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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
wRl1E woRsE rnAn EvER.
Authors Progressing backward steadily
I'm the Matter Of Chirnrranhr.

Author Progressing backward Steadily
in the Matter Of chirogrzphy.
II is true that handwriting is grow
ing worse and worse all the world over
This is the statement of Mir. jackson
in his Theory and Practice OF Hand
writing Official reports seem to con-
firm Mr.. Jackson's belief. On the
ether hand, as pointed out by the BOs-
ton News, persons of considerable ex-
perience in reading literary manu-
scripts and examination papers of the
higher orders can hardly agree with
him. As 4 rule, the manuscripts Of
novels and of examination papers are
legible and even rather pleasing. The
exceptions are scarcely 4 per cent. in
examination papers; in novels an au-
thor foolishly sends in a mere rough
draft, with ercsions and additions
tackled ON by pins or waste ends of
postage-stamp paper. But these exam
pies OF handwriting are the work, ex-
cept as regards many novels, of rather
highly-educated persons, and they
throw no light on the hands Of people
far from literacy. The letters Of serv-
ant girls and of other people without
aspirations to culture are often penned
in excellent and characteristic hands,
and. on the whole, we do not think
that the age writes i'll, as a general
rule. Naturally people who have TO
write great quantities of copy for
the press or for other purposes find
their hands. if Roman and fine at first,
gradually disappearing in scrawl due
TO fatigue. 4 number Of popular and
prolific authors are suffering from
writers cramp." and their hands
must have been dcgeBerating in the
progress of the malady.
To do the work with the minimum
OF fatigue is the auth or's object and
certainly it seems as if the men and
women with the most slovenly hands
suffer least from writers cramp. Mr..
Jackson. however, thinks that writing
is very bad. that its badness is due to
bad teaching, pr0miscuOusly selected
models (he prefers examples on the
blackboard to headlines) and, above
all. the error is in sloping as opposed
to perpendicular or vertical writing.
The natural man. he thinks. sits up
right to his work and would write per
pendicular, but for the prevalence Of
sloping copies. From these comes the
habit Of sprawing sideways at the
desk and that habit is bad for the eyes,
bad for the spine. bad for discipline in
the school (as it facilitates tattlingl,
and, finally, bad for the handwriting.
The slope keeps on running down hill
till it loses itself in an indecipherable
e.rnrrl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07

Perhaps every club in New York is
plundered Of its newspapers, msga-
zines, ard even books by its own mem
bers. The oEerse is usually inad-
vertert. though sometimes intentional.
y highly distinguished public man
was seen riding down town one day
with 2 newspaper in his hand bearing
the conspicuous stamp Of the New
York club. 4 man OF wealth was ex-
PEELED from a fashionable club for per
sistently carrying of a notoriously dull
evening paper. Several clubs usually Y
have posted announcements that one
periodical or another is missing. Tbs
cutting Of newspaper files is q common
oTense IN many clubs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
NOTHING RAN IN That TOWN.
Alexandria, Va. Where Everything Has
Eecn Dead Since the war.

Alexandria, Va. Where Everything Has
Been Dead Since the war.
81 consider Alexandria. Va, the
deadest town in the United States, re-
marked 4 Washington man to New
York Tribune writer the other day.
NO doubt there are worse places to
live in. but considering its opportuni-
ties-it is only six miles from Wash
ingtOn-Alexandria really takes the
palm for nonprogressiveness. Thirty
years ago the population was a tritle
larger than it is now, and ten years
ago there was line of surface cars in
the principal street. / suppose the
population grew too lazy even to ride
in a street car, however, for the cars
are gone now and forgotten, except for
q bit of track here and there.
Last fall went over to Alexandria
from Washington one evening to make
a call 1t was dark and ! couldn't see
the numbers on the houses. After
fruitless search for some ten minutes
along the silent street l noticed a mid
dle-aged man calmly smoking pipe or
the front steps of house few doors
away.
- beg pardon, l said as politely as
could. but win You kindly tell me
which way the numbers run on this
street9r
- He took his pipe out of his mouth,
slowly knocked out the ashes and said:
just got ter town?'
- 'Wen, yes replied, little sur
prised.
" 'Evenin' boat?'
Yes
"'What number yer looking for?'
&" 'Forty-nine.'
Its the other side, four doors be-
low
4 thanked him and turned 20 go.
"'Hold on a minnit, he called: what
did you say about numbers runEin'2'
- i asked which way they ran in this
street, ! said.
We'll, they don't run he reioined,
fumbiing around for a match; they
don't even walk. There hain't moth
ing run in this town sence the war;
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
We TELL YOU

nothing new when we state that % pays to engage
iu permanent, most hraithy -lh1 pleasant uu-i-
ness, jhaf returns q profit for eFerr days work
Such T. the business We offer tue working class
We fcach them how 90 make money rapidly, aud
guarantee every one IS ho follows our Instructions
faithfully the making Of $500 90 s. month
Every one who lakcs hold now aud works VIII
SURELY and speedily increase their erniu.s, there
cIn De- uo question about d.. others now l- work
are doing r. and YOU, reader can do the saule.
This l. the best paving business that f1u nave
ever haI the chance go secure. fOu viii make q
grave mistake il you fail Co give 30 tEiai al ouce
III YOU grasp the situstiou. and act quickly you
business af which gou can surelv make aud save
large sums Of money. The results oi uu. a few
horrs' work viii often clua- a weeks wages
Whether vui arr ola or Young, iulu or wpuiaI, 90
makes ua difference, DO te.l you. uual sue
cess wiu meet YOU 20 the very s-art- Nriiler
experience or capital necessary. Those VINO Work
for a. ARE rewarded Wis uof write tu day for
full particulars, free r. 4. ALLEN 4 CO.
IsOx No $50, Augusta, Me-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07

ALTERATION : very common. says s
T. Bengough in Poet Law. in simple
Saxon phrases which we are usinr
every kcur We speak Of making up
our minds" taking BY turns. '-ygnc-
ing war. '-rallyinE round, running
not, '-sunning d risk. etc. The same
artifce gives forth 10 antithetical
words; Make OF mar. -pecr and
pea ant, grave and gay '-foal and
far. sweet and sour. .'fsierd and
foe. and so on ad libituIn- Proverbs.
which have been said 20 embody the
wisdom Of many in the wit of one.
abound in illustration OF the same prae-
tice. One swallow does not make a sum
mcr; waste Tot. want not Time
and tide wait Tor no man, "a cat nay
look AZ king Every dog has his
day. and 50 forth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07

Sir William Herschell has lent for
exhibition at Chicago the first photo
graph ever taken of the human coun-
tenance. It is the likeness Of his sis
ter, who still lives. taken by Prof. Dra-
per, on the roof of the New York uni
versity, in 1870
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
EASTWARD.

For rates. maps. DC, 20 TO Ticket Agent OF ad-
dress Tho. Z. Wan. ?. A. ". D.. 10 Fifh Ave
nue. Pittsburgh. Pa
= y. PRfNUsT J. z. WOOD.
GenI Manager. GcnI Pass. Agt-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch
NnRTHMARD
SOUTHWARK,

M1H-Johnstown $40 a. m, Hooversville S.2s
st0yestoWn sac, Somerset 9ll, lockwood
Erprsss-Johnstown $50 p. m, Hooyersville 4.l6,
stoyess0wu 8.s0. Somerset SOL lockwood
sandgg 0Hly-Johnstowii $50 p m, Ho0versyile
$40 a. m-, StOyestown $50 a. m, Somerset
l0I a. m, lockwood l0--5 a. H.
SaaIay olaesis'ion-somerset sol P. m
lockwood 5-25 M,
sDaiiy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-07
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
SCHEDULE II EFFECT DEC. Is. 1872.
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
WEsTwARp.

CONDENSED SCHEDULE
Trains arrive and depart from the station al
JohnstOwn as follows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
FLORIDA.

Tampa has several new brick business
blocks going up.
DR.. c. c. Harris has sold his drug store at
Port Tampa City to j. NJ. Rees.
The Standard Oil Company viii erect large
warehouses in Orlando for storing,
The knights OF Pythias lodge at Tampa is
constantly receiving new members.
The sheep industry Is paying one in West
Florida; sheep do well in that section
All the city taxes on realty have been col
leCted in Quincy and only 81 40 on personal
property remains unpaid.
8 Especial prayers were offered at st. Likes
church at Orlando Monday for rain A shower
fell before the services ended.
Mrs. Emma Jones and her husband sold
Monday, through II. G. Garrett, a city lot at
Orlando to Thomas J. Davis for g. 500
j. A. Boal of Orlando on Monday sold the
store building Just east OF the .. K bakery to
j. \. Collyer, a Colored tailor, for 81 500.
Capt. II. B. Lasserre, who was plotting out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
The News Of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.

After Effects Of the Storm at Dawson.
The New Episcopal Cathedral at
Atlanta-A New ChautauQua Being
Started by Atlanta Een-The Coming
Banquet at Atlanta to Justice Jack
son of the Supreme Court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
EAST BOUND.

Passengers holding tickets or mileage books
are allowed to ride on all freight trains of this
company.
Tickets sold at Central Railroad Ticket
Offices Savannah, and Union Ticket Ofices
Albany and Montgomery.
For further information apply to the under
signed. c. b. WIIBURN.
Gen, Pass Agent Americus, Ca
CECIL GABBETT, General Manager,
Americus, Ca.
j. M. CAROLAN, Coml Ag't Savannah. Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12
SOUTH BOUND RAILROAD.

IN EFFECT MAY 7, 1898.
GOTH MERIDIAN TIME.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-12

Close connection made by trains 81 and 80
with Richmond and Danville vestibule trains
through coach botn ways between Savannah
and Augusta.
Trains arrive and depart from Central rail-
road passenger station
e. FORD, Superintendent.
/. NJ. FLEMING, JF. GRAY.
Gen. Pass. Agent TRAY. Pass Agt
City Ticket ONCE, No Bull street
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
SILVER COIN REFUSED.
There is too Much CT it Already
in the Chicago Sub
Treasury.

CHICAGO, July 25.-All day yes
terday as the bank employees carrying
sacks of silver coin OF AL denOmina-
tions entered the United At. les sub
treasury a notice confronted hem to
the effect that silver would rot be re-
ceived, and they had to trudge back
to the banks with their heavy loads.
There is more silver lying uncount-
ed behind the rails of the sub-treasury
than the force can handle" said an
official of the department this after
noon. "On every shelf and in piles
on the floor canvas sacks filled with
dollars and other coins are stacked up
until there is barely room to get about.
We are unable to handle the big
amount of silver we have on hand and
until it can be all counted and checked
up We will not receive any more over
the counter"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01

about twelve miles from Ponca,
was noted in the account of the Lewis
and Clark expedition, and the site
has been frequently visited since. The
river in the neighborhood has been
eating into the bank and destroying
the roads, and it is thought the water
may have reached a deposit of lime
stone and produced the heat. The
old Greater has now almost disap-
peared, but it was undoubtedly in a
state of great activity in early days,
and deposits of lava ana stone thrown
out are found about in considerable
The new freak of nature is
in the bluffs just above the
river, and the party which discovered
it were at loss to understand the
noise made by the escaping air until
one of them felt the breath of blister
ing wind. There was no popularity
of odor and no foreign substance has
been thrown out, but there is no doubt
about the existence of some disturb
ance under ground which is sending to
the surface continuous current of
heated air.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
PROUD OF HIS COUNTRY.
The Siamese Commissioner at
Chicago Talks of the Ex-
pected War.

CHICAGO, July 27.-Phra Surlya
Nuvatr, the representative of Siam at
the Worlds fair, is deeply interested
in the war news from Bangkok, and
talks freely to reporters. He says
that the origin OF the dispute dates
back to the year 1865, when NJ. de la
Lannesan, the French Niceroy in An
nam, conceived the idea of using the
MekOng river as a means of tapping
the trade of China and carrying il in
to French Cochin China instead of to
Bangkok. He said it would be done
and has been trying to make his
prophecy true ever since. Three years
ago the French minister resi-
dent at Bangkok, NJ. Pavie. asked
permission to explore the left bank of
the Mekong. We allowed him to do
it and gave him passports and guides.
After several years Of exploration he
thought he could make Use of the
river To further French trade and adj
vised his government to pick a quar-
rel with ours as the surest way of get
ting what he wanted.
Mr.. Surlya saws that England can
not afford to permit France to declare
blockade. 1T would not affect
Siam as much as it would England.
We can exist on our own resources,
blu; England is doing a trade with us,
through Hong Kong and Singapore
that amount to S9,000,000 q year.
frances trade through Sargong in
Cochin China amounts 10 paltry
Si3, 900 year.
If i. is to be simply blockade, y
continued the Siamese commissioner,
ave will let the British act that is
their business, since i: affects their
interests. As for any land INVASION,
that is almost impossible. France has
no native troops to call upon, and our
marshes and teak forests would be i'm
pa,sable to European soldiers. Our
cost is so full of Swallows that no
bonbardment is possible except at
Bangkok. NY letters tell me that
tw months ago the women of Siam
hal raised $4,000 'cattys' "a catty
equals s4S) as fund to provide tor
the care Of the wounded i'll case of
open hostilities. 1t means great
,l,al 10 us, this demand for the land
aong the banks of the Melong river.
This was land that was won from An
Iam and Cambodia by the blood of
eur forefathers, and the blood OF the
present generation will be spent to
keep it,"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
The Henious Crime of an lgno.
raEt laborer.

PITTsBURG, Pa, July pa fear
full triple tragedy took place during
an early hour this morning, Mrs. John
Smouse and two children, Mary and
Maggie, aged 4 and = respectively,
being the victims. At 2 a. m. the
fire department was called to the
Smouse residence in response to fire
call The FIRE was soon extinguiShed.
Some mexlbers of the department in
looking about the house, were horri-
fed at the sight Of three dead bodies.
Dents in the woman's head showed
that she had been killed by some
blunt instrument, while the children
had evidently been smo;bered to death.
Smouse Was quickly taken in tow by a
policeman and placed in Jail.
Though SmOu>e says he knows
nothing of the crime, the police seem
to think differently. They are confident
that a triple murder has been COM
mitted and the house set on fire to
cover up the crime. The one remain
ing child told the police the father had
''hit mother on the head with a
hatchet." Smouse is an ignorant Ia
borer. The neighbors think jealousy
caused the deed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
ALEvEE GIVES WAY.
And Pueblo, Colorado is
Flooded.
Water Stands Five Feet in
Depth in the City
Hall.

PUEBLO, Colo July 27.-The citi-
zens were awakened about | o'clock
this morning by terrible food which
came down the river from the Grand
Canyon. The water broke the levee
in two places and the entire lower
portion of the city was threatened
with food. The city hall has now
five feet of water on three sides of it
and all the easements in that block
are filled. A break west of the city
resulted in the flooding of that por-
ton of the city west of the Union
depot and Victoria avenue.
The loss will be nearly 100000.
Hundreds of poor people living in
the flats have fled to higher grounds.
No loss of life has been reported.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
A Volcano in Nebraska,

Sioux CRY, To-. July Pa gen.
uine volcano is the latest product of
Nebraska. 1t is about four miles
south of Ponca, and was discovered
by a party of bicyclists last week.
From fissure in the bluffs blast of
hot air is issuing with force sufficient
to carry twigs and bits of paper dis
lance of several feet. The air is said
to be of a temperature sufficient to
keep investigators at a respectful dis
lance. The crater of anextinct volcano,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
THE DIRECT ROUTE EAST.

The Ohio and Mississippi Railway, run
ming east from 81. Louis. is the short and
direct lire 20 the National Capital. and
offers through train service which is not
equaled by any other line. Ii il. properly
speaking, the only direct through car line
from the Mississippi River to Washington.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway is
the only line running all trains through
solid from ST. Louis to Cincinnati: the
time being less than ten hours; and the
Only line running double daily lines OF
Pullman Ne>;ibule Buffet Sleeping Cars
from ri. Louis to New York via Washing
ton. Baltimore and Philadelphia without
change.
The q. Il VI. has an enviable reputation
Tor speed, comfort and safety, and the
regularity of its trains is proverbial with
the travelling public in practice it almost
realizes the ambition OF every railroad
managemert-to have trains always on
time.
The popularity of the q. Il NJ. Railway
compels il to run three daily trains to Gin
cinna,i and two to Louisville, to accommo-
date its steadily increasing travel; fully
% per cent of the business from 81. Louis
TO and via Cincinnati eastward being ac-
credited to the q. Il NJ.
Both the day and night express trains
of the o. Il NJ. are equipped with elegant
Vestubule Day Coache, and Pullman YES
Thule Buffet Sleeping Cars. Pullman
Parlor Library Cars are also on day ex-
press and Free Reclining Chair Cars on
night express trains.
All trains on this line connect in Union
nu,.Ds. ,-t.h thnsa tnr m ahnve
named territories.
For tickets via the o. 4 NJ. Ry., and
further information, call on agents OF
connecting lines or address q. b. Warfel
General Western Passenger Agent, Ohio
and Mississippi Railway, los y. Broadway
st. Louis, Mo. 4-3-w-ti
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
Almost Miraculous.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July IL
The board of health reports to the
Times of this city through City Physi-
clan Holland, that each of the eleven
third-stage consumptives placed under
the treatment obtained from DIR.
Amick of Cincinnati, by the city
authorities several weeks ago have i'm
proved to degree almost miraculous.
The results as given 10 the press by
Wards Island Hospital, New York,
while equally sensational, were not so
comprehensive, and local medical men
claim that this is the most complete
demonstration that consumption Is
durable thus far made.
The Times says: The eleven
patients to whom were administered
DIR. Amick's medicines are so far i'm.
proved that their appetites have re-
turned. They sleep well at night,
have no night sweats, the irritating
cough has disappeared. and they fee!
much stronger in every way. Local
physicians report similar results in
private practice from medicines fur
nished them by the Cincinnati doctor
and all apparently agree that it is the
most important discovery medical
science has vet brought to light.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
Held Up and Robbed the Sheriff.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 81
Sheriff NJ. NJ. Smith, of Rison, Cleve
land county. was robbed of 81, 800
this morning on the streets Of this
city. Here is what he says:
Il came from home yesterday,
coming to attend the Sherifis' conven-
and also to wind up my settlement
with the treasurer. had 81, 2SS of
the states money in a folding pocket
book and s205 of my own
money in pocket in my
t ousers. | intended to deposit
the money in bank upon my arrival,
bat | found all the banks were closed.
l put my money and pistol under a
pillow. About ) o'clock this morning
| was awakened by the iire-bells. l
thought would go to the fire 80 l
dressed myself. putting the money and
pistol in my pocket. l went down
stairs and out of the hotel, starting
east on Second street. When !
reached Louisiana street, l noticed
two men standing at the alley half a
block away. When | reached them
l attempted to pass between them.
One of them, a thin-built man, with
light mustache, well dressed. wearing a
white felt hat, grabbed me around
my BODY. The other man, who was
short and chunky, and not as well
dressed as his partner, and who had a
black moustache, sprang in front of
me with drawn revolver. The man
who grabbed me did the robbing
while his partner held the revolver on
me. My pistol was taken from me
first, then my folding pocket-book
containing l,2SS belonging to the
state went next. The robbers then
released me and ran down
the alley going south. They
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01

made no effort to get the
s2O5 in my pants pocket I do not
know who the highwaymen were. The
man who took the money from me l
think / saw about the hotel last night
after supper. He acted as if he was
watching for some one. l did not ex-
hibit 81 of money. After the rob-
berry visited police headquarters and
the affair. In company with
the night sergeant l searched the sa-
looms and other places, but failed to
find the thieves.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-08-01
CONVICTED.
The Murderers of e. e. Brown
of St. Louis Convicted.

ST. LOUIS, No., July 26.-The
jury in the case of Henry Kaiser,
Jacob Heinze and Charles McCsnnell,
charged with the murder and Ybbery
of E. f. Brown, a live stock dealer,
at noon brought in a verdict of muir.
der in the first degree against Kaiser
and Heinze, and of an acquittal for
Mcconnell.
Brown was murdered March 2 last,
dying from kick in the stomach ~
fiicted by the robbers, who afterwards
pilfered his house.