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Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
THE CLOSING OF BATOUm.
A Dispatch from Minister De Giers
 Which Is Decidedly Menac1ng In

A Dispatch from Minister Dc Giers Which Is Decidedly Menac1ng In Tone.
 LONDON, August 2O.-Lord Roseberrys dispatch to the Russian government of July 13 relative to the closing of the port of Ba- toum has just been published. There is, he says, one direct, supreme and perpetual in terest at stake in this trans action, namely, the binding force and sanctity of interna- tional pledges. England is always ready to uphold this principle and will not palter herewith in the present instance; therefore this government cannot associate themselves in any shape or form with this act of the Russian government, which is in violation of the treaty of Berlin and will tend to make the conclusion of similar treaties in the fu- ture extremely difficult, if not impossible, as we'll as to cast doubt upon those already con cluded. The other powers must judge how far they will acquiesce in this breach of in- ternational agreement.
 Replying M. de Giers expressed himself painfully surprised at the tone, but main tained that the Emperor's promise was equivalent to an obligation. Russia, he as- serted, was anxious to contribute to the con- solidation of general peace and earnestly hoped the powers which fixed and guaran- ted it's basis would themselves respect them The tone of M. de Giers' reply betrays great irritation and is decidedly menacing.
 DIR. HOLMES COMING HOME. Parting Banquet by the PhiIo.
 mathic Society of Liverpool.
 LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20.-Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes was entertained at 8 banquet given in his honor by the Philomathic society of Liverpool this evening. Responding to the toast ''The health of the guest of the even- 1ng," Dr. Holmes recalled his first visit to Liverpool in 1884, on which occasion he made the first railway journey of his life from Liverpool to Manchester. He expati- l ated on the great changes which had taken place since that time and pointed to the vast difference between the affairs and usages of the world then and now. Then, he said, he was unknown in England, now he and his daughter had been welcomed in 8 manner | for which he could find no words to express | his thanks. He loved England and Scotland | and regretted that he had been unable to &C., l cept the invitations of his Irish friends to l visit Ireland. The courtesies which had been l shown him he felt sure would strengthen the | bonds of friendship existing between En- l gland and America. Dr. Holmes embarked | on the steamer Aurania this evening and will | sail tomorrow.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
CLEVELAND PLAYS SIxTY.SIx And Then Goes Fishing and Hooks
 Fine Salmon.


 PROSPECT HOUSE, August 20.-The Presi- dent and party were late in rising this morn ing. It was eleven o'clock before breakfast was finished and then the President and Dr. Ward sat down on the porch for a quiet game of 66. Mrs. Cleveland and her mother strolled about. After luncheon the party walked to Follansbee lake, beautiful sheet of water about two miles away, and MT. Cleveland tried his luck again. He caught five pound salmon which Dave Cronk dressed for him. The guides hereabouts have come to be firm believers in the Presidents luck They say it is good man who can average salmon day. When Mrs. Cleveland goes on these jaunts her costume is a model of comfort. To-day she wore dress of brown woolen material and broad brimmed white felt hat with band of flaming red entirely obscuring the side of the crown It is pro posed by the guests at the hotel to tender the President reception in few days. They are becoming acquainted with the party by degrees.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
The Races at UtIca.

UTICA, N. Y., August 20.-The weather was fine and there was large attendance on to-day's races
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
GRATEFUL-CoMFoRTING. EPPS'S COCOA.
BREAKFAST.
SperiaI nntices.

By thorough knowledge of the natural g ,t.I laws Ibch govern the operations of digestion and nutrl- ion nd by careful application of the fine proper, ties of welselected Cocoa MT Epps has Proyaed SS era9e which may save us many heavy doctors bills: It is by udcious of such articles or d1et una. enough to resist every tendency to disease Hun dreds of subtle aladies floating around reaoy to attack wherever there is a weak point we may escape many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and properly nouflsnec frame "-Civil Service Gazette. -
 Made simply with boiling water or milk Sold only in half pound tins by Grocers, labeled thus:
 JAMES EPPS Co.,, Homeopathic Chemists,
 fs29tu&wedtf London, England.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
FOR RENT,
FOR SALE.

%A A large number of houses and I::;I parts of Houses i'm various parts %e.Ax of the City.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
Rea1 Estate
FOR RENT.

%kA A NEW cottage Winthrop avenue. In-
 W#;f uuire of THOMAS PHILLIPS & SON, 146 NaAsX NAX High street, corner of Winthrop and Syl- van avenues iy22eodtf
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
gea1 Estate.

IT OkG Mt KE M 1e f1:ss4 BRICK DWELLING HOUSE No. 92 York A;.SI Square, with modern improvements, in first lAssA class order; possession given September 1st, if wanted. Rent $35O. Apply to
 MANVILLE & CO, au11tf State Street
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
FOR SALE,

On very easy terms, a new house containing a store and rooms. situated a corner lot; two miles from City Hall; city water in house; one
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
FOR RENT.

sA HOUSE on Winchester avenue. rooms; M;;:I SIS per month. -MAesA First floor on Liberty street, 4 rooms; SIS per month. House on Park street, rooms; $a5 per month.
 HOOKER & WARREN,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
PICNICS, EXCURSIONS
 TESTING PARTIES

4lK-A THE Passenger Steamer IVERNIA. EzzSEs1Izzs.lrhavng been thoroughly overhauled
 repainted and put in first-class condition, be chartered for Picnics Excursions and Fishing Par ties. Sunday Schools and Family Parties carried with comfort and safety and landed at different points along the shore. Fish Lines and Bait fur
 nished on the boat to those wishing. Terms sonabe- Communications addressed to J. E. BISHOP & CO., Box 116, Fair Haven, to c E. THOMPSON, 79 Clinton Avenue, will receive prompt attention. je29 Pm
Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-21
FOR SALE.
FOR RENT.

AA house; eleven rooms, barn and one acre
 : of land well stocked with fruit, in the village Ls.l of West Haven. Will be sold low to close an estate I. F. COMSTOCK,
 ao6 If 70 Church Street. Room 3.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
An Important Invention.

A happy time is at hand for Eng
fish playwrights, for soon it will De
possible to fill theatres nightly with
out works of genius to attract tbe
public. 1t will not matter who the
players engaged are, either, for no
one will have time to look at them.
All this comes of the invention of
the ladies opera hat" which the
one sex will 60 to the theatre to
wear, and the other sex to gaze upon.
Gentlemen seated behind ladies
whose hats obscured their view of
the stage have long prayed for the
invention out in their most san
guine moments they a hardly
have hoped that it would prove so
amusing a toy to the other sex as to
become at once popular. Such,
however, is the case. The theatre
hat for ladies lis operated by a
spring, to which a string is attach
ed" On the curtain rising the wear
er pulls the string, when down
comes the hat flat on the head.
When the act is over she pulls again
and up it goes to the former posi-
ton. Doubtless timid gentlemen
will be a little alarmed by the thea
tire hat at first, and the accidental
bobbing up of one now and then
during the performance may i%rritate
the players. These are small mat.
tiers. As, however. it would have q
much prettier effect if the hats
worked in harmony, it would be a
good idea for the inventor to have a
class for practice, and to be in the
orchestra to give the signal for action
as the curtain rose.-St. James:
Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

"Gen. Grant was a firm believer
in the mythical lucky star" an old
military man said recently like
Napoleon, he believed what would
be, would be. / was with s;rant in
the days preceding the surrender at
Appemattex. One afternoon, dur
ing one of the numerous skirmishes
of those last eventful days. one of the
drafted men-a poltroon and a no
torious coward-was found skulking
in the commissary's camp. The fel-
low was pointed out to the General.
Let him co. said he let him 60 ;
a bullet can find "A coward in one
place as well as another Half an
hour afterward the soldier was found
with IA bullet in his brain within the
corral OF a train ofherses, and dead"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
An Immense OIL We'll.

WASHINGTON, Pa, April 24.-An
immense Oil well was struck yester-
day on the Thayer d Co.'S. lease Of
the Clark heirs. The first twenty.
four hours, ending this morning, the
well had done 425 barrels. To-day
the drill was again set in motion
and the production was soon in
creased SO that it was necessary to
remove the tools. For several hours
past the well has been throwing out
oil at the rate of from sixtv-fve to
seventy barrels per hour, making
undoubtedly the largest producer in
the country. The people here are
almost wild with excitement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
She Ciasped.

Il want to ask your advice about
a novel l am writing" she confiden-
tally remarked to a Woodward ave-
nue. bookseller yesterday.
81 shall be happy to give it,"
the hero of my story is wound
ed by Indians, and N home
with his arm in a sling"
"That'5 good"
any heroine meets him with
great JOY, and he clasps her in bis
arms
Perfectly proper. I'd do it my
self"
Yes, but don't YOU see that one
of his arms is in a sling; how could
he clasp?"
That's so. And vet he musi
come home wounded ?"
He must"
And she must be clasped?"
"She ought to be-"
Yes, that is So, but you mus
look out for the critics. How would
it do to have her clasp him ?"
Wouldn't it look immodst?"
Not under the circumstances
and you can add a foot-note tina
the JOY of seeing him carried her OF
her balance for a moment. Yes
let her clasp and take the conse
quences. If you get the right kin,
of covers on a book, you needn'
care much about what is inside"
Very well, nay heroine shal
clasp ; | thank you good day.-De
froJt Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
TALE OF A DRUMMER.
How He ana the Minister Came to
be In . Hopeless Minority.

( Among the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher's many accomplishments
not the least is his ability as a story
teller. To much-amused listeners
he recently told this one about a
New York drummer. A typical
knight of the gripsack was de-
tanned at a small town in western
New York awhile ago where a revi-
val meeting was in progress. He
had met a party of cenyivial friends
during his stay there, and had what
is popularity known as "a load on
Nevertheless he drifted Into the re-
vival meeting and took a seat well
in front. 1t was rather close in the
church, and the warm air was con-
ducive to sleep. The drummer
yielded to the drowsy god, and after
nodding a little sank into a profound
slumber, and slept through the min
%ister's rather long and dry discourse.
The audience sang a hymn, and the
drummer slept on. Then the evan
gelist began his address, and wound
up his fervid appeal with this re-
quest
Will all of you who want to go
to heaven rise"
Every one in the church except
the sleepy drummer arose. When
the evangelist asked them to be seat
ed, one of the brothers in the same
pew as the sleeping drummer acci-
dentally brushed against him as he
sat down. The drummer rubbed
his eyes, and, partially awake, heard
the last portion of the evangelist's
REQUEST, which was
Now | want all Of YOU who want
to 90 to hell to stand up"
The drummer struggled alittle,
leaned forward u~nsteadiiy, and rose
from his seat in a dazed sort of a
way. A sort of suppressed laugh he
heard from some Of the younger
people, and an expression of horror
be noticed on the faces OF some of
the older ones. Steadying himself
against the rail he looked at the
evangelist an instant and then
said:
well, Parson, | don's know just
exactly what we're voting On, but
you and | seem to be in a hopeless
minority"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

Dozens of letters a day pour in
upon DR.. David Kennedy, of Ron
dout, n. Y. from people who have
been benefited by using his popular
preparation called keunedy's Favor
lite Remedy. And they often illus
trate what this remarkable medicine
accomplishes in some new and hith-
erto untried field OF operation. Not
infrequently patients come long dis
tances to grasp the Doctor by the
hand and express their gratitude for
de~liverance from pain. n1Troy On.
" Dailg Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
killed a Man Tor s~heItering HI. wife

SALEM, W. Va, April 22.-Thom.
as True yesterday drove his wife ou'
of doors, and swore he would xii.
any one giving her shelter. The
woman went to the home of Robert
Miller and begged for shelter which
be gave her. True loaded his gun
with slugs, went to Miller's home,
called him out, and shot him dead.
True took to the hills, and a crowd
Is on his trail. He will be lynched
if captured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Counterfeit silver Coin.

Want of ring" said Mr.. Tanda,
of the sub-teasury, does not al
ways mean that a coin is bad many
good coins lack ring and many bad
ones have it, especially old coins
filled with platinum. If a coin is
of lead, its color will betray it if il
is filled a sharp eye can always de-
tect the joint between the two halves,
The absence of ring is easily explain
ed. Silver dollars are stamped from
long strips, the ends of which STRIP
are apt TO get curled in such a man
ner as TO break the lamina of the
metal, so that coins cut from it have
flaws which destroy the ring. We
do not Judge coins by the ring, bul
by the appearance. A counterfeit
among a number of dollars spread
out ON a table will instantly be de-
tected by an expert Judge. Ii looks
larger than the seal dollar in most
cases, and if all n base metal it,
color is always bad. A coin mad,
of leao, zinc and powdered glass ha:
a ring, but il is always larger thar
the genuine dollar. Ring, therefore
means but little. We have about
thirty bad silver dollars brought il
here every day. and the bushes,
seems to be OF the increase.
with gold coins the detection o
caunterfeits is more difficult. Those
filled with platinum have a fair rine
and the joint in the edge is effaced
by remilling. Platinum is worth
only about one-third the value o
gold, weight for weight. | have so
gold pieces u of which s14 worth
of gold had been taken and replaced
by platinum, making AN exceeding
ly dangerous counterfeit which onls
a good judge of coins could detect
The ring is good and the weight i.
there, while the whole outside of tn,
coin is genuinely. Y. Ecenin.
Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

We should have better preaching
If the preachers were all sound and
healthy men. Calvin may have had
tbe dyspepsia. hut it did lin nc
good as Il theolOgian. A Methodist
Minister, of Hartford, Conn writes
that DR.. Kennedy's" Favorite Rem
edy" cured him of chronic liver dis
ease and Indigestion. His brethren
of all denominations are respectful
ly invited to note the fact. Sick
preachers are in poor condition e
proclaim the gospel news. Sound
bodies are wanted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Twenty Cows Burned to Death.

WEST CHESTER, April 2l.-At an
early hour this morning a large barn
near Glen mills, on the West Ches-
ter and Philadelphia Railroad. the
property of Jesse and Jared Dirling-
ton, was burned to the ground
Three valuable horses and twenty
head of cows persisted and consider
able farm machinery was destroyed.
The fire was doubtless the work oil
an incendiary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

/ was troubled with catarrh for
fifteen years. Ely's Cream Balm has
opened M no,irils and reduced the
inilammatioD-my ewes can now
stand strong light.-N. Fegley,
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

DEFIANCE, O., April 2S.-Freder.
lex Hillerman. aged 30 went out in
a boat with his wife and two little
children to fish in the Auglaize Riv-
er. The boat capsized about 80 feet
from the shore and all the occupants
were drowned before help could
reach them The bodies have been
recovered.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Stealing Upwards OF 5000 Letters

BEVERLY, Mass, April Esd
ward T. Shaw, wno for twelve years
carried the mail between the local
postoffice and the railway station,
was arrested to-day. He confesses
to having Systematically robbed the
mails for several years, taking be-
tween 5000 and 5000 letters and OBJ
tanning upwards of $500. Shaw is
IS years old and has a family. He
was admitted to bail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Cholera i'm

BERLIN, April 22.-Signs Of chol.
era in Germany have created a ire
mendous scare, and the Government
has revived the enforcement OF the
preventive measures adopted and
exercised in 1888. The police are
active in carrying out the regula-
tons, and the sanitary committees
are extraordinarily watchful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

You can't work to much purpose
unless you are well, but you can
build up your health and strength
with Parker's Tonic, and work will
then become easy. 1t sets the lungs,
liver and kidneys in working order.
Coughs and colds vanish before it.
Take it in time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
As a sunerb hair dress;,nard,

As a superb hair dressing and rer:
ovater Ayers Hair Vigor is univei.
sally commended. 1t eradicates
scurf and dsndruf, cures all erup-
tons and itchings of the scalp, pro-
NOTES the renewed growth of the
hair, and surely prevents its fading
or turning gray.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

How many bald heads you see.
Work, worry, disease, dissipation.
These do it. Parker's Hair Balsam
stops falling hair and restores gloss
and youthful color. Exceptionally
clean, elegant, a perfect dressing, not
greasy. Prevents dandrufr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

The enervations and lassitude o
spring time a,e but indications o
the sluggish action of the blood
overloaded with carbonates accumu
lated by the use of heating food il
winter. This condition may b,
remedied by the use of Ayers Sar
saparilla, the best blood purife
known.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

DR.. Gross, physician at st. Vim
cents Hospital, Baltimore, Nd, con
siders Red Star Cough cure perfect
ly harmless, being purely vegetable
and entirely free from opiates, poi
sons, and other narcotics. Othel
professionals also endorse it a,
prompt, safe and sure. Price, TWEEN.
ty.fve eerts q bottle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Ten Miles Of Mountain IN Flames

TAMAoUA, April 20.-Great fires
are prevailing on the mountains in
this vicinity, and the air is dense
with smoke. Last night the noun
tain, extending from the Schuylkill
river to Summit Hill, a distance Of
10 miles, was one continuous sheet
of fame.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

Boston will not long be the lit
erary centre of America. will it?"
"No, | believe not. Why, they re
raising beans out in Missouri now"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

Ifa MI. Brown married a Miss
White, and son of this couple mar
ries a Miss GRAY. and a daughter Of
theirs again marries a Mr.. Black,
what color is their offspring?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

For several years | have been
troubled with catarrh. Ely's Cream
Balm has proved to he the article de-
sired ! believe 1t the only cure
l.. b Cohurn, Merchant, Towanda,
pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
1i5 Dry Counties q. Georgia.

AUGUSTA Ga. April 22.-Out OF
137 counties in Georgia, prohibition
operates in one way or another in
ll5 counties. Washington county,
one of the largest in the State, has
voted the dry ticket by a majority Of
252.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
Clearfeld's Miners.

HUNTINGDON. April 22.-Owing to
the continued strike in the Clearfeld
district a large number of miners are
now leaving that region for the East
Broad Top, Shoup's Run, and Mey-
ersdale districts. where the advance
of ten cents was granted a few weeks
ago. They have found employment
at the advance, but will send the ex-
ira 10 cents earned on each ton to
their Respondent brethren in Clear
field.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

SHIL0H's ~vITALIZER Is what you
need for Consumption, Loss of APP
petite, Dizziness and all symptoms
OF Dyspepsia. Price 10 and 70 cents
per bottle. g. w. Benford Il Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

The old lady who thinks every ca
lamity that happens to her a trial,
and every one that happens to her
acquaintances a Judgment, Is not
dead vet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

MY daughter and myself, great
sufferers irom catarrh, were cured
by Ely's Cream Balm. NV sense of
smell is restnred.-C. NJ. Stanley,
Shoe Dealer, Ithaca, \. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05
A Northwestern writer asserts that
there are no veDomous snakes in
the entire State of Minnesota.

When Baby Wa sick, We gave her Castoria,
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When size had Children, she gave them Cas;Oria
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

CATARRH CURED, health and sweet
breath secured, by Shiloh's Catarrh
Remedy. Price 50cents. Nasal In
%jector free. G. W. Benforc & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

THAT HACKING Couch can be SO
quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We
guarantee it. G.. w. Benford & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

The magical effects of st. Jacobs
Oil in removing soreness and stiff.
ness makes it invaluable at all times.
Rheumatism and Neuralgia prompt
ly yield to it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

We can ridicule the red-nosed
man, hut there is something bril-
liant about him after all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

SHILoH's COUGH and Consumption
Cure is sold by G. w. Benford d Son
on a guarantee. II cures Consump-
ton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

Sleepless nights, made miserab bic
by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure
is the remedy for YOU.
G. w. Benford e Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

For lame back, side ar chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price %
cents. q w. Benford & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia
and Liver Complaint? Shilohs vital
izer is guaranteed to cure you.
G, w. Benford & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

GROUP, wHooPING COUGH and bron-
chitis Immediately relieved bv Shi-
loh's Cure. G. w. Benford & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

The coal available for the future
market in the Pittsburgh field is
placed at 100000 tons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-05-05

The man who is drowned while in
bathing faces death with q naked eye.