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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

him as rOse-tinted as possible. Oceans
Of money, excellent society, q splen-
did home, everything in short that a
man could have to enjoy life and e
happy. He Joined clubs, of course.
he instituted a stable, Of course. lie
proposed to live. He made the ae-
~qnaintance of all the men who live,
and be found plenty Of them willing
to help him. He had no business to
do, for why should a young man With
a million do business or bother about
il? His father had made the money
for him to enjoy it. His life was a
routine very easy to describe. The
morning at his clubs-drink. The
afternoon in all sorts % places-drink.
The early evenings in the theatres
drink. The latter part Of the night
in gambling bells and places of just
as bad a nature-drink. Drink in
the morning 10 tone him up for dissi-
patton later in the day. Drink to
drown remorse-1rink, drink, dunk.
And at twenty-eight the poor fellow,
born with splendid possibilities and
with capacities for all sorts of good,
sank into q d~runkard's grave, with
no good deed left behind him to sig
nalize his life or to mark the fact that
be lived. lie died OF being left q tor
tune, instead of having been COM
PEELED to make one.
This is q brief history, but there
are one hundred thousand young men
in this city repeating IL at this mo-
ment. Are there not similar cases in
your locality?
THE SUNDAY QUESTION
assumes more Importance every day.
The Germans and French back up
the sacred concert" theatres, and the
Americans generally support those
endeayoring to crush them out. And
the fight is waxing warm. The
Broadway Theater vas open last
Sunday night with their ghastly
melo-dramas, as usual, and the old
place was jammed with people, of the
class who do go to the theatre week
day nights-half grown boys and
girls. 1t vas wild night they made
Of it. 1t seemed as though the fact
that heir amusement was illegal and
to be interrupted, gave an ad-
ditional zest to it. for never in the
history Of the place were peanuts so
literally masticated or applause SO
freely and ~boisterously given. 1t was
a pandemonium from the rising OF the
curtain to the going down Of the
same.
The beergardens and Concert
Saloons were in full blast, the police
not having been instructed to make
raids upon them. It is singular that
the work did not commence with them,
for if the theatres are, as Talmadge
them, "the vestibules of hell"
these places are in the exact centre.
They are the resort of the lowest,
yilest men and women that the Al
mighty for some, to US unknown,
purpose permits to exist, and the
nightly held in them would
put a debased Fiji Islander to blush.
But somehow the police pass them
by without an effort to break them up.
up.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

CONGRESSMAN ALBRIGHT, Of this
State. proposes that those who have
lost an arm or a leg in the service OF
the country shall have pension OF
twenty dollars a month. 1t Is likely
20 be adopted by Congress.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30
4 Mine Explosion,

LONDON, December 24.-An ex-
plosion occurred in Bignall Hill col
liery, North Staffordshire, to-day
Twenty miners were killed. I lir-
teen bodies have been taken out.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

DESPITE their present loud howl
for hard money it is a significant
fact that on the passage OF the Imam
cial bill which definitely fixes a day
Tor returning TO specie payments
crerg Democratic Senator ooted
against Il. When the bill comes up
in the House we lose our guess If all
the hard money" Democratic men,
bers are not found voting against its
passage. They don't want the fnan.
cial question settled. They want
the chance Of keeping up the cry Of
hard times during the next Presi-
Dental canvass.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

y
having been appointed auditor by the Cgur {,
'hnd the facts amt report an opinion on exeep
tious 10 account of executor, and % estate amaze
count. % ascertain advaHccmeuts ami make au.
report q distribution Of the iuld iu the hands o
the accoantaut t0 ami among those legally entitled
thereto, in the estate OF Henry Bcuiari. dC.cIs
ed, Geo. " Beni0ri executor. 1 will attend t0 tht
duties OF my appoin meut &C my office SO Somer-
set. Pa. on Wednesday, December 20, 1874, when
Gni where an persons Interested can attend.
FL. kODSEE.
deco Auditor
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The Coroner Eject of Northumberland
County Murdered.

SHAMoKIN, December 19.-At six
O'Clock this morning, as the engineer
of the breaker at the Hickory swamp
coIfiery, two miles and a half from
this place, was entering the engine
room, be discovered the body of
Frederick Hesser, the night watch
man, with his head beaten in an un-
recognizable mass.
The engineer sent fer the authori-
ties, who arrived shortly thereafter.
The body was quite cold, the deed
having been committed during the
night. a search was made Of the
premises, and a Ratchet and hickory
club were found in the engine room,
and as blood is On these weapons,
there is no doubt the assault was
made with them. Hesser was a very
popular and amiable gentleman, and
is not believed to have had an enc
my. He was elected recently to the
Office Of coroner. He was forty-sev-
en- years Of age, and leaves a large
family. There IS not the slightest
suspicion as to who the guilty parties
are. The citizens have organized a
committee Of investigation, and great
excitement prevails.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

4 HARRISBURG letter 10 the Clin-
ton Republican says: The changes
in the political complexion of the
House Of Representatives has
brought to the capital a swarm OF
hungry, eager Office seekers, willing
to share in the spoils Of the Democ-
racy, and entirely forgetful Of their
boosted reforms For every Office on
the bill you can count well nigh a
half hundred applicants. Indeed,
Harrisburg alone is more than will
iug-and has her men ready-to fill
Sll the offices within he gift Of the
newly returned %exiles, while there is
not o loubt but that every position
under the patronage of the House
and the newly elected Offices Of State
win be filed by the faithful
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

TEE Democrats who are urging
Wallace for L. 5. Senator, insist that
he has resigned the Vice Presidency
Of Cd. Tom SCOTS Texas Paclhc
Railroad If our memory serves Us
correctly, it was also insisted by the
Democracy that John Reilley-when
n candidate for Congress-had re-
signed his position on the Pennsylya-
MIA road. Yet the Hon. John is still
working as assiduorsly as ever at
bis old post We are really begin
ming to think that you can't always
RELY upon what these Democratic
politicians say. Bad, amt it?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

THE Allegheny and Butler district,
Jthe ODD which elected a Democrat
TO Congress at the last election, has
lust elected Col. Jno. N. Thompson,
Republican, Of Butler, to fill a vacan-
CIV in the present Congress, caused
by the resignation Of Hon. +. Nc
Junkin, who was elected to the
Bench in November.
In electing Col Thompson the Re.
publicans have done themselves hon
or. and have placed a most valuable
mau-tLo' bat for a couple Of month.
in the public service.
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1915.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

1t turns out that the national
Hawiian hymn is none other than the
inspiring air of the Mulligan Guards.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

BoTu Houses of COngress adjourn
ed on Wednesday last until Tuesday
nort the 9Th Of Janaary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30
POLITICS

In the city is mixed. The Democra-
CIV are fighting over the spoils; and
the Republicans are lying back wait
iug for events. The Democracy have
never vet profted BY a victory, for
the fact is their political ventures are
all for spoils. They win a victory
and Immediately spoil tie effect of it,
by not knowing how to improve it.
or rather not caring. They will
plumber the city and State right and
left for a year, and then the people
will rise and Gust them. The Re-
publicans have q sure thing on the
State, in the longrun, so long as the
Democracy are controlled by the.men
who now hold the power in that or
%ganization. To succeed they have to
promise plunder, and those to whom
they promise are very sure that the
promises are fulfilled. Then the peo-
pie when they get tired of being plum
dered they dethroDe the thieves. who
stay out till the people get careless
again.
You may look for a reaction next
fall. | prophesy it.
HOW THE THING IS DONE.
l attended a funeral yesterday. 1t
was the last Office | could perform for
a young man who was, in his life, a
friend of mine, and as a friend | fol-
lowed him to his grave in Greenwood.
He had only reached t~wenty-eigbt
years when he died, but such years as
be had lived! Pardon me if | give
some space to the history of one who
is a representative of q class that is
unfortunately too numerous now, AID
is daily getting more so. Ny friend
was born rich. His father was origi-
nally a tanner, and by a long course
Of honorable industry and good man
agement accumulated weal.h-Sreat
wealth. He died a dozen years ago
worth a million or more, leaving one
son, my friend, and three daughters.
The young man received a collegiate
and, graduating came back
TO New York to live. Life was to
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NOTICE

NOTICE
Separate proposals viii be received 90 The Com
missigners' office. Somerset, up 90 the hrss day OF
January. 1915. 10 furnish the Court House and Jail
with coal, wool and kiulling wood for the coming
year. commencing ON the 7Jh day of January. 1873,
and en- inG on the 7th day Of January, 1870.
BY Cri.r Of the B0ari Of Commissioners.
JACOB NEFF.
Lelg IJprk
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Eee ldeer4aeweafs
.UBLIC NOTICE

Notice "a hereby given % an persons later &C.,.
that applicatila viii be made % the next Leg.
stature b. the undersigned Commissioners 81.
Somerset county Gr the repeal o. the iape anS
The act apFrovedtIe 17th day &C 4iarch. 1872 go
ciannS thar 'ail hnes AMI pculA.rs iflfns-i "
The oaTts 90 FraIkiiR, Atoms. Scuersct aai
fultoo COMMITTEES, which by existing Laws Cre nHi
payanle 70 thc Commonwealth for Us use, are
htreuy dirlctei to hc paid into TIC treasury 90
sail counties for The uso Of law library t1 Dr.
kept % ihc Court Houses OF s1iI Counties lerthe
use q the Courts AMI bars thereof.
An the Gct approved April IN. 1855. declaring
that ~tho tue intent AMI meaning eff the act ol
17lh Marea, 1850, b. ana is hereby declared 81 en-
brace Cuierthc terms, pQius and penaltlcs. cd far
lcited rce0guizaace5 1 lhe said Ceurts.'
GIL WALTER.
VI MILLER.
Attest; F. +. COUNTRY NAN
JAcau EEFg. Commissioners.
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A UDIToR's NOTICE.

Having been appointed Auditor bv the Copr~
% -eXimiue the exceptions. take the testimony
md the actsaud report an opinion: also 10 state
an account AMI report a distribution to and among
those legally entitled thereto.r In and or ne -
tate % Daniel Malone, of which Jacob A.. ShaTer
is administrator, / Will attend to the duties of said
appointment at my Office in Somerset. Pa. on
Tuesday, the 29th day Of December. lS74 whom
ana where all persons Interested can attend.
=. J. KOOSER,
- Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30
BUSINESS

is improving steadily in many of its
branches. The strikes are all over,
and though laborers are on short time
aud reduced pay, they are squeezing
through better than was anticipated.
The coming of the holidays has put a
great deal of money in active circula-
ton, and there is a briskness, which,
if it be s%pasmodic, is pleasant.
THE WEATHER
The weather is pleasant and brac-
ing, and the health of the city vastly
improved. May the good we have be
increased. PIETRO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

NOTICE.

IL
The co-partuership existing between Custer Sc
Pugh Is this day dissolved hy mutual consent. All
persons knowing themselves indebted TO said firm
are requested .to call and settle their accounts.
both note aul book accounts. on or before the Isl
OF January. 1870. after which al unsettled ac.
counts viii be LETT in the hands OF an 0dic0r tor
collection.
Eec50. CUSTER s PUGH.
The cabinet business i'm al its various branches
viii be carried on under the firm name Of Pugh y
Sipe, at the old stand, opposite j.. IL. Hitc's hotel.
4 good assortment Of furniture always ON band.
Work made 10 order. Repairing done NJ the short
est notice. We keep a iull assortment of under
takers supplies, collins ef all sizes, and the latest
STYLES. We keepG good hearse, and are prepared
70 furnish any size coffin az short notice. and cheap
er than any firm in the c1uaty. Funerals attend
ed from a distance. None but the best w0rkmen
are employed. Our chair maker did nothing but
follow chair making for thirty years. We use
none but the best material. therefore guarantee
all our work. Parties needing anything ia Cur
line viii do well to call AMI examine our furniture
before purchasing elsewhere. Thanking the cub
lie for past patronage, would respectfully solicit %
share N the future.
deco FTGH 4 SIpE
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NOTICE

IN
Notice j. hereby given that have made april
cation t1 the surveyor General lf PENNSYLVANIA.
Ior o warrant for 10 acres OF ~ulimpr0Fed land ia
Southampton township Somerset county. Pa. adj
Joining lands 0t -Gdrvey and Beliori county
line on the east, Maryland limo on the south. sam.
ucl Kennel aud Fred. HCseroIth on Che west. and
Gideon Shabcfs heirs on the north.
dec JESSE kEENI-LA
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-12-30

HERE is the full text Of the new
financial bill, entitled "a bill to pro-
vide for the restoration Of specie
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-23
A Head WOI th Having.

While the steamer Capitol City was
lying at the elevator, in Vicksburg,
preparing TO leave for ST. Louis, cabin
boy who had been discharged by the
steward for drunkenness, went aboard
and commenced talking very roughly
to the steward Not caring to be in
weighed into difficulty, the steward
sought to avoid the cabin boy, who was
negro, and finally went mp stairs to
get out of his way.
The negro, however, followed him
into the cabin, still abusing, and finally
striking him. BY this time the steward
had reached the stove. ahds picking up
the iron poker, he dealt his black as.
sallant severe blow across the fore
head, then another and another until
he had well nigh beaten his brains 1ut
apparently, and bent the iron poker al
most double.
The negro's head, however, proved
to be harder than the iron poker. aud
upon examination no serious hurt was
found, nothing in fact beyond slight
confusion, disiiguring of the eye and
slight elongation of the nose. The
boat left soon after the atfray, and the
steward escaped arrest. The wounded
man WAS sent 10 the City Hospital.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-23
The New British Iron.CIad Inaexible

The Inflexible, the latest pattern o.
war-ship, now building for the Englisl
navy, rs an extraordinary vessel What
may he called her Distinguishing char
acteristic IS that she will have, in the
sense of vulnerability, no "wind and
water line" at all. Every one must
know that the vitals of d man-o' war lie
along the belt of her floatation- abreacl
of her sides in that region let's in the
sea and swamps her. The Inhexible
carries all her side armor upon cen
trail space 10 feet in length. II is
twenty-four inches thick, and protects
with that monstrous wall of solid iron
her engines, her crew, and her battery
of four eIghtyton guns. Along the
rest of her-fore and aft-there is no
verticle armor, but thick inside cush-
ion of cork of enormous bouyancy.
more than sixty feet square in section,
surrounding bunkers full of coal for the
supply of the ship. A horizontal deck
of thick metal extending fore and aft
from the citadel, at depth of six OF
seven feet from the water-line, will cut
off all this unarmored upper portion
from the real hold of the vessel. Thus
if the enemy should send shot or she'll
through every coal bunker and corner
of the Inhexible, forward and aft, let
ting in The water everywhere, he could
only--if the design answers expectation
lower her for a single foot in the sea-
Her citadel, it may be confidently ex-
pected. he could not pierce at any
rate with guns at present in use. In a
word, the constructors of the Inhexible
give an enemy the upper slices of the
ship, except her citadel, to do as he
likes with; and it is by making the
ends floatable under any circumstances
that the iron work Of the ponderous
citadel, with its turrets and lreeboard,
can be carried. The ram aud the tor
pedo are therefore the only porils which
threaten this forthcoming lighting ship
BUT perhaps these might also he provid-
ed against if her bottom under the
water-deck were constructed in many
compartments.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-23

A correspondent at Mulberry Grove
sends us what he recommends as the
best cure for hog cholera known. The
quantity given is sufficient for one hun
dred hogs, and is mixed with slop
enough for a few doses, say a pint OF
the slop to the hog each time. This is
the receipt Take of sulphur two
pounds; black anthony, one-hali
pound arsenic, two ounces. Our cor
respondent says he has tried the above
on lot of fifty hogs, and cured all that
were able TO walk TO the trough TO eat
the slop. Prof. y. II. Turner also pub
lished the following preventive in the
Prairie Farmer in 1864, which our cor
respondent says he has seen used with
perfect satisfaction : One peck wood
ashes, four pounds Of salt, one pound
each of black anthony, copperas and
sulphur, pound saltpeter Pulverize
and mix, moisten and put in trough
under a shed where the hogs can have
free access TO IL. GrccRriUe (H.) Id
g0odte.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-23
Household Hints.

To COLLAR BREAST or VEAL Hon. =
Bone the veal take some thyme, mar
loraiu, salt, pepper, nutmeg, a little
mace, shred suet, crumbs of bread and
a score of oysters. Beat all these in a
mortar 10 mix them together strew the
mixture thickly over the veal, then roll
il into n collar, Kew il tightly in cloth
and boil il three hours. Serve it with
white sauce and force meat balls.
RYE BREAD. Into two quarts OF
flour stir half coilco-cupful OF yeast
a tablespoonful Of salt and enough
warm water to moisten the flour, maxi
ing a thick batter Let il rise over
night in the morning stir it again
then pnt il intopans without kneading.
making il quite soft Let it rise till
very light, then bakcan hour in a mod
erately heated oven. This bread makes
pleasant change for wheat; aud when
the slices are toasted and spread with
butter they are really as delicious as
healthful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-23
Raising Turkeys.

A farmers wife, in the Rural World.
gives her practice with turkeys:
Have no more than four hens to each
gobbler, and do not starve them during
the winter. Watch them very closely
about laying time, as they nearly always
hunt nest the day before they deposit
their first egg. Make good large
nest in some building that you can con-
fine them in, and the next morning
after they hunt their nest, catch them
and shut them up in the place where
you made the nest, for after they have
laid one egg there they will always 60
back to that nest. If they choose a
good place of their own accord, | let
them alone though put a few com
mon hens eggs in the nest and take out
the turkey eggs every day and keep
in a cool place, as heat Injuries them
quicker than cold, provided it does not
freeze. | let each turkey set the first
time she wants to; but let no young
turkeys run with a common hen, for il
they do so half dozen times, they are
more trouble than fifty running with q
turkey hen.
The advantage of letting turkeys sci
on their first laying of eggs is this
The young turkeys are Matched before
the weeds and grass get high enough
to wet and befoul them in the morning.
j watch them two or three days, that
no weak ones are lost then they get No
more attention, only feeding when they
come to the house. On no account
give them raw food when SMALL feed
mine on corn bread sometimes soak il
in sour milk and sometimes give them
curd. Never shut them up unless il
rains hard. To prevent cholera, i give
them sulphur twice a week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-06-23
shoulder Tumor in Horses.

There are two proper treatments foi
the shoulder tumor i'll horses. In re
cent cases, rest and powerful stimulat.
ing liniment will effect cure. III be.
yond serum, if cartilage has formed.
then the surgeons knife, or iodine
ointment, or strong tinctnre of iodine
daily applied will bring about q cure,
if the animal is allowed perfect. abso.
lutte rest, until the tumor is entirely
gone. i have dispersed some very
large ones by the above treatment. II
you will not rest your horse, do not
doctor him, for you cannot cure should
er complaint and work the horse. Ever
breast collar / have even found tC
irritate beyond measure, although i
was inches below the tumor. Give in
ternally for ten TO twenty days, 2,
grains iodide potassa in little rain
water. Mix with the food, such az
bran.-Cor. Western Farmer.