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The Washington bee., 1898-02-05
HENRY DEMAS.

The Afro-American press of the
country will watch with a degree
of anxiety the action Of the Com
mittee on Commerce as to the con-
frmation of Hon. Henry Demas.
Elk Senator Demas is represen-
tative man IN whom his people have
the most implicit confidence and
they will not sit idly by and see
him uniustly treated. There is
nothing against Mr.. Demas char
acter or reputation nor can any
man charge him truthfully with
political Juggling. Ex-Governor
Kellogg who has always had the
the respect and confidence. of the
southern colored man will find out
that he has lost 1t by his unjust
attack upon Mr.. Demas.
Mr.. Demas is man of honor
and although he is surrounded by
conspirators AS was Caesar, he is
too much of Il man to play the
baby act He knows the leaders
who daily would suck hIs blood.
He knows the lily white and black
republicans who are too cowardly
to show their hands are waiting
and watching to stick a knife in
him.
Senator Frye and his committee,
will undoubtedly make favorable
report on his nom ina lou. Certain
ly republican Senators cannot go
to the country and endeavor to
'fhood wink" cJlored voters by
saying that the President is opposed
to the negro
This kind of substerfuge will not
catch negro delegates to the next
next republican convention. The
old republican leaders of the South
nave lost their occupation They
are no longer the Nestors in poll
tics. Demas is today the recognized
leader In the State of Louisiana.
lie is honored and respected. The
South is in need OF Demas leader
ship. He is true, honest and brave.
He has been true to those who are
inclined TO desert him. Notwith.
standing the duplicity and knavery
of his supposed friends he will VIII.
The administration will stand by
and see that he is given his Just
reward.
The colored people of this coun-
try are for Demas and it is hoped
that the Senate will confirm him
at once.
The Washington bee., 1898-02-05

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city who make all kinds floral decora-
uons. Davidson and Walker. If you
want TO be accommodated give them
CALL I7lo Penn. avenue northwest.
One of the greatest house furnishing
houses In the city; a place where
you can get anything you want. Do
you know George & Co.? If not call
ana = see them. Inspect their store and
II tney don't satisfy you mother place
In the city can, 9o8 9TH ST. N. w.
The Washington bee., 1898-02-05

gruntled politicians who were easily
convinced that Judge McComas
was the winner and the proper man
to represent the republican party.
The BEE extends it's congratu
lations to Senator elect, MoComas
and hopes that his pathway may be
strewn with flowers.
The Washington bee., 1898-02-05
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at Old Point, Va.' I
the best location 10
a national hotel u
America.

AS the buildings are alfssu3} al.ss3
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officers Of the COMPANY yp'lsass. pleois'
a splendid financial sue SuJCv you
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can conveniently carry i
pay big dividends.
The Washington bee., 1898-02-05

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people In the United Ssts
OFFICERS: Rev. A. L. Gane,
NJ, b. D., Pastor lmmam.A Al
E. church, Portmouth, Va Prg
ident; George l.. Pryor All
at Law, Secretary; Rev. H. A
Mitchell, ID. ID. Pastor "a,
Street Baptist church, NOrbl
Va.,-TreaSurer; VIM. NJ Rsu
Esq Attorney for the cOnap
DIRECTORS: Matt. N. '.evis Is
Editor, Recorder, Norfolk, v
Samuel l.. Tucker, Esq. oi XII
Mosley & Co. Norfolk, MI
Clarke, Attorney at Law. M
port News. Jno. Fl. Cooper b
Foreman, School Press, Nora,
Institute Hampton. Va.
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On the Chesapeake p. .
ant-about fifteen nira,-7 mus !
the electric car from "llaa'eS rSl 5 )
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more attractive spot 'ou ~ Y !
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land-Water front go ~, asls !
nc park covered with Sfb H'-rl r..
trees.-There are already ,' .,al '
ed an auditorium, cottass ','' ..i
bath-house, containing ! si| ~
rooms. "''
The Washington bee., 1898-02-05
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known gentlemen.

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pository Of the Capital SaTns
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address G. Z. TOwnsenu' Va
Financial Agent, Norfolk, Vs.
NV Director of the Comp
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Just T
OF it.

Just 7 Of il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
SETTLED THE BORE.
An Abrupt Termination TO "a Restau-
rant Conversation

An Abrupt Termination TO a Restau-
rant Conversation.
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, when on
his first visit to this country several
years ago. was taking chop and a
glass Of ale in a Washington restaurant
one afternoon, and a man around town
who.is somewhat noted fer his forward
ness, not TO say his freshness, was din
ing in the same room, and he recognized
the English parliamentarian. He walked
over TO Cham beTlain's table, and. quite
unlimited. took the opposite seat. With
in the space of five minutes he was tell
ing Chamberlain what third rate out
fit he considered England to be. The
mans talk, needless to say, was in very
rank taste. Chamberlain adjusted his
monocle firmly and looked at the OBJ
trusive chap aInusedly.
Now, Wen take England in the
matter Of great men, 2" said Chamber
lain's unlimited table mate. Where
does England cut in in the matter of
great men nowadays, anyhow: England
has got Gladstone, Of course. but he
was born about I10 years ago. and he's
a back number III just ask You, hr.
Chamberlain, a fair question, What
really great man. what noted character,
las England produced, say, within the
past 80 years: Answer me that, sir -
With pleasure, said Chamberlain,
permitting his lnonocle to fall into his
lap and taking his hat and cane from
the rack. "Great man, me. Noted char
acter, Jack the Ripper. / bid you good
afternoon. Washington Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21

DR.. Stivers of New iurk had large
fispensary clinic, and rarely a day
passed that one OF more cases of felon
did not appear "It won't hurt, was
always his comforting assurance to the
patient if the latter made any outcry
"Put your finger down there, " indicat-
ing the edge Of the table. land keep
stilll'' he commanded, and patients, as
a rule, made little fuss. DIR. Stivers once
had felOn on his left f0refnger He
ponlticed il for about week, and
walked the foOr with pain at night. At
last he went To his assistant surgeon,
who said gravely. That ought to have
been lanced before. -
'Possibly-but'' said DR.. Stivers,
aud then. with long breatb-"per-
haps you'd better lance it now"
Certainly, said the assistant sur
geon. Put your finger on the table. "
DR.. Stivers complied. and with face
as white as paper watched the knife.
BE gentle, be cautioned That's an
awful sore fingeri"
"It won: hurt. remarked the as
sistant surgeon, and the sharp steel de-
scended There was a howl of agony
from DR. Stivers. and with his finger
in his other hand he danced about the
room crying, "Oh, oh, oh e.
why, remarked the assistant sur
geon. 81 have heard you tell patients
hundreds of times that it didn't hurt to
lance a feion -
No doubt, no doubt you have.
groaned Dr. Stivers, "but that depends
ON which end of the knife man is at "
Exchange
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
The Ghost. Of tss Maine. .


Minna Irving. writer in Frank Les
lies monthly for December, gives the
story OF the diver, Charles Morgan, who
explored the wreck of the battleship
Maine" at the bottom Of Havana har-
bor- The article is fascinating in its
CHASTITY interest, and part of it is here
qroted:
Probably the most thrilling expert
enee ever met with By any diver was
Charles Morgan's, in the wreck of the
battleship Maine at Havana. Mr..
Morgan, who commands the guns Of
the U. S. S. New York, is small and
slender, and one Of the most interesting
men ever met, very bright. very ective,
Win bri liant black eyes and skin bron-
zed VITA southern seas and suns. For
nearly TWO weeks be remained under
water in the Maine. among the bodies of
Ia dead, FOR seven hours dsy-a won
derful record of feudnranceand nerve, con-
sidering the fact that four hours are sup
posed 10 be a Divers day. The waters of
Havana harhor are also very deep, and
so black that he was obliged to use cleo
tric lamps, and then could see but a foot
ahead of .lim in the grave gloom Of the
" ecked vessel. 1t is best to give the
story OF his descent into the dark eharnel
ship in his own dramatic words, as he
Id il TO me after his return tn Sampson's
fieet. 1t is more interesting because this
is the first time he his impaired to any
one his experience in the wreck
1T was horriblei'' he said aside
seended into the dsath-ship the dead
rose up to meet me. They floated toward
me with outstretched arms. As if tn vel
come their shipmate. Their faces were
for the most part bloated with decay or
burned beyond recognition. bat here and
there the light Of my lamp dashed uoon
stony face | knew. which when last
saw il had smiled msrrv greeting. but
now returned my gszs with staring eyes
and fallen jaw. The dead choked the
hatehways and blocked my passage from
stateroom to cabin. had TO elbow nv
WAY through them. as you d. ia a crowd.
While | examined twisted iron aud hrak
en- timbers they brushed against nv he'll
m = and touched my shoulders with rig
id hands, as if they sought to tell me the
tale OF tAe disaster. often had to push
them aside to make my examinations OF
the interior Of the wreck. felt like a
live man in command Of the dead. From
every part of the ship came sighs and
whispers and groans. knew it was the
gurgliug of the water through the shat
tered beams aud battered sides of the
vessel, but it made me shudder; it sound
ed so much like echoes of that awful Feb
ruary night of death. The water sway
I'd the bodies to and fro. and kept them
moving with hideous sem
blanee of life. Turn which way would,
was confronted by a corpse"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
SHOPPING IN ITALY.
ooGIandssh Methods That Make II I
Most Tfresome Task.


Most Tfresome Task.
4 source Of trial is what appears TO
Us the outlandish method OF having
things that apparently belong together
sold in different establishments. Silks
are found in one shop, woolens in an
ether and ribbons in a third. At none
Of these can one bay needles and thread.
If q woman wishes TO hang a pair Of
curtains. she purchases the materials at
one shop, the rod and rings at differ
eut Iiace, the iron fixtures at third
and bas 10 go to fourth TO find an up
holsierer TO put them up. She must
visit tobacco shop for salt and cannot
find, as with us. vegetables, fruit or
bread at a grocer's. 1t may thus readily
he seen that one must travel good deal
to do her marketing or shopping.
Add TO al this the confusion incident
TO the fact that the standards Of measure
and weight are different from oars. a
meter exceeding a yard and pound
containing but i2 ounces, and faint
idea may be formed of the mental COM
plications of the traveller.
There is also a Gel tain amount Of
beating down to be done in nearly every
shop, and even after half an hours bar
gaining the purchaser oherishes awful
doubts lest she might not have bought
the thing cheaper. Shopping is really
almost equal to the contemplation Of
faded frescees for lowering the mental
tone, aud it il hard to say which has
the more to answer for in the exhausted
state in which most travellers leave
ItaIy-Harper' Bazar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
GEN. SKATERS LESSON.
IL Was on T'his oceasion That He
Learned 70 Decide For himself.

IL Was on THIS ocension That He
Learned 10 Decide For Himself.
Here is a story that the Cleveland
Leader prcGers about General Shafter.
It centers about his salient trait Of be-
ing pugnacious, just as oil current and
well invented anecdotes Of Fighting
Bob Evans revolve around some in
caDdescent bit of profanity. Bot the
fsory runs thus, as the general is made
- tell it;
'.ODce. when | was a boy at school
wasn't more than 10 or II years old at
the time-our teacher called up the
class in mental arithmetic and began
putting questions beginning with the
pupil at the head of the row and going
down toward the foot. until some one
could give the correct answer. ] stood
somewhere near the middle. and next
below me was boy who was three
years older and considerably ahead Of
me in the various studies that we had.
I" How much are IS and and 81
the teacher asked.
"While one after another Of the boys
and girls ahead of me guessed aud
failed to get 1t right 1 figured oct what
thought the answer ought 20 be. The
question had almost got to me when |
heard the big boy just below me whis-
periug, apparently 10 himself. but lond
enough for me to hear, '29. 20, 29.'
FINALLY the pupil above me failed
to answer correctly, and then it was my
turn.
Well, Willie, said the teacher.
let's see if you know the answer. Come,
now, be prompt.
81 cooked my head mp proudly on one
side, cast a triumphant look at those
who had fallen down ON the problem
and said. so that everybody in the
scboolroom could hear me:
Twenty -ninep
Next How many are 10 and 9
and s?
.AwP said the big boy below me,
with look Of supreme contempt at the
rest Of rs, '30r
THAT was what had figured it to
bs myself, aud when the teacher said
correct l wanted 10 fight.
81 didn't assault him, but made up
my mind right there and then TO depend
on my own Judgment in the future, and
ever since then when [ have had any
thing TO do and had figured out what j
considered the best way TO do it have
gone ahead, remembering, when people
criticised or tried to throw me off the
track how that big hoy made a fool of
me in the mental arithmetic class
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
Three Insults :
From the New York sun.


Tb three ''insults- hurled at unhapf Y
Spain by the United States government
and people within Eve days are affordirg q
solemn sort Of satisfaction to the Span
ish press. These repeated ''insultsv con-
vince the journalists of Madrid that " hat
ev rqualities this nation may have mani
f'sted unexpectedly during the past eight
months. the had opinion of cur manners.
taste ard tact expressed in the earlier
writings and later private correspond
enee Of the lsmented Dupuy de LONE
was generally accurate. Here is the cata-
loguf;
I. The prayer for the health and pros
oerity of the Qneen Regent of spain, Of
fefed publicly the other day by the chap
lain Of the United States Senate.
2 The historical reference to the de-
Struction of the hattleship Maine, con-
tanned in the Presidents annual message
to Congress.
g. The friendly application of certain Of
the clerks and subordinates Of the Ameri-
can Peace Commissioners TO the Spanish
o nmissioners for souvenirs of the sign
ing Of the treaty.
No humane Yankee will grudge to tho
Spanish editors the melancholy satisfac
ton which Trey derive from the infliction
Of these successive outrages. Which was
the greatest insult Of the three insults we
leave To Castilian punctiliousness and
Estaemaduran perceptiyeness 10 deter
mine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
4 SILLY TRAGEDY.
The DneI Betrreen Tom Porter and
sir Henry BeIiasis.

Sir Henry Bellasis.
Some Of the Royalists who were
forced to endure the English common
wealth seemed to console themselves
for the duIlness of life under Puritan
goSernment by fighting as many duels
as they could com3ass. SO that ignoble
squabhIes and foolish plots make up the
history Of their days.
Tom Porter was Of family which
had zeaIously served the king. Under
the new government his occupation was
gone. and he descended TO a triviality
of life which finally involved him in a
most pathetic event. This was a duel
which he fought with his friend, Sir
Henry Bellasis, and which, says Pepys
in his "Diary. is worth remembering
for the Stiffness of the quarrel a
kind OF emblem of the general complex
ion Of the whole kingdom.
But silly as the quarrel undoubtedly
was il carried in il an element Of heart
break.
The two Young men involved were
intimate friends and companions, but
one day, being merry IN company,
Tom Porter said be should like TO see
the man in England who would dare
give him a blow With that Sir Henry
Bellasis struck him box on the ear.
The inevitable duel followed, wherein
each was wounded. Sir Henry proved TO
be seriously hurt, so he called Porter,
kissed him and babe him fly.
"For," said be, tom, thou hast
hurt me. But Twill make shift 10 stand
upon ny legs till thou msyst withdraw,
for would not have thee troubled for
what thon hast done.
Porter profited by his friends gener-
osity and escaped 10 France Sir Henry
died few days later, and Pspys con
cludes. 1T is pretty to see how the
world do talk Of them as a couple Of
fools that killed one another out Of
love. "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
Senate win Ratify 1t.

The President and the Republican Lead
ers in the Senate are not worried over til 9
threats OF the opposition to the Peace
Treaty. A poll of the Senate has Teen
taken by the administration, and the
President believes that the prompt rati-
fication Of the treaty will be had. and that
II VIII be ratified before March, so that
there viii be no necessity for an extra
session on this account. Word comes
from Maine that the constituents of
Senator Hale are very much opposed
to his attitude on expansion, and that if
he continues to oppose the Presidents
policy there may be an open revolt
against his re lsction by the legislature.
So grave has become the situation that
Senator Hale has decided to 90 L, AuRu.-
ia. and be present at the meetin. Of the
Republican cancus on January 4rh.
This, it Is said. is In answer to a demand
from the Republican members Of the
legislature that Senator Hale c,me 10
Augasla and explain his position fe-
fore The Rspuhlican csucns. II his tx-
piass.ion is not satisfactory the r. pnb,i-
cans may bring out Congressman Ding
ley OF ex-Gnvernor Cisaves as a candi-
date snd defeat Senator Hale.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21

a Boston broker boasts of rather q
bright office boy. Que of his friends
dropping in at the Office dispatched the
lad for some cigars giving him a 81
bill to pay for them The boy returned
with four cigars. The caller commended
him for purchasing such good ones. and
passed them around. Shortly after the
broker was left alone in the Office,
when the shrewd urchin handed him
six cigars with the remark, . Ere's the
rest Of them cigars, Mr.. Margin. -
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21

Two funny telegraph stories are print
ed by the Piusburg Dispatch on the
Authority Of a former employee of the
Western Union company.
He was receiving dispatch from
Albany. in which the sender was not
cvercareful in the matter Of spacing his
letters Lawton took the address as fol
lows: Dr.. a Wing. room car agent
Central depot, New York"
The dispatch came back with the
marginal report that there was no such
person at the address named The oper-
ator at Albany was called up, and ex-
plantations followed, in consequence of
which the address was changed to
drawing room car agent, Central de-
pot ="
A still more absurd mistake was once
made in the same Offices when a tele-
gram was received for James W
Giles. pie clerk. Brooklyn nasty yard. p
This was afterward amended 20 read,
James ". Gillespie. clerk. Brooklyn
navy yard.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21

She had put on her hat and gloves
and was moving toward the door. when
be looked up from his newspaper and
asked:
Where are you going?"
A husband with good sense never
asks his wife where she i going"
Bat suppose a woman with good
sense has the right 10 ask her husband
where be Is goingg'
"A woman with good sense never
does anything Of the kind. because If
she has good sense she Eever marFies. 50
she has no husband. Ta. ta,
and il never dawned on her that she
had called herself an idict-I'earsoR' :
Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21

Among the many souvenirs Of the war
is set Ct unusually attractive fans
manufactured by a Boston woman, Miss
Mabel Hay Barrows. She conceived the
idea Of making fans in the semblance of
our soldiers When the fan is closed, it
presents the figure of a stalwart young
fellow in uniform. When opened slow
", his twin brother promptly steps up
beside him. A little wider and there
ones a third; then others follow in
rapid succession until ten brave fellows
stand abreaet. There are four of these
small detachments. the sailor lads, the
sentinels, the naval commanders and
the rough riders. The original sketches
were made by Miss Helen Nicolay of
Washington
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
Praise For am american Girl.

Miss Yaw. the American vocalist.
who is now singing at the promenade
concerts, can boast Of possessing the
highest voice ever known. Miss Sibyl
Sanders0n's Eiffel tower note, intro
duced with such effect in 'Esclarmonde,
is now surpassed by nearly five full
notes. This phenomenal upper register
IS accordirg 10 medical research, doe
to an abnormal arrangement of the yo-
cal chords. The iist Of singers who can
sing Mozart's 'Angui d'Inferno' and
Non Sci Cspace, which introduce again
and again the + in alt, is a short one,
and this note is nesrly an octave lower
;han Miss Haw's E in altissimo. -
London ChrorsCle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
spurEeou.s Blunt cr,ts..

When Mr. Spurgeon first began his
ministry. an anonymous critic nsed to
write TO him constantly ab0nt his mis-
takes in grammar and pronunciation
Mr. SpuTgeon az first resented thess
criticisms. but be soon learned TO profit
by them. After awhile, he said in
telling the story, Hooked for his week
~ mem randa with much interest II !
repeated a sentence which ! had used
two or three Sundays before, he would
write. See the same expression in such
and such a sermon.
Mr. Spurgeon, like everybody else,
had his pet quotation. and ne used this
line, Nothing in my hand 10 bring, !"
rather frequently. So his commentator
wrote him, I'VE are sufficiently in
formed Of the vacuity Of your hand.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21

oome yUars ago, according 60 the Lol-
don Ladies Kennel Journal, Sir Henry
Irving had dog he called Midsummer
Nights Dream. he thonght it was a
bull terrier and made a present os il 70
q. W Childs. The animal was exhibit
ed Ia Philadelphia exhibition. where
&c attracted considerable attention. This
Housed fne ire Of the other exhibitors,
and they declared that Midsnmmer
Nights Dream was not q bull terrier,
but half bred bulldog. One Of them
ssroie On a piece Of paper. which was
attached 10 the dogs kennel, Henry
Irving may know a great deal about
Shakespeare, bnt be knows nothing
about ball terriers. +"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
nI. EnxIab,e Let.

Mr. Pitt-SiBce your irie8i Blinkins
married Miss Bonds be has besa lead
iDg the life Of a dog.
Mr.. PeDn-rm sorry for him.
I'm not
''Don't yea sympathize with hing
Not az all. he has nothing 10 DO
but eat. sleep and asnuse himself IT'S
tbe life Of pet pug dog be leads -
l'ittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-12-21
once Too often.

whats all this excitement abnufi''
"NOthing worth mentioning. Ian
got knocked down"
Accident"
Not exactly. One Of these men who
always catch hold Of you and push yoa
ont of their way when you happen to
meet them AT a crowded corner grabbed
the wrong man just now That's ali.
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