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The state herald., 1890-07-18


This letter Is dated ut Pithole. but
there is no town here. no postoilicc,
and not even building left on the site
Of what was once Pithole City. which
in point OF postal business transacted
was the third city Of Pennsylvania.
This was. in 1896. Since then the
town has literally disappeared from
the face Of the earth. II Is doubtful II
the history Of the world furnishes nm.
other such strange romance as this
town of Pithole In one corner Of the
Pennsylvania oil regions. To get into
Pitholc the Giobe.Democrat correspond.
ent was obliged to ''let down the bars. -
rs the Tertiary once covered by town
Of perhaps 100. 900 inhabitants Is now
devoted to pas,uring cattle. No census
of Pithole was ever taken and any
estimate Of It's population must be
based on the amount OF postal business.
From Sept. %. 1865. the date OF the
first publication OF the local paper. &c
Feb. 10. 1866. over 10000 letters were
advertised. The total receipts OF the
Pitholc Office for the first quarter were
q. 325.0i. A population Of 10000 is
probably low estimate. although IL
was largely "iloating" To-day the
place is u pasture iicld.-Cor. 81 Lou,
Globe Democrat.
The state herald., 1890-07-18
An Empress in The Harem,

The Empress Victoria Augusta had
In Turkey one experience not to he
matched in any other place In Europe,
10 be received ms guest. but by men
alone: TO be entertained with perfect
devotion, but exactly as II her host was
a bachelor; to find not single woman
on the premises in any capacity, and
then, after twenty -four hours OF this
kind Of life, to be taken through side
door into walled-up section of the
palace. and there, in the midst OF wait
ing women innumerablc. and of unsur.
passed magniiicence, to be introduced
TO Madame the First Wife, Madame
the Second. Madame the Third Madame
the Fourth. etc.. etc, must OF course
impart slight impression Of limited
hospitality to the flavor Of the enter
tainment previously offered In the halls
outside Of the real ho,iscao,i. This Is
what happened to the Empress of Ger
many. The impression produced BY
the passing glimpse Of the real home
Of the Sultan was heightened by thu
fact that in Turkey etiquette forbids
speaking to man about his wife. The
subject Is very properly tabooed. The
man who has fallen into multiple en-
ENGAGEMENTS of the heart does not care
TO be addressed concerning them any
more than he wishes TO be talked TO
about any other weakness or failure OF
his life.
The ladies of the harem, says cor
respondent Of the New York Tribune.
have had one revelation In this conncc.
ton. even more startling TO them than
this opening of the harem door and the
taste Of its democratic life could have
been TO the Empress. The rumor that
their Imperial master had taken the
Empress on his arm, and had driven
through the streets sitting by her side
in his own carriage as no one of them
could possibly do, was in itself suilici-
emily amazing. But Ia read In all the
daily papers the account Of the visit OF
the Empress without her husband TO
the city. when the Turkish sailors
manned the yards of the fleet in her
honor. and When salutes were fired for
her sole benrii,. wnsia most unexpected
disclosure OF the heights Of dignity to
which woman may attain In some
parts OF the world. Not one Of the
harcm Is known even by name 10 the
nation, much less honorc,k by the na-
ton. MS this stranger from Germany
has been honScd.
The state herald., 1890-07-18
A Boy. Idea.

A few Sundays since . father and
son were q the Cliff Ho,se for the
first time. The son was not more
than nine years Of age; but he was pre-
cocious; moreover. no was an interro-
cation point on legs. He drew his
father into the following conversation
and advanced an original idea later
on:
What are those things over on
those rocksp"
ssThose are SEALS"
ssrhey must be- awful warm lying
there In the sun with such thick skins
on"
They don't mind that, they are
adapted to the climate"
..Aro those the animals that raise
sealskins for womenp"
"Yes."
"Then mamma must be adapted to
the climate, too, for she wears her
skin whom the weather Is awful hot. :"
"Certainly. All women who can af-
ford 1t are adapted to a sealskin
climate"
"Say. papa, wouldn't a theater man
like 10 have one OF those seals,
thought"
"What for?" tf.
"Well, you see, he could train tho
seal to act in a tank. and the the ugly
william would grab the pretty, inno-
cent girl and say, Marry mo or your
doom is sealed she would say, New
cr! I'll perish FIRST and jump into
the tank. Then the seal would swim
to her and she would climb on his
back and ride to a pile Of rocks in the
middle Of the tank, just about tho same
time that the fellow she loves drops
with q parachute on the same island.
Then the curtain would 20 down,
while tho girl would BIO sitting on a
big rock patting the seals head as 1t
nestled In the lace on her lap, and her
lover would stand with one hand
raised skyward and the other resting
on the girls wet hair md say, .Heav-
on DO praised for this sleek de!iverer!"
MY boy, my boy!"
"Where are you going, papa?"
"Oomc home with me, my son. I'll
write play and buy seal. But, my
boy, the principal part I'll give to you
you furnish the gas for the imitation
OF the balloon which carries up the
parachute. San Francisco CAL.
The state herald., 1890-07-18


may say here that think marriage
II Of all humal, institutions the best. IL
you marry the right person. says Mrs.
Crawford in her letter to London Truth.
II you don't it'iA school for patience.
the most vnlua ole Of all the virtues.
We both agreed that two persons Of
irritable nerves or hyper-scnsitiyc dis
positions should not unite In mntrimo-
ny. Dickens WAS one Of the best fell
lows, wiki, Collins said. that ever
lived, mud very cheerful worker. lie
WAS bright aud genial In his home cir
Gle. Hut no had nerves, often on mn
edge. aud Mrs. Dickens wns sensitive
and mistrustful Of herself. This made
her low spirited Just Mt times when n
flow Of good huinor was wanted TO
sooihc him. lie WINGED aud she shed
tears, and 40 the dissolution Of partner
ship came about. She was good little
woman. hut did not develop mentally
along with Dickens. who married her
when he was very young and hardly
knew his own mind. Talking Of Mr..
Braddon. George Eliot. aud other
women Of literary capacity. he thought
Il good thing for such persons to
marry good men of business. who could
bring their works 10 the bcst market.
Mr.. Maxwell and Mr.. Lcwcs did this
Tor Miss Bfnddon md George Eliot
The state herald., 1890-07-18
A Venerable Poet.

! met the venerable poet. X. II.
Stoddard. nj his home tho other eve.
ming. lie gave mo hearty shake with
his left hand and held up his right by
way Of explanation. Il was wasted and
drawn by rheumatism. He told ma
thnl he had suffered so much from hil
eyes being diseased that he had been
unable TO go out vt night for mere than
= year. He II Of medium height. hai
short gray hair and beard. lie IL nj.
most constantly ~ q good humor dc.
spite his bodily uiiilctiops and heartily
enjoys u Joke. IL addition to hfs
Iiooilcal writings. which occupy con.
siderable Of his timo. no does editorial
work.-M ]. H."
The state herald., 1890-07-18
mAcmAAoN,s STORY.
4 Significant Utterance AttrIbutsdto ths
Late Emperor.

Some time ago Colonel Stoffel. an
authority in tho military affairs Of
France and Germany published in Pari,
a pamphlet concerning the possibility
and feasibility Of Frauco-German
alliance against Russian pan-slavisnl
and Russian barbarism generally. The
sine qua mo-, Of such an alliance.
Colonel Stoffel said was that Germany
should return to France her lost
provinces. The general discussion Of
Colonel Stoffel's novel ideas was In
terrupted by events Of greater import.
ance at Berlin and Paris. but 1t has
been revived by some rather sensation.
al comments on 1t by the venerable
Marshal MacMahon. Since the nc.
cession Of the present German Emperor
to the thsSonc Marshal MacMahon
thinks, there Is no hope that France
may get back her provinces peacefully
in the near future. Had young Will.
liam's father, however. lived to exc.
cute tho foreign policy no had in his
mind, France would have recovered
Alsacc and Lorraine without the firing
Of a shot or the splitting Of drop Of
blood.
"On the day after tho battle o.
Sedan" says the Marshal. in explana.
ton of the unique opinions, 1.-THE
Crown Prince called ON me- l could
not receive him on account OF my
wounds, but d'Abzac, my Adjutant,
saw him, and talked with him. and on
the following day related the CONVEX
sation to me. The Prussian General
staff expected the war to end very soon.
and had no idea that Paris could offer
such resistance. The Crown Prince
Frederick said: Herr Won Moltke Is.
in my opinion, about to make a grave
mistake. He wishes to compel you to
cede to us part OF your territory ]
gave my views OH the matter, and de-
clarcd / held such proposal to be n
bad error. think j know the French
aud that they could forgive everything
except such n crlppling Of their country.
AS soon as they regaincd their strength
after thus losing territory. they would
try to get back all they lost. They
would. therefore, always be threaten
ing the peace and safety of Prussia"
These words of the Crown Prince, re-
ported to me by d'Abzac, impressed
me deeply. l have never forgotten
them. am sure that Frederick. as
Emperor. would not have altered hii
views but would have been true to his
former conviction that the annexation
of Aisace and Lorraine was permanent
obstacle to any reconciliation Of France
and Germany. Under him Stofrcl's
proposal for Frmco-tier1nan alliance
could have been considered seriously.
Now it is out of the question
All the German daiiies which are
not entirely occupied witt, the recent
developments of Imperial politics nj
Berlin are trying to prove that the
French soldier is attempting TO manu-
facturc history and that Unscr Fritz
never made any such uttcrances us
those attributed to him by d'Abzac.
The state herald., 1890-07-18

character in this country. Mrs.
Louise y. Ellis. OF 2s05 Stout Street,
Denver. writes;
This Is TO certify that my son has
been completely cured OF nervous pros.
trntlon and general weakness. He was
unable TO attend TO his daily work.
But. thanks 10 Gun Was Herb Remc-
die, he Ii now In good health md
working every day, eating hearty and
sleeping well. and l verify believe II
my son had not used Gun Was Rene
dies he would to-day have been In the
grave. To nil sufferers ] would nd.
wise Gun Was Remedies"
The remedies will positively cure
dyspepsia. indigestion, fits, piles, nett
ralgin, all nervous diseases, fovcrr.
costivoness. rheumatism. catnrrh. dcnf-
ness, female weakness, tape worm,
cancer. tumors, nil sexual diseases,
heart dlscnsc.s consumption, bron.
chiils, sore eyes. urinary troubles.
lost manhood. kidney and liver dis
eases, salt rhcum. all skin diseases.
badness, malnrin, all blood discusses.
erupiionr, nsthmn. paraly sis and all
diseases.
Out OF town patients can DO treated
by mil. No churgo for examination.
consultation. or advice. In Wow OF
tho enormous demand for tho famous
remedies the business has been
merged Into mn Incorporated stock
.I L..
The state herald., 1890-07-18
Queen vIctorIn's Iscecn,r,c,,lc..

0no Of her pccullaritics Is her jealou,
care about everything pertaining 10 her
late husband. His personal property
II In tho same condition In which lir
left II. His horses died In their stalls
without having been mounted after his
death. Ills slippers aud drcssing-gown
arc every night placed In their accus.
toned position, while tho Queen sits on
the opposite side Of the fireplace mud
thinks OF tho days gone by. aud. II |,
,aid, believes that his spirit Is present
to commune with hcr.-iHiiddeiphts
Inquirer.
The state herald., 1890-07-18
oRAIlEYlNa Io AIL.

Tho high position attained and tho uni
versal acceptance and approval OF the
pleasant liquid fruit remedy Syrup OF
F'igs,as the most excellent laxative known
illustrate tho value of tho qualities on
which It's success Is based and are ubun-
dainty gratifying to tho California Fig
Syrup Company.
The state herald., 1890-07-18
New pea, on the SAINT, Fo

The Thunderbolt train leaving Denver
daily ut 5p; M, Colorado Springs at so
y. III. and Pueblo ut o:aJ D. M. carries
through vestibule and chair cars 10 Chica
go, arriving Mt Chicago the second morn.
ing at s:aO, serving supper out OF Denver
in Santa 70 Route famous vsstibule din.
ing cars. This Is the only line running
dining cars In and out of Denver For d
pleasant trip, take this train when going
East. Double daily train service TO aii
California points.
The state herald., 1890-07-18
The Iowa nusine.. College

Of Dcs Moinos, has boon successful
school for twenty years, and to- day stand.
at tho head Of all institutions OF its kind
In the west Tho college has spacious
quarters in tho Y. NJ. G. A. building, and
has facilities for accommodating large
number OF students. Sec advertisement,
in this paper.
The state herald., 1890-07-18

Sir N0reis Free, will be sent by Cragin
d Co., Philada., Pa, TO anyone In tho u s.
or Canada, postage paid, upon receipt OF Is
Dobbins' Electric Soap wrappers. See list
OF novels on circulars around each bar.
Soup for sale by all groccrs.
The state herald., 1890-07-18

Having used Mothers F'ricnd' would
not be without H. II In boon 10 wives who
know they must pass through tho painful
ordeal Of chlldblrth.-M q. Mrlburno,
Iowa. Write Tho Brsdncld Kegulstor
Co, Atlanta. Ca. for further particulars.
Sold by nll drt 1rists.
The state herald., 1890-07-18

j. &. SIMPSON, Marques, W. Va,
says: "Hnlls Catnrrh Cure cured me OF
n very bad case OF catarrh." Druggists
sell 1t, i5c.
The state herald., 1890-07-18

The "sauts 70 Route" will sell tickcts
from Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueb
10. 10 Galveston and return, July 2sth. ri
one fare for tho round trip, Tickets good
for thirty days. Smooth track, close con
bcctious and fsst timc via this line
The state herald., 1890-07-18
TO CONSUMERS.

As we make n specially of CniLDHrX's
School SnoEs we feel safe In stating that
no other goods in the market equal oun
owS production in service, quality and
III, We make these shoes on nil widths
and earnestly request that you try pair
of our
The state herald., 1890-07-18

"Wanted, an American Poet" snys q
contemporary. Oh, we have him already.
He lives In every city and ward, every
county and town OF this blessed country
and 40 dOea She
The state herald., 1890-07-18

Husband (rcadingl -"This paper SAYS
Jenkins will lead Miss Cutt!efsh TO the
altar. shortly Wife-"Humph. Hell
never lead her any further
The state herald., 1890-07-18

When Baby was tick, We gave her Cas.oria,
When sh. was a Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung 20 castoris
When she hot Children, she gave them Castoria
The state herald., 1890-07-18

A piece OF lImburHcr cheese Ia like u tacl
10 ono rcspect-you can always lind II II
tho dark
The state herald., 1890-07-18

Wibble-"I wonder why swans sing lust
before dcathr Wabblc-"lt is their last
chants, | suppose
The state herald., 1890-07-18

"a offered cholic n penny for hi.
thoughts did you rot thomi' "No
He was out OF thoughis.-as usunl. y
The state herald., 1890-07-18

Nightmares. az dream my stories, I" said
Hicks. "How YOU must dread going to
bed !" exclaimed Cynicus.
The state herald., 1890-07-18
Little Jim va. buried like glutleman.

Little Jim was buried like giutleman. '
One OF the younger inhabitants Of the
Patch had something to say about the
matter, too, when h1 was seen. You
kin say that our Jim Is going to have a
monument he said. We're raisin'
tho money an It's goin to he dandy.
We're goin' to have somethin' on the
stone. too, that'll kinder tell wot kind
Of a Teller little Jim wuz. Some of the
boys wuz q thinkin' about somethin
like this" said Jim's friend, producing
rather dirty piece Of paper on which
was written:
"Our Jim,
uH His legs wux crooked -l
But no wux straight
at may not be In just that style. but
them's about our sentiments" con-
cluded Jim's friend.
And SO. while Jim in life was Of little
consequence, after death he has been
honored. The Same can not be said Of
the great ones Of the earth.-M \
Nail and EIpTess,
The state herald., 1890-07-18

w.s. q. Denver. Vol VII. sss-xs. -.
wien .l,,las 70 sd,s,,i..t. eissss ny sAst yoS
The state herald., 1890-07-18

Shoe Manufacturers, Omaha, Neb.
Wales Goodyear Rubbers are the best
The state herald., 1890-07-18

~
Yes, Jim; all right"
AN tho carriages. an the black
horses. au' all thnie''
Yes, Jim; all right"
"All right, thcn." said Jim. n little
YEARLY. I'm little tired now. an
guess Ill 70 10 sleep"
And no did When they come To
look ut him some time later he was
sleeping his las, sleep with smile on
his face.
And tho Patch honored him in death
m II honors few In life. The undertaken
more than kept his wori with Jim. The
Murphy cottage was small aud the
undertaken had the body Of the dead
moved 10 his hest room. wher. II Law in
state for two days. during which time
all the Patch visited the rooms Nor
did Mrs. Murphy forget her commits
sion. The tobacco aud the pipes aud
tbr SNUFF were there.
Aud the funeral! That was u rcvoln.
ton tn the Patch. The hcnrso Ind
waving plumcs. 10 the surprise Of some
of the natives who hal thought that no
one lower IN tho social circle than an
alderman or n prosperous liquor dealer
'o"'N w Nv H'uvl'bs tHt Nltth nDttcH
were there, and the undertaken In per.
son superintendent the funeral instead
OF ,lclegnting this duty to nn assistant.
II was proud day for Mrs. Murphy.
VIII wore her black beaded cashmere
dress, bought many years ngo ready.
mnde aud only worn on state occasions.
with Mr.. Murphy aud tho young
Mnrphys she had the carriage next 10
the licarse, and there were some twenty
other carriages Even the proprietor Of
the "liolc In the Wall" was faln 10 bow
10 the csiycbcics Of the occasion aud
rode 10 the funeral IN solemn state.
while several local politicians with M
eye 10 the nlain chaucc, also attended.
Mrs. Murphy. In speaking Of the
matter. wiped her eyes "A she saidi
II feel ss though wan nv me own had
gone from mel but thers's wan comfort
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ply hcred y and environment, and present
lotelii8ent CONVICTION. believe in the
fundamental political doctrines on which
that part stood IN the furnace of Civil War
and since then hrs buiided the monument
of peaes. believe the country is safer
under the political direction of that party
than under the dominance of its great oppo-
uent. feel that moral education and wise
economics have found more champions in
that party than in any other.
IT dice in NE general trend of temper
ance leg.slai on advocated, enacted and en-
forced by Republi ,ans.
In the conflicts of modern CIVILIZATION i.
arguss ignorance or reckiessness 10 possess
40 political convictions, it argues mental or
moral cowardlce not to advocate them. But
my party work do as an individual and
never have sought TO use the name or the
int ance O the ". C.. I. u. n support of
the party am proud . call my party"
My asst offence at the bar of certain self
appointed nqu sitors was llttle courteous
recogn ton OF Speaker Reeds aggressive
patriotism the House of Representative,
and his magnificent endorsement by
men of all political beliefs in the
Pine Tree State. After his recent return
to Washington, sent to his desk in the
| House sturdy little pine tree with flag
at the tpp. and congrstulstory note. ex
pressing my respect for his political service
add the country debt of obligation to his
State. Great ofense that. surely To
/ his ind. :tment make no aefense. To
crowd sa,h an Innocent aud tridlng ,urtesy
pom the .itni SIS stand in Tue tai of a
great cause. i m nhSiOls admission of
I in erattif,la u a. r,.tpvqf
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#e present In This issue 10 faii the
pfoeeedings u fhe son-Fartaaan We
raea's Christian Temperance Union
which has been 10 segsion At Foxcf5ft
for the pssG few days for the purpose 81
erecting stat. organization 10 Maine
4, was certainly a grand gathering oil
6hristlan women Temperance workers
Who believe with the Good TEN
,,lsrs that the great moral
form 10 which they are engaged
4. higher and nobier than any political
party. We commend Il 10 the careful
attention Of our readers-espeeiaiiy
the magnificent address Of that dis
tipguished christian Temperance worker
Mrs. j Ellen Foster. Its arguments
appear 10 Us to be uHanswerable.
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Rev. +. NJ. ShIout, Pa tor United Breth
rem Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: 81
feel it my duty to tell what wonders DR.
Kink's New Discovery has done for me
My lungs we're badly diseased, an ny
psFishioners thought could live only I
few weeks. / took i've bottles Of Dr.
King's Few Discovery and am sound ane
well, gsining % pounds in weight"
Arthur Lore, Manager Loves Funny
Folks Con biBstion. writes: "Afier /,
thorough trial ard convincing evidence,
am confident r, Kings Ne~ Discovery
for consumption. beats EN- all, and cure,
when everythia else fails. The great
kindness can DO my many ihousan
friends is to urge them to try it, FIRES
trial bottles at Rovditch, Webster & Co ;
Drug Store. Regular sizes zoe. AMI 81 %
aug ieed&w ychvky
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Report OF the Provisional Superin
tsndsut OF Press Work.

Mrs. +. II. Besle of Augusta. was Their
read
kssddas Psss,deEf and Sisters Of tAr
CaHUsastaa;
At meeting Of our Union held in June
letter was read from our Provisional
Pressdent. Ms. raa', asking that ore
Of Ger number be appointed a. saper-
istsndeai o. Press Work Ger the State.
lr accepting the p Sisien think hxd
sagae consciousness Of the responsibilitie,
resting epon nas. realized that /. vas N
exceedingly critical time with as AM, ,hs,
our true roslsioa should be we'll under.
sssod through the medium of the press
Very briefly viii glance over nv work
OF tie ps-t four months, At first So
cited space IN the columns of ssms,h
dozen leading papers of the State,
sni from their editors received kindly
sssgonse. ST the same time cur Provisional
President had made arrangements With
ehsr spers giving Us large Geld ir rhies
to work.
IL have eoaeayorsd to gather and circulate
what clippings could but an unable II
SSe he exxes number. Among some of ths
interesting items have beea these regarding
&S-s Edwards work among Us which we fee
wss productive Of much good.
Ths correspondence between Mrs. Lydis
ii Elson Of Washington, D. C. and Mrs
paul OF Fort Fairfield was only pahlishs,
by sssss Daily kesneeec Journal be
sasse special reference 70 the subject hai
been made By a speaker in Ausasta.
have been enabled through toe geae-
esity cf Mrs. Wa;soa, of Piusnurg, pesn
the nslisher OF the White Ribbon, 70 cir
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CRAZE AprLE CNrSl-p Boil three
pounds Of crab apples until soft enough
TO rub through colander, then add on
and three-quarters pounds OF sugar, one
quart vinegar, one tablespoonful eacl
of cloves, pepper and cinnamon, and
one teaspoonful of salt. Boil until
thick.
CUCU MEIER CArsrr.- Select tender
cucumbers aud peel aud crate to make
two quarts of pulp. Press this lightly
with "a wooden spoon until the uic,
stops running Throw the latter away
and season the pulp with half pint
grated horse radsh, half an ounce
ground black pepper, salt to taste. and
add sis level tablespOoufuls of sugar.
Rave three one Quart glass irs, and put
one-third of the pulp in each, then ill
fui of the best cider vinegar ard screw
u" tops on perfectly tight.
CRAZE C.far + -Four and one hal
pounds of grapes. two and onehalI
pounds Of sugar, oAc pint OF vinegar,
one large tablespoonful of cinnamon.
one-half tablespoonful each Of allSpice
aud cloves Separate the pulps and skins,
boil the pulp and pass through a colln
de-. ~ above, add the sugar aud spice
aud boil fifteen minutes. Pour in cold
vinegar and remove from the stove and
bottle Immediately.
- CytfGge UsdTh