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The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
u WAS WONDERFUL LUCK.
A smelter Man Who Won Out Over 81. 900
on So stake.

on a So stake.
THE most wonderful run Of luck /
ever saw man have was i'll the Com
bination at Butte, Mon, E" remarked
Phil Cusick of Billings 10 party Of
gentlemen who were discussing games
Of chance.
AN employee at the Boston and Mon
tana smelter came in, and, holding up
50 bill. announced that he had a big
note to meet in Jim Murray bank and
was going to win it out He said that
1t was for SsSo IS, and he was going to
play the eight spot at faro and nothing
else He seemed to be we'll known, and
everybody smiled. He put copper IN
his = bill and placed it on the eight
spot. 1t lost on the turn. He let the -
stay, and again the eight lost. He
knocked the copper off, and the eight
won He put it back, and it lost.
Mind you, this was the result of
four successive turns in the deal. The
player let his $32 remain on the dead
card
Amt you afrail somebody'll cinch
that for a sleeper: inquired the dealer
jocularly.
q Not mgchp was the reply. And
| amt going to touch it till you make
mo draw down or | win what | want.
''The dealer looked at him, thought
of the chances of splits, | suppose, and
quietly remarked, That goes
Tho very first turn on the next deal
the man coppered the s32, and the eight
lost. He didn't take tho button off, and
tho eight lost out Mister man had
S5l2 on the card The dealer got up,
and another took his place. The man
never turned hair and was as cool as
q cucumber.
"When the cards were put in tho
box, every one expected to see him
knock the copper off. He didn't touch
it. The top card was a king. The deal
ers fingers trembled as he pushed it
out and you may break me if the eight
of hearts WASH right under it.
IN go over and pay that note
now, said the smelter man, and he roll
ed up 81, 021 in big nd.
Pretty good winning on 81 stake,
amt it?' he remarked as he went out.
| was told that his name was Bob Rey.
nolds. Chicago Times.
The Seven Uells.
The Moslems believe in the existence
Of "seven great hot hclls' bearing the
names Of Jahannam Latina, Hutamah,
Sa IT. Sakar, Jehim and Al Kariah. The
first is to be the endless abode Of the
Dahriyah, a sect winch denies the crea-
ton; the second for Manichecs and
Arabs, the third for Brahmans, the
fourth for the Jews, the fifth for Chris
tians and the sixth for the Magians.
The seventh. the great, great, hot, hot
hell, 3" is to be reserved for liars and
hypocrites. st. Lons Republic.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
The Wolf in Sleeps Clothing.

The subject which eat-rs tie 'uesi
.oliritude among patients under treat
meut. and abouf which iuquirlr- an
most nnmprou. is that on covering tile
course necessary TO be pursued in the
future. 10 avoid the pitfalls when 'heN
know will surely occur.
One phase OF the question 20 lac kept
uppermost in the mind, i, that alcohol,
how eyer it may reach Tie nervous SNs-
ie,u will rpestablsh the nervous disease.
alcoholism. whose symptom known nat
too well, is thai devilish. lrfe-l'tioir
craving. which conquers all reason ana
leads the best of iutellects 10 rum.
This craving can be r'kla,ilrd ny
nothing but alcohol, or possibly by me
action Of some mind destroying abonlna-
lion as The cigarette.
The long necker slid over the saloon
bar is not the only habitat OF tbs WHY
demon. but he turks in thu vicinity of
the soda fountain, masqurrtirs III the
guisc of calisaya bittcrs, aud hides be.
hind many "A fancy label in the apnthe-
cary shop, seeking in thousand differ
ent ways to gain admission, where he
knows but to enter is to take possession.
Patent medicines lure many back to
destruction. such remedies often de
pend entirely upon alcohol, or some mar
cotic. for their ability TO control pam,
thu. eniicing their victims back to Their
old condition of bondage to craving
for stimuhnt. or actually forming tht
patent medicine habit. The patent
medicine habit Is a much AN established
fact as the rum h1hit, aud We OFTEN meet
persons with such an addiction. who
would scorn the idea that they are IN
ebriates in any SENSE of the term. But
they are. and instead OF getting their
rum in straightforward way, they i'm.
bibe it through the medium of some i'll
smelling mistura diabolica, under be-
lief that they are securing beneficial
"tonc" effect.
No medicine should be taken except
ing upon physicians advice. ne best
nhy sirians now are IN sympathy with
the Keeey treatment, ana they Will De
careful in treating patients VINO nave
taken it, not to give alcohohc remedies
There are but few cases IN when some
other remedy could not be substituted,
and an intelligent doctor would always
make such substitution, II the pa lenl
would only come out fatfooted and tell
where he had been. -,
know one graduate at least, who will
urobnbly never be in danger from pa
tent medirincs-he has become So dis.
pusted with bottles, through long ana
too intimate acquaintance WIN th'lh'
that he will not drink anything that
comes out Of one, wants mo part ol
them. be saws, and cannot bear to see
anyone else use one.
Epw. y. EVER. NJ. d.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
With the Naval Reserve.

"When we are off on the ship for
practice during the summer. said my
friend, I'VE get lots of fun out of life.
While on watch We go around amongst
the sailors and get acquainted, and talk
of matters nautical
"One day. just after we had taken on
board the members of the New \ ork
Reserve. | asked one of the old tars how
he liked our new friends.
- Don't like 'em at ALL he said.
They won't talk with you, nor do any
thing but go around with their heads up,
as if they bossed the whole affair But
now with you Boston fellers it's differ
ent. We like you first rate: you aren
so stuck up
:" I'll tell Won Jest how it is, he added,
confidentialy. Them Newly orkers is
gentlemen From the Editor 5
Drawer" in Harper's Magazine for Sep
TENDER.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30

An article gathering together World
Wide Echoes of the Parliament of Reli-
gious," by the Rev. John Henry Bar
rows, OF Chicago, who was Chairman of
the Parliament, will appear in the Sep
tembcr. Forum. The books, articles,
Ice urrs and addresses that have been
published aud deliver d about the Par
lament during the year since it WAS
held. in almost every civilized language,
would fill many volumes. Perhaps no
previous meeting of men anywhere on
earth was ever 80 much discussed within
the first year that followed it. DR.. Bar
rows sums up the results of this year of
'sechOes."
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
An Excellent Showing.

The state finances show the following
excellent standing: \ reduction vas
made in the rate If the state tax in the
past year from } mills 10 , Il mill,
to reduction % So 900 IN
iir total amount of the state TAX In
ls93 a temporary loan of S30a.pao. WAS
reduced to 100000 and $50, 900 al bond
td Indebtedness MAS also paid. During
1891. up to date. $4,000 OF temporary
loan, have been paid and the remaining
So. 900 will be paid by the first ot Octo-
Der. BY January l. ls95. the amount
Of money in the state treasury will he
nearly 5000, 900
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30

What is the difference between goose and
a defeated adversary One gives down and
the other gives up.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30

pound cured M. advise any woman
Who suffers with any form Of female
weakness 10 Try IT. Mrs. WALTEB
WuooX. 80 West 81. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30

A Stand-off THE Father. "You're
not exactly the kind of man | would like
for a son in law
The Suitor: "Well you're not my
ideal of a father-iu law. but we needn't
be chummY unless YOU wish.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
w .C.TU.

rhe 5koyhcean on-Partisan ". {. 7. L
r,'tts Al The parlors Of the q. \. r Hall the
second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
nt thrce o cloek. 7. VI.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
The Armenian Races.

The Armenaus are one of the oldest
races in the world. Their country is
mentioned by Xeuophon and Ezekiel,
and in the cuncitorm inscriptions OF Baby
lon and A>sVria. All the nations that
surrounded them have passed away. but
they remain, though their country has
has been larried with fire aud sword for
cehturies. The permanence of the Ar
menian race has been ascribed to the
virtue of their women and the eNcep-
iioual purity aud stability OF their family
life. Even in their heather days poly
gamy WAS unknown to them. They
have been a Christian nation for more
than 1900 years and have undergone
perpetual persecution for their faith
from the surrounding Oriental people.
The New York Evangelist announces
the result of the vote recently taken
among the Presbyterian Sunday-schools
of the country TO determine the "best
100 books for Sunday-sehoul library.
Gen. Lew. Wallaee's Ben llur leads,
appearing upon niuty-one per cent. of
the lists, while The Prince of India is
number forty-five John Halifax,
Gentleman. by Miss Mulock, stands in
the twelfth place. and the same authors
\ Noble Life is number forty-siX.
Among Charles {. Collins numerous
works The Story of Liberty is preferred.
Ii falls we'll within the century mark,
while the others do not. As might have
been expected, works of fiction are most
popular. Poetry, biography, history,
and moral philosophy find but little
place; but the character of the fiction is
notably high both as regards its literary
merit and its moral tone. Only fifteen
of the one hundred volumes were writ
ten by men. The authors of eighty-iive
per cent. of the books most in request
for Presbyterian Sunday-school libraries
IN this country are women.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
IS Those
Female
Ills

can be cured.
| suffered long
and severely.
L1dj0 J.. PINK
I aoN eye
faltle ON
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30

The frontispece Of Met lures Maga-
zine for september is Il charming ror-
trait Of Mrs. Robert Louis SteversoG.
and the opening article is no less
charming relation, By Mr.. Stevenson.
of how. soon after their marriage, he
came 10 write Treasure Island, and OF
the unusual conditions under which he
executed the work. Pictures of the
houses aud scenes in which the Steven
sons lived at the time, and several por-
traits of Stevenson himself accompany
the article. The eminent French chem
mist, Professor Berthelot, in an utter
view with Henry J. W. Dam. sets forth
the grounds of his belief that time Is
coming when milk, potatoes. beef, and
all the staples of human food will be
supplied from the Laboratories of the
chemist. Instead of from the fields of
the farmer. Lilienthafs flying-machine,
on which all students OF the problem OF
aerial navigation now have their atten-
ton fixed. and his latest achievements
with it. are described, with numerous
bya writer who himself wit
messed HE achievements. and has care
fully studied the machine.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-08-30
Another Case of Heredity

Hungry Higgins had finished eating
hi. haidout" and was pPrusing the
paper it had been wrapped in.
"By gee, he said, this accounts for
it,"
"Accouuts for WHAT" asked Weary
Watkins.
"w'y, they is doctor says in this
naner that after man has had the grip
he never gets plum over it. 1t leaves
him kinder tired, an in need OF stimu,
lants all the time, the doctor says.
bet had it myself when was little
baby. Indianapolis JourndL
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21

During u period when railroad build
ing in this country has been almost a. u
standslill, 1t has been steadily pushing
forward its northwest extension aud nov
takes much pleasure in announcing its
completion to billings, Mont, 500 miles
from Omaha.
At Billings. connection is made with
the Northern Pacific Railroad and, I'M
der traffic agreement with that COM
pany. business OF all classes is exchanged
there. or, more properly speaking, routed
through that point to aud from every
station on or reached via the Northern
Pacific and Burling' or Systems.
This new short line for that is exact
ly what it is-reduces the distance be-
tween Omaha, Kansas City. st. LOUIS
and the territory south and south. east
of those ci:ies. on the one hand, and
Montana, Northern Idaho and Puget
Sound points, on the other. all the way
from so to 473 mites. 1t thus becomes
an important factor IN bringing this vast
scope of country served by the Northern
Pacific into closer relationship with the
Missouri and Mississippi Valleys.
just to illustrate things. The New
Short Line saves
294 miles between Omaha and Helena
224 miles between Omaha and Butte
37i miles between Omaha aud spokane
81 miles between Omaha and Tacoma
40 milss between Omaha and Seattle.
The New Line has been constructed
in NEST substantial manner. Excel
lently ballasted, laid with the heaviest
steel upon more than the usual NUMBER
Of ties, it equals the best and o ldest por-
tions OF tho Burlington System.
People whose opinion is worth having,
pronounce it superior to any new track
ever built in the western states.
The train service will consist Of Pull
man Palace Sleeping Cars, Reclining
Chair Cars, (seets free) and Standard
Burlington Route Day Coaches, Omaha
and Lincoln to Billings daily.
As Scenic Route, the New Line takes
high rank.
The rich farms of eastern and central
Nebraska; the more sparsely settled
country that lies between Ravena and
the boundary line separating Nebrask
and South Oak TIA, the canons, peaks
and swelling meadow lands Of the Black
Hills, the wonderful Devils Tower" the
irrigated districts Of northern Wyoming;
Custer Battlefield; tii- picture 1'i-. ini
lugs of The Little BIZ Horp: tue st rom
> ale, OF the great Crow luji "a REESE
s.,ioo all I'll - are sesn ron Tue e.
indow.
Fail information relative 10 TIE tam
rvicr, rates ~ pti-r feature ol To,
Srw Snnr. Lin. val be- Z 4dly farnis 10
pom duplication to i. Francis, G. p ~,
burlington Route, Omaha, Neo.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21
WHERE HEALING WATERS FLOW.

Ho, Springs, South Dakota, is place
that every one should wait.
It's health resort; the beo, in the
west.
It's charming spot where pure air
and healing waters put sickness to fligh,
and make anything but perfect health
rell.nieh nm impassiblliy.
lnvHlids, no matter VIVA, their NIL
nent, should give Hot Springs trial.
a. sure 10 bcuelii them, more than
iisely to cure,
How tn get there! Why, by the Bur
lingtou Route, Of course. It's THE
line. ask the local agent for full inior.
nation. or write IN the undersigned for
y beautifully illustrated pamphlet.
j. Francis, Gen'l Pass'r & Tiki Agt.
Omaha, Neb
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21
l. A N D CA ES.

LAND PArEsrS secnr,u for settlers Ia
the shortest possible time.
Contested CASES.
Contested casru ,Htelligen,ly nnd
kil,fGlly handled.
OLD CLAIMS AND DISPUTES.
On claims aud disputes sperdtl,
.citled.
CONTESTS
between individuals having conflicting
elaine under tho agricultural land lave,
AMI thanu bet claimants under the
Mtsr,AL LAwa md agricultural claim
ants; and also botween claimants under
nny OF the uublic l.r1 laws and the
Railroad Companies aud their grantoc,.
and this StAies aud thrir rfapteeu under
no SWAMP t.Asp ASp scnooL.L.yn
otASrH.
Specially made Of accnrng patents m
tho shorten, possible time Tor uotilars
who have fully complied ytlh tho lnas
rndrr which their cnirieg wcrn nude,
ugd who atc ANNOYED aud worried by dc
layn III tho ISSUE Of llloir patents. caueoi
by rmrLIng HnEaCfAhirfrs which oan
DO easily and speedily removed.
Advice also given In all maitora relat.
lug 10 the public lnndi, especially on
pointa arising under tile ncw lava wheel,
have been recently passed providing for
the disposal Of the public domain.
u you want your land patent in Il
hnrry-lf You want your land buuinesr.
or anS character, aiionic 10 byukllful
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21

Notice ia hereby given that BY virtue 81 wfi.
special execution ar lien fofrcloaui. irau.d
,ut 81 tho district court II Logan county Colo,
lated November ~ ispi and directed 20 mo rs
hrfif ot rhilllp. county Colombo In favor OF
irs A y Sheriff FIRST maine unknown plaintiff
md nRainr, Andrw G hnowbsrrrr and Mrs An
lrew { Snowbefsrr his wife frat mama unknown
npi,Ai National Hank II Lincoln Mob eurpof,
,tion organized aud doing business under tho
avs 81 y ~ Anarien kuni u Hayden receiver
u said bank Stark 4 Moshnf Arlhnf N STARK
md Edwin W Moohhr defendants fof the stun of
500 damages and ti-i cost nhd attorneys fees Of
lsiho and hconiinR oosi wherein ! an com
inanded 10 sell thr following donotibed real 90.
,Aie to.Niti
The no y tac ~ tpsntt1w6n min Phillips
rnun,y Colo together with tho isnrmen,s and
haf.1iicmrnin thereto belonging
To sntirfy tnid amounts Shall oger Haid
pfamiats fof sale At public auction IN saturday
III. ~ day Of December 1921 ut the honr of 2
o'clock III at the fiuht door Of tho court houas
In IIolynLp Phillips count, Colo To tho highest
ani bcs, bidder therefor
Dated this y In, ~ Nov 1891
A1uttili,it bhefir.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21

The women OF Colorado are not rest
ing on thor political laurels, after their
drst campaign, but now propose to aid
IN Advertising the attractions OF the Cen
teunial state after fashion Of their own.
An advertising bureau is in process Of
orggn,zatIos, and 1t j. proposed to col
lect data regarding Co!orudo's advautG.
ges OF special intcrest 10 women, home
seekers aud investors OF capital and then
publish throughout the east these fact.
and figures where they will attract at
tenti1n from the most desirable classes
Thus our newly entrancAlssd oltlzeus are
proving themselves helpmeets in Il man
uer to mako wIde.awako business men
Thank their stars foi the wisdom which
led them to give Colorado women tho
ballot. That enjoyment OF political lib
eIiy would lead to II sense OF respousi'
billty regarding the material prosperity
OF this new state is great surprise, yet
gratifying sign OF the benefits certain
to result from the equality of the wom-
on bs!ore the law in every state in the
union.-Denyer Times.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21
sIiERiFt's SALE,

Notice ia hereby given that by virtuc of a
writ OF execution issued out
Il the county court OF Phillips county Celia.
htcd Nov. \, 1874 and 10 N. rs sheriff direct.
4 In favor Of i,i,nm stone. piaintin. and
.sainst Edward n Uilmcr. l. " Tuiicys
rustec. James Brown snccuH.ur In trust
md George II Ellis defendant. for the sum
e st.-s 70 i,s,ss-, an,i t.o,ss costs ana accra'
R cost whereof. Rm commanded to sell
hefoiiowlng described real rsint. Ia vat
III. s'w y -oei tp5n wspm IN Phil
Fps county Colorado
To satisfy said amounts shall osrr said
Premises Tor nal. at pablie suction m satur.
iay the idny OF Jan. lisa At the hour Of ?
''eioeh y M nj the front door of tie eogit
lousc In llolyakc Phillip. county colo, 10 the
nRh-st and b'-t bildur therefor.
Dated this 10 dnyoi Nov, lrb
ATuuriiIlE. thnrn.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21
u A. Il. NOTICE.

We nike this opportunity o, ,uto.mIt z
hur subscribers that the new Commits
inher of Pensions has been appointed
lie is an old soldier, md se bplievs TINT
-pldiers IN their heiis will receive
ustice nj his hands. We do not untici.
mite that there will DO my radical
hanges in the administration Of penson
iifnirs under tho new regime.
We would advise, however, that U. S.
soldiers, sailors, and their heirs. TAX.
,teps TO make application at once, il
hey have not already done SO, in order
% secure the benefit OF tho early filing
4 their claims IN ease there should br
any future pension legislation Snch
legislation is seldom retroactive. There
lore it is OF great importance that appli-
satlons be filed in the department a. the
earliest possible date.
II U. S. Soldiers, Sailors. or their Wild
IVA. Children, or Parents desire inform
ation in regard to pension matters, they
.hould write to Tn Press Claims Com
pauy, Mt Washington, ID. O.. and they
will prepare and send tho necessary up
pica,ion, II they find them entitled I'M
Ter the numerous laws enacted for their
benefit. Address.
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
JoHs WEDDEEBrRS, Managing Atty,
p. o. Box, 3S5 Washington, ID. q
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21
THERE'S ALWAYS REASON.

II is an easy thing to account Tor the
wonderful growth Of the Daily State
journal rccoutly. Its price has breu 10
iuced To 30 cents Per month without
Sunday, or % cents with Sunday. The
Journal hss always been reliable aud
honest, printing tho news without fear
OF fayor The people at Nebraska realize
that they need a paper published Mt the
capital. aud when the price u Tho Jour
nal was reduced tho subscription liSi
grew ut a phenomt nal rate. The Jour
ual is a Nebraska paper through and
through.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21

II is tho general Impression That this
country IS governed too much. The
statute books Of every state are burden
cl with acts and acts and acts that are
mil, void and of no effect because pub
lie sentiment does not lndorse them,
Every meeting Of n legislature finds a
swarm OF statesmen nnxlous TO become
the ires OF new and catchy avs that viii
send the authors 10 congress, and so
house rolls aud seaate lies are stacked
mp like hay in tue meadow to be return
I'd IN dray loads from the various com
mittees with the recommendation THAI
they do pass" attached to nine ont Ct
ten that shUull not pas, and those hav
ing NJ adverse recommendation, often
containing the very cream Of what the
people desire, along with much that is
proh,ics1, 1t might 10: be desirable 10
abolish the legislature, bnt /, would be a
grand thing to take a club and wear it
out on the fellow who thinks because ks
was elected to make laws, quantity is
what tho people waai instead OF quality.
Lincoln tNsb.) journal.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21
and competent attorneys, aud promptly
disposed OF, write to
PRESS CLAIMS COMPANY,
JOHN WEpDERBuRs, Gsn'l. Manager,
? o. Box $50. Washington, d. O.
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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-12-21

Hon. Daniel Y. Beatty, tho great organ
and Piano man Of Washington. N. j., IA
buster than rsrr. In 100 MI Beatty icfi
home Pennies pillow boy. and by his In
domltablc will hchas worked hia way up
so as To acl ~ far, neafl, 10000 Of llraiiy's
Pianos mud organs since isio. Nothing
sccms 10 disheaficn him. obstacles laid In
his way. that would have wrecked any otdi
nary man forever, lie turns 10 nh advertise.
mcnt ANA COMES on, 81 II brighter than
ever. i,ih instruments arn IN usc every
where. We Hro informed that during the
ncs, ten years he intends to sell 10000
more Of liis make. that means a business Of
sgn, oOp, 600 II WE ngufngn them nj 500 each,
II II already ,lie largrpi susDeas of the Kind
Ia existence. l,rnd Ill ADVERT -fnirni,