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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
Women in a sleeper.

There are more hatreds engender-
ed between women on sleeping cars
than anywhere on earth. unless Il be
IN chu-ch. Suppose there are doz-
en- women IN a sleeper and one toilet
room Passengers are awakened,
say an hour before the train arrives
at It's destination. The first woman
who gets into that toilet room viii
lock the door and stay in there IN
I'll she has made as elaborate a toilet
as she would at home. while the 9TH
er eleven women are waiting, with
their hair in one hand and hairpins
In the other, and satehel on their
arms. and they hate the woman IN
the room. When she comes out, 1.-The
one with the most gall gets in the
room next, and though she has talk
ed o1tTageOusly about the one who
went in first. she stays quite as long
until the other ten women hate Der
even worse than they did the first
The ten ladies who are waiting viii
BY this time have concluded that
there IS no show for them. and they
viii try and fix up so they can 90 to
a hotel before making their toilet
The onl, two who viii be fixed up
will be those who have been hoggish
crowded in and remained regardless
of the comfort of Others. Many Ia
dies who travel on sle-pers never
try TO get in the toilet room in the
morning, because there Is always
one or two who have seemed to lay
awake all night in order to make
rush 81 the wash room before any,
body else. Some ladies who travel
a good deal, can pick out the one.the
night before, who will monOpolize
the toilet room IN the morning
There Is a demand for apartments,
certainly, in sleepers, where women
can be comfortable and at their ease
without annoying each other. They
do not annoy men. because men can
90 into the wash room and register
on the towel. put On a clean collar
and q pair of cuffs and make room
FOR a car load Of dirty passengers
But, good Mr.. Pullman. give the
women a show.-Psck's Sssa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
Coal Tar Chewing Gum.

The Standard Oil Company Is a
big thing on wheels when you get
to talking about oil, but it is Just az
big relatively speaking when you
get into the province of chewing
gum. They control nearly all OF
the reineries. and it is IRON them
that the chewing gum is evolved, 80
70 speak. The refners take the res
iduum from the crude oil after the
refined article has been made and
work II IN an sgitstOr, producing a
certain grade 0i paraffine. a wax
like substance. This is sent to two
firms located in Boston and New
York, who put it through another
refining process and then scent the
stuff. cut it 10 into small pieces and
then retailers take hold of it and
make thousands OF giddy girls hap
py with something to ehaw. The
wax, as loaded on the cars, Is worth
seventeen cents pound, bat when
put through the second refining pro-
cess. its cost y thirty centsa pound
A pound Of refined parsffine viii
suffice for the making Of 500 pieces
of chewing gum; so the prohtln the
business is apparent when you rec
ollect that il retails for one and two
cents a stick. .
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
Eattiesnakc OIL

l have heard, within very mod
ern days, rattlesnakes OIL prescribed
as 4 ferbifuge, and for divers other
ailments, while its value N rheuma-
tism Is regarded by few with doubt
The demand for ii Is shown by the
tact that the serpents are often hunt
ed systematically in order that guam
titles of their oil may be obtained
That was the object the men of
Warren eeanty, y. Y, had In killing
the eleven hundred snakes OF which
DR.. Kay gives an account. Every
Summer 10 this day the citizens Of
Portland. Conn, go out 10 the Rat
tlesEake Ledges and catch the rep
tiles with gaff-hooks. the local drug
gists paving them 81 an ounce for
the Oh. which finds ready sale. A
prominent physician OF Washington
told me Of a case within his knowl-
edge, where a man, suffering from
an ulcer, took q snake 10 bed with
him with the vague idea OF some
how extracting the viruIenee of the
sore. In some rural districts Of the
Union the men wear the rattlss IN
Their hats as remedy FOR headache;
ana knew Of a case Ia the Watau-
ga Mountains of North Carolina,
where a nal, who was far gone With
consumption, hung the body Of q
rattlesnake to dry and smoke IN his
chimney. IN order that be might
nibhle at il and get well. His faith
was weak. and be did not take the
medicine; bat a sickly boy began to
pull the flesh from the skeleton. and
grew fat and staTdy before he had
finished It. In the Eastern States
it used 10 be considered a specific"
IN cases Of epilepsy disease with
which more vltchcraft and super
stition Is mixed up than almost anv
other on the catalogue In view OF
these facts, it Is not 30 strange that
parts OF the rattlesnake should be
OF value as Z specific
against It's own bite.-Ge1iis1son's
lHqgdziHe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27

Not so much counterteiting is
geing on move as there was five or
six wears ago" remarked United
States Marshal Monroe to Grand
Rapids Mich Lender reporter
+" The manufacturers and showers OF
the queer have come to realize that
if the nefarious trade is carried on
any length of time. detection Is al
most certain. We have captured,
convicted and sentenced between
thirty and forty counterfeiters dur
ing the past tour years, and ali the
old gangs have been broken up.
The new generation of counterfeiters
are mostly country boys who, in
their simplicity. believe that they
can handle the bogus coin without
fear Of detection or punishment
They are almost invariably capiur-
ed before they have realized from
their investment. The old conviets.
who make the coin in some secret
place after serving their time in pris-
ons for past crimes. are either cap
tured or rome in other innoeents. who
in turn trade 10 the stuff and get
caught. The maker of the coin is
sooner or later captured as well as
the boys who handle it. But the
people are rapidly learning they
cannot counterfeit the coin of the
realm with impunity, and with a
few more years of vigorous enforce
ment OF the laws. violation OF the
laws in this respect will be almost
unknown in this section of the coun-
try =
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
From New York TO California By

The ships that sail from this port
to San Francisco take about one
hundred and twenty FIVE DAYS to
make the outward trip. The price
usuc Nv charged to carry passengers
is 500 As one can get to San
Francisco by rail for half that sum
in a week; it would not at first ap-
pear thai people could be found 10
occupy the fine state rooms that are
fitted up for the use af passengers in
all of the California clippers. But
the existence of three classes of mo-
nomaniacs-people who are inordi
nateiy fond of the sea, drunkards
and love-sick youths-furnish occu-
pants for the staterooms and help
to swell the profits cf the owners Of
the ships. A yOung man who likes
the sea, and whose health has been
undermined by Office work and kin
dred frivolities. determines to build
up his system and enjoy himself st
the same time By taking a trip
around the Horn The captain Of
the clipper likes 10 see him come on
board. He IS not ant to be seasick
and is so wonderfully and fearfully
nautical that be furnishes a consid-
cradle amount OF innocent amHse-
ment for the first month, at least.
Then be always insists in hauling at
the braces or the halysrds when
those ropes are to be operated upon,
and so. though be is somewhat in
the way at first. and manfully re
strains his desire for pulling and
hauling Just as be gets TO be handy,
a good deal of work can be got out Of
him in a quiet way. The drunkard
is another sort of passenger. He
goes to sea not BY choice, out on the
Recommendation Of his relatives and
friends. who generally otter him the
alternative of an inebriate asylum.
He usually smuggles enough liquor
aboard to keep him in his favorite
article OF drink and good humor for
the first month but after that he IS
apt to get sick or ill-natured. Some
times he gets cured Of his bad habit,
and Is an agreeable companion for.
the entire trip.
The love-sick youth mourns and
siebs about the ship, and gets fright
fully sea sick, and writes long letters
and msudlin poetry between spells
He has to be petted and waited on.
and is really a nuisance. If be re-
covers from his love and sea-sickness
he is apt to become a good fellow.
and an acquisition TO the society Of
the ship. If the trip around the
Horn accomplishes for these three
clrsses Of people what 1t is intended
to accomplish (and If It does not,
nothing will, the pale clerk comes
back hale and hearty fellow, with
an appetite that strikes terror to the
heart OF his landlady and a grip that
makes his friends vince a. heshakes
hands with them the druDkard
comes back with his passion for
liquor in subjection, and the love
sick youth returns gladly to marry
the heiress and willingly forget the
French chambermaid.- .-Netr Y0rk
T5fIlgae
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
A Polite Clerk

When Grant was in Chicago, three
or four years sec. be lounged about
Sheridan : headquarters a good deal.
His son Fred was at that time on
Sheridan : s-aff. but was absent one
day. and Grant took the place at
Fred's desk aud looked after the
business. a nervous, tidgetv, irri-
table old fellow came IN to inquire
for some paper that be bad left with
Fred. When he stated bis case
Grant took ID the mstter in SYM
pathetic war. and proceeded in the
manner Of an over-aBxious clerk TO
look the paper up. The document
could not BE- iound, and Grant, apol-
ogizing, walked with the old gentle
man to the door. As walked down
stairs with the Modified visitor be
turned and asked. -Whc is that old
eodeer9 He is the politest clerk ]
ever saw al military headquarters.
i hope Sheridan win keep him "
Ianswered I That Is General Grant
The fdgety old gentleman, after
staring az me for a few minutes.
said, with considerable feryor, !
will give you 80 cents if you viii
kick me down staire-'Csiss9s
Tri1HHs
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
How Booth Passed the picsess.

did you ever know how Booth
passed the pickets on the bridge on
the eastern branch of the Potomac
that fatal night p said my friend Il
wall tell you as It was told to me by
the old sentinel who was that night
on duty there. 4 half hour before
the time agreed upon by Booth to
meet Harold, the later. who had liv-
ed in me neighborhood of the bridge
ali his lie, and who was across the
river in the li,tle village of Union
town then, e.l- sed the bridge 10
come over on the Washington side.
who goes there? said the sentinel
on the bridge. "A friend going for a
doctor, replied Harold. Pass, said
the sentinel He quickly rode up
Eleventh street TO Pennsylvania av-
enue and Eighth street, and there in
the darkness waited until the thun-
dering hoofs Of booths horse were
heard coming down Pennsylvania
avenue. The two horsemen then
started down Elgbsh sIeet toward
the bridge on that ride for their lives
which ended in CARROTS burning
barn in Virginia, a hundred miles
away. Who goes there ? rang out
on the air from the startled sentry
as the two horses came rushing to-
ward the bridge. Harold vas ahead
and cried out, A friend, with the
doctor The two men passed over
the bridge, and 1t was perhaps sever
a. hours after the reVerberatioEs Of
the horses hoofs had died away be-
fore the sentry knes5 VINO the men IN
such a hurry really were, and when
he found 1t ont ne vas nearly scared
to death for fear be mad failed to do
his duty. -PhHadelDh5a TlnisS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
Why he Left the Churcn.

A young man who had been at
tending a fashionable church for q
year or more changed MS place OF
worship. How did YOU happen to
come TO our church p inquired one
Of the deacons. We'll. you see |
went to that other church for a year
or more. and didn't get acquainted
with single soul in the eongrega-
ton" What, didn't you meet any
body y?' ~Oh, yes 1 met quite a
number of people, but not single
soul" ~Um-ah, / see, " responded
the deacon. and invited the young z
man to dinner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27


Among the "reminiscences Of the
war the following extract from An
interview with an old Virginia Meth
odist preacher IS interesting:
Yes, my house was full Of your
generals last night There xas shsr-
ldsn, Humphreys, Meade. Custer,
Ord, and quite number Of others,
and they were ! lively set and fall
of fuu, and all were quite oily with
the exception OF one officer whom /
noticed sitting In the corner smoking
and taking but little part in the
sports il which the rest were eugag-
ed They all went out OF the house
but this solitary, silent man, and as
l was going out he asked me where
the pump was, as be would ike 70
get a drink On offering to get him
some water, he said No SIR; I SIN
a younger man than you, | viii 90
myself, and as / passed out ne
came up behind me- When in about
the middle OF the ball my little
granddaughter came running toEzrd
me, but the silen. man, spreading
out both arms, caught her, and tax
ing her up, fairly smothered with
kisses, ssid; This reminds me Of
my little girl at home, and makes
me homesick.' To the question
where is your home? he answered,
'Galena, H., but | have my family
at City Point, and am anxious TO
get back to them. SAID. viii you
permit me to ask your name, sir p
i Certainly: my name Is Grant.
Grant l exclaimed; Gen. GrantT
and ! stood there awe stricken and
paralyzed with astOnishment; nay
heart went cut TO this man. I said
to myself, here is q whose name IS
now IN the mouth of man. woman
and child, throughout the civilized
world. and yet withal he exhibits
no emotion and seems unconcerned
and unmOved, until the little child
reminds him OF his loved ones a.
home, and l fairly broke down, as
Gen. Grant had been pictured to rs
as a bloody butcher and had look
ed for q man looking as savage rs
a Comanehe Indian. To say i was
agreeably disappointed when I saw
Grant, expresses ny feelings but
feebly."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
A School Girls Romance.

1 | suppose normal school girls Of
the present generation are not radi-
cally different from those of nv day.
Human nature is the same, aIl the
world over, and normal school girls
are not exempt from pride of dress,
of wealth, of superior beauty, and Of
nigh social position Sometimes
they too plainly show their con-
tempt for those less favorably situa-
ted. These reflections bring to mind
q pale, delicate-loo girl, in one OF
the lower classes, who was always
shabbily dressed. Many ofthe girls
looked down upon her, and IN their
forced intercourse greeted her coidly
and almos. discourteously- She was
mot very bright scholar, and evil
IDENTIFY maintained her position,
which was always near the end Of
the class, by persistent and dogged
effort One day, in response TO the
daily roli-call, absent > was regis
tered opposite her name, and il was
several days before, inquiry being
made as to the cause, her history be-
came known. She was fatherless,
and her consumptive mother pinch
ed. and planned and worked and
saved to keep her at school long
enough to be graduated and obtain
q teachers certificate. The mothers
feeble strength was insufficient to
entirely provide for their mainte
nance, but she struggled on manfui-
ly, and the girl assisted her 10 bear
life's heavy burden. They worked
at shirtmaking, and every minute
that could possibly be spared out Of
school hours was devoted TO unre-
mitting toll. This was the cause Of
her insufficieDtly prepared lessons.
The double strain was too much for
her. however, and = virulent fever
laid her low. When the truth be-
came known there was reaction in
the class The better and kindlier
feelings of the girls were aroused and
quickened into life, and when. paler
and Trailer than ever before. the OBJ
iee: Of their sometime pity and con-
tempt returned to school. she receiv-
ed a greeting that brought the tears
of grateful Joy to hereyes. 1t is not
strange that, cheered, strengthened
and encouraged by the love and
friendship of her classmates, the
thorny path OF learning had more of
roses in it for her. She was never
brilliant, but by patient and per-
sistent study she was at last enabled
10 graduate. Her ambitious plans
did not end here, however, and upon
the death of her mother, about q
year after, she obtained position
in the public schools. She began,
little by little, to save out of her
scanty salary enough to take q course
in medicine. She graduated with
honor, aud on the occasion Of my
visit last December to athriving New
England town / met her-this pale,
patient girl-now become woman,
honored, respected and in the pos
session of q lucrative practice. Hers
Is no isolated case. 1t is true that
the same ombination of circum-
stances may not have occurred to
any other pupil, but large percent
age of the graduates earned their d.
plomas by strict economy, hard work
and patient self-denial on the part
either of themselves or their parents.
-Pbila. Nelcs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
a starting Discovery.

Mr.. Wm. johnson, of Huron, OAK.
writes that his wife bad been troub-
led with acute Bronchitis for many
wears, and that all remedies tried
gave no permanent relief. until ne
procured a bottle of Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. which had a magical ct,
feet, and produced a permanent cure
Tt Is guaranteed to cure all diseases
Of Throat and Lungs or Bronchial
Tubes
Trial bottles free at c. y Boyd !
Drug Store. Large size, sl.O0
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
The Plot.

Funnywag met friend Of bis re-
Gently who is something Of story
writer. Extending his hand with a
broad-tread emile, be said
You're Just the fellow | want to
see. / Just thought Of q fine plot
which you can work up this spring,
If vou choose"
Il suppose ! might manage TO
do something with it. What is it p
It's a grass plot -'-Hatehst.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
A Great Discovery.

Mr.. VIM. Thomas, Of Newton Ia.
says: NV wife had been seriously af-
fected with q cough for twenty-five
years, and this spring more severely
than ever before. She had used
many remedies without relief, and
being urged to try Dr. Kings New
discovery, did SO, with most gratity-
ing results. The first bottle relieved
her very much, and the second bot
tie has absolutely cured her. She
has not had SO good health for thir-
ty years"
Trial Bottles Free at c. n. Boyd 8
Drug Store. Large size, s100.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27

DIR. Hougb, bishop of Worcester,
was the most amiable of prelates.
He had very curious barometer,
which cost two hundred guineas,
and one day young man called on
him at the palace In placing a chair
for the visitor the footman knocked
down the barometer and smashed il
to atoms The young man was COW
cred with confusion at being the in
nocent cause of such an accident but
the Bishop. with a pleasant smile,
said Dent mention it, pray. The
weather has been very dry for a
long time. and perhaps We shall
have some rain pow. l never sax
the barometer so low.'-Loadon
Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
MOTHER AND UNCLE JOE.

AGntie, who are the heroes
Tell me. or don't you know
/ looked up from my sewing
:" Mother and Uncle joe"
Mothers eyes so peaceful
Gave a rsproving look
Esther, why dor't the answer
Read 70 her out Of book
Dutifully I obeyei her.
Read Of the olden days;
OF knight and bold explorer,
All deeds that men sill praise
Bot mother has lain there suffering
Without word Of complaint.
UntiI-though she doesn't know il
She is our household saint
And Joeg Ny darling brother
BraveIy he put aside
His love and strong ambition,
And all his youthful pride
Hid them awsy forever.
Thinking no one would see,
To care, as was Just his duty,
For mother, and Sue, and NE
And when that child is older.
III see that she shall know
That none of the saints and heroes
Eaaal mother and Joe.
-AasG S. Reid, M C0agrssafiosalisf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27
Never Give Up.

II you are suffering with low and
depressed spirits. loss OF appetite,
general debility. disordered blood,
weak constitution. headache, or any
disease of bilious nature, by all
means procure bottle of Electric
Bitters. You will be surprised to
see the rapid improvement that viii
follow you will be inspired with
new life; strength and activity viii
return pain and misery will cease
and henceforth you viii rejoice in
the praise of Electric Biiters. Sold
at fifty cents bottle BY C. n Boyd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-27

i lculd- 8AiQ-Dk = AEW llco vi u
own, wherein / endeavored to min
gle consolation and philosophy as
aptly as possible.
And then / wrote, CURLY declin-
ing to stand up with old Bullion.
1t was but a few weeks subse-
quentiy that the wsiter showed an
elegantly dressed Young lady into
my room at the hotel. l rose in
some surprise. Aside from old mir.
lam Pla,i and my iaundress, my
lady visitors were few But the in
slant she threw up her thick tissue
veil I recognized the soft blue eyes
and damask rose cheeks Of Sophy
Adriance.
sOh, Mr.. Mattimore n she cried
piseously, L know you won't mind
my coming to your parlor, because
you seem exactly like father 10
me-" I WINGED u little at this. ~But
l have received such letter from
Charley. and as you've known him
long time, | thought perhaps yea
could explain it to me- Oh, | have
been so wretched. And. indeed, in
deed didn't deserve II :"
She gave me tear blotted letter
and then sat down to cry quietly in
the corner OF the sofa until such
time as | should have finished its
perusal.
What does he mean, Mr.. Matti.
more?" asked Sophy plaintively,
when be accuses me Of deceivihg
him, of selling myself to the highest
biGder7 Oh, It is so dreadful n
| folded the letter and looked se-
verely at her.
Miss Adnance,p said l gravely,
1T strikes me you are trying to play
double part here. The affianced
bride of Benjamin Bullion ought
hardly to hope to retain the allegi-
ance of poor Charlie Dresden into
the bargain"
Il don't understand you" said So
ply, looking wis,fully at me.
Are you not to become the wife
OF Mr.. Bullion, the banker, I ask
ed. stsrnly.
~Oh, dear, no, !" said Sophy. That's
mamma y
~Eh ?' gasped l.
Its mamma answered Sophy
She's to be married next week !
Didn't you know it?"
stared straight before me. Well,
| bad got myself into a pretty pickle
by meddling officiously in affairs
that didn't concern me.
Look here, Miss Adriance,T said
L: Il will tell you all about it"
So l did, described old Bull
lions letter, my own false deduc-
tions therefrom, and the rash deed |
had committed in sending the bank
ers correspondence to Charlie Dres-
den.
And now" said I, @do yon won
der that he is indignant"
Sophy's face grew radiant.
but there's no harm done, said
she. NO real harm, / mean. Be-
cause I've written him long letter
all about mamma and Mr. Bullion,
which be must nave received almost
the next mail after be sent of this
cruel, cruel sheet of reproaches." F"
Sophy was true prophet There
was no real harm" done. The next
mail brought a letter full of entreat-
les 10 be paidoned, and a brief,
brusque note to me.
| stood up with old Ben Bullion.
and that full-blown rose, Sophys
mamma, after all and when Char
lie Dresden came home l cut the
big wedding cake at his marriage
feast.