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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
RINGS ON YELLOW PINES.


Into One Marx Each Year
-It Is very curious 10 note the sue
cessiye growth circles OF our yellow
pines" said veteran iumberns from
the Pearl river district Until my at
tengion was especially directed 10 the
subject by forestry expert few
years ago had no idea that the mark
ings were so beautifully clear and dis
tinct The tree acquires two rings OF
new fber every year. one in the spring
and one in the fall. but they blend TO-
gefher and form a single. well defined
circle.
During the FIRST ten years these
successive Accommodations are OF about
equal thickness. and for the next two
decades the dIminution IS very slight.
but after that the rings become thinner
and thinner. and when the tree gets In
10 the eighties and nineties the growth
is very slight indeed-in fact. a mere
film. Nevertheless the ring is always
formed as long as the tree lives and
can be clearly discerned with q glass
after it ceases to be visible TO the nak-
ed eye.
During the visit of the expert 10.
whom referred we cut a good deal %
timber on my place ranging between
10 and IS inches in diameter. That
tree Is l25 years DID, he would say.
that one is 100. that Is about li0.' and
so on Afterward we measured the
growth rigs with the Instruments he
carried. and In every instance he had
bit the age within few years II
seemed wonderful. but was simply the
result of experience combined with au
accurate eye
There are some very ancient pine
trees IN the Pearl river district. and
many of them figure In the traditions
and folklore of the settlers in their
neigLhorhood There are a couple of
such patriarchs on a tract near my
mill and when the standing thinker
Of the place was recently sold | am
glad TO sag they were especially ex-
eepted in the terms of the contract II
would have seemed like murder to
some OF the country folks II they had
been cut down."-New Orleans Times
Democra'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
AddIng In.uIt to Iniurr.

He had been studying shorthand.
thinking II might be a help to him in
his business. and naturally he was in
terested in *. So II happened that
when he did something 10 displease his
wife and she started to tell him what
she thought OF it all he asked her to
wait minute.
Wait n minuter she exclaimed in
establishment. "Whyy
Il don't like TO miss such a splendid
chance for practice" he replied. reach-
ing for his pencil and paper. I'm
training for speed certificate. you
know. and rapid dictation is just what
] want. Now 90 ahead"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

The largest hanging bell In the world
is In Buddhist monastery near Can
ton. II Is rs feet high and 40 feet In
circumference and is of solid bronze.
CantcB has Il pretty little fable con-
necipd with IL The story is told by
Mrs J. T. Newman In one Of her
sketches of travel. The life Of the
founder OF the greatest bell of China
had been threatened by the emperor
because of his unsuccessful attempts
to make a bell having perfect purity
OF tCne The bell founders beautiful
daughter. witnessing her fathers
agony while imploring the emperor for
one more trial. consulted the gods as
TO the reason for failure. Being told
that should the blood Of fair maiden
mingle with the bell metal the result
would be secured. she. waiting beside
her father until able 10 see her face in
the molten ore. plunged in and was de-
stroyed. To the sacrifice Of this maiden
the Chinese attribute the beauty and
sweetness Of the tone OF the great bell
OF Ta-Cung-tz.-New York Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
Three ,in.fed sci,onner..

II was on the great lakes that the
three masted schooner first made lis
appearance. The unique character OF
lake navigation created the necessity
for this type Of sailing craft because OF
the fact that with this class of vessel
sailors could handle the sheets from
the deck at times when IL was impossi.
BILE to 20 aloft in one of those sudden
storms which make the life OF the lake
skipper an uncertain and anxious one.
-Ainslee's Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
A Master of Silence.

Among the few who have a perfect
genius for silence is a certain well
known artist whose reticence Is the
amusement and wonder OF all who
know him.
frieSd who had dropped into his
studio one day was valnly endeavorins
70 draw Mr.. II. into conversation. when
the artists brother appeared IN the
doorway.
Hello. Tom- said the brother.
Hello. John.- returned Tom. looking
Up from his easel with a smile.
John wandered about the room for Is
minutes. turned over his brothers lat
est work and then. going toward the
door. stopped long enough TO say.
We'll. goodby. Tom"
Goodby. John" was the hearty re-
Jolnder.
Tom painted on for some minutes
and then in an unwonted burst Of conf
denee be said warmly to his amused
friend:
Il tell you. ! was glad 10 see John,
Haven't seen him before for a month";
London Answers
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
HOT SLASH.
Delleaey Thef Is r-issd hy View
orseass Negroes.


Did ron erer hear OF an edible
known as hot SASH asked citizen
who always keeps an eye open for
tife's little oddities. NO: Wei. I'm
NOT s-.rprised- eiscoxered-it myself
only yesterday through chance visit
10 tie rixer trout II was about ii
O'Clock ia. the morning. and was loaf-
InS around the far end Of the North
istern fruit wharf waiting for maE.
.s-hen a strapping big negro rushed up
md baHled out: Hot slashs Hot
slash.'
\ supposed he was addressing him
self to me, but before could think up
some graceful and appropriate bit OF
repartee. at least a dozen other strap
ping darkies came tumbling out from
behind a Pile of barrels. where crap
game had evidently been in progress.
and started on q dead run for nearby
aIleyway-
~None of them had asked any ques-
tons and. needless TO say. my curios-
lty was highly excited. so l trailed
along In the rear and at the other end
Of the alley found the whole crowd.
with numerous additions. clustered
about a small covered wagon from
which a muIatto was selling smoking
hot loaves of bread At a nickel apiece
As each loaf was called for he split Il
open and saturated the Interior with
molasses from n can IN the vehicle
That was hot slash. 1t seemed TO be
a local substitute for the merchants
lunch. which appears about the same
hour in the retail district up town
Il asked one Of the darkies whether
IL was good. and his reply, while word
less. was extremely eloquent The
lower half OF his cOuntenance was
buried % a fresh section Of hot slash
at the moment. and nothing was visi-
bIe except his eyes. which be rolled
upward Until they rescmbled couple
Of white ceiluloid pool balls Then he
closed them. very slowly. Ike n man
in an ecstasy. and at the same time
made a gurgllng sound In his throat
After that pantomime was strongly
tempted 10 try a piece Of hot slash
mvself."-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
ANS acr As sTRATEeIsrs.
Colonies OF rae Insects Transact
Bassnens with Military Precision

coro,ries OF rae Insects Transact
Bussnenn with Military Precision.
From a military standpoln, the meth
DDS employed by ants to provide food
for an ant colony are almost perfect
Their foraging parties are faultiess.
both in planning and execution. and
are almost uniformly successful a
resident Of this city who visited South
Africa gives this description OF foray
OF an army Of ants
The army, which be estimates 10
have numbered about 1900 ants.
started from its home IN the mud
walls OF but and marched in the d.
rection of a small mound Of fresh
earth but a few yards distant The
head Of the column halted on reaching
the foot Of the mound and waited for
the rest OF the force TO arrive al the
place OF operations. which evidently
was 70 be the mound Of fresh earth
When the remainder had arrived and
halted so that the entire army WAS as
sembled, a number OF ants detached
themselves. from the main body and
began TO ascend 10 the top OF the
mound, while the others began moving
so as 10 encircle the base OF the mound.
Soon a number from the detachmeut
which had ascended the mound. evi-
dentIy the attacking party. entered the
loose earth and speedily returned. each
bearing a cricket or young grass
hopper. dead. which be deposited upon
the ground and then returned for a
fresh load Those who had remained
on the outside of the mound took mp
the crlckets and grasshoppers as they
were brought out aud bore them down
to the base OF the hill. returning for a
fresh load. Seen the contents OF the
mound seemed &c be exhausted. and
then the whole force returned home.
each carrying his burden OF food for
the community.
Here. then. was the regular foray.
planned and executed with military
precision. the country surveyed. tho
depot CT provisions known accurately
before the march was made and al the
mound prudential division OF hbor and
care taken that none OF the victims
should escape.-New York Herald
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

1t is claimed that 100000 leeches
are used annually in France and Eug-
land alone. A single company In Aus
tralia used 20 export 100000 to 1000.
600 year to Europe and America. One
Partisan capitalist affirmed that his
leech crop returned him Is to l. anG Il
is recorded that the monopoly Of TAX
ing ieeches In Morocco was once sold
for 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
extraordinary Carvings.

Some very extraordinary carvings
are to be found at ThOmboO. on the
Irawaddy. where they are cut out Of
the face Of a high cliff rising directly
from the river bank and are of great
size. They consist of succession OF
rudely formed inches. in appearance
something Ike the catacombs of Rome.
and these are full of large and small
images of Buddha who is represented
in several positions. On the summit
Of the cliff is pasoda of great sanctity.
which is visited every year by large
numbers of pilgrims.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
CURING n PernicIou. HnbIt.

The plan of arresting people who
and Of hning them or sending them 10
the lJridewell is all right as far as Ii
goes. but it does not seem as II the
right punishment had been provided
Any one guilty of that offense ought TO
be sent either to the Detention Hospi-
tai For the Insane or to the Home For
the Feeble Minded. d.-Chicago Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
English Astronomy.

Much more interest is taken in prac-
tical astronomy in England than il
America. Astronomical classes are en-
couraged by the use of the telescopes
like tfat one on the East Heath. Lob
don. which is rejecting telescope of h
10ls inch mirror. The lectures are In
structive
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

Two men In a cafe were discussing
gift by a noted millionaire Of large
sum OF money 10 found college chair
of psychology.
What is psychology. anyway? ask
ed one.
Its the study OF the ml-a Of the
soul" said the other.
What's the good OF thaiy" asked the
skeptic
"a great deal of use" answered his
companion. Il have studied II to some
extent myself and can detect weak
minded man from strong minded one
by a very simple test. For instance. II
| can make you say fourteen against
your VIII you lack will power. VIII
you let me try II on your believe
can make you say it,
"sIake me say fourteen against my
viii? Yor can't do IL Fire away"
Aud this /, the way the test worked:
Allow much are six and fOurg
B.-Ten.
Allow much are eight and three?
B-Eleven-
Allow much are nine and seven7
B.-SIxteen.
A dsiumphantlyl-Ah There. you
said H. knew you would.
B. Gndiguanilyl-Said what?
A.ASixteen.
B.-Rut fourteen" was the word we
chose for the test.
A. Ccoollyi-Weil. you've said ii now.
anyway.-New York Tribune.
How Far Apart Did They LIvef
Il was at the capitol one day." said
a Boston lawyer. ''in attendance upon
committee having in charge a bill in
which my clients are Interested On
the long. leather covered settee near
me two southern members were smok-
ing and conversing. The following
words were jotted down. by NE YER
batim:
Majah. | was down among youh
people last summer, and l wanted to
find Genial Bloods plantation, but !
got Off Iay road. Where does he live
from youh place, majahY
Why. colon'l. he lives near me, a
right smart piece south on the river
Does be live a right smart smart
piece or right smart right smart piece
south. majahy
"'Well. it isn't as far as either OF
those pieces; just a right smart piece.
colon1'
Then that must be the reason
missed It went too far around the
river bend
Now. these gentlemen understood
each other beyond a doubt But what
I want TO know is. how many miles
was II from the majors planGtion to
the generals? And for theslife of me
| can't solve the question. II haunted
me so that | stumbled two or three
times when subsequently making my
argument before the committee, CT
which these two members formed
part t"-Nashington Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

The chapel OF St Helena at Bethie-
hem contains ~ marble columns which
were taken from Mount Moriah and
supposed 10 have been In the pOrches
Of the temple
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

Thomas Nelson Pages entrance into
literature was discouraging. He sent
the short story called ''siarse Chan 10
The Century II was accepted. Then
Page waited. just waited. Six yea-z
later the tale was printed Il made z
hit and after that things cams easily
New York World
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

-Piease. papa. give me a quarter 10
see the big snake in the menagerie.''
Morris. my dear. here's the mag
nifyin= glass. Go look at an al gls-
worm Fliegrnde Blazer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

Chinese streets are the narrcwest in
the world Some Of them are only
three feet wide.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
CONDENSED TINE TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch.
Wednesday, Ee6. 2sth.

HoRTHvARD.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09

A -conjuress'' in indis says she eau
change from woman to man and back
again 81 wiz
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-05-09
Both Glad.

Said Mrs Gadabout. who had come
70 spend the day. to little Edith:
Are you glad to -see me again.
Edith?"
Yes. MN. and mammals glad. too."
replied the child.
as she?
Yes. nm She said she hoped you'd
some today and have 1t over with
Ohio State Journal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-15
"soRDID" APPEALS AND OTHERS.

Colonel Bryan has found no epithets in his
picturesque and varied vocabulary damning
enough TO voice his disapproval of the "sordid"
character of the appeal to the full dinner
pail" on which, in the main, the Republican
managers have been content to let the Presi-
dental canvass of 1900 rest. His scorn has
been unlimited for those who seek to make ex-
ceptional National prosperity an argument for
continuing the political conditions under which
such prosperity has come. According to his
strenuous logic such reasoning is ignoble and
corrupung 1t puts the voters stomach above
his sense of patriotic duty, and can only offend
the selfrespect Of men who would rather die
for liberty than live fat under slavery and
bondage" At Milwaukee about the middle of
August Colonel Bryan declared 1.-The full
dinner pail argument is an insult to the man
who is complaining that there are forces at
work which mean the destruction Of the Gov
"ernment he loves" The other day at Benton
Harbor, Mich. he struck the same note of lofty
indignation. IF you want TO see how sordid
the Republican party is to-day" he told his
hearers. "let me remind you that it insists on
making the money issue the question of para
mount importance. whereas the question of
human rights is the question of paramount
importance In this campaign"
To judge from these two utterances, Colonel
Bryan has pitched his own canvass far above
any "sordid' appeals TO selfish interests or
selfish passions. His candidacy four years ago
was one unbroken effort TO stir the preiudices
and fan the discomfort of those whose share of
material comforts, he commended was arbi-
trarily diminished by the operations of an IN
just and oppressive financial system To-day,
he would have the world believe. he has put
such commonplace and mercenary arguments
behind him. Yet it Will be remembered that
in West Virginia last August the Nebraska
orator INDUCED in this almost romantic fight
Of demagogy:
I never visit q summer resort and its refresh.
Ing shade and beautiful homes without think
ing how few, comparatively of the people OF
this country able TO enjoy a summer home
IL is the thought that is always uppermost IN
my mind when visit the seashore or the lake.
side or the mountains IN the summer time and
when think of this / wonder whether Il Is
due 70 natural 10 human laws that so many
people are compelled 20 toll the year round and
have so little opportunity for rest and recrea-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-15
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Middlesex Probate Court. at East Cambridge.
Mass. has been called upon to decide whether or
not a certain church is visible. 1t seems that a
deceased member of the Independent Baptist
Church of Woburn left trust fund Of 1900 for
the benefit of her fellow members, the interest to
he paid TO them so long the church maintained
its visibility and the doctrine of the old school
Baptist principles" The residuary legatees, to
whom the money was to revert If at any time the
church should the title to it, claim that the
societv no longer maintains it's visibility. 1t has
only nine members, only one OF whom lives In Wo-
burn and 1t does not support a preacher On the
other hand the society claims that according TO
its doctrines it is still church within the mean
ing of the testator
Mrs. Gadder-I saw Mrs. wanterby to-day, and
she told me she going to have mahogany par
Tor furniture throughout
cause she couldn't pay the instaments, eh?-(Cath-
Ole Standard and Times.
The convicts in the Texas penitenttary have con-
tributed largely out of their earnings toward the
relief of the Galveston sufferers
eff Field Marshal Roberts ever gets Messrs.
some pracIicai experiences with question that
occasionally comes up in America" said McSwih-
gen to Squildig
What is that? r,-o.,a.,+. >. l,,,..as,-,
Chronicle
The late G. w. Stevens gives an example of
''Bahoo English" in his book, In India" 1t is an
effort to express admiration for the speech Of
Pundit MADAM NOLAN MalaEayya at native con-
gress
His speech is melifluous his name. He
has a sweet voice, and is OF the most enthu-
siasticalIy welcomed of the congress plat
form Neither tall short stout, but thin :
not dark dressed in pure white. with a white robe
which goes round his shoulders and ends down
below the knees, Mr.. MADAM NOLAN stands ike
EifeTs Tower when he addresses his fenow-con-
gressmen
He stands santing forward. admirably preserv-
ing his centre of gravity. His speeches are full
of pelIucid and sparkling statements. and his roll
ing and interminable sentences travel out OF his
mouth in quick succession. producing a thrilling
impression on the audience. There is music IN his
voice; there Is magic in his eye, and he is one
of the sweet charmers of the congress company"
Hoax went through the big locomotive works
lions of a strike.
JoaX-You don't say
workman call another liar.-(Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The following epitaph is found on tombstone
in a graveyard in Winsow. Me: Here lies
the body of Richard Thomas. An Englishman by
Isbirth Whig Of 70 BY occupation a cooper.
Now food for worms. Like an old rum puncheon
marked. numbered and shocked. He viii be raised
again and finished by his Creator. He died Sept
2s. 1924 aged 70. America my adopted country.
my best advice to you is this; Take care OF your
liberties"
What are all these people along the shore and
in boats doing? asked the maiden in the pale blue
taffeta shirt waist.
They TO be dragging the river replied the
interested masculine observer.
Good landl Does the river run slow that Il
has 10 be pulled along?"-(chieago Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-15
THE PERSISTENCE OF TIE HoRsE

The genus Equus, like the ghost of Banquo,
will not down. Its end has been predicted and
acclaimed time and time again, but to-day
seems nearer than ever. The invention of
the bicycle marked the first advent of the
"horseless age; for who would mount steed
of flesh and blood when he could bestride one
of steel and rubber? Yet the horse kept his
place in competition with the bicycle his num-
Der was not lessened nor was his value abated
That was however only the preliminary Skin
mish. The real battle for equine extinction
came on with the invention of the self-propelling
vehicle There, in truth men said, was the
end of the horse The vehicle propelled by
machinery was so much superior to that drawn
by the animal-more swift, more enduring. more
convenient, more safe. more economical The
''horseless age" was once more hailed this
time with cOckSure certainty, and the favortes
of the stable and the paddock were looked upon
as candidates for places in museums of curiosi-
ties of a bygone age
There is, however, nothing more obvious than
that the horse is still with us; that he retains
all his old hold upon interest and affection. and
that in the face of most formidable rivalry
he Is actually increasing in popular favor and
in value. Not for many years. if ever have
exhibitions and races of horses been so thronped
with interested spectators as this year The
unprecedented Speedway parade of last Nav
the multtudes that have thronged the Speed
way and the Ocean Parkway on every day
favorable for driving, the crowded attendance
at harness and saddle races on the big tracks
and at the agricultural fairs are only some of
the significant manifestations Of enduring re-
gard for mans most loyal and most servcea ble
four footed friend. Talk Of a "horseless age"
TO the contrary notwithstanding, there prob
ably never was an age more emphatically the
horses than this. There are finer horses now
than ever before, the horse is more numerouslv
used for pleasure purposes than ever before
and popular interest in the noble animal and
his achievements is more general and more in
tense than ever before
All this is to be said without thought of
depreciation of the bicycle and the horseless
carriage. Indeed, no word of appreciation NJ
these latter could be too strong They are sue
cessful They have come to stay They are
among the most valuable OF modern Inventions
They are to be commended most heartily TO
popular favor. But each to its own sphere.
We are not aware that the invention OF the
pianoforte lessened the charm and the value
of the human voice as an instrument of music.
The Photographic camera has not superseded