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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04

now any claim on the worlds record, which
really belongs to s. w. Greasley, who won
the English mile championship under per-
fectly fair conditions two weeks ago, in %
minutes Is 3-5 seconds
Ii the A. A. U. would have competent
and impartial men at every event of impor-
tance much of the alleged record breaking
would not be brought to the front
about the Professional Rowsrs.
The prospects of q race between the best
rowers of this continent and the best in
Australia are becoming very small, for this
season at least. The Australians are still
reluctant to come to this country and row,
although O'Connor, Gaudaur and Hanlan
are willing to meet them here and give them
expenses
George Bubear, the English sculler, re-
Gently returned to England from Australia,
and he stated that Stansburv and Kemp con-
templated visiting England and offering to
row ANYBODY on the Thames. Americans or
Canadians have rowed against Australians
both on the Thames and in Australia, and
still we have not had the present Australian
champions here. They ought to come, and
say this even though think them likely
to defeat our champions
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
BEDFORD A CENTURY AGO.
Curiosities on the Court Record There Dur
ing the Close of the Eighteenth Century
Awful Punishm ent for Horse Stealing
-Remarkable Oath, and Declarations

| Curiosities on the Court Record There Dur
ing the Close of tho Eighteenth Century
Awful Punish m ent for Horse Stealing
r" R"markable Oa,h< and Declarations,
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DIsPATcH.l
BEDFORD SPRINGS, Sept 3.-Of tbs
thousands who visit Bedford every summer
records in the vaults of the ancient building
which is used as county Court House. A
DISPATCH correspondent was shown q book
to-day that contains the record of 100 years
ago. The book, which is in fair preserva-
tion considering its age and the number of
hands which it has passed through, is about
the size of an ordinary ledger; the paper is
pure linen and very heavy. On the first
page is an instrument of writing delegating
to John Daugberty and Arthur st. Clair
the pow er to administer oaths to the Sheriff,
Justices of the Peace and the Coroner, by
John Penn, and is dated March 80, 1771.
The instrum ent which attracts the most
attention is the sentence passed on Daniel
Palmer for horse stealing at October
sessions, 1882 The sentence appears on
the record, as follows:
1t is therefore considered by tho Court
that the said Daniel Palmer shall be taken
tomorrow to the public whipping post be-
tween the hours of and 10 O'Clock, and
on his bare back, ana Immediately after
wards the said Daniel Palmer shall be
placed in the pillory where he shall stand
for one hour and have his ears cut Off and
nailed to the pillory and shall forfeit to the
Common wealth the sum of f15 being the
value of the goods of Ludcwich Fridline, of
which the said Daniel Palmer is convicted
of stealing, and shall pay the costs attend
ing the prosecution and be committed until
the whole of the sentence is complied with.
On February a. 1884, Moses Reid de-
posted G40 for his appearance at the April
court to answer to an indictment of libel
In July sessions, 1887, 10 persons "were
recommended for tavern license" and in
1892 at April sessions there appeared
numerous entries of persons who had been
returned for keeping tippling houses"
The following Is the oath Of allegiance
recorded in fine hand resembling that of q
lady:
do swear that do from heart abhor,
detest and abjure as tmpious and heretical
that damnable doctrine and position that
Princes accommodated by the Pope or
deposed or murdered by their subjects or
any other whomsover, and ! do declare
that no foreign Prince, person, prelate, State
or potentate hath or ought to have any
jurisdiction, superiority, pre-eminence or
authority, ecce ,iastical or spiritual, within
this realm. So help me God.
Following just below on the same page Is
the following:
do declare that believe that there is not
any transubstantiation in the Sacrament of
the Lords Supper or in the elements of
bread and wine at or after the conservation
thereof by any person or persons whatso-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
EFFECT, OF HEAT.
Summer Vacations and Norvs Tonios Co n
trasted,

The expense as we'll as the impossibility
of leaving ones business makes it entirely
out of the question for many people to take
a vacation, however bad they may need it.
In all cases, where one can afford it, a vaca-
tion is probably preferable to tonics; but
for the tens of thousands who can take no
rest the brain and nerve tonic of modern
medical science is an indispensable safe
guard.
Nothing that is known to the medical
profession to-day is the equal of Pe-ru-na in
the cure or prevention OF all arrangements
due to hot weather. Pe-ru-na gives new
yigor to the tired brain, strength and quiet
to the weakened nerves, and as nearly sup
plies the need of a vacation to the over
worked man or woman as it is possible for
any remedy to do. Pe-ru-na is a reliable
specific for nervous prostration, nerve e1-
haustion, sleeplessness. and chronic ma
laria
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Com
pany of Columbus, Ohio, publish the Fam
lily Physician No. l, devoted to the treat
ment of malaria, diarrbea, cholera morbus,
and other diseases of hot weather, which
they will send free to any address
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
THE MAN WITHOUT A STOMACH

May exist Us n museum freak, but most or
US rec ogniZe the stomach As necessary to
life and comfort. Most of us experience o
little trouble from this source occasionally,
wrong action OF the stomach causing dys-
pcpsia, etc, and o ten the trouble extends,
involving the liver and bowels. whence we
find biliousness and constipation. We find
also that the bowels and kidneys tnature's 3
sewage systetn) become ciogged with eheie
matter, from which comes impure blood,
swellings and cancerous complaints. The
Burdock Blood Bittcrs taken at the begin
ming. or at any later stn.e, arrests the
trouble, restores the disordered organ 10
activity, tn ereby removing every vestige Of
disease. d. B. B. is an absolutely pure ex-
tract of roots and herbs, which can not
injure even the most delicate constitution,
and as q cure for dyspepsia, biliousness.
constipa ton, bad blood, ETC., succeeds in 80
cases out Of 100 aulrrssu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04

arched instep which results from standing
on tip toe at the Monmouth race track in
order to see the favorite come in last But
there is really very little bathing done at
Long Branch this year, and what there is
is in an artificial pool this year, though
most of the hotels will furnish tub if you
ask for it The nymphs of the pool were
attractive enough elsewhere, but cannot
say that regard one of those rubber caps
which are used to keep the hair dry as be-
coming.
Almost Won at Asburv Park.
passed from Long Branch up to Asbury
Park, and was on the point of declaring my
self a winner when discovered that the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
Fighting a French Duel.

A report Of a French duel, according to
the Youths Companion, has the following
interesting conclusion: "M. Lei ache hav-
ing fired his shot, it was now the turn of NJ.
Boboche to discharge his weapon. He waite d
calmly for moment, brought up his pis tol,
awaited the word-and fred in the air.
This is not, however, so great an act of
magnanimity as might be supposed, for hi 9
antagonist had climbed tree!'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
Nutm egs Good to Sleep On.

Nutmegs have strong narcotic properties
A drink that used to be made by our grand
mothers was nutmeg tea One or two nut
megs would make pint or pint and a
half of tea, and the invalid would drink it,
producing a sleep of many hours duration.
The symptoms would be about the same as
opium. Nutmeg in the quantity Of two or
three drachms will cause both stupor and
delirium
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
MEDICAL.
DOCTOR
WHITTIER

S14 PENN AVENUE, PITTSBURG, PA.
As old residents know and back hles OF
Pittsburg papers prove, Is the Oldest estab-
lishod and most prominent physician In the
city. devotins special attention to all chronic
fissn'fs: fro% res: NO FEE UNTIL CURED
iRop:iSs NERVOUS saa Psg;s a, d.
cay, nervous debility, lack of energy, ambt-
ton and hope, impaired memory, dtsordered
sight, self distrust, bashfulness, dizziness,
sleeplessness, pimples, eruptions. impoyer-
ished blood, falling powers, organic weak
ness, dyspepsia, constipation, consumption.
uniting the person for business, society and
marriage, permanently, safely and privately
fT Sprsd ID BLOOD AND SKIN s,ssssss ssss s,.
eruptions, blotches, falling hair, bones pains.
glandular sweIlings, alterations OF the
tongue mouth, throat, ulcers, old sores, are
cured Tor life, and blood poisons thoroughly
sPsds4sd sFs from URINARY aSis saddsr an. ds
rangements, weak back, gravel. catarrhal
discharges, Inflammation and other painful
symptoms receive searching treatment,
prompt relief and real cures.
Dr. Whittier's lifelong extensive expert
ence insures scientific and reliable treat
ment on common sense principles. Consulta-
ton free Patients at a distance as carefully
treated as If here. Office hours, SA. M to .
I'm Sunday, 10 A. n. to ! P. n. only. DIX
wHITIIEk, SA Penn avenue, Pittsburg. Pa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
DR.. z. c. VESTS
NERVE & BRAIN

Dizziness, Commissions Fits Nervous NeurslzfS
Headache, Nervous Prostitution csused BY the use
of alcohol or tobacco, Wakefulness, Mental De-
nression Softeninz OF the Brain resulting IN in-
sanitv decay and death, Prem1tIre Old Age, Losy
OF Power in either sex, Involuntary Losses aud
br.in self-abnse or oyer-lndulzence. Each boz
contains one months treatment t1.oo . DOE. *
six for 3. 90 by mail.
We GUARANTEE SIX BOXEy
To cure any case. With each order received %.
six boxes we will send the purchaser written
guarantee to refund the money II the treatmeus
does not cure. Guarantees issued only by EMIL
q. STUCKY, Druggist Sole Agent Nos. 2tol and
1701 Penn avenue, corner Wylie avenue and Fulton
street. PittsburE. Pa. Use Stu cky's Diarrhe
Cramp Cure. Is and 50 cts. ja-ls2-eoda
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04

States? s q. s.
There are three mints in operation in this
country-at Philadelphia, which is ''the"
mint, at New Orleans and at San Fran
cisco. There were seven mints at one time,
the four not now in operation being those at
Charlotte and Dahlonega, N. c., at Carson
City, New, and at Dallas City, Ore. On
all coins you will find a mark, or an ab-
sence of mark, showing where they were
struck. Coins from "the" mint have no
mint mark, those from Charlotte have G. !;
those from Dahlonega have q D. upon
them. New Orleans stamped its output
with an O.. Carson City with G. c., and San
Francisco with an s. Dallas City had no
day. than is there s,S arc % mint. " The principal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04
Why is New Jersey said to be out of the
Union? X R. NJ

Why is New Jersey said to be out of the
Union? X. r. NJ.
There are two answers to this question,
one OF which is odd, the other probably cor
rect. According to the first. immigrants
were not allowed to land in New York City
during the May orally of Andrew Clark-in
the early '20s. The ship-captains therefore
landed their immigrant passengers at South
Amboy, New Jersey, whence they made
their way to New York. An Irish woman
was seen sitting on her trunk in New
York street weeping; and when asked the
reason, answered: "Me brother paid ME
fare to the United States, but the villain
Capting landed me in jersey" The other,
and probably more correct reason for the
saving, is the fact that Joseph Bonaparte,
who mad been King OF Spain, sought refuge
in this country after the fall of Napo-
leon, and settled at Bordentown, N.
j. He lived like king there
for 10 years, at least so far as
luxurious living is kinglike, and so, as New
Jersey was the only part of the country
that had king, it was said to be ''out of
the Union" The phrase is said to have
originated among the Pennsylvanians, who
refused to allow him to hold land in Penn
sylvania; the Philadelphians especially
were jealous of the prosperity he brought
to New jersey, and sneerirgly said Jersey
was "out of the Union" and that the Jer-
sey Blues were "Spaniards," because they
were ruled over by the King of Spain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-04

Tirst-Has the President OF the United
Stntes the power to adjourn Congress; II SO,
when and under what conditions? Second
What Is the difference between vocation
and "avocation7" P.S.
/. He has no such power In the matter as
the sovereign of Great Britain or the Gov
ernor-General of Canada has; that is, as q
rule, he has nothing to say in the matter.
But under the Constitution (article IL,
section ILL., he may adjourn Congress If
and when there is disagreement between
the two Houses as to the date of adjourn
ment. He has never had to use this power
yet.
2. Vocation means "calling, occupation,
business" avocation means literally "trom
calling" meaning an unusual occupation,
and SO is something that takes one away
from his vocation. Thus a mans vocation
may be that of banker and his avocation
that OF q fisherman. The two words come
from the Latin vocare, to call; but the lat
ter has the Latin proposition or ab, from,
as component part. The words are used
interchangeably often nowadays
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
A BROKEN SWITCH.
The Union Pacific Overland Express
Wrecked Near Grand Island, Neb.

The Union Pacific Overland Express
Wrecked Near Grand Island, Neb.
OMAHA, Nov. 23.-The Union Pacific
overland express, due here at 1880 am,
was wrecked at Aida and four persons
killed and three injured.
The wreck was caused by a collision
betwecd the overland flyer due at
Omaha at 10:4O a. M, and a freight. The
freight had been doing some switching
and had just pulled out of the Aida
yard when the flyer rounded curve
and the two trains crashed together.
Both engines were completely wrecked.
The baggage and postal cars were tele-
scoped and the freight cars piled on top
of the broken mass. Engineer A. G..
Barrett, Engineer B. Mcdonald, Con-
ductor J. w. Keller and Fireman Owens
were killed, and Fireman Castillo, Mail
Clerk Lyons, Brakeman Sutherland,
fatally hurt. Only one passenger was
injured and he but slightly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
THREE CREMATED.
Father, Mother and Daughter Perish in a
Burning Dwelling.

Father, Mother and Daughter Perish in a
Burning Dwelling.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 23.-The lives of
one entire family were blotted out by
fire early in the morning. The dead are
Hiram Danahaur, his wife and their TO-
year-old daughter. The Danahaur
family lived in Pleasant Valley, just
outside of the town of Sharpsburg.
They had greenhouse in the basement
of their home and placed furnace in it
Monday. 1t is presumed that the
furnace became overheated, setting fire
to the woodwork. The family died be-
fore their neighbors knew of their
danger. When the fire was discovered
the house had been burned to the ground
and the charred remains of father,
mother and daughter were found among
the ruins. Danahaur was a timer by
occupation and quite well connected.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25

Are your children subject to Group:
If so, you should never be without a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. 1t is a certain cure for Group,
and has never been known to fail. Il
given freely as soon as the croupy
cough appears it will prevent the at
tack. 1t is the sole reliance with
thousands of mothers who have croupy
children, and never disappoints them.
There is no danger in giving this
Remedy in large and frequent doses,
as it contains nothing Injurious. SO
cent bottles for sale by II. l. Parry,
druggist.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS
Additional Reports from the
Flooded Districts of Wash
ington State.
Railroad Companies Lose Heay-
lily, Owing to Washouts
and LandslideS.
Four People Killed and Three
Fatally Injured in Union
Pacific Wreck.

SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. 23.-Reports
of the storm throughout the state are
still worse and the prospects are that
rail communication will be abandoned
for several days at least. A number OF
additional deaths are also reported as a
result of the floods, while the loss of
property in the shape of farm buildings
carried away and wrecked will make a
very formidable item in the valleys OF
Duwamish, White, Green, Black, Stuck,
Cedar and Puyallup. The rivers to the
southwark of Snohomish, the Still and
Aguamish, northward, are vast lakes.
In the Stuck valley, far as the eye can
see, the valley is seething lake, on
which logs, single bolts, wrecked
buildings, railroad ties, uprooted trees
and debris are jammed together ten to
twenty feet deep and it is feared that
the new county bridge will be carried
away.
In Chehalis county, near Elma, the
Northern Pacific railroad bridge, on the
Grays Harbor branch, is so weak that
trains dare not cross until the high water
recedes. Additional washouts on the
Northern Pacific main line. between
Seattle and Tacoma, and upper Portland
route, are reported, and no trains arrived
Tuesday or are liable to arrive for sew.
eral days. Long trestles have also been
washed out.
The same state of affairs is reported
on all other lines. There were several
more landslides reported. To add to the
already bad state of the roads there
have been several wrecks. In valleys
and along the railroads water crosses
the tracks in many places for long dis.
tances to the depth of four feet. The
Great Northern will not be able to run
trains until the bridges have been re
paired, the slides removed and the track
renewed. The Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern railroad runs trains to the inter.
national boundary, but transfer must
be made around the slide at Blackman
The damage to the agricultural dis
tricts will amount to many hundreds Of
thousands of dollars. 1t certainly has
been the worst rainfall that has ever
been experienced on the Puget sound
and if the rain sets in again it is liable
to cause additional loss.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
HOW THANKSGIVING DAY ORIG
MATED.

We are indebted for Thanksgiving
Day to the Pilgrim Fathers, who may
be said to have celebrated it the first
time upon the completion. of their
harvest at Plymouth, in 1861. FaSts
were much more common among
those hardy Puritans than feasts, and
though they occasionally had day of
thanksgiving, much more of their
time was devoted to deplOring their
miseries. 1t is said that the custom
of annually appointing Thanksgiv-
ing Day was due to a sensible old
farmer -whose-name tradition has I'M
fortunately failed to preserve-whO
rose up when it was proposed in the
assembly to proclaim another fast
and plainly told them that he believ-
ed God was weary of their complaints
in view of the fact that He was caus-
ing the earth to reward their labOrs,
that He had filled the seas and rivers
with fish. had made the air sweet and
the climate healthful, and was per-
hitting them the full enjoyment of
civil and religious liberty. He there
fore proposed that instead of a day of
fast day of thanksgiving and feast
ing should thereafter be annually
proclaimed, which sensible suggestion
was unanimously adopted. Whether
this is true account of the origin or
not, certain it is by 1850 it had become
fixed custom in the colonies of
Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay for
the Governors to annually appoint a
Thanksgiving Day.
Outside of New England the adop-
tiOn of the custom was of slow growth
as will be noted by the fact that in
1855 it was considered a remarkable
event in Virginia when Gov. johnson
recommended the observance OF
Thanksgiving Day, and that in 1857
Gov. Wise refused to appoint one on
the ground that he had no authority
to interfere in religious matters.
Washington proclaimed day of
Thanksgiving in 1889, on the adop-
tion of the federal constitution, and
another in 1895 for the suppression of
the Whisky Insurrection in Western
Pennsylvania, while Madison pro-
claimed one in 1915 for the peace
with England After Madison Abra-
ham Lincoln was the first President
to proclaim Thanksgiving Day,
which he did in 1862 and also in 1863
for war victories. In 1864 he pro-
claimed a Thanksgiving Day in No
vember for general blessings, and his
example of that year has been annu-
ally followed by every one of his sue
cessors and by nearly every state gov
ernOr down to the present time.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25

The work on Glenwood avenue
will proceed as though the contract
with w. B. Craig had been confirmed.
1t is believed that the council will re-
consider its action at the next meet
ing
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
Four Musicians Drowned.

SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. ga party
consisting of Professor Ganiard, his
wife and son, aged ~, and Miss Thomp-
son, aged %, all musicians, started from
Everett for Marysville. They went in
a yacht with Henry Leary. a sailor. The
next morning the steamer Mabel picked
up capsized boat, and a reed organ
afterward drifted ashore. Nothing has
been seen of any Of the party since.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
Is a Very Sick Man.

NEW YORK, Nov. ga Washington
special to the Herald says that Mr..
Blaine is still very sick man and his
physicians are in daily attendance.
general alarm is felt among his friends
in Washington regarding his slow re-
cuperation. The doctors are non-cOm-
INITIAL, and when questioned upon the
subject of Mr.. Blaine's health are max
ing no predictions.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
Mr.. Blaine's Condition a Source
vi Worry to His Friends.
A Very Sick Man.
The Washington Floods Are Re-
ceding, and The Extent of
Damage Will Soon be
Ascertained.
The Friends and Admirers of
Gov. BOies Will Urge Him
For a Cabinet Position.
The Floods Receeding.

SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-The floods in
Washington are receding nearly as
rapidly as they came. The rivers with
in the past twenty-four hours have all
returned to their banks and another
day will allow the making of some esti-
mate of the damage possible.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25

THOSE who have kept tab say that
a free silver bill will stand no show
in the next House. If this proves
true it shows that the country is onto
the little scheme of the mine owners
and bullion holders who want to get
enormously rich at the expense o
the people.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
Wants a Cabinet Position.

DIES MONIES, Nov. pa conference
Of leading Democratic notables from
all parts of the state is being held here
today behind closed doors. 1t has
leaked out, however, that Gov. Horace
BOies is to be urged for a cabinet ap-
pointment to give him good start in
the race for the United States senator
ship. This has been fully determined,
and the next Democratic state conven-
tion will formally nominate him for
that position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25

HERE and there declarations
against the pensions to Union soldiers
crOp out from Democratic sources.
The New York Herald, for instance,
demands that the amount paid be cut
down. We would advise the Demo
Gratis to go slow, and not monkey with
the country's roll of honor.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-11-25
MANKATO MARKETS

Grain and Stock Markets corrected daily.
Other markets corrected on date of weekly is