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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

There is q easement in eighth ave-,
which is occupied by plasterer rs
a place Of BUSINESS. There is moth
ing noteworthy in that fact, but
there is peculiarity about the place
which is that the 'plasterer has q
sign out announcing that he mou!ds
the heads of dead infants. Several
specimens of the kind of work are
displayed at the entrance Of the
shop.
The plasterer was found in the
basement surrounded by benches,
tools, ceiling ornaments, fragments Of
cornices and half finished busts in
plaster, dimly suggestive of various
distinguished persons. He was ask
ed if the idea of making business
of taking casts of the features of dead
children was original with him, and
he said that he had never heard of
any ybody else doing anything in that
line. The people in the neighbor-
hood, he added, We're mostly Irish
and lived in tenement houses.
Formerly no expense was too great
for them SO far as funeral was con-
cerned, and he had happen to come
in for a little share of the profits.
"One day." said the plasterer, "a
man came down here and said he
had just lost his baby. He saw an
old plaster cast at the top of the
steps, and it struck him that he'd
have something like that to remem-
Der his baby by. He insisted that
l Ishould go to his house with him
and model the baby's head, and as 1
had tarte FOR that kind of work
we struck up a bargain. l made a
pretty good cast, if l do say it N.Y.
self, and l got SO for the job.
Did you have much of that kind
of work to do after that?"
"Well, this man set the fashion,
as you might say. There are a good
many people in tenement houses
and the children die off pretty fast.
In had a good deal to do for while
and had to hire an extra hand to
help in the common plastering. But
after time the people had got poor,
or the casts got to be too common,
or there were too many in one fami-
ly, or something, and there isn't any
money in it now."
80, you leave your sign out as a
matter of form 2"
sThat's about all. In fact, I've
forgotten what it says. / guess I'll
20 up and take look at it."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Cost OF a Loaf of Bread.

Mr.. Edward Atkinson, of Boston,
the eminent statician, has sent to
the Senate Committee on Labor and
Education very elaborate calcula-
tion showing the cost of loaf of
bread made at the east from the
grain grown on the fields of Iowa
and Dakota, and how the cost is dis
tributed This history of the cost of
d loaf of bread is very interesting
and ingenious one, and at the same
time very simple. OF the value of
one hundred barrels of -four, $500
goes to the Dakota farmer, the
freight to Boston will be s197. so !;
the barrels will cost s45, the grind
ing $50, and the commissions and
carriage $40, making the total cost of
the hundred barrels of flour s6S2 so
when the -four reaches Boston. The
baker then takes the hundred bar
rels of -four and adds s210 worth of
oven-heat and yeast, and $500 worth
of labor, SO that when the -four goes
into the shop for sale in the shape
of three thousand loaves of bread it
has cost 81 ,092. 2.50-an equivalent Of
81 cents a pound. For this bread
the baker or retail dealer gets Z
cents a pound. That is to say, the
baker and grocer in Boston get
about half the money paid for bar
rel of flour, the farmer gets a fifth
and railroads one tenth, the miller,
merchant and cooper. one-four-
teenth.
Mr.. Atkinson's object in his cal
culation seems 20 have been two
old-first and most important, to
slow the poor people of this coun-
try who live from band to mouth
that their bread costs them about
double what it would if they should
make it at home and secondly, that
most of the profit on a loaf of bread
does not 20 TO the farmer and to the
railroads. The figures show that
the Dakota farmer and the railroad
companies get only three-tenths of
the price paid for loaf of bread in
Boston, and the baker, the grocer.
the miller and the middle man get
the rest. 1t is said the baker and
the grocer do not charge more than
a fair price for their services in con-
verting the -four into bread let the
wives of poor laboring men take the
hint and save this large profit by
making their own bread at home in
stead of buying it. ' ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Some Foolish People.

Allow cough TO run until it gets
beyond the reach ofmedicine. They
often say, Oh it will wear away, but
in most cases it wears them away.
Could they be induced to try the
successful medicine called kemp's
Balsam, which we sell on positive
guarantee To cure. they would imme-
diately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price Scots.
and S1.00.
Trial size free at C. N. Boyd's.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
a Sensible Man

Would use Kemps Balsam for
the throat and lungs. 1t is curing
more cases of coughs. colds, asthma,
bronchitis, Group, and all throat and
lung troubles, than any other medi-
cine. The proprietor has authorized
C. N. Boyd to refund your money if,
after taking three-fourths of q bottle.
reliefis not obtained. Price 80 cts.
and 81. Trial size free.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
A Fortunate Discovery.

A new light is thrown on the SUBJ
ject Of Consumption by DR.. Wagner
Kemp, discoverer of Kemp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs. A rem
edy that has proved itself to be a
remarkable compound. 1t does its
work thoroughly, stopping hack
ing cough instantly.
Sold by C. N. Boyd. Price Scots.
and 1890. Trial bottle free. Get
one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Ravages Of the Messiah Fly.

Topeka, Kan, June 3.-There is
now no doubt but that the Hessian
fly is doing as much damage if not
more than did the cold weather last
winter and the surplus wheat of
Kansas will dwindle down to small
proportions. Fields that three
weeks ago promised ne-halfto three
quarters of q crop, are ruined and
will be turned over and millet put
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

As well as the handsomest, and
Others are invited to call on C. N.
Boyd, and ", free a trial bottle Of
Kemp's Balsarn for the throat and
lungs, q remedy that is selling en-
tirely upon its merits, and is guar
anteed to cure and relieve all Chron-
ic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bron-
chtis, and Consumption. Price so
cents and 100.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Action OF Alcshol on the Heart.

DR.. N. B. Richardson, of London,
says he was recently able to convey
a considerable amount of conviction
to an intelligent scholar by simple
experiment. The scholar was sing
ing the praises of the "ruddy bump
err" and saying he would not get
through the day without it, when
DR.. Richardson said to him Will
you be good enough to feel my pulse
as | stand here?" He did so. l
said, count it carefully what does
it say?' Your pulse says 74.' |
then sat down in chair, and asked
him to count it again. He did so,
and said, your pulse has gone down
to TO- / then lay down on the
lounge, and said, VIII you take it
again?' He replied, why, it is only
GA what an extraordinary thing ?
/ then said, when you lie down at
night that is the way nature gives
your heart rest. You know nothing
about it, but that beating organ is
resting to that extent, and if you
reckon it up it is a great deal ofrest,
because in lying down the heart is
doing ten strokes lesss a minute.
Multiply that by sixty, and it is six
hundred multiply it by eight hours
and within a fraction it is five thou
sand strokes different, and as the
heart is throwing six ounces of blood
at every stroke, it makes a difference
af thirty thousand ounces Of lifting
during the night. When / lie down
at night without any alcohol, that is
the rest my heart gets. But when
you take your wine or grog you do
not allow that rest, for the influence
of alcohol is to increase the number
of strokes, and the result is you rise
up very seedy, and unfit for the next
days's work till you have taken a
little moee of the ruddy bumper,
which you say is the soul of man
below"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Fatal Earthquake.

SERINAGuR, June 3.-The Moham-
medan Mosque in the little town OF
Sopur, twenty miles north of Serin-
agur, was demolished by the earth
quake of Sunday and 200 persons
were killed outright and eighty 9TH
ers were injured. Many ofthe latter
will die of their injuries. The pal
ace of the British Resident is mass
of ruins.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

The prettiest iady in Somerset
remarked to a friend the other day
that she knew Kemp's Balsam was
a superior remedy, as it stopped her
cough instantly when others had no
effect whatever. So to prove this
G.. N. Boyd will guarantee it to all.
Price so cents and 81. Trial size
free.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
a wild Man m the Mountains.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, June A wild
man is reported on the Lehigh
Mountain near Geisinger's farm. He
leaves his hiding place between 9
and 10 O'Clock nightly, and keeps
up an unearthly bowling nearly all
night. He is supposed to be an es-
caped lupatic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
BuckIcn's ArnIc. saIve.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fev.-- Sores, letter, Chap
ped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and
all Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton, or money refunded. Price 25c
per box.
For sale by c. N. Boyd. iune20
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

PHILADELPHIA, June Am esti-
mate has been made and furnished
70 leading men interested in the
construction of the South Pennsyl-
vania Railroad which places the
cost at $780, 1000, 600. It Is stated
that in view of this small debt COM
pared with the Pennsylvania that
the new one will Be able to beat the
old one all tbe time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

carriage seat az though she had been
shot. There was no publicity. But
thereafter that lady's name was
omitted from the card list of that
house.
CLOAK ROOM EPISODE
At a reception detective noticed
young man hurrying away with q
handsome overcoat on. Not long
after he came up stairs without any,
The detective kept his eye on him.
AS he expected, he went into the
hat room and issued forth with new
apparel. The one slipped to the
door. The other made haste and
popped out of the basement. Al
most in the shadow of the house
was a common hack among the
coaches, and the young man crypt
into it. 1t did not move of though.
II stayed where it was, and present
ly he was out, stripped once more,
and bound up stairs for another
haul. The detective let him 90 and
looked for the cabby. He could
not find him. Then he quietly took
no less than four overcoats from the
coach and entered the house. He
waited in the hallway. Down came
the youth again, freshly caparison-
ed.
"Cold night" said the detective,
saluting him, M
Il don't think So" returned the
other. rrrKs 54rlAfna
.Well it ought to be when you
need all these benjamins to your
back" AGA --5It
The fellow tried to slip past him,
but was caught and in custody in a
twinkling. The strange part of it is
that this young man, who was a
clerk with fair salary, had hired
the hack. drove it himself to the
house and made his lightning chang
es without a soul noticing him. His
gentlemanly appearance gave him
entrance without question. and
the BOBBY at the door never paid
attention to his repeated exits and
entrances.
AN ODD MISTAKE.
The detectives presence at these
merrymakings has caused funny
complications once or twice. A la
dy one night, mistaking him for one
of the guests, inquired concerning
pictures and bric-a-brae, about
which he courteously informed her.
Shortly afterward there was a theft
of jewelry in her own home, and at
her husbands instance that self
same detective was sent there. He
found her very merry and disposed
to treat the matter jocularly. When
he asked for information she only
laughed at him, and he went away
mystifed. When her husband re-
turned home he was greeted with a
derisive laugh. He inquired the
cause.
"Oh, / knew all along that you
put my jewelry away to frighten
me-" she said. "When that gentle
man called this afternoon to play
detective, i saw the trick at once"
why, what do you mean?" in
quired her husband.
20, pshaw how could you De so
stupid? / remembered him as a
friend of the -is ever since the
wedding there. l knew he was a
friend of yours at once, and | prom
Use you was ready for him."
She lost her jubilance the moment
she learned who had made the mis-
take.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

Savage dogs that kill their masters
are condemned to q curious form Of
death in japan. They are shut up
in box with little food and are
thrown into the sea.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

"GrandpA. dear, We haye ceme
to wish ypu many happy returns
of your birthday, md msmma says
If you give us each 3 dollar, We ne
not to lose it on our way home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Life In tho Coffin.

Strengthening, improved, the best for backache,
pains In chest or side, rheumatism, neuralgia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

CotorPhAl Threat A0ectfoos.
Hacking, Irritating Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat,
cured by Rough on Coughs" Troches lsc.
Liquid, &c.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

Why il ship designa.ed as1she.3
Because she always keeps = man Oh
the look out.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

Children, slow In development, puny, scrawny,
and delicate, use Wells Health Renewer.'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
/" ReaKh On Ilch.''


"Rough on Itch cures humors eruptiops, ring
worm, letter, salt rheum, frosted feet chilblains.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

A bad jury in a law-suit-perjury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

Ladies' who would retain freshness and vivacity,
don't fail 70 try Wells Health Remover"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
HALLS
Vegetable SiEiliHn
HAIR REVIEWER

RS Mrs. UUSsBEREY, 944 Frdakiin Are.,
brooklyn, ". L., after severe attack of Ery-
sipelas in the head, found her hsir-alrcady
gray-falIing of SO rapidly that she soon became
quite bald. One bottle OF HALLS HAIR RE-
NEWER brought it back as soft, brown and
thick as when she was a girl
Ar- Mr.. KEsLrSG, an old farmer. near Var
sane, Ind, had scarcely any hair ieft, and what
little there was Of 1t had become nearly white.
One bottle of HALLS HAIR RENEwER stopped
lis falling out, and gave him a thick, luxurians
head of hair, as brown and fresh Ms he ever had.
ss- Mrs. A. T. WALL, Greenfield, Cheshire,
Eng, writes: 81 have found the greatest ben
eli, from the use Of HALLS HAIR RKNRwER, It
having restored my hair, which was rapily FALL
ing of, and returned its original color"
as- DIR. ENr. SErP. Detroit. Mica, certifes
that "HALLs HAIl RENEwgR Is excellent for
hair growing. and gives back the natural color
to faded and gray hair"
RF- MRS. s. y. ELLIOTT, Gfsnriiie, ". Td.,
says: "Onc bottle Of HALLS HAIR RENEwER
restored my hair TO its natural. youthful eoior."
No injurious substances enter into the
composition OF HALLs HAIR REVIEWER,
and it is not dye. Its vegetable ingre-
dirnis render it in the highest degree benc-
firial TO the scalp as q preventive of dis
vase. Its effects are natural and lasting.
and Il does not make the hair dry and
brl>hy, like the so-called restoratives COM
pounded with alcohol.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
THE BEST

Hair restorative in the world IS Ha..!s
HAIR l.ENEwER. II cures all diseases OF
the scalp. aud stimulates the hair glands
To lls.althful action. II stops the fall:n: of
;h.. hair; prevents its turning gray: crrts
,:,tlnc<s. and restores youthful color and
freshness of appearance TO heads already
white with age. The following are a few
Illustrations of what is done by
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
A JEWEL BOX STORY.

.s- Il:- r,
10 s''en1anos az q weuuing ~ mas ,a
atypicsr weoolng OF .ne iasniohaoie
kind. mere was . ia,ge ga,nering'
recepeaoa y .ne ollae and @ gIooul
unue, glea' nora n'alliase peiis ih
tne craving looh anu la'er sur
vey Oh rne weouing pfesenes UP
sxirs. me ae'eo'lVe was up s.alfs;
ne, ne nc.acea 'nese '.,. ah e.egaiIly IVA a's,rea nss
T lruy san'ns i.'e.i1s az Je"ei oase'
ans' ras Je"ei ~ -, " ooaise'
anu veau'y ~ itn siuu, ou. ne
;mI ;alol y ,soei'sv W. a.. ',ie auin.is.;ou ..:
~ So 'o nen 'ns a oeteo.ise
iouneeo ~ H. Tue itay hosl noa,ea wS Son
La'st S ou az :. Va s n,sa oSyA "sain "nsn m
ne S oIsua sss; ~ - u asa ne
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

Rsagh On Teothaehe."
Instant fslisf for Neuralgia, foothsehs, Face
ache. Ask for 'ROugh On f0othacke." u and 3sc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

Ifyou sre losing .yeur grip on life. try " Wells
Health Rsnewef." Goes direct to weak spots.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17
Lass Prsservsr.

II you are failing, broken, worn ont and nervous,
use "Wells' Health Rsnewer." 81. Druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

wells Health Renswsrr restores health and
vigor, cures Dyspspsia, Headache, Nervousness,
Debility. 81.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-17

and the many Throat Affections Of children,
promptly, pleasantly, and safely relieved by
though on Coughs." Troches, l5c. BsIsam, 2tc.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28

To the dyspeptic. Flatulence, heartburn, OPP
pressiye fullness of the stomach, are the inevi-
table sequences of his use of the knife and
fork To say of him that he gratifes the GRAY
ings Of appetite, would be genuine satire He
only .apreases them. Is relief attainaole
Certainly, and by the use Of pleasant as well
as thorough remedy, Hostetters stomach Bit
tiers. Will it cure Immediately? Certainly not
it does not effect miracles; but it does give
prompt and unspeakable relief, and will, If per-
sisted in, produce an ultimate cure. Not only
does it impart relish to the food, but promotes
its conversion by the stomach into rich health
and strength-sustaining blood. Supersensitive-
ness CT the nerves, mental depression, and I'M
quiet slumber, produced by interruption OF the
digestive functions, are also remedied by 1T. IL
is the finest preventive and curative OF mala-
rial disorders, and relieves constipation, Theu-
natism, kidney and bladder ailments, and
liver complaint
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28

Colonel Hardin and A. w. Riley are
down from Quin River.
Hon. Thomas Wren, OF Enreka, passed
here yesterday on his way home.
Charles Kemler ard daughters, OF
Paradise, arrived in town yesterday.
Mrs. Kinkead, wife of Governor Kin
kead, will probably pass here to-mor-
row or next day, on her way West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons, Mrs. Har-
rington, Mrs. FeEz and daughter, Mr..
s. J. Bonnifeld, Mr.. N. P. Davis, Mr..
White, and Mr.. Hewitt left Lovelock
yesterday for Kyle's Hot Springs, in
Buena Vista Valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28

The Suns correspondent had an in
terview with Mrs. Langtry regarding
last Wednesdays fight. She said:
Lord Lousdale and Sir George quar-.
relied because one of them possesses a
portrait of me paiuted on china, which
the other thought he ought not to keep.
These t.blooded gallants are both
friends of mine, bnt they apparently
became possessed of spirit of mad,
jealous rivalry. which however, is
nothing to me- She sighed. as if
wearied with the folly of man. The
correspondent offered condolences, and
MIS-. Langtry extended her hand and
expressed thanks for my sending true
version of the quarrel to her dear, dear
friends in America.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28

The Baldwin Theater Co. were
greeted by full house at Centennial
Hall last night, and they gave the
audience a good entertainment. The
Shadows Of Great City is an inter-
esting play from first to last, and it was
well rendered last night. George Os-
bourne as Nathan, the pawnbroker;
Lewis Morrison, as Tom Cooper the
sailor; L. r. Stockwell as Jim Farren,
the sneak thief; Miss Ada Deayes as
Biddy Rowan, a kind hearted Irish
girl, and Miss Annie Adams as Mrs.
Standish and Helen Standish, could
scarcely be excelled, and the unanimous
verdict was that the show was one of
the very best that ever appeared before
an audience here.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28
Advice 90 Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and broken OF
your rest by sick child suffering and crying
with the excrutiating pain of cutting teethf II
so, go at once and get bottle Of MRS Wins.
Lows SOOTHING SYRUP. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it,
mothers, there 10 no mistake about it. 1t cures
dysentery and diarrhBa, regulates the bowels,
cures wind collie, softens the gums, reduces
Inflammation, and gives tone and energy to the
whole system. MRS. WNsLow's SYRUP FOR
CHILDREN TKsrHNa is pleasant to the taste,
and Ii the prescription OF one of the oldest and
best female nurses and physicians In the United
States, and 10 for sale by all druggists through
out the world. Price Is cents bottle.
n.ly-mws
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28
south Mountain Mines.

The Silver City Avalanche says:
"The South Mountain mines are once
again attracting the attention OF miners
and mining men. We understand that
some gentlemen from Wood river have
gone there to work or prospect the
lodges 10 that once lively district.
They have examined the ore and fad
it of good quality and, we understand,
are well pleased with the country for
nation and the lodges"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28
4 New Nine

Mr.. Kemler informs the SILVER
STATE that Thomas Barmby has discov
cred lead in Trousdale Canyon, above
Charles Singhas's ranch, on the west
side of Paradise Valley, which has
every indication of fissure vein and
carries very rich ore. MIR. Barmby has
been developing the lead for some time,
and now has a shaft 40 feet deep on it.
The vein at that depth is four feet
wide and carries two feet Of good mill.
ing ore. There are streaks in the vein
that assay as high as 81 600 to the ton.
This discovery is in the mountains on
the west side of Paradise Valley, and
it lie hoped that Is good mines will be
found there as at Spring City, nerth.
east of the valley.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28

Following is the meteorological record
of the United States Signal Office here
Charles Read, 0bserver-for the "a
hours ending at 6 A. M. this morning:
Mean temperature-7l.5 deg.
Maximum temperature-s6.4 deg.
Minimum temperatures deg.
Mean relative humidity, 30 per osnt.
Barometer. nearly stationary.
Total movement of wind for the "a
hours ending at 500 p. M. local time),
1913 mikes.
Maximum velocity Of wind. II miles
an hour.
Minimum temperature this morning.
SO deg.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-28

All employees on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad are compelled to join a
relief association, which was endowed
by the company with $1,000, 900, and
receives annually $4,000 from that
source. The men are assessed, accord.
ing to their wages, from one to i've
dollars q month, and they receive in
case of death or accident from fifty
cents a day to $1,000 cash down.
There is. also q savings and loan feature,
under which members may acquire
homes Of their own.