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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12

1T IS good deal
The like the homestead
act" Secretary Nor
Home ton went ON. "That
was one of the worst
stead Act. things for the farmers
Of this country that
has ever happened to them. 1t
encouraged pauperism and fraud.
Before the homestead act was pass
ed You could pre,empt quarter
section of land, and ty paving a
small price for it You could get
title to 1t. The result was that no
one took the uoor lands, and the
man who was a farmer had to be
thrifty and intelligent to succeed.
'Thc homestead act gave the
laad for nothing, and many of those
who took advantage Of 1t were lazy
ignorant and thriftless. Some set
tled on lands for the mere purpose
Of selling tn IN as soon as they had
secured their titles. Others prov
ed up their lands, paid the dollar
and a quarter an acre which the
Government demanded, and then
mortsaged them to the fullest ex-
tent and skipped out. After living
on the land for a short time, they
could get title for quarter seq
tiOn upon the payment of $500.
The MONEY lenders were accustom.
ed to IAN at least 500 upon a
quarter section, and this gave the
lnortgager $500 clear profit.
Thousands of acres of land which
were utterly worthless were proved
up in order to get these mortgages.
The owners left as soon as they
had obtained the money and the
Eastern men who furnished the
funds had IN assets but lot OF
sand hllis to show for them. They
paid the loan agent = per cent for
making the loan and required no
security. The agents worked for
their commission and not for their
employers, aud TIE result is that
there are thousands of mortgages
in Kansas and Nebraska today
which are not worth the paper on
which they are written. l have
travelled over much OF that mort
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12

here, and it pays to raise them.
We import vast quantities and the
American farmer lets the outsider
have the profit, 1t is SO all over
the country. The farmer of the
South sticks to his cotton and to-
bacco, and he of the North and
West to his wheat and corn.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12

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The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
But we are
Stocked up

On everything onr custom
ers are using. We have
meat for vegetables, sugar
for preserving fruits, spices
and vinegar for pickles, and
all sorts Of things Of this
kind. All of fine quality
and YOU know we always
sell cheap.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
"What do YOU think

"W hat DO YOU tnlnk
Farmers of the way our farmers
live, Mr.. Secretary" |
Wives. asked. .Would it not
be better if they lived
in villages, and not on theirfarm
"In many respects, yes, was the
reply. "The farmers wife has
dreary lot. She IS in most cases
little better than slave to her
work and her house. She drags
out a sad existence, scrubbing and
cooking, with few resources Out
side of herself. | can't imagine
anything much worse than hercon-
dition, and it seems to me that the
European system of farm villages
is better than ours. And still the
most of our farmers wives are
bright women. They are as a rule
industrious and good business
women, but they get little for it. |
be ;evc in making women to a large
extent the business partners OF
tn ,ir husbands. They are not so
in the case of most men. Take,
for instance a story | heard the
other day about the family of an
old farmer in Indiana. The man
and his wife had lived together
for 90 years. Their children had
grown up and left them, and now,
at 10, the farmer found the burden
of his work too much for him, and
decided to sell his farm and live
off the interest. 1t was $4,000
but when the deed came to be
made the farmers wife objected.
She said she had helped to pay for
the farm. She had worked all her
| life for it, and she was bound ito
have some of the money which it
brought before she signed the
deed. The lawyer and
the husband were dumfounded.
They had not anticipated such a
complication, and at last the old
lady was asked how much she
thought she ought to have. She
hesitated a moment and then said
that she believed she was really en-
titled to ask for as much as ST. OF
course she got it, but think how
little money she must have had in
the past to have made such fuss
about this amount.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
UNIV ERSlIl
MISSISSIPPI
Forty-fomth Session
Cpens September l2tN, lo'"'

Twenty-one schools in 'r'". 4.
Literature and Arts. F"
schools of Law and Prdag'@y
corps of Instructors. M''' "'' ~
full location. Tuition free, tA'p
in law school. All expenses ~ y
than ever. Women admitted q
catalogue and Announcements =
dress.
CHANCELLOR Il. +. Futon
Urivr,si,v. N'''''''H
Groves TasteIess Chill loAir - :.
ran tod to cure Coughs. Cot"S' '''
ne and Chills.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
We haven't
Much stock

lust at present compared to
the large stock we usually
carry. What is the use?
Everybody is eating vege-
tables and fruit and don't
need as much groceries as
in the winter.
The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-07-12
Money
in
Farming.

cites, ana tIleN are com pId!ilIhg All
over the country. How is this?"
1T not half as bad as it is
painted,' said the secretary. The
farmers are making as much mon
ey as any other people in the
United States. They don't make
as much as they formerly did. No
business is doing that. Why. we
used to-get 10 per cent for money
out West OH Gilt edged security. !
have paid y per cent myself.
mortgaging the best Of real estate
to get it, and have made money
out of it. You can now borrow all
the money you want for 6 per cent.
The people are now contented with
small profits. 1t is the same in
the mercantile business. The
storekeepers used to growl when
their profits were less than
% per cent. The truth is
that the farmers profits have
fallen the least, and failures are
proportionately less among them
than among any other class Of bus
mess men. Take this matter OF
mortgaged farms. These farmers
are doing business on borr, wed
capital, and now and then one OF
them fails. The majority of mer.
chants do their business in the
the same way, and 10 per cent fail
at some time during their lives.
believe the percentage of failures
in the dry goods business ~ fully
as high as 81 per cent. The ma
jority of the farmers succeed
They pay their expenses, and ir
the end own their farms.
"The trouble with many OF oul
farmers" continued Secretary
Morton, sis that they are too ap,
to put all their eggs into one has
ket. The, do lot diversity theil
crop, and the failure of a singl,
staple causes the ruin of the Who'll,
section. There is a vast marke
in foreign lands which has not We
been touched. We must study tn,
wants of the people abroad anC
raise food for them. This i,
the chief work of the Agriculture
Department today. | am havin!
Continued on page ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02

Wonderful things are going TO be
done by the development OF synthetic
chemistry between now and the year
1000 if Professor Berthelot, the French
savant, is to be believed. The food and
drink producing animals and vegetables
will not then be encouraged 10 exist for
human life, but food and drink viii be
manufactured direct and 10 order by
man himself and served iii highly con-
centrated tablets, vest pocket size
\ person may then carry about hi13
two or three table hOte dinners com
plete, from Blue Point oysters or Little
Neck CLAIMS TO crackers, cheese and COT
fee, tobacco aud with ali his wine and
cognac includcI This change viii be
brought about. il is said, by the re-
markablo progress being made in colH-
pounding food and drink from their
constituent eloments-carbOn, hydro
gen, oxygen and nitrogen. Ii has ad-
vanced so far already that the prepaTa-
tion of beefsteak from its elements Is
assured. and nicotine, the essential prin-
Ciple Of tobacco, has been produced from
cOal tax
Lie indeed would not bs w0Tth the
living should the professor have his
way. The ready made tablets Cf food
and drink would be horribly alike 70
the eye, the taste and the understand
ing; eating and drinking would be pare
" mechanical; good fellowship and Wit
and imagination would depart, and ex-
istence would he utterly material and
dplL-Boston Globe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
FeculiaritIes Of Love.

Difficult to believe in when you
haven't it.
Not the real article when too unscl-
fish.
More engrossing than any other men-
tai attitude, except vanity.
The greatest levcler, except death, of
human distinctions
UupIrchasable at any price, given
too often for far less than nothing.
Short to say, easy to write, harIto
escape.
Denied to kings, aad ignored by ri ell
fools, the comfort, hope and salvation
Of poor men.
An advance loan of Heaven-and
o.hcr places.
Strongest in the strong, blt not al
ways best in the good.
\ tyrant whose capriccs take no ac-
count Of mems deserts.
: lottery which awards prize and a
penalty relied in one.
\ mystery, which none bIt a fool
would seek 70 solve.
The indcstractible phoenix of tie
emotions.-Nc,c York Rccortio;
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02

When Alexandra Dumas, tho yOun-
ger, was Just out IF college, his father
took him on hunting trap. They pat
Up ut n farmhouse and occupied two lit
to bedrooms which opened into each
other. In the middle Of the night the
son was awakened and saw his father
walking back and foItl
what are you doing:" asked the
boy.
"You sse. am walking" "
"You are sicl,:"
"Yes, l am in great pain, but am
used to it. have it every night"
rs there nothing to cure it:'
cit is incurable" "
"But can't it bs relieved?"
no. When il takes Inc, get up and
walk If it IS very bad, / 90 toreading.
"And when it is insupportabIe:'
81 go to work. 4"
u was true, and in later years his sen
often saw him il tho night sitting at
his desk writing with one hand and held
ing upon his stomach with the other.
How can you work always:" some
one asked him on such an occasion.
Il have nothing else to do, " answer
ed Dumas. Youths Companion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02

Mrs. John Drew says: 'On Sept. 90,
1927. 81 the Walnut Street theater,
Philadelphia, as the little Duke Of
York, in Shakespeare's play Of Richard
III, and with JUniUs Brutus Booth, the
great elder Booth, father Of the late
Edwin Booth, as the crook back tyrant,
I began my stage career, and as have
been continuously before the footlights
ever since / have had q longer stage ca
reer than any Of my contemporaries.
Though so many years have passed,
remember my first performance as well
as though il were last night. The per-
formance Of the elder Booth as Richard
made a most powerful impression upon
Inc. His dramatic force and magnetism
were like giant vhirlwind, sweeping
all before it. / have never seen any one
else in that part who seemed to COM
pleJely realize it. 1t seemed rs though
il had been written for him
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
EngIIsl, Evening Papers.

The education of the public Is suppos-
ed 10 he advancing but that view Of
affairs is evidently not taken by the ed
itors, judging from the kind of matter
which they set Bsfore their readers,
which gets scrappier day 10y day-or
evening by evening.
The so called news" nowadays rams
somewhat as follows:
Coal j. black.
Herrings lay more eggs than fowls 20.
The emperor Of Japan has got false
tooth
Water is a compound Of oxygen and
hydrogen.
1t is stated that Lord R0sebery, who
is the prime minister, owns race
horse.
It Is curious coincidence that yes
terday vas wet and that the battle 0f
Waterloo was fought on June Is, 1915.
We learn on good authority that
Alexander the Great was not the origi-
nator of the electric light. Itwas Xerxes
of Persia, who, however. did not take
out a patent for it.
And so on, and 50 on.-London Judy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
Origin of Football.

According to Stewart Culin, the cura-
tor Of the Musuem Of Archaeology of the
University Of Pennsylvania, football
originated with those beginners of ev-
erything, the Chinese Mr.. Cplin has a
curious and ancient drawing showing
3 parsonage in the dress Of a prime min
lister playing football with a l,uge, or
noble. and two of their chamberlains
The time is somewhere in thc tenth OF
eleventh century, but long before then
tic game was cultivated "a an exercise
suitable for the training Of soldiers
About the eighth century it was intro
duced into Japan, where it became very
popular. From these two countries It
s1Iead over the entire world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
Two Valuable Friends.

l. A physician can not always he
had. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Spr'iins
Bruises and Burns occur often and
sometimes when least expected. Keep
handy the friend of many households
and the destroyer of all pain, the fa-
NOUS Red Flag OIL, - cents.
=. Many Il precious life could be
saved that is being rackcd to death
with that terrible cough. Secure II
good nights rest by investing - cents
for bottle of Pan-Tina, the great rem
edy for coughs, colds and consumption.
Bottles of Pan-Tina sold ut g. ". Ben
ford : drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
.-rnapk vou-thank You so much.

lDdnk NOu-tHttnA NON - .A'e.~As
said Mrs. Lawrence.
The elderly man stood looking at me
in such a manner that took sixpenoe
out of my pocket and gave il to him.
To be frank. l have seldom grudged a
sixpence more. Then the elderly man
passed on
There was long silence Mrs Law
renee had made quite a little pit in the
gravel walk. Once she looked at me,
and finding me regarding her rather
gIoomilv. believe, hastily turned away
again with blush. At last the silence
became ntolerable-almost improper,
in fact.
What were we talking about when
that man interrupted u.s. asked Mrs.
Lawrence, with a desperate assumption
Of ease.
1t is rule of mine to give plain
answer TO plain question.
1--WE were talking, said ], "of what
would have happened if Dobbs had
known everything. And having thus
said l suddenly began to laugh.
Women are strange creatures. Mrs.
Lawrence leaped up from her seat and
stood over me. Her eyes flashed with
indignation, and she positively bran
dished her parasol at me
sYou horrid, horrid boy!" she cried.
my dear Mrs. Lawrence 1 pro-
tested.
You've made me talk as if r.
1T was a mere Hypothesis - plead
ed
"As if I-oh! Anyhow, if my hus-
band were drowned g Thousand times
over. I'd never speak to you. -
$50 you say now, said l composed
", "but You know you were quite taken
with the prospect a little while ago. -
''Mr Vansittart, you re wicked! How
can go and tell my poor. dear Rob-
bie?''
Il don't insist on your telling him, "
said 1 in a conciliatory tone.
perhaps you think I don't care for
him:' she cried deiiantly.
1.-The hypothesis was that you did, "
said L That's what made it 50 inter
esting.'
- shall sit somewhere else at dinner
tonight, Mrs. Lawrence announced
haughtily.
If you go on like this, observed
warningly, Il shall end by being'-
''You can be just what you like. "
''By being glad, concluded
"Gladi Glad Of WHAT
''Glad, " said /, ''that see your hus-
band walking toward US in perfect
health. +"
As spoke he came within speaking
distance.
Hello, Georgie," he cried TO his
wife. Here am; had bit of blow,
though -
Mrs. Lawrence ran 4 few steps toward
him. took the liberty Of following.
'sVansittart been looking after you:"
asked Lawrence, with a smile.
"Oh, my darling Robbie, - cried Mrs
Lawrence, I've been imagining al
sorts of things about you .
Foolish childr' said he fondly.
did you think was going TO be drown
ed?''
1--WE didn't exactly think IT, - broke
in. I'VE assumed it Iy way Of
''Please. Robbie, VIII you take ne
into the house?'' said Mrs. Lawrence
hastily.
Mrs. Lawrence did sit elsewhere at
dinner, but Lawrence said TO me as We
played billiards afterward:
Tell you what, old chap if fell
low wants his wife 10 be extra pleasant
to him, he can't do better than risk his
life on this beastly lake, and he smiled
most contentedly.
1t was merely penitence, Of course.
But let HIM alone-Idler.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
Discharge From the Ear Can Be-
Cured.

Scarlet fever, measles and colds, by ulceE.-
tion uf q hOit In the ear dram. Introduce =
condition that leads To offensive CiScia rye.
and deafness that seldom ever cures itscif'
but gradually gets worse by the addition Of
unhealthy grsnulatiOns aud polypoid tuH.ors
fiOus through 10 the bone. with Inflammation
and deposit Of pusS In the base Of the brain,
resulting in death. With such a condition
that only leads from worse to worse. why viii
you Gcl.ly 10 apply the sure means Of relief.
that such cases are curabie has been demon
strttcd over and over by the hundreds cured
by Dr. Sadier, s0l Penn Avenue, Pittsburg- the
eye. ear. nose and throat specialist. The ease
of Gr Chas. e. DRYDEN, Sycamore street, Sit.
Washington, PittSburg Is sample of hun
dresis. he had discharge froin childhood. In
lS>l Dr. Sadler treated him six weeks, effect
ing cure. with hearing restored, and lac rs-
mains wei! 10 this day. All with ear ticuble
bring i.Iis article and be examined frte.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
How 70 Preserve Old Manuscripts.

The paper or document, after being
cleaned or brushed, is washed on both
sides with a transparent adhesive scla-
tion. Sheets OF imported white silk Of
the most delicate fabric, large enough
TO give an ample margin or border tc
surround the document to be preserved,
are then placed on each side OF the rec
ord and pressed. The pressure causes
the silk to adhere closely TO the Gocu-
ment, which is then treated to a coating
of palafiin for the purpose Of bringing
cut and making more legible the writ
ing thereon This process seals the dUcu-
ment permanently from any danger q
disintegration CT fading Of the ink. and
also Is a protection against insects CT
mice, which might prey upon the an
cienJ records.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
a THEORY.


s7.y 20 She vioiius shuIider 50
When across f1em ) drawn the bow
S..i, fo~ al-.lisll s1,,l wiz despairs
Human souls are imprisoned there
Souls are shut in tie violins.
They an. the ssslls of Fh;iistineS,
Hst the fshilist lnes. Tss.s on row,
SouiI..ss sit, and they do not know.
But they hr-sndiish their eyeglasses,
Stare at each others evening dress,
Srrut;nize form or brilliant hue,
Saw, lis il rouge, or Is u truet
saSo1ne one was f-t a samitone,
And how stout thu Sopranos growni
Isn't the lass a dearf And. oh,
Do look 81 Mrs. So-aad-soi'
etil, the musicians play serene,
As though Philisiincs had not been,
But their souls in the violiEs
Mourn ON bitterly i5r their sins.
Can them wildly and call in pain,
Cal them with longing deep and vain,
And with inlEite tenderness,
Since they can give them no redress,
Since not cre Of them IS aware
Here Is he. and his soul Is there
In the musie's divinest chord,
Making melody TO the Lord
So how often in life and art
Soul and body must dwell apart.
Great is the Masters soul, no doubt
Twenty Philistines go without
Are we body, or are we souls
Little matter upon the whole
Human soul in the violin
Save me at last, a Philistinel
Songs From DreaialanG. May Kendall
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
knights ofthe Haccabees.

The state Commander writes Us from
Lincoln, Neh., as follows: "After try
ing other medicines for what seemed
10 be very obstinate cough in our two
children we tried DIR. Kings New Dis
covery and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, "a 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 it is guaran-
teed and trial bot les are free at J. y.
:Sny,ier's drug store, Somerset, Pa, or
Brallier's drug store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02

Cornelius Agrippa, the famous elias
sicis and general scholar was forced To
flee from his native land because of
having performed in public some sim
pie philosophical experiments now IA
miliar in every schoolroom. He was
not entirely orthodox, and ventured TO
deny the common belief that 81; Anne
had three husbands, upon which he
found himself an object of horror
wherever he went.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02

My father" said the small boy to
the woman who was calling On his
mother, is great man. He knows
what time it is without even loolin at
his watch. -
What do yoU mean, Tommy" que
ried tine visitor
'Oh, when hollor out an ask him
what time it is III the mornin. he al
lus says it's time TO get mp. An when
ask him what time it Is in the evenin
he alluS says, Time TO so to bed, Tom
my. Oh. ] tell you NY father Is a great
man. " Waterbury.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
Bucklen's Arnica SalVe.

The best salvc in The world for cuts.
brii-es, sores, ulcers, sal, rhcum, fever
sores, tcttcr, chappcd hands. chilbIains,
cornS aud all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles or $40 pay required.
Il is guaranteed TO give perfect salts
faction OF money refunded. Price -
cenis per box. For sale by !. y. Sny-
der, Somerset, Pa, or at G. W. Brai-
licr's, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
It May Do as Much for You.

Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving ILL.,,
writes that lie had 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 bat without any
good result. About a year ago he
began use OF Electric Bitters and found
relief at once. Electric DitterS is
especially adapted to cure ofall Kidney
and Liver troubles and often give al
most instant relief One trial will
prove our statement. Price only soc.
fJ, large bottle. At J. y. Snyder's
Drug Store, Somerset, Pa, or Brallier's
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
An ahused Gil

YES, gave him up. sighed the
ycungwoman.
Did ne prove unworthy Of your af-
fectlon:" inquired her sympathetic
friend.
He-he became a spelling reform
er, rejoined the other, with shud-
der, and signed his name 'Jorj.7 II
took ali the poetry and romanee ont Of
the name. So we parted. ''-Lordon
Globe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
MY WISH.

Nine be en- humble cot Of brown.
Just on the outskirts Of the town,
Whore. by the lg.sy world forgot.
Content ttail bless my peaceful lot.
\ faroff fragrance. fresh and faint,
Shall tcii rly g;lr,is q, cid and quaint.
Rare hoiholsc 7 laIts yosl II find not there
just simple blossoms sweet and fair.
The little birds on swaying boughs
Shall there repeat their tender vows,
And il the wee things u % ~ilicd
They're welcome there their homes TO
build.
Thus would J pass my span Of life.
Far from the hustle and the strife,
Content 20 toll FROM morn Il night
Aye, love makes la'or 80 light. - Light
kathleen kavaIlagh-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
Sure SIGN.

Jack-Congratulate me, old mani
I've won her love at last.
Tom-Has she accepted you?
Jack-Just as good. We had terri
bic quarrel last night, and she said
she'd never speak to lie asaia.-Pick
lie Up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
Z Great Hattie

l. continually going on ia the human
system. The demon Of impUre blood
strives - gain victory over the con
stituiion, 10 ruin health. to drag victims
to the grave. Hoods s;arsapariIla Is
the weapon with which TO defend ouc's
sslf, drive the desperate enemy from
the field, and restore bodily health for
many years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-02
= McrciEnl Kobbcr.
The citizen struggled.

The citizen struggled.
Let Ire alone, or 1 viii call the 90
licei'' he cried.
The highway robber vavered.
"Do you Ilean it:' ho demanded.
"Yes.
"Yon viii really call the polico:"
"Most assuredly"
The outlaw turned On his heel and
walked away.
II don't want to be the cause Of his
getting clubbed," he said.-Detroit
Tribune.