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, 1900-05-19
MAGINNIS APPOINTED.
Senator By Governor Smith on Ground
Of Fraud by Spriggs.

Butte, Mont, May 1S.-Governor
Smith today sent dispatches from here
to Senator w. A. Clark, Senator Chand-
Ter, chairman of the committee on priv
ileges and elections, and Senator Frye.
president of the senate, saying he had
disregarded and revoked the action of
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs in nam
ing Clark to succeed to the vacancy
caused by his own resignation, and say
ing he had named Martin Maginnis Of
Helena to fill the vacancy. The gov
ernor gives as his reasons for his ac-
ton hat the appointment of Clark by
the lieutenant governor a tainted by
collision and fraud.
Martin Maginnis was the delegate in
congress for the territory when Mon
tana became a state.
, 1900-05-19

Pretoria, May 1S.-It was officially
announced today that when the laagers
and forts around Mafeking had been Sc
verely bombarded the siege was aban-
doned. The British force from the
south then took possession of the place.
President Steyn left here for the Free
State last night. Addressing a crowd
on the platform, he urged them to be
of good cheer.
1t is reported that $4,000 British
troops have surrounded Christiana and
the landrost and other officials have
been taken prisoners.
, 1900-05-19
PNEUMATIC TUBE.


Washington, May 1S.-Nearly the en-
tire day in the enate was devoted to
the pneumatic tube system service in
the postofice appropriation bill. The
debate at times was sharp, almost per-
sonal. The appropriation was defend
ed by Senators Chandler. Mason, Car
ter and Wellington, al : opposed by
Senators Allison, Hale, Tillman. Lodge
and Wolcott.
Morgan introduced a resolution to
investigate the Panama Canal COM
pany. and in his speech severely criti-
cised that company.
Senator McCumber made a speech in
favor of the retention OF the Philip
pine islands, during which Senator
.Tillman took issue with him over the
assertion that the people of the south
were glad the confederacy was unsuc-
cessful.
, 1900-05-19
close conference with the Transvaal
government.
ONLY AS PRIVATE CITIZENS.
Beer ENJOYS Not to Be Received in
Official Capacity.

Washington, May 1S.-At the cabinet
meeting today the question of the re-
ception of the BOer ENJOYS was dis
cussed. 1t is understood that they
probably will be presented to the pres
ident by the secretary of state. They
will be received with every courtesy
but only as private citizens and not in
any diplomatic capacity. The cabinet
also discussed at some length the ques-
ton of the call to be issued by Secre-
tary Gage for the redemption of the
outstanding . per cent bonds of the
funded loan Of 1891.
, 1900-05-19

N"h"aI evening May % lh'A Will
serve 9'F""peIr'eS al" cFe""'' '"Ne ana
''i'' III me supper '""" al inc rear
OF the haII.
WV
Next wednesday evening, Laramie
'hed'er soerS VIII nave me oppol0uhIIS
II Witnessing oapho' the most VIDE
~ known play OF IAe year II viii Oc
presented al the opeI" mouse
wv
IN" 9lar tennis c'uo VIII give d
dance III N"r'h ola' man "eA' '''""S
evening
|SO
Quite a number Of l@Iramicits are
planning to go over the nil tomorrow
to witness the base ball game between
Laramie, and the Cheyenne kids.
Excursion rates have been secured for
this event. The Tigers eXpec, to re
, 1900-05-19

Messrs. Weyle & Barber have a new
studio. They are certainly the finest
photographs ever exhibited in our city.
You are invited to call.
, 1900-05-19
W. H. fRAzEE,
Proprietor.
ALL RECORDS BROKEN.

Washington. May 1S.-A statement
issued by the treasury bureau stats
ties shows the fiscal year of 1900 con-
tinues to break all records in the mat
ter of expectations. The total exports
for April. as just announced, are s1fS.-
926, 507 which is 500, 900, 900 more than
any preceding year and $780, 600, 900 more
than April of last year.
, 1900-05-19

"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are
the finest pills I ever used."-D. j.
Moore, Millbrook, Ala. They quickly
cure all liver and bowel troubles. A.
II. Cordiner, Druggist.
, 1900-05-19
MAFEK|NG RELIEVED
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF
THE FACT COMES FROM
PRETORIA.

Butler Occupies Newcastle With Sec
ond Division and Third Cavalry Bri-
gade-Railway Bridges Badly Dam
aged-BOer Forces Divided and Fly
in Three Directions.
, 1900-05-19

Try the new remedy for costiveness.
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
let's. Every box guaranteed. Price %
cents. For sale by F. II. Eggleston.
, 1900-05-19
IN SOCIAL CIRCLES
RECORD OF A VERY DULL. WEEK
IN GEM CITY so
Getty.

Imperial Dancing Club Party at North
Star HalI-Golf Tournament AT the
University-Various Clubs Hold
Meetings-Notes and Personals Of
the Week.
, 1900-05-19

The Imperial Dancing club. formerly
the University Dancing CLUB, gave Oh,
Of its pleasant hops at North Star hal,
last evening. There was Il large Al
tendance, as usual, and the party was
one Of the ~pleasaItest Of the season.
Tho dancers We're as follows. Misses
Willie Downey, Irene Fleming. Lillian
Mason, Matte Quirk, Maize Chaplin.
Eugenia George, Mile Thompson,
Ethel Pointing, Laura and Georgia Cou-
tant, Clyde Phillips, Flora knight. IIe.-
en- Barrow, Belle Moore, Fanny IIauce,
Grace Davis, Gertrude DuhIcr, Dor
thelle Allen, Maude Wallis, Edith
Sloane, Allie and Nellie Marsh. katie
Roach, Hilda and Jean Durlucher. Hell
en- Manasse, Allie Knott, Lillian Corey,
Mabelle Reid, Josephine and Frances
Smith, Mrs. Roger. Messrs. Roger.
Pointing, Brees, Haley, Lee, Cuff, Owen
and Sheridan Downey, Ashley, DeKay,
Houston, Jennings. Schilling. Pagett,
P%aulson, keefe, Lewis and Arthur
Moody, Hesse, Gilmore, Watt. Bailey.
kuster, Bryson, Gray, Bartlett, Hance.
Scott, Wilkerson, Marsh, Danielson,
Holiday. The party was ]chaperoneI
by Mrs. Gardiner. Mrs. ROOT, Miss Eft
ia DeKay, Mrs. Durlacher, Mrs. Ma
nasse, Mrs. Coutant. Mrs. George Mrs
Chaplin, Mrs. Jameson. Mrs SchiIIiug
Mrs. Marsh.
$50
A golf tournament between
of the faculty and representatives Of the
senior class of the university is in pro-
gress this afternoon. There are six
players on each side, the faculty being
represented by Profs. Buffum. GilkisOn.
NnlshI' hldsaway' SIosSon and Miss
-H"IS'' me senior ' II" Messrs.
"""""I"' r''ch' houston ana Moudy
u" MISSES f'eha otrEkeF an" Mabel
OheneS' wo ROUNDS Will be played,
put IN the second only four players will
-',5f"N, II 'US p'''e'S "'v
-. 9ie'' wv y
,s5 P'
~ -" ~ AN'''''
'ei' II ''nn'nss' II Is SdIu 'hdI Ihe
~ II winning
"''
ms y" '' wiz" !" N'' ny at
nv ''""'' "' ~ iho'H"ulS
froI' Il MIS- SouIe VIII entertain
the senior and Junior students Of the
, 1900-05-19

STEYN IN PRETORIA.
Pretoria, May 1S.-President Steyn
arrived here last night, and is now in
, 1900-05-19

You are hereby notified hat | pro-
pose to float down the Big Laramie riy-
er a drive of logs, this spring, on or
about June Goth. | wish to call your
attention to section 1869 of the revised
statutes Of Wyoming, page 81.
m27j7d3t JOHN w. BROWN.
, 1900-05-19

TO THE RANCHMEN OF THE BIG
LARAMIE.
, 1900-05-19

The young ladies of the Catholic
church are making arrangements for
n dance to be given at North Star hall,
, 1900-05-19

A pancake supper is the attraction
offered by the ladies Of the German
church, for next Tuesday evening. The
supper will take place in the basement
of the church.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
We. Queen Re.- Hana.ome,

Sir Horace Walpole's description OF
the maiden queen. drawn from her
portraits and from contemporary ac-
counts. is not a very attractive one.
N pale Roman nose. a head Of hair
loaded with crowns and powdered with
diamonds, q vast ruff. vaster farthin-
gale and a bushel OF pearls are" he
says. "the features by which every
body knows at glance the pictures
Of Queen Elizabeth"
But Notwithstanding that she did not
care for art and that. knowing her
lack of it. she affected to despise bodi-
iy comeliness, still she loved to multi
ply portraits of herself. ''In them she
could appear really handsome" Yet
If she has been flattered in the exist
ing likenesses of her she must have
been not merely plain. but a remark
ably ugly woman Perhaps the truth
Is that with the most courtly inten-
tons the painters of the time did not
know how to prevaricate.
''T'he queen" says foreign observer,
lis fair but wrinkled. Her nose Is a
little hooked. her lips thin anS her
teeth black. She wore false hair and
that red Her bosom was uncovered,
as all the English ladies have it until
they marry" That the painters fat
tered her In some degree we must infer
from that fact that she was fond Of
sitting to them. though she could not
bear the sight Of mirror which SO
enraged her that her attendants were
obliged to hide theirs when she was
present-Art Amateur.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
nallea rr,m a nnpld anrn.

"One % the funniest experiences 10
my h,tel life." said an old clerk. was
that In which a man registered his
name without writing his town after
1t, as is the custom. When ] called
his attention to il. he said: I hadn't
forgot II. but l feel a little bit timid
about it. The last time | was away
from home registered the name Of
my town and the clerk asked me
what state it was in ] got mad in
a minute and wouldn't stay in the
house. went to another house and
registered from Brooklyn. aud the next
day | appeared in the paper credited
to New York | showed ii TO the clerk.
and he said he changed my place OF
residence on the book because nobody
ever registered from Brooklyn
Il told the man he need hGve no
fear Of having the incident repeated
In our place provided he wanted TO
write the name. He said he would
think about it and asked to be shown
I'll late in the night. He then asked
me if had an atlas. He studied it
minutely for a few minutes. treasured
distances with his two hands like a
farmer. and then he called Ine and
pointed out the name of a town. ;
asked him If that was his.
lit is the name all right he replied
but don't know whether the town
is still there. 1t is the boominest
town you ever see. and when left
il was CROWN so fast that farmers in
the adjoinin state were burnin their
fences 10 keep the town from GROWN
right over EN-" = Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
when women P,nyed CrIcket.

The following is from an article In
the London General Advertiser Of 1871:
Ion Monday last in playing the Wo-
mems Cricket Match the Company
broke in. so that 1t was impossible for
the game to be play'd out; and some OF
them being very much frightened. and
others huns. It could not be finish'd till
this Morning. when at Nine O'clock
they viii finish the same. hoping the
Company viii be so kind as to indulge
them in not walking within the Ring.
which will not only be Il great Pleas
ure to them. but a general Satisfaction
20 TIE Whole. All Gentlemen and La
dies that have paid 10 see this Match
on Monday shall have the Liberty Of
the Grodnd to see 1t finish'd. without
any other charge. And in the After
noon they will play a Second Match.
in the same Place. several large Sums
being depending between the Women
OF the Hills of Sussex. In OHAnge Col
our'd Ribbons. and those Of the Daies.
in Blue. The Wickets TO be pitch'd by
One O'Clock. and 20 begin Play by
Two"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
sapphire. Not An nIue.

at Is commonly believed that the
sapphire is known only as a gem Of a
rich velvety blue inscolor." observed an
experienced dealer IN precious stones
to the writer the other day. As a
matter Of fact, the sapphire occurs In
various hues. In Ceylon. for instance.
where the finest specimens of this gem
are found. II ranges from the soft vel
vety blue 10 the peacock blue. gradu
ated In the latter TO an almost faultless
white. II also occurs in whites. greens
and yellows. the latter shade being
known as the oriental topaz and the
green the oriental emerald.
The white sapphires are often found
clouded or streaked with blue. so that
many specimens are cut which are
white when looked at transversely. but
having bin OF fine blue tint on the un-
der point Then there is the red sap
phire. or CeylOn ruby. II is valued as
highly as the finest Burmese rubies
Those most highly priced are of rich
pigeon blood or rose red color
Some very fine sapphIres have been
found In Montana during the past ten
years. The American gems are light
blue. blue green. green and pink. but
the deep blue and red stones. which are
chiefly in demand as jewels. have so
far never been discovered in any part
OF this country. y.a-washington Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
HOY, Hnra Bee. work.

Darwin after close observation found
that a bee would often visit rs many
rs % flowers In the course OF a minute.
though with other plants In which the
honey was difficult 10 extract the aver
age would be as low as seven. Strik-
ing a mean between these two figures.
one may say that an ordinary working
bee visits 10 flowers a minute, or 900
an hour. Considering the late hours to
which bee works. Il Is probably no
exaggcration to say that II is busy for
eight hours a day. allowing for inter
yals Of rest This would make Il visit
1900 6owers day. or 64s.0O0 In a pc
riod OF six months.
Mr. 4. s. Wilson 10 a recent paper
showed the enormous amount Of labor
gone through by bees In making even
a small quantity OF honey. He found
that approximately 125 heads Of red
clover yield Is grains OF sugar. or 49,
0t0 heads about tive pounds. As each
Lead contains some 90 torets, 81 fol-
lows that 100000 distinct flower
tnbes must be sucked In order TO OBJ
tain two pounds OF sugar Now. honey
contains. roughly speaking. 10 per cent
OF sugar: therefore the bees must make,
In round numbers. 100000. visits for
one pound OF honey
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
sothern's Recitation.

Sir Edward Russell knew Z. A SOth-
ern. the actor. intimately and In his
book. THAT Reminds Me-" tells many
stories Of him.
He was dining at Portsmouth or
somewhere at a regimental mess to
which the officers had asked him with
every show of the highest admiration
and with no appearance Of social SUI
periority. After dinner. as the party
rat at wine. one of the officers asked
Sothern TO give them recitation Now.
Sothern abominated that kind of thing
He wouldn't tolerate being treated
as an entertainer when be was by way
of being treated as gentleman. He
coIdly declined. They pressed him
He hotly declined. Still they pressed
him. He expressed his feelings. Per
haps the officers were a little affected
by wine. At all events they persist
ed. They would take no denial.
At last be said in a manner which
showed that he was nettled. but yet
Welding: We'll. If you won't let me
of ] must III give you the dinner
scene from David Garrick'"
He did He had never acted il bet
ter. They were delighted until. spring
ing to his feet. he made his wild. tipsy
exit. just as he did on the stage. and
dragged the cloth OF the t=h.e and
with II all the regiments priza.d des-
sert china and decanters and glasses
etc. Great was the smash. The actor
did not wait 10 be applauded or 10 i'm
prove the occasion. The lesson was. In
deed. rough one. and probably only a
man with soiie roughness In his da--
ing humor would have given II. but 1t
was quite deserved.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

A former member of the Gordon
highlanders relates the following anec-
dote in connection with one of the
GOrdons who fought in the Anglo Boer
var Of 1881: Just before the battle Of
Laingsnek the hlghlanders snd a force
Of the Boers were lying under cover
opposite each other. The highlanders
had been ordered to remain still and
hold their fire. Presumably the Beers
had received similar commands. for.
with the exception of one burgher and
one Gordon. who could not refrain
from taking pot shots at so much Of
each other as they could descry, the
men on both sides were silent.
For some time the Boer and the high
lander referred TO conducted a duel.
First the BOer would bob Up from be-
hind bis shelter. fire at the highlander's
cover and drop out of sight The high
lander would jump up. reply and then
hurriedly hide himself. About 20 shots
had been exchanged In that way when
an exclamation of pain burst from the
lips Of the highlander. His left hand
had been shattered by one Of the
Beers bullets.
THAT serves ye RIGHT. Mackenzie" "
said his sergeaHt. -Ye waur telrd tae
be quiet"
"HOot mUn" replied the highlander.
Hoo did ken he was gaen tae shoot
cot o has turn7"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
Mhere nnne.,r E.I.t..

-Peopie IN the smiIl towns up In
Conneciicut." said the travelling man.
appear TO be much more honest than
they are In New York. Not one fam
ily In ten thinks of such a thing as
burglar alarms. and bali Of them do
not even lock their outer doors when
they retire. But what impresses me
most are the street laundry boxes.
Nearly every town OF 1000 or more
inhabitants has several places where
laundry packages are received and de
lIvered. These places are generally
dry goods or notion stores. or haber
dasheries. Suburban merchants as q
rule do not keep their stores open much
later than s O'Clock in the evening and
do not open them until : or half past :
In the morning.
This does not suit all their patrons.
so IL is no infrequent sight 10 see cut
side the store large red box with a
fair sized opening In the top. The box
bears the legend If the store is closed.
put your laundry in here Now. just
Imagine a New York laundry office us
ing a receptacle like that, Why. five
minutes after a package was deposited
IN the box II wOuld be fished out. and
In an hour its contents would be In the
possession OF some dealer In second
hand clothing. But up In Connecticut
the scheme seems to work very well.
and all can say is that it is tribute
TO the general honesty Of the commu-
n.ty."-New York Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
BLUE POINTS.
Something About These Aristoernts
of the BfvaIye Family.

Something About These Aristocrnts
of the BivaIve- Family.
a newborn oyster is a tiny feck OF
creamy substance. not much larger
than the point of pin Its advent In
countless numbers from the micdle OF
Jaly 10 the middle Of August Is co the
oystermaB OF Connecticut. where are
located probably the largest seed oyster
plants ln the world. an event OF the
utmost interest Long Island sound
has some peculiarity Of thewater which
renders It especially favorable for the
raising Of the choicest and most widely
sought oysters Not only are here To-
Gated thousands Of oyster plantations.
but also Immense natural oyster beds
And here and there only is raised the
famous Blue Point oyster, the most
delicately favored Of its kind and In de-
mand the world over.
The Great South bay. on the outside
Of Long Island. facing the ocean and
extending a distance OF so miles from
the towns Of South Bay and Speonk. is
the headquarters of the entire produc-
ton Of the genuine Blue Point oysters.
The name is derived from a point Of
land which juts out into the bay here.
called Blue point
A combination Of percentage Of salt
in the water. temperature, depth, con-
dition of bottom. together with some
iadefnable quality possessed by the
latter which is different from any
other. gives 20 them their favor, which
has never yet been equaled by any OF
the various kinds Of oysters raised in
America. and the oyster industry Is by
far the most important fishing industry
IN the United States. The Blue Points
are simply transplanted Norwalk and
bridgeport seed oysters, which are TAX
en- from oyster beds and put into the
Blue Point beds In Great South bay.
where they attain maturity under the
most exalted and potent conditions.
which graduate them oyster aristOcrats.
with regulations ready made. possess
ing the highest oyster valuation and
sought for as "Divine Points" In every
civilized land.-Hartford Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
A CoaJurer at Colombo.

Our eonjurer's appearance placed
him at once above the suspicion OF con-
cealing anything up his sleeve. for
sleeve he had none His dress was a
scant white drapery which bean at
the shoulders and ended ut tie knees.
leaving both arms aud legs uncovered.
Placing himself on the deck directly
In front Of rs. with his boy assistants
a little way OF on either side. be be.
gan operations.
First he spread on the deck & small
cotton pocket handkerchief. Thereon.
IN the form Of a small b-llock, he put
two handfuls Of loose fr able earth. in
which he planted the mango seed. This
accomplished, be dispatched a boy
with fat tin Tor water. in the mean
time taking a hooded snake from a
shallow basket and waving 1.-THE
while 1t hissed angrily and enlarged
its neck-over the little mound Of soil.
as he did so chanting on n strange pine.
The water fetched. be sprinkIed few
drops on the earth. then covered the
heap with a small square OF fringed
turban cloth.
After again repeating his incanta-
tons be lifted the top covering and re-
vealed a tiny green shoos. nos unlike
the first appearance OF q bean above
the ground--Blackwood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
The Rooster was Game.

A ROckland young man is the owner
OF a smart rooster and has long cutter.
tanned suspicion that the bird might
have Inherited gnmy characteristics
from some long forgotten ancestor. To
apply this theory In an actual test he
went bone the other night. surrepti.
tiously conveyed the parlor mirror into
the hen pen and held il before the gaze
OF the wondering rooster.
The young nlaD was not kept long in
suspense as 10 the birds fighting quail
tiles. After n Grief. incredulous glance
al the proud reelection in the glass the
rooster descended upon the object with
spurs set and wrath cleaning from
each beadiike eye. There were a crash.
a smash and a clatter. and when the
dust and feathers cleared away the
young sportsman stood. a dIsmayed
spectator. in the center OF a pile Of
ruins formed OF broken mirror, Stats
and puiyerized plate glass.
He Is now satisfied with the rooster
but how be squared himself about the
broken mirror Is not known.-Bangor
Wing and Courier.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

Willie Washington vas trying TO De
conversational. but The young woman
wore glasses md looked severe. and
her mother surveyed The scene With au
expression OF austere federation. w.
lie ought to have known better than 10
call on Monday. wash Gay. anyhow
Have you read any books Iatelys~
asked Willie. With the inane grin which
he uses IN society.
~Yes.- answered fhe girl
Been some pretty good ones written
lately. don't you Think
Il haven't read any recent novels"
she answered
.You ough, to read some"
Il end ample entertainment in the
classics was the rejoinder. while her
mother looked on with an approving
smile.
"Oh. yes: Shakespeare. suppose
He's good old classic"
Il read Shakespeare occasionally
when read English. also read Cor
nellie and Moliere and Goethe and
Schiller. but only for diversion l'hiio
sophie studies are my especial oecupa
tion at present
by Joveg' exclaimed Willie admir-
ingiy You're getting TO be regular
bluesfocklng. aren't your
"a whatr rcpe;iied the yousE wo-
mans mother grimiy as she rose 10
her feet.
why. a blues ockIng. you know
that is
NO explanations are necessary
Amelia. / an going TO tell the servant
TO take In the clothesiine at once
Hereafter neither of US will be al home
to Mr. Washington Washington Star