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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Plant the Best Seed.

Many farmers no doubt wonder
low it is when they have bough: a
new kind of seed wheat for instance)
that in a few years it has lost its ex-
cellence, aud that they have an OPP
%portunity of buying a choice article
again at a high price. The query is,
where does it come from? That
work will tell" is a safe axiom, take
our advice. When your wheat is
ripe, go over the field and pick by
hand the best heads.
Plant this, and repeat the process
every year, and you will have excel
lent seed wheat for sale. The same
will prove true in corn, aud in fact
every crop. Possibly the potato
does o depeud so much upon the
perfect quality of seed planted, but
We believe it is a rule that should
never be deviated from to plant all
seeds from the most perfect Of their
kind Experiments have proven that
seeds, like stock are improved not
by frequent changes, but by great
care 10 propagating the best.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

Mothers. when your daughters be
! gin to learn to bake and cook, do moi
discourage their first attempts by
telling them it is not COED or ae!l
done. If il is not good, or as wei
as you can do it latter years Of expe'
rience), do not discourage them by
telling them so, bat remember one
word of praise will help them try
the next time TO do better than a
thousand words of fault-indihg
would. Well DO | remember the
Grst time | kneaded a loaf Of bread
aud baked it. | was alone at home,
and, o, now tried to make il nice,
and | thought myself 1t was nice
but, alasi when ma came home she
said my bread was not good at all
Alb, how my heart sank within mt
and | said TO myself: an never
again try to make another loaf u
bread" aud yet to this day, when
make bread | do it with a heavy
heart, for it always reminds me .
my first attempt and 'he discourage
ment | then received.
o mothers, repeat it, do not dis
courage your daughters in their frs
attempt a. baking. If it is not wei
done point out to them their fault.
in a mild and gentle way, aud pleas'
don't forget TO give them a word o
praise.-i Farmers Daughter, a
/ mural aeaC Yorker.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

The New ork Star saws: Mr..
Koykel, of Passaic City, \. j, has
for ten years past, in the c~onuection
with a New York mechanic, been at
work on an invention which promis-
es to revolutionize ordnance. There
was an exhibition, on Saturday, 10
public, of the gun. The little one
used, Saturday, looked like a twelve
foot ga>-pipe, with a half-inch bore,
carrying a needle-shaped bullet. Ga
the underside of the gun are metallic
pockets, each filed with as much
powder as at the breach. As the
gun is fired these additional charges
of powder explode as the projectile
passes through the barrel, so that be-
fore il gets out it receives the impend-
ing force Of each additional charge
Being spread along the barrel, the
danger IF an explosion is syerted
aud the force increased TO a wonder
ful degree. The first shot was fired
through u solid mass Of moBitor iron
four inches thick, which the projec-
tile pierced as though il were a pine
board, and buried itself several inch
es in an oaken stump against which
the iron had been placed. Then a
shot was fired al a target composed
of twelve plates of three-eigbths inch
plate iron, securely strapped togeth-
er. The bullets went through this.
One Of these cannoDs, Of six-inch
bore, has been completed. and will
be tested before United States OH
GERS ia a few weeks, and il is esti
mated that it will send a bail from
twelve to fifteen miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Places Where Tweed Will be Safe.

Since il is tolersbly certain that
Tweed has gone for good, the atten.
ton of the New York papers is being
diverted from the ways and means
OF his escape, and turned to ire
places where he will be forced 10
take refuge in order TO be safe from
arrest. If be goes TO Europe be will
have to give a wide berth to Great
Britain, France, Germany, Austria
Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland
and Belgium, as the United State,
government has eXtradition treaties
with the governments of those cogn.
tries. He must also steer clear Of
Mexico aud the Sandw ich Islands
There is still, however, plenty Of
room for him in the world. He eau.
not be arrested in either Portugal,
Holland, Denmark, Russia, Spain,
Greece Or Turkey, aud if he choose to
remain on the western continent,
Cuba. Porto Rico, Brazil, Chill,
Honduras, Peru. Ecquador, Gaute.
mala, the Argentine Confederation,
Costa Rica, and the United States Of
Colombia will each afford him a
refuge safe from the uncomfortable
shoulder-tap of the New York sheriff.
He may also be perfectly at ease il
be can only gel to China or Japan.
Surely the world is wide enough for
him aud his pursuers, and an fuga
sairs est, which. being freely trans
lated, is in a clean pair of heels
there is a deal Of security.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

The Philadelphia Times OF Thurs
day a week, Thanksgiving Day.
coetains the following graphic de-
scriptiun If that honoIed custom as
observed ia a rural household: Our
in the country-somew here that has
to be reached by a shabby stage
coach 10 connection with the cars-a
crisp, frozen road leads past an old
gate; and on either side of the walk
within red white and pink chrysan-
tbemums make a sort Of second sun
mer that suits the mild, sunny day
which has come after "a cold snap"
For who ever heard Of a raj ny Thsks-
giving? 1t is almost as sure TO be
ine as All Saints, Day. \ bed of
pau,ies are still Ia bloom under one
If tbe windows, and "a neat little
lawn has a few of he very last
leaves from the book IF nature scat
tereu over It's bosom. The house
door is wide open, for there are fires
everywbere-generous fires of hick-
ory aud oak, thai are roaring up the
chimney and flashing out into the
room. and bring life and cheerfdlness
10 there wake. IL is no true tharks-
giving without old people, and there
they are-lhe married lovers If over
three-seore aud len, and just past
their golden wedding-seated IN
their comfortable chairs, while the
i single daughter fits 10 aud out of the
"butterry"-as necessary an append
age to an old New England house as
a back building to a Philadelphia
dumicil-and gives last touches to
the beautiful table.-At length the
dinner signal is given, and the sons
and daughters children come troop
lug IN from the great chestnut tree,
where they have been rakiDg like rag
pickers among the leaves for a few
late nuts; and they are a wild as
hawks aud nearly as hungry. They
look admiringly at the circle Of pie
beside each plate, comprising sections
Ol 1OuT uluSItub MINUS; pui1hinJ
cranberry, apple and mince, and pro-
%nounee Auntie Jolly; while there
elders also do full justice to the good
things provided Dinner is not over
very soon.-ThaDksgiving dinners
never are and grandfather tells sto-
ries, aud old gentleman's stories are
not apt to be short; but, at last the
things are cleared away, and all
hands play "Puss in the Corner"
Blind Mans Buff, until that enemy
of childhood, "the sandman" is de-
clared to have been on his rounds,
and the younger fry are called to go
where glory waits them in the re-
gion upstairs. Aud then the mothers
come down again and the talk goes
on; till the sandman comes for older
prey, and Thanksgiving Day, the
Oldest Of our trio of national festivals,
is over for a year. When next it
comes round we shall have fresh
cause for thankfulness in the compile
ton of the century of existence which
just lifts us out of long clothes in the
eyes Of the nations around about Us"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Young keizle's Awakening.

My son. said old Keizle, appear,
ing at the head OF the stairs with a
suspicious looking strap in bis hand,
ait is now the rosy time Of morn, aud
Aurora shines nigh in the heavens,
warming the heart of the lark as be
scars aloft flliDg the air with bis
melodies. Awake, my son, and
breathe thou the freshness of the
new born day."
Let the world heave on its ocean
noise, | ask bat sleep" said Tom, as
he pulled the blankets close about
aud turned over.
But old Keizle was not to be tri-
fed with, and, gathering the blan.
kets iu one hand, be roared:
But, my sou, the busy day, wax
ed by the lark, hath reused the ri,
bald crow, and them Internal hogs
are in the cornfield raising blaze>
with the fodder! Git up, you lazy
snorin' bouad you. or I'll blister
your hide wuss n a yellow Jacket"
81 come!," replied Tom, as he rose
from his couch Of rest and rye straw
with the alacrity Of a streak of spring
lightning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

\ woman at Medicine Bow, Wy
oming Territory, depositing Der vote
last election dav, vas surprised to
hear a rough voice sing out:
Il challenge that woman's vote"
"On what grounds, sir 7"
"She hasn't been lIug enol b N Il e
Territory"
did the woman sit down and cry
over it? 1t is not TO be recorded.
Her hand glided back into the folds
of her pull-back, and the next thing
that audacions cuss knew be was
gazing ia the muzzle of a DerriBger,
while the fair voter SAID:
How long have youbeea in the
Terriior, sir?"
Look, out, madam-don't That
cussed thing might go off-take it
away | beg your pardon l-don't
touch the trigger-l-l-l'm mistak-
en- ia the UNA Please point the
other way. I'll lick the lyin' sheep
thief that SAYS Won haven't lived right
here in this town for ten years.
swar | will" He scooted around the
corner and she smilingly passed IN
her ticket.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

forward, the pitcher held out, and the
wrapper waved aloft, she cried out
in a voice of perfect terror
Gracious heavingsl What hide
Gus screams is those p
Gravity was gone. | fairly scream
ed with laughter, and her motionless
attitude and wondering face only IN
creased the fun.
Go down, Mary, or You will Kill
me-" / gasped at last
To see her brandish a dusr-brGsh
would strike terror TO the heart OF
he most daring spider; and no words
of mine can describe the frantic Gu
ergy with which she punches pillows,
or The grim satisfaction on her face
at the expiring agonies Of a spot oil
dirt she rubs out of existence. The
funniest part Of all is Der perfect IN
consciousness of doing anything oa'
of the way.
Harry found out the explanation.
She had lived for ten years with a
retired actress and actor, who wished
to bury the knowledge Of their pas
life, and who never mentioned the
stage. Retaining 10 private life the
attitudes and tones of their old pro.
'%ession, they had made it a kind o.
sport TO ~burlesque the passions thev
50 often initiated, and poor Mary hac
unconsciously fallen into the habit o
copying their pe~culiarities. Whel
they left for Europe, she found bel
way into the Intelligence Office
where Harry secured Der. Long
long NAV she remain Our Gal"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Teaching Children Courage.

Courage is a vital element OF Chris
tian ~chivalry. Without it indeed
neither truth mol fidelity to promise
can be hoped for. The coward is
sure to lie when truth means punish
ment, aud sure TO retreat from bis
engagements when they involve
peril. We need valiant souls that
have learned to endure and scorD
pain, and to face danger fearlessly
aud promptly when duty requires.
Some parents evade this vital part OF
training by CLOSES and deception.
A mother who had taken her boy to
the dentists to get a tooth out will
often say, if be is shrinking, sit
still, my boy ; 1t won't hurt YOU
Now. she knows it will hurt him, but
thinks if she can only get him by
this device to sit still and let the
dentist get hold ofthe tooth, then his
discovery of the pain will not hinder
its extraction. This is a double mis-
take. 1t destroys her boys conf
dence in her for he detects her in a
lie. And though it gets the boy this
time to sit still, it is under the delu-
sion that there is to be no pain,
whereas be should be taught to face
the pain and scCrn it. This makes
the difference between the towards
and the heroes. A regiment Of pal
troons could march up &c a battery
as cheeriully as a regiment of heroes
if they thought there vas nc enemy
at the guns. The difference is that
heroes know the danger, and yet
face it valiantly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
A BibusOus Court.

At a recent trial 10 the Elko Coun.
~ Court our friend BishOff, of the
IlumboIt Brewery, was called as a
witress. Mr. Bishoff is one Of th,
solid men" Of Elko, where be ha.
been in business since the town was
started, in the winter of 1858. Upon
being sworn, Counselor Raud. one 81
the attorneys in the case, who, by
the way, is IN old resident of Elko,
sad; "Mr. Bishoff, where do you re.
side 2" Where ] reside? What for
you ask me such fOulisb things? You
drink at my place more as a hundred
times That has nothing to do with
the case on Trial, Mr.. Bi,hof; state
to thejury where you reside" "De
sburry! de shurry! Oh, py jimmy !
efery gentleman on dis shurry has a
. string Of marks on my cellar door
just like a rail fence" His Honor
here interceded in the c~ounselors be-
half, and in calm, dignifed manner
requested the witness to state where
be resided. "Oh, excuse me shudse:
you drinks at my place SO many
times aud pays me noIhings, | dinks
you know old Bi,hoff val keeps de
brew From the Nerado Silcer
tate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Rich WithOut Money.

Many a man is rich without money
Thousands of men with nothing il
their pockets, and thousands without
even a pocket are rich. A man with
a good sound constitution, q good
stomach, a good heart, and good
limbs, and a pretty good head-piece
is rich. Good bones are better than
gold tough muscles than silver and
nerves that fash fire and carry en-.
ergy 10 every function are better than
lands. It. is better than a landed es,
tate to have the right kind of a fa.
Their and mother. Good breeds and
bad breeds exist among men as real,
ly as among herds and horses. Edu.
cation may do much to check evil
tendencies or to develop good one
but it is a great thing to inherit the
right proportion of faculties 10 start
with. The man is rich who has a
good disposition-who is naturally
kind, patient, cheerful, hopeful, and
who has a flavor of wit and fun il
his composition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Is Farming SIa Wish:

The life of a farmer is not necessa-
rily hard or .slavisb. Though skill
and care have their reward here as
surely as anywhere, and in as large
measure. Men who lack these find
! any buiness hard and slavish enough.
But the fault is in the man, not 10
the occupation. 1t is rare 10 had
men honest enough to see and confess
the cause of their failures. Were
thew tc do so, the nnskillful and there
fore unsuccessful farmer would be
compelled to say, Farming Is not a
bad business. 1t is, when rightly
conducted. honorable and profitable.
Money has been made in it by men
who have the faculty of Taking mon
ey. Almost any man, with average
skill and industry, can make a COM
Portable aud honest support by farm
ing. Ii is | whe am a failure for un-
dertaking a business which demands
thought, skill and labor, when | have
them not or am rot willing to give
them as the price of success"
When we have men in any business
talking to themselves thus plainly OF
the cause Of their failure, the world
will have the first aud most needed
element 10 doing away with incom
potency and its natural results in
failure."-RurGl New Yorker.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Henry Clay.

Ia his day 1t was the habit of The
polite world Of the capital, dressed
ia their gayest, to repair to the Sen
ate chamber to listen to him wheneV
er be spoke. He was everybody
pet. No man ever got babitually
such splendid aud brilliant audiences
as be. Those were the days OF
grand debate, when the press bad
not gained SO much prestige-befort
oratory had given way in Congress
to the reporters. There were no
holes in the sky then, aud you could
not prick an orator, like a bubble
with a witty sarcasm. Clay never
disappointed-hs would not have
| dared. But be dared things that DC
| other man then or now would dare.
At the end Of a brilliant passage be
would pause deliberately, and walk
six steps across the aisle, to Robert
J. Walkers snuff box aud taking a
pinch gracefully between his finger
and thumb, return to his desk and
put il with such ineGable distinction
to his DostriIs that the whole audi
ence was ready to burst into APP
plause. With any other man this
would have been ridiculous. Clay
made it sublime. 1t was the great
King going to bed in the presence OF
bis admiring courtiers,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

A young man in Nlolbe, Kansas,
who Is particular about his washing,
the other day wrote a note TO his
washerwOman and one to bis girl,
aud, by a strange fatality, put The
wrong address on each envelope and
sent them of. The washerwoman
was well pleased at an invitation to
take a ride the next day, but when
the young lady read IF you muss
up my shirt bcsoms, and rub the but.
tons off my collar any more, as you
did the last time, l will go some
where else" she cried all evening.
and declares that she will never speak
TO him again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

In the vicinity ofthe Cape of Good
Hope the experiment of farming os-
triches for the purpose Of securing
an abundant supply of their feathers
is being tried With good success. Or
dinsrily the birds roam about the in
closure very p~eaceably, and assem-
bic to be fed at the bugle call. The
keepers need to be very careful, for
the ostriehes snap up aud swallow
any loose articles they can find, such
as pipes, knives, -poons, watches and
even sometimes attempt to wrench
of buttons from boots and clothing.
Plucking them is a dangerous opera
rion, for they are capable Of admin
istering a kick which will break a
mans thigh, The plumage of the
iarmed ostrich is of superior quality.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

Jennie, %vur're my sweetheart
said a 9-year old suffer, as be sa1
alone with his hearts idol, the other
evening.
How can oe your sweetheart Y
asked the little Mss, "Shea am
Is years old aud you are only 9?''
Are YOU 1872" "0f course | am
"Well,' answered the Juvenile beau,
after rejecting a little, I'D have
been IL, too, If | hadn't been sick SO
much when | was little. '-Vicks.
burg Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

HAVE you any bond for your re
appearance before the Court ?" ill.,
quired a West Side justice of a Grim.
inal, this morning.
Yes, sir" was the prompt reply.
well, who's your bond-produce
him." continued the justice.
Here, sir" said the prisoner, lead
ing forth a seedy. ragged looking
specimen of humanity, there be is
my brother BILL
But he is no bond" declared ..his
Honor.
Eyes be is" protested the pris oner.
81 say he is notl"
What, be amt no bond?"
No"
Not a vagabond."
Then the spectators grinned, and
the prisoner thought he was going
to be set free, bus be wasn't. :
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
when the Cows Come Home

MANY of our farmers have wasted
years of valuable time just because
they did not teach their ows to
come home at night. Any one who
has lived or travelled l n the country
will remember the familiar "Co-bOs,
Co-bos," of the farmers 0 or hired
man, as be endeavors to coax the
cows from the great pasture. We
have had a little experience in this
matter, and well remember how
ma Nv times we have wsded through
the brush and bog, looking for the
cows. and, boy-like, we thought them
dreadfully contrary animals; but we
have lived long enough TO earn bet
ter, and now think that the biped was
the more contrary Of the two. Boys,
we will tell you a secret that will
save you a great deal of trouble, and
it is this: Every time the cows are
driven up at night, or in the morning,
give them a god lick Of meal OF
bran. and our word for it, the cows
will always be on hand at milking
time. Besides this, they will give
more milk, and forget to kick owe the
milk pail, even if you do whistle a
little too loud.-Erchange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19


A Silver City New young lady
who has a passion for pretty babies
said to a little four-year-old ange
who has a bran new sister:
Il say, bub, won't you give me
your baby sister? | love little ba
bies."
Young hopeful mo, tant."
Young lady lwinking at her young
man :)-"Why, Sonny-why WON'T
you give the baby to me 2"
Hopeful (ipdignanrlO;-"Fy, he'd
'tarve to death your dress opens be-
bind"
Painful silenee for the next fifteen
minutes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19
Blairsville Ladies' Seminary

The attention Of parents is invited TO this Insti-
tuition. Some Of its advantages are thorough in
s~truction, home care and attention, reasonable
rates. Correspondence invited. Address
J. JEWETT PARKS, Principal.
lan5 BllirsVille. Pa.
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Neu Advertisements.
Neto Advertisements.
JOHN F. BLYMYER.
DEALERIN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,
OILS &C., &c.

The following is a partial LIST of goods ia Stock: Crpenter's Tools
Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Plane Irons ) izes. &c. Black
smiths Goods, Bellows, Anvns, Vices, Files, Hammers. &c Saddiery
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles. Rings, Bits and Tools.
Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors. the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painters Goods, q full stock White
Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints in oil all colors
Farnsh, Turpentne, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains
&c Window Glass OF all sizes and glass vi TO any shape The best Coal
Oil always on hand Our stock OF Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant styles Dhstons Circular, MG!ev and Cross Cut Saws Mill
Saw Files ofthebest quality. Porcelain4ined Kettles Handles of ALI kinds
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

Mattocks. Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneaths, SIedges. Mason Hammers
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts Of nj, sizas Jco,kino
Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, 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 Cv
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes Cnr.
nv Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws. Latcbes and verr,hin.
in The Builders line Gaps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse &c &C.
The fact is, keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade I All
exclusively in this kind of goods aud give my whole attention To it Per.
sons who art building. Or any one in need of anything in nv line will find
liz to their advantage to give IN a call will ALWAYS rive a raasopobI,
credit to responsible persons. thank my old customers for their natronag
and hope mss season to make many e ones Don't forget the place
No, ,"BAER'S BLOCK
Apn! s "A. JOHN p RI yuvpp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

Hail, gentle Spring." says Thomp-
son, and gentle Spring hailed, and
showed, too.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-19

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