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Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-28

In 1872 the production of cigarettes in
the United States was 20, ,00O, 900, or about
half cigarette for each inhabitant, where
as last year the number manufactured was
2,s93, 900. 900 or A 7 per inhabitsnt. Many
an inhabitant of New Haven is smoking
more than his share.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-28

Queer things happen In Chicago. The
other day a man with wooden leg hailed
before Chicago magistrate q woman who
had stolen his glass eye.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-28

WOMAN IN SPRING.
SIN the Spring fuller crimson comes upon the
robins breast;
In the Spring the wanton lapwing gets himself
another crest;
In the Spring hvelier iris changes on the bur
nished dove;
In the Spring young man's fancy lightly turns
to Of
Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-28

The Old SanItarian Talks In n Ram
bling Way About the Unselnsh
Labors OF sanitarians and About
III. nxrx, Iaxs and GarraxUa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
A woman's Athletic Feat.

women are beginning to take great
interest in sports" observed the casual
caller, as he sat down on the edge ofthe
sporting editors desk.
"Yes; they attend baseball and foot
ball games quite numerously," replied
the latter.
Il noticed in the morning paper quite
feat in theiumping line performed By
q woman"
Il didn't notice that" replied the ora
Gle on sports, with great interest. SHOW
it to me-"
81 can't show it to you, haven't got
the paper with me, bat can tell you
about it ?"
"Well?"
81 have forgotten her name, but re-
member very distinctly the details of her
jump"
swell, let's have them," said the edi-
tor, impatiently."
"she jumped bail"
Then the casual caller made a wide
Jump, too, and reached the door only a
triae in advance OF paper weight, one
and a half pounds heayy.-Patis5urgl
Ttlegroph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
An Old Farmers Opinion.

"There is being 50 much said in the
country about hard times and the search
W Of money, and as everybody has q
cause and knows remedy, I thought 1
would write and tell your readers what
is the cause. The trouble is se buy more
than We produce. There is too much
-four and bacon shipped here every year.
The things We ought 70 makes at home Ne
are buying.
"We let our timber rot and buy our
plow stocks, singietree, AK handles,
hoe handles and fencing.
"We throw away our ashes and buy
soap and axle grease.
"We give away our beef hides and buy
ham strings and shoe strings.
ave let our manure 90 to waste and
buy guano.
I'VE buy garden seeds in the Spring
and cabbage in the Winter.
ave lei our land grow up in weeds
and buy our broOms.
"We let the wax and gum cut Of cur
pine trees 90 to waste and buy chewing
gum for the children
ave build sclOol horses and hire
teachers and send our children of t0 be
educated
I'VE land a scent fish with aSl 60
fishing rod.
we send a - cent BOY out with a $50
gun and 81 dog 10 kill birds.
eve raise dogs and buy wool.
"And aboat the one thing in this eoun-
try that there is an oyerprOduction Of is
politics and dogtics "-Amlric1a Tiaiss-
Recorder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Age of Trees.

Elm, 800 years ivy, 2jj years maple.
JlG years lareh, go years; orange, 6S0
years cypress, SOD years olive, 500 years /;
walnut, 9O0 years Oriental plane, l.000
years lime, 2 loo years spruce, leo
years; oak, 300 years cedar, 2.00O
years: yew, 500 years. The way in
which the ages OF these trees have been
ascertained leaves no doubt oitheir eor-
reetness. In some few eases the data has
been furnished By historical records a nj
by traditions, but the botanical areha.ol-
ogists have 4 resource indepedent Of
either, and, when carefully used, in
hllible.
Ofall the fjrms Of nature, trees alone
disclose their ages eandidly ani freely.
In the stems Of trees which nave bra nch-
es and leaves with neitei veins-in al
ex0gens, as the botanist wouil say--the
increase takes place by mans OF an an
uSl deposit Of wool, spread ia an even
layer apoa the suriIcs Of the preceding
one.
In the earlier periods Of life trees iu-
crease much faster than when adult
the oak, for instance, grows more rapidly
between the twentieth aud thiTiieth
year5-1nd when OLD the annual de-
posts considerably diminish, so that the
strata are thinner and the rings proper
tionately closer. S)me trees siaeken in
rate Of growth at a very early period Of
life, and layers Of oak become thinner
after n, those ofthe elm after 80. those
of the yeE after %.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
God Night.

There is 4 tender sweetness about
s1me Of our common phases Of affection
ate greeting, simple and unobtrusive as
they are, which falls ike dew upon the
heart Good night The little one lisps
It as, gOwned in white, with shining
face and hands, AMI prayers said, she
tO.tles of to bed. Sisters and brothers
exchange the wish parents and children,
friend and friends Familiar use has rob
BED it Of its significance to many Of US
We repeat it automatically without much
thought. But consider: We are as yOy-
ayers, putting Of from time to time upon
an unexpl)rei sea. Oar barqIes OF life
set sail and bound onward into the dark
ness and Ne, asleep Oh our pillows take
no such care as when awake and jour
neying by daylight. Ofthe perils Of the
night whatever they might be, we take
no heed. An unsleeping vigilance
watches over u, bat it is the vigilance of
one stronger and wiser than We, who is
the Eternal God. Good and God spring
from the same root, are the same in
meaning. Good by" Is only God be
with YOU @GoCd night, is really God
night, or "God guard the night" It
would be churlish household in which
these gentle forms Of speech were ignored
or did no, exist. Alike the happy and
the snrrOwfil, each day, may say Good
night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Discipline.

The true soldier obeys orders faith
fully, no matter at what sacrifice. A
company of a British regiment was once
sent on some duty in time Of peace to a
remote village in Ireland. and left there
for several weeks quite separated from
its usual base ofsuPplies.
During this period some general orders
applicable more especially to men in
barracks, were sent to the commander Of
the company. One clause ofthose orders
vas as follows:
sAll men in the command shall change
their shirts at least twice a week"
The captain gave orders to the orderly
sergeant to see this command put into
execution.
"But, Captain" said the sergeant
there's only a shirt apiece to every man
in the company. How can they -
~Silence :" exclaimed the captain;
"orders are orders. sergeant. Let the men
change shirts with one another"
So the sergeant saw to it that. 50 long
as the company remained in the place.
on every Sunday and Wednesday mora
ing the soldiers swapped shirts with ene
another Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Bad Spoilers.

Spectator: A man who is constantly
reading ought, of course, to be able to
spell the words which be is repeatedly
seeing on the page before him. Yet, as
we know. it often happens that great
readers are exceptionally bad spoilers.
Why is this? We believe it is because
the bad speller sees aud reads each word
as a whole, as a gr1mmalogue, or thought
symbol, that is, and not as so many let.
tiers. All people, Of course, do this to
some extent; but We believe that the
educated bad speller does it very much
more than the good speller.
The ordinary man, puzzled about a
word, writes it to see how it looks; and
this look tells him at once whether he
has spelled it right or wrong. The true
bad speller is. however, not helped the
very least bit in the world by this process.
lie is only the more puzzled By the writ
ing on the bIotting pad He may write
the word a dozen ways. and not get one
version which looks to him better than
the others The truth IS, his eyes have
some defect, probably Of focusing power,
which prevents him seeing clearly the
letters Of the words. When he learns 10
read, he learns to read verbatim, and not
literatim-and hence he sees, and has
always seen, the symbol for receive, :"
not receive" with the "e' always fol-
lowing the &C" and in front of the 4"
This is why bad spoilers will almost
invariably be found to have been slow
in learning to read. They were taught to
read literally but found great difficulty
in the process owing TO defective eyesight,
and so had slowly and laboriously 10
learn the words SIS symbols Of ideas, not
as compounded letters. In word. bSl
spelling is a defect Of the eyesight, not
of the mind; and, in all probability.
many a case ofinsbiIity to learn to spell
might be cured in children by the right
pair Of spetaeies.
It IS not short sight that makes the bad
speller, SO much as oversight and diff
ticulty in fOeusingthe eye. Short-sighted
people are, indeed, apt 10 spell well.
They hold The book close 10 the eye and
see every letter standing out clearly for,
as is well known, the effect Of the short
sighted eye is TO msgnify. The long
sighted eye, on the other hand, sees
small print as a confused and indistinet
mass. The general leok Of the word is
detected, but net the letters which make
il up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
How to Keep the Fec, Warm.

A life insurance company, whose all
vice under the circumstances NAV be
taken as sincere, tells its clients that the
golden rule in cold weather is 70 keep the
extrsmities warm. The first and most
important rule for the carrying out Of
this idea Is never to be tightly shod.
Boots or shoes that 6t closely prevent The
free cireulaiioU Of tho blood BY pressure
bat when, on the contrary. they 30 not
embrace the foot too firmly the space
LEFT between the shoe and the stocking
has good supply of warm air. The
second rule il never 10 sit in damp shoes.
1t IS oflen supposed that unless shoes are
positively wetit is unnecessary to change
them while the feet are at rest. This 10
q great fallacy, for when the least damp
ness is absorbed into the sole in its evap-
Grafton II absOrbs the hea. from the foot,
and thus peIspirstion is dan gerously
checked. This can be easily proved BY
trying the experiment Of negleeting the
rule. The feet will be found cold and
damp afler a few minutes, although ON
taking of the shoe and examining il will
appear to be quite dry.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Quite Professional.

One morning when Rlfus Choas enter
ed his Office, his clerk rose and said:
"Mr- Choate, a gentleman has Just left
here who wants you to undertake case
for him."
@AhI and dill you collect the regular
retaining fee7'
Il only collected fifty dollars, sir"
The regular fee was one hundred do
lars, and. in decidedly rsProving tone,
Mr.. ChOete said
"But, sir, that was unprcfsssional-
very unpEofessionai."
"But, sir" said the clerk, apologstieal-
ly and anxious 70 exonerzts himself
from doing an nnprOfsssi0nsl thing. Il
got al be had"
-Ah," said Mr.. Choste With a different
expression, -thAt was professional-yea,
quite professional"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
How He Knew.

Before lhe Ssh commissioners OF Cali
fornia decided to stock the streams Of
the State with that much despied bG,
powerful fish, the German carp, they
were greatly concerned IS to whether il
would live in certain waters. The ones
ton sas debated al several meetings and
was finally submitted to Professor IL,
an eminent au-horiiy.
Samples Of the water we're obtained
and turned over to the prOfessl=. Eho in
a shost time submitted a favorable report
and the carp we're accordingly t1rned
loose in the rivers.
The commissioners we're greatly i'm
pressed BY the professors knoSleIss, blt
one Of them had question 10 ask
How eoald you be sure that carp
would lise in the water submitted to
you he inquired.
"Why," answered the professor, with
an amused look, Il bought a carp 70:
ten cents and put il in the water. Il
lived. - l'0gfk's C5RDaRioa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Have Confidence in Boys.

There is something wrong in the home
training when a boy goes entirely outside
his own family for counsel. A mother
need not compel him TO come to her with
ali his little affairs, because if she is al
ways ready to listen to and sympathiEe
with him he will do this of his own &C
cord.
a very common cause Of the withhold
ing Ofa child's confidence is the desiIe on
the part of the parent 10 dictate in mat
ters that are of no importance except to
the child himself.
All children, and boys especially Ike
to plan their own affairs, and where
there if no question of right or wrong in
yolved, should be allowed and encour-
aged TO do so.
With children who have good strong
will power the eonstan, directing Of all
their little plans and ideas is exasperat-
ing, and opposition with i'll humor IS
often the result.
With children of a sensitive nature, or
with weak will power, the ehild's own
individuality is perhaps crushed out OF
him, or else he retires within himself and
shuts his lips tightly against the conf
dence which every parent Graves from a
child.
Let boy feel that you are always in
terested in his plans, no matter now alb
surd they may be the time is coming
when you can no longer command him,
and this will be the strongest hold you
can have upon him.
Take him into your eounssls; ask his
advice upon family matters. His self
respect and judgment will grow because
he has been looked up to by older peo-
pie.
If ne prefers to spend all his leisure
time with his companions at their home
rather than mis- own, look for the reason
in yourself rather than in the boy, and
never tEit or mag" him because Of it.
Rather let him feel that the house
hold is not complete without him, and
let your love and trust in him shine
through your welcome upon every re-
turn.
lie may not be worthy Of il. but he
will grow to it, and will come back to you
and TO his home. He cannot help it If
you are faithful 10 your trust in him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Something to Eat.

The tramp was getting desperate, for
he hadn't mad anything to eat for day,
and nothing 70 drink for twice as long.
Cant you give a hungry man some
thing to eat?" be inquired of the girl
who opened the kitchen door.
"No; can't, We don't feed tramps
here, she responded, Grossly.
"ButTm dreadful hungry," heurged.
81 don't care II you are. You deserve
to be, and ifyou don't get out I'll set the
dog on you"
SCOT dog? he asked, anziously.
"Yes, We have
as he big? ?"
"He's big as a calf"
The tramp began rolling up his sleeves,
"Set him on" he said eagerly. "I'n
eat hinl, " and the girl yielded and gave
him his dinner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
The Smallest Government.

The Territory Of Meresnef, lying be-
tween belgium and Germany, is The
smallest government in the world. It
has a population Of 1000. The PEOPLE
are devoted entirely TO tie mining in
dastry. There is no military service and
election days are things they never heard
Of. There IS a senate Of ten members,
who are appointed by the mayor. He
gets his place by being appointed by two
delegates, one from Germany and one
from Belgian. The police force consists
of one man. He is paid out Of the an
nual revenue, which is about 1890
francs; this also pays for the mAinte-
nance ofthe roads and the school The
territory was made Independent in 1915
to settle dispute. Germany and Bel
GUM both wanted it on account OF its
tin mines, bus neither Of them got it.
The territory contains q trifie over two
square miles ofgrOund.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

sYou are very late this morning Mr.
Baldwin" said dry goods merchant re-
Gently, 10 one of his clerks. Do not let it
happen again"
Very sorry" slid the clerk humbly.
Il met with a serious fall"
Indeed replied the merchant, re-
lently. "Are you hurt much p
"Principally. sir, il your estimation, +"
answered the clerk respectfully.
"Oh, never mind that said the mer-
chant kindly, Il am very sorry and had
no intention TO be severe. We are all
liable to accidents. How did you get the
fall?'
swell, you see. sir" said the clerk con-
idingly, Il Was called quite early this
morning earlier, in fact, than usual"
"Ah~
'Yes, sir; but somehow or other l fell
asleep again"
co to your desk, sir, and don't try
that on again exclaimed the merchant.
with an air Of severity, which was be-
lied By the twinkle in his eye, which de-
noted that he enjoyei the j1ke.-N- !
HeTuid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
THE CLOVER.

Some sing of the lily. and daisy. and rose.
And the psnsies and pinks that the summer
times throws
Inthe green. grassy lap Of the medder that lay:
Blinkin' I'D a, the skies through the sunshiny
days.
But what is the lily. and sll Of the rest
OF the flowers. 10 man with heart In his
breast
ThA, was dipped l5inmin' fall with the honey
and dew
OF the. sweetciover blossoms his bsbyhOOi
knew?
never set eyes on clover field now.
Er fool ronnd stable, er climb in a NOW,
Bat my childhood comes back Jest IS clear and
as plain
As the smell Of the clover I'm snifin again
And wonder away in b@re-foOted dream
whar tangie ny toes in the blossoms that
CLEAN
With the dew Of the dawn Of the morning of
love
Ere it wept DER the graves that I'm weepin'
above.
And 50 love clover: Il seems like part
ofthe sacredest sorrows and ioysof my heart.
Aui whareverit blossoms. o. thar LET NE bow
Aud thank the good God, as In thanfan' Him
nov!
And pray to him still for the strength, when I
die,
To 90 out in the clover and tell II goodby,
Aud loyinIy nestle my face in its bloom
While my soul slips away on breath of per
fume.
-James WhaoOab Riley.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

pelilah
Gss mz'am.
am very tired, and am going to lie
dosn for an hour.
Yes ma'am.
II Ishould happen u drop oil, call ns
at O'Clock"
Yes ma'sm.
So ny lady lies down, f1lds her hands,
closes her eyes and Is SON in the land o
dreamA She IS awakened By the clock
striking 6 All c. ais ont iniigaIn.ly:
D.lilaL.
Yes MAN
Way dija't yoa call me a. o'c'ock as
| ordered
Sa1re, nI'an, ys TIL n - call ys IL
ye dropped or Hooked in on ys at ,,
and ye hadn't drop2si OF At all Ye was
lyin' on the bedin the sIne place, so1nt
asleep.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
How TO Keep Frost Out.

Most modsrn cs.lars sss largely built
above grOuni. and though tine wall be
thoroughly banked. this made soil freezes
through mach more quickly, exposed To
winds as i; i, than thss which has not
been disturbed BI. frost will rarely get
into a cellar if On the insile wall a space
Is partitionei of a fJo. OF even less,
wide, and extending down as fsr As the
wall Is exposed outsids- This box should
be filed with sswdnst or some other non
conductor Of heat Such protection eI-
elndes frost in winter better than tie
piles Of badly smelling manure that are
onen employed outside fox this purpose,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

A lit,le boy who hsl been punished
for an exhibition Of bis ug.iuess Sas sent
10 bed With s;rns,ioas 10 pray that lac
might be better bog in the future, and
that his temper might be reformed. u -
mother stole 10 the door Of his room 10
make s1se that her eomm1nds we're car
RED out. AMI this i The prayer she
heard
20 Lord, please take away my bad
temper; and while you are about il you
might as we'll take mamma's TOO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

Eyi ls Of Abstinence.-Tramp-PIease.
mum, wud ye give poor, suGsrin' be-in'
a dime
Lidy-Mercy ~ you are trembling
sli over. How your hand shakes, Is ia
drink ths; caGss this2
Tr4mp-No, mum its n Of havin' any.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

T. is estimated that over f.el8.0oo drcSs
disporled themselves On the sasqaehanns
asts near Hsvrs-de.Grsos. 8d, oae dsy lsss
week During the day. n tie nsigaborhoci
Of so s1nuerS from al sections o. the co1a-
try banged away st this inGsease aosk and
il IS safe TO say that the nuabe- sas reduced
By 1000 or 300 before n:ghLkll- Not for
dozen years have the ducks been 80 pleati-
frl on the Cats ss they are nOE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
Catarrh in the Head,

Is undoubtedly disease of the blood.
and as such only 8 reliable blood purifier
can effect perfect and permanent cure.
Hoods Szrsaparilla is the best blood puri-
fer. aud it has cured many very severe
cases Of catarrh. Cstarrh oftentimes
leads TO consumption. Take Hoods SAr-
saparills before il Is too late.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
The Bible as a Book.

In the course OF his remarkable ad-
dress on journalism to the young men Of
Union college. Charles A. Dana, Of the
,Jew York sun, said What books shall
the young man contemplating a news
laper career read > OF all, the most in
dispensable, the most useful, the one
whose knowledge IS the most effective,
IS the bible. There is no book from
which more valuable lessons can be
learned. am considering it now not as
a religious book, bat ss a manual Of
utility, Of professional preparation, and
professional use for a journalist. There
is perhape nc book whose style IS more
suggestive and more instructive, from
which you learn more directly that sub
lime simplicity which never exaggerAtes,
which recounts the creates, event with
solemnity Of course, but without seLt:-
mentality as aGectation, none which you
open with sgcI confidence and lay down
with such reverence there is 10 book
like the bible
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

Hoods Pills do not purge, pain or griPe,
but ACT promptly, easily and efficiently.
s5e
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22

Fifteen Dollars has a power to
draw, if correctly invested, which
beats lottery. For Fifteen Dol
lars you can draw a nice Chamber
Suite-no blank tickets. Every
Fifteen Dollars deposited gets one
Suite SURE. It's ike getting dol
lar for dollar.
You have seen or heard of our
SIG Suite. What you saw or heard
of in that Suite you can find in this
and more, you save dollar too,
which is an item to most of us.
One thing sure, ifyou buy one of
these SIS Suites you get reliable
article from a reliable firm. The
Suite will "stand by" you and we
stand by" the Suite.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-11-22
A YOUNG GIRLS FORTUNE.
AN INTEREsTING sKETCH.

Nothing appeals so strongly 10 q mothers
affection as her daughter Just budding I'M
wOmanhoO1. Following Is an instance: 'DtiI
daughter, Blanche. now l. years of age, Lao
been terribly afflicted with nervousness 9Ht
had lost the entire Use of her right arm. sir
was in such condition that We had 10 kcei
her from school and abandon her music les
sons In fact. We feared 81. Wins dsEce. sns
ere positive but for an invaluable remedy
she wouid have had that terrible afhiction
We had employed ply sicians, but si-e received
no benefit from them. The FIRST OF last Angus
she weighed but IS pounds and althoush siis
has taken only three bottles of NefFinr slit
nov weighs los pounds; her nervousness ara
symptoms OF St titus dance are entirely gene
she attends school rcgusarly, and studies Hitl
comfort and ease. She has recovered complete
use of her arm. her appetite & splendid. ana
no money could procure FOR our daughter The
health Dr. Miles Neryine has brought hCr.
When my brother recommended Tie rem
edy had no faith IN patent medicines and
would not listen TO him. but as last Iesosf
he sent u bottle, We began giving II 70
Blanche and the effect WAS almost tmnedi-
ate"-Mrs. u. r Bullock. Brighton. y. y.
DIR. Miles Restorative Ncrvine i sOic by all
druggists on positive guarantee, or sent
direct by the DR.. Miles Medical Co, + khsrt
Ind. on receipt OF price. II per bottle, slx
bottles for IS. expr,ss prepaid q j. pers tiNty
free from opiates or dangerous druss-