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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Adding to Arabic Soil.

The welcome news has been pub
lished that an artesian well, not far
from Denver, has succeeded in
reaching water. Should this news
be true, it is of immense moment to
the people of the United States. for
it renders it possible to make arabic
land of millions and millions of
acres ofsoil which is now waterless,
or which has but a small downfall
of rain in a short period of the year.
Ii is the popularity of our western
deserts that a very little water makes
them amazingly fruitful. 1t now
seems as if the time is coming when
all the deserts of the earth will be
rendered useful to man. The French
engineers have for years past been
steadily at work retaining the Des-
ert of Sahara by means OF artesian
wells. A great number of these
have been sunk along the western
border, $50 of which are in the
province of Constantine. and they
are progressing steadily towards the
interior of the desert. NJ. Jus, who
has for twenty years superintendent
these magnificent works. has recent
ly reported on this interesting topic,
and among the curious phenomena
he notices, is the finding of fishes
and crabs in these waters at very
great depths. He says the crabs,
when cooked, have a delicious fla
yor. Ii is clear the world will not
have to pay heed to the dreadful
forebodings of Nautilus for many
years to come, for the retaining OF
deserts by artesian wells would fur
nishsoil tosupply food for hundreds
of Mullins of people. Some day no
doubt human ingenuity and indus
try will find some means of utilizing
rocky soils. Perhaps stones and
boulders may be crushed, and prop.
er chemicals added to make new soil
in stony places. and so in time il
may come TO pass that a mold may
cover the granite hills of New Eng.
land which will be as fertile as the
rich river bottoms of the West. The
earth is capable of supporting TWEEN
" times the number of its present
inhabitants. 1t is said that if Ire.
land e as populous relatively as
the Island of Guernsey, it would
contain 100000 of people. That
it is not equally fruitful and pros.
porous is because of perverse human
institutions in the way of wicked
land laws.-Demores's Monthly fol
March.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Manure on Grass Land.

Capitalists are fond of buying
stock that yields dividends, and are
quite content now to get bonds that
will pay four or five per cent. annu-
ally. A neighbor of ours spread a
barrow full of manure, taken from
under the floor of a horse stable,
about the middle of April. The
manure or earth had received the
urine of a horse for some months,
and represented the value of that
commodity. 1t was spread on about
a square rod Of old meadow that had
received no manure for adozen years
or more. The grass took a fresh
start soon after the application, and
clearly defined the dressed plat by
its dark green and luxuriantgrowth.
On the Doth of June the grass was so
heavy that it was partly lodged and
was ready for the scythe. The yield
of grass is certainly quadrupled by
the top dressing. Sixty days from
the date of investment he has a div
idend worth at least one half the
value of the manure. He will get a
second crop this season, which
makes another dividend. The sod
below is enriched with great growth
of grass roots, which is an increase
of capital, and will continue to give
dividends for several years to come.
he is so well pleased with the spring
investment that he has enlarged the
area of top dressing on the meadow,
and applied fresh manure from the
stable, made up OF leaves, and horse
and cow dung, on the 10Th of June.
The grass cut on this second plot
was very thin, certainly less than a
half ton to the acre. He confidently
expects IA dividend from this invest
ment in about sixty days, and per-
manent increase of capital. Now, is
it not much better for a c~ultivator to
put his capital upon his own land,
under his own supervision, and get
good dividends early and often, than
to invest in railroads, steamboats,,
factories, or Wall street? Investing
at home, he knows Just what he is
about, and with an average expendi-
ture of brain and muscle, ne can
command early dividends and keep
them coming. The farm is a ma
chine to make money. Let us keep
it in good repair, and turn out the
dollars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Saving Flower Seeds.

The best way to save the seeds q
flowers is to watch the ripening O.
the seeds generally ; take with yl
little paper bags or boxes careillr
labeled with the name Of the SEES
which they are to contain, and tia
select from the choicest specimeni
one kind at a time, rejecting thC;
not sufficiently matured as likely t.
mould and injure the rest. In ths
matter of preserving both AOwss
and vegetable seeds, there is niue.
neglect, and the absence of hOwe.
about many homesteads is in
great measure to be attributed 10th;
neglect.
The ladies ought in all cases Il
take charge of the flowers; it is na.
urally their province and should b;
their delight. 1t is a good methOl
to exchange seeds with neighbor
and friends; for though the distanc.
may be short, yet a slight change d
soil frequently has much inauen'i
in preserving the fine qualities d
the flowers. We can see, within TIT
last few years. a great increase q
flowers around our homesteads; and
we rejoice at it, as we think NOR
kindly of thein-dwellers. Pity tha
this fascinating recreation-for fs
cinating it ought to be to every prop
ri y'educated young woman-is Hi
more universally appreciated I'D
INDUCED in. - GermdntolUR I@'
graph.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Cheap Oil Paintings.

Oil paintings, "a by &c inches,
mounted and stretched, are sold in
this city at a profit for $50 a hun
dred. Eight artists have been known
to produce 125 of these paintings in
a few days. Large handsome Dutch
gilt frames for the paintings sell for
81. These are wholesale rates. The
pictures retail from 50 apiece up,
and one of them has been sold as
high as $3.50. They are sold chiefly
by peddlers, who carry stocks of
them through all the mining towns
of the West. Many show an amount
of labor and skill in execution
which it would seem impossible to
command for ten times the price
asked.
The paintings are made on heavy
muslin, which is first wet and
stretched tightly on long frames. 1t
is then cut into the required size,
and stretched by a machine on a
square pine frame, where it is made
fast. Next the muslin is tinted a
light blue, and after this has dried it
is ready for the painter. A coating
OF oil is first put on it, and then a
stencil plate is laid on the muslin.
This stencil is of thick paper, with
all sorts of odd shapes cut in it. A
boy stands on each side of the table
and a girl ON the other, and near
them are several small pots of paint.
They daub the paint into the holes
of the stencil plate with great rapid
ity. When the stencil is removed
the muslin is seen to be spotted here
and there with paint. Another stem
Gil is then used, whose holes CORE
spond to other parts of the muslin,
and more paint is daubed in. Two
more stencils follow, and when the
work is done the muslin is COM
pletely covered with a patchwork OF
varied colors. 1t is then handed to
a young woman. VINO blends the
background. She uses several
brushes in running the colors into
each other, and finally goes over all
with a large camel's hair brush. The
result is surprising. The patch
work becomes a harmonious combi-
nation of blended tints. The mus.
Ian then goes to a man who blends
the foreground in the same manner.
Next it is dried and passes to the
fnisher, who works from a model
hung on an easel. She outlines the
trees, fences, shrubs and other incl
dents of scenery with extraordinary
rapidity. The colors are mixed
ready to her hand, and she has sim.
ply to lay them on. A fourth and
more skillful artist gives the finish
ing touches of light and shade. II
finally goes to the artist who may be
termed the architect. He puts in
the palaces, castles, houses and
boats. The rapidity and skill with
which all work is done is due to long
years of practice. The paint used is
common house painters paint. In
the paint room are racks containing
small pots of paint of 1900 differ.
ent tints.-N Y. Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Hop Bitters are the Purest and Best
Bitters Ever Made.

They are compounded from Hops,
Malt, Buchu, Mandrake and Dande-
lion-the oldest, best, and most val
liable medicines in the world, and
contain all the best and most cura-
tive properties of all other remedies,
being the greatest Blood Purifier,
Liver Regulator, and Life and Health
Restoring agent on earth. No dis.
ease or i'll health can possibly long
exist where these Bitters are used.
so varied and perfect are their oper-
atoms.
They give new life and vigor 10
the aged and infrm. TO all whose
employments cause irregularity Of
the bowels or urinary organs, or who
require an APPETIZER, Tonic and mild
Stimulant, Hop Bitters are invalua-
bic, being highly curative, tonic and
stimulating, without intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings OF
symptoms are, what the disease or
ailment is, use Hop Bitters. Don't
WANT until you are sick, but if you
only feel bad or miserable, use Hop
Bitters at once. 1t may save your
life. Hundreds have been saved by
SO doing. $500 will be paid for a
case they will not cure or help.
Do not suffer or let your friends
suffer, but use and urge them to use
Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile,
drugged, drunken nestrum, but the
Purest and Best Medicine ever made:
the "Invalid's Friend and Hope
and no person OF family should be
without them. Try the bitters to-
day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Clothes Pins

Nearly all of the clothes pins
find their way to market are ma
featured in New England. \
woods of which they are made /,
of white birch and beech. GOOD,
this use. but for not much else. 1
logs are sawed off into length,
sixteen and twenty-five inches. n
latter are sawed up into little boa,
to make the boxes for packing.
pins. The shorter length are san
into strips of suitable thickness /
Plus by gang saws that make a ba
into strips quicker than you Con
say Hohokus. Then a gang of II,
saws cuts off the strips into fye.,
lengths. Eeach pin is now in.
square block about five inches IA
and three-quarters of an inch soul
In this shape they are fed out Of
troughs into automatic lathes, e.
of which turns out eighty rouC
pins per minute. With equal ran
ity the knives of slotting mach
set to work like a circular saw.
out the sloping slot Of each ,
When this is done they are tn
oughly seasoned in drying XII.
The next process is polishing. 70
bushels of them are tossed toget
into a revolving drum. where ii
make each other smooth by ia
friction, and to finish them a h.
tallow is thrown in when they
almost done. That gives then
nice glossy surface. After all Il
they are packed in boxes-fve gr
in a box-by girls, and are ready
the market.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Inferior in intellectual ability to
Webster, Clay, or Calhoun, Thomas
Hart Benton had no superior as a
man of iron will and naughty dis
position, during the twenty-nine
years and seven months that he serv-
ed continuously in the United States
Senate. Aggressive, bold and def
ant, he would occasionally strike out
recklessly at everything and every
body about him, like the huge wild
buffaloes of the Missouri prairies,
treading his opponents beneath his
feet in his angry rush. His greatest
display of ungovernable rage in the
Senate chamber was when. in an an
CRY debate, he advanced with threat
ening gestures toward Senator Foote,
of Mississippi, who, fearing that he
was 10 be attacked, drew a small
pocket pistol. The sight of this
weapon made benton uncomfortable,
and, endesvoring to shake off the
grasp of friends who seized him, he
shouted
THE cowardly assassin, let him
shoot me if he dares. / never carry
arms, and he knows it. Let the as
sassin firel"
After quiet was somewhat restor-
ed, Clay suggested that both Sena-
tors should enter into bonds to keep
the peace, upon which Benton rose
and exclaimed:
II will rot in Jail, sir, before l will
do it. Nc, sir! / will rot in Jail
frstl'
And he proceeded to pour forth a
torrent of bitter invective on Foote
before be could be quieted. Even
when he was defeated in seeking a
reelection for The sixth time in the
Senate, and.was forced to accept a
seat in the House of Representatives,
Benton failed to display a chastened
ambition or a softened heart.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

You can't fool a Camden gin
When her beau rises from his thea.
tire seat between acts and says he'll
be back in a moment, she dazzls
him with one of her most radleni
smiles, and pulling him back with
the remark, Il brought some with
me-" coyly slips into his hand
pinch of cloves or roasted coffee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

At a recent divorce trial the vie
was asked a question to which she
made the following reply ~Whsl
l was first married / was SO jealous
of my husband that l thought ever!
woman | saw wanted him, and nov
l wonder how | ever could have been
such a fool as to have wanted bin
myselfr
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
finie<t of Wee Bab,.,

The smallest baby in IN.
at the house Of Mr.. Poe !.
street. II was born las, N.
IL is the most diminubvs
imaginable, weighing oplv
a half pounds at the
birth and scarcely twen,v.s
yesterday. II can scarrelv
scribed. The entire bOdv
large as the forearm Of an =
person. 1t is Just eleven ,rs
inches long, and in no portio-
body is it more than sir ~,
circumference. Its head i ~
than a large English VAIN.
arms look like a mans lit,ls : /
and the legs like the centrs
Its hands are not as large 4,
cent piece. The child i ne
formed and its physical orgsp;,''
is complete in every de,a5
head is covered with all the h..
ally found on one so young -
all particulars it differs in NO.:
from an ordinary child exes..
size. =
In answer to our question ~.
er it cried. Mr.. Poe smiled and :
IF you had seen nae walk The
last night to quiet it, you wouli
ask the question. 1t cries as h.
and Justify as any child lever :,
The mother was asked regardin'
nourishment. She replied "t
its nourishment perfectly natS
and has a most voracious ann,
The child is doing verv vel
show you the size of its arm. I.
take this plain gold ring from
little finger, and slip it over
child's hand to its elbow
suiting the action to the word
ring, which was very small. II,
over the forearm with the NJ
facility.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

When We see leaves drop from
their trees in the beginning of au-
tumn, such, we think, is the friend
ship of the world. While the sap OF
maintenance lasts, friends swarm in
abundance; but in the winter OF
need, they leave us naked. He is Q
happy man that hath a true friend at
bis need, but he is more truly happy
that hath no need of his friends.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

For true philosophy it is difficult
to suggest any improvement upon
this prayer from the Italian :"
pray that / may never be married.
But, if | marry, l pray that l may
not be be deceived. But, if / am
deceived, | pray that / may not
know of it. But, if l know it, !
pray that l may be able to laugh at
the whole affair"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

An insane Rochester girl gets ogi
OF bed at midnight and goes to woIi
saving wood in the back yard. Hd
father deeply deplores her INSANITY
but always leaves the woodpile haD'
dy for her to get at.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
HOW WATCHES ARE MADE.

In q SOLID GOLD WATCH, aside from
the necessary thickness for engraving and
polishing, a large proportion of metal is
needed only to stiffen and hold the engrav-
ed portions in place, and supply strength.
The surplus gold is actually needless. In
james Boss Patent Gold Watch Gases this
WASTE is saved, and and
STRENGTH increased by a simple process,
Mt one-half the cost. A plate of SOLID
GOLD is soldered on each side of a plate
of hard nickel composition metal, and the
three are then passed between polished
steel rollers. From this the cases, backs,
c~enters, bezels, etc, are cut and shaped by
dies and formers. The gold is thick
enough to admit OF all kinds of chasing,
engraving and engine turning.i These
cases have been worn perfectly smooth by
use without removing the gold. This is
Ne only eass made Under this process. Each
cass Is ocsempomied nth a raid guarantee
signed By tie manufacturers s-cayranting Il to
sDer 20 yours. 10000 of these Gases
now carried in the United States and
Canada. Largest and Oldest Factory.
Established 1854. Ask your Jeweler.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

is Miss Blank at homer" asked
q faultlessly attired bore of the new
girl. The girl took from her pocket
a photograph, carefully scanned i,
and after another look at the feat.
ures of the visitor, answered No
sir; she has gone to Europe" He
left.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Customer-"Have you any first
class musical instrument"
Shopkeeper-"Yes, sir; best stock
in town; can't be beat"
Customer turning to go OUT
Can't be beat, ehl Sorry; wanted a
drum"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

ANSWER THIs.-Is there a persOa
living who ever saw a case OF ag1s
bllliousness, nervousness, or neurl'
gia, oil any disease of the stoma1
liver, or kidneys that Hop Bites
will not cure ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Now that Gorringe has left the
navy he ought to tell just Ghere he
left it, so that his successor may not
waste the wole summer 10 looking
for it, thoughtfully suggests the Troy
Budget.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Deservedly Popular.

Unless it had great merit Parker's
Ginger Tonic could not be so popu-
lar. 1t sale bas spread remarkably
everywhere, because invalids find It
gives them new life and yigor when
other medicines fail entirely.-Ohio
Farmer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Mountain Express leaves Pittsburgh (Satur
days only at 2 p. m. leaves ConneIlsville, $50
Confluence, 5:25; Ursina, $50; Brooks Siding
$3.50; Pinkertou, 5:42: Casselm n. $50; Rock
wood. 6:0e Pine Grove, 6:l5; Garrett, o:24; Yo
der, 6:2s; Salisbury Junction, o:33; Mcyersdale
o;35. Leaves lockwood, els; Milford, s:3l ar
rives at Somerset, $50.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

All ladies know their faces are
most attractive when free from pim-
pies Parker's ginger Tonic is pop
ular ssRong them because it banishes
impurities from blood and skin and
makes the face glow with health.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

A man who is as true as steel, po'.,
sessing an iron will, some gold, and
a fair portion of brass, should DC
able to endure the hardware OF tins
world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

An Illinois girl imagines herself
TO be an angel. She is probably inno-
cent enough to believe all that the
fellows tell her when they come
around sparkling.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

WHO 90 hUt IInpfUVe lhelr OppOrtunities remain In
poverty. We offer a great chance to make mon
ey. want many men, women, boys and girls
TO work for us right in their own loo iiities. ANY
one can do the work properly from the nrst sat.
The business will pay more than ten tines orp
nary wages. Expensive outfit furnished free. |
one who engages tails 20 make money rapiay
You can devote your whole time to the work. or
only your spare moments. Full information and
all that is needed sent free. Address SrIysoN :
Co.. Portland, Maine. decaoLIy
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

A man being tofmented with
corns kicked his foot thraugh win.
dow and the pane was gone instant.
w.. 80
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

An attractive, youthful appear,
ance secured by using Parker's Han
Balsam to all who are GREETING gray
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Why are young ladies like arrows?
Because they are in a quivor till the
next beau comes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
She Knew Her Rights.

On Monday afternoon just as the
gas was being lighted, a young man
entered the forward ladies' cabin OF
a Fulton ferry boat. All the seats
were occupied except one, and he
made his way unsteadily to it. He
had evidently been making too
many New Years calls. As the
boat started he placed his hat on
the seat, and went to look at himself
in the mirror. In his absence a
colored woman with a basket OF
clothes entered, and took the vacant
seat. The young man saw her, and
rushed to get ahead of her, but was
too late.
"That's my seatl" he exclaim-
ed.
No, sab dis vars de ladies
cabling"
But l had the seat before, and
you are sitting on"
"Yes, sab, yon was heah befo',
but / was heah behind, an it's none
o yer bizness what I'm sittin'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

The Mail, north and south, runs daily; the
Local Train daily except Sunday.
On the Pittsburgh Division, B. o. Railroad
lockwood at 1850 a. m, and 12:44 p. m, arriving
respectively at Washington at 1885 a. m. same
day, and 9:4l next evening. and at Baltimore at
s:45 a. m, same day, and at HOO next evening.
bound through trainsleave Baltimore
at $50 a. m, and ! p IN and Washington at l0:ie
a. m, and $40 p m, arriving respectively at
Rockwood at sos a. m, and 500 p. m.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
Yes. madam. but

"Yes, madam, but"
"Dais no use velosserpedin' to
me. l know my rights accordin' to
de fo'teenth commandment. Mig
gah's good as white, an dar man.
cerpation is a womancerpation like
wise. Go way, or I'll sholy call a
ossifer."
He was compelled to wait until
the boat reached the slip before he
could obtain his tile, and when he
recovered it it looked Ike a concer.
tina in repose, and he had to try
it on his foot before he could use
it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE,

Estate Of George r. nenner, late Of Somerset
Twp. deceased.
Letters Of administrator on the above eststs
having been granted to the undersigned, by the
proper authority, notice Is hereby given 70 thoss
indebted TO It TO make Immediate payment, and
those having claims or demands win present them
duly authenticated Tor settlement, on or before
Saturday, April II. 1883, At the once Of James L.
Pugh in the borough Of Somerset.
CATHARINE DENNER.
mari ADMINISTRATIVE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Because all legal adj
vertising appears in it's
columns, and people are
thus kept posted as to
what transpires in the
management of the af-
fairs of the Courts and
County.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-04-04

Because it is the me-
dunn used by the peo-
pie Of the county when
they wish to let their
n~eighbors know when
they have a farm or
anything else for sale.