u Bie Somerset Herald. H ESTABLISHED 1KZ7. Sfernis of Publication. - IfbMsUed every Wednesday morntnc t !rf p.-r annum if paid in advance, otherwise jl will invariably be charged. So subscription wili be discontinued until i arrearages are paid cp. Postmasters ne t tins to noUfy as when subscribers do not e out the t oaper will be held respoaalble the subscnpUon. ibscrlbers removing trom one poetofflce to ilier should give us the name of the forna , wc u the present office. Addreea The Kumekset Herald, HoHEBacr, Pa. . ATXob. NOTARY PUBLIC bomerset. Pa. x aoove Coffrolh Ruppel, l'FlS E. MEYE11S, , Ai 1 -A f-EA. jc iu Ml'i tsouierael, Penn'a. Law liuiiiiing, id Boor. 1 business cut. usU-d to his care will be at ;u lo nu I'luuii'UJM and naeliiy. V. WALKEit, AITolO K Y-AT-EA W, and M'TAitY PL UUC, boiucroet, Pa. i- opposite Court Uuuse. I I). B. SCL'LL, .No. i7u r'ourui SU, PiltsDurg, i a. A. BEKivEY, , AilUiOt'-AT-LAM, ISuiueraet Pa. tr kIiovc r'--aber" Book store. L AKVEY M. 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Ulice tl, 1... u over U H. Davia Co atort, u: yi crowiaud Patriot mjeela. U( 11. lurri.uui, Funeral Director. b liot bW Main Cross HU lfcasidence, o40 I'atriut St. 'JIIANK 15. FLUCK, IiTid Surveyor isu MIMNU ENUINEEIt. UsUe, Pa. Oils! Oilsl phe Al'antlcIVfiiiiiigCo., Pittsbunc Departr luauuhv- i- J zor ine n'""."" - , " 1 .1 . .f Uv brand. of in'Abricati llumin bricating Oils SphiV-f Gasoline, I hat can be made from Peaoleum. W chal- leiijerouiparison with every known Product of Petroleum If you wiah the most uniformly Satisfactory Oils -IX THE American larketJ1 t..r .u,r. Trait fcu-Hoiueraet and Tlnl ty supplied by COOK A BEERITS ant KttEASEKOsEK.I 0oue It J r i I lie b . . von SJTVI. NO. Bahvih, Fair Skin Chrbe SarapariHa-It of r,reaaiui 5crofulou Frosvf-oa Health, jied. ,vo months, my baby id a fe realc cut on hU riht. I f ""Tia t ao lo,al external p- . K av ...1 nhr . , p ...ma iiijuk or hear of. ' ;:t i tne y e consulted a nht sent , licinp,and la a wek i popi! 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Look at my : J k U fore making yur 1 y.urohaw. . D. SWANK. CSever CoU 1 leal . C REAM i:AI. J. a pmH tlveenrw. o -J n.: I 11 quickly abW. T'rif'W.otf n I ; samples lor. by maiL vfl fctut A jrrea BC Xtw Vork Ck. i n . 1 m r uo( oa.-fuw war II ished. hav ! 4t rc.t old, " it h.jj I . . v. J' v :j., :T .. j. i rat'-s t 3 l'rietl 2 ? ti'uitio'i MiJ theJt 1 I ca Sr OI rettiest lay c ancient f-eatSo' 7 J. UIM 1 1. IT CANNOT BE. BY DAVID BANKSbIOELES. It cannot be that lie who made Thio wonderoux world for our delight IiIiied IhHt all lta clmrnui should fade, A nd pans forever from our sight; That all shall wither and dacay, And know on earth no life but this With only one finite survey Of all ItH beauty atid its biiKH. II cannot be thnt all the yearn of toll and cure and ttrlef we live Shall liml no recouipeiiKe but l.-ara. No f weet return Unit earth can give; Tluil all that lends im to aspire And struggle onward to achieve, With every unaitained desire. Was given only to deceive. II cannot be tluit after all The mighty conquests t the mind. Our thought shall paw beyond recall And leave no record here behind; That all our dreaniH of love and fame. And hopes that time lias swept away. All thut enthralled this mortal frame. Shall not return some other day. It cannot lie th.it nil the ties Of kindred souls and loving hearts Are broken when this bihly Jie. And the imiuortul mind departs; 1 hut t o Kt-rcer life sluall bm.k At last up.ni our iiiurt il eye. To guide us as our footsteps make The pilriuuitre of paradise. Montgomery Advertiser. EXD OF A DUELIST. Kisty or more years ago there nour ished in France a class of bullies the imist detestable one could conceive, men who had perfected themselves in the use of anus, who gleefully boasted of the number of fieople they had done to death, and took rank accordingly, as a lied Indian brave takes rank by the numlier of scalps iu his girdle. One of these bravos, who styled hini selef Jules de la Magny, took up his residence iu Lyons. Maguy was a man of about V), tall, rather slim and of a military bearing. His very leat ures, it was said, Were iutimidatory, his pale face, w ithout a speck of color, lieiiig crowned by eoal black hair. His eyes were blacker still and gave hiru a Muistt-r a.-i"ct, which was increase.1 when he assumed his cold smile. T!iis fci-otindrel, w ho dresstnl elegantly, who dined 011 the best lie preyed 0:1 a rich widow, who adored hin and aH'octed the most elegant and aristocratic man ners, lioasted that he meant to kill eiht men before the year closed. "I have a method," he said; the method of progression. Last year it was seven, this year eight. IVhol J, ii is Septem ber, and I have only accounted for five, so this city must supply me with three." Iucredible as it may seem, the picture is not overdrawn. These fiend ish butchers, with their sensitive "hon or," were as regardless of life as an eastern desuot. 51. de Magny ojicned his campaign at Lyons w ith a duel that pleased the citizens. There was already a minor bully iu town, who called himself Captain Ferreuse, ami who had terror ized the abiding for son: time. It was only a week after Ie Magny's advent u the town that he insulted Captain Ferreuse ia the l'aiais cafe the swell cafe of the city, one evening. He sat down at the same table as the captain, called for a glass of wine, and when it was brought to him swept the cap tain's glass oil the table with his cane, saying to the waiter: "Itequest this fellow to find another table, gareon. I like not the society of canaille" (the scum ). The captain replied by taking up De Magny's glass and throwing its con tents iu his face. Monsieur only smil ed his cold smile and w iped his face delicately with his jterfumed handker chief. The meeting took place an hour or two later, aud after a lew passes the captaiu fell w ith a g.iping wound in his throat. Decent people congratulated themselves, but soon they found that they had only exchanged King Log for King Stork, and no man was safe. Of course De Magny had his friends- there were always to lie found a dozen or two who looked up to him as their leader aud chief, and took pride from being recognized as a friend of so re doubtable a man. Ernest S.ileau was a young din-tor in the city a most able young man, who was steadily making a name for him self. He was resjiected by his equals and almost loved by the poor, from whom he would take no fee. Shortly after De Magny's advent in the city he was married, after a yeat's engagement to a beautiful and charming girl, the daughter of a deceasi! colonel. They were passionately devoted to each oth er, and it was a pure love match. .They sjietit their honey moon iu Italy, where they staid six weeks, it being the Iirt holiday the doctor had given himself iu three years. On a Sunday afternoon a week after their return they were enjoying the sunshine ia the public park. They were seated, talking and laughing mer rily, when by evil fortune Do Magny came by. Now, it happened that the day after his return Dr. Soleau had been called iu to attend the seventh victim of De Magny, a barrister, who had lii-eii wantonly insulted and then killed. The doctor, as the bravo paw ed, could not help showing his loath- ! iug. The cold smile that meant dea'li ' cameou the face of the bully. H walked on a few yards, then turned back, anl, ignoring the husband, ! stopped lieforeMiue. Soleau, and with well simulated politeness said: ''Wood afternoon, madame. With your pt rmissiou I w ill seat myself lie side you, aud we w ill chat together. 1 love to talk to the beautiful," with another bow. Kstelle, who had never heard of t!.e bravo, turned inquiring eyes on i:er husband, thinking the man was cither drunk or a madman. Soleau's face i -came frightfully pale, and he cotilr il ed himself with the greatest difficulty, understanding well that De Maguy was seeking to insult him. "Monsieur," he said, "you arv shak ing to my wife and you are offensive. Pray leave us." De Maguy affected neither to notice nor hear hi il "Will niadame give m permission to sit beside her, or will she take my arm for a stroll? I find madam! cbarmiug, and I adore charm ing woiueu," aud he made Lcr another sweeping bow. "lioaway! t So away f said Kstelle, now thoroughly alarmed. "Monsieur, ytw are grossly oflensive. omer SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, I tell you," said Soleau, trembling with restrained passion. "Your behavior Is that of a cad." "Ah," said De Magny, still affecting to ignore the husband, "madame is fatigued and does not care to talk. I will leave madame and will call upon her this evening. But permit me to anticipate this evening," and before husband or wife could guess what w as coming he had kissed her. With a spring like & tiger's Soleau was on him, beating him wildly about the face with his fists. Kstelle scream ed iu terror, and several people who had witnessed the altercation at a little distance came up. De Magny, with a confused face, but with his demon's smile, had disengaged himself and was asking for satisfaction. "Satisfaction! Yes," cried the young doctor, "satisfaction and yourdeserts." The meeting took place early the next morning. There could only be one result considering disparity in skill, it was a duel lietweeii wolf aud lamb. With the glee of a fiend De Magny played w ith his victim, giving him a wound for every blow, as he said finishing w ith a thrust in the left side. Tell minutes later Kstelle was a widow. It was not until her husband was brought home to her dead that she learned that he had gone out to inevit able death, that De Magny had pur Ksely insulted her, and it was, in fact, deliberate murder, sanctioned by the false code of so called "honor," under which the vilest and most bloodthirs ty wretches could commit the most in human murders with impunity. It was the most heartrending trage dy those present, when the Unly was taken home, had ever witnessed. Iu her eyes there was none like her hus band, so clever, so handsome, so sure of becoming one of France's greatest wins. Aud now he lay dead by the hand of a vile monster. She knelt lie- side the corpse, calling on him, now in yearning accents, now iu the softest and gentlest tones of entreaty, now with a smile, to speak to her, to say one woM. Aierciluliy site lell uesKte him. For a week site lay unconscious on the verge of death, and only by most devoted aud skillful attention of a pro fessional friend of her husband Dr. Lres was her life saved. "You have been cruelly kind," she said to him when she was recovering. It would have been truer kiudness to let me die. Itut, now I have been re stored to life, I will devote it to riding the earth of that monster. He shall die. Dy a just God I swear iiP' "Dear madame,'' said the doctor, "dismiss all su ii thoughts. I see what you mean. . Y- u .viuld assassin ate him, and th" law would have no pity ou you. 10.1 wwJi be a vii-iim. " "Doctor," she s 1 ;ir..ily, "he shall die." Mine. Soleau r:is -trength slowly. She would go sn.: for a change, she said, and one d..y s. t out for I'aris. Dr. Lyres was ;';1, 'i-eiing certain that she had forgotten h-r vow. One evening, just after aiiotie of De Magny'.-. kuowu young TalaU cafe at I who, to judge boy, walked w.. sewn months later, 1 M t'idalous "all'air" a l..ttdsome and un ;e;.tViuan entered the ii.'. The newcomer, .- .is tone, was a mere ii 1.1 itch swagger, talk ed loudly and authoritatively, and al together con !;)eted himself with aris tocratic insol'-nee.. A little later !.' Magny entered with three of his particular friends. The stranger f nor .1 them with a rude stare that ii-l not passed unnoticed. In a few nti : li -hegot up to go. He went a little o-l --f his way to pass near where the four were sitting, and when close to I': r.i.i-ny he stumbled, or pre tended to tsiuinl -'.i; none of the onlook ers doubt. I for moment that it was iuteutionti! ---n-l lurched n gainst him as he was r .isinga glass of wine to his lips. The c. iL-cHjuence was that the liquid tv :s ,-!'.. d on the duelist's im macula". v.ii'l and silken waistcoat. He turned round as if he had been stung. "Monsieur!" he cried to the young ft ilow, who stood with a proud smile eu ti- fi atures. Moii-ieur'-' said the unknown. "M"t!e.!r,-' said le Magny, more furious than his friends had ever seen him, "you a til ajKilogize for your rude ness e-. 1 .uifsiness, whichever it be." "MoiitlvH', I never a-vologize for ac-cidci.t-." Th. re vas the stillness of death i 11 the a'o. 1 1 was evident that the reck less vr..!-;er knew not the fearsome rej vtj.iou of De Magny. -'.lo.,-;. ur, j-ou will ajadogize, or" '-N'i. J- I apologize for that!" cried !. I-!:.,;:.y, in a temiest of rage, as he picl.e 1 Uj a friend's glass and tlung its c.-i'i ' iu his opponent's face. T :. ;. -ungster calmly wiped his face, "i. 1.-: -ur has wantonly insulted lue," he said. "I shall demand salisfac- n." "Willingly," said De Magny, with hi' t. rrible, icy smile, "I shall kill vvu, ip'py!" Terhaps, pig!" retorted the other cahoiy. And then, turning to the elators, he asked in a clear voice, "Are there any gentlemen here who vi'lact for a stranger of good birth a .1 j lias no friends at hand?" There was a little hesitation, theu two gentlemen, one a notary, the other a ilk merchant, signified that they vould. "Thank you, gentlemen. Shall we t Jiifer outside?" and the young fellow led the w ay. "Aly dear sir," said the notary, with agitation, "I warn you, you will be killed," aud ia trembling accents he told of De Magny's reputation aud many villainies. The unknown heard him, with a smile. "Thank you," he said. "I have heard of him, and that is why I came here. Before this time to-morrow you will be well rid of him, for I shall kill him, gentlemen. The good Uod will aid .me. I am the insulted party, and I select pistols. Arrange it at you will. I can trust you without reserve. You will find me at the cafe opposite. And allow me to express my dee-iest gratitude for your kindness." Again they tried to explain, but the uuktiown would uot listen, and with heavy hearts they went to cuufer with D Magny's seconds. In half an hour they were uack. It was to be a duel -until pistols at ten pace In the garden set ESTABLISHED behind the Palais; the time, midnight. The seconds were to toss for the first shot. "Thank you, gentlemen. You have done me great service. And now, if you please, we will have supr." Just before midnight they walked across to the Palais and were admitted through a private entrance into the garden, where presently De Magny, his seconds aud Dr. Lores joined them. Dr. Leres has been obtained by the no tary on the suggestion of the unknown. The preliminaries were soon arrange, and the respective seconds threw dice for the right of first fire. De Magny's second threw a three, the stranger a five. "You have the right to fire first, M. Incougu," said the notary. A smile of satisfaction overspread his features. Ah, I knew il! I knew it!" he cried iu a tone of absolute con viction. "It is the liuger of Uod." The five s"ectators looked at De Magny. For the fiivt time, it is said, a look of anxiety, eveu of fear, was ob served on his features. He was tinged with superstition, and the unknown's confidence had shaken his nerve, aud in vain did he try to appear uncon cerned. They had lieen placed opjiosite each other, when the unknown said to the notary: "Monsieur, fire off my pistol, if you please, and load afresh. There must he no mishaps." A protest was rainl by Dj Magny's seconds that it was irregular, but the unknown insisted, and after some ar gument and appeals to the law and etiquette of dueling both pistols were fired off. Strange to say, wtieu the trigger was pulled thi pistol of M. Iu congu missed fire, and a fresh cap had to be placed ou it before it was dis charged. "You see," said he, "there would have lieen a mishap, and (Jod's pur IMse3 would have been frustrated." Once more the pistols were loaded, aud again the duelists took their places. The incident had further affected the bravo, and his face was ghastly. "lteady!" cried the notary. "M. Incougu, fire!" The unknown slowly raised his pis tol until it was pointed at De Magny's heart. He held it there for a quarter of a minute, his arm as rigid as a bar of steel, then he lowered it again. "Mon sieur," he said slowly aud coldly to his antagonist, "God has made me his minister to end your crimes. But I fire especially to avenge Dr. Soleau, whom you wantonly assassinated." Aud again he raised the pistol, this time poititing it at D Magny's fore L ad. The latter was almost in a state of uollaise, and as the unknown pull ed lltv trigger, cjiT-i-.y io the regula tions that had been made, he lifted his pistol and fired. It was a'.most a sim ultaneous rejiort, De Magny's ball passed through the left arm of the un known, breaking the bone, but at the same instant he gave a leap in the air and fell dead! The bullet hail passed exactly between the eyes. "Infamous! Iufatnous!" cried the notary to De Magny's seconds. "A scoundrelly act." "What matters it?" said the un known solemnly. "He has been ex ecuted." And theu his face turned ghastly, as if lie were about to faiut. In an instant Dr. lucres was at his side, ripfied open the sleeve with his pen kuife and began to examine the wound. ' The infernal scoundrel!" he cried. "He has died as he lived, Dr. Leres," said the unknown. "Do you not know me?" The doctor -.veered keeuly into his face, theu started back. "It it can not be !" he cried. - "But it is," said the unknown. "I am Kstelle Soleau, the unhappy wid ow of that scoundrel's victim. I have kept my oath. But it will uot bring Ernest hack" and then she faiut id. There was such iucredible news for the city next morning that many would not believe until the seconds had been interviewed, and theu the rejoic ing was great. Mine. Soleau's act touched the popular imagination, aud the bulletins as to hir condition were scanned as eagerly as if they concerned the health of a crowned head. It was a dangerous wound, and it wus only after weeks of anxiety that all danger was pronounced at at end. A fortnight later she took the veil, uot live iu seclusion, but to devote her self 1 1 the poor and needy in the slums of Paris. IaiihIoii Tit-Bits. Hard to Please. The sou of a well-known Providence lawyer came home at the end of his first term in college exulting in tiie fact that he stood next to the head of his class. His father was less tasily satisfied. "What! Next to the head?" he ex claimed. "What do you mean, sir? I'd like to know what you think I send you to college for! Next to the head, indeed! Hump! I'd like to know why you aren't at the head, where you ought to be!" The young man was naturally crest fallen, but upon his return to college he went about his work with such am bition that the end of the term found him in the coveted place. He weut home very proud indeed. It was great news. The lawyer contemplated his sou for few moments iu silence; theu with a shrug of his shoulders, he remarked: "At the head of the class eh? Humph! That's a fiue commentary on Brown University!" Youth's Com panion. Old People. Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kidneys will find the true remedy ia Electric Bit ters. This medicine does not stimu late and contains no whisky nor other intoxicant, but acts as a touic and al terative. It acts mildly on the stom ach and bowels, adding strength aud giving tone to the organs, thereby aid ing Nature in the performance of the functions. Electric Bitters is an excel lent appetizer and aids digtstion. Old People find it just exactly what they need. Price 50c aud (1.00 Tier bottle at Snyder's drurttore, Somert,'" wthey feel sure UuiVo 1 Urallicr's drugO., Bernr1 7 'ecm clihw 'pf. tJJ.u 1827. JUNE 10. L8D7. Games for Queer Stakes. From the New York Bun. "I never saw anything like that," said the gray-haired young-looking man in the club smoking room, "ex cept once, and that was among the Indians." They had lieen talking of practical jokes. As some of them were old enough to remember Kenward Philp, of course they talked of him, and one man had told how Tody Hamilton one night brought Philp to utter and complete discomfiture. Philp, as the story goes, had played some prank up on a friend of Hamilton's, which had transcended the limits, and Hamilton had vowed vengeance. The two met, one summer night, near Alderman Lynch's place, and, af ter the usual civilities, fell to match ing pennies. It happened that luck ran in a most astonishing way in Hamilton's favor. Philp never could resist the fascination of auy game of chance, and doubling the stakes agaiu and agaiu, but losing at almost every turn, he was soon p-'uniles. Hamil ton saw his chance and took Philp's money remorselessly, leaving him without even his ferry fare, though he knew Philp lived in Brooklyn. Philp proposed to play further, and put up first his hat, then his coat, vest, shoes, necktie and socks. Hamilton won them all. As each article was lost Philp handed it over, and at the last he stood barefooted, with nothing on but his shirt, underclothes aud trousers, while Hamilton had a bun dle of second-hand clothing of no earthly use to him. Ills resentment of Philp's ill-treatment of the other man, however, was enough to fill him w ith satisfaction w hen the joker, beaten for once at his own game, started uncom plainingly for home. I wouldn't have done it to anybody else on earth." Hamilton says when he tells the story, "but it was a very slight punishment fir what he had done." That was the story that called forth the remark from the gray-haired, young-looking man alxiut Indians ami blackberry jam. "You didn't know there ever was a town built with the proceeds of black berry jam?" he asked. "Why that's an old story. It's away up in north ern part of the Michigan pjuiusula, aud it's called, or it was when I was there, Church's Landing. Church was a Yankee who went wast long ago t seek his fortune, aud happening along toward the Straits of M tckinac ia the blackberry season, was amazed at the sight of the w ild berries growing there. It was a wilderness then, but it Was a liiont fertile kiud of a wilder ness, and, better thau that, it was right on the shore of a great natural water way from the west to the east. "Church had some money not a great deal, but enough to start with. He also had Yankee gumption, and best of all he had a wife with a busi ness head on her. Anybody else could have done what he did, providing he he had those three thing' and had stumbled on just that opportunity, but a-i it happened, he was the man. What he did was to embark in the manufacture of blackberry jam, not by the gallon, but the hundreds of hogs heads. You see, his fruit cost him nothing but the gathering, for it was I'ncle Sam's land until afterward it ovTUKie CUu'-h's- There were milis of it, all covereeTwltiriinC-1'. Brow ing wild. Aud it seemed asrTPfiii! detice had made sjx-cial provision for the gathering, for there were great numbers of the most worthless Indians I ever came across living right there, aud although those Indians would do monstrous little to save themselves from starvation, they would make their squaws and children pick berries for just about as little as Chun h was willing to p .y them. "The result was, as I told you, that he built a village with the proceeds of hlacklierry jam, aud it was no slouch of a village, either, when I was there, I should think it likely that it is a city n w, and I'd make a small bet that if Church aud his wife are still alive they own the whole of it. There were saw mills and gristmills aud various shops and a general store there when I saw it, and a couple of good wharves on the water front; and steamboats, I don't know how many of them, car ried freight between. Church's and other places on the lakes. "The Indians never did much except cat aud drink. Church traded with them some, naturally he wouldn't sell them any liquor. Whether it was moral or business priuciple that pre. vented him, I couldu't say. But the dusky vagabonds would get liquor, sometimes and somehow, and when they did they wouldn't stop driuking until it was all gone. I've seen three or four of them lying dead drunk alongside of a discarded whisky barrel they had stolen somewhere and taken to the water's edge. They would pour a few gallons of water into it and roll it around until they had weak grog, aud then lie and drink it by the quart. When they would get hold of the car cass of any kind of an animal thty would sit down and eat until it was all gone. Perhaps they wouldn't cat again for a week, but they would gorge themselves like buzzards when they had food. It was then that I formed my estimate of I udian character, and I never saw the noble r -d man of tra dition, there or anywhere else. "I was wrong, though, in saying there was nothing else they would do, They were the worst gamblers I ever saw anywhere, and it was there that I saw the match to the story of Kenward Philp's game. "I suppose these Indians, like others, have their own gambling games, which they played before thoy acquir ed the white man's vices, but I don't know them. I do not know that they understand poker, and that when two or three of them get together there is pretty certain to be a pack of cards. I never saw thein use chips. Just why they dou't is not very clear, but I lm agiue they can't apprecialJi' that counters may be used a i alent of value. ery pro Pa. eraM lost, even if he had sold them with the understanding that they were to be re deemed. Anyhow, they prefer actual as sets in the pot. "When I was iu Church's Lauding it was toward the end of the hlacklier ry season, aud there were a good many of these tame savages around. The squaws and children were there to work, and the bucks were there to take their money away from them as fast as they should ge. it. They had a sort of camp, a little way out of the village perhaps half a mile off, for Church would not let them camp nearby and vistors, when they had time, used to walk around the camp from curiosity. The Iudians seemed perfectly indiffer ent to the scrutiny they were subjected to as long as the stranger did not ne glect to throw a few coins to the chil dren. They would sit, smoking, eat ing or drinking, as calmly as if no one was near, and even when they were playing poker it did not disturb them to tie watched. "The day I was there two big bucks were having a game of cards, and probably a dozen others were looking ou. I heard afterward that there w as ill-feeling lx tweeti them, though Hot enough to provoke bloodshed, and that lioth U-iug gamblers, it was a struggle for reputation as well as gain. When I came up and joined the lookers-on one of the two had just lost the last of his money and had thrown his blanket on the ground for an ante, for they played 011 the bare ground, squatting ou their haunches. The other player, who was the larger of the two, dealt the cards, aud, after looking at his own hand, threw iu his own blanket without a word. Each drew three canls, aud the dealer, after looking again, put up a (1 bill. The other man calmly pulled off his shoes and laid them beside the bill. It was a call, and the big man won with two small pair. "In perhaps half a dozen deals more the smaller man lost his hat, coat, shirt and trousers, and giving them up stolidly as he lost, was left as naked as he was born, save for a breech clout, which, to my amusement, I found he had under his troupers. While this was going on I noti.-ed that they did n't play jack-pots, but if the dealer didn't like his cards he threw them down aud the age man drew bark his ante. And I also noticed that while the smaller man ha 1 nothing but col lateral to stake, the other seemed per fectly contented to play for anything at all, but kept putting up money iu preference to anything else. "The naked man had still a hunting knife and a fairly good rill-, and stak ed the knife 011 the first hand he got which he thought worth betting on. He lost that, for the luck was running steadily again.-1 him, and I looked to see him put up tiie rule next. He did not, however, but instead, when he caught another hand, he said a few words which I could uot understand. The other nodded, and the small 111.111 shouted out three or four more words, in his own language. Iu answer a boy about 1 j'ears old came trotting up, and in obedience to a sign from his father stood a little in front of him, al most between the two players. To my amazement he was to be played for. Boy s appeared to be worth something in that camp, too, for the big man put up $10 against h im. Then came the draw, and I concluded that the small man must have bettered, though nei ther player held his cards so that any bystander could see them, for he was jidently going to bet more. I looked agaiuifc " S" 'Dto ',e 1,' but he wafcTv-J rea,,' for that Again hesptikcafew w"l!and the other nodded, and the small mltfr ed hiss.ju.iw. She came up, and, like the boy, seemed to understand w hat was to be done, aud, without a mur mur, took her place beside the other stakes. "To me, naturally, this seemed most extraordinary, and I looked around to see if anybody was going to interfere. No one offered to. A squaw, it ap pears, was worth l, for that is what the big man put up against her. . "It was a good hand the small man held, for when it came to a show he laid down a nine full. His luck was tuniinst him, however, for the big man had a queen full, aud at a sign from him the squaw aud the boy walked away, though in a dittl-rent direction from that from which they had come. "The small man had now literally nothing but his breech clout, which was worthless, and his rifle, which had been evidently his most precious possession. He dealt the cards again, however, and, though for three deals there was no content, he had his rifle in as his ante each time it was his turn. Even with this stake, however, his luck did not turn, and the big man staking the sum against it that he had against the squaw, won it on a king high flush. "Neither player had changed coun tenance in the least during the game. as far as I could see, aud both were equally imperturbable after it was over. The loser rose without a word and walked away, aud the winner, putting the cards in his pocket, sat still and liegan smoking. I asked some of the white people around there if it was usual for men to gamble away their wives and children, and they said it WAm't- Occasionally some Indian would do it, but nobody felt called ou to protest." Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell aud completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physi cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrti Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O , contains no mercury, and is takeu luternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the .'st I ntrt.va ,S-l-V"i tti III tutviner IOI a I .mprh will Dreaenl the umeai tn axahuee for sctlleiueoi and - Ane. n To- Co. Coiuurn 101 oonv. n Attorney! Soar AjtaCvft WHOLE - NO. 2391. Managing Horse. Horses are essentially creatures of habit. Of gentle, confiding disposi tions, but excessively nervous; timid; at times irritable, and prone to resist streiiotisly anything that frightens them. If, for example, you put a roiie halter on an unbroken colt and tiehiiu to a post, the more the rope cuts into his tender skin the greater will be his struggles, while he will soon yield to a halter that inHiels no pain. Through nervous fright, horses sometimes become panic-stricken and absolutely uncontrollable. They suffer also occasionally from what, for want of a better name, may be called "ner vous paralysis," when they seem to be physically incapable of motion. This condition is almost invariably the re sult of brutal treatment, and the only reasonable explanation of it is that the first emotion a;"ouscd in the horse by punishment is fear; that when he finds that hi cannot escape, anger aud a spirit of resistance are mingled with his fright, and that these combined emotions produce this morbid state. The horse is quick to take advantage of the ignorance or the fe-ar of those who control him. As compared with the dog, he is somewhat slow of com prcheiiMon, but he dillers from the dog in this also, that he seld m beeom.-s "too old to les.ru ne-v tricks," aud his memory is so retentive, that he never forgets what he has once thoroughly learned. It may be also set down as a rule, with but few exceptions, that he in tends to do just right; if he err, it is from ignorance, "niti or fright; rarely from stubbornness or viee. This seems to be generally unknown, or at least understood, the most harshly judged and ui'ju.tly treated; and for tiie least infraction of discipline he is too often brutally punished. If men who train horses would control their tempers, and tndeavor to ascertain the cause of the animal's misbehavior, they would find that there is often a good excuse for his aetiotis. The eye is the best index to the ani mal's fit lings. The ears are very ex pressive, but they do not reveal so plainly 'iheenioiions that are domina ting him as the eye doec Therefore study the eye with its varying expres sions, and when you can read its meaning you hold the key to one of tiie chief secrets of successful horse- training- The horse should be convinced that resistance is useless; lut do not le impatient or harsh; remember that sticoess is the reward of unwearied pa tience. If you fail at ilrst, keep trying until you succeed. Io not be discour aged if you do not seem to make much progress; your task may take weeks or even months, but if you persevere you will triumph. " While it is true that with some horses the whip must be occasionally used, it should !e the very Iat resort; a'.i.l rememlier always that one, or at most two, ruts, with a fear sternly sjsilieii word-, are iu re ellljacioas than an hour's punishment. There is n- m:re vicious or fa!s? Ilea than that a hor.se is benefited by a "sound thrash ing." Ou the contrary, it is the very worst thing you can do, because the horse's recollection of the pain aud fright occasioned by it is more vivid aud enduring thau his remembrance of why it was administered, and at your next lesson he is nervous and afraid, and at the least note of anger in your voice (for horses judge the mood of the trainer by his manner of and his tone of voice), he may become almost uncontrollable in his etlorts to escape the expected flagellation. It is a safe rule for iny one having a hasty tenq-er not to have a whip at hand; temptation to use it may be too theV I it is also wise not to attempt great, uu to teacli mm wiieu you uic 10 a uail humor, for if he does not do just right you will probably vent some of it on him. When whipping is used only as a last resort the necessity for it seldom arises; as the horse makes progress in his education he understand better what is required of him and trans gresses less frequently; and nearly al ways a sound rating when he knows that he misbehaving Is sufficient. Sometimes when this is disregarded, a slap w ith the open hand will caus? in stant obedience. There are two forms of punishment, or rather brutality, that are inexcusa ble under auy circumstances these are striking a horse over the head, no matter how light the blow and kick ing him; and, aside from their inbu 111 iiiity, there U great danger of per manently injuring him. Whenever, during a lesson, a colt or young horse becomes heated and angry, cease at once, and if you have been impatient and abused him, keep away from him until he has forgotten the occurrence. Be soothing aud gentleness in your manner and your tone of voice, win his confidence, and you will never regret it, for then in the hour of dauger your voice aud the touch of your hand re assure him, and he will face imminent peril, if only you are near. In conclusion, never forget that the triumph of the trainer's art is iu will ing and cheerful obedience from a de sire to please, and because long custom has made it a habit, not because the horse fears to disobey through dread of punishment. Our Animal Friends. BuckJea's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve iu the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Itheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give fierfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price S cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder'a drugstore. Somerset, or at Brail ics drug store, Belin, Pa. Dyspepsia Mr. New wed "There Is no use talk ing I won't eat any more of yi-t eooking!" V. Mrs. Newwed (tearfully) "An .H0ADS, you said you were willing to "not, il i for nie!" r All Around the Farm- Sheep growers have it in their power to increase the demand for mutton by improving the quality. Make it so good that people w ill have it. In -etlitig out an orchard trees of medium size and au abundance of root fibre are much more valuable than large and spreading tops with but few rooU, w hieh are ineapnble of feeding the trees. M:ny an acre produi-c its l)r more in grajn-s, and yet many farmers do not grow them for family use, pre ferring to let the odd corners and nooks grow up in weeds and bushes. Berries should be cultivated often; it warms the toll ia the spring. Even light rains can then penetrate the soil, and the moisture will be retained for . use in summer time. Why not have some competent niau legally appointed in ever community to spray trees and destroy insect pests and fungus diseases, taxing each man for the number of trees grown? The thrifty man would then no longer suf fer from the habits of his negligent neighbor. 1 tones do not grow from ripe wood cuttings made iu the fall, but if the canes are twisted or wounded and then layered in the summer they will start rootless or form a callus at the wound ed point, and iu the fall they can be taken up and buried for next spring planting. Com, shorts and skim milk make a combination that will produce a high grade of pork. Wheat may replace the shorts. These foods assist in pro ducing flesh so rapidly as to enable the feeder to dispose of his pigs to advant age w hen young, yet at good weight. It is not alone because of injury to scythes, mowers aud other implements that the hay maker wants as smooth a surface as he can get. It is necessary to have stones and other inequalities removed if he would le able to cut as clocely as he should. The new growth, especially of clover, starts quicker and grows more vigorously if cut close. Besides, much of the weight of lioth clover aud grass is lost if either are cut high. S there is loss by high cutting in the first crop, as well as iu the after math. There is nothing better t make young pigs grow than a patch of peas, into which they may be turned au hour or so every day until the p-?a be come so scarce that all day is required to satisfy them. They furnish the same kind of nutrition that milk dees, and at a iuu-li cheaper rate. When thus fed their frames w ill grow rapid ly, and they can be given corn feed later iu the season, without the injury that comes to hogs summered ou grass and clover and suddenly changed to corn. F..r reliability and constancy of bloom nothing con beat the peony, pe rennial phioxes in different colors, the Silierian and Iceland poppies funkias, hollyhocks, foxgloves, dianthus and other old time occupants of the garden. Any gaps that occur during the sum mer can always be tilled up with such annuals as zinuias, French or African marigolds alyssum, mignonette, por tulaca and asters. Something- to Depend on. Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of Jones fc Son, Cowden, I1L, in speak iug of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that last winter his wife was at tacked with La Grippe, and her case grew so serious that physicians at Cowden and Paua could do nothing for her. It seemed to develop into Hasty Consumption. Having Dr. King's New Discovery iu store, aud selling lots of it, he took a bottle home, and to the surprise of all she began to get better from the first dose, and half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and welL Dr. Kiug's New Discovery for Consumption, coughs and colds is guaranteed to do thU gtwd work. Try it. Free trial bottles at Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or at Brallier's drug store, Berlin. A Sacrifice. Of course it surprised them some what. The man who spoke did not look as if lie was one of the hoity-toity, but rather one of the hoi-poiloi, aud his wortls sou tides 1 strange. "I must give up one of my clulw," he said. "It is psible for even a man in my position to go too tar in .Ii'.' ..L a man needs, no matter how may lie fixed." . " : So saying, he made a careful selec tion and threw the smaller of the two clubs away. "Then they realized that even a tramp finds that there are limitations to club life. Chicago Post. Stop drugging yourself with quack nostrums or "cures." (Jet a well kuown pharmaceutical remedy that will do the work. Catarrh and cold in head will not cause suffering if Ely's Cream Balm is used. Druggist will supply lt)e. trial size or oOc. full size. We mail it. ELY BROS., 5r Warren St., N. Y. City. Ilev. Johu lieid, Jr., of Great Falls, Mont., recommended Ely's Cream Balm to me. I can emphasize his statement, "It is a pwitive cure for catarrh if used as directed." Rev. Francis W. Poole, Pastor Jeiqr' Prea. Church, Helena, Mo. Did She Sleep in Her Crown. Mr. Whittle (reading) "The Em press of Austria suffers from iusomuia." Mrs. Whittle (meditatively) "Well, no wonder. I'm sure if I was an em press I'd be so proud of it I couldu't sleep a wink." Exchange. Tired, Nervous, Sleepless Men and women how gracefully they write about Hood's Sarsaparilla. Once helpless and discouraged, having lost all faith in medicines, now in good health and "able to do my work," be cause Hood's Sarsaparilla has power to enrich and purify the blood and make the weak strong this is experience of a host of ieople. Hood's Pills are the best family ca thartic and liver medicine. Geutle, reliable, sure. Inconsistent- "That busy Mrs. Trimble la one of the women who have determined to form themselves iuto a street cleaning baud." "Well, you just ought to see the con dition her kitchen la In!" Clevelau.t rrvaler. y their or- B"- meVLiterat? Wile atuu fa. 5j IBS Tini
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