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The Press., 1891-04-23
MY NATIVE LAND.

There's golden sand in India,
 And there the mango blooms, The wind tides of Arabia
 Are laden with perfumes; But on me they cast no glamour, Or wake my soul to thrills, Like the breath of bonny Scotland That sweeps her breezy hills. I read of grand Thermopylse, And Sparta's valiant lords, Of him who kept the bridge" against A thousand gleaming swords. But my dreams come back to Scotland, And pride lifts up my soul To recount her deeds of glory, And read her hero roll. In the far o6 Vaudois valleys A thousand martyrs sleep, And old Rome's profane arenas Their bloody records keep; But God has noble witnesses In that dear land I know, And the air floats songs of freedom Where'er her rivers flow. Speak to me then of old Scotland, Her heather and her men, And tho lordly thistle waving On guard in every glen; Then my heart will swell in rapture To freedoms mountain throne, And TT bless the power that made 1t, My native land-my own.
 William Lyle in Journalist.
The Press., 1891-04-23

We want the attention of every hotel and summer house-keeper in western New England. We want your att tention also.
 Four days = Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur- day of this week-we shall offer our entire stock of table linens and towels at wholesale prices.
 The motive of the sale is to make good business better. We want to extend our linen trade to every town in western NewEngland. Our linen busi- ness isn't half big enough. It is just as easy to handle twice as much. There's a way to get it: to handle it we'll. There's a way to get it with ajerk: to sell without profit. Frankly that's exactly what we shall do these four days-Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur- day.
 The whole movement will be carried on in a plain, square, straight forward way. We shall say to you by our sales people: ''Here are the goods, the prices are so and so," and you will reply: "Yes, they are cheap, we'll take them." That will be the daily dialogue these next four days, spoken more loudly by action than word. Right aisle.
 Every fair day the cloak room is thronged. Trade is altogether beyond expectation. This is due to several causes easy to trace. We snip from the Ladies Cloak Review o1 New York:
 MT. Cowles, buyer for Forbes & Wallace, Spring field, would do some manufacturers favor if he would tell where he buys certain jackets. We like low prices; we don't care how low. But prices are never low, unless the qualities are high. We like high quail tiles, too; we don't care how high.
 We can show you garments till you tire of looking and your wonder will be, not at so many, but at the little prices they bring. We shall have pleasure in show ing these things without regard to the chance of selling.
 FORBES & WALLACE,
 Springfield.
The Press., 1891-04-23

A benevolent old gentleman was asked to give to some foreign mission. Now if he has predjudice, it is against sending money to "Boor aboola Cha" and such places. So, with twinkle in his eye he told the collector he would give as much as the old woman did in Scotland Collector-''How much was that?" Old Gent. you see she was Q very poor old woman, who lived in a | tumble-down old hut, and to get her liv- | ing went out in the fields and lanes and wherever the sheep passed by, to pick the wool off the bushes. She took the wool home carded and spun it, then knit it into socks and walked eight miles to the | next village and there sold them for % cents pair. And now, just guess how | much the old woman gave for foreign l missions?"
 Collector Gin hopes of a goodly sum)- | "Oh, $16O or so."
 | Old Gent-'' Not one cent, and nobody but darned fool would think she would"
 l Hartford Times: The Connecticut state prison now contains 270 convicts
 This is 91 less than the number a year ago, when it was 361. The prison will now accommodate 450 prisoners. The number actually in prison fluctuates con- siderably, year by year. Burglars, says Warden Chamberlin, generally go armed
 in entering house, and if cornered, they
 will not hesitate to kill the person who
 corners them. Thirteen persons have
 been killed by burglars in this country
 since last October. One queer thing the
 warden states, which is worth noting.
 Many of the prisoners are permitted to
 take some newspaper, if they can pay ft r
 it. The tutelars all go for the Scientific
 Ameri an. Its pictures and descriptions
 of new implements, screws and other in
 ventions seem to interest them.
The Press., 1891-04-23

THE WONDERFUL TowER.-The highest tower in the world is Eiffel tower, at Paris, 1000 feet high. But the great discovery of Dr. Franklin Miles is certain to tower above it in promoting human happiness and health. This wonderful nerve medicine builds up worn-out sys- tems, cures fits, spasms, headache, ner- vous prostration, dizziness, sleeplessness, monthly gains, sexual troubles, etc. Mrs John R. Miller of Varapariso, Ind, and J. D. Taylor of Logansport, Ind, gained 20 pounds month while taking it. Finely illustrated treatise on Nervous Diseases" and sample bottle of the Restorative Nervine free at W. D.. HEALD'S, who recommends it.
 Mrs. O'Flaherty Your sister has another child, Pat" MT. O'Flaherty- "Is it a boy or girl?" "A girl. :" @Hurroo! I'm an aunt at last"
 After suffering horribly for years from scrofula in it's worst form, young son of Mir. R. l.. King, 706 Franklin street, Richmond, Va, was recently cured by the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. No other medicine can approach this preparation as 8 cleanser of the blood.
 A BURGLAR CAPTURED.-Thism morning about two o'clock, John Wood, the we'll known plumber who resides on Main street, was awakened by hearing glass break. On getting out of bed he received a blow on the head. He immediately grappled with the burglar, and after 8 terrible struggle succeeded in holding him until his wife obtained help. On being searched at the station, MT. Woods watch and wallet was found on his person.. He gave the name of Robert Terry. The broken glass proved to be bottle of Sul- phur Bitters which had almost cured Mrs. Wood of rheumatism. . ErchGnge..
The Press., 1891-04-23

HINTS THAT ARE BETTER THAN GoLD.- If you have bad breath, sluggish bowels, pain in the small of your back, nervous ness or giddiness, your vital organs are sadly out of condition. A mere "dose of physic" will not help you. Your only wise course is to take Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y., and cleanse your system of the impurities. It regulates the Liver and Kidneys.
The Press., 1891-04-23

RURTON'S SILK TISSUE TOILET ID PAPER, 1Oc., ATHEALp's.
The Press., 1891-04-23
Qt|iC:ura Ii
 ReSOlVent

and curative power. An acknowledged specifi( Of worldwide celebrity. Entirely vegetable aafe, innocent and palatable. Effects daily more great cures of skin, scalp and blood humors thar all other skin and blood remedies before the pub lie. Sale greater than the combined sales Of all other blood and skin remedies.
 Sold everywhere. Price S1. POTTER DRUG AMI CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston.
The Press., 1891-04-23

A GENTS make 100 per cent. net on A my Corsets, Belts, Brushes Curriers' & Med- icine. Samples free. Write now
 DR. BRIDGMAN, 37l Broadway, N. Y.
The Press., 1891-04-23

Judge-'Whati is your christian name, MT. GIim?" Glim-''Robe1t Irgersoll." :" Judge - What Do you call that a christian name?"
The Press., 1891-04-23

NE June morning, when I was a boy, Cap tain Eben Latham came
 to our house, and the first gossip he unloaded was that them stories about finding gold in Californy was all true. "
The Press., 1891-04-23

HELP WANTED.-Ify you want to coin H money, write immediately for agency of of "BoTH SIDES OF THE TARIFF QUESTION, BY THE WORLDS LEADING MEN," This is a handsomely bound, cloth volume, of about 300 pages with full page portraits and biographical sketches of the writer's, who are the leading representatives of this all-impOrtant subject; not only are the pros contains leading articles on the great industries of the country, carefully prepared by our most eminent men. Price $2.50. Highest terms to agents. As the territory is being rapidly taken up, apply immediately.
 A. PENISTON, 338 Broadway, New York.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

The president Of France is chosen by a
majority vote OF both branches Of par
lament sitting together as a joint as
sanhl-. and his term IS seven years
Usually. however. he is compelled %
sep down from Office By pressure from
narIianent before his term ends The
constitution gives him the authority 70
select a ministry, which must comprise
members Of parbamen5; 70 concinde
treaties with foreign nations. 70 appoint
to the Grief military and civil posts, %
pardon offenders. and IN concurrence
with the senate 70 dissolve the chamber
Of deputies and bring about q new cleo
Ton. These are the chief powers Of the
president. The present exscutive-Car-
nOt-was elected On Dec. 3, 1SSI--St-
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01
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ltlA4lS Win Di@CrAAtEf-Atiah-
IF one desires TO dine with physiolog-
ical discrimination the meal should be
gin With a few uncOoked oysters or clans,
which are Immediately stimulating, M
trifious and digestible; both oysters and
sea fish contain tonic quantity Of io-
dine. and are good nerve foods With
the exception Of cayenne, the earlier
dishes should be mildly seasoned: the
entrees may become piquant gradually;
the ice or Roman punch refreshes the
tissues of the mouth and throat which
have been heated by the food and some
what infamed or, rather. stimulated;
the liquid coolness counteracts those
feverish conditions, and prepares the pal
ate for the flavor OF the roast or broiled
game.
The accompanying salad greatly en-
hanees the intense favor Of the roast,
while the condiments and salad oil favor
digestion. The dessert sweets tend 10
regulate the combination Of the nutri-
tive elements IL the blood. exercising a
chesnical action not yet thoroughly IN
derstood. Black coffee or tea without
milk has an astringent effect, that is. II
contracts the mucous membrane Of the
digestive organs. interfering with the
f0w Of the gastric ard intestinal fluids,
and thus retardiDg digestion.
When their effect IS desirable, the
warmth and stimulus derived from
eitherog those beverages can be replaced
by drinking glass Of hot milk and wa
ter, swallowed IS hot as possible, in
large sips. and there is no handicap, as
with tea or coffee. The milk soOthes the
sensitive digestive tract, which may be
disturbed by other foods. and the hot
water IS sanativc; the milk taken with
ont the water would become a sohd
food directly II encountered the gastric
juice. thus lacking the necessary liquid
quantity. Juliet Corson IN Harper's
BaZar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

The other day casually asked a drug
clerk the o-igin Of the many col0red
lights which are now the universal signs
Of q drug store The youth referred me
very pleasantly 70 an older man in the
store. VINO finally admitted that he knew
about as little as his younger associate.
called in every drug store on upper
Broadway and made the same query. At
each place the question seemed to Iar-
Awe the younger members Of the essab-
hshmenL The older clerks eontented
themselves with the opinion that it was
ONLY 10 attract attention that varIous
colored lights were represented by jets
behind liquid in a glass bottle. ascer-
tanned that there was a great deal Of
knack IN preparing the liquid so as 20
give a clear light Of Whatever color de
sired and 70 stand the test Of time with
out precipitation.
One clerk said he thought that the
custom could be traced back two or three
hundred years until it faded into the
barber pole that is now the sign Of the
tonsorial artists throughout the English
speaking world. Another man, who
seemed to get a little nearer TO it than
the rest. said that 1t originated with the
early chemists and alchemists, who 6esig-
mated their places Of business in this way.
All Of them expressed desire that when
got the information sought l should
furnish It to those engaged in the drug
business.-Interview in New York
I Herald
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01
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Last year " ein-artsIl q town OF the Ter
man kingdom. Wnrtemburg. celebrated
the eight hu1dredth anniversary Of the
possession of drop Of Christ's blood
Eight hundred years ago the precious
relic was presented T. the BeCedictlne ab-
bey Of that place BY the Eiucness Judith,
daughter Of Duke Baldwin. of Flanders.
Through this long period Of time the ves-
sci containing the blood has been keptin
the church connected with the monas-
terv. excepting war times. when it had
to be hid at more safe places. Though the
Benedictine monks were expelled long
ago and the monastery converted at the
first into an orphan asylum, then into
military barracks. the church with is
valuable treasure was left untouched.
Today the blood may be seen as fresh
and rsniniured as that of a living man.
Each year, on the Friday after the
Feast Of the Ascension. It is carried
around in solemn procession. The priest
who carries the vessel rides on horseback,
followed by more than thousand like
wise on horseback. NOT counting the
crowds that follow the procession on foot.
In tae year 1773 there were employed
: .O55 horses. For this occasion pilgrims
came from al the neighbo-ing countries
Never. however, was there srch spiendor
exhibited as last wear, the eight hun
dredth anniversary. The procession
lasted two hours. Al those on horse
back were dressed according to the fash
ion Of the Eleventh and Twelfth cent
uries- The evening before the town was
beautifully inuninated.-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

Il have been much impressed, Miss
Lou" remarked young Mr. Trotter TO
tfle gsza IsrS 1r--r ',ilsasva esl.i-s
upon whom he was desirous Of making
a good impression. with an article /
read recently in one Of the magazines on
the influence Of food upon the human
system
YES. replied the maiden encourag-
ingly. and TrOtter went on:
The author maintained that man
becomes 10 a great extent what he eats,
and. do You know, | am thoroughly con-
vinced that he Is quite right:
It was extremely inopportune that the
hostess should have selected this moment
to ask:
''Mr Trotter, won't you have some
more Of the roast pork. You are so very
fond Of it, 1 know Chicago Inter
Ocean
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

When the common geOCetrical spider
has made M its mind % spin a web, It
commences operations by inclOsing a Ger
tain area with the foundation lines. To
these radiatiuE lines are fixed, generally
about thirty IN number. and all joining
in tie center Of the snare. When the
radii are finished the spinner proceeds
TO weave the conceuuic lines, stretching
them from one radiating thread to an
Other. AMI forming .hem Of the six
thicklv studded with Visc0us drops
Starting from the center OF the web,
however. the first few concenuic threads
are without TINS peculiarity, the reason
being that the spider likes TO sometimes
cit il the middle Of It's WEB, and natural
Is does not care TO be incomm0ded with
the sticky matter which It prepares for
the special benefit Of its prey.
Whom the snare Is finished, a task
which often does not occupy more than
.5rt- minutes iu spite Of the complicated
nature u the work, the spider weaEes a
connecting Ic with the cen1er % the Web
llv means II g special thread. This, by
It's trembling. gives intimation Of the
c-psure ~ any insect in the web, and
als8 forms pathway by which the
suu-lv easconced spider Is enabled 70
procsl5 on an investigating expedition.
-Coruhill Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01
49, cunnIr- u Tall -.

at i O'Clock on Monday night party
of ten gentlemen. who had been spend
ing the evening pleasantly at an informal
hall ST the Jekyl Island club house. CON
cluded they would have a pig hunt be-
fore retiring. Without taking time to
change the dress suits in which they were
attired, they slung their rifles across
their ihoulders aud SIT out into the
jungIes Of Jel1yl IN quest Of wild hogs.
The agreement bef1-e starting was that
every rife should De fred az the first pig
that broke cover. They had not pro
ceeded very far before one Of the gentle
men had the misfortune 70 trip and fali
heavily through a bunch Of palInettoes
and into a pool Of water about a foot
and a half deep.
Sixteen shots were fred in quick sue
cession from the rifles Of the other mem
bers in the direction Of the noise, each
one thinking a pig had been starte'l
During the fusinade the unlucky sports
man was AFRAID TO put even his nose
above water, and when, after the firing
mad ceased. the hunters rushed % the
spot to find their game they discovered,
instead of a wild hog, their half drowned
companion. The boys sh0uldered the
game and carried II back to the club
house, fully persuaded that midnight
dress suits and pig hunting didn- { 20 very
well together.-Brunswick (Ga.) Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

The eve Is used only for seeing. and
Fhe ear for hearing. but the nose Is one
Of the organs that serve d double pur-
pose. I5 Is not only the seat Of the
sens Of smell. but was intended 70 be
the principal organ through which man
shouil breathe. It's eircuit0us passages,
warm ana moist. protect the lungs by
ta--in- the chin from the inspired ar
and ar-estiu- irritating dust.
The whole nose is not concerned III
the act Of smelling The olfactory
nerves. which alone take c0gnizance OF
od0rz. arc situated IN the upper third Of
the nasal chambers, ont Cf the line OF
ordinary inhalation. For this reason We
10 uot usually notice odors unless they
are somewhat strong; but when we sniff
draw the ar into the upper part Of
The u1rrils ana hold It there for few
uouents-yve become aware Of the faint
est sce-L-To Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

In one Of the Springfield grammar
schools the teacher was explaining aa
example in arithmetic ON the blackboard,
and had finished it with the exception Of
the last two figures Of the answer, which
was in dollars and cents, when she was
called out Of the room. On returning
one Of the pupils raised her hand and
said. There ara some cents 70 the an
swer IN the book. but there isn't any en-
the board" why. Nellie, what do you
mean by speaking to me Ike that: tine
teacher exclaimed IN anger. After the
school had been in roar Of laughter for
fully a minute II dawued On the reach
ers mind that it was scents instead Of
..sense- that the girl was talking about
Springfield Homestead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01
r4oasoV 6s1 lis asTs


Was Golu= 60 Have Ean seeing Them
swim. 5u- They saw fiim swim Instead
The question IS frequently asked
whence tile raule oE Thomson pond a
sheet 1r water Sn western NGine extend
ing through four towns and lying part
" in three COUNTIES. Tradition says it
vas named from the first sestier, Joe
Thomson. During ms sojO1rn he was
seriously tr0ublad by Tzlts- He first pro
viaed himself with q stout leather bag
Of the capacity Of four bushels. He then
placed an empty h0gshead in his log
hovel. leaving the bunghole open,
through which he dropped small qlan-
titv Of meat scraps and crumbs.
Bag in hand he retired outside 70
watch proceedings. peclang through a
small crevice between the logs. Pres
entity be esDied an old. gray veteran aI-
preaching the bunghole. He takes a
peep, then sulfTs, looks cautiously about
ana then enters. He soon emerges from
the horshead and quickly disappears.
In q trice De returns, followed by a
drove amounting 20 hundreds. which one
by one disappear through the bunshole.
''N0w. chuckied Joe. rs my fun, as
he sliDre1 calmly through the door and
adjusted the open mouth Of the bag to
the small aperture, at the same time rap
ping tie lo-shead with the toe Of hls
boot. which produced a loud, ringing
sound. With loud squeals and fierce
strugglas the frightened rats began %
scramble through the buughole, al land
ing in fEe bottom Of the bag.
His first Thought was % drown them
bv sinking the bag in the pond, but be-
in. in p rather gamesome mood IS was
often the case. ne concluded 70 put the
ba. in his boat. and after rowing to a
good distance from the shore then release
them. and with ms OK g0ad have a good
time knocking them ia the head.
Rowing ont several rods from the
shore au1 being ia high giee az the
thougllt q yyreakinE vengeance On the
.svarmints' which had given so much
trouble. he without hesitation united the
bag. expecting To see the frightened erea-
tures IT once leap into the water, but he
quickly found himself mistaken.
Instead Of fleeing o. even retreating
the rats charged in a body, and with
teeth and claws 50 severely laccrated his
face. neck and hands rs 10 cause him 70
leap from the boat and swim for the
shore. leaving the craft IN the possession
Of his one time victims.-Lewiston Jour
nal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

a
George A Clarke, an experienced IRON
worker Of Boston. claims TO have dls-
covered IN ore in The Rocky mountains
which he believes IS new TO the world
He says of It:
Il took specimens OF the ore to as
sayers in Cincinnati, Chicago and Boston,
and no one Of them could tel me the
name Of the mineral Then l began
here a series of experiments myself, mix
ing 1t with molten iron. Il combined
perfectly with the iron, and | found
that only q snail quantity was necessary
70 increase the fiuility Of the metal It
rendered the iron ductile, and in low
grades acted as = purifier. The product
OF the alloy was a homogeneous metal
Of very fine pores, capable OF higher
I finish than before. The Stag expelled
by Its use contained no metal. and was
very light. In the treatment of iron
with only one per cent. Of this new ore
I the formers tensile strength was in
creased from 10 TO p per cent
Using only half Of one per cent, Of
this or IN a mixture with copper, l found
that IL gave the metal greater density
( and a great increase-fr0rn 50 to 100 per
cent.-of tensile strength. The result
/ ing metal. too. is capable CT a high polish.
Ia word. found that the ore increased
the tensile strength and the auidity
! under heat Of both these metals and
makes them both OF finer grain. Il is
non-corrosive.
Nr. Clarke produced a handful Of the
ore-a substance that looked Ike fine
sandstone, save that it was black ard
many pieces Of it presented highly pol
ished surfaces as smooth as 4 bit Of glass.
Mr.. Clarke refused 20 state the location
OF the field, which, he said, was exposed
over the space of an acre, as he Is trying
/ 10 get control Of it hrst.-COr. Chicago
/ Trihure
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-01

The curious formation on the body OF
the little three-year-old boy of john
RocE. Of Rice's landing, Of which SO
much has been said. caused the death Os
the child at last. In August last the boy
was playing in the yard, when he fell
down He cried a good deal and seemed
20 suffer. Little attention was paid %
1t. however, until few days later q
strange lump was discovered on his ab-
domen. Il grew TO an enormous size
and physicians declared an operation
mea1t death
lrrII,i.a- ~ 4ranld eat scarcely auvfhinr-
though he almost constantly ASKED tlr
food. When not watched he would eat
ashes and other hard substance On
Wednesday he asked his mother for q
piece of cake. and three minutes after he
was dead. When the growth was re-
moved it weighed seven and a hall
pounds, and It WIS found it had com
pIeteIy surrounded the kidneys anl
grown fast to the body. Its size caused
it to interfere with the action Of the
heart, causing death. The lump is said
to be a puzzle TO physicians, who say il
resembles no humorous growth they evel
encountered--Greane County Demo
I crat.