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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12
BEAUMONT BupoEr.
The County Contemplates Building a Big |
Drain--Ropds Proposed.

The County Contemplates Building a Big
Drain-Ronds Proposed.
Beaumont Texas, February l0.-rhe
county commissioners met Ia quarterly
session today. the first business taken up
being II petition from residents Of Calder
addition, asking drainage for surface
water This petition was presented at u
special meeting held several days ago, but
action wac deferred, II contcmplntcs u
substantial Improvement of what Is known
as the Reliance ditch. u ditch which for
several months past furnished subject
for extensive discussion In the city oonr-
ell. TIE commissioners today granted the
petition and appointed MtFsrs. 5. II. Van
Wormer, James ii. Rachford and A. Il.
Weaver MS a Jury TO View the proposed
extension. While It has not been settled.
and will not he Until the May term OF tho
court It is understood that the improve
ments will be Of permanent nature and
VII. cost several thouennd dollars. The
work will be done ms provided by drain
age law passed by the last legislature.
which also provides that the property bon.
efitsd 10 taxed with the expense Calder
addition. while II runs TO within i've
blocks OF the business center Of this city.
is rot in tho corporation.
Tho commissioners also discussed the ad.
visibility Of issuing 5000 or 5000 court
hoise bonds. From the discussion Il was
learned that tbs original issue OF court
house bonds was not sufficient to nay the
construction debt OF the building. The
shortage was drawn from the general iuiid.
The proposition now is 10 Issue more bonds
and reimburse the general fund.
The republican county convention which
Chairman Antony Miles has called TO meet
In this city next Friday, is for the pur-
pose Of selecting delegates 10 the State
and congressional conventions. The call
was published IN this mornings Post, but
in II the object was not set forth.
The Post correspondent spent Sunday In
Orange as a guest OF Sabine Tribe No
TO- Improved Order OF Red Men. Orange
Is n prosperous. growing city. beautifully
located. and a more generous and hospita-
BILE people can nowhere be found.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

Brenham. Texas. February io,-ont near
Green Oak yesterday Mr.. VIM. Kinder
knecht.s team ran away with him The
wagon caine uncoupled and his feet were
caught In tho front wheAi ana he wsH
dragged for some distance. sustaining IN
jurfes from which he is not expected 10
.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12
TEMPERANCE LEcruRns,

Bartlett. Texas, February io.-ltop. Jas.
A. Tate OF Nashville, Tenn, delivered n
lecture on temperance yesterday afternoon
at the Methodist church. lie is a nuen,
ana eloquent orator and has clear and
sound ideas. Mr.. Tato delivered another
lecture tonight on the same subject at
the Methods, church,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12
A CRUEL cANARD.

Goldthvalts. Texas. February lo.-Mr.
O. W. Crowder. who was reported dead
last week, arrived home well and sound
last Saturday Some mischief mnking
ecamp at MeGresor teiegrnphed his family
OF his death and for a while the whole
Community was aroused over the sad
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

coldthwaite. Texas. February io.-Thc
Rsy. sld Williams 10 carrying on a pro-
s,Ssrah,e interest y manifested. large
enryrrea tons attending each service He
y accompanied by Professor Brown who
IL living them sosns fine music. The REV.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

I,astrop. Texas. February o,--chairmnn
q. w. Floyd calls mactinR OF the execu-
tive committee Of 1astrop county popu-
lists for Monday, Fehrusry -. 10 attend
10 Important matters pertaining 10 their
interests
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

Sam Gay OF the Methodist church Is lend
ing his services; also Brother Tally. the
regular pastor OF tho Baptist church. IL
highly pleased with the upbuiiding OF tho
Lords work here.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

Corpus Christi. Texas, February io--Ths
news OF the death Of Hon. w. II. Grain
was received here late this afternoon and
has east A shadow OF gloom over the en-
tire town.
So FAR US learned, the sentiment Of the
people cf Corpus Christi y unanimously ia
favor OF Hon. James u. Wells OF BROWNIE
' lille AS his successor.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-12

"As college president he had his fercest
conflicts. and for the college the most
enduring triumphs. 1t was at my par
sonure home at Griffin, in 1874, when
the first serious mention of the presl-
uency of Emory college was made 10
him. The matter was freely talked OF
mud the difficulties of the situation were
considered. lie told me afterward thnt
bn aid not sleep that night. lie loved
tho college, knew Its needs, but FELT mat
ii would tax his utmost TO undertake the
TASK lie was soon after elected, ana
Tor ion wears guided the fortunes OF the
institution, and when he LETT 1t there
remained behind him, the visible monu-
,nant of his toll, Sl60,OO0 added 10 the
no,Inyc buildings and endowment When
Air George |. Seney OF New YORK,
wealthy philanthropist. turned his eye
tn,vnrd tho South as a field for MS bench-
rencc he sought DR. Haygood as me
mon Cor counsel and action, and a. tbat
interview Emory and Wesleyan femnie
college were saved 70 the future. ne
long list Of worthy poor young men VINO
';,l,cr In part or entirely by the financial
ossiatnncc OF the president ana VINO
hnrs eone ont into the world TO bless
,nant,ind. and upon whose lives ANA ns-
,nrY hc projected himself, these are his
in,norinl monuments, more, snluIlnE
linn crumbling stone or gold that per
ishes. A., 90, soo, .ess
,hou ifty.seyen years was too short
lifs Tor one with such nm iron frame Us
liz IL may be that the strain Of hose
DAYS Of storm In tue college work ioss,
.'nsJ ,he nervous structure, when pre-
parSd the way for the fatal wreck
AS A MINISTER
"Let us think Of him ~ his 'i ,rs e eri.
,,,oY;-.the Christian ministry The pul-
III was his throne. In II he was Ains'
""' " Ellis theme divine
IA a.. s,cred His credentials clear.
H. HIM The violated law spoke out us
thunders.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
shenandoah nj Atlantic Citv.

\ delegation of nearly one hundred persons
from town accompanied the Reading rail
road excursion to Atlantic City this morning.
Among the many people who were passengers
on the train, the following were noticeable :;
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshal Baugh and daughter,
Sadie, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Beddall and daugh-
ter, Jennie, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Schaffer and
daughter, Annie, Mrs. w. II. Zimmerman
and daughters, Mile and Annie, Mrs. Mary
Brennan, Mr.. and Mrs. James Grant, Mrs.
Haverty and four sons, Mrs. c. j. Quinn, Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Purcell and daughter, Kate,
Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Fielders and daughter,
Viola, Mr., and Mrs. Michael Mellet, Mrs.
Cleary and son, Patrick, Mr.. and Mrs. Ayres,
Mrs. T. r. Williams and daughter, Emily,
Mrs. Harry Reeves, Mrs. Powell, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. p. Fowler, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bitter, Mrs. Rudnicki, Mrs. Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs, William jefferson, Mrs. j. A. Reilly and
son, Thomas, Misses d. Wieder and U. Roads,
Misses Emma Gaul, Laura Lewis, Lizzie
jenkins, Lille Beddall, VIM. Penn Miss
NoXen and Carrie Beddall, Misses Lessig,
Mary Stack, Katie Mellet, Katie Quinn,
Katie and Nellie O'Hara, Mary McDermott,
Jessie Grant, Misses Carroll and Mabel Mar
shall, and Messrs. James Monaghan, Joseph
Burke, Patrick Foley, Claude Daniels, Frank
Behney, Richard Dabb, Lawrence McAvoy,
William Broughall, %Ellangowan Frank
Starr, George SchOppel, Robert and William
R~audenbush.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
EVENING HERALD
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10. 1895.


The following deeds were recorded at the
Recorders Office to-day
Deed from Carl Lengle to John Miller, tract
Of land in Washington township.
From Charles Row to Rolandis w. Daub,
tract of land in Porter township.
From H.. c. Roth ct. al. to Patrick Carlin,
premises in Kline township.
From James S. Carlin, administrator, to
Michael j. Carlin ct. al, premises in Kline
township.
From E. J. Daley to Michael j.. Carlin ct.
al, premises in Kline township.
From S. A. Beddall, executor, to Nathan
W. Beddall, lot in Port Carbon.
From Martin f. Henry to John l.. Henry,
lot in Tamaqua.
From Henry NJ. Seitzinger to Elizabeth
Duuler, lot in Butler township.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

The funeral of the late Albert Redelberger,
the announcement of whose death appeared
in these columns, took place at Pottsville
this morning, from the residence of his
parents. High mass was celebrated in st.
Johns church.
Henry Yarnall, a former resident of Nah
anoy City, succumbed to the heat in a lumber
camp at Lick Eddy, n. j., on Tuesday. The
remains arrived in Mahanoy City this morn
ing.
Register Charles Matten, of Pottsville, lost
an interesting son yesterday by death, aged
about two years.
Mrs. Gwenllian Williams, widow of the
late Morgan L.. Williams, died at the home
Of her son in Pottsville yesterday, aged s5
years. The family formerly resided at
Minersville, where interment will be made
tomorrow afternoon. Mr.. Williams was a
prominent coal operator and well known
throughout the county.
The funeral of Blanche, the s~ix-month-old
daughter Of Harry and Annie Kelly, of 232
South Jardin street, took place to-day, the
remains being inferred at Centralia.
Harmruth Trythall, the 2-year-old daughter
of William Trythall, of VIM, Penn, sue
cumbed to the heat on Monday last and was
inferred in the Odd Fellows cemetery
yesterday.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
Mahanoy CITY Game Associatlon.

The executive committee has completed
final arrangements for the annual outing at
Lakeside of the Mahanoy City Game and
Fish Association, which will take place on
the 26th inst. 1t is expected that fully 1906
people will be present, and two bands have
been engaged to give concerts. These annual
outings arc looked forward to with much
pleasure by the members and their friends.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
A DIstressIng AccIdent.

A distressing accident occurred at the
Eagle Hill c%olliery, near st. Clair, yesterday,
by which John Harrison, aged II years, lost
his life. The cage, containing couplings and
some other material, toppled over when near
the foot of the slope and striking young
Harrison, a driver boy, instantly killed him.
The unfortunate lads bRins were dashed out,
and his body was cut az bruised by the
heavy material that fell from the cage. This
was but the second day for him to work. He
was the son Of Peter Harrison, of st, Clair.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
BRIDGET COYNE,
Ellangowan, Pa.
The County League schedule.

The managers of the County League of
base ball clubs at meeting last evening
arranged the following schedule; Aug. Is,
a. m.-Ashland VS.. Locust Dale; Aug. 10, p.
m.-Girardyille VS.. Lost Greek; Aug. 22, p.
IN. Locust Dale VS.. Lost Creek; Aug. 20, p. m.
Granville VS.. Ashland; Sept. 8, a. m,-Lost
Creek VS. Girardville; Sept. 8, p. m.-Ash-
land VS.. Locust Dale; Sept. IL p. m.-Locust
Dale VS.. G~irardville; Sept. 10, p. Nash
land VS.. Lost Creek.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

The Grant Band has made ARRANGEMENTS
10 hold a Labor Day picnic at Columbia park,
ON Saturday, September 9Th, The full
Schoppe orchestra will furnish the dancing
music, while the band will give several con-
certs during the afternoon and evening,
There will be many other attractions, COM
bining to make the occasion Il pleasant one
for those who attend. The band should be
well patronized, as they are deserving Of all
the support accorded them,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
8-12-5t
IN AdNIsory Committee.

In 1897 the State Camp of the P. o. S.. of A.
will celebrate the se~mi-centennial of the
order at Reading, and the camps of the latter
city are already making arrangements for the
event. State President Clarence F. HUH
has appointed an advisory committee OF
twenty-five to act with the Reading camps.
Among the number appear the names Of r.
II. Koch, of Pottsville S. l.. Brown, OF
town, and George w. Channel, of Port
Carbon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

It is alleged ON good authority that Sheriff
Scott is determined that strong measures will
be taken to suppress the fight that has been
announced to take place on the 14th inst, be-
tween Patrick Ryan of Ashland and Henry
Maitland, of Reading, in the vicinity ofPotts-
vile. The court has decided that these fistic
encounters shnll cease in this county.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

Saturday will be firemen's day in this To-
cality, the occasion being a picnic under the
auspices of the Defender Hose Company No.
3, Of Turkey Run, at Columbia Park. The
Defender boys, although the youngest COM
pany of the local fire department, is making
active progress and will soon become as eff
cient as the older companies, The picnic is
for a good cause, to build and equip a home
for the company, and they should receive
liberal support at the hands of the public.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
Card of Thanks,

To the Officers of the Home Friendly Society
of Baltimore, Nd.
b. l.. TALLEY, PRES II do hereby return
my sincere thanks for the manner in which
your company has paid me by check 81 600, 90,
through your Supt, w. r. Evans, as full
payment of claim on policy No. 1911, held by
my beloved husband, Thomas Coyne. In
return for your p%romptness | give this letter
to your superintendent for publication, to let
the public know that the Home Friendly
fulflls all claims satisfactory to its members.
In conclusion l wish your company success,
and may it ever live to relieve the wants of
humanity.
BRIDGET COYNE,
IA EII..u.- n
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
Appealed to the sherIT.

1t was expected that Sheriff Scott would
visit Mahanoy City on Monday last for the
purpose Of closing up all basement saloons in
that town, but he failed to appear, and a
committee of five called upon him yesterday
to ascertain why the law in reference to the
places in question is not enforced.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
Removed to the Chldren's Home.

-Four children were removed from the aims
house to the Children's Home. at Pottsville,
yesterday morning. Three Of the children
belong to Joseph Crandall, of Shenandoah,
and a boy of Charles Zellner, of Miners
Vile. Under the law the Home receives
s1.7 5 per week from the county funds for the
m%aintenanee Of the children.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
Prison Accounts.

The county prison statement for July
shows the total cost of maintenance 20 be
81, 265 .02; sales from weaving and knitting,
S937.5O; cash received from other sources,
SIPS, 26; average number of prisoners per
day, 1914; average cost per prisoner per day,
IL 43-lOOc. Amount of goods manufactured
during the month: Rag carpet, 1854 yards;
ingram carpet, 92 yards; pautaloon goods, SO
yards; half hose, 1,2i6l pairs.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

The examination of applicants for positions
as teachers in the night schools of Shenan-
doah, Pa, will be held in the High school
room ON Tuesday, August 18th, 1896, be,
ginning at o a. m.
c. ID. BOGART,
S-12-5t Superintendent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
ACCIDENT AT LOST CREEK.
Two Men Badly Burned by an Explosion
This Afternoon.

An accident occurred at Packer No. 2
colliery this afternoon by which two men
were badly burned, and one of them will
probably lose his sight.
John Dunlavey, of Lost Greek, and James
Wasser, of town, are employed at the above
colliery as miners, and this afternoon at about
one o'clock, they prepared a shot, and
Immediately after it was fired an explosion
occurred. Dunlavey was badly injured about
the face,a IL it is thought he will lose his eye
sight. He was removed to the Miners hos
pital. He is a married man with a large
family. Wasser was not so badly injured,
and is now at his home in Shenandoah.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
May Die PROM burns.

Edward Cooper, 10 years old, residing at
Mahanoy City, lies in a critical condition
from burns received just after midnight yes
terday in Park Place colliery. When his
shirt ignited from his lamp, William Whalen,
a companion, endeavored to strip it from his
back, but the fire had already eaten through
the garment and was roasting the flesh.
Buy Keystone flour. Be sure that the name
LEssIG & BAER, Ashland, Pa, is printed on
every sack,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

If you want a fine wedding cake, let Otto
make it for you.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

NOR RENT.-Store and dwelling house, No
Il 3l3 South Jardin street. Apply at the
Coffee House, North Main street. s-7-lw
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-13

nor SALE-A secondhand square piano.
II Apply at Williams Il Son, furniture and
music store. I-2otf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
Mrs Rerer on Diet.

ITO eat pickles is TO show lack OF sdu-
cation" said Mrs. Rorer In the course of
lecture. Plenty OF phosphorus throws
light upon the brain. Cooked apples are
more easily dlgested than raw. but are not
so valuable from a health standpoint. 7 he
sugar of nature Is In fruit: mans sugar
will create more destruction than a
mad dog. Oatmeal is valuable food IL
cooked for three hours and well masti-
Gated. All starchy foods must be cooked
for hours. Buckwheat cakes are an abom-
!nation unto the Lord. Cabbage ana onions
IL rightly cooked have 10 odor. When
there Is odor they are ruined as food. To
cook them rightly put them into water that
Is boiling hot. then keep II almost 20 the
boiling point VIII cook In less time IN
water at 200 degrees than In water ct 30
degrees
MFR. Atkinson said the ladies sitting about
him claimed that she (Mrs. Rorer) was
largely responsible for the indigestibls
things they put on their tables, as they all
kept house by her cook book. Yes" an
swered Mrs. Rorsr. Il know 81; bat /
wouldn't eat the things in that book for all
tire money there is in the country" Asked
what she did eat she said for breakfast
she had wheat gTlts and cream. a broiied
chop. shredded wheat biscuit. and coffee
without milk or sugar. For lunch welsh
rarebit and fruit. For dinner light soup.
meat and TWO vegetables, one 20 be green
and served with a little OH and lemon
Juice, a wafer and cheese. She die all her
own cooking. never gave over an hour TO
preparing a meal, and never in her family
made any special preparation for any one.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23
The National Debt.

December 81 iss., the national debt, less
the cash IN the treasury, vas $sss1s"e".
having been Feduced In the last Two ana
oue-aalr years 70 che extent OF ss6sVo.so.
fhis debt when analysed Is found
70 consist tap OF sSes.es,eu repre-
scented by int@rest-b@ar.ng bonds. OF WHEN
al but SIS ea. go are at per cent. and
ebl non-Iatersst-besriug debts amounting 70
sZ5o.Vvc. 90. This non-interest-peAi-
ing debt Is composed almost en-
tirely OF legal tender notes, the gold ana
silver certificates 50 common In Circulation
being issued upon sn equivalent amount OF
coin or bullion on deposit In the treasury.
and II is therefore Offset by the Item. Casa
In the treasury"
The national debt OF this country. rrion
TO the civil war, was never OF great n&siii-
tuds From the beginning OF our history
down 10 is-5 IL oseiilated from sio,Voo.0oo
to xiZ7. go GO. with an average OF ABOUT
S75,oo0. 10 Then II was reduced In Is5S-
S. and Ne were IN the rare position among
nations OF having no debt; bat subsequently
our obligations were increased greatly,
and in 1851 they reached SIS. 900, dimln-
ishing again until ls57, when they were
less than So og0, 90. AT the opening of the
war In lssi the national debt was sse.eVo.ooo.
From that date to 1855 the debt Increased
By enormous strides, and in the latter year
il reached he overwhelming amount Or
s3773. 90. 600. an average or 80 per capita
OF the population. Upon this there was due
each year the sum Of So. Ooe.Seo In inter-
est or more than 81 per annun TO eacn IN
habitant.
With the close OF the war the nation set
itself to paying off this enormous burden.
and. aided by wise management or It's
finances and gnexampied prosperity. it has
done this at a rate which the world had
never before witnessed. In twenty-seVen
years IL has reduced the debt by the sum
of s., sSs. o.. 600, or al an average rate per
annum OF over So. 600 go. 1t is now less
than one-third what IL was in 1850, ana
with the increase Of population during the
last part OF the century. the burden upon
each inhabitant has been reduced TO $lS.
The interest has been reduced In sun
greater proportion, as the credit OF the gov
eminent has risen with each additional
payment OF principal. until now the total
annual interest Is less than s15,ooo,vvo, an
average OF less than " cents 10 each In
habltant. or one-tenth of what 1t was In
1866. Today the credit OF the United States
Is the highest OF all nations. Its per cent.
bonds. due in 1897, are selling at Is per cent
above par: while the per cents, which
were issued few years ago and have
since been taken up. were sought for at
par with the greatest avidity. and quoted
In financial markets at considerable pre-
mium.--From THE Building OF Nation"
by Henry Gannett.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-23

Insects are SD largely guided by the tense
of smell that anything which DISCUSSES the
oder Of their favorite food or places for
depositing eggs is likely TO serve as a sro-
lection by throwing them or the track.
Painting with white paint in which little
caroolic acid has been used TO mix the
paint has been found an effective proven
tive of the attacks of the peach tree horer.
The trunk should be painted TO a heigh OF
two feet or more. and the earth should be
Scraped away so as 10 paint several inches
below the surface. This earth should be
replaced after the paint has dried The
odor OF carhoiic acid IN paint remains a
long time. and once painting each year VIII
probably be sufficient protection. IL Is
possible. however. that the borer finding
the peach trunk disguised near the ground
may take 20 laying its eggs higher Up. IL
might be even necessary TO paint the trunk
in that case as far as where the limos
branch ont.