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The state herald., 1900-08-31
More Millions From Alaska.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 27.-The steam
ship Ohio arrived from Nome to-day
with 332 passengers and treasure es-
timated at S2,0OO,O0O. About one-third
of the gold came from Nome. The
kloniike contributed the balance.
The South Portland arrived tonight
with $4,000 in gold from Nome and
lib steeragc passengers.
Late mining developments at Nome
have been of a satisfactory nature. No
doubt now remains OF the gcnuineness
of the Kougrock strike. Harris and
Quartz creeks, In that country, are
rich, and the former shows from 20
cents 80 S1.50 10 the pan. Oregon
creek and Its tributary, hungry creek,
in the Granite district, have developed
unexpected richness.
on Hastings creek, eight miles east
of Nome, prospcctors have uncovered
n gravel bed fifteen feet In thickness
and Of unknown breadth. Wherever
prospectcd 1t has been found TO carry
gold in paying quantities.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
Conxrr Gl,r. relln Ad,lcr..

Washington, Aug. 2I.-The Depart
mcnt OF State makes public the follow
Ing from Minister Congcr, received
this morning:
"Tnku, Aug. 2I.--No important de-
velopments since my last dispatch.
The military are trying TO restore or.
der. No representative OF the Chinese
government has been encountered ms
yet. Several ministers OF The 1sung.
ll.Ynmen are reported In the city, and
are expected TO appear soon. The gen
erals decided not 10 enter the Imperial
palace. leaving II practically vacant.
Two thousand Germans arrived To-
day."
This dispatch IL undated. but from
the fnct ihnt-it mentions the arrival
OF German force NJ pckln. which has
not yet been rcpyffed from any other
quarter. II IL pfesumed TO be OF very
recent origin. 70
The state herald., 1900-08-31
POPULISTS INDORSE
ADLAI STEVENSON

Chicago. Aug. 27.-Thc Peoples par
ty national committee to-day accepted
the declination OF Charles A. Towne as
the vice presidential nominee OF the
party, and Adlai Il. Stevenson was put
In his place. This result was obtained
after n long debate.
Senator Butler. chairman OF the com.
mittee, In a warm speech OF some
length, advocated leaving the place
blank. contendlng that Bryan and
Stevenson would receive more Populist
votes than II n candidate for vice presi-
dent was named.
But one test vote was taken. and
that on motion that n Populist he
placed upon the ticket. II was lost by
~ ayes TO II nays. The Stevenson
motion was then adopted by II viva
yOce vote.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
Itnrld I,un of Nrm Mnr,hlr.

Boston, Aug. 2T.-Thc hnttleshIp
Alabama arrived In President I,onds
this afternoon from New York. She
made great time under forced drafts,
averaging between sixteen aud seven.
tive hours. She was In n fog for about
fourteen hours from I;lo o'clock last
night. She was on Nantucket when
the fog lifted this morning. From there
to Boston Lights she wns again put nn.
der forced draft and made excellent
time. making the run from Highland
Light to Boston Light Ia two hours.
The Alabama VIII 20 on her ,rlnl trip
over the Cape Ann course Tuesday
morning.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
war.hip WIN Scar. Morocco.

Tnngier, Morocco, Aug. ia Unit.
ed States warship has arrived here TO
support the claim arising out OF the
murder, last June. OF Marcos Essaein.
u naturalized American citizen, who
was the manager OF n French firm.
Essagin. while riding On horseback.
Jolted against the mule OF "A Morocco
priest. A dispute ensucd. during which
Essagln, In self-defcnse. drew his re-
yolver and fired. wouniing a native.
This was the signal for general at.
tack upon the American. who received
dozens OF knife wounds, and whose
body was burned. according TO some
accounts. before life was extinct.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria. IS
very clever mechanical engineer. ami
very interested In machinery. The
other day he left his compartment in
the train, put on a workman's blouse.
and drove an engine from Saiz5ouig.
to Munich. 1t will be rememt cred
that the unfortunate King of Bavaria
before his mind gave way. often trav-
eled in this way on the engines, and
the legitimate drivers always received
a princely pourboire at the end OF the
journey.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
santa y. ua,,a,.x ;. ~. Louis.

Fort Scott, KIM. Aug. 9i--it la stat,
od ibnt The rnIlfond now being built
out or ~ Louis nnd across Missouri,
known n- the ~. Louis. Kansas city
n Colorado, II n Snnia fc line. which
VIII absorb. w. charter OF the Jefferson
city, For Scott a Southwestern com.
pnny, nnd build To- Chnnuic. Kansas
Vim this city, nni connect there with
the Santa fe Southwestern line.
This VIII give the snnin l'c the st.
Louis connection which II hnz 50 long
wanted, nnd NJ the same time open up
10 ~ Louis n direct connection with
hIg southwestern territory Of tho
sauin fo lines.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

Indoor gymnastics OF the upside
down and violent type" when In
dulged In TO excess. are said to induce
various physical Ills in after life. In
the cnieavor to develop one special
lied set Of muscles. the harmonious
balance OF the physical forces OF the
body Is destroyed. The athlete. with
the arms, shoulders and chest OF a
Horculos, may have puny legs. an ir-
regular heart. or some other form OF
weakness. What the man OF today
needs most" says a recognized au-
thority In the aolcnee OF physical de-
yelopmcnt, is not athletics. but pien-
~ Of fresh air In his lungs. Instead
Of violent exercise that wcakens him
for hours niterwnrd. he needs 10 learn
how to breathe right. stand right and
sit right"
The state herald., 1900-08-31
n.rr rrnn.lr. In New Nnr..

New York. Aug 2I.-A number ~ In.
clpicni rncc riots broke on, here to-day.
the direct cause b.lNr the shooting
saturday night of John Ilrennnn. n
white messenger hoy, by John Davis,
n negro. ircnnnn was one of crowd
NJ whites who inunt"d Davis. lie IN IN
n hospital nnj likely to die.
The shooting WIS done on slNty,sec.
ond street nni becoming noiHoj about.
the rough white element bognn Ia
search out negroes. Before dnybrcnl,
james Arnold. colorcd NJ sixty fourth
nnd Amsterdam avenue, wnr attacked
by u crowd OF whites nnd badly h-nion
Shortly nflorwnrd the Rnng dolcd ont n
similar experience to Alexander Hal
lnntinr. colofrd, who was passing
Along quietly. In neither cnrr wns hi
arrest mndc.
AZ pilo o'clock IN the morning q
crowd OF whites, lid by l'rnnk Me
ihlkc. demolished the windows IN d
ivrsstory tenement IN siNile'h stree
occupied by negroes. r'ih cracked
The state herald., 1900-08-31

As England continues to send rc-en-
of the declaration that the war is prac-
tically over. the suspicious Frenchman
declares that the English government
is preparing for descent on NADIA
gascar. On the other hand. It is con-
jectured that provisions is being made
against the possibility that the Suez
canal may be closed In the event OF n
war in Asia. Neither supposltion is
tenable. says the Army and Navy
Journal Whatever success the Eng
iish may. have had against the Beers.
the waste OF war is so great as to re-
quire constant reinforcement of IN
army In the field.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

Excellent results are reported 10
have been obtained by the French
government from experiments made
with wireless telegraphy II was
found that communication could be
maintained with comparative ease b..
tween the shore and ship n, IN. dis.
tanee OF sixty miles. only the height
Of the mast OF the ship preventing
longer distance being attained. In
consequence Of this success II has been
decided to equip the French Mcditcrra.
mean squadron with the necessary ap.
paratuH.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
Iir,an at Onahn.

Omaha. Aug. 25.-Air, Bryan made
two speeches here to-day, one OF them
In the afternoon nnd the other In ,hc
evening. There was n large attend
nbcc NJ both.
In the afternoon meeting Mr.. Bryan
wnH preceded by Webster Davis md
James H. Sovereign. aud he spoke
briefly lie devoted himself To n great
extent 10 stat. politics. urging III. IN.
sion of the sinic 10 make sure of th'
success. not only of the electoral Ticket.
but also of the members Of Congress.
United States senators nnd the state
ticket aH well.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

In Africa losses in action by the
British during the present war have
exceeded 1000 at Colenso. Dec. Is. 1899.
when there were 1854 killed. wound
ed and missing; Farquhar's farm and
Nleholson's mex, Oct. 30, 1899. when
they numbered 1926: In the battles
about Iadysmi'ih. i,7s2. Feb. 1s TO %,
1900; at Paardeberg, Feb. 1921. l.i35.
and at spion kop. i.6i6.. Jan. II to
"a. Al stromberg the loss was 7o2: at
Mngersfontein. sO2; at sanna's post,
5ii. In each OF the other engagements
the losses amounted To less than 500
the total being 1868 officers and 49,.
lss men.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
Ih.hn Making I,nrlh urnr,h.

Boisc Idaho, Aug. 2T.--Ccnsus nr.
urcs show ,hnt Idaho has nearly
doubled her population Ia ten yenrs,
having 10000 In 1900. against $1,000
In 1880. Boise lends the towns with
5000, and rocnicllo comes second
with 1000. The oldest inhabitants rrc
two Indians, mnn mud wife. IN the
Ncz Perez reservation. They nrc over
100 ycnr- old, nnd were married scy.
pniy.HlN ycnrs ago.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

Movable targets of new sort have
been invented for the use of the Ger
man army. These targets are pro-
PEELED toward the marksmen at full
speed to represent cavalry charge,
being run on rollers, the motive pow
er supplied by horses, which are
started at gallop after being attach
ed to the target ropes. The soldier J
thus lern to gauge distance and its
variations with great accuracy.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

mountain of alum rock is a ma
tural curiosity which exists in China,
about twelve miles from the village of
Lion Chek. The mountain is about ten
miles in circumference at the base and
its height is $40 feet. The stones are
quarried in large blocks, and after be-
ing heated in furnaces are thrown into
watts of boiling water. At the bottom
OF the watts the alum crystallzes in lay
ers about six inches in thickness.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

may mean more than the Cubans even
now anticipate.
II care not what your party politics
are; but whatever they are, for the
present, party consideration must be
suspended for the sake of the great
end in view; the end that will make
history and affect the welfare of all
Cuban people.
"Your delegates must be competent
to draft constitution. Bear In mind
that no constitution which does not
provide for stable government will
be accepted by the United States.
l wish to avoid making Cuba into n
second Hayti, although l do not think
that possible.
You want liberty for all and for no
particular party. The United States
insist that You shall have it. This is
possible and easily possible. We have
said 1t to the world. 1t lies
with you to help us make our word
good. Your enemies predict failure.
The people of the United States and
their representatives hope to see you
defeat these predictions. If we were
not your friends we would not seek
the best men you have, but would seek
tHe uiStuTbtu anu tht iiuitVhtChts "
represent you in the convention. We
seek and demand the best you have.
Again, | say, send people to the con-
vention who will hereafter make your
political system workable and perma-
nent."
General Woods speech is considered
by Cubans to be the most important
declaration made since the American
occupation began.
The Cuban flag was raised over the
palace by General Woods permission,
thousands of Cubans witnessing the
ceremony. Later in the afternoon the
American, Cuban and Spanish arms
We're fastened together In decorations
in the principal theater, where General
Wood was present. This was the first
time the Spanish arms have been ex-
hibited since the evacuation.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
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London. Aug, ., From the snme
plhcc comes the statement TINT IA
Hung clnne has wired the Einpr,s. .
pownscr ~ llslnn fu. requesting tho
arrest OF Prince Tunn nnd the dlsnrnl
nihcnt OF the boxers. IN order To rly
MN mn opciilpg for negotiations NJ
she powers
The state herald., 1900-08-31
ss,,,.. Of India p,,,x Prom cho,.r.

London. Aug, ~, -"Thc present cpl.
doihlr of cholera" snys the slmln cor.
respondent ~ the Daily Mail. 'i- onr
Of the wors, outbreaks on record. The
tubonic plague Is cblid's plny com.
pared with II.
"'fhc natives nrc dying like flies. NJ
the rnic OF 1000 n week. The epidemic
~ undoubtedly due Ia The pollution of
the scnniy water supply during the
famine"
The state herald., 1900-08-31

The Americans introduced the first
sewing machines into China after
great difficulties and taught the Chi
nese their use, and today, in the -four
ishing cities of Shanghai, Hong Kong
and even in Peking, the tailoring es-
tablishments are benefited by them.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

Jumping the rope is said to be a
remedy for arrangement of the liver.
Many middle-aged persons in England
now regularly engage in this exercise,
and declare they derive great benefit
from it.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

A new Maine statute prohibits the
placing OF inscriptions upon the stars
and stripes. and several political
fagB bearing the names OF candidates
for president. vice president mud gov
ernor have had TO be taken down In
consequence.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

A pious gentleman in Greeley. Pa.
insisted upon having prayers just be-
fore dinner. His wife and daughter
.objected so strenuously that the pious
gentleman attacked them with fork,
and seriously wounded the wife.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

head or two. McPhike and another
man Were arrested.
At 80 p. IN. Joseph Doyle, eighteen
years old, took his stand Mt Fifty-ninth
street and Eleventh avenue. and sue
ceeded In inflicting scalp wounds on
two colored men, pelting them with
stones. lie was arrested
The state herald., 1900-08-31

Piper Findlater of Dargai fame has
now secured farm in his native coun-
ty of Aberdeen, where he intends till
ing the soil for the remainder of his
days.
The state herald., 1900-08-31
THE STATE HERALD.
III PAINTER Owner and Pub,shsr.
HoLyoKR COLORADO.

The war in South Africa has doomed
the Highland kilt as fighting dress.
and it will now survive as a parade
uniform only.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

During the year 1898, 52.661 vessels,
of 34,233,5S0 tons, entered and cleared
Chinese ports. OF these vessels, TAB, OF
239,152 tons, were American.
The state herald., 1900-08-31

According to the statistical year
book OF German cities. II appears that
the consumption OF horse meat In ON
the increase. and In Bfcslnu Chem
niiz. Dresden. Lelpals. zwlckau and
other places dogs are slaughtered for
food.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
COCOANUT SAUCE.

Mix a half cup of grated cocoanut with
two tabl-spoonfuls Of butter one cup Of
sugar, one tablespoonful of flour and the
milk Of one cocoanut.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
LEMON SATCE

Cut three slices of lemon into very
small dice and put them into drawn but
ter let it come to a boiling point. Good
for boiled fowl.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
Se0al Notices.
Estate of Almon l.. upper.
Petition to sell Real Estate.

ltTATE OF VERMONT, BE II remcm
lSDIsTRICT OF ADDISON, $. bcred, that at a
session of he Probate Court holden at Mid
dlcbury, within ana for said district, on the
81 day of March, A. u. 1890.
Present: Hon. W ~. Bliss. Julye.
Whereas. Charles :. Nurkland and Helen
VI Murkland, executors of Almond =. Tupper
late of MiddlehurY in said district, deceased
have this day presented to said curt theli
petition in writing, setting forth that IT will
be beneficial for all parties Interested in said
estate to sell the whole or part of the rea
estate of said deceased, ~ Il therein making
application to said court for license TO make
such sale.
It Is ordete ed, that al! persons Interested
in the estate of >all deceased be notified &c
appear before said court at the Probat" ONCE
In Middlehurv, in said district, on the Goth day
Of March, \. ID. 1900, at 10 O'Clock a. M, by
pu plcatiOn of this order three weeks success
siVelN previous thereto, In the Middlcbury
Register, newspaper printed at Middlcbury
to show cause, If any they may have, why
said license should not he granted.
10 VI J. BLISS, Reglstc",
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Appointment of Trustee.

STATE OF VERMONT, The probate
- DISTRICT OF ADDISON, s.. Court for the
District Of Addison:
To all persons interested I'm the matter of
appointment of a trustee of the Mary +.
NickorsOn fund, under the will Of said Rela
Howe, deceased, 6 EEIING
BY the authority of the state ofNermOnt, you
are hereby notified to AZ pear before the SAID
Probate Court at the Probate Of G IN Mid
dlchurv, in sud district, ON the 9Th 'aV Of
April, a. u. 1850, at ~ o'c eek a m to show
cause, if any YOU haV-. why Trustee should
not he appointed in the above matter.
Dated n MlddieiurV in said District, this
goth day of March, A. - l9.0.
l. W II. BLISS, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Make this as You do the plain scall7p,
but alternate the layers Of fish with
others of tomato. drained from the can,
and chopped fine 50 that there are no
humps left. Put in here and there a
pinch of finely minced onion or few
drop of onion juice. BE very careful not
to have it too strong. Moisten with the
liquor from the tomatoes. made into a
sauce with a tablespoonful each Of but
ter and -four, as directed i'm the recipe
for white sauce Bake like the plain
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

Accidents come with distre ssing fire.
quei cy on the farm. Cuts. bruises,
stipgs. sprain-. Dr.. Thomas Eclectric
Oil relieves the pain Instantly. Never
safe without it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
MOCK PINEAPPLE SALAD.

Select four large juicy and tart ap-
pies peel and core them, then cut in very
thin slices across the grain of the fruit:
peel and slice one-half dozen oranges,
cutting the slices thicker than the APP
pies; put into "a salad dish, putting a
slice of apple upon each slice of orange.
Save the juice from the oranges as they
are cut; add the Juice from two lem
ons; scatter the fruit over with pow
dered sugar and pour the liquid over it.
Serve very cold
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
FISHAND POTATO.

Flake two cupfuls of fish and for this
amount allow Il cuprul of mashed potato.
Put into IA frying pan a tablespoonful of
butter and half an onion sliced fine.
Brown this and add to it a half cup of
boiling water and "a teaspoorful Of good
table sauce or tomato catsup. Put the
fish into this and stir II until il Is hot
through. 1t should be soft enough t.
run. and if seems inclined to stiffen too
much. boiling water should Dee added
until it is brought TO the desired COM
sstercY. Serve smoking hot on strips
of toast from which the crust has been
trimmed
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23
BREAKFAST pUFFS.

Take a little of the dough on baking
day and pulling it out to about the thick
ness OF doughnuts, cut into thin pieces
about two and one-half inches long, and
drop into boiling lard and fry as you
would doughnuts These puffs are to be
eaten with butter like biscuit.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-03-23

This is one of the ways already men,
toned In which a little fish may DE made
to go further than would seem at first
possible by the addition Of eggs. If you
have only cup of fish, boil hard three
eggs. Make a cup Of white sauce by the
directions READY given, stir the fish
and the hari-boiled eggs, chopped fine,
into Thu. Let it get very hot over the
stove, ana season To taste. If the dish
must b. made to stretch still further.
poach two Or three eggs and after the
fish is turned out on a hot platter, lay
the poached eggs on top of the fish.
1t may he said that the cost of the
eggs VIII make the dish as expensive as
a dish IF fresh fish. This may he true,
although thare is room for doubt i'm the
matter, But it will i'm any event not
only use up the left over but make a
variety and an appetizins dish. Expense
is not the only thing to be considered in
catering for the home table.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-06
Two Pointers as to the Cont.

You may go into the goat business
and educate the people of the middle
west to eat goat meat" said Wiley O..
Cox yesterday, but you will not learn
from books what my father learned
from experience" and then Mr.. Cox
gave away a trick of the trade.
The man who goes in for ADgoras
will find that it is true they will jump
anything under 100 feet high and climb
sapling. They Will get at the neigh
boris wash as sure as it goes on the
line, and there will be lingerie to pay
for. But if you would be on the safe
side and keep the billy there turn him
up and cut away the little creeper that
You will find at the bottom of the hoof.
1t will not hurt him to lose il, but it
ruins his ambition as Il mountebank.
1t will save lots of trouble to have
chiropodist get at the Angora with a
nail trimmer"
Goat meat cannot he distinguished
from mutton ordinarily. In every car
of sheep that comes from New Mexico
there are sure TO be from two to 4 doZ-
en- goats in the lot. They all 20 to the
same block at the packers. and the
good wife who takes home goats chops
for lamb chops is never the wiser. Nor
is the butcher. y goat is only n goat
when he has his pelt on. After that he
is a shcep.-Kansas City Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-06
just saved HIS Life.

1t was a thrilling escape that
Charles Davis, of Bowerston. o., late
IL had from q frightiul death. For
two years severe lurg trouble con-
stantly grew worse until it seemed he
must die of consumption. Then he
began to use DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry and lately wrote: 1t gave in
slant relief and effected a permanent
cure" Such wonderful cures have
for % years proven its power TO cure
AL throat, chest and lung troubles.
Price 80 cents and 81. Every bottle
guaranteed. Trial bottles free at
Hartz & UIlemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-06

az is perfectly NATURAL" said one
whose own business takes him about
more or less, that man should be i'll
terested wherever lie may be in things
pertaining to his own business. l know
| am in mine. When | strike strange
place, / like to go through the quarter
where they carry on the business that l
am engaged in and see how they run
things in it there. But l have lately
met with two illustrations of this sort
Of thing that seemed to me to lie rather
curious as well as interesting.
Talking with New York paint
manufacturer about paint of Il certain
kind, the paint man said incidentally
that he had seen paint of that color on
walls in POmpeii. oddly enough, the
other curious illustration arose out of
the same ancient city. \ New Yorker
engaged in the manufacture of lead
pipe said, incidentally to something
that lie was telling me about lead pipe.
that he had found I'm POmpeii lead pipe
in fair condition, this pipe, while COW
cred with an incrustation that had
gathered upon It in the long time ii had
been buried, yet cutting with as bright
and perfect n cleavage as though it had
been made yesterday instead of many
centuries ago.
what the paint man and the lead man
respectively, and they certainly inter-
ested me. New York Sun.