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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Hints For the Guest Chamber.

In the guest chamber always have
copy of the Bible, printed in large,
clear type, also few books or mag
azines. | once passed few days,
the Sabbath included. with friend.
Not knowing the customs of the
family, in the morning | rose early,
as usual, aud waited three and one
half long hours before breakfast was
announced, with nothing but medi-
tation to employ my time.
Then, again, the useful guest finds
it pleasant TO put little finishing
touches to the room, and a hand
brush and dustpan to gather up the
dust or little ends of thread-a dus-
ter so nice and clean as to require
bit of paper pinned on to designate
its use-and good sized piece of
cotton, colored or white. tucked in
the handle of the slop-jar will be
readily understood and appreciated.
Then, too, a corn-breom, in one Of
those cunning little fancy cases now
in vogue, is very useful.
A square of oilcloth in front of the
toilet stand may save your carpet
frem spots.
A spare newspaper one does not
always think to bring, to use while
combing the hair. These are little
things, but 'moighty convaneyant." T."
Vacate one or two drawers in the
bureau for the use OF your guest, and
see that there are spare hooks in the
closet also-a box of hair pins-a
small basket containing few nee
dies, spools of cotton, threads of
black and colored silk, scissors, shoe
and glove buttoner, and other little
things of a similar character may be
oftimely service to the transient guest
Sometimes a mattress, unless it be
of hair, is found too hard to sleep
upon, and feathers too warm. To
obviate the difficulty, place the
feather bed on top, and Oh it new
piece of wide straw mating covered
with one thickness of cotton cloth,
and the bed will be comfortable and
cool.
A clean apron is net always put
on while making up beds, and to
prevent the sides of mattresses be-
coming soiled, sew strips of cotton
over them they can be readily re-
moved for washing, and look nicer
if starched
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Only A Rose.

Has it occurred to your said
Mr.. Sabson, addressing his wife,
that we have been married twelve
years to-day?'
1t did not occur to me-" she re
piled, until you spoke, but | sup
pose tits true The time seems very
long though, and when | look back
1t appears a wonder that ] have
lived through it all.
why, my DEAR" reioined Mr..
Sabson, turning with an air of
annoyance, ''yeu do not regret that
we were married, do you p
"Oh, no, for it is a woman's prov
ince to get married, and the sooner
the duty is performed the sooner
she has begun the life for which she
was designed"
Il Suppose then your love did
not enter very largely into the ar
rangements ?"
1T did at first"
But woman always discovers
her mistake, | suppose ?"
Yes more or less"
Il am sorry to hear you speak so.
All along have cherished the idea
that you married me out Of re-
gard.
And you have given me very
little upon which to base a hope
that your marriage was actuated by
the same high motive"
"Oh, now. here. You are Just
trying to pick a quarrel with me.
What have l done?"
That's what | want to know.
What have you done ?'
"Confound it, haven't | made you
a living ~
"a sort of one, but haven't lived
any better since we were mar
ried,
Haven't l helped you in all your
troubles p
Not all. -
Didn't | get up the other night
and hold a tablespoonful Of parego-
ric over the lamp chimney
Just once
well, I'll declare. Give me
spoon and I'll hold it over the lamp
till it melts.'
NO use to talk that way. You
know you never think of me"
"Dida't bring you u whole arm
ful Of goods last night, and didn't
you 20 out the other day and get
whole cart load of stuff. Talk about
not thinking Of you, and the an
noyed gentleman arose and left the
house. He was troubled as he
walked along the street, and when
he turned towards home, he felt
heavy and cheerless, IF | could
only take her something he mus
ed. There was a time when her
eye frightened at my approach. l
did not have to take her something
then. III reproduce one of those
early visits if can"
He plucked a rose that hung over
a fence. \ very common rose, but
he carried 1T tenderly.
When he entered the room his
wife sat rocking one of the children.
He spoke softly and she looked up.
He handed her the rose and the
light, once SO charming, came back
into her eyes. She put the child on
the bed and blushingly approached
her husband
You do think Of me, don't you ,"
she said.
Il always think of you"
Let me put the flower in
vase
The yard was full of beautiful flow
srS, and she could have gathered
but in all the grand floral
array there was not one so full of
sentiment as this common rose that
grew in a wild place and hung over
the fence, 1t is the little remem-
brance that a woman prizes and a
true wOmdn's soul is not made of
love for fine dresses and gorgeous
dis isplav.-ArkdnsG TrdJier.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
Superstition About Hair.

The ideas of savages and of our
compa.riots about the mysterious
connection which is supposed to ex-
ist between the cut lock of hair and
person to whom it belonged" are
shown to be often identical. 1t
seems that in Ireland lit is held that
human hair should never be buried,
because at the resurrection the for
mer owner of the hair will come to
seek it," and that il ought not to be
lost, lest some bird should find it
and carry it of, causing the owners
head to ache all the time the bird
was busy working the hair into its
nest" A somewhat similar belief
lies at the root of cure for whoop-
ing cough current in Northampton
shire and Devonshire. A hair of
the patients head is placed between
two slices of buttered bread and
given to a dog. "The dog will get
the cough and the patient lose il"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.

Estate Of Josiah Dively, late Of Salisbury Bor-
ough Somerset Co., Pa, deed.
Letters testamentary on above estate having
been granted 10 the undersigned by the proper au-
thor,ty notice Is hereby given to all persons in
debted 20 said estate 10 make immediate pay
pent and those having claims against IL TO pre-
sent them duly auth. niica.ed for settlement on
Saturday. March y 1854, at the late residence
Of said deceased in Salisbury Borough
NJ. l. DlVELY.
fana3 Executor.
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A DMINISTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate OF Joseph Nesrnbergcr, late OF Paint Twp,
Somerset Co. Pa, deed.
Letters Of administration on the above estate
having BEEN granted TO the undersigned by the
prsper authority. notice is hereby given 10 All
persous indebted TO said estate 10 make imrnedi-
ate payment. and those having claims against the
same ~ill present them duly authenticated ior
settlement on Thursday the 10th day Of March,
lsss at the late residence Of deceased.
JOHN NEARNBER9ER.
febf3 AduiaistratoS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Law is like sieve; you may see
through it, but you must be consid-
erably reduced before you can get
through it.
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DRIDGE SALES.

pRIDGE SALES.
Tn, Commissioners oi Somerset Comfy viii of
fer 70 LEI at public cutlery the premises, to the
lowest and uest bidder, on
WEDNESDAY. MARCH y. ls'4.
az 2o'cl,ck r. ". the repaLirg Of the old sbut-
ments iur q Combination Bridge. over Casselm an
river. near faras Lfchty's. In Elklick township.
Somerset County Pa. wnere tho public highway
leading from Meyersfale t0Salisbuty crosses Id
stream At tn same time AID place they will
sell The old bridge.
ALSO
On THURSDAY. MARCH Is. 1884, at II NJ. the
building Of one new ahutment for Combination
Britge over Cones' Creek. near Milford Station,
Milford Township. sHpniy aforesaid. Plans and
specifications can be seen at he Commissioners
Office, after the 27th Of February.
ALSO
Sealed PROPOSALS for he supersiructure Of a
Combination Bridge over Casselman River, near
the house of Jonas Lichjy. as above described,
will he received a. he Commissioner oiice p 10
10 o'clock A NJ FRIDAY, MARCH IA. lss+.
said suPersiructure TO be placed on abutnents rs
feet apart.
For Combination Sup~rstrncfure of a Bridge
over Coxes' Greek near Milford Station, a. above
described 10 lie placed IN ahutmeuts 90 ieet
apart Proposals received Up 10 the same time as
above. The roacways OF both bridges will be II
feet
JUSEPH HoKNER.
Attest H. W. BRuBAKER.
u I. HoRNER, Clerk. Commissioners
feh20
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

A lady in Willimantic, Conn.,,
lodged the measles for 81 yeai.. but
was cansht last week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

m ga week at home. IS outtt free.
pay absolutely sure NO riss Gap
hhhital not required. Reader. II you
UOOwant business al which persons OF
egher sex. young or old. can make great pay All
the time they work. with absolute certainty,
write for particulars to II. HAILxTT, foriane,
Mrtpe. Hnsc
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
CHARGES MODERATE,
ss-An legal holidays observed.-@ d
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.

Estate Of Adam Ycder. late Of summit township
Somerset county. Pa, decd.
Letters testamcntary onthe above estate having
been granted 20 the undersigned by the proper
au; hority notice Is hereby given 20 all persons in
dehted 10 said estate TO make immediate pay
ment and those having claims against the sam,
will present them duly authenticated for settle
ment ,.n The - day Oi March. lss4, at the house
OF the Executor IN said township.
ELIAS A. YODER.
iauso lsS4 Executor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
/" Ut rs
PILL 1 S
TORPID BOWELS,
DIS o r D z r Ed LIVE r,
and MALARIA
ANTlDoTE TO MALARIA.
HE FEELS LIKE NEW MAN.

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN.
81 have had Dyspepsia, with Conslipa-
tion. two years, and have tried ten different
kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me ont nicely. My appetite is
splendid, 10 "a digcsts readily, and l now
have natural passages. I feel Ike n new
man" W. ID. EDWARDS, PALMYRA, o.
..l'.. rvarywh, rr. 25c. Ofli-e, "A NurravS- Ny
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05

Francis Murphy began his crusade
at Lowell. Mass, last week.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-03-05
BARGAINS !!
In House Furnishing Goods We Offer:

Coal Vases, Bread Boxes, Fine Carving Sets,
Cake Boxes, Cash Boxes Knives and Forks
lea Trays, Toilet Sets Fine Plated Ware,
Cbamb,r Pals, Egg Beaters. Cake Beaters
Copper Ware Saw Cutters. Egg Pake Mods,
Mincng Knives Pudding Mods. Spice Boxes,
Revolving Graters, Lemon Saueezers.
Coffee Mills, Can Openers Oil
Nut Crackers, Apple Parers, Tea Cansters,
" Wafle Irons Mrs. Potts Irons Granite Ware
Lamps tAl Kinds) Bread Toasters, Wire Broiers,
lCCthes Nrngers, Towel ROLLERS. CuspadOres,
Enameled Ware Steak Founders Dust Brushes,
Queen Oil Cans, Pocket Stoves Rolling Pins
Knife Trays Farina Boilers.
AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ARTICLES.
COOKING and HEATING STOVES shown in Johnstown
II. W HAY. 10. Washington LOhnsfOWn. Penns
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wEpNEsDAr. MARcH y. ls...

The Commissioners Of Somerset Comfy VIII of
fer % lei at public cutlery. on the premises, 10 the
lowest and ucst bidder. on
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
o fool with YOU And he meant it, too,

to fool with you And he meant It, too
for he was as pale as though he'd seen The
ghost of his grandmother
"The little fellow stayed thar all that
day and at night lii Out--no one knew
when, or whar he went To; but about a
year after found out all abhlt him.
His name was Seymour, and he was
from Alabama. Six years before, when
he was only kid, his father had been
killed by rich old cuss named Cammack
and, though they had a sort of trial, the
rich man by some sort Of lawyers deviltry
got clear.
THE boy began to learn how TO shoot
and il was not long before everybody was
talking about what he could do with gun
and somehow Cammack began to think a
change of climate would be good for his
health; so he pulled his freight
"The boy got on his trail When he ran
short he'd work for COW man or freight
er, or do anything else that ceIae handy
never missing a chance to shYt, but never
qlmrreling with no one, till fin lily he found
out his man was down at San Saba. He
went thar, found him in big crowd, step,
ped mp in front of him and said
Cammack, you murdered my father
six years ago, and I'm going to kill you,
but I'll give you chance. Keep your
hands to your sides; III step off five steps,
then draw, and may God have mercy on
your villainous soul
ale started, but hadn't got half way when
old Cammack pulled his gun; the boy hap
pened TO look back just then, turned round
quickern lightning, shot the pistol clean
out of the old fellows hand, and then put
the lead into him just AS he did into the
box cover up at Ben Ficklin. He then
turned to the crowd and said
Gentlemen, that man murdered my
father. I've killed him I'm going To stay
here three hours If you want me | shan't
be hard 10 find if you don't want me by
that time Pm going about my business
But in them days thar wasn't much law
on the border; they liked IA squar' deal
such as this was and young Seymour put
out, and not long after was killed in an In.
jun fight, after dropping six or eight of the
cussed skunks." H.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
A Texas Story.

Original Texans, such as we have read
about are becoming scarce and will not
talk freely to stranger, especially If a
pencil is in sight; but met one not long
ago who told me the following story, which
write from memory, roughly sort of
"study" rather than finished sketch:
1T amt always the fellers that does the
most Dragging that's got the most sand, |
can tell you; and though we Texans, or the
most of us, can shoot when it's necessary,
there's mighty few that can handle six.
shooter the way you read of In some of the
story books
'But did see some pretty shooting once,
and was never 70 fooled IN sizing up a man
In my life.
when ] was al Ben Ficklin, on the
Concho, there was big, no account, quar-
relsome cuss down thar, who bullied every.
body; had killed six or eight men, ! reck-
on, and the rest of us did not care TO have
fuss with him We know'd we'd have
to kill him If we did, and the damued
coyote wasn't with il.
"One day little, quiet sort Of Il chap
came down thar; didn't seem 70 have no
business, and we knowed he wasn't COW
man. No one knew whar he cum from or
what he wanted; but he just sort of hung
around, putting on no style, seeing every.
body, and had n way of almost looking
right through fellow the first time he
saw him.
well, as We were sitting in Tom Car.
rolls saloon In comes the bully was tell.
ing you Of and saw at once that he want
cd row with some one he was Just fun
enough for that. He picked out the little
chap and opened on him like this
What the hell are you doing around
here, in honest folks way"
Don't know as am in anybody's way
Just minding my own business
"'Not by damned sight, you lying
greaser. Pull yer freight and get out OF
here damned quick.
81 thought there'd be music then, SIRE
for we'uns don't take that sort Of talk from
anybody But the little fellow, though his
face got red clear up 10 his ba'r, didn',
seem to get excited; he jest looked the
big 'un clean through with them sharp
eyes of hisn, and said
Come out here; ] wan, 10 show vol,
how easy could kill you if didn, have
something else to do
We all followed him out lie picked
up the cover Of q small tin box about rs
big AZ yer hand, fastened II on pos, about
fifty feet of, come back, got couple of
dxes out'n his clothes quickern lightning
and with one in each hand just put the lead
through that cover EASTERN you could count
didn't miss once; loaded up his shooters
in no time. and stepped up to Mr.. Bully
and said:
Have you seen enough Are you sat.
is6edr
"'Yes, damned II ] haint. II won, do
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
Paragraph Fiend.

Men of letters-Postmen.
Sign Of the times-"Bock Beer"
A little suCker-The new baby.
Always behind hand-The wrist.
A matchless woman--An old maid
Unbalanced bids-Tipsy servant girls
Prickly pairs-The average husband and
wife
All big guns should be of good re.
port"
A base deceiver is fit for nothing but
playing ball.
He would be hard hearted indeed who
would Kick -apoo Indian.
If You would be wealthy, get upon a
mule; you will soon find that you are bet
ter off
A Zulu belle is like the proverbial
prophet She has not much on'er in her
own country.
Ii il the feeblest mustache, AS we'll as
the sckliest child, that gets the most fond
ling.
A Texas man has flock of thousand
goats. This don't look as If Masonry was
playing out
A young husband in this cityis suffering
from severe case Of tumor. It's two more
twins.
In the social circles of the chicken yard
the lines are very distinctly drawn, for each
hen has her own set.
No man can obey two masters but fire.
quently he has to obey both his wife and
mother.inlaw.
"A Wife's Greatest Trial" is the title of
new book We have not read it, but sus.
pect that il is her husband.
"Chinese BARRIERS shave without lather.'
This reminds us that our old schoolmaster
used to lather without shaving.
What Is il that you like about that
girls" asked one young man OF another.
MY arm" was the brief reply.
"A bachelor is a man who has lost the
opportunity of making a woman misera-
Bile" so says Lille Devereaux Blake.
II is given ont, rather ostentatiously, that
the firm of Grant Il Ward will not resume.
II is to be hoped not-at least on the old
basis
Young man." said the landlord, ii al
ways eat the cheese rind." And the new
boarder replied; Just so; am leaving
this for you"
Wife-Was ST. Peter a martyr Hus-
band-Really do not remember, my dear,
whether he had a wife OF not
A young man asked fashionable belle
II she had any taste for literature. She
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
THE TARIFF AND THE FARMER.

OF the very able speech of Frank Hnrd
of Ohio in Congress on Tuesday in support
of the Morrison Tariff Bill the telegraph
reports in the papers are necessarily a
mere synopsis and very imperfect. Yet
even in this emasculated form the follow.
ing extract in regard to the effect of the
tariff on the farmer is not without interest
and force:
What was the effect of the ruinous sys-
TEN on the farmer? 1t increased the price
of all articles which entered into his daily
consumption; and this increase meant an
annual sum of $4500OO,OOO.
For this there was absolutely no compen-
sation in the protective system. The sys-
tenn operated to increase the price OF the
transportation of grain from the West to
the seaboard, and from the seaboard to
Europe. When the grain of the American
farmer reached Liverpool ii came in COM
petition with the grain of every other far
mer in the world The protective tariff of
America was unable to help him there, and
every dollar of increase in price which
TRANSFORMATION occasioned to him dimin.
ished the profits of his sales.
But the protective tariff did more injury
to the farmer in the injury 1t occasioned
his foreign market 1t had already robbed
America of one half the markets of the Old
World. India now furnished England
with wheat. The effect of this on the mar
kets of the United States within the last
nine months had been a decline in the ex-
portation of American cereals of more
than s47, OOO,0OO, and wheat had gone down
in Chicago to less than 80 cents. And this
development of the wheat production of
India was entirely the result of the protec-
tive policy in America.
Il say" continued he, Ito the farmers Of
America that the prospect before You is
not encouraging now, with the elevators
and graneries and warehouses ali full, and
the old crop unsold with vast fields green
ing to the coming harvest, with crop I'M
excelled i'm India, with splendid promise
among all wheat growing nations, and
with the price of wheat AT less than 80 cents,
the result will be inevitable that the price
Of wheat before January next will not pay
the price of production, and the corn raised
on the Western prairies again will be
burned for fuel In that day the farmers
viii be beggars In the midst of their own
plenty; psupers by the side Of their own
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17
Professional Garb9.
To Applicants i'nr Teachers Ger.
tilicateS, anu Others Having
Business with the Superin-
tendent OF Public Schools:

Examinations In Ottawa will be held AZ his Onice
Court House Room ~ an the second saturday of each
month. instead ot second ANA fourth saturdays. ~
heretofore.
Examinations IN Mendoza or first saturday Of March
and september.
Examinations In Srcairr on third saturday Of March
aud september.
Examinations In la Sale the fourth saturday VI
March and september,
To accommodate parties on special occasions, exam
nations viii he held AZ any place designated, when re
qursted by a sufficient number Of applicants
Busncss days In Ottawa every Monday. The Office
viii be open for examinations and business from A.
NJ until r. NJ Private examinations pOsiiirey cannoi
be- granted the remainder Of the year must be deyo
ted 10 visiting schools and answering correspondents
e.. h. STOCKDALE,
mayU-,w Superintendent OF Public SCHOOL,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17

A large firm of Glasgow Scotland jute
spinners failed on Tuesday. And yet the
FREE TRADER pretends that the spinners
of Great Britain are running on full time
a statement that is misleading and false in
fact. There is more depression and
gloomier prospects in that country than in
this.-Ottaud Republican.
Among the Storage passengers lost on
the steamer State of Florida were Scotch
jute spinners who, after a six months trial
in New Jersey, were returning 10 Scotland,
as they found they made less at their trade
here than there. If the absurd tax of $50
ton on jute and jute butts was removed,
and Jersey spinners, like Scotch spinners,
could get the raw material free, possibly
the former might be able, with the help of
Chinese labor, TO compete with the "pauper
labor of Europe"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-17

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