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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03
Papa is Consistent.

Doesn't your papa ever lick you"
81 guess not! Every time he threat
ems 20 lick me | read him an extract
from his great anti-imperialism speech
ia which he said: These Filipinos are
like wayward children, but have We on
that aeeoant the right to take away
their God giVea privilege to do as they
please? Let Rs treat them as We would
oar own wayward children, plead with
them, beseeeh thesa, bat never eoeree
thens with either gan Ok rod p"
That's a good deal to remember"
ayes, but he's got 50 now that he
drops the switch as soon IS | strike
gPhese FiIipines. "-cleEeisnd Plain
Dealer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03
rypswritsrs Nearly 21O Years Ago.

1t Is generally supposed that the type
writing machine is quite a modern ia
ventioH, but there IS a record in the
archives of the English Patent Office
for I7l4 Of an application for patent
for such machine. Exactly lOO years
later the firm of Balm * Wright appli-
ed for similar grant and the eonstrne-
ton of their machine afforded basis
that enabled Mr.. Thurber, st Woa-
cester, to improve the system. In tie
year 1851 a Frenehmsn named FOuess1
obtained an English patent for vssy
ingeniously conceived writing machsSe
which was shown in the great exlaoi-
ton Of the same year and created no
small sensation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03
Elsie's Effort

Elsie IS eight years old and attended
No. s school. The other day her teacher
told her to write a l5-word composition
in which should appear the word "de-
light"
Elsie went no ne that evening and
managed to lie awake most of the night
thinking Of the composition she was
expected to hand in to her teacher in
the morning. Alter much hard work
the little tot completed the task, Tut
only after a fashion. This IS what she
submitted to her teacher when asked
for the composition:
"Jlmmie is my bruthr. He amt q
weary good boy cause the udder day
mama tole him to shut the dore he
didn't do it and de wind blew out de
light. ."-Roehester Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03
Ineffective Proselyting.

Benny, the four-year-Old member OF
the family, had been trained to believe
in the de4p-water form of baptism.
This is believed to be the reason why
he was trying to plunge the household
cat into a bucket of water.
The animal resisted. It hc=ied, snd
scratched and elawed, and used violent
language
Finally Benny. with his hands COW
ered with scratches, and with tears in
his eyes, gave it up
"Darn you" he said, "GO an be a
Methods if YOU wSat to."-Chieago
+. Tsibune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03
VOL. xLvII. NO. AZ.
RAIN SONG.

n A4A oO4sOs
Rain. silver rain.
Twlnklsng on the pane
The earth drinks s0fily what IL needs,
The gay sky lowers like pail.
Tia bare twigs string the drops like beads
And SIN the silver showers fail.
Rain. rain, rain.
silver dropping rainl
Rain, peariy rain,
Gliding down the pane.
The fence rails have a crystal ige.
The trimming spouts pour fountains free
The flowers on the window ledge
Are frtslland bright as they can be-
Rain, rain, rain,
Pearly, gliding nin,
Rain. sparkling rain,
Shini 1g on the pane.
A bat Of blue in yonder sky,
swim signs OF clearing all about.
Some broken clouds drift quickly by.
And 10 the sun IS shining out
Good-by, rain,
Shining. sparkling rain,
ST. Nicholas.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03
Example is Better than Rrsespt.

Those sententious proverbs. CT old
saws. which are used Is preaEes to all
of the Hood Sarsaparilla advertising ia
theasaads OF papers throughout the
country, sre evidence OF new and
srixiasI style OF display advertising
beth yIeasing and effective. The Hood
irna Is to be congratulated on so clever
ly adapting such wisdom as has fiiter-
ed doEa through centuries Another
charmias thing about this Hood adj
vertlsing IL the unique type they are
usinx.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03

White shiffon wells are easily clean
ed. Soak them for Is minutes In thick,
warm suds of esstile soap. Then press
between the hands in soaPy water1ntil
they are clean Rinse in clear water
and dry by pinning evenly on 3 white
towel and exposing to The air.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-05-03

See that the refrigerator is kept in
sanitary condition, that all odds and
ends are either used or disposed Of
without delay, and that the butter and
milk are kept tightly closed from ali
other foods.
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Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. In
stant relief. permanent cure DR..
Thomas EeIeetric Oil. AT any drug
store.
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'sN5w good digestion waits on appetite
aud health or both.p Ifit doesn't srE
Burdock Blood Bitters.
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!. Somerset H srald f.
~ rsraplssazD ls7
ms of Publication.

,rerv wednesday morning at
p il paid in advance, otherwise
So -, will be discontinued until
- raid up. PoSsmasters neg
-. rs when Subscribers DO not
y; - EH be he'd responsible
-s.alrii"u.
Hs'''-..., IA give rs the name of the form
'l',, NJ present ofioe. Address
Tar soGEEsEr HERALD.
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An hour later the two children were
found by the old shepherd barTioot in
the oa', clinging fast together and
crying bitterly. When the doctor came
/ was found that the mother had been
d .ad some hours.
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gvFY N. BERKLEY,
Il II AN q sTrOKNEI-AT-LAW,
4 u somerset, Pa
an fi9,l National Bank
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rn B. sCULL,rIAw.
y No. 10 Fourth ST. PiliS0arE' IA
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Two weeks afterwards the future OF
the twins was already deeid I'd upon,
and they were told to bid good by to
one another. They had been living at
the Fellside farm since their mothers
death, but the vicar had interested him
If in them, aud he had decided that
Don mast be near the school; 50, a
small subscription having been raised,
h.wsto board with family in the
village until he could work for living
Mairly was to go to an orphanage some
80 miles away, where she would event
ualiy be trained as servant More
than one house would have been open
to the children, in the first tide OF pity
and wonder at the tragedy, bat the
vicar thought that their future welfare
would be best considered by this ar
rangement; and when he took the mat
ter up no one yentured 70 protest.
The twins parted quietly, without
tears. Mrs. Bleasdale had tried to init
igate what she considered "a cruel
shame" by Whispering thst il would
only be for little while, and they i'm
plicitIy believed her. Indeed, the past
tw1 weeks had seemed 10 them like an
ugly bustling dream. aud they hardly
realized that worse could bsfail them
It was only at bedtime. when he found
hiolseIf without Mairly, 10 room will
thrss or four other children, that som
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New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
BATTLE IMMINENT AT LADYsNITH
pOFRS N FORCE NEAR GENERAL WHITES
INTRENCHED CAMP-FIGHTING
IN RHODEsIA.


London. oct 2s-The lun in the news from
Iadvsmith. Natal which was beginning 10 he
regarded as ominous. was first broken by Cape
Town dispatch. under this mornings date, sav-
ing
Scouts from Modderspruit having reported the
Beers I'm force on the Helpmaaker Road. General
White ordered out a strong force OF artillery.
mounted infantry and cavalry small pat4
Of mounted infantry shelled by the B"ers
nine miles from Ladysmith. and the boeI pos
tion was finally located three miles beyond MOD
derspruit The British force is now four miles
from the Beers
The dispatch did not give the date NJ the
above occurrence but 1t must have been since
Thursday when the las, news arrived from
Iadvsmith so the Boer advance from Dundee
soutbward and from Bester's Station eastward
evidently proceeded steadily in the interim. and
the engagement foreshadowed by the above dis
ratch may already have been fought
The other news from the front does not on
tighten the situation in Natal Fragmentary
details are arriving Of the occupation Of Dundee
hv the Beers Ii is alleged that twenty men OF
the town guard occupied an outpost a couple
Of miles from the town. when Boer shell dis
lodged them and the men fed TO neighboring
hill where three hundred Beers surrounded
them and shot the majority. The Beers then
entered Dundee dragged several civilians out
~ their houses and pstolled them In the streets
AS a pendant TO the above comes a story from
Cane Town TO the effect that several cases of
6umdum bullets were found by the Beers at
Dundee. which the British abandoned In their
fight Some Of the Beers wanted to use the
dumdums in the next battle. But President
Kruger vetoed this. saying
no. II must not be So Whatever the British
are. We Beers. are at least humane
The bullets were then destroyed.
The War Office posted at midnight an official
report Of the fight at Kimberley on Tuesday last
giving the British casualties at three privates
killed Iieutenants r. a. McChntock, OF the
ROYAL Engineers. J. O. Lownds and C. H.
Bingham and sixteen privates wounded.
The troops according TO the report Of the War
Office. fought splenddly
Further details from Buluwayo. Rhodesia,
show that the armored train from there DC
tober II. sent toward Mafekng under the com
rnand Of Lieutenant Lewellyn, got within seven
miles Of Lobatsi, when the British found the
railroad badly damaged. Beers were visible on
hills in the vicinity Lobatsi had been looted.
The train encountered the Beers three miles
south of Crocodile Pools. and the British opened
fire with their Maxims and drove the Beers
hack to the hills whence they had advanced.
Besides eight men killed. the Beers lost eleven
horses
Disnatcbes from Sydney and Melbourne record
tho danarture of the Australian contingent for
the war amid wild scenes Of enthusiasm
Dutch ambulance corps has started from
Amsterdam for Lourenco Marques
F lesser Coope, Of London. has placed his
o.eoyo Yacht Sunrise at the disposal Of the Gov
eminent. and starts for South Africa Monday
Nth several volunteer female nurses and
doctors.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
GENERAL COLLLS TAKEN ILL.,.
FAINTS WHILE ATTENDING LOT0S CLUB
DINNER
TENDED RY PHYSICIANS FORCED TO
REMAIN At THE CLUBHOUSE
CONDITION NOT DAN
(iEROT

Just before the close Of the dinner given last
night by the Lotos club for Sir Henry Irving
General n T Coils who was one Of those
seated at the head table. tainted. He was car
riod from the room. and as II was some time be-
fore he was restored 10 consciousness the report
spread throughout the club and then found ts
way quickly into the streets that General Coils
had died suddenly
n was Sir Henry who was the first m call at
tention TO o deathly pallor which came into Cen
era Collis's face rs he sat AZ the table. appar-
emily sleeping An effort was Immediately made
10 arouse the General. bur without avail II
was discovered thon that he was unconscious
and n all appearances seriously I'M He Was ar
once carried from the room and attended by
two physicians He was finally revived. and it
was announced that he had only been overcome
by the heat in the room
General Coils had been among the happest ~
the guests ar the dinner and had applauded on
Enthusiastically the references to the friendship
between America and England soon after !
o'clock however. ho became drowsy. and fell
asleep. as was generally believed. Sir Henry had
however been watching General coils and he
told Mr. Lawrence. tho president of the club
that there was Il deathly pallor in the General $
face Nj Lawrence then noticed it, and re
marked that Sir Henry was right. and some ~
the other guests gathered around
Mr.. Lawrence whispered that it would he bet
ter to have as few know about the matter AS
possibe. and no asked Drs. Phelps and Mac
donald to take charge of General Coils. The
two doctors took General Coils up i'm their arms
and carried him out of the door when was a
few feet away from the seat in which General
Coils had sat all the evening
General Coils WAS placed on an improVsed
cot. and the doctors worked over him for halt
hour before they saw any favorable result oi
their energies His condition would not warrant
any removal from the clubhouse. and no was
kept where he Was. ,
Mr.. Lawrence said that General Coils arrived
from Europe i'm the course Of the day. he sald
M. had made the mistake Of attending the am
ner 81 soon after the fatigue Of the ocean Voy-
age The heat Of the room and the tooacco
smoke he said were the causes OF the trounle.
4, an early hour this morning 1t was sald that
General C0uiss condition was no longer dan
eerous and that he would be- removed 10 MS
home this morning. - III,
Sir Henry Irving remained at the clup win
Mr. Lawrence So that he might know the con-
dition Of General Coils. At O'Clock mem
bers leaving the club said that General Collls
had improved Some Of them said that he had
undergone an attack Of vertigo.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
PEEKSKTLL'S Gas UTNE.
PLENTY OF COAL Is BURNED BIT HOLD
ERs REMAIN EN1PTY-ELE COM
PANY REAPING \ HARVEST

Peekskill Is suffering from a gas famine As told
lights were out great deal II WAS taken then as
Joke. and II was expected that I'm q few davs the
supply would he sufficient But the entire week
with one nights exception. has proved about the
same There arc two Illuminating companies IN
town. the Peekskill Gaslight Company and the
Peekskill Electric Light and Power Company Re
Gently the gaslieht company went into the hands
Of syndicate. ~ the head Of which is William VI.
Crane, Of The William NJ. Crane Company. manu-
facturers Of gas stoves and burners He s presi-
dent Of the new company and George Warner is
vice president
Throughout the week q has been impossible 70
All the holders and send ont the gas Why. no
seems 10 know There IS no way in the plant 10
tell whether gas is being made not Coal Is
being shovelled in and the furnaces red for
twenty-four hours running II day but the holders
VIII not rise 10 any appreciable extent
lhere is a small supply early each evening, and
then " goes out. Gas engines. of which there are
a number in the village. have become useless. and
local papers Who them have TO resort the
old fashioned turning or by hand Stores
using candles and lamps, and closing every night
as soon as possible Fortunately tho streets are
lighted by electricity
10 y Nostrand owner and manager of the cleo
fric light works. l- rtapiug harvest. and his line
men are busy from early morning untl late AZ
night wiring stores ana houses
The Peekskil Gaslieht Company Is putting up
$4,000 plan. in Watcr-st.. which Will he one OF the
largest and best alone The Hudson River but n will
not he ready until December ]. although is being
pushed as fast skill and men can push f. In
housekecpors complain. the men swear and the gas
officials worry and work
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
ARREST or A TrTOR AT YALE.

FRANK II CHASE LOCKED UP ON CHARGE OF
TREsPAss-MIND SAID TO BE UNBALANCED.
Now-Haven. Conn Oct 2s (SpeciaD Frank Fl.
Chase tutor In English at Yale University was
arrested at midnight last night and taken before
the police court this morning. charged with tres
PASS He was also charged with annoying families
by peeping through window shutters HIS case
was poStuoned for a week Dr 'hase admits the
nolieo charges bur says that he was out for resu-
lar nightly exercise and meant no harm lie spent
most Of the night behind the bars. however
Or. Chase has been studying hard this year and
his mind Is said 10 have become unbalanced o"-
ing TO ovorwork He was graduated from ale IN
rho class Of 1894 of which he vaedictorian and
spent two years here graduate study taking the
degree Of Ph d in 1896 IN English He taught IN
the Cheshire Academy for two years, and since
then has been tutor In English IN the academic ae-
,r.7,e,t of Yale He has always been regarded
rs one OF the brightest and most promising Of the
mon on the faculty.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
1o1-RERT's MESSAGE TO WHITE.

Durham. Natal, oct 26 delayed in transmits
sion)-In reply to inquiry made by MN,
General Sir George Stewart White has received
the following telegram from Commandsnt Cen
eral Joubert:
must express my sympathy. General sy,
mons unfortunately. was badly wounded ana
died He was buried yesterday. trust the
great God will speedily bring to close this un-
fortunate state Of affairs. brought about by un-
scrupulous spectators and capitalists who
went 10 the Transvaal to obtain wealth ana IN
order 10 further their interests msled others
md brought about this shameful state Of war
fare over all South Africa. in which 80 many
valuable lives have been and are being sacri-
ca se instance General Symons and others
express my sympathy 10 Lady Symons in
the loss - her husband
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
RESENT PITFRAS DISMISSAL.

cUBAN. GENERALS WILL REFUSE OFFICE THEY
SAY AS A PROTEST
Havana. oct 2s-General Enrique Coazo said
to-day thar Generals Lacret. Rodriguez Maso
and others will refuse 70 accept places under the
American regime as protest against the removal
of General Rivera He also said he would pro-
pose at the next meeting Of the veterans that no
member be permitted To accept an appointment
,yhie the Americans control the island. meet
ing of protest and sympathy will be held at Qua
nabacoa shortly
The more conservative elements Of the people
racogniza the lack of harmony which existed be-
tween General Rivera and the other authorizes
and sav that as Rivera refused TO resign no oiner
course was open except 10 dismiss MIN
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
PRICE or ICE NAY BE RAISED.
NORTHERN vEw-YoRK TRUST SAID TO RE EX
TENDING TO THE HUDSON DISTRICT

NORTHERN NEw-YoRK TRUST SAID TO Re EN-
TENDING TO THE HUDSON DISTRICT.
Newburg. y Y. oct 2s ospeciaD.-The ice trust
which is being formed I'm Rochester and Syracuse
bids fair 10 extend TO Albany and thence down
the Hudson Rlvor Valley. There is a movement on
foot 10 form combine of the wholesale ice deal
ers along the Hudson who are not connected with
the American Ice Company This syndicate has
controlled the local ice business for some time
Little Of the ice harvested by tho companies con-
trolled by the syndicate has found rs way 20 Al
bany as the larger part Of the supply Is sont 10
New-York and New-Jersey
Mr. Smith. manager of the Hudson Valley Ice
Company said to-day that the Albany retail ice
dealers were preparing to form = syndicate 10 work
against the American Ice Company. e. F. White
is the promoter OF the scheme, and j. y. Briggs
another Albany ice dealer. Is interested IN tne
project. The new syndicate sald NJ Sinltnii Siinltnii,s II
organized TO protect itself against the American
result" Others interested I'm the moNement are
Harm & CO. ~ Green Island and Shaunessy &
Co. OF Troy j. b. Rock Of the nrm NJ ROCK q
Co was asked if be proposed 10 Join the trust
movement RE denied knowledge Of such move
ment and said his firm did not expect 10 raise me
price Of ice Ice deale.s as far down me iiud-
son as Poughkeepsie viii receive offers Of induce
ments 10 enter the trust
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
THE DEATH OF FAIRcHfLD BERKELEY

KAPPA ALPHA MES SAY ACCIDENT WAS NOT
CONNECTED WITH lN1TrAT1oN EXERCISES
Geneva y Y. oct x ,soeciaD The drowning of
Edward FairchNd Berkeley 3 Cornell student, In
the outlet Of seneca Lake Yesterday has caused a
great deal of excitement in college circles here
The students realize that they have serious stua-
tion 10 face and the Coroner of Seneca County.
Who has the investigation I'm charge. is inclined 70
look upon the affair IN serious light and Is deter
mined 10 slit the matter % me bottom Inr m
oIest began ar Waterloo this afternoon lnfer
rie new aw abolishng Coroners 1uries. the Doro-
rar is Judge and jury and has the whole inNestisa-
tion In his hands As = consequence, he deter
mined n hear fho nquesf behind closed doors As
snor as the inquest Is completed The verdict Will
h4 announced. From the most reliable informal
lion AZ hand. Berkee.. who is freshman ana 2
trrior named Dickinson lefr the rest of the party
at the outlet of Seneca Lake. Dickinson IS said 70
nave ordered Berkeley 10 pin piece Of paper Win
a message on the railroad bridge crossing me out.
let While doing this Berkeley u IS alleged. feI
into the water and was drowned Both Students
belonged 10 a party Of Cornell men. members ~
he kappa Alpha Fraternity. who were on their
wav 10 this city 70 hold their initiation exercises
with the Hobart College chapter IN this clty tns
Kappa Alpha chapter house having oeen DulnTu i,
downed The Kappa Alpha men say that the @ acCl
dent had nothing 70 do with ne imitation -, no
cises and what Berkeley was doing was TT "'
sense part NJ their IMITATION.
New-York tribune., 1899-10-29
THE DAHLGREN'S GREAT SPEED.


FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES
Bath Me oct q (speciaD United States
torpedo boat Dahgren. built by the Bath Iron
Works has exceeded her dcsiened speed NJ thirty
knots an hour on her official trial "trip Yesterday
In heavy sea she attained the phenomenal speed
Of ~ G5 knots This speed is not measured mile
squirt trial. hut the average for two hours sea
work whom tho vessel was shipping seas and roll
ing badly The Dahlrren makes new record IN
torpedo boat construction. and has attained mar
vellous speed for vessel Of her size carrying
heavy load she hns proved herself the fastest
American torpedo boat afoat. and the finest Of her
class I'm the world
There has never heen any accident on board I'm
any OF her trial and preliminary tests. and on
the arsf attempt at official speed test under tho
most unfavorabe circumstances and conditions
that no other builders Of torpedo boats in the
country hav, had 10 contend with. she exceeded her
contract speed II the official trial had been made
I'm smooth water. the experts on board tho vessel
are confident that the speed would have heon great
" increased. probably by extra knot an hour
The sea speed Of 3005 knots hour is equivalent
10 a speed Of 346 statute miles. which Is moro than
the ordinary railroad trains average I'm New-Eng-
land The Dahlgren has already steamed from
Bath 70 Portsmouth and also to Boston and return
on railroad time
on the strength Of tho report of the Naval Board
which was 'eographed 10 Washington, the Gov
ernnent has accepted She Dahlsren.
The preliminary trials OF The torpedo boat craven
Will be held next week