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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11

Geoage b Hoover, : messenger for The
United states Express Company between
Pittsburgh and Cumberland ~Es arrested 81
Confidence Saturday, and brought to this
place asd lodged il jail. He + charged with
having stolen sn express package containing
Sss6. On January l5sh. i Is claimed that be
szAstfuted package filed With worthless
paprsr Sor the one containing The money, and
took the Constance agents reecipt fo- the
sane. The insorrasiion was mace by Cen
eral Superintendent ". H. sny der. HOover's
home is in Cumberland Nd and be has a.
vsys borne a good reputation, and comes
from highly respectable family. bis arrest
Eas = great surprise 10 him, and bis mental
suffering Is said TO be most pitiable.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11

The new reformed church II LsFansEllle.
va dedicated last Sunday. The building is
frame. Gothic style Of zrehitecture- with
corner tower, rear slcsTes, and IS finished
throughout with natural wo0a. fhs ights
are nearly all memorial windows. hiied With
old cathedral glass. I. Is beautiful sfrnct-
ure, and 8 credit 70 the congregation aid
70 the town II r1E;. fzrrisasd. s2.5Ss and
xas free from debt when desiazteS- About
500 was raised under The nkn2gesasaf Of
Rev. James Shick. Of GseenTiIie. pa, who
also preached the de5ic4tory sermon. This
razkes the fourth Reformed church dedicated
within four years. during the Iastora.e Of
Rev. Hiram Kine Mr. King was assisted
On this occasion By Revs shick and Wsg-
ncr. Tie LassnsviIie congregation Is under
obligations 10 fbe good people cf sonsrset,
and other loczlities in The county. for zlz;e-
mai aszsstAace.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11


It's provided tina, road5e3s shall be six-
teen feet wide and zen inches higher in the
center than 81 The sides. With drains at ihe
side and other provisions for keeping the
roadbed in proper shape when once con-
strne,ed. Supervisors must report annually
to the couniT engineer upon tie amount Of
money expended and the character Of work
done during the year
The supervisors mast coastrRcf al high
wsys by coatract- aad may also be lei TO
the lowest ard best bidder the contract for
opening. Masking OF repairing Of al other
township roads and bridges such contracts
must be Publicly made by advertising and
contracts for maintenance may be for three
wears
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11
REsoRm IN RoADLAws.
THE sIATE 70 Be AsKED soE sipa9ooo 10
aID IowxsuffS-TaxE xUsT RE PAID
II cAsH-FARllEI,s CANNOT WORK
or THEsE TAX, BIT TsxPAE-
Ess via 81 PEHEEED 81

TIE Read Commission hsz completed =
drais ofthe bin TO reform ibe rad laws Of
she State. and vii present the measure to
TIE legislature a an early dss<. Is authors
GilseiAiU for the BIZ any extensive seforrs,
ard say that il S net a. complete measure
IS they would ike to see adopted. The
varying conditions of topography and busi-
hess in different sections of.he State made
], iwpraesscable for the Commission to Is
iab.ish uniform Specifications for roads, and
this sHbjsc. S 10 he isff 10 the county an
fls5ritiss 10 regulate safe aid is 10 be fur
nlshea the townships FOR road building. bat
this VII be done b separate hili to Be here
after iairodnoad The present Legislature
viii be aSksd 70 give s.. .os'a 90 for this pur-
pose Harrisburg xosld gst none Of this
noney. as cites and b0rougas are dsbarrsd
from safe asd
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-02-11

Ms A. L UHL-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
THE WIDE-AWAKE BOY.


The great ship was stayed in her stately ca
recr.
line was flung out. with jerk, to the pier
c.ush. quick as fash, at the sailors
Twisted. tied and made snug by u wide.
awake boy.
There are cries OF commencing: q regular
brickm
Half blushing. says Billy: faint much Of
trick;
when you see limo flung. Why. grab Il
with skill.
Cause Why II you don't. some other chap
will"
Lads. chances will come to your lives with
tho years;
Arc you training to seize on the first that ap-
pears?
Learning well what you learn, like this
miniature tar?
.'Cause why!" II you're not, then ''other
chaps" are.
Hoy. boys. with you're future to build rs
you go,
There's nobody looking for hands that are
slow.
On LIES moorl lines lay hold with vigor and
skill,
"'Cause Why" II yon don't. some other
chap will.
See, down with Times current, the good
ship Employ
cometh laden with luck for the wide awake
boy!
Mary Grant Major. in Wide Awake.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
"I'M GLAD HE'S CONE" SHE SAID.

"I'M GLAD HE'S COME" SHE SAID.
enough to understand his character and
motives. He judged that on account of
her situation Louise was out Of humor
with the world and not in frame of
mind to form favorable opinions Of
anyone.
They talked but little after that, and
walked at such speed that Louise soon
became exhausted. The night had
come on now, and off in the south the
cloud was stealing up, while ever and
anon low growl of thunder rolled
slowly from the east to the west and
vivid forks of lightning streal1ed the
heavens.
Paul." Louise said, "what shall we
do? We shall be lost out here, and
never find our way home"
I'VE must go on. Louise, and do the
best we can. Perhaps we may find the
way"
Again they moved forward, but with
slow step, for with fatigue, fright and
anxiety, Louise was trembling SO that
she could hardly bear her weight.
The cloud spread out, and soon the
whole heavens was obscured. The
thunder grew louder and more frequent
until it became terrific, and the light
ming flashed necessarily. Then directly
it began to rain. First few large,
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17

wonld say, to carry with You. Don
let all your thoughts be base metal
I've used to laugh at this 'old-fash-
Toned custom. But it would be impos-
slbie to measure the influence which
these great ideas had in elevating the
daily current Of our thoughts. We
could not give ourselves mp wholly to
trivial or mean things with this great
thought ringing in our minds like the
call OF trumpet"
busy mother upon whom much OF
the actual labor of her household de-
volved, said once:
u have no time to search in books for
great thoughts to widen and lift my
children's minds. But | try to bring
into our family life the high, liberal
charity taught by Christ try. too, to
keep the children's attention fixed upon
some subject outside of their own lives.
One day it may be new book, the
next political crisis in our own coun-
try, or great flood in China. These
things serve to turn their thoughts from
personal gossip or squabbling"
~HS'S aiI many H1luco Ill " iliCH SOtIlC
idea like these is at work, tightening
and uplifting the whole family life.
There are others in which the members
resemble parts of machine at work.
They earn money. they eat, drink and
sleep: but the life. the cnnobling prin-
ciple, stacking.
However young or insignificant the
reader OF these words may be, he can
do his part toward bringing the sun
shine of broader life into his home.
The mere habit Of speaking of things
instead OF people, if persisted in, will
be like window opened into close
and sitting room.
The atmosphere Of our thoughts, rs
well as that breathed by our bodies,
becomes foul and poisonous il kept too
long shut in from outside influences.
Open the windows, then. Take the
lives. the work, the thoughts of your
brother men into your own, and you
will be able to serve better Him Who
is Father and yours. Youths Compan-
ion.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17

ABOUT MOTHERS BOY.

Good Words for tho Bov Who Dares to
Love His Mother.
What blessing to man and woman
kind is mothers boy. lie is the boy
who goes to mother with all his little
trials and troubles of boyhood, and as
years come to him he does not grow too
worldly to take to her the same
troubles, grown in Importance with his
years and position in life. Mothers
boudoir becomes to him place OF
refuge when all the outer world seems
crossways and twisted, and in that
room he finds an influence of which he
is until then unaware. 1t sheds its rays
about him, not as q f,aring headlight,
binding him to all other objects, but
as a mellow light in which he sees
things in their true sense. and with eyes
Of justice and wisdom. The influence of
his early boyhood fingers around him
in after years when he has taken his
place among the lawyers, politicians
and businessmen Of the world. He is
helped upward on the ladder Of success
by the firm and conscientious princi-
pies which became a part of his being,
while yet he was mothers little boy"
It is he that guides the great ball Of
social and political questions into the
sunlight Of enlightenment and civilza.
ton. Policy and public opinion seldom
swerve him, for he sees the path OF
duty before him and is guided on by
the silken cord of conscience so strongly
develop in mothers boys" Anything
about which he would hesitate to tell
his mother is beneath him; thus the
love he has for the one who nursed him
oftimes becomes the invisible power to
stay him from deeds which would mud.
dy his conscience and push him on in
the course of tough and hardened
man.
In mothers boy" is always found q
touch Of soul refinement. a something
which lies beyond the outward show
and may be described as q love for all
that is true, beautiful and good. No
matter how old and hardened a man
may grow in contact with the busy
world there is still trace of mother !
boy in him, and his heart will vibrate
with the vigor of youth when the sill
very hairs or hands which smoothed
the rugged way for little feet are
brought to mind.
1t is no disgrace to be called a
mothers boy" Abraham Lincoln
was one. So was Garfield, and when
the news Of his election reached him.
his first act and thought was to carry
the glad tidings to little mother who
waited at home ready to share either
joys or disappointment with her boy
1t is said that no boy is wholly bad
who still loves his mother, and it may
be added that no girl will be wholly
unhappy who trusts her future to the
man who carries his mothers picture
in his inside pocket.-Chicago Tribune.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
ENNOBLlNG THOUGHTS.

Encourage Them. for tho Influence for
Good Which They Exert Is Inestiinabic.
A public man whose influence has
been powerful for good in this country,
said lately:
"My father was un uneducated, hard
working farmer. Yet some of his
methods of training his children showed
. keen insight and rare wisdom. lie
Aad the habit, for instance, of telling us
=. we ate our breakfast any story OF
Kindness or courage or self-sacfitice
which he had heard or read the day be-
tore; or, failing these, he would repeat
> noble thought tersely expressed, or a
ese line Of postry.
There's bit Of gold, boys lie
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
HUMOROUS.

-Bulfinch-' tell yon what it is
that Miss Smilax is simply out of sight.
Wooden-"Yes, I've noticed it ever,
time I've called. boston Courier.
Fond Children. if the
clock struck fourteen. what time would
it be?" Logical Louise-"Two o'clock
papa Clever Charlic-..Time to &c,
the clock fixed"
That was All.-Mrs. Cumso-'.Lis
ten! What is that deadened sound !
hear?" Cumso-'A deadened sound:
Oh. that is somebody numbering q song. =
brakes Magazine.
The Missionary Spirit. Watts
~ suppose it is owing to the lack OF
time that you never wash your face?'
Hungry Higgins--''Yes'm I'm too busy
scourin' the country."-Indianapolis
Journal.
He Goyfully)-"And you will be
mine:' She (aggressively!-"No, l
won't" He (surprised)-"Why. you
just said you would marry me-" She
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES different
Detroit Free Press.
His Error. -Puppette-"Why, here
is your sister, Willie You said she
wasn't at home" Willie De Peyster-
II made a mistake. thought you was
trying to collect bill for dry goods
house. Cloak Review
A Streak of Good Fortune. Bun.
ker-"Bloomer is looking pretty well
lately. Has he had any luck?' Hill
"Why, haven't you heard? lie married
a Harlem widow, and her former hus-
bands clothes just fit him."
"A side-show orator at circus, after
long yarn descriptive of what was to
be seen inside, wound up by saying:
''Step in, gentlemen. step in. Take
my word for it, you will be highly de-
lighted when you come out"
MARY" said Mrs. Hicks to the new
waitress, "what has become Of those
red wine glasses?' .'Oh, num-" re.
piled Mary with frightened sob. 1.-The
cooks cousin was here Sunday. and h..
ate EN- all up. Hes the glass-eater at
the museum, mum. Epoch.
~ often wonder" he said, as they
stood in the vellowness of moonlit
uiSht, WHdl my iaSC WOfdS Will be. -
And not vestige of sarcastic intent
lurked in her mind as she answered.:
$50 do /, George. should so love to
hear them. "-Washington Star.
The New Entry Clerk. flames, 1
don't see you waiting at table any
more NO, sab; Is been promoted.
is entry clerk now" "You entry
clerk. didn't know you were book
keeper" ''Oh, amt. l Jest keep my
eye on the umbrellas, hats, and things
de boa'ders leave in the entry. Kate
Fields Washington.
The boys fishing pole was fastened
under the root of tree on the river
bank the other day, and he was sitting
in the sun playing with dog. Fish
ing?" inquired a man passing along the
road. Yep" answered the boy. as
briefly. mice dog yu've got there.
What's his name?" ''Fish." Fish?
That's queer name for a dog. What
do You call him that for?' "'Cause he
won't bite" Then the man proceeded
On his way.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17

GOOD SERVICE"
fill your house with strangers. Surely
surely, if you knew how love you, ant
how your conduct hurts me, you woult
not be SO cold and forgetful."
Through all of the poor woman's suf
fcrings, and after all her fathers neg
lect and cruelty, she loved him still
lie had trampled her love in the dust
repealed and thrown her from Kim. LAGER
ated and bruised her heart, but she still
retained for him the love of daughter
and but a word or token of kindnes.
from him would have sent her flying K
his arms.
Harry Pearson unused, as he rod.
across the prairie, on the event of tha
evening and the discovery to which i
had led, and his thoughts ran like this
There is no doubt of it-not the
least. These Greens are old Batch
ford's folks, and that girls mother il
the one we've robbed. Robbed? That's
putting it pretty strong, but after al
that's about what it is; we're LIVING
there on the fat of the land at ole
Blatchford's expense, while his owr
daughter is living dogs life out here
in this outlandish place. It's a shame
and old Blatchford ought to be pun
ished for being such an old heathen
He's the one that's to blame, and no,
us. Of course some people who strain
point might tell Blatchford that he is
fool, and refuse to accept the favors
that he ought to bestow elsewhere. bu,
/ don't seem to have as fine a sense OF
justice rs that. feel sorry for these
poor devils OF Greens and sympathize
with them, but it would be a little toe
inconvenient to go back on the old man.
kindness and generosity and renounce
it in their favor, SO guess I'll just give
them my sympathy in return for the
money that is rightfully theirs, and con-
time to live ut Blatchford's expense.
Some people might consider it rather
shabby in me. and for that matter guess
a good many who are acquainted with
the circumstances think that way a.
ready; but that is nothing in compari.
son to living in poverty. No. it may
not be exactly honest and manly to live
as do, but it's blamed nice and easy,
and that's the main point, anyhow.
"But about that girl. She's pretty,
and somehow I've taken fancy to her.
She's an innocent little soul, and as con-
filling as lamb. AS soon as saw her
that evening down there with that
farmer, felt an interest in her. l sup
pose. though, she don't have much Of a
liking for me. noticed that, too, that
evening. If she knew me and knew
what relation exists between us, guess
she would like me good deal less. But
I'll manage to keep that a secret; and
this business with Scraggs, too. that
must be kept under cover. It's good
thing to have a tool to bear the blame
in such matters, and old Scraggs is SO
used to being cursed that it don't hurt
him, and besides, he gets pay for
it, anyhow. must get up an excuse
for coming out here to Green's. want
to get better acquainted with the girl"
And all the way back the young man
was busy trying to devise an excuse for
coming to Green's, and, sad day for
Louise, he succeeded.
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
A NAMELESS GAME.
The Funny Game Aunt Addie Invented fol
the Amusement OF the Children.

The Funny Game Aunt Addie Invented for
the Amusement Of the Children.
Here is new game for you. 1t can
be played only in family where there
are several children and some grown-up
person who knew all the children when
they were little. This person may be
the mother. If she is busy an aunt will
do very well.
This is the way the game was played
in one family. An aunt and five chill
dren played it. The aunt was called
Aunt Addie. The names of the children
were Minnie, Alice. Jimmy, Bobby and
Archie. The aunt sat by the window
and embroidered while she played, and
the children stood in row before her
zone of you," said Aunt Addie.
"when you were a baby, used to cry
when you heard slow, sad tunes like
the ''Old Hundred and .Old Dog
Tray" When we sang something
lively, like Captain Jinks," you would
laugh. Now which one was it?"
Bobby" shouted two children,
that's the kind he likes now"
THAT was an easy one" said the
aunt, there is another:
Zone of you hated to wear hats. You
would cry whenever one was put on,
and after You had ridden little way in
your carriage you would pull it off and
throw it away. The nurse would pick
it up when she saw it, but sometimes
she did not see it, and several hats and
caps were lost. Which of you was it?"
''Jimmy's always losing his things"
said Minnie. II guess it was Jimmy"
No" said the aunt, lit is your turn
for the other guess, Jimmy. Only two
guesses each time"
at was Minnie" said Jimmy.
No said Aunt Addie. Now here
is another. There was one of you-only
one-who was always good and only
cried when he felt sick"
Archie guessed all the children at
once, and they were right.
These children and the aunt played q
long time that day. but have told you
enough to show you how. Try it and
see il you can think of a name for the
new game. Y. World
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
ITO BE CONTINUED.
The SlkeweP.

The skewer was formerly used as a
kind of tally stick, and it continues to
find similar employment at Lyons,
where the butchers rarely fail to stick
in the middle of a piece of meat q
small wooden cylinder announcing by
so many notches what every housewife
knows to be the exact weight Of the
meat.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17

Indeed. That is my home "

said. what state is your old homer"
"Obio.''
Indeed! That is my home
"Yes, we came from near Dayton.r
Greens, and from near Dayton" the
young man unused. THAT is rather
! queer, sure. But, pshaw! there are lots
of Greens in the world. and there might
be dozen families of the name from
near Dayton out here in Kansas, Then
aloud he said: Il live in Dayton and
know a great many people about there.
] suppose you have relatives and friends
in or near the town?'
YES. the Greens and the Elatchfords
live
''BIatchfords?' the young man re-
peated. Are you--is hc-?'' Then
recollecting himself, he stopped.
Louise glanced up into her coynpan-
ions face, but he turned it away, and
when he looked around a~ain all the
surprise had died out of it and he was
as calm as ever.
do you know the Blatchfordso'
Louise asked.
why, have met old Mr. Blatchford
occasionally. In fact, he has transacted
some business with TIE house with
which am connected. lie is a banker.
think"
YES, sir. At least he was. We
have not heard much from him of late"
''indced? lie is n relative, too"
''lic is my grandfather
"Ah. Well, that is your home just be-
fore us, presume: 50 l will ride on.
Good day." and he lifted his hat. when
he had mounted to his saddle, and
cantercd away.
When he was gone Louise was sorry
that she had not asked him more about
her grandfather, for in spite of the
heartless way in which he had treated
her parents. she had tender spot in
her heart for the old man. She would
like to have known whether he was
well and happy, at least, and that
much the stranger might have told her.
But it was too late now. and she went
on home and told her mother of her lit
tie adventure and of the stranger.
Harry Pearson Mary unused. nc
do not know anything of him. In fact,
| do not remember any Pearsons anon.
my acquaintanccs at home
That was all Mary said, but the men.
ton Of her fathers name had set her &c
thinking, and all that evening she wen,
about with a sad, distressed air. and
more than once long-drawn sigh
escaped her, and often she lifted her
coarse apron to her eyes to wipe away
the gathering tears.
'Oh, father. father" she walled in
spirit, ''how can you be so cruel and un.
feeling as to disOwn yonr only child md
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17

do not wish to blow into them.
but merely whisper that the Red
River Valley offers fin0 induce
ments for home seekers. as also
the entire region along the Great
Northern Railway through Mime
For Maps. Guide Books, ETC., apply
70 r. I. WHITNEY, g. r. 4 T. a.,
st. Paul. MINI. or your nearest
railway agent.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17
Y Z 7 Z I Z
0om4onn hnn the Largest Gold Mines.
IlIIIxIIX HIN the Largest Silver Mines.
WUukUuU llUu the Largest Copper Mines
the Largest Lead Mines.

WVWHUUU UUU LHFB6EIV OppEr MIUODs
the Largest Lead Mines.
HISS Extensive Grazing Ranges. Fine Tim
ber Belts, wide Agricultural valleys.
:. IS larger than New England, New York,
combined.
). The Great Northern Railway ID the direct
line from St Paul and Minneapolis TO Great
Butte and othcrMonIana points Apply to
your home railway agent for tickets over the
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-12-17


In some states the
ratio ID two and oft
en- three TO one in
favor OF the men.
The best route
from st. Paul. Min.
neapOlif. Duluth
and West Superior
to the Northwest
ern and PaCinC
States is via the
Great Northern
Railway.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-03
MADE A CLEAN SCORE.
A Pennsylvania Marksman Es-
fabIishes the American Rec

tabishes the American Rec
ord.
New YORK, November 12.-The
first clean score in match of 100
birds on American soil was achiev-
ed to-day by E. D. Fulford of Har-
risburg, Pa, in the first of three
separate matches arranged with
Captain John Brewer of Ham
mondton, n. j., who scored ninety
nine killed. The original stakes of
each match were $1,000 a side, but
somehow they fell to $500 with the
gate receipts added, the loser to
pay for the birds, which altogether
involve nearly $4,000 during the
contest. The conditions called for
each man to shoot at 100 live birds
under the Nottingham rules, at
thirty yards rise with eighty yards
boundary.
The match was shot off at Ma
rion, N. J. Before the regular
event took place the men shot q
practice match, each killing nine
teen out of a possible twenty
birds. The day previous Fulford
is said to have killed in practice SO
out of a possible 100 birds. Full
ford use u pound Greenier gun.
Brewers was a Richards piece of
the same weight.
It was in the third quarter when
Brewer missed his sixty-fourth
bird. The bird was rather erratic,
but very game, as he struggled in
the air with the shot from both
barrels in his body, until the
boundary line was crossed. All
through the contest not q word
passed between the men.