7;.c Somerset Herd:!. All Around the Farm- 4 DOB ILJL J n JJL LU;JIHJL KSTAIiLISIIKD 1827. i u wU ! .i-r p- erset imw Am DWIUUf, .. .-1IT Ir B U" YVl'S E. MEYEKS, , -.-oifs bJiucrtrt, I'euu'a. , ii-u.,- iuuuM.il U Ui care will I w.iu. j.iou.i.uica.a.id be si- , w. WALK Kit, -i-i . iitN EY-AT-LA W. aud UTAUY IX'MJC Douauracs i-a. ... I. Wl-l'I.Ix. o. 171) t-'ounu tU, I'iUaburg, Pa. , A. TJJLW CrUocraet Pa. UUitx- al-ove fW. Book fcWM. AUVLV M. BEnKLEV . C. HOLBEKT, b. mrrati, l'a. mint m ii.cCo.-k Uvr.u Uioca, uo.tair. ,,.;uK.UCJV.irithT.,.w. G .-UiiL. W. BIESECKEB, boiuerstl. Pa. Ofl.cr la i'riuuus House liow. owiUi Court H AiloilEY-AT-UAWf boiu&ffaet. Pa. W. H. KtwMi J- OULK. KOOMZ & OGLE, AiTOilNi.YS-Ar-LAW, bOtUt-ThCl, l'a. W ' -ive ,r..iiiit aUeution to business cu r, ."Ao tm-.i c..viu.-.l..t la.-daUJoluulit ,.l...u. oiu-e iu I'll .1 Uouae liow, oppoolUj i,, cmirl uum; I N? INK UAY. A. L. U. UAY. UV & II A V, AlloiijiYS-AT-LAW. fckjiucrsit, l'a. l-... r in IU-..1 Estate. Will attend U .1 .-.,.ie emru.su.-d u macare wiUi urouipt-Icaaau.- uaduy JOHN 1L L'lIL, A11uiInEY-AT-LAW, homered, l'a. Will i.romi.Uy attend to all bin'- eu- fu-UM U. Ui.u. UC UV!UK.VI UU Coll tijii- Ac Oilier iu UauuuoUi Uiock. -IU1LN O. KIMMEL, J A 1 1 oiUN 1 1 -AT-LA W , i.iail-iid U.al! buiucs eulrusWrd U iii c. i in m. ii I aiia ailj.Minut cm. il" i, l.ii.i .in.-!.!. ni.J UJ-iiiy. uuiuu ou iu Croi i Vt-ri,ai.teoUiuiii Orucer fcure. J AME.S L. l'L'UH, All O ItN fc. Y-A TLA , oil.. in -V iiiii""'li Block, up kiaire. Kn ln,.cr .,u M .u. li. alr'it- l""1"0"" luaar .i. UU-u.Lill-xailU'-l." all 1,-.. i,...!i. ulk-uM fco Willi in.uipuea a., a L at iiiy. A. J . CuLlk.UN. U C. tVLUOUN. ULUOIUN & COLBOltX, AriolOitYss-Ai-UAW, Somerset, Pa. bnsiiitMi ent rusted U) our cure will be pr.HuW.v aud UllUluliy h:U-uu1 UK JollM5--.... uu..lt- m N,uu IK-dnid and adjoiii u o.uuur. !urvrias ud couvejauciu Aulic uu reasonable Urriua. HL. liAElt, A XTVKN EY-AT-LA W, tSoiiMrrwt, Pa. Will practict- in Somerset aud adjoiuinc ,ii.Ui. All bu.Miii- eulrusUxl U iiiui Will A. H. OJKr liuTU. W. H. KCPPEL. Cvjl-FliUTll i RUPI'EL, AiTuKEVS-AT-LAW, KoiuertKt, Pa. All lusines entrusted to their care will be p.i-Ji. vand iuiit-iualiy atu-uded to. Odioe ou Ma'iu Crosa blrtx-t, oppotJle MaMUiuoUl BiOLk.. JW. t' A LOTH EltS, M. D., ruvsiii.tN ajibsL'iwhos, Somerset, l'a. ulBce ou I'alri';. Btreet, oppoKite U. B tl UMl. i calis at office. DIC P. F. SHAFKEK, fU VslclAN ao rlLBOEON, tioiuervet. Pa. It u.'en. liis proftwiona! ser ioe to the citi- us t.i tu.t rset and VK-imty. Ullice corner Uaiu crtiM. and 1'uiriot ueet. D!'w J. M. IaJUTHER, l'ii V1C1AN ASUL'KGEON, t'i!:i ou iUiu slrtx-l, rear of lrug store. Jlt. 11. K1MMELL, 1 . uiip- Iiik prif.-s.ional xen ices to tbe citi--! ..I smu-rs-t and vicinity, l uleaa pro eiu .i. eiit'ni-'ed u.-ciiii be lound at Ilia of fice ou M...U tminl of inautoud. I J KMcMILLEN, X ' oriiduate ill IviUiKtry.) t.ivo a attention to the preservation of ii. ii; mi t.t tli. Artnit-ial Mia iuaerled. An .it,..u. i . Kuunmleed KititiM-ury. OUice 111 U . i. . u roxtr L. U. luvia o' ktore, Corut: ia,L 1 roa aud Palriol alreeta. C. H. C'OFFIiOTH, Kunoral Director. Oiliix. MJa Main C'ro St. Itesideuce, 340 rutrint HL JliAXK 11. FLUCK, Land Sui-vej'or A.Nlj MIXIXii EXOIXEEB. LisUe, Pa. Oils! Oils! Ai'antir IteflnfncCrk, I'ittslmnt DeparV- "t-i, l .ll-l. u ix. l'a., Iiuk.il (.pea-lalty ol niauuliu-tuniig lor tlr lamieaUc trade the llueal brands of lluminatingdt Lubricating Oils NpMha & Gasoline, Tiiatrau u-nude from PeiHileam. We chal- leutiecoiupariauu wiUi every known Product of Petroleum If you with the most uniformly Satisfactory Oils IX THE American tarket. Tor oura. Trade for Romeraet and vicini ty uuppiied by VOOK A BEEHIT8 and t UEASKA K (HtsKK, bouientet. Pa. VOL. XLVI. NO. 2. Terrible Pains In th Stomach-Dndrwl Hcatt aches - Fc mrxt Neck Cowroe With Boilt -Cured by Hood's Sr-spatula-Skin is Noi C-r. " I waa rot rred it h buik ail orer m y far and neck. I bad dreadful headarb. and pain ia my it o ranch. I took BioiRiaea, bat ii not much Lcm&Sev!, and I pro cured ix bottles of lioud 6ancrrilU. After takinf the first bottle I eve Id are aa improvement. When I had takeu a few more bottlea I he boil had all (om, tr y kin was clear, my appetiu returned, and my health was entirely restored. I am thankful I ever found tuch a blood puri fier aa Hood'. SertaparHU. I paid out a food deal of money f uulni medicines before taking Hood's nwrikriila.n W. F. EKtlwnH, llurloct, VaryUnd. If you decide to try Hoods rrsaparUla do not be induced to bay any other. Mood5; Sarsa- parilla Is tl IV-st in fact the One True Illtmd rLri- ficr. Re sure to c't Hood's. Prire L 'i f.ir Si IIUUU S rlllS with Hood saaaiuu-illa. THE First Naiional M Somerset, Ponn'a. o Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S26.000. o DEPOSITS RCCCIVC IN LA ROC ANDSMALl AMOUNTS. PATABLe ON OCWANO. ACCOUNTS OF MeRCHANTS, FARMERS, STOCK DEALERS, AND OTHERS SOLICITED DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CHAS. O. HTI.U GEO. R. SCULL, JAMES L. Pl'OH. W. H. MIU.ER, joiin K. tsvrTT, ' noirr. s. scutx FKEU W. B1ESECKER EDWAltD BCTTIX, : : PRESI I)EJT. VA1.ENTIXK HAY, : VICE PKESI LlENT. HARVEY M. BERKLEY, . CASHIER. The funds and securities of this bank are se curely protected In a celebrated Cokliss Bra olak Proof Safk. The only safe made abso lutely burKUir-proof. Be test County National B A IN! K OF SOMERSET PA. DUklltM 1877. 0fi! ' '"E" O. Capita!, - $ 50.0DU U0 . . - nnn nn Surplus A Undivided Profits, J,uuu uu Assets, - - 333,33333 Cliaa. J. Llarrison, President. Wm. LI. Koontz, - Vice President . - . Ca-sbicr. . Ass't Cadhier. Milton J. Tritts, wco. S- Ilarrljon, Directors . Wm. Enttsley, JoMiall Sp:lit, John II. Snyder, Joseph B. Havis Chaa. W. Snydor II. C. Keoribt, John Stuflt, Harrison Snyder, Noah S. Miller, Jerome StulTt, Sam. B. IlarriHon. rainmers of this bank will reeetre the moid llueml ireatnienteoHKiatejil lUl can be accouiiiiotiw3 j - amount, . . jk.nnrni Money ana Taiuaoie hold's celebrated aan-s, wim "' timelock. -nntted Collections rnaae in l"' States. Chanjea nioaenne. Aeeoanu aud aepoaiui kjhuku. A. H. HUSTON, Undertaker and Embalmer. A GOOD HEARSE, .. . ,.i.ln. trt fnnrs.ls fu m and eTeryinine pexuo"s iahed. SOMERSET - - Pa Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Ooor Wert of Lutherin Church, Somerset, - Pa. I Am Now m ed to supply the 'public with Clocks, Watcbea, and Jew elry of all descriptions, as Cbeap as tbe Cheapest UEPAIUIXO A SPECIALTY. eTiarantwL Loot t my All Block before making your purchase. J. D. SWANK. A LOCAL Disease A Climatic Affection. Nothing bnt a Uc: reiiK-dy r cbanre o cliinal will cure iL CATARRH ft a well-knowi- phariuuceulicAl rein ed.'. Ely'sCream Balm It in quickly absorber" Utves relief at once COLD lH HEAD Jt on. .. rinS t"f " Naaal PnfaHK" :'nte-l. . . i ... !f-.lfir- th ' ieiiaes oi i S Vull rie -AGA Trial Mae IUc UKoTtlEias MWarre-i Wreet, X. . I IT WAS ONLY A I)0(J Bat Se What a Great sad Cwd Weik tie D.l I: MKJI'IJ Tlit I TT RMhiK, 'I ran't wr w lial rV Pni! to J, Lkiii," Mill Mr. iVtlitfrcw. Mie said it aJ.Hjtl. tl.tHisii !ir w as La!Litig lt a iin: a?J the L'k-d into her eym, m t waifpil hi tail, and hiiM-d a litUc, atnml.le jfln a!! tliroviti hia laaly. Uue wiM! lutve tliouRlit that Im was making a d-tM-r-ate t tfort to talk, so car not w an he; and i'.nVxl. Mrs. l'ctligrew amiieil at him a little xadly an J munuured: 4 'Poor IJon, cau't you hay it? Hut you know all alut it, you old follow ?" Yea, he knew alt shout it. lie knew how the little olJ woniaii'a struggle had been Kr.iw i k harder from month to month. II iinul have known it, ho iiui lie hut down iu lniit of lier every day, and looked a! her w it!i huc-Ii intt-ili-gi lit cyca that che always felt as though tic were talking it over w it u soniecoull dciitial Irii-nd w lieu rl;e nieiilioiii.il it to Lion. The trouMo had Uvii giiing ou aloii(i time. Mix lVltirew had lived with Willie of her family years ng4 jeople said, but the family were a'.i dead or scattered aud blie hail come to thin town, where tbe haul aup;trted herself for year by doing Uie tiue sew in that bhe did no welL Tliere we little profit hi it at its bent, lea uue alf iok too much niins w itli It; and after aw hile her eye failed, aud bhe fell to triiuiuiug hat and doing "plain Mewing;' and so managed to keep something on her table, ivnd a fire ou her hearth. Jiut at last eveu thi had failed, for her hands w ere too crippled w ith rheumatism to hold the needle any longer. Several weeks had pa.sed, now, since she had made anything; aud she hnd been living on the little hoard that she had laid away for a "rainy day." Keonomical as she tried to be, her small savings melted away; a:id now a whole day had passed, during which Mrs. Pettigrew had not eaten. All arouud her were people that would have Iven glad to help her, but she could uot beg. She had outlived her usefulness, she told herself aud Lion; aud there was nothing for her to do but to die. 1'ut it appeared that Lion wan not willing to take so despondent a view of the situation. When the mistress had ftioken, he ran down towards the gate, and looked baek, inviting her to come on. Jle Iial always gone wiin nerou her rounds to make her simple pur- chasev, and lie was greatly astonished when she only smiled sadly and refus ed to follow. And when he suw her sink into a chair and drop her wrink- ed face upon her hands, he hurried away dow n the path and leaped over the fence. "The dog has forsaken iiie,"said the ittle old woman to herself. "And yet, t is natural, for he is hungry." Jlut it seemed that Lion was not go ng to remain hungry, for he weut gai ly down the street, jogging along iu a buniness-like way that made it evident he had made up his mind before he started. He turned the corner at Pine Ktreet, and presented himself before the counter of the little baker, bland and smiling. "Here's Lion," said Baker Fritz, wiping his hands on his apron. "Mrs. Pettigrew isn't far la-hind, I reckon." At the mention of Mrs. Pettigrew, Lion frolicked all arouud the room, with the absurd gambols that he affect ed w hen he was particularly pleased. Another customer came iu just then, and Fritz waited on Ler, and she took away the long brown loaf, wrapped iu a sheet of jKiper. Lion was growing impatient, lie stood up, w ills his fore feet on llie etlge of the counter, and snirted hungrily at the loaves that were nearest, watch ing Frits with interest as the baker moved alut the little space back of the counter. Liou opened hi expres sive mouth in a mostastonishingyawn nd when this failed to produce auy immediate result, be barked at the baker, his mouth hanging open, and a good-humored smile showing all hi teeth; as though he felt sure that this would be understood. "Why, I do believe the dog want hi loaf," said the baker to hi wife, who looked in to see what aii the noise wa about, "He hasn't brought any money, but never mind. My! I wish my driver had as much scute a that dog has!'' So Fritz tied up a loaf in iirowu paper and held it toward the dog. Lion ac cepted it gravely, and instead of wag ing his tail he wagged his wuole iwuy as he went out of the door and started up the street. Straight home he went, with his head up and with a wary eye ou the alert for any other dog that might happen along. m Mrs. rettlgrew's head was still down on her hands, for she did not have courage enough to look up and see the bright summer sunshine, when all her world was so dark. Theu something touched her hand, aud there wa Lion, looking straight into her eyes, and trying to show her the loaf. So Mrs. Pettigrew left off crying aud began laughing, aud she and Liou sat down and dined sumptuously on bread and water. The next day Lion made bis appear ed at the baker's shop ngaln, and bark ed at the baker, upon which 1-ritz re plied as though the dog bail spoken: "Aim, you raw ad, you think I always a.11 mv bread without money? Uo home after the niekle, sir." Hut Fritz's wife looked in again and said: ' "Fritz, he took the loaf straight home yesterday, for I watched him; and his mistress hasn't been here for I dou't know how many days. Give him the loaf. Fritz. We shan't miss it." So Lion got his loaf again; and took it home; but he did not stay to eat it. He ran down the street again, aud turned down another way. and before the butcher knew what he was doing, there was Liou looking into hi eyes, and barking at him with all his might And he would not leave off barking, either, until tbe butcher said: Whv. Lvon. have you come alone this ruoruing? You want some meat SOMERSET, PA.f WEDNESDAY, fr your breakfast? Maybe the "Id Lady basu'l beeu feeding you Very well Isli ly." And lie picked out some d.la !! ends of UK at ai.d nll-d tl u up itaprr, U-r Lion ti take koine. V d--g bk the packxge and ruhed i w ilh it at auch rate that he almt U-t Fritz, the liaker, who wa coming in at the d.a.r. "What, ha Lion U-en buying meat, too?" be ai-ked in astonishment- "Well that dog i smart. Why, he voiuewtomy place aAer hi bread, and my w ife say he take it straight home; and I guess he'll take that meat home, too." They were so luUrveted it b matUr that they left the Uiop and flowed Liou to the comer, w her tley could watch him all the way uonie. Sure cuough, he went ou up the atrcct, and lcaied over the gate, and they saw hi:u walk in at the door with hi head up and the buudlc- in hi iikniiIi Inn. day or two Liou' fame '-ul gone out through all the town; aud people followed him into the laker's and the butcher's to see him Iwrk at the pro pi it-tor until he w:l waiUdou. O.ie dy the liuker tried to see what 'lie dog would do if uo attention were paid to him. Lion burked awhile in vain; then he stood oil" and looked at Fritz in astonishment; theu he barked agaiu; aud at last he quietly leaped upon the counter, seized a loaf daintily and care fully and walked oil" w ith it. It wa Fritz's wife that called on Mrs. Pettigrew, and with the gentleness aud courtesy natural to some women in even the common walk of life, said nothing of the poverty that was press ing so hard. Hut when she went home she said to her husband: "Oh, Fritz, the poor woman 1 iu bitter need. I do believe the dog is keeping her alive." It was a new asiect of the case. There wa no more lucliuation to laugh over the dog that went to the butcher's and the baker's every morning. Sinie- how, every one iu the place felt that the- dog had something almost human iu him; and there was something close ly resembling a cheer as he came down the next morning. "I woutKr if I couldn't help along with this?" said one of the grocers, aa he watched Lion going homeward with his meat a little later. The result of which wa that he found a basket, somewhere about the store, and he busied himself, making up little bun dle of tea and sugar and cheese aud whatnot; for he wa a kind-hearted man, this grocer, and somehow the dog had all the springs of his kindness moving. The next line Lion came dow n the street, the gro:ef was in the door ready for him. Hello, Lion, good moruitig, sir!" he called cheerily. "Suppose you take this basket home w ilh you." For there was a delicate courtesy about the grocer, ami he would not hurt the feelings of eveu a dog by say ing anything about a gift. And Lion smiled at the basket, and finding that there were eatables in it, he took the handle in his mouth and trotted away, w ith a parting smile over hi shoulder. It happeiied that the baker's wife looked iu upon Mr. Pettigrew a few moment afterward. She found the old womau looking at the content of the basket, which were spread out on the table before her, and there was such a look in her eyes! And there was Lion, rolling all over the floor in the most absurd manner, showing that he was happier than he ever wa before. It seemed that the whole town want ed to help Lion take careol Mrs. Pet tigrew. Every day hi circle of in tlu- ence w idened, aud one day it was Mrs. Martiu that called him in aud gave him a bundle to fake home. "It's, ouly a little shawl, for the mornings are ch1," she explained to Lion, who gamboled gaily in reply as he started out, for the dog seemed so human that she felt he must know all about it. And a little later there wa old Mr. Drew, whom all the poeple had thought a miser, calling the dog in and (letting him when he thought no one wa look ing, and when Lion weut away he had a big bundle, aud he walked with his head very high, and looked more important than ever. Some of them fouud out afterward that the bundle contained several yard of flaunel, enough to keep oil the rheumatism all the rest of the old woman' life. One could not begin to tell of the kindly deeds that blossomed out iu the little tow n, all liecausc of the dog that loved hi mistress so faithfully. Why, there was one man sending around a load of wood, and sending a man to split it up, too, and to carry it into the house; and there was another that sent up shingles, and hired a man to put a new roof ou the shed. It seemed that the town had made up its mind that the little old woman was to be taken care of, aud that everything she could posePdy need was to be done for her; aud if you had merely meutioued such a thing as pay for anything, the mau to whom you mentioned it would never have forgiven you, "It couldn't be done," said the man that had sent up the load of wood. "1 am sure that any man who took money for anything he did for that old lady would never be able to look Liou in the face agaiu." . Yes, it w-s Lion, Lion everywhere. The dog suddenly found himself the most popular dog that ever was known and every oue that met him had some thing pleasant to say to him. -The result of it all wa that, iu a little while, happy spirit in Mrs. Pettigrew' body warmed Mr. Pettigrew's poor little being, until, all at once, the rheu matism begau to take its departure, and she grew stronger every day. In a little while she could hobble about without her stick, and then she could use bar hands, and very soon she came down w ith Liou, one morning, and walked into one place after another. "I'd like to tell you if I could," she said to them all. "Liou and I know all about it, but we could never say and now I am strong again, and yes terday I did a little work; aud I have nioncv for my marketing to-day. But oh, it's a beautiful thing to be brought helpless once iu a while to see bow even a dog can be a friend to you, aud how a w hole town can forget itself and reiiwuil-r you." AuJ tin re uot muvh said, but as at weut aa, oi aP.er another of i M II. at hd helped her CUfiM-out aud i vili-hrvl the little o!- woman and tbe I g. a;o.ri up tl.e atni-t, to-le by aide; I. i,o eai.'jitig snte of the Uit,Ur, - r m wouM r jrie up l.ia wort ail at He. AliJ aa they w airbed, there wj a niL-t iu tlx ir eye, and Ok two Inures grew lu.firtiiM't. Dickeni and Hit Cat. Charles Dickens was a lover 1 ani mal, and like a' I true lover, he was likely to becotiio the slave of tin pels. Wil'iaiuina, a little white rat, wa a favorite with tha entire household, but showed an especial devotion to it mas ter. She selected a corner of b tudy for her kittens, and brought tlwiu. iu from the kiteluTi :u by one. Mr. I tii kens hail tlu-u taken aw ay aifaiu. lut Williamlus only brought tliein piielly back. Again they Were removed, .'t the third time of th ir return sh did not leave them in the coruer. Iii-U-ad, i placed them at ber maxter' feel, a id taking her stand beside them, la d mploringly up at him. That settled the iuctioa. Therva- ter the kitten belonged to the stud;. aud they made themselves royally at mine, swarming up the curtains, play ing about the writing-table, and scam tiering behind the b.iok-shelve. Most of the family were given away; one only remained, eutirely deaf, and known, from her devotion to Dickeu's, a "the master's cat-" This little creature followed him about like a dog, and sat beside him while he w rote. One evening Dickens wa reading by a small table whereon sat a lighted caudle. A usual, the cat was at his e.bow. Suddenly the light went out. Dickens was much inter ested in his book, and he re-lighted the candle, giving the cat a stroking as he did si. fterward he retneiuliered that pu had hxiked at him somewhat reproach fully while she received the caress. It was only w hen the light again ltecanm lim that he guessed at the reason of u-r melancholy. Turning suddenly ho fouud her deliberately putting out the candle with her paw, and again she Kiked at hitu apidingly. She was lonesome; she want 1 1 le elted, and this was her advice for ringing it about. With th8 Bit tterflies. The study of the way of butterflies will prove a delu-'ttful pastime to tho y or girl who know only hour to capture the pretty creatures in a net, to imprison and then to kill them. Ou some go den June aiteruoju, altogether too beautiful to be waited indoors. ive yourselves up entirely to the but terflies. Follow and watch without tartling them, and eveu iu so short a time you will learn enough to make ou wonder that any one can presume to call them aimless iu their cheerful, bxsy little lives. The first butterflies that make their ppearance in the spring are the t- riou dusky-wings, brown and black. which blend perfectly with the hues of the moist bare twigs and branches. Then comes the tiny blue butterflies. heralds of the first violets; to be follow ed later by the gay swallow-tails, which are color of the rainbow; the pure white butterflies of mid -June; the active little tawny and black skippers; the copper and the brilliant augle- wings, which romp iu the sunshine ou the hottest days. IlatU-rflies have a daiuty way of alighting for rest. A moth will om o a sudden stop and settle immediate ly, but a butterfly usually keeps it wings more or less oiieu while it sway to aud fro ou some Ho wer. I f it be feed- mr. however, it will close it whig tightly, back to back, aud if it be asleep, the wing will be packed away into the smallest possible compass. The Hi- periui family sleep with the fore wing down between the hind wings so that ouly the hind wings may be seen. Different butterflies manage their antenna.- differently. Some keep then wide-spread, others tuck them between the wing, aud others again brint? them together beside the front edge of the wings. This latter actiou meanu that the butterfly i sound asleep aud perfectly comfortable. The first morning thought of a but terfly is to search for honey. It proU-s every flower it meets, and ofteu works hard for breakfast. The tiger swallow tail have a passion for lilac blossoms; they are capable of gorging themselves to helplessness through their greed for the sweets. If you will notice tho road-side lawl left by a summer show er you may see flocks of yellow butter flies eagerly drinking, and a pretty si-ht it is! The siiecies of butterfly known a the Vanessa are all wonderfully friendly and playful. Dr. Abbott tell of the red admiral alighting ou hi knee one d:y a he wa writing, and, although it occasionally new oil to the busnes near by, it r-duriied from tune to time and was his compauiou for a great part of the day. Would you not rather win the confi dence of so graceful and exquisite an insect aud thereby study its pretty ways than wautonly to imprison it? hollow the butterflies into the wood and Celds, and you will see how they pro tect themselves by mimicry, how they make sound by the motious of their w ings, how many of them have all the variety of flight of the bird, ana how most of them are clever botanist, mat ing the best sort of teachers for your summer holidays. Oar Animal Friends. Bucklen'i Arnica Salve- The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt ltheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hanils, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, aud positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cent per box. or sale at N. Suydr's drugstore, Somerset, or at Brallier'8 drug store, Belin, Pa. JUNE 23. 1897. Fighting- Insect PeeU. A reiiicdw-s are discovered for dis e;es of plant, and noxious irn-ectare kc4 Iu he k, the farmer is sometime suddenly confronted w ith rieW insect er.ctny or wiih om dira w hich to liiui wim previous!) to. known. There ar cause for such l.a ;inns ancuiu-MK-n-e I -t ween couutrv-a o-n a Iath way t"t the iutr-aluctioii of iu t and (iLsewne, though every prc-amion may have been taker, to prevent such mis fortunes. The potato beetle U an American native, however, but wa unknown until adtancing civilisation penetrated hi kes.uarU-rs in Colora do, when he iiiiinedtaU-Iy retuinsi the recognition of hi preac-nce y J-.a-.it Ing lia.-L The jsjlato beetle U bow here to stay, for, while lulllioc of pour.d of arsenic havo beeu used iu it d.ft ruction sud thou.san.L of bu-y hand have a.-:tfd in picking the vili-s, it ha been w ithin toe (low er of farmer to annihilate the js-sts. The jsHato N-ctle i uot alone, however as the caMage worm hold it ground and the gypsy moth, S:m Sise scale and various form of fungi continue to entail los and expeuse auiountirg to millions of dollars. 0UiI. NATION KKWKlMES. To combat the ravages of the insect and other plant enemies fanners should work together aud use the projier reme dies at the right time. At the New York experiment station it ha been discovered that better result are ob tained by using Pari green and Bor deaux mixture together than to use the Pari green alone, a the combination protect against Uth the potato beetle and the flea beetle. It is best to be careful and use the required remedy, and for a purpose, as Paris green does not destroy plant lice, kerosene emul sion ia not a preventive of mildew and Bordeaux mixture is not etVicaciotis when used for the destruction of cur rant worms. liach remedy must lie applied for a special purpose and one can not be substituted for the other. Bordeaux mixture is a fungicide and i used not to destroy such disease as potato blight, but to prevent the difli culty, hence it is valueless if applied after the disease ha been established. If used in connet-tionwith Paris green ( using the Bordeaux mixture with Pari green instead of water) the twofold object of destroying beetles and blight may lie accomplished. THKCOfiT AMTIIEAIX. The farmer has been well informed on these matters, and well knows that in order to produce good crops he rntbd resort to the remedies, but l.c hesitates w hen the cost of the labor and. ma terials are estimated. The cost w ill de pend, however, on the amount of bene fit derived. It may be anything but economical to allow the crop to lie de stroyed U-cause the exi-nse for reme dies aud their application must be met, but it has been demonstrated that there i a large gain over the cost if the crop is treul"d at the proper time, and this gain depeno ,.'on the varieties of potatoes planted, as much a $11.50 per acre having been gained by tuc'iseof medics compared with crop treated dirt" r.-utly, as this profit wa estimated after the cost for remedies had been de ducted. There are occasions when remedies are used needlessly, but farm ers must learu how to avoid so doing. What is necessary is to attack all fungi arly in the season and keep it away from the crop. By so doing the ex panse of treating the crop later will lie saved. When the potato liectle must be destroyed the combination of Pari greeu and Bordeaux mixture may con- iuue as a preventive of blight and is sure to destroy beetles. A knowledge of the fact that these two remedies can be advantageously combined will effect a great saving iu labor and time. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, a mercury will stnviy uesiroy me sense of smell and completely derauge the whole system when entering it through the luucou surfaces. Such articles should never be used exvpt on prescription from reputable physi cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can iiossibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O , contaius no mercury, and is takcu internally, acting directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaita of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally aud is made iu To ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonial free. BtirSoId by Druggists, 75c. Grains of Gold. He i littlest, who b--little others. Nothing w ill upbraid you like un used faculties. Intelligence i not gained by a mere act of will. Happiness Ls lost by b'ing intemper ate in it pursuit. Pretend to know, and you will be come an empty shelL A crust w ith an appetite, i better than a feast without. Intelligence is largely in knowing what we do not know. Better a little.understauding, than much useless knowledge. Ileflectiou is a key that unlocks the treasures of the memory. Beading is a good thing, but observa tion and reflection are better. Great cities are pestilential to the morals, aud health, and the liberties of man. A Valuable Prescription- Editor Morrison, of Worthington, Ind.. "Sun," writes: "You have valuable prescription in Electric Bit ters, aud I can cheerfully recommeud it for constipation and sick headache. and a a general system tonic it ha no equal." Mr. Annie Stehle, -DSi Cot tage Grove Ave., Chicago, wa all run down, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tired and weary, but six bot tles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Price 50e. and $1.00. Get a bottle at Hnvder' drmr store. Somerset, or at Brallier' drug store, Berllu. What ii the North Pole? Not very long ago in Brooklyn Lieu tenant Hubert E. Peary, tho American Artie explorer, spoke to a number of young folk on "Arctic Exploration and Experiences." It wa a fascinat ing ftory, and a he is to go north agaiu next year, and in view of Nanseu' wonderful voyage, it Ls doubly interest ing. Lieutenant Peary began by explain ing what the north pole is: Why it is simply a mathematical point at which lite axia of the earth cut the circle of the earth; ill t) degrees of latitude aud 3' i decrees or no deirnes of loogitude. Assume for the moment that a man U s.iiding ou tbe north pole. What will las some of the pe culiar condition there? In the first pho, tiiiMigh be would stand there for twenty-four Umm, the daily revolution if the earth wisjl.l simply have the ef fect of turning him about face. With a man standing on the north pole there is but one direction in the whole world, and that is south. He can move ouly one direction south. After he has taken the first step, south ward he can go to the right or the left, to east or west, but that first step must lie southward. If he remained there for a year he would but have one night and one day. The sun would rise fin the Slst day of March and it would lias daily around the horizon, each day getting a little higher. Ou the 21st day of Juue it would be 'Sil degrees high, or a little more than one-quarter of the zenith. Theu it would tiegin to descend agaiu until the lst of September. Ou that day it would roll arouud the horizon and on the next day it would have disapjieared, to remain iuvL-ible for six months. During this time when the sun is low u, this man would see every star iu the heavens. If in the summer he step directly toward the sun it is then noon for him. If he take one step backward it i midnight for him. A man standing there can not say he is having a good time or a lnl time. What Ls time? Noon is t'.ie instant at which the sun (tasse the meridiau on which we are. A mau at the north lole has no meridian and hence can have uo noon. What are tho physical i-culiarities of this north pole? Well, uo oue baa ever been there, I cau say, however, that there is aleiolutely no reason w hatever for assuming tliat there are unusual condition at the north pole. There i no reason for thinking that there Ls an ojieu Polar sea. There Ls no reason for thinking that there is a palewcrystic sea; no reason for the, oid superstition that there ia a great hole at the asi or a wonderful volcano. If there be any land there, it l-ars prob ably the same characteristics a other Arctic lands; lands that have been seen by exploration. If there be any water at the north pole, it is an Arctic sea, similar to other Arctic seas that we know of. "Now, as regards it discovery. What is the use of hunting for the north pole? What will be the good of it whorl ti-ij found? H.-gardles of any commercial v-iiui whatever, the fact re mains that the disoovrvy of the north pole, a a geographical feat will rank w ith the discovery of America by Co lumbus. The discovery of the north pole is the only great geographical fact j-et remaining to be accomplished on the face of the globe. The man who discovers the north pole w ill iu the future years rank w ith Columbus, so far aa the importance of hi work goes. It is asked is the game worth the candle? I this discovery worth the expense, the time, the ri.sk, the hard work? A regard the money, you may have an idea that money expend ed on an arctic exploration i thrown awav. Yet that money 1 siient to buy f.xnl, to pay men, to purchase equip ment, clothing and supplies of all kinds, and the money i expeiided here at home. A regard the risk, that i practically out ol the question now. The revolution in arctic meth od ha been such as to make arctic work to-day just as safe as exploration in any part of the globe; perhaps more so than iu some countries. Iu arctic regions there are but two foes, cold and huiijrer. Cold i not to be considered by a well man who is properly clothed and fed. I can say frankly and truth fully that I wa as uncomfortably cold on the quay wall of the Brooklyn navy yard last winter a I have been in the arctic regious. But the discovery of the north pole does not mean simply attaining that spot. It mean determining the geo graphical features of a very large area of the polar regious, which has as yet been unexplored. What i the use of discovering the pole? What good was the wreath of leaves that was pri.ed iu the Olympic games? In value the discov ery of the north and the wreath are the same they represent the Intelli gence, the energy, the courage, the en durance and the indomitable will that climb over every obstacle. Up to a year ago there were three possible ways of reaching the north pole. One wa by the route advocated by Dr. Nansen, his theory being to put a ship into the ice north of Siliena and drifting, perhaps to, or at least near, the north pole. The second route was via Franz Josef Land. That land, when discovered in early '70s, was sup posed to lie the southern point of a great arctic archipelago, lue third, and what may be called the American route, developed by American explor ers, is along the uorthwest coast of Greenland, which i longer to be re garded a a great continent. During the last five year I have made four journeys across the interior of Greenland, with the result of deter mining that it is not coutinent, but a huge arctic island, with an archipel ago of unknown extent reaching to the north and northwestward. The Franz Josef Land route to the pole can scarce ly be now considered. The fact that Dr. Nansen saw no land whatever north of it shows that it is simply group of islands of very limited extent, which offers uo land base for a journey to the pole. The American route, therefore, i the oue remaining not a the most practical route, but as the only one. Thi land, which extends above Greenland, I the most northerly "WHOLE NO. 2395. known on tbe face of the globe. How, then, is it to be utilized? The plan I have proposed Ls to fit out a ship with concentrated provi sion and a complete equipment and send it north in lstw. Up there on the western coast of Greeulaud there i Kikimo. That tribe embraced last summer some ZVi men, women and children. They are the m'wt norther ly human beings on the face of the globe. They have been literally im imprisnued in the depth of the arctic circle for century after century. Every man, woman and child iu the tribe I know personally, and they have the utmost confidence in me. I have giv en them bails, knives, wood, gun and everythiuir of that sort that would be useful to them. It has been wealth uuimagiuable to them. My plan Ls to take some of these peo ple ou hoard my ship, with all their worldly llongings,and transport them to Sherard Osborne fjord. We shall laud there and the ship will come lck. Then with their dogs and slislg-s, we shall transport supplies to the most northerly land perhaps to ( ape Washington, perhaps farther. We shall have the provisions ready for the spring. When spring comes I shall start with two or three Eskimo with their dog teams and sledge and make a direct line across the sea-ice straight to the sle. We know to-day that there is land withiu oifJ mile of the pole. At the rate of ten miles a day which can surely lie traveled to reach the pole would require thirty-six days and thirty-six day back, a mat ter of seventy-two day for the round trip. I have already been away from my base of supplies on the Greenland ice-cap for ninety-six days, so that such a journey as the one I have out lined certaiuly ought not to prove an impossible one. Golden Hours. Steering by a Star. That sailors prefer not to steer by compass must have struck you a oue curious fact. Here is another. A steersiiiaii can k-s.p his siiip U tter ou h r course at night, if it be clear, than during the day. "Isk ah-ad, get a star, ami steady her head by it." So says the A B of the ocean to the sailor who ha uot yet won hi degree. For to the helmsman the star are like the pilar of fire in Scripture. They are the hand on the dial of the night. Tney twinkle "good evening" to poor Jack as he sits up aloft or stands at the helm, aud wink "good morning" and "giasl by" to him with daylight. It Ls obvious that the "to" or "oil"" movement of a vessel C:tn lj more quickly detected by a small, bright ob ject like a star dead aoead tlian by the monotonous sweep of the horiz :i, or by p-jeriug into theeo;npass-box. Tae same ancient mariner who told me a!aiit measuring the length of the otT and in shore legs by the life of candles, told me that once, when the oil in the binnacle-lamp gave out and he was stet-ring by a ?tar, lie oceasisnally struck a match and looked at the com pass "to see if the star had moved any." . , When the Iookon slug out, "Land ho!" and has replied t the officer's "Where away?" a star over th rock or other danger may b noted and brought down in line with the point of the compass, and it proper bearing obtai ned. The stars," said a sea-captain to me, "move apparently from east to west, so that when we find our first star will no longer do, we select an other. Thi is the case with all but the north or pole star, which is in line with two certain stars in the Great Bear or Dipi-cr, aud the orbit is so small that it Ls a kmh! guide for the night, and we can eveu detect errors of the compass by it." The north star is, of course, as true as or even truer than the- most accu rate compass. To the "other thiiigs" that sailors steer by the compass is. towever, what steam Ls to electricity. To produce an electric light you re quire a dynamo; to run the dynamo you need steam. Yo may feel the wind on your moist brow or hand; but the direction from w hich it blows you can except in the case of the regular trade winds, or unless you are up in sea-lore tell only from the compass. Then by sailing close to the wind you cau keep ou that course without look- ng at the compass. But sailors naturally have a large ac cumulation of weather-lose; and in ad dition in the "trade" there are, ex cept in case of violeut storms, certain regularities in the wind in certaiu part of the ocean, and certain other recurring signs, which the helmsman can utilize and which often enable him to dispense with the compass alto gether. F..r instance, if in standing south to round the Horn, you see the "Magellanic Clouds" (bright patches in the Milky Way) directly above the ship, change your eourse for the Straits of Magellan. St. Nicholas. Or. King's New Discovery for Col- sumption. Thi is the best medicine in the world for all form of coughs ami cold aud for consumption. Every bottle is guaranteed. It will cure aud not dis- W . S a appoint. Jinasno equal ir wiioop - Ing cough, asthma, hay fever, pneu monia, brouchiti, la grippe, cold in the head and for consumption. It i safe for all age, pleasant to take, and. above all, a sure cure. It Is alway well to take Dr. King's New Life Pills in connection with Dr. King's New Discovery, as they regulate and toue the stomach and bowel. We guaran tee perfect satisfaction or return mon ey. Free trial bottle at Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or at Brallier' drug store, Berlin. Begular size 50 ceuts and $1.00. Precise experiments have shown that it is very nearly iniporwible to feed in such a manner that a pound of pork can be produced with profit from any animal over a year old. To keep the hoar through two winter is an anti quated method. What Hood's Sarsaparilla has doue for others it will also do for you, Hood'. Sarsaparilla cure all blood diseases. It mm h the amount of n:A il'jre ,'l-te-l tht benefits tite fruit ir.,o, hut l lie percent, which fcs la an iiivai.it, le condition. If well rotted it U soluble, ami therefore easily appro priated. Th" real milker is made the tirtj- ar. I'y tiiis is n.t meant that breeding is a mtfer "t no importance, but he lii'-f ! limde ,io good service the fir4 season if she i- to keep it up. I-tting the calf suck the first season or permitting it to run with the dam is a very bad way to make a good mlU er. Why Ls it that "a good orchard" L one of the first and m4 important im provements mentioned by the man who offers hi farm for sale? Why does such an inducement reach so far into the affections aud pocketbook of the prospective purchaser? The Epitu mlst. Skim milk i an excellent human food. It make muscle. If the milk man can sell it for - cent a quart that will be equal to f 1 per l'X) pound for it, and at such a price he will realize good profit. The progressive milkman might educate hi customer gradually to a realization of the value of skint milk. Always take the wife's advice about making the garden, but don't let her do the hard work. It may seem pot tering work, but if so plant in long, straight row with room enough be tween to use the cultivator freely. In thi way by horse piwtr much more cau be accomplished, and the labor beicg used economically, and on rich land, will make more profit than the like amount of labor on any part of the farm outside the garden. It i a practice of some farmer we know to let a few bur.1 s k plants grow, so as to furnish a green bite 'or horse during the early summer. The horse are almost crazy at thi sea-son to eat something green, and the slightly bit ter taste of the burdock leave does not prevent them from eating them greed ily. Tills will not interfere w ith eat ing dry feed as greeu grass w isild do. In fact, some horsemen rviaurd the bur dock leave a a valuable tonic, and de clare that horses t at more heartily and do more work after they have been fid thus. American Cultivator. Every one has noticed how, when a large branch of a tree Ls cut otr, small branches will shoot out around tbe stump. These branches are from the reserve buds, of w hich all tree have a gr-at nuiiiU r at every iortion of their stirfaiv. Under ordinary circumstan ces these never come to maturity, but when the trie is wounded or cut oil" or loses some of its branches the reserve hud at once c:ue into play and renew the foliage. Wheat straw is the best billing for pig. I've straw ofien ha a black du.-t on it, that gives the skin, especially of white hog, a dirty appearand. Oat straw usually has more or less rust. It may seem to some that a clean, pink white skiu Ls not very important in a pijj but is i an indication of health. A pig will al way keep on growing to long as his skin ht clean and hair smiwjth. When the hair begin to ct r and grow long, and the skin looks din gy aud rusty, look out for the setback. It Ls necessary to guard against the squash vine borer in advance. After he begin his work he operate inside the stalk, where no poison can reach him. Yet he must first eat hi way iato the inside. Thi suggests the right way to head him otT. Keep the stalk from the earliest growth of the vine sprinkled with water every few days iu which pari green ha been disolved at the late of oue teaspoonful io each gallon of water. If rain ccme and wash this otf renew the applica tion. It Ls much cheaper to kill otr the tiorvr before he has done any damage l u all it ia ic . "uu am unu aiicrjjr ha done hi worst work. Tuberculosis Is being stamped out of the cattle of France, and the govern ment now demand veterinary in spection and tuberculin test for all cattle imported into France. Ameri can breeders should take the bull by the Lores and have their herds tested aud freed from every tuliereulosou an imal, then be able to sell cattle war ranted free from tuberculosi. Were we to buy a pure-bred bull or cow for breeding we would demand tuberculin test before paying for it- While dm st of our herds are comparatively fn e from tulvrculosis perhap". none are en tirely free. Haral World. Good road are a coutinual blessing. or as long as they last. The more we have of them the better for the State, for the State's people and for the horse. But while we are about it, why uot insist upou broad tire for heavy vehicles? Several attempt have tieen made to secure the passage of a law to this effect, but it ha always failed, in great measure because of the opposition from the agricultural com munities. Boston Transcript. When oat are raised for feed, and especially when they are to lie fed iu the straw, they should le cut when the straw begins to turu and the grain has formed welL The straw will con tain more nutriment ana ie belter rel ished bv the stock than if allowed to get ripe. But when they are to be threshed they should be allowed to get a little riper. With a small acreage a very good plan of arrangement is to mow dow n and manage the same a clover hay. They can be harvested at a less cost in thi way than if cut aud hound, aud in feeding there is k waste. The combi nation of well-established breeds, each grown for a distinct pur pose, i alway a failure, as the prepo tency of each breea neutralizes the other, and thus produces a mongrel that is quite as not to reproduce the least favorable rather than the nwist favorable characteristics desired. Breeding pure-bred animal to grade i alway a good plan, f r there Ls uo I prepotency iu the grade, that having I. . . sr.- 1 been uestroyeu in tue nrsi cross. But eveu in thi breeding it is ueceesary for the best result to have a pure-bred male of the same breed that was used to make the grade ou which it is to be C ossed. If the grade is a half-bred Jersey or a half-bred Holstein, for ex ample, second crows ou it with a pure bred male of tht same breed will make high-grade or three-quarter of a full- blood, and often nearly a valuable for milk or butter production as if it were a full-bred animal. When you are suffering from catarrh or cold in the head you want relief right away. Ouly 10 cents i requind to test iL Ask your druggist for the trial size of Ely' Cream Balm, or buy the oOc size. We mail It. ELY BROS., 5 Warren St., N. Y. City. I wa afflicted with catarrh last autumn. During the month of Octo ber I could neither taste nor smell and could hear but Httls. Ely's Cream Balm cured it, Marcus Goo. Shauta, Bah way, N. i.
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