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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Some Tested Point. In Dict.

Formerly fever patient was forbid
den to take milk, while in modern prssc-
tice it is about the only food allowed,
and a well nigh exclusive diet Of that
liquid Is said to be very efiicacious IN
diabetes At the German spas, Carlsbad,
Wiesbaden, etc, very little bread is
allowed, the diet being mostly made up
of milk, eggs. grapes and lean beef y
nonstarch diet is the rule, bread, starchy
vegetables and cereals being almost ex-
cluded Rice is easily digested and an
excellent food, except that it abounds
in earth salts Fruits are not only di-
gested II the first stomach, but they
have large part Of the nourishment
already in a condition to be absorbed
and assimilated as soon as eaten. The
food elements IN bread and cereals have
TO undergo a process Of digestion in the
stomach and then be passed on TO the
intestines for a still further chemical
change before being of use to the hu-
msn system, showing the advantage Of
a diet Of lean meats and fruits. North
American Review.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Altman Rioodhound.

In Abyssinia they have a very pictur-
esque fashion of identifying thieves
There is an official nominated for TIC
purpose in each district Upon receiy-
ing information Of a robbery he gives
his confidential servant a dose Of certain
herbs. afterward a pipe Of tobacco
The man drinks and then smokes. In
due course he begins to rave and to
crawl about en- hands and knees Then
the thief catcher puts a rope about his
loins. and on all fOurs he perambulates
the neighborhOod, shifting like hound,
Enters house at last and goes to sleep
npon the floor That is legal evidence
of the owners guilt
He has 10 pay the value Of the stolen
goods or to square" the thief catcher,
which, as a rule. comes to much the
same thing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
OFFERED HIM Two WIVES.
king Cetewayo Appreciated the re1or's
Singing Of '-Old Dog Tray

Singing Of .-oid hog Tray
There is much in 4 name, or az least
1 think 50. - said Albert Gerard -Thiers
the tenor. who oaoe sing for old Cste-
vayo. king Of the ZlluS Mr.. Gerard
Thisrs several years ago bore the leu
tonie oognomen Of Thesis and had it
changed to Thiers His fame spread, and
his middle name was welded to his sur
name with a hyphen-
- an more French than German, !"
he continued, "and my vocal method Is
not at al German. Many people i'm
agine that a German vocalist is mas
ter Of the cultural, ana that is one rea-
son why ] had my name changed have
no prejudice against the German meth
od. only prefer the French method Of
singing. People who were introduced to
me used to ask if was German As
speak French and not German, con
cluded 70 change my name to Thiers
NV wife is an American, but she has
lived 50 long In Paris that she speaks
French lie native and has nothing
German IN her appearance OF manners
Ibid you sing in French TO King
Cetewayos"
''No; l sang IN English The old
Zulu was IN captivity when saw him
in Africa Twas singing In Cape Colony
in my boyhood days with an English
opera company, and after it stranded ]
visited the dethruned African monarch
The English kept him guarded at
farmhouse, but allowed him privileges
l sang several operatic airs for him, but
they did not please him, and in despair
tried old Dog Tray. He liked it.
and when told the story he said dog
was faithful and wished me 70 sing it
again Then ne embarrassed me exceed
ingly by presenting me with two of his
wives Each was more than six feet IN
height and black as the ace Of spades
declined his royal offer, although he de-
clared the wives would not be missed "
New York Commercial
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

ID. B. MARTIN,
Manager OF Passenger TEidis
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

It was the French assassin Lupi
who escaped To sea from Cayenne in a
coffin lie managed to get some nails,
tar and cotton. and one dark night he
got into tie coffin shed He selected a
fRe. stanch and seawOrthy coffin, fas-
tened the Id IN order to tunl it into a
deck. leaving = cockpit sufficient to en-
able him to crawl in he calked all the
joints IS wcu as he could, and when
tins " = w2s finished lie made pair
Of paddles ouJ Of two planks. Then he
brought ont his craft with great p-ecau-
ton. Without much difficulty he reach
Cd the water 5 edge Silently and slowly
he proceeded IN the hope Of reaching
either Venezuela OF British Guiana. $50
nautical miles distant Fortunately or
unfortunately fer Lupi the steamer
Abellle, returning from the Antilles, of
Paramaribo. picked him up, half drown
ed and almost IN a fainting condition,
and few hours later he was in irons
In his oell-San Francisco Argonaut
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
A ,fanag;,r w,sow

a certain young widow of Indianapo-
lis, who has just changed her weeds for
brighter hues, gave dinner party not
long ago, says the indianapolis Sentinel
The rooms were decorated with a great
profusiOn of flowers Roses in masses
were ON the mantels, and the dinner
table fairly blossomed- In fact, the
abundance Of flowers was unusual One
Of the guests could restrain her curiosity
no longer. and when the dessert was
brought in said:
"Wel, Mrs Blank, you're rather
Spreading on the flowers tonight -
"Yes, replied the fair widow bright
ly, but tomorrow | am going to take
them out to Grow Hill and put them on
poor Tom grave
A regular "1s' shiyer went round
the table
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
OLD TIME fLYcATcHINe.
Primitive Method Of Getting Rsd Of the
rr,.l,lc.on.e Pe<rs.

Troablesome Fesss-
Newton N. Wilson. living enc mile
east Of town. ssys 4 Sooftsburg lInG-l
communication. has hanging IN his barn
az interesting keepsake IN the shape 0f
. fycateher. 1t Is not 50 curious in IT
salf as II is in showing the primitive
methods resoated % i1y tie farmers IN
carly DAYS to nd themselves Of flies Il
Is simply Fwo srnoath walnut boards,
perhaps so by I2 inches. beveled at one
end and fastened together by two whang
cords strung through matched holes,
In the antebelium days people never
thought of keeping flies cut Of the
house. the problem was to dispose OF
them Is they swarned through the
rooms. making life miserable generally.
In fact. the use Of netting to prevent
their ingress Is Of comparatively recent
origin. the invention Of this much need
Cd article dating back only l5 or 20
years
As everybody Knows. flies are excep-
fiolallv thick In farmhouses. even
where screens are used, and when they
pre- not they are almost intolerable- In
tho oldon days the methad most CON-
monly employed in the country to de-
strov the troublesome fly was the use Of
such instruments as the one described
above. The boards were beveled and
hung in such manner that hy their
weight they separated at the bottom,
and thus hung IN an inverted Y shape
To attract the flies they were sneared
with molasses On the inner sUrface
Thus prepared, they were suspended
IN convenient places about the house
IN kitchen, hallway, porch, which gen
erallv served IS the summer dining
place, and especially IN passageways-
Il was a common duty Of every member
OF the household when passing one Of
those catchers 70 clap the boards togeth-
er. thus MASKING the flies witch had
collected thereon The cook clapped
them IL the kitchen, the hands as they
passed to and from the house at meal
times did likewise, the whole household
clapped them together hundreds Of times
q day. and thousands Of pestiferous flies
met their doom Louis Republic
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
a p.me sehool 10 Enrlana. lsa1

On a perch, forming a triangle With
the corner Of the room, sat a cock and
two hens Under a stump bed immedi-
ately beneath was dog kennel in the
occupation Of three black terriers, whose
barking, added to the noise CT the chill
dren and the cackling Of the fowls on
the approach Of a stranger, was almost
dCafening. There was only one small
window, AZ which SAT the teacher, OBJ
structing three-fourths OF the light it
was capable OF admitting. -Parliamen-
farv ReDort
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
An AnaiahIe Greenhorn.

Mrs G. Of Staten Island had in
her employ greenh0rn. Her only quail
ifcation for the position Of waitress
which she possessed ON her arrival IN
this country was a pretty face She
was voluble Of speech and slow Of coni-
prehension, and many a housekeeper
would have given her marching orders
at the end Of the first week, but Mrs
C. thought there were the makings
Of a good servant in her, and 50 kept
her.
After the girl had been with her a
month and had learned how to serve
soup without spilling it down the backs
Of the diners ldr. C. gave a dinner.
to which were invited two very digni-
lied people IL whose home everything
ran with the smoothness Of a chronOm-
eter, and she was naturally anxious 10
approximate that smoothness in the
service Of her dinner
For two courses everything went as
heart could wish Bridget refrained
from speech, spilled not thing, was
attentive 10 the wants Of the guests
and looked as pretty as a fresh young
Irish girl can. which is saying a great
deal
But when she removed the fish and
attempted to take it down stairs 10 the
kitchen she tripped On the top step, and
with a scream and a series Of bumps
and crashes she and the fish accomplish
ed the descent
Mrs C. and her family vainly
tried 10 keep from laughter. There was
such cheerful bumpy sound in her
down going. The two dignified guests
were adamant They evidently heard
nothing Bnt even their risibles were
not proof against what followed. Mrs
C. sat irresolute for a moment, hop
ing that the girl would not require as
sistance And she did not In the rich
est Of accents a voice came up the base
ment stairs:
Did We hear me? Fell arl the way
down shtairs and landed On me fut loike
burrd. ''-Harper's Bazar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
wilmer MeLe.n's Two Historic Houses.

General Horace Porter describes the
surrender of Lee in his Campaigning
With Grant in The Century. The sur
render took place IN the house Of Will
mar Mclean. It viii BE remembered
General Porter says: Ii is a singular
historical coincidence that Mclean :
former home was upon Virginia farm
rear the battle-ground Of the first Bull
Eun. and his house was used cor a time
= the headquarters Of General Beaure-
gard When 1t was found that this fight
was 50 popular that it was given an en-
core and a second battle of Bull Run
was fought the next year on the same
ground. Mr Mclean became convinced
tEat the place was altogether lacking in
Tepose. aid. 10 avoid the active theater
CT war. be removed to the quiet village
e AVp0mattox. only to find himself
arain surrounded by contending armies
Thus the hrst and last scene. of the war
Drama IN Virginia were enacted upon
his property
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
From Church to Jail.

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 5.-While listen
ing to mis- father preach in the First Ger
man Methodist church here tO-nigh,
Charles Haendiges. II years old, was
summoned to the door and arrested for
bnrgiaries of six large retail stores with
In the past few months. Early this even
ing larry McLain, 10 years old was dis
covered in the big Leader store by the
Waterman. He had companion, who
escaped. At the police station he said
the preachers son was his pal" Later
the two youths admitted that they had
perpoiratcd six recent burglaries.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

4 lady who has bec1 away from the
city for a long while. and who during
her absence received the sad news Of the
death Of the husband of one Of her init
mate friends, upon her return hastened
% call upon the bereaved widow 70 ex-
tend her sympathy and oond0leDce
Ny dear -, I am so sorry TO hear
of your husbands death, - said the la
dy with suspicious break in her voice,
"and you know, dear, how much sym
pathize with you
Yes, / know you do 1t is awful to
have your husband taken away, and be
cid not leave ne cent Of insurance
either, =" saii the widow. bursting into
tears Toledo Blade.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The citizens Of Dijon. France, recent
~ voted a tax for putting railing
around tree which stands within the
city limits The tree bears a label
which informs the sightseer that it is
the oldest poplar in France The town
council has a record tracing the history
Of the tree since the year 722 a. ID.
is ls2 feet in height and 45 feet in cir
cumfcrence at the base Morning
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The Spanish main is the circular
bank Of islands forming the northern
and eastern boundaries Of the Caribbean
50 beginning at Mosquito and includ-
ing Jamaica, Santo Domingo the Lee
ward islands and the Windward Islands,
with the coast Of NeneZaela, in South
America The word main has no af.
finity with the English word as in main.
land, but comes from the Spanish word
manea. shackles. given in reference tC
the imaginary resemblance Of the broken
chain Of islands 10 that in early days. "a
miliar article. Boston Transcript.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Tne PIleaIMs


sr-hsfhs- ufigrir=s whittier hound
Pn-1nr sorIy EIfh 10 s0undf
one - oasr they luarneE By
Ciaiirs ElieinE silcutty
Stoa.ir. slosriy. din and r-nF.
Hold ihey on their rhu-fly Tay
iti,s.r. ciliif-cu. making Nay
Of sha solemn aufl--ln dag
T-,tS u-ssrt Trey f.zt nCw vent y
V.,1e the ssssd s1ee1s gave sigaf
Eh5 file I.l -srfiszls. I-ifu ard -1eT-
stopped ard isse-ks.- uI'on ypslr IiiaFf
sT.a harz vans.erui Il.any nozrs
Es-re scfssss so-lse olse Eil-es the r1ls ers;
- brard iaus-hfer n the Erzss
f5l-f ,ls. sew no nilcIiIl I.azs-
us.i~lsss 1a,--I.--le cisuske1i + s.re
-.sharas uczt by They teckonssl ne
-1hn Vince Cheney N Century
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

In southern California, in the peach
districts, peach stones are not uncom-
monty used as fuel They are sold at
the canneries by the wagon load Peach
stones burn freely and make a very good
fire.
On the homeward voyage of vessels
IN the oOcoanut trade cOcoanuts are used
for fuel, as they are also while the YES
sci is lying at her wharf discharging
not sound nuts, but such as are decayed
and not salable. The nuts are broken
before they are put into the stove Co
coanuts burn freely and make a good
hot fire. New York sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

In the northern parts of China there
are many villages which are almost de-
serted IN winter, the inhabitants going
south, where they live by begging.
They form regular guilds and literally
compel shopzeepers to help them by
threatening to cause a riot in front Of
their stores. which Chinese merchants
abhor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The Russians are eolonizing the whole
OF their vast Asian possessions and car
rying with them everywhere the mir
OF self governing village. wherein WON
en- who arc heads of households are per-
mitted 10 vote.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

DR.. Chauncey NJ Depew tells how.
after the Pawnee Indians had extermi-
mated the Crows, when he was boy,
be Journeyed from Peekskill to New
York TO see the great Pawnee war CHIEF
who was being exhibited al Barnuni $
II happened to be the 18th Of March, f"
said Mr. Depew, and as the parade
passed tho museum, the band playing
The Wearing Of the Green. the great
Pawnee war chief rushed to the window
and exclaimed to the medicine man,
'Be6iad, Moike. III sce that procession
If lose my jobr Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Saharan Oasls.

French experts in the desert of Sahara
are expressing apprehensions at the
gradual diminution Of the fertile cases
1t is known that the large oases were
much larger in the tine of the ancient
Romans and that they are being con-
stantly reduced in size by the encroach-
ments of the sand dunes The problem
is how TO stop these
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

A Massachusetts, soldier was the first
to lose a leg in the civil war. He en-
listed April 30, 1861, and 20 days later
his leg was crushed by the fall of
stack Of his own company muskets in
the capitol rotunda at Washington
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The oldest shaped county among tho
5000 which go to make up the separate
divisions Of the yarioUs states is War
rem county, Tenn II lies IN the center
d the state and is as lear a perfect cir
Gle Is any division Of land could be.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
The Small Unwashed.

The Lapp baby belongs to the class Of
the small unwashed- When its mother
is in a particularly neat frame of mind,
she daubs fat ON it, and that is all the
bathing that the youngster is likely to
get. as it ontgrows fondling and fat
clubbing in time
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

Gertie-Marie is awfully angry at
that young Tutter
Mertie-What for? Did she find ont
he was flirting with herr
Gertie-No She thought that he was
flirting, but learned that he was not
Brooklyn Life
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

After Luka Jantje, the Bechuanaland
chief had been killed in the attack bv
tie CSse s5rces on his camp his head
szas cat or by a British soldier at ths
Eder Of his superior officer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The London Echo gives a list Ct
large landowners in Australia One os
them has 620.0 acres, another /, 200, :
600, third 3, COO. 600. while the Uniou
bank owns no fewer than $500, OOa
acres
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Ash Pit Emptier.

To assist in removing ashes from the
pits where locomotives dump a track is
placed IN ine bottom Of the pit, on
which steel cars are run, with derrick
tycrhead 70 lift the cars out and dump
Iaem when they heonme full
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Sure Sign.

BARRIERS wife is rather the boss of
the outfit, lsn't she?'
81 would not like to say so positive
~ But do know that they have only
two wheels, and one is a woman's
wheel, and the other is a tandem. -
typographical Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup is
pleasant 10 take, positively harmless to
the most delicate constitution, and alb
soluiely sure TO cure the most obstinate
cough or cold. a household boon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The thickest known coal seam in the
world Is the Wyoming. near Twin
creek, In toe Green river coal basin.
Wyoming. 1t is so feet thick, and up
ward Of 500 feet Of solid coal underlies
I. 900 acres
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

Diseases often lnrk in the blood be-
fore they openly manifest themselves.
Therefore keep the blood pure with
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

1t has been estimated that over 2. .000,-
900 acres are devoted to the manufAc-
sure Of deer in Scotland and that about
5000 stays are annually killed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

On statistics furnished by the phar-
macists it Is estimated that there are in
Paris alone at least so. .oo9 victims Of
the morphine habit
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

The State solicitors for South Carolin
report that 20 murders occurred in thai
State in the past year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

In Russia women householders vote
for all elective officers and on all local
matters
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

Evangelist Moody Is conducting series
of meetings in Pittsburg. Thousands turn
out to hear him at every meeting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

a. E. Siblsy. a prosperous merchant Of
Sheffield. L., was shot and killed while
committing burglary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15

- rifez. HteuS. &c. esU on Ticket a,,s.,.,,.-
Aearess taos r. Watt, 7. A. v. D., 20 F5nI
aE.lue, PiftsbuTg. Pa '-i-i'
d Hutchinson. r. Wool.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
EASTERN STANDARD TIEx
IN EFFECT MAY l2, 1897.
CONDENSED scHxprLr

Johnstown as follows: ''i AZ
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WESTWARD
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CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Somerset and Cambria Branch.
SORTHWAKD.

SoRTHwAKD.
JohDstown Mall xpress-Rockwood 100 a.
m-- somerset $50. StOyestorn Q.92 Hoov-
erSyille l0t0, JOhustoWn II:la
Johnstown Mail ExoreSs.-Rockwo0d II.20 a
m, Somerset il:ii stovcStopn l9.fa FToov-
ersviile l2-2i, JOhnstOEn LILO p. m.
-Jo1isLcWn Accommodate ton -Hoc L-yrood f.55
p. m Somerset so StOyestoygn 5cfg Hooy-
ersyille 5-59, JOlinstown 6.f5.
1OUTHwAlD.
-Mali-Johnstown $50 am, ,Hooversv 10
St9yestown s.S3, SOmeret I0.2 Redwood
Express.-Johnstown 2.Ie D. m, HoOvergvUle
wood is05.
sDaily.
D. B. MARTIN
Manager OF Passenger Tnifie.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-15
Barrett Gas Engine,
Best in use. Any size. Call and
see it.
We also carry a line of

once and Works near the r. R. station.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-13
TOO MUCH PIATFORNI

During the discussion before the Com
mittee on Resolutions at Roanoke on the
question Of a senatorial primary, Senator
Daniel said that in his opinion the Demo-
cratic party was overloaded in both
the state and nation with issues. He felt
at Chicago that a mistake was being
made in adopting a platform that covered
entirely too many subjects. While he
subscribed heartily to every feature of
the platform he felt now in the light Of
all that occurred in the campaign, that
had the fight been made on the one
great Issue Of free silver. William Jen-
nings Bryan would have been elected
President (Applause)"
The Senator, no doubt. referred 10 the
Altgeld plank. the plank attacking the
Supreme Court, and other declarations
Of that character in the wondrous docu-
ment. 1t is evident from the applause
that other members of the committee
agreed with him, and yet before the
committee rose it reaflirmed the Chicago
platform in toto without dissenting
voice.