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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-09-17

didn't dare t. say any thing about 1t rr
fear you'd all say no. Well git piece
O. that free land-Ed Ruble is out there
an his father-you remember old Sam
Ruble, Jennie--an' they crack the coun-
try up great! OF course we won't expect
much the first year or two--we'll be salts
fed with a log house. Wen build near
river somewhere
Alice Coming ont of her reverie)-
Oh, won't it be delicious to get back
to the birds and bees, and trees and
clouds!
Mrs. E. Catching the spirit) Yes. II
our house amt very much it'll be ours.
We can't never hope to have home OF
our own here-but it II take money T. git
out there, an we amt got much t'spare,
Jason.
Edwards-We'il manage somehow,
now we've made up our minds Well
have & sell off our furniture; t won't
pay t. ship 'em way out there.
Alice (ruefully)-Must we do that,
father7 It'll seem horrible to sell our
dear Old things. They amt worth
tuuCH III MOHcy. N6u y VIC SeOIo OuOuA
and
Edwards-It's going to take every cent
we en- rake an scrape t git out there
and git started, Allie.
Mrs. E.-Of course there amt no other
way-don't bother your father, Alice.
That OF blu chinny set th't Captain Bas-
com give gran-mother III bring hun
dred dollars-that man from Dawley's
offered s much.
Edwards bordering the map)-
There's the road leading to the West, to
wealth, health and freedom-hey
mother? Goodbye to work in the shop!
Goodbye to rent! Goodbye to the filth
and noise of the tenement! Well go
West, where my girl (seizing Linnie) will
grow up strong and sweet as wild rose
bush. feel as il pile-driver had roll
cd off my neck.
Alice (smiling) You look it, father.
I haven't seen you so jolly in years
have you, mother.
The scene is now suddenly transferred
to western prairie where Reeves,
| Alice's lover, arrives at boom town and
finds that Edwards is the victim Of land
speculation and is simply working for
the barest kind of living, all he can
get over and above that going to pay for
interest on his mortgage. When Reeves
arrives at the Edwards farm, Alice, OF
course, rushes to his arms, and in the
conversation that follows gives him a
brief history Of their miserable strug.
gle:
Reeves-What's this7 Crying? Why.
/ thought you'd laugh when you saw me-
RAISES her face to his It's yoar guilty
conscience. Little woman, that face
shows care-life out here is killing you.
Alice (smiling AGAIN. Pm only crying
because-Tve longed to see you've
watched the road oh, SO many hours.
Walter It was too much to expect, but
/ / thought you'd come. It's SO lonesome
here. (Exis Linnie.)
/. Walter (quizzically, looking down at
her)-Your letters didn't read that way,
can tell you that; they we're cold and
formal enough.
| Alice-I didn't dare write what l felt.
| Reeves-Why not?
Alice-Oh, because was afraid!
! Reeves-Afraid I'd come and get you,
oh?
i Alice (evading him)-Don't ask me
now. Let me enjoy your visit without
| thinking tell me about dear old Boston.
Sit here while get you drink. You
must be thirsty.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-09-17
SAVED BY A HANDBOOK.
Disastrous Experience of a Green
horn on q Florida Homestead.
HAD been a

HAD cen a
clerk in a city
store ever since
| W q s oil d
enough to work,
and / was green.
There is no
d on BIT a b out
that in my mind
now, though |
S purn g d the
thought then.
/ had sold the
s t o n y Ii lie
farm on the
bleak Vermont
hillside, which
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-09-17
A Pertinent Question.

Harry Jagged eight)-Do people hunt
lions and tigers mamma?
NIother-Yes, dear.
Harry-Why?
Mother-Because they kill dear little
lambs and sheep.
Harry-Then why don't they hunt
butchers. Jury.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1890-09-17
THE ENTERPRlSlNG WEST.

Extract From Prospectus OF Montans
Newspaper.
The Age. Boulder, Montana. A week,
ly newspaper published every Wednes>
day afternoon and devoted very largely
to the recording of the news and the de-
velopment of the resources OF Jefferson
County.
The Age maintains that the present
methods for the distribution Of wealth,
or the product of labor, result in injus.
tice to the producing classes, as is evil
number OF lnillionaires at one end Of the
social scale and of tramps at the other
end. 1t believes that remedy for this
injustice exists in what is known as the
Henry George system Of political econ
omy, and The Age will advocate the
general adoption OF that system. This
theory in brief is that the land belongs
to the people, the term land" embrac.
ing all natural opportunities and adyan-
tages; that whoever shall occupy or use
the land or other natural opportunities
for his own exclusive benefit should
pay into the public treasury the rental
value of such land or other natural OPP
portunity used; that this rental Value
is sufficient to pay all the necessary ex.
penses of government, and thereby all
taxation upon mans industry and upon.
the products Of his labor would be
avoided.
Tho Land system OF Moses.
| Rev. DIR. Deems preached last Sunday
at the Church Of the Strangers and de-
clared that Moses, by the help Of God,
devised land system that made contro-
yersy between labor and capital impos,
sible," which is more than Greece, or
Rome, or our modern civilization have
been able to do. The plan Of Moses, he
said, was that Of the jubilee year, when
the land reverted to its original owners,
under which people could only buy
| leaseholds. THE good principle" Dr..
Deems continued, underlying this Law
was that the land was Gods land and ito
occupants His guests This, the doctor
said, induced the holder to so use land as
to make it yield to the utmost for tho
maintenance of the population. Every
thing" he continued, ''comes out of the
!, land" Moses system" he continued,
would relieve Brother Henry George o.
!. the trouble OF lecturing. It would pre-
) vent speculation. 1t would do away With
! greediness. It would promote gentlenes'
I Of manners"
b Rev. DR.. Deems evidently compre
s bends the great moral principle under
n lying the single tax doctrine. He ma.
i not yet be able to see how the thin
sought in the Mosaic law can be accom-
u plished by the application of the singh
tax, but he has evidently got so near :
,, the truth that single step further vii
> bring him into full accord with on
!, principles and programme, and whe
~ that is reached by tho great majority
men, we can, even in Mr.. Georges a
- sence, say that he VII be delighted
! DO relieved from the t..uble q lect1tnl
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17

men, en- Ione cases the road to hotel manage
on MI las ed across lower floor than that
the Itu Itei The Office is located and through
eonen. Francis Kinzler, now one OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17

the managers Of the swell Hotel Brunswick
OF New York, was cook in the old Hoff-
MAJ house when it was much smaller
estabilshment than 1t is now. In the same
kitchen Charlie H. Read, now the nominal
head Of the Hoffman house firm, was en-
poyed. The public looks upon Edwin s.
Stokes as the head Of that management, and
so be i, ut not nominally. its business cog
nomen beng c. b. Read & c.. Stokes. bv
the way, Is an Illustration of thu new order
OF things IN hotel mana gemen-. With him
the business is only one Of many incidents
OF his life; one Of many enterprises in
which he has capital invested. Without
any experience in the art of feeding and
lodging he public, he put his own money
and much more IF John ". Mackey's into
h tel scheme which has proven greatly
profitable.
But Of course there is no rule that is in
flexible. Thetreating public remember how
perfect was the management years ago of
tn the Grand Union at Saratoga and the
Metropolitan in New York. when Henry
Clair directed them. He had been in the
employ Of A. t. Stewart, having charge of
purchasing all stable supplies. "If he can
take such good care of feeding ard housing
horses he might be able to do the same with
men, said the close-fsted merchant prince.
And so Clair was placed ia charge of the
two Stewart hotels, which still belong to
that estate. When Judge Hilton bounced
upon his dead friends property Clair went
to the wall. The hotels have now descended
to the second class.
Capt. William NJ. Conner, of the st.
James Hotel, NewYo rk, might be cited as
another exception to the rule which has
been referred to. But then ne had what
was really practical experience in the line
of hotel business by his service as a clerk on
Mississippi steamboat in the days when
movi & palaces ghded on the breast of the
Father of Waters. He is one of the few
hotel men who have a civil service system
in their establishment.
The famous As: or house was never so
prosperous financia ly as it is to-day, aud
yet its proprietor. Frank j. Allen. had his
training rs a flOor-walker in Lord & Tay-
lor's dry goods store.
So it will be seen the question as to the
evolution of the hell-boy must remain IN
| answered. Probably. like youngsters i'll
other walks of life, his future depends upon
hi uself, and not upon rule or custom.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-17
TITAN LOOK AT
lHEVThe Prices
At All Articles

One says: "I'm no Judge OF
clothing, and wouldn't know
whether your prices were
high or low"
Nine ladies out of ten are
good judges Of materials.
Bring your wife, mother, SIS
ter, OF an expert. We will
be satisfied with the verdict.
Another says: 81 always
leave it to you"
You couldn't leave the
matter in better hands. You
will surely get a dollar S
worth for your dollar.
This season has been and
Is disastrous to the Clothing
trade, and a financial bless
ing to the buyer.
You can make money by
providing now for
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
Il niay be Twenty-rour o.olock,

A recent issue Of tie R1a,ray Age says,
the common sense reform Of numbering the
twenty-fonr hours Of the day continuously
and aboiishing the confusing affixes A. II.
and ?. NJ Is gaining headway The specisl
committee Of the American society Of civil
engineers appointed 10 carry on this move
nent has made smother report, showing
that absolute and substantial progress y
has been made in tie direction Of securing
the general adoption Of the twenty foar hour
notion by the railways Of the country. In
response 10 a circular issued to railway man
ayers and other officers, asking their views
as TO the feasibility and desirabiIiiy Of the
use OF the new notation By the railways, the
COMMITTEES announces the receipt Of 2sT re-
plies, Of which 20 were favorable and only
Il unfavorable In reply to the question as
to the year 10 which Ii was thought that the
change might be effected, SO named the year
1880, 6s named 1891 and 27 named 1902,
while 80 gave no date. The committee con-
siders this to indicate that n majority Is in
favor Of the change taking effect By 1891.
Including some whose opinions have previ-
ously been obtained, the committee reports
that Ss4 officials connected with railways
aggTegating fully 900 miles of line are in
favor Of the simultaneous adoption of the
"a hour notation on the railways OF Ameri-
ca. Most, If not all, Of the railway and en-
gineering publications also favor the reform.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
stan.ons MINIS Items

Sugar boiling is in full blast and the sea
son promises 10 be good one.
Our merchants report business booming
and by the time Mr.. Lawrence sinks a test
well for oil and gas, they expect TO reach the
climax in busin,ss
There will be two barns bnilt in this place
this summer. Mtssrs. j. J. Homer & Bro
wal build one 46 90 and solomon Horner.
one 40 20; the latter named is also build
ing a new house.
Candidates are already hunting up their
friends .or rtheirsupport for the various oiicss
to be voted for and as there are a great many
candidates for each Office, a person hardly
knows who to vote for bat not 30 with our
representative in Congress, as he is the right
man in the right place, and will again rep
resent our people in Congress. and don't you
forget it.
The all absorbing question now IS how are
We to have better roads, Let me suggest a
plan the way 10 do this is TO commence
piking the roads instead Of shoveling mud
as IS generally the case. Say we will pike
one or two miles each year, in the course OF
twenty years We viii have good roads TO
travel over. We must use common sense or
We will be left behind; our farm values will
depreciaie, and we will finally be laid upon
the shelf Farmers let US agitate this ques-
ton, talk about it. and work it up until We
create public sentiment in our neighbos-
hood that will insist apon having solid, dry
and smooihe roads TO travel over every day
in the year and in every nook and crevice
of our county. Let our motto be old 70
gies stand aside, the worlds moving and
we move with H.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
Marr,eo Women.

Chief Justice Paxson, of the Supreme
Court, now ia session in Philadelphia, on
Monday handed down an exhaustive opin-
ion in regard to that very puzzling question;
the rights and responsibilities OF married
women in matters OF business. Asthe ques-
ton has been yariously defined by different
courts. and badly any two Of the decisions
have been in perfect accord, it will be we'll
for the reader to note that in his opinion the
Law unfriters married woman in matters
of business for the following purposes only :
@First, where she engages in trade or bnsi-
ness; second, in the management Of her
seperaie estate; third. for necesSaries- For
any Of these purposes she may bind herself
and estate.0r business, by her contract, and
/ have no doubt may lawfully confrss a
Judgment. Bat beyond this We do not think
the act oonfers any power. 1t is entirely
proper that the law should clofhe her with
sufticien; power to properly manage her sep
crate estate, and when it authorizes her to
embark in any business it is right that she
should be held TO her contract. which can
only be done by authorizing her TO make
such contracts So in regard TO necessaries.
If she may purchase them sic should be au-
thorized TO bind herself and her estate for
them in the usual manner and by the usual
forms BY which contracts are made by per-
sons sui juris" But we are not disposed
TO say thai, for every purpose she may make
contracts and bind her estate generally, as
may ''feme sole The legislature must
say so in language too clear to be misunder-
stood before we will subject the estates of
married women to such peril as this"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
Nsw HIoomfleId.

Perry county furnished the leading sensa-
tion 10 Central Pennsylvania. this week,
when the two Associate Judges stole a neat
march on President Judge Barnett. and dis-
posed ofthe license applications in bis abb
sence. Judge Barnett wss called away to
preside for Judge Bacher, At Middleburg'
and left the associates to decide the licenses.
bur requested where remonsiranees were
fled that those applications should be held
over until the 18th, when it would suit him
to read the objections and assist la disposing
of the cases. The associates. however. took
the whole matter in charge and granted all
the applications. not even excepting the
four against whom remonstrance were hied-
The funny part Of the business lay in the
fact that one ofthe applicants was none
other than Samuel Woods. of Blair. one OF
the associases on the bench, against whom
a remonstrance had been flied by his neigh
bors, alleging that he sold to minors. men OF
in,emperate habits. etc. Rinesmith. the
other associate Judge, assisted Judge Woods
in ignoring the remonstrances against the
applications, and when the case OF the latter
came up Judge Woods leff the bench, and
Rinesmiih granted his application along
with the other three
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
Facts About Deafness.

Most deafness IS caused By Colds. Chronic
Caiarrh, Scarlet Fever and Measles.
Chronic Catarrh affects the middle ear and
gradually increases the deafness. Colds,
Scarlet Fever. and Measles are the chief
causes Of Running Ear by uleerating a
hole through the drum head" Long con-
tinaance of the discharge causes proud
Hesh" and "polypus." Early correct Irest-
ment viii prevent the Chronic trouble The
Chronic diseases of the ear can all be cured
if treated properly and thoroughly. The
hearing will be improved or restored accord
ing to the actual destruction of the mem
brznes. Dr. Sadler, s0i Penn Avenue Pitts
burgh, guarantees the most skiiifnl and snc-
eessfni treatment of all such cases. VIII
send references if desired. Delay causes
more than half the deafness existing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
Reduced Rates to Western points.
Tribute Of Respect.

Ira. J. Miller. son Of John II. and Phoebe
A. Miller, Of Middlecreek township, died
March 10, aged II years.
His remains were inferred in the cemetery
at Barron's Church. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev znn. from these
words For bow we see through a glass.
darkly, bat then face TO face. L Cor
NIL l2l.
That the king Of shadows loves shining
mark. was never more clearly manifested
than in this instance. Ira belonged to the
Lutheran Sunday school at Barron's Church
and was a member Of the class Of which
the writer Is teacher. Every Sunday. when
health and weather. permitted. found bin in
his place with well prepared lesson.
Ira was faithful and diligint pupil in his
class. dutifnl and obedient child al home
and was beloved by all who knew him. But
alas There will be one vacant ehaiI %
How we viii miss him But he is gone to
i'll the mansion prepared for him. At The
close Of the services theeongregAtion sung
his hvorite hymn, Nearer, Ny God. to
Thee
EDIE PILE,
Teacher.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
North Milford Items.

NOINf ntuOT0 llSEnS-
Peter Koontz has sold his famous gray
mare.
Very cbangeable weasher-one day rain.
the next snow.
J. H. Hanger viii remove to Rockwood
on April lst.
Peter Putnam IS still wrestling with the
grip. He has had hard siege oft
Jesse Hoover is supervisor in cur district,
and first-class one be i, too.
Preaching services were held in the Pleas
ant Hill church last Sabbath
Mr.. NJ. Meyers left Saturday evening for
Johnstown, on brief visit TO friends.
John Gahring last week purchased valu-
able seven year-OId mare from Mr.. Henry
Yutzy.
George Kimmell will be candidate for
the Office of County Commissioner at the
coming June primary.
The grass in this section had started to
grow pretty nicely, but the recent heavy
snow caused suspension of operations.
Judge Turner exhibited his show at the
Gshring schoolhouse on last Saturday night
Owing to the inelement weather, the crowd
was rather small.
The Changers had meeting al Squire
Walters on Wednesday evening, March l2th
Quite number of Milfords best citizens
have become acquainted with the goat, and
joined the organization.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

Hon. Robert P. Porter, Superintendent Of
the Census, says that the present will be the
quickest ever taken. This, be said. lis
no disparagement TO the work of Superin-
tendent Walker in the census Of 1850, for /
have the benefit Of all his methods and ex-
periences. Within twenty days shall CON-
menoe searching the records Of every county
in the United States fer The statistics upon
home, farm and property mortgages, which
Congress made special feature of the pres
ent census. The census must be taken be-
tween June lst and Goth. So far our organ
izstion is as nearly perfect as it can be made
Il now rests entirely with the supervisors Of
districts TO carry out their instructions, and
see no reason why their work should not
all bs done in the time allotted In regard
10 the statistics. | believe that within tven-
~ days after the completion of the census
that il. the latter part Of JnIy-we shall be
able 10 give almost absolutely accurate sta
tisties in most Of the departments
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
Excursion to washlngton, D. c

Nrw Lrxlsoros. March i2, 1850,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

The signal success Of the two former ex-
cursiOns TO the National Capital has induced
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company TO
repeat the same and third select excursion
is announced for Thursday, March 2oth
Washington is an object Of perennial in
terest to all patriotic Americans Not alone
because it is the great throbbing heart Of the
mightiest and grandest Republic the earth
has ever known. but also on account OF It's
material magnifcence. All Americans take
pride in its beautiful avenues. majestic arch
itecture. stately homes. and well-sgored gal
leries and museums, as thirgs of grandeur
and beauty in themselves, apart from the
historic interest with which they are inves-
ted
The tickets will be good ten days, allowing
ample time for visiting Alexandra, Mt Yer
non. Richmond, Old Point Comfort, and
points of interest within easy reach OF
Washington. We give below list Of sta
tons showing rates of fare and time of
trains:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19
EVENING sEssIox.

Open at go; l. Recitation. Harry Hof-
man; p Home Attractions, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Ankney ,. . Agriculture in Comparison
with other Industries Hon Noah s.
Miller; g. Recitation, Miss Lals Critchfield
This Institute is arranged in accordance
with the Recommendation made by the Som
ersef County Agricultural Society at its
meeting held in Somerset on Tuesday even
ing. February 25th. All are invited to be
present and take part in the discussion OF
the subjects announced in the program. A
special invitation Is given TO the ladies' Let
Us hope to have full attendance and good
time. Cox.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

The pretfy little white barn on Gen. A
II. Cofroih's plantation west Of town was
entirely consumed by fire shortly before II
O'Clock Thursday night. II was well hlled
with farm produce and implements. al Of
which we're destroyed. The origin Of the
fire il a mystery but is generally supposed
10 be the work OF incendiaries The Gener-
ais tenant who occupied a neat little cottage
close BY the barn was sound asleep when the
FIRE broke out and was spprised Of its exist
ence bv persons from town. There had been
an unusual number Of tramps Ioungiug
about town Of late and No doubt one or tEo
Of them we're preparing bed IN the barn
Thursday night and carelessly set fire to it.
The loss will reach about $500, Insurance.
SiIo0.
The night was inky dark and the bright
aames that shot high IN air from the burn
ing building east . bright glare over the en-
tire town. thoroughly frightening many cit
izens Who were At loss 70 know the locality
Of the confsgrstion. Simultaneous with
the alarm Of IRE some thonebtless person
fred three or four shots from revolver
which ed not fev % believe that build
ing had been fired for blind and that an
auemp, vas about to be made by the friends
OF The persons 10 the county jail % release
them. Dozens Of armed men rushed 70 the
isil in order 10 aid she Sheriff in case he re-
cuired their assistance.
The flames harmed themselves out IN an
bour but il Is safe to say that there wers
few sleepy beadsr in Somerset that night
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-03-19

The jury in the case of Marion Crosl.
charged with the murder Of Joseph Porter,
a, Dunbar, Fayette county. returned YER
dict Wednesday evening of murder in the
Eirst degree The jury was out en- hour and
a half The murder was deliberate one.
CrowI and Porter we're courting Miss Mccoy.
Of ConnelIsviIle. crowl was jealous. he
called on Porter and INVITED him for walk.
Before they had gone far crowl drew g re-
volver and fired three shots al Porter. killing
him All the shots took effect, but the third
one was fatal