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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
A QUADRUPLE MURDER. [
Terrible Domestic Tragedy on a
Wisconsin Farm.
WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN SLAIN

Farmer Noenmacher Says He Feared STAR
walton, and Therefore Butchered His
Family with an Az, Aftorward Making
an Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide.
AMIGO, Wis, Aug William Noen-
maoher, farmer living nine miles south
east of Amigo, murdered his wife and
three children Saturday night, and then
made an unsuccessful attempt TO take his
own life. The news reached here yester-
day At the inquest Noenmacher made a
full confession He said the crops were
poor and he was afraid of starving; that
his wife's parents were in Quebec, where
they had come all the way from Germany,
and wanted money and he had none TO
send. He had intended to kill his family
| Friday night, but he changed his plan to
Saturday night. After the family was
asleep he went out and got an ak and re-
turned to do the deed. He said he killed
/ his wife first by three swinging blows on
the left temple He then went into the
next room and killed Joseph, 6 years old,
aud Willie, years old. He struck both
boys on the head twice,
Returning TO the room where his wife
lay, he picked up his year old baby, held
her with one arm and struck her on the
| top OF the head. He then went to the
barn, climbed up to the roof and jumped
twenty feet to the floor of the pig sty, sus-
tanning injuries to the spine and paralyz-
ing his lower eXtremities. Sunday after
noon two of Fred Noenmacher's little chill
dren went over and saw the bodies on the
bed all bloody and ran home and told their
father, who summoned the coroner, and
with him he searched for his brother
A visit to the scene of the murders dis
closed a horrible sight The mother lay
on her left side with gaping wound in
the temple. The baby was in the cradle
beside the bed in a sleeping posture The
boys were in q bed in the next room in a
pool of blood The father, as he lay on the
floor of the kitchen, paraiyzed, but con-
scious, without the least sign of sorrow or
regret, talked as calmly about the muir
ders as he would about killing pig.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
AN OPPORTUNITY.

The Republicans Of Schuylkill
county never had as good a chance to
secure victory in Schuylkill county as
the one that now presents itself. They
had an excellent opportunity last year,
but allowed it to go past on account of
the factionalissues which have so long
handicapped the party. 1t is hoped
all on both sides will be wiser this
year and handle this better opportu-
nifty more judiciously and with more
effect against the Democratic party
which is weaker to-day than it has
ever been before in this county. A
ticket of young men Of good business
qualifications and who are not in con
nected with any faction will attain a
sweeping victory, but they must be
young men of new blood, as they alone
can unite the Republican party in
this county.
1t does not require very close OBJ
server to see that in addition to the
shattered condition of the Schuylkill
county Democratic ranks the Repub-
licans have in their favor the demOral-
lied condition of affairs which has
taken root since the Inauguration Of
Cleveland only four months ago, the
suspensions of banks, failures Of busi-
ness houses, the loss of a means o
livelihood by thousands of workmen
the surrender of the Union to the
South, which is now in the saddle Il
rule or ruin, and the utter indifferesrSi.
of Cleveland, his cabiGet and tn
Democratic Congressman at this mos
critical time has dissatisfied the masse
and they will turn to the Republican
for the relief received at their hand
after the days of Buchanan.
The veterans of the war are agail
reunited; and though they, are rapid
ly decreasing in numbers they will
their sons and grandsons, vii
stand up shoulder to shoulder and cal
the Democratic party to account 70
the vigorous Hoke smith method
and the hard times it has inaugurated
True, ,Schuylkill county is but a yer.
small part of the United States, but
victory on Republican lines within it
borders will have wholesome effect
The time is ripe for a glorious vic
tory, and it is the duty Of all Republi
cans to get together and adjust all diff
ferenees for the grand old party tina
bears the standard Of America ant
American industries.
Republicans, arouse yourselves! Pu
on your war paint, pick your hints ant
keep your powder dry. If every maj
does his duty the ruinous Democrati
policies will be wiped out and unde
the banners of the Republican part!
the country and its people will one
more be on the highway Of rrogres
and prosperity.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

LEwEs Del, Aug. THE British ship
Bidar, from Rotterdam for Philadelphia,
passed in the capes, having on board the
captain and seven Of the crew Of the
schooner Rachel Seaman. At o'clock
yesterday morning, about fifty miles off
the Delaware capes, in a dense fog, the
Bidar ran into the Rachel Seaman, strik-
ing her between the fore and main masts,
and sinking her in five minutes. The crew
was rescued by the Bidar's lifeboat
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
A Trio of Brutes Arro.tsd.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Edward Kirk
land, Frank Wilmer and Frank Holiness
who are charged with committing an
atrocious assault upon Helena Nelson, a
young Norwegian girl, were arrested late
yesterday afternoon at Atlantic City,
where they fed to escape arrest The as
sailants were identified by their victim,
who lies in precarious condition in the
Philadelphia hospital.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1T is officially
announced that Count de Sponneck, Dan
ish minister to the United States, has been
appointed in a similar capacity to Austria
Hungary. Count Reventlow, first seere-
tary of the Danish legation at St. Peters
burg, has been appointed to succeed Count
de Sponneck in Washington.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

JUpa1NG from the personnel Of the
ticket nominated yesterday at Potts
Vile. the Democrats believe in life
tenure in Office.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

DOES "Sky.Ightn Toole own the
Democratic party, tooth and nailP The
Democratic voters are beginning to
believe that he does.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
Burned with the nI.rn He Fired.

LAPoRTE, Ind, Aug. Ia barn on the
farm of Jame7 Bunton was destroyed by
fire. Loss $40, ,0OO Nine horses were Gre
mated A tramp, who is believed to have
fired the building for revenge, was smoth-
ed by smoke and his body burned.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

HARRISBURG, Aug. 1.-The Suburban
Railway company, of West Chester, oapi-
tai SlO0,OOO was chartered to build an cleo
5ric' line sixty-ive miles long. 1t is to run
through the principal streets Of West
Chester TO Kennett square, Paoli, Glen
Lock, Haverford, Overbrook and Philadel-
nbfa
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

WHERE are the good times promised
by the Democrats before the election
Echo answers, where?
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

ST. JoHN's, Aug. News has been re-
ceived from Labrador that Lieutenant
Peary has encountered obstacles that en-
danger the success of his expedition in
search of the North Pole
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
How do you like the ticket2

AND still our Democratic friends are
not happy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

Enrsred at the Postoaice. at Shenandoah Pa
far transmission through the mails
Agsecond-class mail matter
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

Buy Keystone hour Be sure that the
name LEssIe & BAER, Ashland, Pa, is printed
ON every uok. S-S-stA"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

Coughing Leads 20 Consumption
Kemps Balsam will stop tho cough a.
snoa.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01

Ths EvEEINe HERALD has larger cirouia'
sh1n in shenandoah than any other paper pun
laahed, Books open 10 all,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
Are You In Bushes.

you desire An busne that the only of
increasing trade talking in print Advertising Where make
wordorouth displaying goods
make hundred by bright convincing advertisements
Don't talk in whisper
No one VIII hear you.
talk thunder
All
talk without listeners
Place your lad" where it will be read
HERALD is the best ium reaching the public and
profitable advertisements placed in its col
umns. Let convince you of this fact by trial
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-01
The Herald.

ruBLTsHED DAILY, SUNDAY EXCEPTED
WEEKLY, EvERY SATURDAY.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
THE RABBIT PEST.

In New Zeal and Cats Are Taught to
Catch the Troubles ONE Little Animals.
In New Zealand the sheep farmer
drives from one log cabin to another
on his run with a cartful of cats in
cages, which are deposited at each
and taught to earn a living by keep
ing down the rabbit plague. The
demand for cats fostered by the in
crease of the rabbits, even disturbs
the domestic circle, when hearth-rug
favorites of known home-making
habits mysteriously disappear, and
bereaved housewives on comparing
notes find a suspicious correspondence
between the rise in the price offered
by the advertising farmers and the
sudden loss of their household pets.
In Australia the rabbit has learned
a new accomplishment. In California
it has forgotten an old one. The
Australian rabbit has developed long
claws and climbs the scrubs with ease,
in order to eat the leaves when grass
is scarce In California it has forgot
ten how to burrow; and recently a
rising en- masse of the inhabitants of
a rabbit-in tested district succeeded in
driving the creatures by thousands
into an Enclosure, where they We're
destroyed without chance of escape.
But in all the colonies, and even in
most parts of Germany-whcre the
people will not eat rabbits, declaring
that the meat is too sweet'-the rab-
bit is looked upon as pest, to be ex-
terminated if possible, and SO unre-
munerative as food as not to pay the
wages of the men employed in its de-
struction.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
USING EARS FOR EYsE.
An Observant Blind Man who Saw More
Than Anybody Else.

A blind man, led by the hand of a
little boy, got on a San Francisco
street car and sat down quietly in a
corner.
A lady who got on at the same point
was overheard to ask the conductor to
let her off at Pine street The conduc-
tor forgot the request, but the blind
man remembered it.
Just as the car began to climb the
steep grade on Jones street, beyond
Pine, the blind man called the coz
ductor's attention to the fact that he
had carried the lady past her destina-
ton.
The conductor looked trifie an
noyed the lady decidedly so, and
everybody else in the car wondered
how it came that blind man first dis
covered the oversight
One of the passengers who sat near
the blind man ventured to ask how he
knew when the car reached Pine
street. He was good-natured blind
man, and pleasantly said in eXptana-
ton:
My ears take the place of my eyes,
and may see pretty well.
just shut your eyes for few min
utes and you'll see how it's done.
Here we go around a corner to the
right. That means we have turned
into Hyde street. Here we rattle over
n row of switches. They are in front
of the car house, and now we stop for
California street"
When the car started again up Hyde
street the blind man told his neigh
Dor. who still had his eyes closed, to
notice the different sound of the rattle
across the rails Of the Sacramento, the
Washington and the Jackson street
tracks. They did seem to have differ
ent intonations, and the blind man
said he knew them all
1T is just the same way at the other
end of the line" said the observant,
sightleSs one. The horse-car track
at Stockton street has a different rail
from the cable track at Powell street,
and the different grades on each sue
cessive block tells me just what
progress we make.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
LEARNED BY ACCIDENT.
Art of Lithography First Learned by n
Theater Attache.

Theater Attache.
Oae OF the greatest discoveries ever
made was the result of the purest ac
cident. II was in the year 1896. The
citizens of Munich had just witnessed
the first triumphant performance of
Mozart's opera, Don Juan" and the
theater was deserted by all save one
man, Alois Sennefelder, who, after
making a round of inspection in the
building to see that no sparks had ig-
nited anything combustible, retired to
his room to stamp the tickets of ad-
mission for the day following. When
he entered his apartments he had
three things in his hand-a polished
milestone, which he had pur-
chased for sharpening razors;
ticket stamp, still moistened
with printing inll and a check on the
treasurer of the theater for his weekly
salary. AS he placed the latter upon
the table, gust of wind swept it high
up in his room, and then deposited it
in a basin filled with water SeEne-
fielder dried the wet paper as well as
he could and then weighed it down
with the milestone, upon which he
had before carelessly placed the print
ing stamp. When he returned to his
room the following morning he was
astonished at seeing the letters printed
with remarkable accuracy upon the
dampened paper. A thought came to
him. He wondered whether ~ some
such means, he could not simplify his
work of continually copying the songs
of the chorus. lie went out and pur-
chased large stone, commenced max
ing experiments. and, as we all know,
finally discovered the art of printing
from stone lithography.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
FIN E PIGS.


An English Farmers Lesson in Etiquette
and Its Results.
The wife of a farmer, having two
marriageable daughters. decided to
give an evening party to invite num-
Der of her acquaintances, among
whom were several very eligible young
men.
Her husband, a plain, blunt York
shirem@n, who knew more a boz, cows
and sheep than etiquette, was frequent
ly cautioned to be on his best behavior
while the company were present He
was taught by his daughters that if
by any means he did make n remark
which might offend the guests, to i'm
mediately apologize by saying-"of
course, present company excepted"
The night for the party came round,
aud all were ready to sit down to the
table. when it was found that the host
was absent. However. after an aw,l-
ward wait of few minutes, the old
farmer came quietly into the room.
why, father, however is it you are
so very late?" asked the eldest daugh-
ter
We'll. you see. my lass, I've just
been over to Farmer Giles, looking at
his pigs, and they are as fine a litter
of pigs as You ever set eyes on-pres-
; ent company excepted, OF coorse:"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
Heard Iii, own Funeral Sermon.

A strapping young negro in Val
dosta, Ga, had u presentiEent re-
Gently that he would die on the fol
lowing Sunday night, and that he had,
therefore. only about twelve hours to
live. He fastened to minister and
engaged him to preach his funeral
sermon. There was no corpse pres.
ent to inspire thu preacher. The
mourners and the pail bearers We're
conspicuous by their absence, but the
minister was equal to the occasion,
and he did full justice to mis- subject.
The future deceased is young and
healthy fellow and Will out.ive many
of those who heard his funeral ser
mon preached 1t was u queer pro
ceeding.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
Darby and Joan.

The names Darby and Joan are now
syn onymous with ma4 and wife.
They originated in popular ballad
called Darby and Joan, written by
Henry Woodfall in the last century
1t is not generally known that the
two characters of the ballad We're real
personages. John Darby and his wife
Joan lived at Bartholomew Close, and
died in 1890 In the poem Joan gets
dissatisfied with being household
drudge, and declares that her work is
harder than her husbands labors in
the field. He offers to exchange
places with her, and she consents.
The result is that both are quite con-
tent to go back into their legitimate
spheres.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
EXPLOSIVE POWDERS.
How They Are Thawed Out With Com
parative safety.


The nature of explosive powders
produced from nitro glycerine mix
lures, as set forth lately by one of the
most extensive manufacturing COM
panies devoted to that speciality in
California. is evidently such as ad-
mits of absolute safety when certain
simple rules are observed What is
Familiarity known as Hercules powder
will, it appears, freeze at forty two
degrees Fahrenheit, and must be
thawed out before using if frozen,
not by roasting it before n hot fire,
nor in any vessel over hot iron plates,
nor by leaning it up again t hot brick
work steam boilers or putting it into
the oven or in hot water to thaET.
The best way to thaw the powder is
found to be to place sufficient cartridges
for the day on shelf in the top of a
warm room, then put them in a tin or
copper can, and set that inside of an
other vessel containing boiling water;
place n cover over the whole and the
powder is soon thawed 1t should not
be heated to more than 2l2 degrees,
for soon after that it throws off
noxious fumes by decomposition. 1t
should be stored in dry. cool and
well-ventiiated warehouse. and, when
so stored, it will remain in good con-
ditiop in any climate indefinitely.
When set on fire in any ordinary way
it burns away by slow bustion,
producing more noxious gases than
when explosion ensues.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
The Dangerous First Kiss.

The following is an essay by one of
Kentuckys precocious Youngsters:
ANY girl that will let one boy kiss
her will let any other one that wants
to. SO with Il drunkard-after he
takes his first DIR nix he is sure to take
his second. The other day there were
two young people, about u or 10
years OF age; they were what people
call sweethearts, and were having a
nice time in an innocent way, until
the boy intruded on their bliss by ask
sented, and to-day any boy that wants
to can kiss her. Girls don't let any
boy kiss Won. my girl would let
me kiss her would not have her any
more :"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
singular Case of Insanity.

Professor Alfonso Carpentieri, the
famous gynecologist of the university
of Naples, became suddenly insane a
few days ago. lie imagined that he
was dying from starvation and thirst,
and entering a restaurant drank four
cups of coffee, bottle of wine. a bot
tie of cognac, and ate fifteen sand
witches and more than a dozen eggs
When the propri tor declined to serve
anything else the professor sprang on
the table and cried. with the voice of
Stentor: Eggs. eggs! give me eggs
and keep me from starving" When
he began to break chairs and tables
he was overpowored and placed in Il
hospital. He is one of the most ia
nous physicians in Italy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26

a WASHINGTON dispatch to the Chi
cago Record says: Ben +. Cable is
enjoying boomlet in connection
with the vacancy caused by the res
ignation Of Josiah Quincy as assiS-
taut secretary of state. Some of MIR.
Cables friends have mentioned him
rs specially qualified for this place.
AS national committeeman and as
chairman Of the western campaign
headquarters he knows all the work
erS. This was regarded as strong
qualification in Mr. Quincy. There
is some doubt expressed, however.
rs to the likelihood of placing Mr..
Cable a. an assistant TO Secretary
Gresham, in view OF Cables open
criticisms of Grcsham's selection for
the cabinet.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
THE WRONG PLACE.
A Couple Who Were Married When
They Had Need to DO so.

A Couple Who Were Married When
They Had Need to DO so.
A good story is being told of a Penn
noon a couple called at the parsonage
and in broken English inquired. 50 the
reverend gentleman understood, if the
preacher man lived there. And, on
being invited in they commenced pre-
pairing their toilet OF course it was
supposed they had come to be married
and every assistance was given by the
preacher and good wife in getting
ready for the ceremony. The bridal
well and wreath were carefully ad-
justed by the lady. and the gentleman
carefully combed his hair. Then their
hands were joined and the solemn
words We're spoken which bind
humans together in wedlock.
The ceremony over, of course it was
supposed the wlymarried couple
would be in haste to depart. But it
was not so with them. and by their
actions they betrayed that they ex-
pected something else before leaving.
Finally the reverend gentleman re-
marked, well, now you are married, 9"
and the answer came, ''Oh. yes, We
bin married last February, and now
want unser bigture doken." A feather
woaIu nave Knocked down the preacher
upon the revelation. 1t was the
picture man" they were looking for,
and not the preacher man" How
ever, there can now be no mistake
about their being married, and that
the knot is tied good and tight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
KEEP SHIPS FROM SINKING.
If the Invention Fails in One Way 1t
viii Act ia Another.

Ii the invention faits IN one way 1T
Will Act il Another.
An English mechanical genius has
devised a method of indicating and
stopping a leak b. the use of com
pressed air He divides the ship into
air-tight compartments, fitted with
doors provided with packing material
and connected by tubes with a room
on deck called the switch room" In
this room is a junction chest supplied
with compressed air from fixed or
portable compressors, and 50 arranged
that the air can be delivered to any of
the compartments. Other tubes lead
from the compartments, from which
water can be forced out when required,
and electric indicators are also con-
nected with the switch room to indi-
cate the accumulation of water in any
of the compartments. Should the
vessel spring a leak" the indicator
will show which compartment is af-
fected, so that the compressed air may
be forced in to drive the water out.
The invention also includes the
means for indicating the position of a
SLA LltS pCI dCSOlL DIlSLlcU
by means of a buoy connected to a
coil of rope To refloat the vessel a
diver can descend and connect the
junction chest with the various com
partments SO that by supplying COM
pressed air the water will be elected
and the vessel floated. Other objects
or the invention are the prevention
of fire and means for extinguishine
the same, and also for ventilating the
CARGO
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-09-26
Chinese Ingenuity.

Chinese ingenuity seems equal to
every emergency A man-of-war at
tackled Chinese junk engaged in
illegal traffic, AMI was eager to cap
ture the crew alive The sailors on
the junk threw overheard thousands
of cocoanuts, and then leaped among
them. The man-of-war's men could
not distinguish heads from cocoanuts,
and nearly all the Cinnamon esca ped