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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
A Little Fs.h Astrav.

A poor little trout found himself in a
hong, dark tunnel He could not turn
about BE must keep going with this
stream ON and on, but never coming in
TO daylight. One morning there was a
peculiar noise in a big organ in a city
chureh, and when the organ maker took
the pipes ont there was = little trout
csught in the water valve. The organ
was blown by water power. and the lit
tie trout had followed tte water main
and pipes into the organ and nearly de-
stroyed the service by choking it
You see, q very small thing-this
trout was onl- eight inches long-ean
cause a good deal Of trouble. Mother S
Voice.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Ibid you ever notice, said Mrs n
Peck. that about half of the pictures
in the photographers windows are Of
bridal couples? wonder why they al
ways rush of TO a photographer as sOcn
as the knot is tied:''
81 fancy the husband is responsible
for it, . said M Peek. he realizes
that it is abont his last chance to ever
look pleasant. - Pcarson's Weekly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
sappo-Irion.

CustomCr--l thought I told You 10
paint me sitting on the piazza Of my
house. You've painted the piazza ali
right but there's nobody on it.
Artist-Of course not The paintin..
represents an afternoon view. The sun
would then be on the froni Of the house.
and Of course you wouldn't be sitting
IN the sun The picture is true to art
and to nature You are supposed to be
sitting ON the lack stoop. = Boston
Transcript.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
cuSans Suffer For Food.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Oct. 1.-THE in
habitsnts Of Cuba are starving" Senior
Quesada says, 'and unless something is
done there will be very few people left.
The country is devastated. the people
have had no opportunity to plant aud
raise crops; they have no money to pnr-
chase supplies. and what food there is in
the island is beyond their reach.p
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

AT Killarney every visitor hears scmt
laughabie stories Here is one-new and
fresh. l thiBk-which picked up dur
ing my last visit to she glorious lakes
A number Of boatmen who were quar-
reling about the division of tips in
dulged at the top Of their voices in a
good deal Of profane language. which
the marvellous echo repeated verbatim
"Arrah. look at that. now. for a scan
dal, said one Of the party who was Of
q rions turn "T'achin the poor harm
less echo TO curse and sware. ''-Spec
tafor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
smIIed In Death.. Fae..

Surely pathos could 60 no further
than this A little girl was killed by
the engine Of a passing train in south
Queensland. Australia. Said the driver:
= 1 saw the little child on the track, and
the sight was one that almost made my
heart stop beating. She was sitting
down playing. it appeared, with tho
stones Shs was not old enough TO un-
derstand the position she was in. When
! blew tks whistle, the little tot just
turned around, and AS the engine drew
near her she looked up at me and smil-
al i"-Melbourne Age
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Nov. Fred essayea to ride him On pleasant
summer day.
So he buekIed On tse saddle. and they ing
logged away.
But Joe soon tired of travel and stopped. l1t
little Gred
Was somewhat in hurry. 50 be Travelled on
ahead
Being somewhat in hurry. tins blue eyed ur-
chin Fred
Concluded that he wouldn't wait and went
right on ahead.
Arthur J. Burdiek in Chicago Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
THE GOOD BEAR.

Santiago, Who Lives In Newton, Likes to
Haul n Carload Of Children
The most popuiar bear within many
miles of Boston at this moment is un-
questio1ably Santiago.
Santiago lives in glorious state in
Norumbega park. suburban pleasure
ground in Newton, on the Charles river,
Just at the western edge Of greater Bos-
ton, and bis specialty-that in which
he excels all other known bears of his
tory. sacred or pTofane-is drawing
loads of children in a cart.
No mere goat or pony or Turks is
land donkey can hope to equal the
majesty Of Santiago's mien Gs he am
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
uO couldn,t Wait.

There was a little boy who possessed The name
Ct Fred;
He had two soft blue eyes and trOuzle tossed
head.
Asa he had little donkey whose eognonen
WIS Joe.
Who had way Of s.=aaias still when be
didn't want 10 go
A very funny donkey. with the peaceful name
Ct joe,
Eson nothing could irduoe 10 move when be
chose not 20 go.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
Mig similarity.

''The minister and the policeman. q
Eaid the young and cynical boarder.
''are iDseparable adjuncts Of civiliza-
ticn-"
They are very much alike, said
the cheerful idiot "One is pairer. and
the other is a peeler. indianapolis
Innrnal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

What is rapid transit. Uncle
ChEisg"
Rapid transitl Why. it is electric
Ears which have TO run so fsst that they
never stop TO take Oh passeDa ers. DE
sroit Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Ruth's father had been training his
little daughter in the laws Of polite
ness. The table was surrounded by
guests.
Ruth, viii yen have some tOmstoesy'
saidpapa.
NO" said Ruth. with Quakerifke
simplicity.
"Nowhat2'' asked papa in warning
tone.
No tomatoes. 4" answered Ruth de
nurely.-Assembly Herald
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Each figure in first class waxwork
exhibition has to be remade every four
IL i've years The wax loses its color
and becomes soft and spongy after that
time
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Twenty-s:ne sheep introduced irto
the Australier colcnieS in 1883 arc rcw
represented ) l2o,000, eco of the Enesl
wool sheep ia the wOrld
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Ii is estimated that in Paris one in Is
Of the population. or $50. 600. 1.-Two ON
,harity, with tendency toward crime
In Lon ION this class is one in so
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
a WOfnan'S
Heart.

The sese Of a clergyman tells lde story Of her suffer-
6zg sc1z neuralgia e the heaf, sei the HOPE that her
erbeyzen1e may indicate 10 Obeys the aray 10 regain
ke4HA
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
CHAT WITH
ROOSEVELT
Advice to Pennsylvania Repub'
Iieans From the Chief Of
the Rough Riders.
STAND BY M'KINLEy.
National Issues Everywhere Involved
In the Election OF United states sem
ators and Representatives 10 the
Lower House of Congress.

atOTe anu L-epFt-cnthbt'c % ~
Lower House OF Congress.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the
rough rider hero Of the Cuban war and
Republican nominee for governor of the
Empire state, has received many in
vitations to speak in the present cam
paign in different states in the Union,
says a special dispatch from New
York city He has had most compli-
mentary letters from Republicans In
Pennsylvania, who desire to tender him
ovations such as would demonstrate to
the popular admiration OF his valiant
services in the cause of his country's 8
honor and his loyalty to President Nc
Kinley and the Republican party in the
present national political crisis. Colo
mel Roosevelt has stated that II his en-
gagements made by the Republican
committee Of his own state will per-
NIT him to do so he viii make at least
one speech in Pennsylvania for Colo
mel Stone and the whole Republican
ticket.
Colonel Roosevelt is impressed with
the fact that every Republican should
stand true to his party colors at the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

cholly-Her hair is bIeaehed.
Reggy-'Tis false !!
Cholly-FaIse hair can be bleaehed-
New York Ledger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

smythen-Poetry is = gift.
Rythm- (sloomily That's what It
is. You can not sell it these days
Town Topics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

/ have always been a quarter of an
hour before my time and it has made
man OF me.-NeIson.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

The Rhymeiter-Poets SIR, are born
The Editor Not in the last fifty
years.-Indianapoiis Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

Reading and writing is the primal qualifi-
cation, but if an illiterate owns $500 of prop
erty he can vote But there are thousands
of whites in Louisiana who can neither
read nor write, and whose worldly posses
sions are not worth $500 These are native
whites. To save these from the disfran-
chisement to which the colored man is
doomed the following section has been
adopted:
Section ). No male person who was on
Jan. l. 1861. or at any date prior thereto en-
titled to vote under the Constitution or
statutes of any State of the United States,
wherein he then resided. and no son or
grandson of any such person not less than
twenty-one years of age at the date of the
adoption of this Constitution. and no per-
son of foreign birth who shall have been
naturaliZed prior to the LIST of January, 1893.
shall be denied the right to register and
vote in this State by reason of his failure
to possess the educational qualifications
prescribed by this Constitution; provided,
he shall have resided in this State for five
years next preceding the date al which he
shall apply for registration, and shall have
registered in accordance with the terms OF
this article prior to Sept. l, 1898, and no per
son shall be entitled to register under this
section after said date.
Jan. /, 1867, was before the announcement
of the ratification of the Fifteenth amend
menI, by WHICH the cOlOTeQ men ol LOUIS
lana became citizens and voters. This pro-
vision of itself, with that relating to the
naturalized. relieves all the white Hitter
ates from both the educational and the
property qualification. In. addition to the
hereditary clause as Section is called,
voters are required to be registered upon
separate lists-one for the whites and an
other for the blacks
The hereditary section was opposed by
both United States senators of that State.
One of these, Senator McEnery, in a let
ter to member of the constitutional con-
vention. said that he had submitted the
fifth section to Democratic senators and
that all of them, including Turpie of In
DIANA Lindsay of Kentucky, and Vest of
Missouri. expressed the opinion that the
provision would not stand the test of a
constitutional decision, which means that
the representation of Louisiana in Congress
and in the Electoral College will be re-
duced.
1t is due to the more conservative ele-
ment of Louisiana to add that it is OPP
posed to this violation of the Fifteenth
amendment. The New Orleans T1mes-Demo-
crat, the most influential Democratic paper
in the State, denounces the fifth section
as offensive to Democracy, to political
honesty and to Americanism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

1t is evident that Spain is either trying to
deceive her own people or laying trap of
some sort for the United States. Yesterday
morning il was announced from Madrid
that, yielding to representations made by
the representatives of the powers, the Sa-
gasta Cabinet, after consultation with the
Queen Regent. had determined to grant an
armistice to the Cuban insurgents. The
conditions on which this armistice was
granted were stated under three heads
First, that the United States should inn
mediately cease to lend moral and material
support to the Cuban insurgents; second,
that the American squadron in the vicinity
Of Cuba should be withdrawn; third, that
the American war vessels near the Philip
pine islands should be withdrawn. Yester-
day Minister Bernabe called at the State
Department at Washington and presented
en- official statement of the proposed armis-
tice, in which he made no mention of con-
ish minister of says, in Madrid, that
there are conditionsl The conditions an
nounced yesterday morning could not be en-
tertained for moment by the government
of the United States. Our squadron at Key
West is in our own waters and practically
in our own bay, and should not be with
drawn at the demand of Spain or any other
power. l. this proposition should be pre-
scented it should be rejected and promptly
resented.
A proposition for an armis,ice without
conditions is less offensive, but does not
meet the requirements of the case and will
not satisfy the American people, while
there is not the slightest reason to think
the Cubans will accept it. Nothing short of
a termination of Spanish rule in Cuba. will
atone for the losses, outrages and cruelties
of the past three years, and unless the pro-
posed armistice means a yielding to the de-
mands of the United States it is not worth
Presidents message should be sent to Con-
gress to-day, and if, pending it's considera-
ton by that body. Spain should move a war
ship in the direction of the United States
it should be accepted as a declaration of
war and prompt action by our navy be the
racDonca
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11
BIadys of the Stewponey.

S. Barring Could the author of 'Badys OF
the Stewponey." says in a preface TO the
story: Il suppose every romance grows out
of some occurrence of which one has heard
or read, or with which one has oneself been
associated, but it molds itself afresh in
ones BRAIN" Then he tells how the idea of
an executioner seeking a wife where he
and his profession were not known took
possession of him and shaped itself into
STORY amid scenes and surroundings which
he found in certain part of England. The
scenes, surroundings and characters are re-
produced from the last century. The plot
of the story turns on the fate of pretty
and modest girl, Bladys of the Stewponey
Inn, whose father, a coarse inBkeeper, puts
her up as a prize to be won at bowling
match. This contest and resulting conse-
quences furnish material for a stirring
story in which love, romance, adventure
and tragedy divide the interest of the read
er. The story introduces the last instance
of the burning of woman for petty trea-
SON." which took place at Shrewsbury in
1880. The interesting red sandstone coun-
try. with it's inhabited caves, the refuge of
highwaymen and their confederates, is de-
scribed. and the social conditions and life
of past age are wildly portrayed. Not
withstanding the strange conditions, the
story is full of human interest New York:
Frederick A. Stokes Company
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11
Marching with Gomez.

Mr.. Grover Flint. a newspaper man, is a
son-in-law of Prof. John Fiske, the his
terian. Early in 1896 Mr.. Flint visited Cuba
with the purpose of obtaining correct in
formation as to what was going on i'm the
Island. brief stay at Havana was enough
to assure him that the information received
in that city was likely to he anything but
correct. He therefore made up his mind to
break away and visit the insurgents, i'm or
der to satisfy himself by ocular inspection
as to the various points upon which he
wished TO be Informed. Some experience of
life on the plains as "A soldier in the United
States army had prepared him for the kind
OF adventures involved in the undertaking,
and he had lived in Spain long enough to
Become familiar with the language as we'll
as with Spanish ideas and mental habits.
Under these circumstances, and with excep-
tional opportunities for observa ton. he
gathered materials for a book entitled
Marching with Gomez. Mr. Flint was
with the Cuban army four months kept a
field notebook all of the time. and has writ
ten a plain, unvarnished tale of what he
saw and heard. 1t is the most complete,
the best written and doubtless the most
truthful and accurate account OF matters
and things within the insurgent lines that
has been written, and is. withal very stir
ring narrative. 1t is rendered more inter-
esting by numerous illustrations. There is
an interesting introduction by Professor
Fiske. Boston: Lamson, Wolfe & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

There is no reason why they should aid
Spain, and there are very strong ones why
they should not. They have no interests in
this part of the world to protect. they can
not be interested in maintaining Spanish
msrule in Cuba, and Spain has nothing
whatever to offer in return for their sup
port On the other hand. some of them
have large commercial interests with the
United States. all would rather have her
friendship than her enmity, and their sup
port of Spain would precipitate European
war, as Great Britain would undoubtedly
side with the United States. The London
Spectator, an organ of conservative British
opinion, says;
While the continental powers do not love
the American Republic, they would not be
so mad as 70 risk war with the whole
Anglo-Saxon race. and that would be the
outcome, for, if America was attacked by
a continental coalition, England would be
by her side in twenty-four hours.
In view of such a prospect as that there
is no danger of European coalition against
the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11
SPANS GROWN JEWELS
Brought Here by the Secretary of JO-
seph BOnaparte, the Fugitive King.


Ladies' Home Journal
In 1917 Joseph Bonapartes secretary,
MaiMard. left Philadelphia armed with let
tiers which represented him to be a travel
ing agent for Girards commercia4 house
and visiting Girard'S correspondents in
Holland and Switzerland. His rehl des-
tination was the Swiss chateau az Pran-
gins, from which the King had
fled two years before, and his real OBJ
ject to secure the treasure which had
been buried in the ground of the estate on
the eve of his flight. Maillard found the
buried packets, and with them he would
also have brought to Philadelphia Queen
Julie If her physicians had not compelled
her to renounce the project of joining her
husband.
The jewels, which were valued at 1000, 00O
were stuffed into a belt, which Maillard
wore on his person when returning across
the Atlantic, and with which he was gladly
received by his master in the Iansdowne
House, ner Philadelphia. 1t was about this
time that wild rumors began to circulate
in Philadelphia concerning the eX-king's
riches and of the boards of specie which he
had deposited in the vault of Stephen Gil
rard's Philadelphia bank. Mysterious heavy
boxes, sealed with wax, were believed by
Girard's clerks to contain the crown jewels
of Spain and Naples. One or two old men
in recent years, who were then among
those clerks, have told how Joseph would
sit in the bank talking with them affably
while waiting for the great banker.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

Mrs Cragie has made her pen name, John
Oliver Hobbies, so famous and popular
among readers of fiction that she seems
loath to relinquish it. However 1t is ell
tirely appropriate in the volume entitled
Tales by John Oliver Hobbies because
the stories which form the collection are
among her early ones, written before John
Oliver Hobbies was generally known to be
Mrs Cragie The volume contains TOUR
stories ''S0me Emotions and q Moral
1.-The Sinners Comedy" "A Study IN
Temptations and "A Bundle OF LA1e. me
Satisfactory to have them in a convenient
form. Mrs Cragie's latest novel. "A School
the greatest women novelists of the day.
and these stories bear unmistakable marks
Of originality and genius. They are bounl
uniform with that novel New YORK: Fred
erick A. Stokes Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

siege Of Kaiserwerth attracted the atten-
lon OF his suDeriors and later was sent
by the Earl OF Marlborough on a secret
mission IN the service OF Queen Anne. His
destination was Cadiz. where he was- to
notify the admiral of the British fleet OF the
whereabouts of certain Spanish galleons
laden with treasure which il was proposed
TO capture. As England was at war with
Spain and France, there was little traffic
upon the seas. and that attended with great
risks. hut the trusted messenger finally
found ship at Rotterdam about to make
the venture, and set sail on her for Cadiz
Ills adventures began the hour he went
ON board and continued IN rapid course
until, after successfully fufilling his mis-
sion, he started on his way back to dol-
land overland in company with young
Spanish don from Jamaica. As Spain VAS
hostile country. his adventures became
from that point ten-fold more exciting. and
the two travellers encountered many peris.
the most of which they surmounted with
astonishing skill and courage. thinking
nothing of putting to rout half dozen
llffians at time. OF III luck they had
tler share also, but finally came into Il
safe haven with much honor and joy. The
movement of the story is rapid the interest
wei sustained. AMI the tale whole
spirited and entertaining. 1t has no dun
pages Published by IL. S. Stone &. Co,
Chicago
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

Washington Letter in the Independent.

washington Letter in the Independent.
Mr.. Reed says that there has been dis
tinct lessening of party animosity against
gent: the Democrats regard the portrait as
punishment enough. While speaking of it
Mr.. Reed led the way to the picture, and,
standing beside it, let us see for ourselves
how much of Sargent and how little of
Reed there is within the frame. The like
ness has always seemed uncomplimentary,
but with the living man beside it for COM
parison it seemed positively insulting. Yet
Mr.. Reed says in his genial way that when
he is comfortably dead and the question of
resemblance is forgotten he will be quite
satisfied to be represented by the fellow in
the niCturP
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11
THE LOUISIANA DIsFRANCHIsE-
MENT.

If it were not that the prospect of war
were the absorbing topic a the present time
it is probable that the new Constitution of
Louisiana. so far as IL deprives colored men
of the right of suffrage. would attract at
tention. The journal has called attention
to it heretofore. but it requires a publica-
ton of one or two features of this most
remarkable effort to disfrancblse colored
OF those who arc bent on violating the ff-
tenth amendment TO the Constitution
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-11

Although Bret Harte has had his home in
England for many years, and although the
people he once wrote about and made so
famous do not now exist. if they ever did.
he continues to write about the prospectors
of Calaveras county, "Alkali Dicks" Red
Dog" settlements, and the long list of ia
miliar places and characters. If John Oak
hurst" gambler, and other old acquain-
tances no longer come upon the scene the
reader is, at all events, prepared to receive
them, for the proper setting is there. New
ertheless, the stories still have a charm
even for American readers in spite of their
improbabilities, and are particularly adj
mired by the English, who regard them as
typical of American life. This volume is
made up of seven stories six of which are
tales of Western plains and mining camps.
the seventh is of two Americans stranded
in Paris. Bret Harte knows how to tell
a story, and though his material may lie
somewhat overworked, these rank well in
merit and interest with the long list that
has gone before. Published by Houghton,
Miff1in & Co., Boston.