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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13


Let me 90 IL. search of them." ex-
claimed the young sergeant. II viii
go everywhere TO find them. in order
to win even one smile from you"
''Senor," responded the young wo-
man, "there is nothing in our Spanish
tongue to describe one so noble. You
are indeed Sir Galahad. They came
with US and were frightened from us.
have no doubt that they have sue
ceeded in also placing themselves in
the protection of los Amercaaos. Such
is my earnest hope"
The girl stepped back in coqusttish
way so that the young sergeant might
walk beside her. The more he talked
with her, the more he was convinced
that she was hiding a great sorrow.
There were lines in the classical fore
head which showed that the young
woman was more worried about the
safety of those whom she left behind
than she would tell even the sympa-
thetic sergeant.
Sergt. Wilkins, as he walked along,
felt violent attack Of jealousy.
"Your sweetheart, perhaps?n he
suggested. The g;;l shook her head.
"Alas, senor," ihe said, ''not so. If
it were few years ago could truth
fully answer yes"
The sergeant was sorry, but at last
they reached the rear. The young wo-
man and her mother we're taken under
the protection Of a branch of the Red
Cross. The sergeant remained near
them as long as he could, and then re-
luctantly started back to the front.
perhaps we will meet again" said
the girl, just before he went away.
"You give me great hope" replied
Teddy wilkins. IF l can ever be of
service to you, no matter where you
may be, you must let me know"
The girl smiled and said that she
would never forget him. The young
sergeant touched his cap and with one
last. lingering glance be went his way.
He was so preoceupied on the way
back that the soldiers with him ex-
changed sly winks and assumed ex-
pressions intended to be exceedingly
lovelorn.
Sergt. Theodore Wilkins found little
time that night to think of the fair
senorita. The Spaniards advanced
and II took all the vigor ofthe exhaust
ed volunteers to hold them in check.
Yet, even when the Mausers filled the
air with weird songs there came to Ted
dy wilkins the vision Of face framed
in dark hair and the sound of voice
which was musical and low.
Days Of hard fighting followed, and
when it was all over Sergt. Theodore
Wilkins went In search of her who had
called him Sir Galahad. He found
her, too, within the protection of the
American lines, sheltered by the Red
Cross, and happy because she had been
reunited with her own-her husband
and her four children.-New York
Herald.
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His Comprehensive Prayer.

Just ahead of me in the train the
other morning sat two men who were
telling the stories that are never old
about the bright sayings Of their chill
dren, SAYS the Boston Transcript. One
of them, however, had brand new
one about his 4-year-old George This
yoangster had been safely tucked in
bed after day of the most fatiguing
play. He yawned while being un-
dressed, aud was all but asleep by the
time that he found himself between
sheets His mother, none the less, in
sisted upon him repeating his prayer OF
childhood. He started, sleepily, re-
quiring prompting at the beginning Of
every line. Drowsiness had nearly
won the mastery by the time that he
had obediendy got as far as stake my
soul.U
God bless"-prompted his mother,
George has Ion g list Of relatives
There was a flutter of his sleep-laden
lids as he Jumped them all together:
''GOd bless the whole shooting
match"
And he was asleep at last.
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The Cowboys Proof

slack" Vance, a cowboy from the
ranch Of the Butte Greek Cattle Com
pany, was on trial at Alliance, Neb.,
on a charge Of shooting at brakeman
on the Burlington Railroad with intent
to kill him. He had received his pay
few days before and was engaged at
the time of the shooting in the pictur-
esque pastime Of painting the county
red.
Vance vehemently denied any intent
to perforate the brakeman. He told
the court that while it was true that he
did take out his revolver and shoot af-
ter the brakeman had pushed him off
the train, lie was merely giving pre-
arranged signal. He and a friend had
been down the road a few miles and
wanted to ride back to the nearest sta
ton to the ranch. Realizing that if
they were found by any Of the train
crew they would be put of, they had
arranged that if one was put off the
train he should notify his partner by
firing his revolver once.
The trainman, with visions Of what
he firmly believed to be narrow es-
cape from death, shook his head, and
the Judge looked unbelieving. Vance's
cowboy friend eOrroborated the story,
but seeing that his tale failed to receive
eredence, the defendant asked the court
to step outside. The Judge asked what
for.
"Pn prove my innocence, Your
Honor" Vance sasd.
The court was curious and went out
side. So did the sheriff, lawyers and
spectators. Vance pulled out his re-
volver and, holding postage stamp
between the fingers Of his left hand,
clipped Off each corner in succession.
Next he asked a spectator to suspend a
hickory nut from a thread. Walking
off thirty feet he wheeled and at the
first shot cut tie thre-d. Taking six
tacks he placed them loosely in a piece
of wood This he placed against post
twenty-five yards away. Borrowing a
watch from bystander, he opened the
case for mirror, shot with his back to
the mark, and drove each tack into the
wood without a miss.
The brakeman had been looking on
in open-mOuthed wonder. AS Vance
concluded the brakeman stepped up to
the Judge and said:
''Yer Honor, guess was mistaken.
That man wasn't shooting at me. -
Denver Times.
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Useful Hints.

In buying white linen for drawn
work" the round-thread linen is prefer
able to that having fiat threads, as the
round threads are more easily drawn.
One of the best uses to which one can
put the crochet laces of linen and cot
ton thread that many women are so
fond of making is to edge linen bed
spread. The linen imported for these
spreads is two yards wide and very
close and firm. The spreads are either
embroidered in an all over pattern,
powdered with some design, or deco
rated with a wide border done in color
ed linen threads.
To warm over gems and rolls dip
them in cold water for an instant
Drop them into paper bag, twist the
top together to exclude the air, and
put them into a hot oven for five or
ten minutes.
Do not put carpet on adining-roOm
floor. 1t holds dust and grease, and
is impossible to keep clean and sweet.
A bare floor with rug under the table
is the most sensible and fashionable
custom.
The juice from can of fruit if not
needed when the fruit is served, may
be used later as foundation for jelly.
If the syrup is as rich as it should be it
will stand an equal amount Of water.
When thus diluted il is sweetened to
taste, and used with dissolved gelatine
in the proportion of little over half a
box to every quart. Pear syrup is inn
proved by heating with it bit Of
ginger root, and peach syrup has a
better flavor if few blanched almonds
are thrown in. These need not be
taken out when the jelly is strained.
Often the fruit from a can is used for
pudding, fritters, or with whipped
cream, and the juice is left unutilized.
Even very little of it left over should
never be thrown away. II sandwiches
are to be prepared for schoolchildren,
fruit juice will be found very useful in
moistening any sort of sweet filling.
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Points Of a Good Dairy Cow.

At the last national creamerymen's
convention Prof. T. L. Hacker, of
Minnesota, explained the principles in
volved in the selection of the dairy cow
by the use Of living models. He did
not care whether the udder went well
back or not, or whether it was large or
small. He looks first at the b,dy or
barrel, to see if that is large and deep,
as this is the measure of the cows abil-
ity to digest and assimilate her food
Next he looks at the thigh, to see what
yond the amount necessary for sup
port. The more the rear line of the
thigh curves in, the cheaper will the
COW produce each pound of butter. II
she has large barrel, he knows there
is communication from the throat to
the barrel, that the food will go there
and that something will be done with
the food nutrients. Ifthe COW is fleshy
and blocky, she puts these nutrients
away as tallow in her tissues. If she
Is spare, angular, ewe-necked and cat
hammed, he knows she turns the nu-
trients into milk solids and puts them
into the udder.
If the udder is large, she puts large
quantities of water in it with the fat
and other solids. If the udder is small,
she puts the fats and other solids in the
udder, because there is no other place
to put them, and puts less water in the
milk. This is startling assertion, hut
Prof Hacker asserted that for six
years every pound of food given to each
COW has been weighed and every pound
Of milk and butter fat produced from
the food has been weighed and record
ed and the facts, without a single ex-
eeption, are as stated.-Orange Judd
Fs ruer
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GOOD BYreoD BLESS YOU"


like the Anglo Saxon speech.
With its direct revealiugs;
II takes a hold and seems to reach
Way down into your feelings.
That some folks deem it rude l know,
And therefore they abuse it;
Bot have never found it So
Before all else choose It.
don't object that men should air
The Gallo they have paid for,
With '.Au revoir," "Adieu, ma chere,"
For that's VI hat French was made for.
But when a erony takes your hand
At parting 70 address you,
BE drops all foreign lingo and
He says, ''Good-bye-God bless you"
This seems 70 me a sacred phrase.
With reverence impassiOned-
A thing come down from righteous days,
Quantity but nobly fashioned.
Il we'll becomes an honest face,
A voice that's round and cheerful;
It stays the sturdy in his place.
And soothes the weak and fearful.
Into the porches Of the ears
1t steals with subtitle junction,
And in your heart of hearts appears
To work its gracious function;
And all day long with pleasing song
1t fingers TO caress you.
I'm sure no human heart goes wrong
That's told, ''Good-bye-G God bless you"
Eugene Field.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13
New Light on History.

Nero, fiddle in hand, sat upon his
throne when a little band Of eaptives
was led before him.
"Now," he roared in royal tones,
'you have your choice between hearing
me play study in cadenzas with the
middle finger on the E string, or being
burned alive at the matinee at the Coli
seum.n
"Bring on your tOrchesp' shouted the
desperate captives.
Later on Nero fiddled and burned
things, and conducted himself in an
outrageous manner.
II hate to do this" he explained,
"but they depend on me for some
warm scenes in QUO Vadis-i"
Columbus, having promised to stand
an egg on end, failed at the first trial,
but he reversed the egg and it balanced
perfectly.
'Tell me, Chris" said King Ferdi-
nand, "why did you turn the egg
over?'
Because, Your Majesty, the chicken
could no. stand on its head"
1t is said that Columbus got the idea
of discovering America from this Incl
dent. But, of course, theories are not
always what they are cracked up to be-
Baltimore American.
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Gleanings.

Burrowing animals are driven out OF
their holes OF sufIOcated by Califor-
MANS compound, which is formed Of
sulphur, tar and petroleum applied by
fibrous, imfammable material, being
ignited and inserted in the burrow by
a pair of slender tongs.
The agricultural experiment station
at saltwater, Okla, has issued bulle-
tin reporting the results Of field ex-
periments In 1899. Tests Of different
methods of growing corn, Kafiir corn,
cotton, and castor beans are reported.
Potatoes are rapidly dug, cleaned and
sacked by new apparatus which has
a plow to unearth the tubers, the dirt
and potatoes falling into an endless
chain elevator, which delivers them
into a hopper with slat sides, which re-
moves the dirt and drops the potatoes
into bag.
Continued effort should be made TO
increase the acreage of alfalfa This
should be regarded as crop for hay
rather than for pasture. Spring SOW
ing on clean, well prepared soil, has IN
many cases given good results IL
sowing at this time fails, it may be re-
peated in August or early September,
which is the most favorable time for
fall sowing.
A wounded man went 10 the Red
Cross Hospital in New York and said
be was a soldier and had been shot in
the Philippines. 1t turned out that he
was burglar and had been shot in the
hip.
zone of the hardest things have to
do" says Boston school teacher, sis
to get into my children's head the no.
ton that the streams rise in the noun
tains and flow towards the sea- 1t Is
next to impossible to make them COM
prehend anything about it. They see
no reason why the river should not rise
in the sea and flow towards the noun
| tains. Most of them have seen the
Charles River, and if they have 10
tieed anything about it they have OBJ
served that it is just as apt to fiow from
the ocean as toward it. A babbling
brook running down over the little
slopes and rapids or tumbling from the
hill to the plain in eataraets is un-
known to them"
"A farmer named Van Ryn, in st.
Croiz county, Wis, recently unearthed
a coin which lay beneath ledge Of
rock 70 feet in thickness, on sand
Creek" says the New York Tribune.
ait is Of bronze, about the size Of ST.
yer dollar. One side bears an image
and saperseription. The other side is
much worn, so that little remains but
: the letters -. p. q. r. The theory is
broached that the early French mis-
sionaries and explorers would have
been unlikely to bring with them old
Roman coins, and that the discovery
> indicates that Roman sailors Of the
time when the coins were ia cireula-
ton as money found their way 10 this
continent, wandered far inland and
perished. There have been stories oi
similar finds in Indiana and other
places in the United States
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Speaking of People.

A memorial to the late Archibald
Forbes, the war correspondent and au-
thor, has been presented by his widow
to the University of Aberdeen. 1t is
large bronze cross with an inscription
and will stand in the chapel.
One of the first alienists to sit in the
House of Commons is Sir ]. b. Duke,
who has just been elected TO represent
Edinburg and s. Andrews Universi-
ties. He is of the Opposition and one
of the greatest living authorities on
mental diseases.
Capt. James Monteith Middlemist,
who commanded the first portion of
the British relieving force to reach
Coomassie, has had more experience of
continuous African service than almost
any other officer in the English army,
and knows tie country like book.
After the Rennes oOurtmartial Gen.
Roget, who was Gen. Mercier's handy
man in the trickery of false documents,
was said to be engaged to the latter's
daughter. The match, if it ever ex-
listed, was probably broken off, for the
official announcement is now made
that the military governor of Belfort
will now marry Nine. Henri Schwartz,
the rich widow of s local manufacturer,
who was murdered some years ago.
Admiral Sir Erasmus 0mmaney,
who has just received a Greenwich hos
pital pension, is Sc years of age and en-
tered the navy in 1926. He fought as
a midshipman at the battle of Nava-
rino, and served in Sir James Ross
expedition to the Arctic in 1885. He
was the first to discover traces of Sir
John Franklin's expedition in 1850.
He was In command in the White Sea
squadron in the Crimean war, and has
been active in scientific and geograph-
ical work.
Among the many fads of Emperor
William is his passion for collecting
boots and shoes of famous people, his
collection OF these particular articles of
attire constituting a fitting pendant to
his huge museum of uniforms. The
collection is kept in the Marble Palace
at Potsdam, and there are some 1000
pairs, from Greek sandals, and pair
OF slippers reputed to have belonged to
Mahomet, to the boots of Wallenstein,
of Gustavus Adolphus, of Peter the
Great, of Frederick the Great, and Of
the first Napoleon.
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Would Not Suffer So Again for Fifty
Times its Price.

Iawoke last night with severe pains
in my stomach. | never felt so badly
in all my life. When L came down to
work this ruorning | felt 50 weak !
could hardly work. 1 went to Miller
& McCurdy's drug store and they rec
commended Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t worked
like magic and one dose fixed me all
right 1t certainly is the finest thing
| ever used for stomach trouble. shall
not be without it in my home here
after, for l should not care to endure
the sufferings of last night for fifty
times its price.-G. H. Wilson, Livery
man, Burgettstown, Washington Co,
Pa. This Remedy is for sale oy all
druggists.
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4 Card of Thanks.

wish to say that feel under lasting
obligations for what Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has done for our fami-
ly. We have used it in so many cases
of coughs, lung troubles and whcop-
ing cough, and it has always given the
most perfect satisfaction, we feel great
ly indebted to the manufacturers Of this
remedy and wish them to please ac-
eept our hearty thanks.-Rsspectfully,
Mrs. 5. DOty, Des Moines, Iowa. For
sale by all druggists.
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Last fall Isprained my left nip while
handling some heavy boxes. The
doctor called on said at first it was b
slight strain and would soon be well,
but it grew worse and the doctor
then said L had rheumatism 1t con-
tinued to grow worse and could hard
ly get around to work l went 10 3
drug store and the druggist recon-
mended me to try Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. / tried it aud onehalf Of a So
cent bottle cured me entirely. now
recommend it to all my friends.-F-
A. BABoocK, Erie, Pa 1t 1s for sale
by all druggists.
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Trees dying from injury by fire or
weakened in vitality offer favorable
conditions for the multiplication Of
vast numbers of destructive insects
Moreover, the trees which have been
killed by insects furnish in their fall
en- branches and partially decayed
trunks and dry bark a most favorable
propagating ground for the starting,
spread and perpteuation of forest fires.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13

1t is believed that no part of Captain
Oberlin NJ. Carter's punishment will
be harder TO bear than the wearing of
prison garb at Leayenworth. A more
fastidious dresser never lived. During
his stay at Savannah he had all his
civilian clothes made in London, and
leading New York haberdasher used TO
send him at times a trunk full Of
cravats, gloves, collars, etc, from which
TO make selections.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13

President Mckinley has accepted an
invitation to attend the reunion and
banqcet Of the "Iron Brigade of the
Army of the Potomac" to be held in
Chicago August q. General Edward
s. Bragg, the last living commander
of the brigade, viii be present.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13

Lemon jnice, oranges, strawberries
grapes, pears and apples are recon-
mended by good authorities in the
medical profession for rheumatism
Lemon juice is one Of the best cures.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13

If you have catarrh, rheumatism, or
dyspepsia, take Hoods Sarsaparilla
and be cured as thousands Of Others
have been.
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Dyspepsia-bane Of hHman existence.
Burdoek Blood Bitters cures it prompt
", permanently. Regulates and tones
the stomach
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For hard working horses all grain
should be ground and fed upon moist
ened chafed hsy. Food thus prepared
II readily masticated-
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sit burn? Use De. Thomas Ec-
Ieetric Oil. A cut? Use DIR. Thomas
Eeleetric Oil At your druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-06-13

Farm yard manure or feeding high
ly concentrated foods on a pasture
supply the most appropriate fertilizing
elements for permanent pasture
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COOPERATIVE MUTUAL FIRE
ms. Co, BERLIN, PA.

Get insurance at actual cost by insur-
ag al home. We insure Town and
farm property. Write for Information.
JAG. ]. zORN,
Secretary.
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a good appetite
Is essential TO good health.
Hoods Sarsaparilla, creates an
Appetite, tones and

Strengthens the stomach,
And guilds up the whole system.
1t relieves that tired feeling, and by
purifying and enriching the blood, it
promptly and permanently cures all
scrofula eruptions, boils, humors, PIN
pies and sores strengthens the nerves,
and gives sweet, refreshing sleep. No
other medicine has taken such hold
upon the confidence of the people as
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and its record of
great cures is unequalled by any other
preparation. You may take Hoods
SarsapariIla with the utmost confidence
that il will do you good.
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-14
SKIN
Fluinors, Boils, Pin,ples,
Bone Pains, Swollen
Joints, Eczema.
Cured by BIB. Tial Bottles
ELS EY1z& gy1a sYm
r. S% h. r. e. +,

Does your skin Itch and Burn? Dis
tressinS Eruptions on the skin so you
feel assumed 10 be seen in company?
DO Scabs and Scales form on the skin.
Hair Scalpf II there II constant de-
sire TO scratch? Have you Eczema?
Skin sore aud Cracked2 Rash form on
the Skin? Prickling Pain in the Skin ?
Dolls? Pmples? Bone Pnins2 Swol-
len Joints? Failing Hair? All Run
Down? skin Pale? Old Sorcs2 Eat
ing Sores? Ulcers? All these are
symptoms on Impurities and Poisons In
the blood. Take l.. II. Il. (Sotnnic
BLOOD Balm) at once. because Il. y. b
VIII cause the sores to heal. itching OF
eczema stops forever. the skin becomes
clear. the breath sweet ard the blood
pure and rich. B. b. +. Ia lust the
remedy you have been looking for.
Give 1t trail. For sale by druggists
and Burrow Martin x Co, Norfolk. 81
per large bottle; six bottles Gul treat
mcnO. 50. Complete directions so with
every bottle. So sufferers may test 1t.
Il trial bottle given away. Write for
it. Address BLOOD Balm Company. 81
Mitchell street. Atlanta. Ca. Describe
your trouble and Free personal medical
advice given.
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PORT NORFOLK.

Fort Norfolk evidently is Il very de-
sirable place for the city people to ga
TO set the cool breezes. as the street
cars are loaded these hot nights on that
line.
The Atlantic Coast Line has ordered
The station formerly called Portsmouth
Junction to he called Port Norfolk.
The Air Line Manufacturing Com
pany has only been in operation four
months and we learn they have already
Il large trade. and it is increasing very
rapidly. This trade extends as far
South as Florida ana North 10 the Lead
ing cities. They are making a large
variety of goods and some Very fine
ones. This is duo largely to the skillel
workmen and efficient foreman. j. W.
Wilson. OF Union City, Pa, who is a
first-class mechanic.