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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-12
PLUNGE INTO THE ARCTIC.
Officers of the whalers' Relief Expeditions
Are Pushing North.

San Francisco, April 12.-The Iatess
letter from st. Michael, Alaska, at the
mouth of the Yukon, dated Dec. go
tells of the arrival there of Lieutenant
Jarvis and DR.. A. j. Call of the reliec
expedition to the ice bound whaler az
Point Barrow. The writer says:
Lieutenant Jarvis and DR.. Call ara
the vanguard of the overland relief ex--
petition from the cutter Bear The
Bear on the 18th of December was in
North sound, about eighty miles east
of this point, where they ran into slush
ice. Fearful of going further north,
Captain futile turned southwark, an6
on the 10th of December dropped anchor
off Cape Vancouver at the mouth OF.
the Kuskokwim river.
ION the 18th the overland expeditions
left Cape Vancouver on their long jour
ney by dog team to the most northerly.
point on the American continent. Orr
the I'd Lieutenant Jarvis and DR.. Cain
parted company with the others to push
forward as rapidly as possible to Cape,
Prince of Wales and arrived here thir-
teen days from Vancouver. AS soon as
1t was light enough to travel the MORN
ing of the new year, amidst the un-
earthly bowling of a score of Malamoos.
dogs, the two brave fellows shook hands
quietly with friends who had gathered
to bid them godspeed. and, giving the
word to their dogs, they again took up.
their journey to the north. Three
hours later Lieutenant Bertholf an6
Mr.. Koltcschof arrived. 1t is impos-
sible to closely estimate the distance
from here to Point Barrow, following
as they do the windings of the coast
line. but 1t cannot fail very far short
of 1000 miles"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-12
ARMIsTICE PROMULGATED.

$3.50, oOo,Ooo for Cuba, end the war and
withdraw her flag.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-12

ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
Vessels at Mare Island Navy Yard Being
Prepared for Use.
Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal, April D.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
SLEPT like A Child.
Gained Tweny-Seven Pounds in Four Weeks.
The Story Of Soldier
20. .Ae 7tanserip,. e.orla. IlL

hsppiest hours had known for years That
night ! went 10 sleep easily and slept soundiy
as q child, and awOke refreshed. Three OF
fonr weeks after beginning the treatment, when
] had taken four boxes Of the pills, found
/ had increased in weight. from lis pounds 20
Is5 pounds. This greatly surprised my friends,
who thought my case was hopeless one
began my work on the road again, and have
continued i right along ever since in excel
I lent health.
Let me tell you a remarkable thing that
was a side issue, but valuable gain 10 me-
found that while / was taking Or. VIII
lisms' Pink Pills, ! had been cured Of the
smoking habit, which had been formed when
] vas a boy. six wears old, ans which had
elung 10 me All these years. The craving for
tobacco left me, and have never experienced
It since. / have recommended the pills 10
many
tSicnedl CHESTER s. HARRINGTON.
Chester :. Harrington, being duly sworn,
deposes and says that the matters contained
IL the above statement by him signed are
true CHESTER 5. HARRISGTOS.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, notary
public, this 18th day Of July, 1887.
LINCOLN NJ. Coy, Notary Public.
All the elements necessary 10 give new life
and richness TO the blood and restore shattered
nerves arc contained. in a condensed form, in
nr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
They are an unfailing specific for such diseases
as loeomofor ataxia. partial paralysis, 81. Nitus
dance sciities. neuralgia, rheumatism. Dery-
Gus headache. the after effects of la grippe.
palpitation If the heart pale and sallOw CON-
plexions. all forms Of weakness either in male
or female. and al diseases resulting from viii
ated humors in the blood. Or. Williams Pink
Pills are sold by all dealers, or viii be sent
post paid on receipt of price, 80 cents box.
or six boxes for -. .50-tthey are never sold in
hulk or by the 100 by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, y \.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
pe.s.ou,s scheme.

81 say, old san, " said Dodson, as he
loaned his friend Blobson a nickel TO
pay his car fare. why don't you try my
scheme?"
"what scheme?' growled Blobson,
as he mentally tried to figure out how
much his wife had realized in her mid
night raid.
why scheme to break your wife of
going through your pookete whsn you
are asleep
Il say, old man., cried Biobson ca
gerly, ''if you have any scheme by which
can break my wife of going through
me. for heavens S sake put me on 90 il,
and am your friend for lifer'
We'll, you see, l used to suffer from
this thing until discovered means by
which / broke my wife of the habit.
gathered together all the counterfeit
money that l had accumulated in 20
years Of business and filed my pockets
with it The next morning discovered
that it was gone That same day my
wife went shopping and was arrested
for passing counterfeit money. 1t look
ed very black for her when they found
the rest of the stuff that she had. and
she was inst ready to faint when / ar
rived ON the scene. OF course played
the indignant husband and Threatened
to sue the whole outfit for damages
But the scheme worked Since then the
only thing my wife will accept is q
check. Detroit Free Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
In the House of Commons.

Membe,,s are not allowed TO refer to
each other by name in debate. The only
member who is properly addressed by
name is the chairman who presides over
the deliberations of the house in COM
mittee. On member rising TO speak III
committee he begins with Mr. Low
ther, Z" and not with ''Mr. Chairman,
as at public meetings When the speak
er is in the chair, the formula is ''Mr.
Speaker, sir. -
In debate a member is distinguished
by the Office he holds, as 1.-THE right
honorable gentleman the chancellor cf
the exchequer, or by the constituency
he represents, as 1.-THE honorable gentle
man the member for York " Some
make use Of the terms my honorable
friend" or My right honorable friend. -
In case of family relations the same
form is usually observed. Occasionally
MY honorable relative" or my right
honorable relative is heard, but my
right honorable father" or my right
honorable brother" though no doubt
allowable, has not been hitherto used.
Nineteenth Century.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
Animal prunkard..

Most Of the higher animais--as moi
seys, elephants, bears, horses and dogs
have a natural fondness for fermented
houors and suffer from the abuse OF
these liquors as men do. From the book
Of Maccabees it is evident that war eie'
phants were rnaddened of old with new
wine as they have been and are with
arTack down 10 the present time. Man
ayers of nlenageries and employees at
the various geological gardens know
that the elephants under their care are
prepared 20 90 ON wild drunk when
ever opportunity offers Whisky is Off
cially given them when they are Ill or
low-the quantity varying from fiye TO
ten gallons, according to the require
ments of the case. This is put into their
drinking water Bears and monkeys
drink beer like German students, and
love whisky equally well
In Africa the natives make use OF this
evil trait TO capture their poor relations
The monkeys there are extremely fond
Of a beer brewed by the natives 80
the latter place quantities of the liquor
within easy reach of the monkeys and
wait until their victims are thoroughly
befuddled- In this state they are unable
to recognize the difference between ne
gro and ape When the negro tales the
hand of one of them to lead him of, a
second monkey takes the band of the
first. a third tlst of the secohr, and SO
on A single negro may sometimes be
seen carrying off a string Of staggering
monkeys Fresh doses Of beer in de-
creasing quantities are administered to
the captives, so that they may only
gradually awaken to the sad results OF
their spree.-Lippincott's
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
vic,ous Rluefsh.

The greatest enemy 70 the best spe-
cias of fish is found in the vicious, yo-
racious and dangerous bluefsh- In size
ordinarily as long as your arm, with
teeth like barbs, he can snap in halves
a fish of his own size, and nearly all
fish stand in mortal dread of him. Gen
orally travelling IN schools-sometimes
as much as five miles in length-they
will in short order decimate a school of
shad, spot, menhaden or such like. In
his stomach can be found numbers Of
smaller fish, according 10 size.
We have opened one which contained
a trout of almost his own size, while
another contained a shad nearly as
large Still others are found having
within themselves one or more of their
own species of smaller size. But their
destructiveness does not end here. We
have seen them behind a school of shad,
spot or menhaden, and sometimes schools
of mackerel and cod, swapping and
slashing their prey until the water was
all a-foam. They eat until they can hold
no more, but their vicionsness is not
abated. With a snap shad is sundered
and spit ont. and the next shares the
same fate. They never tire, and the fish
destroyed, but unbeaten, cover the sur
face of the water.-Exchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13

No man is better known snd liked n that
rieh tie of Illinois counties, 0l whIch feoris
Is tne centre. than genial Chester : HsIring
ton. Of Princeville, ~. For many yean Mr.
Harrington has Travelled through the C. antry
.ou uroStahle Journeys IS an ifineranf mer-
chant. aud everywhere he goes be Is ven 2
hearty welcome By the people who depend
upon his visits for the purchase Of the ueees-
ssries. and some Of the luxuries, Of life.
Mr.. Harrington is a veteran Of the war,
and from this fact is made the remarkable
experience which he related at the IFans-
ersgf Office recently. His story, telling Of
The evils Of which the Civil War was but
the beginning in his own, and IN thousands
Of other eases, Wss as follows:
. served three years IN the l25tE Illinois,
euiisiing az Kewanee, H. ] was IN LIb5y
Prison. and suffered. like many another North
eru soldier. Until recently / was member
ofthe Prineeville Post OF the GAR.
s.The strain Of army life did It's work IN
undermining my health, although the col
lapse did not come fJr years. For some time
I suffered from general debility and nervous
ness. 30 badly that / could not sleep. For
fifteen years my sleep was completely broken
up. Indigestion resulted and my misery IN
creased. Nv ewes began 70 fhil, and as my
body lost vitality my mind seemed TO give
way also. I could scarcely remember events
that happened bat few weeks before
For i've years l was uHnttee iva JUST
ness. 7 was Just able 20 creep around during
the greater part Of this time, and there were
fin,es when I could no; get up at all Ny
brother Is a doctor. but al his efforts 10 help
me failed TO give me any relief
/ tried a number Of remedies, without
avail. Finally. having read articles regard
ing cures that had been effected by Dr. WI
ans Pink Pills for Pale People, | decided
/, try them. That was in 1895. bought
4 box and took the pills according TO IN
ttructions. Just four days later ! had the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
Belgian and German Farming.

In Belgium a two acre holding is
sufficient to maintain farmer and his
family The typical two acre farm in
that country contains patch Of wheat
or rye and another of BARLEY. Another
fair portion grows potatoes A row OF
cabbage grows all round ON the sloping
sides Of the bitches. with a row of on
ions just inside, leaving bare walking
room between them and the grain. The
shade trees round the house are pear
trees. Every foot of land is made TO
produce, and the farmer keeps pigs and
chickens.
In Germany, out of 5,276, 600 farms,
1, 223, 600, or 23 per cent Of the whole,
are each under ~ acres in extent, and
Of the farms above 56 per cent are cul-
tivated by the owner himself, over 2S
per cent partly so, or about s5 per cent
altogether, leaving Is per cent out of
every 100 per cent that are let to ten
ants In Germany, Notwithstanding
this small size of large proportion Of
the farms, I7S out of every l, 200 inhab-
itants are nevertheless engaged in agri-
culture, whereas in England no more
than 90 ans thus occupied, in Scotland
only 81, though 1875 per l, 600 in Ire
land being thus engaged raises the pro-
portion il the whole United Kingdom
TO 20 out If that number, less thsn
half, however, the percentage so en-
ployed in Germany.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
Monitor. and Torpedo Boat.

A monitor is a peculiar battleship,
having low freeboard, light draft and
flush deck and guns mounted in heav-
lily armored revolving turrets placed on
the deck A monitor is floating bat
terry more than a ship and derives its
name from the first of the class ever
constructed, which battled with the
Confederate ironclad Merrimac in
Hampton Roads. The original Monitor
was described as resembling a great
cheesebox ON plank, but it did valu-
able service and revolutionized naval
warfare
Torpedo boats are the racers among
the war vessels They are swift. small
craft, designed TO launch torpedoes near
large vessels In order to do its work
properly the torpedo boat must go close
TO the object of its destructive designs,
and having placed the instrument Of
destruction in position its next object
is TO get away and ont of the reach of
the enemy. A torpedo boat must be
small, and the men who form its small
crew must be absolutely fearless.
A torpedo boat catcher is designed
expressly to catch or to destroy torpedo
boats In order TO be fitted for the work
the boats are larger than the torpedo
boats They can make better time and
carry heavier ar1nament.-New York
Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
s.n.ihle Arrangement. A

What Sir Daniel Lysons believes to
have been the first case Of a settlement
of an affair of honor" ON the Duke OF
Wellington's plan is described by him
in his Early "reminiscences " Tt occur
red in Halifax about the middle of the
present century:
One day Captain Evans came to me
boiling over with wrath and indigna-
ton. He said he had been g-oCsly in
suited by Captain Harvey, the govern
or son, and begged me to act as his
friend agreed, provided he promised
to do exactly as told him. He con
sented.
I called on Captain Harvey's friend,
Captain Bourke, and we agreed to abide
by the Duke of Wellington order about
dueling, which had Just then been
promulgated at Halifax.
We carried out our intention as fol-
lows: We made each of our principals
write out his own version Of what had
occurred We then chose an umpire.
We selected Colonel Horn of the Twen-
tieth regiment, a clear headed and much
respected officer. With his approval we
sent him the two statements, and be
directed us to come TO his house the fol-
lowing morning with our principals.
At the appointed time we arrived and
were shown into the dining room. We
bowed formally to each other across the
table and awaited the appearance of our
referee Colonel Horn soon entered, and,
addressing our principals, said:
Gentlemen, in the first place, l must
thank you for having made my duty SO
light. Nothing could be more open.
generous or gentlemanlike than your
statements. The best advice can give
you is that you shake hands and forget
that the occurrence has ever happened a"
They at once walked up TO each other
and shook hands cordially. They were
the hest of friends ever after
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13

The control men get over their hands
by constant practice was being discuss
ed. One cited the case of an artist who
is afflicted with palsy so badly that he
cannot convey his food or drink TO his
mouth unaided. And yet this man with
pallet and brush in hand can paint as
well as ever he could Before his brush
touches the canvas his hand trembles
violently, bat the moment he feels the
brush touch his picture his stroke be-
comes firm and strong and just what he
desires it to be.
Almost a parallel case is that of a
veteran soldier well known in Kansas
City, Peg Leg" Smith. Smith is now
in the Soldiers home in Leavenworth-
When in Kansas City. be used to run a
cigar wheel at the city hall square.
Smith comes TO Kansas City frequent
", and when here likes TO go TO a shoot
ing gallery ON Walnut street and shoot
at the targets. He is a good shot and
enjoys looking along a rifle barrel.
Smith has the palsy in an alarming de-
gree. When he raises the rife and aims
it at the target, it jerks around in such
a lively manner that one would wager
he could not hit the side of a house,
but Just as he is about to pull the trig-
ger his hand Steadies and the next in
slant the bell rings The palsied man
has hit the bullseye. kansas City Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
The Original s,.ms.s twins.

The sleepy village Of Biddenden, not
far from Tenterden, celebrates yearly
the memory Of the two maids Of that
ancient hamlet who were the original
precursors of the Siamese twins In life
they were Joined together by a mysteri-
Gus cord of flesh, and they died ON the
same day. leaving their property to be
distributed among the poor of the par
ish and among all who care to apply
for a dole of bread and cheese on Easter
day. This benefaction has been in exist
ence for six or seven centuries, and at
present its value is about $500 year.
Formerly the dOles consisted of bread
and cheese and ale, but the latter pro-
duced so much hilarity in the village
that il was abolished, and the charity is
now limited to the two first mentioned
nutritive articles. The breaf is made
up in the form Of cakes. bearing rude
representation of the twin maids Of
Biddenden, and are generally preserved
as curiOsities by the recipients. They
are baked very hard and are admirably
adapted to give work to dentists by
breaking the molars of those who at
tempt TO penetrate their mysteries The
poor of the parish as distinguished from
necessitors strangers are supplied with
ordinary Quartsrn leaves and cheese. -
London Telegraph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13

Are feelings of gratitude absent in
women? That clever gentleman who
does the Private Diary in The Corn
hill Magazine is not quite satisfied upon
the subject This is his way of putting
it: AS gratitude depends upon imagi-
nation, it may well be that women, hay-
ag less imagination than men, are less
grateful The doctor tod me 'intermit-
tent heart is q not uncommon female
ailment. To sugar the pill. however.
the diarist says: In defense Of the ma
ligned sex should like to record case
Of gratitude in woman that left me a
little mournful had sent Charlotte a
book for her birthday last autumn. and
at breakfast today she said. oh. thank
you for that delightful book you sent
met oh. l said, what was it, Dear
me. said Charlotte, 4 have quite for
gotten. -"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
a ou.lnt P,rtur. Or Harrer. !

"He (William Harvey was not tall.
but of the lowest stature. round faced,
olivaster complexion; little eie, round,
very black, full of spirit; his hare was
black as a raven, but quite wlike 90
yeares before he dyed have heard him
say, that after his booke of the Circula-
fion OF the Blood came-out, that he fell
nightly in his practice, and that twas
believed by the vulgar that he was
crack Drained; and all the physitians
were against his opinion, and anvyed
him; many wrote against him. With
much adOe at last. in about 20 or 80
yeares time, it was received in all the
Universities in the world; and, as Mr..
Hobbies sayes in his book De Corpore, ;
he is the only man, perhaps, that ever
lived to see bis owne doctrine establish
ed in his lifetime.
HE was much and often troubled
with the gowte, and his way Of cure
was thus; he would then slit with his
legges bare, if it were frost, ON the leads
Of Cockaine house, putt them into a
payle of water, till he was almost dead
with cold, and betake himselfe TO his
stove, and so twas gonDe. He was hott-
headed, and his thoughts working
would many times keepe him from
sleepinge; he told me that then his way
was 20 rise out of his bed and wake
about his chamber in his shirt till he
was pretty coole, i. g, till he began to
have horror, and then returne TO bed,
and sleepe very comfortably. An
brey's Lives. -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13

In a city not many miles from Troy
is an organization which believes in
cures by faith. The president is a wom-
an, jealous Of good works For some
weeks sh. had observed a worthy ap-
pearing 2erly man daily going by her
home, and noticed that he walked con-
siderably lame She thought him sub
ject of prayerful consideration and be-
gan daily prayers in his behalf. One
morning soon after she noticed him go
ing by, apparently free from any lame
ness, and yentured to speak to him Of
this fact
Yes, he responded, Il do get along
a good deal better today than for many
days past. Ny old cork leg had got
somewhat out of good motion, and yes
terday / obtained new one. Troy
Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13
Love. Sweet Work.

A London paper tells this touching
story of Professor Herkomer: His aged
father, who lived with him in his splen-
did home at Bushney, used to model
clay in his early life He has recently
taken TO it again. but his fear is that
soon his hands will lose their skill and
his work will show the marks of i'm
perfection. 1t is his one sorrow. At
night he goes to his early rest, and
when he has gone his talented son goes
to his studio, takes up his fathers feeble
attempts and makes the work as beauti-
full as art can make it. When the old
man comes down in the morning, he
takes the work and looks at it and rubs
his hands ana says, 'Ha, can do as
well as / ever did. ;"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-07-13

Some time ago was at a small vii
lage in Somersetshire fitting upa steam
dairy.
As is well known. water is a most
essential thing in a dairy. So. being
unable TO obtain sufficient supply from
well already sunk. it was suggested
10 open disnsed well near and try the
water there
Instructions were given 10 the men TO
be careful on opening the well, as it
might be unsafe to descend on account
Of foul air.
They were told 10 light a candle and
let it down. and if it continued TO burn
they would then know that there was
no danger in descending.
On the fclIowing day. on asking il it
was safe 20 go down, one of the men
replied; Yes that's safe enough. ]
took the candle down with me. and it
burnt beautifully. London Globe
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Thousands Celebrate

With thankfulness their restoration
to health by the use Of Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
Think of the vast army who have
been cured by this medicine
Men, women and children, who have
suffered the consequences of impure
blood, who have been the victims of
scrofuia sores, eruptions, dyspepsia,
nervousness, sleeplessness.
They have tried other medicines and
have failed to obtain relief They tried
Hoods Sarsaparilla and it did them
good. They persevered in its use and
it accomplished permanent cures. Do
you wonder that they praise it and
recommend it to you?