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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

Edward Partridge, the board of trade
plunger, who died at Chicago recently, was
worth 50, 100000. He left no will. The
estate will thus be divided among his five
children, the widow being allowed her share
of one-third of the personal property and a
life interest in one-third of the realty.
Seven steamers from New York for Eu-
rore one day last week took out thousand
cabin passengers, and three steamers sail
ing to-day will carry off 1910 saloon pas
sengers, or all that can be packed into the
first and second-class accommodations.
The exodus at present is said to be
equal to the highest average of
June. 1t means another large summers
expenditure of American means abroad,
which must be covered either by an export
of gold or by an extra export of goods at
the foreign price level.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

The school census recently taken at Chi
cago tends to show a loss of $4,000 in pop
ulation in two years. An eX-mayor of the
city was asked how he accounted for the
decrease. "The last school census two
years ago." said he, twas bungled. The
federal census of 1890 gave US l, 1000
Four years later we take a school census
and find we number l, 800 600. This is out
of all proportion, and is about 100000 too
large. The present school census corrobo-
rates this statement"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
state Prohibition Convention.

F. II. Shepard, chairman of the state
committee, and Geo. l.. Story, secretary,
have issued the following call: A mass
convention of the Prohibition party of
Vermont will meet at Capitol hall, Mont
pelier, Thursday, May I, at 2 o'clock p. NJ,
for the purpose of nominating state tick
ct, presidential electors, and nine delegates
and alternates to the national convention
to be held at Pittsburg, Pa, May 27, 1896
The successful progress of any party de-
ponds on the earnestness and enthusiasm
of its adherents. In view of this let there
be large gathering at Montpelier this
year
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
The same Old story.

Selma d. Hardy, prosperous farmer Of
Saxonville, Mass, was buncoed out of
$1,000 by two confidence men Tuesday and
the only thing he has to show for his
money is a tin box which they said con-
tanned $4,000, but which really held only
brick. 1t was the same old story of the
susceptible agrarian and the delusive three
card monte game.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
United States Cruiser Columbia
RRmmed.

The Old Dominion line steamer Wyan-
oke, while leaving her dock at Newport
News, Monday night, fouled with the
cruiser Columbia, which was lying out in
the stream taking in coal. and sunk under
her forefoot. The crew and passengers
were all saved and taken ashore. The
Columbia had a hole stove in her side
above the water line and seam was open
ed in her plates on the opposite side. She
will go to the Norfolk navy yard for re-
pairs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Huge Mastodon for Rutger. College. |

HUke 1H"5IUUUH IOI NUIEeIs OOIIeEe'
The largest mastodon in this country is
now undergoing mounting at Rochester, n.
Y. This monster was found in New Jer-
sey. 1t is being mounted for Rutgers col
lege. 1t is supposed the huge beast wan
dered through The forests of New Jersey
hundreds of years ago, and while wallow
ing in the mud sank so deeply that he was
unable to extricate himself and persisted.
Fortunate was it for science that the death
of the animal came about in this manner,
for had he persisted on the solid soil, his
bones would have been destroyed. The
mud that covered his bones kept them in
good condition through the centuries which
interviewed from the time of his death to
the finding by farmer few years ago. Its
height is from II to - feet, and with tusks
its length is "a feet.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Cubans Have Burned Property Valued
at SI,OOO,OOO.

The Cubans have burned all of the to-
bacco plantations belonging to Pedro Mu-
rias, near Dimas, in the Pinar del Rio prov
ince, together with other property. Over
destroyed. The loss is estimated at over
100000, that of Murias alone being
100000. The misery resultant from the
firing of the plantations is terrible Three
thousand persons are rendered homeless,
They are being protected by the govern
ment as best they can be, and fed with mil
itary rations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
OIL Can Explosion Costs Three Lives.

Augusta Scharnicsky and her two chill
dren, Ella and Annie, aged four and three,
respectively, were burned to death Thurs
day at Cleveland, Ohio, by the explosion of
a coal oil can. Mrs. Scharnicsky attempt
ed to hasten a slow-burning fire by throw
ing oil upon the flames.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Italians XIII 500 Dery,sh.s.

Advces have been received at Suakim,
saying that part of the Italian garrison at
Kassala, conformity with a detachment Of
the Italian forces from Mokran, nade an
attack upon a force of 5000 dervishes,
whom they defeated and pursued to Golsa.
The Italians killed 500 dervishes and lost
100 of their own men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
The Finest Ship in Her Glass I'm the
World.

The battle ship Massachusetts, in her
official trip Saturday, on the Cape Ann
course, covered the 81 knots of the official
government course in 3 hours, 80 minutes
and % seconds, making the magnificent
average speed for the four hours of 1915
knots-a speed which places her in front of
ships of her class of all the navies of the
world. The average speed of the Massa-
chusetts was over half knot greater than
that of her sister ship, the Indiana, which
made 1851 knots on her official trial trip.
The contract of the Cramps with the gov
eminent called for a bonus of S25, ZOO for
every quarter knot made by the ship above
10, and by her great performance the bat
tie ship earned for her builders premium
of 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

years has created a greater feeling of sor-
row throughout the village.
A bell foundry is the latest industry at
Fair Haven. 1t will be established by a
Boston concern. Abont $50 hands will be
employed Citizens of the town have raised
$50, 900, which will be one half of the stock.
Hon. John w. Hartshorn, IS, died at his
home in Lunenburg Friday. He had rep
resented Lunenburg in the house and the
senate of the state legislature and had held
the Office of judge of probate for number
of years.
The stockholders of the Bennington
electric railway voted Tuesday to instruct
the directors to go ahead with arrange
ments for the construction of the road to
the state line, via North Bennington.
Work will be begun as soon as possible.
The state committee of the Peoples
party of Vermont held a meeting at Bur
lington Tuesday and appointed four dele
gates to the national convention to be held
at St. Louis July %. A mass state con-
vention is to be held at Montpelier June
rs.
George r. Goodrich, a grocer and livery
man in business in the old bakery build
ing at the foot of Portland street, Morris
vile. committed suicide Tuesday morning
by cutting his throat with a razor. Good
rich had had insane tendencies for some
time and had been in i'll health and de-
spondent during the winter.
At the recent contest of competition
drawings at the Beaux Art society in New
York, Russell w. Porter of Springfield re-
ceved unanimous first mention for the
junior problem. This problem was thea
tire of moderate size for a city of 10000
people, the building to be two stories high
with three front entrances.
Prof. Davis X. Dewey, Burlington boy
who graduated from the University of Yer
mont in 1879, has just been appointed by
Gov. Wolcutt of Massachusetts, one of the
three members of the commission to nves-
tigate the public institutions of that state,
created by recent act of the legislature.
Prof. Dewey, who received degree of d.
Phi. at Johns Hopkins university, has made
a special study of political economy, his
tory and sociology. Since 1856 he has been
connected with the Institute of Technology
of Boston, holding for the past five years
the chair of economics and statistics. In
1894 he was chairman of the state commits
sion on the unemployed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

Mrs. Elizabeth Chaplin, 10, widow of DR..
j. G. Holland, died at the home of her
daughter, in Orange, N. j., Saturday night,
Mrs. Holland was born in Springfield,
Mass, July 8, 1928, and was married to
DIR. Holland in 1S45.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Sad Death in bennington.

Daniel b. Haynes of Bennington, who
died of pneumonia Sunday evening, was
one of the most popular men in that town.
When the free delivery system was estab-
lished there he was the first carrier appoint
ed and has held his position ever since
He was a charter member of Waloomsac
lodge, New England Order of Protection,
a member of the Congregational church,
and for years an active officer and member
of Stark Hose company. No death in
years has created greater feeling of sor-
row throughout the village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound


Will cure the worst forms of female
complaints, all ovarian troubles, in
fammation and liberation, falling and
displacements of the womb, and conse.
quent spinal weakness, and is pecu-
harly adapted to the change of life.
Every time it will cure Backache.
1t has cured more cases of leucor-
rh9a by removing the cause, than any
remedy the world has ever known it
is almost infallible in such cases. 1t
dissolves and expels tumors from the
uterus in an early stage of develop
ment, and checks any tendency to can
cerous humors. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Liver Pills work in unison with the
Compound, and are a sure cure for
constipation and sick headache. Mrs.
PinIshams Sanative Wash is of great
value for local application.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
DR.. DAVID KENNEDYS
FAVORITE REMEDY

In my family with excellent results. A member
of my family was afflicted with scrofua sores
and chronic dyspepsia for upwards of 80 years.
They had refused to yield to doctors prescriptions
or any medicine used, and they were MANY until
she began With Dr. David Keunedy's Favorite
Remedy, which am pleased to state cured her,
helping others"
FavorIte Remedy is the superior of all bio d
and nerve medicines 1t cures rheumatism, neu-
ralgia and nervous prOstrauon. IL is a specific
for scrofula, eryspela>, dyspepsia and for the
troubles peculiar to the female system. All drug
gsts, 81 bottle
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

Every desirable s.yie now in use,
represented in this department in
such profusion as to require your
personal examination to get any idea
of the stock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
New Jackets
and Capes
for Ladies', Misses
and Children.

In silk, mohair and serge in the
most approved style and make.
The novelties in this department
are becoming more popular every
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01

All the desirable fabrics pgoduced
in silk are represented in this de-
partment in black and colors; also
the largest assortment OF rich COM
binations in fancy silk for waists
ever shown on our counters.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
New Dress Goods.

In this department l shall open
for your inspection, ii complete line
of all the choicest foreign novelties,
plaids, silk, wool and all wool
mixtures also the plain shades in
every color in which they are
brought out at prices that cannot
fail to meet with your approval.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21

The Rev. Wm. p. F. Ferguson, whose pic
ture we give above, will not be unfamiliar
by sight 10 many readers. \ young man, he
has still had an extended experience as
foreign missionary, teacher, editor, lecturer
and pastor that has given him a wide ae-
quaintance in many parts OF the country
In an interview a few days ago he said:
"In the carly summer of '9i went upon
q tour through Canada on my wheel. My
route was from Utica TO Cape Vincent thence
by steamer TO Kingston, and from there along
the north shore Of the lake to Toronto and
around TO Niagara Falls | arrived at Cape
Vincent AZ o'clock, having ridden against
strong head wind all day.
AFTER a delightful sail through the Thous-
and Islands, stepped on shore in that quaint
old city Of Kingston. A slight shower had
fallen and the streets were damp, 50 that WIS
dom would have dictated that /. leg-weary as
/ was should have kept in doors, but 50
anxious was To see the old city that | spent
the whole evening in the streets
Give o'clock the next morning brought
a very unwelcome discovery. | was lame in
both ankles and knees. The head wind and
the damp streets had proved an unfortunate
combination. | gave, however, little thought
10 il, supposing il would wear off in few
hours. and the first flush of sunlight saw ms
speeding out the splendid road that leads TO
ward Napanee.
Night overlook me ata little village ntdl
Port Hope, but found me still lame. ! restec
the next day, and the next, but il was to-
late; the mischief was done. ] rode goo'
many miles during the rest of the season, bu
never day and seldom mile without pain
"The winter came and ! put away m!
wheel, saying now | shall get WELL but L
my disappointment | grew worse. Som'
DAYS my knees almost forbade walking ans
my ankles would not permit me to wea
shoes. At times ! suffered severe pam, s.
severe as TO make study a practical impOs
| sibility, yet il mus: be understood that
| / concealed the condition of affairs as ia
as possible.
From being local the trouble began 9
spread slightly and NV anxiety increased
| / consulted two physicians and followed thei
| excellent advice, but without result so III
| winter passed. One day in March happene'
70 take in my hand newspaper In which
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21

Debs made Bryan speech in Chicago
the other day. Persons who are going
TO vote for Bryan ought to read il. Here
IL a specimen of the language used by
this characteristic supporter of Bryan:
'Workingmeu. as you love your coun-
try, let me appeal 10 you to vote for enan-
cipation. There Is one issue which is
greater than any other in this campaign.
IL is personal liberty. The Democratic
party has declared against Government
by injunction. Personal liberty for the
masses is endangered by a misuse of pow
er by the Federal courts. have had my
experience and your time may come.
''rhe Federal courts have usurped the
powers of our legislative bodies. Senator
Vest declared in speech in the Senate
that the Federal courts had been tainted
by the money power. Corporations die
tate the selection of Federal Judges, who
afterward construe the laws 10 suit the
convenience OF their masters. The cor
porations have organized lobbies at the
nations capital. They never sleep
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
Confusion Worse confoundsd.
BOTH HICKS AND THRoPP 60 ON THE
TICKET BY NOMINATION PAPERS.
The Darphin County Court Decides Both
Sets Of Papers Vslid-The Farce Eot
Ended Yet.

The political atmosphere in the Twen-
tieth Congressional District continues To
be rather murky. As stated in our last
issue, after the miserable failure to make
a nomination in conference, both Joseph
F. Thropp, of Bedford, and Josiah d.
Hicks, OF Blair, filed nomination papers
with the Secretary OF the Commonwealth,
and each filed exceptions TO the others
papers.
The question as TO the validity OF both
sets of nomination papers was argued
before the Dauphin County Court Satur-
day and at late hour Monday evening
the Court handed down an opinion sus-
tanning both. Under this decision the
names of both Mr.. Hicks and Mr.. Thropp
will appear on the ballot 70 be voted on
November "a A. candidates for Congress.
Each will have a separate column on the
ticket under the head Of "By Nomina-
ton Papers" The party sppeliatiOn
at the head Of the Hicks col
umn will be Mckinley Sound Money
Party and that at the head Of the Thropp
column will be Protective TarIG Party
The tickets will be printed a. above in
dicated unless within the next forty
eight hours one or the other Of the rival
candidates should decide 70 withdraw,
and il il earnestly desired that this con
clusion will he reached by one Of The two.
Both candidates returned from Harris
burg % their homes Tuesday, where it is
hoped that the counsel and advice Of
their party friends viii bring about a
condition Of affairs that Will permit the
Republican OF the district 70 be repre-
sented in the next Congress by man Of
their own party faith.
/ Mr.. F. J. KOoser, Somerset county's
erstwhile candidate, accompanied by J.
g.. Ogle, Esq. also returned from Har-
risburg Tuesday, where they had spent
several days on some forlorn hope As yet
undevelOped.
Now that all Of the parties responsible
for this state Of confusion, doubt and un-
certainty are brought face % face with
the inevitable consequence Of their ac-
tion-, il Is hoped that the inordinate am
/ bition " hieh has dominated their recent
past movements viii be laid aside and
that reason will once more resume her
sway.
/ We DO not 10y any means hold AfaSsrs.
Hicks and Thropp alone responsible for
the present conditions. There are
i Others"
Ia the event thai both candidates re-
I main in the fight what viii ba tas resIit?
Tie vote 81 the last presidential eiee-
/ ton in the Distric., IsJ2, was as soii0,.s.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
Debs on the Federal Judges.

1t is entirely right and fitting that
Debs, the instigator of the Chicago in
surrection of 1894, should be one OF the
most active of the partisans Of Bryan.
The platform of disloyalty and rebellion
upon which Bryan is making his cam
vass is the Debs platform in one of
its chief declarations. The opposition
which it avows to the exercise, by the
United States Government, of the just
powers of the United States Govern
ment, is naturally satisfactory to rebel
like Debs. He hates the Federal courts.
They sent him to Jail. Like our own
eminent citizen, Mr.. McKane. now in
temporary retreat, he disbelieves in in
functions. 1t is customary for Grimm
ais to regard with hatred the means of
their punishment. 1t has not been Gus
tomary for criminals to be active in ma
tional politics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21

have nothing but loathing and contempt
for such Judges as William Woods and
Jenkins IL justice were done, these men
,'ould be pounding rock in the peniten-
tialies. If this is contempt Of their con-
temptible courts. let is be so. Woods was
appointed because Of his official rotten
ness. He is a judicial sandbagger.''
Debs's view OF the courts Is that Of all
unrepentant vioIators of the law. And
Bryan is pledged by the Chicago plat
form to allow the law to be violated
New York Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
A CYCLING
MINISTER'S EXPERIENCE.
THEREsULTs OF LONG, HARD RIDING.
FULLY 5000 MILES ON HIS Wheel.
He Makes Some Reflections on the Benefits of the
Sport and Tells of its Dangers.
From the Press, Ullcd, v. Y.

good deal OF space was taken by an article in
relation TO DR.. Williams Pink Pills. did
not at that time know what they were supposed
10 cure. should have paid no attention 70 the
article had | not caught the name oi lady
whom knew. Reading, found that she, IN
similar circumstances. had been greatly bene-
fitted by the use of Pink Pills and knowing
her as did had no doubt of the truth OF the
statement that she had authorized.
The first box was not gone before ] saw
a change. and the third had not been finished
before all signs of my rheumatic troubles were
gone to stay.
" / say gone TO stay for though there
has been every opportunity for re''Irn Of
the trouble / have not felt the frs; twingc
of it, | have wheeled thousands Of miles
and never before with 50 little discomfort.
| have had some of the most severe tests Of
strength and endurance, and have come
through them without an ache. For eX-
ample, one afternoon | rode seventy miles
preached that night and made fifty miles o..
the hardest kind of road before noon the
next day. Another instance was Cen
tury run the last forty miles Of which were
made in a downpOur of rain through mud
and slush.
You should think | would recommend
them TO Others2 Well, / have. and have
had the pleasure Of seeing very good results
/ in a number of instances. Yes, | should
feel that / was neglecting duty II iaile,i
10 suggest Pink Pills 10 any friend whom !
knew to be suffering from rheumatism.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
Toisis Zssi L.

Republican majority f77i
suppose, taxing this vote as b.tsis,
that Mr.. McNamard receives su6stan-
TALLY his full party vote, and there Is no
reason to think otherwise, and that Mr.
Thropp and Mr. Hicks divide the Re-
publican vote anything like even, where
would the latter be? There can be but
one answer, In the Soup Nor would
they be able To avoid landing in the con-
somme if one would run seven or eight
thousand votes and the other the balance.
The Republican majority in the dis
trict at the last gubernat0riai election,
1884. was i0.4O7. Al that election Mr..
Hicks was a candidate for Congress and
his majority over his Democratic OppOn-
ent was ll,377. These naj0rities, how
ever, were abnormal and il would not do
to rely upon them in making a calcula-
tion for this year. The vote then was
divided as follows:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
A Splendid Opportunity to Hear
the Great Issues of the Cam
paign Discussed by Some of the
Ablest Speakers in the State.

Arrangements have been perfected
with the i. X o. Rail Road Company
to sell tickets from all points within
the county TO Somerset on the occasion
Of the Grand Republican Rally, Octo-
Der 27th, at
ONE FARE FOR ROUND TRIP.
SPECIAL TRi,INs North and South
will leave Son. erset after the meeting.
The train for the North will leave
about 1889 2. al, stopping at all sta
tions between Somerset and Holsopple.
The train for the South will leave
about ll:SO p. NJ, connecting at Rock
wood with trains East and West.
Excursion tickets will be good on
regular qgg special trains
q III. NJ. BERKLEY,
GEO - SCULL, Ch. Rep. Co. Com.
! II Secretary,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
$4,000 MILES.
THE ROADS IN THIS OLD STATE.
And s4,ooo,ooo Annually is Spent On
Repairs

The Department of Agriculture is do
ing excellent service 10 the cause Of good
roads in Pennsylvania. They have in
the Office the name and post Office address
Of every road supervisor IN the State and
circulars nave been sent to each one ask
ing f0r their views upon certain items Of
roal legislation. Thus far. with but
very few exceptions. they favor the aboli-
ton Of the right To work ont road taxes
and the substitution OF system which
viii require that road taxes, like all other
taxes. shall be paid in cash. In some
eases the supervisors state that individu-
ally they favor cash tax. but that the
taxpayers OF their district prefer the
present system Of working out their
taxes. OF course they do. and of course
they will do 50 as long "a as fifty
cents worth Of laborcan be made to pay
one dollars worth Of tax. On the ques-
ton Of paying taxes in money they are
converts % the silver doctrine and are
perfectly willing 10 pay the dollar in
gold with a fny-eent silver dollar Of
labor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-21
A Hint to Ladies'.

Delicate cakes and pudding can 30
baked successfully in the Cinderells
Stoves and Ranges. The large, high
oven insures uniform baking and no
burning on the top. Sold and guaran-
teed by
JAS. B. HoLDERBACN,
Somerset, Pa.