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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-12-05

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ertrah eary and .fae at > 90.
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mere and Scotch lambs Wool and Merino
Underwear is complete in every p%articu-
lar. We also call attention to our large
line of Mems HalfHose in heavy Scotch
lambs Wool, Cancels Hair, Cashmere,
Merino, Natural and Silk-mixed Wool. in
in all grades.
Special attention is called to our Fast
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made Cotton Half-hose.
LADIES' BALBRIGAN UNDERWEAR.
We have the best assortment Of this
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Ladies Vests, high neck and long sleeves
and high neck and ribbed arms. 80 cts
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SPECIMEN COPIES FREE
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE

A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
Estatcof Abraham Raseg. deed. late II somersct
Twp, Somerset Co. Pa
Letters of Administration on fle above c~tate
having bcea granted 30 the undersigned BY the
proper authurtv. notice ! hereby given tu'all
persons indebted 70 -aid estate 20 make iHiucdi
ale payment and thssse having claims aUains;
the same iwil present them duly authenticated
for settlement 0u saturday. the I'D day % ncc.
ISIS NJ tne oaice q T. Beer. IN Sonerset B0r.
sal oHONJ BAKER,
MM r BAKER.
upTl2 AdmrS uf Abun- Baker. deed
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Answer this Question:.

To be ashemed Of ones trade is the
very essence Of ~vulgarity.
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Africa.
Australia

"Thc White pasha. by Noah Brooks. a sketch
Of Henry u stanely - Hos an Americas Fam
lis Lived in Egypt sailor Boy pr1mio~. d
story OF the siege OF Alexandria.
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TRUSTEE'S SALE
or
Valuable Real Estate.

pY VIRTUE OF an order OF sale issued out ofthe
D Orphans Court Of Somerset Co. Pa to the IN
designed directed, he viii expose to sale by pub
lie outcry on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-12-05

Yam Phou Lee writes OF Boys and girls in
China, aud tIereis a description OF some of
John Chsuaman's Inventions. Mrs holman
Hunt describes Home Life in the last papers
on sam, Japan and othrs c~oeRui-s,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-12-05
White and Sound Teeth.

Our deeds determine us as mnch as we
determine our deeds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-12-05

HUsBAND.- Mary, won't you
mend this horse blanket2 Ihave
only had It two weeks.
WIFE, will mend your shirts
and pants, but I draw the line at
horse blankets. They smell bad
HUsBAND.-If you viii mend
this one, l will buy a 81 Horse
Blanket next time, and you won't
have 10 mend if.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-12-05
SALE.
FRIDAY. DECEMRER q 1aaa

BY virtue ola writ Of VcnG Ex& Fl Ia issued ont
Of the Courtof Common PleasofSOmerset Co.. Pa,
! VII! expose 10 pablic sale al the Court House.
ia Somerset Borough, al l O'Clock ?. NJ. on
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

y family in San Luis Potosi possessed
very fine rattlesnakc They had captured it
by means of n forzed stick when it was
baby, and succeeded in demonstrating it. In
the course Of years it grew TO be fourteen
feet in length, and became tame and playful,
never showing the slightest symptom of anger
when handled by the children, but it would
not allow its rIttleS to be touched. 1t be
came very much attached 70 its master, and
would follow him around the house like a
dog. During the recent St rm i'll San Luis
many Of the houses were struck by lightning
The bolts wcro falling fast about the dwell
inc, which had sheltered the snake from
childhood Nobly determined TO die for its
beaefactors, the serpent crawled up the out
side walls of tho house, and mounting the
roof it stood on its head in a perpendicular
position for the space of several minutes,
shaking its rattleS violently at the heavens,
like Ajax. defying the lightning. The cleo
tricity, attracted by the living lightning rcd,
reduced to ashes the noble animal and also
the house.
There is no use in letting the American
papers have a monopoly Of these snake
stories-Two Republics.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Senator Harris said in debate recently: ~
make this statement in bona fide ',ood faith" :"
Tins reminded Senator Palmer Of ! motion
made Ly a colored man in a Michigan state
convention to adjourn sine die till to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'ulock." 1t also recalls
the motion OF Belford, rhe red headed
rooster of the Rockies" made in the house
once, that congress adjourn sine die" OF
course the motion was followed by general
laughter Bclford rubbed his eyes and said:
Il move this house do now adjourn bona
iide." At this there was perfect uproar on
the floor of the house and in the galleries
As soon as Mr. Belford could make himself
heard, he ''hraced up" and said: Mr.
Speaker, l move that We just purely and
simply adjourn"
remember another incident in Belford's
congressional career, when he pointed to a
fellow member, and with whitening scoru
exclaimed: There he sits mute. silent and
dumb
YES" remarked neighbor of Belford's,
amid the silence which followed this crush
inS arraiSnment, land he amt saying
wOrd.n
That brought down. the house.-New
York Tribune
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Darling" he whispered softly in the hush
of the twilight, while the blonde head had
nestled down on his shoulder and the fair
cheek flushed beneath his kiss, do you know
that deceived you once wilfully and wick
edlyF'
A muffied exclamation Of dissent escaped
from the region of his coat collar, and he
continued:
''When you told me long ago in the moon
light that you could never marry n man who
had corns, led you to think had none; but
it is false have corn--a small one. 1t is
on my little toe. 1T doesn'C trouble Inc any.
But now / suppose must bid you farewell
forever, and sadly 60 from your sweet pres
encen
Yes, 60" she said, in a firm, sad tone.
go tomorrow to the nearest chiropodist,
and never let this painful subject be men-
toned between US again. New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

When Congressman Bingham, of Pennsyl-
vania, speaks he does SO with lightning like
rapidity, keeping both hands busy replacing
his eye glasses, which fall from his nose with
every jerk Of his bald head Last week, in
the heat of debate, he said: Now as to the
question of this matter being affected by this
question" Congressman Hiestand, of Penn
sylvania, afterward told Mr.. Bingham that
the remark reminded him of a story about
Davy Crockett in the old Texas legislature.
A member of that legislature began his
speech thus: ''Mr. Speaker, the generality OF
mankind in gineral is disposed to take ad-
vantage of the generality of mankind in GIN
eral" Sit down, You old fool, said Crock
EFT, you're coming out of the same hole you
went in. New York Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

The Gazette de France publishes some Curl
GUS notes upon the etiquette of the east Here
is the Turkish form of an invitation to
dinner:
My GENEROUS MASTER, My RESPECTED LORD
This evening, if it plcaSeS Allah, when ths great
king of the army of stars, the sun Of wOi Ids, ap
preaching the kingdom of shades, shall put his
foot into the stirrup of spce1, you are invited to
enlighten with the luminous rays Of your face,
which rivals the sun. Your arrival, like the
zephyr Of spring, will drive away from US the
somber MI ght of solitude and isolation"
And here is the formula for an invitation
to a soiree or raki party:
My NOBLE AND RESPECTED FRIESp-This even
ing when the sivery bark, the moon, now four
teen days old, shall float upon the surface of the
blue sky, spreading around love and tenderness,
we shall be reunited at the village of Roumili-
Hissar in the place called HozietiMollah local
ity full Of delights, and all the night until the
awaking of the dawn we there shall taste the
joys of dry water and wet fire (cognac and rakil.
We will not admit of delay of the thickness Of
a hair. May the power of sails and oars hasten
your arrival, which will be of joy for all
your friends
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
A FEW GOOD STORIES.
BE sPURNED THE BASE 1SsrNUAT1oS.

he sPURNED THE BASE INsTNUAT1oS.
From whatever section of country Ameri-
cans come ON occasions like this they will in
dulge in dinners and speeches. Well, dinners
and speeches naturally go together They
are very much alike in one respect-each is
apt to give so much more gratifi"ation to the
performer thnn to the lockers on. There is
one consolation which a speaker always has
when given so comprehensive toast as the
one allotted to Ine. He feels reasonably sure
that if he does OF exhaust the subject he will
the audience. Living in the middle states,
have had occasion to observe how vigorously
q man on either side of Mason and Dixons
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

First Yankee-What puts you in such
good humor this morningi
Second Yankee-rve just got my patent
for my new patent ink eraser. l wouldn't
take $4,000 for it.
Did you get a patent last year for invent
ing an indelble ink!"
Il did, and sold it for 10000, and now
I've invented an eraser that will even re-
move writing done with my own indelible
ink"
What arc you going at next"
I'm going to invent another indelible ink
that can't be erased with my new eraser
tell you, there is money in this patent bust
ness if you go at it right Texas Siftings
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

He had invited her around the corner for
some oysters, TO which the young lady did
full justice, and on tho way back to the
mouse ho laid bare the pitiable condition of
his heart.
Il am very sorry, Mr.. Sampson" she said,
"bCa am already engaged
Eo bowed his head.
Il regret that You are so deeply moved"
the girl said gently.
''Ah. yes, he responded, and his voice be-
traycd genuine grief. Il should have known
CT all this earlier in the evening. New
York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

line resents being mistaken for man living
on the other side. Particularly is the Ken
tuckian shaken to his nervous centers when
taken for an Irdianian. l remember the
case of Kentuckian, with a mildewed
counuenance and funereal look on his face
who was sitting in a railroad train which
was running south across the Ohio river. An
other Kentuckian edged up to hin. and at
tempted TO open conversation by saying:
You're from Indiana, l believe, sir" The
stranger glared at him with look of disin-
heritance on his countenance and said: NO,
sab; I've been sick. That's what makes me
look so bad!n
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
STORIES OF MEN.
The Embarrassing Situation in Which an
Actor Was Placed.


Actor Was Placed.
Mr.. Frank Harvey narrates this incident:
Years ago, in what we are now pleased to
call the good old "stock days." l was playing
an engagement in Leeds At that time eight
or ten plays were produced an a single week,
and one rehearsal was considered sufficient for
each play was cast for a small villains
part in drama called 'Peddler's Acre /
had to be stabbed in front scene by the
heavy man, curse him, and fall dead. The
supers were to enter from the o p side, raise
and carry me off, the heavy man remaining
on to decl i'm speech before the change of
scene Now, if there was one thing our
heavy man loved it was a solo speech-to
have all the stage to himself. Night came.
/ received my stab, spoke my curse, and fell
dead. Pause. Not sign of a super. Still
sileneei ! opened one eye. There stood the
heavy man staring at me, with his back to
the public.
go off, you fool!7 he whispered. "Go of,
I've got a speech" How could 60 off
was as dead as a door nail Another pause;
then the stage managers voice at the wing:
Crawl off, You idiot! Crawl OFF, By this
time the audience had got wind of the situa-
tion. What was TO do? 1t was evident the
heavy man would never make his exit with
out giving his speech. Then a brilliant idea
struck me- / raised myself on my elbow,
nurmuring in feeble tones: "Ahl life is re-
turning. / will fly to a surgeon. l may yet
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
At q Tea

Mr.. Tyhchascr twho has been obnoxiouSly
persistent in his artentions)-I have not had
the pleasure of finding yea at home for / eng
time, Mrs Eond.
O-lleat Widow-No. There seems to lie
IN cJ5c:.'lc.
NJ Cant remove itl
o. E.-P,ssibly.
Nr T. Ctenderly)-At least, let me know
what it is
o. W. (coldly)-The front door.-Life.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Just think, darling, week ago we were
utter strangers. and now we are engagedr'
"-Ah! yes, Mr. De Hobson, dear, it was a
cc7c OF love at :.rst sight"
''--r D. uo5svrl Why don't you call me
b. l. fist plInc, darlinST'
''-.-c-isc, precious" the girl replied, shyly,
\ don't know what it isn-New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

do you not think, Miss Smith, he
pleaded, that in time you might learn to
love ncT'
Possibly" the girl replied. "If You could
rc-LCr re n statement Of what you arc
vo-.A, -. Jones, might learn to love YOU
I'm very quick at e -ures New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

II think that Might've is the stingiest man
ever created"
Why"
He was recently sick and fell into
trance. His friends supposed he was dead and
put hlm in n coffin. He returned to life how
ever"
"Tcllr'
"Well, now he's brought suit against the
undertaken because he won't take the coffin
back. ."-NebraSka State Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

"Where was the African race 100 years
agof' asks Frederick Douglass. Nursing
George Washington and attending on him,
Frederick, every last, solitary, lingering
man, woman and pickaninny of 'em, sab; the
whole cndur1n' crowd, kit, cluster an film of
'em.-Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Dumley ito landladyl-How true it is, Mrs.
Hendricks, that woman's work is never
done.
Landlady-Very. would like to see you
moment after dinner, Mr.. Dumley, before
you go out
Featherly twhispering)-1 say, Dumley,
some women'S work is always dun. New
York Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Brown-What makes you look so sleepy
all the time, Robinson You ought to get
to bed earlier.
Robinson (yawning,-I know l ought,
but to tell the truth, Brown, I'm court
ing Il widow.-New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
In the Adjoining Room.

Bobby listening intently)-Ma, is pa put
ting up stove in the parlor!
Mamms-No, dear, he is writing with his
new fol ltAin pen.-The Epoch.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
A Delighted Audience.

Amateur Actor-l think was great In
that death scene, Charley.
Charley-Yes, indeed, old man. Why,
when You fell back and expired, and your
lifeless form was carried away, the applause
was fairly deafening. l never saw such
delighted audience-New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Miie-Pat, if an Iniun should get after
yez, would yez runl
Pat-Shurc and wud not I worked in a
cigar store two wakes and divil a bit am
afraid of mjuns-New York Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Omaha Wife-Neariy time to clean house
again.
Husband-My gracious! Let it go this year,
can't youi
Impossible"
"Well, I'll tell you how to fix it. Don't
clean house; we'll moven-Omaha World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Smith-Isee you are keeping company with
Miss Jones yeti
Brownies.
docs it mean businessT"
Cant tell. l wouldn't be surprised,
though, if received a proposal soon. Bling
lamton Republican.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
4 Redeeming Feature.

"a rooster that strums on the piano is ex-
citing the people Of Salem, Ills" There is
ono thing TO be said in favor Of such a piano
player The rooster goes to bed at sundown
-NorristoHn Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Guest ito colored porterl-I want you to be
sure and wake me up at 5 O'Clock.
Porter-All right, boss. All yer has ter do
is ter pull de bell when yer wants ter be woke.
Tho Mocking Bird.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

81 hear that you are engaged, Manner
at is true"
"Then mother was right"
what abouti"
''She said You would be engaged before
leap year was over"-Boston Courier.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

~-=-- ECSaS LIS ~ ;ser RCleP, ," pur ne coula
never wrcStle successfully with tho iutrtca-
| cies of French prupun' iItion. One dsy while
! on the march he rode up TO a country girl
who was sitting on the front porch ~ n
house, and after making II few remarks not
altogether original about the state Of the
weather, he said: Have you seen Lees
MiSerablesF" Sine turned on him. snapped
her eyes, and cried: "Tha're good deal
mo- spectacle than Grants MiSerables."
PROHIBITION IN TIL. SOUTH.
We can all remember those halcyon days
on the Mississippi river when men got up
early and partooli Of something moist on an
empty stomach so as to get the maximum
amount of cxCitemcI with the minimum of
liquid, and when a man invited another to
take something and he refused the inviter
usually drew n derringer OH the invitee and
proceeded to construct an aperture through
his system. Nowadays the deadly insult is
tamcly swallowed with the liquor. There
time in Georgia when, if you wanted
to wet your whistle, You could step into the
house of the nearest friend, and he would set
out a bottle and tumbler, and not
only shut his eyes, but turn his back
on YOU when you poured out; but
laSJ year Whtn u III utbTHld wanted
to brace UP. before he could satisfy
tts cravings of a suffering stomach he had
to go up a dark alley, burglar his way into
the back room of an apothecary shop, and
make an affidavit that he was seized with an
acute attack of Asatic cholera and was
rapidly approaching state of collapse.
Why, kentuckian, when you visit his state,
instead Of inviting you to so to the races and
lending you Il six shooter and telling you to
use it just as freely as if it were your own,
now asks yOu whether you are going to re-
main over the Sabbath, as he would be
pleased to have you occupy seat in his pew.
l do not want TO pose as an alarmist, but
tell you the state Of society is becoming
threatening and the reputation of the south
for hospitality is in imminent danger of ship
wreck-From Gen. Horace Porter's speech
at the Southerners' banquet in New York.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Trcu7er.~ Inen uld as the stage manager
told mc-I crawled Off. | will not describe
the heavy mans speech. 1t was drowned in
yells Of laughter. Chicago Mail.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
So a Day--A Gold Mine

For Agents. Grandest Money Making Bust
ness ever offered A golden harvest for the
next Two Months. s55 Per Month and e1-
penses TO active men TO sell our goods. No
case of goods and valuable information and
full particulars FREE. No humbug; We
mean Just what we say. Address at once
standard Sily 'rwsre 60. Roston- Mass
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

Magistrate ito priscner)-You SAY, Uncle
Rastus, that you took the ham because you
are out OF work and your family are starry
inc. And yet l understand you have four
DOGS about the house.
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab, but / wouldn't
nrsk my family to eat dogs, yo' honah!-New
York Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

From the solidity of this audience should
judge that the southern states are fully rep
resented. may say here what man in a
Vermont regiment said one night on the
picket line during the late scufIle He was
posted well in advance with orders to give
prompt information OF any advance on the
part of our friends, the enemy. About mid
night a quartermaster's horse in their army
broke loose from wagon and started straight
for our lines Half n dozen men shouted at
him and tried to head him off, but on lie
came with hoofs Gathering, trace chains
rattling and the remains of a demoralized
whifiletree swapping over the stumps Of trees
Our men came in and said, with all the cool
ness of Vermont winter, They're a-comin'." {"
"How many of themf" "Wall, didn't stop
to count EN-, but from the soidity ev TIE
movement | shed jedge it's the hull sut.Icin
Confederacy."
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
BETTER THAN GRANTS,

can speak as a competent witness Of a
g--at many pointed rejoinders that came
from southern people, and particularly from
the sex which is alone privileged to say
severe things to men. There was a staff off
Ger with the Army of the Potomac whose
fad was novel reading. He saturated him
self with the contents of every new novel,
AMI took it for granted that everybody he
met had read it also, and was prepared to 60
into a critical discussion of its merits with
= Tae last novel he he'd :sTSc-c5 was
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10
| CAUTION.

made (which only be scertaned by careful chemical
mic0Sc0pI examination of the urine for medicines which
curative in stage condition known 10 do Sitrc
In others therefore, attempted Il
for general through druggists recommending to
dissqs although superior remedies knowing
well from experience that the only safe and
f course carefully determine the disease and its pTOg
each case by chemical and microsCOpcl examination OF
urine and adapt medicines to the exact stage of the
ease and condition OF patient.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

To those acquainted with our institutions
to say that the inValids' Hotel and SurgiC
branch establishment located at No. New
England. have. for many years, enjoyed tb
the most largely pairOuiEed and widely cel'
the world for the treatment and cure of
arise from youthful indiscrctions and pernic
We. many years ago, established speCla
treatment of these diseases, under the ma
tine most skillfUl physicians ana surgeons
that an who upI u 20 us might receive all q
Council of the most experienced specialists
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

We offer no apology for devoting so muc
attention to this neglected class of diseases
believing no condition of humanity is TO
wretched 10 merit the sympathy and bes
services of the noble profession 10 which "
belong Many who suffer from these terribl
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-10

COMMON SENSE AS APPLIED TO MEDICzNE
lis become qIf to mtyaS St
whhnne brief Hs a et hc 9 leg Il d~ IN b r f T bbn "a unm