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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
The Country Newspaper.

Country newspapers are very much re-
stricted. \ paper such as mine-my
paper would he called country paper
has 70 work on different lines. know
everybody and everybody knows me. If
make u mistake, | am very sure to know
it Immediately. If do anything good, |
never know it. If you are connected
with a country paper and wish social or
political consideration, you must be care
ful not to tread on any ones toes.
The question is often asked, "What do
the public want in a paper?" am often
surprised at what they take. | do not
know what they want. To criticise a
paper because something in it does not
suit yOU, is narrow. 1t is written for
many classes Of people. IL must be mas
culine and viriie in character.
The charm of newspaper writing is its
impersonality; if there is name signed to
it, it Is spoiled. There has never been a
satisfactory definition Of newspaper
man. lie has fewer hobbies, and is more
untrammeled socially, than other men.
His strong point is a knowledge OF human
nature. / smile when hear people say
they are not correctly reported, for
know generally that they are. The words
have a different meaning in type.
/ have great respect for reporter.
People should remember that he has 10
personal axe to grind. lie asks questions
your friends would not. They ask little
and sUTInise the rest.-Morris g. osborn,
of the New Haven, Ct, Register,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
ReVengeful Rats.

Herman Oelrichs, hostler in the sta
ble of West End family, had an ex-
perience the other day which seems al
most beyond belief. 1t brings out a
trait in the character OF the. rat family
which has probably never before
shown.
Oelrichs was working about the sta
ble when he noticed an unusually large
rat. Ii WAS in q corner, so that il
could not easily get away, and picking
up club he proceeded tOannihilate it.
The rat showed fight, but few we'll
directed blows settled it. Leaving it
for dead, the hostlcr continued his
work. Ii was half an hour later when
Oelrichs, working near where he had
killed the rodent. thought he saw it
move. Picking up his club, he pre-
pared to make sure he had ended it.
As he approached if the animal proved
to be very much alive, making a jump
IT him, just catching his left hand.
Ii was harder fight than before, but
he finally succeeded in dispatching it.
This time. 10 make certain Of it, ht
stuck the prong OF q pitchfork through
its throat, and again went about his
work. 1t was something like an bou
later when the man again noticed ths
rat. Its eye was open, and had a pc
culiariy life like appearance. Grasping
the pitchfork, he again started TO run
it through, when the rat Sprang to il.
feet and made a most aggressive fight
jumping at the mans legs and showing
its teeth most viciously. 1t clung tC
him 50 closely that il was with Difficult
" that he succeeded in striking il
Finally, iie caught il on the fork anC
beat il until there could be no Longer
any doubt as to it, being dead. Thi.
time he threw it out in the alley t6 get
rid oft.
Later in the day, in cleaning up, h,
found two other rats, dead, one witt
the mark ofti.c pitchfork through it,
throat. The only conclusion was tha
he had killed three rats instead OF one
that the first and second rats had oeer
dragged away and hidden, while tn,
other had attempted to revenge thei
deaths.-.N LOBis Globe Democrat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Tramps and Dogs.
rrorn The netroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press
"Am afraid of dogs?" repeated the
tramp as he leaned against the wall TO
rub his itching shoulder. "Weil,
that's "A queer question TO ask a feller
who's been on the tramp for fifteen
vearsI What's dogs got TO do with it?'
''It is said that dogs have an instlnc-
tive aversion TO tramps," replied the
interviewer.
"Mebbe they hev, but the tramp
haifi't worryin' about that as knows
of. If dogs was all we had TO look out
fur, we'd be a happy lot Who's bin
stuffin' you about dogs"
Weren't you ever bitten by dog?"
AOf course, but that was when / was
green at the biz. After the first six
months no dog ever hankered after my
legs. When you read about farmers
dog humpin' tramp over the fence,
don't YOU take no stock in it. It's all
CUFF"
"Well, how do you protect yOurself?"'
'In the first place, dogs are afraid of
tramps. Nine out o. ten of 'em will
growl few times and then sneak
away. They seem TO jest figger that q
/ tramp wouldn't he sloshin' around like
| he Is if he wasn't loaded fur dogs.
The books all tell We to look a dog in
the eye, but no tramp is fool huff fur
that. If he do he'll figger that We are
defying him and bite We fur sure. jest
look at his paws instead. That'll both
er and annoy him and make him turn
tail If a dog rushes out on me of q
| sudden / stand still. When he sees
| don't run he argues that I'm danger
Gus. I've had fifty farmers sic a bic
dog on ME, but / simply back slowly
away and never got a bite. I've run
onto dogs in yards, barns and sheds
and skeert 'em half to death by rlak-
ing 'buz-z-z-z-z' with my teeth shut.
''But you do find a dangerous dog
once in a while?'' persisted the ques
toner.
"Oh, of course" replied the tramp
as he scratched the other shoulder
"Ies, we find dog now and then who
lacks good sense and we hev TO hell
him out"
How do you do it?n
"With a handful of dry sand or fine
cut tobacco. As he jumps we throw
the stuff into his eyes, if the owner o
the dog hain't clus behind him a felle
kin hev ten minutes of solid fun
watchin' the circus. That dog MAJ
live fur ten years arter that date, bu
he'll never meddle with another tramp
DOgs-humph! Say, gimme a quartz
and bring on yer bulldog and tell hin
TO climb fur mer'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Mothers Influence.

Who can overestimate il? For good
or evil it is far-reaching. Her name,
the first that falls from the lips of the
prattling babe, is often the last whisper
of the dying sage. God bless our
mothers, How important then that
they be shielded from those weakening
diseases which too often wreck their
constitutions and render them wearied,
fretful invalids, prematurely aged and
ambitionless. DR.. PieTce's Favorite
Prescription has done much TO emanci-
pate woman from this thraldom and
may be taken by the most delicate with
absolute certainty of benefit. For
nursing mothers and all debilitated,
or "run-down" women, it is the most
effective restorative tonic to build them
up. To those about to become mothers
il is a priceless boon. 1t lessons the
pains and perils of childbirth, shortens
labor, promotes tbe secretion of an
abundance of nourishment for The child
and shOrtens the period of confine.
ment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
TRUTHS SHORTLY TOLD.
Dr.. Sadler-ESs. Ear, Nose, Throat

Spectacles correctly adjusted cure
headache. When your eyes are crook
ed ysa only see with one. Have them
Strengthened. Certainty of benefit, and
no danger. scaiy edges of lids indi-
cate imperfect sight. Perfectly fitted
glasses remove the cause, whes ,he
lids can be soon cured.
Ulcers os; the eye often leave sears
and defective sigiit for life. Prompt
consultation of the dccSsF will save
your eyes and many dollars
GrdnuLesed Lids soon produce
''scums" over ti,s sight; begin at once.
Cataract is an opacity of she lens be-
hind tie pupil; its removal is the only
cure and a critical operation. DIR.
Sadler has restored s; out of 100. Mos;
cases Of deafness are caused by colds,
scarlet fever, measles aud chronic
catarTh. Neglect of treatment is the
next-don't delay skillful treatment,
ths Jest is poor enough and cheapes;
10y all odas. DISTINCTIONS to breaihing
through the hose lessen the oxygen To
your lungs, poison your blood and
enfeeble your general health.
DR.. Sadler will give you the most
siiiiful treatment, with y years sx.
perience to guide him. S0i Penn Ave.
Pittsbarg, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
"0ns at q Time, Gentlemen.

The good issfFql story is told by an
English Snowman ~i,a possessed a
beautiful parrot which excited the ed-
miration Of the crowd by its capital inn
itatiG. of the showman's voice and
tones when lasting the public to step
into the booth. One aay tle creature
escaped. Soon number of men and
boys were on its track, bat before they
had g9pe - they heard a loud noise
clused by the screeching OF birds in the
wood. On arriving al the spot whence
the sounds proceeded, they found poor
poll perched Oh the xitheFed branch of
a tree, bereft OF most OF hef feathers
and surrounded by flock ofscreeching 2
crows, that We're mercilessly pecking
at her with their beaks. In perfect
imitation of the shOwman's voice, how
ever, the poor bird kept saying: "One
at a time. gentlemen Don't crush 50,
please Take your time There's pien-
~ of room r'-Det,'oa Free Prcss.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Tom Reeds Boyishssss.

He may CT ssay not be President OF
th. United stSses. but Speaker Reed
Will never get exes = certain tendency
a boyislfness, which is-s ~lways mark
e his character. Did y~< 1str see ?
% " of 10 or II full of animal spirits ano
ahe delicious exuberance Of youth,
marching along the road? He wants
10 kick everything that lies in his path;
10 pick up every stone and throw it ai
something that is alive, ans II 20 liv-
5Rg thing IL near, at something inani-
mate; he cannot resist the temptation
Il thunlp the fence with stick, or to
" listle er cat-call or whocP. Speaker
q sed is ju-t such big boy. Every
day he waddieS down PENNSYLVANIA
axeGne, swinging hsS arms, striking n
imaginary things in tise air with his
fists, hitting lamp posts with ajs stick,
&icking things out Of his way on the
pavement. Kew aud then he breaks
Into a whistle, but suddenly remembers
who and where he Is, ana cuts il short,
hooking about to see if anyone IS watch
ing hiui- The joyousness and physical
elaticR natural 10 every man who es-
eapes from tiae superheated and pecu-
liar unrespirahie air of the capitol may
have something TO DO ujth these mani
festaiions- But what wc.sid not the
dig SPEAKER do If he were not strained
Coy the dignity Of his position ambition
and surroundings? - Chicago-Times
Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Ohio State Pheasant Farm.

The state of Ohio has gone into the
game-raising business. IL has a "phea-
antFy" at Celina, and by means of . lib
eral appropriation to be made, it is ex-
peotad that thousands of birds will he
raised. Last year they had 30 pair of
old birds to start with, and Matched
about 32j young birds. the State Fish
and Game commission thinks it ought
to breed 5000 or 1900 birds from the
i35 now on hand. Twelve were releas-
ed on Rattlesnake island last spFiLg,
and it is estimated That - birds were
raised by them. These birds are ring
necked and Mongolian pheasant, and
not the native ruffed grouse or ''phea-
SAINT" They are plentiful in Oregon,
having been bred by birds released by
Judge Denny, of Portland. Ohio
sportsmen are jubilant at the prospect.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
That Terrible Boy.

A woman accompanied by her son,
who was about years old, were pas
sengers on the Staten Island boat the
other day. She was a very nervous
woman. and he boy who wanted to
see what was going on. He wanted to
see the boat leave the slip, but the
mother seized his arm and said:
''Harry what did tell you? Now,
you sit right down and keep quiet y
Later on he wanted TO see castle
William and Ellis Island, but she gave
him cuff on the ear and exclaimed
"Harry, must | whip you before all
these people,"
'But can't / see something" he
protested.
"Yes, you can look around the cabin y
He was quiet for five minutes and
then edged away to look on the ocean
steamer. He had only reached the
window when the mother was after
him, and as she shook him and Topped
him down she said.
Il don't know why L brought you
alongw ~
al do,n he answered.
''The idea of you acting as you do p
''You brung me along" he continued
in voice which reached every part o
the cabin, because you was going tc
get married and give me new pa, bu
when we got there he didn't show up
and hope he never will.
During the next ten minutes that
boy had the range of the boat, while
his mother sat bolt upright and kept
her eyes fastened on the ceiling.-Do
t-oH Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
These Kisses Came High.

Kisses do not always lead t. love or
harmony. They didn't in the ease of
Joseph Little, tea agent, of Brooklyn.
The yonng woman who objected was
Miss Nellie Crane, - years old. She
lives with her grandmother. \ few
days ago Little called with a pound of
tea, and delivered it to Miss Crane
Albert Louis Lyman, Jr., a friend Of
the young woman, wrote TO Little:
"ifyou don't call and apologize, you
viii be prosecuted TO the full extent of
the law. Ifyog value your reputation
attend 10 this at once"
Little called, was received cor daily
by Miss Crane. "What am wanted
for?' he asked. AN apology" an
swered Miss Crane "An apology
Little, "why, only kissed and hugged
you"
He thought that was no harm, but
Justice Tighe, in the Butler street
Police court, yesterday thought other
wise. He fined Little $40 for orassault.-
NC5g Y0rk 1dCcrtis,r.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
CaTrying Concealed Weapons.

Every man that carries a concealed
weapon, it matters not how peaceably he
may be otherwise inclined, i menace
30 the public and good order of the cont
mUnity. The very fact that he carries a
pistol or slug shot is prima facie evidence
that he intends to use it If occasion offers.
The worst of it is that having possession
of The weapon he will sometimes court
difficulties which otherwise he would
avoid and he VIII become the aggressor
when under other circumstances he
would be on the defensive, and, 10y run
ming away. take his chances OF living 20
fight another day. Again, there is the
dangerous combination of whisky and
weapon. dive a drunken man a pistol
and nine times out Of ten there will be
mischief. : we'll behaved, orderly and
sober man has no need of dangerous
weapon. aud for his protection there
ought 10 be the severe punishment foT
those vino endanger his life. limh. peace
and comfort by making arsenals Of them
selves.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Deaths Follow Funerals.

One of the leading undertakers OF
this city, says a Buffalo News man,
told me recently that within the next
ID wears the burial customs of the
country will be entirely changed. He
said that among other reforms the
Custom of following the remains to the
cemetery would be done away with.
lie said the undertakers had been try
ing in silent way for years TO bring
about certain funeral reforms aud that
before long the matter would he public
ly discussed and the reforms put inta
practice so far as was within the power
Of the undertakes.
He says that statistics show that Il
very large number of deaths result each
wear from the custom of following the
remains to the cemetery. Invalids and
persons weak and broken by grief are
iakep OUT ip all kinds of weather to go
to the grave, and then the exposure in
the bleak cemetery while the services
are being held at the gave frequently
causes the mourners illness. There ere
many other matters which my friend
did not care to talk about in connection
with funeral customs that will be
,.il..geI
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Is the Rabbit a Coward?

Here isa little talk between boy
who is great hunter for his age and 4
woman of his acquaintance, which
shows that cowardice sometimes de.
pends upon the way things are looked
1t: "A rabbit" said the young hunter,
lis the most aGful coward that there is
in the world. My! hey he does run
from a hunter"
$50 you think the rabbit is coS,
ard?''
Why, OF cotirze."
"Well, lets Us SUPPOSE a little.
suppose YOU were about six 81 eight
inches tall"
"We!I?r
"And had good, strong, swift legs
."Ies.r
"And didn't have any gun, and ;
great big fellow came after you, whC
did have one. What would you do?'
"Whai would do? should streal
it like lightning
81 think you would. a.al ] think
too, that you would have yGu. SwI
ideas as 10 who was the coward. ~
Netr York Recorder.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
A Tough Pony.

DR.. John {. Barron, of 81 Broadway,
the President of the Lyons Il Campbell
Cattle Company, whose ranches are in
New Mexico, tells this story of a fall
from a precipice of a Mexican pony
ridden by one Of hunting party, of
which DIR. Barron was a member, in
the mountains last September. DIR.
Barron, by the way, brought home as
trophy the skin of large grizzly
bear which he shot. The skin is now
a rug in his library at his Tarrytown
home.
They were making the ascent of
high peak, and the path was very
precipitous and dangerous in places.
At the point where the accident hap
pened the hunters had dismounted and
were leading the animals. They came
TO narrow ledge, and at the point
where they struck it it was several feet
above the path. The horses had to jump
up on it. On the opposite side of the
ledge there was precipice, broken by
several ledges. 1t was 800 feet TO the
bottom.
The pony referred TO jumped, but
falling to measure the distance correct
ly gave himself such impetus that he
went sheer over and down the precipice.
/ The men looked over the edge and
watched his descent. He turned over
and over. About seventy-five feet
down me struck and broke of two sap
lings, and little lower he struck the
first ledge. a second or two later he
struck another. He had on good sad
die, and thinking that the pony had
been killed the party sent man down
TO get its saddle.
Imagine our SURPRISE" said DIR.
Barron, "when the man sent down
shouted up TO us: He isn't dead! He's
standing up drinking water. Then we
went down. Sure enough, there he
was on his feet alive and without n
bone broken. There was great cut
in his neck and hundred OF more
wounds in various parts of his body.
The saddle was split in two. He got
| well and is still alive. ."-NeJo York
| Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr. c. Cailouette, Druggist, Beauers-
vile, ILL.,, says: "To DR.. Kings New
discovery I owe my life. Was taken
with la Grippe and tried all the ply
sicians for mites about, bot Of 10 avail
and was given up and told could 40.
live. Having DIR. Kings New Dis
covery IN my store sent for a bottle
and began its use and from the first
dose began to get better, and after us
ing three bottles was up and about
again. II is worth its weight in gold.
tye won't keep store or house without
it.N Get free TRIAL at J. ). Snyder 5
drug stoFe; ScmeFset, Pa, or at Bral-
lier's drug siofs, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
OBSCURED.

On the crest OF the bitter wintry blast
hear your voice as il hurries past
A-cailing mel
And into the night, peer, my love,
And I pierce the dark. below, above,
But can not see
Ihear your voice in the summer time
In the whip-pOor-will's insisteni rhyme,
A-calling me.
And FAR into space send my gaze,
From Garth 10 the skies remotest place.
But can not see
Ibear vour voice when the candle-fiy
Wl,irrs through the room 10 the candies eye
A-calling me,
And I strive with struggles gigantic. dear
To loose from the flesh and view you clear,
But I can not see
Thar YOUR voice when the billows break
Where the white sands shin and the white
sands quake
A-caIling me,
Aud fast on the waters my eyes keep,
Till it seems You'll rise from the utmost deep
But can not see
hear YOUR voice in a myriad ways,
In the hours OF ths nights and the hours o
the days
A-calling me
But. alas. though your loving voice adJures
The film OF flesh my sight obscures,
And can not see
Susie " Best.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Drunken Miners crims.

JOISSrJTS, Feb. 20.-Daniel Ressler
of Cramer, Indiana county, aged twenty
eight years, shot and fatally wounded
1.is cousin, Flla Ressler, aged eighteen,
and then kiifed hims-if white walking
along the highway between C.aI.e. @a.i
Conemangh furnace this afternoon.
Ressler died instantly and the girls
death is niomentarilY expected.
The oauso Of the tragedy is supposed 81
have been the continuous rejection Of
Ress!ors proposals of marriage. lie had
made threats to take her life at d;;!eEea;
times and twice armed himself and lay
in wait to Kill her, but the weapon was
taken away from him both times.
Ressler, who was miner, had bad rep
ntation and drank heavily at times.
JouNSTowN, Pa, Feb. 2I.-Ella Ress-
Ter the victim of the jealous rage of Daniel
Ressler, her cousin who put bullet in
her head yesterday 9i.Prn0op Will ewaik-
ing along with her toxard Nineyeh, aHd
then fatally shct himself, died early this
morning. The murder was committed in
veiw of Mrs. RcssleT, the girls aunt, and
James NJ. Bowers, of this city, both Of
whom were walking jus; ahead of Miss
hessler and hpF poasiR. Tnsy saw the
girl fall, and LefaFa they pGGld reaiiz9
what had happened the murderer ended
his own life. II has developed that Re.s-
Ter had been bounding the girl for months.
\ few days ago ne intended 10 shoot her
"a she came from church, but persons
who saw him with a gun, and knowing
of the Threats lie lad made, disaImod
him.
Yesterday he went TO the girls home
20 kill her, but learning that she was get
ting ready 20 como 10 Johnsiown. he
c5ifciuded' 10 waik along tie rold with
her. 1t has also DEVELOPED that te had
Eas Gn;S deliberately planned the murder
e s.i-s Hessies. bus aisn TO e:.d his ayn
life. \ Few hours before the tragedy he
took bath, carefully dressed himself
and then, going to bottle OF whisky
took a drink and declared to his aGnt:
This i my last drink on earth" Txo
hcurs later he WAS dead.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve i'm the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. II is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price - cents per box. For sale at
j. n. Smyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa, or at Brallier's drug store Berlin,
Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-04
Emperor and Dumplings.

An aneedOte which was current of
Ferdinand l. of Austria at one time
greatly delighted his subjects and gave
rise 10 a common saying. One summer
day he was hunting in the Syrian
mountains and was overiaken 10y a
violen; thunderstorm. He sought re
fuge in farmhouse whose occupants
were just then at dinner, and his fancy
WAS caught by some smoking dump
lings, made ofcourse -four. He tasted
them, liked them and asked for more
and when he got back 10 Vienna, TO
fhe horror of the royal cooks, he order
ed the same dumplings TO be served up
daily
The eOurtiers Were scandalized that
such 4 coarse dish should figure on the
menu, and even his physicians remon-
strated against the Use of such food.
The emperor had always been the
mos plant of men but he now showed
that iIe had a will Of his own aud per-
sisted ia gratifying his new fancy,
Finally the physicians pretended that
IL was dangerous to his health TO lie
Ewing on dumplings and insisted on
his giving them up.
The hitherto dOcile sovereign stamp
ed his foot and declared that he would
uever sign another official document il
slis diet were denied iijm.
IL aPer0v | am, he shouted, "and
damplings | will have p
H. PfeVent a stoppage of the COVER n
raent maei.lnery opposition was with
arawn, and hss slaiesty clung tenaci-
ssssiy to his dumpiin&s, Then the i'm
perial phrase became pfoverbial, and
ThereaSte4. VIXEN any one insisted OF
gratifying a silsy whia, some one was
sure 20 say
Emperor am and dumplings
will have ~ YiosdL's CoDlooRion.