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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
The Sin of Lying.

The emperor of Russia, when upon a
tour of inspection in the provinces, pass
ed the night in the simple hut of the
toll taker. Before retiring he was pleased,
as the head of the church, to see the old
man take up his Bible and read chap
ter.
@Do you read often, my SOM" he ask
ed.
"Yes, your majesty, every day"
"How much of the Bible have you
read, my son ?"
"puring the past year the Old TestI-
ment and part Of Matthew, your majes-
ty'
Thinking to reward him, the ear plac-
ed 500 rubles between the leaves Of the
Book Of Mark on the following morning,
unknown to the toll keeper, whom be
bade farewell. Several months passed
away and the emperor returned, upon a
second tour, TO the toll takers hut. TAX
ing the Bible in his hands be was sur
prised to tind the 500rubies intact. Again
interrogating the toll keeper as to his dill
igence in reading he received an aiiirma-
tive answer and the statement that he
had finished the chapters Of Luke.
Lying, my son, is great sin" replied
his majesty; give me the Bible till
see"
Opening the book he pointed to the
money, which the man had not seen.
'Thou hast not sought the kingdom Of
God, my son. As punishment, thou shalt
also lose thy earthly reward"
And he placed the rubles in his poek-
ct, 10 distribute afterward among the
neighboring poor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Never Smiled In Life.

A most remarkable case was brought
to light by the coroner recently during
an inquest on the body Of an ls-year-old
girl who died Thursday night in a one
room shanty which served as home for
widow and her six children. Josephine
Grabski, the dead girl, who was the old
est Of the family, had never walked a
step in her life, she had never seen the
light of day, never heard the sound Of
voices, never uttered an Ineligible sylla-
bic since the day Of her birth and was
never known tosmile.
She ate what was given her, rejecting
nothing, and never making a sign that
she desired more. The only feeling that
this semi-inanimate creature ever be-
trayed was when a flower would be
placed in her hand. At the time Of her
death her body was no larger than that
Of an ordinary l0-year-lld child. All
her limbs we're in proportion, but her
knees were drawn up so that she had
never been able to walk. What sur
prised the family and the neighbors most
was the smile on the face Of the dead
girl. Her countenance looked like that
Of beautiful angel in sweet repose, and
the lips were parted in heavenly smile,
though she had never smiled in her life
Chicago Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Love, Not Lucre.


The president of the Swamptown bank
was sitting in his library at home the
other evening when servant announced
that his cashier was in the parlor and de-
sired to see him. The president started,
turned little pale, and muttered: alt
has come at last 4 confession, undOubt-
edly. Why did / not have that man
watched? Wonder he did not skip to
Canada at once Then he descended TO
the parlor, where the following conver-
sation took place;
Cashier advancing hesitating and
speaking in an embarrassed way)-"I
hope you will forgive me, Mr.. Goldbags,
but"
President Goldbags (sternly) !" For
give you, sir There is and should be
no forgiveness for an ofTense like yours.
Too much leniency is the reason why
these crimes are augmenting in num-
ber."
"Crime, sir?"
Yes, crimes, call things by their
right Names"
But you will pardon me"
Pardon you? No, indeed, won't.
Besides that, only the governor of the
State has the par,loning power"
81 must confess, sir"
"Well, go on and confess then. That
is about all there is left to do, l suppose
bitterly; but have suspected this for
some time, and have been fool not TO
have investigated you thoroughly"
4 Is it, then so great an oifense? Are
not most young men impelIed that way2
Did you not yourself"
Silence, sir, How dare you insinuate,
miserable man, that ever was guilty of
betraying the confidence"
Betray confidence / love her and
she loves me. | wish to marry her, and
So
"Love her? Marry her? Who are you
talking about?"
"Why, your daughter, of course. You
said you had long suspected it and /
thought you knew, but it is no crime, sir,
indeed it is not"
"Then you are not defaulter? ?"
MOI
"And you do not contemplate skip
ping to Canada with the funds of the
bank?"
Never thought of such thing"
No confession to make, eh ?"
:" Only confession Of love, Mr. Gold
bags, that's ALL ask the hand Of your
daughter
"welI, she is yours. You take a great
load off my mind"
In taking your daughter"
No, hang it, in removing my suspi-
cions. But say, son-in-law, don't take
in Canada on your wedding trip. The
very name makes me shudder"
The young man promised and they
parted with lightened hearts.-Teras
.Siffings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Time to Reform the Calendar.

An ingenious Yankee, with an eye to
adjusting himself to his environment,
'has moved reorganization of the cal
endar Winter, he contends, should be-
gin on Jan. and include March spring
should commence with April and include
June, July. August and September should
constitute summer, and the fall begin
ming with October, should not end till
after Christmas His new calendar
would play the mischief with traditions,
but it would come nearer TO actual ex-
perienee than does the present antigua
ted European article. The procession Of
the equinoxes is too slow altogether for
the American climate. Facts are on the
side of reform, and if the weather does
not speedily repent and bring forth fruits
more meet for repentance than rank
grass and dropsical potatoes, the newly
established department of agriculture
will be called on to revise the calendar.
-Brooklya Citizen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Advice to a Young Man.

Oh, my son be patient; be patient
We can get along without brilliant VIC
men and great men They are not easy
to live with they don't mix with the
brood very much; they have to have
single perches for themselves way upout
Of the reach of the rest of US, 50 we don't
see much Of them, and they don't do the
world very much good after all It's just
as well that they do keep away from US,
] suppose. When they come down and
mix with Us we are apt to find them out
Then, goodbye greatness. We don't
need rushing people so very much. Here
and there one or two Of them are good
things; we can't get along without a
rush line, of course; but after all, full
back, whose quiet eyes are on every part
of the field at once without making any
fuss about it, and who at every point in
the game is always Just exactly where he
is wanted at exactly the right time and
is never anywhere else, no matter how
much yelling and "rastling," whooping
and scrimmaging is going on in front, the
nervy fellow who is never ratified, and
has all his breath, vim and strength
saved up for the one important moment
when it shall be necessary to send the
ball away clear over the heads of the
painting, yelling, scuiliing crowd, after all
he is The fellow to whom our eyes turn
anxiously and hopefully whenever the
crisis is reached. Be patient; the fretful,
hurrying, eager, restless world needs
offer praises softhanksgiving of to the patient
people in it. To the patient man or wo-
man who find strength in "quietness and
confidence !" who can be patient with
our faults, our follies and our fancies;
who can be quiet when even the softest
would have sting; and the softest an
swer would stir up bitterness; who can
wait for storms to blow over and for
storms to blow over and for wrongs to
light themselves; who can endure slight
and injury until the wounded heart has
forgotten the hurt that made the scar.
Be patient, my boy; be patient. No
body else has time enough for it; all the
rest of US are in such a hurry we can't
stop and we have no time to wait. Do
you be patient for the whole crowd. And
you'll wear all the rest Of US out.-Bar-
dette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Something of a Failure.

Ny friend, he said, as he entered a
shoemaker's shop on Fration avenue. aI
should Ike to sing you song
p" How much DO you CHARGE"
Not red cent
q Vhas it nice song?"
Very nice, am sure you will be
pleased with it,"
Vhell, go ahead"
The man drew a long breath and start
ed of. 1t was an awful noise. II was in
tended to lit the shoemaker right OH his
bench. 1t did SO, and after the frst verse
he said
Maybe you have some object"
:" have, my dear sir. While / don't
charge anything for singing l do charge
twenty-five cents to stop
" l see. Vhel, l was going down to
Springwells for this afternoon. While !
don't sharge you anything to come in. I
make you pay feefty cents to get OUT
And he stepped out and locked the
door, and for two hours the itinerant
talked with an inquiring public through
a broken paneof glass and freely acknow-
ledged that there were better games than
his.-Ddnod Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
But TwsIve Hours Long.


The great Indian Rsjah Monija. it is
said, had but ore son, 10 whose educa-
ton he gave much time and thought, in
order that the boy might be fitted for his
high place. Among his devices fer the
wise training Of his son was the placing
near him an old man whose only duty
was TO say to the prince, whenever he
was enjoying any pleasure keenly, 'The
day hath bu; twelve hours
When the lad, on the other hand, was
sick or in trouble, he changed the warn
ing TO, The night is but twelve hours
long"
Our young readers may think that they
too, ike the Indian prince, have mentors
in the middle-aged or o,d people about
them. Every healthy, happy boy or girl
looks upon the delight Of the m oment as
eternal, and it is better they should do
so. Why should the athlete, straining TO
win the race, be paralyzed with the spec
tire Of himself as decrepid old man
What boy, struggling for college honors
on Commencement Day, would perssvere
if he really believed that day Of triumph
to be only twelve hours long, and that
behind it lay oblivion
Faith in the Immortality Of their sue
cess is the handspring OF action in every
one Of the courageous, high spirited
boys and girls who read these words.
But they would be wise If they could
borrow half of the experience of age,
and know how short-lived are the wor-
ries, the defeats and pains which seem
intoleable to them now.
''The mosquito which stings you, says
the Sioux proverb, will be dead to-mor-
row."
The poor lad struggling through col
lege in crowd of wealthy classmates,
fancies the modification and humiliation
which he endures viii last as long as life
itself He forgets how swiftly in this
country social conditions change. In 20
years not man in his class probably
will stand where he does to-day. Each
man will have found his place for him
self
There are among our readers, too, many
plain, unattractive girls, who find them
selves neglected while their prettier com /
panions are admired and courted. Their
suffering is not thing to smile at it is
real and sharp. They are at the age to
which beauty and grace are fitting, and
they have neither wisdom nor expert /
ence to bear disappointment coolly.
But they should remember that there 7
are other and more potent charms than
pink cheeks and bright eyes which will
tell in long ran.
The verdict of ball room does not
decide their fate for life.
The night, however dark, is but twelve /
hours long; with each morning comes +
fresh chances and possibilities for all Of
u.s. Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

\ Miehigan avenue car Stopped at Sec
ond street 10 permit Young lady ami A
gentlman to get on, says the Detroit
Nsas.
Is the former. who was young as well
as pretty. passed forward to aceeri a sea.
offered her. she tfipped over the ont
stretched foot OF an individual who was
sitting at the rear Of the ca.
Ioan instant she was almost \, s,Y
length in the bottom Of The car The ~
CARNATIONS of the passengers anil ~.
black looks they directed at the ex,.rI
ed stumbling block should have eapsal
itsowner TO sink through the seat O,iel
er almost than she went down. however
she was on her feet again, and graceful,
acknowledging the courtesy Of the ven.
tieman who surrendered his seat Sba
was greatly embarrassed, and her esco,,
looked Ike a thunder cloud. and As II ba
would like to punch the head Of the s.l-
low who had caused all the trouble Rr.
he didn't He contented himself With
occasionally stepping vigorously on tha
still extended foot. There did not appear
10 be the least sign Of consciousness frs.
its owner, while the passengers awaited
the announcement Finally. with a lprcb
FROM the car as an excuse, the foot re-
eeived another ferocious dig that was 50
pronounced to almost twist the man ont
Of the seat. Thinking that perhaps no
had really injured the man, the escort
muttered an excuse that was received
In grea, equanimity, with the gratifying
explanation:
~Oh, don't apologize; it's a wooden one
and used to being stepped on"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Lincoln as a Lover.

Abraham Lineoln's offer Of marriage
was very curious one, and singnlarly
enough, it has but recently come to light
Numerous as his blographers have been
and closely as they have cleaned for new
facts and materials, it was left for the
latest one, Mr.. Jesse Welk, of Greencas-
lie, to discover this unique and charac-
teristie production Of Mr. Lincoln's al
most untutored mind. The letter is one
of several written, presumably, to the
lady he afterward married. Addressed
to My dear Mary it reads as follows:
You must know that 7 cannot see you
or think of you with entire Indifference; !;
and vet it may be that you are mistaken
in regard to what my real feelings toward
you are. If knew that you we're not
should not trouble you with this letter
Perhaps any other man would know
enough without further information
but | consider it my peculiar right to
plead ignorance and your bounden duty
to ALLOW the plea | want in all cases to
do right, and most particularly so in all
cases with women. want at this par
ticular time more than anything else to
do right with you, and if knew it would
be doing right, as | rather suspect it
would, to let you alone, | would do it.
And for the purpose of making the mat
ter as plain as possible no s say you can
drop the subject, dismiss your thoughts
If you ever had any-from me forever
and leave this letter unanswered without
calling forth one accusing murmur from
me. And | will even 90 further and say
that if it will add anything 10 your COM
fort and peace of mind TO do so, it is my
sincere wish that you should. Do not
understand by this that | wish to cut
your acquaintance. mean no such thing
What do wish is that our further ac-
quaintance shall depend upon yourself.
If such further acquaintance would con-
tribute nothing to your happiness, l am
sure it would not to mine. If you feel
yourself in any degree bound to me, am
now willing to release you, provided you
wish it while, on the other hand, am
willing and even anxious to bind you
faster, if can be convinced that it will
in any degree add to your happiness.
This, indeed, is the whole question with
me. Nothing would make me more mis-
cradle than to believe you miserable;
nothing more happy than TO know you
were SO. In what l have now said can
not be misunderstood and to make my
sell Understood is the only object of this
letter. If it suits you best not 10 answer
this, farewell. A long life and a merry
one attend you. But if you conclude to
write back, speak as plainly as ] DO.
There can be neither harm nor danger in
saying TO me anything you you think,
Justin the manner you think it.
Your friend
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

z An amusing marriage took place in
Elberton, Ga, the other day. couple
came into the Court House to be married.
A new justice was called in. He had no
form, and improvised ceremony. He
first ordered the the couple to join hands
and then after hesitating while, he ask
ed the groom these questions: will
you stick to this woman through thick
and thin, up and down, right and left,
hot or cold, wet or dry, and have no 9TH
er wife but her? If you will, you can
have her for WIFE, Similar questions
having been propounded TO the woman,
and affirmative answers having been
given, he pronounced them husband and
wife.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Aoueer Mine of VaInableWood.

Forty miles above New Orleans is the
old bed Of of the Bonnet Carre crevasse.
Fifteen years ago the Father of Waters
burst his bolts and swept through there
to Lake POntchatrain. Five years ago
the State of Louisiana, with the assist
ance of the Mississippi Valley railroad,
rebuilt the Bonnet Carie levee. but it
could not restore altogether the condi-
tions prevailing antecedent to the ere
vase. The river in the ten years il passed.
through the swamp piled up its sands
against the big cypress forests there. 1t
has left behind a buried forest The pill
cd up sand has deadened nearly all the
trees, and a shingle mill is now at work
there manufacturing them into shingles
with all the rapidity with which that
machine weeks.-New Orleans Timcs-
DguOer,n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
A Powerful Sermon.

\ little girl came to her mother with
the question:
(Which is worse, to tell a lie or to
steal ?"
The mother, taken by surprise, replied
that both were 50 bad that she couldn't
tell which was the worse.
Well, said the little one, "Tve been
thinking a goo,l deal about it, and Think
it is worse TO lie than to steal, If you
steal thing you can take it back, unless
you've eaten it; and il you have eaten it
you can pay for it. But" and there was
a look Of awe in the little flee-"a lie is
forever"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
oameness Indicated by Color.

Many people might smile If / said that
horses color was an index to his game
ness, but such is the case, as / have
found from experience. says veterinary
surgeon. l have closely noted this fact
and have had an opportunity 10 judge.
having performed thousands ofoperations
on horses, some of them sufficiently pain
ful 70 the gameness of the subject
have found that the most arrant towards
among horses are sorrels and the gamest
brutes bays or browns. Some time ago
] performed an operation on pair Of
chestnut sorTels and they groaued ike
human beings. \ bay or brown will usu-
ally suffer without noise Of any kind,
just rolling its big eyes in an appealing
way which is almost human in its inten-
sity. Gray and white horses, are not
particularly game.-Chicago Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Blood Poison

Is very liable TO follow contact of the
hands or face with what is known as poi
son ivy, especially in hot weather or ifthe
body is perspiring freely. The trouble
may subside for time, only to appear in
aggravated form whenopportunity offers.
The great purifying powers Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla thoroughly eradicate every
trace of poison from the blood, as the cures
it has accomplished conclusively sho W
Italso cures scrofula, salt rheum and other
affections arising from impure or poison
ed blood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
She Cot It.

They were sitting on the piazza that
faces the sea, watching the white yachts
as they crossed the moons track, when
be suddenly said Il think it must be
delightful sailing on such beautiful
night" ''Oh, lovely, should think
Il wish I owned one for your sake
would take you sailing every night"
That would be just lovelyl" ~What
kind of yacht would you prefer-a
steam yacht or a sailing one 81 Il think
she murmurej, as she glanced around,
II think | would like a little smack" She
rot IT,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14
Dyspepsia

Makes the lives of many people misera-
bic, and often leads TO selfdestruction.
We know of no remedy for dyspepsia
more successful than Hoods Sarsaparilla
II acts gently, yet surely and efficiently,
tones the stomach and other organs, re-
moves the faint feeling, creates a good
appetite, cures headache, and refreshes
the burdened mind Give Hood'slSarsa-
parilla fair trial. 1t will DO you good.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

Much injury is done by the use of irri-
tating. gripping compounds taken as pur-
gatives. In Ayers Pills, the patient has
a mild but effective carthart'c. that can
be confidently recommended alike for
the most delicate patients as well as the
most robust.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

A carriage road to the top Of Pixies
Peak has just been completed. il begins
at Cascade Canon, and extends IL miles,
until it reaches the very summit Of the
mountain, H. l47 ieet above the level Of
the sea. There is one point, Grand View,
where an altitude Of 1852 feet ne may
see the smoke Of a locomotive crossing
Marshall Pass, 90 miles away.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

A lot of old letters having upon them
stamps issued by the postmaster at St.
Louis in ls45 we're recently found at
Galena, III. The denominations were 10
and 20 cents, both of which are extreme
" rare.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

According to story from Ohio, a
marked sparrow, liberated at Londonville
in July, was shot and killed in Huron,
Dakota, II days after, and the question
arises, how did the bird get so far off?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

O'Rafferty thinks that much Of The
destitution of Ireland is due to the pow
erty stricken condition Of the people.
This is worth considering.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox says a man
should propose with the eyes alone.
Yes; and then the woman in response
can use her noes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

Probably this is the queerest love let
ter on record and the most remarkable
fer Of marriage ever made. 1t is love
letter without a word of love and and a
proposal of marriage that does not pro-
pose. Indianapolis Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-14

As the butcher added his hand TO the
weight Of the steak he piously said to
himself, Il love to steal, awhile, a weigh"
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