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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-07-22

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
New Mexican Rle.Bittera.

The people of New Mexico origi-
nate some curious societies. In Me-
silla and Las Cruces they have-or
it is said they have-what are known
as Pie -bitters, ;" composed Of persons
passionately fond of pies. So strong
has the rivalry grown between the
two societies that a challenge result
ted, and the contest is reported to
have been as follows. The pies were
to be mince and one inch thick,
Mesilla 20 bite first, and no bite to
count unless it reached the center Of
the pie. Mesilla piled up nine pies
and shut down on them without an
effort. Los Cruces elevated the top
of bis head and closed his jaws over
eleven. (Great enthusiasm among
bis friends.) Mesilla came to the
scratch, or bite, manfully, and Topped
bis lip over dozen successfully
(Odds offered on Mesilla) Las Cru
ces, at this point, said. Well, it is
time to stop this nonsense; hand me
fifteen. They were given him: he
smiled, laid the back of bis head on
Lis shoulders, and came down on the
bundle of pies like an alligator on a
mouthful of flies. But his teeth did
not come together. He struggled and
jerked but it was no use. Three OF
his teeth broke, and his hold gave
way. On examining, dog-collar
was found in the center pie, and Las
Cruces had got his teeth tangled in
the buckle. Jack Martin, the referee,
decided il favor of Mesilla, on the
ground that everything was fair in q
r1ince pie.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
Rain I'm California.

The San Francisco Alta, of Febru.
ary is, says that the fall of rain dur.
ing the proceeding week had cut of
the hope of sowing many thousands
of acres in the vicinity of San Fran
cisco Bay with grain in time for a
crop, the low lands, and especially
the adobe soils, being so full Of water
that two weeks of clear weather would
not fit them for blowing. The Alta
adds: Experience has shown that
fields sown in March with grain are
Improbable in three out o! four years;
and rather than make more expert
ments in that line many farmers will
let their land lie fallow. In the san.
dy districts the rainfall has less effect,
the soil has not at any time been in
bad condition for plowing, and the
fields supplied with irrigation and
not yet sown can be planted with
cotton or castor-bean, which do not
thrive in the cooler climate near the
ocean. At Millerton, which is furth-
er south than any of the important
grain districts in the San Joaquin
valley, the rain fall has been fourteen
incbes-sufficient, SO far, for all the
purposes of the farmer"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11

their propertv. There are few class,
es of the population of the United
States that calculate their pecumary
resonrces so exclusively by what they
actually have, rather than by what
thew expect to have. Still, there Is.
in many things, an immense amount
of enterprise among them. In tne
two counties we have mentioned, and
Of which they constitute probably q
larger proportion of the inhabitants
than in any others, the roads, the
bridges. and above all the railroads,
are such as few parts of the United
States of the same extent and popu-
lation could show anything at all
equal to.
The PENNSYLVANIA Germans and
their descendants are principally
found in certain districts ef the old
settled agricultural portions OF the
State. There are comparatively few
of them in the coal regions. A great
MANY of them are in Philadelphia
but they have generally become iden'
tilted with the rest of the population.
A large number are in the West
though they have usually shown less
disposition to emigrate than most
classes of ourpeople in toe old States
They are, on the whole, an exceed
ingly valuable portion of the commu
nity wherever they are. Many o.
the most eminent men of Pennsylva
MIA, in all departments of usefulness
are of this origin; and this will ne
doubt be hereafter still more the cas-
when the difficulties in regard to ed
ucation which their popularity o
language has occasioned shall haV'
entirely disappeared.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
Aehesn and the Acheensse.

Many people having read frequent
dispatches in the papers about the
Acheenese, will be glad to learn
where they live. Acheen forms the
northwestern portion Of Sumatra. 1t
covers an area of 500 geographical
square miles, and has 1000, 900 in
habitants belonging to the Maylayan
race. The Acheenese are toll, strong
ly built and of o violent and naughty
temperament, though they are much
more intelligent and skillful than most
of the other inhabitants of Sumatra.
They are mostly Mohammedans.-
The capital has about 5000 houses
and Sc, 900 inhabitants. The country
generally is mountainous, but exceed
ingly fertile pepper, coffee, cotton,
tobacco and vegetables grow freely
and produce abundant crops. Gold
and precious stones are also found
in great quantities. Although part
of Sumatra is under the equator, the
climate is very moderate. The air
is healthy in the mountain districts,
but not on the plains or on the coast.
Acheen abounds with wild animals
there are elephants, tigers, buffaloes,
rhlnoceroses and orang-outangs. The
latter are never killed by the natives.
as they believe the souls of their an
cestors have passed into these ami
mails. Among the allies of the
Acheenese are the Battas, a cheerful
people, who are cannibals, and always
take salt and lemon juice when they
60 to war, so as to be able to regale
themselves on the flesh oc their dead
enemies
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
De Nss CsnsPlsfs.

A merchant was one day returning
from market. He was on horseback,
and behind his saddle was q valise
filed with money. The rain fell with
violence, and the good old man was
wet to the skin. At this time he was
quite vexed, and murmurred because
heaven had given him such hard
weather for his journey. He soon
reached the border of thick forest.
What was his teri r on beholding on
one side Of the road robber, who,
with leveled gun, was aiming at him
and attempting to fire! But the
powder being wet with the rain, the
gun did not go of, and the merchant
giving spurs to his horse, fortunate
~ had time to escape. As soon as
he found himself safe, be said to him.
self, How wrong was not to endure
the rain patiently, as sent by Provi-
dence /! If the weather had been dry
and fair, L should not probably have
been alive at this hour. The rain.
which caused me to murmur. came
ut . fortunate moment to save nv
lie, and preserve to NE nv property.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
a W0fa - HOthePs.

Consider it your religious duty tc
take outdoor exercise without fail
each day. Sweeping and trotine
around the house will not take itt
place the exhileration of the open
air and change of scene are absolutely
necessary. Oh, l know all about Lu.
cy's gown that is not finished and
Tommy's jacket, and even his Goa,
his buttonless coat thrown into
your lap, as ITO add the last ounce
to the camel's back; still ! say, UI
and out Is it not more importan,
that your children in their tender
years should not be left motherless
and that they should not be born Ia
that feeble constitution of body which
will blight every blessing! Let but.
tons and strings 60. You will take
hold of them with more vigor and
patience when you return, bright and
refreshed; and If every stitch is not
finished at such Q moment-and it is
discouraging not 20 be able to SYM
pathize in your best efFort-still re-
member that "she who hath done
what she could" is entitled to no
mean praise. Your husband is un-
dcubtedly the best of men, though
there are malicious people who might
answer that that was not saying
much for him. Still. he would new
er. TO the end Of time. dream of what
we are dying lof So sceeps my sd-
vice and take the matter ia hand
yourself
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
Attentiveness.

How much more we might make Of
our family life, of our friendships, il
every secret thought of love blossom
ed into deed We are not now
speaking merely of personal caresses.
These may, or may not be, the best
language of affection. But there are
words and looks and little observan-
ces, thoughtfulness, watchful little at,
tentions, which make it manifest,
and there is scarcely family that
might not be richer in heart wealth
for more Of them.
IL is mistake TO suppose that re-
lations must of course love each other
because they are relations. Love
must be cultivated, and can be in
creased by judicious culture, as wild
fruits may double their bearing un-
der the hand of o gardner; and love
can dwindel and die out by neglect,
as choice flower-seeds planted in poor
soil dwindle and grow single.-At-
Idnttc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
FreclyTergive.

1t is very easy for us to say We
will forgive those who injure us, bu,
it is quite another thing to put it into
practice. Many people forgive very
much as the little schoolgirl did to
whom her teacher said, "Mary if q
naughty girl should hurt you, you
would forgive her like q good little
girl, wouldn't you ?"
"Yes, ma'am," she said. "lf
couldn't catch her,"
Another little Sunday School schol-
ar had notion of forgiveness very
much like hers. His lesson had been
on this subject, and his teacher asked
him if, in view o. what he had been
studying, he could forgive those who
wronged him.
"Could you said the teacher, forgive
boy, for instance, who had struck
you~
Yes, sir, "said the lad slowly after
thinking q little; 81 could guess /
could )" and then added, in husky
tone, Il know l could if he were big
ger than l am"
These little folks put US in mind OF
an old gentleman who had quarrel
with neighbor, and thinking he was
about to die, sent for the neighbor.
that the difficulty might be settled be-
fore he died. 81 can't bear" said he,
ITO leave this world while there is
any bad feeling between US. But
mind you," he said. with all the ener-
gy his feeble voice could assume, IF
l get well the old grudge stands!"
Alb, that is not like the teachings
of Jesus! The enemy is not only to
be forgiven, but treated like friend.
True forgiveness empties the heart of
all remembrance Of old grudges and
hate, and fills it with kindness and
love
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11

One hundred and ten years ago
there was not O single white man in
what is now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana
or Illinois. Then what is now the
most hourishing part of the United
States, was as little known as the
country in the heart Of Africa itself.
1t was not till l776 that Boon left his
home in North Carolina to become
the first settler in Kentucky. And
the first pioneers of Ohio did not
settle till twenty years later still.
A hundred years ago Canada be-
longed to France, and Washington
was modest Virginia colonel, and
the United States the most loyal part
of the British Empire, and scarcely q
speck on the political horizon indica-
ted the struggle that in a score Of
years vas to lay the foundation Of
the greatest Republic of the world.
A hundred years ago there were
but four small newspapers in America;
steam engines had not been imagin-
ed, and locomotives and steamboats,,
and railroads and telegraphs, and
postal cards, and friction matches
and revolvers; and percussion caps,
and breech-lOading guns, and stoves
and furnaces, and gas for dwellings,
and India rubber shoes, and Spauld-
ing's glue, and sewing machines, and
anthracite coal, and photographs,
and chrome paintings, and kerosene
oil, and the safety lamp, md COM
pound blow-pipe. and free schools,
and spring mattresses, and wooden
craving, and greenbacks. and cotton
and woolen factories, in anything
like the present meaning Of these
terms, were utterly unknown.
A hundred years ago the spinning
wheel was in almost every family,
and clothing was spun and woven,
and made up in the household; and
the printing press was cumbrous
machine, worked by hand; and q
nail, or brick, or knife, or a pair of
shears or scissors, or q razor, or q
woven pair of stockings, or an axe, or
hoe, oi shovel, or a lock or key, or q
plate Of glass of any size. was not
made in what is now in the United
States. Even in 1890 there were
only seventy-6ve postofices in the
country, and the whole extent of our
! postal routes was less than nineteen
hundred miles
Cheap postage was not heard of,
) and had any one suggested the trans
, mission of messages with lightning
. speed he would have been thought
: utterly insane. The microscope on
J the one hand, and the telegraph on
the other, were in their infancy as
instruments of science; and geology
! and chemistry were almost unknown.
, In a word, it is true that to the Gen.
tury passed have been allotted more
improvements, in their bearing on
J the comfort and happiness of man.
kind, than to any other which has
elapsed since the creation of the
world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11

ACCORDING to the orthodox creed
of Islam, women will be saved with
men and all be made young again.
all except one woman. Joseph,
when Viceroy of Egypt was riding
one day, when an old woman seized
his reins and demanded aims. He
turned to look at her, aud was SO
shocked at her appearance that he
involuntary exclaimed, How terri
bly, homely you are !" ''Then," said
the old woman, "Why don't you
pray to God, who answers all your
prayers, and ask him to make me
beautiful 2" Whereupon Joseph lift
cd up bis hand and prayed for her,
and instantly beheld her standing by
him, young and lovely, so lovely that
be loved her and made her his wife.
She lived long after him, and died
very aged, and went to heaven, and
is an old woman there now, and the
only old woman there, for God
makes all good women young again
once and she can never be made
young again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
Forest Trees.

Many of the failures in the attempt
to raise our more common forest trees
from the seed, are caused by improp
er care of the seed previous to plant
ing. If such seeds as the chestnu,
and the horse-chestnut are allowed
to become dry, theif hard vanished
shell is impervious to moisture, and
this alone causes a majority of the
attempts at raising such trees from
the seed to fail If they can be plant.
ed so as to be secure from mice, it is
much safer to plant them in the
autumn soon after they fall from the
trees. If they cannot be planted in
their proper position, they may be
mixed with earth and kept moist un-
til spring. Freezing will not hurt
them. The elm and one or two other
trees mature their seeds SO early in
the season, that they may be planted
Immediately, and will make consider
able growth before winter sets in. In
all cases where the seed-bed is so
situated that it cannot be worked up
in the spring, it will usually be found
best to plant all kinds in the fall, as
they will sprout very early in the
spring, and will make root and growth
much in advance Of those not planted
until late in the spring. Almost any
kind OF forest trees may be success
fully transplanted by cutting the tap
root a year before the attempt is
made. If one or two Of the larger
roots are cut at the same time, it will
be more certain to prove successful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
Lunar Calculations.

In England the Astronomer hoyai
has laid before the Astronomical
Society the details Of an invest'ga-
tion bv him into one of the most I'M :
p,rtant vet most difficult questions Oh
theoretical astronomy, viz, the mo-
t;on of the neon. This is of all ce-
l,stial bodies, the one whose move
ments are most important to lne
march of geography, and TO the stud
les of history. Ii is by means OF the
tables of the moons motion that ion-
gitude is calculated by travellers on
land or sea; by these the times anu
places of the occuIrance OF ecllpses
are foretold: and by an inversion OF
the problem il has been endeaVorcd
10 determin the exact date oil these
events in ancient history that have,
by the historians of the time, been
associated with solar and lunar
eclipses. 1t is, therefore, with some
regret that we read the conclusion OF
one Of the highest authorities on this
subject: II express my opinion that
there is still some serious defect in the
lunar theory And again, MY
confidence in the certainty Of chro-
biological results derived from lunar
calculations is in some manner shak-
en-" Lest any, however, should
misapprehend the size and nature OF
the defect alluded to, we hasten TO
saw that the lunar tables, imperfect
as they are, enable US to predict two
Thousand years forward or backward
the place of the moon correctly to
within less than one-half of its own
diameter.
In further connection with our
satellite, Mr.. Nelson, of the Royal
Observatory at Greenwich, has been
making some highly interesting in,
vestigations as to the probability Of
The existance of a very rarefied lu,
mar atmosphere. He concludes that
the atmosphere having one four-hun
dredth part Of the density of our OWL
will produce at the bright limb of the
moon a horizontal refraction of half {
second, but at the dark limb one Of {
whole second; and these effects al
most entirely explain the discordenc,
hitherto inexplicable, between the oh
servations of occultations of stars
Editors Scientific Record, in HarE
er's Magazine for March.