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The times., 1898-08-02
HEATED TERM TOPICS.

Whatever others may think, the opinion
of the Administration is that the war
Will soon be over The act of Secretary
Long in curtaiing the expenses of the
navy indicates this. He has given in
structions to. Capt. ]. r. Bartlett, chief
of the auxiliary coast defense fleet. to
withdraw l20 men from service with the
fleet, and will put out of commission the
yachts and monitors under his command.
In addition, the Secretary has instructed
Civil Engineer Endicott, chief of the,
bureau of yards and docks. to purchase
but one floating dock for service in
Southern waters. instead of two. as was
determined upon before Ambassador
Cambon made his peace representations
on behalf of Spain to the President. In
accordance with these instructions, Mr..
Endicott has concluded negotiations for
the Perth Amboy dock of 1900 tons
pacity, and it will be towed to Key
West.
IT is proposed by Capt. Bartlett to dis
pose of the auxiliary fleet in such a way
that it can be placed in service in case
of necessity within forty-eight hours. BY
next Monday he hopes to have perfected
all arrangements to this end. Capt. Bart
lett is assigning some of his best sailors
to Commodore SIMPSONS fleet. Most of
them are from Rhode Island, New York
and Maryland. Thirty who sailed from
Pensacola yesterday were recruited in the
Southern States. There are still 800 of
these auxiliary sailors available and they
VIII be drawn on as needed by Commodore
Sampson. If peace comes without inter-
ference. by a third power. all reason for
dispatching Commodore Watsons squad
ron abroad viii cease TO exist. But it Is
not intended by the authorities TO disband
the squadron, at least until negotiations
are very nearly concluded.
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Lend a Hand.

Lend hand to the fearful.
Lend hand to the tempted.
Lend hand to the doubling.
Lend hand to souls in the shadow.
Lend hand to the student at school.
Lend hand to those who are of,en
misjudged.
Lend hand to the poor fighting the
wolf from the door.
Lend hand to the soul crushed with
unspeskable loss.
Lend hand to those whose lives are
narrow and eramped.
Lend hand to the boy struggling
bravely to Improve his mind.
Lend hand to the warrior who is
fighting his battle alone.
Lend hand to those upon whose
lives the sun seldom shines.
Lend hand to young people whose
homes are cold and repelling.
Lend hand to those whose sur
roundings are steadily pulling them
down.
Lend a hand TO the girl who works,
works, works, and knows nothing OF
recreation and rest.
Lend hand to the prodigal sister
her life is as precious as that of the
prodigal brother.
Lend hand, an open hand, warm
hand, strong hand, an uplifting hand,
a hand filed with mercy and help
Silver Cross.
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FARM NEWS AND VIEWS.
Getting Ready for Winter-Late Pigs
Seed Corn.

The disagreeable duties Of winter
consist in working in slush and filth in
the stalls and stables, but which could
be largely avoided iffine absorbent ma
terial is used. This Is an excellent
time, before the fall rains set in,
to store awaya a plentiful supply Of dry
earth 1t costs nothing but the haul
ing and viii be found very handy and
useful in the winter season. The leaves
should also be collected and put under
shelter. One Of the valuable aids will
be found in the fodder shredder, which
reduces the stalks to the condition Of
excelsior, enabling the cattle to con-
sumo much that would otherwise be
useless, and affordiBg an excellent ab-
sorbent material at all times. The
ensilage cutter will also be found useful
in that respect, as it viii pay to cut up
the food for stock in order that all ma
terials going into the manure heap
may Immediately absorb the liquids.
The stalls viii also be dry and warm
and the work performed with greater
e)mfort.
Pigs farrowed this month will get a
good start before winter. Late pigs are
liable to be checked by severe cold.
The most profitable pigs, however, are
those, farrowsd in the spring and
slaughtered late in the fall, as they
need not be kept over winter. Farmers
do not now give much attention to rails
ing pigs iarrOwed in the fall unless they
are patrons Of creamery and have an
abundance Of material f,r feeding,
which only the pigs will eonsume.
Poor land can never be improved
unless something is added to il. II is
cheaper to allow time in the effort to
grow crops to be plowed under than to
attempt to take seanty crop from the
land. When the land is poor the ma
nure should be concentrated on smaller
areas and allow portion of the land
to 60 uncropped until manure can be
given it. Time viii be saved, how
ever, by using green manurial crops
and fertilizers. The farmer who paws
taxes on poor land taxes himself un-
necessarily.
The importance of using plenty Of
seed may be mentioned from the fact
that only 80 per cent. germinates on
the average. The conditions of the
sol, kind Of seed, its age, and depth Of
planting must be considered, but the
rule to be observed is to use rather more
seed than too little.
An excellent time to select seed corn
is when it is being husked. All seed
corn should be kept in dry place, and
if hung up where the air can circulate
through 1t, so much the better. In
some sections seed corn is injured in
winter by severe cold, but this danger
is not so great If the seed is kept dry.
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EnterprisiDg Druggists.

There are few men more wide awake
and enterprising than ]. n. Snyder
Of Somerset, Pa, and ]. w. Brallier
of Berlin, Pa, who spare no pains to
secure the best Of everything in their
line for their many customers. They
now have the valuable agency for DR..
Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. This is the
wonderful remedy that is producing
such furor all over the country by
its many startling cures. Il absolute
ly cures Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness and all affections Of the Throat,
Chest and Lungs. Call at above drug
stores and get trial bottle free or a
regular size for 50 cents aud S1.O0.
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Sunshine.

Learn to laugh. A good laugh is bet
ter than medicine.
Learn how to tell a story. A good
story is as welcome as a sunbeam in a
siek-r room.
Learn to keep your own troubles to
yourself. The world is too busy to care
for your ills and sorrows-
Learn to stop. croaking. II you can
not see any good in this world, keep
the bad to yourself.
Learn to hide your aches and pains
under pleasant smile. No one cares
to bear whether you have the earaehe,
headache, or rheumatism.
Don't cry. Tears do well enough in
novels, but they are out Of place in real
life.
Learn to meet your friends with a
smile. The good-humored man or wo-
mon Is always welcomed, bnt the dys-
peptic or hypochondriac is not wanted
anywhere, aud is a nuisance as well.
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The fscke a. ths 3 he sf Santilss q cssa ser
ali Heroes. Thsir Heroic EFort n Getting Amms-
nliloa and aitions % ths frsnt Saved he Day.
T. T. BtyrLER, of pack-tain No. 5,
writing from Santiago. de Cuba, on
July sd, says; "we all had diarrhea
IN more or less violent farm, and when
We landed We had no time to see a
doctor. for Il Was case Of rush and
rush night and day 10 keep the troops
supplied with ammunition and rations,
but thanks to Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, we
were able to keep at work and keep our
health; in fact, l sincerely believe that
at one critical time this medicine was
the indirect Saviour Of our army, for If
the packers had been unable 10 work
there would have been no way Of get
ting supplies to the front. There were
no roads that a wagon train could use.
Ny comrade and myself had the good
fortune to lay in supply Of this med
ieine for our pack-train before We left
Tampa, and know in four cases it alb
solutely save life.
The above letter was written to the
manufacturers of this medicine, the
Chamberlain Medicine Co. Dts Moints
Iowa. For sale by all druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on healthy
condition Of all the vital organs. If
the liver is inactive, you have bilious
look; if your stomach is disordered, you
have dyspeptic look; If your kidneys
are affected, you have pinched look.
Secure good health, and you will sure
iy have good looks. Electric Bitters"
Is a good Alternative and Tonic Acts
directly on the stomach, liver and kid
neys, purifies the blood, cures pimplesi
blotehes and boils, and gives a good
complexion. Every bottle guaranteed.
Sold at ]. n. Snyder's Drug Store,
Somerset, Pa, aud g. w. Brallier's
Drug Store, Berlin, Pa 50 cents per
bottle.
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Bucklen's Arnca saIvs.

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 . cents per box For sale at j.
n. Snyder's Drug Store. Somerset, Pa,
or G. W. Braiiier's Drug Store, Ber.
lin, Pa.
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SOMERSET Pa, WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER 2s 1898.

to the prison. Then the king Of th'
rats entered and said
''Oh, master, your servants lamen
your sad plight. We cannot releas'
you but we will help you. Already
have given commands to my subjects
10 gather from all over the kingdom
such dainties as are served in the
houses OF the rich. Thus you will bt
provided with food. The king o.
snakes bids me tell you that from thi;
day there shall be a plague Of snake
bites, and until you are released this
shall continue. His majesty, the tiger
threatens to carry off person from
this kingdom daily, until the king
shall see the wickedness Of his way and
release you. And you" he continued
"must cry aloud to the people above,
Of the wickedness Of their king, The
day will come when they will heed
you and release you"
Years passed, but on account Of bis
rich food the Indian thrived. But all
the kingdom was wailing because ol
the awful calamities that daily befell
the people. At last ten years had
rolled away.
"My time must soon be up" the
Indian thought, and he began to call
aloud to all the passers-by Of the wick.
edness Of the king, and Of his power tc
heal all the evils If he were released.
Soon afterwards the princess, the
kings only child aud heir to the
throne, was bitten by snake, and all
the doctors failed to relieve her of heI
agonies. Then it was that the people
told the king OF the strange voice from
the dungeon.
"He must be a god" they cried, "to
live for ten years without food oI
drinkg
And the clamor became so great that
the king had the prison opened, and
the Indian was led forth.
In the darkness Of the cell the man
had grown so fair that all the people
marveled, and then bow d down to
him, believing him to be a god; and as
soon as he looked at the princess, she
began to get we'll
Then the Indian promised to rid the
people of their plague, and he asked
the king and his people TO go with him
to the forest.
Having arrived there, he thought of
his three friends, who instantly came
at the heads Of their armies. The peo-
pie turned to fly, but the Indian reas-
sured them.
Hear me, all of you" the Indian
cried; ''from this time, LET the tigers
leave this kingdom free from approach; (;
let the snakes cease to modest these peo-
pie, and the rats refrain from attacking
the cooks, and stealing the dainties in
the landr'
1--WE will obeyr' chorused the three
armies, and then, by a word, the In
dian dismissed them all.
sHe is indeed god, 10 do such won
ders,n the people cried; and even the
king bowed before him, and offered to
give him the kingdom to rule, and the
princess for his queen.
.All this will accept" said the In
dian, but first must visit my brother,
whom for twenty years have not
seem"
Thus was the lowly one raised to
honors, and his fathers prophecy full
filed.
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Rapid Improvement.

''sfy wife was victim of boils and
had several OF them at one time. She
began taking Hoods SarsaparilIa and
soon began to improve. After taking
few bottles she was entirely cured. 1
have taken Hoods Sarsapalilla for
rheumatism with good effect" G. w.
Dawson, Nimble, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

Some growers burn the strawberry
beds over in winter CT as as soon as the
ground is frozen, and then mulch the
rows with clean straw or salt hay. BY
so doing weeds that have died down
are cleared away and many seeds on
the surface Of the ground are destroyed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

The amount of green food that can
be grown on one acre is enormous
Experiments have shown that on an
acre there may be grown IA tons OF pea
vines, p tons Of peas and oats (grown
together 81 tons Of green corn, and
three tons ofseeond-growth clover. An
acre Of green food will provide more
than will five acres Of ordinary pasture.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

1t does not always pay to hold po-
tatOes over, as hauling, shrinkage and
decay during the time they are held
will more than offset the extra price
unless prices are very high. Then
there is storage room to provide and
labor incurred in caring for the tubers
during the winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-28

Ornamental trees serve to beautify
homestead and perform the part of
windbrakes- 1t takes time to establish
such things, but they pay because they
add to the value of the farm. Paint is
also valuable adjunct in farming, as
it gives the buildings an attractive APP
pearanee and assists in preserving
them.
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WHEN SCHOOL BELLS rrEKLE.

Holidays are over, and study-days are here
Listen 10 the ringing Of the bells.
States and books are ready,
For Terence. Tom and Teddy
That is what their tinkle-tinkle tells
at nine O'Clock they Jingle. they dingie. din.
gle, dingle,
These tiny little bnlzen-throated bells;
Gertrude, Geraldine and Grace,
Each must wear a smiling face
That is what their tinkie-tlnkle tells.
on yon distant messy hilltop, where the
country schoolhouse stands.
Hear the Naturalization Of the bells
Little country folks must run
As their class has just begun.
That is what their tinkle-tinkie tells.
so they Jingle, and they dingle, and they
tinkle, every day.
From their tiny throats message ever sweiis;
Through the long, long winter time,
May be heard the happy chime
Ofthe CHEEKY little, merry little bells,
James l.. Peluignot
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IMPORTANT TO ADVERTISERS.
The cream Of the country papers is found
in Remington's County Seat Lists Shrewd
advertisers avail themselves of these ists, q
copy Of which can be had of Remington
Bros. Of New York & PittsburR.
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Hoods Pills, cure all liver ills. Easy
to take; easy to operate; reliable, sure.
25e.
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Adjoining Mrs. A. E. Uhl, Southeast
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A CRITICAL TIME.
During the Battle Of Santiago
SICK OR WELL, A RUSH NIGHT
AND DAY.

The Flrke sa' the ne af Santiass q essa usr
al Heroes. Thsir Heroic Effort n 6etting Ammu-
nliloa ard aitions % ira frsni Saved he Day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-20

meet an activity now observable at the
sea coast defenses with the Maine Incl
dent. The attention OF Acting Score
tary Meiklejohn was this morning
called to several stories coming from
widely separated parts of the country.
lie promptly declared that this move
ment had no connection with the Maine
affair There had been increases OF the
garrisons of the seaboard posts, but
this had been going on for six months
and only marked step in the develop
ment of the scheme Of coast defense
planned by the fertilization board some
time ago. Said Mr.. Meiklejohn:
lit is following out the policy OF the
department which has been pursued
ever since the ordnance department
turned over to the engineers the mod
ern guns which they had manufac-
tured. When these are placed in the
coast Notifications IL will be necessary
to have them carefully protected. and
this work has been going on for SIN
months Guns have been sent to the
Delaware Notifications, Firms Point
Fort Moultrie and other defenses on
the Atlantic coast Congress has been
aware of this and the department has
called it's attention to the need Of at
least two additional regiments of artii-
lery to man these posts and take care
of these guns as fast as they are in
stalled
The letter of Assistant Secretary
MeikIejohn is now before congress and
has been printed. Meanwhile, in the
absence Of specific legislation, the de-
partment is making the best possible
distribution Of it's small forces To carry
out It's policy.
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EXCITEMENT DYING AWAY.
Lieutenant Mark VIII he Judge Adso-
cate OF the Court of Inquiry.

Lieutenant Mark VIII he Judge Adso-
cate of the Court of Inquiry.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE excitement
of the past few days has mostly disap-
peared at the navy department, and
the overworked officials particularly
the officers of the navigation bureau,
who have been working night and day
since the Maine disaster TO meet the in
quiries of anxious relatives Of victims,
while keeping up the current work of
the office, We're able to turn their at
tention To less Pressing matters
The first dispatch that came 10 hand
relative 10 the disaster WAS one from
Admiral Sicard. dated Key West, last
night. Ii read as follows:
Secretary of the Navy-The Bache
sailed from Key West for Havana with
divers and stores for the Maine. The
Iowa comes to Key West on the 18th,
and the Sampson court of inquiry OH
the Maine assemblies on the arrival
here of Lieutenant Mark. The Massa-
ehnsetts and Indiana are al Tortugas
Fifteen officers and II men from the
Maine have been distributed at the
Key West Marine hospital and army
barracks. More are due here on the
18th by the MangroNe. | shall hold all
at Key West pending the inquiry.
Lieutenant Mark will be judge adxo-
cate of the court and lay down the line
of procedure. being somewhat expert
in that matter. 1t Is thought he will be
in Key West i'll time To conduct the in
yestigation when II opens next Mon
day"
While the court is entirely master of
its own proceedings, the department
does not doubt that after a few pre-
liminary sessions in Key West. which
will lay the foundation for further in
Nestigation through the taking OF testi-
mony of the survivors now at Key
West, the board will proceed To Ha-
yana At that place the work can be
conducted rapidly to a finish with the
assistance of Sigsbee and information
gatherea BY divers from the WRECKS.
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CAUSE OF THE DISASTER
Continued from Page one.>

ner il is connected with the depIorable
accident.
The presencE on the street of the sur
yivors with bandaged heads or injured
bodies never fails 10 draw crowd. If
the injured blue jacket possesses gar
rulous tongue he is never without at
tentive audiences.
Reports from the barracks and ma
rine hospitals show the wounded are
rapidly convalescng, and the majority
whose injuries were slight will shortly
be discharged from the institution as
cured. Others. however, whose wounds
are more serious, must remain crippled
for life.
Frank g. Thompson. a petty officer
OF the Maine. now under treatment at
the marine hospital says that shortly
before the explosion he was on the port
gangWay with 20 others. who like him
fresh air They all turned in at ?
O'Clock. Shortly afterward he heard
the sentiners "all's well' at the Span
ish wQrship Alfonso Kill. which was
answered by an echo from the forts
on either side of the harbor.
Just as he fell asleep ne felt a shock
like an earthquake. Opening his eyes
he saw what appeared like IA hurricane
OF flame, by which he was hurled into
the air, falling into the water. whence
he was rescued and taken aboard the
warshp. He is firm In the belief that
there were two explosions.
An official examination OF the Maine
has been ordered Six divers with out
fits have been sent TO Havana by the
OIiyafta
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DESERTED THE SHIP.
Both The Passengers and the Crew Say
She Is n Tub.

Port Townsend. Wash. Feb. 19.-rhe
steamer North Pacific, which arrived
yesterday morning from Seattle en- route
TO Alaska, is still here and IL likely 10
remain for some time. Owing To the
rough weather the steamer did not at
tempt to cross the Straits of Fuca until
late yesterday and when half way over
was forced to put back on account of
heavy seas which caused the steamer to
ship large quantities of water. This
morning all but three of the steamer s
crew deserted her and also the passen-
gers. who number 12O. They decline TO
proceed further on this steamer, as they
are convinced that she is not seaworthy.
Fifty of the passengers visited Collector
Huestis in the United States customs
house this morning in a body and asked
him TO not allow the North Pacific to 80
TO sea-
The managers telegraphed to Seattle
for a new crew. which will reach here
tonight. Unless prevented by the au-
fhorities. the managers assert that they
will start north as soon as the new
crew arrives and the weather moderates
and that those passengers who do not
want TO go can stay behind, but no
money will be refunded.
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DIFFICULTIES REMOVED.
Wherever II Is tho Maine is Sovereign
United states Territory.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Apparently the
difficulties attending the sending down
of divers to the Maine was relieved, if
not entirely removed. by a statement
to-day by Senior Dubosc of the Span
ish legation that complete and har
monious understanding between Cap
tain Sigsbee and the authorities at
Havana had been reached on the mat
ter of divers, and the Spanish author
tiles viewed the Maine part of the
sovereign territory Of the United
States, the same as n United States
legation situated in foreign territory.
The waters of Havana harbor are, of
course Spanish territory, and some
eanfusion had been aroused by the
idea that this jurisdiction over the
waters attached also to the wreck in
it's present helpless condition AT the
bottom of the bay. Sigsbee will be
recognized rs the one 10 direct opera
tions and send down the government
divers for such inspection as he sees
proper to make. Dnbosc feels as
sured. however, Sigsbee will extend
equal facilities to Spanish divers, SO
that the inspection may proceed to-
gether.