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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14
FAR APART.


Beneath the quaint old bridge you hear
The waves make music as they pass;
And, winding to the elm tree near,
You soc the pathway through the grass.
Where We were won't to walk, alssi
The river wanders as Of old
Beneath the shade of willow trees;
The sunlit waters CLEAN Ike gold,
And ripple TO the gentle breeze;
But am far from thee and these.
The sky bonds over broad and blue,
And. in the soft and mellow light,
You tread the lane our footsteps knew,
In former days, when days were bright;
Do these days bring such sweet delightf
And still that lane with grass is green;
with fragrant flowers the banks are fair;
In golden gloss and silver sheen
The bees still haunt the balmy air;
But you will fail to find me there.
Again, perchance, may not see
The rustling rows Of willow trees
(Which lent n leafy canopy
When we strolled underneath at ease;)
For am far from thee and these.
Our Joys forsake US. Soon docs spring
Pass by and for the summer call;
Soon do the birds lose heart to sing,
When fading ieavesIp autumn fall;
And winter is the end Of all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14

Beauty and style are not the sures.
passports 70 respectfully. Some Of
the noblest specimens Of womanboo5
that the world has ever seen have
presented the plainest and most nm
progressing appearance. A womaDfs
worth is to be estimated by the real
goodness Of her heart, the greatness
Of her soul, and the purity and sweet
ness Of her character and a woman
with kindly disposition, and well
balanced temper, is beth lovely and
attractive, be her face ever so plain
and her figure ever so homely; she
makes the best of wives. and the
truest of mothers. She has a higher
purpose in living than the beautiful
pet vain and supercilious woman.
who has no higher ambition than to
faunt her finery on the street, OF to
crafty her inordinate vanity by ex.
tracing aatery and praise from sOcis.
ty whose compliments are as hollow
as they are insincere.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14
A Mothers Holy Love.


The excitement that existed in
Philadelphia concerning the case of
the kidnapped child extended to all
classes and every mother was so
wrought up upon the subject that
she could hardly be induced to per-
NIT her children to go out of her
sight Gillespie lives on Tenth street,
in the same house with Mrs Magin-
mis-. He moved few days ago, and
Mrs. Maginnis had not had an oppOr-
tunity to become acquainted with
him. He is very near sighted, and
when be came home the other after
noon be thought be saw his boy play
ing in the gutter, and he approached
the youngster with the intent to pick
him up and carry him into the house.
The fact, however, was that 1t was
Mrs. Magginnis' boy, and that esti-
mabIs woman was watching him
with one eye, while the other one
rested upon the second story window,
which she was washing.
When she saw Gillespie seize the
child she knew at once that the kid
napper had come, and as Gillespie
walked off with the booty under his
arm, q red haired woman in a condi-
ton of frantic excitement, might
have been eeen shooting down starts
and through the front door with the
velocity of light. Gillespie discoy-
cred his mistake just as he caught
sight of the infuriated Maginnis ap-
preaching him, and apprehending
trouble, dropped the child and ran.
By the time they had gone around
the block twice, Gillespie had not
only Mrs. Maginnis and six poliee-
men at bis heels, 1900 other people
and half hundred dogs At last he
darted no an alley and endeavored
to Jump over his back fence, but just
as he reached the top the avenging
Maginnis arrived and caught him by
the legs, and before be could explain
himself the policemen had hammered
him considerably, and four Of the
dogs had bitten chops out Of his legs.
He is in bed yet, and will probably
not be around again until the bumps
subside and the dog bites heal.
When be does get out again he will
wear glasses.-MdG Adler.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14
Quarrel

I his is old but good: Two lonpg
princes of Austria entered into 9 yio,
lent quarrel, when one OF them salG
~you are the greatest ass in Vienna
Just then the emperor, their father
entered and said Indignantly, Come,
young gentlemen, you forget tOa'
am present
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14

No one can settle down in a Euro,
pean city or village Cor month. and
observe the laboring classes, without
noticing a great difference between
their aspirations, ambitions, and hab-
its, and those of corresponding class
es in this country. He may see great
poverty in continental town, and
men and women Iaboring severely
and fairing meanly, and hopeless
gap existing between classes be may
see the poor virtually the slaves Of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14

There is arailwav agent at Hagers-
town, Maryland, who would proba-
bly like to resign. The Southern
Circus and Menagerie" came to that
place upon freight train the Other
day, and as the proprietors could not
pay the charges for transportation, the
cars were seized by the agent and
switched off upon a siding, where
they have remained ever since. Up
on the agent, Mr.. Way, devolves the
duty of feeding the elephants, tigers
hyenas and boa-constrictors, and they
had already eaten up considerably
more than the amount Of bis claim
while as all the children in the vii
lage congregated about the mensge-
rie every evening, Mr.. Way is oblig'
ed to spend his spare moments to
keep tie geological collection from
devouring the spectators and making
the company liable for damages,
The situation of the man who helo
the tiger by the tail. and was AFRAID
to let go, was cheerful IN comparison
with this.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14

A fashionable lady says her hus-
band is the latest thing out
Wealth is not his who gets it, but
his who enjoys it.
Dried and powered pimpernel is
the latest antidote for hydrophobla-
Horse thieves in Texas are serena
ded by string bands.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14
THE SOMERSET HOUSE.

Having leased this magnificent and well known
Hotel property from Mrs. r A. fiicA--the uhaef,
signed takes pleasure in informing his friends and
the public generally that he will spare neither
pains nor expense 10 make this house all that
could be desired Accommodating clerks and
obnging walters viii attend to the wants Of Gus
toners, anr the table viii at all times be laden
with the best the market affords. Mr.. g. II. Iay'
van may az an times be found in the office.
mmar25 ID. LANAN.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-10-14

and a one-horse wagon left it," said
the girl, with scarcely disguised
litter. "She wouldn't come in, al
though / invited her.
Mrs. Gates opened the note. 1t
ran, in stiff, old-fashioned cali
graphy, as if the pen were an un-
wonted implement 10 the writer's
hand:
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

BorSp TO BE MAER1ED.-A CORES
rondent gives the Newton (New
Hampshire) Register an account OF a
wedding ceremony in Waoack town
shin near Hstbrookville, in that State
which was somewhat i'm this way.
A Young woman OF that vicinity
had becom enamored with a Young
n,aa Of Pennsylvania birth, who has
been llvinsin Saltwater township tor
soms time. Desiring to get 'sfhcea
shey offered certain Local preacher
living near by, SIS to do the job. lie
Uniformed them, with many regrets,
shat he was unauthorized to fertorm
the ceremony. They then dispatched
a messenger to corpnlont squire
scsidingin thc hntirock valley, ~iso
ayrc,l to come and marry them.
shortly after he arrived the mother
OF the would be bride, who had been
absent frem isonee, retnrrHd, and
discovered the situation. S'i1ln5 =
sIeco of bo,r, three or fonr feet long
and ak irchrs wade she proceeded to
f,.lahor AL parties concerned. Sh'
drove her 4 " -hcr to the g,rret AMI
a,er wouI,| be on-in-l,w ont OF doors
9'he Squire .rs,n tc cxpostuiAto with
yhe excited woman, when ahs srr'mG
Seward him. and toll him to leave.
AIc obcye4 the core,aenG', hNt when
he reached the mitlle of he road he
told the sorro wing parties to come TO
s,;n and he UcHl,i make them one
This s:ial further enrseei the mother
and she charged uroa the Squire and
forced him to fee honeward. l.ssr'
in tire day the bride AMI groom were
seen together Weeping ana bewa1i1no
the state of afnirs. The result Of the
conference was that early TIE mex
morning they presented themselves
before the Squire in his barnyara
lie asked them to 90 to the house, but
having learned wisdom from e*rer
ence, they declined, stating that the!
desired to be married on the spot, be
fore the brides eother skoHla be cu'
on the war. .,th. Without farthe'
delay the twain were made one, the
only living witness being the ca''l'
which surrounded them and which
stood by chewing their cud.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20
The Bridal presents.

The aggregate value Of the pres
ents to Miss Nellie Grant is put down
at $4,000, George ". Childs, Of
Philadelphia, sent magnificent set
of silver knives, forks and spoons, Of
Japanese Workmanship handsomely
euamelea and embossed with gold,
embracing seyeaty-fve pieces, and
including q large oval fruit piece.
Mr.. A. J. Drexel, of the same city,
cou tritetea handsome set Of solid
sterling silver, ten pieces; also . large
solitaire diamond, nouaid Lehman,
Of San Francisco, sent silver ice
cream set, embracing twelve ssucers,
twelve spoons and one large dish, all
lined with solid gold. II. A. Clshin,
Of New York, sent magnificent
silver gravy boat and ladlc, lined
with gold The boat was fashioned
after the Chinese pattern with fig
ures on each side. Gen. Mcdowell
sant an elegant silver soup ladlc of
antique design. Attorney General
Williams gave case of spoons,
knives and forks; Postmaster General
Creswell, a silver ice-cream set. Mrs.
Richardson a single silver service of
four pieces; Gen. Badeau sent from
London an elegant tortoise shell fan;
G. A. Phelps, of New York, several
pieces of silver, There were several
silver tureens, fruit-dishes, gravy
boats and ladies, in addition to those
mentioned. There were diamond,
emerald and other valuable rings;
canoes, sets of jewelry, toilet articles
fans, nt-lace haudkerchieis, pieces
of Eaienciennes lace, antique dress
ing mirrors, candlesti ks and numer'
GUS articles OF virtu.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

The following statement OF H"-
pcr's Weekly by nc means precisely
true:
Within the past few months the
Republicans have had the good sense
aud the courage to repeal the, salary
grab act, for which. though warmly
Supported by NJ my Democrats they
must, as the majority, bear the re-
sronsibillty.'
Tbi is only correct so far as regards
,,,e members Of the two Houses ol
Congress; bat as respects the rres'
dent it is entirely destitute OF cor
rectness. The salary grab vas de-
yised, Iobbied for, and approved oJ
him bee ,use it doubled his own pay
but in repeating that bill they have
left the Presid dents grab undimlnlsh
ed, although there were grave doubt
respecting its constitutional validity
and they ar, going into the next esee
ton with the full responsibility 0
that act still resting upon them.
[.T Y. Sun.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20
How to protect Fruit from
Birds.

A correspondent of the London
Field says that his method has pro-
ven entirely eficacious: "And what,
you will ask, is my talisman? Sim
|ply ball Of gray, white or brown
linen thread. I take ball Of this
in my hand, fasten the end Of it to
one Of the twigs Of the gooseberry
or e,srraat- bush, from twig to twig
in perhaps a dozen different direc-
tions, tasted off, and the thing is
done; and it will last two years-the
thread on the trees, I mean. 1t is
not necessary that the thread should
be white, Of course; it ought rather to
be fine and dark--a thing to be felt,
not seen. l have watched the birds
after performing the operation; they
come boldly to settle on the tree, and
they strike these, to them invisible
snares, for such. no doubt, they seem
to be; they fly off in terrible hurry,
and settle Gu the walls and trees
around about, longing and getting
hungry, until they disappear and
you see them no more.
AS regards peas and other seeds,
which | always SOW in drills, simply
stretcE thread, sometimes two, along
each drill, in about two inches from
the ground, supporting it at that
height by little forked sticks. If you
put it much higher than this, the
birds do not seem to care for tit
does not touch them; this is the
grand secret, something they do not
we'll see, nor kncw what it means. |
have seen PEOPLE put thick white
string, with feathers tied to it, and
perhaps two feet from the ground.
Ike birds seen understand these, and
care little for them; in short, | know
to my cost it sometimes acts as lore,
as a notice to The birds that there is
sometAiag to be had worth lecsing
after. | will answer for it, any one
adopting the plan I recommend will
never have canse to complain of the
birds, however numerous they may
| be-"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

1t was very hard to get the right
answer out Of the boy whom tray
eler on horseback found at work in a
field Of miserable, yellow, sickly-look-
ing corn that ought to be sent to the
springs for its health.
"Your corn looks very yellow"
said the traveller, as he stopped in
his ride and talked to the boy over
the fence.
"Yass," F" said the boy; 1T was the
yaller kind we planted"
And its mighty small, too," the
traveller continued.
"In course said the boy; course
we planted the small kind of corn
"Yes, yes, l know; but l don't
think You'll have over half crop;
do yon?'
"Why, no, in course we shan't
cause We planted. this ere field at
the halves
"Goodby," said the traveller; II
think you Il do for seed"
But The oy would not leave him off
SO. Calling him back after he had
got on . few rods, the boy cried out;
Il say, stranger, | hope you pick
up deal Of valuable information in
the course Of your travels" -"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20
A Romantic Little story.

Among the deaths recently re-
ported in Paris is that of Madame
Cavignac, the widow Of the ccle-
brated General Of that name. She
was only forty-three years old, be-
ing many years the junior Of her
distinguished husband. The story
of their marriage is a real romance
The lady was only eighteen when she
first met her future husband. Ex-
tremely pretty, she fell desperately
in love with General Cavaignac, who
was quite old enough to be her faith
er, and who remained perfectly un-
conscious Of the passion of which he
was the object, till one day at the
dinner party, where his future wife
was present, the conversation turned
on the marriage of an elderly gen.
tleman with very young girl, where
upon General Cavaignac, expatiated
warmly on the folly and abomination
Of such marriages, and ended by de-
claring that no power on earth could
ever prevail upon him to commit such
\ foolish act. The young lady,
whose agitation had been increasing
throughout the whole discussion, on
hearing his announcement was seized
with 50 violent a nervous attack
that, after vain!y striving for some
moments to conceal her emotion, she
was forced to quit the table. NJ.
Cavaignac, though anything but a
conceited man, was tempted to inquire
into the cause of her sulferings; like
Othelio, "on that hint he spake,' but,
unlike that dusky general, he proved
a kind and faithful husband to his
adoring young wife.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

CALuMNY.-The rules Of polite
ness are never ct variance with the
principles of morality. Whatever
is really impolite is really immoral.
We have no right TO offend people
with our manners CT conversation.
We have no right to deal with or be
influenced BY gossip about the people
We meet. Their private affairs are
pcue of cur business. Ii we believe
man to be unfit company for us we
must not invite him; but if we meet
him where he has been invited by
others we must treat him with civ
ilitv. If VIC know a man or woman
to be grave offender, we cannct use
that knowledge to injure him or her,
unless it is absolutel Y needtul for the
protection of others. The greatest
and best men in the world have been
assaied with calumny. The purest
and noblest do not always escape it.
We cannot investigate--as a rule we
must disrcgard-all ISLANDERS. Where
great offenders must be excommunl-
Gated. In all other cases we must
give every one the benefit of a
doubt; apply charitable constructions,
hope for the best and consider every
one innocent until he is proven gull
~
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

0rR Social LlFE.--Some people
never make acquaintances, but shut
themselves up from their kind as does
an oyster in his she'll; while others
and by far the happier-are never
at loss for cheerful companionship.
It is not hard to make acquaintance
if we set about it in the right way;
but it is useless to hang lack and
wait FOR every door to be opened; we
must Push them ourselves. Said
a lady to us the othr day: Il never
make acquaintances in travelling; /
wish I could" Said another: II get
acquainted with everybody. l talk
to the women who sweep the ferry
boats, and to any decent person who
happens TO sit by ME in the cars. I
find every human heart is human,
and that [ cAn learn something I
didut know before from every new
acquaintance, or communicate infor-
nation that may be valuable to her
We are, most of us, too apt to stand
on our dignity and wait for advance
from others; to indulge captious dis
position, and oriticise where we
should commend. The cultivation of
genial, charitable, benevolent spirit
will not injure any Of us, and will
certainly benefit the community in
which we live, and add constantly to
the lumber of our friends.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

n- Arkansas planters just across
the Mississippi, vest Of Memphis,
say that this last food deposited over
the cotton fields the richest, thickest
layer of alluvium ever before brought
down from the western mountains
1t is quarter of an inch in thickness
and full of lime. Crops stimulated by
such forces Of fe,undicy grow anc
mature with extraordinary rap!dity
and orly vigorous energy in repress
ing weeds and grass is required
through the first weeks Of summer
to assure the production, with A favor
able season, Of an extraordinary cot
ton C.op.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

aas~ Hon. Montgomery Blair, of
Montgomery county, is spoken of as
the candidate most likely to receive
tie democrat nomination for Congress
in this district. If Alleganv is not
to have the nomination it will probably
go to Montgomery, as Washington
VII most certainly be foNnd to be
divided between Attorney General
Syester and Major II. K. Douglass.
Among the Republicans mentioned in
that connection are Hon. G. A. Pcarre
of Allcgany, and Messrs. Steiner and
Naill, Of Frederick, and Hon. Lloyd
Lowndes, the present member.
IFIlLansPoW Pilot.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20
A Gray Hair.
BY EBEN f. REEFORD.

To-day as glanced in the mirror,
started with sudden fright,
For there on my brow was cleaning
A little line Of white.
l knew what it meant, and ! shivered
TO see the signal there
The signal of old age coming
The first bright, silver hair.
What sudden thrill ran DER me.
AT sight Of that silver thread!
Il told that life's sands were dropping,
That the days Of my youth were dead.
And sat down, dim and blinded,
BY sudden rain oi tears,
AS thought of heart We alth squandered
In many lnisspent J,lrs.
On the Record-Bo of Heaven,
Against my name to-day,
Are there many good deeds written,
Oh, Angel Of Record, say?
All mel fear for your answer,
For know that written there
Is record Of sin and error
That moves you TO sorroWful prayer.
I'm growing old, and the angel
Who wecps DER each sinful deed,
Has hung out times warning signal,
And bids me be wise and heed.
1t seems to me like question
Whose import is deep and stern,
Shall my future be purer and better?
Will from my idols turn?
God help me! Tie helpeth many
Who out of their sorrows call,
My past is beyond redcmption;
In the future | stand or fall.
May heed this solemn warning,
And the pitying angels prayer,
Ere the night comes darkly downward
On my head Of silver hair.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

Small showers last long, but sub
den storms are short.
With eager feeding, food doth
choke the feeder.
Though death be POOR, it ends
mortal voc.
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pea- The champion forgiven Lives
in Terre Haute, Ind. He has taker
his wife back after five elopement
with as many different men. But h'
has conddentially suggested to
friend that the thing Is becoming
Slightly stale.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20
n-sya"Wife do You know 7 have

ney~"Wife do you know I have
got the pneumouia?'
"New monia, indeedo Such ex-
travagance? You are the spendthrif.
test man that ever | did see, to 50
and lay ont money on such trash.
when | need a new bonnet so much. "
The ripest fruit f',lls first.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20
Courage mouteth with occasion.

The first bringer Of nnwelcome
pens ..atL bat d .oalno oiAue.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-06-20

I45le - W virtue like necessity.