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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
HERsERr aosFETTER TALks.
He Says thar the South Perm VIII
os 8uiit Some Day

PiitSsary Times August e
Rumors have been rife Of late regarl-
ing the prospective completion Of the
South Penn Railroad, and q morning
contemporary has even gone the length
Of producing presumptive evidence 70
show that the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
has secretly undertakes this work with
view TO carrying it to a conclusion.
Last evening TIa,s reporter secured an
interview on this subject with Herbert
Hostettsr, whose father, tie la;s Dr. Hos
letter, vas practically the prugenifor of
the South Penn road. and entertained
the hrmest faith in the necessity Of its
completion. 3Er Hostetter inherits his
father's confidence in the ultimate sue
cess Of the road. BE was the last stock
holder 70 part with his interest when the
enterprise vas bought out BY the Van
derbilts az 90 cents on the dollar. and be
still maintains the belief that some day
the road viii be an accomplished fact,
and that the monopoly enjoyed BY the
Pennsylvania Railroad will be wiped out
forever.
~What DO yog think Of the story pub
lished to the effect that PennsYivania
Railroad engineers are surveying the
South Penn line Of road With visE to
is early construction - Mr.. Hosfetisr
vas asked
Il do not attach any importance to it,
Mr.. Hosfettcr said. and he continued
~Of course, since sold cut my stock
have no longer any actual interest IN the
road At the same time am disposed
10 watch is affairs more or less closely and
so FAR As am able to judge. there Is not
the remotest prospect 0ftha road being
eompiet, q within the near future. sup
posilss nat a corps Of sngineers has been
at work, what then Is il not provided
under the charter granted by the State
that a certain amount Of work shall be
done AZ stated intervals. and must not
the Fande-biIts, who now control the
road, see 70 it that work Of some Kind
shall BE- done from time 70 time2 That
the Nanderhilts mean 70 construct the
road row IS out Of the question Their
intention when the purchaze was made
was TO parallel the Pennsylvania and
then sell out % that monopoly. The
state Attorney General procured an in
Junction to block this scheme, and there
the thing ended"
Have the Nanderbilts sole and abso-
lute control Of the road to-day ~
THAT 7 am not prepared to answer.
There may be other capitalists interested.
but | would prefer to say nothing on
that subject
@fou think, then, that the road VIII
never be buiItg~
No, I do not think any such a thing.
On the contrary, an 50 strongly i'm
pressed with the Necessity Of another out
let 70 the Esst, outside Of the PRR
that I consider the building II the South
Penn road, AZ some time IN the future. an
Absolute certainty. For the present. how
ever, the road is a dead letter and Il
going to remain 80 for long time 70
,ome'
When it is built, VIII the vanderbifs
be the builders
mat Is another question which am
not N position 70 answer. All thar L
an say is that the road is bound 70 be
'ompleted some day, but By whom is
,,.s..- g .t rs
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
The English Railroad Car.

Those Americans who 90 abroad to dis
cover the shortcomings Of Europe and to
exaggerafe their own satisfaction with
everything American, are always hap
piest when they are describing and Eng
lish, French, or German railroad. They
are haf wrong, IS bigots usually are !;
bat then, again they are half right The
truest comparison and fairest statement
Of the Facts concerning English and
American railroads is that if they had
our ears and We had their roads, both
countries would enjoy railroading to per-
fectior-
In order to present the completest pic
ture to the American reader, let him or
her imagine a summer horse-car with the
sides boarded up-one Of those horse-cars
We New Workers ride upon Third Avenue
in, with cross seats facing one another in
pairs Let him imagine the back Of every
alternate seat carried up 70 the ceiling.
That would divide the car into three or
four boxes. Then put 4 window at each :
end Of each seat, and door at each end
Of each passage. The windows must be
tight and immovable, but there must be
a sliding wiadow in every door, to hoist
lp snd down BY means Of broad leather
strap, worn black and soft by handling.
Now mark Third Class on the boxes
that are over the wheels at either end of
the ear, and print First Class on the
boxes between the wheels in the middle
of the car Cushion the first-cIass seats,
and pad their hacks as high as ones
head then carpet the third-class seats,
and nail carpets on their backs, and YOU
have turned al open horse-car into an
English railway carriage. There is a
narrow board on each side of the horse
ear for the conductor to walk upon, and
that is there also on the English car; but
the English railroad car is boarded up at
each end, whereas the American horse
ear is glazed
Now let the American think of all the
comforts and convenienees there are in
our railroad coaches-the toilet stand.
the closet, the heating apparatus, the
drinking water cylinder. Not one of
these is in an English railroad car-not
one- All those things are at the station,
not IN the ears- IN the English cars
there IS an Intellectual and timid light,
half concealed above thick convex glass
IN the roof Of each compartment, and
there is rack over each seat. This Is
the fact whether you ride frst-class or
third-class. In some Of the cars there Is
a map Of the railroad over one bench,
and sn advertisement of the railroads s
hoteas facing It, in each compartment.
The map strikes me as mast excellent
idea There is also posted in each COM
partnent a statement Of the number of
persons it is designed to hold. This
compartment is for ten persons, was al
ways posted in the the third-class and
second-elass compartments in the first
class ones the seats are divided by pad
aed arms to accommodate three persons
each. or six to the compartment That
is European custom. Even on ship
board on your way to Enrope you viii
notice, east in the iron door-frame of
every room aboard the vessel, state
ment Of the number of sailors OF passen-
gers or stewards or stokers that may in
habit each apartment-Harper's Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
MADcAP OF THE TOWN.
~ sosrrHpE FolIAaD.


On, she was S1ch = merry maid
50 falIof mirth al.d glee.
Thas eTery one Who knew her said
8 eiishe and ssv sas she
That II a lover came 70 WOO
This madcap Of the towr.
HIS fate he'd rue. for wen they knew
she'd qever settle down.
The sweetest music was her laugh
Thai ran IN liquid tuTs.
HaIf Ike song of birts. and half
Ike downward dancing rills.
To melody her voice was set
And. though the world might frovn.
she did not fret but said: =. lis yet
Too soon 10 settle down r.
A lover sought this maid % wed.
and on what happiness
Was his. when, bsushing rosy red,
She softly whispered. - Yes r.
With many shrlg and knowing glance
The gnSsips of the Town
said in advance she'll fud a chance
Perhaps to settle down
Bit happy Is her wsdied lot,
Wish gladness Hnsubdued
She made her home blessed spot
For those in am mood
For children gaily froiieked Mound
Her husband held her dear.
And SEX and sound welcome fund
Within this house of cheer
Time stole the russs ef her yauzA.
With much she had oPart
Bot, spite Of al, IN sober truth
She kcpg her merry heart
such charms and graces she displayed
Who wore the natr0n crown.
The s0ssips said 8 The merry maid
Is the sweetest wife IN town 3
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20

There Is not one man or woman in ten
thousand who can afford 70 do without
seven or eight hours sleep. Americans
need more sleep than they are getting.
This lack makes them 50 nervous and
the insane asvlums 80 popuious. IF you
can get to bed early then rise early II
you cannot get % bed till late, then rise
late. Il may be as Christian for one man
to rise at eight as Il IS for another to rise
at five. I counsel ny readers 70 get up
when they are rested But let the rous-
ing bell be rung at least thirty minutes
before making your public appearance.
Physicians ssy th4t suiden jump out
Of bed gives an irregular motion % the
pulse It takes hours to GET over 4 too
sudden rising. Give Is time. after you
cali Us, 70 roll over, gaze AZ the world f1II
in the face, and look before We leap.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
Two Answers.

aWhat made you tell her 30 many
times7" asked 4 syupatbizing by-ssan-
der, who had heard a railway official an-
swel the sanle question for an old lad Y
SIX times in fifteen minutes
why. she didn't understand 1' re-
Piled he simply. evidently 3 little sur
prised at the suggestion that he could
have refrained from speaking. In dis
agreeable contrast to his forebearauce
stands the speech Of the sea captain, irri-
t4ted by an OF repeated query.
Is it always soggy OF the banks -
asked passenger, guiltIess Of q suspi-
cion that he might offend
How do know, sir?n snarEed the
captain I'm not always Of the banks >
-Toata's csmpGuioa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
You Take No Risk

In buying Hoods SarsapariiIa. slr II =
sveryEhere recognized A. the standard
o1iidlng-uP medicine and blood purifier
Il mas Won its way 70 TIE front by it,
own intrinsic merit AMI has the lar-sst
sale Of any preparation Of is kinL any
honest druggist viii confirm this STATE
ment IfyOu decide 70 take Hoods sar
s4parilla, % not Be induced 10 boy any-
thing else IN IL stead
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
A Much Needed Invention.

IN machine shops it Is frequent oc-
cruence that particles OF metal penetrate
the skin anil eyes. Messrs. Frister &
Rossman have, aceorfin, % Revue IN
dastrislle, constructed magnet for the
special purpose Of extracting such parti-
eles- It Is horsesho.s shaped, polished
and nickel plated TIE two branches are
rounded or and end in 4 point only a
few milimeters thick, It's attraction for
iron extends for several miIlimeters.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20

Minnie-'l am afraid I cannot atteud
yoGr party. dear 7 am going away the
day after, and I viii have such an awful
lot Of traps 70 pack
Mamie--lEs strange. e you really
have such a lot Of traps, that you have
never been able to catch any one yet"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20

Search for the boreFs whenever goa
have nothing to do, and search for them
regularly, also, Z yoG wish 20 save your
peach tree.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
A Rich Brown

or even black. II viii not soil the pillow
case nor a oeket-haadkerehlef. and IS a.
Ways agreeable. All the dirty, gaHmy hair
preparations should be displaced at once by
Ayers Hair Nig0r. ami thousands who 20
around with heads looking Ike the iresIui
porcupine' should hurry 70 the nearest drug
store and purchase a bottle Of tie Yigor. -
The SmHg South, Atlanta Ga.
Ayers Hair vieor IS excellent Cor the
hair. Il stimulates the growth, cures bald
ness. restores the natural color, cleanses the
scalp. prevents dandruff. and Is . good dress
ing We know that Ayers Hair Vigor differs
from most hair toaics and similar prepara-
tens. il being perfectly harmless. 2 - From
E-snomieaE Housekeeping, By Eliza r Parker
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20

By being careful not to let young calves
gorge themselves VOC viii seldom be
troubled by their having the scours il
Their food IS all right
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
WHEN The HAIR

Shows signs Of falling, begin al once the use
Of -tyer's HAIR Figcr. This preparation
strengthens the scalp. promotes the growth
OF new hair, restores the natural color 70
gray and faded lIair, and renders K soft,
plant. and glossy.
g We have no hesitation IN pronouneing
Ayers Hair Nigur uneqEaled for dressing
the hair, and we do this after long expert
ence in its use. This preparation preserves
the hair. cures dandruif and all diseases OF
the scalp makes rough and brittle hzir soft
and plant. and prevents badness While it
is not dye, those who have used the Fig0r
say il VIII stimulate the roots and color
glands Of faded. gray, light and red hair,
changing ne t.oior IN
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
slrrRp4E ArGrsT@ Isae.

a. I oicisrk ?. n ne following described real
estate va. carIzin trAc1 81 land sltIafe IN me
Town iizalu ef Jcauer. County q r-.lnerset and
lfttet,f Fenrsyirnr Containing "a ncres ant IS
,e-rtes asloiiiinsr lands Of Michael Cover suua-
t,sn knkefy John c. Walter. and draers. being
II. miles f.u1n Jennertown. and II Miles rom
Somerset and convenient . church znd schnsol-
The iAnd j. AL Under Eots1 si4Ie q cultivation
ard we'll Waisrsl- A good orchard Of apple trees
: f,so-sf0ry ffanag horse and log barn
TER Ms Ten Per cent o ne parei.se A..
day ~ saze me remainder Of une-thtri az the
CONTAMINATION ~ saic. o1e-thfr4 IN one year and
~, rrnaining 0nethir1 10 tNo year thereafter.
win Interest On deferred payments rom tee con-
ti--r,iiuu AZ sn,r HENRY COVER.
Exeeufor ans Trustee.
FRED. ". BlEsEcKxR. Attorney.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
PUBLIC SALE
or
Real Estatel

ny VIRTUE Cf the lssf viii and testament Of
D Ias,lb Cover deceased and an order cf the Or
5hzrs- court ef Somerset CDunty Pa. vii 0lfef
a. public sale on TIE PREMISE On
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20

.,s.-s ,,is r--fsssiousl services % the eirizsns
II -l-1t-aar s,f vicinity CniesE professionally
rsges 81 eaa be found a. his ofice On Main IL
j. 1f Diamond.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-08-20
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON
COLLEGE,

WASHINGTON. PA
T1,sg oh yenr begins SepI. 17th- Clastezl Sci
erl-sf. ard PreparAfrTT Deparxnenrs- For i1for-
r1ari.1u conceruine PTt 7aratory Department aE-
1lT b J. Ai0lph seEmffz. Prin- fer Catalogue 81
= ;aI.hirs. n. I'm '''''- PRESIDENT MOFFAT
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29
The actions of the state board of equal.

The actions of the state board of equal
ization will meet with general approval.
The question of taxation and equallza-
ton of assessments is a very difficult
problem and in the present instance the
question was made more complicated by
the fact that the last legislature failed to
make a tax levy as required by the con-
stitution, leaving the board without any
authority whatever to levy a ~tax-except
that of public policy, the action to be
ratified by the next legislature. Then
there was the question of rail-
road taxation, a question that
has always been in. dispute,
and the further problem of how to obtain
sufficient revenue to run the state even
under the maximum tax levy allowed by
the constitution. The board got around
all the corners A compromise was
effected with the Northern Pacific where
by that company will pay upon its lands
and road-bed, promptly an without liti-
cation. 1t will pay on this years ASSESS
ment something like $165,00O. The
Great Northern and other roads, paying
on gross earnings, will bring the railroad
tax in the state up to $235,0O0.
The total valuation of the state
is $9O,OO0,000 in round figures and the
levy as fixed by the board will bring
$3.50, 900 for the general fund and $45,-
600 for interest fund. This is outside of
express licenses, elevator licenses, etc.
It is believed the total revenue will
equal 100000, which will run the state
and maintain all her institutions in
proper shape.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29

or corporation in making up the amount
of personal property required to be listed
for himself, company or corporation,
shall beallowed to deduct from the gross
amount thereof any Indebtedness of
himself, company or corporation,
if the same be held within
the state; provided, further, that
grain held by the producer of the same,
actually sold or contracted to be sold,
but not. delivered shall be classed as
credits" The excuse offered by Gov
Miller and Attorney-G General
Goodwin in insisting on the
passage of the resolution against
allowing deductions was that in
some counties no credits had been de-
Quoted. The opponents to the resolu-
ton answered this by pointing to the law
and declaring that the people of those
counties where the law was complied
with should not suffer for the misdoings
of counties not complying. Of course
those counties where the deductions
were not made will not protest against
this action, but the maj who finds in a
few weeks that his personal taxes have
been doubled will begin to look around
for the calse-which is the little resolu-
ton passed by the state equalization
board.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29

A FARGO special of the 25th says:
Some of the loan companies doing bust
ness in North Dakota are making ar
engagements to test the legality of the
seed wheat lien law of last winter, which
made the claim for seed grain a tax upon
the land if not paid when due, and there
fore gave it priority to other membranes
which might be on the land when the
seed was bought. A case will soon be
brought in Judge Templeton's district,
and probably another in Judge Morgan's
district at Devils Lake. Many who
bought wheat of the state commissioner
have not enough crop to repay the seed,
to say nothing of what they are to live
upon during the winter, and the COM
mission indicate that the seed must be
settled for before any aid can be extended
to these poor farmers, and nothing is
then promised. These cases will prob
ably be taken to the supreme court.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29

The Grand Forks Plaindealer truly
says: "Ihe selection of Hon. Judson La
Moure, as the chairman of the state CEN
trail committee, is a hard blow at demo-
cratic hopes. 1t means that the republic
can party has put on it's fighting
clothes,' and proposes to make an ag-
gressive campaign. The alignment will
be made on the principles advocated in
the national platform as illustrated and
given potent power in the state platform.
The party has nothing to apologize for.
1t will strike no defensive attitude but
will meet every state issue courageously
and march forward to the triumphant
victory, deserved through fidelity to the
material interests and moral convictions
t the state"
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29

nous sentiment in favor of Hon. Judson
LaMoure. The ''sage of Pembina" is an
organizer, and as a party worker is with.
out a peer in the state. That's the rea-
son he was wanted. MI. LaMoure will
also be chairman of the executive COM
mittee, which is composed Of one mem
Der from each judicial district. 1t is
understood that Mr.. Geo. H:
Winters, of Nelson county. a warm
personal friend of M. N. johnson will be
the secretary of the executive committee,
while Editor Hager of st. Thomas will
act as secretary of the whole committee.
The recent meeting of the committee was
a very harmonious one. The campaign
will be a vigorous one and with the CO.
operation of the various committees an
effort made to roll up the usual republi-
can majority in North Dakota. The re-
publican candidates are becoming more
popular as they become better known
and the disappointments of the state con-
vention wear away. There seems to be
but little disaffection in any part of the
state, Mr.. Hansbrough's friends TO- be-
ing among MI. Johnson's staunchest sup
porters.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29
The recent frOsts IN the Red River val

The recent frosts IN the Red River val
ley have done much more damage to
grain than has been admitted, and those
eastern correspondents who are endeav
oring to knock down the price of wheat
by sending out rosy reports, do the grain
growers an injustice. The wheat crop
will be short, and that being the case,
every farmer is vitality interested in the
market-wants to get the highest prices
possible. He wants the first price up.
It has been too often the case that the
price of wheat has not been raised until
after it was "raised" into the elevator and
out of the hands of the producer.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29

the public lands, the house appropriated
$200,O00; the senate increased the
amount to 100000. The conferrees
fixed 1t at $685. 600. The senate amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for additional
clerk hire in the Office of surveyor gen.
eral is stricken out. For the topographic
survey for which the house appropriated
100000 and the senate $500, 900, the
conferrees agreed upon S325,000. One
half of this sum is to be expended west
of the Tooth meridian of longitude. The
house item appropriating $720,000 for the
irrigation survey is stricken out. An
appropriation of $45,0O0 for engraving
maps of the survey is increased to $40,
600.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-08-29
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
"This board stands adjourned without
day. was declared by Governor Miller late
Tuesday afternoon and the first session
on North Dakota's board of equalization
became history. That they have done
their work faithfully and expediently
needs no saying. To Auditor Bray largely
is due the quick time in which the labors
of the board were concluded. When the
board convened a complete %tabulation of
all the counties in the state had been made
by his department IN this made the work
of the board a great deal less.
The first labors of the day was the TO-
NAL assessment of the Northen Pacific Rail-
road company and the following resolu-
ton was presented by Attorney General
Goodwin and adopted:
WHEREAS, There is a question as to the
legal right of the state OF North Dakota to
assess the right-of-way of the main line of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company
for taxation, and in order to compromise
and secure the collection of the taxes upon
such right-ot-way for the year 1890, with
out litigation, it is deemed advisable to as
Sess such main line at less than in the
Judgment of the board it should other
wise be assessed.
Resolved, That the Northern Pacific
Railroad company be and is hereby as
sessed upon its main line in the state of
North Dakota in the sum of $941 900 being
upon the following items:
Roadway. ;S3S5S,76O; being 1854 miles at
$500 per mile.
oRdoadbed, s75,2so: being 1894 miles at
5000 per mile.
Rails, SlSS,2oO; being 376.4 miles at $500
per mile.
Rolling stock, 1888, 100; being 1894 miles
at 5000 per mile.
And, Resolved, Further, That said North
ern Pacific Railroad company be and is
hereby assessed upon the following named
branch lines operated and controlled by it
in connection with the main line in the
state of North Dakota, in the sum of ST.
GIL 900, being upon the following items and
upon the following lines to-wit: Northern
Pacific, Fergus & Black Hills railroad:
Duluth & Manitoba railroad; James River
Valley railroad; Southeastern Dakota
railroad; Fargo g. Southwestern railroad:
Sailborn, CooperstOwn & Turtle Mountain
railroad; Northern Pacific, LaMoure a.
Missouri River railroad; jamestown q
Northern railroad.
Roadway, $716,4oo; being 477.6 miles at
$1,000 per mile.
s1 Roadbed: ss5s,2oo; being 477.e miles at
SIOu per nile.
Rails, 1852 200; being 477.6 miles at $3.50
per mile.
Rolling stock, $2SS, 800; being 477.6 miles
at $500 per mile.
This completed the assessment and the
totals being made showed the valuation to
be in round figures $50, 0 10000, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wamberg, a general rise of 10
pei cent. was made on all real property,
including town lots and improvements.
This leaves realty in North Dakota as fol-
OWS.