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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

Al recent meeting Mr.. ;. P. Fritz. Of
Brothersvailey towEship- Was elected Secre-
iary ofths Farmers Union Association and
Fire Insurance company ofsomerset county.
to sncceed D. j. Brubaker resigned Mr
f'riizs post Office is Pine Hill He was in
Somerset Saturday. the frst time for many
months, be having been confined 10 his
house for over two months with = serious
attack Of pneumonia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

The Indiana county authorities notified
the county Commissioners by telegraph Sat
urday morning that they had ordered the
Nicely BOYS confined in separate cells and
had arranged to pus on night guard
The Indiana county jail is believed to be
absolutely saie and her officials promise TO
deliver The Somerset county prisoners con-
fined there in good condition when wanted
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
Three Runar-ays in conemugh.


Saturday mCfnlng while Isaac j., son of
JAcob /. Kaufman. Of conemaugh
township, one Of the most widely
known and wealthy citizens of the
ooanfy. was driving down the Roxbury
hill on his way 10 Johnstown, his horse
started TO run Of. and breaking the bit was
soon beyond control. Mr.. kaufman was
accompanied by his wife, and before the
buggy reached the foot Of the hill it was up
set and the occupants thrown out The
horse ran as far As Grubbtovn, where be
was caught. Mrs Kaufman had a bone in
one of her ankles broken, her hip hurt, and
was otherwise injured Mr.. kaufman was
seriously cut about the legs By the buggy
catching him. They were taken 10 the
Whisky Springs Hotel and Dr. Conrad cali
ed The buggy was wrecked.
A quarter Of an hour later the horse which
Mr.. Jacob II. Bioash and wife, also of Cone
maugh township. were driving to Johns
town became unraiy and ran their buggy
against wagon. tearing a wheel off the
buggy The horse was caught before be had
run far and the occupants escaped without
injury.
Friday horse which jacob kaufman, Jr..
Of Davidsyille, was driving to a suIky, ran
of near FOrwardstown, Erecking the sulky
and hurting the horse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

Our caTe. department is still full and
complete. and We offer Body and Tapestry
Brussels, ,Three-ply and Extra-super-In -Ingrains
Rse, Jute, and Hemp Carpets, at prices that
will s1rprise you. Come and see them.
J. Il UoLpEKB.r-u
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
Guernsey. Adams Co. Pa.
school rsaehers. Attention

Send to Fishers Book Store for cards,
chromos, and other rewards for last days of
school. You can send price in postage
stamps. Cards, chromos and books mailed
promptly. cHas H. FISHER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
Dentistry,

Our splendid artificial sets at usual price.
notwithstanding the sharp advance in den
tai material
s J. NcNnLEx,
Dentist Rooms over TFeisell's store
South of Diamond
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

Having purchased tie book store OfG. ".
Benford, We solicit liberal share of the
public patronage We have fsil line Of
school books and supplies for spring and
normal schools
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

froEn flitsours Nhronlcie felegrAph-
John Henry Brisben, sr., who was arrested
charged with making counterfeit money, had
bearing before United States Commissioner
Mccandless "Wednesday morning. He was
discharged
Brisben Is lie most Intelligent one Of the
crowd zhish was arrested BY United States
Marshal Harrah. BE listened quietly to
the test m0ny, and scarcely seemed to real
IKE thsf be was free man when Commis-
sioner McCxndless told him he could 90
home
Secret Service Oficer McSweeny was the
first witness called. He testified that be ar
rested Brisben al his present home about
one mile and half from Hooversyille, in
Somerset county. He searched the house
and found finely executed copper mold
for making silver quarters. 10 the house
now occupied by Brisben's son, but Which
one year ago was bis own residence, he found
mold for making silver dollars. II had
the appearance Of having been recently used,
for part Of the metal had broken of and still
adhered to the die. Ia the shop at his new
home he found four sheets of copper Of about
the thickness Of the molds. He found no
money except at his sons house.
Secret Service Officer O'Dwyer testified
that on the 9Th Of Februery be was taken to
Brisben's house and was introduced as Tom
Griffin. Griffin was scaling in the queer
and wanted TO buy counterfeit money. Bris-
ben said he hed none TO sell but could fur
nish molds If Mr. Griffin desired them. He
cculd also farnish recipe for making the
money and making il 50 well that il could
defy detection. Brisben said be could not
make the molds just then. for he had not
the material. He would have to send TO
Pitssburg for it.
ODwyer also testified that Brisben told
him that his new shop was not finished and
be could not make these molds unless he
could lock himself in 50 as not TO be dis
turbed and detected. Afterwards ODwyer,
under the name Of Griffin, ordered three
molds, one TO make dollars, one for 50-cent
pieces and one for quarters. For these three
molds he paid SIS. He said be would write
to McKeesport when be was ready and
would speak of the molds as pistols in
the letierso no outside person could cateh on
to what was being done. The mods were
made. delivered and prodGeed as evidence
oDwyer never saw him make counterfeit
money.
Commissioner Mcfandless said there was
no testimony to show that Brisben made /
money. and accordingly dis
charged him
United States Detective McsSeeny says |
they had Bisben discharged with view of |
making a witness out Of him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

Farmers buy your Timothy and Clover
Seed from Mahlou SchrOek He keeps in
stock the Dess re-cIeaned Western Seed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
GRAND OPENING
OF
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.

Our lines complete We prepared show fall line Of
quality Of Goods.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

jeremiah Wilt had hearing before L. s
Commissioner McCandless. Wednesday. on
the charge Of making and passing counterfeit
money. He was held in 81 ,0o0 bail to sp-
pear al court for trial
Wilt is q man of middle age and from the
country. He was most nervous during the
hearing and had but little to say. Il was
evident that he was an ignorant farmer. and
1t is doubtful if he knew be was doing
wrong when arrested.
B.K. O'Dwyer, OF the Secret Service OF the
Treasury Department, was the only witness.
He testified that on April i3. 1859, he bought
one 5o-cent piece, one 25-cent piece and
seven nickels for IS cents On April 10 he
bought 10 silver dollars for q $ bill, and on
November Is be purchased one silver dollar.
All these were counierfeiis and be identified
them
Wilt, when asked If he wanted to examine
Mr. o'Dwyer, said Il have nothing to
say
When his bail was fixed at $500 he told
the Commissioner that be might as well
place il al s. 600 for he could get one as
easily as the other.
Edward Bisben, another Of the stoyestown
gang OF alleged counterfeiters, has been held
in default Of bail for trial next Tuesday in
Pittsburg.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
New and Cheap.

The largest and most complete stock Of
spring millinery goods can be found at
MRs A T. THI's
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

General Passenger Agent Chas. o. Scull
Of the B. & G.. announces that on and afler
next Sunday. Msy II, there viii be four
trains. two each way, over that road be-
tween Pittsburg and Baltimore. The train
leaving Pittsburg in the morning win carry
a Pullman psrlor car. This train IN the
psst used 10 connect al Cumberland with 3
train on the main line, bat under the new
schedule It win run through solid 70 Balti-
more, making that city by CSC in The even
ing. the scheduled time Tor Washington
now. The night express 10 Baltimore viii
run a. usual.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
Change of Date for Holding Repub-
iican Primary Election.

At recent meeting Of the Republican
State COMMITTEES, June Is, 1880. was fixed as
the time for holding the State Convention,
Rule 10. of Rules Governing Republican
Primary Elections in Somerset Co, provides
That the Republican party Of Somerset
County shall hold its primary ele ton for
the nomination OF candidates or the foarSh
Saturday of June Of each yeaT, Preceded. that
in years when the Republican State Conven-
ton is held prior 10 this date, the Chairman
Of the Republican County ComIait.ee be an-
thorized 10 cali the said primary election st
an earlier date, the Chairman 20 give al least
20 days notice Of said change Of date.
Ia compliance with the above rule, notice
is hereby given TO the Republican voters Of
the county, that the date Of holding the pri-
mary election has been changed fiom June
2sih 10
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07

A building AZ Chestnut Hill. three miles
east Of Hooversville. the post Office, 4 gen
eral store and dwelling. was burned Satur-
ing was owned and occupied by NJ. I'd
Lohr, who was also the siorekesper and
postmaster. The structure was Of frame,
two stories in height, and contained pretty
large stock Of goods. The family escaped,
but nearly all the contents Of the building
were consumed. The loss will amount TO
probably $1,000 on the building, furniture
stock, etc. There is thought to be some in
surance. The origin Of the fire Is unknown
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-05-07
A Chance 70 Make Money.

salary and ezEenses raid. or commission.
II preEsrTe1 e<.esulen wanted everywhere
No experieDce nee1ed- Address, stating aze.
The G. L Van Dcsen Nursery Co., Geneva,
New York.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13

and is due to migration Of
different types - Allophylic,
white and yellow, blending
with a local quarternary ra-
ces, which also belonged to
the yellow type. Europe,
since the tertiary ages, has
has received only Allophyli.
an whites, Firms and Ary-
ans. The number of races
now existing in a pure state
is exceedingly restricted, il,
indeed, there is a single one
which can accepted as such.
Perhaps some little groups,
protected by their isolation,
such as the Mincopies, may
show an identity OF charac-
ters att sting their ethnic
homogeneity London
Times.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13
WHAT is LIFE?

The mere lapse Of years is
not life. TO eat, and drink
and sleep, to be exposed to
the darkness and to light,
to pace around in the mill Of
habit and turn tn ught INTO
an implement of trade-this is
not life. In all this, but a
poor fraction OF humanity is
awakened, and the sanctities
still slumber which make it
worth while to be.
knowledge, truth, love,
beauty, goodness, alone can
give vitality to the mechan-
ism OF existence. The laugh
OF mirth that vibrates
through the heart, the tears
that freshen the dry wastes
within, the music that brings
childhood back. the prayer
that calls thefuture near, the
doubt that makes us medi-
tate, the hardship that fore
es us to struggle, theanxiety
that ends in truth, an agen-
cy that is upright and pay
ing, are the true nourish-
ment OF our natural being.
Select.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13
Is Emigration Compulsory?

It seems that some OF the
colered people are in doubt
as to whether they will be al
lowed to remain in North Ca
rolina or not. Gov. Fowle
has just received the follow
ing remarkable letter.
Kingsboro, N. c. Feb,3
Gov. DIG. FOwle, Raleigh N q
Dear Sir:-Will you be kind
enough to inform me solne-
thing about the emigration
question, l want to find out
whether or not are we COM
peeled to emigrate to the
western States. 1 want to
know all the particulars a.
bout this matter. | isn't
satisfedin mind because +
want to stay in my native
State. Butif we arecompelled
to 60 | want to know ia
time. Please answer By rel
turn mail and thereby blige.
Your very obedient servant,
Gen'l M. Bullock.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13
Senator Vance in Anxious Pursuit Of Q
Stray Hat.

Senator Vance, of North
Carolina, lost his that the
other day. He came out OF
the Senate cloak-room bare
headed, with his overcoat on
his arm, parading The cori-
doris asking every one he met
if he had seen a tall hatstray-
ing about anywhere. He
was asking the question Of
Captain May, the doorkeeper
at the loby door, when the
page came up with the miss
ing article in his hand. Ser
ator Vance was just saying:
"Of course | don't think you
have seen it, you know, butI
was just asking like the
man who came into my Office
once when l was Governor of
North Carolina. He was a
trampish looking man, and
his clothing was worn and
seedy. He looked carefully
around the room, and then
said:
Governor, you amt seen
nothin' Of a pair of boots a.
round here. have you? left
'em in that corner lastnight.
and they amt there this
morning.
"I answered that / had not
seen the boots.
81 knowed some id thief
had stole them,' said the un-
known. of course l knowed
1t wasn't you, but | just
thought I'D ask. New York
Tribune.
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people too, are constantly
saying that never was such
u winter known. The old
folks forget. In the winter
OF 1S40-1 | was in cold, bleak
ice-bound New Hampshire.
But one snowfall was exper-
fenced till into February. The
weather was warm, and there
was much sunshine. But a
small rainfall was had. But
in February the snow was
piled snow on snow, and the
same in March, till there was
seven or eight feet of snow
on the ground, which did not
disappear till the mldule OF
April.
Some fourteen years later,
| remember, but little snow
fell in New England till De-
cember 22nd. when it was
blizzardly cold.
Let the reader remember
this is written on the fifth
day of February, while the
warm weatherstill continues,
News ITEMS.
William Alridge, who went
home with La Grippe, has
returned to his employment
F. p. Moore & Co. are ad.
ding an addition to the real
of their store. They have
dug a celler, over which they
will place the new part.
John Henley has the frame
of his two-story house or
Roanoke street up.
Capt. Jordan Cook, ofyoul
county, has purchased o
j. s. Warner lots 706 nnc
70S, on Roaroke street, or
which is Il new story-and-a
half house.
Mr.. Warner did not sci
him the barn which has beer
moved on to lot 40, OF
which he now has q house
and small building suitable
for a shoe shop, or bed-ron
or kitchen to his 16x24
story-and-a-half house. HI
is ready to sell this property
if any one wants to purchase
Us. w.
Linville Feb. 9TH.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13

Exposure to bad weather. get
ting wet, living in damp local
ties are favorable to the c0ntrac
tion If diseases of the kidneys
and bladder. AS q preventive
and for the cure of all kidney
and liver trouble, use thatvalua-
BILE remedy, DR.. j H. McLean's
liver and kidney balm. $1.0O
pcrbottlc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13

6u OVtT LIE COlluttlOii vi dl-
fairs in Oklahoma, and anx-
ious that immediate action
shall be taken on the Oklaho<
ma /. town-site bill, which
hasalready passed the House
also the bill providing for
a territorial form Of govern
ment for Oklahoma nOwpen-
ding in both House and Sen
ate.
1t is expected thatthe House
committee on Reform in the
civil service viii to-day set a
day for beginning the inves-
|tigation Of the civil service
commission.
Secretary Window is said
to be very much chagrined
at the opposition already
developed to his silver bill,
and Mr.. Harrison has be-
come so badly frightened ut
the outlook that he has
changed his mind about send
ing a special message to Con-
gress in it's favor.
Secretary Rusk has receiv-
ed from Europe q large con-
signment of silk-worm eggs.
He will distribute them free
to all persons desiring to
to raise silk-worms. He will
also furnish books of instruc-
tions in silk culture to appli-
cants for them.
Ex-senator Platt, of New
York, paid Washington an
unexpected visit last week,
and all the republican politi'
tians are cudgelling Their
brains to know what brought
him here.
Representative Dibble, OF
s. G., has "a bill before the
House committee on the elec
tion Of President and Vice.
President, which provides fol
two Vice Presidents. In ar.
guing in favor of his bill, Mr.
Dibbie stated that the Uni.
ted states has been without
a Vice President twenty-five
years during it's one hundred
of existence.
Senator's Vance and Hamp
ton spoke on the race ques
tion last week in reply to tht
recent speech of Senator In
gals on the same subject
Mr.. Vance was the recipient
OF a very handsome basket
of roses, attatched to which
was a card With the follow
linginscription: "To the Hon
q. B. Vance, the honorable
faithful and impartial defen
der Of the welfare of the sons
of Ham.
Representative McAdoGo
New Jersey, thinks his resolu
tion providing for the hold
ing OF Presidential and Con
gressional elections on tn
third Tuesday in Octobe'
would accomplish greaugoo(
]by preventing national elec
tions from conflicting witt
local elections.
Washington, Feb. 5.
Harrison is very fond 0
| Republican editors who dit
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13
"REMINISCENCES, COGlTATI0Ns
AND NEWS ITEMS.
NUMBER VI.

For the Democrat.
Ipromised to tell your read
ers about Dengue.
1t is a disease confined to
cities, does not spread itself
over country and city, as La
Grippe does. 1t is notanan-
nual, nor even aseptenial. 1t
seldom visits a city a second
time. 1t is not like the chol-
era, a traveller, visiting all
parts OF the world by fre-
quented paths or highways,
but comes to q single city,
and quietly and effectually
visits every household in it.
It is therefore a contagious
disease, confined to a small
district. / said ! knew what
Dengue is, | have had it, and
can tell from experience, AS
well as observation, how it
works.
At first the victim Of the
disease feels a pain in the
back part of the head, which
soon extends too, and down
the spinal column, and thence
all over the body, till the
very marrowin the bones
seems to feel the pain. Hence
the name in English Break
bone Fever. The patient be-
comes thirsty and swallows
wa ter to quench the thirst,
Which feels like dry meal in
the mouth. The fever has a
run OF about fourteen days,
on the average-some get
well in less time, while others
are confined to the house
three weeks. 1t is seldom ia
tai. Next to none who are
free from chronic diseases die
of it. When the disease visit
ed Memphis, Tennessee, as it
did in 1861, the physicians
estimated that not more
than three per cent, of the
population OF that city es-
caped it's attack, and only
two, or at most, three deaths
occurred from it.
| said to my companions.
that if the disease attacked
me, | would take a pack.
Some Of your readers, Mr..
Editor. may not know what
a 'pack"is. To take apack
opeslenudes himself Of cloth
iIlEnnd has a sheet wet in
cold water, thrown over and
placed closely ahouthim. He
is then helped on to a bed
and is literally covered
with warm bed clothes
in order that he may sweat
freely. Ii a patient does not
sweat readily, hot bricks or
stones or sad irons are appli-
ed to the feet and body. Al
ter sweating a halfhouror SO
the patient is uncovered and
rubbed down with coarse
towels, and soon is ina nor
|mal condition.
/ Well, | was attacked and
took a pack though my com
panions told me it would kill
me. | went into the pack at
about IL o'clock, P. M. and
the next morning ut IL o.
clock / was setting type a
gain as well as ever. 1t as.
tonished the natives.
I. New Orleans, Pensacola
Charleston andsome Other
southern cities have suffered
\ from the Dengue. Charles
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1890-02-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
For the Democrat:

SAvM veA AsO6 ~A~A N~AAScpSA0A"
For the Democrat:
The great Congressional
fight is nowfairly on, and the
democratic members Of the
House are battling nobly for
the government Of the House
before going any farther
with legislation, and they
have, in caucus, determined
to stand by their guns to the
bitter end. OF course they
recognize the fact that if the
republicans succeed in their
. intention OF seating all the
republican contestants be-
fore the Rules are adopted,
they can then adopt any sort
Of rules they may desire, but
they will have a hard time be-
fore they do it. With all of
Speeker Reeds unfair decis-
ions it took them three days
to get the contested election
case of Smith vs.. Jackson be-
fore the House. The fight
has been very exciting, and
the most dramatic scenes
have been frequented on tho
floor Of the House. "Stand
by your guns, is what ex-
Speaker Randall wrote from
his sick-room to the demo-
cratic caucus. Representa-
tive Bynum, of Indiana. but
voiced the sentiment OF his
democratic colleagues when
he said: "You, sir, (pointing
to the Speaker,) have viola
ted more than any man on
this floor, parliamentary
rules and practices. You
may conlmmafe what you
! have undertaken. YoH have
the power, backed by a mob
on the floor OF this House.
Men have tried to consumate
such proceedings before. At
the hour Of midnight, a Fed
eral Judge made q ruling
which perpetuate6 the repub-
lican party in power, but his
name is now forgotten; and
more than that, this proceed
ing is keeping with the prac-
tice Of your party, it is in
keeping with your action
: when you stole the Presiden-
cy. You have gone forward
You have usurped power.
You have mutilated the rec
ord of the House in order to
carry out the behests OF the
chairman OF the national re-
publican committee to turn
out the Representatives OF
the people elected to seats on
this floor. Now proceed in
this matter, but in the Ian
guage OF the lmmOrtal Eli
nett, we propose to dispute
every inch Of ground, burn
every blade Of grass, and the
last entrenchment OF liberty
shall he our grave.
q - Af.
= Ex-Speaker Carlisle is now
engaged in drawing up anad
dress to the public in justiti-
cation OF the action OF the
democrats OF the House inre
sisting Speaker Reed 8 usur
patton. There is also talkot
making a test case in order
to have the Supreme Court
decide upon the constitution
atty OF Mr.. Reeds action.
Many republicans openly
condemn Speaker Reeds con
duct, and atleast two mem
bers Of the Cabinet Blain,