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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Paper and Ink on Eyesight.

The colors of paper and ink are
far more responsible for defective
eyesight than cross-lights from op-
posite windows, light shining direct
ly in the face, insufficient light, or
small type. If these were remedied
the principal cause of the mischief
would still remain, the real root of
the evil being the universally used
black ink and white paper These,
says writer, are running the sight
of all the reading nations. He ar
CUES that the rays of the sun are re-
fiected by white body and absorb
ed by black one, and that we print
our newspapers and books in direct
opposition to the plainest correct
principles of optical science. A book
or newspaper as now printed and
being read by us, the eyes do not see
the letters which. being black, are
non-rehective the outlines of the
impressions of the type reach the
retina, but they are not received by
the spontaneous, direct action of
that organ. The white surface of
the paper is reflected, but the letters
are detected only by discriminative
effort of the optic nerves. This con-
slant labor irritates the nerves, and,
when long continued, exhausts their
susceptibility. AS proofs, the writer
cites the well-known fact that the
human eye cannot long sustain the
glare of a white surface without in
jury. The sunlight reflected from
fields of snow, unrelieved by the col
ors of other objects, or from the
white sands of the desert is, the
world over, productive Of ophtbal-
mia.
In accordance with this argu-
ment, if colored paper were substi-
tuted for white, tie eyes of all read
ing people would at once be reliev-
ed of binding strain.-a continu-
Gus effort bound to result in perma-
nent weakening of the eyes. Nature
and science, says the writer above
quoted, tell us that the color of all
printing paper should be green.
Green grass covers the ground, green
leaves are on the trees, and green is
the color most grateful to the eye.
Green newspapers would be a novel
ty, but iD time we would grow ac-
customed to the tint green school
books would please the children ;
but green grounds would sadly mar
the high art engravings for which a
number of American magazines
have become noted. And, if our
scientific friend is correct in his con-
green paper would sadly
cripple the trade in eyeglasses and
spectacles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Potatoes in Their Jackets.

Should potatoes be peeled before
cooking, or should they be boiled
in their jackets? | say most decid-
edly in jackets" writes Professor
Mattieu Williams, and will state
my reasons. From fifty-three to fif-
ty-six per cent. of the saline consti-
tuents of the potato is potash, and
potash IS an important constituent
of the blood-so important that IN
Norway, where scurvy once prevail
ed very seriously, it has been ban
ished since the introduction of the
potato, and, according to Lang and
other good authorities, it is owing to
the use of this vegetable by a peo-
pie who formerly were insufficiently
supplied with saline vegetable food.
Potash salts are freely soluble in wa
ter, and | find that the water in
which potatoes have been boiled
contains potash, as may be proved
by boiling it down to concentrate,
then filtering, and adding the usual
potash test, platinum chloride. 1t
is evident that the skin Of the pota-
to must resist this passage ofthe pot
ash into the water, though it may
not fully prevent it. The bursting
of the skin occurs only at quite the
latter stage of the cookery. The
greatest practical authorities on the
potato-Irish men-appear to be
unanimous l do not remember to
have seen propelled potato in Ire
land. / find | can at once detect by
the difference of flavor whether
potato has been boiled with or
without its jacket. and this differ
ence is evidently saline.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Shot Down by a Cannon Bail.

NJ. Boutibouse, the French savant,
served in Napoleon's army, and w9s
present at many engagements. At
the battle of Wagram, in 1909, he
was in the heat of the fray the
ranks around him had been terribly
thinned by shot, and at sunset he
was nearly isolated. While reload
ing his musket he was shot down by
cannon ball. His impression was
that the oall had passed through his
legs below his knees, completely
severing them, for he suddenly sank
down, shortened, as be believed, to
the extent of about a foot in meas
urement. The trunk of the body
fell backward on the ground and the
mans senses were paralyzed by the
shock. Thus he lay, motionless,
among the wounded and dead all
night, not daring TO move when con-
sciousness partially returned lest the
loss of blood should be fatally in
creased.
That he felt no pain he attributed
to the stunning effect ofthe shock on
his nervous system and he was still
mentally too numbed to be able to
reason as to why he had not bled to
death. At earlydawn he was arous-
ed by one of the medical staff, who
came round to help the wounded.
Whats the matter with you, nay
good fellow ?" said the surgeon.
"Ah. touch me tenderly, doctor" re-
piled NJ. Boutibouse "a cannon ball
has carried off my legsl" The sur
geon examined the limbs referred to
and then giving him a good shake,
said, with laugh, "Get up with you
there's nothing the matter with your
legsl" NJ. Boutibouse sprang up in
utter astonishment, and stood firmly
on the legs which he had thought
lost forever Il felt more thankful, I"
said he, than | had ever felt in the
whole course of my life before. /
had not a wound about me. had,
indeed, been shot down by an i'm
mense cannon ball. but instead of
passing through my legs, as firmly
believed it had, the ball had passed
under my feet and had plowed a
hole in the earth beneath at least a
foot in depth, into which my feet
suddenly sank, giving me the idea
that | had been thus shortened by
the loss of my legs"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
A NATIONAL MISFORTUNE.

Speaking not at all as a defeated
candidate, but simply as loyal and
devoted American, / think hetrans-
fer of the political power of the
Government to the South, is a great
national misfortune it is misfor-
tune because it introduces an ele-
ment which cannot insure harmony
and prosperity to the people because
it introduces into republic the rule
ofa minority; the first Instinct OF an
American is eouality-equality of
right-equality of priyilege-equal-
ity of political power-that equali-
ty which says to every citizen,
Your vote is just as good, just as
potential as the vote of any other
citizen That cannot be said to-day
in the United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26

during the lifetime of the generation
that fought the war, and elevates
into practical command of the
American Government the identical
men who organized for its destruc-
tion and plunged US into the blood
lest contest of modern times. |
have spoken of the South as placed
by the late election
IN POSSESSION OF THE GOVERNMENT,
and / mean all that my words i'm
ply. The South furnished nearly
three-fourths of the electoral votes
that defeated the Republican party.
and they will step to the command
of the Democrats as unchallenged
and as unrestrained as they held the
same position for thirty years before
the war.
Gentlemen, there cannot be polit-
ical inequality among the citizens of
a free republic there cannot be a
minority OF white men in the South
ruling majority of white men in
the North. Patriotism, self-respect,
pride, protection for person and safe
ty for the country, all cry out against
1t. The very thought of it stirs the
blood of men who inherit equality
from the Pilgrims who first stood on
Plymouth Rock, and from the liber-
ty-loving patriots who came to the
Delaware with William Penn. 1t
becomes the primal question of
American manhood 1t demands
hearing and a settlement, and that
settlement will vindicate the equall-
ty of American citizens in all
PERSONAL AND CIVIC RIGHTS.
1t will at least establish the equal
ty of white men under the National
Government, and will give to the
Northern man, who fought to pre-
serve the Union, as large voice in
its government as may be exercised
by the Southern man, who fought to
destroy the Union. The contest
just closed utterly dwarfs the for
tunes and fate of candidates, wheth-
er successful or unsuccessful. Pur-
posely-I may say instinctively-I
have discussed the issues and con-
sequences OF that contest without
reference to my own defeat, without
the rem0test reference to the gentle
man who is elevated to the Presi-
dency. Toward him personally |
have no cause for the slightest i'll
will, and it is with cordiality | ex-
press the wish that his official ca
reer may prove gratifying to himself
and beneficial to the country, and
that his administration may over
come the embarrassments which the
peculiar source of its power imposes
upon it from the hour of its birth
At the conclusion of Mr.. Blaine's
speech he invited a large crowd into
his house, and for nearly an hour
an informal reception was held,
hundreds of people passing through
the rooms. The greetings were es-
pecially friendly and cordial
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
WHOLE NO. l74l.
Those Tangled Tsesses.

"The name Of the women who
wear false hair is legion was the
startling statement to a reporter by a
dealer in the deceptive hirsute yes
terday.
"TeIl me something new, answer
ed the reporter "In what form is
all this false hair worn ?'
"In every form possible" was the
reply, 1T is worn by young ladies
for bangs young ladies who don't
need to wear false hair, but WAC DO
to save the trouble of preparing their
own. You wouldn't think so?
Perhaps not, but a large percentage
of maidens who have good hair Of
their own cover it up with store hair.
Curious, isn't lit? Then there are
lots of old women you meet on the
streets who apparently possess lux
uriant heads OF hair, but who in re-
ality are bald as a billiard ball.
Then you, of course, know all about
the plain, ordinary, everyday
switches which women hang over
the backs of chairs at nights, and
which prove never-failing source
of inspiration to the funny men,"
"Are these false bangs made here?'
Right here, We have blocks to
construct them on, and make a
great many ofthem. Switches are
made right here, too"
Where does all the hair come
from Z"
From the old country, mostly.
The peasant girls among the Alps
have their hair cut regularly 10 sup
ply the American trade. 1t has as
sumed enormous proportions, too.
There are houses in New York which
make speciality ofselling il"
You do not buy hair here in the
city then?"
Not often. 1t would be two
much trouble. You see, if we did
we would have to clean it and pre-
pare it generally, and the work in
CURED would be too great for the
trihing advantage we would obtain.
We occasionally buy hair. but no:
often"
"How about wigs ?n
"They are worn much more exten-
sively than people imagine. Most
people think that they can always
tell a wig when a man wears one,
but if an unfortunate bald-head buys
the bestand attends to it-that
means get new one about once a
year-few besides experts can de-
tect the imitation. A wig will only
last about a year"
How about hair-dressing?"
''We dress ladies hair continually. /
When a woman is going out some
evening, or receives company, and
she thinks she can not comb her
hair nice enouge, she comes to US. I
We have girl employed especially
for the purpose.
DO many women bleach their hair
now ?"
Plenty OF them. Half the blondes
you meet on the street are made to
order. 1t tells in time, though. |
Makes the hair rough and brit
tie"
''Do you sell many false mustach-
es and boards ?"
'Not many. What we do sell is
mostly for amateur theatricals, and
all that sort of thing. Boys buy
them, too. By the way, YOU may
deprecate the wearing of false bangs
by girls all you wish, but | made a
set to order a while ago for young
man of this city. Heis dude of the I
first water, and | think that he wears
these false bangs now. Don't be /
lieve it? It's just as true as that
am standing here. ."-RochesteT IN. I
y Democrat and Chronicle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
a LocksmIth on Locks.

Locks? Locks won't keep bur
glars out. Why, | can open any
kind of lock ;hat has ever been JIM
vented, without key or combiha-
ton" said Washington locksmith.
That is, I open safes when the
locks are out of order, or the COM
binations lost. Sometimes a man
will oil the lock of his safe, but it
gets gummed up so that the tum-
blers won't work, and he can't get it
open. Some men are forgetful, and
lose their combinations. Safes are
sold at sheriff's sale sometimes, and
the owner, being mad, won't give up
the combination. When anything
of that kind happens, they send for
me-
No. If the lock is broken so
that it won't work, l drill little
hole alongside the dial and pick the
lock with small bit of wire. If the
lock is all right, only the combina-
ton is lost. go to work to find it,
and don't deiace the safe at all. 1t
takes me from three to four seconds
to six hours to open safe, according
TO the kind, and the method | EN-
ploy"
But how can you find the COM
bination? Does it not take long
time ?"
BY testing. AS to time, it de-
pends upon circumstances. If |
know the man who set the combina-
ton | can find it in a very few min
utes. If | don't, it takes longer.
You see, | study the character of the
man. Safe openers are dangerous
in a community. They are always
watched by the police. They keep
an eye on me all the time l have
them trying my doors at all hours
of the night, and there's generally
one somewhere around"
Gould you open a burglar-proof
time lock ?"
Il can open the best lock that
was ever made in FIVE or six hours.
These little office safes wouldn't
put that much time on. They don't
pay enough. l just take hammer
and break the knob off, and get
into the safe in just about three
seconds"
What do you get for opening a
safe?"
For little three-second safe, /
get SO. For large safes, such as
they have in banks and brokers' Of
fees, and where they don't want the
Jock injured, / get $3.50"
"Could you open the great safe
in the United States Treasury ?"
Easily. ] could get rid of the
time lock aad everything in six or
seven hours, and wouldn't make
any particular fuss about it, either.
No safe was ever made but it had
some weak point known to the
maker, SO that he could get into it
in case the lock should refuse to re-
spond. Ifthere wasn't, they would
have to break the concern all to
pieces if the lock broke. Now, l
know where to find these weak pla-
ces. / can strike within quarter
of an inch of it every time. It's
generally covered over by a thin
sheet of steel or boiler iron, and, by
cutting away block three or four
inches, which is easily done, could
drill into the best safe that has ever
been made. II would not be any
trouble for burglars to get into the
Treasury safe if they understood
locks as do"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Look out for Your Head.

No matter what parts il may final
ly affect, catarrh always starts in
the head. There is no mystery
about the origin OF this direful dis
ease. 1t begins in a neglected cold.
One of the kind that is ''sure to be
better in few days" Thousands
of victims know how it is by sad
experience. Ely's Cream Balm
cures colds in the head and catarrh
in all its stages. Not snuff nor a
liquid. Applied with finger to the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
Marriage A La Mode,

A hat, q cane,
A nobby beau
A narrow lane,
A whisper low.
A smile, a bow,
A little fiirt
An ardent vow
That's cheap as dirt,
A hand to squeeze,
A girl to kiss,
Quite at ones ease
Must needs be bliss.
A ring, to date,
A honeymoon,
To find too late
Ii was too soon
London Ladies Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26

Henry NJ. Stanley, the African
traveller. says that when he sighted
the Lower Congo it had popula-
ton of only nineteen Europeans
two English, two Dutch. one Ger
man, two Frenchmen, and twelve
Portuguese.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26

Busted up-the sky-rocket.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26

and are affrighted because they
think all legal protection for them
Is gone. Few persons in the North
realize how completely the chiefs OF
the rebellion welded the political
power which has triumphed in the
late election. 1t is a portentious
fact that the Democratic Senators
who come from the States of the
late Ccnfederacy, all-and l mean
all without a single exception-per-
sonally participated in the rebel
lion against the National Govern
ment.
1t is still more significant fact
that in these States no man who
was loyal to the Union, no matter
how strong Democrat he may be
to-day, has the slightest chance OF
political promotion. The one great
avenue to honor in that sectson is
the record of jealous service in the
war against the Government. 1t is
certainly an astounding fact that the
section in which friendship for the
Union in the day of its trial and ag-
ony is still political disqualified
ton should be called now to rule
over the Union. All this takes place
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-11-26
NXECUToR's NOTICE.

-'e ~ = frelerlcS Giihcrf, late a Somerset
oergsgh Somerset Co. Pa. deed.
= - sestAinentaryo on the above estate having
- ..so % ne undersigned BY the proper au-
..e4 . said estate 10 make fmssefiafs nav.
!. 80 - tA9se having claims against il to pre-
s,-'sn .--en ee!y au;hs1tfcz.ed Tor settlement on
.S--ss, December 1e. lsss. ut the store ii
q s@snef, /. Sonorse; Borough.
,,-ss JDSIAH KELLER.
Executor
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-02-20
OIL NOTES..

Porter's No. 2, at Henry's Mills was
completed during the week and start.
ed at the rate of 1000 barrels a day.
Some big wells are being struck in
this district, which seems to have knock
ed the bottom cut Vf the oil market.
Reports received from there on Satur.
day, said that Porter's No. 6 was
drilled into the sand and made fifteen
barrels the first hour.
The .McCalmont Oil Co.'s second
we'll was also reported in the sand and
made six barrels the first hour.
The wells which had been torpedoed
were declining slowly.
During the coming week number
of wells should be completed in the
vicinity of Henry's Mills; enough to
enable the trade to form good idea
of the extent and capacity of that
district.
Grandin Kelly g. Co.'S No. 20, south
of the Tionesta, is reported to have
been drilled nine feet in the sand
Saturday evening, and made thirty
FIVE barrels the first hour. The we'll is
located fifty rods south Of No. 1S, and
makes the third producer on that side
of the creek.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-02-20
PRocLAMATIoN.

WHEREAS, The Hon. w. D. Brown,
President Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas and Quarter Sessions in and for
the county of Forest, has issued his pre-
cept for holding Court of Common Pleas
Quarter Sessions, DC. at Tionests, for
the County of Forest, to commence on the
Fourth Monday Of February, being the
25th day of Feb, 1884. Notice is therefore
given to the Coroner, Justice of the Peace
and C0nstables of said county, that they be
then and there in their proper persons at
ten o'clock, A. M, of said day, with their
records, inquisitions examinations and
other remembrances, to do those things
which to their offices appertain to be done,
and to those who are bound in recognizance
to prosecute against the prisoners that are
or shall be in the jail of Forest County, that
they be then andthere present to prosecute
against them as shall be just. Given un-
der my hand and seal this 29th day of
Januaay, A. d. 1884.
c. W. CLARK, Sheriff
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-02-20
TRIAL LIST.

Causes set down for trial in the Court of
Common Pleas of Forest County on the
Fourth Monday of February, A. ID. 1884 /:
l. j. E. Blaine VS.. Henry Swaggart, No.
6 February term, 1879.
2. n. Myers, Cashier VS.. Justis Shaw
key, No. February term, 1882.
8. H. +. Ford VS.. o. w. Proper, No. So
September term, 1882.
4. Robert Gilmore VS.. A. ]. Landers
DC Co., No. ~, December term, 1882.
5. John Cobb d Co. VS.. Richard b. Will
lis, No. % May term, 1883.
6. j. FL. Wilson vs.. William Morgan,
No. 26 September term, 1888.
Z. Geo. Nj. Kepler for use of Geo. w. Bo-
ward VS.. Justis Shawkey, No. S3 Septem-
ber term, 1883.
8. H. p. Ford VS.. o. w. Proper, No. Al
September term, 1883.
8. John Thomson vs.. Jacob Range ct
al, No. AZ Sept. term, 1888.
10. Peter Berry ct al VS.. l.. +. Watson ct
al, No. 48 Sept. term, 1888.
IL. John S. Davis ct al VS.. Peter Berry
ct al, No. 81 Sept. term, 1883.
II. f. M. Sotlthwick VS.. The Anchor Oil
Co. d Hebsr Bros, No. SO Sept. term 1888.
ID. James Fitzgeralds VS.. George Eich-
ner, No. 90 Sept. term, 1888.
IA. W. Byron IL Co. VS.. James b. Wat
son, No. 81 September term, 1888.
10. John Mcintyre VS.. Andrew McCray
& Hannah McCray, No. "a Sept, term,
1888.
IS. Rufus Dodge VS.. Mahoney Il Will
Jams, No. rs Sept. term, 1883.
II. Robert McClOskey ct al VS.. j. ii.
Ryder ct al, No. Dec. term, 1888.
Is. Enterprise Transit Go. VS.. p. j.
Swain, No. n Dec, term, 1888.
JUSTlS SHAWKEY, Prothonotary.
Tionesta, Pa, January IA, 1884.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1884-02-20
OLD COUNTRY TEA HOUSE.

Largest and most complete Wholesale and
Retail Tea and Family Grocery west OF
New York.
HOUSEKEEPERS ATTENTION. IN
DUCEM ENTS EXTRAORDINARY
Freight paid within 100 miles of Pitts
burgh on all orders Of S25 and over, or
discount of per cent. TO parties living
any further distance. Parties not wishing
TO purchase S25 worth at one time, can
purchase with an other family, and We
will pay the freight. And Still Another
Feature: In making shipments of goods
we inclOse amount of eXpences to you, in
connection with registering money or OBJ
tanning p. o. money order or bank draft
also, amount of postage in mailing, etc.
On this plan you are put to no expense
whatever. The goods are packed and
shipped to your station, thus putting you
on an equal footing with our city custom
ers. Send for the "Housekeepers Guide' a
book of "a pages. giving prices ON every
article we carry in stock. Please send
your address and the book VIII be sent
free. WIN. HASLAGE q SON, Is Din-
mond Square, Pittsburgh, Pa. jane a ~