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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
Old Jones of stony Bar.

Old Jones Gss always at the Bar
store when not at work or eating his
hastily-dispatched meals Of bread,
beans and bacon Jones wore one
perpetually unwashed grey shirt and
pair Of duck pants, tied about the
waist by string, and always seem.
:lgly in danger Of falling down. He
had BEEN more or less drunk since
1852. When Jones vas decidedly in
liquor, his legs more than bis keaa
were affected. They seemed feebly
elastic, and kept the observer in n
continual state OF anxiety as to their
further ability TO support the upper
part of Jones. They you'd In unison
waver, see-saw, and lurGh with him
from right TO left 10 . manner credit
able to gymnnst; and erased all
speculation as to the real location of
Jones, centre of gravity. Yet they
were BeYer known to give way.
They benz, but never broke.
Jones' idea Of the end and aim Of
existence was simply grub, tobacco
and whiskey" physically he was q
living and defying contradiction to
i..e fetal abstinence theory. He
drank yesf ia ana opt He drank all
be was able TO buy. lie Gfsns il by
the tnmblerful. 4 privately prepar-
ed bottle was kept at the store cspee-
iallv for Jones. His libations from
the decanter in ordinary use were too
large 70 leave any margin for profit.
He drank Of he poorest and cheapest
quality. He was meyer sics, always
at work, always blessed xith good
appetite. No one on tac Bar ever
thought of saying, ZONES Is drink
ing himselfto death" "The old resi-.
denters" would have laughed at sIch
an idea. They found Jones there in
1853, drinking and mining industri-
ously, making az o9nee or two daily,
and attired in that same old aagash
ed shirt and string tied duck pants,
and bis exeesses had long ceased to
be novelties. Deliriam tremens had
no terror for him. He said tho
snakes" didbother him once, but he'd
got used to'em. He "told 'em to go off
about their business, and they went"
MOnthfu
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

cat;so we ol,;wcd as 9uick az posi-
bic, and after a great deal Of splash
ing reached tka middle Of tie food
Now" she said, bringing her horse
up abreast with mine, and points:
with her whip, There's the r;fk:
The water was running leyc'"i'h Tue
horses withers, and it r.s ohiy py
lifting their heads verv hign that 'hey
could keep their -oses clear.
Good bye she said, God bless
you, and belore l was quite aware OF
# kissed mc on tho check.
al vas about to return the compii-
ment but she was gone, and Few
minutes after we saw her, mere
speck in the distance, galloplng over
the plain
Kissing ia iceland IS custom SIM
liar 10 shaking hands here. ! had
thought nothing of il in ordinary
situations, but a kiss in the midst OF
boundless waters was, to say the
least of it, strange. 1t was certain
ly the wcttest one / ever had in my
l;fa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
The Law of the Read.

The great leading rule Is, that nc
one has right o be in the middle o.
the road, except when no other person
is present to claim his right to the
use Of one half of the highway; which
claim he has precisely the same
right to assert, when travelling in the
same direction, that he has when be
meets another. This is law Of every
State in the Union, and so Jar as We
are informed, Of every civilized
country; and all persons violating it
are liable for all damages resulting
from their conduct.
When. teams meet, the American
rule is that each, turning to the
right, shall gige bali the road. The
custom and the law Of England re.
quire teams TO turn to the lett-as
expressed Ia ali old doggerel,
The RUE ofthe road is paradox qu..e,
In riding or driving along,
Ifysa keep to the ieff, you are sure TO go rigti,
Ifyou keep to the right. you 70 seroag.
In passing, the party in front is re-
quired 10 turn to the left, SO as to
allow the person in the rear who is
travelling at a more rapid gate to pass
by on his right
When teams approach at right an
giles, or intersecting roads, it is the
duty 0! the party who, by turning TO
the right, woald pass TO the rear Of
the other team, to pull up and allow
the other to pass.
\ person with a light vehicle,
meeting or desiring to pass heavy
laden team, especially if the latter is
going up bill, will generally turn cut,
without Fpaaireing tAe nah with the
loaded wagon to give half the road;
but the law imposes no such obliga-
tions in any case, and under all cir
cumstances requires each party TO
give halfthe road, unless by accident
or some obstruction il is found impos-
sib!c 20 10 so,
II o party happens 10 be In the
wrong place On the road or street, q
party coming into collision with him
is not entitled to damages, if by the
use Of ordinary and reasonable dill
gence be could have avoided it
National Ltrs Stock Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
Customs In Iccfsns.

/ Mr.. 5. +. Waller started for q trip
I in Iceland in June, 1872. He gives
an account Of "Six Weeks in the Sad
die - in little volumne from which
we get Ga idea of the customs ofthe
people there. The Icelande-s are al
most iDconvenientlv hospitabls. It
is difficult to get farmer, who keeps
yoa for o day or two, to accept pay.
Our author seems to have done bis
best TO requite his hosts by making
himself amusing. Here we have an
instance Of native kindness and fenli-
nine courage:
In the morning j made a small
study, and after very tolerable
meal and many good wishes, we rode
OF. 81 went well until we came to
the river Aarka6joi, which happened
to be very much flooded Not liking
to attempt TO swim under the eiircnm-
stances, we rode on down the bank
for some miles, and fortunately found
a house.
Knocking at the door, We asked:
is the river very deep?" Very
said a voice from the inside.
is there man who will show US
ford?n we asked again.
NO" was the reply, both John
anb Oliver are mp in the mountains,
hut one of the girls will do quite as
well. Here, Thora, go and show the
Englishmen the wav."
Immediately an exceedingly hand
some yonng woman ran out, ana god-
ding kindly TO me, went around to
the back OF the house, caught pony,
put bride on it, and not taking the
trouble to fetch saddle, vaul,ed on
his bare back, and sitting astride,
drove her heels into its sides and
galloped of doxs .he river bank as
hard as she could go. shouting for us
to follow.
We became naturally rather excited
at such a display of dash, on the part
Of such pretty girl, and started Of
Immediately in chase. But though
we did orr utmost to catch her, she
increased her distance hand over
hand. There was no donbt about it,
she had as much courage as eyer we
could boast Of and in point of horse
msnship was hundred year. ahead
of either of Us.
For about half mile We ratified
along, when suddenly she pulled up
short on q sand bank.
You can cross here" she said,
''but you must be careful; make
straight for that rock right over there
and when you have reached it you
will be able TO see the cairn of stone
we built 10 show the landing place"
"Au right said; goodbye"
She looked puzzled for moment.
and then. said an come through
with You; it will he safer
Good gracious, Bjarni, don't let
her come.r ] said; "she is sure TO be
drowned. and ] can't get her out with
all these vet clothes on; tell her to 90
back
But before / was half way through
the sentence. she had grged her horse
into the water, andin moment was
twenty yards into the river. Of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
"Prejudice in Food.

4 Jersey City correspondent of the
Sew Hork San writes ] am some
what surprised that writers usually
SO well informed upon general topics
should know so little of the great
changes which have taken place in
this country on the subject of diet
Not many years ago it would be diff
fieuit to find persons who would ac,
knowledge that they regarded frogs
as choice morcsaux, which are now
to be found for sale In all the mar
kets. In like manner rats, which
have long been looked upon with dis
gust BY all manner Of people, now
form no inconsiderable source of rev.
enue TO those who cater to the pub
lie taste.
1t would perhaps he difficult to as
sign any reason, other than that OF
popular prejudice, for not employing
this animal as an article Of daily con-
sumption, and it may surprise many
TO know that there are at present res
taurants in this city which ma5O this
Wand specially.
Having spent some years at the
East, chiefly in China, acquired a
taste for this species Of food, the fla
yor of which was assured was. and
found TO be, superior TO that Of any
meat ;hst could be procured. Nay,
] may ssfely aarm that not eFen the
finest "porterhouse," when done" 10
that decree of perfection for which
maDy of oUr restauratures are famous,
can equal that OF a rat when proper
ly cooked.
At the present time, when any plan
that would tend 10 increase o4r food
production would be hailed with joy
by rich and poor, il is a matter of re
gret that such an article of diet,
which needs but to be once used to
be appreciated, should be negle cted
because Of an unreasonable preiu-
do.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
The Burning Mtus

Few persons realize the extent OF
the eonflagrat;on that has been re-
corded from time to time as existing
in the Empire mine near Wilkesbar-
re. Three hundred naG are kept
constantly at work at the mouth o.
the mine fighting the hell below, and
eight pumps are kept in ceaseless
operation with the hope of staying
the fury OF the devouring element
One hundred Thousand feet of lumber
have already been used In eGRstruc-
ting brett;ce. to conduct air 10 the
men who are engaged in lighting the
fre fend. The company has already
expsa led $50, 900 in the work Of ex-
the flames, and expect to
expend at least s50,e00 more before
they succeed in their efforts. II IS
thought that three weeks more OF HEs
ahated work viii effect the desired
object. Those engaged in this work
hourly expose themselves 10 death
from sufTocation, and have Ito be re-
lieved every little while in order to
enable them to be resusieated. Mos!
of them are brought ont iD ap appa-
rently lifeless condition, and restora-
tives aud stinluiants are being eon,
stantly administered to enable them
70 resume their duties. The gas
sr!sisg from the slopes is precisely
the same a. tGat emitted from Q stove
that has an imperfect draft, or rather
from one, the pipe of which is roIaoy-
ed, being an almost pure carbonie
acid gag, which produces drowsiness
then death unless artificial means
are resorted TO OF driving this gas
from the lungs and replacing it with
atmospheric. air Constant care is
necessary lest these men remain too
long at their work, and it is a singu-
lar fact, and one that speaks well for
the attendants, that no fatal cases Of
AspbyKia have vet been reported
Scranton Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

VIII you ask from the soldier
thrown into the heat of the battle to
exblain the plan Of the general How
could be lfhe has done bis duty, Il
he has thrown himself into the strug-
gle, he has only seen the disorder
of the charge, the flashing cf arms
the clouds Of smoke and dust he has
only heard human cries mixed with
the deafening sound of artillery. 10
him all was disorder and chaos: bat
upon the neighborins heights one eve
followed the combat; one hand direct
ed the least Of the troops. Now my
brethren, there is battle which is
pursued through the ages. 1t is that
of truth, Of love and justice against
error, egotism and iniquity. It be-
longs not TO US obscure soldiers
thrown into the fight to direct the
eontess---it ought to suffice US that
God conducts it; II is for us to remain
at the post be assigns US and to strug-
gle there firmly even to the end.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

This space is reserved for J
f. Blymyer, who has removed
his stock into the most magni-
ficent hardware room in this
place. He can be found in
Room No. 3, Baer's Block.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18
AN !ApPARiTIoN.

We spent the last night at Malau,
and went to bed at kenny's. Folks
in this section don't retire" they go
to bed, and are glad to get there.
Eight of us occupied one room. Al.
Greater, the express messenger, was
slowed away in one corner. lie
showed his treasure chest under his
bed and crawlcd in. Everybody but
myself snored in bass. 1t was 50
still YOU could have heard cannon
if it was fred from the head board.
Suddenly the door opened, and ] be-
held crouching form with q lantern
enter and crawl softly toward the
treasure chest in one hand he held
what appeared to be huge pistol.
/ II stirred thought the next mo-
ment weuld be my next. trembled
so that pennies would have Topped
head or tails on nv body. at last 1t
reached the bedside; springing to its
feet it graspcd that sleeping fora by
the throat and presenting that black
instrument of death to his head, 1t
yelled, al. Greater, take that.
With the rapidity Of thought Al.
bounded from the bed and exclaimed,
Take what"
SAYS b., T" Take drink"
1t was our driver, Lee Goddard,
and there, by the pale beams of that
lantern, Al. Greater and Lee God
dard drank. 1t was touching scene
and forgetting 'touch not" they both
touched that whisky till it was gone.
| Night passed. one more day on the
road. snd here ] am at Corlnne
.IoUN.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

Ike i id ana | bagged The whole
lott
Sasst Stranger, that's strange
SAYS he. "Noi at all, sie. when you
know what kind of bird. they Gre. "
Saws |, "Wbat kind of birds were
they.'
Says he, "Nociiag birds str' ager
mocking birds"
Merely said that Il guessed he
was closly allied to that stranger, that
was stranger than fiction" and closed
the scance.
The day and the time came atlsst,
and left Deer Lodge for o trip to
Corinne. The first day out we pass
ed the famous Hol Spring. From
out of a top of a conjcal mound
twenty or thirty feet high, l,ohi'% hot
water bubbles up Aro"nd The base
of this cone are several more boiling
springs. We didn't drink any ot the
water
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

California now thinks she can grow
tea.
Boston is happy because plentiful
ice crop is assured
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

TO THE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Your attention is specially invited to the fact
that the National Banks are now prepared to rs
ceiye s.ibssl ipti0ps 10 the Capital Stock OF the
Centennial Board Of Finance. Tho fands realized
from this source to be employed in the erection
OF the buildings for TIE International Exhibition,
and tho expenses connected with the same. II Is
eontidcatly believed that the Keystone State will
&c represented by the nEH,e OF every citizen alive
TO patriotic soIainenoratiOn OF the one handredth
biEth day OF the nation, Tho shares of stock are
offered For $40 eaoh and Subscribers will receive n
hapdsomely steel engraved Certificate OF Stock.
Euitabio for framing and preservation Te '!onal
memorial.
Interest at the rate Of sig per cent per auuum
will he paid on All payinents OF Centennial Stock
from date Uf payment 10 January \, 1870.
Subscribers who are not near Natpnal Bank
san remit a cheek or postoiEce order to the under
signed.
FRED. FRALEY, Treasurer,
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Serofula. or Kings Evil. Wh..a
For fnilamnlatOry and chronic

rheumatism. Gout, Bilious, RmEt-
tent and Intermittent Fevers, N:Sea&rs Of
the blood, l,iyer t.riiGys and iIlRlder.
Lhasc iiittGfs have no equal. Such Diseases
ana caused hv Nitiafed ltlonI
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

VI tSit III IJISt'fSSt'. II Y Ilt4VII5. =
ter Sa.tlihcnm. Blo.chcs, Sro,S if.A,ios.
lU<lules, BoilS, Carblueles, E:ng-wellas,
Seditl-head Snga Eyes, ETysipe!as. Itch,
ScHl;S. liisst..aratlonS 0t the Skin, iIImurS
a.d Diseases Of Tie Skin oi whateyor name
az Aature, arc literally dag mp and carried
oGt 81 the system IN u short t.le hy the use
II lnnsn Iliftur.-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-18

But before / was half way through
the sentence. she had srgsd her horse
into the water, andin 3 moment vas
twenty yards into the river. OF
, 1874-06-11
NAMES IT. COLLINS.

The Hon, L. s. Williams then road the follow
ing biographical sketch Of james II, ColllnH, o
woll-kpown Aptl-6layory lawyor Of early CHI
cago,
On a sultry cvoning In tho month of July,
1854, D fow friends gathered around The mortal
ron,ainH OF Ja,nos II. Collins to perform tho
burial rltos,
lie had died that morning at Ottawa, where he
had boon attending tho torn of tho supfeno
Court, stricken down III u fow hourh by tint foil
scourge tho cholera. Tho telegrwphio announce
maat of hia dcath burat like thunlarhot upon
this already terror-strlokon city. Tear became
pauto as the nova flew upon wlugs OF tho wind.
Citizens in prccipitato hasto dasortcl their
homes, scarce waitlng to bolt tho doors. 10
letter might 10 to encounter the grim skeleton
, 1874-06-11

- a. -
crying In tho moral widernoas, "Proparo 20 tho
why Of Tho Lortl, l,-mako his ..patla 'atratt;"
r. IT, no =, crooked way would IL ho utnal, Wilt,
though Ns tnoandorings woro 4;, ~ :shaaea 1,e.s
groves, and oyor yelvot lawns, md through bow
era of beauty and tragrance:: For htn tho only
straight patla was TINT Of righteousness, any n
that path Justice nnd "meroy walkod nand IN
hand. u,,.,
- For OF nm; WITH MI his, love OF 1nHttce anu
bttor :hGtrod n Of It's opposito, tt could truly 70
ufoppotu w Wy RcuG!e oeW from 1loaFen ul'u'i,
INC plnco penoasn. LIS hoart was gontio ahu
tonaor TOM , an 2 momanh; no naa tear ,iof pty, p
hH iaiiu o,'ela ~ eiay to 1nolslhE chaflty. Eot
onIy Wa5 nlb monso open TO tlln needy, put h1a
persona SERVICES '1 were lroeY givcn AT tho pod
siao VI ZIG 7'oA ailu III. nmnor'hg'
T., A.. ..,,,,s ne DIED ,
N liio lu'i1oah oi lls mohtal md phyhlcal
snSpe, Ill ~ H'Nths sh o. nla graatout use
in''iosa: i9:, ~ ,o, uton IN '.he lofcehcss or
sfan,1ay c i1 borc Tx, aa n " .It om Inc
,;4 ,iu n fune =, ~, ~ oou VIII LII, ~ H. nto. t
, 1874-06-11

lilo respected man aa nun, II Mnttefbtl MOI
whothor ho had been roddencl by tho winta like
the In}al, OF Hcorchea by tho Ike tho A{ricnn
or bloached by tho froBts like tho Caucasian; it
mattercu not whct'lpr hn spoke III ono 'nngunEo
or another wholhor lie had been brol In n pal
nce or Q hoyol-it WAS enough that ho was born
in lis Cruator'a image anti Was I'll hcir Of iul-
| mortality.
EVERY MAN WAS HIS nnorHER
by virtue Of a common origin nnd q common
destiny, and who tho earthly father and what
Of Mr. Gollins' regard for the dignity of nsa,,,
will relate an incident for which an indebted
to tho tiieM wlo WAS Il atutont in his onauo ut
Voruol,, and to whom hayo before Rlludod:
While Mr. Oollina was practising law III that
place. and when yot there existed no active Anti
slnSery organization, an asod negro lnan, wom-
niary ald. :, They well knew that tl'9t wal the
plaoo to obtain it. Tho Old man, 1nndo crlnging
fl TIM proHonco Of tho dignltlcd,, vol -drosnoa
atrangerto whom ho spoke. Az tho Inter au-
yancod to meet him. tho negro. Ills H|o,ici!ol Int
under hls arm and hiH body sti!l bent, addressed
Mr.. Collins ~ Master" INSTANTLY the tall
form lowered above the, negro in erect dignity,
| the doop blacK eyos flushed, while, pointing
toward llis visitor. and speaking slowly md do.
| liberatoly in tones OF mingled Indignation and
'n.1t,s 3"t1os, 10 exclaimed: "sEop sir Call no man
Tie narrator says: "For moro than forty
years those words linyo rung III
my oars, and oven now / honr
them iii that doep. almost sopulollral tono. DO
! compuniod by the deepest oarnosInass aud tho
| profounslost HonBibiity."
From carly nlaullo0d N1r. Collins lay with lis
car close to tho great sensitive bosom Of Nature,
| aud, like tho Indian proatrato upon thu carth,
hia quick ear heard distant footballs which others
might not discern. 80 ho:cauglt tho ouhooa Of
| tho footsteps of tho advancing hosts Of Freedom
orc tho van Of tho onemy Lad lnado tHot ylslblo,
aud was soldier In that invisible ARMY. llo bo.
i 4 .+{k
, 1874-06-11

After tho proof wns i'll, the Stato's Attorney en-
torod nol1o 1roscqni aa to tho ilrst count In the
indictment, which rolatod TO the slave Agnos,
aud in Ais oponiny, argument, vohemontly urged
conviction upon tho spcuud count, which re-
1atcd to tho Binyo Nancy.
Mn. COLLINS R0sE TO REPLY,
aud continued his ntldrosy to tue Court and jury
for Buyell hours. Tllcro il no existing report Of
ton brief from which it was 1nado, and from my
Intimate acquaintance with Mr. Collins habita
OF thought and fopliug, A,h enabled accurately
to ielorInno the asopo Of tho argument. II was
close, logical. iorcllo upon Tug point that there
Nancy was Or oyer Ind boon, slnvo.
Then. proving In earnestnoas, tho eloquent ad-
yocaso appealed to that ''h'ghor law" which
courts and iurios waro bound to regard. Quot
Ing TINT maxim OF the civil law, adopted into
English and American Jurisprudence "Snmma
rntio ont q,aa pro reElgiono facit, lia urged with
I'll earaostness wliols resulted from tutonse cot-
yiction that any HtatAto pnsaed oontrary to tho
Divine law was void; That no human law was Of
any biladiag obligation which was not based upon
tho two foundations Of all law,-tho law OF ua-
turo and the, Inv or revolution.
Citing that "Aig4ar law II III 1t oxlatod In Old
Tcatumant timos, and aB 1t WAS repeated mud OIL
forced by OhriBt mud appealing to that principle
Of charity which IN tho Life Of tho Christian ro!igion
and glory every Christian land, hocontlusted
it with lhia statute Of nuns enactment, for tho
bsoaoll OF which Ills client waa indicted.
tIo,,, he denounced tho stntnte WHICH matlo CHAR
ity crimo aud, like Jupiter, hurlod hlH rotl-hot
thuntlerboitB against all who enacted or sought
to enforce suel, il luw. Tho leyin Of bis inveo-
tive dartol hither hul ttl!ar, bllstering, Blngo-
Ink antl Bcorclling wherever It fell. Tile proye-
onforH found themselves arraign0d rs criminals,
and, in tho Wow Of that higher low, coMylotoI.
The arguments being, closed, tho law aprllca-
bio to tho oaso v9a clearly antl i.apartslly given
aco existing III tho court-room Is to bo found In
tho published Charge OF Tho Court, for at that
tina tho Judge was permitted to charge tho Jury
generality untram1ncled by written instructions.
Tho Jury rotirol, alltl soon roturnoa with yor-
dict Of sNot guilty." This WAS only QUO Of
many casoH In which Dlr. Colliun' professional
services woro rendered, and OH oyory occasion, /
bplieyo without fec or reward.
Ills legal leartling, his professional labors and
hiB iife woro cnnBeurato1 to the adygucemont OF
human freedom. No amount OF obioquy coutu
drive ltu from this path Of duty. Ills eonylo.
tious wore clour, md conscience tho arbltor OF
lin oouauct. Ito waB natlo Of tho samo uhta-
rtal M tho old prophets, end, llko thonl 10 lived
At,nyo and Independent Of tho popular notions Of
hlB timos. Like tho noblost nul lAtest prophet
Of the old dtpensatlon his WIS tho yoice Of one