The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-05-13
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

1t would be curious to trace the
connection between the weather and
suicide. The moon rules the tides,
and effects potatoes and man, to such
an extent, she gives the name of lu-
nacy to the craziness she is believed
to cause, and why should not the
weather of the last ten days drive
perplexed and sensitive natures TO
dispair and death? Seven New York
ers, of high and low degree, suicided
Ito use the new word) last week,
and the weather was bad enough to
account for it. There may be no
new thing under the sun, but we are
getting the old constantly done over
with surprising variations, as was
shown by one of these untortunates
who hunted up q newspaper reporter
asking him to accompany him to GER
tain hotel on Staten Island, where
he would find a sensation, passed a
merry evening with him, and retiring
for the night, drank his last dram
from bottle of laudanum and sup
piled his newspaper friend with a
capital news item in the morning,
as he lay composedly stark and stiff
in death. One would like to think
that the favored reporter would have
saved the victim had he anticipated
bis intentions; let us believe he would
although newspaper rivalry runs
high and if | really wanted to be
stopped from doing any sensational
deed, | should not select the alert re-
porter to do it.
NEWSPAPER BUILDINGS.
The rivalry of the leading journals
in this city, and elsewhere, shows
itself in the fine and costly buildings
they have got into the way of erect
ing for their own use. The Times
the Herald the Stoats Zeitung the
Express, are housed in magnificent
structures Of their own; the Tribune
is erecting one equal to the best,
and the venerable EUening Post
proposes to emerge from the straiten.
ed facilities of Nassau street, and sit
conspicuously down on Broadway
All this ostentation costs money,
which must come out of the earnings
of the journals, unless tie rent the
space they don't use at a profit, and
it really makes little or no differe nee
to reader of any newspaper wha
sort of a building it is issued from
I he London Times occupies dingy
'quarters on any alley and who care
for that? The grand essential of,
news paper nowadays, is ne,cs, ant
plenty of it. A Michigan weekly has ,
correspondent in neighboring tow
who undertakes to supply that com
modify to its columns. This is on
Of his recent items:
"The canponitors of cabare is, il
Galesburg was visited last week b,
Mrs. II. Ronsom and Mrs. A. ii
Proctor, in the interest of temper
ance. They had an elongated nun
capative interparlence with ID. Harri
who met their appreciation with ap
proving sentiment. Mr.. Harris
thinks they are ladies of urbanity an,
pulchrytude, and he likes to exchang,
his facts with them"
All journals cannot expect such {
beautiful style of correspondence as
this, but should do the best the,
can.
oLEoNARGARINE
Is what they call it. 1t is made from an,
fat or grease one bashandy, into sub
stitute for the genuine old-fashionet
butter. Tallow will do, also suet
and goodness knows what besides
Not only is an imitation butter made
out of this stuff in full, but it is being
used to adulterate honest butter, anC
manufacturers oft boldly announc,
that it is healteier and better article
than the real thing furnished from
thetsincere milk of the COW.
''COw CombrOch is a very good COW,
She has been always true to the pail
and is she to be driven out of the
market with her golden butter by the
refuse of the slaughter houseg it i:
not likely. People will continue tc