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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
as TO HATS.
sIooehed Hats Caused "a Riot In Spain
Which Cost Many Lives.

Has not some one calculated that
sixth part Of the memoirs Of =. Simon
i'll the original is occupied with tie
controversy whether Ct not the presi-
dent of parliament should wear his hat
or put il en- the desk whom performing
various functions: 1t length the mst-
ter was compromised The Ticrs-etat
should wear Il ehapoau rabattu, which
had the slouched brlm pinned up. This
childish quarrel Wa remembered no
doubt, when the states general met and
the king harangued them His speech
over, he put on his hat. and the noblesse
did likewise, according TO their priv.
lege Tie commons hal no such claim
but they also eiapped On their chapeaux
rabattus, amid fierce protests from the
mobiles The revolution might have be
gun that day with scrimmage in the
king presence had he not removed his
OWL hat, when all, If course, did the
same.
But slouched hats hal already caused
riot in Spain, which lasted SO long
and cost SO many lives that 1t might al
most be termed a civil war. This was
20 years earlier. Charles III thought
them untidy. He thought the streets of
his capital untidy also and denounced
both eyesores i'll an ediet. Every Spaniard
henceforth must pin up his Hopping
brim, and every householder of Madrid
must clean the street opposite his prom
ises. Forthwith the people rose. They
Were little interested comparatively, in
the street cleaning, but they would die
for their hats. And good many of them
did, but not unavenged. More than "A
week the fray lasted, but it was thought
remarkable by foreign observers that at
p m regularly the soldiers piled
arms, the furious citizens withdrew
and silence reigned fer one hour. Both
parties We're enjoying the siesta, except,
perhaps, the wounded. After that inter
val they recommended. The king fed,
aud for the rest Of his life he never re-
turned to Madrid willingly. In fact, it
was understood he designed to make Sc
vile the capital henccforth, and only
gave up the project when his ministers
showed him what "A vast sum he had
already spent on the new palace SO,
mighty may be the influence of the hat
i'll state atfairsl Finally the king COM
promised. He withdrew his edict so
far AS the realm at large was concerned.
Within the walls of Madrid every man
must wear his brim pinned up, but out
side he was at liberty to let it SLOUGH.
But the police courts did not cease to
be busy until the fashion changed. -
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
Dancing and Tunnels.

A boy of ! asked to be taken with his
elders to ball. He was told that he
must first learn to dance. Upon this he
delivered himself as follows: But |
tan dance, and my way is more difficult
than your way. ! tan dance alone, but
you have to be holded up" This was
not smartness, perverted ingenuity as
some might suppose. 1t was a bit of
perfectly natural child thought To the
little philosopher there seemed nothing
in the nature of things to make dancers
dance in "pairs' and hold ono another
i'll so tight - grip unless it were to keep
one another from falling.
In many of these naive misinterpreta-
lions of what Is seen the point of the
humor involves, Of course, side hit at
grown up Weaknesses which lie hid
from the child A good example of the
charm of this childish innocence is given
by Mr.. Punch when he makes little
Jessie ask her mamma in railway car
riage, Why do all the tunnels smell SO
strong of brandy" to the disgust of Il
Puritanic looking lady traveller sitting
close by. Here, indeed, suppose, every
body recognizes that the butt of the joke
Is this hypoeritical looking lady with
her carefully hidden bottle
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
Trench a. the Editor Knew IL.

The editor sat in his snug office sur
rounded 10y all the conyeniences ana
comforts that hedge editorial state. a
he chatted with visitor his pen idly
traced the word, pants Dc suede" with
great facility, and his face wore the
most bcatific expression.
Il didn't know you knew French, 50
said tho visitor.
well, | know those three words
mighty well. was once a proofreadcl
on Thu Morning Breeze, as You know.
Bramblc Bros. sent in their Sunday
ads, announcing an immcnse sale OF
pants de suede. Unfortunately an i'm
perfection III the paper turned dash
over the INTO an i, and the compositol
didn' do thing but set up i'll flaming
type, 100, 600 pairs Of pants de snide.
As proofreader | failed to catch the
Franco-American joke, and my career
tremblod IN the balance. "-Chicago
Tribune.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
AMERlCANlZED CHlNAMEN.
How Yankee Sign Painters Sophisticate
Oriental Names.

Row Yankee Sign PAINTERS SophistiCate
Oriental Names.
1t is rather amusing to note the curl
Gus DISCUSSES under which Chinese names
appear on the laundry signboards so
thickly scattered through our cities 1t
is the natural result of the Chinaman's
imperfect acquaintance with English
and the sign painter absolute ignorance
of Chinese.
For instance, John goes to the painter
and explains =" Want paint washee
washee .
"All right. What your nance" asks
the painter.
"Name Cha Lii Ling" replies the
oriental, and down it goes ON the sign,
Charlie Ling.
1t is surprising the number Of these
Charles who wear pigtails but it al
ways come to pass in the way just indi-
Gated.
One sign painter did still better. The
applicant gave his name as Cha Ku Ii.
This III due time appeared on square
red board as follows: "Ghas. Q. Lee,
First Class Chinese Laundry.
1t is often alleged that the Chinese
never become truly American but here
was "A Ghinaman pretty thoroughly
Amcricmizcd, one would fancy. 1t was
from the buuptiOus sign painter, how
ever, that he got his naturalization pa
pers Boston Post
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

A man who has a rouufation for being
very carcles. a. - Il. toi!et was elected
town clerk in one of thu small towns in
his state some time age. and the local
paper thought it would be Il good joke
to announce that
MIR. Makeup will wash himself be.
fore he assumes the office Of town
clerk. "
On reading the notice Nh Makeup
was furious and demanded Il retraction.
which the paper accordingly made the
following day i'll tins fashion.
Mr. Makeup requests us to deny
that he will wash himself before he as
sumes the office of town clerk "
And still Mr. Makeup was not
pleased. How hard it Ca To satisfy some
people!-Our Chris and@5oys
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

A young man Just home from col
lcge, wishing to inspire his little sister
with awe for his learning, pointed to a
star and said;
DO you sec that bright little lumi-
nary: It's bigger than this whole
world "
No faint, said sh&
Yes, it is, " declared fhe young col
legian.
"Then why don't it keep off the
RAIN" was the triumphant rejoinder. -
London Tit-Bits.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

II don't thInk the Kids cnjoy cir
Gus these days as much As they did
when you and | We're logs. " SAID the
man with the BALD spot.
Il know mine doesn't enjoy it as
much as did said the man with the
brindle whlskerN. i was taught III my
early days that it was sinful. Gin
cipnati Enquirer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

Ethel-Why, We must have gone over
the same ground? Tell me about your
trip.
Mr.. Globe Trotter- Well, ! went to
Denver by train, and then crossed the
country 10y easy stages to-
Ethel-Easy Stages; No. | see we
didn't go by the same read, for the
stages we took nearly killed all of us. =
Washington Times
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
One woman'a Descendants.

On a tombstone in Il Walton county
burial ground is the following inscrip-
ton Mrs Susanah Malcolm. Her chill
dren, II; grandchildren, 1874; great
grandchildren, 80; great great grand
children, g. . This makes total of 467
at her death Savannah News
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

The silver 3 cent piece, once familiar
at the counters of postofices, was au-
thorized by act of congress March 3,
1851, and its coinage was begun the
same year. Its coinage was discontinued
Feb. -, 1873
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
Cancer
Of the Breast.

Mr.. A. H. Crausby, of I5S Kerr ST.,
Memphis, Tenn, says that his wife
aa,d no attention to a small lump which
Ptn1neared i'll her breast, but it soon de-
ssppitonei into a cancer of the worst type,
and Notwithstanding the treatment OF
, s best physicians, it continued to
ssoread and grow rapidly, eating two
sfoIes in, her breast. The doctors
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

Over 8, 900 species of butterflies are
known, and Of this number 900 are pc
culiar to North America.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

s o n pronounced
her incurable. A
celebrated New York
specialist then treat
ed her, but she CON
tinued to grow worse
and when informed
that both her aunt
and grandmother had
died from cancer he
gave the case up as
hopeless.
Someone then re-
commended S.S.S.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

The $40 goldpiece was authorized by
act of congress April. ?, 1872, and Its
coinage was begun i'll 1894
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03
Stick to
- Welcome.

New England housekecp-
CTS are too wide awake to be
fooled into buying inferior
.oap more than once, just
because there is a present
Given with it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

The German empire has 10, $50, 900
women over the age Of Is
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-09-03

and though little hope remained, she
begun it, and an improvement was no.
iced The cancer commenced to heal and
uben she had taken several bottles it
disappeared entirely, and although sew
eral years have elapsed, not a sign of
the disease has ever returned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12

in Bavaria a complete church has been
built of paper-walls, roofs, columns, al
tarand spire all being of the same mater
iaI. In Breslau there is a chimney-shaft
over fifty feet high made of paper pulp,
chemically mixed to resist combustion,
while MANY of the most tasteful man
sions on the continent are fitted with man
tells, frames and even gilded chandeliers,
with other articles of every description,
from gaspipes to floors and staircases,
composel OF this substance. Perhaps the
most extraordinary use for this material
is that. of making cigars. The paper,
which is very finely cut is thoroughly
soalSed in a solution of tobacco refuse
boiIed in water This is afterward dried
and pressed and, after being thoroughly
finished off, is mixed with the genuine ar
smoker
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
Bah ON HIGH ART.
The Observing Woman Writer Looks
Around and Admires It's Development.


ainS HowW
Frightened Louis steven
Observation-Disclosures no i've in BOard
HOuses-AnnOyances Has tIy to Put
Places Our
Childhood Days RecaIIe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
Reductions!
Mems
Underwear.


right that great lots have sold down TO small
eminders. A good many OF them Will not be
enewed.
Al 39c-Natural and White Wool Shirts
and Drawers. have been SOC.
AT s1.3s-A Suit OF Underwear that has
been $3.50
AT s25O-A Suit of Underwear that has
been $3.50
AT s2.75-Natural Wool Underwear that
has been s400.
AT s.. 5O-The Suit, $500 and $500 Under
wear
AT T5c EACH-Drawers fine wool, the 81 80
quality. Shirts all sold.
ATS PAIR-Men's Wool Half Hose, u.s.
ual Csc
AT sLO5-Screven's Winter Weight Elastic
Side Drawers
Mems Carriers, 100,
Mems $50 Half Hose, 16c
Mems Suspenders Ice.
Main Floor, Right.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12
Corset Covers
Drawers

AT 19c-Of Muslin. deep hem and plaits,
cut wide. Not moro than three 10 a
buyer.
AT 25c-Ten different STYLES OF heavy Mus.
lin Drawers. hem and bunch plaits ruffle
OF embroider. cut very wide,
AT 5Jc-Of Muslin or Cambria Umbrella
and other shapes, yoke bands. clusters OF
tucks, lace and embroidery trimmed.
AT 9Sc-Of Cambria fine quality Umbrella
and other shapes beading and lace trim.
med, exquisltely made and finished.
Others up to 81 90
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12

Muslin Our January Muslin Underwear selling
Underwear. has become famous. This fourth annual
sale brings you the most perfectly made
garments we have shown-and the fact of gathering
10000 pieces for single months business has made pos
sbe values nobody dreamed of Prices sound familiar
but the garments are newly dainty
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-12

AT sl25-All Wool
Ladies' fslRSSd Vests silk
Wool AG oF Crew Fine R Msi5s
Underwear. to xe ms,c and Pants
AT S150-Fine All
front
AT s1.O0 AND UP-Ladies' and Misses
Ribbed Combination Suits.
AT 49c-Ladies' Cotton Vests pants to
match.
Vests.
AT s5c-chiIdren's All Wool Pants, any
size.
Center Aisle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
SAILORS DROWNED.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 3O.-The Barge
Sumatra, c"nsort .; the W. B. Armed,
bound down from Chicago with load
of railroad iron, foundered off Govern
ment Pier here this morning. Four
sailors were drowned. The captain,
mate and cook were rescued by the
life saving crew. The members of the
crew lost were: Arthur Burnstead,
Chas Hemmer, Patrick Peterson and
Peter Anderson, all of West Bay City,
Michigan.
The Inflated barge went down with
scarcely a moments notice and &C
cording to the statements of Captain
johnson and mate. the crew did not
have time to mount the rigging after
realizing that the vessel was founder
ing. "She seemed to go down like lot
of lead in a minute or two," was the
way Captain Johnson described 1t. The
Sumatra was owned by the Mills
Transportation Co., Port Huron, Mich.
She had an insurance valuation in the
Inland Lloyds register Of $4,000
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
OFFICES SEEKING THE MEN.

Denver. Colo, Sept. 30.-The middle
of the road Populists have been having
considerable trouble in getting candi-
dates to accept nomination on their
ticket. Those who have consented to
run are David H. Waite for Governor,
Geo. Ash for lieutenant governor, ]. w.
Curtis for secretary of state. John Nc
Andrew for attorney general and G. ].
Blakely for superintendent of public
instruction.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
Cbe Daily Light.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80.
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Anita Withers has returned
from Europe.
w. G. Butler, of Kennedy, is at
the Mahncke.
Miss Louise Cotton has returned
from Yoakum.
Mr.. George Costing is again in
the city, on business.
B. F. Moss, a stockman of Rock
port, is at the Southern.
Capt. John Sharer has returned
from visit to Colorado.
Mr.. A. G. Valdez, editor of Ell
Heraldo, is home again from Colo
RADIO.
Mrs. Frank Adams left today for
two weeks visit to friends in St.
Louis.
Sam Martin has returned from
q two weeks business trip to st.
Louis.
r. l.. Doak, a Pleasanton stock
man, is registered at the Southern
hotel.
Mrs. F. E. Vance and daughter,
Miss Lille, have returned from
st. Louis.
Mrs. H. H. Rowe and children,
from Alpine, Texas, are at the
Southern.
DIR. j. HI. White and G. F. Held
enreich and wife, of Kyle, are at
the Mahncke.
John ID. Rhodes, of this city, has
returned from an extended visit to
relatives in Virginia.
Eugene F. Brady, night editor
New York Tribune, is visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Fl. P. Drought, in this
city.
DR.. VIM. Meter and his little
daughter returned yesterday from
summer visit to Wisconsin
places.
Mr.. Willard Mann, of the South.
western insane asylum, went to
Rockdale yesterday on a visit to
his parents.
DIR. Adolph Herff was called to
Eagle Pass yesterday to attend Mr..
and Mrs. M. j. Oppenheimer's
child, which was seriously ill.
Mr.. Silva Heimann and wife
have returned from Battle Creek,
Mich, and other points north,
where they spent the summer.
Robert Driscoll, q well-known
stockman of Corpus Christi, is in
the city, accompanied by his son.
They are stopping at the Menger.
Misses Emelia and Helen Caen,
OF New York, will arrive in San
Antonio Sunday to spend the win
ter with their cousin, Mr.. Issy
Cahen
Mr.. E. X. Baker, general super
intendent of the South Texas d.
vision of the Southwestern Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, is
in the city from Austin, and is
quartered at the Menger.
Judge A. de la Fuente and j. E.
Reyes, of Monclovs, Mex, the lat
ter prominent attorney, are at
the Mshncke. Judge Fuente is &C.
companied by his son, Juan r. de
la Fuente, who is here to attend
college.
Mr.. NJ. A. Vernon, a capitalist Of
Pittsburg, Pa, arrived in the city
yesterday and left this morning
for Monterey, Mex, where he is in
terested with Mr.. Aaron French
aud others in the new electric
plant being erected at that place.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
CALIFORNIA WILL CALL TOO.

San Francisco, Sept. 9O.-California
will not be left out in the procession of
States sending delegates to Canton to
participate in the demonstrations on
the Mckinley lawn. Some time bet
ween now and October 18th not less
than 1000 Californian3, and probably
twice that number. will pay their re-
spects to the Republican leader at his
home.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
HIS THIRD TERM.

Fernando Rodriguez, a Mexican, So
years of age, was adjudged insane In
the Probate court this morning. He
was in the insane asylum about -FOUR
years ago and was discharged as cured.
He was tried again and convicted and
this is his third trial. He has also
broken out of the city fail and threat
ened to kill the police.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
FOR HIDE AND ANIMAL INSPECT

WILL Caps, authorizes the Light
sto announce him as a candidate for the
office of HIDE AND ANIMAL IN
sPECToR, at the ensuing election,
November 8, and solicits the support
of his friends and the public.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30
EoR DISTRICT CLERK.

The Light is authorized to announce
HENRY UMSCHEID as a candidate
for the office of District Clerk, of Bex-
ar county, at the election November ).
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30

bridge was carried away cries for help
were distinctly heard coming from 1t.
1t is impossible to search the ruins.
Diligent examination being made today
by the aid of boats but so far without
success. The bridge cost about 81 900.
900.
Baltimore, Md, Sept SO-A severe
hurricane struck this city at midnight
last night. Houses were unroofed,
wires Frustrated, windows smashed
and sign boards blown from their fast
enings. The high wind forced the wa
ter in the harbor up to the level of the
streets and almost the entire northern
water front is submerged. Several
sChoOners tied up at Pratt street wharf
broke from their mornings and are rest
ing in the middle of the street. The
lower floors and cellars of warehouses
were flooded. The storm was accom-
panied by a heavy down-pour of rain.
Savannah, Ga, Sept. 30.-The West
Indian cyclone that swept over the city
and this section yesterday has hardly
been equalled for intensity AMI de-
struction within the memory of those
now living. The wind reached it's
height shortly after IL o'clock but it's
exact velocity may never be known.
The instrument at the Weather bureau
registered &C miles an hour and then
went to pieces, while the barometer
went to 24.S0. 1t would have gone low
err and even below the 1881 of 1898 had
the storm continued longer. The blow
was practically over within two and
one-half hours but for that time it
M, INT
known. Tin roofs were special play
things of the wind. There must have
been 100 tons of tin rolled off the roofs
in Savannah yesterday. Bricks and
wires fell everywhere and hundreds of
roofs were totally demolished. 1t is
impossible to enumerate the buildings
unroofed or partially destroyed. Shat
tered trees covered every street and
these, with hundreds of fallen wires,
made the streets impossible for sever
al hours. The total damage is estima-
ted at from 100000 to s1,00O,000 in Sa-
vannah and Chatham county. The list
of fatalities, so far, is about nine in all
in or near this city. There has been
no way of reaching the islands near
the coast, where it is likely the fatali-
ties may be in the hundreds.
Wallace Johnson, young white man
was killed by falling roof at Gordon
wharf. w. J. L. Thompson was killed
in the wreck of the A. S. Bauss Lum-
Der mill. Four negroes were killed in
house on 18th street. Another negro
was killed by a falling tree. Captain
C. ]. Murphy. of the tug Turner, which
sunk in the river, was drowned. ]. c.
Mcclure, of the Southeastern Plaster
company, and a negro were drowned
on a barge.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-30

have suffered more than any other
section of the country.
The damage in the Borough is esti-
mated at a half million dollars. The
streets this morning were filled with
portions of wrecked buildings. Not one
of the many manufacturing plants
along the river escaped injury; as the
bridge was carried away cries for help
were distinctly heard coming from it.
1t is impossible to search the ruins.
Diligent examination being made today
by the aid of boats but so far without
success. The bridge cost about 81 200,
900.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-05-28
A Pointer For Fishermen.

Here's pointer for disciples Of
lzaak Walton who have poor luck
fishing According to Cosmos, Dutch
fishermen take astonishing catches by
means of the following very simple
plan They put a number of live
worms and insects in bottle partially
filled with water and then cork it
securely. The bottle is dropped into
the water, the fisherman sinking his
line alongside. 1t appears that the
sight of the wriggling contents of the
bottle SO excites the appetite of the
finny tribe that they fall easy victims
to the baited hook.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-05-28

The Shakers of Mount Lebanon, a
community Of simple, honest, God.
fearing men and women, have prepar-
ed the Shaker Digestive Cordial for
many years, and it is always the same,
simple, honest, curative medicine
that has helped to make the Shakers
the healthy, long-lived people that
they are. The Shakers never have
indigestion. This is partly owing to
their simple mode of life, partly to
the wonderful properties of Shaker
Digestive Cordial. Indigestion is caus-
ed by the stomach glands not supply
ing enough digestive juice. Shaker
Digestive Cordial supplies what's
wanting. Shaker Digestive Cordial
invigorates the stomach and all its
glands SO that after awhile they don't
need help. As evidence of the honesb
of Shaker Digestive Cordial, the
formula is printed on every bottle.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to
$I.oo per bottle.