Getting Ready for Corn. The corn crop is the most important one in f pring, and it is a crop that U perhaps grown everywhere in this coun try here farminjr is practiced, as it is almost Indispensable II value is not alone in iU grain, but also iu the fod der, and the cultivation required clears the land and destroys weeds. The most Important part of corn growing, next to good aeed, i the preparation of the ground. Leaviug out the fact that manure is essential, or it place must I supplied by fertilizers, the mwt uc--esfui crops are not secured so fre quently from cultivation of the grow ing trtalts as when the seed bed is giv en the most attention. Corn is a semi tropical plant and delights iu a warm soil. Its roots feed near the surface, farming a complete network, and the plants are also grow feeders, appropria ting any kind of manure that may Iw applied, provided such plant food can be rendered soluble before harvest MjOWIX! AXD HAKltoVINi. When od land is plowed in the spring it is not an easy matter to make the soil as fine as it should be for corn, but since the introduction of the disc harrow the work can be better perform ed. Sod land should be plowed in the fall and cross-plowed in the spring. The plowing should lie deep, as the after cultivation of the crop should be shallow. Ily deep plowing of the land not only will the top roots of the stalks go deejier but the soil will absorb more moisture after each rain a very im portant matter with corn. After the land is plowed it must harrowed down until it is as fine as it is possible to make it, and there need be no fear of using the harrow too much. The object of so doing is to have the land free from lumps and more finely divid ed to admit warmth and better absorb moisture, as weU as to present larger feeding surfaces to the young plants, the warmth and moisture ensuring germination and the fine soil increas ing not only the number of rootlets but also their capacity of feeding, which gives the plants an early start and greater vigor for withstanding drought should it occur. CTLTIVATIOX. As the roots of corn feed near the surface the cultivation should be shal low, just sufficient to kill the young weeds and grass and to provide a loose top soil as a covering or mulch. Those who go into the cornfield and run the cultivator deep into the soil often dam age The plants in dry teasous by cut ting roots which cannot lie spared, and to avoid this it should be the object never to allow weeds to grow until fuch work liecomes necessary, riant plenty of seed and pull out all plants not required, and cultivate the crop lightly after each rain and until the cultivator or horse hoe can no longer 1 used. The practice of cultivating a certain number of times and leaving the crop to mature is not a safe one to follow. The rule should be to keep the top soil loose, with shallow cultivation, and as frequently as may be necessary. Wheat growers who formerly drilled in their seed after light plowing found out that the preparation of the seed led largely increased the yield, and the same applied to the com crop will add largely to the number of bushels Iter acre. Work that is carefully done now will save loss of time and labor after the plants liave started. All Around The Farm. The ground for growing small fruit should be well.fertilized and thorough ly pulverized. Pruning when the plant is dor mant tends to impart vigor, says a j writer, but if done when the plant is growing or in leaf it checks growtlu For this reason a feeble tree should al ways lie pruned in winter. Mr. J. II. Hale thinks it will pay to push planting apples, especially for the Eastern States. Good red winter apples of h'gh quality are in demand. It is the fruit of the future. He would llaut Sutton's Beauty as the lest apple for profit in America to-day. Cultivate, thin the young orchards; watch and fpray. We are rapidly becoming a lamb and mutton eating jieople, and flock masters may profitably give more at tention to this demand than they have heretofore leenloing. It is estimated that we market .3iO,Uiu lambs annually, letween the ages of four and eight weeks. It is a rapidly growing in dustry. The lands lest adapted to sheep are high plateaus or rolling fields. Sheep are more subject to disease on lower levels and are not so well adapt er! to a warm, moist atmosphere as to the rarer and dryer air of the uplands. Marshy ground has a tendency to tiring on foxt rot and kindred diseases. Many sheep owners who give at tention to feeding, watering, shelter ing and exercise make a great mistake that they allow a ram to run in the pen until (he lambs are droijed. Even if if a goai disposition, lie is a nuisance iu the pen, and, if cross, may some times do a great deal harm. How many of our readers tlmt liave no strawberry beds are going to make one this spring? It is a rather aid commentary on Western farm life that so few fanners raise the strawberry the most delk'iousand the easiest raised of all fruits. We know there are locali ties where not one farmer in twenty lias a led of this fruit . I ml it t mi Scanner. Keep seed corn dry and it will bear almost any temperature. But it is Na ture' method to keep it both dry and to protect from sudden extreme changes f tetujierature. Witness, also, t!p hull u clover seed, on ragweed, on burdoek and on all ourseaii-tender plants that wurrive our rigorous climate. It means -oruetlilng. In seUtay; out &i on-hard extreme ly rich soil ieeither profitable nor to tie desired if it could be made rich without expense. Most young orchards Im the first few years grow too fat and (Make wood at the expense of fruit If the former thinks the soil not rich mw-iukIi, he isnpt to manure the young trees with taile manure. This only cnakes matters wose. What is need d in most long-cultivated lands is a larger supply of the mineral fertilizers that promote fruit production. A Household Treasure. D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, X. Y.t sys that lie always keeps Dr. King's Sew Discovery in the house and his family has always found the very best results follow ite use; that he would not 4e without it, if procurable, (i. A. Dykeman Druggist, Catskill, N. Y., says that Dr. King's New Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough remedy; that he has used it in his family fur ight years, and it has never' failed to lo all that is claimed for it Why not try a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial bottles free at J. X. Snyder's irug store, Somerset, IV, or at Bral Jier'g drug store, Berlin, 2'a. liegular tee 50c and f liM. T7efal Hints. The torn pages of a liook may 1 nice ly mended with white tissue paper. Clean plaster of jiaris ornaments with wet starch. Brush off when dry. A few drops of benzoin placed on cot ton and put in or around a tooth that is aching will almost instantly stop (he pain. A tiny piece of bicarbonate of soda mixed with tomatoes that are to be cooked with milk or cream will, If ad ded first, prevent the milk from curd ling. Where the hair is dry and brittle, with a tendency to fall out, an English restorative is the simple one of a free application of pure cocoanut oil with daily brushing. This treatment con tinued for a few weeks six, perhaps will, it is said, accomplish the best re sults. liouuds of felt placed between the different pieces of a dinner set keep them from becoming scratched more effectually than do pieces of tissue jiaper. When laundering embroidered linen, make a strong suds of some white soap and lukewarm water and wash the pieces carefully. The washboard must not be used ; rinse immediately in luke warm water and then iu water slightly blued, and hang out to dry. When half dry, lay them, out smoothly on a clean cloth, which has been laid over a piece of double-faced, white Canton flannel, and press on the wrong side with a hot iron until they arc quite dry. If they are fringed, comb the friug out carefully with a moderately coarse comb. To clean silver, first wash or re move all the grease from the silver, then rub with a wtioleii cloth wet with ammonia and whiting and polish on the chased aud filigree parts with a toothbrush. Thechimney of a lamp is less liable to break if it is never touched with water. A fewdrops of alcohol or even paraffin oil, will remove the dim, smoky, effect and nake the chiniuey bright when it is polished with soft flannel or chamois skin. Chamois leathers, after being used, should be thoroughly rinsed, then wrung nearly dry and placed in bags each by itself, in a cupboard out of the way. The common practice of allow ing sponges and chamois leather to lie around is a very wasteful one. Little Things. "Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love. Make our earth an Eden, Like the heaven above," Tieroe's little "Pellets," . Kasy things to take. Ward off bilious fevers A nd the ague shake. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a sov ereign cure for constipation, bilious ness and all malarial troubles. Small est, cheapest, easiest to take. The Oldest British Trees. The oldest tree in this country is the yew tree at Braburn, Kent, which is said to lie 3.00() years old; while at Fortingal, in Perthshire, is one nearly as old. At Ankerwyke House, near Staines, is a yew tree which was fatuous at the date of signing the Magna Charta, 1215, and later was the trysting place of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn. The three yews at Fountains Abley are at least 1,50 years old, and be neath these the founders of the abbey sat in 1132. There are no famous oaks that rival any jew in age, 2,000 years lieing the greatest age attained. Dam orey's oak, in Devonshire, which was blown down in lns, had this distinc tion. Cowthrope oak, near Wetherby, Yorkshire, is said to be 1,000 years old. London Star. A Definition. Some one has defined the Monroe doctrine to he, "Keep off the grass! Bob Burdette enlarged the idea iu this way: "The Monroe doctrine simply and explicitly declares that no foreign nation shall come over here and slide down our cellar door; that England and France shall not hang on our front gate to do their courting, that Ger many and Austria can't spot a lice tre in our woods, that Russia can't spank her children with our butter paddle. The Monroe doetrine simply means that we are the bull of the woods between two oceans, and that the man who joins farms with us on either side had better net move the Umndary fence until lie talks to us about it, ami that he can't sublet a patch of his farm to anyUviy until we are satisfied that the new tenant will make a good neighbor for us." Ens in Urbe. A countryman, oh his first visit to a larjre city, was shown over the markets. "Where do you find enough people to eat all this stuff?'' was his exclamation if surprise. His rompaniou then led him through tvvcral thronged street. "Howiloyou Oikusge to feed all these men, women fittd -LiLfeii?" asked the puzzled tumi. Hut an AiMrutUw ;bivin;J US(d a more striking exjcioh tr ilvluaU' his amazement at the i)U' iUruvgs t4 Iond.in. He had been brought to England by a squatter from (iueeiin land, who took him to London on a very busy day. Crowds were passing to aud from the exchange and banks and the squatter and his charge were obliged to wait to cross the street "Jacky," said the squatter, "what do you think of this plaee?" "Why, master, it is like an ant lied!" exclaimed the surprised black. Yuuth'a fWy xi i'ttl. The Eye, Ear, Jose and Throat Are delicate organs, ao a lubtajke or short delay often ruins your ohiitu'e. Experience in their treatment Is more trustworthy than theory. Consult Dr. Sadler, 804 Peiin avenue, Pittsburg, I'a whom you all know or have heard of, at the tame office for 21 . years, and who ha t rested more than 21,000 cases of every kind and degree with better results than any man in Pittsburg. After examination he till you the truth in all its bearings so you know what is liest to do. His charges are moderate and he makes sjieeial terms with those unable to meet the usual expense. A jtcrnunal examination is necessary in ctxry case for reliable advice. The worst case of crooked eyes can be straightened. When all others fail, he succeeds in adjusting glasses that give satisfaction. Mr. W. li. Depp, Punxutawney, had paralysis o'one eye, aud crossed,"for two years. The doctor perfectly cured him by oeration. Mrs. John Dowd. Charleroi, Pa. severe pain iu ear heard watch on pressure now well aud hears watch 10 inches. Mrs. II. D. Darter, Fee, Pa. from grippe and measles could only hear watch on touch with rear inga. Now hears it 3 to 9 inches. Why Lincoln Grew a Beard. It was by request of a young woman whom he had never seen that Lincoln grew his first beard. In IStil he traveled from Springfield to Washing ton and made a series of speeches. At Erie Northeast station he pre faced his address by saying that a year previously he had received from a young girl fn that place a letter asking him to let his whiskers grow. "And if that young lady Is present," added the President, "I would like to ask her if she will come up and tell me what she thinks of the result, for I have followed her advice." Amid the cheers of the audience a pretty girl made her way to the plat form and was kissed by the President Headaches Cured. Stoyestown, Pa., Feb. 10, 1S9C.-I have taken several liottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and it has belied me. I have taken it for headache, and have found it the best for this trouble that I have ever tried. I have been so sick with this disease that I have lieen cou fined to my bed, but Hood's Sarsapar illa has relieved me. Miss Mary A. Zimmerman. Hood's Pills cure indigestion, bilious ness. A Load, Not a Coll. "Where's Bill Clark this rooming?" aked the book-keeper. "He sent word to the office this morning that he had a heavy cold," said the second head book-keeier. "Oh! when I saw him last night I Vas almost sure he had a heavy load of some kind, but I did not think it was a cold." Iiulianajioli Journal. A False Diagnosis. La Grippe is confounded by many persons with a severe attack of catarrh, which iu some respects resembles the former. These individuals suffer severely with pain about the forehead, eyes aud ears, with soreness in throat and stoppage of the nasal passages, aud in fact, arc incapacitated for work of any kind for days at a time. These are catarrhal sufferers. Ely's Cream Balm has lccn used with the best results in such cases. The remedy will give instant relief. He Was Courteous. "Did you see Broakton?" he asked us the bill collector came in. "Yes sir. I went in and told him I was a bill collector." "And what did he say?" "He said he was, too, and that if I'd leave my bill he'd take pleasure in add ing it to his collection. WatJiiugtmi It will le an agreeable . surprise to iersons subject to attacks of bilious colic to learn that prompt relief may lie had by taking Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Bemedy. In many instances the attack may lie prevented by taking this remedy as soon as the first symptoms of the dis ease appear. 2" and iiU cent bottles for sale by Benford's Pharmacy. Latitude And Long-itude in Kansas. This notice was recently found pasted on the walls of a deserted liomestead in the arid region of Kansas: "Four miles from a neighborhood, sixteen miles from a postol'iee, twenty-five from a railroad, fourteen miles from a school house, forty-one miles from a church, 1st) miles from timlier, 2o0 miles from a Democrat, half a mile from water, a quarter of a mile from hell and he same distance from a Republi can. Gone to Missouri, which is God's country, to get a fresh start Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world forCuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapfied Hands, Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Erup tions and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give jierfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2 cents jxt box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's drug store, Somerset, I'a., or at Brallier's drug store Berlin, Pa. A Door Knocker of Pure Goli At Ottaford, in Kent, there was formerly a palace of the Archbishops of Canterbury, iu which Wolscy is taidto have held his court. It was but a small place, and is now a farm house, picturesque enough, but txhihiting no sjiecial signs of proerity. The other day however, this little incident haj teiied: The farmer sent for a carpen ter to do seine odd johealsjut the house, anil, anions other things, to mend the knocker. The man took it off,' and said, after a close examination cf it: "! you know what this knocker is made of?" "Why, brass 1 up pose." "No it is pure gold." And it was. Think of the years that that rich prize had hung :it the mercy of every tramp. Iitthjii itih a!. An Affidavit. 7'hj.s is to certify that on May 11th, waike to f click's drug store on a pai of ( riiU'.iL-s and b-MighJt a bottle o Chamberlain's Pain Balm for in ttammiilory rheumatism which had crippled nw up. Alter using three bottle I am completely cured. -I can cheerfully reconsiiK tid it Charles II. Wttzel, Sunlrtirv. Pa. Sworn and subscrilied to before me on August 10, ISitt. Walter Shlpman, J. P. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by Benford's Pharmacy, She "Don'tyou think that the best time to approach a man is after a Liearty meal ?" He "Not necessarily. If you come before, he may invite yu to join him." Did You Ever Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your troubles? If not, get a bottle now and get relief. This medicine has been fouud to be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure of all Female Com plaints exerting a wonderful direct in fluence iu giviug strength and tone to the organs. If you have Loss of Ap- pi-tite, Constipation, Headache, Faint ing Spells r are Nervous Sleepless, Excitable, Melancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medicine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. FiftV Ceuts and 1.00 Ht J. X. Knnl.r'a J drug store, Somerset, Pa., or at Bral lier's drug store, Berlin, Pa, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup . iccins sent as a special providence to J the little folks. Pleasant to take, j perfectly harmless and alwolutely ure to gire instant relief in all cases of j.cold or lung trouble. A Brare Yoong Teacher. In a town In the Rockies, a short while ago, a young girl, who taught in the little school-house of the place, per formed an act of heroism worthy of the highest commendation. One of her scholars had a pet antelope, a sweet docile little creature, that followed Its mistress to school, remaining quiet near the door duriug class hours. One dav It lay as usual near the door, iillv bak!mr In the sunlhrht, wbil the children pored over their studies. Suddenly there came a light thud and a scream. There, with his fore feet crushing the little creature, crouched a big mountain lion, savagely switching his tail from side to side.and eyeing the children. The little tots scream ing wildly, ran to the furthest cor ner huddling there iu a heap. The teacher, although pale with fear, Hi.l not for a moment lose her nerve, but searched the room for some means of rescuing her little scholars. Hang ing on the wall near the door was a shotgun, and she determined to obtain it, although to do so she haa to jas the lion. Summon in gall her courage, she advanced down the room, facing the savage tieast, who stopped tearing at the antelope and growled ominously. Nothing deterred in her purjHise, how ever, she passed by him and took the gun from the pegs. The lion turned his head ana curious ly watched her as she retreated up the room again. The gun Uuug empty, it necessary to return to her desk to procure some shells and ld it Sav age from iU taste of blood, the lion left the antelope, and prepared to spring IITVtll the eroun of children. He made one leap over the benches, which land ed him in front of the teacher's tcsu, and his eyes catching sight of her he changed his purpose, anil swinging around, was about to spring upon her. Noticing this tie teacher, who had li.n untchinir for a irood opportunity to shoot, instead of waiting for him to to make the leap, walked quickly up to him, and before the astonished brute could recover she placed the muzzle of the gun in his ear and pulled both triggers. The recoil knocked her over, and sue fell to the floor sense-less. The gun did its work, however. fr the lion's head was almost blown to pieces, and the brute lay a quivering heap uiion me flor. The children ran screaming down the road, and men hastened to the school-house, to find the brave girl recovered, but wildly trembling. After k-arning the circumstance, they seized a chair, and seating th! girl in it. carried her. with the dead lion through the town cheering and prais ing her brave act Another Bird Story. A few years ago a lady living in the Via Volturno, in Rome, had some pet canaries in cages, which she every day hung out on a balcony in front of her kitche'n window. She olcrved a sparrow frequently come and perch on one side of the cages, aud one eveuing whe-n she brought iu her birds she un wares brought in also the wild visitor, nerclKsl on it favorite cage. It show ed no fear, aud pecked the crumbs she offered it. Evening after eve-ning the same bird continued to come In with its imprisoned friend. An empty cage with food was left near, and in this it made its abode at night, the door al ways being left oien. Spring came and the sparrow flew awa3 then the summer passed, and with the shortening days she returm-d, boldly entering the kitchen, surround ed by a brood of four or rive sparrows. She had come, it seemed, to greet her old friend, and intr-nluce her treasures oher. They nil confidingly ate the erumlis scattered on the kitchen floor. Sikui winter came, and with it the spar row airain as an established lodger "with board." Again the soft breeze of a Southern spring whispered of new nests and broods, aud the sparrows flew away, but this time, alas! to re turn no more. Sjxilnfur. During the winter of 1 .!, F. M Martin, of Ixng Reach, West Va., contracted a severe cold which left him with a cough. In speaking of how he cured it he says: "I used several kinds of cough syrup but found no re lief until I bought a liottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, which re lieved me almost instantly, and iu a shut time brought aUmt a complete cure." When troubled with a enough or e-old use this remedy and you will not find it ne-cessary to try several kinds before you get relief. It has l.een in the market for over twenty years and constantly grown in favor and popularity. For ssde at 2- and 50 cents per liottle by Benford's Phar macy. 'A Lexington (Ky.) man wrote the following letter to two college profes sors the other day : "Gentlemen : Hearing the wonderful success you are having in e-lectrieal experiments, I wish to inquire if you think it would be p'lssiblc with your improved appar atus to get an X raise out of my boss? As I am now receiving only $7.50 !cr week, even a V raise would be very acceptable. I have thought of trying a few experiments iu that line myself. I could induce a 'current' of jealousy by flirting with the typewriter girl and prevent him from 'sparking' her, but she might offer 'resistance' to that procedure. I might give the book keeper a 'leyden jar' on the elbow when he is posting the ledger, or exnie insulate in the morning as to 'attract' attjeutiou, but I fear any of these ex periments would result in an 'electri cal discharge.' Hoping you will lie able to give me some valuable assist ance or advice how to proceed, I re main, ,your trujy." The Cast Was "Drapped." W. A. Woolwlne, of 'Los Angeles, who was here in the interest of the San IVdro harbor project, formerly lived in Tennessee, and tells the following story of Judge D. M. Key, now retired: A mouutaineer who seemed to le half witted was brought into court charged with moonshining. "Are you guilty or not guilty ?" ask ed the Judge. "I don't know what yo' mean ?" re turned the prisoner. "Did you or did you not make liquor without paying license?" "Course I did. It's good likker, Jedge." "Well, didn't you know it Mas wrong?" '(.'ourse not Pap made it, an' he were a jpnul man, a preacher." There was such a vacant look in the man's face that Judge Key believed him to be semiidlotic Turning to the District Attorney he said: "I don't know what to do in this ease. The man is evidently ncn compos mentis." "I'll tell yo', Jedge," suggested the culprit, "sposin' we jess let this thing drap on both side's." And the case was "drapped." yahinff(un Star. THE KIHQ CURE over I TEACHERS HATE EIGHTS. Aa ImporUint Decition by tht Department of Public Inttruclion. Hon. John L. Stewart deputy superin tendent of public instruction, bas given the School Board of McKeesport, Alle gheny county, aa iiuporUut opinion which is of interest to nil public school toachers. The MeKeesport directors, at a recent meeting, adopted a motion to the effect "that all teachers be required to undergo an examination, regardless of their normal school diplomas, permanent of professional certificates." The ques tion was referred to the Department of Public Instruction as to whether the It'Ntnl had a right to adopt such a rule. Mr. Stewart gave the opinion of the De partment as follow,: "School directors cannot consistently require superintendent to examine teachers ho hold valid certificates, or other U'Kal credentials qualifying them to teach in tho district where they are to be employed. No lmard of directors is justified by law in the enforcement of a rule such hs is proposed by your commit tee, subjecting the holders of State cer tificates or valid professional certificates to examination. "Graduates of State Normal Schools hold a normal school certificate or di ploma lawfully granted to them by the State Board of Examiners, which cer tificate or diploma exempts the holder from further examination iu any of the branches named thereon. "The holder of a permanent certificate has a legal credential, granted by the Stale Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, which certificate is valid in the county iu which it was granted without a re-examiuation, and is also valid iu any other county for a full annual term's teaching, after which it may lie officially endorsed by tho siiperinteudcnt having oflicial jurisdiction therein, and there after exempts the holder from examina tion in that county tho same as In the county In which it was originally grant ed. "The holder of a professional certifl cate is exempt from examination nnder existing laws in ilif branches named on the e-ertillwite so lonj us it continues to be valid, and, therefore, a teacher holding a valid professional certificate cannot be required or compelled by a school board to undergo an examination in any district in which the certificate is valid. "The action proposed by your board or committee., if carried into etrect, will be regarded as an unwarranted and arbi trary exercise of oflicial authority. "In the election and appointment of teachers, the directors may freely exer cise their own judgment as to Ihe per sons to be employed anil tho qualifica tions of teachers who are applicants for schools may properly he taken into con sideration by Ihft board at that time. Ilireilors cannot lie compelled to employ any teacher against their own judgment if a majority agree that the applicant is not properly qualified, professionally and otherwise, for the p.mition. If teachers afler employment prove to be lnimpo tent the law gives the directors full au thority to distiii them when there are valid reasons for so doing. "Director may adopt and enforce such reasonable and lawful rules and regula tions a they may deem to be tiectissary for the welfare of the school under thuir Jurisdiction, but they cannot impose uon teachers restrictions and ootiditions which the law does uot authorize nor war rant in any cane. "Tho action of the directors as well as the superintendent, is subject in all cases to such limitations as are made by the acts of Assembly governing them in the discharge of their respective duties. "In the exercise of the powers con ferred upon directors fiy law, nd iu the performance of the duties enjoined and required of school boards, it is well to lieur iu iniiid the fact that the toachers have rights and privileges under the laws governing the operation of the school sys tem, which are entitled to consideration, and w hicu mu4 be respected by their em ployers. "The Mliey of school hoards in the administration of the affairs of the school district and their olticial acts, lionlJ bo in harmony, and not in con flict with the lawk of the SlaW A Woman if Mayor. The women were victorious in the election at t'immaron, Kan., April 7, Mrs. C. A. Curtis leiiig elected mayor by a small majority over Dr. Lawrence The clea-tion board is composed wholly of women, who were out iu full force. Mrs. Curtis is over liel years of age. She is a woman of good business ability and is epiite wealthy. Women Pastors. According to the last annual report of the Congregational Association of New Yoik there are live women who are pas tors of small Congregational Churches in that State. These women are all in middle life, have been married, and have had children. With one exception, they are w ives of ministers. To save lingers In cleaning fish, imt off the fins with seissors. DOCTORS OFTEN FAIL To cure disease because they attack the disease itself without thinking of the cause. Back ache, lame back, stomach troubles, dizziness, for instance, are all every-day symptoms of kidney troubles-can't be cured except by bringing the kidneys back to health and vigor. DOAN'S KJDNEY PILLS frequently cure diseases of these delicate organs after all else has failed. They are the natural enemy of every form of kidney disease. One ntt 'tHinror who has hcon Mcmyt by them i ;-orse f. Christ, of the firm cf Christ A S hnflVr, at0 Duller trc t. lie Miflt-n-d from kiilncTtiviilWfrix rears. "TticfKini In my Iwrfc were very severe at time," he aid a few '.ys ago. "While itnoi-ing over jr work their would tatch tne fo severely sometimes that I would a!mit (Imp. The paiin were almost mnstanl. I never teemed toeit rrtel. M- urine wat bndly affected. I rird ii'zcns of o-nlicd remedies, hut eot no relief until I aaw Dili's Kidney 1111 ad Tertia d and t aboi al Klemiiielmtore. The lir-t few dte eve mc relief, a il in a fhort time I waa rmtle!eiy cured. The re pri.t waa sipip'T wonderful. Vy cinditim t-v d:iy is fenetfv healthful. I em rveottinicnd lug Iauri kiuhry I'illa loall uy Iricuda." Doan'a Kidney Pills Coat so Ccata at any Drugatore. Fosler-Kilburn Co., Sole Agents. Buffalo. N. Y. AantoH A n,nn "f cliamet tcr v enervv anil unwinds (iliilily to represent the Northwestern Minil.il Ufe lusnrnixv f'iiiinr. Addnm. llctn f Avers. General Agent, . o. tlos '.iSf, l'ins burh, I'a. ........ ) VI 1 Kill all for IS How We Go to Bleep. It is a curious fun that when the god; Somnus takes drowsy mortals in his caro ! the process of goliitf to sleep is aocotu-j pllihee. as sysUtristlcally as Is any other purely physical function. When we go to our sluaibe'e wo do not go all at once. In regular and unvarying order the senses one ly one give up their -active working, and when sleep is actually up on us it is an orderly hoj iience of events that has brought it aUxiL The first fctcp in the closiiinof the eyes, and naturally therefore the first sense that is dulled in. that of siijlit. Immediately following upon this is the suspension of the olfactory nerves tho los of the power of smelling. Ily and hy the nerves of hearing grad ually drop thuir usual work, and finally the sense ot touch succumlw to the woth 1114; influence. Am ti the muscle and sinews the same slow hut sure hiss of power occurs. Beginning at tho feet, (dumber steals along the limln and trunk of the l!y until finally it mounts to the lirain, dulls conscioisti,s itself and loaves the body iu complete rest. If the feet are cold sleep is tanty in coming, ajul if we want to cure insomnia one of the surest means is to place a hot-water bag to the soles of our pedal extremities aud so aid nature's workings. Kveryoue knows that people are often suffocated by coal gas or some equally poisonous sti bttanco because they failed to waken before the deadly odors did their mischievous work. This is accouutcd for by the fi-t that the sense of smell, although the second one in disappearing, is the last to come, back as we are aroused from hleep. Touch It last to go and first to return; taste arrives almost immedi ately in its wake, and then tho eyos begin to flash impressions to the brain. Ijist of all, as wo have said, smell re sumes its activity, aud siuce this is true too much care cannot well be taken to have all sleeping rooms thoroughly airod, well protocted from g u am! secured against possible intruders whose deft use of chloroform often makes a burglary successful, if no more serious conse quences follow. , Governors of Ohio. One of the reasons for the good fortune of IJuckeye governors is found, says the Xew York Ami, in a clause of the Ohio state constitution, w hich withholds from the chief executive tho veto power. An Ohio governor can recommend what leg islatk a he chooses, or he can refrain from any allusions or suggestions of the kind in his annual messages; but the entire re sponsibility for the laws of tho state de volves on the legislature, or the general assembly, 'as it iscalled, in Columbus, ami an Ohio governor is, therefore free from political responsibility. Such measures in Ohio do not reach the governor for either veto or approval. The legislature has the whole responsibility. Ooiug bark no further than the year of the establishment of the Itepiihlii-au party as a national organization, lvVi, it is found that Ohio governors have, generally speaking, come to he celebrated citizens of tho republic. Salmon 1 Chase, in augurated in lVi, was afterward secre tary of the treasury, and he was at the time of his death chief justice of the su preme court of the t'nited States. Will iam Ilemiison, his immediate siiHM;ssor, was afterward . ostuiatur-genural in President I,incolu'H cabinet. Jaoib II. t'ox was post master-general. Kuther ford II. Ilaynt servd four years as Pres ident. Kdward V. Noyes, the sticwesor of Hayes as governor, ticcame American minister to Prance. William Allen (Old Bill Allen, or Pog Horn Hill Allen, as he was soincliiiKsS called j, who defeated fien. Xoyes in 17:1, was Ohio's choictt for the lremocratic nomination for pre sident in Js7i. Charles IWer, elected governor in lrwi), was secretary of the treasury under President Harrison. Joseph II. Furaker, fleeted governor in li, is now I'uitcd States Senator-elect from Ohio. James IJ. CampU-ll, his suc cessor, was the choice of the licmocraW of Ohio fur the presidential nomination in island Campbell's successor, Will iam McKinley, is now a prominent, if not the iiiiwt prominent, candidate fr the presidency in lsinj and Ohio's first choice for that ofiiee. Tho present gov ernor of Ohio, Oon. Itushnell, has not as yet developed any political agpiratioiut in the field of national politics, but It is not seriously doubted by Ohio men any. where that he mny have expectations i;f political preferment. III cases of burns, sprains, scalds, or any of the other accidental pain like ly to come to the human body. Dr. Thomas' Kclcctric Oil gives a!mot instant relief. The Crow Came Back. The Intelligence of a crow is generally conceded by all, but Mr. W. I. t'raw foid, of Kittntiuing township, has one that beats anything ever heard of, says the Kittauinc llrpnhlwnn. Two years ngo Mr. Crawford CAUght the- bird when quite j'ouuk and took it home, where it ticcame quite tame and it would play about the house mid yard as If it owned the place. Iate In tho fall it was miss ing from its usual hiiunts and it was supruised to have been killed by hunters. Several mouths went by and one morn ing while the family were seated in front of the house they heard a great commo tion going on in the kitchen and on in vestigation discovered their long lost pet. It was again installed as one of the family, but in the fill it disappeared one more and nothing was heard of it until last Monday morning, w hen It Hew into the kitchen giving every e idem e of be ing delighted to get back. It Is general ly supposed that his crowtdiip Is not In love it la this climate during the winter and when the northern winds begin to blow he joins others of his trilie and seeks a warmer atmosphere. Ills long nlsM-nce makes no difference with him and will permit the family to caress him the same as though he had been with them all the time. f iviT5! fv.H Ail 1 Public Intenst In the rrtsl.lentlnl Cfci.ipaf;n la Intense and win ut.mllly Increase, and the disappointment or the nu n whose votes turned the scale at tho hist el.etlon. with the n'sulis under the administration they el.et.x, will muke the campalxii the uiokt exeltiog In the his tory of the country. ' 1 The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, Of Noember 4, 1896, Will Announce Ihe Name of the Next President of the U. S. It is the leadini? Republican family n,WKpn per of Western reninylv mi i. an 1 will pah' Is h all the political news of the day, inlerrsting to every American citizen regardless of Durlv afltlhitlous. Also general news In attractive fonn, fon-ign correspoadence coverin th news of the world. Western rentnylvnia. K istern )!iio an I West 'irjl:ii i njwi. tn iri-t r :, .!,. are rerojnijo,! authority, short itorie, th?er-im of th; hJn iroup.n, (,; i p' u m i i h elaboraur description of woman's atllrr, with at'ri -tivj d p irtni r;it" of h uhol-i In t .rest. The I'iltshur l ommerclrtl (i izette, d lily and wjefe'y. U an i 1 -xl f irn ly piper, with a circu lation larger thua that of any other puhlirution lu Western IVninylv nli. Pailjr Commercial (Jazetlc, 1 Year, - $3 00 Weekly Conimercial Gazttto, 1 Year - tl.00 Got a Move on. Everybody knows that the earth makes one complete revolution on iu axis onc in each twenty-four hours. Itut few, however, have any idea of tho high rate of speed at whi:h such an immense ball must turn Iu order to ncenuipltnh the feat of making one revolution in a day and a night. A graphic idea of tho terrific pace which the old world keeps up year after year may lie had by com paring its fcced-to that of a cannon bull fired from a unjderu high pressure gun. The highest velicity ever attained by such a missiU has been estimated at l,5Jf5 feet per second, which Is tqual to a mil In three and two-tvotbi seconds. The earth In making the complete revo lution In the short spai-e of twenty-four hours, must turn with a velocity epial to that of a cannon ball. )n short, tho rate of speed at the equator is e.a-tly I.'hiT feet per second. This is equal to a mile every three aud six-tenths seconds, seventeen miles a minute. " Drainage should lie sne-h that witter c-uiiiot stand around the roots of U-rry plants. it M NEW II THE OflLY PERFECT FOR .FAMILY USE. For Sale By J. B. HOLDERBAUM, Somerset, Pa. T ENXS VLVAN I A RA I LItOAD, EASTERN STANDARD TIME. IN EFf EST MAY 20, 1835. COKDCKSRD SCI1CDCLB. Train arrive and depart from the station 1 Jolinsluwu as follows: WESTWARD Western Ex press . , HoutliweS rti lt'.Xiri. Johnston u Ai'oiiiiiilii:iii... Accuimiijoitatiou... Pacific ExprvsM Wv la.Keiitfer Mail Ksl Line Jobiutowu Aeoomui.xluUun.. 4:Y a. m. " H : 7 " if: Id Sr..'-! , - .S:l " p. m. :;so - EASTWARD. Atlantic Express Seimiiore Express . , A I to ma A cumiuitjda tion liuy Express 2;iin Line Exjre A It. s, 11:1 Ae.iiiiuil.itliill. M:iil Kxprew Johnstown AccouinxMtjti ion I'hilHilelpliiu Express . Eal Liue... 5.-C-I a. m. 5.-M " S.-.'l " . t 10 10: r. -Inrj p. m. 4 11 fco " T.ln l&. " - For rftt-s, niup. c, call on Ticket Airentsor ad.irvfcsThos. E- Watt. V. A. W. !., lit) EiflU Avenue. PutaUUIC, I'll. . M. frvv..l. J. R. Wood, Gen. Manager. eieu'l Pass Ac CONDENSED TIME TABUS. Baltimore and Ohio Hailroad. Somerset and Cambria Braco KOKTHWABD. Johnstown Mail Expr-s. Rock wnol 3: a. m.. .ssunersel St.vetowa t&l, Hoov cniville ius. Johnstown :li. Johnstown Mall Expnwe Koekwocri 1V) a. m., Momrset ll:l.,si..v.st..wu li;, Hoov ersville lli4, Johnstown lil.V p. in. 'Johnstown Aeromin.vlat'.on. KoekwnrH! V p. 111.. Somerset ti.Ai Slo -stowu (j;x, llouv ersvilie fcoe, Johtistowu Tja. Dully. BOl'TIIWAKD. Mail. Johnstown C:30a. m.. HooversTiIl7:ll. '"towu 7:i, JSoinerM-t 7ui, Kockwoud Express. Johnstown ISO p. m., Ilooverville .1:11, Stoypstowu 15, internet 3:.Y, Kock wood Sunday Only. Jchnstown Su'C, 1S mmtl 10:0 Itockwoud IKSk YOUR EYE! Wewantto catch It! EVKItY FARMER In Somerset County who has a cord 0 Hemlock Itark or a Hide todUixweof will find that th CtX FLUE.VCE TANN ERY fo.. will pay the highest cash price for the same. Write for quotations to "WIN'SLOW S. COBB A CO., Confluence, Pa. THE ils None Too Good When You Buy -4MEDICINES.-r It Is Just a.s Imjiortaut to Secure FRESH, PURE DRUGS, jit it is To Have Confidence AT SNYDER'S Vou are always sure of getting th fre-hest mcdleines riU'.SCnn TlONj. Carefully Compounded. TKUSSES FITTED. All of the Itenl atul 3Iot Approved Trutse Kept in St w.. Sttis faction G ua rttn ted. OPTICAL GOODS. GLASSES FITTED TO SUIT THE EYES CALL AND HAVE U1H SIGHT TESTED. JOHN N. SNYDER, Somerset, - - - pa. Louther's Drug Store, Main Street, Somerset, Pa. This Model Drag Store is Rapidly EsccsiiLg a Gr.al Favorite with Fscpls in Search cf Medicines, Dye Stuffs, Sponges, Tn;sttt Supporters, Toilet Articles, Perfumes, d'c. tBI IXXTOR GITKS riUfUMAL ATTENTIOH TO TH U. CUK i Ot I.I M. ,-, Loutner's J Prescnii eitK.IT CAHC BEISIiTAKKX TO TSE OSLY VlH D rVn. AKTM : f. SPECTACLES, EYE-GLASSES, And a Full Line of Optical Goodd always on han-i. Fro::i c's large assortment all can le suited. THE FfflEST BHASDS OF CIGIHS Always on hand. It is always a pleasure to display cur rood to mtending purchasers, whether they buy from us cr elsewhere. J. M. LOUTHER M. D. MAIN STREET Somerset Lumber Yard ELIAS OU2s2vrisGH.M, Lumber and Building Materials. Hard and Solt Woods, Oak, Poplar, KlriitiK, Picket , Motil l ui Walnut. Yellow Pfue, Flooring. Sah. Star HaUs Cherry, Miiugleti, Ior, Iialulere. ( liotmit, l4itli, White Pine lilioel. Aenel Post, Etc. JA ffneral linear all gmlntot Lnmbrrani Buii.linS.ttrtiil an ) R.mf k-:; a sUk'k. Alau, rin furnish antli:u In the y.ic of our hui:i.ji uorlrT .: :. r-..- ... ble pruiupiuess, such as BRU'kcts, d l i.-d worit,Vto. Elias Cunningham, Office kail Tard 0ppsite S. Jt C. R. THE NAME OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT of tb UNITED STATES V.'II.L r.E m Wl Ml WEEKLY TRIBDf OF NOVEMBER 4, 1896. ruMio interest will sti-tiilily incn-sw, ami the Hsith 1 v.i whose vtttett ttirncel the mile tit the last elect iH. with the results t,:: !. r : ministration they eleetetl, will make the catr.i'uigM the in-v-r iuMx -in the history of" the country. The New York Weekly Tribune, the lejiilinjj llcpuliliean family newspaper .f thf fnitPii Sttln ::i ;'' ixlitieal news of the day, iaterestiu-f to every American eiti. n r'jj-ir-i alliliat ions. Al general news In attractive form. frei;:i cfrrcsioiitleiiee (ver:: the world, an agrieultural ilepartinent second to none in the -.ii:i'ry. which are re.i;nizetl authority, faseinatin,; short storie. ..,!!. in he cream of the humorous papers. freij;ii and 1 i ni-t i-. itli t : i - i " ' nrw, fashion plates and e!aUrate ihser;pti'ns t woman' atti: . attractive department of lio'i.-hoM i:;teret. The Now York Wc Uly Ideal family paper, with a circulation larger than that of nry . i'.,. r tion in the ntry issuetl from the office of a daily. I.arjrc cii.iti j-- ''. in its details, tending to give it greater life and variety, and epco:.f!y to tho women and young people of the household. A Sl'KCIAL CONTRACT enahless us to offer this splendid jotirtuil :w. 1 The . Somerset . Herald ONE YEAR FOR ONLY $2.00. CASH IN ADVANCE. SUBSCir.PTiONS MAY BEGIN AT ANY TIME. Address all order to TIIK IIKK ATA'- Write joor at n i allrn i s Tribune Buildinj, New York Metllj Tribene will be malleJ 1 IT WILL PAY YOIT TO BUY Yul R 31cmorial Work or WM. F.SHAFFER, SOMERSET, PEXS A. Manufacturer of and Dealer In Eastern Work Furnished on Short Notice Mill 11 1 IHIill Also, Afnt for the WHITE BKelNZK! Tersons In n.s-1 of Monument Work wiil Bn.l 11 to u,ir T,t..n-t . c.ill ut mv siion Til"." PnnHrslioii, will 1. jfivcn" them. Sutistiu'lion KuantnlnKt in everr r:i. ali i thi1" Very ,OW' llnvlt"xta aiteniiou to WMUSronz. Cr Pir Zino Mu-in ntrt i by j .v. W. A w , a d.vU'M nr.- .n -d i , ( ,. p .j.,, . Mlt..rt!ll , t oust nietlon, and which Is destined o t-e the popular Moimmenl fer our rh.in.it!e l l- 31.. F. SUAFrEK, BEST in the l'iyiirian Hto r Them. r""T, ITT rr nr. i rti S H H ! SOMERSET. PA K. Station, S tJHMI.P ANNta'NCKD IX ;t il c irl, sal it I W. B -st. :. 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