The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-06-03
CURRENT NOTES.

A wo man in Springfield, Ohio, had
e fight with a saloon keeper, and then
walked up and paid her fine like a
little man. Same
Where do wicked boys go to who
fish on sunday" asked a teacher in q
Ninth street Sunday school. "Down
to 'Cullom's rifle" was the prompt re
Iply-Cincinnatt Times
The Arizona girl doesn't carry a
parasol slung to her waist, but her
belt is ornamentcd with an ivory.
handled revoIxer. There is no COM
plant ola lack OF politeness on the
part Of the young man out there.
Four prisoners confined in the lock
up at Altoona. made their escape
Thursday morning, by digging hole
through the wall. Three of them were
subsequently arrested, but one escape d
from the officer while on their way to
the lookup,
The Milwaukee Ne,cs relates the
case of one who thus glowingly de-
scribed the death of his wife,. tell you
when | came to get into bed, and lay
thar, and not hear Lucinda jawing
around for an hour and half, it just
mat de me feel as if I'd moved into a
strange country"
During the war Mr.. Pallum, of
Monroe Mich, was confined and beat
en- in Libby Prison by a rebel officer
named Cady. He has ever since
nursed the insult, ana last week, meet
ing Cady in Monroe, he settled the lit
tie difference by pummeling him
grandly. Served him right.
Three years ago three colored men
bought 200-acre farm in Tennessee
for $500, to be paid in three annual
instalments, Their only capital was
five mules, and yet at date they have
paid the whole sum, beside having
supported themselves and families.
They did all the work themselves.
Two of the cambria Iron Company's
blast furnaces, at Johnstown, will be
blown out the present week. 1t has
also been ordered that on and after
the first day Of June one cent on the
dollar on the selling price of rails per
ton will be paid for mining coal, in
stead ofnine-tenths of cent as here
tofore paid.
Miss Mason of Portland, Ind,
while house cleaning few days, ago
found package Of powder, which
she put in the stove, not knowing
what it was. Several Of the legs
of the stove were found in her hair, Iand
things in that room were a good deal
mixed up. The moral teaches that
young ladies should not clean house.
Alex Oaph was found ded in his
bed one morning last week, in West
Newton. He had been bit by dog an
evening or two before and had pro-
cured bottle of arnica and also a
bottle of laudanum from the drug
store of Mr.. Leighty. The coroner's
Jury rendered verdict Of death by
the improper use of the above
drugs.
The old question, Does larger intox-
cate, come before court in Dayton
Ohio, day or two ago. a German
testified: "1f you drink FIVE or six
glasses of lager in little while you
will feel more pleasant as if you
drink five or six glasses of water in the
same time, and ifyou drink FIVE or
six glasses of water,in little while
you will feel more disappointed as if
you drink five or six glasses Of lager
in the same time.n The jury were out
four hours, and stood seven to five
Twenty-one years ago q daughter
of Peter Howk, Esq, of Stroudsburg,
Pa. was bitten by mad dog. AL
though cattle bitten by the same dog
were seized with hydrophobia, the
cir did not show any symptoms
of the disease She grew to woman
hood, and was married. Recently,
as she was raising a glass Of water
to her lips, shudder ran throug her,
end in a few minutes she was seized
with hydrophobia in its worst form.
A number of physicians were called,
but they could do nothing for her
She died in great agony.
1t is related of Congressman Nes-
NTH, of Oregon, who served term
in the senate several years ago, that
soon after his appearance in Washing
ton some of the older members joking
ly asked him what, after coming from
the wild west, had first stsuck him
on entering the senate "Well, gen.
tleman," was reply "when | found
myself member of that august body
which is presumably composed Of the
wisest in the land, l was overwhelm-
ed with wonder at the thought how
| ever came to be there. My next
thought was even more puzzling than
the first, and that was how all you