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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Feed q Little Corn Meal

It's nonsense TO say it makes no
difference what you feed your milk
COW. The quality of the milk, cream,
and butter depends very much upon
the feed used. A little experience of
our own mSy be worth relating 10
evidence of the statement During
the winter and early spring we had
been giving u grade Jersey cog a
mixture Of mea! and middlings, but
when We put her 10 good pasture a
few weeks ago. we thougbt we might
safely discontinue the ration OF meal
and accordingly feed only a few
quarts of meal at milking time. Mrs.
X soon began to wonder what was
the matter with the cream, il was SO
thin compared with its former state.
She became anxious about her Lii
and wondered if she wasn't sick
but her fat, sleek sides and contented
look said mo- 10 that. After an ex-
perienee of about two weeks with
the bran diet, we returned lS the
corn meal mixture, and on the very
next day q change in the cream was
clearly ~perceptible. 1t now skins
off thick and heavy, and the cream
crooks Gil rapidly, SO that churning
day comes twice a week. We are
satisfied that it pays to feed corn
meal both summer and winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
A Smart 10y.

When David Livingston vas q
boy, be was obliged to be at ID,
mills by six o'clock every morning
and be did not leave until eight %
clock in the evening.
IL might well be Supposed that the
little factory boy would have bsen
glad to get rest during the short time
he was not at work.
But a lad with such a spirit. of de.
termination as David p )ssessed was
not easily to be deferred from pur-
suing the course which he had mark.
ed out for himself.
When he received the FIRST weeks
wages he forthwith purchased a Latin
grammar with a rtiou of il, and,
within q very shot time, j,ined al
evening -cbool.
Tbii scho, was very humble one
aud it was partially supported by the
owners ot he c1ttoI III IL, for the
bench, If those employed by them /;
The d mime ahJ carried il uu being
thus enabled to give ius ruct'oas M
n low rste 10 the pupils.
David nov began to learn 10 real
earpest, Continuing night after night
to attend The school until ten O'Clock,
and then devp'ing twp hJurs-spme-
times more, unless his mother pre-
ven'ed hin by Iakiay his books away
- The preparation of the fJllowing
days lessons and 80 absorbed was
be al "sys in his thoughts, that the
hard work 10 which he was engaged
regularly, seemed aim IS. to bs lost
sight of by him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

Richard she answered 10 a SO.
Der way, 'l've been TO consult a fort.
une-teller !"
What !" he exclaimed, turning
pale in an instant and staggering
back against the wall.
"Yes, I have been to consult a
fortune teller" she went on, as the
tears came TO her eyes.
"Bosh madam! Fortune.t ellers
are
Richard, this fortune teller told
me-"
81 won't hear i'll want none II
their nonsense 7"
Richard, it concerns you'll"
al don't care! / want my supper
II lave no time for foolishness 7"
"Ricaard. she says that you ares
III tell you 1 won't hear any of her
balderdash ! She lied about me, OF
course, and I'll make her take il back
or go TO prison! J"
Richard. won't you let me say
that you were gradually killing your
self by too close attention to your
business 2"
"Did she say that?"
why. of course she did -
Lizzie, forgive my harsh words.
1 see that they tell the truth aud the
truth only. After supper I'll get a
carriage and we'll ride out and while
we're down town you'd better get
tnat new bonnet you spoke off,
Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
q Plea

The lime will soon &c here when
farmers Cad time to make their plans
for the Coming season. W. wish dis
tinctly to impress upon them the i'm
portance of contriving and laying out
a garden plan for next spring. You
can always tell the difference be;we en-
families which have good vegetable
gardens and those which never had
any. Their physical appearance is
b letter. We remember q rich farmer
who had never eaten gooseberrIes
and to whom o tomato was u perfect
stranger. He was yellow and bill
ious, and always in an ugly temper Of
mind; nothing pleased him He new.
er took any acids ia fruits aGd veget-
ables that be needed Ga ships that
now go to sea bottles Of lemon juice
are seer tor the daily use OF the crew,
and when a port is entered vegetables
are Immediately brought. Raw on.
ions are q certain cure for scurvy,
and if they are so useful at sea uhy
are they not valuable on lsud? The
onion is very nutritious. aud may be
eaten 10 q variety Of ways Treated
raw with vinegar they are health
ful. Boiled they are simply dele.
Joys. Added TO ssews they make
many . dish pslateble and savory.
Baked they srs srich garnish. Fried
and eaten with bees they are q hearty
goBrmsud's JOY. Next year raise
enough onions for family use the year
round. They will save doctors bill.
The same may be said Of the tomato,
the acid of which is very heaIthfuI.
Don't forget all kinds Of greens.
Dandelions you can always have for
the picking. Spinach, unless grown
for market, seldom finds a place 10
TIE farmer's garden, and yet it is
exceedingly beautiful, and served with
the gravy of roasted meat makes q
delicious dish. 1t is easily raised,
and requires but little Labor. And
soil that will grow good corn will
grow spinach. Asparagus, too. is
easily raised, aud is very health.
ful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
.'RIpe'' Cattle.

The question of 'ripeness" is
something that troubles the common
st~ock-raiser very little; while to thu
intelligent breeder, who ships tn a
leading market, it is everything. II
means that happy condition of the
animal which is neither too fat nor
too lean. 1t means solid meat-not
floating blubber, or stringy, tough
flesh, but the elastic, springy condi-
ton, betokening tender juicy meat
and good solid weight Of areas
To bring the animal to this condition
is where the skill in handling comes
in. Every breeder should practice
feeling the flesh of his stock and
learn to tell by the touch what the
quality of the beef is. A short horn
breeder pointed out to us an animal
10 bis herd recently as 3 model. Her
lines we're straight and smooth, and
to all appearances she was a beauty
When we came to handle her che
felt as though the finger could be run
into her at any point. A slap on the
back would shake every pound Of
flesh on her body. We thought that
bree der needed educatiDg-Er.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
A New Subscriber.

We got a new subscriber WeduCs.
day. When We answered his knock
at The door, be Sided in, took off his
hat, and asked :" Is dis de Lewspa.
per shop 7"
We told him IL was.
An is you de bcss fJ'man 10 de
wuks ?"
We satisfied our eolUred visitor on
that point also. and be continued
II foieh some bae:a TO day, an |
promised Ebahneezab-dal's my Old
est chile-l promised dat b y Id pre-
scribe for e paper. lie a read, be
kin, aud he's alters pesteriu' de ole
CONAN and me for books aud papers
| s'puse We orter curridge de chile's
dispensiiy. How dye sell go pa
pers 7"
"D0llar and a half a year.
"All the same price? Let me OBJ
serve one, ef you please, sab"
We handed bin a paper, and be IN
folded it up siIe doyu, spanning it
critically on both sides.
Looks like dsr was d zig ht % let
terin' 10 dat. | done forgot my spec
tacles dis mornin' and can't perzact-
ly tell if it's Cc-de 'M.ricaB Ian
xuage."
w assured him it was
ain de Democratic or Republican
branch, sah?"
Republican"
Oats de kline Oh a book EbabEee-
Fab graduated in, an | s'pose dis pa
per 'ud luit him Dollah'n q half q
year, yru raw, sub? How much is
dar q mluh y
about a biz"
Ire not de man 10 ui = expenses
whar de proper eGdiiic alton ob my
ctillun is cpnslrued. | hji' dat it's
ebbeery pussuu's duty 10 cultivate
bis out-priDg u de 'stsnt ob his able
uess. Prescribe de name ob Ebah.
net z ID Snow ON your book Eat'si,
Ef you'd ja4t pat 10 a few pictures
in Ehb's p,per, it I'D please The chill
lun migbuly. IIeie's six cents sab.
Send the paper long, an if it gibs
satisfaction I'll oome an' prescribe
for u full month G I'D morning, sab I"
Err
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
wro,e , de.crin,ion Of his barn. which

wrote 9 description Of his barn, which
will be read with interest, no doubt,
and perhaps with profit at this time /:
"My barn is a fair success. plac-
ed it on the shelf of q hill, nearest to
the upper side of my place, because
a barnyard lisa manufacturer of fert!l-
izers from materials of o lesser
weight and it is easier to draw these
down bill than up ! built its walls
wholly of stone gathered or blasted
from the adjacent slope, to the ex-
tent OF four or FIVE thousand tons,
and laid in a box with mortar of lit
lie lime and much sand, filing all the
insterstices aud binding the whole in
a solid mass, till my walls are nearly
one solid rock, while the roof is of
Vermont slate. / drive into three
stcries-a basement for manures, a
stable for animals, and q store above
this for hay, while the grain is pitch
ed into the loft or scaffold above
from whose floor the roof rises steep
to the heigbth of sixteen or eighteen
feet. There should have been more
windows for light and air; but my
barn is convenient, impervious to
frost, and / am confident that cattle
are wintered at a fourth less cost than
when they shiver in board shanties,
with cracks between the boards that
will admit your hand. No part Of
our rural economy is more wasteful
than the hsbitusl exposure of our
animals to pelting, chilling storms
and to intense cold. Building with
concrete is still a novelty, and was
far more so ten years ago, when |
built my barn. | could now build
better and cheaper, but ] am clad
that | need not. | calculate that
this barn will be abidingly useful
long after | shall have been forgot
ten and that, had | chose to have
my name lettered on the front, it
would have remained there to honor
me as a building long after it had
ceased to have any other significa-
tim
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Cooling MIX by Planting Trees.

At a recent Deirymen's association
meeting, cooling milk before deliver
ing to the factory, was made a prom
inent topic, and it was argued that
the cooling should begin by cooling
the cows. This would save nearly
all the trouble experienced in the
beat OF the season from bad milk.
By keeping the CT VS. cool, conf rita
bic and healthy, their milk would be
sound aud pure, and not in a c'ndi-
tion to need dyctJring To keep
cows cool, feed must be plenty
enough to allow of filing themselves
quickly and retiring to the shade
water must be cJnveaient and good
and slow driving, aud milking in an
airy shade, are also essential. II feed
in the heated term is scanty 10 the
pasture it should be made plenty by
soiling, and if natural shade is want
ing, artificial should be applied.
Cows thus cared for will give milk
Of a quality that will not need arti.
fetal cooling, if taken to the factory
twice q day. All that would be re-
quired would be to remove it in we'll
ventilated cans. 1t would then ar
rive at the factory all the better for
the airing and agitation Of the ride.
In default of proper care of the
cows and free ventilation in trans
portation, artificial cooling must be
resorted to BY the use of water, ice,
or air. While rapid cooling. by
which the milk or any part of it is
reduced below 60 degrees, was not
approved of, it was the general senti-
ment that gradually cooling down to
at least 10 degrees is urgently de-
manded for all milk liable to faint or
other fault, and desirable for any
milk in hot weather. The necessity
of keeping cows cool and oomforts.
bic by protecting them from the heat
of the sun in oppressive weather,
was emphasized at the close of the
discussion by a unanimous resolution,
recommending, for the purpose Of i'm
proving the products of the dairy,
that trees be planted along the roads
where COWS are to be driven and in
pastures where COWS run, or that ar
tifcial shade be established.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Scene of Retaliation

A few years since an eminent art
list of Lyons while passing through
Rue-de-Tereaux, approached q num-
Der of persons who were gathered
together Witnessing the sale Of the
furniture of q poor workman. A wo-
man was seated on the pavement
with Il child in her arms. The pain
ter spoke to her and was told that
the furniture which was being sold
belonged to her, and that her bus
band had lately died, leaving her
with the child she held in her arms;
that she had struggled hard to main.
tain herself by working day and
night, and submitting 10 every pri
walton, but that her landlord had at
length seized her furniture for some
months rent which was due TO him.
The artist was affected by this sim
pie recital, and inquired who was her
landlord.
There be is" replied the poor
woman, pointing to q man who was
watching the progress Of the sale !:
aud he was recognized by the paint
er as a person who was suspected of
having amsssed a considerable fort.
une by usury. so that to make any
appeal to his feelings on behalf of tae
poor widow would be useless. The
artist was considering within him
self what other plan be could adopt
TO benefit her, when the crier an
nounced a picture for sale. 1t was
a miserable diub, which ia summer
the poor woman had used to hide the
hole in the wall through which the
pipe Of the stove passed during the
winter. Ii YVES put IN at one franc
Tne artist at once conceived a pl 81
Tor taking revenge Cd The landl rd.
He went over, exami0ed the pcture
with great attention, aud then called
out with a loud voice:
"One huad ed francs!"
The landlord was astoLish-d at
the bid, bat, conceiving that a pict-
ure for which so eminent an artist
could offer that sun was worth more
than double, boldly offered two hun
dred francs.
Five hundred !" said the painter,
and the contest between the two be-
came 50 animated That the prize was
at length knocked down 10 the land
lord at 9 200 francs, The purchaser
then addressing the painter said
"In seeing an artist Of your merit
bid SO eagerly tor the picture, | sup
pose it must be valuable. Now, tell
me, sir, at what you estimate its
value 2"
"AbIut three francs and a half"
replied the painter; but | would not
give that for it,
you are surely jesiing, for you
bid as high as LOO francs"
True, aud | will tell you why |
did ST. You, who are in possession
o. au Income If %, 900 francs a year
have seized on the furniture Of a
poor widow for q debt OF 200 francs
! wished to give yep a lesson, aud
yon fell into my trap. Instead of
poor woman being your debtor
she is now your creditor. and | fat
ter myself that you will not compel
her TO seize on your furniture for tue
The artist politely saluted the
landlord. and having announced her
good fortune to the woman, walked
away.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Alleged Murdsrers Arrested

louisville, September l0.-John
Deaue and Anthony Carey were ar
rested and brought here to-day on the
charge Of being implicated in the
Stanton murder III D5anesville in
1869 This is the fourth arrest made
since Saturday for the same murder,
the Other Two being Munley and
Noon
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

A Western physiciau-ss we with
hold his lame it canno be said thai
this Is a free advertisement for bin
bas pade PUBLIC a remedy f,r con
sumption that il said 10 EaFe Lien
tried with very excellent results.
This is the presc. ip;ioa:
Oue-half pJuud iaely Il up BEEF
steak fresh y
One draehm finely pulveriz ID char
coal
Four ounces pulveriz ID sugarJ
Four ounces rye whisky
One pint boiling water.
Mix ail together, let it stand ia a
cool place over night, aud give from
one 10 two teaspounsful lqaiI aud
ment-btfo fore each meal
The theory Of the above is tat
food containing u large amouat OF
carbon produces the br>t effect on
consumption sufferers. That is IA
acknowledged axiom 10 the medical
profession. The virtues Of remedies
are in proportion to the amour Of
carbon that can be Infused into the
system to feed the consuming fame
that wastes the body. The internal
fever burns up the carbon 10 the sys,
TEN foster than the food eaten can re-
place it. he disease her preys on
the fatty substance Il the body and
destroys the lungs. aud eventually
the life. The prescription spoken If
has at least The merit Of simplicity.
and can do no herm.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Fatal Accident.

BUFFALO, September l0-Wh bile 4
number of men were constructing a
new dry dock at The Union dry dock
works q derrick which they were US.
ing broke down, owing u a defect OF
the iron. The whole apparatus fell
upon the w1rkmeu in the pit. killing
one man aud injuriug Eve others, two
Of them fatally.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

A, this season ,f The year, single
men wear roses IN the bult ,n-holes II
their coats, and married men wear
ma, ket bas kets on the sleeve # theirs.
Women lave a greet deal 10 answer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

EK-Mayor Joseph Brown, Of st.
Louis. is said to be Iaboring ~sssiduous.
ly for q seat in Congress to wipe away
the insult be once received 10 the lob
by of the House when q Doorkeeper
refused him admission.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

\ rIient remarked 10 hi solicitor
'l.u IRE writing my bill GU very
rough jrp-r. sir" ''Nes r mind"
was the reply of the latter it has
to h. fled bef,re II comes ilto
curt"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
TREASURES.


My Jesus he gave me treasures,
So beautiful, rich and rare,
had no place TO keep them safe,
so gave them hack &c his care.
He lala a white babe upon my breast,
with eyes 50 tenderIy blue;
My babc.leIl asleep one day
In those loving arms / laid him away
And there be Is taking his rest.
He gave me q precious mother,
But i never knew her worth
frTl she went away, one autumn day,
Away from the sorrows of earth.
There come a message 50 pare, 50 sweet
Thai the Lord sent down 10 me:
u conquered death, and will come again
Your babe and your mother will be In N
train
fell in a trance at his feet.
Ireknit the links Of my life,
And thought that the tide would turn;
NY days were set to a minor tune,
l was ever striving 20 learn.
One treasure. still Lid within my heart,
/ guarded it day and night,
Thinking the Lord would let me hold
This lsmmie, astray IRON the upper ioid'
or my lie it became a part
One wet spring day it found a path
That would take II home again;
1 could not wooit back tome,
But 1 hold TO a golden chain,
And follow along the upward track
In search Of the tender thing;
The Lord he heard my p~lainiive cry,
Without my lammie, @ let me die!
lam sure he will give him hack.
One other treasure is left TO ne
Ipray the heavenly King
That into the stOrehouse OF his love
This treasure Of mine he will bring.
The Jewel Of my life ! hold,
And polish it day by day,
To make il bright and pure ard sweet
Fit TO lay down at the Masters ieet
When l climb 10 the upper fold.
A-cursnN Kansas
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

A fair 10 medium Deiroi,er went
home TO supper the other night to
6Bd that his wife had entered the
house only a moment before him, and
naturally inquired where she bad
been /:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

A you g lady will sit in tie daik
With a great big man beside her for
hours at n time but you couldn't
get her to stick her nose in the cellar
way af-er siX O'Clock for love or m on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

&c Wns'. young man. tits a charm.
ing place. Those who dou't freeze
to death in winter, get suns,ruck in
summer The others get killed by u
tornado.
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A NOTICE.

Estate of Perry Berkeley, late Of Summit Twp.
Somerset county, Pa, decd.
Letters Of administration on the above estate
having been granted to the undersigned, notice is
hereby given to those indebted to it 10 make imme-
date payment, and those having claims against
II. to present them duly authenticated for settle
ment on Saturday, the 10Th day Of October,
ISIS, at the residence of deceased in said township.
EZRA s BERkLEY.
EPHRAIM ]. WALKER,
Sept Administered ors.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

Why is pepper money more valua-
BILE than gold? When you put it in
your pocket you double il, and when
you take it out you End it in 81
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

Sign in IN obscure London shop
window Goods removed, messag.
es taken. carpets beaten. and poetry
pp,s'd IN any subject"
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SPEECH BY SECRETARY or WAN
McCRARY.

DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY ILLUSTRATED
THE EFFORTS TO PAY SOUTHERN
WAR CLAIMS - THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY's RECORD on FINANCE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

A puls,er challenged a sick mans
vote at a city election on the ground
that be was an ILLEGAL voter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
Horace GreeIey's BAr..

Horace Greeley was not only a
successful editor, but a fair farmer.
A few years before his death be
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Geo. Thomas late OF C~onemaugh Twp,
deceased.
Letters administrator on the above estate
having been granted 10 the undersigned, notice is
hereby given TO those indebted to II TO make i'm.
mediate payment, and those having claims
against 1t, to present them duly authenticated
Tor settlement on Saturday, October II. ISIS, at
the store Of Administrator, in Davilsville.
JACOB j. ESH.
SEN Administrator.
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poyouwan,,o m,k.somemo,svo

Doyou WANT to make some money?
III so here Is your chance. Competent Agents
Male or Female want to sell the Rotary Setye.
The most Convenient Article Tor Domestic uss. for
the purpose designed ever invented. II scoops,
sins, weighs, measures aud mixes. Ais tor ST. ain.
Ing Fruit, Washing kic e etc.
over / . o Agents are now engaged in selling
them IN the west. Territory eng riy token where
ever offered, 81 apply early. For particulars AL
dress. NpIrF.
Gen Ast. West. Penna. Pttt~bursh, Pa.
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A SSiGN EE'S NOTICE:.

The undersigned Assignees OF J o. Kimmel, ].
y. Kimmel. and ]. u. Kiminel X Sons, hereby
give notice to all persons owing or indie bted 20
said parties to make immediate payment It Is
desired and required 10 settle the estate as speedi-
ly rs possible. Disregard Of this notice eOmpels
the Assignees to proceed TO the collection of all
debts by process OF law.
Somerset. Pa, ii. L. BAER,
Sep 9, 1873 J. q. OGLE,
Sep, IL Assignees.
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n n IA week In ysur own town. IS OUTFIT free.
XhhNo risk. Reader. II you want n business
WUUat which persons Of either sex can make
great pay all the time they work. write for
particulars to II. HALLErr n Co, Portland
Maine.
March q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-10-02

The gait of q horse does not swing
on hinges.
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mr. n Ybusiness you can engage In. IS to taO per
KIN day made by any worker Of either sex
jill right In their own localities. Particulars
and samples worth " free. Improve your
spare time at ttis business. Address STiSsoN X
Co.. Portland Maine.
March y
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TIcan none make tastcr at work for us than a
nnything else. Capital net required we vii
star; you. tl2 per day at home made by he
Industrious. Meu women, boys aud girls want
ell ever, Hhere to york for rs. Now is the
L.lae. Uostly outfit aad terms Zee. Address
TRpk + Go. augusta, Maine.
March "a