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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24
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A Boston paper says; 4 telegraph.
ilc dispatch the other day, announcing
that PFipee Edwsra Island is at pres.
ent one huge snog bank, gives but q
slight idea of the suffering that musi
exist there. A private letter of The
4th inst, resolved in this city to-day.
states that 10 some of the settlements
the farmers find it impossible to gel
6rewood, and have been compelled
to burn their fences, and in some
cases to cut down their orchards. In
one locality a barn broke down with
the weight of snow upon it. Winter
on the island is always a rigorous
season, the fall of snow being almost
invariably great. while during a sea.
son, extending from about the 6rst oil
December to April or May, all com.
munication with the mainland is at.
tended By extreme risk. A snow
blockade, such as the one now re.
ported, must be q very serious thing,
as, although The Island is not large.
the population icing only about 100,
600, Of whom perhaps 20, 900 residf
in the large towns, leaving only
about 80, 600 scattered over an area
Of something like 1000 square miles.
These facts would seem To indicate
that there may probably be some
very serious consequences. especially
as the island winter is seldom marked
by very noticeable hsys.
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In. Preservation OF Timber.

An Arkansas correspondent Of the
Scientific american says:
| came here thirty years since, and
began clearing land, building houses
with hewn logs and boards split from
the tree. After several years resi-.
dence, | noticed very often that
pieces Of the same kind of timber
decay more quickly than others, and
after much thought and observation
came TO the conclusion that timber
felled alter the leaf bad grown lasted
the longest; / noticed that timber
felled when the leaves first eomMenc.
ed to grow rotted the sap of very
quickly, but the heart remained
sound that timber felled after the
fall of tic leaf rotted in the heart
even when apparently sognd on the
outside. When wood cut 10 winter
was put on the fire, the sap came out
st tie beart; but when cut in the
summer the cap came out at the SAP
wood and next the bark. noticed
also that all our lasting wood had
but Iiriie sap st the time in the heart
such as cedar, mulberry, ~ssssafraf
and cypress.
A cypress post cut 10 the spmmet
Of 1888 is still sound, although ex,
posed to all westhers. while one Of
the same kind of timber cut 10 the
winter of 1855, and painted was rot.
ted to the heart. | saw yesterday a
gum plank which ] sawed in the sum.
mer of 1859 that has lain ever since,
and is perfectly sound while timber
that was felled in the winter before
is now entirely rotten.
Ny conclusion then is: Cut timber
after the full leaf, say in July and
August, to get the most last frsm it.
Abe sap goes into the heart o. the
tree aher leaf fall, aud cause decay.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24
Uses for Sweet Corn.


The finest fodder is raised from
mammoth sweet corn sow for that
purpose, it being Of large growth aud
suckering freely oa good soil. If to
be fed during short pastuFage 10 sum-
mer, it should be wilted at least
t~wenty-fOCr hours before feeding. II
for winter use, it should be well
cured before storing, as it contains so
much sugar that it heats quickly.
Cur practice has been to wilt l. two
days, tgrpipg it OF the second day
and then set it Up in large stocks, and
there let il stand till wanted, load
by load. We find it the bsst and
cheapest feed, aud on our rich gSs-
den lands as profitable as most OF
our vegetable crops. We SOW it 10
burrows three feet apart, eight or ten
kernels 10 a foot ia length. After
one or two workings the sBsGe GOV.
ers the ground. 1t can be cut With
a brush hook or, what is better, with
a SAOdk iCApCts 4uu lClL IL Dauuitc,
if YOU have two sGsSt men to remove
them lively" Some Of ogs largest
pork raisers also grow largly Of the
earlier sorts to begin laying on fat
before the dent corn is ready 1t is
especially serviceRble where clover
does not flourish, so as TO furnish
summer hog feed. As soon as it is
fairly in the milk they begin to feed,
cutting up from near the ground.
Scarcely a butt is left, while Of field
corn much of the stalk is refused by
the hogs. BY he time the early sorts
are fed out the large evergreen sorts
are ready. This feed induces excel
loRt thrift, and prepares hogs nicely
for profitable feeding of the main
crop, and brings on earlirr pork and
more Of it. ] haze never known any
one to be dissatisfied With the result
Of the practice.
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on the consumer. The great major
itv o. cows are always too thin IN
Aesh for profit. A good COW, ia full
low Of milk, always tends to lean
ness. and even if the milk is to be
sold. should be fed on food with more
fat forming qualities thsn wheat bran.
Wheat bran, as got from a nill al
ter taking a grist Il market, contains
much of the canaille, and is heartier
food than that which comes from
large Touring establishments, where
every dust Of -four is carefully sepa-
rated for ~barreling. | infer that this
coarsest bran, almost Ike sawdust in
feeding, possesses the elements OF
bran ntensifed-that the less ~csnsiile
it contains the richer it is in phOs-
pilates. As it is sold by weight, oil
course the eoarser portion would De
much more bulky per ton lhsn the
Era
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GFRlts.

Crafts or cions may be cut 81 ans
time during the month, when The
wood is not frozen. Cherry and plum
cions, however. should be cut and
set as early in the month as possible,
before the rise of the sap and the
swelling OF the buds, if success is de.
sired. Apples and pears are not SO
delicate, and grating With them can
be deferred. In fact, If apple and
pear cions are cut before too far adj
vsnced, and kept fresh, they can be
successfully inserted or set as late as
midsummer or 8 short time before.
Washing bad seraping trees will
be found advantageous apd can be
done on any mild day. Wash With
a strong decoction Of soft soap, or di.
luted I've from hard wood ashes.
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Value of wheat Bran

Ii has sometimes seemed strange
10 me that wheat bran should be
sAsced so high 10 the list for the
value of its manure. The explana
tion probably is that most Of The
phosphate elements of the wheat
are found in the hull, and phosphoriC
acid or phosphate in any soluble
shape is one OF the scarcest and dear.
est Of manures. As stock are not
Fed entirely for their excremeut, this
5esf Is not Al absolute one Of the rel
alive vei0es Of di1ereRi kinds Of feed.
Still ] regard wheat bran, either
from country or city mills, as Valua-
Ole feed for mich cows. Chemistry
informs Us hat the phospha;es which
abound 10 braC are essential to milk.
and where COWS are found chewing
bones in old pastures, the fact is
oflen due to lack of sufficient phos-
pbate o. lime in their food. 10 prac-
lice, it is generally profitable to feed
rev mich cows daily with bran
not so much as 2 substitute for other
food, but in addition thereto. The
bran has a slightly Laxative effect,
snd makes a tolerable substitute for
roots. la very cold weather, and
"lth some eoSs 10 any weather, corn
meal should be added, particularly if
the milk is intended for butter. Much
in fact, depends on the character Of
the COW. Some cows naturally 90 TO
beef, are always fat, aud to these corn
meal would be less necessary. A
laxative, milk-prOducing food Ike
bran will give better results than
oily food, like corn meal | think
such cow are able, to a certain ex-
tent, to transform their fat into cream
and butter, and this. by the way. is
The only process Of making butter
from beef suet which is not a fraud
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24
German ~FrugaIity.

No stranger al reside 10 Germa-
ny for any length Of time and form e
moderate acquaintance with the citi-
zens without becoming impressed by
the contentment, frugality aud union
usually reigning in the German do
nestle circle. The family Of many
g man doing 9 large business aud
moving in society of the highest re-
speetsbility often occupy but one
floor, and every room furnished with
great simplicity. One seldom OBJ
serves a disp sition IL occupy q
whole house. Just enough rooms 10
satisfy every requirement, aud they
are generally much smaller than
Americans are accustomed To, are ali
that ere desired. A mau's business
may Increase every year, aud yet he
does not seem to bs troubled with
the thought Of getting out Of bis
modest apartments into larger
ones, OF buying q house for It's entire
occupation.
The disposition On the increase Of
wealth, To enter u more A~rislverstic
circle. by buyiRg stately mansion
on a fashionable street, beaulifying
it with costly furniture, giving grea,
entertainments. and appearing every
afternoon with a grand equipage, is
not Q part of the Germans character.
II he INDUCED in these Injuries Oh
anything less than a fortune, the pre-
sumption Is that eiiber be or his wife
has been to America.
The first thing a wealthy German
thinks OF, unless his tastes elevate
bin quite above material pleasures,
is to sore his cellar with wines of
the Oldest vintages, and to surround
himself With qp abundance of SER
wants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24
Locking mp = Prison.

A correspondent, writing from
Sing Sing prison, tells how the pris-
oners were locked up at night He
says: At half pastfour p. m. a little
bell tinkled and the convicts stopped
work. About half an hour is allow
ed for washing and cleaning up the
shop. Then the bell is rung again
and The men form, and at the word
"Stepl" pass u into the yard and
take in their cell buckets. Then the
command "Stepln is again given,
and they march off loek-step to the
mess house, where they receive a
quarter of q loaf Of bread in q small
tin basin, and are then conducted to
their cells. Their keeper precedes
them. and ut the landing of the gal
lery to which they belong they take
OF their caps in passing, that the
keeper may see that they are all
there. They file down the gallery TO
their cells, pass ia and hold the door
half open. The keeper strikes twice
Oh the wall with a hammer and with
one accord the prisoners pull their
doors shut with Il clang. Two keep
ers are in charge of tie section of q
gallery. Both pass ia front of the
cells twice and count the co~nvicts,
who stand with their fingers through
the CRATES. Satisfied of the correct
ness Of the count, and that all the
men are 10, one Of the keepers grasps
the handle Of a rod at the end Of the
gallery, gives IL q pull downward
and fifty cells are locked. Then the
other keeper turns the key in the lock
at the gallery's end and they go Il
the head keepers Office aud report all
right. The keepers then 60 home
and night keepers watch the build
ings aud grounds until seven O'Clock
the next morning.
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There is no remedy and assistant
50 easily and chesply obtained. so
harmless TO the fowls, or SO satisfac-
tory 10 its results, as sulphur ltbe-
ing 10 the system Of animals to q
small degree, there is q greater amin
ity for il than there otherwise would
be. / eau be administered to the
fowls Nv having it 10 small box. SO
that they al help themselves, or by
mixing il with their food once Q week,
or as often as there are indications
of vermin. Penetrating as it does,
TO every part Of the system, all para
sites are quickly and surely destroy
ed. Also gspes are said 10 be pre-
vented 10 chickens. Fowls need it
more than most animals, their feath.
ers containing between four and FIVE
per cent. Of sulphur. Their eggs
also, have a small quantity. which is
noticed by the discolOring of q silver
spoon when it comes in contact with
6 boiled egg. Applied externally to
the fowls when on the nest, to the
nest itself, or mixed with the soil in
the busting box. it is equally efica-
cious 10 destroying vermin. To be
used as a fumigator of buildings. it is
necessary to remove the fowls, close
ihe room or house, mix little salt
peter with the sulphur ia 80 iron yes-
sci, and apply g match to the mixture.
This should be done in the morning,
and the doors and windows opened
10 the afternoon for q thorough ven-
tilstion. Lard mixed with sulphur
10 proper proportions aud applied as
often as necessary to the feathers on
the neck snd back Of young aud old
turkeys, is 3 very good safe guard
against the ravages of foxes. For
cur own profit and the comfort Of
The fowls, let US then use sulphur or
-...,s.a ~ a EEa nosura
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24
Obituary.

In the preparation Of epitaphs, say
Lord, 3 noted writer, nothing is =,
desirable as e~onGiseness. We do no
remember 10 have seen 3 more con
else statement Of 3 mans virtue,
than are contained in the following
from On Oregon paper:
The angels tonight, IN the MANSIONS Of light,
Are valirln' round Anthony Mink;
He was faithful and kind, as any youT find,
And gin ras his faforite drink.
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Fresk off BALLET,

The Louisville Courier-J0urHdl OF
Tuesday last says,
While car No. Sc, on the Preston
Street Line, was passing up Main
Street, about 2 O'clock yesterday
afternoon, q MIME ball came crashing
into the midst of the passengers,
bursting through g south side win
dow, scattering glass over the door
snd.seats OF the car. Mrs. John A.
Dickerson was sitting With her baby
in her arms and her back to the win
dow. The bali, striking her veil,
snatehed it from her head, wound
itself up in it, and fell TO the floor oil
the car, St The time unobserved by
the passengers. Several small pieces
Of the glass struck Mrs, pitkerson on
the head, and by one piece she re-
cieged o slight cut on the temple.
The lady was, OF course, greatly
alarmed by the violence of the shock,
and jumped 70 hsr feet hugging her
child to her breast, pnaef tthe impress,
sion that it vas killed. When il va.
found THAI GQ6edy was seriously
hurt, and the excitement bad some,
what subsidized, $ yopng gentleman,
observing the lsdy's veil on the aOor,
picked 1t up aud found it contained
the ball. 1t wss q regular MIME,
weighing one ounce, aud had eEi,
IDENTIFY been shot from q gun. The
car was opposite e vacant lot, and
the probability is that the ball had
passed through that way for q long
distance, and vas partly spent. Bull.
lets, however, have been knOwn TO
WIND themselves up in silk handker-
chiefs aRa stop suddenly when fred
at short range, add it is possible that
10 this case the ELK in tbe yeu hsd 8
similar effect"
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When you take it of, give il sever.
al hard twirls around to smooth the
fur. When placed in the box, Law il
on it's side; this prevents the wad.
ding from shaking downwards and
falling into clods. When you put
it away for winter place within it
some Jumps Of eampbor wrapped in
paper. and sprinkle the outside With
powdered csmphor. Then enclose Il
in two or three thicknesses of news.
paper. Do not open it until you want
ii 10 the fall. The printers ink on
the papeS giiI assist in keeping out
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24
How n Lover Cut n naif-Married Rival
Out

The Salem (0regon) Statesman
tells the following interesting starry Of
two bridegrooms' troubles
"a few days since q young man
hailing from the classic precincts of
the La Creole applied to the County
Cierk ct Polk County for a license to
MARS ? young lady, which the &C.
commodpting 6lerk iesEed. The
same day another young man appii-
ed for 3 license to marry. The CLERK
was not ip. and bis deputy issued the
license. The two LICENSES were is
sued for the same girl. The frst
party FASTENED to the home of his
young ~insmoFsta, and fixed up in
gay attire. they FASTENED to o minis
ter's to have the knot tied 10 regular
orthodox sty'e. While the ceremony
was being performed party No. 2
came painting into the room, bis face
flushed, and bis almost broken heart
humping perceptibly. In answer to
the question if there were any who
objected to the bans, No. 2 yelled out
be did, at the same time presenting
his license duly issded aad' signeJ by
the county clerk. Here was q qdai-
Diary the man Of God couldn't get
ltroggh his clerical brain, and he
stopped, leagilg the party unmar-
ried. No. came 10 lhis city the
next day to consult an attorney. He
was in a world Of tronbIe-frustrsted
in bis cberished desire of wedding
his lady love the day before, be
wanted to appeal to the law, perhaps
to place an injunction on bis rival,
No. 2. While No. ! was taking le-
gal advice No. 2 took the ~mueh-coy-
eted Rose of Dallas to another dis
penser of connubisl ties, and was
married. When he returned be
found that while he had gained his
point as to law his rival had gained
his point in mstrimony."
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Grape VInes.

Grape vines Csn and should. If de.
ferred, be pruned on pleasant days
during this month when the vines see
not frozen Cuttings can be made
aud planted where the wood was not
frozen too much, layers a also be
put down. II the season permits,
new vines al also be planted, but
the frost should be cut of the soil,
and the latter not too wet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24

Us there any man in this town
named Afternoonln inquired a Mis-
sisslppi postmaster, as be held IN a
letter directed "P. M
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SEED CATALOGUE 1854 PEgES

Now ready for mailing free 70 ali who send IN,
It, stating where advertisement was seen SEM
for one and learn Of our Inducements. Wearr .iso
agents i3r Russells Thresher. Reaper and Mover.
ara oeaierS IN al kinds Of implements. Pumps.
&C. CJsEer andTImothy seed a rpecIaI,y. Desl.
ers VIII please send for trade pFsehs.
SCOBIE, REEDS SMITH,
teoif Isl Liberty Street. Pittsburgh. Pa
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AGENTS WANTED

To sell Morse Il Jeffries Patent Poruus Fire Kind
Ter. The best ire kinder cut. Send IS cents for
sample, Or sfoo for complete outfit. Address
ALLEGHENY WIRE WORKS,
10 and " Federal Street, Allegheny City, Pa.
febI3 49,
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Lament of the sidewalk: Every
body is down on me-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24

Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes. Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes Loookinq
Glasses. Wash Boards, Clothes Wrngers, Meal Sleeves, Door Mats, Baskets
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Irvine, Rope all sizes, Hay Puleys, Butter Prints
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards. Meat Cutters and Suffers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe. Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes. Cur
~ Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latcbes and everything
in the builders line. Caps, Lead, Shot. Powder and Safety Fuse, &c. &c
The fact is, / keep everything thatbelongs to the Hardware trade. deal
exclusively in this kind Of goods and give my whole attention to il Per
sons who are building, or any one in need Of anything in nv line will find
it to their advantage to give me a call | will always give a ressonobIo
credit to responsible persons. l thank my old customers for their patronag 90
and hope this seasOn to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
Nc, 8, "BAER'S BLOCK"
April 8 IA. JOHN F. BLYNYFR
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coii-r-i tnfiH the fe~umuuT ot oUr te-- cfti-
zens, Of all ria~~es, es;abi>le- the acf. lat
CHERRY PECroEAL will and does relieve and
cure the affecting Disorders Of tie 2 7-at snl
Lungs beyond auv ether med.ciAH. IRE ala-f
dangerous affections 0f the fulp0aIv QrgUus
Weld 70 IL power; aHd clses oi CONSUMPTION,
cured BY this preparation, are publicly known,
so remarkable n hardly T. be believed. were
they not proven beyond dispute. As q remedy,
il Is adequate, on which the public may rey
FOR fill protection. By curing Coughs. tie
f~oreruuners Of more serious disease. il saves un-
numbered lives, and an amount Of suffering not
% be computed. Il challenges trinl. ana con
glao=s tie mast scsptical. Every family si-a'i
Saep i, Gu hand IS 3 protection sranst re earlf
al impoverished attack Of Pulmonary AaeE
tons, which ara easily met az first, bnt which
become iucurabls, ald too often fatal, u Legr
lscted. Tender lungs need this deisncei and
Is unwise 70 30 without t. As > safeguard 70
children. amid the distressing diseases which
beset the Throat and Chest Of childhood. CHrREY
PICTORIAL is invaluable; for, BY its timely use.
mul;ituies are rescued from premature eravss,
AID saved 10 the love and affection centred on
them. Il acts speedily and surely against ordi-
HarF cdtis, securing sound and hsalth-restcrnr
sesp. 10 o1e. viii suffer trDuLksons InhE
enIa and painful bronchitis, when they kn9F
aoweasiiy they can be euTaA- ~
Originally the product Of long, labsrious, and
successful chemical investigation, no cost or toll
IS spared in making every bottle in the utmost
possible perfection. Il may be confidently relied
rror rs possessing ali the virtues il has ever
exhibited. and capable Of producing cure. -
memorable as the greatest il has ever Effected
BIZ
Or. ]. C. AVER & co., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
Soil BY ALL DRUGoIsrs EVERYWHERE.
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Miscellaneous

Df. j. walker California Vim
egar BitterS are n purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the IA
tive herbs found on the lower ranges Of
TIE Sierra Nevada mountains Of CalifOr-
riI, the medicinal properties Of which
arU extracted thc.efrOm without the use
Of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked. "Wllat is the cause c! the
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TEgSV' Our answer is, that they remove
the {. use Of disease, and tho patient re-
eovers his health. They are the great
blood plriier and 4 Nfc-gIving principle,
4 perfect Renoyator and l%nviE0rator
Of the system. Never before in the
history Of the world has q medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities OF VISECAR BiTrEES in healing the
SICK Of every disease man IS heir 10, They
are q gentle Purratiye as well as a Tonic.
relieriag Congestion or Inflammation Of
tho Liver azd Yisceral Organs IN Bilious
Diseases
The properties Of Dr. WALKERS
YTyEGARBfTTER are Apcrcrt. Dapaa-ctic.
Caruinative. Nutrtiogs. Laxative. D.g-cuc,
Sedative. Couute--I-u-lg. S-lo-lc. 4l,eTa.
uye. and Auti-Eiious-
r. II. MCDONALD q CO.
Druggists and Gen. Aga, san Francisco. California.
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton SIS NY
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
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Or. ]. C. AVER & co., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
SOLD BIT ALL DRU9oIsTs EVERYWHERE.