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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
THE WEDGE MURDER,
Quarrel Among Girls Assigned as
the Real Cause.

Correspondence of The Evening Star.
UPPER MARLBORO', Nd,
August IS, 1897.
Rumors have been flying around town
about lynching the negro jockey, Nose
Jackson, for the murder of John Wedge
last night. No credit is attached to the
rlmors. 1t was started by a crowd of
drunken rougts. The first reports given
of the cause of the murder, to the effect
that it resulted from a quarrel over the
decision of the steeplechase race, is not
correct. The real cause, it has been ascer-
tanned, was a quarrel among some negro
girls and their wouid-be sports, which re-
suited in a free-for-all wrangle, and ulti
n.ately in the killing of Wedge.
Jackson has secured ex-State's Attorney
Rich E. Brandt and C. E. Keys of Wash
irgton as his attorneys. The case will be
tried at the October sitting of court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
Kent Di.orderIy Hou.e,

Dora Lincoln ard William B. Hendricks
were today arraigned before Judge KIM
ball by Sergeant Daley OF the fourth pre-
cinct for keeping q disorderly house on
Delaware avenue southwest. The man wss
discharged, but the woman was sent to
xtzil for sixty days and fined SIS. or given
sixty days additional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
ChIdren's Quarrel the Cause

Children's Quarrel the Cause.
Mrs. Kate Riggs was today fined $ by
Judge Kimban for whipping George w.
Moran. small boy. son Of a neishbor The
whipping was the outgrowth Of a quarrel
between the Moran boy and one Of MIRA.
Biggs' children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19

ALL OF ED:SONS OBESITY REMEDIES AS
well as all Of Loring's Flesh producers for sale
by G; g. q Sims
my.2-n Cor. 18th st. and ~ Y ave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-19
LORING & CO., DEPT. s.

NO. AZ WEST 22D ST.. NEW YORK CITY,
No us STATE ST. CHICAGO. ILL.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Household Hints.

A mustard plaster will not make a
blister if mixed with the white of an
egg.
Stains may be removed from the
hands by rubbing with slice of raw
tomato.
All cold vegetables left over should
be saved for future Use in soups and
salads.
Lamps should have the same watch
full care during the summer as in the
winter.
Hot, dry flannel, if applied to the
face and neck, will relieve jumping
tOOthaehe.
The tone of the piano improves when
the instrument is removed from the
wall of the room.
Sweet oil with little vinegar added
will restore the leather backs and seats
of chairs.
A squeeze of lemon improves seram-
bled eggs, and it should be added while
they are cooking.
Great attention should be given to
the seasoning and flavoring of food
prepared for the sick.
Use bacon fat for frying chicken or
game.
Stale cake may be sci Sed with brandy
sauce for dessert.
Cold water put into glasses or dishes
from which eggs have been eaten will
soften the egg and make washing
easy.
Poultices should be mixed with boil
ing water and boiled for a few min
utes. 1t helps them to retain the
heat.
When putting away the stovepipe
for the summer it should be rubbed
with linseed oil and put in a dry
place.
A smooth piece of whalebOne is far
better for curling ostrich feathers than
a knife, as it is not likely to cut OF
damage them.
For neuralgia, in the face or jaw, a
flannel bag filled with very hot salt
heated in pan, applied frequently,
and with the head kept well covered,
will relieve il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
How's This !!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the last l5 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale, Druggists,
Toledo, D.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Smiles Made to Order.

Tit Bits.
There is in London at the present
time an individual who can scarcely be
described otherwise than rs q ''smile''
doctor. For a small fee he will transfer
the most uncomely laugh or smile into
dainty and elegant plAyfulness OF
the lips-only he must have his fee
first.
As many know, it is no easy matter
to control the gambols of the lips and
mouth, and small wonder, then, that
the services of ''smile" doctor are
greatly in demand.
On the occasion of every visit, this
gentleman puts his subject through
certain lip and mouth exercises which
are of his own invention, and by con-
slant practice the desired pretty smile
is obtained in few weeks. Actresses
and music hall artistes largely patron.
ize this smiling tutor, and rumor has il
that the individual in question is, in
this way, fast amassing wealth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
A Bachelors Beliefs.

Meddlesome mothers are pretty apt
to have cuddlesome daughters.
The average woman's idea of politics
is finding something that..slre can ''pro-
test" against.
At some time in her life probably
every girl sews something or other onto
her garter for luck.
When a rich girls hair looks like
streaked molasses candy, it is said to he
of the color of spun gold.
Train up hired girl in the way she
should go, and she will depart from
you and go to the neighbor's for dol
lar a month more.
Down at the bottom of every wo-
mans prayer is a reminder to the Lord
that He knows that she has put up
with so much from her husband.-N.
Y. Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Useful Hints.

To remove a refractory screw from
wood heat piece Of iron red hot, and
hold il on top Of the screw for minute
or two; then the screwdriver will
easily take out the screw If used while
the screw is warm
The cIeanest way 20 drive water bugs
or reaches from bureau drawers or
closet shelves is 10 sprinkle powdered
borax over and around the shelves, and
cover with clean paper.
Fat will not burn If IL has something
to do, 80 II it has 10 be left idle for
few minutes put a crust Of bread OF
slice of raw potato into the kettle.
Do not mend kid glove with sewing
silk, for the silk cuts the kid and shows
the mend more plainly; while a ine
cotton thread gives a much more salts
factory result If a glove Is torn, put
piece Of silk Of corresponding shade
under the torn part, baste carefully so
as not to reveal the stitches on the
right side, and then draw up the rent
with cotton thread.
Soap used on the hair is apt to make
it brittle. If any is to be used tar soap
is the best, and after using rinse the
hair in several waters, in which little
powdered borax has been disOlved-
Chemists say that it takes more than
twice as much sugar to sweeten pre-
serves and sauces put in when they
begin to cook than it does if the sugar
is added after the cooking is done.
Always fold dress skirt right side
out for packing, as it will not wrinkle
so much.
a few drops of tineture Of benzOin in
bowl of water is an admirable tonic
for the face. The benzoin whitens the
skin and prevents it from wrinkling.
Water that is left standing in the
kitchen or bedroom, and, above all, in
the sick room, over night, is liable to
contamination by the absorption Of
impurities aflOat in the air in such
rooms, and TO be rendered wholly unfit
for use. No matter that the water is
cold even to near freezing; it is 50 much
the more liable to absorb and hold in
solution the foul gases and organic
particles to which it has been exposed
1t is dangerous to use such water.
Water should not be 50 left; but lift by
chance so be, it should be thrown
away. Freshly drawn water only
should be used for culinary purposes,
as well as for drinking, wherever prac-
ticable. Moreover, the faucets over
sinks and wash-basins are always more
or less liable to contamination, hence
the first water that flows on opening
them after they have been left all night
without use should always be let flow
away-it is dangerous TO drink and
unfit for the teakettle or for cooking
water; even boiled disease germs are
unwholesome.-The Sanitarian.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Something to Depend on.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, ILL.,, in speaking
of DIR. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
la grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed
to develop into hasty consumption.
Having DIR. Kings New Discovery in
store, and selling lots Of it, he took a
bottle home, and to the surprise Of all
she began to get better from the first
dose, and half dozen dollar bottles
cured her sound and well. DIR. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, colds
and coughs is guaranteed to do this
good work. Try it. Free trial bottles
at Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or at
Brallier's drug store, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Old Peopl

Old people who require to regulate
the bowels and kidneys will find the
true remedy in Electric Bitters. Tnis
medicine does not stimulate and con-
tains no whisky or other intoxicant,
but acts as tonic and Alternative. 1t
acts mildly on the stomach and bowels,
adding strength and giving tone to
the organs, thereby aiding nature in
the performance of the functions.
Electric Bitters is an excellent appetiz-
er and aids digestion. Old people
find it just exactly what they need.
Price fifty cents and Sl.0O per bottle at
Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or at
Brallier's drug store, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
A Jubilee Novelty.

a novelty brought out by South
Shields brushmaker to commemorate
the Jubilee consists of a small brush to
be worn on the watch-chain. On
touching spring the bristles open and
show 365 other brushes inside on which
are engraved the history ofthe Queens
reign. The words are invisible to the
naked eye, but can be easily read by
the aid of microscope.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Bueklen's Arniea Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price D cents per box. For sale at j.
n. Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or
at Brallier's drug store, Belin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

was liable to be arrested at any mo-
ment.'
Nonsense, Alice. You are mis-
taken.'
"'They mentioned his name-R
Denmore. Oh Robert? / have beer
brave through my troubles-heaver
knows l have-but If this is true it will
kill me-
"'Did these men appear to know
Richard well?' / asked.
No. They heard his name, and
then began to talk
"'Have you said anything to Rich
ard about il?
"'No. / ought to do it, but am q
coward, and dare not. Ifit IL all lie
he would never forgive me for doubt.
ing him. If it is true-Robert, you
once promised to always be my friend
you must save him, for my sake and
my child's.'
"'I am always your friend an
swered, taking her hand in mine. Il
will find out about this story. 1t is
all a mistake, probably; and if not,
there is more than one II. Denmore,
for instance
al was terribly afraid that the story
was true, but spoke to lessen her ankle
ty. The look of startled hare came
into her eyes, but did not think about
it until afterwards. How the men
Alice overheard obtained their infor-
nation / do not know, but it was in
substance true.
"a heartless fraud had been commit
ed, and apparently by r. Denmore. 1
was helpless. What could 1 do? And
then Alice's words and look took pos
session of me. / think for few days
l was almost mad. need not tell you
how, link by link, the chain of evil
dence was forged-I helped to forge it
myself. 1t was easy. The fact of my
preparations for leaving England, the
uncertainty of my destination, nay
pledged credit.
81 was arrested, tried, convicted.
There was no mercy for the man who,
by heartless fraud, had brought ruin
and destitution to many-death by
suicide to more than one. / was sem
fenced twenty years. penal servitude.
Two months ago tomorrow regained
my liberty"
He stopped-his tale was told.
"Denmorew / exclaimed, starting
to my feet. "You did this for BROTH
er's sake?"
mo; for the sake of the woman l
loved"
at was monstrous folly. 1t was
wicked
at is over"
"And your brother?'
"He remained silent-has been silent
ever since. Things have prospered
with him-fortune is his. Twenty years
is long time to remember. He has
quite forgotten me-"
''Scoundrel. And his wife?"
81 do not know, Hargraves, but
think she must have believed me gull
ty. You see, the evidence against me
was yery strong"
/ was silent, Presently Denmore
took some papers from his pocket.
al saw this in a shop window yester-
day, and bought it," he said, handing
me photograph. ''On it was print
ed, Hon. Richard Denmore and wife
He has become famous. Do you rec
ognize the picture?"
Then remembered the occupants of
the carriage in the park.
al think have kept my oath, Har-
graves"
/ took his hand and pressed it, but /
did not speak. a lump was in my
throat, aud words would not come
The Home Queen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Surcharged With Electricity.

A Carlisle butcher thinks he is sur
charged with electricity. He does not
look on the thing as joke. He says
it is very annoying. When he brushes
his hair it crackles like house afire.
When he walks across u heavy carpet,
he says he can feel the sparks fly from
the tips of his fingers, and when he is
in train a regular battery is created.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

Soils lose water in three ways-per-
collation. and drainage, consumption by
the plant, evaporation from the sur
face. a German authority finds that
for every pound of dry matter produc-
ed by the plant there are 80 pounds
Of water lost or taken from the soil.
Professor King found that in Wiscon-
sin dent corn required 800 tons of wat
er per ton of dry matter produced; red
clover, 452 tons; oats, SD tons. An
inch of rainfull on an acre is equal to
about 1874 tons of water. 1t would
seem, then, that less than three inches
of rainfall would be necessary to pro-
duce ton of dent corn TO the acre.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
The Georgia PostoMce.

"Any letters for mee''
s'No.u
"Any postal cards?'
mo-"
ais my paper come?p
"No."
SCOT any almanacsg'
"No.n
'Well, does you know nybody what
wants ter buy live nj .igators'--At.
lanta Constitution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
The Wronged Immigrant.

Cohen-See here, meesder; dere was
q mistake i'm mein dax-bill alretty.
County Tax Collector don't see
but what it's all regular enough.
C.,hen-Loog AIKEN, meesder. You
god me sharged Won tollar Poll tax
und am Heprew. Judge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
Tame Game.

Gunner-I was hunting yesterday,
and bagged Il ducks.
Bunner-Were they wild?
Gunner-No; but the farmer who
owned them was.-Up-to-date.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

One plowing on dry soil will do as
much good as two on clay or heavy
loam; here is where extensive farming
should come in: prepare the soil before
the seed is put in.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

There are two ways in which stable
manure is most likely to lie wasted.
One, the most obvious, is the wasting
by rains, which will wash away all
that is soluble in it. But the other,
less thought of, is even more danger
Gus, though unseen. That is the vast
ing by the passing away as am
monia Of all the nitrogenous parts Of
manure. The ammonia is very vola-
tile. Pour some into a saucer and
leave it exposed to the air, and most of
its strength will disappear after a few
hours. If some potash is put with it,
that will absorb part of it, turning it,
if the potash be eaus.ie, into saltpetre.
But the far greater part of the ammo
MIA is given of by deeompOsing ma
nure heaps and escapes into the air,
where it becomes useless as fertilizer
American CultivatOr-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

From the Philadelphia Record.
The white cabbage butterfly takes
care to deposit her eggs on the kind Of
cabbages that form loose heads, and
where the worms, when they hatch,
can easily find their hiding place I'M
der the loose leaves.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

Experiments made this season in
forcing Easter lilies with Electric
light prove that it will probably pay
commercially to use electric light
when the buds are an inch long in or
der to hasten their expansion, and that
the light must pass through glass to
avoid burning the petals.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

Sheep affected with the grub in the
head appear to be crazy at times, the
eyes swell, become weak and have a
watery appearance, and violent efforts
will be made by the sheep to clear the
nOstrils. They will often raise both
hind legs when the pain is unusally
severe. Dry lime and ashes should be
kept where the sheep resort Stacked
lime, if scattered freely, will set the
sheep to sneezing, and many grubs
will be thrown out. This should be
done in the morning, as the grubs are
lower down in the nose then than at
other times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
WHOLE NO. 24OO.

times as much feed in bulk II made in
TO hay as 1t will If pastured. But, a.
it is well known that the young tender
grass of the often cropped pasture Is
more nutritious than the older and
tougher hay, il was found by careful
test that the advantage in nutritients,
digestibility and freedom from cost OF
harvesting, housing and feeding of
pastured fields will nearly balance the
greater yield Of hay fields, except on
very high priced lands.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

1t is difficult TO cure horse Of crib
bing. If only just begun, tie him in a
stall where there is no manger and no
projecting edge which he can grasp
with his teeth. Feed him in a box, +,
which must be removed directly after
each meal. If confirmed in the habit,
buckle strap one and half inches
wide tight around his neck, near the
head, allowing room for him to
breathe while his head is in a natural
position only.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

The manure from hens, unless grain
fed in summer, is usually less valuable
than it is in the winter. But il is
none the less worth taking care Of 1t
will heat very rapidly in hot weather
if kept in piles. As it is usually def
cient in phosphates, it is good plan
to mix some of the commercial phos-
phate with the manure, as it is heat
ing. 1t always contains enough sui
phate of lime or land plaster to absorb
the ammonia, while the phosphate
with the nitrogen which the hen man
ure abounds in will make n fertilizer
very near equal to guano.
An illustration of what change Of
seed does for the potato: The iowa
Experiment Station planted seed OBJ
tained at fair in Canada side by side
with seed grown for seven years on the
station grounds, the former yielding at
the rate of 754 bushels to the acre, and
the latter at the 100. The variety was
Rural New Yorker No. =. Making al
lowance for difference of time in plant
ing, there is still plenty of credit to the
effect of the change Of seed.
From recent experiments it appear
that meadow will yield about foul
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

Little things in agriculture represent
the difference between profit and loss
"a few more bushels of grain an acre,
a little heavier yield of butter from a
COW, little faster gain IN fattening eat
tie; proper care will procure all these.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

SC"f a. hStAc iteStcA gam ih AhttciihS N~at-
tie; proper care will procure all these.
Much of the baled hay that comes to
market is musty. Most farmers when
they bale hay think it need not be very
dry, as the bales are small. The amount
of hay packed in them is always suffi-
cient TO get up violent ferment unless
the hay is properly dried before it is
put into the bale. If there were more
care used in baling hay the price for it
would be much better than it is, as the
hay itself would be better worth it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

From recent experiments it appears
that meadow will yield about four
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

As the breeding season approaches
lit usually begins in OctOber) the
ewes, being in thin condition, require
some grain. The best grain for the
time is clean, sound oats, about 0.5
pound per head daily. If the ewes are
brought into uniformly good eondi-
ton by grain feeding they will breed
uniformly, which of itself is an appre-
ciable advantage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

The old saying, choice articles are
put up in small packages, applies
equally as well to hogs as to anything
else. The nice blocky pig is always
sought after. The large raw-boned,
elm peeler hog has seen his best day,
and what ihe people want now is as
near perfect hog as possible, one that
will fatten easily and sell rapidly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28
T5e Somerset Herald
ESTABLISHED lS7'
o,.,.,,,s of Publication.

.v,D wednesday morning al
fu0li'r' ,n If paid in advance. otherwise
, ss s,Il invariably be charged, .s,.-,,nu.a until
al 'FT'''i-s go,i,y us when subscribers do not
glsciins v - - viii be held responsible
OriAs s. 1smOving frOm one postofnce 70
s'.sould give Us the name Of the 'Or'n'
smother 81. me present ONCE. Address
G'' rHk SOMERSET HERALD
SOMERSET, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

An ice-house is a necessary adjunct
to every creamery. 1t should be built
separate from the creamery. a house
% feet long, l6 feet wide and 10 feet
high will hold about 100 tons of ice.
If an abundance of very cold water is
at hand less ice will be needed. 1t is
always best, however, to have plenty
of ice, and for the ordinary creamery
100 tons is a safe quantity.-Professor
John III. Trueman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-28

The funds and securities OF this bank are Sc
curely protected in a celebrated CoRLIss BUR
CLAIR PRooF SAFE The only safe made abso-
lutely burgiar-prcoL
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-10-19

But 10 Of these 2sg, are the names OF
colored men. The balance of the Sign
ers are Democrats, With the exception
of five. III
Nearly every one of the $40 names
obtained in Montgomery are those (
white Democrats. Many names are
fictitious, and not over 20 colored peo-
pie are represented on the list at all.
OF the Al names obtained in Rich
land county, 80 are those of Demo-
Gratis and IL those Of colored men.
Not one negro appears in the list OBJ
tanned in Hooking county. Every
name is that of dyed in the wool"
Democrat.
Fifty-five names were obtained in
Ashland county, and not one is that
of colored man, and only one Is a
Republican. which is said to have been
included by mistake in copying the
name. The other 54 names are those
of leading Democratic politicians.