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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
A Good Eater.

When Gustavus Of Sweden was be-
sieging Prague, boor Of extraordinary
aspect gained admittance 10 his tent and
offered. by way of amusing his majesty,
to devour large hog III his presence.
Old General Konigsmarck, who was IN
attendance, at once suggested that the
man with the Gargantuan appetite
should be burned as witch, whereupOn
the boor, whose feelings Were hurt by
this observation, exclaimed, IF your
majesty will but make that old gentle
man take off his sword and spurs, Twill
eat him before 1 begin the pig. This
was accompanied by such ''hideous
expansion of the jaws and mouth that
the general, though he had given his
proofs" on many a field. turned pale
and fed incontinently to his tent--San
Francisco ArgOnaut.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Queer Human Beings.

An island in the gah Ct California is
inhabited by queer human beings. The
Ceris, without doubt, arc one Ct the
most interesting tribes Ct a6arigines TO
be found on this hemisphere. They are
said TO have fair skins AID blue eyes
and bear 70 resemblance whatever to
the Indian tribes of the mainland or OF
the peninsula In former days they
made excursions upon the mainland,
spreading havoc along the coast, but in
later years they have kept closely to
their island hCme. They are extremely
fierce and warlike and use venOmed ar
rows in fighting. The island Is known
to be very mountainous. with innumer-
Gble rugged canyons and gCrges, where
the Indians ambush and which renders
subduing them almost an impOssibility.
Beyond the fact Of the existence OF the
Ceris tribe very little is known. Their
habits and language are sand 70 be Pc
culiar to themselves, while their origin
is a subject of conjecture. The island
shows no sign Cf vegetation from the
gulf, and their method Of gaining sub
sistence is unknown. Shippers cruising
in those waters carefully avoid this is
land peopled with blus eyed saysSes.
and its rugged outlines, which lcOm up
in the gulf, are ShrOuded in mystery
Oakland (CaL } Echoes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
An Experience Which Was uaex2ected
and Decidedly Unpleasant

and Decidedly Inpieasant-
Looking over the stuff on the side
board Of house | was in one night"
said the retired burglar. II couldn't
help thinking that if this was fair
sample Of the house I'd Lost a night.
Silver plated teapots and sugar bowls fit
for nothing but 10 hold tea and sugar
nnd spoonhoIders and everything else
lust the same. In the drawers, among
the plated spoons and forks, there was
a miserable little lot of thin silver
spoons and light forks, scarcely worih
carrying of, and souvenir spcon CT
two, but / sorted out these things ard
laid 'em together, corded in a little pile
ON the left hand side Of the top Of tine
sideboard. handy to pick up who a was
ready. l had finished the sidetoyd and
picked up the spoons and was Just about
TO put 'em into my left hand inside coat
pocket when beard somebody say:
" There, that'll do nicelyp
Naturally enough, suppose, faced
around toward where the sound came
from, still holding the spoons in my
hand. realized in minute just what
it meant, and might have throwed the
spoons at him CT turned the other way
or dropped; but. to tell you the truth. L
was a little surprised-it's a watchful
man that's never surprisod-and in the
fraction of second that / stood there
thinking about it there was a click and
flash, and / knowed I'd been photo
graphed.
81 think, he says. you'll find
that'll come out very nicely-features
and all the accessories clear and dis
tinct. Wen send you proof in about
two weeks. What is the address, please:'
And when said nothing, he went ON !:
1t is customary for u to require de-
posit from customers that we don 9
know. Ii you don't wish to make "a de-
posit, you might leave the spoons with
us as a sort Of guarantee Of good faith.
I'D dropped the spoons in my pocket
and reached for my gun. i wasn't go
ing away without rhat photograph ma
chine and everything IN 1t, but long be-
fore i was ready he'd pulled a string or
something and turned up every light in
that room and the next, and he was
standing just inside the next room
holding a gun very steady across the top
Of the camera. He was cool, business
like looking man-very much so. twas
clear that there wasn't anything fer me
to do but to leave the spoons, and that's
what / did, and when he said nothing
further. but just held the gun on me, |
understood that there was no use of my
waiting for another sitting.
Il was back IN that town two or
three years after that, and / locked
along in the photographers showcases
for the picture, but l didn't see IL. -
New York sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Zebra. Stronger Than Horses.

The zebra is an almost incorrigi bic
little beast, and up to now all attempts
to train it to work have had small sue
cess The Beers, persistent and method
ical, have conquered it at last, and put
the hitherto unruly animal into the
traces Of their mail coaches.
Together the zebras show an inclina-
tion to bite, but when harnessed with
mules they are easier to manage. This
utilization of the zebra is one of the
greatest importance to South Africans.
Horses are likely to be killed by hyenas,
while the zebras are a match, with teeth
and hoofs, for any hyena
Beers find that the zebra is capable
Of greater movement than the horse and
is not SO susceptible to disease. Strange
to say, the little striped beast is also
stronger than the horse. though its
weight is less than one half that Of the
other draft animal Strand Magazine
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
On the Ferry.

Blossom Ito Italian sitting beside a
large valise)-My friend, that valise
is taking up considerable room. Will
you kindly move it and allow me to sit
down?
Italian-No nova moth.
Blossom-But want to sit down.
1talian-No cara
Blossom-But i do. Will you take
that valise off the seat2
Italiai,-No taxa moth. 1 tole yo'
afora.
Blossom (getting warm in the collar)
If you don't take that valise off the
seat will. Do you understand me?
Italian-I unstana what yo' talBa-
no taxa eat offa.
Blossom Throwing valise off the seat)
There, now! If you want your lug
gage, you can go and get it.
Italian-Eat no belonga to mea.
Blossom-Eh?
Italian-Eat no belonga to mea. Yo'
seea thata beegar mana
Blossom Gas he replaces the valise)-
Why didn't you say SO before? / don't
mind standing up. It's only a short dis
tance across.
Italian (to himself)-Eat no belonga
20 mea, eat no belonga TO tn beegar
man. Eat belonga to mya leetel sis in
tn cit; TAXA eat to hera-San Fran
cisco Wave.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
DANGER OF FATIGUE.
II Generates Poison In the System Thss
IL Deadly In Its Nature-

II Generates Poison In the System Thst
IL Deadly In Its Nature
He never loses a moment" used to
be thought an unqualified compliment.
Now we are not quite SO surc that il
says much for the wisdom Of him to
whom il is applied. From many differ
ent directions comes the testimony that
too much activity is loss instead Of gain,
since overfatigue poisons the physical
Iystem.
An analysis has been made of the
poison engendered by fatigue, and it
has been found to be similar to the an
cient vegetable po.son. curari, into
which the Indians used to dip their cr-
rows and a most deadly poison it was.
The poison Of fatigue In of the same
chemical nature and Is as truly deadly
if it is created more rapidly than the
blood can carry il of. There Is no
known antidore for this poison. and its
dangers beset alike the pleasure seeker
and the worker.
An italian physician recently exam
ined "a bicycle riders after they had
ridden 32 miles in 2H hours. 1t was
found that in nearly every instance the
nervous system was so far affected by
fatigue that the hearing Of the cyclists
was defective. After rest of two hours
most Of them could hear as well as ever.
Another practical test was made upon
90 grammar school children who were
to take part in a written examination Of
az hours Before entering upon the
strain which such an examination must
necessarily be each child was instructed
to lift as much as he could with the
dynamometer This was done to test the
muscular strength of each pupil before
the examination.
After the work in the schoolroom was
ended the children were again told TO
lift as much as possible in the same
way. 1t was found that, with one or
two exceptions. they could not lift as
much by several pounds as they had
lifted before the examination.
1t is now a demonstrated fact that
prolonged mental strain will diminish
the pulse, produce fullness and heavi-
ness of the head and bring about palpi-
tation of the heart.-Youth's Compan-
inu
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Views Of Scientists Who Differ With Har-
xeY's Theory on Their Relations.

vey's Theory on Their Relations
Do you know that some of the very
best physicians in the land are far from
being satisfied that the heart is the or
gan which causes the blood TO circulate
in the veins and arteries? The theory Of
Harvey, which maintains that the i'm
pulsive stroke of the heart is ''the sole
motive power. is disputed by persons
who know more about blood circulation
in minute than nc ever did in his life
Various causes for the phenomena OF
blood circulation are assigned by the
different students of the subject, bat
the majority of those who differ from
Harvey say that the true cause of circu-
iatiOn is 10 be found in respiration.
That function brings carbon into the
lungs. This carbon mixes with the
venous blood, the mixture forming the
true fuel CT animal life. The oxygen
which is also taken into the lungs with
every breath mingles with the carbon,
and a slow form of combustion ensues.
Wherever combustion is going ON heat
is evolved. In this case the heat is COM
muDlcateu tO tnc DlOO0s NuACA - aOONe
seven-eighths water.
The lungs being in partial vacuo and
having temperature Of at least 80 de-
grees above that required to change wa
ter into yapor (when the water IN ques-
tion is in complete vacuum), steam Is
generated. This enlarges the volume Of
the blood and exerts specific force
The valves ON the right side Of the heart
close against this force. while those on
the left open to give it free passage.
Thus, according to this theory, the true
motive power is produced which first
causes and then keeps up the circulation
of the blood
When this theory is elaborated, it is
very conclusively proved that the heart
has nothing whatever 10 do with the
circulation Of the blood but to deter
mine. by its valves, the course Of the
current and. by the mechanical force
of the stroke, TO equalize the fow.-St
! Louis Republic
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Enxenie,. Eir,t ANCESTOR.

II is not generally known that En-
press Eugenie was partly an Irish wom-
an. Yet upon one side she was descended
from an Irish soldier of fOrtune-there
were any amount Of them-who made
name and place for himself in the in
terminable Spanish wars When there
was talk Of her marrying the Emperor
Napoleon, some Of the old nobility
sneered at her pedigree. Then came
heralds tracing out Irish blood lines
until the French authorities in disgust
conceded that Eugene was descended
from all the royalties of Ireland back TO
Brian Boru.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Tsafnl Rafl

Rats have been found very useful in
cotton mills where the raw cotton has
been imperfectly ginned. In Spanish
cotton mill the storeroom was invaded
by swarms of rats, who pulled the bales
to pieces to get at the seeds left IN the
cotton. They did the work thoroughly,
without injuring the fiber in any way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28

One million standard silver dollar,
weigh 4l2. 500, 900 grains, or s59, s75
ounces troy. or 71,6145s pounds troy,
or 5S,92s.67 pounds avoirdupois. OF
29.46i "short" tons of 1000 pounds
avoirdupois each, or 26. 307 long
tons nf , 240 avOir6u-Dois os"h
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28

The Greeks and Romans had no weekf
until they borrowed this division os
time from the east. The Greeks divided
the month into three equal periods; the
Romans into three very unequal-the
kalends. ides and nOnes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Salt asa Medicine.

Salt is good TO check bleeding Of the
lungs and as nervins and tcnie for
weak, thin bloodsd invalids. Cembixea
with hot water, it is usefal for certain
forms Of dyspepsia, liver complaint, etc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28

The song Of the locust is louder vher
bad weather is imminent than at other
times. In the rural districts this sign l.
regarded as exceedingly favorable foi
a change Of weather for the worse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28

Montreal suffered from fire IN 1872
l.2O0 residences and stores being blottes
out of existence. the property loss ex
feeding IS, 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28

For years | have had bad case of Ca
tarrh, took cold continually and almost al
ways had headaches: a bad stomach as well.
and too many accompanying trOu blcs TO men,
ton But now, amer only a short treatment
si Dr. SalIn, am almost a new man.
HENRY TREoN.
sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa Sept. 8, 90.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Case of Catarrh Cured bv DIR. saIm
Hard of Hearing fors5 Years, Csus'd ~
tarrh, and cured by DIR. Salm.

Hearing ty Case eof
a bad case o
REV.
testimonial to
Dr. San
some days better than others could hear bet
70 1e AN h a @ W
would certainly consult him.
bad for about IS and
VIII be entirely restored he
told him that he could mot enrSi kn
Aner the @ i @ ~ great ~
aAdlooun centre Co. IA LIME
' u a m % S 1
! his skinful
The medicine
| Received GreatBe o emit howe,
the Heeu serohia.
from
which feel
and old especially hoe This book win
& FRaE @ OF THE uRISE Each
which will receive careful chemical
pSsss % such 6ssa
knife or Nocuttns. ainnodan e ~ ~ ~ use u
Impotence
all impden habits
Method Eecyis positively
an operations
Address o Box Columbia ohIo
, TSwn Hotel aOte Dy Oct Nsy Dsa Jan Fs Mrh
Town Hotel Day Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb MSh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
DIR. salm Snatched Her From Her Grave.

You asked me why did not come back last
month. The medicine DIR. Salm gave tme
necessary to return at present, hut, however,
IL need any further treatment he Is my ply
sician. He cured me of scrofula. about one
year ago, snatched me, you might say, from
the grave This is saying good deal. but II
Is true. MRS. A. F. MEYER.
Linden Hall, Centre Co., Pa, July IA, 1870.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
Case OF Catarrh Cured by DR. Salm.
REV ]. ID. LEIsrER, SwALEs, PA.

Yours came to hand to-day. DR.. Salm
treated my Is year old boy for Catarrh in the
head, and cured him in six months. / don't
know whether he can cure you or not, but on
examination he will tell you the truth.
know a man here, that he examined. and he
told him that he could not be cnred. / know
other people, that he has done a great deal OF
good, In other cases.
Madisonburg, Centre Co., Pa. B. l. LINBERT.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28
ieee-e7. WILL BE AT

,dSsown aSwn dp aSs nD o NsS P Jan an F Mr
Town. oct DecJ
somsrei Vsnnar Friday 30 n, IS R B II,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-10-28

I have received great benefit from the 3
months treatment / have taken from DR.
Salm, for which | feel very grateful.
L. F. PORTER
Butler, Butler Co., Pa, Aug. /, 1896
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-29
ASSININS.

William Cardne!l is on the sick
list.
j. P. Edwards was at Houghton
this week
Z. Corrien was a visitor at this
place Thursday.
Peter Shelefo and family returned
from the berry fields Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Michael Auge, of
Odanah. Wis, called on friends here
Saturday.
William Denomie, of Reserve, Wis,
who has been visiting at this place,
returned home this week.
Thursday six families returned
from the berry fields at Keweenaw
Point. They state that the bern y
season is nearly over
Mother Justin and Maggie Beau
son returned from ST Louis. Mo.
Saturday last where they had been
visiting for three weeks.
Lucina Croteau, of ST Johns,
North Dakota, who has been visit
ing her aunt, Sister NJ Dechantel,
returned home this week.
Several people from Odanah, Wis,
who were attending the annual
Indian camp meeting at Pequaming,
visited this place this week.
William Cardnell and family and
the Misses Lizzie and Nancy Demo
mie and Henry Denomie enjoyed
Sunday at the Sturgeon river.
Mrs. Vasseur, of Ontonagon, ac-
companied by her daughter, Mrs. G.
Ferrico, and niece, Mrs. c. Gostin,
are guests at the residence of Will
liam Cardinell, they lost all of their
household goods in the fire at Onto
nagon, Tuesday. ~
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-29
Ian NIclaren's New story.

Ian Maclaren s new short story,
the last he will write until after his
American visit, has been secured by
The Ladies' Home Journal, for pub
LEGATION in the October and Novem-
Der issues. 1t if called The Minis
ter of st. Bede s. and is said to be
in the brightest and cleverest Mac
larenesque vein. Besides its charm
as delightful romance, the story is
said to be notable for the admirable
character that the author has
created for the chief parsonage
the minister of ST. Bede s, as the
loyal lover of an humble Scotch las
sic
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-29
A Handsome Book for a TwO-Cent
Stamp. New Publication by
the ID. Il &. Line.

To those who contemplate taking
a summer outing, we will mail for
&c postage our illustrated pamphlet,
which contains large number OF
fine engravings of every summer re-
sort between Cleveland, Toledo, De-
troit and Picturesque .Mackinac. 1t
has many artistic half-tones OF points
of interest of the Upper Lake region.
Information regarding both short
and extended tours, costs of trans
portation and hotel fare, etc.
Address, A. A. ScHANTz, G. z. A.
Detroit, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-29

QCharles NJ. Smith, of Baraga, and
Miss Mollie Hopkins, of Erie, Pa,
were united in marriage on the 10Th
inst. Mr.. Smith many friends ex,
tend their best wishes.
1t is understood that Rev. John
Sweet, presiding elder of this dis
trict, will lecture at the NJ. E..
church Thursday evening, Septem-
Der Sd, on Father Matthew. Ad-
mission, 10 and % cents.
The following guests were regis
tered at Hotel Vendome this week
A. w. Mcclure, Grand Rapids; ]. l..
Russell, Ishpeming; T. H. Lang,
Hancock; H, o. McMain, Menomi-
nee; c. G.. Spencer, Duluth; H. E.
Mcneil, Negaunee; E. 7, Towne,
Madison, Wis; S. Selig, Milwaukee;
j. w. Richards, Cleveland, O.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-29

Joseph Gauthier, a homesteader
in Baraga county, was before United
States Commissioner Finn Wednes-
day morning, charged with cutting,
removing selling and disposing of
pine timber from his homestead.
Gauthier furnished bonds in the
sum of 5000 for his appearance at
the next term of the United States
court at Marquette.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-08-29
Bound Over for Trial.

The following is taken from the
copper country department of the
Mining Journal:
The case of John Funke and John
Miller, of Baraga, was brought be-
fore United States Commissioner
Finn at Hancock Tuesday. There
are six separate charges against
them for cutting and removing
timber off government land in Bar
aga county. Funke and Miller
waived examination in each case
and were bound over for trial at
the next term of the United States
court at Marquette. John
Power, United States attorney, ap-
peared in behalf of the United
States, while Dunstan & Hanchette
appeared for the defendants.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-23
Sour Krout at McGill's.
NEWS AND VIE VS. .

There is man who lives four miles
east of Ozark who has family of chill
dren that are great curiosities. He has
three children, TWO boys and girl. The
boys are Is and Is years old and 33 incl
es high and weigh 80 pounds each. The
little girl is II years old and is 26 inches
high and weighs 20 pounds. The father
and mother of these children are rather
large people, and in splendid health.
they have several other children which
are well developed and of good size.
The little fellows seem to be bright and
sensible.
"A watchful contemporary, always on
the lookout for something good for the
farmer has discovered that there is mon
~ to be made in the frog industry; that
is, raising frogs for market. A frog
farm, if it may be so called, is in success
I'll operation at Elizabeth City, n. c.,
and the proprietor has orders booked for
Ill he can supply at fair prices. 1t is
Urged that any farmer who has mill
pond, or any other sort of pond, or a
reek or branch, on his place, can go in
o the frog business with practically no
Expense. Formerly only the hind legs of
rogs were considered fit for the table,
nut our contemporary says that mo dern
picures demand that the frog shall be
'arbecued and served whole.
-Governor-elect Tanner of Illinois
las been so overrun by ofice-seek ers
chat he has been compelled to close his
ioor and deny himself to all callers for
two weeks Governor-elect Taylor of
Tennessee, taking advantage of his past
experience, saved himself from a world
of bother by announcing his official
slate i'm mediately upon his election, and
the result is that he goes his way in COM
fort while Tanner is threatened with
nervous prostratiOn.
A cargo Of Texas ponies was sent to
Cuba through New Orleans the other
day. They were intended for use by the
Spanish cavalry IN the hills. The Plea
yune's reporters eaw the ponies, and af-
firm that there will be more fun in Cuba
when the Spanish soldiers attempt to
mount and ride those ponies than there
has beeh since the war began.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-12-23
HIS FOOT WENT TO SLEEP.
1t Never walked Up and In Twenty DAYS
the Man Was Dead.

w, A. Fox, of Argentine, has died at
Topeka. Kan. directly..from the effects of
his foot ''going to sleep" last election
day. Absolutely no possible explanation
of the strange case can be given by the
physicians and surgeons in charge of it,
Nothing in medical science throws any
light upon it. 1t is the first and only in
| stance of The kind known to the profess
sion, and has caused sensation ain ong
is members.
On November 3rd, on election day,
Fox took bis place in the booth as an
election manager. He remained there
all day. At night he began checking
ballots. The task lasted until morning
and all this time Fox sat in one posi-
ton, almost without moving,
The morning of the 4th. Fox went
home. He claimed that the sitting in
one position had caused his left foot to
go to sleep. 1t panied him slightly, but
he paid no attention to it. going to bed
1t was not until the morning of the 9Th
that the matter became serious. Then
Fox was taken with sharp, jerking pains
in his left big toe. Day by day the
trouble spread through his foot and up
his leg, until the entire left limb was
lifeless. DR.. Chopper was called in, but
could give no relief,
After consultation over the strange
case it was decided that the limb must
necessarily be amputated as the only
means or arresting the unknov disease,
but before the operation could be per-
formed next day death overlook Fox,
the disease having reached his heart.
nr. Chopper pronounced sthe case one
of the strangest in the annals of the med
ical world.
For fancy candy call at Daniels,