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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
The TrnihfnI Pilot.

The passenger, who was going
down the big river for the first time
in his life, secured permission TO climb
up beside the pilot g grim old gray
back who never told . lie in his life.
MANY allIgators in this river 2" in
CURED the stranger, after a look
around.
"Not so many now, since they got
to shootin' 'em for their hides and
taller" was the reply.
Used to be lots, eh 2"
81 don't want to tell yen about
'em, stranger" replied the pilot
signing heavily.
"Why 2"
cause you'd think l was a-lyin'
to you, and that's sumthin' never
do. kin cheat at keerds, drink
whiskey or chaw poor terbacker, but
| can't lis.n
"Then there used to be lots Of emf"
inquired the passenger.
Pm most afraid to tell We, Mister,
but I've counted leven hundred ally
gators to the mile from Vicksburg
cl'ar down to Orleans! That was
years ago, afore a shot was ever fir
ed at EN-"
"Well, l don't doubt it, replied
the stranger.
"And I've counted 3,450 of 'em on
one sand barin continued the pilot.
at looks big to tell, but a Govern
ment surveyor was aboard, and be
checked 'em off as ! called out"
Il haven't the least doubt of it,"
said the passenger as he heaved a
sigh.
Pm glad OF that, stranger.
Some fellers would think was .
liar when I'm telling the solemn truth.
This used to be a paradise for alli-
gators, and they were 50 thick that
the wheels of the boat killed an
average Of forty-nine to the mile 2"
A"Is that so 7"
True as Gospel, mister | used
to almost feel sorry for the cussed
b:utes, cause they'd cry out e en-
most like a human being. We kill
ed lots of 'em, as | said, and we
hurt q pile more. | sailed with one
captain who allus carried G thousand
bottles Of liniment to throw over 70
The wounded ones !"
HE did 2"
"rrue as you live, be did. don't
'spect III ever see another such a
kind, Christian man. And the alli-
gators got to know the Nancy Jane,
and to know Capt. Tom and they'd
swim out and rpb their tails agin the
boat an purr like cats an look up
and try to smile /"
They would Z"
Solemn TRUTH" stranger. And
once when we grounded on a bar,
with an opposition boat right behind,
the alligaters gathered around, got
under her stern, and bumped her
clean over the ba. by a grand push /!
1t looks Ike . big story, but | never
told allie yet, and never shall. ]
wouldn't lie for all the money you
could put aboard this boat"
There was a painful pause, and al
ter a while the pilot continued:
Our %injines gin out once, and a
crowd of alligators took q towiine
aud hauled US ~forty-fve miles up
stream to NicLsburg!"
They did !"
And when the news got along the
river that Capt. Tom was dead, every.
alligator in the riYer daIhed his left
ear With mud as a badge of monlD-
in and lots Of 'em pined away and
died y
TIE passenger left the pilot house
with the remark that be didn't doubt
the statement, and the old man gave
the wheel a turn, and replied:
"Thar's ore thing | won't do for
love nor money, and that's make a
liar of myself. | was hruug up by a
good mother, and I'm going 10 stick
to the truth If his Boat doesn't make.
a cent."-Yicksburg Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

"Wbat does Good Friday mean2''
asked one schoolboy of another.
You had better go home and study
your Robinson Crusoe,'" was the
whitening reply.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

A Brooklyn girl is engaged to be
married to an Italian Count, and in
the course OF four or five years she
may be looked for on The streets
with a hand-organ playing the usual
tunes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Mattocks. Grub Hoes, Picks, Scytbes, Sneatbs, Sledges, Mason Hammers,
Cast Steel Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of ell sizes. Looking
Glasses. Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sleeves, Door Mats, Baskets,
Tubs. Wooden Buckets, Irvine, Rope all sizes, Hay Puneys, Butter Prints,
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Suffers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur
nv Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latehes aud everything
in the Builders line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, &c, &c,
The fact is, keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. | deal
exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole attention to it. Per-
sons who are building. or any one in need of anything in my line, viii find
it to their advantage to give M a call | will always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons. | thank my old customers for their patronage
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
No, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK
April 8 IA. JOHN F. BLYMYER.
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New Advertisements.
Nelo Advertisements.
JOHN F. BLYMYER.
DEALERN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,
OILS &C., &C.

The following is a partial LIST of goods in Stock: Carpenters Tools
Planes. Saws. Hatchets. Hammers, Chiels, Plane Irons \ DIES, &c, Black
omnb,s Goods Bellows. AnvHs. Vices, Files, Hammers, &c. Saddlerv
Hardware. Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles, Rings, Bits and Tools
Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painters Goods, a full stock. White
Lead CoIored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints n oil, all eolors
Varnsh Turpenine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains,
&c Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut TO any shape The best Coal
oil ALWAYS on hand. Our stock Of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant STYLES Dtston's Circular MGev and Cross Cut Saws. Mill
Saw Files of thebest quality. PorcelainIuc d Kettles Handles of all kinds.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

The water is so low in some of the
Western rivers hat the catfish have
to stand on their heads TO breathe.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Sttnley says that African mosqu:-
quitoes are as big as a Kentucky
chew of tobacco.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

liz what meter should up in a
balloon" be sung? Gas meter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Take care cr the poor Indian and
he'll take hair of the white man.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Spotted Tails daughter is making
moccasIns with a sewing machine at
Spotted Tail Agency.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

If captains we're less reckless, there
would be less wrecks.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Eleven women have been indicted
at Lynchburg, for Illicit distilliug.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

DIR. GUTHRIE, in a recen: address.
told a very suggestive 8 DRY, to this
effect :
A friend of bis, questioning a little
boy said:
when your father and mother for
sake you, Johnny do yen know who
will take you up?'
Yes STRIP said be.
And who" said the friend.
"The police Y was Johnny's reply.
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Writing Compositions.

The very acme o. juvenile intellectual
torture ut the village school was realized
in attempting to "writc COMPOSITIONS. .
On "composition-tay" every one was re.
quircd to bring mis- written views, i'm
prcssions and opinions on subjects some.
times previously designated by the mus
ter, sometime left to the pupils own Sc
lection. In either case the ntyouizinp nro-
cess was the same, the onnratiOn begin
ming with the shutting up of the victim
alone in room with necessary puns. M
per and ink. The first step was easy, be-
ing that of heading the foolscap with the
title Of tlcsubjcct. That completed there
it remained for hours, the composer
writhing in the vain attcmnt TO say some.
thing about "tThe Horse - or "The
Cow" The horse was generally pro-
nounccd n "vcry useful animal;| after
which both fact and imagination refused
to give down drop; and the victims at-
tchtion would wander toward some un-
fortunate fly crawling upon the window
pane, which, being caught and inundated
on pin, buzzed forth n dismal death
song, thereby furnishing few moments
entertainment and forgeIfulness, until the
writer suddenly bcthought himself that
49, p"SS'hSof NIhlC tllC WOTlu Sill |
remained unenlightcncd concerning
The Horse" 4 fresh pcnful of ink IS |
taken, and the author squares himself "
ut "Thc Horse" Meantime the clean
sheet of paper begins to assume a soiicd |
and crumplcd appearance, ilcckrd here
and there with spots of variously shaded |
ink. The author gazes out of the win |
d0ws. Anything now stirring-a passing
cat, dog, boy-assumes an unwontcd |
interest in his eyes. His fingers toying
with the pen gradually accumulate upon |
themselves all the ink which should have
been spread upon "The Horse" at last
he is inspired to write thus: "Thc horse
Is noble animal. My father once owned |
a horse. lie ate hay, oats, and kicked.
rode him. My father sold him To man
because he thought lie had the heaycs."
The writer's name is now placed at the
bottom Of this essay with such excess of
care and precision that the joyous rebound
OH the successful conclusion
OF the effort manifcSts itself by trium-
plant flourish of the quill, with the i'm
mediate result of huge ink-drop immc-
diatcly over the signature, which the
young HtcrGteur vainly cndcavors to re-
move by cleansing process with the tip
Of his tongue, an effort that only widcns
The soilcl area Of .paper.-Preniiee HUI
ford in Overland Monthly.
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n Batcli pf Receipts.

JOHNNY CARE.--Takc pint each Of
buttcrmilk and sweet milk, ono hcapinE
tcaspoonful Of. salcratuS, half cup Of
sugar, one egg and little salt Stir in
meal until thick, but allow it to pour
readily. Butler your pans plcntiiully
and bake brown. This, with dish Of
warm apple sauce, makes delicious
breakfast.
GRAHAM PAScAKEs.--Into three pints
of water dir about quart Of graham
-four, l'H , half tcaspoonful Of salt and
three teaspoonfuls Of hot yeast. Set In n
warm place over night. In the morning
add small tcaspoonful of saleratus and
bake on griddlc.
CoRS BREtD.---POur boiling water on
o quart Of meal until moist. Let IL coo
to milk heat. Their add yeast, pinch o
salt and wheat -four, kncading fow min
utcs. Set in warm place to rise. Dakt
slowly an hour, perhaps moro.
CREAM FRiTrERs.--Stir into one pin
Of milk one and half pints Of -four, 81,
eggs, we'll beaten, hnlf nutmeg grated
one tcaspoonfui of salt, md lastly adt
one pint good swCot cream; drop tn
mixture from tablespoon into loi .lart
and fry the snmo rs doughnuts.
AUNT LUCY's SrIcE CAKE.--Two cup
of sugar, two.thirds Of q cup Of butter
two eggs, ono cup Of buttcrmflk, ono tea
spoonful nf soda, one Of cloves, ono table
spoonful of cinnamon, onc-halr of nut
meg, ono tca.cupflll Of raisins; flour t
mako thick.
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Mntller-S Songs.

On HES tGJrny, rugged track,
As We tarry, looking back,
Tender memories swcetly rise
TO the simple and the wise,
And among the various throns
Softly echoes mothers song.
First DER every sunny head,
In lis little cradle bed,
Bent the tender face and true,
With the lOvc.light shining through,
While the lips with mothcr.sigh
Crooned the baby lullaby.
When the little feet could walk,
And the lisping tongue could talk,
Then WAS put TO loving ,lye
Wiser (D songs Of Mother Goose,
Till the baby laughter rang
Mcrrily MS mother sang.
Then rs growing girls and boys,
Tnstins childhood's dearest joys,
Mothers voice We loved to hear
Singing songs Of hope and cheer,
Chanting hymns In her sweet way,
Hymns whose echo lives to-day.
Dearest mother, airs divine
Sc'cr can seem like hymns Of thine,
Blessed hymns We hope to hear
When the heavenly land We near,
Hymns Of welcome, hymns Of peace,
When all care aud pain shall cease.
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the peril, and sure that the Egyptian knew
best what the fearful situation rcouircd
implicitly obcycd his warning. Sudden.
ly, while all remained in this horrible
suspense, there sounded from the other
side of the wall, tho low, wailing notes
OF the Egyptian reed flute, followed by n
peculiar call: AS the Copt caught the
call, his face frightened, and he breathcd
n deep sigh of relief, for be recognized
the call of the serpent charmer, so well
known in the East. The coLra seemed
to hear it too. Through his vast and sim
uous bulk there seemed to run n shudier.
ing thrill. Ills uplifted crest sank; his
huge folds sullenly and reluctantir un-
wound; and turning his head in the tli-
rcctlon ot the sound, lie stretched his
whole length over tho intervening sward.
~ second and shrilIcr blast of the flute,
followed by louder call, broke through
the dead stiffness; and then the serpent
slowly twisted round its gross body, nnd
with gliding motion, dragged it Off in
the opposite dircction-its course indica-
tcd Oy the waving of the shubbcry as its
Shiny folds worked through it with
rustling sound.
"Not one of you know what trouble
is"
When the cobra first turned his head,
and released the maiden from the spell OF
It's glittcring eye, slight shuddcr shook
her frame, and she leaned eagerly for
ward, as though 10 follow its movements.
The next moment her eyes contracted, the
lids closed wearily, her trembling limbs
refused to support her, and she would
have fallen heavily forward had not Aska- |
ros rushed mp and sustained her fainting
form on his sinevy arm.
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Met n Fellow.

|; There is being who has caused moro
trouble to womankind than any other. II
IS the "fcllow" who is always "met.n and
thereby keeps anxious females on the
watch at windows at all sorts of untimelyl
hours. ), : NS'e - = .
How many ycais Of her life docs a wgo-
man spend looking out of the window
ior men who arc overdue have not
lived half of my three score and tan
years yet, and l am sure have wastcd
time enough in the fruitiess operation 10
have made myself mistress Of all ne. /,
iicroglyphics ever discovered. One
thing only have 1 learned, that man. Y !
Ike the peasant woman's 'twatched not
that never boils," never comes when 10 a. I !,
Is looked fori md that hasn't done me !,
any good; for, still, whenever have oc. !, Z
casion, invite the influenza by sitting in /.
strong draught with my Dyes fixed ON
the tarthest point possible, with visions
Oh hospital ambulanccs and wOeful telc- -
grams before my eyes, whenever any one
from my grandfather to my little nephew y
doesn't arrive himself" in proper time. !
All women do 1t, and many thanks they
get for their anxiety. You may cry yoiir,I y
eyes weak and your nose red, Go tlr0utrl Il
all the ngonics of hope deferred, become
angry, get over your anger to plunge into
the depths Of woe, make sure that YOU
are bcreavcd of your bcst-belovcd rcln- !.
i've, and wait in calm despair to know
the worst, and when hc comes, bc he :;
brother, husband or son, grandfather,
uncle, or cousin, pcrclance a lover, he: ;
hasn't the slightest idea of your suffer-.
ings, and inquiries, swell, Polly, whats1
the mattcr1 You look sulemn2" Solemn I
We'll. you know enough not to fling your
self into his arms and cry, "Thc sea has
given up its dead, or anything of that
sort. You say, "Ah ~ in an offended (,
tone, or an unnaturally calm one, md
perhaps remark that t'dinncr was burnt
to crisp four hours ngc;" or that YOU !,
have "sat with your bonnet on ready for
the concert from seven until ninc,N and
wait for some explanation. 1t is some-.i
times vouchsafed, and then generally
proves to be-"Mct fellow.n 4;
Yes, meeting "a fellow" is reason
enough fOrany amount of fstayingout. WHO
IS IA fellow" I wonder, that he should ont
weigh wife, mother and sweetheart, daueh-
ter, niece and aunt? Why should ia fcllown
hive such influence2 No one ever sees IN,
tcllow,n or hears his whole name. He is
never produced. Ask after him, and YOU
hear that he is not the sort of a fellow to
be introduced. IIc is never brought
home. Apparently he is not good enough;
but he is important enough to upset
household, TO keep menIs waiting, to
keep people up until midnight; to hayc i,
met him is ample excuse for anything for,
gettul or ncglcctful.--N. 7. Ledger. ay6
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The Kidnapped Boy of Chester, Illinois

Henry, who is bright, intelligent boy,
now between seven and eight years old,
tells very romantic story of his advcn,
lures with the kidnappcrs. lie saws the
two men put him into room and locked
him up until dark, when they conveyed
him to the river bank, and placed him in
q skiff, rowed to the Illinois shore. There
they left the skiff and made him walk n
long distance through The woods. At
times lie would become so weary that lie
would drop to the ground, and they would
whip him with switches to keep him
awake. At length they reached n lone
cabin in the forest, occupied by wo-
man. They did not tarry long at the hut,
but started out on foot on begging cx-
pGdition, the boy being forced to do most
OF the begging. and being instructed what
to say and how TO act. His captors
treated him harslly, and required him to
obtain dollar day on pain of severe
punishment. Some days he would get
three or four dollars, and Mt other times
nc would get nothing. His natural
shrewdncss soon led him to "play sharp
on his tyrants; when he obtained more
than dollar he would give them the cx-
act amount they had fixed rs his task, and
the balance ho would hide AWAY TO use
when hc failed to get the required sum.
In this way the two mon and the woman
travelled through Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Kentucky, Arkansas and other States
the boy begging money, and the men and
woman living upon it, and generally get
ting drunk every night. Henry rcmcm-
bcrs many incidents Of this weary pill
grimapc. lie suffered from thc iIl.trcot
mcnt Of his kidnappcrs. At length the
woman died, and then the men ceased
their wnndrrings and stopprd'at Chester.
Hero the boy attracted the attention of
the people oftllc village, and he was taken
from tho yngabonds and placed in the
hands of the parish priest. The rest Inns
been told. Mr.. Laclmucllcr killed the
iattcd calf, and having expended about
$4,000 searching for his son, is now pre-.
pared to go TO work again.
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VI. P. Freeman & Go.
B ANK ERS,
Gold' GrecnbaclGs. Stocks, Bonds,
Foreign Exchange, Base and Re.
fined Bullion, md Securities of
all Kinda.

We arc now prepared 10 buy and sell through
Our San Francisco brokers any stock dealt In
Al The Board, aud upon the usual terms and
conditions. Daily quotations Of stocks re-.
ceired direct from the Board while Ia session.
inc favorable developments In our home
mining interests, and the fact that some or
our home stocks will soon bc placed upon the
Board, together with the growing disposition
Of NIL classes, whether mining. mechanical or
mercantile, 10 deal TO II limited extent In the
great and all absorbing Interest Of the State,
rs well IN thu fact that such transactions
heretofore unfnvOrnbly regarded by the more
conservative, arc now looked upon MS icgiti.
mate Investments, have induced us 10 add This
To our other business, and thereby enable our
friends To avail themselves of the many favor
able opportunities every day hciug offered for
profitable Investments
NJ. P. FREEMAN, Manauer.
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LAYING BACK THE EAns.-Thc express
sivo gestures which many animals mako
with their cars are matters of familiar
observation. Mono of them is moro sig
niiicant than the drawing back and pres
sure Of the caTs to The head, which indi-
Gates q savage frame of mind. Mr., Oar
win, in his work on the means of express
sion in men and animals, gives an iDgeni-
ous explanation of this movement He
observes that it is only found in species
which fight with their teeth. All the ear
nteora do this, and nll, SO far as he has
observed, draw back their cars when feel.
ing savage. This may be continually
seen with dogs fighting i'll earnest and
puppies fighting in play. Cats, tigers,
icopards, lynxes, show tho same pccuii-
nrity. II is very noticeable in horses, and
the vicious expression it gives to them
Is unmistakablc. But cattlc, sheen or
goats, though they fight, never use thoir
teeth in fighting, and mover draw back
their cars when cnraged. The elephant,
which fights with its tusks, docs not re-
tract his cars, but, on the contrary, crects
them, when rushing Mt IN enemy. Tho
connection between biting, rs q means of
warfare, and laying back tho ears, as
sign OF anger, is so uniform, and the cx-
ccptions to it are 80 few, that Mr.. Oar
wins explanation of the origin Of tho
habit Is highly probable. He says that
animals which fight in this way try to
bite each others ears; and, reversely, be-
ing conscious that the ear Is weak
point Of attack, lay it back on tho head
to Keep 1t out Of the way. :
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Sonny He WASN'T THERE-I have re-
tcrrcd in my book to that coroner of ours
who seized I'm Egyptian mummy that s9as
brought into town, summoned Jury, held
nm inquest OH the mummy, brought in =
verdict Of "Dcaih from causes unknown" :"
and charged the county the usual fee,
with compound interest from the time of
Moses. Well, that coroncris still in office,
and Is still enthusiastic about his profcs.
sion. Last Sunday night he was ut church
The minister preached n very solemn ser.
mon upon Noali's food, and aftcr IL was
over met the coroner in tho aisle md
said TO him:
"Vcry impressive discourse, Mr.. Wheel
or, wnsn't in"
D." beautiful, sir! beautiful" replied
Wheeler. "And yet 1t seems 10 bc kind
Of mournful, too"
"lndccdi Why, IL doesn't strike me IL
that way. II was solemn, of course; bu
its tendency certainly should be TO fiji TIN
heart Of every truly good man with truth
fulncss and hope"
"Oh, J know all that" said Wheeler
"but didn't lie say there wcro several mil
lion people drowned IN that hoodl'
~ believe he did"
well, then, sny that when I thinl
Of all that mortality, and remember tina
| wasn't n coroner then, and nint likely 4
bo when thoro's such another frcsltt,
makes mo sick. There aint nolhfn,
| cheerful about such reflections. feel
IL hadn't been treated right; $ if II
been robbed. ."-,Hdr Adrter.
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READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS
thinking man wishing TO keep pace with
the Zines will make II his weekly duty TO
read the advertisements. There Is the
very soul Of success in them. They con-
tain the results of soinc successful brain
work Of our people. When inan has
planned and contrivcd for years to
produce something hcccssavy to satisfy
tho growing wants of our advancing civ.
ilizaliOil, and has succeeded In doing 80,
hc immediately announces tho fact to
tho world in your newspaper, his only
medium. by no other means can no OK.
pcct to reach tho Same number. Read
tho advertisements, and II you write to
any one advertising In our columns, please
obligc us by saying whcrc you saw their
notice. ..a-a.
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AGooD MANAGING WoMAN.-Tho man.
aging woman is pearl among women
she is one of the prizes in the great lottery
of life, and the nun who draws her NAV
rejoice for thc rest of his days. Better
than riches, she is fortune in hcrself-a
gold mino never failing in its yicld-a
spring Of pleasant waters whose banks arc
tringcd with moss and flowers, when Ill
around is blcached white with sterile
sand. The managing woman can do any
thing; and shc does everything well.
Pcrccptive and executive, Of quick sight
and steady hand, she always knows cx-
actly. what is wanting, and supplies the
deficiency with tact and clcverncss PC
culiar to hersclf.--Scicncc Of Heath.