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The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

The Best Salye in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box.
Patterns Drug Store, c. ". Folsom,
Proprietor.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

At the State Convention last week the
Iowa Republicans threw overheard all
the candidates who were prominently
mentioned for governor, and nominated
/. NJ. Shaw, who made his first public
appearance in the campaign last fall
when he spoke for Mckinley and sound
money-and with great effectiveness.
He is country lawyer and a banker.
This action is expected to harmonic Ger
tain conflicting influences.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

The great question, Are the Rich
lowing Richer and the Poor PoorerT
:. discussed in the September Atlantic
=, Carroll D. Wright, Commissioner of
Ysbor. He proves by statistics that
...hile the number of rich men is growing
larger. the relative number of the poor
:, Increasing, and that the tendency of
ar nopulation is towards an increase in
.,aiyersal wel-being. We do have the
naor with us always, but we should not
rs.t upon the idea that they must always
he With us. Their conditions must be
hettered, and are being bettered. The
satisfies prove that their number is de-
oreasing. for in 1850 the paupers in aims
bonses were 2l71 to each million of the
nopulation, while in 1890 they were 1l66
70 each million. Mr.. Wright is the most
thorough statistieian in our country and
his conclusions and arguments on Stats
ties are worthy of attention.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

The old Alexandrian library contained
700, 900 volumes. the largest collection
ever brought together before the inven-
ton of pt.ntih,
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

"For three years suffered from salt rheum.
1t covered my hands to such extent that |
could not wash them. Two bottles of Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me- Lihhie Young, Popes
Mills, St Lawrence county, y Y.
~ wonder why Dr. Reaper is advising all his
patients to go to White Beach this summer"
He probably intends to go there himself"
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

The business situation of last week as
summarized from commercial reports
vas: Stock market somewhat irregular
bnt undertone strong. Wheat and sugar
made new records. Volume of business
increasing all along the line. Bank
eearings 40 per cent above same week
last year and ID per cent over 1892.
Sales of wool in Boston amounted to
nearly T., 100000 pounds. Cotton mills
starting up again gradually. Business
IN boots and shoes more active. Dry
goods prices creeping up. Railway
earnings are somewhat effected by coal
strikes. Business failures, 221; 80 less
than corresponding week last year.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suite 4
for any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed when the languid, exhaust
ed feeling prevails. when the liver is torp-
id and sluggish and the need of a tonic and
Alternative is felt. A prompt nse of tins
medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious feverS. No med
icine will act more surely in eounteract-
ing and freeing the system from the
malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion,
Constipation. Dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. 5oc. and Shopper bottle
For sale at Patterns Drug Store, c.
W. Folsom, Proprietor.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

Fashionable Young ladies in Japan
when they desire to look very attractive
gild their lips.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

When your stomach begins to trouble
you it needs help. The help it needs is
to digest your food and until it gets il
you won't have any peace. stomach
trouble is very distressing, very obsti-
nate, very dangerous Many OF the most
dangerous diseases begin with simple
indigestion. The reason is that indi-
gestion (not digestion, not-nourishment)
weakens the system and allows disease
germs to attack it The antidote is
Shaker Digestive Cordial, strengthening.
nourishng, curative. Il cures indiges-
and renews strength and health. 1t
does tins by strengthening the stomach,
by helping it 70 digest your food Il
noulishes You. shaker Digestive cor
dial is made Of pure herbs, plants and
vine i, perfectly harmless and will eel
tainly cure al genuine stomach trouble.
Sold by druggist, price 10 cents 10 i ~
per bottle.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

Fond Mother "Oh Peer, Peter, ! thoazht
told you Not Ia PLAY with SO oilers on Suu6a 'f
Peter; hut cal them the Salvation Army
on sunday
A dose Of nf Fowler fAf If Wild strawberry
brings immediate relief rs all case, OF l1aulIne
Jams uf tac stomach ar bowels II l. natures
specific fnr summer conn .Aiut III all is forms
Business FanIts: Have yea noticed how
StubUius repeats HIMSELF" "Aes. IL j. an
strocious ha6it-ytsterdsy he tried % collect
bill Of NE which he has collected twice
before
1.-THE life insurance people recommend
remedy il must be something they have faith
in Wei that what they DO shout Adamsou's
Cough ialsam. 1t prolonEs life and makes the
insurance risk mere bagate.le.
Claud DO you think your father would
offer me personal violence II were to ask him
fer YOU Nahe.: No; hut thiuk be w II
yen don't pretty soon
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

Give the horses as much rest as possible
these busy, hot days water then regu-
larly and avoid oyerheating. # their
shoulders become sore. they should be
cleansed and treated Immediately. Even
in these busy Gays il IS saving OF tine 70
give the horses extra good care.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

II you want the best perfume get the
Queen of Violets at SIMPSONS, corner
druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26

The farmers OF the United States hold
free OF all mortgage or other incum-
brance. = out Of every 100 farms. a pretty
good showing.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-26
KELLY THE KING.
RECKLESSNESS OF THE BIG HEARTED
BASEBALL PLAYER.

His Little System That Won n Nice Sum
at Guttenberg-A Case of "Come Easy,
Go Easy"-What He Did With the Last
% of That Particular Pot.
The late Mike Kelly probably made
and spent more money during his career
as ball player than anybody else in
his profession. Kelly was an inveterate
gambler, and, like John L. Sullivan,
he had heart which constantly led
him to do acts of charity. Kelly was
in his element when at the race track.
He got hold of more good things" that
went wrong thxn the average bettor,
but he was always cheerful whether a
winner or loser One day Mike went
over to Gutenberg, when the hilltop
track was flourishing, and after two
races had been run he had just $50 and
enough change with which to get back
to the city. As kel walked into the
betting ring preparatory to the third
race he saw on Bookmaker Ike Thomp-
sons slate:
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
HER TREASURE.
A Georgia woman who Haa Sock
Full Of Gold.

n GtNlNst1 MOAlLn ~ no A1hh u cOtA
FUN of Gold.
Mary Odom, a sexagcnarian, residing
somewhere in the neighborhood of Au-
raria, is the happy owner Of soclSful
of gold, says a southern exchange.
Wien a girl of l6 she adopted profess
sion, gold-panning about in the branch
es during her leisure hours, and she be-
came so well acquainted and infatuated
with the king metal that she finally
adopted the panning business altogeth-
er, and has kept it up ever since, always
being as assiduous to business as a
Judge of the supreme court. When she
made gold panning a profession she
found the lovely metal wherever she
scooped her shovel under the gravel of
the Branches. At times innumerable
this woman hasmade four and five pen
nyweights per week, making it rule in
every instance to hoard away one-half
the amount of gold made. For instance
when she panned out so cents worth of
gold and needed 81 in goods from the
store, she would pay the merchant 25
cents and have the balance entered upon
his books against her until she struck a
richer streak. BY this method of doing
business the woman has kept out of
debt, made good support, and now has
O socltful of shining gold to dream over
at night. And now, after the age Of 60,
she stills pans about in the branches.
and saves half the gold she makes for
ler heirs to scramble over after she has
crossed in her batteau the wide river on
the other side. There has been a great
deal of mining in this country and arti-
clos not herein numbered written on the
subject, but Mary Odom's historical ca
reer in the gold mining business sur
passes anything we have ever become
aware of in this line.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
DOGS KILL a DOG.
How Animals Dispose of Injured
Companions.

How Animals Dispose of Injured
Companions.
A. c. Hefinger tells in the American
Field how am old fox hound was done
to death by the pack of which it was
a member. The hound was called Clay,
and was owned by n. o. Pope, who kept
it in the White Oak Hill kennel at Po-
land, Me. The dog was n prize taker,
and always got a place when it ran in
the annual trials of the Brunswick Fur
club. After the annual hunt at B1-uns-
wick, Me-, in which Clay proved bet
ter than all the younger hounds, the
dog was taken back to Poland and
put in the yard with the rest of the
pack. McGregor, keeper of the hounds,
heard a row in the yard, and coming
down, found that the pack had pitched
upon the champion hound and killed
it by chewing its throat and chest.
Wolves have been known to kill their
fellows in o similar manner. A wolf
showing signs of pain is set upon and
killed by its comrades. A male fox,
when it finds a female fox in trap,
attacks and kills it. A COW believing
with pain is set upon by the herd and
gored to death. Whether the attacks
are to aid the one in pain or not is not
known by students of natural history
Evening journal., 1897-05-28

Henry Irving is now grandfather.
Ellen Terry enjoyed a similar distinc-
tion several years ago.-New York
Sun.
An upstart from out of the city came
in last night to show the fellows how
to drink beer in quantities. The foam
ing beverage trifled with his affections
and he attempted to kiss a woman
whom he met. The astonished woman
screamed and a policeman soon had
the young man by the neck.-Jackson
(Mich.) Patriot.
Editors, as a rule, are kind-hearted
and liberal. An exchange tells of a
subscriber TO a certain paper who died
and left fourteen years subscription
unpaid The editor appeared at the
grave as the lid was being screwed
down for the last time and put in a
linen duster, a thermometer, a palm
leaf fan and a recipe for making ice
Herman (Minn.) Enterprise.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Why not place heavy tariff duty on
pink teas?-Chicago Times-Herald.
President McKinley's true friends
will tell him to beware OF jingoes.
lanta Journal.
Coxeys threat to invade Washing
ton with an army of tramps next Win
ter is probably made because he knows
that at that season nobody will order
him to keep off the grass.-Philadel-
phia Ledger
The Greeks are in a great quandary,
II they keep on fighting they may be
annihilated, and If they cease fighting
they may never see General Miles,
Kansas City Journal.
At last we have caught the Chinese
mapping. They haven't yet claimed that
they used the airship 1000 years ago.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribun
IN time the Sultan might come to like
being interviewed If he would practice
little more assiduously, but it is
feared the American plan of interview
ing ones self would always be a little
beyond him.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr.. Platt's selection of l.. e. Quige
for chairman of his County Committee
in New York is sure to revive the old
witticism about Ps and Qs.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
If Congress will kindly help along
the United States, President Mckinley
will try to do something for Cuba
Philadelphia Ledger.
There is quite q furore created over
the fact that young Vanderbilt is going
to Harvard College. And yet why is
there anything wonderful about this
simple move? Did the people who tel
the story so eagerly expect that Har.
ward College would go to young Van
derbilt?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28

An exceedingly handsome and cost
" diamond badge has been made by
Roehm & Son, jewellers Of Detroit, to be
presented by Postmaster-General Will
SON to President-elect Mckinley on the
evening of March 3. on behalf of the
Sigma Alpa Epsilon fraternity, of which
Mr.. Mckinley is an active member. 1t
is the regulation badge of the fraternity
surrounded by 16 specially selected
large blue white diamonds. The con-
vention of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity which was held in st. Louis
Christmas week, decided to present Mr..
Mckinley with the fraternity badge,
and a special committee was appointed
to look after the matter. A delegation
of the fraternity win attend the inougu-
ration when President Mckinley will
wear the gift of the fraternity.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
SHE NEVER KISSED.
The Old Man Was Certain About his
Daughter.

The Old Man Was Certain About His
Daughter.
''I reckon il 1 wus to ketch my daugh-
ter ldssin' of a man I'd just natchelly
cut him into mincemeat ground fine"
said the old man from the swamps of
the Bracken hills, according to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
"Then your daughter won't kiss the
boys?" ventwed Dover youth with
spectacles.
yell, 1 reckon not, young man." and
the old man gave him look that daz-
zled his specs.
"But-ah, you know, some girls
who are engaged--you lnow-some-
times kiss their-their-bo
know-and-it's right and proper
and"
The old man looked at him real hard,
and, after watching the youth wilt like
a tobacco leaf in an August sun, thun-
dered out: "Well, my daughter never
kissed a livin' man, not even her pap
ner a poodle dog, ner cat, ner nothin'."
"But there's no harm-and why-er
-why-er?" stammered the brave
youth
'Well, l reckon the most principalest
reason why my daughter never kissed
nothin' is that never had any daugh-
ter"
And the thoughtful silence of the
young man was so dense that you could
hear the price of farm lands droT
quietly, drop by drop, while the farm
products hanging in the tobacco shed
tier by tier.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
BANQUET TO MR.. BAYARD.

The Wilmington Club, which is COM
posed of some of the best-known pro-
fessiOnal and business men, is arranging
for a fine banquet in honor of the re-
turn home, after a brilliant diplomatic
career, of the clubs most illustrious
member Hon. Thomas f. Bayard, for
mer ambassador to England. The ban
quet will be given at the Wilmington
Club, and covers will be laid for about
$50 guests, including the membership
of the club.
The Wilmington Clubs house COM
mittee is going ahead quietly with the
banquet arrangements intending to
make it a strictly private affair to club
members only. The house committee
consists of Alfred Poole, chairman; w.
M. Mitchell, of the Edge Moor Iron
Company; and Clifford James, member
of the New Castle bar.
Thursday evening, June 3, is the
date settled upon, subject to Mr.. Bay
ards assent.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
Saturday
We Will Place on Sale

1900 yards of good figured Chal-
lis at &c yard; worth sc, and very
scarce.
1900 yards in dark patterns in
SO in wide Percales, worth 123c a
yard, for 8 cents.
5000 yards fine organdie, fancy
patterns, we'll covered, worth 1Oc,
for 6lc per yard.
4S Ladies' Wrappers, beautifully
made of figured percales, perfect fit,
fast colors, worth SIC, for 4Sc each.
25 dozen all-linen oat meal
Towels, 20 in. wide, ~ in. long,
worth 15c; for 1Oc each.
More of that Soap, 3 cakes for
1Oc, instead of SC a cake.
80 dozen Mems and Boys Per-
Gale and Cheviot Summer-weight
Shirts, worth soc, for 25c each.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28

Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease. she of the
various and numerous fads, has
branched out along another line. She
has recently taken up the cudgels in
behalf of the poor Indians. She says
the United States Government will
never prosper on account of its treat
ment Of the noble redskins, and in.
Cured the displeasure of the people of
Oklahoma by declaring that the late
tornado and floods were inflicted upon
the territory by God as mark of his
displeasure because the people are oc-
cupying lands that really belong to the
Indians.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
Ladies Summer Underwear,
Mems Summer Underwear,
ChiIdTen'S Summer
Underwear

About so dozen left; most less than
SOC on the dollar.
Ladies' Shirt Waists, the kind
that sells at 75c and $3.50; our
price. SOC and 81.
Women's fine Black Regular
Made Hose, double soles and heels.
plain and richelieu ribbed, at 10
cents pair instead Of 25 cents.
Misses fine Jersey Rib Hose.
double knees, heels and toes, sizes
5, 81, 6, 81, at 16 cents pair; Z,
u, 8, 81, at 20 cents a pair.
Mems extra fine Black and Tan
Colored Hose, double soles, high
spliced heels, fast colors, 12t cents
a pair instead of 20 cents.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
CONTEMPORARY OPINION
THE oHuRcH AND srATE.

No wise man would wish to see in
this land any union OF church and
state. That in no shape this old world
system, tried too long and ever found
wanting, shall ever arise among us
every true-hearted patriot will sleep
lessly be on his guard. But as evil al
ways closely dogs the good, and as dan
gers ever lie Just beyond the desirable,
a possible peril besets us in this land,
and danger is not far out OF sight. In
the great and ever growing strain and
rush of our young American world, the
spiritual may be lost in the material.
The masses thicken. The struggle of
life becomes harder. The old days of
ease pass out of sight, the waste and
plenty of past decades come no more.
If once the masses become the hungry
mob. mere statecraft will not hold
them. France proved that for the
world. Did not we ourselves catch
more than a glimpse of the truth in the
late election? The facts and the wants
of the moral life may not safely be long
hidden from common gaze. The claims
OF the higher world need to be heard
above the roar OF the crowd and amid
the Whirr of our factory wheels. Hence
is it that the thoughtful journalist
whatever he may think of mere creeds
and confessions, ever finds high value
in all that truly makes for good citi-
zenship, for brotherhood and broad
righteousness. Our deepest thinkers
and our sagest statesmen have ever
found interest in all that witnesses
worthily to the moral, the spiritual, the
eternal. Beyond question these high
ends are served by careful manly ut
terances of great church leaders, such
as lately made by President Patton, and
more recently by Archbishop Ireland
Philadelphia Ladger.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
DIR. AGNEw's CATARRHAL POW

DIR. AGNEw's CATARRHAL POW
DER IS QUICK AND PAINLESS
There's no long coaxing and tedious
waiting for relief for Catarrh OF Head
Colds, in using DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal
Powder. It's instantaneous in giving
relief, it's harmless, painless. 1t re-
leves in 10 minutes and perseverance
in chronic cases will insure a perma-
nent cure.
Sold by N. B. Danforth, Market street
and Second street, and u. James Belt,
Sixth and Market streets.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
DELAWAREANS IN PHILADEL
PHIA.

Francis II. Hoffecker read his paper,
"Delawareans in the Revolution" be-
fore the Sons of Delaware, in their
rooms in the Betz building, in Phila-
delphia, last night. William M. Byrne
also made one of his characteristic
addresses. Among other Wilmington
ians present were j. H. Hoffecker, Jr.,
and j. Harvey Whiteman.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
SOCIAL AND Personal NOTES.


Mrs. James Handy and Mrs. Ed
mund p. SawdOn spent yesterday in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Katharine Cullen George return
ed to her home, at Georgetown, this
morning after a two weeks stay in the
city.
Mrs. James ]. Wyatt and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter B. Daniels spent yester-
day in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Fritz are
spending some time at Atlantic City.
Colonel Francis Hill, chief engineer
of the w. & N. railroad, has issued
cards for the approaching marriage of
his daughter, Miss Adelaide Hill, to M.
M. Butt.
John Rogers, of this city, and Miss
Jessie r. Keech, daughter of Joseph 6.
Keech, of West Chester, will be mar
riedNin June.
The Misses Hebb have issued invita-
tions for a reception on next Friday
evening, June 4, from to IL o'clock
Their school closes at that time.
Mrs. George Broomall has returned
from visit to Springfield, Pa.
John p. Haws, of Springfield, has
been visiting in the city.
Mrs. Rebecca Ryan has been visit
ing in oxford, Pa.
Miss Lizzie Appleby has returned tC
Oxford after a visit in the city.
Harry j. Stoeckle and wife will sal
| for Germany and q general European
trip about the latter part of June.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE

FAVORS THE SALVATION ARMY.
To the Editor OF the Evening Journal.
Sir: l would like to speak a few
words of praise for the Salvation Army
and the Christian-like way in which
the members conduct their meetings in
Wilmington. They mention no nation
and they have made great many
friends in this city and done a great
amount Of good. Salvation should be
universal, not only for one nation, but
for the whole world.
CHRISTIAN.
Wilmington, May q, 1897.
Several cases of diphtheria are in
the western section of the city.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28

The bicycle has been lauded oft and
loud, but probably the person most
pronounced in his praise of the ubiqui-
tous wheel is one parson, Rev. ]. B.
Randolph by name. Next Sunday he
will establish a bicycle checking sys-
tenn in the lobby of the Shiloh Baptist
Church, Of Trenton, of which he is
pastor, and has solicited the members
Of his church to appear in bicycle cos
tune. He declares ''the bicycle is a
gift from God" DR.. Randolph will no.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
sTORE no REMAIN OPEN.

The store of c. F. Thomas & Co., at
No. 421 Market street, will remain open
in the future as in the past, despite the
present difficulty. 1t is expected that
the present troubles of the firm will
shortly be satisfactorily adjusted.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
A DELIGHTFUL MAY PARTY.

A delightful May party was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin f. Keough, at
Shellpot Park, yesterday. Among the
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. John J..
Gilbride, Mrs. John Lang, Misses N.
Florence Lang, Anna Wahl, Matte e..
O'Neal, Leah Gilbride, Vera Gilbride,
Eta Cashell, Eleanor Monaghan and
Agnes Traynor; Thomas Leach,
Thomas Gilbride, Paul Gilbride, Frank
Monaghan and John J. Gilbride, Jr.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
To Connect Two sens.

A project for connecting the Baltic
and Black seas by waterway extend
ing from Riga along the rivers Dwina,
Berezina and Dnieper to Kherson has
for some time been occupying the ut
tention of the Russian press.
Evening journal., 1897-05-28
Too POOR TO Go TO COLLEGE,

The latest figures show that the gain
in the number of students at Harvard
university this year over last has been
n. This is the smallest gain noted
since 1883, and the university authori-
ties attribute it to the financial depres-
cfo
Evening journal., 1897-05-28

encourage the wearing Of bloomers,
which he thinks is "eminently immod-
est" but short skirts and knickerbock-
ers are perfectly proper" and he fur
ther says there can be no objection 10
one worshiping God in such a cos
tune"