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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
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Spring

OpTlIg
you ready We You minds when
made selections the have been ante
pd Every department ready inspection You will find
the choice all that novel and stylish substantial materials
at the lowest possible prices
Do need a Dress Skirt?
before examining line Of
things Silks Mohar and variety of plain and fancy
suitings
s a Shirt Waist?
inspect the choicest assortment Of Silks
Sans Tafetas other goods be found in the county.
Did you say White Goods?
complete line Ogandes Swiss Persian Lawns India
Linen Nainsook Dmes Pques colOred wash goods of
Perhaps yeu prefer a Suit separate
wash waist?
We exceptional this department and claim the
with the
county prices you would
70 an inferior article elsewhere.
and finish the distinctive features the
line of les muslin underwear.
department for ladies and children contains the best
fast-c goods prices
line of
Nottingham goods
TO Linens
Handkerchief Ribbons Notions
embrace sover
gui embroideies.
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A ssIGNEEs ACCOUNT.

hereby certify that the following account
has been nied In the ProthonOtary's Office IN
and for the county Of Somerset, and that the
same win be presented to the Court OF Com
mon Pleas OF said county, for confirmation
and allowance, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
PEGIsTER's NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given TO all persons con-
cerned as legatees, creditors or otherwise. that
the following accounts have passed register,
and that the same will be presented for con-
frmation and allowance atan Orphans Court
to be held at Somerset. Pa, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
New Line of PopIins

To show in all colors. the best seller Of
10 day, can not get enough Of them. Now
would be good chance to pick out the
shade you have been looking for.
We also have the new Mercerizs
goods for waists. in Polka dot. and differ
ent shades Of the plain Another good
seller.
Don't overlook our Tailor Made
Suit department. we are right in it. our
sales show itself
Plenty OF Wash Silks, great demand
for these goods
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
sHERIFF's SALE

By virtue OF a certain writ OF Teri Eicias Is
sued out OF the Court of Common Pleas Of
Somerset county. Pa, TO me directed, there
will be exposed 10 sale, at the Court House, In
Somerset borough, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
WANTED 100 T''s
Baled Straw.

Can load at any point in the county.
Parties having any to offer will please
write or call to see US.
We are the Largest Receivers of
Farm Products in the County. Farmers
having Potatoes, Hay, Wheat, etc, to
offer, call to see us when ready to
market your produce.
Respectfully yours,
COOK & BBBRITS,
"The Headquarters"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

Don't forget "OIL MEAL" is the
most nutritious feed for stock. Try sack
at once and see the results.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
PETTlGREW TO LEAVE,
The Great Popullst's Term Is Almost
Expired.

senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota.
VINO has found it very difficult of late
TO agree with anybody else in the Sen.
ate, will quit that body next March.
Already the reports from South Da.
kota hint to the election as his sue.
cessor of an unquestionable Republi.
can. The Republicans hold the Legis.
lature at present, and there is no pros.
pect of a fusion that will restore the
Fopullsts to control of the state.
Pettigrew, when he was elected to
the Senate, was regarded at home as
a prodigy Of political sense and skill
He regarded himself as "boss." and
attached himself to the free silver
party in 1896. in expectation that it
would forever hold the mining states,
and eventually compel the effete East
to acknowledge the right of the North
west to dictate terms to the rest of
the country. With good deal of nat
ural energy and much ambition, Pet
tigrew, who began life with no CAPT
tai except that of brains extorted for
tune and position out of circum-
stances not especially advantageous.
With a larger gift of amiability, he
might have acquired a personal fol-
lowing. which he seems altogether to
lack. Probably no Senator could
leave the body with such general ap-
proval Of his going Washington
Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
AFRICAN RAILWAYS.
Great Developments Prophesied Dur
ing the Next Twenty Years.

Gredr developments PropheSied Dur.
ing the Next Twenty Years.
In twenty years time, it is safe to
prophesy, railway development in At
RIGA will have made enormous strides,
and the many important branch lines
to connect with the Cape-Cairo trunk
will have been constructed or be near
completion. In the south the line from
johannesburg will have Joined that at
Bulawayo; Bulwayo, again, will be
connected with a line running right
across country to Walfisch Bay in
German West Africa. In Central AZ
RIGA the trunk line will connect with
German and British lines running to
the east coast; and it is only reason
able to suppose that by that time a
line or lines through Belgian territory
will conect or be in close touch with
the Cape-to- Cairo route And that the
trunk line will be a paying concern
there is no reason to doubt.
In the Rhodesian section already
built the returns have advanced by
leaps and bounds. The engineering
difficulties of the Cape-to- Cairo line
are considerable, but not insurmount.
able; so that, with Mr. Rhodes at the
head to push things along" there is
every prospect OF the scheme, vast as
it is, being successfully accomplished.
Engineering Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
THE GROUND SLoTH.
An Animal About Which There Is
Much Mystery.


Much Mystery.
Don Francisco Moreno, of Argen-
tina, has recently taken to England a
skeleton and hide of a grypotherium
which he found in a cage in Pata-
gonia. The animal, also known as the
great ground sloth, has always been
claSsed among the extinct monsters,
and the finder of this specimen him.
self believes that it may have been
preserved in the ice-cold cave ever
since the glacial period. The skim
however, seems to resemble that of
the jemisch, and animal which. it is
said, may still be found in Patagonia.
More than twenty years ago Mr.
Chaworth Musters was camped one
day with a party of the Tehuelche
Indians on a river in Patagonia, when
two South American ostriches which
the hunters had killed and left outside
the camp disappeared during the
night Their torn and half devoured
bodies We're found next day in a shall
low of the river TO which led the
tracks of an animal that from all ap.
pearances were those of a mighty
beast of prey. The Cordilleran puma
is a large animal, but the tracks Of
this mysterious beast were far larger
than those of the puma. The Indians,
frightened half out of their wits, de-
clared that they knew the animal that
had made these prodigious tracks. 1t
was the "tigre del aqua" or water
tiger, a fierce yellow monster that
hunted their rivers and lay in wait
for the unwary swimmer to devour
HMM. Y. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
STRANGE FIND.
Document 800 Years Old Tells of
Buried Treasure.

buried treasure.
e. Gallegos, of Las Vegas, N. NJ,
recently discovered q cave in the foot
hills six miles from the town which
contained a plain tablet, and found ID
niche in which was was a stone box.
In this box were Latin and Spanish
manuscripts which told that three
hundred years ago party of Spanish
and French colonists from Mexico
were attacked by Indians near the To-
cality, and all the party except four
were killed
Subsequently one of the survivors
died and was buried close to the cave.
The three survivors feared they would
never reach their country again and
gave directions to be observed by the
finders of the documents. They told
where the grave of the man who died
would be found, and where a large
quantity of gold and silver in bars
and bullion had been secreted in the
same locality. They requested that the
finders of the treasure should forward
half of it to the heirs of the colonists.
Gallegos found the grave as indicat-
ed, and the skeleton of a man. The
treasure has not yet been found. L.
B. Catron has offe ed $1,000 for the
manuscript
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
Kitchener's WAY.

Before Lord Roberts left Cape Town
he called into his office a certain
colonel and charged him with a Ger.
tain mission. "Now," said the chief,
chow soon can you put this through?
know you'll do the best you can"
'Well," replied the colonel "I'll try
to do it in a fortnight" "Well," Lord
Roberts replied, 81 know you will do
the best you can" and with pleasant
smile he dismissed the officer. out
side the door he met Lord Kitchener.
"Well? said Kitchener, with bust
ness-like abruptness. "Oh." said the
colonel, 81 have just seen the chief,
and he wants me to do so and So"
"When are you going to get it
through" Well said the colonel,
81 promised to try and do it in a fort.
night" Nov. colonel" was Kitch-
ener's retort ''f this is not done with
in a wee, we shal have to see about
sending you home" And done 1t was.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
The Same Effect.

at is very odd" remarked Mr.. Hub
bub, that in Africa there is a tribe
which cannot wear clothes at all.
Clothes make them sick. Isn't it
strage, dear"
mot at ALL" replied Mrs. Hubbub.
"The same thing happens in this coun-
try also"
"Oh surely not. I never heard of
such thing in civilized countries"
'Well, Mr.. Hubbub, can tell you
that even in this great and glorious
land the same phenomenon is by no
means unknown. When I see Mrs.
Poindexter coming out every month
or so with fine new outfit from head
to foot, her clothes make me sick
make me sick, I say, Mr.. Hubbub-
when reflect that you are just as
able to buy me new clothes as Mr..
Poindexter is to buy them for his
wife. and don't"
And Mrs. Hubbub dissolved in tears.
Smart Set.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
M'LEAN A REPORTER.
The Gubernatorial Candidate Will Re.
port the Democratic Convention.

The Gubernatorial Candidate Will Re-
port the Democratic Convention.
John r. Mclean, last fall Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio,
and a leading representative of his
party, purposes in humble manner
to duplicate the performance of Mr..
Bryan at the Republican convention
Of 1896. Mr.. Mclean announces that
he will attend the gathering at Kan
sas City as a plain reporter for his
paper. He refuses to go as delegate
from Ohio, but, on the contrary, will
confine himself to routine newspaper
work. There be those who believe
Mr.. Mclean considers himself as good
reporter now as Mr.. Bryan was four
years ago, when he sat in the press
gallery of the national convention at
st. Louis.
1t is even intimated that when the
Kansas City delegates behold Mr.. Nc
Lean laboring as reporter, his hands
smeared with lead pencil dust, his
sleeves rolled up and a torrent of per-
spiration pouring from his forehead
as he strives to follow the gymnastics
of the convention orators, a Vice.
Presidential movement might be start
ed which would sweep Mr. Mclean
from the gallery.
But Mr. Mclean has not said he
would accept second place on the
Bryan ticket. He has gone no further
than to declare he would attend as
a plain newspaper n."-Chicago
Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
Tramp With a Valet.

Although John Trainor poses as n
tramp, he travels with a negro man
servant whom he pays So week and
his expenses. This is because Trainer
is totally blind, and has both arms
amputated below the elbows. He was
an applicant in the rooms of the Blu
reau of Charities for transportation
for himself and rlan to Boston, but
was told that he could be given only
a half rate Thel he promptly pro-
duced $50 fare.
The negro was questioned by the
charities officials, and he said Trainer
owned a ranch near Albuquerque. n.
NJ, and had money in the bank in that
town. The two men were taken to
the police station, where Trainor
acknowledged the truth of the negros
statements. His explanation for pos
ing as tramp was that he was not
sufficiently wealthy to pay his travel
ing expenses and also a man to care
for him.-Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
The Empress Of China Requests Him
to Execute Himself.

Here Is a situation for a novel.
Weng Tung-Ho was the tutor of the
present Emperor of China from
the time he was selected as the heir
apparent to the throne, and until the
recent coup detat was his most con-
ndential and influential adviser. Mr..
Weng Is man of great age, and until
recently none of all the princes of the
court received more respect than he.
When the Empress Dowager took
charge of affairs two years ago she
sent him to his former home at
Chang-Shu, a small city about forty
miles east of oo-Chow, where he has
since been living in seclusion. Wheth.
er Weng Tung-Ho has been communi.
eating with his former pupil, the i'm.
prlsoned Emperor, or whether the
Dowager fears that he may attempt to
DO so, nobody knows, but few weeks
ago she condemned him to death. and
forwarded notice of that fact to him
through the Governor of Soo-Chow.
Wengs rank is so high and his per.
Son so venerable that no official of
the empire can be induced to execute
the sentence, and he has been request.
ed. by the Governor of Soo-Chow to
execute himself. A military guard
has been placed around his residence
SO that he cannot escape or be res.
cued, nor can he communicate with any
one outside except through the Off
Gals, and thus the old man was liv-
ing when the latest mails left China,
with the decree of the Empress Dow.
ager in his hands The news of his
suicide was expected daily.-Washing
ton Special.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
- -
Tricksters at the Fairs

Wherever large numbers of people
gather a class of people often found
who make living by deceiving the
public. They have schemes and tricks
innumerable that appear to be easy
and simple, but in reality they are
quite difficult and i'm some cases i'm.
possible to successfully perform They
have wheels and machines that are
doctored to turn as the proprietors NAV
wish to make them. They have cocoa.
nut headed negro dodgers to arouse the
brutality in men and boys. They have
tented shows which are disgusting In
coarseness and vulgarity. Among the
throngs at fairs these leeches are out
of place. They contribute nothing help
full or good They do not add to the
attraction of the fair They do not
bring desirable patrons. They do not
swell the gate receipts. They are not
patronized by intelligent patrons Of the
fair. They are not wanted by honest
farmers. They are stunned with fear
by thoughtful parents. Because of
their presence even the fair is not pat
ronized by many Of our best citizens
familics.-Eben fumstead, Boston,
Aoge
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
EVART'S LONGEVITY.
The Venerable Statesman Has a Rea.
son for His Preservation.


son for His Preservation.
Ex-senator Evarts celebrated his
eighty-second birthday recently, and
called his large brood of children and
grandchildren and great-grandchildren
around him in his old-fashioned resi-
dence on Second avenue. Although
his eyes are almost sightless and it is
difficult for him to recognize people
except by their voices nowadays, his
general health is good, and he has not
lost his humor.
The other day when an old friend
called upon him he talked at length
about the past and the men they had
been associated with at the bar, in
politics and in society, and Mr.. Evarts
quoted a few appropriate lines from
Oliver Wendell Holmes pathetic poem,
1.-THE Last Leaf"
"How do you account for your long
evity?" asked the friend. You have
eaten and drank whenever you were
hungry and thirsty, and you have
been what we call a free liver. You
have never taken care of yourself and
were not born with a strong physique
Why is it that you have eutlived near
ly all of our contemporaries?
II suppose it is because have never
taken any exercise" said Mr.. Evarts
grimly.-Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
AIlmony to His stepmother.

w. e. Wayman, Of Milwaukee, has
made the startling discovery that his
divorced wife, to whom he has been
paying alimony, Is his stepmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weyman were divorced
by Wisconsin court, which handed
down the decree on May 6, 1899. The
court ordered that Weyman pay his
wife $25 a week alimony. This he has
obeyed, the money being sent to her
attorneys. Weyman's father is re-
tired German officer and a member
of the G. A. r., residing at Youngs
vile, N. Y. Little communication was
held with his son. and it was not I'M
til a short time ago the latter knew
his father was married, and that he
had stepmother. He was overcome
when he learned that his stepmother
was his divorced wife, and she was
as much surprised as he. 1t will now
be a question for the court whether
the order compelling him to pay ali
mony to his steprlother shall be re-
yoked
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
STORY OF A LEAF.
How 1t Cheers the Birds as Well as
the Children.

the Children.
1 am only leaf. My home is one
of the great trees that grow near the
school house. All winter l was
wrapped up in a tiny warm blanket,
tucked in a little brown cradle, and
rocked by the winds as they blew.
Do you not believe me, little reader7
What l say is true.
Next fall just break off branch of
a tree, and see whether you cannot
find leaf-bud on it. 1t will look like
a little brown knot.
Break it open, and inside you will
see some soft, white down; that is the
blanket. The brown she'll that you
break is the cradle.
Well, as l was telling you, l was
rocked all winter in my cradle on the
branch. When the warm days came,
and the soft rains fell, then l grew
very fast indeed. l soon pushed N.Y.
self out of my cradle, dropped my
blanket, and showed my pretty green
dress to all who came by.
oh, how glad every one was to see
me! And here l am, so happy with
my little brothers and sisters about
me! Every morning the birds come
and sing to us; the great sun shines
upon us, and the winds fan us.
We dance with the winds, we smile
back at the bright sun, and make a
pleasant shade for the dear birds.
Every day, happy, laughing school
children pass under our tree.
We are always glad to see you, boys
and girls; glad to see your bright eyes
and hear you say, How beautiful the
leaves arer'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
CHINESE CONNECTIONS.
Civilization VIII Not Soon Acquire
Taste for Them.

Taste for Them.
"The Chinese have a strange idea
Of table delicacies," said a gentleman
Of this city who has taken much in.
terest in local mission work. "a few
days ago received small jar filed
with peculiar brownish paste, which
was sent me as a present by a young
Chinaman who used to have a laun.
dry here. but is now living in San
Francisco. A letter which accompan.
led the gift explained that the paste
was combination of peanut buds and
ginger jelly. That sounds like a Joke.
but it isn't. If you will break open
the kernel Of peanut you will find
at the base little cone-shaped for
nation usually surmounted by two
microscopic leaves. 1t is the life germ
Of the nut, and, if planted, would de-
velop into tree. As my friend Wong
explained to me, the nuts are first
roasted and then these minute
growths are carefully extracted. They
are so small it takes thousands of
them to fill teacup, but when suf-
ficient number is collected they are
put in a mortar and ground into a
fine -four, which is subsequently
mixed with ginger jelly and rubbed
down to smooth paste. That sent
me was about the consistency of
cream cheese, and it had n peculiar
aromatic taste that was rather pleas.
ant. 1t is one of the queer semi-con-
fections that the Chinese like to nibble
at between courses, and as it costs
$40 an ounce it is literally worth al
most its weight in gold. l have eaten
little of the preparation, but don't
think Pm likely to acquire taste for
it."-New Orleans Times Democrat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
Earnings and Salary.

"There IS in The employ of our
house." said the philadelphia sales
man, "a young mau who is assistant
bookkeeper. He's steady chap,
minds his own business, and is as
shrewd as they MAKE them. The 9TH
er day the senior partner of the firm,
who seldom comes around, made a
tour of inspection and as he ap-
preached the assist ant bookkeeper he
noticed the solemn expression on his
face. Desiring to be congenial, he
said:
"'How are you, young man? see
you are close at work. That is good
Close attention to business will always
bring its own reward. Tell me, what
are you earning nov a weekY
1.-THE young man with moments
hesitation. answered /: Twenty dollars,
sir; but l oply get half of t.'"-New
York Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
INTERESTING SPECIMENS.
A Rare Collection of Minerals for the
National Museum.

The Jesuit College in Georgetown
has recently received from the men,
bers of the community in the Philip.
pines a large and rare collection of
gems, coral minerals and shells, a
part of which, as soon as it is arranged
and catalogued, win be presented to
the National Museum.
The most interesting specimens in
the collection came from Mindanao,
one of the richest spots in the islands,
where not only coral, precious stones
and valuable minerals are to be found,
but some of the finest pearls in the
world. Among the specimens are sew
eral fine pieces of the beautiful i'm
peralis, number of fossils, including
a miniature tree, grarled and knotted
and Flower baskets of Venus" as the
aspergillum is popularity called.
The collection o. minerals is a rich
one. proof of the wealth in this direc.
ton, at least, of tie islands. There,
too, are quantities of exquisite opals,
and the shells which have been
brought together form a unique col
lection.-E. Y. Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-08
HER INVESTMENTS.
Hetty Green Has $4,000, 900 Invested
In New York.

Hetty Green Has $5,ooo,ooo Invested
In New York.
Hetty Green can walk around the
City Hall and see where $4,000. 900 of
her enormous wealth is invested.
The Chemical National Bank. of
which Hetty Green owns a big Dor.
ton, is visited by her nearly every
day. She comes from Wall street, and
always carries in her hand the old
reticule which has been known to con-
tain millions in stocks and bonds.
Mrs. Green advanced to the city
S2,00O,O00 in money last year.
Mrs. Green holds a mortgage of over
Sl.0O0,OOO on the Stewart property,
which has been running for some
time. 1t was made during a money
squeeze, when the Hilton estate was
short of funds.
The holdings of Mrs Green in the
Chemical National Bank are said to
be worth at least $2,50O,00O. Her de-
posts in the bank are some DAYS as
high as $1,000,000 When the rates on
call money are very high Mrs Green
usually has from $1,000 to 81. 900.
600 in hard cash ready to help out
some big firm in need, but the security
must be gilt-edged.
Hetty Green is classed by tinanciers
who have dealt with her as the equal
of Russell Sage in a transaction. She
has complete control of her purse
strings, and they are never opened ex.
cept with elaboration and with the
certainty that in few days they will
be closed with a good profit on the
loans made.
There is probably no man in New
York who can, like Hetty Green, stand
near the City Hall and see where
100000 Of his money is invested
N. Y. World.