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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
New Use For C0rneobs.

Frank Shafer took to bacon, Ill, fe-
Gently, sample OF syrup which a
number Of experts pronounced genuine
maple syrup. II was nothing more OF
less than eorneob syrup, made ss fol-
lows: Twelve clean cOrncObs were
put in a gallon OF water and boiled
until soft Then the juice was strain
ed Off and n saiiono OF dark brown sugar
solution added. This Is boiled little
while, resulting in fine quality OF
syrup, hardly distiuguishable from the
mnnle nrOlHcl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

HI" yelled the teamster kicking
still more vigorously and finally re-
gaining his liberty by leaving n pair Of
socks i'm Emily's hands. Once on his
bareheaded out of dOors-a moment
later the stable doors shut with bang
and the stamping and racket that fol-
lowed told plainly that he was taking
his own satisfaction out of the horses.
The other women sprang to Emily's
assistance and helped her to her feet.
"Where's my hat and shawl" she
painted.
Hadn't you better sit down few
moments before you start? asked the
young mans wife soothingly.
mot minnit will | stay in this
house or ever come in it agin. Pye bin
insuIted enough. You can tell that
fool, Dell, that if he ever comes in my
reach I'll scald him clear through with
billin' water. He don't know shucks
anyway. Wasn't any of his family
ever knowed enough to write their own
names, and both his grandfathers died
% seeing snakes. Pretty thing he is to
set up to laugh at decent people. Won
der ii he laughed when they caught
him stealin' old Quaker Joe's hands?
The fool . Come on, Mariar.' And
she strobe ont of the house.
"My gracious, she'll leave me-" cried
little Mrs. Jagson frantically, gather
ing up her wraps and running after
her.
The young man picked up the over
turned chair, fixed the fire and sat
down in silence with his wife. They
were incapable of discussing the situa-
ton just then.
1t was not long before the teamster
returned, strobe through the room with
out look in their direction, banged
the stairdoOr behind him, and went
again to bed.
'Shall we 90 TO bed nOw?" asked
the young man some time later.
"Can we sleep with that going on
overhead ?" returned his wife.
The young man listened. The bed
above was squaking and creaking as if
some devil or torment was seeking in
vain for repose. The case was hope
less, they fixed themselves rs cozily as
possible in their chairs, took up their
favorite books and prepared to await
the dawn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
What will do itl

Medical writers claim that the sue
cessful remedy for nasal eatarrh must
be non-irritating, easy of application,
aud one that will reach the remote
sores and liberated surfaces. The his
tory of the efforts To treat catarrh is
positive proof that only one remedy
has completely met these conditions,
and that is Ely's Cream Balm. This
safe and pleasant remedy has mastered
catarrh as nothing else has ever done,
and both physicians and patients freely
concede this fact.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Not to be Trifed With.
(From Cincinnati Gazette.l

" rom 0tAlcih4latil trslNtttt.N
VIII people never learn that 'cOld"
is an accident to be dreaded, and that
when il occurs treatment should Re
promptly applied? There is no know
ing where the trouble will end; and
while complete recovery is the rule, the
exceptions are terribly frequent, and
thousands upon thousands of fatal ill
nesses occur every year uShered in by
a little iniudieious exposure and SEEM
ingly tritiing symptoms. Beyond this,
there are to- day countless invalids who
can trace their complaints to ''eolds,"
which at the time of occurrence gave
no concern, and were therefore neglect
ed. When troubled with a cold use
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t is
prompt and effeetual. p and so cent
bottles for sale by Benfcrdfs Pharmacy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

hoinewaru was taken up when they
parted with Beakin and his boy the
| Quaker remarked significantly
"Thee hadt better forgit To lick dot
boy, Beekin. If | should hear about it
| might forgot vonce more was a
| Quaker"
The young man separated from the
Others and returned home. As he
opened the door and entered the large
old fashioned kitchen he was surprised
10 find the teamster sitting in sullen
silence by the stove, while Emily was
delivering homily TO the Others for
his benefit.
"Mrs. Beakin sez | never knew sich
trial, and jest told her that if it
was anything worse than when they
fetched Dan'l home I'd like to know
il. Found him layin' dead in field,
way in the night, right in the middle
of winter, and snow on the ground a
foot deep. Trial, umph. she don't
know what trial is. Hev they iound
his body yit ?"
YES" returned the young man Eve
found him hiding in the woods. His
father had evidently promised him "a
thrashing and ne was afraid TO return
home. He's all right"
Emily received the news with blank
stare of amazement, but the teamster
burst into loud and malicious laugh.
Just like the darned fool, }" he growl-
ed. "I knew it would turn out that
way. And he laughed again.
Now Emily could not appreciate his
lack of delicacy, but in her own way ii
affected her just the same. Her stupOr
of amazement and disappointment de-
veloped suddenly ints phenomenal
energy.
'Laughin' at it, are ye?'' she scream
ed, and the next instance there was a
cyclone of calico in the air bearing
toward the teamster.
The stove around which they were |
sitting was an old-fashiOned wood |
stove with the oven on the top and con-
siderable space between il and the floor. /
Not being in position to jump over |
the stove or get around it the teamster /
diYed under il.
His chair thrown back 10y the abrupt /!
and forceful departure tripped Emily 1
up, who fell TO the floor and clutched /
frantically at the teamster's legs that /
were just disappearing under the stove.
Take her off," yelled the teamster.
Laugh again, will ye?n Missed the
woman.
'For heavens sake - cried the young 1
man, ''get out of that. If that stove
should fall on you it would kill you
BOTH
''Sarve him right if it did," gasped
the woman painting for breath, but
hanging fast To the mans heels.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
HOw:WAS It?

How was u ihaf her little hand
Drew 81 near mine, and ns scanned
The wondrous BEAUTIES Of her face,
with all iis ioVe,iness and grace,
! seized it,
How Was It that with eager haste
Ny arm did wander around her waist.
And a. I gazed into her eyes.
And saw the look OF mild surprise,
/ squeezed IL:
How was IL, did the moon eclipse?
could nos see her perfect lips,
l looked 10 east and wet and south
And then-I just looked ai her mouth
And kissed ii.
How Is II, m this present hour
! still can feel the magic power
That held Us spellbound in that spot.
And for the whole world, | would not
Have missed il.
Hest I-ere IN To Date.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Results Tell the Story.

\ vas. mass of direct, unimpeacha-
ble testimony proves beyond any
possibility Of doubt that Hoods Sar-a-
pariila actually does perfectly and
permanently clIre diseases caused ~
impure blood. Its record Of cures i
unequalIed and these cures have often
been accomplished after all other
preparations had failed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Not Always.

Remember that pOliteness always
pays, my boy" said the benevolent
old gentleman to the bootblack.
"Mebbe," replied the practical boy,
''but I'd rather have a nickle than a
.fThank We" for backing shoes"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Housefurnishings

7-qt Granite Preserving Kettle. at the
price yoI generally pay for tin one,
SIC
Blue and white Steel Enameled Pud-
ding Pans, best quality, good size, 25e
Large Steel Enameled Blue and White
Coffee Pots. best quality, 43c
Set Of Knives-Cake, Bread and Par
ing, per set, 253
Mrs. Potts Sad Irons, tine set of three,
with holder and stand, 69e
Complete lineof Stoves and Ranges at
the lowest prices ever named for these
goods.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup
brings instant relief in cases of asthma,
bronchitis, and all throat and lung
diseases, down to the very border land
of consumption.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

She-''Don't yoI think that the
best time to approach man is after a
hearty meal?"
He-"Not necessarily. Ii you come
before, he may invite you tojoin him."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

The Alablma station finds more
than six times as much nitrogen in
compea vines in the fall as in the same
vines the next spring, after they had
laid on the ground al winter. The
clear inference is that the vines should
be plowed under in the fall rather than
let them lie on the surface till spring.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
China Ware.

shade, beautiful new decorations, suiia-
bic for parlor or dining room, 81 SO
12-piece Toilet Sets, newest shapes and
decorations, only S3 IS
IOg-piece English Porcelain Dinner
Sets, decorated in green, brown and
stencil decorations, only Sc 4s
Imitation Cut Glass Berry Dishes, 35c
Large Pressed Glass Water Pitchers, Csc
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Furniture.
Carpet.

All-wool extra supers, best goods made,
one yard wide, all new patterns, 60o.
All-wool Carpet,one yard wide, in pret-
~ bright colOrings, SOC
Strictly half-wool Carpet, yard wide,
best designs and coloIings, 40o
Very heavy Cotton Carpet, yard wide.
in good patterns, 25c
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Curtains.

Real Scotch Lace Curtains, heavy or
lacey effects and worth S3 90 per pair,
for SO 90
Nottingham Lace Curtains, real fine
goods an pretty designs, worth - on,
for S3 25
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
SOMERSET, PA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 1896.

er, but the tesmster ventured no reply.
Emily turned away and sat down again
letting her head drop moodily on her
hands.
You had better rest here awhile"
said the young man softy. "My wife
VIII make you a cup oftea, and I'll
slip. ovor to see if they have found Gar
field
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills, bilious
ness, jauudice, Indigestion, sick head
ache.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

Is special boon 70 business men who, having
iriftsd uneonseiously into the drink habit and
awaken to find the disease Of alcoholism fastened
upon them rendering them unht TO manage al
fairs requiring clear BRAIN A four weeks
course Of treatment at the
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
pIrTsBuRd KELLEY INSTITUTE.

No. 1916 Fifth Avenue,
restores TO them all their powers, mental and
physical destroys the abnormal appetite, and
restores them TO the condition they were in be-
fore they INDUCED in stiinulants. This has been
done in more than 1900 cases treated here, and
among them some of your own neighbors, TO
whom we can refer with confidence as TO the
absolute safety and efficiency of the Kelley Cure
The fullest and most searching investigation is
invited. send for pamphlet giving full iniorma-
ton. q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25

all the searchers had arrived the march
homeward was taken up. When they
parted with Beakin and his boy the
Quaker remarked significantly
''Thee hadt better forgit To lick dot
boy, Beekin. If should hear about it
| might forgot vonce more was
Quaker"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
Campbell
&Snnith,
THE PEOPLES STORE.

Do you keep house, or are you going
into housekeeping soon? If so, you are
interested in this advertisement.
We can furnish your house complete
with the newest and best goods, and
save you lots of money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-25
: somerset Herald.
vT,BLIsHEp lsS'
of Publication.

as's' If raid in advance. otherwise
.,rariably ee ciiarseu'
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-. arc paid up P0s'mas''is ne
''',i', .s,lfy I, when subscribers do not
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ne present. ofaoe' Address
g THE soxKEsEr HERALD
SOMERSET, Pa.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
KEPT HIS EYE ON 1T.

A railroad train in Missouri stopped
at an eating station; and hungry
traveller, starting out, thus addressed
a man who sat near him:
~ wish you would keep an eye on
my valise while am gone"
Gall right"
Shortly afterward the traveller saw
the man fastening away with the va
lise. He ran after the follow, shout
ing, "stop, thief" and soon afterward
q police officer whose attention had
been attracted arrested the culprit.
By this time the train was gone, and
the traveller, determined that. the aw-
full hand of justice should fall upon the
thief, had him arranged before a JUS
tice of the peace.
"Well," said the magistrate, address
ing the prisoner, "what defense have
you to make? ?"
"I don't need to make any defense,
your honor" he answered. Gas this
man was getting off the train he told
me to keep an eye on his valise. I told
him I would; and just after he was
gone remembered that had to 60 up
town to attend to little piece of busi-
ness. What was I to do? I had Civ.
en- my word as a gentleman that
would keep an eye on the valise. My
business up town was important, but
could I, even for the sake of attending
to important business, afford to tell a
falsehood? I could not; I would
keep an eye on the baggage; I would
take it with me. started, and the
man, seeing me and not understanding
the purity Of my motives, had me ar,
rested"
"Did you at any time take your eye
off the valise ?" the justice asked"
"No, your honor"
"Then, sir, I think that you have
acted in most honorable manner.
You are discharged"
The traveller had turned away, when,
finding a man walking beside him, thus
remarked: "He is peculiar justice OF
the peace, I must say. He is easily
impressed with the story ofa stranger"
"Stranger," the man repeated. "That
fellow is no stranger. He is consta'
BILE and is attached to that old rascal's
court"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
HOW TO CARVE FOWLS.

The season is at hand when anna
teurs in the matter of disjointing tur-
keys, geese, ducks and chickens are
beginning to wish they knew just how
to do it in q satisfactory manner. With
a view to assisting the ignorant, here
are reproduced some directions given
in Poultry Yard recently:
The legs of boiled fowl always
bend inward and tuck into the belly,
but before it is put upon the table the
skewer by which they are secured
ought to be removed. The fowl should
be laid on the carver's plate, and the
joints, as they are cut off, placed on
the dish. In taking off the wing the
joint only must be divided with. the
knife, for by lifting up the pinion of
the wing with the fork, and drawing
it toward the legs, the muscles will
separate In a much better form than
you can effect by cutting with knife.
Next place the knife between the leg
and body and cut to the bone turn the
leg back with the fork, and the joint
will give away, if the fowl is young
and we'll done. The merry thought is
taken out when the leg and wings are
all removed the neck bones are taken
Off by putting In the knife and press
ing it under the long, broad part of the
bone; then lift the neck bone up and
break it off from the part that sticks
to the breast. The breast itself has
now to be divided from the carcass by
cutting through the tender ribs close
to the breast, quite down to the tail /;
then lay the back upward, put your
knife into the bone half way from the
neck to the wing, and on raising the
lower end it will readily separate.
The last thing to be done is to turn the
rump from you and neatly to take of
the sidesmen. Each part should be
neatly arranged on the dish.
The turkey should not be divided
till the breast is disposed of; but if it
be thought proper to divide, the same
process must be followed as directed in
fowl. The following is the best mode
of serving this delicious bird: Begin
by cutting around so as to leave the
mere pinions. Each slice should carry
with it portion of the pudding or
forcement with which the craw is
stuffed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
BIRDS AS WEATHER PROPHETS.

Blackbirds bring healthy weather.
If owls hoot at night expect fair
weather.
Buzzards flying high indicate fair
weather.
Birds singing during rain indicate
fair weather.
Birds and fowls oiling their feathers
indicate rain.
Geese wash and sparrows fly In
focks before rain.
If owls scream in foul weather it will
change to fair.
A growing rooster during rain indi-
Gates fair weather.
When the thrush sings at sunset, q
fair day will follow.
Birds flying in groups during rain or
wind indicate hail.
Larks when they sing long and fly
high forbode fair weather.
If storks and cranes fly high and
steady, expect fair weather.
When birds cease to sing, rain and
thunder will probably occur.
If the rooster crows more than usu-
al, or earlier, expect rain.
A solitary turkey buzzard at great
altitude indicates rain.
When you see geese in water wash
ing themselves, expect rain.
If the crows make much noise and
fly round and round, expect rain.
When quails are heard in the even
ing, fair wetaher is indicated for next
day.
When the roosters 90 Growing to
bed, they will rise with a watery head.
Domestic fowls dress their feathers
when the storm is about to cease.
Cuckoos hallooing on low lands indi-
cate rain on high lands, fair weather.
If birds in general pick their feath-
ers, wash themselves and fly to their
nest, expect rain.
The crow flying alone is sign of
foul weather, but if crows fly in pairs
expect fine weather.
When men of war hawks fly high,
it is sign of clear sky; when they
fly low, prepare for blow.
When fowls roost in daytime, expect
rain. When the hen crows, expect a
storm within and without.
The cuckoo in April opens his bill,
in May he sings all day, in June he al
ters his tune, come August, 60 he
must.
If the rooster crows on the ground it
is sign of rain; if he crows on the
fence, it is sign of fair weather.
BOOSTERS are said to clap their wings
in an unusual manner before rain, and
hens to rub in the dust and seem very
uneasy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
FoR Coon TOAsT GREAT seer,

For GOOD ToAsT.-The great secret
in having good toast is to dry all the
moisture out of the bread before hold
ing it to the fire, otherwise the outside
will become Drowned and scorched
while the middle remains spongy. TIC
carry out this process, dry the slices ot
bread for quarter of an hour in the
oven with the door open. Turn the
bread once, so that both sides dry
equally. The bread will toast very
quickly after this treatment, and it
will be crisp, yet neither hard nor
tough. Directly toast is made ii
should be stood up right in a warm
place till served.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
Humuruns Department.
"PM A.PININ'. -"

Back in the North Carolina noun
tains the student of customs may still
find material for research. The mos
unique are the kissing games, which
still cling to the soil. A lot of big
imbed, powerful young men and ap
ple-cheeked, buxom girls gather ano
select one of their number as master
of ceremonies. He takes his station
in the centre of the room, while the
rest pair off and parade around him
Suddenly, one young woman viii
throw up her hands and say:
"I'm pinin'."
The master of ceremonies takes il
up, and the following dialogue and in
terlocution takes place:
"Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp says
she's a-pinin' fur sweet kiss. Who
Is Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp a-pinin
fur sweet kiss frum?"
"I'm a-pinin' fur a sweet kiss from
Mr.. Hugh Waddle." Blushes, con
elusive giggles, and confusion on the
part of Miss Arabella Jane Apthorp al
this forced confession.
Mr.. Hugh Waddle," walks up man.
fully and relieves the far Arabella's
pinin' by smack which sounds like
three year old calf drawing his hoo
out of the mud.
Then a young man will be taken
with a sudden an unaccountable pinin'
which, after the usual exchange Of
questions and volunteered information
reveals the name of the maiden who
causes the gnawin' and pinin'. She
coyly retreats outdoors, only to be
chased, overtaken, captured and for
chilly compelled to relieve the captor's
distress.
At one of these entertainments
which it was the narrator's fortune to
attend, there was a remarkably beau.
tiful young woman, who had been
married about month. Her husband
was present, a huge, beetle-browed
blackeyed young mountaineer, with
a fist like q ham. The boys fought
shy of the bride for fear of incurring
the anger of the hulking spouse. The
game went on for some time, when
symptoms of irritation developed on
the giant. Striding into the middle oi
the room, he said:
"My wife is ez pootty, m ez nice,
m sweet ez any gyual hyah. You uns
has known her all her life. This game
has been goin' on half an hour an no.
body has pined for her oncet. Efsome
one doesn't pine for her pooty soon,
there will be trouble"
She was the bell of the ball after
that. Everybody pined for her.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

BOSTON BooTs.-A wealthy citizen
had been out until the small hours
with convivial companions, and he
arrived home slightly exhilarated
He managed, by describing several
erratic rather than geometrical lines.
to get to his bed room and into a
chair. Then he called to his wife in a
single whisper:
~ can't get my boots off,"
"What's the matter with your
boots ?"
"Nozzin," Gn a faint whisper.)
"What's the matter with your
hands, then?"
"Noszin."
"Why don't you pull your boots of
then?"
"Maria, I've forgotten the combina'
tion ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02
Clears and Tobacco

Is quite an important feature of our
fine cigars-having the finest line in
town. Among our brands will be found
the famous San Pedro Cigars, also Lilscs,
Cuban Blossoms, Sabarrosa, Espanos,
Smokettes, etc., and the Old Glory Che
roots the best on the market.
In Smoking Tobacco we can surely
satisfy you. We have Fruits sand Flow
ers, Pick Leaf, Gold and Silver and all
popular brands. In Chewing Tobacco
we handle only the best and our prices are
at the bottom.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-02

A CONSIDERABLE GIRL.-Husband-
Your sister Jennie has run away and
got married-eloped.
Wife (faintly)-What was she mar
ried in?
Husband-Silk.
Wife (relieved)-Then she didn't
disgrace the family after all. Whom
did she marry