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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
His Life Presefver.

Captain Westfall was, until seven
years ago, commander of "a steamboat.
plying on the Ohio river. The captain
happened to be be on deck about mid
night, when young fellow came
dashing out of his room with II dissat-
isfied look on his face. OF course the
captain wanted him TO be comfortable,
and went up to him.
whats the matter" he asked.
al can't sleep" was the answer.
"Why, are you sick?'
"No; but can't go TO sleep with one
of those id things on" gFumbIed
the man.
"What things"
''One Of those life preservers."
"What in the world did you get into
one of those circular life-preserver-
fore'
"What did do il for?"
"Yes.n
"Why, isn't il the rule of the boat
that passengers are not allowed To go to
bed without having on one of those
conceFns?''
The captain smiled. "You have been
worked" said he,
"WhatF' ne gasped, shamefaeedly.
"A cousin of mine warmed me when i
left home to be sure and put on life
preserver or you wouldn't let me ridc.p
The young man slipped back into
the stateroom, and the captain did not
hear from him further.-LOuisUiHe
COtuiog- Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Too Much Praise.

An Irishman who was working on q
new railway said one day to the fore
man:
"Do yer want any more hands, sir.
I've got a brother at home that wants
a job"
The foreman asked him what sort of
a worker his brother was.
Faith sor," Pat replied, "hc's a.
good man a. meself."
"All right, tell him to come on"
whole Pm axing you for my
brother, there's me poor old father al
home wanting job at the same time,
yer homer"
''Well, and what sort of a mon is
your father; Pat?"
BE jabers, sor, he's as good as the
two of U.s."
'Oh, well, said the foreman, '.tell
your father to come, and you and your
brother can stay at home.p
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Drying Tomatoes.

With our present facilities for canning
and preserving tomatoes in many ways,
il might seem strange to think of drying
them. bht in some countries this is com
mon thing. In Italy an extensive bust
hess is carried on in drying tomatoes 10
use during portions of the year when
fresh fruit cannot be obtained. Tomatoes
in that country are grown for the most
part between rows of grape vines. Some
times the plants arS trained on the lower
bars of the trellis To whicl, tho vines are
attached. The tomatoes are allowed tQ
FRmain on the branches until ripe. They
are then paokad and pressed in bags
made of coarse cloth, which allows the
pulp to pass through, bat which retains
the seeds and skins. The pulp i then
thinly spread ont on cloth, boards, or in
shallow dishes, and exposed 10 the sun tn
dry.
When II has become quite dry il i=
broken up fine or ground, and pat in
boxes or bags and sent 70 market. \
large part Of il is used for soups, but a
considerable portion * employed as we
use tomatoes when preserved in tin or
other cans. II i soaked for a few hours
in warm water. and then cooked in the
ordinary manner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
The Whito oak's Growth.

Major Jed Hotchkiss, of StauntOn, Va.
who was one of the eminent judges al the
Worlds Fair, has been preparing q re-
port on the forestry exhibit, from which
the following interesting fact is learned :
In the year 1857 patent for 10000 acres
of land in the forests of Virginia was sur
yeyed, and the usual mark, probably by
q big knife, was blazed on the trees,
Major Hotchkiss has found five corner
trees thus blazcd, and has cut oil blocks
showing the mark made at the time o;
the survey, and also showing the rings of
growth from tine point of the original
mark, which rings correspond in number
with the I07 years which have passed
since the patent was surveyed. The av-
erage growth in white oak is only about
four one -hundredths of an inch a year.
Fbe marks are rs sharply defined as the
line where two different kinds of wood
are joinsd, and yet the outside of the tree
scarce shows the trace of the mark. In
that region there are trees that range in
diameter from i inches ur to II feet, ans!
4, II probable from these Facts, ~ revealed
by these sections of wood and from care
ful observations by Dr. Hopkins, of the
West Virginia Experiment Station, that
some of these trees are over 1889 years Of
aoe.-CHicdgO Record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Saved urs. Rennie's Life.


Mrs. Jennie Rennie of Virgil, n. y,
had been sick for year or more with
overflow of the gall and ulcers of the
stomach. Her physician told her she
could not live. Mrs. Rennie's mother
had found such benefit from the use of
DR. David Kennedy's Favorite RENE
dy, that she persuaded her daughter 10
use it, which she did, with the result
that il cured her Of these diseases, and
she says she was never rs well as nov.
Amy-Has he ever loved any other
girl before?
Mable-No; but tina; doesn't worry
me. What wan; TO know i if he will
love any other girl in the future.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
1t May Do As Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of irving, ILL.,,
writes that he had IA severe kidney
trouble for many years, with severe
pains in his back and also that his
bladder was affected. He tried many
so called kidney cures but without any
good result. About a year ago he be
gan the Use of Electric Bitters and
found relief at once. Electric Bitters
is especially adapted to cure all kidney
and liver troubles and often gives al
most instant relief, One trial will
prove our statement. Price only soc.
for large bottle. At j. y. Snyder's
drug store, Somerset, Pa, or mt Bral-
lier's drug store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Yield Not to Misfortune.

/ was afflicted with catarrh last au-
tumn. During the month Of October
| could neither taste or smell and could
hear very little. Ely's Cream Balm
cured it.-Marcus Geo. Shautz, Rah-
way, y. j.
| suffered from cataFFh of the worst
kind ever since a boy, and Inever hop
ed for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm
seems to do even that. Many acquai 1t
ances have used II with exeelien. re-
sults.-Oscar Ostrum, G Warren Ave,
Chicago, Ill. Cream Balm is agr.ea-
ble
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Two Valuable Friends.

l. A physician can not always le
had. rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sprains
Bruises and Burns occur often and
sometimes when least expected. Keep
handy the friend of many households
and the destroyer of all pain, the IA
NOUS Red Flag Oil, . cents.
.. Many precious life conld he
saved that is being racked TO death
with that terrible cough. Secure a
good nights rest by investing - cents
for a bottle of Pan-Tina, the great rem
edy for coughs, colds and consumption.
Bottles of Pan-Tina sold Mt G.. W. Ben
ford's drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Taxation Of School Bonds.

Attorney General Hensel has instruct
ed Superintendent of Public instruction
Schaeffer that school boards issuing school
bonds containing the word free from all
taxation" are required to pay tax on these
bonds. The school board of South WI
Transport recently issued bonds making
this stipulation, and the question arose
whether the bonds were subject to tax
and if so, whether the tax would have to
be paid by the holders of the bonds in the
school district. The matter was referred
te Superintendent Schaeffer, who has re-
ceived AN opinion from the attorney gen
eral in which he decides that this form of
bond establishes bond between the
hoard and the owner of the bonds 10 re-
lieve him from any tax on them and that
the board is liable for the state tax.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Wise Words

Talk like live man.
Croking is objectionable.
Truth is never afraid To wait.
Talk steadily and not by jerks.
Nothing is lost by being agreeable.
Slang Is wart on the body of speech.
Men run into debt and crawl ont of
il.
Self must not be uppermost in the
thought.
II is always safe rule to stick to the
right.
Talk for the listener rather than for
yourself.
Show that you live for to-day and
talk for tomorrow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
TRIPLES.

What will il matter in a little while
That for day
We met and gave a word. touch smile
Upon the way9
What will IL matter whether hearts were
brave.
And lives were true;
That You gave me the sympathy l crave,
As gave You?
These irihesi Can II he they make or mar
4 human life
Are souls a. lightly swayed as rushes are
BY hove or strife?
Yea, veal a look the fiinting heart may break,
or make il whole:
And jus, one word, if said for loves sweet
sake,
MAY save s0Eli
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Men Praying fo- Snow,

A dispatch nom SorristOwn, Pa, says :
4 prayer for an early snow will now be
made daily by large number Of young
and old men in this town. IL was learned
to-day that the first day it SHOWS twelve
girls and women of interesting ages will
don trousers and iegginsS and VIII parade
the principal street. Moreover, they will
stick TO this new fashion of dress during
the winter and perhaps permanently.
:. club was formed some weoks ago,
composed of girls whose ages range from
Is years upward, Regular meetings are
held at the homes of the various MEM
bers, who now number just one dozen
The great idea behind the club is dress
reform on paactical basis.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
A Hard Fight.

The combined forces Of the weather
during the winter season are exertcd Ia
destroy health. Coughs and Colds
attack us, which, if neglected, result in
Pneumonia and Consumption; these
diseases usually result seriously. Send
for Pan-Tina, the great Cough and
Consumption Cure, and save doctor
bill
Bottles Of Pan-Tina sold at g. w.
BonfoTd's Drug Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve I'm the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction or money refunded. Price y
cents per box. For sale by j. n. Sny-
der, Somerset, Pa, or at q. w. Bral-
lier's, Berlin. Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Dent Qrarrel

With people for groaning when they
suffer with rheumatism or Neuralgia
the pain Is simply terrible; no ancient
torture was more painful; but people
ought to I've blamed if having Rheuma-
tism or Neuralgia and won't Use Red
Flag Oil it has cured hundreds of suf-
fcrcrs and costs only - cents at &. w,
Benford's Drug Store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Proverbs.

Only the vulgar are over-polite.
Good service is generally silent.
The pennies take care of the dollars.
Good manners require no interpreter.
Only thief7s title goes with what
one finds.
There is much pointed argument in
a bayonet.
Pirates treasures are hidden in cred
ulous skulls.
Most any man will take advice if
there i medicine i'm il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Knights Of the Maccabees.

The State Commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb., as follows: "After try
ing other medicines for what seemed
TO be very obstinate cough in our two
children we tried DIR. Kings New Dis
covcry and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
he without it hereafter, n our expert
ence proves that it cures where all 9th
er remedies fail."-Signed +. W. Ste
vens, State Com.-Why not give this
great medicine trial, a. il is guaran-
teed and trial bottles are free at j. y.
Snyder's drug store, Somerset, Pa, or
at Brallier's drug store, Berlin, Pa.
Regular size soc. and sl.O0.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

Mary and her guide stood, as she
could see, before an archway i'm the
glowing rock, and entering, the girl
was obliged for moment 10 shield her
eyes, 50 dazzling was the refulgence
from an enormous globe Of crystal
which swung with the regularity of "A
pendulum from the far-reaching roof
of the temple. About stood some fifty
men, their faces lightly veiled with
white gauze, and through which their
burning eyes were turned on Mary.
With her guide beside her, the girl
knew no fear, was conscious Of no em-
barrassment at her attire, which was
the nightgown i'm which she had lain
down i'm. She advanced confidently
To take from the hand of the talleSt
figure cup of silver which he held
out TO her and bent her head to look
into the water il contained. Not a
word was spoken TO direct her; she
seemed To know instinctively what
was required of her, and rs she gazed
on and on into the fluid she lost all
sense of individuality and, indeed, of
her surroundings.
For years after she tried in vain to
recall something of what she saw in
that cup, of what she somehow with
out speech communicated TO those 81
lent, veiled figures about; but the men,
ory was only that of wild phantasma-
goria, a OF dream, of cities and
homes, of jarring machinery, of sol
diers marching, of the confusion of
battle-fields, of voices proclaiming in
credible truths and falsehoods, and of
lowering spirits. But of the purport
Of all this she could remember moth
ing, though at the time it was as con
nected a. the days news to you, so she
has given over pondering the matter,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

The credit for the invention of the
postal card * usually given 10 an English
post Office official, but the true inventor
of the useful mail mi>sive is DIR. Emanuel
Herman, an Austrian.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

1t is the common belief that the peach
tree is necessarily ofshort life, but there
are some very old orchards on the Della
ware Peninsula, and single trees have
been known 10 hear for . great many
years. \ Sussex county peach grower
has an orchard thirty years old. and in
good peach years il yields anundantly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

is stamped in the best watch
cases made. 1t is the trade
mark of the Keystone WaAtA
Case Company, OF Philadelphia,
the Oldest, largest and best
known factory in the world
1900 employees, capacity 1000
cases daily. Its products are
sold by all jewelers.. 1t makes
he celebrated Jas. Boss Filled
Wrtrh Gases, now fitted with
the only bow (ring) which can
aot be pulled off the case-the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

The couple who We're married in the
Ferris wheel last summer when il was at
its highest altitude. now want Il divorce
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

and is content 10 know no more of tn
seen things.
When she raised her head at last,
the globe over her was fast dimming,
the figures seemed to melt, to enlarge,
to mingle with the air about, and then
frightened again, she turned to the
guide beside her, and led by him from
the temple, she walked little way TO
where the litter aud its bearers await
ed her. She clung to the hand that
held hers, hand soft, cool and human
and vet of tissue as different from
her own as marble from even polished
granite.
''Do not leave me-" she whispered,
and his voice replied soothingly:
'.Not till safe beside the maid beside
whom thou diist lie down will | leave
thee Then-for how long she could
not tell-she seemed TO slumber, and
could not judge Of how long the jour
ney, nor, by looking up at the stars of
the way. She was carried swiftly. As
she reused herself she saw that she
stood alone with her guide before the
dark and silent khan, but her compan-
ion went in, setting the doors jar for
her, and then, a. she sank down beside
Bella, overcome by irresistible drowsi-
ness, she felt cool lips brush her brow
and hand lay something Opon her
breast.
''Oh, oh, ohr' cried Bella, and open
ine her eyes, Mary saw Miss Smiler
plucking at something on her breast.
Looking down she beheld string of
pearls. They are crown jewels now,
and were poor Mary Willoughby's
dowry when she married Lawrence
Townsend. She kept the largest, and
with it in her hand recalls something
of the divine peace that settled upon
her like an audible blessing in that lost
temple i'm the heart of Persia. Her
story but for these pearls would have
been set down as only dream, but
convinced that here was something
that would indeed make his book ia
nous. Mr.. SmiIer went forth TO seek
that temple, but he could not get a na-
tive to help him, 50 was obliged TO
abandon the the idea after nearly
breaking his neck over the rocks and
hollows of the vicinity. Besides, the
guide who had Brought them there
grew so uneasy over these searches
that he threatened TO go away without
them, and moved by the entreaties Of
the rest of the party, Mr.. Smiler mos-
ed on.
Whenever he met any of the people
of the country whom he considered
sufficiently intelligent to know any
thing about it he would make inqui-
ries concerning the mysterious valley
where he had listened to those wonder
full stories of forgotten ages. But these
only shook their heads, declaring that
he must have deceived himself in
thinking he was ever really there,
since his description applies only TO
the VALLEY Of AncieBts," where no
foreigner has ever set foot and reached
the outer world again.
VILLA LLOYD JACKSON.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

There are IN Pennsylvania j96s election
precincts, of which $50 are in Phila-
delphia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10

| For rates. maps. &c, go TO Ticket Agent or
address Thos. r. Watt, Z. 4. W. D., 10 Fifth
| Avenue. Piitsburg. Pa.
/ =. NJ. Provost, j. II. Wood
| Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Pass Agt.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
Auditors to Get Pay for Distributing
Election Tickets.


The opinion OF Judge Dean has just been
published deciding that Borough Auditors
who do the work of filing, preparing, and
distributing borough election tickets are
entitled to compensation. The question
was raised by Patrick Carr, of Lackawar-
ma County, on these facts: |, He held
meetings To receive nomination certiii-
Gates, and To hear objections To same
received notices of withdrawal and filled
cut certificates for watchers for one day.
,, Arranged ballots, corrected proof, for
that purpose going to and from printing
office, one day. ), Distributed ballots 10
the proper officers of the several districts
of the borough one day. For these thrC e
days he filed bill for 81. and the Com
missioners declined to pay it.
4 ease stated was presented to the
Court, before Judge Archibald, WHO
decided against Corr, and on appeal to ii o
Supreme Court, the decision was reversed,
and Corr will get his money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
EASTERN STANDARD TINE.

CONDENSED SCHEDULE
Trains arrive and depart from IA, station at
JohnstOwun H. follows:
WEsTWARD
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-10-10
United States Railways.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
in Washington has just published a re-
turn showing the number of railway men
employed In the United States. Ii appears
that there are no fewer than 1870 compa-
nies, working l76, i6l miles of railway,
and employing S73,Ge persons in all
grades. These railroads carried in lSc;
SO, ,Ja, ,6l2 passengers and ~, ,ll9, ,iS2 tons
of freight. These figures give am average
of nearly 10 ~ailway journeys per annum
for every unit of the entire population.
The appliances required to carry the pas
sengers and move the freight included
q, 7ss locomotives, 81, ,3Si passenger ears.
and l,0i7,5IT freight ears. The transpor-
tation service alone employed about i0o,
600 men, or more than are employed alto
gether by the railways of Great Britain.
Every passenger engine drew in the year.
on the average, Gi,9is passengers, and
each freight engine i0,e2 tons. During
the year 272T employees were killed and
81, 30 injured, being an average of one
killed to every three hundred and twenty
employed. This icath-rate from accident
is extremely high. The expense of work
ing the railways amounted to Ss27, ,92I 30
and the capital invested il $40. 80. 10000
Upwards of half the railways are owned
by about 10 companies.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-02-23
TEE WORK ON 1'HE ROADS
THE OPINION OF THE .sUPREa!E
COURT.
A NEW STATE ROAD LAW PROPosED-ALsO AN
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
OEEEREp.

OFFERED.
AS compulsory work Oh the roads is ended
in Virginia by the decision Of the Cont Of
Appeals in the Profit case the people in the
country are setting their wits to wofi. to favo-
vide some other system. Clarke county has
and it is one OF the very few counties hat
hasa system of working its roads by WHICH
the workmen get 10 cents a day in cash, but
at sea leo. for the officers of that county had
the power to summon the men to work, b;it
they can do that no longer. AS the new decis-
ion is SO important an one we give it in full +:
William f. Profit VS.. F.. h Anderson, Depu-
ty Sheriff, etc-Order:
The Court is of opinion for the reasons
hereinafter stated that the petitioner, VII
liam T. Profit. a citizen of Louisa county,
Va, was on the Sd day of November, 1892,
unlawfully arrested and imprisoned in the
county iail of said comfy by +. Il. Anderson,
Deputy Sheriff, for j. H. Voolfolk, slaeria
OF said COUNTY, under capias profine issued
by the Clerk ca sid county under and in pur-
suance of an order Of tiao County Court of said
county, made and entered Oil the 18th day of
July, 1899, to recover of said petitioner t:.n
ao''a ''i.g 1fA4 %oat-o ttiEhtipHcu III sdlu OTacr
ana capias, aud imposed upon him for failing
TO work on the public roads in Cuckoo Road
District, in said county, when warned thess-
to- as required by an act OF the General As
sembly of Virginia, approved on the 29th day
OF February. 1892 entitled an "Act to pro-
vide for working and keeping In repair the
public roads in the county of Louisa" (Acts
9l92, chapter All, page esq., and that said
petitioner is illegally restraiped of his lib
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-02-23
The County Electoral Board.

Editor Vindiedtor
knowing you as | do, and believing that
you are always willing to see justice done to
every one, write you this letter for publica.
ton.
see published in the Richmond papers
Saturday, Feb. 1Iili inst, list of the Elec
toral Boards Of the various counties of the
State. For the county of Augusta-Messrs
W. F. Smith, j. Il. Kemper and S. Ii. MeCut
an admirable commission, but what | Wan1
to Know Mr. Editor, is why it was that my
head was chopped off. l suppose the power.
that be- have light to do as they choose il
cause. Understand me, do not regret that
was not eappointed; donot want the office
had been removed by the Republican part,
the matter would be plain, but as it was done
1 suppose, by the Democratic County Com
mittee CT the members Of the Legislature. dc
not comprehend it, and desire, and Il believe
nave the right toy demand the cause of M,
removal. l want to be perfectly frank, for
nave nothing to conceal, and | desire tbt
e-poDslbie parties to treat me in the same
manner. have always voted the Democratic
Icket, and the only offence | remember evel
navinl committed was to scratch Mr.. Echol,
iame from the ticket last November. I die
not try to conceal my intentions, l did il
tet'oer'stety. and if this was the "unpardon
able SIM and the cause of my removal, 1 an
responsible for my actions. l think | know
my rights in the party, and will not bt
6alldosed. Those that know me, know that
am not quick to give offence, or slow to strike
back when believe am badly treated, SO
and my friends want this matter explained te
the public. am
Most respectfully yours,
q. BENTON conner.
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