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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

The Z. B. Conference in session at Belle
fonte, Saturday, made the following appoint
menis for Somerset county: Berlin, K. L.
Auksn; Jenner Y Roads, W. Conley Rock
wood J. L. Lichliter; Somerset, D. r. FL
r;r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

George n. Nef and Samuel Snyder have
purchased H. H. Flicks Mayfield Farm
near Evansville This is one Of the best
farms in the county, Us of its 200 acres be-
ing in good state OfcultiTatiOn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
Jonnstown FIooded WIr.

have now in stock another lot of Johns
town flooded barb wire st cts. per pound,
or Cambria link at p cts. per pound.
JAS. B. HoLDEEsAux,
Somerset. Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE

Estate Of Francis shunk, late Of StoyestoWn Boz,
Somerset county. Pa, deceased
Letters CT Administration on the above estate
having been granted 20 the undersigned By ne
urou,er authority. notice is hereby given % ell
persons indebted 70 said estate % make innesii-
ate paymeut. and those having claims against the
same.wiil present. then duiy authenticated for
October, ls9i-
septis Admiuistrator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

When Mr.. Samuel Thomas, near Thomas
Mills, Conemaugh township, went TO his
barn Monday morning, he discovered that
some one had stolen his brand new buggy
and got away with it during the night. Two
men wsre seen between 10 and II O'Clock in
the neighbOrhood. leading a horse. Mr..
Thomas tracked the buggy as far as Bens-
creek After that no trace was found.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

should read a good newspaper. Ia the Sc
lection Of newspaper many considerations
should govern. First IL should be one that
endeavOrs % give all the news without pre-
judice. u should be nsa,ly printed on good
paper. Il should be independcut-in faVcr
OF al that is good, upright, clean such
newsFsrer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

If interested in this subject write
for samples; also for copy Of our
illustrated Fashion Journal and Cat
alogue-Autumn edition ready on
September 18th. FREE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

This has been the warrnsst September in
twenty years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
Wanted.

In Somerset county, some good butter ship
pers. Address
r. S. MCDOWELL,
No. 6S74 Penn Avenue. East Liberty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

P A. Schell, the tinware merchant, is en-
gagged at present in putting tin roof on the
handsome residence Of our staunch Demo-
cratic friend, H. C. Beerits The tin is Of
American manufacture. but that won't make
any difference TO Mr.. Beeriis. 50 long as it
protects his house from rain, nor is it likely
to cause him 70 change his politics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

Bring the business, even from re-
mote parts. The fact that these
orders come to US also from the
largest commercial cities, must be
conclusive proof that the styles,
qualities and prices We offer are
out of the ordinary, and particu-
larly favorable to the buyer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

The B. & o. excursion from Cumberland
to Johnstown, Sunday, carried in the
neighborhood Of fifteen hundred people
a number Of passengers from this place
missed the return train in the evening, and
were compelled TO remain in JOhnstown over
night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

The taxpayers Of this county can feel bet
ter satisfied with the new county jail, since
murderer Fitzsimmons escaped from the Al
legheny county Jail. one of the most expen-
siye and supposed to be most secure prisons
in the country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

e4r L. A. NJ. Convention, in ses-
{. a Unioatown Monday, elected II. A.
slsf' Of Philadelphia, State Councillor /;
Raymond, Of Middletown, State Vice
-a'-io' andJ. Il. Culver, ofPhiladelphis,
leasunsr.
eS uzstls vas selected as the next place
nesiing.
'es'-aiion was passed asking Congress
as more strict naturalization and immi-
zoo laws and TO fiI the time for aliens
e-ls in tins country before being eligible
-'-1eashiP al ten years st least.
Dew oegre was made. which is to be
!. X one and in which the obligations are
N Iore strict The Stale Council Of
a'4eaasetis, nov in session at Boston,
gFeeangs this morning.
AS''s'aie Councillor d. S. Slater, Of Ohio.
lsaoing the convention.
'@'s oouncilOr Stephin Collins report
'e'y naitering to the Order. He said
4 1nolage represented seven hundred
--''i' 9lth membership Of over 6o,OO0.
ing lhe year the Jr. o. L. A. NJ. had
(, -i--sa 70 Councils, Of which forty are in
q ---s.efn DistUict, fify-nine in the Cen
Aaa Isl IN the Western.
-s fsPo1 Of E. S Deener, State Council
sure shows the receipts from charter
- capita tax, etc, during the year to
oeen 81 $50 is; total receipts of sub
I --1,e Councils, SOC, 2,Ol2 81 paid for bene-
40 relief Si5Q, Q,l54; in treasures Of sub
4 .--'e Ia Councils, S45f,sI5 90; in treasury
N-e Coaacil, $2sss 81; due National
"a IS per capita tax, $5,572 50. which
40 0e paid until the next per capita sax
'eea received from the subordinate
l' Ar. Deemer makes a COMPARISON
= membership and faancial standing
I o.asF leading orders in the State. which
& = 'a.i the u. o. T.. A n. is only en-
- Il pennsylvania by the odd Fellows.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
-. are in msrket.

winter boards are being rushed.
vsrossne viii soften hard shoes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Costly Postage Stamps.

Some stamps are quoted at big prices.
The rarest of French stamps, that of one
franc, orange color, issue of 1S49, is worth
ninety dollars new and twenty-five dollars
if cancelled. The first Hawaiian stamp
issued, with figures instead of design. is
currently exchanged for a 800 bill, if in a
good state of preservation. The stamps
of Reunion Island in 1852, one for fifteen
the other for thirty confines, both on sky
blue paper and printed with ordinary
types, are worth more than 300 for the
two.
But the rara avis Is that of the Isle OF
Mauritips, 1850. Whether it IS red or blue
cancelled or not Cancelled, so long as it bears
the word ''postoffice'' in English, IL brings
$500. Between stamps quoted at such high
prices and those obtainable for halfpen-
ny there are plenty OF good average kind
worth from twenty cents to a dollar. The
Mexican Guadalaxaras, white, half real,
1851, and cancelled, are worth fifty dollars;
the English Guianas, round, black or yell
low, 1880, are worth fifty-five dollars; the
telegraph stamp Of Bavaria, 1870, is worth
fifty dollars if it is new, twenty dollars il
anceled.-Chicago Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Only a Pee, of chaik.

Few people know what wonderful Oh
jet Bit Of chalk IS when examined under
a microscope. Take yOur knife blade and
scrApeoff a little OF the loose powder. ca;eE
il Oh clean glass slide, and place th5s ca
the stage of good table microscope Cse
quaTteV-inch objective lens and lluui-
nate the field with cone Of light from the
concave side Of the reflector. The powder
VIII be seen 70 CONSIST Of confused mass
of beautiful tiny shells, many ., them q
the most curious form
a better way, however. Is 20 rub down a
portion Of chalk with al Old tot hbrush IN
a tumble- half Sled with water II yoa
desire TO prepare several slides rub On
about teaSpoouful Of the powder SHAKE
the tuznber b-lskiY sIl0E the sediment 70
settle for = moment and then carefully
pour Of the rnlIky looking water.
Rspezt this until the water remains
clear. aai you vii thea have Iefi IN tie
bottom only perfect shei.s. or large parts
Of shells Take up a small plncA q iEls
deposit. SPREAD Il czrefaIly over The center
Of gisss slide. DR. oyeV = lamp. aad. =
you wish TO preserve the side fo- future
lie. rsount il II CaBsGz hatsAu1. pssssi,1z,
out tee b1boles Il air heEeath lhe czsveg
glass II oniy iutszssea for PRESENT sx-
&minztlna .oa EAy OMIT ta@ F-91asaEz-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Two clever Women Thwart.,I.

The other day two women entered one II
those dry goods store restaurants which
have recently sprung into being. Bnd seat
ing themselves AT a table asked the wait
ress % bring the bin OF fare. One imme-
diateiy fastened to say that she didn Z caro-
for anything The other wanted a cup 81
tea. As soon as it was brought she tasted
il and exclaimed.
Dear nae, this - altogether too strong
Bring me a cup Of hot water. please -
The waitress brought the water and then
went away. AZ soon as her back was
turned the woman, smiling % her friend,
began 20 manipulate the cup of tea and
the cup Of water. First she pat a l;tla
water in the tea, and then little tea inta
the water. until finally the two were evenly
divided, and lo instead Of one there wsrs
two cups Of tea. OF Course her friend. who
did not want anything the moment before,
WAS now ready 10 take some tea. and tsv1
cups Of tea were secured for the price a
one. At least that wac what the women
thought until they came 70 pay the cheek,
when they found upon the bl!l u fare thia
item:
zone cup a. hot water, SIX cents"
A the tea was only eight they really
saved two oeuts.-New York sun.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
WHY He Called.

A Vienna paper relates an amusing in
cident which happened 70 a great lady just
recovered from a long and severe illness.
Seated in her boudoir, she was looking over
the cards Of coincidence that had been left
for her while Ill. Among the names of
counts, barons and other aristocratic
sympathizers, emblszoned with coronets
and coats-of-arms, she came across plain
card with the simple inscription Of Her
man Berger"
In vain the lady asked who Herman Ber-
ger was. The servants could not give her
any other information than that the indi-
vidual had been remarkably handsome
young man. The lady's curiosity was ex-
cited, and she gave orders TO admit the
person in case he should call again. The
order was punctually obeyed, and on the
next day she received really charming
young man, dressed in exquisite style, who
evidently felt greatly embarrassed at the
honor of tete-a-tete with the still charm
ing, though somewhat faded, beauty.
Il can hardly find words, said the lady,
with blush, ''to thank you for the sym
pathy you have manifested for stranger"
Il beg your pardon, gracious lady"
stammered the dandy; but am the agent
of Messrs. A. & B., the undertakes"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Mixed Thoughts.

The word pajamas seems to old fashion
ed people a most absurd one, perhaps be-
cause it is so markedly foreign and unlike
English, and it not infrequently happens
that persons are found to whom the word
does not convey any definite meaning.
Not long ago young lady, who has Just
"come out" and who is shy to degree al
most painful, was seated at dinner be-
side an elderly man who was very hard of
hearing. The knowledge of her neighbor's
infirmity added to the young lady's diff
dence in the matter of addressing him, and
as he said nothing to her they sat side by
side in silence for almost the entire meal
As the dessert appeared upon the table,
however, the lady made a desperate at
tempt, determined that she would not al
low her shyness TO conquer her; and hav-
ing cast about for a theme of conversation,
found it in the fruit just before her.
do you like bananas?" she inquired of
her neighbor, in as distinct and audible
voice as she could command.
The old gentleman turned upon her a
look of some surprise, not unmixed with
suspicion of disapproval at her question.
Il never wear them" he said laconically;
"the old fashioned night shirt is quite good
enough for me-"
The effect upon the young lady may be
imagined.-Boston Courier.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Idle Tears.

Self control among women has fortu-
nately come into fashion, and heroine
cannot expect TO add to her charms, either
in novels or real life, by giving way to
''sweet sensibility."
Mrs. Thrale, DR.. Samuel Johnsons
friend, often had as visitor at her house
young woman named Sophy Streatfeld,
who was universally acknowledged TO be
most fascinating young woman. She was,
moreover one of those who, even in that
fearful age, proved decidedly amusing
from her habit of unnecessary weeping.
One day Mrs. Thrale promised Fanny Bur
ney, who had never witnessed the phenOm-
enon, that she should ''see Miss Streatfeld
cry" As Sophy was taking her leave
Mrs. Thrale urged her to stay, adding, IF
you go shall know you don't love me as
well as Lady Gresham"
Then indeed the tears came into Miss
Streatfelds eyes and rolled down her
pretty cheeks.
"Come here, Miss Burney" called Mrs.
Thrale in triumph. Come and see Miss
Streatfeld cry!'
The young lady did not seem to be in the
least offended by this, but gently wiped
her eyes and became composed again.-Ex-
change.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
The Aurora in the North.

During the winter months the aurora on
he Yukon is very brilliant and intensely
beautiful Ii commences in early fall, and
lasts, with more or less intensity, through
out the long arctic winter. 1t generally
commences upon the setting of the sun,
although, in midwinter, it has at times
been seen SO bright that it was visible at
noon when the sun was shining brightly.
In that region the rays of light first shoot
forth with a quick, quivering motion, are
then gathered and form great arch of
fire spanning the heavens. 1t glows for an
instant like a girdle of FURNISHED gold,
then, unfolding itself, great curtains of
light drop forth.
These royal nantes of bright orange,
green, pink, rose, yellow and crimson are
suspended and wave between heaven and
earth as with an invisible hand. The rapid
gyrations and sciDtillations of light and
blending colors are intensely bewildering
and superbly beautiful The whole phe-
nomena of waving wreaths, Pickering
flames, rays, curtains, fringes, bands and
flashing colors; the strange confusion Of
light and motion, now high in the heavens,
then dropping ike a curtain of gold and
silver lace, jeweled with a wealth of ru-
bies, sapphires. emeralds and diamonds,
penetrating dark gulches and darting
through somber forests, lighting the whole
landscape as with thousand million cleo
trio lamps, forms picture of which words
can convey but very meager idea.
This unwarming light as it flashes along
the frozen rivers, the great banks of snow,
and reveals huge mountains of glistening
ice, and the long, dark lines of evergreens,
is, indeed, a scene of pure arctic caste-one
that causes the spectator to button his coat
closer over his chest with an inward shiver
as he views his wealth of frigid light.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Conntinr n I;iIIinn .

What IS a bllion' The reply Is very
simple-a million times . million. This
Is quickly written. and quicker E;iil pro-
nouucsd. But no man g. able % count Il.
You count 100 or 100 a minute. but Jet us
suppose that you 20 n Tar a. 30. then an
hour would produce 1900. Day - 90.
and year, or 8s5 days. lo5. 1900. Let -
suppose now that Adam. a. tbs beginning
Of bis existence. had besuu 70 count. had
continued % do -. and was counting still.
be would cot even now. according - ths
usually supYOssd age OF our giobe. have
counted near enough For % couut n
billion he would require 85l3 years. ga
days, ; hours AID - minutss accurl-
ing % the lboye rule cgygoslng 10
were 70 allow pOo- counter twelve kOIzrs
daily Tor rest. eating and sleeping. be ysguld
need 1907 ysars, 30 GAYS. 70 b5zrs Ead
A. minutes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14

tons up to the top of the highest building.
A cogged strip of iron two feet wide and
one foot deep, which serves as track, is
fastened TO the wall of the building. On this
the cara platform of iron. with walls OF
the same material-glides up and down.
sit is the easiest thing in the world to
run it, said the inventor. Just jump
on"
did, and we went up the side OF the
building at good speed, with no apparent
power save that furnished by the inventor,
who turned asmall crank, the end of which
entered peculiar looking covered box on
the inner side of the platform.
''Now let's go down." he said when we
reached the top floor.
We went down There was a whirr of
wheels, and the car shot toward the earth
with such rapidity that l thought it had
broken loose. ! mumbled an extempo-
raneous prayer, but l was agreeably diSap-
pointed, for the inventor by means of the
crank slowed the machine, and we touched
the ground without a lar.-New York
Herald.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Eagle
EXERCISE AND DIGESTION.
The Influence of Muscular Action and Abb
solute Rest on the Gastric Functions

The Influence of Muscular Action and Alb
soIute Rest on the Gastric Functions.
In lecture before the Medical Society Of
Giessen on "The Influence of Exercise on
Digestion" an abstract of which is given
in The Lancet, DR.. Streug describes some
experiments made in the clinic The first
were on two dogs. Twenty-Five grams of
meat suspended in 300 cubic centimeters Of
warm water were twice injected into the
fasting stomach, and after one feeding the
dogs were compelled TO remain for three
hours in absolute bodily rest, while after
the other feeding they were made TO take
active exercise
After three hours the contents of the
stomach were obtained and analysed. The
quantity did not essentially differ in the
two cases. The experiments consequently
tended to prove that exercise does not in
fiuence the time required for digestion.
The chemical analysis also detected no
difference. The same results were obtain
ed by substituting the white of an egg for
the meat. The experiments were then re-
peated twenty-five times on three men with
healthy stomachs. Two of these suffered
from sycosis, and the third from incipient
muscular atrophy. They were fed each
time with 200 grams of minced meat, a
bun, plate Of bouillon and three spoon
fuls of mashed potatoes. and the contents
of their stomachs were obtained four hours
and half afterward.
The exercise after meals consisted partly
in gymnastics, partly in walking Also
lutte rest was obtained in bed. These ex-
periments gave the same results as those
on the dogs, the difference resulting from
the chemical analysis being especially i'm
perceptible. The author therefore con-
clUdes that the gastric function is in no
way Influenced either by muscular action
or by absolute rest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
The Old Question of the Coach.

Which, at any given moment, is moving
forward faster-the top of a coach wheel or
the bottom2
The answer to this question seems SIM
pie enough, but probably nine persons out
of ten, asked at random, would give the
wrong reply. 1t would appear at first
sight that the top and bottom must be
moving at the same rate; that is, the speed
of the carriage. But by little thought it
will be discovered that the bottom of the
wheel is, in fact, by the direction of its mo-
ton around its axis, moving backward, in
an opposite direction 10 that which the
carriage is advancing, and is consequently
stationary in space, while the point on top
of the wheel is moving forward with the
double velocity of its own motion around
the axis and the speed at which the car
riage moves.-New York Tribune.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Bought a Halter.

A new story is told of Oliver Walton,
who in his day was the greatest dealer in
good horses near Boston. On one occasion
he came into Maine and bought an extra
good horse for $500. The horse breeder was
one of the niggardly kind, and asked,
How are you going to lead the horse
away?"
with that halter, to be sure, - said Wal
ton, busy counting out the money for the
horse.
mo, SIR" said the breeder, ''the halter
don't go with the horse; it belongs me.
did not sell you that"
what, not let me have halter after
have given you your price for the horse?"
asked old Oliver "What do you want
for ib?''
"a dollar, SIR" said the farmer.
Cali right" said Walton, here is the
dollar" He put the rest of his money in
his pocket, then he stepped quickly to the
horses head and remarked, Il will take
the halter, but guess l will not take the
horse"
He took off the halter, let the horse go
loose and the breeder had many long day
in which to repent of his overreaching-
Lewiston Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Extreme Nerrons Tension.

In an interesting treatise on the control
and proper use of the nerves, Annie Payson
Call says, Extreme nervous tension seems
to be so peculiarly American that a Ger
man physician coming to this country to
practice became puzzled by the variety Of
nervous disorders he was called upon to
help, and finally announced the discovery
of new disease which he called American
tits"
Miss Cali directs the attention of nervous
women TO absurdities of action and thought.
Few people know how to sleep They
never learn to relax their muscles, but en-
deavor 70 hold the bed, instead of allowing
the bed TO hold them. The same useless
display of energy is noted in sitting, in
waiting, in driving, in listening to preach
ing and muSic-strained muscles fatiguing
nerve tension"
The author affirms that one of the best
and surest ways to govern the temper is
Ito lower the voice. The nervous system
and the voice are in such exquisite SYM
pathy that they constantly act and react
upon each other"
According to Miss Call proper manage
ment of the muscles and breathing power
largely decrease fatigue in writing and
sewing. she says: Il fear | do not exag-
gerate when | say that in nine cases out Of
ten a woman would rather sew with pain
in her neck than stop for the few minutes
it would take 10 relax it and teach it truer
habits, so that IN the end the pain might
be avoided entirely"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
: Pa,ent &c Eseape.

A mschlnist OF this city has patented
something novel in the way OF a IRE e.
ape The cortriyaEce Is also 20 serve as
,reight or Passenger elevator
The machine has been tried on the rear
II a large fiat house on West One Hundred
md Twenty Eth street. The inventoE, his
wife, several children and two wo-knea,
xith nearly ton Of old iron. were run Up
he side OF the house from the ground 20
he fifth story in three quarters Of min
die, and were lowered again II half nIn-
ute
The machine Il run by one man who
turns small crank. and Il can c2zTy tee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
Blew = knifs Blade from His Nose.

George Maulden. who lives il Reynolds
town, has been for sixteen or seventeen
years afflicted with a terrible cough. and
what was believed 70 be catarrh. While
bathing his face recently he blew out OF
his left nostril a piece OF knife blade about
an inch long. 1t looked like a piece OF
bone. When the outer covering was re
moved, however, it proved TO be piece OF
4 steel knife blade. When but boy of
ten years a negro boy stabbed him in the
left cheek in a boyish scrimmage. He did
not know that a portion OF the blade was
left in his cheek--Atlanta Constitution.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-14
A Tiger Beats a Lion.

1t is popularity supposed that the lion is
the most courageous and powerful of the
carnivora, or at least OF the felida, but on
the few recorded occasions of a battle royal
between the lion and the Bengal tiger the
lion has come off second best. One such
combat occurred recently at the Calcutta
Zoo between an African ioneSs and a
tigress They are exhibited in adjoining
compartments of the same cage, and the
door having been carelessly opened between
the two compartments the tigress rushed
in and disposed of her rival in fight which
lasted about ten minutes.-Forest and
Stream