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, 1889-06-02

Words fail to give an Idea of tho infinite
variety OF wonderful fancy shots that can be
mnde on n billiard table. A few diagrams
which are made use of in this article will
give n fair idea Of a few shots executed by
Professor Carter during arecent engagement
In Boston Diagram No. II illustrates a cush-
ion draw, the balls being In a direct line.
Nos. Q and 8 are more difficult shots and re-
quire a very delicate, but at the same time
forcible wrist movement In their execution.
Nos. 4 and 8 are examples of fancy three
cushion carroms and, rs tho diagrams Will
show, nre rather complicated
No. o Is q close follow three cushion shot,
tho cue ball being not over a sixteenth of an
inch from the object ball.
Diagram No. z shows n very pretty kiss
shot; the cue ball being kissed by tho objocu
ball after the latter comes out from the cor
ner. The outward force of the ball Is par
TALLY overcome by powerful top english,
making the parabola of motion and curving
to the ball In the corner.
No. 8 Is n close draw the length of the table,
balls being nearly frozen. This shot Is diff
cult ON account of the proximity of the balls.
The shot Is not really a draw, being, in fact,
a very powerful follow with a great amount
of english.
, 1889-06-02

taught as web as the playing of the violin or
any other instrument, but 1t must be studied
diligently and patiently, A man can never
become an accomplished viohnist unless he
learns to handle his bow well at the start; the
billiardist must first master his cue. The
stroke can be acquired without any great
effort, but the delicacy of touch is a natural
gift and cannot be learned Not one billiard
amateur In a thousand knows the first princi-
pies OF his billiards
A gentleman In St Louis once asked
Shaefer, the wizard" how he made such
phenomenal shots and runs, to be answered:
"Ahsm-ahem-well, you see, I know the
angle"
Tint was n very good explanation. One
can learn the angles and also how to hit the
ball to mako 1t take the angle, but how to
keep the balls together-that Is, position play
ing-can only be acquired by hard practice
and by paying strict attention 20 tho playing
Of others. Why are there not more good
players in Americai Is a question that is
asked every day; and 1t Is a very cosy one to
answer. Young America is naturally frisky,
naturally exuberant and not fond Of grind
ing In any manner. 1t is impossible to play
n good game of billiards and keep up a run
ming conversation with Tom, Dick and Hurry.
, 1889-06-02

occurred over the signing OF Catcher Jerry
Hurley. Soden signed Hurley In spite OF
Harris protest to the effect that he was not
fast enough for Boston, and then, too, Hart
has a lot to contend with In trying to con-
ciliate the only Kelly.
Kelly VIII mover be as popular with the Hub
bites as Morrill, was Speaking of him as
captain Of the Boston team, a well known
baseball writer said: His appointment was
an insult to the good namo OF the League on
account of his personal character, and, more
over, the member Of the team nave not tho
slightest confidence In or respect for him. He
lacks the first requisite of leadership, and to
expect that he will enthuse the men under
him with any Of the ardor so essential to
success is not to DO expected"
One of the baseball PLAYERS In the National
, 1889-06-02

1871 Tho Stars were members Of the M
tionnl League alliance in 1877, the Interim
uonnl association In 1878 md the National
league In lSD Carpenter Joined the Cincin-
mats in 1880, when they were In the National
league, and ut the close OF that year Carpen-
ter went to tho Worcesters, also of the Ma
tionnl league, and played third base on that
team throughout tho season Of 1881.
Carpenter, in 1852, Joined the Cincinnati
club, which WINS ono of the organizers Of tho
American association, and he has remained
with 1t ever since Not many years ago Car
Penter ranked rs ono of the best batsmen of
tho American association. He still holds up
his end Of the hat and docs rs fine fielding In
his position MS any mRn, and is looked upon
rs ono of tho most reliable players IN the
American association. With the execution
Of 1879, when ho played first base for the
Stars, OF Syracuse, Carpenter has PLAYED
third base, and no has made a great record
for himself During his long professional
Career Inc has been noted as a hard working
player.
WEIGH, II FIELDER
Curtis, WEIGH, tho wonderful fielder IL mn
, 1889-06-02
SOME FANCYSHOTS
They Were Recently Made by
Professor Carter in Boston.
THE SCIENCE REQUIRES STUDY.

Why Are There Not More Good Billiard
Players in America7-A Question Easily
Answered = Billiards Not n Game for
Careless People.
= There has never been such widespread inter
est taken In billiards as at the present time.
The gtlded youth Is not considered In the
swim unless he plays billiards or tries to do
So A fashionable house Is not considered
complete unless 1t numbers a billiard table
among its appointments. The woods are
full" of amateur players, but the good ones are
few and far between. A well known profess
sionnl player has said that billiards can be
, 1889-06-02
BASE HITS.

Take them about half way round the world
again, Arson, and leave them.-Chicago
Tribune.
Anson shows the effect of his foreign trip
and now runs his nine on the basis of gentle
manliness
Baseball cranks must DO plentiful In Cuba
Over 900 people travelled 40 miles to sec the
last game OF the season, between Havana and
Matanzas They occupied three special
trains
Mailman, q younster signed by the Phiuics,
Is developing into a fine second baseman- He
has all the movements of Bierbauer, the Ath-
letics great guardian of the second bag.
Crane has improved wonderfully, and will
make a good pitcher this year.
The New York papers think tho Browns
made a mistake In releasing Cudwurth, and
say that when no became acclimated he would
have made o most valuable player.
Old Joe Battin of the original St Louis
Browns Is playing'third base for Syracuse
Mrs John NJ Ward Helen Dauvray) thinks
baseball will become as fashionable as horse
racing.
Brooklyn's sahry hss is $4,000.
An old Philadelphian says that the Ath-
letics are strong home Players but not when
they are abroad. He says; SIN tho first place
they do not run the bases or take tho chances
they do at homo and secondly their habits
are not as good while away from homo as
they are In Philadelphia Tint team would
have won the pemant last year had 1t played
rs we'll in other cities as at homor Last sea-
son, out Of fftytwo defeats thug lost thirty
TWO gnnss abroad nni only twcltY ut homo
, 1889-06-02

Maj. II. E Alvord, director of the Mary
land Experiment. station, says: For the great
est quantity of fodder, green or dry, corn
should be grown In drills far enough apart
to permit easy and sufficient cultivation, the
space between rows to begoverned somewhat
by the size of varieties grown, and the plants
to be thin enough In the drills to give ample
air and light to assure maturity. For corn
of the larger varieties the nearest definite
rule that can DO safely given is to plant the
rows three to three and a half feet apart, and
single stalks six to eight inches apart In the
rows-Lewston Journal.
, 1889-06-02

league Of whom we
hear little or moth
ing, and who Is mi
OF the best I'm his
position, Is Danny
Richardson, of tho
Giants No one ever
saw Danny play
W might be
called n bad gnme.
he has no Off days,
and Is always In
condition. Proba-
bly, no second base
man on { h dia-
mond tOday Diayxa
, 1889-06-02

1t wasthen, md only then, that l realized that
] was but n bit of tho ordinary clay inter all. y
"And did you nave no fcars In Undertaking
such n Journey at your nger'
why should II Before | started | weighed
tho mntter carefully in my mind and consld-
cred the trials and vexntions In one side of
the balance, md tho wonders that / would
500, the beauties of nature that | would be-
hold, and tho multitude of pleasures that
would naturally accrue, In tho other. l con-
cluded that they were pretty evenly divided
"lf they were even, how came you to con-
cludc To gor'
ut was my boys wish. His wifcs health
would not nhmit OF her going, neither could
his sister go, 50 when no expressed a desire
that | should accompany him l lost no timo
packing my trunk and making tho other ne
ccssary preparations. Albert said / would
enjoy tho trip, and no wns right. Ever since
he has grown to DO n mar | have nlways
found my boys advice wholesome
"Was there no time that you became ap-
prehcnsive or alarmed at the magnitude OF
tho tripr' asked tho writer.
well, / must confess there WINS a moment
when ! displayed the white feather. Il WINS
after l Ind reached San Francisco. have a
number Of lady acquaintance there, and they
all, or nearly all, called on me ut the hotel
where ! was stopping. Some OF the ladies
portrayed all the vicissitudes and dlscomforts
Imaginable Ono dcar, good old lady actually
cried when she heard of tho journey I wns
about to mako and begged OF me not to make
tho venture, predicting TINT l would never
reach home nlive.n
W. W.
w. w. Carpenter, says The Clipper, Is one
OF tho veterans of the green diamond and is
well known NIL over tho country. "Hickr
Carpenter, rs he is professionally known,
was born Aug. 10, 1858, at Grafton, Mass.
He began playing ball enrly In the seventies
with nmnteur tnnma Of hIa nntiun rlnnn ia
, 1889-06-02
White-Blnckburne.
White to play and mate In four moves 4
SOLUTIONS.
rhackar problan, No o..

Editor of Tue LEADER: Please an
nouncc in the columns of your valuable
paper that we are sole agents for st. Pat
rick's Pills, the most perfect cathartic and
liver pills in the market. They not only
physlc, but cleanse the whole system:
purify the blood and regulate the liver and
bowels; they are vigorous but gentle in
their action and can always be depended
upon. For sale by b. B. David. druggist
, 1889-06-02
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
A. G. Spalding's Mother and
Her Trip Around the World.
A VERY WONDERFUL OLD LADY.

w. ". Carpenter, One of the Veterans Of
the Dali FteId-curtIs weIoh of the
AthIetics-Danny Richardson. the Popu-
lar New York Player.
Mrs Harriet S Spalding. who nccom-
panied her son, A. G. Spalding, around the
world, Is remarkable woman Mrs Spal-
ding is 6s years old, and says she feels just Us
young rs she did when she first went west in
1879. She went to Chicago a bride, having
been married at her nome In Batavia, n. Y.
Two years after her arrival In the west her
con Albert was born. Mrs Spalding speaks
in rich, deep, melodious tones, says Tho Chi
cago Herald. When she makes reference to
her son a g.. there Is n notable softening Of
the voice, Indicative OF the love that she bears
him In Mrs. ~Spalding's opinion there Is but
ono representative Of mankind, and that is
my boy Albert" AT least 80 1t would mp
pear TO the casual observer. The same thing
may DO said Of tho son His pronunciation OF
that beautiful word 'mothern Is so soft and
revcrential rs TO be at times almost indis-
ttnct This WINS particularly noticeable the
other evening during the course OF the con
versation.
Mrs Spalding says she enjoyed tho trip Inn
mcnsely. II was" she says, simply en-
, 1889-06-02

Athletic game that Columbus lost
JIM HARRIS pIL.EMMA
Jim Hnrt is beginning to find his road In
Boston rather thorny, says The Now York
Mail and Express Tho Confusion Of man
Agenent which hns dcmoralized tho team In
years past is rs rampant us ever, md Mr..
Hart finds himself one of several SPOONS In a
big bowl of soup. Tho first open rupture be-
tween Hart ard Sodel Is rclnried to have
, 1889-06-02

Nc. o Is q draw shot; the object is to count
on the two reds, going around the white. In
this shot a great amount of strength is re-
quired- All the shots shown In the diagrams
are difficult and illustrate very well the SEEM
ingly impossible shots that can DO made on a
table, but they are by no means the most
difficult ones known 1t would take an I'm
mense amount of paper to give an account of
all the hard shots
, 1889-06-02

AT Lewiston, Pa-, what Is called q '-thun
derbolt" was found imbedded In a tree which
had been shattered by lightning. 1t Is egg
shaped, three and one-half inches long, and
of n metal so hard that a file does not affect IT.
, 1889-06-02

most prominent one
of these being the
once noted Graf
tons, champion am
ateurs in 1875 Of the
state Of Mnssachu-
sctts. His profess
aonnl career, how
ever, began with
the Ithaca, N. Y,
club in 1870, when
he played third base
for the team Of that
place. In 1877 no
Joined HI Stars, of
Syracuse, where no
remained until the
, 1889-06-02

Ohio boy, having
been born in East
liverpool. He
started with the
Toledo club In 1888,
and Joined tho ST.
Louis Browns the
following sea $ on.
n the spring of
1888, he, with Bill
Gleason, WINS sold
to the Athletics,
J whore he has ever
since remained. 1t
was due TO his mar-
yelous fold Ing
nlnpn L.. tAn 49,
, 1889-06-02
Brookiyn's sahry Lis. is $4,000


that people linger along always complain
ing about that continual tired feeling?
One bottle of Beggs' Blood Purifier and
Blood Maker will entirely remove this
feeling, give them a good appetite and
regulate digestion. Sold by W. N. Hunt,
druggist
, 1889-06-02

chanted with what
saw. 1t WINS n con-
tinuous round Of
pleasure Each day
brought some new
feature that was
full of interest It
was n combination
OF incidents, each
differing with its
predecessor In char
{ / felt like
an cxnlted being
from the moment I
left my home until
| reached 1t again
, 1889-06-02

Thoroughly cleanse the blood, which is the
fountain of health. by using DR.. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good digestion, .
fair skin. buoyant spirits. and bodily health
and vigor will be established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors.
to the worst Sorofuia, or bIood-poison. Rs
pecially has 1t proven its efficacy in curing
Salt : rheum or letter. Eczema, Erysipclas,
Sores and Swellings, Enlarged Glands. Col
tire or Thick Neck. and Eating Sores or
Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
ton (which is Scrofula of the LunEs). BY its
wonderful blood : purifying, invisor.tng.
For Weak Lungs. Splitting of Blood, Short
ness of Breath, Catarrh in the Head. Bron-
affections, it is a sovereign remedy. It
promptly cures the severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver, Bfliousness. or "Liver
Complaint Dyspepsia, and indigestion. it il
an unequaled remedy. Sold by druggists.
Price SI0o. or sx bottles for $500 -
, 1889-06-02

Job Printing neatly executed at the
Leader Job Printing Rooms.
, 1889-06-02
uucKIens,ArnIcn nnive.

The best salve in the world tor cuts
bruises. sores. ulcers, salt rbeum. fever
sores. letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
aorns and all skin e%ruptions, and positively
cures piles or no paw required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by d.. W. N. Hunt
, 1889-06-02
AND CHESS.

Checker problem No. 0, by ]. F. Collins
Black.
, 1889-06-02

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety at the Leader Office.
, 1889-06-02

Fresh Strawberries received daily at the
Saddle Rnk..
, 1889-06-02
FE.sIoxAI. oARp..
DR.. BARkWELL

Has removed his Office from his residence, No
S3 e seventeenth Street, to rooms Q and
Post Block. Hours: II To IL m, 3 TO 5 y. m.
1880 to Q evenings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09
Care Of Farm Implements

Manufacturers estimate that twenty pel
cent. of the wear Of machinery comes from
neglect to keep the bearings oiled. Tie
object Of oiling is { keep the wearing
parts from grinding each other GU, and
good oil keeps the parts from coming in
contact, as they roll or slide or tie slip
perry surface. The best oil that viii no,
gum" is the only oil that should be used.
as it is the only oil that accomplishes the
purpose FOR which it is intended. Good
oil spreads quickly, and friction is reduc-
ed TO the least possible amount. II toe
much oil Is used il IS wasted if too little.
the metal surfaces come in contact, heat
results, the metal expands, and the bear
ing surfaces are cut out of wear. Ia har-
yesting machinery especially it requires
a good deal Of study to know inst when
to oil and what bearings need most fire.
quent attention. bu; the time given to
master the subject is vel expended. and
viii save mach cost in extras
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The Man Who Laughs.

There Is one man whose presence in a
theatre during a comedy is worth mon
ey to the management He is the great
ess laagher 7 ever saw. Like al good
laughers he is fat, and ii fills a man with
merry moments 10 be around when he Is
laughing. He has a hearty rolling laugh
that catches an audience quickly, and
soon the audience and he are engag-
ed ia a laughing match. When the
laughing has been going on for four OF
FIVE minutes, and everybody's sides are
0 r and all hands take a rest, there is q
lall through the house which is immeii-
ately broken by a low passionate soband
a gently nlodulated "O'ahi" from the
ia1gher who is putting the finishing
touches on his cschinatory effort. I'm
mediiaely the audience forget the sore
ness OF their sides and burst into a roar.
Friends Of his bring the Laughter TO the
theatre Just 70 have fun with him. He
comes WIKI a diaerenf crowd every time,
and his friends ct their enjoyment out Of
him and not oui Of the performance
He's the j~0lliest Laughter I ever heard.
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An Incident.


On a railway train The writer noticed
the entrance of a mother and little son
who were unexpectedly greeted by a
friend of the mothers. Tho friend was
only going from n gay-station to the
next, while the others were on a long
journey. There happened to be bat one
vacant double seat in the car, and into
this the boy slipped, taking the seat next
the window. The mother, eager to i'm.
prove the ten minutes with her friend.
asked her son to give up his seat and take
another for that little time, 50 that she
could sit with her friend. @No, / wont
because ! want to sit by the window.
and ali the other seats have people al
ready at the windows"
But. darling, only for ten minutes. and
then you can sit by the window all day
NO, I won't 20. ! want to sit by the
window now
But dear. not to give mamma pleas
ure2 ?"
@No."
~Not for just ten little minutes, ahen
mamma wants 50 much TO talk 70 heT
friend, and you can sit by The window
the whole day long 27
NO with impatient emphasis And
in spite OF humble eutreaty from the
mother, and go~od-natured urging from
the friend, that home-nurtured bit Of
seldshness kept his place, the mother
ncve dreaming Of insisting on the right
and courteous thing, but murmuring gen
tly that Bobby did so enjoy looking out
Of the window" When sevep-year-old
Bobby becomes Robert the husband, his
sad little wife will wonder, why IS it
that men have 50 little tenderness for
their wives ?'-Tbe Csnhurg.
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What Peculiar Means.

Applied 10 Hoods sa~rsaparilla, the
word Peculiar is Of great importance. 1t
means that Hoods SirsapaHlla IS differ
ent from other Preparations in many
vital points. which make it's thoroughly
honest and reliable medicine. II is Pc.
c%uiiar, in a strictly medicinal sense drsi
in the combination Of remedial agents
used secoaa, in Che proportion in which
they ara prepared; hu'l, in the process
by which the active curative properties
Of the medicine aresecured. Study these
points well. They mean volumes. They
make Hoods sarsaparilla Peculiar in it,
curative powers, as it accomplishes Won
derful cures hitherto unknown, sud
which give TO Hoods Sarsaparlla a clear
right to the titls Of The greatest blood
purifier ever discovered
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09
Whiskey and Temp sFanoe In
Kentucky.


Tbsfe ara many diSilleries IN this part
offheoountrv. and a great deal ofwhiskey
Is made. lam not defending whiskey
st least any that is hess taan thirty
years old and las attained IA medicinal
quality. But ! want 10 express my opin-
ion that this is az temperate as any re-
gion in the United States. There is .
wide spread strict temperance sentiment,
and even prohibition prevails TO a con
siderable degree. Whisky is made and
stored, and mostly shipped away ;
rightly or wrongly, it is regarded as a
legitimate business, ike wheat raising.
and Is conducted BY honorable men. l
believe this 10 be the frnth, and thst
drunkenness does not prevail IN the
neishborhood OF the disiilleries. nor did
/ see anywhere in the country evidence
Of a habit Of dam-dTinking, q the tmdi-
tional maiter-of-course offering Of whis-
key as a hospitality. It IS truethat mint
grows in Kentucky, ana that there are
persons who would win the respect Of a
ude-water Xisginian in the connection Of
ajulep. And no doubt in the mind Of the
born kentuckian there is a rooted belief
that if a person needed a %stimulant, the
bes; be can take is old hand made whisky.
Where the manufacture Of whiskey IS
the source Of so much revenue, and is
carried on with decorum. OF course the
public sentiment about it differs from
that Of a community that makes its mon
ey in raising potatoes for starch. Where
the horse is 50 beautiful. fleet. and profit
able, Of course there Is intense interest in
and the general pubiietake lively pleas
ure in the races but if the reader has
been accustomed 10 associate this part Of
Kentucky With horse racing and drink
ing as prominent characteristics. he must
revise his opinion-Hupers M7ga-iae for
JaasQrg.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09

In conclusionthe Governor makes some
unimportant recommendation in regard
to the coming centennial celebration in
New York and the Worlds Exhibition
in Paris, and pays well meriied tribute
20 the memory OF Col A. Wilson Norris,
late Auditor General Of the Common
wealth. and Hon. John Turnkey, late a
member of the supreme Court Bench.
Pennsylvania, he says, has few such men
10 lose.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09
shiloh's Consumption Cure

This is beyond question the most sue
cessful Congh Medicine We have ever
sold, a few doses invariably cure the
worst eases Of Cough. Group, and Bron-
chitis. while its wonderful success in the
cure of Consumption is without a par
allel in the history Of medicine. Since
its first discovery it has been sold on a
guarantee, a test which no other medi-
cine can stand. If you have a cough we
earnestly ark you TO try it. Price 10
cents, 80 cents. and 500. Ifyour lungs
are sore, Chest or Back lame. use Shi-
loh's Porous Plaster. Sold by George W.
Benford & Son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-01-09

With groans and signs, and eizzied
ewes.
lie seeks the cough and down he lies,
Nausea and faintness in him rise,
forwarding pains assail him.
Sick headache, But ere long comes
ease,
His stomache settles into peace,
Within hishead the thuobbings cease
piercc's Pellets never fail him.
Nor will they fall anyone in such a
dire predicament To the dyspepiic, the
billions, and the oonstipated, they are
alike "a friend in need and a friend in
deed
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Rooky MOUNTAIN EngIneerIng:

How far is it to the next station, sir?"
"Bout two miles by rail-
What's the name Of the placer
Barker"
Barker? Why, that's the nam of this
town"
"Yes, but, We see, the road takes a boss
shoe curve an comes in hyur again but
a couple of blocks a5ove."-IIarpers
Ba.ar.
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Home Rule.

Mr.. Buckley-Going to leave, janet
Why, what is your g~rievance7
James-Hi can't put hup with missus
hany longer, sir.
SIR. Buekley-But just think, James,
how long Fye,p up with her.
James-Yes, sir-qHite rue, sir. But
-begtin' yer pardon, sir-ifI might be
50 bold, sir-hit's my hopinioh, sir. as
ow you amt exactly a free hagent, sir
Rls'on Reacon.