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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17
Asiaiie snow Plains.


The following description of the
snow plains of Central Asia is taken
from Campaigning on the 0xus. F"
The days pass - some in wild,
fierce storms of snow and sleet, that
howl around as though all the de-
mons Of the steppe were in arms,
some in bright sunshine, whose in
tolerable glare blinds and blisters
your face. From time to time we
drive down into darksome under
ground holes, bot and reeking, hover
around the streaming samOvar, pour
ing down oceans Of boiling tea; then
out on the silent steppe again to con-
tinue the weary struggle There are
nights when we awaken from a half
broken sleep and remember we are
in the heart Of the mysterious regions
of Asia, and see nothing but the
wide, snowy steppe, silent aud ghost
ly in the spectral moonlight For
miles and miles there is no human
habitatien, but the burrowlika aa-
tions somewhere far ahead, buried
under the snow, as though crushed
into fatness BY the grim uniformity
above. There IS something strange
ly oppressive and awful in the
changeless monOtODy Of these wide,
snowy plains, level as a floor, where
for days and weeks You see nothing
but snow and sky, where yoH are the
moving centre of a hOTizou-bOunded
plain, that seems to move with you,
and hang upon you, and weigh you
down like a monstrOus milestone.
There is the breadth and loneliness
Of the ocean without its movement,
the cold and icy silence Of the Arcric
region without the glory Of the Are
tie nights or the grandeur OF the
Arctic mOuntains-t5e silent desOla-
zion Of an UnPeopled world. Those
broad, level, snowy plains, over
" which the icy winds from Northern
Siberia come rushing down in furious
blasts with an uninterrupted sweep
Of I.00O miles. and drive the snow
about in whirlwinds that 60 scud-
ding over the plain like giant spec
ters; the shortest days Of sunshine,
when the glare of the sun dazzles
and burns; the long, cold nights
passed in a halffrozen, halfsomno-
lent state. with the tired beast tFudg-
ing YEARLY forward! shiver now
at the bare remembrance of it all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

A Youth in Reading, who has a
practical turn for joking, recently
tried to impose upon an honest lager
beer yeuder by leading q mule into
bis saloon. and leading him 40 the
bar as if for drink. Mynherr look
ed steadily at the pair for a few
minutes. as if collecting bis stray
wits, and then broke out "a follows !:
"See here, Yynce, ] know vat dis IS
here-your own brudder-but be ls
vot you call a minor. He is too
much young to drink bis glass lager ;
il is not for de law in no place, nor
NIT my saloon. He look like you /:
YOU nav be one family, as you call
it; but if ever you bring dot young
brudder here again, l will :ell your
old ladder ehackass Of you both.
Now you yust 90 nit yourself"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

over upon my horses neck. The
rutfans yelled triumphantly behind
but a distant echo brought me no
and giving my poor beast a stinging
blow, | emitted the wild, fierce veil
Of the border rangers, and sped on
again; but my horse had that pecu-
liar squirm now aud then 10 his gait
that told me he was faltering.
Again that echo reached me, swell
ing out on the rising wind-it was
the shrill squeak of the ffe and the
rum-diddle-um, did-e-um-dum-dum,
dun Of infantry returning from some
expedition TO Fort l.. Again
l sent out that long, wild, border veil,
and knew by the quicker breathing
Of the fife, and the rapid pulsing Of
the drum, that the soldiers had brok-
en- into TIE double quick" in heed Of
my cry.
\ parting shot fired at random, and
the two desperadoes turned; but one
Of them, at least, | was not done
with. l called my horse with a pc
cuiiar whistle | repeated and re-
peated it, and then I heard him crash
ing again in pursuit, while his rider
shouted tnd lasbed him, and tried to
pull him round the other wav. For
a brief time the desperate wrestled
with the animal, lashed, goaded and
roared at her, but my incessant, jerky
whistle-call kept her mind and head
toward me. He only gave up the
fruitless struggle and leaped from her
when squad Of infantry dashed
over a billowy swell Of pra irie, and
rushed down towards US at tha.
steady, measured run, which is 20
effective in contrast with a disorderly
gait.
Its Wolf, boys" | exclaimed, as
they came up with me-for | know
his voice | had no need to tell them
that there was a price set upon his
head, as it had been clearly proved
that be bad stirred up the savages to
commit more than one massacre of
the settlers; and 81 dozen Of them,
uttering yell Of fury, started in pur-
suit; willie the Others, noticing my
swaying about on the animal which
| rode, began to think that | bad
found something serious in the race
for life In fact, the plain was rising
aud falling and shuffling about SO
that it took great amount Of nerve
and equipoise to sit as l ought They
got me into Fort Laramie, however,
with Uncle's promissory notes all
safe in my breast pocket; while my
boot full of blood, and the Calling
flesh wounds in my shoulder, accoun-
ted for the odd manGuveriDgs of the
plain while ! was on horseback.
After a brief but desperate conflict
Bill Wolf was brought in, and pass
ed over TO the proper officers ito |
have and to bold. until there should |
be meted cut TO him the measures
which be had given others.-CAP-
TAIN CAENEs, IN PeteTsoR's Moga-
zine
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

If a pail Of water be placed with
in SIX iuebes Of either side Of re
stem Of a pumpkin or vegetable mar
row, il viii 10 the course Of the night
approach 10, and be fogsa ID The
morning with one Of .ss leaves Oh
the wa,cr. If a prop - placed with
iB six inches Of a cSHvolvulus. scarlet
runner, IL will sud il, althoagh lbe
pop NAV be sbifed daily. II, after
il has twincd some distance up the
prop, il BE uDwouDd and twined in
the opposite direction, it will return
10 i,s original position or dis in The
attempt; yet. Notwithstanding. htEO
Of the plants grow neeG 20 each 9TH
er, and have 10 stake aroand which
they can entwine, one Of them will
alter the directed Of she spiral and
they will laiae azosnd each other
I0qOIr EugU5eT
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

Once upon time there lived an
Old couple known far and wide for
their interminable sqnabbles. Sud
denly they changed their mode Of
life, and were as complete patterns
Of c0njagal felicity as they had for
merly beeb Of diseord A neigsbor,
anxious 10 know the cause u such a
conversion, asked the gOOs vie 10
explain it. She replied Me ane
The old man have got on vel enough
together ever siace Ee kept two
bears in the bOase" Two bears ]"
was the yerpleGed exclamation
"Yea. sure rejoine1 the old lady--
ahsar and forbesr."
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17
YE LAMENT OF YE TRAMPING
TYPO.

On morn IN dreary winter,
Game worn and weary printer,
With his bundle on splinter,
Ger his back;
Travel-stained he was, and needy,
And his appetite was greedy
For "snacl."
For the printing Office steering,
Till within the door appearing,
Where he bowed as one revering,
When he spoke,
Saying, In a voice as solemn
Asa gratis Buchu column,
Il am broke
~In your city 1'm stranger
Dusty, seedy as Granger
For slumbered in the manger
or barn;
desire a small donation,
And some easy transportation
For my corn.
Boat? tried to work my passage,
Moving freight and rough expressage-
Living on bologna sausage,
Dry and poor;
But they found was printer,
And they hustled me instanter
To the shore.
.'Then ! sadly recollected,
Days when printers were respected
For their skill Now I'm rejected
Fore and aft,
Just because some have, by drinking,
Sci the steamboat men TO sinking
All the craft.
Thus do sober workmen suffer
BY the vices of the Ioaier.
Till indeed When'er I 90 for
worl; ! shrink,
Lestanother's imposition
Throws on me a foul suspicion
That drink.
Deep does it wound and grieye me,
When a man will not believe me;
But, dear sir, if you will give me
Fifty cents,
Iwill, by its proper using,
Show you I'm above abusing
Confidence"
By his doleful conversation
Reused he our commiseration,
And we made the small donation
Which he sunk;
But while going to our dinner,
We observed that hardened sinner
Beastly drunk.
YE MORAL.
Thus do sober workmen suffer
By the vices Of the loaier;
Basest coin win often 90 for
Purest stamp;
kindest ones who most have trusted
Are most thoroughly disgusted
With the tramp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17
BOARD OF MANAGERS

! ROBERT G. MULLIN, Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa. &C.
J. o MYERS. Meyersdale, Somerset Co, Pa.
]. II. UHI. Somerset, "
J. NJ. SCHR0YER, West Newton, Westm'd 60,
PenD'g
NJ. 81. STAUFFEh, Mt. Pleasant, westmd %
Penn'a.
H.::BYERS KUHNS, Greensburg, Wcstmd o.,
Penn'a.
ARIEL y, EVANS, AnWell Tp, Washington
%, PenR'a.
JAMES W, hay, Rlchhm Tp., Green County,
PeHn'a
n. LAIDLT, CarmiehaeIs, Green County, Pa
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

Entirely rewritten by the ablest writers on every
subject Printed from new type, and Illustrated
,rifh sererll fhnnsand engravIngs ana maps
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

CORNER MAIN AND FRANKLIN STREETS,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.

Accounts OF Merchants and
other business people solicit
ed. Drafts negotiable i'm all
parts of the country for sale.
Money Loaned and Collections
Made. Interest at the rate OF
Six Per Cent. per annum al
lowed on Time Deposits.
Savings Deposit Books 1ssu.
ed. and Interest Compounded
Semi-aunuaIIy when desired
a General Banking Business Transacted.
Feb. 10.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-02-17

Thus do sober Workmen suffer
BY the vices Of the loafer;
Basest coin viii often 90 for
Purest stamp;
kindest ones who most have trusted
Are most thoroughly disgusted
With the tramp.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03

there comes yelling up from oul
soul q prayer to Him who is Our
Father, that wherever two friends
are weak they may help each 9TH
er to be strong, kind, loving,
thoughtful and provident. God
bless the patient wives, for there
is a Heaven for them all. And
God help and good angels assist
every husband and every father to
turn his back on all of the angu-
larity and causes that produce un-
happy effects. The world is al
ways good to those who are good
to themselves and no seeds bring
such fragrant flowers as those Of
good resolutions sOwn in honest
hearts to help man in his efforts
for a happy Immortality. If men
were not tempted they would all
be good. So it was that Jesus
prayed to be delivered from temp
tatlon as we pray to be. And the
best way to be delivered is to avoid
walking in those paths which lead
direct to temptations. The beau
tiful homes-how we love them.
Some of these days we shall 60
West, and then, accepting the
kind invitation given in the letter
from which we quote, we will glad
ly visit our friends some Saturday
Night.-"Brick" Pomeroy.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
SHUCKS.

All honest men will bear watch
ing. 1t is the rascal who cannot
stand it.
The Chinese Interpretation of go
ing to law is. "Losing cow for the
sake of q cat"
There are several ways of express
ing ones self. The best way is al
ways the polite way, however.
A man gets whatever he enjoys in
this world by luck and by skill. and
nothing particularly because he de-
serves it.
A person looking at some skele-
tons asked young doctor present
where he got them. He replied,
"We raised them"
There are not as many old fools
in the world as young fools, but
there is more hope for one who be-
longs to the latter class.
"What kind of sausage ia them ?'
queried an old lady of the young
man of literature and peanuts, as
he passed through the train selling
bananas.
"Puts" and "calIs" may be prop
erly defined thus: You put your
money in the hands of broker for
the purpose of speculation and call
for the profits in vain.
This is the season when Death
perches himself OH the sickle bar
and rides around the field with the
mowers and reapers, looking for
snakes, toads, small children, and
an occasional man.
The fiddler of minstrel company
ran away the other day in debt to the
manager, who declared that he had
engaged the fellow for a fiddler,
but he had taken the part of a base
Violinist.
An impecunious individual went
into restaurant and ordered one
clam. The proprietor took an in
ventory of him, and said if he did
not take walk he would clam-ber
all over him.
"Ah, yes the West is not entire
ly useless in the vast economy of
nature" remarked BostOnian. ait
furnishes the pork to flavor our
beans with. you know" Then he
resumed the study of his "Princi-
pia."
GAS to being confiicted with the
govt" said Mrs. Darlington, "high
living don't bring it on. 1t is inco-
herent in some families. and is hand
ed down from father to son. Mr..
Hammer, poor SOUL who has been
so long ill with it, disinherited it
from his wife's grandmother"
"OHr terms are five dollars per
day, with moderate charge for ex-
tras," said the insinuating young
man who wore the diamond pin at
a watering place hotel, to a sensible
looking stranger; tive should be
pleased to enroll you as a guest"
The stranger said he ''guest not"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03

| A census enumeratOr at Crown
Point, in the course of his travels,
has found French lady who is an
inveterate smoker, and declares she
is 132 years old.
"Aunt" Jane Bubler, of Pottsville,
Pa, has celebrated her birthday by
issuing the following: Friends and
citizens; / have lived to see the
years OF hundred and fifteen up
to the 4th of August"
A skeptical old gentleman at Ba-
con Falls, Conn.,, who heard for the
first time, the other day, that the
earth turned rouHd every twenty
four hours, sat up all that night to
see If the water ran out of his well,
and now knows better.
The oldest apple tree in Iowa is
standing near Montrose, In Lee
county. 1t was set out by q French
trader named Louis Handle Teson,
in 1898, and was brought from
France. A nice paling fence has
been put around the relic.
The death, at Paris, at the age of
lob, of the Marquis de Pouson DIAL
lere, the last Representative OF an
ancient family, whose escutcheOn
figures in the Hall of the Crusaders,
at Versailles, took place on the Both
of July. The deceased leaves q con.
siderable fortune, the larger part of
which goes to the Assistance Publi-
que.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
A MentucIxy Bridal TOur.

There came one day to little in.
land town in Kentucky young ru.
raj couple, who had Just been
bound by the "silken bonds" Their
destination was the depot, aud the
bridegroom was evidently quite i'm.
patient, for fear the train should ar
rive before he could reach the Of
flee. Buying one ticket, they stood
on the platform until the train had
stopped. When they entered the
car the bridegroom found his bride
q seat, kissed her most affectiOnate.
Iy, babe her "gOod-bye," and going
out, seated himself on box and COM
menced whiting most vigorously.
He watched the train out of sight,
regret depicted en- his face, when q
by-stander, thinking the whole pro-
ceeding rather strange, resolved to
interview him. Approaching him
csrelessly, and chewing q straw to
keep up his cOurge, he said:
"Been gettin' married lately ?"
EYES," said he, sine AMI Sallie got
spiiced this mornin'."
"Was that her you put on the
train ?"
eyes," with a sigh.
"a likely lookin' GAL" said our
questiOner. Anybody sick, that
she had to go away 2"
"NO;" but here he grew confiden
tiaI. "YOu see ne and Sallie had
heard that everybody when they got
married took . bridal tour. So ]
told Sallie I hadn't money enough
for both of US to go, but she should
not be knocked out of hern. So
iist brought her down here, bought
her ticket and sent her on a visit to
some of her folks, and thought
might get some work harvesting
till she got back"
That afternoon found him husily
at work, and when in q day or two
after Sallie came back, he WelcOm
ed her cordially and affectiOnstely
and hand in hand they started down
the dusty road to their new home
and duties.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
RELIGIOUS ITEMS

A literary luminary, who lives at
Grundy Center, Iowa, announces
that he is now engaged in writing a
Bible.
The Rev. Joseph Williams, q ne
gro preacher at Franklin, Tenn, is
on trial for kissing Sister Jordan.
Raise his salary.
A Methodist Episcopal College is
to be erected at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. Sixty-two acres of land and
s., 500 have already been subscrib-
ed. tits to cost $4,000.
DR.. Dollinger announces that the
international conference of the
friends of Christian church union
was held at Bona, on Aug. 18th,
and the two following days.
Bishop Quintard, of Middle Tenn
essee, has set out for England to get
aid for the University of the South
an institution founded by Bishop
Polk shortly before the war.
You can no more make this fear.
GOd-in-the-ch4rch and serve.the-
devil.in-the-street religion stand
the test at the last reckoning, than
you can pass 8 Sunday school med
al for q quarter OF dollar at a Jew
bank.
JeffersOnville, Ind, is threatened
with . scandal growing out of the
discovery by q married man of q six
teen-inch shirt collar in hls bed
room. He wears q fourteen and G
half, he says, and wants an explains
ton.
The Sultan of Zanzibar has been
presented with q copy of the Bible
in Arabic by the British and For.
eign Bible Society. In expressing
his qualification, he said that he was
aware of it's contents, and that the
words OF Jesus were always accept
able to his people.
OThe late DR.. Scudder, OF India,
when he was endeaVoring to excite
an interest in the missionary cause
among the children of America, re.
ceived the following note from q lit
tie girl: MY Dear DR.. Scudder-I
send you 10 cents. When you want
any more money, write to me-"
The treasury ofthe Presbyterian
Board of Missions is in q depleted
condition. The receipts for the
year ending June, 1875, were S38,.
coo short of the expenditures. A
committee OF the board has been
appointed to ascertain il any reduc.
ton can be made in the estimates
for the coming year.
A youthful clergyman who re.
Gently went forth to eDlighten the
ignorant, while dealing with the
parable of the prodigal son, Wal
ianxiOus to show how dearly the
parent loved his child. Drawing
himself together and putting OF
his mOst sober look, he dlilated q
length on the killing the fatted calf
The climax was as follows: 81
shouldn't wonder if the father had
kept that calf for years waiting thG
return Of his son."
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
EeminiHies.

The exercise that the ladies are
most partial tO-taking the heir.
What is the difference between q
girl and q night cap? One is born
to wed and the other is worn to bed.
A Blackfoot Indian cannot be d.
vorced from his wife, so he is oblig-
ed to kill her when he wishes a sep
aratiOn.
A Fulton, N. V, chap who went
to church with his girl hung his hat
on her hustle, which came up over
the top of the seat.
To prevent the lover from ''going
back" on his promise q Detroit girl
always Introduces him to her friends
as "my intended husband"
To realize a woman's real worth
is to marry one who will take in
washing and allow you to deliver
the packages and collect the bills.
A California town has a female
brass band, and, somehow, those
players can sit and blow, and blow,
for hours at 8 stretch, and not ence
get out of breath, as a male band
would.
What airs some city ladies can
put on when they go into the coun-
try! One of them at breakfast, re-
Gently, sending her plate back to
have it warmed, picked up her knife
aud exclaimed, allow cold this knife
is-it sends q chill ali eyer met"
An Iowa girl has a chest contain
ing two feather beds, q dozen cotton
sheets, two dozen pillow cases, six
table cloths, and her father has given
her two COWS and ten sheep. And
yet the young Patrons around there
hesitate about marrying her, be-
cause she is crosseyed.
1t is said of Miss Hulett, q lady
lawyer of Chicago, that she is gain.
ing q successful practice, and that
she appears In the various courts
with ease of manner and confidence,
and with an ability decidedly above
the average lawyer. She is read y
and able in debate, and is never TAX
en- by surprise.
Something ought to be done with
the young woman from the country
who wears very long dresses, and
of dry day raises a cloud of dust
behind her as she walks, that makes
every body in her neighborhood I'M
happy. If the young woman wants
to sweep the sidewalk, bedraggle
her dress, and fill her clothes with
dust and dirt, why doesn't she do
it with a broom2
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-09-03
short Stories.

On one of the Anchor Line boats,
the other day, was q young man of
decent look, but a good deal worse
for whisky. He persisted in singing
at the top of his voice, and it was
the poorest kind of singing.
After brief pause he removed
his hat and said;
"Now I'm going to sing some
thing sad"
"Hadn't you as soon wait until
we get to Vicksburg ?" inquired a
passenger.
"Wh-what rr?" gasped the young
man.
because Pyc got a young mule
on the lower deck, aud if he gets an
idea that he can sing as good as You
do he'll never be worth q nickle to
bray ~
There was no more singing.
Scene at coffee stand,-Proprie-
tor to a colored soIdier-"Be kind
enough to take a seat over at that
little table in the carner." CoIored
warriOr-"That's all right. During
de rebellion ] used to squat on one
dead rebel brigadier general and
stand my coffee pot on another. l
amt nOways pertickler. Gimme
some noah sugar"
"The Jesuits !"-Oficer of Militia
I-"Well, sir, who are you? and
what's the matter ?"
Excited Citizen-"Me? Pm the
bailIe-the held bailie, mont l catch
ed this wee laddie feshin' on the
Sawbath day! Says he's q Caath'Iic
la Roman Caathlic! Eth, it's Just
breadth to think o'-feshin' in q
Protestant lochl And o. the Saw
bathI Lord save usi"
Over two hundred guests attend.
ed the wedding of George OMAN
and Miss Osborn, in Owen county,
Kentucky. It was g memorable
event. Thirty pOHnds of crackers, q
i big cheese, and fifteen gallons of
whisky were swallowed. Beside
the ceremony and the feast, there
was fight, in which one man had
an artery severed with q knife, and
another was MORALLY stabbed in his
stomach.
/ An amusing story is told of Gov
ernor Bagley, of Michigan, who is q
good Sabbetarian. He was lateIy
in Detroit on Sunday, and, passing
q billiard hall with some friends, he
heard the balls clicking as il il were
q week day. lie politely inquired
of the proprietor il he made prac-
tice OF keeping his hall open on
Sunday, aud was astonished when
the man replied: "No, Governor,
not as general thing; but if you
and your party would like to play q
quiet game / guess can fix it for
you."
| Il farmers wife i'm q Yorkshire
town was assaulted by her hus-
band in a field lately, where there
was = cow that the woman had
greatly petted. On seeing the man
beating his wife, tearing her clothes,
and Otherwise maItreating her, the
COW came charging up the field,
and attacked the man with such fe-
rocity that he was glad TO retreat.
The COW then took up . defensive
; position by the Woman's side, and
stood perfectly stiil while the latter
struggled to her feet and supported
herself by leaning against its Hank,
until she had sufficiently recovered
TO take refuge from her husband in
flight.