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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18
A GREAT PUBLICATION.
"Ehe Philadelphia Press" Almanac for
1897 Loads All Others-SOme
Reasons Why.

NHhauAh hhga
The Philadelphia Press Almanac for
1897 is beyond question the most complete,
comprehensive and valuable almanac publi-
cation issued by any newspaper in Pennsyl-
vania, and is in all respects fully the equal,
if not the absolute superior of the best publ
cation of the country. 1t is in a word,
worthy of the great newspaper whose name
10 bears. Local features are included in it.
which have never appeared in any similar
publication. A complete list Of the judges
and county officers of every county in the
state is among these. 1t gives the official
vote in detail for Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, and the vote by
divisions for Philadelphia and Camden. 1t
gives the most complete directory of the vari-
Gus state governments ever printed, and in its
church directory for Philadelphia presents
what never before has been attempted
figures showing the numerical strength in
membership, and in churches of all the de-
nominations. In it's general departments, it
presents a mass of well-edited, concisely
expressed information, covering every field
of human activity, in so valuable a manner
that no intelligent citizen who takes an in
terest in his government and in society in
general can afford to be without a copy of the
work. 1t brings up to date as wide a range
of subjects as are covered by an encyclo-
paCdia. Tho book is handsomely printed and
substantially bound, consists Of nearly 700
pages and is sold by newsdealers for 25 cents,
or mailed to any address postage prepaid.
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WREcK ON rHe RoYAL sLue.



ROUND BROOK, n. j., Jan. ia serious
railroad accident occurred at Sldllmau S
Station, on the Bound Brook division OF
the Philadelphia and Reading railway
about 2 o'clock Saturday evening, FOO
which four persons were seriously injured.
The accident occurred by the Royal Blue
lire crashing into tho baggage car OF the
local train No. $50, which hAl ta,;en The
siding at that point to allow .he RIVAL
Blue 30 pass, The forward part of the
baggage car on tho local train o|verlapped
ON to the main track. The engine of tho
ROYAL Blue struck the baggnge chr and
engine. Both engines were derailed and
the baggage car caught fire.
Engineer jackson and Fireman Reeves,
Of the local train, were both badly in
iured, the latter having several wins
broken. Engineer Charles Clapp, Of tho
Royal Blue, was badly scalded by escaping
steam Mahlon Dickerson, baggagemaster
of the local train, was also badly injured,
as was George BOIL, fireman ON the local
train. Tho passengers escaped with "a
shaking up. The injured men were taken
TO Plainield.
Tho local train should have reached
Bound Brook ahead of tho Royal Blue,
BUTT was delayed by an accident at Hope
we'll, In which two men were killed. The
local train ran into n w'Sson mud killed
both Of the occupants, nahS1 Asher SnOok
and George Coleman. In c~orsequcnce Of
this delay the local had orders 10 take the
Skillman's siding.
The man most severely injured is Bag
gagemaster Dickerson. His injuries are
pronounced fatal, and it is stated by the
physicians in attendance that he cannot
live much longer. Engineer Clnpp is be-
lieved injured internally, and his recovery
is considered very doubtful. Fireman
BOIL has conclusion Of the brain, and re-
manned in a state of coma NIL Of yesterday.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 1S-The lives Il over
100 persons, comprising tho twenty fam
lilies who live in the five story double
decker tenement at los East One Hundred
and Thirteenth street, were endangered
Saturday night, when a fire was started
at the bottom of a shaft which had been
soaked with oil. Two tenants discovered
Adolph Meyer, who lives on the second
floor Of the house, standing g the flame
tanning 1t, The man was so busily on
gagged that he did not notice the approach
of the two men. Meyer was arrested and
the fire extinguished Meyer, who Is a
cook, had his furniture insured for $500.
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An Eleht-ysnr-old wItnoss.

MONCToN. n. b., Jan. 1S.-At the trial
Of John H. sullivan, an ox-railroad brake.
man of this city, who is charged with
numbering Mrs. Eliza butcher, at Mead.
OVERLOOK, last September, Maggie butcher.
the S-yeur-old daughter of the murdered
woman, testified that the prisoner broke
into the house i'm tho middle of the night
and killed her mother and brother, a boy
younger han herself. He then attacked
her and she was unable to tell what hap
pcncd after The child was terribly in
jured by the murderer, and her head being
hacked in several places. She was un-
conscious for nine days.
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DOVER, Del, Jan. 1S.-There is much
talk here concerning the probability OF
either q bolt tonight or a refusal by some
Of the membors Of the general assembly ia
enter the caucus. One contingency which
may arise in case of either failure to par
ticipute or bolt is that when the fight
ausues on the floor tomorrow John Bigg.
may be a formidable factor If the caucu,
fails to agree upon a candidate, and the
struggle is transferred to the floor in join
session, the question Of the number oil
votes necessary to % choice may be brought
up, as it was two years ago.
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Chas. b. Hood, Broker and Manufacturer
Agent, Columbus, Ohio, ]certifies that DR.
Kings New Discovery has no equal as a
Cough remedy. J. d. Brown, Prop. st
James Hotel, TT. Wayne, Ind, testifes thai
he was cured Of Cough of two years stand.
ing, caused by La Grippe, by DIR. Kings New
Discovery. b. f.. Merrill, Baldwinsville
Mass, says that he has used and recommend,
ed it and never knew it TO fail and would
rather have it than any doctor, because il
always cures. Mrs. Hemming, 1922 e. 25th
ST., Chicago, always keeps it at hand and has
no fear of Group, because it instantly relieves.
Free Trial Bottles at A. Wasley's Drug Store,
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Cigarette Victims Awful Crime.

RUGBY, Tenn, Jan 18-Benjamin L.
Davies, proprietor of Tabbard Iun, at this
place, cut his wifo's throat with a razor,
killing her, and then shot himself to death
with a pistol. Mr.. Davies was an invet-
crate cigarette smoker, and his friends
think that this practice had a deleterious
effect on his brain, and that his rash act
was committed while he was laboring
under temporary mental alteration. He
was known to smoke rrom six TO ten pack
ages OF cigarettes a day.
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Ihad severe attacks of gravel and kidney
trouble and unable to get a medicine or
doctor to cure me until / used Hop Bitters,
and they cured me in a short time.-A
DIsTTNGUIsHED LAWYER OF WAYNE CO..
N. Y.
OoLoRLEss AND CODA young girl
deeply regretted that she was so c@olorless and
and cold. Her face was too white, and her
hands and feet felt as though the blood did
not circulate. After one bottle Of Hop
Bitters had been taken she was the rosiest
and h~ealthiest girl in the town, with a
vivacity and cheerfulness of mind gratifying
TO her friends.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

THE proposition to amend the Compulsory
Vaccination law of the state so as to provide
that children who have been three times
inoculated with vaccine matter without
effect shall be deemed to have complied with
the rule of the statute, and shall not there
after be denied admission to the public
schools because of failure to be vaccinatod,
seems to be "a reasonable change. But the
law in its general operation is of u~udoubted
sanitary utility. 1t should not be repealed.
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wen known J%ournaiist Asphy1iated.

NEW YORK, Jan. 18-Rdd SmrhT one
OF the best known newspaper writer's and
editors in New York, was accidentally
killed by escaping gas from a defective jet
in a room In the Putnam House yesterday
morning. MIR. Smith did his first jour
nalistio work in this oity fifteen years ago
Since then he has been connected with a
number of New York papers.
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NEW YORK Jan 18.-Winiam S. Moore,
the stepfathet Of Annnbelle Moore, on
whose complaint Captain Chapman raided
the Seeley dinner az Shorry's, died at his
home in this city yesterday as the result
of IL cold contracted during the trial at
police headquarters. Moore was SO years
old, and was "A native Of Philadelphia.
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A household Necessity.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
derful medical discovery of the age, pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, act gently aud
positively on kidneys, liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure
headache, fever, habitual constipation and
biliousness. Please buy and try a box OF
G. c. c.. to-day 10, 25, so cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

California has been most fttiugly termed
the Italy of America All the delicious
balm, the cloudless sky, and the rich YER
dure of the great European peninsula are
duplicated in this sunny land Of the Pacific.
Here nature basks in the sunshine of her own
beauty; and here she has established her
own sanitarium, where eternal spring i'm
spires everlasting youth. With the snow
mantlod peaks of the Sierras upon the one
hand, the calm Pacific with its soft breezes
upon the other, and q veritahle paradise of
flowers, fruits and plants between, man can
find and needs no l|ovelier land. To visit
such a country is a privilege, a blessing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
recognizing the need of a more comfortable
and pleasant way Of crossing the continent,
inauguratod q series of annual tours to Cali
fornia, running a through train of Pullman
palace cars from New York to the Pacific
Coast, and stopping at the principal points of
interest en- route. The great ioPularity of
these tours demonstrates the wisdom of the
movement.
For the season of 1897 three tours have
been arranged to leave New York, Philadcl-
phia, aud Pittsburg, January 27, February
"A, aud March "a.
The first tour win run direct TO San Diego
via 81. Louis and the Santa Fe Route, and re-
turn from san Francisco via Salt Lake City,
Denver, and Chicago, allowing five weeks in
California.
The second tour will run via the Mammoth
Cave and New Orleans TO San Diego, stopping
at the Crescent City, during the Mardi
Gra5 Carnival. This tour viii return via
Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha. and Chicago,
allowing four weeksin California.
The third tour will run via Chicago, Denver,
and Salt Lake City, allowing passengers to re-
turn by regular trains via different routes
within nine months.
All of these tours, either going or return
ing, will pass through the famous Colorado
region, Glenwood Springs, Leady.lle and the
Garden of the Gods.
Rates from all points ON the Pennsylvania
Railroad System east Of pittsburg First
tour, $40 second tour, $3.50 third tour,
$40 round trip, and $3.50 one way.
For detailed itineraries and other Informs
ton, apply at ticket agencies, special book
ing Offices, or address George w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
One of the most remarkable cures OF
rheumatism on record is related by Mr.. y.
NJ, Thompson, post master mt Decker's Point,
Pa, as follows: 'While out driving one
day last winter 1 was caught in a cold
rain. The next morning I was unable to
move my head or arms, owing to an attack OF
in1ammatory rheumatism. My clerk tele-
phoned fora physician, but suggested that ]
use Chamberlain Pain Balm, there being a
bottle open or the counter. lie rubbed IN,
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Chicora, Pa, Herald" Richard Yensel
reports One Minute Cough Cure the greatest
success of medical science. He told us that
il cured his whole family Of terrible coughs
and colds, after all other so called cures had
failed entirely. Nh. Nensel said it assisted
his children through a very bad siege of
meascls. One Minute Cough Cure makes ex-
pectorati0n very easy and rapid. c.. II.
H1gcubuch.
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Kremis, Mercer County, Pa. We believe
Chamberlaiu's Cou-h Remedy TO be the hest
remedy in use. We use it in our own ftmi
lies, and it is mvorite among our customers.
Hecker Bros. & Co. 25 and so cent bottles
Or sale bv Grnhlcr Rrns- drnrnisis
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The best salve 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
OF 40 pay required. IL is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or mony refunded. Pric,
25 cents per box. For sale by A. Wasley.
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THE Free Homestead bin, passed by the
votes Of Western Senators, is q most gem
erous if unwise piece of legislation. 1t re-
lieyes settlers of their money obligations to
the government and viii cost the rest of the
citizens of the United States a trile of S35,
OJO, OO0.N But what's the odds Westward
the star Of empire takes its way, and the
semi-bar3aric East must pay the bulk of the
fraiuIf
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

THE State Board of Charities, i'm their m.
nual recommendations to the Legisla.
turo, haye appropriated the following
amounts to schuylkill county institutions.
Miners hospital, sl13, 25O, Pottsyille hospital,
S2i,50 Mahauoy City hospital, $40, 600.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

LONDON, Jan, 1S.-A Rome dispatch to
The Daily Mail reports the bethrothul Of
the Count Of Turin, the brother of the
Duke Of Aosta, and tho Infanta Maria of
Spain, sistoy of King Alfonso, The Count
of Turin was born in 1870, and the Infanta
Maria de las Mercedes, the princess of the
Astuorias, was born in 1880.
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PARIS, Jan. ls.-Ihe government has
submitted a bill to the chamber to COM
pei foreigners residing i'm France TO notify
the police of "a change in their address
under penalty Of fifty to POO francs ane.
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The population Of GERMANY.

BERLIN, Jan. 1S.-The official figures of
the census just completed show the total
population of the empire i'm December.
1895, to have been 5|2,20l.90l. Tho total
population of Prussia at this same time
was 81, 500, 1913.
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NEW Y0ES, Jan. 18.-Sherif Tamser
has suspended Warden Roe and Ksfers
Rumpf and Flnkelstein, of &c Ludlow
street Jail, and designqtG' Deputy Sherin
Mulyaney u 9e a5 temporary warden.
Inc 51erR believes 10 WAS tho failure Of
tnGfospers to obey the rules and the ne
elect of the warden to see that the rules
we're enforced chat made the recent escape
Of tho four federal prisoners possible.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La
Grippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine will
cure you in one day, Put up in tablets con
%venient for taking. Guaranteed to cure, OF
money refunded. Price, 25 cents. For sail
by Kirlin's Pharmacy.
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Harper's Bazaar
IN 1907.

ACpdH
The BAZAAR, a thoroughly up-to-date periodi-
cl for women will enter upon its Thirtieth
As Fashion journal It is unsurpassed and is
am indispensable requisite for every we'll
dressed woman. De FOREST writes
% weekly letter on current fashions from Paris.
IN New York FASHIONS, and in the fortnightly
pattern-sheet supplement, ladies find full do
tails, directions, and diagrams FOR gowns, wraps
and children's clothing, SANDOZi BAuDEt ana
CHAPUIs draw and engrave the newest and fin
est Partisan designs every week.
The serials for 1897 will be; The Red Bridge
NeighborhoOd, by MARIA LOUISE Pool; and
Father Q~uinnallion, by OCTAVE THANEN. Short
stories will be constantly presented by brilliant
writer's, among whom are MARY 70. WILKINS,
HARRIET prescott SFOFFoRD, MARION HAIR
LAND, RUTH MCENERY STUART, VIOLA RosER-
ORC, and MARGARET SUTTON BRIsCOE.
What Women are Doing i'm various parts OF
the Union will form @ series OF special interest.
other interesting features are The Outdoor
Womnu, devoted to healthtul sports and
plstimcs; Music, "a weekly critical summary OF
music iu New York; Amateur Theatricals, Em-
broidery and Needleworly, Ceremony and
Etiquette, Good Housekeeping what girls
are Doing Current Social Events and
Personals cleaned from original sources.
Women ana Men. Colonel Il. W. HIGGINsoN
viii regularly continue his valuable essays.
Answers to Correspondents. This column
rs conduct d for the benefit aud convenience OF
readers, and an questions received are answered
In rotation, as promptly and fully as practicable
Art. The BAZAR is "a notable picture-gallAy
reproducing the most beautiful works OF
American and foreign artists, as presented IN
the annual Paris and New York exhibitions
Wit and HumOr. Everybody turns for @
hearty laugh TO me BAZAHgS last page.
AS ALirRoUNp WoMAE's PAPER -What NOR,
appropriate gift can be made TO Witel daugliGl
or sister than n subscription 10 HARPER's
Bazaar Secure it as q welcome visitor N
your household for 1897.
N.ababys are not to cqfJ his afasyhaemsH
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Catarrh n Colds Relieved in 10 to so
Minutes.

One short puff Of the breath through the
Blower, supplied with each bot lie of DR.
4gnew's Catarrhal Powder, diffuses thi.
Powder over the surface Of the nasal pass.
ages. Painless and delightful to use. 1t re
lieves instantly, and permanently cure,
Catarrh, Hay Fever, Colds, Headache, Sore
Throat, TOnsilitis and Deafness. so cts
Sold at Kirlins drug store.
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Don't Tobacco Spit and smoke Your Life
AWAY.

IL YOU want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic,
fun Of new life and vigor, take No-To-Bac,
the wouder-worker that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds i'm ten days.
over 400, 900 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from
your own druggist, who will guarantee a
cure. soc or Sl.O0. Booklet and sample
mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York.
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No district i'm America presents, during the
Winter season, so many varied attractions as
! the State of Florida. Besides its delightful
climate, which TO one escaping from the cold
and uuhealthful changes of the North seems
almost ethereal, il is pre-eminently "A land of
sport and pleasure, Along its eleven hundred
miles of saltwater coast and inrB CNcfVe
hundred lresh-water lakes aB fish Of almost
every conceivable XqlgCtT from the migra-
tOry-tFits COMMON to Northern waters to the
tarpon, pOmpauO, and others of q more
tropical character. Nowhere i'm all our broad
land can the angler find a greater variety Of
game or better sport.
Here also the most enthusiastic hunter
finds safety. Deer, turkeys, bears, panthers,
and wild cats roam at large through the more
sparsely settled regions, while birds of all
kinds may be found I'm abundance through
out the State. The more novel sport Of all
ligator and manatee hunting may also be in-
dulgcd in by the more adventurous tourist.
With its matches climate MS orange
groves, its rivers and lakes, its boating and
bathing, its fishing and hunting, and its
extensive forests, Florida presents unrlyaled
attractions for the yaletudinariau, the lover
Of nature, the sportsman and the explorer.
70 this attractive state the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has arranged four per-
Onally-conducted tours during the season OF
1897, leaving by special train January 20,
February o and %, and March 9. The first
three tours will admit of a soiourn Of two
weeks i'm this delightful land; tickets ior the
fourth tour will be valid to return until May
81 by regular trains.
Rates for the round trip 5000 from New
York, $500 from Philadelphia, and proper
Tomato rates from other points.
For tickets, itineraries and other informa-
ton, apply to ticket agents, special booking
Offices, or address Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad street station,
philadeluhia.
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Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, Csc, or 8 for 81.
DR.. HUMPHREYs' HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Med, Co., Ill William St., N. Y.
For sale at Povinsky's drug store, % East
Centre street
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE a
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if it fails To- cure.
25 cents.
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Buoltlen's Arnica salvo.

Feb'y. 4-Grand Musicale in Trinity Re
formed Church.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

For eastern New York, eastern Penn
~sylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Fair;
much colder tonight high westerly
winds.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-18

Ask your grocer for ne Royal Patent
-four, and take no other brand. It is the best
-four made.
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OLD POINT COMFORT TOURS
RETURNING DIRECT, OF. VIA.
RICHMOND AND WASHINGTON

will leave New York and Philadelphia Drcem-
%, 1896, January -, February 20, March Is, and
APril15, 1897.
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For detailed itineraries and other inlormuefon
apply az ticket agencies on address Geo, W.
Boyd, Asst Genl Pass. Agoi,t, Broad street
Station, Philadelphia,
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Three-Day Tour 10 washington.

Washington at present is the cynosure of
all eyes; not only because it is the Nations
Capital and Of the interest which attaches o.
the deliberations of Congress, but the bril-
liant Presidential reception on New Years
Day formally opened the season of fashion
able festivities, and it has now become the
great social centre of the country. Brilliant
minds, waving for the time the cares Of
government, abandon themselves TO the guy
whirl of the social world. Receptions, din
ners, balls follow each other with beWilder-
ing rapidity.
The state of the Cuban question and the
possibilities of Congressional action is also
claiming attention, and the ne%yerdying in
tercst which attaches to the many depart
ments of the Government is attracting its
usual number Of visitors.
The three-day personally conducted tour
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
which leaves New York January 21, affords
the best opportunity of visiting the National
Capital at this season. The party will be
under the care and guidance Of an OK
pericnced tourist agent, and the program in
Washington has been prepared with an ac-
curate knowledge Of the location and best
time to visit each Of the principal points of
interest.
Round trip tickets, including railroad trans
portutiou in each direction and accOmmoda-
lions at the best Washington hotels, will he
sold at the following rates: From New York,
SlI 50; Trenton, S13.75; Atlantic City,
SIP 49, Pottsyille, S14.30; Philadelphia,
9ll go and at propurtionate rates from other
points.
Apply to ticket agents, Tourist Agent.
1896 Broadway, New York, or Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Pa sseuger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
One thing is certain 1t win not do to
fool with a bad cold. No one can tell what
the end will be, Pneumonia, catarrh, chronic