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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

According TO DR.. Forbes wiuslow,
kieptomania is found among boys, but
very rarely indeed among men. The
great majority of the victims are wo-
men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

The elephant is the chief beast of bur-
den in Siam and Afghanistan. An "ele-
phant load" is estimated at two tons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

A paper published in Greenland can
boast of the longest name in existence.
1t is Arrangagliotio Natinginnavnik
Sysaraminas Sink
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

The Oldest building in Chicago is the
Green Tree tavern, in Milwaukee ave-
nue.. and it is only 63 years old
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06
Scent Was Strong.

Ostentation has been described as the
way ether people "show off. Town
and Country journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

An official reporter shows that there
are issued yearly in the theaters of
Paris 9, $50, 900 dead-head tickets.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06

Counting all classes of reserves, Ger
many can In "a hours raise an army of
1900. 600 disciplined men.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-06
EASTWARD.

For rates, maps. sc, call on Ticket AgentsO or
address Thos. r. Watt, +. A. W. D., 800 Fiflh
Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
]. Il. Hutchinson, J. x. Wood,
Gen. Manager. Genn Pass A
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DENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
EASTERN STANDARD TIME
IN EFFECT MAY IL, 1897.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

Trains arrive and depart from the station at
Johnstown as follows:
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
(FrOm The Hartford Times.

(From The Hartford Times.)
President Rowland Swift, of the
American National bank, had two
brothers in the union service during the
war, n serving in a Massachusetts,
and the other in a Michigan command.
Ripley Swift was in the Twenty-sev-
enth Massachusetts, Ex-Mayor Henry
c. Dwight's old regiment, and was
wounded in one of the engagements in
which that gallant three years organ
lzation participated. Colonel Fred
Swift went out a line officer in the Sew
enteenth Michigan, and was advanced
to the ~cOlOnelcy of that command. He
is now living in Detroit. 1t happened
in the chances of war that both Of these
officers were captured and confined in
confederate prisons. Colonel Ripley
was sent to Charleston. A singular
coincidence in the history of these men
was the fact that a cousin was in COM
mand Of rebel forces in Charleston.
He was Colonel Ripley, of the confed-
crate army, who graduated from West
Point and united his destinies with the
secession project. He had married in
the south prior to the war, n e
with his family into the rebellion.
While Colonel Swift, of the Michigan
regiment, was incarcerated in the rebel
prison at Charleston the policy Of re-
"a " "a lin
ment Of the city was adopted by the
rebel authorities. It was carried out
by putting union officers under the fire
from the national guns that were bonn
harding the South Carolina city. These
officers were selected by lot, and placed
on a ship in the harbor under the union
fire. The lot fell to Colonel Swift, with
fOrty-nine other officers, to be placed
in the trying ordeal. Colonel Ripley
learned Of the fact that his cousin was
to be placed under fire, and sent an Off
| GER and detail to cOnduc him to his
headquarters. The two cousins met
under the confederate flag AND ex-
changed the courtesies of the occasion,
the prisoner of war meeting the officer
in command on socially the same foot
ing. Colonel Ripley in the end said to
the Michigan commander, but Connec-
ticut born, IF there is any way in
which I can relieve you, I will do it"
No, sir, thank YOU" instantly replied
| Colonel Swift. There is nothing for
me, but if you can do anything for the
| forty-nine it will be acceptable to me-"
1t is needless to say that this ended
| the conference, n that Colonel Swift
was placed on the rebel transport that
/ was kept under fire from the union
guns.
The brotehr who was in the Massa-
chusetts regiment died soon after the
war. He vas a brave soldier in the
field. Both Of these brothers, with
President Swift, We're born in eastern
( Connecticut, being sons of DR.. Swift,
who was a noted physician in his day.
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Looking for

When will the prosperity wagon
reach Washington" inquiries a CORE
spondent of The Post. He says that, by
reason of hard times, he lost his po-
sition as salesman in a furniture store
TWO years ago.. and though he has dill
ligently sought employment since that
unfortunate incident, he has. been una
BILE to find il. Our correspondents
case, hard as it is, is that Of many men
and women in this city. For -four
years there has been some excess of
labor, skilled and unskilled, and a very
great surplus of clerical work. An ad-
vertsiement for a man or woman to
fill a place in a store or office would
bring an army of applicants. When ten
common laborers are called for hun
dreds apply. 1t has been a long, dreary
time Of pinching poverty and forced
economy.
And yet Washington has felt the
pressure of hard times less thus far
than any other city in the United
States, for this city is less dependent
than any other on those branches Of
business that were crippled by the
panic Of '93, md have since been In a
semi-comatose state-WashingtonP Post.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
Railroad Properties
New York Mail and EXPIRES

New York Mail and Expressly
While railway properties in the
United States have been declining the
Of trade for the year 1896 show that
British railways are in a satisfactory
condition. The number of miles Of rail-
way open at the close of last year was
21,277, over which 9S1, 6O2, 1868 passengers
were carried. The gross receipts from
passenger traffic amounted to $195, $685.
900, and the freight traffic yielded $780,
S75, 600, which, with miscellaneous re-
ceipts amounting to $24, lis, 900, brought
the total from all sources to $3.50, 595, 900.
Deducting the sum of $3.50, 965, 900, for
working expenses. leaves $199, $50, 900 as
the net receipts, or 3,SSS per cent. on
the capital invested. Satisfactory as
it is, the interest for 1896 was less than
in most years since 1859.
Yet the latest report shows that the
average rate Of dividends on American
railway stock vas Isl per cent, while
70 per cent, or owe twO-thirds of all
the outstanding stock of these corpora
tons paid nothing in 1895. The same is
true Of II per cent. Of the bonds. The
loss of dividends and interest on bonds
brings hardship to hundreds of thou
sands of people of limited mean who
have invested in these securities. The
number of our railway investors is too
often ignored. According to Commits
sioner George r. Blanchard, the East
ern trunk lines report that their share
holders number 1926. One eastern
line reports that so per cent, and the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company that
40 per cent, of it's shareholders are wo-
men. At the same ratio of SharehOld-
erS to mileage the total number of
stockholders in the railways Of the
union would be over $50, 900, not includ-
ing bondholders. Calling the total
1,250, 900 of bond and shareholders at
home and abroad, they, with 1S5, 900
employees. make over 1000, 900 persons
dependent upon or interested in u
railways, exclusive Of those interested
in the manufacture or production of
railroad materials; for the wants Of
railroads are only second to those of
women, which some French philoso-
pher has said no man can ever hope to
supply. To the casual observer all that
a railroad wants is a roadbed, ties,
steel rails, cars and engines to pull
them. But growing out of these gen.
eral eatures are demands for mate
rails Of such variety that the cata-
logue Of the purchasing agent is a
good-sized volume, wherein are named
several hundred articles in more or less
constant use by the corporation, rang
ing from A to q, or axes and acid, to
wick and ~wheelbarrows. Even during
recent bad years., and with uncertain
rates, the railways have been putting
$40, 600, 900 per annum into their road
beds. $33, coo, 900 into new rails and ties.
/, SIS, 600, 900 into new bridges, s.. 500. 600 for
fences and sign posts, and So. 500 O0O For
: printing and advertising.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
In the White Mountains
Correspondence of The Messenger.)

LlSDOU, N. H.. september Z.
In my last note I made the attempt to
give you a description of the surroundings
of this particular place and the natural
beauty of it's situation, but this is only
one of the many resorts in these noun
tains. As described, the Franconia range
is Immediately to our front, and this
slopes down to the and then,
running off to the westward, is the Moo
silauki mountain. Passing over and
around the several small spurs, we reach
the Sugar hill $50 called from a grove Of
through the Lovers lane," a beautifully
shaded avenue Of these maple trees, We
pass the several hotels with their green
swards beautifully kept grounds, and
still on We pass the Franconia inn, just
at the edge and overlooking the Franconia
village. This village or town Of Franconia
is strung along the banks of the Gale
river, a rushing stream, which
rises in the mountains near by, and at
this point begins to assume the proper
lions of a river, as it journeys onward to
be lost in it's junction with the Am
monoosuc. in the town of Lisbon. Sit
uate 300 feet above the town is the For
tiful panoramic view of this Franconia
range opens upon the vision and is grand
and passing description. The grounds and
lawn about the hotel are nicely laid off
and kept. From near this town you enter
the noted Franconia notch, with its Echo
lake and the profile in the rock of what
is denominated the old man of the noun
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
New York Stock Market.

New York, September The market
held remarkably steady today, consid-
ering the fact that a Sunday and a
holiday are to intervene before the re-
sumption of trading and that realizing
has been on quite a large scale all
week. London bought quite freely in
this market of the International shares
and a buoyant tone was also reported
for Americans OF the London exchange.
The advance in Northern Pacific issues
gave evidence OF manipulation. The
motive assigned for today's advance
was the benefit to result to the road
from the clause Of the tariff law levy
ing a discriminating duty on foreign
goods brought into the country through
a contiguous country. The market was
under considerable pressure after the
opening on offerings to realize and de-
clines were general throughout the list.
The market was rallied by the advance
In the Northern Pacific issues. Sugar
n Missouri Pacific. Sugar rose No
after a heavy opening. Missouri Pa
ci1c IN from the low point on
the report OF it's earnings for the fourth
week in August. which showed a gain
OF 500. 600 over the corresponding week
last year. The extreme rise in North.
ern Pacific preferred was TX on sales
Of $4,000 shares, leading the list. St
Paul. moved near and below last nights
close all day. Wabash common and
preferred were strong on the August
statement. showing a gain OF 1l54, $40 in
gross earnings. Statements OF railroad
earnings published during the day were
uniformly favorable and the excellent
bank statement also sustained the list
The closing showed net changes mixed
The bond market has shown great
activity during the week and prices
are generally higher. Notable ad-
vances are shown by the AtchIson.
Fort Worth and Denver City: North
ern Pacific prior As, Texas and Pacific.
Wabash seconds. Norfolk and Western
and Reading issues. Total sales were
sl9, 1853. 400. Government ponds are Il to
&c higher on the week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
Electric BitterS.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed, when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
is torpid and sluggish and the need of
n tonic and Alternative is felt. A prompt
use of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers.
No medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness
yield to Electric Bitters. 9Oc and 81 per
bottle at r. r. Bellamy's drug store.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
The Chain

The greatest and strongest chain ever
made has but recently left the Tipton
Green iron works. 1t Is intended for
crane work at Chatham wharf. and con.
sists Of oval links forged severally OF
three and one-half inch rods, ZACH link
being twenty inches long and thirteen
wide. since there was no machinery avail.
able for testing a chain OF such dimen.
sions. the test was made by actual sus-
pension Of a weight Of S96, 600 pounds from
each hnk--Springneld Republican.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07

When you are suffering from Catarrh
or Cold in the head o want relief
right away. Only 10 cents is required
to test it. Ask your druggist for the
trial size Of Ely's Cream Balm, or buy
the SOC. size. We mail it.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren ST., N. Y. City.
I vas afflicted with catarrh last au-
tumn. During the month of October I
could neither taste nor smell and could
hear but little. Ely's Cream Balm
cured it.-Marcus Geo. Shautz, Rah-
way, n, J,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
The Chicago Markets

Chicago, September 4-Wheat recov-
cred half OF yesterdays lac decline to-
day. The tone OF the foreign
which caused h decline yesterday.
was also responsible. in a great degree.
Tor tcday's advance. Corn and oata
followed wheat n advanced II to 20
each. Provisions. however, were heavy
and wound up the day with slight de-
clines-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07

You should have heard Smith crack
ing up his wife's biscuits this morn
ing"
II believe I did heal him. I thought
at the time he was chopping wood
New York Truth.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
COTTON.

Liverpool, September 4-1:45 p. m.-Cot-
ton-Spot-American middling fair 41ad:
good middling 4 9-32d; American middling
41sd, low middling 4d; good ordinary 37sd;
ordinary 5 11-16d.
New York, September 4.-Cotton quiet;
middling 71ac; net receipts none: gross
5,699; forwarded 3,299; sales 1S9,, all spin.
ners'; stock 46, 125.
Total today and consolidated: Net re-
ceipts 10, 2SS; exports to the continent 2;
stock 1858.
Total since September LIST: Net receipts
$500; exports to Gre r Britain 1855; to
France 1914; to the continent 127.
Cotton futures closed steady: sales 81
900 bales: January 6.S1; February 6.84;
Der ZIP; October $50; November SIC; De-
cember 81.
Spot cotton closed quiet: middling up
lands 712c; middling gulf 7Ac; sales 1Ss
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07
MARKETS By TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL

New York, September Mooney on call
nominally 1I.a1k per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 3AGfe per cent. Sterling
exchange steady. with actual business IN
bankers bills at AS6d4.sSh for demand
and at A.SAG4.S for sixty days. Posted
rates A.AIxd4. ssh and 81. S6LxGAS. Com
mercial bills at $4.S212. Silver certificates
-. Bar silver 53S. Mexican dollars as.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
Government bonds firm.
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Base
New York 8, st. Louis 3.

New York 9, st. Louis 3.
New York, September 4.-The Giants
won out today by a big margin. after
having the score 3 to l against them In
the sixth inning. The score
r. II. E.
New York ~ 0 - 10 2
st. Louis. .....0 0 / 0 2 0 0 0-3 z 4
Batteries: Seymour and Warner;
Hart and Duglass. Umpires O'Day and
Carpenter. Time 1:55. Attendance
$500.
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NAVAL STORES.

NAVAL STORES.
Spirits Observation-Disclosures barrels firm
at Z@c; country barrels firm At s.4c.
Rosin steady at $1.I5 and Q-So.
Tar firm at $40.
Crude ~turpentine firm: hard $50: yell
low dip $50: virgin $50.
Prices same day last year-Spirits tur-
pentine NAc and &c: rosin SIS and
$40; tar H.6: crude turpentine n-e0.
$1-s5 and SIS.
Receipts today-1+s casks spirits turpen-
tine. $50 barrels rosin. ls2 barrels tar. %
barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts to same date last year-lE
casks spirits turpentine, 541 barrels rosin.
AZ barrels tar. L. barrels crude tu%rpentine.
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Washington Z, Louisville 7.

Washington, September 4.-The Col
onels by reason of poor work on the
part Of McJames, were able only to
make the game a draw. Cunningham
was in good form. The star play of the
game was Dolan's one handed catch Of
a line drive. The game was called
on account of darkness in the tenth.
Attendance 1000. The score:
r. H. E.
Washington 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 % Is 8
Louisville Il 2 0 0 0 OF 9 3
Batteries: McJames and Farrell;
Cunningham and Wilson,. Umpire
EmSlie. Time 2:25.
The standing Of the clubs including
voctprIo VIC games.
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PORT RECEIPTS.

Galveston-Steady at &c; net receipts
4,192.
Norfolk-Firm at 7sc: net receipts IS.
Ealtimore-Nominal at 7%c; gross re.
ceipts so. =.
Boston-Quiet at 7Ac: net receipts "a.
1872.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at 74c: net re.
ceipts As.
Savannah-Quiet at Gao; net receipts
1,S26.
New Orleans-Easy at Z Lice: net re
ceipts 2,S1: gross 2,S6S.
Notwithstanding doing at &c; net re.
ceipts 132.
Memphis-Steady at Z 3-16c; net re.
ceipts Is.
Alphabetically at csc; net receipts
1,3OS.
Charleston-Steady at 65sc: net receipts
SOB.
Cincinnati-Easier at 7Ac; net re.
ceipts 80.
Louisville-Quiet at 7Ac.
ST. Louis-Steady at nc: net receipts 5
~Houston-Quiet at &c; net receipts 6,976
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-09-07

mer white sc: prime winter yellow DC.
conee-Options opened steady at 5 TO IL
points advance on covering In anticipation
Of Mondays holiday and buying for Euro
pean account. following diminished rc-
ceipts at Rio and Santos possibly ex-
planned by breakdown on Santos railroad:
later eased on under 2s.gss bags increase
In worlds visible: closed steady net un-
changed to 10 points advance: sales ls.0O0
bags. including September S8: December
tsas1SS Spot coRes-Rio quiet: No. z
invoice SIC; No. Z jobbiag NC: mild weak:
Cordova iei.aist~c.
Sugar-Raw firm: fair refining 1sE6
) 5-iec: CENTRIFUGAL ss test 3 l-fSc: refined
frm: mould A SAC: standard A &ssc: con-
fectioners' A Fec: cut loaf sac: crushed
SIC: powdered SIC: formulated SC; cubes
SAC.
NAVAL STORES.
New York. September A-Rosin firm:
strained common TO good 81. xssfl.so. Tur-
pentinc firm at 3iaa1rAc.
Savannah. September t.-Spirits turpen-
tine nrm at TAO bid at the close: sales
of receipts after close at NC: receipts
Lex. Rosin firm and unchanged: sales
1885: receipts Ass.
Charleston. September 4-Spirits turpen-
tine nrm at &c asked: sales none. Resin
hrm: sales none: strained common to rood
N-iorlS.
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Boston Z, Cincinnati s.

bOSIUI Z, OIIICIIIIdII D
Boston, September with the score
six to two in favor Of Cincinnati at the
end Of the fifth inning, Boston won out
by a characteristic batting rally, scor-
ing five runs on six consecutive hits,
amid wild applause. The score:
r. H. E.
Boston .......0 2000500s - IA 0
Cincinnati II 0 O o s IL 3
Batteries: Stivetts and Bergen;
Dwyer, Ehret and Schriver. Umpire
Lynch. Time 1:40.
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RIORuAN q CO.
IBy Associated Press.l

New York. September 4.-The cotton
market opened steady at a decline OF
2 to 5 points, Liverpool cables falling
to show the expected esponse to our
advance Of yesterday and the average
Of early crop accounts being favorable.
Later, the market improved 3 TO s
points on the more active positions on
covering in anticipation Of Mondays
holiday and follwing complaints OF
shedding, rust M damage by insects
in parts Of the cotton belt, while re-
ports from Fall River dry goods dis
tricts We're generally encouraging.
Later, however, the market turned
easier and at one time showed n loss OF
5 to 6 points, with the market finally
steady at a net loss OF 4 to 5 points
and sales Of 81 900 bales.
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Philadelphia 5, Cleveland Z.

Philadelphia, September 4.oleve-
land defeated Philadelphia today in an
interesting game in which there were
a number Of brilliant plays. The Phil
lies in the third inning batted wilson
for two doubles, a home run and two
singles and thereafter did not get a hit.
Attendance 4,630. The score
X. H. E.
Cleveland 80 O2OO2O10 OF 10 0
Philadelphia L 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 % Z l
Batteries: Wilson and thinner; FL
ield and Mcfarland. Umpire Kelly.
Time 2:15.
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NAVAL sTORES
iessenGer.)

Especial 10 The M~essenger)
New York. September 4-The cotton
season has fairly opened and the rush
of supplies TO the various points Of dis
tribution has begun in M This
week the local market has not been
productive OF great animation or OF
much change in values. The market
was almost dead today. Liverpool ad-
vanced but 1 point this morning. This
was regarded as disappointing and
prices here were 3 TO 5 points lower at
the opening. the business was OF the
most restricted character n after
some little ~fiuctuation. the market
closed at practically the opening fig
ures. January opened at 6.2S. advance
ed to SIS, declined to $50 and closed at
6.Sl to 6.S2. with the tone OF the market
steady. The Chronicle was fairly ia
vorable. After the close the feeling
was bearish. The reedom with which
cotton will be offered by the south will
determine the immediate future course
OF prices. The almost entire absence
OF speculative buying gives an impor-
tance to the daily supply and demand
or spots greater even than usual.
Trustworthy advices predict tina the
September movement will be almost a.
Ss y>oA nav Nt0t ~ IA Sous
found those operators who have been
relying on the lateness OF the crop to
advance prices in the early fall. A.
growing conviction that the large crop
expectations will be more than verified
as the movement that for a late crop
is certainly not small and reports OF
poor trade on the other side OF the At
lantic are the elements contending FOR
a decline. Those who believe in higher
prices find announcement, however, in
the splendid business outlook here, in
the good demand for cotton by Ameri-
can spinners n in the small stocks
everywhere. Crop accounts also have
not recently been all they should be, IL
cotton is to break sharply from these
prices. We expect a ~fluctuating mar
ket for the present and are inclined to
think that on good breaks moderate
purchases will prove a air venture.
Monday being a legal holiday In this
state, the exchange will be closed for
| the Oav-