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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

gS- A good and curious work has been
done by Professor Hilgard, of the Coast Survey,
in connection with fixing the "centre of popu-
lation " in the United States at different peri
DDS by means of the several census reports.
AS the centre of gravity becomes fixed
point, so does Professor IIilgard fix the centre
of population, demonstrating that it is constant
ly moving westward. In 1910 this point was adj
acent to the foot of the Cumberland Noun
tains of Virginia in 1850 it was moved west
wardly sxty-seven miles to the South of Par
kersburg, still in Virginia in 1860 it has got
as far west, about eighty-two miles, as place
south in Chillicothe, Ohio, not far distant from
the boundary of Virginia and Kentucky in
1870 it has still "gone, but not so rapidly as
in either of the preceding ten years, it having
moved only forty-five miles, and is now at
Wilmington, i'll Clinton county, Ohio. The
Professor deduced from his very curious cal
culations that in the year 1900 the centre of
population will be near Bloomington, Indiana,
about forty-five miles southwest of Indiana
polls. Real estate spectators who are looking
for large returns about the year 1900 will
consequently take notice.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

DRESS PLArNLY.--Some one has given the
following reasons why people should dress
plainly on Sunday. These reasons are as
valid any other day in the week. Here they
are:
/. It would lessen the burden of many who
now find it hard to maintain their place in
society.
g. II would lessen the force of the tempta-
tion which often lead men to barter honor and
honesty for display.
8. Iftherc was less strife in dress at church,
people in moderate circumstances would be
moro inclined to attend.
4. Universal moderation in dress at church
would improve the worship by the removal
of many wandering thoughts.
5. 1t would enable all classes of people to
attend church in unfavorable weather
8. 1t would lessen, on the part of the rich,
the temptation to vanity.
Z. 1t would lessen, on the part Of the poor
the temptation to be envious ard malicious.
g. 1t would save valuable time on the Sab
bath.
0. 1t would relieve our means from serious
pressure, and thus enable us to do more for
good enterprises
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29
THE ROMANCE OF ARITHMETIC.

The most romantic of all numbers says a
writer in Chambers Journat, is figure nine,
because 1t won't be multiplied away or got rid
of any how. Whatever you do, it is as sure
to turn up again as was the baby Of Eugene
Aram's victim. One remarkable property of
this figure (said to have been first discovered
by w. Green, who died in 1914 is, that all
through the multiplication table the product
of nine comes to nine. Multiply by what you
like and it gives the same result. Begin with
twice nine. A4S add the digits together, and
and 8 make o. Three times nine are 81,
and and make nine. So it goes ON, up to
eleven times nine, which gives 90. Very good !;
add the digits; s. and are IS, and and 1
are Q. Going on to any extent, it is impossi-
BILE to get rid of the figure nine Take cou-
pie of instances at random Three hundred
and thirty-nine times nine are 3,051 add up
the digits and they give o. Five thousand
and seventy-one times nine are $3.50; the
sum of these digits is 81, and 2 and are 0.
NJ. de Maivan found out another queer thing
about this number, namely, that if you take
any row of figures, and, reversing their order,
make subtraction sum of it, the total is sure
to be o. For example;
Take 5,071
Reverse digits 1,705
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

The brown leaves rustic in the wind,
And golden is the oak trees crown;
The red beech drops her ripened mast,
And chestnut htisks come showering down.
October's kiss is on the woods,
And garner'd is Pomonas wealth;
The squirrel thinks of Winter rest,
And begins TO store his nuts by stealth.
Gone are the roses, crimson flowers
That crowned the virgin brow OF June;
And where the nightingale hath sung,
The robin pipes his mellow tune.
One touch of frost is on the blades
of grass beneath the forest tree;
Close in his lair the dormonse lies,
And nestled in her cell the bee.
The last geraniums still shed
On manor lawn the scarlet glow;
The queen chrysanthemum hath donnd
Her robes of Winter-rose and snow.
The latest breath of Summer stirs
Upon the leaves and in the air;
1t shakes the cones amid the frs,
And straight is gone we know not where.
So oft CLEAN of sunshine past
Re-shines again in mans last days;
Summer and Winter-smiles and tears
Wiser than ours are Heavens ways
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

rS Perhaps the strangest domestic pet
ever heard of was recently exhibited at the
meeting of the British Association by Sir John
Lubbock. 1t was a tame wasp, which has
been in his possession for about three months.
1t now ate sugar from his hand, and allowed
him to stroke it. The wasp had every appear
ance of health and happiness and, although it
enjoyed an .outing" occasionally, it readily
returned to its bottle, which it seemed to
regard as home.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

After all the howl about fraudulent voting
in Philadelphia, it comes out that the vote OF
that growing city in the late election was
5000 less than in 1868. We take the official
returns as published in the Tribune of Friday.
This is evidence enough that the overwhelm-
ing Republican majority in Pennsylvania was
due to causes which viii operate everywhere,
the Democratic vote which goes 70. Grant and
the Democratic vote which remains silent
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29
Take 5,071
Reverse digits 1, 705


33B6-1S, and ] and are Q.
That is clever Persian story about Moham-
med Ali and the camels. A Persian died, hav-
ing seventeen camels to be divided among his
three sons-the eldest to have half, the second
a third, and the youngest ninth. OF course
the camels can't be divided into fragments, so,
in despair, the brothers submitted their diff
Guilty to Mohammed Ali. Nothing easier y
said the wise Ali "Ill lend you another
camel to make eighteen, and now divide them
yourselves" The consequence was, each bro
ther got from one-eighth to one-half of camel
more than he was entitled to, and Ali received
his camel back again; the eldest brother get
ting nine camels, the second six, and third
two
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

~ Father Hyacinthe who was recently
married, spoke in 1866 these beautiful words
about marriage: 81 open humanity's book,
the Bible; it commences with the history of
the family from the cradles of Eden to the
tents of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and of all
the pages of human records this is, without
controversy, the sweetest and most sublime -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

gB When DIR. johnson asked the widow
Porter to be his wife, he told her candidly
that he was of mean extraction, that he had
an uncle hanged, The widow replied that
she cared nothing for his parentage, that she
had no money herself, and though she hadn't
hanging. So they made a match of it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

rB- Itwould appear that the average weight
of human being is 1870 pounds. Sixteen
thousand five hundred persons were weighed
at the Cincinnati Exposition this Summer,
with that result
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

e1- " Insults" said a modern philosopher,
care like counterfeit money we cannot hinder
their being offered, but we are not compelled
to take them.''
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-29

" Chicago claims permanent population
of $50, 600.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03
Stenycreck Items.

Oats crop looks well
Fine growing weather.
Mechanics away from home
Charlie Shank's boys at Salisbury-Jci,
lcrson Spangler's at Somerset.
\ Buckstown COW attempted to gore a
woman. She didn't succeed
\ Shanksville girl found il difficult ID
walk after stumping her toe.
Jonas Ringler, who had his elbow Nsio-
Gated by the kick of plow. is improving,
Hopeful farmers are of the opinion that
the heavy rains drowned the grass hoppers.
The lightning yaccinatcd tree about a
mile from Shanksville on last Thursday.
1t took and the tree is quite sick,
The planning mill, sash and door factory.
is in full blast Persons wishing 10 build
can have their lumber ready furnished by
ordering from Shank Il Walker 1t.
The Lutheran Sunday Schoolat Shanks
vile, Jonathan Woy, Superintendent, is in
a iiourishing condition. II has been placed
in IFS present prosperity mainly through
the effort of c. l.. Baltzer An organ has
been purchased, large and splendid H.
brary, with weekly supply of papers for
the scholars. all of which add 10 make il
successful and interesting.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

lY pursuance of previous notice large
audience assembled in the Court House on
the 9Th May, 1872, for the purpose of con.
sidcring the propriety Of holdngan agri-
cultural fair. The object of the meeting
was stated by Isaac Hugus, Esq. and on
whose motion c. c. Musseman, Esq. for
mer President Of the Agricultural Society.
was called to The chair. Mr.. Musselman,
on taking the chair, made very appropri-
ate speech. Peter Hctfley was selected
Vice President, a. J Coiborn Secretary.
and John J. Hoffman Corresponding Sec
retary. On motion of Isaac liugus. Esp.
a committee OF thirteen was appointed To
arrange for holding a county fair. The
Chairman appointed Peter lIefiiey, II. II.
Casebeer. Josiah Mowry, Allen ; VIII.
L. NJ Schrock, Isaac Kaufman. Daniel
Augustine. josiah NJ. Hay. John W.
Bcachy. Samuel Forney. Jacob Miller.
John VI. Holderlaum and David Tayman
said committee. Remarks were made by
J. d. Roddy, a ]. Colborn. Z. VI. Schrock,
Isaac HugGs and Daniel Weyand Esqs.
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Neir Advertisements.
WRIT OF PARTITION.


To Lydia Hochstetler. (widow.) Catharine. inter.
married with Solomon Beal, residing in Somcr-
set county. Pa. Catharne. who T. alsO dead.
leaving nine children residing at ArcOla Doug
lass county, Illinois, Susan. internarried with
Peter Shuitz, Of Mongoquinong. Lagrange eoun.
~, Indiana. William, residing In Somerset coun-
~. Pa. Barbara, intermarried with Peter NJ
Saylor. residing I'm Somerset county, Pa Levi
residing in Mongequinong, Lagrange CO.. India.
ma. Lydia intermarTied with Joel VI. YutEy, re.
siding in Somerset county. Pa. Mary. intermar.
ried with Israel Glotfelty of Allegheny county
Nd. 4. %. Elkiick. Somerset county Pa Ifri.
as. the petitioner. Somerset county. Pa Harriet
residing in Somerset county. Pa. Elizabeth in.
termarried with Joseph Shultz, residing In Som.
erset county Pa. Samuel. Somerset county Pa
Sarah, Somerset county. Pa. heirs and lean
representatives Of Samuel Hochsietler late 81
Greenville township, Somerset county, Pa, De.
ceased
TAKE NOTICE. that by virtue ofa writ ofpartitiou
or valuation issued out of the Orphans Court OF
Somerset county, Pa. and TO Inc directed | will
hold an inquest. On the premises in Greenyille
township county and state aforesaid. ON Thursday
the sth day Of August lS72 for the purpose of ma
king partition of the real estate OF the deceased o
and among his heirs and legal representative II
the same eau be done without prejudice 10 or SPOIL
ing the whole, or 10 value and appraise the same
according To law; at which time and place yOu are
requested 10 attend. II you think proper
Sherin's ofiice. = JOSIAH SHAFER
July Sd. lS12
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

THE heavy rains of last Monday. the
oath ofJune, were the cause OF an unprecc-
IDENTIFY sudden rise in the small mountain
streams Ia the south of town. One or two
of them were swollen 10 the proportions
of small rivers, and rushed in mighty tor
rents down the mountain sides destroying
everything in their way The Saw Mill
of Daved Casebeer, was moved some eight
or ten inches from its foundation, and the
mill dam was entirely swept away. Large
amounts of lumber,were carried away, and
large amounts of timber We're destroyed.
The whole of Mr.. John Hammers garden
at the fulling mill, south of town, was
destroved' and the fence swept
away: a few miles further down on the
branch road, on the farm of Charlie san
ncr, great damage was done the railroad.
The whole emlankment for several yards,
was swept away, 50 much, in fact, as 10 de
lay the running Of trains ON the road for
about forty hours.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03
NTATEMENT OF SETTLE.
4 SSIGNEE'S SALE

=
BY virtue Of the authority vested in me In IA,
Act OF Congress To establish unif,irm y stem q
bankruptcy. passed the 81 March. A. D. 1851 n
the assignee oi Azariah Dunham. Bankrupt. an.
in pursuance Of decree and order Of the Distrie
Court of the United States for the Western Dis
trict OF Pennsylvania there will be exposed IL pub
lie sale the following real estate 81 said Bankrupt
AT the following times ami placvs. viz:
At the Ross House. in the Borough Of Somerset
county Of Somerset, on Tuesday the SO,h Jay o
July, lsI2.
No. l. \ tract OF land situI;e in Allegheny town
ship. containing ei.hty-six acres. strict measure
alioining lands OF John Geiger Andrew limerick
Sturt'zs heirs. and Others. This tract i well tim
hered with pine 81 rdce and oak, and lies near th,
l.. H. \ W. X. X
No. = The undivided unc-half of a trae; Of tim
Der Ian situated in SiOnyereek tewnship contain
ing three hundred and hity-twO acrcs adjoining
lsIi.is Of Martin l. Statlcr. Andrew Sta:icr, hin.
m Is heirs AMI others; This tract !, well timber
t,i, AMI the land Is oi g,sSi quality.
Ne. 3. tract af LsH,l containing twenty y-f,.ur
acrcs. situated in Shade Township adoinine laals
oi the Shade Furnace property Cusier-s heirs AMI
uth"rs. This land j. nearly all cleared an,l m a
g,sal stale ct cultivation.
No. l. All the right. ii le interrs; snd ehiiIn oi
sud Bankrup' II in and Ia six-hundrsd an'l sixty
five acres oi land situate! ia shade tawnshiT. ant
known Hs the Shade Furnace lands Ainai .1sJ
Uf these laRis are cleared and Ia good stake
of cultivation; there arr several dwelling houses.
a large bank barn an,i other cut buildings un the
premises; abu 81 1acres OF the cleared lani are In
excellent meadow. There is u great abundance OF
iron ore and coal an these Lands.
At the Court House in the Borough Of Greens
burg. Westmoreland county, Ia, on THURSDAY. the
lst day Of August, 1877.
A tract OF land containing four hundred and six
" 1--WE ami fourth acres adjoining the Cambria
County line, Lands Of George Meyers Jacob Mey-
ers. the lmpson Co, and Others The land l. of
good quality, and well timbercd There l. n large
spring on the premises, whose waters pnssess rare
medicinal qualities, AMI lies along the Penn Cen-
tral Rail Road.
At Armagh, Indiana county. P, on Friday the
al day of August, ls12 piece or lot of ground
situate In Din Town, In said county containing
ninety perches, having thereon erected dwelling
house, stable and other out buildings Sale at each
place, tosommence at o'clock r. "
Terms CASH. GEO. W. BENFORD.
1e2o Assignee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

GREAT MEDICAL BOOK of useful knowi-
VI edge 10 all. Sent free for two stamps Address
DIR. BONAPARTE y CO, Cincinnati, ohio.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

lNCREAsE OF Pension Rates The FOL
lowing circular has been issued by the act
ing Commissioners Of Pensions
Persons who are already pensioned un
der the act Of June, 1866, at either Of the
rates Of $lj. SEQ or s2j. are entitled by an
act passed June. 1872. io increased rates,
and may secure such increase without for
NAL application and without the inierven
tion OF an attorney nor will any attorney
ship De recognized in such cases.
4 letter from the pensioner, pensioned
a. above. addressed 10 this Office inclosin 2
his present pension certificate and giving
his post Office address, will De 4 sufficient
presentation of his claim for the increase.
The certificate will receive such indorse-
ment by this Office as will authorize the
payment of the increased rate, and will
then be forwarded TO the pension agency
at which the pensioner will be notified OF
such transmission.
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The Somerset Herald.
a, Da,is & Bros
,yrDNESDAN,


p,.yr cider vinegar al Davis * Bros
r,urs and Glass ware, cheap at 'feo-
j ple's Drug Store.
4 TuEiCc cream saloons ana S'S'a 'o''i'' ''''i''
are eagerly patrcnized these days
c,rp,s tabs buckets. baskets, rope &c,
At Davis & Bros.
CEG H,l,erlaum have now the hrg
-, ,nd best selected stock OF goods nio"n'
c,o,cE !ot of Tobacco. Cigars Pipes,
H. At Peoples Drug Store,
f-sr received al Davis & Bros a splen
\ stock Of tobacco \ cigars
II For sALE-a large stock Of hair, clothes
4 bne. toolh. nail and pain, brushes, at ''ieo
4 %lle's Drug Store.
t COUNTRY produce wanted at the ram
Isly Grocery & feed store Of Cook * Bceriis
j n Maine Cross Street.
STATIONERY. Envclopcs, Pens Inks
Blank Books, &c. at People $ Drug
Store.
c,n,.a frui, ly the halfdozen OF dozen or
Call casa Al &. p. Rhoads * Bro. =" sui'
al
p,pr1,aERY. Motions. Fancy Goods. in
-, yarietv-at Peoples Drug store.
Il 'v,rran,ed not 10 stand fire
SovrrrNEs one gets along without ad
,.rri.inr. Instances are given Of pilgrims
,,.,cl,ing Mecca ON their knee.
Tar Live Groory Il again mp the wants
,rtheir customers a fun line of choice gro
/, .ri-.. hesi brands of tobacco and cigars IN
fUNn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

OK Thursday night of last week, as the
Confluence Accommodation, was nearing
CaSselman, on the return trip from Cum
berland, il was suddenly bOughttoa stand
still 10y most courageous lady, Mrs. Iline-
baugh, who lives on the opposite side OF
the river from Cassellman, shaking her
apron at the engineer as a signal of danger
ahead. This estimable lady was able from
( her residence to look up the railroad track
and through curve that had large over
! hanging rocks, that could bc distinguished
/ from the balance, by their peculiar red col
or. And on the evening above mentioned,
on going 10 her front door she noticed
that the rocks had Disappeared when the
thought suddenly flashed upon her that the
accommodation was due in 4 few minutes
and if the engineer was not signaled, (the
curve at this point being very short, il
might result in a serious accident So with
all the energy and speed that was in her,
she started for the spot and arrived there
Just in time TO stop the train. The track
was covered with loose dirt and rock, and
the railroad men had to work hard until 4
O'Clock in the morning 10 remove il. We
were told that Mr.. Hineman, Superintcn-
dent OF the road, presented Mrs. Hinebaugh
with an annual pass over the entire road
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

LOOKOUT FOR IIN.-Peier Fry. a no
torious horse thief, belonging To an organ
lied hand between Virginia and Pennsyl
vania, and who is suspected Of stealing q
horse from Simon Biiner, ESD, last fall
and also for burning Mr.. Bitner's barn a
few days ago. was caught by the police ai
Martinsburg. Va. on the liih or l2th inst,
but succeeded in making his escape lie
j. described as being about ; feet, ; or
inches in hight. dark hair dark eyes, large
white front teeth, with one tooth out OF
upper jaw he had on, when last seen. a
dark coat, light striped pants and slouch
hat. our exchanges will confer favor by
giving a description Of the william. that he
may be brought 10 justice -ChamJers5Wrg
Repository
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03
fayctte Counts Items.

J \ strange ephen1menon recently occurred
in Springfield township. ON the John Stey
eTs farm. resembling miniature earth
quake. At 10 O'Clock in the day. a. the
men were at work in the fields. there oc.
CURED an explosion like a clap oi thunder,
accompanied by cnckling and kissing
sounds, causing the earth TO shake a, the
distance OF half mile. Miss Sarah Styers
was passing through the field at the time OF
the explosion, which took place within
thirty feet of her, burning the grass to Gin
der. The place was visited by half score
Of men the same day and all concur in sle
above statement. What il was we leave
. 90 scientific men 10 decide.
{ Lumber is extensively manufactured
and exported. while iron mining is moving
quite energetically. Quite village is
springing up at the mines. Charcoal is
also being manufactured for shipment.
4 few days since an engineer running a
freight train on the Mt Pleasant branch
railroad tried 10 run from Broadford TO
Connellsville, distance of two miles, on
two minutes time. The consequence was
he pitched into the west bound mail train,
thereby losing his own life and injuring
many other persons VIII dangerous ex-
perimenting ever cease? 1t has long since
been demonstrated that locomotives can be
broken, cars shivercd, and passengers kill
cd. Wat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

RAILROAD ACCIDENT.-Shortly after
one o'clock yesterday morning. Engine
332, Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad
express train from Pittsburgh due here at
two o'clcck, ran into a land slide three
quarters OF mile westof Fairhope, throw
ing the engine, tender, baggage car and
one passenger car down the bank hight
of twenty feet, slightly inlgrlng George
Heiner, Engineer. Charles Healey: FIRE
man. and Robt. r. Zell and Harry Everett,
of this city. passengers. The engine Is a
perfeci wreck and the baggage and passen-
ser cars are badly damaged. The slight
injury 10 life and limb is, under the cir
cumstances marvellous.
The sleeping car attached to the train
did not leave the track-fortunately.-
Cumberiaad Daily Meas Of July 1st
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03
To tie Republican Voters

. - tItt -tt lfHFLtfhH ' NttIs
Of Somerset County:
IN the HERALD of last week there ap-
peared partial illustration of the frauds
perpetrated at the recent primary Repub-
lican election, To which we might add a
number more. but shall only instance two.
Lower Turlleyfoot and Ursina, in 1871,
formed one district, with = Republican vote
of 100; now they vo,e apart and the town
ship cast 1872 and the borough Sc total,
27S In 1871 Middlecreek cast So Republi-
can votes and now returns l09; and this
same feature appears in Il number of other
districts. This plainly shows an unjust
and spurious vote of from five 10 eight
hundred imposed upon the party.
The next question is does this excess
vary the general result In all probabil-
iiy il does, for the means used TO throw in
this surplus yote are the very same as
those that are prohibited by legal enact
ments and penalties at our lawful elections
And in the face of these facts we ask all
well meaning citizens what is our general
election but legal force to confirm fraud
previously imposed upon the honest and
legal electors of the county, / challenge
any one 10 show that |, in any instance,
used an effort 10 secure ballot except on
just and moral principles. and therefore it
is safe 10 presume, in the face OF the means
and frauds reported, that got but a small
proportion of this vote. would thus
have a clear majority of the honest vote
of the party. and return my thanks TO my
friends for the confidence thus expressed.
ID. HUSBAND.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-07-03

The Summer term of the Somerset Acad-
cmy closed on Friday, June se,h. The
commencement exercises consisted of Es
saws. Dialogues. Songs. &c. The Scholars
went through their parts in a manner which
reflected credit on themselves and their
teacher Miss Macbeth is a good discipli-
marian and has her school unlSr perfect
control Her mode of teachinSis new
one. and one peculiar to herself; if il sue
would advise its general adoption The
school viii again he opened on July 9th.