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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-14

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" Office OF PARTNERSHIP.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
Residence: Petersburg, Va.
GEORGE r. ELLIOTT.
Residence. Richmond. Va.
The undersigned have this day formed
nartncrship for the practice OF law, UNI
der the firm name of HAMILTON n Ell
LOTT. with their office at Room No. 5.
First Floor OF Merchants National Bank
Ruilding in the city of Richmond. Va
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
GEORGE b. ELLIOTT.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-14
BY y. w. BOWIE.
Real Estate Auctioneer.

n COMMISSIONERS S SALE
" AT
AUCTION on THE PREMISES. OF 1G4
ACRES OF LAND, KNOWN AS
PART or "EVERGREEN." IN
PRINCE GEORGE COUN-
TY. on THE SOUTH
SIDE OF JAMES
RIVER. ABOUT TWO AND A HALF
MILES BELOW CITY POINT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-14
BEAUTIFUL SHADE.

OPEN JUNE 1sT TO NOVEMBER ISL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

General Horace Porter. In his Cam
paigning With Grant" in The Century.
says of Sheridan at Appomattox: No
one could look at Sheridan at such a
moment without sentiment of undis-
guised admiration In this campaign.
as in Others he had shown himself pos
sessed Of military traits Of the highest
order Bold in conception. self reliant.
demonstrating BY his acts that much
danger makes gnat hearts most reso-
lutte, fertile in resources, combining
the restlessness of a Hotspur with the
patience of a Fabins, ii is no wonde-
that he should have been looked upon
as the wizard Of the battlefield Gener.
Gus of his life, gifted with the ingenu-
ity Of a Hannibal, the dash of Murat,
the courage of a Ney. the magnetism of
his presence reused his troops to deeds
of individual heroism, and his uncon-
querable columns rushed 70 victory with
all the confidence of Caesars Tenth le-
gion Wherever blows fell thickest
Of the defense opposing ranks went
down before the fierceness of his onsets,
never u rise again, and he would not
pause oil the folds Of his banner waved
above the strongholds be had wrested
from the foe Brave Sheridani can
almost see him now. his silent clay
again qaickened into life. once more
riding Rienzi through a fire of hell.
leaping opposing earthworks at single
bound, and leaving nothing of those
who barred his way except the frag
ments scattered in his path AS long as
manly courage is talked OF OF heroic
deeds are honored the hearts of a CRATE
full people will beat responsive to the
mention of the talisInanic name of Sher
idan.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
sLEIeHsgLLs.
As conGooIs Ussd as Kver-some Changes
In Cnztoms-

In cnstoms-
The sleighbells used il ebis country
are niids here. most Of them in Con-
necticut, and many sleighbells OF
American manufacture are exported 70
Germany and 70 Russia Sleighbells
are as commonly used as ever whenever
there is snow enough TO make good
sleighing They may not be heard 50
much as formerly here in the city.
where the snow is cleared away from
many streets and wheels cut up what is
left, but mp the state and elsewhere the
sleighlells jingle in winter just as mer-
rily as ever
There Save been some changes in
sIeighbell customs Shaft bells and
bells fixed on the saddle of the harness
have TO some extent taken the place Of
the old time string of bells on straps
but the strings of bells are still the
more commonly used Probably third
of the bell outfits sold nowadays are Of
the kind that fasten TO shafts or the
saddle Of the harness and two-thirds
arc strings Of bells The bells exported
are in about the same proportions The
bells attached to shafts and harness are
open mouthed and provided with
tongues Some shaft bells are made
with all three in a set alike; oftener
they are made IN three sizes, forming
chime The three ells-carried over the
saddle Of the harness are set in an orna-
mental frame. which is supported by
the saddle.
The sleighbeils Of the old. familiar
kind, round, with balls inside. are az
tached 70 straps, as they have always
been, TO body straps encircling the
horses body. and TO neck straps
Sleighbells are made OF bell metal
and they were rever made with such
care with vieiS to their sound produc-
ing qualities, .Ior were they ever 20 mu-
sical as now The commoner kinds OF
sleighbells are produced at very small
cost. and whole strings Of bells are sold
al prices that seem marvelously low.
Shaft bells Of the commoner kinds are
cheaper yet, and that accounts in some
measure for the increased sales Of shaft
bells
The question has often been asked,
and as often answered; How does thr
ball get inside Of the sleighbellf The
question is here again answered OF
course the ball itself is first cast It is
then placed inside the ball Of sand that
is to form the core of the mold in which
the sleighbell is TO be cast The mold
is Of the form aud size Of the outside of
the sleighbell The core almost fills
the interior of the mold. but not quite
There is left all around. between it and
the mold. little space Into this space
the molten metal is poured, and when
it hardens it is hollow globe of metal.
with the mold outside and the core in
side When the sleighbeil is taken
from the mold, the sand Of which the
core is composed. having been dried out
by the heat Of the molten metal. can
easily be shaken out Of the bell through
its narrow mouth. but the ball which
has been placed IL the sand before the
bell was cast is bigger than the mouth
Of the bell that now surrounds it, and
so it has to stay in New York Sun
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

In q large. eommodious house ct Nc. l04
Huntington Street, Cleveland, Ohio, hives
Mrs. Emily A. Strope, widow Of the late X. NJ
Strope. nns she is the mother Of 4 young MAJ
who has been, and is now one Of this eity's
successful aud energetic pharmacists. Mrs
Strope. who has lately recovered freni serious
cardiac difficulty. whe1 questioned by a re-
porter regarding her late illness, stated rs
follows:
.sTSo years ago, l had my first experiences
with Dr.. William Pink Pills. For long
time xns troubled with an aiimeut which
feared wcuId eventually drive me crazy unless
! nd myself Of IL il will sound strange, no
doubt. TO some, but my heart did not beat as Il
should. Its action Was Irregular. There
would be two Pulsations, or perhaps three, and
then a sudden cessation Ny heart seemed to
resi- for she period Of one or two beats, and
thin resume its action Sometimes such
i.pSes would not be 50 frequent as that, but
scarcely day passed that they did not occur.
II fell A. though something would strike the
heart with great force, and push It ont Of
place During that period, whenever ! lay
dOwR 10 sleep or rest, my hands would becOme
perfectly numb and helpless. i could feel the
temporary paralysis coming over them, but /
could DO nothing which would prevent It. NJ
feet were affected in a like manner, and he'd
considerable difficulty in walking when such a
spell had possession Of me. Naturally that
state Of affairs completely upset my nerves, and
any one whose nervous system IS well nigh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINES
They I-sve Done Much to Reduce the Loss
From Water Al Fires-


rhey I-sve Done Much TO Reduce the Loss
From Water al Fires
Mr.. Charles 7 Hill writes of ''The
Fire Patrol~ in St Nicholas me iEal
paper in his series on the New York fire
department llr. Hill says:
The "cheInical engine. =" used consid-
erably IN the fire departments of several
cities mas aided materially in lowering
the loss by water at small fires The
preparation carried in the tanks Of these
engines has a double advantage-not
only does it extinguish large body of
fire with the use of a small amount Of
water, but the liquid itself evaporates
quickly, leaving very little drip" in
the apartments or floors underneath the
fire
The tanks of these engines are charg-
ed with solution of bicarbonate of So
da (baking soda and water, with
small cylinder Of sulphuric acid sus-
pended at the top When the tank is in
verted. this acid is emptied into the
soda and water. and the mixture at
once generates earbonic acid gas at a
great pressure Charging the liquid
with this gas gives II the necessary pres
sure to drive ii a considerable distance
The hose is coiled around a reel on top
Of the engine. and always connected
with the tanks. so when the fremen ar
rive at a fire all they have TO Co is to
run OF as much hose as they need, dash
up stairs with the line, give the order
10 dump" one Of the tanks (there are
two, carrying GO gallons eachl, and they
are all ready 10 go to work The chem
ical engine has extinguished more than
25 fires of considerable size since it has
been in service in the New York depart
ment. little over a year II is station
ed ON the upper west side Of the city,
where there are a great number Of
dwellings and flats. and it has aided
materially IN keeping down the FIRE
losses in that part of New York
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

A great many toys are now made in
this country. including many mechan-
ical devices Many toys are still i'm
ported Such things as woolly sheep and
dogs, now as highly prized by children
as ever. come from Germany, as do the
skin covered horses They could be
made here. but they can be produced
cheaper abroad
As rule. whatever can be made by
machinery is made here. while toys
made by hand are mostly imported.
The minnie a thing is brought within
the reach of N, ninery American man.
ufacturers c>E nay their higher prices
for labor ant sill beat the world.
With the low prices Of labor il foreign
countries handmade productions can be
made cheaper in them As result Of
this there are toys Of some kinds which
Ia their completed state are partly
American and partly foreign Among
these are toy vehicles with horses at
tached The vehicles and everything in
and about them may be the product Of
American machinery, while the horse
standing between the shafts may be
from Germany. New York sun
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
AN INTERNlT NlTTENT
HEART.
STOPPED EVERY THIRD BEAT.
But Mrs. Strope's Heart Now Longer Lags but
Thro5s Regularly.

shattered. can appreciate and understand the
misery. chiefly mental, which i endured L
lost much sleep and rest, and OMEN was conf
Delicd from sheer exhaustion 10 ST down uof-
ing the day 10 obtain some repose- But ss
soon as I did 50 I felt that numb sensation
come over my hands and feet, and / rocked
v;alently in my chair to drive Is away, but
frequently to no avail
Zone day my son, who was keeping dfug
store ut the time, brought me home some o
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
and advised me TO take them for my heart
trouble. I did so ard soon began to ieel
bat,er. used the pills about two months
aad they certainly cured me, for now my
heart heats regularly and all uGmbness has
disappeared and my circulation Is IN spieneid
order"
We print the above hoping Mrs S;ropes
experiences may be beneficial 10 others VINO
NAV suffer from arrangement Of the heart.
pf. Williams Pink Pills contain in cor
densed form AL the elements necessary 70 give
now life and richness TO the blood aRR re-
store shattered nerves. They ere also spe-
cific for troubles peculiar to females, such as
suparessions. irregularities and all forms OF
weakness. In men they effect a radical cure
in all eases arising from EIental Worryi ever
work or excuses Of whatever nature. PINK
pills are sold in boxes (neyer in loose buik)
AZ 50c a box or six boxes TOR S2-5O, and may be
had Of all druggists or direct by mail IRON
DIT. Williams Medicine Company Sehenee-
tady, n. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

Once upon a time sickness came tC
the family of the poorly paid pastor oi
a country church. says the Omaha
World Herald IL was winter. and the
pastor was in financial straits A mum
Der of his flock decided to meet at his
house and offer prayers for the speedy
recovery of the sick ones and for ma
terial blessings upon the pastors faTni-
Iy While one of the deacons was offer
ing fervent prayer for blessings upon
the pastors household there was loud
knock at the door When the door was
opened. stout farmer boy was seen,
wrapped up comfortably.
What do you want. boy?'' asked one
of the elders
1--WE brought pas prayers, replied
the boy
Brought pas prayers2 What do you
meanT
"Yep. brought his prayers. an they re
out in the wagon Just help me. an
well get EN- in "
Investigation disclosed the fact that
pas prayers consisted of potatoes.
-four. bacon. cornmeal. turnips, apples,
warm clothing and lot of jellies for
the sick ones The prayer meeting ad-
journed in short order
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
LeIpkic.

Mrs Isabel c. Barrows, in an article
in the New York independent on plain
Life and High Thought as exemplified
at Leipsic university. says:
Leipsic is one Of the great flower
marts Of Europe 1t is a joysome sight
to 90 through the carly morning market
and sec the flowers of all kinds in masses
beyond conception There is no student
so poor that he cannot add to the beauty
of his room the charm of flower when
for 2 cents he can have big bunch Of
mignonette This very morning the
expenditure of "a cents gave one literal
~ an armful of mignonette. large and
fragrant; forgeunenots. bluer than the
sky of rather gray Leipsic; great golden
buttercups like those that grow on the up
land meadows of the Rigi; kornblumen,
the old emperor's favorite flower, and
lilies of the valley in profusiOn- Plain
living, amid flowers. with music, ma
ture and friendship at command. may
easily lead to high thinking. and the
student who is here to strive for ac-
quirement Of truth may well scorn the
trappings Of wealth. since wealth is not
needed to command the highest and
best
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Observations on the Decline Of Street Car
Manners In the south

Observations on tno Decsfue ot ctrect CAE
Manners In the south
II cannot be concealed that there is a
growing tendency. even IN the south.
where masculine liantry has held out
longest, on the part Of men 10 let worn-
en- IN the street cars shift for themselves
It has not come to that point yet, but
the movement is growing in that direc-
tion
Ii Is fact that rnsn are rapidly fail
ing in the courtesy which was once uni
forrnly shown to women. and the rea-
son, 70 a large extent. Is that men are
meeting women as competitors in all
fields Of labor. and this fact vastly
changes the social relations between tbs
sexes Women are claiming all sorts OF
equality with men. moral. political
and physical, and are declaring more
and more their Independence The effect
ON the next generation will be very
marked and peculiar The men and wo-
men Of the present are affected to an
overpowering extent by the influence OF
old ideas and traiping. and that is the
reason they talk about street car nam
ners and social ethiis in their relations
to the sexes. but in the year 1880, on
the period of one generation from the
presest time. people viii no longer con
cern themselves about such matters
The greater the number Of women at
work in proportion to the men the more
stringent the competition. and It can
easily be seen that, according 70 the fig
ures showL, the day might come when
there would be no street car manners,
but every individual would look out
for himself or herself. as the case may
be But even should chivalry he extin-
guished from human manners there
will always remain the Christian grace
Of charity. so in the time TO come able
bodied young men and women who
have seats in the cars will rise to give
their places to old men and women and
to others who may be sick or disabled
-Haxu Orleans picavuna
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
ALL THE OK UTILIZED.
Every Particle Put to Use-only Its Dying
Breath Lost.

Every Particle Put to Use-only Its Dying
Breath Lost
In an article on the Wonders OF the
Worlds Waste" William George Jor-
dan, in The Ladies' Home Journal. de-
tails how science at the present day
utilizes the OK mot liany years ago,
he says, when an OK was slaughtered
40 per cent Of the animal was wasted
At the present time nothing is lost but
its dying breath AS but one-third Of
the weight of the animal consists OF
products that can be eaten, the question
Of utilizing the waste is a serious one.
The blood is used in refining sugar and
in sizing paper or manufactured into
doorknobs and buttons The hide goes
TO the tanner; horns and hoofs are trans
formed into combs and buttons; thigh
bones. worth $50 per ton. are cut into
handles for clothesbrushes: fore leg
bones sell for $50 per ton for collar but
tons. parasol handles and jewelryi the
water in which bones ere boiled is re-
duced to glue; the dust from saving
the bones is food for cattle and poultry
the smallest bones are made into bone
black Each foot yields quarter Of a
pint of neatsfoot oil; the tail goes to the
"soup while the brush of hair at the
end of the tail is sold to the mattress
maker The eaoicer parts Of the fat
make the basis of butterine; the mites
tines are used for sausage castings or
bought by gold beaters The undigested
food in the stomach, which formerly
cost the packers Of Chicago $50, 900 a
year TO remove and destroy, is now
made into paper These are but few
of the products of abattoirs AL scraps
unfit for any other use find welcome IN
the glue pot, or they do missionary
work for farmers by acting as ferti-
lircr,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03


Statistics show that. whereas Great
Britain in 1870 produced s5 per cent Of
the worlds supply Of coal. at the pres
ent time it produces only 81 per cent
Atlantic liners no longer carry coal
from Great Britain for the return jour
ney. They now take In American coal
and no less than 1900, 00o tons OF
American coal were thas consumed IN
1898 The condition Of the iron manu-
featuring industries has always exer-
cised a r9ost important influence on the
production Of coal. so that large de-
pand for iron draws with il large de-
mand for mineral fuel During the last
Is years the worlds production Of pig
iron has increased from II. 600. 900 70
2G. 600. 600 tons, but the share taken by
Great Britain has fallen from 4S.s per
cent to 30 per cent while that Of the
United States has increased from IA. 1
per cent 20 26.2 per cent, that Of Ger
many frQm ia per cent to 2l-4 per
cent. ard that Of Russia from 3 per cent
to4.f per cent. Indeed. iron Is now be-
ing imported from the United States
into this country, and. incredible as it
may seem. the railway station at Mid
dlesbrorgh. the center Of the iron trade,
is built of iron brought from Belgium
Surely. then. the author Of Our Coal
Resources at the Close Of the Nine
teenth Century is hardly right in
thinking that British coal and iron still
bold their own He argues that other
countries Of Europe are exhausting their
coal supplies just as Great Britain Is
yet the figures be gives show that Ger
many has IN reserve. within a depth Of
5000 feet, Io9. 600, 600. 600 tons Of coal
as compared with our tEngland s.
81, ,6s3. 600. 900 tons within depth Of
z,OOo feet And this estimate does net
include brown coal of which Germany
raises 25. GOO. 600 tons annually. Ma
fT-F-a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

A girl from town is staying with
some country cousins who live al q
farm On the night Of her arrival she
finds. 10 her modification. that She Is
ignorant of all sorts of things connected
with farm life which to her country
cousins are matters Of everyday knowl-
edge She fancies they seem amused al
her ignorance
AT breakfast the following morning
she sees ON the table dish of fine hon
ey, whereupon she thinks she has found
an opportunity of retrieving her huInil-
iating experience Of the night before
and Of showing her country cousins that
she knows something Of country life
after all So looking at the dish of
honey. she says carclessly:
"Ah, | see you keep bea ''--Pea--
son Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
Take Care Of Yourself.

Think deliberately of the house you
live in-your body Make up your
mind firmly not 10 abuse it Eat moth
ing that will hurt it Wear nothing
that distorts or pains it Do not over
load il with victuals or drink or work
Give yourself regular and abundant
Ileep Keep your body warmly clad
DO not take cold; guard yourself against
il If you feel the first symptoms. give
Yourself heroic treatment Get into a
fne glow of beat by exercise This is
the only body you viii have in this
world Study deeply and diligently the
structure of it. the laws that govern it.
the pains and penalty that will surely
follow a violation Of every law of life
and health Medical Reporter
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

The story of a young woman VIII,
wound up her letter to friend with
"P. 81 forgot to tell you was mar
ried, " is mEiched, says the London Tel
egraph Miss Kate - Of Belfast re
Gently consented TO adopt the name of /,
gentleman friend. and so they werl
married She is in Dublin now and il
stopping at the Gresham hotel Tn.
other day she made some purchases
and in going home she said. "You may
send them home for me-Miss Kat.
-, Gresham hotel "
She had reached the sidewalk before
she recolleeied that she had given hei
maiden name With admirable wit she
stepped bach and said to the clerk, .Oh
by the way. send that package to Mis-:
Kate -. care Of Mrs -. Gresham
hotel. and she swept out of the store
as If she had been married I5 years
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03

A soilmaker' S mate in the navy who
wanted TO get out of the service TO 60
into business with some money he had
fallen heir TO made a success Of the
monomania dodge 1t is the business on
a man-ofwar sailmaker's mate to sew
up members of the crew who die at sea
in hAmmocks preparatory TO their be-
ing cast over the side This sailmaker' S
mate appeared ON deck one day with a
qneer look in his eye and announced TO
his shipmates forward that he was dead
and that he was going TO prepare him
self for burial in the deep. Some of the
men watched him as he went TO the
sailmaker's storeroom and began TO sew
himself up in new hammock When
be had got the Job about half finished,
the men informed the officer Of the deck
Of the case, and the sailmaker's mate
was put under. observation in double
irons When he was released from the
brig. still under observation. but appar-
emily not aware Of the espionage, he
went direct TO the storeroom, got an
other hammock ana began to enshroud
himself again The skipper-of the ship
reduced him 10 the rate Of seaman for
this. for the purpose of keeping the man
away from the Sailnlaker's s.ereroonl,
thinking that il he was removed from
the sight Of the stored up hammocks
his mania might leave him The night
OF the day he lost his rate the ex-sail-
makers mate broke into the stcreroo1a
where the new hammocks were kept aud
sewed himself mp for burial again Then
the feet surgeons held q survey ON him.
and be got his discharge lie started
tobacco store for sailors near one Of the
navy yards. and for some iinle te made
II a practice 70 stand IN tbs. ,,urway OF
his shop and grin when any OF the board
Of surgeons who had pronounced hlm
insane passed by. as they were COMPEL
ed TO do on their way TO and from the
navy yard New York Sun
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-11-03
swordswomep abroad.

Some day il will be the women OF
foreign couI- tries who will defend their
Lation S honor after the French Italian
style recent witnessed Women Of the
upper class in France and Spain are
generally expert swOrdswomen They
are taught 10 fence as carefully and ac-
curately as their brothers. and there are
numerous schools in the two countries
where young women are taught not en-
iy to fence. but to handle the broad
sword.