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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Long-Distancs Light.

Professor Alexander Graham Bell isspend
ing these months Il his summer home in
Nova Scotia, engaged in a series Of investi-
cations which may have important results.
HIS outdoor Work Is devoted TO experiments
in aerial navigation IL connection With
Professor Lsng'ey, Of the Smithsonian In
stitu.i0n. while in bis laboratory be is en-
desYoring 10 demonstrate = problem to
which be has given great deal Of thought,
and in which lie thoroughly believes Il
is TO harness electricity 70 Eight, As IL has
been ha-nessed to sound 50 that people may
Be abe 70 see great distance, Just As the
telegraph enables them TO write and the tel
ephone enables them 10 speak a. gsss; dis
tance.
Professor Bell firmly believes that il viii
Be p0ssible some day 10 see from Washing
ton 10 New York As easily as one ea1 con
vey The scund Of the voice that distance
He insists that the fact has already been
demonstrated. AID that i only remains 70
construct the necessary APPARATUS to bring
the discovery into actual ard practical lse.
This Is exceedingly difHcalt much more
difiicult than the construction OF the tsle-
graph instrument or The telephone, for the
reason that the vibrations Of Light are 50
much more -apid than tie vibrations o.
sound. Bat Professor Bell IS confident that
be viii soon be abe 10 discover a diaphragm
sufficiently sensitive 10 rscsiTe the vibrations
Of Light and produce the effect Necessary 70
convey the impression 10 the human vision
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Ingenious Meanness.

A good story comes from a neighbOr-
ing village and report Of the ingenuity
Of mans AcQuisitiTeness may be q poin-
ter for some Of those Eot averse 10 turn
ing an honest penny-their way. It Is
reported TIA. village not far from here
is on 70 new racket because a certain
brother in the fold, who takes an active
part in church work, and in whom in
plicit confidence has been placed by his
associates, has been detected having a
piece Of sticky hy-paper in his hat when
he went to take up the collection At the
church. Al the coins that dropped
upon the fy-paper stayed there, and It
Was amazing hox the big pieces crowd
ed the little ones of.
When the audience had been solicited,
this smooth individual WOlld advance
and turn his hat upside down over that
Of another who had been soliciting the
audience on the other side Of the house.
All the coin that dropped belonged to
the church, and all tnst renamed IN the
bat wss 10 remunerate him for the troub-
le, 50 10 speak. There Is said 10 be blood
on the face Of the moon, and the good
brother, who has political aspirations,
and the ones wno e2ught him in the act
are having Z time
The sequel IS yet to be written, but
when dstfOEis begin to show their heads
through the sun-kissed soil and buds
herald the leafy days Of springt;me- a
convOcatiOn Of wise men and elders cf
the church Is expected 10 SIT on the nat
ter, and-meanWhile druggists who want
70 sell sticky ay-Paper should advertise
lis newly discovered uses.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
The Flood at wnIiamsport

A telegram from Wiliiamsport Tuesday
said Cut of from the rest Of the world,
with no railroad communication aad
with no avenue Of telegraph or tele-
phone communication save the slender
quiyering wire over which this message
Is speeding; surrounded Oh every hand
by the slowly-rising destroyer, which
has already swept away 100000 worth
Of property, the condition Of Williams
por, Is indeed pitable. With 80 feet more
wafer in its channel than IS It's normal
height, the north branch Of the Slsqus-
hanna threatened to engulf the town
Every foot Of ground in the city is four
feet under water, and much Of Il is Is
feet below the surface Of the stream.
Many families are homeless. Hundreds
more expect 10 be driven from taeir
houses, IN the second stories Of which
they have found refuge, before day, and,
unless the food ceases, there is no power
on earth that can avert q greater disaster
than has already come upon this help
less city.
The loss Of property cannot even be
approximated until the waters receie
and accounts are cast up. Toe gas and
electric light plants are under water and
the city Is without light Everyone IS
desperate, teror-s,ricken and discourag-
ed.
The food reached It's maximum at
O'Clock, when 1t WAS 5 fse. above low
water marx on the river register, an d was
eight feet on the pavement Of the court
house IN the centre Of the city. For an
hour the water hung al tia; point, and
then, 70 the intense relief Of the thous-
ands Of anxious hearts. it began slowly
to recede. At9 o'clock it had fallen 4
foot and was still going down slowly but
surely.
All now feel that the worst has come
and gone. The river has made new
record-3j feet above low water. \
million and half in property has been
destroyed, but 50 far as can be learned
no lives have been lost.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
All Around the Farm.

The largest hop yard in the world
is said TO be in Yakima County. Wash,
and contains coo acres. There are sew
eral in that State Of coo acres and up
wards.
Il is best not 70 let more than two OF
three stems grow from one setting OF
currzni bushes So many will not in
terfere with each other any more than
that number ofstalks Of corn in a bill
viii prevent it from caring.
II is stated that A out Of every hun
dred persons in the United States are
agriculturists IS in Canada, Is in France,
II in Germany and seven il England
It has been suggested that in neigh
bOrhoods where orchards are small,
young men with plaek and energy could
get spraying outfit and build np
lucrative business spraying orchards
A s;ockman says that sulphur should
always be kept in handy reach Of the
sheep house. II is preventive Of many
Ills. a hE pieces Of roll birthstone
should be always found in the horse and
COW trOughs. Insects aud yermin do not
Ike sulphur.
A distinguished fruit grover, in an
address before the agricultural students
Of the Ohio state University, gave it as
his opinion that you can sell 500 bush
els Of pears ofone kind more easily than
you car dispose OF one load Of mixed
varieties
The Maine Agricultural Station con-
cludes from tests made that tomato
plants handled in pots previous to set
ting in the field are more vigorous and
productive than those not 50 handled -
a fact which may - Of great importance
70 the commercial grower.
ia team pulls unevenly the trouble
may be remedied by unhitching the in
side traces and crossing them Sd as TO
have the same horse attached 10 the
same end Of each swingietree. One case
Is known where many heavy load has
been pulled BY adopting this expedient
1.-THE bride is taken of a young horse
quietly, so that the bit comes out Of his
mouth easily, II viii not be loag before
be viii assis; in taking il of, but If be is
hurt by the operation be viii throw his
head 10 one side or jerk hack every tine
the bride is removed. There should
not be the slightest hitch about taking
the bit from the mouth Of colt By the
process many a colt has been ruined.
A Po.try grower says that the fruit
grower can combine fruit groNing and
poultry raising without occupying more
land than would be required for one
pursuit, and the results from the or
chard and from the hens would be more
satisfactory. The fowls can BE- made to
assis, in protecting the trees by giving
them loose soil for busting near the trunks
ofthe trees, and placing their drinking
water under trees and feeding them at
the base Of each tree
Farmers entertaining the idea Of grow
ing peas as a farm crop. either alone E
with grain, viii bear in mind that they
must be soWn early in the season The
pea vine thrives vel only in the early
part Of the summer. Il must make It's
crop before August weather cones on
bringing the miidex and the rust Peas
are bes. adapted 10 the Light, early
lands.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Protee.lon - LIgntnlng.

The Weather Blrsau Of the Agricultural
Department has had prepared and Pu5iish-
Ell a circular, entitled. Protection fr m
Lightning During dse years, from lss5
TO Iss7. there EAs yearly average Of 2o6
deaths caused by lightning in the United
States. and fJr fJ1r other years up 10 1898
the yearly averase vas I3j d=aths- Ia eight
years ending with ls32, lightning caused
35I5 6res. with lbs 0f sl2Gi5 SO. IN the
United sta.ss fyr the n 81 part west Of the
Rocky MJla-a'u+ D1ring nine years end
ing vito IslL z55l bl-as, l1i chu1chss and
6jI dEellinss have ben struck og lightning.
NJ Alexands- McAiie, the sg-hor Of ths
cir-llar, gives some practical directions for
obtaining profession from Lightning. All
barus ani exposed baiiiings. aad scattered
houses in the country, especially on the hill
sides, should have hsatniug-rjds- A g01d
iron or a copper conductor should be used,
and, II the latter, one weighing about siK
ounces 10 the foot, and preferably in the
form Of tape aai weighing a5olt thirty
i've o1nsss TO the foJt- II t1s Conductor n
any p3r- Of the cJlrss g,e5 n=aT wa-er Or
gas maias, it is bsst 70 clnne-- j. % them
WaelsEe- one al ram dstti3a appr04cl-
e another it Is best % c1une-t them me,ali-
caIy. The neigh51rh13i Of snzll-bors
fusi5ls gas pipes and indoor gas pipes in gen
srsl should be avJi1eL Cla.n or linked
c1niu-tOrs are OF little use.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
4 Revoksd LIouor License.

A license case which has stirred up a dsht
that xiIl 20 20 the Supreme Court and Siil
B. Of interest al over the State, vii prOba-
bly, be settled in Pis,sburg next October Il
j. the frst case Of the KIND in the history Of
Cambria county. The liquor license Of
james n Gillespie, Of Upper Yoder town
ship. was revoked By Judge Barker last
Monday Whsa the license court met in
February, renonsrrsncs Was presented
a-ainst Gillespies petition, bat it vas ~
feeble tha, Judge Barker a. the March term
granted the license Subsequently, CON-
m1nication was received By the judge froR
Albert Ream. setting forth that the spPli-
can't had sold liquor 70 minors and swearing
% the statements made Therefore a rule
WIS granted 10 show cause Why the license
Of Gillespie should not be revoked.
Many witnesses were examined, some Of
whom testified that during GillesPiss drst
year as landlord (Is92j he had sold liquor 10
minors Albert Ream Was the oaly witness
who swo-s that minors purchased liquor AZ
Glisspie's place in ls95, and his testimony
was shattered By that Of Il persons who
sx0se they would not believe him On oath
The testimony was submitted to Judge Bar
ksr several weeks ago. and last Aoaday he
gave bis decision rev0king the license
IN appealing from the decision to the 81
ursme Cour;. Gillespie questions the author
ity Of a Judge 10 revoke license on account
Of violations under a license granted two
Yeas before. Another question that Giles
pie wants decided is, can a judge grant q
con Iiti0ual license That Is. a license that
may be revoked because Of violations under
previous license. The Supreme Court viii
meet in Pitisburg in October a, which time
il is eUoe-ted thee case EIl come up
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
The Judge Was xoved.

There WAS a good joke played on
Judge Dundy, Of the nited States Court,
at Omaha, several years ago. 1t makes
me laugh every time l see the Judges
name in print, said Thomas \. Weaver
last night, Judge Dandy is quite tender
hearted and dreds 10 send q married
man 10 Jail. Well, there was fellow on
trial for passing counterfeit money. He
was q single man and the case against
him was quite strong. Judge Baldwin
was defending him, and seeing that the
case was hopeless, Baldwin decided 10
take advantage Of Judge Dgndy's weak
ness. He hunted up an old lady who
had FIVE children. ranging from years
to S months old, and had her impe-s0n-
ate the supposed wife and children of
the prisoner. All through the the trial
they sat, often weeping. The man was
found guilty. Three days later, when
the prisoner was brought up to be sent
enced, the woman and children were
brought in and Judge Baldwin, who is
very dramatic, made plea for the man
and his family Of little;ones, who would
suffer If the father was sent to prison.
Baldwin wepI, the Court wept, the pris-
oner pretended to weep, as did the
women and the children When the
Court had wiped away the tears be talk
IL -, h
him one day in Jail and $40 fine. Later
on, when he learned how he had been
deceived, be became 50 angry that IT was
weeks before he would speak to Judge
Baldwin. When the joke got out every
one twitted the Court After that the
sight Of handkerchief applied to the
eyes in Judge Dundy's court was liable
to get the prisoner ten years"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Telephones on Railroads.

In France the management Of some
Of the railroad companies think Of Te-
placing the telegraph by the telephone
even 70. the transmission Of important
orders. There are some railroads with
light traffic where the telephone Is a.
ready thus used, bat the entire substi-
tuition Of the telephone would be ditii-
cult The single iron conductors used
for the telegraph would not be suitable
and il would be necessary to establish
special telephone lines With double wire.
Or the Vineennes Railroad in the sta
tions between Paris Bastille and Ia
Varenne, which are ar distances Of about
one mile, at a signal by telegraph the
telegraph wires are connected with the
telephone instruments and are thus made
available for an extended telephone
intercourse. The arrangement gives
excellent results. The Northern Rail-
road Of France has established On trial
telephone stations on the open road along
some Of Its main lines, through which
assistance can be summoned from the
stations IN case Of accident. The stations
are equipped with telephone receivers
Portable telephone instruments are in
use on some small French roads The
large Austrian railroads use field tele-
phone instruments Of the Gattin ger sys-
TEN, which in a few minutes can be
connected with the telegraph wires a.
any point, their use not iHterrupting the
telegraphic communication Under
favorable conditions conversation Is pos
sible at distances up 70 81 miles.
IN England telephone connection be-
tween block signal stations is common.
On the seven large French railroads
there were IN use in January, lS93, about
l2IO telephones against 800 telegraph
ststions.-RailrGad GG-5te.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
A Nice Soft Way.

The relator Of this story was on bis
way up Monroe avenue the other day
when chap who looked seedily anxious
stopped him at Farmer street 10 say:
"Ithink you can tell me what I an
anxious to ind out. Can there be such
a thing as a snake in the human stom-
ach ?"
@Why, I have hea d ofsueh cases"
@Did you ever see one
No. Why do you ask ?"
Well, l met a chap down here who
was complaining that he swallowed a
snake ten years ago, and that it vzs
bothering him 5 good deal He seemed
an honest, truthful man, bnt l didn't
know what to make Of his story"
"Did tEat snake want anything in par
ticular Just then p
The chap said as how he did, sir, and
that was Why I was suspicious Of him"
@Did be say It Was about the usual
hour for the snake 70 take a glass Of
bserg7
~He did, sir. That's exactly what he
said
And If he didn't get it he would keep
on acting up and making things uuple4s-
anti?
Yes, sir
Man appeared to be conscientious and
truthful, eh ?"
Indeed, he did"
He wouldn't have deceived you Just
70 get 4 glass Of beer?'
Il don't think he would, sir. He vas
holding his hands on bis sides, jus; this
way, and his face was all screwed up, Ike
this, and I don't think he would act that
way unless there was something wrong"
But you didn't hold him ,"
~N-n7, sir, wanted to be sure, you
know"
q think I know the man. think he
is standing right here beside me. Here
is a nickel to stop that riot going on down
behind his vest, and there's plenty Of sA-
looms in this locality"
"SirF be said, as he received the coin
and bowed and scraped; am 80 years
old and have traveled all over the world,
butI am free 70 say that you have the
incest, sOftest way OF doing something
for man without letting him know 1t
that ] ever did behold, Myself and the
other fellow and the ruction are obliged
TO you, sir, and may you live thousand
years and never know 3 sorrox."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Along Fan For HIS Life.

POrrsroES. Pa. Nay I7.-Martin C0rksr
to-day painted the stack at the electric light
plant. The stack Is 80 feet high, and when
tie work was finished be adjusted the pui-
leys and rope to lover himself . The ground
on the inner side Uf the lofty structure
When little more thsa txO thirds Of the
way down the wheel over which the rope
passed stopped Oofksr pulled. bat il didn't
yield. He jsrked al il, then attempted 10
rnourt again % the top Of the stack, 5ut in
vain. Then be called for help. but the thick
walls imprisoned his voice Louder aud
louder be cried, but no one heard him
without waiting I0ngsr heresOlvsd to ist 90
Of the rope aud fall 70 the bottom HelOos-
ened his grasp. and Ike lash be droPped
down tie gloomy pit He Was feArfaliy
crushed aud bruised OF the stone EOSr be-
log.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Western Justice.

The dispenser Of the finest brands Of
western justice sat or s soap box with a
law book spread before him on An up
ended whisky barrel
Who arrested this man." he asked,
as the prisoner stood up before him.
We did, responded halfa a dozen cit
izsns standing around.
What's the charge ~
Hoss stealin'."
Kin you prove iI9"
.ge ketched him in the act-"
The Judge looked ugly.
VIII you swear 70 it," he asked.
Course We will didn't We jist tell
YOU We ketched him a. it,"
AL right, gents" said the Judge
blandly, as he laid his gun across the
law book, @I'll fine each and every one
Of you SO and costs for eontemp. Of
court in fetchin' him here, and dismiss
the case sgin the prisoner You ought
er strung him up when you keiehed him
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
SOMERSET, Pa, WEDNESDAY, MAY 80. 1894.

for that. It is you who misunderstood
and l."
"What have misunderstood a? Oh, il
you won't tell me, must 90 to Celia
and
~Yes-go to her. What are you stay
ing her for?"
Nothing now Aud he walks 10 the
door. In another instant he will be gone.
Can let him 90 like this2 No, a
thousand times no.
--Wait," and turn impulsively, you
have forgotten something"
"Have I? What?n
@Your ring. I have no right to it now,
as you cay"
Il never said 50, but" he checks him
self @Give it to me then
Come and take it,
81 cannot, will not taxe il Of. try
in feeble, purpOseless sort Of way. con-
scious that his eyes are upon me all the
time. Then / desist and look at him,
laughing neryously.
can't do If, Jack. II YOU want it,
you must take it of yourself" And l
hold out my hand.
Hetakes it in silence, but he makes
no effort TO remove the ring. Instead Of
tha; he looks at me for a moment and
shakes his head.
@No, dear, don't want L. fit is to
come of at all, you must take H."
1T seems almost a pity, doesn't it?" l
say softly, and my voice Is scarcely as
steady as It might be. he makes no re-
ply, but passes bis arm around my waist,
and his hold on my hand tightens
"Pve got used to it, you see, and I
should miss May I keep il Jack p
"On one condition"
"And that is p
THAT you keep me too"
@Oh, Jack, how gladly
he is my Jack once more, and I tell
him all, my head on his shoulder.
Our quarrel is over, and We both Getest
Celia She can never come between Us
any more.-4H f.s Year Around.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Two Little Girls.

This little giri is very poor.
She has tr0uhlcz. sls finds. she can scarce en-
dure
And yei, my dear. slie has pl.ythinss plenty
Doils a. aisny e. tEo ani tEenfy.
Honses and asks and picture books.
sIrnething pretty wherever she looks.
Bat haif the time SHE'S puzzied 10 knoE
What % do with the wonderful shoN.
Tired o. tollies lW0-and twenty.
And borod Wiih her various toys Eplenty-
That h.Iie girl T. veTy Iich.
VIII an old dsl llkea psrfec. witch.
4 broken chair ani q t-i o. deif.
AMI Ia reo cracked cup 90 the closet shell,
She cEa play with oaiy rog Of pins
House. and gardens. ark and inns,
she makes with her chubby angers snail.
AID she never Asks for q toy a all.
Unseen around her she fslries stray.
Giving her bright tho1ghts ever day.
Poor liliie g.ri and rich liiile girl.
Hos nics u would be II in tines salfl whiri
loa colld-perhafS noi change youc places
Bgl catch q glimpse ofeach others fsces
F0- each 70 the other co1id something give,
Which would make the child Life sseeier % live
Fsr n1tl o5ald give and both could snare
Sonet1lnS the other had 70 spare
-Nlrgarc- E szngster. Ha-per's Yo1n- People.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
Grains of Gold.

Face s situation, and you are three
quarters master Of IL
The spare moments Of life have been
the opportunities for the greatest
achievements
We feed upon what We read, but digest
only what We mediate upon
Nothing makes a man more cautious
than the conviction that his advice is 90
ing to be followed
Many run about after happiness ike
an absent-minded man hunting for his
bat while il Is on his head or in bis
hand.
Often do We think when We ought 70
act, and act when il behooves Is to re-
fleet; hence caution is frequently As
fatal as rashness.
Sincerity is speaking as We think, be-
lieving as We pretend, acting as We
profess, performing IS We promise, and
being as We appear to BE-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-30
COVER THEM OVER. n
Suggestions From Headquarters
For Memorial Day.

Department Commander Ensisy, q Phil
s5eipb.z. has issued ihe f5lloEing orders to
the Grand Array veterans regarding the sol
emn obseryancs Of Memorial Day
Tie bioomiog Of the beautiful spring
ho0eTs en- the mountain. in the valley, by
the waters Of river and brook, reminds Us Of
oar loving dsiy 70 our Comrades who are
sleeping under the sd and the dew
Memorial Dsy-Amsrica 5 a5rAl SABBATH
VII De observed Nay %. and On soldiers
graves vii be placed garland, aAg and aoW-
eEs.
Anthens Of praise VII be sung, requiems
ohanted and grateful hearts VI prompt
willing hands 10 sirsE fresh doEeEs en- the
graves Of the nations soldier dead. to nos
only shoE 70 the people Of this grsa, and
peaceful country that oar eomssdes. tAOnga
dead. are not forgotten, bat 10 teach the
youth Of cur land that Memorial Day 5
commemorative Of the great struggle and
ina, victory for zone country aad one fag
the one day oonsecrate,i 10 the memory Of
The loyal soldier and sailor.
The solemn, impressive services viii recall
dsys Of conhict, the viciSsitudss Of the cam
paign. the horrors Of the prison pen. the
heroisnns on land and On the sea, aad as We
60 10 the eciiy Of silence, the land Of the
dead. the mcftied drums beAt will take a 5
back through the dim vista Of the Psst, and
bring more closely and impressivsly TO our
hearts than could the silver-t0ugusd elO-
quenoe Of a thousand lips, those loved CON-
rades who have gone 70 their rest
The commanders Of armies, and the men
who in the ranks swung ss5er or carr led
muskei, or on decks Of men Of war, stood
true TO country. home and flag. wear equal
honoz as they sleep peacefully beneath the
little green mounds or down in the gardens
Of the SEA. All we're defenders Of the na-
tons unity and honor, and all receive the
sane loving homage Of a grateful people.
Let this national tribute be paid bg sol
der and sailor in a spirit Of oomradeshiP.
and let them 90 forth with loving hands TO
scatter i0sers and place the Tag above his
breast. sud the patriotism OF this and Of
coming generations viii honor snd revere
the Grand Army o. the Rspabhe because Of
is devotion and grateful remembrance
Every post in this department. viii arrange
for the observance OF Memorial Day, every
comrade Is urged TO give this one day to our
great organization
The department commander recommend
that the po=is attend divine service on the
Sunday preceding Memorial Day, and ar
range fo- The preaching Of a sermon tilted
for the occasion.