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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-26

supply there are
few families that
take advantage q
nature $ willing
ness TO pump wa .
ter into the kitch-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-26
DO YOU TRAVEL

Are you gong TO take trip 20 you s9her from
ness or Exhaustionf Why not prevent it ali by
using GNSEHMA ANS MENrHOEa HAHAI H.
Elk. Help that headache, cure that nervousness and
seasicness by the Of this Inhaler. the greatest
stmulant and preventative known. Wonderful re-
lief ia Hay Fever and Asthma tF~BUE GESH-
MANS INHALER and you viii always use it
If you can't get II az Druggists send for Il. rs
malt so cents. Send for Rock Aeathsi, free.
CUsIiAAN DRUG Co., fiACEANks, IAb., Z. 5. A
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-26

en- sink for them. Farm journal gives
an illustrated description showing how
nature can be harnessed TO do this work,
A pipe is laid from near the bottom Of
the well to the frost line Of the ground
and down the slope to the cellar of the
house, where it turns upward TO the
kitchen sink. Where the bend of the
pipe in tho well is higher than the
kitchen sink all one needs to do is 90
put faucet on the end Of tho pipe and
SO draw water at will. This principle
of siphoning water on the farm ought
to be more often utilized.
In the illustration @ denotes the cell
lar and w the we'll
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-26

PLAN FOR sIPH0NING
WATER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

In The Century Mr.. Stephen Bon-sl
critics Of "Holy Week In Seville
He SAYS: On returning homeward
we enter gypsy garden, where IN
bowers Of jasmine and honcysuckie, the
Gaditan dancing girls disport them
selves as they did in the days OF the
poet Martial. Penthouse is as graceful
and as lissom today as sshen. IN the
ages gone. she captured Pom2ey with
her subtle dance-as when Martial de-
scented upon her beauties and graces IN
classic words centuries ago
The hotel keepers In Seville are gen
erally very careful 10 introduce their
patrons only 70 gardens where the Bow
dlerized editions OF the dance are per
formed. but / commend TO those who
think they can "sit it out the archaic
versions which are danced naturally fo-
day, as they were in the days OF the
Caesars, by light. limbed enchainers OF
hearts and flamenco girls with brown
skins and cheeks that are soft like the
side Of tho peach which is turned to the
ripening sun, and in their dark, lns-
trous eyes you read as plain as print the
story Of the sorr0ws and the Joys OF q
thousand years Of living.
Now they dance about with the grace
OF houris. the abandon of m@nads or OF
nymphs before ActRon peeped, and
now, when the dance is over, the mo
ment Of madness past, they cover their
feet with shawls, that you may not SEQ
how dainty they are. and withdraw Sc
dately and sad from the merry circle
and sit for hours under the banana trees
grooming softly some mournful cuplet In
the crooked gypsy tongue.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
Dan~.rou. Thief.

A French actress. travelling about the
counts7, had for use in one Of her plays
a lay figure, skillfully put together and
dressed in a travelling suit So says the
New York Herald, which proceeds 20
tell comical story about it;
At Marseilles it was left IN the lug
gage room with other things. The curl
osity Of two Ct the railway employees
being aroused at the sight ot il, they
took of the coverings and resolved to
play a joke on their comrades They
placed the figure in an armchair at the
desk Of the cashier and t1ut the door.
When the employees ON night service
came. they opened the door and were
surprised to see man sitting before the
cash box. They Immediately closed and
locked the door and ran for assistance.
a policeman arrived, revolver in
hand, believing. like the employees
that he had to deal with a dangerous
thief. He called ON the figure TO sur
/ render and follow him to the station.
As it did not obey the summons, the po-
liceman shut the door and went IN
search Of endorsements TO surround
the place and thereby prevent the cul-
prit from escaping.
The door was again opened, the arm.
ed force entered, and itwas not till they
had suddenly pounced on the poor lay
robber that they discovered the joke.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
Too Mueh For watson.

Only once did Watson, when captain,
never fail to punish a man for intoxica-
ton This was in the summer of 1898
ut Boston. when the San Francisco
took the Massachusetts naval militia on
its first practice cruise. Among tho
regular crew was old Alexander Parker,
sailmaker's mate, who was never known
to remain sober when there was liquor
TO be had When the naval militiamen
came ON board witty boatswain's
mate, while no officer was near, sang
out in an authoritative tone:
IAN you men having whisky on
board lay below and turn it in TO the
sailmaker's mate for safe keeping.
Many amateur sailors took the bait,
and in n few minutes old Aleck. sit
ting down below decks in his sailroom,
was surprised to have vast collection
of TASKS passed to him. He received all
these as gifts with many thanks. He
was found day after sound asleep in
his saiIroom. literally covered with
empty bottles of every size and shape.
he was finally taken before the captain.
to whom was told the circumstances.
Parker, " said he sternly, Il have no
words with which to discuss your case.
Go forward. New York Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

It takes but an ordinary man to re-
turn an angry answer to an insult The
extraordinary man is be who, undSr
such circumstances, holds himself so
we'll under control that he controls his
adversary also.
Persia once possessed suck a man
and was clear sighted enough 10 make
him Judge. He was the CHIEF j ige OF
Bagdad in the reign of Caliph Hadee.
and his name was Aboo Yusuph. He
was a very wise man, for he knew his
own deficiencies and was actually
sometimes IN doubt as to whether he
possessed sufficient wisdom to give a
Just decision in cases peculiarly shroud-
ed in mystery.
1t is related Of him that on one occa-
sion, after patient investigation OF facts.
he decided that ne had not sufficient
knowledge TO pronounce ON the case be-
fore him. There was in his presence a
pert courtier. one of those men who
take long to learn that wisdom and i'm
pudence are not closely related
pray, do you expect that the caliph
is to pay you for ignoranceT's he asked.
hoping to place the judge at a disad-
vantage.
~ do not, was the mild reply.
1.-THE caliph pays me-and pays me well
for what do know. Were he to at
tempt TO pay me for what ] do not
know the treasures Of his empire would
not suffice. YOUTHS Companion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

The cockatoos constitute a branch of
the great parrc; family. and, with the
exception Of the species which inhabits
the Philippine islands are peculiar TO
the Australasian region.
Leadbeater's cockatoo Is one OF the
most beautiful Of the group. his white
plumage being tinged with ross color
W. T. Greene. the great authority on
cage parrots, describes itaptly - rasp-
berry and cream coior-but as his
mental eadowmenfs are by no means
equal 10 his personal attractions he Is
less popular as pet than species with
more intelligence than good locks. One
point in his favor must b0 mentioned
he is less determined screamer than
the majority Of cockatooa This. how
ever, is not saying much. In his native
woods Of South Australia Ieadbeater' 5
cockatoo is very shy and difficult TO ap-
proach. The birds sent 10 Europe, no
doubt taken as nestlings in the maJori-
ty of instances, remain usually wild
and suspicious, though they bear con-
finement well and do not suffer from
the cold
At home in Australia the cockatoo is
not beloved Of the farmer, ano it can
be well imagined that n flock Of these
big birds, amounting often to thousands,
commit fearful hgyoc upon the crops
Hence it is shot down as remorselessly
as the sparrow in England when ii
grows too numerous to be acceptable to
the agricuiturist. Like the rest OF the
genus. this cockatoo usually makes It's
nest in a hollow tree. where the hen
lays two pure white eggs-St. Louis
Republic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

Modern Greek peasants exchange
gold and silver wedding ring, and they
drink wine from the same cup But the
regular ritual Of the Grcek church or
iains that solemn betrothal precedes the
actual marriage, ia which are used gold
and silver wedding rings blessed by
the priest, the gold ring being given 70
the man, the silver ring to the S'oman.
The form Of the eSpousal Is tcen iepeat-
ed, and the rings are placed on the right
hands and then exchanged that no In
feriority may be betokened by the wom-
an wearing the silver ring and also to
indicate a common ownership OF prop
erty.
An Armenian mother usually chooses
her daughters husband. After all bust
ness preliminaries are settled between
the families the bridegroom mother,
accompanied by priest and two ma
irons. yfsits the bride and gives her q
ring IN token Of espousai. and with this
ring the couple are ultimately married
Among the fishing communities very
ancient and elaborate rings are used,
and they descend as heirlooms from
generation TO generation.
In japanese marriages arranged be-
tween very young people the e'ri re-
ceives a ring in evidence that the union
is binding. In Malabar an old native
custom seats both bride and bridegroom
ON a dais. and relative washes the
feet Of the bridegroom with milk and
prts a silver ring on the great toe Of the
right foot. He then hands gold ring
to his kinsman, and a necklace and
chaplet of flowers are put on the BRIDES
neck and head.-London Mail
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

Usually Judge Lynch i satisfied With
one. or at the most two victims. When
he held Jurisdiction in california some
years ago he was satisfied with three con-
vIctions. and that was the highest record
OF his '.bloody assize'' until last Tuesday
when he had feast day and swung up
five peSaons-tTo OF whom were women
The Infamous act took place at Clsreii-
don, Arkansas. an unlmportsnt country
town not far distant from the capital OF
the State. A white citizen Of the town
named John Orr. man Of local position
and comfortable means. had awakened
the jealousy OF his wife by attention TO
Miss Rachel Morris, a village coquette.
Mrs. Orr suggested 10 her two negro To-
male servants that II her husband were
slain It would be good thing. The two
women conveyed this commission 70 their
three lovers. and that night Orr was shot
10 death through the window. Rachel
Morris. Mrs. Orr and the five negroes
we're charged with the crime. The INST
escaped. the second committed suicide by
poison, dying with her child of three
years held to her breast. and the others
were locked up. Until this moment this
was no extraordinary crime. IL had the
ordinary qualities Of murder springing
from jealousy, working In community
Of which Clarendon is only a type for
thousands in the South The people then
became excited, and going In body to
the Jail, took from it the Ave prisoners
and hanged Philadelphia Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

Balm suggests the explanation that
laughter is provoked by what he calls
degradation, meaning that we langh
when we all at once perceive something
degrading, a trickery, weakness or
pettiness in some person OF object which
we respect, as when the infrmities Of
human nature disclose themselves in n
person Of importance or when some
trivial affair occurs in a solemn cere-
mony 10 drag us down or when the
wrong side Of some great thing or some
great man is exposed.
1.-THE occasion Of the laughter is the
degradation of dignified person or in
ferest under circumstances that do not
excite a stronger emotion. In all tbeo-
ries Of laughter the more or less impor-
tant fact is marked > . that the feel
ing of the ludicrous arises when some
thing which we respected before is pre-
sented ia a mean light, for we have no
disposition to laugh when something
that we already regarded as such is de-
picted as tricky and vile. Popular
Science
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

Speaking Of strange and SAD occur
rences. none could be moro remarkable
than the death and burial Of Charles
Garter. q well known farmer residing
near Russell. He was cleaning cut an
old well when the quicksand suddenly
caved in On him. leaving only his head
and chest exposed When the alarm
was given. hu.dreds Of people assem-
bled and went neroically to w.lrk 70
ave their neighbor. Il was found that
nuthing could be done toward removing
the sand about Carter's body, 50 par
allel well was dug and a tunnel run
from it into the old well, bat even then
the BODY could not be removed 50 close
ly was il grasped by the sands IL was
found that rope attached below Car
tcr's arms would pull the body INTO
parts without Withdrawing It's covered
portion. and that method had to be
abandoned. Carter was conscious and
talked with his rescuers. but at the end
Of 5s hours be died. BY this time an
enormous crowd had gathered. and all
sorts Of plans were suggested for recoy-
ering the body, but finally it was de
termined to make the well the dead
mans tomb, and it was filed up after
religious services had been held upon
its brink. The well was 4S feet deep,
and perhaps no other Kansan ever found
quite SO strange a burial place. kan
sas City Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
The Hawaiian Alphabet.

There are hnt l2 letters in the Ha-
waiian alphabet These. with their pro-
nunciations. are: A Cah), (a), o 70 as
in ho), (ool, h (hay), K (kayl, (la),
IN (moo). n (iiool p tpay), and W (yay).
The missionaries added thirteenth, t.
but the natives won't have it, and con-
tinue TO pronounce, for instance, the
name of the root from which poi is
made kara, although the mission
aries have it tiara Every vowel in a
:sord is distinctly sounded, except that
The vowels '.ai'' are sounded Il, " as in
English Waikiki, the beach in Homo
lulu, is properly pronounced wi
keekee. There is a great difference in
the speech Of the high and low caste
natives The first call their island
group "Ha-va -ee-ee, and the latter be-
gin it all right with "Ha, but con-
clude with a cultural grunt, and the
word heard most, Aloha, +" sounds soft
and beautiful on the lips of the first,
but is lazy, good natured grunt as the
latter speak il.
Aloha is in their limited vocabulary
at once greeting and farewell, form
al expression Of regard and Of deep
love. In the latter case it is Increased
in warmth and depth of mean ng by
modifying adjectives annexed instead
Of prefxed, as aloha nui. =" Aloha
nui loa. F" or even Aloha nui loa keal'
and then il is time 10 speak to papa
New York Herald
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
Ienn Richepin,. Career.

Tho story of how he came to adopt
literary career is sufficiently picturesque.
For some time he had picked up pre-
carious livelihood by doing "odd jobs
including such prosaic occupations rs
that of bootblack and casual porter on
the Quai Marseilles One day he was
engaged by a gentleman to carry to the
railway station heavy trunk. Arrived
at the station. there was an instant
mutual recognition. They were old col
lege chums. what are you doing
here?' asked his friend. Carrying
your trunk, 1 believe" said Jean.
''why do You do this?' % Because l
must" "where do you liver" Come
and see, I" replied Richepin.
The future dramatist took his friend
TO his DWELLING miserable room in an
attic in the poorest quarter Of the town.
Upon the table lay scattered heaps OF
manuscripts-Jean's ineursions IN the
realms Of poetry when the more prosaic
duties Of the day were over. Looking
through them, his friend was astounded
at their quality. why do you carry
trunks and blacken boots when you can
do work like this:' he asked. Richepin
had never given the matter a thought;
he had never deemed these products Of
idle hours worthy of publication Pub
lished they were, however, in very
few weeks and created an immense
sensation. From that moment Jean
Richepin has never looked back. West
minister Gazetta.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
A.I.s For . sh,r, ana Cot a wife.

During the civil war there was a GER
tain young lady in Georgetown who
found il in her power to do great deal
for the Confederate soldiers confined
in prison at Washington. Young, beau-
tiful, cultured, popular, Of "A wealthy
and prominent family. she was fire.
quently allowed admission to the pris-
on, whittier she always took her maid
with well stocked basket of good
things for the poor boys behind the bars.
One day as she was passing through
group of men in the common prison she
stopped and said TO them:
"If there is anything you would like
to have that can bring you, won't you
let me know? | shall be very glad"
One man stepped forward promptly.
Bowing most courteously. he said:
If you will be so kind, should like
very much to have a clean shirt. -
He was young lieutenant from
Louisiana, one Of the handsomest and
most elegant men ever met. and when
that yonng lady looked up into his
brown eyes she found it in her heart to
give bim much more than clean shirt,
for she married him as soon rs the war
was yer-Philadelphia Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
Araselnatlrr stranger.

"a Worcester man, says the Worees-
ter Gazette. "who makes frequent
trips to Europe fell in with fascinat-
ing stranger the last time he was across.
The stranger, who may be des- -gnated
as Ferguson because that does not
sound at all like his real name, was an
American, his manners were those OF
gentleman, and he seemed to be well
supplied with money and to know
great many people worth knowing In
conversation with the Worcester man
one day Ferguson said: Worcester is
charming city, and l have some very
dear friends there. Ipresume you know
Colonel z. ]. Russells He is an old and
highly esteemed friend, to whom | am
deeply indebted for many favors.
"When the Worcester man returned
home, he met Colonel Russell one day
ard in course of conversation remarked
that he had met a man in Europe who
said that he was an old friend. Colonel
Russell thought for a moment, and then
he replied: oh, yes. remember Fer
guson very welIl / ought 10, for he
lived with me for seven years once. IL
was when / was warden OF the state
prison at Charlestown, and ] will say
that Ferguson was one Of the quietest
and best behaved prisoners that ever
had.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
just Like e Girl.

He is very young boy. His is the
age when a lofty contempt for the oppo-
site sex manifests itself, the contempt
which usually finds merciless retribu-
tion IN later years.
His task Of watching the baby was
not as distressing as it might have BEEN
He had utilized the bassinet as era
Gle and had found place where the
floor sloped little.
Behind the vehicle he extended him
self and with head on hand proceeded
to read a story paper. An occasional
pull at a string fastened to the rear axle
impaired the motion necessary 70 keep
the siumberer from waking. But the
baby soon had its nap out and began to
cry. The boy paid no attention to the
noise, and after awhile his sister came
to investigate.
az suppose you are going to lie there
and wait for the baby to learn TO talk
so it can tell you what it's crying
about:''
"No:" he answered. "being able 10
talk wouldn't make much difference.
"Why not?''
Because it's a girl Girls never
know what they're crying about. 1t
Just comes natural TO them to do it. -
Pearson's Weekly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31

The chief finger nail chewers OF the
world are the French, and it was re-
Gently stated upon reliable authority
that nearly two thirds of French school
children are addicted TO the habit.
Even for grown people there is hard
ly any habit, aside from the confirmed
abuse Of narcotics, more difficult to
overcome than the habit CT bit 'ng the
finger nails. 1t requires strc:g rental
effort and constant vigilance to 10 this,
for once n person has become thorough
" addicted to the habit he does it un-
consciously, and is only reminded that
he is niarring himself when he gets one
Of his nails gnawed down to the quick
All manner of remedies have been ad-
yanced for the cure Of the finger nail
biting habit. including the placing Of
injurious and bitter compositions ON the
ends of the fingers, but none Of the rem
edies amounts to much.
The only way to stop biting the I'm
ger nails is TO stop. The Americans are
next to the French in the finger nail
biting habit, probably because the
Americans, as whole, are an exceed
ingly nervous people. A man who ae-
complishes his determination TO knock
off biting his finger nails may, by in
cessant manicuring, get them q look
fairly well within year or so, but nm
ger nail biting. if long persisted in,
ruins the shape of the ends of the fin
gers, and the nails can never be brought
10 look as well as those of the persons
who permit their nails to grow as they
were intended to grow.-Washiugton
Sfur
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-08-31
The AmsrIca-s Ia Errpt.

Americans occupy an important posi-
ton in extending the prosperity and
civilization Of modern Egypt
Not only do they form az least one
third of the tourists visiting Egypt, and
number SOME Of the leading Egyptolo.
gists, but tie benefcent effect Of their
missions and schools is everywhere ap-
parent throughout Egypt. The magni-
tude of their Christian operations may
be gathered from the fact that the
Egyptian mission of the American Pres
byterians has 100 stations, 90 churches
and 81 schools ask little Egyptian
child where il has learned its English,
and it will very probably answer. AT
the American mission" The mission
doctors, too. are Of much service. An
English lady might have died on board
our mail steamer had telegram not
been sent'to an American mission physi-
clan, who came on board. attended TO
her and removed her 70 the hospital st
Assiut.-North American Review.
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Lost Opportunity.

The Chicago Record says that some
time ago young organist secured per-
mission to practice on the big ors.an in
the Auditorium. An elderly man walked
in and took q seat q few rows away
from the musician. The young orgauist
noticed him. and was encouraged to
"show off, and do few tricks of play
ing for his audience. He rambled on
for an hour, and the elderly man sat
there, apparently impressed. The young
man tired at last and was nbout to lock
the organ when the elderly man ap-
preached him and said in broken English
that he wished to play for few min
utes
''They don't allow any one but an
experienced organist TO touch the in
strument, said the young man loftily.
With a little gesture, suggestive Of
meekness and humility, the stranger
presented his card, "Alexandre Gull
mant, Paris.
Then it was time for the young or.
ganist to swoon. He had missed the
chance Of his life. For an hour he had
been entertaining the great master with
homemade drivel