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Questions For Young Men.

If you have any ambition to bea1
yourself we'll, to succeed in life i'll all
ways as we'll as in the financial way.
which is commonly understood When
success is mentioned, you must become
aware of the fact that you cannot live
any kind of life you may like for years
and still have the highest character. II
is the little incidents from day to day
which make man S character, and per.
haps the strongest of all these little III.
cidents are those which concern the
treatment of women and girls by men
and boys The fact of being constantly
with women sometimes cultivates the
habit of paying little attention to them,
of not recollecting that they are to be
treated with never failing courtesy
This is but step in the direction lead
ing to such incidents as one sees in LII
rope, where young brothers sit about the
house i'll their uniforms, paid for by
their sisters sewing or teaching, and
let these same sisters bring their shoes
or coats or glasses of water, and what
not When we go to Germany and SEE
N''Ao OH VI NiiiilF' wv ~ bhiiN a IJt
for the men of that race. They do not
begin to equal the vigor. the manliness,
the civilization, of our American men.
And yet we must not behold the mote
i'll our brothers eye unless we consider
the beam III our own. We must not crit
icise others unless we can at least say
that our own men have clear idea of
their proper course in such matter.
Furthermore, when you are dealing
with the other sex it is wise to bear in
mind that as yOu treat them so are you
building up character III yourself. If
you do not bear in mind the courtesies
Of all kinds which are woman S due,
you cannot retain for any length of time
a pride i'll yourself, satisfaction with
your behavior, which is commonly called
self respect And without self respect
you viii have a hard time Of it in the
world. --IImpcr's Round Table.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
slipping Shoulders.

And now, says New York fashion
writer, comes the disagreeable news
that in foreign fashion centers sloping
shoulders are to reign We have it
on undoubted authority that the leop-
ard cannot change his spots nor man
add one cubit to his stature, yet Will
the modern exponent of fashion ex-
ercise her ingenuity in the alteration of
the anatomy above the shoulders For
many years We have worn our shoulders
up to our ears, SO to speak Now all Is
to be changed, and the fashionable
woman must assume the virtue of slop-
ing shoulders, though she have it or
not. Seams from neck to shoulder point
are to be heightened, and all fullness
hat remains in the top of the sleeve
will tend in downward direction. The
shoulders proper will remain where they
are, but Will look as II they had received
a direct impetus toward the elbow
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
ONE OF THE OLDEST SHIPS.
An American Bark Built In I704 Still
Doing Duly


The bark True Love, built in Phila-
delphia i'll 1854, has been found upon
search to be yet afoat III the capacity of
coal hulk, engaged III active trade
This discovery was matte through a cas-
ualty recorded III the Maritime Exchange
as follows: True Love, barge. was in
collision with schooner Gravcsend of
London, off GRAY, send, and had port
quarter damaged 10 such an oxtcnt that
it was found necessary t. tow her Into
Rochester, and she arrived III that place
in charge of the tug Commerce. The
true Love has not only outHved her
builders ard thor SUCCESSORS, but has
also Outlived every craft that was built
in her time and for many years after.
ward, and this fact, coupled with the
report that the historic elaft Is still en-
gagged in active pursuits. places Phila-
delphia at the very tep Notch as a ship.
building center.
Iii 1864, when this famous old craft
was launched on the banks Of the Della
ware, although her length was but 90
feet inches, she was then the largest
vessel of commerce that the Delaware
had ever floated. Contrast TINS with the
dimensions of the huge Hamburg Amer
lean Packet company steamship Penn
sylvania, whose length Is 5S7 feet, and
one will be amazed With the magnitude
of the modern ship of commerce. The
True Love, upon being completed, sailed
away from Philadelphia early i'll 1765,
and no record is had of her return To
this city until Aug. %, 1873, when, at
the age of 100 years, She came into port
from Iyigtut, Greenland, with "a cargo
of kryolite in command of Captain
Thomas Nathaniel, consigned to B.
Crowley. She was discharged here and
surveyed by the American Lloyds in
October, 1878, and sailed away, never
to return again. Upon her arrival short
ly afterward in London she was sold
and turned into a coal hulk, in which
capacity she still serves.
The dimensions of this famous True
Love are: Length, 90 feet 8 inches;
beam, 26 feet 8 inches; depth of hold,
II feet. She measured 296 tons register,
and, like all old craft, carried very lit
tie more cargo
The discovery that there was still
afloat Philadelphia built vessel of such
an age has caused much comment on
the floors of the Maritime Exchange,
and some shipping men are of the opin-
ion that this old craft should, if posi-
Bile, be purchased as relic. Records
show that the True Love was for time
owned in Hull, England, by G. Dahl
previous to her purchase by John s.
Ward of London, and during that time
she was engaged i'll the Baltic trade
Philadelphia Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
They DO Not Mind the Pennies.

Experience has made the men of the
fruit stands overcautious in handling
coin above the size of 10 cent piece.
The larger pieces they will test upon the
pavement or sink their teeth into in Il
tentative fashion. 1t Is to be noted,
however, that whenever customer
makes penny purchase they pocket his
change without scanning it-almost
hastily indeed. There is deep reason in
this procedure.
For one thing, nobody counterfeits
the cent piece; it is too cheap. For an
other thing, the fruit dealer knows that
no coin of smaller denomination is pass
ing into his hands. fsor Il third thing,
and this is the most important, there is
always a chance thar the customer is
deceived himself and is handing over a
nickel, dime or one of the minor gold
pieces, under the impression that he is
paying but penny. If he looks satisfied
and starts to go away, ne is not likely
to be called back to get the change. DC
casionally some such involuntary wind
fall comes the way of the fruit man -
New York Mail and Express.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15

symptoms were accompanied by
severe pains in the head. | took sew
eral kinds of medicines recommended
for catarrh, and used various local ap-
p1ications, but the disease had become
so deep-seated that they had no effect
whatever. | was alarmed at my CON-
dition, as l knew this disease invari-
ably descended to the lungs, ending
IN consumption. | was induced to take
S. S. S, (Swift's Specific), and after two
months l was perfectly we'll, and
have never felt any effects of the
disease since"
S. S. S. is the only blood remedy
which it is impossible to initiate. There
is a substitute for most of them, for
they are all alike-contain the same
ingredients, and are made in the same
manner. But there is no substitute
for S. S. S., as it is in every way diff
ferent from every other blood remedy
offered to the public. 1t is natures own
remedy, being made from roots and
herbs gathered from the forests, and
contains not particle of mercury,
potash or other drug. 1t is not a drug
store remedy, and not single ingredi-
emit can be obtained from a chemist S
shop. S. S. S. (Swift's Specific) is the
only blood remedy which is guaran-
teed to be
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
GOLD AND SILVER PLATING


The following is a very simple method
for gold and silver plating Take an
ounce of nitrate Of silver, which IL
made as follows: One ounce of fine sill
yer, one ounce nitric aid one-half
ounce water. Put the silver into a Flor
ence flask. then pour III the acid aud
water Place the ha.K on the sand bath
for few moments taking care not to
apply too much heat and a. soon as
chemical action bfcomes violent remove
the flask 10 IA cooler Ilaee and allow the
action 10 % On until It nearly slacIs.
when, if there J. any silver still r. aln-
ing, the fisk may be placed on tine bath
again litii the silver disappears. II the
acid employed j. weak. il may BE- neces-
sary to add little more Thercd fumes
formed when chemical action Is going
on disappear when the acid has done its
work
The nitrate Of silver formed during
the above operation should BE- poured
into porcelain capsule and heated IN
til a pelliele appears on the surface
when ii may be set aside TO crvstallize
The uncrystallized liquor should be
poured from the crystals into another
vessel and heat applied until 1t has
evaporated sufficiently to crystalline
Then you have nitrate Of silver Take
an ounce of nitrate of silver, dissolve IN
"a quart Of distilled rainwatcr When
thoroughly dissolved, throw in few
crystals of hyposulphite of soda, which
will at first form a brown prcciptate
but which becomes redissolved if enough
hyposulphite has been added. There
must be present a slight excess of this
salt The solution is now complete
Take sponge, dip it in the solution
and rub it over the work to be plated
A solution of gold may be made in
the same way and applied as described
A concentrated solution of either gold
or silver may be used for work that has
been Worn off by applying it with
camel's hair brush and touching it with
a strip Of zine The writer has used this
method with the most satisfactory sue
cess. The gold or silver used in making
must be perfectly fine Jewellers Cir
cular
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15

The "old trce,' one of Lexington's
famous landmarks, was lately noticed to
be decaying, owing to its age. 1t is now
over 80 years old and was in very
good state of preservation until recent
years. The old tree is situated in front
of the Buchanan tavern, whose walls are
riddled with bullets from the battle in
l775. So it j. supposed that there are
also many more imbedded III the heart
of the old Tree. IN 1883 it was used to
raise the stecplc Of the first meeting
house ON the common, "A rope being at
tached to it and EXTENDED ACROSS the
street. Boston Herald
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
Offensive
Catarrh.

Catarrh is seemingly one of the
most complicated of ailments, and
one which the doctors are absolutely
unable to cure. The reasons for
this are easily explained. Catarrh is
a blood disease, and only a blood
remedy can effect it. The various
sprays, douches and washes which
are employed as local treatment,
may, for time, alleviate the
trouble, but no one ever knew of
such treatment producing a cure.
They can not reach the seat of the dis
ease, as the experience of many
sufferers will prove; nothing can do
so except real blood remedy
In the treatment of Catarrh, S. S.
s. has demonstrated the fact that it
reaches deep-seated diseases, which
other remedies can not touch.
Mr.. Chas. A. Parr. the leading wall
paper dealer, of Athens, Ga, writes:
:. For months l suffered from a severe
case of catarrh. The many offensive
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
He thought for a moment.


Five thousand pounds would do it.
Why"
because, = replied, believing that
q fool should sometimes be helped III
his folly, shall have much pleasure III
lending you that amount.
LEICESTER looked at me III amazement.
Temple, - he cried, you're a good
uni"
We returned to the club, and wrote
him out a check. | left him chatting
with Barton Feuwicke, a gossip, who
spent larae amount of time retailing
information he had picked up and III.
venting much which be had not.
The next evening / went to the Fen.
wickes dance. l had not been there five
minutes before l espied Gwen talking
with Alice Fenwiche. | strollcd up to
them. \ waltz was just beginning
"Are you free for this?" l asked
Gwen as a man came up and claimed
Alice
Eyes, = she replied. but you dom
want to dance. Come into the conse1ya.
tory. "
glanced at her in astonishment. She
seemed perfectly serious l led her to i
secluded spot, and we seated ourselves.
Mr. Temple, " she said impetuously,
sis it true that you have lent Lord
LEICESTER Go, 000?"
GLOW in the name of =" | began.
"Alice Fenwicke told me, " she said
quickly. That gossiping brother OF
hers, Barton, said be had met Lord Ley
cestcr at club and he told him. Is il
true" She looked at me pleadingly.
well, - l said, "LeyeestCr told TIC
that he had got into hobble and woulu
have to run away.
''And you helped him, " said Gwen
softly. $50 that might be Lady Ley.
cester?"
l made no reply She turned and laid
a hand ON my coat sleeve.
do you know" she said, with a
smile, that I'm very glad that I've
found it out before it's too latc?"
Found cut what?' | asked, almost
trembling with excitement.
She hung her head. blush spreading
over her cheeks.
"That I value somebody's good opin.
ion more than a title, " she almost whis.
percd.
"Gweni" l exclaimed
LEICESTER found us presently. lie
seemed IN ii particularly happy mood
"Oh, Lord Lcycester, said Gwen,
looking up at him frankly, do you
mind if l marry Mr.. Temple instead OF
YOURSELF"
He burst out laughing.
Not in the least, E" he clied, land,
Temple-glorious news my biggest
tenant has come into IA fortune and paid
up ten years arrears of rent. I'm out Of
the wood BY Jove, won't the duches.
be mad when she hears | IN not going tc
marry after air.
"And Mis-. Bercsford?' l murmured
II think | can face il, :" said Gwen
confidently.
And she id-Magnet Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
WHAT THE YOUTH NEEDED.
The Order Was Given by the Man Whom
He Made Tired.

Now and then Chicago draws a chap
pie in the great shuttle of life. The other
day one arrived here from an inland
town who had few points to spare in
his trunk
He took up his residence in an aristo-
cratic family hotel, where he appeared
religiously each night at a O'Clock
dinner in the evening dress of a second
class swell. This was all very commend
able and cleanlv, and not at all extraor-
binary where 80 per cent Of the men
did the same thing.
But the good impression awakened b.,
the chastity of the newcomers appear
ance in the ineffable bosom and tie was
obscured by his attempt to order his
dinner in as much French as he deem
ed would be intelligible The seniority
of his final order for demitasse
was good for all the surrounding tables,
if not for the butler pantry.
As the first week rolled on the young
man grew more Frenchy, more mellow,
more metropolitan in spirit, and on the
occasion of his first evening at home
made his way to the smoking room,
where he arranged himself dangerously
and picturesquely i'll an easy chair
Near him was the station Of small
colored buttons.
"Garconl Gmcon!' called out the
oriental one, but little William stood,
with his heavy, seallike eyes rolled up
ward and his great paws crossed sol
EMMY over his brass huttoned jacket,
regardless and needless of the over
whclming honor being done him.
II say, there, gaIcon, won't you
bring me-ah''
Some brains, William for Thu
chap, " growlcd an apoplectic man on
the other side of the room. Chicago
Tribune
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15

The young matrons who were taking
course in housekeeping principally
because il was Il fad had been listening
more CT lsss intontly 10 the lecturer,
when the Latter startled them by in
quiring:
what is the first thing to be done IN
training IA waitrcss;'
Convince her that she is not already
trained, promptly answered the one
who had had the most experience, and
the lecturer said, Quite right. Chi
Elgo Post.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
THE PLAYFUL SEAL.
Lots of Fun In Juggling Things In the
Water with Its WHISPERS.

Lots of Fun In Juggling Things In the
Water with Its WHISPERS.
Seals have ON either side of the nose
little scattering bunch Of Whislers or
bristles something like eat S Whiskers
The bristles Of the hair seal-the species
at the aquarium at Battery park-are
not so long as those Of the fur seal, but
they are three or four inches in length,
and they are white and slender and tlex-
ible. The older Of the aquarium seals,
which has been there shout 20 years,
gets II lot of fun out of Its whiskers. It
juggles things in the water with them
for hours at IA time.
There may be floating i'll the pool a
fragment OF fish skin, for instance. left
from the last feeding The seal will
swim uuGu ihls and raise it on the tips
of its slender bending whiskcrs The
fragment teats away or lodges off with
the agltation Of the water caused by the
seals motions, and the seal swings its
head under 1t and raises ii again on its
whisker tips Ii it slides down a wave
that the seal las raised, the seal sWims
after it, The seal is very rapid and
graceful sN immCr. Sometimes this seal
when it has tosScd up the fragment of
fish skin III this way will tuIu over in
the water with "A swift spiral movement
and catch the fish skin On ITS blistles
again when Il comes W 1t is some
thing like Il man tossing things up i'll
the air and then turning round and back
in time to catch them when they come
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
Purely Vegetable.
thers are founded on mercury and

All others are founded on mercury and
potash.
Deep-seated and obstinate blood
troubles, such as Cancer, Scrofula,
Catarrh, Rheumatism, Eczema, Con-
tagious Blood Poison, ETC., which 9TH
er remedies do not reach, yield readily
to the curative powers of S. S. S.
Books on blood and skin diseases
will be mailed free to any address
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-15
TRY GRAIN-O! TRY GRlIN-O!

ASK your Grocer to day to show you pack
age of GRATN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The Children may
drink il without injury as well rs the adult
An who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rlch
seal brown Of Mocha or Java, but il is made
from pure grains, and the most delicate
stomach receives it without 6lstrts>. u the
pIice Of coffee. Is cts. and p cts. pr package.
Sold by All EroCers
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HAIR WORK.

Hair work Of all kinds done to order.
switches made, repaired and grayed ir' IN
combngs and cut hair. Also hair goods
furnished. All shades matched, gray hair a
speciality. At the residence of q. W. Berry,
% II Ugh St, opposite DR.. Taggart's. Smo4
MISS D. c. DOWNES.
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of material in car lots direct
from the mills is the greatest
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CHEAP. Then you can get
the best at the prices you
pay for the poorest at the
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5reezes, generous shade. If you
want q vacation at reasonable cost
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Black, G. P. A, A. T. & s. F. Ry.,
Topeka, Kas., for details.
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