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AGUICL'LTURK
AND LIVE STOCK.
Addrr.i f Hon. 0. T. Sharer t Somenet
Ccmnty Centennial.
Mil. ClIAIKMAX, LaIUES AND
ir.XTLKVKx: Agriculture aul live
stuck are two wry important factors
in the history of r?omert county,
ami for nic to aMime to give a correct
or fall description of cither or both, is
t-imj-ly out of the juestion. I will try
however as U-t I can to touch nion a
f.-w K.ints Htatixtically and relate a few
incidents as handed down to ns hy ur
grandfathers.
One liuudrtl years ago the fanners
in Somerset county were coiiij.vinitivt.iy
few in nuiuU-r, and living remote from
oach .ther. At that time there were
pr.ihai.ly less than 1,000 farms with
any improvements in what constitutes
Smersel county now. (A part of
Camhria county being then yet in
Swnerset county.) At that time the
axe and mattock had to be used in place
of lime and commercial fertilizer a-i
now.
The sturdy yeomanry of the coun
ty, with axe and mattock, in the first
hslf century, succeeded in clearing the
forests from off hills and valleys, and
bringing them into cultivation of
t reals and fruits of the soil. It wa-s
then that the virgin soil refunded
liU-r-iily to even rude and careless
uUurc. The common shovel plow,
the wooden mould-lKard plow,aud the
spike tooth harrow, soineall waul, and
in instances a thorn brush, constituted
the implement! that the farmer then
had to work with and cultivate the soiL
The sickle was the only implement
used to reap the golden grain; with
this in hand our grandmother was
a match to grandfather in the harvest
field. Later the grain cradle came
in as an improvement. The old dutch
scythe was the only implement with
which to cut down the grass.; it
was shariK'nod not on the grindstone
b'.it on a small anvil called, in or-lu-iii,
"uciiglc slock"; the edge of the
M-ythe wa held on this little anvil and
with a small hammer forged to a sharp
t-djje.
In the first half century of the coun
ty's history the industries at the farm
er's command that developed them
selves, through which some hard cash
could be realized, were dairying and
fUnk raising; this was however summer
dairying, the butter being put up in
kegs containing 50 to W mnds each,
and shipped to eastern markets. The
;iade liuttcr of Somerset county had
for a time an envuble reputation,
bringing very good prices in the mar
ket. The stock raised, Uth horses anil
neat cattle, were much inferior to what
farmers are raising to-day. But there
M-enis to have la-en some improvement
agitated many years ago. On this
poit I jiote from the Somerset
Mr.K AUi of April 1x30, then edited
bytieorge Mowry, as follows; "Mr.
Kieruan, butcher, slaughter.-.! a st-er
v hich w as raised and fattened in this
county by Jonas Friodline of Somerset
town-hip, the four quarters of which
weighed 'Jti'J pounds head and shanks
110 pounds, hide 112 pounds, total
1,12 Hunds. Mr. Friedl'ine estimates
the expense of fattening this steer at
sM. 1 le received $45 for the steer. We
rotate these fact.- to show our farmers
the importance of turning their at
tention to the raising and improving
of stock."
I may here state while the first
census as taken in l.'.K) it was
verv meairre nrior to ls50. So far as
" ml C
agriculture and live stock are concern
ed I failed to llnd anything. The
population is aliout all that is given the
J;r-t fifty years and only the census of
lsii and 1K) gave a full rcjort, so that
I shall In-obliged to irive tiinires from
Iv'fO to !:, only w ith a few except
ions. In lvM we had 1,410 farms in the
4-oimtv that had from one acre to 40,
iA and GO acres, and a few of one Initi
al tvd ai-res, and only one of !, acres,
of improved land in the county, a total
if 45,350 acre of improved land. Uy
the census of 1 -vs) we had lii-i.Si-l acres
of improved land, an iiicna.f:!'i- per
cent.
Alxiut the year of 145 ex-Jud
Collin U-iraii burning lime near
Meyers' Mills, now Meyersdale, which
no doubt was the firt lime burned in
the county. Ity this time a large per
ivist. of the improved land had ln-come
much exhausted of fertility, iiut farin--rs
were slow to Use lii le to any extent
on their land, fearing it might injure
the land. Due man applied a half bush
el in a fence corner, and watched
rer ults for two year, as an exjieriuieiit.
It is claimed by some that IJroth
crsvallcy township is entitled to the
credit of the first application of lime to
the soil in the county, the lime being
hauled on wagons from ('uuila-rlatid,
alout the year 144.
It was however not until about 150,
that lime was used to any extent, and
from that time there has been a con
tinual increase in the use of lime all
over the county as a stimulant of croj.s,
until a'Nuit lvl, when commercial
fiTtilUers were introduced in the coun
ty, and large quantities have been
used by the fanners annually ever
-ilice. The census of sM shows that
$s2,161 was paid that year for com
mercial fertilizers by the farmers of the
unty.
I ly the use of lime and commercial
fertilizer, and clover and better tillage,
with the much improved implements
we now have for cultivating the soil,
tlie crop of the county have lieeii
wonderfuly increased. To prove this
assertion I will refer to the census
figures.
In 150 the wheat crop was 12,130
busliels, lacking from S5,UU to 40,Ui
buslieU to feed the entire population
of the co-inty. The census of 1S"
shows 52,iiS bushels of wheat in the
county that year, the census figures on
crops always lieinjr taken from the
previous year's crop, which was the
yvar of the memorable June fro of
H!i. Now wt lacked from ST, to
!Kl,K0 bushels wheat to bread the
imputation of the county.
Hut here we have the largest Imck-
wheat crop on record in the county,
H24,(i-. Itushels, and the second largest
Ktato crop in any census year, lx ing
bushels. Many of us rcn-cmUr
tlie fare that year rye I -read, bjek
w heat cakes and "taters." In fact for
many years previous to lv' rye bread
made up a large jiurt of the shortage
of the wlieat crop.
lulSTOwe had VA,i"A bushels of
wheat, lut were over :!.),.') bushels
short of feeding tlse entire jMipuIation
f the county on wheat bread.
In lvsO we had l!2,s'70 Uishels. Now,
we have an overplus of 2,:) bushels.
These figures an? obtained by allowing
live bushels for every man, womau and
child Hr annum, and one and three
eight bushels er acre for seed.
15y the census of I.,! we have an
overplus of il.UOO bushels; the uumlier
of bushels raised in l-WO was 241, 7S5.
I have used the figures of this one crop
o.ily to show our advance. There has
!iecn some variation in some crops by
reason of the advantage of trans
portation. Hy the census of is:) we have 3,471
fanns in the county and 2sO,S75 acres
of improved land. We have no means
of ascertaining the value of fann im
plements 100 years ago. They certain
ly would not reach many thousand
dollars.
By the census of lsW, the value of
fann implements and machinery, was
$552,10; these figures alone would in
dicate that the farmers of the county are
alive to their interests, or there would
not le this large exenditure of money
in this one line. The live stock in
terests have kept place with the in
creased acreage and improved method
of agriculture.
By the census of 1H50 we had C.K52
horses in the county; in 100 we had
14.W7. The largest number of milch
cows in any census year, was in 150,
when we had 1S,!1G, against 14,055 in
lfCKl. This falling off in milc'u cows is
accounted for by the decline in price of
the dairy product- Other neat cattle
have increased in number from 15,2tS5
in 1S50 to27,4o in lOO. Sheep and
swine have varied little in numlK-r,
sheep num'ocrir.g aUiut 3i,0o0. The
improvement in live stock from the
scrubby mountain cow, to the fine
short horn, the Jersey and other fine
strains of stock of all kinds, is certain
ly worthy of note. The value of live
stock given by the census was in Km),
and in 1S:, l,fi4s,715.
Maple sugar This crop has steadily
increased from 37i,7u jmhiihIs in 1S50
to l,lti!i,442 wninds sugar and 15,0ti
gallons syrup in ls'.Ki.
Orchard in.lucts The orchards of
the various kinds of fruits have not
reivived the attention they should have
throughout the county ia the past. Vet
we find the estimated value of orchard
products increased from $7,770 in liO
to 107,01.3 in lssO. The estimated
value of all farm products in ls!'H) was
$1,M5,;X. The estimated value of
the farms of the county, exclusive of
tow n prejerty, in l!, was 11,720,250.
Fellow Citizens, it seems to me we
have reason to feel proud of the past
record of Somerset county; for from
more than 240,00 acres of forests 100
years ago, to-day there are crops of
some kind takeu annually, with in
creased production each year.
LABRADOR'S COAST.
Barren Shores, Rolling screw and Man
Icebergs M&lie It Lkaiiffproa.
The nicfc-t northerly liahthoaio ou the
coast of this continent etaurts ou Bella
i.-Ie, &i the Load of tho straits of that
name, a littlo northeast of Newfound
land. By what freak of taste it was
called Bella isle I cannot say, for even
the old navigators ha 1 such a horror of
it that on their charts they marked it
with the figure of a demon.
The mcruing the little mail steamer
on which I cruised "down on tho Lab
rador," as the Newfoundlanders say,
pluugt-d and relied past it throngh tho
ture tho rngged mass of rock crouch
ed there as if ready to seize its prt-y of
ships aud human lives. The surf, un
heard at our distance, flashed around
its base like a long row of glistening
teeth. A huge iceberg had drifted in
and lay stranded at ouo end of tho is
land; far up on the rocks was tho light
house; on a shelf below stood a lati j
hut, with provision"?, for shipwrecked
sailors; the gray morning mists made
thesa look heavy and sodden, and alto
gether this glimpse of Belle isle was
tho most desolate scene I had ever be
held. Over our bow tho barren coat cf
Labrador was faintly outlined, and as the
last lighthouse on the continent drop
ped astern I felt that we were indeed
drawing away from civilization, and
this feeling was strengthened when, as
wo turned our prow northward, we
sighted the vanguard of the Fecuiingly
euuSees procession of huge icebergs drift
ing slowly down in single file from the
mysterious regions of the north.
We had met with single bergs along
the Newfoundland coast, bat oj Labr.v
dor they became u constant and Dlispeal:
ahly graud feature ia the eeuwar
view. I doubt if they can be set n u:iy
where else except in arctic aud antarctic
waters in such numbers, variety an:!
graudenr. The branch of tho gulf ttreaui
which pushes its way into tho Arctic
ocean has sufficient force left v. Inn it is
reflected by tho frozen northern bound
ary of that sea to send aa icy current
down along tho Labrador coast. Prac
licallv all tha bergs that break loose
from tho ice khcathed thores of Green
land are borne southward by this cur
rent. One morning, uheii J went npon
deck, I counted no less tuu loo huge
ones. Eoite of theae were trc'at solid
blocks cf ice; others were arched with
numerous ttotlnc passageways; soma
reached with spirtlike grace high v.p
into the air. All reflected with pris
matic glory the rays cf the sun. Gustav
Kobhe in St. Nicholas.
Bard knii f.itter VTilU.
It was remarked by a witer long ago
that "there is jio revenge so har4 a:id
litter as that of an old man," and it is
one of the astonishing perver.-ities of
many natures that tho longer they live
tho harder they hug their possessions.
Tho most disiuft-reftod aSection is pass-
ed over, tho most faithful aud most val
uable services are slightly and grudg
ingly rewarded. This mental and moral
disease notably afilicts tho richest Tho
Marquis d'AJigre was a singular exam
p'.c. Ilis will was concocted with a spe
cial desire ti disappoint aud iiy-ult his
relatives, friends and servants. To the
first it said: "As fur yon, my relatives
who have beta so long spelling upon
this fortuue on which 'I had concentrat
ed all my affections,' you aro not going
to toncb a penny of it, and not oua of
too will bo ablo to boa-t that you have
squandered the millions which the old
Marqnia d'Aligro had taken so many
years to hoard up.
Sir Robert BcviL one cf James I'm
officials, did not even spare his wife.
"I give unto my wife tonne shillings in
respect she took her sonnes part against
me and did anymate and comfort him
afterwards. These will not be forgot
ten." And tha Earl of Stafford, ; ho
married tha daughter cf tho Due do
Granmiont, wrote: "To the worst of
women, Claude Charlotte de Granmiont,
unfortunately lay wife, guilty as she is
ct all crimes, I leave five and forty
brass halfpence, which will buy a pel
let for her supper. A better gift than
her father can make her." Westmin
ster Review.
Poor Woodcock Poor Soul!
Some years ago a woodcock, tired and
weary with his long journev, fell ex
hausted down from midair right intj
the middle of Loudon. Nearly all birds
migrate at night, so it was dark, as.
half stunned, he found himself lying in
Albemarle street A wcodeock's first im
pulse is always to Lide himself, to steal
ender something, to crouch down. In
nature wild be would choose some
bracken or some low shrub. Holly he
particularly loves, and there he Would
nestle down and doze tho hours away,
bat here, poor bird, in rural Piccadilly,
Le could find cone of these, and so he
finally nestled up to a lamppost, and,
stunned and stupefied, he fell asleep
and was so found by the early milkman
on the next day. Critic.
I'rtrr tha Great.
Peter the Great of Russia Lad the
typical face of a Russian peasant A
short, thick nose, with large nostrils,
heavy brows, full, sensnal lips, wide
mouth and high ch k bones were among
his most prominent features. His bead
was almost round and showed hy its
width at the ears th:.t combativeuess of
disposition that was one of the leading
points in his character.
UEMMSCEXCES.
By Samuel Fhiiion.
The committee charged with arrang
ing a program for the County Centen
nial Celebration, selected Mr. Samuel
Philson the prominent Berlin bank
er to deliver an address ou "llemi
niscences." Mr. Philsou, who is now 63 years of
age, is one of Somerset county's most
venerable and valued citizens. He
was unable to lie present at the centen
nial celebration, on July 3d, 4th and
5'j, but he forwarded the manuscript
of his address to the committee, a copy
of which follows :
Why my name was flxe-d upon for
the centennial celebration of SniHTset
county, I imagine, was ow ing to my
father, Itoliert Pliilson, aud my uncle,
John Fletcher, who settled in Berlin as
early as l7S5,and soon liecame identified
as prominent citizens of the county of
Somerset. The Act of Assembly strik
ing off the townships of Brothersval
ley, Turkeyfoot, tjueinahoning, Mil
ford, Elk Lick and Stonycreek from
Bedford county and creating the coun
ty of Simerset was dated April 17,
17:15. The county of Somerset in 175
ln-ing sparsely settled, and but a very
small iortion of the land U-ing under
cultivation, privations and hardships
were endured from the inconvenience
of mills, store's, blacksmiths and other
necessary mechanics.
For some years prior to the fonna
tion of Somerset county, residents of
the county carried their grain upon
pack horses to mills about Cumberland,
Md., waiting for it to !e ground and
returning home with their grist to sup
ply their bonus with bre-ad for a limit
cd time.
Merchants had their salt, iron pots
and dutch ovens transported uion pack
horses from Chaiulicrsburg and Car
lisle.
Settlers upon the lands of Somerset
would frequently visit the county and
sch-ct a homestead, and with the as-
si.-tance of the jop!ilatioii .surrounding
their sections would complete rude
structures, return to the-ir former homes
and next season return with their
wives and families to take u their
abode ill the thcu-callcd back-woods
region of Somerset county.
These rude structures were occupied
for neveral years, having lieen con
structed of round logs, chinked and
daubed with mortar and covered with
cl.-ip!-.irJs al-out six feet Jong, riven
out of ouk or chest nut timber. The
clap'ooards were sometimes secured
with wooden pins and jsdes were plac
ed across, als.ut four feet apart, to pre
vent storms from unroofing the build
ings.
iSxui as they lecanie fully settled, all
the licighborluMMl would Ia invited to
assist in raising a more commodious
structure of hewed log and shjngle
roof also a barn of the auie materials
for sheltering slock and the storing of
hay and grain at which raising the
crowd was usually divided into two
squads each ha ing one of the elder
Ikt.-oiis as captain.
The first ojH-nings of the farm con
sisted ill cleaning the ground of fallen
timber and underbrush; then felling as
much chestnut or oak tlmU-r as was
necessary for rail to fence the cleared
gmunu. me remaining llniix r was
then girdled to deaden it and was left
standimr, and for the next ten or fif
teen years the ground was broken up
and sowed in rye'. The fallen trees
were roiled in log heaps, at which time
many of the neighlxtrs would meet to
assist and have a jolly good time'.
The implements used to cultivate
the new ground were of the rudest
kind. Seventy years ago the plows
Use-d hail wooden mouldUiurds ami the
ploughman carried a paddle to quite
frequently clean it of dirt. These
plows had an iron coulter, poiute-d
with blister steel, and the shares were
iron laid wiih the same material, and
Were required to lie taken to the black -
smith shop alxHit two or three times a
week for sharjH-ning. About li5 the
half-patent plow caiociiito Us ', having
a cast-iron mould board. Soon follow
ed the Woodcock fast iron point and
share, which was then coiiiih red a
great improvement It was customa
ry then to fallow the ground early in
the spring, cross-plow, or stir it as it
was called, ( almut July or August ) and
very frequently to plow in the seed to
prevent it N-ing winter kille-d. Nearly
all the inhabitants of the towns and
country wanted one-fourth acre sown
in flax to manufacture flax linen and
tow cloth.
The flax patch, an it w as then called,
would be quite a curiosity to tho rising
generation of the present day, as it re
sembled a nb-c flow er garden blooming
only part of the day. It was said that
what was sown in the forenoon would
only bloom in the forenoon, und that
sown in the afternoon would only
bloom in theafti nioon. The preparation
of the flax for the rude flax-brake, the
cleaning of the same by scotching and
hackling, the spinning and weaving,
oiviipicd the mother and daughters all
of the long winter nights, and when
ready for the weaver was taken and
woven into cloth used for clothing and
lidding.
Prior to l.vfci n wheat was sown ex
cept a fe-w acres of new ground. Bye,
oats and grass constituted the grow ing
crojw. It was maintained that the cli
mate was too cold for wheat or corn.
The old fanners lamented the ab
sence of limestone, when speaking of
the fertility of I.aiicater county, and
prior to KiO it was thought only a
few farms contained stone coal. Black
smiths would purchase the right to un
cover a sjiac-e and employ two or three
of the farmers to haul smithing coal
for the coming year.
AlKtut ls;;j to ls3t drifting and un
dermining coal was commenced, and
soon thereafter the regular wagoners
returning from Pittsburg would load
smithing coal aud disnose of it in
Franklin or Adams county at twenty-'
nve cents u-r bushel.
The cutting of grass was all Hone bv
hand w ith the Dutch scythe, w Inch was
sharpened by hammering iijKin a small
anvil made specially for that purixise,
and whetted w ith a stone which the
mower had attached to a leather girdle
around his waist The rye was cut
1 1 t I m
wiin sicKicff ami an aoie-UxJieU per
sons were expected to assist, and it was
customary to arrange for each farmer's
reaping day, engaging a hand for every
ae-re. it was not an unusual sight to
sec twelve or fifteen reapers dashing
through a field, each pair having what
was called a two-hand land aluMit eight
feet wide, oftelt-times stout, able-bodied
fcm-di-s doing their equal share of the
reaping. Oats was all cradled bv hand,
and prior to ls;l5 all through the wir
ter season in passing through the coun
ty the sound of the flail couW lie heard
all over the country thrashing out rye,
cleaning and depositing it in the gran
ary, for the tenth bushel and Isiard.
ye at that time sold for from twenty-
five to forty cents i r bushel and labor-
tig hands' wages were regulated by tlte
price of a bushel of rye
IWO mens'
uiv "u uiresiiing rye was an aver-
1 a t I
age of twenty bushels. Oats was usu
ally tread out by the horses of the
farm.
Aliout the jear 181" companies were
chartered to constnict turnpike roads
from the eastern cities to Wheeling and
Pittsburg, and the transportation of
merchandise was done upon Cone-stoga
wagons with five and six horses to each
wagon. This made a good market for
the farmers' horses And oats, and along
these turnpike mads at an average of
every mile water troughs and commis-
dious wagon stands were located to en
tertain the wagoners and other travel
ers on these roads.
Alniut 125 canals were constructed
by the State, and it was amusing to
hear the wagoners predicting that the
farmers would lie ruined K-cause they
could get no sale for their horses and
oats. And yet contrary to their expec-
tations, the price of horses advanced
to at least double, and oats in like pro
portion.
Fifty or sixty years ago Fayette,
Westmoreland and Bedford counties
supplied the county of Somerset with
flour and corn. The corn w asobtaine-d
by John Henry, John Saylor, William
Shunk, Fred Altfather, Hugh Sprout
and other to feed the large fat cattle
and hogs driven from Kentucky, Illi
nois and Ohio to the eastern markets,
and that were constantly passing dur
ing the season. But since our faruieTsare
utilizing the abundance of bituminous
coal and limestone found convenient
ly throughout the county, more wheat
is produced than is needed for home use,
and instead of having eastern buyers
driving our fine cattle to eastern mar
kets, the stock Is fattened to a large ex
tent by the fanners upon their surplus
corn and oats aud finds a ready market
at home.
Having thus portrayed to my hearers
the hardships and privations of the
first se-t tiers of Somerset county, fifty
to one numirexl years ago, you can
readilv contrast the situation with the
condition of the farmers of Somerset
county to-day ; their primitive modes
of preparing the soil for cultivation,
harvesting and preparing their crops
for market, with the prevent advanta
geous modes and productivene-ssof the
land. I venture to predict that ere
another century passes Somerset eoun
ty will be one of the most productive
agricultural and mineral counties of
the state of Pennsylvania ; that the fa
cilities of travel and the progress of
manufacturing industries are only in
their infancy, comparatively ; that
mails w ill be transmitted by pne-umat
ic tubes or some device of that nature,
and that sh-am propelling locomotives
will onlv be used on trunk line rail
roads for the transimrtation of heavy
freight, whilst trolley electric lines will
supply suburban localities to aud from
the main arteries of trunk line's, at very
frequent intervals of the day, and at a
nominal cost, which will lm a great
eonvenieiioe to the rural communities.
Reason on This-
Ym would call a man a fool to trv to
run an engine with a crooked piston
rod. Yet you are attempting that when
voij uve wun your system in a ui.
ordered condition. Whatever you may
lie mentally, you are pnystciaiiy a
machine', Nothing interests you more
than keeping it in order. If your
digestion is out of condition, or your
kidneys are disordered, use lr. David
Kennedy's Favorite J ciuedy, a medi
cine prepared by a famous physician,
and endorsed by thousands of jicrsons.
If tombstones were reliable, the devil
would soon lie wearing mourning.
"We had an epidemic of dysentery
in this vicinity last summer," says
Samue l S. Pollock, of Briccland, Cul.
"I was taken with it ami sullen-d
severely until some one called my at
te-ntioii to Chamlicrlaiu's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea lleniedy. I procured a
bottle and felt Utter after the first dose
Be-fore one-half of the bottle had liei n
used I was well. I recommended it to
my friends and their exjuTiene-e was
the same. We all unite in saying it is
the lie-st." For sale at I5eiiford's
Phannancy.
Lots of men are glad they are war
ricd, because they are sure of having
one listener to their bragging stories.
Among the numerous persons who
have beeii cured of rheumatism by
Chamlicrlaiu's Pain Balm, mention
should be made of Mrs. Kmily Thornc,
of Toledo, Wash., who says : "I have
never been able to procure any meili
cine that would relieve nie of rheuma
tism like Chamberlain's Pain Balm. I
have also use-d it for lame back with
great siu-ccss. It is the best liniment I
have ever used, and take pleasure in
recommending it to my friends. For
sale at Benford's Pharmacv.
The life of the average woman is a
romance up to the jum she marrie-s.
After that it is a recipe iook.
Kven In the most severe case-a of
sprain or bruise, cut or burn, Thomas'
F.clcetlc Oil give- almost instant relief.
It is the idi-ul fuinilv liniment.
Planter For rotators.
A Massachusetts farmer, writing in
The New England Homestead, says: I
have had great success both in connec
tion with rye plowed under, and also
with crops planted on clover sod. I ap
ply it at time of planting, scattering it
freely in tba drill before the potatoes
are covered. Repeated experiments,
leaving a portion of tha piece without
plaster, have shown that its use pro
motes a smooth, healthy growth, free
from scab and other dise&so, aud per
ceptibly increases not only the total
yield, but also the proportion of market
able potatoes.
Sein and Notes.
Experiments made at tha New York
and Connecticut stations with fungi
cides on seed potatoes for the prevention
of scab show that soaking the seed for
1 . L hours in a solution of sine snlphate
(white vitriol), an ounce to a gallon c'
water, gave apparently the greatest fre
doni from jcab, over copper sulphate
(bluo vitriol), copperas (hen sulphate)
or corrosive sublimate.
An increasing number of farmers se
lect seed corn with great care, not only
as to ks vitality, but as to the suitability
of tho variety for their soil and climate
As a rule, wo do not advise spring
60 wing of the Crimson. Late summer
or early fall is the proper tinio for it
A new use of wool has been found by
the fruitgrowers of western New York.
They use it to put under the bauds
rouud the applo trees in early spring.
to aa to keep the canker worm from as
cending. While sacaline may have a specia!
ralua for laud too wet or too dry for
Jthcr forago plants in other localities it
is advised to ecieriment with it only in
a small way, as it is very difficult to
eradicate when ouce established.
Aa titrrmiH,
Mr. Irving tells a good story of an old
Scotchwoman living not far from Bal
moral who criticised the uueou some
what hostilely for having ridden out on
a Sunday. Met with tho retort that
Christ himself plucked ears of wheat
on the Sabbath, the orthodox person ex
claimed: "Ah YOU I tan nil .Unl !...
and Idinn think ,,!, I.t...-.. ,,.
for itl" Westmiustur Budget
mJ uv ajt-lKU VU 1411U ;
ON THE SCRAP900K PLAN.
Crancrtht Hon'j Makes t p Ills Sermon I
From All Sol U of Material.
Moody's method of sermon making Li
original, pays McCloro's Magazine. Ia
reality his sermons aro never niado
they are always still in the making.
Surpoc tho subject Is "PauL" He
takes a monstrous envelope, capable of
holding some hundreds of slips of pa
per, labels it "Paul," and slowly stocks
it with original notes, cuttings from
papers, extracts from books, illustra
tions, sorans of all kinds, nearly or re
motely referring to tho subject After
accumulating theto, it may bo for years,
he wadis through tho mass, selects a
number of the most striking points, ar
ranges thorn and finally makes a fov;
jottings in a largo hand, and theso hj
carries with him to tba platform. Tin
process of looking through tho whol
envelope is repeated each time the ser
mon i3 preached.
Partly on this account and partly bo
causa in delivery ho forgets soma point i
or disproportionately amplifies others,
no two sermons aro ever exactly th i
sama By this method also a matte.
of much more importance the delivery
is always fresh to himself. Thus, t
make this clearer, supmso that after a
thorough sifting 100 ..lgiblo points re
main in the envelope Every time tho
sermon is preached thesa hundred aro
overhauled. But no single sermon, by
a mero limitation of time, can contain,
say, more than 70.
Hence, though the general scheme ia
tba same, there is always novelty in
the arrangement, for tho particular 70
vary with each tinia of delivery. No
greater mistake could be made than to
imagine that Mr. Moody does not study
for his sermons. On tho contrary, he is
always studying. When in tha evan
gelists fiehi, tho batch of envelopes,
bursting with fatness, appears tho mo
ment breakfast iaover, aud tho stranger
vho enters at almost any time of day,
except at the hours of platfonn work,
will find him with his litter of notes.
either stuffing himself or his portfolios
with new points ho has picked up
through tho day. Ilis search for theso
"points, "and especially for light upon
texts, Bible ideas or characters is cease
less. THE DECLINE OF WAR.
Pnrsait of Property anil Wealth the Main
l ame Thereof.
Tho warlike temperament of man has
been one of his most prominent charac
teristics from the earliest times. To
live to fight has boe:i tho chief aim of
most primitivo peuj.Ies and has beeu a
leading occupation eif all civilized ones.
Armies have grown in size, weapons
have multiplied in number and destruc
tivtncss, battles havo grown moro and
more deadly iu aetiqn, while also be
coming more merciful iu their accom
paniments but still it is everywhere
apparent that, in spito of theso aids to
carnage, tho military spirit ia ou the
decline.
May wa not look for the causa of this
in tho enormonsjy increased cost of war
faro and its interference with tho pur
suit of prosperity and wealth? When
tho iuterual losses to a people become
greater than thoso they can gain through
ponquest and annexation, they will be
yery loath to cuter into a great conflict
J am very far from saying that many
pther causes, such as ethics and a grow
ing spirit of mercy, may not have con
tributed to this pacification cf the na
ticus, but is it not true that the cost of
war is the chief preventive of war? If
so, does it not illustrate tho rule that
the reactions set up by the vast technical
improvement of niethexbi of destruction
jiavo reacted on tho primitive cause cf
the destruction viz, tho human will
and have lessened the cause by modify
ing tho heart and brain of man? Pop
ular Scieuco Monthly.
TUackeray oa .John Fan tfones.
'Traitor, if you will, was M. John
Paul Jones, afterward knight of his
most Christian piajesty's Order of Mer
it, but a braver traitor never wore a
sword."
Such were almost tho last words
traced ly tho Laud of Thackeray, and
they show tho astonishing misooncep.
tiou of Paul Jones which prevailed in
the mind of ouo of the ju.-test men that
ever lived. Washington was a hero even
to his enemies, yet Washington had ac
tually held a commission in the Brit
ish army, while Paul Jones could say
to the Aiuericau congress at the close of
the war: "I have never borne arms under
any but tho American flag, uur havo I
ever lorno or acted under any commis
sion but that of the congress of Amer
ica. " This siugular distinction against
Paul Jones extended to the whole of the
feeble naval force of the colonies. Sol
fliers were treated from tho beginning
as prisoners of war, while until Paul
joues forced an exchange of prisoners
(jpou equal terms American sailors wero
toru.il ly declared to bo "traitors pi
rates and felons. ""Paul J oiks," by
Molly Elliot Seawcll, iu Century.
Diamond Cnttlnc.
Not only is diamond cutting not a
specially high paid occupation, but it
is oua involving a iost humiliating
fysteni of cspionago to the worker. Each
nan is hell strictly to account for tho
tones ho receives on going to work iu
'he morning, and tho count has to bo
Rarefully tal.cn wheu the unfinished
work is turned in at night to be locked
up in a safe agaiust the return of thj
we-rkuien the next day. The possibilities
pf theft are great, though a dishonest
workman kuowa that an attempt to dis
poce of an unfinished stouo wuuhl briug
suspicion upon him wherever tho at
tempt was made, New York Mercury.
A ( lose Kexeinblanoe.
"There are some points about your
writings that much resemble Shako
rpearo," raid the editor.
"Do you think so?" cried tha delight
ed author, who had brought his contri
bution iu with his own baud.
"Yes," the iditor continued, "you
enip!oy almost the same punctuation
marks. " Rock'tud Tribune.
Bucklen'i Arnica Salve.
The Best &ilve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt llhe-um,
Fever Sores, Tetter, ChapiKii Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions, and positively cure's Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price cents kt box. For sale by J.
N. Snyder.
Nasal Obstruction, Mouth Critii'r
Sore Throat, Quinsy and Dcin.-ss.
There is no more orevnteut ailment t"i .:
chronic inflammation of t':e inso-T.ihiryn.r-a
regum ( posterior nare and vrj!t of t:ie phar
ynx ). nor one the injurious eft ccti of which are
given les aerious aitenton. or i:ure unskilled
treatment- It shotrs itsrlf ty an excessive
dropping or rntheriut of muciin nn.lamo-e or
lea constant desire to snniT a:il hiwit tLnrn
and out in the earlier iu.ii;r. to a dryness and
fnlherinir of scabs, which are iii.'od ;c. cvrrv
one to four day. There are t'irce t-irbi:i itej
bone or curved ahelves, one clove the ol'ier.
extending throueh the nose ' illustrated i:i thU
figure). The middle and lower reach nearly
back to the opening of the eit4achia:i tuheth.it
leads to the ear. Three-fourths i.f the cases of
deafnesa come through iuOamuiatioa ia this
region. Kkten-ion fro:n the ear to the
mastoid cells and the bnia may be fi ? result; a
in the case of Senator Conklin. The soft I is
sues of these shelves become much thickenr.l
br continued inllammatioii. nearly if not com
pletely dosing the nose, much of the time enra
pelling breathing through the mouth, a d.T
throat, a laryngeal cou'.rii, hoirseness. or evrn
bronchitis, through the direct inhaling i:it
these organs of dry air and du, Instead "of lie-
inr sit ted and moistened throucht the nose.
Knlarged tonsils and an occasional attack of
quinsy are freouent complications in thoe of a
scrofulous constitution. It t ikes but a moderate
degree of these conditions to ruin the oiceof
aingers and make rmlilic speaking a burden.
Dr. Sadler, So Penn avenue, Pittsburgh. Pa ,
treats these cases in the most skillful niaunrr
known to the art of medicine and snrperr. and
1 unirersatly successful in giving satisfaction to
those who consult him in person.
ENGLISH STATE TELEGRAPHS.
Messages Cost II 1 3 CenU Earh. na-1 AM
Most It rrepahl.
Tha telegraph servieoof (treat Britabi
is undoubtedly quicker, moro reliabl-i
nud cheaper than that of tho United
States. I make this statement after
proper allow.inco of tha dilTi renci s in
distauces. It costs 12. 'j cents for 13
words and 1 cent for every additional
word This for Great Britain and Ire
land a uniform rata ' '
It works admirably, as nearly nil tho
postoflices aro also telegraph ofriccs. As
a rnle, the people are civil aud obliging,
and tho delivery of messages mora
prompt than with us.
Theso postomees, which include, a f
rule, nows stands and stationers' shops,
aro scattered all over tho tit j, especial
ly in London, and one has not?ucli tr-ia-blo
in getting postofik-o orders, po-t:d
notes, Etauips, eta, a3 is too of ten the
case in New York.
Another great advantrtgo of tho Brit
ish system is that thero U no such thing
as sending messages "collect," You c:m
prepay an answer to a telegram, and the
boy brings up a blank with the telegram
when an answer has beeu paid br.
Again, if you write to any ono and
want a telegraphic reply, merely inclora
a blank with sixpenny postago stamps
affixed. This saves tho troublo of tr:un
mittiug money or imposing on a friend
for reply.
At ono of tha Lig city dinners a few
weeks ago I sat opposite W. II. Preec-e,
C B., tho t uginrcr in chief and t 'ec
triciau of British Telegraphic Wt nd r
land. Ho was greatly interested in the
fact that we counted the population l.y
tho means of electricity, and of course
knew exactly how it was done.
The increase in 25 years of messages
aloue from C, 500, 000, wheu tlmo pri
vate companies controlled the busine-",
to 70,000,000 messages iu ISO I, tolls its
owu story. That tho uumbcr of odiri s
has increased thret fold, now numbering
9,000, and tho miles of wiro have In
creased from 60,009 to 200,000 sorely
this indicates that tho public are Weil
aud cheaply M-rved.
Financially tho telegraph department
is today paying cxpeies, but not the in
terest on tho money invested. It is
claimed, however, that tho division tf
expenses between the poi-tofiieo branch
and tho telegraph branch was of su' h
an artificial character that the two serv
ices should bo l.Kiked ct together finan
cially. This would show a net annual
surplus of from J 13, 750, 000 to .i."i, "(.',
000 a very handsome addition to the
public revenues.
A uniform telegraph service, say, of
23 cents pe r nie.-sago, is no more, in tlii
advanced day cf i lectrical appliances,
than a uniform 2 cent letter rate v.v.s
when adopted. Chicago Inter Ocean.
LION AND THE LAM 3.
Ton Most Ife-Hite Which iu LtIo and
Wllleh the Youns Shrrp.
"Yes," sai'l tho lion of the iv;-ni::?,
"I flatter myself that wo African ex
plorers get in somo quicr places."
Tho fair young girl at his side regard
ed him dreamily.
"I, too," her eyes brightened and
sho spoka quickly "havo been around
a little. Let me see"
Ho smiled superciliously.
"Around tho world in 50 flays; a win
ter in the arctics; two weeks iu a bal
loon; on horseback through Aia ?."ii:i.r;
six months in Patagonia; aun.n ,' the hill
tribes cf India; thron;-b the diamond
fields of Kiiuberlcy; ia tho Australian
bush; across tho Jreat American t'.i.sert;
from Sweden tj Liberia; two months i:i
Alaska, and on foot through the Bitur
Boot mountains of Idaho. Yes"
Aain that dreamy look.
"Yo youm; lady reporters have to
hustle round!"
And for the spaca cf fivo minutes tho
African explorer sat silent and th-,si.t
be was thinking. New York World.
Bllserr tq Follow.
''Iaw, what is a horribly example?"
asked the youngest boy, luckiugpp from
bis newspaper.
Tha eldest boy stop his ngct ir. Jong
enough to say, "Wait till you get into
algebra, nud you'll find any amovsut vl
'em. " ludiauapuU Journal.
Ucacoustleld s f'aca was a puz!e f vi-u
tj his intimates. It was impoNsible, ly
watching it, to pain any iu.-ight it;to
hid feelings or emotions.
".-die wnt- in a hum! writ ini: i-l. rky,
sin- ti.ikiil with nn i-iiipluisis jerky.
Mie Kiiutisl on tili-s. in tii.-nw.t t.-st ' stj I, -ss
!l-.it she didn't know riiicki n fnii.i turkey.
Hut she knew I)r. rie-ree's) ;..;. i.-n
Mediestl Difurovery to W the very U-t
retneily for a fallow and unlit althy
(Mtni'lexion. It hrihten.- the skin hy
ui-tiiion the liver and reiu.ivin all
the hiliotis or sernfulotw iii-.iii from
the ul. .,;.ure' euro, also fi;r in j
t it ii in H en rly singes'.
dot the Backache?
II You Have. Here's the Way to R1J
Yourself of the Weariness aud
I'ain AttenJinj it.
Some pco;.!e suilr v.itli headaches,
ir.any peopic are worn cut ar.d icary a!)
lite tiu-.e, i!!..:iy i::ure people have lame
hack a:il tutkache. l-"e.v people umk-r-fUi;J
t'.ie real cause of their aches, ar.d
fewer yet know how cai!y they cart fin.l
a cure. Jiut a word of explanation ber
f.re we prove tl.at !u:t we say is true.
The l.ick is tlie key-note of the kidneys,
It aches; that's a sin that the kidneys
arc not working jimperly; it is lame;
another sin, the ki'i'.is etc out ol
order. The kidneys, you know, are tin
filters of the blood, hut tUter sometime
get cloggc-d up. This means in their case
that the blixi.l courses through the entire
system iiiipttgnatcd with p:)isot:ous uric
acid, britijjinvj oil manv a disorder which
if neglected means disease perhaps in
curable, and row about the cure. Don't
take our word for it, read what Mr.
Holiert IK-iia'dson, who lives about foui
mi'.cs from Cananshur?. says. Sortie
time ago he had the misfortune to suffer
a severe strjin. which fj.tve indications oi
Si-rious results hut for the fortunate dis
covery alxiut which Mr. Dona!. 'son tells
here, lie says: "While working on
l:ew bull din;- ill Canoiibburg 1 received a
f.vere s'r.titi, which caus.d me mucb
sutTeriitfi front a constant rain across the
small of my back. I found it difficult to
pet around and perform my work. I
could hardly stoop over at all. I wore
porous pla-sters, but received no benefit
from them. I was almost lame when I
heard aliout Doan's Kidney Pills. I pro?
curctl a Ihjx at the tlrtt store of J. R,
Donaldson aud the result of thtif usa
has been most gratifying. The never
ceasintf pain over my kidneys has left me
fur Rood. I can recommend tkera to
tnyone sulti rin from a led hack."
iloan's Kidney ISlis are doinj j-.it such
work as this iu Canonsl.-urj eviry day.
Ask your neiliber-i a!iout lliem.
Doan's Kidney Til's are for sale by all
dealers, pri-re 50 cents per liox. Mailed
to any address on rtceipt of price by
l'oster-Miiburn Co., IHiff.do, N. Y., soil
agents for the I'uited Statcj.
IiIKKCTOXS
for usln
Cream Balm.
CATARRH
SSSTBAt?
Al)l!v m uirtirle of
tin? I' -ii wi-ll up
In!. 1 me luisirils.
ri.nr.eniE
Afti-r a in. .1111-111
dmn-slriiiii bn-.ttli
iTiniiiii tin nise.
I' st tlirw iIhhh a
m'jg
.l:iy-tft.-riii.-iil r-f.-rn-.l.
Hint lj.-f.iru
r.-liriii)C.
Kly's Cnnin lVilm
lip -fis ttuit tK:.iis.ii
tin- Naslu tMss.-is-
All.iy I'ain aiitlin-
COLD N HEAD
fl:tTiuiti.iii, II.-hIa tho r-ir.K, I'rut.-rtM tlit- im-tii.
Iirtnt fmin O.i.ls, ILs-tutrs tin- s-inu nf t.isi,-n:i-l
kiii'-II. Thi I L. 1 111 Is iilrkly alis.irlj.il
an.l iriv.n rvih-f at om-i-. 1'rit e Jo ceiu 11 1
l'ni'iristr ly iiuill.
fcLY IlIti'THKitS, 5tf Warren Str. vt. . V
IMPORTAXT TOADVEKTISIKS.
The cream of tho country papers ia found
iu Remington's County Seat List Shrewd
advertisers svaQ themselves of these lists, a
copy of rMch can be had of Eemitigtoa
Bros of Xeir Tork It PitU-bur;.
THE KEELEY GORE
Is the last resort for the ftrunknrd ar.d the
victim of the morphine hnt.it af'er all other
mains have failed. It (toes d'rectlv to the ron;
of the trouble, enminatinif the rl'ccts tl the
alcoholic or narcotic tioison from the system, re-
tores the stomach to a heaithv condition, ti i I r)s
up the nervisis svs'.rm, restores lite ii-iur,
and brinits sn eet and refreshing s.cep. These
results have hecn achieved at the
PlTTTIitka KEELEY LV3TITUTE,
Now 4-' 16 Fifth Avenue,
in almtrt l,Afi0 eases In the f.mr years it has been
in operation, the KecSry remed'irs never failing
when the jwtlrnt lives up to the rules and
the treatment in pood f iat h. Most of imr K"a-I-uates
belong to th? littler class of business men,
many ri t hem from your c.-.vn co'intv. t w h;j-n
we tao refer. The iullcst invclalisi-i i iJt;i-. i.
CONDENSED TIME TABLES.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Somerset and Cambria Branch
southward.
Johnstown M:ill Kxpivns. Itm-k wood 3:30 a.
III., Soim-rsi t t:l'l, Jstiiyis.!owii 4:-iJ, lioov
ersvi!li; int. Johnstown t.i.
Johnstown Mull Kxpn-ss. Km kwood 10:') a.
in., S.iini rs4 t 11:1V, Stovfslown il.-vt, liovv-crHVllW-
11:M, Johnstown 1 -:!" p. in.
Johnstown AcvoiniimdHtinti. Km k wood 5:.
p. in., Sonienu-t b:JI Nliy-.tirii t:to, HouV
rsvillet:,jH, Johnstown 1U.
l.0ly.
SOCTIIWAKH.
Mull. Johnstown 6::i. m., HKvi rsv!ll- 7:11,
Movcslou n t'Jy, J-oiin-rsL-t ,:, itcK-iiwooU
h:-1i.
Kipnss. Jol'.nstuwn 2:.T0 p. m., lIonv-rvll!i;
:t:l I, SToy.-s'.own AtZt, t-oim isct 3: j, iiix is
wikmI Sunday I Inly. .loitnstown ;, sioinerstt lOrOl
li.H'kwood lU:V.
JDENX
SYLVANIA ILVILICOAD.
CaSTCRN STANDARD TIMC.
IN EFf E6T McY 20, 1895.
CON DKVSHD SI Hl.DCI.r.
Tmfns arrive and di-purt from the station at
JoliiLstown us follows:
VMTVAKD
Westi-nt Kxpn-ss .... A.'A a. m.
Soulhw.-so rii lJpn ss i;:ns "
Jolilisiovin Aisniiiiiln!iui t-.-.7
At-coiniiiii;lioii !i:l "
racillc Kvpr.ss H.-4 "
M'itv Ta-ssi-iixi-r "
Mn'l .-.:); "
last I.ilii p. III.
Jiliiisiwn A4t',iiiiiMMhttin !t:--iJ "
KAsTWAKD.
Atlantic Kxpn-'s . T,;M a. rt.
S-ri-f.iiori Kxpn-ss .:ii "
AlttsMia A(iiiii;iiiM:atin s:Jt
!ny Kxpr.-s. i:in
.Main l.iii" i;.pr.T l-i:i" "
ll.Mi:ia A'i 'H.iilHHlatioli p. pi.
Mull Kxpn-ss t !i
Jills!,.'.VIl AflStlltllltshltioil . l!"i "
rtiiladf Iphia K.pn-r- 7 1:1 '
Kiwi i.itsi-.... it -y) 44
Kor rates, maps. ie.,inll on Tiik-t A'ti'sor
iid.in-ss Tii.i-. ll Wait. 1". A. W. J'., li'J Kx::U
Av.-ini.-, riii-lmru, l'a.
h. JI. Pivv.wt. J. U. Wo-mI.
jvii'l M.i:i;u;-r. Us-:i'l I'itss. A't.
YOU5? EYE!
We want to catch It!
KVKKY FAKJIK!; in S..mrrsit County
who Ii:ls a turd of Ii.-nil.s k I'.ark er a
Hide to tlis-i. e cf viii lind tiia! tiie t'1
KLI KNC i; T.VX.SKKY t..t v. ii j-ay the
lii,'.ul i-jsa jiri- fi.r tlie same. Wri'.o
for (flotations to
wixs-Lfiw s. t ii;i: a o..
Colli! lieliis;-, J'u.
JORDAN & H INCH MAN.
We are now rendy with our n.-w .unl h.'-.-e l:t
voki'iif Kine t'oiif.-ctioii. rj- ll-n'.s, p .jr.ilar
; nf iM.Bitanl l'tk.-, J'.ii.iy
ij all s !i s, aij.l everj-tliiiirf e't- rt;iiiiin
l.ia f.t-.-!ui house to nil order pnmij'y,
ai.d to upj.!- n-xldi-iu tiinMl.n to ay t-x-Uut.
finoiU always fn-h, and ahvays o.T.-r-ed
at Iowt r.jfun .-a. Oii! nml mv one of the
Out st as;r1 mi ills i ver enrrli-d.
JORDAN & EilCHKAI
270-272 Main Stnef,
Johnstown, Pa.
GOOD LIQUORS!
and Chap Liauors
nyeallinjrat the Old lUIiabk Li..t:or
Store,
Xc.SO'J Main St., and 100 Clinton St,
Johnstown, Pa
:dl in.is of tiie ehoiivt li.p-ioro in mar
ket :in le had. To iny old eiisti. tit
ers this is a will-kiiowi! faet, ami to
nil others c:iiviiieintr proof will U
Siven. Don't f .rt-t that I keep on
hand the .'rvatest vnliety of Idtiors,
the t-hoieest htrnds and at the lowest
pritti.
P. S. FISHER.
134 Clinton Street,
JOHNSTOWN. - - PA..
PICA I. Kit IX
Builte' and Oilier Hardware
GUASS, p AINTS, OIL, V A FI
NISHES, ETC.
See Our Itrjc St-x-k f
Slcighs. Bos Sleds. Sleigh Bells,
Robes, Horse Blankets, Etc.
PKICES to suit the times.
C.J ? OBTI!f Jl PATENT t Fo
Pj'!,"Pi.n'',r,'r " n bf-' op.n.on. wrtta to
HI I A t .. who bave bod neHrirnftr ir
eipenrnce In tlie ptnt busns-w. t'..nimunici
.lnsMn..tlroIOHiitiiii. A llandlisok 01 la.
furtnatioa coorrniiu! I'l Irni. an. I bow to otv
tain tbm sent fiw. Also a ntakwuebl mediaa.
kal and ariwititle book. rnt tree.
1'atrnt t.n throiich M 111:0 k Co. rrcetr
fpecal Butter la the S.-iratiar A mrriraa. ana
tua are brought wl.l.-ly before th public wiiu.
out it to the rnTntnr. 1 hia .piwdid paissr
laued wtsrkly. rlecaotlr illtutratM. ha br f.u-the
UrireM circulation of any tHi.me.no wtitk ia tha
"ij Jf7'-r opiaent irve.
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tiful p'.atea. in cokK-a, and pliotnarapha of new
bouse. ith plana, enabluut Vuiiflera to how tba
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HERMAN BANTLY,
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Is None Too Good When You B
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It Is Just as
FRESH, PURE DRUG
it Sm 7V. 111 19 ft 9 m . f. - Wwt r .
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AT SNYDER'S
You are always wire of g. tting the
Carefully
TRUSSES ITlTTEi
All of the nest and Most
Stiti.if'ietion G uarn n teeil.
OPTICAL GOODS.
GLASSES FITTED TO SUIT THE
SIGHT
JOHN N.
Somerset, -
GREAT VALUE
FOR
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m IIEI7 YORK WEEKLY mi
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Louther's Drug Stop f
Main Street, Somerset, Pa.
This Kcdel Drag Store is Rapidly Bcccahg a5r
Farcrite vrith Pecplc in Search cf
FRESH . AND . PURE . DRUG
Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Trm
Supporters. Toilet Articles,
Perfumes, &c.
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Lofltkoft Frescripllonsi Family Recet
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SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, !
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large aoriinent au can be su;tod.
TEE FIEEST BHABDS OF CIGABS
.-Vlways on hand. It u always
. . s .
10 'utending purchasers, whether they buy
from us or elsewhere.
J. IYI. LOUTHER M. D.
MAIN STHEET
Somerset Lumber Ya-
JULIAS CUXMNGHAM,
lUXl-i-AtTrrHKR AND UtALEK AND WKOLkALK AD RtrTAII.EKor
Lumber and Building Materials.
Hard and Soli, Wood
Oak, Poplar, Siriiac. IMeUe!, 2M''
Walnut. Yellow Pine, Flooring. Sali. MurR
berry, MiiiiKIes, l)ors llalii.(eni. liel
Laib. W kite Pine III. nil, ewel Pol, i le.
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b! iniiijtii.-s.s snt h as Br.iek. ts, iKt,l-s!z,tl work, ,-to.
Elias Cunningham,
OOee anJ Ysrtl OprM!ite S. & C. R. R.
IT WILL PAY YOU
TO BL'Y YOVR
Teuiurial Work
or
WM. F.SHAFFER,
NOMKI'sSET, PENX'A.
il.inuti.-tiir,-r or and lv-.ilor in
I'MsWrn Work Kuriiish.-,! t.r Short Xotiep
E&im ui mm mi
Aim, As.-nt for the WHITE BUOX.K !
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fin.! It l. th.-ir int. rwt to r-.ill at iiiv shop
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TESTED.
SNYDER,
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WEEKLY NEW
OF TJHE VC:
FOR A TRip
a pleasure to display our :
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