The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-04-22

a BOY twelve years old named Benny
DAVIS. whose paren.s live on the river
road, broke his legs some months ago: and
has been confined TO the house ever since.
lie has during the hst tluee mouths train
Ell a rat to come forth at bis whistle, stand
On his hind feet. rpll Over. lcsgp through a
ho'p cQyclea with psFez. and toexecuie
various ollieF insneu 7efs. The family
ovn 3 BIZ eat, aud she LS.s lseen trained to
stretch out and lei the rat imp over her.
and the $50 s.re great friends. though
GriEaalkia IS death On al other rodents.
The lai has an erhihhion twice week.
and secures quito an income Jv charging
an admission tee Of ave eeais.-DefSoif
Fse Press y 10
AflsHY STonT-Thcs sssbs ~ DciIy
: ,sresPonsible for the following: Yester
day N saEinga log on FTiling. Bowen &
In gel 5 mall one ofihc logs dawn up was
found 10 be hollow, and Epon examination
there was found 10 be quito collection OF
CATFISH inside. They were quite stiff when
taken out, but upon putting them into a
TAB OF water they became quite lively.
Among the number was one having two
heads perfectly developed. and two tails.
IL docs not swim quite as well as the 9TH
ers. Captain Manges has taken charge o
A. and viii show il 20 any one calling.
lie proposes 10 keep il alive if possible. Ii
has bcea examined by some scientific and
medical men, and they declare il is = natUl-
ral cruriOsity. He has been offered ten
dollars for il, but refuses TO sell II.
THE act passed by the Legislature at
this session, and affirmed by the Cover
nor on the 18th ult, for the relief of sol
diers and sailors OF the war Of 1912, pro
yides that the sum of 500 per annum. be
paid TO all soldiers and sailors Of this State
who served in the war Of 1912. and the
widows OF any such soldic.s and sailors in
equal semi-annual payments during their
lifetime II also provides that the evidence
Of service in each cIse shall be furnished
10 and be fled in the Office OF the Adjatant
General, and he shall examine the same.
and upon being satisfied that such service
was really performed, he shall 50 certify 10
the comptroller. and the Comptroller shall
audit such claims, and the Treasurer of the
State shall pay the same, provided that
tins act shall not apply 10 any persons who
ere now or may hereafter be in the receipt
Of pensions under any special law of this
State, or any pension from the United
>taCes Government for similar service,
during the continuance Of such pavmeni.
TIE following bill auihorizibE and re-
quiring the admission NJ children over SIX
years Of age into the schools OF the Com
without regard 10 color has
been introduced in the Stale Senate by Mr..
Graham E4t.F
SECTION !. That after the passage of
this act al children over six years Of age
shall be admitted into the common schools
OF THIS Commonwealth without regard 10
color. and that colo7ed chihTen shall have
and enjoy al the rights and privileges Of
said school Row allowed or wL.-l may
hereafter lie allowed white children.
SIC. >. That hereafter there shall Ire
no discrimination made as 10 cl,Gr bv the
tax GssessOrs and others in making aSscSs-
menis and other returns 30 the places and
persons at which and TO whom they are
now by law made.
SEC. 3. Any Person violating this act
shall he deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and, on conviction, fined not exceeding
FIVE hundred dollars and impEi>onm mt nat
exceeding one year.
WHAT . relief when the mad dries up
and the country roads are open 10 comfort
sble travel once more How different il
would be II every township would macada-
mize, their T0ads. instead Of wasting money
"a they 90, in scraping up loose earth
very summer. only 10 be rescraped every
.easOn. Why not have permanent roads2
Why stop business and travel every sea-
son. at tie very lime when farmers would
nave the time 10 travel what waste Gi
ime and what depreciation Of real estate
dong such reads i not this a subject
worthy Of .eriols consideration Il Is a
natter of husincss comfort, and in the end
-reat economy. We refer 70 this only
hoping olr people viii discuss IL and il
oUnd practicable t1 act on tie suggestion. !
lTy trsp over some OF or country roads I
vith ioal Of grain. or 20 pleasure riding
through the mud, and see II YOU cannot I
and enter into The spirit OF this !
'rogTcssive move on road making.
=
DAS. TICKER, Sunday School boy.
|, as Eias n z with q knIte on SUNDAY. 4 here 4
wasn't anything remarkable about the I
nife, or about the fact That young Tucker /
gas playing with il, he would catch it by 4
he point. spin il up in the air to the height !
{ seven or eight feet and dexierously /
atch il by the handle as II descended. /
,everal other Sunday School youths were 4
the proceedings with q great 4
eal Of interest, and discussing the merits I
& game Of mumbly peg The debate 1
.ecame exciting. The knife went spin
ing up into the air. Young Tucker gazed ,
teadiIy and unfiuChingly into the eyes
{ the boy who was saying "ltWasn't fair
D stick the ball fr,ntways The knife
anne down point first stalking fuckers
and. lie spun around there rs il he had
handful Il warm end hornets, and the
emarks he made col Ia hardly have been
ulled from the Sunday School literature
K had been reading. I.rF l
S0MERSET, April 20 1874
CLEAN CP.-FeIlOw citizens, the time
as come for cleaning. purify ing and beau