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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

ASHLAND, WIs.-Tne famous retreat IN
northern Wisconsin located on the WIS
consin Central Lines at the head OF the
Chequamegon Bay is most desirable
spot for one to spend summer outing,
surrounded as 1t is 10y the beautiful
Apostle Islands. Little need be said OF
its scenic beauty and health giving quail
tiles. This place should not be over
looked by those figuring on resort Tor
their next summers vacation. The tour
list will find excellent fishing and boating
at this point, and good hotel accommo-
dations at very reasonable rates. FOR
further particulars, maps, time tables,
and guide books apply to Jas. g. POND,
Genl. Passr. Agt., Milwaukee, WIS.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

One of the neatest:rigs in Buffalo is q
rheumatic tired road wagon owned by
William Hamlin. The front wheels are
% inches and the rear wheels 80 inches
in diameter and the sxles are ball'bear-
inc. 1t runs easily, and, as there is no
lar, horsemen predict that this style oil
road rig will become popular
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18
MT. VERNON, ROCXCAsTlE COUNTY.


Todd, died at Livingston, Wednesday
night.
-Moles are playing havoc with gar
dens in this vicinity. The cut-worm is
getting in some work also
Never in its history before has NJ.
Vernon shown az much activity in all
lines OF business as at present.
The Pittsburg, KY, ball team will
play here Saturday. The home club
now have new grounds and practicing
daily.
Matchmaking in the new yard on
Crab Orchard street, was begun yester-
day, by Mr.. Fred Kruger, that enterpis-
ing German.
Some express the fear that since the
Courer-Journal comes out against
Breckenridge that his election is now
sure, as everything seems to 90 contrary
to that papers expressed views.
-Tilman Gilpin, foreman, was he'd
up near Pine Hill water tank few
nights since by two men. Gilpin WIS
too quick for them, however, and put
them to flight with his revolver.
Miss Mamie Myers, aged II, dsugh-
ter Of Mr.. James Myers, died Wednesday
morning from the effects OF injuries re-
ceived when horse fell with her while
out riding some 10 months since.
--Supt Hnntoon, OF the Institution
for the Blind, Louisville, has presented
to Miss Lena Mcclure, former pupil, of
this place, a Bible printed in points"
There are several volumes of the work
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death.
Some 80 OF our citizens went to
Wilde last sunday to be present at the
dedication of the new church. Many
W IRE kept away on account of the early
IN )rning rain. An immense crowd wa:
present, not more than third could get
into the house Dinner wss served on
/ the grounds to all VINO cared to partake
| All speak well OF the kind attention
from the Wilde people.
MIR. James Croucher has returned
from Lexington. Messrs. NJ. j. anC
Hugh Miller and G. c. Williams are il
| Louisville. We will shortly have wo
man preacher with us, though it is prob
able she will reach Stanford first. 1t il
Mrs. Mary Phoebe Smith, OF Catawba
Ky. She was at New Haven a few
days since making in this direction. Nh
Ed Engleman and wife, OF Barbourville
were visiting relatives here this week
Mrs Nora Oyg was over from Laucaste
W sec "e' '"'"nu' WV
ing pictures mere MIS- Carfie grave
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

A new material for paying is being In.
troduced in London. 1t is composed oil
graduated cork and bitumen pressed
into blocks, which are laidllike bricks or
wood pacing. The special advantage of
the material lies in it's elasticity.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

Mrs. Cleveland is severely criticised
in Washington for devoting too much at
tention to her babies and too little to So
ciety.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

Chicago is to have an eisht-story, $780,
600 church, with bathrooms, gymnas
ium and reading-rooms. Lloyd Jones,
late pastor OF All Souls Unitarian church,
is to be the pastor of his old congrega-
ton, which has followed him in his new
departure, and the church, like footiess
sock without leg, is to have nor creed
nor doctrine. This would seem to be
about the thing Chicagos soul long has
sought and sighed because she found 1t
not. We can not see that there is any
thing in it, but we rejoice nevertheless
that the wicked Windy City has again
GOT hat she thinks she wants.-Times
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

Landlady -"Have you tried the coffee
this morning, Mr.. Linton" Mr.. Linton
-"Yes, / have. and it has proved an
alibi" Brooklyn Lie.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

A recent medical authority asserts
,h., fully so per cent. OF cases Of appen-
aicitis recover, II left to nature.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1894-05-18

The old Benedict Arnold home at
New Haven, Conn, has been sold for the
use OF lumber firm.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
nsrl.a..a slreet. nnx nanrernns.

Notwithstanding the fact that from
sl.0o0 to 81. .2ol has been annually collect
ed from the taxables Of this borough for
street improvements, it is safe to say that
less than -. .0oo has been expended upon
the streets in the last three or four years.
The streets have gone from bad 10 worse
until now they are i'm a most wretched
condition and in many places impassa-
ble The throwing up OF two or three
feet OF earth over the water trenches has
not added to the sightliness or smooth
ness OF the roads. Ii the specifications
do not require the contractor to tamp the
earth in the trenches until it has become
sufficiently solid TO bear the weight of
a horse. then all we have TO say is that
the specifications were very carelessly
drawn and should never have been
adopted. During the past week several
horses have sunk up 10 their middles in
trenches dug for water pipes and after
wards filled up with loose earth and il is
remarkable that they escaped without
breaking their legs Unless this matter
Is looked amer more carefully the bor-
Ough will be mulcfed for damages. And
while the borough authorities are repair
ing the streets, for which money is annu-
ally collected, il would be the part of
wisdom to replace all the dangerous, con
cealed wooden culverts with tile or stone.
All other public improvements should
not be neglected simply because We are
promised water works.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
Diseased Cattle Killed.

Secretary Thomas J. Edge, of the State
Board of Agriculture last week superin-
tended the killing of the last of the in
fected cattle at the Norristown hospital
for the insane. Seven COWS were slaught-
cred in all, six of them showing advanc-
ed stages of the disease. Out of the herd
Of Isl, only y now remain, l's2 having
been slaughtered. The seventh animal
killed, a Jersey heifer, was a sacrifice to
science, the object being to demonstrate
the value of the tuberculin test now 50
generally in use. She had been inoculated
with the substance, and, unlike the others
there was no reaction, no rise in tompera~
ture, the usual indications of the presence
of tuberculosis. The result was acom-
plets triumph for the test. While all the
others were more OF less infested, as the
post mOrtem showed very c0nclnsively,
abundant evidence Of tuberculosis being
found not only In the lungs of each, but
i'm the bowels and throat ~ well. in the
case of the seventh animal it failed to
show any trace of the disease. Secretary
Edge. in speaking of the prevalence Of
tuberculosis among cattle, said that the
disease i'm the hospital herd was the worst
he had ever encountered. IL was not
often that tuberculosis attacked so many
In one heard. The loss % the State will
amount to over Si,0O0. He also expressed
himself aS being hopeful that the next
Legislature would pass the bill prepared
by himself. which provides for the pre-
vention of the spread of tuberculosis
among domestic animals, which only
failed of passage by the last Legislature
through the adjournment of that body,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
Distanced His Pursuers.

The leading Democratic journal in Fay
ette county-The Genius cf LibeIty-has
the following to say in regard to the eases
against p. \. Johns, recently tried in the
L. :. court at Erie:
The much talked of trial of ex-deputy
collector, p. \. Johns, for r-embezzlement,
came off in the L. ;. court at Erie, last
week, and he distanced his pursuers and
prosecutors, winning all the cases that
were tried except one. and in that the ju
~ disagreed and it will not be tried again,
We have had a great hullabaloo over
these eases for two years, all because of
some bad feeling engendered among Re
pahlicins in a campaign. If Mr.. Johns
and other Republicans want to quarrel,
let 'em do ii, but it is hardly the proper
thing for the government to take hand
in the quarrel, and it never would have
been mixed up in this petty political
quarrel il its officials had attended to
their duties properly. Mr.. Johns ease
may have needed some explanation, but
there was no occasion for an expensive
investigation by the court. If the same
courtesy and business sense were used i'm
the revenue office that are found else
where, these eases would never have gone
to court. The claim of the government
in all of the cases, was something less
than 500. The Government admits that
il owes Mr.. Johns about >,iS. The eases
tried involved about So In one case he
could not account for check for So but
i'm one of the others he had paid the gov
ernment fee of this amount twice. 50
that the government had lost nothing.
How much easier and better it would
have been to have call ed Mr.. Johns i'm
and asked him 10 explain his accounts, il
the government ofii .ials did not under
stand them, instead of having somebody
who was anxious 10 put him in a hole"
explain them and upon the latter's ex-
PLANTATION have the valuable time of the
c3urt taken up, all for nothing or worse
than nothing. It's the governments duty
not 10 allow anyone to make an ass of it.
The untried eases against Johns are as
easily explained by him as those tried in
which he was acquitted, but if the gov
ernment officials insist upon taking the
explanation of some one who knows
nothing about them and who wants 20
give Johns trouble, he will have to 60
through the form of a trial at the next
torn Of court at Pittsburg. Mr.. Johns or
any other person guilty Of embezzlement
of the governments money or of de
franding il, ought to he punished, but
when there Is no embezzlement, fraud or
other wrong doing. no citizen should be
pursued and persecuted as he has been.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
South Pam Revival Talk.

A dispatch from Harrisburg says: The
real object of the Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company in instituting con-
domination proceedings in the courts 20 Sc
cure portion Of the South Pennsylvania
railroad, between this city and Riverton,
opposite Harrisburg. Is said to be to lay
the foundation for new line between
here and Pittsburg. The suggested road
is not TO be In competition with the Penn
sylvania railroad, but TO form part Of its
system.
4 veteran railroad man, discussing the
gossip this morning. said the building of
a railroad over the route proposed in the
original South Pennsylvania survey was
a question oftime. II would open up and
develop a section of the State, he said,
that is rich in natural resources and the
Pennsylvania railroad eompany's tre-
mendous traffic viii make il advanta-
geous to occupy the route oft one-time
prospective competitor. He thought the
building of "A great coal road on the aband
oned route was not improbable as p. x.
R. enterprise 1t would make a shorter
line .han the present main line OF the p.
r. r., and open up an inexhanstible coal
region.
The passing of the South Pennsylvania
is AN interesting study. 1t was incorpo-
rated away back in ISJ6 and has had
many vicissitudes since that time. Sew
eral times work was commenced at differ
ent points on the route, but it was invari-
ably stopped. When the Vanderbilt in
terest obtained control in 1881 everybody
supposed The long-talked of railway, the
great competitor of the ''Pennsy," would
he built About nine millions were spent
in grading, boring mountains and pur-
chasing rights of way. Then came the
West Shore deal and the cessation of
work.
Ii may not be generally known that
the sons of W. IL. Vanderbilt and II.
Mex. TwOmbley, who had immediate
charge of the South Pennsylvania pro-
ject, were opposed 10 the West Shore
deal. whereby the construction of the line
was abandoned, but William IL. was OBJ
durate. If the young men had been per-
mitted to have their way, the South Penn
SNlNdllid MOulu DtfG lft-til btiAll anu mar
risburg would have been headquarters.
Two Of the Mccormick farms near River
ton had been purchased as site for shops
and when the work was abandoned they
were repurchased 10y the Mccormick
estate As surveyed, the route OF the
South Pennsylvania would have been in
grades and distance foTty-nine miles
shorter than the ''Pennsy" between this
city and Pfttsburg. All the grades were
- established by the engineers that the
e:IstbOund trains might have the benefit
of them.
FL. Grotovent, ofthis city, who has
been secretary and treasurer of the South
Pennsylvania since 1866, has an office in
the Eby building at Market and Fiflh
streets. He expects to retire September
3Oth unless the elixir Of life is again in
jected into the project that has had 50
many ups and downs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
Threatened Trouble in the Meyersdale Coal
Region.

There was more or less excitement in
Sheriff Hoover was summoned 10 the
scene of the disturbance to see that no
breach of the peace was committed. As
is well known nearly all of the miners
in that region have been on strike for
the past three or four months. Recently
new men we're put TO work in several of
the mines, ami have kept digging away
regardless of threats made by the strik-
ers 10 drive them out Thursday morn
ing the strikers collected in body on
the pol1lic road in the vicinity of the
Reese Mine, and it was presumed that
they had assembled for the purpose Of
interfering with the new men when they
went 10 work. \ telegraph was at once
sent TO Sheriff Hoover asking him to
come 10 the Reese Mines and protect the
workmen and the Company's property.
The Sheriff was absent from town when
the message was received and later in the
day he received a second dispatch urging
him to come to Meyersdale. Friday
Sheriff Hoover visited the scene of the
trouble and while there had been no
outbreak or breach of the peace commit
ted in the vicinity of the mines, the Oper-
ators deemed it necessary TO have a num-
ber Of special deputies appointed TO pro
tect theirproperty in ease it should become
necessary for them to invoke the arm of
the law. Special deputies were accord
ingly sworn in bat up to this time there
has been no occasion for them 10 exercise
their authority.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
The Year 1900,
\. G. DAVIS,
Somerset, Pa.

The following explanation win show
You why the year lgO will not be counted
among leap years: The years are 9i5
days, ) hours and ~ minutes long; II
minutes are taken every year to make the
year asi5i days long and every fourth year
we have an extra day. This was Julius
CAESARS arrangement. You may ask I:
- Where do these II minutes come from?"
They come from the future, and are paid
by emitting leap year every 100 years.
But if leap year be omitted regularly
every 100 years, in the course of 400 years
il is found that II minutes taken each
year will not only have been paid back,
hut that a whole day will have been Civ
en- up. SO Pope Gregory NH, who im-
proved on Csesar's calendar in l5s3, de-
creed that every oepturial year divisihle
hy 4m should he a leap year after all. SO
we borrow II minutes each year, more
than paying our borrowings hack by
emitting three leap years centurial years.
and square matters by having leap year
in the fourth centurial year. Pope Greg
ary's arrangement is not exact, and the
borrowing and paying hack balanced 80
nicely that we borrow more than we pay
back To the extont of only one day in
3,Sg years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01

In old age infirmities and weakness
hasten to close the gap between IA and
the grave. Happily scientific research
and pharmacal skill have allied them
selves in furnishing Us d reliable means
Of ameIioFatins the ailments incident to
declining years, and of renewing waning
physical energy. Its name is Hoste,ter'S
Stomach Ritters, u widely comprehensive
remedy in disease, and an inostimable
blessing to the elderly, the feeble and the
convalesceut. Rheumatic ailments, trou-
hlo with the kidneys and lnmbago are
among the moro common ailments Of the
aged. These are effectnally eounteraeted
ny the Bitters, which Is likewise pre-
vention and curative Of malarial com
plants, dyspepsia, constipation and bill
iousness. IL is highly promotive Of appe-
lie, sleep and the acquisition Of yigor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
WM. W. PARSHALL,
Uniontown, Pa.
Nine-cent Pieces.

The 10, 40 and 99-cent marks on many
articles of merchandise have led certain
investigators to demand nine-cent coin.
II is said in defense of this idea that ii
would greatly facilitate making change
and save shoppers a great deal Of time.
There Is some reason to think that GER
tain class Of shopkeepers would not eX-
hibit any great degree of enthusiasm on
this point, as there are many persons who
would sacrifice the l cent rather than
wait and this is clear profit
But he this as it may, it is said that the
Scent piece il sure to come. The demand
for paper fractional currency is becoming
emphatic in certain quarters and it may
be possible that with this circulating me-
dunn there will be odd number pieces,
all of which will be of great use in the al
most universal practice Of shoRnina hy
mail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
Robbers in conemaugh TOwnship.

Last Tuesday night thieves broke into
the stable Of Mr.. Robert Croyle. of Come
maugh township. and relievod the owner
of a fine mare and good buggy.
Before retiring for the night Mr.. Croyle
went % his stable and locked il securely.
The thieves gained entrance by forcing
open the door al the bottom, and from
there were able 70 reach the bolt, which
was soon slid back. One of the hest
horses In the stable was then hitched up
in a buggy and the intruders made their
escape without being heard
Next morning careful examination
was made aud it was found that there
were tracks leading from the barn, one
along the Mil Greek road and another
along the Pike, toward Somerset, but
neither track could be followed for any
distance.
The animal was found, Wednesday
morning. at the bridge on the Johnstown
pike, just north of Somerset. The thieves
had left the beast standing along the road
aud made their escape.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
A Gay HoOversville Youth.

Wednesday evening Chief-Of-Polico
Warner received telegram from Mr..
George Penrod. of IIooversville, telling
him that his son Harrison was coming to
JohnstOwn ON the evening train, over the
Baltimore x Ohio Railroad, and request
ing him 10 oarrest the young man. The
Chief of Police and Lieutenant went To
the depot, but Harrison PenrOd was not a
passenger on the train when it arrived in
this city, he having taken his departure
at Osborne and walked here. The officers
later saw him going into clothing store
ON Main street, where he was arrested,
after having purchases and donned a new
suit of clothes.
He was taken to the Central Police sta
tion. where he spent the night. Thursday
morning his father came TO the city and
stated that he had just received his PEN
sion and that his son had taken the entire
amount The father took the new suit
from the young man, and 9.75, the amount
of money he had on his person when ar
rested. and requested the officer to set
him free, as he did not desire to make \
charge against him. Mr.. Penrod is in his
eightieth year.-JohaSforR Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
Highest of all in Ieavening Power-Ia,est US Govt Report
R!A!I! Q! RRsktI2s RsxassE
ABSOEUTEKY pUEE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
wiz Urge the Passage Of a New Road Bill

Will urge the fassage OF New Road hiil
Senator Finn, of Pittsburg, makes the
gratifying statement that he expects To
get good road bin through the next ses-
sion of the Legislature. No one is in
position 10 better appreciate the magni-
tude Of this task than the Allegheny
county leader of the upper branch Of the
General Assembly. Under the influence
of party discipline majority can easily
be secured 10 unseat an opposition mem-
ber or pass big appropriation. but when
ii comes TO road legislation neither argn-
ment, influence nor even the party lash
appears to be of any avail. Every back
woods statesman either has apecIliar and
individual form of improvement, or is
opposed To any advance whatever. The
members from the counties which have
the worst roads are apparently the best
satisfied with existing conditions. But
the greatest obstacle, and the most vexa-
tious, because of its absurdity, has been
the jealousy among the rural leaders lest
a road law should be enacted which
would bear the name of any one of them.
There are decided indications. though,
that popular sentiment has been sufii-
ciently aroused in the good road move
ment to insist upon some action in the
not distant future. Senator Flinn's album
dant energy can be very profitably eX-
pended in fastening the hour. The roads
of Pennsylvania are no worse than those
of other states, hut that is not saying
much, for there are no really decent roads
in any state. The law permitting the
working out of road tax ought to be re-
pealed, and the tax paid in cash, to be ex-
pended by man in each township who
knows how to make good public road.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-08-01
~
Coal Production.

Figures complied at Harrisburg shows
that Westmoreland county still leads in
the production Of hltuminous coal, 7,iSi,- :
80 tons having been produced In that
county during lSrl Allegheny comes
next with production of 6S4,5lG tons.
The production Of Clearfield and Fayette
counties, was nearly the same, the former
producing G,0sl, "a tons, while Fayette
produced q, 6,l0l, sfl. Washington produced
3,ilI, IA tons; Cambria, 3,S777, ,Ij9; Jeffier-
son a,0722, ,297 Center, l,2j9,sjl. The lead
ing coke producing counties are Fayette
and Westmoreland, the production of the
former being 3,0ll ,0j4 tons last year, or u
decrease of 1,25i7,71l tons over the produce
ton of lSL The production of West
moreland county was ,701. Ssl, decrease
Of III, ,JBj tons. The number of men en-
ployed in the bituminOus field in lS9I
was 81, so, and the previous year, ~, 7S9.