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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
The Poultry Industry.

The poultry industry in Pennsylvania,
although considered by many to be in
significant, represents a very large
amount of money.
The raising of poultry when properly
conducted can be made profitable busi-
ness. According to reliable statistics the
total value of chickens in this State in
1880 was about Sl0,j00,O00 the value of
other fowls-turkeys, geese, ducks ard
guineas-about Sl,g0,e0o, and in the
same year about 80, 10000 dozen eggs
were produced by all these fowls. AS
suning that the eggs were worth an av-
erage of 10 cents dozen, the total pro
duet of hen fruit had a market value of
over -, ,jO00oO. The poultry industry is
steadily increasing in our State, as sta
tistics show that from 1880 to 1880 the in
crease in the money value of chickens
alone was considerably over S},50,0o0
and the increase of eggs of all fowls was
over I5,G00,o0O dozens. Secretary Edge,
OF the Department of Agriculture, recog-
nizing the great importance of this profit
able and growing industry, has deter
mined To place in the hands of the Penn
sylvania farmers and poultry raisers in
formation which will be of value to them
concerning the successful rearing of
poultry. With this object in view State
Veterinarian DIR. Leonard Pearson and
Zoologist Or. b. III. Warren are now pre-
pairing an exhaustive bulletin on 1.-The
Diseases of Poultry and the Furred and
Feathered Enemies of Domestic Fowls"
The bulletin will be distributed gratui-
tOusly by the State Agricultural Depart
ment to those who apply for copies. 1t
will not likely be issued before May of
this year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Very Private Telephones.

Strangers in New York city, who
may have occasion to speak on the tel
ephone with one or other of the most
distinguished social lights of the city,
are apt TO be annoyed at not being able
to get the right telephone number.
When the "centrain is asked for the
number she asks in reply if you
don't know it. When you reply
that YOU can't remember it or have
lost the memorandum, she will answer
back: ave can not give you Mr..
Croesus Vanderbilt's house unless you
know the number"
The truth is, says the Pittsburg
Dispatch, that the girl would be break
ing strict rules of the company if she
gave this information. Many Of the
millionaires and prominent society
people have telephones in their resi-
dence, but only for private use. The
mistress of the mansion makes known
the number only to particular friends,
and in exchange receives their num-
bers. She also leaves her number
with the head of the hospital where
she happens TO be on the managing
committee.
Such families put telephones into
their palaces only on the proviso that
their names and telephone number:
shall not appear in the directory. Thi,
exclusive system is adopted in order tC
prevent the annoyance of being con
stantly rung up by outsiders.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
TRUTHS SHO RTLY TOLD.
DR.. Sadler-Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat

Spectacles correctly adjusted cure
headache. When your eyes are crook
ed you only see with one. Have them
Strengthened. Certainty of benefit, and
10 danger. Scaly edges of lids indi-
cate imperfect sight. Perfectly fitted
glasses remove the cause, when the
lids can be soon cured.
Ulcers on the eye often leave scars
and defective sight for life. Prompt
consultation of the doctor will save
your eyes and many dollars.
Graaulated Lids soon produce
''scums" over the sight; begin at once.
Cataract Is an opacity of the lens be-
hind the pupil; its removal is the only
cure and a critical operation. DIR.
Sadier has restored % out of 100. Most
cases OF deafness are caused by colds,
scarlet fever, measles and chronic
catarTh. Neglect of treatment is the
next-don't delay skillful treatment,
the best is poor enough and cheapest
by all odds. Distractions to breathing
through the nose lessen the oxygen to
your lungs, poison your blood and
enfeeble your general health.
DR. Sadler will give y0a the most
skiIlful treatment, with y years eK-
perience to guide him. S0+ Penn Ave,
Pittsburg, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
The Ideal Panacea.

james L. Francis, Alderman, Chica-
go, says: 81 regard DR.. Kings New
Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for
Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints,
having used it in my family for the last
five wears, to the exclusion of physi-
clans prescriptions or other prepara-
TONS
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: AZ have been a Minister Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 80
years or more, and have never found
anything so beneficial, or that gave me
such speedy relief as DIR. Kings New
Discovery" Try this Ideal Cough
Remedy now. Trial Bottles Free at
J. y. Snyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa, or at Brallier's drug store, Berlin,
Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Shortest VIII on Record,

What is probably the shortest will on
record in the world was probated in the
Register and Recorders Office at UEion-
town on Saturday 1t is the last will and
testament of W. ii. LOhr, late of Bullskin
township. Ii contains but fourteen
words, and is as follows:
"December 18th, 1895. !, the under
signed, give all my right, title, interest
and claim over to Mary \. Hoover"
1t is witnessed Ivy Frank Rossell, Dem
mis- p. Kelly and Willis Il. Law.
This queer will has pathetic history.
Lohr was out hunting on the twenty
sixth of last December, and 10y the acci
dental discharge Of his gun was fatally
wounded. His companions carried him
TO a neighboring house and one of them
galloped of after a doctor. But the
wounded man realized he was dying.
Boys" he said, ~ have but a short time
TO live. | want to leave my property To
Mary. Get paper and pen quick" Mary
i. Hoover was his sweetheart. They
were. engaged, and were 10 have been
married ON New Years Day. At Lohr's
'Ni~S'' 'iAN va MS NUHhf''i'SS NiS" w
the will as reproduced above. Lobr
seized the pen in his trembling hand
ana with great effort signed it. Shortly
afterwards he lapsed into unconscious
ness. and died in half an hour.
Miss Hoover and the dead mans broth
er, Amos s Lohr. came 20 Cniontown on
Saturday and probated the viii. Letters
of administration on the estate were
granted to them jointly. Lchr's proper
ty consists of a half interest in "A saw mill
and timber tract in Bullskin township
valued at $1,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
i JOHsST0HH VETERAN.
Whose Fighting Did Not End VIII
tiie NiT-A Talk With Samuel
EGwardsoa.

-ir- Sar,sel E3wardso1 is an old resi-.
dent Of JohEstown, Pa. lis present
address Is 2i5 Hickory street, where oui
representative found him. He is q
veteran Of the late war, having served as
;-ieIaber OF the Fifty-hfih Pennsylva-
MIA regiment. Warfare seems to be as il
we're the destiny of Mr.. Edwardson.
lie foagkt for the Union and was on the
winning side. Since then the struggle
las been a personal one, a struggle for
health. Just as III his war days the
bullets of ltad conquered the enemy,
while now us the "builets of health"
that defeat The creates: foerlau to man
Kind. We viii let Mr.. Edwardson tell
Of this later struggle as he told il 10 our
representative. lie says: "The founda-
tion Of NV complaint was laid during my
Campaign II the army. The hardships
eud exposure ! was subjected to left me
as II Eas so many others. with kidney
ailments. I have struggled against it
unsuccesSfIilly until l termed an alliance
with Doan's Kidney Pills. got so bad
las: year that had given up work alto
geiher. Tie greatest pain suffered was
right across my kidneys. Physicians
were consulted and they said my trouble
was from my kidneys, but they failed to
help ne. was often caught with sharp,
shooting pains right through the back.
At times this pain was terrible. If IT had
been with me always l could not have
rndursd il. The urine showed my
Election, and passed with such a scalding
feeling. When arising in the morning /
could hardly straighten myself for some
time. This condition has all been
changed. got some Doan's Kidney
Pills at GrifIi:h's drug store and they very
soon brought about difference in my
feelings. The pain in my back and kid
neys gradually went away and the scald-
ing, sinsrting sensation in the urine has
disappeared. Doan's Kidney Pills have
been particularly valuable in my case and
! feel very grateful to the manufacturers
OF them for the wonderful good they
have done me"
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers; price 50, cents. Mailed by Foster
Milturn Co, Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents
Isr the Y. S
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Also

All The right, title. interest claim and de
maEd Of Elijah Gnorpenning. surviving ad-
ministritOF. T. = a.. OF John Chorpennin@,
decd. Minnie Barron and Frederick Barron,
Belle Vert and .. u Vert. Lizzie Steven
son, Wesley ChoTpenniug. John q. Griffith,
VIM. Griffith. Elijah Griffith, j. &. Lowry,
guardian ad htem of Elizabeth Griffith, Pat
rick Griffith, Elijah ChorpcnninE, John H.
thi and Louisa Clark Oi. In and to three sev-
cTs,l tracts of land, being contiguous and ad-
Joining each other, situate in Milford town
ship. Somerset county, Pa, and together as
one tract are bounded and described g. fol-
lows Beginning at q post, corner OF a public
rad and land now or late of Michael thOT-
ppuning thence north ~ degrees west
iUt, .li0 p,rclCs 20 posi- thence north q de-
grees wt>; ten pcEciicS 20 "A post; thence south
731 degrees west > 7-!C perches To "a white-oak
tree; thence north % degrees ives; 10 per,'hgs :
IL e post; thence south - degrees west ~ 5-lo
pcnr!ics 10 puSt. corner Of land now or late
of Joseph Mason thence along said land
south degrees east % $40 pcrcE,s Ia post,
corner OF land low or late OF Joseph Pile;
thence along said land south tli degrees east
- s-lO perrhes 10 post thence south 10 de
gTceS west peSchsS TO post; thence south -
degree, east - 5S-iJ0 pcTcneS 10 "A post; thence
south % degrees east ~ $40 percheS to q
post. corner of land now or late of William
Dull: thence along said land north ~ degree :
east II percheS Ia = past; thence continuing
along said land north % degrees east - perch
e. to a post: thence by land now or late 81
John \. Suyder and across the public road 10
post, north - degrees west - pcrches. more
or less; thence along said road north y De
grees east - J-l0 pcrCbes. more or less, 80 the
place of beginning; containing . acres and
ltiS pcrches, more or les; being The same land
which was conveyed to the said john Choir
pCnuing. deceased. by deed of VIM. Dull Il
ux-, dated March 18th, iSj7, recorded in Decd
Book -, page Sl6 and deed from Samuel say
lOr 1t uN-, dated March 2ilh, l>I7, recorded M
Deed B0oi. - page 3li, and from Joseph Pile
el ny, dated April l7th, lSiS and recorded iG
Deed Book -. page ij4, al in somerset county
aforesaid.
Taken in execution and tn be sold as the
property OF Elijah Jhorpenning. surviving
administrator. c. {. a. Of John ChSrpCuning.
deed, Minnie Earf0n and Frederick Barron.
Belle McrtZ end -. Il WcrtZ. Lizzie Steven
son. Wesley churpcnnirg, John .. Griffith
William Griffith. Elijah Griffith, !. &. Lowry
guardian Gd litem Oi Elizabeth Griffith. Pat
rick Griffith, Elijah Chorpcuning, john III
Uhl and Louisa Clark, a: the suit of ;. \
VIII.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
License fer Drinkers.

Among the extraordinary measures in
trOduced into the Iowa General Assem-
bly, during the first week of its existence
WAS bin sent TO the Senate Committee
on the suppression of intemperance.
which provides that any person wishing
% indulge in intoxicating liquors shall
first procdre regular license from the
municipal Government under which he
lives before being allowed TO buy at dram
shops and mGlct saloons. The idea Of
the proposed law is 10 discourage drunk
enness 10y forcing drinkers TO exhibit
their desires in public and to disgust
them 10y forcing them to show to the bar
tender parchment with a green seal
and blue ribbons before being allowed TO
drink his potion.
Senator Perrin introduced the bill.
He represents a constituency which is
earnestly in favor of prohibition. He
himself Is chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on the Suppression Of Intemper-
ance, ana he voted for the mulct modi-
iication of the Statewide prohibitory law
two years ago. His introduction of the
hill WAS = surprise 70 his friends.
The bin provides that every person
wishing to take drink shall secure a
license from the City Council of the city
or town in which he lives. For such IL
cense city councils are empowered 10
charge -, the privileges conferred there
under being extended fer a period of
twelve months by the provisions on the
face OF the license issued.
The license shall be used to secure
drink, which is to be consumed at a bar
in the usual manner. The license IS not
transferable. Any relative over fourteen
or any friend Of the applicant for a Ii
cense To drink may apply 10 the city
council and protest against the Issuance
OF the license. Saloon keepers shall not
sell to any person not having a license.
ali for each sale to persons not having
licanse 10 drink, the sIl DON keeper shal
be fined $40 and the cost Of suit.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

All the right title, Interest, claim and de-
maud of isaac j. Yoder of. In and 10 the fol-
lowing described usii estate, TO VIII
NJ certain aTiu or tisict ot iind'
iNO. i. situate N toncufaggh town.
shin. Somerset county. Pa, containing 10
acres more or less; about i5D acres clear, bal
an,... fifuier adjoining lands of samuel l.iN-
fncstcu John Stahl. J.. L. IOder ane others
having thereon erected a twO-stDry dwelling
house. bank haru and other outbuiidlnSs,
NJ certain tract Of land, situate
w. = IS aforesaid, containing -
acr.s about Al acres clear, balance timber, ad-
Iolning lands Of Albert k1cke. VIM. X. l.iN-
in.,sfOne. No. I above and Others, having n iog
house and log barn thereon erected, WITH the
IL 4 certain tract OF land. situate
NO. s. as aforesaid, containing 81
ocr,s. about ~ acres clear. balance ti1nbcr, aG-
Joining lands of Aaron Rose, Anderson helfs'
L. ID. TOdcr and others.
Taken IN execution and to D. sold as tine
properly of isaac l.. IOdeT, at the suit OF
Henry c. Mil,enberger.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

The little daughter of Mr.. Fred
Webber, Holland, Mass, had a very
bad cold and cough which lac had not
been able TO cure with any thing. ]
gave him a - cent bottle of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. says w. Z.
Holden, merchant and postmaster at
West Brimfield, and the next time /
saw him he said it worked like charm.
This remedy is intended especially for
acute throat and lung diseases such as
colds, Group and whooping cough, and
il is famous for its cures. There is no
danger in giving it TO children for il
contains nothing injurious. For sale
by Benford's Pharmacy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
he Was Waiting.

From the Detroit Free Press
He saf on a log i'm front Of his shanty,
smoking SOME sort of leaves or weeds
in his homemade pipe, and when
rode up and saluted him / thought
him the most melancholy individual
ever saw.
"Down on your luck - queried as
1 offered him some smoking tobacco.
"Wall. no." he slowly replied, lost
M nlewl by snake bite tother day,
but sich things ar to be expected" "
"You don't look well.
..Guess not. I've bin sick fur about
three months, and this is my fust day
ont. We must expect sickness, how
ever.n
..Wifeand children well?''
~Wifc run away last week, and the
seven young 'uns ar in thar with
chills and fever. / was kinder dis
cauraged this morning, but Pm feelln
quite chirky now"
Il see you have no crops in, l SAID,
as looked over the rank fields.
Not a crop, and I'm kinder glad on
il won't hev no hustlin' to do this
fall"
Haven't you any poultry or live
stDck?"
"Noap. Had to sell my COW last
winter. and the coyotes carried off the
chickens. Had two hogs, but they
died Of cholera. Noap-no live stock
to worry about"
aThis old shant Y Of yours is ready TO
tumble down.
That's a fact stranger. She leaks
like an old boot aud kin hardly stand
alone. Reckon the fdst high wind
viii blow her in heap"
provisions pretty scarce ~ 1 per-
sisted, seeing be was willing TO talk.
"Dunno. All we live on is johnny
cake and corn coffee. Should't won
der, though, if peryishuns were kinder
skeerce."
"Your nearest neighbor mus. be all
OF three miles away:'
"Three miles was the highest, but
he's dead. The highest one now is five
miles away"
"And don't you get lonely?"
"Never."
"But viii you tell me what on earth
you are living for?r
Il will stranger-I willr' he answer
ell IS he got up and threw a piece of
sod at a barking pup dog ''This ere
claim l. wuth abOu; 500"
YES"
And she's morigaged for 5000.
YES"
"And the moneys all gone and the
mortgage is TO Ice foTeclosed next
month"
Il See"
"Wall, I'm livin, to see the fun when
the fule who lent $500 on $500 wuth of
land gifts around yere to foreclose on
meand take possession Arter that Pm
goin' out and lei snake bite me and
die"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
How He Won Her.

"a penny for your thoughts, said
Miss Ricketts,, playfully, TO Mr.. Glider
sleeve.
''They are worth far more than that,
Miss Ricketts, . replied the young man,
"for was thinking Of you"
When he proposed little later, she
didn't say word about its being 50
sudden.-Detrou Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Two Valuable Friends.

/. a physician cannot be always 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
famous Red Flag Oil, p cents.
. Many n precious life could be
saved that is being raeked TO death
with that terrible cough. Secure a
good nights rest by investing p cents
for a bottle of Pan-Tina, the great
remedy for Coughs, Colds and Con-
sumption.
Bottles of Pan-Tina sold at G. w.
Benford's drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price . cents per box. For sale at
]. y. Snyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa, or at Brallier's drug store Berlin,
Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

The Jury in the sensational case OF
Major w. C. Moreland, ex-City Attorney
and his Assistant-W. p. House-of Plus
burg who were charged with illegally
appropriating the interest on city iands
received from certain banks, Saturday
afternoon returned a verdict of not guilty,
but the defendants TO pay the costs. In
djctments for embezzlement are still
pending against the defendants.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

The closest city, politically, in the
United States, Is Wilmington, Del, which
was carried in the last Presidential eiec-
ton by Mr.. Cleveland by one vote. At
the last Mayoralty election in Whining
ton. held in June, 1885, the two parties
were so evenly divided that some of the
candidates on the Democratic and some
of the candidates on the Republican ticket
were chosen. For the office of City
Treasurer 9. 100 votes were east, and the
plurality of the Republican was nine
teen votes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
q Misleading Report.

Miss Dimling-I hear that you are to
be married soon, dear.
Miss Gasket-I can't imagine how
such a report got out.
Miss D.-But you surely are engaged.
Miss CO, yes; but going to be mar
ried, no. Not for long time yet.
Why, this is only my sixth engage
ment.-To Date.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Following Instruction.

The boy hung back when the visitor
spoke 10 him, and his mother was nat
u-ally annoyed.
won't you 90 10 Mrs. Brown, VIII
lis?"
Me- replied the boy, shortly.
Don't you like me >" asked Mrs.
B own, good naturedly.
NO, | don't" answered the boy.
"Why, Wiliiem exclaimed his moth
er, repToachfully.
well, / guess / got licked for not
telling the truth yesterday, and amt
takia' no chances to-day" protested
the Chicago Ercssfnq Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Il May Do as Much for You.

MIR. Fred Miller, of Irving. ILL.,,
writes that he had severe Kidney
trouble for many years, with severe
pains in his hack and also that his
blsdder was affected He tried many
80 called Kidney cures but without any
good result. About year ago he be-
gan Use of Electric Bitters and found
relief at once. Electric Bitters is
especially adapted to cure Of all Kidney
and Liver troubles and often gives al
most instant relief. One trial will
prove our statement. Price soc. and
Sl0o. All. y. Snyder's drug store,
Somerset, Pa, OF at Brallier's drug
stor Berlin, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

Oar people are growing more and
more in the habit of looking to Ben
ford's Pharmacy for the latest and best
of everything in the drug line. They
sell Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
famous for its cures of bad colds, Group
and whOoping cough. When in need
of such medicine give this remedy a
trial and you will be more than pleas
ed with the result.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

The saloon interests have been badly
rRcied al Groensbnrg within the past
presided over by w. J, Mcdonnell, late
of Allegheny. \ series of three-weeis
lectures viii closed Friday evening, and in
that time two Thousand five hundred
people have signed the pledge. among
them many old-timers. An active tenn
pe:anoe organization will be formed, and
distinguished orators will he brought
into the field. Mr.. Mcconnell will go to
Mt. Pleasant this week to inaugurate a
crusade.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

4 terrific hurricane swept the Atlantic
coast Oh Thursday. Much damage was
done, the most serious disaster being at
Bristol, Conn.,, where 50men were thrown
into raging torrent and a dozen more
are missing. The fierce storm swept over
Eastern Pennsylvania, closing mines.
flooding rivers, damaging railroads,
shutting down mills. carrying away
bridges, and even driving people from
their homes. Considerable damage was
done in the four valleys Of the Schuylkill,
Delaware, Susquehanna and Lehigh
rivers,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
Nothing Succeeds Like Success.

1t can be said without fear of con-
tradiction that no medicine has had
greater success in curing Coughs,
Hoarseness and Consumption than
Pan-Tina. This celebrated remedy
stops coughing, SOothes the throat and
lungs. and induces a good nights rest.
Hundreds can testify to the remarkable
and life-saving virtues of this great
remedy. Pan-Tina costs only - and
50 cents.
Bottles sold at q. w. Benford's drug
store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-02-19

Several salty sentences were pronoun-
ced in the Criminal Court at Greensburg
last week by Judges DOty and Mcdonnell.
Joseph Cameron, Of Apollo, was given
seven years and two months in the Pen
ilentiary on charge ofassault and battery
with intent 10 kill. \. Il. Blitz, of Jeann-
cite. was sent to the Workhouse for one
year and six months. He was convicted
of assault and battery. Lewis Kirkland,
a colored man from Scottdale pleaded
guilty to five charges of robbery, and
WAS sentenced to three years and four
months. Frank Miller, assault and bat
terry, got one year and three months.