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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
q Polite Hiehwayman.

se modern highwsyman doesn't un-
lana his business" said an Old trAs-
! he looked up from an account oi
IL being held mp" "He's brutal
oesarily So"
. D YOU want him to take Oh ms nat
he stops your" he was asked. do
|Irsnt him to beg your pardon ?
b. no. You quite understand me-
H., an admirer Of Paul Clifford. But
/ mans nerves or mar his beau
why hit him on the head with
bag or scare him to death by jump
|out ai him from an alleyf
was held up once in a way thai 1
1 red. No force, no serious shock to
nsrvous system and no affected
- I've been in a good many dii-
n Countries and heard or read OF all
different methods, bot Cor the quiet
ouick transaction Of business oi thSt
ire without any unnecessary triin-
cs commend me to the man who got
watch.
~ Vas sauntering along the street
IL Of me. quietly humming a tune
wasn't keeping in the shadow Of the
sines and he wasn't doing anything
that was suspicious. He was Just
|uierine along with his arms folded on
breast. I was walking faster, 50 !
10 overtake and pass him. passed
|, on the left-that is, ] started TO pass
on that side. When got even with
he said:
j say
|lt was said quietly and didn't even
tie me. isone Of this absurd courtesy
nothing sensational in it. OF course
Ioked toward him and ] saw the TAP
revolver resting on the crook Of bis
elbow. His arms were stu ioioeo.
had an idea that his right hand
1 on the other end Of the revolver.
Just take ii easy, he added. ..
So I sauntered along with him, aad
is suggestion transferred my watch
money 10 his pockets. Then he sAia
Go on and don't look back
And ] went on and didn't look back
II I have always considered him a mar
1 % could do a job with neatness anc
match. and without unnecessary trou
and excitement. That wouldn't have
t a man with heart disease.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
somerset Enterprise.

The weIl-known and popular druggist,
6. w. Benford, has taken the agency for
Dr. Lees Liver Regulator, which he rec
ommends for the quick cure Of Dyspep-
sia, BiliOusness, Liver Com plant and all
Blood Troubles. Trial Bottles free.
1t is a well-known fact thst Pan-Tina
Cough and Consum ption Cure has cured
Consumption and Chronic Coughs an d
Colds when all others failed. Price 25
and 30 cents.
Trial bottles free at G. W. Benford's
Drug Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
Force of Habit.

Mr.. BoOtmaker-How do you like liv-
ing on the top floor? Isn't il tiresome :?
Mr.. Bettinge Wringe-No; not at all
usually ride up in the elevator and
walk down.
Mr.. BoOkmsker-There must be q race
track on the roof.-Puck.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
Alaska a Good Bargain.


when Secretary Seward negotiated
e treaty with Russia by which We &c
red Alaska, there were many who be-
we'd the United States were throwing
rav g. 200 600 Of good money for which
proper equivalent would ever be real
I'd. Alaska was regarded as e region OF
sciers and inaccessible mountain
ages. with some fish not worth catch
z. and a little timber that would not
~ the cost Of marketing. That its pos
ssion carried with it some strategic val
was deemed probable, but there were
who believed that the bargain was
lod one from a pecuniary point Of view
A recent census bulletin, however, dis
els this illusion completely. Tne ship
,ent Of fur seal skins since 1867, the year
! which Alaska was acquired, hasreach-
i $50 600 600 and other furs, SlG0O0,0OO
total fur output Of S49OO0,0O0. The sal
aon and cod fisheries have netted 4.oOO,-
loo making the total product Of the
erriiory in the % years S53,0o0,0OO not
bad return on the original investment.
Whatever may befAll the seal fisheries
ne income from the salmon and cod
sheries is certain TO be more in the fu'
iure than in the past. The rivers fairly
warm with salmon, and now that the
1olumbis river and its attributaries are
lecoming depleted the canneries aremov.
ne 10 Alaska The cod fisheries Of the
'acifc coast are only in their infancy
nd they are known TO be very valuable
about 100000 annually is taken from
he gold mines, an output that is certain
% increase with the decline Of the gold
deposits in California, There is vast
irtent Of gold producing territory in Alas.
IA awaiting development II Secretary
,eward were alive now he would not be
allied upon 10 apologize for the purchase
If A iasxa. - TlilrdelBbia 7rlnes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

The proprietor sIof Ely's Cream Balm
do not claim it to be cure-all, but a
remedy for catarrh, colds in the head
and hay fever. 1t is not liquid or snuff,
is easily applied into the nostrils. 1t
gives relief at once. Price SOC.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

had catarrh of the heau and throat
i've wears. used Ely's Cream Balm
from the first application ! was re-
we'd. The sense Of smell, which had
sn lost. was restored after using one
ae. have found tine Balm the only
isfsctory remedy for Catarrh, and II
effected a cure in my case.-H. l.
yer, Waverly, n. \.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

Allowme 20 add my tribute to the eff
,acy Of Ely's Cream Balm. ] was suffer
Ing from a severe attack of influenza snd
-atarrh, and was induced 10 try your
remedy. The result was marvellous. /
could hardly articulate and in less than
iweniy-four hours the catarrhal symp-
toms and my hoarseness disappeared and
J was able 10 sing heavy role in Grand
Opera, with voice unimpaired. / strongly
recommend it TO all singers.-Wm. II.
Hamilton, leading basso ofthe c. d. Hess
Grand Open Company.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
He was handed a quarter.

The longest suit Of hair in the world
is perhaps that which grows on the head
Of Mis- Asensth Philpott, Of Gainesville,
Tex. hers trailing four feet on the ground
when she stands, measuring in all 10 feet
inches.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

Atwood French Challies 40 and
so cents, and the very best quail
ties, black grounds, with colored
printings, 55e. Very stylish and
desirable.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

Ypsi-Ann is the name given by
Michiganders 10 the Yisilantic and Ann
Arbor Electric Railway, to save time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
American Printed ChaIlies.

4c. to 25, and all intermediate
prices with stair,like regularity. All
best and special values, for
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17

Larger demand and more selling
every day of these popular fabrics.
Recent fortunate purchases from
overloaded importers enable us to
offer best qualities at LOWERPRl
CES than ever before known. spe-
cial
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-06-17
For Buyers of Dress Goods.

36-inch alI-wool Plaid Suiting 25
cts. (45c. the regular price, so
inch Cloth Suitings, mixture, 35c.
5O-inch all-wool Cloth Suitings,
Gray, Brown and Tan mixtures, 90
and 75c. A handsome line Of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Cannon MAY Roar.

The United States steamer Charleston
and the CHILEAN ironclad Esmeralda are
both at Acapulco, Mexico. The Esmeralda's
Captain spoke the Charleston. and said to
Captain Remy that the tata would not
he taken unless the Esmcralda was sunk
first. "All right" said Remy. 81 have orders
TO take the Itata, and will do So" The
Itata is not yet in sight but fight is sure
ly expected when she appears. Naturally
lively times are looked for. The men in
the CHILEAN cruiser have been expressing
their wish for an engagement with the
Charleston's men. Both cruisers are now
keenly watching each other, and the resi-
dents OF Acapulco are I'm a fever of excite
mcnt. They expect TO see fierce sea- bat
tie right off the coast at any time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
A LITTLE TOO REALI,TIC.
Jennie Yeamans Faints, but She Pulls the
Hero from the Plank just in Time.

Jennie Yeamans Faints, but She Pulls the
Hero from the Plank just in Time.
The "buzz-saw" scene In "Blue Jeans" at
McVicker's Theater, Chicago, was never
more loudly applauded than at a recent
performance. In this particular scene, Mr..
Harcourt, the hero, is thrown by the villain
and fastened on a board. which, as the ma
chincry is set in motion, gradually APP
proaches the big circular saw. 1t is the
duty of the heroine. Miss Yeamans, TO cut
herself out of the Office i'm which she has
been locked up, and save the hero at the
moment the saw is about to cut him in two
"Fawcett threw me just six inches out OF
place." said Mr.. Harcourt, "but / didn't
know it. Miss Yeamans saw the danger |
was in, and tried to get At me. She tried
ID oren the door as she usually does, but for
some unaccountable reason she couldn't.
She then burst il with her hands, slightly
cutting them. Instead OF running down the
steps she jumped, nearly upsetting herself.
She managed to get TO me just in time to free
me. aud as the curtain fell she tainted Z"
This will seem singular, as IL Is generally
believed that the huge saw that looks SO
dangerous cannot do any injury to any one.
Evidenuly such is not the case.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20

would undoubtedly be benefit. In
South Dakota wheat is about four inches
high Although the season is late the
general conditions are SO much more
favorable than usual that crops will
soon catch up. In Minnesota the early
sown wheat is generally,up all over the
State; the stand is good.
CORN.
The country is forging ahead rapidly
in planting the corn crop. Large areas
of corn will be in the ground within the
next ten days OF course In several OF
the States the bulk of the crop is now in
the ground.
During the week the oat crop of the
country has hardly held its own. There
is no uniformity in its general condition.
Nebraska probably shows the best out
look at present for full crop of any
State where u surplus crop OF oats is
made In Missouri and Kansas the con-
ditions are not an average; I'm Tennessee
and kentucky the prospects are poor;
in the State OF Illinois fair; very uneven
in Indiana and Ohio; in Iowa more or
less mixed. 1t is too early to say any
thing yet with regard TO the condition Of
the oat crop in the Dakotas and Min
nesota.
The late frost was not confined 10
limited areas. 1t swept over the coun-
try from North Dakota, where the spring
wheat was just coming up, and left its
mark upon it, and went upon its jour
ney of destruction across the. country as
far south as the Ohio River where it
caught the early winter wheat, just in
hpn1
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
SAYS TERRORISM MUST END.
Mayor Shakespeare Of New Orleans Lee
lures Leader of the Malta.


lures Leader of the Malta.
Mayor Shakespeare, OF New Orleans, sent
message to Joe Provenzano to call upon
upon him, and when Joe presented himself
he was addressed "a follows: al know well
enough that you have long been at the head
of disturbing element here that has been
"A menace TO the peace or this community.
Now, there must be once and forever an
end of this. / am sick and tired OF It, |
tell you you must take your hands of. l
have issued orders TO the chief OF police
that he use his entire force To pre-
vent you from carrying your de-
signs into execution. l am sorry
now that / am obliged TO go TO
Denver. If ! could remain here | would
personally take command OF the police force
and / would use every means at my COM
mand to wipe from the face OF the earth
every member of your gang who tries TO
raise his hand against member OF this COM
munity. In my absence my representatives.
will act for me. When i return | shall act
myself. But this reign of error must stop,
and If there is "a way possible to do it, it
will stop. Now you have been warned"
ProvenZano had very little to say. except
10 protest his innocence. He left the hall
very much crushed. The Provenzanos. it
was charged by the Rev. Father Manortta,
were at the head of the Malta society.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20

unusually favorable weather during
April New wheat ought to be on the
market by July 4. Winter wheat in
Southern Michigan varies all the way
from six TO ten inches in height The
weather has been cool and dry and the
crop is doing we'll in Southern
Kansas wheat will probably be harvest
ed about June 10. It's height is from
eight to eighteen inches In Northern
Kansas wheat will now average from
twelve to fourteen inches in height.
None has headed out yet In Northern
Missouri wheat is now from ten to ff-
teen inches in height, and just ready to
head out. In Southern Missouri the
largest wheat is now fully twenty-four
inches high, and the general condition
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
BEYOND THE SEA.
Ag nts OF the Worlds Fair VIII Re Sent
Abroad.

Director General Davis. OF the Worlds
Columbian Commission, recently requested
tie Secretary OF the Treasury to permit the
payment OF the expenses OF certain persons
To GO abroad in the interest of the EXPOSE
ton out OF the money appropriated by
Congress to be used i'm connection with the
admission OF foreign exhibits. The depart
ment has decided that not exceeding three
citizens, to be suggested by the Director
General, may be designed by the Secretary
of the Treasury TO act under the provisions
of Che law above mentioned and to be paid
from the appropriation referred to. Such
persons will cooperate with such repre-
sentatives of the Treasury Department as
may be sent by the secretary directly to
furnish information in foreign countries as
TO the methods of admitting foreign eX-
hibits.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20


of.the crop is uniform; the earliest vari-
cites will be ready to harvest about the
first week in June. In Tennessee the
early wheat is now all. headed out. In
Kentucky there is some complaint of
wheat turning yellow on account of the
grain louise These complaints, however,
are not very numerous. In Northern
Texas wheat is three feet high and head
ed out. Harvest will commence the last
of May Oregon reports winter wheat
about ten inches high. The April rains
helped the fall wheat greatly, and the
crop looks better than at this time last
season. Harvest will commence the lat
ter part of July.
SPRING WHEAT.
In the Red River Valley spring wheat
is practically now all seeded. The early
sown wheat is coming up evenly and the
stand is considered good generally The
acreage Is about the same as last year.
possibly trifie larger. There is quito
a diversity OF opinion with regard to the
effect OF frost the present week upon
the young wheat plants Some claim
frost Is beneficial, causing IL TO root
deeply and stool out better. While
there have been no rains recently, crops
are not suffering, although showers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
THIS is ENCOURAGING.
There Is n Notable tightening In All
Lines of Business.

Ahofo - - StTShS al
Lines of Business.
X. G. Dun Co.'S weekly review of trade
says:
In every respect the outlook is more IA =
vorable, excepting the large exports of gold
and the advance In Bank OF England rates
10 per cent, obviously for the purpose OF
drawing more gold from this country. 1t
is IA most favorable symptom that the con
tinued exports OF gold cause no panic I'm
this market IL is II significant fact that
the exports i'm April were about double last
years In value as TO cotton, and showed an
increase I'm oil and provisions, but de-
crease In cattle and i'm breadstuifs,
yet I'm breadstuffs the decrease was wholly
In corn, and tho surpluss OF wheat
available for export was, May /. about 3D.
600, 600 bushels. The exports OF wheat from
Atlantic ports have been much smaller than
n year ago until last week, when an in
crease of 10 per cent. appears. In corn the
decrease is heavy, OF course. The iron
furnaces In blast May 1 were of about 1000
tons greater weekly capacity than April /,
115, 500 tons, against 113, 4S3 month ago,
and 1s0, 099 a year ago. But the trade Is
less depressed and the long delay In settle
ment OF the coke strike tends to strengthen
prices. The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
seven days number 237 as compared with "a
total OF 242 last week. For the correspond
ing week of last year the figures were 2l2.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
MIR. BLAINE VERY SICK.
The Secretary Of State Unable to Leave
New York for the National Capital.


Friends of Secretary James G. Blaine in
Washington are much alarmed concerning
his condition, and it is believed both by
them and by friends of the Damrosch family
In New York that the Secretary is much
iller than the statements of his physicians
would Indicate. A gentleman who is a
friend of the Damrosch family and Secre-
tary Blaine said that the Secretary was II
very i'll man, and that it might be long
time before he recovered his vigor. He has
done "A great deal of work. and his nerves
and constitution have suffered I'm conse-
quence. He added that it was by no means
certain when Mr.. Blaine would go back TO
Washington, for the reason that he was un
able To get out of bed. Even if he RECEIVERS
sufficiently TO resume his duties in Wash
ington he will have to be very careful. The
family say that Mr.. Blaine's illness is que
TO overwork. and the doctor is of that opin
ion. Therefore. absolute rest has been
prescribed for him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
Pointers.

A BOY who is frequently chastised both
by his mother and grandmother, speaks
OF them as I'll spanking team"
THE La front is no niger the fash
ionable bang" in Chicago, since the
Worlds Fair Commissioners have aban-
donel Ii.
EMERSON says everybody owns Nj
aoara. Let him try to get about Niagara
without paying the fees aud see IL lie
does.
CANADIAN women have pcti:ioned tie
Dominion Parliament for the privilege
OF voting. Won't this hasten annexa-
ton?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
CAPT. LANDGRAF ACQUITTED.
The Jury Dec :ded that He Was Not Guilty
of Murder.

At Milwaukee, Wis, the jury in the case
of Capt. Landgraf OF the steamer Nevada.
charged with the murder OF II sailor named
Wilbur last September, returned a verdict
of not guilty after being out eight minutes.
Wilbur and another sailor went aboard the
steamer as she was about to leave here for
Escanaba, and demanded his pay. Capt.
Landgraf claimed that as both men had
signed articles for the round trip and then
quit the vessel without notice that morn
ing, neither was entitled to "A cent OF wages.
Both Wilbur and his companion were the
worse for liquor, and insisted on being paid.
They followed Capt. Landgraf aft in Il
threatening way, and near the boiler house
advanced as if to attack him. III the eX-
element Capt. Landgraf discharged his
revolver and Wilbur fell dead. Captain
Landgraf was tried last winter, and the
jury disagreed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20

using vulgar language. The conductor.
rushing into the express car, returned
with half-do en- Winchesters and some
revolvers. Quickly organizing a posse
among the passengers, he ordered the
negroes out. Under the muzzles OF tho
firearms they were slowly forced from
the car and into their compartment with
out any bloodshed. The rineleaders were
jailed. The conductor could hardly pre-
vent Groves at different stations along
the line from assaulting the negroes
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
Rich Men and Charity.

In recent speech Abram ). Hewitt
is reported to have said that he knew
but one rich man in New York-and by
rich he meant man worth at Leaf $780,
000.00 - who was doing his duty.
That man, he said, devoted his entire
income. above the sum required for the
necessaries of life, to charity. This
shows a decidedly high standard on
Mr.. Hewitt's part in two respects, re-
marks the Pittsburg Dispatch. That
a man must have $40, 900, 900 before he
is rich reduces the vast bulk of the
population to q common level of pow
erty, while if the rich man gives all his
income above the necessaries of life to
charity he will do very well-unless
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20

crop as a whole stands even, and is
growing very slowly. The plants are
perfectly healthy and strong, and the
prospects are good for large crop.
Wheat is scarce, and more or less is
shipped in all the time to supply the
home trade. In Central and Southern
Indiana the wheat is from eighteen
inches to three feet high. The weather
has been dry and cool for ten days.
No reports of fly or insect. Harvest
will be on about Juno TO. In Northern
Ohio wheat has made slow growth during
the last fourteen days. Late-sown fields
where the water has stood are more or
less spotted, although the prospects for
wheat are as whole good. In Southern
Ohio wheat has literally caught up with
itself. This situation was caused by the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
Poisoned the Whole Family.

dispatch from Austin. Texas, says that
Mrs. John Il. Headsheth. the wife of high
ly respected citizen, attempted TO poison
her whole family, together with her aged
aunt, by putting "rough on rats In some
soup Mr.. Headsheth and the aunt were
violently sick Mrs. Perry, the aunt. died
in great agony. while Mr.. Headsheth is at
the hospital and stands chance OF recov-
cry. Mrs. Headsheth is demented.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
Committed a Forgery In Prison.

The First National Bank of Leavenworth,
Kan. will prosecute George Lewis, the
clever penman and convict in the Kansas
penitentiary. Lewis has three more years
to serve of his old sentence as forger. He
recently entered into conspiracy with an
outsider to defraud the Grand Fountain
Savings Bank of Richmond, Va, by raising
prison draft from 81 TO $4,000. Lewis
was prison clerk.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-05-20
DARING MAIL ROBBERY.
Registered Packages Bound fr Chicago

Registered Packages Bound FIR Chicago
Stolen from n Wagon IN New York.
The postoffice authorities OF New York
City are trying hard to solve the mystery OF
one OF the most daring mail robbcres ever
planned. A few m nutes before o o'clock
the other night two men pried open the
door OF big mail-wagon while IL was
driving along Fifth avenue on its way TO
the Grand Central depot and stole u
pouch containing eighty registered pack
ages The contents and value OF the pack
ages are not known. but thew probably con-
taincd several thousand dollars OF money.