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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

ELIAS Peters, alias Brooke, Of Union
town, aged 43, an ouicast from a PROM
nent family, sho; himself through the
head Friday.
Alabama's forests of rel cedar are
said 70 be practically exhausted. That
State was once the chief source Of supply
Of the United States.
|. The State of Maine has been ball
loting for a floral emblem, and votes
have been east for the pine cone, the
apple blossom. the violet, the pansy, the
rose and the columbine, not to say the
goldon rod. which stands second in pop
ularity. But the pine cone, which can
hardly be considered flower, is far in
advance of all rivals and will probably
be selected.
III Philadelphia Friday Judge Butler
pronounced sentence upon Miss Abbie NJ.
Spealman and her accomplice, Grant Gal
win, former residents Of York Springs,
Adams county, who were convicted OF
using the United States mails for carrying
on a matrimonial scheme 10 defraud.
AANA ~.SshNs Nsa' ibt~AAfH -
burg. Miss Spealnan was given nine
months from the date of her arrest, sep
tember 18th last. The prisoner did an
extensive business by advertising for
husbands. She feeced many of her dupes
out OF remiitances after having agreed To
marry them. Grant Calvin, her ac-
oompiice, who had pleaded guilty, was
fined SO and sent to the Eastern Peniten-
tiary for eighteen months.
\ very narrow escape from death under
an advalanche of silver dollars was eX-
perienced a; the Philadelphia mint day
or two ago. James Garrett and Thomas
Kennedy climbed UP into a vault con-
tanning S,090OOO of the coins 10 help
remove them for weighing and counting.
Rotten bags, in which Si,0o0,0DJ were
stored, gave away, and all the 6,0o0 bags
ful. weighing co pounds each, began to
slide. The two mint worknen leaped for
life, and got out jus; in the nick of time.
As soon As possible the place WIS boarded
up, and after bracing the walls the flow
was finally stopped.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

Doctor THOMAS Dunn ENGLISH,
the author of that sweet song, ben
Bolt" Is Al present a Democratic men,
ber Of Congress from New Jersey.
The Doctor i no longer young. and
time has not mellowed a somewhat
iraScib,e temper. \ few days since he
Threatened the House with vengeance
for refusing to give unanimous consent
for the consideration of a bill presented
10y him, and declared that he would
not consent 70 the consideration of any
other bill requiring unanimous consent
until the end Of the session, unless his
bill WAS first considered. Whereupon
the Philadelphia Record perpetrates
the following clever parody on Il part
of his famous song:
oA, don; you remember the por-zuns. Ben
Bolt.
The pop gun bills done up 50 browns
bost dream that the villains who Ilthered
those babes
VIII trclnble with fear al thy frowne
In the old cl5Grc.isard ON salt Creek. 3 N Bolt
In a corner obscure and alone.
Tney have Gtted slab OF The granite so gray
And yoar bill lies under the stonei
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
He We, Hypnoti-ed.

At Johnstown, q few weeks ago, Charles
Barnes, Il festive lad of -, married the
Widow Fem, aged 40. The course oftheir
love has been quite rocky and they are
now parties to a curious sIit in the courts.
Barnes is worth 5000 and his wife,
whose first husband and nine children
were drowned in the food of Iss9, owns
property valued ~ from siR0J9 20 sj0.0i1.
1t appears that Barnes has engaged law
yers who will show FOR him in court that
he gave a deed conveying all his property.
real and personal, u his wife. who i'm
mcdiately had it filed Ia the county courts.
This action aroused B1rnes' sGspicions,
and he and Mrs. Barnes have not been
on good terms since. Several times she
has locked the door on him and prevented
him from getting into his apartments.
He VIII NOW plead FOR cancellation OF
the deed on the ground thar he was
hypnotized by her when he made it out.
The courts will be told all about the mar
riase, and subsequent transactions of each
ofthe pals that the people know nothing
about
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

CONGRESSMAN HICKS has been made
= member of the .. Committee on Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds" The
highest ambition Of Mr Hicks Is 10
procure a public building at Altoona
and the citizens of that city apparently
had no political sentiments q few years
since that were not made subseryient
Il that end.
We congratulate Mr.. Hicks on his
new appointment, bIt the public build
ing bill he and The Alto0naites have 80
mach at heart Is not likely to become a
law at this session-perhaps at some
session it may be squeezed through. =
membership on that committee i not
a bed Of roses, with every big town in
the country demanding a building at
public expense. In that committee
every one of its thirteen members has
bill or two for himself or friends that
he wants favorably reported, and as
kissing goes by favor good deal of
logrolling is requisite. Merit or claims
do rot count.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
ATra1n Pobbea Of sl4o. .ooo.

Fl. WORTH. Tex, Dee. 6.-One of the
most daring train robberies ever COM
miIted in Texas took place eight miles
west of here this evening. A. an east
bound Texas and Pacific passenger
train was nearing Mary's Creek, it was
brought to sudden stop by a danger
signal displayed on the treStle. The
men who boarded the cab and ordered
that the train be backed about a half mile.
when the fireman was covered and order
ed 10 break in the express door. He re
fused but the robbers pulled the triggers
Of their guns and number Of shots in
the air brought the firemanto terms. He
broke open the express door with pick.
0ne Of the robbers then kept the fireman
and engineer covered while the others
went into the express car.
For. Worth is the end Of the express
run and the safe doors were open. One
of the robbers rifiej the safe. while the
other kept guard over the messengers
At o'clock the train was stopped and -
minutes later il was in Fl. Worth. The
exact amount the robbers secured is not
known bat il * said 70 have been nearly
SIiJ.G}3 in money, gold bullion en route
from san Francisco To Washington, and
Texas and Pacific checks
After the hold-up the robbers mounted
horses, told the engineer TO - oa and
then made iei>grely OF. The express
officials here say they do no; know the
amount taken but that it j. the only
through train from the west, and c1rria,
every evening a large amouut Of money.
On the arrival Of The train 1t Fort Worth
poses were organized TO % ia every
direction aiier the robbers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
4 Dead Nan Voted.

RALEIGH. y. C., Dec. "a queer s;nry
has come to light showing how the vote
OF dead man was counted in this SAFE
at the recent election. Three men in q
district, who were sick and unable to 60
to the polls, and three "moonshiners."
who were lodging the revenue officers,
ent their ballots in sealed envelopes to
the polls, where they were opened by
the election officers and deposited in the
ballot box. One of the ''moonshiners"
was shot and killed few minutes after
sending his vote and was dead when il
was deposited. 1t is said that this pro-
cess of voting has beel going on for
years in the western counties o. the
state.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Feeling Wheat to Stock.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5-A special report
on the feeding of wheat To cattle has Just
been issued from the Agricultural De
partmeni, which says that the returns
from the correspondents of the statistical
division estimate the quantity of wheat
already fed to stock, that is to say, up TO
October 3oth, at 46,G50,0o0 bushels. and
the estimated amount TO he fed, 2a.21s. 900
bushels, making total of 75,S18,0O
bushels
These figures Of wheat feeding are
merely the meagre estimates from those
states wherein correspondents nave com
piled with the request of the department
and must not be taken as anything more
than an attempt at approximation of the
total feeding of wheat from the present
S;.pplV
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
A rsrala Of The Infant Yea:.

Clip the last thirty years or more from
the century, and the segment viii repre-
sent the term of the unbounded popular
iiy of Hos;eter's Stomach Bii;ers. The
opening OF the year 1886 Will be >isnaliz-
ed 10y the appearance of = fresh almanac
of the Bittcrs, in which the uses, deriva-
tion and action of this wOrld-fImous
medicine viii be lucidly set forth. Ev-
eryb5dy should read It. The calendar
and astronomical calculations u be f0uu,.
in this brochure are always aStonishingly
accurate. and the statistics. illustrations.
humor aul o;ae. reading matter rich in
interest aad full of profit: The HostcieT
Company, C. pitts5irg, Pa. pIbii>h i
themselves. Tag cnp!oy in1re thla -
hand, IN the mechanical work, and mDrc
than eleven months in the year are con
sumei in its preparation. II can be oD-
tanned, without cpst, os al druggists and
c31utry dealers, ana Is printed III En-
glish, German, French, Welsh, Norwa-
gian. Swedish, Holland, bohemian and
Spanish.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Aconfe.sion Of Failure.

The New York Saa says: There j.
nothing unexpected or striking in the
message which MIR. Cleveland sent to
Congress on Monday. The enormous
length Of the document is due solely TO
the industry Of the clerks who have been
engaged in summarizing and paraphras-
ing the annual reports from the several
departments. The writing Is a very good
specimen OF what i known as the admin
istrative style, and in marked contrast
with the few paragraphs which bear the
individual marks Of Cleveland's we'll
known rhetoric. Afler the first three
sentences, the pen evidently passes into
the hands of Secretary Gresham, or some
one Of Secretary Grorhan's trained as
sistants. The pen does not get back into
Mr. Cleveland's own fingers til we get 70
the discussion Of the pension frauds.
Then the style is unmistakable. With q
single exception. every important refer
ence 20 international affairs : an indi-
rect confession of failure and humilia-
ton.
And the statesman who started in last
year with the complaint that he had a
Congress OF his hands concludes this un-
edifying and unsatisfactory message with
= thoroughly characteristic reminder to
that same Congress that on that same
Congress. and not upon himself RESTS
the responsibility for al legislation affect
ing the people Of the United States
The small part Of the message which
was unquestionahly written by Mr.
Cleveland was with pen dipped in sulk.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
4 sic Song Bird.

William GoidslJoro, Of Perry Township.
doesn't keep song birds for sale now. The
last one he kept eos: him slo and costs.
and he closed ont his business. Goiisboro
captured 4 song bird which he Gagged and
offered ;oT sale. This Is in violation of the
Bid laws. passed al the last session of
the Legislature, which provides if any
one capture, song bird, by amy means,
aud confines IL and exposes the same for
SALE. he shall loo guilty ola risdemeanor
and ba >abject - q iiao Of so for each Of
iense. The law : applicable to any bird
not strictly q game bird.
One of Golisbsro's neighbors caused
his arrest. and the ease was tried before
squire W. IL Brownelle-, ofPorryopoiis.
i.tec hearing the testimony. the squire
anei GJlisboro so, half of which goes to
the iGfoFmer and the other half 20 the
county, URi0as0ea Neirs- SiaaiIfd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Rats Kill Pig and Attack Venango-
County Farmer.

The following comes from the town OF
President, situated on the Allegheny
River, above OIL City: Savage rats at
tackled pig belonging to Henry Karns,
recently. Mr.. Harms heard his poriler
squealing, and went to the pen 10 invesii
gate. lie found the pig down Oh the floor
OF the pen and literally covered with rats
that were squea!ing. fighting, and tearing
skin and flesh from the under portions Of
The animals body. The pig had made
gallant struggle. and several rats lay dead
around the pen, while n number had
been crushed by his weight.
Mr.. Harms, with the handle of a lail.
attempted to beat the rats away, but they
were savage from hunger and the taste of
blood, and attacked him 50 sayagely that
he was forced to leave the pig 10 his fate.
Afler securing and loading his gun, he
retIrned - the pen, but the rats had dis
appeared, and the pig was dying. They
had eaten the flesh from the soft portions
of the porker's body.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
She is Crazy When i. Rains.

New YORK. Dee. 9.-Shortly before :
o'clock last night, while the rain fell
heavily, a well-dressed woman rushed
into the West One iIundredth street po-
lice station and. walking swiftly to the
rail. threw her arms around Sergeant
COoney's neck and screamed:
''ofIicer, am crazy, and | want to be
committed TO an asylum. | always get
crazy when ii rains at o'clock at night"
\ doctor was summoned, and the woman
was sent TO Bellevue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

THE Treasury Department has re-
ceived returns in regard 10 the prodUc-
tioa of gold in the United States during
the calendar year 1894 warrantiag the
statement that the output viii approx
innate S4s.011091. The States Of Colo
rado. Montana, Idaho and California
viii show an increase amounting in
the aggregate to ST,01),019. OF the total
production Of the year it Is estimated
that California will contribute SI3, 7j0, =
O91: Colorado, SIl,275.0)J; Montana
S4.575. .099. and Idaho, =, -. 900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Hunters Calamity Warning.

WAsHINaEc,. j. G.. Dee. THE Gov
ernor Of New Hampshire and the Gov
ernor of Virginia have received letters
from this city, signed '-Benjamin f.
Hunter written - follows:
''You are hereby informed that among
the many cities which shall be smitten
with a terrible calamity and destroyed
inside Of two years from this very day Is
the one in which you now live. known as
Richmond. Every house therein shall
be thrown down level with the ground
and all the inhabitants thereof shall be
scattered so that not two OF them shall be
found together. 1t is the office Of the
prophet, who also is Nazarite unto God
to tell the people what God is going to do
to them for their past wiekedness. But
under no circumstances i be allowed TO
tell them when. thus says the Lord: The
wicked shall all fall al once. Yea, will
scatter them to the four corners Of the
earth Amen"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

The President Is giving renewed as
surances of his distinguished consider
alton for "civil service reform" The
latest outgiying Is that storekeepers,
gaugers and other internal revenue
officers viii shortly be placed under
these rules, which means in plain Eng
lish that the positions being now all in
possession Of Members Of his own par
". they cannot b. removed, except for
eluse, when the Republicans again
take charge Of the government.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Died Of too Much Beef.

RICHMOND. Va, Dec. "A starving ne
gro, David Jones, killed himself yester-
day by eating eight pounds of beef. He
lived near Lola, in Pittsylvania county.
and for some time has suffered for the
necessities of life A neighbor yesterday
killed a beef and loaned him about eight
pounds of it, Late last night he was
found dead in his cabin, with not scrap
of the borrowed beef ON the outside OF
him.
The doctor, sadly shaking his head.
said: ''Too much beef ON an empty stom-
ach.-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Program for the 9Th Annual Ses-
sion of the Somerset County
Farmers Institute.

To be Held Under the Auspices CT
the State Board of Agriculture
and the Somerset County Agri-
cultural Society, in the Court
House, Somerset, Pa, Thurs
day and Friday, Dec. 27th and
25th, 1894.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Important 70 Commercial travellers.

On and after December lst, Baggage
Agents of the B. & o. r. II. Co. will ac-
cept coupons from mileage books issued
by B. * o. r. r., p. & W. R'y. B. a O.
; W. R'y and Valley R'y of Ohio, in pay
ment for excess baggage charges, at their
face value. = cents each. This arrange
ment will not include b. q o. Mileage
Books endorsed good only on b. 4 o.
b. a o. Southwestern Milage Advertis-
ing Books, nor books older than one year
from date of issue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
pEGIsTERs NOTICES.

NOTICE J. hereby given 10 all persons con-
cgTned a. lcgatcc-. creditors. or otherwise.
that the following accounts have pasS Z Reg
lister, and that the same viii be- presented for
confirmation ana allowance at an Orphans
Court To BE- held at Somerset, Pa. ON W,,ines-
day. Dee. i2th. iS,f
FIRST and fual account or Il II. SiahL adj
mihistratoT OF P-tgr Z. Baker. deed.
First and final account ~ Joseph Johns. c,l-
Ccutor OF Tobias 0otcr. deed.
First and final account of Joseph r. Meyers
administrator Of Josiah =. Meyers. decd.
First ana final account of John :. Miller.
administrator OF samuel ~ Miller. deed.
First and final account Of ". H. Str.tub and
George C. Straub. executors OF Casper Sfrstub
who was executor Of John 7. Str.ub. deed.
First and final account Of John \. Moy, adj
miniStratOr Of Henry smith, deed.
Partial account of James 81. Cover and J. j !
Bowman. executors o. George Rink, deed.
First ana partial account Of Montgomery ].
King. executor OF sarah King. deed.
Registers Office. JACOB :. MILLER
Nov iGth lSlf R.-.iSter
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Looted a County For 100000.

Sioux Cry, Ia, Dee. 9-The grand
jury, which completed its report last night
and was discharged. found fify-two in-
dictments against various ex-county OIL
cials and members and ex-members of the
board of supervisors II is alleged by the
citizens who prosecute that the crimes for
which the indictments were returned ex-
tend over a term OF four years. and that
during that time the county officers named
and the members of the board of super
visors have conspired together 80 success
fully that the county has been robbed OF
nearly s30,ol0
The report Of the jury was surprise to
everyone, and has produced a sensation
here that eciipses that caused by the assaS-
sination Of Rev. Mr.. Haddock 10y band
Of fsaloonkeepers several years ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

THERE Is very uncomfortable, pos
sibly dangerous state Of affairs exist
ing at present in the State of Alabama.
Colonel Oats, the Democratic candidate
Tor Governor, WAS returned as duly
elected, hast month, by large majori-
~, has taken the oath of Office before
the chief justice Of the State and has
assumed the dGties of the Office.
The friends of kolb, the Populist
candidate, assert that the returns are
fraudulent, that their man was duly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Terms.

As ~ the Samuel :. Walker farm. one-tEird.
aiterail expenses and debts are paid, - ~
main licn for the widow. the interest io i,,.
paid to her annually. beginning IL APRIL -:
SlJ0.0l in hand when the deed i delivered
the balance in annual payments Of 5000
each. beginning on the ist of April. issi; 10
per cent. Of hand money 20 be paid when the
properly j. knocked down.
A. to the Ezra Baer farm. one third. after
all expenses and debts arr paid, Ia remain
Hen for the widow, the interest 10 be ptid to
her annuaiiy. beginning ~ april. ISsl: sil50ND
in hand when the deed j. delivered. the bah
aacS in annual payments of si.G.f1 each, be-
ginning iSf OF April. Isti: 10 per cent OF the
hand money 10 be paid when the property j.
Knocked down. PuTcllaSc money 20 b. Secur-
ei ON the premises by judgment bond.
CHA~. y. WALKER.
NM. NJ SCHRDCK
Administrators of Samuel : Walker. and
Ezra Baer. deed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Election Notice

The annual election Of officers for the Farm
ers' Union Association & Fire Insurance
Company of Somerset county, will b,. held in
Berlin. ON Wednesday. December zs,h. IS,;
at which time "A vote viii also be taken rsIa-
tive 10 the renewal of the company;S charter
which viii expire In February, lSg5 Busi-
ness m ectinS at o'clock Il m. Election al
o'clock p m. EPIRAiM ]. WALKER
ALEXANDER MUSSER. Secrc.ary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

WE hear a great deal Of pirate about
Democratic principles, but know of no
principle on which they are generally
united, except the destruction OF Amer
lean industries and the utterance of
dishonest dollars and wildcat curren-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
EXECUT0R's N0TICE.

Estate Of Rachel Gindltspcrgcr. late Of Paint
township, Somerset county. Pa. deed.
Letters tcstamcnfary on the above estate
having been granted tO the UNDERSIGNED bv
the proper authority. notice j. hereby given 10
all persons indebted - said estate to INA e i'm
mediate payment and those having claims
against the same viii present them duly au-
thcnficated for settlement ga Tuesday. Ianu-
aTy ljih- isal. al late residence Of decd
+. W. Bissec.Ser. CASPER SMALL.
Attorney. Executor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

No cloture; no pop-gun bills, is said
To be the fixed determination of the
Senate. All tinkering at this session
with the tariff or the currency Is only
calculated TO keep up the uncertainty
IN husiness circles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Closing out. clasing Ont! Closing Out
tn emit Busiuess

Great closing out sale of Boots, Shoes
and Rubbers, Trunks and Satchels
si,0o0 worth of the above named goods
must be sold within the next sixty days
regardless of cost.
Here is chance you do not often get to
supply your family with first class Boots,
Shoes and Rubbers for the winter
Times are hard and people expect to buy
cheap. Do not miss this grand opportu-
nifty.
FRANK SHIvLER,
Knepper's Block.
Somerset, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
EXECUToR's NOTICE.

Estate OF George Hare, late OF Lower Turkey
foot township, deed.
Letters testamen.ar- ON the above estate
having been granted To the undersigned bv
the proper authority, notice j. hereby given To
ali persons indebted TO said estate to make
immediate payment, and those having claims
against the same 10 present them duly au-
In enticstied for settlement. on saturday Jan
), lSs5, AT the residence Of deed.
W. \ kIHLMAN,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12

THE Congress that Is now in session
j. a back number and doesn't repre-
sent the people. The best thing for it
TO do is to pass the necessary approPri-
alton bills and quietly slip off home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Notice.

Ny minor daughter. Mary. having left ms
home without my consent. hereby notify ali
persons not tn har5Or or trust her. as | will
not be responsible for any debt contracted by
her, and any person harboring her will be
dealt with according 10 law.
JONATHAN HOCHARD.
pn :
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
Stockholders Notice.

The annual meeting OF the Stockholders Of
tue tir>; National Bank Of Somerset for the
election OF Directors for the year A. D.. iSsii,
will be held IN the Directors room. in the
Firsi National Bank Building. Somerset Pa
on Tuesday, Jan. sth, issgl between The hours
OF one and three o'clock r. NJ
HARVEY NJ. BERKLEY.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-12-12
for Unimproved Land.

Notice & hereby given that We have filed
with the Secretary Of lBtcrnal Affairs of the
state of Pennsylvania. an application for n
warEtnt for ls'f acres Of uniinprovcd llnd
situate IN Jcnncr township. county 81 som
eTset- adjoining lands Of Jonathan Gardner
Joseph WadsWOrth on the east. lands warrln-
ted in the name OF Robert Parish on tn.
south and west and lands of Nancy Batser
on the north.
JOHN O. RAUCH.
NEWTON GO\DER.