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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-01

The patcntee Of machine by which
tin horses raced one another around a
ring recently sought to enloin an in
fringement Of the patent 1t appeared
that the only use 20 which the machines
had been applied was to place them IN
saloons. bar rooms and other drinking
places. where frequenters OF such places
make wagers as to which of the toy
horses would stop first. Judge BlodSctt.
OF the circuit court. has decided in this
case (National Automatic Device com
nany against Lloyd that the laws of the
United States only authorize the use of a
patent for 4 new and useful invention;
that useful invention is one that may
be applied 10 some beneficial use in
society. in contadisiinction TO an inven-
ton which is injurious to the morals,
health and good order of society; that
the patent is not useful device in that
meaning OF the word. its use so far liay-
ing been pornicious and hurtful; and SO
the injunction was denied.-New York
Telegram.
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The following anecdote is published by
The Paris Gaulois: "'Here. old man.
here's your lottery ticket picked it
out myself. Its good 'un, and no mis-
take. All right. my lad. II | get the
big prize. remember there's 10000 francs
for YOU These were the words ex-
changed few months ago between VI.
Fransse:is. a master printer, the lucky
winner of the 100000 francs in the re-
cent drawing Of the exhibition bonds.
and the printers apprentice in The
Lahure Offices Now. it fell out. week
or SO back-aboul the end of October
that the boys arm was caught in some
machine gearing and terribly mutilated.
His case was hard one. and he felt his
position terribly. for all labor was hence
forth shut away from him. He had
nothing TO look forward TO but want and
misery On Nov. ) there was a knock
al the door of bis humble lodging. and
NJ Franssens walked in. You see,
young 'un. I've won. and look here, as
soon as | touch the money you'll have
your 10000 francsr Imagine. if you
can. the JOY Of the poor. helpless lad,
lifted from the depths Of despair TO the
seventh heavenr'-IOndon Standard.
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Organs and Pianos sold for Cash Easy Payments
decl-st. ani Rented. Cslnlngaes free.
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No Room for Them

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The work of removing
Clan ma Gaels and their sympathizers from
the police force was resumed Tuesday when
Superintendent Hubbard reached his office
The stars of five men were taken before night
and then it was announced that more dis
charges would follow in the morning. The
men who were dismissed to-day were De
tectives Palmer and Flynn, Patrolmen Mi
chael Ahern and Daniel Cunningham, and
Station keeper Peter Kelly. All live men
assisted in hampsring the search for the
murderers of DR.. Cronin.
CoughIin, 0'Sulliyan, Burke and Knnze
passed quet day in Jail, and with the ex-
ception of Burke, all the prisoners were Wis
tied by women. One Of the evening papers
tonight declares that 0'SalIivan cried out
in his cell last night that he couldn't face
his Maker with the load he had on his soul.
This story received partial confirmation at
the Jail. Ii is certain, however, that the ice
man, who is dying of consumption, is in
distress, and may make a sensational state
ment when he sees that he viii not be grant
ed a new trial.
The Siaats Zsitnag in its leading editorial
this morning declares its ability to prove
that the verdict was bought The same pa
per also makes a bitter attack on j1rymln
Culver.
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A Ma,,rr Of General In,ere.t.

Every season the farmer. no matter in
what part Of the country he chooses to re-
side. is more or less puzzled and annoyed
with insect pests. about which he would
be glad 10 gain some information The
cntOmolOgist Of the New Jersey expert
ment station tells the farmers of his state
how and where they can send specimens
OF Troublesome insects for Identification
and information as TO means for their
determination This advice is adaptable
10 every other state. since all are now
supplied with stations.
Send the speciisens. plenty Of them, TO
your own state station. he wants two
or three 60 put in alcohol. SO that Inc will
know them next time; the others he
wants 20 bring tomaturify. or 10 describe
or figure 50 rs 10 complete his knowledge
Of them Sach specimens. If dead.
should be packed in some soft material,
as cotton or wool. and put into a stout
tin or wooden box. They 60 by mail for
one cent per ounce. Never send insects
loose in letter. The postal clerk always
sm2shes them Cat. 50 that they are never
OF any use as specimens. and frequently
not recognizable. With the specimen
send also. Is far Us possible. a sample Of
the kind OF injury caused by tia bored
tNig or root. or gnawed stem. fruit or
leaf-anything 70 show how the insect
works. II al al possible send the insects
alive. along with supply Of their ordi-
nary food sufficient to last during the
journey. Pack them IN tight box and
do not punch cir holes into it. Insects
need very little air, and the tight box
keeps the food moist. Send with the in
sect an account Of what you know Of il:
how II works-wbcther On leaves. twies
or fruit: whether above ground or under
ground; how long you have known il;
how much damage it has done. wlaa. ex-
perimenis looking 10 its destruction have
been made. and what the result has been.
Such facts are often not only of the high
est scientific interest. but also OF the
greatest practical inportance.
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a -. e, i rnaiana.

Erssc.saD,e Gaze IN inGiaaa-
H. II. Stpr-n. Of indianapolis. and
Richard Pencaert. of Spencer. have dis
covered a cave near Spencer Last
night they explored it, The entrance is
hole 20 feet deep and about 3 feet in
diameter. At the bottom begins a mar
row and steep passage. running northeast
about 35 feet At the end OF this passage
was a step OF of about feet. and imme-
diately to the left was chamber about
$ feet in diameter. the walls rising grad
ually in the form Of cone. meeting at
a point overhead 30 feet from the floor.
The walls were hung with numerous
stone pendants. water at the time drip
ping down. 4 passageway. Is inches
wide and 10 feet long. led from this open
ing toward the northwest 10 another
CHAMBER similar to the first. but about GO
feet high
s passageway then brought the party
into still another room. it being little
smaller than the first From this a mar
row isle. 60 feet long and feet high. led
northwest 10 q very small opening or
manhole. through which the reporter
crawled with lamp. and found that the
passage was blocked by a large quantity
of sand and debris. brought by The rains
that pour az times down the whole cave
At the end Of this last passage there
led of two openings. about as large as a
stovepipe- Stamping on the ground
brought out the fact that a chamber was
at some place under this last passage
This week hole will be drilled to find
If such a cavity exists. and also the en-.
trance wlll be enlarged. making it easier
Of access. The fact that the water dis
appears downward. the upper current Of
air. and the hollow sound above men,
toned. go 10 prove that there is another
cavity, probably larger than any OF the
rest. The estimated depth of the cave
from the general surface is l50feet. The
party spent aa hour and fifteen minutes
under ground. -tiartinsville und.) Cor.
81. Louis Giobe-Democrs:
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A UDIToR's NOTICE.

decn
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A Staunch storm Defer.

New YORK, December lG--As storm de-
fer the steamship City of Paris takes the sea
biscuit She had five days battle with The
most turbulent weather, her veteran com
mander Captain Frederick Watkins, ever ran
into, and came in today without a scratch.
Her tunnels were incrusted with white sea
salt. Her trip was the longest she ever made.
1t was days, hours and , minutes. Il
stormed so on Friday and Saturday that
going on deck was pretty much out Of the
question.
On Sunday the engine hal TO be run at
half speed 1t was a common thing for a
wave 10 break over the weather bow and
drench the decks. Monday was like sun
day. The ship ran into the eastern edge Of
bowling cyclone at II o'clock on Tuesday
morning The blast was from the South for
three hours.
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N. Y. TRIBUNE FOR 1890
A BRILLIANT YEAR AHEAD

I. During 1890 the New York Tr5uns will be in
proved greatly in quality and made more lively
. fresh aud readable than ever before ia IL ,Er
Among the special contributors during lsga vi
be
Andrew cArnegie--" Principles ofBus'Hsss 81,
cess"
Gail Hamilton" European Monarch
Terrence V. Powderly-" Restriction Of lmu-
grafton"
ChAnneey VI. Depew. sena or John J. Ings-h
Mrs. John a. Logan. Rev. Or. John r PaIl1
and Others, topics not announced.
Albert Grifiiu - Temperance Among Ga
mans" NV view
Judge A. ". Tourzee II, C1.9-sl Rrsh
America p
senator VIM. ". Stewart. ofSevada-' UnIas
ed Silver Coinage
Fred ;. Tslmadse, on Menofihe Revelation
Kate Field Mormon Question
Erastus Niman-" success and Failure Am0ls
Business Men"
Rev. Edward Everett Hale The yer Eng
land Of To-Day"
Bishop Henry C. Potter Rural Re.nfufsens-i
otCity Population"
George W. Table on some Strange Legislada
in the south.
Mar.haIl P. Wilder" IIumor of Engllud Ei
America"
Z" Evils Of Trusts
Henry W. Grady. OF the Atlantl C1nsaaia-
Chances for CaDital "a the New south
Russell. United States theological Surrey
Highest Peaks OF the United STATES"
". NJ GroSyenOr-" cold aud silver as Monel
l. Quisg-" What IS Len Of our iubl,
Lands 4"
Emily Huntington" H0ueehold Science.
Ernest Whitney Pceuliarities OF America
Pronunciation
Proiess)r wm. Pepper, President Of UuiyeEJ
OF Pennsylvania-"A College Education God
for All What is Best for ThOse who Cann0. Us
NJ Y. Beach" SLAYER Of $50 Bears
sS-Other contributors Will be announced he..
after. The articles will cost many th0usant (
| dollars and appear in TfiE TRIBUNE only.
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THE TINES aims 10 have the largest cireuln-
ton By de-erving H. and claims that it Is unsur-
passed in ali the essentials OF great metropolitan
newspaper.
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R,g..FIre In ST. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Dec 2o.-Shortly before on'
o'clock this morning fire broke out ia tiis
Guernsey Scudder Furniture company's
building, corner OF Third and Locust streets
The building is a large one and faces on
Locust for the sales department, while on
Third street is the entrance TO the ware
rooms. The flames spread rapidly through
the great rambling structure, which is six
stories high, and second and third was
soon followed by general alarm. On the
corner opposite the Third street entrance ol
the building are a number Of tenements
and from these women and children ran into
the street in scanty attire and sought places
of safety The building is mass of ruins,
and no estimate of the loss or Insurance. can
be given.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-01

ST. Stephens Review says an interest
ing fact has just been accomplished by
Hon Ralph Abercromby. who has sue
c.cded in measuring the height Of ocean
waves by floating a sensitive aneroid
barometer on the surface. and in gauS-
ing their width and velocity by timing
their passage with q chronograph. As 2
result Of these experiments he supports
Admiral Fitzroyin the conclusion Shat
waves occasionally reach an altitude of
sixty feet The highest wave measured
by Mr. Abercromby was forty-six feet
high. 765 feet from crest 10 crest and had
4 velocity Of forty miles per hour
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= NEW ALASKAN BEAR.
rus Miners Discover strange nss'ia IN
tlc -. iaia- Nasnsain-

rws Miners Discover a sirAa=e nrsiia in
shc -. Ilia- Na'nt.in-
This country las done It's part IN fur
FISHING ncu species of bear. To tine old
world list il has added the cinBanion
scar. the tslse black beaT. the roachhack.
Ar silver tip. and the most terrible Of
al. ursus ierox gthe grizziyl the most
formidable brute that walks the surface
Of the planet Recent accounts from the
Alaskan Alps indicate that AEserica has
even broken It's Own record
Two miners who had SCI out from
yatutat TO prospect the foothills OF Mt.
s.. Elias. were crossing valley densely
wooded with yellow cedar. fir and ieri-
lock. on the souiheasterly side OF the
mountain. and had sat down lew min
u;es 70 rest on an immense log. when
they heard slight noise al one end of
il. followed by a loud snlii.
CHANGING in that direction. they saw an
animal resembling bear in size and
other respects. save that the head seeiTed
rather broader. and the cuior. al dis
tance Of a dozen yards. was that os a
silver gray fox or a iirindied vol. Three
or four sInss delivered IN quick success
sion from a Winchester, in the hands OF
one OF the miners. laid the animal life
less in the thick. soft moss beside the
huge log
In all generic particulars the creature
was then found TO he d bear. bul his pei
lace was made UP OF a thick undercoas
Of fur Of a slate gray color. out Of which
grew a second coat Of longer. coarser
hair. both black and white. giving the
beast its peculiar bright gray aud brin-
died tints.
The skin seemed to he so fine that the
men took it Off. and on their return trip
two days later carried it TO Yakutat II
proved 10 be considerable prize. for a
trader offered them SO for it In an ad.
Joining Indian village they saw similar
skin. for which the natives had refused
500. which was used as hunters tails
man. 4 chief had killed the animal.
The trader told the two miners that
hides Of this bear were only occasionally
brought in by the native hunters. and that
he had never heard Of them elsewhere.
Several other furriers confirmed the
statement that this species Of the genus
ursa is peculiar to the foothills and val
levs Of the St. Elias range II is distin-
guished at Nakutat 10y the hunters and
frappers OF that region from the black
and grizzly by the name Of the ST Elias
bear.-Sitka Alaskan
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a curious wedding has just taken
place at LODI. Hungary. A young mar.
Is years of age and Of good position. for
some unaccountable reason married a
poor widow with a numerous family.
The "bushing bride is in her seventy
fourth year, The "kappy" bridegroom
has now eleven stepsons and daughters.
the oldes, of whom is 50. besides twenty
three grandchildren and twenty three
great grandchildren-and all that al Isl
Young Ladies Journal
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Opposed to Senator Allison.

DIS MONIES, Ia, Dec. 2i.-The Farmers
Alliance seems to be preparing to take as
active part in the defeat ofSsnator Allison
as they did in the election Of Gov Boies.
The organization has caused petitions to be
placed in every county in Iowa, addressed
to the General Assembly, asking that body
to elect Gov. Larrabee to the Senate. The
petition says the signsrs have observed
the course of VIM. Iarrabee as Governor OF
Iowa, and Wm, B. Allison as United States
Senator from Iowa that they regard the
former as the truest statesman the State ever
had and they are unable 10 find in the rec
ord of Senator Allison any work OF substan-
tial benefi. 10 the State.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-01-01

According to this years "TIansard."
there were, during the past session. I22
sittings. lasting altogether l043 hours,
the longest sitting being that OF the 21th
and aSth Of August. when The house met
at 3 O'Clock and sat for over thirteen
hours. BY members of the government
l,G95 speeches were delivered. and by
ex-ministers. 965. The speaker spoke
497 times. and Mr.. Courtney. in the ca
pacity of deputy speaker and chairman
OF committees. 2S0 times. Speeches de
livered by private members. to the num-
Der of 5,iS7. brings the grand total for
the year up to S.j45. Owing to the
greater length At which speeches during
the past session have been reported. the
dimensions Of "Hansard~ this year are
unusually formidable.-Lon Life.
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Yonnc nenrt. Mnde one IL q conl sled.

Yesterday morning a couple were mar
ried in the coal shed Of Etna furnace.
The bride was only IA. while the groom
was Ia. The employees Of the furnace all
presented the young couple with pres
ent; some gave ten bushels OF coal, and
others not so much. The license was
bought and presented to the groom by a
Young man connected with the furnace,
The parents of the girl objected to the
match. so they decided to run away and
get married in the coal shed. Rome
N. W Tribune
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A Good Looking Face.

We like to see. Yet Erysipelas dis
figures the features and the disease is as
dangerous as it is repulsive. 1t is some
times called ''St. Anthony's Fire" and
often ends in sudden death S. b. Car
penter, Grandville, n. Y, had it in both
legs, anG was cured by DR.. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout \.
Y. This medicine excels all others for
H. llood
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va,uable Prizes.

One Hundred Special Prizes viii be disir' ~. -.
On NAV !, 1870 among the club AGENTS wgo " 4.
lp u thal date. sent la the largest lGl clnie y
Cal weekly aud ~emi Weekly subscribers ~
prizes viii include S70l Piano. q slo ts9-
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New lofks with expenses there paid. eic' ~
etc. being worth a total OF $40
Prizes are fully described in our new y ~
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A pMINIsTRAToR,s NOTICE.
HAVE YOU READ
THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES
THIS MoRNINGa

THE TINES is the most extensively circulated
and widely read newspaper published in Penn
sylyania. It's diseussion Of public men and pub
lie is In the interest of public integrity.
honest government and prosperous Industry. and
u Knows party OF personal allegiance In treat
ing public ISSUES. In the broadest and best sense
il is family and general newspaper
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Interested People.

Advertising patent medicine in the pc
culiar way in which the proprietor of KemPs
Bslsam, for Coughs and Colds does it is n
deed wonderful He authorizes all druggists
to give those who call for it a sample bottle
Free, that they may try it before purchasing.
The large bottles are so cents and 81. We
certainlywould advise trial. 1t may save
you from consumption.
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Tho MaybricL Residence.

Il is a curious coincidence, a London
PAPER notes. that Battlecrease house. the
residence OF the Maybricks. should have
already found a new tenant. and that no
other than Fletcher Rogers. the foreman
Of the coronors jury before which the
inquiry into the eeatii Of the late Janes
MAY sbrick was conducted. The house.
which is finely situated near the Mersey.
has seen thoroughly redecoraied
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THE srvnAy rnITiov 4,

THE SUNDAY EDITION is not nnly a complete
newspaper, but Magazine OF Popular Literature
It's Is large pages. clearly printed and attractive.
~ illustrated contain much good literature. by
the foremost writers OF the world a. any OF the
popular fnOnthlits. Some of the new papers in
New York. Boston. and Chicago. print greater
number OF pages on Sunday, but these are Tor the
mot part occupied with advertisements. Toe
merchants in those cities concentrate nearly all
their advertising in the sunday papers, viii e In
Phiiadeiphi they have found IL more adyantl-
geeus 20 advertise on week days as we'll
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To-Nlsht ana To.Morrow NIeht

And each day and night during this week
you can get at all druggists kelnp's Baisam
for the Throat and Lungs, acknowledged to
be the most successful remedy ever sold for
the cure of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis
whooping Cough, Asthma, and Consump-
tion. Get bottle today and keep it al
vsys in the house. so you can check your
cold at once. Price so cents and ST. Sample
hotties free
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A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Benz. stun. deed, late Of Jenner I'F
s0rnerset Co. Pa I'D,
Letters OF administration on the anof, I,
having been granted to the unde gnea 2 =,
proper authority, nOticc Is hereby giYeh -
persons indebted TO said estate TO make -. p. b.
ate payment, and those having claims ar
mands against the same will present t1em;
authenticated for settlement 10 the undens-
W. Fl. swAVk,
decil, Administrsoh
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Soldiers Stories.

The Tribune viii also print. in addition % 2
regular q, 4 x and :. V page. number &
entertaining stories Of Ac,ual Experience 10 q,
TIE f7big's in length, bv privates and 0aeer Z
tne Union, ola rank not higher than that Of Cal
taLn. Veterans ART invited % contribute % l,
series OF stories. Every tale aceepted VII be -
LOT AZ fekuiar newspaper rates Prizes Oi;-N
ioJ ana 30 VIII D. paid tor the best thres. Nsl
uscripts must be enclosed 10 sTbe Tii5aae Nef
lOrk, and inscrihel :. soldiers peIarLmelL
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SPECIMEN COPIES of Fny edition viii be sent
free TO anyone sending their address.
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The undersigned duly appoiniedsby =. y :.
phaDs 0urt OF Somerset County. p s5r
upon EXCEPTIONS TO account and mas 100
button Of he fnnd IN the bands OF 80
Hay, Ks1 4~.ignee 0f Gideon Iiites1cF =. h,
hereby gives npiice that he viii atiena y
duties O. li~ appoi4i5neui on Wedneslas ~ '-.ssl
DAY u January $50 af his eitiee ~ o.1--.,.
borough. when ana where all persons in''''
GEO. R sCULL,
dacaS Aui1A
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Best tribune Ever Seen

viii be supplied to readers during TIE eo1s
year.
large number OF des irable and novel F5,-
uIiis are added 20 our list and they are oteir. =
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THE NTws or THE NOILD.-THTTTINTs has
all the facilities of advHnced journalism for gath
addition 10 that OF he Associated press now Gov
ering the whole word In IL scope making il the
perfection of EEwsPAFER, with everything care
fully edited 10 occupy the smallest space.
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Papers ON Farming.

IN addition 70 our regular and extremely -
agricultural dti artment two pages week u
ifonRf Viii PRINT mum Der Of long sui esls
PREPARED artiei . IN particular Branehes o'sa-
ing, written by Practical experts. Farmers ~
Want % mas 100 .aIt flurir farms mus -
those special d. rIlssinus in The T.Lane 1he
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aged on ..Eoilea 1lctuai. and J Johnny Cake y

Aged ON Boiled fictuais and ohnny Cake"
Walter Haynes. Of Brimheld. is cele-
brating his Tooth birthday today He is
in excellent health and does not look to
be over %. As a carpenter Mr.. Haynes
helped TO haill the first block erected in
Syracuse, q. y. and alone excavated 4
quarter section Of twenty-six rods Of the
Erie canal lie never used liquor OF to-
bacco. and attributes his longevity to
"boiled yictuals and johnny cake. -
Palmer (Mass.) Cor. Albany Times