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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Science Oh the Farm.

At a recent dairy and poultry show
one of the most interesting exhibits
was q new appliance invented by
veterinary surgeon for the humane
killing Of poultry. The necessity of
killing animals for food is not disput-
ed even by the most ardent followers
of the 5. P. c. A, and many an
amateur farmer has fiinched at killing
the bride of the barnyard, 50 that an
attempt at painless execution viii be
welcome by many. The apparatus Is
trident shaped, the two outside legs be-
ing wood, while the central one con-
sists Of steel blade operated by
wooden handle. The bird to be killed
is hung head downward againsta wall.
Next its neck is pinned by the wooden
prongs, the beak naturally opening,
the knife then being inserted just far
enough to sever the spinal cord, with
oft laeerating the outer skin Of course
instant painless death results Another
merit Of the device is that the appear
ance of the bird as offered for sale is
greatly enhanced, no cuts or blood
showing.
Another device in the same line offer
ei was placarded "a humane rabbit
trap" The claws of the machine were
so designed in form and covered with
rubber pads so as not to lacerate the
the animal when the trap was sprung.
AT this same show a pulsatOr milk
ing maching attracted great deal Of
attention. This is worked by a va
euum motor attached 10 the top Of the
milk pail. II is adjustable and can be
moved from pail TO pail, and two cows
can be MIXED at one time Teat cups
made of rubber and aluminium are
essential features, the pulsator drawing
the milk by means of a sucking action
similar to that of the calf By ar
ranging the pulsatOr near the udder
the introduction Of foul sir into the
milk is avoided. The power required
to operate such an apparatus is com
paratively small, but one attendant
can do the work Of several working in
the old way.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
This is New, Surely.

"Wall paper sold by the yard'' is the
announcement made by certain deal
IT, who certainly deserves to be on the
high road to popularity. How many
people Of moderate means have had
the bewildering experience Of selecting
a paper which is marked very cheap
by the piece or roll, only to find tre-
mendous bill sent in for papering the
room. There is such confusion in the
use Of the terms piece or roll, that
misunderstanding arise, and pater-
famiIias opens his eyes when he sees
the tradesmen's accounts sent in for
papering room with paper which ap-
peared to be very cheap when priced.
But when the fabric is sold by the
yard, and when il is distinctly under
stood beforehand what are TO be the
charges for wall scraping and putting
on Of new paper, there cannot be much
margin for unpleasant surprises. Ex-
aetitude in counting the cost is a great
factor in domestic comfort, where the
income Is limited and there are many
demands upon it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Pinned Her Money in Her Hat.

This is from the Chicago Record /:
Miss Belle Ostrander carried her money
in her hat.
The two robbers who held her up
Saturday night in g lcneiy corner of
the stockyards searched her pockets
and turned down the tops of her shoes,
but found only some small change
But pinned to the top Of her hat on
the inside was SIG in bills.
Miss Ostrander, stenOgrapher en-
ployed at one of the stOekyards' big
packing houses, was walking along
Exchange avenue when two men
sprung out Of the shadows near the
sheep pavilion and grabbed her by the
arms.
"Let me go, says r'
"Not till we get what money you
have.n
"I have no money and unless you
release me Pl scream" said the vie
tim.
But the robbers did not believe ber,
and while one held her hands the other
searched her. As the second man be-
gan TO go through her pockets Miss
Ostrander screamed, whereupOn The
other robber promptly clapped his
hand over her mouth, preventing furth-
eroutcry. When the men had taken
what money they could find they re-
leased her, ran back into the sheep
alley and disappeared.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Eccentric Charity

II was an eyewitness, said another
OF the party, s'of an occurrence that
would have been regarded as quite re-
markable had not understood it. Late
one afternoon ] was sitting on bench
in Madison Square. On another bench
near by were a man and 5 woman, both
young. The man was thin and pale,
and / gathered from such Of his talk as
1 overheard that he was recovering
from a long illness, that the woman
was his wife, and that they were in
desperate need Of money.
George Francis Train came along
and sat down beside me on the bench.
l knew him well and told him about
the young people and their troubles.
Presently he went on his way, and /
saw him go into store on the south
side of the square. A few minutes later
he came back to the young couple. As
he passed them shower OF gold and
silver coin dropped from his pocket, di-
rectly at their feet, jingling masieally
on the asphalt. Mr.. Train walked right
along, paying no heed. The young
man sprang up and called Mr.. Trains
attention to his loss, saying, You've
dropped lot Of money, sir You're
very much mistaken, young man, Mr..
Train replied, and he walked rapidly
away.
"The young people were utterly
dumbfounded, and, after they had
gathered up the coins, seriously talked
Of turning the money over to the po-
lice. Fearing that they would really
be so foolish / went TO them and advis-
ed them to keep the wealth, As the man
vino had just dropped il had way Of
doing just such eccentric things, which
he could well afford, as he possessed a
great fortune. They left the square
soon after with smiling faces.
"Train undoubtedly had gone to a
store, obtained lot of coin, cut the
lining of his coat pocket, holding the
gap together with his hands to keep
the coin within until he reached the
young couple, when he let go and the
coin fell at their feet. 1t was his way
Of helping them without embarrassing
them with an offer of charity.
ingtOn Post.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
His First oFense.

''John," said Mrs. Younglove, "dO
you know that you forgot something
~hen you went away this morning ,"
Mr.. YOunglOve thought for smOment
and then replied:
'sNO, / didn't know that had.
What was it?''
She put her handkerchief to her eyes
and sobbed- Finally, when she could
trust herself to speak she answered:
"You-yOu kissed the baby before you
started, b-bIt you did-didn't kiss anyb-
b-body else.'
"Oh-ho," he laughed, so you did
notice it eh?'
A glad light came into her eyes, and,
throwing her arms around him, she
said:
"And did yO1 do it just to try me ~
"Uh-huh, he answered, and then felt
so good over his eleverness that he had
to go oout and buy himself quarter ;
worth Of ars--Exehange.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
An Equine Drunkard.

\ horse addicted to the liquor habit
is one Of the strange sights OF To-
peka, Ksnsas The equine dTunkard
is Dan, one Of the large horses driven
to the patrol wagon of the city Police
Department Dan acquired his taste
for liquor several years ago He be-
came sick aud was about TO die when
the veterinary surgeon in charge rec
commended that dose Of whisky be
given him. It braced the horse up.
The dose was repeated at intervals, and
Dan entirely recovered under the infiu-
enee of the stimulant. When the whis-
ky was first given TO him it was with
great difficulty that he was made to
swallow it, but he gradually acquired
a taste for it, which grew into an insa-
table appetite.
After Dan had recovered, the officers
at the City Hall gave him whisky as q
joke, just to see him caper about the
lot. 1t came to be a serious matter,
however, says the Kansas City World,
as drinking became a habit with him,
and he required whisky at regular in
tervals The frequent raids upon the
saloons at Topeka, at which a large
quantity of whisky was generally Sc
cured and confiscated, furnished abun-
dant opportunity for the patrol driver
to indulge Dams unusual appetite.
The Police Department changed
hands on July 1, and ever since that
time Topeka has been the scene of a
temperance crusade. The practice of
giving whisky TO Dan was diseontin-
ued. He began losing flesh, got of his
feed, and finally became ineapaeitated
for duty on the patrol wagon. Those
who understood the habits Of Dan said
the cause of his sickness was the loss Of
his accustomed drinks of whisky.
In order to test the matter whisky
has been given Dan at regular intervals
during the last three days He drank
it greedily and Soon began showing
signs of recovery. He is low sound
and well horse, doing duty OF the
wagon. Those who have witnessed the
experiment say that Dan can take
tumblerful Of whisky and drink it down
as gracefully as any man-and he does
nor require a chaser.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
soMERsET Pa. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1898.

These two old people, so innooent, so
genuine, 50 trustful, won the kindliest
services of the big, good-natured con-
ductor. Atanother time the breakneck
speed at which the carriage in which
he placed them was driven, would have
made them faint with terror, but now
they only thought, in dazed way, how
kind the driver was to hurry so for
them.
When the afternoon began 10 wane,
the nurse by Jem's bedside gave place
to little woman in q rusty black dress.
She sat by him scarcely breathing un-
til he stirred uneasily, then she put her
hand on his forehead. She stroked his
cheek and patted it as she used to do
when he came in his little white might
ier to say bis prayers by her knee.
Her touch seemed to turn back the
stained, blotted leaves of his life to the
pure pages of youth. He smiled, and
murmured, ''Now / lay me-down-to
sleep" and then, ''No, mother, have
not touched drop since / got your
letter.
Toward midnight he reused, but with
the calmness OF one TO whom death has
drawn near, he showed no surprise at
seeing his loved ones near hin. "Tell
the boys, mother, that wasted my
life. Tell themD-his words were com
ing more slowly now as the ebbing tide
carried his soul out toward the dark
waters. s'Tell them / tried TO stop
drinking, but / forgot to say Our Fa-
ther.i"
There was an empty cot in that ward
in the morning. There was a little
procession that wound its way in mute
sadness through the noise of the city.
There were two sorrow-laden old people
who returned to their lonely home in
Brushviile.
Jem's life had been a record of time
wasted, talents abused and honor tar
nished. But at the setting of the sun
of his life the golden glory Of one hon
est effort and one deed of noble hero
ism shone through the clouds of wrong
doing that had darkened his day.-Un-
ion Signal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know Of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to
the needy and suffering. The pro-
prietors Of DIR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
have given away ten million trial bot
ties of this great medicine and have
the satisfaction Of knowing it has alb
soIutely cured thousands Of hopeless
cases Asthma, Bronchitis, Hosrss-
ness and all diseases Of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
it. Call on J. n. Suyder's Drug Ssrre,
Somerset, Pa, and G. W. Brailier .
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
Regular size soc and 81. Every bot
tie guaranteed, or price refunded.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
THE WEST WIND AEDrHE ROSE

The westwind blew. where Rosebud
grew,
'Mong the flowers. there. enc day.
The westwiad sought, 50 the fioweretl
thought,
To kiss them in his play
But the Rosebud knew that the West
wind. too.
Would kiss her where she lay,
So. the Rosebud turned, while her blushe.
burned
And she drew her head away.
AS little, modest rosebud
'Mongst the leaflets seeks 10 hide;
Willis; the zephyrs breathe upon her
Caused the bud 20 turn aside;
Sweet y, though. the wind is welcome,
With its whoiesoma breath Of life;
And the rosebud, with its fragrance,
Fills the wind with sweetness rife.
SO. a maiden. OF with coyness,
From a love-kiss turns her face;
Still, her lover pressing gently.
Yields, at last. with modest grace;
And such moment, for that lover,
Is moment fraught with bliss;
While lifelong thought of-fragrance
Is the memory OF that kiss.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Working Night and Day.

The busiest and migh,iest little
thing that ever was made is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills Every pill a sugar
coated globule Of health, that changes
weakness into strength, listlessness into
energy, brain-fag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up the
health. Only 25c per box. Sold at J.
n. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset,
Pa, and G.. w. Brallier's Drug Store
Berlin. Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Red Hot From The Gun

Was the ball that hit G.. B. Steadman
Of Newark, Mich, in the Civil War.
1t caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helped for % years. Then Buck
lens Arnica Salve cured him. Cures
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, BOils, Felons,
Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure
on earth, p cts. a box. Cure guar
anteed. Sold at J. n. Snyder's Drug
Store, Somerset, Pa, and G. w. Bral-
lier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

A hot bed for early use in the spring
may be prepared in the fall with adj
vantage. Instead Of the common
method Of building q hot bed above the
surface OF the ground better way IS to
dig pit foot and half or two feet
deep, line Il with stone wall and set
a sash-eovered box upon the wall. The
stones will retain much Of the heat
that would otherwise be lost--Hart-
ford Tlmes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Brave Men FAN

Victims 20 stomach, liver and and kid
neg troubles as well as women, and all
feel the results in loss Of appetite, pOis-
ons in the blood, baekache, nervous
ness, headache and tired, listless, run
down feeling. But there's no need to
feel like that. Listen to J. w. Gard
ner, IdaviiIe, Ind. he says: Electric
Bitters are just the thing for a man
when be is all run down, and don't
care whether be lives OF dies it did
more 10 give me new strength aud good
appetite than anything / could take.
can now est anything and have'a
new lease on life" Only 50 cents at
]. \. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset,
Ps-, and G. w. Brallier's, Drug Store,
Berlin, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

AL the right, title, interest, claim and de
mand OF John n. Sala, drfendant and VIM
J. Sala. terre tenant OF in, and 70 the fol-
lowing described real estate 10 wit.
No I. a certain trsct OF land situate IN
COnemaugh township. somerset county Pa-.
containing - acres. more or less. about -
acres clear balance tiTnbered. adjoining lands
OF Levi Berkey, Albert Mitzlaff, Jacob l.
kaufman. Daniel Hershoerger. and Nm- J.
Sala having thereon erected a one and a half
story plank dwelling house, bank barn and
other out buildings.
No >. certain piece or parcel OF land
situate in COneInaugh township. Somerset
county. Pa. containing > acress- mere or less
ali cleared. a6 Joining lands OF Daf lei HerSh-
berger. jeremiah Livingston, Harry X
Bleugh, Elijah Stahl aud John NJ. Saia, hsN-
ing thereon erected "A two-Story plank dwell
ing house. stable and oIherOGt buildings with
the appurteBances.
Taken IN execution and % be sold as the
property 81 john II. Sala defendaut,aDd Wm.
J sala tere tenant respectively. al the suit OF
Isaac l. lOder administrator OF Joseph kaui-
man. decd
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Wednesday. December Ia. 1898.


First and hnai account Of John sarver, ex-
ecutOr Of Mari Ringler, decd
First and final account Of William &.
Schrock. guardian OF Annie q. Reitz, minor
child Of Christian Reitz, decd
First and hnal account OF B. thinner
man and Henry p. Coleman, admr's OF John
Coleman. decd
Account OF ] J. Brant and Robert Prilts,
executors Of Alexander Pitts, deed.
First and final account OF James l. Pugh,
ESQ trustee for the sale OF the real estate OF
John and Ssfsh Hicks. decd
Flrst and final account OF Eva Gnfith. ad-
ministratrix Of SarIh a griffith, decd
First and partial account Of Alex n. and
VIM Long, administrators Of Michael Long,
decd
First and final account OF James l. Pugh.
Esq. executor Of William e. Griffith. deed
First and partial account Of Ross 4. Long
and David snyder, administrators OF Levi J.
Long, deed.
First ana final account Of simon Faidley,
administrator OF Daniel Faidley, decd.
The account OF a II. Bue man and b. r.
Auman, administrations OF Frederick A. Buel-
man. dec'd-
First and final account OF Isaiah Pile, ad-
ministratoT Of David Pile. deed.
Somerset. Pa JAMES "a. COVER,
Nov. 10, ISIS. Register
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
Terms

NoTtcE-An persons purchasing at the
above sale viii please take notlce that 10 per
cent OF the purchase money must be paid
when properly i knocked down; otherwise IL
viii again be exposed 10 sale at the risk OF the
first purchaser. The residue Of the purchase
money must be paid on or before the day oi
confirmation. viz. Thursday, Dee. Is.
lsss No deed will be acznoWl dged until the
purchase money is paid in full.
NH HARTZELL.
Nov. l6 1855. Sheriff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

All the right, title, interest. claim'and de
mand Of c. II Menges, q. w. Bradow er
and Christopher Martin. trustees of the
Evangelical Association OF the United states
at Wellersburg, Pa. OF, in. and 20 a certain
lot or parcel OF ground situate in the Borough
-of Weilersburg. Somerset county. pa, located
on the Plank Road leading to Cumberland,
Md, and bounded on the east by the the Dom
estate, west by an alley. south by a public
road. having thereon erected a fname church
building. about 35 by 80 feet
Taken in execution and TO be sold as the
property Of e. II. Menges. Geo. ". BradOwer.
and Christopher Martin, trustees OF the Evan
geiical Association Of the United States at
Wellensburg, Pa, al the suit Of A. n Long
and William Long, administrations OF Michael
Long. deed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
You Should Know

What Hoods Sarsaparilla has power
TO do for those who have impure and
impoverished blood. IL makes the
blood rich and pure, and cures scrofula,
salt rheum, dyspepsia, eatarrh, rheu-
matisDl, nervousness II you ara
troubled with any ailment caused or
promoted b. impure blec-l, take Hoods
S4rsaparilis at once.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
This is the Supreme Test.

A perfectly-trained husband is one
who gives the impression that the
hardest work Of his life was in coaxing
his wife 10 marry him--Atchison
Globe
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

"DelIa i going to be married in the
spring.
"How do you know -
81 heard her say she was going to
wear her old cloak ali winter. Chi
G go Record
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

All the right tltle interest claim, and de-
mand Of Mrs Eliza NJ. SchrOck. OF in and 10
the undivided twO-thiris Interest in a certain
tract OF land situate in Somerset township,
Somerset county, Pa, adjoining lands OF &.
Weigle. - Z. Sweitzer and Others. containing
20 acres. more or less. having thereon erected
a twO-stOry brick dwelling house. large
barn, and other out buildings with the ap-
purfenances-
Taken in execution and 10 be sold as the
property OF MTs. Eliza II. SchrOck. at the
suit OF Mrs. Julia II. Uhl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23
sHERIFF's SALE

by virtue OF sundry writs OF FierI Facias
Court OF Common Pleas OF Somerset county,
Pa, 10 me directed. there viii be exposed 10
sale, at the Court House In Somerset Bcr-
ocgh, on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

Hoods Pills are prompt aud EN- .ient,
easy to take, easy 10 operate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

DEGIsTER's NOTICE.

office is hereby given 70 an persons con-
cerned as legatees. creditors or otherwise that
the following accounts have passed register.
and that the same viii be presented for con-
firmatiOn and allowance at an Orphans
T,er1rf 10 D.. held AT Somerset. on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-11-23

All the right. title. interest, claim and de
mand OF John Austin. OF, in, and to a certain
lot or parcel of ground, situate in Stoyestown
Borough Somerset county. Pa bounded on
the south by the Bedford ana LigoDier pike.
east by lot of Mrs Catharine Thompson. west
by lot OF Benjamin Berkey's heirs. and north
by an alley, having thereon erected two
story frame dwelling house, and stable, with
the appurtenanceS
TAKEN in execution and 10 be sold as the
property Of John Austin, at the suit OF the
Keystone Building and Loan Association.
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cash PRICES.

Adjoining Mrs. A. E. Uhl, Southeast
corner Of square.
SnMFRSFT pa
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Friday. Dec. 9. 1898.
ATIo'cL ocKP M

the following described real estate. 10 wit:
mand Of C. : Bfai of, IN and 10 two certain
lots OF ground situate in Salisbury borough.
somerset county. Pa, bounded on the north
Gay street. west by an alley, being numbered
as lots Al and - on the plot Of Beachy's addi-
ton 10 said borough. being the same lots con-
veyed by A. T. Beachy and wife 10 Charles ;.
Beal by their deed dated April Is, Iss3. and
recorded in Deed Record for Somerset county
Ps-. vol. - page Us etc
Taken IN execution and 10 be sold as the
property OF c. :. Beai at the suit Of j. l.. Bar
chuS.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-03-19
CALIFORNIA; Cattle Divine

a practical illustration of the effects Of
ehe protracted drouth in California is af-
rorded in the following dispatch from
salinas, California. A few DAVIS .oo
Twelve carloads of cattle b~elonoino 70
Henry Miller passed through hara on
route TO Mllier's ranch near Gilroy, where
'heS VIII be fed on the beet pulp. When
'he tram reached CastrovilIe only twantr
were ali that We're able to stand tho
others lying on the bottom of the cars
rms shipment is all that were abIa r.
stand the trip out of 1000.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-03-19
The Opera House..

Zen Mile Crossing' at the Opera
house last night by the Hockey-Wheeler
company proved another success. The
members of the company acquitted them
selves with credit and the play itself was
exceptionally good.
Tonight the company will close its o.,
gageiilent here with the production of
thai old but always interesting. romantic
Drama Monte Cristo." 1t has long since
peen given its niche in the worlds AGA
oemy OF the immortals. The plav. as nre-
sehted by the HOckey-Wheeler
VIII be given with all attention to staoa
Se'tihg n scenic effects. The beautiful
ana thrilling episodes that 90 TO fell tho
story OF the rise from Obscuritv of tho
humble sailor, Edmund pantes tbrourb
the awful ordeal of isolation IN 2 grav-
some dungeon for fourteen LONG wears +,
the possession of the faLulous richos of
'he FIavos. Prices 10. 20 and 20 cantc
MS afternoon the roaring farce c0medv
turned Up will be repeated. Chilarn,
Will be Admitted to any part of the hon.a
for 10 cents.