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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Lehigh Valley OmeiaIs Here.

A party of Lehigh Valley officials, accom-
panied by newspaper representa- yes, arrived
in town this morning from Pottsville, at
which place they made a short stop. The
railroad men are connected with the freight
and passenger departments of the company
and are located at Bethlehem and Mauch
Chunk. After making a short stop here the
party left for Hazleton and other points on
the Lehigh Valley system and to their various
homes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
NO APPOINTMENTS MADE.


Chairman Edwards Says He Has Not
Selected His Secretaries.
P~oTTsvILLE, Aug, 1s.-The announcement
was made last evening in a local paper TO the
effect that County Chairman Edwards had
selected Luther K. Hannum and Charles A.
Snyder, Esq, as his secretaries to aid him in
conducting the political campaign in this
county. Just prior to his boarding a train
for Philadelphia this morning Mr., Edwards
informed your representative that he had not
yet made public his selection of secretaries,
but that he would do so upon his return from
the city. He also stated that he would prob
ably name the men who would be members Of
the executive committee in a few days.
The paper in question also gave what pur-
ported to be the proceedings of the meeting of
the candidates at which the county chairman
was elected, although the session was a secret
one. One or two of the candidates who were
present at the meeting emphatically repudiate
the article, and one of them goes so far
as to say that there is not one word Of truth
contained in the article, especially that por-
ton purporting to give the vote on the
chairman.
While Chairman Edwards says he has not
made public the names Of the secretaries, yet
it is generally understood that Messrs.
Snyder and Hannum will be selected for the
positions,
Will, Cl...I,t. to. 900, o., T.,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Brennan,s New Restaurant.
Grand Army bean soup tonight.
Hot lunch tomorrow morning.
Obituary.

Martin Dixon, one of the most efficient
and popular motormen in the employ of the
%Schuylkill Traction Company, died yester-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the home of
his mother-in-law, in Connors' patch. The
deceased was % years of age and was married
only last April. He suffered from a compli-
cation of diseases and the most pronounced
was Brights' disease.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Free silver sneeches.

The free silverites have opened their cam
paign in this county. Prof, Whitehead, of
New Jersey, is making speeches in favor Of
the 10 TO l idea, and last night spoke to a
small audience at Pinegroye. Tonight he
will hold forth at fremont, and will con-
tinue his tour through the county.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Sew Jerseys Gold Democratic Committee.

Now jerseys GOlu democratic committee
JERSEY CITY, Aug. 1S.-A meeting of
gold standard Democrats was held here
yesterday afternoon and determined upon
a state mass convention at Trenton Aug.
20, and selected a state committee. The
state committee selected is as follows: A.
ID. Deronde, II. ID. WintOn, William b.
Wills, r. w. d. Albany, j.. Howard Car
roll, James +. Floring, Hamilton Wallis
DIR. Leonard ]. Gordon, Otto Grouse, w.
Hall Apgar, @. w. d. Vroom, John II.
Blackwell, James Nelson, James Parker,
John Hone, II. B. Little, Paul Revere,
George H. Yeamans, William Il. Gourley,
Theodore Monford, Samuel r. Smith, A.
B.. Carleton, 5. NJ. Williams and p f,
Rittenhouse, Members-at-large Edward
ID. Meaney of Essex, William b. Wills of
Burlington, John d. McGin Of Hudson
and j. Howard Carroll of Camden. The
committee was empowered to fill vacan-
cies. Deronde and Williams are members
of the regular committee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Hope section Addressed.

Rev. Alfred Heebner, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, last evening addressed
the members Of Hope Section No, 10, J. T, of
II. & T., on the principles of the organize
ton. There was large attendance and a
vote Of thanks was rendered Rev. Heebner,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Kendriek House Free Lunch.
Pea soup for free lunch tonight.
Hot lunch tomorrow morning.
Farewell Party.

A farewell party was held last evening at
the home of Mrs. Hartman, on North Chest
nut street, in honor of the Misses Hartman
of Lebanon, who departed for their homes
this morning, A large crowd was present
and a very enjoyable evening was spent.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
VIII Picnic ON Thursday.

The Welsh Baptist, Welsh Methodist,
Welsh Congregational and the English Bap-
fist Sunday schools will hold their annual
picnic at Lakeside IN Thursday. Should the
weather be favorable a large crowd will be
present.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
A nrldnl Cnnnle Returns.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F., James returned
home last evening from their bridal tour to
Washington and other points Of interest.
They are occupying a handsomely furnished
house on South West street, where they are
receiving the congratulations Of their many
friends
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

Ex-Postmaster W. r.. Cole, Of Pottsville,
has again assumed the position of editor-in-
chief of the Miners Journal. Under the
guiding hand of Mr.. Cole that paper will no
doubt again assume the position it formerly
held among the inland dailies of the state.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Attended tho Dnnce.

The monthly hops of the Philoptrian club,
Of Shamokin, at Maysville park, are becom-
ing very popular, and the attendance in
Creases at each hop. The one given last
evening was attended by a large number of
town folks.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

Tudor Llewellyn, son of Joseph Reese, of
Lost Creek No, 2, was buried to-day in the
odd Fellows cemetery Of own The de-
ceased was IA years of age and died on Sat
urday last from pleuro-pneumOnia,
The funeral of Edward, son of Anthony
and Bridget Sweeney, of West Apple alley,
took place this afternoon. Interment was
made in the AnnunciatiOn cemetery.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

George Rubinski, Of Brownsville, sustained
a severe cut on the head last night by a fall
of rock in a breast of the Shenandoah City
colliery. DIR. Stein found that the cut pene-
trated TO the skull, but was not dangerous.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

Car load q peaches will arrive Wednesday
morning at Pennsylyania depot. Prices to
suit the times
S-l7~4t w WILLIAM WooMER.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
At Rreen,s RinIto Cafe.

Vegetable soup will be served as free
lunch tomorrow morning. Plenty for
everybody.
Meals served at all hours.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18
Chr Lond of Penches.

A thousand baskets Of peaches will arrive
at Pennsylvania depot on Wednesday morn
ing at 800 o'clock. Prices to suit the times.
S-l7-4t WILLIAM WOOMER.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

The truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. That's our motto and we
add leather, solid leather and nothing but
leather, That's the way our shoes are built,
7-lS-tf FACTORY SHOE STORE.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

Ma4iAAt ktIetlender's public sale of horses
atttaoloiIe'&9skrge crowd this afternoon in
56kep1 tASIt|@ reeable weather and many
~ tt'st48l4sN. Several horses were sold
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-18

Pea soup for free lunch tonight.
Hot lunch tomorrow morning.
Meals served at all hours.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16
"A, Strange Rabbit Freak.

Miss Bertrand, young lady living In
Tocaloma, Calg is the owner Of q rabbit
that differs from any other rabbit men
toned in zoology. This particular bon
ME has but one ear, and that one Is To-
Gated directly on top Of It's head and Is
about twice as large as 1t ought to be.
Miss Bertrand's father Is a hotel pro.
prietor, and the odd-looking rabbit Is a
great pet around the hostelry. Accord.
Ing to the San Francisco Call, the rabbit
must have known that he was different
from other rabbits and therefore enti.
tied to some consideration. foF lie ap
preached the hotel as IL DESTROYS of be.
Ing captured. se@ l.
ssaHlalp chaseds&6pdM not run away
but hid In clump of bushes and re
NAMED there until his captpr. picked
him up. Since then he has become very
tame, but t no time did the little fellow
cvInce any great amount of fear.
The body of the rabbit Is just like
that of any other cotton-tall, and so Is
his head. The fur Is the same, and the
animal seems to be about the size OF
other members Of the same species. But
he has only one ear, and this gives him
an uncanny appearance. He has been
dubbed the Unicorn Rabbit and the
solitary ear gives him n feroclous as
pect- M " rs
While bunnie has but one otter ear
there seem to be two orinces. The open.
ings are at the sides Of the ear and not
far from the usual places. From around
them the skin grows toward the center
Of the head, where 1t unites and forms
the single large ear. The opening OF
hollow part of the ear Is turned back.
ward instead of to the sides, as ia usual
with rabbits ears. ~ ~
The rabbit does not seem to be annoy.
ed by having but one ear. He hops
about the hotel as contepted as any rab.
bit could be. and when picked up and
petted seems to be delighted at receiv.
Ing the Alteration.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16
Spiders that Trap Birds.

KangarOos are not the only curious
animals to be found In Australia,
Spiders of enormous size and strength
grow there. w. j. Rainbow, the natur-
alist, who has devoted his attention to
the animals OF that country. tells Of
spiders as large as birds which con-
struct webs of enormous size, some
measuring as much as thirty feet
across.
In building the webs the spiders use
two kinds of silk. One white, dry and
somewhat brittle, is used for the frame
work of the net and for the guys and
supports. The other kind Is yellow, ex-
cedingly viscid and elastic. Sometimes
the nets are close to the ground, and at
other times several feet high, but they
are always constructed 50 as to be ex-
posed to the rays of the sun.
While the traps are set for insects,
they are strong enough to hold small
birds which become entangled In the
clinging strands. and are soon helpless
and are easily dispatched by the spi-
ders.
III. ohs 'iis't III NOSo AOt pN-
lieve that the spiders eat the birds
after catching them. Spiders have been
known to attack birds which have thus
been caught and speedily put them to
death. but 1t Is thought that this Is done
to prevent injury to the webs, and not
with view of securing the bodies of
the feathered victims.
1t seems that these large spiders eat
largely for the pleasure it affords them.
They are exceedingly voracious. and
will consume several times their own
weight in food within twenty-four
hours. when 1t can be had. But il
foked to do without, they can live for
many days without either food or wa
ter. This indicates that they disobcy
the old maxim and live to eat, instead of
eating to live.
Nearly all tropical countries produce
giant spiders, the Fiji Islands being par.
ticularly well stocked. Giraffe tells OF a
net he found there which was more
than thirty feet across. and must have
contained several miles of silk. The
labor of spinning the web as well as of
arranging it was something enormous.
The spiders are fairly intelligent and
are easily tanned
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16

against the closed end In the good old
WAY tinfii the window opens. But then
one docs not see that lightning work by
ambidcxtrous men that one has seen
'iat bigger shows. There is difference
between taking 'carc@6f 20,000-sales ut
90 cents and selling a thousand tickets
at dime. t.4 -,
Tho children gaze in amazement at
the dazzling cavalcadc of fine gentle
iuen,and beautcous ladies, and do not
recognize In the men of bright feathers
the hustlcrs Of props In the ring
IVORY Them nomss the arena work.
,Thc'p ancipal actslead. The riders do
,the pm mon things with the grace of
long brncticc. and as Champion So-and-
lso lcaxcs the ring he stops to talk n mo-
lncnt with the tripping beauty who is
about to essay the trapeze. The ira
'pczists move to slow music by the
~baud, Which consists OF half dozen
lunneYmcd musicians stationed by the
~uttes "T.:e CHILDREN, who make up
;;two7thirds of the audience, cheer as
,tl,e. daring feople in 'flcshings skin
the cat and perform other wonder;
fful fats thirty feet above ground.
Igomciimcs two sisters or brothers. rare
II three of a family, poise themselves
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16
Napoleon and His Brother Louis.

From earliest childhood certain quail
ties of Louis had cndeared him to Ma
poleon. The school OF poverty, in
which the younger brother had been
the pupil OF the elder, was likewise a
school OF fratcrnal affection. Through
out the Italian and Egyptian campaigns
they stood in intimate relations as gen
eral and aide-de-camp, and one OF the
earliest cares OF the First Consul was
to bestow the beautiful Hortense de
Beauharnais on his favorite brother. In
1901 Louis was made general, then
councillor of state, and finally In 1906
he was elevated to the throne of Hol-
land. His child until its untimcly death
was cherish ed by Napoleon as son lcs-
tined to inherit imperial greatness. But.
like the other royal Bonapartes, the
King of Holland regarded his high es-
tate not as n gift from the Emperor,
but as right. He ruled the land as
signed him, IL not in his own interest.
at least not In that of the Empire, and
from the outset filed his letters with
bitter complaints Of all that entered
into his lot. not excepting his wife. Ma
polcon admonisbcd and threatened.
but to no avail. The interests OF his
own royalty and of the Dutch were
nearer to Louis than those OF the En-
pire.-Century. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16

infrequently, but 1t is appreciated there
as nowhere else. The city, with its
free shows. it's constant excitement,
cannot find the novelty in one Of these
exhibitions that appeals to the village
lad, who ordinarily leads quiet life.
Yet the latter is critical. He knows a
genuinely good show when he sees 1t.
The procession must nc up-to-date, the
menagcrie must contain real wild
beasts. the ring spec!altles must be
new, or at least artistic and Ingenious.
A peep behind the scenes in which he
discerns the lady rider practicing for n
Mazeppa ride; the leading horseman
teaching his boy TO accompany him in
daring fight; the trainer educating
the monkey to turn somersaults; the
ringmastcr painting spots in his fav-
oritc charger, all these give zcst to the
real finished entertainment, and the
youthful spectator enjoys every act,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16

freaks In order as to govern an EN-
plre." He was not far wrong. for the
jealousIes and chickering's OF these pco-
pie go on forever.
The amount of money required to put
a first-class show on the road Is enor-
nous. In some cases hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars are laid out In animals,
In wagons, tents, In advertising and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16
The Ideal Female Arm.

81 find great difficulty in getting n
model with good arms said we'll
known sculptor recently. 1T is aston
ishing how very few women have arms
that conform to the standard. A perfect
arm measured from the armpit to the
wrist joint should be twice the length
of the head. The upper part of the arm
should be large, full and well rounded.
The forearm must not lie too fat. not
nearly so fiat'asa mars, for example.
A dimple at the elbow adds beauty to
well-proportioned arm.
"FrOm n well-molded shoulder the
whole arm should taper in long, grace
full curves to Il symmetrical and round
ed wrist.'It is better to aluvc an arm tina t
low the generally accepted lines. For
instance. full, round upper arm which
is joined to a fat-or thin forearm has
o very bad effect. 1t is only degree
worse, however, thaHSa graceful, we'll
nodded forearm tackled on to a thin,
scrawny upper arm.
"Correctness Of form is not the only
thing necessary for n good arm. The
owner must possess the power of cx-
PRECISION in her, ARMS. r1As. general
thing American womeu are deficient In
this. Thqeea tionallfles -Mhich show
the most Expression III their arms are
thclSpanish, French and Italians. The
warmest admirer Of Sarah Bernhardt
would not claim that she had beautiful
arms, yet no one can say that the divine
Sarah ever appears ungainly in conse-
quence. Much more lies in the faculty
of arm expression than is generally sup
posed"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16

such rs lions and tigers, must Of neces-
sity be genuine. and, Of course, If they
survive the winter are ready for the
spring trade. There must also be real
giraffe, for even the ingenuity Of a
Snowman has not yet succeeded in con-
irving an imitation Of giraffe that
will pass muster with even the most
guileless small boy. and a bogus clc-
plant would be quite as difficult to
palm off as a manufactured giraffe or
hippopotamus.
Then the business of handling a great
aggregation of men, animals and curl
osities is of itself a speciality. in which
very few become adept. Nor is II
any small task to keep in proper sub.
lection the conflicting interests and In.
cllnations of tho swarm Of specialties
freaks. performers, and the like, who
form an integrali part of every show
They are always quarreling about
nothing. and require constant manipu.
lation to prevent them from causing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16

latest inventions In this line is the fold
ing gospel car" 1t looks like an ordi-
nary freight car when made up In the
train, but WHICH grows and expands
into d comfortable, commodious chapel,
with a stceple and bell tower, when the
itinerant evangelist sets up his wheeled
house of worship on siding.
>. These cars are run on parallel tracks
side by side, the floor sections are
swung down to fill 1.-The space between the
cars, and are clamped together so as to
make q solid floor. The roof sections
swing out to within a short distance Of
each. other, and extension pieces are
clamped between, and the whole Is in
closed by walls which are bolted and
clamped In place. These walls have
windows In them, and when the entire
affair Is pNt together the railroad chapel
extends over two tracks and overhangs
on each side.
The machinery for raising a steeple
over the queer church is capable Of lift
ing the framework to good height,
and when this Is put on there Is nothing
but the railroad track and car wheels
to indicate the character Of the house
Braces and rods strengthen the floor
and stlffen the walls and roofs, and
everything Is made so that the meeting
house can be set up or taken down In a
short time.1c 81
When railroad companies were reach
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16

tiers, the great spider-crab nourishee
and attains Ills greatest size In the wa.
tiers Of the Japan seas.
Though often encountered by coral
and pearl hunters, the monster Is sell
dom trapped. and so only four specl.
mems OF full-grown spider-crabs are to
be found In this country.
A fine specimen Is In Rutgers College
Museum OF Natural History. Two are
In the collections OF the Leland Stan.
ford and Cornell universities. The
fourth specimen is In private collec.
ton In Philadelphia.
While the largest and most feroclous
of deep-sea ;crustacea, the spider-crah
is the most defenselcss. Nature has not
provided 1t with single weapon Of de-
Tense against It's many enemies. ~
+ Still, the appearance of the spider.
crab is his best defense, and he is mas,
ter OF the scaled and filmed things that
live in the oceans depths.
The spIder-crab Is SO named because
of its strong resemblance to the famil,
lar spinning insect Its habits are
however, those Of the crab family. The
long legs, which often exceed forty feet
in length, are thickly covered with
coarse black hair. The body, often IF.
teen feet In circumference, Is also GOV.
cred with hair, In which barnacles, sea.
weed and tiny shellfish make their
home.
The spider-crab when attacked ex.
udes an overpowering odor, which per-
meates the water around 1t, while II
lashes its long, hairy, fearsome arms
until the water seethes. n
The food Of the spider-crab is for the
most part decayed animal matter. The
creature is abnormally indolent. 1t will
fasten on clump Of coral and remain
there immovablc for many hours. &
The japanese pearl divers assert that
the touch of the spider-crab Is as fatal
as the sting of cebra's fang, but the
usual fighting method of the monster
is to embrace its enemy, fish or human,
intts huge, hairy tentacles, where death
by smothering comes slow but sure.
The spider-crab's human victims are
not numerous, though just how many
coral and pearl hunters have been suffo-
Gated in it's terrible arms no one will
ever know.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16
NOW THE SHAKER BONNET.
Quaint Hendgear,IikcIy to FoIlov
the RevivatSf the Poke.

Quaint Hendgeart Likely to Follow
the RevivatSSf the Poke.
Fashionable miliIhers are generally
looking forward to- the time--and at
no far distant dayS either-when the
shaker bonnet will-tr all the rage. The
revival of the pokN, has prepared the
public eye FOR thHA revival of other
quaint styles of heAdgear and the mil
liners have thoughtfully arranged that
the public eye shat5not be disappoint-
cd. Other quainfSfashions have fol-
lowed 1t. Bonnets. which would be
shaker in plain circles, are making their
appearance wit1fdtrimmings which
place them In the ffont ranks of fash
ion. One of the pfettiest notifications
Of the bonnet ibeloSed of the Friends,
is of pale gray STRAW, trimmed with
gray tulle and soft pink faille and
given touch Of worldly brilliancy by
three rhinestone BdtkIes. The pink
faillc forms b0wPo one side and
folds decorously os4er the front to the
other side, where gFdy tulle. is punched
into big rosette. i'1'he round buckles
trim the bonnet's' ledge, and broad
strings Of tulle tleislightly on one side
beneath the chin. with this demure
little bonnet a pretty Jacket is designed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-16


the curl. While the cane is grasped
tightly In the wise, the upper end is
placed in a steef'spring having a cast
iron handle, which is drawn sharply
around, warpinget'} cane at this point
into the precise shape desired. When
taken out Of the Wise the handle is tied
with cord, to prevent 1t from straight
ening out to It's original shape.
After 1t has lain for some days In this
condition and the curl Is permanently
formed, the cane Is thoroughly scub-
bed in a hot water bath. The next step
is to either put 1t in the stain box or
to finish it in some, other desired man
'ncr. In the staining process quite a
degree of skill is required, because IL
the cane is colored in tasteful shade
1t will meet with reader sale. To
achieve this result the mixing Of acids
and color in the Staining compound
must be very delfcately done. Some
of the canes, instead OF Being stained
by liquid, are Sired" This opera
ton Is performed by moving the cane
backward and forward in gas jet
flame, elongated by, means Of blower,
which forces a current Of air through
1t. The work has to be done very care
fully by hand, SO ethat the heat pro-
duccs uniform effect upon the wood.
Then the cane is ready either for var
nishing or polishing by chemical proc
ess, whichever it ihay be.
After 1t is polished the cane goes
into the hands of a trimmer, who pre-
pares 1t For whatever additional orna-
mentation It is to receive. The handle
Is then carefully Shaved down to fit