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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
The Most Wicked of Kings.

The figure Of Philip III. may tTaiy
be said during the whole Of his long
reign to have hung Ike dark shadow
over Europe, says Temple Bar" He
crushed ont the life Of Spain, where
the deadly terror OF the inquisition
barred all free thought of speech, and
reduced the Spanish mind to such "a
level thst it is even now far bedind
that of any other country in the west.
No sovereign had such splendid op-
portunitieS, and no sovereign ever 50
wantonly and 50 wickcdly threw them
aside. The wisest minds that have
come 20 the consideration of his life
and times have ali concIrred in esti-
mating Philip III. at what must now be
held to be his true value. They have
had ample opportunities of late years
to enable them 10 pass true judgments,
and the more fully the old archives are
inspected the more thoroughly do these
bear oIt the opinions that have been
formed of this despOt's character.
Suspicious of every one, gloomy,
stern, and bigoted, he was false to his
closest allies and was bound by no
olths or treaties, and seemed to actual
IN delight in deeds OF unrelenting cru
city. Motley, summing up his charae-
ter. saws of him: ''rhere have been
few men known in history who have
been able 10 accomplish by their own
exerticn so vast an amount of the evil.
= The only plausible explanation
for palIiatiOn there is none-of his
infamous career is that the man really
believing himself not king, but a
n god"
Sismondi in judging of mis- career
speaks in n similar strain in words
which may fifty close this paper: ''No
scrupple stopped him, his conscience
recoiled from no cruelty, no pertidy I;
he went straight toward his object
through more blood and more crimes
than were ever lavished by any other
monarch His pestilential breath
dispeopled the kingdoms that were sub
ject TO him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
Experience Teaches.

\ young who was ambitious to get
an education, but lacked the money to
pay his expenses in college consulted
the late Judge -- rs to what course
he had better adopt.
The Judge had once been in the same
predicament and had undergone many
hardships while fitting himself for the
eminent position he occupied, .coase-
quently he was speaking from exper-
ience when replying TO his young
friends inquiries.
"Would you advise me to go into
debt to get an education the young
man asked.
.Well that depends on the line of
conduct You are disposed - pursue.
Would you honestly pay back every
cent of money you borrowed to pay for
your education ,"
"Certainly / would do that even if |
hal to work rs hodcarrier to earn the
money.
"Then | would advise yon To borrow
the money.
''yyhat course would you advise me
to take in college?'
"Oh, that is a matter ofindifference.'
al beg pardon"
"It really does't matter what course
you take in college. If you go into
debt to get an education you will get
the chief part of it while struggling TO
get out of it again."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
A Roth3chiii Once 2 Bsggar.


Dining on one occasion with Baron
James de Rothschid, Eugene Delacroix
the famous French painter, kept his
eyes turned upon his host III 50 marked
a manner that when the company rose
20 leave the dining room Baron james
could not help asking his guest what il
was that 80 attracted his attention.
The painter confessed that for some
time past he had vainly sought head
to serve as a model for that of beegdr
he intended to hold prominent posi-
ton in painting on which he was
then engaged, and that, as he gazed at
his hosts features the idea suddenly
struck him that the very head he de-
sired was before him. With this eX-
PLANTATION lie ventured 70 ask the
Baron whether he would do him the
favor 10 sit for him - beg-ar. RpthS-
child, being great admirer OF art in
all its forms and pleased to be consider
ell one of its chief patrons, readily con-
sented to assume character never be-
fore undertaken by millionaire. The
next day found him at the painters
studio. DelacroiX placed tunic roId
his shoulders, put a stout staff in his
hand and made him pose as if he were
resting on the steps ofan ancient Roman
temple. In this attitude he was dis
covered by one of the artists fdvorite
pupils, WHO alone had free access TO the
studio ut all times. Struck by the sur
passing excellence of the mode, the
newcomer congratulated his master q:
having at last found exactly what hc
wanted. Naturally concluding that
the model had only just been brought
in from some church porch, aud never
dreaming the character assumed by
him was far from his iTIc one, he e--I. j
an opportunity when his masters cy-S
were turned 10 slip piece of money
into the bcggar's hand. Baron E1-hs-
child thanked him with a lol.s and
Kept the money. The pupil soon I5it-
ted the studio. In answer to inquiries
Delacroix told the Baron ,hat this
young man possessed talent, bIt 10
means; that he had, IN fac;, to earn his
livelihood by giving lessons in painting
and drawing. Shortly aftcrward the
young fellow received letter stating
that charity bears interest, and that
the accumulated interest On the amount
he had so generously given to one
whom he supposed to be q beggar was
represented by the sum of 1900 francs,
which was lying at his dispoal at the
Rothschild offices.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24

Keeping One Cow.

There are some hundreds OF thoa-
sands of families in America whose
possessions in the dairy line comprise
but one cow each. It is of the highest
importance TO such families that the
COW in each case should be not simply
'passably good,p or even "very good,u
but the best that is attainable with the
money that is at hand for the purchase
of such u milk and butter supplier. IL
Is notorious that many of these family
cows do not return half in the quality
of their milk yield what their owners
might receive if the same expenditures
OF care and feed We're bestowed upon
COW with well developed dairy chrac-
teTistics, which in very many eases
their Improperly called ''family cows"
do not now possess. The special needs
of individual families differ largely as
regards dairy supplies, blt in the aver
age family it is richness of milk that
would yield the greatest satisfaction,
and would prove the greatest assistance
in decreasing the cost of living.
In the selection Of "A COW TO best meet
the ueeds of this large class OF people,
the jersey presents strong claims 10
favorable recognition, for in the rich
ness of her milk she is admittedly un-
surpassed while in the quantity Of her
yield she is, if well bred, not inferior.
The Jersey cow is remarkable also for
the wonderful economy Of her food
consumption compared with The rich
ness of her product. The breed j.
magniiicantly endowed by nature with
the ability to turn the largest possible
proportion of the food eaten into butter
solids-a trait that has been Intensified
by decades of careful and scientific
breeding-and this, it should be rent
embered, is the supreme test Of the
dairy COW. From a business point Of
view, the Jersey is unexcclled Is a
family COW, and her experience IL this
respect viii perhaps appeal most strong
~ to the average family. The family
COW in many families Is, in very truth,
a member of the household, and has
the pride Of at least the younger men-
bers of the family ceBtered in her
There is no more beautiful object il the
animal world than the graceful, mild
eyed Jersey, and there is no dumb !
friend more worthy TO associate on
terms Of intimacy with the family. !
She is companionable, afEectionate,
gentle and supremely beautiful to the
sight, and when these aesthetic qualities |
are added 10 the rarest excellence in the !
purely practical line Of dairy prodgc- |
lion, they stamp the jersey as the |
family COW.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
Six Astcri-Led Mules.

Six mules that had for four years
hauled cars in the lower workings of
the Spailand coal shaft were brought
up recently. The mIles in all that
time had seen no light stronger than
the flicker of the little DIvy lamps
the miners carried. The sun was in
its zenith when they reached the sur
face. The astonished mules closed
their ewes u shut OIt the food Of
strong light and kept them tightly
closed while thcy were lei to the pas
ture lot a mile distant and turned loose.
There they stood trembling as if they
were afraid something evil was about
to beiali them. Presently they half
opened their eyes aad pcered around in
open-mOuthed amaZement. When
they became accustomed TO the sun
light they elevated their heads. To-
ward sundOwn they broke into a chorus
of Joyous brIys. After quarter of an
hour OF that mlsie, they took to kick
ing, jumping, whirligig around like
tectotums, and rolling on the sod as if
they had gone mad. The sun and pure
air were more to them than food, and
they refused everything put before them
to eat.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
Nine Lives ofthe Cat.

It i popular saying that pI,s has
nine lives, and it is a fact, says the New
York World" the treatment that
would Kill many otheranimals does not
kill a eat. a recent English authority
gives some Illustrations Of this. There
used to be a farmers eat named JOY,
who was very fond OF horses, and used
nearly always 70 sleep in the stable
often on the back % one of her friends
Once she was severely kicked, and one
Of the 5jab!cmen fouad her stretched on
the ground s;iif and cold IL threw tn
b3Iy ont ol aiIlgIiE, wIere il lay all
dag in the sun. IN the evening milk
maid thought she saw signs oflife in it,
and took pussy into the kitchen. In
three days puss had entirely recovered.
Another cat, found in n trap, was
brutally beaten about the head by a
keeper. who when ne had killed il, ~
n thought. cut of its tail - trophy.
Her mistress carried home what she re
carried as the corpse; buJ in three
we, - the eat was running about u
we'll IL ever, though minus her tail.
On another occasion a boy going 70
school threw q stone AT est. Ii struck
her head, and she fell dead, ~ he
thought. He threw her body ina co.-Il-
field, where he saw It lying for three
DAYS Is lac passed. On the fourth day,
however, it was gone, and shortly after
ward the indentical eat was washingits
face on its masters doorstep as usual.
Another boy, seeingan old woman bury
thrce kittens alive, dug them up, and
although they had been for an hour
under ground, saved the lives of two of
them.
\ still more remarkable ease OF fresus-
citation is that in which farm hand,
getting angry with a ca:, attacked her
with a whip, but when he had nearly
Killed her she escaped Being unable
To catch her again he chased her into
a hole in a wall, and then stopped itup
with st0Ee and lime Here the animal
remained half dead for week, when
her master, suspec;ing what had been
done, released her. In a few weeks she
was well again.
Burial alive seems to agree particular
iy well with cats. \ Sco5chman, wish
ing To get Tid Of a cat, determined to
dispose of her in this way, thinking she
would be soon suffOcated. He tied her
in a bag, dug hole in the garden and
covered her with earth. The next day
hc went to view the body, and was sur
prised to see the eat jump out of the
bag alive, and strong enough to escape
10y running.
The welI-knewn power that eats have
of alighting on their feet when they fall
or are dropped from height, even back
downward, combined with their
wonderful capacity for taking hard
blows, has sometimes resulted euriOusly.
For instance, cat in Dundee, Scotland,
sprang for n canary that hung in a
cage by fourth story window. She
missed the bird and went out of the
window, but struck on her feet and
walked of as ifnOthing had happened
Then there was ease in which n
man, finding a cat killing his pigeons,
which were kept in the attic of eight
story house, kicked the animal through
All open window. On going down.
stairs he was surprised to see her get up
and walk of.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
Whittier IS & Tsmgter.

In lSI7 a great fair was held in Bos-
ton under tine direction of prominent
philanthropists. One evening Whit
tier made his appearance, and was es-
corted from booth 10 booth by Mrs. e.,
one OF the COMMITTEES. - the two
reached the Portuguese table, which
was under the special superyisions OF
Mrs. c., Mrs. Rober, {. Winthrop
espied the poet.
'Air. Whittier" said she, Il have
already spent SlGO at this table, but if
you will write me an autograph eouplet
I will contribute SlO more.
Taking a block which lay on the
table, Whittier wrote:
Rejoicing that ;hc hum5lcs: Imc
May change at charity's sweet claim
To gold OF God. give my name
JOHN e. WHITTIER.
"Oh, Mr.. Winthrop" said Mrs. c.,
"May l copy it,"
NO" answered Mrs. Winthrop,
laughingly, "Tve bought and paid for
this, and I'm not going to give it to
anybody "
Mrs. c. and NJ. Whittier passed on.
said the kind hearted poet: docs
thee want the little line?'
''Oh, Mr. Whittier, i do want ii so
much"
Il will write il for thee, if thee wish
es it."
"Oh, but I'm afraid that would not
be honorable would it:''
The good Quaker replied: Thee is
right about il. / was testing thee
"Bat you tempted ne awfully, Mr..
Whittier" said Mrs. {.
On reaching home, however, she
lourd the ''littte iine," which Mrs.
Winthrop had read aloud, safely treas
arcd in her memory.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
One Of The Mss1sst Hen

This story illustrates a degree of
contemplate meanness fortunately
seldom seen. Ii was just before the
rule was made prohibiting newsboys
from entering street caFs to sell papers.
4 Broadway cable car, bound north,
was comfortably filed with passengers,
and among them was a well-dressed
man abOu. 80 years old, who kept his
face buried in a newspaper, which he
held with both hands close to his
spectacied eyes. Just above Fourteenth
street a newsboy came in and walked
up and down tine whole length Of the
ear. A. he passed the man he stumbled
and fell, violently striking his forehead
on the floor
He got up crying, and turned around
with boyish oath, just as the con
duetOr came in and led him out of the
car. Several ladies made plying ex-
ciaIEatiOns, for it was evident that the
boy was badly hurt Atfifteenth street
another newsbOy entered, and as he
left the ear he stumbled in precisely
the same way at precisely the same
place. He, too, picked himself up sob
bing. He turned to the man, but found
him immersed in his spaper, apparently
not having noticed the incident. A
block further another newsboy swung
into the ear and met an exactly similar
fate
No sooner had the third unfortunate
left than a tall young man with a red
beard, who sat near, turned squarely
upon the old man, pointed his finger
aggressively at him and exclaimed in
a loud, peremptory voice that instantly
attracted the attention Of every one in
the ear:
"You brute, You beast. IL is a
wretched shame that such a contempt
bic creature as you should masquerade
in human shape. / wish / were the
conductor OF this car for Just one min
ute, that l might pick You up bodily
and throw yoI out of the window.
The man did not move. He merely
buried his face deeper in The paper.
''IOI thought no one saw you, YOU
hog. But saw you. The first time
could not believe my eyes, bat even the
second time you stuck your FOO. out and
tripped upa poor defenseless little news
boy and hurt him, waited, hoping it
was an accident.
.-BJt there Is no doubt about this
third time. saw you watch your
poor lit;le victim out Of the corner Of |
Your eye TN just the right moment /
came, and then slyly stick our your
foot and upset him. Oh, You can't |
deny It. Deny tiff You dare -
There was a pause, while every pas
senger watched attentively. But he /
only seemed to read the more intentIy. !
The passengers were convinced now, |
and began TO applaud. \ lady sitting /
next the man moved across the aisle, !
a. though She feared contamination. !
One or two ladies clsp?ed their gloved /
hands. The old man stool it as far as
Eighteenth street, and then slowly got
Up and isst she ear. followed by con-
temptGous ezciamlticns- lie stood on
the corner and boarded the next fol- I
lowing ca-.-}. y. n raid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
Preserved His Americanism.

When the conductor had looked at
the ticket and punched it he stopped
over and stuck i; in the hatband of
the digniiied fat man, at which the fat
man became enragcd.
"How dare you take such liberties
with me ~ he shouted. "Who told
you to stick that ticket in my hat ?
Don't you see that Pm a man OF i'm
portance and very sensitive? It's all
very well to be fresh with the Jays.
bat you haven't any right to insult
mer
He took of his hat, removed the
ticket and continued: ''Ycu think be-
cause you're a conductor on this road
that you can get as gay as you ike,
but I'll teach you that you've got me
to deal with, and I'm a taxpayer, at
that. You can't stick tickets in my
hatband, even if we are strangers and
you aren't aware of my social posi-
ton"
He ftImed for about an hour. Then
the train passed Albany, and the con-
ductor came around again. He took
the ticket from the hand OF the digni-
fled fat man, punched it again and
once more put it in his hatband, ab-
sent mindedly.
'See here ~ the Fat man roared
Didn't tell you before not TO stick
that ticket there? That's piece of
gayness wouldn't stand from my own
father, and he's been dead five years.
III report you to the boss of the whole
road, and if he doesn't help NE I'll
gamble in the stock of the company and
hammer it down that they'll beg for
mercy"
After they passed Utica the conductor
repeated the performance with the tick
ct and the hathand. This was more
than the dignified fat man could pat
up with. He jumped to his feet,
grabbed the conductor by the collar
ana s;iiu ne u Ce blamed Il ne stand II
any loHgar.
That's all right, replied the eonduc-
tor, 'bIt it's rule Of the company.
You've either got to keep it in your hat
band or in yoJr mouth. There Is no
alternative. fyou prefer il you can
put it in your mouth, leaving the end
in full view, 50 that can see it rs /
pass by"
"Well," said the fat man, stoutly-
there Is nothing strange in Il fat man
speaking stoudy, Is there" Wen, then,
| prefer 20 keep the ticket in my mouth.
Being a free American citizen, l am
determined to DO - blamed please -
and he kept it i'll his mouth and pre-
served his Americanism.-Netg YOrE
Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
Aluminium Drums.

Aluminium has been introduced into
the Austrian army, the band of the
Third Regiment of Infantry having
used il in the manufacture of drums.
1t is said that the drums are not only
neater in appearance than those of
brass, but are much lighter and more
melodious. 1t is reported that the
entire Austrian army will soon be
pounding upon aluminium drums
HdrdWore.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
NEGRO LOVE SONG.

saw my lady home las night,
Jump back, honey, jump back,
Hell huh han an squei'z' il tight,
Jump hack, honey. jump back,
Heard huh sigh IA little sigh,
Saw light gleam fom huh eve
An smile go fiittin' by,
Jump back, honey, jump back.
Heard dc win blow thoo de pine,
Jump back, honey, jump back
MoclSin'-bird WAS singin' fine,
Jump back, honey, jump hack,
An my hawt was beatin' so
When ] retcheG my lady's do
Dat could mt b'a TO go,
Jump back, honey, jump back.
Put my ahm aroun' huh wais',
Jump back, honey, jump back,
Raised huh lips an tuck a tas'e.
Jump back, honey, jump back.
Love me well ez love me true.
Love me well ez love you?
An she ansahed, Goose / do
Jump back, honey, jump back.
-fdm Laurence Dta2ibar, an The Century.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24

Teacher { to new boy)-Billy, are you
not fond of robins, with their cheerful
songs?
BiIly-Yes but can't never hit tn
derned things.-ttorctdad Plain
Ueffger
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24

Assistant-That actress ought to be a
great success. She has European re-
putation.
Manager-Yes, and now she wants
an American salary. PUCK.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-24

Pleasant to take, positive and instant
in its results, in fact, the best cough
medicine in the world, DIR. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-17
The Right of Way.

At Park place and Broadway, New
York, as mail wagon turned into the
latter thoroughfare to go up town, the
horses knocked down pedestrian who
was hurrying into City Hall park. For
a wonder the driver pulled up, and
though the man was at the horses feet
he escaped the wheels. He came crawl
ing out, covered with dirt and more or
less hurt, and the driver looked down
at him and coldly inquired:
'Do you know what you have been
doing, STRIP
81 do, - replied the man as he brushed
away at the dirt, "but [ couldn't help
it. I'm not the man to interfere with
the United States mails. "
"Better look out in future.
eyes, will"
I followed him into the park, where
he sat down on bench to get his breath,
and told him that mail wagon had no
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-17

laughing eyes.
"Oh, yes, love you, Lord Halibut, -
she said.
He put his hands up and laid them on
hers. 'Then you know?"
r. She laughed again II have known
all the time. Your handkerchief at least
was not ashamed Of your name"
Not one thought that was traitor to
his love for her stirred in him at her
confession. Lord Halibut knew true love
when he saw it.
"Why did you deceive me?" she ask
ed.
ooh, the landscape painter idea,
Supposed he said. "The Lord of Bur
leigh, and that sort Of thing!"
She laughed once more. "The worst
of it u.s." she said, "that have VOW
in heaven never to marry Lord Hall
but. -
"Surely Lord Halibut can absolve you
from that if any one CAMP
81 am glad you think so, for you have
a VOW - somewhere Or other-not to
marry Miss Verinder, and you, too, will
need absolution. Take it from me''-
"Then you are-you are not Miss
Smith,"
Her dainty chin went up. "Now, do
I look like it?" she said.
"But why''-
''The landscape painters part, she
answered, "seems to be universally at
tractive P'-Sketch.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-17
General Gree1y's FUN.

General G11vi-T {: s.:.crLn Tae,,e - :-
distinguished in the social circles where
he is known as in the field of polar ex-
ploration. Brave and gallant, he is a
great favorite in society, but it is doubt
full if he has anywhere more ardent
admirer than one small maiden to whom
he stands as a knight ''sans reproche
She was the hosts daughter at an aft
ernoon reception when General Greedy
was the lion of the occasion. The bellies
of the town were directing all their vol
ley of superlative and bewitching
glances at the hero, who, however, ig-
nored these enticements and asked to
accompany the 12-year-old miss to the
dining room. Delighted beyond measure
at this unexpected attention, the child
accepted and went proudly off, scarcely
knowing whether the salad he brought
her we're chicken Or sawdust. The crown
ing joy came, however, when, talking
to her as if she chad been Mrs Cleve-
land" to quote her own words, her COM
panion asked how many brothers and
sisters she had.
She replied, Zone brother and one
sister, the boy between" and added,
"Some persons call us sandwich, but
I think that is rather hard on us girls,
because everybody likes meat so much
better than bread"
"Ah, my DEAR" said the general,
with bow, mot when it is SO we'll
bred"
Can any sneerer at puns drive from
the maids memory her exclusive pleas
ure in this one?-New York Times.