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The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-16
A GREAT CLOUD BURST
At Colorado Springs---Two Lives Lost
and Much Property Destroyed.
lBy United Press, |

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, Aug. 10
One Of the most disastrous rains which
resulted in a cloud burst occurred in
this city yesterday, and the result is that
two lives are lost. The cloud came from
the northwest. The damage will amount
to 5000, 900 in the city and vicinity.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-16
THERE'S MILLIONS INIT.
An Oil Well Which Flows One Thous-
and Gallons per Hour.
(By nited Press.

and Gallons per Hour.
{By United Press)
FISDLAY, Ohio, Aug. Is. Harris,
Wolfe and Davis drilled in an oil well
north Of the city which IS without doubt
the greatest producer ever struck. II
flowed over 1000 barrels the first hour
and up to six o'clock last evening the
production was 6,340 barrels, the first
flow beginning at eleven o'clock yester-
day morning.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-16
Weldon Ahead at Baseball.
[Cor. Of STATE CHRoNICLR.1

LE.T
WELDON, y. c., Aug. 15.-The game
at Garysburg yesterday, between Garys-
burg and Weldon, resulted in a victory
for Weldon. Score, % to IS.
This is Weldon's fifth engagement, and
her team has scored a victory eYery
time. It was defeated only once last
year.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-16
MISS MEISLER, OF CHARLOTTE,
Who Eloped With a Married Man,.
Arraigned and Fined.
by nited Press.1

by United Press.l
MANCHESTER, \. H., Aug. 15.-Chas.
G. Lamoine, Of Cincinnati, and Miss
Corrine Meisler, Of Charlotte, n. c., the
eloping couple who were arrested on
complaint of Lamoine's lawful wife,
We're arraigned to-day. Lamoine was
held in $500 for the Supreme court, and
Miss Meisler, or Nine. Deane, was fined
1852.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-16
COLONEL STEELE,S LETTER.
ABOUT Judge Whitaker and the Anon.
ymOus Circular-.Was Not Author.
lied by Judge Whitaker.

Especial to STATE CHRONICLE.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Aug. I5.-The let
ter Of Col. Walter T. Steele to the
STATE CHRONICLE unintentionally mis-
takes my private conversation with him.
Neither he nor any other person is au-
thorized to speak for me.
SPIER WHITAKER.
The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-08-16
THE NATIONAL CONGRESS.

some Appropriations for North Caro-
INA Rivers and Creeks..The House
Struggling TO Secure Working Quo.
rum--Tryins to Revoke Ieaves 81
"A ADsence--Filiibustering and Foolish
ness.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
Accident at PIttsneld.

At nine O'Clock Thursday last. the
school-house on what is called the Brit
ish side Of the river at Pittsfeld fell with
a crash, crushing beneath it several OF
the workmen who were raising II for the
purpose Of putting under it another sto-
ry. They had raised 1t as high as they
wished, tut as 1t was not exactly plumb
knocked away brace to enable them to
plumb it and this brace appears to have
been very important point, since the
building fell Immediately on this being
Knocked away. Several of the workmen
inside succeeded in getting out with few
II any bruises, but three were quite Sc
rlously Injured Charles Day, man
forty-hve years of age, suffering a dislo-
cation or the spine and several severe
bruises about the head and free.
George Noble suffered compound com.
minuted fracture Of the left thigh, the
fracture of three ribs on the right side,
several severe bruises of head and face
and internal injuries. James Knight,
fracture OF three ribs and bruises about
head and face. Abel Frost, severe scalp
wound. Horace Maxim, bruises on va.
rious parts of body.
DIR, Babbert withlhisawife were driving
by at the time of the accident and their
horse taking fright at the falling bidding
turned suddenly around, throwing them
both out but fortunat " not seriously in
juring either. The Doctor received a
scalp wound and few bruises and his
wife confusion of right thigh. This is
one of the most serious catastrophes that
ever occurred In Pittsfeld.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
Railroad Strikes and the Public

If Intelligent men who are employed in
any capacity upon railroad think that
they are justified in producing quasi an
archy in any community because they
may have just grievance, they hold
/ .iows " i7ich are fatai 10 dii Social order.
They may not see 1t, but what they pro-
pose as remedy for an alleged grievance
is war. They do not defy a railroad
company. They challenge the whole
community in intelligent, Industrious, and
law-abiding citizens, who are the over.
whelming body of the American people.
Public sentiment in this country is not
| peculiarly favorable to great corporations,
or inimical to those who live by wages,
The vast majority of the people live by
wages, and upon any plain statement of
wrong to railroad hands, or any other
wage-workers, the pressure of public sym.
pathy is with them. Railroad companies
have no right to regard themselves as en-
gagged in an exclusively private business
| They are bound to act with regard to the
probable effect of their action upon the
public, from whom they have received
| franchises, and with whom they made a
contract. There is a similar obligation
upon the employees of the road. Both
company and employees have assumed du-
ties to the public which they cannot hon.
orably disregard. This is the truth which
was never more emphasized in the pub
lie mind than by the late Central strikes.
-Ilarpers Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28

One of the most brilliant social events
of the season, and one which will be long
remembered by those who participated
in it, occurred in this city on Wednesday
night, last week, the occasion being s
farewell entertainment and banquet
given In honor of Mrs. Climena ID. Craig
an esteemed pioneer of Healdsburg
whose early departure for the East had
been determined upon. The affair had
been Jointly arranged by Sotoyome
Chapter, No. 50, Order of Eastern Star,
and the ladies' OF the Il. A. r. of this city,
societies in each of which Mrs. Craig held
membership, and the greatest secrecy
had been enjoined and observed to make
1t in every way surprise to the lady in
question That the occasion was sur
prise, as also success, is attested by all
who werepr esent
Mrs. Craig has resided in Healdsburg
for nearly twentyone years and during
that time has endeared herself to our
worthiest people. She has been an active
worker In the G. A. Il. and recently held
the high office of Counsellor of the de-
partment of California Ladies of the &.
A. X. She Is now Past President of the
same society in Healdsburg and Past
Matron of Sotoyome Chapter, No. 81,
Order of Eastern Star. She left on Sat
urday for her old home on the kennebec
River in Scion, Somerset county, Maipe,
taking with her the best wishes of the
community and its representative, the
Tribune. - HaldsbHrg Tribune Cal.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28

rpn Cleveland place; he went away be.
lore winter and never returned.
Much sympathy has been expressed for
those boys on the suppositlon that they
spent the long winter alone II the soil
tude % the forest primeya" But this
Is far from the fact
Weston was so late Ia starting with his
family, that when the vessel they came
In reached the kennebec. so much ice had
formed they could get no further than
Pownalborough, now Dresden. IS soon
rs he had placed his family 10 comfort
able quarters, he started to visit the
boys and remained with them two or
three weeks. And there were many hunt
ers and trappers around, some Of whom
made their home with the boys, as there
was room enough In the cabin. | have
this again from Upcle Eli. As there
was not much work to do and Isaac could
spare him, Xii went 10 the Sandy river
with trapper who wanted company and
staid some weeks. The game he was
after was sable. On one occasion the
man went away for some purpose, and
Eli WAS left alone for one night. He
made the round Of the traps In the morn
ing, collecting the game and resetting
the traps. He did not speak OF 1t as a
hardship, but it looks like rather rough
usage on boy in his twelfth year.
Joseph Weston kept diary of his
journey to Canaan with his family, of
which more hereafter. The last entry
was dated April 30, 1872. I'VE arrived
at our own house." Proof that the cab
in was on his premises. Though at first
the two men worked together there was
no partnership, and from this time each
one will be treated separately.
EBEN WESTON
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28

Mother has often told me of funny
time she had when she was quite younl
house keeper afflicted with a borrowing
neighbor. This lady seldom had any
| thing of her own at hand when it wa'
wanted, so she depended upon the oblig
| ing disposition of her friends
One day my mother put on her large
house-apron, and stepped across the yarc
to her outdoor kitchen. The kitchens
in Kentucky were never part of the
house, but always at little distance from
it, in a separate building.
aunt Phllis," said my mother to the
cook, who was browning coffee grains IN
skillet over the fire, II thought | tolt
you that | was coming here to make
pound cake and cream pies this morning
Why is nothing readyr
La me, NJ IS Emmeline =, replied Aunt
Phyllis. Miss 'rilda jenkins done car
ried of every pie pan and rolling. pin and
pastry board, and borrowed all de eggs
To- herself. Her bakin isn't mon
begun
This was high handed proceeding but
nothing could be done in the case. 1,
Vas Mrs. Jenkins'- habit, and mother had
always been so amiable about 1t, the SER
wants who were easy-going, never troub.
led themselves to ask the mistress, but
lent the lnconveient borrower whatever
desired.
Sometimes just as we were going to
church. | was too little at the time to re,
member, mother said that small black
boy with very white teeth and very
woody head, would pop up at her cham
Der door, exclaiming.
"Howdy, Mss Emmeline. Miss 'Tilda
done sent me to borrow yo' Prayer book.
She goin' to church to-day herself
Or, of a summer evening, her maid
would apper with a modest request for
Miss Emmeline's lace shawl and red
satin fan Miss 'Tilda wanted to make a
call, and had nothing to wear.
All this, think, made mother perfect
y set against our ever borrowing so
much as sate-pencil or pin. We were
always to use our things, or 90 without.
never had a sister, but cousins often
spent months at the house. and were in
and out of my room in the freest way,
forever bringing me their gloves to mend
or .helr ties to clean, as cousins will.
Never borrow" said my mother.
Buy, or give away, or do without, but
be beholden to nobody for loan
From Mothers Way" by Margaret E,
Sangster, in Harper's Young People.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
A Scrap

| Wilt to help out nv friend, Samu
Woodman in biz "reminiscences. Just as |
would like to have others aid in deficieu.
cies. or correct errors in my writings
1t was told that man was going BY the
house where Ben Butler was teaching.
snd boy was out on the woodpile cry
ing bitterly. The man asked him what
was the matter: He told what hard
punishment he had received and how Sc
we're Ban generally was. The man said
why don't You buys jim together ST.
turn him out as you have doue before
The boy then looked at him sadly anl
shook his head and spoke slowly; Il
Guess you dou't know Ben Butler
When | Kept school in Ccrnville in
1924 5. W. was one Of the pupils hsd
three boarding pisces 4, one place the
woman Of the house had never been ont
~jde Of her native town. had never seen d
reetingh house or negro but she was a
good houSekeeper.
Qlrry for Samuel Noo1msu. Wasn't
II Demands instead OF Barnard's town
EHEN WESTON.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
Population, Etc,

The = races inhaDitiog the world, W,
are told, communicate with each other il
1904 different tongue, aud confess 70
about loo religions. The numper Of
men aud women Is very nearly tuual, the
average longevity Of both sexes icing on
~ 30 years. about one-third Of the popu-
lsiion dying before the age Of IL. More.
over, according to the most careful com.
putatiOn, only one person In 100, 900 OF
both sexes attan5 the age Of loo years,
aud only six 70 seven In loo the age Of 30.
The total population Of the earth j esti-
mated al about | ,2GO million souls. O,
whom 35,2l4 o0p die annually . an ay.
ersge Of 9,,>is Il day. ,g25 az hour, and
- minute. TIE annual number o!
births. on the other hand, Is estimated al
30. ,92 O0.O-f g, an average Of LOO, 500 s
day, 1900 an hour. and 20 minute.
Generally, taking the world, marie
people live longer thsn single. and thOs,
sho have 10 work for their living longer
han those WIZ do not, while also the av
rage rate OF longevity is higher among
civilized than unciyilized races. Further
people Of large physique live long
er than those of small, but those Of MID
dle.size bea. both. The proportion OF
married men to single is - to 1000
Those born In the spring posses a ia
healthier constitution than those born /.
summer, autumn. or winter while death.
are far more numerous ST night thsn !,
the day. Finally, only one fourth of tt,
male Inhabitants Of the earth boasts ,
constitution and deyelor ment citing Their
for military seryice.-.>ci-Gc. ygar Tsus
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
SELECTED.
Lincoln In the hospital.

In recent conversation with a Unior
soldier, a correspondent heard fresf
story about the late President Lincoln
As near as possible, our friend tells it il
the soldiers words. lie says:
| had been in the Finley hospital sever
al months. One day In May, 1868, Presi
dent L.ncoln and Secretary Chase wake,
into the ward where | was lying. Yol
don't know how much good it did us tc
see them, one gets so tired looking at tn,
| nurse and at all the long row of cots.
is hard 20 lie on cot day after day ant
hear the boys moan as their life ebb!
away. Some morning you wake up ant
see an empty cot near you.
Number six Is gomez" you say to tn,
nurse.
Eyes; he went at three this morning
poor fellow but it's better for him." sh,
answers in a sympathisiug voice,
We boys, therefore, took solid comfor,
in looking at Lncoln's face that after.
noon, and in hearing MIN talk. He didn'l
lay much to me that day, but it was good
TO hear him say anything. His words
were so gentle and kind. And then he
was as thoughtful as a mother; he knew
just what to say.
have been sick. Yes; that sleeves
empty. left the arm at Chattanooga
AS was saying, he only spoke a few
words 20 me, and passed on to number
twenty-six
A Vermont hoy, a mere lad not over
sixteen was on it. He had been wounded
nortally, and was near his end. Mr..
Lincoln stopped at the cot, and taking
the thin, white hand, said, In tone that
was as tender as a mothers:
My poor boy, what can | do for your.
With beseeching look, the little feel.
low turned his eyes up to, the homely,
kindly face, and asked, Wont you write
10 my mother for me?"
THAT | will, answered the President
and, calling for pen, ink and paper, he
seated himself by the side of the cot. 1t
was long letter he wrote-at least three
pages of commercial note; and when it
was finished the president arose, saying
IL will mail this as soon as | get back
to my office. Now is there anything else
can do for your"
In some way the boy had come to know
that it was the President And so looking
at him in the most appealing sort of way,
lie asked:
"Wout you stay with me till it's all
over? 1t won't be long; and | do want to
held .sie! esa tas.s ) ie sss /
That was too much for the great. heart
ed President to resist. The tears came to
his eyes, as he sat down by him and took
hold of his hand. The little fellow did
not move nor speak word. This was
some time before for o'clock, and it was
long after six that the end came.
But the President sat there as If he hat
been the boys father. When the end
came, he bent over and folded the thir
hands over the breast, and then looked 81
'orrowful at the thin, pale face. Tho
tears streamed down his face unheeded
We all cried too.
Do you wonder that the "boys in blue
loved Abe Lincoln?
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
What Whales Eat.

The surface waters in the Gulf Stream
TEEN with minute life of all kinds. There
the young Of larger animals exist, micro
scopic In size, and adult animals, which
never grow large enough to be plainly
visible to the naked eye, occur in i'm
mense quantities. By dragging a fine
silkbehind the vessel, these minute forms
are easily taken; and, when placed in
glass dishes, millions uncounted are
swimming backward and forward. Wht n
looked at through q microscope we Sc.
young jelly-nshes, the young Of barnicles,
crabs and shrimps, besides the adult mi
crosopic species, which are very abund-
ant. The toothless whale finds In these
his food. Rushing through the water,
with mouth wide open, by means Of HE
whalebone strainers the minute form
are separated from the water. Swallow
Ing those obtained after short period
Of straining he repeats the operation
The abundance Of this kind Of life can bt
Judged from the fact that nearly oil kinds
Of whale exist exclusively upon these an
lmals, most Of them SO small that they
are not noticed on the surface. Popular
Science Moathly.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
Charles Dickens


Hl- LA-G ARR 4FA4fk Is AMERICA
After his Lizzie w.u.er tJgr Dlcken-
IS ne u New York - take leaye II the
4 .nerican public. On ne Saturday eye
mug before the hnai readlng the new
paper fraternity gaye him a nner a.
Delmonlco's, which 8as then On ,he cor
Der u Fifth Avenue aud Fourteenth
l'Yeet, formerly the hoaplta5le house of
VI ,-es II Gr.uneu. A. this dinner Mr
Greeley pres led. and that the bland and
eccentric teeto,slier. who was not sup.
posed ~ Je yersed 10 what Carlyle CALI q
Tie 'tea-table proprieties.r should take
,te chairs a. dinner 70 70 registering s
b sde-w within Discreet ,lmts-snd so
def al artist II al Kinds Of beverages a.
- ckeu- wa- a strJse u ex,ray4gsf "a
ih hls own VA. The djsuef vas 10 every
way memorable and delightful ~, thC
enjoyment wa =9Jefe3 ~ the Illness Of
The guest from ore u TIE attacks which.
a. wss soon Afterwards I'D c.ated, fore.
tyld the speedy end. T. wa. indeed
doubtful il he could appear. tgt after 81
hour he came Im3'ng slowly Into the
room Oh tie arm Of Mr. Greeley.
IL bis speech, with great de..cscy and
feeling, Dickens aliude1 70 some pJs- Ole
Misunderstanding between him and uis
host, now forever vanished, and De.
clafed his purpose u publicly recCg
ulL.ng tbs, fact in fu.are editions If BIZ.
works HIS words were greeted ALL
grea. enthusiasm, aud on tie following
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
How c SUDDEN ~ ,rked in the Ole
Days.
PRuF, a. Z. PEABODY.

During these two years my amount of
work, though fact, seems fable in my
memory. l did nothing but study.
took no vacations, hardly a holiday, sell
dom an hour of play or recrea ton. | sat
up till nearly midnight, and returned to
my books before breakfast. My work
ing hours could never have been less than
twelve, and must often have been fifteen,
or even more. | dreamed only OF
what filled my thoughts by day, revolved
and, unless my memory deceives me, sol
we'd algebraic equations in my sleep, and
awoke with some fresh rendering of a
verse Virgil or sentence of Sallust just
mounting to my lips. The permanent re-
suit was a capacity for what may be term.
ed overwork, without reluctance, excess
sive WEAKNESS, or reaction into Incidence
For large part of my life l have done
much more than one mans work, and
that not by sighting any portion of 1t
but by a daily amount of labor exceeding
the ten hours limit, which the labor
organizations so Indignantly spurn.-
| Forum.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
Blood Poison Cured.

| was troubled for wears with Blood
Po-ion In It's very worst form. | was
treated by the very best physicians Of
Louisville. Nv, and Evansville, Ind, but
they failed to benefit me in any way A
few bottles Of Switt's Specific 6. S. s. }
cured me sound snd well. This was over
four years ago, and there has been no re.
Turn OF the disease since, or any symp-
.oms of IT, | have recommended it II
others for blood poison, and in every
case they We're permanently cured.
d. II. KAIN,
Mt Vernon, III.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseas, :
mailed free.
SWIFT'S SPECIFIC CO.,
Atl1nta Gs
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28

Rosewa:er and Koggen. Of Omaha.
lsye /" en keeping over fifty girls busy
= IN t1eir type writer's, writing letters
fpr -l- lieuor dealers Business Mems
sud bankers Association" These let
er, are sent by mail 20 voters all over the
sac, and their object is 10 persua lie them
% vote against prohibition ION business
1rincip!es.,, Coming ostensibly from
business men and bankers Of Omaha,
they viii carry greater weight than II
lneir true origin-the Liquor Dealers As
ISOLATION was known, and at the rate
Tue sitls are working every voter in the
state can be reached before election.
he expense Of this work Is enormous,
out the Omaha business men do not meet
H. the money 70 carry il on comes from
;ae Liquor Dealers Natiorsl Protective
Association, whose secretary. C. c. Tur-
uer, set in motion through Rosewater and
RJsgen. the Nebraska Business Mems and
Bankers Association" 50 SAYS the On
ia LeQder. This scheme shows the ne
-essity Of prohibition money 10 spread
he truth in Nebraska
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28

SIS there a man in all this audience"
demanded the female lecturer on woman S
rights, fercely, ''that has ever done any
thing TO tighten the burden resting ON his
wife's shoulders? What do you know of
woman's work? Is there a man here" she
continued folding her arms and looking
over her audience with superb scorn, THAT
has ever got up in the morning, leaving
his tired worn. out wife to enjoy her slum-
bers, gone quietly down stairs, made the
Hre, cooked his own breakfast, sewed the
missing buttons on the childrens' shoes,
darned the family stockings, secured the
pots and kettles, cleaned and filed the
lamps, swept the kitchen, and done all this
If necessary, day after day, uncomplain.
ingly? II there is such man in this aud
fence; let him rise up. l should like e
see him." And way back in the rear o.
the hall q mild looking man with specta
cles, in obedience to the summons immed
lately arose. He was the husband of tn,
eloquent speaker. It was the first time b,
had ever had chance to assert himself.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-08-28
Maine State Board of Trade.
ANNUAL MEErISG AT PORTLAND.


The Board of Trade of Portland hav.
ing invited the State Board to hold its
annual meeting in that city, on the l0th
of September next, at ? 80 p. m, and the
invitation having been accepted, your
Board is cordially invited TO send dele
gates in accordance with the folio wing
provisions of the Constitution
Each association having not over thirt,
| members, who have the figllt to vote therein,
| shall be entitled to two delegates having one
hundred members, four delegates. having two
hundred members eigh, delegates; and foi
each additional fifty members enc additional
delegate"
Secretarys will please bring the mat.
ter Immediately before their boards and
notify the Secretary at Portland of the
number of delegates that will attend As
early as possible.
Each Board in the State is invited to
be present and to offer subjects, of gen
eral public interest for discussion.
Reduced fares at the hotels expected.
The Maine Central and the Knox and
Lincoln Railroads and Maine Central
Steamboat lines. will pass delegates to
and from the Convention for oSE FARE
tn. round trip.
Delegates have only to make themSe!-
yes known as such at the stations where
they purchase their tickets, to secure free
return tickets, or round trip tick
ct for one fare.
As this can be made very useful and
advantageous meeting to every Board in
this State, just at this time. when every
ocality in Maine is putting forth renew
ed efforts to better development of her
resources, 1t is hoped that all will be rep
resented and participate in an interchange
of views and opinions for promoting the
common good of the State, and the
discussion of trade matters or home in
dustries, the incubation of close and
friendly relations and helpful cooper
alton in all matters.
HENRY LORD, President.
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