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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

SoIIs REQUIRED SoR FRUTT TREES =
The best soil for the production OF
the apple is deep, rich, moist loam
with a sandy subsoil although II
succeeds moderately well upon any
soil not too dry
The plum requires deep, moist
soil. but there must be no stagnant
water in it.
The cherry grows best in rich.
warm sandy loam. If = mulch OF
leaves, straw or brush Is put around
them, they viii De very much bene-
/ fitsd by it,
The ounce should be planted in a
very moist cisyey soil, but one free
from stagnant water.
The peach produces fruit Of a
much finer quality when planted
upon light, high land. with a south
ern exposure IL il also much more
hardy and longer lived than upon
stronger soil and more northern
exposure.
The grape delights in a high.
light, rich, stony soil, and produces
Its sweetest fruit iE the driest parts.
On very dry soils mulch of old
hay, leaves, brush. &C., during the
month of July and August, will be
found very beneficial. but should be
removed in September to allow the
vines TO more fully mature wood
and roots before very severe weath-
er.
Currants and gooseberries sncceed
best In the soil advised for the
ounce.
Rasp5erries and blackberries are
more hardy if planted upon light,
sandy loan, but if large Lerriss are
desired mulch must be used in
July. On more moist laad mulch
ing Is not needed but the canes ara
more likely to be be winter killed.
The different varieties of straw
berries succeed upon a greatest va
riety of soils; on moist land the
berries are generally larger, fewer in
number and Of inferior quality,
while on lighter land more and
sweeter berries are produced, but
they sill be smaller. To overcome
the last difficulty heavy mulching
or thorough irrigation mo.t be re-
sorted to.-Our Country Home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
Y Chin1man-

/ Clara Belle. the Cincinnati En-
quirer's New York correspondent,
who seems to be the confidante of
nearly every young lady in her set"
of that city. makes public private
letter sent to her by a lady whom
she describes as a stout blonde with
golden hair and a sunny disposi-
ton:
Ny story is simply this under
took to lead a Chinese Laundry man
TO salvation. called at MS shop
and did shat I could to tea4h bin
/ Epgiish aud Christianity At hrst
not5jng would do but I must get
him the family washirz-they are
80 mercenary. | got him that and
continued my visits. At the next
To the last visit he frightened me
terribly. He showed me one of my
chs folded away In a sandal
WooG box, which ne took up and
pressed 10 his heart. | demanded
the garment, but could not get it. |
went next time determined 20 get it
OF have the wretch arrested. Il was
too bad. He was getting along so
well could read a primer, and had
renounced the worship of idols.
But would have my garment, and
| told him so. We were alone in
the back Of the shop and suddenly
it was invaded by at least tvo dOz-
en- Cinnamon, half the number with
musical instruments. and the rest
with grotesque food. A Chinese feast
was opened. and much mnsie OF a
diabolical kind INDUCED in.
could see | was somehow the heroine
of the occasion. Alas | was soon
to understand it. An alderman was
shown in and introduced to ne.
Glad to fad civilized being present
| asked him what was the matter.
= am sent for to marry you 10 the
proprietor of this shop, said he.
" Amt you taking a bold step?
Well, | guess he found out what /
was taking. | just opened a few
fiood-gales of wrath at him, walked
over and boxed young Ling Gus
ears chat was the heathen / lad
been teacl ing, till he crawled un-
der the table. and then | walked out
like a tragedy queen. The idea
Just to think of 1.-THE silly fool
thought | was courting him ali the
while | was teaching him be had a
soul to save. Ugh,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
Ended the Examination.

jan McSnifter was bing tried in
san Antonio for irving to bribe a
eUiored witness, Sam, JohEsiDg, to
testify falsely.
You say this defendant offered
you brioe of $50 to testify in hi.
behaIf?' said Lawyer Gouge to
Sam Johnsing.
Yes. sah.'
Vow, repeat exactly what he said,
using his own words
He said be would give $50 if
He can't have used those words.
He didn't speak as third person.
No, sab he tuck good keer dat
dar was no third pusson present.
Oar wus only two of us. De 'fend-
ant ON too smart ter hab ANYBODY
listenin' when he is talkin bout his
own reskeiity"
II know that we'll enough; but
he spoke to you in the hrst person,
didn't he"
Il was de fust pusson myself"
You don I understand me. When
he was talking to you did he use the
words Il will pay you s5o?"
No, boss he didn't say muffin
bout you payin' me $50. Your
name wasn't mentioned 'cepiin he
told me ef ebber | got inter serape
dat you wus de best lawyer in San
Antoine to fool de Judge and jury
You can step doSn."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
Fingers Before Forks.
The Malady said :

Ine Malady said:
Such dirty practice. We say
TO ourselves, What do l know of the
history Of this fork? 1t has been in
a hundred, perhaps a thousand
months perhaps in the mouth OF
my worst enemy. This thought !.
verv repulsive to Us"
But, said I. "the FORK is thor
oughly cleaned, OF ongh, TO oe, every
time it Is used, Grst with soap and
water. then with plate-powder.
Ought to be: quite 80. But how
do you know that your servant does
not shirl his work ? If you have
a lazy servant you are liable to eat
with a fork that has lot been
thoroughly cleaned whereas,
know that my fingers are clean, for
l washed them myself before eating
They are quite as clean as the clean
est fork, and they have two great
advantages over it-one, that they
have never been IN any ones mouth
but my own, and another that they
are washed BY myself Emiis
Iupes
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
LIKE HIS FATHER,
lie was Afflicted with Stone IN the
BLADDER.

Mr. $ Y Kicks, of Pleasant Valley Duchess
Co. y. l., the son OF Mr. T. : Hicks, EhJse
name may have apPeared in tA.s journal IN aon-
nection With an article similar u this, S4s, Ike
h.s father. afflicted with Stsns z the bl4dder.
Only taal hs case vas zlcrs ser0as than his fath-
er's The Iathec adv sd he son q write to 3 ?
David Kennedy. 8i K chez er. \ = who. he
s2il WoulI tell him shat % ~. Dr. kennedy
repled. sagE1stiuE the Use q kENN ED4 : A.
NORIrE KE.AEDY, which had worked - sue
cessl-lly IN lhs iatner's case. Nr. Hicks. who
had been assured by tie Iaeal phy sleians ta4t
they eJull 10 Eotaing more Tor aim, tri-d IA
NUnIL : REMEDY. after rW1 seeks' Use Of Il
he passed a s.sae = 0i an incn l1nE aal oi he
il4Ickat s. O.. a pipe sten- siass then he h-s had
NJ syml,a.-.s o. return 0f llG grsuhle- here Is a
sicA man heAlel VI Rat better results. c5ald
have beva ex pcc,eds y aAt greater -vnedt c0G!d
ulelie4l SC euoe coniere The end vas gained +;
that Is surely enough. Dr. Kennedy assures the
P-uuc, % q reputation Whi,n be cannol auord TO
imperil. Jhat the tANUUIIE REMEDY does in
yigJrate the ol1ol, cares liver zl1ney anu blai-
Ger eom. lInls. as wei a. al Ll0se diseases and
Es4Enl nlsles peculiar " females
ThOussnas oG zr.t-faI people yoluuta-
rily testify IL ieUIers 70 Dr. kanAeiy, Sith
warmth ala iU.iH e. ui words Nhlrh al,re business
documents and e. tlneaJGs never possess, what
" Favorits kcnedy, tie Sreat speech, far eio,d-
lser asa kidney disorders, has dine i9r taem and
their friends.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

During the great storm in Colora-
do, two sturdy miners started to as
cend one of the mountains with the
intention OF working claim that
lay near It's crest They made the
trip on Norwegian snow-shoes, on
which they worked their way up
narrow gulch leading to their prop
erty As they journeyed on. one Of
them got to be some two hundred
wards in advance of the other, and
it was While this distance separated
them that the leader by an unhappy
step overturned a top-neavy mass of
snow and started a dreadful slide.
he seized hold OF a convenient tree
and called to his companion TO look
out p The tree was snail and bent
over under :he weight ofthe moving
snow. He let go and started with
the moving snow. The long shoes
BY this time were firmly anchored
in the moving mass, and he has
hurled along with no power to stop
himself by -eizIng the trees which
he passed. Fortunately, he was on
the tail end of the avalanche, and
thus rode it in safety, with nothing
coming behind to cover him up.
When he found be had thus to be
an unwilling passenger upon the
terrible train, he looked ahead to see
what had become of his partner. The
latter, seeing that there was no es-
cape on either side, turned heels on
the roaring mass and started on a
life and death run right down the
gulch. Then followed a wild and
thrilling chase. The man VINO was
anchored on top of the snow yelled
at the man in fr0nt to run. while be
who was pursued strained every
muscle to keep out Of the jaws OF the
death that was close at his heels.
The sight would have been amusing
lift had not been of such a serious
nature. The race was kept up for
more than q mile, and during the
entire distance the fellsw who was
on top kept yelling. Run, you fool,
run, and the hair of the fellow who
was running held his hat poised four
inches from his head while ne head
ed for the valley. Often the rolling
snow struck the heels of his shoes,
but il did not quite get him. More
quickly than il takes 10 tell 1t the
hunted man dashed out into the
valley, and what lie thought was
safety. The valley however was
more dangerous than the mountain.
as an unseen gnich crossed 1t, into
which the hunted man fell. Proyi-
deuce, though. was kind to him, for
the slide had spent its force, and the
snow piled up on the bank over
which he had fallen.
When the two were able to look
around one Was lying at the bottom
of the guich, while the otter Was
seated upon the crest OF the snow
bank that looked over its edge.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

YIELD OF AMBER IN Prussia The
yield Of amber IN Sbaland pen
insuls. east Prussia, has greatly IL
creased since 1850. when systematic
digging for that substance was first
commenced there. 1t u stated that
the revenue from amber in 1854 was
only IS 500. bgt in 1888 it rose To
sI25OlO
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
New York Belle and Boston Beau1

AyOung society bell from Manhat-
tan, who was making a visit here
not long ago, sat next a Harvard
student at dinner party. In the
course Of conversation she said to
him:
And what do you 90 with your
self all the time
Oh : l read s. great deal At pre-
sent I am reading ksnt.
Oh ! are yoa ? IT, by the author
OF Don't suppose r'- Boston Rec
Ord
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Draining can be carried to excess,
and sften, perhaps, on account OF
certain peculisrities of the soil and
surroundings, be of no benefit to the
land, but these cases are few, and
much more draining could be bone
to advantage on almost every farm.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Ouch = exclaimed young John
ny Jarphly. who was receiving a
reminder You got the wrong
end, ma you got the wrong end of
the ruler That end mas got the brass
tip on it y Its a poor rule tha,
won't work both ways, philosOphi-
cally replied Mrs. Jarphiy. as she
adjusted the stick to his derelieuons.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

The largest doc il ihe country Is
said to be 81. Bernard owned at
Glen Cove, long Island. He meas
uses : feet II inches from the end
of his nose to the tip of his tail,
stands 25 inches high, and weighs
1Q9 mounds
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

How old aEe you ~ asked Jus
iice Of tie Peace of Jim Webster,
who was under arrest for stealing
chickens. Il dunno" said the dar-
KEY. when weEe you born p
What am De use OF my tellin' you
bout my buffdav; you amt gwins
to make NE 10 buffday present.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

1t never was intended that man
should be perfect on earth ; the grsas
thing is not never to miss the bulls
eye-but to get little nezrs. to il
every time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
SATURDAY.. 1PRTL 8. lsSl
TERMS

tiue-tElrt 70 remain a lien upon The land. the
irtergsi 30 ~ paid aaliy the sii,.w oi Thou
az ae IN. deed, GGrinl kor iiiei iue. ard at her
death the pTincrai sgm % ~ paid O. me heirs NJ
h al rep e-enta ives u sal decreased irsi
ol the halance casl. zll The remain er in two
fquai annual Iay mems Niftuui iut-rsst
JOAN KEAM-
marie. Trustee of Thos. hcarn. deg'd
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

A new industry has sprung up a,
New Orleans. Heads of large fish
are dried, mounted, and sold for Ia
bic and mantle ornaments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

The kings palace in Corsa IS now
lighted with electricity of the Yam
kee brand.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Grass growing ON nutritious soil
is often as good for horses or cattle
as poorer grass fed with grain "a
tions.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Too much grain is often sovn
when seeding and too little grass
seed There are two common er-
rors.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
NOTICE

T.
Estate q Jchn T. UGhfuse. deed. late Of JEFF
frssn sp-. Somerset Co. Pa
Letters tests ueufAfy "a the ahuvs estate kav-
ilz beer < 1sufed te the ui.ceTsigred. ~ the
ur per AIT thorify. nuticr n bessty given 10 tn g,
in1estec & Il - n ke immediate Dayrnf NJ Aut;
tbuss hzyilg claims Ct demands viii please Pre-.
sem them Gully Haih-t tscated for settlement on
Monday. Msrch - Ises ~ the late residence ..
The deceased Ia Iefers. Twp
MAGGIE UPHOUSE,
fehl5 Executor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

There are in New York City about
10 miles OF street railway.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Fogg suggests that when person
il bed-ridden, his couch may be q
little buggy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Gold worth $50 sG0oO0 was dug
from Uncle Sans rich soil In 1884.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

Doubling the diameter of a pipe
increases its capacity four times
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17
,t7-6m. HENRY HOFFMAN
TRUSTEES SALE
-OF-
Valuable Real Estate T!

BY VIRTUE o. an or er Il sale is uef aus o..
tie Orphans Courf of : uieTEef Co. Pa. = me
directed. viii txaose t. ahiic sale it5 Ream :
ali. IN Dla Eetsyu- > nlerset County. Pa, On
SATURDAY. APRIL 3, 1886,
az le q ciork A. n the g. Z wing Real Estate viz.
NtLe A rert-in Jrset Il tAad situate q Lover
TurkeFfoHt Tsp. Sonat rset CO.. Pa atiuininx
lands % lex y eula. Schooi House Pr perry. Hy
ats heirs No = and " m Rfam. containing si1
arr : ami seventy three perches. more or less.
NJ . A e-rtain tract 0f land situate as afdre-
ssid- a. jaininE No. Gaeob Noon. and others.
n asnins Is acres. mere or less. being well tim
heff1
No. Stuate IN TIE Township, County a-d
State aluT salf scloifing lands o. Jacob >teE1sr.
hef-E hurtE ard utlers- cuutkfuin = acrts and
s. rtFlhes nor " iss this Tract heiux IN good
stlEe uf cnitivaTIun
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

II H. BAER,
aTrUxNEY Y-AT-LAW,
IL Somerset, a.,
,-rt-si In somerset and 4aloLninz eo.h .-.s :
~ - safrussc1 ~ LILA AL oe flNAi''''
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

BoRN & COLBORN,
ATrOHNEYS-AT-LA"

-s-..s ir--us-ei % our care VII be pToili p
" ----I5v arrenied 70 CullectioHs n-Aes -
, ~ s'-1 and adioining Counties S1l-
i'5.s. sus.ng done u reasonaele lefi--a'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-17

r,trFEOTH q RUPPELz
.--r,tRNt.NS-A LA " I.


.-.zs s1l-usted 70 their care VII Us
~ -. Ir1ucrually attended =. .,,.
- E.l A.aln Uruss stree, oPposI's 1As
.-..l Hllck
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-25
Women and 7TatinpcS.

l fancy women 60 to matinceS to sit on one
another, literally. They dress themselves up
in their finest, and go and hide their elegance
in crampel seats, and conceal their figures III
n crush of female humanity What DO they
20 for! To see the performance! Hardly;
unless its very pathetic piece You never
hear anything about IL For company: That
can't bc. for they have no males to speak Of,
and women never consider other women COM
pany unless il Is to 90 shopping. The most
probable reason is that ii gives them an ex-
cellent opportunity TO tear other women's
taste to pieces. An eastern lady visiting the
elegant home of the proprietor of an intluen-
tial newspaper says 10 her husband:
why don't Nou own n newspaper, dear:
just fancy, To have a newspaper 10 go
for people in and home ike this, After
a pause And | think Ia rather have the
newspaper than the home. San Francisco
Chronicle
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-25
Machinery il Not Labor Saving.

The man who works with n threshing ma
chine works rs hard rs his grandfather did
with a GaI. but he produces greater results.
To those who think only Of the price Of
wages machinery Is fraud, but to the con
sumner Of manufactured articles it is a boon.
Our mothers used to card their own wool,
spin and weave ii and wear it, and II is no
diSpara-emcnt 10 our wives and sweethearts
that they do not. They can't afford u. If
it were not too expen'ive the present race Of
girls and women would do this and more too.
Machinery has not obviated the necessity Of
work, 1t has only given il a new direction.
Good machinery is n good thing, but the man
who expects it To do his work viii he fooled;
il helps him - do more work.-BoSton Tran
script
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-25

Drear and Silent Milan-No Stove
Fireplace in the Hotel Chamber-A
Pot of Charcoal-Snow in ApriI-After
Clouds the Sunshine.
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-25
Sircpin- in the Upper Berth.

An experienced traveller says that III
sleeping car the upper berth is cooler IN sum-
mer, because there is more air stirring III the
top Of the car. and warmer in winter than
The lower berth because the warm AR rises
and there are not so many draughtS- he
might have added, The New York Sun
thinks, another Recommendation. If the
Berth breaks down You fall on top Of the
lower berth fellow every me-Chicago
Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-25
A. Good Every Night.

The following conversation was overheard
at the Point OF Pines or a fireworks night.
The speakers were a well-dreSSed, middie-a.ed
woman and her husband, and the moment
was during brilliant shower of pyrotechnlc
Jewels. Said she: "Oh, John, amt 1t lovely!
He: WHY, YES, its pretty good" ~Goodi
its lovely. lovely, lovely! I've never seen
nothing ike it before" "P'r'aps not, but
you'll get used to it by and by. Its rs good
rs this every night i'll heaven
Wichita eagle., 1886-11-25
lnnr Mani Sn,rll Chnnro

Cents are not wanted in British Columbia,
SAYS The British Columbian "Five-cent
pieces are in circulation and we hope that no
smaller change ever find its way into this
province Thisi.not a land of coppers New
Work Sun
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-22
IN TIE ALERT.

In glancing over the country press one IS
impressed with the fact that public opinion
in Minnesota is good deal mixed on the
question of who ought to be elected United
States senator. There seems to be wide
spread belief that the next senator VIII be
low tariff man. The impression is abroad
that this IS no time for paying personal
commitments. Minnesota has too much at
afake in the future action of congress Ielat-
ing 10 the tariff. the finances. the labor inter-
ests and other important questions to COM
promise any of these issues by stepping
aside at this time to reward ability or COM
nlinent a favorite sou. If the man OF ST.
nerior attachments or the favOrite son hap
mems to be in accord with the people on
these questions, then he will get there. But
if he holds opinions different from theirs,
then they are ready to say to him stand
aside for the present: your time may come
in the future, but you are not wanted
now" 1t is a healthy indication to
see that the people are taking the
pains to let their representatives know
the state of public sentiment, and it is still
more healthy to observe that the legislators
elect are disposed to respect the public will
in this matter The disposition is to draw
out an expression from every senatorial
aspirant, in order that the public may know
what ground he occupies. The farmers
and workingmen of Minnesota are going to
stand firm. They have their eyes open, and
are going to scrutinize every candidate and
his record.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-22
Men SANG Before They spoke.

81 ouuCS OdLeIle.
The operate convention by which an ey-
plring parsonage may sing and continue
singing for some little time mot for twenty
minutes, as in Tristan and Isolde) is no
more remarkable, singing once being adj
mltted as dramatic language, than the
analogous one which, in the spoken drama.
permits all the heroes and heroines of tragedy
t. declalm before they die. To those who
refuse to accept the essential conditions of
operate art. almost everything that takes
place IN musical drama must seem rdicu-
louS. In all forms of art there are certain
inevitable poStulateS and for lyric dramatic
purposes 1t must be taken for granted that
singing is as natural to man as speaking.
Wagner. in one of the most striking pas
sages of his opera and drama. seriously
maintains that men sang before they
spoke or. at least, that they uttered cries
of emotion before they learned to
express their wants in detail and with pre-
clsion. AS matter of fact. children of
the present day begin their utterances not
by singing, but by shrieking 1t is diff
cult, however, to say where one kind of a
cry ends and the other begins. and if the
original language of man is not song, neither
is it verse nor the epigrammatic prose Of
well-written comedy. Onse. on the other
hand, admit song as stage language. and
the tones of passion may be reproduced
with all the intensity and force that music
can give. and we acquire form of drama
through which much larger audiences can
be more effectively addressed than through
the spoken drama--in which an ASSEMBLY,, a
body of troops or any crowd can join with
voices, and not with gesture only in the
action of the piece. and in which various
persons can, without perplexing the audi
ence. utter similar or diverse sentiments at
the same time