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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-25
FINE
STOCK FARM!
FINE

Very fue Stock Farm of600 acres located
ia the garden spoi OF Iowa. Marshall Coun-
Is, 81 miles from Tn.on, on the Iowa Cen
trsl Railroad. and five niles from Clifford, on
the c. q \. ". r. r Cen reach twenty dif
fcreut depois by team 10 one days drive.
The ground all tiled. SO every acre can be
cultivated under a veiy high state Of eul-
tivation Contains four large drive wells,
with wind pumps, which supply an abund-
anoe of water % every field or part Of the
whole farm Buildings Of the very best
Fine large house containing all modern
Improvements hot and cold water all
through the house, aud a splendid large
barn, g-anarg, other buildings, etc. Price
only SIS peE acre. $4,000 cash, balance 70
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Looal Instl,uta.

MAN ALEiN,
s2 Federal Street Allegheny, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-25
ELIAS CUNNINGHA
Office and Yard Opposite &C R. R. Station. Somerset
iSCRIBNERS MAGAZINE.
An Exceptional Year.

Yarls saf a
Atoay s IeI f f n 1t ~ ne ac1b cr
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-25
Red Nose Mixes PlunderFound

Program viii be interspsrsed with mus c
md queries All are invited to attend.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28

Its through trains carry the best of
Pullman Sleeping Cars. and provide all
those modern conveniences which make
long ,urneys restful and profitable.
Winter Tourist Tickets are now on
sale, and the public are reminded that
to ST. LOUIS, HOTSPRlNGS, ARK,
and the South the M 81 st. LIZ makes
close connections in UNION DEPOT,
ST. LOUIS, as we'll as at KANSAS
CITY: also running through cars to
CHICAGO. DENVER,
COLORADOSPRlN and pU EBLC,
and there connecting for all Coast and
CALIFORNIA PONIES.
Close connection made at st. Paui
with all lines for the North west.
Inquire of any agent of this company
for rates, etc, Or
G.. M. PRATT,
w. H. TRUEsDALE, GEN. TkT g. PASS ACT.
RECEIVER. MllSNEAPOLIS.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
Use and Abuse of Perfumes.

Let fair women beware of using per
fumes of pronounced and aggressive
odors, lest she offend and ALLEVIATE the
regard of her friends. One of the chief
causes of the separation OF the King OF
Holland from his first wife was the
penchant of Queen Sophia for the scent
Of musk, which odor was intensely dis
agreeable to her royal consort. So
generously did she indulge her passion
for this perfume that not only were her
own apartments permcated with it, her
clothes, hair and belongings offensive
with it, but any room through which
she passed would smell for days after
Of her favorite perfume. The secret OF
the fascinating fragrance which seems
to surround and emanate from dainty
women lies ever in the constant use OF
most delicate and faint perfumes whose
odor is intangible and suggestive, rather
than in the liberal use OF permeating
and intense odors which are sure to OF
fend some sensitive olfactory organism.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
FUN BY FIRELIGHT.
How the Bavarians Amuse Themselves
Long Winter Evenings.

Long Winter Evenings.
AS to amusement, you may trust a
Bavarian not to be behind In that. The
men meet almost nightly in the different
inns and beer-houses according to their
status in the local society, where they
have talk, singing, music, cards, etc,
the large glass mugs of beer at their
side being constantly replenished The
beer is fortunately light and whole
some, but the amount drunk is serious
expense, and much more than the men
usually can properly afford
Besides these nightly gatherings
there are different clubs or societies
that meet at certain times at one or
other of the inns for an evenings
amusement, some of them under the
patronage of the priest. In many of
them the women join, but the women's
chief entertainments are kunli Or spin
ming parties at home, and very coy and
picturesque these spinning parties are.
The great feature in a Bavarian sit
ting-room is the large porcelain stove
that stands out into the room, and that
is usually lit from the passage outside.
Round this stove bench runs, making
a delightfully."- warm seat, the back being
the porcelain stove
But besides this stove, in the older
houses there is in the wall hole with
a chimney, where particular sort Of
pine, that burns brightly without send
ing out sparks, is burned at night for
the purpose Of light only. In olden
times, when such luxuries as lamps
were unthought Of, it was often the
only means of illumination. Some still
use them constantly; others keep them
only for festive occasions. A man (syen-
orally the wag or story-teller of the
parity sits beside it to keep it 1eplen-
ished. The women have their spinning
wheels or knitting, and the men sit in
the darker corners; and there are al.
ways some to sing songs or tell stories
Or keep the fun going i'll some way.
One such scene especially recu1s to
me, says a writer in the National Re-
view. Imagine an old, dark panelled
room. In her armchair, close to the
stove, in the full light of the blazing
pine wood, sits the handsome Old hos
tress, in her picturesque costume, busy
with her spinning wheel. A young
woman with d wheel is in an opposite
corner. Three daughters knitting and
guests sit in a circle, more or less, the.
light playing On the varied faces and
time-worn furniture as bright freight
alone can.
One man has d guitar, and two young
girls sing Tyrolese songs and the com
positions of one of the men present
pleasantly together. At last schnapps
of different kinds "a sort of cheap
liqueurs) and delicious coffee, with
homemade cake, are handedround, and
the evening ends with hearty farewell
greetings.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
RATS AS. MELON THIEVES.
Strange Sights Witnessed by . veracious
Groceryman.

Strange Sights witnessed by q VerociouH
Grocerym2n.
Readers of the children's stories of
the good old times have seen again and
again in the juvenile magazines stories
alleged to be true of rats carrying of
eggs and other small objects, display
ing all but human ingenuity in doing SO
one rat clasping the egg in his legs
and being towed away by the others. A
Sixth avenue (Troy, N - grocer tells q
ready, he says, to make affidavit that he
saw the occurrence with his own eyes.
! This is the story as he told it to one of
the Troy Unions reporters:
81 have missed melons from my store
from time to time-mostly muskmelons,
but in one or two instances large water
melons. OF course I suspected boys OF
being the thieves-there is tough lit
tie gang that hangs around here-and I
set watch. That day and the next we
caught boys stealing apples and peach
es, but that is an everyday occurrence
with almost every grocer and / was
pretty we'll satisfied that the boys were
not the thieves wanted. The next
thing that came to be certainty with
me was that the stealing was done in
the night. / could find no signs of any
one breaking into the store, and the
cash-drawer was always untouched. So
night before last l watched from six
o'clock until midnight with revolver
and bull's-eye lantern. And / discov-
cred the thieves. They were rats.
cit was about $3.50 when I heard a
scampering over the floor near the stand
where the melons lay. I turned the
bull's-eye on the place and saw five
large rats, three on the floor and two
up beside big watermelon on the
bench, foot or eighteen inches above.
They didn't seem to mind the glare of
the bull's-eye, which threw strong
light upon them but left me in the
darkness. The two rats on the bench,
standing on their hind legs, pushed the
melon off, and it fell with crushing
sound to the floor, splitting into three
pieces, though held together more or
less by the tissue of the melon.
E'With their sharp teeth and claws
they quickly cut the thing apart, allow
ing some seeds and water to run out on
the floor. Then, with much struggling
and pushing and pulling, two of the
rats on their backs on the floor, got
pieces of the melon On top of them.
One other assisted each Of them to keep
the melon steady, and the fifth caught
each in turn by the tail and by hard
pulling dragged them to the cellar
stairs. Here the heavy freight was
pushed off the rats which had served as
carts and rolled downstairs. This was
repeated until every particle of the
melon disappeared, seeds and all. I
shot the last rat as he paused at the
head of the stairs, and have not missed
any melons silcao
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
TIE NOON.
Two Things About Her Which Most Ev-
cry One Should Know.

Two Things About Her Which Most Ev-
cry One Should Know.
There are one or two things about
the moon that every one should know.
Let me mention them. writes Prof. e.
s. Holden, of Lick Observatory, to the
Youths Companion. How bright is the
full moon, do you think? Suppose you
look rlD at the moon on the next clear
night. The sky is a pure, pale blue
and the moon is almost dazzlingly
bright against it. If the whole canopy
of the sky were made up Of full moons,
and if one we're in the center of such a
shining shell, one might think that the
glare would be intolcrable.
But let us see, This very same moon
YOU have often seen in the day time as
a pale white disc just barely visible
against the background Of the sky. In
fact, unless you know exactly where to
look, you may require d minute or two
to find it.
That means that the daylight sky is
not so very different in brilliancy from
the nearly full moon; or it means that
YOU could very well live under Sky
whose every part was just as bright as
the moon itself.
We may say, then, that the bright
ness of the moon is not very much
greater than the brightness of the Same
area of sky. The total light Of the
full moon can be compared with the
total light of the sun, though it is a yer.
difficult problem, and the result will be
that the sun is as bright as $4,000 full
moons.
Once again, you ought to know and
remember how large the moon is. Its
diameter is about 1900 miles-one-
fourth of the earth-and it's angular di-
aneter is about half a degree. AS
there are 1870 degrees from the east
point to the west point of the horizon
measured through the zenith, there is
room for $50 full moons in an arch
spanning the heavens from east to
west. each one touching the rims of those
next it.
Another thing, too, you should notice
and understand. The moon looks
LARGER near the horizon than it does
when it is overhead. The common ex-
PLANTATION of this fact is essentially the
true one; that is. the low moon is near
enough to the horizon to be compared
with hills, or trees or houses, and con-
sequently it looks large; while the high
moon is isolated, and one has no term
of comparison.
In both cases the angular diameter is
about half a degree, as you can prove
for yourself with little ingenuity.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
Worn Out by kissing.

A striking instance of the, effect Of
trif1es oft repeated is seen ii a. recent
statement that q large quantity OF the
metal on the foot of the famous statue
!. of st. Peter at the Vatican has been
worn away by the frequent kisses OF
votaries. In order to prevent similar
injury, the foot Of a statue OF the Saw
Jour II the Minerva has been protected
4 BY brass buskin, while the face OF 2
bronze statue Of the Saviour has been
quite kissed away in the course OF
years. .=5. 81. IF. .ss
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
Irish American Bank
Kasota Block Cor. Hennepin and
Fourth Streets.
Paid up Capital 500, 600, 90
DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS.
j. S. Coughlin, J. P. Rea, Martin Ring,
II. G. Clarke, Mathew Walsh, John
r. Gould, M. W. Nash, Richard
Welsh, Frank w. Shaw, J. r. Corrigan
VIM. MCMILLAN.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
WHEN A KNOT is NOT A KNOT.
Something About the Use of the Much
Abused Word

something About the USe of the Much
Abused Word.
RIO the average lstntlubber, and in
fact to many seaman, the knot is the
same thing as the geographical, nauti-
cal, or sea mile, and that is used solely
to prevent confusion with the statute
land mile. This use Of the word. how
ever, lis improper, and the authorities
in naval and marine matters abroad
have taken the subject in hand of late,
and are sending out the true meaning
and usage of the salt-aavored unit
Tie knot, they announce, is simply a
unit for measuring speed at sea- and
has nothing to do with distance. which
is measured by the nautical mile of a
little over $3.50 feet says the New
York Times. Their exact definition Of
q knot is ga speed of one nautical mile
an hour SO that one knot is a speed Of
a little more than 101 feet q minute.
Therefore, on a log lire with a half
minute glass or time interval, the dis
tance between the knot should be near
ly filty-one feet. The word is derived
from the knots on the log line, and the
number of knots which pass over Il
ships rail during the half-1ninute or
other time measurement give the speed
of the vessel.
In late years, through an exagger-
ated straining after precision in general
marine writing, the expression knots
per hour" which from the above ex-
PLANTATION may be seen to be a nautical
barbarisnl, has jumped into use to eS-
press the speed of a ship. So the proper
word mile has been practically dis
placed and it is a common thing to read
that 1.-THE City of Paris daily run was
500 knots" This would be about is
miles, which would be slow going even
for raft.
The word knot is also used incorrect
ly in speaking of coal endurance, as
ssthe Growers coal endurance is $4,000
knots at 1o-lznot speed One might
as sensibly say ''the vessel lay within
two knots of her dock.' Chief Engineer
Isherwood of the United States navy, in
hts reports on speed trials, goes SO far
out of his way to avoid these errors
that he uses the lengthy express
sion geographical miles an hour to
express speed rather than use the sim
nle. but much abused term, ''knot"
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
NATIONAL OFFICERS.

NJ W1LHERE, N D, Philadelphia, Pa.
NJ SLATTERT. Ms, ALBANY, N Y.
National Directors-P. J. o. onnor, chairman.
Savannah, Ca; John W. McGreeyy, Thos: }.
O'Brien. Cornelius Horrigan, John Tyrrell.
STATE OFFICERH-M lNNESOTA
STATE nELEGATE-John Mccarthy. of Still
water.
STATE sEoRErARY-Geo. NJ. Giltinan, of st.
Paul.
STATE TREAsURER-John Sheehy, of Mont
gomery.
STATE BOARD OF D1REC1oRs-William De-
aney, St. Paul; D. F. McDermott, Clontarf;
John Flood, Duluth; j. T. Rowan, Winona; W
j. Murphy. st. Cloud.
President of Insurance Fund, NJ Mcdonnell,
of Graceville.
Vice President, M. w. Mogan, of Minneapolis.
insurance. Secretary. John A. O'Shaughnessy,
Of saltwater.
Treasurer of Insurance Fund, John Sheehy, of
Montgomery.
Directors of Insurance Fund. d. F. McDer-
mott, Clontarf; P. J. Ryan. st. Cloud; John +.
Byrnes, Minneapolis; Geo w. Murphy, Fari-
bault; j. j. Kennedy, st. Paul.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28

Michael Crowley; treasurer. Patrick Dryer; ms
sec. . Mernman; meet lst Sunday Of each
month. z. ~ fF SsEtF
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
NORTON. RElyv1LLE COUNTY

MURTUN. HEEVIIILE COUNTY
County Delegate--T NJ keefe, Morton.
Division. No. I.--President, J Fl Ryan Morton;
T M Keefe, Morton; fin sec. A Fl Keefe, Nor,
tom treasurer. Fl Kirwin, Beaver Falls; meet
I'd runday Of each N cntI al 2 n NJ
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
The Size of Canada.

The area of the Dominion of Canada
is estimated at 100000 square miles,
or, including it's water surface, $3.50, 900
square miles. 1t is the largest of all
the British possessions, constituting 40
per cent. OF the Empire, the total area
of which is over 100000 square miles.
Canada lacks only 237,o02 square miles
of being as large as the whole continent
of Europe; it is nearly thirty times as
large as Great Britain and Ireland, and
is 100000 square miles larger than the
United States, exclusive of Alaska
Canada covers more than ia part Of
the earth's surface, but contains only
1885 part of the population Of the world.
The Irish standard., 1891-03-28
STRENGTH VITALITY.

Victims of o. esses or :indiscretion, with Ner.
yoas Exhaustion. Cough, Headache. Tired Feel
ore treated for Consumption, Dyspepsia and
Liver Compiaint, By insxperiencedd m. men, Ekc
ply beth NE I ss sRs IL yeoae " or Old
plety restored. No Exposure; SEPARATE rooms for
Ladies; interviews Strictly Confidential: It ie
evident that Physicisn Who confnes hfmsef
pcssess greater skill than ms in general practice
6-Recently contracted. { chronic Urinary Di-
local remedy. No nauseous drues Used. Many
cases pronounced incurabie promptly yield to
Dr.: Nelson's Approved Remedies.
FREQ from observation. Charges fair. Tarms
Cash a friendly talk costa nothing. Houres
70 8. n. to u m, 70 and to 6p. @. Supdegs
Book and question list, lse.
46 Wash. Az. 8. llnnsAD0l1a, 01nn.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-17
insurance after they had sIready de-

insurance after they had slready de-
termlned upon self-destructioif.
at the conclusion of this paper Mr..
Quincy stated that there was one phase
OF the suicide question which he WOULD
ike to call attention to-it might more
correctly be termed partial or demi
suicide. He referred to the Willful
destruction OF an arm or a leg
for the purpose of securing in
surance. 1t was surprising, he
said, to see how many persons
there were who were willin e 10 part
with limb in order to realize $4,000, or
sometimes even less, on an accident in
surance policy. He asserted that the
custom among the mutual companies
of paying half the face of a policy for
the total disability of an arm or leg had
made more crippleS than the civil war.
Mr.. Tiffany, of Buffalo. argued strongly
against the theory that suicides are the
result of insanity. He said that he
could not see the justice or sense of
the belief that when man attempted
suicide, and succeeded, he was insane
but when he attempted and failed he
was perfectly sane and responsible for
the action. A. B. Smith argued that the
companies which inserted the suicide
clause in their contracts saved many
ives thereby, In the theory that many
men were thus deferred from taking
their own lives.
A short discussion upon the subject
what can be done to protect us against
the admission of undesirable risks fol-
lowed, and most of the delegates having
by this time departed one by one, the
meeting adjourned until this morning.
The Minnesota Loan and Trust Co.
Allows 5 Per Cent Interest ON six
months deposits.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-17
AMUsENIENTs.

The Shaw Comic Opera company is
doing nicely at the LyceUm. The Sec
ond performance of "Olivetteo was
given last evening to an audience that
filled every seat, and the standing
room only'' sign was again displayed.
The cast is an exceptionally good one
for popular priced opera, and includes
Miss Hilda Thomas, Miss May SylveS-
ter, Alice Freeman, Edith Shaw,
Alonzo Hatch, Charles A. Gilbert and
Robert Kane. Only matinee Saturday.
"Ihe Ensign" at the Bijou last even
ing, was witnessed by large audience.
The company worked to better adYan-
tage, and the performance went much
smoother. The sale of seats for the
balance of the week is quite large, and
indicates that the local theater-goers are
recognizing the merit and strength of
the stock company that Manager Lift
has engaged. 1.-The Ensign" like all
war plays, draws we'll on the old vet
Grams, quite a large number of whom
were in attendance last evening. a
ladies' and children'S matinee will be
given to-day at 2:30. The stock COM
pany is now in active rehearsal for the
production of "The Streets of New
York." which will open next Sunday
evening for four nights engagement.
MISS OllYe FremStad VIII sing IN the
concert at the Church of the Redeemer
this evening. She will be assisted by
Claude Madden. violinist, and Will A.
Rowland, of New York, an excellent
baritone, and others. When Miss Frem-
stad left Minneapolis she was supposed
to be the possessor of a fine mezzo-
soprano voice. but she returns after sew
eral months development and cultiva-
ton in New York, the pOSSeSsOr of a
contralto voice of rare quality, strength
and sweetness.
Dan Sully's famous play. "The Cor
ner Grocery" will be presented at the
Ora nd all next week, commencing Sun
day night, June 21. Seats can be OBJ
tanned at the box Office Friday morning.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-17
DISTRICT COURT BRIEFS.

Yesterday afternoon Samuel P. Put
nam filed an appeal from the award of
the commissioners in the matter of
laying out, widening and opening Grove
land avenue, from Summit Park addi-
tion to Newton avenue. A similar ap-
peal was also filed by A. r. Potter, w.
J. Bishop, George E. Maxwell and
Laura A. Huntington.
The trial of Charles Emerson, other
wise Allen, was on before Judge Pond
yesterday. He is charged with stealing
a horse and buggy and some harness
from the barn of Arthur Heck.
John Collie, of 4137 Third avenue
south, was sent to the Rochester insane
asylum yesterday. His malady takes
the shape of blowing in his money in a
needless manner. AShort time ago the
court appointed a guardian to look after
him, but it did not seem to help matters
any.
Fanny z. Heitz has begun an action
against Philip HeitZ for divorce. They
were married in Buford county, n. d.,
in 1887. She charges cruel treatment,
intemperance and desertion.
The Sandy River National bank, of
Pennington. Me-. has commenced suit
against J. E. Thwing and others to re-
cover promiSsory note of $4,000.
The jury in the second case of James
Low against j. j. Swenson to recover
on $500 promissory note returned a
verdict yesterday for the defendant.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-17
A Shaky ScafRold.

Three carpenters working on cot
tage at Meadyille park yesterday were
thrown from height of fifteen feet to
the ground by the breaking of scaffold
and all more or less injured. Richard
Arnold was severely bruised about the
back and legs. John Phillips had his
arm and legs bruised and August Arm
strong was considerably shaken up.
The men were brought to town ON the
1880 train. Arnold, who was most
seriously injured, was conveyed to his
home, corner Thirty-five street and
Aldrlch avenue south. DR.. Small, who
attended him, reports that although he
is seriously injured he will recover.
Arnold is married but the others are
not.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-17
To Make a Noise.

Manager Brackett, of the exposition,
mas made application at the arsenal at
Rock Island for the use of the following
articles, which he hopes soon to receive:
Ordnanee-One Calling machine gun, 50
cailber, old style: one Calling machine gun.
5O caliber, improved: one Hotchkiss machine
gun; one mountain howitzer: one eight-inch
mortar, mounted; one Cochom mortar,
mounted.
Relics Dismounted-One Spanish mortar.
one bronze mortar. English trophy, George
IL; one three-inch rife cannon presented to
South Carolina by friends in Liverpool. one
tnree-lnch rifle cannon injured in battle. one
English cannon taken at Niagara in 1914, ,one
Englsh cannon taken at Saratoga in 1277,
tnirty rifles OF different patterns used during
the war and since
Projectiles--Nine 12-pound shot, round,
nine l2-pound she'll. round; five eightinch
shell, round; one eight-inch shell, conical,
Butler; one 15-inch mortarshell. pyramid ;
Tour s-inch shell, pyramid: three grape shot
assorted sizes; three canister shot, assorted
sizes