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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
TIE END.
Power Of the Brain.

The brain of mankind has been de-
fined as a kind Of photographic cylin-
der, which retains impressions made
upon it through the medium ofthe sen
ses, particularly through the eyes and
ears. If this be true memory must de-
pend for its intensity or retentive
qualities upon the degree of observation
with which the record is made.
Nor is this all. If memory's record
is kept in the shape of indentations
upon the folds of the brain matter, are
they ever entirely effaced? In other
words, DO We really ever forget any
thing2 May it not be that in the inner
depths of the brain memory has stored
up Tccollections nf things which are
never again puFp0sely turned 20 per-
haps, put which instantly spring into
b ing aud fash through the mind
whenever We hear or see something
which recalls them?
There are several weii-known mental
phenomena which strengthen this theo-
ry. We know that memory often
brightens during the last moments of
life, and there are eases on record where
Germans, French, Spanisr rds and
Others, who, falling i'll in this com
try years after having entirely forgotten
their native languages, recovered and
used them upon their deathheds.
There is a theory thGt in all such cas-
es the brain folds have relaxed, Just as
do The muscles and cords of ihe limits
and body, and that by so doing they
expose the mind 5 monitor indentations
(recollections which were long since
folded up and put away as material
that could not be of any particular
se.-Family Doctor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
z: CONS: !: ;;::: =::::; ;:? !. ElNATlSME
ST. JACOBS OIL re- s'Ti 'f
Rescued a President.

However poor the Lincoln home may
have been, it affected the new child
but little, says NcCgwGS Magazine.
He was robust and active and life is
| full of interest to the child happy
enough to be born i'm the country. He
had several companions. There was
his sister Nancy, or Sarah-both names
are given to her-two years his senior;
there was a cousin of his mothers, ten
years older: Dennis Hanks, an active
and ingenious leader in sports and mis-
chief, and there were the neighbors'
BOYS. One of the latter, Austin Cola
her, still tells with pleasure, of how he
hunted coons and ran the woods with
young Lincoln and once even saved his
life
"Yes." said Mr.. Gollaher, "the story
that | once saved Abraham Lincoln's
life is true, but it is not correct as gem
orally related.
abraham Lincoln and had been
going 10 sci))l together for "A year or
more and had become greatly attached
to each other. Then school disbanded
on account of there being so few schoi-
ars and we did not see each other
much for long while. One Sunday
my mother visited the Lincolns and
was taken along. Abe and ] played
around all day. Finally We concluded
to cross the creek to hunt for some par
tridges young Lincoln had seen the
dav before. The creek was swollen by
recent rain and in crossing on the
narrow footing Abe fell in. Neither
of us could swim. | got long pole
and held il out To Abe, who grabbed it.
Then pulled him ashore. He was al
most dead and | was badly scared. |
rolled and pounded him in good ear
nest. Then | got him by the arms and
shook him, the water meanwhile pour
ing out of his mouth. BY this means
succeeded in bringing him to and he
was soon all right.
"Then a new difficulty confronted Us.
If our mothers discovered our wet
clothes they would whip Us. This we
dreaded from experience and determin-
ed TO avoid. Ii was June; the sun was
very warm and we soon dried our
clothing by spreadingit upon the rocks
about It's. We promised never to tell
the story and | never mentioned the
incident to any one until after Lineoln's
tragic end.
abraham Lincoln had a sister.
Her name was Sallie, and she was a
very petty girl. She went OF to
school when she could, which was not
often.
"Yes, if you must know, Sallie Lin
coin was my sweetheart. She was
about my age. loved her and
claimed her as boys do. | suppose
that was one reason for my warm re-
gard for Abe. When the Lincoln fam
ily moved to Indiana | was prevent
ed by circumstances from bidding
good-by to either of the children. And
never saw them again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
TRUTHS SHORTLY TOLD.
Or. Sadler-Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat.

Speciacles 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 imperfect sight. Perfectly fitted
glasses remove the cause, when the
lids can be socn 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.
Groauiated Lids soon produce
"reums" 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. Dr.
sSadier has restored 81 out of 100. Most
cases OF deafness are caused by colds,
scarlet fever, measles aud chronic
catarrh- Neglect of treatment is the
neXt-don't delay skillful treatment,
the best is poor enough and cheapest
by all odds. DISTINCTIONS 20 breathing
through the hose lessen the oxygen to
your lungs, poison your blood and
enfeeb.e your general health.
DIR. Sadlcr will give you the most
skillful treatment, with p years ex-
perienee 10 guide him. s04 Penn Ave,
Pittsburg, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Grains of Coll.

Love never loses by being tested.
In the arithmetic of heaven, nothing
counts bni love.
Men will not live right unless they
first believe right.
No man is fit to lead Others who is
untrue 10 himself.
\ mote in the eye will pat the whole
world out of joint.
That man is a stranger to himself
who reads no books.
Good humor is the health Of the soul:
sadness is its poison.
The devil has use for all his skill
when he makes hypocri.e.
Only when there is perfect trast can
there be perfect peace.
Love never has to b. watched to see
that it does honest work.
Many supposed giant has turned
out To be only shadow.
Families with babies and families
without babies are so sorry for each
other.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
All Around the Farm.

Unless clover or alfalfa il grown and
the manure utilized to counteraot the
work of the soil robbers-wheat and
corn-the soil will gradually become
poorer.
The following ration for the COW is
recommended Thirty pounds corn ST.
lage eight pounds fodder corn three
pounds each corn and wheat bran two
pounds of linseed meal. Nutritive ratio
LII.
III. b. Gurier says the greatest loss
of fat i'm the buttermilk that he has
ever found came from excessively sour
cream. There is much less danger of
cream rich in fat becoming too sour
than there is from cream that is poor in
fat.
If cream is churned too warm, says
a dairyman, the butter comes soft, Of
pale color and difficult to separate from
the buttermilk if too cold the cream
sometimes foams and butter refuses to
break.
The next best thing to dehorning is
to fit a metal blunt tip over the horns
of cattle so as to prevent the horns from
piercing when in play or anger they are
pushed against other animals. These
tips can be procured at most hardware
stores, and saving off enough of the
horn to make them good lit is pain
less operation that does not require
either skill or severe labor.
II is known that there is considera-
bic difference in the length Of gesta-
ton of domestic animals. y French
scientist believes that it Is in some de
gree due to the warmth or cold to which
the dam has been subjected. Cold
weather he finds retarls CESSATION. The
experiments showing this were made
with rabbits, which breed readily at all
seasons, and whose usual term Of gesta-
ton is only six to seven weeks.
If carrots, rutabagas and mangel
wurtzels, turnips and cabbages are fed
with discretion To the cows, they con
stitute Il cheap and valuable addition to
the feeding ration, and there will he 10
noticeable effect upon the flavor Of the
milk if fed Immediately after milking.
These certainly increase the flow.
Care should be taken not TO dry or
too soon Ne young heifer III her first
year OF milking, as this habit, formed
early in life, will cling 20 her subse-
quently. She should continuously have
a ration 10 develop muscle aad the milk
oraans-a diluted or extended grain
ration, instead of concentrated foods.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
An Eyewitness.

The desire to tell good story has
been known to tempt an ordinarily
truthful narrator to enlarge upon the
facts. Mrs. Benson enjoyed startling
her hearers aud had acquired the re-
putation of 'clinching" her point ef-
fectively. When she returned from the
infirmary, where she had undergone a
difficult optical operation, she had
many things of interest to relate, and
in the course of her description she
said:
"Why, it was wonderful. They took
both my eyeballs outw
''Oh, Mrs. Bensen, they couldn't have
done thatw came in a chorus of remon-
STRANGE.
''But they did," she averred. "They
took them out and put them on the
table. | saw themr'- Youths Com
pdaiOR.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Important Facts.

YOU have dull and heavy pain
across forehead and aoout the eyes; if
the nostrils are frequently stopped up
ard followed by Il disagreeable dis
charge; if soreness in the nose and
bleeding from the nostrils are often
experienced; if you are very sensitive
to cold in the head accompanied with
headache; then you may be sure you
have catarrh; and should Immediately
resort to Ely's Cream Balm for a cure.
The remedy will give instant relief.
For pain in the chest piece of 'flan
elm dampened with Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and bound on over the seat of the
pain, and another on the back between
the shoulders, will afford prompt relief
This is especially valuable in eases where
the pain is caused by cold and there is
tendency toward pneumonia. For sale
by Benford's Pharmacy
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Oklahoma as a State.

1t seems as if it was but yesterday
that the first pioneers pitched their
tents in the Territory of Oklahoma; yet
already its population numbers 10000,
and they are KNOCKING Justify for
admission TO statehood. As if 10y
magic mach of this wilderaess it'
been converted into fertile farms, and
the wealth of the inhabitants OF the
Territory il estimated at not less than
S4O,G00,000.
The two great staples of wheat and
cotton grow side by side in this favored
land, while it is well adapted for the
cultivation of all the fruits of the tenn
perate zone. According To the Govern
or of Oklahoma, the whole region is
adapted to agriculture. This, however,
must be taken with some grains of al
lowance for official zeal. In the west
ern part of the Territory there is q con-
siderable stretch of land within the arid
zone, in which two out of three crops
fail, a. il the ease in the dry belt Of
Kansas. But the region is adapted to the
pasturagc of cattle, which promises to
be an important branch of the product
ion of Oklahoma. There is no lack Of
minerals in the Territory, as lead, iron,
copper and zine have been discovered.
Mines of coal have been opened, and
petroleum has already flowed from It's
wells. IN these conditions manu!act-
ures will soon follow.
oklahoma has already more inhab!-
tants than had Idaho and Wyoming
when they were admitted into the Un-
ion, and il promises soon TO overtakc
them both. But the Indian Territory
should Ge consolidated with Oklahoma
upon its erection into the State. The
two Territories, together, would form
one of the greatest agricultural states
of the Union. There is no good reason
for cutting up the region into two states
when it would make one great and iio-
Commonwealth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

\ new hitching device by which
fire engine horses are harnessed by one
move of a fireman's hand, is being
tried in San Francisco. 1t is the in
vention of a San Francisco machinist.
The main part Of the invention is a
self-closing collar. As whole, the
device is somewhat complicated, but it
is said 10 work well.
John c. Eastland, of Danville, ky.,
has remarkable record rs Sunday
school scholar. He has only missed
attending school one Sunday in seven
years and but two Sundays in nine
years. This is the more notable, rs he
lives five miles distant in the country
and has had to brave some pretty bad
weather at times to get to school.
B.tween 2J,09) and 5000 rabbits
Were Killed on the second day of the
annual round-npat Lanler, Col, last
week. The first days hunt was fail
ure, becau se of the heavy snow, and
the total for the hunt is much less than
usual. Lamar is in the prairie section
of the State.
Prohibition Is something of gold
mine to the taxpayers of Fort Scott,
Kan. There are a number of saloons
in the place, aud it is customary, a, in
a number of Kansas towns, to haul up
the proprietors every month and in
fIict the statutory fine. This fine
amounts practically to the same thing
rs a license. Fort Scott has been grad
ually raising the limit, and nov tine
saloon keepers are each fined S.ll &
month, tariff which considerably
lessons the taxes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Aluminium CoMns.

Collins are made of aluminium. Like
the modern square burial casket, the
aluminium coffin is made uniform in
width, with square ends, vertical sides
and ends. Ii IL finished with heavy
moulding around the bottom and ut
the upper edge, and with pilasters at the
corners, and has a rounded moulded
top. 1t is provided with extension bar
handles. The aluminium casket is not
covered, but finished with the metal
surface FURNISHED. 1t is lined in the
usual manner The weight of six foot
aluminium coffin is 100 pounds. y six
foot oak casket weighs about 1870 pounds,
and cloth casket of the same size
with a metal lining about 10 pounds.
Other metallic caskets weigh from $50
to 500 pounds, The cost Of aluminium
collins is from $50 to $1,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
The Discovery Saved his Life.

Mr.. G.. CaillOuette, Druggist, Beav-
ersville, H., says: $50 DR.. Kings New
Discovery owe my life. Was taken
with La Grippe and tried all the
physicians for miles about, but of no
avail and was given up and told /
could not live. Having DIR. Kings
New Discovery in my store | sent for a
bottle and began its Use and from the
first dose began to get better, and after
using three bottles was up and about
again. 1t is worth it, weight in gold.
We won't keep store or house without
it." Get free trial at J. y. Suyder's
drug store, Somerset, Pa, or at Brai-
lier's drug store, Berlin Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
SAVED!!
-:.oa, Urtcid Eii5ery--Ttc Experience
{: Mrs. J. (. Bcnho.tzer, OF
Cambria City.


Mrs. 7. c. Eonhoitzer resides at Jos
IcCoraughy street, Cambria City. Tie
.xDcr.erce Size has lad has ended happily
OT her, and in relating it, 'iis with the
= y ard hope that others may profit by
he telling. Perhaps YOU know what It
; to have a bad back, lame, weak or
ching one, and can appreciate TIE relief
hat has been accorded Mrs BOnholtzer.
lis a great public bcnei; indeed to tell
Totr ;oxusu;cn and fellow creatures how
suffering can be lighieucd and life's
3urdeus removed. This Cambria lady
,eiis what she has 10 say IL plain,
straightforward way that carries convic.
ION with il. She SAYS: About fvs
rears ago | was completely prOstrated by
III attack Of kidney disease, but was
.cradually pulled around, and felt no
more @; The symptoms had at the time
until last spring, when ! commenced to
suffer with the old pain in nv back. 1t
grew more constant and severe as the
winter came and passed; ! would feel It
greatest II the morning when / would
irst wal;en up, and before getting out Of
bed. Oh, how my sides and back would
ache. ] bc; III 20 be afraid that would
get as bad a. was the fist time. was
% troubled when I heard of Doau's
Kidney Pills found them highly recou-
i.iended at GrilIth's drug store and began
20 use them. The result of taking them
: complete cure; have no more pain
III MY back whatever. ! often think OF
how many hours spent in pain ! would
have been saved had / but known Of
Doan's Kidney Pills sooner" No need
Of people going around with bad back
wisE a remedy 90 simple and Inexpensive
IS Doan's Kidney Pills c-a be had;
medicine endorsed by home testimony,
5y people in your State, your county,
youT town. From everywhere comes the
same report. and there are no exceptions!
wherever DoaH's Kidney Pills are used
Sackache IS banished,
For sale by al dealers, or mailed by
Foster -Milburu Co., Buffalo, " V, sole
agents fox The U. ). Prise, % cents psI
OoS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Simple Questions Simply Answered

Why do people very often allow a
Cold to run on? Because they think it
will wear away. Why does the Cough
that at first causes no alarm become
deep seated and chronic? BecII5. the
proper remedy was not used. The way
to break up any Cough or Cold, no
matter if other medicines failed to
benefit you, is TO try Pan-Tina, the
great remedy for Coughs, Colds and
Consumption, p and 80 cents at q. w.
Benford's drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
The Bridge to Paradise.

Al Sirat is the name of an imaginary
bridge between the earth and the
Mohammedan Paradise. 1t is not so
wide as spiders thread, and those
laden with sin fall over into the abyss
below. Just so narrow is the bridge
between health and illness, and many
there are who fall into the abyss of
chronic invalidism, solely from the
fact that they do not know what to do
to get well. For so many women suf-
sering from diseases peculiar to their
sex, DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has proved an invaluable boon. For
prolapsus, Inflammation of the uterus,
suppressions and all diseases arising
therefrom, it is truly unequaled in its
pOWerS Of cure
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

a couple in Richmond, KY, on mar
riage bent, went hunting for the Just
ice of the Peace the other day. The
Justice is also an auctioneer, and not
finding him Mt his Office the couple
went to his auction rooms. They
found him auctioning lot of cradles
from bankrupt stock. He was noti-
fled of the presence of the couple and
their GRAND and stopped the auction
and married them on the spot. Then
to reciprocate his kindness, probably,
the newly welded pair bought one of
the crowd of customers cheered.-
Neto York San.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
He Sent Flowers.

"Iou know what enemies Wilson
and Watson were? Well, when Watson
died old Wilson sent beautiful floral
gates ajar' -
'I'm glad to hear it. hate to think
man could not forgive
"Wait till | get through. Behind
the gates was stairway-leading
downward. Indianapolis Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Why it is The Best.
I,:inTinn.

Pan-I'iar.
1T cures Coughs and Colds.
2-Strengthens weak Lungs.
3-Relieves and cures Asthma
Iinsures you against La Grippe.
5-Robs Group Of its terrors.
6-Cures when all else fails. p aud
80 cents.
Bottles of Pan-Tina sold at q. W.
Benford's drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

! bill has been introduced in the
Virginia Legislature appropriating
ST. 900 year for ten years, TO be devot-
ed to the preservation of the historic
landmarks mt Jamestown, Va, "the
place from which the Star of Empire
rose in the Western World" Congress
appropriated SlQ,0C9 for the purpose,
but that fund has already been ex-
hausted, and the encroachments of the
James River are endangering much Of
the work already done toward preserv-
ing the most valuable relics of the first
English settlement in what is now the
United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Pueklen'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 p cents per box. For sale at
J. y. Suyder's drug store, Somerset,
Pa, or at Brailier's drug store Berlin,
d.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Her Best Enisavors.

II may not be able to make my
children behave as they should" said
the sorely tried mother of the large
family, "but | am going to do my
prettiest"
And she laid the Young dude of the
household across her knee and did him
with a slipper, good and hard.-Chied-
90 Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

\ hairless coon was caught in trap
on North Coos River, Kentucky, Il few
days ago. Such an odd freak had
never been seen there before, and no
satisfactory explanation of how the
coon lost its hair was arrived at.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Rash.

''There is nothing in the world that
| would not do for you, darling" he
protested rapturously.
'Oh, really, Nedr' responded the
delighted girl. ''Then you will 60
with me tomorrow down TO Spot &
Cashem's bargain sale?"
But before she had finished speak
ing the sweet girls face turned pale.
The young man had already fled
.SOnerUihe Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Sagadahoc county, Me, is expecting
TO make about 5000 out of prohibition
shortly. Forty-eight indictments for
violations of the Liquor law have been
found i'll the county, ANA it is figured
the fines will amount to the sum
named.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Two Valuable Friends.

l. 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, - cents.
.. Many a precious life could be
saved that is being racked to death
with that terrible cough. Secure a
good nights rest by investing p cents
for bottle of Pan-Tina, the great
remedy for Coughs, Colds and Con-
sumption.
Bottles of Pan-Tina sold at G. w.
Benford's 5 drug store.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22
Cure for Heaiachs.

As remedy for all forms of Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects a permanent
cure and the most dreaded habitual
sick headaches yield to its influence.
We urge all who are afflicted to procure
a bottle, and give this remedy fair
trial. In eases of habitual con
stipation Electric Bitters clres by
giving the needed tore to the bowels,
and few eases long resist the Use of
this medicine. Try it once. Fifty cents
and Sl.03 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, 1896-01-22

Many merchants are well aware that
their customers see their best friends and
take pleasure in supplying them with
the best goods Obtainable. Asan instance
we mention Perry d Cameron, prominent
druggists of Flushing, Michigan. They
say: I'VE have no hesitation in recon-
mending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
20 our customers, as it is the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and always
gives satisfaction" For sale at - and 80
cents per bottle by Benford's Pharmacy.
Miss Passee-"Ho you dare you at
tempt to kiss mel You've been drink
ing" Gayleigh-"Of course, | have.
/ wouldn't think Of kissing you if |
was sober.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-22

Not a few who read what Mr.. ROber
Rowls, of Hollands, Va, has 10 say be
low, will remember their own experience
under like circumstances: last winter /
had la grippe which left me in low
state of health. l tried numerous RENE
dies, none of which did me any good,
until was induced TO try a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The
| was enabled to attend to my work, and
the second bottle effected cure" For
sale at p and 80 cents per bottle by Ben
ord's Pharmacy.