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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02
Feminine Gambling.

1t has been generally supposed
that the spirit of gambling did rot
rest in the feminine soul, to any
alarming extent; but this like many
other suppositions, is a mistake. Let
woman once get the passion for
gambling fixed in her, and she is the
worst and most persistent gambler
on the face Of the globe. 1t takes
full possession Of her-it becomes a
part of her very nature-it is q
madness, which only succumbs to the
severest possible treatment.
The fashionable woLlen Of the
great cities fall into it easily. The
life that they lead is of nature that
makes it almost q necessity to them.
The season" of fashionable gaiety,
which commences in October and
November, is nothing but a whirl of
excitement from four P. M. till long
after midnight. There is the opera,
the great theaters, the parties, recep-
tions and balls, and a thousand other
forms of the most exciting dissipa-
tion. The lady who has spun all
night in the voluptuous dance in
the arms of flushed men-who has
drank wine and eaten exciting delica-
cies-and who goes to her bed at
three in the morning, wearied but
not satisfied, awakens from her sleep
in about the same condition that a
farsi young man does after q
debauch. There is a space Of time
to put in after her rising, and to a
woman who lives on the fercest ex-
elements, an hour that has nothing
exciting in it is an hour in purgatory.
As male debauchee is compelled to
take his cocktail at intervals during
the day to steady himself till the
time comes for his regular drink, so
does the female debauchee require
some stimulant during the terrible
hours between nine A. NJ. and four
P. NJ. to keep her alive. This ex-
element they have found in gamb-
ling. Some Of them play draw-po-
ker, the regular game, but not many.
That game, as | have been told, re-
quires frmness, decision, knowledge
of human nature, judgment, dash,
daring, and pluek-qualities which
the little dears are not, as a rule,
blessed with. What they prefer is a
game of pure chance, in which no
skill is required. To this end a doz-
en- of them will gather at a house,
and make a pool Of say S. each,
making a "pot" of $50. The twelve
numbers are put into a box, and one
drawn at random. The first number
drawn is entitled to one half the pot,
the second to one-fourth, and the
third to the remaining fourth. This
goes on for hours and hours-till, in
fact, it is time to dress for dinner.
This game, simple as it is, is excit-
ing enough to satisfy their natures,
particularly as they car win or lose
a very large sum of money in a day.
At one hotel in the upper part Of
the city, at which great many rich
men board, the ladies made a game
in which each put in 500 each time.
One lady won that day nearly s., 900,
which was lucky thing for her, as
she was in debt, and wanted it. But
how was it with the losers, who,
probably, were also in debt and wan
ted it likewise?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02
uovMereb-ot. raEe Monev.

They are very blind to their own
interests who do not see the policy Of
advertising in dull times. when
trade begins to pick up 3 little" say
these, then we'll begin to advertise" +"
Here the question arises, what do
business mea advertise for? II we
are not in error, it is, first to create
business, and second, to sustain il,
after it has been created He who
expects business 10 pick up" there
fore, by sitting in bis store and wait
ing for il. is in the position of MicaW-
Der. who was eternally waiting for
something TO turn up, never dreaming
that things are always waiting TO be
turned up. Customers exist in dull
times as well as brisk They are only
more careful in buying and look long
er and further and oftner and closer
for what they need. Some go poking
into store after store, ehespening end
chatting and boring proprietor and
clerks. Others ask their, neighbOrs
where they got such and such a
thing and how much it cost. Others,
still. read the newspapers for infor-
mation-scan the advertisements TO
see who offers the greatest induce
ments and who is really anxious to
sell Then advertising is an index
Of enterprise and business pluck, and
he who appeals TO the public through
the public prints shows that be IS
usiug his best endeaVOr 10 draw Peo-
ple to his place Of business; and the
mere fact Of his doing so proves that
be has something there making Il
uyortb their while 70 60 to him. We
invite people to our stores just as We
40 70 our bomes-in order that We
nav pIease or be Of service to them
They expect something when they
accent these invitations. and Ve
don't usually suffer the modification
Of providing nothing for our guests,
whether they are business guests or
social guests. That business can
anick NM without effort IS absurd
II NAV improve e little IN better
times but the man who noids DIS
..aJs S ,brou0b dun seasons is the man
Who is going to reap bis harvest st
M M vsr1 . earliest relief ffrOm the hnan-
eial pressure
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02
The Jarson OF Free Trade.


How utterly senseless is this jar
gon of free trade when addressed to
the people living in the Mississippi
Valley far away from the sea coast ?
Here we are in Indiana, eight hun
dred miles from the nearest seaport.
However great and cheap the facili-
ties for transportation may become
for our products to the seaboard, the
distance can never be diminished,
and transportation must always be q
great obstacle and expense to our ap-
proach to foreign markets and add
largely to the cost of all we import
Here in this great valley we have a
soil of unsurpassed fertility, timber,
Goals, ores, mineral resources of ev-
cry character, and all the means for
sustaining a vast population, and al
most every variety Of industry and
production. And with these immense
advantages in our possession, how
unwise it is to cultivate a policy
which is to make US dependent upon
foreign, distant and costly markets
for our productions, and to import
from other States and countries those
articles which we can better produce
ourselves?
Now, when the time has come for
the development of the resources and
industries of the West, ald for the es-
tablisbment of our prosperity uoon a
sure foundation, and to obtain that
commercial superiority which our
natural advantages give us, if we will
but improve them, we are met by the
insane cry Of free trade, and advised
to throw down every protection to
home industry to put the labor of our
country upon level in price and dig
nifty with the pauper labor of Europe,
and.to continue our dependence upon
the East, and the payment of tribute
to foreign countries.
The States of the Northwest have
ceased to be regarded as mere outly-
ing vegetable gardens and truck
patches to furnish the marketing of
the older and richer communities of
the East, and have become opulent,
powerful and intelligent eommuni-
ties, capable of forming their own
policies, and becoming. by the devel-
opment of their resources, the most
independent and prosperous among
the States.-Ertracs from Senator
Morton's Indianapolis speech.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02

THE Burlington, Iowa, Halekeye,
says man has invented patent rat
trap that does not require any bait,
and will fetch a rat every time If
reaches for him. 1t operates on the
principal Of a stomach pump-the in
Tentor is retired physician, "tbe
sands of whose life have nearly etc,
and the trap is placed at the mouth
of the rat whole. When it is wound
up and the suction begins. the rat
comes. He may holdon to the ground
with his teeth. and hump his back,
and paw dirt, and weep, and yell fol
the police all he wants, be comes out
Of that hole backwards, is dragged
into a compartment, where a steel
glove drags his hide of and lays il
aside for a kid glove manufacturer,
while the carcass is pushed into a lit
tie furnace and cremated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02

A Western journal offers this in
ducement: "AIl subscribers paying
in advance viii be entitled to first
class obituary notice in case Of death. +"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02
Agricultural.

Want of Water lcieR TKarm.-We
have never had the slightest doubt
that more men and animals suffered
in summer time from want Of water
than from too much. Hundreds Of
horses die every year in towns and
cities from the heat Of the sun, the
papers say; but as we believe, from
want Of water
We have repeatedly given express
sions to this opinion in these columns,
but always with a sense of responsi-
bility knowing how cautious a news
paper ought to be on questions ike
these, dealing with the health, or
even the lives Of men and valuable
animals.
1t was not, indeed, till quarter Of
a century Of close thought and observ-
alton, making the writer feel sure he
was right, that be ventured to ques-
tion publicly the preYalentimpression
that it was an injury to take cold water
when warm. He hes been on fatigu-
ing expeditions, where great heat and
physical suffering prevailed; but, in
spite of the continual caution of the
timid, those who feared not to drink
freely of water were always the
healthiest and the strongest, and, in
deed, the life Of the whole party
Look at the immense quantity of cold
water used nowadays by a gang Of
laborers on any public work, in COM
parison with what wonld have been
thought reasonable fifty years ago !;
and yet, in spite of the fearful quanti-
tY of bad whiskey which the same
class of men too often consume, they
are as healthy as any class going.
Indeed, sunstroke among this class
is very often another name for being
struck with Jersey lightning"
There is mo doubt, however, but
that a great change has come over
the public mind since the first article
in the Weekly Press on this subject
but still both men and animals en-
dure vast amount Of suffering, be-
cause the water they so much long
for is withheld Weekly Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02
Death ors Queer Ola Man.

An old man William Craig, says
the MadisonyiIle (Ky) Times, died
suddenly last Monday. he had gone
to a nei9hbor's house and eaten bis
breakfast, and was standing IN a
door, when be dropped dead de
was a singular genius. For nearly
twelve years he has refused to 1--we 70
a house, and for a number OF years
be made bis home in large hoiios
tree, doing bis own cooking anu anu
washing. This tree was nnsily
blown or burned down, and ne dug
a hole 10 the ground, where ne hveo
up to the day Of bis death: During
the war be wss robbed Of four nun,
dred dollars, the accumulation o.
wears of toll and industry, and tniS
loss probably unbalanced bis mlnd
and caused him to lead this singular
hermit-like life
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02
OLD aRANDrA,s soLrLoeUY.
1t wasn't so when l was young

II wasn't so when WAS young
We used plain language theni
We dida't speak of ''them galoois,"
Meanin' boys or men.
When speaking Of the nice hand write
OF Joe, or Tom, or Bill,
We did It plain--we didn't say
ale sings nasty quill"
An when we see gal we liked,
Who never failed to please,
We called her pretty, neat and good,
But now ''about the cheese"
Well, when we met a good cid friend,
We hGd 4 lately seen,
We greeted him, but didn't say,
Hello, you old saIdinel"
The boys some times got mad aa' fit;
We spoke Of kicks and blows;
But now they "whack him on the snoot,
Or baste him on the nose"
Once, when a youth was turned away
BY her he held most dear,
He walked upon his fect-but now
He .walks of on his carr
We used to dance when was young,
And used to call it so;
But now they don't-they only 'sling
The light fantastic toe"
OF death we spoke in language plain,
That no one did perplex;
But in these days one doesa't die
He "Passes in his checks
We praised the man Of common sense;
His judgments good, q" VIC said;
But now they say, Well, that old plum
Has got a level head
It's rather sad the children now
Are learnin' all sich talk;
They've learnt to - chin - instead OF chat;
An " waltz instead Of walk.
To little Harry yesterday
Ny grandchild, aged two
Isaid, Youlove grandpa" Said he,
You bet your boots I do"
The children bowed to strangers once;
1t is no longer So
The little girls, as well as boys,
Now greet you with HellO!"
Oh, give me back the good old days,
When both the old and young
Conyersed in plain old-fashioned words,
And slang was never sssIungn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02

a Kalamazoo Judge went to
neighboring town to see a man, and
telegraphed back to his wife; Have
found Garland; won't be home in a
week" When the dispatch reached
her it read, Have found girl, and
won't be home in a week" Herele let
US draw a veil.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-02

An expedition is being organized
in Egypt for the purpose Of eLamln-
ing the geological and physical con con-
3 st;sntioe Of the valley Of the Me,
and Of the land bordering On IL .ne
Psd f Sea The most important qass-
49, 80 20 he determined is the Poss'oi,li-
~ of establishing . ors3en s.-.sn :. an
river y ~ ,be base or the valley call
oscSP' % y, ,bs he Arabs the Valley. Of the
gS 6-.D y p;vSr , If this work can Be es-
tsbIisbed, a large smoult q ,nSls ~
IsO,,s" Iaaaa,e and win be rendered suitable
for agriculture
, 1874-03-24

for tho placo of Commissioner undcr the Inn.
1t t,as boon given ont that Gov. Taylor will ap-
point ono faroatl-nian. one Granger, nt,d ao,no
falr, candid man who would do j,stico both
to reo,lo and railroads. It Ia ,indorBloud
that Tho ratlroad interosta havo t1osignntod Z.
Il. Dlont1ifcnd, OF milwaukee,, aa man we'll
vcsscd In raIlroad management, with the oxpoc-
tatiun TINT he would accept but It IL Hatod that
llo ddclnos. Tlio Gtaugors nayo, tt IL snld, daa-
ignntod j. II. OHbourn, thoir purchasing agent.
There lave hool vai'onB rnmnrY a4 to tho other
member OF tho Commission. Charles T.. Droas,
Of tllta city, has boon warmly urged, but there
Is a stro,g pressure llow agnnst tic appoint.
sne,,t OF my Republican. Pat ClariB prospoc.s
layo leou oos,s;dolod good for u place. i. D.
Carpenter, noknu,ned Pump" Thought he lad
assurances mixing lla calling nnu election nre,
but is now without hopo. Gov. Taylor has 4
month to considor On these appointments.
THE NORTHERN pAU1rlu.
Special Dispatch q Fde Chicago .r,bunt.
Br. TAuL; Minn., Mnrch 23.-Tl,e Northern
Pacific Company. on tho opening Of tho Ais
uouri, pulB on q daily limo Of b,ats from Bis
n,arck to Carroll, now town ut tho mouth Of
tho Musolesllell liver, thoro connecting with
stago and wagon line to Holona. lilo Company
expect to reopen tho Dakota Division April l.
and to commence billing. floight and tickoting
passengers to and from Holsna about May /. It
l,aa a'reuly contracted for q largo amount Of
Eastorn-bouna floight from Helena.
, 1874-03-24
threat bare coats. Ills delivery reminds ono Of

tilreatba coats. His delivery reminds ono OF
Billy Manning, aid his hot otos aro moro comic than
hla studied witttcislna. Alr. Perkins IL a very
slArp writer. but, ~ TN orator, he n,aat bo con-
town; Dol, Hart, II b6nr,'t-cotk fame, could
beat him oil to nothing al his own gatnO:, -,
The effort Ut Mr. Perkins. who, aftor tho
fashion Of Tenn Naat aid olhcra uaes cartoons
to illustiato Ills subject, was ii,tc,ided to bo
bit at fa.h,on and at tho leading scnttmcnt Or
want of sentiment, III fashionable clrclcs OF
the day" Io preserves tho tautn Of all Now
York lecturers In Rupposlng tint Chicago ca1i ho
a1nnsod by tile local vices Of q city which Bho
cat horseR ont.uerod.
Tho ltfth ayonuo swoll is a very poor creature
beside our. genuine 0h!cago poodle aud jumping
jack. And, aa for q lreclan beud," VIC cau buck
our girls against those Of Gotham any day III
Nj. Perkins gives moderately good cnrloa.
turo Of Mr. john Wentworth, OF Summit. lo
Bavo him Tho inevitable umbrella, which looked,
ho~ovor. Like thu lamp-poHt against wilton ~.
s l9,sning as %s nwn ~ nn'Pn o
nlado fow aluaions to local places or note. @
such .aa tho Duuglaa Monntnent, Rtverndo
aud tho Court-IIouhe. Tho fire was also drag
fsd " 1nt to,v so ESn Nsa Sapa e omo
blazed ts new--psr rado1ical ~ TINT may aeenl-
compared With our bvnire. Chicago hna suppod
1ul! u TINT aud would wish that. for change,
VISITORS eapeo ally toso who ta's s,oln, II nnoo
"@e-A
has roaohcd tts limit and wit has run dry.
But, after all, Mr. Perkins nlato some hits,
and did not utterly fail tuattract. Tho frnt part
Of bis efforts provoked q good crop Of smilos,-
the lnttor portion was not 10 attractive.
His country unoleB and hi9 city couHinB were
slike foreign to most Chioagoans, and, Judging
ing by general Indications, Ills sallios fell, for
tho most part, on oars that failed to be amused.
H. ali events. there has bcon plethora Of unor,
lin tho way Of dgjolnted eloQ0ence and broken
Engll-h,-and 1t il not 10 bo wondered at that
cultivated audiences are beginning to appreciate
aashing rhetoric, and grammatical Language.
humor Ia often painfully distorted, aud hiB audi
tor ia frequently dstrosscd by M Inability to
laugh junt ut that poh.t In tho performance
where tho speaker gracefully pausos for mark
Of caehinnn:osy approval.
However, !. must not DO taken for granted
that Mr.. Perkins lecture failed to amuse all the
people prosont-the1o was considerable laughter
at the outset OF LIS performance, but it was
quite evident TINT he did not foni at homo with
his audience. Perhaps he might do better II
another opportunity were afforded him.
at the request OF tho audience tho lecture will
DO reported this evening IN order that the ftenus
OF thuss wlo woro pleased may have sn oppo1-
t1lnlty OF hearing Mr. Perkins.
, 1874-03-24

The loss OF tho two Bteamers WooRt,ng and
Queen Elizabeth. botl engaged In tile East Inin
tade, has proved aomowhnt disastrous to tic
dyo-stuf dealers. The two steamers wore carry
Ing moro tsu ono-half Of the indigo aud shollac
on tho way to London, Tho first having Oh hourd
Hccund 2.688 and 1,4G7 Of each. Tho totai Ions
is, therefore, 4,257 cllosts OF Indigo and 2,2te oi
Bhollac, tho totnl on tho way from Calciltta to
England beiug 1916 ctegts Of the former mud
4osl Of tho latter commodity" Tie result OF
don market hayo advanced about 10 nor cent
auco the news Of tho wrecks came to llanu.
There woro loat on tho two steamers. besitle
this, no loss than 978, 573 hidos ind a. 700 oosts
Of tea.
, 1874-03-24

tho few tlings required OF upon thcnl tn good
u!ne anu !aheAs 81 tonp. Ane o,oneatta hcoas
Atonlng down. NJ y 10 innoh TOO loud for t'io
nino vniees, tlone OF "n'cn aro iooant' Iakoli,
atogothef, ho"osof, ttlo cunlmnv Will not 1A11
70 ATTRACT aud please tlia andiencea and tue son-
son wiiI 20 hacceasiui y Deyond dol1ht. No
Wouu 10 gag y at conld 10 Impressed upon
spprocla cd III chicago lhhn TINT which they arc
aco,ibtomed and probably tii,d necessary, to give
IN me eihaIi M toNhs IhoY gsis Ilas evening the
oporetta "Iho Plo"er difl OF parlh,' will ba
8iVen .....
nooLEfa THEATRE.
lne gorgeous sneetaonar anu variety perform.
ance oi - Uha'ne entered upon Its tltara mud
nnA, MeeN lask osen'n9 t9 az Aooieys, Will Nh nt-
&c sehaahc9 .0 h. s Oily e!,pAts a'halnished but eiouNa
60 70 inacn;o tnat Ihree.weeks' season waB
sp!e 'of ~ so ECO IT. who do.ired. Al tho sl'a-
caaltles "hich na9e conlilhnted to its a!iccass
~ 'an os aeo ao.n,nou tls %gek, WIN Tue addition
,n,4,, noH lano'anu ny aiats morgan. elohanR
MI mtto saplonu leIresohtn8 "lhinortnAty.
tast.'',, ,nnnn ~ y" inpo.oyn 'a no" 1"ss eo,
sytSs s.,ttns mts9, so tuaI seath mhy 10 Heonioa
"lInou. submitting 70 tlio cxtortion OF tile n|,eo-
"p W. @ naa ssazoo lafpo profits by peaong
'''Aoso III !no en'lnnco.
1hE ApKLtn1. n1..
1n9 nem apatuIos ~. OF tno Aaelnsii performances,
toscther MltA tio dosarvou popularity OF tno
.aaEntns IaYoEltos' aecufea crowded houso last
nlent. Inc entortaltlmcne Is fully up to TUG
pnsloua atanaara q excellence, and t!lo zenl
Rieaso are hiRhlY Appreciated and VOL rewarded.
dno newcomers tnla weok are ~ valnnno ac-
qMdS.t'ons 70 TUG company Alss tat.i nosa 'a 2
skll!nl nna pfottv o;og- dancer, an' HoSd anu
ecutt lhtEouuce so'eihl noVolt!eH ~ tue honE-
anu'oance me. Mr' hanfoon IL thofo Win hl8
alwAys acceptable tuApierollieoll performance
Anu II. 4eury T. iase returns WIN nls nupoto
i oo 49, ~ ~. . o, & 49, 81 st :, ., $500,
au ~ fvy o'n'ptn. sno ~. y
n!y Meg, at st'1 iGss. aue ee'en
6latofs cohclndos tne ebteftalhncht.
MYEE8 OpEnA HOUSE.
Tho Arlington, Cotton l. Koable Miuat1els
ap(1icncc nntl iu]icionav sanor,ct, nruoran,,,,s
~ Lt' ."1. | n..,a;si;' I.., s. na
Va 5ntus eoAn npos1A!.t,Se. - sutte15 y. oonee
ana dancee, aontlncnfalt occentllc aTn heropat!c,
is supplied by Nnlle1R and Morton, l'oDby New
comb and John Gilbert; Billy Cuurtwright af,-
peara in his {ayQrite lot "AuY Wood to Saw ?"
Ws,n n,, NO ontti' ',;an4iv fm ~, fnr ~, mr.
poses' ,....
The Jee Brothers. aud Caas. ChriBlo's Pan
tomIne Troupe oueneu at the ulOpe lust night to
full attendance, The nW.ll-o.tle- Wisn," n
,re neW in .nT rsgo ra "e
4tu ~" st'eAc. .uoo'".s.1i otMesn III aua ton1
features, WAS presented, anu WILL DO continued
during the Wetk.
TIE 1lAsAS1EL1o SEASON.
, 1874-03-24

The Storrs-Hudlinuton Council to
Consider the Affairs OF Plymouth
Cllnrcil-~1ts scope and Probable
Character.
Special Dtspatehto to Tas c.teaqo tribune.
NEW YonK, March 29.-rhe Congregational
Council called by the Church Of the Pilgrims
OR. storrs) and tho Clinton Avenue Churcl,
Or. Buddington) to pass upon certain disputed
pointa in the Church discipline, holds itH organ-
izlng session tomorrow evening in the Clinton
Avenue Church. sympathizera with tile action
of the Plymouth Church hold 1t to be an "Ex-
parte Council !" and, If such, according to Con
gregattonal rules. plymouth Church should bo
dington party expect that tho council will docldo
itHelf to be NIL "Advisory Council" and
with such council II IL not customary
to invite the impeached church to mutual
council. The party last named are united in
declaring that tho Council is not callod to try
Plymouth Church for its action in the caee Of
Theodore Triton, but thnt iB in reality it's OBJ
jeot, and all who are acquainted with the SUBJ
jeot, and are not mon1borB Of the stolra-Bud-
diugtou party, 30 understand it. What sort Of q
Of courae cannot be prodictol. Lctsora hnve
beon received from the Rev. Theodore D. WOOL
sey, D. D., IL. D., and DR., Bushnell, both OF
Hartford, knying that they cannot attend tue
Council: They lad accepted tho Invitation, but
circumstances will prevent thoir beiug present.
{Io t1s Associated f'ress.1
NEW YonK, March 2o.-In bis prayer beforo
the sermon, yesto1day morning, Henry Ward
Beocher implored the blessing Of God Oh the
coming Council that thoy who joined In 1t
might ba taught Of God aud that their delihera-
tions might be conducive to harmony, ALTHOUGH
the Council il called to advise other ohurodas,"
Lie satd, " 1t Ia to advise them on mattora TINT
concern us. We have dcolined tho Invitation to
send 3 committee there. II ts, however, only
tho invitation Of tho two clurohos that wo havo
declined. Wo entertain for the Council only
feelings Of the deepest respect and affection. aud
VIC trast that wllon 1t closes we ehaEl feel the
same leHpect aud Affection"