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The herald., 1897-01-25
WILLIS REMAINS.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. 24.--The re-
mains of the minister to Hawaii, the
Hon. Albert S. Willis, arrived here this
evening, after long journey from Ha-
wall Mrs. Willis, with her sister. Miss
May Dulaney. Albert N. Willis and Col
James Tucker of San Francisco accom-
panied the remains The funeral will
take place Tuesday morning at Cave
Hill cemetery, this city.
The herald., 1897-01-25
M'CULLAGH's SUCCESSOR.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 24.-Capt. Hen
ry King, chief editorial writer of the pa
per, has been appointed to succeed the
late Joseph McCullagh as editor of the
ST. Louis GlobeDemocrat. Capt. King
has been in practical charge of the paper
for the last two years. No change will
be made in the policy or style of the pa
per. Tomorrow's paper will contain no
announcement of the appointment.
The herald., 1897-01-25
A COTTAGE BURNED
While the Owners Were at the Theater
Last Night

About 10 o'clock last evening fire was
discovered in the four-room cottage at
626 Gladys avenue. The owner OF the
cottage, Mr.. Flipper, and his family
were spending the evening at the the
ater, and the building was empty at the
time of the fire. Engine No. ami
Chemical No. responded to the alarm,
but the flames, which had broken out
in the attic, had made considerable
headway before they arrived The roof
of the building and the ceiling were
completely burned, and the Flippers
found their home untenable on their re-
turn. The damage done amounted to
about $40O
The herald., 1897-01-25
A scHooLHoUsE COLLAPSED.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Ian. PA special to
the Republic from Perry, o. T., says:
A schoclhouse built of sod near here col
lapsed and twenty-five school children
were entonbed for some time. The
trustees of the school district built a
achoclhiuse of turf. They employed Miss
Jennie Jones to teach. The schoolhouse
cola psed ard every child ard the teach
err were entembed. Several children will
die from injuries and the young teacher
is in a critical condition. All had to be
dug out
The herald., 1897-01-25
EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-A dispatch to the
Times from Teheran, Persia, reports
that 1400 bodies have been recovered
from the ruins which resulted from the
recent earthquake in the island of Kish-
mi, in the Persian gulf, the inhabitants
of which were estimated to number 5000,
nOstly Arabs
The herald., 1897-01-25
THE SULTAN FEELS SICK.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The correspond
ent OF thy Times at Constantinople
says that the sultan is detected at the
prospect of his Mohammedan subjects
backing the European demands. His
grand viZier and foreign minister are
both exhausted with worry from the
palace and the grand vizier is seeking
permission to resign.
The herald., 1897-01-25
YOUTHFUL MEXICAN THIEF.

A Mexican youth named Ramon
Urias was last evening at 7:45 sent to
the city Jail by Special Officer Lehman
at the Santa Fe Depot. Ramon had in
his possession gunny sack containing
a lot of brass castings. which had evi
Gently been stolen. He was in company
with two other boys at the time of the
arrest, but they scampereGi away and
escaped Ramon hung to the bag and
was bagged.
The herald., 1897-01-25
MEXICAN EARTHQUAKES.
CITY OF MEXICO. Jan. 24.-Eal

CITY OF MEXICO, Jan. 24.-Earth-
quakes continue in the state of Oaxaca,
and the city has been shaken severely
by the shocks. Scientists believe a vol
cano is forming among the hills, and
the continued seismic disturbances have
excited alarm in several districts, while
on the Pacific coast the ocean is in a
continual commotion, caused by SUD-
marine explosions sending huge waves
on the shore and terrifying fishermen,
who still boldly venture out.
The herald., 1897-01-25
A COLORADO PIONEER.

HELENA, Mont, Jan. 24.-Captain j.
Parkinson, one of the earliest pioneers
of Colorado, California and Montana
died here today. He was an old Missis-
sippi steamboat owner Captain Park
inson built the first house in Denver
and laid out the first farm in Colorado.
The herald., 1897-01-25
IVORY COMING HOME.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Daily Mail
announces TINS morning that Edward j.
Ivory, alias Bell acquitted of a charge
of completely in a dynamite conspiracy,
and John F. Mcintyre, formerly assist
ant district attorney in New York,
sailed for New York yesterday.
The herald., 1897-01-25
TWO WORKMEN KILLED.

NELSON, p. c.. Jan. 24.-Dugald Pat
terson of Emmet, Mich, was killed here
yesterday by falling log. At the Trail
Creek smelter George Braden, also an
American, fell into d pot of molten Stag
and was frightfully burned. He will
Il;
The herald., 1897-01-25
A PERSIAN DEFAULTER.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Times Tehe-
ran correspondent affirms the rumor
that the brother of the late grand vizer
of Persia has decamped with plunder
from the public treasury is untrue.
The herald., 1897-01-25
DE HULsT's SUCCESSOR.

PARIS, Jan. 25.-Abbe Giraud has
been elected deputy for Brest to replace
the late Mgr. De Hulst. 1t was three
cornered contest, the other candidates
being Compte de Blois, Pure Royalist,
and DR.. Loisel, Republican.
The herald., 1897-01-25
A BANK FAILURE.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. Mo, Jan. "A.
j NJ. SanGusky' of Liberty was an
pointed receiver for the Farmers ana
Merchants bank of this city last night.
1T is claimed that the banks assets VIII
equal it's liabilities. No statement is
made.
The herald., 1897-01-25
A DEMENTED MEXICAN.

Juan Aguar a demented Mexican was
arrested yesterday morning at 1880 on
Main street by Officer Vignes and sent
20 the county Jail to await examinatio
before lunacy commission.
The herald., 1897-01-25
THE POPE CONSIDERING.

LONDON, Jan. PA Rome dispatch
to the Daily Mail says that the pope Is
considering the compromise clauses OF
the Manitoba school question.
The herald., 1897-01-25
TO SEE THE BEAUTIES OF CALL
FORNIA

You must go around the Kite Shaped
track, The trip can be made in day,
with stops at Redlands and Riverside.
Particulars at Santa Fe offices.
The herald., 1897-01-25
BEN PARKER'S PLACE.

LONDON, Jan. 25.-The Times an
nounces that Emepror William of Ger
many has appointed Ben Parker of
Southampton to command his yacht, the
Meteor.
The herald., 1897-01-25

7. j. Mccormack. at $50 South Bunker
Hill avenue, contractor, wishes it to be
UNDERSTOOD that his name should not De
confused with that of j. P. Mccormack,
contractor.
The herald., 1897-01-25
A TRAITORS SENTENCE.

PARIS, Jan. 24-Ex-Ca Guillot has
beer sentenced to five years in prison for
selling military secrets to foreign pow-
ar
The herald., 1897-01-25
A NOVELIST DEAD.

DUBLIN, Jan. 24.-Mrs Hungerford,
the novelist, who wrote under the nom de
plume of The Duchess, is dead.
The herald., 1897-01-25

All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom, s2i South Spring street.
The herald., 1897-01-25
DETECTIVES AT wOpK

All day yesterday the police detectives
We're hard at work securing the CITY for
some trace of the murdeFers. Wan the
billiard cue cllpb was first brousht to fha
station several of the officers proferssd
TO know that either it or one identicallv
ike 1t was owned by the watchman Of
Aoiher iiaii. belleW gave answers TO
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

When we talk of the United States
Government in familiar sort of way
we call 1t Uncle SAM" and you have
often seen pictures of Uncle Sam-a
long. lean. old-fashioned Yankee. with
high hat and with swallow-tail
coat and breeches marked with the
stars and stripes of the flag. The way
In which the United States came to be
called Uncle Sam Is this:
During the war of 1912 the United
States Government entered into n con-
tract with man by the name of Ell.
bert Anderson to furnish supplies to the
army. When the United States buys
anything from contractor. an lnspec.
tor Is always appointed to see that the
goods are what the contract calls for.
and that the government gets full
value. In this case the government
appointed man by the name OF Sam.
uel Wilson, who was always called
"Uncle Sam" by those who knew him.
He Inspected every package and cask
that came from Elbert Anderson. the
contractor. and II he found that the
contents were all right, the package or
cask was marked with the letters "E.
A.-U. S." the initials of the contra ctor
and of the United States. The man
whose duty it was to do this marking
was jovial sort Of fellow, and when
somebody asked him what these let.
ters meant, he said they stood for FL.
bert Anderson and Uncle Sam. Every
body. including Uncle Sam" Wilson
himself, thought this was very good
Joke; and by and by 1t got into print,
and before the end of the war 1t was
known all over the country; and that is
the way the United States received its
name of "Uncle Sam"
Mr.. Wilson, the original "Uncle
Snm," died at Troy, n. Y. In 1854. at the
age Of eighty four.-St. Nicholas.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

as do other luxurious Westerners.
They take their families to Europe and
have for their servants white men and
women who are tempted by the prince
ly wages to forget that they are the
superior race. While fullbloods wear
in the council chamber, and sometimes
on the street, the full robes of the In
dian warrior, for the most part they
are dressed in the ordinary fashion of
the whites. One of the wealthiest
men, who by the way has twelve chill
dren, lives in house that is the equal
of any city residence, having cost $40,
OO0 1t has all the improvements of
plumbing and heating and is rs com
Portable as could be desired.
The Usage nation is ruled by coun-
ell of fourteen members which is
chosen once in two years and which is
in continuous session. 1t meets when
ever there is anything for it to do. The
present council wants to draw from
the fund in the national treasury n
sum equal to 5000 for each member of
the tribe and spend it in identifying
the lands of the nation, in building
roads and in erecting public buildings.
They promise that the money shall be
used to good advantage, but it is
doubtful if it will be allowed. The
elections arc like those of other states,
except that the electors go up to the
judges and announce their choice of
members of the council. No ballots
are used. The lands of the Indians
are separated by strip of public do
main about quarter of mile wide
and this cannot he titled. This tends
to keep the Indians from quarreling
and makes the courts of the nation
comparatively free from business.
The ambition of many of the from
tier white men to become rich has led
them to marry squaws of the Osages.
They can do so, if the woman is willing,
without any other formality than the
paying of $40 for a license. This does
not give them any part of the trust
fund distribution, but their children
are so entitled and some of the men
thus married are wealthy from the
start that they got in this way. The
whites Of course are in favor of draw
ing out of the National Treasury the
money for improvements as EACH mem
ber of their family will get share.
The fullbloods, on the other had, are
somewhat jealous of the movement,
and prefer to let the United States
keep the cash and pay them only the
interest.
This money came from the sale of
the Indians former home in Kansas,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

Over in the Usage portion of the
territory ever member of the tribe is
wealthy. The men are handsome and
the squaws are not bad-looking. They
are few in number and are decreasing
every year. Now there are only 345
voters in the tribe and they are the
recipients of the bounty that might
well make prince happy. The tribe
has 1000, 900 acres of land and about
1000, 600 in the United States Treas
ury, on which the interest is SlOO. 900
n year. This is paid every three
months and it amounts then TO s54 for
each man, women and child in the
tribe. OF the 100000 one-tenth is
set aside for education and the chill
dren are all sent TO school. They 20
to Catholic boarding schools and are
not allowed to get the apportionment If
they are not in school. The Indians.
too, have large amount of rent from
their land, which they lease to the
cattlemen for cash.
Frequently the leading men 60 East
on visit and travel in Pullman cars.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

MY soul, art thou sincere? I do not
ask If thou art consistent. have seen
the sun upon the mountains while the
valleys were still In shade. but did not
call the valleys insinccrc. have heard
music on the waters when the land was
in silence. yet did not. therefore. say
that the land was untrue. have seen
the primrose lift It's head when there
was no flower TO greet It. yet did not
Oh that account deem IT hypocritc. But
Is II painted primrose, an artificial
primrose? lean reverence any flower of
the heart, however lowly. can rever.
ence the first bud of it's spring. for 1t
tells of the Christ that Is to he. can
reverence the last rose of its summer,
for 1t tells Of the Christ that has beeen
here, and therefore il not far away.
But l cannot reverence the manufac.
tured flower, the paper flower, the
waXen flower. ! cannot reverence the
imitation of the structure when the
spirit Is not there. The time for figs
may not be yet. and there is no blame.
But do not paint the fruit before the
time. Do not deceive the thirsty travel
Ter by dream. Do not pretend that
thou hast to-day what waits till to-
morrow. Do not seek to shine with
more light than is in thee. Thy light
may be only dawn. but Gods dawn Is
better than mans gliding. BE true to
thyself. o my soul.-Rev. DR.. George
MatlrcSpu.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
HUGE ROCK OF MYs1 eRY.


| Connecticut's Great BowIdcr, Largest in
the United States.
The Connecticut Legislature has
been considering the purchase of the
State of Cochegan Rock, located mid
way between New London and Nor
wich, and said by many persons to be
the largest bowlder in the United
States. 1t is eighty feet long, seventy
eight feet high, contains about 20, 900
cubic feet of stone, and is estimated
to weigh 10000 tons. 10 is unuues-
tionably relic of the glacial period,
and was deposited in its present rest
ing place very many centuries ago.
Connecticut, says the New York
Herald, has long been famous stamp
ing ground for the geologist and
paleontologist. Almost everybody who
is at all familiar with ancient birds
and beasts remembers what is known
to science as the Connecticut sand
stone footprints. footprints of birds SO
gigantic that it appalls one to think
what they must have been like. Espec-
tally around Montville are there many
mute evidences of the glacial period.
the stone of Cochegan being the most
notable.
This stone has been studied by the
most famous geologists of the United
States, but none of them has ever been
able to state with accuracy Just what
variety it is. The strangest featureis
that in appearance and in grain it is
totally unlike any other stone found in
Connecticut or New England, this lack
of resemblance extending to other and
smaller bowlders, which were also evil
IDENTIFY deposited on Connecticut soil
by glaciers.
Indian tradition says this stone was
for centuries used as council block
by the red men of Connecticut. The
first white man to own the land upon
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
HAYDEN DURING THE PAYMENT.

they all look alike to the stranger. The
public school is one of the unknown
factors of Indian life in this section
and there are few who can read and
write.
The camp has been the most orderly
in the history of the Indian Territory
payments. In former cases there has
been always larger attendance of the
tough element which has made the
nights hideous. Here the nights be-
come wild about the midnight hour
and then the fellows" who want to
cut dash are in their element. Then
it is that the Alkali Ikes are ready to
go out and shoot few holes in the at
mosphere without warning. Girls W til
red ribbons in their hair are here and
they "do" the town of tents in the
most approved fashion, while the old
folks are having shouting prayer
meeting, after the manner of the col =
ored folks of the South. The brethren
from Oklahoma are numerous and they
are usually of the sort that has the
money-making craze well developed
There is an attempt to keep gambling
off the grounds, but with small sue
cess.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

which it stands was Samuel Chapman,
and he, in 1862, sold it to Joshua Baker.
1t has changed owners several times
since then, its present proprietor be-
ing Alexander Atchinson.
The surface of the bowlder, as
smooth in some portions as ifit had been
operated on by prehistoric worke,'
in stone, shows fantastic shapes and
traces. Many persons have supposed
that all this was the result of the
storms of centuries beating upon il.
Careful examination proves, howeve:',
that these factors had little to do with
the present appearance of the bowlder.
To the scientific eye the marks of tho
glacier are clear and distinct. 1t is
the ice that made this strange carving
and produced the almost polished sur
face. just how far the rock extends
into the ground has never been asce.A
tained.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

which was in the best part of the
State. They seem to have made q
good trade when they took the Gov
ernment's offer and sold out. Instead
of being paupers they are among the
Nations richest people, and if they
are successful in getting the additional
amounts that they are asking they may
have it within their means to make
great advances in civilization.
The fears of many, when the terri
tory was opened to the settlers, that
there would be frequent outbreaks of
the Indians and consequent scalpings
have not been realized. The Indians
having sold their lands to the whites
seem to have made up their minds that
they are on honor to behave themselves
and they do SO. They keep ON their
reservations and any wrong doings
that are reported are usually of the
harmless order.
1t is plain that they are taking on
the customs of the whites, aud some
Xansans who went down to the terri
tory to fleece the poor redskin at one
of the pay days, taking with them
about $500, had to send home for
money to pay return fare. They made
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Seals and Sand storms.

You say the sealers on Pioy.off
Islands catch the females when they
60 out to sea to feed. That is not so,
rs they never go out to feed. As for
the pups dying on Tolstoi rookeries
from the loss OF their mothers being
killed at sea, that is not SO; they are
killed by sandstorms. Tolstoi is the
only rookery that is affected by sand
storms, and only one part os it, and at
this particular part is the only place
where dead pups are found.
1t would be something to the credit
of the company if they would build n
board fence, like a snow fence on the
plains, for about 500 yards on Tolstoi
rookery. 1t would save the lives of
thousands of fpups.-San Francisco E.
aminer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
SHEEP OF LEBANON.
Curious Forcing Process TO Fnttcn
Them for Slaughter.

ihcfu fOf SInughter.
Harry Fem the artist. has written
for st. Nicholas an account of his visit
to the famous ccdars of Lebanon,
which place Is also noted for its silk.
MIR. Fem says: Wherever a handful
of earth can be made to rest upon n
ledge, there a mulberry plant grows.
1t Is a picturesque and thrilling sight
to see boy lowered by rope over the
precipice, carrying big basket of earth
and cuttings of mulberry twigs to plant
In his hanging garden. The crop of
leaves, fodder for the worms, IL gath
cred In the same way. by such patient
ana dangerous industry have these
hardy mountaineers been able to make
their wilderness OF rock blossom into
brightly coiored silks. Not a single
leaf Is left on the trees by the time the
voraclous worms get ready to spin their
cocoons but n second crop comes on
later. and a curious Use IL made OF
that.
The trse owner purchases one OF
those queer big-tailed Syrian sheep. the
tail OF which weighs twenty pounds
when at the full maturity of Its fnt-
ness, and then strange stufIlng pro-
cess begins, not unlike the fnttening of
the Strasburg geese. When the sheep
can eat no more the women of the
house feed It. and II Is no uncommon
sight to see woman going out to make
an afternoon call leading her sheep by
string and carrying basket Of null
Derry leaves on her arm. Having ar
rived Mt her friends house. she suuats
on the ground, rolls ball OF mulberry
leaves In her right hand. and slips 1t
into the Sleeps mouth. then works the
Sleeps Jaws up and down with the
other hand till she thinks the mouthful
has been chewed enough, when she
thrusts II down the throat of the unfor-
tunate animal. The funny part OF the
business is that probably half dozen
gossips of the village are seated around
the yard, all engaged at the same oper-
alton. OF course. the sheep get i'm
mensely fat, and that Is the object. for
at the killing time the fat is fried out
and put into Jars, rs meat for the win.
ter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09

large number of fakirs, who had the
most enticing devices for the money
to be paid out. They put up mid
way Plaisance," where all sorts of
games were in progress. Then, to
swell the crowd, there were hundreds
of business men who have been SELL
ing goods to the freedmen for months
on credit, trusting in the coming of
this auspicious time for their pay.
The total number of freedmen on the
rolls was over 4500, and each share
was worth S1Ss.74. The payment was
made by family, and on account of the
tangled relationship of a race that was
SO lately slaves, the making of the
rolls proved to be O tremendous task.
The Identification of the members of
the families was no less onerous, for
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia e. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound,


I cannot speak too highly Of Mrs.
Pinkham's Medicine, for it has done so
much for me. j have been great suf-
ferer from Kidney trouble, pains in
muscles, joints. back and shoulders;
feet would swell. I also had womb
troubles and leucorrhea. After using
Lydia +. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound, and Blood Purifier and Liver
Pills, felt like a new woman. My
kidneys are now in perfect condition,
and all my other troubles are cured
Mrs. MAGGIE PoTTs, 324 Kaufman St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Backache.
My system was entirely run down,
and suffered with terrible backache
in the small of my back and could
hardly stand upright. / was more
tired in the morning than on retiring
at night. l had no appetite. Since
taking Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, have gained fifteen pounds,
and 1 look better than ever looked
before. / shall recommend IL to all
my friends, as ii certainly is wonder
full medicine.-MRs. Il. +. MORTON, lO43
Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kidney Trouble.
Before taking Lydia T.. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, i had suffered
many years with kidney trouble. The
pains in my back and shoulders were
terrible. My menstruation became ir-
regular, and was troubled with leu
corrhea. l was growing very weak.
had been TO many physicians but re-
ceived no benefit. began the use OF
Mrs. Pinkham's medicine, and the first
bottle relieved the pain in my back
and regulated the mcnses. 1t is the
best kind of medicine that have ever
taken, for 1t relieved the pain so quickly
and cured the disease.-MRs. LILLIAN
CRIPPEN, Box II. st. Andrews Bay, Fla.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-09
Judioious Expenditures Cause Big Returns

To tho merchant who is happy II he can
sell his goods at an increase OF ten to TWEEN
" per cent over the cost, how almost in
credible must it seem that typewriting ma
chimes and bicycles, which cost from about
sixteen to TWENTY-FIVE dollars to mnnufac-
ture, can be sold for slOO-or even $50
each?
What machines are more universally used
to-day than these two, excepting the sewing
machine?
How hard the merchant struggles for his
ten per cent. profit while the typewriting
machine and the bicycle sell at a price which
is from four to six times the cost Of manu-
facture.
Judicious and continuous advertising has
made this possible.