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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02
pITHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Countr,
Chronioled for Hasty Perusai.

Chronioled for Hasty Perusai.
The P. & r. collieries worked six three
quarter days this week.
The Hazlcton riots will take Si25,OOO
from the state treasury.
John J Tooe, Of town, has opened detec-
tive's agency at Pottsviue.
A special meeting Of the Borough Council
will be held Monday evening
The pOttsville Cambrian society will prob
ably hold an eistcd1fod this winter.
Many of the local iromen will attend the
state convention at Wilkesbarre next week.
A marriage license has been granted to
James McGurl and Kate Casey, both Of Ash
land.
The mail carriers Of Shamoliu yesterday
received pay for overtime, S150.37 Itspec-
lively.
The Lehigh Valley employees between
Dclauo aud MI Carmel will be paid ON the
9th inst
Reading citizens have arranged for a great
sesqui. centennial celeb bration in that city i'm
June, 1898.
Mayor Lewis, Of Allentown, has started a
crusade against concert halls in connection
with saloons
rho Poor Directors, Commissioners and
Controller yesterday awarded contracts for
almshouse supplies.
/ Cyclcr Jefferson Klusewitz was beaten and
/ kicked into insensibiity by several pedes-
/ triaus at Reading, who didn't like wheel
men.
Edward Brennan. inspector for the
/ Seventh district, reports that during the
| past month there were five fatal and seven
non-latal accidents.
Mrs. Lucetta Quell, very aged Pottsville
ia -. D.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

Ashland Lodge No 3sl Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, was organized at
Ashland last evening with great pomp. A
large delegation from the Pottsyille lodge was
in attendance and conducted the ceremonies.
Forty-eight candidates were initiated into
the mysteries of the Order, among them the
following residents of Shenandoah; Messrs.
P. P. d. Kirlin, f. Z. Magargle, Frank
Schmidt, T. J. Mullahey, John A. Reilly, Jr.,
DR.. p. F. Burke II. J. Muldoon and p. J.
Mulholland. Mr.. Kirlin was elected steward
of the lodge and Mr.. Magargle a trustee
Among the Pottsville members in attendance
were Controller b. r. Severn, Register Frank
c. Reese and John A. Reilly, Sr., of town.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

st. Petersburg, Oct. "A serious la
Dor dispute is in progress at Dambrowa,
Poland. Four thousand five hundred
iron workers have gone out on strike,
and have stoned the soldiers sent to
quell the disturbance During the dis
turbance the soldiers fired on the strik-
ers, killing three outright and seriously
wounding four. The government has
dispatched additional troops to the
scene of the strike.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02
Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or gripe, 1Oc.


Joseph S. Ward, who has held the Office of
division engineer Of the Shamokin division
of the p & R. Railway for several years
past, with his office at Williamsport, has been
promoted to the general Office Of the COM
pany in the Terminal building at Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Ward is genial gentleman who
ranks high in his profession and his nu-
merous friends throughout the region will be
pleased to learn of his advancement. He is
succeeded at Williamsport by Joseph S.
Stackhouse.
Michael J. Lennon has been appointed
dispatcher of the Lizard Creek branch OF
the Lehigh Valley Railroad. w. L. Brobst,
of Delano, is his assistant, and P. E. Connell
is night train runner. They will be located
at the Lizard Creek junction below Mauch
Chunk
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

Philadelphia, oct. 2.-Marion stuy-
vesandt is free having been declared
by the grand inquest to be guiltless
of the murder of his former employer.
Librarian William c. Wilson. In other
words, the grand jury, after listening
to all the evidence the commonwealth
had to offer to substantiate the charge
of murder, deemed that the testimony
was insufficient to require the accused
to answer before a petit jury and ac-
cordingly ignored the bill Of indictment.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

A special program will be given at tho
meeting Of the "Y' in Mellet's hall this
evening as follows; Prayer; scripture read
ing; solo, saliie Wasley defamation,
Emma Llewellyn duett Anna Heebner and
Maud Gipin; comic recitation, John Danks
solo, Edith Morgan dialogue, THE Coming
Woman" tableau. Admission ten cents, in
cluding refreshments
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Nflnncnnoll., CrooIzed Nldermen.

Minneapolis, oct. 2.-The grand jury
has indicted Alderman Dumbrowski for
Offering a bribe of $1,000 to John De
Laitre. member of the state cap
itol commission. De Laitre charges
that the alderman told him there was
S5. GOO in it if he would vote to give
the contract for the stone work on the
new capitol to a bidder using Kettle
River sandstone. Alderman Durham
was arraigned on a new indictment
covering a defect in the old one charg-
ing him with demanding a bribe from
Charles Il. Richards for a grading con-
tract. He pleaded not guilty.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02
Another NomInntlon For George

New York, oct. AT the city noml-
mating convention Of the Democratic
Alliance of greater New York, held last
night, Henry George was unanimously
nominated for mayor. The nominating
speech was made by Charles Francis
Adams. The nomination was greeted
with enthusiastic applause.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

Toronto, oct. 2.-The Steinert cup
series is practically concluded. Dineen,
Toronto's crack pitcher, said today that
Toronto would not play any more
games in Syracuse, and as the SYRIA
cuse players say the same of Toronto
the series has ended in a fzzle. Tor
onto has won three games and lost one.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

A reason for the faith that is in him-A
responsible citizen of the South writes From
observation covering great number of
cases l unhesitatingly pronounce Salvation
Oil to be the most wonderful remedy for
burns have ever tried.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

Yesterdays National League Games.
At Baltimore-Baltimore 7; Wash
ington, 4. At Pittsburg-First game:
PittsburR Il; Cleveland. 10. Second
game: Pittsburg, Z; Cleveland, 3. At
ouisville-Louisville, 5; Cincinnati, 3.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

With the finest line of shoes Of every des-
CriptiOn ever shown in Shenandoah. Our
fall and winter enamel and box calf shoes for
men are beauties. They are built for wear
and they will give wear-better buy now
and be in style. Goodyear hand sewed,
double sole, Scotch edge and English back
stay. Our qualities and prices not affected
by the new tariff
SHIPS NEW SHOE STORE,
Ut II North Main Street
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

A Sure Cure for Coughs and Colds.
That's what Pan-Tina is, 25o. At Gruhler
Bros, drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

81 have been using DIR, Bulls Cough Syrup
for some time. 1t cured my baby of a very
bad cough. I believe it was the means of
saving his life. Mrs. Thomas Hinton,
Centreville, n. j."
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

Our free lunch tonight will consist Of sour
krOut, pork and mashed potatoes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

just try a lOc box Of Cascarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

The latest Apply linen collars 10 cents
straight At MAX LEVIT'S,
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WOmen's Reliance.
After Many DiscOuragements They
Turn to MunyOB.

Mrs. Margaret Hupey, Mil Street be-
tween Twenty-s and twenty
eighth Streets, Pittsburg, Pa, says; "
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

Up to Date for Pains and Aches.
Everybody says Red Flag Oil, 25c. Al
Gruhler Bros, drug store.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

nor SALE.-Cheap, desirable business
II property on East Centre street. Apply TO
NJ. NJ Burke, Attorney, Egan building. soft
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02

All those creeping, crawling, stinging SEN
sations that combine to make up the tortures
of any itching disease of the skin are
instantly relieved and permanently cured by
Doan's Ointment Take no substitute
Doan's never fail.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-10-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

NOR SALE-A valuable property y and %
II West Coal street, Shenandoah, Pa, Is
offered for sale. Double block, house aud
stable on the rear Apply TO Samuel Roberts,
West Cherry street, Shenandoah, Pa. 9-304w
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20
WHY SOLDIERS WERETOO SHORT
Prince bismarck Mystifed by Criti-
cism of German Troops

cism of German Troops
just at the time when vague reports
were beginning to creep abroad that
Germany was meditating fresh ex-
tension of her frontier at the expense
Of Holland Dutch officer of high rank
happened to be visiting the court o:
Berlin and among other spectacles go.
up to amuse him a review was organ
lied at Potsdam.
What does your eXcellency think OF
our soldiers?" asked Prince Bismarck
as one of the regiments came marching
past in admirable order.
"They look as if they knew how to
fight" replied the visitor. gravely. "but
they are not quite tall enough"
The prince looked rather surprised
but made no answer, and several other
regiments filed past in succession, but
the Dutchman's verdict upon each was
still the same: Not tall enough"
At length the grenadiers of the guard
made their appearance magnificent
body of veterans, big and stalwart
enough to have satisfied even the giant
loving father of Frederick the Great,
but the memorable critic merely said:
Fine soldiers, but not tall enough"
Then Prince Bismarck rejoined:
'These grenadiers are the finest men in
our whole army; may l ask what your
excellency is pleased to mean by saying
that they are not tall enough?'
The Dutchman looked him full in the
face and replied with significant en-
phasis: Il mean that we can flood our
country IL feet deep."-London Tit
Rits
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20
SOME ODD LITTLE FACTS.

An ordinance being enforced in New
bern, n. c., prohibits anyone, proprie-
tors and employees included, from 60
ing in or out of place of business be-
tween Saturday midnight and Sunday
midnight.
Shakespeare's daughter, Judith, who
was % when he died, survived him 46
years and became a Puritan. So rigid
was she that she would never 60 near Il
playhouse, and was intolerant of every
thing theatrical.
Two daily newspapers are now print
ed by the japanese in Formosa. One of
them appears in japanese only, while
the other has articles in three Ian
guages-Japanese, Chinese and Eng
lish, or what is intended to be English.
The supposed grave of Eve is visited
by over 10000 pilgrims in each year. 1t
is to be seen at Jeddah, in a cemetery
outside the city walls. The tomb is so
cubits long and 12 wide. The Arabs
entertain the belief that Eve was the
tallest woman who ever lived.
Out in Redlands, Cal, they have been
cutting grain this season with a har-
vester that is truly mammoth of its
kind. 1t has a cutting-bar over so feet
in width, cuts the grain, threshes it,
ties it up in sacks and turns out hun
dredS of these sacks an hour.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20
TAKING CARE OF HIMSELF.
Jack wa. Making Money In WAYS OF
uts Own ChoosfuR.

"why don't you give that son Of yours a
/ chance asked one business veteran OF an
other. Gle must inherit some OF your 81.
pcrior business qualities and the time WIN
come when you must have some one to look
after your affairs. He can't manage them
4 without the necessary training"
| Don't you suppose that have canvasscd
| the whole situation? have let that boy
| handle small fortune, and the results have
| been so unsatisfactory that | have gwen him
formal notice to look out for himself"
"Rut he seems to have plenty Of money"
That's another thing don't like. have
cut off his allowance, yet he lives well and
! never enters a complaint. Last spring i
thought would have to put up the Office
blinds for want Of ready cash. My collater-
ais were not available and creditors were
pushing me. The boy walked into the office
one afternoon when was in the thrc-s ofde.
spair, said: Things lookin' blue, GOVERNOR
laid down a certified check for $4,000 and
walked out. | owe him that yet, but am
holding il back till I can see that he needs
it. When | gave him money TO buy wheat
and told him how the market was liable to
go. he ignored my advice and bought mil
weather, mind you. On learning where they
were stored / notified the health depart.
ment and requested some OF those in the vi
cinity to bring proceedings when the NUS
sance asserted itself. learned incidentally
afterward that he had patent process for
preserving eggs and cleared up big pot OF
money. Wheat hadn't gone the way pre-.
dicted, but it was his business TO do as i
told him. Recently he made $4,000 at some
shooting game. I don't know Just what i
was, but one of his friends said that Jack
had taken a long shot at horse and won. 1
hope the rascal had to pay for the horse. =
Detroit Free Press.
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gou An Make T~..

More than half the Tea consumed in the
United States and Canada is of japanese
growth, yet, the majority Of Americans APP
parently do not understand how 20 prepare
Il so as to develop the delicious qualities
which it contains. The japanese Govern.
ment has appropriated large fund TO aid
the japanese Tea growers and Tea mer-
chants in prosecuting this educational work,
and it is hoped that American ladies' viii
be apt students. The main Bureau Of the
japanese Tea Guild has issued an official
recipe for making japanese Tea, the transa-
ton of which is as follows:
First.-Use a small, dry and thoroughly
clean porcelain teapot.
Seeond.-Put in one teaspoonful OF tea
leaves for each cup Of tea desired.
Third.-When using Japanese teas, pour
on the required quantity Of fresh boiled wa.
ter, and let stand with closed lid from
to 3 minutes Never boil the leaves. In
order to retain the natural flavor, japanese
tea leaves should be kept in tight can or
jar, free from moisture.
Note.-To thoroughly enjoy the natural,
delicate and sweet flavor Of japanese Teas,
neither sugar nor cream should be used.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20

name of the park arose from the fact
that in the center of the paraileIogram
there is a splendid equestrian statue of
Andrew jackson, by Clark Mills. The
Jackson statue has been in place for
about 40 years; and that is long enough
to induce observant persons TO give the
name of the soldier. statesman and
president TO the park.
Within the past few years, however,
Mt the southeast corner of the park,
there has been erected beautiful
bronze statue of Lafayette, and the peo-
pie are beginning to note from that fact
the historic fact that Lafayette park
is the proper name of the place.
At the time of the American revolu-
ton this was but an insignificant part
of a great farm which was owned by
David Burns. In 1890, President Wash
ington selected this section of land for
the executive mansion, and stated that
il was his wish that the park opposite
the presidents house should be named
after his friend, Marquis de Lafay-
cite. When Mai. L'Enfant prepared his
plans for the capital city of the new re-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20
STRANGE CASE OF OCCULTlSM,
So Ii Seemed. But the Explanation
Made 1t Look Easy.

speaking of occultism, telepathy and
such things" said business man who
lives i'll the suburbs, Il have made some
investigation of those subjects, but
nothing impressed me more than the
experience of woman my wife employs
sometimes to work for her,-an uned-
ucated woman, at least she was not up
in any occult theories, although she
had her native superstitons."
Then her statements might be biased
by ignorance suggested another SUBJ
urbanite on the train.
mo, think not. You shall hear her
case and tell me how it strikes you. She
was busy at the washing and it was
about noon when she walked into nv
wife's presence pale as ashes and said
that somebody was walking over her
grave"
Wow" said the nervous man in the
front seat, while another of the COM
pany smiled an acute smile.
'She said that she was fully per-
suaded that something wrong had hap
pened at home, and she looked so
wretched my wife gave her tonic and
assisted her at her work.
And did anything happen?"
That is the strangest part of it. At
exactly the moment when she expert
enced the shock her little boy was in
jured seriously by falling from roof"
"IImm-m," said the nervous man, "it
makes one SILVER to hear of such
things
'Aery remarkable" commented an
other, and then his station being reached
the believer III occultism left the train.
strange, wasn't ito" SAID the nervous
man. Zone doesn't like to have folks
walking over ones grave-I'm all goose
flesh just hearing of it,
You needn't be- said the man with
the acute smile. my wife has en-
ployed that same washerwoman for
years, and every week somebody walks
over her grave. We keep bottle of
tonic on purpose to restore her and it
works like charm"
but her boy really was hurt"
"She can count on that boy being
hurt any day in the week. He has done
everything but break his neck De-
cultism. Well, ! should SMILE" and the
nervous man said he would smile, too
Chicago Times Herald.
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Confidence Restored.

The oriental gentleman in the side
show was smoking "a hubble-bubble
when two sight-seers from the rural
districts passed. They paused to adj
mire his gaudy costume and watched
him with great interest as he paused in
his narcotic luxury.
"Td just like to know what they call
him." said the woman.
Hes advertised as Turk. took
that to be short for turkey But don't
see anything about him that justifies
their putin sech statement onto the
billboards."
"Ef they're goin' to palm him off as
a human turkey he orter have feathers
or claws or somethin' like that" she
commented. The only difference I
kin see between him and other people
is the way he smokes tobacker."
EFF / was as skeered of gettin' clus
M to the weed as he seems ter be l
wouldn't smoke at all. And anyhow |
don't believe he's smokin' tobackSr,
He's Just drinkin' lemonade through a
piece of hose"
AS they turned away in deep disgust
at the delusions of life, the Mohamme-
dan took long puff at the hookah.
The deep low gurgle arrested the mans
attention and he shouted:
"Come back, Mandy! 'Tain't no
swindle. He amt got no feathers and
he amt got no claws. But there's no
dsnyln' that he kin 'gobble' most life.
liksl"-Washlpgtop Star.
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hensible fury? she pursued. The
thought had Gained her resentment.
She went to his side, placed her hand
kindly on his arm. my dear John"
said she, "will you explain to me what
all this means?"
He felt touched, and oh, how he
longed to take her b his heart; but that
could never be again.
"Will you first explain to me-" he an
swered, trying to be hard and cold:
explain TO me where you were yester-
day?"
Certainly he is mad" she thought.
and she tried to be very calm.
"Ah, yes" he went on. "You can look
very innocent, but, woman, look at
that!" and with tragic gesture he held
up the paper.
Mildred looked at it bewildered; then
she read: Dear Frank" A CLEAN OF
light first came into her face, and grad
ually deepened into an expression of in
terest and amusement. She understood
Ii all.
John looked to see her crushed, de.
spairing and penitent; ard instead he
witnessed this unaccustomeG. this ex-
traordinary change, and laughter
peal after peal of silvery laughter-rang
through the rooms. She tried to speak,
but could not.
John in his turn began TO think that
she was mad. At last, with tears run
ming down her cheeks, not from grief
this time, she said:
"Oh, you dear silly-silly thing. Oh,
you dear goose-that's my story-and
| was going TO surprise you-and bring
you ever-ever so much money-and
now you have gone-and spoiled"-and
here she began to cry in earnest. And
l-you-haye - said = such - cruel
cruel"
Her sobs, together with Johns great
enfolding arms, stifled the rest. "Oh, my
angel, my angel, have been such a
brute. Can you ever forgive me ?'-N.
y. Graphic.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20

The great double mansion adjoining.
oil II street, was built by Matthew 90.
Clair Clarke, long clerk OF the house os
representatives, and afterwards il bc-
came the home of the British legation.
Here lived Sir Bulwer Lytton and his
not less famous son and secretary,
Owen Meredith" who wrote here his
most celebrated poem, Lucille" In
later years the house was occupied by
Lord Ashburton, who. with Daniel Web
ster, assisted by Featherstonhaugh
drafted the "Ashburton treaty" which
defined our Canadian boundary.
On the corner of Sixteenth street Is
st. Johns Episcopal church-a famous
landmark. 1t was built after the war of
1912, with the earnest encouragement
Of President Madison, and for nearly
two generations il was the Court
church'-attended by every president
before Lincoln. President Arthur was
also among its parishioners.
Across Sixteenth street are residences
Of two well-known productive authors,
Col. John Hay, Lincoln's secretary, and
his immediate neighbor, Henry Adams,
grandson of John Quincy Adams. In
the next house long lived Senator
Slidell, before he was confederate am
bassador to France.
The corner house Immediately adj
joining that of Slidell was owned and
occupied by Daniel Webster during the
whole period when he was secretary
of state. and it afterwards became the
home of the phlanthropist, William
w. Corcoran. who. during the civil war,
rented it to NJ. Montholon, the French
minister to this capital.
Facing the northwest corner of La
Fayette park, and diagonally opposite
to the residence of Daniel Webster. is
the antique solid double house which
Commodore Decatur built after the
war of 1872 and in which he died in
1870, on returning from his duel at
Bladeusburg. After Decatur's death
the house was successfully occupied by
Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren,, vice
president; Edward Livingston, Jack
sons secretary of state; George NJ.
Dallas. vice president; Senator Judah
=. benjamin. afterwards attorney gen
eral, secretary of war, and secretary of
state nj the confederacy; and finally
Gen. Beale, whose guest Gen. Grant
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-10-20
THE WIT OF JUVENILES.

Teacher-"Fritz, tell me the name of
the animal who furnishes US with
hams?" The butcher"
Aunt-"Well, Bobby, what do you
want TO be when you grow up?" Bob
by Suffering from parental discipline)
IAN orphan"
Paw! Say, paw" little Johnny be-
gan. Now, what do you want?" asked
his suffering father, with the emphasis
on the now" will my hair fall of
when it's ripe, like yours?"
A little girl on Long Island offered a
rather remarkable prayer few nights
ago, when she said: II do thank Thee
God, for all my blessings and I'll dc
rs much for Won some time"