The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-02-12

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Il IS said that iron i a good tonic
for debilitated young Iadies That
may be 20, bat iroaing il : better one
The most remarkable instance Of
Observation-Disclosures On record. i that
Of gentleman who. beingseaf 70 the
shoe shop 70 have a peg taken from
his wlfs's shoe, went 70 dentists IN
stead and hal one # his teeth p'sEisd.
said pompeas husband, Who's
wife had steien up behind him and
gaze him kiss. Madam, consider
such an act fndeeoroa=s'' Excuse
me- said the wis.. 4 didn't knew II
was you
A dsrkey, let in charge Of a tele-
graph Office while the operator went
to dinner, heard some one call oyer
the wires, and began shouting At the
Instrument, DE operator isn't YER
The noise ceased
An inebriated stranger preeipitated
himself down the depot stairs. and. On
striking the landing. reDroaebfuIIF
aPostrophized himself with: nIfvou'd
been wantin' 70 come down stairs.
why'n thunder didn't you saF 50. YOU
woodenheaded old fool, an I'd cone
with you an showd you the xay.-
A barber in Jacksonville. while eut-
ting the hair Of a rural customer. ran
his shears against some hard sub
stance, which proved q milestone.
The odd farmer said be had missed
the milestone ever since having tine
last July, and had looked al over q
ten acre lot for il, but now remember
ed sticking il up over his ear.
A Kilkenny sentry challenged an
intruder On the eneampment during
the recent English maneuYers.
who are youy- said Pat
I'm the officer Of the day was the
reply
Then By az the powers what are
you doing here st night at al. at allzv
Immediately asked Pat
A Wisconsin woman i known
who, when she discovers a burglar
beneath her bed, docs not vel. but
kneels and prays fer him This has
worked well On one occasion. bat her
husband has purchased q horse pistol
that carries ball as large az dough
nut and SAYS: ~Gef the drop On him
before you do anything else
A Frenehmsn lately dresued that
the Emperor Of China had condemned
him to impaleulent, and waking up.
was 50 convinced Of the reality Of Il
that he expired soon after, seemingiv
suffering all the pangs that the exee1-
ton Of such sentence would involve.
This should be 4 dreadful warning
against minee pie
They tell story about man who
put the saddle hind-part foremost up-
on his horse, while IN q condition Of
dizziness superind1eed by fre-water.
just as he was aboat 20 mount. =
German friend came up and told him
to hold on a minute. because the sad
was on wrong and wanted refxing
The horseman gzzed for a moment Al
the intruder, a. i in deep thought.
and then said:
"YOa let that saddle alone How
in the the thunder DO yOa know
which way | an goingz-
And the gentleman from Germany
passed on
An Irishmzn being annoyed bF 3
howling dog In the night, jumped ous
Of bed 10 dislodge the offender. X
was in the month Of fJanaarT, and the
snow was three feet deep. He not
returning, his wife ran Quite see what
was the matter. There she fouad her
husband IN his night s1it, his teeth
ehattering, and whole body almost
paralyzed with cold, -holding the
struggling dog by the tail
'Houly mother, Pat, said she, an
what would ye be afther doing >
Hush : said be. don't ye sees I'm
trying to freeze the beast =
On the night Of the Boston fire. 2
dealer in boots and shoes finding that
the FIRE had reached the rear Of his
store, said 70 q few Strangers who
had assisted him: You might a.
vel help yourself 70 boots One
fellow took q pair the merchant hand
ed him, and after gisneing AZ them,
said: You haven't got pair Of
slim seven's, have .ou p An e1pl0-
sion next door prevented 8 response