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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

BETWEEN the hours Of one and seven
D. m. Saturday viii be held a primary
election which win decide the Repub-
lican ticket OF this borough. We urge
all Republican voters to attend the pri-
mary and vote for none but the best
men who will offer for the various pO-
sitions to be filed. Live, capable busi-
ness men should be nominated for
members OF council, and Of vital i'm
portance to every citizen Of the bOr-
ough is the selection CT proper persons
for the office of school director. A
school directors responsibilities are
such as make it imperative that the
choice Of men to fill the position should
not be subject to the ordinary consider
stions of politics A school director,
for instance, should be man who
would seek the Office only because of
his love Of education and Of his desire
to aid in making good citizens out of
the youngsters. Sometimes - alas =
there have been men who sought to be
school directors for the opportunities
the position affords for illicit money
making out of the necessities of book
publishing firms, while others have
sought it with the selfish view Of ad-
vancing their political interest and for
the opportunity it afforded of reward
ing political friends. With this class
of men the best interests of the COM
munity and the schools have always
been a secondary consideration. There
is room flr improvement in our public
schools, and it will be a step in the
right direction if proper persons are
nominated for school directors next
Saturday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Returned After His Funeral.

DANvILLE, Pa, Jan. ia family re-
union occurred several days ago at the
house of Mrs. Samuel Smith, at which
the guest of honor was William d. Acre.
who was long ago mourned as dead. and
for whom funeral services were held.
Acres brothers and sisters were present,
and gave him good cause for feeling
thankful that the report of his death was
premature.
Acre left home in 1874 and went to
Chicago, where, ole night, he was knock
ed down by tramp and robbed of his
money and papers. Some time after the
tramp was killed by a train. On his person
were found papers. bearing Acres name.
The body WAS supposed to be that of
Acre. and word of his tragic death was
sent TO his family. A funeral was held,
at which sermon dwelling on the un-
certainty of life was delivered, and Acre
was mOurned as dead until his recent re-
turn TO correct the erroneous impression.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
ANITEA OF INTEREST
An Item of Interest from Dubois liay
Explain Why the Reader knows
Considerable and Does Not
Know Everything.

What we ACQUIRE easily. we general.
mart with readily. what costs us 4 phys
icai or mental effOrt we, as rule, hang
onto tenacioHsly. No one Is a better
authority on this question than our pup.
lie school teachers. Many time II mus'
have puzzled them whnt TO do Win a
great many Of their pupils, bow TO get
knowledge into their heads Il the Jif-
ficulty. but once in, If they examine the
thick-slulied receptaeles OF their pupiis.
they will fnd solid and substantial rea-
sons why the knowledge cannot get out
Ii is the same with DOan's kinney rms
how 20 account for the work they DO Il
a puzzler, 3ut every man WkO uses them
olwavs can give solid and substantial
reasons for his estimate of their merit.
Mr.. &. l.. Luther, cor Luthersburg Road
and Weber ave. Dubois, Pa, pTlnelpal
Of the First Ward school, says: : had
a severe attack of In grippe, which ieft
me a victim of neuralgia and kidney
trouble. producing constant itching and
weakness across the ioins, and severe
burning sensation IN the stomach, the
latter being sore 10 the touch ami very
much bloated The neuralgia settled
chiefly in the left side of the head. and
when the attack was most virulent the
suffering was intense. The complaint
developed into a distressing and annoy
ing urinary difficulty, and for 40 days
| was confined 10 my bed. 1 parualiy
recovered but was still unable 10 90
auy work. when my attention was called
to poan's Kidney Pills, and ! got sup
ply al drug store. l soon noticed their
beneficial effects. Continuing the treat
ment, / was completely restored to my
normal health, and have since taken some
heavy exercise with no indication OF the
trouble returning DOan's Kidney Pills
have earned my earnest commentator
and / unhesitatingly advise any and all
sufferers TO give them a trial."
Doan's Kidney Pills, for sale BY sH
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed b
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. n. Y, sole
agents for the u. $. Remember the name
-poan'sHand take no substitute
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Cause of the Suicides.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE quick sue
cession of suicides here during the last
month, all being young ladies about the
same age. belonging to the same social
set, aud afflicted with the same mental
trouble, dependency, has prompted the
question which everyone in Washington
is trying 10 solve: "What lies behind
these tragedies?"
The conclusion is that the young ladies,
having been intimately acquainted, ex-
perienced similar emotions; and that
when the first committed suicide the 9TH
srscsympathised deeply with her suffer
ings. In this way the idea Of suicide was
suggested to the remaining three, and as
the mania developed they determined on
their own destruction. The report that
all belonged 10 a suicide club is without
foundation.
Mrs. Lucille Lane, daughter of ex-
Senator Black burn, of Kentucky, who
shot herself late Saturday night, passed a
comfortable night, and the doctors an
nOunced that she would be entirely out of
danger aud able to sit up in three or four
DAYS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
IN NEW DRESS.
The Seventh Avenue Hotel Has Lately Been
Remodele6 and Renovatedl-0ne Of
Piitsburg's Finest Hostel

After months of ''turned-up- side-down-
edneSs," due TO the entire hotel being
overhauled, the old reliable Seventh Ave,
Cor. 9TH Ave. and Liberty Street, Pitts
burg, Pa, B. C. Wilson & Co. Props
has emerged complete. modern. up-to-
date hostelry. Some idea of its new
dress can be had when it is said that it
has been iemodeled, repaired and reno
Yated from cellar to roof; hot and cold
wafer put in every room; steam heat also
added; neat and new artistic iron and
brass beds installed. In fact everything
from cooking utensils to linen has been
newly replaced. leaving nothing undone
or to be desired. The dining room comes
from the hands of the decorators, one of
the finest in the city. Its table, always
up to a high standard, is better than ever
before. The Seventh Avenue has be-
sides, the advantage of being comforta-
BILE 'homer hotel. When in Pittsburg
put up at the Seventh Avenue and be
pleased.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Forty Lives Lost.

Two score of human lives and upward
of Sl,OO0,OOO worth Of property were de-
stroyed by tornado which burst upon
Fl. Smith. Ark, Tuesday night. The
storm tore its way through the entire
city, leaving its path marked by death
and desolation. Men, women and chill
dren, peacefully asleep in their homes,
were, without moments warning, awak-
ened TO meet a horrible death in the fear
ful storm, while others momentarily more
fortunate, and who escaped the furies Of
the wind, met far worse fate a few mo-
ments later in the flames which soon en-
gulfed many of the wrecked buildings.
The scene following the first terrific crash
OF the storm was one Of awful grandeur.
Business blocks, handsome mansions,
hotels and humble cottages were razed
to the ground and scattered in shapeless
masses. Several of the wrecks caught
fire, and the in fiammable timbers burned
furiOusly. The city was crowded with
rural visitors, many Of whom were sleep
ing at boarding houses unregistered. For
this reason the number of victims who
persisted may never be definitely known.
TT. Smiths $4,000 high school building,
the finest of its kind in the southwest
was badly wrecked. 1t was one Of the
few buildings upon which there was any
| tornado insurance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

LET THE Republicans in the several
election districts of the county see to it
that good men are nominated for office.
The importance of having proper local
officials is sometimes overlooked. 1t
frequently happens that the men who
seek for local honors are the very par
ties who should not be elected, while
the men who don't want Office badly
enough to go after it, will do much
more for the people in case they are
elected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
A LITTLE SUFFERER

Face, Hands and Arms Covered With
Scrofuious Humors How q Cure
Was Effected.
"When five years old my little boy had
scrofula on his face, hands and arms. 1t
was worst on his chin, although the sores
on his cheeks and hands were very bad.
1t appeared in the form of red pimples
which would tester, break open and run
and then scab over. After disappearing
they would break out again. They caused
intense itching and the little sufferer had
TO be watched continually TO keep him
from scratching the sores. We became
greatly alarmed at hil condition. Ny
wife's mother had had scrofula and the
only medicine which had helpd her was
Hoods Sarsaparilla. We decided to give
it to our boy and we noted an improve
ment in his case very soon. After giving
him four bottles of Hoods Sarsaparilla
the humor had all been driven out Of his
blood and it has never since returned" !"
WILLIAM BARrz, 416 South Williams St.,
South Bend, Indiana.
You can buy Hoods Sarsaparilla Of all
druggists. Be sure to get only Hoods.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Paid SIS, ,oOoFor q Leg.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, Jan. l4-Frederick
Graeber to-day,received $4,000 from the
Mineral Railroad and Mining Company
in settlement for the loss of leg, and
relatives of the late Miss Maud Gothic
received $1,000.
Last January, during the coolest night
of the winter, the young couple, while
driving home from Elysburg, were swal-
lowed up by eave-in caused by under
ground workings of the Cameron Col
liery. Miss Gothic and the horses were
instantly killed, while Graeber had a leg
bI ,ken, which had to be amputated to
prevent blood-poisouing. Graeber lay
ten hours at the bottom of the pit before
being rescued.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
The Birth of the Greater New York.

With the dawn Of the new year the
''Greaterr New York is ushered into the
world full grown giant. The problem
Of municipal government in this country
is TO be put TO the supremest test on the
grandest scale. Within its limits is con-
tained a population equal to that Of thir-
teen Of our sovereign States at the last GEN.
sus, and as large As that of the original
thirteen States when the union was orga-
nized. Provisions for the life and health
of this vast multitude of all nations and
climes is an unsolved enigma, but profit
ing by the experience OF half century's
success; thousands of sufferers in New
York and elsewhere can be wrested from
the grasp Of that agonizing complaint.
rheumatism, by the timely and systematic
use of HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, which
Is, moreover, a preventive of malaria
and kidney trouble, and sovereign cura-
tive Of liver complaint, constipation, dys-
pepsia, debility, sick headache and nerv-
BUSINESS. II is al admirable appetizer and
promoter Of sleep, bastens ooEvalescence,
and co0nteracts the infirmities of age.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

For AT least seven years TO come, or
until 1905, Ohio is sure of having a Sen
atOr who will be an honest and pro-
nounced Republican at all times and
under all circumstances, who will stand
up for the policies and candidates of
his party always, and who has neither
jealOusies nor leanings toward disloyal
practices to hamper him in his devO-
tion 70 his political faith or TO his par
tisan associates. Manly men of all par
ties will rejoice at the election of Mar
Gus A. Hanna.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Bad 500 Bill foi the Hsathen.

NEW York, Jan. I5.-Some contributor
TO mission work to- day sent a 500 silver
certificate TO the American Board Of
Foreign Missions. 1t was sent to the
Sub-Treasury asking if il was good.
Assistant Treasurer Muhleman exam
ined it closely and then called for a per-
forating machine. When he finished
with the bill it looked like a sieve. All
over it Mr.. Muhleman had perforated the
the word bad"
This makes the seventeeth counterfeit
so far discovered in the country, twelve
of which were passed in Philadelphia,
three in New York, one each in Chicago
and St. Louis.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

THE members of the Republican Tip
peeanoe Club, of Cleveland, who went
to Columbus to try TO defeat Mark Han
ma have been asked to resign. This in
eludes Mayor McKisson, who was Mark
Hanna's chief opponent, and Speaker
Mason, of the House of Representa-
tives, who was elected as a Republican
and violated his pledge. A real Re
publican organization has no use for
such men. They tried TO defeat the
will Of the Republican party, and they
no longer belong in that party. Per
haps, if they are willing to do penance
for decade of years, they may be re-
eeived back into the fold, but they
must take back seat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

The disease sweeping off thousands
o. Cubans is well named misery" by
the natives. Ii is caused by lack of
food, shelter, medicine, and and all or
dinary household comforts. In the
Irish famines great number perished
from disease called ''rOad fever" Tie
starving victims wandered off aimlessly
along the roads until they sank under
their utter wretchedness and died be-
side the highway. The malsdy was
identical with the misery" Of the Gu
bans, though less acute, for military in
humanity was not added TO the suffer-
ing. Secretary Sherman has again
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Maryland's Senate Race.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 16-The interest
of the country at large will centre this
week about the Maryland Legislature.
Although the Republicans control the
body, and unitedly could elect United
States Senator to succeed Arthur p. Cor
man, Democrat, yet there is a serious
split, and eleven Republicans from Bal
timore threaten to combine with the
Democrats, and, if necessary 10 assert
their independence, may re-elect German
to succeed himself
The condition of affairs is somewhat
similar to that seen in Ohio during the
past three weeks, and if German shall
not be reelected deadlock may ensue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

IT OUGHT not to be very difficult
matter to break the will Of the unre-
pentant Pennsylvania Democrat who
left his grendsons 81 600 each on eondi-
tion that they should support the Dem
Ocratic party through life. Never was
there a clearer case of unsOund mind.
Anyway, the heirs viii probably for
felt the money rather than to incur the
awful penalty imposed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

ONE OF the most important of the
local district offices to be filled at the
coming February election is that OF as
SCISSOR. The WORK attached to this po-
sitiOn is arduOus, and requires high
degree of intelligence. The remunera-
ton attached to it is small, considered
from a standpoint of financial return.
This should not prevent the man who
is well qualified from serving when
chosen, as such work well done IS a
benefit to the whole community. PO-
litical parties, in making nominations
for this Office, should take especial care
to name their best men. The assessors
elected at the coming February cleo
ton will serve for three years, and will
make the first triennial assessment of
the new century.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
clsvslEnd's House Robbed.

BUzzARDs BAY. Mass, Jan. I6.-Burg-
lars ransacked Gray Gables, the summer
home Of ex-President Cleveland, from
cellar 10 garrett Just when it was done
is not known. The robbers threw the
furniture and ornaments around in the
dining room, parlors and sitting room,
aud emptied the wine closet. Flow much
plunder they took away can not be told
until some member of Mr.. Cleveland's
household arrives and takes stock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

SENATOR Quay is after the lynehers
in Oklahoma territory who burned two
innocent Seminole Indians at the stake
under the impression that they were
murderers. He has succeeded in hav-
ing passed bill appropriating $1,000
with which TO hunt down and punish
the lynchers, and they will have TO
keep under pretty close cover if they
want to avoid punishment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

IN Philadelphia elections were held
Tuesday evening of last week to elect
delegates TO convention held the fol-
lowing day TO nominate a receiver Of
taxes The opposing candidates were
Harvey K. hewitt, backed by what is
known as the ward leaders league, and
VIM. ]. ROney, David Martins broth
er-in-lsw, backed by the combine. At
the convention Wednesday the hewitt
forces, claiming that properly aecredit-
ed hewitt delegates were not admitted,
bolted and held a convention Of their
own, nominating hewitt The Martin
convention nominated Roney. 1t is
evidently another fight like the one of
a year ago, in which Martins man for
sheriff was beaten by Alexander Crow,
Junior.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Named Again.

On Saturday Governor Hastings an
nOunced the re-sppointment of James
Campbell, the well known factory inspec-
tor, for another term of three years. The
commission was at once made out and
the inspector subscribed TO the oath Of
Office.
Mr.. Campbell, who is an Allegheny
countian, was appointed by the Governor
three years ago and his administration OF
the office has been characterized by vigor
and not a few prosecutions have been
brought under bake shop laws, whose in
spection laws Mr.. Campbell particularly
enforced.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Shot Three Bears.

Lentz, farmer residing at TOmb's Run,
this county. killed three bears in piece
of woodland on his farm. Lentz, in COM
pany with several other men, was en-
gagged in cutting down trees when they
spied a mother bear and two large cubs
huddled together under ledge Of rocks.
Mr.. Lentz hastened to the house and Sc
cured his repeating rifle. Returning he
found the bears still there, and taking
careful aim he fired three times in rapid
succession. Two of the bears were kill
ed instantly. and the third was so badly
wounded that it was unable to escape.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Education by COmpulsiOn.

EAsTON, Pa, Jan. I4.-Easton parents
are having their first experience with the
Compulsory Education law, and it is OF
such character that there will probably
be few willful violations in the imme-
diate future.
The Board of School Controllers has
caused the arrest of a number of parents
whose children between the ages Of eight
and sixteen have not been attending
school. For the first offense the violatOrs
of the law are required to pay fine of
- and the cost Of prosecution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

THE reports of the loss of life in
Cuba, from disease and famine, are al
most beyond belief. 1t is stated that
fully half a million deaths have taken
place that are traceable to the policy Of
annihilation as practiced by the Span
jsb commanders.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
Landed Among Moonshiners.

A dispatch from Jeanette, says: Hon.
Amos Trout, an nassemblynan from West
mOreland county, says that while hunt
ing on the ridge recently he had chased a
rabbi; into a pile of brush. In order to
frighten the game he jumped on the
brush. His leap landed him ten or
twelve feet under ground, among a crowd
Of mountaineers busily engaged in man
ufacturing mountain dew.
He was treated right royalty. hut po-
litely invited to withdraw. which he did,
affer warning the moonshiners to vacate.
The moonshiners have abandoned their
retreat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
rRY aR.IN-o, Try GRAIH.o

Ask your Grocer to- day 70 show you a
package Of e RAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place Of coffee. The chill
dren may drink it itwithOut injury as well
as the adult. All who try it, like it.
GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach re-
ceives it without distress. the price Of
coffee. p cts. per package. Sold by all
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

THE bribery charges are to be inves-
tigated by the Ohio Legislature, and
there are hints that it will not be the
Hanna Republicans who will be caught
in the net. There were a few wicked
Democrats in Columbus during the
struggle for the Senatorship.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

SPEAKER HENRY X. BOYER, ap-
pointed superintendent of the Phila-
delphia mint, has rendered his resigna-
ton as a member of the State House of
Representative to Chief Clerk Rex.
Mr.. Boyer takes the position that, as
Mr.. Rex is the next officer in authority
to himself, he is the proper person TO
address
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
RhermatIsm carea II a paY.

"Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in to days.
Its action upon the system is remarkable
and mysterious 1t removes at once the
cause and the disease Immediately disap-
pears The first dose greatly benefits /;
20 cents Sold at Benford's Drug Store.
Somerset
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

THE Chinese expect their luck to
change after the total eclipse of the sun
in that region, January y. Perhaps
it may if they drop their astroiogy and
study modern military tactics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

called attention to the cry Of afiliction
aud distress from Cuba, and to the oP-
portunity to forward supplies from this
country. The appeal viii meet with
prompt and earnest response.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19

ONE of the political signs OF the
times is the Demo Aatic eagerness for
fresh fusion with the Populists. The
Pops will Insist on having all the plat
form next ticle-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-19
THE HoMELIEsr MAN IN SOMERSET

As well as the handsomest, and others
are invited to call on any druggist and
get FREE trial bottle of Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs, remedy
that is guaranteed to cure and relieve all
Chronic and Acute Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and Consumption. Price 25e.