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Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09
: NEATLY 1YTuRNEp.-YouneC Candid

NEATLY TURNED. Young Candid
=" Did you ever hear euch. horrible
discordant, ear splitting, Internal"
Old Proudfut- -" Sir.r-rl That's my
eldest daughter, and" Young Candid
=" I repeat, sir, such Internal clatter
as the idiot behind us are making.
Why, l can't hear a word Of the
song. ."-Tidbits.
EXCITEMENT IN TExAs.-Great
Middletown transcript., 1886-09-09
Church Directory.

ST. ANNE's PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. j. Beers, Rector.
Sunday services at 10.3O a m, and 7.3O D. m.
Friday 7,3o p. m. Sunday School $50 p. IN.
MIDDLETowN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rev. r. H. Adams, Pastor.
Preaching every Sabbath at 1880 a. IN. and
7.45 p. M. Sabbath School every Sabbath at
p. M, Alfred G. Cox, Superintendent.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening at
7.45 O'Clock. The Glass Meetings are held as
follows Sunday 8 u. m, NJ. d. Wilson, Lead
or: Monday evening, at 7.45 O'Clock, w. II.
Moore, Leader; Tuesday evening, at 7.45
O'Clock, led by the Pastor, Wednesday even
ing, at 7.45 O'Clock, Alfred G, Cox, Leader.
Thf. saafs nra fRaea and nI ara ,ralcnrnn
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Punched Coin in the Collec
ton Boxes.

" What W need "A our churrh l. less
preaching u prohibition and more prea, b
inz Il honesty sas the exclamation II
business man 20 friend who ok the
seat beside the speaker on q train from
Cunnecfieut iBto View York
This rather remarkable comment Rss
the answer the friend received when he
asked the business uan what he had that
jingled 20 IN the heavy bag that vas
taken from the s..af 70 make room.
This bag continued the basine7s
man, contains punched. clipped and
abast-i CONS, and ] an going 70 Yea
York 70 sell the lot for wha1 they VII
fetch oh. DO, I didn't take them IN ny
business, but in smother way, IN which I
colldn't reiuse them. You So am treas
urer ID our chftrh IA, and tlsese nickles and
other coins werp put from time % time
u the contribution box. When clipped
and punched coin began 10 be refused.
they bean 70 make their appearance II
saT boxes when The collections we're IA
ken Up. / suppose We have taken n q
hundred doIlars' worth n this coin AZ ~
face value an going 70 suggest 70 our
minister that he. stop preaching prohibi-
fion fsr 4 while and give as ser1ngn on
petty dishonesty. 0s1r church isn't l--
culiar il this respect either The tres
rrer Of one q the other churches II tozn
tel me that ne s bothered In the saule
pvs.v " I Etsllsny Pas.
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Frs sise slsnces along the headiineS u
al she cssilse- 10 the Fictorlz Noresiai el-
isode- she ss once dToFs her uork. taps
her teeth nse,issaiively xith her thirnhie.
and wade~ through every word of the ~
port Ire moral she draws from the
s-ary ! usnsliy that she Goesn't So Whv
- much flssS Is made about that Morzssini
creature whoSn she s4z one night or fbss
ssaz~ s. the C.-ins and fsand - = a.
awkward a. = ese1 Then she ssav< sh-
uzFtlF and skirr. ever the pspeT tai 80
fn1s the oolunn he2ced '1-szths Her.
she revels for long While wondering 4
the johnson who has jGst died ! any ~
isfion "a tire Iohn-en~ vhs huzri.-d 81
the second t4rfzl-hoase tioNn ~ turnpike
nsz- the = s--rosd- from rherr she
ep~nt tbs sumner in Counecticut four
years ago. After arguing This over for
spne time and settling Il positively me
way Or the other. she goes on afhe next
name Il she discovers The death of a
child she divinss ~ onee that u wa
S1srleI feves. and decides 70 have tfe dor
tor lo-ok ~ thsf rash ou Lu-y'- neck the
instant she returns from srhooi Then
she epInes L. the marriage s-oiurau Dfd
yeu ever - ANYTHING mere smn5ne
than the absorption q the wonan over
the marriages. An earthquake WeaIlut
disturb her She invests every couple
with the romance of her own courtship.
and goes Of into .sg,e-uiations on the
zrooms prospects aBl the style q the
brides wedding outfit A. for the en-
quefte column. that always makes her
chstter. 'Nere. she ssys. j. the n1ost zh-
sur1 Young woman writes tothe ellitor %
know whether she ought 70 - u thea
ter Nith her yDuns man aiihoui chap
erun- I remember the first time dear
Henry took me 70 the tbeateT. and ~acu-
After she has Uadel thros-b this column
she throws the paper aside, and thai
night when her husband comes hotne she
tells bow mach she Wss interes;sl iu the
newspaper Yes. he SAYS, the papers
are mighty readable nov. Thar Was an
awful catastrophe IN Charleston. wasn't
itT Hs vife looks ap az him ana ssys-
What vas that dear Why. the earth
gJlike. Was there one Well there.
thai stupid old paper didn't have word
about IT,. The husband sues and yetsih
raper and shows beF a siK oeluma article
on the frSf pa-e- she had not seen IL, II
course. Vow there's a pointer for any
man with brains continued the pr0jec-
orof newspapers somewhat ont ol breath.
but very much in earnest. -and m gong
10 Work il out Every woman IN Amer
- vii buy q paper that puts forth intel
Egence on scandal. marriage. death. and
etiguette IN the most ailuring style q
the r---Blakely Hall IL the BrooslsH
Edgis
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An Incident OF The Season

There comes ano7her said the hard
ware dealer s. he suddenly interrupted
"a conversation 4t.sut the state Of the iron
market and tined 10 hide hi- body behind
that of the reporter The latter was on
the point of asking fsr an explanation.
when a citizen halted and said to the
dealer
Oh YES, yuu sent that stove pipe mp
YESTERDAY afternoon didn't you o.
Yes sir
-Four links and sn elbow
Yes. sir.
Told me I wouldn't have the least
trouble fitting the joiuts g7
IL think I did
Think Why. blast your old sWind-
ling vocation. YOU know ron did Not
one internal joint would 20 together.
though WORKED for three hour. Don't
you ever speak 70 ne acain-neser. I
DO sinire q sharp thief, but have 10
respect for an old liar
Why didn't you punch bis head p
q'lerie1 the reporter, as the man passed
on
Why don't ! punch al heads in
town o. asked the dealer, inst a. -soond
eitizen came % q halt and puckered his
mouth TO say
You can s=nd up for that stove
pipe
Yes. sir
That stove pipe thst ] lusged home
Last night
remember
The stove pipe over which ! sweat
and swore until Midnight and then mash
81 fist and flung into the alley
IN send forit-~
And I could have mashed you ~ith
II. yQu old glib tonzued hypocrite send
for it. Remove H. Don't never look
another honest ulan II the face
No. sir, never VIII humbly re-
piled the dealer a. b. opened his door
to escape q third man with blood in his
eve coming across the street
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Something He Forgot.

When Mr jenkins went To his bed
room Al half-past one. Il was with the de-
termination Of going to sleep, and with
another determination that he would not
f.e interviewed by Mrs jenkins -. a.
soon - he had entered the door. snd de-
posted his lamp upon the dressing table,
he commenced hi speech
i locked The front door l put the
chain on pulled the key cut 3 little
bit The dog l. inside put the kitten
ont eDptied the dIiP Psu of the r.
frieerator. The cook took the silver 70
bed with ber. put a cane under the
knob of the back haIl doer. I put the
fasienines over the bathroom windows.
The parlor fire has coal or. / put the
cake-box IN the clczet- did not use all
the mich. Il l. not going 70 rsin. No
body gave ne any message for you l
ilGiie9 your letters a. soon a. J got down
town. Your mother did no; cali At the
Office. Nobody died that We are Intere Z
ed IN. Did not hear Of a marriage or en-
sagement- was very busy al the Office
making out bills have hung nay
clothes over chair l,acks. want a new
egg for breakfast ! think that Il all
and VIII now put o1t the light
Mr jenkins felt that be had bedged
as,a7r,st All ira,n7-v and a fyzr1rr.r,l,,.,l-
smile Vas upon his face a. he took bold
of the g4s check, and sighted line for
the bed, Nhen De vas earthqnaked by 4
ringing laugh. and the query from Mr.
jenkins
VI lsir,-- ~. - y. II ,c.r.r h. :,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-08
The Mystery Of Dreams

nan i-ll asleep a. the cl0Ck tolle3
the h-st stroke twelve. He aW4ke1ed
ere the scho Of the twelfth stroke
died away. having II the interval
dryarDed that be had committed
crsuse. va detected sf.er Eve years. iried
condemned. and the shock q finding
the halter about his ueck zruu==i b m
into consci0usness- when be discovered
that AL these events had hapreoef
II IN iufnfessiIlal fragment of time
Mohzmued, Eishin. - illustrate the
Wonders Of sleep. told how certain man.
being . silelk. found himself for his fride
made a poor fisherman, that be lived a.
oBe for sixty years, bringing Up ; family
and working bard. and hos upon waxing
Cd frogn his long 3rean, - short sssup
had he been asieep fhst the nz-roW-
necked gDar5 bottle alled E7th water.
which BE- had overturned a. he feli asleep
had not time empty itssl[ Hos fas; tie
soul travels when the cody i asleepi
Often vben ~ asake se shrink from
gong back into the duli ro1fine u s7r-
did existence, regrefting the plezszuter
one Of dreznlznd- How is Il that sgs1e-
tines when ve 70 70 q strange place, We
fancy hat xe have sssn i before Is Il
possible that when one has been ssleep
the s0ui has Tisafes away, zen The place,
and has that memory of i Whieh - sur
E,rises u In word. how FAR dual i the
!Ife q tazn-hox far not
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Only lhree months, Katy, and, God
willing, III be with you again fthis
voyage l. ~ prosperous - the last can
afford Ia buy 3 farm and settle down
with dear little q ifs q my own And
our house shall be big enough 10 hold
the dear old father, and Charley, ana
Mabel
Oh George
Thai wa ali The young girl could say
for q moment. She was not given 10 cry
ins. but tear would roll doxn her cheek
IN spite Of her efforts to keep il tz.ck-
The young sailor put his arIn round her
a. he said in tone OF half playful en-
trea1y
Come Katy, Captain Katy. show your
self worthy of the name your good father
gives you- ProAise me you vii keep up
: brave hear while am gone
Yes, e1eorge, yoa need net be zfraid-
/ oouldnt help breaking down liTtle 10
think how good you Are- But | mean to
be brave, and, as you say, the three
months vii soon pass by
ha1y DzrroW spoke up courageousiy,
hiding in her brave Etile heart szscret
aneasiness she had felt for days Arrn-in-
arm the Young lovers came cut from the
grove where they had been strollng and
walked slowly ia the direction OF Mr.
barrow house
A moment or two ater nIan Who had
concealed himself near them and heard
every word ol tnelr interview, stole eau
tiously oai and lo,okszi after the retreat
lng figures With q laallgnAni expression.
he VA ior9y, al least, rather handsome
than ot1erNlse, buf with something
mean and sinisier-looking about his
laoe-
I'D ike TO choke hiIn y he said under
hls breath That he should step in De
tween u, when ! felt 50 sure OF her. too.
The .,refiiesa gIrl and the brighiest g.irl II
the village, and the only one cared 70
marry. You feel very sure of her, don't
you, my boy But you don't know what
= hold have on her father, and you Inay
5Rsi bet your life III use ny power
Katy l. 80 fond Of the old mnn that
she'd make moss any sacrifice for his
szke"
Tie following evening a COSY group
was gathered IN Mr. A,rToE's p4rlor.
Charley, d brigili-iacesi ien-year-old boy,
szi In hig armchair looking over pie-
rare book with his little sister, ws.o wAs
CURED up beside him- Their father lay
on a lounge listening 10 h4ty, who Was
,,laying Ssftiy on the piano
= say, Katy, said Charley, sud
denly
Wei y without turning her head
do yoa like that Mr.. Muinfordy p
Wei, not particularly Why do you
sssk nae p
= CARse don't wAf you to ike him
/ used 10 think be wSs pretty nice, bui !
can't bear him Dox-"
. whAt h44s he done 10 yoa, child ~
cli- 1r- Always esA4AS LIT S-t7rt4Va-s
about you and Gecrge. and trying 10 find
out everything This morning. ~ WAS
going 10 school, ne overlook NE in ms
ez.r,iage- lie asked me 10 jump In, as be
wzs going night BY the school house and
nc would drop me there was glad 10
sssi ride. but felt sorry quick enough.
he lsked me il George had gone and if
yoa felt bsd and cried 4 good deal, bus l
xcojdns tel hisn yes or no. Iuss then
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-08
A Tribute From Grants Old
Pastor.


The Rev. J. P Newman. General
Grants ola pastor. NV again ocrupying
the pulpit of the Metropolitan Metho-
dist Church. devoted mosf q q recens
sermon % ex-President Arthur. hon be
had known from boyhood. some ~ his
urteranoe struck q responsive chord IN
the breasts of those present thai, defying
prcprieiies Of time and place. the i'm
neuse audience bursI into applause Dr.
Newman concluded a. follows
arm aware that there were whispers
against the purity q President Arthurs
private life Who of those who have
Occupied The White House have escaped
such defamstion2 Washington. Grant.
Lincoln. GARFIELD. were Dot exceptions %
ihis rule The-e attacks came from ,ii--
reYsutable politicians who think they did
not ~ the places 70 which their patriot
ism entitled them They arr themselves
eorTupt men. who hide their oxn woes
BY stacks upon Others. President A.
thur. probably had his faults, md that
there may have been some IN his private
life i not for me 70 say but DO not be-
Heve that the man who hung The por-
trait # h. dead wife At the fost q his
bed. - that her face night BE- the last
thing be. should see Al night and the first
IN the morning. wzs deserving the charge
made against him Let n hope that the
Christian woman be loved infeu-ely IN
life. whose death broke his bear1 and
made his life IN the White House ray-
le~s one-le1 u hope that her va ting fGr
him on the other side Eas not in vain
Peace he 10 his ashes
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A Jolly Farmers Life.

It's a frequent saving that in the VII
Ter farmer has nothing To 3o bat ENJOY
hinlself: that when the biizzartis send IN
their cards b., can draw his chair up 70
the stove, put his feet IN the oven and
spend the day in reading the Samer~eJ
HERaLD and other good paPerS and
books According 70 tradition, this oe-
cupation ! oniy disturbed when he ad-
journs to the table and banqnets on
ninoe pies 4ud other meats. This i all
a mistake
A clos observer sIll See the indusiri-
ogis farmer crawl oGt of bed four hours
teiore daylight, soften his boots Sith
hammer and commence his days WORK
with a lantern IN one hand and . bucket
q frozen slop in the other He has from
one 20 Thousand hogs which shove
their noses u his face and tip the con
tents Il his bucket on him. where Il
freezes uaill il looks ike skating INK
When be las escaped from the bog
pen he hunts ~ six or seven buckets
and crsawls through a wire fence "a milk
twcnty-seyen Cows These animals Wait
Until he has the bucket nearly SLED.
when they kick It over, shining 20 that
the contents vii kals1nlins such parts
Of his clothing a. the hoss spared. Vow
susl then tbey vary the usonotony by
kicking him instead u the bucket, xhich
makes him frel tired snd holnesick
When the COWS haze bsen nilked D.
eoes 70 feed the horses and finds the
sorrel mare doable'i mp In the mGnger
with the cole He then has % mix up q
lo5 Of aeoBite and water. which he st
tempts - pour down the animals mouth.
when i hits him on the teeth with IT.
front foot ana mskes him wish that he
rad never been bora. He works around
All the morning with the Old mare and
then proceeds 70 curry the dun mules
which Try 70 see which can KICK the
hardest, and by the time he J. through
he feels a though b. had Tszs=ei through
q com sheller. When he has FED the
hens and Watered the cattle and hunted
three hours for tWenty-cent pig and
ehopI~d bali q cord 0f elm Tor the h0use
and carried forty buckets # water u the
borse7 and sbell-,l three bushels Of con-
by hand and >hoveled s road throush
ten feet Of snow and mIked the COWS
and cu-rie3 the mules and doctors-i The
Old mare again in the evening. he roes o.
bed and gets up again ia the morning
four hours before daylight ami does the
whole thing over sgain.--N- !. .Sas..
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Causes Of Typhoid Fever.

The most important lessons 70 be
learned by the pubiic in reference 70 ty-
ph0id fever i that II : filth disea=e'-
not often. not generally, but always And
perhaps the next IN importance J. that
while the probation Of tho disease pro
bably requires that the norbife agent.
the slimentary mueo1s menbrzne, a. IN
food or drink. II = Esrssibie for the s4iiv-
arv fluids in the mouth and iroat 20
if~or5 the poison from the atmosphere
and thus become the medium Of II trans
mission % the stomach. There j. also a
third lesson u no les value % n. VIZ -
That various articles 4 FOOD. and espec-
ally milk. water and other fund food
1.ossess the same property Il ailSor5ing
the FEVER poison from the atmosphere
and -hu~ becoming the vehicles of Il IN
trJiucti0n into the system
NJ own observations IRE fully IN keep-
ing sith the yiew that the st-,rptiou Il
the poisonous enau ti0us by the -al-
gary secretsons, and by food stored IN
pantrieS and kitchens, bgf especially the
later. furnishes The explanation 81 nslr-
ly al the so-called sporadic cases ofiy-
rh8id fever occurring IN tins eitV Ia
arg proportion Of ezl7es 4 All ~ dr.
loEered on examination thaf OdO-uus
eln4nations from kitrheu drains, hut
=
easily penseVtihle % the -ensss ia The
mons where food j. stored and whsre i
l. being prepared fT he table IN most
II the ofs-ervations I have made 0n ms
-ul.ieet Il has sPpearsd % be theprisy
vauI trz1her than the drain that has been
re-syouIJle for the esll--4aaaLs ~
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Why Her Nose Was Cold.

II Was horrid cid uncle Of two deal
young creatures who Il sed them beth
on meeting, them at > tennis In-1y.
An, Jennie ne exclaimed, as he
pressed his lips 10 those Of one girl you
did well 70 put On Your Thick under
clothes, as your mother advi-ad-
Then he xnzcked The other ones
pretty mouth and exclaimed:
And you, Maria, are foolish for not
having done the same thing
I'd be pleased TO know, uncle, re-
for1ed Maria, bow you found cut 81
much about invisible things without
peering through the keyssoleg-
simple enough ? heck laimed, your
no-se i cold and Jennie's is warm l zm
= feAscDer T-Bason Fox-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-08
The Ruler of China.

The present emperor q China whose
reign over the howery land i only now
about TO begin, w2s called 20 the govern
nent Of that country under highly IN
usual circumstances. The Emperor Tung-
Che having died without Issue the sue
cession to the Chinese throne passed out
uf the direst line, and cousin Of the de
ceased monarch. seanaely I year, old. Wlas
chosen in his place under the title of
kwaDg-seu, or Sacression of Glory"
Kwang-seu viii take over the reins OF
government al the beginning Of the
Chinese new year, nov near al hand
The act Of formal assumption VIII be
preceded by the sacrifice Of the winter
sols1ice. which i performed before sun
rise on the morning Of the 2lst Of I)eoen-
Ter At the alter Of heaven. The emperor
kneels IN front Of the table Of the shang-
IL heaven, in which position be l. re-
gar3ed a. being in the center Of the uni
verse. In his prayer be Acknowledges
that he l. inferior 10 heaven and L.
heaven alone A bullock l. then offered
a. sacrifice.
The asoen. Of the throne and the mar
risge OF the emperor take place IN the
following wear In l. with these oere-
monies that the official life Of kwang-seu
really begins To say that II i q hfe
made Up Of 3 continual round Of oeremo-
NAL olaservances Il TO describe IL con-
lnemenf but inadeqa8tely, The empe-
rur's hours even his minutes, have al
special duties appointed to them, from
his earliest childhood down 10 the mo-
Tnent of his death kwang-seu propose
and his board Of rites disposes- and 80
monarch who claims to be lord of the
universe and only inferior to heaven may
Eell he the nlost miserable monarch
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THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
DAY, a. D. 1922.

kEs- NsssaREI > FKESToA-
. Ansiseu. szia sle eisFe-no- gazing Ai1ras.l
ep the Ial.l ap store
l'f1lse =i,esre> lhai dotted ite siearine- and
covered tlse nseziows 0er.
Us Hssa siraa ~ render praise terzasi~e Il
tbs weld Of grain
II mel that the Lord ef the harve~a be
thanked fJr his ssn and ram
And rlereio7e, !, wm Bradford. by the
rraoe II Sod to-day.
And the franchise If siii- s.si pie Cor
e'1ser Of Plyuaoaih say
Thrs rirtue of vested pouer-Ee sllsll gstiger
viii. ,lse aorsrL
And bod IN the month November. thanks
riying with Ihe Lsra
Iie hath granted u peace and plenty, and
The qule1 we've sought - hong
lie hasi lllparfssi the wily ssa4ers and k,l.
hiia frnra dosing WroBg
And ufa0 oar Feast thar SaelIen shall i'e bid
den li4a1 BE- may kloN
We worship. .iiisswH ssreas sllri' wao IIaais,sii
ti'e h4Ee-4s eroE
= sll.a.lds-r your na,ellleeks. na-ters .
tlieTv j. hunting 81 80 degree
And hsier1nen, take your lacl,le. and sepur
f3r spoil THE sea,
Ard Hlai,leli- and ,iant- of Piylnouat- y,sur
tie,icane cra1ss employ
To h,.ller .sar First Thanksgiving. .1d make
i1 a F.s,i ID joy
e We fail of,s,e fruits and aaintis,- - cla-e TO
our hand IN Devon
Al, they areIhe lighlszl l,ssses we -u5er
far sake % Heaven
Bar so, in our of.en cle4-inss how soldsli
ii4e uaeloa- lle.
Earis3i 1ileni with sNeess and si,iee=. and give
uz tae Paml.kin-Pie,
-. hrnely The preparations wsal1 sri for the
sutuInn Feast
The deer and THE l.ear were slaughtered !;
Wild game fr-,B tise creates 20 least
VA, ieals-i in the Cosby cabin isr'wn
ilolnessrew served fsr wine.
Aud rhe E,lnal and gral-s Of iile isresi, far of-
anse, and peach ana pine.
At length o4rne the day appointed; the snow
had begun 70 fsll
Bun the clang frain Ili= nleefing-aouss helfr1-
rang rne-rily out for al,
And summoned the fox af Plymouth who
h4ste8el with els.i acosri
70 listen u Elder BreEsier q he fervenilr
thanked the Lord
In his seal SAT Governor Bradford men, ma
trons- and mai5ens far
Miles >sandisil. wiib al his ~ridiers. viii
sB-sele & and Sword. Were ihere
And si5ig,r aia,i tesrs and elasilssss lad eaeli
IN IL tnrn the sway,
F,r tlis. grave q slse swt-a Be@s standisi 'er
,liaslowed Than k-givin.s Day
And watal Nas.ls~oit, the sactein. al down
with hls i,undHel braves
And axe Il ll.e varied riches q garden and
woods aud wave
And looked an tire graBaried harRest-N-iiii
blow GA ilis hrs8xny chest
lie nlulieTad, The good eirsal sgirif loves
HIS white children best
And then - tie feasz wa> ended wiih,
grsveiy Official ar.
The Governor drew his tre4isword ont from
IL seafs4rd there,
And shifting the trs4lclser near him, he criea
IN henoie way.
= Haii. Pie of;iae Pamkin dub thee Prince
of Thanksgiving Day
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-08
Cats in Great Britain.

The number Of cats IN the United
Kingdom i estimated al fully 100000
i change this from the olden days when
c4rs we're scarce IN Britain that stringent
laws were passed for the punishment Of
any persons who killed or stole them In
those times the cats belonging Is ROYALTY
were specially protected, and If any one
killed one Of the mo1-ers that guarded
the princes granary be had 10 pay hne
u Is much wheat as would cover the cat
when hung up by the tail, with is had
ever had occasion TO make heap q
wheat viii know that, il the case gf a
sooi-sized cat this would mean no small
fsflanity