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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

In some portions of Germany the
kirmess, or church mass, formerly
danced in honor of the dedication Of a
church, is now observed with the special
character Of a harvest home. Ii marks
the close of the years labors and is cele-
brated by three days Of music, feasting
and dancing with partners chosen or al
lotted, according to degrees of comeli-
ness, at the preceding May festival
In southern Germany the end Of the
harvest is marked by the sickle feast
The last sheaf is carried in triumph TO
the barn and placed on the focr while
the younger couples dance around it.
One half Of it is then decked with rib
bons aud hung aloft. while the other
half is burned. Its ashes are treasured
as remedy for rheumatism and are
sometimes used in making amulets or
charms. The peasants leave for Wodan.
or "the old one. " a few ears Of corn
and small number Of apples, it being
considered unlucky to strip either field
or tree entirely bare. re.-Lippincott's
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

AS Hansen was Germany's greatest
master in mathematical astronomy, so
was the venerable Argelander in the OBJ
servational side of the science, saws
Professor Simon Newcomb in The At
lantic He was Of the same age as the
newly crowned emperor. and the two
were plsymates at the time Germany
was being overrun BY the armies Of Ma
poleon He was held IN love and respect
by the entire generation Of young as
tronomers. both GerE.ans ana foreign
ers, many Of whom were proud to have
had him ~ their Irecept0E. Among
these was pr. B. a. Gould, who fire.
quertly related a story of the astron-
omer's wit When with him as a stu
dent, he was beardless and had good
head of hair Returning some years lat
er, ne had become laid, but had made
up for it by having full long beard
He entered Argelander's stndy unan-
nounced The astronomer looked at him
with some surprise. not at first recog-
nizing him.
"Do you not know me, Herr Profess
orr"
The astronomer looked more closely.
"Mein Gotti It Is Gould NIT his
hair struck through
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

A story is told Of Fanny Kemhle.
whose fayorite summer resort was Len
OK, that en- her first season there she
employed self respecting villager, who
had comfortable turnout. to drive her
about He, feeling il 10 be his duty to
make the drive as entertaining as posi-
BILE, began to call her attention to the
beauty of the scsnery-which she
wished TO enjoy undisturbed-Gnd TO
tell her who lived in certain houses as
they passed along. until finally Mrs
Kemble. being unable to stand il any
longer. said in the high tragedy manner
somewhat peculiar TO her. II have en-
gagged you TO drive for me. sir. and net
to talk.
The driver ceased talking prr;d up
his lips, and in all their ..-s-quent
drives his only remarks were srch as be
found necessary to address to his horses
At the end of the season he handed in
his bill for the summer services Run
ming her eye down its awkward columns,
she paused at an item that she didn't
understand. "What is this, sir? can
not comprehend il. F"
With equal gravity he replied, Sass.
$5. I-don't often take 1t. but when | do
I charge
She paid the bill without comment
and continued to snnloy the same driver
during many suInrauT. she spent there
Boston Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

She was newly married and did not
know little bit about either house
keeping or shopping, and she was Civ
ing her very first order. II was crush
er, but the grocer was a clever man and
was used to all kinds of orders and
could interpret them easily.
81 want ten pounds Of paralyzed sug-
ar, 4" she hegan, with businesslike air
"Yes'm Anything elsef'
1.-TWO cans of condensed milk.
"Yes'm."
lie set down ''pulverized sugar" and
CONDENSED milk.
Anything more. ma'amg"
"a bag Ct fresh salt. Pc sure it's
fresh. "
"Yes'm. What next?"
"a pound Of desecrated Goldfish. p"
he wrote glibly "desiccated cod.
Nothing more, ma'am? We have
some nice horse radish just in f"
"No. she said 1T would be Of no
use to us. We don't keep horse. "
Then the grocer sat down and famed
himself with a patent washboard. al
though the temperature was nearly
zero.-New York World.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

"The dcctors treated ma, but the reE<f
they gave did not last.
was a physical wreck, when my eye
fsl1 on an item IN theloczl paper describing
how Mrs. Evans, Of West End, had been
cured by Dr. Williams Pink Pills fer Pzls
People. Her soldering was like mine.
81 hope other sufferers who read tbs
account viii have the faith had when
read Of Mrs. Evans.
My husband bocght me one box Of the
rills. The change thsy made IN my con
diion was encouraging. took another
box; then bought SIX more boxes
All the time gained IN health, strength,
Lope, nerve force steadily, surelyl
Before finished the eighth box ! Icezsed
the treatment. felt perfectly well, and the
cocior said was entrely cured"
To add weight TO her story Mrs. Vans
ley naads affidavit to is trrsh tefore John
F. Resell, Notary Public Of Greensburg.
Neuralgia Of the heart Is only one of
manyserious evils that grow out Of derzngc-
menis Of the nervocs system or OF the blood.
The remedy that exPcls impurities from
the blood and supplies the necessary mater
ials for rapidly re6rilding wasted nerye tis-
socsreaches the root Of many serioos diseases.
Il Is these virtues that have given DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People their
wonderfd curative powers IN diseases that
at first glance seem widely different.
This famous remedy IS for sale by all
druggists for 50 cents box, or six boxes
for $50.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
rohncco In EnrInnA

In regard to the suggestion which is
sometimes made that one way to relieve
agricultural depression in this country
would be for the government 20 allow
and even TO encourage the growth Of to-
bacco. it may he interesting 10 note how
long the prohibition has lasted and bow
sternly il has been enforced. This may
be gathered from the following extract:
''Coinet Wakefield with n party Of
horse marching ont Of GlOcester upon
the last of July to Winchcome and
Cheltnam 10 destroy the Tobacco plant
ed IN these parts, the Country did rise
against them in great body, to the
number Of 5 or COO, giving them very
revileing and threatning speeches, even
70 kill them horse and man. if that he
and his Soldiers did come ON, insomuch
that the tumnlt being so great, he was
constrained to draw of and nothing
more done" (Mercurius Politicus, go
July-5 Aug. 1855. Notes and-Queries
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saved Life and Name.

The French author Martainyille.
who began his career toward the close
Of the last century, is said to have owed
the preservation of his life to a witty
piece Of audacity. He was a -royalist
and did not hesitate to attack the
French revolution and its authorities
Presently. of course. ne was summoned
TO appear before the revolutionary tribu-
nal The revolutionary tribunals at
that time did not hesitate to send every
body to the guillotine who had ventured
to attack them.
Martainville expected TO 60 with the
rest of the victims "What is your
name?" asked the judge "Martain-
vile. said the young author. MAR
tainviller' exclaimed the judge. lyon
are deceiving us and trying to hide your
rank. You are an aristocrak and your
name is De Martainville- I" Citizen
president, " exclaimed the young man,
~ am here to be shortened, not to be
lengthenedi Leave me my name" A
true Frenchman loves witticism above
all things. and the tribunal was so
pleased by Martainville's grim response
that il spared his life
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

The following rsmsrk is by high
land clergyman. In his sermon preached
in small church in Strathspey, after
inyeighing against sl0thfulness, he said
in closing. do you think Adam and
Eve went about the garden of Eden
with their hands in their pockets?"
Last year, in the north Of Ireland,
the following came under my observa-
tion. In a hotel the porter, for my in
formation and faithfully in furtherance
Of the interests of his employers, re
marked. " If you want drive, sir. you
needD { go cut Of the hotel, meaning,
Of course, that carriages formed part of
the establishment Another bull was
in a conversation overheard between
two workmen. One put the queS-
tion, Were yon acquainted with So
and-so," 10 which the reply was, mo;
he was dead before knew him. ."
All Irish friend Of mine was describ-
ing dinner party he had been at. II
was a great success, as two noted talk
ers were present, each Of whom was
talking so fast that neither coBld get IL
q word.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
rhe Gamblers. capper.

MANY Of the phases of life in the
Tenderloin are Kaleidoscope in their
changes, - said hotel detective, but
there is one little group of men in this
precinct that is much the same now that
it was a dozen years ago | mean the
outside men of the gambling houses
They are well knswn to all sporting
men, and could name four or five who
have done little else all their lives. 1t
is their business to know the regular
patrons of faro banks. and if the man
who employs them has been forced to
close up his old place and open a new
one it is their duty to circulate the tip.
"a good outside man spends his time
around hotels and in all night restau-
rants and picks up acquaintaDces wher-
ever he can. After working up to the
subject Of gambling he invites his new
friend to go around to little place that
is run honestly and safely One Of the
best dressed loungers ON Broadway,
whose face has long been familiar to
paraders on that street, is puller in
for a gambling house. He was bar
keeper few years ago and there made
a lot of acquaintances who are his stock
in trade He spends money as freely as
a wine agent. and have no doubt that
he brings many thousands Of dollars to
the man who runs the gambling house ="
New York Sun
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
nuhh.r nnna For Headache,

Departmental headaches are dis
tinct malady, remarked well known
physician TO a reporter. land It's some
what Of a surprise how many sufferers
there are among department clerks
from this trouble The thing seems to
grow among them. and they have their
headaches as regularly as they have
their work.
A simple remedy which is worth try
ing is TO put a rubber band around the
head inst above the ears The band
should not be tight enough to stop the
circulation Of the blood. The band
known as the string band is generally
sufficiently heavy for the purpose. 1t
should be applied just as soon as it is
noticed that the headache is setting in
and taken off the moment the pain
ceases. In many cases the rubber band
works nicely. though il affords no re-
lief when the headache is the result Of
stomach troubles OF biliousness.
81 find also that rubber band twist
ed about toe between the corn and the
foot is handy remedy to stop the pain
from a jumping corn. Corns are very
Liable TO be troublesome when there is
much humidity in tho atmosphere The
rubber band seems 70 temporarily quiet
the nerves in the toe, and in this way
stop the pain AS in the case of a band
around the lead. the pressure should not
be tight enough to stop the circulation
Of the blood. Washington Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
Corlttiy Of tie Heart.

+ There are two distinct kinds of cour
esy; one is Of The heart and the Other
is of the head. One is the expression
of genuine kindness and goodwill,
while the oih,r is merely the result of
good breeding. One says 81 beg your
pardon" because it would be ''bad FORM
not to do so. The other says it from
the heart. Some one has said that
''politeD6ss is artificial good nature" I"
but clearer thinker comes nearer the
truth when he says that "gcod-nature
is natural politeness."
Courtesy resulting from mere good
breeding says and docs pleasant and
polite things in an exquisite manner
with which the Eeart has nothing TO
do. Joab was courteous when, accord
ing to the approved custom of the time,
he took Amasa by the beard to kiss
him, saying: "Art thou in health, my
brother?" Nevertheless, with his free
hand did Joab grasp his sword and
smite Amasa under the fifth rib to his
Death.
This cold blooded kind OF courtesy
obtains to the present day snd so well
is it affected that it often passes foT
courtesy Of the b art. But it will not
stand the tests that true courtesy will
stand.
Courtesy Of the heart makes no dis
tinetions. 1t pever lapses into un-
kindness and rudeness when talking
to the lowest OF ones Interiors, and il
is never servile before its superiors. II
is an attribute peculiarly gracious and
charming in women, and they who
possess it add largely 10 the growing
beauty and sweetness and good Of the
world.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

The London Daily News notes the
affinity Letween letters and trade.
Charles Lamb and Mill used to adorr
the cid India House Austin Dobson,
Gosse and Cosmo Monkbouse are in The
board Of trade. benjamin Kidd and W
NJ Rossetti used to be at Somerset
House. Dante Gabriel Rossetti narrow
ly escaped at one crisis in his career
being telegraph clerk instead Of an
artist. The postoffice absorbed for many
years the superfluous energies Of An
thony Trollcpe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

The peasant pharmacopeia Of France
is wonderful-mOst wonderful Wine
is an ingredient of every prescription
In fever cases it is always the predomi
nant one The French PEASANTS faith
in fermented grape juice is truly beau
tiful. If his children are stricken with
the measles. he gives them beakers OF
wine, we'll sweetened with honey and
highly spiced with pepper. For a severe
cold he administers quart of red wine
and n Eelted tallow candle mixed For
scarlet or brain fever be gives eggs.
white wine and SCOT well beaten to
gether- Not all their superstitions are
curious Some are pathetic. a mother
for instance, often buries her dead chile
with its favcrite toy or her own beauti
ful hair IN the coffin. "that il may not
feel quite alone. Paris Correspond
afca
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.sTRAIGHTFoRwARD TRANsAc-
TIONS.ss

$50 far as Senator Quay is concerned
there is nothing TO show any connection
with anything that was not a straight
forward business transaction He or
dered the purchase OF stocks now and
then through the cashier OF the Peo-
pies bank The cashier did not exc
cute the orders. but had the purchases
made though the brokers. whose legit-
innate business Il was to buy and sell
stocks. II Senator Quay desired to pur-
chase stocks he had right to DO 30. II
Mr. Hopkins wished TO favor him By
getting brokers TO purchase desirable
stocks he had the right to do so. This Is a
transaction familiar to every business
man who buys stocks OF any descrlp-
ton II may be safely said that large
number OF the business men of this city
buy and sell stocks in the same way
Senator Quay sometimes borrowed
money from the Peoples bank. When
he did so the evidence shows that he
gave his note, with collateral for secur-
ity. His transactions with the bank
were just the same as any other indi-
vidual. He borrowed his money, paid
his interest. Ike other individuals. and
who viii say that he did not have the
right to do so7 IL il were not for the ex-
cftement OF a political campaign and
the desire of his political enemies to
rnislead the public mind, the case
would not be entertained IN any court
of justice for an instant It is safe to
say that when IL comes to trial Senator
Quay VIII be vindicated. az he ought TO
he /"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
COLONEL ROOSEVELT.


coming election. especially in states
like New York. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey and the others where iegisla-
lures are to be elected which should
send Republicans 10 the United States
senate and with as nearly as possible
a fun delegation to the lower house OF
congress.
National issues are paramount this
year." said Colonel Roosevelt in COM
menting on this subject. 1T is not
more possible to conduct state cleo
tion now without regard TO national
Issues than il was possible so to con-
duct one in 1861 or 1868. AS 1t then was,
so il now II. the interests of the ma
ton as whole. which is OF vital alb
sorblng interest to each citizen. Then,
as now. the Republican party was
forced To find new Issues. TO confront
new problems. Then, as now, 1t was
forced not to follow. but to make pre-
cedents. In 1861 We had to preserve the
republic for its great destiny; in 1888
we have 10 take a long stride toward
the accomplishment OF that destiny.
The Republican party, therefore, in its
state platforms does well to reiterate
the promises under which il was pos
slble to elect a Republican president;
pledges which made IT possible to re-
store prosperity to our country and TO
put the nation where 1t is possible to
work out the glorious future which is
now before q reunited nation. The Is
sues for honest money. for protection TO
American industry, for the upbuilding
of a merchant marine adequate to car
~ the commerce Of the world and to
form a naval militia in times Of war,
are as vital this year as they were in
the great contest which was so sue
cessfi.Ily fought in 1896. We must fur
ther strengthen our navy and build up
our army. so that they may be equal
TO any demand made upon them as we
work out our destiny. Hawaii and
Porto Rico are ours, and in the East
and West Indies the interests Of the
nation shall be safeguarded.
Republicans everywhere should up
hold the administration Of President
Mckinley by standing Loyalty by their
DartY nominees.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19
Treatment Without Medic re.


The Public Health Journal furnisht 5
the following suggestions in the way Of
preventives for everyday ills:
Try cranberries fsr malaria.
Try sun bath for rheumatism.
Try clam broth for weak stomach.
Try cranberry poultice for erysipelss.
Try gargling lager beer for the cure of
sore throat.
Try eating fresh radishes and yellow
turnips for gravel.
Try swallowing saliva when troubled
with sour stomach.
Try eating onions and horseradish to
relieve dropsical swellings.
Try buttermilk for the removal of
freckles, tan, and butternut stains.
Try the Group tippet when a child is
likely to be troubled with Group.
Try hot flannel over the seat Of neu-
ralgic pain, and renew frequently.
Try silk handkerchief over the face
when obliged to go against a cold,
piercing wind.
Try hard cider-a wineglassfuI three
times day-for ague and rheumatism.
Try taking a nap in the afternoon il
you are going TO be out late in the
evening.
Try Breathing the fumes Of turpen-
Tine or csrbolle acid, to relieve whoop-
ing enugh.
Try cloth wrung out Of cold water,
put about the neck at night, for sore
throat.
Try an extra pair Of stockings out
side of your shoes, when travelling in
cnld weather.
Try walking witi your bands behind
you If you find yourself becoming bent
forward.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Few bodily Affections are more terrible
than heart disease. To i've Il constant
dread aad expectation Of death, sudden,
instant death, with last fsrewells unspoken,
Is for moss people more awful 70 oontem-
rizie than the most severe lingering lines
TIE slightest excitement brings great
saffering and danger to people 50 afflicted
Su-h was the experience OF the wife OF
2 xSIl-known clergyman. She tells her
sto-y for the sake Of doing good to others
II feel,v sas said, speaking carefully and
weighing her words, that Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People relieved me Of q
lifetime Of sickness and sorrov, and lchees-
fuIly recommend them.7
Thi, grztef.d woman Is Mrs. Wamsiey,
wife Of the Rev. c. E Wamslsy, wto lives
on West Sae-i5la Street, Grecnsburg, Ind.
She continued;
@My hgart became affected after TIE birth
Of my youngest child, about SIX years ago.
The paia was constant. Frequently II
1rex 50 severe would be forced to cry oct.
81 coali not endure any excitement.
at woald increase the pain so would
scream and fall down n OF collapse.
Ia this condition was heipleSs-
"These spells would come on me At
hone, IN the street, or anywhere ! might be.
Il coald not sleep at night ] z.e very
little.
Different doctors were called IN. hey
said had neuralgia Of the heart, resulting
from nervous prostrstion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-19

Eli Shaw was on Saturday released
from prison at Camden, n. j., after an
incarceration of over year, during
which time he was twice tried for murder.
tirst for killing his grandmother and
and again for killing his mother. He
was declared innocent of both charges.
The women were shot 10 death on the
night Of October ). 1897. Shaw was in
the house at the time and claimed that
bis relatives had been shot by a burg
lar.
Loren Lake and ..dward snelIenberger,
# Paine, o.. exchanged 81. 900 for what
they fondly hoped was 5000 with green
goods sharrers in Jersey City.
lows druggists are being assessed the
regular saloon license tax Of $50 per
month in some towns Sioux City in
sists on this rule because the saloosss T
that place sell less whisky than the dug
stores
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-slnr = sorc of slzpenee.- ;,

You all know this rhyme, but have
you ever heard what it really means?
The four and twenty blackbirds rep
resent the "a hours. The bottom of
the pie is the world, while tie top crust
Is the sky that overarches it. The open
ing CT tho pie is the day dawn, when
tho birds begin to sing, and surely such
q sight 5 fit for king.
The king. who is represented as sit
ting in his parlor counting out his
money, is the sun. while the goldpieees
that slip through his fHEers as he
cornts them are the golden sunbeams.
Tho queen. who sits in the dark
kitchen, is the moon. and the honey
with which she regales herself is the
moonlight.
Tho industrious maid, who Is in the
garden at work before her king-the
sun-has risen, is day dawn. aud the
clothes she hangs ont are the clouds.
Tho bird who SO tragically ends the
Song by nipping of her nose is the sun
set So we have the whole day, IL not
in nutshell, in q pie.-Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
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Grant nnd Pnrfer.

Admiral Porter was forever running
into print. and his penchant for this
kind cf thing was a source of great an
Royance to Grant who was his stanch
friend
What do you think Of Porter as an
sdmiral:'' was asked Of the general on
one occasion.
why. replied Grant, with a quiet
nnile, me would be the greatest admi-
al since Nelson if be had never learned
70 write. "-Exchange.
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sAxTIAeo. THE GOOD BEAR.
r.f.,l. From, n ,,ho+o9renh I


hles along the path, his mouth open,
his hugo feet tapping along the ground,
dragging after him q tiny wagon full
CT ecstatic American youth. 1t is a
sight worth seeing.
Santiago is a fine black western bear.
Except for the heat. which annoys him
terribly, he l. Just as happy as any bear
alive. To draw light wagon about is
no such hardship, particularly when
there are candy and nuts in plenty by
way Ct fee.
It was no easy task to teach Santiago
u pull the cart. His owner, John I.
benson, is a famous animal dealer and
circus beast kindergarten. He knows
all about training animals, but he had
the tussle of his life with Santiago.
That was because. Santiago, like other
headstrong peoplSdidn't know what
was good for him. Now be is rally
fond of his wagon and Of the children
he draws, particularly when they feed
him candy, and you couldn't keep him
away from his wagon and gay little
harness if yon tried. New York World