-The Somerset Herald I SSTASUSHXB IKS- 'Terms of Publication . . . .wrr weaneaday moraine at . ,f Mkid in advance. otherwise wiU invariably oe be dinoontinasd until J 1 Twuen .ubecrlber. do not Suisse rwoii . , l4l. farm- oUrahouidg.veu. 11 F. UHL, Jf-i NOTABT PUBLIC. U Ai bomera. P- " ... tluor. be tr J i D.li :?CLl.l, . . .Tl i -lA ". A. IV-- J I AXiuu-'t-Al-i-Ai Uitvxv ai. iiauuv, juioc iu t W auuuai iiwik. C iiULbr-KT, A. 4l !Ul.Ji- " 1 BOiucnsei, i LoiiOt ii. &CLLL, boiubTKl, Fa. I i noi. ii-- ... JUWC ermuu U.u luw. ol Court J. Ai. iUaiT-I-A.Afc a J. i. OoLK. CKjllierMrl, la. r u. J.eiu u,cn lIuujoinill VALXMit iiAl. A. L. U. HAY UAV HA V, AilutAS-Al-LAW, jilHiw iL om -uwaaf uu coil Uuua, at. in MuiuivUl Uiotk. 0. KJ-UAitL, buuiCAMTl I'm aUriiiHoj.il Iu.siuch tuuuiul U but j,iuc Loiiruiu uructo a lore lAMEtf L. 1'LOH, y AiK'Ii-Xtl-AT-LAW muicr u'J Jiii civtf uiiecuoua iictMitlo UieO, uuct.ciBiuiini,aua ali A. J. CoLCOiOi. U C. 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KIMMELL, lrtlU! nnX..... ? .1 lllB jrf ...... ... )R.J S.McMILLEX, Orii.ij.u- ;u ljeiiiibuy.) (.iv i(r .4iviiii,.tl to tue pjvseo-ation ltii-i.l.li1. AJUticul a,-u liwrud. it, toVt . r' e UipUJU-CTl aauidory. uriic iJS. i """ u H- iJ!Vi" o a-re. C H. tOFFKoTH, Funeral Director. 03 ft Miu fr.s su Residenc. 340 lVtii.t KL Jj'IUXK B. FLITK, .vt Land Surveyor SCSKG EM.ISEEB. LMi. V OOI'ERATIVE MUTUAL FIRE a-Ul., LEULIX, r.v. insursiK at a-!ual (wt by v" Uaj!- We iu.ure Tow: ffait.n,i.rtv w ... . . - mstir- n and rite fr inforiuiition. JA J. ZORN, Secretary. AVU'V, SO YEARS' "V EXPERIENCE Trade Marks 'fill A UESICN and Mrt ...T taM ha UallllA Cga rveelT Ur..!- "'riTa,U: .a M . 1 1 L U A VT All MWMMJM f. I ft tut ai v i is , , ---.pi.- r-o -W1 p u VOL. XIjVIT. NO. 18. 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Ho tlieuryon p-te-t metiome Ttianki. to Mr. lingo. Folka were iiiijjhty gUd toee It u bul a iritl.i. K.-ll wah, t-M) -and, bleaa the Lonl r or that Spanish rifle! tMninjrea crippled arm slioulil be Surh a deinonsimlion That a heart atandu much In noed of aceriirj ratioa. I'veboen trj'iD', and hi rain, Hev'ral j-cani to catch her. One I fi-11 and broke my leg Yet It didn't fetch her. But thelim who did rue up Is my friend furever. R -kou that be didn't think He could ahoot ao clever ; Kor he struck a breast that long Hit defied hi better And I'm here ta And it out, HuvlDs failed In lettera. So, aa long ail I can'Klght, I'm a fool f grumble, And I gu.s Uie f lks around Uuve begun to tumble. With Neil's help I tell you that - Oirl iiiJUKta danJy I can une a left arm, now. Lover like and han ly. Sdwin L. Sjbin in Puck. THE YCUMG CHIEF Ai HIS MAGiC BOX. A Romantic Legend Told Among the Micmack Indians. RY ElKiAR PEN FIELD. A grand old forest stretched for miles upon miles over the land.' Tlie ma jesty of its shade was broken by gliru- tuersof stiushioe, which darted hither and thither through leafy branches, and touehed them iuto gold as a Midas finger might. The glades were alive with the songs and the chatter of many kinds of birds and animals, and rivers, and falls, aud brooks, and lakes, glided and rush-jd, and babbled, and smiled, in the otherwise hushed wilderness. By and by there came a trihe. of In dians to one lovely spot, a mighty chief with all Lis household. They erected lodges and roamed the hills and the foret, bringing home game and pros pering in all they did. Other tribes became their neighbors, some friendly, many hostile, aud fierce battles wre fought, and the great chief was som times defeated, but generally be was victorious. Seven sons inherited their father's courage aud strength, and six of them went with him on all expeditions, while the youngest, only a lad as yet, stayed iu the wigwam with his moth er aud helped her to work. But gradually the eldest brother be came cross aud domineering, and the youngest bore the brunt of his dis pleasure. Soon he began to punish the child, withholding his proper allow ance of f od, and in other ways ill treating him. So time went by till the boy could stand it no longer; and asking his mother to make him a bow and arrow, and thirty pair of moccasins, he left his home. Ou starting out he shot the arrow straight from the bow, running iu the direction it fell. This he continued to do till he outran the arrow, and arriv ed at the ppot where it would fall while yet it was iu the air. he wandered on all day, aud had traveled very fr. In the evening the iather and the brothers returneJ and the eldest am was indignant and angered when he learned that the youngest was no long er there to serve hi rn. He determined to set out and find him and bring him home, but he waited for the morning. He started early and traveled all day, following the boy's tracks, and rested overnight. This be did for a hundred davn, and only at the end of that time did he see any sign of his brother's having rested or built a Sre. Indried, he had come in one hundred Gays only as far as the boy had traveled in one day. So in despair he returned home; but we will follow the younger brother. By means of the magic arrow he traveled so fust, that he was soon many kingdoms avray from his borne. One day he met au old man whom he ac costed: "Wnither away, old father, and whence come you? I have traveled for a long distance, aud 1 seek my fortune in the world." ' You have traveled a long distant? Your journey U nothing ta mine, fr I sUried when I was as young as you are, and now 1 am old; aud I have Diver stopped traveling. I come from a land that you can never reach." So spoke the aged traveler- but the lad only laughed as he said: I should like to see the land you cme from, aud I shall journey till I reach it." " Tliat you caif never do," answered the old one; but the boy only laughed again. Then, seeing that the old man's moccasins were worn, he oflVred hitn a new pair, which were gratefully ac cepteiL As they were parting the strauger said: "Here, take this bax; it may help you iu jour travel."- And the oung Indian lad, taking the U)x, which had a cover, slipped it into bis pouch and went on hia way. When evening fell he lighted a fire and C K.keii some game that his arrow had enabled him to obtain. Then, silliug dow n to rest, he felt the box in his pouch, and wondering what it con tained he slipped off the cover. Wonder of wouders! What did he behold! There within the box was the figure of a tiny man, danciug away for dear life, and showing in his actions the fatigue that be felt from his exer tions. "lUUo! Who are you?" the boy cried. Tlie moment the light Btruck the tittle man, he stopped dancing, aud looking up he said: "vVell, what now? What da you want of onT' Then be ual-MvtorJ what, the box wasftr. Here was a mnultou, a god from the spirit world, and all he had to do "vas to command it and it would by bis every word. With joy In Lis heart he cried out: "Take me to the land whtnwe the old man came." om SOMERSET, PA., "That I will."' the doll answered. Suddenly all grew dark about the young Indian; he felt himself grow dizzy, aud the next moment he faluted. Wheu he awoke he found him-elf out side a strange Indian village, and he knew that ha was where the old man had wandered from. Now, it was a custom among the In diana, that when a visitor entered a strauge village he should stop at the first lodge he approached. Following this habit the lad entered the wigwam on the outskirts of the village. He was cordially received by the only oc cupant, an aged woman, who invited him to the upper part of the tent, the place of honor. But audlenly his hostess began to weep and moan, and would not be quieted. Asking the cause of her sor row the boy was told that it was on his accouut fehe wept. "Know," she said, "chat we have a mighty chief in our camp, and every time a stranger comes ha gives him some difficult task to perform, which, should he fail to do, brings with it the penalty of failure, which is that he mist die; but to do the task is but to meet death iu another way, therefore, I weep fjr thee. For tutoy others, braver and stronger looking than thou art, have tried and failed, and I fear that you, also, may fail." "Ho, ho! Is that it?" cried the youth; then fear nothing for me, for I fear n3t for myself!" These brave words quieted the wo man, but her fears were not gone. Sjon the news spread, and reached the ears of the chief, that a stranger was in the village. Immediately he sent a haughty message that he should appear before him. But the boy sent a haughtier message in reply, and re fused to obey the chief. Amazed at the boldness of this an swerfor he was really like a king and had never been so treated before the chief thought it must be indeed a great hero that won Id dare to insult him. Ho he sent another messenger, begging the stranger to honor him with bis com pany. AU this the youug Indian said he would do. Wt i the time came for him to set out he carried his bow and arrow, and, placing the magic box in his pouch, he soon reached the dwelling-place of the great chief. There he was entertained in Indian fashion, and while they were smoking their pipas the chief said: "There is a trifld that I should like you to do for me. Yonder is a slight obstruction that prevents me from see ing the sun till it is far up in the heav ens. I should ba pleased if you would remove it for me, though it is such a little thing that I sho lid hardly trouble yoa about it." The youth looked towards the spst to which the chief pjinted, and saw a huge granite mountain, reaching up into the clouds. A smile crossed his lips anl he answered in au off-hand manner: "Certsinly, your pleasure shall be gratified, though, as you say, it is a small tiling that you ask of me." The chief looked at the youth in scarcely concealed amazement; he had expected to see him chigrined and f jll of fear. Bit his ciuntenance soaa cleared, f r he knew the task to be im possible and thought with pleasure of the puuishment of the strange boy, who had dared enter his domain aud treat htm with so slight respect. The b)y soon departed, and, return ing to the lodge of the old woman, he told her what the chief bad asked him to do. Again the old woman wept and rock ed herself back and forth In misery; but the boy told her not to fear for him, aud soon afterwards he retired to rest. When all the camp was wrapped in sleep the youth opened the box and saw the little man dancing with all hia might. Suddenly as before, he stopped, looked up, and said: "Well, what now? What do you want of me?" "I want yoa to level the huge granite mountain out yonder aud it must be done by morning!"' , "That I will do for you!" the little man said; and, closing the box, the boy went to rest But all night long he heard the noise of hammering and grinding, and pounding and digging; he heard shouts, and orders, and noises of implements. Early in the morning the great chief was awakened by the sunlight's flash ing suddenly iuto his lodge. He look ed out iu wonder, and scarcely recog nized Lis home land; for where the mountain had been was a broad plain, with nothing but waving grass to be seen, till it dipped down into the hol low that had always been behind the mountains The mighty chief was very angry at this change, but he dared not ex press it; so he told the lad he was so pleased with him that he would re ward him by giving biiu a great treas ure. But first he had another little thing that had to be attended to. Then he told him of a neighboring tribe, who were very troublesome. "Before you can have my gift," he said, "you must help me battle with this trile, for they always rise to com bat when a stranger settles within my land." Now the chief, who was a very wicked man, thought that he could surely manage the death of the young Indian In the battle. "(iather your warriors together," the boy said, "and In the uioruiug we will start, while yet it is early." But be himself went that night, and reaching the outskirts of the village, he opened his box and gave the com ma ud to the dancing dolL Soon he heard the cries of the surprised vil- ' lagers, then the souuds of battle, and the groans of the wounded and the j dying, which every moineut grew ; louder. But towards dawn all was hushed, i and then the boy turned back, met the chiefs men, and told them that he bad already conquered the enemy and de stroyed their homes. Hia words were found to be true, and so the chief for a time gave him peace, and he went to a new wigwam that was prepared for him, where he had a servant to do bis 1 work. iso time parsed, and every day the youth went to Lunt with the tribj. erseic KSTVliLISHliX) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1898. But the servant began to wonder about all the successes of Lis master, and tried from time to time to find out wherein lay his power. One day, however, the master forgot his coat, which he left hangiug near the door. The man tried the garment on, and sud.fl-nly felt something in the pouch. Eagerly he took out the box, and slipping off the lid, saw, to his amazement, the dancing dolL - Up looked the little one aud said: "Well! what now? What am I to do foryou?T Now the servant neV that this was a manltou, and that it would obey the holder of the box, so he said: "Convey this wigwam, with ail that is in it, to a forest that cannot be reached." "That I will do for you," said the. manltou, and the next instant the ser vant grew dizzy, and fainted. When he awoke, there stood the wigwam, far from human reach, in the centre of a wood, and entirely sur rounded by water. ' - - In the evening the hunters came home, but there was no wigwam for the Indian youth, and only then be missed bis box. The great chief, who really was a wizard, and knew that the Indian lad performed his feats by magic, was very glad when be knew of bis loss, and immediately be set another task for him to perform. This was that he should slay a great horned serpeut that inhabited a far away wood, and bring him its bead. Now, this serpent was the tutelar deity of the chief, and from it came all his power as a wizard. But, deeming the task an impossible one, he insisted that the youth should obey him, and pretended that the camp was in danger as long as the monster lived. The boy said never a word, but in the morning be started out. He shot his arrow before him, runuing with it' as ou the first day of his travel, and commanding it to direct him to his wigwam. By evening he had reached the wooded island, where he found the perfidious servant sleeping, with the stoleu coat under his bead. Gently the boy slipped the ciat from under him, and put it on, and then, taking out the box, he wished the wigwam, with all it contained, back in its place in the village. Immediately he was there, with the false servant in hia power. Then he commanded that the serpent be brought iuto the village, and when the people saw it they lied in terror. And the servant, thinking that it was for his punishment, left the camp, and was never seen again. Meantime the boy s'ew tlie monrtter and cut off its head. Then he hasten ed to the chief, whom he found weak and trembling, for when the serpent died he lost his strength and power. "Here is what you have asked me for," the boy cried; and throwing tbe head at the chief's feet, he left him. But a wonderful thiug happened then. When the head touched him, the chief uttered a frightful try and fell dead. And with his death ended all his magic, as the young Indian learned when he reached his wigwam. For there he found the oil man that had given him the bix, no longer old, but restored to youth and strength, as was every one else in tbe tribe. He heard how the chief had worked magic on all his people, that he might ever retain power. And the old mm who was restored to youth told him how he had set out on a journey to find him, who alone could redeem his race. Then all the people crowded about tbe youth, and made him their chief, and brought costly gifts, and rugs, and beads, and gave them to him. But before we leave him, in the land of youth, you must know that the dancing doll performed one more mis sion for him. His father, hia mother, aud his six brothers were now transported to the village, where youth was restored to them ; for time in the other world tad passed quickly, but in this village no one grew old. v- Aud then, in return for all that it had done, the young chief opened the box and gave tbe manitou itsliterty, tLua stopping forever its wearying rjanci. Tlie best medicine you can take is that which builds a solid foundation fr health in pure, rich tlcod Hood's Sarsaparilla. The Strength cf B&mb. We often hear of the great strength of bamboo poles, yet their possibilities iu this direction are seldom understood. It is stated on excellent authority that two bambx poles, each of them one and one-seventh inches In diameter, when placed side by side, will tupport a grand piano slung between by lopes, aud that they will neither sag aor break under the burden. Bamboo will form poles from 65 to 70 feet In length, and from eight to ten Inches in diameter. A derrick, 20 feet high, made of four Inch bamboo poles, raised two Iron girders weighing together 424 pounds. The wonderful lightness of this ma terial in proportion to its strength has excited comment of late, and new uses are constantly being made of it. Scaf foldings of bamboo are especially pop ular, as they have the advantage of lightness and strength. Free Pillt. Send your address to II. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved Invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invig orate the system. Regular size 25c per box. 8 ild at J. N. Sny lar Drug Store. Somerset, Pa , and 0. W. Bral- lier'a Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. 1827. RACES OF THE PHILITPIXZS. The OddtM Are Tribei of Savages- Now that the Philippine Islands are In the Lands of Uncie Sam, it occurs to the average American that we have taken into our fold, at least tempora rily, one of tbe races of the earth re garding which but little Is known, and that little ehowln? tnat it Is a people as ignorant as our nation is advanced in civilization. For, while Manila has a population composed of whites largely, there is a vast extent of surrounding land almost unexplored. Tbe few trav elers, however, who have penetrated the country, give most Interesting des criptions of the natives peopling the distant mountains and plains. Tbe strangest and most unique of the Philippine races is tlie collection of tribes called Negritos, which is the Spanish for negro, that word meaning black, thus denoting tbe tint of the persons to whom reference Is made. When Magellan discovered the islands, in March, 1521, these people composed a large part of the population in what was called by him the Island of St. Lazarus. But at present they have dwindled till there are but 25,(XX left, these mainly residing in three prov inces, and hiding themselves away from contact with the whites. In their wild mountain homes these Negritos, or Agitas, as they are also called, live pretty much the life they did hundreds of years ago. Resenting the approach of the Spaniard, they Lave kept up a continual warfare, to which strife is due their gradual de cline, and the retention of their barba rous Ideas and customs. In appearance these people are so small as to be properly denominated as dwarfs, for they are quite as petite as the tribe of Bonjemans of Africa, stand ing only a little over four feet high. They are brown as to complexion, with rather good features, broad, fiat nones, woolly hair, worn In a mop around the bead, while their eyes have a yellow tint. Though some travelers say they have good figures, there are others who assert that the Negrito's form Is bowed into ungainly curves. The dress of the Negritos is not Par isian is style, but Is admirably adapted to a warm climate, consisting mainly of a sort of fringe of plaited bark worn around the waist, while the brown skin is tattooed, as we find amongst all sav age nations. Their maimer of smoking is to place the lighted end of the cigar between the teeth. A peculiarity of the race is their wonderful dexterity with their toes, being able with these mem bers to perform mauy acts commonly left to the bands. Belug a wild people, there is no at tempt made at agriculture, but they live on game, fish, which they are ex pert in spearing from their light canoes; honey Iu the forests, wild fruits, which grow abundantly In the tropics; roots, cabbage and palms. The dog is their only domestic animal. In the chase they are adepts in the use of the bow aud arrow, girls being quite as profi cient as the boys in this accomplish ment Their method of hunting is to poisou the lips of the arrows with a pe culiar substance, which induces a ter rible thirst iu the animal or person wounded, and on drinking, death takes place. The hunter then cuts Immedi ately away the poisoned part, so that the rest of the meat will not be in fected. All efforts to civilize the Negritos have so far proven futile, and there Is a good story told ou a former Bishop of Manila, who bad taken in charge and educated for the priesthood a young man of ihe tribe. Growing restlees under restraint, tbe man threw aside his clerical garb, returned to his tribe in the mountains and out-Heroded Herod iu his savage ways. Having no horses, they wander about on foot, camping in the forests where game abounds, and when they have made a good killing, remaining ou that spot till the rn at is exhausted. Each tribe num bers about sixty people and Is beaded by a chief, who is usually the oldest man in the party. With no house to care for, they simply gather about the fire, around which they lie at night in a circle, with the head toward the flames. It is said that their speech is strangely like that of chirping birds, but that fact may be due to the foreigner's Igno rance of their tongue. Unlike most barbarous races, each man has but one wife, and their manners are remarks-, bly chaste. When a youug man goes courting his girl, the custom is for her to literally "take to the woods" at suu rise and remain there till sunset, she hiding from his sight. It he is ski. led enough to capture the coy maiden, she becomes by this his wife. Of course, it depends on thegirl'sown taste whether Of not she shall be found. Great reverence is paid by these peo ple to their dead, and it is their custom each year to lay on the grave of a friend a bit of betel nut, while the bow aud arrows of a man ar always buried with him. The next most interesting race iubab King the Philippines is tbe Malay na tion, known as Tagals, who are numer ous, live iu the lowlands on pile dwell ings, and are semi-civilized, being a nu merc4is people and in intercourse with the whites governing the island. They are rather handsome in appearance, with round bead, low brow, fiat nose, thick lips, dark eyes and complexion, and possess a strangely accurate sense ofsmelL Their usual costume is a shirt worn on the outside of linen trousars, and a big straw haL They have small plantations on which are grown such crops as rice, tobacco, sugar, coffee. mangoes, potatoes and hemp, the latter staple being one of the largest exports of the bland. These Tagals are a kind and generous race, but make fierce soldiers. They are very fond of rich dress, of gaudy ornaments, and It is this taste belong ing to bis race which led Aguinaldo to decorate himself with gold medals in truly barbaric style iu honor of his elevatiou by his success in arms. Their huts are surrounded by a fence of bam boo ttake3, and though some of the windows are fashioned with mother o.' pearl, instead of glass, which is hard ta get, the household furnishings are of the most primitive tort. These consist of mats, which serve as floor coveriu i M Ok T. j and beds, crockery made by the women, utensils of stoue or ocoanut shells, las kets of w fcker-work and platters carve I of wood, cloth woven on the aucier.t looms, while the corn is ground by the women with the old-fashioned mortar and pestle They are expert carpen ters, and also adapts at metal-working. These primitive people have many excellent proverbs, among them lieiog tbe sayiugs: Don't fling a stone; it may fall on your own head. Tell a lie and find a truth. A moukey dressed up is but a monk ey still. AnHwer nonsense by nonsense. In beating for fruit, beat not the tree. The poor have no nurse. Wake not the sleeping. How Typhoid is Spread. Typhoid fever, eays Youth's Com panion, is generally regarded at tbe present day, along with cholera and some other diseases, as belonging to tbe class of "water-borne" affections. In other words, it is believed that tbe germs of such diseases are carried, and perhaps propagated, iu water. There is little doubt that this theory of ty phoid fever is correct, and that in tra cing any extended epidemic of the dis ease to its source w must first of all ex amine into the condition of the water supply. Drinking-water has nccn proved to be the cause of the spread of typhoid fever in many epi.eniies in this coun try and England; but there is little comfort in this for those who habitu ally drink something stronger than water, because, although during an ep idemic the drinking water may I made safe by boiling, this is not enough. If the water is contaminated, the germs may be introduced into the body while brushing the teeth or washing the face. Or again, salads and fruits which are eaten raw may be contamin ated by the water iu which they are washed. Typhoid fever has sometimes been spread in a city whose water sup ply was above reproach by means of milk or Ice. Milk need not be watered in order to become a vehicle for typhoid germs: the germs may be introduced into the cans aud bottles while these are being washed in water drawn from a contam inated well or brook at the dairy. Al though destroyed by boiling, typhoid germs will resist a freezing temperature for a long time, and have been found in ice cut from a pond poisoned with sewage containing the bacilli of this disease. Another means of the spread of ty phoid has recently been discovered in oysters. Oystermen frequently plai-e oysters in brackish water near the mouth of a creek or river in order to fatten them before they are brought to market. If this place happens to In near the mouth of a swer containing typhoid poison, or if the ereek "water 1 coutaminated, tbe oysters will take the virus within their shells, and so re venge themselves on those who eat thetn raw. In some puzzling cases of typhoid it has been supposed that the food was in fected by flies, which had carried the germ a long distance on their feet a strong argument for the proper care cf food in the fly season. . These are only a few of the ways in which this disease may bespread, but they are enough to show that, so far from feeling surprise that the disorder should be so common, we may rather wonder that we are not all its victims. Dont Don't judge a woman's complexion by the box it comes in. Don't attempt to borrow mouey ou your wheel. It won't stand alone. Don't think because you can fool some people, that others can't fool you. Don't provide yourself with a wife, and expect her to provide you with a home. Don't get into the habit of talking to yourself if you are easily bored. Don't think that a man appreciates a cyclone because be is carried away with it. Don't take worry with you ou your travels; you will find it on tap every where. Don't think your milkman has pedi greed cows because be supplies you with blue milk. Don't get tbe idea into your head that with women on juries there would be fewer disagreements. Don't attempt to train your children in the way they should go unless you are going that way yourself. Chicago News. Slight Diference. A mistake which caused a ripple of amusement to run through a Western Court room was made by an absent minded Judge. He had to pass sentence on a high wayman; after stating clearly the dis grace which the man haJ brought upon relatives and friends by his lawless and dishonest life, the Judge said: "And iu consideration of these many eflenees against tbe law, committed by you, you are hereby sentenced to seven years' hard labor in the Legislature." "Penitentiary, your honor," hastily corrected the prosecuting attorney in a respectful whisper. "What?" said tbe Judge, blankly, "Oh, yes; the penitentiary; but the dif ference is only a slight one. Of course, I should say" Here his Honor abruptly ceased, and what be should have said was left un said. Youth's Cooipsnion. A correspondent of the Southern Planter tells cf a man who had been trying for some years to eradicate a blackberry patch with scythe and grub hoe, and had only succeeded in making it more thrifty. But in extremely cold weather, when the vines were frozen, a pile of saw-logs on the hill above brt.ke loose and came down over them, break ing them down. He found in thj pring that all were killed over which the logs went Since that he has killed them by mowing them in the winter when frozen. As they are sometimes a pest when not wanted, this is worth a trial. JLJL' 1 ol Ob A. WHOLE NO. 2158. Testing a Big Can. All the guns that make up the arma ment of a United States man-of-war must be tested before they are placed on board, from the small rapid-fire gun which stands on the upper deck, to the monster thirteen-inch that is mounted in the steel-armored turrets of a battle ship, so that Uncle Sam may know that they are safe, and will not burst and so endanger the lives of his officers and sailors, as well as fail in the su preme moment of battle, when they are called upon to defend the Stars and Stripes. This test is called the "proof;" and all guns, great and small, and samples of powder and of proje tiles, also speci mens of the armor-plate which is to cover the sides of our battleships and armored cruisers, are sent to the Naval Prov'mg Ground at Indian Head, on the beautiful Potomac river, to be tested and proved. In 1)4 the first thlrtcen-inch rifle was fired at Indian Head., This gun was the largest ever built in the United States, and is one of the twelve that are now mounted in the turrets of tbe bat tleships "Indiaua," "Massachusetts" and "Oregon." This gun was called the "Peacemaker." The great 1100 pound projectile was hoisted to the breech of the gun, and shoved iuto place by a curious hydraulic rammer that lengthened itself like a ppy-glass. Then came four men, each carrying a white bag containing one hundred and twenty pouuds of brown powder. The bags were placet!, one back of the other, in the powder -chamber of the gun. The breech-plug was now swung into position, pushed into the open breech, aud given a quarter turu to the right, which locked it safely in its place. Through the centre of this plug is a small hole, in the outer opening of which was fixed the electric primer, which, when ignited, sends a jet of flime through the hole and into the centre of the powder. The wires biing connected, all was ready. Lieutenant Masou brought their ends together. A spout of flame and smoke shot from the cannon's mouth, a tremendous roar, which was heard fr miles, reverberated out over the Po tomac, and the huge bolt of steel, urged by the enormous pressure, sped across tbe valley aud buried itself in the hill side opposite. Oa its way it passed through several frames bn which wires were strung, breaking them in its flight The wires were electrically connected with a lit tle house n the hill above, and there registered ou the delicate chronograph the speed at which the projectile trav eled, and soon the tingling bells told the story; oue, nine, seven, five 1,975 feet in one second. Thitik of that, and w hat it means a mile iu a little less than three sec onds, over twenty miles a minute, a speed that carries the projectile thirteen miles, or sends it through twenty-four inches of ordinary steel! St Nicholas. Beats the Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex., has found a more valuable dis covery than has yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered un told agouy from consumption accom panied by hemorrhages; aud was abso lutely cured by Dr. King's New Discov ery for C)nsumpt!on,Cougbs and Colds. He declares that gold is of little value in comparison with this marvelous cure; would have it, even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat and lung affections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, Trial bottles free at J. N. Sny der's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and (1. W. Brallier'a Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Itegular size ) cts. $1 00. Guar anteed to cure or price refunded. All Around the Farm. Buds from the largest and thrif.ies shouts generally withstand the winter better than those from smaller, imma ture wood, which are liable to dropoff, leaving the back attached. The triple buds on the older and more matured sh jots of bearing trees often survive when the single buds above them kill out. Apricots and plums can be work ed on peach stocks, but plum 9tocks are generally preferred for them. Budding should be done during this month, and if the weather has been very dry, so as to cause the stocks to stop growing, it may even be too late; while If there has been abundant rainfall, the work may be continued into September. The bark mu t separate Teadily from the stock in order to have the work suc cessful. Farm and Fireside. The souriusj of milk is causedby bac teria which are in the dirt ou the cow's udder, milker's Lands, pall?, strainer and cans, and in the dust in tbe air. Under favorable conditions these bac teria doubte every twenty minutes, and a single germ in a pail of warm milk increases to eight germs in an Lour, 04 in two Lours, 4:Kti in four Lours, and at the end of twelve hours if the growth were unchecked, it would requireeleven figures to write the number of bacteria springing from a single germ. With careless milking 500,000 germs have beti fml in a cubic inch of frsh milk. U. 9. Bulletin. The commercial value of fertilizers as given iu the station bulletins, and tceir agricultural values, are by no means identical. The commercial value only represents the cost of the materials to make the fertilizer if a farmer should desire to prepare his own. The agri cultural value depends upon a variety of conditions, such as the kind of soil, crop, season, time and method of appli cation and tillage. The most reliable test of any fertilizer's value is made by using it on a given soil aud crop. Doctor Salmon says: "The dieasas of scab is one of the most serious draw backs to the sheep industry, and results in enormous financial losstsj. Yet, des pite its insidious nature, its ease of transmission, its severe effects and Its prevalence iu certain localities, it is a disease which yields readily to treat ment. If all tbe sheep owners of the country would dip regularly and thor oughly, there is no reason why this scourge should not be totally eradicated from the Uuited States. There should be tringent scab laws lu every State, with State Inspectors to see that those lawj are tarried out" ! - A CIUriUAL TIME Daring the Battle of Siatiajo. SICS 0" WELL, A HUSH NIGHT A3D DAY. TM PjcIm $ it n 6 ! f SjtUg Cuba mtr I Kara. Tiiaif Hrte EfarU Is Gettlnf s.Tna P. E. Rvtlik, of pacfc-tr:a No. 3. wntiog from SaotWfcO, de , on July V.i, says; "We all bad diarrhea in more or lera violent ftrm, and when we landed we had uu time U see a doctor, fir it wan a caoe of rub and rush night and day to keep the troops supplied with ammunition and rations, but thanks to Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Kemetiy, we were able to keep at work and keep our health; in fact, I sincerely believe that at one critical time this medicine was the Indirect saviiur of our army, for if the packers Lad been unable to work there would have been no way of get ting supplies to the front There were no roads that a wagon train could use. My comrade and myself bad the good fortune to lay in a supply of this med icine for our pack-train before we left Tampa, and I know in four cases it ab solutely save life." The above letter was written to tbe manufacturers of this medicine, the Chamberlain Medicine Co. Des Moines, Iowa. For sale by all druggists. What a Good Laagh Will So. It tends to lengthen one's life. It conveys a new and direct stimulus to the vital forces. Doctor Green says that there is not one remotest corner or little inlet of the m i n u te blood- vessels ofthehumanbody that does not feel some wavelet from the convulsions occasioned by good hearty laughter. When one laughs the life principle of the central man is shaken to the inner most depths, sending new tides of life and strength to the surface. The blood moves more rapidly, and conveys a different impression to all the organs of the body as it visits them on its particular mystic journey, when a man is laughing, from what is done at other times. Ta f tad Starvinf Cabana. Tbe War Department is considering plans for feeding the people in Cuba who may be found in a-starving condition when the Spanish evacuate. Very little information Is yet at hand retarding the condition of the people, but from what is known of thsui before hostilities began, and the fact that very little opportunity has been ailorded tbetu since to secure food, it is believed that w iny thousands must be destitute. The poor people known at the beginning of the war as reconcentrados m.iy have perished, but the pacincoaanj others who were not a part of the Spanish array are believed by officials here to be in a pre carious condition. The details of the plan for furnishing food have net been matured, but tbe distribution will be nuder tbe direction of array orHeers. It will not be Intrusted to local chiefs of municipalities. The War Department officials Intend that the food Issued will K" to those who are really needy, sod shall not be swal lowed up by a few greedy ones. The quartermaster's aud commissary depart ments of the army are ready to f urn is a ant trausport supplies as soon as orders are issued. Several transports will be held in readiness, and the stores will be ready to be placed on board as soon as it is determined that they shall be sent Tas Congrasaional Conference The foor candidates for the nomination for Congress in this District, with their twelve Conferrees, will reassemble in Johnstown this evening. If it doea ap pear inhospitable to say so, the majority of the people of Johnstown would be as much gratified in having them eet through with this buaiueas, that they may go away and attend to their other business, as their friends at their homes are to have them return to them. And it may also be said that all who want them to finish up tbe business for which they assemble are Rpublicann, while tbe Democrats wish tbetu to continue it They are all reputable men (at least we have not learned that any one of thent has ever been convicted of a serious of fence), and it is with regret that we are compelled, in tbe interest of impartial journalism, to state tbe above cold facts. Johnstown Tribune, Aug -7. Deadly Toads toel Feait As the result of a feast on poisonous toadstool Mrs. Kinina Benson and Mrs. Lizzie Erinex, of Atitis township, Blair county, are dead, and three others may die. Mrs. Benson aud William Kil linger ou Wednesday gathered what they sup posed were mushrooms, In the forest near Bell wood. At noon the toadstools, for such they were, were eaten. When Mr. Briner came home Irom work in tbe evening he found his wife suffering terri bly with pains in the stouiacb. A physi cian was summoned, but tbe woman died early Thursday morning. The fatal meal was shared by William Killinger, Mrs. Lizzie Briner, and tbe two children of the Utter, May and Will iam. All were made terribly UI. and Mrs. Briner died tbe same evening. Kil linger and the two children were in a precarious condition at htst accounts. Againalde will be Good. New York, August 26. The Herald's Mauiia correspondent seuds sn interview had by him with Aguinaldo, the insur gent leader in Baooor. Againaldo declar ed that he is anxious to support the au thority of tbe United States in the Phil ippines and that be bad persuaded the other rebel leaders to accept his view. It is bis desire now that the insurgent army be disbanded and return to the province. lie complains of a lack of hon esty and military talent iu the rebel lead ers, and say he baa not an array, but only an unruly rabble. The general seemed dispirited. He added that he trusts th Uuited States will form a free ami liberal gov ernment The rebellion is spreading in the south. Sorsogon has fallen iuto the hands of the rebels, five Spaniards hav ing been killed in the assault on the place. THIRTY-SECOND XATIOXAL EN CAMPMENT OF O. A. Ii. AT CIN CINNATI, O. Reduced RAtes via Pennsylvania Ilail- For the thirty-second Natioual K: catnpment of G. A. K., t be held at Cincinnati. O., September 5 to lu, 13, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell excursion tickets st rate of single fare for tho round trip. These tickets will be sold on September 3, L and a, and will be good to leave Cin cinnati returning not earlier than Septem bers net later than September 1.1, except that by depositing ticket with Joint Agent at Cincinnati on September 3, 8, 7. 8, or 9, and on payment cf twenty-nvecents, re turn limit may be extended so that pas sengers may rem.iin at Cincinnati until October 2. Buckien'i Airca Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hauds, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., or G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Ber lin, Pa, TT"
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