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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09

Over s'x hundred young women are
at present enrolled in the various de-
partments Of the Swiss Universities.
The University of Geneva heads the
with 33I female students; l66 are
at Zurich; sixty each at Lausanne and
Berne, and two at Blsle. Many Of
these are Americans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09
Pennsylvania" F"

Pittsburg Daily Evening News
A brother down the railroad says in
his newspaper that "william Penn call
ed this state Sylvania because of its
wonderful forests" Let US see what
the founder himself said on that sub
jeSt, in a letter to his friend, Robert
Turner: "rhis day my country was
confirmed to me under the great seal
of England, with large powers and
privileges, by the name Of Pennsylva-
mia, a name the king would give it, in
honor of my father. / chose New
Wales, being, as this, a pretty hilly
country, but Penn being Welsh for
head, as Penmanoire in Wales, and
Penrith in Cumberland, and Penn in
Buckinghamshire, the highest land in
England, called this Pennsylvania,
which is, the high or head woodlands;
for | proposed, when the secretary, a
Welshman, refused to have it called
New Wales, Sylvania, and they added
Penn to it, and though much opposed
1t, and went to the king to have it
struck out and altered, he said it was
past, and would take it upon him; nor
could 20 guineas move the under-seere-
taries to vary the name, for / feared
lest it should be looked on as a vanity
in me and not as respect in the king,
as it truly was, to my father, whom he
often mentions with praise" This
Welshman was William Blathwayte,
born at st. Martin-in-the-Fields Lon
don. and not in Wales. He was seere-
tary of the Lords of Trade and Pianta-
tions, under whose direction and super
vision the draft of the charter was pre-
pared. 1t was at a meeting of the
council held March 8, 1851, that the
charter was finally issued, and it was ap-
parently during this meeting that Penn
proposed the name New Wales, then
Sylvania, which latter would have been
meaningless, because applicable equally
to many other parts Of the country.
The characteristic portion Of the name
came from the king, and upon this
William Hepworth Dixon in his life Of
Penn remarks that the change he desi-
red would have been granted quickly
enough if the guineas had been offered
to the king. For money Charles the
second would have betrayed the moth
er who bore him. The honor which
he conferred on Penn's father was the
cheap payment of debt. So the dis
tinguishing element in the name of our
commonwealth we owe to the disrepu-
table Charles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09

From all over the country come
words of praise for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Here is a sample let
ter from Mrs. C. Shep, of Little Rock,
Ark: ~ was suffering from a very
se7ere cold, when read of the cures
that had been effected by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. l concluded to
give it trial and accordingly procur-
ed bottle. 1t gave me prompt relief,
and have the best reason for recon-
mendiDg it very highly, which | do
with pleasure" Sold by all druggi,t'.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09
SOMERSET, PA, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 8 1898.

General Malone at hotel in Rich
mond, put the inquiry.
General, suppose you had secured
proofs that was not John Wakefield,
what would have happened?"
Cant you guess ?p be replied.
"Would you have had me shot ?''
"No, sir, I'd have hung you by the
neck, and made good job of itv'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09

II suffered for months from sore throat.
Ecleetric Oil cured me in twenty-four
hours" NJ. s. Gist, Hawesville, Ky.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09

IMPORTANT To ADVERTISERS.
The cream OF the country papers Is found
IN Remingt0n's County Seat Lists Shrew5
n5rertsers avaa themselves Of these lists, 8
copy OF which can be had Of Remington
sros.. OF New York & PiEtsh9rg.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09
/ somerset Herald.
prAprrsHrD is7.
Publication.

- g., I, ,,id in advance, otherwise
-,O.y be charged. =,
lI's'- - he discontinued until
aid up. POstmasters ne
- !. when subscribers do not
z. : . -. ,spsr vii be held responsible
,..s.snF'i0', ,-,u. one pOstOmce to
|. ,,vs US the name Of the FORM
!. srsssnt once. Address
: : Tn sOrEEsFr HEE-ID'
soNERsET, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-09

EA@ L oRAtc-f
5s Warren St, n. Y. City.
The Coconino sun., 1898-06-04
SrIFF-WINGED BUzzARDS.

| wonder II the buZzard don't
Git mighty tired o. fiyin'
Des roun', an roun', an roun' all day
An never seem tryin'
To 20 nowhere. ner Authn' much.
Like jaybirds does. an crows:
But fiops aroun' an rides the wind
An sails the way IL blows
Peers like they'd want to rest the jintS.
Sometimes. ats in thur wings;
Peers like they'd light down on the ground.
Sometimes to look for things.
But Uncle Ezra says they can't.
He Spects, stop Sailin' roun'.
JeS cos thur wings gifts stiff an won't
Shet up an let EN- down.
An Uncle Ezra, he shot one.
An killed hit dead one day:
But, shaw hits wings wuz both plum sot
An hit fiewed on away.
But hit will shorely drop some time.
They amt no tellin' where:
'spect the wind haz blowed hit now
hundred miles from here.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
COWBOYS AS MUSICIANS.

G. G. Gillet, the cattle king of Dick
lnson county, Kansas, has the only
cowboy band on earth. On his big
ranch near Woodbine he employs !,
twenty-five cowboys, and they have
been furnished by Mr. Gillet with a
complete set of fine instruments.
Young folks come from miles around
to dance and enjoy band concerts. He
will ship bunch of 5000 head from
the plains of Texas. His twenty-five
cowboys have started after them, and
the first lot, about 5000 head, will ar
rive next week. If the prices continue
to hold high for another twelve
months Mr.. Gillett will clear about
$250,000. He began year ago with
practically nothing and is now the
largest shipper in this state. His new
barn, which accommodates thirty-six
head of horses and other stock, is just
ompleted.-Topeka State journal.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
SOME NEW INVENTIONS.

Housekeepers will appreciate a new
self-sprinkllng broom, which has a
small circular water reservoir, which
slices over the handle, and is connect
ed with two finely-perforated tubes
which slowly discharge water into
the broom
Street lamps can be mounted ON a
new telescope post to make them easy
to reach for trimming and filling, set
screw engaging the central shaft to
hold it in position with pulleys and
weights set in the post to counterbal-a
ance the lamp.
Cake and cookies can be quickly
turned by new device which has the
fiat plate mounted on a rod, which
turns half around in the handle and
has spring which rapidly turns III
over by pressing lever after the cake
is lifted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06

characters as beautiful to the eye as
their sound to the ear. The asagH
was brought to Japan with the Bud
dhist religion, that particular cult Of
early rising. Scholars and priests who
went over to study the new religion
brought back the seeds of many Chin
csc plants. The tea-plant came then,
and Eisai brought the seeds of the
sacred bo-tree; and Tai Kwan, the
Chinese priest at the Obaku Temple in
Uji, who may have introduced the
flower to Japan, was one of the first to
sing of the asagao in graceful outas,
classic poems which scholarly brushes
repeat to-day. "Asagaos bloom and
fade so quickly, only to prepare for the
rorrow's glory" is Tai kwan's best
known verse.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
A MORNING-GLORY CULT.

Mrs. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore has
written an article on The Wonderful
Morning-Glories of Japan, which. with
many illustrations, appears in the Cen
tury. Miss Scidmore says: AS a floral
sensation, the chrysanthemum may be
said to have had its day: the carna-
ton is going, going; and seekers after
novelty among flower fanciers are
signing for a new flower to couuu
ii is hardly known, even to foreign
residents in Japan. that that land,
which has given us so much of art and
beauty, has lately revived the culture
OF its most remarkable flower, the
asagao, our morning glory. For size,
beauty, range Of color, and illimitable
variety there attained, this sunrise
flower precedes all others, until its
cultivation has become a craze. which
is likely to spread to other countries.
and-who Knows perhaps there in
troduce the current Japanese custom
of tive-o' clocli-in- morning teas
and garden parties. Asagao. the morn
-NNS 'N~' ~ - AAANiN NcPCSitil4S JlPelh .
own blossom than the chrysanthe-
mum, which, like it, came from China
rs a primitive sort of weed, afterward
to be evolved by Japanese art or magic
into floral wonder of hundred vary
ing forms. We who know and grow
the morning glory as humble back
yard vine on string--a vine with
leaves line those of the sweet potato
and puny little pink or purple flowers
are as far in the floral darkness as
the Chinese, who know it chiefly as a
wild thing OF fields and hedge-rows,
the vine of the little trumpets, or the
dawn flower" that is entangled with
briers and bushes for miles along the
top of Peking's walls. The old poetry
and the old art do not seem to be per-
meated with it, as in japan, where the
forms of vases, bowls, and cups, the
designs and paintings OF the greatest
masters. repeat the graceful lines OF
vine and flower, and scores Of famous
poems celebrate the asagao in written
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
BLUNDERS ABOUT AMERICA.
Paris Papers Show Marked Ignorance
of United States Affairs.

Complaint is made continually that
the men responsible for the opinions
of newspapers are frequently lament
ably ignorant of the subjects on which
they write, and specially so when they
write on subjects pertaining to foreign
countries. France and the United
States are supposed to be chief
offenders in this respect. Thus the
Petit Parisien, Paris, a paper with over
$4,000 circulation, and supposed to be
the best informed in France (of all the
dailies) with regard to things alien,
makes some amusing plumbers about
the American continent. We quote in
stances:
Canada is great country. She
may we'll be proud of having gives
birth to George Washington" p
Among the celebrities present at TIL
review Of Russian troops was the briN
liant commander-in-chiefo of the Ame+
lean army, General Nelson"
ut should, of course, be rememberh
that the masses of the people are Oh pc
half civilized in America. Onlyon
fraction of the people can read ueo
write. The dirty power of M sans
making alone rules" aheo
"Klondike is in the little cofrhat
called Alaska, which belongs pavernor
the United States, partly to Gsnlted
There will be complications, as, Avn TO
has always claimed jurisdict1
those parts" 80
Venezuela, the country assistedfe,
the American jingoes, is so small Of
one can hardly find it on the map urge
In Eureka Springs, Ark, on b. he
tiful bay of the Pacific coast Geo?
Literary Digest. lest-
70
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
SWALLOWS HATPINS TO DIE
u
Strange Mode of Suicide Adopted .se
an Englishwoman. acc

lhere were remarkable deV said
ments at the inquest on the bod in
Mrs. DadsWell, an inmate of East ared
sex county asylum. The superitt as
dent of the asylum said the decd he
suffered from recurrent melancSO OUR
and was placed under strict superts
sion day and night Three weeks alg
she complained of illness and was &c
en- to the infirmary, where she deveti.
ed signs of peritonitis. The doctorens
ticed that there was cnrious swoi on
like an abscess, on the deceased ~
side, and two days later anothe tiS
scess pointed" and, upon this 49,
opened, a hatpin, several inches -
was taken out. Two days later an
other pin was removed, and on Sept.
8 Mrs. DadsWell died from peritonitis.
The result of the postmortem examin-
alton showed that the stomach was
perforated, the pins-which were five
inches long-having gone through
over half their length. A week or so
back the deceased had told one of the
nurses that she had swallowed an egg
spoon, but witness had not been able
to find it. The brain was perfectly
healthy.-London Mail.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
To be Continued.

Sixteen were killed by an explosion
OF fire damp in a mine at Dortmund,
Prussia.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06
CHAPTER NXIY.

The melancholy days of autumn
came on apace, and by-and-by the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-01-06

those days. : Exchange.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
SHEER MAN HOUSE.
Oldest Hotel in Humboldt, Kansas,
W. H. Shellman, Proprietor.

People of limited means or plain
habits are Interested in learning
about the less expensive hotel ac-
commodatlons of a city to which they
contemplate making a visit, and TO
all such coming to humboldt, we say
our hotels of all grades are equal to
any city of the same size in the state,
and some of those which aspire TO
only second place would, in many
towns, be termed iirst-class. This IL
especially true of the Sherman House
where the service is all, and more,
than could he expected for the price
charged, viz: One dollar. per day
aud lower rates for regular boarders.
This house Is the oldest hotel in
Humboldt, having been established
thirty years ago by Joseph Shellman,
father of the present proprietor, and
was conducted by him up to the time
Of his death, four years ego, when his
son, w. II. Shellman, succeeded him.
The hotel has all been recently refit-
ted and reprinted, aud contains fifty,
clean, airy bedrooms, together with
a nice parlor aud large, well-lighled,
dining room. Everything is bright
and clean, the table being provided
In the most liberal manner, and the
cooking has that taste which is only
to no secured Eat home"
Mr.. w. II. Shellman Is q genial
gentleman who finds II a pleasure to
provide for the comfort of his patrons.
Give the sherman House trial and |
you will be satisfied. J
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

ing banks OF the large cities. Its cor
re- pondents are the National Bank of
Commerce, Kansas Ciry, and the
National Bari of the Republic, New
York.
Messrs. w. :. Woods and w. =.
Fails, its owners, stand high in the
financial world. The former il presi
dent of the National Bank of Com
merre, Kansas cry, and reside 5
there. lie is n veteran banker, and n
slreW Il. conservative capitalist. Mr.
Falls, who devotes his entire atlen-
tion To the requirements OF the
Bank of Humboldt, is II native of Ne.
braska and for the past ten years has
heen connt cted with financial instilu-
tions, having b. en- excessively book
keeper in the Citizens Stats Bank
Med icine Lodge, assistant cashier at
Elk City, and coming to Humboldt
from Alva, Ok Ter, where he was
owner of the Alva state Bank.
Humboldt's banking history dates
from the establishing of the Allen
County Bank by Chas. Ten Eyck iii.
recIly after tine war, which went out
of existence in the early 70's. Anoih-
or bank was conducted for number
Of years by Pratt Il Dayton. Neither
of these banks compared in resou's SEES
with the Bank of Humboldt.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

Next I'm importance to the manufac-
turing industries of city are its
banking interests. Their resources
under wise management are The bal
last which steadies commercial enter
prises through recurring periods of
business depression, and their tinan-
cial solidliy Is u valuable index to the
status of all business conditions in
which their influence is felt. Hum
boldt has i'm the Bank Of Humboldt, a
sound financial institution in high
ly prosperous condition conducted
along progressive lines. Being pri-
vate bank and not Incorporated, 1t
has behind 1t the entire fortunes of
it's owners, w. =. Falls d Co, and
its responsibility easily reaches
S., OOO,OOO
The Bank of Humboldt was tstao-
llshed in March, 1896, and occupies
on ten years lease a central locat ion.
Its interior fitting and fixtures are in
modern style and it possesses al the
necessary facilities. 1t is the county
depository and collects county taxes.
A general banking business is tran
sacted. Personal and collateral loans
are made on approved security, espe-
cially on cattle, as, liberal sccommo-
dations being extended customers as
| consistent with the rules Of safe
and conservative banking. The Bank
Of Humboldt, with its unsurpassed re-
sources, places before the people Il
A lien County banking facilities equal
In every way to those enjoyed by
farmers and cattlemen anywhere, aud
its operations are unusually extensive.
II would be hard to duplicate Hum
boldt's banking facilities in any Sim
ilarly sized town elsewhere. In short
the bank Is on a plane with the lead
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
"TIIG RACKET
Deals in Gentlemen's and Ladies' Fur
nishing Goods, Dry Goods, Notions,
Toys, Stationery, Shelf Hardware,
Cutlery, etc.-One of Humboldt's
New establishments.

Among the best of Humboldt's
emaler stores, where size, however,
is not to be taken as a criterion of the
amount of business done is "rhe
Racket" which was established Nov.
18th, last by Mr.. j, b. Black. A
thoroughly well equipped store OF this
description is positive necessity i'm h
community the size of Humboldt, and
judging from the trade already ac-
cor ed "The Racket 1t will not long
remain In the category Of small bust.
ness enterprises. Several depart
ments have been added since the es q.
Establishment of this store. AS the
patronage increases the stock will he
enlarged, but already n wide variety
Of tastefully selected articles is shown,
including, besides dry goods and not
ions, toys, stationery, u full line of
holiday goods, shelf hardware, cut
lery, etc. Low prices on salable goods
ie the motto of its management, and
realizing that in business enterprises
the security of satisfied customers is
the main avenue 10 success, Mr. Black
Is offering every legitimate induce
ment to secure trade.
He desires to become acquainted with
the people of this community and sur
rounding country, and you will be ac-
corded every courtesy at 1.-The Rack
ct" While native Of Minnesota Mr..
Blacb has been u resident of Kansas
for the past eighteen years, coming to
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23

August %, go. this sixteenth birthday
and soon had an unusual aptitude for
the trade. He first came 10 Hum
oldt III 1866, but after Il residence OF
some fourteen months, he moved to
Mt. Vernon, Mo, where he remained
for about fifteen years, returning 10
Hum b Ildt in 1882. MIR. Henl ichs is IA
substantial Gil izenof Humbo'dt and an
extensive properly owner here. Be
sides handsome residence, he owns
four OF her houses and the Hotel Giants
He has been II member of The Guy
Council, ana takes II deep interest in
all that pertains to the welfare and
advancement of Humboldt and her
ciliztns. His Store, the largest
here, contains IA full stock of harness,
saddles, collars. brides, whips, and
everything usually found in n first
c!ass establishment. A specially Is
hand made harness, and prompt at
tention is given to repair work.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
Good for That ''Mortgaged' Feeling.

enviable distinction of having been
the youngest pharmacist registered
by the state board. He was but II
ysars old when he acquired the proper
credentials.
The pharmacy now owned by Mr.
Hoss is the oltgrowth of the business
established by r. NJ Randall, who
came to Humboldt from A,w God in
1895. He was succeeded by DR.
Marshman, aud in 1897 Mr.. Hess
secured the property by purchase.
The present proprietor is n native of
Butler county, Ksns., entering the
employ of Mr.. Carl Noegte of Hum
b)ldt ten years ago. For about a
year he was with the Hardesty Drug
Company, of Chanute, prior to secur-
ing his present interests. He is es-
,ntially IA good community man,
ehterprising, progressive and public
8 Iirited.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.

Probably owing TO the fact that the
duchess OF lork's wedding jewels were
largely composed of turquoise-her ia
yorite stone-the tuquoise has been
coming more and more into fashion.
One of the latest developments is to
carve heads and initials ON them.
1t has become quite the fashion now
for bridesmaids TO carry baskets of
flowers instead of bouquets. Special
baskets are made, generally of white
chip, with tall, slight handles, A bow
of ribbon can be added at the top and
the flowers are securely fastened In
position 10y means OF needle and thread.
American ladies', says an English
writer, have, a new fad, They carry
about with them living mascot" or
charm, in the shape of black kitten.
the idea being that it will avert catas-
trophe to friends or relatives taking
part in the war. The kitten is some
times carried in a bag. II is absolutely
necessary that the animal should DO
black. How the idea originated we arc
not at present informed.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
WIN. CUNNINGHAM d son.
Carrying II Stock Of Halfa Million Feet
of Lumber-Dealers in All Kinds Of
Builders Supplies, Coal, Lime and
Humboldt, Kansas.

Owing to our location az n dis
tributing center for rapidly growing
section of the country, which is just
now feeling the impetus Of u new de-
velopment, all that pertains to build
ing operations is naturally OfimpOrt-
ance. Few cities of equal size possess
sc well equipped lumber yard AS that
of VIM, Cunningham d Son, This
firm succeeded to tho well-established
business of Leidigh ~ Huston in De-
cember, 1896, They carry stock of
lumber aggregatiug half a million
feet, and are extensive dealers in
laths, shingles, lime, plaster, cement
aud coal. Occupying II space cover
Ing three lots, each 50Xll7 feet, there
is ample room for the immense stock
carried. There Is 400 feet of shed
room, insuring the perfectly dry con-
dition of lumber; and in fact, all
material ia kept under cover.
The senior member of the firm
has had u versatile though emf
nently successful business career, and
has been resident OF Allen county
since 1871. Mr.. VIM. Cunningham
was born in Allegheny county, Pa,
In 1887, and Ii graduate of the
Western University of Pennsylvania.
During the war, he served three
years with an independent battery of
Pennsylvania artillery. During his
twenty-seven years residence in
Humboldt, Mr.. Cunningham has on
gagged in various mercantile enter
prlses and has always taken deep
interest in the material advancement
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
HOLIDAY VEGETABLES.
How They Cnn Tie Made to Present n
Very Attractive and Appetite
ing Appearance.

The abundance Of vegetables served
on the holiday table is not less Il charac-
teristic of the feast than the abund-
ance of pie. These vegetables are often
served in new forms which would GER
tainly deceive the grandmothers of this
generation. who served them only dis
plain boiled.
Carrots nave never been fayorita
New England vegetable, though they
have been raised by farmecs since
colonial times. In cream sauce, as
they are now served, they promise final
ly TO become popular. Cut in orna-
mental forms and served in this cream
sauce, the carrot presents II very orna-
mental appearance on the table. The