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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
Keep Eyes wide open

A onelegged soldier walking up
New York the other day was accost-
ed by a clothing merchant with the
usual "Sell YOU some dings to-day!'
Entering the store the veteran was
invited to inspect the large stock but
having looked through the array Of
coats and vests AMI trousers, be turn
ed TO 90. saying that be saw nothing
there that would suit him.
"VeD, vat you vants?n
4 want q pair Of onelegged panta-
looms"
@Yas dat all? Yacob, bring me one
Of dem one legged gray pants on dat
pile in de corner"
In a few minutes Jacob returned
and reported that the last pair had
been sold.
Meanwhile the partner next door
who had been listening through tie
thin pertition had mapped out a plan
Of campaign against the onelegged
cripple. "YohD," he whispered to
an attendant, "cut me of de leg Of
one Of dem gray pants. Send him
up quick
By the time this had been done the
soldier had hobbled out Of the first
store only to be inveigled irto the
second. Again be went through the
inspection Of odds and ends, and
again demanded ~oue-legged trousers,
intimating that be didn't believe the
had them.
"Not naf one legged pants. Fadder
Moses vat takes me for?-Yohn,
bring me one Of dem %one-legged
pants in dot pile in de back Of de
shtore."
The newly altered trousers were
produced, and the waggish soldier
gave himself up as lost. But as he
spread them before him he became
conscious, as did the dealer, Of some
thing wrong.
"Nleia Colt. Fadder Abraham!
Yobn, you hat ruin me! You haf cut
wrong leg!"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
Defective FIucs

A correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Commercial gives the following prac-
teal answer to the question:
"The question is often asked,
What is a defective fue?' 1t is a
aue that has open, upholstered joints
in the brick work through which
flames or sparks ear pass into the
spaces between the floors and cell
ings, or 10 which SCOT can accumu-
late and take FIRE. If the joints IN
the bricks of the lue are carefully COW
cred with mortar, no joints built into
or touching it, and no floor or wood
work allowed to come in contact with
it, the owner of such a few can re-
tire to sleep with a mind at ease on
that score. Safe hues in houses built
by contract are exceptions, as the
the contractor sub lets to the brick
laver. and he docs not feel response
bic to the owner, who gets a defec-
tive fue unless he stands by and
bosses the job. IF he does not he
must chance It. I have had some
eight or ten lues built for ovens heat
ed to a white heat, but have always
stood by to see that every joint was
well closed, as the first lue | used
fired the building. The last one
l built was so dangerous-passing
through a hay-lo!t-that, rather than
trust it to others, | built it myself;
and although it made the loft unbear-
ably hot, l felt perfectly safe, and
used It for three years constantly.
Another cause Of frequent fires is the
careless use of matches. 4 porter
In a store sent into a dark cellar or
upper story goes with a lot of match
es to strike while hunting what he
wants; the match is thrown down if
it goes out, good; if not, and there is
straw, paper, shayiGgs, moss or rags
lying around loose; prestol there
you have a spontaneous combustion.
Always take o lantern, and let it be a
globe lanters, fed with lard or sperm
oil. In looking back through q bust
ness life in Cincinnati Of thirty years,
l fad that fire originated eight times
on my premises, all, however, got
under without calling out the engines.
once was | burned cut, thanks
Ito a neighbor. Once, defective hue,
twice, defective stove pipes; once,
pan Of hot ashes left on the floor over
night Servant girl), once, hot ashes
in an cut house Servant girl; once
wood cole spilled on a floor Servant
girl) twice, matches used and
thrown on shayings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
About MILKING.

Next to having good COWS is the
importance Of having milking well
and properly done. Cows should be
put into some secure place to milk,
either in a barn or shed expressly for
that purpose, with a good ventilation
for warm Welther. The practice Of
milking COWS running loose in the
yard is ineonvenient and d~isagreeable;
neither can it be done as clearly asin
Sanctions; nor will they do as well
oUt-oEdoors, where they are the
the greater part Of the season teased
by flies. There should be as much
uniformity in the hours Of milking as
possible. Before commencing to milk
the udder should be entirely clean,
and each mixer should milk the same
through the season end in the same
cows order. Harsh treatment should
never be tolerated;fcr COWS hat rsnot
well treated viii not give so great
q flow Of milk as when used gently.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
EEow 20 Mako Good Batter.

4 New York lady of large expert
ence in dairy management gi:es the
following directions for making good
butter:
In the first place, the milk must be
brought into the dairy house clean /;
e that the mixers do their part
nicely, for you cannot, with all the
cleaning and scalding of pals and
pans, make a delicious, nutty-aavored
quality of butter, if straws, soaked
in impurity, adhere to the udder, and
from thence fall into the milk pail.
The next move is 70 cool the milk. or
take out the animal heat. to about so
degrees, then, il you have The ca
vsn.elccs for keeping tic milk veiy
neyr GO degrees, there is no required
depth that the mix should lie 80. In
order TO secure all the cream. |
have set il it at two inches and TWEEN
IL inches, and the result was the
same. If the milk is not cooled.
two inches is as deep as milk should
be set for all all the cream to rise be-
fore the milk sours. And the best
time to skim the cream is just as YOU
a detect a change or slight acid.
which is generally in from thirty to
thirty-six hours The reason is, the
butter is sweeter and better in color.
and you get more from the same
quantity Of milk than you can if the
cream remains on the milk until it
has become quite thick and sour. |
churn every day in warm weather.
and cream should never be kept long
er than three days in a cool place.
The temperature for churning with
me is GO degrees in summer and e2
to Ga degrees in winter. ] think that
the best churn is the Eureka. We
are doing the churning now in from
one to two minutes, and in winter we
have not at any time exceeded four
minutes. l thoroughly rinse my but
ter, but handle gently with a wooden
ladle; then salt with the best dairy
barrel salt, one ounce of salt to a
pound Of butter; mix ia thoroughly,
being careful to press gently 50 as
not TO break the grain then let it
stand to become solid. then work
again until dry, but never until it is
oily. If your cream is too warm,
surround your cream pail with cold
water or with ice if you have it, stir
ring the cream until it is brought
down to 60 degrees. If too cold sur
round with hot water. Do not put
cold or hot water IN the cream to get
the required temperature. My but
ter brings Orange County Pail"
invariably, in the New York
market.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10

on The youog plants This process Of
blowing from the plants and cuitiva-
ting Immediately after to return the
soil, will need to be repeated sever
al times during the season Of growth;
indeed it may be practiced with
great advantage so long as the space
between the rows is not INSTRUCTED
BY foliage, on each repetition insert
ing the plow deeper than before.
Thus the crop win at length stand
daily increasing in vigor and bulk,
until the time arrives for placing II
in winter quarters-in the latitude Ct
Philadelphia not later than the 2eth
Of November.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10


Central Asia, SAYS the author o
On the read to Khiya, barren IS
we are accustomed to- think il, is re.
markably well watered in certain re.
g:ons: and it is these districts, and
these districts alone. which consti-
tute the real strength of Russia in
the East. The first explorers can
hardly have viewed the thrbid, shoal-
impeded progressively diminishing
streams along which they journey ed
in the light Of future commercial
highways or strategic eommunica-
tons but they saw clearly enough,
what all there successors have Ike
wise seen. that in Central Asia water
IS not merely a necessary Of life, but
life itself. AIl that lives between
the Ural and the Tbian-Shan, wheth-
er man beast or vegetable, IS coneen-
trated upon the basins OF the great
rivers.
The other tracts-the kara-koum,
the Kill Koum, the Moioun-houm,
the Desert Of Kiea, the Turkoman
Steepes-form part OF Central Asia,
merely as the rind forms part Of the
apple and to attempt any COLOMBIA
ton of them would be simple insani,
Hence the whole history OF
Russian conquest in the east is the
history Of q fight for the possession
Of certain water courses-the con-
ouering party securing them by an
eYerlengthening chain Of fortified
posts. and gradually pushing back
the conquered farther and farther IN
to the desert till no alternative re-
NAMED bat starvation or submission.
"Floeks and herds must drink, y
said q Russian general to me years
ago, who had himself practiced what
he preached with terrible effect.
"Flocks and herds must drink,
and so must men cut them of from
water and you have them" And
this method is still looked to by Rus
STA as a sure weapon for the work
that remains to be done. More than
once during my journey from fash
kent toward the Bockhariote frontier,
remarked to the officers whom l
met on the way, you viii have ca
sy work with Bokhara when you do
invade IT," and the answer was al
WAYS the same, ave shall never need
to invade it; we have only to cut of
the water (Which runs from US to
them) and they must give in without
firing a shot"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
The story of Good Boy.
Brm.euAD

This boy was a good boy. He
would an angel to-day be but for the
deceit Of this false hearted world
He wasn't one of a set Of traplets,
and therefore didn't have honors
showered nown upon him in his ear
ly days, but old women said there
was foundation there for an orator, a
great general, or a philosopher, and
old men examined bis heae and
said it was level. Nothing particular
happened to Christopher Columbus
Mcpherson until the eighth year of
bis reign. His childhood DAYS were
full Of mud pies, the but end Of shin
gels, paragoric. castor oil and old
straw hats with the front brim worn
off
He was q deep thinker and a close
observer for a small boy, and he was
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
Mothers.

Mothers you stand at the fountain,
with the lightest trace Of your finger
on the yielding soil; you can give a
direction to the infant stream, you
can send a gliding down through YER
dant fields and lowry lawns, impair
ting new fertility and beauty, and anan
contributing It's strength to propel
the complicated machinery of indus
try; or you can send it dashing, foam
ing owe precipices, to join with 9th
er impetous, headlong streams, carry
ing devastation in their course; or
you can suffer it to roll its sluggish
way into some stagnant pool alIor-
ding refuge for loathsome reptiles,
and poisoning the atmosphere with
its pestilential yapors. In infancy
and arhome the deepest and most
lasting impressions are made; your
children may have had able and
faithful instructors, but there are ma
ny lessons Of practical wisdom which
are not taught in schools. The mind
Of your child is constantly busy-it
will be learning a lesson Of you when
YOU least think of it. To your child,
your remark is wisdom; your opinions,
sound doctrine; and your word a law
your child is learning a lesson
from every look aud action-but,
most Of all your example IS educating
your child; lay q book constantly
open before it which it is constantly
studying. Be careful. fond mother,
that You insert no page which here
after you may wish to tear out, no
line you may wish to blot; be careful
that you admit unto that much read
volume no sentiments which you are
unwilling your child shouldtranscribe
on the fair tablet within itsown inno-
cent bosom.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
Miscellaneous

DR.. y. walkers california VIM
cgar Bitters are 4 purely Vegetable
preparation, mado chiefly from the IA
live herbs found Oh The lower ranges Of
Tie Sierra Nevada Mountains Of Caliior-
MA, Tic medicinal properties Of which
are extracted thercliom without tho use
Of Alcohol. Tho question is almost
daily asked. "WIaat is the cause C tho
Unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TEEs57 Our answer is, that they remove
the cause Of disease, and the patient &c
covers his health. They are tie great
blood purifier and 4 hfc-gIving principle,
. perfect Rcn0gat0r and I%nrigoTat0r
Of tic systeln. Never before in tie
history Of tic world has q medicine been
compounded pos g tho remarkable
qualities Of YINE1AG BirTERs in healing the
SEX Of every disease man is heir 20. They
arc 4 gentle Pgr-ative as well as q Tonic.
relieving Congestion CT Inflammation Of
tie Liver AID Sisceral Organs il Bilious
Diseases
The properties CT DR.. WALKEE's
YiyzGARBlTTEEs arc AYcront. DiaPhorcdc,
C~armiuat.ve, Nutrdous. Laxative. Dl1reua,
ScjatiTe. CountcrIgitalt Sudou1c, Altcra'
i've, and Ambitions.
r. II. MCDONALD s CO..
Druggists and Gen. Arts. San Francisco. California,
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton S-s- NY
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
Miss Josephine Bginker,
Wholsaala and Retail pealer in

Dry Goods, Millinery, Trimmings, Notions
Gloves. Hamburg Embr0idcries, Ladies and Chill.
dreus' Underwear and Furnishing Goods. cordi-
ally invites the citizens Of Somerset county tocall
ana examine her stock and prices before parchas-
ing ~scTher A full line OF White Goods I'M
brellas. Parasois, sc. MOURNING GOODS A
SPECIALITY. a full assortment Of Bttericks
Patterns Of all descriptions for sale. Goods re
ceived daily. Please give ire o call, at Nc.260
Main Street. J0hnstown, Cambria Co. Pa.
mav6 JOSEPHINE BRINKER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
Best 6EorEkilaega

VIII be employed. The public are respectfully
invited 10 cali and examine his stock.
sep.e, n.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10

This space is reserved Tor q. =. RhCals s H-
who have moved into the most magnificent grocer
room iD this place. They can be found in B.-.-
new building. second door from the corner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-08-10
BEST WozsEG7IEE
REPAIRING AND PAINTING

Dene IN a neat anisuhstantial manner, and at the
shortest notice. lie is determined to do all his
work in such q manner, and 1T such prices as TO
him Call and examine his work before purchas-
lan29 D. ]. HORNER.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-26
Goshen No-.i63.

The Fall term in the Academy closed last week, and the winter term begins Dec. lst. At the spelling school in the Academy Wednesday evening, Miss Mary P. Johnson, the East St. Teacher, beat us all, remaining up after all the others had missed
 When the Western mail arrived at our office short time since, the assistant Postmaster, Mir. R. F. Cook, opened the bag as usual, and out jumped mouse. After those whose business is to sit in the postoffice. had recovered from their sur prise, the assistant P. II. sent the follow ing to the P. RI. at Canada Village; .'Sir, wish to call your attention to the Law regulating the transmittal of live stock by mail. The mouse that arrived this A. M. from West Goshen, was stopped at this office for the reason that no stamp was at- tached to its tail. The department re- quires stamps on all mail natter as
 The family of Mir. Moses W. Gray re- moved last week to Bridgeport, as they do every Fall. MT. Gray is connected with large mercantile house in Chicago, and it is necessary for him to go to New York every week. H. \.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-26
HOUSE PLANTS.
Chat No. W.

z> <l> 1e4at No> W zA.
 The other day when Eve were house. cleaning. our stoye-pipe shelled out a wonderful amount of soot in solid cakes. which giistened in the sunshine like rare jewels, and which had its value d., :ruiy as the finest gems. The char-woman was for having 1t all 'dumped' in the bara- yard. ssNot so,n"s said ]; ss ssset it one side ln an old box and after it has been we'll wet with boiling water, it will be just what l want for my plants this winter. It will enrich the earth and make delicious dose for the worms D s.Wau, du tell You folks as hez book-1arnin' is main queer. Wat yew ken want with that nasty black stuff I can't think, but here goes" and she ''toted" it off for safe keeping. l did not deem 1t necessary to enter into the analysis of soot, or describe the prop critics of pyrolignous acid, but felt that sunk in her estimation below the mark to which ''book-larnin' had raised me!
 Hosts of my friends have lost valuable plants this year, through allowing them to over- blossom themselves. One is cer- tainly tempted to this by the beauty and luxuriance of masses of bloom, but 1t is a great mistake, and in the end the plants take their revenge by dying out slowly but surely. Had they stood where they were reasonably shaken by the wind, pelt- ed by the rain. had some buds pecked off by chickens, and 1ethers by birds and bees ''and such small deer" less than half those which had set would have dropped off and relieved the plants of their overload, for Dame Nature does her business thoroughly.
 But house-plants sheltered, guarded, stimulated, must be shorn of many buds, and the beautiful blossoms should be cut off in their early freshness if you would have a continuation of perfect flowers. Do not make the mistake of allowing them to leave on until the forming of the seed vessels, which greatly tax the strength of the plant and call for extra exertion at time when 1t cannot bear the strain and will in consequence dwindle, ''peak and pine,'' and if 1t does not fill an early grave it ought to in order to punish its owner! E. l.. s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-26

A The House Committees on Appropria- lions have completed the consideration of khe Legislative, Executive, and Judicial bill. lis probable that four or five ap- propriation bills will be ready for consid- eration by Congress when it meets. F Dishonesty among the employees of the Redemption Agency efthe Treasury has been discovered and three clerks have been discharged.
 The Cabinet has decided to take no mo- tice of Smiths proclamation claiming to be Governor of Arkansas, and no demon stration in his favor has taken place in any part of the state
 The boiler of a towboat exploded in Hell Gate, last week; four persons were killed and several injured
 Active preparations for the meeting of Congress are being made. a'-a7sz ---szls'sz1' There Is much dissatisfaction with the freights established at Saratoga on the part of several Western lines. -
 An increase of d1ptheria and small pox IS reported to the New York Health Board. .s.ss>l -.-1.r -G
 The repairs in the Capitol are nearly complete. and large number of Senators and representatives are already in Wash ington [. ~. .,.-.s ',.-...--I The Rev. Dr. Nichols of New York has resigned his rectorship to join the Re- formed Episcopal church. .... Great Restitution is reported in Kansas. owing to the failure of crops in some counties and their destruction by grass hoppers in others. .r .,.
 The American institute Fair is closed.
 The trotting race for SC, 900 in San Fran cisco was won by Judge Fullerton in three straight heats. =. .a
Litchfield enquirer., 1874-11-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FOREIGN.


 Great Britoin-Great Britain is report ed to have refused to iaccede to the inter- national code proposed by the Brussels Congress.
 The Roman Catholic Bishops in Eng land desire to pursue political course in- dependent of the pope's direction. France. The Republican candidates were successful in most of fSunday's num- cipal elections. M. Louis Blanc advises the union of all the Republicans in the French Assembly. Gernndny.-It is denied that the vote on the Bank bill in the German Reichstag was defeat of the Government. Herr Forkenbeck has been reelected President of the House.
 The decrease of emigration from Ger many has rendered the sale of some of the ocean steamships necessary. Hnly.-The Parliament was opened Monday by the King.
 The Pope has intimated that Prof. Tyn- dall is spiritual pirate"
 Spain. is reported that the Gov ernment is willing to pay an idemnity to the United States on the same basis as that paid to Great Britain. The Spanish Government is expelling Alfonsists from Spain.
 The Carlists have again occupied posi- | tions about Irun.
 Russia.-Russia has asked the Euro pean powers what changes in the protocol | of the Brussels Congress are advisable, I and several of the great powers have ask ed time to consider the proposition. Another Congress is likely to be held next year. -..... ...... -.... South America. are fears of an uprising against foreigners in Brazil. The reported agreement to settle the troubles in the Argentine Republic is ad. mitted to be false. .,, -..-... :
 The gunboat Parana has been surren- dered by the Argentine insurgents to the Government authorities. r.. DOMESTIC. 1# The resignation of Supervising Arcchi' tect Mullet was offered to Secretary Bris. tow and accepted.
 stroyed nearly half of the town of Tus. cumbia Ala, and 12 or more persons were killed. s1f its il1 a8Fa t
 The Commonwealth club, new politi. cal organization has been established in l Massachusetts.
 Serious troubles have occurred at the coal mines near Scranton, Penn.
 The report of the Patent Office shows an l increase in the number of applications fil- ed and granted during the last year. -1 Evidence that the St. James Parish re- turns had been tempered with was diseov: l cred by the Louisiana Returning Board, and the discrepancy corrected. ts-sf
 Nearly all of the propefth stolen from the American Express Company in Gin. cinnati has been recovered.