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Small Bills In Demand.

The Treasury Department. at Washington
received q demand from st. Louis, Mo-, for
small notes of 81, 50 and IS, to move the
CROPS, the first demand made this season.
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A BOYS REMARKABLE PLUCK.

Walked Two Miles n Drove " Nlore
With a Bullet In His Head.
"Jack" Greer, fifteen years old, who has
been camping at Glenmore Lake, New York,
with some friends, was accidentally shot
in the left temple. He walked two miles
to procure a conveyance, and drove two
miles more to Florida, where a physician
removed the bullet, after probing three
inches nto the head. The boy refused an
anesthetic for the operation, and when If
was over started back to camp.
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~Enterprising Boys.

Enterprtsing BOYS.
Bows OF Flint, Mich, got S400 from the
County Treasurer during jun in bounties
on sparrow heads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Artificial Ice is Made in Alaska.

Artificial ice is made even in Juneau
Alaska, during the summer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28

then went to Washington to file a bond Of
5000, 900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27
Largest Yoke of Cattle.

Joe and Jerry are the names of the
largest yoke of cattle ever seen in
America. They are the property of j.
ID. Avery of Buckland, Mass, and they
are years old and measure 10 feet in
girth. They are II hands high, and
from tip 10 tip their measurement is 10
feet IL inches. The two together weigh
1900 pounds They are beautifully col
ored, are models of symmetry, and are
extremely docile and gentle. Tho Ave
been exhibited at all the large agricul-
tural fairs in the country. They are
black and white, like all pure Hol-
steins. The yoke they wear is said TO be
the largest ever made, and is feet long
and weighs 200 pounds. They walk a
mile in 30 minutes. Their horns are
magnificent and are highly polished.
Their owner has the oxen groomed
every day, and their coats shine like
satin. On level they have pulled H.
O6I pounds of stone loaded ON dray,
moving it s feet in one draw. This is a
world record pull. They are fed from S
TO I2 quarts of corn and oats ground to-
gether, quarts Of fax meal and from
to quarts of bran every day.-New
York Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27
A NnreI Way TO Catch Eel..

An interesting story concerning the
faculty for association of ideas in fishes
comes from the West Indies. On one of
the islands an old man was in the habit
Of assembling great numbers Of GELS
near the surface Of the water by the
simple device Of striking one pebble
upon another, thus producing a short,
sharp sound. On account Of this fac
ulty be was for long time believed by
the other natives TO be q sorcerer, a
reputation which he probably liked 10
have, for be made no effort to avoid it,
and it was by accident that it was dis
covered that the clinking Of the pebbles
was always succeeded by the throwing
of bread and scraps of other food upon
the water The cells had become aoeus-
toned TO connecting the two incidents,
and never failed TO appear, i'll the GER
tainty of receiving food. when they
heard the sound Of the pebbles.
Unfortunately for the confidence of
the cells in human nature, as soon as
the natives discovered the old man s
tricks they initiated it 20 their own
benefit and captured the eels as fast as
they appeared York CONNER
cial
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27
The short Stops of the Train.

Sustained journey speed, from end TO
end of a run, is not merely a matter of
high speed between stations. Ii involves
also making the station stops short.
The more stops there are the more i'm
portant Is promptness at stations. The
observant man who travels much can
not fail TO notice the effect on trainmen,
on station men and even on passengers
Of habitual fast running. All hands get
trained to alertness and precision of
movement. II is fine thing 10 watch
the handling Of very fast train at a
station. 1t is invieorating to see the
speed without haste of the inspectors
and the baggagemeD, the quick and
smooth change Of engines and the cut
ting off Of the dining car. have seen
the other extreme ON a Southern rail
road, where the easy going conductor
ran past a flag station and then backed
down a mile to let of one passenger
His serene indifference TO time did not
make me feel any safer On his train
Engineering Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27

THAT man can get anything he wants
in here without money" said the wait
er as a little man left the cafe carrying
a box of cigars.
''How's that-an old friend?"
mo. 1t was this way: The boss had
been running this joint long time,
and he didn't know what the trouble
was; first class location and every thing
bang up, but people would pass US by,
and we couldn't pull 'em in. One day
this little fellow comes along and asks
how business is The boss tells him the
truth. It's On the bum, says he. Do
you know why?' asks the man. No, >
says the boss. IN tell you, says the
man, and he shows the boss how the
door is too narrow, ard how you have
to turn a corner to get in, and how
there is a big sign and a railing in
the way, and the cashiers desk blocks
the window and you can't see the
tables from the walk. Well, the boss
spends a lot of money and fixes every
thing different, makes a wide door, as
you see, and puts the tables so you can
look at the clean linen from the walk,
and you wouldn't believe it, but the
people just fiocked in in droves and
we've been on Easy street ever since.
New York people like a wide open game,
and they won't so against anything
dark. New York Telegram
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The Human Electric Battery.

The superstition that human beings
should sleep with their heads 20 the
north is believed by the French 10 have
for its foundation scientific fact. They
affirm that each human system is in it
self an electric battery, the head being
one Of the electrodes, the feet the other.
Their proof was discovered from expert
ments which the Academy of Sciences
was allowed 10 make on the body Of 8
man who was guillotined.
This was taken the instant il fell and
placed upon a pivot free 10 move IS it
might. The head part, after a little
vacillation, turned 10 the north, and the
body then remained stationary. 1t was
turned half way round by one Of the
professors, and again the head end of
the trunk moved slcwiy TO the cardinal
point due north, the same results being
repeated until the final arrestation of
organic movement.
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aoam nnew the r,oou wa. coming.

An apocrypbal book called the Less
er Genesis" and well known to the
early Christian fathers tells wonder
full incident in the life of Seth. the third
son of Adam and Eve. When the goadly
Seth was about 40 years of age, he was
'rapt" up into heaven by trio of an
gels and there told and shown what was
in store for mankind. Among other
things, the coming of the great deluge
was made known to him, as was also
the coming Of the Saviour. When he re-
turned TO earth, Seth told his parents
what had happened and Of what he bad
seen and heard concerning the future
Of the human race. And Adam was
much grieyed when il was made known
TO him that the world would be de-
stroyed by water on account of the
wickedness Of his own children, but a
great peace and calmness came over him
when Seth told how the face of the
earth would again be repeopled- 80.
His joy was exceedingly great when
Seth related what was in store in the
coming ages, and he was particularly
glad to know that redemption should
finally come through Jesus, the Christ. +"
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Homeless Kate. the Box Car.

Jack my drivers, but it's Homeless
Katei Why, Kate, amt there no gettin
you back to your friends? There's 40
chasers out for you from your road if
there's one. Who's holdin you now?"
wish knew" said Homeless Kate
81 belong in Topeka, but I've bin to
Cedar Rapids; I've bin 10 Winnipeg
I've bin to Newport News; I've bin all
down she old Atlanta and West Point,
an I've bin to Buffalo. Maybe I'll fetch
mp at Haverstraw. I've only bin out
ten months, but I'm homesick, I'm just
achin homesick.
Try Chicago, Katie, said the switch
ing loco, and the battered old car lum-
bered down the track, jolting, II want
to be in Kansas when the sunflowers
bloom.
Yards full o. Homeless Kates an
Wanderin Willies," he explained to
OO7. II knew an old Fitchburg fatcar
out II months, an one of ours was gone
Is fore ever we got track of her. Dun
no quite how our men fix it. Swap
around, guess. "-Rudyard Kipling in
Scribner's
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yogIE1glol end
paralyzed.
al old VETERAN 0F the WAR after
YEARS OF SUFFERING HAS A SHOCK
OF PARALYSIS.
From ne pres.. t1iea. ". y.

Mr.. David G.. Talbot is a well-known and
respected citizen of Otsego County, New
York. residing Mt Edmes;cn, who three years
aeo had a stroke of paralysis, which he At
tributes TO the effects of n wound received on
the 10th of June. 1864, before Petersburg,
Va, while serving with the New YORK
Heavy Artillery.
The following is his own account OF his
illness and convaleseence, which VIII he
found interesting:
EDNEsToS, n. Y, Aug. 81, 1896.
"On tho fifth day of December, 1898, ]
was taken with a paralytic shock, which az
f,c,c,l the whole OF the left side, and could
rot speak for three weeks. ] was confined
10 my bed for long time and constantly at
tended by physician, though little relief
was experienced. Ny stomach and the
muscles of my throat were much affected.
/ WIS wounded in June. 1864, at Petersburg,
Va. having then lost three fingers Of my LEFT
han1 and that always affected me IN n
marked degree. my arm often becoming
numb. | should state that ON the day re-
ceived tn, stroke. | had two distinct shocks,
the first in the morning, which was 81 light
that the doctor was not az al alarmed. tut
the second sarly finished me up. Ever
sine, the war | had suffered with nervous de-
biity and my condition was very bad when
was attacked. ! am now sixty years Old and
hardly dared look for anything approaching
good health after my lie Of suffering, Lut
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27
The Pompous Colonel.

The following incident occurred at q
ball in Berlin. A colonel advanced to-
ward young lieutenant, who bore on
his breast as sole decoration a large
badge richly set with diamonds. Tell
me, young man." he said, what is
that thing you have got there?" ''It is
an order. my colonel. replied the lieu
tenant IAN orderl" exclaimed the colo
mel. "It is not Prussian, then. for don t
know it. +" 1t is an English order, my
colonel" responded the juvenile officer.
"Ah. indeed" said his superior, "who,
for goodness sake, could have given
you such an order?" my grandmother,
my colonel" was the reply. "Your
grandmother" CALCULATED the colonel,
bursting cut laughing. .'That is her
naIe:" "Iier majesty Queen Victoria,
qrcen Of England. answered the young
lieutenant. who was none other than
Friscc Altcft Of Sleswick- Holstein.
Tic colonel suddenly disappeared.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27

had a fayorite cat. which came
habitualiy to my bedroom door as soon
as persons began 10 move about the
house In the morning and mewed for
admittance. scratching to emphasize his
request if immediate response were not
made.
One morning the idea seized me to
place him upon the dressing table while
was dressing. The cat at once saw his
reflection in the mirror and began to
arch his back and whisk his tail He
twisted and turned himself and began
to ''spit, as if eager for contest. and
of course his apparent adversary did the
same. Then he struck savagely at the
mirror. evidently without the desired
result Puzzled, he went behind the
glass to investigate, returning thorough
ly dissatisfied and eager to get at closer
quarters.
With hearty laugh drew near and
began to stroke him, and in the mirror
he now saw his own reflection and
mine, with my hand upon his head. 1t
seemed as if the cat took in the situa-
tion at once, for he glanced from me to
the reflection several times. lost his ir-
ritation and settled down 10 watch the
proceedings, every now and then look
ing into the mirror and back to me.
Many a time subsequently he took up
his position before the mirror, quietly
and naturally regarding his own and
my image without the slightest emo
tion. Current Literature.
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The man wko knew a little Of every
thing locked at the passenger in the
seat ahead of him and finally leaned
forward.
Excuse me-" he said, but you
really ought to shake off the cares Of
business and 90 somewhere for complete
rest and quiet.
lyon mind your own affairs" said
the other man grufily.
The sympathetic passenger looked
hurt.
"Of course, :" he said, ''your case is
nothing TO me Ionly proffered the ad-
vice in a spirit Of friendlineSs- At the
same time anybody can see at a glance
that you are suffering from too close
confinement
There, now, let mp On that" said
the gruff man. 81 don't want any more
Of your chaff.
What's money TO a man in your
condition. said the sympathetic pas
senger without needing the rebuke.
Mighty little" growled the gruff
passenger.
You'll never pardon yourself for
this neglect" said the sympathetic
passenger.
Il wish could, said the gruff man.
What you need is to get out and
drink in the free air Of nature" said
the sympathetic passenger.
"You bet it is" chuckled the gruff
man.
His chuckle turned TO laugh that
shook him so thoroughly that something
tinkled at his wrists. He held up his
arms, and lol he was handcuffed. Turn
ing to the Mortified passenger, be
hoarsely whispered:
Ten years in the pen, ha, ha, hal"
And the sympathetic philanthropis,
sank back in his seat dumb with horror.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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REVIVED MEMORY.
when We Grow Old. We Recall tn
Things of Long Ago.

IDhs <Akt.
About 75 years ngo, upon a rainy
day, a small boy who had reached the
mature age Of @ was sitting with his
mamma and bemoaning the state of the
weather and accompanying absence of
novel entertainment. Mamma wore on
her finger beautiful ring that was
family heirloom, and as she sewed pa
tiently the jewel glittered on her little
white hand. The small boy regarded
the bright bauble for some time in
silence and then sweetly requested
mamma to take it off and let him play
with it. 1t was a weak thing to do,
perhaps, but she complied l dare say
there are mothers at the present day
who can sympathize with her, for hu-
man nature is the same, though fash
ions change, and when the dear
child" looked up in her face pleadingly
he looked with papa's eyes, and papa
was dead. So he got the ring and lost
il, as might have been expected. He
always insisted that he had put it
away 10 keep" but he could never re-
member where.
The years went ON. The gentle young
mother went out into the great un-
known TO find the light of her life that
shone in ''papa's eyes," and the cen
tury and the boy having been young
together grew old in company too
Finally age began to tell on them. The
century got troubled with complaint
designated "fin de Steele" and the boy
lost his memory for the things of to-
day, but became abnormally reminis-
cent in regard to the past. His thoughts
often turned back TO the young mother
long dead, and in the decline of life he
had as clear a mental picture of her as
lis boyish eyes had ever seen. One
evening, having pushed his spectacles
on top of his head and hunted every
where for them vainly, he sat musing
before the fire. when suddenly food
of light illuminated that Clark corner
of his memory where hung the picture
of that small edition of himself losing
or putting away" the ring. He sprang
to his feet with an excited cry: 1.-The
ring! The ring! slipped it down the
crack in the window casing-the one
that looks out on the orchardp'
Upon investigation the ring was
brought from its long hiding place,
which was the exact spot the old man
had described. Express
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walked After ri. Head wa. or.

DR.. Loye, the French physician. Srho
has greatly interested himself in the
question, What passes in the head Of
adecapitated human being?' relates the
following remarkable story, which he
saws was taken from the archives of the
Vienna courts: 1t was in the year -
that SchoenSburg, well known bandit,
and four Of his associates were caught
and condemned 10 death. They were
already ON their knees ready TO pay the
penalty of their bloody deeds by sub
mitting to the awful fate Of decapita-
tion when Schoeuenburg addressed the
Judge, asking that his four companions
might be pardoned on certain condi-
ticns If" asked the bandit, latter
am beheaded, get up and walk to the
first Of my comrades, will you pardon
him?" The judge thought that he was
pretty safe in complying with the re-
quest. ''Then," continued Schooner
burg. "if / walk to the second, the
third and the fourth, will you pardon
them also?' The judge replied that if
such a miraculous feat could be per-
formed he wonld obtain pardon for the
other three also. The bandit was now
satisfied, and, bending his head. he re-
ceived the fatal blow. Instantly the
head rolled down in the sand, bu: 10
the surprise and horror of all present
the beadless trunk arose and walked
alone. Aimlessly. it appeared, the body
walked around until it passed the first,
the second, the third and the fourth
condemned bandit, when it fell down
and became motionless. Query, How
could headless body Think
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-27
Hardy Nova seotlAn Fishermen.

The great YANKEE" fishermen are
mostly Nova Scotians, but the captains
of cur fishing vessels are, as a rule,
Americans. hardy, self reliant, quick 10
think and to act and ready for any
emergency While the dories are out the
captain. with the aid Of the cook, ham
dies the ship and keeps his weather eye
On the horizon. II be sees danger in sky
or sea, be sets signal-usually bas-
ket hoisted in the fore staysail halyards
to recall the dories Only too often,
though. the gale comes Cp With such
snddenDess that the dories 10 leeward
cannot get back. A dory with the bodies
Cf two fishermen IN il or more fire.
qaently empty or tossed bottom mp by
the waves tells the story. Yet in spite
Cf the danger Of starvation a jug Of wa
ter usually constitutes all the provision
aboard dory, and a compass Is rare
bird.-Gustav Kobbe in 81. Nicholas
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where Hotel Men Draw a Line.

Among annoyances to which hotels
are subjected is one which means ma
terial loss at busy times. This is when
a person telegraphs or writes for rooms
70 be reserved and upon arriving in
town decides TO 60 TO another hotel.
Very frequently rooms which could
have been given to guests are vacant
on account Of this, and the careless ho-
tel patrons appear 10 be unaware that
they have inflicted any injury on the
house. Sometimes, however, when a
clerk calls upon them with a bill for
the Iooms that they didn't occupy they
are open to conviction of wrongdoing
and settle the bill. The matter has rare
ly been one of litigation, but the hotel
man has the best end OF it, and the pro-
prietors' national association intends to
make il so understood whenever it is
necessary. Hotel Gazette.
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Jim O'Rourke, the famous "orator. !"
when in the League as a member of the
Now York baseball team never had the
reputation Of being kicker, but upoa
one occasion be made a protest that
will always be remembered by players
" ho were ON the team with him. In IA
game which was umpired by Phil Pow
ers Jim hit q ball over the fence 1t
was foul by about a foot, but Jeems,
thinking il was home run, began TO
lear around the bases like a runaway
horse. When he reached the plate in a
breathless state, yet wearing a look OF
triumph on his classic countenaDce,
O'Rourke learned TO his discontinue
that the umpire had called the ball a
foul.
"Why, Philly." exclaimed Jim in
the mildest Of tones, THAT wasn't a
foul"
"Yes. Jimmy, I'm sorry to say it
was" said Powers, with assurance.
"Why, Phil" remarked Jim rather
seriously, "it was five feet fair.
"Oh, no, it wasn't, Jim. 1t was a
dead foul" explained the umpire.
"Why, Mr. Powers!" protested the
orator, growing slightly warm under
the collar, 81 am conversant with the
conglomtration of facts in this case,
and as my optical eyesight is of extreme
excellence am positive of your misin-
formation.
This was a staggerer for Powers, but
ne struggled gamely with this reply:
mir. O'Rourke, you're not entitled
to home run. You must bat over
again.
"See here, Powers" calculated the
now thoroughly excited player, "Ill
not allow you to rob me in this matter. l"
"See here, O'Rourke," retorted Pow
ers, if you give me any more talk I'll
have TO fine you" Then O'Rourke
found solace in burst of eloquence
which sounded something like this:
why, you miserable, groveling,
sycophantic, pbosphorescent, unconsti-
tutional viper. I've half a mind TO ex-
communicate, extradite. separate. eluci-
date, prevaricate and eject you from
this beautiful ball ground and this &c
centric National league.
Powers was by this time tempted to
reverse his decision, but O'Rourke, who
was too quick for him, went out ON q
fly ball.-New York Sun.
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He CONVINCED the Duke.

During his visit TO the United States
tie late Duke Of Marlborough made a
host Of friends. His quick eye. unas-
suming manner and ability 10 grasp
easily the many sided electrical ques-
tions wen the honest admiration Of the
urac.ical Yankee, whose idea Of an
English duke differed in every way from
the real, live British peer. Upon one
occasion. however, the old domineering
spirit of the duke gained the mastery,
and be paid for the temporary lapse
from republican manners with few
good bruises and rather severe shak-
ing M Of the ducal frame.
The duke was making a tour of in
snection over one of the Chicago cable
lines and came across a cable car driver
who was a typical Yankee, born and
bred in the state CT Connecticut
"Can yen stop the car quickly"
asked his grace.
Il jist reckon ye kin bet yer life 1
can, Mr.. Duke.
"How soon?"
I'm bout two yards. replied the
Yankee.
"Nonsenser' sharply exclaimed his
grace. The next moment the duke was
busy picking himself out of a small
sand bank by the side of the tram line,
into which the abrupt stoppage of the
car had thrown him. As he quietly
brushed himself the Yankee smiled and
remarked: Il hope ye amt hurt, Mr..
Duke. Guess ye think kin stop her
suddint now. don't ye?'-London Tel
ppraDh
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An Unconscious Rebuff.

The Rev a. r. Haweis. author oi
Music and Morals" tells good story
In his book, Travel and Talk" of al
unconscious rebuff he once received IL
a railway carriage:
An old gentleman who sat opposite
had been eying me over his evening pa
per with what fancied was look OF
recognition. Presently he handed me
the paper and pointed to an article on
a musical subject 81 thought, sir, y" be
said politely. you might like to see
this article
One glance was sufficient / recog-
nized an almost verbatim chapter Of
Music and Morals. Disgusted at the
fraud, l handed the paper back, re
marking that was qaite familiar with
the contents lin fact. rashiy added,
''it is chapter out of Music and Nor
ais. You may know the book?"
Indeed, sir. l never heard of it. Who
is it by2"
''Oh," I said. "a man named Hawei:
"a parson. You know"
''Oh, reallyi 1 never heard of himP'
Haven't you?" said l.
''No," said he
"Ohl" said /, and the conversation
dropped. SO OF whomsoever il may be
said or sung. "'E dun know where Z
are. in the long run ''most every body
finds his level