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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Who VIII Sueessd Crisp!

WAsHINGroN, February 2a.-Who VIII
be the leader on the Democratic side Of
the House Of Representatives in the next
Congress: TX Speaker Crisp will retire
from the House az the conclusion of his
present term. lie has announced to the
Democrats Of the Third Congressional
district of Georgia that he will not be a
candidate for denomination. On the con-
trary, he will be a candidate to succeed
General Il. Gordon in the Senate on
March 1, 1897.
Mr.. Crisp, during the past six months,
has ardently espoused the free silver
heresy. If he should be elected to the
Senate, his presence would augment the
strength of the silyerites, and they are
now too prevalent in that body. His
chief competitor for the Senatorship is
Congressman Henry G. Turner, of the
Eleventh district Of Georgia. Mr.. Turner
is sound money advocate and a man of
superior ability. lie has been elected To
Congress for eight consecutive terms,
and is now serving his fifteenth year in
the House of Representatives. Like
Crisp he was a Confederate soldier, and
has been in public two years longer .han
Crisp. He is a man of much less person
al magnetism than Crisp, bGt Is pro-
found lawyer and a man Of statesnInl.le
intellectual proportions.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Oger The Alleshsnies.

\ dispute has arisen in the public prints
"a to VINO was the first man To cross the
Allegheny mountains la vehicle, says
the Philadelphia Tunes. The discussion
seems permanently settled by the state
ment that, in "a Journey Through Some
Of the Middle and Southern United
Sta.es," German book, pab.ishei at
Erlangen in I7SS, the author, Johann
David SheGpf, NJ. D., gives an account
of a visit he paid to Pittsburg in 1881. Dr..
Sheepf says:
''ln Pittsburg we were directed 10 the
IN lst respectable tavern, small, crook
eiiy built wooden structure, on the Mon
olgaheia, whose outside was very un-
promising, but the sight of several we'll
dressed gentlemen and stylishly- dressed
women gave us courage. The honor Of
being the first object OF their curiosity
did not fall to uS. bat 20 our vehicle. for
We had made the entire journey in
karriol, a feat which up to that time had
been considered a. good as impossible
/. had. therefore, seemed to Us i'm no way
strange when, passing a house in the
mDIntain country, we saw mothers, with
bud oUtcry, call their children together
to show them what in their lives they had
never before seen-a karriol. "
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Protecting Timber Lands.

Recently Secretary of Agriculture
Edge asked the attorney general for an
opinion relative to the duties of the
agricultural department regarding the
protection of timber lands from forest
fires. In reply the attorney general says:
The rules and regulations 70 carry out
the law are largely within the discre-
tion of the secretary of agriculture, bat
there should be some additional legisla-
ton on the subject. The act of Jane ,.
$50, makes it the duty of the county
commissioners 10 appoint persons who
shall be required to ferret ont auI bring
10 punishment all persons who either
wilfuily or otherwise cause the burning
of timber lands, and to take measures
to have such fires extinguished where il
can be done, the exp enses thereof 10 be
paid out Of the county treasury. The
attorney general says the act is still in
force, and he is of the opinion tina; an
der the authority conferred upon The
agricultural department by the rec mt
act creating it the secretary wouid no
justified in calling the attention OF
county commissioners 10 it, prOviS 3nS
and asking them % cooperate with aim
III the matter OF preventing forest fires
50 far as possible and IN apprehanding
and Furnishing parties who start such
fires wilfully and neglectfally.'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
The Judge Was no Fool.

There are still Judges in the world
wlo are almost as wise a. King Solo
mon and veritable Daniels come to
iud cement" such as one presides over
a local court in the Isle of Scio. An
acton for damages Was brought
against lccal hallway company aris-
Ing out of = serious collision. \ man
had los; an arm in the affair, and
Young married woman had been made
a widow. For the loss OF the arm the
Judge awarded GOO piastres, and only
01l for the loss of the husband. At
this there were loud nIurmurs, where
upon the Judge justified himself in the
following terms: MY dear people, my
verdict must remain, for yoa viii see
Is j. i just one. Poor Niknia has lost
his arm, and nothing on earth can Te-
store that priceless limb. But YOU"
turning 10 the woman, ''you are still
young and pretty. You have now
some money; you will easily find
another husband, who possibly may be
a. good, perhaps better, than your
dead lord" The people cheered aud
con srStulated each other on having
81 IA Judge Household H'Grts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Advice to Young Girls.

OF course the hundreds of young
girls who are ready at this moment TO
marry for love, with no thought of the
practical side of life which presents it
self after the wedding, will think the
writer a horrid, mercenary wretch be
cause she announces as her opinion
that all men should be compelled 10y
law TO prove that they are able 40 take
care ola wife and show tidy little sum
that they had saved before asking
woman to enter into any matrimonial
bargain with them.
Really, though, girls, such senti-
ment Is not a mercenary one, quite the
reverse, il only breathes of sound, good
common sense, for with such a law en-
acted there would be saved the un-
thinking ones much sorrow, while
those who had exercised a certain
amount of prudence would have moth
ing to fear from it.
Every day one sees examples Of
couples who are made unhappy all be-
cause the man unwittingly deceived
his wife before marriage as to his true
financial standing. The young fellow
in good csuthes, with sufficient ready
money for all the carriage rides, straw
berry festivals, theatres and other
amusements incident to courtship, inn
presses the girl with his prosperity and
she Is completely taken aback when
after marriage she discovers that he
has never laid up one cent, and that
two must live on the income that lac
has heretofore spent entirely on him
seli
We do not advocate marriages that
are made purely for money, but we do
advise a little practical forethought in
regard to the condition of the finances
before partnership is entered into, in
stead of having the knowledge forced
upon the couple that they were too has
", aud that there will be many a Bit
ter struggle in order 10 exc oIt an eX
istence. There is no more certain love
crushing process than the knowledge
that every day means hard fight for
bread and butter. If there are few
more practical talks before marriages
there will be fewer tears after il. Sen-
timent i all very well, but it won't pay
the butchers bill. Remember this and
compound sensible mixture of love
and logic if you wish the future to be
rs bright a. the present.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
The Value of Honey

Probably most people consider honey
as the equal in value for food of any
sweet sauce-no better, no worse. All
should know that il possesses one great
superiority-ease of digestion. The
nectar of flowers is almost wholly cane
sugar. The secretions added 10y the
bees change this to grape sugar, and 50
prepare ii that il is almost ready for
assimilation without any effort on the
part Of the stomach; in fact, Professor
y. J. Cook once styled honey ''digested
nectar" 1t will be readily seen that
honey Is a very desirable aOod for those
with weakened digestive powers. If
a person is very tired, 'tOo exhausted
10 eat" il Is astonishing how a few
tastes OF honey will act almost like
magic. Almost no effort is required to
make il ready for assimilation. Persons
suffering from some forms of kidney
troIble will find that honey is a much
more beneficial food for them than Is
cane sugar.
la eating comb honey many strive TO
e ct every particle ofwaX, fearing that
as wax is indigestible, nightmare and
Other troublesome consequences will
follow Indulgence in warm biscuit and
honey. It i true that bread i more
easily digested than warm biscuit
a. the latter Is inclined to pack" in
chewing, but ii may surprise some to
know that comb honey is really an aid
u the digestion of hot bread or hiscu IT,
The philosophy of the matter Is that
the ilakes of wax prevent the pack
in-," while the honey readily dissolves
oul, leaving passages for the gastric
juice 10 enter the mass of food. The
1iake- Of wax are iEdigestible, that j.
true. bat when warmed are perfectly
smooth and soft, and will not iniure
the most delicate membrane; in fact,
they act as a gentle stimuiant, and are
beneficial in some forms Of alimentary
difficulties. The unplcsan- symptoms
from which some suffer after eating
honey may often be removed 10y drink
ing q little miIk.--ilbGay CultiUdtor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Taken in Time

Hoods Sarsaparilla has achieved great
success in warding of sickness which,
If allowed to progress, would have un-
dermined the whole system and given
disease a strong foothold to cause much
suffering and even threaten death.
Hoods Sarsararilla has done all This
and even more. Ii has been taken in
thousands of cases which were thought
TO be incurable, and after fair trial
has effected wonderful cures, bringing
health, strength and JOY to the afflicted.
Another important point about Hoods
is that It's cures are per-
manent, because they start from the
solid foundation of purified, vitalized
and enriched blood. But it is not what
we say bat what Hooi's SArsaparilIa
does that tells the stoF..
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
TR UTHS SHORTLY 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
no danger. Scaly edges of lids indi-
cate impt rfect sight. Perfectly fitted
glasses remove the cause, when the
lids can be soon cured.
Ulcers on the eye often leave sears
and defective sight for life. Prompt
consultation of the doctor will save
your eyes and many dollars.
Gr0Ruidtod 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 critical operation. Dr.
Sadler has restored 81 out of 100. Most
eases Of deafness are caused by colds,
scarlet fever, measles and chronic
catarrh. 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.
DIR. Sadler will give you the most
skillful treatment, with p years ex-
perience TO guide him. Sc4 Penn Ave,
P.lt>burg, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
MAKE LIFE EASY
Fer tie Old FOiIs--ifow This Was
Done ior an Altoona Lady.

Our representative called al 1903 lc,h
street and had pleasant cEAt there with
al Altoona lady who Is lJ ycs.s oi sEc
ard has ih2; 20 say which w.h intescei
Old people A. wcll as yourg airN = VI.
Eugle vas her name and her Case Is Only
an endorsemeu Of many Others that have
come TO or notice Yes, SAID Ms.
Eur!e, II have used Doan's Kidney Pills
and they have cured iny back. have
been troubled with kidney aI.mcnt ior
years. For the LIST SIX months J was ~
continual misery. thinking If ! did no;
get help should not be here long At
different times have consulted Thy,i
Clans. who have made Tie startling an
nounceucut that ng complaint "s,7
EyrckFS Gi5r1ss rE-,T trea,me., never
seemed 10 bcne.i, any Ny back hecai.c
alinos, unbearaL,e &i;h pains across s.y
kidneys The flesh vs. so:e % tEc
touch; the ye:y weigh, Of Ey ci.'Hs>
hurt me. | could not turn a-o-rd VIII
out takirg hold Of something rc.,G
ebo,it Doan's Kidney Pills. thought they
might help Ine. 90; soine a. N"s-
Matecr's drug store and silc- have
been taking them arl Ike C-if--c-,
woman. felt better after the scc1ua
day Of their use. Now I su!isI none %.
that terrible PAIN whatever. MY apfrt;'
is improved, DO rot have % get up t,.T
ing the night a. formerly. .--E O.. $ 2.
OF aye and the o,h-r GAS took .o..-
walk over the hills. something which
was unable to 90 before taki"g Doan
Kidney Pills. wish the Pr iprieto:s OF
so great a remedy every Success with al
r1y heart"
Doan's Kidney Fills are sod for =
cents per box. six boxes !or = 3d. by a!
dealers, OF sent by mail Cu r,cei,i 81.
price. Fos;cr-lii.hurn Co., B--..o, =
y, sole AGENTS Tor tie L. >.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
mo You Don't.

The old farmer of whom this story is
told by an exchange only followed in
the footsteps of famous disputants,
whose squabbles were about words:
In Judge Gibbons Court the other
day an old farmer from DE Kalb Coun-
~ was the defendant; i'm a suit for Il
piece Of land, and his lawyer, ex-Judge
Jones, had been making a strong fight
for it. When the plaintiffs attorney
began his argument he said
MAY it please the Court, ! take the
ground"
The old farmer jumped up and sang
out:
"What's that? What's that ."
The Judge called him down.
"May it please the Court" began the
attorney, not noticing the interruption,
al take the ground"
"No you don't, either" shouted the
old farmer; anyhow, not until the jury
decides the ease ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Grains ofGoli.

p.aise ,undeserved is scandal in dis
gu ie.
rhe millennium will soon come when
IN n begin to carry brotherly love into
POI ties.
Distinction i an eminence which is
ait lined but too frequently AT the eN-
j iSe Of fireside.
Man Is never 50 unhappy as when he
hates his brother and never more hap
py tlan when he loves him.
In deciding questions of truth and
dut:; remember that the wrong side
has crafty aud powerful advocate in
Noar own heart.
II i = common error-Of which a
wise nlaa viii beware-to measure the
worth OF cur neighbor 10y his conduct
towards ourselves.
Imagination is one OF the great
nourishers of affection. fpoesy be the
daughter of love, love is NJ least sus-
tanned and cherished by poeSy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Under The New Law.

The fr-t suit TO be brought in this stare
under the libclious anonymous election
circular act passed by the last Legislature
was brought on Monday 10y Charles y
Disbrow, a defeated candidate for select
council on the Republican ticket i'm the
Ninth ward Of Harrisburg. just prior to
the election circular was distributed
charging Mr.. DishTow and others with
holding a political meeting in a low place.
where beer and whisky flowed and night
was made hideous to the great scandal OF
the community.
Disbrow has been quietly hunting the
people who prepared and circulated the
libel and on Monday brought suit against
Simon Wiley. Joseph Scott and William
III. Brenneman. They were arrested and
had hearing on Tuesday.
The law is as follows:
"That whoever writes, prints, posts or
distributes circular designed to inJure
or defeat any candidate for nomination
by rejecting on his personal character or
political actions. unless the circular -
signed by the officers of some political
organization, shall be punished 10y nne
not exceeding hundred dollars or by
Imprisonment i'm jail not exceeding six
months, or both, and if the statements
are untrue the person 50 offending may
be prosecuted for libel in both the civil
and criminal courts"
The campaign circular was very much
in evidence last week, and its slander aud
libel were scattered all over some Of the
wards. Perhaps the campaign circulars
victims may see iit to make it hot for
somebody. When slanderer and libeler
sees good stiff fine and a term Of impris-
0nment staring him in the face he viii
wish he had not taken his pen in hand" +"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
a Household Treasure.

ID. w. Fuller, of Canajoharie, \. Y,
says that he always keeps DIR. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
family has always found the very best
results follow its Use; that he would
not he without it, if procurable. q. \.
Dykeman Druggist, Catskill, y. y,
says that DR.. Kings New Discovery is
undoubtedly the best Cough remedy;
that he has used il in his family for
eight years, and it has never failed To
do all that is claimed for it. Why not
try remedy 50 long tried and tested.
Trial bottles free at J. \. Snyder's
drug store, Somerset, Pa, or al Bral-
lier's drug store, Berlin, Pa. Regular
size soc. and SI.00.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Tale Of a Wildcat.

What is by long odds the best hunt
ing story of the season comes from st
Regis and the section foreman, Neis
THOMPSON, who looks after the Snake
track at that place, is the hero. 1t is
probably the firS case of its kind on
record, and establishes an interesting
precedent i'm the killing of wild cats.
These varnints have heretofore been
considered fit victims for any means OF
determination, however unsportsman-
like il might be. They have been shot,
trapped, poisoned and drowned, but
Nels Thompson has introduced a new
method of doing away with the cats
whose only drawback is the faet-that it
can never be generally introduced, as
the conditions under which it Is oper-
ative do not exist in every locality
where wild eats are found. To sue
eessfully carry out the Thompson
method il is necessary to have a cold
day, deep stream and a railroad track
running close by it.
Last Thursday morning as Thomp-
son and his gang of sturdy Scandina-
vians were pumping their handcar
along the track on the way to their
work, which that day was along the
CLAW bluffs east of ST. Regis, they were
somewhat startled by the angry snarl-
ing of a wild cat ahead of them. They
slowed UP the car as they rounded the
bluff and a strange sight greeted their
eyes. The morning was bitter cold and
a fringe of ice bordered the banks Of
the 1t. Regis River, which rushed
along lust below the track. Broken
ice and wet trail up the bank showed
that the cat had just swan through
the icy stream and explained his pres
ent predicament. For he certainly
was in the gravest predicament in
which ever a wild cat found himself.
He was fastened firmly to one OF the
steel rails by one fore foot.
The supposition is that the cat had
come through the river and leaped up
tie track embankment His last jump
brought one of his wet fore feet upon
the rail and, according to the familiar
principle of physics, il froze TO the
steel. There he was, held As fast as if
in the jaws of trap. The ground
showed that he had struggled TO free
himself but his efforts had been in
vain.
As the handcar approached, the cat
swung around to face the intruders
and, in doing so, another foot struck
the rail and was held firmly. \ few
more struggles, a strong brace To free
the captive feet and the two free pedal
extremities touched the rail. Snarling
and with flashing eyes the captive
creature watched the the section men
alight from the handcar, but he was
| incapable Of resistance. \ blow from a
crowbar cracked his skull and the
victim of cold water was dead. 1t re-
quired a strong pull TO detach the froz-
en feet from the rail and when they
did some patches of skin still adhered
/ to the steel-1ndcORdd Standard.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
OOOO0OSCOCOOOOC0OO
ST.JAC0BS OIL }
WIPES OUT {
Promptly and Effeetually. 5
Good and True Thoughts.

The satisfaction of obtaining an adj
vantage over a fellow creature is tran
sient compared with the lasting joy OF
self-sacrilice.
All that is good in art is the ex-
preston of one soul talking 10 anoth-
er, and it is precious according TO the
greatness of the soul that ntters it.
What world of gossip would be
prevented if it was only remembered
that "A person who tells you of the
faults of others, intends to tell Others
of your faults.
There never did and there never
will exist anything permanently NOBLE
and excellent in the character which
is "A stranger to the existence of a res
olute self-denial.
Patience with what we cannot APP
prove either in the individual or in
the church preserves us in the best
condition TO cure and correct the same.
Man is "A bundle of habits, in a
word, there is not quality of func-
ton, either of body or mind, which
does not feel the influence of this great
law of animated nature.
Let us never forget that every sta
ton in life is necessary; that each de
serves our respect; not the station it.
self, but the worthy fuliilment of its
dutieS docs honor tn mon
Gratitude there should be in every
gift of heaven, but nothing merits
more thankfulness and praise to the
Creator than the call to work and the
ability to respond 10 it.
n good conscience is an excellent
thing, and so, too, is "A winsOme man
ner. 1t tshould be carefully cultivated.
When frankness becomes rudeness il
should be properly checked.
If We find that certain condition or
habit is the handspring ofan action we
condemn, it is there and then that we
must labor to correct it. To change the
condition, to break up the habit, may
seem to be difficult and slow process,
but it is the only one that offers hope
of permanent result.
When a man thinks that nobody
cares for him, and that he is alone in IA
cold and selfish world, he would do
well 10 ask himself this question
"What lave | done to make anyone
care for and love me, and to warm the
world with faith and generosity >" 1t is
generally the case that those who COM
plain the most have done the least.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
An Eye TO Business.

He drove his team up TO the c'irb
and hailed the policeman on the beat.
"Think we're going TO have war;"
he asked, when the policeman had APP
preached.
"War with what?" asked the police
man.
"With England or Turkey or Canada
or Cuba or any other dadgasted coun-
try? Tain't the country I'm thinkin'
about, but the war"
"Oh, we may have to take little
whack at England, replied the police
man.
Locks pretty dern sure, does it:?'
pretty sure"
"That's what / thought" returned
the old man in the wagon, "an' amt
overlookin' any chances this time,
neither. | reckon that if we've got 10
fight we've got to have guns, haven't
we?''
'.Sure.''
"An' Uncle Sans got TO buy 'em?"
"Of course"
"That's what told Nance, back TO
the farm, but she kinder laughed at
the idee that he'd buy from me-"
care YOU in that line of business?"
''Not reg'lar, but I've got one % the
finest guns you ever see, an seein' as
how / was little hard up jest now |
Figured I'd let the government bid on
it,
ais it magazine gum" asked the
policeman.
"a which?"
"a magazine gun. mean, is it a
repeating rifle?"
II reckon it is. Leastways, it'll
repeat just as fast rs man kin load it.
I've got it with men
He reached back into the wagon and
pulled out an old muzzle-loading rifle
about six feet long.
"Pm afraid that won't do said the
policeman with a shake of his head.
"Won't do" exclaimed the old man.
'Why, that gun will shoot as straight
As surveyors glass for 800 or 400
yards"
But Uncle Sam wants guns that
will kill at one and two miles," ex-
planned the policeman.
"Oh, he doesr said the old man
sarcastically. 81 reckon you don t
know what you're talking about. L
amt got no cannon to sell him, but I'll
bet he'll be mighty glad to get good
rifle, an I'm goin' up to the govern
ment building to see. ."-ChicdgO Post.