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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

Little Alfonso XIII. king Of Spain,
whose fifth birthday VIII be celebrated
in May, leads the most joyless life i'm
aginable. He Is sensitive and sickly.
He is frequently taken down with vio-
lent attacks Of collie, which last for days
and shake MS tiny weak body into a con-
dition Of pitiable thinness. Consequent
" he Is undersized. white and languid-
His mother coddles him aud watches
him so closely that he rarely, il ever, has
an opportunity for bit Of boys play or
other healthful exercise. He passes only
one hour daily in the open air, and this
by the side OF his mother in the royal
carriage. Occasionally he Is allowed 10
leave the carriage and walk in the park
sedately in the society Of his nurse, his
English governess and the Countess Of
Peralta.
The people of Madrid say that the total
of the ages Of these three companions is
100 years. The Countess of Peralta Is at
least ninety, and was the head governess
Of little Alfonso's father very many
years before the miniature king was
dreamed of. At all events. it is certain
that the royal companions. with their
100 years. frown on all royal capers, for
the occasional attempts of their puny
charge 70 run or jump or throw stones
are suppressed with military prompt
ness.
Once in two weeks the son OF the Duke
Of Casa-Jruj is commanded to the palace
70 play with his sovereign, but there is
little or no benefit in this for Alfonso
XIII, since the three women Of the 100
years are with the children constantly
to prevent ali boyish exuberance. So
the small, unhappy sovereign worries
along his narrow royal way with bur
den of childish misery that has rendered
him preInatureIy sad and Indifferent
New York sun.
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A sinking Mountain.

Two or three miles west Of Hiawassee
and Brasstown, on the mountain d.
viding Hiawassee and Brasstown, on
lot of land 10. 81, in the seven
teenth district and first section, and
on the west side Of the mountain,
Mr.. Hamilton, of Athens. Ca. Is mining
for corundum. He found that his sup
ply of water, with which he used to
wash his corundum. had ceased to flow.
One of his wOrknen was despatched to
find out the cause. He quickly returned
and said that the mountain was sinking.
Soon the alarm spread and parties start
ed to solve the mystery.
They soon found that a very large fs-
sure was opening in the earth IN the
shape of a semicircle, and large trees
Were falling in every direction. The
amount Of land encompassed was about
forty acres. By examining closely they
found that other assures were opening
on the southwest and northeast, crossing
the mountain The opening in some
places Is as much rs six feet wide and
the depth Is unknown.-COr. Atlanta
Constitution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

The fastest time on record for the
making. compiling and publishing Of a
statute book comes from Oklahoma
The legislature recently adjourned was
in session 100 days. On the morning Of
the last day there had not been passed
enactments that when printed would I'll
to exceed sixty pages of an ordinary law
book. At the close Of the last day the
signature Of the governor was placed on
enough more TO fiji a statute book Of
1 ,260 pages without the index.
Among these were included a code Of
civil and criminal procedure in both dis
trict. probate and justice courts and laws
governing crimes and punishments Gov
ering 500 pages. Within thirty DAYS
from the final adjournment these laws
We're copied, corrected and arranged in
manner that Chief Justice Green. Of the
territory. pronounced perfect, with side
and head notes for each section. With
in forty-eight hours after the compiling
committee had turned in its last copy
the printed volume, comprising over
1 800 pages, was turned over to Secretary
Martin bound IL law sheep. Kansas
City Times
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Dr.. Armstong. who died in Atlanta a
few days ago ofapoplexy. led peculiar
Is romantic career For years he fur
uished newspaper correspondents with
material for wild stories, and numerous
efforts were made to prove that he was
Identical with j. Wilkes Booth, who as
sasslnated Abraham Lincoln. james Il.
Payson. of Sidney, o., who is in this city
AT present, knew him intimately in for
mer days, and in referring to the matter
said
DIR Armstrong spent several years in
Sydney as United Presbyterian preach
er. and was noted for his eloquence and
for the theatrical methods which he
employed in the pulpit During the war
be mysteriously disappeared. but came
to the front a few years later as an Epis-
copai clergyman
He continued in the latter capacity
until made the subject Of two assaults
by persons who believed him 70 be J.
Wilkes Booth. He then Went to Cincin-
uati where he achieved through the
newspapers an unenviable notoriety. For
ten years nothing has been heard from
MIN by his old associates. There is no
doubt that he bore a remarkable resem-
blance to the assassin Of Lincoln. He
limped with his right leg and wore long,
black hair. which those who suspected
nim claimed was utilized to conceal a
scar resulting from a wound inflicted by
Boston Corbett, who claimed to have
shot Booth. San Francisco Call
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WHOLE NO. 2O74.

Weighs 9s5 Pounds; Wants TO Weigh I ,ooo-
Before his recent visit to wonderland,
in this city, John Harmon Craig had
Travelled more than 900 miles. 1t is
a long Journey, but John has much size.
The floor over which John may choose
70 walk must be prepared 70 Withstand
a strain Of SO pounds. Nevertheless,
&c eats and sleeps regularly, and conse-
quently is healthy. His ambition IS 10
weigh 900 pounds, which would shatter
the records Of both historical and myth
illogical heavy weights He thinks he
viii DO IL soon, unless his anxiety to do
so retarls his growth
1T has been the law with people Of
abnormal weight and size said Mr..
Craig daring his recent exhibition here,
''to be short lived and subject to violent
attacks Of illness. | am the only one
who has enjoyed throughout life perfect
health
Craig has accumulated several fort
unes, and lost two OF three in an attempt
20 run "A circus. He yet possesses a bank
account wen proportional TO his OVID
-4AHs Alto4lA-1 bE4Al- = taA iAa-AA ttg - -
Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellow and
United Workman Those that know
hm best say that he is also regular
bureau Of charity.
lie was born in Iowa City, Ia, and is
thirty-fye years old. At birth he
weighed eleven pounds. At eleven
months he weighed seventy-seven
pounds, and at the age Of two years he
weighed 206 pounds. He was the big
gest baby in the world for his age, and
captured the 81 600 cash prize offered by
Barnum in 1858. For thenext two years
he Travelled in Europe. When he re-
turned be weighed 800 pounds, and
year later he weighed 4OJ pounds. When
twenty-five years old he weighed 625
pounds.
There IS a Mrs. Craig and Mr. Craig,
Jr- Mrs. Craig Is a blonde, twenty-four
years Of age. and weighs 117 pounds.
They met for the first time in St. JO-
seph in 1884, when Craig was on exhi-
0ition there It was a case of love at
first sight for both, and in less than
week after the meeting matrimonial
negotiations had ended successfully.
They wers married in Fort Scott, Kan,
two weeks later.
Craig's father weighed III pounds, his
mother 12j pounds. Kansas City Star.
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a California invention has Just been
patented which bids fair to revolutionize
the methods now in vogue for decOrat-
ing glass and porcelain The object Of
the invention Is 10 so decorate such sur
faces Is 80 produce and permanently fx
upon them impressions OF figures, por-
traits or scenery.
a sheet Of glass or porcelain is covered
with an emulsion. and after being sub
iected to q dry heat is placed over a pho
tOgraph. engraving, etching or any kind
Of drawing. The glass or porcelain,
after bring sensitzed. IS exposed for
about three minutes in a strong suI-
light. s.fter the exposure is made TIE
picture Is developed by the use Of ce--
annie powders OF any color desired.
The powder IS taken dry and sifted
evenly in the desired locations and
brushed over with soft brush. Grad
ually the images develop on the plates,
green foliage. brown trunks and branches
appear, vivid and true to nature When
the image is thus developed . thin coat
:ng Of hux is applied. the plate is pat
into a firing furnace. and the picture
becomes permanent. - San Francisco
Chronicle
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Some months ago Presiding Elder F.
A Burdick called meeting of all the
Methodist pastors of the Aberdeen dis
trict IN South Dakota, and put before
them the plan of sowing acres Of wheat
for the liquidation of the church debts.
The pastors took TO the idea, and after
talk with their people found the farmers
would furnish the land and do the work
If the church would furnish the seed.
rhe general societies of the church,
which have their headquarters in the
east. then took hold of the matter, and
shortly announced that the money for
the seed should be forthcoming.
The Rev. Mr.. Burdick said: 1--WE hope
to have at least forty acres Of wheat on
every charge in the Aberdeen district,
and on some as many as sixty. As
matter of fact the church at Bath has
already started the ball rolling with
sixty acres. The income from this source
will be applied altogether toward the
payment of church debts, and | conf
IDENTIFY expect TO see several cleared away
before another winter Cor Minneap-
olis Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

With reference to the reported dis
coyery Of a very rich tin mine about
f0rty-iivs miles from the city Of Du-
rangO. John Pershmazer, the owner,
saws the discovery Of the vein was almost
an accident. He had gone TO what is
known as the Diabalt mine for the pur-
pose Of examining the yield Of metal
bearing ores. not knowing that tin had
ever been found there. He found a shaft
about 800 feet deep. which had passed
through two light veins Of gold. iron and
silver bearing ores.
On making a close examination of the
sides Of the shaft he noticed large and
very rich lead Of oxide and TIN. He ran
ahorizontal tunnel for a short distance,
striking a vein Of ore over four feet wide
and composed Of a solid mass Of oxide Of
TIN. assayiug from 80 to 60 per cent. Of the
pure metal. There is no sulphur in 1t
whatever. so that the work Of reducing
the ore simply amounts to the work Of
smelling and casting into ingots.-New
York Telegram
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Housing Work People.

Al the twenty-fourth annual general
meeting Of the Artisans Laborers' and
General Dwellings company (limited)
the report showed that the income for
the year 1890 amounted 10 more than
el30, 900, the net revenue being esj. 900,
out of which dividends amounting to
es4. 634 had been paid. The increase Of
capital during the year had been e110,-
100. with premiums amounting TO el4.-
4O7. the total amount paid up to Dec. 81
was 81, 757 900, the authorized capital
being e2.000,00O in ordinary shares and
e750.000 in preference shares, A per cent
The revenue and capital reserves now,
amount to eS3, 149.
The completed estates of the company
in London are Shaftesbury park, 5. W.,
and Queens park, W., comprising near
iy $500 separate houses At Noel park,
~, at tine close of the year ,23S houses
mad been built, nearly all being let and
occupied. This estate when completed
will comprise 2.300 houses. An estate
of sixty-six acres had been acquired at
Streatham. and would be developed in
the same manner rs the other suburban
parks Of the company.
Block buildings have been erected in
Lesson grove. Shepherds place, Gros-
venor square. Carpenter street, Berke-
ley square. Coldbath square, Rosebery
avenue, Seymour place, East street,
Marylebone and Rosoman street. Nine
hundred and ffty-two teuements. com
prising 2,27S rooms, had been let as soon
as they were ready for occupation
Other block buildings are in progress at
East street, Marylebone. Shepherds
place. GrosvenOr square and Rosoman
street and SINNERS street, Clerkenwel.
The company would, when work now
in hand was completed. provide accom-
modation for some 10000 persons. The
houses and tenements were fully let, and
the loss from arrears was exceedingly
small Mr. Farrant, deputy chairman,
gave full detailed statement as to the
progress of the various properties Of the
company completed and in course of de-
velopment, and referred to the apprecia-
tion Of the buildings shown by the occu-
piers and the care taken to select the
most suitable tenants After replying TO
questions put by shareholders the report
and accounts were adopted and diyi-
dend Of per cent declared. London
I'm
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4 Prompt Answer to Prar-.

y United Brethren preacher, the Rev.
John R. Eberly, of Lewiston, has been
conducting meetings at the Brush Ridge
school house, in this county, for three
weeks. The countryside for miles
around is represented nightly, and in
tense interest is shown. The other
night an amusing climax occurred dur
ing the delivery of Brother Eberly's
opening prayer. The venerable minister
has shown partiality for the phrase,
20 Lord, shower thy blessing down
upon US, which is incorporated in all
his prayers.
When this period Of his invocation was
reached the audience was thrown into a
condition of extreme excitement BY the
copious fall of water from the trap door
directly over the minister, drenching
him through and through. \ temporary
check was given TO the services by this
sudden fulfllment of the preachers
prayer and the tranquility of the meet
ing was not re-established until an in
yestigation revealed the cause Of the un-
expected downpour John Z. Smith, a
ffteen-year-old boy, had secreted him
self in the attic of the school house in ad-
vance of the meeting and given practical
effect to 1fr. Eberly's invocation with
two buckets Of water.-Lewiston pa. }
Gazette.
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Helping Electric Cars uphim.

At Seattle there is about to be put into
operation novel method of running
electric cars up steep grades. The
electric railway there has a very
steep grade about 500 feet long. and
it has been found that the motors
On the cars are Inadequate to sur
mount the Hill. Tocorrect the difficulty
a small conduit about two feet square is
constructed. and in this is to run small
car as counter balance. Two ropes
will be attached to the counter balance
car at the top. When an ordinary car
is attached to the rope the counter bal
ance car runs down the hill, but when
the car reaches the top Of the hill it runs
down on the other side, and aided by the
motor. it pulls up the counter balance
car which is now ready to take up an
other car.-Boston Transcript.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

In matter of antiquity Mohammed
must yield precedence TO the Chinese phil
osopher. Confucius, who died 479 years
before the Christian era. There is no
known race that can boast of an antiquity
like his. On the occasion OF the death of
the Chinese statesman. known in Europe
and America as the Marquis Tsang. We
learned that his title OF nobility was
due, not To any connection with Con-
fucins himself. but to his descent from
one of the four chief disciples of the
great teacher.
There are, however, very numerous
living descendants of Confncius; and al
though he has been dead $3.50 years,
superior rank IS conceded TO them in
China solely from their relationship 10
him. Moreover, when Confucius was
born, $50 b. c.. his family was already
among the most ancient of the empire,
and had recorded history of more than
three centuries. Tradition goes stiIl
further back, extending the probable
duration Of the family to little less than
5000 years. rs.-Chicago Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

From where do all the flies Gomez The
question is often asked, and seldom re-
ceives so satisfactory an answer as has
been given by contemporary The
common fly lays more than a hundred
eggs, and the time from egg laying TO
maturity is about two weeks. Most Of
us have studied geometrical progression.
Here we see it illustrated. Suppose one
fiy commences ito multiply and re-
plenish the earth" about June I. June
10, if they all lived, would give $50. Sup
pose seventy-fve of these are females,
July l would give US, supposing no cruel
wasp or other untoward circumstance to
interfere. II $50. Suppose 5,625 Of these
are females, we might have July Is,
S43, ,720 fiies.-Rarebits.
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For some mysterious reason the ele-
vator in Fuller's block did not stop at
the desired floor the other day, and kept
on to the top Of the building in spite Of
the small boy who was running it. The
sole passenger was an elderly lady. Il
was nearly noon when the ascent was
made. and it was after dinner that a
gentleman discovered that the elevator
boy did not respond to the bells and went
to the roof to see what was the matter
He discovered. Gagged up in the elevator.
a very much frightened old lady and a
boy. who also showed signs Of anxiety
With a step ladder and some outside
help the prisoners were rescued through
a very small opening above the door on
the top floor and the elevator was set in
motion again. II viii be some time be-
fore that lady trusts herself to an ele-
vstor again--Sprng6eld (1Iass.l Home
stead
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Little Kapiof had made bet with his
fellow pages that he would pull the En-
peror Pauls pigtail (Which was held in
respect by the highest persons in the
realmt like an ordinary bell rope at the
next court banquet. Accordingly, when
the ear took his seat at the table. sur
rounded by the members of the imperial
family and the dignitaries of state, Kap-
ioff took hold Of the queue and gave It a
jerk as if he were pulling bell The
emperor uttered cry of pain and turned
round in a desperate rage. Everybody
trembled; only the little page stood there
cool and impassive.
'Who did that:'' inquired his majesty
In passionate tone.
Il did, said the youth; ''th&t queue
is always awry; put it straight down
the middle"
why. you scamp, couldn't you DO it
without pulling so hard" and there the
matter ended-Le Petit Moniteur.
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WRIT OF PARTITION.


To Cassimer Crsmer Indian Head Fayette
County. Pa samuel D. Cramer, ef scoiidale,
Fayefte Comfy. Pa Wm. Cramer, Indian
Indian Head, Fas ette County. Pa. Rosy A.
Of ScOttdale. westm0reiand Co. Pa Maggie
Cramer. internarued with Herman Wissing
er Stahistown. Westmoreiaud County. Pa
Rachel Cramer. intermarried with John Adj
ans Garden street. Pittsburgh Pa Eliza
iermarried with Fred D. Leutz Scoitdala,
WestmureianJ COluly Penn'a Ellen II
femer. If Maple Valley. Washington,
John J. Cramer. Of Milton, III, lorain Cra-
mer of Whitten. Iowa Hamilton Cram r. Il
Highland. south DaEota. Hudson Cramer.
ofCamhTidge Neb NarF Cramer Beai Of Bur
nette Neh. Kate ramef Leplev, clifford la .
sarah trainer Moore, Hubbard, Ia Leland
c Cramer. Highln South Dakota, Kate &.
Moore. OF FOstOria Ohio, John Bowman. Of
Sabeha Kansas, o Harm Bowman Of Aarons-
VILE OHIO. David Bowman. Joy. Ohio, Fran
els Sonires GioWen, Of Kansas City. No Nm
Badgely. Of Fostoria. Ohio. Jane NoriRnty
of FostOris, o and Sarah Bowman whose
residence IS unknown.
You are hereby notified that in punslapco Of a
Writ Of Partition issued out Of the OTpans' Court
Somerset Co. Pa, and 70 me directed, I win hold
an inquest on the premises on the real estate Of
CzssiIner X. Cramer, dee. situate in Middleereek K
Township, Somerset County, Pa, on Monday, the
sth day OF May. 1891, when and where you can
attend Il you think proper.
sheriffs Office, ISAIAH GOOD,
Somerset. -. Sheriff
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1t is rather remarkable that so many
men identified with the early history of
this continent should have living de-
sccndants. Many of Us remember the
lady who visited New York some years
ago who claimed descent from Americus
Vespucius, and had a conviction On her
mind that the Congress of the United
States ought to bestOw some kind of
pecuniary recognition on the name
Congress was not in pensioning frame
of mind and she returned home no richer
than she came.
Her visit, however, led 20 a close in
yestigation of the career Of her ances-
tor, which resulted in the discovery that
the word America originated IN name
given by the natives to portion Of the
coast which he visited. Nevertheless
the lady is believed TO have been lineally
descended from Americus Yespucius, or
rather the person whose name was Lat
inized into that form. Chicago Times
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4 window pecoratlnn.

What is more beautiful for a low screen
around the kitchen windows than sweet
peas. If the kitchen is on the sunny
side of the house they win luxuriate with
no other fertilizer than the soap suds of
the weekly washing. The seed should
be planted very early in the season, IN
rich, sunny place, as deep as six CT eight
inches. Some fioriculturists plant them
in the fall, putting them down the depth
Of ten inches and covering the ground
with rich fertilizer. They must be given
something for support as soon rs they
are out Of the ground. Bushes may be
Used for this purpose, but wire gauze
of large mesh, painted a medium shade
of green. is prettier than anything else.
The new varieties of sweet peas are con
siderably larger than the old varieties
and Will cover trellis from four TO six
feet in height. A mixture of black-pur-
pie sweet peas with the old fashioned
rose and white painted lady" looks very
pretty on such a trellis-New York Trib-
r1np
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The prop-ietOrs of Buffalo park have
received a cable from London ordering
three pair Of young buffaloes to be sent
to England Sir Joseph Naylord is the
purchaser. and he has been correspond
ing for q long time 10 get these animals.
The SIX buffaloes are sold 1t FIVE hundred
dollars each. the purchaser to pay the
expense Of Grating and al other expenses
connected with their shipment.-Cor.
Denver Reu1blicau.
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A device is used by travelling men for
the name strap on their valises. A card
bearing their name and address is slipped
into the leather card pocket in the usual
way, but now in addition pieceof mica
is slipped in on top of the card. keeping
it neat and clean, and at the same time
permitting it being read by reason of its
transparency.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

A curious case Of red tape has Just
come to nv attention. The Brazilian
Indians have trick OF COMPRISING the
skulls Of the dead They take out all
the bones and reduce the size Of the
head to about one-third Of its original
dimensions, but manage to retain the
features and expression exact A gen
tleman in New York on a recent trip 20
Brazil secured one Of these heads and
shipped it home. It now hes in a box in
the basement Of the custom house. and
he can get it no further. because the
health officer viii not give the neces-
sary authority to the Customs officer to
pass the invoice, for the reason that no
certificate has been furnished as TO the
cause Of the mans death.-Cor. Chicago
News
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-22

In some of the West End restaurants
in London as much as twenty-eight
shilings week is paid by a waiter for
the right TO look after the wants of
wealthy diners. Tips there vary at any
thing between Cd. and es, Cd, and a first
class man may reckon to clear a solid
g week.