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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-25

Bargcss A Bradley council B Frantz
W ; Mountain. high constable, B Par
nell, Z o RsOdic, tie tax collector, W r
Mountain, judge Of election, 7 3 Franfz
inspectors Z 4 Walker, C Show assist
ant sssors, John Lsnhsri, Hiram Frsntz
siEest commissioner, Joseph Cummings;
school directors. Y II Black, B X PuIlin /;
auditors. Leroy MeCiintOek, Y N Black
clerz, Il Z Har;zelL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-25

Collector. 3 Umberger judge Of cleo
ton, Samuel Wagner Inspectors, jacob
Hileman, II Reiiz and L A Lambert ltie I;
assistant assessors, Samuel MeGregOr, Cyrus
Bsrksybile school directors, Levi KOontz,
T ? Homer supervisors Conrad Stoy, Ja-
COB Hornes, Albert Gohn, VIM Homer /;
auditor, John Koonu; township clerk
Wash Custer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-25

Justice Of the peace, David Gardner col
lecto-, A II Kualmsn jldge Of election,
John II Schrock inspectors, Isaac Berkey,
H Schlsg assistant assessors, J Barclay
and Joseph B Miller school direoiors, \ B
Lenhart, u n Bpnner supervisors, John
Barndi, Wesley Miller, Fred saanlis town
ship CLERK, Robert I Hull.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-25

Justice Of the Peace, Charles Weigle col
lecier. y D Bowman and I G RingleT tie ;
Judge Of election, II L Shaver; inspectors,
W II Bowman, Aasiin Blznseit assistant
assessor, " MaurerA Berky: school directors,
David Miller, \ HAmer supervisors, Frank
SPsngleE, VIM Sader auditor, g Maurer ;
township CLERK, 5 Miller treasurer. Jere
Berkey
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-25

Justice John Wingelt burgess, Mey-
ers council a Trezible, John Gssneri'
tax coi.eci0r. Ps.eT Kneirean judge ofeleS-
tiaa- Frederick Feehti- inspectors, John Il
Moses. james Close assistant assessors, Ell
Sbaffsr. 5 c Fechtig street commissioner,
Gzo1se P4Hi school directors, C " Witt
John Gessner, Olho Wills clerk, 4 Tremble
TOWNSHIPS.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-27

giving; the greater part OF
aratiOns for the day had Leen IT. &c.
Twenty-four toothsO ne mincc pics
were ranged about tie great pudding
on the store-roOm shelves Tine fowls
10 be sacrid ed were feeding in sep
arate pen in great ANA ement at their
luxurious fare. Once again the big
oven was to be heated and one do en-
pumpkin pies would be taken there
from, yellow md crusty. The
ole, red cradle was brought
from the attic. II was fortunately big
grandchildren The spare beds we're
airing and everything was in neate t
order. Elizabeth had no time TO think
of herself, there had been so much to
do. She was weary, body and soul,
when night came, and sank into her
high-POst feather-bed with n sigh of
relief She drew the snow white mus
lin curtains and tied her little night
cap oyer her ears tightly and tried to
shut out .the haunting sound Of the
autumn wind and rain-the distant
sound of the sea that weighed so on
her poor heart and fell asleep with a
prayer upon her lips for those who go
down TO the sea In ships"
Poor Elizabeth" the neigh ors
said, lis wasting the best years of her
life waiting for Recompense King. He
I
man as ever sal ed from this port. but
there is no chance Of his being in the
land OF the living now; if he is he has
no notion of marry ng Eli abeth Ed
wards or she would hear from him
There are others who would be will
ing to step into his sboes-but there,
it's no use talking to Elizabeth, she is
so uppish-"
Tina ksgiving daV daNned bright
aud clear, with good sleighlng. The
whole town went to church and list
| ened to a sermon over an hour in
| length, and prayers in proportion.
They sang the One Hun dredth Psalm,
and by that time everybody was ready
for dinner Grandsire Edwa rds was Of
the opinion that the children ought %
| sit at the table with their elders &C
coroingIy the dining room was pie ed
out with the kitchen table and they
made a sOberly joyous company. They
| were duly impressed with the good old
saving that children should be seen but
| not heard. and any unsecnly disorder
! was promptly quelled by the awful
threat that the tidy man would get
them" But toward the end of the
feast. while nuts and cider we're dis
cussed-with something stronger for
| the elders, for these we're not blue
ribbon days-a mild hilarity reigned,
and when Grandsire Edwards cracked
q joke the chi .dren improved the &C.
casion TO let ont their pent-up spirits
and laughed boisterouslv until a
gentle rap of knife-handle and that
will do. children from Grandsire sub
oued them
| After dinner Aunt Elizabeth gath
cred the little flock about her In
answer TO n demand for a story, and
while the twilight came on they sat
before the great fire place as s e told
them of the giant Goliath and the
brave stripping David
| Soon r Edwards came IN and told
them that an asst Indiaman was com
ing up the harbor. She was thought
TO be the Admiral" who was q mont h
overdue. Soon all Derby street was
thronged with excited citizens. and
| Long wharf was crowded 1t was darH
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LRRT YRsTKRpAY.
\ FsEzs<Ws stsry whEsA Beers Ne.
S~sioH &C. TAzaksEavtnx.


As Thanksgiving GppTOscbes # is
well for disunited friends and families
70 think 81 getting together sTnin-
] tfs is too short and toe fulL ct trouble
for rs to waste any Of il Ia hate, or
even In indifference A loveIess ii1e Is
death, with ut the quietude and re :
OF death We live only white we love
ou have been deeply wrongea and
your family di graced. tut at this sea
son OF the year it Is good to remember
that the doer OF q wrong is far more
unfortunate than the sufferer OF a
wrong. The man who e pocket-bOok
is stolen can reckon up hls loss and put
It down upon paper in figures, hut no
one can reckon or evpress the calamity
OF the man who stole it Though. he
6e man enough to repent and
be ashamed. he has degraded himse
forever in his own esteems if he is not,
II were better he had never been born.
What is the wrong he has done you
compared with the wrong he has done
himself? You lose $40 He has nude
himself thief!
There was an incident at n prison
the other day which brings home the
duty of forgiveness in very affecting
manner. The prison postmaster re-
lated it. Holding up a let er, he said:
there is q letter that VIII never nc
coTnpiish its mission. Tho one to,
whom 1t was writ en- looked anNio sly
Tor 1t for nearly two Years. lie had
written home, but no ans yer had ever
been re eived. livery daY lie was
wal-ing for one, and as ! saw the look
OF sadness Er w deeper, and dispuir
gradually dIsplace expectancy, 1t be-
came sad duty fOt me to pass hIs
cell
ION the last morning he said to me.
It's oil over now my childhood and my
ehlidhood's home are g me. gu, s.
my folks never want to hear from me
aga an they never will
He left the prison Yesterl AZ, and
TODAY this letter came II conta ned
several family photographs, but It
came one daY too late"
The man had ken westward train
and could not be traced, and tia, letter
Lad TO be returned to his family IL New
Eng and, b. airing ths words, Left
y yesterday"
IT is very probable that the family
had purpU ely withheld this token OF
forgiven ss until the end OF his term,
thinking perhaps to enhance the bene-
fetal ect of his punishment by thus,
increasing Its severity. I was a pity.
A long term of imprisonment. to a err
son not totally depraved, Is misery
enough, and it has n reGeuoratinG
power except through its alleviations
IA warder's encouraging we ri, a
privilege purchased by good Conduct,
a wisely ordered Sunday service, the
visit of a friend, kind lsttars from
home
That letter and its photographs
would have flooded the poor fellow 5
cell with hope, if It Ind come sooner.
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1.hnnI,s-IrInr I,nr.

The soft gray duWn q Thanksgiving Gay
Has parted tho curtains of night,
II the world GYakes with its hopes and
Gears,
Beginning its life OF smiles and tears
With the newborn mornings light
There ara cheerful hearts and lives that are
sIad,
Which wake to tbis d. OF praise:
And those whose hearts for a weary Wits
Have loug forgotten the Joy and smile
or LIES sunsufny da. s.
some or US walk In sunlt paths
Where flowers grow bright md fair.
ana some of Us tread with ell feet
Where shadows and sorrOws daily meet
And the flowers OF life urs Fure
Let those who gather the Joys O.
50 easily day y day.
Remember the lives that are gde-p<A and
sad,
And, remembering, strive 70. make shern
glad.
Asd Tighten the sombe~ gray
Which tints the hearts 81 the lonely poor,
And hides from their eyes the light
That God has meant to shine for all
As over the world the sum cams fall
To scatter the shades Of night
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Not GcnerniIr known

The palaces of the rulers OF the old
world are built without regard to ex-
penses- The empress of Austria's new
palace at Corfu has cost El26, 900. The
bill for the wood carvings in the Pom
peiian suite of seven rooms, which is
the great feature of the house,
amounted to e3, 900.
In tho Antartic ocean the icebergs
that have been noticed from time TO
time rose 400, $50, 7OI and even 900
feet above the water. and were from
three to fiSe miles long. Their enor-
nous bulk may be inferred from the
fact that the part under water is bout
seven times as large as that above.
The Fresno Expositor thinks the
Lower California earthquake story Is
''one of Co Onel Aliens best, and that
IL will ''Ro ringing down the ages with
the pterodactyls. the Arizona wild
man, the Banning glacier. San Diego s
lake of ink. the suicides ice cavern,
and lose itself In the Oregon nam
mouth cave"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-27

CAPTURED by ptrsses and the crew al
killed
So this Thanksgiving night shs sat
with the little riock about her, the two
youngest In her nrns. telling all the
:" Bible stories she could think Of Ead
had just commenced % tell the story
of the little Hebrew babe that she
beautiful Princess took from his
wstery cradle, She heard the return
ing steps OF the neighbOrs and their
animated CONVEX sation- III ir own
gSte opened and slammed to; the snow
oeodened the footballs; she listened
a second but baby voices elamored
"Ro ont and she resumed her story
The dinfng-room door opened sud
denly; She put the bibles on the rug TO
see what was wanted With q faint
cry she stood still. her face white rs
death. She stretched her trem DliHR
hRnCs,-
'RecompCnse?'
Yes, my own Eesst Don't be
frightened, 1T is no ghost that holds
you; could a ghost kiss like this-and
this-nnd this, my own sweetheart "
Re ompense King had y wonderful
story to tell the two assembled fami-
lies that night, o. how the vessel had
been becalIned q d at night the piFaI es
came down on her Nv n little strait
gem he had inspircI- hem with awe
and his life was spart1 After tina
he had made himself u leader among
them and overcame their pre- udi
sufficiently to es ab!ish n trading port
lie signalled tho Admiral who was
bccalmed in the Strn Is, embarked q
rare cargo and after mnny promises 70
return was allowed TO leave his sub
Gets
Il thought my dear old mother
would be wearing bla k for mo aud
by this it would be time for second
mourning SO l brought her and the
girls lavender silks =
"Au alike screamed the gi~,s,
min that Just like man"
but for my bOnny Less I've q silk
rich enough to stand alone, "a white
as milk, ace veil like Ii spia lived.
and ring of yellow Guinea gold, and
we al know what they are for" hg
said, kissing her burning cheek
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1891-11-27

laugh like the ecno of h uman laugh
ter. little. old woman hobbled on
her cane from behind u gray tree in
the bend OF the road.
"Ah. good-day. Goodwife Williams,
1t is you who are playing hide and
seek, is it?" said Eliza beth with no
pleasure in her voice
after the cpws are. you? Well, will
bea you company a part of the way.
hear GoOdwite Sylvester is like to
die of her last sickness, and l feel that
l must exhort her ere it Is too late to
give up her allegiance to the Scarlet
Woman (meaning the established En-
glish church,. She has been stub
born; fear me she will prove a fire.
brand OF hell and she shook her
trem bling head fore bodipgly. That's
a fine cloak you have; did you weave
II yourself? You did Well, well,
what a [ apable maiden you are, you
can turn your hand to anything. It's
lucky you wern t born IN my day with
your black eyebrows gr wing toReth-
err. your close mouthed way and
charms in sickness, you would have
been q fine figure for 'Gallows Hill, &"
and the old woman laughed her spite
full echo of u laugh and peered at
Elizabeth with her dim, deep set eyes
What do you mean by my charms in
sickness?' asked Eliza beth, flushing
angrily.
"Oh, bless me, If the cap don't at,
don't put it on l only say what l
hear, that you are a master hand in
sickness. The WI ole town knows how
bewitohed Caleb Greens little girl was
when she had the fever; she couldn
sleep unless you held her hand -
Then say what you mean and don
bring up the wicked folly OF past gen
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where marble. are rade.

Almost all the marbles with which
boys amuse themselves in season and
ont OF season, on pavements and In
shady spots. are made at Gberstein,
Germany. There are many large agate
ouarrles and mills in that neighbor-
hood. and the refuse is turned to good
account in providing the small stone
balls for experts to ''knu .kle down
with. The stone is broken into small
cubes by blows of a light hammer.
These small blocks of stone are thrown
by the shovelful into the hopper of a
small mill. formed Of bedStone hav-
ing it's surface grOoved with concen-
trio burrows above this IS the run
ner." which is o hard wood. having q
level face on its lower surface. The
upper block is made to revolve rapid ",
water being delivered upon the
grooves OF the tedstone where the
marbles are being rounded 1t takes
bout fif cen minutes to finish n bCshel
of good marbles really for the l oys'
knuckels One mill viii turn out
100, 900 per week.
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a FEMININE WEAKNESS.

when the Poor Woman Ovsr-COzass e.
No ons Appreciates IT.
Fully half abe virtues for which
their owners are praised are Of spon-
taneous growth. and esAlly reflect very
little credit upon those who practise
them. says Harper's Bazaar.
Let us take case in point-that OF
q woman who has pet extravaganza.
1t Is teacups- She loves pretty clothes.
but she can gaze at the latest fabrics
in the windows OF dry goods shops
without being tempted 10 purchase.
and can even survey. unshaken. In
voices OF Partisan millinery. gowns
and gloves She has a sweet tooth,
but when occasion requires she can
steer a steady course between Purssell's
and Arnaud's or Huyler's and Deane's
without swerving TO the right or to
the left But when she nears a china
shop her steps falter.
Strange to say, the very high priced
shops do not most beguile her Her at
traction Is toward those fascinating
little establishments that display cards
bearing the legends Special Salei
Great Reduction! Marked DownIu
Like q meth to a candle is she drawn
towards the place of temptation All
china Is dear TO Ter heart but she can
resist plates teapots. and even cream
jugs OF which every housekee per
knows one can never have too many.
But when she beholds a cup and saucer
ticketed Only "a cents she Is sure to
succumb. She can hold out q trifie
longer If she reads SO cents, and twice
she has been known to walk on. with
an air of dignity. as far as the corner.
before she could make up her mind to
60 in and buy the cup and saucer
billed. For to-day only. so cents"
Don't think she is reckless in her Sc
lection. She always prefers pretty
china. and generally shows excellent
taste. but she will buy even a plaxn
cup sooner than refuse Il bargain.
Now this woman is known as a good
vile and mother. She Is praised for
her housekeeping. which she likea
for her devotion to her husband ana
children. whom she adorea for hee
pleasant, cordial manner. which is en-
tirely natural and for her philau-
thrOpy and beneyolence. which are
innate. But shouli shc tell OF tho
times when she scores a veritable
moral victory by crossing the street to
keep away from the china shou. or
recites poetry 70 herself to aid her in
forgetting an advertisement of q
ClOsing-out Sale Cups and Saucers OF
fine DOulton, Copeland and Limoges
at only 6S cents apiece. every one
would laugh, and no one would think
it worth while 10 account her resist
snce OF temptation as a long step in
the path Of self-cOntrOl and self-denlas.
Which goes TO prove the force of ths
sentence that preludes this truthful
narrative
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which a few remaining leaves fiut' cred
in the October wind and sunshine.
HE thought he would be home an
hour before shutdown. but tho roads
are not very good this time OF year
and 1t is long way TO the Nurse farm
You better go at once Elizabeth. IL
gets dark early, and it Is quite a walk
to the Neck"
Very well, mother; it won't take
FIVE minutes to finish these rolls" The
shining steel spindle gave out resO-
nant hum; the wheel, great Of span but
light OF motion, few a the delft touch
of her lit 10 brown hand as she tripped
across the white, sanued floor. draw
ing n firm. smooth thread Time was
that Eli abeth Edwards sang like a
bird at her spinning wheel, but now
her work was done quietly, and only
on the sabbath, in the little meeting
house. was her sweet, strong voice
heard lending the tenor with great,
earnest forgetfulness-
Mrs Edwards rose from her straight
backed chair and folded away the last
of her mending into a tall chest OF
drawers She turned and examined
Eli Rbeth's work critically You are
. good spinner. Elizabeth; your yarn
looks Ike mother's"
Elisabet colored slightly. Her
mother was rarely betrayed into raise
OF any living creature, and to have
her work likened to her grandm0ther's
who was now q GLORIOUS sainn let
heaven" was great praise inded -
as unexpected as it was de
served. Mrs Edwards considered
self-pride n great sin and she did
not feel it upon her conscience that she
had ever fostered it in her children.
Their childish love of appreciation had
always gone hungry. and she felt she
had done her duty even though the
well done that justice demanded
had been withheld. so her face grew
grim again. 81 will set the wheel back
and pat the yarn away. daughters do
you 60 at once"
Eli5ateth took of her big apron,
tried to smooth down the rich. brown
hair that would curl in 'pite of her
mothers anxious care, who deemed il
. stumbling block" put on her cloak
and small, cIose-tittinR, blEck-velvet
hood and started in search of the cows
Great trees OF primeval forest still
shaded Maiu street, but taey were
almost bare and great drifts of leaves
rustled underneath her feet or were
chased In = ''merrY-Ro-rOund" before
her. She walked quickly on, the
breeze ruffsed the curls on her white
forehead; her eyes-dark as the brook
hidden from the skv where the brown
leaves fall-Rlowed deeply. sadly:
now that abe was alone and felt her
face unmatched, q sorrow almost oil
despair . owed In the lines of mouth
and brow.
''Good day to you, Elizabeth"
She started aud locke around her
bat could see no one. With an uncanny
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erations; I don't care 10 hear such idle
talkn' said Elizabeth in great annoy
snce, haAtening her steps
''Oh, wait, dearv." said the old
woman, clutching her Cloak with bird
claw fingers, I'm not going much
further With you. How Is your hon
ored father and mother?'
They are WELL" said Elizabeth
briefly
Now; I suppose, Elizabeth, you
haven't heard any word from Recon-
pense King. l see last Sabbath his
mother and the two maids have put on
mourning or him / would like to
ask you as friend IL you don't think
you are wasting valuable time wait
ing for him? You're getting on,
Elizabeth; whv you must be turned of
the 'fust corner'-Iet mo see you was
d We and twenty the thirteenth of last
June. When 1 was your age was n
wife and mother of four children. It's
going on I've years since Recompen
sailed. You are too good looking a
maid to lie left TO dance in the kettle
These SEA airing men are uncertain the
best of times; then there is no doubt
that these pirates on the E. st Indie
coast killed them all They say those
! Goddess paCans are worse than our
| indians Your sisters are all settled
in comforta BILE homes of their own,
and you are fading, Elizabeth; my old
| eyes can see it plain snough, You 'ool1
YOUR age, every day OF II. Well, here
| Is GoOdvife Sylvester's. Good-day."
| Eli. abeth. pale and trem bling, hur-
ried out OF reach of the pnGnswerabl
maliciousness of the shrill old voice
Stung IN every nerve. q few hot tears
burnt her cheeks bat the waters of
sorrow were absorbed in her Pa lent
heart and seldom dimmed her sad eyes
| She looked seiwRrd alas, no white
sail wss in sight She looked around
there was no one near. LooseninK her
cloak, she pulled ont tiny. black
silk cord from her bosom At the end
hung half n silver sixpense. warm
| with the beating of her true heart
love. she silently pressed It to her
lips and her heart said I'VE shall
meet again; il not In this life. then in
another, where there shall be nc
more sea"
1t wanted just ons week Of Thanks
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John MnIts,. rhnnk.rIrIng.


''Thanksglving!-for what7"
and he muttered a curse
For the plainest OF food
and al empty purse;
For life OF hard work
aud tie shabbIest clothes7
But IFS idle to talk
OF poor mans woes!
Lot the rich give thanks
IL Is they who can;
There Is nothing I'm life
for a Iabnrlng man"
30 said John White
tom = cod Eife Jane
And Ger her face
stolo q look OF pain.
Nothing. dear John1''
and he thought again
Then glanced more kindly
down on Jane.
Il was wrong" he said;
I'D forgotten youi
And I've my health,
and the baby. too
Aud the baby crowed
twas bounding boy
And Ger James face
came el,ok OF Joy;
And she kissed her John
a. no prIt away:
And he said to himself.
as he worked that day
I Was wrong. n-rS wrong:
I'll not grumble again.
should surely be thankful
for baby and Jane"