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The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
The Baron waded,

Some years ago, when the boom was
raging in Southern California, q great
seaport city was about to be built It
was called "Ballona." Beautiful chro-
mo-lithographs Of a magnificent harbor,
with great ships riding at their anchors
while long trains OF cars were loading
at vast docks. were scattered through
Southern California It was whispered
that the Santa Fe road was behind
1t. People began to think they had
''better get in on Ballona." A party
Of gentlemen went down from Los
Angeles to look at 1t. Some Of them
were financially interested in Ballona,
and some Of them were not-yet. Among
the latter was a foreigner, a genial
French baron. The party dined CO.
piously at an adjacent hostelry. and
then went to look at 1.-The harbor."
Most OF the party were q trif1e sur
pr1sed when they saw the narrow
slough which was called "the harbor."
However, three Of them got into boat
to cross "the harbor." The baron was
one. or the other two one was hard
ened joker. and the third an officer high
IN the United States army. On the way
over. the joker conceived the idea of
rock. the boat and soaring the baron.
The general seconded him. They sue
ceeded beyond their expectations. The
baron protested that they would all be
drowned, but the Joker and the general
Kept on. Finally, the terrified baron
stood up, but being very tall, his CEN
tre OF gravity was too high.
He fell out Of the boat, amid cries
OF alarm from those on shore. for the
baron had fallen into the fathomless
waters right In the middle of the char
bor." However. to the great surprise
OF the intending investors on dry land,
as well as to his own, the baron pickeo
himself out Of three feet Of water, and
waded ashore. The jest was an excel |
lent one In the beginning, but as 1t |
squelched "the harbor''
scheme. the joke may be considered
to be on Ballona instead Of the baron.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
Hearing Distance.

An inquiry was recently made In
London as to the greatest distance at
which a mans voice could be heard,
| leaving, Of course, the telephone out Of
consideration. The reply was most in
teresting, and was as follows: Eighteen
miles is the longest distance on record
at which a mans voice has been heard.
This occurred in the Grand Canon of the
Colorado, where one man shouting the
name Bob" at one end, his voice was
plainly heard at the other end, which Is
eighteen miles away. Lieutenant Fos-
ter on Parry's third Arctic expedition,
found that he could converse with a
man across the harbor of Port Bowen,
a distance Of 6,696 feet, or about one
mile and quarter; and Sir John Frank
lin said that he conversed with ease
at distance of more than q mile. DR..
Young records that at Gibraltar the hui
man voice has been heard at a distance
Of ten miles. |
Sound has remarkable force In water
Colladon, by experiments made in the
Lake of Geneva, estimated that a bell
submerged in the sea might be heard a
distance of more than sixty miles.
Franklin says that he heard the strik-
ing together Of two stones in the water
half mile away. Over water or a sur
face of ice sound Is propagated with
great clearness and strength. Dr.. Hut
ton relates that on a quiet part of the
Thames near Chelsea he could hear a
person read distinctly at the distance
Of 140 feet. while on the land the same
could only be heard at seventy-six feet. |
Professor Tyndall, when on Mount |
Blanc. found the report of pistol shot |
no louder than the pop Of champagne
bottle. Persons in a balloon can hear |
voices from the earth long time after |
they, themselves, are inaudible to people |
Round Table.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
POPPING BIRDS IN THE AIR.
Most Ingenious Scheme for Exterminst-
Ing English Sparrows.

Most Ingenious Scheme for Exterminst-
| Ing English Sparrows.
A good story is told in the Louisville
Commercial of a clever saleman's
scheme for introducing his brand Of
baking powder in a Western town.
Those who know of the incident say
that it originated in the mind Of Com
moaore Delevan Peck, of this city. and
tfss c.evs's young man was introducing
Thepure Baking Powder The Com
merciaIs story is as follows:
"One Of the slickest men I ever saw
was young fellow out West, who was
selling baking powder, and was up to
all the lodges to advertise his goods.
He happened to strike one little town in
which English sparrows were great
nuisance, and the authorities had Of
fered bounty on sparrow heads. The
baking powder man saw a golden op-
portunity to give his goods a big repu-
tation, and offered to exterminate all
of the sparroWs in town inside of two
weeks.
His proposition was gladly accepted,
so he began his work. He selected
large vacant lot as the scene Of his ope-
rations, and every evening would go
out there with several bushels Of corn,
which he fed to the sparrows until they
began to get acquainted with him and
came to the lot in bigger droves every
day. In the meantime he had sent East
and bought barrel of empty capsules,
which he had filled with the baking
powder, and then put salt on the out
side of them.
when he saw that all of the spar
rows in town were coming to the feed
ground. he had large tank of water
placed there, and was ready for the
grand climax. On this eventfu1 even
ing he took his salted capsules of bak-
ing powder to the lot, instead Of corn,
and threw them out to the unsuspecting
sparrows. OF course, the salt made the
birds thirsty, and they Immediately |
flew to the water tank and drank, and |
the result was somewhat awful.
1.-THE water melted the capsules and |
made the baking powder rise. The poor |
little birds tried to stay on the ground. |
but the baking powder was too strong. |
and compelled them to rise straight up |
into the air, and finally popped them
open. The spectators could plainly hear
the sparrows pop, and said that 1t
like the popping Of paper
bag. 1t rained popped sparrows all
night. It is needless to say that there
Is only one brand Of baking powder for
sale in that town"
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
UnpleaaantIx sitnatad.

First office boy-Do you like your Job I
Second office boy-Naw! The type
writer is IS. the bookkeeper's sore cause
he can't be a dude on So a week, the
installment company took the head
clerks bicycle away from him last
week cause he hadn't paid up on 1t.
and the boss won't let me whistle any.
wheze.-Pittsburs Bulletin.
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16
They Say

Don't believe all you hear.
Lem Bailey is making ,,bol,
fight.
Uncle John Freeman i. .leadin,
the Bailey forces. asss assss.
Uncle John is a warrior worth,
to be respected.
We should not turn down thos,
who made us success.
1t is the wise man that keeps hi
tongue.
The boys are fighting to win.
Col. M. NJ. Parker, so says, Mr.
Murray, is candidate. -.,,
Col. M. M. Parker asserts that
he is no candidate.
The candidates are numerous.
A double face man is knave and
a coward.
Washington has been inflicted
with the plague.
Newspaper sharks generally do
colored journalism harm.
Don't trust these sharks when
they tell you that they have larger
circulation than the BEE.
The BEE is the peoples paper
and an American citizen
The BEE will advertise your
business and guarantee you great
results.
The organ of the misft and
model for aspiring youth is not
smart enough to do The BEE any
harm.
The people have confidence in
The BEE.
The BEE is the organ of the Ma
tional Colored Mems Employees
Association.
Don't fail to advertise in The
BEE.
Ifyou want all the news, and the
most reliable news read The BEE.
Cooper says Gregory is satisfied
with the sham retraction he made.
The BEE will be convinced when
it is convinced.
There should be a colored presi-
dent of Howard University.
Why not make Merewhethsr
president of Howard University.
1t is negro institution and a
negro should be at the head of it.
Geo. F. T. Cook would make
good president of Howard Univer-
sity.
Editor John Mitchell has silsnced
his abusers. 49,
Editor Mitchell makes no half
way fight.
The entire negro press is with
him, with the exception of a few
trimmers.
The world is full of trimmers and
apologists.
1t is the great man who defends
his race.
1t is the true man who tells Won
you to strike out. i
The BEE is the peoples paper.
He knows who the his trimmers
are.
Liars are dangerous and when
thieves fall out honest men will
get their dues. s
Some negro editors mistake their
calling. ]
Don't be alarmed at the report of
cannon. t
Small men make the most noise. I
Let us organize our forces. 6
Some men get chagneried when
you tell them the truth. i
Hold your forces. the watch
word of the hour. a
Bailey Clubs are organizing ;
throughout the city. I
He has numerous friends. Mil a
ton nj. Holland had better take q $
seat.
Carson is being opposed by the n
strong arm of the politicians. q
Bailey Clubs are being organize. g
II is the true gentleman that c
succeeds. !.
Celso Ceasar Moreno gets ninety b
lays in Jail. f
The law of libel in the District
The Washington bee., 1895-11-16

1t takes wise man to be independ-
ent without being stubborn.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-02-07
sea..spurs Locals.

Capt Villa i Meyers left M Boston Mpn-
-lay
Galt. &c. Mcclure left la~r Week FOR New
huts port, Mass.
Mrs Z. II Lev-rton Has Joined her bus
band at Princeton
Mr. u Chiha Of Japan spoke il tbs Congl.
church las, Sunday morning
The Methodist fair, supper and entertain
inent viii take place this, Thursday, even
Capt, w. K. Gilkey i taking several hun
hrtd barrels Of potatoes and apples with his
eargp u hay u Brunswick, Ga
Tile NJ E. society wlli gise iheir annual
sulAer and entertainment in Union hall.
1lufsdaS evening, FEB Ith supper At ".
entertainment at y Admission, including
supper. p cents
Cat Ff-d ~. Park Arrived sHtura.Y ffNul
Nrw lq1k fis Srlivpaer, G-eige n JUL
.lall Las been chartered n lo.il t,I bueno~
AyFrs cam Park vsl m aasulaui0i iy
las taHifN of tAt yoyige.
W Blagb bias reei1e4 4p iinttatili.
ir AIr WHaaA 4 pMsHe tatAe IN
tyrtaA HS Nstti4iter taa At-.trsa,
ais i ramef riafsltN ,yeains-
Fa5 #sl, HaT' Na Mt Rs0l
siH tesfdeiNf aaisa- la
Miss eHrafte iNe5a,n- w
s AT thf NahE her sN ai-s
ea5ae Qude tNiA A
S-fiaaf a-Ti Is.~ar NFHV Nt3rtl
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-02-07

UNITY. The remains Of Hannah Weber,
former resident of Unity, We're brought
here Saturday from China for burial-. Mrs
Stiliman Berry is Very ll.. Hiss Mary
Fogg returned from Belfast Friday, where
she had been for tine past week. Mrs.
NJ Z Watson spent last sunday with friends
in Wateryille. Charles Hiillnan ana Eta
Bagley of Detroit visited Their aunt, Mrs
Asa Stevens last week
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-02-07

mas
t,+Ver, is improving. Her mother Mrs. Enoch
Cam, has been SIX with eryspelas. Willis
Brown was taken insane last Week. caused
by congestion q the brain.... W esev A.
Nelson closed successful term " school
LlNcoLNvILLf. The Lincolnville Beach
school closed Jan 25th. During the after
noon quite number Of citizens We're pres
ent- IheeNereises reflected great credit upon
1he scholars Ihe teacher, Mr. Joseph F.
presented BY MS pupils with a large and
handsomely bound Book Of Travels The
following scholars were not absent during
the winter terms Aimon Gnshee, Alton
rfehN"' i-e' treiiel'' H"Ssie aifeh' lone
''ishAw atff' wary ooem''s ana hlla Thomas
v NAlpo 4 disease Il tlie eves is atfliet-
3ng th, NoHng ieol, Of tins vicinity Ap-
pi4 PACKERS lavr heen putting isp apples II
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a4a tlar IN j ff, ,u..,,,h4r Il, II.
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~ ifSii'f' y FffA peasant ana prosper
r. ~ n ''He NseNS Sehe"i cioSed fri7
'laS fHp 'sf, lanShf 3y Mi-S Lizzie &. Rau-
dTia ~ Sa4fhf"n ile Apars and neigl-
''fs showed tiiei appreciation Of her ser
NieH~ ~ 5lNing her Pleasant surprise
iPf5fs''aA eVelili4' iIie scholars presented
is'i wa q very pretty Gerry spoon The even
i''7 r i'if4si'''3iX 'a7Sea WIZ mus and
As n 'iiF y i~ii NY il9st pi lfit sNhpi-
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Old and Young

suffer alike from General Debility. 1t
is common disease and results from L
variety Of causes. it should not be
confoundcd With fatigue, which il TRAM
STORY In General Debility tile WEAK
ness, unless arrested will become per
manent. The lost energy must be ~
newed, ambition stimulated, ana tiie
system built up. This can by accom-
nliShed bY the use OF
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-02-07

and wife Of Augusta visited i'll town last
week.. REV. j. IL. Bennett of Union
preached at the NJ E. church last Sunday
evening. There is to he a singing school at
the Nj f. church under the direction Of Mr.
4. Cobb.
FRANKFORT Mrs. J. ". Mcintyre finish
ed her labors here last Friday Mr. Greer
gave a very interesting discourse last Sun
day, and in the evening the c. E. Society
had Very interesting exercises. The contribu-
tion taken will 90 to the Home Missionary
society... The flags We're all at half-mast
Sunday Feb. Srd, on account Of the death Of
Cant. Thomas Rogers, who died very sud
denly Feb 1st. He fell on the ice few
dams before. Mrs j. W. Seavey, WHO has
been sick, is somewhat better Mis- j NJ.
Haaley is stopping With her daughter and
Will remain until her SON returns holne,
MIS- a Hopkins ana snn haVe Been AWAY
fol a few days. Mr.. J. ClarlS entertained
some IF his friends at lbs helua Saturday
tv4ning Fah, md
pNosrac1 i7FEEA Mrs Alma " EIar-
man is q Bangor called There by 'Ae ~ak-
neNr a hef sisfer' Mfs n Na'laFsA
N'9N l'i@N'T isseh '4' iFNlli fiF' VI l34h49f
NhflH ~" FIT 'lli'foH menu ~ " T.
itt i-a''AeS NRNlal Ntfstf lllFt a'NEaaN
eN6i15h4 II III y " eSeaA' 4 -Ah'li M Msff
present and aIi e'lioycd pleasant yeutg.
Mrs lleien laeree II Sitflg Nh Winifr-
ii's''''''s 'fl'H
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tnwn saturday calling ali friends
MONROE Nf Everett ! Grant rioSea A
gery suree,silgI term 1T school HI district
< Eal 1sr II MI e,,st
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TERN N inns als}rlcf. Inc following were
iiie closing exercises III FRIDAY last nep
I4.,v is.x r ,, p.i n
Z has tiilnore ter., Burnle Peavey lief g.,
Willie Webl{sr Rec, Ada Bailey li+e.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-02-07
LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

FRED ATWOOD, Agent, Hinterport, Me-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-02-07

Jan 81. Sch L NJ Bonnie, burgess. Ninalhasen.
Feb |. Sehs Senator, Turner, VT Desert, BTU
nette. Robertson. Scarsport
Feb s. Sch Frank G Rich. Rich. Boot hh.iy Iar-
Dor.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
One Woman's Work.

Mrs. Mary Livermore, the suffrage
lecturer, is a silver-haired old lady
of seventy odd years. She has been
constant worker for woman's rights
ever since she was thirty Years old,
and hopes to see women at the polls
before she dies. She has written a
book, any number of circulars and
pamphlets, has delivered thousands
of lectures, and made more speeches
Than possibly even Chauncey Depew.
She is member of thirty-seven clubs.
and an honorary member of many
more. To show her versatility. she
has besides leading this active public
life, brought up family Of ''obedient
and sensible boys and girls who all
married WE'LL" kept her home near
Boston, helped raise funds for Sunday
schools and meeting houses, taught
school, baked bread ard made her hus-
bands life 50 happy that he is as devot-
ed lover to-day a. he was forty years
ago. What public man ever accom-
plished as much as that ?-Nesc York
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
Utilizing Old Shoes.
rom Shoe and Leather Facts.

From Shoe and Leather Facts.
\ new Use has been found, it is said,
for old boots and shoes. This Is how
they are treated in the process of con-
version into ii novel kind of house
carpet
The shoes are thrown prOmiscuously
into an immense tank, into which
steam and dissolving compounds are
run, thereby causing the old shoes to
take Il thick liquid form. Certain
proportions of tallow, borax and glue
are then introduced, and the pulp is
run into monlds.
The moulds are shaped after the plan
of a regular sand mould, and may have
the form of flowers, figures or geometri-
cal designs. The pulp i run into these
moulds and the figure hardens in the
cold air. These casts are arranged in
the proper figure or design, when a
cementing process begins. The cement
is compound made from leather pulp
and glue, and it is run between the
figures. The figures soften little with
the compound, and the whole hardens
together.
In the casting Of each figure a diff
ferent colored palp is used-red pIlp
for roses, white pulp for white flowers,
green for leaves and 50 on. Thus
elaborate designs may be carried ont
Then comes the pressing by the use OF
rollers, and polishing with varnish.
The result is nice-Iooking floor
covering, the cost OF which is less tina
straw mating, and less than oilcloth
i'm fact, an economical and durable
carpeting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
Couldn't Forgive Bad Singing.

About the year 1853, minor canon
from the cathedral of Gloucester Of
fered his services To Handel to sing.
His offer was accepted, and he was
employed in the choruses. Not salts
fled with this, he requested leave to
sing solo. This request also was
granted; but he executed his solo so
little to the satisfaction Of the audi
ence that TO his great modification.
he was violently hissed. When the
performance was over, Handel said to
him, gravely: II am sorry, very
sorry for you, indeed, my dear sir;
but go back TO your church in de
country. God will forgif you for your
bad singing; but desc wicked beoples
in London, dey will not forgif you ~
ArgOH0Ut.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
Surprised, But Equal to 1t.

The marshal In western town had
occasion To arrest four of five ugly citi-
zens, and he called or Mr.. William J.
Smith, better known as Bill, to act as a
posse comitatus. The offenders were
found in a saloon, and Mr.. Smith went
in there with the sheriff very modestly.
The sheriff had't more than stated his
business when he pulled 4 pistol and
the crowd broke for the back door.
The sheriff fired and missed, and Mr..
Smith tumbied the hindermost man,
the Others escaping. Then Mr.. Smith
looked at the sheriff with u look of
pain. IL, Jim," he said, ''why
didn't you tell me you was goin' to
open the meetin' with pra'r and I'd
had full house fer :r-Netc York
.Nyn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. G. Caillouette, druggist, Beavers
vile, ILL.,, says: ''To DIR. Kings New
Discovery | owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and tried all the ply
sicians for miles about, but of no avail,
and was given up and told | could not
live. Having DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry in my store | sent for bottle and
began its use and from the first dose
began to get better, and after using
three bottles was up and about again.
1t is worth its weight in gold. We
won't keep store or house without it,"
Get a free trial at Snyder's drug store,
Somerset, Pa, or at Brallier's drug
store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
Do These Questions Apply to You!

They are sure to in terest hundreds OF read
ers Of this paper, Nine Oat of every ten peo-
people are troubled with these symptoms.
and really don't know what's the matter with
them. Here are the questions
Are yoa ncrvORss
Have you coughs
Is your throat sores
Is your appetite poor,
DO you hawk and spite
i your nose stopped upe
l. il always flIl OF scahs,
i your breath offensive.
i your hearing affected?
Is your tongue frequently colted?
Is your mouth full Of slime upon rising:
II you have, you have, or are getting a bad
case OF catarrh. One bottle OF Mayors Mag
neiic Caiarrh Cure is guaranteed 10 cure any
ease OF catarrh. and will last for three mcnths'
treatment. Ask your druggist for it. He
will give you an absolute guarantee. For sale
by druggists Remember one bottle TO cure.
and guaranteed by our agents.
II. c. Owens, L. : Express Agent. Grafton.
W. Va, writes this following.
Your Mayors Magnetic Catarrh Cure has no
equal A. a Treatment for catarrh and frontal
headache Tried every medicine on the mar
Ae-, out without any success until ] tried
yours.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-10
NOTHING LIKE IT.
DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
Makes Another Remarkable
Cure.

From the Times Union, Albany, y. "
-Four years ago, Mrs. Markham, who
resides on First street, corner of North
Swan, noticed sensitive spot OH her
left limb. 1t was apparently nothing
serious, but soon developed into sore,
and before long the limb was mass of
ulcers. Mrs. Markham employed
some of our best physicians, but OBJ
tanned no relief In fact, was told that
nothing could be done for her. so for
four years she suffered with these
dreadful ulcers, which had eaten their
way 10 the bone.
a little less than year ago, an ac-
quaintance told her about DIR. David
kennedy's Favorite Remedy, and that
he believed she would find relief in us
ing ii. Mrs. Markham's four years of
suffering had made her skeptical, the
more 50, rs she had obtained no relief
from any of the physicians who had
attended her.
The friend offered to send her bot
tie of DIR. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
if she would try it. He did 50, and
there was such decided improvement
that she concluded TO give the remedy
a fair test. To-day, not quite year af-
ter taking the first dose, the ulcers
have disappeared, all that is left to
show what she has suffered, is swell
ing on the ankle Of the left limb, which
is fast disappearing.
Mrs Markham is naturally strong in
her praises of DR.. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy, and feels that but
for it she would now be "A helpless Grip
pie, if not corpse.
Such a straight forward endorsement
needs no comment, DR.. Kennedy's
FavOrite Remedy cures diseases when
taken according to directions, it acts
directly upon the kidneys, liver and
blood. In cases Of nervousness, dys-
pepsia, rheumatism, ulcers, old sores,
blood poisoning and Bright's disease,
it has made pronounced cures, after all
other cures have failed.