The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-23


its proper Geld. What combinations
could rot such a genius effect in dry
goods
If that man had 10 be a rogue, why
did be not 60 to Wall, street, or get
into politics in this city?
These are safe fields for such geniuses,
where there is AMPLE scope for scoun
drelism without risk. But they
never do il. When Walker gets out
Of Sing Sing be viii get into a
similar transaction 10 a week, and GO
up agaia. Such men only keep out
Of prison a few weeks at a time.
When il quod, they devise schemes
that inyaribly take them baek again.
Speaking Of
REAL ESTATE,
Some gift in New York has a value
despite the terrible depression. Mr..
r. A. Witthaus has sold in the Union
Dime Savings Bank, for $275,00O,
the plot Of land on the southerly side
of Thirty-second street, between
Broadway aud Sixth avenue. The
buildings are of little valne, and form
ed no part Of the value. The lots
front on the triangular public place
at the intersection of Broadway and
Sixth avenue, ~ feet on Broadway.
so feet Gu Sixth avenue, md about
100 feet on Thirty-seeond street. The
price is at the rate OF SlT5,e00 for a
lot of the usual size. Mr.. Witthaus
paid $l5,0 900 for the property about
twenty years ago. Isn't that rather
a steep price Of earth? At this rate,
what is New York WORTH
BEER.
The Germans are up in arms. and
Wednesday last three thousand sa-
loon keepers met in council, and re-
solved that the license laws must be
repealed, and that the traffic in beer
must be treated the same as any 9TH
err business, and also that this ques-
ton must go into politics, and be
made en- issue. The beer interest 10
New York is one bal has positive
power, and Of course politicians viii
be found who viii recognize it. The
German clements immensely strong
here, and on the question Of free beer
and the right to drink it sundays as
well a other days it is almost an
unit. They do not Ike to be driven
out Of the city for their Sunday re-
creations, aud they viii make a vigor-
Gus fight for what to them is a
vital matter. This question is one
Of the disturbers that come up every
little while to gex the souls Of poiiti-
cans. The American religious ele-
ment is infexibly opposed to the vio-
lation of the Sabbath, the German is
as inaexibly determined to spend it
as be pleases. Imagine tie p~erplexi-
ty Of the ambitions politician in
whose district these elements are
about event Won't be have a
splendid opportunity for dodgingl
EXPENSIVE FUNERALS.
Uuder the present system, it costs
from $50 to $3.50 to bury q corpse in
the most modest way. The most ex.
orbitant prices are charged for collins
and the accompaniments, al Of which
are paid without q question. for nc
man ear ask prices owe the dead
body Of one loved and lost Ther
come carriages, price Of lot, etc, al
Of which makes a sum that is Cypress
i've TO 0 poor man or one in wen Cir.
cumstances. The Germans have &
society for doing away with this
They have taken up the idea Of ere.
nation, and propose to bring it into
vogue. They are building a hal
60x40 feet, fitted with an alter Al
which religious ceremonies may be
had. Back of this alter IS to be q
furnace capable of being heated TO
10000 which melts soft plates in the
metal coffin enclosing the remains,
which heat will reduce the remains
TO ashes In an hour and a half. And
all this can be done for s., which is
bringing burial expenses within reach
of the poorest. The Germans viii
take this idea and act upon it, for
this people have not the reverence
for ancient forms that the Americans
possess, and the form of ~disposing Of
remains is in entire eonsoHance with
their ideas Of the fitness Of things
And who knows but after it has
become a common practice among
the Germans it may be adopted by
the rest Of mankind