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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
Teach Your Children Practical EEorii.
culture.

AS children have everything to
learn, it is important that some COM
petent and patient person should give
them encouraging instructions about
preparing the soil and planting the
seed. A great many intelligent and
highly educated adults known moth
ing about gardening. How, then,
can young children be expected to
prepare the ground or put in the seed
without first being taught how to do
it? If children are inclined to work in
the garden, lay out a plat of rich
land for the boys where they NAV
raise all kinds of vegetables and a
little spring grain; and designate
another plat as a flower garden for
the girls, and manure the soil bounti-
fully and let it be plowed or spaded
deep. Then encourage the children
to mark out the ground in drills, and
make small beds here and there for
raising only a few specimens of every
valuable vegetable that is usually
produced in kitchen gardens. Pro-
vide a beautiful supply of flower seeds
for the girls, encourage them to plant,
cultivate and love flowers. See also
that they have suitable tools to work
with, and do not turn them away
with an old hoe or a miserable spade
that a skillful gardener would reject
with scorn. The heavy labor of pre-
pairing the soil should be performed
by a strong man, as the strength of
children soon fails when engaged in
such fatiguing labor as spading egar-
den, especially if the soil be heavy.
j. required to do the spading them
selves they often become d~isbearten-
cd in their gardening operations; and
for the want of i little assistance they
abandon the enterprise and engage
in something else. BY means Of q
few dimes worth Of seed and q few
hours work and a few encouraging
words small children may be taught
lessons in horticulture and norical-
tnre that will be of untold value to
them when they grow up.-NclC York
Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
aueer Employment

We heard a pretty good story The
other day, which we think merits ;
wider circulation that it has yet got,
The story runs that some honest
faced Hoosier went into q fancy store
in Cincinnati, in hunt ola situation
The proprietor. or head clerk, wa;
sitting in the counting room, with his
feet elevated, contemplating life
through the softening influence o
cigar smoke.
Our Hoosier friend addressed him
modesily, as follows
do you want to hire a hand
about your establishment"
The clerk looked up indifcrenily
bat seeing his customer, concluded to
have 4 little fun out Of him, so he
answered very briskly, at the same
time pulling out a large and costly
handkerchief. and blowing bis nose
on il.
Yes, sir; what sort Of a situation
do you wantir
"Well, I'm not particular. I'm
out Of work, and almost anything will
do me for awhile"
Yes, l al give you a situation if
It win suit you"
What is it, What's to be done,
and what do you givey"
well / want hands to chew rags
into paper, and if You are willing to
set in you may begin at once.7
Good as whehtl Hand over your
"Here take this handkerchief and
commence with it."
The Hoosier saw the sell" and
putting the handkerchief into
his pocket, remarked, as be turned to
90 out.
when I get ii cbewed, stranger,
LII fetch it backlp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
watering Herse. Af.er ,.eal.

1t is the practice 0 many horsemea
to give their horses no water until az
ter they have eaten their allowance Of
feed. Concerning this practice a
veterinarian writes:-"A full drink
Of water Immediately after being fed
should never be allowed to horses
When water is drunk by them the
bulk Oft goes to the large intestines,
and little Of it is retained in the
stomach. In passing through the
stomach, however, it carries eonsid-
cradle quantities Of the contents to
where il lodges in the intestines. II,
then, the food Of horses stJmaehs is
washed out before il is digested, no
nourishment VIII be derived from the
feed. In Edinburg, some old horses
were fed with split peas, and then
supplied with water Immediately he
fore being killed. Il was found that
the water had carried the peas from
fifty to sixty feet into the intestines,
where no digestion took place al
ALI
Mr.. Cassie is quite correct in the
views set forth regarding the injuri-
Gus effects Of large quantitiesof water
swallowed Immediately after eating.
A small quantity Of auid swallowed
along with OF Immediately after dry
food, benefcially sostens it and assists
IN its subdivision and digestion. An
.nordinate supply Of water, or watery
fluid. on the other hand, proves inju-
Il dilutes unduly the diges-
i've sec~retions; it mechanically car
les onward the imperfeetly digested
God. and thus interferes with the
functions Of the canal and ex-
ties indigestion ard diarrhoea. These
lntoward effects are especially apt to
,ccur where horses freely fed and too I.
literally watered are shortly put to
olerably quick work. There is no
.fallible method of producing collie,
iiarrhoea and inflammation of the
The horse is not peculiar
this effect; dogs, and even their
masters, similarly suffer from copious
.raughts of water Immediately after
ating much solid food.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-29
BOOT & SHOI
DEPARTMENT.,
EseSf EIeEsE6Ezsan

WIN be employed. The pubic Gre re .e,.f-,v
invited TO cal sld examine Bis stock.
sept, Il.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-14
THE HOLIDAY NO. OF ST. NICHOLAS.
THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.
VOLUME FOR 1874.

The "Cultivator and Country Gentleman ior
the past forty years, has ranked, both In TINS
country and abroad, as the standard Jourhaf Oh
American agriculture. inc EDITORS ana propri-
etors, In addition to their own personal iaoors,
are regularly assisted py very large NUMBER Oh
special correspondents ana regular con.iipo'ofs'
among whom are inciuaea many ieaa,ns asfi,
culturists, IN all parts Oh .he country, nase anu
West-and by over FIVE hoNpnEp oooA-
sioNAh AMI FohoNihNi ~. r'is', uAo ',.
ly in the ranks Of the best farmers and horti-
culturists of nearly every State in the Union.
with the co cooperation Of so large corps of prac-
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food NEWS FOR THE CHILDREN
ST. NICHOLAS HAS COME!

Christmas comes but once year. but 81.
NICHOLAS, the beautiful new Magazine for
Girls and Boys, just published by SCRIBNER
& CO., of New York, comes every month.
1t is full OF good things. Pictures, Stories,
Talks with Children, Historical Sketches. Fairy
Tales, Nursery Rhymes, Jingles, Puzzles, etc.
! There ire two Serial Stories, WHAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN EXPEDITED a Story for Boys.
already commenced, by Frank r. Stockton, one
of the best writes for Children in the countrs.
The scene is laid in Virginia The Boy Hero
has started out with a gun on his shoulder. and
you may be sure there will be no endof Fun
and Adventure. The other is a story for Girls,
"NIMPO'S TROUBLES" by Olive Thorne
(Mrs. Harriet M. Miller, to begin in January
The Editor says: at is a good strong hopeful
story of Girl Life and will be full of interest,"
for both girls and boys. We are not sure but
that the boys will like the girls, story the best
and the girls be most delighted with that writ
ten for the boys"
Then there is J CK-IN.THE.PULPIT who
tells the children the most curious things they
ever heard. a
ST. NICHOLAS has already won the hearts
of the young folks who are eagerly expecting
| the next number. The Publishers have issued
very amusing picture entitled Little Children
Crying for St. Nicholas"
| It Is the most beautiful Magazine ever issued
and 1t has hundred delightful suggestions fol
| the Little Folks. Indeed you find In its pages
something for all. from Grandpapa and Grand
mama to the Baby.
The Publishers say. they mean to make il
| Just as good and helpful to the children as they
can. They want 100000 children made happ!
/ by ST. NICHOLAS before the Holidays. Pric
| Ss 90 Year. One price to all. ST. NICHOLA'
is for sale by alinews dealers, and subscription
| are received by all booksellers, postmasters an
| publishers of newspapers, and by
| SORIBNER & CO.,
uol9 e64 Broadway, N. Y.
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1926
TN THE DIsTRICTCOURT OF THE UNI
TED STATES for the Eastern District of Viz
glnia. ssf -
bankruptcy.
At Richmond. on the I'd day of January, a. d.
70 WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to wit: on the 81 day Of january,
1874, filed in said District court by E. b.
stephens, of Orange county, in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under act of Congress entitled San act to establish
a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States" approved March I'd. 1857, for
dischargeand certificate thereof from all his debts
and other claims provable under said act, and
that the 10th day of February, a. d (, 1874, at 10
o'clock a. m, before W. W. Forbes, one OF the
registers of said court in bankruptcy, at his
office, in Richmond in said district, is the
time and place assigned tor the hearing OF
the same; when and where you may attend
and show cause, If any you have, why the
prayer OF the said petition should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, thar the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will BIO held at the same time and
place. w. W. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for the
ia l2-M2w alN 3rd Congl Dist. of Va.
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A PECULIAR MURDER.-The British
papers are aghast at murder of pecu-
liar character recently committed in Lon
don. Two respectable and sober men,
one of them a tailor, long mutual friends,
sat in tavern of an evening and, the con-
versation taking metaphysical turn, be-
came involved in an inquiry as to the seat
of life, one placing it in the brain, the other
in the heart. The inquiry became a dis
cussion, the discussion dispute, the dis
pute personal quarrel, and the personal
quarrel resulted thus, according to the an
te-mortem statement of one ct the parties
''He swore he would throw me over If
repeated that the seat of life was in the
heart. repeated it, when he caught me
around the neck, put his foot behind me,
and threw me heavily on my back, falling
on my stomach. felt very much hurt
at the time. We were previously hail
friends, and bore no ill-will to one
another" And before the doctor could
read over to him his confession, the cham
pion of the heart as the seat of life was
dead,
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ATS
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
TIED STATES for the Eastern District Of Vir-
ginia. I'll
lin bankruptcy. 49, -.
At Richmond. on the Sd day of January, d. a.
1874.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been. to wit: on the Sd day Of January,
a. d.. 1874. fled in said District Court by J. p.
Timberlake, ofNew Kent, county in said district'
who has been heretofore duly declared bank
rupt under the act of Congress entitled IAN Act
to establish uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867, for discharge and certificate thereon
from all his debts and other claims provable I'M
der said act, and that the 10th day of February
d. LISA, at 10 O'Clock a. m, before W. W. Forbes
one Of the registers of said court in bank
ruptcy at his office in Richmond, In said district
is the time and place assigned for the hearing
of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause. If any You have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and place
w. w. FORBES,
e. ~ Register In Bankruptcy "
ial2-M2w for Sd OonGl Dist. OF va.
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LoUIsIANA's Two LEGISLATURES
The McEnery legislature Of Louisiana on
Saturday adopted resolution authorizing
all members, who may see fit to do so, to
absent themselves until such time as the
legislature shall not be prevented by fede-
raj authority from proceeding with its
legitimate business.
In the Kellogg legislature the funding
scheme recommended by Governor Kel-
logg, with the concurrence of the chamber
of commerce, passed the senate by large
majority. The bill provides for the fund
ing, at the option Of the holders, at the
rate of sixty cents on the dollar. of the
outstanding Indebtedness of the state in
consolidated bonds, bearing seven per
cent. interest, the exchange to be in New
York and Europe through agencies to be
appointed.
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PUBLICATIONS.
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It Is first.rate newspaper. All the news OF
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and romances Of current literature are carefully
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1898 -
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
i TED STATES for the Eastern District Of
Virginia
In the matter of James M. Whitlock, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy. s7 ss
At Richmond, on the 9th day of September
a. d., 1878.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to wit: on the 9th day of September,
1878. filed in said District court by J. NJ. Whit
lock, of Powhatan county in said district, who
has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt un-
der act of Congress entitled IAN act to estabisha
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the
United States" approved March I'd, 1867, for
discharge and certificate thereof. from all his
debts and other claims provable under said ACT,
and that the 10th day Of February, a. d., 1874, at
10 o'clock a. m, before W. W. Forbes, one of
the registers of said court in bankruptcy, at his
office, in Richmond, in said district Is the
time and place assigned for the hearing of
the same; when and where you may attend
and show cause, if any you have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted.
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors Of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. w. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for
la 12-M2w the Sd Cong'l Dist. of Va.
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THE ORIGINAL
INSTALLMENT HOUSE,
1888 MAN STREET. RIonMoSD, vIRaIsIA.

offer for sale the following goods for cash, or
By weekly or monthly payments. For cheap
ness, quality. and variety, second to none In the
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1000 Autograph and steel Engrayings; Chro-
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Looking Glasses, in great variety; Photograph
Frames, large assortment. Frames of all de-
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ufactured. Special contracts made for large
orders and dealers. Clocks, Bibles, Window
Shades, Carpets, Rugs, Mating, Oh Cloths,
Walnut Extension Tables, and other goods.
Parties in want Of any Of the above articles
will consult their own interest by giving me a
call before purchasing elsewhere.
% '73--3m WILLIAM DAFFR0N.
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BANKRUPT MOTTO IS.


4e2T 80
TN THE DIsTRICs .OURT OF THE UNI
: Il TED STATES, for the Eastern District Of
Virginia. - -. ~.
In the matter of John Johns. bankrupt
lin bankruptcy. 49, ..s5s
At Richmond. on the sth day Of January,
TO WHOM TT MAY coNdEN:
Z Please to take notice hereby. that petition
has been to.wit: on the sth day of January,
a. d., 1874, filed in said District court by John
Johns, of Amelia county, in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress entitled "An Act to
establish a uniform system Of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867. for discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provabls
under said act and that the 10Th day Of February,
a. d. 1874, at 10 O'Clock q. m, before w. w.
Forbes, one of the registers of said court IN
bankruptcy at his office, in Richmond in
said district, Is the time and place assigned for
the hearing of the same; when and where
You may attend and show cause. If any you
have. why the prayer Of the said petition
should not be granted. u,
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and
place. WV. FORBES,
register in bankruptcy for the
ia l2-M2w Sd Congl list. of Va.
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THE subscriptions to the Syndicate will
expire on the LIST Of February and unless
a new contract is made, which does now
appear probable, the agents OF the United
States government now in London trans
acting business Herewith will all return to
this ceultr} shortly af er that date. 1t is
not positively certain that Congress will not
provide for new contract, but at this time
there is not the slightest indication that fur
Their appropriations will be allowed. The
Treasury clerks and other financial agents
of the government on duty in Europe may
therefore be expected to soon again re-
sumo their duties IN the department at
Washington.
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WATERING WINDOW PLANTS. =
There is one universal law as to watering
plants, which great many people entirely
neglect. The neglect of this one duty
causes more blights and more unhealthy
plants than, perhaps, any single thing that
could be named besides. | mean the ex-
cellent rule of watering them with warm
water-always rather warmer than the
soil the plants are growing in. People
must see the check and injury 1t must be
to plants always to get cold food. The or
gans of tender plants are extremely deli
cate and when they are wanted to digest
their food, it is bad plan, surely, to par
alyze them with cold. If we feed them,
on the other hand, with food a little warm,
they are stimulated at once to make the
most of their meal. Another important
part of the watering branch consists in the
washing that all house plants require.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
lTED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia.
In the matter of Orson Adams, receiver, VS..
William T. Luckadoe & Co., bankrupts-in bank
ruptcy.
At Richmond, Virginia, this sth day of jan
uary, 1874.
To whom 1t may concern: The undersigned,
Orson Adams, OF Petersburg, in the county of
Dinwiddie, and State Of Virginia, hereby
gives notice of his appointment as assignee Of
the estate of William T. Luckadoe h Co, of the
county of Dnwiddie, in said district, and who
were to.wit, on the sOth day of October, a. d..
1873, adjudged bankrupts upon the petition Of
their creditors, by the District Court Of the
United States, for said district.
Dated at Richmond, the sth day of January,
a. d., 1874.
ORSON ADAMS, i4
ia s-Thsw Assignee.
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1912
1912 $3.50 - "a.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
i TED STATES for the Eastern District OF Vir-

1912 st.l ~
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
i TED STATES for the Eastern District OF Vir-
ginia
In the matter of David s. Waupin, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy. sI
At Richmond, this Sd day of January, 1874.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been, to-wit: on the Sd day of January,
a. d. 1874, filed In said District Court by d. 8.
Maupin, of Culpeper county, in said dis.
trict, who has been heretofore duly declared
bankrupt under the act of Congress entitled "An
act to establish a mora uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States" approved
March I'd, 1857, for a discharge and certificate
thereof, from all his debts and other claims
provable under said act, and that the 10th day
Of February o. d. 1874, at 10 o'clock a. m, before
W. w. Forbes, one of the registers of said court
In bankruptcy. at his Office in Richmond, in
said district, Is the time and place assigned for
the hearing of the same, when and where you
may attend and show cause, If any you have.
why the prayer of the said petition should not
be granted.
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said bank.
rupt will be held at the same time and place.
w. W. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy for
ia l2-M2w the Sd Congl Dist. of Va.