The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-25

ion stones that looked just as well as
he genuine, and Off the genuin stones
ihe raised the money 10 relieve her
wants.
In the meantime the husband had
ost money at gambling, and had
debts of honor which must be paid" !"
How was he to get it? His wife's
Capital idea One
&C slipped them in his pock-
It and went to a jewelers..
Can you take stones out of Jew
lis and replace them With imita-
lion ?"
Certainly"
"What would these be worth-or
rather what would YOU advance up
on them ?" said he, pulling out the
sparklers.
The iewelcr locked at them and
looked up.
About Sl50i"
15O! Why they cost $4,000"
The originals doubtless did. We
have the originals in our safe. We
took them out two weeks ago,
and put in these paste ones"
The gentleman gave a prolonged
and put them in his pocket
aud walked out.
There was doubtless a scene at his
house. Doubtless he demanded why
his wife, had pawned her
ie wells, and doubtless she wanted to
know how he came TO know it. How
it was settled never will be known
The pawnbrokers are all shrewd
men. They not only know the exact
value of every kind Of personal prop
erty, but they know exactly what it
will bring at auction.
THE THIEVES
use the pawnbrokers. If the thief
has stolen a watch or table linen, or
be does not keep it. So
the pawnbrokcr gets them at one
fourth their value, knowing that they
will never be claimed. The marks
are taken out of the articles of cloth
the cases of watches are melted, if
the material is good enough, and 9TH
ers are su5stitutcd-in short no mat
ter what the article is, it is disguised
so that the owner wouldn't know it.
1t is a curious profession and fult of
curious incidents.
THE BIG BUILDINGS.
The capitalists Of New York aud
some who were not capitalists, got,
some years ago q mania for big build
ings. and an immense number were
erected. But none Of them paid.
The Hcrald building in Nassau street,
one of the busiest localities in the
city was built at a cost Of millions.
But it don't rent. The cost Of the
building is so enormous that no one
can afford to pay rent that will be
remunerative. For instance, small
Offices on the third floor are held at
50. 800 per year. which rent requires
an excellent business to pay. Men
go to less expensive buildings where
they can get lighter rents, and the
big splendid buildings are empty.
The Domestic Sewing Machine Cos
building, corner Broadway and
Fourteenth, has never paved one
per cent on it's cost. I could men,
ton twenty such buildings, the his
tory of the one answering for the
rest. The Domestic Company pays
a ground rent of $4,000 per year
and the cost of the building was
simply enormous. These buildings
are splendid advertisements but the
proprietors would have done better
had they used the newspapers.
TEMPERANCE.
The temperance movement in the
West has had its effect on New York,
though the plan adopted can never
be successful here. The liquor in
terest is too immense, and the law
lessness of the element affected by it
is too dangerous to be tackled in that
way. But the good people are at
work nevertheless, in the way | in
dicated in previous letters, and they
are strengthening their hands by
meetings of personal solicitation, and
every other way. One good effect
OF the agitation has been the awak-
ening of tie churches to the evil
Trinity Church is the richest religious
corporation in the country, and her
wealth is almost entirely in real
estate. The singular fact has been
developed that this church rents one
hundred and twenty buildings to
wholesale and retail liquor dealers !
The press has called the attention of
the Managing Board to this fact and
has driven them into steps to RENE
dy it. The temperance people say
there is but little use of their Iaiding
upon the liquor interest so long as
the greatest church in America is re-
ally n partner in it, and they are
about right. But whether anything
will be accomplished or not, is
doubtful Trinity is too rich to do
much good. 1t was not the rich
Pharisees but the humble fisherman
who did the great work eighteen hun
dred years ago. \ church that owns
one thousand building lots worth an
average of $4,000 each or %. 900.
600, cannot do much in the way OF
reform. You see it takes all its time
to take care of its property
NEW POWDER.
/ hasten to lay before your lady
readers an important fact. Fol
years the fashion in powder has beer
white, with a reddish tint. This i.
all changed. The correct thing now
is the unblanched face powder, {
clear olive tint, which is considered
much more stylish than the old time
pearl white and flesh tints. Thi:
converts the lady using it into a bru
nette. OF course there must be rec
on the checks, but the foundation
the first coat if | may use the ex
pression-must be olive. Remem
Der this, fair ladies! You must be
come Indians, or an approximation
thereto. And another thing. Take
the long high heels of your shoes
and have good square heels put on
set back where the heel ought to be
Fashion has, for once, done a gooC
thing. But how long viii it last!
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