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The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05
GENERAL GLEANlNGS..

1T is said that one-tenth of the men
in Switzerland who die prematurely
die of alcohol poisoning. a..,r
INDIGNATION meetings are being held
and petitions drawn up. all over Ger
many to protest against the proposed
increase of the beer tax. The average
German will submit to almost any
kind OF tax under extreme circum-
stances, but he draws the line at beer.
GREAT BRITAIN, with IS, 600, 900 peo-
pie, spends as much for Intoxicating
beverages as the United States with
65,oo0,00o. But her bequests for, re-
ligious, educational and charitable
purposes, exclusive of Baron Hirsch's
benefactions. reach SIS. SOC, 900 as
against 81, ,OO0, 900 in the United States.
FORTY years ago Whitechapel, Lon
don, was SO unsafe that no stranger
could 60 through without policeman
To-day services are held anywhere that
clergyman can get an audience. The
Salvation army, Ragged schools and
Charrington Assembly hall are aiding
in the great work. The latter was bull,
by the son of q brewer, who dedicated
his life to undoing some OF the evils Of
the traffic. *n:s.3..... .,..g,.. ~,
THERE are no less than six thousand
intoxicants of different kinds known to
the custom-house officials" said an at
tache Of the customs collection depart
ment the other day. ''Ninety-five per
cent. of the foreigners in this country
drink, and none of them has ever heard
OF total abstinence. They have all
their native liquors, which often can
not be, procured in this country, and
they soon make arrangements to have
their favorite tipple sent to them. In
this way the: Saistom:house people accu-
mulate very wide knowledge Of in
toxicants."
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cause is the pressure and worry eansela
from overwork, both physical and /
mental. Especially are these evil tef-s
fects visible in the large class Of brain
workers. Artists, authors, journalists,
lawyers, doctors, bookkeepers and
others, whose duties require severe
mental exertion, are especially Che
speedy victims. not only Of intemper-
.ance, but of insanity. Very often the !:
Eoverwork, whether mental or physical, !
is combined of necessity with irregu-s
lar hours and irregular meals, and the
evil effects are increased thereby As,
he says. most truly, the best work
however*hard, Is always methodical
enough to permit of timely rest and of
regular nutrition; and the full recoRni-s
tion of this fact is simp.e question of
public utility 'S$ 3 II
But why should brain-workers and
others whose labors are at times ex-s
cessive, SO easily fall into the vice of
drunkenness? The reason is very
simple. The exhausted system, pros
trated by overwork, Graves some slim.
ulant Alcoholic liquors supply this
craving, and give fictitious strength
for the time being. The worn and
weary worker, overcome by exhaustion
of his mental power, in which his body
shares as the result of the loss of nerve
power, finds that liquor, for the time
being, restores his power. He speedily
becomes ba abituated to it's use; and as q
natural sequence the drink thirst
which takes possession of him be-
comes more pressing ia its demands
continually for more of the liquid
poison. His body, his brain, his nerves,
become, saturated with the internal
stuff; he becomes its slave. his brain
breaks down under it, aud the mad.
house ends his miserable career.
There is in this a reason, too, why the
vice of intoxication is more prevalent
in cities than in rural districts. In the
! rushing life of modern cities, in the in
tense competition of the race for
wealth and fame and position, men are
constantly tempted to exert their pow.
ers beyond the point up to which they
may safely be exercised. Ambitious to
keep up in the race, anxious to excel,
bot h the mental and the physical sys-
TENS are overtaxed. Alcoholic bever-
ages are resorted to in order to sustain
the tagging powers; but unfortunate
ly they destroy instead of building up.
and drunkenness follows, with insan-
ity as its sequel When intelligent men
by scores thus fall victims to the insid-
ious temptation of the demon of rum,
is it too much to say that it is the duty
of society, acting through the state, to
save them and conserve itself, to crush
out the liquor traffic, and thus pulverize
the rum power-Toledo Blade.
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AN EXAMPLE OF IMPUDENCE.
In This Tale q Vice Is Carried to tho
Apex Of tho Sublime.

apex Oh tho sublime.
She was a very sweet, gracious old
lady; her manners were full of dignity;
when she conversed with young man
it was distinction for him; whea she
conversed with a girl it was an honor
for that girl. When I first knew that
old lady she lived in largo house and
kept carriage; she gave rather state.
ly dinner parties; she had rather formal
receptions; she was the queen of the
quarter where she lived. Every body
respected her, and all those who had
the privilege of her friendship loved
her: Suddenly, she left her great
house and gardens, and she removed
into quite a small villa, with a little
garden; also she gave up her carriage,
and limited her household to one serv-
ant. And she gave no more partiea
1t was understood that this dear old
lady had lost her fortune. But nobody
knew the facts, nor could any body ask
She retired to this little villa, and she
continued to have receptions, at which
tea and homemade cake were the only
luxuries offered. Also there arrived at
this juncture niece, of whose exis.
tence no one had previously been
aware. She was not nice, this lady; it
is no fault to be no longer young or
good-looking, but one ought at least to
be well-bred and good-tempered., Now,
after year or two, during which the
bitter tongue and the bad temper of
the niece caused continual, misery to
the old lady, there came time of sick.
ness. 1t was the late plague of infiu-
enza. Many of us in the quarter had
it very badly. among others, the old
lady's niece. For the old ]a,ly's sake,
not for any love of our own, we were
shocked to learn that the niece was
dead.
A month or two afterward the old
lady told me a story. She said: .'You
know that lost all my money. It5was
lost for me. It was my man of business
who stole it. He forged power of At
torney and sold my stocks; he gambled
with the proceeds and lost the whole.
When there was no more he confessed
the robbery. But he said, to prove the
esteem in which he held me, he had
brought his only child with him, and
he would leave her with me until bet
ter days. So he kissed my hand and
left me; and that" she explained, lis
the reason why l. had to leave my dear
old house, and to receive this poor
creature, whose unfortunate manners
and bitter tongue made me miserable
all day long. have often thought'-
Here she stopped, and. thinking of that
and unequaled impotence, 1,
too, have often thought-.-N. Y. Re.
corder.
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CHEAP ICE HOUSE.

keeping. the blocks a foot from the
wall. Put q board next to the ice and
fill the space between this and the out
side with sawdust, thus forming a
double wall. Put on another layer of
ice, carrying up the wall at the same
time. Continue in this manner until
the house is full. The planks or slabs
need only be slightly nailed, as they
will be held in place by pressure from
the inside. Complete by covering the
top with thick layer of sawdust and
putting. on the roof.-orange Judd
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THE cheek of some people lis sim
ply amazing" said the young mother.
What is the trouble now'' asked the
caller. THAT horrid newspaper man
who lives across the street sent over
this morning to ask if he could borrow
the baby for two or three hours, as no
had to get up Baby Ruth poem for
his paper and wanted to study the dia-
lect. Journal
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

Lady x Ito Egyptian prince)-
''Well, how'd you like this country?''
Egyptian Prince-''I am delighted with
everything, but especially with the
flowers: Flowers are my passion"
(Takes the celery and shifts it ecata&ie-
allyl
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05
CHEAP ICE HOUSE,

Made OF Posts and Slabs, and Very Easily
Put Together.
Our illustration represents an ice
house made of rough posts and slabs,
hence it can be very cheaply con-
structed. Set the posts in place, the
taller ones in front to give slope to the
roof. Nail the lowest board all around.
The house is now ready for the ice.
Cover the bottom with layer of saw
dust, shavings or cut hay, and pack
firmly. Upon this place tier of ice.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

We eat too much and take too little out
door exercise. This is the fault Of our mod
ern civilization. It is claimed that Garfield
Tea, simple herb remedy, helps Nature to
overcome these abuses.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

II KNOW my feet are to stand on" said q
| q Grabbed individual IN crowded cable car
to his neighbor, ''but If it Is just the same to
| you I would like that privilege for myself
exclusively. Will you please get down on
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05
Florida and the Sunny south via Tho Big
Four Route.

MUCH TO Be PROUD OF-Buckton-'sH is
very learned, you say. Is he proud Of all he
knows?" Nendick-''Ob. no; he is an ag-
nostic, and proud Of all that he doesn't
know n-TruSh
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

ToMM1-''Paw, what is special provi-
dence" Mr. Figg-'.lt occurs when some
pther fellow Is the victim OF misfortune
that would otherwise have happened to
yourself. ."-Indianapoli Journal.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

.V1slTlNa q church fair is like going into
the highways and buy ways.-LoWell Cour-
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05
SOCIETY NOTES,

THE banquet in Vienna which the
kaiser of Austria gave to the kaiser of
Germany began at five o'clock.
PAUL 3. DU CHAuLU says that while
he was in Africa he had $4,000 oppor-
tunities to marry and declined them all.
A RECENT Newport luncheon was
served by three maids in white caps
and aprons and broad white collars and
cuffs.
A RIVIERA" tea is the form lately
given to a charitable entertainment by
some ladies Of . neighboring city. A
paper on the Riviera was read by .
woman who had spent several winters
there and the tea followed.
A NEW fashion in England Is to send
domestic animals as wedding presents,
since Queen Victoria sent Miss LOTUS,
instead of the customary Indian shawl,
q young white collie, and so dogs are
beginning to bay tho honeymoon.
The kodak has reached the dignity of
q wedding present. A bride Of the
month who is an enthusiastic snap shot
counts among her gifts q camera of
choice make, handsomely mounted,
and provided with fine case bearing
silver monogram.
Florida and the Sunny south via The Big
Four Route.
To all persons contemplating a southern
trip, the Big Four Route offers special at
fractions and advantages possessed by no
other line. solid Vestibul d trains, heated
with steam and equippe with palace sleep
Ing cars, reclining chair cars and elegant
parlor cafe dining cars run daily, making
connecti n In Central Union Station, Gin
cinnati, with through express trains Of the
Queen & Crescent Route, Louisville e.
Nashville, Kentucky Central and Chesa-
peake q OHIO always, avoiding. the
and afording practically through train serv-
ice to Old Point Comfort, Asheville, Chat
tan,oogs. t.,, New Orleans, Savannah, Jackson-
and all winter resorts Of the South. Tour,
list tickets via the Popular Big Four Route
at special low rates are on sale at all coupon
ticket Offices throughout the country. Ask
the agent for tickets via the Big Four Route.
D. B. MARTIN, General Passenger Il Ticket
Agent, Cine nnati, Ohio
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THE olD BACK srAlR.
g O AL the sports Of childhoods
! know Of mono so rare
As sliding down the banlsters

Of al the sports Of childhoods 5.s.
know Of mono so rare
As sliding down the banlsters @
: 5 OF 4. Ea
: tho 49,
a{szs old ss-,~---- ..-..
- back
ts. .s. stair. -
remember well the circus,
And the fun it used to bring;
While watching fearless riders
A-dashing round the ring.
But this jolly old attraction
Gould never near compare
With sliding down tho banis -ers
OF
tho 80
old
back
stair.
Then recollect the barn loft,
Chucked full Of clover hay:
Mother used to send us there
To pass rainy day.
But often stole away from that,
And while mother wasn't there,
Be sliding down the banisters
OF
the
old
back
stair.
1have grown into manhood now,
And often wander home;
The old folks always welcome me
They're glad to have mo come;
But while they're not looking
I'm tempted, declare,
TO slide down the banisters
OF
tho
old
back
stair.
Clarence e. Edwards, in Kansas City journal
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

one end is to be the stairway. In tho
upper story at the same end is to be the
feed room, to contain bran, oil meal,
etc. This should be constructed that
the feed can be let down into the feed
ing alley below. The hay is to be un-
loaded from the outside at one end
with hay fork and track. Above the
feeding alley in upper floor should be
several trap doors TO make it con-
venient in getting down hay and straw.
In the lower and upper stories should
be a number of sliding windows to give
light and ventilation when necessary.
If built according to this plan you have
barn with lower story 8 feet high,
upper story nearly l2 feet high. with
storing capacity for no less than 40
tons of hay. Feeding alley in the
center, 8 feet wide, lie eaving 1913 feet on
each side for manger and stall and
space back of stall. Such a building
need not aOtover $500, estimated as
Fourteen thousand feet lumber. r.............S .S165
l. on roofing. ................. O5
daro"are .... .....:'....."........! -. 10
"ork .............. .......:.. ............ l3O
1otal coSt.... ....................... .S5oO
The illustration shows construction
OF one end bent of this barn. B, B, are
the long braces referred to.-H. A. ST.
mon, in Ohio Farmer.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

LITTLE ToMMY-''What is that man cut
ting the trees for, papal" Tommy's Papa
HE is pruning them, my boy" Little
Tommy-''How soon will the prunes be
ripe1"-Philadelphia Record.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

How Ny THROAT HURTS! Why don't you
use Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tart
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
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SOMETHING TO REMENBER.

ITO ERR is human and to stick 70 Il 70
more so.-Galveston News.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

HE-"Woman, thy name is frailty." She
1T it wasn't, she'd never consent to change
it'-Life.
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

BEEcHAM's Pulls cost only Is cents box.
They are proverbially known throughout
the world to be "worth q guinea q box.''
The Worthington advance., 1893-01-05

JIo-DANCINa music - tho kind that reaches
the.sQie.-YOnkersS Statesman
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-24
NEW ARRANGEMENTS.
81 HOTEL,

Mr. Thomas Alberti informs his friends
nd the travelling public that he has made
acme rev arrangements which will enable
him oS tisfy all those who viii honor him
with ID II custom
Mea' furnished IT all hours Of the day
Break asst at 10 o'clock A.. II. and Dinner
Il 1 o o'clock P. II.
~Connoiions and vel~lfurnished roons.
MODERATE PRICES.
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adaptedt to children that
I~recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to ma" II. 4. ARCHER. NJ. D..
III So. oxford St, Brooklyn. \. Y.
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SEMI You Job Printing
to this Office. Satisfaction
Guaranteed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-08
Started In First.

"Maria," be said, as he entered the
house, speaking before has wife had time
to say word, this house is in an awful
condition"
why, Henry" she began.
"Den' try to excuse yourself" he in
terupted. Look at this room was
going to bring friend home with me,
but RETAINED far fear the house woul d
be just in the condition that I find it in. "
"If you had sent word, Henry
"Ssnt word, Maria Why shoali any
one who claims to be a housekeeper
have 10 be notified 50 that she can sour
~ about and make things look respec-
table? And that gown, Maria It's oat-
rageous to be dressed in that fashion at
this time Of day"
Il could have changed it"
"Oh, Of course. You could have done
lots of things, but you didn't You
should be ready TO entertain your hus-
bands friends at any time. I suppose
the dinner is cold, to-"
ats not as good as il was. You're
late, You know"
"Of course, and If had brought my
friend with me he'd had to sit down to
= cinier, and We should have both felt
humilialed and should have hal TO apol-
ogize. It isn't right, Maria. Il ism;
right at all
And after he had settled himself in
his arm chair after dinner he chuckled
10 himself and muttered;
"Go!ly. but l would have got a roast
ing for being late ifI hadn't started in
first. Its d great scheme"
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The Pansy For 1894.
TIE NoyEuBEn SrNBEE

TIE NofENBEG NlAhLA
enters upon new year, and announces
many nee and imporiGAi jcatures. There
will be each month a special department
devoted to The work Of the Christian En-
deavol Society: sour Christian Eadear0r
Bullitia." Mrs. G. r. Alden Pansy) will
have as contributors TO this new depart
ment the best talent to be secured among
the prominent xorkers in the Christian
Endeavor field. Rev. Tennis :. Hamlin,
d. D., will contribute an article on The
Immediate Future Of Chrisiaa Eade1g0F, 10
be followed by articles from the pens Of
other workers equally prominent in the
cause. There will be the lqict ns'rs Of the
Christian Endeavor movement all over
the world, and the most helpful and
m9st progressive papers by Christian BE-
dsaror SpsciGlist. that can be procured.
The other departments Of the magazine
are to be broadened and enlarged by
some material changes. One IS the de-
partment Of Athletes" and Indoor
Games in the Family Circle ". 4
Aioa-o Sage, dsJan,osis Yale pitcher, viii
contribute an early paper, to be follow
ed by experts in physical development.
Pqnsy Mrs. G r. Alden has 4 new
and fascinating serial, "Yira's Motto"
beautifully illustrated by II. P. Barnes,
Margaret Sidasy. according to request,
will contribute the second series other
Golden Discovery Papers" that obtain
ed such favor.
Elizabeth Abbott, author ofthe Amer
lean Literature Papers" which attracted
so much attention last year, will furnish
"Gr,et Literature Papers" The Mission
airy and Foreign Fields Of Labor" viii
have special places. There is the new
department called ''DAily Thoughts"
composed of daily reading for the Christ
ian Endeayor Societies. "The P. 5. De-
partment retains all its former strength |
and vigor. The Reading Circle has
been enlarged to suit its growing de-
mands.
10 centsa number; Sl.00 a year. d. /
Lothrop Company, Publishers, Boston.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-08
What To Say.

Whenever you hear a dairy farmer
complaining % III luck All a lack Of
profit. take OF your hat wherein you
have ofeourse pasted the following, from
John Go1iIs address to, the agricultural
students Of Ohio university, and read il
% him
To obtain successful rs5Ilts in the
future We must find on. whittier se are
being injured 50 much by competition as
By our Own f4iIure to comprehend AMI
push 70 its lin:s The pT1iGstiye q1liity
ofOur dsiries."
One word more. Tell him that there
IS no; single instance of1 dairy farmer
gho hAs mAde progressive success Of
his work, who has not tuned that very
searchIight on himself shat Gould speaks
of-If)lrPs DI,ryR2a.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-08

Il IS qnits a cOmnon p-lc.ice in Eu-
rope to remove the hair from slaughtered
pigs by burning instead Of scalding. The
heat has the same effect either way, in
destroying the epidermis or outer skin,
and thus removing the hair from the ear
csss. The method is as follows; Some
dry straw is laid down and the pig IS laid
uPon it, more straw IS thrown on the car
clss, and fire is set 10 it all AL that is
required is to scorch the skin it must
not be burned. If this is done as soon
as the animal is dead and still warm, q
blister is raised on the skin and the hair
is loosened. 1t is necessary to manage
the ERE and turn the carcass 50 that the
heat is distributed evenly and not too
much Of it is made. The carcass is then
scraped in the usual manner.
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An EXPLANATION.

As two men were about to meet on
ChampIain street a day or two ago one
Of them threw down his hat and pulled
off his coat and shouted:
i was a-looking for yon want salts
facticnr
"Why, Thomas, what does this mean p
asked the other in great surprise.
You've been talking against my
wifeP
"Neyer ~
"Bat you have. Yoa told the boys in
the shop that she'd stop a CLOCK
so did, Thomas, bu. please under
stand
That's an insult"
at can't be, Thonas. You see We
were talking about costly clocks and
beautiful women, and says 20 the men,
says /:
"'NoE, there's Tom Green's wife. If
she had a $50 clock and was dasting the
mantel OF and showed the hairbrush agin
the pendulum, the beautiful and ed
ucated lady would cause the motion Of
said pendulum to become erra.ie an1
finally cease altogether
That's what l said, Thomas. and I'll
leave it TO you if it wasn't 4 comDli-
ment ?"
"Oa, that's the way you slii i:, eh q?
Well, come AMI take s1nthin." "-D5irod
Fres Pros.
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SOMERSET, Pa WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER s. 1898

Then he put It in the slot, worked his
arms, bent forward and to our stupefac-
tion the thermometer marked lO0-6f-
teen degrees beyond the highest Oh
record
Acry burst from our lips-Miss Prawl
turned white and red almost simnitane-
oasly, then flung her arms around his
neck, and said audibly: q knew it, my
darling David wen be married next
week"
After this the ssance closed, and Ton
son was left working out figures in astate
Of bewilderment
Next day Langley called and said he
wished TO have 8 machine made for him
at once. Miss PraEl would pay any price
for it.
"yery well, said Mr.. Tonson, 'you can
have one in a fortnight. 1t will cost ESQ,
but
~But2s
But can't understand 1.-THE ma
cbines's all right"
"Bnt the man isn'tg" said Langley.
"Mr. Tonson," he continued, "you have
done me a great service in return Tlltell
You secret, if you'll promise TO keep it,"
Il promise" replied the inventor but
his servant, who overheard the secret
made no promise.
"Well can't vor o1ass the trick . How
stupid you men Of genius are didn't
whisper James name into the machine"
"Whatr"
"No, whispered I love Clara"
"Never you mind she certainly isn't
Jane -
So Langley married the heiress and
spent her money inEamOusly, probably
on Clara. Mr. Tonson was heartbroken
and smashed up the machine, yowing
never to make another.
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And the Glad Bells Rang.

With a jpyfal cry she threw herself up
on her f4theT's bosom.
The old man stroked her golden brown
tre5ses, but dared not press her for her
m lti YES.
"0h, pa" she murmured eosts;ically.
"What is it, my child g'
"Odly think. Charley"
Her eyes grew moist at mention Of the
beloved name.
has arranged 50 that We can"
She fAliered, and in her confusion she
was d)Gbly lovely.
''bs married"
The pareat's lips moved bat gave no
souni.
"Pa."
my child"
~wolld yOu believe the sI,r,f = he
has made for love OF me? lie has just
told me that he would try, oh, - hard,
to live within your income"
Il were cap;iO1s nature that would
longer withhold the paternal sanction.
-Dsir9i T-iBHEs.