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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Robinson Declares Himself.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Congressman
John b. Robinson. an avowed candidate
for Mr.. Cameron's seat in the United
States Senate. which is 10 be filled by
the Legislature next year. has sent the
following letter, under date of January
Il. TO Senator Quay, chairman of the he-
publican state committee, at ST. Lucie'
Fla:
"As YOU are aware, am candidate for
the United States Senate, towhich honor
able station there are several distIn-
guished Republicans aspiring. 1t seems
To me. in view of this fact, and TO save
the State committee from any criticism
whatsoever as 20 partiality or bias toward
anv Of the other candidates, that II wouiu
he well for the State chairman to suggest
to the various chairmen of the Kepuhh-
can County committees in the State the
advisability OF printing the names oi an
The candidates for the United States Sen
ate. so Ear as known, upon a separate
mart of the ticket to be voted for at the
coming primaries, so that there may be
some indication as TO the views OF the
electors regarding their choice for TINS
important position. As member oil the
subcommittee of the Executive commit
tee upon the matter of the rules for the
government of the Republican party in
the State of Pennsylvania, i am some
what familiar with the various rules now
i'm force in the several counties OF the
Commonwealth. l do not think there Is
ANYTHING in the rules of any county to
prevent this suggestion from being adopt
ed. While il would not be mandatory Il
would be in the nature declaratory, and
would present fair, free and open
method of determining, TO a very large
extent. the desires of the great body o.
/ Republicans in the Commonwealth as tc
/ the succession to this high and honorable
office so long and ably filled 10y the Hon
! J. Donald Cameron, who declines to b'
considered further in connection with the
place. ] might suggest, in view Of The
fact that there is no rule governing the
! subject in the State rules now in force
that il would be wholly within the prov
ince of the State chairman, and not al
unwise or improper act, for the various
candidates for the United States Senat'
to signify their candidacy TO him, an'
that the chairman fix a reasonable fee 4
cover the expenses Of the printing an'
notices necessary in connection with tn
vote upon the subject, so that an authen
tie list of candidates could be furnishes
10 the various county chairmen in du
time for the primary elections for select
ing the members of the General Assem-
bly,, who will he called upon TO elect
colleague TO Yourself
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Mr.. ECKELs, 10y the grace of Grover
Cleveland Comptroller Of our currency,
instead of devOting his time and talents
40 his official duties, Is praneing over the
country making speeches, arguments,
lac calls them, urging the retirement Of
oar United States legal tender and treas
urs notes. For more than thirty years
previous 90 the incoming Of this ad-
ministratieR these notes have done duty
n our priueipsi currency without dis
aster or the loss 0f single dollar; but
now this young country lawyer, hith-
erto unknown 10 fortune and To fame,
takes it upon himself to cry down a
system endorsed by such financiers as
Salmon 7. Chase and John Sherman,
and known 90 the whole country as
safe, sound and satisfactory, because
based upon the credit Of the United
states. According TO Mr.. Eckles, who
merely mouths the opinions, or. rather,
ise desires Of his chief, the deficiency
in the re-eaues is brought about by this
legal tender money, and llOt by reason
of insufficient tariff duties, and, there
fore, this kind Of currency should be
Withdrawn from circulation. We do
nSt think that this war upon the eur
reney will meet with success, aud il
strikes us as political dodge TO raise a
eamPaiga i-<Le TO distract attention
frsm the erswnisg necessity of the
country 10 secure incseAsed revenue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
1tis Parrot Was Reformed.

NEW YORK, Jan. I9.-James ]. Brown,
of Wiiliamsburgh. got green parrot a
few years ago which had reputation for
profanity. He took it to his home and
tried to make a better bird of it. His
house is close TO the Catholic church
OF ST. Vincent de Paul, Of which Rev.
Martin Carroll is the pastor. Mr.. Brown,
sfler while, succeeded i'm reforming the
morals of the bird. In good weather it,
cage wss hung out of a back window,
where il had every opportunity OF study
ing the masses said in abe church. Last
summer the parrot began 10 annoy the
priest and his associates by initiating the
chanting of the mass. II learned to utter
several Latin phrases, and recently
w0Fshipers noticed It. Mr.. Brown was
requested by some of the church people
TO get rid Of the bird. He refused TO do
this, but to-day. instead of hanging the
cSge outside the back window, as had
been the custom. he kept the bird in his
house. He said he was not aware tina;
size parrot had mastered the Latin tongue.
but Mas pleased with the thoroughness OF
its reformation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

THE Iowa delegation in Congress,
has formally launched Senator Ali
sons Presidential boom with the sane
ton of Mr.. Allison himself 4 com
mittee of three Representatives, ID. B.
Henderson and Hepburn, and Senator
Gear, was selected to take charge OF
Mr.. Aiiison's interests in Washington.
The solid delegation in Congress, the
State Republican Committee and the
Republicans of the entire State are alb
soluiely unanimous iG his support.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Vomited A Big Fish.

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. lS.-A live fish,
perfectly formed, which was seven inches
long and over AN inch thick, was vom-
tied by Mrs. John Davis on Thursday
night. She resides on Brick avenue, in
the Providence section Of this city. She
has husband and five children. They
came here from Wales last year.
For ten years Mrs. Davis has been
suffering from stomach ailments, which
at times were most acute. The physi-
clans were puzzled as to what troubled
her. One of them, however, ventured the
possibility of some live thing having got
ten into her stomach. Four months ago
her father, who has lived in Scranton
eight years, urged his daughter and
family to come here, hoping she would
be benefited by climatic changes. There
was no improvement noticed, and six
weeks ago it became impossible for Mrs.
Davis 10 eat solid food. Since. that time
wine and milk have been her only
nourishment. Three weeks ago DIR. vii
| liam q. Gulton was called to attend Mrs
| Davis, who was then obliged to take
10 her bed. Thursday evening an unus
ually severe and painful sickness sud
denly came upon her, and in alarm, tth'
nearest physician, DIR. w. g. Donne
was summoned. The woman's husband
meanwhile, gave her brandy and tea
Violent vomiting followed. when fish
which fell on the floor, caused grea
amazement to the persons in the room
| Mrs. Davis was almost strangled, bu
she wept for joy when she knew tn
cause of years Of misery was removed
Tonight she is much improved in spir
its and health, and feels she will sool
regain perfect health. She believes sh'
must have swallowed the fish when
was quite small in drinking from
spring at her home, in Swansea. Tn
fish has been put in alcohol, and wa
viewed to-day by hundreds of people.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
The Wife Stopped His Pension.

FRANKLIN, Ind, Jan. l6.-Willis II.
Hampton, who resides near Taylorsyille,
has been deprived of his pension in pc
culiar manner. He has been drawing
81 30 month for long time. Some
time ago had a disagreement with his
wife. Mr.. Hampton secured divorce,
and his wife went West. Some weeks
ago she wrote to her former husband that
unless he sent her SO at once she would
see that his pension was stopped. Mr..
Hampton refused the request. and thought
the threat idle. The woman put herself
in communication with special pension
examiner, and the result was that Mr..
Hampton was re-rated, reducing his pen
sion from Si7 30 to SD mouth, the re-
duction to antedate to the time of origin
al issue. Hampton has already drawn
81, 70 Il more than he is entitled to, and
in consequence the Pension Department
refuses 10 allow him 10 file his voucher
again until the year lQce2, Icy which time
the amount alleged to have been over
drawn will be Offset or covered hack into
the Treasury Of the United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Horrors of Filled Cheese.

Agent +. y. Moore, of the State Food
and Dairy commission, has about con-
clnded his investigations into the extent
20 which adulterated, or filled, cheese
has been sold in Pittsburg. Mr.. Moore
says nothing but eternal vigilance will
prevent the filled product from driving
the pure cheese from the market. He
said filled cheese was a fraud from a hy-
gienic and financial standpoint and a
menace to public health. The flied
cheese manufacturer subjects the cheese
q a process which extracts from il hut
ter fat. its most valuable and costly in
greGient. Continuing, Agent Moore
said:
\ full cream cheese, weighing Is
pounds and requiring 100 pounds of milk.
should contain Ii pounds of butter. and
the maker of filled cheese extracts al
most fOur-fiiilis Of This butter fat. the
most nutritious part of milk, and substi-
tutes foreign fats, the cheapest and most
injurious, OF course. Coitonseed oil is
used, and that is not fit for food. The
butter fat taken ont is sold and nets the
nlGnufac;urer about $50 for each 45-
pound cheese, and in lis place is pat eth
er neqtra. LARD or cot+onseed oil. The
former costs J cents . pound, or 81 cents
ior the cheese, and the latte. ! cents =
pound. or 80 cents for the cheese. The
full cream cheese Is worth at the factory
5 cents pound, or $500, and the manu-
facturer takes out almost 81 80 of this.
making the filed product, selling In the
guise OF pure cheese, a monstrous swim
die. The law is very clear in regard to
this. and both the swindling feature and
the righteousness of the adul;eration are
good grounds for prosecution. Both
neutral lard aud the cottonseed oil are
unfit for food, and the latter particularly
vicious.
Mr.. Moore is at present giving atten-
ton TO the manner IN which adnlterated
and deleterious foods for infants are sold
as pure, harmless and noarishing. He
has received letters from women asking
him to use his good offices TO protect the
innocent baby from frauds, which cause
distress and morbid appetites in after
life. Mr.. Moore has also been informed
by physicians, that much of the stuff sold
IS wholesome food for infants did much
10 RUN ihe child for life. and created un-
natural appeGieS ioT stimu,ants and Opt
ates. which proved ruinous TO the child.
Physicians have also told him stories of
aitsf effects OF the use OF some foods
which can seareaiy be credited. There
ara about fifly of these fools and miiks
on the market. and samples are now he
ing secured in Western PennEyivania by
Agent Moore.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
New York Tribune.
LEADER OF THE REPUBLICAN,
PARTY.
1896.
Are you willing to listen to a sug-
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
She Was Jealous.

Miss Jennie Raubenstine, the i1-yoar-
old daughter of the postmaster. was ar
rested by Post Office Inspector Martin W.
Malone. for tamperiug with mail at RAN
bcnstine Post Office, York county. She
first protested innocence, but under cross
examination broke down and confessed
her guilt, giving jealousy as prompting
her unlawful acts, which have continued
for six months. Investigation showed
that she had not interfered with business
letters. but only such as she looked upon
as love epistles.
Miss Raubenstine has kept the young
people OF that neighborhood in turmoil
and excited numerous quarrels. One o.
her methods was To remove n letter anc
replace it with blank sheet with only
the initials of the sender on the paper
She is only fairly intelligent country
girl, of fino figure and pretty face. She
was held in 500 bail to await action by
| the United States court.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
4 Festnaster's Sen Arrested.

FiTrsE-Eo. January lG.-Harry IIol-
Land aged II. sSa 81 Postmaster Holland,
~ Monongsheia csts. was arrested this
saoruing on the charge 81 stealing money
letters from the maii. s-r nearly two
years psss se;;ers containing GsS3ey have
Been losS as tlse Nonongahela City 2.lioe,
hns the thief managed 10 elGde de;eetioH.
SPeeiai AgesS Hccsen, offhe Post Office
department. oEsEaesAsaa work several
weeks siRoe. lsIt J; Sas not until this
morning thsi he had asiy s2eeesa.
\ decoy letter containing S.59 ives
mailed from this ely last night aae
Agent Hooten accompanied The polci. II
MonongSheia City. This morning only
a few moments after The mail was dis
.ributed yOang Holland was arrested,
aad the decoy letter with tie marked
money. it is claimed, was found in his
possession. lie was brought TO this city
for hearing. The arrest caused quite a
surprise to the friends snd scqnaintances
OF Holland.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
A New Coal Field.

On the koontZ farm about five miles
north of Bedford, q. w. and Winfield
Koontz have been prospecting for some
time for coal on the northern part of
their farE, near what is known in that
section rs Bunker hill. Several shafts
have been sunk, some of them TO the
depth ofeighteen feet and the indications
for anthracite coal seem to be very en-
cOuraging. \ sample which contains
about three fourthS slate and one-fourth
coal was compared with Lehish coal and
from appearances it is believed that il i
only a matter ola very short time when
Anthracite coal will be mined and ship
ped from that part of Bedford county. II
is said that the Penna Midland railroad
proposes extending its road from Cessna
to Bedford by the way of Wolfshurg, pas
sing close their mines. II is hoped that
this enterprise will prove to be success
ful onc.-Bcifcrd HiqRjreI.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

AT THE municipal Republican pri-
mary election in Philadelphia, last
week, the fight was bitter and fiercely
contested, and the Combine brought
to stand-still. There were over 81, eco
votes polled, and out of that number
the Combiue secured only $1,000. The
Quay, or anti-eombine people, carried
three cat of the fve delegates TO the
National convention, and forty out of
seventy delegates to the State conven-
tiog. The Combine, however, have
apparently secured = majority OF the
city councils, which il remarkable, If
true, considering the immense majority
OF the popular vote against i.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
A Giri Barred Alive.

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 1T.-Tbere is
sVsry evidence that Josephine Slike. OF
No. ~ Barber street, who was buried in
Riverside Cemetery, on December -
was buried alive
The girl was twenty-one years old.
She was Supposed to have died from nat
2ral causes The body was placed in a
gau.t.
To-day, a'xer the interment occurred,
the mother requested so see the body.
Upon opening the caskct the face was
found TO be badly scratched. the clothing
disarraaged, and every evidsnce to show
that terrific struggle had taken place
in the coffin Death appeared 20 be due
to sliiocaiion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

TIE Democratic National Committee
has fixed upon Chicago as the place,
and July 9Th rs the time, for holding
the Democratic National Convention.
The free coinage advocates wanted II.
Louis as the place, and the Cleveland
ties struggled for New York. Finally
Chicago was agreed upon as a compro-
mise
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

WHEN manufactures make revenue,
workers get revenue. When the man
ufactories close, and the work Is done
IN Europe, Is under present rules, the
workingman goes hungry and ragged.
il matters not how cheap things are III
the market. These are bottom facts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

THE Republican caucus of the Utah
legislature has nominated Frank j.
Cannon, a son OF George L. Cannon
"a pillar of the Mormon church, and
Arthur Brown, a Gentle, for United
States Senators, and they will doubt
less be elected on the day fixed for TAX
ing the ballot. Both are sturdy Re,
publicans and presumably free coinage
advocates.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

CONGRESS is making speed very
slowly; hut then, with Cleveland IN
the white house, it can do but little
legislation, other than pass the neces-
sary appropriation bills, unless it fol-
lows his lead, and this Congress was
no; built for that purpose.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

THE Republicans Of the Kentucky
legislature have nominated Congress
man Hunter for United States Senator,
II is telegraphed that Senator Joe
blackburn has abandoned ali hope OF
reelection. His friends still hope, how
ever, that something may turn up to
preyent Mr.. Hunters election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
A Bishop Chosen By Lot.

LIrIz, Pa, Jan. I6.-More than loo
people gathered in the Hess Mennon-
lie meeting house to witness the selection
of Bishop. This is done in a peculiar
manner, the clergymen and bishops be-
ing chosen by lot. There was vacancy
in the Office of bishop in the Hanme
Greek district, and there were three can
didates for it. After long religious SER
vices, three Bibles were placed on the
pulpit. In one was slip of paper, and
the candidate drawing that book is de-
clared 10 be the bishop. The choice fell
on Rev. Christian Risser, and he was
then installed into his high office.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

AT THE time of his death Stephen
Girard left S2,000,000 to the college
which he established. Since that time
the property, which was in coal lands
and .arious holdings in real estate, has
increased to nearly Sl5,000,0O0. The
revenues from this vast estate last year
were over 81. 900. 900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

THE Populists are going to hold their
National Convention at II. Louis on
the 22d day Of July. They viii put
forth a platform with the single issue
of the free and unlimited coinage OF
-fl,-ar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

UNDER tariff reform we have, during
the past year, sent abroad s., ,OOo,Oo in
gold to pay for foreign wool, when we
should have kept the gold and clipped
the fieeces from American sheep that
x,-. have sial;phtered
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

THE Pension Appropriation bill was
passed in the House on Saturday last
II carries an appropriation of sl4l,S29,-
$40. The bill was passed fifty days
ahead of any previous pension appro-
nriaiion bill.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

We know Of bnt ore community IN the
world where dyspepsia l. practically un-
known, and that is the Shakers OF Mount
Lebanon. y. Y. These good people have
been studying the subject Of digestion for
more than hundred years, and that they
understand it pretty thoroughly. is evi J.
senced in the foregoing fact. Their
Digestive Cordial is the safes. and best
remsdy in eases OF Indigestion that We
know Of = trial bottle can be had
through your druggists for the triaing
sum of 10 cents.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial supplies
the system with food already digestea.
aud at the same time aids the digestion Of
other foods. 1t will almost instantly re-
lieve the ordinary symptoms of indiges-
ton. and no safiecsr reed to be told what
these ere.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Il am an old soldier of Tie Rebellion.
\ year ago I was in bed all winter with
chronic rheumatism. Three doctors fail
ed to give me relief Two bottles of Bur
dock Blood Bitters put me on my feet
Il is worth its weight in goldr w. b.
X nagp, Litchfeli, iiilsdale Co. Mich.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Jurisdiction of Ex-Governor Foraker,
of Ohio, TO the United States oeia'e'
last week, gives the Buckeye State two
Republican senators for the first time
.ir.l-.. he N-ar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

On Saturday last George W. Tnllston.
- years old, an employe of the West
Side shoe shop, at Manchester, y. H.,
panctured his lip with tack. Blood
Ecisonins set in, followed by erysipelas,
sne ON Thursday he died in great agony.
His head and face were swollen TO twice
their normal size.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Fy- President Harrison has pub
liclv announced his coming marriage
Immediately after Lent-to Mrs DIM
mick. who is niece of his former Wile'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Laxol Is the best medicine for chill
dren- Doctors recommend ii in place of
Castor Oil.
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