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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Glorious News

Comes from DIR. d. b. Cargile, of
Washita, I. T. He writes: Four bot
ties of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs.
Brewer of scrofula, which lad caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break out on her head aud
face, and the best doctors could give no
help; but her cure is complete and her
health is excellent" This shows what
thousands have proved, that Electric
Bitters is the best blood purifier known.
It's the supreme remedy for eczema,
letter, salt rheum, ulcers, bOils and
running sores. 1t stimulates liver,
kidneys and bowels, expels poisons,
helps digestion, builds up the strength.
Only 90 cents. Sold at J. y. Snyder's
Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, and G.. w.
Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
Guaranteed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Discovered by a Woman.

Another great discovery has been
made, and that too, by lady in this
country. disease fastened its clutches
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its ss@Yerest tests, but her vital
organs w. q undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed fncessantly, aud could not
sleep. She finally discovered way to
recovery, by purchasing Of US a bottle
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, and was 50 much relieved on
taking first dose, that she slept all
night: and with two bottles, has been
absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Luiz." Thus writes w. e.
HamnIck & Co, OF Shelby, \. C..
Trial bottles free at J. n. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa, and G. w. Bral-
lier's Drug Store, Berlin. Pa. Regular
size soc. aud Sl0O. Every bottle
guaranteed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Human ImperfectiOns.

Not long ago, says a writer in the
Outlook, we took an apartment, and
wished to get things settled as prompt
ly as possible. It had fallen TO me to
secure the needed cooperation of dray-
men, plumbers, shOpkeepers and men
Of like vocation. Every man whom ]
engaged promised to do work at once,
and only one man kept his promise.
When an expressman agreed to bring
freight it took three trips to his Office
70 get him started, and when we sent
him for trunk he brought box. The
man who was to repair the bookcase
immediately" did so only after three
journeys to his shop. The gas range,
which was TO be ready for use on Fri
day, gave US our first dinner on the fol-
lowing Tuesday.
A kitchen table Of marvellous appur-
tenances delight of the maid-was
delivered with big gouge in the top,
and it required six letters and two vis-
its to the store to effect change; a
washstand came broken; a mattress ar
rived dirty; a bureau, due on Saturday,
came OH the following Saturday, in
spite OF the thirteen letters written in
the mean time; one bed came a day
late, one three days late, and one a
" eek late, ard two mattresses were two
inches too " ide and five inches toe
long; one set Of kitchen utensils reach
ed US three days late, after two trips to
the store, and another set was driven
home by the use Of two letters and a
postal The brOOms, pals and scrub
bing brushes for cleaning the apart
ment were kept from wear, because
they came after the apartment was
cleaned. I refrain from mentioning
the constant bIanders in the denvery
Of groceries.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
A Little Advice.

rheumatism is name applied to sew
eral conditions, which vary widely in
almost every detail. The present paper
has for its object the consideration OF a
single phase OF the disease; soreness and
lameness, and certain dull. Intermittent
pains in the joints, unattended by fever.
They are popularly known as "rheu-
matte twinges," and in children as
growing pains"
Such pains precede, as well as fol-
low, attacks of true rheumatism, and
are also common in those that have no
manifest rheumatic tendency. They
are often transient, recurring only after
indiscretions ia diet, such as overihdul-
gence in rich food. Sometimes they oc-
cur only at seasons when out-ofdoor ex-
ercise has been neglected. They may
follow loss fsleep, worry or prolonged
strain. Confinement in poorly ventil-
ated apartments has also been observed
to exert an influence in bringing on
pains of this character.
Interference with the functional act
iyity Of the skin, caused by the presence
of moisture in the air, such as always
precedes a storm, also makes itself
known to the rheumatic by pains in
the joints.
Digestive disturbances often play an
important part in causing such pains,
while defective elimination ofthe waste
products Of the body on the part of the
skin, kidneys, lungs and other excreto-
ry organs has a strong influence in the
same direction.
Obscure pains in the joints are not to
be regarded as without significance, nor
their occurrence dismissed as unworthy
Of solieitude. Its well known that oth-
er changes in the organs, possibly pain
less, but frequently vital, progress step
by step with the symptom manifested
in the joints
The remedy for the diseomforis, and
even dangers, that errors in hygiene in-
vite, lies in seeking and correcting the
errors. Proper care OF the skin is one of
the most important measures for COM
batting rheumatic pains. Bathing
should be practiced during the winter
months almost as frequently as in the
summer, although the water should be
Of comfortable warmth. In certain
cases hot baths are beneficial. Errors
Of diet are to be corrected, and general
measures for the promotion of health
should be habilually observed.
Obscure pain in the joints is TO be re-
garded as one Of natures hints in favor
Of more heathful manner Of living.
Such hints are not to be disregarded
without peril. Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Public Profanity.

\ large number Of women in the city
Of Chester have demanded of councils
that the ordinances against profanity
shall be enforced. They ask it in the
Dame Of common decency. They say
any amount of vile and disgusting Ian
guage is continually heard on the
streets, the presence of women and
children being no bar to the steady
stream of barbarity. The ear IS con-
tinually offended by the most obscene
and ribald expressions, and, in the
name of common deeeney, they de
mand cessation Of this immoral and
eontaminatiBg flood.
The women Of Chester have done
exactly the right thing. A beginning
must be made somewhere. We have
no reason to conclude things are one
whit worse there than anywhere else.
We feel they are no worse than in the
city Of Lancaster. Go into what part
Of the city you will, or at any hour Of
the day or evening, and you will find
everything which the women Of Ches-
ter protest against duplicated here at
home. Old men and young boys, IN
consciously, we believe, are TO be heard
pouring forth a steady stream Of pro-
family and vulgarity. Men who have
given the question the most thought
have long since reached the conclusion
that there is no remedy under the sun
to check this flood Of immorality but
the enforcement of the statutes So
addicted have men become to it that
they are no longer aware of their Of
fense. Only the penalties Of the law
viii reach them Fines, publicity and
the finger of public scorn will make
them pause. Whether the evil will
ever be wholly eradicated is extremely
doubtful, but that it can be diminished
Is very eertain.-Laneaster New Era.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Reniek Hamilton, of
West jefferson, o., after suffering IS
months from Rectal Fistula, be would
die uIless a costly operation was per-
formed; but he cured himself with five
boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the
surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best
Salve in the world. Only 25e. per
box. Sold at j. n. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa. and at G. W.
Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
General Miles's Curios.

General Miles's Indian collection Is
probably the most complete and repre-
sentative private one in the country,
and he has some things not to be found
even in any museum or institute. He
has as yet made no attempt to eata-
Iogue or classify the collection, the va
rious articles being distributed merely
in such manner as to produce the most
artistic and pleasing effect, the date,
history and Significance Of each being
carried in his mind.
There are dozens Of bright hued
blankets on the floor and the walls,
scores Of blankets and all sorts Of orna-
mented work, bat in no two pieces is
the same design to be found. Each
pair of the moccasins even, that form
a frieze half way across the room, dif-
fers from all the others. In all his ex-
perienee, General Miles says he has
never seen a pattern copied or repeated
by the Indians.
The collection contains a fine assort-
ment Of the jackets and leggins of Ia
nous braves. Some Of them are made
of soft, pliable skin, dressed in its nat
ural color and adorned with embroider-
les and fringes. Others are slashed and
painted and stained after a wonderful
fashion.
General Miles called the writer's at
teutiOn to q suit that was painted in
close imitation Of the hues Of grass
when it is at the rankest period of
growth; even the drum on which the
tomtom is beaten matching in color.
That he explained, sis a miSlsum-
mer costume, and it would be hard to
distinguish the figure OF the wearer in
the landscape. In the fall have seen
the Indians paint their bodies and daub
their horses with clay, until it was al
most impossible to distinguish the out
lines Of their figures, so exactly did
they match the earth and sage brush
against which they moved. Again, iu
winter, when the snow is on the
ground, they ride white ponies, and
wrap themselves in white robes To es-
cape detection"
General Miles owns some excelIen I
specimens Of porcupine work, tie quilis
Of the porcUPine having been co!ored
and used for decoration before the
vLite man hal made the Indian ae-
quainted with beads. At a little dig
lance it is difficult to tell which is bead
AMI which is porcupine work, although
the quiiIs seem to b.eud a little better
than the bessis.
The collection includes some interest
ing pieces Of copper. tempered By a
process peculiar To the Indians, and en-
graved with characteristic figures by
means Of the simplest and crudest OF
tools. They admire metals, partieu-
lsrly the jingling and elashing to be
obtained from them, and a trimming
of metallic fringe is highly-prized ad-
dition to braves costume. A fringe
Of bones is popular for a similar rea-
sOn.-New York Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

Here the voice Of counsel for the de-
fen e thrilled with emotion.
''Gentlemen of the jury" he cried,
''you cannot believe the prisoner to be
the cool, calculating villain the prose-
cution would make him out to be
Were he cool aud calculating would he
have murdered his wife, as he is ae-
eused Of doing? Would be not rather
have spared her, in order that she
might be here at his trial to weep FOR
him, aud influence your verdict with
her tears2a
Ouly the thoughtless think lawyers
do not assist the ends Of justice.-De-
trOi Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
A Study in Hearts.

She was a woman, therefore, to be
wooed. She was but twenty, aud that
kind are not easy. He was young
man Of fashion, full Of promise and the
smell Of cigarette smoke, and he loved
her with the entire purpose of his life.
Perhaps that wasn't a great deal, be-
cause he had too much money to have
great deal Of purpose, bat what tn ere
was Of it was all for her. And she
didn't care a continental for him. He
was neither of brilliant intelligence
nor of masterful mind, and his insane
vapidities bored her so that at last, in
selfdefense, she firmly but respect
fully declined to marry him.
"I shall put an end to nay miserable
existence" he said, in terrible earnest
ness.
She did not apply for a stay Of exc
cution, and he went forth into the cold,
gray afternoon. Haitian hour later her
dearest friend came ia.
"Oh, Alice,n she exclaimed, hurried
ly, "what have you ever done TO Har-
ry? He looked the very picture Of
desolation when / met him, and he
told me he was going to drown him
self"
II think not" replied the auth press
of all his woes.
"But he will, am sure insisted
the visitor. II could see it in his eyes.
Pun positive he will go right down and
jump into the river"
perhaps" admitted other, quite
freely.
Then you think as 1 do-that he
will drown himself? Oh, you"
81 beg your pardon, interrupted the
other. 81 am sure that he won't
He can't; he is too light to sink
Thus does woman play rag-time on
the strings by which she holds mans
heart in thrail.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
The appetite Of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspaplics whose
Stomach and Liver are out of order.
All such should know that DR..
Kings New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite, sound digestion and
regular bodily habit that insares per-
feet health and great energy. Only 25c.
at J. n. Snyder's Drug Store. Som.
erset Pa, and G. w. Brallier's Drug
Store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Young euay's Knife Trade and Mrs,
Qusy's Fragile Cup.

Some interesting incidents in the
lives Of Senator Quay and his wife are
narrated in the Chicago Tribune. II is
related that, when he was schOolboy
IN Indiana, Pa, Quay had knife
which Harry White, afterwards judge
of indiana county, greatly coveted
Quay refused to listen TO offers for q
trade. One day, much 10 Whites sur
prise, young Mat himself proposed a
swap.
II haven't my knife with me-" he
said "If we trade you'll have 10 agree
to go and get it,"
White was glad of the chance. lie
turned over his own knife, dozen mar
bIes, a tin squirtgun and horse-hair
fishline in payment, and then asked
where the knife was.
up at the tannery," was the an
swer. II dropped my kniie in the vat
this morning, and ished two hours for
it, but didn't find it. But it is in that
vat. Go up and find it."
In after years Mrs. Quay often show
ed herself as adroit a politician as her
husband. He had a wide acquaintance
among the politicians Of Pennsylvania
and often entertained them At his house.
One day he brought home TO dinner an
awkward old cross roads statesman
from one Of the mountain districts.
The table was set with beautiful and
costly china-Senator Quay is a great
collector of ceramics. The visitor up
set and broke dainty cup. To cover
his confession Mrs. Quay at once pick
ed up a similar cup in her hand.
''That ware is extremely fragile, she
said. Il can crush it in my fiUgers."
Another Of the beautiful pieces was
shattered into fragments, and at the
same time the allegiance Of the awk-
ward guest TO NJ. 5. Quay was cement
Cd for all time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
The Funny Waiter.

'sYou are too littIe,n said the pro-
prietor of the tough beanery. at takes
bigger guys dan you TO manage de
mugs dat feed here"
"Ahp p said the applicant for a job,
al see. None bat the brave do serve
the fare here. indianapolis Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Well Qualified.

Senator Splurge-As an official in the
colonial service you will encounter
many difficult problems. What quail
fications have you for the post?
Applicant--0h, | have manned many
a primary = PhiIadel phia North
American.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
THE DEAD BEE.

Dead AMID The dewy clover
LAesa bonny little rover
who could shape his course aEsr.
Without compass, without star.
&evermore across the azure
Shall sail in search OF treasene;
Nevennore, when day is gone.
Home shall HE his Salleon.
From the Jon1ull's golden chaliee,
Aud the lily's ivory palace,
And the violets' divine
Cups OF white and purple wine.
Smile. smile on, thou flithless summer,
To forget thine eariy-comer.
Say, II thou hadst first departed,
Had he srI been merry y-hearted
On the boughs in rapture swinging,
Gleefuily the birds are singing.
], who mounSthee, little bee,
VIII pronounce thine elegy:
BE it meetness or unmeetneSs,
Thou didst garner up lies sweetness,
Wiser than the sages wist;
Earth has one less optimist.
May Century.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

NJ w Burteh, Grand Rapids, Mich.
writes. after taking Whseler's Nerve
vitalizer few times feel a. III could
do two days work in one. II Is great
medicine for nervous troubles For
sale at Garman's Drug Store, Berlin,
Pa. ..and Mountain s Sons, Drug Store,
Confluence, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

Mcswatter-what did you give up to
go abroad?
McSwitters-Fiye hundred dollars
and l5 meals. Syracuse Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

In the Spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts Of love" he
said.
She sighed and shook her head.
THAT'S the trouble, she replied,
"they turn lightly instead Of seriously"
For she was girl who had been
through several spring engagements.--
Chicago Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
Immediate Improvement.

~ doctOred for lang time for indi-
gestion and that tired feeling, but be-
lieve the medicine took made me
worse. Seeing Hoods Sarsapariila adj
vertised began taking it and felt
better in a short time. / took six bot
ties and my health has been excellent
ever since.n Kate Dewitt, Matsmorss,
Pennsylvania.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

Il told smithers thought he had
model wife"
II suppose that pleased him.
"Well, don't know. He said he
had found to his expense that she was
fond OF being a model for her dress
maker. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

When doctors fail try Burdoek Blood
BiStsrs- Cures dyspepsia, constipation;
invigorates the whole system.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

Hoods Pills are non-irritating and
the only cashartic to take with
Hoods Sarsaparilla-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

Takes the burn out; heals the wound;
cures the pain. DIR. Thomas Eeleetrie
Oil, the household remedy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17
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Inns of Publication.

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'''- ,,g pa,d in advance, otherwise
-, viii be discontinued until
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moving from one Poatoihee to
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thsPressBt Office. Address
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-17

ado you believe men show character
in the way they carry their umbrel-
las2"
'NO; but they show lack Of character
in the way they carry other peoples
umhrzliaz -Chiea,,o II .c,r5
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17
STORIES OF THE STAGE.

Mary Hampton has a fox terrier that
is the delight of her heart and the OBJ
jurgation of the stage manager. She
calls him Mascot, and he is as neces-
sary to her theatrical happiness as her
make up box. Mascot is a nice dog,
as dogs go, but he has his frailties. At
a matinee performance recently, while
she was reading the letter from the
generals wife in the fourth act Of
Shenandoah she noticed that a litter
was running over the house. Of course
she knew something was wrong. 1t
wasn't the place for a laugh, and a
laugh was certainly developing all over
the auditorium. Something was wrong,
but it was stage art to appear uneon-
scious of the fact. Presently and with
due elaboration she glanced about her.
Then she saw the Il of the tittering.
There was Mascot, as grave as a judge,
slowly pacing up and down the stage
like a four legged sentinel. Backward
and forward he walked, as if on seri-
Gus military duty.
Mascot" whispered Miss Hampton.
Mascot sat up at attention.
go. siri" Missed the lady.
Mascot. being relieved from duty.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-17

Maxim's." They whispered under the
rose how last year it's Partisan pro-
totype, la Dame de Chez Maxim"
thrilled with a momentary excitement
even the d~isillusione boulevardiers, and
it was rumored about among the ex-
pectant ones in this city that the Cri-
terion was to hold one of the warm
est" productions of the incoming sea-
son.
All this excitement was for nothing.
The American adapters of LA Dame de
Chez Maxim had religiously and in
dustriously sucked all the paint off this
once highly colored French farce, and
If ever there were three acts of tintless
and colorless horseplay they are to be
found in the dinisfected and American
lied version of 1.-THE Girl From Max
inns" Even in it's present vitiated
form, however, this little drama is not
yet the sort of literature that would be
altogether suitable for Sunday school
libraries. 1t represents the adventures
of a respectable doctor, middle aged
and married, who takes a night off,
gets beastly drunk and carries a Moulin
Rouge woman home with him, mistak-
ing his residence for a hotel. The next
morning he awakes and finds himself
under a sofa and the woman occupying
his bed. Since his wife is a devoted
and highly respectable woman his di-
lemma is alarming. Before his unwel-
come guest from the Tenderloin of
Paris has a chance to dress the doctors
wife enters, and a series of presuma-
bly, ludicrous concealments and decep-
tons are necessary Finally, as events
proceed, the doctor has to claim the
h~oydenish street woman as his wife
and as such introduced her into a
country party made up of refined and
quite decorous persons. Here the girl
from Maxim's does the Nine. Sans
Gene act with an ordinary, common
place coarseness BETTING the rest of
the play, and after many eomplica-
tons of a very mechanical and almost
algebraical complexity the plot UNI
winds, and the grisette is palmed off on
an unsuspecting old general, who
triumphantly carries her off to Africa
with him.
Josephine Hall as "The Girl" had the
~vulgarity but none of the seductiveness
of the Moulin Rouge type she repre-
sented, and, though the rest of the com
pany shouted and screamed and per-
spired II gyrated and Bernhardted
through their three acts of ceaseless
farce, there was always a painful feel
ing of something wanting in their mer-
riment. TRUMAN L. ELTON.
New York Sept. Is.