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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11

Daniel BOone's Grave.

G.. c. Fulton says in the Baltimore
.imerican: | visited the Frankfort
cemetry this afternoon. 1t is located
on the top of steep hill on the edge
of the city, the Kentucky river run
ming along it's base. 1t would be
difficult to find q spot of more natu-
raj beauty, and the monuments in it
are very numerous, and of more than
ordinary elegance and good taste.
The monument over the remains of
Daniel Boone and wife, the pioneers
ofKentucky, is beautiful and chaste
affair, although the vandals have
clipped off and greatly defaced the
fine bas reliefs in their greed for me-
mentos. The monument in the center
of the grounds. erected by the State
to the memory of Colonel Henry
Clay, Jr., and the numerous officers
who fell ia the Mexican war, is an
elegant affair, about 40 feet high, with
numerous fine statues. The remains
of Governor Letcher and those of
quite number of distinguished Ken
tuckians also repose in the grounds
of this cemetry, and have very impo-
sing monuments. The monument of
Colonel Richard NJ. johnson has q
fine has relief of the old hero in the
act of shooting Tecumseh, which the
iconoclasts of history are now pro-
wing he never did do.
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How To make c n Harrow

To make a square harrow in two
parts hinged together in the center
take four pieces of AKA oak or maple
scantling six feet long, and eight
nieces three feet long. MOrtice the
shorter pieces into the longer ones
twenty inches apart and six inches
from each end, thus making two
frames or gates six feet long, three
feet wide. and with four cross-bars
each. Hinge the two gates together
by means of the pair of eyebolts
with a long rod passing through each.
Put five teeth II inches long J inch
thick of square iron rod into each
cross-bar. and three teeth into each
main bar between the cross bars
There will then be 81 teeth. This har-
row should be drawn from one cor
ner
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Advertising sales.

We have frequently called atten-
tion to this business matter but to
save few dollars many persons will
neglect the chance to reap perhaps
hundreds, by simply refusing to risk
a trihe, because they cannot see the
result in advance. Did every farmer
refuse to sow the seed because be
cannot tell the profit of the Hext
years crop, then indeed would farm
ing become poor business, but ex
perience teaches that the average
profits of farm crops do pay, and just
so would it pay our farmers to ad-
vertise their real estate and personal
property more and better. The Sun
bury american, says on this subject:
Advertising sales of real and per-
sonal property by hand-bill was one
time the best way of making them
known. But that was before the day
when everybody read the newspapers.
Newspapers have, to great extent,
supplanted the posters, and when
thing is to be brought to the atten-
tion of everybody it is advertised in
the newspapers. For every person
who reads a sale bill posted in a
country store, tavern or blacksmith
shop, hundred will read the
same thing if printed in the county
paper. In advertising, the news
paper posses all the advantages. 1t
goes into every family and is read in
comfort and at leisure The hand
bill is stuck up where it receives at
best but passing notice, and the
majority who see it do not read it at
all The newspaper is printed by
thousands, and everybody reads it,
of the hand-bills twenty-five or thirty
at most are printed and stuck up.
The newspaper is the cheapest and
best advertising medium. Sales of
personal property are best made
known by handblls and newspapers
both.
The York Democratic Press COM
menting on what the American says,
adds that: 1T is matter ofsurprise
that people who have sales do not
advertise them more extensively, for
the cost is trifling and if only one ad-
ditional bidder were obtained thereby
the expense would be far more than
made up by that one alone. But, in
stead of one many more are obtained
by extensive advertising, and the
profits Of the vendue are consequent
ly greatly enlarged. Everybody
knows that when vendue 3ales are
largely attended goods cCme much
nearer bringing their value than when
the attendance is small. 1t isstrange,
therefore, that those having sales do
not give them all the publicity that
can possibly be obtained"
Advertising like other things when
done should be done well. We have
arrived at an age when people do
read newspapers, and to neglect ad
yertising in the popular extensively
circulated newspaper, is right down
neglect, carelessness and waste. In
nine cases out of ten the same neglect
in farming would be considered mex
cusable and wasteful.
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House Plants.

In regard to house plants, Mr.
Wick remarks that few plants can en-
dure the high temperature and dry at
mosphere Of most of our living-roOms
The temperature should not be al
lowed to 60 above seventy in the
daytime, and not above fortv-hve in
the night. As much air and light as
possible should be given, while the
leaves should be sprinkled frequently
A spare room, or parlor, or extra bed
room is better for plants than a liv-
ing room A bay window connec-
ted with: warm room, especially if
facing south or east, makes an excel
lent place for keeping plants in win
ter. 1t should have glass doors on
the inside, which can be closed a
part of the time, especially when
sweeping and busting. The main
thing in keeping house plants in
health is to secure an even tempera-
ture, moist atmosphere, and free
dom from dust. Sprinkle the leaves
occasionally, and when water is need
ed use it freely. If the green-ily, or
aphis, appears wash with soaP-suds
frequently, and occasionally with
little tobacco water or decoetiOn Of
quassla chips. If the red-spider
comes, it shows the plants are in too
dry an atmosphere. Burn little
sulphur under the plants, the fumes
of which will kill the spider. and aft
erward keep the stems and leaves
we'll moistened. Occasionally, but
not often, worms appear in the pots.
This can be avoided in a great meas
ure by careful potting. A little weak
lime-wateri is somewhat OF benefit in
such cases, also FIVE drops of liquor
ammonia to gallon of water, though,
perhaps, the better way is to re-pot,
removing the earth carefully, so as
not TO injure the growth of the
plant.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11

Antiquity OF Chess.

Before the first stone of the Egypt
ian pyramids was laid; before the
Petteia of the Greeks, and the Lat
runculi of the Romans were thought
Of Chatursnga, the primeval chess of
the Hindus had for centuries, remarks
the Athen9um, been the cherished
pastime in India. Even that limited
branch Of chess, "Chess Problems or
End Games" was prscticed in Ara
ia and Persia as early. probably, as
the sixth century. We know that
these subtleties were a source OF de-
light to the renowned Haroon-er-has-
heed, and, curiously enough, one of
the oldest on record is the compost
ton of his son, Matnsim Billah.
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4 Centented Farmer.

Once upon a time, Frederick, King
Of Prussia, surnamed "Od Fritz,
took a ride, and espied an old farmer
blowing his acre by the wayside, and
cheerily singing his melody.
You are well of, old man." said
the king. Does this one acre be-
long to vou.on which yon 80 indus
triously labor?r
NO sir" replied the old farmer.
who knew not that it was the king;
Il am not so rich as that; l plow by
the day for wages"
How much DO You get" asked
the king.
Eight groschen (about 20 cents)
a day" said the farmer.
That is not much" replied the
king; ''can YOU get along with
this"
Get along and have something to
spar,."
How is rhat?''
The farmer smiled. and said
well, if | must tell you, two gros-
chen are for myself and wife: with
two pay old debts; two | lend away;
and two give away for the Lords
sake"
This is a mystery which | cannot
solve" " replied the king.
Then | will solve it for YOU"
said the farmer II have two old
parents at home who kept ME when
/ was weak, and needed help; and
new that they are weak and need
help keep them. This is my debt
toward which pay two groschen a
day The third pair of groschen,
which lend. away, | spend for nv
children, that they NAV receive
Christian instruction. This will
come handy to me and my wife when
we get old With the last two
groschen | maintain two sick sisters,
whom | would not be compelled 70
keep; this | give for the Lords
sake"
The king. well pleased with his an
swer, said
"Bravely spoken, old man. Now
| will also give you something to
guess; have You ever seen me be-
tore?"
Never" said the farmer.
In less than FIVE minutes you will
see me fifty times and carry in your
pocket fifty of my likcnesses"
This is a riddle which | cannot
:" said the farmer
Then | will do it for you, replied
the king.
Thrusting his hand into his pocket.
and counting him fifty bran new
into his hand, stamped
with the royal likeness, he said to
the astonished farmer, who knew not
what was coming
"The coin is genuine, for it also
comes from our Lord God. / am
his Paymaster."
II did you adieu."
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THE GHOST THAT JIM SAW

why al to that" said the engineer.
Ghosts amt things We are apt to fear,
Spirits don't fool with levers much,
And throttle-valves don't take TO such;
And as for Jim
What happened to him
Was one half fact and t'other half whln.
Running one night on the line, he saw
A hOuse--as plain rs the moral law
Just by the moonlit bank and thence
Came a drunken man with no more sense
Than to drop on the rail,
Flat as fail
AS Jim drove y with the midnight mail
Down went the patents. Steam reversed.
Too late. for there came 'thud.' Jim cursed
As his fireman, there in the cab with him,
Kinder stared in the face of Jim,
And says, what now?'
Says Jim, w hat nowr
I've Just run over c man-,hat's how
The areman stared at Jim. They ran
Back, bat they never found house nor man
Nary a shadow within a mile
Jim turned pale, but he tried 20 smile
Then on hc tore.
Ten mile or more.
IL quicker time than Le'd maie aiore
Would You believe 1.-THE very next night
Up rose that house in the moonlight white:
Out comes the chap ana drops as before.
H"Tn goes the Lrakes. and the rest encore
And 80, in fact,
Each night that act
Occurred. TIL folks srorc Jim was cracked.
Humph. Let me sac; It's a year now most.
That met lim. easi. and says 'How's your
ghoSt:'
Gone, says Jim; and more, its plain
That ghost don't trouble me gain:
thought l shook
That ghost when / took
4 place oman Eastern linc-but look:
What shouli meet the first trip out
But that very h9usc that we talked about
And that selfslmc man! We'll" says /, Il
gucss
II 5 time to stop this yer lyolishness.'
So / cramned on steam.
When there came a scream
From my iireman-and it broke my dream
- You've killed somebody Says /, mot muc&h:
I've been thar often and thar amt no such.
And now III prove it," Back we ran,
skin but thar ,ras a mon
On the rail, dead,
Smashed ia the head
Nov call that mcanness." Thst' all Jim said. ''
-BaHT HAETR
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Going 60 Spelling school.

That fair young creature that wen
with US. II don't make any difereac
that she went back on her word grew
up to be a hatchet-faced old maid
her voice like a file and her temper
catsup-she was lovely then
Would the fair and lovely Augusti
accept our company to a spelling
school out at Duck Lane Thursday
night" The fair Augusta would she
said, and she did. Such q moon
such an easy motion of the sleigh
Such singing in chorus! Every girl
had front door key in her pocket,
and every man felt as if he could
climb shed 10000 feet high to get
into his own chamber window.
That fair young creature how she
pretended to shiver with cold until
an arm was gently and affectionately
placed arond her delicate waist.
Then the weather suddenly grew
warmer, and she didn't shiver any
more. 1t was beautiful night
We observed that Bill Jones and
Sarah Smith seemed very affection
ate. She said it seemed so to her,
but having stuck the end ofa horse
blanket in her eye, she wasn't pre-
pared to make an affidavit Some
hew after that the conversation be-
gan to grow more and more interest
ing, and with that fair young Great
ure's head on our shoulder we'd have
sat out to ride to Vermont and back
without a stop. She was 80 artless
and innocent 50 child-like and con-
fding. She told all about how her
stepmother pounded her with roll
ing pin, and when we thought of q
rolling pin whacking against her
fragile form and bounding over her
alabaster shoulders, our hair stood
on end with mad frenzy. She said
she sometimes thought she'd get
married to escape further persecution
and we were about to lay our hand
on our heart, and offer to be hers
forevermore, when the sleigh stop
ped at the school house. Then came
the spelling down. 1t was Brighton
against Bungtown, with the school
master in favor of Bungtown. Such
words as "catarrh," turkey" par
allel," &c, soon reduced the sides to
a half dozen, and at length we were
left to sustain the honor Of Brighton.
The schoolmaster was determined
that Bungtown should win. and it
when we spelled Omnibus with
double IS" He said it wasn't right,
and when Brighten insisted, he offer
ed to uphold BungtOwn with the
ron poker However, it was an
offset to be consOled and sympathiz-
ed with by "our girl" She positive
" shed tears of anger and sympathy,
and she said of course there was two
SIS On an omnibus, one on each side,
and wasn't positive but there was
one on the door behind BY and by |
he conversation went back to step
mothers, rolling pins, alabaster shoul- |
iers, and getting married, and she !
said she'd be ours. We figured up
how we could keep house on $3.50
per week and have a dollar left; just
bow the woodbine would twine over
he door; how we'd make her step
mother die of broken heart; and
)ut you all remember. 1t was
,oy's dream. She discouraged us
when she thought she could catch a
flashing clerk. and her father set the
log on me, and her brothers threat
med to shoot; but, as | said before,
t don't make any difference now.
" hen / think over the past | feel to !
,xclaim with Walt Whitman: "Oh,
,im'me back them other days"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11

Small feather fans are said to be
taking the place OF the gigantic wihd
sail Of last summer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-03-11
FORCE PUMP!

The Simplest, Most Powerful. Effective. Dura-
bic, Reliable and Cheapest Pump in use.
1t is made all of Iron. and Of a few simple parts
1t viii not Freeze. as no water remains in the
pipe when not in action.
II has nc leather or gum paokiEg. the sucker
and valves are all of iron.
II seldom, II ever, gets out Of order.
1t viii force water from 10 to 90 ie in the air by
attaching few feet Of hose.
II Is good ior washing Buggies Window water
ing Gardens, sc.
Ii furnishes the pures; and colicst water because
Il Is placed In the bottom Of the we'll.
TERMS inch Pump, SIS; pipe, 5oc. 2 foot.
] '' Is: Csc.
Larger sizes IN proportion.
'WEYAND & -FLATT.
Sole 4 gents tor Somerset County.
Somerset, Pa, May Il, 1872.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1888.
RE-EST1BLISHED IN 1869.
C.. G. Hammer & Sons

Manufacturers Of Fine and Medium FTRNI
1IRE, Of every description and price. hand made
and superior In style and quality than found In
most or any other Furniture House this side of the
mOuntains.
Photographs and Price Lists sent On application.
or when in tho city don't forget the pacc-Sign o!
the Large Golden Chair,
40, IS and so SEVENTH AVENUE.
mario Pittsburgh, Pa.
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BuSiitcNs Cards,

ATTORNEY AT LAW,
i Somerset. pcnnl.
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LIABILITIES.
STATE OF PESNSYLyANIA,
FRANK DIBERT. Treasurer.

l. Frank Dihcrt. Treasurer of the Johnstow1
Savings Bank, do solemnly affirm the above state
ment Is trgo. 10 the best of my knowledge and be
lict.
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S9lB.5Zl %
Loans uVon Real Estate are based upon the val
ne Of the land alone; buildings upon IL being re-
gardci merely an additional security.
dee -
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Scandinavian Character.

Clemens Peterson, in The GALAXY for Nav.
Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII,
are the two types of Swedish character
Every Swede has either Lutzen or !,
Bender. But even as an adventurer the
swede always knows how to keep up ap-
Pearances. He may sink below moral.
ity, but he never sinks below decency.
His shrewdness may have vulgar pur.
poses, but his tricks do not show it.
He never abandons himself: Without
dignity, or at least the show of dignity.
he cannot live. There is in the Swed-
ish character lofty aspiration con-
nected with a talent for brilliant dis
play longing for the sublime in its
exalted or in its fearful form; an au-
daoious, adventurous spirit; and he
who knows, their language, their litera-
ture, and their history will always i'm
agine the. Sxedes marching into the
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

Reselosd, That fame has no tribute equal
70 the worth Of one, who, like her, has in
the secluded walks Of private lite, faith
fully discharged the duties Of mother, wife.
sister and friend.
Resolved, That these resolutions be en-.
tered in the records Of the Grange, and
that q copy bearing the seal Of the Orange.
and the signatures Of the Master and Score.
.tary be forwarded to the family of our de-
ceased sister.
DAVID WILLIAMS, W. N.Y.
CHAS. ALLEN, 0. Com.
E. B. CARTER. P. H.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

world in glowing uniforms Of yellow
and blue, With glittering bayonets and
thrilling chants. They are Z nation of
soldiers. They are the soldiers Of the
North. :
While the Swede seems born to own
a million and spend two, the Norwegian
is born to earn two cents and save one.
The steady, the prudent, the response
bic Norwegians! Although Norway is
not the land in the world best fitted for
agriculture, and although it has other
resources, as for instance fish, iron, aud
timber, which contribute largely to the
maintenance Of its inhabitants, yet ag-
rlcnlturc is the main business of the
Norwegian people, and few nations, if
any, have the agricultural stamp 80 dis
tinctly aud so nobly impressed upon
their character.
The Norwegian is prudent a,an.
He can calculate and wait for the 90.
portunity. He can work and abide the
result. The statistics OF births and
deaths in Norway give striking evil
dence of the prudence of the people,
when compared, for instance, with
those from Hungary. a traveller in
Norway cannot help noticing that he
meets so many old folks and so few
children, while in Hungary he would
not be at all astonished ii told that
every man was doomed there to~die
when he reached his thirtieth year, gen.
orally leaving thirty children behind
him. But in Norway every child, few
though they are. grows up to manhood
and womanhood; while in Hungary,
which swarms with children, most Of
them are dying when they begin to live.
The Norwegian farmer asks his farm
whether it can support family or not,
and he waits for seven years in pious
abstinence till his position allows him
to marry. In no country I know of is
80 little done for the convenience and
enjoyment Of the present generation
and so much for the comfort and de-
velopment Of generations to come.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

Seven Oranges were elected in as
many towns as Chairmen Of Supervis-
ors at the last town meeting. Oranges
are continually being organized in diff
ent parts Of the State; we notice the
names OF several quite recently, among
which is one at Sharon station under
the direction Of our Deputy U. S. Hol-
listor. Changers We want you to re-.
member yo~r papers, among which is
The ADVANCE. Our Grange presses
are few and have great work to pre-
form which can't be done without sum-
port and unity Of action in thought and
labor. You are aware, of course. that
there is great difference in the position
occupied between the Grange and Agri-
cultural presses. One is the exponent
Of, and advocate Of the rights Of pro.
duecrs against the innovations of mo.
nopolles, corporations and aristocracies.
The other simply a reflection Of agricul.
tural and horticultural experiences
Upon the former is thrown the con.
tumely of the aggregated forces Of the
opposition. They can see the line o.
battle forming in this direction, oonse
quently have made 1.-THE objective point
and as it is through the instrumentalit,
Of the press that they work up the con,
sulhssion Of their plans, SO We, in ! like
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

For the second time since our organ.
ization under the name and seal of
Badger State Grange, have we been
called upon to pay the last tribute Of re-
spect that motals can make to their kind.
Sister Eliza Nichols, Matron, has served
her time herein the form, and passed into
the glories Of the brighter day, and the
greener pastures Of the Summer land
and may she find recompense there, for
the trials and labors. incident to the
earth life Of a mother of family.
Badger State Grange authorized by
vote the drafting Of the following reso.
'utions BY committee, which We here
subjoin:
WasREAs, Our Grange having been
caued to pay the last sad rites Of sepulche1
20 our deceased Sister Mrs. Eliza Nichols,
ols, = o'@"' A'''''
Resoloed, That We tender our beresved
bfotaer and his sorrowinr fsmilv. onr
heartfelt sympathies in their and our ire
parable loss. -
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

The Industrial Congress that met
at Rochester, N. Y on the 18th, passed
a r. solution asking for "the consolida-
ton of the different elements now striv-
ing to elevate labor. To be bound only
by general principles to be assisted at
the ballot box. and through industrial
and commercial cooperation shall act
in unison on the platform of the princi-
pies adopted by the congress-"
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REPORT
Of the
COMMITTEE ON POOR FARM.

To the Board Of County Commissioners Of Goodhue
County, Minnesota:
Your committee on Poor Farm make the following
report Ut receipts and expenditures of the Poor Farm
for the year ending March LIST, 1874:
One years salary of Co Physician 80. 1926 90
One years salary of Overseer of Poor, 500 90
Total amount of bills and accounts paid dur
ing the year, II
Personal Property on hand March lst. l873 26i5 "a
S62l4 81
CREDIT.
Personal property on hand March 1st 1874 Ooo 81
,2l4 SO
81
The aggregate number of weeks board furnished to
paupers during the year is 957.
average cost per week. including salaries of County
physician and OveEseer Of Poor, s. 40.
Ine average cost per week. deductnp the saaries of
County Physician and Overseer of Poor. IS 81.
1roduce raised on the Poor Fhrm duTi.o 1873 -
a5 bushels of wheat 273 bushels of OATS Is tona of
nay, IL bushels of onions, $50 bushels of corn *
pushes OF potatoes bushels of carrots bushels Of
oeets bushels of beans and bushels of parsnips
There has been in all so paupers enrolled at the
Poor House during the past year, "a have been dis
charged and have died. ~'0
1here are now Is paupers on the Farm of which IL
are ADULTS Il males and females) and one infant
Ihere has been made during the year. the follow
ing improvements: 160 rods of new board fence A
iay sheu ana Chicken house and yard.
Respectfully submitted,
E. L. BAKER,
A. j. GROVER
SWANTE ANDERSON
committee on Poor House.
The Grange advance., 1874-05-06

There is an effort being made upon
the part Of the Patrons of the State to
establish Oranges among the non- Eng
lish speaking Germans. Several organ
izations are already perfected, so that
the work moves on.