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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Cure tor siander.

The following homely bu. singular
" instructive lesson is By St PHILIP
Neri.
\ lady presented herself 70 him
one day, accusing herself Of being
given to SANDER. "Do you frequent
" fall into this fault ?" inquired the
Saint. "Yes, Father. very often, "
replied the patient. my dear child, A."
said tie Saint, your faith is great,
bot the mercy of God is still greater;
for your penance, DO as follows: Go
to the nearest market, purchase a
chicken just killed and still covered
with feathers; you viii then walk to
= certain distance, plgeking the bird
a. you 90 along; your walk flashed,
you viii return TO me-"
Great was the astOnisbment Of the
lady in receiving 50 strange a pen
aace: bat sileneing sll reasoning, she
replied "I viii obey, Father, /
viii obey" Accordingly, she re-
paired 70 the market, bought the
fowl and sej out on her journey,
plucking Il as she went along. IS she
had been ordered.
In a short time abe returned. anx-
ious % tell Of her exaetness il accom-
plishing her penancs, and desirOus to
receive some explanation Of one so
singular.
"Aa :" said the Saint, "you have
been very faithful TO the first part Of
my orders; now do the second part
and you viii be cured. Retrace your
steps; pass through al the places
you have already ,raversed, snd
gather up one bT one oil the feathers
you have scattered"
Bas, Father" exclaimed the poor
woman, "that is impossible. | cast
the feathers careiessly on every side
the wind carried them iE different di-
rections: bow can ! now recover
them :"
"Wel, ny child, replied tie Saint,
80 il IS with ycnr words Of SANDER.
Ike the feathers which the wind hss
scattered, they have been waited in
many directions cell them back now
if you can. Go and sin no more"
History does not tell if the lady
was converted but it is probable
l. required Saint to give the lesson
one shonld be fool not to profit BY
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Laps At Pica.es,

The lap Is unqEestionebIy d mas.
useful and admirable oTgaG. When
expanded, the lap will admirably
bold ff.een qUerts Of cnestnuts, peach
es, apples or ether desirable fruit, and
there nave been women whose laps
would hold the entire supply Of hair.
pins required for their back hair,
though, Of course. laps Of these ecor-
nous dimensions are somewhat rare.
II is, however, at picnics and tea par
ties that the splendid capabilities Of
the female lap are especially display
ed. 1t is an easy matter for a lady,
while engaged On a picnic. to hold g
plate Of salad, another Of picked oys-
ters, third Of cream and fourth Of
cake, together with a cup Of coffee,
on her lap az one and the same time
In feasts of this kind the female zap
is unique The young mao who M
der.akes 10 hold food on bis knees ia-
variably comes 10 grief The utmost
be can hope to do is to balance, for
brief period, plate Of salad. on the
ridge Of one Of his legs, from which il
sooner or later slips. with the most
painful consequences. As for bold
ing q teacap or coffee cup on 3is
knees, be recognizes the utter imp7s-
sibility Of the thing. His onl} re-
source is to deposit it on the floor. or
on the grass close by bis side, after
which be usually steps on IL. or at
least kicks it over
This indicates 10 the clesrest pos
sible manner that msn is not by Da-
;ure pienicking animal
Without laps. pienies are dangerous
to the integrity Of trousers and legs
and there is no way in which art can
remedy the masculine deficiency OF
laps.
Let women go 10 picnics If they
choose. They can DO so without do
ing violence TO their clothing; bat
man is flying in the face Of nature
when be undertakes TO sit on the
grass and 10 manage six diEeren:
kinds Of food
1t is true that pienies consisting of
women alone would not be popular.
Young men are needed both to eat
the legs Of chickens and to 60 mile
and half in the sun to bring water
70: the lemonade
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
The sense OF smell

The marked superiority Of women
over men is on few points more re-
markable ihsn in their superior pow
ers Of smelling and tasting. A wo-
man viii detect the faigtsst odor Of
tobacco when a man, even though a
nou-smoker, often fails to discover
any symptom Of it. As with smell, so
with taste. Women are wonderfully
acute and f8stidious ia the manner Of
sauces and ell layoring Ingredients.
The iscnity has been recognized il q
most pleasant manner by the compo-
siti0n of he jury who are 70 decide
in Paris on the merits Of mustards Of
various nations. The Mustard Con-
gress Is to consist of twelve gentle
men aad an equal number Of ladies
The arrangement, it is stated, is ow-
ing 70 G suggestion that the palstes
Of men are sitiated by smoking,
whereas women, who 90 rot, az a
rule, indulge in that perliciOus habit.
are likely to be better qualified 20
form a correct opinion OF the merits
of condiments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Ach,Id wonder.

There is nov in Louisville a ne.
gress who is o perfect child wonder
She is q scrip.aFai marvel. She
does not even know her letters, yet
she can quote accurately almost any
passage in the Bible.
At the age Of Dine months she
could talk, and would frequently tell
her mother what her idea Of heaven
was. AZ she grew older she would
sit for hours and expatiate On the
beauties and gloTies Of the other
world. The old colored folks would
listen to her for hours.
At the age Of three years she be-
gan 10 lecture on Heaven, its won
ders, or omnipOtent power. She has
Ieetured in many places. and has ere
ated furore in every place she has
visited The prodigy Ieetured q. the
NeN York street colored church
Yesterday afternoon. and at night
at the Green street colored church
Her speech vas good. and her deliv-
cry impressive.
A reporter OF the CouFier-JouFnsl
interrogeled her last-night.
What is your name, little girl Z"
"AlIce C0atny
How old are yoa 2"
'Ise just four years oad 2S days
old tonight"
Where were you hern
Il was born ia L..sspa0l, Eagisad
-'cross de AHsntic.n
"uow long since you felt The pow
er within you g'
81 dont know; Use always RI. the
power Of God"
what do you speak about when
you talk 70 crowd ~
81 talk about Jesus, about Heav-
enly things, about how Jesus died
aEd was crucifed how herose sgain
10 three days aad stitch en- the right
hand Of God.
"Can you spellz ?"
"No, sir don'l know my \, 3,
C's yet"
Sae then went on in . rapluyous
strain about things biblical and spir-
iiual, completely aonplussing the re-
porter
She was accompanied By two col
orsd men. They talked in an enthu-
sias.ic manner about her. She said
in her conversation that she believed
il two kinds Of baptism She spoke
of the different modes Of salvation :;
how to reach Paradise how % be
converted from a bad man to a good
one. Her sayings were entirely
original and were cot spoken ia q
hesitaling voice bat in a quick, keen
aud forcib.e manner. A young es
she is, a Begress, without education
in the principles she sets forth, her
power partakes strongly Of the mary
eloHs- CoUrier-JOWrHGL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
WHOLE NO. 1923.
Roses In winter.

The ever-blOoming roses are best
for house culture in pots--bccause
they bloom quicker and more contin.
uously than Others. and, besides this,
their style and habit of growth is
more busby and better adapted to
the purpose They can be kept nico-
ly with other growing plants, and
with proper attention to the require
meats will bloom freely. Do not use
too large pots-if possible, not more
than three or four inches. The rule
is, one size larger than the plants
have been growing 10. The smaller
the pot-proyided, Of course, it is
large enough to contain the plant
the quicker and stronger the plant
viii start. 1t Is very difficult to get
o small plant TO live and grow in a
large pot. \ rose will not bloom
much till the pot is well filed with
roots therefore, small pots facilitate
quick bloom. II the pots be old they
should first be thoroughly wssL d.
If new, they should be soaked in Va
ter, otherwise they viii absorb the
moisture from the plant. Have good
rich soil-mellow and friable That
made from old decomposed sods is
the best. If manure is used, it should
be old and thoroughly eompos;ed
fresh manure is Injurious. Put some
bits OF broken croekeIy, charcoal or
similar material ia the bottom Of
each pot to facilitate drainage, then
enough fine earth to raise the plant
to a proper height II should not be
much deeper than it wss before.
Next put in the plant and spread out
its roots as near their natural position
as possible then fill in the earth and
press firmly down with me band
When done, the pot should not be
quite foil little space is needed for
water Wien Grst potted, water
thoroughly, and, if the sun is strong,
shade for few days, then give full
light aud air. Though the plant
should not be allowed to wither for
want of water, the earth should get
moderately dry before watering
again Too much water is worse
than not enough. Very littls water
is needed until the plant starts to
grow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Remember the following princi.
pies of teaching. and strive to carry
them out 10 your everyday work in
the school-room:
/. Teach objects before names
?. Teach ideas before words.
3 Teach thoughts before sentea-
ces.
4. knowledge before definitions
5. Proceed from the known to the
unknown
6. Proceed from the concrete TO
the abstract.
/. Proceed from the simple 10 the
complex.
s. Proceed froni the particular to
the general
.. Proceed from the rudinentary
to principles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Long 1oDn.

II wouldn't do for some o. tnr de.
faultiBg cashiers to live rut i1 Kan
sas City, Mo. There IL q Policeman
out there known as L9rg J s5u lie
belongs to one Of the Oldest ard mos.
respected families, but be wa way
ward youth, and got g wih Bis
share Of the estate eariJ 10 IT. Then
with cOmmendable pluck be 20; on
the force, Strengthened up, 4 has
been a faithful and ter ger. maa
ever since. As often a. lie .w bis
pay be went 70 e certaia balk and
deposited whatever he could save.
He continued this frugal way Of liv-
ing until be had saved ST00. Not
long ago when one Of the solid insti-
tutions of the Chicago Of the West
went down, and the bosses Of the iu-
lstitntion were regretting Ia .eafs to
the penniless depositors, Long John
walked up to the president and said
to him:
"Look here, when | Wes wild
boy you used 70 talk to me about sa-
wing money. You told me to follow
your example When | run through
with my part Of the estate you got
me on the police force. You told ne
to put what money I could il tho
bank. l did It. I worked hard to
save eli could. Now | I'm as poor
as when commenced. And you
have nothing you say TO pay ne 1
want my money"
The great bankrupt banker placed
bis hands on Long Johns shoulders
aud spoke to him sadly
"My boy this IS a great tribula-
tion. l have lost everything and 7
cannot-.D
Long John took the hand Of the
banker from his shoulder and said,
81 don't want any crocodile tears
from you. Every cent / put into
your hands worked for Ike Q slave,
and goa know il. ] would sooner be
dead than lose it. No d ycu, if
you don't pay that money, / viii
blow your brains our on the spot"
And he placed a revolver against the
bankers head.
In ter minutes Long John had bis
$500 and the great penniless banker
was begging him not to give him
away lest the example might be re-
peated. II VIII DO 10 try ia Chi
cag0
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

The latest conundruu. snd We
don't know who is responsible for j.
is: (Which L The hardest, to kiss
girl leaning from you, CT climb
fence leaning 10 YOUR There is
no answer. as only one side of the
problem has ever been tested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
A Pretty Bill

They were looking at the fall styles
of bonnets. She said: oh! dear,
lock at that bird 10 the crown, what
q pretty billr And because be turn
ed away, wiped his eyes with bis
handkerchief, and murmured Il should
say il was pretty bill = she became
melancholy and threatened to leave
him and go home TO her mother
Netr York Express.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Nothing is beneath you If il Is il
tee direction Of yoGr life: nothing is
great or desirable r it is OF and away
from that-Emeds0H.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
poN,r STOP MY PAPER
Don't stop my paper, printer,

Don't step my paper, printer,
Don't strike my name off yet;
Ycu know the times are stringent,
And dollars hard to get;
But tug little harder
Is what l mean to do,
And scrape the dimes together.
Enough for me and you.
Iean't afford to drop It;
find II doesn't pay
TO do wlihou. 3 paper,
However others may:
hate to ask my neighbors
To give ne theirs on loan:
They don't just say. but mean Il,
Why don't you have your own 3.
You can't tell how we miss il,
hit, by any fate,
Should happen not toreaeh Us.
Or come a little 3ate;
Then all is in a hubbub,
And things 20 ali awry,
And, printer. ifyoG're married,
You know the reason why:
The children want their stories.
And wife ls anxious, toe,
At firstto glance It over
And then to read 1t through,
and l, too, read the leaders,
And con the book reviews,
And sean the correspondence,
and every scrap OF news.
Ieannot 10 without It,
Itis no use TO try,
For people take 1t,
And, printer, so mEst I:
!, too must keep me posted,
And know what's going on,
Or feel and be accounted
A fogy simpleton.
Then take it kindly, printer
Ifpay be somewhat slow,
Fer cash is not 90 plenty,
and wants not few you know
But must have my paper,
Cost what 1t may to me,
rdraiher dock my sugar,
and do without my tea
So, printer don't You stop II,
Unless you wan, my f-oun,
For here's the years subscription
And credit IL right down.
And send the paper promptly
And regularly IN,
Aud let it bring us weekly
Its welcomed benis0n.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Tzeutv-fonr millions dollars will
be coined a. the Philadelphia mint
this wear.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Ths dirst successful attempt to as
cend Mount Blaze on the Italisu eide
was recently made By four members
e tie Italian Alpine Club
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Il was a Massachusetts tramp wko,
when caught stealing watesmelions.
said that be vas a favor Of green
backs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

The public debt oi Great Britain,
as per the last oaieial statement, is
cSIIIeT.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

A Birmingham youth recently
skated 200 miles in "a hours in a rinE
for a wager Of f75
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Two little children, in London,
we're lately burned to death SIS the
result Of piayiug with matches.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Never marry but for love. bat see
that thou lowest ouly what is lovely.
William Penn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Respect is The resul; of lifetime,
whereas q single silly &C. often wins
one reputation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

Portions Of Germany and Belgium
were recently shaken up by a lively
earthquake.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

seyen million people are said 10
have died from tire famine IN CbiHa-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20

O6ssiaacy is TIE hsroism Of little
in3s.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
IIAlEyElEE IlIls SIEIEARY.

F&LL SESSION orExs ssEFF-.iaisss.
TERMS Moderate. sesdJer q Catalogue.
: yEwEIT rAEEs. ITissis'=i. sia..ssliis. n
4ue. :.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Ay1Eegsl;sHSfH

IS Scientifically Compounded from Horns Roots Earks aad
f5nnd Ia California and the West Indies corabnl.g
Zunic CathErtic, Alternative. Dnretic and snhoriac.
It's Immediate eject upon the digestive organs whether
impaired by disease exhausted from Ey cuse Is 70 il.
crease their powers OF assimilation aud nutr1a. t..
The appetite, assists digestion. sas gives Tlnsss
nnitore 70 The musrr1r and circulating ssstz K crl-
uiaes tho vital procese3 70 removed ACTIVITY aa.s
reefs PARTIES tic fluids tunes Ito Cal A gu-lsi4b-
lishes their healthy functions.
useless 70 c7atiae upon the virtues or this GREtI
EEHEDt II you suffering from BILIOUS AITAfks,
BfSpEPSA. a. INDIGESTION. HIEt aATisH. GENERAL De.
EltITr. CONSTIPATION, KIDNEY NEatOTS DISEASES,
disorder arising rom INIgRE BLOOD get bottle
OF KiG0iifNt and take u Per dir-ions upon ezc blte
IN Ensh, German Spanish nnd Erench. 0le bs.is viii
brte-cnaylce ycl O. Is Isss than r0uc3 expressed u
Printers tax.
iFia cf enc bottle nslros rs aioF:i-a II eTV-y family
f1r Man WcInEn Chld take ti0fiNE and renain
luucEick l. first Cic1nses tho system, ten repairs Then
his up thus curing disease and establishing heGh
permanent safe and enduring basis.
Tut up in large bottles, and IS pleasant 70 take
Hoii By Druggists Generally. Price, Sl.Co per n.te.
Walker & Badger Mfg. Co., Prop'TS,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Walker q Badger Mig. Co., Props,
kvTgsSsls NEsSIH
sUFFERED 80 YEARS.

fused one bottle ~ FfsnEENE end can trrt,fly say
that IL has cBrcd DfsFEgSI4 and EI,Ui safss q
years c.andng.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-17

has been hitherto been regarded as the
worst museum pest, preying upon ali
kinds of dried or stuffed animal speci-
mems. The genus Antarenus, belongs to
the family Dermestid9, of which the COM
mon bacon bug Observation-Disclosures, also
an importation, is a troublesome member
And it is remarkable fact that, with the
single exception of the Colorado potato
beetle, all our worst insect enemies have
come to US from Europe, and that with
their introduction, their numbers and
destructiveness have almost invaribly in
creased to an extent unknown to the old
world. On the other hand, our few i'm
ported insects have, so far, not spread
widely In Europe, and have seemed to
lose, iu great measure, both in number
and destructive energy. All our worst
weeds, too, are of foreign origin and are
displacing our native plants, just as the
white European has crowded out the ab-
original red man. Surely Bishop Berke-
ley enunciated more than he knew when
he sang: Westward the course OF EN-
pire takes its way
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-17

from 81 counties. In three counties the net
Republican majority is 1854. This is a
Republican gain of about 1000 over the
vote for governor last year. The Register
estimates that the same proportionate vote
over the State as compared with last year
will make the majority in the State about
$4,000. In the Seventh Congressional dis
trict, Gilletter, the GreeHback- Democrat
candidate, has $50 majority, with one
county to hear from, which viii reduce
his majority to 600.
The following are the latestretmns from
the Iowa elections: One hundred and
ten towns and fourteen counties give
Hull, Republican, for secretary of State,
1911 majority. Eighteen towns and
four counties in the Seventh district give
Cummings, for Congress, Asa majority,
Nine towns and five counties in the Eighth
district gives Sapp, Republican, for Con-
gress. 1857 majority. Thirty mine towns
and eight counties the Ninth district
gives Carpenter, Republican, for Congress,
A, 403 majority.
WEST VIRGINIA
Returns from Wheeling, W. Va, as far
as received indicate that Hubbard, Re-
publican, for Congress, carries this county
by about 400 majority. This will leave
Wilson's (DemocraD majority very small
in the district. Three out of the four
Legislators elected are Republicans. This
county has heretofore been solidly Dem
ocratic
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-17
A sinsular Medieal Onera1Ion.


A correspondent of the Hartford Times
writing from Weatherfeld, Conn, SAYS:
"A rather singular medical operation.
amounting nearly to mircale, was per
formed here few days ago DIR. Fox
was called to see two children near
Rocky Bill, who were laboring under
some dangerous complaint. When he
arrived he found one Of them apparent,
dead, the other nearly so. After attend
ing TO the living child, and giving the
necessary directions how to treat il. he
turned to examine the dead one. TO All
appearances life was extict, and the poor
little one dead as door-nail On this
little subject he thought he would try an
experiment Into kettle of hot water
he put half pound Of mustard; and.
having soaked blanket in the water. he
spread it or the floor, laid the child on
il, and had him tightly rolled up After
lying SO Tor about four minutes he com
menced 70 kick, and crying most pItiful-
ly, let me 90; m roasted He was
taken from this purgatorv, washed, med
icaly treated and cared for. The little
fellow is now in fair way Of recovery,
thanks to the doctors experiment.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-17
How a Poor Boy Found Friends.

The Warsaw (WyomiRg County, West
ern Meas Yorker tells the following story
from real life: In December, 1859. on a
cold, stormy day, might have been seen,
in the village and town of Warsaw, a
blind beggar asking for aims, from door
to door. The blind beggar was led by a
little ragged Irish boy, about eight or
nine wears old, whose widow mother
lived in the city of Rochester. The beg
gar was seen to ill treat and beat this
poor Irish boy from time to time. This
being noticed by one of our human citi-
zeus, he took the little boy to his own
home, providing him with warm clothing
and all the comforts that he and his az
fectiouate wife could 40 to render his
life THAT had been one of want from the
cradle) happy. They sent him to the
district school in the winters that follow
ed, he working ON the farm in the farm
in the summer months, faithful ana
kind boy. Ia the district school be was
at all times a. the head Cf bis class. He
was then sent 10 our academy, and after a
time he taught school in one OF our rural
districts. BY dint IF economy and the as
sistance OF his kind benefactor, four years
ago he entered Cornell University. In
June last he graduated at the head Of
his class, having been awarded the high
est prize for scholarship N, the college,
where merit alone sacceeds. The once
ragged Irish boy has been spending a
few weeks in our village and vicinity,
but has now returned to take the place
offered him at good salary in the chem
icaI department of this seat of learning