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OF COD-LIVER OIL WITH
HYPOPHOSPHITES
should always be kept In
the house for the fol
lowing reasons:
fIRST Because, if any member
of the family has a hard coid, it
will cure it.
SECOND Because, if the chil
dren are delicate and sickly, it will
make them strong and well.
THIRD Because, if the father or
mother is losing flesh and becom
ing thin and emaciated, it will build
them up and give them flesh and
strength.
FOURTH Because it is the
standard remedy in ail throat and
lung affections.
No household should be without it.
It can be taken in summer as well
as in winter.
V. and $!.oo, ill dnirgrcts.
SCOTT & bOWKE, Cbrnrou, New York.
THE-
First National
Somerset, Penn'a.
Capital, S50.000.
Surplus, S37.000.
UNDIVIDED Q QOOfl
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MOUNTS, PAYABLE OM OCMAMD
ACCOUNTS OF MlflCHANTI, fllDII,
TOCK DCALCna. AND OTHERS SOLICITEO
-DISCOUNTS DAILY.-
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CH AH. O. S I'LL, UKO. K. WM,
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The fUDrt. uJ necnritit-ti of thli baoK i
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InwlT burilr-lruoi.
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Watchmaker and Jeweltr,
Next Ooor West of Lutheran Church,
Somerset, - Pa.
I Am Now
prepared to supply the public
with Clocks, Watches, and Jew
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as the Cheapest.
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THE DEEAMEE AJJD THE TOILER
I am tlnii of planning and tuiline
In the crowded hives of men ;
UearUwt-ary of building And spoil log
And polling and building Again ;
And I long for Uie dear old river
Ut re I dreamed my you:h Away
For a dniinrf lives forever.
And a toller dies lo a day.
I am sick of the ahowy aeeming
Of a life that in half a lie.
Of tl.e biers lined with acheinlux
Iu the throng that harries by.
From the sleepless thoughts' endeavor
I would go where the children play
For a dreamer lives forever.
And a thicker dies In a day.
I can feel no pride, bnt pity
For the burdens the rich endure;
There ts nothing swrct In the city
But the patient lives of the poor.
Oh, the lutle bands Urn skillful.
And the chlhl-mlnd choked with weeds,
The daughter's heart grown willful.
And the father's heart tliat Meeds.
No, no; from the street's rude bustle.
From troplne from mart and stage,
I would fly to the wood's low rustle
And the meadow's kindly pags.
Let us dream as of yore by tiie river.
And be loved for the drain alway
For the dreamer live forever, '"
But the toiler dies in A day.
John Boyle O'Keilly.
MRS. HUGHES' COOK.
"Betty, Mrs. Hughes U in such a
state! That immaculate new cook of
hers has decamped with a lot of mon
ey, not to speak of a brand new Par
isian ball gown! I've just seen her
Mrs. Hughes, I mean and her face
was a study!''
Nell paused to laugh, and Betty Lov
ell looked up from tbe dainty toque she
was trimming to ask amusedly
'Wasn't she awfully angry? Why,
it was only last week she called here
and extolled her to the skies farther,
if possible! Rut luckily, she offers
high wages, so she can easily find
another."
"Ah, there's where the cream of the
joke comes in. Don't you know she is
entertaining Major Lorimer the Ma
jor Lorinier at dinner to-niht? He
is passing through Woodthorpe on his
way to the Carews for the regimental
ball. Mrs. Hughes is an old friend so
she says so he's staying a couple of
days with them. She's got all the eat
ables iu tbe house for tbe meals, and
can't get any one to cook tbeiu! Isn't
it rich?"
Betty roue suddenly, to the great det
rintent of tlw toque, a lovely re flush
rising in her pretty cheeks, her eyes
sparkliug.
"Nell, I've an idea!" she said.aolemn
ly. "I am going to cook that dinner if I
parish in tbe attempt." "
"Betty, are you quite niad!" incred
ulously. "What will Mrs. Hughes
think ? and if any one saw you, you'd
never hear tbe end of it, and father
would be wild if he knew."
"I don't care," Betty said, stoutly,
I want the money. Mrs. Hughes
wants her dinner decently cooked.
Wby shouldn't we mutually oblige
each other? Besides it will buy me a
new gown for the ball. My pink crepon
is too disgracefully shabby for any
thing !"
An hour later saw her hard at work
in Mrs. Hughes's well arranged kitch
en, ordering, making, mixing as fast
a her little hands could go.
Mrs. Hughes had seized upon her
offer with avidity, and the maids fall
ing into tbe spirit of the thing, all bade
fair to go smoothly.
Betty had not overrated her capaci
ties. Each dish was sent up perrectiy
cooked, garnished and served piping
hot, and she gave herself no rest till the
tiny cups of black coffee had been safe
ly diepatched up Btairs, then her even
ing's work was done.
She had scarcely slipped out of her
big apron when Mrs. Hughes came
rustling down stairs, with a beaming
smile on her face.
"Miss Loveil, you're a genius," she
cried. "The dinner was perfect per
fect! To-morrow night is it too much
to a.-k? I could wire to town of course,
but"
"Do you mean you'd like me to come
again?" Betty asked, good naturedly.
"I am quite willing to do so. After all,
it is a mutual convenience."
"Accordingly, though sorely agaiust
Nell's will, Betty again presented her
self, but earlier in the afternoon.
Finding herself destitute of parsley,
she decided to be her own messenger,
and running hastily round a corner of
the spacious kitchen garden, she col
lided heavily with some one at the
other side.
"Good heavens! I I hope I haven't
hurt you T1 a man's deep voice asked,
concernedly.
And Betty lifted up her eyes to find
herself face to face with a tall soldierly
looking man, about thirty, whose band'
some eyes met hers anxiously.
-"I oh, not at all, thank you," she
murmured, confusedly. "It was my
fault. I I never dreamed you would
be here."
"I'm afraid I came pretty heavily
against you. Were you looking for
.nvlhillff ?"
""J o -
"Yes," Betty said, intensely con
scious of her pink eoltou frock and
larre linen ai.ron. "I came for some
parsley. 1 I'm Mr. Hugbw'scock."
"Indeed. May I help you?" grave
ly. And in a moment Betty beheld
Major Loriiuer tbe hero, the gallant
V. C stooping to gather parsley
enouzh to stock a regimenU"
Thank vou very much, aud nd
eood afternoon."
"Uood afternoon, and In case I hav
hurt you"
He pressed something into her hand,
aud Betty fled.
Safe in the innermost recees of the
pantry she opened ber baud, and with
a burning blush and stifled laugh gaz
ed long at its contents, for in her palm
lay a bright, shining gold piece.
The regiment&l ball was at ita height.
To Betty Lovellitwas one long dream
of deliebt, and her pleasure in it reach
ed a culminating point when an officer
approached her, in his rear oue vividly
remembered tigure, ana l.apiain iee
bowing, said
"Misa Lovell, Major Lorimer desires
h honor of vour acquaintance. Ma
jor Lorimer Miss Lovell."
Betty bowed, a wave of color dyeing
h-r fir face crimson. Would he re
aer
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY,
cognize her? She dared not raise her
eyes as he asked
Am I too late for the honor of a
dance? Are you engaged for the next?"
"I was, but my partner has been
compelled to take an important dow
ager in to supper. You you may have
it if you wish."
"I thank youT'
His voice was perfectly level and
composed, and Betty took courage.
Wby should he remember a cook ? She
looked at him swiftly as he placed his
arm lightly around her waist, but his !
eyes were nxea on her face wun a
curiously intent, puzzled scrutiny, and
she lowered her own hurriedly.
Are you making a long stay?" she
asked, as their steps glided round in
perfect nnison to the strains of "Beau
ty's Eyes." ;
"That altogether depends upon cir- j
cuoittanoes," he answered quietly. "I j
bad intended leaving to-morrow, but j
now I cannot say. Shall we sit down
now?"
He led the way to a cosy little cor
ner, framed in by palms ana cut on
altogether from the crowd beyond.
Sinking into a cushioned seat, she
opened her fan lazily. The handle in
some way caught iu a thin gold chain
she wore around her white throat, and
brought into prominence a gold coin,
attached to it, which gleamed bright
ly In the lamplight.
She made a hasty movement to thruet
it out of sight, but his quick glance dis
covered it and leaning forward abrupt
ly he took it between his fingers.
A curious ornament, is it not ?" he
asked, searchingly. "Surely it must
have some stiecial interest to be so
honored."
'Oh, it has," she said demurely. "It
was once given me as a tip."
His eyes lighted up.
"Ah, then you are indeed she," he
said, eageily.
"She? Who?" innocently.
"Don't tea.-e me! You know I'll
swear you know! I recognized you at
once, burely mere cannot oe two sucn
faces in the world! Tell me, did you
not last week act as Mrs. Hughes's
cook?"
She burst into a peal of laughter,
though the color rose warm in her face.
"I did indeed, and you must own"
naively "that I cooked well for her."
Then frankly she told him the story,
Ming: "I was awfully bard up we
always are, we Iovells and it seemed
hearen-sent chance. You see, I never
dreamed I should see you!"
No, so you said," laughing gay ly.
'Shall I make a confession? I sound
ed Mrs. Hughes all I knew to learn
something more about you, but she was
as discreet as a Hindoo idol. I could
get nothing out of her, and departed
rather out of temper, I'm afraid. I
did not know" slowly "when I
should see you again."
It was three weeks later, and they
were strolling idly among tbe roses in
the Lovell 's big, old fashioned garden,
Betty holding one or two buds in her
hands.
He was speaking quickly, earnestly
"I can't stand it any longer. Betty.
The fellow is always hanging around
and it makes me wild. I'm jealous
madly jealous!"
"Are you? Betty asked, very shyly.
Why ?"
"Because I love have always loved
you since the moment I saw you. Be
my wife, darling! I swear I'll love you
and be good to you till I die?"
'Even if you weren't," Betty whis
pered, breathlessly, "I should love you
just the same always."
Then, as he caught her in his arms
and kissed her, she added demurely
'And I'll have that little gold piece
framed."'
The Kettle and Its TJtes.
If there is a plant with a "bad name,"
says Italia Termale, it surely is tbe net-
lie; but plants, like men, may acquire
auevil renown without fault of theirs.
Everybody knows that it is the princi
pal food of the turkey in Italy, and
there is no regimen uuder which milch
cattle so quickly increase tbeir lacteal
flow as mashes of cooked nettles. It
grows quickly everywhere in all soN
and almost all climates, and why man,
usually so greedy for "greens," espe
cially when they are scarce, and who
is always ready to pay high, and some
times enormous prices for early and
tasteless vegetables, the product of the
hothouse and forcing-beds, why he has
not taken advantage of a plant so pleu
tiful and excellent, is a mystery. Only
in high northern latitudes has be avail
ed himself of it. Made Into soup, the
nettle has an elegant flavor, highly ap
preciated by the most critical palates.
In ragouts tbe nettle can bold its own
with endive, spinach or the carrot.
Tbe younger the stalks, tbe more pala
table the mess, as when the plant grows
older the stem grows ligneous and
tough. SL Louis Globe-DemocraL
A Married Ku'i Musings.
Tbe married man and his money are
soon parted.
Misfortunes never come singly. Job
had both boils and a talkative wife.
A bachelor is merely a fellow who's
been lucky enough to avoid falling ia
love.
It is the higLest ambition of some
women to become the widow of a rich
husband.
Probably no woman is so unpopular
among her feminine friends as the one
who can keep a secret so well that she
won't tell it even to those who promise
that "it shan't go any farther."
No true woman would feel comfort'
able in a shoe tbat didn't pinch just a
little.
While every woman is fond of con
versatiou, she is fonder still of mono
logue.
The father of triplets finds no diffi
culty in believing the axiom: "Misfor
tunes never come singly." Pittsburg
News.
Jessie Orahood, New Hollaud, Ohio,
had enileDtic fit which doctors were
unable to cure. She writes, "Wheel
er'i Nerve Yitalixer affected ft com
p'.etecure four years ago; have not had
symptom since." For sale at Oarman'i
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. and Mountain
' 4 Son's Drug Store, Confluence, Pa.
set
EST-A.BLISPIED 1827.
Eural Kail Delivery.
Objection Is made to the proposed
plau to deliver all mail matter sent to
rural post offices to the person fur whom
it is intended, the same as is done in
cities and towns, on the grounds of ex
pense. There is no question but that if
this system were established without
change iu the postal system now in
vogue it would add largely to the ex
peuses of tbe department. The post
office, however, is run for the benefit of
the people. Tbe delivery of mail mat
ter in cities and towns has been found
great convenience, amply justifying
the expense. There Is alio no question
but that it would bo a great conveni
ence to the rural population to have
their mail delivered at their Lome?, as
now done in the cities. It would
seem as if the farmers bad an equal
right to share in this privilege. There
is no question, also, but that tbe advan
tage thus afforded the agricultural
classes for receiving aed delivering
mail would largely increase the volume
correspondence, aud thereby in
crease tbe revenues of the department.
For some years the Post Office De
partment has been experimenting in
this line in isolated districts with the
idea of arriving at definite eouelueious
as to the cost of tbe service aud the ad-
itional revenue to be obtained there
from. The experiments thus far have
been successful. "
We believe tbe rysteni could be made
self.paying, providing right methods
were adopted. This would possibly in
volve the overhauling of the present
methods. There ia no reason why, with
rural mail delivery, the fourth-class
post orti ee should not be largely abol
ished, and the expenses now necessary
to conduct tbem be saved to the depart
ment. There are in round numbers 70,-
000 of these fourth-class post offices in
tbe United States at the present time.
number of the star routes, perhaps
the majority, could also be abolished,
ard tbe route turned into a delivery
route. It would be found in experience
tbat it would be very little more trouble
to deliver the mail from house to house
than to convey it to the many rural
post offices. We think no one but the
rural postmasters themselves wruld
complain at tbe abolishment of these
offices, especially when, instead of be
ing compelled to go to tbe rjost t ftice
for their mail it would be delivered reg
ularly at each family's own door. If,
addition to this, a parcel post sys
tem could be established, the same as is
in vogue in F.nland, under which art
icles weighing ten pounds or less are
delivered by mail at the expense of 4c
pound, the rural population would be
well served. . We "tigget tooor readers
tbat they urge the adoption of this plan
on their Congressmen. J. W. W., in
Farm, F'ield and Fireside.
Difference in Husbands.
There are numbers of degrees of use
fulness or useles.sness to be noted among
tbe heads of households. There is the
man who becomes purely ornamental
after leaving business; be has nothing
to do after leaving the office till bedtime
but smoke, read, aud enjoy himself.
After working all day he very rightly
says he does not want to be bothered,
and while his wife may make a bright
little tale out of tbe delinquencies of
tbe servants or tbe children to amuse
bim, she must not take tbem tragically
after G o'clock p. m.
Th.re is the husband who helps.
Perhaps his wife is sawing off a shelf
for a cloeet, and he sees her. "Let me
do that, my dear," be says; "it is not
fit work for your' Very gladly the re
linquishes the tank, and in ten minutes
he is calling up the stairs, "Molly! just
come and show us bow tbe wretched
thing works. I can't make it go." Or,
perhaps, he thinks be can papers room.
He gets it half done, the paper crooked
and in wrinkles, and then he gets tired
and the room remains as it is, unless
bis wife bim a paperhanger. It is
wiser not to let bim do tbe gasfitting
in your new house uulessyou intend to
go to bed at dark, otherwise you are
likely to be asphyxiated.
There is also tbe reckless and untidy
man. in many ways ne is to ue prefer
red to the neat and fusy man, though
his chiffonier drawers are always in a
jumble of handkerchiefs, ties, fishing-
tackle, stockings and brushes. He is
generally a lovable man and bas plenty
of willing slaves tearing around bunt
ing up things for him.
Discovered by a Woman.
Another great discovery bas been
made, and thai too, by a lady in this
country. "Disease fastened its ciutcne9
upon her and for seven years she with
stood its severest tests, but her vital
organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three mouths
she coughed incessantly, and could not
sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle
of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, and was so much relieved on
taking first dose, that she slept all
night; and, with two bottles, baa been
absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs.
Luther Lutx." Thus writes W. C.
Hamnick A Co., of Shtlby, N. C.
Trial bottles free at J. N. Snyder's
Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W
Bralliers Drug Store, Berlin, Pa., Reg
ular sizes 60c and $1.00. Every
bottle guaranteed.
To Toughen Them.
Monsieur Cali no took his' sou to see
the animals at "the Zw, The young
man asked:
"Is it true, papa, that orang-utans
cannot endure our climate ?''
"They endure it perfectly, my son,"
was the reply, "but they have to be
stuffed first." Youth's Companion.
Bismarck's Iron Nerve
Was the result of bis splendid health.
Indomitable will and tremendous en
ergy are not found where Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of
order. If you want these qualities
and the success they bring, use Dr.
King's New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body. Only
25c at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store,
Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's
Drugstore, Berlin, Pa.
JUNE 28. 1899.
Woman's Varied Work.
Four million women in the' United
States earn their own bread. They
have Invaded ail occupations, and one
third of all persons engaged In profes
sional services are women.
Feminine teachers and professors
number over iiV).0uO, exclusive of
teachers of music, who are 34,519
strong, and 10,000 artists and teachers
of art.
There are 1,143 women clergymen.
Journalists number 8.SSS, with 2,72
authors and literary persons.
Of chemists, aspayers and metallur
gists there are twoscore, lacking orj
Lawyers who are not men are 3M.
Feminine detectives are 27'J In num
ber. Nineteen women brave the dangers
of wilds aud forest aa trappers and
guides.
Only two women Lave been discov
ered who are veterinary surgeons.
In Texas a womau has the contract
for carry iug tbe mail from Kiffeto Selr
nal Hall.
Georgia has a woman mail carrier;
she travels a 40-mile route tri-weekly.
This young woman also manages a
farm.
The chamber of commerce, Cincin
nati, has the best restaurant iu town.
It is run by three Scotch women, and
they clear $15.0(JO yearly, although
their annual rental is ,(.
In New Orleans one of the finest or
chestras is com posed entirely of women.
In Astoria, 1 I., many of the largest
bath houses are managed by women.
In New York a blacksmith shop is
managed by three women.
All tbe salted almouds sold by one of
New York's largest groceries are pre
pared by a woman, who is conducting
a profitable business thereby.
A fact foundry-or an agency for sup
plying facts on airy subject on short no
ticeis the industry of two Chicago
damsels.
Packing trunks is a St. Louis wom
an's Industry.
The most flourishing conservatory
and row garden In Elmira, N. Y., is
owned and managed by a woman.
At tbe Young Women's Christian as
sociation, Philadelphia, two young
women are in charge of the elevators.
Women writ -servers are employed
with great success.
Buffalo boasts of a woman contract
or, who is also a quarry owner. She is
the ouly feminine member of tbe build
ing exchange.
A Jersey city woman makes her liv
ing by painting signs.
A Louisiana woman supports beivelf
by raising mint,
-The woman -manager of a California
insurance company is credited with the
largest salary paid to any woman $10,-
000 a year.
As agents for selling law books, worn
en occupy almost tbe entire field.
A pretty French - Canadian girl is
making ber bread cobbling shoes at
Lewiston, Me.
Tbe most successful ranch owner in
Kansas is a woman not over ' years of
age. mere is a provero to tne exieci
that in Kansas there is no interest, no
profession, no trade, and no deal with
out a woman in iu
In Boston there are two large adver
tising agencies, the memliers of both
firms and all their employes being
women.
Iu a New England factory women
are employed as piano makers.
As switchmen, women are employed
by several western railroads.
LDboMerine is a trade women are
learning.
Writing love letters at so much per
letter is one way of earning a liveli
hood.
Consulting fashion expert is a St.
Louis woman's occupation.
One of the largest flower -exporting
establishments in New York is man
aged by a woman. Woman's Journal.
Conundrums.
What author is most down-trodden ?
Field.
What author is read (red) at least
once a year? Hawtborne.
Name an English author who was
turned out the tir.st time he ever went
to school? Lamb.
Mention two authors, thereby nam
ing a third ? Black, More -BIa4 kmore.
What poet might, by being hung, be
come a philosopher? Hogg might be
come Bacon.
When is a confidential friend most to
be dreaded ? When lie takes you apart.
Which are tbe most noticeable feat
ures of a Congressman? His eye and
nose (ayes and noes).
What is tbe difference between
Christmas shop.ng and strong Turk
ish coffee ? The first makes busy days,
the last dizzy Beys.
What materials would be suited for
soldiers' uniforms? Bombazines and
grenadines. Youth's Companion.
Glorious News
Comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile, of
Washita, I. T. He writes: Four bot
tles of Electric Bitters bas cured Mrs.
Brewer of scrofula, which bad caused
her great suffering for years. Terrible
sores would break out ou ber head aud
face, and the best doctors could give no
help; but her cure is complete and her
health Is excellent." This shows what
thousands have proved, that Electric
Bitters is tbe best blood purifierknown.
It's the supreme remedy for eczema,
tetter, alt rheum, ulcers, bolls and
runuing sores. It stimulates liver, kid
neys and bowels, expels poisons, helps
digestion, builds up the strength. Only
50 cents. Sold at J. N. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brail
ier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
Pointed Paragraphs.
The pill of adversity la never sugar
coated. If it's a woman, and the shoe pinch
es, she boys it-
Silent contempt is responsible for
many an unblacked eye.
There seems to be a strong upward
tendency toward roof gardens.
When the public has faith in a writer
it is based upon good works.
The coachman': bride is confident
ber husband will make a good groom.
Chicago News.
eralci.
Eules for Washing Dairy Utensils.
rrof. A. M. Soule, of the Texas Ag
ricultural College, writes to the Texas
Stock aud Farm Journal tbat he has
formulated tbe following rules for tbe
proper care of dairy utensils:
1. Rinse out all vese la that have con
tained milk with lukewarm water (70
to80deg. F.)
2. If boiling water is first used it
cooks or sets tbe milk on the surface to
the tin, makiog it greasy in appearance
and to the touch. A eoating thus form
ed increaaes from time to time, and this
may be the first cause of abnormal fer
mentations that occur later.
3. A little sal soda added to tbe vah
water has a beneficial effect. It is an
a'.kali and is useful in "cutting" the
greasy substance so often seen on im
properly washed vessels.
4. A vessel is clean when no greasy
appearance is apparent to tbe eye nor
to the touch when the hand is passed
over the surface.
5. After the condition noted in four
Is secured by "thorough scrubbing,"
invert the cans ovtr a steam jet and
sterilize them with hot steam for five
minutts. Nearly all fermentations in
milk are due to the action of bacteria.
These can b best destroyed by the u.-k;
of steam, fresh air and sunshiue. As
many of tbem can successfully resist
the action of steam for several minutes
it is necessary to expose milk utensils
to its action for some time.
6. Never use rags to cleane vessels
us-ed in the dairy. They are simply
hotbed for the breeding of undesirable
germ life.
7. Steam, in addition to destroying
germ and fungous growth, aids in dry
ing the cans, thus preventing the for
mation of rust and obviating tbe u.se of
cloth to dry the several vessels.
. 8. If rust or accretions nave tormeu
ou tins they should le removed at once
by using sand soap, sapolio, gold dust,
etc.
!. "Soured" cans may be sweetened
by boiling thoroughly with sal soda
and s'erilizing. If a can bas open
seams and bas become badly tainted it
will be difficult to make it sweet again.
In such a case it is better to abandon it
altotreiher and secure properly con
structed new utensils.
10. To cleanse hand towels that may
be used by operators in the dairy, boil
in sal foda water.
11. Where wood floors are used, any
grease may be removed by the uxe of a
little concentrated lye. Never u lye
about tins.
12. Dairy utensils should have the
fewest number of seams possible, and
those present should be "smooth sol
dered."" "
13. Wooden pail- should not be used
to hold milk for reasons that are ap
parent. 14. All utensils should be exposed to
the free action of air aud sunshine.
For this purpose a shelf may be con
structed in front of tbe milk bouse on
which the vessels may be placed to
drain and dry.
1. In our opinion the trouble with
rust on cans, etc., experienced by many
dairymen In this State, is largely due
to the presence of salt ia the air, and
especially is this true in the vicinity of
the sea breezes.
The Virtues of Mutton Tallow.
It is refreshing to learn from Mine.
Patti, through the medium of the La
dies' Home Journal, that her infallible
system of preserving her complexion
and avoiding wrinkles is the liberal use
of mutton tallow, says the Chicago
Post. Thus we are returning to tbe
wisdom of our grandmothers. There
has never been any doubt iu our miuds
that the longevity and beauty of our
female ancestors were directly attribu
table to mutton tallow, which not only
gave the creamiest complexions, but ar
rested croup, lung fever, bronchial
troubles and other trials of a Puritan
winter. Indeed, we have it from a
member of Admiral Dewey's family
that when George was a- little boy in
Vermont he never went to bed in the
cold nights of winter until his little
nose was thoroughly greased with mut
ton tallow. To this treatment more
than anything else he acknowledges
his ability to "smell the battle afar off.
Tbe sooner we renounce all the higb-
souuding recipes of our foolish genera
tion and return to the sweet simplicity
of mutton tallow, tbe sooner we shall
rear men and women as of old, notable
for their valor, and conspicuous for their
blooming beauty.
Fierce Battle With a Snake.
John P. Steel, Eq., ofDuncannon,
last Wednesday in crossing Cove Moun
tain, with a horse and buggy, had an
experience he will not soon forget. His
horse suddenly stopped and refused to
proceed further. In looking for the
cause of tne trouble, Mr. Steele dis
covered a large blacksnake lying across
tbe road. He struck it with his whip,
when the snake started after him; he
seized a stone, but so rapidly did the
serpent follow him that he bad no lime
to throw accurately. Recognizing that
he must disable the snake or probably
he would be killed, in his despair he
seized a club and then ensued a fierce
battle, Mr. Steel endeavoring to dis
able the snake and the latter advancing
warily and trying to twine about him.
A well uirected stroke finally stunned
the varmint and before it could recover
he succeeded in killing it- The snake
was fully eight feet long, and as thick
as a man's arm. Mr. Sveel cut open
the reptile and discovered tbat it bad
lately swallowed a large squirrel
Those familiar with the habits of
snakes say that If the snake hud not
been practically dormant after its meal
of squirrel Mr. Steel would have hard
ly escaped its possibly fatal coils. New
Bloom field Advocate.
Volcanic Eruptions
Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cures tbem, also Old, Running and
Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils, Felons,
Warts, Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scald.,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Best Pile
cure on earth. Drives out Pains aud
Aches. Only 25c. per box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold at J. N. Snyder's
Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W.
Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
WHOLE NO. 2500.
Keeping the Boy on the Farm.
This is the month of "commence
ments," when sweet gifl n,l sturdy
boy graduates go out from under the
kiudly iiifluenet! of tbe settool to take
up tbe reKnsiUlities of life and make
for themselves a plac iu the great
world, so full of meaning ahd oppor
tunity. S hat of the farmer's boy ana
Kirl? Out of a class of about fifty
young men in oue of Chicago's great
educational institutions the number
which came from the farm was twenty
"Not oue of these will return to the
farm, but ea h will enter fomeoneof
the libera! professions," said a local pa
per the other day.
Friends of agriculture everywhere
have good cause to stop and consider
why this can be so. Why should it be
that everv boy from the farm in this
graduating class thus turns his face
from the calling of his youth, tbe home
of his infancy and boyhood and young
mauhiNxi ? We do not believe it. There
i as much drudgery iu almost any
other line of effort, however enticing
the surface indications may 1. We
lielieve the reason can not be nanied In
a word that there are deeper causes at
work which lead to these results.
One of our contemporaries lays down
a set of rules for family relatiou ou the
farm calculated to add to the interest of
the young; all very well as far as they
go, but they do not take into account
the fact that great social and economic
changes are gr.ing forward, and that
the farmer's boy, all unconsciously.
terhais. is an important element iu
them. Consider for a moment the
change the trust is making today in
the lives of a countless nnmber of men
throughout this land. For instance, it
is said that -Vi.OuO agents and middle
men have been turned out of employ
ment during the past three months in
this country. Thiuk what a social aud
economic revolution that alone must
create, not ouly in the lives of these ",
ii0 men and their families, but in the
conditions of thousands more with
whom they have held certain intimate
cotnui?cial or other relations. That ia
only oue instance, but it is being re
peated in au infiuite numlr of cases
in iunumerable lines. It U not too
much to say that business affairs in
general are at present undergoing a
complete readjustment to new and still
changing conditions, and that no man
is wLe enough to predict with any de
gree of exactitude the final outcome.
Writing to a Chicago friend receutly,
an Australian official said that in bis
country the development of cities was
not to cease, but the tendency was to
ntensifled agr'u-ulture, to smaller areas,
and (o "closer touch with city life to
bring the farm and the city together.
That is suggestive as bearing ou this
Utslion of the boy and the farm. If
we will consider tne trust as one puase
of a grcbt evolutionary movement
(whose ultimate shall 1 well, albeit
suffering and sorrow shall precede the
ultimate triumph of right,) and the
farmer's boy to urban surroundings an
other, we shall perhaps come to view
tbe whole subject in a broader light.
Farmer's Voice.
Coin From Ancient Seed.
Mr. William McCabe, a resident of
Riverdale, Md , bis six kernels of corn
which were found among others in a
mountain cave of Arkansas, and said,
bv those versed in f.ssil signs, to be
5,X) or K,OX) year old. Mr. John E
Burton, the sender of thj precioa-i
grains, has in his oili 'e, in Milwaukee,
Wis., l'i ears, in every respect like the
other corn, save that the grains are
much larger, au 1 in color a dark choc
olate. Mr. Barton received tbe corn
from the original seed, disovered in
a cave nermeticauy seaieu iu some
ancient and curious pottery.
Mr. Biruum planted the corn last
June, aui the growth seemed to hin
to oe marrelou-t. Ia spite of the dry
nd unfavorable season, this antedilu
vian ma'ze grew to ine iieigui. oi in
feet, and iu instances to 15 feet, the
stalks measuring in circumference
inches, with leaves 5 feet long, when
other graiu shriveled and perished
under the heat of thesun. Mr. Barton
seeing sjoie notice of the gigantic
cereal, and thinking it a fake, wrote to
Mr. Baruurn about it- Mr. Barnum
replied bv seudins him some of the
seed, says the Baltimore Sun. Mr.
Barton ha sent it to hi old home,
near Lake Geneva, where some of the
farmer will see what can be done with
it- It ha beeu demonstrated iu the
m wt satisfactory manner that the corn
was actually found in aa old cavern ia
Arkansas. Mr. McCabe ha planted
what he has, and anxiously awaits tbe
the result.
I strewing Nails.
An ingrowing toenail is a cause of
much suffering and inconvenience.
If permitted to take its course and no
effbrt is made to suppress it, the most
serious eonsojuences may follow. In
such cases amputation of the afflicted
toe may become necessary, and medical
record show tbat lockjaw bas followed
tbe ravages of the ingrowing nail.
Tight shoes which bind the toes to
gether aud twist and distort them into
uncomfortable positions are largely re
sponsible for the ingrowing nail, but
sometimes it comes without any appar
ent cause.
Tbe remedy for tbe disease is very
simple aud may be applied by the
patieut without tbe assistance of a
physician. Take a sharp knife and
sever from the main body that part of
the nail which is forcing itself into the
toe. Then, with a quick jerk, tf ar it
from tbe toe. This will cause some
pain and a little flow of blood. Scrape
the edge of the main nail until it i thin
enough to be pliable. Then raise it
with a knife blade and put under it a
piece of antiseptic cotton. The toe
will heal in two weeks and the nail
will not show any further disposition
to Lury itself in tbe flesh.
Beth and the Skixmer.
Little Beth had never before seen a
akimmer. "My," she exclaimed, "who
ever saw uch a motbeatea dipper as
that." Ycuth's Companion.
FAEX SEWS ASD VIEWS.
Cleanliae in Making Value of
Wood Allies on Crops.
Custom has done much to cause failure
iu dairyiug. Ou hundreds of farms the
miikiug is doue by men who have pip?
in their mouth or whose hands have
not been washed, while the washing
of the teats and udders of the cows is
never doue. It is well known that
despite the use of stanchion aud cleau
bedding there is considerable filth iu
the stall and the co- are not very
careful In selecting the cleanest portion
of the stalls, the result being that more
or le-of the solid aud liquid manure
adherts to the udder; aud if the fetalis
are made damp during the night by tie
cow ber sides will also be covered with,
filth. When cows are on the pasture
their udders are cleaner at night thaw
in tbe morning, but at ail railkingsthe
bands of the utiiki-r should l washed,
and also tbe udders and teats of the
cows. Tbe strainer can remove por
tions of the solid filth iu the milk, but
all tilth that dissolves in water is carried
Into the pail with the milk. Soap,
water, the curry-comb and brush should
be used on every cow twice a day.
Tomatoes will not be so easily affect' d
with rot if the vines are fastened to up
rights or stakes. An excellent mode is
to utilize old barrel. for the purpose by
nailing one hoop to four staves.
Sharpen the staves at the lower end
and drive them into the ground. The
hoops should be fastened to the staves
with nails, aud they will be found
better than wire.
The average number of bushels of
corn per acre is 4. It requires as much
labor and cost to grow the 21 bushels as
it does double that quantity; hence any
expense for fertilizer is not only regain
ed iu the crop, but the cost of each
bushel is proiKirtionately reduced. The
fodder is also a valuable portion of tha
crop, and there hou!d be a gain iu
that direction also. No crop responds
better to the application of fertilizer
than corn, and it U one of the surest
crops grown, all difficulties considered,
and in comparison w ith other crops.
About '20 per cent, of tbe value of all
foods consumed by stock is regained iu
tbe manure. That is, if a farmer uses
a dollar's worth of food aud sells the
produce therefrom for only one dollar
be has 20 cents' worth of manure, or
more, left over. The manure heap is
where the profits go, and this profit Is
again utilized for increasing the crops
another year. No farmer cau make a
fair estimate of his receipts and expenses
unless he attaches a value to his manure
and gives it a place in his item of ac
counts. It represents capital ready for
investment, and it gives better divi
dends than anything else on the farm.
Barren land may erve well for sheep,
but to expect sheep to thrive ou such
locatious is demauding too much. It
is well enough to give up such land to
sheep, as they will gradually Improve it.
but the sheep should be given a little
grain and hay in addition to that which
they secure. Poor lands will improve
wheu used for sheep, and more fl
will be secured each year therefrom,
but the sheep mut be assisted.
When milk is not suitable for use oa
the table it is not suitable for the young
alf. It may apparently lces;nomicaI
to use such milk for the caif, Imt the
saving in nnik will be balance! ny
loss in the calf, as it will suffer from
st-oure or may not thrive.
At this season of the year, when
moe-t of the produce of the farm ts
being made ready for market, the
farmer should keep a sharp lookout for
market reports of prices. Theonewho
does so will know how to sell more in
telligently and will have a great ad van
tag" over him who ships his produce
to tb commission merchant and then
wait for the "returns" in order to
learn prices.
All dairy farming is profitable com
pared with other specialties on the
farms; yet dairyiug requires more work
an 1 care than the growing of crops.
This demonstrates, however, that the
most profitable method. demand labor,
and that to attempt to save labor tbat
is necessary is to incur a loss.
Forgot Himself.
Absent-minded persons are not infre
quently met among tbe medical pro
fessions, who of ail men should always
have their wits about them.
It is related that a well-known doctor
was ouce present in a public place wheu
au aceideut occurred, and, seeing a
wounded mau, went about calling: "A
doctor! A doctor! Homebody go and
fetch a doctor!"
A friend who was by his side ventur
ed to inquire: "Weil, what about
yourself?''
"Oh, dear," answered the doctor,
suddeuly recalling the fact that he be
longed to the medical profession, "I
didn't thiuk of tbat!"
SUMMER OUT1NU3.
Personally-Coiiilueted Tours via Penn
sylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Kairoad Company
Announces the following Personally-Conducted
Tours for tbe Summer of 1SH9:
To the North, including Niagara Falls,
Toronto, Thousand Islands, tbe St. Law
rence, Montreal, '-ieb Koberval (Lako
St. John ), the.Sagueuay, Au Sable Chartin
Lakes Champlain and George, Saratoga,
aud a daylight rids through the High
lands of the Hudson, July 21 to August
7. Rale, $!-; August ti to 25, visiting
same points as first tour except Roberval
and tbe SagtienAT. Kate, S10U for the
round trip, from '6w York, Philadel
phia, Baltimore, Washington, and Har
rison rg. Proportionate ratea from ot bt r
poi nts.
Fr itineraries and further information.
apply to ticket agent., or Adiirew (Joo.
W. Boyd, Assistant General Pasaeuger
Agent, Philadelphia.
Reduced Rates to St Louis via Pennsyl
vania Railroad Accouut Meeting
Grand Lodg, B. P. O. Elks.
Ou account of the Grand Lodge, B. P.
O. Elks, At St. Louis, Mo.. June 3l to 21,
liffl, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell round-trip tickets from
points on iu line, toSL Louis and return
At greatly reduced rates. Tickets will Ua
sold June IS and 19, good to return until
June 25.
For specific rates aud conditions apply
to Ticket Agents.
Reduced Rate to Detroit via Pennsylva
nia Rail read, Aceount of Christian
Endeavor Convention.
On account of tbe Convention of ths
Young People's Society of Christian En
deavor, to be held' at letroit, July S to 10,
tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets from poiuts oa its)
lioe, to Detroit, at rale of hi-j'e ?
Tickets will be sold on July 3, 4, and j.
Aud will be good to return until July 15,
inclusive, except that by depositing ticket
with the joictagentat Detroit before July
IX and the payment of fifty renta, tbe re
turn limit may be extended to leave De
troit, cot later than August 15.
For specific rates and conditions Apply
to Ticket AgenU.
Hundreds of lives saved every year
by having Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil
in the bouse just when it la needed.
Cares croup, heals bums, cuts, wounds
of every sort.
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