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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
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The report Of tiie COMMITTEES Of Twelve
on Rural Schools in the United States,
appointed at the convention OF tho
National Educational association in July,
1876, has been completed and viii he sub
mitted at the next annual gathering. II
says that for purposes of organization,
maintenance or supervision nothing
should be recognized as the unit smaller
than the township or the county. The
school district is the most undesirable
unit possible. Ehfecting this change
herever the district system prevails
would conduce to effectiveness and
simplicity of organization, economy in
funds, equalization Of taxation and 10 n
system of supervision which would pro-
duce better results. Tho consolidation
OF schools which are too small to employ
proiitably the time of one teacher into
larger schools. when practicable, is ia
vored in order that better instruction may
be provided than is now possible.
Every community should be required to
raise certain sum for the support OF
its school rs prerequisite for receiving
its share of public money. a certain
definite sum should be appropriated to
each school out of the State funds. and
the remainder should be divided in ac-
cordance with some fixed and established
rule, discrimination being made in favor
of townships most willing To tax them
selves for school purposes. The commit
tee recommends collecting pupils from
small schools into larger and paying from
the public funds for their transportation,
believing that in this way better teach
ers can be provided, more rational meth
DDS of instruction adopted, and at the
same time the expense of the schools
can be materially lessened.
The committee recommends better
training for rural school teachers; the es-
tablishment of libraries; application of
the laws of sanitation to the construc-
ton of rural school houses, and declares
the rural schools are suffering from the
want of official and intelligent snper-
vision. Negro teachers are recommend
cd for negro pupils.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

Blotting paper, =" sand man of ma
ture wears, has been commonly used
for only about 20 years. Before that we
used sand. which was poured from a
sand box ont upon the paper. Enough
Of it adhered to the wet INK to keep il
from blotting. The rest was poured
back into the box. 1 think liked the
old sand box better than do the mod
ern blotting paper. Sometimes when
you opened letter yoU W cid Ind sand
IN the envelope, which had rubbed off
the letter in transit. Bot that didn't do
any nurt. and the letter itself Was more
slightly TO look at than the letter Of to-
day. Il did not shade CT PALE, where
fresh ink had been taken from The lines
bodily by the blottor-it Nas uniform
IN color And the lines. fine and ccarse.
were just as the writer made tkCm-nct
blended or blurred OF softened OF spread
out, more nearly uniform u were
clear and precise and cl4..4t,Iisiic of
the writer.
II liked the old sand box, bat Of
course wo couldn't Use IL Lew. we've
too busy. New York San.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
Queen Honors America.

After undergoing the fatigues of Jubi-
lee week in London Queen Victoria was
able to review a carnival procession near
Windsor Castle Tuesday evening. Early
in the day she had given audience to the
admirals who took part in the great
naval display Wednesday. and it is inter-
esting to record the fact that her Majesty,
on this as on previous occasions, extend
cd marked courtesy to the officers repre-
senting the United States.
The royal reception at Buckingham
Palace Tuesday, given in behalf of her
Majesty by the Prince and Princes of
Wales, was function of unrivaled bril-
liancy, and the American representatives
were among the distinguished guests.
a novel incident of the jubilee dem
onstration was the charity dinner given
under the auspices of the Princess Of
Wales TO $4,000 of the poor OF London.
The presence of the Prince and Princess
at the several entertainments in the slums
lent exceptional interest to the unique
entertainments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
STUART, THE PAINTER.
Curious Hits Born OF His Faculty For
Reading Faces.

Il don't want people to look at my
p;ctures and say how beautiful the dra-
perry is. The face is what | care about, "
said stuart the great American painter
lie SSas onc,, asked what he considered
the most Characteristic feature of the
face. He replied by pressing the end Of
his pencil against the tip of his nose,
diStoTiing it oddly.
His faculty at reading physioguomy
scino times made curious hits. There
was a person in Newport celebrated for
his powers of calculation, but in other
respects almost an idiot. One day
Stuart, being in the British museum,
came upon a bust whose likeness was
apparently unmistakable. Calling the
curator, be said, i see you have head
of Calculating Jenny.
Calculating Jeinmyr" repeated
the curator III amazcmeDt. THAT Is
the head of Sir Isaac Newton.
On another occasion, while dining
with the Duke Of Northumberland, his
hest privily called his attention to a
gentleman and asked the painter if he
knew him. Stuart had never seen him
before
Tell me what sort of a man he is. ="
81 may speak frankly?"
by all means.
"Well, if the Almighty ever wrote a
legible hand he is the greatest rascal
that ever disgraced society"
1t appeared that the man was an at
torney who had been detected in sundry
dishonorable acts
Stuart's daughter tells a pretty story
of her fathers garnet. where many of
his unfinished pictures were stored:
1.-The garret was my playground, and
a beautiful sketch Of Nine. Bonaparte
was the idol that j worshiped. AT last
| got possession of colors and an old
panel and fell TO work copying the pic
ture. Suddenly heard frightful roar
ing sound. The kitchen chimney was on
fire. Presently my father appeared, to
see if the fire was likely to do any dam
age. He saw that looked very foolish
at being caught at such presumptuous
employment and pretended not TO see
me But presently he could not resist
looking over my shoulder.
"'Why, boy, said he-so he used TO
address me-'you must not mix your
cOlors with turpentine. You must have
some oil. -
Il is pleasant 10 add that the little
girl who thus found her inspiration
eventually became portrait painter Of
merit Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
FOR AN OCEAN VOYAGE.
Tsks o.sy Half the Clothes You Think
You VIII Need.

Isks O.2y Half the Clothes You Think
You VIII Need.
Take only half the clothing that you
think you will need for an ocean voy-
age and do not attempt 10 have a small
trunk in your stateroom, " writes En-
ma NJ Hooper in The Ladies' Home
Journal Have in your largest shawl
strap a travelling rug, heavy wrap-H
golf cape is excellent-sun umbrella,
rubbers, small cushion TO tie on the
back of your deck chair, warm dress
Of plain design. and a flannel wrapper
10 use as a nightgowD Wear a chamois
pocket well secured with a tape about
the waist for your letter Of credit, jew
elry, money, etc.
I'm a large travelling bag place a
change Of underwear, hose, bedroom
slippers and needed toilet articles, with
which include small hot water bag,
bottle of salts, vasehne, box Of cathar-
tic pills and bottle Of caInphor. Do not
forget a comfortable cloth steamer cap
and gauze veil if you are afraid Of a
little sunburn. Wear a jacket suit of
mixed cheviot or serge and silk waist
on board. After starting put on the old
eI gown and lounge in it until you land,
when it can be given to a stewardess-
Some travellers try to dress for dinner
and carry a steamer trunk filed with
silk waists and fancy neckwear, but for
an eight day journey this is poor taste
and lot Of trouble. Others have the
small trunk in the cabin, and before
landing pack the things in it that are TO
be used only ON the return voyage, and
send it TO the ship company's Office un-
I'll their return. IL must be remembered
that 30 pounds of baggage is the aver
age weight allowed free Oh the conti-
nent. Warm wraps and woolen under
wear are necessary at all seasons going
across the Atlantic. "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

The habit Of companies which i~eure
against accidents 10 compel then a
irons TO resort 10 the courts TO recover
III case Of injury was the occasion Of
this singular thoughtfulness. told by the
president Of large accident company:
Some time age, ne said, IA large
policy holder in my company was run
over by a Brooklyn trolley car and his
right leg painfully crushed He re-
manned conscious after the shock for
three minutes, during which time ho
pulled out his watch and called the at
tentioD Of the crowd TO the fact that il
was just is Minutes of IL His policy
expired at noon, and his foresight was
rewarded by the immediate payment Of
his weekly indemnity without contro-
versy or litigation. Youth 5 Compan-
ion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
England and Russia.

Many believe. says Benjamin l.
Wheeler in The Atlantic, that Constan-
tinople has been Systematically forti-
fed against the English 10 the west, but
not, at least by land, against Russia TO
the east. 4 Russian army can enter
Constantinople without great difficulty.
When the question Of forcing the Oar
danelles with an English feet was agi-
tated last winter, the English naval au-
thorities estimated that of the 10 ships
lying at Salonika must be sacrificed
to do it The cards have been stacked
for Russia. 1t looks today as if the ul-
innate occupation of Constantinople
by Russia were foregone conclusion.
What has England to say? The mat
ter concerns her. Ii seemed for a time
that the discovery of the route by the
cape of Good Hope would provide an
evasion of the eastern question and free
her from the necessity of worrying about
the Agean. But the opening Of the
Saez canal has changed things, and, as
if by jealous interposition of geograph-
ic fate, drawn the issue back to the old
fighting ground in the eastern Mediter-
raDeaD. If she is to hold India and Aus
tralia, England must control the Suez
canal and its approaches.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

When Judge Pendleton grows reminis
cent, he is always interesting. and when
Mr.. Henry Tompkins walked in he said:
Mr.. Tompkins, your cousin, Louis
Garth. was the only bully ever saw
who was a brave man. He was the most
overbearing man ever saw. He was in
a poker game in camp with Lieutenant
Forrest, "A brother of General \. b. For
rest, and he called Forrest a liar. For
rest pulled his pistol, double barreled
weapon, and, placing it TO Garth's
breast, he pulled the trigger. The car
fridge failed TO fire, and Garth spat out
a chew of tobacco and without moving
a muscle said, Lieutenant, you had
better try the other barrel" Forrest
put his weapon up and said, Garth,
you are a brave man, and / will not
shoot brave man" They were insep-
arabic friends forever afterward-
Owensboro Inquirer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
STEERING A STEAMSHIP.
sRunnIng the Time and Distance" In
Foggy Weather.


Gustav Kobbe has an article entitled
"Stecring Without Compass in St
Nicholas. Mr. Kobbo says:
The degree of a. B. is not confined to
college graduates. Aboard ship it means
liable bodied" seaman.
Every nautical "A. b. knows how
to "box the compass" and bow to steer
by il. but you will i,e surprised to learn
that no good helmsman will steer by a
compass unless all ether things fail
him. Among those ''otber things" are
the horizon, the wind. the wake OF the
ship, the stars, the soundings and the
line of the surf when running along the
coast And so the ablebodied seamas.
when a Creenhorn takes his trick at the
wheel, hands over the helm 70 him
with this caution, keep your head out
of the binnaclc."
am speaking of sailing vessels
Steamers, especially those that travel ON
regular routes. steer by compass. They
run their courses from point to point
from lighthouse 10 Lighthouse, light
ship, day mark, buoy, bell or fog whis-
tie. In thick weather they know. tax
ing wind and tide into consideration,
how long they should stand on each
course and try never TO pass the "sig-
nal" at the end Of it. When they have
seen or heard that signal, they start ON
the next run" or course. This is called
running the time and distance.
have gone into Halifax on a steamer
that met with thick fog from Cape Cod
down One morning the captain said 10
me:
"we ought to pick up Sambro In half
an hour.
Surely enough. about half an hour
later we heard, through tho fog, can
non shot, the Distinguishing fog signal
Of the Sambro light station on the Nova
Scotian coast
Real sailors-the Jack tars that man
sailing vessels-actnally prefer, as /
have said, TO steer by signs rather than
by compass, and there are times when
the steamer pilots have to.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

John w. Murphy is serving Il term of
itentisry for n crime which he never COM
mitted. IL has been learned that Mnr-
phys twenty-year-Old son was the felon,
but that the father had concealed the
boys crime and took the severe punish
ment upon himself. Steps have been
taken TO have the elder Murphy pardon
ell. The son is willing to give himself up
and suffer instead of his father.
John Deveraux, a farmer near Sneak
leyville, in Mercer County, discovered
two men trying to open his safe Tuesday
night and opened fire on them. They
ran into TIA woods. firing several times
at Deyeraux. \ trail of blood was fol-
lowed through the woods To an old barn,
where man was found with bad bui-
let wound in his leg. He admitted being
concerned in the shooting. DeverauX
refused TO prosecute him, his wounds
were dressed, and he went on his way
unmolestcd.
In the clothes he had stolen from a
scare crow, John Brown, an escaped
HuntingdOn-R Reformatory prisoner, for
whom the authorities of dozen counties
had been looking since Tuesday, was
captured near Harrisburg Thursday and
taken back to the Reforfnatory by Depu
ty-Warden George ID. Bert. Brown who
is a colored boy. amer exchanging clothes
with the scarce-crow, robbed spring
house and stole five shirts and better
clothes from Il farmhouse. While ileeing
from the officers the lad plunged into the
canal and swan to a swamp on the OPP
posite side, where later the officers al
most fell over him as he lay in the grass.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
Ine Negative Reward of Virtue In the
Windy City by the Lake


"A queer thing happened to me, +"
said Bailey. lighting fresh cigar. 1T
was only ore of those incidents of street
travel that might happen 10 any one,
but annoying from the misconstruction
put upon il. -
Let's hear it" said the other fell
lows, making themselves comfortable.
Il was riding ON the electric, said
Bailey, land in the seat opposite was a
pretty girl. +"
''Oh, you consider yourself judge?"
remarked one of the crowd.
II certainly do. and 1 let her see
that | appreciated her good looks. But
my admiration made no impression.
The young woman busted herself in get
ting her fare ready, and / watched her
as she deity extracted dime from her
pocketbook and held it on the palm of a
pretty hand, ready for the conductor.
"Ycu were hit hard, Bailey"
Then thought me Of my own fare,
and as / was holding a newspaper in
NV hand / rose and dived down into my
pocket for nickel The conductor came
along and / handed il TO him Just as
my yis-a-yis said:
What has become Of my 10 cents?
There she sat staring at her hand,
Which was no longer occupied by the
piece If silver. We all looked for it.
but it had disappeared, and she found a
nickel with which she paid her fare. At
that moment l slipped my hand into
my overcoat pocket and found there the
10 cent piece.
"How could you identify it?'' asked
one Of the boys.
Il never carry money in an outside
pocket. Besides it had not been there a
moment before. No, knew how il hap
pened. Ny paper had whisked it from
her hand, and it had dropped from it
to my pocket, as / explained to her. +"
WAS she surprisedf What did she
sayg'
Boys, can't tell you all she said
Please dent ask me. She remarked
that no one could judge by appearances,
and she hoped it was my first beginning
in a life Of crime; that if had been
hardened would not have returned it
TO her, but that probably saw that
she suspected me. and lot more, while
the fellows in the other seats were guy
ing me. But you can bet your bottom
dollar never find any woman s moIf-
and return it 20 her again Not much
Mary Ann. Chicago Times Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
An Expen.ive Product.

1t is said that the most costly product
in the world is charcoal thread. 1t is at
present made in Paris, but by an artisan
who carefully conceals himself from the
public the better TO guard the secret of
his craft Charcoal thread is sold at
wholesale by the gramme (I519 grains)
and is used for incandescent lamps
That for the 80 candle lamp costs Sl2,-
900 per pound and that for 90 candles
s., 900 per pound. New York Ledger
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g. Adzms street. Ale {. Thirte-Hth street.
sseny. cancer Of LIP. . Pittsburgh. cancer 81
Yc-ts- breast. years
&rs. Armburst. weaver's Old Stand. Westmore-
lsEd CO inty. cancer of leg. ye7rs- Mrs. J~mss
lorsters. Coal Mining. Indiana county. Pa. cancer
oi shoulder. years Mr Roth. corner Thirty-sisl5
siIesi and Penn aveuue. cancer Of cheek. yesrs-
Mo Horn. Hang street. Allegheny. cancer Of cheek.
Jycars- Mr. Stewart 70 6rsoe street. Mt Wash
iugfon. fiiishurEh. cancer of uonh. years Ar1.
]. Kelly. West Fiitsbufsh street Greensh.irs. Pa.
iuzor of nose. yeSrs Mr. Stevenson. IS PsrE
Way. ALLEGHENY. fgIaor on forehead. fs years Mrk
C Lohce. t5s7 Shakespeare street p r. Pit;shurgh
cancer q tre1ss. years. Mrs. BegharS cancer a
breast. years Mrs Muller, caneer Of breast n
yezrs. Mss liseafI.. cancer Of Womh. = yesrt.
Ms Holstat. e4fosr o. womb. years. Irs- lzrE.
hCf esEcsT of Wou b. year- Mr.. Mzivrr. tetter %
eczema. 3 years Mrx Egsn. Cancer of the trca>i
syeSrs- Mn StrS-sy. csnccr of womb. mui.i.s
81 Ro,.nsca street Assghcuy City. Pr Adsa
Eizck. cancer or ltp. Siubo station. Beaver County
Pa. Air Wcraer c1uSsr Of return. Sol. Forty-dfis
street. Pittsburgh IA Mss. Apler. cancer on nos-
Ffsaks;oxH aveaLr. E T.. PiItsburgh. Pa Mn
Mats. cancer q the breast. g. years Of age Curry
s-;Iou. Bedhel toSuship. Allegheny county. Pa
sirs Muller. cancer OF tie lip .rd tong.e, yezrA
sGioIa' SoGeTsei eeuaiy. "a.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
with the Light. Turned Down.

do you notice any increase in your
gas bills since your daughters are old
enough TO receive company, professor"
"You have recalled something, sir.
that Is inexplicable to me. We regard
mathematics as fixed science, and yet
it is fact that pay less for gas than
when the entire household used 10 re-
tire together. It's astounding DC
troit Free Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
The Spear.

In old days. when the spear was used
as a weapon Of war. men had to be very
careful how they carried it. If in a
strange country they bore their spears
point forward. it was taken as 4 decla-
ration of war. while if they carried
them ON their shoulders with the point
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
People Think Dr. Saim Has Done Another
Wonderful Piece of Work

have had a very had case OF catarrh and
sore eyes for more than years, aud conse-
queniiy IL gave me "A world OF trouble. was
obliged TO sec Dr.. Salm. under his treatment
the change Is wonderfully rapid. Ny friends
are astonished, as well, and think with me
that Dr. Salm has done another wonderful
piece of work. Louis C. Shannon
Nhitestown, Butler county, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

A happy cheerful disposition should
be cultivated 10y everyone. The dispo-
sition to look on the bright side of
things is desirable one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
EASTW

For rates, maps, &c, call on Ticket Agents or
address Thos. 4. Watt, l.. \. W. D.. .a0 Finh
Avenue. PittSburg, Pa.
J. II. Hutchinson j. r. Wood
Gen. Manager. GenI Pass. a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
A Case of Catarrh and Threat Trouble Cured
by Dr. Salm.

by DIR. Salm.
For more than 3 years our children have
been suffering from calarrh and throat troub-
le, also enlarged tonSils. They were coniinu-
ally taking cold. Could hardly breathe at
night. Their constitution became undermin-
ed. After short course ot Treatment with
DIR. Salnl. they have almost entirely rccover-
ed from their miserable disease
j. r. Harrison.
Bellefonte, Centre county, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

Caiarrh and Eye Trouble Cured by DIR. Saln.
For more than ; years | have had very
had case of eye trouble and csstarrh. The
eyes continually got sore and grew weaker
and weaker. | always took cold. Dr. Saln
cured me
Cleveland Kimberly.
McNcyton. Witnessed by A. j. Kimberly.
Mifiiin county, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

Spectacles were invented six hum
dred years ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07

Lived off Bread and Milk for Years. Home
Doctors Failed Ia Cure Me. Dr. Salm Sue
ceeded i'm Curing.
For more than years have had bad case
of catarrh, stomach and general trouble. Took
cold continually. For one and one-half years
could eat only bread and milk. Tried diff
fercnt doctors 10 get rid of my misery, but got
worse and worse so went to DR. Salm for
treatment. and to-day am as strong as ever;
can eat anything. and don't take any more
cold. and consider myself cured OF this terri
BILE disease.
John ii. Kaufman.
Maffawanna Mifliin Co Pa:
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RAILROAD.
EASTERN STANDARD TING.
IN EFFECT NAY IL, 1897.

cosDESsED SCHEDULE.
Trains arrive aud depart from the station a.
JohnstOwn as follows:
WESTWARD
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-07-07
Couldn't Walk Is Yards at Time. Was No
Earthly Use to any One. Thought
was Going TO Die, but DIR. Salm
Cured Me

For years or more / have had fearful
trouble, began Ia get very weak. Ny limbs
would not carry me any more. Couldn't walk
"A stretch of 10 yards, and my heart would beat
at a fearful rate at the least cxertion Ii seem
ed my blood turned TO water. ! gradually be-
came pale as one dead. was no earthly use
TO any one, and all my ncighbors and rela-
tYes thought was going To die. Home doe
tors couldn't help me- 80 | went to Dr. Salin
and to-day, am happy 10 state. that / am
stronger than ever, can eat nythng, DO u full
days work and enjoy life n much as any one
and my color any one may be proud OF.
Mrs. Sadie Dobbs,
Attested by her father. Frank Richardson
Dunlo Cambria county. Pa.