The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-04-10
All Sorts.
'HrxRY NJ. STANLEY

A canyasback duck is said to be able to
fly so miles an hour.
An Englishman has invented a bonnet
which can be taken off in the theatef,
folded up and used for a fan.
A young lady being asked where her
native place was, replied Il have none
am the doughter of Methodist preach
er."
4 pigeon missed seven times at shoot
log match in New Jersey finally broke
the string-attatched to its leg that il
might be again used as target, if not hit
and flew of.
An Indian girl flared up and fired
pistol at her young man because he was
half an hour late on Sunday evening, and
he didn't want TO explain that he had
been washing his feet.
"A superior house parlor maid who can
teach elementary music" and q plain
cook, under p, who knows short hand. ("
were advertised for in a recent issue ofan
English paper
A portable house has just been com
pleted down in Orlando, Fla 1t has on
three floors six comfortable rooms, and
being constructed in sections 20 inches
wide, it can be taken down and transport
ed like any ordinary lumber.
A revivalist at Tama, Ia, recently ask
ed all of the congregation who paid their
debts to rise. All rose but an editor, wb"
explained that he didn't pay his debts
because the rest of the congregation owed
him on subscriptions
A whale and her calf were washed
ashore at Barbara, Cal. during a rcent
storm. The discoverers rigged upa wind
lass and hauled the carcasses on the beach
and will fry out the oil. They expect 10
get several hundred barrels.
In purchasing medicines, don't try ex
periments; the first and only considera-
tion should be genuineness. Ayers Sar-
saparilla has stood the test of forty years,
and to-day it is in greater demand than
ever-a triumphant proof Of popular APP
proval.
Mr.. Sweeney, of Cummings, Ga, has
some extra smart stock. He says that
one day recently one of their hogs slip
ped up on large hen hawk that was de-
vouring a chicken and caught and killed
it. At another time COW ran down and
caught rabbit
Keep your seats, please, ladies an,i
gentlemen said theatrical manager.
''there is no trouble whatever, but for
some inexplicable reason the gas went
out"
Then a boy shouted from the gallery
perhaps it didn't like the play.7
In Tallapoosa, Ga, party had run II
large bill with merchant, and given his
promissory note in payment To avoid
paying a legitimate debt, the said party
brought action to show that said merchant
had never had his weights and measures
tested, and for this reason could not col
lect any bills for goods sold by weight ani
measure. The law is rigid on this point
and specifies that merchants cannot col
lect bills for goods sold by weights or
measures not bearing the stamp or seal
Of the ordinary.
A young married man of Washington
who has been annoyed by vagrant dogs
at night. conceived the idea of setting :,
fish-hook to catch. one. He succeeded in
catching one, which he killed. a few
nights afterward he dreamed that black
dog was after him after while the dog
changed 10 bear, which seemed intent
on his destruction. His gun droppel
from his hands and ne set up such an
unearthly yell, calling for his nearest
neighbor to come and kill the bear, as t.
awaken him and frighten his wife almost
to death.
A gentleman Of Americns, Ga, was
Dragging Of having the best wife in the
State He says that in the ten years b.
has been married she has never asked
him for dollar He never gave her -
dress, s., nor anything tie generally
borrows money from her, and she makes
more than he does. yet he is a merchant
She selisall home products such as meat
lard, chickens, wood, hay. etc, and beats
his store. He does not buy anything but
sugar, coffee and little rice. as he has
everything else to sell or at his place
He says she is above all price TO him.