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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
Love and Proposals.

There Is a clever statis:ician who
could teach thing or two to the novel
ist, says the New York Home Journal.
The statistician has attempted to classi-
fy the action and methods of proposals,
and, rs a result, has presented tabulat
ed figures extremely interesting 70
psychologists. OIt ola hundred cas- :,
thirty-six gentlemen take lady in arms,
siXty-seven gentlemen kiss lady on lips
four kiss lady on cheek, three gentle
men show very good taste by kissing
lady on eyes, and two gentlemen kiss
lady on hand. II is TO be presumed
that these two out of hundred are the
timid, difiident kind, though it Is pos
sible that they might be of the quietly
sentimental nature. One gentleman
kisses lady on nose. 1t must be added
that the -tatistician i careful TO insert
the saving clause by mistake. There
is even record OF man kissing lady
on the edge of shawl, bat, thank good
ness, there is only one in a hundred,
and the chances are that this man :
peculiar.
Seventy-two hold lady's hand, seven
teen hold ii very tightly, fourteen have
Jumps in their throats, and nine ex-
claim aloud: "rhank God ~ Over
seven ont of hundred declares them
selves deliriousiy happy, and five are
too foil for utterance. Three out of Il
hundred stand on one foot when they
make proposals, and two go down on
one knee, while nine make q formal
prelude-something like the slow mu-
sic in the play, We suppose, when the
villain appeals To heaven To witness
the consuming flame of his affections
for the heart he plots to rain etc. The
behavior of the lady under the circum-
stances is equally entertaining and in
structive. Out OF IA hundred cases
eighty-one sink into the arms of the
gentleman, siXty-eight Test their heads
on gentle.nan's breast, and only one
sinks into the arms Of a chair eleven
clasp their arms around the gentle
mIn's neck. six weep tears of joy 81
lently, and forty-four weep tears aloud,
whatever that means ; scventy-twO
have eyes full of love and nine out of 4
hundred rush from the room and tell
everybody. Only four are greatly sur
prised, and eighty-seven of a hundred
knew that something coming. Five
giggle Historically, and one even sneez-
es. Only one of . hundred strdggle not
to be kiss.l, while six kiss g.n,lemln
first. If we believe the statistician,
one out of a hundred women will say /:
"Yes, but don't be Il fool -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
POULTRY RAISING.
Advice to Those Who Are About TO
Go Into Hen Farming.
From the breeders Gazette.

From the Breeders Gazette.
Fifteen years ago tried fancy poUl-
try raising, aud, like all beginners,
wanted too many kinds, and kept adj
ding 10 my stock until l had twelve
varieties aud almost made failure, as
! did not then understand how. Some
kind and experienced friend said to
me: 'Quit ali but two kinds; give
them the attention you have given the
twelve and scatter them. Have the
small ones away from the young.
Feed them separate, make them rOost
in separate places, have all rOOsting-
places movable, and once week tarn
the roosts over and coal-oil them; clean
up the house and boxes once IA week
tine year through. Give variety Of
fOod-eorn, wheat, oats, barley, buck
wheat and table crumbs; also fresh
gravel, crushed bone and green feed
the year through; good clover hay once
a week in the house in the winter.
Omit the soft, fancy feeding, and give
them sensible care and make a success
of the business"
The poultry business Is the largest
industry on earth. Ii supports more
people, more people are engaged in it,
more papers and journals are devoted
TO its exclusive interest than auy other
i'm the whole world. All this we can
prove if anyone should be so rash a. 20
doubt it. Hard times will come now
and then, as we all know; then the
poultry business ilOurishes, a. the peo-
pie turn to that To make a living and
improve their stock. Pay close atten-
ton to the details and find, instead of
a tagging monotony, as some suppose,
that il is tine largest, safest and best
business i'm the whole world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
Highly Humorous

An American who has been travelling
in England declares that he has seldom
found the average inhabitant Of London
inclined To be discourteous. As rule,
any information asked by stranger is
given freely and kindly. But you must
not expect an Englishman to forego an
opportunity to make a good, robust
British joke.
On one occasion the traveller happen
ell To be in the neighborhood of Mill
bank prison and fancied that he would
like a glimpse at that famous place Of
detention
''Can you tell me the way to Mill
bank ~ he ASKED of stout tradesman
whom he met.
AYE" answered John Bull, "knock
me down and rob me pockets, and you'll
soon enough be on the straight road
there ~
Then, without vouchsafng any fur
ther information, he passed ON, with a
| chuckle.-Y Youths C0napdRioa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
Dishwashing as a Sclenee.

The following simple rules-as taught
in the cooking schools-hung in the
kitchen, and followed, may prove Of
value to the young housekeeper or the
"new girl :"
l. Collect knives, forks and spoons by
themselves.
>. Put away any food that has been
left, on small, clean dishes, never leav-
ing fragments OH dishes in which they
Were served.
3. Scrape all fragments sticking to
dishes or pans into a refuse pail or in
the back of the ash pan underneath the
fire box, where they may dry ont and
then be burned.
+. Arrange all dishes conveniently on
the table, putting glass nearest the dish
pan, then silver, next the fine china, be-
ginning with cups, saucers and pitchers,
and lastly the greasy dishes.
>. Rinse out milk bottles, pitchers and
egg cups with cold water. Empty and
rinse caps. Put any dishes used in bak-
ing to soak in cold wafer Fill kettles
and spiders full of cold water and set
away from the stove to soak Ii left on
the stove, the heat hardens whatever
has adhered to the sides in cooking and
renders it harder 10 remove.
6. Have one pan half filled with hot,
soapy water. For this purpose, keep the
soap in a shaker made for this object,
or improvise one by putting few holes
through the bottom Of Il small lard or
cottolene pail. Never leave the soapin
the dish pan To waste and stick To dish
g. Have a second pan ready full of hot
water for rinsing before draining.
:. Wash glasses first, slipping them
one at time sideways into the hot
water, - that the hot water touching
them outside and inside at the same
time may obviate the danger Of break
age from unequal expansion. Dry i'm
mediately on clean glass towl, or on
squares of old cotton cloth hemmed and
kept for this purpose.
5. Wash the silver, and wipe at once
from the soapy water, Rubbing any place
with silver polish that seems at all dis
colored.
9. Wash the china, standing the
plates and saucers on edge in the rims
ing pan, and setting the cups right side
up that they may he thoroughly rinsed.
Said the milk pitchers.
10. Wash steel knives ard forks in
warm, no, hot water, securing the
blades, if necessary. Never leave the
handles in water, rs it tends To loosen
them.
II. Rub tins inside and out, using as
polio ifdiscolored, and paying especial
attention To the seams of the double
boilers. Set on back of range TO dry.
l.. Wash irOnware inside and out
with hot, soapy water, rinse thoroughly
in clear water and dry. Dripping pans
and kettles that have been used with
grease may BE- wiped off first with 4
soft paper, to remove rs much of it is
possible, then washed in the suds, with
tablespoonful of soda added 10 the
water. Granite dishes Drowned by
neglect may be cleaned by boiling Il
half hour in soda water, then rubbing
vigorously. Do this several times if
necessary.
Il. Coffeepots should never he washed
inside with suds, but in clear water.
Dry thoroughly on back of stove, wip-
ing out with clean cloth when dry, to
remove the brownish sediment that is
apt to cling to the pot.
II. Wash dish towels in lukewarm
soapy water, rinse thoroughly and dry
after every meal, and they will keep
soft and clean.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
Poultry Notes.

In buying new stock be sure 10 pur-
chase from reliable breeders. There
seem to be more opportunities for cheat
ing in the poultry business than in any
other.
y good cure for roup is to pat three
drops Of canpior on piece of bread
10 give 70 the fowl In two OF three
days il viii be all right.
When fowls habitually lay thin she'll
ell eggs, their systems are not in heal
thy condition and have generally be-
come enfeebled by overfecding and get
ting overfat. Thorough change of diet.
air, sun and exercise viii be followed
by the production Of perfect eggshells.
IL j said sumac berries viii cure
cholera. ! neighbor had cholera in his
flock, and a soon a he commenced
feeding slIm&c they ceased dying and
were soon entirely well.
How many Of the farmers are there,
DO YOU think, that Kill of the old hens
each year and depend on the early
Matched pallets for their egg supply?
And vet We can assure them that the
egg supply viii greatly increase with
the same number Of pIllets a. OF the
old birds
After the first year hen has gener-
ally seen her best days as layer, and
she will generally lay on fat instead of
eggs. How much better 10 have pullets
that VIII lay three days and lay off one
than old hens that lag one day and lay
off three!
Daring the winter. when the hens
cannot be given good range, il i a
good plan % give them meat twice a
week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
Oyster Salad.

For quart of oysters Use dressing
made ~ follows: Beat well four eggs.
Add to them n gill each of cream and
vinegar, one teaspoonful of mustard,
one of celery seed, one of salt, one-fifth
of tcaspoonful of cayenne and two
tablespOonfuls of butter. Place in the
double boiler and cook until a thick a
soft custard. 1t will take about five or
six minutes.
The dressing must be stirred from the
time i; il pat on the fire until il Is taken
of, and when that time comes add two
tablespoonfuls of powdered and sifted
crackers. Heat the oysters to the boil
ing point in their own liquor. Drain
them and add the dressing. Stir slightly
and set away in a cold place for an
hour or more. The cracker and celery
seed may be omitted, and at serving
time pint of celery sliced thin may
be added.-lNe,c YOrk World.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
JGst Sag Walk" u Him.

Dog~, which are AT once the drowsiest
and most wakeftIl of domestic animals,
according 70 their state Ofmind and cir
eumstanees, seem to sleep lightly OF
heavily at will. Nothing can be more
slow, reluctant and leisurely than the
enforced waking of petted house dog
when il doas not wish TO be disturbed
IL will remain deaf 10 a call, twitch is
feet if ticSlctl, but not unclOse it, eyes,
and finally stretch and yawn like a
slcepy child. But mention something
interesting 10 the same dog when sleep
ing, such aS the word walk, or click
the lock of gun, and il is on it, feet in
an instant, and rsdy for the enterprise.
The .S,eef0fOF.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
TIE NOBLE RED MEN.
They Were Arrayed in All the Splen-
dor o. Their Forest State.
From The Washington Post.

From The Washington Post.
Five stalwart, picturesque Indian
chiefs, in full regalia and typical in
their wildwood -pIendor Of the fast
vanishing rcd man, attracted the at
teH'ion of Eany Interested spectators
a. the Capitol recently They were
Sics and Foxes, d--cendants Of the
race once commanded by Black Hawk,
and were in ali respects the best repre-
sentative- OF the American abOrigine-
seen in Washington for a long time.
They were accompanied By their inter
prefer. G.. Il. Bonteneau, who pointed
OIt u them objects OF interest in Stat
uary Hall and the two chambers Of
Congress.
The ubiquituous and accommodating
weather clerk Of the House, Mr.. Ran
dOlph, brought his camera; CORES
pJndent ". :. I.aruer arranged tine
chiefs in a group on the front steps of
the Capitol, AMI their pictures were
taken ia four different aspects. All the
men were above the medium in height
aud were pictUresqueiy rcbed in bottle
green, blue and red blankets. Civil
ation had entered very sparingly into
the features of their tout ensemble.
Tney wore eagle feathers on their
heads, besrclaw necklaces and silver
medals upon their chests, buckskin
trousers and beaded moccasins, and
several carried "a red sOapstOne pipe,
festconed with hawk plumes. There
was little stoicism iii the manner in
which they enjoyed posing for their
picture. When the object Of Mr.. Ran
dolph mysterious and cabalistie signs,
movements and gestieulatiOns behind
the camera were made known to them
they burst into ringing peal Of
laughter and manifested a. much de-
light a a proyerbial boy is supposed to
do over his first pair Of pants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
Like Two Bulldogs.

Once, when war with England
seemed imminent, owing to the
strained relations existing, some one
asked Lincoln for his opinion.
II remember replied the President,
when | was lad, there We're two
fields near our house separated by u
fence. In each field there was big
bulldog, and these dogs, spent the
whole day racing up and down, snarl-
ing and yelping at each other through
the fence. One day they both came at
the same moment to a hole in il, big
enough to let either Of them through.
Well, gentlemen, what do YOU think
they did They just turned tail and
scampered away a fast a. they could
in opposite directions. Noy, England
and America are like those bJlldogs.'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
An impossible House

The man and his wife called on the
architect, and the architect was glad to
see them. for business was extremely
dull.
eve want yoI to build house for
Us, " said the man by way of intrOdue-
tiOn.
Thanks" bowed the architect. II
shall be only too glad to 10 80, and 1
am quit, sure that / can give entire
satisfaction
"Well, yoI ought to, remarked tn
lady. 1--WE don't want much."
''What Kind ola house DO you wish9''
inquired the architect.
1--WE want a good plain one of about
5 rooms explained the man. And
we will leave the design 70 you. All
we expect i that when You have finish
ed it will suit my wife and myself
mean on the inside. We are not -
particular about the outside"
The architect heaved deep sigh
Il am sorry" he said, ''hut you will
have to 90 to some other architect. We
can't design an impossible ho'ise in this
nsficeN
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
A Natural Request.

\ capital instance of child's logic is
sent Us by correspondent: 'In a let
ter Just received from my son in New
South Wales,n she writes, ''he men
tiOns overhearing the following on
board a steamer from sydney TO Mel
bourne: y very seasicS little 4-yelr-Old
girl said to her mother: oh, mamma,
please 10 let the ship walk '"-LoA,loa
GIJ5e.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
FoL. ALllI. NO. 36. SOMER
THE SONG OF HURRY.

o. it's Hurry. Hurry, Hurry! and its hurry
all YOU can,
You've got 10 keep a hurrying. and hustle
like man.
The easy way OF going is a relic of the
Past,
And now it's Hurry. Hurg-up. Now, Hurry,
Hurry fast,
It's very sure if you don't run the other fyl-
low WILL
And so you want TO hurry, and then hurry
harder still.
If some ones bound 10 beat you you can pass
him in wink,
If you but Keep hurry on. ana never stop 20
think
There may be time to catch your breath when
you have caught your ear;
But sixty seconds to the minutes all OF them
there are;
There are but sixty minutes out OF every
hour OF those,
And when YOU figure very fast, it's awful how
iigoe>i
And don't forget you've 20. to get there
mighty quick. because
You've got To get away again; and snatch it
iithi i4lt JtNc-
Whose jaws they are don't cut the ice. nor
what you're going 10 snatch:
You can't be too particular in such a shooting
match.
Noa needn't stop TO fix your feet and try to
walk a crack,
For, though rs tough a-gettlng there, It's
tougher getting back.
There's little time 10 linser ON the greeny,
grassy lawn,
When long before you've gotten there you
ought To then be gone.
50 keep a-humping, humping, now, and Jolly
right along.
With here Hurry. there Hurry. then
Hurry, strong.
II you bu, keep your hurry on, and hurry.
hurry fast,
It's ten 10 one you're ON the run, and may ge;
back at last.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
A Charming Difference.

Calno; yoI teach those about yoI to
write somewhat more purely? | am
very fastidious- Three days ago | was
obliged to correct a friend of mine, 4
man of fashion, who - far forgot the
graccs to say of lady: II have not
often been in her company" Say pres
ence - we are in the company of men,
in the presence Ofangeis and ofwomen.
-LdHOi0B.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
BueKien's Arnica Salve.

The best ss,lve in the world for cuts,
bruises, SORES. ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands. ehilblains,
cogns and all skin eFuptions, and posi-
lively cures piles or no pay required
IL i guaranteed To give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price .
cents per box. For sale by j. y. Sny-
der. Somerset, Pa, or at G.. W. Bral-
lier's. Berlin. Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20

To cut a glass tube, the neck of a
bottle or any other round body ofglass,
take a piece Of flint and scratch line
around the place where it is desired to
cut the glass. Then wind thread dip
ped in sulphur two or three times around
that part set fire to the thread and
allow il to burn. When the glass is
heated pour cold water over il, and the
pieces viii separate as if they had been
cut with pair of shears.-.S Lolas
Post Dispatch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20

Even a dude has his uses in the
world. He is a standing example TO
other young men of what they should
avoid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20

The Marquis of DIfferin is going to
erect in Dover, England, life-size and
heroic statue of the King Lear of
Shakespeare.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-02-20
~ Somerset Herald.
rr,ulisuEpls,-
r,.r7ns Of Publication.

~, Wednesday morning al
ra ., II nsid IN advance, otherwise
ErP s.,.i, 10. charged.
,...-,p.ion wiz be discontinued until
ar, paid up, Postmasters ne
s, .i,, rs when subscribers do not
s.s'''- .,..sr p,per viii he he'a responsible,
.-,,s.rIi'ian-
knowing from one postofiiee To
..,3 ..ys u thc iiane Of The form
sa'7' .,.sr- us Office. Address
80 The SOMERSET HERALD,
SOMERSET, Pa.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-08

the detriment of the retailer, employ
shabby foreign talents, educate the
public to consider nothing of a home
type or nature whatever, simply stimu-
late the taste for a circus variety, and
all for a ride on the street car.
The beauties of Como, it's refreshing
landscape, it's costly, floral decorations,
are no longer any attractions. Sun
light and daylight have lost their
charms, the artificial CHASTITY electric
will take it's place. Strains of good and
solid harmony, as formerly sounded
through the air of our public parks at
twilight, are things of the past, and all
for the ride on the street car.
L see among the attractions booked
the Fort Smelling band for the first two
weeks, and asks the question, has Uncle
Sam a band stationed at Fort Smelling
which is available for weeks at time
to play for the street car company?
What has become of our music in parks
in the heart of the city? To concen-
trate all the amusementS at Como, and
by night, is something unheard of in
the history of public parks; it may be
called modern and new, but I have my
doubts of it's correctness and wisdom
as an economic measure. r. C. T.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-08
LIARS
EdftoriaIiy Estimated.

The liar whom the editor hates worst
of all is the man who, when dunned
for years subscription, says he only
received two or three copies during
the year, and refuses to pay.-Clarks-
vile Graphic.
Next to, if not above this one, the
editor hates a liar who takes the paper
seven or eight years, and when finally
cornered for settlement says he never
ordered the paper at all.-Pike County
Post
But the worst liar of the whole outfit
is the man who takes the paper sew
eral years, then moves away without
paying or saying anything about it.
and yet says he is an honest man.
Elsberry Advance.
Brethren, you all fall short of the
truth. The biggest liar in the lot is
the editor who publishes the obituary
or these aforesaid liars and intimates
that they have gone to heayen.-Plv.
mouth Independent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-08
ADJUSTMENTS AT COMO.
f Correspondent Takes Street
Railway People to Task.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Judging from prospective given by
the street railway company in one of
the Saturday evening papers, we will
have lively time at Como this sum-
mer, with the proviso that the park
board will give its consent to the pro-
gramme. We are to have all the at
fractions played at Lake Harriet in
the theatrical circus from "Pinafore''
down to sparring and wrestling match
es; amusements for the small and
large, fat and lean, rich and Door:
surely liberal enough on the part of
the railway company, if given to the
public for a street car ride. Now
comes the question, was beautiful Como
created for any such purposes? Was
it. created at such enormous expense
for purposes of this kind, to be leased
to the highest bidder for speculative
aims, to run a race in common with the
theaters of this city, to deplete our
streets every evening in the week to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-08
Brethren Drift Apart,

Brainerd Tribune.
Bre'r Rowe's plea that a Baptist
should not be arrested for being drunk
and disorderly in a "coon dive" re-
minds us of a somnambulist who was
found by a policeman one night wan
dering about the streets of St Louis
IN his night dress. The result, too, it
would seem, was about the same.
When the somnambulist awoke and
found himself under arrest he was
naturally indignant, and exclaimed,
with good deal of warmth, Surely
you are not going to arrest me; 1 am
not responsible, as I am a somnam-
bulist." II don't care what church
you're a member Of" said the Off
Ger. ''you can't walk the streets of
st. Louis in your shirt tail if you be-
long to all the churches in the city"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-08
bonanza for BOOzers.
'ease, the Antiquarian.


VIII some of our readers solve the
Following problem: An American
lived near the Mexican border line and
entered a dramshop, where, of course
he called for glass of whisky. the
price of which was fifteen cents. He
had in his pocket a Mexican dollar.
which he handed to the bartender in
payment for the whisky. The bar
tender hands back to him as change an
American dollar, which is worth but
eighty-fiVe cents in Mexico. The man
came back into the states, entered q
dramshop, called for a glass of LIQUOR
which was the same price. handed
over the American dollar in payment.
and received back a Mexican dollar.
He kept this up, going back and fortl,
across the line until nature gave out:
whether it was from the quality or
quantity OF the liquor, history does not
say. AT any rate, the man was found
more dead than alive and had an
American dollar in his pocket. being
as we'll off as when he started. The
question is: "Who paid for the whis-
ky2"