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The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
HARpooNIHG A WHALE.
A Dangerous System Of Catching tho
Monster OF the Deep.

I
Now and then whale manages to make
its escape after being harpooned. When
ever that is the case the animal has learn
ed wisdom by experience, if it should
again be harpooned takes very good care
not to exhaust its powers by diving So it
remains on the surface of the water, where
it can breathe et ease, and PUSHES along at
full speed.
Three or four boats will sometimes be
ssfast" to the same whale, and viii be tow
ed along at such speed that ore Of the crew
is obliged to stand over the line with up
lifted axe ready to cut the rope at g mo-
ment's notice. The Northern whales al
most invariably make for the nearest ice
field and try to dive under it. In one in
stance g. RorQual, which had been har-
pooned in mistake for Greenland whale,
rushed off with such unexpected speed
that it shot under an ice field before the
line could be cut and neither crew nor
boat were ever heard Of afterward.
1t is, by the way, fortunate for the wh:tl-
ers that the animal cannot turn it's head
or body, as, if it could do SO, even civilized
men would hardly be able to approach
such an animal. AS it is, however the
well drilled boats crew have just time to
back out of reach Of it's tail before it can
make its stroke.
For it must be remembered that scnsa-
ton occupies all appreciable time in pass
ing along nerve. Ali of us who have
suffered from an accident must be aware
that at the moment of infection there Is no
pain and that there is an interval between,
the injury and the pain. The duration OF
this interval is measurable by the length
of nerve between the seat OF injury and
the brain.
Now, the whale is very large animal;
and supposing that full grown speci-
men OF eighty feet in length be struck
about The middle OF the body, the sensa-
ton OF the stroke would have to be con-
veyed through nerves nearly forty feet in
length before reaching the brain. Then,
the return message delivered TO the tail
would have to traverse nearly twice that
distance. So, although the whalers may
be wholly ignorant OF physiology, they
know by practice that the whale never
strikes instantly OH receiving; the wound
from the harpoon.
Shell bullets, charged with rrussic acid
or stlychnine and just enough. powder to
explode the shell, have been found to Kill
q whale in a. very few minutes. The sail
orA however, with I'LL the prejndices Of
ignorance think shat they will be poisoned
when fensing the whale, aud SO jnsist
upon the tedious and dangerous system
OF h;arIooning and lancing,--{ Longman's
MagaZine.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
The Tou-cate MANS hidden Grief.

1n0 AOLlsaSalS MAINLY AAAA1eA "AAohs
A traveller stopped at the toil-gate and
asked the keeper it he had good, cool
water. ss:lohn,' said the keeper, turning
to his son, sfetch me the gun-the one
loaded with buckshot.'
s.Hold on'' said the traveller, 81 mean
no ha}rn.'
well then, I'll let you off"
The traveller rode on, wondering why
the uueetion had given such offense. He
stopped at house and asked a man it he
could tell him why the gate-keeper be-
came angry.
ssYes l can tell YOU. He has to carry
water about u mile and a half, and it's
always warm by the time he gets home
with it. Every one that comes along asks
if he's got good, cool water: He scarcely
hears anything else from morning until
night. The man who kept the gate last
wear went crazy, but this fellow seems to
stand it better, He is rather even-tem-
pered, and although he has kept the gate
several months he has only killed two
drummers and crippled boy. kept the
gate once"
'>Did the people annoy you"
tsNot much. only had to knock one
man and stab another one, but only
kept the gate week"
stWhy don't the fellow dig well?"
.tNow, look here, q thousand men have
asked me that question. Stranger, I
reckon you'd better mosey."-[ Arkansaw
Traveller
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
IN BEHALF OF LABOR,
Organize.

Organize.
The watchword of workingmen
throughout the land should be organiza-
ton. Every man in every branch OF
industry should get into an oaganiza-
ton as soon as possible. BY thorough
organization we educate ourselves as
to what is best for us, and how to OBJ
tain it. Put good labor papers in the
hands Of every man, get good books on
che labor question, and have some GOOD
words in your meetings to read
them aloud do everything III your
power to educate and elevate The wage
worker. Let us. advance systemat1cal-
ly all along the line, and when we have
complete organization and better edu-
cation, we believe the problem Of capt.
tai and Labor will be near it's solution.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Settled long Ago.

Young Englishman--Your country is SO
young, " know, Miss Eagle. YOU hayeno
pride Of ancestry as yet You--
American Girl-On the contrary, MIR.
Lion, America is and has every reason to
be proud of its ancestry. Much more SO.
in fact, than England.
Young Englishman-Infleed!
American GirI--Oh, my, yes! The
superiority Of our ancestors was settled
over hundred years ago.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
The seven wonders.

The seven wonders of the world are
or were the Colossus Of Rhodes, now de-
stroyed: the Mausoleum erected by
Artemisia in memory of her husband of
which the ruins remain; the Pyramid OF
Cheops at Ghizeh; the Temple of Diana
at Ephesus; the Pharos at Alexandria !;
the Hanging Gardens at Babylon; and
the Olympian Dens a statute by Phidias.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
ruR HaAwArHA INDIAN POLICY.

Give the Indian to the army.
Give the red man to the soldier,
Then shut off his fre-water;
Tell him that the barrooms nowhere,
Tell him that hemust hoe potatoes.
Put in wheat and be a swineherd,
Teach his maidens butter-lnaking.
Pie construction. roller skating;
How to wear new fall bonnet;
How to don the gorgeous sealskin:
Tell him that ii he'd dude be.
He must have cane and NOV some,
Tell him that the daily papers
He must read, that he may know more
More about his wife's dear mother:
More about politics. and so forth.
Thus the Indian. thus the red man
Shall become noble rale-face.
-LLouisville Courer-J Journal.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Ancient History Yod srn1zed.

"Pa," asked Willie Jones' as he yyaa
studying his history lesson, s.who WAS
Helen of Troy?"
"Ask your ma," said Mr.. Jones, VINO
was not well up in classic lore.
stHelen of Troy said Mrs Jones, who
was sewing q new heel Oh che bahy's
Shoe sswas girl who used to live with lie |;
she came from Troy, N. r. and rye found
her in an intelligence office She was tho
best girl ever had until your father.
struck Bridget"
ssDid pa ever strike Bridget" said
Willie, pricking up his ears.
':L was speaking paragor:cally," said
Mrs. Jones'
There was silence for g. few moments,
then Willie came on another epoch in
history.
"Ma, who was Marc Antony?"
can old colored man who lived with my
pa. What does it say about him there?"
.sIt says his wife's name was Cleopatra"
s9l'he very sauna. Old Cleo' used to
wash for us. It's strange how they came
to he in that book.''
"History repeats ITSELF" nurmured
Jones vaguely, while Willie looked at his
ma with wonder and admiration that one
small heed should carry all she knew.
Presently he found another question to ssk
t.Say, ma, who was Julius CESAR"
ssOh, he was one the pagans of history"
said Mrs Jones, trying to thread the point
of her needle.
"But what made him famous?" per-
sisted Willie.
"Everything" answered Mrs. Jones,
complacently. stHe was the one who said,
Cat thou brute when bis horse wouldn't
take his oats. He dressed in Il sheet and
pillow case uniform, and when his enemies
surrounded him he shouted, Gimme
liberty, or gimme DEATH and ran away"
Bully for him." remarked Willie, shut
ting up the book Of history. "But say,
ma, how came you to know so much9
Won't, lay over the other fellows to-
morrow"
sl learned it at school" said Mrs. Jones;
with an oblique glance at Mr.. Jones, who
was listening as grave as statue. had
superior advantages and paid attention
and remembered what heard"
stWell, say ma, who was Horace?''
siYour pa will tell you about him, am
tired,'' said Mrs. Jones.
Then she listened with pride and ap-
prevail while Mr.. Jones informed his son
that Horace was the author of ssTin
Trumpet" and rare work ON farming,
and the peoples choice for president,
and only composed Latin verses to pass
away the time and amuse himself.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Oriental and decide entail.

A little Western prodigy of a religious
turn of mind, aged three years, has given
forth the following moral lecture in the
shape of story:
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
ca.ch5n. the FIRST 1'rais,.

"Any bears about this nelghboyhood?"
asked young New York sportsman, as
he got of the train at a small station in
Pennsylvania While waiting for an an
sv'er he rested his gun easily on his arm
end expectorated over his left shoulder.
"B'ar" repeated an old settler "You're
Jest in time. stranger. The woods is full
OF 'em. Are We arter bari"
"E-n no." replied the young man.
.N-o, not today. W-when does the n-next
train go e-e-ast?"
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Labor. Notes,

Buffalo plumbers strike was declared
off on the 2Ist Hlt.
Connecticut HAS 1O4 assemblies. witt,
$4,000 members.
Boston painters and decorators gave
1,D tiaeir strike Oh the 2lst lilU.
l,hicagos grand jury have taken the
1iots into consideration.
The striking carmen at Detroit began
returning to work last week.
Chicago pork packers declare tina;
they will stick to the eight hours.
Philadelphia planning mills have re-
fused nine hours to their 1000 opesa~
tiyes.
The Boston carpenters strike for
eight hours YVES ordered at end Oh the
10th.
About 500 knights attended the fun
eral recently Of Hugh E. O'Donnell,
rittsheld, Mass.
Chicago pork packers say they must
return to the ten-hour system or close
their establishments.
St. louis furniture manufacturers,
after trying it, declare the eight-hour
system q failure.
Bradstreets Of last week reported 90,
900 employees en- astrike, against LBS, 600
len days previously.
Hon. William Purcell, of Rochester,
n. Y, has accepted q position or tsle
New York State Board of Arbitration.
Philadelphia brickmakars, to the
number CT 5000, were last week report
cd dissatisfied and about to strike.
A grand jury at Belleville, Ill.,, last
week refused to find bills against the
deputy sheriffs who fred on the people
ut East St. Louis last month, killing six.
Frank Hoover, ESQ, the Minneapolis
Typographical union delegate, has left
to attend the International Topographic
Cal convention, which begins in Pitts
burg OH Monday, June Z,
Some years ago Mayor Grace, Of New
York, was opposed to strikes and labor
unions, though alway a friend Of work
ingmen. Recent =, however, be has de-
clared in favor Of organized labor.
John III. Sullivan, cowboy since he
was II years old, has been studying the
workings of labor organizations with
view Of bringing into the knights OF
Labor the 5000 or lo, 900 cowboys of the
plains.
The Pittsburg. Oakland and East
Liberty street cars were tied up Mon
day morning On account of the failure
Of the company to make out twelve
hour schedule as promised. Traffic on
the line has been entirely suspended.
The lao men in the paint shop of I'll.
]. Milligan, Chicago struck Monday be-
cause he issued an order restoring the
ten-hour system. The men had been
working eight hours day since May l..
One hundred painters employed by b.
Sullivan & Bro. also struck. They had
q similar grievance. ... g3:55l
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Catching a Thaeg.

T. thief in Wilmington, N. c., found his
lines cast in hard places when he tried to
enter a house through q chimney the
other night. The lady OF The house got
up 10 find out the cause of the rGise, and
as the night was cold kindled big wood
fire right below where the thief was stuck.
After being smoked end roasted for g.
couple of hours the fre-eater was pulled
ont the chimney with the aid of q wind]ass
and landed in jail, O. sadder and wiser
7por
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
THE TWO COLTS.

Once there were two colts. One of
them belonged to man who had God,
and the other one belonged to Il man who
didn't have any God One Of them looked
over the fence and didn't have anything
to eat. His man didn't have any God.
The other colt ate lots and lots of grass in
his pasture and he grew and grew till he
got tail and buggy to him. His man
had God.
But it is the Boston small boy who re-
marked the other morning after his mother
had had laho1ious siege with his but
tons: II wish God would sew some but
tons on my skin, so I could button my
clothes right on ana not have 'e1n come
nffV,
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Anticipation versus Realization.

Expectant Heir before the will is ready
JTncle's death was sad and untimely one
To think that but short time ago that
noble old man trod the earth In perfect
health; to-day his voice is forever hushed
in the song of eternity! Ah, mel
ExpectaEt Heir (after the will is read
That will can be broken on the ground Of
insanity. The old fossil was crazy for
twenty years,
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
A Wise PeGdIer.

Peddler ito woman at the door)--Can I
see your mother, miss?
Woman-My mother?
Peddler-Yes, miss. the lady Of the house.
have some beautiful articles THAI she will
be glad to see.
Woman (graciously)-Well-er-I am
the lady of the house, sir. and it you will
step into the parlor Twill be glad to look
at what you have got.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05

THE LAND OF THE MAN IN THE
MOON.

MOON ...
There's q country remarkably quaint and
queer,
Where the air won't support balloon.
And eyerything's just "A 1t isn't here
,Tis the land OF the Man In the Moon.
There people don't bother with parties " al
oil,
small, rz
Bank officers never flee to yard Montreal
In the land of the Man in the Moon.
The ladies all make most delightful wives
In the Land Of the Man in the Moon;
Rascality's punished, and honor thriyes
In the Land Of the Man In the Moon;
The milkmen are honest, the liquors are pure
No agent besets you with plans to insure,
Quack doctors don't promise each nilment 70
cure
In the Land of the Man in the Moon.
-iRufus Rood.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
.What in the world do you want with q
startling Discovery.

A.-Only think, I went yesterday to
catch crayfsh. CROPPED aboutin mud
hole near the river bank: in the hope Of
finding some. But judge Of my terror,
when I pulled out a human hand all
covered with blood!
/. B.-Ciel! OF course you Immediately
reported the fact to the police.
q .A.-Ah, bahl it was my own hand that
crab had. nipped with its claw La
Figaro .4
], :. =. MI. =,
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
A New Use for spurs.

"Boss,'' said q colored man to his EN-
ployer, sspse gwine ter git married ter
right, an l want ter berrer pair O.
spurs -....-
"What in the world do you want with q
pairof spurs?'
s.Wal yer see, Use BEN gwine barfoot-
ed mos O. de summer, an l got some O dis
yere pizen vine On my leg, an hit would
look sorter bad fur me ter stop right in de
middle o. de obsekies ter scratch, wouldn't
hit?,' t
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Life.

Bent are the rounds of the fla :der Of fame''
Ice covers the steps of crime;
'Iis terrible toll to ascend the first
q You can step down the last any time.
z -INational Weekly.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
DIDN'T Like to do GIRLS, work.

Boy reluctant!y holding skein Of yarn
for his mother to windy l wish you had a
little girl"
Mother. s'Why, I never heard you before
express desire for sister"
"Idon't care for the sister, but girl
could have attended to her own kind Of
work, and'' with great dignity 81 could
have attended to mine.'' .is7.sz,... "A
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
Bucolfc Idyl.er,

"John, 1 want you to have every weed
pulled out Of this garden before l get
home to.night."
III can't do it in one day.
eyes, you can, if you are Industrious.
# was young like yon, could do it in
half day. WA
.sSay, father.'
tsWell?'
Amt you glad you amt young like
mes'
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
TUE HUMAN VOICE.
ll4 Indication Of Exae State Of the
,1YEui1


Nothing betrAys SO much as the voice,
save perhaps the eyes, but they can be low
cred, and vi, far the expression hidden. In
moments ct emotion NO skill can hide the
fact Of disturbed feeling though a strong
will and habit Of seltcontrol cau steady
the voice when else it would be failing
and tre,nulous Certain voices crate ON
the nerves and set OUR teeth on edge, and
Others are just as calming as they are ir-
ritating, quiejng, or like q composing
drarght. A good voice, calm i'll tone
and musical in quality, is one OF the es-
sentia,s for & physlcian.--ti1e "hedside
voice." which is nothing if it is not syrn-
pathetic by constitution. Whatever It's
original quality rnay be, the orators voice
t.e,~rz the unmistakable stamp Of art and
fssal mes artihciality; IS such it may be
al slirable-telling in crowd, impressive
IN address, but overwhelming and chilling
;.c horne partly because it is always con-
scic1s and never self forgetting. An
orntor's voice. with it's careful intonations
and accurate accent, would be as much
out OF place beside a sick bed a.s a bro
csded silk for the Kitchen girl The voice
is much more Indicative Of tie state Of
the mind that many people know or allow.
One Of the first symptoms OF falling brain
power is infiistinct or confused utterance;
no idiot has clear Or ,nelodious voice: the
harsI, scream Of mania is proverbial and
no person OF prompt and decisive thought
was ever known TO hesitate and SHUTTER.
A thick, loose, fifty voice does not belong
to The crisp character of mind which does
the most active work, and when a keen
witted ,na1. drawls and let's his words drop
instead OF bringing them out in the sharp
incisiye way that ought to be natural to
him. there is q fay somewhere.
The Irish standard., 1886-06-05

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-30

Mack Dickson, of Greensburg. was shot
trobe, las, Wednesday night by Frank Il.
Keenan,, of the same place. Keenan,, with II
companion named R~umbaugh, a rough of
GreenSburg, and {. \. Walton, proprietor of
the Parker House, were about To 20 up stairs
when Dixon called To Rumbaugh To not To
let them take him to the gambling room"
Keenan, turned and asked if the remark was
intended for him, to which Dixon replied
Yes, if you take it that way" Dixon pro-
cec,led to diyest himself of his coat, when
Keenan, drew a large self-cocking e~evolver
and fired at Dixon three times in rapid sue
~ccSsion, one of the balls entering DiXOn's
body at a point near his heart and the other
two in the abdomen and thigh. Keenan, at
tempted To shoot a fourth time, but was pre-
vented. He then gave himself up and was
taken To the Grecnsburg Jail early Thursday
morning.
The cause of the tragedy is supposed To
have been an old feud of two years standing.
About twelve years ago Dixon hit Il man
named Beck, of Irwin, on the head with Il
poker. intiicting a dangerous wound. This
was at a dance in Adam>burg. and for the
oifense he served six months in the county
Jail. In 1878, while tending bar in Greens
burg for his father. he struck one Chisholm.
the latter falling on a spittoon and breaking
his neck. Dixon was tried, convicted. and
served two years in the penitentiary. After
his release he returned 10 Greensburg and en-
tered into business. He did well for about a
year, after which he returned To his evil ways
and had since been doing but little good. He
returned recently from Chicago, where hc
was engaged as book-keeper for a butterine
firm, To testify as a witness in a conspiracy
case, and he had intended returning to Chi
cIgo Friday. He was thirty years old and
was a member of the Knights of Honor, in
which order he held Il policy ofS3,O0 paya-
bic 10 his sister, Miss Docia Dixon. Frank
Keenan, i one of the proprietors of the Fish
er House al Grecnsburg, and has always
borne a good reputation. Two years ago he
had some trouble with Dixon. since which
time he has been in constant dread of him.
haying frequently learned that Dixon would
do him up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-30

BARN RAIsiNG-On Thursday, last. Freder-
lex Weller, one of the most successful farm
ers of Somerset township, raised q large barn
on his farm, measuring 5ONIOJ feet. Joseph
Amman was the architec, and builder. The
Kuhs brothers built the fine stone founda-
ton, which j. neat and substantial. There
were three hundred and thirty persons at
the raising. about two hundred and fifty of
which were men. and eighty women. The
oldest woman was IS wears old, and was
lively, and seemed ,o enjoy this large gather
ing of friends very much. The table was
about sixty feet long. and was loaded down
with all the good things of the season. Part
of the day was disagreeable and rainy. The
people had come to Mr.. Weller's Ia raise his
barn. and they knew no halt during the
showers, and when the dinner bell sounded
the magnificent frame was up and ready for
the top plates. After dinner several speeches
were made. Then the men put up the plates
and nfters, and by supper time the barn
raising was complcted, and Frederick Weller
and many Others were taken up bodily and
carried about the premises, with cheer upon
cheer. Mrs. Weller and her many assistants
won the well wishes of all, and they will
long be remembered for the good dinner and
supper prepared f n the occasion.
]. L.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-06-30

FOURTH OF July At GErTYsBUEG.-A GRAND
DEMONSTRATION oN THE IrLD-Tlc encamp-
mcnt of h Grand Army OF the Republic
and the reunion of the Third Army Corps n
Gettysburg. Will appropriately occur on the
anniversary of the great battle which was
wased on the historic ground % years ago.
The Pennsylvania Department of the Grand
Army of the Republic cncaInps on the field
from July 2l to eth. and on the 2d and 81
the reunion of the Third Army Corps will be
held. During the entirc- week ceremonies Of
the most interesting character will be held
every day, which viii he participated in by
the veterans of the fight, II is expected that
from five to seven Thousand members of the
Grand Army Of the Republic viii he present,
including many officers who were engaged
in the fight, Generals Sicklcs, Fitzhugh Lee
and Longstrect have accepted invitations to
be present and to speak. The meeting will
undoubtedly be one of the most imposing
demonstration Of modern times, and will be
worthy of the presence of every American
citizen. To those who desire to get all the
points of the battle no better opportunity
will ever present itself, for in addition To the
number of soldiers who were engaged in the
fight. there will be a large number of expert
enccd guides. who will point out to visitors
every spot of interest, and give all the infor-
tion possible as to the events Of the memora-
BILE days of the battle. For the benefit of the
large number of visitors who will he drawn
TO Gettysburg, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets from all
principal stations on it, lines cast of Pitts
burgh and Erie On June 50th, July 1st, ID.
Sd, 18th, and 9Th. good To return until the 10Th
inclusive, at one fare for the round trip.