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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Royalty in Irons.

An English society paper tells the
following little anecdote about the
Princess Of Wales. 1t appears that
her kind heart interests itself not only
in hospital life, bat also in the welfare
of prisoner One day she visited
wormwoOd Scrubbs Prison, and went
into every nook and Granny, including
tie laundries and the kitchens, even
tasting the soup and the bread.
When she was shown some handouts
she laughingly insisted on having them
elasped on her own wrists. "rhere"
she said, 81 suppose I an the first
Princess who has ever been ironsp
Presently she held out her wrists to be
relieved of her gives. But, alas. the
governor of the prison, unused to per
forming such task, was utterly una
be to move the locks, and there stood
the Princess, handcuffed and helpless,
like any poor jailbird.
The governor appealed to a warder to
come TO the rescue. The man looked
confused and hesitated before submit
ting bis rough hands to the touch OF
royalty, but the Princess, seeing his
confusion, laughed and said kindly:
"Oh, don't be afraid. am only the
SAM as other ladies'" And the old
man did as he was hidden.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
A Near View of Kipliug.

Imagine a short, thiek-set man, with
full figure, and round, ruddy face, dress
ed with absolute style and cleanliness,
but without apparent taste. This is
KipIing as his BrattleborO friends know
him. He is serupnlously exact in his
dress, appearing at noon lunch and
evening dinner in equally careful COS
tune. His habits Of work seem, from
the outside, at least, to be rather irregu-
lar. He walks much about the eoun-
try and in the woods, drives often, and
seems always to have leisure One is
as apt to see him in the city, three miles
from his hillside home, Naulahka, in
the middle Of the forenoon or early in
the morning as at any other time, until
it is evident that his literary work takes
no regularly prescribed period Of the
day. Evenings are usually reserved for
his family and the few friends he has
in BrattlebOro, and ii may be taken for
certain that not much work comes from
his pen except during the day. This is
Kipiing two or three years ago. What
he is to-day, crowned with still more
conspicuous laurels, no one in America
perhaps knows outside the immediate
family. Springfield Republican.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
A Remarkable Murder.

BiddOnden, a quiet country village
in Kent, was recently the scene Of q
remarkable murder. The rectOr's
daughter, middie-aged spinster, had
quarreled with several pasishiOners
and wrote to six of them to meet her
at church on certain Sunday, as she
wished to make up. 1t happened to
rain, so that only one Of the persons
addressed, Sunday school teacher, at
tended church. After the communion,
of which both partook, the woman in
vited him into the vestry and asked
the curate % be a witness To the recon-
ciliatiOn. She then drew revolver
aud shot the teacher. dead. She had
several spare cartridges on her person,
so that it Is inferred that she intended
TO shoot all the persons to whom she
had written. she was perfectly calm
after her act and has kept silent about
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Drinkers Licenses.

A drinking license is the latest legis-
lative invention, and its place or origin
is Michigan. Under the provisions of
a bill now under discussion at Lansing,
no person can buy liquor without first
procuring a license from the county
clerk and paying s. therefor. In adj
dition he must advertise the license in
a newspaper, 81 that all persons can be
aware of his habits. The idea is not
original with the Michigan lawmaker,
but was applied a dozen years ago in
Virginia. Ia that state the fee was 81,
a much more reasonable demand.
Probably the reason for such a bill is
to remove the paint from various Will
ted sepulehers- What must be the dis
tress OF many protesting teetOtalers and
prohibitiOnists when they cannot drink
drop of liquor, even for medicinal
purposes, without being licensed! Such
law would compel good many vO-
ciferous abstaiDers 10 live up 70 their
professions or else change their profes-
sions to suit their practices, observes
the St. Paul Dispatch"
As temperance measure, the drink
er's license would hardly be success,
The licensees, after paying the s. and
advertising bill, would feel in duty
bound to use extensively the privilege
thus dearly purchased There would
be much drunkenness Again, it would
be necessary to lower or abolish the sa
loon licenses in all fairness, and then
what multitude of temptations would
spring up all around |. As means OF
checking the consumption of liquor
the drinkers license would not be 8
auaaeSa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
The Servant Question.

When presumably capable women
give up housekeeping and betake them
selves to boarding because they can not
get servants or manage them; when
mistresses are pslpsbly afraid Of their
cooks, and unable to prevent waste and
even dishonesty in the kitchens which
they hesitate 10 enter, although they
are their own; when half the references
given are not truthful, OF at least mis-
leading; when intelligence offices are
the last places where an intelligent
woman expects to get satisfactory serv-
ants; when wages grow higher while
work grows even more grudging and
careless, and when six months is the
average limit CT a servants stay in one
household, 50 that an "old family SER
want" is practically as obsolete as the
mastOdOn-when all these signs show
an utterly disorganized state Of affairs
in woman's especial realm, it certainly
does appeal to ones sense of humor to
hear the suffragists assert that the FEM
mime vote would straighten out all the
perplexities into which mans inability
to cope with governmental problems
has plunged the nation!
If woman can not rule one servant,
or two, or ten, how can she wisely rule
city? If she can not formulate with
her sisterhood Of mistresses a working
system Of graded wages and reliable
references, and reform the present con-
ditions in the kitchens of America,
how is she going to reform the public
service? If this one question O7er-
whelms her so that she sometimes
breaks down with nervous exhaustion,
how is she going to lift all mans bur-
dens and smooth the nations pathway Z?
Since the earliest syllable Of recorded
time she has been struggling with serv-
ants, and the nineteenth century finds
her helpless.
There are only two alternatives-ei-
ther the servant question is bigger than
any question which man grapples with,
or woman is less fitted to grapple with
difficult questions than man. hardly
think that even the most daring suf
fragist would choose the first Of these
as tenet Of faith; yet the other horn
Of the dilemma certainly is not calcu-
lated to convince America that equal
suffrage is, as its supporters claim, the
solution of all problems and the rem
edy for all ills,-Harper's Bazar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Collecting Nemesis.

There's the best collector in Angus
Ia, and the head OF an Augusta firm
indicated the man on whom his praise
had been bestowed.
"He doesn't LOOK it."
mo, nor anything like it, yet be-
Iieve that his appearance is about 90
per cent. of his stock in trade. Just
size him up. Did you ever see more
ingenious face? He got his job Just as
he gets money from debtors that are
bad pay. He came right to me and
asked for employment. l told him
that we were not in need of any one,
and followed the usual form in telling
him to call again.
"He took the invitation literally,
walked around the square and dropped
in to make another application. You
told me to call again, he said. Want
good man? 1 did the usual thing
once more, carelessly asking him to
call again.
Another trip around the square and
he put in his third appearance, once
more informing me that he was good
man ia search Of a job. tried him
again and he proved 10 be four-time
winner.
''Then it struck me that he would
make a collector il he carried his per-
sistency into his work, and he has
proved a wonder. He has realized on
old accounts that we had given up as
hopeless long ago, simply wearing
debtors down to where they would
rather pay than be bothered any
/ further.
"One sharp rascal, who makes no
pretense Of psying his debts, told our
phenomenon that be would have to get
up very early in the morning to get
anything out of him. Our man was at
this fellows house at 2:3O a IN, routed
him out and actually got the money.
He never tires and never lets ago.
Another maddened debtor told him
to sing for bis money, and old reliable
simply took up stool in the eflice and
sawed away on old Grimes is Dead
until he got the cash. Augusta ( Me
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
What it Was For.

The yOun gest son of distinguished
citizen Of this town, says the New
York Sun, went abroad with a liberal
amount of money for boy Of his age
not long ago, and after a month in
London, where he has relatives, he
eabled to his father: "Please send el00
quick" and signed his name, Willie
Blank. Mr.. Blank, who is a generous
man of large means, took this cable to
the office Of his eldest son and said in
a puzzled way:
"willie has just cabled for .elOO.
Now, / wonder what the boy wants to
do with it."
"Cable and find out" was the sug-
gestion, and Mr.. Blank sent to Willie
Blank this message: "What do you
want money for ?"
A few hours later came the reply :
"For Willie.r
The money was sent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
f. Hart, of Groton, S. d. "Was taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs; cough set In and finally termin-
ated In Consumption. Four Doctors
gave me up, saying / could live but q
short time. / gave myself up to my
Savior, determined II | could not stay
with my friends on earth, would meet
my absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. I gave II trial, took in
all eight bottles. Ii has cured me, and
thank God, l am saved and now a
well and healthy woman" Trial bot
ties free at J. n. Snyder's Drug Store,
Somerset, Pa, and q. w. BraIlier's
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Regular size
sos andsiOO. Guaranteed or price re-
funded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
SHIPS AT SEA.

On. many ships have al sea
That sailed away long years ago;
Some day the, re coming back 30 me.
But when and how can not know.
Sometimes wander on the shore.
And watch the Gar horizon dim.
Where vanished in those days OF yore
Ny argosies so fleet aud trim-
scan with eager eyes the waves
That dance and sparkle In the light:
A vision fair my fond heart Graves.
Alas, no sail is yet in sight,
Outlines l fnd upon the sand
A broken plank, shattered spar,
A bent and rusty iron band
Oh, voiceless tale OF wrecks afar.
Then anxious fears crowd 10 my breast.
And veil the sunshine In the sky.
Shall thus my good ships end their quest:
Shall this their fate be by and bys
friend with ships FAR out at sea.
That sailed away so long ago,
Some day they're coming back to thee
But when and how we may Lot know.
Psrchanee with sails all rent and soiIed,
Battered and bruised thy ships may be.
ofbeauty ana grace they may be despoiled,
Heavy and slow ttey may come to thee.
But come they morning. noon or right.
With dying colors or broken mast,
Our heartsNEill cry with a thrill OF delight.
THANK God that our ships have come In a
lastrf Boston Transcript.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Regarding a Rats Tail

A rats tail is a wonderful thing.
The great naturalist Cuvier says that
there are more muscles in this curious
appendage than are TO be found in that
part of the human anatomy which is
most admired for its ingenious struet-
ure-namely, the hand. To the rat, in
fact, its tail serves as a sort Of hand,
by means Of which the animal IS enab-
led to crawl along narrow ledges or
other difficult passages, using il to bal
anee with or to gain hold Ii is pre-
hensile, like the tails Of some monkeys
By means Of it the little beast can jump
up heights otherwise inaccessible, em-
pIoyIng il as a projecsiIe spring
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15

The busiest and mightiest thing that
ever was made is DIR. Kings New Life
Pills. Every pill is a sugar coated
globule of health, thst changes weak
ness into strength, listlessness into
energy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only . cents at j. n. Snyder's
Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, and q. w
Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Stories of Animals.

From the huge elephant 10 the tiny
ant, the entire animal kingdom offers
stories and facts which should enlist
the sympathies and engage the inter-
est Of the human being who has, in
quaint, old-fashioned speech, "domir.-
ion over them"
In the whole animal creation there
is not to be found a creature more in
telIigent, more easily managed or more
likely to become the friend of man than
the elephant. The natives Of India,
recognizing this, treat him with ven
Grafton and respect; but, on the other
hand, the ferocious brutishness of the
African negroes, incited by the GRIM
inal cupidity of Arab and European
ivory merchants, transforms into a
savage beast an animal best suited by
nature to be mans associate.
A Hlndoo hunter was once known to
have become so fond Of an elephant
which he had caught and tanned that
rather than have his tusks sawed off
for the sake of the ivory he allowed
himself to live in penury.
A famous general once said: "rhe
most piteous thing after battle is the
sight of wounded horses. The men are
cared for, but the poor horses are left to
die in agony.
The horse enters in the spirit of 3
battle like a human being. He shows
no fear Of death and no sign Of panic
in all the wild tumult Of the battles
din. A horse in one Of the battles
in the Murfreesboro' fight had his skull
split by a piece of shell so that one
side was completely loosened. The
driver turned him loose, but he walk
ed to the side Of the gun and watched
the firing, following the shots with his
gaze as II to note their effect on the
enemy. When he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back for
ammunition he ran to his old place and
galloped back with the rest and when
an officer pushed him aside, to have
another horse put in he gazed at the
new conner with a most sorrowful ex-
preston in his eyes Then, seeming
to realize that the glory Of battle was
no more for him, he walked slowly
away, lay down and died. The officer
who owned him declared that it was
not the wound, but broken heart,
that killed him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit g. B. Stead
man Of Newark, Mich, in the Civil
War. Ii caused horrible Ulcers that
no treatment helped for 20 years Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him.
Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Boils,
Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. The
best Pile cure on earth. 25 cents box.
Cure guaranteed Sold at J. n. Sny-
der's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, and
@. w. Brallier's Drug Store. Berlin,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
Words From the Family Oracle.

Never play a part.
Be what you are and do not be
ashamed Of it.
II Heaven made you this or that or
the other, you are that and nothing
else.
You are only a plain person. Very
well; it is good to be PLATA person.
You have no ''grand aspirations, "
no syearning after lofty things" 50
don't pretend that you have.
Out with your opinions. II you
think thing is wrong, say 50; don't
wink at IL because IL is fashionable.
Take the common sense which Gcd
has given you, and use it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
German Method of Cooking Potatoes.

To eight medium sized potatoes al
low three ounces Of butter, two table
spoonfuls Of -four, half pint of broth
and two tablespoonfuls Of vinegar. Put
the butter and -four in a stewpan, stir
over the fire until the butter is Of
nice brown color aud add the broth
and vinegar. Peel and cut the pota-
toes into long thin slices, lay them in
the gravy and let them simmer gently
until tender, which will take from ten
to lifteen minutes, and serve very hot.
A leaf Of any Of the fiayOring vegesa-
bles vii. be an improvement
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15

That's strange tale" said Mr..
Birch, as he rose and stretched himself
preparatory to:his departure, "but it is
plausible and probably true; still, | pre-
fer a story wherein the moral is evident
and well directed"
Farmer Blossom was disappointed
with the conclusion Of the tale. He
expected that Bob would get mixed up
before he got through-thinking that
the boys story was wholly imaginary.
at has moral" he grumbled. "rhe
moral is-not to set out a pan of biscuits
while Bob Driver is telling stories" +"
"Hs, ha, ha," laughed the school
master. "Bob got some supper after
all, didn't he ?''
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15

"ColOuel, you swear positively that
your regiment never received a pound
Of embaImed beef in Cuba How is il
possible for you to be 50 absolutely GER
taln?" Because my regiment never
got farther than Tampa, sir."-Detroit
Free Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15

When a mans children can no long
er ride for half fare on the street cara he
begins to feel that be IS getting Old
Atchison Globe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15

Women love clear, healthy COM
plexion. Pure blood makes il. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15
DR h. s. KIAISiELL,

-sls S-s MS professional services 10 the eth
- -. ~ 'sso-nerse, and vicinity. Unless pro
49, ~! engaged he can be found al his Of
" NAN 81, East OF Diamond.
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E.,,,ps of Publication

4 .rey wednesday morning a
Fu0li'h'a -, + paid in advance, otherwise
'sili i1,. -,,on rin he discontinued until
,o saSs' re,d Up. POztmastsrs neg
'Fr'-..s,s so,,iy u. when subscribers do not
aas % no'-,. - .,p,r zill be held responsible
nc subscription ,,., one posioflce to
- ,Sa,a s'..rr give US the name Of the form
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-03-15

There's the best collector in Angus
ta," and the head Of an Augusta firm
indicated the man on whom his praise
had been bestowed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-20

dooryard. 1t is alleged that they came
from the clouds.
Some years since there was a shower
of catfish upon the roof of the Fores.
City News building. The strange visit
tation alarmed the people. and Forest
city Immediately afterward enjoyed a
great temperance revival.
A Cascade girl, being Informed by
her lover that, but for red hair, n pug
nose and freckles, she would be fair
looking. swallowed half a pint of horse
| liniment, wrote a letter to her lover and
prepared to exchange worlds. An in
| considerate doctor inopportunely ar
| rived with a stomach pump, and she
| has indefinitely postponed tie wearing
| of wings.
A vicinity pastor, by a little ,tective
work, discovered that sixteen members
of his congregation were making
| Christmas slippers for him. There were
tears in his eyes when at prayer
meeting he asked his dear people to
| do more for his stomach and less for
| his feet.
THE NEWS RECORD.
Detectives are said to be in Susque-
hanna county, searching for an Illicit
| liquor foundry.
Some of the youngest members of the
| Binghamton board of trade hope to live
| long enough to see the Binghamton
| State Line and Williamsport railroad
built. 1t and the Tunkhannock, Mich
| olson and Lanesboro road will be built
| in the same year.
Near Great Bend, on Saturday, there
was brief battle between Scranton
| sewing machine agent and wildcat, in
which the wildcat was ingloriously de-
| feated. Few wildcats will attack a
sewing machine agent.
Whitney.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-20
THE NEWS RECORD.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

A party of boys composed chiefly Of
| members of the school, thinking that
| the cold weather which we had on
| Thursday and Friday was sufficient to
freeze the small ponds, decided to go
| skating. They had not been on the ice
very long before one of their number,
Robert Evans, who is a member of the
| Sophomore class ventured too near the
| thin ice. 1t broke and participated him
into the cold water. The pond, not
being very deep, he escaped with a
| wettng.
The school paper, Impressions, will
| be on sale today at the close of the
| session. This is the Christmas edition
| and will contain many interesting
stories and useful information con-
| cernng the school. 1t will also contain
| a picture of last years foot bail team.
which was taken before the game with
the Williamsport High school.
The matter of organizing glee club
made up of singers from the school is
| assuming shape. Some of the students
| interested are endeavoring to pick six
teen of the best male voices in the
school. This club WILL no doubt, be
a great success as there are many fine
voices among the boys.
! The meeting which was held last Fri
! day is causing considerable discussion
among the pupils, especially the boys.
| Therefore this very unpleasant affair,
| which has already been the means of
| placing some of the students in a very
embarrassing position, should be laid
aside and forever forgotten.
| Yesterday the Sophomore classical
| met with a great surprise as they en-
| tered upon the usual Greek recitation.
| Instead of the lessons which had been
| assigned they faced quite difficult ex-
animation. Although taken completely
unawares the pupils made a good
| showing.
There is a Christmas present that
| every pupil below the average of seven
ty is sure of receiving and that is the
regular monthly notice which is sent
home by mail. They will be sent to the
respective homes on Friday of this
week.
The lessons in some of the classes
Monday were not up to the average and
as a result many of the students had
very late dinner. The lessons of Tues
day, although rot as good a might be,
were an improvement on Mondays.
| OF all the classes which have music
| with Prof. Derman on Monday, the
! class at the fourth period, according to
Prof Derman, has some of the finest
tenOrs to be found in the school.
The faculty held their regular meet
| ing Monday in the office of the princi-
| pal. The routine of school work for the
coming months was discussed by the
| teachers.
The rain which continued for the
greater part of yesterday, had little or
no effect on the attendance, but it kept
the bows from their usual outdoor ex-
| ercise.
A meeting of the senior class was
held yesterday al the close of the
session, and a class pin was at last
decided upon.
Three more days and school will be
! closed until after the holidays. Friday
is anXiously awaited.
Stephen Dawes.
Baecham's Pills for distress after
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-20
FINN d PHILLIPS.
Have You Thought?

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piano OF a he
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-20
WHITNEY'S WEEKLY
BUDGET OF NEWS
STORY OF TOMMY BALLARD
AND HIS TEETH.

Odds and Ends from Susquehanna
County-Ararat Woman Breaks
Her Jaw-Cascade Girl Takes
Horse Liniment to Improve Her
Beauty-Sewing Machine Agent
Tackles q Wild Cat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-20

Beechams Pills for distress after
eating. -