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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

SoIutioniof a MYstsry.-casper Hau.sr.
The mystery of the mysterious
individual, Casper Hauser, has puz-
zled the entire world. The fate OF
the unfortunate youth at. one time
created more excitement and eager
curiosity throughout Europe than
any event of the present century.
Although his true parentage and
the names of those through whose
inst1umentaity he was consigned
to his bloody grave have bean en-
tablished almost beyond doubt, a
dread of the consequences of dis
pleasing 80 many illustrious' per-
sonages, has hitherto prevented the
affair being sifted with that regard
for facts which alone could elicit
the complete truth. In q strange
manner the mystery was solved:
On the evening Of the 26th May,
1928, g casual passenger through
the streets Of Nuremberg met a
youth about fifteen or sixteen years
OF age, whose singular appearance
at once arrested his attention. AL
though strongly built, he seemed
scarcely able to use his limbs while
his eyes were hardly strong enough
to bear the dim twilight OF the late
summer: eve. In his hand he held
a letter addressed to well known
citizen, which he presented to every
passer-by with an unmeaning stare.
When conducted to the house of
the person to whom he appeared
to be directed, he was offered food,
but refused with disgust all except
bread and water, and, throwing
himself down on q heap of straw,
went into sound sleep. The per-
son in whose charge he was left
did not know what to make of him,
for, on the one hand, he DISPLAYED
the mingled curiosity and stupid
insensibility Of some being to whom
oil is new, but who has no percepti-
BILE appreoiative faculty, while he
could, repeat certain, words. with
distinctness and in O distinct hand
wrote down the name of Casper
Hauser. AS an idiot or clever i'm
poster. theygf finally .determinedl to
send him to prison, where. D. close
examination showed him to be In
capabls Of any attempt at frnitd,
but on the contrary, to be victim
himself Of crime. The soles of his
feet were perfectly. soft and white,
proving that he never HID been
pernitted tokaks exercise, It was
clear that be had never, seed and
never learned anything; he was a
complete stranger to the common
eet ties and duties which bind man.
KIND together, and utterly ignorant
OF the nature or even efistence Of
soc,ety .or morality; in short. he
had evidently yegetated Incomplete
isolation and liteEally in obscuritx
for he could n6b bear the efSSSs35
Light upon his eyes, and nsifhSl
knew at first the difference betweSS
night and day, nor could he 1mea-
sure time. Professor Danmer;e,
charged himself with his e6nca-
tion. BY gentle degrees, armed
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

A little girl and boy, three or
four years old, We're playing, when
sis fell down and commenced to
cry. Bub ran up and soothingly
lisped: Don't cwy; thwear! thay
damni" i - -
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02
Greenville and Columbia Railroad

COLUMBIA, s. c., April l, 1875
PASSENGER TRAINS will be run
l. daily, lSundays e1cepted,) by the
following schedule:
UP TRAIN. no. L
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

Passengers by Night Train on South
Carolina Railroad connect with No. l.
Passengers by No. 4 connect with Day
Train on South Carolina Railroad for
Charleston, Augusta, &C., and with Train
on Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta.
Anderson Branch and Blue Rid6e.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

heir apparent of Baden. The Grand
Duchess never spoke to him, even
after he had become Grand Duke.
She lived in seclusion, and died q
few years ago. Whether her hus-
band Charles ever discovered the
fraud, certain it is that she finally
poisoned him, whereupon her son
Leopold became Grand Duke of
Baden. He had no right whatever
to the position; for the real heir,
Casper Hauser, was then alive.
When inquiries began to be. made
into Casper Hausers fate, Countess
Hotchberg caused him to be MIR
dered. The Grand Duke Leopold
died in 1862, when his son Frederick
Louis, the present Grand Duke,
ascended the throne. He married,
in 1857 Louisa, tho only daughter
of the present Emperor Of Germa-
Eny, who has for O son-in-law the
grandson of o murderess, and the
son of g bastard, who, in reality,
has. no right whatever to the crown
of: Baden. The Frankfort Gazette
made public these facts, and was
furnished information by parties
ip possession of the secret history.
To ascertain the names of the lat
ter became the task of the Prussian
police, by order Of. the Emperor.
Unable to seize the books Of the
Gasette on any direct charge, the
police took advantage. of the, fact
that the owner was also o partner
IN O job printing establishment.
From that establishment had been
Issued q circular rejecting on GER
tain bankers The latter sued the
job printing Office, and the police,
on that ground, seized all the books
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

South bound Trims connect at Au
gusta for all points South and West
Through tickets sold and baggag,
checked to principal points.
JAS. ANDERSON, General Snip.
A. PORE, Gen. Pass'r and Ticket Act.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
The Land of Horse,

A correspondent writes The mo-
ment you enter the Blue Grass region
you hear nothing but horse-talk.
The whole section lives upon pedi-
grees. The stable boys banter pedi-
grees in a nomenclature of their own.
The men utter pedigrees with q yolu-
bility like that Of a never ending
stream. Even the ladies Of polite
society will chatter pedigrees, and
talk as fuently of sire and dam as if
they had received their accomplish
ments in the p:eeincts OF the breed
ing portions of the stock farms.
Everywhere it is horse, mare, FLY,
foal, gelding. The stables are swarm
ing with them, the streets are alive
with them, the fields are dotted with
them like the cattle on a thousand
hills; and tue visitor, even though be
came merely to see, has a secretive-
ness and obstinaey more profound
than the mysteries of a Sphynx if be
does not buy before he comes away
some equine specimen for which be
has no earthly use. There is q GER
tain Freemssonry or brotheriy loye
among the horse dealers of Kentucky.
If one dealer has nothing in the
horse line to answer your demands,
be will furnish you with q saddle
horse and accompany you for miles
around the neighborhood to inspect
stock which be is sure will suit your
fancy. Their houses are thrown
open to your entertainment. The
very rarest wine Of corn and the
freshest of mint, and the gichest Of
Alderney cream and the tenderest Of
spring chickens are offered, with a
princely generosity, to feed the fame
of your horse fever, which must not
be allayed till you have left your
money behind you on some Of the
stock farms. This is the logic Of all
the attentions and pedigrees and
horse enthusiasm, and it is wonderful
how the interest is kept up year after
year, and how the surplus funds of
our wealthy horse-faneiers are poured
with an increasing volume, into the
Golfers of the Blue Grass regions
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

if he would have spoken to them
Hush" said one Of the rough but
plying bystanders. He wants to
speak to you, sir"
"The pocket whispered Henry
''paekage-for you-tdke it out"
The man who had spoken, obeyed
his wish, and drew forth a roll o.
bank notes.
"The dest-all-paidlr gasped
Henry.
"oh, nv poor fellow!" said Mr..
Deverell, where was the need OF this.'
sHonor-conteDted now" he mur-
INJURED, more brokenly still. Then,
with feeble attempt to give utter
anee to his satisfaction, and momen-
tary Frightening of the dull eye as il
turned towards Evelyn, be sank qui-
etly into insensibility.
DAYS went by that seemed like
long dim lights, full Ct strange fan
cies and racking pains that would
only be quelIed by the vision Of one
soft hand, and then he awoke to real
ity. Other days went by, and the
deep, tender yearning that had arisen
in his heart at last found vent in
words. And as be spoke, over the
beautiful face of her whom be had
pitied and succored in distress, there
broke a smile, in whose happy radi-
ance be saw all his hopes fulfilled.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
some Good Hints.

A correspondent OF the German
town Telegraph offers the following
hints:
Itdoesn't pay to reset thin wheel
tires. The chief strength of the
wheel lies in the rim.
There is great economy in soaking
the felloes Of business wagon wheels
with raw linseed oil it will preserve
the wood and save the necessity OF
frequent tire-setting, an operation 10
be avoided
When you buy good fork or hoe,
good farming requires that yOu oil
the handle. IL costs but trife, and
your tool looks better and will wear
longer.
Good harness kept soft with neat
foot oil is q credit TO the owner, and
a comfort to the animal that wears
it. Soft harness is stronger than dry,
hard one. It is slightly elastic and
bends without breaking.
Horse-stalls are usually made too
narrow a tired horse needs room
TO turn over and stretch his limbs;
fatal injuries come from confning
spirited horses in short, narrow stalls.
4 friend had the best one Of q valu-
able span kicked by strange horse
in a short stall, which broke leg
4 pair Of handsome Western horses
were brought to take the place of
the bays, and one Of them in one
year knocked down a hip, perhaps
by the narrow stall, and is now Of
trifli1g value.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
Our National Standard.

A ST. Louis exchange, in whimsi-
cal editorial on shirts, says:
1t is plainly evident that, tried By
the shirt test, we of this day and na-
ton have surpassed all previous peo-
pies in approaches towards the rose
colored, nsctar-scented condition
which we name "milleniaL" The
foot of a shirtIess man rarely vexes
cur rich and benefcent soil We
have shirts in plenty and to spare.
There are shirts everywhere al
over this broad land-sbirts Of snowy
white, shirts in stripes and checks,
shirts with rufled bosoms and shirts
buttoning at the back-to be had and
worn by any man who is willing now
to work. IfFalstaffs ragged recruits
were now living they might come to
America and array themselves in
boiled shirts, with cuffs and collars Of
royal patterns, at prices that would
make honest, eontented and useful
citizens Of them.
We are the best.shirted people
that ever had place in history, which
is but another way of saying we are
the most prosperous and progressive.
The poorest among Us has q better
chance for shirt than the richest en-
joyed few hundreds Of years ago,
and fair chance for shirts
makes man master Of his nun
dane distiny. There are shirts on
our hospitabIe shores for the down
troien and oppressed Of ell climes
When we broke the bonds Of our
millions Of slaves they found shirts
waiting for them "on every hedge
The dawn of our centennial opens
upon a spectacle Of thrift and plenty
in which even the urchin darkey
playing at marbles in our streets,
albeit some what shabby as to jacket
and trousers, can point with pride to
the rear-futiering 'letter in the post
office" that proclaims him heir and
sharer of our shirted splendOr
Mr.. Wells has done Us q signal
favor in spreading to the eager breeze
the real symbol of our national adj
vancement in the march Of eiviliza-
ton. Forever 6oat the standard
shirt And palsied be the tongue that
would deride it, or the hand that
would tarnish it with dishonor !
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
snokin= in the Barn

NO smoking is posted in most
decent faet0ries-it ought to be posted
in every barn. There is not much
difference between having q horse
thief around the stables aud q man
cleaning of horses with a pipe in bis
Mouth and there is no hired man
much meauer than the one who, when
his employer comes around, slips bis
pipe into his pocket or holds his hand
over it es if it were a little bird. All
such fellows should be paid Of, or
started of, and kept of As for the
farmer himself going into the barn
With pipe in his mouth, no COM
plailt can be made; but if his estab-
lishmeut burns up nobody should cry,
unless it be the wife and children.
Lightning and incendisries and spon-
taneous combustion combined do not
cause as many barns TO be burned as
the pipe; and generally at least one
good horse goes also lt would be
much better if the smoker could go
I'D with the smoke and have smoke
enough for once.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
WHOLE NO. 1861

Bows who fight viii never become
angels" / said, as he bent to his
work again.
"Well, l amt going TO stand sass,
am II" be retorted. "S'poses 9
feller would call you names, and bit
you in the back, wouldn't you maui
him?n
He had nearly finished the second
boot when / asked:
Wouldn't you like to 60 TO Sun
day school?"
What for?"
"To learn to be good
when is Sunday school
"On Sunday"
Il guess | couldn't go-I want to
be at the depot to see EN- unload the
circusln
II am sorry to see you live in
such state Of ignorance, my son
| wish"
al don't live there" be interrupt
ed; "I live up here in the Sixth
ward
But some one ought to take you
in charge and lead you into better
paths. It's awful TO see q child Of
your age liv-"
Child child!" be echoed. 1
licked Jack Donovan Yesterday, and
he's l6 years old / guess l haint
much ofa childln
'If some one does not take you
now, in your young days, and sow
seeds of goodness in your mind, you
certainly will end your life on the gal
lows.
"I'R bet / don't!v he retorted, as
he packed up his brushes. "Do you
know what | carry in my pocket p
"No.r
"Well, that's full of snuff, that is,
and I'd like to see a purleeeman try
to arrest mer'
my boy, I'd"
cob, gimme the scrip! They are
lookin' for the body of feller who
fell into the river last night, and l
want to be there when he's pulled
out, to see if he's got bis eyes open or
shetl
What shall be done with ny h,a-
then
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
where the Laugh comes in.

Hannah, pleaded a weak voice,
don swear agin me.
COB. won't | tho, you BRUTE" re-
spordud a shrill female tongue III
learn you better'n to come a bruisin'
about home a two in the mcrnin.r
But | didn't do nothinin
That's l.; YOU never do nothin';
you sling your time away foolin,
about the streets and wearin your
parts of on barrels and good boxes
wai-in' for somethin' to turn Up, in
stead Of gettin' around and turnin'
sonethin' up, while I'm kept at home
a washin' and a menfin'. and nurs-
in Tommy, an be q teethin'."
rs poor little Tommy, teethin,."
Three q coming below and two
above"
Poor little Tommy"
Don't cry, John"
"But l can't help it, Hannah.
Five little white teeth a comm, and
I won't be there when they come"
won't be there Jobn?"
NO, Hannah; you've had me
switched up for disturbin' the peace,
and that is thirty days in the 'boose. y
Don't take on so, John, IN go to
the 'boose with you and take Tommy
along"
Say you won't swear agin me,
Hannah
Il won't John"
Come TO my farms, old gall III
buy you a new calico dress. and we'll
20 TO the fireworks on the Fourth Of
July Tommy shall have a rubber
ring and bottle Of sirup, and you'll
come 70 nv arms, Hannah"
Here the husband drew the little
woman over the railing and frantical-
" kissed her; while Tommy set up q
jubilee Of crying and soon after John
was discharged "for want of evil
deHcc. st Joseph no. Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
A Na m of Nerve.

As test CT nerve. the recent expo
rience Of q wayfarer, travelling in a
wood road near Olympia. Washing
ton Territory, was as remarkable as
any on record The man was a
specGlatOr. looking out wild land.
and he trudged through the forest
following the almost unused path
formed BY an old road made by the
pioneers in the wilderness. His
mind was devoted to the examina.
ton Of. the. kind of trees upon the
land about him, and he failed to no.
tice for some time "pit-a-pst- upon
the dead leaves near him. He at
first scarcely looked down, when he
felt something rubbing against his
legs, and heard a slight purring
sound, but when be did look a cold
sweat started as suddenly as Though
he were suspended by q weak rope
over Niagara Pressing itself softly
against his legs, twining about him
as be walked was a huge cougar.
Sleek aud supple and muscular the
beast glided about, and at intervals it
would come closer again aad press
its body against the legs Of the man,
the light touch making goosefesh Of
every inch Of bis form. At times il
would glide 4 few PAGES to the front,
and roll over and over in the road,
an wait for the man to come up, and
then it would circle around him
Bsain. The movements Of the terri
bic animal were but as the playing of
cat with q mouse, and the man
knew L. The moment came, at
length, when the strain could be
borne no longer, aad the man kicked
despeFately ' at the beast as it passed
him. In an instant it bounded in
lr2nt OF him and erouched fOra spring.
The man stopped and shouted hope
les = for aid, while the cougar did
not spring at once, but appeared
waiting 10 crafty its humor little
longer. The shout, fortunately, was
not in vain. There were hunters and
dogs IN the immediate vicinity. as
rare fortune would have it, and the
hounds dashed from their covert az
the cougar, seeing them, leaped for
tree. \ few moments later the beast
fell, riddled by bullets. 1t was one
Of the episodes that turn mems hair
which would, doubtless,
have brought death to a man of less
nerve than the hero of the affair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
THE HAPPY MAN.
A PARAFERAsE-

-
Two sapphirss are thy two blue eyes
So lovely and 50 sweet:
Thrice happy Is the happy man
Whom lovingly they greet.
Thy heart 1t Is diamond
That noble lightning throws:
Thrice happy isthe man
Fer whom it throbs and glows-
And rubies are thy crimson lips,
None l0velier might one reach;
Thrice happy Is the happy man
Who gets of them love speech
II / but knew the happy man,
And met that favored one
Alone, alone In the green woods,
His happiness were done!
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

never place much relienee on 8
man who is always telling what he
would have done had be been there
/ have noticed that somehow this
kind Of people never get there.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

i Saratoga philosopher says a sim
gle woman, as general thing, can
be told from a wife, end yet be has
known many a girl to be taken for
wife
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

YassaF girls, with view of COM
bining amusement and economy, pro-
pose having a washing match" at
the commencement Of the next term
Of college.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

THEaE are steamboats, on the
Hudson that have been running for
forty years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08
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THE SOMERSET HOUSE.

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harf1z leased ID his ull-r scent 1l- wei sl. w
rT.reI r.-5fa-r- from lirs r a. flck- the under
-l-re g. r.ressl-c in Informing his friends and
trg public generally Lhat be VIII spare neither
pains uar eTnenss to make tl> bruse al that
-.r'f Ea Fcsl-eF A-r1mm1la-Tg clerks and
.,sz-.- ,r1i-s-s via attend g. %, " .rts u Gus
.-..-s and rhe table VIII at 81 Lules be u Zen
l..r the lr-s- fr- market affords. Mr- q. H Iay
wan may a- an times Be found ll ne q q
--ls j. LAEAN.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

CEND sc 10 O. ?. ROWEI. x co. New York
- for book fs1t esiitieul containing lists q lOO
rewsp9pers- and estimates showing cost " adrer-
tising. Janis
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-09-08

Entirely rewritten By the ablest writer's on every
SUBJECT Printed lrOm new type and liiustrated
vita several thousand engrayings and maps.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-08
The Election.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET ELECTED.
Republican Ga ms Everywhere !!
MAJORITY IN LAKE CoTNTY-lSo

Returns from different portions
of tho State show decided Repuhll
can xaiEs over the vote OF last Fall
The entire State ticket is elected
by a handsome majority. The ell
tire eight members of the Supreme
Court are Republicans, as also, the
members Of the Beard of Regents.
So far as the various Judicial Cir
cats have been heard from, results
show eleven ont of seventeen CIR
cult Judges elected, to be Rcpnbli
can. Four Districts are yet to be
heard from.
In Lake county the State ticket
was rather lost sight ofin the Coun
~ Seat question. A g"odly vote
was p"lled, however, and the Re-
publican majority will probably 60
over $50.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-08
S3,lj9.ll 50, 1911
WN. A. DEUREss,
County Treasurer.

As,we stated in last weeks issue
of the STAR, Fairclild, Of the Reed
City Clarion was recently in town.
Here is what he says of us in HE
paper Of April Isl:
We raid this village brief visit {.
f"r the first time, OH Saturday last.
and found everything as lively and
active as tho present hard time.
c"nld warrant any town in ~ rilcrn
Michigan. With its broad streets
and good class of buildings, Bale
win, f'r a small village, presents u
very imposing appearance t" The
stranger. We dropped in on r d
cliffc Of the STAR aud found him
"pegging away" under thu inhu-
cnco of high hopes and bright pros
poets. Or course, Ike tho resf oi
ns. Brother X. has to cuc"nnter the
difficulties naturally dcvolving up
on the "north woods wslral.cr
publishers" but not withdrawing lie
10 cDdcavorIng to make the light 1T
tho STAR shine rs brilliant as posi-
ble. Not having time to "ransack"
the village as We wished, of course
we arc unable to give n description
Of it's business interests az this writ.
ing.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-08
IL The organ OF ia.t week, W

lS The organ OF Tart week, We
fluid the following cditorial:
The editor of the STAR has owl
IDENTITY an idea that Ev has h"-n
successful in clamming the So
OOo iizzlo down the People Of the
county. II won't work old "Lluc
jay,' the l.c"l,ls know the illegality
OF the affair as well rs yon. II is
as lar from being we'll supported Ivy
Il backbonc, as YOU are, AMI all Your
preaching has ava'lc, nothing.
The "$5. 900 tizzlc" consists nf q
bond for 81 900. issued 10y Welbcr
township, and 81 dorsed by u rclia-
bic individual; $4,000 in bonds, is =
sued hy Pleasan' Plains township.
aud proposals N. in writing, from
Hon. VIM. |. Wcbbrr, t" give an
entire block If ground in Baldwin.
to the county, providing the people
voted the County Scat here this
Spring. The bonds aud PROPOSE
lion were acted upon and accepted
10y the l'"ard of Supervisors. s."
far as We know, every act in re-
gard tn tho matter was done in
good { it'll; and The ihsinua,ion at
the organ that the whole Thing was
illegal, and "fizzl,;' and thar the
bonds Of The townships meniio,ed,
with the proposition If MIR. Webbcr,
lacked "hackp,ne" is false ant con.
ienpiiblc.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-04-08

EyRRy settler in tho e.unty
should bear in MUD tho Importance
of planting and sowing all The roots,
vegetables and gram, possiblo this
season. Nothing has u greater ten.
dency to forward the M Lerial iN-
tsrests aud development "f the
county than I'r"spcrous aud indie.
rcndent farming c'nnunity. We
trust all will do their best. Many,
doubtless, will he unable to do as
much as they w".ld wish, but all
may do something.