.tl)tn'"of 1 JOB" UtBAl Oof" 3d 3iW- ... .d" . i.. . cre will b aV- 3 .v ,T.l.iW. Somersei, .Court . v. !Uj ?Ure. 18 l-.Ia.i1uk- nOU'V: v-AT-LAW, isoiuerael, Pa. , suierael, ra. Houst Kow. opiU Court J-sKY-AT-I-vW, A4w J. U. OOLE. iiIZ & CKiLE, rioittvs-Ar-LA , .r- BlllMlK"1 U business en : fWpn;lL.--U..-r.-lai-Uaajoiuiu-?j"ei f"--1 U,Ub,: ti".1 1i:ehay. lAYl'-VAX-LAW. j2 jSH. IHU , r- r . v ' u,n!.ixi uu colloc- ,. 0. KIMMEL, boiueniet, P. t-.WLi witli bamts eutrusUrd to lili L. FL'GH, Al'luKN t-Y-AT-LA W loni- 't. Pa. Sia Mieo;1i Biock, up .. . En- t, k wtuwi. utl trxniuiueU.aud all ( .'. OjLBuKN. I C COLBOKN. j AriOK-Ntlb-Al-LAW, J bomerstt, Pa. I 1 teM Dlmte to our care will be . auiL-. eurvi-ymg lud couveyaucuL IT LBAER, LL A rfyiOi E Y-AT-LA W, butueract. Pa. carti In Soinerwt aud ndjoluinj -L . A.. UUtiUroe trULTUklcd U klUl U 1 iH-Cl FKiiuTU. W. H. BUPPEU ' Al'luil.!-Al-LAW, buuiersct. Pa. j i- w.i!H euirusid to their care will be V;. iiim-iui.y aLU-uUcd tu. Office x& crow uxl, u;.pvile JJamuioUl 1 1 L MAIISDEX, M. U, fUttlA.N UU1 rLKvjEON, nuuicrrlY Pa. .3vvr:rt National ttatik. kuauou (im ii to me carv of (lie S i al oliicc. i cH'iliolv. W. CAkUThKlW, M. D., IV f h lslU.-. m L KotON, boiutTMel, Pa. oa f.uo. Street, opuoaile U. B. oai. -iUialofflo. F. tiiiAFFEK, I- fUisitlAN a.Mj Sl"KGhX)N, I Souieniet, Pa. I -cim L; prufa:.ual cr let to Uie eiti JJitMirii vicmity. OBiot txiruer rit,.-wauuralriol sticru $ I )2. J. M. LUL'THERi PttYsiClA-S -MisCiMiEON, f ue Ma; ii en i, rear of Drug .tor. H. C5. K1MMELL, i laiiltt tu pruftiiiouai -n ic to Ui ciU-f-" iww:rrt uil VK-iuity. Lute, pro i J1!,'' rl:M!' e cau I loUDd at tila ol- j tal ul iJlaluOud. njH.J J?.Mi-MILLEX, liradimU: m Uemuitry.) Vll"'" Uoa to praaervation l"tu. Aninciiii avu iuktW. , .,7V','Ui'RUjlp,l aiilacury. Utile I.ViV 1- U- lavia Co' auire, 11 -Tu aud Palxiol alreeu. jTEAXK B. FLUCK, Land Survej'or u - lOfLNG E:g;. EtR, LUUe. Pa. (OPERATIVE MUTUAL FIRE 't-U.LEULIX, PA. H iLsurauce nt wtual t ty iusur pt Lome. We iusure Town and K'lKy. Wriu; for infornuttion. JAC. J. ZOEN, Secretary. IPTKLOLOBE. r""""H-e, rt'im a. - 'uu u, UK,d,'ru iniprovriiienu ' "iV'L.-d ,r """ owi wu. lllfCUD- uJilu"..1'u'ke 'L dquartrni a liea John Murray. A. 1L MlTu., Undertaker and Embalmer. GOOD HEARSE, 1 -U: peruanltn to fiural furn iabed. SOMERSET - . pa 3 U i 1 ...n.J1''"'1 . ...- AdJlts I 1 PA. ' J rrcrf Herald. I j i v t i . - i 5 publication, f j 1 ft. N J tifejLne bomerset Herald. I r.. ESTABLISHED 1827. i I fro OB P . VOT. XLVUL XO. 17 fConsumpfion I is robbed of its terrors by J the fact that the best mcd- P ical authorities state that it p is a curable disease; and 0 9 one of the happy things victims auvui II 13, L11 rarely ever lose hope You know there are all sorts of secret nostrums advertised to cure 3 consumption. Some make absurd l claims. We only say that if taken e in time and the laws of health are P properly observed. SCOTT'S EMULSION 9 9 9 ? will heal the infiammation cf the 9 thrnst and InntH and nmirith anA f. strengthen the body so that it can a 0 We have thousands of testi monials where people claim they have been permanently cured of 9 this malady. 9 oc. and f i.oo, !1 druei'ws. 0 SCOTT & BOWNK, Chrm,s, Ntw York. THE t law Somerset, Ponn'a. Capital, S50.000. Surplus, S4Q.000. UNDIV'DED PROFITS S4.000. DEPOSITS OCCCIVt IN 1S 0f StU AMOUNTS. PYLt CM OtatHO ACCOUNTS Of MERCMaNTB. XRMtR. STOCK DCALtHS. AND OTHERS SOLICITED -DISCOUNTS DAILY. - BOARD OF DIRECTORS. chas. o. si ri.u ;ko. r. sitll, JAVrX U 1'l t.H, W. H. Mil LKR, JoU.N K. St ITT. KOKT. S. tC L"lJ-, KEU V. BIKatCttB KDWARDSiTLL, : : PRFSIPENT. VAl-KNTINK HAY, : VICE PHrI l'KNT. HAKVfcY M. BblKKI.KY, (AbUlKK. Tbe ruDlP and securltif of th'i banc are se curely proUTl4ri In a c-lfbrated I'oKLIss Hck GUnFuiKirSAFE. Tue ouly safe made abao luu:lv buntlar-vroof. Jacob D. Swank, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Next Ooor West of Lutheran Church, Somerset, Pa. I Am Now prepared to supply the public witb Clocks, Watelies, and Jew elry of all descriptions, as Cheap as tbe Cheapest. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. All work guaranteed. Look at my stock before making your purchases. J. D. SWANK. KEFFER'S NEW SHOE STOSE! KEHTS BOYS'. WOMEN'S, GIRLS' nd CHILDREN'S SHOES, OXFORDS and SLIPPERS. Black aud Tan. I.test Styles and Shapes at lowest .....CASH PRICES...- Adjoining Mrs. A. F. Uhl, South-east corner of (square. SOMERSET, PA. I Elcn.1 tnost softly snd i (-A iUv mot-t cltcclivci;. ever J'.: 'ika. fiitivo sccuc v.Litilluown CJ J by waxca canCUs. Tai li'it' 11"-1 l:ciM.crs k'jut's clicriii, ihr.t y ct tlx liir.a -J touch lo tlxtln.vii roo.a or dining reef, is U-c i iiijilo.'.' low oi WAX CANDLES S J 1 i.i .ill n!it .i! sJ.nf". tj h.ir :i:n.; with ' iuu-i.tr ; 1. j !;'.. iV.s t r tlt-cor: tici s. Mtn:i:" -fired Iv J STANDARD OI'-CO. - Get an Education Tb bMt out At ia Ufa. Bt method! aad at CEKTRAL STATE K3RUAL SCHOOL LOCK HiVM (t U.ua Oa.1, fi. Btronr faraitr. ar!d mnm m, gno4 libra modeI apnarsUM ra laUiratori aaa cTaa ia band ibailda,aiiBia eruaad. HaortMt tl-o, la-t !!, 1 ' 4 ita Id a-1'litioa t nt ilir wmM, ) li work U oil rad IB lM!c.Shnhal,T7a. ntinc. sd f nin .ld catalo ia. jaiui iuwi. ra. rt.Mi l a. . fa. vfciMJ, 50 YEARS' r . EXPERIENCE D Trade Mark Dcsicns Copyrights Ac av mmnMnm a akatrto and daertri mf aalcaiT awwiain oar ofnnxm f " h,entin x pr-.bly pal -ntf -1 " 1 " tioni Kxir-.ir orMiOOwtlaL Hawi book OB PaljaiU 1-alrau tam tfar.;l Mana a to- rauelra Qwnal antic, without charjee. ta the Scientific American. A hantao-e)y llloatrat4 weekly. JT. eolation of any anenliflc Journal, "i ' a rnr: f-ur n.-nUia. L 6uM brail "ewad1- uxaucs Ollloa. OS f BU, Waabinta, D. U Firs Bani imiirm I I "S. " V 4 a-4 1 TO v . x' CIDER MAKING TIME. Tnpyarp gathering the apples in theorrbartl on the hill. They are carrying the basket to the hum- niing eiiler mill ; The breeze is blowing sweetly and the autumn day are lair. The hnppy farmer whittle ai he worki away, out there. And the emoke is curling upward as It used to. lii ago. When the wiuriK that made our n rather inoi.-t ItrgHii to blow. IKwu the crumbled lestvea re dancing from the branch i ov-rhd. And t lie doves are aofily cooing tin the weather-beaten shed ; The ground is strewn with pumpkins where the com Is cut away. And the alope btyond the valley lie III ome- t iingsor d ray. While a sort of d eaniy inuic issues from the humming mill Aud the wind is blowing aoftly through the orrlutni c-n the bill. Thiy are gatht-riu? the apple" tlutt the w inds have shaken down. And the child Is full of wonder who is visiting rroin town ! U an amlH-r slrctm of wimcUiing 01 for god Is flowing out. While a daring yellow jacket sips serenely from the spout ! Ah the mill is humming gaily as the golden apples full, Aud the frug tl f inner" busy grinding up the worms aud alL Chicago Timea-Xeruld. XO TRESPASSING. It was a tltlightfully Lot afternoon, and, under the trees, Elyt-ium itself. Tbe path ran through a tunnel of foli age, between which glimpses of the river parallel were every now aud then betrayed by natural vistas. If you happen to know the road to Louore, before the path to Ashness Bridge forks oil", in fact, the delightful stretch that lies at Iinkes" Foot, you will have a sceue as like to it as two peas are to one another, but for Der weutwater you must, of course, substi tute the rapid, shallow, shiugling Uar rogh. The road was inches deep in dust, and that of the whiiot, and tbe bocia and stockings of the knickered Norfolk-jacketed traveler could acarcely 1 distinguished from the dusty way itself, aud he looked, had there been any to see, as though he floated in the air, be reft of feet aud ankles. Now, half-way down the road, the traveU r, who was young aud fairly good-iookiiig, though, perhaps, not en dowed with that facial strength of character which is the dear delight of authors who are feminine, happened upon a stile, somewhat like a pair of step-ladders, w ith three rungs by which to ascend from the road, and two with which to descend iuto the wood ou the other side of the wa'.l. The traveler ascended, and, perched upon the happily-placed platform- at the summit of the step-ladder, ponder ed some, and while he poadered be mopped his brow and gazed upon bis boots besides, giving the lie to those who say "that one can not do two things at once" this for one who Las refused to close the door at my behest, and I in a draught most thorough. Then he struck a match to light a cig arette I know it ought to have been a pipe, but it was a cigarette and draw ing it along an adjacent post he saw for the first time a notice thereon. It said: ANY PEIWOX FOUND TRESPASSING ON THE BARRY ESTATE ! WILL BE PERSECUTED. By Order Agent's Office. J. SMITH. A very ordinary notiee, but one which had been the subject of much merri ment a while back, when " 'Arry-you Jiggius bad eliminated the harmless O and interpolated the direful E for tbe amusement of bis conseurs and con freres. The effect it had upon our traveler , was not that which henceforward, for a'.l I care, may be described as defacien dia tripperii. He had no desire to drop in "not' between the "will" and the "ba," neither did be change "person" to "peer," but be did allow bia feet, which had been resting on rung two of the roadside ladder, to change their po sition to rung oue of that of the wood si le. After the first step the way was easy. 8 ) appeared to be tbe grass path which meandered among the trees in curves most sinuous, a path that looked as all forbidden paths look seductive, and, moreover, by far the most delightful in the whole district. Our traveler looked at his watch, and up aud down the road. Not a soul was i i sight to deter bim. He slipped to the ground, and in a brief space was in the thicket. Ou and on pressed be until the black in; was restored to bis bouts by the agency of the dust -banishing grass. The cigarette, smoked out, was replaced by a second, and then became to a L alt at tbe brink of a cunning little tree m rrored lake, whose clear waters in vited, nay, almost commanded, immer sion, with the thermometer taxed to its utmost beat recording limit. Birds were sii.giug, the lakelet rip pled, and, with delicious splashing, a waterfall threw itself in wanton aban donment into tbe embrace of tbe all absorbing tarn. Delicious spot for bathing, but wast ed. It was impossible. Oa the further side was oue who gazvd at our traveler, the intruder, with eyes beautiful and provoked oue attired in kerchief of lawn, bodice and skirt of print, with other dainty things. "A pretty girl!" said he, mentally. "A wretched tourist !" she reflected. Tbe path was winding, like to a maze, but surely, maze-like, it led to an event ful goal. Tbe traveler meandered on and found himself in a space but three or four feet from my lady of tbe lake. His cap was off. Said be: "Would you kindly tell me if this path comes out anywhere near Marleydale?" "Eventually at the village itself," she replied. He thanked her, and with steps re luctant would have advanced, but she, reddening and paling alternately, deni ed him progress except over her lithe some self. "Please stop!" she commanded. "Are oi aware that this is private property?" SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. "I could hardly imagine it was pub lic," said be. She flushed angrily. "You are trespassing,' she continu ed, "and are liable to be prosecuted." "And permuted, if the notice board lies not," be added. "The notice board does lie. Some tourist" she began, impetuously. "Then I suppose I am not trespass ing," be iiieried. "You will seer' said she, fiercely. "But surely a trestass without dam age is as harmless as a threat that can not be carried out T' he asked. "The fame " she started to say. "Is remarkable for its absence," be concluded. "The the " she was at a loss. "I picked this clump of mountain ash," he suggested, kindly. "Ah! injuring tbe trees; you can be arrested for that," she replied with sat isfaction. "Surely a fine " be began. "Our Bench is lauded projierty," said she, "and we loathe er tourists." "Oh!" be murmured, disconcerted. "Only the other day my father, who is chairman, was most severe on one who carved his name upon a tree; and you have broken a branch." "A twig," be veutured to correct. "The same thing," said she, defiantly. "Miss Smith" he said, in tone im ploring. "Don't address me as 'Miss Smith,' sir," and sbesjioke in touts most haugh ty. "Such familiarity" "Well, Edith," if you command it," be murmured, abashed. "How dare you!" she cried. "I dared not till you commanded," said be. "And your name-brooch sup plied the information." There was a moment's silence. "You must give me your name and address," she coiumaudetl. "For you to issue a warrant for my apprehensiou? No. 'The prisouer re fused to give bis name and address,' " be replied. It was an awkward position for a girl who only did her father's duty. "It's most ungenerous of you," she exclaimed. "Just because you're a man aud happen to be stronger thau I am, you will evade justice." "Never!" be answered, firmly. "You will run away, and I, impeded by skirts, am helpless to catch you," she continued. "You could lift" "Why don't you make good your es cape?" she interpolated with haste. "Am I not your prisoner?" be asked. "Do you mean to say that you will come quietly to tbe lodge aud face my father?" she inquired. "As quiet as any lamb," be asserted. "Well, it's this way," said she. "It's customary to grip the prisoner by the arm," be suggested. She paid no attention, and in silence they strolled toward the lodge. "If you will excuse me for a minute I will see if my father can attend to you now," she said, when, arriving at their destination, she led him to tbe drawing-room. "Please sit down.". Surely prisoner bad never been treat ed with so much consideration. In a minute or two she returned, somewhat confused. "My father will not return for an hour or so," she said. "Then I must wait," he replied. ' Oh, don't you mind ?" She seemed relieved. "Not in the least," said he. She rang a belL "Do you care for tea, or would you prefer" she asked him. "Tea, please," said the prisoner. Aud tea was brought. "I think I saw a picture of this bouse in this year's Academy," said the pris oner, tea and toast in hand. "Did you really notice it?" said she, with pleased surprise. "I painted it, and Mr. Barry bought it, Mr. Barry owns all this property." "Indeed! He must account himself most fortunate to have so zealous a guardian as yourself. Thank you half a cup." Then they talked of many things of books, of paintings, of poets' songs, un til tbe sun lost some of its youthful vigor, and then they wandered into the garden, and there tbe conversation was of other things, perhaps more human than books and paintings, but none the less pleasant. And at last they hap pened on a mutual enthusiasm, and tbey enthused until the sun dropped behind lofty Craigavar, and a sudden ch'U fell upon the jailer, and she cried: "My father will be back in a few minutes; hadn't you better escape?" "And we were getting on so well, too," said the prisoner, with half a sigh. "Yes I mean I think you have been imprisoned long enough," she mur mured, softly. "Oh, no!" replied tbe prisoner, gal lantly. "You have, indeed you have. Please, pleae, go; my father might adjourn, or something terrible; and you, with no one to bail you out, would have to go to pris . Ob, I'm sure Mrs. Jones, the constable's wife, would never make you comfortable. Do go! do go!" she plead ed, with bands clasped in pity. "But how about your duty to Mr. Barry?' be asked. "Bother Mr. Barry !" Then, witb gravel flying and the sound of much crunching of small stones, came Major Smith, tbe agent of tbe Barry estate, and be, seeing them, pulled up bis ponies with great suddenness, and, leaping to the ground, advanced, saying: "Ah, my dear fellow, here you are! I'm delighted to welcome you to your own bouse after so long an absence. I went to tbe station to meet you, and found your luggage only If we don't count a message that you got out at Ab eraver and were walking. I would have been back long ago if that con founded rascal, Raven, had not stopped me to ask for a reduction of rent said bis roof was falling in; so I went to see it, and found, as usual, it waa all non sense. Editb baa been amusing you, I hope," "I met Miss Smith in the wood, and" explained the traveler. "She knew you from your pboto- grapb," Major Smith suggested. Miss Smith blushed. "The photograph is not tbe least bit like tbe original," she protested. "NoVody ever recognized it as me," said tbe young man, unblushingly ; "but it is said to be a speaking likeness just the same." She rewarded bim with a grateful glance. "People have said to me," he contin ued, 'Who is that ugly devil on your wife's escritoire?' aud I " "Your wife?" "Haven't you beard? I'll tell you all about it oh, it was quite a romance! It's a beast of a photograph don't you think so. Miss Smith ?" Cavalry Hones ia Battle. A veteran cavalry horse partakes of tbe hopes and fears of battle just the same as bis rider. . As the column swings into line and waits, the horse grows nervous over'waitiug. If the wait ia spun out, he will tremble and sweat, and grow apprehensive. If be has been six mouths iu service he kuows every bugle call. As the call comes to advance, the iidcr cau ft el him workiug at the bit to get it be tween bis teeth. As he moves out he will either seek to go on faster or bolt. He can not bolt, however. The lines will carry bim forward, and after a miuute be will grip, lay back his ear?, and one can feel bis sudden resolve to brave tbe worst, and have done with it as soon as possible. A man seldom cries out when bit In the turmoil of battle. It is tbe same with a horse. Five troopers out of six, wbeu struck with a bullet, are out of their saddles within a minute. If bit in tbe breast or shoulder, up go tlitir bands, aud tbey get a heavy fall; if iu the leg, or foot, or arm, tbey fall for ward and mil off. Even with a foot cut off by a jagged piece of shell, a horse will not drop. It is only when shot through the bead or heart that be comes down. He may be fatally wounded, but be hobbles out of the fight to tbe right or left, and stands with drooping head until the loss of blood brings bim down. The horse that loses bis rider and is un wounded bim-elf will continue to run with bis set of fours until some movement throws bim out, Then be goes galloping here aud there, neigh ing with fear. Southern Fried Chicken. At this season, when poultry of all kinds is approaching the high tide of excellence, it is well to recall the de lights of Southern fried chicken. In the first place, select a young aud ten der chicken, cut It up as if for fricassee, and season each piece with salt and pepper, and dredge it very lightly with flour. Melt two tablexpoonfuls of but ter iu a hot fryiogpan and lay in pieces of chicken enough to cover the bottom. Cover the'ebieken and let It fry until it is a rich golden brown on one sid. It will take five or six minutes, or even longer. Then turn it, add more butter if necessary, and let the chicken fry on the other side. When the chicken is cooked, lay it in a low, somewhat py ramidal heap on a hot platter and stir a heap! tig spoonful of flour in tbe but ter left in the fryingpan. Add two cups of rich milk or cream to the fry ingpan, and when it boils up strain this sauce into a saucepan into which a ta blespoon ful of minced parsley has been put. Let the sauce boil up once more and turn it around the chicken on the platter, or serve it in a boat with tbe chicken. The latter is the old-fashioned way of serviug cream sauce and fri ed chicken, and in some ways tbe nit satisfactory. The Checks Came Back. Jones-Brown bad just been married. Like otter benedicts, he discovered early in his connubial career that Mrs. Joues-Brown's methods of distributing bis bard-earned pelf were most un businesslike and wasteful. So he opened an account for her in a nearby bank aud brought the little lady a check book. With all of bis patience, six weeks of bis valuable time and some 17 large sized check books, Mrs. Jones-Brown at length succeeded in making out a check which the careful bank clerks were willing to honor. Mrs. Jones-Brown was elated at her success. So delighted was she that she spent an entire afternoon with her check book. To her uubonded joy the bank cashed every check she bad written. About that time Mr. Jones-Brown wascalL-d away from towu on business. On bis return be asked bis little spouse bow she was getting on witb her check book. "Splendidly, Harryi" aid she, en thusiastically. "The bank was awful ly kind. They cashed all my checks, and, what do you think? They sent them back to me! The checks were a bit torn and ragged, so I wrote them all out fresh and used them again. It's glorious!" Mrs. Jones-Brown now receives her weekly money in cash. Harper's Bazar. Remarkable Eeicne. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfleld, 111., makes tbe statement, that she caught cold, which settled ou ber lungs; she waa treated for a month by ber family physician, but grew worse. He told ber she was a hopeless victim of con sumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion; she bought a bottle and to her de light found herself benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles, found herself sound and well; now does ber own house work, and is as welt as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this Great Discov ery at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and at G. W. Bral- lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.; Urge bottles 50 cents and $1 00. Cat of Beef If ost Easily Digested. The meat from tbe shoulder was found in some German tests to be from 1 to 2 per cent more easily digested than that from the bind quarters. Tbe effect of different modes of preserving beef is shown in tbe following list ar ranged in tbe order of digestibility. Smoked beef, raw beef, beef broiled ia water, raw beef, corned beef, broiled beef. OCTOBER L 185)1). The Cultivation of Nat Trees. Tbe planting and cultivation of va rious kiuds of nuts will sooner or later be given more attention by nursery men and landowners than at present. The hybridization of nuts has already begun, and it can be safely predicted that many new hybrids will be pro duced in the near future. A nut of this sort has lccn obtained by crossing two distinct varieties, the black walnut aud California waluut, aud has becu given tbe name "Royal." Mr. Luther Bur bink, the originator of various uew hybrids In fruits, is tbe successful ex perimenter. On almost every farm there is more or less space which could be utilized aud converted into a nut grove at very little expense or trouble tbe steep sidts of a swale or gully, hillsides that are too steep to cultivate, a row of nut trees plauted in li.-lil-i used as perma nent pasture; if not planted too thickly, would add to the value of pasture laud by the delightful shade given. Nature seems to have distributed the various kiuds or nuts in sous ana localities best suited to their growth. For instauce, the chestnut is always found growing on a sandy soil, while a hickory is rarely found giowiug in sandy localities, yet would tiirive iu sand if plauted there. Tbe chestnut will thrive if planted in almost any deep rich soil where there is good drainage. I have often heard it said that a chestnut tree if planted on any but a sandy soil would not live, and I have also heard it a-serted that it cau not be transplanted successfully; but I have proved to my own satisfaction that both of these can lie doue quite successfully. The chances of success can be made greater by introducing a little of the soil uatural to the tree iuto the hole in which it is to be planted. The writer transplanted some teu or fifteen sweet chestuut trees lust spring. Digging good sized boles, we carefully placed the trees iu them and then tilled them uearly full of saud. After pressing down the sand we covered the latter with a'jout 2 or 3 inches of clay loam to prevent their dryiug out, All but one or two of these trees are alive aud will be grafted tbe coming spring with improved varieties. Not long since I read an article on chestuut culture by Jacob Dingee, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Din gee's method was to cut offtheold treesorany youug ones that were too old to graft down to to the ground. They would then end up a uew growth of sprouts. These were thinned out the next year to a few more thau were needed. At each stump or root the sprouts were grafted when two or three years old. Tbey were afterward again thinned out to a suitable distance apart Correspond ent in the Country Gentleman. Borne Antedatei Romulus. It Is all very well to demolish Wil liam Tell, Shakespeare and Beatrice Cenci, but wbeu it comts to denying the existence of Romulus and Remus it is another question altogether for tbe Romans, says tbe Pall Mall Ga zette. Although opinions havealways differ ed about the exact date of the founda tion of Rome, the calculations of the historian Varrone have been consider ed the most reliable, who putitatthe eighth century B. C. The people, how ever, who desire a definite date bave ever declared that tbe Eternal City was founded by Romulus 7o.i B. C, aud that the audacious shepherd laid the first stoue on the Palatine on April -1 exactly, so that tbe city ia now Lti-ji years old. Now, to the general indig nation, the archaeologist, O. Monte lius, comes forward with document to prove that the ancient mistress of the world arose much earlier than lht centuries B. C, there being remains of the ninth, tenth, eleventh aud twelfth centuries before tbe Christian era. The conclusion to be drawn is that Rome has at least tbe respectable age of 3101) years, that Romulus and bis brother have never existed, and that the wolf, kept ia the cage on the top of the Capitoline Hill, as confirmation of tbo legend, is nothing but an impostor. A Tax on Bachelors. Tbe crusty old bachelor or the wo man who is out of the runuing mar riage question is assuming some rather amusing phases in foreign countries, says Harper's Bazar. The Diet of Hesse has introduced a tax on unmar ried men, tbey being compelled to pay 2 per cent more taxes than tbeir mar ried brethren, and it is said that tbe effect of this resolution by the govern ment is being watched with great in terest by tbe maidens of Hesse, who are anticipating an epidemic of pro posals. While in India that ever-recurring question of the remarriage of widows has again popped up, the Eastern fath ers suddenly realizing that by giving the widows a second chance, tbe op portunities of getting rid of their un married daughters is being considera bly narrowed. English statistics show that one out of every five widows seizes the opportunity to a second time stand before the altar of Hymen. It U said that in tbe United States tbe female population is very little larger than the male, for tbe surplus of women of New England are balanced by tbe men of tbe mining communities of the far West. Story of a Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by tbe chains of disease is the worst form of slavery. George D. Williams, of Manchester, Mich., tells bow such a slave was made free. He says: "My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn over in bed alone. After using two bottles of Elec tric Bitters, she is wouderfully improv ed and able to do her own work." Tbia supreme remedy for female diseases quickly cures nervousness, sleepless ness, melancholy, headache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This mira cle-working medicine is a godsend to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents. Sold at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug SUsre, Berlin, Pa. A Prairie-Do Village. Near Fort Reno, in the Indian Terri tory, is a prairie-dog village, and a vis itor at tbe fort tells Our Animal Friends something about these inttresting little animals: Whenever an alarm was sounded numbers dashed about, running hither and thither, in a manner that indicated that they wcrecaught away from home, as one of tbeir binding rules forbids one to tiiitr tbe domaiu of another, aud each must seek shelter within bis own burrow. These burrows are a few feet apart, and in every direction well beaten paths are to be seen. Tbey are very social animals, and when all was quiet it was amusing to see oue and an other leave bis own lodgings and run to sit with a friend upon his mound, the two being occasionally joiued by a third, the visitors apjiearing to halt ft r a moment on their way upon an errand of business or pleasure. A great deal of euergy and activity was displayed, although there was no evidence that actual labor was beiug performed. Those that bave closely studied their customs say that there is always one that represents the govern ing power of the to n. He appears to be consulted upon sundry and divers matters, is exempt from toil, but be shares in the lieuefits that accrue from tbe labors of the others. These villages radiate from a com mon centre, growing in all directions as the families increase, the burrows lieing connected by a series of under ground passages. Each burrow is dug in a direction slanting downward for about six feet,when there is an abrupt turn and a slight rise; at this print there is a little excavation, which serves as a second story. Here is to be found a bed of dried gras, witb storage of roots and grains, or whatever else they bave been able to procure iu tbe way of foot!. As it is tbeir custom to locate on high ground at some distance from water. there b.-n been a current belief that they hive no need of nature's univer sal beverage, but excavations have proved that they depend upon a sub terranean well for their water supply. The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose Stomach and Liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr. King's New Life Pills, tbe wonderful Stomach and Liver Remedy, give a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures per fect health aud great energy. Only i"c. at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somer set, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. He Didn't Bite. "I never can tell a story aud have it come out ail rigut," saiu a nine wo man plaintively the other day. "I thought I bad such a good one not long ago. I was walking along and heard one street boy say to another : 'Oh, you go buy 10 cents' worth of potash.' 'What for?' says No. 2. For 10 cents,' yelled the other and ran off giggling. 'I thought it was pretty good, and I'd try it on Charlie at supper. But when I told him to g buy 10 ceuU' worth of potash he never said a word, aud I knew another joke had fallen flat and kept still. But the worst was later. He put on bis bat and vanish ed after supper, coming back iu a min ute with a little parcel that he handed to me. "'What's that?" asked I. '"Why, the potash you said you wanted,' answered he, and I nearly had hysterics on the spot. Did you ever bear anything so perfectly awful? I won't ever try to get off anything fun ny again." Aud the little woman sighed as she walked away. Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Home of the Potato. Peru la the birth place of the potato, which was used as an article of food by the Incas and exported to Europe by the Spauiards when they took over quinine bark and named it in honor of the Countess of Chincon. whose husband at that time was Viceroy. The Indians bad used tbe bark for medicinal purpose as long as uuy one could remember, but this noble lady was the first European to test iu -efficacy, and it proved so excellent a cure for the malaria which saturates tfie at mosphere of Lima tbat she induced the Jesuit fathers to recommeud it to the medicos of the Old World. Tftse wise old chaps sent it to Spain mad Italy, and it is said thi.t oue of the first doses of quinine tnat was . ever adinio istered in Europe w.s swallowed by the Pope. Tbe unregenerate potato, which is still found in a wild state among tbe mountains of Peru, Ls a del icate vine which bears a fruit about tbe size of a plum aud as yellow as an orange. Cultivation has increased its size and improved its flavor. Corres pondence Chicago Record. He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson, O , after suffering IS months from Rectal Fistula, he wc old die unless a costly operation was per formed; but he cured himself witU five boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth, ant) the best Salve in the World 2-c. per box. rxld at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Som erset, Pa., and G. W. Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa- Mamma "Beie, how many sisters has your new playmate?" Bessie "He has one, mamma. He tried to fool me by saying that he bad two half sisters, but be didn't know that I've studied arithmetic." Do not confound Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer with any pretended nerve cure. There la only one sure and safe cure, tbat is Wheeler's Nerve Vitalizer. Physicians prescribe it because they know of its prompt effect. For sale at Carman's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa., j and Mountain Bon Drug store, Confluence, Pa. The one man ia the world who has I justified in putting on airs is the musi- WHOLE NO. 25 M. Good Stories Told of Robert Bonner, There are more forms of high art than appear on canva, iu marble or on a graveu page. The late Robert Bonner, for Instauce, was a master of many To be i-ure, he could not paint a picture nor could he carve a marble faun. But be could shoe a horse, and as an ad vertiser he had no equal. Besides this. he could set tyiv with machine-like rapidity and precision aud decision aud could t. II & paying story at i glance. Also, be never owed a cent longer than it tk to iwy it. All of which is more or less art. Iu lvli Mr. Bouuer came to New- York. He brought with bim $70 to a cent. He put it in abank, and one day the cvsbicr wrote dwn iu red ink in his bank b-Kik, ";." "It was my interest," said Mr. lioii ner. ' I bad to ak him what it meant. He told me, and I was overwhelmed with art Hiishment, I tol.l bim I htdii't made the money. 'No but your money did,' he auswered. "That settled it. 1 learned tbat day that money makes money, and that to be rich you must save. So I have saved." The only time iu bis life that Mr. Bonner ever made a bet was wbeu be was a typesetter on the Hartford t'our ant. A "jour" of the name of John Hand came down tbe line with the advance reputation of being the svi:i est compositor ou earth. "May lie," said the Couraut men; "but you haven't tried Bonner j'et." "Hub:" said the 'jour;' "I'll try him for 10 a side." "I never liet," said Mr. Bonner. 'You better not," laughed the chal lenger. Mr. Bonner changed bis mind. He put up $10, got dowu to work, aud 1-e-sides consuming two pieces of custard pic, set 2j,000 ems of solid miuion type in 2 hours and minutes. Tbe ft-ut has never been equaled, says tbe New York Journal. Although Mr. ifcinner spent in bis lifetime about j0,utM for trotting hirscs, Le never race.t one or allowed ona to lie raced for money. His first horse was bought iu July, lsW. At that time there bad been just nineteen horses in tbe world dead and live tbat had trotted a mile in 2.30. To-day there are lo.WA) on tbe list. To Mr. Bonner is due much of this. He was the first to show what might be ac complished by intelligeist shoeing, and without doubt no man alive has ever understood the foot of the horse as definitely as he learned it, This was effectively displayed some time ago at a sale of Balo Alto trotters. Mr. Bonner looked thtm over and picked out Ause! Chief as tbe best of the lot. But every other high horse man iu America bad discarded the auirnal as unsound. The day the colt came to New York he was lame, but that made no difference to Mr. Bon ner. He seut his brother to buy Ausel Chief, and set a limit at $1 500. Iu virtue of his lameness, Ansel Chief was knocked down at JS0O. Mr. Bouner grinned with delight. He took tbe colt to Tarry town and pared dowu its toes. In a few days it was as sound as a dollar, moving squarely and fat, and at the age of four went tbe mite in 2.1-jj. "You see," explained Mr. Bonner, "the toe of its hoof was so long that it stretched the suspenaory ligament, I jmt had it pared down and relieved the strain. It cost about two cents' labor and saved me a thousand dollars." Buttermilk and Health. But few appreciate buttermilk. It would be a sorry day for tbe doctors aud bogs if everybody ateauddrauk as much buttermilk as this writer, says A. X. Hyatt, iu Northwestern Agri culturist. I give buttermilk consider able credit for the fact that I bave never been so sick as to bave a doctor come to feel my pulse and look at my tougue. I don't believe we would ficd half as much error aud nonsense in our agricultural papers if all the editors would eat and drink enough butter milk. Buttermilk clears tbe brain and cleaus the blood. A noted physician said not long ago that buttermilk is "a true milk pep tone." Tbat is, milk already partially digested, it is a decided laxative and tiothiug equals it iu habitual constipa tion. It is a diuretic and is excellent for kidney troubles. It is the most re freshing and digestible of all the pro ducts of milk. Nothing is better iu tbe treatment of diabetes. In some cases of cancer of the stomach and gastric ulcer buttermilk ia the only food tbat can be retained. One of my neighbors spent money enough to go to the Phil ippines for doctors, drugs, ete., to cure bis rheumatism, without getting any better. I told bim a fe barrels of nice but ter mi Ik would drive rheumatism from JUm ajiatoiny and it waadone with less b.an a barrel worth about 20c per 1J0 pouL to feed hogs. I know of half a dottexi iu this county of buttermilk who Jay the cure of their rheumatism to 1 ippered milkraud buttermilk. Any of you who think your system needs a a little beer, whisky or tobacco, try buttermilk instead (give it a good trial) Mud become happier and healthier. Tue ouly aliinulant this writer takes in xm old age re buttermilk and lopper etf milk, and my friends (and I, too) are proud of me. Anyone who knows Mr. Hyatt will not ited to ibe .convinced that he has been drinking from the fountain of youth. If ibis ia found in tbe butter milk j at er-es-j farmer has it at his dis jkjKl. Ru Unr milk is food and drink, us most people know. If it U also iuediciie it is still mere desirable. It was almost a miracle. Burdock liJ Bitters cured an of a terrible braking out all over tbe body, I am --ery grateful." Mis Julia Filbridge, West cru well, Conn. To brijbfen and clean wicdows, put a Uactipful -of am&Mia to every pail- fjl of tepid water, wash well with a pon&e or uft rag, then dry with a -Ju cloth, and poJish with a leather strsa old silk Land kerchief. " Monarch over ptaiu. Burns, tuts, -rcain, sting. Instant relief. Dr. j Ttsomas' Edectric Oil At any drug jst r& A Vary laeleaa la A writer In tbe PUiladtlpblai Time wbo baa been looking up tbe record of the mcsmJto In natural history has come to the conclusion that It Is a very useless Insect. Here U tie result of bis iQTestlgation: "J-ast w hy tbe mosquito bites people ia not yet known. It ia not to furnish It foot, for it Is an established fact tliat a mosquito, arter purging him self with human blood, dies within a few Lours, whereas mosquitoes tliat hare never tastetl blood have been known to lUe very comfortably, evea tlirougb tbe entire winter and Into th next season. Tbo adult mosquito does not need food. During Its larvae strts-j It has stored up enough nourishment to last all Its life, and It Is a normal atatt for It to go without fvxxl for the rest of Its existence. All that It needs ! moist air, adult mosquitoes being known to pass tbe winter In damp cel lars, UvlDg on nothing but the mois ture. "Tbe fact that It Is estimated that only one out of 10,000 ever tastes hu man blood also proves that It is not necessary. Why It persists In tortur ing mankind, therefore, has not yet liet-n found out, aud scientists cau on ly swear softly with tbe rest of man kind and make the grneral statement that the mosquito Is born with a vitlat nl appetite for human pore, an appotlta that causes the death of the Indulger." Iloaae f t Ksaa tkeeae. While the r.dain cheese Is a familiar visitor on the table not every one knows whence It conies nor bow Its cannon ball proportions and gay col oring have lieen achiercL Tbe north ern part of Holland Is the scat of the Edam cheese industry, and the couse qnent cleanliness of the relish is there fore doubly assure-tl. In making It the frtfih cow's milk U carefully strained and the rennet add ed. As soon as the uillk curdles tbtt whey Is drawn off, aud tbe curd, thor onshlr kneaded. Is pressetl Into molds. This process is repeated until tbe whey has all been extracted and the curd U comparatively dry. It Is then wrapped Iu a liueu cloth aud kept for 10 or 1 days until quite solid. Then tbe clota Is removed anil the cheese put Into salt lye. Afterward a little more dry suit Is sprinkled on the cheese until the maker thiuks it Is salt enough to Iiiouie lis keeping. It Is next put into a vessel and wash d witb whey and scraped to remove li t white crust. It Is uext carried In to a cool room and laid on shelves, where It is frequently turned. The ripening process lasts from two to three months, the round balis grow ing the tine yellow or reddish color iHH-uIiar tj r'daui cheese. The cheosei intended to be exported to this coun try are rendered still more brilliant by dyeing the rind with a vegetable dye. New York Tribune. Saved tbe sir. The little son of au English gentle man, in mischievously playiug with a vj.se. managed, after several attempts t get his hand through the narrow Leek, and was then unable to extricate It, For half an hour or more the w hole fauiily and oue or two frieuds did their best to withdraw the fist of the young offender, but Iu valu. It was a very valuable vase, aud the father was loath to break It, but the exi&tiug state of affairs could not continue for ever. At length, after a final attempt to draw forth the hand of the victim, the father pave up his efforts in de spair, but tried a hist suggestion. "Uin'ii your baud!" he commanded the tearful youug captive, "and theo draw it forth." I can't oiH-n It, father,' declared tht toy. Vau'tY" demanded bis father. -Why?" "I've got my penny In my band," came the astounding reply. "Vby. you young rascal, thundered his rather, "drop It at oncer The icnny rattled In the bottom of the vase aud out came tbe band. A Mwle Catcher. A farm manager at Fodderty. Ding wall. Scotland, watching a mole catch er at work, saw sea gulls hovering over aud occasionally alighting upon a turnip field in which the observer and others were at work. A particularly large aud handsome bird attracted his attention by the graceful way It float ed slowly over the drills. Intently scanning the surface of the ground. Suddenly, steadying Itself a moment, it dropped, dug Its bill into the bear ing ground and rose with a mole for its prey, nesting a few minutes. It gracefully tx-gau again a further search for prey. Ia a few minutes a second mole was unearthed. Case of Craeltr. A little girl whose acquaintance with the xoological wonders of creation was limited was looking at one of the elephants iu Lincoln park, Chicago, while on her first visit to that popular resort. Observing that the animal stood mo tionless near a watering trough, she said: Toor thing! Why don't they lift up bis trunk and fasten It back so be can drlnkr old Haaaaw Boaea. The keejier of the public cemetery of a small Bohemian town near Prague excavated the older parts of the grave yard, and sold all the eld bones be could find for Industrial purposes. a he found that certain manufacturers paid more for huuiuu bones than for those of animals. Fie had licea earning money In this way for several years before he was detected and suspended from bis pose To Oriets Trs. It requires 40 horses t pull family ranity at a funeral and only two to full tbe corpse. Catholic Universe. Picking Applet. The practice of leaving apples on tb trees uutil they are easily picked off is not a commendable one, as when left to longa heavy wiud coming up will shake a great many of them dowu and reduce tbeir value to tbat of cider stock. Tbe best time to pick apples is just when they have arrived at perfection. and no standard rule as to time can be given, for the different varieties mature at different times. Each tree should be picked when its fruit is ready to be harvested, and every apple should be carefully picked, so as to prevent bruises or discoloration of the skin. If apples are left on tbe tree until entirely ripe they will not keep as well as they would had they been picked a little before fully ripe and allowed to ripen in a pile. When ripened off tbe tree tbey lose a little in juiciness, but this loss is so slight that it dos not be gin to make up for tbe advantage qf tbe better keeping quality that comes with early picking. As a general rule, apples should be picked before the leaves are off the trees. This means before a killing frost has touched them. If picked early and piled up in the orchard and covered with straw they go through a sweat similar to that of stack-id griu and cure out so tbey will keep firm and solid for a long time. Even late fall apples that are picked just before they are ripe and ripened in a pile will keep until Christmas in perfect condition. "Necediy knows no law." It is a law of Nature that tbe blood must be kept pure, and Hood's Sarsaparilla does it.
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