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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

Josiah williams, one Of the Oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Lansford, was found
dead in bed Tuesday morning. Up 70 few
wears ago he was a mine contractor but lately
lived retired He was one of the first pros
pectors to go to California during the gold
fever and was successful in his quest.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

When you want good roofing, plumbing
gas fitting, or general tinsmithing done cal
ON E. F. Gallagher 1s West Centre street
Dealer in. stc-es l-tf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

HOODS PILLS cure Liver InSs
BIliousness, Indigestion, Headache
A pleasant laxative. All Druggists
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

Only 81 go to Atlantic Citya return with
out change of cars. Last excursion of tn
Season
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

One application of DR.. Thomas Ecectric
Oil takes away the pain Of the most severe
burn. 1t is an ideal family liniment.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09
Outdoor

Games will be INDUCED
in at least for the next two months.
Why not buy base ball goods now /!
They will be good next year. We
are offering a 20 per cent. reduction
on all base ball goods in order to
close out our stock. Remember
is off on all base ball goods.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

Cholera morbus, cholera infantum, diar-
rhoea-dysentery, and all those other deadly
enemies to the little ones are infallibly cured
by DR.. Fowler's Ext. of Wild Strawberry.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

Foreigners protest against the Ding
ley bill because, as they say IL WIN
throw thousands Of foreign workmen
out of employment. But suppose II re-
suits in giving employment to thou-
sands of American workmen VINO are
now idle and better wages to thou
sand of others. our side is the Amerl'
can ide.-Indianapolis Und) Journal
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

From John J. Meyers, guardian, ct al, to
Charles c. Sunday, premises in Mahanoy
City.
From Eliza Bergstresser, ct al, to Philadel
phia and Reading Coal and Iron Company,
premises in Eldred township.
From Geo. Christ, ct al, to Catharino
Smith, premises in Yorkville.
From Daniel McGurl and wife to II. b
Bartholomew, premises in Pottsville.
From Geo. Heberling and wife to Philip j.
Brown, premises in JOhnstOwn.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09
R..omhles a peaeh Orchard:

An orchard of 5000 baskets of peaches
will be disposed Of in small lots at Womers'
124 North Main street, every morning. Buy
them while they are just plucked.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken OF grippe. lOc.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09
Hoods Pills taEs ase easy asyI to ps 9pssrsts, ate,
MISCELLANEOUS.

CIRIS WANTED.-Machine hands. Apply
" ut Shenandoah Manufacturing Company,
East Coal street. s-Z-Zw-eod
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

Tho new law means well, however
end in many directions win conserve
the public interest. To the fullest pos
sible extent consistent with the COL
lection of adequate revenue for the
government 1t endeavors to shield
American industries from foreign com
netltion at home, and this is a strong
point in its favor.-St Louis (Mo) Age
of Steel.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

The on,, ears ever shed over the
daetb of the Wilson law the most de-
struotlve agency the domestic manu-
ssoturer has ever had to contend
against. are shed by foreign manu-
sactnrers and by those in close sym
natbv with them. The existence OF the
Wilson law has been period OF hap
p,ness and prosperity for the foreigner
md n seems like a cruel thrust to him
TO he deprived Of this large market
N Y. Textile Manufacturers Journal
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-09-09

DOR SALE.-Cheap, a desirable business
Il property on East Centre street Apply "a
NJ. NJ. Burke, Attorney, Egan building. s-6-d
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
THE CHARTER QUESTION AGAIN.

n " KELLY member of the Charter Committee of One
| Hundred has taken exception to The CALLS charge
that certain newspaper has been consulted altogether
too much IN the work OF making the charter which the
mitee will public scrutiny.
the instrument has been developed" in the Office the jour
nal referred and calls for the evidence upon which
intimaton was based.
If Mr. Kelly will carefully examine the files of the Mission
street newspaper will discover inception
the Committee that sheet has not only con-
stanty direct the deliberations
but that it has recently upon
cratic County COMMITTEES the nomination of Board OF Free
holders who will adopt the
tirety We think Mr.. Kelly considers
the reputation OF the sheet in for honest effort
ernment-that privileged the commit
charter had received approval
politicians and that had to some extent metaphoricay
leas been developed" in their Office. Our
OF the matter nothing than that the
yellow fellows taking interest in the
good the people,
The point simply that the charter of the
Committee of One Hundred good charter
oy being subjected to scrutiny of Board
Freehoiders Organic law should adopted hastily
Nor should such the interests of factions
the ends of corporate
and charters made posterity they
only lmperlshabe principles, and establish
TENS which the rights every
the public interest For political quarrel
adoption OF charter is little less than oense against
entire community.
Moreover the Committee of One Hundred IS certain to
lose its charter if making
subject OF political contention ALI will
be thrown away The people will adopt organic
Tor this city, it practically approval
classes Besides the Republican Democratic County Com
mittee alone authorized
Should it come down to contest the board selected
Committee of One Hundred would go
that would greatly
and its charter Doubtless there good things
committees charter document indeed may
cepabe the people and ultimately adopted
never do to force it in the proposed by the
newspaper manipulators.
The committees only safe plan unite for nonpartsan
action. 1t is certain Republican Democratic
County Committees will half way
IN securing the nomination
at once command the confidence OF the community
whole charter question political quagmre which
1t Is sure to be engued becomes subject
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
GREAT BRITAIN AND BIMETALLISM

ORD SALISBURY has made the reply of Great Britain
to the proposal OF the bmetac commission headed by
Senator Wolcot Having felt pulse lof the British
peope by the suggestion that the Bank of England
maintain part silver having found the
gold forces not only strong but aggressive he informed
Embassador Hay cannot accede to the
American proposals and that he
an international monetary conference
The of Salisbury may taken as the settled re
solve of Great Britain. 1t likely will ever be in
bower in that country at time in the
lstry favorable bmetaism than the present one
Some of the most eminent members Salisbury Cabinet
strong advocates of the and ha
repeatedly declared themselves taking steps to bring
about If slightest chance therefore
getting strong support from the country Salisbury
would have willingly acted with the United the
Ter and his letter declining do regarded in
bher light than declaration that the of opinion
standard. Great Britain stands for gold will not consider
he subject open for debate
AS according Embasador White, Germany will follow
The of Great Britain Salisbury letter
has put an end to the whole scheme of international
nc Certainly it would be hold
Great Britain and Germany aoo For the present
my rate international bmeam has ceased be practical
ssue Senator Wolcott might we'll come
The proposed international conference was undertaken by
he administration in good faith fuIfment pledge
the Republican platform last campaign II was right
hat earnest effort should keep that pledge as
well all others in the platform nothing is lost TO the
United States by the refusal and Germany
join in the conference
In this country England the majority of the naona
of gold are opposed to anv fur
er agitation of the subject When are raised hev
sturb finance interfere with business lure trade cnsck in
iury by creating doubt uncertainty in the public
mind to Lying enterprises all kinds Tb.
question fought finish pagn against
8yanm and the of the American
people much opposed that of the British people to any,
hing that will tend 10 keep the issue in politics.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC.

DDRESSES made to the assembled editors annual
~ meeting CT the State Press Association illustrate
skingly differences between the relation editors
10 the public and that of engaged in other industry
or perhaps would be of
pubic to editors and the expectations it has of them
Speakers invited address convention of belonging
to some particular industry talk subjects affecting
he interests OF that industry matters not the orator
knows nothing the in which his
he nevertheless talks of it. tits considered of the
rues OF oratorcal courtesy all gatherings
professional should subjects
importance TO that particular trade calling Thus lawyer
invited to speak before will talk farming
were chosen address meeting of the bar
hon he wouid talk of law.
1t is different when editors When press
caon assemblies each invited orator addresses the
not on some topic of journalism newspaper
business but the particular enterprise reform
the orator himself promote. The
be most careful speak only of mining miners dairy
ing to dairymen will himself free from all
ak OF his own hobby when he chance address
paper men, One will call for universal editorial
port of good roads, agitation
arge county State exhibit third urges
of independent politics and advises the editors
get In and make the fight for it.
1t seems that every speak assembly
OF editors sees in occasion chance put
multitude of grindsones swoop and grinding
done free This implies confidence in public spirit
newspaper that in the highest degree comforting
profession 1t brings TO them consciousness of the
their abOrs for the good appreciated fully
as they deserve least fully
before the m and sk for more.
There nothing wrong in all this is right that it
should be But also right that public
much OF editors and particularly country editors
give that fact recognition in the form support
the paper from which each unhestangy every
thing The members of the Press Association will
cordially endeavor perform all that it's
OF them They will diligently advocate
good roads the making of grand State exhibit
and resources at Paris and will uphold every
TENDS to the Improvement of political life That they
VIII give and more-and what them Will the
county who avors good roads, exhibit advance
ent OF industry and Improvement politics
his local support berayf Surely those who are
SO eager to get ground might contribute something
the be grindsone
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

lNCE Postmaster General has nounced through
IHE CALL that intends in his forthcoming message
Congress to recommend the estab shmen postal savings
banks IN this country it is evident begin
the subject in the light of practical
altogether likely that bill embodyng recon- mend ons
of the Postm will Congress
winter and public opinion should prepared
judgment upon it.
The subject complex The solution of its problems
eral himself admits that much, and in his talk
sponden OF THE CALL difficulties in
the still perplexing him. while ertng
hoped to be able to Congress proposed
banks which would be feasible and satisfactory he added
he had not yet decided all points still receiving
and taxing counsel many subject
The Postmaster General himself being
essential features OF the scheme who shall Judgment
on 1t whoieP Interviews with leading bankers city,
published m The CALL, show wide difference opinion
the subject existing with
it business.
According OF bankers postal savings banks
would be beneficial people the Governments
others such banks might benefit the
people out would be costly and loss to the Government
third class maintains they would be of benefit body
and according to they would
inssmuch as they would drain money away from
calities to store it up in Washington
The existence of such diverse contrary opinions among
professional bankers evidence necessity
the public mind thorough study
come of the live issues of the The
be made of the chief administration
This being should be
Government banking be wisely devised
For that reason its discussion by the people this uncture
timely and opportune There should be mistake made
Congress in matter of such impo as this.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
THE DISCRIMINAT TING DUTY.

CECTIoN % of the Dngley tariff may yet have its day
Treasury Department confusing the collectors
will have safe other than that collecting the dis
eliminating duties leaving to the the
they desire AXE test
strong
In addition to the importers who having
the question settled Senator Ekns like him
self interested having the discriminating
for the protection of American railways ships
said be seeking issue that
will bring question before the decision
When hunting for lawsuit it to find one
and within week that steps taken to
get settlement of the muchdisputed question.
1t certain the of the Republican pledge pro-
mote the extension merchant the
policy of discriminating duties will with the
construction the clause Attorney
They wait bling Congress and
remedy by amending the clause go into
court and have the Attorney General opinion
but it is thing that in
will be found fulfill the party pledge the ship
building railways well the
nation
Public sentiment favorable the proposed duty When
the famous first discussed validity taken for
where in New England where there special
interests policy of goods
brought points in the by
the Canadian Pacific The strength in
of policy will its Either the
courts will uphold existing clause Congress
me- one at the coming session.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

cents per month There is also popular dron got roughly
wax This 16 MONTH and
This is official journal
China gives all the concerning person
peror his maladies,
Ministers printing
punished wi death
by the Emperor
which they
journal appears an Eng in
Alter the TsingPeo the most
ChnPao Shanghai Newsfounded
circulation
nese Ii Hung Chang
known influence history the
rights of the Chinese
onnese journals are generally printed yellow
TO
per three editions in
at white
another
which signifies
given on couple
phone is made toli-foung. - ~ WV
Inc chinese press like of institutions
stationary but
wake and mOderniZe
exaggeration Will 0No4S' W
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

present colony region
rey possibilities earth' surface mme
dately underneath but later when sizabe
the goldsrewn banks its unique SITE geographic and aonOc
Archangel OF Northern Run latitude "a deg 80
min. population 900 inhabitants commercial
Importance OF its position and with golden stones the
OF much larger city doubt Insured the
about 80 miles SON Of the arctic circle bar the
especially reaction
there powerful factor in the visibility of celestial phenomena
the horizon.
The circle merely arbitrary parallel Of latitude
On m haura Dounan[y created IKE .ne mionS OF ages
ago. When the rotatoy motion OF the earth nrst asserted lis peoo
mating tendency we'll known the duration
latitude which
the rapidly enheung day gains nine hours between March 21 and
AT 227 the
point directly north 80 o'clock the morninsand the
same at 80 in the evening Thus describing
eghth OF circle beams vegetating valleys
mountains r twen'one continuous hours and when on the me
dian at noon aans an altitude OF 49 degrees we 20 degrees
higher than the mdwnter OF San Francisco Thisong connu
sun OF Merico oetio @ coDe b r1 ]
beyond degrees Though
mirror the midnight shines the northern
there
evening blend their twilight gbw
north thus preserving unbroken daylight weeks
The day equinox
followed by three months of winter nights which,
The crimson mdwne above the thern hon
three hours, having altitude
TO the variable influence OF refracton
This transient visit however, followedyan
usually prolonged twilight
moons also peculiar and especially
OF 1894 1895 failed
the twilight glow of sunset the The
summer full Sagarus,
regions in the mentioned the absence
particularly noticeable The function
with paling daylight
the is often visible eighteen god
tint OF lower laitudeS But Arctic
last the lunar singuar fitted
the constellation OF Gemni, remained continuously visible
circuiting
ting but unobscured by sunlight
Somewhat paed they skrted northern norzon night
when needed, had higher altitude,
degrees grounds
radiance back into the atmosphere add bancy
the
the gold field gtering
full will
indeed, effect
visibility OF heavenly bodies
uncertainty, especially
The half and the gibbou phases WILL
twentyiour hours coming
skies of the Klondike Valley
annually
zones position gives
tudes few degrees this interesting
northern armament is the
wide radius OF the appariOn
within 26 degrees the celestial
the Twins
tudes Almost zenith shines which
held
Orion
elsewhere glance above horizon the Kondke
Among of the Alaskan
atmospheric phenomena frequent
which
times during the Despite hardship
couragemen OF
will this
Arctic land OF promise. ROSE O'HALLoRAN.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. Get. 23.-A the st. Cloud
c. F. Buck. Gilsey-H. Joes, G. H. Davis.
Hoffman-E. Rosendern, D. W. ]. Younger,
W. Leake, Mss Dresbach F. D. Bates, L.
Klan. Grand-N. L. Walter ImperiaI-J. w.
Byrnes, J. NJ. CRIME, A. NJ. Dyis. ]. H Ames
A B. Ridley. Manhattan-Nss Shreve, Mrs.
W. s Wood. E1erett-Mrs. ]. ]. Valentine
Sturtevant-Miis NJ. Calsveds. Holland-W.
II. Stanley. Unipn Square-Ms. Woodrow q
Hummel left the st. Cloud ad sailed on tho
Vera for Genoa Richard Seek,er and Mrs
Sophia SpeckteJ arrived on he Hayel from
bremen
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

The applause greeting the retirement of Holden from
Mount Hamilton where like old of sea- had be-
strobe the observatory might naturally
given evidently did not for already
his camor for another job is heard N the land
California wish him in not gettn
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

The California Limited on be Sant Eo .,..
Will begin n its third annual sason on Noto- 1
tober 25 1he time of dearture ia 40 :, -
from Nj ark rketstreet ferry huipnan+ corssis, "a
standard Pullman sleepersbufYnt sr,ol-t -
and elegant dining-car, maaged nv M r..
Harvey, aud will have ali tht mo lerp cor, CO.,,
niaAins II .he most luxuriol service ever given
between oaiiiornia and the last Reservations
on this magnificent train nde a. ea. NTorva,
street, Chronicle building
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

When Worden, the Monitor, against the Merrmac
the idea that he reckessy rskng his live
He lived long enough however see this idea
pretty thoroughly dispeled In fact about minutes
after the Monitor the
situation impression began appear there was
a toleraby strong brand OF cheese aboard.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
PREDICTION OF A "PRopHEr.~
Min neanolis Journal

od Mooro's prophetic Almanac issued London for over a
processes TO forecast the most important
the world during the ensuing claimed
st wear Od Moores forecast to the
charity bazaar in Paris Taking
or 1888 rble civil
mig Oh spain IL Is also forecast that
econo week OF November
TINS AID the Mars.
moore plugged hat that he
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

1t IS a fact tha longeviIyhas bau, esneciauv
remsrka BILE among phIOsophes lawvers
writer's " ana tea;hers carlyle, Buion, Goethe
HIauAlIn' 81, .' hers'hel' NeWtoa and Haley were
a.! a't between ooano 80 year. Michel Angelo,
Titan and Ieeuweu hoek painte3 niotr-as
after they were 80.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

There is something vague a murderer
now hiding in the mountains that he will
Ii he will only be people agree
be thoroughly satisfied with the They
OF boheng with live murderers who only insist
naming this way, but impuden they
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

posed that the Kin Pan, a Chinese journal pub
lished in Peking for the last 1000 years, was the
Oldest newspaper in the world. In n very able
work recently published, however, Mr.. Imbault
Huart the French Consul at Canton, shows that
this high honor belongs TO the journal whose
heading is shown herewith, which has been pub
lished continuously since the year7IOand is even
said TO have been founded some 200 years before
that date, or early in the sixth century, 500 years
before newspaper was known in Europe
The Tsing-Pao now appears as a book of
twenty-four pages, octave size, tied In a yellow
cover by two knots of rice paper. Each page has
seven columns, and each column seven charac.
tiers. or letters, which read from top to bottom
The typ made of willow wood This is the
edition de luxe" officially recognized by the
EmDprOr and the nriee of ahov. q
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

The young man in Sacramento who larceny
business and having been caught victim of
kleptomania has made grievous The requisite Of
successful keptomaniac is be girl young pretty
capable OF copousy beautiful remorse always
steal nothing of In this of industry the
men have no chance and might well of the
olica
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

Tobacco experts say thst he cheapest cigar
that J. Pierpont Morgan ,mkes costs him nor
less than 81 20. His cigariat madei in Havana
OF tobacco selected especially for him by an
expert whom he sends bCuba every wear
and made up without resrl to cost.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

Some meddesome correspondent has ferreted ro.
nance based fact that Mr. Bryan recently
and found her to be old acquaintance This
tera and mighty small business anyhow the first p ace
it is none OF the correspondents affair.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

Since Uncle Sam longer has land give
farm in the good old days. his apparent willingness
take care of money that buy farm will
be appreciaten.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24
1YRANNY'S Tenn TING BAIT
PhiIade phia Record.

The Spanish Government N q
is extending them pardon amnesty and odine
out 10 them the promise OF and patronage II win
raordlnary eonsaney and fmne the part f G
islanders TO hold against cam e rVoed
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-24

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