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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
THE MoHAMMEDANs.
The Queer Manner In Which They NJ
Up Religion and Murder.

The Queer Manner In Which They Mfx
Up Religion and Murder.
The u,outh Of Ramadan. IN which the
first pat OF the Koran is said to have
been retealed, is observed as fast by
all Moiammedans. Phe fast extends
over the whole month of raging heat"
and involves extraordinary self denial
and self control No food or drink Of
any kind may be taken from daybrsak
1ntil the appearance of the stars at
nightfall
The rigor with which Mohammedan
observes this fast and the great gulf be-
tween its observance and obedience 10
the moral code are both illustrated by a
story told in the life Of one of the he
roes of India, Major John Nicholson.
While Nicholson in 1884 was deputy
commissioner in Bannu, a native killed
his brother and was arrested He was
brought before Nicholson on a very hot
evening, looking parched and exhausted,
for he had walked many miles, and it
was the month of Ramadan.
why, exclaimed Nicholson, "is it
possible that you have walked in fast
ing on day like this:'
Thank God, :" answered the Ban
nuchi. Il am good faster.
why did you kill your brother"
81 saw fowl killed last night, and
the sight of the blood put the devil in
TO me F"
He had chopped up his brother,
stood long chase and been marched in
here. but he was keeping the fast, -
wrote the commissioner 10 a fEend, that
he might know what sort of blood
thirsty and bigoted people be. Nichol-
son. had to govern
One day a wretehed little child was
brought before the commissioner. He
had been ordered by his relatives of the
Waziri tribe to poison food
Don't you know it is wrong 70 Eill
people?'' asked Nicholson.
4 know it is wrong to Kill with a
knife or a sword. answered the child
Why
- Because the blood leaves marks /"
answered the trained poisoner.
a Pathan chief, who fell BY Nichol-
son 'sside in sllirmish, left little son,
upon whom the English officer lavished
care and attention. One day the 7-year-
old boy asked his protector to grant him
a special favor.
Tell me first what you want "
Only your permission, sahib, 10 go
and kill my cousins. the children of
your and my deadly enemy, my uncle.
Faltri Khan
To kill your cousins exclaimed the
Englishman, Mortified at the answer.
Yes. sahib. to kill all the boys while
they are young 1t is quite easy now. Z"
You little monsteri Would you
murder your own cOusinss''
Yes, sahib, for if l don's they will
certainly murder me -
The little boy wished TO follow Pa
than usage and thought it very hard
that his guardian should prevent his
taking so simple precaution-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
DID The GIRLS PAINT2
How the Question Was Decided and q
Bet Paid.

How the 0uestiOH Was Decided and .
Bet Paid
Two well known society swells went
to the Imperial theater one afternoon
when East Lynne" was the bill A
few evenings before there had been dis
cussed at their club the subject of wom-
en- painting their faces Several girls
were mention ID who were suspected by
their admirers of wearing an artificial
carnatiOn bloom. Others defended the
young dansels and said it was natural
How 20 find ont and win a wager
that was laid then and there was the
subject Of the young men s visit to the
Imperial
East Lynne" is play which ought
20 make all women cry, they reasoned,
for 1t makes even mems throats grow
thick They sent tickets for reserved
seats to the girls under discussion, beg
ging them 70 invite wbomsoever they
pleased Of their acquaintance. as they.
the donors would not be able to escort
them.
The ruse was successful In an upper
box sat the .young men ready TO win or
lose the wager. and right below, IN the
parques where they could see their
faces and every move ofetheir hands,
were the young women There We're six
Of them. two Of whom she'd copious
tears and hesitated not to wipe
them away with their handkerchiefs.
while the other four never WINGED
Among those who did not cry were the
girls suspected of laying ON the red
pigment, and it was ON Just that evil
dence that the bet hinged That night
the wager was paid with a supper at
the University club.-St Louis Repnb-
l.,
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cERvERA ORDERED OUT.
BlancO Ordered Him to Make the Fatal
Dash

The War Department has received the
report Of Admiral Cervera To General
Blenco on the disastrous naval fight to
xthe Spanish cause OF Santiago. 1t is as
follows:
ITO the General-in-ehief. Havana: In
compliance with your orders went out
yesterday from Santiago de Cuba. with
all the squadron. and affer an unequal
combat against forces more than triple
mine. had all my squadron destroyed by
FIRE Teresa. 0quendo and vizcays
beached. aud the Colon fleeing. ac-
cordingiy informed the Americans. and
went ashore and gave myself up. The
torpedo ehasers fouBdered.
81 do not know how many people were
lost. but il viii surely reach GOO dead and
many wounded. Although not in such
great number. the living are prisoners of
the Americans. The conduct of the crew
rose 10 height that won the most en-
thusiastic plaudits of the enemy. The
commander Of the Vizcaya surrendered
his vessel. His crew are very grateful
for the noble generosity with which they
are treated.
among the dead is ViIlamil and be-
lieve L.asaga lspelling uacertainl. and
among the wounded Coneas and Eulate.
We have lost all are necessarily de-
pressed.
s.cERvERA"
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FRENCH HuMoR.

NJ. Francisque ssrcey and His GrOtesque
Emgy In the Carnival
1t is often said that Frenchmen lack
humor and dread ridicule, brit NJ Fran
cisque Sarcey has given an example Of
that humorous good sense which defies
mockery- At carnival time in Paris it
is customary to exhibit on the boule-
wards grotesque efiigies of well known
public men A modest stranger called
on NJ Sarcey to tell MIN that his image
was to figure IN the procession
VERY good, - said NJ Sarcey. "What
can / do for you?''
''Well, if you would be so kind as to
lend us some OF your veritable garments.
they would make the likeness all the
stronger. q"
'No doubt /" responded the critic
blandly. In that cupboard you viii
find several hats {"
"Oh. the veritable hat will not dol
You sec your head mean the head Of
the effigy-is enormous "
Tres bien- Take coat. then -
Dressed in the veritable coat. the Sar-
cey dummy was an immense success. 1t
seemed SO strange 10 literary Paris,
however, for man to aid and abet the
caricature of himself that NJ Sarcey
has volunteered an explanation, which
is delicious bit of humor. Lamar
tine" he remarks, would not have
consented TO lend his coat for such
purpose. He was a poet with a sensitive
soul So was Victor Hugo. But what
would you: We cannot all be Lamar
tines and Hugos. Why should we poor
journalists. who have no feelings TO
speak of. deny ourselves TO the populace
when we can contribute 20 their harm
less amusement? Besides. they may not
always think it worth their while TO
notice us
An agreeable trifier came to me the
other day and asked my permission for
the use of my name in burlesque. l
gave it cheerfully. This may be the
last time, said be. What do you
mean? / asked Well. you are going
out of date, and next year you may not
be worth laughp "-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20

At one of the iron works in the north
Of England a good story is told at the
expense of one of the foremen at the
blast furnaces.
The men known as the barrow men
have certain number of rounds or bar
rows Of GRE TO wheel to the furnace dur
ing their eight hours of labor.
One stormy night the foreman. who
was suffering from a severe headache,
retired TO his cabin; but, being of sus-
picious nature, he left the door open
that he might hear If anything unusual
took place.
The men had worked steadily ON for
some time, passing the cabin with each
barrow Of ore ON 5heir way to the lift.
At last one man in passing the door re-
marked loudly 10 another, ''One more
round. Pat, and then - But the fore
man, overhearing the remark and know
ing it was long way Of knocking
OFF, time, rushed TO the door, exclaim-
ing:
"And then what, my man?'
And then another, coolly replied
the barrow man, and the foreman re-
tired.-Liverpool Mercury.
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o,aub,rl.lp and .as ..rarit.n Maid.

Cham nberlsin znd sas 'sParitan Maids
A Baltimore woman, in The Sun Of
flas city, tells this story of Joseph
chamberlain whenflie was in Washing
ton in 1887:
..He was big, burly man. caring 50
little for his appearance that at one Of
the most fashionable dinners of the sea-
SON his cravat got turned 70 almost un-
der his ear and his shirt stud Hecame
uufastened, and he sat calmly obiiyious
10 either incident. His brains and charm
in conversation won him friends wher-
ever he went. One day he called ON a
lady who happened 70 be giving girls
luncheon. She went out at once to see
him, and laughingly said if he did not
mind being the only man present she
would be delighted if he would come
in the dining room and take the vacant
place Of one Of her young friends whe
had not come.
He was not afraid TO face lot Of
American beauties. 50 he accepted
gayly, and the vacant place happened
20 he next that Of Miss Endicott, daugh-
ter Of Secretary Of War William c. En-
dicOtt Of Massachusetts,. q doyelike,
slender girl, one of the greatest bellies
Of the day. The outcome of this was
the marriage of the English statesman
and the Puritan maid, as she was
often called. his neighbor at an enter
tainment to which he had only been
hidden BY that fate which shapes our
ends, rough hew them as we will /"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20

''Tbe liar is a much abused person, {"
said well known local physician to a
reporter last week THE liar is not al
ways to blame and if you have any
friends who are addicted 70 false repre-
sentation of things advise them 70 con-
suit their doctors There is hope for at
least one class Of liars Medicine and
medical methods are applicable TO those
who suddenly develop an adherence for
the truth and lie on all occasions. even
though the truth might better suit their
purpose This has come to be thought
OF only as a species of dementia that is
ofttimeS successfully treated
''The malicious liar is difficult prob
lem. for he knows that he is telling a
lie and there is no hope for him But
there are lots of people who Just lie
naturally, without knowing what they
are saying or why they say it. The in
dividual often has nothing whatever TO
accomplish by lying. but does so just as
some people stutter. But, as / said be-
fore, he should not be blamedsnd frown-
ed upon His mind is unhealthy and mis-
nervous system is out Of order Rest.
tonic and good nursing often restore
these people to their normal self. and
then the love of rectitude returns. and
they are effectually cured of a very en-
barTaSsing habit Washington Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
Bird. a. surreons.

Some interesting observations made
by NJ. Fatio ON the surgical treatment
of wounds by birds were recently
brought before the Physical society of
Geneva In these it was established
that the snipe had often been observed
in repairing damages With its beak
and feathers il makes a very creditable
dressing and has even been known to
secure a broken Bsab by means of stout
hgature- On one occasion NJ. Fatio
killed a snipe which had on its chest a
large dressing composed of down from
other parts Of the body and securely
fixed to the body by coagulated blood
Twice he had snipe with interwoven
feathers strapped ON 70 the site of a
fracture Of one or other limb. The most
interesting example was that of snipe
both of whose legs he had unfortunately
broken by a misdirected shot. He only
recovered it on the following day. when
he found that the wounded bird had
contrived TO apply dressings and sort
Of splint to both limbs In carrying out
this operation some feathers had become
entangled rocnd the beak. and not be-
ing able TO use its claws to get rid Of
them the poor creature was almost dead
from hunger when found = Public
OpiniOu.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
WHERE The JOKE CANE IN:
The Boys Hauled the Professor Back.
Much TO Their chagrin-

The Boys Hauled the Professor Back.
Much to Their chagrin-
A very good story is told of the head
of college who was the possessor of a
very clumsy, old fashioned vehicle TO
which he was very partial and which
he constantly used in riding through the
streets of the town, to the disgust of
most of the students.
A plan was formed among some of
the boys that on certain night they
would remove this offensive vehicle
from the coachhouse to a wood about
half mile from the college Their in
tention was to run the carriage into the
thickese of the woods and underbrush
and leave it there.
But the principal by some means
learned or suspected their intention
Accordingly. in the evening, he
quietly went out TO the coachhouse.
and. well wrapped up. crouched in a
corner of the carriage and waited
Soon the boys came, very stealthily,
and. without looking into the vehicle,
began their operations very quietly, and
in whispers, and with many Hush"
and Take care" and Look out. 4" they
succeeded in getting it out of the house
and yard and into the road.
There they were all right. but they
were puzzled to find the thing SO heavy
TO haul. and amid grumblings and puff
ings and paintings varied occasionally
with a strong expression of disgust, they
succeeded in reaching the woods. the
principal listening TO their complaints
and rather enjoying the situation.
Having with some difficulty backed
the carriage into the brush. they began
to congratulate each other on the sue
cess of their maneuver. The old gentle
man. letting down the window. to their
utter surprise and alarm. very quietly
said:
s"Now, young gentlemen, just take
me back very carefully, if you please. :"
Spare Moments
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
xaiIs for the soldiers

The determination of the Government
to establish postoffices in Cuba will be
appreciated by the soldiers, and espe-
eially by their friends at home. The boys
may not have much time for writing just
now, but they can manage 10 let their
friends know something about their
movements, at least Soldiers in camp
naturally think of home, and the thought
OF NteDds soon forces action in the way OF
writing II employees skilled in postal
work are sent to the camps mail can soon
be handled. and swim despatch boats can
land it on the Florida coast, so that not
more than four or five days need elapse
before friends of the soldiers should be
able to hear from the front.
When che troops were first sent to
Chickamauga and Tampa the postal ar
rangements were far from satisfactory
The officers complained of the lack OF
facilities. This state Of things has been
much improved, and now the mail is
handled almost as expediiioasiy as it is
in the large towns. In Cuba things are
not expected 10 work so well. Much will
depend. however, upon the operations OF
the army.
Soldiers need many little things when
away from home that they can not carry
with them,- and among these are pens
and paper. A man who has to carry q
knapsack and gun in hot weather wants
his load as light ~ possible He is apt.
therefore. to throw away everything ex-
cept what is absolutely necessary. If he
is destined to stay long in camp. or if he
should be so unfortunate as 10 get into a
hospital. his friends should see to it that
he does not lack many small things that
he must have when be is at home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-20
Farmer Hopkins Evidence.
HE TELLS ABOUT The SUFFERING OF HIS
DAUGHTER.
4 Victim of Nervous Pr0stratiOn and Neuralgia
Saved After Her Physician Abandoned Hope.

and watery. and ner complexion became sal
low and c0lo-Iesx. She had no strength, and
the least noise irritated her, she WIS SC ner.
v0us We had another physician, and be
treated her steadily for year without doing
her any good In fact II seemed that she
was continually becoming worse. He finally
gave up the case as hopeless, and advised
a. 20 get Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People for her, as he said that they were the
only thing that would benefit her
"a procured couple Of boxes Of the pills,
and focnd that their use helped her con-
siderably. She kept on taking them till she
used about dozen boxes, with the result
that she was entirely well, and since then
there has been no symptoms whatever, OF her
old trouble. DR.. Williams Pink Pills are
certainly a wonderful medicine. which did a
wonderful good IN Clsra's case, doing what
several physicians failed 70 accomplish"
All the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the bloed and restore shatter-
ed nerves are contained, In 4 condensed
form. in Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. They are also a specific for trou-
bles peculiar 70 females. such as sup, -es-
sions Irregularities and all forms Of weak
ness In men they effect a radical cure
in all cases arising from mental worry,
averwork or exeesses Of whatever nature.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold in boxes
faeyer in loose balkl az 50 cents box or six
boxes for $3.50 and may be had Of all drug
giets. or direct b. mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Company. Schenectady, y. Y.
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A good many people still believe IN
the little superstition about seeing a
pin and picking it up. 1t makes some
of them decidedly uncomfortable when
they pass pin by, and even if expe-
rience has taught them that there is
nothing to be gained by scooping up the
pointed bit of wire they still dive for
one whenever they see it
An aged man was toddhng across
Payne avenue at its junction with VIII
son some time ago when between the
street car rails at the very center Of the
curve he noticed pin. 1t was bright
pin, and it caught his rather enfeebled
gaze at once Being supersations old
gentleman, he determined to secure that
pin. With considerable effert he man
aged TO bend over, when, just as his
trembling fingers closed upon it. with
a whoop and a roar n cable car came
swinging around the curve at the usual
terrifying rate. The old man went one
way, his cane and glasses and hat went
the other. They rushed TO him and
picked him up. He was badly bruised,
and the ambulance was called. AS they
were lifting him into it somebody no
ticed something shining between his
clinched fingers
1t was the pin Plain
Dealer.
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She win reach BoaDs. MaLlu..

Mile Valentine About, daughter Of
Edmond About. the author, is going 70
open '.class in hat and bonnet max
Ing. Everybody in Paris is surprised
a; the necessity for it. as during mis-
lifeli,ae About kept open house in his
hotel on the Rue de Donai, and a fete
that he gave 70 the Authors society in
the ehatean ne had Just bought at Pom
toise Is remembered as almost princely.
By what reverse Of fortune About 5
family were left destitute nobody seems
TO know. Although he himself began
life husnhiy as the son Of a grocer, his
daughter was brilliant young society
woman brought MP in luxury. and every
body is admiring the courage with
which she has undertaken 70 solve the
difficult problem Of the struggle for
life boston Woman's Journal
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The Man That Knor..

There are some men," said Mr..
Staybolt, that always know about
things They have power of Judgment
that amounts to genius They discern
the truth unerringly. They know what
is right and what is wrong IL qHes-
tion. and they know it at the outset
without waiting for the event They
range themselves not with confidence,
but with knowledge. and however the
clouds may lower they are not disturb
cd Indeed they rather like the storm,
for they know when the end Will he.
They are more powerful than other
men because they are unhampered by
doubts. They don't doubt, they know,
and men follow them, as they always
will Everybody admires a man that
knows and is sure about it New
York Suu.
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cAwooR CASTLE.


How Macbeth, who Founded II, HAP
psned to select fts Site
The late Earle Of Cawdor was the
owner Of two charming residences IN
wales-Stackpole Court Pembroke
shire. where he died. and Golden
Grove. Car1narthenshire-brt these
were mere pleasure houses by eompari-
son with the ancestral home of the
Campbells, Cawdor castle at Nairn-
This fine north British dwelling re-
manned ialmost undisturbed from the
death Of Sir Hugh Campbell In i7l6
for a period of nearly $50 years. when
it was conscientiously restored by its
late owner Cawdor castle itself had
its rise in a fierce and wild age, around
which traditions Of hazy nature clus-
ter 1t is a legend in Nairn that tho
murder by Macbeth was committed IN
an old chamber of the castle tower,
and visitors wishing TO conduct them
selves with gravity and respectful rever-
enee are expected to receive this story
with AN expression Of sOlemnity not I'M
tinged with awe. That the silver
skin Of King Duncan was -'lacei witE
his golden blood in this particular
apartment is fable that need not now
be enlarged upon
Cawdor castle by its outward aspect
is. however, strongly suggestive IN its
gaunt and minatory massiveness OF tho
fierce and troublous times of the ambi-
tious Macbeth The story goes that the
thane who founded it was much con-
cerned about the choice of an abode
and was warned in dream to place his
worldly wealth in a Golfer and TO bind
it upon the back Of an ass and wher-
ever the animal should halt 70 set
abont his work The ass ''came TO a
sandstill at the russetburn- at the third
hawthorn from the starting point" and
lay down. Curiously enough, as If to
confirm this tradition, to this day in
the dungeon beneath the tower haw-
thorn grows The other two trees have
disappeared, the last one as lately as
1886. Many stirring tales are told Of
the later history Of Cawdor castle,
which came 70 be. left untenanted for
long years owing to the Campbells de-
parting for Wales, where they married
young ladies with ample fortunes
ST. James Gazette.
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Wills n the neighborhood Of Rugby,
Tnsiana. recently, reporter was told that
US Clara Hopkins, daughter Of Mr. Dennis
ioDkius q prominent farmer Of Bartho-
Iomew County, had been the subject Of q
remarkable Transformation The reporter
decided 70 investigate and learn the par
ticulGrs lie was driven to Mr. Hopkins
spIendii couatry hene, where he had an
interesting conversation with thai gentleman
regarding the illness of his only daughter.
Yoc have been correctly informed = said
Mr.. HOPKINS " for Clara has indeed bad 4
sever siege She tried Dr.. Williams Pink
PiliS flr Pale People and they did her more
good than ali other medicines together that she
ever took. 4 few boxes Of that medicine
accomplished the cure Of q case IN a few
months which had batfled physicians Tor
years.
About three wears ago her health began
T. fail. The fiostor who attended her said this
was caused by weak Digestion This produced
nrrrousness. which was accompanied by neu-
ralgic troubles which at first was located IN
the nerves about the heart. OF course this
was a dangerous location for any such trouble,
aud she rapidly grew worse. Notwithstanding
that the physician was trrafing her. Tins
continued till year ago last November. AZ
which time she was almost constantly confined
toner bed
The neuralgia became gradually worse
and finally she was confirmed victim TO il.
- Nervous prostratioa set in, and she was
soon al run down. Her blood was impure