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Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
INVENTORS WILL MUTILATED.
Heirs of a Milwaukee Man Will Seek
 to Prove Charges of Theft.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 13.-The will of the late Adam T. Bruce has te Il mutilated and the father and brother of the dead man, through their at torneys. are raising the question as to the contents of the missing portion. A sensational suit is in prospect. and 1t is charged there will be revealed an at tempt on the part of prominent man. ufacturers to appropriate wrongtulIy the secret of an invention worth a large fortune.
 Adam Bruce died in Milwaukee last September, but his will was not filed until yesterday, in violation of the statutes which require the filing Of a will within thirty days after the testa- tors death upon demand. Demand,
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
We Never Sleep
when it comes to business.

when 1t comes to business. Always busy, but room for a few more money buying groceries. We have counted fifty new custom CTS this month who are tired of being tied up to high priced grocers, who are doing credit business and charging up bad accounts to good customers. You can't fool them all the time; they are catching on.
 ISC Per dog. Fresh Ranch Eggs.
 25C 1 pound Our Leader Mocha and Java Coffee-a corker.
 I3C 1 pound Special blend Coffee, none bet ter for the money.
 soc cans Eagle Milk.
 iOC Per pound Little Gem Hams, Kansas City cured.
 25C 10 pounds Fresh Corn Meal
 Sc 1 can good Sardines.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
PASSED HIS FUTURE.

He had bright future before him, Or. at least, that was what people
 said, But he travelled so fast That his future was passed, And now it's no longer ahead.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14
PREACHED WITHOUT LEAVE.
New York Policeman Accused of ar
 Unusual Offense.

New York, Feb. -Roundsman William Nesoit is in trouble fol preaching without leave. Captain Herlihy preferred charges against him yesterday, for neglect of duty. He said the roundsman was absent from patrol and preaching in the Wakefield Methodist church at 8:30 p. m., January g, it being his tcUr of patrol duty from D. m. until 12 midnight.
 It is alleged that the policeman de-
Arizona republican., 1899-02-14

rich, red blood, firm flesh, solid muscle and he2lLhy s9qsEUBl II s7IQB dvSCsos.a. indi- gesttOn and con stipatiOn. It does
 II these things.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
The Dog Reporter.

Bob, fox terrier that belongs to the
chief Of one Of the Washington news
paper bureaus, is generally known
along Newspaper r W as ''the dog re-
porter The correspondent Of the De-
troit News-Tribune tells why.
There are some sanctums that the
ordinary reporter does not dare to
enter, unless especially invited; not so
with Bob. His nerve is supreme. He
starts out each morning with great
regularity to make the rounds of the
treasury department, White House and
war, state and navy buildings, usually
accompanying one of the reporters of
the bureau. If they are behind time
he goes on his own hook.
He is known in practically all the
departments, aud when he comes alone
officials disereetly conceal all letters or
other documents which may have news
in hem, because Bob will never leave
an Office without some tangible proof
that he has called. A few weeks ago
he was discovered by Secretary Gage
calmly walking out Of his Office with
bundle OF letters presented by West
ern congressman in behalf Of con-
stituent who wanted a position. Bob
was greatly aggrieved when the me--
senger forcibly relieved him of his
scoop"
Bob also frequently pays his respects
to the President Unlike most callers,
Bob always sees the chief magistrate
when the spirit moves him 50 to do,
aud incidentally, in his demonstrations
Of delight over Dewey victory or some
other little achievement. he paws the
ereases out of the Presidents trousers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Our New Ambassador to England

There is very little grumbling over
the appointment Of Mr.. Joseph Choate
as Ambassador to London. The most
prevalent opinion is that Mr.. ChOate
fits the place in more particulars than
any one else who could be named.
Whenever we do anything to make the
British hopping mad, which may hap
pen any day, il will be the greatest
advantage to have Mr.. Choate in Lon
don to explain about it. So long as
our cousins look as favorably on US as
they do at present ii will be satisfac-
ton to feel that in sending them Mr..
Choate we have shown a proper APP
probation Of the value of their favor
able regard. Mr.. Choate can do every
thing well that becomes an ambassador.
He can hunger and thirst after right
eousness, if need be, but at other times
he can eat, drink, talk, and listen. He
can discuss, argue, haggle, ask ques-
tions, plaeate, paeify, threaten, bluff,
promise, and charm. Considering his
distinction as a talker, it is astonishing
what an able listener he is. The chief
risk our ambassador at London runs
just now is of being killed with kind
ness, but Mr.. Choate is as nearly i'm
mune TO that as any one can be, though
it is worth noting that he was not born
so early in the thirties as to have seri-
onsly impaired his capacity for having
good time. That is important. Our
representative in London ought to have
just as good a time as is consistent with
due solicitude for the welfare Of his
fellow-eountrymen. The more fun Mr..
Choate has in London, the better We
shall all like it, for experience teaches
that the man whom London best likes,
and who best likes London, is the most
profitable sort Of representative for us
10 have.
Ii IS to be regretted that the Laidlaw
case comes back into the courts on the
eve Of Mr.. ChOate's departure. As
will be remembered, Laidlaw was the
man who was blown up by bomb in
tended for Mr.. Russell Sage. Mr..
Choste agreed with him that Mr.. Sage
ought to pay him damages, and was
his counsel in a suit which has been
tried four times tthe last trial Laid
law got a verdict Of s4s, 900, but the
Court Of Appeals has just upset it and
ordered the case to be tried again.
f. s Martin, in Harper's Weekly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
He Needed Them Soon.

"How soon can get set of teeth ?'
This question was pronounced in the
Office of an Oil City dentist, by man
who seemed TO be in hurry.
Pm pretty busy" replied the tooth
carpenter, "but III endeavor to get
them out for you next week.
"Next week nothing, responded the
caller, "Pve got to have them right
away. have an engagement out of
town, which I must keep, and 1
can't get along without some teeth"
Cant you use the old ones until next
week ~
"well, I guess not"
"why?"
because they are gone.n
''Gone where ?'f
"Down the river they went out with
the ice."
"How's that?n
why, l was on my way to the sta
lion. When coming over the river
had to sneezes / turned my head over
the railing and the first thing | knew
the darned things flew out Of my
mouth. saw them land on a chunk
Of ice, which iioated off down the riv-
er. / was powerless to reach them,
and here / am.p
After being informed that he would
have to subsist on soup for a few days
he started for the train.-O.l City
Blizzard.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Dog Talks Through a Telephone.

Among the passengers who alighted
at RedhilI station in England the other
day, says a French contemporary, was
a young lady who at once sought out
the station master and complained,
with tears in her eyes, that she had lost
her poodle at Reigate station. The
station master telephoned to his col
league at Reigate, who replied that
there was, in fact, at that moment ia
his Office dog which answered to the
description given Of the missing poodle,
and which was found wandering about
the station.
The lady requested to have the ear
Of the dog placed to the telephone re-
ceiver, and proceeded to call him by
name. The animal Immediately rec
ognized the voice Of its mistress, began
to bark, and ended by jumping up on
the instrument, at the other end Of
which its mistress was speaking to
her favorite, which was soon restored
10 her.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
The Ravages of Grip.

That modern scourge, the Grip,
poisons the air with its fatal germs, so
that no home is safe from its rayages,
but multitudes have found sure pro-
lection against this dangerous malady
in DIR. Kings New Discovery. When
you feel soreness in your bones and
muscles, have ehills and fever, with
sore throat, pain in the back of the
head, catarrhal symptoms and a stub
born cough you may know you have
the Grip, and that you need DIR. Kings
New Discovery. 1t will promptly
cure the worst cough. heal the infiam-
ed membranes, kill the disease germs
and prevent the dreaded after effects of
the mslady. Price so cents and $I.00.
Money back If not cured. A trial
bottle free at J. n. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa, and G. w. Bral-
lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
What's in a Name :

Let US consider the sad case Of Mr..
Posseiwizzle. He is in love with a
young woman, who also loves him.
But she objects strongly to becoming
Mrs. POsselwizzle. She thinks that the
name is inharmOnious and absurd
The unhappy man points out the fact
that 'the POsselwizzles have always
been a respectable and respected fam
iiy," aud that he cannot endure the
thought Of abandoning his fathers and
grandfather's name. This is certainly
proper pride on his part, and if the
lady really loves him, as he thinks she
does, she will respect him for it and
yield her prejudiees- As a matter of
fact, we see nothing Objectionable in
POsselwizzle. II is unfamiliar, to be
sure, but there is an advantage in that.
There are other names which might
just as readily raise a smile on the lips
of the thoughtless if they were less
common. We advise Mr.. POsselwiz-
zle to stick to his guns.-PrOvidenee
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Curious Birth Statistics.

At the next meeting Of the Society
for Physical Research one OF the in
teresting subjects that probably will
comeup for discussion, according 10 the
New York Press, will be the remark
able increase in the number Of births
of boys over girls which the vital sta
tistics of New York show in the month
of November and up to the present time
this month. II will have direct bear
ing on the theory Of prenatal influence
in the regulation Of sex, as advanced by
DR.. Schenck, aud which has been sup
ported and combated by eminent ply
siologists throughout the world.
BY those who indOrse the Schenek
theory it is maintained that the increase
in the ratio cannot 6e simply eoinei-
dence, confined to one particular sec
ton, because a similar ratio Of increase
of births of males over females is shown
in the statistics of nearly all the large
cities, and it is offered "a proof that in
the grand compensation Of nature the
martial spirit aroused by the war with
Spain is responsible for the production
Of material for future soldiers.
Boston, Philadelphia, ST. Louis, San
Francisco and Chicago all present the
same proportionate increase as New
York.
''And it is natural that it should te
So said a physiologist yesterday. "a
thousand years before DR.. Schenck was
born il was observed that after wars the
male births exceeded the female in the
ratio Of 100 to 75 and 100 to so In the
Alexandrian wars this fact was noted
and commented upon by the philosO-
pliers Of the day, aud the reverse was
true in the decline of the Roman EN-
pire, when the people fell into sloth-
ful habits and enervsting luxuries.
The number of girls increased and the
boys were not robust.
"All peoples who maintained their
martial vigor, after losing many men
IN armed conflict, as the MecedOniaDs
did, lived to see the male population
brought up nearly to the standard that
it had before the natural protectors
were slain. The martial spirit that de-
velops into activity the destructiveness
of man and arouses the latent heroism
and seIfsacrifice Of women has unques-
tionably an influence on the future race
and the division of the sexes.
"A people long given to the pursuits
Of peace and reaching planeof eivili-
zatiOn that renders them effete become
the mothers and fathers Of girls. The
nearer that man reaches the primeval
condition of maintaining life by force
of arms the greater the number of male
children that are born. The early
American Indian demonstrated this in
the extraordinary disproportiOn of the
sexes, the male predominating in all the
warIike tribes.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Puss Turns Acrobat.

Joseph Williams, an uptown young
man, is the possessor Of a handsome
Maltese cat which bids fair to be won
der in its line, says the Philadelphia
Press. Unlike other felines, this cat
has q great fondness for water, and
seems to be real happy on washdays,
when he regularly takes a bath in the
blueing water after the clothes have
been removed from the tub. Another
peculiar trait is the animals ability to
eat any kind Of food and fruits and
nuts, especially peanuts, are his spe-
ciaity.
But the most amusing performance
Of this gifted pet takes place whenever
Mr.. Williams wife has occasion to
string up the clothesline in the yard.
At such times the cat takes great de
light in doing a little tight-rope act and
follows the elothesline in its zigzag
course from fence to fence, never max
ing a misstep, and continuing the per-
formance for hours at time. The eat
has fur OF beautiful shade, which has
probably been enhanced by his baths
in the blueing water, and Mr.. Williams
has refused several generous cash offers
for the animal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
He Laid the Ghost.

when houses are haunted the usual
cure FOR the annoyance IS to have them
rebuilt and rechristeued, writes Mr..
Fletcher Moss, in his "Folk- Lore, Gus
toms and Tales" Another method is
that used BY Mr.. Moss when be became
the owner Of the old parsonage Of
Didsbury, which had bad reputation
for being haunted.
When Mr.. Moss first went to the
house the noises in the night were ex-
traordinary; bells were rung when
every one was asleep, there were sounds
as If body had fallen, squeals and
screams were heard, followed by rush
as tn ,ugh cavalry were gallOping. Mr.
Moss investigated and discovered
communication between the stables
and the roof of the parsonage. The
rats nightly invaded the house, jumped
down on the ceiling, used the bell
wires as parallel bars. rung the bells,
squealed, moaned, and ifalarmed rush
ei away like frightened sheep.
One night Mr.. Moss was aroused by
his mother. There was something in
her bedroom that every few moments
gave piercing scream. He sat down
By her bedside and waited. Il was
dark night, wild and windy. He dozed
Off and was suddenly awakened by a
horrible shrek, which died away in
jerks. A thorough search revealed
nothing, and he again waited, bur
wideawske.
Again the scleam came, piercing,
curdling. Thinking it came from the
window, and might be the howl Of
maniac outside, he got behind the cur
tain, and waited. A Wild scream close
to his ear almost stopped the beating
of his heart. Pulling himself together,
he found the ghost
There was fractured pane of glass,
the cracked piece being Of the shape Of
an isoseeles triangle, with the equal
sides about nine inches long and the
base one inch A strong gust Of wind
blew open this glass triangle whose
apex held on tothe pane, and from the
three-sided opening came the scream.
A bit OF paper in the crack laid that
ghost.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Cat Dies for Her Master.

During the hurricane that prevailed
here last night the steamer Wildwood,
lying at her dock, went to the bottom
Ofthe bay, says the Seattle POst-Intel-
ligencer.
At the time Of sinking, one man was
aboard aud asleep. The boats eat,
when the water nearly reached the
sleeper's bank, scratched the man in
the face and was Knocked into the
water in the cabin for her pains. The
cat again got on the bGnk and again
scratched the man in the face, and at
the same time howled 50 vigorously as
10 thoroughly awaken the sleeper. who
started up to put the cat on deck, when
be discovered that the boat was sink
ing. He made rush for the deck Just
as the vessel was going to the bottom,
and succeeded in reaching the mast;
on which he climbed and saved him.
selffrom drowning.
His lusty yelIs attracted Capt Fife, Of
the steamer Angeles, and WAS rescued,
but the brave cat perished.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Pictures for Boys.

"Do tell me where I can get any
really good pictures Of Indians for my
bpy's room . said an officer Of the Pub
lie School Art Society Three weeks
ago he said: Mamma, Rdon't want
any more little st. Johns in my roc m.
Aud Birdie can have all those angel
pictures. If any more aunts are going
to give me things wish they'd buy In
dians or fellows fighting or playing
football or something like that Real
Is, when / came to look at his room
did not wonder Dick loves pictures
and be has a large room that is the
meeting place for all the boys in the
neighborhOOd, 50 we have all taken
pleasure in giving him things to fix it
up. We were determined that every
picture should represent high art, so
be has RsPhael's Cherubs, Murillo's
Guardian Angel, Sir Joshua's Cherubs,
Della Robbia's Innoeents, aud actually
I counted three young John the Bap-
sists after famous paintings
81 have cleared them all out for him.
They can go into the nursery, or Birdie
will like one or two, aud | want the
dear InnOcents myself, to hang over my
desk. There is not thing on Dicks
walls now but photograph Of the boy
Charles III with dog and some col
ored prints of naval battles that he cut
out himself from a weekly paper. His
father is going to have one large ex-
pensive picture framed for him and is
hesitating between three, all fighting
pictures, and / regret 10 say. AL mod
ern French DetaiIle's s'Salgting
the Wounded" De Neuville's "The
Last Cartridges and Gerome's glsdia-
tors-I am never sure Of the name
Police Verso l think. Iwant him to
have one more little inexpensive
thing"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01


The prime steer used for beef pur-
poses weighs about 900 pounds. OF
this amount there Il in the carcass two
sets Of first quality ribs. consisting OF
seven ribs ia each set and weighieg
abols forty pounds psr sst There are
aIs1 tvc iaips vsig6iog about forty
pounds each There Is. on an average.
fI5 pounds Of choice beef ia each well
regulated steer, but some butchers have
been known to sell porteriiouse from
carcass after everything was gone bnr
the horns. The remainder Of the beef,
after the choicest has been cut away, j.
called the 'misnomer," from the fact
that it sells at lower price. A large
percentage Of the most nutritious meat
is found in the eoarser cuts, but nearly
every one demands part Of the 10
pounds, which is false idea Of dones-
tic economy as well as Judgment
Practical experience has shown that
the utilization Of the chucks, the best
part Of the round, the rump, flank, the
peate and brisket gives the best results
and is conducive Of better health than
the higher-prieed meats. such parts
need more attention while cooking,
however, yet the many tempting dishes
that may be made from them more
than repay for all extra trouble. The
average housewife may not know it,
but nevertheless il is fact that butch
ers who are daily and hourly handling
all kinds of cuts OF beef almost inva-
risbly choose for their own eonsump-
ton flank steak They say it IS more
savOry and just as teEder as tendericin,
which cut the butcher seldom eats.
The flank steak is situated between the
inside and outside layers Of creamy
colored fat in the Glnk, and when
taken from well fed stock is excellent.
It costs at the market bat half as much
as pOrterhouse or sirloin.
An old butcher once told me that
the best pieces Of meat iu the bullock
for making a dish Of boiled beef is the
closed grained top piece over the
shoulder blade.
Meat adhering to the ribs make much
more satisfactory steak than the So
called sirloin and costs but little. This
piece may be larded aud served as is
filet de beef. It is also quite sceepta-
6le as Mignon steak. World
Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Spain's Greatest Need.

Mr.. r. P. Olivia, OF Barcelons, Spain,
spends his winters at Aiken, 5. c.
Weak nerves had caused severe pains
in the back OF his head. On using
Electric Bitters, Americas greatest
Blood and Nerve Remedy, all the pain
soon left him. He says this grand
medicine is what his country needs.
All America knows that it cures liver
and kidney trouble, purifies the blood,
tones up the stomach, strengthens the
nerves, puts vim, vigor and new life
into every muscle, nerve and organ of
the body. II weak, tired or siling you
need it. Every bottle guaranteed, only
80 cents. Sold at ]. n. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa, and G. w. Bral-
lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-02-01
Phidias and His Jupiter.

Among The haughtiest Of the Aihen-
ian "old masters was Phidizs, who
was thought by many to be the great
est Of all seulptOrs. He lived a cen
tury before Praxiteles, and was selected
by Pericles, the ruler of Athens, to
adorn the Parthenon-that beautiful
temple which is still partly standing,
though its artistic decorations have
been lost or carried to other countries.
Some Of the friezes carved by Phidias
are now in the British Museum.
The glory OF the Parthenon was his
gigantic image Of the goddess Minerva,
nearly forty feet high, and made Of
ivory overiaid with gold. He gave 50
much ofense by his arrogance that is
enemies were always watching fT
chance TO do him harm. At one time
they accused him of stealing some Of
the gold from the statue bat the gold
plates were taken of and weighed, and
his innocence thus proved Then it
was discovered that two Of the figures
he had placed upon Minerals shield
were likenesses OF himself and Perieles;
and cry Of impiety was raised against
him, in consequence Of which he was
banished from the city.
He took his revenge in a curious way.
The Minerva had been universally con-
sidered his aoblest work but now he
proclaimed that he would surpass il for
the benefit Ofthe people Of Els, another
Greeian town, in which he had sought
refuge. The AtaeDians declared that
this was impossible T; but a little while
later, when be set up bis colossal Jup-
tier. they were compelled to aeknOwl-
edge that their goddess was eenpsed.
The citizens Of Ellis adopted Phidias
with aeclamatiOns, and deeIead perpet-
ual honors to his family His loss was
deeply lamented by Pericles, whose
ambition it was that Athens should
lead the world in cultivation and re-
finement, and who delighted to sur
round himself with eminent scholars
and artists Of all kinds-mnsieiaDs
and painters, as well As scuIPtors.-St.
Nicholas.