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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
LAST OF THE POETS.
Oliver Wendell Holms. Die. at Boston.

BosroN, Oct. 7.-Olivcr Wendell Holmes
is dead. Without the semblance of n
struggle or pain DIR. Oliver Wendell
Holmes passed away as he has lived,
peacefully and beautifully. The end came
at ll:l0o'clock this afternoon at the VEN
erable poets town house, $50 Beacon
street. He was surrounded by his chill
dren and visibly conscious of their pres
ence up 10 within few minutes of the
last, though unable to speak. Then he
closed his eyes wearily and seemed to
fall asleep, as indeed he did-the sleep of
death at which the whole world will
mourn.
DIR. Holmes came from his summer
home at Beverly 10 days agn, and while
not quite in his accustomed health at that
time, did not regard himself as i'll, nor
was was he so regarded by his children
and friends. For several years he had
been a sufferer from asthma and the day
afier his return to Boston he had partic-
ularly severe attack of this malady.
II WIS not until nearly noon to-day that
DIR. Holiness attendant and family no.
ticed any decided change i'm his condition.
This was in the form of AN unusual eX-
haustion, and almost before any stimula-
ton remedies could be administered, DIR.
Holmes had become partially unconscious
his breath came shorter and shorter, and
within the brief space of quarter of an
hour, the great poet that all the world has
loved, was no more.
oliver Wendell Holmes was born at
Cambridge, Mass, August %, ls09. He
was graduated at Harvard college in 1870.
His career as professor, poet, author and
lecturer is well known to the public.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

AKRON, o., Oct. 5.-Henry ID. Tolley,
26 years old, a prominent young man of
this city and manager of the New York
office of the Diamond Rubber Company,
shot himself through the heart with Il
revolver, this evening. Tolley had been
keeping company for long time with
Gertrude Lewis. an artist, and daughter
of Judge y. c. Lewis, of Medina.
This afternoon he sent her note 10
call at his home. She did so and found
him alone. He went upstairs, saturated
a handkerchief with chloroforin. and,
returning. applied the handkerchief TO
the girls nostrils. Her screams attracted
the attention of Letter Carrier Wallace
Newman, who burst open the door just as
Tolley was carrying the unconscious girl
upstairs.
Tolicy fled. The girl was taken home
and the p,'lice notified. Tolley returned
to the house and, going to his room,
killed hims, It.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Rev. Russell conwell on Advertising.

Pretty much everybody in this country
knows of Rev. Russell III. Conwell, of the
Baptist Temple, at Broad and Berks
streets, Philadelphia. Last night he lee
turcd before an immense audience on the
subject of " Five Million Dollars for the
Face of the Moon" The title ofthe story
was very mysterious. But il turned out
to he a cover for n dissertation on adver-
tising, not cnly the advertising of bust
ness, hut the advertising Of everything
good. Ii was another form of the injunc-
tion TO let your light shine. Mr. Conwell
couldn't find words too strong to express
his belief in the usefulness. not To say
duty. of advertising, and his lecture
showed that he had some very wise and
useful ideas on the practical side of the
subject. both as TO business and philan-
thropy. The title of the lecture aro-e
from the remark once made by patent
medicine proprietor of piOus and chari-
table disposition, who, having made a
vast fortune by advertising, exclaimed
that he would give s5,OOoOoo for the privi-
lege of having this inscription placed on
the face of the moon, ''F. q. and 4. l."
which being explained meant: Find
good and advertise it," In the course of
his address Mr.. conwell said that adver-
tising should always be associated with
some good thing that the people like
Then he told this story. which he declared
is unquestionablyt true: "One OF the ablcs;
members Of Congress when he began his
political career went TO the manager OF q
newspaper and paid him so much week
TO print his name every day in connection
with the report in the paper of some good
thing. He kept that up for four years.
and al the end of that time he was 50 well
and favOribly known in his town that he
got the Congressional nomination unani-
mously. was elected, and he may remain
i'm Congress as long as he lives if he 50 de
sires." Mr.. COnwell said that he would
not give the name OF the Congressman.
but repeated that he had heard the story
from such a source that ne pronounced il
absolutely true.-TarTisJnrg Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
News Items.

A jury in Brooklyn has given Mrs.
against the Brooklyn flights Railroad
Company for having her foot cut off by
one of its cars.
Gov. Mckinley arrived at st. Paul on
Saturday, having made 20 speeches at
stopping points on the way there from
Des Moines. lie spoke to an audience of
5000 people at Des Moincs.
Henry Nipper, a white man, shot and
one of the principal streets of Charleston,
:. c. The murder was unprovoked.
Nipper was drunk and sent the negro for
more whisky. When he returned with
corn and not rye whisky, Nipper pulled
his pistol and fired. Nipper is in Jail.
At Altoona Mrs. Winifred Smith, aged
fifty years, died Wednesday from eating
toad stools in mistake for mushrooms.
The supposed mushrooms were collected
by Mrs. Smiths son. His mother pre-
pared them for supper but none of them
were eaten by any of the family, although
Mrs. Smith drank some of the broth from
the stew. phe toad stools were eaten by
two dogs who died in little time. shortly
aflerward Mrs. Smith was taken ill and
grew worse until she died.
George Rickart, a farmer living near
Frugality. Cambria County, is said Ia
have secured big lot of honey on
Wednesday afternoon. He made raid
on bee tree near his home, friend from
Altoona assisting. Five combs were
secured, each seven feet long and ten
inches wide at the widest part. In the
tree there was a total of one hundred
pounds of honey and it was of very fine
quality. Mr.. Rickart secured some of
the bees that had made the deposit and
he has added them 10 his domestic stock.
One evening last week the wife of
Victor Ambuscio, an Italian quarryman.
who lives in Beaver county, presented
him with boy baby. This was the first
boy, Il girls having had precedence, and
naturally Ambuscio was happy. He
grasped AN old shotgun, rushed out of
doors, fired the piece and began an Indian
snake dance. While prancing about he
got too near the edge of the precipice and
fell over lie fell 70 feet and alighted on
Il pile of jagged rocks. When picked up.
it was found that his head was terribly
cut, an arm was broken. his back was
hurt and one leg was broken i'm two places.
Although total wreck, he was conscious
and still singing.
Everett, Bedford County. had one of
the biggest fires in its history early
Thursday morning, when flames were
discovered in the general store of Will
liams 4 Co., one of the largest establish
ments i'm the town. The fire company
and citizens turned out to fight the flames,
but they had made such headway that
there efforts to subdue them were futile,
and the building, with its contents, was
destroyed, entailing loss of about S2D,-
O00. c. ]. Masters drug store and 4. VI.
McClure's hardware store, adjoining the
Williams building. were both damaged
by fire and water, but the buildings were
saved. The properties were all insured.
Ii is believed the fire was of incendiary
origin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
McKinley in Kansas.

In invading the home ofPopulism Gov.
Mckinley left Topeka by special train
with eleven stopping places scheduled
en- route. At Lawrence a large audience
awaited the train, and in his speech
GOV. Mckinley, with apparent reference
to Populisln. said: I'VE might as well
understand now that one or the other of
the Republican or Democratic parties is
going to conduct the policy Of this gov
ernment, and il is for you to determine
which one of these parties Will conduct
the policy of the government in such
manner as to best serve the interest of
the people of the United States" At
Newton, the last stop, the governor said:
II see before me many old soldiers, mem-
bers of the Grand Army ofthe Republic.
/ am glad to welcome them here to-day.
We are not only in favor of prosperity,
but the Republican party is in favor of
patriotism. What we want here is a lit
tie more patriotism and little less an
archy We want to remember that the
freedom to make laws does not give the
freedom To break them. Williams, one
of the signers of the Declaration of In
dependence, has said: our blood can
better be spared than our principles : and
great New York merchant said: our
goods are for sale, but not our princi-
pies What we want is a revival of
patriotism in the United States, and pro-
lection is sort of patriotism, for pro-
lection stands for our country and our
ilag''
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

HASTINGS tour throughout the State
has become 50 much like a triumphal
march that our brethren of the Demo-
cratic persuasion have got bad scare
on them, and fearing total annihilation
have laid out a brief campaign for
Bre'r Singerly, covering the two last
weeks Of the canvass. We are glad to
note this evidence of life in the mOri-
bund Democracy of Pennsylvania
We don't like the idea of hitting a fell
low when he is down and howling
enough" Mr.. Singerly has the cour-
age of his convictions. He is, and has
been for years, a consistent and persist
ent free trader, and his personal proc
lamation of that truth from the stump
Will help swell the overwhelming ma
lority of General Hastings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

No better evidence of the scare that
has seized upon the Democratic party
can be adduced than the announce
ment made by the Democratic press
that President Cleveland and Vice Pres
ident Stevenson are preparing TO take
part in the canvass for the reelection of
Professor Wilson, the putative fatherof
the present obnoxious free trade tariff
law. Mr.. Wilson is just home from
England, where he went To assure
his British free trade friends that pro-
lection was dead in this country, and
Immediately on his arrival his canvass
was opened. That he is to be sus-
tanned by all the powers and promises
of the Administration was well under
stood. but the fragrant scandal of the
President and Vice President logrolling
and trying to influence voters at Con-
gressional election is most disreputable.
During Mr.. Cleveland's first term Off
cial interference in elections was stren-
uously denounced and political activity
by office-holders was branded as ''per-
nicious' and made the cause of remov-
al. Who in Western Pennsylvania
does not remember that Col. Stone, OF
Pittsburg, then L. :. Attorney was
called upon to resign because he made
a political speech? But now this same
President proposes to take an active
part i'm behalf of the reelection of Mr..
Wilson i'm West Virginia, while his
Secretary of the Interior-Hoke Smith
has just returned from stumping
Georgia These facts clearly show the
desperation of the Democratic leaders
and should incite the Republicans of
West Virginia to renewed activity.
Truly, ''times change, and men change
with them.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Seven Negroes Shot Down.

HAwEsvILLE, Ky, oct. Ga terrible
race war occurred at Powers Station, near
hear, this evening. A train was return
ing from the Owensboro fair, separate
coach being occupied by negroes. They
made sudden rush to get into the white
peoples coach when the train stopped.
The negroes got off and opened fire
breaking every window in the white
coach. Women and children screamed
and tainted while several white men, in
Guiding United States Deputy Marshal
Moses Burlington, Squire Aldridge, Col
onel John Patterson, Marshal Jones and
several others returned the fire, while the
negroes were punched on the platform.
None of the white people were serious
ly hurt, but seven negroes are dead and
as many more are wounded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Stole A Dead woman's s we,lth.

SHARON, Pa, Oct. 6.-Shortly after the
death of Mrs. John Nogan, near Sandy
Lake two weeks ago, Greely Nogan, an
only son and heir of the deceased, left
home. After he went the will of the de-
ceased was found, bequeathing $1,000 to
her son. The money was said to be hid
den under a certain board in the kitchen.
When the house was opened to-day for
the purpose Of making a search it was
found that the flooring had been torn up
and the money stolen. II is said the son
never knew she had any money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Twenty Murderers Free.

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. Accused of
the murder of a peddler here three weeks
ago, Thomas Hayes and 5. Kreidler were
to-day sent to Jail. The peddler was shot
down in the road, and his companion was
also wounded and both were robbed.
The affair occurred during the day, and
the failure to catch the murderers has
brought down upon the heads of the
authorities the stern eensure of the peo-
pie.
Within two years % men have been
murdered in Luzerne County, but not
one death has been avenged upon the
scafiold. A great outcry has gone up
since this latest outrage, and a general
demand is made upon the officials to
put forth efforts to capture the offenders.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Her Letter and Lock of Hair Returned.

Columbus, ltia-D Enqulrcr7Sun-
In September, ls,2, on the battlefield of
South Mountain, near Middleiown, Nd,
John Tyler, of Company b. forty-tiflh
regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, took
from the pocket of dead Confederate
soldier love letter. dated July 3, 1866,
written 10y his affianced, who then lived
in Richmond county, y. C., and who
signed herself 'Kate." 1t inclosed a lock
Of her hair. Mr.. Tyler, who now lives ut
Columbia, Pa, carefully preserved the
letter, and has long been trying to find
the writer. \ copy of il was recently
sent To the Governor Of North Carolina,
who caused il 10 he published in the To-
cal papers. This found the writer,
Kate" who il now a widow, and lives AT
Riverton. y. C., and who wrote to Mr..
Tyler The latter returned the long lost
letter and lock of hair few days ago by
mail to the address OF Mrs. 4. c. Mcneil,
Riverton. y. {.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10


Up to date there has been no polite
nj work done in this county looking To
the election, now less than four weeks
from Us There is, however, no mis-
taking the hot drift of political senti-
ment The people, the farmers, the
miners, the sugar producers, are not
only awake, but are aroused to the
fighting pitch They know and feel
that their interests have been sacrificed
by the party in power. The prices of
their products are lower than they have
been for many years. Cleveland and
dollar wheat" proved TO be bald lie
the duty on coal has been reduced from
% To 40 cents per ton; the bounty Oh
sugar has been abolished and payment
on the crop of fast year is refused, and
manufacturing all over the country has
been crippled and the home market
measurably destroyed. Knowing and
feeling these things the people and not
the politicians have charge of this
campaign. The Republican county
ticket is eminently satisfactory. Ii Is
composed of the best material and not
a murmur is heard against il. The
Congressional and Senatorial candi-
dates are as acceptable a. are the eoun-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Point in School Law.

4 decision of Judge Livingston, IN
common pleas court in Lancaster county
will bear very hard on school teachers II
accepted as precedent. In the case of
NJ. =. Miller, school teacher who
brought suit against the school district of
Lancaster township to recover 5000 dam
ges by reason of being unlawfully dis
missed as teacher of the Abbeyvilie
school. an effort was made To prove that
he had been legally engaged rs teacher.
The court refused To allow him TO show
that he had been duly elected a teacher
except by the minutes of the school
board. The minutes of the boari were
read. but, as no record had been made OF
Mr.. Miller's election the court ruled that
ne had not been properly elected, as the
law requires an entry to be made in the
minutes of a board 10 be legal, and he,
therefore, had no standing in the ease.
His counsel then showed by the county
superintendent that certificate of elec-
ton had been sent 10 the county superin-
tendent. "a required 10y law. This, how
ever did not change the ruling of the
court, and verdict was given for the de-
fendant by the jury,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

OyI Democratic contemporaries are
very much stirred up over the canvass
being made by General Hastings and
the enthusiasm in his behalf displayed
by the people throughout the State.
Their chief complaint is that the Gen
eral will persist i'm discussing the tariff
issue And why not? The miserable
abortion styled revenue tariff, passed
by the late Congress, was denounced
by Cleveland, who refused 10 sign the
bill, and is utterly incapable of defense.
But il i Democratic measure in every
sense, and the stalwart blows dealt it
by our candidate for Governor hurts
the sensibilities of the cravens who
dare not openly come To its defense.
Like our Southern brethren during the
war, they ''want TO be let alone"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Marrying worthless Zen.

ask not that girl in love with a
young fellow shall weigh every. point,
writes Edward W. Box in the October
Ladies' Home journal. !, omen we're
not created that way, and love is not con-
ducivc to that SORT OF ail-aroand, OPEN
eyed rSre and prudence. But one thing l
do ask OF her: II she married worthless
fellow who has no business ability with
her eyes open, she must not complain
aftergard if she finds that all the other
grtccs of manhood are as naught, in the
long run, before that one great incom-
potency in a man. An incompetent busi-
ness man is only shade better than
a morally deficient man, bat only shade.
/ care not what young man earns when
he asks girl TO marry him-ifit Is only
five dollars a week-s0 long as he has n
sincere love for his work and an honora-
BILE determination To succeed i'm il. The
five dollars per week will soon grow into
fifty dollars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

AT the election in Georgia last week,
with no Republican ticket in the field.
and with only the Populists 10 put up u
fight against the Democracy, there was a
terrible slump in the Democratic ma
jority, il being reduced one-half or to
less than 10000. The Democratic Jour
mails are dreadfully alarmed and are
claiming that ''this don't count" "Just
wait until you hear from the Congress
iOnal elections next month"; While
there is no hope of gaining Republican
members from that State, the election
of last week shows that the solid DEM
Ocratic South il breaking up and that
the Populists will probably elect sever
al members. In fact the Populists
claim that they carried the State last
week and were cheated out of il by
false counting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

tv candidates and there IS not ripple
to disturb the local political stream that
i running to assured victory. All that
we ask. all that is necessary, Is for our
friends to get good ready on them
for the day of action. Let no voter
lag at home because of the certainty of
success. Let Us poll every vote and
thus emphasize our detesiation Of DEM
ocratic free trade rule.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
In Washing Glass.

When possible. a wooden or paper tub
should be used in washing glass. A soft
silver brush, soif cloths for washing and
soft linen towels for wiping also are neces-
the hand comfortably. Make = strong
suds with hard soap. The second dish of
water should be Of the same temperature
Wash each piece carefully. rubbing with
the sofl cloth; then put i'm the Iinsing
wate. When four or five pieces have
been washed spread coarse towel on aP
old tray, and place the glass on this 70
drain. Wipe the hands dry and then
wipe the pieces of glass with perfectly
clean, dry towel. Rub gently to polish.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Result of the Georgia Vote.

ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. 5.-The Off cial re-
turns are not all in, but Atkinson Demo
eratl, runs behind his ticket by about
lO,0oo. The rest of the ticket is elected by
25.coo to $4,000.
The Populists claim fraud and that they
have carried the State.
The Populisis viii have seven Senators
and forty members of the House. This
will leave the Demccrats in full control.
however.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

JUDGE GAYNoR, who was nominated
for Judge of the Court of Appeals, on
the ticket with Senator Hill of New
York, has refused TO accept the nomi-
nation. This eliminates every vestige
of respectability and honesty from the
State ticket, and leaves Hill TO ego it
alone" As Hills tool-Maynard-who
stole the State Senate, was beaten more
than one hundred thousand last year,
the desperate straits of his master in
the canvass may be conjectured. Moth
ing but the most fearful frauds in the
cities can save New York to the De
mocracy this year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

SENATOR HILL has accepted the
Democratic nomination for Governor
of New York, which he so adroitly
caused to he forced" upon him. What
now will the Cleyelandites and the
cuckoos do who few weeks since
were wearying the autumn air with de
numciations of him as ''traitor" and
howling "kick him out of the party" ,"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

THE triumphant election of General
Hastings is admitted by the bitterest
opponents Of our party, but that is no
reason why any Republican should fail
to add his vote TO the majority. Like
the fellow who persisted in beating the
dead dog, we 'want 10 give them a
taste of the future
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

THE Democratic organs that are
weeping sorely over the bounty paid to
the producers of sugar under the Me
Kinley tariff law, conveniently forget
that Congressman Wilson, their great
leader and the father of the present tar
iff law, said in his speech in Congress
that if it became law il would put
S40,OO0,o 600 in the pockets of the sugar
trust the first wear
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

SENSIBLE wOrkingmen are not gulled
by the clap trap declaration that they
are benefited by the new tariff because
they can buy clothing cheaper than
under the former law. They know
that they pay the old prices when they
go 10 buy. They know also that wages
have decreased and employment is
harder 10 get, and that when a fellow
has no money even cheap goods are
out of his reach.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Gaynor is Out.

Judge Gaynor has addressed letter to
Chairman Hinckley declining the nomi-
nation for judge of the Court of Appeals
of New York on the Democratic ticket.
In the course of his letter Judge Gaynor
says: lowing nothing TO politicians or
political organizations, and remembering
that whatever little / have done to lift
government up was done as private
citizen. do not value any office rs high
as to wish to achieve il against the oppo
friends''
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Binder TWlue

for cash in Sob bales. We sell Sisal
Twine for cents and Manila for cents
per ID. New twine just received and
guaranteed.
JAMES r. HOIDERRarTM
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The Worlds Fair Rebuilt for the Pages Of
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