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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Rain In q Battle.

Engineering reports l.. Errera as de.
scribing in Terre ct Ciel very simple
method of producing rain, not Of water,
but Of alcohol, and the winds which ac-
company its formation. A glass cylinder
about inches high and inches in
diameter is half filled with alcohol OF
81 per cent, the cylinder being covered
with an ordinary china saucer and slow
ly heated III a water bath, so that the
whole becomes warm without beginning
to boil The vessel is then taken out of
the bath and placed on a table, when
Fapors soon begin to condense On the
saucer, clouds form and tiny regular
drops fall 6Swn in vertical lines into
the alcohol. The drops have an average
diameter of forty or fifty millionths of
a millimeter, but vary in size, the rain
continuing Tor half an hour. The upper
part soon clears, and the condensation
takes place some distance below the
saucer. As one side of the cylinder viii
not rarely lie a little colder than the
other, ascending currents can often be
aoticed ON the one side, descending on
the other. If the warm part is cooled,
the currents change direction.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Do Men 0utliye Women.

According 10 our experience" says
an actnary connected with one Of the
large insurance companies, 'women
seem To be shorter lived than men. a
set of tables made up fr,au statistics
extending over quarter of a century
& YES the same results:
Prom birth to 10 years of age the
IN ale death rate is in excess of the fe-
male. From 10 years to forty the e.
male death-rate is in excess of the
male, while from 10 to so years ol age
the rate is about the same in both
sexes.
Finally, from 80 to 60 there is a
CRATER percentage of deaths among
males than females, while after the
10th year the reverse is the case, though
the proportion of females living at that
age is much less.
A few women have lived 10 he over
a hundred years old, but where twenty
women die before 80 and one woman
reaches the age of 100 or more, twenty
men live to be 50.
Most insurance companies, as a rule
regard men as better risks than wom-
el. Men generally insure at an older
age, but their policies run longer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
HE TRlckEO JAY GOULD.
How Jim Fisk Checked Out the Little
Mans Bank Account.

How Jim Fisk Checked Out the Little
Mans Bank Account.
Gould kept a balance of some $50, eco
in the Tenth National bank for his per
sonal account, household expenses, etc.
Being called west ON a mission that
lasted several weeks, he left his check
book locked in the safe drawer, towhieh
Fisk had a key In the Office was a
clever young clerk whom Fisk had
caught in the act Of initiating his and
Gould's signatures, the imitation Of
Gould's being facsimile. Within an
hour after the wizard departure check
book and clerk were together under
Fisk's supervision. and at his instiga-
tiOn more than dozen blank checks
Were signed with the name of Jay
Gould, and in the course of a month
the $50, 600 bad disappeared. Fisk be-
ing at that time in the clutches of Josie
Mansfield
On the very day of Gould's return
the bank sent notice of overdraft. The
little man nearly tainted he had sew
eral fits His excitement was intense.
He declared that there was conspiracy
to ruin him. he hastened to the bank.
and they showed him the checks, signed
by himself they did not doubt. and he
raved and tore his hair Nor could he
doubt the signature 1t was genuine.
even in his own eyes. \ rigid investiga-
tion was started. which Fisk put an
end to by informing Gould. with many
a poke in the ribs, that he had drawn
and used the money
did Fisk make good?" an innocent
asked when the story was told.
Return the $50. 000:" was the reply.
''If Fisk had returned il, Wall street
would have cried. New York Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
ENGLISH LAWSUITS.
They Are Expensive. and the Lawyers Do
uiand Big Fees and Retainers-


In England there are many fees to be
paid by the unhappy clieIt of a lawyer
that are unknown here in America
There is 4 REFINING fec, which Is
guinea, and half crown to the clerk,
besides the brief fee. which is more i'm
portant. Then there l. the ''refrcsher
Of the leader ard the "refreshcrs" OF
the subordinate lawyers. In England
the leaders refreshment, which Is due
after five hours. the brief fee being sup
posed TO cover only the getting up Of the
case, is 10 guineas, or little over $50,
while s25 must be paid to the lesser
lawyers.
According to English etiquette, no
counsel can leave his circuit TO plead in
another without special retainer,
which. in most cases, cannot be less
than 800 guineas. This is probably TO
discourage ''poaching.
a would be client once wrote to a
famous American lawyer, stating case
for his opinion ard inclosing $50
note. The lawyer did not reply, where
upon the client wrote a second letter
and received word from the lawyer that
be had read the case and formed an Opin-
ion, bat somehow il stuck in 9 throat
The client took the hint and sent 500
note, receiving the lawyers opinion by
the next mail
Nobody does anything for nothing,
especially lawyer Lord Mansfield
was so sensible of this that ON one coca
sion when he had attended to some legal
business for himself, he took some guin-
cas- ont of his purse and put them III
his waistcoat pocket 10 give him the
necessary stimulus. Sir Anthony Ma
lone, an Irish attorney general, was so
imprudent rs to forget this fact and was
grievously punished for it. for he was
so inattentive to some property of his
that he lost $l5, 900 a year hy it, and
in the future he required his clerk TO
make abstract deeds Of any property ne
might buy and lay them befOre him,
with Zee Of guineas, properly indCrs-
ed, which the clerk was 10 serupulously
account for, after which Sir Anthony
made no more mistakes IN regard to his
own property.-Chicago News
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Kobart's Historic Home.

I Ex-senator Cameron, of Pennsylva-
MIA. says the Washington Post, has
leased his Washington residence to
Vice President Hobart and viii retire
to Lochiel.
Although situated in the business
portion of the city, but q stones throw
from the White House, and adjoining
the theatre which stands upon the for
mer site of the Blaine mansion, the
Cameron house Is one of the most
comfortable aud home-like in Wash
ington, and has been the scene of
much social gayety. Mrs. Cameron
has been a belle both before and since
marriage She is a daughter of the
late Charles Sherman, Of Cleveland,
formerly Judge of the United States
District Court, and a brother of the
late General w. T. Sherman and Sen
ator John Sherman.
Mrs. Cameron spent much of her
girlhood in the family of her uncle, the
Senator, and met her husband there.
His retirement from public life is a
great disappointment 20 her, as i; takes
her away from Washington, although
during the past winter she has been so
i'll that her life has been despaired of.
She is considerably better now and
able to receive her friends.
The Cameron residence is famous in
the social annals of Washington. 1t
was built shortly after the war of 1872
by the late Ogle Tayloe, who occupied
high positions under the Government
and whose wife was a social leader in
the days of President Madison, Com
modore Price, OF the navy. once lived
there, and under its roof the beautiful
Lilly Hamersley, now Lady Churchill
and formerly Ddchess Of Marlbor-
Ough, was born.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Why He wouldn't shoot.

4 guardsmap the other day was dis
cussing politics in public loue in tn.
Edgeware road with two seedy Hyde
Park orators
Tell Us, they asked him, ''if one
day the downtrcdden British workman
Were to revolt, would you fire on him?'
"Neveri'
You're one Of the right sort You
must have drink with us. Three
pints, please.
After they had drunk the soldiers
health one OF them casually asked:
How many men like yourself can
we count ON in your barracks?''
"All the band. They viii all act as
myself. / play en- the big drum, you
know" the guardsman quietly remark
cd as lie finished the contents Of his
glass London Answers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

In seeding land to grass it would he
much better if greater variety Of plants
were grown. Some kinds succeed bet
ter than Others under special condi-
tions of soil, so that the greater varie-
ty s0wn the better the land is likely to
be covered and the larger the quantity
of feed produced. But the advantage
Of much greater palatableness of pas
ture or hay which contains a variety
of grasses is even more important As
an aid TO make all hay more easily
eaten some sweet-scented vernal grass
seed ought always to be sown. 1t viii
be eaten close to the soil 10y every kind
of stock, and when left for hay the
aroma from it will penetrate the whole
mass and increase its feeding value
American CultivatOT
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
FAITH IN HUMAN NATURE.
a New York Cafe That EePcses Implicit
Confsdeace In Its Customers

A New York Cafe That Iepczes Implicit
Condolences In Its Customers
1t IS rather surprising to find right ON
Park row q cafe that trusts its custom
ers perfectly. This place has probably
500 regular callers Ii Is open day and
night, and is run ON a system OF i'm
pIicit faith in the honesty Of man.
While not a place strictly high class. it
offers what might be called a very
comfortable meal, with trimmings
before or after. Altogether. it is simply
a plain place for an everyday man, with
occasionally a little something extra
on the bill of fare equaling anything in
the city.
This. of course, can be said Of hun
dreds of similar places. but the system
of payment Is something EOvel. The
proprietor, a stout German, boasts no
cashier, as there is very little cash TO
take IN. On the cigar counter Is a day
book. The customer comes In, goes to
the ice chest in the corner if he wishes
and takes a quiet NIP out Of a black
bottle. Then be orders what be wants
On the bill of fare. 1t Is served quickly
and neatly. he then counts mp his own
Indebtedness and puts it opposite his
name in the book, including the NIP,
or a cigar, if he prefers that. he then
walks serenely ont. knowing no proprie-
tor is glaring at him and no cashier
yelling for him 10 come back and make
the cash register good.
This sort OF childlike simplicity IN
running a business IN the very heart OF
city filed with bunkOers, green goods
neu and gold bricks wi,hcut number
Is said to be winning venture. Gus
toners invariably settle weekly. Friday
and Saturday being pay days, and the
proprietor says he has as yet to lose a
bill through deliberate frand. A little
cxpericnce with a man like that is al
most enough to renew ones confidence
in human nature.-New York Letter IN
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Channel Island Dcspotism.

1t is not generally known that some
thing approaching military despotism
prevails in the Channel islands. Every
male adult born i'll Guernsey or Jersey
has to serve for long term Of years in
the militia, 10 years being the period
III Guernsey.
In addition TO this, all males Of 90
years of age and under, of whatever na-
tionality. who reside III that island for
year and day continuously have to
enter the militia and serve for Is years,
or suffer fine. Imprisonment or expul-
sion.
During the last two or three years a
great number Of young Englishmen
have settled in Guernsey TO go into the
tomato raising industry.
In order TO avoid the military service
imposed by the "states''-as the gov
ernment of Guernsey is called-they
make frequent trips outside their juris-
diction-eithor to England or to Jersey
the last named having a governments
independent of the rest of the Channel
islands. London Letter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Bucklen's Arnica salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblsins. Corns, aud 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.
\. Snyder's drug store. Somerset, or
at BralIier's drug store, Belin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
BETTING ON THE RAIN.
The Queerest Gambling Game In th'
World L. Played ut Calcutta

The Oueerest Gambling Game In the
World L. Played ut Calcutta
One of the most curious forms Of
gambling in the world is rain gam
bling which in the winter season of
the year is at its height in Calcutta
The principal rain gambling den is in
Cotton street, Burra bazaar.
No one who has not visited the place
can have any conception Of the vast
crowds which at every hour of the day
and far into night pass in and cut
The great majority are Mawaris, who
are bern speculators, but there are as
well plenty of well TO do Europeans,
Eurasians, Jews, Armenians and Greeks
and women too. All swarm into the
small courtyGrd where this strange
form of gambling is carried ON. through
a narrow entrance barely 5 feet wide.
The courtyard is about goo feet square.
The far famed tank with a spout falling
into the courtyard Is the one spot where
all ewes are fixed The tank stands at
the edge Of a second floor roof. Ii Is
about feet long by feet wide and D
inches deep, with the spout opening in
ward, some or inches frein the bot-
tom. From this il will be seen that it
requires a pretty heavy dowDpour fer
at least ten minutes 10 cause the spout
to flow. Intermittent drizzles. which
partly fill this tank, do not count, as
the shower to fill it must pour down un-
interruptedly, and then the bets are
won or lost.
Chances are taken either for or against
the spout running. y gray haired,
wizened old man is the owiier Of the
den. and there is another similar place
across the road. only smaller. On the
roof, over the fifth floor, there is 4
small, square watch tower. in which
are stationed five or six men, whose
duty is to scan the horizon closely and
report ON the formation of rainclouds-
On these reports the odds rise or fall.
a bet made and won one day is al
ways paid the following morning.
Everything seems TO be ION the square, !"
and indeed there is little chance for
cheating. The odds range rs high as l
to 75 ON some days. even in the rainy
season. Many have made a fortune in Il
single day. One person won over e5, :
coo in the course of a few weeks. But
he worked the system on scientific meth
ods. York Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

One nf the best known men about tne H.
s;snar,alis Roarsl Of Trade Is Carlos F. Shep-
srl who for several years has been con
pec,ed with the house Of II Z. kinney gram
troker. Mr.. Shepard is q bluff, hearty, old
.,.,,.leuan Of mefium height, gray headed
ard with 4 rnustache Ike French veteran
lie is a man Of very decided views on an
sglsects and is especially orthodox IN poll
,;..s and medicine. Notwithstanding hls nrrrl-
nos in his convictions and the vlgor win
,r1;eb he maintains them he Is man OF many
f-;e,ls for manly men, even though some
tirses obstinate in their opinions, have the
force Of character that win admiration and
friendship.
So few months ago when the news came
n his old associates On the Board Of Trade
thst Mr.. SHEPARD had received stroke OF
paralvsis and that the probabilities were that
h;s davs Of usefulness were over, and that
r.srbars. his hours were numbered the deep
fst sympathy went out 70 the sinItten ihah
sri his family. Il seemed 10 ali hls TRENDS
almost impossible that this rugged old man,
alwavs SO wholes0mely hearty and eheerIui5
always 3 picture Of health Tor
HIS CHEEKS WERE LIKE THE ROSE
N THE SNOW;
,o,75 hare bes1 50 suddenly laid low But
II vas tine 1nl many weeks passed before
his well-knovn form and kindly fsee re-
furuea % his former business haunts- ms
rr-aprearance VAS made the oecaslon o.
hes--r welcome and the story u ms lines
sd recovery i vel worth the telling
{" was taken sick" said Mr.. shepard
s-o- the 18th of August. 1S,t5- As had all
enc f---1 af the opinion thar ! was mace o.
i'm Won may Eell believe that Il was hard
~ me % entertain the thought that was e
D.. laid ND for more than day or two ]
nql = wears old. aud for - years up e
III tine Of this attack, had not had day
.--kness. The doctors who diagnosed my
csc saw At once that i was something seri'
Gus. They At first said that 1t was lumbag1
taen sciatic rheumatism They finally
came 10 the conclusion they cid not know
via: was the matter with me- exper'
rncp3 no pain. my head vas clear, my aT-
f,.tite r,oad, bat I lost the use Of myself from
lav hips down. This was hard stroke
70 an active man who has always had az
esey fr0iug pair Of Ices. Ny brOther-ln-laW,
Who Is a physician. came from neighbor.
ing city to see me. lie pronounced my ai'
fiction 70 be locomoior staxia. / am Of the
opinion that he diagnosed the case correctly
for / was absolutely paraiyZed from tht
hips down.
q Before he came, however, a day or 50 be
fore had begun taking DIR. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. That was on the 2,Tf
tiav Of last October. ] read an article IN ;h'
Iafiqpapolis Noes and saw testimonials de
scribing cases cured that were similar |.
mine. Ii struck me that the remedy coult
not do me any harm and began TO take th'
pills
Before began taking them / could no
stir a peg. but had to be carried from plae'
to place ! had not GOT far into the first DO,
wnea ! felt that deliveranee from my en-
fyrt-d iIaetion had come. Before finishes
the second box / was able 10 walk alon'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
The Great Eastern as a show ship.

The last days of the Great Eastern
were certainly sad. considering the pur-
pose for which she was designed nd
the great work she did in cable laying.
For some time before she was broken
up ON the mud of the River Mersey,
near Liverpool, she was on view as q
show ship. One firm Of Liverpool cloth
icrs hired her for season, and in addi-
fion to using her for its advertising
purposes made use of her for catch PEN
ny shows. In the large cable tank cir
cns was fitted up. and performances
given at so much head, while other
exhibitions Of the Coney Island type
were spread all over her deck.-New
York Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
IncrcduIous Sam Jones.

Did you hear Of funny Sam Jones
episode? At one Of his meetings he called
On all the men who could assert they had
never spoken an unkind word to their
wives to stand Up got two. Now,
he said, ''all the women who never
spoke an unkind word TO their husbands
may risc. Up got six Sit down"
Sam cried. Now. want the audience
to pray for these liarsr'-Time and the
Hour
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitlers as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get a bottle now
and get relief This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted TO the
relief and cure of all female complaints,
exerting a wonderful direct influence
in giving strength and tone to the or.
gans- IL you have loss of appetite,
constipation, headache, fainting spells,
or are nervous, sleePless, exeitable.
melancholy or troubled with dizzy
spells, Electric Bitters l. the medicine
you need. health and strength are
guaranteed by its use Fifty-cen,s and
81 % at Snyder's drug store, Somerset,
or at Brallier's drug store, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
EnaNoidahle.

THAT was very queer poem on The
Three Ages of Man yen published in
your paper this morning, said the man
who happened in. The general under
standing is that there are seven ages Of
man.
1T was written The Seven Ages of
Man, explained the worried Sunday
editor, but had TO cut it down to
three ON account CT lack of space. -
Chicago Tribune
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

Professor-Now, you have seen that
these experiments can be more success.
fully performed with perfectly pure wa
ter than with any other. Who can tell
me how 10 obtain the purest water
known?
Student-Boil it.
Professor-Right. Now, how is water
boiled?
Student-By putting it ON the fire.
Professor-Right again. Now, how
is the fire made?
Student thcsitating) - Err profess
or, I'm not married man.--Strand
Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
She Got Left.

Some time ago tie queen of Italy
asked little girl to knit her pair of
silk mittens for her birthday, giving
her the money for the material \ pair
of beautifully worked mittens arrived
ON the queen birthday. The little girl
received in return another pair. One
mitten contained lire, the other bon
bons- Queen Marguerite inclosed lit
tie Eote saying, Tell me. my dear
child, which you like best" The reply
ran as follows:
DEAREST QUEES-Your love y presents have
made me shed many tears. Papa took the
mitten with the money. My brother had the
bonbons
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
ONLY ONE WORD.

Only o-e word. dear. 70 sly 10 you
Before The tbronE thrrsts Us sra-t;
Only one moment 10 pray 10 you.
Goddess e.sirirei n my heart
Only one life. tica-, 70 I've FOR you-
VIII you splrn ~ 1t lies at your feet
Only one heart'5 love - give for you
vii yoE rsign IN that heart. my ssveetf
Orly one song. dear. 70 sing with you,
Singer asii soag of yon tlest-
Only one treasure t. bTi1g with you
Your heart. What matters the restr
Only one word 10 irlplUre OF you
Word that ~ Couldn't yo1 guessf
Only ore svhisG,er--no r1oro-of yoSi-
Say-shail that whisper oe-~fest'
u. l. Heataa in The Quilting Bee"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
His Conversations Enort.

He did not know much about pictures,
and when she spoke of girl friend s
achievements with brush he was a
little at sea. He said "Yes" and "No''
with reasonable accuracy until she
happened to say:
What am especially disposed to
praise is her coioring''
"Her coloringr' he echoed with alac-
rity. Its superbl You know / always
did admire blonds. Washington Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
A Point to Remember.

you wish to purify your blood you
should take a medicine which cures
blood diseases. The record of cures by
Hoods Sarsaplrilla proves this is the
best medicine for the blood ever pro-
ducsd. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures the
most stubborn cases and it Is the medi-
cine for you TO take if your blood is
impure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

Brother, said the minister, ''you
should Try to.be content with what you
have"
u am said the brother, who had
been grumblinS. 1T is what l amt got
that / am dissatisfied about "-Cincin-
matt Enquirer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

Few nations have raised shaving TO
the dignity Of a religious ceremony. In
the Koran there is no mention of shay
ing at all. yet the Mohammedans shave
their heads in the same manner as the
Hindoos
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

Oct,f co sititration treaties arlcEg
the naticrs Ct tie vorld since 1919 the
United States las bo.Ec part in ~,
far rcere tEan any Other Esticn. .-Bcs-
toff El.fp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
Inevitable Conclusion.

A philosopher thinks that a 8 cent
cigar is as good as one costing three
times as much, and keeps ON improving
in philosophy until he believes that be-
ing dead is just as good as living =
Atchison Globe
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21
The Rake OF.

THAT price includes stateroom ard
meals, SUPPOSE said the prospective
ocean tourist TO the steamship agent.
''Yes, sir.
''Then wha: reduction do you make
to man who is seasick all the way
across: ss:'-Pearson's Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-04-21

friendships arc not uncommon be-
tween the cat and dog, and have been
known between dog and wolf, but
the mutual attitude of the weasel and
rat is invariably wn-war that is
waged to the death.