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The herald., 1898-05-23
On Scout Duty

NEW YORK, May 22.-The United States
commerce destroyer Columbia. which has
been at anchor at Tompkinsville. after
tour, Of duty with the North Atlantic
patrol, weighed anchor and proceeded to
sea tonight
The herald., 1898-05-23
The olympics Won

RENO. New. May 22.-The fifty-mile BIZ
cycle race between the Olympics Of San
Francisco and the Reno Wheemen was
won by the olympic team by half a mile.
The herald., 1898-05-23

ST. LOUIS, May pam epidemic of
measles and pneumonia has broken out
In the Fifth regiment of Missouri volun-
teers at Jefferson barracks. Six patients,
in dangerous condition. were removed to
the city hospital today.
The herald., 1898-05-23
A Fatal Celehration

Lorraine. o., May 22.-During celebra-
tion Of the supposed naval victory last
night, a hose cart In the procession ran
over two men. Peter Snyder IL dead, and
another man. whose name II unknown, Is
dying.
The herald., 1898-05-23
Can Buv Soma Mora

WASHINGTON, May 22--Late last night
the residence Of Senator William Mason
Of Illinois was entered by burglars and
jewelry to the extent OF nearly $4,000 was
stolen. Not clew to either the burglars
or to the jewelry has been obtained
The herald., 1898-05-23
Philip Carriers Death

Philip GARNER, the well-known sheep
raiser and property owner of this city. died
recently at Gap, Hautes Alpes, France,
his birthplace, from an operation to the
eye. He leaves widow and two children.
The herald., 1898-05-23
Approved

"That is genuine horse sense" said Mr.
Murray Hill to Mr.. schenley Park.
'What ISL"
1.-THE determination Of the United State,
that Cuba shall have stable govern
ment. "-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The herald., 1898-05-23
Helped the Fruit

MONTEREY, May 22..-A heavy rain fell
throughout this entire section last night
Fruit and vegetables have been greatly
benefited by the downpour.
The herald., 1898-05-23

PARIS, May 22.-The Prix du Jockey
club (French derby Of s27,blo. for s-year-
olds, one and one-half miles. was run to-
day. Cardo-Fou was first, OAK second ana
Cahabat third.
The herald., 1898-05-23
Undelivered Telerrams

There are undelivered kilograms at the
office Of the Western Union Telegraph
company for Mr.. Stanley, E. Crosby. Mrs.
Theresa Schurtz, C. B. Mallory, Henry
Spaller, Mrs. e. e. Henry.
The herald., 1898-05-23
The jury Still Out

The jury in the Church damage suit
against the Los Angeles Railway company
were locked up last night and will be
brought into court today.
The herald., 1898-05-23
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs E. MandeI OF San Francisco,
accompanied by their son Frank, are stop
ping at Hotel Van Mugs.
The herald., 1898-05-23
Coast Defense

NEW YORK, May 22.-The United States
cruiser Columbia, which arrived here a few
days ago passed quarantine outward bound
al Sis p. m.
The herald., 1898-05-23

phor. yesterday. Many Of the rlotsf1 we1
injured. ana they were lnAllx tiepereed
by the police. Several ATTEMPTS to renew
the disturbances were also suppressed ~
the authorities.
The herald., 1898-05-23
A Prussian Horror

DORTMUND, Prussia, May 22.-A great
fire has broken out in the zollern mine. 1t
is feared that As miners have persisted.
The herald., 1898-05-23

CALCUTTA, May 22-About 5000 people
took part in riot which lasted two hours
At Bhowanipoor, 90 miles west of Dynago-
The herald., 1898-05-23
Keep Up a Steady Fire

"what do you understand Is meant BY
Spanish magazine guns7"
ssTypewriters"- Post.
The herald., 1898-05-23

+, Maximum temperature, 20.
Minimum temperature, 81.
4 ~ Forecast for Southern California: Fair
~ u1ohday; warmer in northern portion;
northerly winds.
The herald., 1898-05-23

The daintiest petticoats for summer wear
are made of pink and blue batiste, with
embroidered founces for trimming.
The herald., 1898-05-23

To date - has been subscribed toward
the purchase Of light battery tor home,
defense the cost % which y sstimstsd to
The herald., 1898-05-23

Tfnnks. DsGs. Leather 0ooda
]. 9. Cunningham. manufacture, Aoaier:
repa!rine 3 specially. - South Nain, Al
The herald., 1898-05-23

A sash Of black spaneled tuile u very ef
fectivs on Z gown Of some pale tint.
The herald., 1898-05-23
CITY NEWS
INDEX OF LOCAL zvznTs


sharpshooters out to try their new
rifes and range.
Coursing at the park; lively running
by hares ana hounds.
Jealousy Of . frail female causes
the suicide Of . saloon man.
Sunday sermons from local pulpits.
War fund race meet at Agricultural
park and the preparations for 1t.
The herald., 1898-05-23

STITCH

The woman
who bends her
back over a sew
Ing machine for
many hours each
cay needs to be
3 I g n E an q
healthy in every
way, or she is
The herald., 1898-05-23
THE WEATHER

TEMPERATURE-Report of observations
taken at Los Angeles May ed. The
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A map of Jerusalem in Mosaic, over
1900 years old, has been found in Pal
estine.
A night blooming leguminous plant
of Trinidad is spollinated by the agency
of bats.
There are houses still standing in
Nuremberg, Bavaria, that were built
in 1850.
a pen carrying small electric lamp
to prevent shadows when writing has
been patented in Germany.
Prisoners when arrested in Morocco
are required to pay the policeman for
his trouble in taking them to Jail.
The Roman bride, when being
dressed for the wedding, invariably
had her hair parted with the point of
spear.
A pedestrian succeeded the other
day in setting foot, in the course of
five hours and forty minutes, in seven
German states.
Simla, India, is built on the side of
a steep hill, and the roof of one house
is often on level with the founda-
tion of one in the next tier.
Grasshoppers attain their greatest
size in South America, where they
grow to length of five inches, and
their wings spread out ten inches.
The japanese are curiously alike
physically. Recent measurements
taken of an infantry regiment showed
no variation except two inches in
height or 20 pounds in weight.
An early Anglo-Saxon custom, strictly
followed by newly married couples,
was that of drinking diluted honey
for thirty days after marriage. From
this custom comes the word honey
moon, or honeymonth.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

understood and grasped the ropc near
its centre, while Oche, dropping full
length upon the ground, wriggled his
naked body into the burrow Thanks
TO his extreme slenderness and to his
Indian blood he crawled through tho
tunnel with nll the dexterity of an
animal. Holding one end of the lariat
at his back he drew the slack rapidly
after him, and in less than minute
he stood on the narrow strip beside
the creek.
Pete crawled into the tunnel ms far
as his own exertions would permit, and
now the Indian, drawing the rope
taut, pulled him along with all the
strength of his 1.-THE body. Twisting
aud turning, the cowboy scraped safely
throu gh.
The colonel grabbed the end of the
rope which had almost disappeared in
the burrow, and running back with it
10 feet he ordered me to go before
him. The fire was within so yards of
us. The wind drove sparks and smoke
against our faces. 1t was no time for
chivalrous Difference.
Dropping to the earth / grasped the
lariat as Pete had done and was trying
to compress my bulk just n little
when felt myself jerked forward with
vigor whiclftold me that Oche and
Pete were hauling together at the
rope. In half n minute | was by their
side, and our united strength dragged
Colonel Bailey rapidly through the
tunnel. But just rs the sherifl's head
emerged from under the bluff Oche
sprang from us and running along the
bank of the stream stopped some five
rods away. 1t was hardly strange
that neither Pete nor l thought of
him as n prisoner.
Colonel Bailey got on his feet and
took step toward Oche. The out
law stood motionless. The sheriff
made another step. The Indian shook
his head, then turned and walked
slowly away, conscious of his perfect
security. He had seen us throw down
our holster pistols ON the other side
of the hole, and rs an Indian he did
not fear our pursuit on foot.
The sheriff watched Oche until he
has passed a bend in the ridge, then
turned aud walked toward us in si-
lence. Hating at the wolf-burrow he
bent down and peeped through it. As
he did so his trousers we're drawn
tight across his hips, and perceived
the outline of hard object in his rear
pocket 1t was the butt of derringer
pistol; but l am not the man to criti-
else the colonel. - Til Tilford, in
Youths Companion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24
Safety for Miners.

A recently invented device for
miners will no doubt result in lessen
ing the loss of life. 1t is designed to
render the miners immune from the
deadly effects of carbonic oxide in the
after damp which follows gas ex-
plosions in mines. 1t is a helmet
which will enable the wearer to live
for at least half an hour after such an
explosion takes place. 1t is worn over
the head and face, and is constructed
of special asbestos tanned leather,
or cloth, rendering it proof against
fire, heat, steam, boiling water and all
poisonous fluids. 1t comes down close
over the shoulders, and is held firmly
in place by means OF two straps pass
ing under the arms. At the back of
the helmet is a metal reservoir, from
which the wearer is supplied with
fresh air at the natural air pressure
and twenty degrees cooler than the
outside atmosphere. The tank has q
capacity of 100 pounds pressure OF
compressed air, and is always ready
for service, the same pressure of pure
mir being retained for months. The
amount of air in store can be seen on
the gauge attached to the reservoir,
which can be quickly changed by an
air pump. A lever on the top of the
reservoir forces the air through the
supply tubes to a point inside and di-
recty in front of the mouth and nos.
trils. The supply can be adjusted to
the comfort of the wearer. The mack
gear has an outlet for the foul air, and
the two lookouts arc constructed of
double plates of clenr mica, with re-
volving cleaners and protected by fouf
cross wires. Tho side or eur plates
have special diaphragms, or sounding
discs, which give perfectly distinct
hearing. Philadelphia Record.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24
An Invisible Monkey.

There are many animals, especially
birds and insects, which mimic in
their colors and shapes the natural
objects amid which they dwell, and
thus frequently escape the eyes OF
their enemies. but, as DIR. Lydekker
says in Knowledge, "Until quite re-
Gently no case was known where q
monkey, for the sake of protection,
resembled in form or coloration either
some other animal or an inanimate.
ob. .ect." Such monkeys were discov-
cred by DR.. j. w. Gregory during his
recent iou.ney in East Africa. Near
relatives OF the monkeys seen by him
have long been known to naturalists.
and have excited surprise by the bril-
liant contrast OF the black fur cover
ing their body and limbs with the
snow-white mantle of long, silky hair
hanging from their shoulders and the
equally white plumes on their tails.
The contrast, DR.. Gregory found,
serves to render the animals practi-
cally invisible, for the trees which they
inhabit have black stems and are
draped with pendant masses OF gray
white licheu, amid which the monkeys
can hardly be distinguished.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

Universities on the European model
are to be established in China under
the direct initiative of the Emperor.
The old exclusiveness of the Middle
Kingdom appears to be giving way at
all points under pressure of the con-
viction that only in that way can the
national life and welfare be preserved.
The imported methods of scholarship
are to be introduced in q land of
scholars, where learning fourished
not only before such comparatively
modern schools as those of England,
France, Germany and Italy were
founded, but before art and letters
were taught in Bagdad or Allepo, or
for that matter, in Alexandria or
Athens. The Western graft of cul-
ture on the ancient Eastern stock
ought to produce particularly valua-
BILE fruitage, and that is what it prom
ises to do, thinks the New York Tri-
bune.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

The vegetarians are making a great
ado over the alleged triumph of their
theory in the long-distance test of
walking endurance, seventy miles, in
Germany recently. The twenty-five
starters included eight vegetarians.
The distance had to be covered within
eighteen hours. The first six to ar
rive were vegetarians. The first fin
ishing in fourteen and one-fourth
hours, the second in fourteen and one
half hours, the third in fifteen and
one-half, the fourth in sixteen, the
fifth in sixteen and one-half, and the
sixth in seventeen and one-half. The
two last vegetarians missed their way
and walked five miles more. All
reached the goal in splendid condi-
ton. Not until one hour after the
last vegetarian did the first meat eater
appear, completely exhausted. He
was the only one. Others dropped
off after thirty-five miles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

Congress at its last session passed
bill enlisting army cooks which will
be welcomed by the troops every
where. The measure has been advo-
Gated for years, but the actual pres
ence of war seems to have been need
ed for its enactment, thinks the New
York Sun. Commmisary General
Egan, in urging the bill, pointed out
that during the civil war the com
plants made against the rations arose
largely from the fact that in each.com-
pany one or two men were detailed to
cook them, and that these men might
be very imperfectly suited to the bust
ness. Under existing regulations, he
said, food supplies are issued for ten
days at time, and through inexperi-
ence or unskillfulness in cooking,
these supplies are sometimes used up
by the seventh or eight day, and then
complaints are made that the govern
ment does not furnish food enough,
''whereas what is supplied constitutes
ration that is more ample than any
other in the world, and fully sufficient,
il properly cared for and cooked, to
meet all the needs for nourishment. I"
The new bill authorizes the enlist
ment for each company, battery OF
troop, regular or volunteer, of "a
competent person" as cook, who
should have the rank and pay of a
corporal. and should instruct other
men who may be detailed to assist
him. This step must have good ef-
feet on the health, comfort, aud en-
iertaiament Of the troops in the field.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24
UNCLE SANS LIVESTOCK.
He Has Invested s3.O0o,oo> In Mule and
Horse Flesh.


Horse Flesh.
Since the beginning of the war there
have been purchased for army pur-
poses by the government Is, 900 mules
and 1000 horses. The total number
of these animals now in use by the
troops in the field and at the several
army camps is not far from II, 600
mules and 1000 horses. with the
further equipment of volunteers under
the second call purchases continue to,
be made, and it is quite probable that
within few weeks this four-footed
army will number 80, These will
cost in round numbers $4,000, 900.
Assistant Quartermaster Charles p.
Miller, who is in charge Of this de-
partment, has agents in several sec
tions of the country looking for young
horses and mules that are fit for army
duty.
"The attempts to corner the mule
Market" said Lieutenant Colonel
Miller, 'have all been Intellectual.
Dealers around st. Louis have tried it
several times, but as soon as this is
done we have ceased to purchase in
that market and transferred our opera
tions to other cities. The result has
been that mules could eventually be
bought in that market for less than
the original prices"
The mules are erendezvoused general
ly in the vicinity of some of the army
camps, and are trained there for SER
vice in dragging the heavy transport
tation wagons. During the civil war
each wagon was given six mules, but
it is found preferable by the quarter
masters department now to drive
many OF them in teams of four. The
price paid for the animals depends mp
on the position they are fit for in the
team. The wheel mules, which must
be larger and stronger than the others,
cost the government about s11s. The
Swings" or second span IN team of
six, cost from S9S to S1O5, the leaders
being lighter and not necessarily so.
strong, about SS7 head.
The principal centres that the gov
ernment depends upon for its mules.
are St Louis, Kansas City, and north
ern Texas. Some have been purchased
in Chicago and some in Atlanta.
In fitting out those heavy teams.
the government has taken new de-
parture in carts, which is thought to
be an improvement over the carts of
the civil war. Then wheels with mar
row tires, hardly more than two in
ches, were used. These narrow tires
cut the roads up badly, and the pass
ing OF long army train was sufficient
to badly demolish any ordinary country
highway. For the service in Cuba
and the South Lieutenant Colonel
Miller has some wagons mounted on
mammoth trucks of wood. They are
made in sections from oak and bound
together by an iron tire twelve inches
broad. Then the rear trucks are,
placed on axles that prevent their
tracking" the forward trucks. This
arrangement is regarded as especially
adapted for the soft roads in Cuba,
where the rain sometimes makes the
thoroughfares well nigh impossible.
Army wagons mounted on these trucks
will have the effect of packing the soil
down harder rather than cutting il up.
Teams of four mules are driven there
instead of teams of six.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24
An Ancient Agricultural Implement.


An agricultural relic of considerable.
interest was unearthed recently on
the farm of Amos Buckman, in SPRING
field township, Delaware county.
Buckman's farm is known as the
Lewis Homestead" and is said to be
the Oldest place in the county, the
title dating back to William Penn's
time. The farmhouse, solid stone
structure, about $50 years old, has be-
gun to show signs Of age, and recent
ly steps were taken to put it in re-.
pair Preparations were made to re-
shingle the roof, but before this could
be done it was necessary to tear down
and rebuild the large chimney. The
men engaged at lis work had razed
the chimney to the level OF the roof
when they came to large, fiat piece of
iron which had been put in to brace
the chimney against the stone wall.
This was torn out and thrown to the
ground, when one of the workmen no.
ticad its odd shape. After the mortar
Lad been cleaned off it was examined
and proved to be an od-fashioned
''sod cutter" A name was sunk ON
it, of which only the three last let
ters isis could be made out, but the
date, 1853, is fairly legible. At that
time the plows were very primitive,
yet thew had in crude form the cut-
ters still frequently used on modern
plows to open the way for the share.
Owing to the mortar the cutter is
well preserved, but the worn edges at
test that it had turned many a furrow
in its palmy days before it was built
into the chimney. Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

''Within twenty years, says
Charles DENLY, Jr., formerly secreta-
ry of the American legation at Peking,
China, there will be twenty thousand
miles of railroad in operation in
China. The internal development of
the Orient has just begun. Americas s
footing in Oriental trade will be
broadened, and our prestige in the
affairs of the Far East greatly in
creased"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

"What is battle like?" she asked.
"Well," returned the veteran
thoughtfally, you've seen pictures OF
them, haven't you?"
"Of course" she answered.
"Then, all you have to do" he ex-
planned, lis to imagine something
that is entirely diffe-c,t."-Chicago
Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

The postoffice department of the
Dominion of Canada is rejoicing in a
surplus of not less than 81, 900, 900
for the year ended June 80 last This
is a new experience for the Dominion,
there having been previously def
cheney annually since 1898 amounting
in five years to some SO, 600, 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

Yellow fever is Spanish warrior,
but Yankee skill will conquer him
just as Yankee valor conquers Spanish
fleets and battaions. American sci
ence will do for the pestilence precise
ly what American gunnery did for the
enemy's ships at Manila aud Santiago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

A young woman in Elizabeth, n. j.,
recently broke off an engagement
which had been in force for eight
years, and the disconsolate lover
brought suit for s25, ZOO. Well, why
shouldn't he be reimbursed for the
ice cream and soda water expendi-
tnraa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

Alphonso cannot be blamed it, he
sets down all illusions to "happy
childhood days" as rank nonsense.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24
coLpENRop.

Spring is the morning OF the year,
And Summer is the noontide bright;
The Autumn is the evening clear
That comes before the Winters night.
And In tho evening, everywhere
Along the roadside, up and down,
see the golden torches fare
Like lighted street-lamps in the town.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-08-24

Michigan cast four million barrels
of flour on the waters of traffic last
wear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-28
OCEAN FREIGnTs.

Cotton-Market steady; rates quoted are
per 100 pounds; Boston,per bale $l.25; New
York, per bale, $780, Philadelphia, per bale,
$10O; Baltimore per bale, s100; via New
York-Liverpool SIC; Bremen, SOC; Genoa
65c; Reval, zoe; Riga. zoe; St Petersburg,
roc; Havre 65c; Hamburg, SIC; Antwerp,
soc; Amsterdam, SIC; Venice, zoe; Trieste,
Toe
Direct-Genoa, &c. Bremen, SIC; BARGE
Iona, Csc; Havre, COO: Liverpool, SIC
Lumber-By Sail-Freights are quiet;
foreign business is dun. The rates from
this and nearby Georg ports are quoted
a &.00G4.75, for a range-including Bait
more and Portland Me. Railroad ties,
base A feet TO Baltimore. 13iac; to Phila-
dephia, NC; to New York, l6l@c. Timber
rates. 5oc0$1.00 higher than lumber rates
BY Steam-Lumber-To Baltimore, $500;
Boston. 500; New York, $775
Naval Stores-The market is steady
medium size vessel. Rosiu--Cork for
orders Is Sd for barrels of $40 pounds, and
IS primage. Spirits, As Larger vessels
Rosin. Is Cd spirits IS Cd. Steam 12c per
100 pounds on rosin, $1.00 on spirits to Bos-
ton and 10c on rosin, and SOC on spirits 10
New York
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-28

sailed, 7cs Wool nominal; prime Geor-
gia, free of sand, burrs and black wool,
Ice; blacks, i4c; bury. S4l0c. Wax, DC.
Tailow. &c. Deer skins, 15c.
ON.-Market steady; demand fair; signal,
45d50c; West Virginia black. 9@12c; lard,
5Sc; neatsfoot, GO@75c; machinery, 16Q25c;
linseed, raw, 47c; boiled soc kerosene,
prime white, Sc; water white sc; fire
proof, 10c; deodeTized stove gasoline, bar
rels, SIC.
Gun Powder-Per key, $500; half keg,
S2.25; quarter key, $l25; Champion duck
ing quarter key, 1928; Austin, Dupont,
and Hazard smokeless, half kegs, $l1.25;
quarter kegs, 500; 1-pound cGnisters, $l0O;
less, % per cent.
shot-Drop, $l25; b, and large, $50;
chilled, $1.55.
Iron-Mar1et very steady; swede, Al
4l5c; refined $l.55 base.
Na,s-Cut, $3.50 base; wire, $3.50 base
Advanced national LIST Of extras. adopted
Dec. ]. 1896
Lime, Calcined, Plaster and Cement-Al-
ALBANIA and Georgia lime in fair demand
and selling at &c per barrel bulk and car
load lot, special; calcined plaster, $1.5O per
barrel; hair, 4@5c, Rosedale cement 81 10@
10; carload lots, special; Portland ce-
ment, retail, 92.21 cnr,oa1 lots. 500
Lumber, f. O. b. Prices-Minimum yard
sizes, 1920; car siGs $1,000; difficult sizes,
$1l00u12.00; ship stock, $l5O90l6.50; stwn
crossiies, $S25; hewn crosstes, 29c per
tie Market quiet and steady.
Bagging-Jute, 24-pound, 71A0Sc; 2
pound, Ta74c; 1&-pound, G94c; sea island,
sac.
Cotton Ties-standard Arrow Steel. A
pounds large lots soc; small lots, 9Oc.