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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
The Bad and Worthless

are never initiated or couateJeited.
This is especially true of a family
medicine, aud 1t is positive proof
that the remedy initiated is of the
highest value. AS soon rs it had
been tested and proved by the world
that Hop Bitters was the purest,
best and most valuable family med
icine on earth, many limitations
sprung up and began to steal the
notices ia which the press and peo-
pie OF the country had expressed the
merits of II. B., and in every way
trying t, induce suffering invaiids to
Use their stuff instead, expecting to
make money on the credit and good
name of H.. B. Many Others started
nostrums put up in similar style to
H. B., with variously devised names
in which the word Hop" or Hops
Were used in a WAY to induce people
to believe they were the same as Hol
Bltters. All such pretended rem
edles or cures, no matter what then
style or name is, and especially those
with the word Hop" or Hops" in
their name or in any way connected
with them or their name. are imita-
tions or counterfeits. Beware OF
them. Touch none of them. Use
nothing but genuine Hop Bitters,
with a bunch or cluster of green
Hops on the white label. Trust
nnthing else. Druggists and deal
ers are warned against dealing in
limitations or couuterfeits.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

once dives, and tries to shake of
the net. This he cannot do, for the
square in which he is entangled inn
niediately breaks off from the rest,
which is hauled oE board, ready for
another drop. Should this also he
successful, the game is soon up with
The wnais. Usually, the more he
Aou 1ders, the more tightly his t. rri-
bile collars hold him, entangling his
fins and quickly exhaustiDg bis
strength. No sooner does he rise for
breath than the rowers dash close to
him, giving the harpooners an OPP.
portunity to hurl their darts at his
big body. until he looks like an ex
~aggerated pin cushion. AS his strug
giles become weaker. the graphing
irons are thrown on and the boat.
tow the carcass neal shore.
To land their prize. the successful
hunters lash about it stout straw
ropes. and attach to them a cable.
winding the other end around a
MINDLESS set up on the beach. Then.
with pay and lively songs, they haul
the enormous mass ashore.
The whale is now cut up into
chunks. Its tidbits go on the fish
erman's gridiron, or are picked,
boiled, roasted, or fried.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
A Red Hair Boom.

There are unmistakable signs in
the sky of fashion that a boom In
red hair is gathering for a decent
upon us-not the sort of red hair
which is orange hued and too utter
ly Mllesian, but that other and soft
er kind. suggestive of very ripe corn
"and the crimson tinge which makes
the waving harvest field so beautl-
full How this happy golden mean.
this peculiar red with the dash OF
pensive meditation in it, so to say,
Is TO be achieved in all cases. we are
not advised, but in due time, no
doubt, some subtle alchemy OF dye
ing and bleaching will make the
process easy and reasonably cheap.
Ii is not TO be expected. OF course,
that such a change from the various
prevailing pulled, coiled and ring
ieted shades to one common SYM
pliouy in ripe corn red, as 1t were,
can be effected all at once, or with
out many accidents and a good deal
of "off color" evaporation, but IN
this as 10 al, other reforms We must
be content with gradual progress.
Red hair. like the poet instinct or
the faculty of guessing the weight
of hogs. is a gift of nature, aid not
to be counterfeited on the impulse
of the moment.
In the way of historical simill
tude. this aspiration In the dlrec-
ton of redness over Other fast col
ors In hair has the amplest warrant.
1t has been tolerably well settled
that red hair runs clear back la
Eve, and came in with original sin.
This gives il a piquant as well as an
antique interest, aud redeens II from
the mere commonplace relation of
an ordinary modern Invention.
There be those who are fanatlcal
enough To claim that the system OF
logic by which Eve is proved to have
had red hair establishes, also, the
uncomfortable fact that but for her
hair there would have been no fool
ishness about the forbidden fruit,
and hence no difficulty with our
consciences. That is a view, how
ever, with which fashion has moth
ing to do. The question is one OF
adjournment simply, and does not in
volve considerations of a theological
nature. Because Eve is initiated in
relation to her hair, it does not fol.
low-thal is To say, iii is not logically
necessary-that the harvest tinge
should be justified and authenticat-
ed b, pursuing it 10 its extreme
manifestations. 1t is possible to
sport red hair and yet not be Eve,
Just as it is possible TO be Eve and
yet grow hair of midnight darkness
Or to be Adam and yet be distinct
la bald headed.
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Southern -BtoodhouUds.

The introduction If bloodhnund-
IN performances Of ''Uncle Toms
Cahia," by Mr.. Abbey's company
which has heen travelling in Vir-
gina. seems to many former slave
holders to be an insult to the South
and a ~perversion of the truth of his
terry. The Wheeling fntel.genccr
has collected numerous opinions on
the subject, of which the general
tenor is that fugitive slaves were
never tracked by dogs in Virginia
or by bloodhouRds in any part of
the South. In Mississippi and some
other States, it is said. ordinary
hounds, sometimes called NEGRO
hounds" which had been trained TO
pursue but not to bite. Were ooea-
sionally used for that purpose, packs
of them being kept by men who
found their profit in loaning them
to planters as occasion demanded.
Setting aside the question of cruelty,
it is explained that slaveholders
were not SO foolish as to employ
Sloodhounds to tear valuable prop
erty in pieces. Ii is ia fact evidens
tha. a slave would be apt to depre-
ciate rapidly after a bloodhound go,
hold Of him.
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The Bad Boy at Breakfast.

yes" said the boy, with a vacant
look, II take nc interest in the
pleasures of the chase any more,
though | did have a little quiet fun
this morning at the breakfast table.
You see pa j. the c%ontrariest man
ever was. If | complain that any
thing at the table don't taste good,
pa says it is all right. This morn
ing / took :he syrup pitcher and
emptied out the white syrup and
put in some cod liver oil that ma is
taking for her cough. | put some
on my pancake. and pretended TO
taste it. and | told pa the syrup was
sour, and not fit TO eat. Pa was mad
in a second. and he poured out some
oa his pancakes and said | WAS get
ting 600 COMPOUNDED particular. He
said the sysup was good enough for
him, and he sofped his pancake in
il and fired some down his neck. He
is a consumed hpyocrite-that's
what he is. | could see by his face
thai the cod liver oil was e kill
ing him, but he said the syrup was
ali right, and if | didn't eat mine
he'd break my neck; and by Joe /
had TO eat it, aud pa be guessed he
hadn't got much apostle and you'd
Just drink a cup of coffee and eat 2
donut. | like 10 dide. and that |
tank makes this disappointment in
love harder to bear. But | felt sorry
for ma. Ne amt got a very strong
stummich, and yhen she got ON
of that cod liver on in her mouth
she yent up stairs, sickefs , horse,
and "a had to help her, and she h&d
n~ooralgia ali the morning. eat
pickles to take the taste out OF my
mouth, and then | laid for the hired
girls. They eat too much anyway,
aud when they gDt ~ to THAI cod
Inv r oil and swallowed a lot # il,
Que nf them. Az Irish girl, siir got
se from the table and put tier hand
on hNr corset and said 'howly Moses
and then gent out into the kitchen
looking as ma does when she has
powder ON her face, and the other
girl. WHO is Dutch, she swallowed a
pancake aud said, Mine Gou, gas
de matter from me,' and she went
ont and leaned on the coal bin.
They talked Irish and Dutch,
'and /, thought | would come over
here. The whole family is sick, but
it is not from Love like my illness,
aud they will get oyer it, while |
shall Gil m early grave. Pa and |
are going Ia Chicago next wSsk
and Ill bet weT have some fun.
Pa SAYS | need a change Of air, and
| think he is going TO try ts lose me.
Its a cold day when | get left any
where that ! can't find my way
back. Well, good by, old pota-
toes
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
The Whale Hunters Of Japan.

The whale fishery of Japan Is
carried ON AS a regular business on
both coasts of the country; but more
ynen Are employed, and the catch OF
wbaitsl igrr, of The eastern coast.
especially off XII pgggin,e.
The fishermen of the iiliis tQEul
Of koza have u io"kout tower perch
ed upoD the rocks. far ap Oh The hill
side. A sentinel is kept Constantly
watching fer the spouting kejiri
('number one fish,, rs the natives
call the whale. Long boats, hold.
ing trpm four to ten men. are kept
ready launched, These hardy f,l,
lows row with tremendous energy,
as IL in q prize race. IL the whales
are numerous, the men wait in Their
boats. with SOULS ON their pins and
straps ready to slip ON at a momcnVs
notice, all in order to put out to sea,
a gay flag with a curious device
Goats at each stern. The whalemen
are divided into scullers, METERS ano
harpooners, or graphing iron men
Japanese never row, but scYl With
curiously bent long sweeps, which
swing on a half round knob set into
a pivot, the handle end being usu
ally strapped at the proper height
The dey;ce on each flag is different
and spears. nets. and grapplingiron,
are marked, go that the iaas: skill
ful get proper credit for their coas
sgge, sure aim and CELEBRITY.
The boatmen are lightly clad in
short, sleeveless cotton jackets, with
leggins, like greayes, reaching from
knee 70 ankle. Around their yais.
are kits made Of coarse rice straw
The nets, which are about tgent,
feet square. With meshes three fee,
vide, are made Of tough sea gras.
yope, two inches thick.
Twenty Or thirty of these nets are
provided, and then sigi,1s tied Ia
gether, SO as to make one huge iirs.
from four hundred to six hundred
feet long. A. soon as the sigma.
from the tower is given, the boat
put out, two by two, each pair of thf
larger boats having the let Tackle,
and all armed with darts and spears
Rowing in front Of the Whale, The
net is dropped in his path. If skill.
fully done, the huge fish runs his
nose or jaw into . mesh. He al
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Study Your Markets.

The question OF success or failure
with most farmers depends upon
their knowledge OF the markets.
Many industrious and skillful farm
ers fail just at this point. They
know how to cultivate crops,
hut are poor statesmen. They keep
in a beaten track, and never vary
the relative proportion OF meadow,
pasture and tiilage !; seldom try "a
new crop of seed or to improve their
breeds of cattle, swine or poultry.
They do hot read much, and seem
not to be aware that farming, like
other pursuits, is iii Il transition state,
and they must meet new demands
~orlfail in business. The change is
50 great from the age of homespun,
which closed some fifty years ago, TO
the present time, that our Jounger
readers can hardly appreciate it.
Then almost everything consumed
IN a farmers family was produced
Oh his own farm, or manufactured
under his roof. Nearly ali table
supplies, except sugar, mnlasses, tea
aud coffee, were his own Raising.
The housewife spun and wove not
only all her table aud bed linen, but
all the clothing for her household.
She made the cotton and tow wicks
and dipped them in tallow, for the
lights in the dwelling. Travelling
shoemakers made theannual supply
of boots and shoes. The trade which
a farmer had with the outside world
was ola very limited character. All
this is changed now. No cloth is
made in the home. The spinning
wheel and loom have long since gone
into kindling wood and only the
small linen wheel and distatf Is pre-
served occasionally as a memento of
the thrifty habits of our grandmoih-
ers. The farmer has become a pur-
chaser: buys all that he wears, buys
much that he eats, and buys often
times his fuel and lights. To meet
these new demands. he has occasions
to study the markets to find out
what people want in exchange for
the things he must purchase. Es-
pecially does he need to study the
home markets. Tillers of the low
priced lands of the south, by aid of
cheap transportation, are able to
compete with him in wheat, corn
and other grain, SO that he cannot
afford to raise them To sell, by the
old method at least, though possibly
he can for his own use. Hay, pota
Ices and some other articles are SD
bulky that he has little competition
and can sell them at a profit. With
a knowledge of the markets, and the
capacities Of the soil, it is not a very
difficult matter to ascertain what
crops will pay, end what will not.
We want this knowledge and must
have it if We are to succeed in bust
ness. Those who do notstudy these
conditions of success, and cannot
tell what any given crop c'sls, d."
not KNOW whether il pays or not.
We must give up soi&e Of the old
crops, as ppsnlted to present circnm-
stances, aud cultiyalet those for which
We know there is a profitable de-
maid for a first rate articlr,and Thus
have a specially that will return him
handsome profit aud win him the
reputation of being an entefprising
man. He will at the -ame time set
en- example to other farmers that
1pay bep.ft the agriculture OF II
whole neiabbeFbopd, or even of a
county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
He Ripped not Wisely, but toe weii

Ayoung man dressed in the height
of fashion, while riding in a Fulton
avenue car ia Brooklyn GA Wednes.
day afternoon, discovered q tiny
thread cross the patent leather 40
step, and he wound it around his
xloved finger and began TO pull. II
proved to be a long thread, but he
kept on drawing it, and when he
had pulled out over a yard he Eas
IN his pocket, as though he expect.
ed to find a spool of thread there
As he threw down his leg he war
horror stricken at the discovery thai
while one branch of his pantaloons
Was as tight fitting a. he could de.
sire, the other vas q mere flap, and
that he had unconsciou>ly ripped ur
the eide seam. HIS face ass1aed
an agaostic expression. aud he bok,
ed for the door after borrowing two
pins from the conductor.
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Street

A veteran of the Mexican war
whose leg WAS cut off in a saw mill,
has for FIVE years excited the SYM
patty of the people above Four
teenth street. A boy sits on the
walk in Fourteenth street with his
hat between his stuUps of legs. An
other boy, who is paraiyzed, drags
himself up and down a space about
a rod il length in Union square and
takes in the money. 4 woman has
LEANED to twist her hands in such q
way thai they present the appear
ance of q hoerible deformity. She
AIDES to the pitia6le spectacle by
sexewing up her face in . manner
that 10 calculated to draw q few pen.
mics at least from the pockets Of the
charitable. A humpbacked man
lies like a ball on the walk in Twen.
ty-third street. His wife assists
him. She waits at some distance
until she sees a person whom shs
thinks would give coming along. ana
then walking up to her husband a,
though aa entire stranger drops 8
single penny into his hand. The
idea is that the sight of a poor, rag.
ged woman giving will soften the
heart G the person who sea the
act. 1t is a very common sight 4
see women sitting on the curbstons
playing their piping and intermit
tent hand organs and holding Q babt
in their arms. Often these babes ars
hired for the purpose. Blind mer
generally employ boys TO lead then
about A hatless man will step up
10 . pedestrian and say: II am jus,
out of the hospital, and / would like
to ask you, sir, if you have an ole
hat at home, to give it to me-" O.
course, the man cannot 20 home t.
get the hat, and the beggas, IL any
attention is paid to him, receives :
money gift. A well dressed man a,
one time made Broadway the scene
Of his operations. His linen was
clean, his clothing was carefully
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31
Why He Didn't Take Ii.

Not long ago an old pioneer. who
had lived in Texas in the days If tn,
early coionists, was Boosting IF tn,
good Old times.
Why, sir" said he'll was one,
offered IA league Of land for "a pair OF
old boots
Didn't you take it?" said tn,
party he was talking to-"
mo, sir"
mo account land, | reckon 2"
"Why, bless your dear heart, sir
it was the best piece of land ont
doors. Grass five feet high. cleal
stream OF Water running through it,
and IN undeveloped silver mine il
one CORNER"
And why the deuce didn't you
make the trade?"
Because" said the old man, in Q
sad and regretiul tone of voice, be.
Cause ! didn't have the boots"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

compensation from any moneys de.
rived from the Treasury of the
United States. No person shall, in
any room OF building occupied in
the discharge of official duties by
any person or employee of the United
States, solicit in any manner wtlatev-
er, or receive any contribution OF
money, or any other thingof value,
foran, polite purpose Whatever
Noofficer or employe of the United
States mentioned in this oct shall
discharge, or promote, or in manner
change the official rank or compensa-
ton Of any other officer or employe,
or promise or threaten SO to no. for
giving or Withholding or neglecting
to make any contribution of any
money or other valuable thing for
any political purpose. No officer,
clerk or other person in the service OF
the United States shall, directly or
indirectly, give or hand over to any
other officer, clerk or person in the
service of the United States, or to
any Senator or member Of the House
of Representatives, or territorial del
egate or other person acting for such
Senator, member or delegate, any
money or other valuable thing on ac-
count of or to be applied to the pro-
motion of any political object what
ever.
The last section provides that any
person who shall be guilty of violat-
Ing any provision of the four fore
going sections shall be deemed guilty
of IA misdemeanor, and shall, on con
viction thereof, be punished by "a fine
not exceed NJ five thousand dollars,
or by Imprisonment for a term not
exceeding three years, or by such
fine and imprisonment both, in the
discretion of the court.
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brushed. and his shoes were neatly
polished. He was thrown out OF
employment, aid pawned his furni-
ture piece by piece. His wife and
children wanted for bread, and his
pride fell. Fifty cents would keep
the wolf from the door for a day,
and he would repay the favor when
he secured work. He made a mis-
take by going into several places
twice.
Women well attired go into offices
and, saving they have lost their
pocket books, ask for a loan sum
Gent to pay their fare home. They
invariably give a street far up town,
so as to obtain the elevated railway
fare. 10 cents. They say their hus-
bands will return the amount. A
man entered the ticket office of a
railroad company on Broadway last
week and asked the distance to Chi
cago. He said his money had been
stolen aud he was going to walk To
that city. The hearts OF the clerks
were hardened and the scheme did
not work. A half drunken fellow
asked a hotel clerk to write a letter
for him to take TO Peter Cooper say
ing the bearer was a deserving man.
The clerk wrote instead that he was
an impostor, and the man, not know
ing the difference, took the letter TO
Mr.. Coop-r's house. Last winter an
old fellow in a linen coat came
around to an office in Broadway,
near Twenty-ihird street, regularly,
and was given something each time.
Finally it was thought that If he
was really needy he ought to be
helped. There had been "a heavy
fall of snow. A shovel was brought
out and he was told he would be
paid 81 if he would clean the walk.
"On, no, sir" said he. Il can't. |
have IA pain in my back"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

An exchange asks i'll bold head
lines, why do women work."
Well, some women work because
they enjoy it, and others because
their husbands are busy in politics,
and the womanOf the house is oblig-
ed to hustle around and earn the
daily bread,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

lndulgent parents who allow their
children to eat heartily of high SEA-
soned food, rich pies, cake, etc, will
have to use Hop Bitters to prevent
indigestion, sleepless nights, sick
ness, pain, and, perhaps, death. No
family is safe without them in the
huu,a.
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Are you Exposed

To malariai influences? then pro-
tect your 5, stem by using Parker'-
Ginger fonIc. 1t Strengthens til,
iIver aud kidneys 10 throw oil mald
rial poisois, aud is good for genera
debility and exhaustion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

A German has discovered that il
wood be exposed TO the action of n
heated current of pure oxygen, 1T
becomes proof against tie action of
moisture and Of changes Of temper
ature, and is especially adapted TO
the manufacture of musical instru-
0onts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

Hard workers are subject to hil
ious attacks which may end in dan
gerous illness. Parker's Gingel
Tonic keeps the kidneys and live
active, and by preventing she ATTACH
saves sickness, time and expense
Detroit free..
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Prof. Brewer saws ''the trottinp
horse is a modern and American
invention" Thank heaven there i,
one thing that vast invented by the
Chinesa tyepty three thousand years
ago! Later retaTns, haweyer, may
rob Us Of this honor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

Dried bark Of ~sassafras root put
on dried fruit viii protect itfrom the
worms.
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KAHoEA, Mo, Feb. o, 1886

KAHoEA, Mo, Feb. o, 1880.
purchased five bottles Of your
Hop Bitters of Bishop l. Co., last
tall, for nv daughter, and am well
pleased with the Bitters. They did
her more good than all the medicine
she has taken for six Years.
VIM. T. MCCLURE.
The aAoge 10 from a very reliable
farmer, whose danghter vas in poor
health for seven or eight years, and
could obtain ne reli+f until she used
Hop Bitters. She is naw In as good
health IA. any person in the country.
We have "a large sale, aud they arr
making remarkable cures.
". II. BIsHuP x Co.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

You can keep your hair abundant
and glossy. and retain its youthful
color, with Parker's Ginger Tonic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-01-31

Slightly dirgy fprnilare may lie
made 10 loek like new b appI, ing
a Gnat ef pure oil.
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LOCKWOOD HOOS
Opened Monday. Sept. &, Ii,

Situate right at he 3 at ami : 4
prt h~r-tauTfnt attached. 10th uber az !
night. Restaurant hes been eni s-I
moidied. Parties li.ing a'ong Ibc 40 n
Ing 10 take night trains ~iii hrl thl- To- s-r !
VeLieuce.
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Mountain Express leaves Pittssury,
DAYS My AT 2. IA; leaves CunneH.ye-
Confluence. = rsint. $780,; br~,
S:s6 PtuksrtO s;42 tas tiu p s.s
w0usi GOO; Pine Grove. 6:l5; ~iarrett ~
der. o28 SALISBURY JunrtI-s.6 3: gr"
e.S5 lie YES lockwood, 5:i5: Mufuri
rives AL Somerset, $50.
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The Mail, north and south. runs
Loci Train daily exrep sunday.
TN the Pittsburgh Divisi n, ko
throu b passenger trains, eat hogpd a.
X kvvOi at u. IA. IN, and i2s3p
RESPECTIVELY at /" ashinx5on AT 7Ss "a
day, ansi g.4i next evening. and Al k,i-
s;&S m, ssme lay. and at 100 nexf -
Recommendations ti.inslr v
at 80 a m. u ! y IN and Washiny,@
a IN. and $40 IN. ar living r-.nsoI
Rocksvd al Vi a m, and so ,. "a
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILPO,,

PITTSBURGH DIVISION
On and after June Il, trains will I'M,