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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-18
Crushed by the Fall.

shocked and saddened a great community.
Seldom have fire and falling walls COM
pleted the annihilat'on of property in a
more overwhelmin :. Up to noon today
but little change zen place in the APP
pearance Of the de. the mass of stu.f
removed from the S,umph building in the
to the pile of destruction which covered the
former sites of Palmer's oyster house and
Onensten's blacksmith shop on X street
and ran up to join the crushed walls and
Companys building and the gospel meet
ing hall above 1t. T. =
The Le~son Taught.
Charred joists and timbers, entirely too
heavy for the brick walls which supported
them in the Stumph building point out here
and there, like the fingers of black mont
tors pointing to the lesson the catastrophe
must teach of a necessity of better build
ing regulations, and absolute laws govern
ing the compulsory erection of fire escapes,
and the ruin they emerge from Is mass
of bricks. plaster, tin,. iron, twisted pipes,
bales of feathers, broken and shattered
furniture, while cornshucks are everywhere
and long tufts Of hair cover everything
like a fantastic beard. The only articles
tlat have been removed from the ruins
beside the charred bodies of the poor peo-
PIE who went down to an awful death
within them are few carpets In bundles,
and today, while the crowds were waiting
for further discoveries of Victims many
persons were examining the rolls In the
hope of discovering their own property
among them, while several claimed the
same piece as their Identical own in two
three instances.
Lfstlcss Search.
Inside the Stumph property and along
side Of the east wall of the fallen structure
near the X street entrance twelve or If
teen employees of the water department
were engaged in removing the debris which
is believed to cover the remains of two
other missing men. The spectators were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-18

which will cover probably half his loss.
The ether losses are believed to be covered
by insurance. but the proprietors of the var
ious concerns injured were difficult to find.
SO no definite statement of either losses or
insurance could be ascertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-18

Used In place OF lemons lime juice. Il win
harmonic with such stlmuisuts as are necessary
TO take.
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Washington Beneficial
Endowment Association.

Policy holders will learn something to their
advantage by sending date when insured, axe
and amount Of certificate to Box %. Star Office.
veiS-St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-18

The "best" wine Jelly is
made from To=KalOn Sher=
ny. Only SH.5o gal.
To=Kalon Wine Co, ola HAth
,pIoNE sos. VAULTS. 9th and SITS. NV.
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FINANCIAL.

IL you have money to
invest you can profit
ably put Il In the first
trust notes OF this CON-
pany, which are issued
in up 10 5000,
which net per cent.
For sale face value
plus accrued interest.
American Security
and Trust Co., E4oS q st.
sel5 C. ]. BELL. PRESIDENT.
NEW SOUTH BUILDING AND LOAN Assn,
earnings, fourth year 10 per cent; iscst inv est.
t ment lcn monthly savings: loans for builiins
homes R0BT S. FORBES, i4iO q 81. NV
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CABINET AND

SLATE MANTEIS,
Tiles and Brass Goods at reduced prices for fall
trade. Special attention called to my Gas-heatng
Crates and Logs, which can be In operation
at any time See my 500 Brass Fire Sets:
NJ. ROCHE,
seq Inn ZIG 18Th st. NV.
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Investment Securities

Stocks Bonds and Grain bought and sold for
cash or margin ~
Cotton bought and sold In New York or New
Orleans. Telephone ass aniosr
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MORE WINNINGS ON HAMBIEBS:
At Aslury Park. y. j.. August 30 to September
4, follows:
August 30--1 first: 2 seconds: 3 thirds.
August 31-2 irsts: thirds.
September IL second; third.
All on RAAIBI.EI.S and nearly all winnings by
Washington. ID. c., riders.
In addition TO above, W. r. Sims. riding a
RAMBLER. received n $40 diamond for the best
unpaced mile.
Ride RANBIElS and wear diamonds,''
G0RMUL1LY & JEFFREY MFG. CO.,
sec 1925 14th st. H. w.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
WOMEN WHO SHOOT.
Feminine SPortsmen IN England Are Nh.
lneraus and Stylish


Feminine SpOrtsmen IN England Are Su-
mer"us and stylish.
4 sport which has become popular
with English women has not yet been
taken mp by the American women Of
society, says the New ork Tribune
knglomaniac though she may be-she
does not shoot. She does not feel the
attractions Of the pretty tweed COS
tune which is 10 be found among the
possessions of the young English wom-
an OF title-the shortish skirt, the trim
coat. the knickerbockers, the small,
soft hat; she sees as yet no harm in the
little rifle, which, small as it is, car
ries an effectual quietus for game
birds
Not a few American girls are accom-
Plished anglers, but there they pause
in the career Of sport. In England and
on the continent nowadays feminine
shooting has become a matter OF course.
and even the Field records the .'heavi-
est bags OF the season made by the
fair pursuers of pheasant and wood
cock.
An authority on firearms, by tie
way, says that timid women in lux
urious country houses ought to know
how to shoot in case OF the advent OF
burglars, and that for them the small,
short -lady's rife is a much better
weapon than a pistol II can De
handled with as much ease and quick
ness as a pistol, and it Is much more
easily steadied for good aim by its pos
SCISSOR.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10

Whenever a cave IS newly discovered
in New NexIco or Arizona the finders
first hope Is that be has uneartbed an
old Spanish or Mexican mine, but this
seldom OF never has proved to'be the
Ease Generally these holes in Tic
mountains, are natural caves in lime
stone or sandstone formations, but
sometimes they lie between walls Of
hard rock. which perhaps contain
mineral deposits, indicating that the
primitive civilized Indians may have
dug their way IN following a soft
streak in search Of taie 70 use in pot
terry making. with no thought for
rrecious metals. Stalactites, snowy
white. hang from tieirToofs, and ne-e
mineral water has pcrcolated these
crystal sllizafions take on gorgeous me
taillc hues. Human bones are some
times found IN these caves and other
evidences Of human work or former
occupancy. The Coffee cave and Rob
insOn's cave, in the Black range, in
southern New Mexico, have been ex-
nlored for several hundred feet, and
other large caves in that region remain
to be explored
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
MADE EoR A KING.
TurnIP-sizsd Timepiees That Weighs
Two and a Half Pounds.

l IurulF-elLeu lallt piece lhaA hfAst-s
Two and Half Pounds.
A pozderous watch Of antique pat
5ern displayed in The window Of a san
Francisco jeyvelry establishment on
Montgomery street, attracts the at
.ention Of the curious The timepieee
four inches in diameter and Is de
Jared bv the Bulletin 10 weigh two
3nd half pounds Its case looks like
I'D gold, but Is a composition Of base
METAL The chain attached 70 this
gatch IS proportiognately ponderous
md bears a seal ring large enough for
lhe finger OF a giant The watch was
made by John Bittleson, Of London,
ty-o centuries ago. II was, no doubt,
4 marvel OF workmanship in those
lays. and IS SIN tiInekeeper- II
probably cost about one hundred
pounds sterling. or five hundred dol
lars in our money The hands upon
its ample dial mark seconds and ffths
of seconds as wei a. hours and min
u:es- The dial also shows the phases
Of the moon This remarkable relic :
not for sale. IL is owned by q gentle
man Of this city, who has a collection
uf such curiosities
The old watch has history Of some
interest About two hundred years
d.yo an English sea captain obtained
from the king of a tribe of savages in
the south seas some valuable trading
privileges The king showed him
many favors. and one day the captain
asked the insular monarch TO say
what most he would like TO have sent
TO him from London. Il pleased his
roval highness 20 intimate that a big
watch would suit him well Accord
ingly watch was made 10 order on q
scale betting his royal Parsonage.
And great was his pride therein Hav-
ing no pocket, he appointed a youth
watch bearer extraordinary 70 the soy
creign. Wherever the king went the
watch bearer followed, carrying the
preciOus royal timepieee in his hands
When the king died his sons succeeded
10 the ownership Of the watch They
sold il TO the captain Of an American
ship. and he disposed Of it in Phila-
lelphia- Some time ago 1t fell into
the hands OF its present owner, who
prizes II highly. This Is no doubt one
OF the oldest repeating watches in ex-
-stence. It's ring is very musical
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
How the Bee Sees.

We are so used to regarding the
world around us from the standpoint
# our own sight that it is hard u re-
alize that TO other creatures. far out
numbering rs and, perhaps, quite as
important IN the economy Of nature,
it must look quite different The
honey bee, for example, is supplied
with 4 pair Of compound eyes with
hundreds OF facets, each capable Of
sight by itself, and several occelli or
little. simple eyes more closely allied
to our own. How these eyes are used,
what are their separate functions.
what sort Of images they can present
70 their owners, all remain questions
ss interesting and well-nigh unsolved
as they were before the days Of our
powerful microscopes NOtwithstand-
ing the fact that hundreds Of en-
tomologists have been and are inter
ested in this subject, we yet are only
at the stage where we can affirm that
the honey bee secs a very different
flower from the one in which we OBJ
serve her in search for sweets, al
though OF what that difference is and
how it is produced we can form but
little idea
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
.n t,NsTAeLE BOUNDARY LINE.
How some GuIIeiess TIllers Of the sSn
Move It.

sou some ouIleiess Tniers Of the SEA
Move It.
..you hare heard OF smuggling, pre-
su1ne. remarked grest at one oftne
hotels 70 a Cleveland Leader man
..gFelI.r he continued. u ran against
the most stupendors scheme IN that
line last sumner I ever heard Of You
are doubtless aware that ordinary
everyday snugglers are content %
.--us,ort their goods o-er the line
from one country to another, the oo-
iect being, ot course, 10 cTade the pay
meat Of the customs duties The peo-
ple with whom 7 came IN contact were
superior TO such common methods
which might do for low pirates and
outlaved brigands bnt not for live,
wide-awal-e Yankee. and especially
Canadian Yankee. They didn't move
the goods- They moved the line
Up in the farthest easte-ly part Of
Maine there comes a place where
Maine stops and New brunswick be
gins That Is the boundary line be
tween the two countries That Is also
where the Canadian Yankees spoken
Of have their homes They are natur-
aIlv given 10 farming. some Of these
people. and even If Mckinley did puta
duty on grain, poultry and other things
Il didn't make any difference with
some Of the sturdy yoeman who live
alongside the line The publication of
the news Of the passage Of the tariff
bin didn't cause them q moments an
easiness-
They simply went on raising their
Canadian wheat and their Canadian
oats. At the same time they kept their
ewes on the boundary line-what they
could see OF il. The visible portion Of
this remarkable boundary consisted OF
upright iron posts. set II intervals Of
one mile through the land Not being
elinched On the other side Of the earth
s5ese posts are responsive 70 influence
placed on them On the Canadian SIDE
II other words, they can be taken up
and reset.
About the time these upright and
honest farmers over the line have their
crops IN condition TO harvest a peculiar
thing happens. Some DARK night
half dozen Of them 20 'eoon-huntiug.
and when they return 10 their fire
sides they are on American soil they
and their grounds and with them the
.roDs- The boundary line has moved
and Is located a half-mile or so farther
toward the Arctic ocean These guile
ess tnlers OF the soil then dispose Of
their products at United States prices,
and some time during the winter, in
some unknown manner, the boundary
Inc takes a backward leap leaving
.hsm apafn on Canadian soil
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
MONKEYS DO TALk.
pzoL Garner Returns Wen Satisfied from
Residence With ChiInpanzees.

Prof Garner Returns Wen Satisfied from
Residence with Chimpanzees.
Prof Garner. who went from Amer
lea into the interior Of Africa for the
purpose Of studying the methods Of
communication between the monkey
tribes-in other words, 20 learn the
monkey language - arrived az Liver
pool on his return recently.
he claims that he has established
beyond a doubt that there is a monkey
language, and that II can be learned
10y man lie brought with him from
africa two Kulu kamba ehimpanzees,
with which he Is able TO communicate
Prof Garner SAYS that he stayed for
one hundred and one days in his cage,
which he had carried into the heart Of
a forest two hundred and fifty miles
inland This cage was massive af-
fair that was chained TO trees In il
Prof Garner would lock himself and
then await the coming Of the members
Of the ape family. when he would try TO
communicate with them by means Of
the sounds he had learned from mon
keys in America and elsewhere.
lie had with him a phonograph, with
which he kept a record OF the sounds
made by his visitors
He claims that his visit to Africa was
. great success in establishing his the
ory that the monkey family has 4 Ian
Cuace.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
Testing Her Love.

maria, said the stalwart young man
as he gazed ardentiy at the blushing lit
tie fairy Of a girl by his side, do yon
really and truly love me-"
Par more than life. dear George" was
the earnest reply. Il would even 90
through fire and water for you if it were
Necessary"
Make no rash promise in regard TO
water, AIrria, unless you can SWIM" re-
piled the noble young man in fond and
loving tones. "But in regard TO fire, if
you are perfectly willing to promise me
that even on cold winter mornings you
viii not hesitate 10 get up early and
wrastle with il, I illsummon up courage
TO ask you to become my wife. London
Tu-Bls.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
Mls0iREcTE0 EFFORTS.
he DuflfuI InientIoas Of Considerations
Male Emu-

he Dutaui Intentions Of a Consideration
Male Ema-
Toe museum Of natural history at
Sna-h kensington, England, has lately
received the skin OF a very handsome
emu. the last Of a pair Of these strange
australian birds which had been kept
Is pets for more than twenty-five years
oy clergyman OF Essex The death
- the first bird, female. left it, ma :.
VERY desolate, and, as often happens in
such cases. he siekened and seemed
likely 10 die
Ills mistress carried him dainties 10
tempt his appetite, and also daily jar
= water. Again and again this jar
disappeared. and the lady was much
inceased against the unknown person
lvho made himself thus troublesome.
Finally the emg retired 10 his she'd.
folded his long legs and refused utter
T. 10 come out, until his master, in the
hope that the sunshine might even ret
10 him some good, took him up bodily
u carry him out Then the mystery
las solved. Under the bird were al
the missing galliPots.
The conscientious emu, feeling that
he ought 70 be fulfilling his destiny by
Matching some eggs, and having nc
wife TO lay for him, had seized upon
these smooth round jars as the most
promising substitutes 20 be had. and
perhaps would have Perished in the at
tempt 10 hatch them if his master had
Lot broken him up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
HE'D BEEN TO THE SHOW.
And Found Some One Always Watching
His Little Game.

And Found Some One Always Watching
His Little Game.
a man with silk hat jammed down
over his forehead sat in the smoking
room of one OF the sleepers OF an east
bound train and chewed viciously an
unlighted cigar.
whats the matter. pardner?" asked
a fat little man, who had been smoking
in silence for fifty miles.
Natter" growled the other man;
''matter? Why, there's plenty enough
the matter" He sat in silence for
about fifteen minutes, and then he
Strengthened up and said: 4 suppose
you've been to the worlds fair?'
.-Oh. yes, replied the little Eat man.
eheerily.
Seen al them big crowds
"Yes.-
Noticed how few times Jon met any
body you knew
Yes
well, so've I I went ont there.
Went alone and put in four days walk
ing around those blamed grounds
met sixteen million people and didn't
know a dOd-rotted one Of them On
the fifth day l iirted with 4 pretty
little girl met and we started ont 70
do the Art building together. Inside
of thirty minutes l met seven women
who belong to my wife's church and
sewing society. Matter? Why, I'm
booked for the toughest time mortal
man ever had before explain that
transaction"
F'And the fat little man said he knew
how TO sympathize with him--Buffalo
Express
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
Nohing Succeeds Like
Success.

1t can be said without fear Of con.
tradictiOn that no medicine has had
greater success in curing Coughs, Colds
Hoarseness and Consumption than Pan
Tina. This celebrated remedy stop:
coughing, sOothes the throat and lungs
and induces a good nights rest. Hun
dreds can testify to the remarkable and
life-saying virtues Of this great remedy.
Pan-Tina costs only , and 50 Gems G. W.
Benford's Drug Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEAsLEs.
The Real Seriousness Of This Childhood
Disease

The Real Seriousness OF This Childhood
Disease
Perhaps no other disease OF childhood
IS popularity regarded with so much IN
difference as measles; yet Ii IS this dis
ease above all Others which, among del
icate children. Is apt 70 leave a co ncl-
ton favorable 70 the development Of
other troubles It IS therefore well, il
a child has any constitutional weak
ness or special family tendency to dis
case, to make efforts TO prevent him
from getting the measles
It Is extremely common for physi-
clans 10 meet with children who have
had the measles ard have never
seemed well since The frequency
with which whooPing-eoueh follows
measles Is well known y cough Is
apt 10 be unusually severe in such
cases.
Inflammation of the eye is common
complication The nose, throat and
ear often suffer. These troubles are
not usually so severe as in cases OF
scarlet fever: but they demand careful
attention. as they point not only TO 10
cal disorders calling for treatment but
also to degenerate state OF the gen
eral health
It is not unusual for bronchitis pneu-
monia, laryngitis or diarrh9a to follow
or complicate an attack Of measles and
IL IS the children who have weakness IN
these directions that are to be specially
guarded from an attack Of measles One
Of the most unfortunate cases for which
the physician Is called upon to pre-
scribe Is that in which a condition OF
weakness following an attack of meas
les has given rise to chronic, If not IA
tai, diseases OF the lungs
4 well-known writer upon the dis
eases of infancy has recently drawn at
tention to the extreme frequency with
which. on meeting with cases OF con-
sumption in children, he has traced the
beginning Of the disease 70 an attack
Of measles. Indeed, the possibility Of
the occurrence Of just such a sequence
has for a long time been a matter Of
note among close observers
No one now supposes that one dis
ease gives rise 10 the other We know
that measles simply has degenerative
influence upon the system, which when
called upon to combat disease germs
that are always more or less plentiful,
ands more difficulty in resisting their
attacks
After an attack OF measles, then, q
child should receive more than usual
attention. 4 change Of residence IS
beneficial, and tOnics are often to be
recommended This applies 10 children
who have previously been in good
health; children Of delicate cOnstitu-
ton should be guar-cl from exposure
to neasles.-Youth' Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10

A member Of the house Of commons
had been paving attention to a young
lady for long while, and had taken
her 10 attend the house until she was
perfectly posted in its rules On the
last day Of the session, as they came
OFT, he bought her bouquet. SAYING.
May offer you my handful Of flow
crsg She promptly replied: 7 move
10 amend By emitting all after the
word hand" lie biushingly accepted
the amendment. and they adopted it
r1=ninOuslT.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
PARNELL WAS suPERsTITlous.
The Training OF an Old Nurse Left a
Lasting Eject on BiE.

The Training CT an Old Nurse Left a
Lasting Eject on Bin.
A little light IS thrown on the some
what mystical character Of the late
Mr.. Parnel by some curious stories.
says the Westminster Gazette. A su-
perstitious strain seemed. saws Mr.
Healy, TO thread its way through the
Irish leaders mind like a vein Of mar
Die When he was a boy he had an
Old nurse, q Mrs Tuppenny, who
scared him with horrible stories; and
be never got over IT. He would com
menee no important business on a Fri
day; he started II anyone offered to
help him . salt. and he would drink no
wine At table unless the decanter came
round from right 70 left.
These foibles affected even the leg
isiation he sought to compass. When
he and Maurice Healy had together
drafted in Kilmainham Jail the amend
ing land bill afterward brought in by
Mr.. Redmond, he discovered that the
final draft contained thirteen clauses
and threw it on the table as II be had
been stung. This viii never do" he
said, sternly; and Mr.. Healy could not
move him II was late in the after
noon, post hour approached, and an
other days delay might prevent the
draft reaching the queens printer in
London in time for distribution TO
members before the second reading.
A hssty dissection Of the bill was
made, but only to disclose that It
could not wen be shorn Of a clause.
What could be hit upOn2 There, in
bewilderment and anxiety. stood the
statesman and craftsmen in her
majesty's prison at Kilmainham, ewing
each other in despair in the da-keninc
cell as the minutes to post hour slipped
away
At last CLEAN flashed from Pa-nelrs
eyes, half ironicsl. half triumphant. u
have IL, said he. add those cursed
elauses Of yours and that viii get Us
oat Of the difhculty.~ Th-s we're the
tesets Of Mrs Tuppenny saved from
desecrati0n.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
La Grippe.

During the prevalence Of the Grippe
the past seasons It vas a noticeable fact
that those who depended upon DR..
Kings New Discovery, not only had a
speedy recovery, but escaped all Of the
troublesome after effects Of the malsdy.
This remedy seems to have a peculiar
power in ehecting rapid cures not only in
cases Of La Grippe, but in all Diseases ol
Throat, Chest and Lungs, and hss cured
cases Of Asthma and Hay Fever Of long
standing. Try it and be convinced. II
won't dissppoint. Free trial bottles at ]
\. Snyder's Drug Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-10
Two yslasbIs Friends.

IA physician cannot be always hsd.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Bruises snd
Burns occur often and s0mstimes when
least expected. Keep handy the friend
Of may households and the destroyer
Of al pain, the famous Red Flag OIL, 25
cents-
.. Many q pieeiOus life could be saved
that Is being raeked TO death with that
terrible cough. Secure = good nights
rest by investing > cents fora bottle Of
Pan-Tina, the great remedy for coughs.
colds and consumption. Han-Iina sold
al G. ". BenfoId s Drug Store.