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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-09-08
sronY OF THE kARrnerAkr.

CHARLEsToN. September The following
article was prepared for publication in the
Charleston Nesrs aud Courier and Is ielegraph-
ed in the writers own words. The paper
cannot be issued tomorrow. as the printers
refuse Ia work because they expect fresh
shocks tonight. The author says:
While engaged in his usual duties in the
second-story nom Of the Nesrs aud Courier
Office at the time OF the shock the writer's
attention was vaguely attracted BY a sound
which seemed TO come from the Office below,
and which was supposed for a moment 10 he
caused by the rapid rolling of a heavy body,
a. an iron safe or a h~eavily-laden truck, over
the floor. Accompanying the sound there
was a peSeptible tremor Of the building, not
mon marked, however. than would be caus-
ed by the passage Of a street car or dray
along the street For perhaps two or tiire
seconds the occurrence excited no surprise or
comment. Then by swift degrees, OF per-
hays all al once. it is difficult to say which,
the sound deepened in volume, the tremor
became more decided, the ear caught the
rattle Of window-sashes, gas fixtures and
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-09-08

FOR CoNGREssMAN-AT-LARGE.
EDWIN : OSBORNE, Of Luzerne.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
SEDCWICK.

To the Editor Daily Eagle:
We have concluded that it is about
time that the long silence of McManis'
should be broken and the world at
large notified that Sedgwick still ex-
lists and continues to he the gem Of the
valley. Not large, but brilliant. being
beautifully located, with good, sub
stantial business houses, well stocked
and enjoying good, healthy trade.
Two good churches, good schools &c,
surrounded by as good farms as can
be found in the valley.
j. Almark will remove TO Knoxville,
Tenn, in a week or two to remain.
Object-change of climate for benefit
of his health.
Pm Morgan is able to be out
again, after an illness Of eight weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Hartman will fill the pull
pit of the NJ. Z. church of this place
during the coming conference year.
Rev. Mr.. Akers, who has SO ably and
acceptably administered to the cause
dnring the past year, will 90 to Doug
las, Butler county.
F. L. Parmenteo has gone 10 Oswell,
HodgeinaD county, we understand,
and he contemplates locating there.
J. +. Mcdaniel has sold his town
property. and will remove to his claim
i'll the western part of the state soon.
G. ID. Green has located a claim in
Hodgeman county, and will move to
the same this spring.
Mrs. W. NJ. Pugh died suddenly on
the morning of the 18th, and was
buried on Sabbath afternoon. Mr..
Pugh has the sympathy of the entire
community in this sad bereavement.
Mrs. p was a member Of the NJ. f.
church, and also of the choir, where
she will be sadly missed, as well as by
the community at large.
We took drive of a few miles in
the country yesterday, and from our
observations, the wheat crop is in bet
ter condition than we were led to be-
lieye by the reports tram farmers of
few weeks ago. We saw but one or
two fields that docs not promise an
average crop.
Farmers are busy blowing oats and
blowing for corn.
when the directors of the cont en-
plated road from Wichita north
through Mcpherson, etc, get ready
for business, they will find Sedgwick
ready to do her part.
J. NJ. Cox has gone east 10 buy
goods for his spring trade at This point
and Valley Center.
Marshall Ogsn in one day last week
reduced the canine population of the
town TO the extent of about fifteen
head. a good days work, NJ. o.
Lloyd Anderson, another Of our
manageable young friends, is build
ing q residence in the north part of
town which we are pretty sure will
not be for rent, and we know of 9th
ers of the same class, that think serI-
ouslv of buying or building this sum-
mcr. Judging from the above evil
dences and other indications, we pre-
diet quite a revival in the matrimonial
business in the near future.
Z MCMANTS
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

Ii IS a common thing tor men to i1dS- d
Others by the expr=ssoa Of the eye @ generzl
makeup a the fane. bat some ma have fxea
hieas which depend upon smaller things thar
tbs know Of q zsxn who SosiSez e-srr
o1e BY The curve q slofe o< hzs eyeSro~S Il
hzs essir-a.ioa heavy eyehroCason<e . s-rors
character. While high; brown indscase veal
@ -ipFan, Temperament II the hro-s an
ssraash; and square th~y sh0- direct a..
earnest character. II they have Al uncertain
curve b ssfeeErs The owner vsveTsax Ths
eyebrow with the heaz.ifsl curve and grais-
s'ssi ealing b. asasn< % pe<~c1 a m izzz<
native And auziabe cspuz-scn II they rz-r
Upward as The eods shr o~oer b n czzrso1s
tim of mind The man Who fru~zx frxp
under cve-haaSinz eyehrvvs he koks zprn
- eccrur,c snd pasrscn. vAiie Tie truAt
1nnueh eyekr0~ hseoks8 uae<d1sAsSoz, "a!
ahns useA ~ .iadmh h ~ n5dA< hzmW.
-Clirago HsW -aamhaE'
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

Perhaps the most undesirable posts in the
signal service said one of the local obSery
ers, .are on Mt. Washington and Pixies peak
In winter they are everlastingly cold places
toe, while the worst of it all is that they ar
50 terribly isolated The observers on Pike.
peak are showed in. and are literally cut oil
from the rest Of the world for about foCr
months. Two men are stationed there, end
for four months they do not hear from Tho
outside world, having only themselves anu
their books for company.
Some winters ago one Of the observers was
in Denver, believe, purchasing supplies,
when a violent snow storm came which made
access TO the peak impossible The other OBJ
server was showed in. and there be must r,,-
main until spring. His supplies were scan:y,
and it was not thought possible that he would
survive the winter. Assoon as it was possible,
IN the spring, a party started 20 reach him
As they approached the station, they hear!
the notes Of 4 banjo. and they then knew that
Ill was well The observer WIS a queer old
fellow, who was passionntely fond Of the
banjo, and be had played it all winter, keep
ing his daily record, of course. He said he
had never enjoyed himself - much in his life.
AMI seemed to be rs Jolly as could De, though
his provisions were ali but exhausted. and Il
he had not been rescued just al that time, BE-
might never have lived 10 twaBg his ban 10
again. You see the signal service has il dan
gers and opportunities for heroisn, though
mos. people don't think 50 Cincinnati.
Tit.a...- Star
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

prised it will be disappointed. Cow
ley, Sumner and Sedgwick compose a
block of counties the greatest in the
state to-day, fact that even the last
legislature was compelled to admit in
its apportionment law, and, of course,
it is not surprising that the leading
towns of these counties. one of which
is Winfield, should lead all other towns
and cities in Kansas in all respects.
Winfield is a good town, a solid, sub
stantial town. an attractive little city
of whose particular brightness her
people may well feel proud.
We will give you a pointer on that
Mulvane project if you will but watch
these columns tomorrow, and it will
be the inside facts.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
Erie Canal Regiment Under fire

The colonel OF a raw New York regimen.
which had been hastily raised and sent forvsan
suddenly found his command the only rs=-srv'
or supporting force to n brigade engaged I,
MS front and which was fast breaking 20 III.
rear The stream of wounded and strzZEiers
with direful reports from the front, mad.
his new men nervous and distracted issei'
thoughts They bad b.-ca recruited large,
in the towns along the line Of tie Ere can-i
The order came TO move forward under G.
and engage the enemy With many
SivingS. not anwarTaufs5, as TO the result, !
put the line in motion. and in spite If b
utmost efforts, saw il bend, xaver, an'
partially s=pa-ate-
Just then two ENORMOUS elongated PER Gus
sion shells struck the ground about ixent '
yards in front, and, wi;hog; exploding,
bounded over his regiment with the ttse mss;
terrible whirrInS sound imaginable. %
coGrse every mar stopped and iuckei hss
bead alInos; 10 the groand lie fel: sure ;ha;
the line would 80 10 piccss- But at ;ha; instant
some eanalboy with native drsvi sang Os.t
low hriise'- The effect ~as sinao<t mag
cal Low bridge Low hr.6SeT was shouts;
anskiss cheers and laughter frura one end %
other. The r-gir,ent assumed it, proper
ssaps and wen; IN 20 STAY aist 20 wiz
Chicago Trlle.-se
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
In Good Form - at Dinner Parties.

Large dinner parties are evidently not
fashionable this year, as very few are given,
I'D III their place little dinners of eight or ten
a-e OF frequent occurrence. There are sew
al things noticeable at New York enter
:;iir.ne!lts Of this kind. One is the present
fashionable way of making Your entrance
I'D the drawing room and greeting your
,o5;ess. Be You man or woman, you enter.
cooking about as happy as lost soul from
purgatory: YOU advance slowly and careleSsly,
rs ii without any especial object; you stand
directly in front and quite close tn your
hostess, raise her hand to the level of your
eyes, holding your elbows well out, drop tn
hand without shaking, fall into chair aaL
wait with q far away look for the announce
Incat of dinner. I-'i i "a: - tx;tgE1,ra,!oI,
but Z comparatively faithful picture. Year
hostess is hardly less galvanized than you
and the height of good form has been reached.
The other innovation-which if as silly, is
more amusing-is the effort every one makes
TO attain an individual laugh. Some men
have adopted baw! haw: which makes the
glasses dance upon the table; some girls
cachinnate by striking four or five staccato
notes all the way from low bass TO high
faletto, which sound like the snapoing of
violin strings in succession and make your
blood feel like ice water. There Is rs much
variety and as little music as You hear in the
whistling of hundreds Of steamers in fog
These seekers after the impossible in soIm
should remember an old saying that the
loud laugh bespeaks the vacan: mind = that i.
is better 10 be quiet than original il NuI can
not be both.-New York Telegram
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
THE FRAUD IN LEAvENwoRrH

The feeling that there had been a
fraud committed in the census returns
from Leavenworth last year. has been
general over the state ever since the
publication of the returns from that
county. IL created good deal of stir
in the legislature during the special
session. The Times of that city now
Acknowledges il 10 be fact that there
was tamperiug with the returns which
were made 10 show about 1000 more
people in that city than there actually
was.
We clip the following from that
paper:
The manipulation of the census re-
turns of Leavenworth caused great
excitement in the Kansas legislature.
At that time no proof existed that the
returns of the census had been tam
pered with.
Ii has since TRANSFERRED that Charles
Currier, the assessor of the city of
Leayenworth, the official who has
charge of the taking Of the census.
made the returns from the four wards
of the city, showing an aggregate of
nearly - 600 people.
IL is also discovered that Mayor
Nicely. seeing the returns. said that il
would not do 20 let that statement go
out, and made application TO Mr.. Cur
rier requesting him TO have them
raised, which work MIR. Currier
promptly declined TO perform.
The mayor then placed the returns in
the hands of Messrs. Rodenhous, Rice.
O'Farreil and Wood. who took the re-
turns TO room in the upper story of
the court house. where they had them
for about two weeks. and the reports
were returned TO CITY Clerk Niehaus.
so amended a 10 make the population
of Iearenwcrth a9.267
Mr.. Currier, the city assessor, aud
Mr.. Niehaus both absolutely refused
10 certify to the correctness of the
amended returns, showing an increase
Of over 1000 in the population of
Leavenworth.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
POWELL CLAYTON'S HOTEL

Governor Powell Clayton has lust
completed magnificent hotel at
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, costing
SI01,o00. Over the main entrance. &
friend informs Us, that he has had
cinisled into a tablet of stone the FOL.
lowing poetical conceit, Of which the
governor is said 10 be the author:
although upon summer day
You'll lightly turn from me away,
When autumn leaves are scattered wide
You'll often linger by my side;
But, when the snow the earth doth cover
Then you will be my ardent lover"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
WINFIELD BOOMS.

NJ. NJ. Murdoch, NJ. ". Lew, A. W.
Oliver and n. f. Niederlander. distin-
guished citizens of Wichita were in The
great southwestern metropolis, to-day.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Murdoch is the editor of
the EAGLE, the great heralder aud
promoter of Wichita's interests. He
hadn't been in Winfield for some time
and of course drank in the full force
OF the immense boom he has been
reading of in the Courier.
We wonder if the Marsh Murdoch
combination has found ont that the
Santa Fe railroad company is building
its line from Mulvane due west? An
other feather in Winfieid's cap. This
line is TO be built directly west along
the south part of KANSAS to Trinidad.
Colorado, and make a short line for
coal from there here. besides
this line will be MAJ a part of
the through line from Fort Smith
10 Trinidad by way of Winfield. All
will be done within the next eighteen
months. Come down. Marsh, and hear
Ms howl. On. no. Winfield is not the
coming great! oh. no, But as matter
of fact, all outlying suburbs that crave
greatness had-better get of the track
when we screech. We can't control
ourselves. just think. Methodist col
lege and hundreds Of students; state
institutions for nnfortunates grand
fifty thousand dollar post Office, with
q full fiedged Democratic post master:
through line of railroad from tc San
Francisco, 10 Galveston. TO Memphis.
and to New Orleans. while all north
and east of us is made tributary 10 us.
Do we boom: oh, we should smile
Winfield Courier.
The above takes our breath bu, we
acknowledge that we were in Winfield
on Tuesday, and that the town is
booming. We were espec' ally i'm
pressed by the number of really fine
business houses in course of constrnc-
ton. We were too busy the few hours
we were there 10 s, scientifically take
in everything. bur we did not fail TO
note the walls Of the new state asylum
which looms up on the brow Of ~, I'M
posing rise o, ground in one direct ton
and the foundation of the Methodist
college in another. and occupvinc an
equally slightly situation. We further
noted that Winfield is really city of
homes, several OF which are simply
stately, il not really on a scale of mag
nificence. And there are her miles of
stone tagging sidewalks, and her " a.
ter power and ine mills, which did
no, escape our attention. If the Cou-
rier wants US to say that we were sur
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
The immortality Of BAD Erca,i.

DR. Watson says that "A sour LOAF -. hrt--
is an immortality; containing in is l;lf
not only dyspepsia, but profanity. u ~.
right has a woman TO bake n dozen OATH int.
her dough- Half Of the family qlarrcls, b.
insists, are owing TO the dishonest hcusekeep
ing of careless wives. But the d'cto.' is &
bachelor. and bachelors are not supposed t.
know much about these things.
But, doctor. | urge, where would you;
practice be if there were none of these iitti
household dishonesties' 1t is only case of
killing off the doctors, or our own families.
A woman that hates housekeeping has ne
right TO cheat man with a marriage coven-
ant to-Oh doctor l insist. that is only q
matter of love. pure love- Love sweetens ev-
erythingl MY friend; it won't sweeten sour
bread, nor sour stomachs' Perhaps the doc
tor is right Globe Democrat
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

Industrialist: What shall be done
with our ruined wheat fields? is q per-
sistent and very common question
hereaboutS. We propose TO answer
this question for ourselves by sowing
the wheat field 10 winter oats as soor
as .hc ground is in condition toreceivc
the seed-thoroughly narrowing the
ground before and after seeding it.
IL any ofthe wheat plarts survive this
treatment, there will be no detriment
to the feed which the oats thus grown
will furnish.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
THE COLONIES OF AUSTRALIA.
The Most Independent People in the
World-IBOundless Resources.

The Most Independent People in the
World-BoundIessR Resources.
In most respects the Australians are thc
most independent people in the world. Each
of the four colonies has its own government,
and is as independent of the others as though
they were foreign countries. In Victoria, for
instance, the laws are made by a council and
an assembly corresponding TO the senate and
house of representatives in the United States.
The qualification to become member of the
assembly is nil, but a member of the council
must be a landholder. Every male citizen is
entitled 10 vote after the age of 81. We have
a governor sent out to us from the old
country, but he has not the veto power that
your president has He acts merely Us a
iigurehead-to sign the acts of the legislature
s case they do not conflict with the consti-
tuition of the empire. In case they do he
sends them TO the home government. We
pay him his salary, and he leads our society
and entertaiHs us with state dinners, balls
and fetes.
We also support our own army and r;avy.
Our population is made up almost entirely OF
Engiish-speaking people, there being very few
foreigners in the country The distance is 50
great from the old country that only the best
class of emigrants come TO us-the hardy,
adventurous spirits who have the determine
ton 10 conquer all difficulties. Owing TO this
fact, and the almost bundles resources OF
tine country and the comparatively recent
date of its settlement, we have no paurers
Our worllmen generally own their homes.
We have 10 taxes except municipal asses
ment on the rental values of property in cities
for keeping up local improvements. The
revenues of the colony arc derived from the
customs duties and rom the crown lands. The
railways are ali owned by the government,
and the income from them is sufficient to pay
the interest on the colonial debt. They have
the first and second class English styles Of
carriages. but also use Pullman sleepers,
and drawing room cars have been introduced
on some of the suburban lines.
Wool-growing and mining are our chief
industries. The drouths Of the list five years
have been serious drawback TO the former,
and the losses of sheep have amounted TO
-, 600. 900 head II seems almost Incredible
doesn't it. lost 5000 head myself The
richness of our gold mines is well known, but
our recently discovered silver mines are be
coming equally productive. The thermometer
often goes up to 10 or 100 degrees, but heat
is nothing like as oppressive Us found in
Ceylon at 80. The real estate market in
Melbourne is quite active, and large sales
are made daily-Charles 7. Davis Melbourne
a,-ar
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
rcn rietur. of VII. Kate b., ard.

Katherine Le Bayari WIS wonderful
woman In appearance she was ike figar.
IN q Vatican picture SIZE MAS I8cturgs~s a
rather than hetaafuL fiqgaRcy aai YER
sG,ility were her striking attributes I b.
liss.- Of her reafiing was wide, and hsr stacy
u LIE constant Tne-e was notaiag Of TIM
bi-e-sto,- King IN her conPo~itsosi- She read,
u s.ie dill everything, for aEuSfIssnt Her
kuowisSige Of human nature wa, unooliiIsel
in one - young D.lusiolss w-rr unknown 10
lrr She had drawn aside the curtain sad
',-asasi t,shini the srsne>. Herself a fiIss
al.Ea;egr IN acting, sb- Was quick 10 ,issgTi1sl-
mats between preteIss-a and reality-TE s.,h-
srs-te-, I<-s-.r
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

El Dorado Republican,: Wichita
having announced that they had cstsb-
lishments which manufactured almost
everything under the sun and men
who produced everything on the earth
worth having, IS now informing ine
world that they are TO have green
frog lake and billy goat ranch. Here
after, the low and behold people OF that
town will take frog legs and goats
milk for breakfast-none genuine that
has not the Wichita brand.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

While Grover Cleveland was gov
error of New York he sent $50 veto
messages TO the legislature. He
formed his industrious veto habit
while mayor of Buffalo. So far dur
ing the present session of congress,
five bills Of great Importance have
passed ard he has vetoed two OF them.
lie evidently means while president
10 beat his record both as governor
and msyor.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
Tn. Pie,uresaucp... Of sirnri.rs.r.

Ii tuyin< furniture il : vel to bear II ;il.E.d
taat The nldet pscrIrelne Of al ;iInss h1s beer
Simple IN general fora Il NAV hc carved CO
lil-3l 10 slait the most extrsv1-snr fancy. bet
Is main oG-iiEle should he chas,s and sot,- II
-lsiu- liE.s,-i, II NAV be 80 severe As ~, q
.s>se : sis-is curve al-oot il ami yet be Ear
ass F.s,Sisge IN cisoSt than dist running i-stc
81. s...s.l.r crGfaIrs and UNNECESSARY czsrvss
- -:sy : not AT. and lavish osuAIaea.a.soa ;
-. - sis:Faf froga structural bsSsfy. Bat.
a.-1.e all comfort 5 The frst cotsS.ssrz;Ssu N
Ia s'--1isn q -osas sad ctszirS az izaS. =
- =. = .-n-f
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

The present strike will do more to
stop railroad building in the west, go
further towards making capitalists
hesitate putting money in that kind of
property than almost anything else
which could have happened. The
strike is striking the people of the
west a great deal harder than ii does
either the strikers themselves or the
existing railway mans gcments.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
< ~
zaailu gayle
N.M MURDOCH, Editor.
FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 10.

The secretary of The Kansas State
Horticultural society, Mr.. Geo. Z.
Bracket, of Lawrence, will accept our
Acknowledgements for a copy OF the
oath annual report ON Kansas Forestry
for 1885, book of 1l2 prgcs.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

"These mean little s. lawyers ex.
claimed Sam Jones, the other day
They do some mean things and then
say: Il did that as lawyer, not as
man. When they drop down to hell
| suppose they'll go about saying: i
am here as q laWyer.'N
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19

Those of our Kansas farmers VINO
raised broom coru last season. and
held II until about the first of January,
received from 1925 to S175 per ton,
nearly twice as much per ton as they
ever before received. Broom corn at
1925 per ton VIII pay fully as well As
corn at 20 cents per bushcl. All re-
ceived above this amount is profit.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
To Make One. Guest. Enjoy Themselves.

Il Is somewhat remarkable tina; Compare
lively few women thoroughly understand the
an cf entertaining IL : not 10 be expected
tha. the younger women viii I0ssess ths;
great accomplishment, for il Is one o: ihoss
charms that come with yearS-with exrs--
isnce, 80 70 SPEAK 4 woman 20 have an az
tractive salon mus; be past youth. but not
past the power Of attracting She must by
her graceful winning manner and eysr-rsaiy
tact keep conversation from tagging IN any
way. She mus be ever mindful Of her
guess; always securing, If Pcssihle. s,Sse At
teHtlon 70. Der less attractive ones, ard en-
deavor always 20 throw the congsnizl sfarits
tc-S'her, for therein hes the great s.s-rrt
Ez.f the battle Is fought when the coGsesiial
souls are drawn together.
She must have care TIA; no S,cnversafinr
s.s,og,ies too exci.si. which she can always do
i she carefully watches her guests. and If the
recsssafy presents its-is. gracefully glide Up
n The persons. and in cuset way either turn
tae conversation in another direc4sn, q en-
i-avor 90 interest hersesf in the original sub-
SCI .ssss enough TO allow ~ virws 10 bccone