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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
Looking Into Empty MuzzIes.

On the way down from Natchez to
New Orleans the boat rounded to at
landing on the Louisiana shore to
take on lot of cotton seed. She
had just made fast, and the mate
had stepped ashore "hustle them
niggers," when a middle-aged man,
loselyresembling the typical South
erner, suddenly stepped out from be-
hind the sacks, presented a revolver
within foot of the mates face, and
cried out: Throw up your hands
or you are dead man y There
were fifty of US with our eyes on the
two men, and we held our breath as
the mate slowly raised his arms
above his head. He didn't change
color in the slightest, and those who
took in the details noticed that he
chewed away at his plug tobacco
with the same regular motion-nei-
ther faster nor slower. Now, then,
down on your knees and beg my
pardon, or I'll send a bullet into
your eye p The mates legs wab-
bled, bent, and down he sank and
remarked that he was sorry if he
had offended the other. "All right,
growled the man with pistol
as he showed it into his hip pocket
latter this you will be a little
more careful whom you fling your
impudence at" As he turned away
the mate made dive with his right
hand, and up came Derringer, out
shot the arm, and in a voice Of thun-
der the mate cried Halt Throw
up your arms Down on your knees
or I'll blow your brains all over the
plantation !" The tables were turn
ed. Up went the arms, and, after a
few seconds, the man went down on
his knees, and said he had the high
est respect for the mates moral
worth. Whe he rose up the Captain
and theirs had reached the pair, and
in ten seconds more they were dis
armed. ''Close call that" said one
of the passengers as the Captain han
ded the weapons to the clerk to
keep until the boat was ready to
leave. 'HumphI neither one of
'em loaded ~ replied the old man.
Such was the actual fact. Two
emty and harmless weapons had
hunbled two men who meant shoot.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
How to Plow Orchards.

Whether to plow the orchard to
the trees each year or to turn the
sod in opposite directions in alter
nate years must depend on the soil
and location. II is only in excep-
tional cases that the former course
should be pursued. In poorly
drained orchards, on low, black
land, this practice of heaping the
sod about the tree has the advantage
even in this particular. however, it
is doubtful if the benefits will over
balance the inconvenience resulting
from such practice. Better tile
the orchard and keep the surface
even. Drainage is not always Sc
cured by the deep dead furrows.
The ground must have good nat
ural slope or deep pools will be
formed in the dead furrOw just
where the young roots demand
warmth and drainage. The cons
tant lowering of the dead furrows
cuts off the smaller roots and drives
them deep into the subseil where
there is little nutriment. The val
liable surface soil is piled up around
about the trees, where it does no
good. Roots feed largely upon the
valuable elements which reach
down from the surface soil. The
most active roots of large trees are
far from the trunk. An uneven
surface in az orchard is a constant
source of aggravation, especially in
picking time. when, one must en-
ter it with wagon. Windfalls roll
into the dead farrows, and become
bruised, wet and decayed. The sod
does not usually strike close against
the body of the tree. As conse-
quehce, little depression is formed
there, into which drifts litter, form
ing an attractive home to insects
and mice. There is no danger of
ipjuring trees by blowing away from
them and close to them if one has
trained his trees properly, and if ne
exercises care. If the practice of
close plowing be inaugurated in
young orchards the roots will start
deep enough to avoid the plow. 1t
is not necessary to pillow deep. Trees
should be trimmed high. Low
headed trees are an abomination,
and they present hardly an advan-
tage over high tops. Even the oft
repeated assertion that they are cas-
ier to pick from / have usually found
very wide of the mark. To have
comfortable picking one must have
room under the tree in preference
to top so low that he can step in
to it. With moderately high top
ed trees, short whiffie-trees, low
names, gentle team and careful
man one need not fear about injur-
ing trees. Plow one year east and
west. the next north and south
one year to the trees, one year away
from them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
A woman's Curious Request.

In the viii of Rachael T. Stevens.
of Somerville, recently filed in the
Probate Court Of East Cambridge.
appears the following bequest: 81
give and devise all my estate, both
real and personal, to the city of Bos-
ton, in trust, nevertheless, 6r the
following use and purposes, viz: To
pay the net income thereof in semi
annul payment to Hannah J. Adams,
of Somerville; upon the death of
said Hannah to pay the net income
of said trust estate for the support
and maintenance of poor, worthy
Protestant single women of Boston
who have arrived at the age Of 80
years (not including widows pay
ing each the sum of 800 annually
in semi-annual payments; /; upon the
marriage of any beneficiary under
this will no future payment is to be
made to her, nor is any further pay
ment to be made to any beneficiary
who becomes unworthy of help un-
der this trust. The foregoing is a
perpetual trust" Her Somerville
property is directed to be held in
trust until it can be sold at 81 per
square foot, at which time the city
is authorized to sell without apply
ing to any Court for leave, the pro-
ceeds Of the sale to be held upon the
terms of the previous trust.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
The Hot-Feoted Centipcdc.


Centipedes are composed ofa body
of from twenty to fifty segments
each provided with two feet of claws.
The front pair are more largely de-
veleped than the others. They form
sort of "foot-jaw," and are provi-
ded with poison glands. These are
the apparatus by which the insect
seizes its prey, and when these Jaws
are brought together the pressure
forces the venom along the sharp
points of the claws into the wound.
The insect lives under damp stones
and in old walls. If centipede
crawls over a sleeping person (for it
is a night traveler) there is said to
be enough poison exuded from its
claws to destroy the scarf skin, but
not enough to do any serious dam
age. If, howeves the sleeper should
make some sudden movement that
alarms or hurts the centipede, it
prepares for war by extending its
claws into the skin of his involun-
tary entertainer. OF course, the poi
son from the "foot-jaw" follows their
insertion, and pain, followed by eff
forts to remove the insect, so thrust
after thrust of the poison-bearing
claws is made, and hence the idea
that each ofits feet is provided with
the same kind of weapons arises.
Itching, followed by intense pain, is
experienced red spots appear at
each puncture, which are red and
become perfectly black at the CEN
ire. The inflammation travels along
the Emphatic vessels of the part to
the nearest glands, which enlarge
and sometimes occasion assesses.
There is great mental anxiety i
pains in the head, back and limbs
weakness, fever and vomiting. In
very rare instances convulsions,
Inconsistencies and death follow,
sometimes within five or six hours.
In those who recover troublesome
sloughing of the skin and underlv-
ing tissues occasionally occurs. In
some persons it is said that eruptions
appear every year over the parts of
the skin affected by this kind of
injury. The treatment Of cases Of
by the centipede Is the
same as for spider bites. 1t has also
been advised to give chloral and car
Dolic acid internally, and to apply
washes externally IN cen
.ipede bites,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

The owner of fifty acres of good
ground who thoroughly understands
his business is better situated than
his neighbor who owns 200 acres and
farms according to the old theories.
The small farmer has less invest
ment, pay less taxes, and cultivates
more carefully than the large farmer.
In France and Germany the farms
are generally very small, often not a
fourth of the size of average Ameri-
can farms, but they are worked so
carefully that, while steadily increas-
ing in fertility, they still produce a
great deal more per acre than our
own. The owner of many acres is
apt to neglect the poorer portions of
his ground, and thus msnuring,
rotating and cultivating are reduced
to a system that produces the best
possible results.
An example of German gardening
will illustrate the point. Within
three miles of Port Jeryis lives a
German family consisting of six or
seven persons. For years they have
lived on strip of sandy land less
than two acres in size, a part Of
which is covered by the dwelling, u
barn and outhouses. The woman Of
the family, an able-bodied and in
telligent person, who had learned
her work in Baden, cultivated this
piece of ground, and for a series OF
years supplied her table with vege-
tables and sold from $500 to s400
worth of vegetables annually.
Every inch of room was occupied.
From early spring, tor late autumn
crop after crop Of lettuce, beets,
spinach, cabbage, potatoes, corn,
beans, mangold, wurzels, asparagus,
onions, endive, egg plants, peppers,
satisfy, cauli-howers and other plants
Every bit of waste mate
rial fit for the purpose was thrown
on the compost heap or turned into
liquid mancur and the naturally
sterile piece of ground was made to
pay for itself over and over again.
The fences were built in trellis form
to support grapevines, and not
square inch Of ground escaped the
payment of tribute exacted by the
woman who titled it.
Her methods are those in steady use
N Germany, where overcrowded
has rendered necessary
he thoroughest working OF the soil.
Her plants for setting are the first
n the market, and she is the last in
he autumn to offer fresh vegetables
or the table. To such farmer
fifty acres of good land would be a
ortune. 1t is such tillage as this
which makes it possible for French,
ierman, English and Italian holders
f twenty acre or thirty-acre or fourty
ere farms to earn a living, while
american holders of farms, of equal
y good land, ranging from 100 to
90 acres, work about a hard and
re forever under mortgage and ON
he very verge of bankruptcy. The
lture will certainly witness a great
evolution in American farming,
nd one of the features calculated to
ring about a better state Of affairs
I'LL be the division of land into
mailer farms and the consequent
in agricultural meth
do
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
A Dreadful Disease.

Read, ponder and profit thereby.
Kemp's Balsam for the Threat and
Lungs is conceded bv all who have
used it to excel any preparation in
the market as a complete Throat
and Lung Healer. All persons af-
fiicted with that dreadful disease
Consumption-will find speedy re-
lief and in a majority of cases per-
manent cure. The proprietor has
authorized c. n. Boyd, to refund
the money to any party who has
taken three-fourths of bottle with
out relief.
Price 80 cents and s1.0O. Trial
size free.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
TOGETHER.


fairy skiff in a stream was lying
Askiff with sliken sail;
In a forest of fire the day was dying,
And daintily stirred hegale;
When maiden fair and gallant gay
sprang into it lightly and sailed away
Away through the purple gloamlng.
No moon looked down from the vagitetl
heaven
They sailed by the light of stars.
BY the smile serene OF the sisters seven
And the ruddier glow of Mars.
But the storm king rose in his grandeur
grim
And the stars swan into the distance dim,
As they tossed on the troubled water.
The tempest ceased, and the broad, deep
river
Flowed on with unruilled breast;
Again in high heaven the sisters quiyer,
And the wild winds sink TO rest.
There is calm betow. there is peace above,
And the eyes Of the maiden are full OF
love
As she clings TO her happy lover.
They hear the boom Of the mighty ocean;
Their blithe bark breasts its swell
And westward glides with gentle mo-
tom ga
But whittier, Icannot tell.
We know loves stream is not smooth
for aye;
But the sweet stars shine as they sail
away
Der the ocean of lie together
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
Thousands Say So.

Mr.. T. w. Atkins, Girard, Kan,
writes: 81 never hesitate TO recon-
mend your Electric Bitters to nay
customers, they give entire satisfae-
ton and are rapid sellers" Elec-
tric Bitters are the purest, best medi-
cine known and will positively cure
Kidney and Liver complaints. Pu-
rify the blood and regulate the bow
els. No family can afford to be
without them. They will save hun
dreds of dollars in doctors bills every
year.
Sold at fifty cents bottle by c. y.
Boyd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
A Walking Skeleton

Mr. E. Springer of Mechanicsburg
Pa, writes II was afflicted with
lung fever and abscess ON lungs, and
reduced to a icalking skeleton. Got
a free trial bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, which
did me so much good that l bought
a dollar bottle. After using three
bottles, found myself once more a
man, completely restored to health,
with a hearty appetite, and a gain
in flesh IS lbs"
Call at e. n. Boyd's Drug Store and
get free trial bottle of this certain
cure for all Lung Diseases. Large
bottles s1.0O.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

At times symptoms of indigestion
are present. uneasiness of the stom-
ach, &C., a moisture-like perspira-
ton, producing itching at night, or
when one is warm, cause the Piles.
The effect is immediate relief upon
the application of DR.. Bosanko's
Pile Remedy, which costs you but
80 cents, and is sold by c. n. Boyd,
the Druggist.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
Story Discredited.

WASHINGTON, August 12.-The ac-
count published in New York this
morning stating that the records of
the Navy Department showed that
the rescued members of Lieutenant
Greely's party had partially sustain
ed life upon the flesh of their dead
comrades is wholly discredited at
the department to-day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
Some Foolish People

Allow cough to run until it gets
beyond the reach of medicine They
often say. Oh it will wear away, but
in most cases it wears them away.
Cou'd they be induced to try the
successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsam, which we sell on positive
guarantee to cure, they would imme-
diately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price Scots.
and s1.00.
Trial size free at C. n. Boyd's Drug
Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

Malarial poison can be entirely
removed from the system by the
use of Ayers Ague Cure, which con-
tains a sure specific, in the form of
vegetable product, used in no 9TH
er remedy. Warranted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

Maud s. has beat Jay-Eye-Sse's
record by one-fourth of a second. II
is Vanderbilt's turn to be elated,
and J. /. Case will doubtless feel
the loss of his short-livid position
IS owner of the fastest horse in
the world"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

There are 10000 producing oil
wells in Pennsylvania, yielding, at
present, $1,000 barrels ofoil per day
1t takes 5000 miles of pipe line and
1 500 barrels each to transport and
store the oil and surplus stock.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

The first society for the executive
purpose of circulating the Bible
was organized in 1905, under the
name of the British and Foreign
Bible Society.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

The English railroads have more
substantial roadbeds than those in
America, but the rolling stock is
very inferior.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

The first temperance society in
this county was organized in Sara
gotta County, New York in March
1908.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

There are 112, Alp miles of railroad
track in this country, of which 107 :
15S are in operation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

More than one-half, and probably
two-thirds, of the lawyers Of Berlin
are Hebrews.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

An exchange says that Chicago
girl sleeps with her feet out OF the
window because she has read that
cold contracts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

There are now 10 producing gas
wells In Allegheny, Washington and
Westmoreland counties.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

The Delaware peach crop is said
to be very large.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

Texas comprises 2Ss organized
counties, and territory enough TO
form 100 more.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27
OIAMOND HOTEL,
, DNrNrsrRAroR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Of Sarah Baker. late Of Somerse; Twn..
somerse; County, Pa. deceased.
Letters Of administration on the above estate
hafirg been granted 20 the undersigned bv The
lroper authority notice is hereby given 10 all
lersons indebted 20 said estate 10 make imgnedi-
ate payment, and those having claims agains, the
saine te PRESENT them duly authenticated for set
uement en- SATURDAY. the seth day Of Aug. fsSs.
az The eiiice Of J. II. Uhi Esq, ia Somerset Bor-
DAVID CASEBEER.
l14Ai Administrator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-08-27

England has an army of 5000
men in Ireland.
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Patent Refrigerator -Tle Best.

Refrigeration while
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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1884-07-11

the great pivotal state Of New York. With
unity and harmony in the Democratic ranks
he sees no reason to doubt the ability of the
Democracy to carry New York, New Jersey,
and Connecticut, and thinks there Is good
fighting chance in Massachusetts Vermont OF
course is rock ribbed in the Republican faith
though this time it will give q reduced ma
jority.
Samuel Tilden has again declined the pres
idential nomination. In response to letter
from Mr. Barnum, chairman Of the Democratic
national committee, inquiring if he would con-
sent to run IL unanimously nominated, Mr. Til
den wrote: have received your telegram IN
forming me of disposition to nominate me for
the presidency and asking, will you accept
unanimous nomination from the convention
and also telegram from Mr. Manning, saying it
seems absolutely necessarythat you | should
answer Barnum's telegram as soon as possible.
Your inquiry was explicitly answered in the
negative by my letter of June 10 to Mr. Man
ming.
There is n great deal of loose talk around the
Congressional1 headquarters about the future
plans of the Republicans. 1t is the opinion of
number of the Republican leaders that it
would be advisable to send speakers into the
south and make contest to carry such states
as Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and
Florida. 1t has been even said that Mr. Blaine
himself would try the experiment of going on
the stump in these states. All this talk about
what Mr. Blaine may or may not do is prema-
ture. None of his friends think he will make
Iuripp tho That ID
matter which will be decided later on.
One of the newest objections to Governor
Cleveland as presidential candidate is that he
refused to sign the Grand Army bill. This bill,
which was urged by the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic, provided that
none but members of the order in good stand
ing should wear the badge. We can well ap-
preeiate the annoyance caused the organization
by bad men, some of whom were never in the
army, who persisted in wearing the badge for
the sake of advancing their own interests. Yet
it seems doubtful subject of legislation, even
if the New York Legislature did pass the bill
When it is sought to regulate matters of dress
and ornament by statute, even though 1t be in
pursuance OF what seems to be q good end,
dangerous species of law making is entered
upon.
The venerable Luke Poland claims that he
has been broken and worn out by the demands
of the pension bureau upon him. He could get
along with the ordinary work Of legislation
very nicely, but to have to look after three
hundred pension cases is to mnch for the SIM
pie salary of member of congress. Hence he
is on "strke." The actual work of legisla-
ton in the House consists of going to the capi-
tol about 10 m; sitting around in committee
room for an hour or two, writing half dozen
letters to the politicians in the deestriet, voting
when called, going over to Sandersons to take
a drink and eating big dinner in the evening.
If it were not for the work In the departments
forced upon congressman by their constituents
how would tLey be able to earn their salariess