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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
Poor Man.

4 burglar got into the house Of a frail-
lcokinr. sad-eve,i woman in Tusoon the
ether night Not in,iin- any yaiaables
down stairs he ssealthiIy ascensied 70 the
second for and entered the room where
the sleeping and uusnsTertine Woman
lax with smile that told Of pleasant
dreams On her lips
Roughly shaking her, the dastan,lIy in
truder said GRITTY
Here. wake up; now ja>: keep cool :
no use yelling; know as well as yon DO
thar you are alone in the house just
hand ever the KEYS to-herr, stop that
let % i help murder. help, help ooh
o-l-h
When The police finally zot these they
found the bHrglar done ~ wiih a-cIothes
line as neatly as 8 groeer does Up ten
pounds of sngar. He was Just opening
his eyes n the ~eolnin. 10 proces-,
when they rested on the little widow
they tsok on a be-seebing look a. he
siaivered and EasTed OFT /:
Don't leave me alone with her again.
gentlemen; please don't I've killed
Rocky SIouniain liens and she bears
with young euils. and tackled tao hye-
rzls AZ time bat this is nay fist ezperi-
ence zith / lone ATizony wilder. Can't
you loosen these roPes little and see
haw many Of my ribs are br0ke, and roll
me over so's ! can keep irom swallowing
the iestn she's knocked oct and I'd Ike
= ponltiee on NY eye - son 2s possible
and ! nessl sewing up in dozen places
I'ra fseni III never pull tArolgh this,
,-.-u+Iansau
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
Childs and his Employees.

At the back part offhe bc;.ding on the
main floor i 5fr. Chsld's private Office, a
perfect Jewel Of an afSrfmens, combining
al that medieval and estbesie ornameR-
tatloa can add to modern luxury a room
fail Of clocks and porcelain. OF portraits
Of etehin-s, books. sketches. photographs
and relies of ali sgrS. races and previous
conditions os' historic sersits,sle Here
the most philanfhropic of business men
and the most bzasinesss;k os plaiianthrop-
ists sits throughout the day, his bnsy
brain turning over schemes for making
life nlore worth the living. min-iing, but
never mixing. business with charity. and
the social amenities of private I.fe with
public aiEairs.
NJ reference to Mr. Childs Is complete
Nithoai some mention Of tbs, extEaonlin-
AIRY principles upon which MS office i
conducted Not a dollar OF the eaor-
nous revenue OF that great paper goes
into the owners pocket Part Of II gees
back into the Office To the employees. the
rest goes ont into the world in many
beautifll and helpful Charities in thisand
other countries TIE past that STAYS
within the Office Hr- Cfilds dos not -
gard as charity. Re thinks It 4 right
that those Hho earn si.ouI5 haze.
The world KNOWS about the literal 81
aries, the Christmas presents of from SO
TO 81 90, the fFips to California and Ea-
rope for sick esaployss and the full pay
pensions for broken down workers: bat
the Office i not charitable institution.
It's owner carefully selects his men They
mlss Be able and honest. and ne rarely
errs in Judgment. There are some men
who cannot bear the Sunshine OF pr5s-
periiy, especially When il i Of such
tropical character as that which I,eTvasiss
the solar system Of which Mr. Chil,l=
Is TIE center These are never allowed
to interlaoe their uleteoric paths with the
well settled orbits OF the Lafgsrs satel-
iites
Rewards are adjusted on the basis Of
g to him that hath shall be given
though the seroad clause 10 ;he rule i IL
norei. Besause a nan haS saved up
money and Is able to spend ms declining
wears IN Comfort, i no reason. says Mr.
Chilis, xhy he should be deprived OF the
pension whici 4 spea,Ithril weaid heed
to keep him hom starvation. 4 notable
clse of this kind wIs that of the old
financial editor Of the paFer. Who after
forty years Of aetise service, vas allowed
to bold = noalinal position and draw fua
pay up 70 the day of his DEATH thoHsh
be was reported 70 be worth s20aVs1- Z
md another did the WORK When he
iied, however, his estate footed up $50
C0.
OF Mr. Childs himself little can be
written that has not already been ex-
pressed. OI some few Others II has been
s4id after death, in retrospective charity,
none knew them but 10 love them, hut of
him it can justly be said in the present
tense, none know hisn h1s to love him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
The ladies', Favorite.

The newesi fashion in ladies hats viii
doubtless s2use iiutteF of pleasureable
excissalent amoBy the izir sex. Ladies
are Always susceptible to the changes Of
a iassilioa-plate and the more startling
tie departure the more earnest the cos-
sip over the Hex mode Dr. Pierceis IA
vorite P-rse-ipfion : positive enre for
the illS which afiiict females and make
their lives miserable. This sovereign
Isanaee.I can be relied on in cases Of dis
placements and All functional deran-e-
merls- Il builds up The poor, has-arl
ard dragged OFT vietin. and gives her
renewed hope aud fresh lease Of life.
Is Is the only medicine for woman's Pc
eslliar Weaknesses and ailments sold BY
druggists. nnicr a positive guarantee
from the manufacturers, that # will give
satisfaction in every case, or money re-
f1lnsled- Read printed guarantee on bot
tie rraurs-r-
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A HomeIy wife.


\ good story Is told BIZ the Washing
ton Cspaal. os Jne of tire far dauze.s II
the diplomatic eorrs who recently eallel
at the resi iieHce oF a government Official
whose wife = noted Tor her ,lornes.icitr.
The husband himself CHANGED to he al
home, AMI pending the descent Of mad
anne from the nursery went into the
'iraWiug room to greet the lovely foreign
e.. The following conversation then en-
sned
~Ah monsieur, y9u have one vesy
homeiy wife,
The hos whose better half was really
not Distinguished for her beauiy OF lace.
which however. was more than somoea-
sated for bg s7lperb figure. . graceful
csrFiase and 2 cl.asssilg aaial5ility s;al1-
mere'i IN TeIiy
Al nAlsl.nse, why. rlally-sio you
kTsoa-I--
Yes" innooenfiy replied his visitor.
il her pretty broken English yes, she
Is very holneiy. In fact, she stays bone
all tbs tine
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
Truthful Georgia Landlord.

Not Tar FROM the cify Of Montgomery.
on one II the roads running frota that
city, lives a Jolly landlord bv the name
Of Ford IN fair weather or II fa;.
IN hard times or in sofi. For,i uonH
have his joke whenever possible. One
bitter. stormy night. or rather morning.
b. w-s aroused fros his sleep By loud
knocks al his door. He turned cut. but
sorrly against hi viii, anil demanded
Fhai was tie matter. Il was as dark a.
tar and as he could see no one, he cried
ON:
Who are yoG
Three lawyers from Montgomery
vas the answer. $ We are beni-hted and
want to stay al night
Very sorry cart ascomn,s.late vou
- EaF. gentlemen Do anything 10 o5lige
you, but that's iiase=ssifl..7
The travellers. for iiiey were three Of
the sInartess haayers in the state. an
rea'iy To drop with fisieue, held consul
tatinR, and fhen as they could do 10 BET
ter, and Eere too tired - % another step
they asked
Wei can't you stable CTR horses and
give u chairs ani fire till morning -
oh yes can do that. eeatseslen.
Our learned and legal friends were
scon drying their Wes clothes By 4 bright
IRE, - they c8fDf fs,se-i themselves 20 rs
the lev remaining hours IN chairs. doz-
ing and holding, and nov and then
swearing word or two q ialpatience a.
they waited tor daylight
TIE longest night has . morning. aaf
al lsst the s1n cane along. and thea in
due tine -1od trsak1as, na.is its az
pesaace; but to the surTTizs # the law
yers, Vhe thought TIE house va e-ow.l-
ed vitn guesis, hone but themselves sat
down 70 partske.
Why Fari, thoasht your house vas
50 tul you eo1ilzt give rs bed last
night 2 Sa;d oue Of the travellers.
] didn't say -. Ford replied.
You diInt? what in the name Of
thunder did you say
f0u asked me- - let you ssay here ali
nisili aad ! said i would be impossible.
Tor the aisht Was tWo-ihiris gone when
yo1 came II you only wanted bszis Thy
didn't you SAY soe
The lawyers bad 70 give it ap. Three
Of them ga one siie, and the landlord
alone nal bsat thela all.--ifllsl,a csas-5-
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The Yankee Won.

Congressman bongheTty, Of F'oriia, Il
a firm believer in thesuperior attractions
Of bis state a the following ir5.e story.
related by the Washington caific, viii
testify On one occasion Massachusetts,
man was his guest, and the Congressman
took him around showing hia the
charms nature ha,i 80 layishly bestowed
upon the fav0nerl seetioR-
See, said Colonel D0g-herfy. rsP;-
urously. TIE beautiful fiowers. the Ilss-
rious fruits, the soft blue sky, the binis
Of brilliant plumage, the gentle undula-
tions of the land
~Oh, yes. / see replieI the practical
Yankee, siapPing his face and hands. !
see, Bat these iafernai mosquitoes ruin
the prospect.
Why, NY dear sir, expossulatei
Dougherty. there are no mosquitoes
here You are totally mistaken Yoa
only think -
The visitor woahla's be persuaded,
however. and after an Argument. esnplla-
sized by slaps. he accepted a BET OF tiity
dollars from his host that ne the ho~'i
would take OF his clothes aHd be On his
face in the sln5 for ten minates and net
be disturbed by the mosquitoes. nor show
the slightest sga Of discomfort
The Congressman peeled down 70 the
skin. pFostratea hirls.elf. and the visitor
stood oysr him holding watch xith cne
hand and fighting the pests with the
other
For fiye, SIX, seven minutes DoUsheEty
lay there, covered with nlisquitoes. but
betrayed not the slightest emotion The
visitor By this time ihcaghf he vas 60
ing to lose his dfiy, and with great saeze-
iiy. took a sua-slass from his pocket and
focused the rays on the Congresss.sn's
back. For a quarter Of ! a.iaate Dszsls-
ersy never fiinchel- then he began 10
squiFm- The Yankee kepi FaEfsCtly sill
In three quarters OF 1 H.iause Douzherty
was comforting ike nan IN ayony, aad
stretching back one hand appealing 70
the visitor he called out
Say, Boston if youH let ne kiil that
confounssesi yellow jacket III goyou fll1y
dollars more on the mosquitoes"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
The corean Costumes.

At the Chinese ball the other night.the
Corean lesation Was present in court cos-
tune, ard Is members moved about
through the big pariors OF Senator stew
arts palace wifh their big black sugar
loaf hats, held on 81 their curiolsly
shaped heads hy string q long slzss
beais Of different oolors, which ran
arozDd aRier their yellow chias- Their
almond eyes euriously WATCHED the beau
tif1l hare nccks ami hare backs q the
fair ladies present, and the Corean min-
ister says that the women Of tais country.
as they appear st evening receptions,
look Is though they greE up on. Of their
clothes. When the CoreanS first appear
81 at 4 white reccFtiol-i: Was Il The
iars of last week-tIlsir lemou-oo.oTe,l
checks hsu=hesl - : decided oran-e hue.
and the leading members Of The Legation
came ID % Iir. Allen. their American
secretary. and asked him il he really
ihoRzai il w0lll i-s etiquette fsF them 70
look AZ these women Allen told Them
70 feast their eyes. and the Indications AZ
the izill Ia: night shovel thar they we're
following his suggestion with 3 ven
gauee II the meanti-nc she WONG
girls a u Wasi.iuzioa, "a ieass saue oftlem
seesn 10 enpy the admiration of these
CoieaE z05ies, and they hung around
them At this bzH Ike tie beautiful
Hympiss about The asi5ess ssstyT.
The features ofthess C1sean nables arc
not - refined OF cultured a. those Of the
chinese. and indeed the Chinese lesa-
ton IL Washington is made up q men of
more than average Intellectual AMI social
attainmeats The Co-cans look Ike a
lower race. though ihev claim 10 be a
m,re progressive one, and they are ap-
T.arently plebians beside their Celestial
brothers. Dr. Allea, the secretary Of the
Corean legation. i very tai. and he has
4 face fall Of character 4 part Of his
mission in this o7uuiry has been the -
lsc1ion of American officers TO re-or-auize
the Coreaa army, and be has chosen some
very able men for this purpose. Maj.
Dye. who i ROW on his xay 70 CoTea
was for time chiefof police here, and
he was not Only in the American army,
bat was IN the Egyptian army under tie
khetlive. lie will probably take the tat
ling gun, the modern cannon, toFpe,idss
and the latest invention as 10 dynamite
with hiia-
Dr. AIiea's wife was at the reception
last night she IS a petite Etile body,
with bright exes and rosy complexion
She i an American giFi, who married the (
doctor IN Chins. and she tells re tbs.
she found life IL CoreA veEy pleasant
She has tao i.isie soas with her, one q
whom was bora iE GliE.A and the other
IN gs.sea, sEi &C his aosoHEs they have
been nickHausazi Al the legation as lii Z
tie China and : Little Corea,- .houzA .
understand these are not their names
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
Pleasant Dreams.

It amt everybody I'd put 70 sleep in
this room,T said old Ms links 70 tue
fsssidisGs and extremely netyoas yoang
minister who was spending his 6-ss night
in B--at her house
This here roosn Is fGH Of sacred as
sociations to me- she went On Ny
first husband died in that i,ei with MS
head on them very pillers. and po5r MF.
Jinks died seitin' right in that very chair
there in the corner. Sometimes when /
come Into the nom in the dark think
So him settsn there still.
Ny oxn father diel layin' right or
tlIss lounge under the window. Poor "a :,
He was a spirituaiiss. and be zilu~ said
he'd appear in this room again after ke
diesi and sometimes I'm foolish enough
to look for him II you shozii see any
thing Of him tonight, you'd better not
tell me for I'D te i sign 70 me ttai there
vas something in spiTitlzlisms and IA
hate 10 think that.
iy s5R by nay 6rst husband feIi dead
Of heart disease right where you szaai.
He was .ioctar. ari there's txo whole
skeletons in thai closet that belonged %
him and half dozen skulls in ihst low
er drawer.
Wei. good night. and pleasant
dreams ---P.,ck-
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picture Of sorrow, being-i,sle but very
calm
We Stood in silence for moment OF
tive, and then ! rentured- to ask her
plans fot the future
Il have taken little reosn,v she said,
and. though havessyery little money,
trust / can tnanage uAtl eet siiua-
ton ofsone sor1v
Hiss BaIlendFani, said, have =
sitll-tienEfar you. if yoa VIII ac'eps
IT.
She turned her eyes to me inquir-
ingly-
a lady going abroad desires a com
panion Ny recommendation viii be
sufficient. Do yoa think it would suit
yoar
~oa. l should be 50 thankful she
sail. -ifi thought l were comptent to
I'll IL And the lady's name 2~
Ny mother
i rosy flush sEiffuss,i her laee, and she
asked, tsnaaiy
Are you s0iEg also =
intend doing -; bat do not let that
I,e an objection
One srdien look of JOY flashed into
her eyes, ara for a laomen, chased the
sorrow from her face only fer an in
stant but i va euo1st for me to know
and l oouid wait patiently, trusting in
the future
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Rare Coins Found in Banks.

do you knox What = good many
hank teliers and men who handle large
amoants q goil and silver coins do At
the elcze oftle day . qrerie,l q faTnei
bank clerk
Co home, probably.
Yes; bzt not uniil they have look
ed ihroGgh ;heir metal cash for rare
coins
DO they ever fud any
Certainly they do sometimes. though
not 80 very often. Il Is lottery. TIE
fact that s5gne Of the rzresi Of American
coins have been packed up in opsiinaFy
circuIztion keeps ibeir eyes peeled.
They know values pretty well and they
sanguineiy cherish ;he hope OF unearth-
ing oae Of the missing dolIars Of l-s.
which ere worth so each. In Esct. As
high = ssa has been efe-s-I and reisiS-
ed. The half dollar Of 1872. representing
Liberty seated. i in circulation. : :
worth sl.75. The quarter Of 1875, with
rays i aiso occasionally niet. IL brings
- Among silver dollars a recent eoin-
age, the isS, dollar, representing Liberty
seated, Is the nsost vaiaahle- Il Is worth
SIS. 30 Is the sane coin q -. Both
are IN eireulation. The -o-cent pieee of
ISL : worth $50 and Of ISIS Sl2j
They are 70 be met. Though very rarely.
The valuable dimes and hSif dimes we're
ali coined before Isis The silver three
oeni piece Of 1873. With the large star,
brings 90 cents; the copper two-oent
pieoe Of the same year i worth the same
The flying cayle cent ofof lsis sells for
81 Al the gold COINED prior 70 1853
command premium.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-29
The Koran in One Hand, the
Sword in the Other.

The doctrine thatit ever can be right to
use the sword as an instrument Of con-
version * one which has given rise 10 the
most terrible wars IN all history. Here,
again, Christian nations cannot afford to
throw stones zt MrSiiln; bat there i
this enormous difference between the
fw0, that sush wars are explicitly sane-
TONED by the founder oF Islam. they are
explicitly eondernneI by the r1uaSler of
Christianity Il may well have seemed
70 Noiisruned that war Of religious
propa-as,iisssl, ifaa evil az al. was I..ss
evil than the state % things xhieh i aas
Intended % saper~e,ie, and it may vel
seem - now 70 those hsif-snii;fary. half
religi9us -vninses like Schaiari or Abb.
ci-kaler. in better known Nus-elusan
counlrieS. ~ Ike Soni Heii-Ischia. or
OInaru-ai-Haj. or later stiH. Ike the
Imam SaHia,iu N the heart Of the Sou
daH, whom lslasa in all it. sta-es. il, T.
decatlence n less tisaa is vigorous yau,h
SEEMS caPlhie cf ihroRin- OF Gibbon
has somewhere remarked thsf the ~
and abuSe of religion are 5eelsie u stem.
they are irresistible n iniT4ei. the stresH.
of rational rlanuers Moiz,n-ne.l eare
q reiizieuS sanction to s1ue AZ IezS: 81
his Arab sItionai E.roeiiviiies-tl,e appe-
tite for war. f1r plumber. AMI for a.iveu-
turt-ius: 81. fur centuries Eate. the
Pores enjoineiupon the Chri-sain elsival-
r. cf Euroae y a penaHce. what thev
themselves regarded a. a pastine. the
armed p gTimgzes % the Holy Land.
snd IN either ease the ueSalt vas sub
lime 0uiburst q national and religious
enthusiasm which + would have bafHed
AZ the o5oi oslculatious of a philosopher
% anticipate and q. tlse received nsax;uas
Of the art of var 10 ressss. But. here
aslin- the aiei FeEizins that religious wars
are noW seouie,i By al Christian nations.
Ihey are sanctioned IN Theory, al lest.
by al Mus'im Nations, and the theory
passes into fact whenever. as IN Africa.
are favorable. The Nus
jim missionaries may carry tie Koran IN
one h1ni, AMI Many. perhaps most. of
tbe conversions Of Isia,n in Afric. are
noH atiect-za - italone; bat. E-o;eifisliy
al least, be carries the sword in ;he other.
and for malg centuries Islam has thus
been a fertile s0unoe 0t alr in Africz on
9 larre srale-
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VOL. XXXVI. NO. 40.
THE LITTLE SHOE.


fosznd II hers worn o1t shoe,
AZ unsideuos sfth tirns and ves with 1e~
lis lit;se tksf. ye %vsis pass Is ar
NIta aeEer a sAcuz3sf = ward- o. sigh.
Tss IL stir IN ny heart bidder vel.
And In elosnerss toaes q TIE E&sz do<h te--
II tells of q Iitrle fairy ehild
Thai oo1zsa my hear wiEh zaAgic aid;
OF hrssiss Hue eyeS zaa golden hair
That ever she'd gcy sHd s-ln,izkl there
of2 F.r4t-I.ar's sy.ses - SWEET and clear.
Ard the my feet EL4. wc-e ever nea-
Il tsILs q hops tha4 4ish her had birth.
Deep hlried a5s IN tlle silent eArh
~ hezrf that bad tsel IN zrlssesing tone
Tlsi ssz5s = iefs zlane alase
~ DAYS ef~Aschinr and an1sc1> p-nyer,
81 niehs 0s ssl-7ra and dark tscspai-
i teiis e & f.rus tf.zs : GRID and ssIi
~ & tilsi. sl1.;.ld on ypsisser hia
hat i. sieErer az % i.lossser's hsaTr
Ta.n the ei2ssie -1zsaes o. G-eeiza zrs-
Al. stranger ulAy T--ss W.Ia q c4zeles, sIr
Sor erzaa u zhe h9F.s TIA; E-e h1.isa the-e-
Oh Fc. Nho hare HcssE o'er loved ones Esys-
Nssse e zhls-s i.sp-ss have never beea saeaf.
iAke he FuEe whiIe ciasEi f-o.a sE1u1saT sks=s.
Ike he uFtata q MS; f-ezs izE.aaszsE high
Ike the -lsH1-IE besrrling -zinzte here
IaeH s-is l-ing sssy 20 Il nztfre sF.rere-
i.lke ra-e ltSEes. ia-aseaei Is fise sePyr- sl;h
like TIE zephFrs waiting H. rsrfa1ae -
Ike the RsTs hat kiszes sarze rrealfg, sIoi,
Iaea pas-as away. xe1 ; ue er fsrsui
r Ike iaese- year Efs hoI.s hsTs aers- aei.
Eoa czuaot kls1s q i1e tears -iae,i-
Yess-sussss kr0z uszs z dtzie thins-
Fs.l1l a1s.ase-s siiea; ..s.lni ella b-lzg-
Tise Es.e And fs-1a tia4l "a re e,,-s - dasr.
1si f,larc ara hzlr-s. ae-s tiisT Gag hs-s.
Tl.ai e.zs.s ssl siih rs.s isssa Al sci ui-h Geu
] E.-ac il ri,i- z.sis1-iilz-rac li-f1e skae.
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What the Fruit Grower Ought
TO Know.

Dr. J. 4 Linton ! cre,iitesl with the
folloxin- remarks q; the n~enf meeting
Of the american Pomolo-icll saciety.
7 lie should be acquainted with an
or the mast conm0n Insects that ocrur in
his vicinity. their names not Necessarily
scientific ones Their injuries and their
hab;ts
> He shonId be able To detect new
insect pests. - that he could promptly
submit them Sgr scientific staly.
?. He Should be able % Distinguish
between insect fo.es ami inscrt friends. -
shat in fighting the former lie VII not
destroy the latter.
1 ie should be abe O. refer them 70
each one of the several or.iers 70 which
they may belong, 50 that be can speak or
Hrife q them undersfandingiy. without
grouping them all under the name Of
e boSsr
j. tie should knox the manner n hs-
sci feeding. whether BY means of biting
iaEs or with Probcseis. 20 n 10 = able
10 employ the proper slass q insecti-
eiles-
s He should experineEt with srcii
remedies and pTeTeDtiyes n his own OBJ
~ervations aud experience may s1rsst-
:. He sho1ld avail himself of the prl,-
iieat5o1s IN economic entomology relative
u fruit pests, which are numerous ana
wo1Li f.e of great service.