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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25

Not the least unexpected feature of
the occasion was that, without excep-
ton, every debtor who attend the feast
squared accounts. Possibly this might
have been induced By the fact that
beer and other beverages that cheer
were dispensed in plenty, and also that
it was good beer, which Is a recommen-
dation that no tippling K1nsan can al
ford to pass lightly over. When it
comes to b-ec in ktnsis, 10 i always
clearly apparent to the purchaser there
OF, that, while the intention of the man
who sells him the amber liquid may
have been excellent when he supplied
himself, that the fuIillmeat was OF an
exceedingly weak nature. Not - with
Mr.. WesthOf7s beer. 1t was OF the
regulation blue ribbon variety, such as
delights the thirsty soul and Increases
the capacity of the consumer. Kan
sas has many queer things placed tO
her account, and there Is Ho question
but that this takes rank among the
first
1T was new experiment" Nr.
Westhoff said, when questioned, "but
I figured out that | couldn't lose by it
nohow. You see, ! looked at the
thing in this way There were three
particular points that calculated my
idea would cover. The first Of these
was that this is prohibition State,
and that the beer ought to % pretty
well if it was good. The second was
that the accounts due ma would all be
paid in one day and in that way
could Use the receipts To much greater
advantage than | could if the money
came in driblets. When cash comes in
dollar at time now and then, it
don't bring any returns, and il is spent
As fast a. it comes in. The first you
know it's gone and yol have nothing
to show for it. The third point was
that believed / could 50 conduct such
an affair that it would be on paying
basis. OF course, that is a matter that
has got to be left to the Wit Of the man
who is getting the idea up, and I just
thought had enough brains TO run it
right.
1T don't take much Of man to see.
according to my way of thinking, that
success il much more certain IN collect
ing bills 81 persons who might not pay
at all if You tried to force them to do it,
in this way than in any other. Beside
that yOu don't make anybody your en-
emy. There's whole lot Of people
who would be willing to give fifty or
seventy-five cents for the kind of treat
| set up. In fact, think they'd give
that much rather than be left out 50
you see l collect my bills, keep my
friends, and get new customers, because
/ tell them | am going to DO this sort
of thing right along. There IS no
humbug about my treat. II is IS free
as air"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25

The wife of Mr.. Leonard Wells, Of
East Brimfield, Mass, had been suf-
fering from neuralgia for two days, not
being able to sleep or hardly keep still,
when Mr.. Holden, the merchant there
sent her a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm, and asked that she give it a
thorough trial. On meeting Mr.. Wells
the next day he was told that she was
all right, the pain had left her within
two hours, and that bottle of Pain
Balm was worth $500 if it could not be
had for less. For sale at 80 cents per
bottle at Benford's pharmacy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25
A NOVEL WAY TO COLLEC
DEBTS.
The Original and Successful Way Of
a Kansas Blacksmith.
DEBTORS INVITED T0A LUNCH.

IL has been left to n Kansas black
smith 10 make debt-paying a pleas
ure. All creditors will be eventually
forced to adopt bis plan. Next tim.
you pay yonr debts demand what this
man gives his debtors. Under the
system adopted by Fred WesthoG, Of
Wathena, Kansas, his customers look
forward 10 settling their accounts with
him, much as the suburban youngster
longs for the coming Of the greatest
show on earth. Instead Of regarding
his debtors as undesirable persons to 10
particularly friendly with, he welcomes
them royalty, on an appointed day,
and they all feast and make merry at
his expense.
The beauty Of Mr.. Westhons idea is
its absolute originality. He has con-
sidered the collection problem, after
the fashion OF almost every Kansas
man, on the basis that it Is a very diff
cult one 10 solve. 10 Is the misfortune
of the country blacksmith that almost
all OF his work j. done on credit. the
farmer, as a rule, finding It inc0nveni-
ent and often impossible 10 pas spot
cash. So Mr.. WesthoR studied his
books and racked his brains until he
formed this plan. IS FIRST step To
carrying il ont. be is-uei an invitation
to every debtor, in which he said
"As { have 10 meet payment OF q
note find it necessary 70 c.llI upon all
those who are indebted 10 me 20 help
me out as much a you eau. There
fore have decided % selec. one day
and request your presence at my shop
at Wathena, and pay the amount here
in stated, and all those complying with
this request will receive a special treat.
Lunch aud refreshments VIII be served
from p. NJ. to 8 p. VI. in my base
ment that day and very good time
assured 10 all present. Please present
this card when you call, an1 show the
amount Of your account, which is -
dollars and cents. Hoping all will
respond and you viii have good so
cial afternoon
1t may naturally be supposed that
this absolutely unique invitation Great
ed establishment. NOOne bad ever heard
the like. To think of man inviting
his debtors to meet and enjoy them
selves with him, and making the open
sesame to that enjoyment the settling
Of their bills. IL seemed ike
Belshazzar feast, ali no litt.e der.siol
was excited by the b!acksmith's de-
parture. The day came-it was only
I few days ago-when II WIS decided
the debtors slpuld gather, AMI wnlt a
gathering it was. Il there was one
farm r present there were thirty, aud
the jOllific1tiol thcy eni 1yei has not
been equ4lsi since tn days in Kinsas
City, just across tn line i'm Missouri,
when Martin R.gan was running foe
City Council.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25

Serious troubles come from the ne
glect of cough. Dr. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup is perfect cure for coughs
and colds of all sorts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25

Salt put on ink when freshly spilled
on a carpet will help in removing the
spot.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25
\VoTa"'s oqK

Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly TO tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. II is more because of
this condition of the blood that women
are run down
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25
Tlred. Weak. Neryous.

Than because of the work itself. Every
physician says so, and that the only rem
edy is in building up by taking good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the troubles
Peculiar TO Women at change of season,
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
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Tho cream of the country papers is found
in Remington's County Seat Lists. Shrewd
advertisers avail themselves of these lists,
COPY of which can be had of Remington
Bros. of New York & Pittsburg.
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WILL CURE

A particle is app led irectly into the nos
trils and is agreeable. Price % cents Drug
gists or by mail.
ELY BROrHE IS Wa rren ST. New York
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25

Three years have come and gone
three years of silent wretchedness to
Edna Wright-and Thanksgiving Day
is here again. What sorrowful memo
ries the day calls up in her mind
memories of him whom she had loved
but to lose, and of her once happy care
less life, There has been a remarkable
change in the manner and appearance
of Edna during these three years. Her
girlish figure has developed into wo-
manly fullness, but her manner has be-
come more gentle and subdued, her
cheeks no longer have their peachy
bloom, and her brown eyes wear the
patient, long-suffering look Of one who
has resigned herself to a life of mourn
ing. She has long since come 10 the
conclusion that her lover is dead, for
she cannot believe him to have been
unfaithful to his vows-he was too no
ble-minded, too sincere for that. Her
mother stands watching her as she Is
making her toilet. The mothers eye
notices the deep abstraction, the pa
tient, sorrowing look of her daughter,
and sigh passes her lips as she thinks
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-11-25

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
THREE MORE OUTFITS.
Reported That Several Cuban Ex-
peditions Went From Montauk.

New Haven, Conn. Jan. 2S.-The Register
tonight says: 1t was asserted this after
noon on the highest authority that three
vessels for the Cuban insurgents had been
fitted up on the coast of Long Island, only
a short distance from this city, and sent
safely to the island, loaded down heavily
with arms and supplies for the insurgenL
cause.
For several onths the work of fitting out
the craft has been in progress, and it was
stated that the last vessel was brigan-
tine, and left its port on the coast only q
month ago.
The vessels have been able to make such
an unsuS pected escape through the fact that
the government authorities were watching
for them at TIE New York end of the sound.
while the boats slipped away by Montauk
Point and New London.
The main value of the supplies for the
cause lay in the arms shipped These were
obtained, it was stated. from the manu-
facturers in this vicinity, and Were trans
ported to the objective point on the
coast quietly, where they were taken on
board the boat and got away later.
The insurgents have found, it was said,
nearly as many and as willing hands in
executing the mission as the slaves found
in the celebrated underground railway be-
fore the war.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
NAMED VICE PRESIDENTS
National Board of Trade Re-elects
Its Veteran Chief.
Consular system Discussed ard Pa
pers Referred at the Evening
Session.

The national board OF trade met at the
shureham yesterday in annual session.
tire veteran president. Frederick Fraley, OF
Philadelphia. presiding, with good at
tendance of delegates.
After an executive meeting. the regular
session opened at 1890 O'Clock. The
first business IN order was the e!ection Of
officers which resulted in the reelection of
President Fraley for the twent y-eighth
term. The election was greeted with ap-
plause.
y motion was made to permit Mr.. Fraley
To remain seated when addressing the con-
ventiJn. owing TO his being in his ninety
third year. but Mr.. Fraley objected to this
rs he preferred to be on his feet the same
rs other members. Reports were presented
ON various subjects showing the organ
ization to be in fl"uTisiiing condition.
A committee on credentials was appointed.
Mr.. W ilIiam K. Tucker was reelected as
secretary and treasurer by the executive
board. The secretary announced the resig-
nation of the Detroit and New Orleans
BoarIs of Trade from the organization.
At a later session of the National Board
OF Trade, vice presidents, thrty-two in
number, who VIII form the executive
council for the coming year were chosen.
Papers on various subjects were received
and referred to TIE various committees.
Reports on the consular services were pre-
sented and discussed by the members of the
board. The report of the committee on
this subject recognizes the Department of
state as the source from which reforms
on trade and commercial matters should
come and appreciates The efforts Of Presi-
dent Cleveland in that direction.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
LAST HONORS FOR RUNYON
Funeral Services Over the Dead
Ambassador at Berlin.
Mrs. Runyon Is Frustrated with Grief
und Her Condition Is the Cause
of Great Anxiety.

| Berlin. Jan. 2e.-A private funeral ser
vice was held ut the residence of the late
Ambassador Runyon today, at which no
one was present, except the members of
| the family and the etaffs of the American
| embassy and Consulate.
Mrs. Runyon, who is nearly prostrated
with grief, was I'D into the room by her
soD-in-iaw. Mr.. irtiskins. Her condition is
causing her fr9nds much anxiety.
After the service the coffin was PLACED
In II vault in the american Church in the
presence OF the slnffs Of the embassy and
consulate Tbfre, was no service at the
vault except Il sstort prayer by the Rev.
air. Dickie of 1T, Georges Church.
Mr.. F. C. Zimmerman, uuitcd states
vice consul general, watched over the body
last night.
The. Rcichsanzeigcr, the official gazette,
in. announcing I'D death of Hon. Theedore
RunyOn, Gays:
The government sincerely deplores the
death of the Hon. Theodore Runyon, UHited
States ambassador to Germany, an emf
ncnt statesman, who was ever anxious to
preserve the good relations between Ger
many ard the United States. and iii which
he succeeded.
''Ilc acquired during the three years OF
his service in his office a constant increase
of the respect and nigh esteem OF ali who
were officially or nnoffieiaily acquainted
with him
The morning times., 1896-01-29
SHIP AHD GUNS IRE LOST
Continued from First Page.

inverted, flew from her rigging, and the
Dalzeil ran up and hailed her.
The schooner's deck" said Capt. Denise
tonight, "swarrned with men in all stages
of undress. Wretchedness was written in
every line of their faces. Very few wore
hats; some OF them were without shoes, and
nearly all were minus coats.
= What price do yo1 want TO take seventy
men into New York; shouted the skipper Of
the Becbe.
Il told him. continued Capt. Denise,
land we made the bargain 1 ran up
alongside, and after an hours dangerous
work, got the seventy men on the Dalzell.
After the tug got under way it was agreed
that l put one man off at pier s, North
River, and did So
He said he was a gunner. 1 did not
catch his name. None of them made any
secret about their efforts to reach Cuba
and there fight for her freedom. The
most detected man on board was an old
man, who told me he was Calixto Garcia,
and was in charge of the expedition.
He was accompanied by his son, Carlos.
THE LAST CARD.
Garcia seemed completely broken down.
He said that the Cubans had played one
of their strongest cards of the revolution
in sending out this expedition, and that
more than 100000 worth OF arms and
ammunition had been lost by the sinking
of the HAWKINS
He then related to Capt. Denise the
story of the wreck. He said:
I'VE loaded the steamer James W.
Hawkins for the expedition at Port Morris.
All day the matches were closed and nobody
ever had any suspicion that we had thou
ands of dollars worth of arms in her hold.
All the work was done at dead of night.
We sailed on Friday night and went out by
Long Island Sound. We had excellent
weather until Sunday when it began to get
rough.
ION Monday morning early the vessel
sprung a leak. The wind and waves Just
opened her seams. Pumps were manned
but they soon choked with coal and became
useless. Then the men got buckets and
bailed for their lives. The water gained
board, and then the costly arms and ammuni-
ticn. 1t broke our hearts to throw these
arms away but we had TO keep the vessel
Ifloat somehow.
Gradually the Hawkins settled down md
at l1:30 O'Clock on Monday morning we
took to the lifeboatsand deserted the sinking
steamer. Half an hour later the Beebe hove
in sight and took us on board. At the time
the Hawkins went down she was forty-five
miles south southeast of Barnegat and the sea
was very wild"
The morning times., 1896-01-29
RUINED YOUNG GIRLS.
Some Sensational Developments In
Staunion Asylum Invest igatiun.


Richmond, Va, Jan. 2S.-The legislative
committee. charged with the investigation
of the charges preferred against the Deaf.
Dumb, and Blind Institution at Staunton.
was engaged throughout today in taking
evidence in the matter 1T issue, and John
L. Randolph, wEo makes the charges, was
put through d most rigid examination.
Mr.. J. II Lindsay, OF Charlottesville and
Or. =. NJ. Galiaudet, of Washington, acted
as Interpreters. and the evidence adduced
was highly sensational.
Randolph not only charged two of the
male teachers MesSrs. Yates, now in
Arkansas. and Pear, still at the institu-
tion, with having ruined female pupils,
bat gave names and specifications.
The bulk of his testimony was based on
what others had told him, and related
solely to occurrences prior to 1887. He
testified that Capt. Doyle was addicted
10 drink, and that Mr.. Guilford EUritt
was nsgicctful Of MS duties as a teacher.
Two prominent StauntOn men testified
to the good management of the Institution.
They had heard rumors of the use of
liquor, hut nothing more. The inquiry
continues tomorrow.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
REMOVED lL0lD OF GOLD
Liner St. Paul Sticks Fast in
the Sand.
TOOK MANY PRECAUTIONS
Cargo and 10000 Curious Specta-
tors Watched the Process-Sa nd
Has Washed Cnder the big ship,
Making Her Removal More Difficult.

| Long Branch. n. j., Jan. 2s.-The 81. =
100000 in gold was removed from the
| st. Faul shortly before noon today. A
| huge canvas sail was dropped over the
| starboard side Of me vessefs bow and
made fast to the gunwale OF the lighter
F. X. Sharp.
The work OF unloading the gold was
then began. The object of stretching the
sail was TO prevent the loss of any of the
precious metal in ease of an accident while
lowering it 10 the lighter. All OF the
cargo IN the aft matches was taken out
today, hut ii viii probably be two or three
days at tie present rate. before the for
ward part of The vessel is empty.
TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS.
The company is now king ready for
an emergency. The pilot who was taken
on board the ST. Paul this morning vii!
remain in charge of The ship, so that in
case she is floated,. there will be no delay
in going to New York.
A canal boat. the Pacific, OF Brooklyn.
loaded with coal was towcI alongside OF
the ship this morning. The coal was
hoisted into the st. Paiirs bunkers by
means OF n derrick rugged near the after
starboard funnel.
GRAVE BoCBTS GROWING.
All Of these preparations are, OF course,
only precautionary, as they do not mean that
floating t,ir ST. Paul is sure thing. at
low tide today the 81. Pagl's bow registered
twelve feet in the water. and her stern
thirteen feet. There was then about seven
feet OF water under the starhoard or shore
side Of the ship as she faced the south.
The remainder al the ships register showed
her depth in the sand.
The cacln has washed a bank OF sand
on the ships port sidc for Its entire length.
The sand has now formed "a bar there.
Towards noon crowds OF persons began
20 flock to the beach to look at the helpless
liner and watch the unloading OF the cargo,
ana at / O'Clock fully 10000 persons had
gathered.
No attempt VIII be made this afternoon TO
move the st. Paul unless the conditions
OF wind and sen should unexpectedly become
favorabic.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
On Circumstantial Evidence

Long Island City, l.. l., Jan. 2S.-Today
the cnr0ner's jury in the Lalor murder case
banded in lis verdict. As soon as that was
done Officers arrested John Fleischauer
and Anthony Forsteli. The jury's verdict
was that William F. Lalor, who was f0iud
dead in bed hacked almost to pieces on :he
I'd of January, came to his dea tn from
blows with an AK in the hands Of his
mother, Mrs. Minnie Lalor. ard that For
sicli and Fleischauer were accessories TO
the crime. The verdict is based on circum-
siautial evidence only.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
MACHINE TO MEASURE BRAINS.
4 Wonderful Invention That Makes
Startling Revelations. .-

4 Wonderful Invention That Makes
Startling Revelations. s-
A machine to measure brains, known as
the penduiant chronoscope. is in operation
in the School OF Pedagogy. in the University
OF New York child is shown a shutter
and told 10 press a button as soon as
the shutter drops. The interval between
the dropping of the stutterand the pressing
OF the button shows how quickly the child
can respond to an optical impression. The
children who respond the most quickly
are the smartest, and the schools OF the
future will grade them accordingly.
Charts, giving the results of a great many
experiments, prove that girls are brighter,
on the average, at six years old than seven,
and that after seven they get bright n gain,
and also that they are dullest at thirteen.
The pcndulant chronOsccpe that is reSpon-
sble for these charts shows. too. that boys
average better than girls in brightness and
general capability. One chart gives the
results of experiments in seeing double
objects. 1t shows that the girls We're
markedly better in this test than the other.
Handwriting is deemed of srea tconse-
quence at the school, aud the subject is
examined with scientific accuracy. Prof.
Shaw. the dean. says, for example,
Another machine in the school is the
plethisnograph, which finds how inteIli-
gent a child is by its general nervousness
1t is a little rubber bellows, attached TO a
rubber tube, which carries a small lever.
The bellows is placed against the wrist. ut
the pulse, and the heartbeats make little
gusts of air pass through the bellows in such
way as to move tie lever and record the
beats. How a child is affected by various
experiences and feelings may thus he ac-
Curaicly known, as tie machine win record
ii all.
Ii is intended to fasten a plethismograph
on girls wrist in the morning and not
take it off till the days schooling is over.
Then the record will be examined. and the
teacher can see just how everything has
affected the girl during the day. In some
respects the algo;neter is the most interest
ing apparatus of all. The school has not
one as yet, but is going to get it. 1t is
an instrument that Will show the amount
of pain that can be endured. 1t is like
small pump, with Il spring balance in the
handle.
A piston with a metal disk at the end
projects from the tube. The disk is pressed
against the child until a pain is felt, and
the brighter it is the sooner it cries out.
Not brighter because it stops the pain by
crying, but because it has better brain
power. a duIlness to pain proves dullness
of mind.
The responsibilities of such an instrument are
wonderful. Examina tions for West Point
or for the colleges viii nu longer be matters
of long study and careful examina tiOns, but
the mental tests will be raDidly and Scienti-
fically applied. The candidate who will
stand punishment without flnching will be
promptly rejected, and the effects OF this
new system on the school life and athletics
of the future will be beradicala and ia reaching.
The morning times., 1896-01-29
HIS. FRIENDS UNKNOWN.
Middic-Aged Ne.sro Died ai Emergency
HuSnit.I.

The Iody of Clay DiXon, colorcd, about
forty i've years of age, lies wrapped in a
sheet in the niorgue al the Emergency Hos
pital.
DIxnu was iiaugIieto tie hospital Mon
day afternoon in an unconscious condition,
his right side hcing i'artly paraiyzed. The
man rallied sljgiiay dGring the day and
recovered his senses !ong enough TO give
his name. He died ar'4 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. IL was said lc was en,pieged
10y the Hydraulic Brick Company, whose
yards are on the n'5El.fs hacl: OF the Alex
aHdcr Island race course. A telephone
message to The company elected tie reply
that they knew nothing about him.
The man seems to have no friends or
Kindred and considerable mystery sur
rounds the case. A post noTtein cxaTni-
nation wan Lc Ecid today ana unless friends
or relations come forward to claim the
body. il viii be buried in EOtter's field.
The morning times., 1896-01-29

The differences existing between the
proprietors of the local brewcrics and the
employees were discussed at length. The
opinion on the subject is that the metli-
ators in the matter are.nearing an aniica-
BILE adjustment of the differences and that
the matter will be finally settled within
the next forty-eight hours.