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, 1875-04-28

ont. Whether t1LfHe rlAph moro good
or bad will Ia nottIoJ hy Tho
High Ud Council, ,--tl.nt ID, il viii be sett,el 10
fnr a. tic coptfu1auca uf ti,o work IN r0cernc,l
hut that ~as not tho death warrant of Rankin
and It will 10 found that the trouble was that
tho lato Superintendent ]lAi not tuf)ictonk tne-
orr. For ikalhttce IL ia eierod that ho IN Nit,
Potter ~ken hero ard toll lin .lftttuct 6tpff
hbnna tho .lofoc.e in Tho walls, and that wios,
Ito rane niilocr d,ires.o llisa from WaA.,fretan
In croroncn l., Tho u,sttor, he wruto Inn m on
tirolv different q 'atonnnt, which co..d not he
rcronclted. Again, ono Of tho o1icorn now fn
clar9o n< sorss tlas 1tatktn md Warrior told him
tvn entirety d1lseren. ttqrlcH at,oN tito matter,
mud tl,ut, III sl,e,t ti1oro In 1lo between tI,cu
aOmoa 4orc. 1t IL liko1y that tho deiecs IN his
n,efnOry csuAod tile trouble to cumo t0
1luLert q.
In Wow Of tho probability that tho Foundations
OF tho great lut.dtt z will bo declared insufficient
,o-slav, 1t IN interesting 10 noto what 1nay hayo
bonn tho ca,iheA of tito fa,uso atI. il. otder to
nrlsyo at q conclusion undctptandlagly, cou-
su}tation wns yesterday had will,
Mn. rnEbEnick nAuAAxs,
an architect nS twcusy-shroo 1ears' experience Ia
Chcago. In fofcrence to tho Bolt to be found II,
tic CITY. Mt. lsautpnlln sta:eH that 4 general bod
ot bua clay is hIscoyerabc about & fast hoios thu
enriscr Of tho pssHett ntroet araios. OF foet Lo
lon tho original level of sho ground This ia tho
fomudat'on for oil buildings III lnc centre Of tho
1hls eoil IL what III commonly classod as con,-
Ileaaihl0 III ti1atthcttoh IRON common Tr0nfH Tn
tho QUO hand. mud soni.i1nid on tic other.
Qlsckrnnd Ia also found in tono l.,rtiots OF tho
city. but mt in that aectIou whnrc tho tew
Cnstom-11ousa statids. tn relation to Ito
fohndatio,in for tho building, 3tr. uaumann
stated that ho considered them
~ IDEALLY rEnFEcT
OF self R1tlo. but tlJIyht l1ht Tile principle Was
| wros,g. 1t might do and often had dune for
R:nallcr s,nllnpa, but was defective for one lav.
ing 40 great Weight or It's Columns as this one
llc DID not deem tt eAfe to ptaca mofe
foundation, aud IN this tubing wero tiltarn OK
reetcd to sustain $50 tons on q base Of foot
, 1875-04-28

B010N ClTY CHARTER.
Doatos. April 27.-Tho Aldermen hare adopt-
ed = new city chnrtnr. which places tie manage
mont Of the dor astmons under Commissioners
instead OF tho Council and also increases tho
city police force to 10 ,nen.
, 1875-04-28

Tho Ashton and l.fcb 1ndict-
sncnts Sustained.
That for "Obscone Publication " Vii
Probably Be Quashed.
Tic Mct1roth Indictment to Be Tried
To-Day.

Tha indictments against Wilbur F. Storey, ot
Tho Times, MORO called up for TRIAL In tia Grim
inal Court yesterday morning. Thore wete
shout 2oo pcop1s pretont, tho moro prominent
being !. ]. ,fcGsa.!l. Gen. Licb. Sam Ashton
ex-Jus!sco Eovdou, ex-AId. Montgomery, Fsauc
Wilk'c, aM1 Sheriff ATnsw. Mr. Storey was ab-
sent. II xas supposed that as 'eaat ons II not
two Of tho c1aes would ho tried, but couneel fol
tito defoudant wanted time to pfcfara de.
funsea" and accordingly spcnt the Whole day Ii,
argument with tho view Of having the lndict.
u7ontH thrown ou. OF court.
Az aoon rs the court opened, Col. Etc:bs
1!sla
, 1875-04-28
A CHARLESTON (s. CT LIBEL SUIT.

cuAntEsros, s. q, ApEll 27.-The .New, and
Courier lino! trial ended to-day In = Disagree
meut Of the Jury. after being locked up t~on.y-
f"ur hoaFa. !t's Understood that eleven larors
arc HeYcn othee indictments agaiust lhe psoprlo-
toss Of tho paper, but tha Court announced tGst
10 moro woull bs tried this torn. Failure 70
convict IL generally regarded " sha eud pt tue
case.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
Driving NniIs.

Every farmer who mas occasion to
drive a nail in seasoned oak posts
knows its liability to bend or break.
If the point be moistened in the
mouth it will usually drive more
kindly. Oil is better; but then it is
iuconyenient to dip each separately
into it. Another point is, that boards
become loose eventually from the
rusting of nails. which, communi-
eating to the wood, causes not only
an enlargement Of the nail-hOle but
the wearing away of the nail itself,
/ rendering the building shaky or inse-
cure. This may be prevented by
heating aug rough grease until ii
smokes, and then pouring it over the
uaiis to be used. The grease will
penetrate the pores Of the iron, and
cause the nails to last without rust
ing for al indefinite period. Besides
this. no difficulty win then be eXpe-
rienced in driving them into the
hardest Of wood. The reason is
that the coating Of grease prevents
contact by air, and consequently OK.
ydation. Oxygen IS the great de-
stroyer Of iron, and moisture the in.
duciug cause. ANYTHING which !;
kept dry the effect is measurably The
same. Paint upon buildings prevents
the contact of air and moisture. j
the whole Of any structure cannot b'
painted, the heads, at least, Of th'
nails therein should he touched.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
ne.trorinEsae Bari Lone.

There are several species Of bark
ice. all more or less Injurious TO plants
upon which they live, and some are
rather difficult to destroy. The par
t%icular species infcsting the apple
tree (ASpidjOfUS c0HcbifCr2auS) can
,asually be destroyed by thoroughly
washing the bark with a potash lie.
The sale bug" which infests the or
aage tree (cocuS citrO is very SINH
liar in its habits to the apple bark
louise, but is more difficult to Kill. \
vigorous use Of soapsuds seems TO
he only a transient remedy. The APP
plieAGon Of coal oil is also transient
in its results. Lately this insect has
made It's appearance in the orange
orchards II Los Angeles VALLEY. Cal
ifornia. iniuring the quality Of the
fruit 10 some extent, and threatening
10 destroy the trees. Some Of the
leading grange culturists 10 that To-
cality have been experimenting on
she effects Of the various remedies
shat have been from tine 70 time sGg-
gested, and, according TO a card
which they have published ia the
Los Angeles Herald, have succeeded
sn finding a sure remedy. The prin.
eipal ingredient in the remedy used
Is eaTbonic acid gas. and it is appli
ed by the use Of an ordinary porta.
bic fire extinggisher. The strength
Of an ordinary charge i5 simply re
duced, and it is applied directly {,
she trees. The inventor laws no claiu
20 any patent and the Californian.
say thnt any Of the common paten.
~eXtinguishers can be Successfully
used.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17

fused at being thus rudely aroused
from his..winter slumbers, and for a
moment stood irresolute, then started
on a run as fast as his stiffeEed limbs
permitted, Paul, too, was startled
at the unexpected result of his shot,
but proved equal 10 the occasion by
springing upon the animals back, ak
in hand, to dispatch him. AS bruin
started, the dog-cur though he was
made furious attacks upon the flank
and rear, while his master, clinging
with ole hand in the long thick fur,
rsined down lusty blows on bruins
scoDce (using the poll of the az so as
not to iDjure the pelt) with the other.
What with the many and sudden
turnings Of the bear in defending
himself from the attacks of the dog,
aud contact with brush and tree,
Paul was many times endorsed, but
gamely held his grip and al often re-
covered his position, ultimately Ad-
ministering the coup de grace, and
coming out Of the conflict with no
damage, save a few bruises AMI rent
garments. As an example of down
right pluck, this exploit may fairly
rank with that Of "0ld Put aud
the wolf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
4 xorcIts in Eomep's Rrsns,

Since extravaganza 10 stockings
has come back to US again, and silk
hosiery is almost a %criterio1 of the
woman of fashion, Of course some
thing must be worn to preserve these
silken luxuries from wear and soil,
when walking in a dusty aud dingy
city. Woo! that is knitted may be
warm, but it is EGt a hindrance to
the entrance of dust. 1t rather holds
than rejects the soiling bEeadGoth or
velvet, that is both linen and rubber
lined, is a certain protection against
gater and mud.
Lcggingst Of these materials are
made - reach up and curve upon
the knee, and are fitted about the
foot like a gentlsman's CATER, with a
strap under the foot They button
up on the outside OF the lee, and are
carefully fitted TO the weaFeF by
front and back seams. They are
sometimes bound on the lower edge
with dark fur, which gives the foot
6 chubby and youthful appearance.
For spring wear they are quite as
requisite as for the winter. With q
short quilted silk or satin petticoai
and an Ulster eoat Of cough cloth.
they lock very %coquettish on a cold OF
stormy day. Any lady csa make
them for herself.
They should be fitted ike any gar
ment, and after being bound with
braid, the jet button-holes may be
added. They should be adjusted SC
perfectly that a button-hOok would
be required to fasten them over the
boot and aboat the ankle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
Another BurninK Mine.

On the south side of the Broad
mountain on a line nearly north OF
this borough there was q party near
Is twenty years ago named Hortens,
working the mammoth vein. Since
then the workings of the Donaldson
colliery have extended over into
those old works 10 the same vein. A
smouldering fire has been generated
among the COB and refuse matter
in one Of the breasts of the
old place, which had gradually
gained power by the lapse Of time
and the increase of air facilities ofthe
Donaldson works. With such force
and rapidity has this FIRE been gain
ing Roadway that the escape Of smoke
and steam from the surface of the
ground was plainly visible to the cit
liens of this borough for several
months past. The opening from
which the smoke was elected has
been closed a number of times With
sheet iron, with a view Of combining
and ultimately smothering the fire.
On Saturday, while the inside SUI
p~erintendeBt Of the Donaldson mines
was in the east gangway, he observed
that the FIRE had made its way down
into the gangway and was eonspm'
ing pillars and props at a furious
rate. 1t roared like a great furnace
To him it was apparent something
had to be done. The operators whC
were at the time in Philadelphia
were Immediately dispatched for
word was sent the land owners
pumps, engines and hose were brough.
to the spot, in readiness for the actor
of operators.
Upon a disagreement of the Coke
eolliery operators and the land own
ers about extinguishing the FIRE, j
was decided by the operators t.
to leave it burn, but TO construc
a battery in the east gangway in or
der to prevent the fire from approach
ing the mouth Of their slope. A
this time of writing the sFe is eboG
500 yards east of the foot OF th.
Donaldson slope, and GOULD not 70
some tire to come reach the slope
fremont Neics.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
Entertaining Friends.

Having company is a great dread
il some households. Indeed, 1t Is
the equivalent OF a small revolution.
The sunshine has to be let into the
best room, in itself o revolutionary
procedure; the best silver which, II
II were used and enjoyed every day,
would always tie ready for the use OF
quests. NUT be taken out of It's wraps
and polished; every best thing must
be marshaled into its place for duty,
and then follows q campaign IN the
pantry, which results in many kinds
Of cake and pastry aud a very heat
ed. tired hostess. The announcement
that company is coming by the al
ternoon train" very naturally and
properly sends the thoughts OF the
housekeeper flying owe the Louise
and into her store closets to see II
everything is right for the comfort OF
her guests. Bnt IN q house where
the living Il graduated on a rensolas
BILE scale-the scale, for instance, OF
"plain living and high thinking the
getting ready for company is never a
formidable matter.
Ii is reduced TO airing and slaplhg
the guest chamber, and putting q
fresh flower into its vase, and making
sur that there is enough 10 prepare
ton of the ordinary bill Of fare OF
the family. Plain living does not i'm
ply poor food carelessly prepared;
rather. the most foodful food; a few
kinds at a meal, such as will not sa-
gor of dyspepsia, nor Of the hostess
fatigue. Doubtless this sounds very
inhospitable to the h~ousekeeper ae-
customed to graduate her plans ac-
eording to a widely different scale ;
but we must maintain that hospital
ity is robbed Of falf its sweetness
when the stomach of the guest re-
ceives consideration above his head
and bis heart. If yau are poor, or
in moderate circumstances you can
not afford to add expensive luxuries
to your table, and so hospitality be-
comes a burden. if you are rich, you
have at your command resources that
make the others unnecessary. II
your guest love you it is yourself
that attracts him; if be love you not,
let him buy of those whose business
it is to sell, cakes and CONNECTIONS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
An Tngcnisas PhilOIosist.

A English missionary found him,
self amid an extremely remote and
sarage tribe, who c%Onversed wlla
each ether bv means Of hard aud
rude sounds The missionary tried
long to get hold Of the sounds in such
a wav as 10 represent them in signs.
Having. after a year or so, obtained
clue. he bad ncitber pen, ink, nor pa
per: but he had a wooden leg and q
knife. and be cut on his leg the letters
which be thought correspondent to
the sigus. lie then taught the saw
ages the art Of connecting sounds and
writer signs. The missionary, i
believe. died or left that region, but
he left his wooden leg, and after a
time the sayages worked out from 1t
an alphabet and a written language.
By some mysterious means, too, they
got hold Of a printing press. and an
English traveller got hold Of a few
printed leaves, which he could not
understand, but brought home to Mr..
Norris. This o~rientalist examined
them carefully, and was struck by
the fact that the sentences were
printed in single or paragraph style.
Il struck him that they might be
copied from the Bible. lie counted
the number Of paragraphs or verses
in one Of the unmeaning chapters.
and then searched for a chapter In
the Bible which had the same mum.
Der of verses. He found that there
was only one-a psalm, and on com
pairing the words Of the savage writ
ing with those in the psalm be made
out the alphabet Of the tribe, and
laid a con plete translation OF the
pages before the Oriental Society
Cincinnati Commercial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
lPouItrs Keeping.

Therei i hardly an enthusiast on
The subject Ct poultry, who does not
endeavor To keep several varieties.
lie visits an exhibition or the wards
Of some extensive dealer, and admir-
ing sereral breeds, purchases some
OF each, without considering whether
be has accommodations enough for
all, and understanding the amount
of time required TO manage them
perfectly. We would say to ali be-
ginners. do not attempt TO keep more
than one breed, unless YOU have pleu-
~ OF time to spend, and in addition,
ineXhaustible patience, and thar tact
possessed by the born naturalist,
that IS, by one who has an iDgrained
iondness Tor animals. The interest
IN thoroughbred fowls is 50 rrest
and increasing, that thousands Of
noylces set out every wear in the nur
suit OF rearing them. There is little
satisfaction, however, in the lone
run, in keeping fowls, unless they are
well managed. Keep only one yari-
city, therefore, liz order to succeed as
al amateur.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
The Military Pig

During to last war with Great
Britain, a company Of volunteer sol
diers. destined to join Shelby's army
for the invasion of Canada, had their
rendezvous at Harrodburg, KY, and
remained there SINE time, while
others were gathered there to prepare
for the marcb to Canada. When the
troops had started Oh their march to-
wards the Ohio river, they saw two
pigs fighting, and halted to see the
battle ended. When they resumed
their mareb the victorious pig was
seen following the soldiers, and at
night when the troops eGoamped the
pig found shelter near by and hslted
also. The next day the pig marched
on again with the troops, and contln-
ued to accompany them till they
reached the Ohio river opposite Gin
%cinna!i, where they crossed on a ferry
boat. The pig, on gettingto the wa
tiers edge, plunged in and swan
across. and waited on the other side
till the troops were again prepared 70
march. In the same way the pig
kept on with the troops till they came
to Lake Erie. As the men had their
attention turned to the pig, it became
a net, and they gave it a full share OF
rations which they received; and al
thoagh the troops were often almost
destituts Of food, they never thought
of putting the knife to the throat OF
their fellow soldier, th.e pig. And
though at times the pig fared rather
seantilg, il stil grunted onward, and
manifested as much patriotism IN its
way as It's biped comrades whom 1t
accompanied. At the margin of the
Lake the pig embarked with the sol
diers and went as fer as Bass Island,
I Some of the horses were left at that
place, and although the pig was offer.
ed a passage over to Canada it refused
to 60 any further. Some of the sol
diers attributed its conduct there to
constitutional scruples, and observed
that she knew it was contrary to the
Gousdtuaion to force a militia pig
over the Iine. When the campaign
was ended, and tue troops came
back. as soon as the line Of nsrcl
was formed, they were astonished tt
see the pig on the right Of the line
ready TO resume the bomeWard marcel
with the rest. By this time winteI
had set in, and the pig suffered verS
much on it's way back again. 1t how
ever reached Maysville, KY, WHERE
the troops recrossed the Ohio river
There the pig gave out, but wal
/, placed ia tTuStg hands by Governor
Shelby, and was enaSy taken to thu
|, Governors home, where soc passed
the rest of her days in ease ana idle
, ness. There are many living whc
. were witnesses Of the facts | hav'
stated which | read a few years since
, 10 d work containing very many 10
, teres;gg incidents and historical fact
t respecting :he early settlement 0
Kentucky.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17

the large way OF q lord of the soil.
The department recognizes him as q
tribe and calls him, for instance, the
Teton Sioux. He saws there are
I,400 lodges Of him. The depart.
ment at once estimates eight souls to
a lodge and computes him at ii, 200.
What could the department do then
but ask for an appreciation Of $780,
900 for him2 The amount was voted.
Parties were sent ont from the de-
partment to find this Teton Sioux and
present him, on behalf of the gov
eminent, with $500, 900, less mileage
and expenses of the commission. The
expedition failed.
The Teton Sioux, who was ii, 200,
had gone away. and the committee,
which comprised some of the best
talent 10 the department, could not
find him. They found another one,
however, who was reasonably sober,
and was only about 5000 Te,on
Sioux. They came back and made
an appropriation of S200,0 600 to him,
and sen il TO him by the usual chan
nels. Nothing has since been heard
of him, but it is supposed that ne got
tired, as well Of being so many as OF
waiting so long. and suffered absorb
tion into some tribe, or perhaps a sea
change into something rich and
strange. Nothing so XII DIES the en-
thusiasm of the Interior department
as the knowledge that a Teton Sioux
is wandering through Montana or
Dakota in a state of savage unrest
Immediately a committee from the
department goes for the Teton, finds
him nomadic aud disconnected, says
to him, How many art thou, 0 Te-
TONI" and conjures him by his cxpec-
tation OF a lodge in the happy hunt
ing grounds to enter into q treaty and
consent to accept an appropriation
from the government Having OBJ
tanned his reluctant consent to re-
ceiYe aid from The oppressor, the de-
partment gets aH appropriation and
divides it among deserving persons
Who would not, under such cir
cumstances, be an Indian-or at
least an Indian agent? Who would
not unite with the poet In the aspira-
ton, II want to be an Indian and
with the Indians stand?" Let US
mourn that the red men are disap.
pearing from the whiskey shops OF
the frontier, but let US give the In
dian agents the credit they deserve
for making the most Of them while
they remain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
Manure fer POTATOES

The farmers DO not manure land
very much for potatoes, yet perhaps
some Of them who need it, may get
a hint or two from the following, by
Joseph Harris. in the AgTicEiturtst:
We should get manure ready for DO
tatoes this winter. Ihaye c0mmeac-
cd nv pile already, and 1t Is ierment-
ing nicely, and will keep on terment-
ing all winter. But is is not yet too
late to start q heap. All there is
about il is simply to wheel the ma
nure into a heap in some central po-
sition, and every day, or as oftea
as the stables aud yard are clear
ed out. wheel the manure to the
heap and spread it on top, instead Of
scattering it over a large surface. i
the n does not ferment, 1t D,
probably because it is too poor. The
aroppings from the hen house, j
scat tered upon the heap and covered
up, viii help H. When you Kill pigs
save the blcod and pour it on the
heap. ANY animal matter viii be
good. If the head is dry and cold
the hot water, hair, etc, you have
self after scalding the pigs can be
poured on the heap to advantage. IL
any case the horse stable is separat
ed from the rest of the building. w
throw the horse litter into an empty
s'all, whore il wiz keep dry. Ever,
week or 50 We put this horse litter il
n cart and draw it to the pigpeus
Here it stays until it gets saturate'
with tie rich liquor from the pig.
9nd is then wheeled TO the heap
Z hcre is no difficulty about gettin.
such manure to fcrment. IL will l.
"a prime condition for potatoes in tn
~nring
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-17
American Goods Abroad.

One sometimes meets with Amer
lean good: unexpectedly abroad. A
friend last year purchased at u shop
in Paris one of the little gold plated
and rubber telescope pencils, such as
are made and sold IN great numbers
on this side the Atlantic. for which
be paid fifteen francs. A few days
afterwards, when in l. udon, be no.
lced the same small article in a shop
yindO%, ard bsing so well pleased
With his frst pprchagr hg egtered The
premises and bought . qlPiaale,
price ten shiil!hgs. This is less than
they asked me for the same thing 10
Paris said our buyer yes" an
swered the dealer, always ready to
make a point against his Partisan
coppetitors; I'VE always sell lever
in London tdan in Paris" Our friend
was on bis way b1pe, 4q4 ghep be
got down TO liverpool espiet tie
Identical object Of bis fancy again in
g Liverpool Window. Let US go in
and ask the price of those pencils
here,' be said TO his lady conf, aqIon.
They did so. aud were told, TO his as
constituent. that the price was eight
shillings, and again was tempted to
purchase one as a present for @ FRIEND,
81 thought these pencils were made
in Paris" said our friend, "but End
the further l go the cheaper they are.
| paid fifteen francs in Paris, ten
shillings in London, and now you sell
me one for eight shilliDgs." We'll"
said the dealer, when you get to
America you'll find them cheaper
still, for they were made over there"
And so it proved, for they can be
bought in Boston or New York for
about SIS q dozen.