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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18

Two weeks from Monday the time for
the payment of taxes expires, and as yet
few of the taxpayers have visited the treas
urers office and settled for the year.
begin their semi-annual pilgrimage to the
courthouse at once there will be a grand
rush during the last few days, and
many will be forced on the delinquent list.
advantage of the present and paid their
taxes. Their troubles are over, but that
number is small compared with those who
have been putting off from day to day their
payments. The law governing the payment
of taxes is as memorable as that of the
Modes and Persians, and delay only means
brief respite followed by annoyances which
only those who have gone through the final
struggle to reach the windows during the
last few days can appreciate. The people
who have taken advantage of the Barrett
law are the ones who should be the most
careful not to become delinquent. After Nov.
the delinquents can be sued at the pleasure
of the bondholders, and some attorneys are
always ready to get hold of the books and
bring suit They cannot lose as a fore
closure goes with the suit, and the prop
erty can be sold to satisfy the claim, to-
gether with court costs and attorneys fees
payment of taxes and those who go to the
treasurers Office this week can be taken
care of easily and quickly
Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
-A-
Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats
McGnliard Agency Co. Fire insurance.
Wall paper at very reasonable prices and a
large stock to select from. w. l. CUNNING
HAM, 90 Virginia avenue.
fr1ba & . ST
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18

Fall styles are ready. Agents knox's
world-renowned New York Hats, Chrsty &
Co. and Gordon & Co.'S English Hats
Dalton Hat Company. High-class Halter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18
nnnIan,s Celebrated Hats
Tax-Paying Time.

And all the best makes of Fall Hats at
SEATON'S HAT STORE.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


Heron. Jeweler. 81 S. Pennsylvania St.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18

Insure with German Fire Insurance OF In
diana. General offices, 20 South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-18

Wall paper at very reasonable prices and
large stock to select from. w. l. CUNNING
HAM, 90 Virginia avenue.
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KlmbalI piano. carIin & Lennox. q. Mkt. st
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Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless oats.
McGnliard Agency Co. Fire insurance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
New Cheese Law.

The new law regulating the manu-
facture and sale of cheese in this State
went into effect last Monday, and since
that time the office of the dairy and
food commission has been deluged by
letters asking for information about il.
Copies of the law are being sent out by
the hundreds aud chief clerk Hutchi-
son, who has charge of the Office, in
the absence of commissioner Wells,
has been working hard to answer the
letters making inquiry of its prOvi-
siOns. Laws are being sent out not
only to Pennsylvania but 10 New York
and Ohio manufacturers.
The new law requires the name Of
the manufacturer to be placed on all
packages of cheese and it regulates
standards and brands BY direction
Of the department there has been made
analysis of over three hundred samples
of cheese selected III different parts of
the State. These tests 50 far as yet re-
ported indicate that the cheese is fairly
up to the guarantee required law, and
that nearly all Of the samples show
over thirty-twO per cent of butter fat as
required by law.
The department is also answering
many inquiries as to the new law regu-
lating the sale of vinegar. BY an act
of the last legislature certain proyi-
siOns were made as to the color of the
article.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
A Sermon for School Girls.

Now that school days are come again
word with regard to the behavior of
school girls in public may not be
amiss. Who does not know the early
morning scene on the trolley ear, the
suburban train or the busy thorough
fares, crowded with bright faced,
laughing school girls? But too often
the observant fellOw-passenger sees
much to decry among these thought I
less little women Laughter degener-
ates into giggling; the merry joke, if
it's too long kept up, challenges the at
tentiOn of the looker-On, voices become
loud and manners much too free; and
all because light-hearted and innocent,
the unconscious school girl, like the
rest of mankind, lacks the power to
see herself as Others see her,
1t is the duty of every mother to
warn her daughter against such
thoughtless conduct, which, though
perfectly harmless in itself, lays her
open To comment and unkind criti-
cism. The low voice, the quiet man
ner and the dignified bearing mark the
department of the little lady in public
as surely Us that of her grown-up pro-
totype, and in nOwise lessen the nat
ural gayety of girlhood and childhood;
rather, indeed, give il the charm
which is always inseparable from that
intangible something called good
breeding.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Legs Saved a Family.

The following comes from Milwau-
kee, Wis. The recent d.mise of Cas-
per NJ. Sanger, father of Walter G..
Sanger, the bieyclist, and formerly a
millionaire, brought out the fact that
his large fortune had disappeared, bat
that his family would be cared for
through policies on his life aggregat-
ing SlSj,0J0 which had been saved
from forfeiture, mainly through the ef-
forts of Walter, who had devoted his
earnings rs wheelman to the pay
ment of the premiums on this large
amount of insurance.
When the true condition of his faith
er's affairs dawned upon him he en-
gagged in heroic struggle to save this
insurance for the benefit of his mother
and the members of his family. The
prizes won during the season of 1894
were disposed Of for about 5000, and
those won in previous years also netted
him fair sum.
For number of years he has also
had contracts with bicycle concerns,
which have netted him from $, 900 TO
$1,000 each season. Since he entered
the ranks of the professionals in July,
1895, his earnings have been sufficient,
in connection with his savings from
previous seasons, to enable him TO car
ry the insurance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
As to Slander.

Against slander there is no defense
Ii starts with word-with a nod
with look-a smile. 1t is pestiience
walking in darkness, spreading cOnta-
gion far and wide, which the most
wary traveller can not avoid; it is the
heart searching dagger of the dark as
sassin; il is the poisoned arrow whose
wound in incurable; it is the mortal
sting of the deadly adder; murder is its
sport. The man who breaks into my
house, or meets me on the street and
robs me Of my property does me injury.
He stops me on the way to wealth, he
strips me of my hard-earned savings,
involves me in difficulty, and brings my
family to penury and want. But it
does me an injury that can be repaired.
Industry and economy may again
bring me into circumstances of ease and
afiiuence. The man who, coming at
the midnight hour, fires my dwelling,
does me an injury-he burns my roof,
my pillow, my raiment, my very shelter
from the storm and tempest; but he
does me an injury that can be repaired.
The storm may beat upon me, but
charity may receive me into her dwell
ing, will give me food TO eat and
raiment to put on, will timely assist
me, raising new roof over the ashes
of the old and shall again sit by my
own fireside and taste the sweets ofmy
home. But the man who circulates
false reports concerning my character.
who exposes every action of my life
which he presented. to my disadvan-
tage, who goes first to this then 10 that
individual, tells them he is very tender
of my reputation, he enjoins upon them
the strictest secrecy, and then fills their
ears with hearsays and rumors, and
what is worse, leaves them to dwell
upon the hints and suggestions of his
own busy imagination-the man who
thus "filches from me my good name" !"
does me an injury which neither in
dustry, nor charity nor time itself eau
repair.-Fraternal News.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Why Sheridan Won.

General Horace Porter, in his "Cam-
paigning with Grant, f" in the Septem-
ber Century, says, after describing the
battle of Five Forks:
Sheridan had that day fought one Of
the most interesting tactical battles of
the war, admirable in conception,
brilliant in execution, strikingly dra-
matte in its incidents, and productive
Of extremely important results.
| said to him: 1T seems To me that
you have exposed yourself to-day in a
manner hardly justifiable on the part
of the commander of such an import
ant movement"
His reply gave what seems to be the
true key to his uniform success on the
field:
81 have never in my life taken a
command into battle, and had the
slightest desire to come out alive unless
/ won"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Bleeding at the Nose.

Pliny regarded nosebleed as one of
the distinctive characteristics of the
human race, for he said that imam is
the only creature from whom blood
flows at the nostrils,n and, properly
understood, he was right. OF course,
blood will flow from any part of an
animal when the arteries or veins of
that part are opened, but it is a fact
that nosebleed, occurring without any
apparent cause, is seldom, il ever, seen
in animals. The reason for this hu-
man popularity is that the membrane
lining the nostrils in man is especially
full of blood vessels, the walls of which
are weak and easily ruptured by slight
causes.
1t is usually very easy to recognize
nosebleed, but sometimes the blood
flows backward into the throat, and
then is coughed up, or vOmited, and
may be thought to come from hem
orrhage of the lungs or the stomach,
and so cause much needless alarm.
As rule, nosebleed is thing of
slight Importance, and stops of itself
after little while, but the blood may
escape in such quantity, or the bleed
ing may continue so long, that the pa
tent is greatly weakened. When oc-
curing in children it has ordinarily
no significance-thOugh this is not al
ways TO be taken for granted-but in
older persons it may be a symptom of
some other illness, such as the begin
ming of typhoid fever, or a trouble OF
the liver or the heart.
Nosebleed is one of the common
manifestions Of that curious condition
i'm which there is a tendency to severe
hemorrhage after any slight injury or
even without any cause that can be
discovered. Children with this pre-
disposition suffer from frequent un-
controllable attacks of nosebleed, and
sometimes die in one of them in spite
Of all the efforts to control the hemor-
rhage.
Ordinarily there is little to be done,
for the bleeding usually stops of itself.
The child should be made To sit quietly
in a chair with the head only slightly
inclined forward, just enough to let the
drops fall clear of the lips into basin.
All clothing should be loosened about
the neck. Ice may be applied to the
back of the neck, or ice water may be
dashed into the face or made to trickle !
down the back.
1t is useful, also, to insert a little |
piece OF ice into the bleeding nOstril- |
sometimes the effect is better if the ice |
be put into the other nostril-and re-
tain it there for moment or two; or a |
still better plan is to snuff up mix |
ture of alcohol aud water as hot as can |
be borne. The introduction of cobwebs /
into the bleeding nostril often induces
coagulation, or the same purpose may |
be served by a little wa1 of loose
worsted which has been picked apart.
III simple measures fail, the physician |
should be summoned before exhaustion /
Companion.
a simpler remedy than any sug- /
gested in this article, and one that
rarely fails, Is to place little bit of
paper, folded, in between the upper
lip and the gum, and under the nos
tril that is bleeding. This will almost
stop the bleeding. Eli
tor Our Boys and Girls.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
story Of a Sun-Disl.

An interesting story is told Of an old
sun-dial i'm Pennsylvania which is
worth repeating. In the first part OF
the last century an Irish emigrant
named Porter settled near Philadel-
| phia. Among his sons was one named
Andrew, whom he tried TO make into
a farmer and then, like his brothers,
into carpenter. But Andrew would
have nothing TO do with the plow or
the plane. He hid in corners, poring
over some mathematical books that
had come into his possession.
One day he found the design Of a
sun-dial in one Of them, and resolved
To make one. He walked eight miles
to sOapstone quarry, found slab and
carried il home on his back Full of
zeal he went to his brothers shop and
used their saws and chisels in his work.
When they came home in the evening
the dial was finished. Andrew was
triumphant, but every tool in the shop
was nearly or quite ruined. They
drove him into the street in Il fury Of
anger and contempt.
His father, now convinced that he
was an idle good-for-nothiug, who
would never fully earn his bread, babe
him 90 and fit himself for school
teaching, which he called the 'lazy
mans work"
Andrew gave himself to hard study
for the summer and then went to the
astronomer, David Rittenhouse, aud
asked him to lend him a book Of comic
sections.
''HOw long have you studied rlathe-
matics?" demanded the great man.
Three months"
"And what do you know Of c1nic
sections?" Rittenhouse rejoined, with
whitening contempt.
But after asking the boy a few ques-
tions he not only lent him the book,
but advised him not to waste his time
in the country, but to go TO Philadel-
phia and open a mathematical school.
Tlis pnor farm boy was afterward
General Andrew Porter, an officer in
the war Of the Revelation and an au-
thority on mathematical science III the
young Republic.
There are plenty Of farm boys now
who dislike farm work. II wouldn't
he wise to infer that because of this in
dolent disposition they are Andrew
Porters in embryo. An easy basis for
Judgment is to note the use they make
of their idle time. Do they give it to
comic sections or baseball2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Care of Umbrellas.

Do not let it dry while opened as this
strains the silk and makes holes at the
seams.
Do not place it to dry with the ham
die up. In this ease the moisture
lodges in the center, where the ribs
meet, causing the silk to decay.
Never put it in the wardrobe without
unrolling it OF after long period of
dry weather you may have the misfor-
tune of finding that the continuance of
the pressure has cut the silk between
each rib.
II you are satisfied for the present
with your umbrella, and are not anx-
ious to be Obliged to purchase new
one, see that it drips on end with the
handle down, unless the handle is val
liable and easily injured by dampness.
Such an umbrella cannot be cared for
according to any fixed rules.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
The Elephant and the Baby.

Some time before the elephant-hunt
I have described my husband was at
a station in Bengal. His work kept
him out nearly all day, and, being in,
I used to lie for hours III n long garden
chair on the veTanda, too weak TO read,
or to enjoy any more exciting amuse-
ment than my eyes supplied to me.
We had three elephants for our tents
and baggage; and one used to feed
from my hands every day, and seemed
as gentle as any dog or cst.
One of our government ehaprasis
was particularly devoted to her, and
invaribly shared his meal Of fruit or
fiOur-cakes with his dumb friend. On
particularly hot day, the ehaprasi,
TO my surprise, placed his little child Of
six months at the elephants feet,
warming her expressively that the in
fant was in her charge, and was to be
cared for until his return.
1 was an eyewitness Of her wonder
ful sagacity Large banana-trees and
fig-trees grew around, and, TO my sur
prise, the elephant broke of one Of the
formers spreading leaves, held il like
a fan in her trunk. and from time 10
time gracefully waved it over the
slumbering child, whether to temper
the heat of the atmosphere or TO keep
Oft flies, am unable to say. The gen
tie way in which she moved her feet
over the child, and across to each side,
astOnished me. / sent for white loaf
and some oranges, and calling her by
name she was never chained }, tried in
vain to tempt her to my side on the
low veranda- Nothing would induce
her to leave her charge.
The warm air and the mOnOtonOus
wave of the swinging fan Overpowered
me with drowsiness, TO which 1 yield
ed; and, after a sleep Of some duration,
l was awakened by quiet, subdued
snorts beside me. To my surprise,
found that the ehaprisi had just re-
turned to his offspring, and that the
elephant stood near the veranda beside
me, patiently waiting and gently ask
ing for the tempting dainties 80 brave
IL withstoOd for more than two hours.
St Nicholas.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
The Eloqasnce Of Wrath.

''When I lectured at Carlisle, Pa,
near the Gettysburg battlefield. they
showed me-" says Eli Perkins in the
New York sun. 'the ruins of old Thad
Stevens iron mill, destroyed by Gen.
Lee. Old Thad was not a scholastic
man, but he was earnest When they
talked about bridging the POtomae
during the war, old Thad said.
Bridge IT, Why, I'd bridge it
with the eareasses OF dead seeessionistsg
after Lineoln's proclamation Of
emancipation, old Thad wrote the great
president letter.
"In my opinion, Lincoln he wrote
your proclamation is an almighty able
paper Somehow or other the Demo
crats got hold Of the letter.
"In one place in the letter, Mr.. Ste
vens, in referring to himself, used
small IL In referring to this fact, and
to bring on a laugh against the old war
horse, Vallandigham said: And to
think, in this enlightened age, this
gentleman from Pennsylvania, i'm
speaking Of himself, writes little 81
instead Of using a capital. Think OF
itr
"Old Thad drew down his heavy
br9ws and his eyes pierced the dandy
with an electric glance as he struck the
desk with giant hand and growled in
a tone Of scorn, beginning with roar,
and ending with a hiss:
81 sir, when | write 10 such great,
such a towerin' man as Abraham Lin
coin, who has freed 7,OOO,000 slaves, L
abase myself abase myself sir; I
Use as small an 81" a. ! can put ON
paper; but, sir, if should ever get to
such a lOw-down pitch as to have To
write to such darned little snipe as
you are, I'd use an 81, - sir, that would
ill two pages Of foOlseap, 50 help me
Cod
II heard Wendell Phillips once when
he showed the eloquenee of wrath. 1t
was at an anti-sIavery meeting in
Faneuil hall, Boston, after Lineoln's
proclamation. The great emaneipatOr
had just said:
"'And every man in this republic IS
a citizen, and every citizen, black or
white, shall be protected by the flag"
Then some one hissed.
''NIr. Phillips turned pale, and then,
marching down 10 the foo:lights, ex-
claimed:
".Truth tossed into he'll would hiss
like that %
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Stands at the Head.

Aug. ]. Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreveport, La, says: 'Dr. Kings
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best seller
/ have" ]. +. Campbell, merchant,
of Stafford, Ariz., writes: ''Dr. Kings
New Discovery is all that is claimed
for it; it never fails, and is sure cure
for consumption, coughs and colds. /
can not say enough for its merits. +"
DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and cold is not an
experiment. 1t has been tried for a
quarter of a century, and to-day stands
at the head. 1t never disappoints
Free trial bottles at Snyder's drug
store, Somerset, or at Brallier's drug
store, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Interesting Hints.

For cramps or pains in the stomach
try few drops of essence of camphor.
For a nervous headache a cup of
moderately strong tea, in which two or
three slices of lemon have been infused.
For tired feet put a handful of conn.,
mon salt into four quarts of hot water.
Place the feet i'm the water while it is as
hot as can be borne. Then rub the feet
dry with rough towel.
For making a clear complexion stir
two teaspoonfuls of flour of sulphur in
to half pint of new milk. Let it
stand awhile, and then rub the face
over with it short time before wash
ing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Electric Bitters.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gener-
ally needed when the languid, exhaust
ed feeling prevails, when the liver is tor
pid and sluggish and the need Of a
tonic and alternative is felt. A prompt
Use of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers. No medicine will act more
surely in eounteraeting and freeing the
system from the malarial poison
Headache, indigestion, constipation,
dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. soc.
and Sl.OO per bottle at Snyder's drug
store, Somerset, or At Brallier's drug
store, Berlin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22

ter were dead before they reached the
place. Death resulted from hanging
in the case Of Gordon and Andrews.
None Of the citizens seemed to De =
plore the action Of the NIB, but on the
contrary, the hanging Of three or four
more members Of the gang tonight Is
being talked Of, and it may be done.
No troops have been asked for and the
citizens say they are not wanted.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Bueklen's Arniea Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer 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 D cents per box. For sale at j.
n. Snyder's drug store, Somerset, or
at Brallier's drug store, Belin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
Practice Economy

In buying medicine as in other mat
ters. 1t is economy to get Hoods Sar-
saparilla because there is more medici-
nal value in Hoods Sarsaparilla than
in any other. Every bottle of Hoods
Sarsaparilla contains 100 doses and
will average, taken according to diree-
tions, to last a month, while Others
last fortnight.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22
THE LONG WHITE SEAM.

As | came round the harbor buoy,
The lights began TO gieam,
No wave the land-locked water stirred,
The crags We're white as cream;
And marked my love by eandle-light
Sewing her long white seam.
It's aye sewing ashore, my dear,
Watch and steer at sea;
It's reef and furl and haul the line,
Set sail and think of thee.
climbed to reach her cottage door;
Oh, swectiy my love sings,
Like shaft of light her voice breaks forth,
My soul 10 meet il springs
As the shining water ieaped OF old,
When stirred by angels wings.
Aye, longing TO list anew,
Awake and in nay dream,
But never a song she sang like this.
Sewing her long white seam.
Fair fall the lights, the harbor lights,
That brought me in 10 thee,
And peace drop down on that low roof
For the sight that did see,
And the voice my dear, that rsng so clear,
Ali for the love of me.
For oh. for oh, with brows bent low,
By the candies flickering gieam,
Her wedding gown it was she wrought,
Sewing the long white seam.
Jean Ingelow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22

That cut glass may be made spark
ling and bright by putting it in saw
dust and polishing with chamois
after washing thoroughly in soap and
war II water.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-22

In eases of burns and sprains, seal d
or any Of the other accidental pains
likely to come to the human body, DIR.
Thomas Electric Oil gives almost in
slant relief.