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The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
STRONG MATTE PRICE.
SHE PUZZLES SCIENTISTS AND
 PHYSICIANS.
Wonderful Power of . Girl weighing Lees Than One Hundred Pounds- With Open Hands She Lifts Three Men-Concentration of Mind.

Miss Hattie Lee Price is one of those mysterious phenomena with which na- ture now and then puzzles the world.
 That girl not yet out of her teens. frail and weighing only ninety-slx pounds. should unaided accomplish feats that under ordinary circum- stance would require the strength of Il horse 'eems incredible, but such con- vlnclnG demonstrations of the facts I am about 10 relate were furnished to me as to preclude all possibility of optical illusion, says New York cor respondent.
 That these are facts there cannot be a shadow of doubt. That these facts are mysterious is equally certain. Sci entists, physicians. journalists and lay men have all in turn been puzzled by this girls power, and she says that it is even inexplicable to herself. All she has to do, she says, to accomplish her feats is to concentrate her mind on whatever she desires to perform and supplement the application of her hands
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15

week. His success was not very marked and he soon after went with his father to California
 In 1857 he played his first import ant engagement in New York, made n hit, and thenceforth his career was on ward and upward.
 Edwin Booth played with John Me Cullough: E. L. Davenport and Law renee Barrett before the war; but after the clash of swords he went by him. self until recently, when he joined for tunes with the actor who has just died. He had little in common with any of the men who stood compatriot with him in the artistic field, because of his retiring habits.
 Mir. Booth played Richelieu with re- markable power. Iago is perhaps his greatest part. At least he thinks so. The public take much the same view as does the artist, and Mir Booth cer- tainly gives n great impersonation of the treacherous Iago, and few men have ever lived whocould play Othello when Edwin Booth acted the willy and lying Iago. No man who has ever ived has gwen so artistic finish to this miserable character as Edwin Booth,
 Hamlet is in many respects Mir. Booths greatest character. When he has the mind he frequently gives some touches to the melancholy Dane that no other man has ever approached, and have often thought that in the grave digging scene he surpassed any man ever saw.
 In estimating the character of Ed win Booth, it is well to take many things into consideration He was handicapped from the start with the
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genius of father whose traditions fill up great part of the stage life of this country. Men like Forrest, Booth and Davenport are not often found in any profession, and to live and ma ke n record under the shadow of their in- fluence is a serious task Then the shadow of great crime came upon the family name early in his career, and to greater or less extent marred the later years of his professional lite. No one ever held him accountable for it in any way, but the sorrow was as cutting and the results as demoraliz. ing as even his worst enemy could wish.
 Mir. Booth is just rounding out his forty years of experience of the stage. Ever since the war he has filled the public eye more completely than any actor who has trod the boards. He has withstood severe criticism. and yet enjoyed the confidence of the pub- lie. Whether he will ever act again or not is a question. But taking it all in all, he has made remarkable his tory, and will go down in future gen. srations as one of the shining lights ol the stage.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
Tho Modern vvarship.

The modern warship has powerful en- zines, but she cannot make speed, tha t Is to say, for any distance. Compared with her engine possibilities. her coal carrying capacity is ludicrously small. The fact is notorious on the other side of the water, and we have had recently abundant proof of it. This will ac. count for tho untiring efforts of the British Admiralty to secure a means of feeding petroleum or petroleum refuse to marine furnaces. This type of fuel, It has been found, though requiring quite as much room as the present coal bunkers. will drive the ship ct least twice the distance.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
CENTRAL AMERICAN DICTATOR
Millions In It for the Ruler of i.
 Spanish- American State.

No one who has not lived In Central America has any idea of the fortunes which the Presidents of those petty Republics amass Tn a few years. says < San Francisco writer who recently re- turned from Guatemala. You see, these fellows are as complete dctators as Napoleon was in his best days. They handle the public purse aud can pay out what they want, and cover into their own excheauer n large amount which is put down on the books for public Improvements and secret service work. There is no question that Bar rios, who hadn't a dollar when he se- cured the control of Guatemala, was wort th when he was killed at least $10,- 00o,0 About half Of this amount was invested in New York property and in American Government bonds, so the widow was all right. His Guatemalan property, however. was seized by Barillas, his successor. under one pre-
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EDWIN BOOTH.

less care by the countryside people of Hartford county Maryland, about twenty miles from Baltimore, when this gift was made to the stage and to mankind.
 All the boys were queer lot, possess ing more or less of their father talents, as well as his eccentricities. Edwin was by no means the favorite of his great sire. John Wilkes was always regarded as the flower of the flock.
 1t is q remarkable fact that Wilkes Booth made more money in single season before and during the war than any actor who has ever lived in that time. John T. Ford, who managed him once, told me that his income was $2O, ,000 n year for less work than any man of his time ever drew. He was heroic character and studied effects He always made an effort to please the women by doing dramantic things that were not always in the play. For instance. in Richard Ill.," which was one of his great characters, he jumped twenty feet over the rocks instead of coming down the stairs. and the audi ence went wild over the scene as he made 1t. As Raphael in the Marble Heart" he achieved still greater suc- cess, and women and men by the hun dreds would wait at the stage door to see him TO out, and would beg for n chance to touch the hem of his cloak.
 Unlike Edwin he always studied the dramatic. He dressed himself fault lessly. As rule he wore kid gloves, and when his overeoat was not on 1t
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next saw Miss Price hold the chair at arms length, placing her open hands under the seat. Two strong men were given the most available positions about the chair. and she resisted their combined efforts 10 force 1t down, all though both their faces were made to assume the hue of the head of the na- tional bird in their attempts to down the little woman. Then. placing her bands on the ton of the seat. she pushed the chair down despite the two mems efforts to prevent her.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15

Bradford McGregory, the mechanical expert of Cincinnati. has succeeded after numerous experiments in uniting aluminium with glass, and he claims to have been the first to have done so. A large piece Of aluminium. with a glass tube in the center, was turned in his lathe. and it was impossible to detect the slight flaw or joint where they came together; in fact, 1t appears as one solid mass. Heretofore no metal could be made to unite with glass in which the contraction and expansion were the same; and it is claimed that this discovery will create a revolution in the way of red ducing the cost of incail- descent lights, as it will take the place or platinum, which costs &320 pound, while the new compound will not cost SlO.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
YORKTOWN MONUMENT.
Erected in Commemoratlon oe che
 Surrender or CornwalIis.

hfocUo0 10 COmmem mOfoUOm 09 H0o
 Surrender of C0rnwal1ls. We give herewith an illustration of the Yorktown centennial monument, erected at cost of &100,000 on the famous field of Yorktown, Va., in com memmoratiou of the surrender of Cornwallis 10 Gen. Washington. It is some ewhat remarkable that the comple- ton of the monument was not recog- nized by official or public ceremonies of any sort. The only recognition of the event was the visit to the field of Congressional Representatives from the original thirteen States. The monu- ment stands on an eminence on the line of old York, commanding n beautiful and full view of York river, and from vessels sailing in certain parts of Ches- apeake bay it can be seen with the naked eye.
 There are inscriptions on each side of the base of the monument. That on the north side reads:
 Erected
 in pursuance of
 Resolution of Congress adopted Oct
 29 lS7I. and an Act of Con-
 Kress approved June [. 1880,
 to commemorate the victory
 by which
 the Independence Of the United States of
 America was achieved. A bill will be urged in the next Con- gress for the purchase of the battle field, and the citizens of Virginia are
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
AMERICAS GREAT ACTOR.
EDWIN BOOTH, THE TRAOED,AN TO RE TIRE FROM THE STAGE.

The Death of His Friend. Lawrence
 Barrett. Hastened this Resolution
 on the Part of MT. Booth.
 Inthe retirement of Edwin Booth from the theatrical stage, America loses an actor who, has for years held the undisputed honor of being the greatest actor of his day.
 Out of seven children born to the distinguished Junius Brutus Booth only two have made their mark on the stage. Edwin and John Wilkes. Edwin was evidently born under melancholy star, despite the fact that as he just opened his eyes the heavens welcomed him with . meteor. In 1888 these omens were regarded with suspicion, and the date was noted with more or
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
\ sangnlar CsanSaasnse,

A singular incident is rsIated of two Georgia brothers who were devotedly attached to each other and who had often expressed tho deeire that they might dc together. On . certain Thursday II Gainesville. Walter Wood, in attempting to cross tho Tombigt ,e MYor Ina pktG. va :drovn& by his bea5 cap1isinG.s On ths sanAe aay. and about tha sans timA his bro1A Julian Wood woskin9 in olGo lnolos1 q Hfen1ngAAn, was overcono IT TT al1 l 6 ' low uinu1nA
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
An AmglOmaniac.

A sample hc of fortunes freaks; His speech quite English sounds; He sometimes of his money speaks As :. d and f
 Meanwhile his father poor old man. keeps him in cuffs and collars. And pays for them. as we'll as he can, With good old U. S.A
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
A Substitute Tor R,.erv,

A substitute for emory in grinding has been found in crushed steel. High ly tempered steel is heated and plunged into water. This renders it so brittle that it can bs pulverized, and in this shape it doss the work of emery better than the genuine article.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
One CT sAs osAer.

Cleverton--Not long ago made an agreement with friend to exercise an hour . day for year at the gymna- alum. I'll bs hanged if 1t wasn't de. stroysd by firs last night.
 DAshaway-Ah-ahi Which ono of you Durnsd2
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
ru,s C.a...

"What is onr old friend Jslkin. doingr asked Congressman cf ono el his fsllow-iabosers"
 Working . clxim.'
 He isn't mining, is Ise.
 ''No, lobbying"
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
uakins sAe Collar Garae. Frs.h,

At this season all winter vegetables ars improved by soaking them in water for an hour or more bsfore they are used. Potatoes, bests and other winter roota are improved by bsing soaksd at least twelve hours in cold water. This soaking removes the strong flavor ac- euirsd by all vegetables kept h cellar blns.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
re ssve Coal mn.

A secret chemical powder introduced abroad. whom sprinkled over the top of the coal in newly made fire cements the upper part of the fuel together and causes the coal to burn at the bottom and throw the heat into the room, in- stead of allowing . large part of it to go up the chimney.
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
rs. rro..,. yv,ss ra

Lady oastomer-''I want to look at some sofssa."
 Cisrk-"Yea, madam; what do you think Of thisY' Lady customsr-"Its too comfort able eoms one might it down on it"
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15
PRINCE OF SHOwMEN.
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF
 THE LATE p. T. BARNUM.
A Career Full Of vicissitudes and Quite without a ParaIlcI-Sonse Of she Events of Isis Remark n ble Life His Characteristies.

There is hardly an American under four score who can remember when the name of Barnum was not familiar to
The Forrest City times., 1891-05-15

Net InclineA e Uaegls. Collins-"WhAt do you intend to take for your coId?''
 noliins..Oh. I'll cell t chsan Alys
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11
The RaEIor Boxes and their Con
tents to be Preserved


John Il Jordan. Esq attorney fer M.
seuH in the Creevy-sealil eonaess. presented
a petition to Judge Bser. At Bedford last
week. zskins that the ballot boxes used ia
the elscsion in Sovsznlssr Isst- and taess con
tents. Be preserved iniac, 70 await The call
Of 'hs tslbansI trring the contest in each
/ precinct in Bedford ard Somerset courssts.
wherein Allegations Of fraud were made
The application was resisted by Mr. GnSvy >
counsel Judge Basr he'd the matter under
advises1eut f1r several days, md in an s6-
nirabiy written and lengthy opinion hAnd-
Il down Saturday morning. granted lbe
prayer OF tie petitioner. The opinion was
received here TOO late for Publicaiion this
week. Folios.ng is the order made
And now. 7th Of February. ISL. upon
due consideration. il is ordered that The cleo
ton ofhcers. on the I7th day Of February,
1891. after having been duly sworn 70 secre-
g as required by law, do and SHAH keep
and preserve the bAllot-bex, or thai
compartment Of the tzllo1 box containing
the ballots for county officers. sealed and se-
cure 81 they now remain and are, subject to
examination according to Law. and thai be-
fore destroying the ballots and documents
found in the other ballot boxes, that they
take therefron the zftidsvils and documents
which they fnd therein and which should
hSre been delivered 10 the Prothonotary OF
the county and fled. aud placing them IN an
envelope vel sealesi that one Of The Judges.
al The same time he delivers 10 tie Pro
tbonotAry OF the county, the papers and
documents reanired to be fled for the eiec-
ton held on the said 18th dsy OF February
1891 be shall also deliver the said enveioTe
containing the docnnents and sttidAEits NJ
lating to the election Of NOTemoer 1880 TO
the Prothono,ary TO be tled
The above order gas msie Necessary for
the reason that by law. unless such an o-asr
had been made. al the blanks. documents
and tickets Of the November election. nov
IN the ballot boxes, would be burned o. de-
si7uyed by the sssctioa Officers, in order that
they might use the boxes at the election on
the l7lb. So far almost every vote ehzlleng
ed in Bedford and Somerset eouniies has
baen On the ground of non-resistration or
voting on age without making the proof re !
quired BY law At the November election, I
IN almost avery instance, the election ufficers
plsosd the afiiaFiss Of non-reg.stered and +
age voters in the ballot boxes, instead Of re 4
turning them to the Protbonotary's ofiioe
These votes w0aid be thrown out as Illegal /
unless The ballot boxes we're opened and the /
existence Of the ali 3sFiis establishing there /
legality shown
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11
centeryllle tens.

His lordship. the ground bog, having seen
hisshadoE on the - inst, viii lead retired
lie fet ihe seXi SIX weeks.
"Nusginsr is the name Of the latest fsd
INDUCED in by our young people. and who
shah wear the belt IS presently TO be decided
IN a series Of games no les. exciting than g
Singing match between Dempsey and Fit
zimmons.
NJ. E II. Fouiche. who sor some time
past has been clerking II Nunhzl. Pa, has
resigned his position and intends going wet
in few weeks.
j. il not surprising that in this late and
progressive EEe, and in this intelligent ard
civilized community, where from the outside
appearance and actions Of certain people
you would have the least possible SIS piciOn
Of anything but virtus and purity rsigning
within, that heinoas crimes are committed
br them right IT, tie face Of the Law, while
the sworn officers Of the law sit around ana
nurse such crimes, without an sttemp; 10
bring the guilty parties to justice And IS
il not surprising 10 see what bold fsces these
parties can pat on, just as IL they we're per
feet saints and on their way 10 Heaven
Is il, As they suppose, secret No. The
whole community hss taken peep at TIE
mysterious development Of what was sup
posed 10 be strictly and confdentially phi
vsie. Whist changes old Father Time can
bring about, Charges that should put TIE
guilty parties TO shame; cause them TO blush
The deepest crimson cause to be placed upon
their characters blot indelible, and make
rs 70 ask, Is there no law, or Is justice
blinded p We cannot fatbom the depths Of
the futz7e nor reveal its hidCea mysteries,
bnithe present ever stands oFea 70 or yieE-
And, having eye. shall We not see snch
things that stand ont 50 conspicuous in con-
trzst to nature herself Or shall we close
orr eyes and insert blank in our minds
Fision But there is s Law. and, as Webster
says, murder will cut So mote Il BE
Feb. 3 1851. JCs7icTA
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11
Producers Of Maple Sugar Must Wait
Another Year Before Receiving
Any Bounty.

Collector Wzrmcssile has received notice
from the Treasury Department TO the efieci
thai DO bounty will Be paid in sugar pro-
dnoed prior 10 July !, lsei. The opinion
was given al the request Of Collector Warm
castle, who has received numerous inquiries
from producers Of maple sugar in Western
+ Pennsylvania. The bounty to be paid i ! z
( and , cents per pound in accordance with
( the grade OF the article II Is estimated by
the collector that from 500 to Go persons
are engaged in manufacturing msple sugar
Z in his dlsfiici, and that ihe annual output is
from a,5oo eoo 10 s.Oooool pounds annually
The law providing for bounty on sugar
was passed 10 promote the j. iustry- Ii
Pennsylvania The industry hss "a retro
grazing for years, but sui great many
farmers Who have maple forests take sd
vantage Of an idle tirpe in the year and make
eisier mspie snEzr o. nOlssses- The amOuut
Of bounty paid viii amount 70 about 500
for each producer in Western Pennsylvania
who follows the business in p1satical way.
The attorney Generals decision Is Dis
appointment to the sugar men. The law
goes into eject April /, but from the fact
that license must be taken ont, the At
t0raey General decides that bounty cannot
be paid until the sugar season OF ls92.
Maple sugar producers, iherefore, who In
tend 10 make sugar and secure the bounty
in the spring Of 1892 must file their notices
sui exa-ute bonds between Ap-ii ] and Juiy
I. 1891.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11
aearxrY ExerxErR.


All counties, except Philadelphia shall
ele4 a county engineer for three year., his
compensation bang s. 20 per day for each
day scfaally employed, Fhe engineer mnst
pass upon a,i road petitions aud serve upon
all roa1 reFiexS He shsll designate the
roads in each township to be m4cadamized
or Otherwise permanently improved, such
roads 70 be selected in q manner as far as
practicable 50 as 10 form continuous high
way between the most pOpulous points in
the oocnty 70 the boundsries thereof, and TO
points or other important roads OF railroad
stations, 50 as to bsst accommodate through
and local thavel- Such rosds shall there
after be designated as highways"
Careful provision Is made concerning the
manner OF opening roads and crossing Of
railroads and Inspection Of work. County
engineers mas make annual reports TO the
Secretary Of internal Affairs
All moaey appropriated hy the Legisla
ture for road purposes shall be divided
among the townships in proportion TO the
amount Of road taxes collected and expend-
ed the pTeoeeding year. The supervisors Of
each township sball SCI apart at least p per
cent Of al road taxes esoh year. together
with ali money received from the State as q
separate fund f5r the construction Of rascAd-
am or other permanent road
Strict regulations are made concerning the
occupancy Of roads By pipe lines or conduit
lines Of any character. County engineers
and road slp=rrisors are prohibited from
furnishing supplies OF being Otherwise Pc
cuniarily Interested 10 work done upon the
Highways under penalty Of 6ne net eK-
cseding 500 5orimprisonmensf f0r six months.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11

Policeman Gilbert turned the tEb.tS on 5
party Of young men EhO were serenadI ng
their besi girls and Eho greE quite hi-
lsrious after the midnight boar. one evening
during the week. Where is Persoi yeil-
ed one Of the giddv youths Oh. he's sup
posed 10 be dead, screamed another. The
d-lh be Is, quietly remarked The policeman,
as be rOse up in the midst of them and tax
ing pencil and paper from his pocket wrote
down their name. a. the same lime request
ing them 10 appear before the Burgess next
morning. one cent 6ae and one dollar costs.
was the penalty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11
The B. 4 o. Secures Control of the
paw

Wv YoExs Feb s-Eis e8ut7ol q he
Fitisbass and Western las been obtained
hy the BALTIMORE aad Ohio RzilroA5 Com
pany- The Baltimore and OHIO Rsilrosd
Company receives the Pitssbarg aud West
ern free from all floating debt and without
the expenditure OF one dollar in cash. The
Baltimore and ohio's through traffic. now
going circuiioas route ey way Of Wheel
ing is Al once 70 Be passed over the Pittsburg
aad Western line, saving nearly 100 miles IA
hs1lsge
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11

Stoyesiovn Council No. 562, Jr. o. L. A.
NJ was instituted Tuesday evening Feorus-
~ 3 1891, by D. s. C., George A. Thompson,
Of Evansville OF The - names on the sp-
plication for charter, . were initiated The
prospects for the new Council are very bright.
The following officers were elected and in
stalled Jr P. c. Wm- BrubGker C., Robt
spangler; V. c., J. Il. kocher Z. ;, Miller
Hummel A r. 5, J. H. Bowman F. : /.
s 5. Schlag Treasurer. c. \. Miller "
Jacob Straub c, A. L. Berkey 9 s, Geo.
Koeher 0. 5, Frank Ripple TTustess
Phil Bender, Martin Thompson and Joseph
smith.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11

Allihe righg ftla. interest and claim Of Arneri-
Sus tlheia aDc ie.eeea lli. wife. Franklin y.
Brlckinan, " T. DeLazier and Martha J his
E1fe. heIrs of J. O. Rruekmzn. decreased defend
Aii- and keter a Enfeid and A. Enieid. serre
teliEnis Of IN Td 20 tbe following described real
estate, viz certain laf of erosfi sif1s4e n SAL
-spnry boTosE1, -onerset Co. Pa. bounded and
described - foiiOas
Nl the Sorfh b. Eulnn street, on the South BY
1ui ~ " . LlchIy. On the EAsf ~ an alley and
on tAe est ty Gay street. containing one-fouria
o. an acTe- having twostnry frame house and
ouilEilldlugs thereon erecteG, with the arpurie-
nences
Taken in execution A. the property q Ameri-
Gus Etiieid and &c5eees- his wife. Franklin b.
brucklnan aEd " 4 DeL0zieT and Martha J.
his Elfe, heirs of J. g. bruckrnan deceased de-
ferdsnf and Keh,eces Enfield and A Fafela Ter
re tenants. Al ihe suit OF A p Beaehy The de-
1sndsuis not being in the county and having no
PersoiiAi I'Fols-r7y- have levied upon the stove
DESCRIBED real Sssiate