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L'Italia., 1897-02-04

La scuola normale di Menominee
wis. venne ier1 notte distrutta dal
fuoco. Costava $40, 900.
Mort ieri a Parigi il barone Soubeyrar,
esperto politico francese gia membro
della Camera del Deputat. Aveva l'eta
di 81 ami.
Al Senate di Washington 81 discusse
ieri il bill del canale di Nicaragua vane
mozioni concernenti pimmigrazione, ma
nulla 81 dehni ne su queste ne su quello.
A Jefferson CITY veune approvata una
legge, con II voti contro az, favorevole
all'interdizione del giuocoial pailone nei
giorni di domenica.
Un dispaccio da Vienna informa che
in uno sciopero occorso ad Auina, Un-
gheria, gendarni feeero fuoco sui tu-
ne dodici.
e morta ieri la duchessa di Montpen-
sier. Aveva leta di 65 ami; era sorella
della eX regina Isabella II di Spagna,
ava del Re di Spagna. Essa marito il
duca di Montpensier che mort mel 1890.
81 assicura cne limperatore Austria,
Francesca Giuseppe, accompagnato dal
conte Goluchowsky, ministro degli AFFAIR."
esteri, visitera Pietroburgo il 27 del
prossimo aprile.
81 lamentano dele gravi sommosse a
Madrid La truppa, presa a sassate do
vette ritlrarsl non pOtendo reagire, per-
che fra la turba 81 trovavano molte dom
ne bambini.
Morl ieri a Vienna il barone Ettings-
house. professore iii botanical all'uni-
versita di Gratz.
E autore di numerosi ed Important
lsVOri botanici.
La miniera Tamarak, vicino a Houg-
ton, (Minn. stata visitata dalle fam
me. Cinque minatori vennero assediati
dal tuoco lungo lie gallerie sotterranee.
E un miracolo Sc 81 salveranno. ST la
vora tutta possa per reprimere l'ele-
mento distruttivo.
II Papa. giorni sono, ricevette una
rappresentanza dellaristocrazia romano
capitanata dal Principe Ruspoli.
II Pontefce parlando al vIsitatori, ri
cordo legami che stringcno Paristocra-
zia al Vaticano, incitandoli ad appog-
glare sempre la Chiesa.
Un dispacco da Parigi dice che il Pre-
sidente Faure visitera la Russia mel pros
simo luglio.
Egli viaggiera bordo di una nave da
guerra sara accompagnato da ufficiali
navali di alto grado.
PareCchi general saranno anche con
lui.
Un dispaccio da Madrid informa che
le negoziazioni procedono attivamente
fra la Spagna gil Stati Unit.
II Segretario di State, Olney, agisce
come intermediate per Cuba.
La Spagna ha sottomesso IL suo pro-
getto di autonomia. Questo nuovo pro-
gramma concede Cuba due Camere 1e-
gislative, riserva Cuba il diritto di
lniziare i progetti di legge per lie tariffe
doganali e pei trlbuti, pagando un equa
parte dele spese dell'esercito della
tlotta spagnuola.
L'Italia., 1897-02-04

G. Dominichin1 al No 1901 Powell
Street, angelo di Vallejo, offre una buo-
ma opportunita chi vuol comperare la
sua Grosseria con Bar e Saloon annessi
con cantina ben fornita di Vini. La
clientela numerosa e buona gil AFFAIR."
ottimi, ma il Signor Domenichini CO.
stretto vendere dovendo rimpatriare.
N-o.1.a-p.
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ia tuttavia e, Sc { possible
seppellire anche tutti | present.
come ne seppelli tanti di passati.
egli per ora 81 prepara allie feste pei
giubileo ponteicale. feste intorno
allie quail gia v'intrattenni.
The herald., 1897-09-19

men to become friendly toward the Brit
ish, has had an opposite effect.
The forward" policy has also resulted
in increasing the discomfort felt toward
us by the ameer. When the question OF
the Mohmand country was being settled
Abdur Rahman wanted to include the
whole of it within the Afghan border.
The Indian government refused to allow
this, and divided the district occupied
by the tribe in half. one portion going to
Afghanistan, the other being included In
the Indian empire. This highly in
censed the ameer and the tribesmen
who wished to become Afghan subjects.
and they are now taking advantage Of
the disturbance at other points Of the
frontier to join the enemies Of the Brit
ish domination.
One informant, who is personally ac-
quainted with the ameer, has very high
opinion of that ruler, who Is one OF the
ablest and most astute men in Asia. He
would, no doubt like to be entirely free
from the British suzerainty, but he is,
at the same time, keenly aware that he
cannot do without British help. While
it is quite likely he is very much pleased
at the turn affairs have taken and would
doubtlessly secretly encourage them, he
Is far too clever to openly defy the Britt
lsh power, without which he could not
remain on the throne.
There is, therefore, gleam Of light in
what Is otherwise a very gloomy pros
pect. At the same time, it is impossible
to foresee what an oriental potentate
may do, especially when his pride is
suffering under what he considers two
very severe rebuffs
The herald., 1897-09-19
CUSTOM INVOLVED IN MYSTERY
Origin Of the Practice Of Kissing the
Bible in Oath Taking Is Lost

1t is generally assumed that kissing
the book" is, or at any rate was until
recently, necessary part Of the legal
ceremony of oath taking. This assump-
however, probably is not justified 1t
would appear that the most ancient
form of swearing in the Christian church
was to lay the head upon the gospels
and say. $50 help me God and these
holy gospels" This seems to have been
the usual ceremony accompanying a
judicial oath, until at all events, the end
of the sixteenth century, for Lord Coke
says: ut is called corporal oath be-
cause he Ohe witness) toucheth with
his hand some part Of the holy scrip
lures" Coke says not one word about
kissing the book.
When the practice of kissing the book
began is, says the Law Journal unde-
termined. 1t has been stated that this
form was first prescribed as part of
the ceremony Of taking the oaths of al
legiance and supremacy. 1t Is inter-
esting and may be significant to note
that Shakespeare only once alludes to
the practice of kissing the book and on
that occasion turns 1t into ridicule
Whatever the origin Of the practice
there can be no doubt that kissing the
book was the ceremony that usually
accompanied the taking of an oath in an
English court of justice in the seven
teenth century.
But in 1867 there occurred a case which
is Of some Importance. 1t appears that
The herald., 1897-09-19

shortage, and as much as she will dis
like to do so she must turn to this coun-
try to help her prevent famine. This
means that the American farmer will
pocket a very handsome amount of what
the enemies of England are fond of re-
ferring to as British gold" France
must take our wheat because her own
crop is pra actically failure. This. in
the face of the present tariff, will be a
rather bitter pill to swallow, but the
medicine must be taken, and in order to
accomplish the task more easily France
is going to reduce her .own tariff on
wheat.
Surely bread Is the staff Of life when the
proudest of nations are all compelled to
eat their own words, as 1t were, and ac-
knowledge the supremacy of the coun-
try whom of late they have been abus-
ing so violently. 1t is particularly the
case with France, for in view of her Rus
sian alliance she has boasted that after
this she would import what was neces-
sary in the way of breadstuffs from that
country, where she would receive aid in
proof that the friendship OF the czar was
genuine. But Russia has many mouths
to feed, and, indeed, will herself be COM
PEELED to call on the United States for a
portion of the wherewithdl to form her
own bread supply. The grain fleets
that have hitherto departed from Odessa
and threaded through the waters Of the
Black sea their various ways to other
ports of the world will be absent this
year to great extent. Odessa in 1897
will not be able to make good her famous
boast that she is the greatest grain mar
ket in the world.
Germany, too, is falling into line, and
The herald., 1897-09-19

on jury trial DR.. Owen vice-chancel-
lor of Oxford university, being called as
witness, refused to be sworn in the
usual way, by laying his right hand on
the book and afterward kissing 1t, but
he caused the book to be held open be-
fore him and he raised his right hand.
The jury, doubling what credit they
ought to give to his oath, the matter
was referred to the chief justice. who
ruled that DR.. Owen had taken as good
an oath as any other Witness" And
then the chief justice added an obser-
vation which, in "Cowper's Reports" in
"Macnally on Evidence" and elsewhere.
is misquoted as follows: "If were to
be sworn would kiss the book" Now.
that is not at all what the chief Justice
said. The words in Siderfin's report are
these: I'll dit 81 il fuit destre Jure II
VOLT deponer sa main dexter sur lie liver
mesme." Thus the chief justice says
not one word about kissing the book
Pail Mall Gazette
The herald., 1897-09-19

India against England. The imme diate
instigator Of this agitation was no less
person than the Sultan of Turkey.
There is positive evidence to this ef-
feet which was received in Berlin long
since. and am quite sure that the Brit
ish government was also in possession
Of similar information. Abdul Hamid
angry with the English for the support
given to the Armenians, was determined
to show that he possessed power, as
Caliph, to do you harm. He worked at
this through Persia. We do pot under
stand your policy in Turkey, and we are
quite sure that your diplomatic inf1u-
ence at Constantinople is quite lost
However, that is your affair, not ours"
Perhaps" I suggested, Russian in
fluence has been at work, too, with the
ameer and the financial support he has
had from Calcutta will have been prom
ised, with a good bonus, from st. Peters,
burg"
NO" was the reply, II do not think
that Russia's position just now in Cen
tral Asia would enable her to do 80. If
she ever attacks you in India or on the
Indian frontier 1t will be to take the
country from you, but not to waste her
strength in useless effort. The danger,
however, of the present situation, we.
here in Berlin, take to be the fact that
the Mohammedans are joining the others
against you, which was not the case in
previous troubles"
A very distinguished officer, who has
held high military commands in India
and Afghanistan, and who still occupies
an eminent official position, expressed
the opinion in conversation recently that,
The herald., 1897-09-19

LONDON, Sept. 5.-(Special Corre-
spondence to The Herald.) British opin-
ion regarding the Indian rebellion is to
the effect that eventually British arms
must triumph. How long task this
will be no one pretends to say definitely,
and 1t Is also admitted that much blood
shed must be endured, but in the end
the Afridis. even though they may be
backed by the Ameer Of Afghanistan,
must retire and again live under the su-
premacy Of the lion and the unicorn
The British people are very slow in
forming an opinion. In fact, they are
as slow to decide on question like this
as they are quick to rise in defense of
national honor. Many people think
Lord Salisbury's colonial policy puerile,
but investigation proves that this has
been simply another instance Of that
care and thoughtfulness which have
characterized that statesman's actions
1t was believed that the Indian rebellion
would be godsend to the Liberals, in
a rallying cry, which would draw many
followers from the circle about the Con-
servative standard, but now the situa-
tion is entirely different.
The general trend Of thought seems to
be in the direction Of the position of the
Ameer of Afghanistan. That he has been
ruff1ed by the turn which matters have
taken on the frontier is admitted, and
this more than all other facts is what
makes the outlook for England lack
brilliancy. One thing too, we must ad-
NIT, and that Is that the policy most
recently adopted has been pursued in
The herald., 1897-09-19

while it Is advisable to be prepared for
emergencies, there Is nothing very
alarming in the recent news from India.
During the years he spent on the In
dian frontier he acquired an extensive
knowledge of the border tribes, and he
Is convinced that the disturbances which
have broken out almost simultaneously
at three different points are really CO.
incidences, and are not the result OF
concerted action.
The chief factors in these outbreaks
are undoubtedly the pestilent fanatic
priests. The attack on the Tochi column,
which was the starting point of the
whole difficulty, was a comparatively
trivial resistancS onl the part Of ignorant
and turbulent hillmen to a small and
somewhat carelessly handled force sent
out to collect fine. News of the occur
renee, travelling with that rapidly which
is characteristic Of the east, became
known at points where ill-feeling ex-
listed against the British. and, melted
by the mullahs or priests, the tribesmen
thought it favorable opportunity for
settling some Of their own scores when
the enemy was engaged elsewhere.
The whole trouble. however, has arisen,
as he believes, out Of the forward"
policy recently adopted along the 'front.'
Ter. To that policy, the brilliant officer
referred to above, and some Of the men
best acquainted with the country and the
people between India and Afghanistan
are strongly opposed. Military posts,
unaccompanied by civil administration,
have been established in the territories
belonging to Independent tribes and
the result, instead of inducing the tribes
The herald., 1897-09-19

the East and North rivers have all been
called into an unusual field Of usefuln ess.
They are filled and reflled. The only
times when they are empty are when
they are returning from some vessel
whose hold has been filed with their
contents. No one in New York ever
remembers anything like it. The ships
are insufficient In point of numbers to
carry out of the harbor all the cargoes Of
grain that are wanted elsewhere. This
Is the harvest time of the tramp steamer
or sailing vessel 1t is no longer doubt
full as to whether or no a cargo can be
secured. but the question is which ship
per will pay the highest price.
To mention the individual places where
American wheat is going this year would
be to recapitulate the map of the world.
The wheat crop Of the world is short,
and therefore the United States must
make up that shortage as best it can, and
incidentally profit immensely. 1t is de-
clared by financiers that in the move
ment of the wheat crop New York city
banks alone will be called upon to fur
nish $150,OO0,OO0. This is compare lively
but a drop in the bucket. Great for
tunes have been made by the speculat-
ors, of course, but the farmer gets the
best Of it in the long run. There will be
no more fifty-cent wheat for many a
long year.
There are also heavy exports of corn
this year, but the price Of corn has ad-
vanced but little compared with that of
wheat. This is due partly to the fact
that he 1897 crop will be enormous, and
there is not the same demand for it in
other countries that there is for wheat
The herald., 1897-09-19
AN AFRIDI

despite the fact that she believes herself
the ever-changing American tariff al
terations, is humbly seeking supply Of
grain through mercantile representa-
tives in the United States, and, like the
others, is getting it. The United States
is not vindictive, but sells even to its
enemies, and all the time the American
farmer profits
Looking to South America, where great
quantities Of wheat have hitherto been
raised and exported, we f1nd that the
Argentine Republic, always a formid-
able competitor. will need our wheat this
year instead Of exporting it as usual. A
very large amount Is wanted, too, for
the South American has a good appe-
tite as we'll as his European cousin. All
along the coast Of South America is
heard the same cry, wherever wheat is
known: "Give us material for bread"
And the American farmer is giving it.
From South Africa comes another cry
for wheat, and vessels have already
sailed for several Of the South African
ports with huge cargoes Of wheat.
Others are preparing to sail laden in the
same fashion. Even the Trarsvaal re-
public in Africa wants American wheat
this year, and it will be supplied There
are many ships which constantly sail
between the United States and South
Africa every year. This fall there will
be more.
The grain elevators in New York are
totally unable to hold the vast amounts
of wheat which are wanted for trans
shipment abroad. Even those I'M
wieldly affairs known as floating elevat-
ors which float about the harbor and
The herald., 1897-09-19

direct defiance to the counsels and warn
ings Of high and experienced officials in
ENGLAND as we'll as in India

direct defiance to the counsels and warn
ings Of high and experienced officials in
England as we'll as in India.
This departure from old school meth
DDS, even though in that cautious fash
ion Of the Conservatives, is not inclined
to be received with favor, and is not in
line with the prudent. sane and prac-
tical feeling of the Briton, which Is as
far removed from aggressive jingoism
as is light from darkness.
In regard to the purely military as
pect of the question, it is thought that
II the Ameer of Afghanistan enters act
lively on the soene, England will have a
very formidable task before her. What
is not whispered by our French friends,
but what Is more than insinuated by
some experienced and competent au-
thorities, Is that if the ameer is waxing
aggressive he must have received as
surance that he can. at least, reckon on
the sympathy of great European
power, which he must have sounded
This, however, opens out vista Of pos
sibilities on which, in the absence of
precise details, there is no need to en-
large.
Looking at the matter calmly, and
from a distance" said an eminent Ger
man to me the other day, II cannot see
why the ameer should be false to Eng
land at this moment. What could be
his object? Does he not receive hand
some subsidy from the Indian govern
ment? At the same time I must tell
you that 1t has been known in Berlin
for at least two years that people were
agitating to bring about rising of the
Mohammedans in Afghanistan and
The herald., 1897-09-19

factor that has heretofore operated in
the direction of low prices for American
wheat, is a cipher this year. The yield
will be comparatively nothing, for just
now, and for some time past India has
been the hotbed of rebellion, and in the
face of what will probably be one Of the
greatest conflicts the world has ever
known the authorities, either native or
English, are not paying much attention
to the size Of the crop or mourning their
loss. Instead, they are trying to get
supply from somewhere, and just now
that somewhere happens TO be in Amer
lea. Just think of exporting wheat tc
India! 1t is like carrying Goals to New
castle.
To begin with, the acreage devoted, to
wheat this year in India is million less
than last year. The land that was cul-
tivated has yielded comparatively little,
so little, indeed, that 1t really amounts
to nothing, and what there is the natives
will sequester for themselves. whenever
possible. England cannot look to other
portions Of her dominion to supply this
The herald., 1897-09-19
HOW THE UNITED STATES FEEDS THE WORLD
THE NATIONS OF THE EARTH MUST THIS YEAR
LOOK TO AMERICA FOR
BREAD

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-(Special Cor
respondence to The Herald.) War,
famine and misfortune have combined in
Europe to give the American farmer
such a market for his wheat as he has
not enjoyed for 80 long that he has for
gotten when it was. Dollar wheat Is
not only an established fact, but there
is every prospect Of the cereal reaching
the $125 figure. The mortgages which
have been sapping the western and east
ern farmers Of their life blood are
doomed. The crop Of the Unitet, States
is estimated at, in round numbers, ESQ.,
900. 900 bushels. This means $4O0, ,000, 900
for the farmers.
The easiest answer to the question.
"Where is this wheat going?" Is found
in the one word, "Everywhere." Ships
are now on the ocean bound to almost
every port in the civilized world where
ships land and take on cargoes. Wheat
is wanted all over the world. for the very
simple reason that the demand for
bread exists in the same proportion. The
crop Of India, which has really been the
The herald., 1897-09-19
Passengers Rights

The Supreme court Of Georgia held, in
the recent case Of Cole VS.. Atlanta &
Westpoint Railroad company, that it Is
undoubtedly the duty Of railroad COM
pany to protect a passenger against
insult or injury from the conductor of a
train on which the passenger is riding,
and that the unprovoked use by a con-
ductor to passenger Of opprobious
words and abusive language tending to
cause breach of the peace or to humili-
ate the passenger or subject him to NOR
tification gives the latter right Of ac-
tion. against the company.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-03-19
Your Representative in Congress

.. VIII be as much interested in
this question as yourself, as it bears
upon subject in which the entire
people are interested and that is
which is the best route to Washing
ton, the Capital of the United
States? We claim the distinction
for the Buckeye Route, as being
the best, because in connection
with the b. &. o. II. h. via Athens,
it forms the shortest and most di-
rect line from Northern and Cen
tral Ohio points. In connection
with the B. q o. II, r., through yes.
tlbuled Pullman Sleeping and
Drawing room cars of the most ap.
proved pattern are run every day
in the year; leaving Toledo at 4:55
p. M, reaching Washington next
day noon and Baltimore / :35 p. NJ.
This route takes you via the His
toric Potc mae, Harpers Ferry and
the Hue Ridge Mountains. Solid
trains are run from Toledo to Ath.
ems, connecting with the Royal
Blue Line through to New York
via Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia, carrying elegant day
coaches and superb vestibuled
sleeping cars through without
change. Please keep this fact in
mind when you have occasion to
go east and see that your tickets
read via the Buckeye Route and
the Royal Blue Line. Agents OF
the @. H. V. n T. Ry. will secure
you sleeping car berths, your bag
gage, and see you started right.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-03-19
News Of Briar Hollow.

Mr.. VIM. Elick and wife spent
Sunday with Mrs. Jerry Carpenter
Mrs. Elick's mother go. Mr.. Dam
Shull and family were visitors IN
this community Sunday. .... Mr.
Samuel White was II business visit.
or In Rock Bridge Saturday -.
Mr.. Samuel Groves, Of nOck Bridge
died last Friday and the remains
were inter- ed at Whip-po0r-Will
church Sunday at 10 O'clock. -.
Mr.. Wesley Walker, of Briar Hol.
low, was in Rock Bridge Saturday
-. Mr.. Charles Dupler was u
business visitor la Millville Satur.
day 49,. Mr.. Christ Shull made q
Tip to Sugar Grove Saturday =.
Messrs Charles and Homer Dupler
were In Logan Saturday 49,. Sun
day School was held at Century
last Sabbath -. Mr.. VIM. EliclS
has made near ten thousand pick
cts In two weeks. Good record we
think. ..,, Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. Matthias, a sons N'se BMAR'