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EST.VBL1SHED 1827.
VOL. XLYIIL NO. 2.
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21. 1899.
WHOLE NO. 2199.
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VALKYR,
TnK.VtV-AT-L.AW,
Court Houae.
S-ilKt:'vfcV.AT-LAW.
buiueraetra.
.Uer.BoukBVure.
V. BlEsECKER,
AHWlaAiwl-A--'
bouieraet, .
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i.uui aowx wi
rfiuKNEY-AT-LAW.
buuientel, ra.
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bouieraet. Pa.
1 . T Mtit.l-Al--W.
bomenvel, Pa.
.1 NUuai Ban-
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uoes me
Baby Thrive
If not, something must be
...nr :- f i ir il.
...vila Wttflf 4sv.Ja'a MvaaM
iiivum J llllllA UUUII I IIUUI aw
ish it, she needs SCOTT'S
EMULSION. It supplies the f
X elements of fat required for X
tthe baby. If baby not
. nniirkhtd hv ift artificial T
food, then it requires
I Scott's Emulsion
t
THE SMALL BOY'S TROUBLE?.
AllOlW"" , p-
bvuueract,
bouieraet,
Half a teaspoonful three t
or four times a day in its
bottle will have the desired
effect It seems to have a t
magical effect upon babies X
and children. A fifty-cent t
bottle will prove the truth
of our statements.
Should be taken In summer ma
well as wloter.
yoc. and fi.oo. all dnupts.
-, ctvtnitslv. New York.
Before tb'-y had arithmetic,
Or telm-opes, orclialk.
Or hlarktxiarjK. nispsund -opybook
H'bu tht-y could tul tula" ;
B fure Coluinbunranif to-liow
The world seorHphy,
Wnat did tlicy toli tlie little boj
Who wonl to hi like in?
T!k re wain'tHiiy gmiuumr thfii,
Thi-y couiiiu't n-d or upt ll.
Kor tHKikx wtre not invented y-t
I lliluk 'tw:m just as well.
There were nol any rows of d;it-s,
or lawi, or war, or kings,
ir Kent-mil, or v'.e'oriw.
Or an)' of tlioM- tilings.
Tln-re eouldn't liave been mui-h to lrarn ;
There wuti't murh t know;
Twa ni to le a boy
Ten thoui-aod yearn ago.
Kor history had nol opgun.
The world was very new.
And in the oehrHils I don't see w hut
The children hud to do.
Now always there U more to learn
How LiHlory dot grow !
And every day 11. i y find new things
Tiny think wenujiht to know.
And if it must go on like this
I'm glad I live to-diiy,
l-'or 1mvk l-ii thuiiKUHd eart frin now
Will not har time to lhty !
Answer.
A YOUNG DIPLOMAT.
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Bant
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bouiel'aet. Pa.
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A. L. O. HAY.
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liv)Ht.y!-AT-LAW,
Ojuienaet, Pa.
ISoiueraet, Pa.
ipt!.
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ulev i..aM.
t.iui. oucj - j
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). KIM. MEL,
AJ.iyiis.'-AT-IaAW,
tiuuiieraet. Pa.
d to all busiuea entrusted Vo bU
cnei ana Ojoiuiu: eouuea, wiUl
4 ua uueuiy. uine ou "
THE
First National
Somerset, -Penti'a.
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S37.000.
UN0,vpHSF,ts S.3000.
CtPOIT aiCtlVC IN LAKOC aNDlKALt
MOUNTS. PATABLC ON OEMaNO
accouNTS or ibcmnt. ci,
STOCK OCALERS. AN O OTMIflt SOLICITED
-DISCOUNTS DAILY. -
BOARD OF DIRECTORH.
CHAS. O. SIH'LU rX. R. KC l l-U
JAMES L. Pt'OH. W. H. MIIXKit:
JOUN K. rHTT. BOBT. H. !Cl IX,
KKKU BlEtUKKK
EDWARD SCULL. : : PRESIDENT-v-ai.vktivk
hCV. VICE PK! DENT.
BAKVKY M. BERKLEY. t-ahtllEH-Therundgand
ecurl!t of this ban a are a
nmtx-iwi in a eelebrated CoKLISS HCH-
jun Pkook Sake. Tne ouly safe made abao-
lutelT bui-fclar-iirout.
Jacob D. Swank,
Watchmaker and Jeweler,
Next Ooor We.t of Lutheran Church,
Somerset. Pa.
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Lorn. l. c wiaou-M.
RX 4 COLBOKX,
bonieraet, Pa.
. . . . will taia
tsa entrusiea w iw -a rti"Z
ail tuiiuiuliy a'.ttuaea vo. -"'
ui tuienieU ISea.uril and aojoin
k burveyiiis said ooiivejucux
f.aocaUlc vet tua.
BAER,
AprOKN K Y-AT-LAW,
bouieraet. Pa.
-i.s. in H..nienaet and adjoiulng
i.UburJue--euirubledvO bun Wlli
oipl aueuuoua
L. PUGH,
Al'i uitN a. Y-AT-LA W
bouie t. Pa.
.uuuiolh Block, up - ra. En
IJSTcroa. avreeu -oltecUoua
utlea eaatuiued, and aXl
a. MlteUdeO to W1U P '
I Am Now
prepared to supply the public
with Qocka, Watches, and Jew
elry of all descriptions, as Cheap
as the Cheapest.
REPAIRING A
SPECIALTY.
All work guaranteed. Look at my
stock before making your
purchases.
J. D. SWANK.
KEFFER'S HEW SHOE STORE!
FROTH. W. H. BCPPKL.
I.UTH & RUPFELa,
A11RN i-i 6-Al -L-A w ,
bouieraet. Pa.
seutruated to their care will be
A t iiuurLllaliV alleUUea to.
rua aireei, um"
Aiajnutotu
MEN'S BOYS'. WOMEN'S. GIRLS' and CHILDREN'S
SHOES, OXFORDS t SLIPPERS.
Black and Tan. Latest Styles and Shapes
at lowest
CASH PRICES.. -
Adjoining Mrs. A. E. Uhl, South-east
ooruer of square.
SOMERSET. PA.
MARSDEX, M. D.,
r-tUMUAN aud SLKoEOS,
Bouieracl, Pa.
l-'irvt Xiatinnial IIlk.
.iteiiuiMi a;i,-u to me care of the
lue ireaiuirui ol cbionie uiaouaea.
n at voice, itiepboiie.
C A ROTH ERS, D.,
Pll YSIUL S Au btRutON,
bouieraet. Pa.
i Palr.oa Btreet, oppoaiva V. D.
Laloffic.
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f HYfeiClAN AMI ISURUEON,
bouieraet. Pa.
:ii prufeBhioiuil aervicea to the citi-
uierket aua vicinity, tiuioe curuei
M. LOUTHER,
PaYbiClAN Atfi;RiEOS,
iUviii klreet, max of Dru( atora.
. S. K1MMELL,
tiin profeKaional aervicea to Ui eltt-
uiervrt and vicluiiy. Luleaa pro-
cugacra tie can be lound at but oi
u &L. ol Duuuoud.
e.Mt-MILLEN,
Oraaluale in DeuUaT.y
' alleuliou to the preservation
a1 leeiu. Art!Heiai aeU I inverted.
t rr teuanvtitwd aaUalaetory. Ot&cc
i.ioer L. 11. Davia A Co'a autre,
t Cruaa aud fair lot alreeva.
revs my i
ii i i i i i i i i ra
i r . i i
If. "A. ViUaVJw-- 3
y ana
Ttlend tnost sofllV
i T.l:tv most ctftctivcly over
tva festive scene t.btnttrowj
bv waxen camlus.
The Its1'' tllat hcij-'li'f ns
beauty's charm, that pctl:c
fimsli'cd touch to the drawing
rooi or diniii; rx-tc, is the
mellow glow ol
WMIIFT
WAX CANDLES
Sold in all colors ena
to harmonize witn any imcnui
hangings or decorations.
Manufactured by
m atra r-n nil r i
O I HIIUMnw .
For aale everywhere. fJ
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K B. FLUCK,
Land Surveyor
ISO ENGINEER. LUUc Pa.
ERAT1VE MUTUAL FIRE
KtO.. BERLIN. PA
urunce at actual cost bv iusur-
Jiouie. We insure Town and
i jerty. Write for iuformntion.
3 JAO. J. ZORN,
Secretary.
tEL GLOBE,
Coniluenoe, Peim'a
f ii-kovwQ mu ba been rem rub. tied
peu w til hii uioderu iinproveineiita
uuder lue umana-enieul of John
'0 rueneii-ed liou-i uian. Tbepub-
UULke 11 bevia4UiirU-r w hen
I
John Murray.
HUSTOX,
taker and Embalmer.
GOOD HEARSE,
fTUaai pertainlnf to funeraii run)
tabed.
fiet nn education
Taa bat wtt In tit. ! aitboit d at
CEMTRAl STATE KOFiMAL 55HUUI
IUf ia HlVtl (Cuaua CVj... PA.
8rm( faooHy. nxl, WW. i' lT"
hultm. bo. Id mr. ' rr.oU.
asata la womw " . . - " j t . u
tmworklaollra4 In Mmic, bhoriaaad.ljiva-
wntin. S-nd for iilBr.t4 eau .ou
ilu kuwe. nv- rrwi. V ".
The proudest notuetiiucs unbend, and
the botanical gardeus were, for one af
ternoon, throwing off their usual re
serve. Ordinary folk had only to ootue
across Regent's park from Chester gate
aud present a card at the entrance to
the gardetiH, and the bowler-hatted old
gentleman at the gate welcomed them
a though they were most important
members. Mits Llewellyn and Master
Kenneth Waller, her little friend, walk
ed on the grass in the direction of the
music.
"An body you know here, Miss
Llewellyn ?"
'I don't suppose so, Kenneth."
"You don't knov n-atiy people, do
you, Miss Llewellyn?"
"Very few."
''Wnnderat that," said t!ies!i-.ll ly,
"because you're not bad looking, you
know. Did you ever come here when
you were well oil"? Do they sell lem
onade here?-'
"ieeins possible. You think !hat
everybody ought to have plenty of
friends '."
'Plenty of friends," said Kennelh,
wisely, "but one In particular. Von
der how old you are?"
"That," paid the young womau good
temperedly, "is the only question, Ken
neth, that you should never put to a
lady."
"I should guess," he said, critically,
ah they sat down in the low chairs near
the refreshment tent aud watched the
people, "that you were about 26."
Miss Llewellyn gave a tiuaint gesture
of horror. "Well, 2-") then, Fancy!"
The small boy whistled ama.edly. "25,
and not married yet!"
"Young man," said Miss Llewellyn,
Hushing, and affecting a tone of grave
severity, "I Jind your conversation
much too personal. You would like
lemonade, I think, and two pieces of
cake,
The scarlet-coated band, lurched on
8jat8 near the glass house, with a crowd
of smartly dressed folk in front of iheni,
started a cheerful selection from a comic
opera. Miss Llewellyn, a composed
young woman in an ord nary way, as
young women are who work for their
living, found herself in quite a delight
ed mood, under the influence of the
mutic.
"Of course," paid her candid guest.
with cake in his mouth, '1 don't mean
to say that you migbten't get married
ewp now. 1 nau an aunt ouee wuo
was close upon 'M before she got mar
ried."
"The instance Is encouraging. Ken
nelh. Dou't eat so fast, miuci."
"Still," t-aid the youth, "if I were a
girl I should I jolly careful not to miss
a good opportunity. Are those orchids
they're carrying there? Hasn't that
chap got a brow n face who's telling the
men w here to take them ? lhinK 1 ve
seeu Lim somewhere before. Shouldn't
like to be an orchid, should you, Miss
Llewellyn ? Why, you'd have to grow-
out in South America, and people would
have fearful trouble to find you and
rUk their lives hello, brown -faced
chap's coming this way!"
Miss Llewellyn looked up and men
looked down again quickly, and for a
moment l.tr face went rather white.
Her hand trembled as she held it out.
"'Mr. Rnidley," she said, "how do
you do? I did not expect to see you
here!"
"I did not expect to see you again
anywhere," he said.
There was the pause that comes alter
the formalities of greeting. jiater
Waller, not having spoken for quite
half a miuute, felt that he was in some
danger of being ovtrlotked, aud so he
coughed.
"This is my little friend, Kenneth
Waller.'' she s.td. ' Kenneth, this is
Mr. Bradley."
"What's the matter w it'i your face
asked the small boy. "Have you een
abroad?"
Mr. Bral ley placed his hand on the
round iron fable aud h-aned down to
ward Master Waller good - iiaturtdly.
II; seemed as confused at ihe meeting
... . . . II.... 1 r.,l.ara,l
as MISS iiiewen.Mi, aim oo4-.. j-
with conversation.
"I have been abroad, young man,
he said. "I've been liuuting orcni.is.
"Not at all," she said.
"May I smoke?"
"Let me strike a match," Interposed
Master Waller. "I'm awfully good at
that. Aud tell us some of your adven
tures." "They wouldn't interest Miss Llew
ellyn." "(iirls don't count," said Master Wal
ler. "Tell me. Make it one where you
nearly lost your life."
So ten or fifteen minute were thus
occupied, the small boy seated on Brad
ley's knee, aud slaring at him whit
open - mouthed astonishment, while)
Miss Llewellyn studied the band pro
gram in an apparently laborious search
for the misprints that a musical pro
gram usually o tiers. Bradley told the
story well, without obtrudiug his own
share In the adventure, and when he
had tiuished, pum-hed the small boy
humorously to bring him bacK from
South America to laegent's Park.
"And iiTthat story true?" asked the
boy, respectfully.
"It has' that drawback, youngster."
"Well," said Master Waller, "I'm
awfully fond of adventure, but I
shouldn't care for that sort of thing.
What did you thiuk of when that
fierce animal was waiting to spring
upon you ?''
"(iuess."
"Can't" sahl Waller. "Can yonMis
Llewellyn?"
She shook her head aud again liecanie
interested in the band program. Brad
ley looked at her and waited for her to
speak, but she made no sign. Now,
silence may at times be tolerable for
grown-up jieople, but for impatient
children it brings nothing but weari
ness. "Is there any chance of seeing those
orchids, Mr. Bradley?" asked the
youth. "I'd like to get a sight of
them."
"We'll all go over and have a look.
Miss Llewellyn, will you come, or shall
we leave you here?" There's rather a
crush."
"Let's leave her," suggested Waller.
Mi.-s Llewellyn likes being alone."
"I will remain here," she said.
"We shall be back lu about ten min
utes," said Bradley.
Master Waller had to trot to keep up
with the long strides of his new frieud,
but he did not mind this liecause he felt
a kind of reflected glory In being ac
companied by the man who had
brought home, some of the rarest of
the amazing specimens in the crowded
tent.
"Cirls are a nuisance, aren't they?"
Waller remarked after a while, looking
up, confidentially.
'Sometimes," said Bradley.
'She isn't so tiresome, though, an
some." v
I think I agree with you there."
Works awfully hard too hard, my
mamma says."
"No necessity for that, surely," said
Bradley, rather sharply.
"But Miss Llewepyu has to live,"
urged the small ly. "3'.y mamma
says that she was well ofT fur a year or
two before her father elud. hut since
that"
"Her father dead ?"
"Here, I say," said Master Waller,
"don't trrio a fellow's shoulder like
that!"
"Sorry!"
"They come into money, so my mam
nra says, a few years ago"
"I remember that."
"And then Miss Llewellyn's father
put all the money into something, anJ
it never came out again. That's why
she has to manage the calistheuic school
that I go to. And say, can you touch
M ANURIA! VALUE OF CLOVER.
Miitaken for a "Cubaua."
Experiments to Determine the Value
of the Nitrogen in the Stems,
Leaves and Hoots.
The clover plant is one of the most
valuable that is within the power of the
farmer to grow, aud it also enriches
him. even when the clover is sold off
the farm, because there remains in the
roots left lu the soil a large proportion
of nitrogen which was gained from the
atmosphere. So great is the gain to
the farm when ths entire crop is fed
and returned to the land that but few
farmers realize the large increase in
that direction. Professor Shutt, who
took clover roots from soil to the depth
of four feet, aud also from plots to the
depth of two feet, of both the common
red and mammoth varieties, of one
year's growth, fouud nearly as much
nitrogen at the depth of two feet as
when the roots were taken from four
feet, thus demonstrating that the roots
of clover, while going down deep Into
the soil, do not go below the reach of
plants which follow the clover crop.
ami even when the clover is seeded in
Juue and left uutil the, next October,
there is a large addition to the supply
of nitrogen in the soil As farmers
must provide nitrogen for all cereal
crops, while clover gives them nitrogen
instead of demanding that material,
there is a great saving in expense,
w hich is an item of profit as well as
the crop. The most costly of all fertil
izers is nitrogen, and when the farmer
can "grow his nitrogen," as is really
done with clover, its importance as a
renovating crop can not be overestimated..
VALUE OF THE BOOTS.
As the red variety Is more extensively
grown in mis section man any otner,
it is well known, aud as much as four
tons of clover hay per acre may be cred
ited to some farms under favorable con
dition?; but in the experiments made
by Professor Shutt, the clover being
seeded in July and the crop (stems,
leaves and roots) collected in October
of the same year, he secured about 4
tons of stems aud leaves and a little
less than 2 tons of roots, per acre, of
green material, which Is not a large
One of the unsung heroes of the war,
says R. D. Cramer, in Atlanta Constitu.
tlon, was A. W. Lyman, of New ork.
who was in charge of the Associated
Press headquarters at Siboney, and
stuck at his post until he wasseut home
to die.
He had a remarkable adventure while
on duty, which is well worth telliug.
One day a convalescent soldier stole
his hat, and he Ivought another from an
insurgent. 1 1 was a typical p'ece of ua-
tive Cuban headgear, with a brim a
yard wide.
That night, as Lyman was returning
to his tent, a guard on the picket line
espied him.
"Hey there, Cubano!" shouted the
guard, "you're inside the lines. Go
back!" He saw the hat, but it was too
dark to make out the feature) of the
wearer.
Lyman walked calmly on, oblivious
to the hail.
"Go back there, Cubano," yelled the
guard, li.ting his gun, "or I'll shoot."
Still ignorant of his danger and with
no thought that the augry call was
meant for him, Lyman proceeded on
his way. Then the Krag Jorgeusen
went off aud so did the big haL
"Whoa-op!" exclaimed Lyman, coin
ing to a dead halt. Who did that ?"
"I did," replied the guard, who came
rushing up. "I saw that bat, and I
yelled to you to stop. Ain't you an Insurgent?"
"No," said Lyman, picking up the
hat with a hole through the crown,
"I'm not. I'm a newspaper man.
Who the devil are you ?"
"I'm a guard from the First Cavalry."
"Volunteer ?"
"Yes."
"I'm glad of that" looking carefully
at the hole. "If you'd been a regular
you'd probably have got me. Good
night."
And w ith as little concern as though
he had been stopped by a frieud on the
street, Lyman pad on to his tent
The Expert
My front door bell, an electric one,
got out of order some time ago, and I
decided to give the job of repairing it
to a young friend of miue who only
receutly graduated from a technical
college and started in business in our
town.
I therefore sent him a note telling
him that the front door bell was defec
tive and refused to riug wheti the Init
tou was pushed, and asking him to
come aud tlx it as soon as possible.
Several weeks passed without his ap
pearing, so I dropped him another note
to the same effect.
Still no electrician, and I begau to
wonder impatiently if I had not better
employ some one else, when I happen
ed to meet hlra on the street one day.
"See here, Harry," I said, "didn't
you get my notes telling you the front
door bell was broken, and asking you
to fix it?"
"Oh, yes," he replied.
"Well, why haven't you been around
then!" I demanded.
"Why, I was," be explained, in ag
grieved tones, "right after I got each
tote; aud I rang and rang and rang for
at least half an hour, but nobody an
swered the bell, so I ctaild't get in."
"Which door?" I asked, hardly
crediting the suspicion la my mind.
the applU'AtUus nre bevy. It may at
times bw noticed that small quantities
of fertilizer were a beneficial as larger
j quantities on other plots and on th
same kind of crop. This result Is due
to the fact that a portion of the ftr-
tilizer was not dissolved on those plots
where heavy applications were made,
but the proportion remaining in the
soil will ! of serviiw tho succeeding
season.
The ettect of clearing away the for
ests is damaging to ertq, not that the
presence of forests causes rainfall, tmt
liecause they regulate the How of water.
Tilers is less evaporation nearer forests,
and the water does not flow away so
rapidly, uor cause streams to overflow
at some periods,, while dry at others.
The trees serve as wind-brakes, thus
preventing the drying of the soil by
warm winds during periods of drought.
One of the expenses borne by those
who keep large flocks of fowls is for the
extra number of young cockerels iu
summer. As a rule, all male birds sent
to market after the combs have devel
oped are designated as "old roosters"
although they may not be over six
months old, and they seldom briug
over six cents per pound iu market.
The time to sell the cockerels at this
season is when they weigh about two
pound each. If retained from now ou
they will not be more valuable, as the
prices decline faster than the birds in
crease in weight. It is nior economi
cal to sell now and thus lessen the sup
ply of food, as well as also gain more
room iu the poultry yard.
A story is told of a woman la Eng
land who unexpectedly came Into a
fortune, and promptly hunted up a
country house, where she played the
role of chatelaine to the manor born,
according to her own ideas of the part.
t)ue day some of her old time friends
practice of seeding as late as Seytem- rame to ace her, and she condescended
ber or October should be abandoned, as to show them all over the place,
it docs not leave sufficient, time for the "What beautiful chickens!" exclaim-
piauts to become well rooted before tne visitors when they came to the
winter. Crimson clover is usually a poultry yard.
FABJI NEWS AND VIEWS.
Crimson Clover and Millet Losses
From Manarss.
Crimson clover is one of the most
valuable crops that can be grown, as it
is as-eded dowu late, remains on the
ground duriug the winter, and starts
on in growth in early spring. While
some have been successful with it, yet
there are uiauy failures in the atte.iipts
to secure a good stand. One cause is
that some eudeavor to grow it by
throwing seed in thestauding coru.and
to use crimson clover as a catch crop. It
has not confirmed the expectations of
those who have endeavored to secure a
crop without preparation of the soil.
The land may be plowed now or as late
as August, and should be made Hue
with the harrow and rolled. Sow the
seed about the middle of August, first
harrowing the ground, aud roll the sur
face after the seed is sown. No bar
rowing or brushing is necessary to
cover the seed if the roller is used. The
sure crop if the proper work is done at
the liegiuuing.
Many pastures are ruined in the be-
"Why, the front door, of course," he I ginning by turniug stock on the grass
said, innocently. N. Y. World.
Bees in a Camera.
A City Set on a Hill.
The town of Ithaca overlooks a great
extent of country, as well as the water-
quantity of green clover, butissufllcient of Cayuga lake, which is about forty
to show what is left in the soil as nitro
gen. The steins and leaves contained
0 pounds of nitrogen, valued at10oO
(at l"i cents nr pound ), w bile the roots
left iu the ground to the depth of two
feet contained 47 pounds of nitrogen,
worth ?7.&, the total amount of nitro
gen in the crop being 117 pounds, val
ued at H7.5.". lied clover seeded in
May, aud tut In October of the same
year, produced over nveiousoi stems
ana leaves aua over luiec .ous ui iimis,
the total amount of nitrogen leing l.'ii)
pounds. The main moth red clover,
seeded in April aud cut in May of the
following year, produced ten tons of
stems and leaves, and over o! tons of
roots, per acre, the total amount of ni-
troireu being pounds. These tests
were made to determine the manurial
value of clover, and the time was but
little over one yaar, the increase of ni
trogen being much more than would be
supsed by farmers who grow the crop
for hay rather lhau for the purpose of
improving th soil.
STORED WEALTH IN THE MOIL.
What should attract attentu n in a
clover crop is the amount of nitrogen
iu the roots left iu the soil after the crop
is taken off. The firmer may sell bis
miles long. In approaching the town
one of the railroads makes many turns,
and this fact has given rise to an
amusing story.
A stranger, coming to Ithaca by rail,
caught sight of the city set on a hill in
the distance and asked a fellow pas
senger. "What city is that?"
"Ithaca," the other responded.
In a few moments the city disappear
ed from a view and after awhile ap
peared again, but, as it seemed to the
stranger, iu a diflerent direction, ine
railroad having made a curve.
"What city is that?" he asked again.
"That is Ithaca."
Once more the place disappeared and
in due time came into view again, ap
parently somewhere else.
"What city is that?" he asked again.
That Is Ithaca."
The stranger gave a whistle aud look
ed imploringly around the horizon.
Where, for goodness' sake, said he,
ain't Ithaca?" iouth s Companion.
An enthusiastic amateur photogra
pher of Phoenixville is Marion Lyt
tons. His pride has been rather a cost
ly camera, which, when not iu use, is
kept in a third-story room of his home.
For over a week past Mr. Lyttons has
been too busy otherwise to take pic
tures, but one morning recently he de
cided to go out and secure some views.
When he picked up his camera he was
surprised to see half a dozeu bees flying
about it. As he proceeded through the
modi with the camera in his hand a
whole army of the insects came in a
line out of a small opeuing in the black
box cover. Then the owner placed the
camera on a table and started an inves
tigation, which he jjave up when the
truth flashed upon him that a swarm
of bees, which had come in through the
open window, had made a hive out of
the camera. The bees have been dis
missed as tenants, but the concern will
have to be overhauled before any more
views can be taken.
Like Father Like Sons.
There is an uptown family, consistng
of a father, two sons and a daughter,
all of whom, as a result of trilling ac-
hay or feed the crop on the farm, as pre- j cidents, can boast of three scars each,
ferred. but he still has left the nitrogen and these scars are located on identical
' S a
w hich he gained by simply growing portions of the body. One day some
the clover. The roots, therefore, may 1 years ago the father put his hand ao
your toes with the tips of your fingers be claimed as a portion of the crop and cidentally through a glass show case,
.... I ... . . a a a . 1.1 1.. I I : V ... n.!..V A , a rw.l
the prottt, and snouid oe uiciuueu iu
itliout"
"Where does she live now?" Mr.
Bradley seemed excited.
"In rooms," replied Master Waller,
volubly. "I've been there to tea along
w ith my sisters. (That s a fine orchid
there. You can't see it now. A girl s
hit's in the way) And Miss Llewel
lyn's got awfully nice furniture and
photographs, and" Waller slapped
his kne; suddenly. "I remember i ow
where I've seen your face before,
Mr. Bradl-y. Only without the short
Iveard.
"Come outside, said Bradley, "and
tell me."
They made tin is. w ay through the
crowd and reached the exit. Bradley
held his breath nd bent to hear the
small boy's re,.ly.
"On her dressing table," whispered
Waller, confidentially, "iu the beauti
fulett frame you ever saw, and Say,
where are you going?"
"Back to Miss Llewellyn," said Brad
ley.
the accounts as such. In one case M
pounds of roots remained in the toil,
valued at $!, which represented so
much plaut food waiting to be utilized
the next season, aud which differed
from that usually supplied from the
fact that the farmer did not have to in
vest any capital the next season for a
uitrogenous fertilizer, as he had his ui
trogen ready stored iu the soil for his
use. Any farm that can be brought to
that condition so as to enable it to pro
duce clover can be gotten into the high
est state of fertility, as the farmer has
but to supply the cheaper uiioeral fer
tilizers in order to balance the plant
food. The profits of farming do not
depend upon the crops harvested, but
upon the prices realized compared with
the amount of material removed from
the land, the real wealth and capital of
the farmer being his soil, and when he
can sell something from the land which
provides him w ith more than he took
leaving a scaron his wrist. At another
time he f 11 and cut bis upper lip
against a sharp projection, leaving
scar. A little later he cut the back of
his head, leaving a scar on his scalp.
In the couroe of time a family of two
boys and a girl arrived on the scene,
and they all indulged in the mishaps
that usually come to healthy children.
The other day a round-up of the family
scars w as teld, and to the surprise of
all, each had the same number of scars,
nrl the locations were Identical. Of
course, this was all a mere coinci
dence. Philadelphia Record
Well, but," said Waller, protest-1 to become prosperous in a few years.
ingly, "wait for me."
But Bradley did not obey the young
man. lie strode across tue lawn, past
the baud, which was playing a quick
march, but was not quick enough to
keep pace w ith him.
Before Master Waller found the two
there had been a swift exchange of lo w
sentences that altered their views of th
world and made them both think of it
a a t ..:.al.
as a place wucre uappuitss is to ue
fouud.
"And why did you refuse me before,
dtar?"
Because ail my people pressed me to
am-pt you," said Mi-s Llewellyn.
The excuse of a very olt inate your g
womau."
"Why did yon w by did you not ask
lue again?" she demanded, laughing.
Because," said Bradley, "it was just
our father came into that
Worry Stops Digestion.
The cat has served to teach mankind
an all-important lesson concerning the
working of the stomach. The ray
directed upon a cat's stomach have ce
monstrated that any irritation or dis
agreeable nervous excitement arrests
the process of digestion. Dr. rritx
from it iu the form of a crop, he is sure Lange, of Munich, who makes a special
study of the stomach, preformed
series of experiments, which resulted
in this Interestinz discovery. After the
cat had eaten, the X rays were turned
on, and Dr. Lange watched the animal i
stomach through a fluorescent screen
Then he irritated the cat by placing
live mouse just beyond Its reach. Dr.
Lange was able to observe that diges
tion was absolutely interrupted by the
irritation of the animal. Briefly stated,
the lesson for man is: Dou't let any
thing bother or Interrupt your dinner.
Millions Given Away.
Brave Men Fall
Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, poisons
in the blood, backache, nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, run-down
feeling. But there s no need to leel
like that. Listen to J. W. Gardner,
Idaville. Ind. He says: "Electric
Bitters are just the thing for a mau
when he is all run down, and don't
care whether he lives or dies. It did
more to give me new strength and
good appetite than anything I could
tike. I cm now eat anything and
have anew lease on life." Only 50
cents at J. N. Snyder's Drug btore,
Somerset. Pa., and G. W. Brallier's
Drugstore, Berlin, Pa. .
Sugar as Food.
A lump of sugar represents about as
much nutriment as an ounce of potato,
but while the potato will be eaten only
because hunger prompts, the sugar, be
cause of its taste, may be taken when
the appetite has been fully satisfied.
Sugar is a useful and valuable food.
It must, however, be remembered that
it is a concentrated food, aud therefore
should be eaten in moderate quantities.
Further, like other concentrated foods,
before the plants are well established.
Trampling of the pasture by the feet
of cattle does more harm than the eat
ing of the grass. The first year of the
pasture should be devoted entirely to
its growth. When the grass reaches a
height that permits of its being cut it
is better to run the mojrer over it, cut
ting high. Fertilizer and manure
should be used liberally, and should
weeds make an appearance it will pay
to pull them out, asunder no circum
stance should they be allowed to pro
duce seed.
li lt few cattle reach the market that
are as fat as they might be, aud it is
frequently the case that steers could be
made to weigh a hundred or more
pounds if properly prejared for market
A ft steer that can be made to take on
a hundred pounds more will not only
have the additional value in weight,
but will bring one or two cents more
per pound, hence the additioual 100
pounds may add from fl" to $20 to the
value of the animal and at a small
cost.
During extremely warm weather the
u-ie of corn for animals is injurious.
It heats them, and with hogs it is an
infliction if corn alone is used. The
best fod is hay or grass, and if grain
must be allowed, ground oats should le
preferred. The kind of fod that is
most serviceable iu winter is not suita
ble for summer.
Manure ferments readily during the
warm days, and mucli of its value is
then lost unless the farmer gives his
attention to the preservation or the
manure. Keep it well heaped up aud
e vered with a few itc ics of dry earth.
The litter used in the stalls should be
Yes. All prize birds," haughtily
explained the hostess.
"Do they lay every day ?"
"Ob, they could, of course ; but''
grandiloquently "in our position it
isn't necessary for them to do so."
' Making Money.
"Making money? Well, I should
say he was making money."
"How?"
"Selling violins."
"But I didn't know he knew any
thing about them."
"He doesn't. He merely bought a
lot of cheap ones, and then begaaytry
lug to learn to play, practicing nightly
iu his flat."
"But I dou't see how that helps him
lo sell them."
"His neighbors are buying them as a
matter of self-protection."
Dr. S. A. DuPaul, Carelton, Mich.,
reports having cured Mrs. Henry
Green of nervous trouble by use of
Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer after all
other medicines failed. It is the great
modern nerve builder. For sale at
Garmau's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. aud
Mountain & Son's Drug Store, Con
fluence, Pa.
sugar seems best fitted for assimilation
by the body when supplied with other I eut flue, so as to permit of the mate-
materials which dilute it, or give it the I rials serving better as absorbents.
necessary bulk.
Persons of active habits and good di
gestion will add sugar to their food al
most at pleasure without mconveni-
a. .a a 1 ; A -A
euce, wuiie tnose oi seueniary me, ui
delicate digestion, or of a tendency to
corpuleucy would do better to use sugar
very moderately. It is generally as
sumed that four or five ounces of sugar
per day is as much as it is well for tbe
verage adult to eat under ordinary
conditions.
So says Farmers' Bulletin, No. 63, en
titled "Sugar as rood," prepared by
Mrs. Mary Hinman Abel, under tbe
supervision of tne office of experiment
stations.
This bulletin show9 that the English-
p aking people are the largest consum
ers of sugar. It also treats of the chem
ical composition of sugar, its food val
ue, use in dietaries of adults and child
ren, and the sources of cane sugar.
" Vre you home for gxd, uow?" a.-k- then that y
i i.-..,r.th. money."
'Hie excuse ol a very luuepeuuem
man," said Miss Llewellyn, touching
Ironical If s.
vAUJy 60 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
? ore
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'ffitll CotV!CHT IlC.
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inrenonn it probHl.lT ."J":'.' ' TiZi aan IHiiU
1'at.wu taken tbrutmh """".f,
nwrtaii Kaattca, without tijuit, " tb
Scientific American.
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fnor montba. SI-
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ed
Miss Llewellyn gripped the parasol
that rested in her lap w ith both hands.
'I can't do any good at hwiie," said
Mr BradUy. "I am off again to&ouui
America iu a day or two."
"Why don't you stay iu Loudon .
"Nobody asks me to stay."
"Should have thought," said Master
WalU-r, "that you could have got some
body to do that. Say, have you any
foreign postage stamps about you 1
Friendship between tbe two was ce
mented and made permanent by tbe
production of several foreign stamps
and au envelope to place mem 10
Peop'e were coming up to the reiresh-
ment stand now, while the land was
r sting, aud Master Waller invited Mr.
rfradley to take his chair.
"You don't ruiud?" asked Bradley of
Miss Llewellyn.
with nreltv ailectatiou the baud ttiat
rested on the round table. "When-
wheu is it that you lave for South
America ?"'
Not uutil you tell me -to go, dear,"
he said, promptly.
"Here, I say," cried Master aller,
arriving after some difficulty, "you two
dou't lose sight of me, mind! Say,
Miss Llewellyn, have I been a good
boy ?"
"Verv. I've a eood mind to kiss
If a man is always on tbe go he sel
dom stops when he gets there,
If a man attends solely to his own
business he has a good steady job.
If bees made glucose some dealers
would adulterate it with pure honey
If the street sprinkler throws water
on a mau it doesn't cool him off.
If it is true that the apparel makes
the man, some meu ought to change
tailors.
If an employe never pretends to be
busy when he has nothing to do he is
trustworthy,
If people would reflect more they
would be brighter and if they were
you, Kenneth." she said.
"Rather have some more lemonade.
"As KetineAh declines your sugges- brighter they would reded more.
tion," said Bradley, signaling to a wait
er, "may I venture to suggest myself
"Hush!" said Miss Llewellyn.
Woman at Home.
Cares croup, sore threat, pulmonary
troubles Mouarch ovej pain of every
sort. Pr. Thomas' Eclcctric Oil.
It is certainly gratifying to the pub
lic to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to the
needy aud suffering. The proprietors
of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, have
given away over ten million trial bot
tles of this great medicine; aud nave
the satisfaction of knowing it has ab
solutely cured thousands-of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
and all diseases of the Throat, Chest
aud Lungs are surely cured by it. Call
at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Som
erset. Pa., and O. W. Brallier's Drug
Store, Berlin, Pa , and get a trial bot
tle. Regular sizes 50c. aud fl.00
Every bottle guaranteed.
The owner of a cigar-stand in De
troit tells a story on one or the con
ductors who was there duriug the re
cent convention. The conductor mov
ed up hi the counter and asked for a
clear.
"What kind will vou have7"asaeu
ed the clerk.
"Fare, please," said he, absent-mind
edly.
Yankee Bra.
Apropos of the proposed "Anglo-Am
erican Alliance," the story of Horace-
Greeley's neat rebuke of the English
man who once agreed with him too lit
erally may be worth telling. Mr. Gree
ley, says the Youth's Companion, was
discussing. In a general company, the
faults and needs of his own nation.
"What this country needs," said he,
in his piping voice and Yankee accent,
"is a real god licking!"
It happened that there was an Eng
lishman present, and he promptly said,
with unmistakable English accent:
"Quite right, Mr. Greeley, quite right.
The country needs a 'licking.' "
But Mr. Greeley, without glancing In
the Englishman's direction, or seem
ing to pay any attention to the inter
ruption, went on in the same squeaky
tone:
"But the trouble is, there's no nation
that can give it to us!"
ThatThrobhinff Headache
Would quickly leave you, if you used
Dr. King's New Life Pilla. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their match
less merit for Sick and' Nervous Head
aches. They make pure blood and
strong nerves and build upyour health.
Easy to take. Try them. Only li cents.
Money back if not cured. Sold at J.
N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset,
IV, and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store,
Berlin, Pa.
A Hard Name.
have been going
hard names. Is
I hear that you
around calling me
that true?
Zam Well, I said you were a brick.
Sweet reconciliation. ,
A Frightful Blunder
Will often cause a horrible Burn, Scald,
Cut or Bruise. Bucklen'a Arnica Salve,
the best in the world, will kill the paio
and promptly heal it Cures Old Sores,
Fever Sores, Ulcere, Boils, Felons,
Corns, all Skin Eruptions. Best Pile
cure on earth. Only 25 cents a box.
Sold at J. N. Snyder" Drug Store,
Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brail ier-a
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Cure guaranteed.
Although timothy hay is preferred
for horses and clover for cows, yet
clover hay that has been cut just as tbe
heads were beginning to turn brown,
and which has been well cured, is much
more nutritious than timothy, aud the
horses will show a preference for it
Badly-cured clover hay, however, is
d.stasteful to horses more than to cows.
.ny farmer who will notice the drop
pings from the cattle when they are ou
pasture will admit that the lumps of
manure become hard and appear of no
value. I)espite the rains, these hard
portions seem to become harder. The
soluble portions, along with the urine,
cause unusual growth where the manure
has ie-n deposited. The fact shows
that fresh manure is easily baked hard
in the sun, and that if all manure is
com posted and kept under cover there
will be less loss. Manure dropped in
the fields loses a large share of its effi
ciency as plant food by exposure iu
simmer.
There are no certain periods for work
on a farm so far as the cultivation of
crops is concerned. Each crop de
mands cultivation according to its
stage of growth and the conditions of
the land. The harrow and cultivator
canuot be used too often. The difficul
ty is that some farmers limit the num
ber of times a crop should be cultivat
ed without regard to conditions and
circumstances. No field cau be said to
have been well cultivated as long as a
single weed can be seen standing.
Fruits sometimes sell at a low price
and do not pay, but the same may be
said of all crops. The farmer, however,
is usually not a fruit grower (except of
apples), and strawberries, raspberries
and blackberries tre never cultivated.
Whether grown for market or not such
fruits should be produced on every
farm by way of variety and for borne
use. The luxuries can be produced
more easily by farmers than can the
regular crops of grain. It takes two or
three acres of wheat to buy thefiroduee
that can be derived from a quarter of
an acre of small fruits and vegetables.
Suould the melons be slow in grow
iug apply a small quantity of nitrate
of soda around each bill aud chop it in
with the hoe. For beans use a mixture
of one pint nitrate of soda and two
parts muriate of potash. One of the
best modes of forcing cabbages to grow
is to hoe them after each raiu or culti
vate so as to have the soil loose and the
ground clear of weeds and grass.
Sow millet seed this month and thus
grow a crop of summer hay. Millet
is easily grown and thrives well on all
kinds of soil, giving excellent results
on sandy lands if mauure Is used. It
crowds weeds out and soon takes pos
session of the land. One point in con
nection w ith millet is not to cut it too
late. The best time Is when the seed
heads are forming. The seed should
Dot be allowed to mature, as they aie
liable to injure horses. Cows will
thrive welt on millet hay aud horses
prefer it to some kinds. There Is no
surer crop than millet if the land la In
good condition.
Better results are obtained with fer-til'.z-rs
when rains are plentiful, for the
reason that the amount of water requir
ed to dissolve fertilizers is large wheo
KI MMK.lt otTlN'i.S.
Personal ly-Oiidiictexl Tour via Penn
sylvania Kaitroad.
The I'miuiy tvmi'a Kviroaai Company
announce tho following Porsou.ly-Con-diicted
Tours for the -Summer ofl.W:
To tun North, including Niagara Falls,
Toronto, Thousand Islands, the St. Law
rence, Montreal, iuele Itoherval ( Lalts
St. John ). tho Sagtienay, Au Sahl ('basin
I.akos I'bamplain and ;ri:. Saratoga,
and a day litflit riilrt through I be High
lands of IbH Hudson. July -!to August
7 Kat?, $l-i ; August 1- to S visiting
same points as first loor except Kobenal
and tbe Saguenay. Kate. SUX) for tl e
round trip, from New York, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, Washington, sod Iiar
rmburg. Proportionate rates from other
p i ots.
Kor itineraries and further information
apply to ticket agents, or address (Jso.
W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia.
f ted need Rates to St Louis via Pennsyl
vania Kaitroad Account Meeting
Grand Lodg. B. P.O. Elks.
On account of the Grand Lodge. B. P.
O. Elks, at St, Louis, Mo., June 20 lo 2:5,
lsg, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell round-trip tickets from
points ou it line, to St. Louis and return
at greatly reduced rates. Tickets will be
sold June IS and 1!, od to return until
June ii.
For specific rates and conditions apply
to Ticket Agents.
Reduced Rates to Ie'.roit via Pennsylva
nia Railroad, Account of Christian
Endeavor Convention.
On account of the Convention of the
Young People's Society of Christian En
deavor, to be held at Detroit, July 5 to 10,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets from points on its
line, to Detroit, at rate of j;c yirr for
the T'lHttd ti-ip.
Tickets will be sold ou July 3, 4, and 5.
and will be good to return until July l.",
inclusive, except that by depositing ticket
with the joint ageutat Detroit before July
li and the payment of fifty cents, the re
turn limit may be extended to leave De
troitjnot later than August l.".
Kor specific rales and conditions apply
t Ticket Agevita.
No one would ever be bothered with
constipation if everyone knew how
naturally and quickly Burdock Blood
Bitters regulates the stomach and
bowels.
SssperaU Charges oo Filipino.
Manila, June 10. Major General Law
ton. Brigfci.er General Wbeatoo and
Brigadier General Ovensbioe advanced
to-day from San Pedro Macat. and swept
through the country south of Manila
as far as Para nat lie. The rebe'.s in this
territory have been very threatening and
have caused the troop ou the south
much concern, tiring having been kept
up day and nighL This is the firwt ad
vance south of Manila for some time.
The Americans lost two otlicers killed
and twenty-one soldiers wounded. The
insurgents resisted desperately at tbe
stronger of their positions, and left fifty
dead in the trenches. Many tuote
wounded were left behind by the insur
gents in their retreat.
During the march Americana were
prostrated on all sides owing to lack of
water and exposure to the sun. It ia esti
mated that ) per cent, of the troops were
exhausted.
ArTMUd for Farjnry.
HaRRIsbcro. June 8. Constable Ber
ry, of this city, has made information be
fore Alderman Spay against Representa
tive L X. Johnson, of Northampton coun
ty, charging him with giving perjured
testimony again 4 ex-Senator John J.
Coyle, of Philadelphia, and Representa
tive Charles B. Spaia, of Berks county,
before the Legislative investigating com
mittee. A warrant was Issued tor John
son's arrest and the olHcer went to his
home at Pan Argyl. near Kantoo and
served it- Jobuaon furnished J0 bail.
"Like diamonds raindrops glisten."
Drops of Hood's Sarsapariila are pre
cious jewels for the blood which glist
ens la their use.
mERSET
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