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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
Specimen Cases.

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma-
tism, his Stomach was disordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming degree,
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles Of Electric Bitters cured him.
DJ-ard Shepherd, Harrisburg, H.,
had running sore on his leg of eight
years's standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens africa Salye, and his leg is sound
and well. John Speaker, Catawba, o.,
had five large Fever sores on his leg,
doctors said he was incurable. One bot
tie Electric Bi;ters and one box Buck
lens Arniea Salve cured him entirely.
Trial bottles free at ]. n Snyder's Drug
Store. Large bottles SOC. and 81.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
HoEING AND PRAYING.

Said Farmer Jones in a whining tone
To his good old neighbor Gray,
I've worn my knees through to the bone,
But it amt no use TO pray.
Your corn looks just twice as good as mine
Though you don't pretend TO be
A shinin' light in the church to shine
An tell salvation free.
"Pve prayed to the Lord thousand times
To make that ere corn grow;
An why your'n beats it so an climbs
I'd give deal to know
Said Farmer Grey to his neighbor Jones,
In his quiet and easy way,
when prayers get mixed with lazy bones
They don't make farming pay.
"Your weeds, notioe, are good and tall,
In spite of all your prayers:
You may pray for corn till the heavens fall,
Ifyou don't dig up the tares.
81 mix my prayers with little toll,
Along in every row;
And work this mixture into the soil,
Quite Vig'rous with hoe.
$50 while I'm praying use my hoe,
And do my level best,
To keep down the weeds along each row,
And the Lord, He does the rest.
Its well to pray both night and morn,
As every farmer knows;
But the place to pray for thrifty corn
Is right between the rows.
You must use your hands while praying
though,
If an answer you would get,
For prayer-worn kness and rusty hoe
Never raised big crop yet.
And so believe, my good old friend,
II you mean TO win the day,
From plowing, clean 10 harvesfs end,
You must work as well as pray"
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Ingenious Mr.. Decker.

Joseph, she said, severely as be 70
turned, leading one child by the hand
and wheeling another ia the baby car
iage, where have you been With those
children ?"
"Ail around the neighborhood, = he re-
sPonded, quietly.
- Don't you know that 7 don't ike to
have You take both Children out at
once ~
" Yes. my dear. but I thought that.
might just as well do the whole thing at
once
And what do you think theneighbors
win say They must have seen me 90
away with Mrs Billings early in the af
ternoon."
" presume they did, my dear
" Why, they'll begin TO think I'm wo-
mans rights woman or something Of that
sort, and that you're an. abused husband.
How did the children behave?"
First rate, except when pinched
them
Pinched them What did you do
that for g'
To make them cry and attract atten-
ton and then I'd tell them, loud enough
for any one to hear, to be quiet-that
mamma had gone to the convention. or
was busy at the sewing circle"
On, you brute You knew it wasn't
true
OF course l did. But I want to tell
you, Mrs. Decker, that Pm tired Of having
people talk about poor Mrs. Decker, and
how her husband stays out nights and
neslects her, and made up my mind I'd
have them talking about poor old hen
pecked Mr.. Decker, and how he has to
take care Of the children while his wife
goes gadding about. Now, Mrs. Decker.
I'm going out tonight and won't be back
al late, and ifyOu say asword when 1
come IN III take the children to a dry
FOODS store tomorrow and pretend Pm
buying clothes for them.-Frec.. Pres.
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Wise Words.

The Parlor is the matrimonial market
place.
Are you man or woman, or are you a
part of the public?
Do not grow old it is both unnecessa-
~ and inexcusable-
There is no perfume Ikea fresh turned
furrow in the spring.
The trouble with the crank is that he
viii turn only one way.
The lark rehearses not, and men do not
catch the secret of his singing.
There is more good common sense in
the French dual than is found in any 9TH
er kind. :
The children warm the world there is
a wintry landscape in graybeard's coun-
tenance.
There are two ways to forge ahead, and
young men are frequently getting them
mixed.
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The Use of Pillows.

No mere matter of habit is the use of q
pillow. 1t has physiological basis. We
sleep, for the most part, on the side, and
without pillow the head would be un-
comfortably and harmfully lower than
the body. 1t viii be remembered that
Jacob, when fleeing from Esau, took a
stone for pillow. He needed something
for the purpose, and nothing better than
a stone presented itself Such practices
are common in Africa at the present
day.
Some people rest the neck instead of
the head on hard pillows. In Africa ex-
tracrdinary headgears make this practice
necessary, and many civilized woman
has been compelled by a somewhat SINH
lar couture to forego both the pillow and
the recumbent posture.
A consideration Of the physiological
reason for pillows viii suggest their prop
er thickness. They should merely bring
the head to the natural level. Some pill
lows are much too thick. By bending
neck unduly, they interfere with the out
flow Of the venous blood from the head.
The pillow that just fills up the space
above the shoulder best suits its end.
Again, the pillow of feathers are OBJ
jectionable. While they furnish the
needed support for the head, they are too
hesting, as they have remarkable ca
pacity for holding and accumulating
heat.
1t should be remembered that more
blood, and hence more heat, goes to the |
head than to any part Of the body. Head /
heating pillows are against the whole
some maxim. Keep the feet warm, but
the head cool" There is nothing better
than the hair pillow.
Further, the pillow is for the head, not
for the shoulders. To rest the shoulders
on the pillow defeats the very end for
which il is used.
Finally, special care should be taken of
infants in this matter We have seen
their heads sunken deep in the softes.
and thickest Of pillows, and their faces,
as natural consequence, covered with
great beads Of perspiration. 1t is no
wonder that children so treated die
Youths Companion.
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Wonderful pes.

The study of yegeta life shows US
many things as strangsld as wonder
ful as the animal kings affords; and
when it comes to longy, animal life
makes a very poor comatiye showing.
If we were inclined to vel far enough
We might sit under thhade of trees
that spread their brses when little
Moses slept in his vic basket among
the bulrushes of the J The gigantic
tress of California arey old, but they
are infants comparedth some Of the
wonderful trees Of thd world.
There is an Africtree called the
baobab, which livesbe thousands of
wears old. Humbol called il "the
Oldest organic monut on our planet"
One specimen of il was carefully ex-
amined by an Eng botanist proved
proved to be 5,lars old. At least
that was the result he usual tests for
determining the lIpf trees. Thispar-
ticular tree was IL feet in diameter
and the spread of branches was enor-
nous.
Another wonds longevity is the So
called dragons b tee of Teneriffe.
Resin obtained hths tree has been
found in sepulcm where it had been
used for embalnthe dead. Trees of
this species are ! stnding which are
estimated as beblde than the Egyp-
tan pyramids.
One of the sfest Of trees is the Ita
palm, found alantlf on the banks of
the Amazon aIther South American
rivers. In thSamIy regions, which
cover immenseas, the Ita palm fur
nishes food, 4 clothing and comfort
able homes fe natives.
The Indiatst inhabit these swampy
districts matslerable wine from the
sap Of the p and they distil a strong !
er misunderstanding and fermenting
the youngs. The food is derived |
from the $nner bark of the stems,
and is a suhc. that, in taste and ap-
pearance, ely resembles sago. The
soft and is bark is used for garments
and for ng sring, ropes. hammocks
and the II times Of high water,
often lastwC or three months, the
natives IfioGings in the trees with
the barss and live there in comfort |
and content
The EFF most varied usefulness is
probabpat IS commonly called the
Ameritoe. 1t can hardly be digni-
fed bynams of q tree, and might
more Fly be called aplant. 1t grows
in soAmerra, and is found all the
way the plains to elevations ten
thoueet atDve the sea. It furnishes
thres sewing and ropes for which
CABLE snadestrong enough to suspend
a bdlore taan hundred feet long.
Hue mentions one bridge 1901
lon,ng from cables four inches in
dial that we're made from this palm
J bar
Iand clohing are also made from
thu, and the leaves are used for
chg, securing and the manufacture
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
WHOLE NO. 2O95.

need Of woman's voice, through the bal
lot, was made evident, we therefore rec
ommend that public sentiment be educa-
ted to the necessity Of equal suffrage.
10, That the defeat Of the Amendment
in June, 1850, has not discouraged, but
imbued Us with fuller purpose TO push on
TO final victory.
II, That we commend to the conf
dence and support Of the W. c. T. e. and
other temperance organizations those pa
Pers everywhere which are outspoken in
favor Of total abstinence for the individ-
ual, and prohibition for the Nation, and
would urge the members of the W. c. T.
u, in local Unions, 10 assist in increasing
the subscription lists Of the Union .Slgs,ai,
OAK aud ley Len. Young Crusader, and our
own State organ, The BuHetin.
u, That the members Of the W. c. T.
U. of Somerset County heartily proclaim
their loyalty to the National W. CT. U,
in continuing to work for God and
Home and Native Land and that we
recognize in Miss Frances Z. willard a
brave and wise leader, and pray that God
may long spare her life to be the stand
ard bearer of our cause.
1S, That the officers and delegates com
posing the Ninth Annual Convention of
Somerset County, assembled in Meyers
dale, desire to express our grateful thanks
tosthe minister and trustees of the NJ. E.
Church for the use of their house of wor-
ship; to the ladies and gentlemen who /
have furnished such good music to the /
clergy for their helpful words of eneour-
agement and sympathy; to the hands
which have added beauty and brightness
by the lovely flowers to the citizens Of
who have so kindly and so
received "a into their homes
10 the officers Of the B. & .R.R.Co. for
reduced rates on railroad to Mrs. Mair
md Mrs. .lRhoads for adding to the inter
st of the convention by their helpful and
instructive talks, and to one and all who
AVE, in any way, contributed to the sue
ess of the Convention, we tender a most
leartfelt thank you"
MRs. PLATT,
MRs. HANSON,
MRs. VOGEL,
MoLLIE THOMAS.
Committee.
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Restrained by Business.

About midnight Saturday night three
men were standing at the corner ofWood-
ward and jefferson avenues, apparently
waiting for a car, when a quarrel arose
and little fellow IN gray suit began to
berate much larger man in the most
vigorous manner, while the third party
acted as a witness.
"You miserable cur" hissed the little
fellow, you"
Hold on, expOstulated the big one,
you have no"
You low-lived seoundrel, you liar,
you thief" continued the little man
you"
say, now, come off, begged the other
party.
You coward" /" went on the Httlema
and kept at him in the same style until
the big man walked away, followed by
the third party, leaving the little man
cursing like trooper.
On the other side of the street the bi z
man stopped and his friend caught up
with him.
What the deuce did you take that
sort of talk for ?' he exclaimed. angrilv
q Why didn't you smack him one in the
mouth ?"
Il couldn't do it, replied the big
man.
You must have been afraid Of him. I
guess" said the other, sarcastically.
No, wasn't, but had good reasons
not to hit him.
What IN thunder were they p
Well, you see, just got him this
morning to take out an accident policy in
a new insurance compzny I've taken in
charge, which pays him $50 week in
case he gets hurt, and, by George, / didn't
want 10 queer my own company right on
the start by humping the little cuss out
OF sight and sticking the company for
$500 or 500. OF course I didn't like bis
talk, but my motto Is, business before
pleasure, and I kept my hands of. You
see2"
The other man saw, because be had an
eye for business himself, and the twain
walked of towards the Campus NIartius.
-Detroit Free Pres.
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shan't find any parlors more attractive
than his own, am determined"
Tea time came, and William came
with it. A little figure, in tasty bright
new dress, smoots eurls, and oh ! such
lovely blush and smile, stood ready to
welcome William, as he came in; and
tea time passed as the mornings meal
had done.
After tea, there was no movement ss
usual, toward the hat-rack. William
stood up besides the table, lingering,
chatting. till Lizzie also arose. She led
him 10 the light warm parlors, in their
pretty glow of tasteful arrangement, and
drew him down beside her on the sofa.
He felt as if he were courting over again,
and he watched her fingers busy With
some needle work and listened to the
cheerful voice he had so dearly loye6
two years before.
"What are you making, Lizzie ?"
"a pair Of slippers. Don't you remen .
Der how much you admired the pair
worked for you, oh ever so long agog
81 remember; black velvet with fo,-
ers on them. l used to put my feetll
the fender, and dream Of blue eyes 81
bright curls, and wished time would nee
faster, to the day when could bring ~
bonnie we wife home, to make musicn
my house.
Lizzie's face saddened for a monnt
as she thought Of the last two years, nd
how little music she had made orslis
loving heart, gradually weaving it fm
its allegiance then she said:
Il wonder if you love music as pch
as you did then?" !
"0f cOursr do. often drop at :
Miss Smiths for nothing else that toear '
the music" '
q can play and sing better thanIiss 1
Smith" said Lizzie half pouting. q
"But you always say you areit of /
practice when ask you"
81 had the piano tuned this meling. S
Now, open it, and we will seeow it il
sounds" f
William obeyed ioyfully, and ssing n
aside her sewing, Lizzie took tllpiano /
stool. She had very sweet vce, not Y
powerful, but most musical, a1pwas
very fair performer on the piano II
Ballads, Lizzie ?p Z
ooh yes, know you dislik opera y
music in parlor." n
One song after another, witia noe b
turne or lively instrumental PIE occa- "
between them, filled ulnother Of
hour pleasantly. II
The little clock on the maB struck fc
eleven, d.
Eleven 1 thought it was aut nine. CT
l ought to apologize, Lizzie, as used to
do, for staying so long, and pan truly
say, as l did then, that the TIM has pas
sed so pleasantly, can scarce believe tr
il is so late" a.,
The piano was closed, ISe's work Il
put in the basket, and Williaras ready ar
to go up stairs, bat glancing * he saw re
his little wife near the fllace, her M
head bent, and IArgs ssars1zHs f-a-,
eyes. He was besides her On instant. h,
Lizzie, darling, are you What is Va
the matter?" +,
ooh William, 1 have beeuch bad IL,
wife, / heard you tell Anioore, last an
evening, how had disaPnted you; ba
but will try to make youome pleas Az
ant, indeed 1 Will, if you N only for 40
give and love me" 10,
Love you? OH LizziSou cannot
guess how dearly l love " ST.
As the little wife lay dp that night
she thought:
81 have won MIN back ain Better
than that, 1 have lear the way to -
keep him. :" r. r.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

She was tiny little girl, with dirty.
sun-tanned hair, blue calico dress and
bare feet She carried in her arms a baby
half as large as herself, and the baby was
so heavy that it sagged down in the mid
die, giving the infant the appearance of
being held by the nape Of the neck.
Ihere was some excitement around the
corner ofthe next block on Wash street.
and the children were hurrying forward
Ike mad from all directions. The little
girl tried to run, but the baby was too
heavy, and her breath gave out. said /.
in a spirit of bading
Drop the baby, sis, and 90 see what
the trouble is"
She stopped and stared at me.
l say, put the baby down on the side
walk and rum"
ter"
Why?"
Cos; this is our baby
Well, suppose it is2I'n stay here and
watch it for you"
No, yer won't, mister. Yer might car
ny it off,"
" What if did Ain t you tired car
rying it around and making your back
ache ?'
Nav, amt Say, mister, this is the
only little baby we've got and if yer only
knOwed how she can crow and laugh yer
wouldn't want me ter do no such thing.
This baby hain't got no ma 'cept me, amt
pa and me couldn't do 'thout her. She
sets up in high chair at the table, and
crows and kicks while me and pa eats,
ami at night l rock her to sleep like ma
used to do. When ma died the baby
didn't know no better, but jest laughed
an hollered, ,lan' l cried so / couldn't keep
her still. Put her down on the sidewalk?
Fool-killer II get You, mister eff yer stay
around here longs. Louis ReDHJlic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

. OF ,azor strops. BY evsporating the wat
er rom the thin sap soap is obtained, "a
tetsrgent as CASTLE, and will mix anc
form lather with salt water as well a.
With fresh" as a reputable authority tell.
US
The sap also contains sugar, and this i
ued largely in the manufacture Of liquor,
ms said that very intoxicating brandy
fanother product Of the sap, and as the
Iratives seem TO have rather intermittent
attacks of sobriety the statement is prob
lsbly correct.
7 The bread-fruit tree flourishes in many
Il the islands of the South Pacific Ocean
and also in some Of the islands of the
East Indies. 1t is comparatively large
tree, averaging, perhaps, one foot in
diameter. The fruit is as large as
ehild's head. 1t is covered with a thin
skin and has a relatively small core. 1t
is snowy white and about the consist
ence of newly-baked bread. In order 10
prepare it for food it is cut into large
slices and roasted. 1t is said to be easily
digested and very nutritious, and IT GER
tainly forms a staple article of food for
thousands Of people.
Another wonder Of this kind is the
COW tree Of South America, which.is cred
tied with yielding a lacteal fluid which
in corlor, taste and nutritive property
closely resembles the offerings of your
milkman. 1t forms large forests in some
districts Of Venezuela, and is much priz-
ed for its product.
The tallow tree Of China is 50 called
from the fact that it produces substance
resembling tallow, and which is used for
similar purposes. The fruit is enclosed |
within a pod. A white pulp is found |
within, and this substance the Chinese
use in making candles, mixing little
sil with il 10 make it softer and more
pliable.
The paper tree of the South Seas is a
species of the mulberry. It's inner bark
S so delicate that a soft and pleasant
ceiling cloth is made from it, which the
natives use in making their "best suits"
L is also used to the manufacture of
7ery fine grade of paper.
The fiction about the deadly Upas
rec of Java, which was published in
Holland a little more than hundred
'ears ago, and which was believed for
many years, has only this substantial
'asis: The tree exudes poisonous juice,
Fhieh the natives dry and mix with
ther ingredients for the tips of their ar
ows. Furthermore, the Upas tree is
ound in the low valley of Java, where
eadly carbonic acid often escapes from
revices in volcanic rocks. I
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23
A Glorious RECORD.

Since the introduction of the Famous
Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption Cure
IN this vicinity, the death rate from Con-
sumption has decreased wonderfully 1T
never fails to effect a cure. Price 25
cents. Try it, Trial size bottle free.
DR.. Lees Regulator has done more to
relieve the suffering of mankind than all
other medicines; it cures all stomach
and Liver troubles.
Trial bottles free at G. W. Benford's
Drug Store.
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Now Try This.

II will cost you nothing and will sure
ly do you good, if you have a Cough,
Cold, or any trouble with Throat, Chest
or Lungs. Or. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guar
anteed to give relief or money will be
paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe
found it just the thing and under its use
had a speedy and perfect recovery. Try
sample bottle at our expense and learn
fer yourself just how good thing it is.
Trial bottles free at John n. snyder's
Drug Store. Large size 50c. and Sl.OO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

It IS rather interesting 20 note the pho
tographic illustrations of the primitive
manner in which mails are carried even
nowadays in northern Michigan, where
the junction Of the United States post is
undertaken by dogs. The latter, in teams
Of six, draw sledges carrying the letter
sacks over the wintry SHOWS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

SPECT4CLES IND EYEGLASSES
made BY Robert Bruce Wallace. successor
to the Fox Optical Company,n at 62s Penn
Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pa. are conceded the
best and most comfortable. save money By
having him fit your eyes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

Eearn your business thoroughly. Keep
a one thing in no wise change. Alwavs
be in haste, bet never in a hurry. Oh
serve system in all you do and UNDER
AXE.
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DULE To ACCEPT OR REFUSE.

10 sophia Livingston. intermarried with Nef
IOhr. sadie P Livingston, intcrmarrird with
Josiah d. BloURh, both OF JOhnsiOWn- Cam
bria County. Pa, Hiram R. Livingston. Of
FreepoTt, Kent County Michigan. and Saml
r. livingston, Of Panne Rock, Barton COun-
II kansas
You are hereby notified TO appear az an Orph-
ans Courr 10 Be held al Sornerset on Monday,
the 18th day Of September next, 10 accept CT re
fnSe 10 take the real estate OF Tobias Livingston,
deceased a. the appraised valuation, or show
cslse why the same should not be soid.
sherifrs once. ISAIAH GOOD,
Somerset. = l.. cher1n-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-09-23

Carving white pine good boxes with a
pocket-knife IS 4 profession and not a
trade.
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Washington and
Jefferson College,
Washington, Pa.

The gisf year begins September lSth- CLASSICAL,
latin scientific ard Scientific course Of study
Prepsraiory Department conducted BY the Col
lege Faculty. Expenses low Morals q me place
good No salOonS, For catalogue apply %
sugIg4t PRESIDENT MOFFAT.