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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-04-20

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31

IA/ANTED-- Good boys with poneys to w carry St. Louis papers, Also want 2,0O0 new subscribers by November for any 206 If. Boyce News Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31
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"I am just finding out the charm of Washington society, which lies in the great variety of people one meets and the interesting topics discussed when there is time to talk" writes "A Cab met Memb ber's Wife, :" in giving her ob- servations and experiences in Washing son in The Ladies' Home Journal. At home every body had known everybody ,lse in society from the cpadle, and we did not have much but each other to talk about, but as get to know people here and go s5 entertainments outside of the official round of duties l begin to understand why so many come to Washington for residence who have no business, official or dosn ties m tns place. It's rather nice not to have peo' pie know just how much you pay your servants and when you bought yops last piece of furniture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31
VULCANIZED RUBBER.
How Charles Goodyear Made the Original
 Discovery.

How Charles Goodyear Made the Original
 Discovery.
 1t is bitterly cold night about the year 1840. Around the cracked, unpol, ished kitchen stove of one of Boston's humblest homes are huddled man, his wife and family. The surroundings are of the plainest possible. Of furniture there is scarcely piece that would bring anything at a pawnshop, but of evidence of squalor and want there is abundance Part of the two remaining chairs has just been broken up to keep the fire from dying out, and as the flames crackle with renewed life the man picks from the floor dark looking substance and gazes at 1t with a longing that is pathetic. He holds it up and studies it with many sigh that cuts the heart of his faithful wife and his loyal children. In changing this sub. stance from one hand to the other it drops upon the hot stove. There is sudden filling of the room with pun gent, offensive odor before the man. with startled cry, can snatch the now half scorched substance from the stove. But there is marked change on the mans face as he examines the burned spots. He feels the substance with a new and intense interest Is he near the end of years of labor, suffering and dis appointment? Thanks to the cold out side. it will not take long to decide. The burned substance is hung outside the door. In an hour the cold has not affected it. In two hours it still retains the properties most desired. In the morning no change has taken place. A great discovery is complete. Charles Goodyear has found the process of mak- ing vulcanized rubber.
 Here, then, was Goodyear, after years of varying hopes and unvarying ill for tune, in possession of Q secret that was destined to place his name in the high est niche of fame. But this knowledge did not bring him immediate fortune in fact, this he never secured. He had lost the confidence of all who had help- ed him, and for two years his sufferings surpassed even those of the years of ex- perimenting. At this time he moved to New York, and it was said of him, If you meet a man who has on an india rubber coat, cap, stock, vest and shoes, with an india rubber purse, without cent in it, that is Goodyear. He had to pawn all his furniture for food, and he pledged an umbrella with Vanderbilt to secure few ferry tickets to the city. At last enough money was secured to put his invention on the market, and Goodyear process very soon made the manufacture of rubber goods one of the principal industries of the world. But although others made immense fortunes out of vulcanized rubber the inventor got little share of it. He went to Eng land and France exhibiting his products. He was awarded the great council medal at the exhibition of all nations at London in 1851, the grand medal of honor to the worlds exhibition at Paris in 1885, and was presented with the cross of the Legion of Honor by Napo- leon III. Yet with all these honors he died comparatively poor man at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York July i. 1860.-Chicago Post.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31
ARKANS AS RIVER PACKET co

ED ROWLAND. Prce. s Gen. MnGr.
 c. E. PHILPor. General Ags,. Boat Leaves Memphis every Tues day at 5 D. m.
 Boat leaves Pine Blnff every Fri day at Il q. m.
 We make lowest rates from and to all points.
 Telephone No. 66 for general in- formation.
 Grace station will still be con- tinued for Nos. and until Septem- Der 2d. after which the two passen-
 tstnp there
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31
UNCLE MOSES PRAYER.
he Prayed EIoquently, but Gestured q
 Little Too Forcibix.

Little Too ForcibIy.
 Uncle Nose came down from tha country to visit his son, who worked in the livery stable. Uncle Nose was a deacon in little country church and was noted for his long, fervent prayers put when his son Ike took him to the Coiored church in the city and when be ueard the organ and gazed upon the well dressed darkies he felt as if the Lord was a long ways off. Uncle Mose nad met the parson the day before, and what was his surprise when that person sad during services, Well all join in pra'r Wid Brother Nose Smith. ? Uncle Mose went down on his knees and threw ms deep voice and soul in a praver Which shook the rafters. AS he came to the close his old white head was shak- Ing and his voice was bringing each saint and sinner to the shouting point:
 U Lawd, we know dat we is weak in dy sight an hab been follerin after things which sabor uv de debil. but. U Lawd, we know dat dow in dy rich ness of mercy gwine tuw swipe hit offen 10 big book an say, Yo' count is sauah. Huccome we hain' been doin right ez durin dc las month, her do las week, her de las day, but, o Lawd, please swlpe hit offen dc big book-yeah, swipe hit off. When de pale hoss an de White rider cum ridin down from de valley uv de shadder uY death, de pale rider gwine swing his lef' Iaig outen de stirrup, eoteh us by de shurt, jerk us behin him an bar us way to de blazin sun, an when we put our foot upon de sans uv do sho' fotch de boat up close to de bank, an ez we gifts in de seat den wal us an row us away to de glory Ian. Amen.
 How did dat pra'r go, IkeP'' said he as he went home.
 "Pap, dar wern't but ono 'iection, specially your gestures. When you talked bout dc pale rider swingin his lief lalg outen de stirrup, you kicked Sister Brown right in de side. "--Louis- vile Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31
There are many

Iisands of wise wo- I in this country }, when they found t they were suffer- aiflg from weak ness or disease of
 their distinctly
 womanly organ
 isms, promptly
 wrote to an eini- nent and skillfuI
 physician, with a
 worldwide repu-
 tation, instead of
 trusting their cases to some ob- seure physician
 with but limited
 practice and ex- perience. There
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31

FOR SALEl CHEAPl Three and three-quarfera acres of ground; in western suburbs of city; inside cor poration; good, Groom house hrnt- class swell-galyanized pipe; stable. out-houses. etc. All new. A little. cash will get you Il big bargain. IT you mean business, address Pearce. l0G Pine st. N4 q
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-31

are many reasons why wise woman fol- lows this course. The chances are that an obscure physician of small practice wilt not diagnose troubles of this nature prop erly. If he does, he will insist on the obnoxious examinations and local treat ment from which every sensitive, modest woman shrinks.
 The specialist referred to is Dr. R. V. Pierce for thirty years chief consulting physician to the Inyalids' Hotel and Surgi- cal Institute, at Buffalo, N Y Thirty years ago he discovered a wonderful medicine for diseases peculiar to women, that may be used effectively i'll the privacy of the home, and does away with all necessity for exam. nations and local treatment This medi- cine is known as Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- scTiption. 1t acts directly on the delicate and important organs concerned in wife hood and motherhood. It makes them strong, healthy and vigorous It a1lays in- 6ammation, heals alteration. soothes pain and tones and builds up the nerves. Taken during the period of prospective maternity, it banishes the usual diseomfofts aud makes baby's coming easy and almost pain less. It insures the little new -comer's health and an ample supply of nourisll- nent. Over ninety thousand women have testified to it's marvellous merits. Medicine dealers sell it
 1t is a druggists business to give you, not to tell you, what you want
 Any a1llng woman may write to Dr. K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., and get free advice. By inclosing 2r one cent stamps in her letter, 10 cos'e,= cost of mailing oniy, she may secure a paper-covered copy of the
 Peoples Common Sense Medical Ads wiser" Cloth bound. 3I atanps.
The herald., 1898-09-02
POISONED CANDY CASE
BEFORE THE SAN FRANCISco
GRAND JURY
The Testimony Taken Tends Only to
Deepen the Mystery Which Sur
rounds the Affair

SAN FRANCISCO. Sep. 1.-Evidence was
this afternoon presented to the grand jury
in an attempt to secure the indictment OF
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin on a charge of vio-
lating section 37 Of the Criminal Code Of
California, which makes 1t a felony to send
poisoned goods through the malls. CHER
Of Police Lees and Detective McVey testi-
fed to the facts in their possession regard
ing the poisoning of Mrs. ]. p. Dunning
and her sister. Mrs. Deane. at Dover, Del,
by means Of poisoned candy sent from this
city. They presented no facts not already
made public. Mrs. Eeeley, whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the case.
denied knowing anything about the candy.
Miss Livernash, newspaper writer. testi-
fled regarding her conversation with Mrs
Botkin, but presented nothing new. Mrs
Raouf. the former nurse of Mrs. Botkin,
was called. but her evidence failed to throw
any light on the case. No action was taken
by the grand Jury, which adjourned con-
sideration of the matter, subject to the call
of the district attorney.
The police have positively ascertained
that the box in which the poisoned candy
was mailed was purchased from George
Haas Of this city. The box was made by
Jones & Co. Of Philadelphia, and Haas is
the only man on the coast using their
boxes. Mr.. Haas has fully identified the
box placed in evidence. but neither he nor
his clerks can say to whom 1t was sold.
Mrs. Botkin tonight positively denied that
she had ever bought any candy from Haas.
The herald., 1898-09-02
the ENGLISH IN EGYPT.
ARE OPPOSED By A VAST HORDE
OF DERVIsHES
Late Reports Believe Anxiety and
Show Steady Though Slow Ad-
vance on the Enemy

LONDON, Sept. L-Great Britain IL be-
ginning to be alarmed lest the fate OF
Hicks Pasha has befallen the Anglo Egyp-
ton army under the Sirdar, General Sir
Herbert Kitchener. The last news re-
ce.ved was telegraphed from the front on
Monday night. The army was then twenty
three miles from Omdurman, the Dervish
camp near Khartoum, where the Khalifa
was reported to be waiting with 100 900 war
riors we'll equipped with field guns. Kitch-
ener's forces consisted Of 1000 British troops
and 1900 Egyptians. the most perfectly
equipped force the government has ever
put in the field. having plenty Of horse
The herald., 1898-09-02
THE PUBLIC DEBT
Shows a Decrease for the Month Of
| gust

1Eust
WASHINGT 4. September !. = The
monthly statement OF the public debt, is
sued today. shows that on August 81 the
public debt, less cash in the treasury, was
81 OLE, $40, III, which 10 decrease for the
month Of $s4,7s9, Ill. This DECREASE is ac-
counted for by corresponding increase
in the cash on hand, due TO the receipts
from the war loan. The debt is recapitu-
lated as follows:
Interest bearing debt. 1922 800: debt
on which interest has ceased since ma
turity, $1.259 $50; debt bearing no interest
$685., 1856, 81: a total Of 81 ,30 1857 SOL. This
amount, however. does not include $685.
on, 1888 in certificates and treasury notes
outstanding which are onset by an eouiva-
lent amount Of cash in the treasury.
The cash in the treasury Is classified as
follows: Gold, 1888 377 ,493; silver, $51S.4oo.-
Ss4; paper. Sss,OS .os5; bonds. national bank
repositories, cts, SCI, 2s2 ,2o1. aggregating
1927 ,144,s46. AZ INST this aggregate there
are outstandin demand liabilities amount
ing to 1852, 657, |, which leaves a net cash
balance in the treasury Of 1924, 4S7 oS4.
The herald., 1898-09-02

ern California want to know 10 why the
Seventh should be longer held in camp 10
endure hardships that avail nothing for
the good Of the country or its nag.
In all his kilograms of explanat ton
Colonel Berry has never explained why
It was the boys OF the Seventh were never
furnished with the clothing the government
said they would have. Why II was that the
men were left In q pestilential camp for
a month after Surgeon Major Choate de-
manded their removal. ana why II was that
the men are held in camp and made to en-
dure the rigors Of the bay climate, when
they might be at home In comfortably
circumstances. These are the questions
the people want Colonel Berry to answer.
While everybody regrets that the Seventh
did not go to the front. they regret still
more that the boys are not allowed to
come home.
The herald., 1898-09-02
Yesterday Il advanced four miles in close
formation.
USED-UP VESSELS
Mosquito Fleet Boats Much Damaged
in Service

Mosquito Fleet Boats Much Damaged
in Service
NEW YORK, Sept. LA Tribune special
from Newport News, Va, says:
1t Is learned from trustworthy source
that a number Of the warships now at
anchor in Hampton Roads, of the Cham
berlain and Hygea Hotels, will become the
objects Of unfavorable reports by the Board
Of Survey which began its work Of inspee-
ton last week. The condition Of not few
Of the best-known vessels Of the Mosquito
Fleet" IL said to be such az to render them
useless for either the purpose OF peace or
war until extensive and good repairs have
been made.
Since coming to Ola Point Comfort Captain
Higginson, Captain Taylor, Lieutenant b.
Brunson and Chief Engineer Stivers.
comprising the Board of Survey. have been
actively engaged In making careful exam
nation Of all the vessels OF the auxiliary
fleet. and 1t is expected they will conclude
their work the latter part of the week.
It Is learned semi-officially that Of the
ships inspected by the board at Old Point
Comfort the following will probably be
recommended for sale. unless retained in
The herald., 1898-09-02
INDEX
TO rELEoRAPH1c NEWS

+ Rev. Mr.. Chaplin Of Los Angeles, now .
+ a missionary in China, suffers dam .
+ age at the hands Of Chinese rioters. .
+ The national irrigation congress be- .
+ gins its sessions at Cheyenne. 4
+ The English advance in Egypt slow, 1
! but promises to be sure In Its defeat OF 4
/. the dervishes.
i, All France is deeply stirred by the .
4, late Developments In the Dreyfus case, .
/. but public Faith In the army Is not :
+ lessened.
/, Iowa Republicans praise Mckinley :
i. and favor the gold standard; Wiscon- .
i, sin Democrats progress steadily to-
+ ward fusion with other silver forces. :
j. General Shafter reaches New York,
i and Is now I'M command at Camp .
+ Wikoff; Miles Is on the way from Porto :
+ Rico.
+ Tramps wreck train near Fulton, :
+ NJ Y; three trainmen killed and seven :
+ passengers injured.
/ surgeon General Sternberg Is ready .
+ for an inquiry, but prefers first to at
+ tend to the needs of the sick and
1, wounded.
!, President Mckinley welcomed at
+ Canton; ne will inspect Camp Wikoff .
+ on Saturday. .
l. Secretary Alger says there will be .
/, no investigation of camp abuses nor Of .
4. the conduct of General Miles; but
J. much seems to depend upon the stand .
i, taken by General Miles on his arrival .
4, from Porto Rico. .
i. The conference at Quebec has a .
4. busy day, and hears argument OF man. .
+ ufacturers and fishermen.
i. The poisoned candy case comes be- .
i, fore the San Francisco grand jury, .
i. with the effect Of deepening the mys- .
r terry somewhat. .
1, The Chicago Tribune prints list Of .
l. dead soldiers, showing five times as l..
1, MANY deaths from disease as from bull i.
4. let's. 4
~ r + r + + + + 1. + + + i. i. 1, 4. i
The herald., 1898-09-02
MUSTER OUT ORDERS
The Troops to Proceed to the State
Rendezvous

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The War De-
partment has issued orders for the follow
ing transports Of troops for the purpose Of
being mustered out at their destination:
First wiscon sin, from Jacksonville to Camp
Douglass. Wis; Fifth Ohio. from Fernan-
dina to Columbus; First U. s. Volunteer
Cavalry Trough Riders), at Montauk
Point; Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
Michigan from Montauk Point to Camp
Eaton. Island Lake. Mich; First Connect
cut, from Dunnlorng to Mantle, Conn.,. i;
First Illinois Infantry, from Montauk to
Armory in Chicago; Fifth Iowa, Jackson
vile to Des Mones: Third Virginia, Camp
Alger TO Richmond; First Mississippi from
Chicamauga to Lauderdale Springs. Miss.
Second Mississippi, from Jacksonville to
I.auderdale Springs. Miss.
The herald., 1898-09-02
THE FIVE CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE SEVENTH

artillery and Maxim guns 1t was planned
to keep in constant communication with
the base by field telegraph. hence the
fears that in spite Of the superiority in
morale and of accoutrements the Anglo
Egyptian force may have been over
whelmed by numbers.
The government officers officially an
nounce confidence in the outcome Of the
engagement, but privately they 90 not con-
ceal their nervousness at the lack Of It'd
ings from the front.
Anxiety Relieved
II p. m.-The war office was relieved this
evening by he receipt Of a dispatch from
Cairo explaining the sudden interruption
OF news from the Soudan which gave rise
10 some uneasiness as to the movements OF
the Anglo-Egyptian column now advancing
toward Omdurman under General Sir Her
bert Kitchener.
1t appears that telegraphic communica-
ton was interrupted because the wire be-
yond Macy Island had been damaged BY a
severe storm.
Shortly after the arrival of this intelli.
gence came the following dispatch to the
Associated Press from Macy Island, dated
The herald., 1898-09-02

August 3Oth and forwarded by messenger
from the camp at the front TO Macy:
There have been glimpses Of the enemy
during the last few days and the first sklr-
m.sh took place today, when an advance
guard of cavalry located a large body of
the dervishes at supposed outpost about
eight miles north Of Omdurman. The enemy
showed disposition to fight. beating their
drums and displaying battle bunting. The
Montmorenci troop emptied few dervIsh
saddles and three gunhoats steamed up the
river in front of the town and she!led the
dervishes position. The enemy's loss could
not be ascertained, as the dervishes were in
hollow, but the fleeing troops could be dis
tinctly seen. The army Is moving slowly.
The herald., 1898-09-02

Several thousand subscribers were exam
ined. The facts developed show sys.e-
matte scheme operated by single parties to
secure large amount Of the bonds. The
reports indicate that millions of dollars in
bonds were acquired by irregular means
and that a number OF New York bidders
are involved in the cases. Many of the
bids received from New York are shown
10 have been either signed by individuals
who have no direct interest In them and
subscribed their names simply at the re-
quest Of, or in consideration Of compensa-
ton. by other parties, or the bids bore Sig
natures tina, were forgeries.
Many Of the bidders, 1t is stated, were
hired to sign, and the system was carried
80 far, the report goes on to show, that
virtual agents were employed who were
paid 80 much per subscriber, the last
named merely signing his name and giving
the bid with hi& signature to the agent or
directly to the party seeking control Of a
large amount OF bids.
The herald., 1898-09-02
AUGUST FINANCES
A Heavy Increase in Receipts and
Expenditures

WASHINGTON. September The
monthly statement Of receipts and expen-
ditures of the government for Angus,
show that the receipts from all sources
aggregated 41,7S2,707, an increase Of $22,-
759 093 over August, 1897. The receipts from
the several sources OF revenue follow:
Customs. sl6,24S6s9 internal revenue,
s24 ,015, 1874; miscellaneous, 81 SIT, O73
The expenditures for the month aggre-
gated s56,26O,717, an increase of s22,s72, 60
The heavy increase on both sides of the
ledger Is due to the war expenditures on
one side and the internal Devenue law on
the other.
The herald., 1898-09-02

the government service as Navy Yard tugs
The Apache, Eagle. Hawk, Hornet, Ley
den, Niagara, Oneida, Osceola, Emporia
Piscataqua, Stranger, Siren, Suwanee, Te-
cum.eh. Vixen. Wasp. Wampatuck and
the Yankton.
1t is also believed that the GOLFERS will
be disposed Of, but is is possible that
the board will make no recommendation
further than stating the condition Of these
vessels, of which nine are at Old Point
The herald., 1898-09-02
Customs Collected

SAN FRANCISCO, September 1.-The
custom house receipts for the port of San
Francisco for the month OF August
amounted to S567 ,273. 40, the largest receipts
for single month in the record Of the de-
partment.
The herald., 1898-09-02
An Authoress Ill

LONDON, Sept. 1.-Blanche Roosevelt
the American authoress, Is seriously III ir
this city, suffering from a complication Of
disorders, including brain trouble.
The herald., 1898-09-02
BIDS FOR BONDS
Shows an Intense Desire to Own Gov.
eminent Securities

WASHINGTON, September IA wide
Investigation of specious bids under the
last call for subscriptions to government
bonds has been completed by Solicitor
OConnell Of the treasury department, and
today he submitted to Secretary Gage the
mass Of testimony on the transactions
The herald., 1898-09-02

THE SICK LIST

months ago with a party Of treasure
seekers, after the Solomon Islands, has
returned with a cargo Of cocoanuts. The
men were deceived by the protector Of the
enterprise, l.. P. Sorenson. who was put
ashore on an island. The others sailed for
Samoa, four Of these dying of fever.
Captain Mclean has poor opinion Of
the Solomon Islands, but says the outlook
for trade In Samoa is good, as the people
are beginning TO raise COCOA. The political
situation In Samoa was strained when the
vessel left, as the death of King Malietoa
was expected.
The herald., 1898-09-02

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 1.-The Bradley
theater was completely destroyed by fire
today. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
The herald., 1898-09-02

Solomon Island Colonists
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1.-The schoone,
Sofia Switzerland, which left here eighteer
The herald., 1898-09-02
ADJUSTMENTS
Santa Catalina Island


ErXCuFS1OnS-MOunt Lowe Railway
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radsmo seecto de calzado de todas classes, tan CON-
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sales mantengan sempre la altura de los 1ltmos
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