'SCI iiiuivi. publication. ,j,..l;.y morning at . ... lit.ru I MM j hi onum .v h"r initialled until .., . P."'"" ue" will i " in l -TP' mie poHtofnoe to ie of Uie fonn- uU Adtlrtwa IB s.ifc-" k-T HilKALD, lEItnET, Pa, I, f. I'li'-Ji'i oTAKY PUBLIC. .;li c. w. WALKiB. WALK Km jU tauten.-!, I'a. - I 1 Pa. . ..-.HiiMi'in i 3 lmulH Pi soiucrsri, i - I . , . !,.. k, U' fUtira. ,Uttl'M ' J .soimrstt, Pa. , u- i;Ul-' Khl:,. iii:l'st'U Aiv ., v7 J. U. OoLK. MIliiTMl, ITi- it 4 ou colico- 3 0. KIMMEL, r..iriiu-a u on O.U. Willi ia t'lril'l . I .i!4lU CrvB AiiyUl.l-AT-I.AV, 4)lllr.t, Pa. uli ;;lrs. 1 1. 1 oiicx'UouS liiiriu-rl. HUil ail EJ US. 1- C't'LBollN. .-LBuLN 4 Cul.KuKX, Ali'Jiiti-Al-l.A", ..uivrct. Pa. tew :n:"l t" ur care will be - -.j , l. iui-a t. tllv . mi,-.::,, .i-u ouvabCiUK I L EAER. Uffi ca. W. H. Hiri'FEL HMti 4 Kl'l'l'KL. ill .jK i. i r A i -LA W, m.Tt-t, Pa. k..ter:rc:.l to th'-ir mre will be tCAIyiTl'KUS, M. I)., hslsiiY-N am. !i'llobuN, ft.t. r-HXVYYAi, f VHisiUAN AM) .-VHGEOS, Nn'Tst-t, Pa. p.f .r-i i tbe citl- i'd'vrn: T.;;trt-1. J. M. T ( HTH V l-h:. Tiv li i.. f.v f '-t, r-.ir of brug store. If H.S.KJMMKLL, .fH -n. k the citl- j.,UI1.j itl jjj, uf. ''M.MII.LKN. is..,;.,trv.) .'.-"'a-"ii .rrvtin f"11' An.:,. :-. s, LS innrn!. . Jp-1.'.-..! .,'..-u ;..r . uitii-e ,""r - ii- l'.t. 4 t . kture, "B torriioTii, Funeral Director. B. FLIX K, L-'ind Surveor m Oils! 0 mi v Ihpart- I'.r to!. rgt Lubricating Oils u.. Ji.iierry Ituown n f Petroleum Ol H fT, ory Oils Il:"rrv,'laulvcin,- Suiuct l, l a mi ci ... ..naJuac. lAi fel II 1 A i II II II II II 13 U ff Vw f 11 I m.l v 4 ssv 0ik.H ms mm m m mm r VOL. XLV. XO. Pyre Blood nctm Bound Lealib. With pur, rich, heali-hy blood, tho stomach ud di petive organs n iit Us vigorous, nd there will be no dysp iia. KhcumatLstu and Neuralgia will be unknown. Scrofula an Salt Kht-urn will dLsainnar. With ure Yonr nerves will le Btronp, and yourrleep round, fsweet and refreshing. Hood's Sarsajiarilla makes pure blood. That is why it cures so many dim-sHea. That in n hy wj many thousand!, take it to cure disease, retain pood health and prevent sickness and 3tt0ering. Kemembcr Enlood! Sarsaparilla TheOiie Tni' P.l.to.1 Pur!llr. i; sx for $5, I lOOU S FllIS take,ea) tooinniUi. :sc -THE First laiional Bank Somerset, Penn'a. Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S26.000. o DEPOSITS NECCIVC IN LAHOE ANOSMtt MOUNTS. PAYABLE ON DEMAND. ACCOUNTS OF MERCHANTS, FA R M ENS, STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHAS. U. S'CLL, GEO. R. SCCLIj, JAMES U PL'GH, W. H. M1LLEK, JOHN IL SCOTT, BOUT. 8. 8CULXs VliED W. BIESECKEH EDWARD SCULL, : : PRESIDENT. VALENTINE HAY, : VICE PRESIDENT. HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER. The foDds and securities of this bank are e- curely protected In a celebrated Coklihs 11 V k olab Proof Safe. The only safe made abso lutely burglar-proof. He Soienet County National BANK OF SOMERSET PA. lO: E(Ub!lthfl 1877. Orgr.zi st t HitlolI,lB90 Capital, - $ 50,000 00 Surplus & Undivided Profit, 23,000 00 Assets, - - 300,0000 0 O: Cliaa. J. LTarrlson, - President. Wm. IT. Koontz, - Vice Trcsideni. Milton J. Tritt3, - - Cashier. Geo. S. Harrison, - Ass't Cashier. Directors . Win. Knlley, Chas. W. Snyder J.iah SiKtrht, II. C. Heerits, John II. Snyder, John SlufTl, Joseph K. Iavi, Harrison Snyder, Jerome StulTt, Noah S. Miller, Sam. B. Harrison. r... ,.r tl.lnhonlr vrllt mww t he mofit litM-ral treatment consisu-nt with safe bunking. Panics wiMiiiiK to wild money eatnr west can be accommodated by draft for auy amount. , lrf Moncv and valuaDI swurea uj unc fi . hold's celebrated saft, with moat improved time lock. . t v.n.ti..n imilii In all narta of tbe Lulled KtaU. Chanses moderate. Aocoaul anu aeposiis boih-ii. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, and everything pertaining to funerals furn- fched. SOMERSET - - Pa Jicob I). If wank, Watchmsker and" Jeweler, Next Door West of Lutheran Church, Somerset, - Pa- I Am Now pi id to supply the public with Clocks, WUhe?, snd Jew elry of all descriptions, as Cheap &n the ClieapesL ItEPAIULNG A SPECIALTY. All work guarauteexL Look at my Block hefore making your J. D. SWANK. i 16 TO 1. f silvcn GOLO Uollar Ui rive vou the parent and nrnut V kkvI rf"i 'd. Take a moment's T . . 1 ... . Lr , ) .. r. ri r . W Lt I ir .III. ' a. f ' Tri... list on Win., elc. n ai.uiK-jtU.m. No extra clianje for Juts or Hcklin. Olre us a trial onli-r. Z TCLCetOMt A. ANDRIESStN, as s.a Federal SU,Alleirheny, Ta 2 In I lie money qnentlon means that In 9 wit'lit it would Luke IS iol J dollMm to J make In w-t;tit oneSilver dollar. We rilumn M.llirf. LII4.rUI F -llf, 2' tar Old ISoim-PMt. per r' Z u.i Yr.OidPureKyeiJliloajO " X 7 Ut l " XhoM.'A X IKS.1 Hand-made Sour Maxh .' " T J. S. Dourberty Pure l'.ye....ri.'iJ " " J Amlritwn Htt Pure Rye Ji-io " T 9 11. TEMPERED. When stern oeva-don -.tlls f.ir war. And the truiiets shrill and peal, Korei s and armories ring all day With the firee eiat,h of Meel. Th j blades are healed in the lUme, And c.mled in i.-y flood. And bofiteD hard, and beaten well. To make them firm and pliable. Their eile and touiier om1 ; Then tough and sharp with tlisi-iplino. They wiu tiie light for tightiug men. When tiod's ocraitioiis call for men, His choiseu soul He takes, Iu life's hot fire He tempers them. With tears Ilecools and slakes ; With many a heavy, grievous stroke He beats them to an edp, Ai.d tests and tries, again, again. Till the hard will is fusel, and pain Hevomes high privilege; Then strong, and quickened through and through. They ready are His work b do. Like nn on-rushing, furious lnist The tide of need and Kin. I'nltis the Made shall tetuperel be, Tht y have no ehitnec to w in ; jiod IrtisLs to no untested sword When he goes forth to war ; Only the souls that, beaten long On pain's great anvil, have grown strong His chosen weapons are. Ah souls on pain's great anvil laid. Kemembcr this, nor lie afraid ! Susan Coolidge, iuThe Coiigregational- ist. HIS VIEW AXD HERS. She was truthful, whatever else might be taid of her, and that divine quality covers a multitude of sins. There were many time?, however, when she found it quite difticult to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It was particularly hard to do so when Howard Zellman pro ltsed to her. To quote his words, which he never los. an opportunity of repeating during those days when he fir-d. discovered that he had serious in tentions. "All the rest of the world was a dreary void for which he had not a thought and Heaven itself held noth ing one-half so dear." She was 30 years old and had heard such things so often that she knew he didn't mean it, but he thought he did and was so in earnest in his protestations that he was sincere for the first time in his life that she finally dicided lo accept him. Hut not before she had told him the truth. "I cannot understand," she said rather severely, "how you ever hap pened to allow yourself to care so much for me. I heard you say once, a long while ago, away back in the beginning of our acquaintance, that it was strange that a man should be so careless in se lecting a wife. When he buys a house, or a horse, or a piano, or anything else that has a money value alone, and that can 1 disposed of at will, he is very particular about inquiring into iU rec ord. He must le thoroughly informed in every detail Yet in choosing a wife, you argued, he loses all discre tion ami blindly takes the woman he fancies, however inferior an article the said woman may lie. But just think of it, Mr. Zellman; you are perfectly willing, yes, anxious, to take me, yet what do you know of me?" "Don't be a goose," he said. I know all I want to know. I love you. Isn't that enough?" "No," she returned, gravely; "it isn't enough. Perhaps if you understood ma better you wouldu't even do that." "Oh, yes, I should," he aaid, confi dently. "Nothing can ever change me. If all the world were to turn ajainst you I'd be true and defend you. Oh, I just wish I had a chance to show you how loyal I can be." "I'm going to give you a chance now." "That's right," he said, "only be s ire to make it hard enough, so you'll never doubt me again." "In the first place, Mr. Zellman, I have deceived you. My husband is not dead." "Oh, that doesn't make any differ ence, I love 30U just the same. You're divorced aren't you?" "Yes, but that doesn't exonerate me for living a lie. And I do hate a false hood. I shouldn't have done it, but I was a coward and dreaded the curiosi ty and desparaging remarks that would follow me wherever I went as a di vorcee." "You oughtn't to feel that wayaliout it, my darling," he said, tenderly, "None but the low and ill-bred indulg es in such vicious gossip. As for my s 'If, I think just as much of you as if lie had died forty times. Don't talk about it any more." "But I must," she persisted. "I must tell you what the trouble was about. There was a great deal of blame attached to m i. Kvery one knew he was very cruel, but if you were to go back there now and look up my record I am afraid you would rind that I have many enemies." "The brutes," he interrupted. I'd like to teach 'em a lesson. But what do I care for what they say? Didn't I tell you that I'd stand by you through fair weather and foul?" "Yes, yes," she returned, "but you must not take me blindfolded. I wish to know " "I don't care about that," he broke in. "What I want to find out is do you love rae?" "I didn't dare allow myself to do that so long as I was conccalinir any thing from you' "But can you "I think no." . "And u ill your' "I will try." "And ill you marry me?" "Think over what I have told you. Study me. Try to understand me. If at the end of a month you still care for me I will say 'yea." He was very devoted. There were defects in her nature, but he did not see them. His whole time was spent in adoring her lovable qualities, which were many, aud before the expiration of a fortnight he Insisted upon having an answer. "I know you better than you know yourself," he said. "You may not be aware of it, or you may be averse to : 1..., 1 c r. 1 Mmi' inr. I tfiitf admllllllg II, " our attVciion Is mutual. Why not say ' yes' now?" SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24. 1897. "And j'ou are sure you will not change?" "0-iite sure." "Very well, then, let it lie as you say." She was very happy. The fates that had hitherto planned her life seemed to have entertained a bitter animosity toward the human race and the trials they had brought her had licen many and hard to liear. She was very thankful for him. He seemed so good, so strong aud so sincere that the sense of belonging to such a man filled her soul with a sweet peace such as she had not known since childhood and she wondered if it were wrong to be so happy. He seldom left her for any length of time but about two months after their engagement he went away for several days. It was a cold, blustering after noon in the middle of January when he first came home and when he stepp ed into the hallway she attributed his frigidity of manner to the iciness of the wind outside, "Mercy, you freeze me. Come in quick and thaw out," she said with a merry little laugh, as she helped him to remove his overcoat and muffler and drew him toward the genial warmth of tte fire. He smiled, but it was not the fond smile to which she had been acoustomed. "I'm not very cold," he said. "I'm afraid I can't stay very loug this after noon. Ada, my dear, there is some thing I should like to say to you." The happy light died out of her eyes and her uuuth drooped piteously. "Yes?" she said weakly. "I've been thinking, my dear girl, of the advice you gave me before we were engaged. Ada, you were right about men wishing to possess something that had a clean history. If that rule holds good in chatties it ought to hold doubly good in a wife. I don't want to paiu you, my dear; you acted very honora bly with me aud deserve nothing but the highest resiectand love, but don't you see it would place me iu a very humiliating position to become the husband of a woman who has a a past? I never realized it until I went away. I told my people that I was engaged. They asked me to whom and you can imagine what a predica ment I was in. We have always Iwen a proud family aud it would be pain ful, to say the least, to marry a woman of whom I could not speak of freely aud of whom an idle remark can ever lie made, you are too high-minded to censure me for this decision. You un derstand, do you not?" "Perfectly," she said, "but before you go for good I wish to tell you some thing." "Before I go for good?" he repeated. "I shall not do that We must still be friends." Her lips trembled with a disdainful smile. "Oh," she said, "what fools you men are. Ion't you know that since you told me, three mouths ago, that you cared for none but me, I have lov ed you with all my heart and soul? And you waut to change all that to friendship! Shame on you! I have sinned by making a sort of an idol of you. I thought you were better than other men, and every day I thanked (iod for giving you to me. But you are just like all the rest Oh, I'm so glad I am not a man. You are all so eruel. You may not not mean it, but you are selfish, careless and ever changing, and that is cruelty in its worst form. I care not how honora- j ble you may be in dealing with other men, there is not one man in ten thou sand who knows what honor means in connection with a woman. I did no wrong in the past, yet you are ashamed for your family to know about me! How would you like them to know about yourself? I have heard many things concerning, you which I know are gospel truth, and you would not dare deny them; things which I blush to think of, yet you are ashamed of me, whose only fault has been to be abused by another man whon I left because I could endure the life no long er. But I am a woman, and we all are such idiots as to forgive and keep on loving as long as there is a trace of manliness left to love. Let me tell you something more. The best man that ever lived is not good enough for the most ordinary woman. I used to say I didn't like women; that I preferred to make my friends among men. But I'll take it all back. I'm so sorry I ever said it One woman is worth a dozen men. She does not desert a loved one when calumny assails; she is faithful; she is brave; she u strong to endure. Mr. Zellman, I do not wonder that you found out we were not suited to each other. I am a thousand time too good for you." "Ada! Ada!" he said, "have I de served this? I know I am not good enough for you. I didn't mean what I said. I" "Of course you didn't mean it," she interrupted. "You never do. I'm glad I found that out in time, I'll be foolish enough to weep for you days and weeks to come, but even such grief will be sweeter than the knowledge that I had married a man who con sidered himself degraded by the union. No, no, I do not blame you. I am glad it is all over." He went around to the club that night and played a game of billiards. "My engagement is off," he said, lightly. "Oh, what a roasting I got! What queer creatures women are, any way. So changeable," "She sat by the fire, alone, and wept bitterly. "One more dream ended," she sob bed. "What a muddle life is anyway! Heaven help us alL" Emma V. Nisc, In thcChicago News. Bucklen' Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, aud all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Tiles, or no pay required. It la guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or Brallier'a drug store, Belin, Pa, KSTlBLTSIIED 1827. OLD NEWSPAPERS. Some Extracts That Kay be Interest ing', With Comments by a Correspondent (Continued from last week.) Ehitok Hkkam: These two items are from the Bedford (azette, "A few nights ago Mr. Wm. Cessna, son of Jonathan Cessna, of Cumberland Valley, was dangerously stabtied with a knife in several parts of the body by a free colored man who resides ill that neighborhood. The life of Mr. Cessna is despaired of. They disputed on the road returning from a husking. The colored man is now in jail. "Widow Hull who, we believe, keeps a cake aud beer house 011 Itay's Hill, in the county, was roblied a few days ago of fifty dollars in specie. We la, lieve the robber was'apprchended." The store of Anthony Earl, at Shade Furnace, was burglarized 011 the night of the hith of November, 1S10, and robbed of a considerable lot of goods. A reward of 1( dollars for the arrest of the thieves was offered. About this time Andrew Stewart annd William Lorrs, tailors at Somer set, advertise their prices for work at their several shois: "For making a plain dress dress coat, $3.50; great coat, $3.50; froek coat, f 4.50; Ladies' coats, $3.00; pantaloons and vests, $1.1l' each. Hannah Hendrickson gives notice that she carries 011 the blue-dyeing of yarns, t&c, at her residence at Milford town, which was proliably (iebharts or new Centreville. A call to the Icmocratic Republican voters of Somerset county to meet at the court house on the evening of the 30th of November, lslt, to take into consider.itiou the nomination of a can didate for (iovernor, apiiears in the Whig of November 25th. The Whig of the isth of November advertises that Christian ISerkcy, Wm. Linn, Wm. Dalbow and John Sibert have left the county, forgetting to pay the printer. Benjamin Blithe, formerly of Som erset, fell into a well six miles from Oreeiisburg, To., and was killed. The accident hapis-ued on a very dark night MASONIC NOTICE. SoMKKSKT LolHiK, No. 84, December 17, A. L. oSl'J. On motion and seconded. Jirtleed unanimously, That Samuel Thompson, a member of the lodge lie expelled the benefiU and privileges of Fr-e Masonry throughout the globe forever, for gross unmasonic conduct agreeably to the rcjxirt of a committee apiHiinted to investigate the conduct of the said Samuel Thompson. Extract from the minutes: Hy. F. Sxyukk, Secretary. In future our subscribers east and west of Somerset will receive regularly the Somerset Whig by the post-rider, and will therefore have each to pay 50 cents for postage, either to the editor or jiost-rider, within the present year. Those who are not satisfied with the previous arrangement will please give us immediate notice. From the (j. nin of Litany. UnMuNtown, Pa. "From an ac count kept by a gentleman of veracity, residing ou the United States Road, (The National Road Turnpike) it ap iiears that from the 9th of October to the 30th of November last there passed lietween Cumberland, Md., aud this place 754 wagons, 30 carriages of differ ent kinds, Hv) horsemen, and upwards of ! droves of horses, horned cattle, hogs, &c" This will give some idea of the immense amount of traveling on the road. Of the above wagons, muc h the greater number were laden with merchandise bound westward. Ou a bill pending in the Legislature to encourage agriculture by authoriz ing the formation of agricultural so cieties, Mr. Ogle, of Somerset, made these remarks: Among the mountains they had no idea when 20, persons as sociated that they should have power over 100 dollars of county money. If gentlemen who were so patriotic in the formation of societies were to form them for the improvement of the roads to carry the produce to the markets, the farmers would raise enough of it; this would be all the premium they would want in his part of the country. He hoped this measure would not lie forced on his county. He hoped that there, if a man raised the best horses or cattle or excelled In domestic manu factures, enough were to be found to give him a premium out of their own pockets. He had uever owned a black cow or steer iu his life and here the premiums were only for such as excell ed in raising black cattle. The best cows for milk were the dark red ones, with small horns. The editor of the Whig in the issue of February 17, 1H20, gives his delin quent subscribers a sharp dun. He is also under obligations to Hon. Robert Philson our member of Congress for a constant supply of extra National In telligencer containing the proceedings and debates of Congress, the debates ou the Missouri (compromise) question being particularly interesting. He al so says that the contracted space of the Whig will not permit their publi cation, but persons as may desire to read them will be furnished copies of the Intelligencer at the office of the Whig. The bill abolishing imprisonment for debt in Pennsylvania became a law iu February 1S20. Sixteen pirates were sentenced to death at New Orleans on the 30th of December ISI9, by Judge Hall of the U. S. District Court, some of whom remarked "Murder by O d." On the 13th of February a quarrel took place between William Hunter and David Grimes, both black men, near Mr. Charles Dibert's about four rnili-s from Bedford. When Hunter discharged the contents of a heavy charged gun into the back of Crimes, which terminated his existence in a few minutes. An inquisition was held on the body who gave in a verdict of wLful murder. Arrival at and departure from Som erset of the different mails, Mirch IS, 1SJ0. The lk d for J aud Mount Pleas ant mail arriY-'s from licdford every b ii Tuesday evening and departs west every Wednesday morning, returns from Mount Pleasant every Sunday evening and depart every Monday morning. The Somerset and Berlin and Bedford mail departs every Fri day morning arrives at Bedford same day and returns every Saturday even ing. The Cumlierland, Stoyestown aud Ela-usburg mail arrives from Cumberland every Tuesday morning, and returns from Ebensburg every Saturday morning. The Union tow 11 mail arrives every Friday evening and departs every morning. The Smyth field mail departs every Friday morn ing aud arrives every Saturday evening. (Continued next week.) Miracle and Marriage. The Marquis of Bute has given the town council of Cardiff $5,000, the in come of which is to be used to asist girls in marrying. This is a praise worthy object. Many a girl does not feel like marrying unless she can bring something more material than joy to her loving husband. She wants to be able to do as much as the girl in a near by town of Western New York, who furnished a bed-tick to lie tilled with straw, contributed by the groom. The income from $5,000 would buy quite a number of common bed-ticks at cur rent prices. One condition is made by the gener ous donor in connection with his gift. He requires that the first eleven verses of the second chapter of St. John shall be read to each girl receiving aid. These eleven verses contain the story of the miracle wrought be the marriage in Cana of (ialilee. It may le recalled that on this occasion the supply of wine ran short, and was renewed through the medium of a miracle by which water was turned into wine. We quote: And when the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wiue, aud knew not whence it was the governor of the feast called the bride groom, And saith unto him. Every man at the beginning doth set forth gtss! wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse; but thou has kept the good wine until now. Of course, there is a lesson iu this. The intimation to continue in well doing, to follow good with better, is plain, jiut we are afraid there is danger iu the story of this miracle. Weak human nature will misapply the lesson. Some fellow, to whose wife this story was read as a preliminary to marriage, will be content with fur nishing water, and insist that his wife make it wiue. There are lots of them doing It every day. With the Doctor. To arrest convulsions in a teething child immerse it in a warm bath with cold water cloths on its head. Eq'ial parts of lime water and sweet oil well mixed will form a kind of soap which is every efficacious in taking out or removing inflammation, as well as for healing wounds caused by burns or caltls. Cultivate the habit f breathing through the nose ami taking deep breaths. If this habit was universal, there is liltlii doubt that pulmonary affections would be decreased one-half. Au English physician calls attention to this fact, that deep and forced respi rations will keep the entire hotly in a glow in the coldest weather, no matter how thinly one may be claL He was himself half frozen to death one night, and liegan taking deep breaths, keep ing the air iu his lungs as long as pos sible. The result was tiiut he was thoroughly comfortable iu a few min utes. The deep respirations, he says stimulate the blood current by direct muscular action and cause the entire system to become pervaded with the rapidly-generated heat For neuralgia in face or iaw, a flan nel bag filled with very hot salt, heat ed in a pan, applied frequently, aud with the head kept well covered, will relieve it Mrs. Ernest Hart, herself a physi cian of eminence, who accompanied her husband, the distinguished editor of the British Medical Journal, iu.his recent trip around the world, appears to come to the conclusion th.tt meat eating is bad for the temper. She saya that iu nn country is home rendered so unhappy and life made so miserable by the ill temjier of those who are obliged to live together as in England. "If we compare domestic life and manners iu England with those of countries where meat does not form such an in tegral article of diet a notable improve ment will be marked. In less meat eating France, urbanity Is the rule of the home; in fish and rice-eating Japan harsh words are unknown and an ex clusive politeness to one another pre vails, even among the children who play together in the streets. In Japan I never heard rude, angry words spoken by any but Englishmen. I am strong ly of the opinion that the ill temper of the English is caused in a measure by a too abundant meat diet, combined with a sedentary life. The half-oxidized products of albumen circulating in the blood produced both mental and moral disturbances. The healthful thing to do is to lead an active and un selfish life, on a moderate diet, suffi cient to maintain strength and not in crease weight My Neighbor Told Me About Hood's Sarsaparilla and ad vised me to try it This Is the kind of advertising which gives Hood's Sarsa parilla the largest sales iu the world. Friend tells friend that Hood's Sarsa parilla cures; that it gives strength, health, vitality and vigor, and whole neighborhoods use it as a family medir cine. Hood's Pills act easily and promptly on the liver and bowels. Cure sick headache. A fruit nlant with rc.ot exposed to - a sun and wind will die at- soon as a fish qut of water. era All Around tbe Farm. Cultivate, hoe or rake around plants immediately after setting, and every few days thereafter throughout the season. The horse when browsing Ls guided entirely by the nontrils in the choiee of projier food, and blind horses are never known to make mistakes in their dieL When hogs die from cholera the saf est plan is to burn rather than bury the carcass and all that has been in contact with It Fire U a certain pur ifier. Fifty bushels of sunflower seeds to the acre is a fair yield, and this will pro-luce fifty gallons of oil worth 1 a gallon. When mixed with other grains they are relished by all farm an imals and are esjiecially got si for fowls. A Southern farmer says that good results are obtained by feeding Rus sian sunflower seeds to horses, hogs aud oMier stock. The feeding of this requires an exercise of judgment, as the seeds are very rich, aud should Is? mixed or combined with bran. More than half the yield of anything you cultivate depends upon the effort you put forth to make it productive. Fertility of soil is the basis of all real profit, and the fanner who does not Increase the productive capacity of his soil is surely going down hill. For starting early tomato and other plants iu house or hotbed use sods cut in three-inch cubes or old tin cans with solder melted off or little paper boxes which have only to l wet when placed in the ground: transplanting can then be done easily and well with out checking the growth. When closing up a gap in a wire fence through which horses or colts have been accustomed to pass, use a board for top of fence, or hang it to top wire by means of staples. If this is neglected the animals will probably run into the fence, and you may possi bly lose the best one as a result. Milch cows should always have good, pure water to drink. The lest water comes from a good well w ith the surroundings clean and right A clear, running stream that is not con taminated is all right, but one never knows for certain about the contamina tion. Ponds usually lt-come f ul and stagnant and altogether unfit for cows to drink from. Make an estimate of the number of animals your pasture will probably carry through the summer iu gox shape. If you find a surplus of stin k, it will be well to finish off and sell be fore they taste grass. If, on the other hand, there is ail excess in pasture, keep your eyes peeled for bargains ami pick up some well bred young things right The clover plant Is the cheapest and most effective subsoil plow that can lie used on soils where it will work; runs deeper than steel plow, self-propelling, and iu passing leaves more fertility than it takes. Hatch the pullet for next year as early as can bs d :ie, so as to afford as long time as possible for them to grow and mature beforj November, and to have them laying U-fore winter sets in. Forehanded farmers are now busy with preparatory work, ami as soon as the ground is in order will start the plow and go right ahead without a balk. Then neighbor Slow boy will start upon a tour of discovery with a view of locating ami investigating the conditions of implements. Jumping from shallow to dijep plow ing all at once usually results in a de creased crop-yield at the succeeding harvest The soi I should be gradually deepened by letting the plow bring up a little of tbe subsoil each year till the desired depth is reached. Is there some crop to which the far mer or farm Is well adapted, a crop which you can grow cheaper and bet ter, or which you csu sell to better ad vantage than your neighbors can? If there is such a crop it is you best bold. Stick to it through thick aud thin. With almost 100,000,000 acres devot el to corn culture in the United States not one-fourth of the stalks were last year converted into cattle food. The waste is large enough to support all the horses and cows in the country, aud yet iu many districts coutiguotn to the com belt thousands of cattle starve to death every wiuter. Good barnyard manure work"d Into the soil and a top dressing of wood ashes will furnish the soil with nitro gen, jiotash, phosphoric acid aud humus, all necessary to vigorous plant growth. Cultivation will conserve moisture, and with these conditions present good crops will result. Do not mix the manure and ashes before ap plying. If you do the nitrogen, the most valuable constituent will escape. A waste of time and labor it is to get on our knees beside the onion bed and plant the eeU one at a time, right side up with care, pressing the earth down carefully with our fingers. Make a nice little furrow a couple of inches deep, straight as a line, drop the sets as you would corn, and cover with the hoe. Diseased wood on a tree can never be made new again. Cut it off aud allow another shoot to grow. Every day that such wood remains on the tree adds to the liability of losing the tree. In setting out trees, trim the roots when straggling. Select a time when the ground is jutt moist; not wet Press dirt firmly about the root, and set about 2 inches deeper than they were iu the nursery. When you are suffering from ca tarrh or cold in the head you want re lief right away. Only 10 cents is re, quired to test it Ak your druggist for the trial size of Ely's Cream Balm, or buy the 50c size. We mail it ELY BROTHERS, 5G Warren St, New York City. I was afflicted with catarrh last autumn. During the month of Octo ber I could neither taste nor smell and could hear but wry little. Ely's Cream Balm cured it Marcus Geo. Shautz, Rahway, N. J, T3 T1 1 WHOLE NO. 2382. A Hero of Baiaklara. Barney MeKernan, who was proba bly the only survivor of the Light Bri gripe in this country, died Sunday night, aged 70 years, at his home in Plio-nixville, Pu. Just In-fore breath- ! ing his la-t he sjoke to his daughter. "Bring me my medals, Annie," he said; "let me die with my medals on my breast, ij. tick, girl!" Site brought the medals, both of silver, one given to him by the tj-ieen of England aud the other by the Sultan of Turkey. Taking the medals preciously in his hands, he laid them side by side on his breast, one baud holding them safely. In a few moments he was dead, with the honor pieces in the same places where they hail been pinned years ago. The veteran was born iu Lath ram. West Ireland, and when 17 years of age he liecame jmsscssed with a desire for a military life. Running away from his home, he joined the Seven teenth Lancers, then stationed at Maid stone, England, April 21!, 1H4'. The lancers were soon ordered to India to put down the Sikh relx-llion. He reach Horn hay, then marched across the plains of India with his command, and in a few weeks joined Sir Hugh Guelph's army at Muldan. He spent nearly three years in the Indian ser vice, was in 17 engagements and re ceived two bad wounds. After the rebellion was put down he sailed with bis regiment for England, arriving at Houudslow in the fall of l s4'.i. From Hound.dow he went to the cathedral town of Canterbury, where he was stationed for a short time. The Crimean war soon broke out and in lvil the lancers sailed for Sebastopol, where they arrived early in the fall of the same year. His regiment joined the Light Bri gade, now famous in history and song, in command of the Karl of Cardigan. It was at the buttle tif Balaklavathat a misunderstanding of orders sent the dashing briga le to capture the Russian guns. On the charge the veteran leap ed from his mount, and bheding from a number of wounds ami removing Captain Nolan from under Lis dying horse, lifted his head onto his lap, where he breathed his last. After the retreat MeKernan wxs re moved to the hospital, where he lay for some lime, and it was while he was recovering that he met Florence Night ingale and heard her sing. After he lefl the hospital he was in the terrible battles of Alma and Iukermann and was also at the taking of the Malakoff and the great R-.tluu. Barney MeKernan lived in Pha-nix-vil!eft r many ycrs'and was visited by hundreds of jieople anxious to see a survivor of the Light Brigade, ami in late years he was employed as a watch man by the Ph'enix Iron Company and his litt!e watch box has been the scene of many an interesting group. He never received a pension for his bravery, but he cherished his medals above everything else and always took great pri.L in showing them to his friends and to strangers. Dr. Kind's New Di$337ery for Con- sumotion. This is the best medicine in the world for all forms of coughs and colds aud for consumption. Every bottle is guaranteed. It will cure and not dis appoint. It has no equal for whoop ing cough, asthma, hay f.-ver, pneu monia, Lronchilis, la grippe, cold in head and for consumption. It is safe safe fo: all ages, pleasant to take, and, above all, a sure cure. It is always well to take Dr. King's New Life Pills in connection with Dr. King's New Discovery, as they regulate ami tone the stomach and bowels. We guaran tee irfect satisfaction or return mon ey. Free trial bottles at Snyder's drug store. Somerset, or at Brallitr's drug store, Iifrlln. The Compulsory Education Fizzle. The Indiana legislature has just ad journed, and prides itself ou passing a compulsory education law, similiar in all respects to the Pennsylvania law, save that it requires a shorter term of opening public schools. If the Indiana law is like the Pennsylvania compulso ry law, we can assure our Hoosier friends that they have got hold of a blooming alisurdity. Our law has licen in effect over a year, and the only edu cational influence it has had is to show the rising generation how easily a law can be evaded. It amounts to nothing. It was never intend d to amount to anything K-youd a legislative stump speech. The legislature now in ses sion proposes to d Kdor it, but the best thing that can be done is to repeal the law outright. The real intent of the law was to increase the horde of office holders, but it has failed in that re sjiect, for most of the ctmnties of the State have refused to provide the funds to pay them. Volunteer for unpaid public service don't abound. Pitts burg PosL A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison of Worthington, Ind., "Sun," writes: "You have a val uable prescription in Electric Bitters, aud I can cheerfully recommend it for constipation and sick headache, and as a general system tonie it has no equal." Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2025 Cot tage (irove Ave., Chicago, was all run do-n, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tiretl and weary, but six bot tles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Prices 50 cents and $1.00. Get a bottle at Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or at Brallier's drag tore, Berlin. A Baahsbr'a Whims. A woman will forgive a man for kiss ins her a god deal sooner than for act ing sorry for it afterward. When a girl is saying goodby to a man iu the hall, why does she stand up so close and put her hands behind her? Before a girl gets married she longs for a man whom she can worship ; af ter she has been married a year she is generally satisfied if he d tesn't ai t ug ly at nv-'ol times. New York Press. Notes of Various Interesting aid Timely Matters. The ( h:n.-se artichoke (stanhys tu behlico) which is recoiiniiciitied by tbe Country (ieiitleiiian, Albany N. Y.,aa being very prolific, yielding mm much o.s5iO hu-thcls f tuliers per acre, has not been extensively distributed in this country, and some allowance must lie made of the claims in favor of the. new varieties as w.il ami climate are to lie considered. No thmht if all that has been stated in its In-half is true it will prove a valuable .u-q'iisdjon, but heavy yields can only lie secured when the noil Is rich. Tbe common artichoke yields largely if given cultivation. On difflctilty with artichokes Ls that aftt r being established they are not easily eradicated, the fields U-ing gi veil up to hogs, which root up the tubers, to which they are very iartiaL Carbon bisulphide, a liquid, Uvery volatile, ami for that reason it Is used iu grain bins for destroying insects in jurious to grain. The gas is heavier than the air ami goes downward, i-ne-trating every portion of the bin. One rfUiid of t le bisulphide placed iu shal low paiM in a tight bin is sufficient for 10 ) bushels of grain. The cost, if bought in 50-pound cans, Is about Id cenis per iou;id. Being highly in flammable fire must be kept away from it a lighted pipe or cigar being sufll cicnt to ignite it. It Is not injurious to the grain. The farmer who plants his crojis this season should not be governed by the prices or abundant of last year. When an article is below the demand one year the supply may lie almve the de mand the next year. It Is a good rulo to plant the kind of crofts that others are discarding, as you will have less couqietition the following year. It is unwise also to depend on a single crop, as drought or wet weather may dituiu ish the yield. Currants and gnonelierries are not dif- -ficult to grow compared wiih sonivt fruits, aud they always bring gd priiws liecause less abundant than oth er kinds. Currants can be left on the bushes one or two weeks after ripening, which permits of picking ra-pberriea hefore harvesting the currants. Tho bushes are attacked by insect enemies, which can easily be kept in check with careful attention, and when a full crop is secu red there is a g-itxl profit there from. Date palms (from the seeds, ) pine apples ( Irom the crowns of the fruit ) and other tropical plants can be grown but will die when fnst approaches. They are ornamental novelties. Asparagus will son lie ready for the table. In this section it is grown by level culture. A better plan is to throw a furrow over the bed with a plow from each side, making a m uud two feet high, w hich permits of avoiding stoop ing low when cutting aud also because the heavy covering of earth prevents lo- of moisture. The top will grow through any depth of covering. Egg plant, tomatties and pepers should lie in every gir l.-u, bat to have them bear early they should be now well under way in hotbeds, or a few may le grown iu a lx in the window of the duelling house. HrplanUare very tender, au 1 should not be put too stain, as the potato beetle prefers them to all other funis, eating the whole plant, including the fruit. Tomatties and pepers are also tender, but are more easily grown than egg plant. If there are farmers who have never grown cauliflower they should do so and dL over what a luxury they have lieen neglecting, and which will so little compared with its values. A Missouri fruit farm contains 105 0D0 peach trees, 5d,0.)i) of apple, 3of pear, 300 of plum, :Vrt of cherry and 4) acres of berries. Tne owner states that fruit pays better than general farming, and he has therefore, entered into the business largely. Take a little more ptins with the garden this year than ever before a:id learu to know what a real luxury a good garden planted with a large va riety of vegetables is. T m my far mers do not know this. "I was nn over by a lumber wagon. Did not expect to live. Was terribly bloated. My friends, bathed me with Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil, and I was cured. We have great faith in Thom as' Eclectric Oil." Mrs. Wm. F. Bab cock, Norvell, Jackson Co., Mich. Life in the Breezy West. Albuquerque, N. M., claims more bicycle riders ami up-to-date wheels than any town in the territory, but Deming holds the blue ribbon for sty lish bloomers and the superiority of the girls who furnish the material to fill them. An Albuquerque cynic who has ol served the overwhelming desire of girl to spell their names Nannye, Mamye and Kittye, substitutiug a "y" for au "i," believes that this country will soon have Mykes, Jimmyesand Billyes, also. A I .a ramie, Wyo., mother proposes to give her daughter a course in bake ology, boiltihnry, roastology, stitcholo gy and patchology, and thinks, by gollygy, that is education enough for any girt A Raton, N. M., young latly U-ars the cold-mouth-puckering name of Icie Pickle yet she may be and proba bly is the prettiest little creature iu that pretty little city. Denver PosL He Pitiei Them. Tramps sometimes try to indulge in witticism, according to the story of a lady on Euclid place. This lady has very little sympathy with Weary Willie, so that when a knight of tbe road knocked she told him that she had nothing to give. "No meat?" he persisted. "No." "No fire?" "No." "No bread?" "No." "Well, could you girv ate a basket? he asked finally. "What do you want a basket for?" inquired the woman. "Ter get yer poor starvin' family some thin' to eat" he answered sarcas tically as he edged away. Cleveland Leader. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup brings instant relief in cases of asthma, bronchitis, and all throat and lung diseases, down to the very borderland of consumption.
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