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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
II Was Not He That worried.

Now, sir" cried Mr.. Bagwig fero-
ciously, ATTEND To me, Were you not
in difficulties a few months ago."
No
mos, sir, Attend to my question, l
ask you again, and pray be careful in
answering. for you are on your oath. !!
need hardly remind YOU. Were you not
in difficulties some months ago:'
No; not that | know of"
''Sir, do you pretend to tell this court
that you did not make a composition
with your creditors a few months ago:'
A bright smile of intelligence spread
over the ingenious face of the witness as
be answered:
.'Oh. ah. That's what you mean. is
it? But, you see, it was my creditors
who were in difficulties, and not me" =
Green Bag.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

A distinguished general in command
Of one of the military districts of the
United Kingdom gave instructions to
an officer serving under him, who had
special qualifications for the work. to
prepare a scheme of defense for one of
the most important ports under his COM
mand. This officer, whose zeal was
above suspicion, prepared very elab-
crate report, entering into the most
minute details, which he forwarded ac-
cOrding TO his orders. He heard nothing
further about it for several months, until
at length it was returned, when he
eagerly looked to see what remarks the
general had made upon his work. To
his disgust he found nothing until he
arrived at the last page of the report,
where was written, ''You should have
used a wider marginr Fair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
Ianrhahle Nswspaper Mi.take..

a Syracuse printer, in setting up a
book publishers advertisement, con-
strued one of Dickens works thus: Bar
ney, by Rudge, $3.50" Misprints are
sometimes very ludicrous in their sig
nifcance. 4 country paper gives an ac-
count of an amateur concert in which a
Young lady received we'll deserved en-
core by the exquisite taste in which she
sang An Angels Whisker." In DIR.
Wayland's time a meeting of the Amer
ican Scientific association was held in
this city. The doctor gave a party to
the association. His friends were con-
siderably surprised the next morning to
find it reported in the newspapers that
DR.. Wayland had given billiard party
instead of a brilliant party.-Providence
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

One American manufacturer ships
1900 lumber wagons 10 South America
every year, and yet the natives come
into cities like Buenos Ayres with carts
Of the same style and make as were used
1,00O years ago. 1t takes one yoke of
oxen to draw even an empty cart. but
the people don't care 10 experiment.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
Hard Winter In Maine.

The present winter has been severe on
country parsons in Maine. One preacher
in Knox county, after working hard all
the evening breaking through the drifts,
arrived in sight of the church Just in
time to see the lights blown ont. The
people had given him up and gone home.
: Boston Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Mr.. George Allen, the Auburn second
hand dealer, has a hat IN his possession
which he estimates must be over one
hundred and fifty years old. The hat
my father wore,7 .grandfathers hat
and where did you get that hat aren't
a circumstance compared with this an
cient tile. 1t is a beaver, with a genuine
bell top, and was made in New York
city. \ bit Of silk facing is on the top
part Of the rim. This was to allow the
raising of the hat without ruffiiug the
fnr.-Aublrn Mass.l Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

1t should be remembered that the
deeper the well the larger the area from
which the rain water finds its way into
it. No discharges or other secretions
from the room of sick persor, should be
thrown on the ground or bnried in it
within at least 100 feet of the well
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

The pearl oyster IS a valued member Of
the family. Some produce pearl for but
tons and ornamentati0u. and some the
gem. The latter is simply a result Of
the oysters attempt to protect itself from
some foreign substance. TINS, If a
minute grain Of sand finds its way into
the shell. the animal win Immediately
envelope it with a nacreOus Of pearly
coating, which if continued results IN a
perfect gem The pearls attached to
the shells are layers Of nacre heaped up
to prevent the onward march Of boring
parasite seeking entrance from without.
In Ceylon 100000 pearl oysters were
destroyed lately to produce $4,000 IN
pearls.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Mrs. John Drew has been on the stage
for sixty-tvo years. She Is seventy-one
years old, and when child of nine she
appeared N several plays in the Louis-
vile theaters She was boi-l in London,
and was advertised in her youthful days
as an '-infantile phenomenon
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
onaliaeatlon. Of a Hu.band.


Robert J. Burdette says: "You say
you demand a domestic, useful woman
Is your WIFE If that is so marry Nora
Mulhgan. yOur laundress' daughter. She
wears cowhide shoes, is guiitless Of cor
sets, never had sick day in her life,
takes in washing, goes out house clean
ing and cooks for a family of seven chill
dren. her mother and three section men
who board with her. | don't think she
would marry you. because Con Reagan,
the track walker, is her style of man.
.sLet as examine into your qualifca-
tions as a husband after your own mat
rimonial ideas, my boy. Can you shoul-
der barrel of -four and carry it down
cllar? Can you saw and split ten cords
of hickory wood in the fall so as TO have
ready fuel al winter? Can you spade up
half an acre of ground for the kitchen
gardens Do yOu know what will take
the lime taste out of the cistern; And
can you patch the leak in the kitchen
roof?
"Can You bring home pane of glass
and a wad of putty and repair damages
in the sitting room window? Can you
hang some cheap paper on the kitchen:
Can you fix the front gate soft viii not
sag? Can you do anything around the
house that Con Reagan can? Ny dear,
dear boy, you see Nora Mulligan wants
a higher type of true manhood. You
expect to hire men to do all the mans
work about the house, but you want
your wife to do anything any woman
can do
Believe me, my son, that nine-tenths
of the girls who play the piano and sing
so charmingly, whom you, in your limit
ed knowledge, set down as mere butter
flies of fashion, are better fitted for wives
than You are for husband. If you want
to marry a first class cook and experienced
housekeeper do your counting IN the in
telhgence Office. But if you want a
wife marry the girl you love, with dim
pied hands and face ike the sunlight,
and her love viii teach her all these
things, my boy, long before you have
learned one-half of your own lesson"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
A Eiasl. rron an ELECTRIC Car.

Richard ii. EGgle, the insurance agent
who lives in Worthington street, had a
peculiar and rather startling experiences
with electricity early one evening re
Gently .nrough tle medium Of the cleo
tric cars. He was crossing Main street
Just below Statesfreet. where the Forest
park line ends, and happened 70 pass the
rear of an electric car just as it started
on its southwsrd trip. He went very
close to the cs, perhaps within foot,
be thinks. and IS he went by there came
from beneath tie car a fash as Of light
ming, which seemed 20 start from the
wheels and strike him on the-left side
under the arm. No harm seemed to
have been done, and Mr.. Earle contin-
ued on his way.
just as he turned down Howard street
to 20 to the h,use of an acquaintance.
Carl Wunsch, be felt pain in his side
as if he was being roughly rubbed.
When he reacled Mr.. Wunsch's house
the latter exclaimed that something was
burning. and on Mr.. Earle's unbutton-
ing his overcoatsInoi1o and fame came
out, and it took lively work on the part
of Mr.. and Mrs Wunsch and Mr.. Earle
TO save the clothing. On examination it
was found that the oyercoat and under
coat had been burned through from the
outside. and ais the vest as far as the
lining. The hoh in the overcoat is two
or three inches wide and four or five
inches long. A leather book in the I'M
dercoat containing some papers was bad
ly burned on th lower end and the pa
pers therein wer scorched.
Mr.. Earle thin.s there Is no doubt that
the mischief ws caused by the spark
from the electrician, and no other solu-
tion of the mater seems possible, since
Mr.. Earle does nc smoke, aRd the burns
in the clothing 'e not of the sort to be
started from suu a source. The street
railway tracks were very wet that night,
and this of itselfwould tend to dissipate
the electric fluids it entered the rails.
Taken altogether Mr.. Earle's experience
was certainly asingular one.-Spring-
field Republican.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

According to Herr Blattner the optical
effect Of incandescent lamps increases
with the temperature Of the flament.
which can be raised so as to make 10 per
cent. of the whole electric energy Of the
lamp take the form Of light. Ordinarily,
however. IN a lamp Of sixteen candles
the optical effect does not exceed > 70 o
uer cent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

There is one applicant for a pension
who deserves to have her claim pushed
to the front. This is Mary E. Dewey, Of
Goshen. Ind, who served through the
civil war disguised as a man in the
Twenty-sixth Ohio regiment under the
alias Of Charles Dewey. She now ap-
t1ies for pension under her real name.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Horne TO his friend at the concert
who is appEmding enthusiastically
For goodness sake don't. man; that was
abominable. You'll bring that cruel
music butcher out again.
O'Bowie with increasing enthusiasn)
Good Can't you see he's half faint
ing with exhaustion? want some re-
yenge, my boy.-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
IN FranlTfort exnerimenfs are sborti

IN FranKlUrt experiments are Shortly
to be made to show the application of
electricity to aerial navigation. The
pulley which controls the ascent and de-
scent of the balloon win be operated by
an electric motor, and telephone wire
viii enable conversation to be carried on
between those in the balloon and those
at the starting point below.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
No Hurry.

Old Gentleman-My boy, don't you go
to school?
Boy-Yessir.
ats long after Q, and here you are
playing"
That's all right. We had a rather
late breakfast, and mamma was 'fraid
I'd be late, so she wrote me an excuse,
and I've got it in my pocket. Good
News.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Oklahoma is nearias large as the
state of Ohio 1t hasG00O inhabitants,
larger number thaith Wyoming
or Nevada has, and iiiow about ready
for statehood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

D. d. Martin, of Dublin. Cal, made
quite raid ON the squirrels after re-
cent Storm He prepared FIVE gallons Of
poisoned barley and scattered 1t near the
squirrel holes on forty acres of land, and
succeeded in killing 4.s21 by actual count.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Charley Sawyer's play is bound to BE-
a success.
why are you so sanguine about III.
"Well, yo1 see, Charley has Just de-
cided not to play the leading role. -
Judge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

St. Agelore-It Is the easiest thing in
the world
De 8lascus-W What, to reduce mans
weight
"Yes. to reduce a mans wait. The
one thing needful-always be puuctual y
st. Joseph News
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
The Somerset Herald.
rsTAsLlsHEO isz7.

Terms of publication
,,bshed every Wednesday morning at q %
..ppum. Il PAID in advance otherwise q 50
,siuvariaoly be charged
s., subscription VIII be Discontinued until all
--.arsges are paid up. POsSlnhsters neglectns
o-,.i,y Us when subscribers dOnOt take out their
-, M be held responsible for the subscrip-
in.
s,e..rsbers removing from one postonace TO an
...s, should give Us the name Of the former a.
- ss the present once Address
TEE sosfKEsET HERALD,
SoNKfsEr. Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
Electric Light lnhe Holy Land

a decided sensatic has been caused
in Jerusalem by theitroduction Of eiec-
tric light into anewnd dourishing -four
mill lately started ere. The building
in which the light h. been introduced is
near to the supposedite of Calvary and
close to the Damans Gate. 1t need
hardly be said that Z Arabs and Jews
are much puzzled toccounS for a light
in lamp in which ere is no oil, and
up to the present me, while gazing
with wonder, have bn keeping al re-
spectful distance.-Bl Mall Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Those who apply f, a chance to send
their children to ii country are in
structed that they ust be poor and
needy. without any lfectious disease,
clean and free from'ermin. A physi-
c1an then inspects eat child. DR.. c.. c.
vinton was the exaining physician
last year, and he exaIned nearly $4,000
children, Of whom al1t {, 900 were sent
into the country. Ea day the board
of health furnished aist of the houses
where there was any ntagious disease.
which was Of inmenhelp. With that
list before him it W easy for the ex-
aminer to stop any CHI who came from
an infected house, L majority were
refused ON account ofneir hopeless con-
dition as to vernin. | is a herculean
task to get the averai tenement house
child in a suitable clifton TO be re
ceived into country fa-lies.-Rev. VIII
lard Parsons in Scribs's.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

foW can foot someoftIse people
0u the time, and all Of the people
some of the time, bHt you can't fool
all the people all the tinie.-LIxooLx.
The people who have been ac-
customed to paying outlandish
prices for Notions, such as are
used every day, Fancy Goods.
such as every lady needs and
buys, and Ladies Furnishing
Goods, such as all must have,
will appreciate the truth ofthe
above quotation more after
they have visited
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

new YorKs good rrrend, Isnan, Jne
ex-khedive of Egypt, who presented the
city with the obelisk in Central park, is
sill practically a prisoner at Constanti-
nople. He is confined in palace, and
when he goes out is always accompanied
by an Unlocking lot of Turks These
are ostensibly his guard of honor, but in
reality they are soldiers who never lose
sight of their distinguished prisoner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Manufacturer-Hsve you succeeded in
perfectly initiating Good & Company s
goods?
Superintendent-All of them. sir.
Manufacturer-Very well. Get up a
circular warning the public against vile
limitations and put 'em ON the market
New York Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15
DR d. 5. KINMELL,

4s.se-s ms professional services 70 me ciuzens
'ss--.s-sef and vicinity. Unless professionally
'-.,sgsi he can be found al his once on Main 81
- III Diamond
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

II ttic pies eaten every uiif were uedlrl
one Ou top Of another they would make
a tower thirty-seven miles high. II laid
ont in alne they would reach from New
York TO Boston
Technicahties OF the law are being
used to an advantage in the Walker
county court. A party was charged
with the theft of cigars. The county at
torney, in drawing up the complaint,
charged the accused with the theft OF
"nin" cigars. The defendants lawyer
succeeded in having the case thrown out
Of court because the letter "e7 was
omitted from the word "'nine,7 and
showed that the accused did not appro-
pirate min cigars" belonging to some
one else to his own se.-Madisonville
CTex.l Messenger.
The skeleton vest has full vest front
and an open back. The collar and a
piece Of the shoulder top run all the way
around. thus affording sufficient body
for a proper shoulder set. The vest IS
then fastened around the waist by a
belt These skeleton vests are made in
two sizes. One size viii fit q 32, "a, 36 or
80 bust. and the ether viii fit a 40 TO IS.
The garment sits beautifully and fits
the figure perfectly. The main features
are that it does away with a great deal
OF weight and useless material ard
makes n very cool garment.-Mercer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-15

Mr.. John H. Hall, who died recently
in Townsville, Ga. was the first eapi-
talist to take hold of the project of the
elevated railroad in good faith. and il
was largely due to his energy that the
roads were completed. He was a very
wealthy man, and besides his great in
terests in the elevated he had large rail-
way interests in the soufh.-COr. Phila-
daTr hia D,.acS
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-08-21

FARGO, N. D., Aug. 1.-THE rail-
road commissioners held another $685.
ion here today and decided to enforce
the warehouse law, compelling in
spection to be given At the state line.
and also the part which declares all
buildings used for buying, selling,
shipping or storing grain to be public
warehouses and the owners required
to give bonds and make reports, ste.
Elevator men cay they will run as
private houses, in which case the rail-
road commission will enjoin them.
This will probably cause = big blocade
as farmers have not storage for one
tenth Of their wheat and it will be i'm
possible to get cars fast enough.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-08-21
From the Toledo RladO,

From the Toledo Rlads.
Free trade has received another
stunning blow. The colony Of New
South Wales, Australia, which has
been under free trade for many years
has abandoned it, and adopted the
protective policy 1ts next neighbor
is the colony Of Victoria, which has
always been PROFESSIONALS : The two
have similar soil, the same climate
and the same cla.s Of people. engaged
In similar occupations. Victoria has
grown in population and in wealth
and her people arc individually pros.
porous. New South Wales has fallen
far behind in the race, u burdened
with debt, and her people have been,
for years chronic complainers about
hard times to make aliving. The OBJ
ject lesson which Victoria afforded
was too streng . one not to be needed;
and 20 the people Of New South Wal.
es very sensibly determined to adopt
the same economic policy under which
Victoria had p'ospered. This leaves
Great Britain ~ the only civilized
free trade country in tho world.
Tie fact 10 one which should not be
lost on the American people.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-08-21
PAeF FleetfsFl9te&

PAaH 3leotIoPlQ8e6f
@1bis Aea III hlfberR MI
81 ooc0Syed near the gniQ vi9aeA 81
~ ea1m. ". Il Pc fept q thSF
&s6srg mountainA Aren't s. YandJpk
&ocwbs a old mapoaop, p ~ paf1fr
q yA3ch hung . collection q A4vplI-
8oQlfy swords, ono o& which wal h4aVs
dY plated with silver. AteErido thunder
storm came ct night, and ono terrible
oeaah aroused the household. Al were
stunned for . moment, but rsoovering
they hastsned to discover Whist damage
was done. =! ;.E.@ =,
Suddenly the younger vandyck point.
Cd to IN old fashioqed socA. Upon II llY
what was apparently the silver Image q
. cat curled up In IN exceedingly com
Portable poddoh. As fsr - the shape
and posture Of tho animal were cob
cerned It might hsve been Z i've cat,
Each gtittering hair was separate and
distinct, and each d1vezy br5Nle 81 the
wmskers described q graceful curve as
IN ffe. :. '
&0t0o& OQO bOU tu300O VOWOkN t42o
swords which hung upon the wan just
above the sofa and there SAW that the
sword had been stripped Of III its d.
ven. Tho hilts was zone and the seab-
bard was but q strip Of blaokened steal
Tho family cat had been electropia+ed
BY lightning.
In one Of the panes Of glass In the win
dow was found . round hole about the
sise Of . half dollar, where tho lightning
bid evidently entered. There was .
ohaz1ed streek acrosg tho sash where the
electrical fuid had made tn way to the
sword, down which Il had passed to the
cat, carrying with It TIE silver which It
depoadted upon the animal OF course
tho cat was instantly killed, Rnd there
fore remained In tho position IN which It
was quietly sleepin8 when the fash
nh thought the plating Of the cats
body WIN prevent decay, and that prob
ably It may be retained among the COL
lection Of ouriodties, tho most remark
able Of them all. Local scientists arc
puxzled and one OF the members Of the
Albany institute il investigating the
case.-Cor. 81. Louis Republic. -
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-08-21
Things to DO In Hot Weather.

W ~ ~ A8V0 !" 0OUAAoAs
A few rules as TO how to keep cool
may not come amisa Wear q nicely
starched high collar. Walk rapidly up
and down State street in the middle Of
the day to match a piece Of ribbon for a
suburban acquaintance. Climb six flights
Of stairs during the hour when the ele-
vator is not running to keep an appoint
ment with q friend who has been sud-
denly called from town. Hcold as hard
as YOU can at everybody and everything,
and fan yourself with large Japanese
fan in the meantime. Chase street car
half q block, to be finally told by the ut
terly depraved conductor to take the
next one. Get into q bus at the depot
and wait fifteen minutes for the driver
TO get through his conversation with q
friend, while the bridge turns and you
experience the sensation Of being cleft. ?"
Go to horse race. Spend an after
noon IN q circus tent. Help your wife
chase flies. Leap at q 2:19} gait to catch
q train. Drink beer. Iisten to your
vito Say II told you sot' nhen you en-
counter the fate that swai6 tho devour>
er Of qucumbers. Wear tight shoes. Go
ehopping. Ride In the same bQs with
the woman who carries cat tails and
pokes them into your eye. Go to the
matinee. Watch the elderly woman
chew gum. Toy with q gasoline stove
Escort city friends through tho .sv1nes
searching for Wild aowerA Disturb q
nest Of hornets under the suppodtion
that It Is . beautiful funguA-Chicago
Herald.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-08-21

Chase & Pratt, who were, at one
time In the coffee and spice business
here have assigned. The senior MEM
Der OF the firm Ia "Jock " Chase the
well known logger and the junior
member is his son-in-law. Mr.. Chase
has been sick for some time and 1t is
believed that had the assignment not
been precipitated would have been
able to have discharged the indebted
ness Of the firm for which he was not
responsible. The lumberman of Min
neapolis have a contingent interest
In the assignment. Mr.. Chase has
been regarded as a wealthy man, and
the assignment is q good deal of a
surprise. Mr.. Chase has not done
much in numbering orsome time past
but was extenslvely engaged in stock
raising in Northern Dakota near
Observation-Disclosures Lumberman.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-08-21
70 Propaesss ouanea Sense.

Some Of 10 fashionable women Of
Berlin have Prned themselwq INTO .
soeiety ':tor Tho preTep&tqp Il erim4
against oommo4 se4esr. n Nhs 1nstter q
dress In particular do they invedgh
against the discomforts Of tho corset,
which In Germany IL made longer and
sitter and altogether more abomipabie
than anywhere else. Mem are admitted
to membership, and are urged to miti-
gate by preoept and example various
stipulated enormities Of their: own &t-
tire. One clause In the circular reads,
"Male members arc respectfully request
ed to teach their brethren that t1oussr
patterns are unfit for morning coats,
waistcoats and Inverness overcoats.
Her Point Of View in New York Hmea