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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
nroke Into Bis Former Prison

The case Of persons trying 10 escape
from a prison Is Of rather common occur
renee. bat the fact Of a man trying to
force an entrance into one may lie
unique. This, however, is what hap
pened last week at the Plotzensee prison,
near Berlin, where At night an individ-
nal scaled the prison vail and safely
landed in the yard. On being arrested
he was found to be a former inmate.
come, as he said. to call upon friend he
had made during his involuntary So
5oUrn. Register.
rzScuts and what Ihey Protect.
A business man in this city who is up
70 his ears in the work necessary to
gather capital TO float an enterprise, and
at the same time 70 keep information Of
the nature Of It away from busy rivals,
found time last week to say: did you
ever think that patent does not patent
in this country? Well, it's a fact All
that the patent Office does is to give you
paper with some writing on II. bat il
another man steals your idea and goes
10 manufacturing your invention the
patent Office viii not lift a finger 70 pro-
tect you or to stand by its own decision.
The fact that you've got patent is a
point in your favor, but you've got 10
hire lawyers and fight the thief in the
courts, and II he can stand It to hire
lawyers longer than you can that settles
you. and you might as well make him a
present OF your invention There are lots
Of men in the country who are getting
rich on the discoveries Of other people.
Al they had to do was TO take EN- and
fight the real discOverers into poverty.
The patent Office. TO be respected and to
be Of any use, ought TO hsve the power
10 cause the stealer Of a patent to bessnt
TO prison New York Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

You know the superstition which
claims that cattle have the gift OF speech
at midnight Christmas eve. A Schles-
wig story warns Us to take such asser-
tions by faith rather than crave for
knowledge by sight. An unbelieying
farmer once hid himself in his barn and
heard one Of his horses say 20 the other.
Dit Jaer waet wy uoch unser Buer los"
I've shall be nd of our master this year..
The prophecy 50 frightened the man that
he fell III and died, and the soothsaying
horse drew him to his grave.-Harper's
Bazsr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
About Ignorance.

One speaker, referring to the prevalent
ignorance about common things. said
that he once saw laborer digging fints
IN the chalk and asked him if he thought
they grew.
No" was the reply. Il don't think
about it; knows they do"
Then place flint on your chimney
piece and see how much it grows in a
twelremonth.
.'All right ST.. and Go you do the same
With a later and see Low much that
grows. Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
over sss. 600 For Towing n Steamer.

The British steamer Ohio has received
an award OF $500 for her services in
towing into Queenstown in December
last the Red Star line steamer Noordland.
The shaft Of the Noordland broke while
she was bound from New York for Ant
werp, and while she was thus helpless
she was taken in tow by the Ohio and
brought safely into port.-Lordon Let
ror
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

The Prince of Wales is about to be
come a bicyclist. He win not only need
q safety machine up to eighteen stone.
but he VIII find an elevator to hoist him
into the saddle a very acceptable addi-
tiou to it.-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

The grand triumphal arch begun by
Napoleon is 147 by 20 feet at It's base,
and rises TO a height Of i62 feet. The
sentrsl archway is 95 feet high and IS
teet wide. The inner walls are inscribed
with the names of SS4 generals and 90
fictories.-St. louis Glole-Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

The salmon syndicate of the north
west are all busted in encouraging the
increase of the Pacific coast salmon.
Fifty thousand million salmon are
turned loose into the rivers of Oregon
by the syndicate alone every year, and
rs the industrious female salmon lays
eoU eggs to every pound of her weight,
the prospect Of the fish seems encouTag-
ing
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
neantr. rclInr.. and Irrnranoe

The keenest race IN Asia, as al who
know them assert, the strongest in cl-ar-
acter, the Chinese. is decidedly the ugli-
est Of semicivilized mankind, while The
Hindco. if sufficiently fel. Is even when
as ignorant as an animal almost invari-
ably handsome. Million.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
steam and ElectricIt, Inarur-of.w.,

At the I. II. &. works in West Lynn
few days ago locomotive was coupled
to mammoth electric motor, and
power was applied to them in opposite
directions Neither one gained parti-
Gle for quite awhile. but finally with the
aid Of sand thrown on the track the To-
comotive came of victorious.-Boston
Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

De Smith-Is Ponsonby a biga1nist:
Trsvis-A bigamist. Wei, guess
not! What made you think so:
De SInith-Oh, l don't know. 1
thought heard his wife telling some
body that DR.. Swindle'em's weed tonic
bad made another woman Of her.
Texas SiftinRs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

The consul Of the Argentine Republic
1t Bangor. Me-, was called upon recent
Il for the first time in 20 years to afiix
his seal aud SIGNATURE 10 q document
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

A pistol bali was recently removed
from the right thigh of man which had
been there since 1854. the ball, 1t is
said, had grayitated about foot and a
half through the fieshin the last % years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

1t Is worth while for man to venture
his life 10 carry Il rope TO a sinking ship.
CT TO seve great canse, but to win a
Inc in a college paper or the applause Of
Z crowds such glory worth the price,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

When a young man talks about the
business Of our firm" in 4 pitch Of voice
that can be heard from one end OF q
street car 10 the other. It is a sure sign
that his wages have been raised to 60
week.-New York Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
Different ,.sIsenp.

Jones-Well, haye you made up your
mind TO buy that house,
BroTr-Oh, yes. I've made rp nv
r1ind, hut somehow l can't make M the
amount Of the first Iayment.-De;roit
Fr-n Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

Boston has established a cooperative
home 1o- young women students. There
are accommodations for $50. and the prices
Of board range from $50 TO $50 per
week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

Judge-Pr.soner, do you acknowledge
your guilt.
Pris0nsr-No, my lord. The speech for
the defense has convinced even ne Of my
innocence.-Exchange
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
We TELL YOU
DISTANCE AND FARE.

nothing new whea We state that it pays 10 engage
IN permanent, most he.ithT I'D piras,int bust
nrss, thar return. profit for every day's work
seei i tac tEsiucss Ne offer tie working class
We teach theiu how 10 make lEouey rapidly aud
guarantee ever one who follows cur Instructions
.Glihfa.iy the making Of $4,000 a month
livery one VINO takes hoisi now aud works vii
surely and speedily Increase their earnings tere
can D. M lac-iiou aooat if; ctieTs n0ig ~ work
are aosns o. aru sou. reader, can % To-. same
Ihis . the best pasin business that you lave
ever ii-ii tiie c.tiHce 10 secure foa viii make =
grave mistake d you la % give II 4 trial I'd once
~ toa gIa,p ii'e siiH-.iioa, and act quickly you
viii directly las yourself n uicst pr,ls,.er,,s,s
basiness, - which yOn cla sarciy make and save
large saius oi i1nncy- The results Of oriy a fr,v
heurs wosk viii oitca cqual a weeks wages
" 'ieiiler o.. ars od or Founc. man o. woman il
iaa~e- M aiir fciice. p 10 as we tell ycu aud se
ee-s vit meet yea q the very Start. Neifl-r
eApeTiriicr uE raii Eccessar. Iisose y no ,sorl,
for Us are rewarded. Whv Hnf write today f,,r
fail particulars, free T.. &. ALLEN : co.
Box No <eO, Augusta, Ne.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

We love only partially TIL we know
thoroughly. Grant that a closer ac-
quaintance reveals weakness; it will
tlso disclose strenr+h.-Bouce
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22

The man who hasn't any work 20 do
never seems to be quite happy unless he
IS botherins somebody else who has.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-03-22
Five Years After Being Cured.

PITssnUsGH. MARCH :, 1872
BEAHNA MEDICINE Co..
tertleanen 1T il Impossible for me 70 speak
tho highly of yuur BS HMt RHEUMATIC
RFAEBi. for IL has Certainly done y hat = "a
claim. peTmSnenfiy cure1 In iSs7 suffered the
fOrtures If Rheunafisn . tricd different rene
dies. snd treated by several If our most
prominent physicians here H. this city without
sry apparent snece~s- Al last frieni prevailed
upon me d try yogr valuable Iii Inc which I
did isking II aceo-iing T. dire.ilnS AID can
safely say a's "a, rely cured al have not
hsd raeum tiic pain siacs-
Very respectfully.
Z 4 McCABE.
ssib sbd Butler sis-, Pgh Pa Of BgTne < Ne
(,ats.
If your druegisI dles mt keep T. upon ? eeip.
Of =. o. CTder Tor 81 - we Nil nd one bottle.
BRAUMA MEDICINE CO..
a. Liberty street.
Pittsburgh, Pa
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25
Monday. September %. 1893.

WITH the advent Of Charley Mitchell
to these shores. the most serious part OF
the impending prize fight between him
and "Pompadour Jim" Corbett has com
menced. The battle Of the iawbone Is
O on. and the public may look to see
it waged with much fury in the mex
three months, if the newspapers viii
only give it space. II either OF these
doughty gladiators were asked to step
into a twenty -four foot ring. and do bat.
tie in the style of forty years ago. when
Heenan and Savers met at Farneborough
they would pale at the thought. and it is
doubtful if any amount OF money could
induce either of them. or any OF the SO
called pugilists of these days. to face the
the certain andlterrible punishment that
awaited a participant in those contests
where the chances broke even." Brutal
as they were. it required a sort OF IA
manly courage to engage in them that is
not possessed by the windy warriors who
now battle for the championship ~ of
the world and a big fat purse. with the
accent on the prise.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25
WEEDS AND bitches,

The irrigation bitches are great weed
growers and equally as powerful agents
in scattering seed. At this season the
weeds grow rank along canals and later
ais because of having good soil and
plenty of moisture. If permitted TO seed
n noxious plant may be carried to
many fields to grow more profusely with
cultivation next season. August is a good
time for destroying these weeds. and the
work should be done by cooperation of
all parties Interested in lands covered by
q canal.
An excellent machine for killing the
the plants is a common moving scythe.
follow along both banksof the canal and
small bitches, and cut every struggling
weed. This little work will save many
hours labor next season. and perhaps
prevent the spreading of weeds that
would require years OF labor in eradicat'
ing from the cultivated fields.
A thick growth Of rank weeds fire.
quently dams the bitches and causes I'M
necessary waste Of water needed to irri
gate the land below. 1t also causes
miasma. and results in poisoning the
atmosphere. thereby engendering dis
eases not naturally belonging to an arid
climate. Much Of the water is lost by
seepage and evaporation when the ditch
is clogged, and the free movement is
impeded.
Every farmer should see that no weeds
are permitted to grow and seed upon the
bitches of his field. They are a crop
that is easily grown, and will succeed in
choking out valuable grains If left to
take their course. No man owning land
under the irrigation system can afford
to sit idly by and allow the ditch to grow
up with weeds. Destroy the weeds this
season and there will be less field weeds
DAext year.-Irrigation Age.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25

SENATOR STEWARDS resolution. declar.
ing the independence Of the coordinate
branches of the government. on which
he was billed to address the Senate to.
daS is no doubt nothing more nor less
than IA man of straw" put up by the
silver senators for themselves TO buffet
and knock about. aud thus prolong ac-
ton and defer the debate on the repeal
bill. The idea is an ingenious one. as.
growing Out of the declared Interference
of the president in the pending silver
legislation. and touching upon the most
delicate Of constitutional rights. it can
not. if i~ntelligently handled. be frowned
down by the ~repealers. and il discussed
at all. it opens a wide and almost limit
less field OF deba-e The idea is given
out by the correspondence no doubt at
the instigation of tine silver senators
that the resolution is a step toward the
impeachment OF the president. thus
awakening q wide interest In a matter
that would otherwise be ignored by the
bulk of newspaper readers. or course
this is not true: impeachment of the
president Of the United States is not
reached ~ any such tlippant and ordi-
nary method as is herein referred to.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25

There are some penalties on innocel,
acts essential TO human safety, and tn,
signaler whose failure has DESTROYED /.
train must be punished, even though,
when he pleads that he was in a .'dwam.'
he is to his W mind ceiling the simple
and sufficient truth. Nature is even
harder ON blunder than on guilt, and
though man has no right to be as stern
as nature. which, for example. executed
a dyualnlter at Madrid-not for his in.
:el,ion to murder. but for his care.
less in dropping his bomb-still, t..
ere points t.ppn which he must be nearly
as h..rd.-Lo.:don Spectator.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25
Stealing Ideas.

1t must be surprising to the uninitiated
TO see how soon fashions become general.
lied in Paris. A creation" a new fash
ion. is hardly out of an exclusive house
of the Rue de Ia Paix-hardly of the
workrooms. it might be said-when You
see it copied in the show windows of the
Louvre and the Bon Marche. where it
a be bought for less than one-fourth
of the price asked by the great couturiers.
At first the rulers of dress thought that
some of their workpeople were bribed to
give points. but they Dol discovered that
the pilfering of ideas took place in the
showrooms instead of the wOrkr,oms.
The Louvre and the Bon Marche engaged
handsome, distinguished looAins young
dressed them as if they had S:20..
600 Il year and We're accustomed from
infancy to having and wearing the hest.
gave them a private carriage and had
them go to the great costumers to order
garments 'just come out"
These afterward served as the models
of things which the week after you
might Eny by the dozels. The large
shops resort to this means TO obtain nov.
elites not MY in the beginning of thu
season, but all The year round. an TIM
couturiers have no way of avoiding IN.
sales, for their showrooms are open It
all who wish TO purchase and give or
ders. To be sure these couturiers make
most of their creations for authentic
princcsses AID Gucnesses, but here also
the shops get the best Of theln.--Ccr
New York Tribune.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25

4. TArt of I'sri- I'Ic on American Students
IN American artist of considerable
reputation. while speaking the other day
".th reference to the Easy going Bolla-
mian habits so common among men in his
profession. said: 1T is moi a pl.asant
thing to say. but | believe it is true thu
Il period of two or three years of stude..i
life in Paris practically ruins about IS
many young artists as it benefits. sta
dent life in Europe. and especially ID
Paris. is full of allurements and temple
tons which only those capable of great
self control are able to resist. 1t is in lis
social aspects ~adelightfully free and easy
sort of life. which appeals almost ire
si>rihly to the average young man. It
develops the habit Of Incidence with
frightful rapidity. and from incidence it
is but a short step to Indifference, 1issi-
patton and reckless self neglect. Con-
vivial associations and the gay company
OF a colony made of kindred spirits as
bright and magnetic as himself too often
put his ambitions to sleep. and he drifts
OF and on until he becomes a spendthrift
and a lounger, if nothing worse. At the
ED of two or three years he returns to
America, his money spent. his health
frequently shattered and himself SO thor
oughly bohemianized that he finds it diff
icult if not impossible ever to regain
anything of the orderly. methodical habit
Vt industry upon which his professional
success depends. New York Herald.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25
sending Flowers.

Just a word or two about the packn-
ct flowers, facts. if you want your gif,
% arrive almost as fresh as when YOU
picked them. If you d. ire to send roses.
insert the cut stems INTO a raw potato.
and the moisture will keep them from
whiting, while the flowers themselves
should be wrapped in wax paper. Fo,
small blossoms. such as ~yio!ets. sweet
peas or orange flowers. pack them closel,
III damp moss. but never wet the flow
ers thefnaelges. Cover always witt
waxed paper. and in case you can pro,
cure a Tin OF lightweight wooden box il
will insure their safe arrival. as a paste
board box Is apt 10 get broken.-os
Louis kepubi4c.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25

Colonel :. lthis sliltnLaye at Ethan
one Of Tie strongest Of ~ .oalsprob
ably i'll the world. Not oLiy i, Ms gold
and slIvcr"aIe stored here. lat ,..iy Wis.
ltors to LithaIn ara provided for. special
arrangements being made for taking
care Of their jewels during the III Int.
The room is tloorcd with cement and
walled all round with weighty granite.
To get into its interior you must pass
through MANY gates, all fitted up with
burglar alarms. The treasures are kept
in iron cages. and the room is 30 feet
under ground.-London Tit ita
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25
UNIQUE Holiday Cins.

One good and well to do old lady in
Harlem. being at her wits ends for pres
ents to meet all tastes procured from
the bank a packet of new $40 bills and
stacked them upon the parlor table.
whence she dispensed them through the
Gay 70 .@--'iT @aa fr.en.s - they came
IL New: \ ork Sun
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-25

ioa unsupported by fact is nuga-
{ r SHrHize AMI general abuse, in
D Eea-er ele ant language. ought not tn
pass for truth. --Juriue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-19

All five were broad-shouldered giants of
fellows, with arms and legs like bronze
beams and muscles that stood out in
knotted rolls of strength.
The Indian who had grasped Percy S
shoulder stepped up to the overturned
bicycle, drew out the shaft OF the lance
and swung himself awkwardly into the
seat. The safety toppled over with him
as soon as he tried to set his mOcasSined
feet on the pedals. A laugh greeted his
failure; but comrade came to his assist
ance and the discounted Yuma tried
again.
il me entire performance had not been
SO exasperatipg, Percy might have seen
in it much TO amuse him. 1t was really a
most 4lughable exhibition of awkward
ness. These Yumas would have had no
trouble in mounting and riding the wild
est pony that ever bounded across that
desert, but here they found their skill at
fault. What looked so easy proved to be
entirely beyond them all.
Grunts Of delight or derision arose at
each failure; and when one OF the fellows
was shot head first into the sand and got
up digging it out of his mouth and eyes,
and making a wry face the yells of his
companions rose in an ecstatic chorus.
''Little iron pony heap b ck!'' one Of
them explained, crossing over TO where
10 the unmanageable safety. ''White
boy show Injun how to ride 'um.' -
This was an opportunity Percy had be-
gun to fear would never come.
80, ride it yourself, - he said with a
show of scorn and Indifference. "You'll
learn soon.''
But when the Yuma gravely shook his
head and pointed once more TO the bicycle,
Percy arose and walked towardit with as
aa6 tt6I oh Ia hi
limbs trembling under him.
He examined the injured wheel leis-
urely, and saw that practically it was as
good as if sound. Nevertheless he
pointed to the twisted spokes as though
the trouble the Yumas had experienced
lay in them
rhe Yumas were watching him, and
with evident suspicion. Some OF them
took up their lances and stationed them
selves near, plainly to prevent any effort
to escape
Percy mounted. At first he rode the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-19

Quongo. But as the three men hurried
luto it the brig swung toward the shore
and there she lay, the hawser hanging
down almost straight into the water,
while the car was kept fastened to the
mast to keep it from dropping down
directly into the surf. The mate who bad
every tinle managed the car at the brig,
stood ready to let go. But the ship did
not swing back. Al last he dared not
wait. Holding the door OF the car in one
hand and the knife in the other he pre-
pared to cut the line. A moment later
The knife did its work and with plunge
the car fell straight down. Before it
touched the water the mate had shut the
door and the three were safe within.
1t was a hard pull for the oxen. But
when hidden to go forward the faithful
fellows bent to the work aud slowly
hauled the car along the slack hawser to-
ward the beach. Closer and closer il came
until 1t grazed the sand, then swayed
with the return waves, but at last was
safe upon the beach with its precious
freight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-19

and gave a report which stands today
among the most complete of the kind in
existence.
Captain Cook was charmed by the
scenery OF that part OF the world. 1t
was a vast paradise, where everything
was beautiful. He was the first white
man to set foot on the shores of New
sion of it in the name of King George
III, our old enemy during the war for in
dependence.
Cook s first voyage, SO fruitful in re-
suits, brought him his commander s COM
mission. The king ordered him out on q
second expedition, which still further ex-
tended his tame and placed him at the
head OF navigators OF his day. On his
voyage Captain Cook sailed over twenty
i've thousand leagues OF the ocean, and
the results of the cruise added greatly to
the treasury of science and navigation.
He came back, intending to rest awhile,
to make the most of his scientific discoy-
cries, and to further advance this work
he was advanced to the rank Of post
captain and made one of the captains
of the Greenwich Hospital. This
he sought, but he was not to enjoy
them long. A third expedition was de-
termined on and Captain Cook was asked
to command it. He obeyed, and in 1916
sailed on his last and fatal voyage.
DISCOVERS THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The daring discoverer steered his course
toward the South Sea islands, and on this
voyage discovered Hawaii, the largest
island of the Sandwich group. Previous
tie his discovery he had located the group,
and had named it Sandwich islands,
in honor of the Earl of Sandwich. He
cruised around Hawaii, making q map of
its coves and coasts, and on several ceca-
sions had intercourse with the natives.
During one of these interviews a diff
Guilty arose between Captain Cook and
the chief of the island, and the brave
navigator lost his life at the hands of the
savages. 1t was most unfortunate al
fair for science, for when Cook fell the