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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
MODERN NEWSPAPERS.
There Are No Pre3udices In the Way of
the New Journalist

There Are No PreJudices In the Way Of
the New Journalist
The new journalist has no preJudices
that interfere with his business ends
The founder of his school was the frst
man to make an absolutely nonpartisaD
paper. and the successful men l talked
with declared that the best way COM
mercially to make an editorial page
was to turn it over 10 some man with
mind and character who would direct
its policy independently and in good
faith IN the interests of the community
as a whole, regardless Of parties,
cliques, advertisers or any other inter
ests, however powerful But while this
is being done the business man who
proposes to conduct the enterprise
would have an equally independent
news department, and, having the most
intelligent readers to begin with, be
would broaden the news policy from
their point Of view. spending as much as
sensatioEalism costs for more important.
better written news In short, the COM
mercial ideal contains distinct apprecia-
tion of the power of opinion. but it
prizes just as highly the value Of the
authoritative statement of all the news
There's not room for many such
newspapers, but that's the kind that
would live and pay forever, said nay
new commercial journalist j Lin
coin Steffens in Scribner'R
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

Il happened CA a Ridge avenue street
car carly che evening last week, says
the Philadelphia Record He was
rather nice looking fellow, very neatly
dressed and apparently on the alert to
be gallant 70 any lady who might hap
pen TO rGn across his path. His oppor-
tUnity came along very shortly when
pretty Young woman sat down beside
him He took a sly, unobrusive survey
OF her face and figure, and in the course
Of his observations his eye rested upon
a dainty bit of linen and lace lying on
the floor near the edge of her gown
The young lady had dropped her hand,
keTchief. thought the gallant, and he
promptly proceeded TO restore it 70 her.
He stopped over and grasped the deli
cate fabric The next moment there
was slight ripping noise, and the gal
liant, blushing furiORsly, released his
hold upon the bit Of lace edged linen.
Tne young woman looked daggers at
him, while the other passengers snick-
cred ''l-aw-beg pardon, " stammer-
ed tic unhappy young man Il didn't
know IL was your-aw-I thought it
was your handkerchief " The young
wou-al' s nose assumed an upward tilt,
and she had the damaged lingerie under
the edge Of her outer skirt The gallant
lett the car at the next cToss street
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

In recent Interview with Mark
Twain the following amusing story wSs
elected It seems that Twain once went
TO hear a missionary lecturer who had
worked among the poor. The speaker
was eloquent lie drew a picture Of a
starving family that brought tears from
bis audience. and Mark Twain, who
happened 70 have fo-T 500 bills with
him, said 70 himself. IN give one Of
those bills VIXEN the plate comes round.
The 7 ~ her coatiGc,d, his story be-
came u.o. pitcoEs and narrowing, and
Mark Twain said, IN spare two of
those bills -
Bat sill the tale Of woe went on, the
egony accumul2ting and accommodating,
until Mark Twain exclaimed: For
goodness sake send that plate round, so
that can pour my sympathy into It
III give all four bills, and III write a
check too. "
But the lecturer rather overdid it.
HE went On talking and talking,
said Mark Twain as he told the story,
''and as he talked my enthusiasm Gained
and calmed, and the red flush Of my
sympathy became paler and paler. And
when lie had been talking about half
an hour had saved one Of those bills,
and when he had talked FIVE minutes
more two of those bills were mine
again, and when he had been talking an
hour 1 hal won all four back, and. by
gosh, when he finally did send that
plate round l borrowed 10 cents out of
it 20 pay my car fare home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
Hl. wora ana Hls BOND.

"There. I've done it at last, said
merchant. as be z.aae an entry on ms
books aud closed tie cover Of his ledger
with an expression Of genuine satlsfac-
ton. II have tried for dozen years to
get that man for customer, and this
Is the first time he has ever paid me
dollar or given me an order. "
''He doesn't look very prosperous; bat
you can always tell, = said his friend
SIS be landhs lders''
Doesn't own an acre, was the re
sponsA
Manufacturer
"Works on salary"
s'Money aid bys"
s'Dont think 50; probably not above
q few hundred dollars at the outside
''Rieh relatives-prospects = invest
mentsY'
Nothing Of the sort AL his folks
are in moderate circumstances, and
thers isn't even a suspicion Of rich
uncle OF Z teapot or stocking hidden by
any old aultie in some out Of the way
chimney corner. No, the secret Of my
interest in that man 5 trade is that his
word is as good as his bond and what
ever he agrees 70 pay or whatever he
buys you may know that he Is 70 be de-
pended upon And his family are Of the
sane sort BE has two sisters, enc wid
owed and the other a maiden lady, and
everybody is very anxious to sell TO
them because they are such good pay "
Merchants have very good chance
20 learn the peculiarities Of human na-
ture, especially as regards money rlat-
ters They find, and that very often,
that those with the largest hank ac-
couut and the broadest fields often have
the smallest souls and the narrowest
sense Of honor York Ledger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
Subsidized Hotels In Norway.

Some friends who have just returned
from a tour in out of the way parts Of
Norway tell me Of a capital hotel sys-
TEN in vogue there which might be
adopted with advantage in some parts
Of Scotland and Ireland. In every vii
lage where no hotel exists some one OF
the more prominent inhabitants is sub
sidized by the Norwegian government,
and IN return is bound TO provide ac-
oommcdation for not less than four
travellers he may take in more if he
chooses. but four is the minimum. Ny
friends made frequent use of these sub
sidized hostelries and are enthusiastic
concerning the excellence IF the accom-
modation and food supplied 1 did not
gather whether the tariff was regulated
by government, but presume it is
Anyway, the charges are absurdly mod
crate Norway owes much Of her pros
perity 10 tourists, and she certainly
treats them well Sketch
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

The town of Ithaca overlooks great
extent of country, as well as the waters
Of Cayuga lake, which is about 40 miles
long. In approaching the town one OF
the railroads makes many turns, and
this fact has given rise 10 an amusing
story.
A stranger, coming TO Ithaca by rail,
caught sight of the city set on a hill in
the distance and asked a fellow passen-
ger, ''What city is that:'
Ithaca, the other responded. In a
few moments the city disappeared from
view ami after awhile appeared again.
but, as it seemed to the stranger, in a
different direction, the railroad having
made curve
"What city is that?" he asked again.
"That is Ithaca. I"
Once more the place disappeared and
in due time came into view again, ap-
parently somewhere else
"What city is that?" he asked again
''That is Ithaca :"
The stranger gave a whistle and look
ed imploringly around the horizon.
Where, for goodness sake, said
he, "ain't Ithaca" Youths Compan-
ion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

a schoolboy was recently presented
with a pocketknife, with which, boy
like, he cut and marked everything that
came in his way. from the dining room
table TO the cats tail A few days after
he had become the happy possessor cf
the knife his father was startled by see
ing two men bringing home the young
hopeful in very dilapidated condition.
The father, of course, was very much
alarmed and inquired of the boy who
had hit him.
Nobody hit me, " the boy answered
between his sobs- "a donkey kicked
me in the eye.
"Ehg" echoed the father. Haven't {
l told you thousands of times that dom
keys and powder are not fit things for
boys to play with? What were yon do
ing to the 6onkey?'
AZ wasn't playin with him at all, !"
said the boy. II was only tryin to cut
my name ON his back Pearson S
Weekly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

While Mark Twain was in Dresden
he expressed a wish to meet Dr. Paul
Lindau The result was a dinner given
by an American resident there which
brought the two distinguished authors
together. When conversation became
general, Dr. Lindau gave his views on
America lie mad been there for a few
weeks and knew it all In particular he
condemned the climate of Florida Mr
Clemens thereupon spoke up: Il was
there some years ago and spent some
time in Key West While at Key West
a schooner put in enc day with several
of the crew dead from yellow fever.
Well, there was great excitement in the
town. and elaborate preparations were
made for the funeral a minister was
secured 10 ofIieiate, and when all was
ready he opened his prayer book and
read the marriage service There was
no funeral service in the Key West
prayer books They never have occasion
10 use it New York Mail and Ex-
press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

The Rev. DIR. K, 4 popular min
lister. suffers from halt ia his gait, a
peculiarity which he inherits from his
father. One day when the reverend doc
tor was still a student he was walking
along Princes street. Edinburgh, in
company vi h his father, and ON COM
ing to a p1th where the footway was
narrowed on account of some building
operations the old gentleman stepped
ON before him.
As they were proceeding thus sober
looking countryman behind them, evil
dentiy unaware OF tho relationship of
the rair, frowned once or twice at the
lmping youth and shook his head at
him reprovingly. Young K was
wondering what this could mean, when
he was speedily enlightened by the
countryman giving him a smart box ON
the ear, at the same time exclaiming in
dignantly:
TAX that, We young jaehanapes! Ye
should be ashamed o yOursel' fcv = -
licking the auld gentleman's infrmity.
Ye toothless young scoondrel, We II may
be lame yoursel some day. London
Telegrauh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
Canned Foods.

The process Of preserving ailments in
tin had its origin at Nancy, France In
Is4l Joseph Colin of that town estab-
hshed an agency in London for the sale
Of timed delicaciesL Their cost COM
pared to that of today reveals what has
been accomplished in cheapening these
products during the past SO years. In
1871 a quart of turtle soup in tin put
up by Colin cost So 70; small box Of
sardines, $l.25; an entire truftied sal
mon. S15; a beef tongue, 50; Tou-
louise duck, truified, 50 Vegetables
were proportionately dear Colin eyi-
IDENTIFY carr d his system much farther
than is attemptd at the present day. He
sold in tin an entire sucking pig, for
which he charged sI2. 90. an entire
turkey for $3.50, six pounds of roast
lamb for 81. %, and an entire pheasant
for Sl2.5O. He also preserved butter in
tin, for which he asked 20 cents a pound
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

In PROVINCIAL town three men wsrs
Ia love VITA the same gir,,. the elderly
widower To1lishly. the iInpecunioos
younger son passionateiy. the curats
mildly
The elderly widower. who had four
children, talked 10 her about the ndvan-
tagcs Of a comfortable income and ma
ternal duties The impecunious younger
son reved about romantic marriages
and the picturesque side Of poverty.
The curafe ate buttered toast and lispe,i
on indifferent subjects
The girl listened 70 the elderly wild
over with a demure smile aud coz
blush. She sat with clasped hands and
q burning face. eagerly drinking in the
impecunious younger sons flights CT
imagination. While the curate cooe1
she knitted red petticcats for paupers-
The elderly widower proposed. His
tcne was moderate, his language digni-
fed. He bade her pause and reflect
The two most desirable things IN tho
world was in his power to offer her-a
Christian home and a ready made fam
ily.
She thanked him with tears in her
ewes and took week 70 think it over.
The impecunious younger son also
proposed He pleaded passionately, elo-
quentiy. Let her fiy with him, he
urged. to the uttermost ends Of the
earth, not prosaic. Inexpensive rail-
way journey somewhere within reach,
but a regular extravagant expedition 10
the antipodes, utterly beyond their
means He clasped her il his arms and
she sobbed upon his breast
The curate married her.
1t was a quiet wedding. Pick Nc
In
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.
The Duration Of Life Varies According to
Circumstances.


Among the long lived in the animal
kingdom we may mention birds, fish
and reptiles, although even IN the lower
animals the duration of life varies i'm
mensely. according to the species. OF
fish, the carp are especially long lived
Among birds, some of the parrot spe-
cies are supposed TO live over 100 years.
The swan, the raven, the eagle, are also
credited with great length of life
In the mammalia, the elephant at
tains the greatest age. 1t grows for 25
70 80 years and is said to live from 100
to 100 years and even longer. We have
no accurate means of ascertaining the
whales ago. A lion is said to have lived
20 years in the Tower, but there Is 10 ev-
idence that he attains anything like that
age in the natural state Forty years is
recorded by naturalists as the extreme
age The camel may attain the age Of
90 II eats little and drinks less. The
horse is comparatively short lived ami
NAL, but it is a well known fact that
when he does little work and passes the
greater part Of his days in pasture he
may attain TO about 40 years Of life,
but when horse is hard worked and
fed, moreover, upon beans, oats and
ether ossifying foods his days are much
shorter
In the vegetable kingdom the yew at
tains great age Those at Fountains alb
hey are about 200 years old Two
orange trees at Rome, planted respeo-
lively by St Dominic and Thomas
Aquinas, are said to be from 900 to 600
years old. and there are records Of trop-
ical trees that. counting by their rings,
are supposed to have attained the age
of 500 to 1000 years Nineteenth Cen
sury
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
The Morning Bath.

There is one point should like =
emphasize, and that is the good tepi J
sponge bath every morning taken on
getting out of bed may do a man ont of
sorts If person can take a cold sponge
bath, so much the better, but a tepid
sponge bath acts ON the nervous system
in a very decided manner, and | know
of many persons who find it very ad-
mirable means of preserving their
health and tone Of course the tepid
bath can be taken all through the win
ter, even by those who are not accus-
l0med TO baths at all. but personally l
prefer the cold sponge bath every morn
ing, which is a capital tonic for those
who have a coed reaction after it do
not think we value cold and tepid
sponging as highly as we ought.--Dr
A Wilson.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
la Ralnhou On -, eroupd.-

Will you allow me through your pa
per 10 ask If other people have observed
q rainbow on the ground, y instead of,
as usual, il tine air, and, if so, would
they be so kind as 20 give the scientific
reason for srch an appearance? have
never before today watched such a Gu
rious sight as that Of which | speak.
While taking a long country walk l
was overtakan by a heavy shower, and
while taking refuge from the rain l
watched the lights and shadows moving
along the valley below me, being my
self on the crest of a downli'e hill l
was struck by the unusual glow and
brightness of the colors in the valley,
and as l watched they formed a most
brilliant rainbow, perfect in shape and
color, but lying "fiat on its side, so TO
speak, on the pasture land below, the
top Of the arc nearing the opposite hills
and the two ends toward the down |
was on. This strange and beautiful ef-
feet was also witnessed by friend who
was with me. should bs much inter-
ested to know if others have at any time
seen the like and could explain the
cadse Letter In London Morning Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
YOUNG MEMS CHANCES.
Best avenues to Success Are Pound out
side Our Largest Cities.

Best avenues to Success Are Pound Out
side Our Largest Cities.
Business conditions of the great cit
les are not favorable 10 young men,
writes Edward w Box in The Ladies'
Home journal, advising young men
about to begin their careers against 60
ing to the big cities 1T is said, he
continues. that competition develops
men Ii does unquestionably But to
cope with present competition as il eX-
lists in the centers calls for a vast
amount Of experience That experience
a man must have back Of him before he
can enter the competing arena But
how can / better acquire that experience
than where there is constant need of itg'
How better. my young frieudg By sery-
ing long apprenticeship in some city
smaller than the greatest The large
cities are today poor places in which TO
learn the rudiments of business com
petition, for while the young man is
learning the experienced man swallows
him mp But that is experience. per
sists the young man Ii Is but more
severe kind than there Is need of-a
kind which, once INDUCED in. does not
leave pleasant remCmbranco CoInpe-
titoa IN smaller city n.ay be Just as
keen proportionately; bCt. what Is all
important to the Young g-.a starting
out. the risks are lot 50 an II, the ex-
perience is not apt 10 &c so costly
should be fail TO succeed. II Is true
saying that a man before he Succoacs in
business must expect to measure his
height on the ground a ti.le or TWO
But II is not necessary thar III has lirst
knOckdown he should be knocked CIT
But there is another al i.-lrc IN
portant fact which the y0Eng nan
away from the large cities does not
realize Ii is that the nunlber Of pcsi
bic positions in the large cities is Let
increasing. despite the reiterated asscr.
tons constantly made TO the contrary
The very opposite is the truth Various
causes explain this-higher taxes, Ia. d
er prices Of lots, or lack Of building
room, labor strikes and lower cost of
production The manufacturing lntor-
ests Of this country are constantly tend
ing toward the smaller cities and away
from the eenters- And this means fewer
positions, since only in rare instances
does the executive branch Of business
call for larger number Of employees
than does the manufacturing side
Strange as the change Of current may
seem, it is nevertheless a fact that the
young man who today leaves a good
sized city Of actual manufacturing ad-
Tantages turns his back On what in a
few years viii be one Of the industrial
beehiyes Of America "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
A Tower TWO Thousand Feet High.

William J. Frye, an architect Of New
York city. has drawn plans for a tower
to commemorate the consolidation of
Greater New York The proposed tower
il to be ., 40 feet in height, in all re-
spects the Ilost wonderful structure in
the world. The Eiffel tower in Paris is
0S4 feet high, nearly half that of the
proposed observatory tower for New
York
The tower is 20 be twelve sided and
built Of steel The lowest portion will
b. 500 feet in diameter and viii be
flanked by four pavilion buildings, Civ
ing the structure a base of 400 feet
The outer walls viii be of cement and
wirecloth- Internally the tower will
be a labyrinth Of steel columns, grid
ers, beams. plates and other shapes in
steel, no particle Of wood being used in
construction or finish.
Electric cars, with reserved motor
power Of compressed air, viii run spi-
rally around the 100 foot central area,
making a trip to the fifth floor from the
top about a 2Js mile ride.-Golden
DavS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08
WHAT SHE WANTED.
The Huckster Was Called Cp Four Flights
10 Hear Something.

The Huckster Was Called Cp Four Flights
10 Hear Something.
a huckster was going along an east
side street early one morning making
the welkin ring with his singsong Of
'Po-ta-t-o-o-o-eS toma-t-O-o-esl Nice
sweet cooking appoolsi" AS he drove
slowly along be lifted his eyes to the
windows on either side of the street
Suddenly there appeared woman's
head at window in one Of the top fats
The buckster pulled in his horse and
raised his ear 10 listen to the commands
he expected would be coming, but the
woman had not the lung power TO make
her voice carry so far, and the huckster
called out, "How's that?'
Again the woman called, and her
voice came down family The huckster
didn't know whether she wanted pOta-
toes, cantaloupes, tomatoes or corn So
be marked the fourth fat from the cor
ner and motioned that no would drive
around TO the alley. The woman was
there waiting for him and called out
once more, but he couldn't understand
her
Gathering a handful of samples of
various vegetables from his stock, he
mounted four flights of back stairs and
arrived at the top painting. The woman
stood there awaiting his coming
"Couldn t hear what you said, lady" "
said the huckster 80 | brought up
some of each kind an you can pick what
you want an I'll 90 down an get EN- -
"Wantg" said the woman, who was
in a towering rage Want? don't
want Rone Of your old vegetables What
/ want is for you to stop hollerin in
front Of this house. or III have you ar
rested You re enough to wake the
dead Ny husband works all night. and
he's inst got into little doze, and
goodness knows it's hard enough to
sleep daytimes without 4 fiend like you
standing in front Of the house yelling
like Comanche Now you get ont of
here and don't you holler no more or
III get the police after yonP'
The huckster stood with set eyes and
dropping jaw. the perspiration dropping
of his chin. while this harangue was
going on When she had finished, he
came out of his trance and said:
Is that what you called me all the
way up here for? Send fer yer p'lice.
adyl I'm goin TO yell to beat the
band " And he went down the stairs
and out Of the alley and mp the street
in front Of the house with four extra
links let ont of his throat, and if any
person slept on that street it was under
the influence of opiates City
Star
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-08

Mr. William Clement, Of Frce7oT', liii-
nois. is a well-knOwn commercial traveier,
and represents the large Chicago hodse @.
Reed. welsh & Iange. In his early lie Ar.
Clement migrated 10 the breezy west AMI tc-
came a cowboy in Colorado. After doing IS
much at COW punching e he desired, ne
turnesl his attentions % mining. the e. -.loslrc
from which and lis life on the plains t..ie--
rninel "a once strong constitution, ami riel-
maiisn. liver and kidney trouble and Uroisy
made their unwgicome appearance
The Hos Springs Of Arsaasas we're visited
in the hope Of relief. bat h. va diszppoini-
eli. and so he took uD his residences Il llli-
nais. rul oh.aiuei employment IS drum
mer Tor a large house in Chieaso that has
long since goac oat Of business Physicinl'
were consulted . i a. home ami while on
the roai with o=Iy pecunilry ber<t % the
doctors. for AIr. Clement grew worse Instead
Of t-iic-, aai constantly hid - lay ~ ior
weeks 70 n time.
Ii WIS thea thst the r-ilcrcr c'-cci-g-i the
idea of tryiug DR.. Williams Pax f4l.s i5r
Pale People. aud did 50.
Il thought. Mr.. Clement Faid 10 the re-
porter. that fifly eeris woHld not BE- much
expenditure, - I bought box Of the pills
and BEGAN taking the-I according 70 cree
tious.
Il dill not have many days 10 wait before
I found n marked improvement IN my eoudi-
tion. 50 ! kept on with the trcltmcnt First
nv kilneys began 10 10 Their ylr5 thorough