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4 Sea Bat.

Some years ago some devll-fish
appeared in a harbor where several
schooners were lying, and the sail
ors, who were Swedes, and had
never seen one of the fish before,
saw them playing around in the
harbor, and thought it would be a
good joke 10 spear one. So they took
light skiff and a pair of old whale
harpoons and ropes that belong to
the schooner and started out, and
were Joined by the other boats. In
short time one of the boats got
alongside of a sea bat, and a rouser
it was too. When they struck il
you'd have thought the whole bot
tom had been hit,and second later
that boat was rushing up the har.
Dor at a rate she never went before
1t was a blind lead. though, and the
fish had to turn, and the skiff was
jerked around so quickly that she
halt filled, and one man was tum.
bled overheard.
Up the channel they went, some
yelling for the boat and the Others
to cut the line as it was evident that
she would fill in moment; but il
happened that the only man who
had knife had been dropped over,
board, and as they couldn't get the
line united they had to let it go
They said afterward they were about
10 jump overheard and let every
thing go, when the fish changed its
course and headed right for one of
the schooners. They had to Jump
then, anyhow, and, as they went
overheard, the fish dyed under the
vessel, and the skiff struck her side
with crash and was knocked all to
pieces. The end plank, as they
found out later, to which the line
was made fast, went off with the
fish. The men were picked up and
two days later the devil.fish fioated
ashore. 1t measured about eighteen
feet across and was estimated tc
weigh a ton.-Ne1o York Sun.
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Mrs. yanderblIt's Double

l came across Vanderbilt privi-
lege of wealth Unexpectedly in the
establishment of tailor for women.
A girl stood in the center of a work
room while male expert fitted a
garment to her upper figure.
THAT is Mrs. William X. Van
derbilt," said one.
Nonsense" l calculated. "Wil-
lie Vanderbilt's vile hasn't red hair,
nor face at all like that"
What | mean" was the explana-
ton, ''is that the girl is posing as
Mrs. Vanderbilt. The two are ex-
actly the same size and shape. This
one is hired to serve in the place OF
the millionairess in the laborious
matter of having costumes fitted.
The garment now being taken in,
let out and generally adopted is for
Mrs. Vanderbilt, who is at her ease
at Newport, while the double en-
dures the hour or two hours of tire
some standing. Mechanical forms
are common for that purpose, and
most Of our rich customers keep
them with us, but they are not SO
good as a living model, which can
change her position, walk about, sit
down, and in other ways demon
strate perfectly the effect of the raj
ment under process of making. Mrs.
Vanderbilt will not endure the ia
tigue of the thing herself,even when
in town. and it was her own sugges-
ton that duplicate of herself be
employed.
On her order we sought and found
a perfect counterpart-a girl who
was working in a cloak-shop con-
nected with our business-and she
has served in lieu of Mrs. Wander
bilt for nearly year. Not only in
dimensions is she suited to the re-
quirements, but in movements and
carriage she is wonderfully like her
employer; and so it is possible for
the latter to see herself-in the mat
ter of dress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-09
A Man falls 800 Feet and Lives.

ATLANTA, Ga, August 20.-Wil-
lam Forman, of New Orleans, came
here from Falludah Falls for medi-
cal treatment. He tells wonderful
story, all of which has been SUBJ
stantiated. While climbing up the
rocks at the side of the falls his foot
slipped and ne fell, rolling down an
incline of four hundred feet an d
then fell over a precipice 376 feet.
He fell into soft marsh. For more
than thirty hours lay where he fell,
unable to move and almost too weak
to call for assistance. At one time
he saw members of rescuing par
ty within thirty yards of him but
was unable to make himself heard.
Fortunately he fell near a small run
and managed to obtain water by
dipping his handkerchief into it and
sucking it. He aslo spread the hand
kerchief over his face to keep of the
rays of the scorching sun. The dis
tance he fell has been measured and
all his statements have been fully
proven.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-09
Things worth Remembering

That hot bag of sand relieves
neuralgia.
That warm borax water will re.
move dandruff.
That milk which stands too long
makes bitter butter.
That salt should be eaten with
nuts to aid digestion.
That rusty irons should be rub
bed over with beeswax.
That well ventilated bed rooms
will prevent morning lassitude.
That it rests you in sewing, to
change your position frequently.
That little soda water will re-
lieve sick headache caused by indi-
gestion.
That hot strong lemonade taken
at bed time will break up heavy
cold.
That cup of strong coffee wall
remove the odor of onions from the
breath.
That tough meat is made tender
by lying for a few moments in vine
gar water.
That cup of hot water drank be
fore meals will relieve nausea and
dyspepsia.
That one in a faint should be laid
on his or her, back, loosen the cloth
ing and let alone.
That consumptive night sweats
may be arrested by sponging the
body nightly with salt water.
That the hair may be kept from
falling out after illness by frequen'
application of sage tea.
That you take out spots from
wash goods by rubbing them with
the yolk of an egg before washing.
That cold tea should be saYed fol
your vinegar barrel. Itsours easily
and gives color and flavor.
That a fever patien mt can be mad
cool and comfortable by frequen
sponging off with soda water.
That to beat the whites of egg:
quickly add a pinch of salt. Sal
cools and cool eggs froth rapidly.
That white spots upon varnishec
furniture viii disappear if you holt
not plate from the stove over it.
That bran water is good for
rough complexion. Put a handful
in rag, dip it in tepid water, anc
then wash with it.
That teething children may be re
lieved of conyulsions by being i'm
mersed in warm baths with col,
cloths on their heads.
That pulverized camphor and lard
stirred to a salve, is excellent 70
Group or cold, applied to the throat
nose or chest. After which cove
, with soft flannels.
That a mixture ofrain water. col
ogne and glycerine, should be KEEP
by those who are troubled wit
; roughness of the skin. Apply to tn
face and hands after washing.
, That nervous headache, whel
pain is in frontal, and the blood yes
sells are full and throbbing, may b.
2 relieved by putting cold cloths ol
the head, and hot water on the fee
That warm mustard water shoul
be given to one who has accidental
swallowed poison. This will caus
vomiting,aiter which a cup ofstron
coffee should be given to counterac
! the remaining effects.
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Snakes Barred the Exit

A party of Northerners who have
been prospecting for minerals neal
Chulafinee, Ala. report the finding
by them of remarkable cave, and
give a graphic account of their meet
ing with the inhabitants of the cave
The entrance to the cave is near the
head of small ravine, about one
mile from the Tallapoosa River, and
is barely large enough for one per
son to enter at time. The party en-
tered the cave at 4 p. M, and spent
to hours in exploring it. The cave
is about 400 feet in length, varying
in width from ten TO sixty feet, with
an average height of Is feet, and is
dimly lighted throughout by small
assures in the rocks extending from
the roof to the ground above.
When the explorers were about to
leave the cave they were terrified at
finding the exit blocked by writh-
ing mass of big rattlesnakes. The
noise made by the party had doubt
less reused the snakes from their
hiding-places among the rocks, and
they had gathered in large numbers
near the entrance. Deeming discre
ton the better part Of valor the par
ty rctreated to that part of the cave
most remote from the entrance to
wait for the snakes to return to their
hiding-places. The explorers were
compelled to remain in the cave un-
til morning. Soon after dark one of
the party struck a match to light a
cigar, and after lighting it threw the
still burning match on the bottom
of the cave. He was startled at see-
ing bright flame flash up from the
the rock where the match had fallen,
which rose to the height of four feet,
burning brightly all night, and was
still burning when they left the cave.
A small fissure could be seen in the
rocks beneath the fame, and the
supposition is that volume of nat
ural gas was escaping through this
fissure.
Daylight came at last to the
great relief of the explorers, the en-
tire party having remained awake
all night. Going forward to the en-
trance of the cave they found that
the snakes with the exception of
one or two, had gone back to their
hiding places. Those that renamed
were quickly dispatched with stones,
and the explorers made their exit
from the cave in safety.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-09
Young Italian eound Murdered.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug. 29.-A mur.
der was discovered by D. O'Brien
in an eastern suburb of Scranton
this afternoon. In clump of lau
rels near where O'Brien was passing
the dead body of young Italian
was found. The head had been
crushed by a number of stones, sew.
eral of which lay on the ground
near a pool Of blood about twelve
feet from the body. The throat had
been cut also. The coat which was
under the mans head showed thai
he had been dragged into the bushe;
by the heels after life had left. II
one of his pockets was letter ad
dressed to Andrea Giacomino, which
is supposed to be the dead mans
name. Everything goes to show tha
Giacomino, while going from tn,
city to place on the Erie and Wy
oming Valley railroad with two O
three companions, had been muir
dered by them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-09
THE DaRKEY-s PRAYER.


Is gittin sorry for you. Lawd.
Indeed an trufe. ] am:
The nigrahs wants so monstrons nuch
cep Gilead an de BAN.
Deg prays Tor eY'rything dey needs,
Dat work would bring 'em all,
An wants de fruit of all de yarth
Jis' like befo' de fall.
! heard niggah prayin', Lawd,
His very lebel bcs',
For Christmas time the whole year roun
An all de time res
He axed TO have the chickens roos
Down on the loves, lin,
An turkeys jest on top de fence
In easy reach er him
Come stately steppin' on good Lawd,
'Pon yo' lily white steed.
An smash dem sassy niggahs down.
An Drlise de sarpint's seed
Dey howls at you de liyelong night
An robs you Of 20 sleep.
Kase dey's too lazy fur too SOW,
An got no crap 10 reap.
wa Tssscler bs Cheyenne Leader.
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Genera, Grants Rescence.

He was never q secretive man un-
Ill the positions of responsibility in
which he was placed compelled him
to be chary of giving expression to
bis opinions. He then learned the
force of the philosophers maxim
that the unspoken word is sword
lin the scabbard, while the spoken
word is sword iii the hands OF ones
enemy.
In the field there were constant
visitors in camp ready to circulate
any intimations of the commanders s
movements, at the risk of having
such valuable information reach the
enemy; in the White House, every
encouraging expression to an appli-
cant for favors was apt to be tortur-
ed into a promise, and the President
naturally became guarded in his in
terccgrse with general visitors. II
questioned beyond the bounds OF
propriety, his lips closed like vice,
and the obiruding party was left to
supply all the subsequent conversa-
ton. These circumstances proclaim
ed him a man who studied to be
uncommunicative, and gave him a
reputation for reserve which could
not fairly be attributed to him. He
was called the American Sphinx
and ulysses the Silent" and he
was popularity supposed TO move
about with sealed lips
When accompanying him through
New England thesummer after the
close of the war, it was soon seen
that the stories of his reticence had
preceded him. The tip was the
first of those grand ovations with
which he was always greeted by the
people through whose communities
he travelled. The train stopped fol
a few minutes at small town IN
Maine, and the people, as usual
took the opportunity of extending
a greeting and delivering their words
of welcome. AS the General stood
in the doorway of the rear car, a
tall, gaunt-looking woman elbowed
her way through the crowd till she
got near the platform. Here she
stopped and put on pair of spec
tacles with glasses in them that look
ed about as big as the lenses in large
telescopes, and taking good look
at the General, said, gasping fol
breath as she spoke. well, I've
come down hyere a-runnin' right or
the clean jump, nigh on to tew mile
Ijuit to get look at the man that let'
the women do all the talkin' p
Harper's Mag. for Sept.
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spooks of slemaioose Island.

On a lonely little island called
Memaloose, in the Columbia River,
sixteen miles below the Dalles and
about one hundred from Portland,
Oregon, lie bleaching the bones OF
thousands of Wasco and Kilckitat
Indians. The island, further back
than reaches the memory OF the old
est pioneer. has been burial place
for these tribes. Boxes of bones
and grisly skeletons, lying prone up
on the ground, may be seen on ev-
erv hand. Here Mulatowack, Pow
ensha. and other chiefs sleep their
last sleep. :.
On the death of any of the lndi-
ans they are wrapped in their finest
blankets, adorned with trinkets and
tTappings, and waited over the wa
ter in canoes to the island, on the
surface of which they are placed and
left face upward. Here they remain
in the open air until the wind and
rain and birds of prey have done
their work, and the bones lay ghast-
ly and white. Then they are gath
cred and dumped miscellaneously
into boxes. some of which hold a
bushel, while in Others cord can
be slowed. In these sarcophagi they
are supposed TO remain until the last
trump sounds. But, as a matter OF
fact, every young doctor and every
collector of fossils, ambitious to in
crease the size Of his cabinet, hies
himself thence for a skeleton. Still
there are bones to spare.
A strange freak was that of Victor
Trevett, talented man OF the Dali
les, who had held some Of the high
er offices in Oregon. He died about
a year since, prior to which he made
an earnest request to be buried on
this desolate, rock-ribbed island
His are the only remains of a white
man inferred there.
Ghosts are now said to fit to and
fro among the dome-like rocks
striking terror to the lonely boatmer
and the few gardeners along tht
banks of the Columbia. They tell
blood -curdling stories of having seer
several times, just after nighttall
the form of wan looking whit,
man. arrayed il white, striding hith'
er and thither among the skeletons
and of the ghostly form Of a stal
wart Indian astride a black pony
galloping among the outstretcheC
bones and bodies. Judge 0. 5. Say
age, of Wasco county, is reported
among others, as having at divers
times seen gilmmering lights ant
and wierd forms among the tree;
and rocks there.
The people in the vicinity hav'
grown so superstitious of the spook
of Memaloose Island that they can
not be persuaded to visit after night
fall. If obliged to do so during th'
day, each carries with him an ar
mory to defend himself against tn
hobgoblins. What with wierd lights
dark shadows and romping spooks
the lonely island has grown NOR
dreadful than the traditional locali
tv Of the Witch of Endor.
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Never pse water which has stood
in lead pipe over night. Not less
than wooden bucketfull should be
allowed 70 run before any is taken
for use.
Never keep vinegar or yeast in
stone crooks or jugs; their acid at
tacks the glazing, which is said to bt
poisonous. Glass for either is much
better.
If brooms are dipped for a min
ute or two into kettle of boiling
suds, once a week. they will last
much longer. 1t makes them tough
but pliable, and q carpet is not worn
half SO much by sweeping with q
broom cared for in this manner.
The suggestion that sage tea APP
piled TO the scalp viii prevent the
hair from falling out is an old one
but a good one, all the same. A
convenient plan is to strain the tea
and add bay rum in the proportion
of one-third rum to two-thirds tea.
The rum keeps the liquid from
spelling in warm weather.
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Tomato Soup.

Take one quart of tomatoes, one
pint hot water, a tablespoonful o
sugar, one teaspoonful Of salt, four
cloves, four peppercorns. one table
spoonful Of chopped parsley, one
tablespoonful of butter, two table
spoonfuls of flour. This is a soup
without stock. The tomatoes are
first put on with the hot water, the
sugar, salt. cloves, peppercorns and
onions, and let it stew till all is soft
enough to strain. 1t will require
from fifteen minutes to half an hour
A little sugar is always a good thing
in tomato soup, not to give it a sweet
taste, but to take off the edge of the
acid. Add the parsley to the soup.
Put the butter and -four together as
for white sauce; add to the soup
let it cook a moment, strand and
serve. Corn starch may be used
instead of flour, one half the quaint.
ty being necessary. Strain at once
in a het tureen and serve.
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Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part ofthe abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times,
symptoms of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira-
tion, producing very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm. is COM
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap-
plication Of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affected, absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and eff
fecting permanent cure. Price so
cents. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, 0. Sold by
c. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa dec.3-1y.
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1t takes twenty blows of a ham.
mer in the hands OF woman to
drive tenpenny nail three inches
She misses the nail twice when she
hits it once. How many blows does
she strike in all and how far can hel
voice be heard when she strikes her
thumb
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Thousands walk the earth to-day
who would be sleeping in its bosom
but for the timely use of Downs
Elixir. Guaranteed to cure or mon
ey refunded. For Sale by C. N.
Boyd, the Druggist, Somerset, Pa.
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For mild cathartic and efficient
tonic, use Baxteris Mandrake Birters.
Every bottle warranted. For Sale
by C. n. Boyd.
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For SALE
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The Hope Of he Nation.

Rough on Itch " cures humors eruptions, ring
worm, tctter, salt rheum frosted feet chilblains.
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three or four hours every night coughing. Get
immediate relief and sound rest by using Wells
'kough On Coughs" Froches, le,. Balsam, 25c.
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Wide Awake.

Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny,
and delicate, use Wells Health kenewer."
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"Rouxh Ifchv

Hacking, irritating Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat,
cured by Rough on Coughs" Troches, l5c.
Liquid, zoe.
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Pretty women

Instant relief for Neuralgia, Toothache, Face
ache Ask for though on Toothacke." Is and 25c.
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8. rough on Toothnehe. >,

II you are losing your grip on life, try " Wells
Health Rcnewer.' Goes direct to weak spots.
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Ladies who would retain freshness and viyacity
don't fail 10 try Wells Health Renewer."
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''ROuxh On PAIN POreused Plaster
Strengthening, improved, the best for backaehe
pains in chest OF side, rheumatism, neuralgia.
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Ask for "Roueh on Coughs" for Coughs,
Colds Sore Threat Hoarseness. Troches, lsc
LIQUID, 2sc.
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Life Pre,erver.

II you are falling, broken, worn out and nervous
use Wells Health Renewer." 81. Druggists.
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and the many Throat Affections Of children
promptly, pleasantly, and safely relieved BY
Rough on Coughs" Troches, l5c. Baisam, 25c
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PaIpltation, Dropsical Swellings. Dizziness, In
digestion, Headache. Slecplessness. cured By
s. Wells Health Renewer."
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Clears out rats, mice. reaches, files, ants, bed
bugs, skunks, chipmnnks, xophers- l5c. Druggist
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Ask for Wells Rough ON Corns." 15c Quick,
complete cure. Hard or soft corns, warts, bunions
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wheopinx Cough,

swelis' Health Renewer" restores health and
vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Headache, Nervousness
Debility. II.
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A pair of pants-Two tired legs.
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A Thorough PurgatiYe
Pills

Accomplish this restorative work better
than any other medicine. They are
searching and thorough. yet mild, in their
purgatiyc action. They do not grippe the
patient, and do not induce n costive re-
action, as is the effect of other cathartics.
Withal, they possess special properties,
diuretic. hepatic and tonic, of the highest
medicinal yalua and
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sRough On Pain" P0foused PIasSer;
Strengthening. improved, the best for back
ache, pains In chest or side, rheumatism neural
gia.