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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-05
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S,earnars leave New York from Pier 20, North
Ptver Tor RICHMOND every WEDNESDAY and
SSTi'pnAY nj , T.. NJ, arriving IN N'nmond
MONDAY and FRIDAY MORNINGS.
pasaenger accommodh IONS unsurpassed
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and BERTH pid Janes-rlyer route. ...-.o 90
Roupd.trtp tickets. limited TO iflrty days
after date Of issue. .-......'s.... - w
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Storage fare, without subsistence. ..... W
Cabin faro ria Chesapeake ana ONO rail-
way and Richmond ana Petersburg
railroad uickets limited 10 four days. y W
Round-trtp tickets Qlmtcd TO thirty days. IL ~
Ticket. eau be obtained at Richmond transfer
COmpany's, gO1 east Main street: thesap"ake
and ohio and Richmond and Petersburg d"pots,
and Al the cOmpany's onlce. 30l Main street.
aud wharf, Rockets.
Freight forwarded snd through bills CT lailng
issued Tor points beyond New York.
Freight received daily untu . T. NJ ...
Passengers leaving Richmond On MONpAI7'
WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and SAL / IL
DAYS by the Chesapeake and ohio railway tuiG
Newport News AT 3 L. VI. AMI by the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad lsame days AZ SIC /.
~ will make connection At NORFOLK with
steamer leaving those days.
GEORGE ". ALLEN & CO, Agents
No 1901 Main street,
my,l and compauy's wharf. Rockets
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-05
I OST PUG. FEMALE PUG b.

II OOl iOo, rEMhLE w
IL ~ the name OF " Winkie. Tues
day afternoon, In tle neighbo-hoo1 OF Fourth
and Jackson streets Finder will receiye reward
by returning to tine STANDARD OIL cos
ONCE. oc SIT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

Joint RESOLUTION PROPOSING
% AN AMENDMENT TO THE IOrH CLAUSE
OF ARTICLE / or THE CONSTITUTION OF
VIRGINIA, AND PROVIDING FOR Pu BLlsll-
ING SAID AMENDMENT AND CERTitllNG
THE SAME 10 The NEXT GENERAL ASSEM-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-05
LOST. srRAYKD. AND FOUND.

LOST. bXH I'D. AND FOUHD.
STRAYED, FROM MY FARM,
- near Dumbarton. Richmond, Frode- Hfy3
rcksburg and Potomac raiIzoid Snn- ~,
day evening. "A YOUNG BLACK MULE
with sore on left hind leg. Last seen near Glen
Allen. suitable reward II returned 10 me.
ADAM ZAUN, or
l.. 7. ELLIS,
oc 5.d2t6w1t 4CS west Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-05

BY virtue of a deed OF trust from Ran
dolph Maynard to the undersigned, dated
August I. 1857. and duly recorded, | will,
at the request Of the beneficiary. sell
by public auction. at the places and At
times named below, the following EN-
IRA VALUABLE AND VERY DE-
SIRARLE REAL ESTATE, or so much
thereof as may be necessary -to-wit:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
Horrors of the Cyclone.

BEAUFORT. S. e., September The loss
Of lie by the recent cy clone and tidal wave
viii probably never be known. Already
a5Jul 30 DJiies have been found ON the
islands near this place and Port Royal, and
estimates Of the number Of deaths run from
800 to ,09J Oser S2.O00OlO worth Of prop
eriy has been destroyed near the places
named, and 5000 are homeless. From
Bischofis place. on the EdistO river, two
negroes hoated 10 JacksOnbOrO on the top Of
their shanty. They report thar all the ne
gross on the place in the low lands bad been
drowned, in all about 100 men, women and
children. All the dwellings are destroyed
and The place is in abject dssolation.
The negroes driven % Port Royal by the
storm from the surrounding islands and
the nee and cotton plantations are 50 des-
ti;uIe and 50 badly N need Of something 70
eat that they have resOIted 10 lighting
among themselves for food. Several were
Killed during a fight for provisions. Those
who are not gwen immediate relief become
re5ellious and il is a difficult task 10 keep
the sufferers in subject.On. As soon as one
negro gets some supplies be is attacked for
bis share. and considerable foo9 has been
wasted by these batiles.r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
When To Water Horses.


We clip the following timely advice
from the Sportsman, and recommend it to
the attention Of our farmer friends and
all owners Of horses
I wonder how many flrmers think Of
watering their horses before feeding in
the morning, or hoE much they lose by
not doing It. The horse comes from
work at night, gets a drink, then is fed
mostly dry grain, eats hay part Of the
night, and in the morning another dry
feed, and by this time IS very dry him
self, 50 that when he reaches the water
ne fills his stomach 50 fullthat the undi-
gested food is forced out Of the stomach
and is a damage, rather than benefit to
i horse.
Vow, friends, try watering yo1r horse
before feeding in the morning, thus
shaking his thirst and a: the same time
washing his stomach ready to receive
the morning feed, when being properly
moistened with saliva, it viii remain IN
Ill thoroughly digested.
Your horse can do more work on less
feed and viii be healthy much longer ;
besides humanity demands this thought
fal care.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
A Clean of Sunshine.

stood in the great courtyard Of sing
Sing prison two days before the famous
escape Of Roehl and PAllis;er The ge-
nial keeper had shown Us everything and
everybody Of the hundreds of prisoners
save the fatal five in the condemned cells.
We had seen the workshops, the dining
room, the tiny sleeping apartments, the
chapel painted by conyicts pencil with
scenes from the Prodigal Son." AS We
turned to 20 away the attendant called
to me:
Look yonder"
There was little girl, the daughter Of
an official Of the prison, surrounded by
three men in stripes. How they kissed
her innocent face and almost worshiped
her a she stood among them with the
sunlight playing around her slender
form
"Slrange thing, sir, bat these fellows
do so love children" said the keeper.
3" If we only let them play where the
prisoners can see them, they will watch
them by the hour and spend days in
making little toys for them. Ay,' con
tinued he, and robbins, mice, rats, any =
thing alive, they will catch, tame and
cherish"
The scene in the grim, gaunt prison
was fascinating one. As the great iron
gate changed behind Us l turned and
looked again. The group was still there,
gilded by the April sunlight.-N i.
LedgT.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
Fruit VS.. Meat

1t is a popular falIacy. says an ex-
change that the free use OF fruit in sum-
mer is the cause Of bowel disturbances,
while as a matter of fact no diet can be
more healthful ct this time than one
composed OF fruit and fArinaeeous food
with perfectly pure milk. Flesh Of all
kinds decOmposes with great rapidity
both before and af,er eating, and summer
heats greatly accelerate this process
hence flesh food frequently causes grave
arrangement of the bowels, as the poison
produced by this decomposition acts pow
erfally as an emetic and purgative. All
meats are so heating that they should be
used sparingly during hot weather; and
there is the added argument that the
whole system Graves a change from the
winter diet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
Baby and Cat.

The sidewalk was filed with hurrying
people, says the New York TiHlo. Three
peddlers stood on the curb, one with
shoe laces, another with candy, another
with gold paint. Neither looked as if
he expected to sell anything. Nobody
paid the slightest attention TO them. A
man without legs came stumping over
the sidewalk. People merely hurried
out Of his way. A man passed, dressed
in outlandish garments, advertising a
patent medicine. Nobody looked twice
at him. An old woman whose tangled
gray hairs were blown in the wind shuf-
fed feebly along and nobody saw her.
A pair Of Chinese, an Italian woman
dressed as for fete, a negro nearly : feet
in height, Turk swaddled in turban
and baggy trousers, a drunken woman, a
man with locomotor ataxia-ail passed
within few minutes and nobody stOpp-
ed even for a moment to look az anybody
else. except the beggars, and they were
utterly disregarded.
Then appeared from semowhere, as if
out Of hole in the ground, a child about
two years old, ragged and smeared as to
its hands with mud and to its face with
traces of bread and molasses, besides
plain dirt. Its hair was towsled and its
large blue eyes were fixed straight ahead
with all that sweet uneonsciousness Of
childhood written Of by poets. In its
hands it carried gray cat One little
fist grabbed the loose skin al the naPe,
the other grasped it firmly over the hind
quarters. Each particular leg Of the cat
struck out straight and rigid each claw
showed its shining curve. The cat did
not appear to be uncomfortable, and the
child was gloriOusly unconscious Of ey-
erything but its own tabby thoughts.
The child was 50 young that it went un-
steadily, tottering down the middle Of
the sidewalk, with the eat held up in
front Of it ike q drum majors staff
There was not one hurrying wayfarsr-
man or woman-gho did not pause and
laugh A number stopped short and fol-
lowed the child as it staggered along.
BY the time the baby had travelled half
a block it mad an escort Of twenty grown
persons besides the swarm Of boys. The
baby tottered along, its magnificent
grayity undisturbed and when a breath
less, b1reheaded woman came running
and snaiched up the young explor er
still holding on brlvely to the eat each
person in the crowd looked sheepish and
hurried away.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13

She sprung to her feet. She knew now
that she had been asleep and had dream
ed Of that incident at the seashore. Bat
the crash 1t seemed to ring in her ears
yet, and
Hetty turned around. A cracking
sound had caught her attention The
curtains were in flames; 50 was the bu-
reau. The lamp lay on the aoor at her
feet, broken to pieces.
For an. instant Hetty stood there and
watched the darting sparks Of fire. She
thought not Of the danger that menaced
her; her whole mind was absorbed by
the question. "Had she started the fire
herself?"
And then with heroism born of her re
morse for the dreadful crime that she
had planned, and with a wild determin-
alton now to prevent its consumation she
seized blanket that lay on the foot Of
her bed and threw it over the burning
bureau in the hope Of smothering the
starting flames. Turning quickly to the
curtains which were not yet fully ablaze,
she tore them from the window and
stamped out every spark OF fire. The
blanket, too, had done it work-the fire
was all out
At that moment. her mother came rush
ing from the adjoining room followed by
Kate who held lighted candle.
"Why, Hetty, child" cried Mrs. Brand,
"what is the matter? Your room is aGre?
Are you hurt 3'
"No mother, am not hurt, and the fire
is out I fell asleep in my chair and was
reused by the fall Of the lamp On the
floor. don't know how it happened.
Perhaps the wind blew the curtains
against it."
Kate stood in the doorway looking at
the ruins. Suddenly she gave little
scream. Something had run across her
feet.
a cat" eqclaimed Mrs. Brand and
Hetty in a breath.
"How it scared me-" added Kate.
Where do you suppose it came from ?"
This was mystery. The Brands kept
no cat, nor did any of their neighbors.
Besides, the door leading to the hall had
not been opened during the excitement
attending the fire.
4 sound from the window drew Het
tvs attention. Il was another cat. She
felt as If great weight had been lifted
from her soul.
This one must have sprung in from
the fire-eseape," she said, and over
turned the lamp
How fortunate it is, Hetty," said Mrs.
Brand, as she looked around the room,
that you gotthat insurance ,"
"We1l not claim it, mother the loss
is too slight. And then-it looks so
strange that the fire could have happen
ed as it did. NJ. let Us keep the insuT-
ance for anything that may happen in
the future"
The girl was sure now that it was not
her hand that had started the fire, but
her whole soul rose in protest at the
thought Of taking even one mill Of in
surance money. Kate did not get to the
sea shore, but Hetiy had learned great
lesson that her mother and sister never
dreamed Of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
About Irish Bulls.

Major VanCIiftOn has an Irish coach
man whom he is rather fond Of quizz ing,
Mixes replies usually creating diver
sion and giving the Majora chance to be
funny.
Yesterday afternoon the Major was
Just returning from drive through the
heights with a party Of visitors Nike
had been somewhat depressed all the af-
ternoon, apparently, and the Major raj
lied him
What is the matter, Nike, has your
girl gone back on you ?'
"No, sir > said Nike quietly, 1 was
thinking of poor old Ireland, sir"
"Why did you leave her, if YOU love
her Sd much ?" queFied the Major.
d" 1 was tired of praties for breakfast,
dinner and supper, sir"
g. don't blame you" said the Major,
@but why don't the Irish raise cattle in
stead of putting all their dependence on
potatoes ?"
"Sure,' said Mike, with quiet twin
kle Of his eye, as he gathered up the
reins, d" the cattlerof Ireland are all Irish
bulls, sir, and an Irish bull never raised
anything but laugh We" "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
Three Men Rob a Train.

SrRNGFIELD, No, Sept About
o'clock shls morning The east bound pas
seagsr train On the Frisco rosd was held up
by highNaymen al Mouad Valley, Kas.
The tram had stopped - take on passenger.
when three men spfang on the tender ard
ordered the engineer 10 pull cut until told
70 stop. The engineer and fireman were
covered with Winehesters and obeyed. One
ofthe highwaymen looked around she side
Of the car and saw Express Messenger c. A..
Chapman standing in the door OF his car.
Tue ro5ber fired and the messenger fell out
Of the car When the train had gone about
two miles the engineer vas ordered 10 stop
and the engine crew we're locked in the bag
gage car with the bagg lgeman.
The robbers entered The express ear but
found the safe locked, the key being in the
pocket Of the dead messenger. They bat
tered the lock bat could not open the safe.
The three robbers then entered the cars and
robbed men and women alike. They got
about 500 and 50 watches. The robbers
wore masks. They were on the train only
about IS minutes and when they left il
started toward Indian Territory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
The Scotch Lodgers Revenge.

some months age a Glasgow mason
found himself in one of the largest towns
in the midlands, where he soon procured
not only plenty Of employment but
pretty comfortable lodgings. At first he
boarded with his landlady, but latserly,
being Of an economical turn Of mind, he
laid in every Saturday enough provisions
10 carry him through the succeeding
week.
One Of his chief purchases was that of
-four, as it is customary in most parts Of
England ior thrifty housewives to do the
family baking and, in truth, as rule,
most excellent bread do they turn out
However, after fes weeks buying his
Own things Alex began to fancy that he
was being done" in the matter Of the
flour, for toward the end Of the week 1t
become unnaturally and unaecouutably
smaller and smaller, while his weekly
outlay for flour increased ProPortionally.
Accordingly he resolved upon .rying
an experiment, by which he hoped to
discover where and how his flour went
and if unsuccessful in bis effort no harm
would be done, if we except a slight loss
TO himself
Well, when Saturday night came
round, Alick, as usual, made ais weekly
purchase OF, flour, but cunningly ab-
stracted few pounds of it from its bag
and mixed the remainder with an equal
quantity Of plaster of Paris.
sunday came round, and padding on
that day being an indispensable adjunct
Of every English working-man's dinner
there were the family one and a small
one for -Scotiy," which the kind land
lady had made out Of Alexis unadul-
terated flour, fOr his sole use and en-
joyment. IN due time these had been
boiled, and put aside to cool, in order TO
form the dessert but at last they were
placed on the diuner-table. Sandy had
his to himself, while the iaudlady began
20 cut into hers in order to distribute it,
when, to her horror and loudly expressed
annoyance, the kEife glanced as harm
lessly of as it would have done, to use
Alexis words, "ad the shell o a partan."
What could be the matter? There was
her Iodger coolly emitting into and en-
j0ying MS with evident gusto, while hers
was still terra iac0gsifu. At last the
poor woman could no longer contain
herself, but, almost crying with an
noyaHcs and Perplexity, cried cut:
~Ol, deary me, Mr.. Mac. what can be
the matter with this pudding Of ours?
Il is as hard as an oyster shell, whereas
there's naught amiss with yours"
~Weel, at length returned the una
Dashed Alex, ~the next time ye help
yerssF to my -four be cArefa' that ye pit
yer han in the right poek, for I'm no
muckle astonished an gey wesl surprised
if We haena this time put yer han no
Until my hour bag, but Until the ane
whaur keep my plester o Peris -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
What You Gan Do.

You cannot set the world right or the
times, but You can do something for the
truth and all you can Dc will certainly
tell IL the work you do is for the Master,
who gives you your share, and 50 the bug
dea Of responsibility IS lifted of This
assurance makes peace, satisfaction, and
repose possible even in the partial work
done upon earth. Go to the man who is
carving a stone for building; ask him
where is that stone going, to what part Of
the temple, and how is he going to 2et it
into place, and what does he do? He
points You TO the builders plans This
is only one stone Of many So when
men shall ask where and how is your
little achievement going into Gods plan,
point them to your Master, who keeps
tt plans. and then % on doing your lit
tie service as faithfully as if the whole
temple were yours to build.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13

The Jewish New Year occurs on Monday,
September H. This Is much earlier than for
many years past The day IS styled Rosh
Hoshona- lis the first day Of the month
Tishri The liberal Jews celebrate one day.
the orthodox tNO. Tue celebration com
msaces at : p. m. on the llth or I2-h, sc-
eoriing a. one o. two days are observed
Two days are observed because in the Olden
time the month commenced when the new
moon was seen, and because Of clouds it
was f-equently diifisllt to fix the time Of its
Appearance on a particular day The day IS
not one o! fis;ing oul IS observed by religious
services. A new account is opened with
heaven and prayers for forgiveness are
chief feature Of the service.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13

Official reports received NJ the Office Of
the state Board Of Agriculture indicate that
with toe best possible weather ander the
most favorable conditions the corn crop Of
the state will not be beyond three four;hs Of
the average In many cases the crop Of late
potatoes has been dug and returns indicate
that this, ike the corn crop, will be a short
one, and will probably not reach half crop.
The crop OF early potatoes vas generally
well made before il suffered from dry wealth
and in quality. Secretary Eige OF the State
Board says il was excellent, bat not very
much above an average crop. IE Lawrence
county the cool weather has had the effect
Of preventing the ears filling out, making
many nGbbins.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
Driven Away--A Chicago Ro-
nance.

Behold me now :"
As he stood before her with bowed
head and disheveled clothing, the lady
Of the house knew at once that the
tired stranger had met with some keen
and bitter disappointment.
Yes, madam, he continued, behold
me now. Once the most popular and re-
spected conductor on my road, to-day
am homeless, an oUIeast from my own
threshold. In years Of constant toll 1
accumulated a modest property and To-
eating in one Of the most respectable
parts Of Chicago 1 built me a little hone,
where hoped, with the hlck l had gath
cred around me, to end my days in peace.
And now am turned away from my
own doors, hopeless wanderer. There
is no longer any room for me under my
own roof madam, they came and was
obliged 70 CO.
Who came?7 queried the Kind lady,
as the stranger brushed away tear that
was coursing down his trayel-stained
cheek.
The tired stranger replied, as his ema-
ciated frame shook with emotion, Alas,
madam, my relatives from the east ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
What Do You Take Medicine
For?

Because you are sick, and want to get
well, of course.
Then remember that Hoods sarsapa-
rilla curss.
All we ask is, that in taking Hood 5
SArsaparilla you will do 50 with perse-
verance equalling or approaching the
tenacity with which your complaint has
clung to you. 1t takes time and care to
eradicate old and deep-seated maladies,
particularly when they have been so
long hidden in the system that they
have become chronic. Remember, that
all permanent and positive cures are
brought about with reasonable moderA-
ton. Hoods Sarsaparilia attacks disease
igorously and never leaves the field IN
til it has conquered.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
LADIES' NAMES.

Ann IS too plain and common,
And Nancy sounds but III.
Yet Annie Is endurable.
And Anna better stin.
There Is "a grace in Charlotte,
In Eleanor a state
An elegance in Isabel,
A haughtiness in Kate
And Sarah is setate and neat,
And Ellen innocent and sweet.
Eliza is not very choice.
Jane is too blunt aud bold,
And Marion somewhat sorrowful,
Aud Lrey proud and cold.
Amelia Is too light and gay,
Fit only for firf
Aud Caroline is vain and Shy.
And Flora smart and pert.
Louisa is too fiat and sleek.
But Alice gentle. ehasic and meek.
And Harriet is condding,
And Clara grave and mild:
And Emma is aiectiona;e,
And Jannei arch and Wild.
And Patience is expressive,
And Grace Is old and rare.
And Hannah warm and dutiful,
And Margaret frank aud fair.
And faith and hope and charity,
Are heavenly names Of sisters three.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13

Citizen hurriedly Ticket and half
for Podank.
Ticket Agent ,snappishly)-Do you
want the half ticket for that big girl by
your side?
Citizen The whcle ticket IS for her,
but she insisted on paying fare for her
favorite doll 50 to humor her, want
the halfticket also.
Ticket Agent-Um-er-how old is the
doll?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-09-13
All Government Money is good.

All Government Money is good.
From senator shernau's Speech.
I do not, however, vote for the repeal
with any expectation that it will in any
considerable degree relieve US from the
stsguation that has fallen on all kinds Of
industries, and that has thrown out Of
employment hundreds of thousands Of
men and women. They care little for
the kind Of money paid tothem, provided
it has equal purchasing power with every
other kind and IS backed by the Govern
ment Of the L nited States. They do not
study the question Of ratios, and if il
were LEFT TO their choice they prefer the
notes Ofthe United States to either gold
or silver But they want employment.
They want reasonable protection again g,
undue competition with foreign loborers,
who are miserably paid, fed, lodged, and
clothed Give them this, and you may
make your standard Of value as you
choose These are the chief factors in
the present financial stringency.