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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
Insect Agency i'm Animal Diseases

A few years ago it was the gener-
climprcssion that slabbering in hor-
ses, staggers in sheep, and many 9th
cr disorders in cattle, were caused by
various forms of weeds or berbage in
the food they ate Il maybe in some
cases it is so; but with the progress
Of discovery il has been found that
plants have rot near so much 10 he
blamed Tor as we one time supposed
IL was. FOR instance once an almost
universal belief that the Tcxan cattle
fever was brought about bv some
small fungOid vegetation which eNis-
.cd in the Texan prairics but com
mission appointed by the Department
of Agriculture, went 10 Texas and re-
ported that there was nothing what
ever 10 warrant the popular belief;
That commission was different front
many similar ones for the members
were acknowledged to be men Of su-
perier attainments in the branch OF
science that they were called on TO
examine.
Ii has been customary in some
quarters when any department of the
Government has not at its bead some
one whom the critics fancy, TO decry
all that is done, and find nothing
whatever to praise; and hence this
Texan commission is often derided as
one Of the things for which money
was expended, but from which moth.
ing came. But the positive evidence
which was furnished by these gentle
men that there was nothing whatever
in the berbage of Texas to produce
the eattle-feyer, was q great gain.
1t was negative knowledge 20 be
sure: but still il was SO far a gain
that il told us the cause was not vet
discovered, and thus observers are
kept on the lookout for it.
80 with staggers in sheep, which
so often proves fatal disease, and
subjects sheep rsisers TO great loss.
DIR. Darlington tells us in his Flora of
Chester county that it was common
TO attribute tito . plant-andromedra
mo7iand--and which was called by
sheep-breeders stagger-bush on this
account Besidee this, various other
plants in other sections have been
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
The Devils Bridge

Among the ravines of Switzerland
is q bridge called the Devils
Bridge" in reference to which a
queer story exists among the peas
ants. The Prince of Hell, it is said,
after constructing the bridge, ordered
that the first soul passing over it
should fail sacrifice to himself. 4
cunning peasant accordingly drove
his dog over Satan, enraged at
this trick, procured monstrous rock
determined to destroy his bridge.
As be approached withthc same, an old
peasant woman addressed him q
"Gruss Gott" God be greeted, which
incensed the liend the more, SO that he
throw down his mountain-like rock
and made off, visiting the iuhabi-
tants of the valley with the fumes Of
hell. This is now called the Devils
Stapp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
The City of Joppa.

Five days sailing on a steamer
brought the party to the city of Joppa,
the site of which is upon a rock three
hundred feet above the sea, and from
which amajestic view of the Mediter-
ranean could be had. Ships cannot
sail mp to the city, and passengers
are taken off in small Arabian boats.
and the fighting among the boat
men for a load Of living freight, was
something wonderful to see. Upon
reaching the city, the party walked
cut on tho Plains of Sbaron-s place
that should be celebrated for the
perGdy it ought to entail upon Ma
poleon Bonaparte. Here, in March,
l779, he captured the.city of Joppa
Four thousand Albanian soldiers
took refuge in the temple, and refused
to surrender unless their lives were
promised them. The pledge was
given by .Bonaparte's subordinates,
and the soldiers gave up their arms.
berr wdralrs at this on,..Napoleon.
disfegafded the promise. and march
ed the prisoners out on the plains of
Sharon. where ,he soldiers spent a
whole dsy in. numbering them.
Twenty of them escaped and took
refuge in the sea, refused 10 come on
shore unless their lives were spared,
shut they too were murdered when
they reached the shore. After this a
plague broke out, decimating Napol-
eoa's army; the Arabs were pressing
upon him, and be was forced TO leave.
Many of bis troops were sick. and
unable TO move. Napoleon sent for
his Chief of Medical Staff and or
dered the men to be poisoned. The
surgeon replied it was his duty to
: save life, not TO take it, but there
were others less scrupulous.where the
word Of Napoleon was given, and the
men were poisoned to death. On
reaching Joppa the FIRST thing neces.
sary was to secure a dragoman. The
party succeeded in getting one in the
person of the son of rabbi ofthe syn.
agogue, whom they paid three dol
lars per day. The dragoman then
proceeded to the Plains of Sharon to
find the Shiek, whosd business it was
to furnish travellers with horses for
there were no other means of convey
ance. A number ofmiserable. Broad
way-omnibus looking animals were
obtained, and straw drawn to see who
would have the first choice, &c The
Russian princess had a side saddle.
but poor Fredricka Bremen had to
ride on mans saddle, and it nearly
killed her. Thus equipped and ready,
they left Joppa-the place from
which Jonah sailed in trying to es-
cape from God; the place where Noah
built the Ark, and the place where
Simon, the tanner, lived.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
ae.aIar pas.,. in cnlrdren.

A larger number of parents, either
or in their domestic
regulations, neglect to recognize the
great importance of regular habits in
children. TIE INJUNCTION 0fthe wise
man. Train up child in the way he
should gc," so that when he is old
he will not depart from it." is not
more important or more imperative
than his command to ponder the
path of thy feet and let all thy
wavs the WAYS be establishing, and
though they WAYS Of they children also.
! Repetition is natural. Nature is
repetition, subject only to the laws
of progression and dcvc opmont.
There is in all. and especially in child
rem, an indwelling force, which in
clines us to repeat past experience.
Why oppose this foreey Why not
regulate it and take advantage of its
propelling power TO secure greater
progress in disciplin and education!
4 change is shock, especially TO q
child. In adults the lciH power is
more fully developed and they can
more readily overcome the effects of
change of habit. 4 child's reaec-
live powers are not matured-he can
not philosophize to account for the
depressing effects Of change. He Is
mystiGed and irritated, and cOnse-
quently his disposition suffers. We
often speak deprecatingly of the force
of habit. This is only because the
habit is bad. If the habit be good
the greater pertaining to it the better
Some persons have habits they would
not part with for fortune. In a
: river whose course is direct or only
; subject to the general slope of the
land, the current has many times the
velocity and power that it has in one
which is constantly fretted by shor'
; turns. Macbinry which moves stead
ily forward does not require more
than half as much propeling power
> as that whose action is frequently
reversed. Both these cases are ana
; logous TO the one we are trying tC
make out, viz: that children wh'
: have regular habits, though the wis
; direction and supervision of thelI
4 parents, will have better disposition
I, will make better progress in acquiring
an education and will have more estab
lished character than those the curren
: ofwhosc livesis continually atthe mer
! cv of circumstances. Without speak
ing here of Il child's other habits,
I will say that it is especially impor
tant that he should.have fixed tim'
for home study after having reached ;
proper agc-sav past nine. # this
E be the case, when the usual time ar
rives, his mind will intuitivelv turr
to the usual subject Of his study, in
stead of being compelled to reacl
: them through confused medley o
: other things.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
Nautical AnccdOte

/ The following incident was related
wears ago. by an old veteran who scry
ed with Nelson, at Trafalgar, anC
who was with Jack Shaw at tht
time spoken of. 1t may have beeI
seen in print, as it is matter Of histo
nv. but that need not deter me from
relating it:
Jack Shaw, an eccentric old skip
per, had command of a Jamaica shiI
called The Good Hope Ii was s
ship in the last stage of unseaworthi
ness, and about on its last voyage
She was pierced for eighteen guns
and had once carried them put now
she had only one so litary old iron
carronade on board, to be used Il
case of need, as q signal gun. II
was during the rampage of Napoleon
that Captain Shaw sailed from Jamai
ca to England with cargo of rum
He entered the English channel jus
at dusk and saw a suspicious-lookin9
sail standing easily toward him
With apowerful night-glass he made
the stranger out TO be French cor.
yette of twenty guns.
BOYS" said Shaw, that lellow
is bound to overhaul US, and he'll
succeed if he tries If you'll stand by
me well play him 4 trick, and, per
haps, astonish him"
The men FIVE and thirty in number
entered into the spirit of the pilot
cheerfully and eagerly.
The big old-fashioned pumps were
drawn up, and sawed into appropri
ate lengths to represent guns, and
also spare topmast was cut up and
daubed with black paint. These
dummies were run out at the ports
On one side, and numbered with side.
tackle and breeching enough to give
them the appearance, in the gloom, OF
a stamping battery There were old
lanterns enough ON board to afford
one for each log Of wood, and, with
lighted candles in them, they were
hung up in the ports for battle Ian
terms.
This was on the starboard side.
On the larboard side was the old
carronade, loaded to the muEzle with
blank cartridges.
When all was ready The Good
Hope hauled on the wine, and ran
boldly alongside the Frenchman.
The caIonade was discharged to
windward with a tremendous roar,
and at the same time the swinging
ports were raised, displaying a
formidable row Of teeth, " dimly
Illuminated by the battle lanterns.
And then cid Shaw, from the horse
block, yelled through an cnormou.
brass speaking trumpet:
"SurrenGer, or ! will blow you out
of water,
The utter audacity and boldnes,
of the movement succeeded. In the
darkness Of the night the Frenchman
though surely he had been overhaul
ed by powerful ship, and deeming
himselfat disadvantage, he surrender.
ed. Capt. Shaw, leaning his own
ship in charge of his chief officers, and
directing him to run straight for Ply
mouth, went on board the corvette
with twenty of his men, and took
p 'ssession. The TWO ships, with .
fair wind, which sreshened after
midnight, arrived at Plymouth bar,
Dor before daylight; and not until
the day had broken and the frowning
guns of Batten and Hod bore full upon
him, and the deluded Frenchman sus
pect the trick which bad been played
upon him.
Jack Shaw had been q nationa
character before, but be was a hero
now did loud lasting were the prai
ses bestowed upon him.
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supposed to produce the same d!sease.
Rnt now il is known very clearly tha'
no rlant has anything TO do with H.
hut thntit results froma small wormy
parasite which after developing IN
Ifs.early stages frthr77omaeh ,ftfe
animal works its way to th' head
. and feeds on the Sleeps brains
All this is well known row, but IL
is not so well-known how these pora,
sites are produced, and are scattered
about so as to be introduced into pla-
90. which were once free from 1t.
The clue was furnished some few
wears ago in the case of the irichln"
in pork: il was found that a parasite
often found a home in the flesh Of the
hog. and fearful results followed on
the human frame in many eases.
There was no doubt but the very
same insect could be communicated
from the animal eaten TO the human
system. But subsequent experiments
proved without the slightest doubt
that high heat totally destroyed the
enemy. and that therefore meat prop
! erly cooked was entirely innocuous
Since then it has been placed beyond
question that some other fearful par
asites that once in a while intest the
human system, come from imperfect
lv-cooked beef Raw beef cures
have been popular with some empiri
cal mendicsnts, and the parasite
which have followed have been ;
matter of calculation with no doub
as to the origin.
The great question has been how
these troublesome things first get in
to these animals. Recently in som
anatomical lectures in this city, DR.
Joseph Leidy, who probably stand
at the head of this branch Of scienc
in this country, gave it as the resul
of his own personal researches, tina
the animals which eatrav meet-cat:
dogs, and-so-forth-take in the egg
with the raw meat they eat, whicI
pass through their system unchanged
: and that then the eggs become seat
: tered eventually among the herbagt
r and again are taken into the syster
e of herbivorous animals; and in thi
;. wav plants are often blamed for result
which really are in no way connecte
with them. DR. l.. is strongly
!, the opinion that where flocks an
o herds are followed as n business, II
herhivorous animal that may he con
: nected with the establishment shoul
he fed on raw food, bue that the mea
they eat should be as well cooked fo
c them as for human beings.
How far these views may be tru
i or not, we are unable to say: but a
7 the result of the studies of one of th
y best scientists and most thoughtful
= men of the day, they are worthy {
5 respect. These diseases are yer
troublesome when they once get int
lot of cattle, and any simple thin
d which does not take much time @
/ money TO attend to, is usually we
worth observing.-GcrmaHi01ra Tc
egrnDJ
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
RGiiSion shat a parro, Could Scare

s good story is told. of a parrot
who had always lived on board of
ship, but who escaped at one of the
Southern ports and took refuge in
q church. Soon afterwards, When
the congregation assembled, and the
minister began preaching to them in
his earnest fashion, saying there was
virtue in them-that every one of
them would go to endless perdition
unless they speedily repented Just
as he spoke the sentence, up spoke
the parrot from his hiding place
An hands below. -
To say that ALI hands were
started would bc Il mild way Of put
ting it. The peculiar voice and un-
know source had much more effect
on them than the parsons voice ever
had. He waited minute, and then,
shade or two paler, he repeated the
warning.
"All hands below" again rang out
from somewhere.
The preacher started from his pul,
pit and looked anxiously around, in
quiring if anybody had spoken.
"All hands below !" was the only
reply, at which the entire panicstrick-
en- congregation got up, and mo-
ment afterwards they all bolted for
the doors, the preacher trying his
best to be the first, and during this
time the mischevious bird kept up
his yelling.
"All hands below -
There was one old woman present
who was lame, and could not get ont
so fast as the rest, and in a short
time she was left entirely alone.
Just as she was about to hobble out
the parrot flew down, and, allighting
on her shoulder, yelled in her ear:
"All hands below -
No, no, Mister Devil sl-rieked
the old woman, you can't mean
me. ] don't belong here. go TO
the other church across the Way"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
Yankee Popes.

When properly made and baked
these are delicious. The butter
milk should be rich and not too sour
Allow to every pint one spoonful o
soda, and three scant coffee cnpsfu
of corn meal; put the soda in the ba
sin, pulverize it well, and pour the
butter-milk; then add the meal; add
salt to taste. Taste q little of the
batter, and if it seems sour, add more
soda; have the griddle hot; put on
the cakes with spoon, making them
round and about quarter of an inch
thick; when brown, turn and bake
the other side; send to the table hot.
They should pc split and buttered as
mullins. This quantity makes fifteen
or sixteen cakes. If liked, add a
small quantity of molasses-about
three tablespoonsful-to the batter
before 5sking.-American Farm
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25

The Caspian Sea is said TO be cx.
tremely rich in various species of fish
the number of some kinds being pro-
digious. According to recent state
ment, in one single district, $4,000
sturgeon are sometimes taken in a
day, and when the fishing is interrup.
ted for twenty-four hours the water
becomes almost choked by the abund-
ance of fish, which are so NUMEROUS
as to press each other cut upon the
shore. The total yield of the Caspi-
an Sea for one year in fish and fish
products has been estimated at l3,
10000 ponnds (about 69,430, 900
pounds avoirdupois), worth about
100000. A peculiar .phenomen-
on observed especially among the
sturgeon is that of a kind of winter
sleep. At the approach of cold
weather they seek the deep portion
Of the river, and remain there in a
state of torpor. dusing which they
secrete viscid matter which forms
a coating over the entire body, called
by the fisherman a polisse. During
this period they appear to eat moth
ing, their stomachs always being
found entirely empty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25

This space is reserved for }
+. Blymyer, who has removed
his stock into the most magni-
ficent hardware room i'll this
place. He can be found in
Room No. 9. Baer's Block.
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Necdie.Maktng. =

There is needle factory in New
Haven where the whole process is
done by a single machine, without the
manual labor of any person. A coil
of steel wire is put in, the machine
cuts it of at the required lengths, it
cuts the steel pieces consecutively,
punches the eye-holes. counter-sinks
the eyes, and grinds the point-and
in fact does everything until the nee
die drops out completely formed An
other machine picks them up and ar
ranges them heads and points togeth-
er, and third piece Of mecha nism
puts them into paper One of these
machines occupies no more space than
an ordinary table, and each of them
turns out from 10000 to 10000 nee
dies day. Most of the needles
were imported from England until a
few years past.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
= ID WI h IL = sE1g'. Eo q.

TO THE CITIZENS OF PESNSILN ANA.
Your attention is specially invited to the fact
that the National Banks are nov prepared to &c
ceive subscriptions 10 the Capital Stock OF the
Centennial Board OF Finance The funds realized
from this source to be employed in the erection
of the buildings for the International Exhibition
and the expenses connected with the same. II l.
confidently believed that the Keystone State viii
be represented by the name of every citizen alive
tn patriotic comniemoration OF the one hundredth
birthday Of the nation. The shares Of stock are
offered for so each and subscribers will receive
handsomely steel engraved Certificate OF Stock.
suitable for framing and preservation rs national
memorial
Interest at the rate oi six per cent per annum
will be pnid Cn all payments Of Centennial Stock
from date Of payment to January !. 1879.
Subscribers who are not near q National Hank
can remit check or p0stUHce o-ler 70 the unier-
signed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25

"A boarding establishment.-A car
penter's shop.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25

THIS space ls reserved tor g. f. Bhoads SS Bro,
who have moved into the most magnificent grocery
room In this place. They can be found iu Baer
new building second door from hc corner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
For InflammatOry and Chronic

EbI ShlH DfStdStS. IIGptiuA5, it--
ter, Sait-Rheum, Blotches, Spots PiMples.
PuStUles, B0ils, CarbuucleS, Bing-worms,
Scaid-head. Sore Eyes, Erysipelas. Itch,
Scurfs. Discolorati0ns of the Skin. Uum0rs
AID Diseases Of the Skin Of whatever name
OK nature, are literally dug up and carried
ont Of the system in short time ~ the use
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-02-25
Miscellaneous.


c@ar Bittcrs arc 4 purely Vegetable
rvcu1ratiou, made chiefly from the na-
tive licr5s found OH the lower ranges OF
trc S.csea Nevada mountains OF Califor-
uia. tie medicinal properties of which
arc extracted thcrcftom without the use
of Alcohol. ~ c"c5ti0n IS ali.
daily asked. ",.n.iG "a the cause OF tie
uuparalleled success Of VIZEGAR Btr-
TEEs?n Our answer is, that they remove
SIC cause Of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They arc the great
blood purifier and life giving principle,
i perfect Renovation and lnyisorator
Of the system. Never before IN the
history Of the world has 4 medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
uuaiiues of VINEGAR BITrERs in healing the
SEX Of every disease man is heir 10. IAey
are . gentle Purgajlyc rs well as Tome:
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
,.c Liver aGd Yiscc:al Organs IL Bilious
Diseases
The properties Of DE. WALKERS
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Pin. Tame. and other WOrms.

lurking in the system Of 50 many thousands,
are e.lectually destroyed and removed. No
system Of medicine, 10 vermiluCes, no an
lGclmiuities Will free the system from worms
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-17
TheSouth.

AcfctoNE passed over Sa, unah ga on
the dthiust.. touring ur t,cc- and uuroobng
houses. The nMld stand at the far ctouud-
wac DESTROYED
hovNiNo. bEcu a Cos storkyatds. a. Louis.
VILE. Ky. were destroyed by hte ON the fourth
inst
INV Fourth was enthusiastically celebrated
Icy the colored people Of Memphis. There WA
no public demonstration rs the white citixen..
- Louis having successfully calculated IA,
opening OF the great bridge. /. again pur.u,ur
the even tenor ut hcr way
Tnr political situation IN lau,,,,n, !. Ala.
ooumging Congress win rrolabl, ~, n,or.
iefo further and the rcoNo viii ho l.o "a
work out their uwnrciemtuon
lHr floods 10 loul-aua have l,f tho .p,,
merged dietrictr ln AFR hottie, rop,Iilioi, 4. H..
CARDS sugar and neo Plantations than eoul,
have been looked fof ly thc most aau anne
Whi'oin some DISTRICTS thc sugar ciori horc
lersly lort. the b. made mp los a larger aercac
20 cultivation and larger uopouiouato y,el,
elsewhere.
NV OHtrANe had a twenty -fonr hours rai,
on the ith, during which time n inches %
water fell
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-17
The East.

THE New York liquor dealers viii hold a
state convention for the purpose Of promoting
the organization Of liquor dealers protective
unions throughout the State
IN the steeple chase at Long Branch, J
Donahoe's Tammauy, after falling at the hur-
die, was remounted, but soon fell again heavily
and died George Ayre's Victor which had his
fetlock broken, jumped the last hurdle III the
same race and was soon afterwards shot
HURRICANE visited Salem, n j., July g.
mroofng buildings tearing mp fruit trees, and
damaging crops. Mulfords hay house WAS de-
molished and Dunn Hunts cloth factory
was unroored After the storm the streets
were almost impossible from broken tree limbs
and other debris
Gro. II. BRowN has declined the Chief Jus
ticeship Of Rhode Island, which was tenc cred
him
Gro. o. Miller, one Of the indicted New
York ring officials, who fled the city upon the
conviction Of Genet, has returned, and renewed
bail to appear for trial
TItE severe dry weather that has prevailed
n Eastern and Southern Ohio for several
weeks, il resulting IN considerable injury tc
farming interests. The pastures are browu
and bare, and pom Il and streams are about
dried w. Along railroad lines fires prevail
MAYoH HAyfMrYEn, of New York, il TO b,
suspended auring an investigation Of charges
against him. to wit That ho has appointed t,
Office men who are not eligible, by reason O
their conviction II misdcmeanors, and tina
even # they are eligible, their appointment i
an outrage on the public, since they have beer
convicted anl three similar indictments hans
over them.
THE affairs Of IIoyt Sprague Il Co., Of New
York. have been placed in the hands of re
ceiyer, ON petition of the executors of the cs
tate of Edwin Hart