lockwood.
Frank Enos, at Garrett.
Samuel J. Miller, near Neyersdale,
We must depend upon lime as the basis 10 Ter
tilzc our soil Order 1t now and have IL ready
when needed. Order from Frank EnOs, Garrett.
noyZ2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Parties desiring books bound can obtain prices
by dropping me card. Arrangements have been
made whereby express one way will be paid on
all large orders All needed Information can be
obtained at Somerset HERALD office.
novl5.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
Because it is always
reliable politically, and
SAYS what it means and
means what it says.

Because it's Court re-
ports are always full,
fair and trustworthy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19
CONTINUED I
CHAPTER II.

wonderful and mysterious cun1
power is developed which is % d
ried in its operations thatno disc
or i'll health can possibly exa
resist its power, and yetitis
Harmless for the most trai. E
man, weakest invalid, Or ,m4.-
child to use.
" Patients
Almost dead or nearly dying
For years, and given up by p-r.
clans of Bright's and other a-
diseases, liver complaints, ~
coughs called consumption, b
been cured.
Women have gone nearly Cl
From agony Of neuralgia q
vousness. wakefulness. and vG
diseases peculiar to women.
People drawn out Of shape q
the excruciating panCs of kbe1-
tism.
lntiammatory and chronic, OF;
fering from scrofula!
Erysipelasl
Salt rheum, blood poisoning, q
pepsia, indigestion. and in tact
most all diseases frail
Nature is heir to
Have beer cured by Hop Biia
proof of which can be found
every neighborhood in the ka'
world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Because it has the
best Washington and
Harrisburgicor
dents attainable.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-09-19

Because it is active.
aggressive, and always
for the cause of its
constituents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.

New Measures-Jaclxs Extension
The Tallahassee and ThomasyiIle
Railroad Bill Ready to be Signed-The
Number of Bills Before the Two
Houses.
TALLAHASSEE, Feb. bills were in
trOduced in the Senate as follows:
BY the Temperance COmmittee-To
limit and restrain the sale of intoxicating
liquors, wine or beer in this State.
By Mr.. Speer-To incorporate the South
Florida Railroad Company.
By MT. Pope-To amend the act for the
assessment and collection of revenue.
ByMr. Marvin-For the relief of persons
who through mistake have put improve
ments on the lands of others.
Bills were introduced in the Assembly
as follows:
BY Mr.. WetmOre-To prohibit hunting
and shooting.
BY Mr.. Weeks-TO amend section IA,
chapter ia. of the laws Of Florida.
BY Mr.. Miller-Regulating the sale of
drugs and medicines.
By Mr.. Coles-TO require surveyors to
give bond.
BY Mr.. Grady-To amend section % of
the act approved February 4, 1869.
A spirited discussion arose in the morn
ing on the bill extending the corporate
limits of Jacksonville. Numerous amend&
ments were offered. The bill was deferred
until next Wednesday.
The Assembly passed the ThOmasville
and Tallahassee Railroad bill. which now
goes to the Governor.
The Trustees of the Agricultural Col
lege met this morning and adjourned to
meet on the 21st inst.
A resolution providing for an adjourn
ment on the 10Th inst. was defeated in the
Assembly.
One hundred and ninety, our bills have
thus far been introduced in the Assembly
and one hundred and sixty-siX in the Sem
OF 10
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
HEROES OF THE COAST.
Remarkable Rescue of Seven Men by
Surfmen of the Lower Peninsula.

A Remarkable Rescue of Seven Men by
Surfmen of the Lower Peninsula.
The Eastern Virgintdn, published at
OnancOck, Accomac county, Va, pub
fishes the following interesting account
Of heroic rescue by surfmen heretofore
briefly reported:
The surtmen at Smiths Island, on the
Northampton shore, rescued the crew of
| the Albert Daily, of Augusta, Me-, on the
night of the 7th instant. On the following
day Mr.. CObb's wreckers went on board in
spite of the prOtestation of Keeper Hitch
ems, of the life service. That night the
storm was terrific. The surfmen sue
ceeded in reaching a point opposite the
wreck, on which were the sailors and
wreckers, at a. IN. Of the 9th.
Only the masts appeared in dim
outline, while the hull was COM
pletely submerged. Several Coston
signals were burned to cheer the men on
the wreck and to enable the surfmen to
determine more accurately the position
of the vessel. 1t was determined to make
an attempt to rescue them with the boat,
but, after proceeding some distance, the
sUrfmen could see nothing of the schooner
and were forced to return to the shore.
When 1t was light enough to see the ves-
sci the safety line, discharged from the
JIbboom of the vessel, but as no attempt
was made by those ON board to get
the line it was hauled in by the
surfman, and each time it parted. Two
more efforts to shoot the line over the
wreck proved unsuccessful owing to a
strong adverse wind and the frozen condi-
tion of the line, which caused it. to part
before it reached the destined point. Had
the line been thrown full across the ves-
would have
Cobb stated that they were too benumbed
with cold to have hauled it on board, even
If it had been placed in their hands
Seeing then that the only hope of saving
the imperiled men lay in reaching them
with the surf boat, Keeper Kitchens and
his crew, as soon as the ebbing tide allow
ed them to launch, set out through the
storm and the sea, which was running
half mast high, to the rescue of the nine
men Give of the schOoner's and four of
the Cobb Wrecking Company, who had
been left on the stranded vessel and who
could now be seen lashed to the rigging.
Keeper Kitchens and his men, though
they had been out on the beach all night
in the terrible storm, without fire or food,
drenched to the skin from their
first effort to board the vessel, and
keeping their feet from freezing
only by wading in the salt water of the
sea, yet rushed with alacrity to their
duty. The boat was launched and started
on its perilOus journey, but the current
was so strong that the men were cut to
leeward and the boat forced inshore.
Launching the boat again they got far
enough out to reach the line, which was
fast on board the wreck, but the sea was
running so high that it was snatched from
the hands of the men who held it, and
again they were driven ashore, Another
powerful effort was made to reach the
wreck, and this time they succeeded,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
ALABAMA'S TREASURER.
VINCENT SEEN AT NASHVILLE
ON TUESDAY.

A Card from Fred WO1fe-No Direct
Dealings with the Defaulter-No Loans
Received from Him-Extent of the De-
hat-The Investigating Committee still
at Work.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Feb. The COM
mlttee to examine the Treasurer's books
md the actual cash in vault to be s17O.-
341 81, and the actual deficit S217. .6S7 OF.
The committee is investigating Vincent's
speculations to ascertain the parties with
whom the transac tions were made.
A gentleman of this city SAYS he took
breakfast at Nashville on Tuesday MORN
ing with State Treasurer Vincent. and
the latter said he was going to New York.
There have been no developments here.
The legislative investigation commit
tee VIII not report on the defalcation be-
fore tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Feb. Fired. Wolfe, the
banker, OF this city, whose name has been
mentioned in the reports of the defalca-
ton of State Treasurer Vincent, of Ala
s==ama, emphatically denies that he ever
had any loans from Vincent or joint trans
actions in cotton or otherwise with him.
Mr.. Wolfe to-day sent the following dis.
patch to the Montgomery Aduertiser and
Governor of Alabama:
W. W. ScrelcS, Editor Montgomery I'D
certiser Montgomery, Ald.: The reports
from Montgomery do me injustice. All
orders for cotton, either to buy or sell for
account of Vincent, were given to my
office in Montgomery, and from there
transmitted here for execution. Margins
were deposited there, and my books there,
which are open for inspection, will show
every transaction Messrs. S. NJ. Levin.
T. L. Gilman and J. T. Middleton, who
have been in charge of my office, will
confirm this and give any additional infor-
nation. have never had any Joint
transaction in cotton or anything else
with Vincent, and never had any money
of his on loan in my possession. When
ever margin was required he deposited
the money in Montgomery, but never
RENTED any exchange to me di-
rect. l am informed that he has
made considerable cotton transactions
through other houses in Montgomery.
Any information required by the commit
tee of investigation will be tcheerfully fur
nished by my office in Montgomery, as
well as here, On several occasions he
bought exchange from my bank in Mont
gOmery in his own favor ON New York for
remittance to banks in New York to pay
interest on State bonds.
ERRD WOTFEM
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
THE CIRCUS HORROR.
Graphic Account of the Disaster i'm Rus
sian Poland.
Cincinnati Times Star.


The English mail brings accounts of the
Berditscheff circus fire. The Vienna cor
respondent of the London Chronicle gives
the following account:
The performers had reached the fifth
item in the programme, twenty clowns
being in the ring, when another clown in
acting costume rushed in shouting Fire
firer' At first the people thought this
was part of the performance and laughed,
but Immediately after the ringmaster
rushed in and gave the alarm. The scene
of horror that ensued was indescTibable.
The audience was so closely packed that
motion was almost impossible, Some in
despair flung themselves from the gal
leries. and parents unable TO save
themselves made desperate attempts
to save their children by throwing them
down into the ring.
Some of the men wearing the long coats
of the Russian Jews were 'entangled on
spikes and remained hanging in the air,
while the whole building resOunded with
heartrending cries. In the ring where the
clowns had been performing there was a
Garnet. and for a little while the children
were safe in the centre of this, but when
the grown people in their despair began
Jumping from the dress circle and galleries
the whole ring became an ineXtricable
mass. in which the children were trampled
10 GHdIn anu SuuutdtCQ hNAolI luE h0AuGo
reached them: but even this was not the
worst. The horses soon became unman-
ageable. and about dozen of them, driven
mad with pain and terror, broke into the
ring, trampling to death the people mud
died together there. All this occurred in
less time than it takes TO describe. and in
ten minutes all was over, at least half the
people who had been in the building being
burned to death or suffocated.
At the windows and various exits,
scenes of the most horrible description
were enacted, some of the strongest, in
their efforts to eXtricate themselves from
the struggling mass, forcing others, nearer
than themselves, into the flames.
The fire brigade was summoned, but
the engine was delayed by falling through
the ice, and when it arrived the water IN
the tanks were frozen. The doors of the
circus opened inward, and the side en-
frances were nailed up. Efforts were be-
gun on Sunday to recover the bodies. At
the main entrance to the circus laid the
burned and blackened bodies of heap of
victims, their heads outside, fairly outside
the door. while their bodies were fairly
held in a vice by those who had crushed
upon them from the inside.
Further inside the bodies were burned
10 a cindeF. The total loss of life has
been ascertained to be two hundred and
sixty-eight.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
MIDDIES NIIFFED.
A Lively Row at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IA slight
ripple OF disturbance among the naval
cadets at Annapolis has grown to formid-
able proportions withing two DAYS. and
the majority of the frst-class cadets are
in disgrace and some in confinement.
One of the cadets who held petty office
was reduced to the ranks for breach of
discipline. His comrades cheered him
and all so offending were punished in
turn. This brought about other exhibit
tions OF insubordinatiOn and further pun
lshments. To-day the excitement has
quieted down. Secretary Chandler makes
the following statement in regard to the
Academy:
The disturbances and the insubordina-
tiOn among the cadets at Annapolis will
doubtless subside if the Superintendent is
allowed to work out the result without in
reference. But if the cadets are encour-
aged to persist by their parents and
friends the dismissal of forty or fifty NAV
result. The great difficulty in the manage
ment Of the Academy is that the boys and
their relatives fail to realize that, the
school is not an ordinary seminary -
learning, where the students pay for the
education which they receive, but is
an institution Of military discipline
where the boys have their expenses
paid by the United States, in order that
they may be thoroughly educated and
trained to life of self-denial and self
control, and fitted for the restraints and
duties of the naval profession. If the boys
expect the same privileges, liberties and
easy life which they may have in an
ordinary academy. they should re-
sign and let their places be filled
by young gentlemen, who are willing un-
reservedly to commit themselves to the la
bOrs of the Academy, in order that through
its discipline as well as instruction they
may become qualified to command naval
vessels of the United States. So far as the
department now understands the difficult
ties at the Academy, it will sustain the
superintendent even to the extent of dis
missing the larger part of one of the
classes.