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The Somerset reporter., 1898-09-01
NuMPH REYS'
CURES


M / Fever, Congestion.
M 9 Worms.
M 8 Infants Diseases.
No 4 Diarrhea.
No 7 Coughs & Colds.
No 8 Headache.
Mo- 10 Dyspepsia, Indigestion.
No II Delayed Periods.
No. 10 LeuchOrrea.
No. 10 Group.
No. IA Skin Diseases.
No Is Rheumatism.
No. 10 Catarrh.
No. OF Kidney Diseases.
No. "a Sore Throat.
No. TT Grip & Hay Fever.
n- Humphreys Homeopathic Manual OF
diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt OF 23ets.,
|sts or 81 Humphreys Med. Co. Cor. William
Id John SITS, New York.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-09-01
WOMAN'S WORLD.
she is RICH, BEAUTIFUL AND a ROYAL
FAVORlTE.

Fad For Motto Hangings-Ibsen Cham
pions "woman's Cause"-How Women
Help Their Business-Has Distinguished
Herself-Paying For the Temple.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02

Second United States Cavalry; Charles
Ellet Cabel major Sixth Virginia Noiun-
tecrs Elmore + Taggart captain sixth
United States Infantry.
To BE Captaius-Amos II. Brandt, cap
tain. Seventh United States Volunteer In
fautry: william H. Gilenwaters, captain
sixth United States Volunteer Infantry.
TO BE First Lieutenants-Allen i.
balentyne. Thlrt United states Nolun-
tccr Engineers. tdgar y. COncy, captain
First Mississippi; John II. Lewis. captain
Seventh United states Volunteer imam
try; Wilson b. Strong In volunteer ser
vice Harry Ashmond Porter. private r,
First United States Volunteer Engineers
John y. Wagner, captain +. FIRST North
Carolina.
To Re Second Observation-Disclosures
Conrad. Jr.. second lieutenant second
Ncr,h Carolina; Vincent Gilmore, Jr., nrst
lieutenant Second Alabama. Henry Glib
hons. first Lieutenant G.. Third Tennessee
Volunteers. John i. Shurr first sergeant
Fourth Tennessee Volunteers. Robert ;.
HansDurv Lieutenant Tenth United states
Volunteers.
Lieutenant Colonel Webb G. Hayes was
major Of the First Ohio Volunteers du-
ring the war with Spain. lie was present
al the battle of Las Guasimas and the
battle OF Santiago. where ne was wound
ed and his horse killed. He was relieved
from duty in General Skaters command.
and accompanied General Miics's eXpedi-
ton 10 Porto Rico lie was present az
the landing at Guanica. and accompanied
General Garretson's Brigade In the action
on tie Yauco road He was recommended
for a brovet-colonel for his services IN
Santiago. and hreyet-cOlOue. for MS SER
vices in Porto Rico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
DARKEST AUSTRALIA.
First Whit. Wen To Escape Death
from the Interior Tribes.

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
LONDON. May 2l-The most interest
ing contribution ever made 70 the science
of anthropology is furnished by number
Of photographs and detailed description
Of the life and customs Of the native tribes
Of Central Australia. which are the out
come of Investigations by Professor Bald
win Spencer and Mr +. j. Gillen. Stu
dents Of the history of mankind ought TO
feel very grateful to the two explorers
for the information gathered, because
heretofore il has been next to Impossible
20 obtain definite knowledge of the Gus
toms and traditions Of the Australian
aborlgiues. ON account of the risk attend
ing any attempt TO approach the wlld
tribes of the interior OF the Continent
There has been some excuse Tor TINS nos
tility on the part Of the trlDesmeh 10 tne
,Cbife settler. for whenever the natural
environment of the natives has been dis
trrbed degeneration has always set in
Pbthisis and other diseases soon make
tbeir appearance, and after q compare
tival,. short time all that can be done IS
"a Gather the few remnants Of the tribe
i,to come mission station, where the path
a. enaf extinction may be made as pleas
ant as possible The importance OF pre-
serying The vanishing beliefs and ceremo-
mics Of the natives cannot be overesu-
mated. and these. it is gratifying 10 note
viii be preserved in a volume that the
exnlorers are now preparing for their
publishers Macmillan x CO., by whose
courtesy the accompanying sketches from
photographs are printed.
Speaking OF the totem system by whlcii
The Central Australian tribes are divided
INFO groups. and the association OF them
u,itb certain sacred ceremonies. the ex-
rlorars saw: Every individual Of the
,,,hes with which we are dealing Is born
into some totem-that is, he or she be-
longs 10 a group Of persons each one or
,rho,n hears the name Of and IS especially
associated with, some natural object.
Tbs latter is usually an animal or plant;
h,, in addition TO those OF living things,
mere are also such totem names as wind.
sun water. or cloud-in fact, there Is
scarcely an object. animate or inanimate,
~ he found in the country occupied by
the natives which does not give IT'S name
- some totemic group of individuals"
The subject Of totems was considered SO
Interesting and important BY the ex-
nlorers that they spent considerable time
In studying the strange traditions that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
BICYCLE STRENGTH.
Surprising Results Of some Recent
Experiments.

Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
NEW YORK, July 13.-Interesting ex-
periments have just been made 70 test
the carrying power OF a bicycle. The
result has shown the astonishing strength
that there is in the framework of a we'll
built wheel The actual breaking point
has not been reached in any Of the eX-
periments, although as many persons as
could find room added ;hsr weight 10
the human pyramid during the chief test.
In one instance trial was made 10
find out how many could use one bicycle
as a means of transportation in vacation
time. should the size Of a family be out OF
proportion to its bicyclepurchasing abill-
ties. The result OF this experiment is
shown in the accompanying illustration,
drawn from a photograph. The party
consisted Of one adult, who carried a
banjo as his share Of the luggage. a
youth. who supported a heavy valise,
boy who carried as many sundries as
ne could hold on to. and a dog whose
perch was a closely-packed travelling-bag
This holiday party made load
large enough FOR a fair-sized wagon.
but the bicycle stood the strain, and the
man with the banjo rode along with the
entire weight and suffered no more in
convenience than that caused by the
difficulty of balancing the bicycle with
such an encumbrance on the front wheel
Had the bicycle been so constructed as
10 leave the man who did the pedalling
free TO use both hands and feet unham-
pered. there was shown 10 be no obstacle
in the way OF a holiday party made up
like that seen in the photograph taking
an outing on a two-wheeled bicycle Of
ordinary weight. AS 1T was, the man In
the saddle did ride about with the load.
seen on his wheel.
The extraordinary test was then made
OF substituting a full-grown man for the
dog, the baggage remaining about the
same as In the other experiment. In this
case the difficulty OF balancing such an
unwieIdy load was even greater than IN
the former one. but SO far as the bicycle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
oAK-GRovE CHURCH. AIANCHEsTER

joint meeting of the various parts oil the
tribe. -
The photographs that are printed with
this show the tribesmen in the reNoIlils
regalia worn during the totem ceremonies
The faces and part of the body are cover
ed with a downy veil that Is arlxed 10
the skin by means of blood. The blood Is
obtained bv cutting "A vein i'm the arm
and is smeared over the place where the
down is 10 be fixed on congealing. the
blood forms an excellent adhesive mate
rial The curious erecuons on the headS
of some Of the performers are sacred oO-
fects called Churinga, which are preserved
with great care by the natives. and the
loss of which is regarded as the greatest
evil that can befall group. Inc 1hu-
ringa are all associated with the toleiilS'
and are only seen upon very rare occa-
eions. after they have been used they are
hidden away i'm sacred storehouse. Wo-
men and uninitated men are never allow
ed TO see them, under penalty of death or
very severe punishment. These mysterl-
GUS objects are considered TO be assocl-
ated with the spirit Of individuals, eacn
Churinga belonging to particular dedu
man whose spirit was elsewhere.
Here the close student of folklore has
bcen pleased 10 find confidence In EVIL
dence of the common beliefs Of primitive
man concerning unseen things. Ihe deh-
milton of the Churinga belief as given
bv Messrs. Spencer and Gillen is-"a
Modification of the idea which finds eX-
prcssion in the folklore Of so many peo-
niles and according to which primitive
man. regarding his soul as concrete
object imagines that he can place 1t In
some secure spot, apart, If needs be, from
his body. and thus. if the latter be in any
way destroyed the spirit part Of MIN
still persists unframed.
Most curious is it to find that such ideas
are grounded in the nature of these abo-
riginal creatures and that in the wild,
brutal lives of the queer inhabitant OF
fine Australian forests there is a belief
in immortality that is one of the founda-
lion traditions of the tribes, as sacred
as the ceremonies and objects which are
hidden from common eyes, with the death
penalty as a punishment for those who,
through curiosity or accident, observe
them.
From an Americans point of view there
is another curious thing about these
natives and their revolving customs
namely. that I'm a country 50 far advanced
in civilization as Australia and so long
under the fostering care of Christian
England as that country has been, there
should be living tribes, concerning whose
habits the truth has only just been told
and who are as densely ignorant ana
brutal as they were thousands OF years
before the first white man set foot on the
Australian Continent.
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have come down from generations lost
in the mists of antiquity.
The natives believe that they are the
direct descendants OF the animal, plant
or other object whose name they bear,
and hence they consider that there Is an
intimate association between an indi-
vidual and his totem. Indeed. the OBJ
Ject Of ceremonies associated with the
totems is 10 secure the increase Of the
animal or plant which gives its name
to the totem.
This deep-rooted theory OF animal de-
scent that has been discovered 20 be part
o. the religion Of the Australian interior
tribes is being discussed animatcdly here
b. the disciples Of Darwin and students
Of the science of anthropology The AUS
trailan ab0rigine. In the nakedness Of his
native life. is a sufficiently hideous sleht
20 account for the carefulness with whlcn
they cling 20 the theory OF animal de-
scent and 10 witness the ceremonies OF
the tribes is TO know that Australia mar
bOrs sayages as uncivilized as any IN
the interior Of Africa. Such privilege
IS a rare one. and. so FAR as is known,
Mcssrs. Spencer and Ginen are the first
Europeans 10 be spectators OF the cere-
monies Of the individuals represented In
the accompanying Illustrations.
All Australian natives have to pass
through certain ceremonies of initiation
some Of a very revolving nature-before
they are admitted to the secrets of the
tribe and are regarded as fully -developed
members of it, Every totem has its own
ceremonies, and at certain times a Ions
series Of ceremonies. concerned with all
the totems. and extending over a period
I. Of about three months IS performed at a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02

which Hays was bostod. The difficulty
was brought before the peace officers and
the men were arrested. AT their trial to-
day. and while a recess was on the DIM
Guilty was rcopened. Smith went into
saloon W. ID. Hays and his brothers
lial. ana S. }. Hays-follcwed him. shoot
ms began at once. Smith. who Is said
to have been unarmcd was killed out
right lis friends came upon the scene
and took part IN the conflict. They were
Jack. John, and Bill Frck. A general
battle then cnsucd. and when their re-
volvcrs were empued the participants
usca the butt ends OF their wea-
pons with deadly effect W d. Hays was
mortaily wounded; ). J. Hays received a
crushed skull. aud will die: VIII Hays
was shot I'm the arm: j. b. Manning. cx-
county Attorney. and not a participant
WAS shot twice. one ball passing through
his body. Two other bysiandcrs were
also wounded, one. merchant. named
". HI. Hart. having his arm shot Off
HAL Hayes, the least wounded of any Of
The participants. was arrested and placed
I'm Jail. and other arrests VIII follow.
The Prick brothers were not hurt Ira
Smith and the Hays boys were cousins.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
Methodist District Conference.

SUFFOLK VA. July lSpecial)-
The Portsmouth District Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
which had been in session for three days
al FRANKLIN. adjourned this afternoon.
AT to-day's session the following dele
gates were elected 10 the annual confer
ence which meets i'm November: 9. G.
Vaughan. Of Franklin; W. -. Folk. OF
Smithfed: J. W II. Porter Of Ports
mouth. and Lee Britt of Suffolk. a; w.
Div of suffolk: j. Q. Parker. Of Franklin:
w ID. wilder. Of Portsmouth aud w II.
Vincent of Capron, were elected alter
mates. The session was one OF the most
pleasant and harmonious ever held. ana
the hospitality OF the people Of Franklin,
regardless OF denomination. was I'M
bounded The next session Of the district
conference will be- held at Bethany
church. Isle Of Wight county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02

dedication ten days hence is looked for
ward TO with the greatest interest and
pleasure. The building is frame 5SxGO
feet with slated roof Its seating ca
pacitv is. ordinarily. 22j. which can be
increased To $50. Its cost not including
the lot, is 800.
Rev. j. A. Sullivan, the pastor. is ma
tive Of Richmond. lie was graduated
from Richmond College IN June. lSJS, with
the degree Of Bachelor Of Arts. Last
scholastic year he attended the Union
Theological Seminary, and also carried on
his pastoral work.
He has the unlimited faith and atfec-
tion Of his people. and his opportunities
for good among them are very great.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
ADDRESS ny j. II. RAYMOND.
Closing Session OF the National
Educational Association.


Educational Association.
LOS ANGELES. July 1.-THE National
Educational Association Convention Is
numbered with the events of the past
but it Will live in memory as one of the
most notable meetings in the history OF
the organization. AT the general session
to-day the pavilion was crowded TO eX-
cess. and while the papers read in the
morning were devoted almost exclusively
TO the press those read at the evening
session were sufficiently varied TO hold
uninterrupted the attention of the vast
audience.
9TH, Usefulness of the University
served as a text in the evening for Pres
ident David starr Jordan, of stanford
University.
Hon. Nathan Schaener state Superin-
tendent Of Public instruction Of Penn
svlvania delivered an address on 1.-The
School i'm Relation TO Life
q. r. Corsou. of Columbus. O., the
prcsident-elect. was presented TO the i'm
mense gatherins and after he had said
few words % the audience and joined IN
singing America" the convention was at
an end.
continuous University Sessions was
the theme selected 10y President J. il.
Raymond University of Virginia, for
paper which afforded ample opportunity
for discussion I'm the Department or
HIGHER Education. Some Of the argu-
meuts advanced were combatted i'm the
controversy that followed Dr. Elmer $.
Brown University of California. contr-
butcd % valuable paper ON 1.-THE study OF
Education i'm the University The dis
4..r..f1r +nat followed was ably conduct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02

itself was concerned there was not
groan or a murmur. and no sign OF DAM
age 10 the machine after the tour OF
exhibition room had been made seyeral
times.
one Of the experimenters suggested that
il would be good plan TO demon
strate that in the event Of a rider being
disabled far from home while I'm the
company of friend II would be possible
10 carry both wheel and rider 10 camp
on the remaining bicycle. IL required a
good deal of nerve on the part OF the
boy who acted as the pass niger In this
experiment. but the bicycle was again
shown 20 be quite capable OF taking care
of itself under the double burden.
So far the experiments had been made
70 ascertain what weight could be carried
By a rider who moved along with his load,
and these experiments proved the bicycle
10 be a much more substantial carry-ali
than most people would suppose from the
slender construction OF the machine. But
the carving capacity Of the wheel had
not been put to a fun test, Tor the reason
that the limit OF the BICYCLES endurance
could not be tried for want OF space 10
pile on more human freight. SO the eN-
perimenters decided to rx the wheel IN a
stationary position, build light platform
across the frame Of the wheel. ana get
as many as could 10 stand on II untll the
overburdcned machine collapsed beneath
the weight The platform itself was ilrst
weighed and found TO be a hundred
pounds I'm weight. Then. one after an
other. the assembled spectators were in
| vited 70 take their stand on the platform.
Ten men mounted. and the bicycle was
supporting weight OF LOO pounds with
out any perceptable strain on the wheels
Eleven. twelve thirteen, fourteen, fifteen
| men mounted the stage, and upwards OF
| ,. 2j0 pounds was by this time pressing on
the wheel. but II still showed not the
slightest sign Of having reached the
breaking point. Sixteen, seventeen, eigh-
teen. nineteen, twenty men stood on the
one wheel. and the bicycle, weighing itself
only thirty-two pounds. was supporting
on its back a weight of over 5000 pounds.
At this point some of the spolSes showed
signs Of buckling under the great strain
and as n collapse of the human freight
would have resulted in "A possible INJURY
10 some. II was deemed best 10 carr Gown
the men. An examination OF the Wheei
showed that the strain had not incapa-
citatcd the machine. IL could still be ria
den with safety and comfort after the
severe experience il had gone through.
It was proven by the experiments that
while a slender machine like bicycle
win speedily collapse under severe
pressure on any one part. II the
weight can be distributed over
the whole machine the resistance
is astonishing Compared with the weight
put on the wheel in the tests, the pressure
| of even a very stout person is very slight
ami the heavyweight who breads a col
! lapse of his or her wheel, owing to the
| avoirdupos Of the rider, Is giving way to
| fears that are quite pecessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
, srRrEr-cAn TRANSACTIONS.
Victim Left with Unsoived Probie" '
on His Mind.

.oyvbafs that? A diner said the
Young man in the red hat who had Just
bearded the south-bOund Wentworlh-aVe-
nue. car at Madison street
ives" answered the passenger win
the newspaper. -, ,ho eoor
AGAIN and lose IL. you'd better give II 10
me, Here's a nickel for It, and III pay
for both OF us"
"All right , 80.
He took the scent piece, handed over
the dime. and went on readins'
"Farer' said the conductor half
minute later. 30. ,.,,s o.,
me-"
the passenger with the newspaper
HIM ne said. Il cont see him.
either Guess he's dropped on. lie has
heat rae out OF a nickel, anyhow. Or Is
it-let me see
Fare"
Hereupon he handed out the coin for
which hA had traded his dime.
"Countefetw said the conductor, re-
turning II. -,
mer
And he threw the coin away.
-'Tarew
"Oh yes; ! forgot again. Blamed II
don't beheye"-here he handed OUT q
quarter and received his change D'aneo
IL | don't believe he's ID cents aheao-
no. that can't be. But IN out-' ','
soe the dime gave him. the nickel I've
i,e. thrown away--that makes l5-and the
gave the conductor just now-no'
,,ould have had 20 pay that anyhow.
R,,t somebody's ahead Of me - cents. IL
n isn't that thief In the red hat VINO
is 80 Five cents gone out OF this quar-
ter. TOO. That wouldn't have been broken ken
n IA kept the dime. Altogether I'm
But at this point It became too heavy
for him. and ne gave II up and buried
his sorrow In his newspaper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
DEDICATE A CHURCH.
BAPTIsTs OF MANCHESTER SOON
TO ENTER 4 NEW CHURCH.
II Has GROWN QUITE STEADILY.
The Membership In Little More Than
Year Has Increased from go to
Brief sketch of Faithful Pastor.

The Baptists Of Manchester are pushing
ahead. and number more than any de-
nomination il the city across the James.
city. one Of which. Oak-Gr0ve, youngest
daughter OF Bainbridge-Street. win be
dedicated next Sunday week, the 23d. The
cut Of this neat sanctuary and that OF
its pastor accompany this brief article
about thom.
The seed from which this now flourish
ing church has grown were sown only a
few years ago. when an afternoon mis-
sion sunday school was organized in
Marx Addition. About two years ago il
became a morning school On the l2ih
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
Free Public baths.
,cnarlotte ~. c. Observer)

II is stated that at It's meeting ias'
Monday night the Richmond City Coun-
ell adopted a resolution "tnat the COM
mittee on Grounds and Buildings De.
and hereby are. directed TO report 10 TINS
bodv as soon as practicable on the ad-
visibility and the cost OF the estapnsh.
ment OF public baths or swimming pools'
A city government could do srea' many
worse Things for It's people than ,he es-
Enlistment OF free baths OF swinlhi.ns
pools for them. These Were aIiVns VI.
lew things that were good for them that
the Caesars gave TO the Romans. Clean
illness Is next TO godliness. and rs. more
over. promotive OF health. Free public
baths would be a God-send TO the poor
or any city. and would lensthen lie. .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
HERR ROSE SEEKS M'RINLEY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of samoa Talks
with the President.

WASHINGTON. July H-Herr Rose,
the German ACKNOWLEDGEMENT to Samoa,
who is passing through the city en- route
TO Germany, paid his respects to the
President to-day. He was presented Dy
Secretary Hav. Herr Rose has just re-
turned from Samoa. He says That the
friction alleged to have existed in Samoa
between the Germans on the one hand
and the Americans and English on the
other. was very much exaggerated. But
every Vestige Of friction. he says dlaap-
pcared with the aupearance OF the COM
missioncrs representing the parties 10 the
Tri-Parti agreement The arrangement
which they made he thinks promises
TO be perfectly satisfactory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-02
THE CHICAGO SILVER MEETING.
German, Wall. and Gahan Not Asked
To Speak.

CHICAGO. July 13.-Letters inviting
them to speak at the silver mass-meeung
at the Auditorium next Thursday night.
were sent to-day TO every Democrauc
national committeeman except Thomas
Gahan. Of Illinois; Arthur i. German. OF
Maryland. and +. c. Wall. of Wisconsin
According TO the standard Of the Altgeld
Democrats who are getting up the meet
ing. the three left-outs are not Demo-
Gratis. The letters sent to the national
committeeman Informed them that Mayor
Harrison had been invited 10 welcome the
visiting Democrats to Chicago.