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, 1885-04-28
Its Deficiency OF Flavor

And the efficacy of its action
have rendered the famous fruit remedy
Syrup Of Figs immensely popular. II
c~leanses and tones up the clogged and le-
verish system, and dispels headaches, colds
and fevers. Sample bottles free and large
bottles for sale by W. n. Hunt
, 1885-04-28
AdmIninirator's sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance Of an order made by the probate
court of Laramie county, Wyoming terri
tory, and directed to me, on the 2Sd day
of April, 1855, | will sell openly, by auc-
ton, at the door of the court house of
Laramie county, the 18th day Of May.
1885, for cash. lots numbered three 90
and four (4) in block number one hundred
and forty-threc Q43) in the city of Chey-
enne, the same being situate at the south
east corner Of Twenty-ihh and Eddy
streets, and belonging to the estate Of
John Melvin, deceased. A deed to the
premises will be given free of all incum-
brance. Said sale will take place between
the hours Of 10 O'Clock a. m. and -
o'clock noon of said day.
WM. g. provinces.
Administrator Of the Estate of John Nc
Evin, deceased.
, 1885-04-28

Herat the center OF threatened hostiliIies
I'm tho east, has for years past heen the gata
through which Manchester CO tons AMI cali
GOES, Sheffield cutlery rni Birmingham
hard ware have poured mo csn raj Asia to
crowd out Russian goois. so 900, UoJ OF such
wares passing yearly through Bokhnra alone.
, 1885-04-28

Rheumatism has one invincible antagon-
list, one never yielding enemy that will
conquer it every time the opportunity is
given, and that is Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. Many cases of rheumatism that
had withstood all other treatment for years,
have yielded to Chamberlain Pain Balm.
30 cent bottles sold BY w. N. Hunt.
, 1885-04-28

Another composition which makos Il ~psr
feet pavement has been discovered. This Is
tho 10,567th absolutely perfect pavement
which has been offered municipal authorities,
and thcrs is not u thoroughly well-paved
city in tho United Suales to-day.
, 1885-04-28

Mother Walton has prescribed this
valuable medicine for n great many years
in her private practice. 1t has proved
an unfailing specific in the treatment of
the many disorders to which the female
constitution is subject. Il is a sure cure
for the monthly troubles that - many
women suffer. Mailed on receipt of price
SOC.
FRAZIER MEDICINE CO., Props.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Gray & Pearse, Sole Agents.
, 1885-04-28

Philip Gilbert Hamerton; Is there not a
strange inconsistency in adoring wealth as
IL l. adored and despising the particular
kline OF skill and ability by which IL Is
usually acquiredl
, 1885-04-28

Persons desiring pure Lake Mahapaiuta
ice should leave orders at Christ. Mauss',
bakei, 3IY Ferguson street, or with the
undersigned. SLOAN x Co.
, 1885-04-28

Remember that you Will save mono by
buying your books and stationery at
HnItfa
, 1885-04-28

At Masters wholesale liquor store you
can find the best of liquors, wines and
importer and domestic cigars.
, 1885-04-28

Whooping cough is greatly relieved and
rubbed of all dangerous consequences when
Chnmberlain's Cough Remedy is freely
given. Sold by w. n. Hunt
, 1885-04-28
For all kinds ofschool books go to Holt's

The latest styles Of summer shoes can
be had very low at Palaek's,
, 1885-04-28

Tie finest tonic
for people
Is Hosfetters
Stomach BitteR.
which insures per
feet digestion and
assimilation. and
the active crior-
mlaucc ol nelf luh
cllons ny me liver
, 1885-04-28
BEAR SPRINGS RANCH
JOHN Prop.

This well known road-raneh on the
Fort Laramie and Black Hills stage line,
has rece Ady becn rc-onfned, and the
proprietor is prepasea to furnish x 1l
Accommodations for man and beast.
Meals so cents. Horses to hay rs cents
Per span. Hay sold by the bale. Large
corrals and barn for 40 horses. Broken
horses for sale.
, 1885-04-28

Germany will increase her trpsdo hoat
hotiIla TO lH -esssls
, 1885-04-28

All bids must be accompanied by certi-
fed checks upon some United States De-
pository or the National Bank of Los An
geles, Cal. for at least fire per cent ofthe
amount ofthe proposal.
J. d. G. ATKINS. Commissioner.
, 1885-04-28

The president having signifed his in
%tention of selecting the successor of John
Russell Young, minister to China, from
California both factions of the Democratic
party in that state have endorsed Frank
McCoppin, ex-state senator and ex-mayor
Of San Francisco, for the position.
, 1885-04-28

A fire at Randolph, N. Y, burned
eighteen buildings
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
He Explained.

Samuel" she said, as she sud-
denly looked up from her kuitting,
whats this ere railroad war / see
referred to in the papers
They've been cuttin' down rates,
Hammer" he replied.
"What for?"
"Why, it's just this: S'posen
there were four of us farmers a.
haulin' gravel from Liverpool to
Bungtown for so much a load.
and half of us lyin' idle half
the time for want of loadin'. / cut
the price down five cents a load, an
the gravel begins to fly. Naybur
Smith he cuts five below me, and
Johnson goes below him, and
Tompkins gifts right down TO haul
in fur nothin' and furnishin his
own axle grease. 1t comes my turn
fur a drop, an what do l do but
offer to haul gravel from Liverpool
for nothin', and load with stone
from Bungtown at the same time >
But YOU wouldn't make any.
thing"
Exactly, Hanner-exactly. All
1 could hope fur would be the ben
efts of leg exercise. All the rail.
roads make out o. this is to keeE
their side tracks clear for sheep pas
turen
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
Pruning Street Trees.

1t is not well on street trees to
have branches leaving the main
trunk nearer than ten feet from the
ground. As trees attain a large size
even twelve or fifteen feet up to the
first branches is usually preferred.
If lower than this, the view of the
street is obstrucsed from the win
dows of the houses, and the free Cir
culation of the air is impeded. But
young trees have their side branches
much nearer the ground usually
than any of these figures named,
and no one cares to prune to mere
whips at planting. The work is Of
ten badly done by those who lay
claims to knowing all about prun-
ing. Tree owners should insist, no
matter who does the work, that no
stumps be left of any branches cut.
Every branch should be severed
close to the main part, the surface
of the cut should be dressed smooth
and receive heavy coat of paint for
keeping out the moisture. Thus
treated the bark will eventually
grow completely over the scar, a
thing impossible when a stump
however short, remains. Do not al.
low large branches to be cut off by
cutting from one side only, as this
may cause a bad split inwards. Firs,
let cut be made on the lower side
one foot from the trunk, about one.
third through the branch then cul
in from the top close to the tree until
the limb falls, afterwards removing
the remaining stub, and painting as
directed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
A Courteous Cat.

A member of the Geological Soc;-
ETY. says: once had cat who al
ways sat up to the dinner table with
me, and had his napkin round his
neck, and his plate and some fish.
He used his paw, of course, but he
was very particular, and behaved
with extraordinary decorum. When
he had finished his fish l sometimes
gave him a piece of mine. One day
he was not to be found when the
dinner-bell rang, so we began with
out him. Just as the places were
put round for the entree, puss came
rushing up stairs and sprang into
his chair with two mice in his mouth.
Before he could be stopped he drop
ped a mouse on to his own plate and
then one on to mine. He divided
his dinner with me, as l had divided
mine with him. ."-Manchester Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25

They were spinning yarns. One
old man sat apart form the others
and looked sad and forlorn. as it he
never had thought of levity in all
his life.
"My wife has been one of the
cheapest luxuries man ever enjoy
ed" said one. I'VE have been mar
ried eighteen years, and she has cost
me less than q thonsand dollars all
told"
"Pooh !" said another. aI have
been married nine years. and my
wifes total expenses have been
scarcely three hundred dollars"
The sad man drew a deep sigh and
said,-
Well, we'll I was married forty
years ago, boys, and from that day
to this my wife has cost me only
one hundred and nineteen dollars,
and she has had everything shs
needed, too"
aHow in the world did you get
through so cheap?"
"The poor ga died the second
week altar I married her."
The crowd spared his lite because
he was sad.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
Children's Likes and Dislikes,

Some peoplek thin it perfectly
right that children should be made
to eat everything that is set before
them ; but in carrying out this sin
gular theory too often the gravest
injury results. An eminent city
clergyman told me the other day
that the mere sight of liver cooked
in any form made him i'll. When
quite little fellow his stern father
who was one ofthe sort that would
permit no nonsense" as he express
sed it, with regard to children's likes
or dislikes as far as food was con-
cerned, insisting that they should
not exercise any taste of choice in
the matter, required him to eat some
liver which had been put on his
plate. There was something about
the particular piece of liver that set
the child against it, but he was for
ced to swallow the repulsive morsel,
and ever since his stomach has re-
belled even at the thought OF the
gross piece of tyranny which was
practiced on him. 1t is a sound
rule for all of US that with respect
to food our likes and dislikes are
the best guide as to what is good for
US, aud it is safe to eat upon the
plan that whatever we relish will
prove on the average harmless and
wholesome, and whatever produces
disgust will prove, as a general
thing, indigestible. A recent writer
on this point has fully expressed my
opinion in saying that nothing can
be more wrong than to make chill.
dren eat fat, for example, when they
don't want it. A healthy child likes
fat and eats as much of it as he can
If he shows signs of disgust at fat
that proves him to be of a bilious
temperament, and he ought never
to eat it against his will. A good
many of us have disordered diges.
ton in after-life simply because we
were compelled to eat rich food in
childhood which we felt instructive.
ly was unsuitable to u.s."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25

A chief cause of decline in fruit
trees may be soil exhaustion, for no
tree can continue to throw off crops,
year after year. for a generation,
without receiving ample returns OF
food to the roots Top-dressing with
stable manure is the best remedy
here. This may be applied over the
surface at any time during the win
ter. An application of liquid man
ure to the ground, over the space
that is overhung with branches, will
answer the same end. But this must
not be applied until after the frost
has lett the soil. Any dead wood in
the tree should be cut out now, and
branches that are bark bound had
also better be removed. Taking such
out will cause new branches to start
up farther back, for future fruit
ann
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
Romance. Realty and Realty.

There is a romance, reality and re-
atty connected with a sale of hotel
property which offered on the New
York Exchange Thursday to parti-
ton the various heirs of the late
Owen O'Connor their shares in his
estate, estimated at nearly $1,000
GOO. The property referred to con-
sists mainly of the Grand View Ho-
tel, Fifty-ninth street and Eighth
avenue. five city lots on Fifty-ninth
street and Fifth avenue, the Chat
ham Square Hotel, the Astor Place
Hotel, the notorious " Grant House
in the new Bowery, and lodging and
sailors boarding houses further down
town.
Nearly fifty years ago, says the
Tribune, Mr.. OConnor made efforts
to found q new home on this hemis-
phere, where he could accumulate
property in way that he could not
do It in Ireland. One day, when he
had acquired money enough to reach
America, he kissed his children
goodbye and sailed for Halifax,
Nova Scotia. Arriving there about
1880 he had small fortune-$37.10
in our money. He wanted to reach
the United States, which to him was
far away. While walking along
Hollis street hesitating whittier to
20 or where to turn, the thought oc-
CURED to him that providence would
open way for him to reach the
United States. Then he went down
to the water front. With the sum
named his first speculation was to
purchase cargo of scrap iron, and,
with the money advanced by skip
per went to Boston as supercargo.
There the iron was sold at a Dig
profit.
A year or two later he arrived in
New York, speculated and labored
at various callings and lived frugal.
ly, and some say miserly. After &C.
cumulating some money he made
ventures in real estate, investing
first, in tenement house property
nearly all of which he subsequently
sold, and with the proceeds purchas
ed hotel property to be improved
In his habits of life Mr.. O'Connol
was extremely eccentric, and has Of
ten been seen on the crowded street.
in bis shirt sleeves, with Lighted
"duhdeen " in his mouth, as happy
as any other millionaire.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
Family Feeling Among Cats.

81 had two she CATS" says Du-
pont de Nemours, "they were moth
er and daughter" The mother had
produced her kittens on a certain
day, and they had all been left with
her. The daughter gave birth to
her first litter on the following day,
and was very ill. She lost con-
sciouness and motion with the
birth of her last kitten. The moth
er went round and round her, Law
ishing on her all the expressions Of
maternal tenderness, which are very
numerous in the vocabulary of cat
language. Perceiving at last that
the care she was expending upon
her daughter was IN vain, she busted
herself, like q good grandmother,
with the little creatures, crawling in
a desolate and orphaned condition
upon the ground, licked ali the lit
ter, and finally carried them to the
bed of her own children, where
she shared her milk with them.
"A full hour afterward the younf
cat came to her senses, looked fol
her little ones, and found her moth
er nursing them. There was grea
joy on both sides, and many touch
ing expressions of gratitude and at
tsntion were exchanged. The tw,
mothers established themselves il
the same basket, and while the ed
ucational period lasted, they neve
left it except separately. One wa
always On duty. Thus they nursed
caressed and impartially reared tn
seven kittens, of whom four belong
cd 70 the daughter and three to tn
grandmother"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25

A well-educated person who pos
sesses college sheepskin, reads his
Bible and Shakespeare and the daily
papers seldom uses more than 5000
or 1900 words in actual converse
ton. Accurate thinkers and close
reasoners, who avoid vague and gen.
eral expressions and wait to find a
word that exactly fits their meaning
employ a larger stock and eloquent
speakers arise to a command Of TO-
600. Shakespeare, who displayed 9
greater variety of expression than
probably any writer in any Language
produced all his plays with about
1900 words. Milton's works are
built up of s, 900, and the Old Testa.
ment says all it has to say with s.
462. In the English language there
are, all told, 10000 words.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
The Monroe Doctrine.

People often read about ''the Mon
roe doctrine" without knowing exact
ly what the phrase means. The fol-
lowing extract from President Mon
roe's seventh annual message, de-
ivered to Congress December 2, 1923,
gave rise to the phrase:
"The citizens OF the United States
cherish sentiments the most friendly
in favor ofthe liberty and happiness
of their fellow-men on that side of
the Atlantic. In the wars of the
European powers, in matters relating
to themselves, we have never taken
any part. nor does it comport with
our policy to do so. tits only when
our rights are invaded or seriously
menaced that we resent injuries or
make preparations for our defense.
With the movements of this hemis-
phere we are of necessity more i'm
mediately concerned, and by caus-
es which must be obvious to all en-
lightened and impartial observers.
The political system of the allied
powers is essentially different in this
respect from that of America. This
difference proceeds from that which
exists in their respective govern
ments. And to the defense of our
own, which have been achieved by
the loss of SO much blood and treas
ure and matured by the wisdom of
their most enlightened citizens, and
under which we have enjoyed unex-
ampled felicity, this whole nation
is devoted. We owe it, therefore, to
candor and to the amicable relations
existing between the United States
and those powers to declare that we
should consider any attempt on
their part to extend their system to
any portion of this hemisphere as
dangerous to our peace and safety.
With the existing colonies or de-
Tendencies of any European power
we have not interfered and shall
not interfere. But with the govern
ments which have declared their in
dependence We have, on great con-
sideration and just principles, ac-
knowledged We could not view any
interposition for the purpose of op-
pressing them, or controlling in any
other manner their destiny, by any
European power, in any other light
than as the manifestation of an un-
friendly disposition toward the
United States"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25

COSTLY GAME KILLED By SIX YOUNG
MEN ON THE DAKOTA PRAIRIEs.

AS we were ascending a hill,
keepine : sharp look out for game,
suddenly the Captain bawled out ;
sBv George, boys, there is buffalo.
or / am a sucker. ,"
Where?' cried Mel and at
the same time.
.sOn that hill over there to tie
right yelled Cap. Don't you see
him Why, he's as big as a
There be was, indeed. And in
the haze that perpetually surrounds
these hills he appeared to be forty
feet high, and TO grow bigger every
time We looked at him.
sI'll tell you how well fix him.
.a;d Can. well tie the horses here.
Then III surround him and drive
him down that ravine, and you can
hide at the mouth and shoot HIM
when be comes out
The plan. looked feasible to us,
and we concealed ourselves near the
mouth ofthe ravine and waited, our
hearts in our mouths for the noble
rame. The Captain had about q
mile to 20 to round him out. and
we were getting awfully impatient,
when suddenly we heard a great
rushing sound in the ravine, and
.oor the GIGANTIC animal came forth
crashing through the brush that
lined the ravine. We only got q
glimpse of him but that was enough
and we both fred and had the salts.
faction Of feeeing him stagger forward
through the brush a few steps and
fall. the noblest game huntsmen ever
brought down. We raised shout
of triumph and started toward our
prey. when we heard a. great halloo.
ing. and looking up the hill saw the
Captain running down toward us
waving his hands and shouting al
the top of his voice. We thought
something was the matter and wait,
ed for him. The first words he used
as he ran up all breathlesss, were
"'You blasted fools, you didni
shoot him, did your
you bet we did, l replied.
well, l never saw such inferna.
idiots. Cau't you see anything
That was nothing but a bull-a
Durham bull belonging to some
cattlemen. Didn't you hear me
holler p
We didn't.
Sure enough, the animal was a
bull belonging to Kennedy Broth
ers' ranch, and that buffalo steak
cost us twenty-five dollars apiece
and our stomachs were not strong
enough to eat it."-Bisnadrcs Trt'
bune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25

At the session of the convention
of Maryland farmers, held in Bal
timore, President Robinson, Judge
of the courts Of Queen Anne coun-
ty, said: "The majority OF our
yonng men are daily turning away
from the plowshare, and seeking
what they deem more genteel em-
ployment. Beyond doubt this is
one of the greatest drawbacks which
agriculture is now subject to. A
very large part of the enterprising
young men of the counties are
abandoning the life of Independence
and profit which agriculture offers,
and comes to town to Seek employ
ment in stores, under the inpres-
sion that they thus take q better
position in the social scale. They
think that the smooth hands and
store clothes of the statesmen in re-
tail stores are finer things than their
own sun-burnt hands and farm
clothes. But they do not sufficient
ly consider how much better is the
chance of an industrious and enter
prising young farmer to make q
future for himself than the sales
men in retail stores. Thus the busi-
ness is constantly losing its best
working material, and surrendering
IL to city business. which has already
a plenty. This loss Of the young
blood of agriculture-its brains and
energy-is one of the reasons why
farming is less progressive than
commerce and manufactures. Farm
ing is carried on too much in old
grooves. There is too monotonous
cultivation of a few staples. Larg-
er variety of production is needed,
better economies; a more scientific
understanding of soils and manures;
and all this demands brains and
enterprise. 1t may be true that
great wealth is sometimes accumu.
lated by successful city men, but
the proportion of such success to
the failures is heavy, indeed. A
young man who works good piece
of land has far fairer prospect fol
prosperous, independent and man.
Il ly life than the employe of a CITY
business house, who may be dis
charged at any hour, or who at best
holds his office at the pleasure Of his
employer. If it be said that there
is no money in farming, SO, also, it is
said there is none in manufactures,
none in mining, none in trade.
Young men that want to get rich
in hurry are doomed to disappoint.
ment nine hundred and ninety-nine
times in thousand. In a town a
large proportion of those who start
rich end poor. The most skillful
and experienced merchants often
suffer bankruptency. There is no
department of life which offers SO
large assurances of substantial hap
piness as agriculture. 1t would be
well if the young man of ability in
rural life could appreciate this
great truth"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
The Oldest Man in somerset

As well as the handsomest, and
others are invited to call on C. N
Boyd, and get free a trial bottle ol
Kemp's Balsam for the throat and
lungs, a remedy that is selling en-.
tirely upon its merits, and is guar
anteed to cure and relieve ali Chron-
ic and Acute Coughs, Asthma, Bron-
chtis, and Consumption. Price so
cents and 100.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25


Mr.. E. Springer of Mechanicsburg,
Pa, writes: Il was afflicted with
lung fever and abscess on lung, and
reduced 10 q walking skeleton. Got
. free trial bottle of Dr.. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, which
did me 20 much good that / bought
. dellsr bottle. After using three
'bottin. fonnd myself once more q
man, completely restored to health,
with 2 hearty .ppetiae, and = gain
Cal Ct G. N. Boyds Drug Store
end get Q ftss trial bottle of this
certain cure for al lung diseases.
Large bottles s1.00.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25
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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.
Could they be induced to try the
successful medicine called Kemp's
Balsam, which We sell on a positive
guarantee to cure, they would imme-
diately see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price Scots.
and S1.0O.
Trial size free at C. N. Boyd's.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-03-25

A new light is thrown on the SUBJ
ject of Consumption by DR.. Wagner
Kemp, discoverer of Kemp's Balsam
for the Throat and Lungs. A REM
edy that has proved itself to be q
remarkable compound. II does its
work thoroughly, stopping q hack
ing cough instantly.
Sold by C. N. Boyd. Price Scots.
and t1.0O Trial bottle free. Get
one.