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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
He Had a Brother.

The Civil Rights bill may enable
a colored gentleman to enjoy all the
privileges Of soda-water fountains,
ice cream saloons, and billiard rooms,
but we would like to see him subject
his visage to the manipulations Of q
white barber. He would find him
self in as dangerous a position as
General Forrest.
Ii is said that Forrest went into q
barber shop on Broadway to be
shaved. The colored gentleman who
oiiciated was voluable. Forrest was
in a good humor and disposed to be
talkative. At last it came out that
the gentleman who was being shaved
was called Gen. Forrest, whereupon
the colored gentleman wanted to
know If he was having the honor to
shave General Forrest Of the late
Confederate cavalry. General For
rest mildly assented. Nhereupon
the barber remarked that he was glad
TO make the Generals acquaintance,
as bis brother was a soldier in the
Federal army. Where is your
brother?n asked the General. "He
was killed at Fort Pillowl" answer
cd the barber.
Silently and as gently as the fall Of
the snowhake-but accurately and
without hesitation-the General slid
from beneath the razor Of that bar
Der, gained his feet, and with a face
bare as to one side, and lathered as
to the other, remarked: you can't
shave me this morning." A friend
who met him a moment afterward,
remarked the singular appearance Of
his face. The General merely OBJ
served: Il hike to have half of my
face shaved at a time"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
The Fishing Frog.

Writers on natural history describe
a hideous reptile known as the fishing
frog. which angles for its game as
expertly and with as much success as
the most adroit fly fisher. He is q clum-
sv swimmer, but Nature has compensa-
ted him for his unNieldiness by fur
nishing him with an equivalent for a
rod and line, with bate always ready
for use. Two elongated ~tentacles
spring from his nose, which taper
away like actual fishing rods. Tothe
ends of them are attached a slender
flament, which serves the purpose of
a line, a bate in the form of a shiny
bit O membrane. The hooks are set
in the mouth of the fisherman down
below, and in order to induce the fish
to venture within reach of them, the
angler sturs up the mud at the bot
tom with his fins and tale. This at
tracts the fish and conceals him from
their observation. He then plies his
rod; the glittering bait glows in the
water like a living insect. The daz-
ed fish are taken in large numbers,
perfectly circumvented by the trick Of
the crafty angler.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
rrnri,lnn TabIe Maancrs.

A correspondent Of the New Aork
Commercial Advertiser, who recent
Nv made a voyagedown the Amazon,
gives us a glimpse It Eraziiian table
manners"
This is MY first experience as a
passenger on board OF a brazilian
steamer: that is, a steamer Offered
bv Brazilians exclusively. Being a
local company, the passengers are
nearly all natives or Portuguese; at
least / am the only English-speaking
person on board. 1t Is trite to say
there is no better place TO study men
than on shipboard. Certainly am
enjoying a rare opportunity We
number about fifty passengers The
ladies take to the staterooms as soon
as land is left behind, nor are they
again seen until the anchor drops
The Brazilian is generally very wen
bred. exceedingly polite, punctlliously
observantof every Formally deereed
bv society, and sentimentally regard
fol OF others feelings. His standard
varies from ours in many particulars.
II would be unpardonably rude TO
the cabin table till the captain
Cbost for the nonce) has finished his
meal and made his extremely low
how. in indication Of that fact, to the
company; hence many a poor fellow
sweiters in the hot cabin long alter
"yittles has lost their charms" yet
the same individual viii take up a
dish. raise it to his face, turn out
every niece on it with his fork, and
set If down with an expression OF dis-
gust. or be will stand up, reach across
Your face. and putting his fork into a
cbop or steak away on the other SIDE
of the table convey it dripping to hls
plaae. He helps himself to vegeta-
bles from the general dish by q scoop
Of his knife; hawks, coughs and spits
At the table, and makes generous
wipes at his lips with the pendant
margin of the table cloth. Though
n remarkably neat and tidy dresser at
home. be thinks shipboa.da good
Mace TO wear out his soiled clothes,
and talks Of his desire to get ashore
and have a wash Sprightly, lively,
intelligent, full Of humor and harm
less badinage, be is the most engag-
inc and entertaining companion, and
he must be morose, indeed, who could
be too severely critical when among
them.
1t is singular that in a country
where fruit abounds, and vegetables
are. CT should be plentiful, that among
he better classes, or at least at their
more formal meals, these productions
of the soil, so highly esteemed among
US. are generally eschewed among
the Brazilians. As an instance, |
counted nine dishes partaken OF, and
only two dishes of vegetables-po-
tatoes and spinch-the latter remain
ed untouched. a Dessert was compos'
ed largely Of fruit, yet several natives
seriously warned me against eating
some Of the ripest and most dell
ciOus.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15

During the recent camp hunt on
st. James island by some of our eth
zens. says the Tallahassee Floradiaa,
an incident occurred which IS. per-
haps, without a parallel in the annals
of hunting, aud deserves to be re-
corded. A large buck closely pur-
sued by the famous stag hound-old
Ring-owned by Mr.. Hopkins, took
water and headed right out TO sea
the dog, without hesitation boldly
following him in his voyage over the
dark and treacberous waves" They
were watched with intense interest
by the hunters until each was a mere
speck upon the surface Of the sea
and until they were finally and total
ly LOST TO view. After some time,
when it was supposed that both dog
and deer had found a watery, and,
perhaps, a bloody grave in a mortal
combat. or ha6 been devoured by
sharks, a small object was discovered
which proved to be Old Ring, return
ing from his long swim, much ex-
hausted, but reaching the shore in
safety. But to the greater surprise
Of the spectators, after a time the
deer also appeared in sight, making
right for shore, on reaching which he
was shot down by one Of the hunters.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
Plagiarism.

The New York ArcddiGn makes
the charge that plagiarism is becom-
ing of daily occurrence, especially
in our periodical literature, and brings
forward two notable instances. The
first of these is q long illustrated arti-
Gle On the stage, printed in the April
number of Harper's Monthley, signed
by Olive Logan, which is a literal
translation from q well known French
work, entitled 'L'Envers du Thea
tre,n by NJ. Moyron, with the excep-
ton that some Of the phrases are
Americanized and American plays
substituted for French ones. Even
the cuts are pilfered. The second
instance is an article in the New York
Observer on "The Tireless Brain, "by
j. r. Mcdonald, which is taken al
most bodily from the "Autocrat Of the
Breakfast Table" 1t is highly proba-
bic that both Mr.. Mcdonald and Miss
Logan were absent-minded when
they committed these thefts, but peo-
pie troubled with such mental lapses
should not make choice of works so
well known for the qualification Of
their little idiosyncracies.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
strange Freak of a woman.

Mary f. Chambers, ofLynn, Mass,
was in Boston on Tuesday, shopping,
and concluded to remain for the night,
took a room on the third floor at No.
IL Salem Street. She retired, and
at an early hour in the morning i'm
aginedt that some one was trying to Kill
her. She got out of bed, forced open
the skylight, and effected an exit to
the roof. Not vet feeling safe, she
began a tour Of the roofs adjoining.
First she mounted the roof Of No. 10,
and thence to that Of No. 5 Endico.
Street, and this being a pitch one
she began to slide down, and carried
part Of a chimney in her course, but
fortunately caught her foot in The
gutter and stopped. She finally
crawled along the gutter to No. )
where she was prevented from mount
ing any more roofs, they being be-
vond her reach, and she set up a furi
Gus screaming that brought Officer
Doherty Of the First Precinct to the
walk beneath. Discovering the wo.
nan he woke up the occupants Of tho
house, and with him assembled to the
roof and brought the mysterious roo.
walker down. She was turned over
to the Directors ofPublic Institutions
1t is probable that she is slightly de
ranged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
Berkshires and PoIand-Chinas.

Not half our farmers are aware that
they could make the same amount of
pork with the improved breeds on
one-half the grain they now feed
their common stock. Yet this is the
case. One breed of cattle, as the
Short horns, lay on flesh readily,
while the Jerseys run to milk; and the
Merino sheep are superior wool pro-
ducers, while the South Downs make
good mutton. So to with swine
while the common breeds are restless
and never satisfied, the Poland
Chinas and Berkshires fatten easily
at any age and on much less food
than it requires to fatten scrubs.
Farmers a see Improvements in
machines and implements, but are
slow to recognize the greater improve
ments in animals.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
Light without Matches.

The following receipt we copy
from = scientific exchange and give
for what it is worth-neither endOrs-
ing its reliability or doubling the
probability OF its efficacy:
To obtain light instantly without
the use of matches, and without the
danger of setting things on fire, take
IN oblong phial of the whitest and
clearest glass; put into ita piece Of
phosphorus aheut the size Of a pea,
upon which pour some olive oil, heat
ed to a boiling point, ell the phial
about one-third full, and then seal the
phial Dramatically. To use it, re-
move the cork and allow the air 70
enter the phial, and then re-cOrk it
The whole empty space in the bottle
viii become luminous, and the light
obtained will be equal to that Of q
lamp. As soon as the light grows
weak its power can be increased by
opening the phial and allowing 9
fresh supply Of air TO enter. In win
ter it is sometimes necessary to hea'
the phial between the hands to in
crease the fluidity Of the oil. Thu
prepared the pbial may be used sil
months. This contrivance is nov
used by the watchmen Of Paris in al
magazines where infamable material
are stored.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
Tho Moon as a Farmer.

farmer tells US that be does not
doubt that fully one half Of the tillers
of soil in this country believe in good
and bad influences of the moon in the
development Of Vegetation, and year
after year they follow the directions
that have come down to US from far
off generations, Of men. The same
remark will hold good for %agricultu-
raj communities the world over.
Products that fruit under ground, as
potatoes, turnips, &c, are duly plan
ted in the dark Of the onion, while
those that fruit in the light are
planted or sown in the full Of the
moon. The same rule holds, they
say. in the setting Of fence posts and
laying of shingles; if set in the dark
of the moon posts will last longer,
and shingles viii not curl up as they
saw. they will do if they are laid in
the light Of the moon. Glitch your
horse to a star" is a transcendental
sentence Of Emerson's. Agrieultu-
rists do not go so far as that at
least we never saw a wagon thus
"hitched"- horses, mules, oxen,
steers, cows, heifers, &c, being the
usual motors; but half the agricultu-
raj world seem to take more stock
in astrology than chemistry. They
claim that there is a great deal in
the moon theory. 1t is, furthermore,
claimed that moonlight rapidly dete.
riorates meats and fish exposedto the
heams of Lima.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
That walking woman.

The Sacramento Union of the llth
has the following regarding the fe-
male who started from Kansas City
afoot for the California coasts some
sixty days ago
"The female pedestrian camped
night before last in some hay near
the southern end of the railroad
bridge, and yesterday morning star
ted out bright and early to resume
her tramp. At seven o'clock she
passed along Front Street, walking
in the center Of the wagon road from
the bridge to l street, and there tax
ing to one of the railroad tracks and
followed it down the levee. She
wore an old Shaker bonnet and a
calico dress, looked as distressingly
homely as a woman well can, and
carried two bundles done up in fowls.
She did not appear to be possessed Of
blankets nor any kind of cooking
utensils, not even a coffee pot. She
reached Brighton at a past hlhe.
Meeting one of the Sacramento Val,
lev Railroad trains a short distance
this side of that place, she lodged
behind a telegraph pole till it passed
by. At Brighton junction she con,
tinued on up the Sacramento Valley
track, but q bystander called out;
You are on the wrong track madam!
Without acknowledging the hint by
as much as q look, she continued on q
few yards further until, on reaching
the top of the levee, she turned from
the Valley track, made for the West
ern Pacific and soon disappeared.
About half-past two she was passed
by a train midway between Florir
and Elk Grove. On her way to the
bay she viii have to pass over one
piece Of trestle-work FIVE miles in
length, with water deep enough Il
drown her beneath it,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
That Big Lick.

We find in an exchange the follow
ing sketch Of James Lick, the eccen-
trio millionaire, whose late public
gifts in San Francisco have excited
such widespread comments:
"Mr. Lick is the son Of q plain Leb-
anon county farmer, was born in a
One-story log house, common in the
country in those days, seyen miles
from the town of Lebanon, and bred
a farmers boy. During the gold ex-
element Of lS49, Mr.. Lick, like many
others, wendell his way to the Pacific
slope in search Of a fortune. Unlike
many fellows. be succeeded beyond
his expectations. A few years ago
Mr.. Lick had the old house in which
he was born shipped by rail to his
Pacific home, and there again set up
on his farm, and furnished as Of old,
a wonder 10 curiosity-seekers Mr..
ljck's fortune was made in lucky
gold and real estate ventures. With
in a decade he established the Lick
House" one of the grandest hotels
10 all the world The pictures on the
walls OF the dining-room of this mag
ni6cent caravansary were painted by
Mr.. f. Spang. who then resided in
California. Mr.. Lick's liberality has
always been manifested in the cause
Of humanity, and his latest acts o
generosity show the same b%enevoleni
bent Of his mind. He also felt {
deep interest in the advancement O
scientific knowledge, and had just ar
ranged for the manufacture and pur
chase Of the largest telescope eyel
made. and is about establishing al
observatory on the very summit o
the Sierra Nevada for the better study
Of astronomy. The different local
benevolent and charitable societies o
San Francisco have felt the influences
ofhis liberal hand. Hehad no blood
relatives except a brotherin Lebanon
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
The FOlIy OF Using TObaceO.

Imet a mar a few days ago, asen-
tleman, ] should have called him,
but for the fact that Tobacco juice was
slowly intruding out of both corners
Of his mouth. When / accosted him
in a friendly manner with the ques-
ton, Why, sir, do you 5 tobacco F?
his prompt reply was, i don't know
l guess it is because / am q fool
using my money for something that
does me no good The thought
struck me, he must be an artificial
and not a natural fool, or he would
not have been so good at guessing.
A certain lady Of nv acquaintance,
who was a confirmed smoker, thought
she experienced religion and aban-
doned the habit. When one inouir-
ed the reason why she eft of smok-
ing, she replied, Il got to raecting
that whenever there was a pipe in
full blast there must be a FIRE at one
end and q fool at the other, and
thought | would have no more to dc
with it.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15

The pretty rice paper that looks
so pure and delicate is made in China
from the pith of a tree, not at all as
we make paper from poplar wood, but
by simply cutting it into thin slices.
And thousands of years before Moses
was born the Egyptians made paper
from the great papvrus, or paper
reed, by carefully peelIng out the
thin layer between the bark and the
ieshy stem, and pressing and drying
the pieces into paper.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
To Destroy insects.

An exchange says application of
hot alum-water will destroy red and
black aunts, cockroaches, spiders,
chinch-bugs, and all the crawling
pests that infest our houses in warm
weather. Take two or three pounds
of alum and dissolve it in three or
four quarts of boiling water; let it
stand on the stove till the alum is all
melted then apply while hot with a
brush to every joint and c%reyiee
where you suspect there may be ver-
min. A continuous chalk-mark, hal
an inch in width, around a sugar
Dox or barrel will keep aunts out.
as they cannot creep over it. Traye.
lers are recommended to carry in
their satchels powdered alum OF
borax, and scatter it over and under
their pillows, if they fear nocturnal
visitors.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
LIGHT.
TIE be Copyreshted.

On receipt Of fifteen cents, 1 will mail to any adj
dress, a neat card with either of the above; show
ing in the one case how 1.-THE light Will give light
on any subject; and in the other case how The
door will open a door to any subject, even the door
Of Heaven. Or l will send the two cards for twen-
ty-fve cents.
Address, c. F. WALKER, Friedens', Pa.
THAT the alphabet is a science In itself, is GER
tainly something new, even in this day of inven-
ton and discovery. Though if Mr.. Walker sus-
tains the assertion by actual demonstration, we
win all have to acknowledge the truth, and If we
DO find it in the meaning Of the letters OF the al
phabet. J.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
Miss Josephine Brinker,
WhoIasaia and Retail Dealer in

Dry Goods. Millinery. Trimmings, Notions
Cloves. Hamburg EmbrOideries. Ladies' and Chill,
drens' Underwear and Furnishing Goods eordi-
ally invites the citizens OF Somerset county toeab
and examine her stock and prices before purehas-
Ing elsewhere. A fall line of White Goods. I'm
brellas. Parasols, sc. MOURNING GOODS A
SPECIALITY. A full assortment Of Btterick's
Patterns Of all descriptions for sale. Goods re
eeived daily. Please give me a call, at No. go
Main Street, JOhnstown, Cambria Co, Pa.
mays JOSEPHINE BRINkER.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
Carpetings and Oil Clio
The New
WHEELER & WILSON
Sewing Machine.

The undersigned would respectfully beg leave
to inform the citizens Of Somerset county that he
Machine
Over 100000 Wheeler & Wilson machines are
nov at WORK In all parts Of the civilized world -
200, coo more haye been sold for family use than Of
any other manufacture. The demand for the new
" achine Is such that the Wheeler & Wilson Sew
ang Machine Company have been compelled to
Sreatly increase their facilities for manufacturing;
md at their immense factories, covering fourteen
acres of ground, and employing two thousand
hands, they are now making 800 machines per day
or one machine every minute. Agents wanted 10
travel this county. For particulars apply to the
subscriber. JOHN OLE, Agent,
mayo Stoystown, Somerset Co, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
BOOT & SHOE
DEPARTMENT,
best VgOrEkTlleia

VIII be employed. The public are respectfully
invited to can and examine his stock.
sep.5 II
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-15
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS &
MILLINERY,

at Eastern prices. We guarantee you EasteIi
Dress Goods, MuSlins, Brown AMI bie%ehed zen
iins, Ducks, Drills, Cottoladcs- Jeans Oamoles
Itekings. Flanuels. Cloths and CassimereS' IN iaet
will not COST Won tho tenth part Of the expense Of
a trip 20 philadelphia, and yet we sell At Phiia-
delphia PRIZES and save you freight beside We
can afford to DO it because we puy m iarge los
and nav cash. have no rent to pay and do our own
work CaU "A sec our stock and prices and judge
for yourselves.
GELS. FOSTER QUINN,
Il3 and lis Clinton St, JOhnstown, Pa.
mnyG
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-10
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,

GRANT COUNT, Wis, Sept. /, 1874
In pursuance to the absve notice from the HoR.
Secretary Of State, hereby give notice that general
election will be held in the various towns and election
precincts of Grant county, Wis Tuesday. the Sd
day of November 1874, for the purpose OF electing
the following officers:
A Representative in Congress for the Third Con-
gressional District comprising the counties of Grant
place of j. Allen Barber. whose term of Office will
expire on the fourth day of March next.
Office will expire the first day of January 1875
A Treasurer in place of A. K. Mccartney, whose
term OF office will expire on the LIST day of January
1875.
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in place ,of David
schreiner, whose term of Office will expire on the
first day of January, 1870.
A Register Of Deeds in place Of James Woodhoase
whose term OF office will expire on the LIST day Of
January, 1875.
A District Attorney in place of G. D. Carter. whose
1875.
County Clerk place OF Fletcher s. Kidd. whose
term Of office will expire on the LIST day of January
County Surveyor in place Of Gee McFan whose
1875
Coroner in place Of J. + Taylor, whose term Of
office will expire on the FIRST day of January, 1875
All the following members of the Assembly:
Member of the Assembly from the First District
of Grant county, comprising the towns of Harrison,
Hazel Green jamestown, Paris, PlatteviIle and Smell
sen, in place of Thomas Jenkins, whose term of
Office will expire the first Monday in Jasuarv 1875
Member of the Assembly from the Second District
of Grant county, comprising the towns of Clifton
Elenboro, Lancaster, Liberty, Lima aud potosi ia
place of John B. Calls whose term Of Office will ex.
pire on the first Monday in January, 1876
Member of the Assembly from the Third District
Of Grant county comprising the towns of Muscoda
Wstterstown, Blue River, Hickory Grove WinoyiIte
Fennimore, Mariou Boscobai, Weodman ana NJ
Hope, in place of Goteb Wherly. whose farm OF
office will expire the rst Monday in January is75
A Member of the Assembly from the Fourtb Dis.
srict Of Grant county, comprising the towns ~ Eaa
town, Bloomington. CassvilIs, Glen Haven. Little
Grant, Millville Patch Grove, Water loo and " calm
sing. In place OF Robert Glenn, whose term az ofea
will expire on the first Monday in January 1873.
said election to be conducted, the votes canvassad
and returns made Pursuant to law.
And that the poll will be opened at O'Clock Il, the
forenoon and closed at sunset on that day
T. CARRIER,
Sheriff Of Grant County, Wis.
Lancaster, Sept. 3, 1874 a6td
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-09-10
a@Ex-Senator Harlan


sg Ex-senator Harlan's Wash
ington Chronicle thus sums up Gen.
Sherman's chaEces for the presiden-
cy on a republican ticket 1.-The
name of Gen. Sherman would COM
mand great strength and the most
enthusiastic support from the entire
west but on a democratic ticket it
would look about as bad as Horace
Greeley's did, and would not meet
with any more general favors."
e@- Between New Orleans and the
forts below the city, there is strip
OF ground about one mile in width
which will produce this year no less
than 100000 pounds of sugar, 100
600 barrels of rice, 1905 gallons of
molasses, thousands of bushels of
potatoes. nearly $500, 900 worth of
oranges, boat-loads of melons and
garden stuffs, and many other pro-
duets great in value.