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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
A Maske ed Hall Adventure.

The Oakland(Ca Ne1cs tells how
O young man did not 90 to a mask
ball. This young fellow had a soul
above buttons, and ne scOrned the
idea of wearing the conventional
costume to the ball masque. But
what should he wear? His brain
seized on the query, and shortly an
idea was evolved; he chose the
character Of monkey The event
full evening was at hand, he went to
his hotel and donned his disguise.
Being wealthy young man, or eco
nomically, it's all the same, he con-
cluded to walk. His first achieve
ment was to frighten chambermaid
nearly to death, and in the next hall
his appearance gave a small child a
fit Reaching the street door, he
boldly went forth clad in his snug
fitting suit, and playfully swinging
his caudal appendage, but he had not
proceeded far when a little dog ran
out and barked at him. This called
out another dog and soon another
joined tteir ranks in the pursuit Of
the strange animal. Finally a bull
dog put in his appearance and then
the young man and his courage both
took flight The dogs had the best
oft from the outset, and they soon ran
their quarry to earth in other words,
the monkey man concluded that the
better part of valor would be to climb
high board fence. He did that,
and for two long hours he sat there
in the cold night wind, before he was
released from his unpleasant position
by people passing with in hailing
distance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
Fatal Duel Between Girls.

1t is related that two girls in the
royal tobacco factory, at Madrid, E.
Gently killed each other in a hand
to-hand contest. The mode adopted
by the combatants was as romantic
as it was barbarous. The antago-
nists, who were both about twenty
years old and remarkably handsome,
repaired, and one Sunday morning, ac-
companied by certain of their COM
rades, to a village some four or five
miles distant, when they breakfasted
sumptuOusly at different tables. The
repast ended, they closed the window
curtains, striped themselves to the
waist, and requested their friends to
leave the room. Then at a signal
given, they attacked each other with
navajes, and lashed and thrust un-
til both fell to the floor mortally
wounded. When a few minutes
had elapsed their friends re-entered
the room, Estafania, one of the CON-
batants, had received ten wounds,
from which she bled to death in
about half an hour. CasilGa, her
antagonist, die somewhat sooner, from
q ghastly wound in the neck.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

A NEGRO living near Dawson,
Georgia, having been fortunate
enough to accumulate considerable
of this world goods, desired as all
loyal subjects do to pay taxes on the
same. 1t being a new business to
him, he did not know there was
proper officer for receiving the tax,
and concluded all that was necessary
was to find man with a white
skin.
Consequently he hailed the first man
he met with "Say, boss. | want
to pay my tax; must | glib it to
you?"
On being told it would be received
by the comprchending white gentle
man, the negro gave him $25 and
asked if th at was enough.
81 suppose it is,' said the white
man.
Boss, GIN me showin' TOR dat, ="
said the negro.
Again the wits of the white man
were at work, and he soon handed
the negro a slip of paper with this in
scription:
"As Moses lifted the serpent out
of the wilderness, likewise have |
lifted s25 out of this negro's pocket" "
Not long after this the negro was
met by the tax collector proper.
Done paid it, boss, and here's de
ceipt," at the same time harding the
piece of paper to the officer.
He read: AS Moses lifted the
serpant out of the wilderness, like
wise have l lifted s25 out of this ne
gro's pocket
Hold on boss, you read wrong"
calculated the astonished darkey, as
he snatched the paper and carried it
to another man, who began to read
"As Moses lifted" Here he was
interrupted by the negro, who ex-
claimed
Look a-yar just gimme dat pa
per. I'm gwine to lift dat white
man o1t OF his boots, fore de Lord |
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
Father Taylor's Generosity

One Of the most remarkable traits
of Father Tavlcr-the we'll known
sailor preacher Of Boston, was hi
lavish generosity. The following in
cident is related Of him bv his daugh-
ter
His reckless generosity was so
boundless, that if it had not been for
mothers constant watchfulness, we
should not have bread TO eat from
day to day. Once at the beginning
of the year, be was sent out with o
bank note of fifty dollars to pay q
bill, which he was to bring back
receipted. In due time he returned,
but with such an expression of ankle
ty, and such AZ evident desire to es-
cape observation, that | was con-
vinced that he had been 'naugh-
ty.'
Where is the bill, father said
mother.
Here my dear
The pucker in his forehead became
so tremendous that the truth flashed
upon me at once, and | was fully
prepared for mothers astonished cry
Of
1t isu't receipted father! Father,
you've given away the money!
held him so tightly that be could
not run; so at last he stammered,
We'll, wife just around the corner l
met poor brother, superannuated
brother, and-and'-with a tone of
conviction calculated to prove to US
all the utter impropriety of his doing
anything else-'and, of course, my
dear / couldn't ask. him 10 chdHgs
H?'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
A Religious Mania.

The Petersburg (Va) Netcs makes
mention of a singular mania among
the colored people of Cockade City
Religious revivals Of the most excit-
lug character have been going on
in the churches for some time past
and the colored people generally
have become so "enthused" that in
many cases their condition approach
es that of lunacy. The same dis
order broke out in Kentucky a few
years ago, and was called by the
medical men 1.-THE Kentucky jerks "
The Ne,cs says: Yesterday morning
the streets in the upper portion of
the city were resonant with shouts,
groans and mumbled prayers
About midday, in front of the Harri-
son Street colored school, scene
took place which defes description.
Perhaps one hundred children, from
eight to fifteen years of age, were
mingled in a mass of dancing, howl
ing humaniiy--all repeating the same
formula, all making the same Wild
gestures, all using the same tone OF
voice. The giddy mass surged hith-
er and yOn, while teachers vainly
commanded, entreated and implored
the enthused children to come to
their studies, but they might as
well have talked to the wild waves
when the storm king held his court.
Higher and higher rose the tumult,
till physical exhaustion brought re-
lief, alike to the perplexed teacher
and wearied child"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
An Indignant Judge.

A colored man from the country
happened into Vicksburg last week,
and was looking around to buy some
bacon. He at last purchased some
of rsseally dealer at very low fig
ure, but soon discovered that it was
spoiled. The dealer refused to take
it back, and the eOlored man brought
the offender before Justice Brooks.
The meat was produced and shown
to be bad, and the Justice proceeded
to pronounce judgment, which he did
in the following words:
You are guilty of offering spoilt
meat, and the evidence shows that
you have actually sold some Of the
meat to the plaintiff here Now, in
doing this you have violated the law.
You have been guilty of crime which
endangers the lives of your fellow-be-
ings. That meat, sir, would kill any
man, and / know it and you know it.
Now, sir, it is ordered by this court
that all this meat before US, and all
similar meat in your possession, be
forfeited by you, and that it be sent
to the county poorhouse.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

How TO SEE UNDER WHARF.-THE
Indians of North America do this by
cutting hole through the ice, and then
covering or hanging blanket
in such a manner as to darken or
exclude the direct rays of the sun
when,they are enabled to see into
the water and discover fish at any
reasonable depth. Let any one who
is anxious to prove this place himself
under the blanket, and he will be as
tonished when he beholds with what
brilliancy everything in the fluid
world is lighted up. | once had Oc-
casion to examine the bottom of a
mill-pond, for which 1 constructed
a float out of inch plank, sufficient to
buoy me up; through the center OF
this float | cut whole and placed a
blanket over it, whenI was enabled
to clearly distinguish objects on the
bottom, and several tools were dis
covered and picked up. j am salts
fed that, where water is sufficiently
clear, this latter plan could be sue.
cessfully used in searching for lost
bodies and artieles.-Cor Scientific
american.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
How Envelopes are Made

One OF the most interesting exam
pies o! the manner in which manifold
and complex mechanism is now
made 10 do the work Of human fin
gers, IS that Dy which envelopes are
are now produced by means Of ma.
ehinery recently introduced in Eng
land. A pile Of envelope blanks is
placed on plate on the left hand
side Of the machine, this being done
either when at rest or when in mo-
ton. A hollow brass tube, with an
end Of peculiar shape, descends up
on the envelope blanks at the side
nearest to the folding box. To the
other end Of the tube is attached an
India rubber pipe communicating
with an air pump, which, coming in
to action at this instant causes the
blank which is upon the top Of the
pile to attach itself to the brass tube,
which, rising carries the envelope
blank with it. 4 pair Of grippers,
then run forward, and seizing the
blank, carry it into its proper posi-
ton over the folding box, after which
it is stamped, and the gum applied in
the proper places upon the two
side flap :. this movement being
ingenious. At this point
a plunger descends and carries the
blank into the folding box; upon the
plunger, rising, slides working in the
thickness of the folding box run in
and enclose their flaps in their proper
order. The bottom Of the box now
rises and completes the operation by
pressing the envelopes against the
sides; the bottom Of the box then
falls and allows the envelope to
drop in an upright position into a
trough running under the machine,
when it is met By a simple contri-
vance which secures the envelop
with It's flaps in proper position in
the trough; and as each successive
envelope is placed in front Of it, it
gradually works along the trough un-
til removed by the attendant and
banded
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
civil Euxrneering In Greece.

We get from the London Morning
Adrertiser particulars of the canal
to be cut across the Isthmus. of Cor
inth--a work once undertaken by
Julius Caesar, and by more than one
rular of Corinth. The canal, which is
to take six years to complete, will be
about the same number of miles in
length, that being the width of the
Isthmus at its narrowest point 1t
is to have a depth of twenty-seven
feet, with bredth of thirty-nile feet
at the bottom. Half way be-
tween the two extremities there is to
be a dock of 80, 900 yards in extent
and of sufficient depth to receive the
largest vessels. The concession is
for twenty-nine years, and the esti-
mated cost OF the undertaking is
about S4,000,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
The Girls After Jones

The Washington girls are just now
keeping a sharp lookout for Jones
of Nevada. Jones is a good catch
He is very rich; that they have know
all winter. He has brains; that they
have just discovered. He has a
pleasant way Of plunging his hand
into his pocket and bringing up
twenty dollar gold pieces, and when
he tosses one to a friend as q
souvenir the movement is inexpressa-
bly, charming. Consequently the
girls sigh for Jones. They are reach
ing over the gilt cornice of the Senate
Chamber and iguratively clutching
at him. But Senator Jones knows
on which side his bread is buttered
and when be drops it it viii be right
side up. More than that he will
need no urging when he shall be
ready to take a wife Take" one
is just the word, too, for that pre-
cisely what Jones will do when he
gets ready.
When Forney was speaking in
California, he made an appeal for the
general Nye at public meeting, and
in course, an appeal for Nye at that
time meant opposition to Jones, who
was @ candidate for Nye's place.
After the speech ForEey saw a cheer
ful gentleman in his rooms with the
rest Of the crowd, and the cheerful
gentleman stayed after nearly all the
rest had gone. Finally, says Mr..
Forney "Who are you? l have seen
you about all the evening, but
don't remember having heard your
name" Then the gentleman smiled
and said: Il am Jones-Jones Of
Nevada l am going to be elected
Senator in place Of Nye." And he
was; and now, if any Washington
belle thinks she can ertangle Jones,
just let her try it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
An Honest Shoemaker.

About fourteen years ago Mr. VIM
II. Neal, shoe manufacturer, of Sac
carappa, Maine, failed, and settled
with his creditors for fifty cents on
a dollar, taking q legal discharge
from all his liabilities. One year
ago he called on each of his creditors
and paid the other fifty cents, and
now, within few days past, he has
again called on them, all the origi-
nal creditors being now alive, and
paid them thirteen years interest at
six per cent, being for the whole
time they were deprived Of the fifty
per cent, compounded on the origi.
nal settlement. Business men will
agree that such instances are rare
and will unite in wishing Mr.. Nea
prosperity in the future.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

Once a careless man went to the
cellar and stuck the candle in what
he thought was keg Of black sand.
He sat near it drinking wine until
the candle burned low. Nearer and
nearer it got to the black sand ; near
err and nearer, until the blaze reach
ed the black sand, and as it was
sand, nothing happened.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

The City Fathers of New York
have issued a ukase forbidding
males of the feline tribe to roam az
ter midnight, at the risk of being
sent to prison and fined three dol
lars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
HEART CHIDINGS.

Heart be still, and wall no longer
Der happy dream now fed
Rouse thee, heart, to something stronger
Weep not for the early dead.
Culver with intensest pain,
Think'st thou that thy .ighs can win thee
What thou prized'st, back again?
Coward why shrink back 50 fearful
Or the weary years in store:
Iearning ever, sad and fearful,
For the days that como NO more.
Bear thy burden without quailing
Other hearts have bled before:
Tears and .ighs are unavailing,
Soon the struggle will be DER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Your attention is specially invited 10 the fac,
that the National Banks are now prepared TO re
ceive subscriptions To- the Capital Stock of the
Centennial Board Of Finance. The funds realized
from this source are 20 be employed In the erection
Of the buildings for tke International Exhibition,
and the expenses connected with the same. II Is
confidently believed that the Keystone State will
be represented by the name of every citizen alive
TO patriotic cOmmcmoratiOn OF the one hundredth
birthday Of the nation. The shares Of stock are
offered for $40 each, and subscribers will receive a
handsomely steel engraved Certificate of Stock.
suitable for framing and preservation as a national
memorial.
Interest at the rate Of six per cent per annum
will be paid on all payments Of Centennial Stock
from date of payment 10 January j, 1879.
Subscribers who are not near National Bank
can remit check postofiice order To the under
signed.
FRED. FRALEI. Treasurer,
905 Walnut St, Philadelphia.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
Business Cards,

,prR, Physician and Dentist Berlin In
NEIIlIL III i've prompt attention to all cases
F. tfs care.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

...--,.,r - Alexander il. Cohroth S maj
3 No.ttC ,',,-ticc vl law in SomersSI, anu anu
-s-si t.ls Once In Mammoth Builui''S'
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

I'D, mi. ATTORNEY ATLAW, S,,,S,r,.i: SON.
8 q! MI mi promptly a,6end TO all business
I4''t t;-a T-, Money advanced on coilec'ioh
s.in Mammoth Building
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
GOOD,
5. GOOD,
-TSTCLAN 6 SURGEON,
SOMERSET, PA.
vyrlcE in Mammoth Block. se+I2
DENTISTRY

Collins < Bills still continur the practice Of
---l. are prepared TO perform all Operations
i. st manner and at as low prices as the same
work can be done anywhere in the state;
- OF teeth for $; double --t Tor 80; An
.-..r .r-s warranted: and teeth extractcdwith-
unl7
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
WINDOW IND DOOR RFRANES

liz short anything generally used in house build
ing. All orders promptly filled. mario
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
Loans Secured by Real Estate

Copies the Bylaws. reports, rules Of deposit,
and special act Of Legislature relative to deposits
Of married women and minors. can be obtained at
the Bank.
ny Banking hours daily from 9 to 3oclock:
lAO5 and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings
from to y o'clock. aprl -.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13

That's a smart little fellow of
yours" said a gentleman named
Winslow TO a laboring man who
was called in occasionally to do
work about his warehouse.
"Docs he go to school ?"
s.Nni nnN sir y renlied the nnnr
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20

nine districts, and democratic IN Al Drities In
only four districts, one of them even haino
close and doubtful. And vet the State gave
a. tue same election, a small majority for
nenoticks. Political devices of tins sort are
becoming somewhat common and are
generally excused by the party IA >
Sored, unless the arrangement is too
gia1ugly ipconvenient and unjust. But
the people or Indiana seem to have had
an luea tnat the arrangement in that Stale
was altogether too unjust to be tolerated.
At all events, they have elected eight demo.
Gratis, instead of nine or ten republicans.
out OF thirteen members The first dis
trict, one of the three democratic districts
was devised for the election of HeiIman. a
popular German republican, who had in the
counties composing it 65s majority
over Niblack, then running two wears 500
.nougn the same counties gave 500 demo-
era lc majority for governor. Niblack had
only l52 majority in the old district. and
heiiman's friends took out of il NIblack;s
own county and two others which gave in
1872 about 500 majority, so that it seemed
certain that Heilman couId
win. The latest REPORTS are
that his election is In doubt. The second
third and twelfth districts were then in which
ns 7asy democratic malorities were massed.
5l93 In the second; 4,6l9 in thu third. and
4,!io In the twelfth. These three dis
trlcts gave almost as large a msjOnIy for
hendrlcks In 1S72-nsmely, i, 52S-ss the
nine tther republican districts gave against
nlmI3,IoO. The republicans supported in
fatian de mocrats in these districts hnt 1rars
beaten by about 1900 msjority in the ag
gregste The fourth, fifth, 81 xth and eighth
districts are the
MOST AWKWARD IN SHAPE
and were apparently designed to keep
voorhees, and Holman out OF Congress, aud
to put some excellent gentleman into
Congress. In 1872 the four districts gave
1900 republican majority, with 700 in the
lowest and 1900 in the largest-Voor-
hees' district. From present returns IL
appears that the republicans have been
beaten in two of these districts, in the fourth
by 800, and in the fifth by 500 to l 900. Hol-
man being elected after all, while in the
eighth the majority is very small. and In the
sixth only 500. The following shows the
MAJ rites OF 1877, upon which the sppor-
jorities this year:
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-20
The Third Term.

| In their irritation over the defeat of the
party in the October elections the admins.
tration newspapers. from the New York
Times dewn to the indianapolis Journal,
have committed serious political blunder.
They have broken out into denunciaiions OF
the third term scheme. When the public
calls TO mind the ridieule which all repub-
lican organs have besped upon the dis
cussion of this question. the Gbsurdity of
their present action will appear In striking
relief. A week ago affected indif-
ference and contempt greeted every
allusion to the matter, aud now the very
papers, that denounced democrats as liars
and knaves for asserting that there was
something in the clamor for the reelection
of Gen. Graut throughout the South and In
the silence Of himself and bis political asso-
ciates on the theme of a denomination. are
SURPRISING all opposition journals in de-
handing an ouispoken Reputation of
third term plot from, President Grant and ali
the leading men OF their party. Amore pal
pab.e instance OF inconsistency, insincerity
and dishonesty in politics 1t would
be difficult to find. But gentlemen
only real danger of General Grants candi-
dacy was before the October elections.
Those democratic victories left little vitality
in the plot, and the people should treat
with contempt the professions of papers
that would have been his subservient tools |
to The EXTREMIST verge of C@sarism, so long
rs fortune favored his administration, but |
that turn and snap at his heels
upon the first premonitions of a failure.
These men who did not speak out wher
open utterances would have been manly,
should now have the decency to hold their
ongnes. Their declarations only serve to
how hat there was scheme on loot for
bird term, and that they were cognizant OF
t and conseniing TO II until It promised to
prove unpopular. The Journal makes this