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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-02

Oub IClCfIiuS buc SuUJCCt W tuo pCOplC3 duu
cited the case of Maine-where the legislature
has no power to incur a dollars debt except in
cases of extreme public danger, and where an
amendment to the constitution proposed by
two-thrds of the legislature and then submit
ted to the people, is prerequisite to the pledg-
ing of the public credit-as an example which
perhaps other states might follow with advan
tage. 1t might also be wise for state constitu-
tons to define precisely for what ends NUM-
cipal credit could be used. Finally, he said, it
would be well to apply to the state, the county
and the city the famous rule laid down by Mr..
Jefferson: "Never borrow dollar without
levying tax at the same instant for paying
the interest annually, and the principal within
a given time, and consider that tax pledge to
the creditors on the public faith.''
After referring to the evils of municipal
recklessness in incurring debts, and suggesting
remedies, the speaker went on to consider our
ability to bear our burdens, and said there was
reason for encouragement and dependency.
1t IS but eighty-fge years since our govern
nentwas organized-with population Of less
than four millions, and a valuation of property
for the entire thirteen states not exceeding
5000 1000 QUO And yet our ancestors, when to
the political economist it seemed impossible to
carry debt of any considerable magnitude,
did not hesitate to incur debt of 100000 0OO
more than one seventh of all the property they
owned, Taking our total national. state coun-
ty and municipal debt, and it amounts to some.
thing over thirty-two hundred milons( So. 200
600 000,) or little more than one-tenth of the
entire property of the country, as estimated in
the census of 1870, and probably not over one
| fifteenth of the actual wealth Of the country
to-day. This, you will observe, is far less
ratio of debt to property than the government
| assumed in 1893, while our rate of increase and
| our power of creating wealth transcend the
| same capacities of that day in SO large de-
| gree that do not know of any comparison or
| unit of measure that could give any adequate
| conception of its vastness.
| 1t may, however, serve to give us some idea
| of our enormous productive power to reflect
| that in point of annual income and earnings we
stand to day at the head of all nations-far ex-
ceeding Great Britain, France Russia or the
German Empire Next to us indeed comes
| Great Britain, but all the earnings and income
of that Kingdom will not exceed five Thousand
millions of dollars ($5, 000, 900 ,000l, whereas we
are in excess of six thousand millions ($6,000,-
| 600 ,000), both reckoned on gold basis, and
J both tables Of statistics quoted from British
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30


The following is a very y~aluasie
housewives table, which persons agt
having scales and weights at hand,
may readily measure the article want
ed 10 form any recipe without the
trouble Of weighing. Allowances to
be made for an extraordinary dryness
or moisture Of the article weighed or
measured.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Wheat -four, enc pound is one
quart
Indian meal, one pound two ounces
are one quart.
Butter, when soft, one pound is one
quart
Loaf sugar, broken, one pound IS
one quart.
White sugar, powdered, one pound
one ounce are q quart
Best brown sugar, n pound TWO
ounces are one quart.
Ten eggs are n pound.
Flour, elghJ qartS are VHO
Flour, four pecks are one bush
LIQUIDS. ETC.
Sixteen large tablespoOnsfuls are
half a pint.
Eight large tabIespOOnfuls are one
gin.
-Four large tables9oonfuls are half
a gill.
Two gills are half a pint.
Two pints are n quart.
Four quarts are one gallon.
A common sized tumbler holds
half q pint.
A common sized wine glass is half
gill.
A teacup is one gill.
A large wine glass is two ounces
A tablespoonful is half an ounce.
Forty drops are equal to one table
spoonful.
-Four teaspoOnfuls are equal to one
tablespoonful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

A very strange discovery, incerest'
ing to biologists, IS reported by the
0sage Mission (Kansas) journal a
skull was recently found noar that
place, imbedded in solid rock which
was broken open By blasting
DR.. Weirly, Of Usage Mission, CON-
pared it I'LL a modern skull which
be had IL his Office, and found that
though Il resembled the latter IN gen
eral sheae, it was an inch and = quas-
ter larger in greatest diameter, and
much better developed in some other
particulars. He says Of the relic:
at is that oftbe cranium Of The hu.
man species, Of large size Undecided
in conglomerate rock Of the tertiary
class. and found several feet beneath
the surface. Parts of the frontal,
~parietal. and occipital bones were a
ried away by the explosion. The piece
of rock holding the remains weighs
some forty or fifty pounds, with
many impressions Of marine shells,
and through it runs a vein Of quartz,
or within the Uranium crystalized
organic matter, and by the aid Of q
microscope, presents a beautiful APP
~pearanee.' Neither Lyell ner Hugh
Miller, it is stated, nor any Of the
the rest of the subterranean explorers
reports anything 80 remarkable as
this discovery at Usage Mission.
The Neander man comes the pearest
to it. but the Neanderthal bones were
found in loan only two or teree feet
below the surface, whereas THIS
Kansas skull was discovered in sold
rooI~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30
IOcusts in China.

In China, where locusts are wont
to ravage the country, the local au-
thorities, whether civil or military,
are held responsible for the stamping
out Of these insects as soon as their
appearance has been reported. They
are required to summon a large body
Of men, and at once surround and
destroy the ~lOcUsts, the expenses of
the maintenance Of the men and CON-
%pensatiOn for the crops trOden down
during the chase being supplied by
the Provincial Treasury. Should
the local authorities suceeedin stamp
ing out the locusts within a limited
time, their services are favorably
reported TO the Emperor; but should
they fail, and the locusts spread and
do damage, they are liable to be de-
prived Of their posts, arrested and
haaded over to the proper board for
punishment. A certain sum per
bushel is paid TO peasants bringing in
unwinged l%oeusts, and half that sum
when the locusts are able to fv,
while compensation is given for crops
trodden down in the chase. The To-
Gusts r swept with besoms into
trenches dug at the sides of the corn
fields, in which a vigorous FIRE is%ept
up. The best time to capture locusts
is when they are feeding at dawn Of
day, when their bodies being heavy
with dew and their wings are wet,
the are unable to jump or fly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30
Keep the Roaasiaes CIesa

What a gain to every roadside
throughout the country ifouly every
4 Ten could be taught the virtues
Of order and n~eatness. The roadside
ought, indeed, - be the village pride;
not necessarily showing great breadiI
Of common Though this il eomme.-
dable) but carry its green soil and
shadows Of trees between all the
houses.
The beauty and att~ractireness oil
nearly all the little towns up and
down the Connecticut valley are due
to the nice keeping and empowering
shade Of the viilage trees. In nc
other simple feature do they offer so
striking a contrast to thelesser towns
ofNew jersey and ofthe Middle state.
generally. In many Of them socie-
ties are organized-made up {. theil
most enterprising citizeRs-for the
oversight and execution OF village i'm
provements.
Trees are guarded zealoasly; de.
caying ones are reno red and replaced
by others;the laws with respect 10
straying cattle are rigidly enforced
and every good citizen counts it a
duty to become in this regard and for
the public benefit an executes of the
law. The roadside by a mans door
is not encountered with old vehicles.
there is no selfish encroachnient upon
the highway. A scrupulous regard
for neatness is regarded, and very
justly, as an element Of the towa's
prosperity. Strangers are attracted
by it, and those who wander s-am ii
in youth are drawn toward i IN old
age. Its paths are paths Of peasants
ness-Doaaid q, Mitchell.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

II appears the swain dSes business
I, a Fourth street store, and to many
minor accomplishments adds the pos
session Of soft dark eyes, and chest
nut locks that part in the middle
When II is said that be wears q blue
necktie. in elaborate style, and re-
ioices in 8 mustache whose careful
cultivation has awakened his most
praverful solicitude the list Of his
~facinations are complete. The young
lady is all your imagination can paint
her; lovely, ~bewitching and divine.
Such a being, indeed, as the inter
esting Adonis We have described
could alone make his duleina. But
II appears that her father did not
possess the same confidence in her
lover as did the fair Amanda. Learn
ing of the engagement be locked her
ND. and forbade the youth the house.
Lest she should evade his vigilance
her apparel was removed and the
gentle Amanda was left in the mea-
gerest dishabiIle to brood in maiden
meditation over the trite but Opposite
conclusion shat the course Of true
love never did run smooth" But
it is equally opposite and true that
love laughs at locks and bolts The
lover found out his mistress and con-
cocted an %elopement.
About nine O'Clock last night two
visitors at the residence Of a we'll
known minister on Pine streets claim
ed instant audience of the divine, In
the dim light Of the parlor the good
man. only discovered the figures Of q
boy and a man, and inquired how be
could serve them.
We want to get married, sir re-
piled the oldest stranger.
Indeed; one Of you appears rather
young; but where are the ladies'
asked the preacher
what ladies?'
why, your brides
But it's us two sir, that want to
get married this chap sir is a girl
Now anybody else would have
cried. The devil be isr but the
good man only said:
Bless my soul! You don't tell me-
and adjusted bis s~pectacles with an
energy that showed how deeply the
incident had disturbed bis clerical
equanimity.
And the youth %thereupon related
to him the romance Of their love-the
cruel parent, the disguise and fight,
and again importuned him to marry
them at once. Delay might be fatal.
Even now the cruel father might
have discovered the fight and persue
them.
But are you sure it's a girl ? again
demanded the c~ausious minister.
Sir, I'm sure Of it,
Because the marriage wouldn't be
legal if she wasn't
III chance it anyway cried the
youth, impatient and uneasy at a de-
lay that might cost him dearly.
So the ceremony was said, and the
couple strobe away, satisfied and con-
tented with the pleasing visions of
the future that hung so rosily around
them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30
Rules for Handling a Gun

Never handle a gun unless you
know how, nor suffer any person over
whom you have control to handle
oae, unless he knows how. You have
NJ right 10 enGanger your own life.
or the lives Of others by handling
dangerous weapons in any other than
the safest manner.
Always handle your gun as If it
was loaded; never let it point at
yourself or any one else; never point
your gun at any living thing unless
YOU mean to kill. Hardly a week
passes that the papers do not report
that some idiot has snapped a gun st
some one, supposing it unloaded, and
therefore had the misfortune to kin q
human being.
Always carry your gun at half
cock eve with the hammer upon
the cap. This rule is invariably
siolsscd. A few experiments demon-
strate its correctness.
Half cock your gun; if It viii pull
OF on this condition, take an ak and
split the stock. bend the barrel fld
sell il for old iron,
lit will not pull of, put a cap on
the cone and let the striker down up-
on Il; now strike the back ofthe ham
mer with stone or against the door
jamb, and if the striker fits the cone
deeensly well, the cap will be explod-
cd. This is what happens when a
man carrying a loaded gun with the
striker down upon the cap, shoots
himself, while riding in a wagon, or
tumbling down, or climbing Y c q
fence Or stone wall.
Pat cap on the cone and let the
striker back almost to halEcock and
LET it fall, il the handspring is good
for anything the cap is exploded.
More accidents have happened this
way than any other. A gun is car
ried through undeTbrush, dragged out
Of boat pulled on the ground by
the muzzle; your dogs jump upon
you; the hammer catching In your
clothing; in either Of these. and 10 a
hundred other ways, the hammer is
liable to be drawn back to almost
halEcoek, and then let fall upon the
cap. II it is a COED n an explosion
ought always to follow.
Now haif-cock your gun, draw the
hammer back nearly to full cock and
let it fail. 1t viii stop at the half
cock notch, and no blow is given. So
always carry your gun at half-coek
Ifyou cock it expecting to get a shot
and are disappointed, hold the muz-
zle straight up in the air, aud let the
cock back to half-eock.
lfyou know Of no other way Of as
certaining whether q gun is loaded
or not than by putting it in your
mouth and blowing, or if you feel
inclined to draw the cap, retire to a
safe distance and at once blow out
your brains, before you kill or main
other people by stupidity or careless
ness.-AmeyFcan Sporfsmch.
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+ !. ( ! C0lb0Tl & Co.
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4O7---7O
The Golden Remedy
JOHN T. BLYMYER.
DEALERIa
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints.
OILS. &c &c.

The following is a partial LIST of goods in Stock: Carpenters Tools
Planes Saws, Haiehets, Hammers Chsels, Plane Irons ; Dies, &c, Black
smiths Goods, Bellows, Anvis, Wees, Files, Hammers. &c SaddIerv
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles names, Buckles, Rings, Bits and Tools
labla hHlyes and FORKS, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors. The
largeststoek in Somerset County. Painters Goods, a full stock. White
Lead. Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Pamtsfn oil, all colors
y aFnish, tupentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains
.& @a window Glass Of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coal
Oh always on hand. Our stock Of Coal Oil lamps is large and comprises
very elegant styles Ditstons Circular, 8uhy and Gross Cut Saws. Mil
Saw Files ofthebestq quality. Pordainlned Kettles. Handles ofaH kinds
.SkI0VEE@. Forks, SPADES, BAKE s.
MMatt9eks, Grub Hoes Picks, seythes, Sneaths, sledgos. Mason Hammers,
East Steel Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts Of all sizes Looking
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Irvine, Rope all sizes, Hay PuHeys, Butter Prints,
Mop Sticks, Traps Steeyards, Meat Cutters and Suffers, Traces Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes. Cur
~ Combs aud Cards, Door Locks Hinges, Screws, Latehes and everything
IN the Builders line. Gaps, Lead, Shot Powder and Safety Fuse. dc. &c,
The fact IS keep everything that beongs to the Hardwaretrad deal
exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole attention to II. Pei
sons who are building, or any one in need Of anything in my line, viii end
it to their advantage to give me a call. win always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons | thank my Old customers for their patronage
ard hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
No, 8, "BAER'S BLOCK"
April IA JOHN F. BLYMYER.
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Save Doctor Bills

Many dollars can be saved annually by usina
Sehmidts Compound called Mans Friend ol
Family Gem, which Is Q tonic wine bittsr, prepar
cd by L. +. SCHMIDT. at No. 30 Penn avenue
Pittsburgh. Pa. This compound IS composed O.
roots and herbs, and strictly pure vino; it Is pleas
ant to take and inyig0Fates the whole system: II
Is a valuable family medicine; K VIII cure all dis
eases OF the bowels; Il is a preventative Of Chol
era, and as . blood purifier 1t Is ~gnexceiied. Tho
demand for this popular medicine Is 50 great Tia.
heretofore i has been imp0ssiaE tofH OIL orders
mr.. Schmidt has lately increased the facilities fui
preparing IL. The price IS 81 per bottle. Salts
faction guaranteed, Try a bottle and Il VII thel
need no reeOnHendation to continue IT'S Use. W,
have used the eitters in cur OWE family and know
whereof We peak.
Try IL 'eqdeg, ii wi7l DO y9u good.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

They haye a minister in Mound
City Kan, ~ho attracts people to his
prayer meeting By the mnsie Of a
brass band.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

They are disputing Goldsmith
Maids time. Is she willing to leave
it 10 an Investigating COMMITTEE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

The woman who neglects her bus
bands shirt front is not the wife Of
his bosom
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

This space IL reserved for q. r. Rhoads q Bro.
who have moved into the most magnificent grocery
room 10 this place. They can be g0und ia Baers
new building, second door from the corner.
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WEAVING.
MADEMOISELLE DE CoURCELLE. Res
dent French Teaclar

AAS-Sn AeachSs.
This School Is Situated on an elevated point 10 a
retired healthy part Of .sthe Mountain City. \.
the Former residence OF the Daughters Of the late
James. W. Jones, Of Cumberland. The ample
grounds, By whfehit is surrounded. viii be appro-
pnated 70 and 4 lord every facility for outdoor ex.
ercise. The large and well ventilated rooms are
admirably adapted for Dormitories and School,
rooms, and no pains wiilbe spared TO make All a.
comfortable and attractive as possible TO the pu-
pills. Only such rules viii be enforced as arr nee.
eSsiry 70 their Improvement and happiness.r land
as will promote heaithiul and Christian trafning.
Great care has been taken IN the selection II
Teachers OF acknowledged reputation and expo,
rience.
Of a finished French and English edneafjOn-
French being spoken iathe home circle. A punet-
uai attendance ut the opening Of the School is re-
qucsted.
terminate towards the end Of June. augl2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30

Nantes win be brought into use
for fall.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30
Carpstings and Oil Cloths

ever brought to town. A large stock Of Oueens-
ware. Determined 70 be up to The times In assert
ment- styles and prices, we respectfully solicit a
call from those In want Of goods. febIS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-09-30
Miss Josephine Brinker
wholesale and Retail peaIerfn

Dry Go5ds, Millinery, trimmings, Notions.
Gloves. Hamburg Emhraileries, ladies' and Ohil.
drens' Underwear AMI Furnishing Goods. corai-
ally invites the citizens Of Somerset county toeali
and examine her stock and prices before purrhas-
ing elsewhere. A full line Of White Goods, I'm
brellas Parasois, Ike MOURNING GOODS A
SPECIALITY. A full assortment Of Bttcriek's
eeived daily, Please give ne q call, at Nc. go
Main Street, Johnst0wn, Cambria ca. Pa.
maye JOSEPHINE BRINKER.
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BEST WorExGlaerl

VIII be employed. The public are respectfully
invited to eah and examine bis stock.
sep 6. II.
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Newels, Balhsters, Hand Rails. with Joints emf
aud 6olted ready u hang, furnished on short no
Tee, WM. PEOPLES, Cor. webster street and
urhhsm aicy. julyIb
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DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS &
MILLINERY,

az Eastern prices. We guarantee you IA stern
prices On Prints, Ginghams. Delaines, Alpacas ,
bfess doods, Musiins. Brown and Blcaehed Den
Inns Ducks, Drills. Cottonades, Jeans. Cam bries.
Ilckings, Flannels, Cloths and C~assimcres, in fact
AID yGOOds and Notions. A trip 10 job ast0WE
VIII OF cost you the tenth part Of the e Expense Of
a I'll 70 Philadelphia. and yet we sell At Phiia-
dell h In prices and save YOU freight beside. We
aflT Il to do Il because we buy IN large lOts
and pay as h, have no rent 20 pay and DO opr 0wa
work Call and &c cur stock and prices and judge
for yourselves.
OSTER & QUINN,
n St., Johnst0Wn, Pa
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-16

Cooperative Store Experiment.

Soon after the establishment of the
Order of Patrons of Husbandry, the
people began to experiment with CO.
operative stores. These experiments
were first started in the Western
States, and many of them proved fail
ures. The cause of failure lay in the
details of operation, and not in the
fundamental principles of co-opera-
ton. In establishing the Grange Co.
operative Company of Los Angeles,
these failures were carefully studied,
and the causes leading to the failures
carefully avoided. The wisdom of the
present plan of operation is plainly IL
lustrated in the success of the main
store in this city, which has just COM
pleted three months of trade. The
amount Of sales during the three
months have aggregated nearly $780,
600; goods have been sold at small
margin of profit above cost, reducing
the price Of groceries in this city from
ten to fifteen per cent. and even as
high as twenty per cent. below the
prices in vogue previous to the first of
last July. Ifthe people have saved an
average of even ten per cent. land
stockholders have saved much more
than that the saving to the people
who traded at the store would net the
moderate little sum of $4,000 saved
during the three months. Nor is this
all; the price of goods have come down
all over the county, and great saving
has been made at the other stores, so
that the people have saved several
thousand dollars to themselves in the
purchase of groceries, etc, since the
opening of the Grange Store on the 4th
OF July. Not only have the stockholders
got goods much cheaper than anyone
else, but their stock has been making
them money besides. The inventory
taken on the first of October showed
that the net profit of the store, even at
the low price charged for goods, had
made the stockholders a profit of 81 20
per share on the stock sold, after pay
ing all running expenses. There had
been five dollars paid on each share,
and the next payment of five dollars
per share had been partly paid in.
The showing was eminently satisfac-
tory to all parties concerned, and SO
we'll pleased are the stockholders that
they are anxious to secure more capi-
tai and enlarge the business, selling
other lines of goods.
j. II. Seymour, the General Man.
ager, has just gone to San Francisco,
and the result of his trip will be given
in our next issue. Mr.. Seymour is be-
coming more popular every day with
the masses, and each day cOnvinces
the company more strongly of the fact
that they have the right man in the
right place. Mutual hid for October.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-16
Special Notices.

Go TO A. s. Mcdonald, l04 Main ST.,
for tile finest assortment of Boots and Shoes In
the city. Ladies' French KID shoes in all
styles. Remember the place, loi Main street,
opposite Court House. Octlltt
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-16
New Goods! New Goods! Marxser

Bros. of the new variety store, corner of Main
and Third streets, keep constantly on hand
n large variety of Dry goods, Clothing, Gents
underwear, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, etc
a large supply of new goods just received, and
sold at reasonable rates. All goods are OF the
best quality; no auction goods sold by us
We respectfully solicit tho public TO examine
our goods and Judge for themselves, Goods
delivered to any part of the city free ofcharge
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-16

Agency Liverpool and London and
Globe Insurance Company. Assets, S2l ,OOO,-
900. Agency State investment Insurance
Company, Fire and Marine. Assets, $3.50, 900,
At Brodrick's Book Store, near the Postotfice.
ni%
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-10-16

Ten yards brown factory for 81.
Eight yards extra heavy "A factory for 81.
Ten yards do do so inch for 81.
Four spools Brooks thread Tor 25 cts.
At the BAZAAR, corner of Main and Reque
ma streets, opposite the u. s. Hotel