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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-29
Reminded of Those. Good Old

Clara. III hope you won't
bring that Mr.. Halter around to
see me. | don't want to see
him. "
Maude. "But, my dear, he
says he used to play with you
when you were d little girl"
Clar. "That's why | don't
want to meet him. 1t reminds
me of the time | wore a home
made cloak to Sunday school. !.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-29

Caesars famous "veni, vidi,
yici, - came, | saw, / con-.
quered might be an appro-
pirate motto for Ayers Sarsa-
parilla. We charge nothing for
the suggestion. This great
bloodpurifier conquers where
ever IL comes, and is now abso-
luteIy without equal in the
world.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-06-29

The nearscoming Of the Fourth
suggests that probably the first
sky rock it was that of the
"Hush a-bye baby, on a tree
top"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
Solid With the Company.

Among the first railroads built in the
United States Vas a little line about
twenty miles long In the course Of time
big tunnel line was constructed through
the same country. The original line be
came merely q branch For many years
il was run in cheap way, with one loco
motive, one engineer, and two or three
freight ears.
Finally a new general manager vas ap-
pointed He had not been in office but
one week when he sat for the one lone
conductor, who had been there ever since
the road Was built
I would ike 70 have your rssigra-
ti0n,' said the general manager when
the conductor appeared
~Ny resignati0n27 inquired the cen
ductor in establishment.
Yes. sir; yours"
VIVA, FOR, pray -
swell, I want TO make some changes
and get new blood in the line was the
general managers reply.
Il won't resign" answered the con.
ductor.
Then, I viii De compelled TO discharge
you, step which, for your sake, had
hoped would be saved from taxing"
Young man, you VIII not diseharge
ne ! own q controlling interest in the
stock Of this railroad, and elect the Presi-
dent and Boari Of Directors I shall
have yoa fired
The old conductor did really own the
majority Of the Stock, and, zs be said,
put in h.s own Board Of Directors and
President
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
Titles Bought and Sold.

The remarriage Of the Duchess Of Cam
20 Seiice, who isindebted for her vast
wealth 70 the fact that she Eas one Of
thu widows Of Mr.. Singer of sewing ma
ehine fame, viii serve 10 draw attention
70 the facility with which titlesa are ob-
taiueG in Italy.
The duchess bought the tile Of duke
soS her second husband from the Vatican
for $1,000 while dues amounting 10 close
upon SS0.O00 have Just been paid into the
treasury Of the Italian Government for
the acquisition Of The titles OF duke,
prince, marquis and count BY Young
Sachetti. who led to the altar the other
day the heiress and sole surviving rep
resentative Of the grand old patTieian
holse OF the B4rberini
Il appears that the purchase Of these
titles is.efected by means OF the payment
either to the Vatican or TO the Italian
Government OF fees Of registration These
amount in the czse OF the title Of prince
to $4,000; in that Of duke to $1,000 ;
marquis. 5000; count, 5000; viseount
or baron $1,000.
Anybody Who has not a record tha. Is
downright criminal can secure the title
which he desires 81 payment Of the dues
Just mentioned.
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The Secret of a Good lsemory.


Whatever may be said in regard 20
trzining the memory, If must be Iemem-
bered that memory Is not. as used 70 be
supposed, an independent fseGlty Of the
mind that in some mysterious way may
be directlv strengthened by exercise, ss
the blacksmith strengthens ms arm : but
that memory as reteutive n due 70 the
Elasticity Of nerve substance, and 70 the
property Of neve-centres By which they
retain in growth their functional modif-
catioGs; and that reeollection depends
upon physiological conditions such as the
cerebral circulation and the proper mnc-
tioning OF never-eeils; moreover. that a
complete act OF recollection Is a complex
process involving comparison, inlersce.
and the like. Hence, whatever ia Gen
ersl Is conducive to vigorous health, and
whatever tends to habits OF clear and
orderly thinking-sach conditions will
aid rec lllec.iOn- And whatever Is detri-
mental to the normal fanetioning Of the
nerve-cells-fatige, intense emotion. or
the like-and whatever blinds the jndg-
ment, Will hinder recollection In snort,
all psychological beatitubes are on the
head Of him who has good heslth, sane
emotions, and trained power Of ate ltion-
Bat 10 anoant Of study. nor all the pre-
scriptiOns m OF mnemonic doctors, from
Simonides to Loisette iexcep- so far as
they train attention. can atone for anE-
mia Of body or lack Of the power OF at
.ention-From The Illusioas OF Mem
ory,s by PEoFEssoE WILLIsN II. BUzS-
HAx, in February ScTiJneT.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
Sensible Words TO Tired
Mothers.


To reign nobiy and successfully even
in a cottage housekeepers need a few
simple requirements Of body and mind
need 70 have them become habits, habits
50 deeply woven into her existence that
the possessor Is unconscious Of their pres
ence, but habits Of whose absence she
would be exquisitely conscious
First-Breathe slowly, breathe deeply,
breathe quietly, breathe pure air.
There is no room more easy 70 venti-
late than a vel planned kitchen, for its
heat IS sufficient 70 permit the constant
entrance cold air.
Many morning. preserving or baking
may be netamorphOsed from mere tir-
ing, fAtiguing task into he<hful exer-
else if these points are attended 10.
Many a sinkful of heavy dishes have
been washed with as good results as
gymnasium practice, if pure air IS well
breathed meznWhile which is 4 strong
point against unsentilated buffers clos
e,s'.
Second-StaHd vel, not on the heels,
not On the toes, but fias on the heels Of
the feet, the body poised slightly for
ward, the chest veil raised and air
flled.
Orders given to servants or tradesmeB,
from such a poise, viii d0ubly impress
themselves and bring doubly fiae results
When yOu stand IN this way you rest
part Of your body, even though the
Standing mIseIes are fatigued.
Above al, when you rest, rest If You
have few moments 10 sit or lie, DO
nothing else in that few minutes-B0s-
'al Hr-iL
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the old shurchysrd where Aunt Martha
sleeps, tel Of the loving remembrance in
which her memory Is kept.
AUsefuI Machine.


@GOt any good butter" asked the
woman
~Yez'm. How's that strike yon, mum ~
answered the marketman-
The woman took bite out ofthe silver
that the man extended to her on the
point Of big knife, rolled what she had
bitten of back and forth On her tongue
and swallowed it
Tastes pretty good she said.
~Yes'm it's very fine butte. Shall
do you up some, mum
Befor answering this somewhat leading
question the woman put her eyeglasses
astride her nose and Peeped anxioGsly
into the firkin, then, shutting her lips
tightly together, she said; NO, I don't
Ike the color. It's too white, want
yeller butter
well, hov's this - demanded the
dealer, uneoTering another lot
That's almost golden Do you ike
that butter, mum -
She did. She brought ten pounds Of
It, put il in her basket, and walked
proudly away.
same identical butter" remarked the
dealer in 4 stage whisper after the woman
had gone. @only there is 4 little more color
in the last Tot. None Of II is worth any
thing. It's all worked-Oyer stuff"
whats 'wOrked-ovsr stuff" asked
TiRss reporter, who had heard all the
talk between the dealer and his custom
er.
~Why, don't yOu know What working
ever Is !? suppose 1 viii have 20 tell you
Well, imagine that Tm = store-keeper
way out west, runniag store in a prairie
town. The farmers boy my goods and I
buy theirs. Of course I must buy their
butter, all Of fit-every-thing called butter
that IS offered. Some Of its in balls
some in cubes, some in rolls, some in tubs
and some in chunks Its pretty near all
colors af the rainbow, too.
Vow, what can do with the stuff?
Ship it east No, that won't 90. Nobody
east wants 10 buy variety show IN butter
what can 1 90 with II? Just you tell me-
That's more than know answered
the reporter.
why, it's easy as can be. I viii work
the butter over in ny butter-wOrke
down in the celler- It's q box with a
great big roller in It. I chuck al the
butter into tia. worker. Then I sit the
roller a-going. In i've minutes I have q
mixture, but it isn't fl to pack. It's
streaky and spotted, dab Of yellow and
patch Of white, a line Of mud and I
shade Of pink What next , Can you sug-
gest anything p
Nothing" answered the reporter.
~Weil. III tell you. take \ lit;le bot
tie of the shelf and shake a few drops out
Of it into ny butter-worker, and then roll
some more, Pretty soon the spots and the
stripes disappear, and in q little while 1
have q mass of butter Of one color, and 7
can make it light yellow, or DARK yellow
as ike, to suit my customer.
Then 1 take the stuff oct and park It
in firkins, and marx each tirkin choice
creamery butter and send it east. AMI
fools Ike that woman Who was just in
hera buy it and eat It'-M J. Tmes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
ConfIdencei :

Yes, public cofdence, that's the KEY
note Of our successful advertising. Tke
day for fooling the public Is past, and We
wouldn't doit if We could. Consumers
are never fooled when they buy Klein's
celebrated silver Age or Duquesne
'Byes-7 These famous brands Of absolute
y pure whisky are now known and sold
everywhere from the Atlantic 70 the Pa
eific slope. Every day swells the long
list Of customers Why Because the
Whistles named stand solely on their
merits. Leading physicians al over the
land indorse and prescribe them-pretty
conclusive evidence that the goods are
Just as rePresented-the purest aud best
obtaina bic. A poor whisky is never
cheap, but always injurious. You take
no chances in ordering silver Age7 or
-Duqussne, which sells respectively AZ
$50 and 81 > per fall quart. Packages
expressed anywhere. Max KLElx. No
= Federal street, Allegheny City, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
She Never Told Her Age.

There IS an astrologer's den in this
city where visitors can learn the secrets
Of the past, present and future through
the starof their nativity and By other
occult means.
A lady went there the other day win
a party Of friends. The astrolozsr vas
asked TO cast her horoscope.
What year we're you born. madam -
be inquired.
"llus. tell that >"
Certainly. must knoE what star
controls your life
But do not know the year
-Hsve You no means Of finding ont -
NO, sir
Try and and some one whs can ie-
member. LO0k IN the family Bible"
an do nothing Of the kind, snapped
The indignant woman, and she LET never
70 rstuTn--D1fr9i Frss PreS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
Temperance in the kitchen.

/ was visiting at one time a very dear
friend, whose little son bad not yet drop
ped his ESPing accent The pastor. who
vas a frequent visitor, was dining With
Hs. and the little boy, . remarkably we'll
behaved child. vas allowed 20 SIT at the
table. The fOW Of conversation passed
without interruption. and not a word
vss spoken by the child. until the desert
was served. With very deiicians sauce
pEspsrsd after the uost approved receipt
with the required proportion Of vine IN
corpOated Then be asked, Mamma,
whal ith thith thsuth made or Ittsfhes
very good The mother replied, ~but-
ter and sugar, thinking that would sat
isfy the young inquiring mind He tast-
ed again, then asked what eth ith L
made Of tathe something eth" A
glance across the table, from the minis
ter, seemed to say 70 the mother, ~You
are in corner nov. wonder now yOu
viii get cut Ofit.T She then mentioned
the spices and other ingredients, still
emitting the wine. The child said again.
1t it'll very good aud continued eating.
Presently he looked upas iffrom a brsEn
study. and said, Mamma, aren't you
glad that We are not the kind Of folkths
that eaths withkyg'
All present yielded to an unrestrained
uerriment, exeep. the mother TO whom
the artless question cane ike an accusa-
ton, and made an impression which last
ed through her lifetime. The resolution
was formed then and there, that her boys
should never become familiar with the
taste Of Nine or other liquors at her table
and thus fall an easy victom to tempta-
ton in after years. From that time she
never allowed one drop Of Intoxicating
liquor TO enter into any part Of the food
for the family.
The little questioner is now strong
Temperance man, and doing good faith
ful work as a missionary Of the American
Board in China.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
Mounted on Wheels.
- - 81 on q bicrcle.

Riding into SIN On bicycle.
That Is what the Salvation Army pro-
pose doing hereafter, says the New York
Journal But instead Of riding on a
bicyle and committing sin, they propose
70 ride on the machine and kill sin.
The idea Of using bicycles in carrying
on the work Of the Salvation Army
while a new thing in New York, Is far
past the bounds Of succs ssful experiment.
in London
For more than a year General Balling-
ton Booths London forces have been
doing most of their work on bicycles.
That Is, the machines have been used to
carry messages from one post OF the army
70 another, and for going 70 distant parts
of the city where meetings are 70 be
held.
There is nothing nicer said a men,
Der OF the Salvation Army, who had re-
Gently come from London, -than a sight
Of our forces mounted on bicycles and
hurrying through thes Teefs ofL1ndon.
a bold Salvation Army lad. ora pretty
Salvation lsssie mounted on a safety
bicycle, and hurrying along in siugle iiiei
mean Fhile singing Salvation Army
hymr. is something that calls forth s
crowd
The New York city mounted bicycle
brigade Of the Salvation Army is the
official title OF me organization that i
about to take the road.
The organization VIII cons st Of a
lieutenant commander, 8 CORPS Of two
lieutenanis, bCsier who viii at Is or
derly, and twenty-five privaies. 81 which
twelve viii be the very prettiest salvation
Army lassies that the city cont ans.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
What's in a Chinese Name?

A person cannot thoroughly appreciate
the stereotyped nature CT the Chinese
mind TIL he has talked to several Of them
on the sane subject The fact that they
All object to being wiser than their fore
fathers easily accounts for this similarity.
But how about their occupations and
names
How often have you wondered as you
were passing some Mongolisn's laundry
where and how be got that outlandish
name. With so many Sans" and
''Loos," and ''L1ngs." lis wonder 70 We
Ameri cans how they keep from entirely
losing their individuality. Just imagine
a telephone list in Pekin, where there
are 100000 people. If you wanted 10
ring up 4 man named Loo, there would
probably be threeor four thousand on
the list, and most OF them Sans.
Just imagine a directory with 1000
or 5000 Lungs in it, and most Of them
Woo or san. it would be worse than
looking for John Smith in an American
directory
And yet they do not get confused.
Their names are managed in about the
same manner that ours are. Their last
name IS handed down from genration 10
generation, rarely ever changing, but
their hrst names vary as ours do
Whenever q Chinaman msrries in
China, or anywhere else, his wife takes
his name fore and AT, and loses her own
entirely.
As my laundrym&n puts i, @She hasse
40 name, takke his name one DO for
tEo."
So they not only become one in the
hoiy bonds Of matrimony. bat one in
nzme.-AilGRtt Constitution.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
Neatly Done

Il know ! am not good enough for
You he added half aPologetieally afer
proposing, but that's my misfortune, not
my f4ult-nO man can be as good as a
WOMAN
"Why 10. p
"BecaEse the Bible SAYS man vas made
alittle lower than the angels
This was The feather that turned the
scale She s7ftly sighei aat consented.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
The Wicked UrohIn.

4 precocious little rascal was noticed
on Jefferson aveEue the other day, max
ing his best endeayor to ring 4 door hell
iast beyond his reach. A weil-known
minister happened along, and, with the
impulse Of a good Samaritan, wanted to
help the boy.
Like to ring the bel, sonny
'Ies, sir but I can't reach Il.
The divine stepped to the veranda and
gave the bell a vigorous pull as he pAtted
the interesting juvenile on the head.
Now run Ike the devil ~ shouted the
kid, as he shot down the street at top
speed. All tie man could do was to
laugh at this deplOra5le bit Of worldE-
ness and make explanation when the
call was answered.-Dstof Mrs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

The man who stops his paper bccause
something has appeared in is columns
Of which he does not approve, aud does
It with an air Of regret that il Is necessa-
y to drive the publishers into bar k-ult-
cy, reminds us Of the trai1 dispatcher
who requested an increase in sz'ary ard
threatened to quit II he didn't get {.
The Superintendent replied 10 his e.
quest By relating a story "When sas
a young man, he said, 4 once did as
you are doing-I told the superintendent
OF the road what you told me. He refass 1
ny demand and I quit and. would ycu
believe It ? that road is running yet p
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03
TonsoriaIIts n.

An elderly gentleman, Oh Ehcss head
only few lonesome hairs fingered en-
tered drug store and said 70 tie clerk
Il aant u bly hair brush
For your own use97
Yes
whats the matter with a tooth
brush Ter1s .s-ftiaqs.
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SOMERSET. Pa WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY B. 1892
HOLD O. HANDS.

jim and Jen that is you see
Over IN the garden there
LOokin' how their onions Be
And ho= thr pea rilesu bear
And solnztsrs len and i'm.
sEingiz' b. q o hands they 20,
Her lirtie thing. and him
Six foot high er %
They've been married good spell
Amt 80 young haint never been
Handsome nor don't do 50 well
As they might Had 70 dig in
Giftinr the mor'gag OF their lot
Live resl c ose. for jim amt worth
Over much And yit they've got
Just heaven on earth
don't know how lis migif say
Cause they bad II rough and bad
Both come up 'most anyway
Jen, she had driukin' dad
His family want Ais concern
Jia Was lel an orphan fore
he was grOwed. and had 70 earn
What he ei and wore
Yit 'taint that. They sort O. smile
on this here LIFE. and they wiring
Comfort out ont al the while
Comfort cut o. eFrything-
Out o nothin seems as though
They don't have no troubles. nor
Don't even begin 20 know
What folks mas EN- Tor.
Nor tioi amt the hull-there's more.
He thinks shes = reg'lar saint,
And she sets powerful store
Long O. him Its love. Ihain't
Never see toe beat Tit she
Knows him and be understands
Her. That's jim and Jen you see
Swingin hold o hands.
Fr7m Jff0e
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

Allow me oadd my tribute to the tfii-
eieney Of Ely's Cream Balm vas suf
sering from severe attack Of influenza
and catarrh and was induced to Try your
remedy | could hardly articalaie, Al d
in less than twentv-fOur hours the ca
tarrhal symptoms and my hcarssBess
disappeared and was able 70 sing a
heavy role in Grand Opera with voice
GnimDAired- I strongly recommend it
to all singers.-Wm- II. Hamilton, Lead
ing Bssso ofths c. D. Hess Grand Opera
Co.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

have not used all Of one bottle vet.
I suffered from e2tzrrh for twelve years,
experiencing the aaussating dropping in
the throat peculiar to that disease, ard
nose bleed almost daily. I tried several
remedies without benefit until last April,
when I saw Eiy's Cream BALM advertised
in the Boston Bsaga, procured a bot
lie, and since the first days use have had
no more bleeding-the soreness Is entire
ly gone.-D. G. Davidson, With the Bos-
ton Ba3ga, formerly with Boston joe q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

A famous lawyer says that to aehisve
eniaence in that profession young man
should 20 10 work with viii" That's
good advice5 especially fits a very rich
mans viii"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

The psin Of loss s iHseparable from
previous enjoyment. This IS the reason
Why nothing IS mist until it's dew.
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0Easd aai Operated By
!. :. SWElTZER, Cumberland, Nd
livery Establishment.

-, = Of az descri ions can be had a. mod
So The bar uf this Hotel Is sIocte ed Sith
l--si E-gias o. Whistles. Wines and Beers-
e -2a- g llrse stock Of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

The funds and securities Of this bank
are securely protected II acelehrsted Cor
liss Burglar-proof safe. The oaly safe
made absolutely Burglar-proof
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-02-03

100 Doses One Dollar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25

trains 10 pass. The railway companies 10 ho'
guarantee the arrival Of the trains AZ the hours
indicated on the proepcctuseS. Inc organizers
contract with the railway companies Tor SO many
trains and then sell the tickets TO the pilgrims az
q greatly reduced ratc-only Just high enough 10
cover eypenses The railway carriages are trans
formed in many cases. into veritablc hospitals
Tie benches are covered with blankets. and some
times even with mattresses, oh which the SICK
are laid Among the pilgrims are to be iouhu
person. suffering from almost every chronic OF
incurablc disease Some Of them are deaf ana
dumb. others blind some crippled and others.
again. even insane. II is needless to say that the
constant praying aloud counting OF beads ana
singing give these pilgrim trains very curious
asrcct, Trey are called trains de plaisir. but
their general aspect is very different from the
ordinary excursion trains, in which the French
us,,allr indulge in exhuberant laughter and
banter
Ever since the close OF hostilties at the end OF
The war of 1901 an intermittent controversy
has been carried on in the columns OF the press
and in the pages OF military works in both coun'
tries as TO whether the German or the frehch
troops Sc; fire to the Chateau Of St Cloud. On
the other side Of the Rhine 1t is contenoed that
the building was shelled by the French batteries
valuable a post of observation. The French, on
the other hand persist in the statement that the
German occupants set fire to the palace out OIL
sheer wantonness, and that they previously satur-
atcd it with petroleum in order to make 1t BURN
the quicker In the course OF tho demolition OF
the ruins now going on a discovery ha, been made
made under the grand staircase. which those who
hold the French view Of the catastrophe arc using
as n conclusive argument in support Of their
theory It is that several pavingstones black
cnci by fire. and still mpregnatcd with an un-
mistakabc odor OF petroleum well-known
Partisan alirms that Of the time OF the fire he was
in one Of the French batteries. and that not q
shot was fred at the chateau from the French
side II was not until the building was entirely
dos;roved and the Germans were constructing
large battery in the ruins that shells we're sent
in that direction.