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Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

entering the Government Building
from the north is whaling boat fully
equipped for service on the sea. The
hardy fisherman of New England, q
potent factor in the early development
Of the country, is given his due. In
cases all about are exhibited the abo-
xiRinal instruments used in fishing in
contrast with the modern. The bone
hooks and fish-skin lines which the In
dian used hundreds of years before the
first settler built his hut are fixed on
the walls with the FURNISHED hooks and
silk lines Just from the factory.
The evolution Of things piscatorial
has kept in line with the evolution Of
the trades and sciences of the world.
The exhibit of the Fish Commission
has been arranged SO as to emphasize
this fact. just as improvements in
boats were made the lot of the fisher
man was made happier. Years ago,
when the Frenchmen first came to the
coast of Newfoundland and spread
their nets on the great banks, they
sailed in vessels the general appear
;ance of which resembled modern
.canalboat, such as carry coal on the
Erie canal. They were caravel-built
and had full convex bows, strongly
raking, of round, full bilge. The
quarter deck was high and the average
length Of the queer craft over all was
about forty feet.
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
Momentum Of Vessels.

Some years ago the Scientific Amer
lean took occasion to interview . large
number Of commanders of ocean
steamers concerning the momentum
Of vessels. ssSuppose, " it asked, e
steam vessel running at full speed and
the engines were reversed, how far
would the vessel run before it began
to gather sternway that is, to move
backward |" The answers varied be-
tween two and four miles, but the con-
clusion was reached that if two vessels
were approaching each other under :
full head Of steam they might, after
hearing the foghorn at distance Of
four miles apart, do their best to stop,
and yet come into collision with each
other, with serious consequences.
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

steamers of improved types. The
yawls are made of steel and are
guaranteed to give any refractory
whale the toothache that takes it into
his head to crush the boat between his
massive jaws
There is not the danger in whaling
there used to be, and the captains
make twice the monsy that the old
New Bedford seamen got on their
perilous ventures. The darting boom
was invented by Captain Eben Pierce,
Of New Bedford, one of the whalers OF
the old school, who knows more about
the habits Of the mammoth cetacean
and can tell more stories of trips in
quest of sperm oil than any other resi-
dent of the quaint old Massachusetts,
town.
The darting bomb is about the only
instrument still in use. It has sharp
spear-end and is loaded with powder,
which explodes when the spear sinks
into the body Of the whale. There are
darling guns, too, which shoot sharp
projectiles and boom lances, which act
on the same principle. The center of
whale traffic has made jump across
the continent and from the Atlantic
into the Pacific Ocean.
Alaska holds her own in the fisheries
exhibit. The natives are the greatest
fishermen under the protection of the
Stars and Stripes. They still use bone
hooks and all the primitive instru-
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and have appealed to the British Gov
eminent to keep their rivals out of the
fishing grounds.
The whalers of New Bedford are not
forgotten by the commission. The
most interesting part of the exhibit is
devoted to the equipments of whaling
vessels. A whaleboat fully accoutered
is placed near the center of the exhibit
of the commission. Over the doorway
a whaler with harpoon leveled ready
to hurl stands in the prov of his yawl.
On the lookout, high on the mainmast,
stands whaler with telescope in hand
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
Sixteen Years Of q Carriage Ride.

Probably the longest carriage ride
ever made in this or any other conn
try has been completed by Bishop
Ash, of Sunbury, Vt Mr.. Ash left his
home sixteen years ago and drove to
Minnesota, thence to Oregon and to
the Pacific coast. He started for YER
mont again seven months ago, crossing
the continent in covered wagon
drawn by two Indian ponies Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

collects the moss of husk fibre which
he tears from the nuts, and picks it
out with his claws until it is light and
soft. Then he carries it to his bur-
row where it makes him q fine mat
tress.
The crab burrows are often robbed
of their cocoanut fibre mattresses by
the Malays.
During the day time the crab stays
in his burrow, and spends his time
feasting on cocoanut. At night he
journeys back to the sea, where he
bathes and refreshes himself for his
next day on land. New York Herald.
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

the islands, remarks Frank Leslie's,
are mountainous, rising to SUBMITS
$500 feet high, and the scenery on the
Rohokimbo and Aola rivers, in Guadal-
canar, one OF the largest of the group,
is very picturesque. The land is gem
orally fertile, yielding cocoanut, bread
fruit, yams, and sago in abundance.
and may be cultivated for sugar and
cotton. The natives, who are of the
black Papuan race are IN q savage con-
dition, especially in the northern
islands, where they are fierce head
hunters and cannibals; they use bone
pointed spears, and bows and arrows,
in fighting They have large canoes,
which have tall prows and sterns, rising
in wooden pillars elegantly adorned
with carvings.
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

We reproduce from the Illustrated
London News picture illustrative OF
the people of the Solomon Islands,
over which Great Britain has recently
established q protectorate. These
islands, thirty-six in number, lie be-
tween five and twelve degrees south of
the equator, to the east of New Guinea,
in the Melanesian region. Some of
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
The Latest in Sleeves.

The latest in sleeves are those whick
illuminate and viyify fin de steele
gown of my recent acquaintance. Here
the skirt sacrifices that perfect plain
ness which is now distinction for the
doubtful compensation of three rows
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
Liherty,s New Bell.

The Columbian liberty bell has gone
to the Worlds Fair. The bell is
six feet in height, seven feet six
inches in diameter at the mouth
and weighs 13, pounds. The
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

tongue and bolt weigh 700 pounds
and, when placed on the hanger, the
the entire bell will measure eight feet.
The bell is composed of innumerable
relics OF battles for freedom from all
parts Of the globe. Around the top is
the inscription: ssGlory to God in
the highest and peace on earth. good
will toward men.
About the bottom Is the legend
Proclaim liberty throughout Al the
land INTO al the inhabitants thereof.
On one side Il inscribed: - new
commandment I eiye unto you that
W love on an0tltex. .
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07
THE SEAS FOOD.
EXHIBIT OF THE FISH COMMITS
SION AT THE FAIR.
Various Fish Catching Appliances In
Te~-ner Years and at the Present
4Iae-The Hardy New Bed
ford Whalers.

N the exhibit of
the United States
Fish Commission
in the G. n
m n t Building,
says the Chicago
Record, is shown
the gradual pro-
gress of the toilers
of the sea. The
first thing that
strikes the eye of
the sirht-seer on
Passaic City record., 1893-10-07

About / $50, 900 square miles Of
looking glasses are manufactured an
nually in Europe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
THE coxyENrIox.

The Convention of Republican Commit
teemen met in the Court House at 1870
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon Every one Of
the forty-one precincts was represented. The
Convention was called to order by Chairman
Biesecker and on motion of Geo. T. Scull,
Esq Col. E. d. Yutzy, of Usina, and VIM.
Augustine Of Addison, were elected vice
presidents Of the Convention. The Chair
man appointed D. L. Witt, of Jennertown,
and John z. Vogle, of Elk Lick, Secretaries
and NJ d. Reel, of Shade, and H. f. Barron,
OF Somerset, Recording Secretaries. On mo-
ton the following order of business was
adopted Election Of County Chairman,
Chairman pro lea. and members of Execu-
tive COMMITTEES, report of Executive Com
mitiee.
Fred. W. Biesecker, Esq, on motion Of c.
NJ Shaver, of SOmerset township, was re-
elected Chairman of the County Committee
by unanimous vote Of the Convention. J.
c. Lowry. Esq, was reelected Chairman pro
tenl. in the same manner, and Hon. a. J.
Colborn, NJ. d. Reel and Jacob l. Kaufman
were elected members of the Executive Com
mittee
a. J. Colborn, Esq, Chairman Of the Ex-
ecGtiFe Committee, reported to the Conven-
tion that the Committee had carefully aud
tied the accounts Of the Chairman and
found all monies properly accounted for.
thus giving the lie direct to The malicious
scoundrels who had circulated the report
that the funds of the Committee had been
Incorporated.
The vote cast at Saturdays primary was
computed and the result announced. Tie
official vote will be found elsewhere in these
columns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Rennnncan PRIMARY.

Nearly the entire party vote was polled at
the Republican Primary Election Saturday.
The day was al ideal one for an elec;io n
and the host of candidates and their legions
of friends were early abroad and did battle
until after sunset. The day was not marked
with wrangling and quarreling between the
friends of the opposing candidates, as was
the case on the previous Saturday when our
Democratic friends held their primary, but
everything passed OF as pleasantly and qui-
etly as June pic mic. Shortly after the
polls closed crowds collected around the va
rious headquarters, the largest one, as usual,
being about the HERALD Office, where they
aExiously awaited the returns from the diff
ferent precincts. The vast majority of the
people seemed to be only interested in their
favOrite candidate for Sheriff, and when
messages were received giving one or the 9TH
er of the two candidates majority the at
mosphere was perforated with cheers. The
returns received up until midnight did not
indicate who would win the Sherifality fight
and it was not until early the following
morning that it was generally conceded that
Hoover was the nominee. Friends of the
other candidates were equally interested in
the returns, bat with the exception of Treas
urer and County Commissioners the first re-
turns indicated the winners. The fight for
County Treasurer was close and it required
the official vote from all the precincts to
,sater,,;ra ,vbo the eapdi,Iofa urould ba
The HERALD extends its congratulations
to the nominees Of the entire ticket and be-
speaks for them Jas it has no doubt that they
will received the unanimous vote Of the par
ty in the fall We would have said the same
as cheerfully had any Of the other excellent
gentlemen who offered rs candidates been
nominated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

The course Of lectures by DR.. Robinson
has won favor in Somerset. both for the lect-
urer and for this form of educational work.
The committee feels much encouraged by
the results already obtained, and in answer
to many requests is considering the enjoy
ment OF the same lecturer for a series OF SIX
lectures on Shakespeare, 70 be given on
Monday evenings, for1nightly, commencing
on Sept. 25th ami closing about the middle
OF December
Mr.. George +. James, General Secretary Of
the American Society was in Somerset on
Thursday and prepared the course on
Shakespeare tor the fall and seeoea course
on Political Economy" by Or. Edward 7.
Devine. to be given on Tuesday evenings
after Christmas. opening on January 9Th
and continuing with fortnishtly meetings
during the succeeding three months.
yohnstowD, Altoona and uollidaysburg,
have requested the same lectures, which Or.
Devine has given in nearly score Of towns
in Pennsylvania and adjoining states. The
course is 50 planned as to attract all persons
interested in the live questions Of the day
and the discussions Of these have always
been marked By great keenness.
The committee finds that general mem
bsrship fee OF s.. admitting 10 all the lect-
ures Of the six months, viii cover all ex-
penses with the same attendance as that of
this year. 1t is believed, however. that
with early arrangements and announcement
tha. larger humber viii join the course.
In order 10 secure such favorable rights
il viii be necessary TO take early action, and
We suggest that all persons interest ed take
occasion to speak to some member Of the
COMMITTEES and 50 gain assurance Of contin-
ned support.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Frauds on Farmers.

A new kind Of swindle has excited the at
tention of the Department of Agriculture.
Certain ingenious persons are manufactur-
ing for sale TO farmers product which they
call 'gilt-edge butter compound" or by
other names equally attractive II is alleged
that by the use of this substance the agricul-
tuTist can double the quantity of butter OBJ
tanned from a single COW or from any nun
Der of animals
The process is very simple. You take a
pint of fresh milk and as much OF the com
pound as you can heap on silver dime
These you put into churn together with
one pound OF soft butter, and you agitate
the mixture for short time. at the end Of
which it is found to be transformed into two
pounds of good butter. How could any
farmer resist the temptation to double his
output of butter by such an easy means?
At the same time il is pretty evident that
the amount OF bgtteriat is not increased by
this method. and in the resulting two pounds
there can only be Is much of it as was con.
tsined in the original one pound, plus the
small quantity derived from the pint of
milk. This fact is quite vividly shown by
chemical analysis. Whereas good butter
usually holds only 16 per cent Of water, the
stuff produced By the ''giltsetge compound
contains so per cent of water Nevertheless.
the latter looks very much ike genuine but
ter, though considerably softer.
The 'gilt-edge compound is simply pep
sin. Mixed with butter it produces an
emulsion which enables the butter 20 take
up an equal weight Of milk without altering
its appearance materially. Any other di-
gestiYe fermeut, such as rsnnet, will accom-
plish the same result The compound" is
sold al the rate of s. 50 for ounce box.
the actual value being about cents. oae
disadvantage ofits use is that butter manu-
factured in the way described quickly spo,ls.
Il il an sdqlterated food product and should
be prohibited by law. One firm has declar-
ed its intention 10 spend SIS, 600 in adver-
tising the fraudulent substance during the
present year. The advertising is chiefly
done by sending postal cards and circulars
to the farmers.
This firm offers to the farmers three at
tractive articles. One is the butter-making
compound referred TO. The second is
"electrofsd silver This is described as a
metal for use of silver plating. According
TO the advertisement it can be used without
any battery and requires no experience to
apply it. You can plate dozen spoons in
fifteen minutes and guarantee them for ten
years Each package will do $3.50 worth of
plating. Retail price, $50 per package
This plating preparation is mercuriaI
amslgam and is of no valne whatever. For
obvious reasons coating of it on spoons
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
A Chance of a Lifetime for Paying
Investment.


A town with nine thousand inhabitants.
and not one of them idle; nineteen hun
dred houses; fifteen great maaufactories
with twenty four hundred employees and
pay rolls footing up five thousand rs. .OOO.-
O0) daily; police and FIRE protection an
abundant supply of pure water an electric
street railway in process of construction ,
electric light and telephone systems nearly
eomplete-in short full nedged industrial
centre with splendid possibilities for the
future-sueh is New Kensington, eighteen
miles from Pittsburgh on the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, where the Burrell I'm
provement Company begins sale of lots on
Wednesday, June l4th, and continuing dali
Is thereafter.
This thriving place presents openings in
every line Of business, offering exceptional
advantages 10 the merchant in quest of a
steady paying trade, and to the speculator
on the hunt for an investment yielding
quick and large returns. The increase in
the value OF lots naturally keeps pace with
the increase in wealth and population.
which may be measured, by the fact that
the town was laid out only two years ago.
The diversity and magnitu ie of the indus
tries at New Kensington are the best assur-
ance of its continued rapid growth.
Thirty trains run between New Kensing-
ton and Pittsburgh daily.
Call at the Pittsburgh Office Of the Bur-
rel Improvement Company, No. 70 Fourth
Avenue, for free round trip tickets from
Pittsburgh Railroad fare will be refunded
10 purchasers of lots.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
How to AvoId sprlng Fever.

Spring Fever. OF that tired" feeling is
occasioned by an excess of heat in the hu-
man body. The diet necessary to maintain
animal heat during winter is no longer nee
essary during the warm months Of spring
and summer. and a change is not only ben
efieial but necessary. To avoid any unpleas-
ant results, and to keep up vitality the sys-
TEN should be stimulated by the use of a lit
tie pure whiskey. Physicians throughou t
the country unite in prescribing and recon-
mending the whistles bottled by Max
Klein, on account Of their purity and gener-
al excellence. and the known reliability Of
his Silver Age, Duquesne and Bear Greek
recommend them to all. Send for catalogue
OF all kinds Of liquors, mailed free, to
Max Klein,
- Federal ST., Allegheny, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

and other table ware is exceedingly danger
Gus to health. The third speciality" offer
ed is compound extract Of salyx-a pow
der for preserving fruits and vegetables -
1t is stated that each box preserves twenty
five gallons Of fruit. Retail price. Sl.2j a
box. Under this thin disguise the aotori-
Ously poisonous salicyiic acid is made to
masquerade. Because few newspapers viii
admit to their columns the advertisements
of such cheats the firm IS obliged TO rely on
circulars and postal cards These should De
excluded from the mail as frandnlent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

Commissioner Of Pensions Lochren, has
named Drs J. ". Carothers, Of Somerset
W. A. Garman, Of Berlin and W. T. Mitch
ell, Of Addison, as members Of the Pension
Examining Board for this county. All oi
the sppointees are among the most skillful
and prominent physicians in the county
The new Board viii probably DO organized
next week
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

David Bodle, an employe Of the Cambria
Lumber Company at Foustwell, this county,
died at the home of his son-George W.
BOdle-at that place al 10 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning, after weeks illness OF drop
sy. Deceased was sixty-five years of age,
and is survived by his wife and six grown
chi ildren.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

Mr.. Norman Musselman, Of Morrell, Kan
sas. arrived in town Friday and will spend
a lew days visiting at the home OF his moth
er. He was accompanied east by ms VIE
and family. and they are guests at the home
Of Mrs. Musselman's father, A. p. Beaehy
OF Salisbury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

Mr.. and Ms. William H. Rink, of Jenner
township, returned Thursday from a ten
dsvs mo 10 the Worlds Fair During
their visit Mr.. Rink bought for his two
children a pretty little Shetland pony
which he calls a Columbian Exposition
Souvenir"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
Her Secret.

The secret Of the success of the Cinderella
Stoves and Ranges, is the superiority of the
material and workmanship that enters into
their construction; they are clean by habit
have no dirt pockets and are sold gusran-
teed to be good bakers and perfect roasters-
Sold BY JAS b. Hoiderbaum, Somerset. Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

In the class of twenty graduated al the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettys-
burg. there were four representatives from
Somerset county, as follows: ID. H. FileA
of Lavansville; O. H. Gruyer, Of Berlin D
A. sbaulis. of Bakersville, and L. T. Snyder
Of New
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

Rev. Jonas Blough, Of the Mennonite
Church, of Conemaugh Township, was born
June "a, 1880, and on Saturday ne reached
his sixty-third anniversary. A number oi
the members of his church were informed Oi
this fact and and decided to surprise him
and at 9 oclock in the morning eighteen
ladies repaired to his home near Kring's
Station aud presented him with a suit Of
clothes, an arm chair, and $40 80 in money
which be accepted, after making brief ad-
dress. He was also presented with number
of other articles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

About 80 O'Clock on Saturday, Eddie,
the ten-year-old son of George Erisman, the
huckster OF near Jennertown, was kicked IN
the stomach by horse IN front OF John
r isinger's store at Jenner Y Roads and
was severely injured. A number Of larger
boys were discharging ire crackers, and
Eide was in the act OF picking one up from
under the horse when it kicked him. He
was carried 70 the Office Of DR.. C. p. Lenhsrt.
who attended him. He was then taken TO
his home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

Every observer was struck with the con-
trAst between the Republican and Demo
cratic primaries. The Democratic brethren
ouarreIed and pulled one anothers hair all
day long, whileno quarrel or ill-,emper-
ed word was spoken between the friends Of
The Republican candidates.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28
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Bug Flahts tor Earmers.


READISc, Pa. JGne 24-At last bug has
arrived which is a friend Of the farmer
This stranger Of the insect world is not on
ly friend, but il has begun war Of exter-
mination upon the farmers most relentless
foe, the potato bug. The debut Of this little
beast has sent Thrill Of joy from one end
of Berks county to the other No more par
is green to sprinkle upon potato tops, no
more poisoned meal to feed the pests and no
more crops destroyed in midsummer by the
hungry hordes Of potato Bugs
John Rothermel, Of Hyde Park, first en-
countered this noble little ally Of the agricul-
turist, and when frst seen it was slaughter
ing potato bugs at the rate Of ten minute
The genial hotel proprietor and farmer had
a paris green kettle in his hand at the time.
He stopped sprinkling and gazed. Before
him was bag Of a species never seen By
the Berks oountian before. Il was twice as
large as potato bug, Of longer and slighter
build and had red wings This bug would
pouuce upon a clumsy potato eater. sting il
in the neck and produce a corpse almost in
stantly. Then Roihermel looked about and
saw other creatures Of the same kind, and
all were killing potato bugs. So fierce and
uutiring were they in their onslaught that
not living potato bug was left in their
path. They piled the ground with little
winrows Of their slain victims They went
down the rows 9f potato vines and from one
TOW 70 another with force that was irresis-
tible TO the potato bugs. The latter were
swept 10 death before their strange foes as
Napoleon's columns cleaned the 6eld OF Aus
terliIz. Since Mr.. Rothermel made this i'm
poriant discovery, other farmers have seen
the new bugs in their fields. They are abso-
lutte exterminstors OF potato bugs, and best
Of all they do not eat the crop. Farmers rot
yet visited by these new allies viii eolouize
them in their potato patches. 1t is expected
that this bug will have the effect Of produc
ing big yield of potatoes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-06-28

The Somerset County Pomona will hold a
meeting at Jenner y Roads or Saturday. Ju-
Iy !, 1898. beginning at 10 A NJ. Every
Grange IN the county is expected TO send
delegates to the Pomona and participate in
the exercises. The programme was publish
ed in the Grunge Adrooats Cox.