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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
A Fearful Lightning Bolt.

Tor Cajetani is a little commune
of the Frosinore jurisdiction, near
Rome. On the 24th of July par
ty of farmers, men and women, were
threshing corn on the threshing floor
in front of the farm of Mr.. Ascani,
at that place. This spot was on the
top of a high hill, surrounded by
rocks and precipices. There is no
house on the premises, only little
hut, looking like sentry box at a
distance. About sunset a furious
storm burst upon the company OF
threshers. The small building could
hardly hold fvepersons comfortably
in the upper room, and five or six
more in the lower one, which is a
sort OF grotto. The laborers, both
men and women, hussied to obtain
what shelter there was, and those
who got in the building were packed
like sardines in box. A board was
held over the door to keep out the
wind and rain by the shoulders Of
the men. Many who could not find
room inside stood with their backs
against the wall outside. under the
cutters of the little roof.
Suddenly a bolt of lightning
struck the little house, tearing the
roof and smashing the door. The
thirty-eight persons who had squeez-
ed inside were all prostrated. Thir-
teen were killed and twenty-five
badly injured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
when TO Dig Potatoes.

Potatoes should be dug as soon az
the tops have fairly ripened and
died down. They make but little
growth after that, and what they do
make is at the expense of their eat
ing quality. If the cellar is dark
and cool they may be stored for
winter use. and will keep in much
better condition there than remain
ing undug in the ground. If the
cellar is unfit to keep them in dur
Ing the summer months they may
be kept in pit in the ground, tax
ing care that the pit is 80 located as
to De cool, and that no water can en-
ter into it either from above or from
springs below. If the potatoes are
not put into barrels before pitting.
the sides Of the pit should be lined
with straw, and in either case it
should be ventilated by a pipe, or
an air passage, in which is bundle
of straw. 1t is needless to say that
the potatoes should be dry, and free
from any adhering soil, before put
ting in the pit, and that any which
have signs Of decay should be care
fully kept out-Boston Cgltiuator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

The native feast is SO unlike any
thing within our own experience,
that it might as well be described
here. One was given to us by the
German Consul General, but was
entirely arranged and gotten up by
Kanakas. Being conducted into
the grounds of his spacious garden
we found a rustic pavilion, built for
the occasion banana trunks served
as uprights, decorated with vines
and flowers. The roof was made OF
cocoanut leaves, which were inter
woven and kept out the sun. We
had nothing but mother earth and
cocoarut mats for table, but the
cloth was beautiful composition OF
theya (banana) aud hibiscus leaves /;
these also served for plants and dish
es and napkins. At each cover there
was a cocoanut, opened. full OF its
milk to drink, bowl of grated
cocoanut favored with salt and
moist, in lieu of bread bowl con-
tanning white sauce OF cocoanut,
salt water and shrimp, which gave
a most delicious flavor toeverything
dipped into it, and one is expected
to do this with all the eatables from
A toZ. There was further cocoa-
nut bowl containing water to clean
the natural knives and forks, VIZ,
the fingers. The sitting down was
done native fashion-crossing the
legs. like Turk, feat quite diff
cult to accomplish without using the
hands, but the native will do it
most gracefully. The cooking had
been done near by in native oven.
This is hole dug in the ground, IN
which stones are heated. Upon these
the eatables are cooked. The whole
is covered with leaves and earth,
Just like clam bake. There were
fowls and sucking pigs "Pois" made
of breadfruit,ta taw, fees, and bananas,
small fish, but raw--splendid with
above described sauce. Sweet-wa-
ter shrimps, large and of deep red
color; green's of taw tops cooked
with bacon, and other daiuties. AS
bonnie bouche we had a salad
made of the heart ofthe young CO.
coanut tree-a delicacy which is al
palatable as it is expensive-for tax.
ing out of the heart kills the life o.
the tree.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Cause For Alar.a.

A young man carelessly formed
the habit Of taking glass of liquor
every morning before breakfast
An older friend advised him to
quit before the habit grew too
strong.
sob, there's no danger; it is q
mere notion. / can quit any time, I"
replied the drinker.
suppose you try it tomorrow
morning" suggested the friend.
"very well; to please you, III do
go. But l assure you there is no
cause for ALARM
A week later the young man met
his friend again.
"You are not looking WE'LL" OBJ
served the latter: have you been i'll ?
Hardly replied the other. but
l am trying to escape a dreadful
danger, and l fear that shall be
before / have conquered. My eyes
we're opened to an imminent peril
when / gave you that promise a
week ago. ! thank you for your
timely suggestion"
"How did it affect you ?"
The first trial utterly deprived me
of my appetite for food. Icould eai
no breakfast, and was nervous and
trembling all day. was alarmed
when / realized how insidiously
the habit had fastened on me. ano
1 resolved to turn square about and
never touch another drop. Tht
squaring off has pulled me down sc
yerely, but l am gaining, and meal
to keep the upper hand after this
Stro6g drink will never catch me il
his net again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

HAcKETrsTowN, N. j., August %.
AT II O'Clock last night Luther
Smith, aged Is years, aroused Con-
sta BILE Morgan at Rockaway ard de-
livered himself into his hands, say
ing he had killed his father, Thomas
Smith, a farmer, aged forty-five. liv-
ing at White Meadows. Develop
ments to-day show shocking do
mestic tragedy.
The family. consisting OF father,
mother, son and daughter, engaged
in a game of dominoes and while
playing the father became incensed
at play by his little daughter, who
was his partner. He possessed a
quick temper and soon became ex-
ceedingly apgry. He struck the
child and when his wife tried to
pacify him struck her with a cane.
The son interfered and was knocked
down. Before he could get up the
father was beating the family. The
boy retreated to oed room, and
when his father followed with a
heavy stick he seized a revolver and
shot him dead. Smith has been re-
garded as dangerous man, owing
TO his violent disposition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
What Did the Women Wear?

1t remarkable fact that the pet
ticoat was first worn by men, and
that even in this age and generation
men are 10th to discard its flowing
drapery. And we do not wonder this
is so. There is dignity in drapery,
as well as grace and elegance. When
Henry VIII went 10 meet Anne of
Cleves he was habited, we read, "in
coat of velvet made somewhat like
a frock. embroidered all over with
flatted gold of damaske, with small
laced mixed between, of the same
gold. and other laces going traverse
wise. that the ground little appear
ed !" and in a description of SINH
lar garment belonging to his father,
Henry VII, we read of its being dec.
grated with bows of ribbons, quite
as belle of the present day would
adorn ballroom dress. 1t is well
known that the garment was at first
not alone skirt, but, as the name
denotes, little coat. We have on
ly TO look at Shakespearan charac-
ters to discover the skirts of men.
And easily enough we trace them
down through the ages. In the in
ventory of the effects of Henry V
appears a ''petticoat of red damask
with open sleeves.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Five Days I'm Agony.

MARSHAL, Ill.,, Aug. 1S.-One OF
the most horrible cases of suffering
on record is reported from McKeon,
six miles east of here. On the 9th of
the month Davis Black, aged eleven
years, was thrown from horse and
his arm broken in two places. An
unskillful physician set it, leaving
one of the bones protruding through
the flesh. Modification set in and
soon spread to the child's shoulder
and body.
After suffering the most awful
agonies for five days and having his
arm nearly eaten away by worms
the sufferer died Sunday night. and
the remains were buried at once.
The surgeon has been warned to
leave the country.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

never buy horse with a low,
narrow forehead. Such a forehead
belongs to all vicious horses, kick
ers, bad runaways etc.-in fact,eyery
vice is found in a horse with a low,
narrow forehead, and never in the
opposite. In the high and broad
forehead we have a predomlnaflng
cerebrum or intellectual brain. In
the low and narrow forehead we
have the predominating cerebellum
or low brain. Never buy such horses
on any account.
Suspending a sack (or anything
else) behind a horse to prevent
kicking is worse than ridiculous.
Such an act is quite contrary to the
commonest grooming, and in every
point illogical. / have seen a bas-
ket tried instead ofa sack. 1t ruined
the animal. There is no education
or training in such a foolhardy act.
Nothing is more true than the
fact that the kind of bit used on a
horse has very much to do with his
conduct. Many horses will be fret
ful and unsteady with a chatting,
sharp bit, that would otherwise be
gentle and pleasant with a less
severe one. A sharp severe bit Is
not the subduer of a horses temper
by any means. 1t does quite often
excite many bad habits and un-
pleasant acts in a horse, which
would be dormant if otherwise treat
ed.
No horse requires so good and
thorough breaking as the family
horse. A good family horse is one
of the most valuable in the horse
market at all times. Much OF
the family's comfort and safety de-
pends upon the qualities of the fam
ily horse. None but a thoroughly
broken, good-tempered animal
should be used for a family horse.
There is no question in my mind
as to the correctness of the assertion
that a medium sized horse is in
every respect the best for the farmer.
He will do more work and last lon
ger. and can be used occasionally
for a roadster without injury.
An habitual rolling horse should
have either loose box or a narrow
stall. A horse in box stall would
not be much better off than in an
ordinary stall if tied. He should
be loose. All horses in box stalls
should be loose. as the name of a
box stall suggests this.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part ofthe abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times,
symptoms of indigestion are present,
as flatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira-
ton, producing very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, is a COM
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the ap-
plication of DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affected absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and ef-
fecting a permanent cure. Price so
cents. address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, 0. Sold by
c. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-1y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
AGay Lothar,o Sentenced.

LANCASTER, Pa, August 19.-Dr.
5. 5. Steiner, well known physi-
clan Of this county, was mysterious
ly missing some time ago and it was
learned that he had departed for
parts unknown in company with a
Mrs. Helfrect. Detectives were put
to work and finally succeeded in
capturing the doctor at Roherstown.
He was brought back and promptly
taken into court. He offered no ev-
idence in his defence and the Judge
imposed sentence of s25 fine and
costs and to undergo an imprison-
ment for one year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Arrested for q Brutal Crime.

WILMINGTON. Aug. 19.-After hav-
ing been released from New Castle
Jail, where he had been confined
nearly two months for carrying con-
eealed deadly weapons. Thomas
fremont. alias Big Shine, colored,
was arrested yesterday by Police
Officer Kelly, of Camden, New Jer-
sey. He was wanted on charge of
brutal assault upon a colored
woman, committed in Camden last
June. He is accused of tying a
woman with rope to q bedstead,
blistering her body with a heated
poker and then throwing vitriol
upon the raw wounds. Recently be
finished ten-year term of imprison-
ment at Trenton for a crime Of equal
brutality.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

The motto ofthe proprietors of DR..
Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters is
''the greatest good TO the greatest
number" and SO sell . large bottle
of 3 valuable remedy for the small
price of 25 cents, and warrant every
bottle to give satisfaction or money
refunded. For Sale by C. N. Boyd,
the Druggist, Somerset, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

WASHINGTON, August 21.-Mrs
Lyles, wife Of Contractor Henry
Lyles, died last night ingreat agony
About three weeks ago, in endeavor
ing to attach patent filtering hy.
drant and spigot nozzle, she scratch.
ed her hand, so slightly that no at.
tention was paid TO it. About two
weeks ago the hand commenced to
swell and inflammation set in. Last
week an sbscess formed on the back
Of the hand. 1t was Immediately
lanced, hut the accumulation of pus
afterward increased and blood-poi-
soning set in. The metal seems to
have been made from composition
Of brass and zinc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
Rapid Trausitin Idaho.


Hello, old man, where are you
bound? ?" inquired the conductor Of
an acquaintance in the smoking
car.
Going back East" was the re-
sponse, rather sourly.
Have you quit railroading out in
Idaho ?"
"Yes have"
What's the matter?"
"Oh, [ don't want to run locomo.
tive in country where towns die
off so fast that in the place where
We get our dinners one day the next
day we stop as usual and look all
around, but not a shanty is to be
seen. | like my dinners regularly
/ do, and no more Idaho in mine
please"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
a Hen. Convention.

Mr.. J. NJ. McCann, of Bridgeport
w. Va, a contributor to poultry
journals of the United States and
Canada, and a large chicken raiser,
says from experience that if St. Ja-
cobs Oil is mixed with dough and
led to poultry suffering from chick.
en- cholera, all that are able to swal-
low will be restored to health, ana il
saturated pills are forced down the
throats of those that cannot swallow
they will flap their wings and crow
in your face.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

Ayers Ague Cure, when used ac-
cording to directions, is warranted
to eradicate from the system all
forms of malarial disease, such as
Fever and Ague, Chill Fever, Inter.
lnittent, Remittent and Bilious Fe-
vers, and disorders of the liver. Try
it. The experiment is a safe one,
and will cost you nothing if cure
Is not effected.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

The gloomy fears, the desponding
views. the WEAKNESS of soul that
many complain of, would often dis
appear were the blood made pure
and healthy before reaching the del
icate vessels of the brain. Ayers
Sarsaparilla purifies and vitalizes
the blood, and thus conduces to
health of body and sanity.of mind.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

Along about this season of the year
a man lays aside his religious train.
ing two or three times day, in or
der to drive the hogs out of the gar
den in proper manner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
HALLS
Vegetable SiEilian
HAIR REVIEWER. !.

Hs- Mrs. HuSsEERRy, S4f Franklin Are.,
Brooklyn, ". T., after severe attack of Ery-
sipelas in the head, found her hair-already
gTay-faliing off so rapidly that she soon became
quite bald. One bottle Of HALLS HAIR RE-
NEWER brought it back as soft, brown and
thick as when she was n girl.
BE- Nh. KEsLISG, an old farmer. near Var
sr,r, Ind. had scarcely any hair left, and what
little there was of it had become nearly white.
Ore bottle of Halls HAIR REsEwER stopped
is falling out, and gave him thick, luxuriant
bead Of hair, as brown and fresh as he ever had.
ss- Mrs. A. T. WALL, Greenfield, Cheshire,
Eng.. writes: 81 have found the greatest ben
eft from the use of Halls HAIR RESEwER, it
having restored my hair, which WIS rapiy fall
Ing of, and returned its original color"
Es- DIR. Exr. SEIp. Detroit, Mich, certifes
that "IlALLs HAIR RENEwEn Is excellent for
hair growing, and gives back the natural color
10 faded and gray hair"
BE- Mrs. S. E. ELLIOTT, GisnriHe. ". Td..
says: "Onc bottle Of HALLS HAIR RESEwER
restored my hair TO its natural, youthful color"
No injurious substances enter into the
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and II Is not dye. Its vegetable ingrc-
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fetal TO the scalp as a preventive of dis
ease. Its effects are natural and lasting.
and 1t does not make the hair dry and
br;lshy, like the so-called restoratiyes COM
pounded with alcohol.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

Arnica & Oil Liniment is very
healing and soothing, and does won-
des when applied to old sores. For
Sale by C. N, Boyd, Somerset, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

three or four hours every night coughing. Get
''kough On Coughs" Froches, l6:- Balsam, 2Sc
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"Rough on Itch " cures humors eruptions, ring
worm, letter, salt rheum, frosted feet chilblains
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

The world owes every man a liv-
ing, it is true, but it is q mans busi-
ness to collect the debt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

A common cold should not be ne
elected. Downs Elixir win cure II
For sale by c. N. Boyd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02
+" Rough ON Iteh.n

Hacking, irritating Coughs, Colds. Sore Threat,
cured by Rough on Coughs" Trochcs, l5c
Liquid, z5c.
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If you are losing your grip on life, try " Wells
Health Renewer." Goes direct TO weak spots.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

Ladies who would retain freshness and vivacity,
don't fail to try :. Wells Health Renewer."
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killed HIS Father.

Strengthening, improved, the best for backache,
pains In chest OF side, rheumatism, neuralgia
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

If the war horses" of his party be-
come too previous, Cleveland is lia-
ble to make donkeys of them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

If you are failing, broken, worn out and nervous.
use "Wells' Health ReneWer." q. Druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny,
and delicate, use wells Health kenewer."
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Pretty women.

Instant relief for Neuralgia, Toothaehe, Face
ache. Ask for Trough on T00thAche." ID and 26c
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-02

The line that tailors hang clothes
on-Masculine.
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and the many Throat Affections Of children,
promptly, pleasantly, and safely relieved BY
'.Rongh on Coughs.h Troches, l5c. Balsam, &c.
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THE BEST

Hair restorative in the world is HALLS
HAIR REVIEWER. 1t cures all diseases of
the scalp, and stimulates the hair glands
10 hc:llthful action. 1t stops the falling Of
the hair; prevents its turning gray: cures
badness, and restores youthful color and
freshness of appearance TO heads already
white with age. The following are few
iiltf>t rafinuS of Vbaf is done hv
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"wells' Health Renewer" restores health and
viger, cures Dyspepsis, Headache. Nervousness,
Debility. 81.
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BOTTOM PRICES

Wholesale and Retail. You will save money BY
buying from me. My stock is always Fresh.
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"Roagh - Paan" Forsusea PlasssR
Strengthening, improved, the best for back
ache, pains In chest or sidc, rheumatism. neural
gia.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-21
LEGAL COURTSHlP.



1t would be difficult to imagine a more
laughable affair than the elder Scots
union with the Marchioness of Sligo,
which was celebrated in the summer
of 1918, to the ineXpressible amusement
of society" The marchoness made the
offer; she made it in the Criminal Court
of the Old Bailey; she made it on a slip
of paper that was handed to the Judge
by one of the ushers of the stuffy and
even fetid court. Two years earlier
Byron had been fellow traveller in
Greece with the warehouses youthful
and rather erratic son, where the poet
took occasion to talk more freely than
atfectionately about his own mother to
the marquis, who was probably no less
communicative about the peculiarities
of his eccentric parent The young
men parted, Byron to rise in an hour to
giddy eminence of fame, the marquis
to put himself within the grip of the
criminal law by Turing into his yacht III
Mediterranean waters two seamen from
one of his Brittanic Maiesty's ships OF
war. Tried for his offense at the Old
Bailey by Sir William Scott Judge of
the high court of the admiralty and
Lord Peterborough, the marquis was
found guilty, ordered to pay fine of
$4,000, sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment in Newgate, and compelled
to listen to a parental address by Sir
William on the duties and responsible.
ties of young men Of high station. The
marchioness drought to the court by
maternal solicitude for her offspring
was SO affected by the judges admoni.
ton that on the spur of the moment she
sent him the brief note dashed off on a
piece of court foolscap given her by the
clerk of arraigns,) in which she ex.
pressed the wish that her dear boy could
always have so prudent counselor by
his side. What could the Judge do but
accept the offer made in so delicate and
flattering mannerP The match turned
out no worse than was expected. The
marchioness, of course, repaid her hus
band Gin kind) for the edfyng lecture
he had given her son.-EUeTy Othe,
SATURDAY..