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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
The Poet Whittier Confused.

An amusing story is told of the Po-
ct Whittier, who Is as modest as he is
gifted He was in the city not long
since, and went to hear Rev. III Chap
in speak lecture, somewhere up
town. The clergyman was eloquent.
as usual in his discourse interlaeed
with highly-wrought passages in rhet-
oric, closing with stirring poetical
quotation, so we'll delivered that the
Quaker bard applauded with the rest.
Some one sitting next to him inqui-
red, "Do you know, Mr. Whittier
who is the author of that extract ?"
NO; / do not. It sounds familiar.
and | Ike the sentiment" why.
the lines are yours, Mr. Whittier
You must remember them. Thew
are from your famous anti-slaverv
odes.r $50 they are" said Whittier.
after little reflection, and blushing
like schoolgirl caught reading her
first love letter. Il really did not re-
call them. Indeed, thew sounded so
much better than they ever sounded
before that it is not strange that /
failed to recognize them The poet,
thoroughly sincere, did not recover
for some time from the embarrassment
of outwardly acclaiming his own
composition but has now come to
regard it as so good a joke that be
tells it Of himself.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14

Coon SrEERs.-''I liked vOar ser.
mon very much to-day, with a single
exception" said a worthy pastor to a
minister who had occupied his pulpit
a portion of the Sabbath.
"Well, what was the exception p
Il think YOU used to many techni-
cal phrases"
did /? | didn't think of it. +"
lyon repeatedly spoke of drawing
inferences. Now, that was Greek to
MANY hearers"
20. nol Most every one, of course,
knows what we mean by drawing in
ferenees."
"You are mistaken, brother, as sure
as YOU live; | do not believe one-half
of nv congregation would understand
the phrase" +"
"You certainly cannot be right"
II am. Now, there is Mr., Smith, y
pointing ont man just turning the
corner, who is quite an intelligent
farmer; we will overtake him. and
will ask him il he can draw an infer
ence, and | do not believe that he
will understand me"
Accordingingly the ministers quick
ened their pace, and as they came up
to Mr. Smith, his pastor said to him :;
Brother Smith, can you draw an
inference ?"
Brother Smith, thus summarily in
terrogated. looked at his pastor for
some fifteen seconds quite surprised,
and then rather hesitatingly said;
"Well, / suppose could. I've got
a pair Of steers that can draw any,
thing to which they are hitched, but
| shouldn't ike to on Sunday.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
Say Amen To That Brother.-

In New jersey, some wears ago.
there travelled over some Of the hard
est counties Z good faithful, hard-work-
ing brother named James Moore, or
Jimmy Moore. as be was familiarlv
called He was devoted 70 intineran-
cy. a true loyal Methodist, plain,
pointed and sharp in all his preach
ing and exhortatiOn He had been
labOring a wear on one Of his circuits,
and before leaving for his new field
be gave his people, who dearly loved
him, his farewell sermon At the
close he said:
NY dear bretheren, this is nv
last address to you. l am going
from you and you NAV never hear
the voice of James Moore again"
Amen" came loudly from the seat
before him.
He looked at the man a little sur
prised but thinking it was q mistake
be went on.
My DAYS on earth viii soon be
numbered / am an old man, and
you may not only never hear the
voice Of James Moore. but never see
his face again
Amen :" was shouted from the
same seat more vigorously than be-
fore.
There was no mistaking the design
now The preacher looked at the
man-he knew him TO be q hard.
grinding man, stingy, and mereiless
to the poor. He continued his ad-
dress.
May the Lord bless all of YOU
who have done your duty. who have
h0nored Him with your substance.
who have been kind TO the poor,
and
Pausing and looking the intruder
straight in the eve, and pointing 70
him with his finger
May his curse res. on those who
have cheated the Lord, and gronnd
the poor under their heel. Say Amen
to that, brother,
The shot told He was not inter-
rupted again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
SOMERSET PA WEDNESDAY, MAY IA. 1873.

as these were given from day to day
in early life, how many young girl
would ponder the paths of her feet,
and walk carefully that she might es-
cape the ruin that attends so MANY in
their wayward course:
Mothers and fathers, begin in sea-
son with your children. Prepare
them to rightly estimate the new in
stincts and emotions OF maturing life,
not by joking and hectoring them, but
BY wise and loving course. Win
their confidence aud keep it. Pre-
serve their privacies; shield the Sc
erets of their hearts from the rude
gaze and mocking laugh, and let them
feel that it is the safest thing they can
do to show their first love letter to
their father, or whisper their first ten
der secret into their mothers ear. as
sured that they will find such commu-
nicatiOns patient, courteous, reason
able, and tender reception. and have
the best of counsel, with no danger
that their confidence win even be be-
trayed.
Parents, train your children in time.
They have this sea to sail oversee
to it that they study the chart and
know the rock beforehand. Tell them
the things they need to know. Guard
against the wreck and ruin that de-
stroys 80 many of the young. Train
up the child in the way he should 20
and when be Is old ne will not depart
from it, The Christian.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
April SHOWS

The snow which fell in some parts
of the country last Saturday has
brought up the subject Of April SHOWS.
We clip from an exchange the follow
ing account Of them:
1854, on the 9th of April it snow
ed an inch deep.
1885, on the night of the 18th Of
April, it showed about three inches.
On the morning os the 2sth Of April.
same year, il showed sufficiently 70
cover the ground
1887, on the 23d Of April, snow
fell one foot deep if none had melted
it would have exceeded feet.
1888, on the 18th of April, it snow
ed sufficiently to cover the ground.
1S4s, on the morning Of the 18th
of April. it commenced showing and
showed nearly four hours, neariv a
foot in depth.
lS49, on the 18th Of April it CON-
menced showing and showed pSt of
the afternoon, and all night Some
OF the snow laid on the ground until
the 23d following.
ls43, on the first Of June, il snow
ed and hailed some little. And on
the morning OF the 2d, ice was FORM
ed as thick as window glass.
1874, on the 18th Of April some
hail and snow fell, and on the 18th
and 18th, it showed nearly all the
time. so as to drift in north and south
laying roads as high as the fences
On the Isth, sleighs were running.
1850, on the 9Th of April, it snow
ed about inches in depth.
1858, on the 25th of April, it snow
ed some.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
DEAD.

This sweet. wonderful poem IL cut searching FOL
an author Who would not ike TO know and love
the parents of such waifr
..She Il dead = they said 10 him. Come away:
Kiss her and leave her-thy love l. elay,'
They snoothed her tresses Of dark brown hair;
On her forehead Of stone they laid ii fair;
Over her eyes which saIesi too much.
They drew the lids with a gentle touch;
With gentle touch they closed vel
The sweet, thin iips that had secrets 10 tell;
About her brow and beautiful face
They tied her veil and her marriage IAee.
And drew on her white fee. the white silk shoes
Which we're the whitest, no eyes could choose.
AMI over her breast they crossed her hands
Come away they sail God understands =,
And there was silence, and nothing there
But silence and scents Of egi1nterc.
And jasInin. ami roses aad rosemary,
And they said As a lady should lie, lies She
And they held their breath as they Ieil the room
With shndder. t0glance atits stiffness and gloom.
But he who loved her too well TO dread
The sweet, the stately and beautiful dead
He liz his lamp and took his key
And turned 1t. Alone agaln--he and she.
He and she; but she wouId not speak,
Though he kissed in the oil place the quiet cheek.
He and she yc; she would No; smile.
Though he called her the name she loved ere Whilc.
He and she: stili she did not move
To any passionate whisper Of love.
Then he saii, Coil lips AM breast without breath,
Is there NJ voice: NJ language Of delth-
Dumb to the ear AMI. .stiIl to the sense.
But TO heart ant soul distinct intense
See row will listen with soul, not ear,
What was the secret Of my dying dear:
Was it the infinite wonder Of all
That You ever could lie: HES a5wer fall.
or was it the greater marvel TO feel
The perfect calm Ger the agony steal:
Was the miracle greater to hnd how deep
Beyond all dreams sank downward that sleep.
'-DiI life roll back it, record. dear:
And show. as they say it does, pas; jhiuSs clear:
And was it the iaRermost heart Of the bliss
To EnI Out - what Il wisdom love l.
%, perfect dead, o. dead most dear,
l hold the breath Of my soul % hear
I listen deep to horrible he'll,
As high a. to heaven, ant you 10 not tell
There must be pleasure in dying, sweet
To make Won 40 placed from lead 10 feet
Il would tell yea il l were dead.
And 'twere your hot tears on my brow 10 shed,
Il would say, though the angel Of death had laid
His sword On my lips to keep il unsaid.
You should not ask Vainly. with streaming eyes
Which Of all deaths was the chiefest surprise;
The VEN stranges. ami su.i,iencst thing
Of all surprises DYING must bring.
All. foolish world oh. mos kind dead
Though he told me. who viii believe il was saiis
Who viii believe what he heard her say.
With the sweet, soft voice, in the dear old way.
The utmost wonder IS this hear-
And see ycu and love you. and Kiss yua dear;
And an your angel who vas your bride,
Ant know that though dead have never dIesi.'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
Lcfter-WritinS.


OF all things on earth to make
trouble, commend me to a letter =
You write as ven would say it,-but
it goes to your friend without the
grace Of a yoice,-the infection, the
gesture, the laugh that would make a
joke of it. There are Just the hard,
cold wOrds,-he can only see what is
said, and be is deeply grieyed or an-
gered.-iost to you, perhaps, forever.
The thing you write in one mood finds
YOUR friend in another-may be in the
very one which Of all others is least
hospitable 10 your message. have
seen a whole family cast down by
some piece of written pleasantly on
the part of an absent mer.ber of it
And if there is this danger when you
know the writer's ways and Phrases
so well, how much greater the peril
in the case of mere acquaintanees- |
think correspondence should be con-
ducted mainly by means of printed
forms. Theodosia suggests that no
one write should without these forms
who had not been nexamined by COM
mittee OF experts and pronounced
competent. Then another committee
should pronounce upon the competen-
CIV of persons to whom written letters
are addressed.-Scribaer's Monthly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
Sewing ON q Button.

II Is bad enough To see a baehelor
sew on q button, but be il the enbod-
iment Of grace alongside Of a married
man Necessity has compelled expe-
rieuee in the ease Of the former. but
the latter has depended upon some
one else for his service, and, foFtu-
nately for the sake Of society, it is
rarely be IS obliged to resort 70 the
needle himself Sometimes the pa
tIent wife sealds her right hand. or
runs silver under the nail Of The in
dex finger Of that hand, and il is then
the man clutches the needle around
the Ecck, and, forgetting TO sie knot
in the thread, commences 70 put on
the button. IL is always in the morn
ing, and from fTe TO twenty minutes
after this be is expected to be down
street He lays the button exactly
on the site Of its predecessor, and
pushes the needle through one eve,
and carefully draws the thread after,
leaving about three inches Of it stick
ing up for lee way. He says to him
self: well if women don't have the
easiest time ever / see.r Then be
comes back the other way, and gets
the needle through the cloth well
enough, and laws himself OUT TO find
the eve, but in spite Of q great deal
Of patient jabbing, the needle point
persists in backing against the solid
parts Of the button, and finally when
be loses patience, his fingers catch
the thread, and that three inches be
had left 10 hold the button slips
through the eve in a twinkling, and
the button rolls leisurely over the
floor He picks it up without a sin
gle remark, out Of respect for his chill
dren. and makes another attempt 70
fasten it. This time when coming
back with the needle he keeps both
the thread and button from Slipping
by covering them with his thumb. and
it is out Of regard for that part Of
him that be feels around for the eve
in a very careful and judieiOus man
ner, but eventually losing MS phiIos-
Ophy as the search becomes more and
more hopeless, be falls to jabbing
about in a loose and silent manner,
and it Is just then the needle finds the
opening. and comes up through the
button and part way through his
thumb with a CELEBRITY that no human
ingenuity can guard against. Then
be lays down the things, with few
familiar quotations, and presses the
injured member between mis- knees,
and then holds it under the other
arm, and finally jams It into his
mouth. and all the while he pranees
about the floor. and calls upon heaven
and earth 70 witness that there has
never been anything Ike it since the
earth was created, and hoEls, and
whistles, and mOans, and sobs. AZ
ter while he Gains down, and puts
on his pants, and fastens them togeth-
ct with a stick, and goes to his busi-
ness a changed man.-Dqu5ury
NPtrs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
Nine Ways to Commit Suicide.


|. Wear narrow, thin shoes.
= Wear snug" corset
8. Sit up in hot unventilated
rooms till after midnight
4. Sleep on feathers in a small,
close room.
5. Eat food rapidly and at irregu-
lar times.
s. Use coffee. tea, spirits and to-
bseco.
:. Stuff yourself with cake, con-
fectionery and sweetmeats, and swal-
low few patent medicines to get rid
of them.
s. Marry 4 fahionable wife and
live beyond your income.
3. Employ q fashionable and nee
dy doctor 70 attend you in every
slight ailment
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
Oh. give me back my fifteen &C

4 beautiful young girl was mar
ried in San Francisco last week, and
attbe conclusion of the marriage GER
emony she turned to her husband and
said George kiss me; am dying "
The husband complied with her re-
quest, and at that moment the young
bride fell dead on the floor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14
:" Pa how long does the Legisla

ture sit 2"
Three or four months my SON."
What a set OF geese they must
be; our geese only sit five weeks"
"It is getting late my son | think
YOU had better retire"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1873-05-14

An editor answered q challenge
When | want to die | can shoot N.Y.
SELF
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|. aFTEsTE FT-PPEI.. ATTORNEYS At
7 -- a. business. entrusted t9 thelr care WI
--. rlL--ul-y attended Co.
u' rH.- Cl southern e1t % 11ll-
Entrance trlm Diamond
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DENTISTRY

1- Bills s.iu c1u-i1ae the Irla--se 1-
..--.. .-. --autrsI 81 Tef.Hr all 0Tqerl -i.-s
and o. ts l.W prices t- The 80 me
a.-. ... b. done anywhere l- the : tate
..... g -. q double s-t ior SIS All
H. -- ..--..... rl1 teeth extracted with
Iln5
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..-HlNLl Al law
-. --IauIl business eI4.rl-le-
-.vi-l TrltnI' I'-Ees- all,i n.i---iy'
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This sweet. wonderful poem Il cut searching for
an author. Who would not ike 10 know and love
the parents Of such waift
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-03
The Oranges.


The correspondent Of the Nash
vile Union and american, writing
from a rural standpoint, says:
The Oranges, lately organized in
this and adjoining counties, have in
fluenced some slight changes in the
mode of transporting among the
farmers round Wagons laden with
the precious staple. liking Cotton"
may be seen passing through. e.,
route for the Rock City any time,
ignoring with perfect nonchalance
the existence of railroad facilities,
and in our opinion. making practical
the independence so much prated
about heretofore.
We are satisfied that the Oranges
will eventually compel many differ
ent arrangements, more acceptable
than the present monopolizing sys-
TEN, one feature Of which may be
the reduction of railroad fare to four
cents per mile, already carried into
effect.
1t is to be hoped, that their arms
may become staunch enough to reach
and control oppressive taxation.
The day was. when the people raised
considerable Of row which old
England about taxation. There
seems to be a ''lovely margin for q
home fight just now
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-03
The ModOcs to be Hanged.

WASHINGTON. August 23.-The
military commission in the case of
the Modoc prisoners arraigned Cap
tain Jack, Schonchin. Black jim,
Boston Charley, Bancho alias One
eyed Jim. and Sloluck alias Cox.
They were tried as follows: Charge
1, for murder in violation of the
laws of war. Charge 2, assault
with intent to kill, in violation of the
laws Of war.
The prisoners were found guilty
on all the charges and specifications,
and the commissioners therefore SEN
fenced them to be hanged by the
neck until they be dead, the execu-
ton to take place at such time as
the proper authority shall direct,
two-thirds of the members of the
commission concurring therein. The
President approves these-sentences
and orders that the sentences be
carried into execution by the proper
military authority under the order
Of the Secretary of War on the Sd
Of October, 1873. The War De
partment has issued a general order
enforcing the above sentences. to be
executed by the commanding Gen
eral at Fort klamath.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-03
The Moral Market.

The following report of a market
not often described in commercial
papers, was furnished the Nashville
Banner:
There has been a good demand for
sharpness and acuteness. We no
tice also some call for roguery and
rascalfty. Selfshness is steady. Pru-
dence-the stock small, but the de-
mand tnconsiderable. Peculation and
embezzlement looking up. Gross
flattery active with rising tendency.
Adroit lying at a premium. Not
much demand for truth, except in
small quantities holders firm. Can
dor unchanged. Uprightness has a
downward tendency. Zeal for the
right, dull and quiet. Modesty has
declined Light demand for justice !;
not much offered. Cunning, more ac-
tive than usual. A good business
done in pocket-picking; would be
better but for the police. Some
thing done in suicide. House break
ing rather active just now. Popu-
larity-Many and lively bids at first
and second call. Love of goodness
and Of good men, rather quiet. Char
ity ofthe first quality, little offered;
lower grades are in good demand,
if they promise quick re-
turns. Sincerity, rather scarce, and
demand moderate. Hypocrisy-Some
stir, we may say active. A little
doing in stabbing and rape. Drunk
enness-Much offered and a good
leal taken. Recklessness, in de-
nand. Foelishness-Much in the
market, and considerable quantities
aiken at high prices. Something
lone in overtrading. Promises,
lot intended to the kept, plenty.
Honesty firm, but at low prices. Us
Try rather fiat. Extortion fat also.
Consciousness. more fatal than
,holera, increasing"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-03
Interesting to DlstlIIers.

There are a large number Of grain
distilIeries in Tennessee and Ken
lucky, the proprietors of which wish
to make brandy from fruit during
the warm months when they are I'M
able to distiIl whisky from grain
Heretofore they have not been al
lowed to do this, but the Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue has just
made decision in a letter to Super
visor Cobb, of this district, by which
he allows this kind of work to be
done. The decision is as follows:
I'm case grain distillers wish to
change from grain to fruit they can
do so, and the spirits in their ware
houses may remain until the tax is
due under the warehousing bond.
They will not be allowed to put any
brandy made from fruit into the
warehouse with such spirits, but will
be required to pay the tax in the
manner prescribed by all distillers
Of brandy from peaches, apples, etc.
The distilleries must be again sur
veyed for fruit in accordance with
law. If they have discontinued OPP
erations as grain distiIlers, they
must give bond as fruit distilIers,
and also re-register their stills.''-
Nashville Banner.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-09-03
Correct.

There is one thing strongly and
powerfully impressed on our mind.
1t is well for us all never to forget
it. and to keep it constantly in view.
We mean the startling lesson taught
the Democracy in Tennessee bv the
last canvass. There is no hope for
us burt in the strict enforcement of
the Convention system, and hearty
and cordial support of our nominees.
If we permit or encourage indepen-
dent candidates, or allow our
strength to be FILTERED away upon
hopeless chances, the struggle will
be irretrievably lost. In union there
is not only strength, but certain
victory Brownsville States.
The above sensible remarks, CON-
ing from paper that supported Mr..
Johnson, last year against the regu-
lar nominee of the Democratic party,
should be needed by all. In union
alone there is strength, and we can
only be united through the instru-
mentality Of Conventions. The
States last year opposed the Demo
cratic nominee for Congress from
the State at Large. The result of
that canvass is known everywhere,
and by all true Democrats is re-
GREETED. Let it not be so again
Many good Democrats fell into this
delusiye error in the last canvass
and warmly supported men who had
arranged themselves against every
vital interest of the Democratic
party. The consequence was a de-
feat of the party in Tennessee and
an election of large majority of
Radicals to congress. Let us forgive,
but never forget. The lesson was
too dearly learned to be so soon for
COTTON. There is yet time to re-
trieve our fallen fortunes, and if we
will all unite in the selection of prop
er candidates we will not be defeat
ed again. This war against conven-
tons is the veriest nonsense. A con- |
yention can not be unfair if the peo-
pie will turn out and go there. unless
the people themselves are unfair. |
We hope all good Democrats will |
move forward during the approach
ing canvass in unbroken rank, that |
victory may perch upon her banners
and the Radical party in our State |
be eventually wiped from existence.