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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-11-20
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

OkO WEST 9TH ST., NEAR sTH Av., ROOM a-A
TDO respectable ENGLISH woman wishes ladies', gen.
would go out by the day; inting done neatly.
Mrs REYNOLDS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

IO0 4TH AVIAN EXPERIENCED DRESSMAKER
fOO wishes q few engagements either as dressnaker
Or seamstress can operate on machines terms 81 50
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

WANTED-BY YOUNG MAN, SITUATION IN A
w ewelry house as clerk or travelling agent; has
travelled Tor FIVE years and commands good New York
States trade best city reference. Address
W. D. Herald Uptown Branch offce.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

900 9Th Av., SECOND FLOOR.-A RESPECTABLE
OCC widow, with incumbrance, would like some
washing at rs cents per dozen will give satisfaction
SMITH.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

A GOOD OPERATOR, WITH OWN WHEELER 4
"A Wilson machine, would like TO live with dress
maker: will make herself generally useni. Address,
for one week, PERMANENT, box l43 Herald Uptown
Branch office
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

900 EAST 18TH STA RESPECTABLE WOMAN
200 to take in washing and ironing or go out by the
day. Is a arst class hand gendemen's washing pre-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

w man, a position in a sewing machine room on
would out to give instruction sewing machines
would accept position of trust permanency being
desired. Address j. 5. H., Herald office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

Q1O EAST 37TH ST., TOP FLOOR-A THOROUGHLY
ClC competent laundress wishes gentlemen's or
family washing terms $50 dozen including futing.
Call or address.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22
SUNDAY FEBRUARY o. 84QUADRUPLE SHEET
SITUATIONS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PROFESSIONAL SITUATIONS WANTED
FEMALES.

TOT sACKETT ST, BROOKLYN, L. Ia COMPE:
lCl tent young woman to teach young children and
make herself useful; family in the country preferred
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

. WEST 10TH Stan EXPERIENCED ENG
CtA lsh laundress desires ladies' gentlemen's or
families washing; French futing, putting and fneries
specially; all done up in first class style Call ON
address Mme Z. WALKER
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

VNANTED-BY YOUNG AMERICAN WIDOW LADY,
place in the country where she would be treated
kindly and as one OF the family Ga comfortable home
more an object than large saary) as companion and
erness; would be found useful ad obging willing to do
almost anything except washing of cheerful and aia
BILE dispositions references exchanged Call At address,
onday and Tuesday, 245 9th ST., between Erie st and
Jersey av. Jersey City, n. ].
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

C7S WEST 36TH ST, TOP FLOOR.-A FRENCH
AIO woman wants family washing at home; can dute
splendidly; genuemens washing preferred. Call for
two days
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

A LADY FOR A POSITION OF TRUST-ONE WITH
"A small deposit can secure a permanent situation.
good pay and chance to rise. Address G. Z. L. Herald
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

YOUNG MAN, WITH REFERENCE, RESIDING
~ with mis- parents, can devote his afternoons and
ing envelopes, &c is good plain, legrbe correct
writer; employers terms. Address j. G. j.. Herald Of
Aca
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

VTANTED-AN EDUCATED YOUNG MAN AS BOOK
w keeper, for a new honorable enterprise "a mo-
nopoy), who has 500 cash to invest; well secured no
chronic humbug country fiat, who fears being SWIM
died. need apply; good position good pay references
exchanged Address, with name, II. D.. Herald Brooklyn
Branch office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

You've GIRLS, APPRENTICES, TO EMBROIDER,
896 Broadway. office q
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

DRESSMAKER OF EXPERIENCE AND SU-
n perior taste wishes work at her own home, at
tfemely mode tte prices would go out to cut and
ladies' residences Address EVA L. Herald Up
town Branch office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

A N AMERICAN LADY OF CULTURE AND REFINE
"A ment desires position to teach children English
French and musc references Address CoNDIT, Herald
Uptown Branch Of1ce,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

DRESSMAKER WISHES A FEW PUPILS TO LEARN
~ cutting and httng-that to cut the figure :;
terms So lesson and each lesson two hours Call
address Mrs A. FAY, No. l57 East 2Sth ST.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

A POSITION WANTED-~AS CASHIER, FROM THE
n 10th OF March, by reliable and trustworthy young
wan who has had seven years experience in the stock
brokerage business in house OF good standing dong
business in Wall street; all books be taken OF
pertaining to workings of office the very best refer
ences given Address r. b., box 1, 259 Post office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

RESPECTABLE YOUNG WOMAN. BY THE DAY
IA or week. IN a family; is capable OF dressmaking,
cutting and fitting; also all family sewing excellent
operator Wheeler 4 Wilson'S machine. NJ. K, sta
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

A YOUNG LADY WOULD LIKE A POSITION AS
n seamstress in q espectable family. Address NJ
box 40 Herald Uptown Branch Office. y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

VNANTED-ABOUT THE FIRST OF APRIL BY
w man Of thirty years business experience. posi-,
ton bOokkeeper, salesman to attend the out
door business of manutactory undoubted reference
given. Address MANUFACTURER, box l34 Herald Up
town Branch Office.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-22

II o WEST SD ST.. FIRST FLOOR.-A RESPECT
IL - able widow woman wants q child to bring up on
the bottle, and will receive mothers care; best
erence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
waste Of weOl.

The statement Of the western pa
per that "a clip is worth as much per
pound to the manufactures in June
and July when newly shorn as when
it has seasoned and dried out a few
MONTHS strikes me as conspicuously
inexact. Any farmer who has weigh
ed his feeces at shearing time and
again when they are sold-as every
one should do-knows that 4 fleece
viii gain in weight from 10 TO 20 rer
cent by absorbed moisture, and if
stored in a cellar viii gain even more
weight. Wool does not dry out nor
season in the least, but quite the re-
verse. This is no gain but a loss to
the manufacturer, and few sheep men
needto be told that there is a profit in
thus adding to the weight Of wool
beyond which it is not safe to go. as
it is refused by the buyer except at a
large reduction. Ny observation has
been that those who dispose Of wool
and get their cash when it is ready
for sale do better than those who
hold for higher prices and thus be-
come sDeculatOrs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
Two California Poets Try a sIuIeE Ride


Charles Warren Stoddard writes Of
going to the Grotto Ferati Fair from
Rome with Joaquin Miller, asfollows:
joaquin and l were secretly praying
that we might have reserved to us
a donkey each whereon we would
make our entry into the fair ground
in fashion beitting the time. We
thought it but natural that all the
desirable beasts had been engaged a
week or more, yet we found a dozen
of them sounding their lungs as we
mounted the long stairs that led to
the Frascati, and the small boys who
had them in charge implored usin the
name Of the Madonna to mount and
be happy! We easily struck a bar
gain, for nearly everybody preferred
footing the two miles to the fair
grounds. It is not considered i'm
mortal to walk in this country. Hav-
ing mounted our diminutive donkeys,
we signalled the kids mean the
little engineers-to turn on the steam;
they did it with o club. OF went
Millers donkey, and his gFeat-cloak
fell over the tail Of the little beast
and was kicked up by those two small
boots in the funniest fashion. My
animal was less spirited. Perhaps
he knew that / wasn't used 10 the
circus, and had some considerations
for my feelings as well as for his back;
| of course he was sore under the sad
die. Joaquin dashed on. As be
passed the throng of pedestrians be
was saluted with much spirit. His
tail, sugar-lcaf hat scarcely overtop-
ped the heads of the people whom be
galloeed amongst and / believe he
could have walked over the ears OF
his donkey without much inconven-
fence. The %youngster who ran me
whacked away in the rear of my sad
die, and kept up a continual fire OF
abuse that, however, had no sensible
effect upon the four-footed martyr
toward whom it was directed. We
logged along, smiled at everybody
who smiled at US, and l think there
was no exception in all that country
had many narrow escapes from be-
ing run down by carriages, the driv-
ers of (which had overlooked us until
we were quite under their wheels
saw all the winding road alive with
happy folk, who were as bright and
cheerful as the day itself. Sometimes
Joaquin was lost in the distance
sometimes he stood on a rise in the
road and called for me to come onlike
a man, again be charged past a car
rage full of ladies, hat in hand, and
the effect was sufficiently sensational
to add a new charm to the peasants
fair. While he was thus e~areering, a
swarthy Italian, flushed with wine
and a long walk, saluted him as Don
Quixote, and called him Den for the
rest of the day"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
History Of stoves.

During the seventeenth century in
England as well as on this continent,
although great fres blazed in theroy-
al chambers and halls, and parlors
Of the wealthy, the domestics were
almost persisted. This discomfort did
not proceed from s~elishness OF stingy
housekeeping, but rather from an
a~ffectation of hardihood, particularly
among the lower classes, where
ef~heminacy was reckoned a reproach.
This nav account, in part, TOR the
slow Introduction Of chimneys. Walls
were rarely lathed and plastered
ceilings were just beginning to be
boarded in tie best houses; doors,
sash. and window-shutters were OF
the most wretched fit; and tongue
floor boards did not come into use
until 1870. About the same time,
from Germany, came the grand inyen-
ton of hanging, by a cord, weight,
aud pulleys, the lower sash OF a WIN
dow.
In 1858 Sir John Winter invented
a fire box for burning coal or coke IN
side a chimney-place, with a hole
above. covered with q movable plate.
This was similar to one suggested by
Savot. ia France, and was probably
the origin Of the first coal CRATE. An
Improvement was made on this by
.Jorevin de Rochfard, in London,
whereby greater economy was OBJ
tanned. and the smoke better disposed
of: but this was again exceeded by
the one placed in his chamber by
Prince Rupert, in l76S. In this, in
stead Of a hole directly over the CRATE,
the draught went out at the back,
until the FIRE was well kindled, when
a damper in the aue was pulled for
ward. w%hich-forced the smoke down
a short distance, and then allowed it
to rise in the chimney, behind q low
partition in the middle Of the hue.
The first Of all our present coal
stoves seems to have been one de-
scribed by NJ. Justel to the Royal
Society, as the invention Of NJ. Dales-
me. and which was exhibited at the
fair Of St German, near Paris, in
1850. 1t was made Of wrought iron,
and consisted Of a deep basin or vase
seated on, and connected with, a
square box; and from the rear part
of the latter a curved pipe rose into
the chimney, at q height considerably
above the top Of the vase. On start
ing the fire, the iron pipe required to
be first well heated, to make a down
ward Graught through the Goals. JUS
tel is quite enthusiastic about it. Be-
sides its v~entilating a room, be says:
"The most fetid things, matters
which stink abominably when taken
out of the fire in this engine make
no i'll scent; neither DO red herring
broiled thereon" That was the er-
perimeatum crucis verify, and we
don't wonder he liked the new zen
Glauber who discovered the salt
which bears his name, claims the dis
covery of the front cover or blower"
for a CRATE, leaving space below for
the air to enter. This was a great
triumph, and the vocation of the bel
lows was ended. lie declared that
so disguised was he with the putting
Of fires and the smells and drudgery
Of his laboratory, that he was abont
to discard it forever, when he made
the happy discovery; and he ends
with a devout prayer Of thanks to
Heaven for the same.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
..TOrgeifuIIist' Man in baltimore.

If a premium was offered for the
most absent-minded man in Baltimore
it would, without doubt, be awarded
to DR.. +. He called at a station
house the other morning and stated
to Lieutenant Fitzgerald, the officer
il charge, that bis horse and buggy
had been stolen from in front of his
residence. Such thefts are not I'M
frequent, and the lieutenant at once
notified the other districts by tele-
graph Of the robbery, describ ng the
Doctors team, as is customary. The
doctor then took his departure, but
in an hour or two returned, and, find
ing that nothing had been heard Of
his team, visited the Marshal's Office
who had made inquiries at once by
telegraph to know if the horse had
been found in any of the districts,
but received a negative reply. DR..
f. was in quite an excited mood, and
after requesting the Marshal to place
the matter in the hands of detectives.
took his departure in a carriage be had
procured for pressing purposes. A
couple of hours later a message was
received by Lieutenant Fitzgerald
that the doctor had recovered his
team. and upon inquiry, the following
amusing denouement was made: DR..
+. was called to visit a patient on
Howard Street in the morning, and
drove there in his buggy, which he
left standing in front of the house.
After prescribing the necessary nos
trums the doctor walked quietly out
forgetting his horse and buggy. He
did not discover the loss for an hour
later, and at one jumped to the con-
c~lusion that it had been stolea. After
it had been standing where he had
left it about three hours, some one
sent word to him. The story of the
doctors Observation-Disclosures soon cir
culated, and considerable merriment
was created at his expense. The
man who feiled to detect the wherea-
bouts of the speetacles on his nose
was nothing in point Of absent-mind-
edness to DR.. +.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
a New Game fOr Boys.

A correspondent of the PhiladcI-
phia Ledger writes to the editor: ]
propose by your kind indulgence, tc
lay before the "Boys in America" the
synopsis of a game which ought in a
short time to become as popular as
the game of Base Ball"
The game in question is known in
Ireland by the name of Scout
But even there it is certainly not
played in conformity with its origi-
nal constitution. Ia an cid French
document on Athletics which /
stumbled upon a short time ago I'M
der the caption Of LA Chase de
Guerre,n L at once recognized the
constituents of its crude parody of
the "Old Land Scout. The Norman
title, l think, ought to be retained,
because Chase de Guerre" sounds
good, and by that name / propose to
present il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22

The contestants consist Of thirteen
a side, which includes the master"
Cor LEADER Of the company. The
scene Of action is a parallelogram,
22O by so yards. Each company
with its chosen master takes position
in the right and left corners at the
head OF the place" Then one from
each sile goes out, andi is placed by
the umpire on the starting line mid
wav between the parties, and like
wise az the head OF the grounds
Ana The "winning-post is to be a
small hag-pole, surrounded by a small
pennant Of the united colors OF the
contestants. The pole may be a neat
lance wood stick about six feet high
by an inch and a half in diameter,
witha wedge-shaped bottom, which
is to be inserted either in the ground
or in the cleft. of q small block OF
wood. The capture Of this iag-pole,
which should easily yield to q for
ward pressure of the band, at once
secures a 'point'' to the party whose
man has taken it, and makes a "pris-
oner" Of his unsuccessful opponent.
The first twelve points decide the
game. The second master" Wlll
have charge Of tue fag-pole and re-
adjust it Immediately after each cap
ture. Each winner is entitled to run
again and again, as often as he takes
the pole. But be must not do so I'M
til after the balance of his free conf
panions have each had a spin" II
any one of the opposing parties
should have the unprecedented good
fortune to take a prisoner ever. race,
il will of course win the game right
off. making twelve consecutive points
to nothing. But if instead OF making
twelve consecutive points, it should
in the meantime have lost the prison
ers. the master" Of the captured
company is entitled to claim an ex-
change. and to continue the game
with the three redeemed, and so on
until no one to exchange remains at
the losing side, and the game Is de
fqcto declared. No exchange is adj
missable while a contestant remains
on either side. / strongly recommend
this fine inyigorating and inspiriting
game to the boys, whether in transit
or full grown, of America.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22

are pulled from under him, and be
comes down one would think at the
imminc i hazard of breaking his back
bone. A mar rushes up with the
branding iron and claps it on his
right hip, where it makes a cruel
singeing and fixing.
1t is frequently a good deal worse
business to get away from him than
it is to catch him, especially II ne
has fight in bin, and he generally
has by this time. The brander gets
out Of the way; while the two horse
men are holding the animal tight
with the lassoes around their POM
nlels and the horses at a dead set, a
third rides up, the lassoes are slack
ened a little, the n around the
horns is slipped of, and the MAI IN
stantIy mounts his horse befofe the
animal can rise, and fees, while the
raging brute struggles free from the
other lasso and perhaps gives chase;
Thus both lassoes are recovered, and
everybody gets off with a whole Skin.
One of the most extraordinary teats
performed consisted in the lassoing
of a sucking calf with a loop fifteen
feet across 1t requires great skill
TO throw a lasso with such an enor-
nous loop, and it has to be hurled a
long distance to narrow down sutli-
GENTLY to catch so small an animal.
In Texas | have see a man lasso a
prairie dog, but be used a small rope
and a very small loop.
One of the men executed a feat
which would seem incredible to a
person who had not witnessed tt
Riding at full speed across the plains,
nearly abreast of a steer, be spun the
the lasso ahead and took in both his
fore feet, bringing him down with a
raking plunge on his nose.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-22
The Eagle in kentucky.

This is the way the Louisville
Courier Journal editorially ushered
in the Glorious Fourth: This is the
fourth Of fully. 1t argues that, being
the Fourth of July. it is not the 18th
of March. Neither is it the lst Of
Nav, nor Christmas. St. Patrick
was not born on the Fouth of July.
Queen Victoria was not crowned on
the Fourth of July. No thanksgiv-
ing has ever been appointed for the
Fourth of July: and history has failed
to record one single hanging or horse
race And yet the Fourth of July
is honored as the day on which Gen
eral Jackson signed the Declaration
of independence; as the day on which
DIR. Franklin won the battle of New
Orleans; as the day the %eagle-bird of
liberty tapped her wings and exclaim-
ed, in the classic words Of Jones'
fighter i am the bowling raccoon of
the mountains Shall we omit to honor
the day and celebrate it? No. Be
there not a fire-cracker the less, or a
stripe erased, or a star obscured!
Nail to the mast that holy flag, set
every threadbare sail, and give her
to the God of storms, the lightning
and the galel"