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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

THE MILITIA ENcANPNENr.-Major Gener-
a Hartrann has selected the site for the To-
cation Of the encampment Of the National
Guard next August upon the Gettysburg
battlefield. He has chosen q large field of
200 acres, about mile from the town, on
the Emmettsburg pike. 1t was over and
upon this field that the Confederate forces
concentrated in the three days fight, when
Pender's and Anderson's divisions made
their terrible onslaught upon the Federal
troops centre, with an idea of breaking the
] line. Within a short distance of the spot
picked ont for the MAJOR general 5 headq1ar-
! tiers was located that of General Lee, and
Immediately in the rear Of the encampment
was the spot from which General Meade
directed the movements Of his command IN
that memorable conflict. Both Lees and
Meade's headquarters have been appropri-
ately marked. There will bs q parade
ground sufficiently large to accommodate
the entire division This will be Hpon the
part of the field where the rebel forces
massed Water will be brought from the
town of Gettysburg which has recently
constructed n reservoir \ survey OF the
camp ground will be completed in week,
and then the positions Of the various regi-
ments will be allotted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

Mems Fine Shoes especially, at Trent's.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

Some very cheap dry goods. both in do
mestic and dress groods. just arrived,
MRs A. f. UHL.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30
4 full line of gents furnishing goods Of all
the latest styles, at
PARKER 4 PARKER's


A full line Of gents furnishing goods Of all
the latest styles, At
PARKER 4 PARKER's
The season for fishing for trout in Penn
sylvania open,d on April lst and continues
until August Quite number Of the
speckled b,auIies have already been taken.
bat the season is hardly considered at its
height before May loh.
Al the spring election Mrs. Ada Reed. Of
Livermore, received the highest number Of
votes for the office Of Justice Of the Peace in
that borough Some of Mrs. Reeds friends
wanted her to prosecute for libel but she
has shown her good sense aud her fitness for
the position by filing with the prothonotary
at Greensburg her acceptance Of the office
and lifting her commission. She Is the first
woman who has ever held office in West
mnreland County, and Is probably the only
female Squire in the country.
We have this dav. Tuesday. moved into
our new room. across the street from our old
stand. and have opened ont our new stock
Of spring goods which we will be pleased to
have all our friends call aud examine
Respectfully,
PARKER x PARKER.
For lovely hats and bonnets. go to Mrs. NJ
Z. Schrock where YOU will find the most
elegant assortment of Ladies aud Gentle
mans Hosiery. gents fancy articles, &C.
Also very large line Of wall paper, new
patent window-shale fixture. a superb
shirt at 20 cents.
Gas MACHINE FOR SALE OR ExcHANGE.-I
have a Firt-class Gas Machine which will
sell at one-half cost price. or win exchange
for horse. The machine Is made entirely
Of brass and iron. aad is without q doubt
one of the finest machines made. 1t will
supply from one TO thirty-fve burners,
making the gas A. it is consumed. 1t is su-
tomato. and does not require any more at
teution than an ordinary lamp. and manu-
factures the gas al a cost of from GO cents to
81 per 100 feet, according 10 the price of
gasoline, For full particulars, address
+ ROBINSON. Plumber.
Shady Avenue, Pittsbnrgh Pa.
Nv celebrated horse. Louis Napoleon,
weighing 1900 pounds, viii stand during
the entire season at the stable of A. II. Hil-
ton, near the fair ground, Somerset. Pa. For
terms, etc, inquire OF me at Somerset.
HENRY HILToN
New Room New Goods New PriCrs
Don't fail To- call To- see us and take advaui-
age OF some of the erea; bargains We are Of
fering our customers.
PARKER & PARKER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

New Room New Goods New Pricrs
Don't fail to call to- see us and take advaui-
age Of some of the grea; bargains We are Of
fering our customers.
PARKER & PAREER
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

Many persons are now having their yards
sodded \ pretty little strip green grass in
front. at the side. or even in the rear Of 4
residence adds greatly TO the appearance OF
the surroundings. Il is not everybody who
can DO good soadiug Some skill and judg-
meut are required in selecting cutting, and
placing the sod and il is no difficult matter
to Judge between a neat job Of sodding and
q careless or lovcnly one. To thrive well
and look well the sod must be properly
laid
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

Nv celebrated horse, Louis Napoleon.
weighing 1S00 pounds, viii stand during
the entire season at the stable of A. II. Hil-
ton, near the fair ground, Somerset. Pa. For
terms, ETC. inquire Of me at Somerset.
HENRY HILToN
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

Nr Henry ! Picking, an account of
hose serious illness was published in the
HrEALD several weeks since, bad 50 far re-
covered a, 10 be able TO walk up from his
home 20 the : merset House Sunday after
noon He D, feeling much improved and
bis ultimate recovery j. confidently looked
for by his friends We hope that it may be
suro and sneeav
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-30

4 woman by the name of Sarah Faidley
was brought to Somerset and lodged in jail
Monday evening. charged with having
robbed Nr Daniel NJ Fike, Of Summit
township. of several hundred dollars. She
was living in the family of Mr.. Fike al the
time the money was stolen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
An Euuipe Commander.

The leadership Of drove Of mus
tangs is determined by the superior
prowess and endurance Of the candi-
date. So far as we can Judge, the herd
selects its leader and he is implicitly
obeyed as long as he lives. How he
issues his orders, and how he takes
counsel from others of his company,
no man can tell. But the captain Of
the band is very distinctly marked
character. lie is every inch leader
and he is always at the head of the
column. He is on guard, too, when
the young wild colts are being reared.
1t is he that gives warning en- the ap.
proach of foe, and he has to fight for
lis own supremacy sometimes, when
turbulent spirits appear among the
herd.
\ duel between rival mustangs is a
fascinating, but not pleasant sight
They bi,t, kick, and rush at each other
like mad horses. One could hardly i'm.
agine that horses could be so like lions
and tigers as are these mustangs when
enraged.. The sound Of their cries and
shrieKs may be heard far across tho
prairie, and the comhatants will often
be SCARED and lame for days from
wounds received in these fights.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05

Fifty years ago" said Earl Cairns,
at a meeting of the Church Mission
airy society, "if a man had been
shipwrecked on some of the islands
of the Pac fc, he would have been
killed, cooked, and eaten; whereas,
if a man were shipwrecked there
now, he would receive Christian
hospitality. Miss Gordon Cumming.
who is not missionary, and who
did not write for the purpose of cry
ing up missions, declared that, while
in 1885 the people of Feiee were
cannibals, there are now 400 churches
and l40O schools there. Lady Brassey
writes that anybody who wants to
see the last traces Of heathenism in
Japan had better go soon, rs they arc
rapidly giving place TO Christianity"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
A Talk About Perfumes.

"IIow many flowers are used in the
manufacture of perfumes?"
"The principal ones nre roses. orange
flowers, tuberoses, the jasmine, cassia
and violet. Aside from the roses the
aowery perfumes are produced in
France, where farmers and gardeners
devote themselves to the cultivation Of
flowers for the purpose. The po-
mades, which are sort Of vehicle for
carrying the essences, are shipped to
perfumers in all parts of the world
These pomades are all made in the
same way. Several new processes
have teen devised, hut none have
proved as good as the old method, I
may also say that perfumes are every
where made from the raw material by
the same process"
The perfumer took down another
curious object from the shelf. It was
an oxhorn with cloth tied across the
open end.
This is the original in which civet
is shipped from Egypt Civet is an an
imal odor and is obtained from pouch
on an animal of that name, in which
it is secreted. The best known of an
imal odors is musk, which is obtain
ed from the musk deer. China fur
nishes the best quality. Twenty-Five
pods or sacks are packed in oDlong
boxes composed of plates of lead in
closed in a caddy made Of pasteboard.
The caddyis Observation-Disclosures look.
ing Chinese characters. Musk is OBJ
tanned from Assam, Siberia, the Altal
mountains and other parts Of North
ern Asia. London is the depot for all
varieties of musk"
"What is ambergris?'
"That is another animal odor. 1t ID
secreted in the intestines Of the sper--
maceti whale. 1t is hard, Of light
gray color and is found in quantities
varying from twenty to fifty pounds.
1t rs worth thirty dollars an ounce, So
you sec if a party of sailors strike this
kind of Whale they can make for shore.
Spermaceti whales are found near the
island of Sumatra, Molucca, Madagas-
car and in the China seas"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
Be Somebody.

Robert J. Burdette, tho facetious
editor of the Burlington Hawkeye, hal
been lecturing in different parts of the
country, and in his amusing style he
imparts to the rising generation some
wholesome advice. The following Ia
from one Of his lectures.
"Be somebody on your own account
my son, and don't try to get along on
The reputation of your ancestors No
body knows and nobody cares who
Adams grandfather was, and there Is
not man living who can tell the name
Of Brigham Young's mother-ln.law'
The lecturer urged upon his hearers
the necessity Of keeping up with the
every day procession, anu not pulling
back in tho harness. Hard work was
never known to kill men; it was thu
fun that men had in the intervals that
killed them. The fact was, most peo-
pie had yet to learn what fun really
was. A man might go to Europe and
spend a million Of dollars, and then re-
call the fact that he had a great deal
more fun at picnic twenty years ago
that cost him just IS cents, The the
ory that the world owed every man
living was false. There was a living
in the world for every man, however,
provided the man was willing to work
for it. If lie did not work for it, some
body else would earn it, and the lazy
man would "get left There were
greater opportunities for workers out
West than in the Eastern cities, but
men who went out West to grow up
with the country must do their own
growing. There is no browsing al
lowed in the vigorous West. An en-
ergetic man might go out into the far
West, and in two or three years possess
himself Of bigger house, bigger
yard, bigger barn, and bigger mort
gage than he could obtain by ten years
work in the East. All young men
ought to marry, and no young man
should envy old men or rich men. In
conclusion. Mr. Burdette said that
man should do well whatever he was
given to do, and not despise drudgery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
A Modest Young Man.

Oh, by Jovo! IAN tired OF lea .yenr,
Though as got Its weeks number but fev,
For there's so many coming to WOO mo
That really don't know what to do.
There is Bess, who forever is talking
oin,y lovely moustaches and hair;
And Blanche, who declares that with en-.
eralds--
I mean sOpphres-my eyes can compare;
And Ethel, who says I'm dIstingue;
And Jennie who culls me her lamb
Oh, by Jove, 1t is quito overwhelming
To n fellow as shy rs am
AS modest and shy as I AIN.
There's Annie, who molels my hand
There's Mel 10 who sketches my flce
And the charming young widow Bell Lsstcr,
Who writos of my exquisite grace;
And soon they will a. he proposing.
Oh, by Jove, how wish could sleep,
Or lose about half my attractions
Til tho end oithe year that's called "leap;"
For I don't-n don't want to marry
And 10 have the girls courting mo so,
Oh, by Jove, it's quite overwhelming
To very shy fellow you know
A modest young fellow you know.
--Harper', Bazur.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05

"Now, you must conversion nothing
brt French" said Monsieur the Pro
feS, " to his pupils. Silence immediate
ly ft.i on the class for the space Of Il
quarter of an hour, when the Professor
exclaimed, What? Nothing but sill
ence? Eat is the very opposite of
French"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
Interior Africa.

A mighty revolution seems to be i'm
pending in the center of the Dark Con-
tinent. The valley OF the Congo is in
habited by colored race, who are not
negroes. They are tail, with thin
noses and lips, and are industrious
and warlike. Henry NJ. Stanley says
there are 100000 of them whom he
is trying to civii5e. The difficulty
with the valley of the Congo is its re-.
moteness from the sea coast. The val
ley, fertile and populous region, is
$50 miles from the Atlantic ocean.
Were a railroad built this distance be-
tween it and the coast, it would rem
der available the wonderful resour-
ces of Central Africa, and bring a
country almost as popuIous as the
United States into the relations with
the rest of the wcrld. There is no
reasonable doubt but that by the be
ginning of the next century measures
will have been taken to open up Con-
goland; and it is some comfort for lis
to know in America that Henry NJ.
Stanley, our countryman, has been the
first to bring this marvellous region to
the knowledge of the outside world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05

A country girl, coming from the
field, being told by her poetic cousin
that she looked as fresh as a daisy kissed
with dew, said, "Well, it wasn't any
fellow of that name; but it was Steve
Jones that kissed me. ! ted him that
eygry one in town would find 1t out"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05

Maine can show one stretch Of forest
200 miles long
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
Never Out.

"What a wonderful woman that
Mrs. CrimsCnbeak is" said Mrs. Yeast
to n friend,
"Why wonderfully inquired the one
addressed.
"Why, never knew her to be out
of temper"
"Nor I either" quickly allei me
not an almirer of the lady in question:
"she seems to have plenty of it,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
One Favor.

"Now, darling, will you grant me
one favor before | go?"
"Yes, George, | WILL" shc said,
dropping her eyelashes and getting her
lips in shape. "What is the favor l
can grant YOU"
"Only little song at the piano, love,
| am afraid there is a dog outside wait
ing for me, and | want to scare him
away"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05
Rutland Business Cards.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-03-05

Published livery wednesday,
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The following arc authorized agents Tor the
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Boston, 81 Park Row, N. Y.
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York.
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N. W. AVER & Son, Philadelphia.
DAucHY b Co., No. 7.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22
How to Trim a Fpuit Tree.

NO man should start out to trim a fruit
tree on theory not based on what is
wanted from its growth. A good many act
and talk about the business Just as if a fruit
tree were grown for its timber But the
thing wanted out of a fruit tree is its fruit:
this is down to the hardpan as to the pur-
pose of it's culture.
The way to trim tree is that which
gives us the most luscious harvest. It's
the sun that helps to this return for our
care. The right pruning, therefore, is that
which leaves the tree spray so that the sun
can tint with its pencil, and ripen by the
chemistry of its rays, every fruit.
Most men begin the work in the lower
limbs, and top them until, year by year,
the tree takes form as lank as a.lean and
feather-stripped turkey. But the place to
begin is at the top, unless the maze of criss-
cross branches puzzles your downward
sight and work. so, cut out first those
interlacing limbs; then, starting from the
tree top, SO lop the limbs and sprays as to
leave none to chafe its fellows, and that
each radiating branch may stretch from the
trunk or main limbs outward into space
open to the sun and air alLaround it's bends
and foliage.
It needs besides the wit to Judge about
1ue UuSiueSS, gOOd zeal OF courage to
rightly prune. Most men are timid about
the duty; they fear lest the cutting out of
so much wood will shorten the crop. Have
no such fears, no well-bearing tree does its
best unless the fruit is thinned. Though
the number will be less, the better size will
make the quantity about the same, and the
quality far superior. So, if you thin out
the branches, you virtually thin the fruit,
without the job of picking off the little set
tings, and at the same time open the tree to
the sun and air. There are fewer men who
have the courage to thin their fruits than
to prune thoroughly.
AS to dwarf trees, it used to be the plan
and counsel of orchardists to cut in first,
before much swelling of the buds, about
half the last years growth. don't think
that counsel wise. A dwarf tree (accord-
ing to the experience of that veteran nurse
ryman and pomologist, G. M. Hovey, and
mine) never fruits well till you leave it to
shoot up as its lists. All you need do is to
take it, if the slender roots do not stay its
''wabble" in the wind, and to thin the
fruit sets, if too many for perfect CROP
Gen. Willians Ii. Noble, in Rural New
Yorker.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22

SCRATCHES AND FAILURE TO BREED
The disease in horses known as scratches
is produced by diseased and inflamma-
tion condition of the blood 1t generally
accompanies urinary disorder, and this is
at times accompanied by diseased condi-
tion of the uterus and other breeding organs.
When this happens in mare, there may
easily be a continued failure to breed, with
constant excitement of the organs, which is
due to their infamed condition. The rem
edy consists Of cooling, laxative medicine,
as EPSON salts in dose Of one pound, re-
peated the second day after, then to give
one ounce of sweet spirits of nitre daily and
feed no corn, but linseed and bran mash
and green food.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22

GALL FLIEs.-The small hard swelling
upon the leaves and soft twigs of oaks and
other trees are caused by genus of small
flies known as cyneps or gall flies. These
are about one tenth of an inch long, black,
with lace wings. The fly punctures the
leaf and lays an egg in the puncture, which
causes swelling known as gall. Some
of the oak gals are quite large, and as the
tannin of the trees concentrates in the dis
eased part these gals are quite valuable as
dye-stuffs and for other purposes. Many
plants are thus disfgured by these insects.
The grapevine is at times infested and bears
many of these gals upon the leaves and
young shoots.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22

SCRATCHES. IN MAREs.-The disease in
the lower hind legs known as scratches is
caused by disorder of the blood, and no out
ward application will heal that. The cause
must be removed by internal medicines be-
fore the disease of the skin can be cured.
Give one pound of EPSON salts, OF pint of
linseed-oil with four drams of Barbados
aloes. Then give daily one ounce of hypo-
sulphite of soda for month; also give daily
in the feed one dram of powdered calisays
bark with half a dram of iodide of potassium.
The legs should be washed every evening
with warm water and carbolic soap, and
then dressed with the following mixture,
viz, one pound of pure sweet lard, melted
with four ounces of Venice of turpentine,
to which is added four ounces of common
tur pentine and one ounce of finely powder
ed verdigris. Stir until cold. Spread some
OF it on clean rag and bind it on the part
after it has been washed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22

THE SMALLEST LIVING WoMAN.-The
Toronto (Canada) Neaos vouches for the
following: ssSeveral representatives of the
city papers were recently received privately
in the parlor of the Walker House by Lu-
cia Zarate, the smallest woman in the
world. This little lady, although q years
of age, only weighs a pounds. Her feet
are two and half inches in length. The
largest ring she wears is too small to be
placed on lead pencil, and her bracelets
are not large enough to go on the finger OF
an ordinary sized man or woman. she is
bright and intelligent, and though she is
not able to speak English very fluently,
she understands sufficient to answer quick
ly any question that may be put to her.
She was born in San Carlo, near Vera
Cruz, Mexico, and her parents, who accom-
pany her, are both well proportioned .peo,,
pie, weighing respectively one hundred and
eighty and one hundred sixty pounds;
Nothing but solid facts are related above"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22
Don't Look Like q Wreck.

when a man is going down hill every
body is ready to give him kick" Yes,
that is so. 1t is sad, but natural. Why.
many man and woman, seeking employ
ment, would have got it if their hair hadn't
been sosthin and gray. One bottle of Park
er's Hair Balsam is then the best invest
ment. 1t stops falling hair, promotes new
growth, and restores color. Clean, highly
perfumed, not a dye. A great improve
ment over any similar preparation, and sold
at the low price of 30 cents.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22

man. 1t was cruel and shameful WRONG
that marred the triumph and chivalry Of Of
this hard-fought battle. The mournf1l
dirge OF battle song, written on the field,
was referred to, which perhaps was the in.
spiration of this modern version of the sol.
dier's tale, as here presented to commemo
rate the valor and worth of Gen. Andrew
Lewis and his gallant officers and men.
PIONEER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22

THE CAD FLY.-Keep the glad-fy from
depositing its eggs now in the sleeps nos
trils by smearing their noses with tar dilutA
ed with grease or molasses- It. is also
good plan to plough furrow or two in the
sheep pasture, and the sheep will instructive
ly thrust their noses into the dirt to prevent
the entrance of the insect into their nos
trils
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-07-22
IL g
p O Y IT e " .
THE FARMERS PRAYER.


THE FARMERS ERAYER.
Thy blessing, Father, I would ask,
And shall I ask in vain?
Give to the soil my plow-share turns
The sunshine and the rain.
Give to the seed I scatter here
What Thou alone ca nst give
A spirit with dead matter joined
TO die and yet to live.
Watch o'er the germ, the blade, the ear;
Protect the ripening grain;
Give in the joyful harvest time
Reward for toll and pain.
Give grace to wait and faith to trust
Till these results see;
Then help us to use what Thou hast given
AS best shall honor Thee.
Thy blessing. Father, I would ask,
1 shall not ask ic vain;
Give TO the soil my plow-share turns
Thy blessing with the rain.