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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-02

THERE is no deception in Speaker
Carlisle's new committee of Ways
and Means. Nine of the thirteen
are open, avowed free traders. Hurd,
the only free trader in the Ohio del
egation, was placed on it, against
the protest of his colleagues. Nor
rison, of Illinois, its chairman, was
chairman of the same committee in
1874, when the Democrats carried
the lower House Of Congress for the
first time since the war. His first
step then, was to report such an out
rageous free trade bill that even &
Democratic House could not swal
/ low it, and it was defeated. He now
announces that he will again brins
/ in this bin, with such changes as tn,
altered condition of the country
since then, requires, and that it vii
be "a moderate bill proEiding to
much ioGer duties than are imposed b.
the present tariff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-02
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Having givenuc my m.sie classe, IL he p,S'
Vile and Dunbar, will give lessons s. q. ,nssoS
and organ In Somerset and vicinity Wv
year, commencing Uctober sth. sCHELb
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-02
Calling On Us.

This is no humbug sale. The old ticket
left on the goods and the new and gr'
marked in red ink underneath, so that the
everything is straightforward.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-02
PUBLIC SALE
OF
T4LCABLE REAL ESTATE

Inc undersigned will offer at public sale 81 he
premises, at lockwood junction, OF the BaI,0 AL
ONO and 5 L G. X. R, Somerset Co., Pa. On
SATURDAY, January L, 1N4.
at o'clock p. NJ. all the following described rt4
estate: Lots Nos T. l3 and II on the plan Of D.
town oi Mineral Point, each having irUnta :
Ieet on Main street and extending back 70 issi q
an alley, on which is erected twCsrsry -s,s
known as the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-01-02

One-third cash on delivery ofdeeI. balance q
PIISnase money In two equal annual iusians1A
with interest, TO be secured by bond and myr; -sZ
on the premises. Fifty dollars cash, when prsF
erty Is Knocked down. For further parlicl-8n
see printed bills, or apply to or address.
=. A ILL. ATTY az Law.
eecl-. l36 9TH Avenue, Pittsburgh, p
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EAGLE HOTEL
TERMS

Fr9perty with stable. pool-room, blacks smith 81
and other ou.buildinYs.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
THE OLD SCHo0L-H1CsE

The old school-house, Friend JohnI You can
recollect it well;
The roof Of reed, the yellow wall, the big, old
fashioned bell;
the Oaken bench on which we sat, the quaint
old windoW-pane,
Where glinted in thousand stars the sun
shine after rain.
The old hedgerow is yet as green, the elm
tree just as straight,
And still the patch of buttercup behind the
wooden gate;
The blackbird whistles in the ash, tie swallows
come and go, s"
And still the gold of summer sun and white Of
winter snow
The little folk bring now, as then, the morning
And berries red as drops of blood on every
Christmas day,
And hand in hand go down to church, along
the Mundham lane,
And, kneelng on the same old bench, repeat
our prayers again.
But lad and lass Of oden days, Friend John,
are scattered far,
Under the light OF the Southern Cross, under
the Northern star:
Old Ned is in seaman's shroud, somewhere
off Haisboro light,
And soldiers cloak the winding sheet or
Langley Brooks and White.
And there are graves we daily see, where the
daisies always grow
And spreads the green untrodden turf on
such as sleep below; RI
And few of us who gathered once from vii
lage green and moor
VIII ever meet again, Friend John, around the
school-house door.
But you and I areleft to watch as others pass
away,
And count the roll of years and graves. Now
we are old and gray;
And when we with the rest are gone, still
trooping up the lane
viii come and go the future boy to tell our
tale again.
Fired Woodrow. In Chicago Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
Fencing Stra W Stacks.

In the older settled farming sections,
straw plays most important part in
wintering stock. Many farmers say
that they consider three tons of clean,
bright barley or oat straw equal to two
tons of hay, while not a few consider
them of equal value, pound for pound
One thing at any rate is certain; cattle
and horses are very fond of oat and
barley straw, and farmers who have
never done so should give it a trial.
Straw stacks should always be fenced
in, especially when located in yard in
which stock is to be kept. One of the
very best for the purpose is log fence.
1t is made by setting at each corner of
the stack a square one) block of
wood twenty inches in diameter
and two feet in length. Upon these
rest the logs, the ends of which should
be flattened to prevent rolling. They
should be about one foot in diameter,
two being placed upon each side. If
the stack is large one, or more than
twenty feet square, an extra block
should be placed upon each side.
| have seen both horses and cattle
severely injured by running against
the projecting ends of stakes and rails
so often used as a fence for straw stacks.
Many use post and board fence; but
that is a frail and dangerous structure.
Boards like the rails, are easily broken
and knocked off. trampled in the
manure, ETC., while by the use of a log
fence nothing of the kind can take place.
The stock can not be injured, and il
made of durable timber the fence need
not be taken down for many years. l
will add that in sections where such
fence has been once used, farmers are
50 well pleased with it as to adopt it as
eOGn as possible. = N. Y Esamtpsy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
Beautify Your Homes.

The home should be as beautiful and
pleasant as it is possible to make it.
Home is the place of rest and pure en-
joyment. 1t is the refuge from care,
trouble, and all the tumults and tur-
moils of life. It is the one spot where
the hearts purest affections garner
themselves and seek their chosen rest
ing-place. 1t is the woman's first duty
to make this dwelling-place, over which
she is the mother queen, as CHEEKY, cozy
and lovely as she can. The first requi-
site for this desired consummation is
that she herself be happy, hopeful,
pleasant, and contentedly agreeable.
To become this she must live hygien-
ically, she must eat proper food, wear
comfortable clothes, and not be OPP
pressed by too many cares and burdens.
Ii she is her own housekeeper she
should study to do her work on the
most simple and easy plan, cook but
few dishes at time, and have each as
perfect in itself as possible.
Woman has no more important duty
than that of making home pleasant
Neatness and cleanliness are indispen-
sable to CHEEKY, cozy-looking room.
A plain room plainly furnished and
scrupulously clean is far more bright
and beautiful than a more pretentious
one richly adorned with costly furni-
ture that is soiled, mutilated and al
ways in disorder A few thrifty, nice
ly-kept towering plants and trailing
vines are one of the most enlivening adj
iuncts to living room, and a sheltered,
sunny window is far better for them, in
moderately cool weather, than the over
heated and ten dusty inside position,
and they are just as easily seen also. A
few nice pictures On the walls are al
ways pleasing; but no picture that
shocks the feelings should ever have a
place there. Pictures of war, murder,
death-bed scenes, animal fights and
other soul-harrowing views ought never
to be made at all, and especially al
lowed within the sacred precincts of
home. Bright, gay, happy and inspir-
ing views alone should meet the gaze of
the family circle. Should there be un-
slightly objects in the room or recesses
that contain unnecessary adjuncts to
comfort and convenience, bright
chlntz curtain will screen them from
view, and will of itself make a pleasant
resting-place for the eye. Should a bit
of plastering fall from the wall piece
of white muslin nearly pasted over the
place will hide the defects and save all
further sealing off and drippings of
litter. In thousand ways one can veil
the ugly and add to the beautiful, until
the humblest little home may become a
very bower of pleasantness and cheer
fitness.
The love of the beautiful needs the
fostering care of every one who would
make life pleasant and happy. Who
ever creates lovely picture, whether
on canvas, in poem, or on the broad
brown bosom of mother earth, or in
cosy, cheerful home, adds to the worlds
priceless treasure, and does something
towards elevating, refining and happily
ing the race.-Health and Home.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
HOME, FARM AND GARDEN.


"A horse wearing shoes weighing
sixteen pounds. in the course of q mile
lifts "a, 600 pounds.
The love and practice of gardening
are conducive to the noblest thoughts
and the purest and healthiest lives.
Pear sauce is sometimes improved,
if the pears seem rather tasteless, By
adding few figs to the sauce before
stewing. Troy Times.
Apples that are too tart to make
agreeable sauce can be deliciously toned
down by adding about a third of the
quantity of dates. Sweeten well, and
serve cold. --E1chGnqe.
If any person who is liable TO poi
son with poison ivy viii take pure olive
oil after being exposed to it he will feel
no bad effects; and the oil will neutral
ize the evils of the poison if few doses
be taken even after the poison has
broken out.-Bostoas Budget
Salt in their food when cooked, for
poultry, is very proper seasoning, but
salt given in its raw state is deleterious,
if much of it is eaten by fowls. We do
not recommend its use in any form save
mixed with their mash of scalded meal
and boiled vegetables. Y Times.
Peach Cake: Bake three sheets of
sponge cake as for jelly cake; cut nice
ripe peaches in thin slices; prepare
cream by whipping, sweetening and
adding flavor of vanilla, if desired; put
layers of peaches between the sheets of
cake; pour cream over each layer and
over the top. To be eaten soon after it
is prepared. The Household.
For q hair curler take two ounces
of borax, one drachm of gum arabic
and add to them one quart of hot mot
boiling) water. Stir, and as soon as
the ingredients are dissolved add two
tablespoonfuls of spirits of camphor.
Before going to bed wet the hair with
this fluid and roll it in pieces of paper
in the usual manner. Boston Post.
"A handsome toilet-cushion is COW
cred with dark blue satin; it is trimmed
all around with ribbon of the same
shade box-plaited, and in one corner
are yellow daisies with black hearts and
with green stems. These are put very
closely together so that they appear in
mass, and the blue must be COM
pletely hidden at that corner. A SOFA
pillow with the same design is equally
handsome. Y Post
"A solution of salt in water produces
stimulating effect upon the skin, and
is not as apt to chill the surface as
water Those with feeble capillary cir
cu!ation and cold hands and feet, are
often benefited by the salt water bath.
The strength may vary from a half
pound to one or two pounds to the gal
Ion of water. If, after the morning
bath, the patient remain chilly, languid
and suffers headache, he had best dis
continue the bath; but if a glow of
warmth follows the bath, it is doing
good. But to the feeble and exhausted
the tepid or warm bath is better than
the cold one. Albany Journal.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
A Thrilling Scene.

A few years ago I was in company
with a gentleman who just returned
from the city of L., in New En-
gland. He said he put up at the hotel,
and for time took his seat in the bar
room.
The door opened suddenly, and =
woman stepped in. She was the very
picture OF agony; her hair disheveled,
her dress negligent, her eyes unsteady,
and her movements eccentric. She
seemed to hesitate at first, but at length
gathering courage, she moved up to the
bar and said:
Landlord, don't sell my husband
any more rum. You have already
ruined us! You know that before he
came to your bar he was sober man.
He was as kind a husband as any
woman ever had. We had a good
home, good farm and every comfort.
But you sold him liquors until he had
no money to pay. Unknown to me
you got a mortgage on his farm; you
sold it, and turned me and my helpless
children out of doors My husband lost
his health, his character, his reputation.
He became cross and abusive to me,
whom he once tenderly loved. He
into the cold and storm! He comes
home from your tavern infuriated like
a demon. My once kind and amiable
husband, and the tender father, is a
mailman when in liquor. He beats me
and my children cruelty, and threatens
to murder us. Oh! don t give him any
more liquor" and the tears gushed
from her eyes, while the landlord stood
speeches..
In the midst of these entreaties, which
should have broken heart of adamant,
a man stepped into the bar room, and
with the vacant stare of an inebriate,
moved toward the bar.
Instantly the pleading wife threw
herself between the man and the bar,
and with one hand against his breast,
and the other stretched out imploringly
to the landlord, and said:
"Oh don't, my dear! don't drink!
You'll break my hearth and bursting
with agony, she turned to the landlord,
said:
''Oh, don't let him have it! don't!''
And while this scene was passing,
heart-rending and awful beyond descrip
ton, the landlord walked deliberately
out from behind the counter, and TAX
ing the woman rudely by the arm, said:
"This is no place for women" and
violently tore her from her husband
and, pushing her out, shut the door
against her.
The wretched inebriate staggered up
and drank his dram, placed piece of
money upon the counter, the landlord
wiped it off complacently into the
drawer, and the drunkard passed out.
maddened with the draught, to renew
his brutal attacks upon his defenseless
wife and children. - EGchn1aoe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10

fair promises and bright prospects be-
fore him, we see nothing that should
hinder him from rising to the highest
stations and occupying the most inau-
entail positions were it not for that cup
which contains within itself the promise
and power of all sorrow, degradation,
shame and death.
The scene shifts aud another degree
is taken, and he who learned his first
lesson in the parlOr of the gay and re-
fined, has taken another in the eilded
saloon, where joyial visitors accompany,
and vulgar jokes and nameless vices
wait to drag the unwary victim of in
temperance down to the tomb A little
later we see him again; q third
degree is taken; he drinks deeply, and
his battered hat, buttonless vest, patched
garments, and look of general seedi-
ness tell us the effect of the maddening
poison upon him.
A short journey brings him to anoth-
er degree. The relics of his old gentil-
lty are gone; coatleSs and ragged, his
shaking hand and gross and redeemed
countenance show that he has drank up
everything that made life Joyous or this
world place of peace and blessing.
One more degree shows us what
strong drink will do tor the strongest
man. No man was ever mighty enough
to wrestle with the bottle. He is al
ways thrown at last. His body mass
of bloated disease, his heart den of
foul and beastly passions, his counte-
nance married and sensualized beyond
all power of description, in rags and tat
tiers, homeless and friendless, he travels
his short journey to the darkness of the
tomb. Some day the tidings come thas
he is found dead-dead by the wayside.
with the bottle in his pocket; dead in
the snowdrilt. coming home from
drunken debauch; dead in his wretched
howell, with no one to smooth his dying
pillow or minister to him in his closing
hours. The end has come; the warn
ings of God and man have been in vain;
he has passed through the varying de-
grees of evil habit he has been initiated
into the mysteries of Satan's lodge, and
at last his existence is wrecked, his life
is lost, and he awaits the sentence of
the mighty Judge who has taught us
that no drunkard shall inherit the
Kingdom of Heaven. Req. Z. De Vat
IQtndge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
Caring for House Plants.

If house plants have been left on the
veranda during summer, quite likely
insects may have established foothold
on some OF them. Before you take them
into the house look them over carefully.
See that no scale bug or green fly goes
in with them, if you can avoid it, For
the scale bug the best thing is to wash
the plant thoroughly with soap-suds,
rubbing stalk and leaf with cloth or
soft brush to remove the pest. Do the
work thoroughly. Go over every leaf
and twig. Hard-wooded plants which
are most infested-like the oleander,
lemon and cape jessamine, can be
secured with a toothbrush most eff
fectually, as It takes considerable force
to dislodee the bug. After giving the
plant good washing, syringe with
clean water.
To get rid of the green fly fumigate
the plant. You can do that best by put
ting it under barrel or dry goods box,
or in small, close room. In such q
room you can probably give all you
have a smoke-hath at one time. Put
some live Goals in ashes in large ket-
tie and sprinkle over them enough
coarse, dampened tobacco to make a
dense, heavy smoke. Anything less
than that will be of little use. Let the
plants remain in the smoke for two or
three hours. Then remove, shaking
them to dislodge all insects, and syringe
them with clean water. There may be
but few insects on them, and you may
think it hardly worth the while to take
the trouble but it pays to do SO. The
green fly increases with great rapidity,
and if you allow few to go into the
house they will soon cover all the plants.
Prevention is better than cure. In the
houseyou can not manage the pest with
cut constant care and trouble. -OGr
Qeaatrr House
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10

pulses plainly indicated an over-excited
condition of the nerves. Rest, rest,
was what they loudly called for. But
where was rest to be had? Not at the
parsonage, nor for the over-Worked wo-
man whose fear of offending overpow-
cred her better judment.
AS Mrs Ray led the way into the
little parlor, (for the Deacon and his
wife had asked to see the remains),
faintness overcame her, and she sank
inSensible upon the floor.
''Will mamma die, too, AuntieY@
asked little Flossy, as her Aunt Janette
came to her bedside the next morning.
81 hope not. darling. But mamma
is very, cer5fill, and DR.. Grey says she
will not be well again in long time;
and neUer, unless she can be kept very
quiet. l know that you and George
love mamma so much that you will do
all you can to help her get well''
''Oh Auntie, we will. Papa told us
when he was sick, that if he died we
would still have q Father in Heaven;
but if our dear mamma should die, too,
we could never have another mamms,"
aunt, who loved her brothers children
as though they were her own.
Janette Ray had arrived in Brocton
sooner than was expected; but none too
soon, she thought, as she found her sis
ter PROSTATE and unconscious. The
distracted Cynthia met her IN the hall,
and told her of her Intellectual efforts to
keep people away. How Mrs. Raw had
been kept in a constant state of nervous
excitement, until from utter exhaustion
she had fallen unconscious. How the
doctor had left particular directions to
have the house quiet, but still the peo-
pie would come.
Miss Janette was not long in restor-
ing order to the disturbed house. Her
quiet but firm manner ruled kindly;
and though none were allowed to see
the sick one, none were offended. A
revelation was beginning to dawn upon
the village people; and as they followed
the remains of their loved pastor to his
final resting place, many prayers went
up for the restoration OF the PROSTATE
wife and mother.
Day after day they waited anxiously
for news from the sick room. Through
many weary weeks Janette Ray watch
ed by the bedside of her sister; and
when the cool breezes of autumn stole
in through the closed shutters, bringing
strength and returning health to the
sick one, prayer of thanksgiving went
up from many hearts, and a revolution
had begun in the social life of Brocton.
M Y. EGGnaia1er.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
Satan's Five Degrees.

One Of the most numerous of the
great classes of civilizen society is the
ID. 0. 0. D., which may be otherwise
expressed as the Dependent Order Of
Drunkards. 1t comprehends persons Of
all grades and classes of society. 1t
draws its membership from bar and
pulpit, from forum and senate; but,
differ as they may in position, in educa-
ton, in social surroundings, ability or
culture, they are brought into one fell
lowship and reduced to one common
level. We lay before the readers the
five principal degrees of the boo. D.:
First, we see the young man. intelli-
gent, courteous and polite. accepting
the cup at the hand Of some young
lady, and drinking her health in liquor
that ruins bis own. Well-dressed, with
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-10-10
The '.Most PerniciOus Of Habits"

Joseph Howard, Jr., newspaper
correspondent of National reputation,
writes to the Boston Herald concerning
great men who have been ruined
through drink. Mr.. Howard is known
to his friends as a convivial man, fond
of glass OF liquor, yet he says:
''There is Just one way to do, and
that is literally and absolutely to avoid
tasting spirits at all. am no believer
in moderate drinking, but, while ]
would be the last to suggest any arbi-
trary dealing with my fellow-men, ]
believe the best thing that could posi-
bly, be given to the generation following
fast upon our heels would be a con-
science so alert that the faintest leaning
toward indulgence in this most PERM
cious of habits, would seem like flying in
the face of Providence and desecra-
ton of the noblest sentiment known to
man. / was in the great bar-room of a
magnificent hotel last night, talking
with number of friends, all of whom
were indulgine from time to time in
summer drinks. Two boys, one I
should Judge fifteen and the other
seventeen, attired in the fullest fashion,
entered, smoking. and without the
faintest suspicion that they were doing
anything to attract attention, much less
to excite smile, leaned upon the bar.
What will you take, Charley?' said
one. oh. l don't know; [ think
whisky smash is good enough for me.
What will you haye?' We'll, that
suits me- The bartender mixed two
whisky smashes, the bows raised the
glasses and drained the smashes, wiped
their lips, paid the check and walked
out. That incident was text upon
which nearly every man in the room,
and there we're from twenty to thirty
of them, delivered little sermon, the
burden of all of which was: How abb
burd, how ridiculous; what a pity,
what shame; and yet those boys saw
their father, his friends, and score of
well dressed, well-behaved gentlemen,
doing precisely the same thing-so.
why shouldp t they do it?'