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West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-30
A VExEp OuEsrIoN.-The great n.

A VExED QUEsTIoN.-Th great problem
is how to train and keep the physical sys-
tenn at the top Of its capacity for work and
enjoyment all the time. Those who do not
get an abundance of outdoor exercise in
their regular avocations must secure its
equivalent in some other way, or suffer the
consequences. The more exacting the work
of the brain, the more needful is vitality.
How to do this each must settle for himself
as best he can, with both an interest and
duty. There is a religion of the body as
well as of the spirit; indeed, true religion
includes both body and mind. 1t is not a
crusade on calisthenics and the other meth
ods of physical training that is wanted, but
wiser and more general use of them. We
have mastered the art of making perfect
tree, and persuading rose to bloom in any
color we may choose; we know exactly how
to rear just such horse or dog as we de-
sire; but who shall tell us how to develop
and train the human body to perfection
When we go back and study the old Greek
and Roman models, our pride oozes out,
and we are inclined to question whether we
have not lost in one way quite as much as
we have gained in another by this intangi
BILE something we call civilization.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-30
INFLUENCE OF D1Er.-For the mental la

INFLUENCE OF DIET.-For the mental la
borer, fish every second day is requisite
Soup sets all the glands at work, and pre-
pares the stomach for the more important
function of digestion, and therefore should
be taken at dinner every day. Beef broth
is to the old what milk is to the young.
Cookery properly attended to, keeps man
in health. If the stomach is out of order,
the brain is affected. We should eat more
fruit, vegetable soup, and fish, and less
meat. Good and well prepared food beau
tifies the mind. Wrinkles are produced by
want of variety of food. The man who
does not use his brains to select and prepare
his food, is not above the brntes, which
take it in raw state.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-30

Character is not shaped by trifes any
more than marble is sculptured by puffs of
air. Only by hard struggles and stern con-
ficts with temptation, and resolute self
mastery, does the divine principle assert it's
supremacy and carve its immortal lowell
ness into every faculty and mood of the
mind. The sharpness of our trials and the
hardness of our lot show what we are COM
posed of.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
Ihe Thumb ~ an Index of Co
From All the Year RUund.


Scott says to bite the glove or the
numb was Border pledge of mortal
revenge. In England thumb bitinr
was practiced to soad an adversary in
10 hghtlng. Decker tells us that ST
fauls Walk was notable for shoulder
ings, 1eenings and biting of thumbs to
oeget quarrels; and Shakespeare i'm
ports the fashion into Verona. When
Gregory and Sampson espy two Mon
tague men out fly their swords: but
prudent sampson, to compel the Others
10 take the initiative bites his thumb
at them, which is a disgrace il they
pear 1t. Challenged with the uucs-
ton, Did you bite your thumb at me
olr:' he replies, mo, | do not bite
my thumb at you, Sir; butt bite
my thumb and in few minutes the
tray begins. 1t was not absolutely
necessary to put tie thumb to the
mouth In 1901 a rude fellow was sent
10 prison Tor casting vile contempt
upon the Clerk of the Sheriff of Lon
don by raising his thumb and saving.
"lphurt, lphurt!" ''in manifest con.
tempt OF our lord the king"
II one Neapolitan wishes to anger
another, he places the palm of his right
hand on the back of the left and shakes
the crossed thumbs, symbolical of
donkey's ears, at him; pleasant bit
OF pantomime answering to the 'tak
ing sight popular else W here-a sign
OF contemptuous defiance, said to be at
least as Old as ancient Assyria.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
NJ. Nicholas for Januarx

Is, as might have been expected. ar ef
ceptlonally beautiful issue of this in
varlably beautiful magazine.
For single number of a children
periodical, its list of contributors is au
unexampled, an astonishing, an e1traya
CANT one, for among its stories are
Bayard Taylor's vivid and Charming nar.
ratlve OF Jon of Iceland" Edward Ec
gleston's characteristic "Hoosier Fair,
story, Louisa NJ. Alcott's jolly account
OF "Marjorie's Birthday Gifts" j. r
Irow bridges capital Bass Cave Sketch"
lone of the very best sketches that this
noted author has ever written). Susan
Coolidge's "roinette and the Elves"
and Abby Morton Diaz's little story OF
,Gettlng Up in the World;" while its
list OF poems contains H. H. IS est. Chris.
toPher,' Celia Thaxter's "Piccola," and
Z. T. Craneh's How Willie Coasted by
Moonlight" All these articles, more
over. are thoroughly representative of
the individual and widely recognized
ability of their authors, and all but two
are beautifully illustrated the gorgeous
picture of st. Christopher" a repro
duction of Tintorettos celebrated paint.
ing, forming a worthy frontispiece for
such brilliant number.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
Matchmaking scheme Frustrated

BosroN, Dec. IA remarkable
attempt to blackmail r. Geldowsky.
one of the largest furniture dealers
here, has eliminated in the exposure
OF the plot and the arrest of Ezra S.
Goodwin, private detective, and the
chief couspirator. Goodwin induced
a former employee of Geldowsky's to
swear that the latter hired him to set
fire to his (Geldowsky's factory In 1871
in order to defraud insurance GONNA.
mics. Goodwin claimed to represent
the companies, and, armed with the
false affidavit. demanded $42, 900 of
Geldowsky, or exposure and arrest.
The latter secured the services of de.
tectives, and ostensibly agreeing to paw
a portion of the blackmail, entrapped
Goodwin in room at a hotel, where
he was arrested yesterday. He is now
in Jail in default of So, 900 bail. VIM,
Fogg, who made the false affidavit.
was also arrested and is in Jail, He
came from Florida in order to carry
out the scheme.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
from the Philadelphia Telegraph.
PILGRIMS DISRANnEN

| On Saturday evening last the "Mys-
ferrous Pilgrims" held their final meet
ing at the club room on Chestnut street.
aoeve Eleventh. The proposition TO dis
oand was made several months AFRO. and
at the last meeting at which il was dis
cussed, 1t vas agreed that action should
3e deferred until the meeting on Satur
Gay night. Seyenty-three mem bers were
present, and John Welch, ESQ, presi-
| dent, occupied the chair.
after long delate, the resolution
which provides that the club shall for
inally disband on the LIST of January was
put on Its passage and adopted by a vote
OF ~ yeas to IL nays, there being only ii
votes cast out of the 70 of which the
total membership is composed. Another
resolution providing for the disposition
OF the property OF the organization was
The Mysterious Pilgrims organized
seven or eight years ago, and the lat.
alderman David Beitler was the first
president. Its membership then con
sisted OF thirty, but more recently the
numoer was increased. For a long time
they occupied the second story of the
northeast corner OF Eleventh and Chest
nut streets as their quarters, About /,
year and half ago they moved into
their present club-rooms, Chestnut street
above Eleventh, which are furnished
with gorgeous magnifcence. The aoors
are carpeted with the richest fabrics. the
walls are brilliant with artistic decora
tlon, numerous oil paintings, valuable
~ sie1zotlnts, etc, adorn the rooms, and a
sl,1VV Schomacker grand piano occupies
d place among the handsome walnut
furniture.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
''IhG Boy EmlgrditS, by Noah Brooks.

Giving the adventures of party of BOYS on
thelr Iong journey across the plains, with Il
VIVID portraiture of their Life In CaIifor-
MIA during the days of the GOld-Fever.
Mr.. Brooks brings to this work, in addition
10 ms well-known literary gifts. a thorough
familiarity with the features of that wild
country and the people then docking towards
II; W nat he has to say OF them Is pervaded
with subtle and intense SAVIOR of reality
that enables the reader to follow the charao-
ters IN their adventures with positive sense
OF companionship. The contagIon OF the
gold fever" the 81 eat difficulties and perlls
which beeagured their journey across the
plans and mountains and finally the adyen-
Iurous. half-civilized. and yet, in a certain
rude way. poetic life in the mines OF Califor-
MA, are ali described with wonderful truth.
.ulness and skill. Add to this the elevated
tone pervaaing the work, and the irresist.
able attraction which such n narrative pos.
sesses for boys, and the value OF this stirring,
healthy serial becomes evident.
ihsre Is to be another and shorter serial
beginning In January and running through
three numbers
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
n Wall of Horror.

PANAMA, Dec, 1.-THE Opinion Ma.
tional, OF Lima, publishes a story that
an immense quantity of human re-
mains have been taken from the wall OF
old San Andreas Hospital. Between
four and five thousand skeletors are
said to have been discovered. Tho
San Andreas Hospital was built in
1907. The South Pacific Times, quot.
ing the story of the Opinion National
says; The impression generally pre-,
walls that these bones belong to the
victims OF the inquisition. They an,
peared to be from one hundred and
fifty 10 two hundred years old, and
from their appearance led to the belief
that the bodies were thrown into the
opening. between the walls. All the
skeletons appear to be clothed"
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

'lt is only just to say" remarks the
Springfield Republican, "that Genera.
Grant has hitherto behaved unexpec.
tsdly well in the matter of these whis-
key ring prosecutions. But now that
1t is his own nose that is on the Bris
tow-Jewell reform grindstone, now
that the scandal houndS'-as joyce
calls them-have followed the trail into
the White House itself, and the names
ofthree or four of his nearest kin are
publicly connected with the frauds, he
is not unnaturally growing tired of it.
His temper begins to show signs of
wear and tear. Probably he is in much
the same frame of mind as the colored
convert whose pastor let him slip out
of his hands at the immersion: Some
gemman's nigger'll be killed yet by dis
dam foolishness.'
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
The American Products of the Preciou.
Metals.


Metals.
The report of the United States
Commissioner of Mining Statistics re.
Gently issued, estimates the product of
the precious metals in this country in
1874 at $72, 42S. 206; Arizona contribu.
ting S4S7 900, California SEQ, 800, 531
Colorado $5, lSS, $40. Idaho 81 $50, ,OO4,
Montana 1884, 722, Nevada $35, ,452,. :.
233, New Mexico $500, 900, Oregon
$6O9.070, Washington 1854. .535, Utah
$3,9l1 ,16l, Wyoming and othersources
100000. The total exhibits an in.
crease as compared with former years;
the estimated yield for 1869 having
been $61 500, 600, for 1870 $66, ,0OO, 600,
for 1871 $66, ,663, 900, for 1872 sea, ,943,.
S57, and for 1878 $71 .642, 523. 1t would
be comparatively easy, if the demand
for the precious metals increases, to
greatly enhance the product of Color
ado, Utah. Nevada, and California
during 1876 and succeeding years, be-
cause machinery and supplies can
readily be transported to their mining
districts, and nearly all the bullion
they now yield is obtained by syste-
matte operations capable OF great ex-
pansion under the pressure of new
inducements. Of late years some
difficulty has been experienced in
finding II satisfactory and profitable
way OF disPosing of silver.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
SOMETHING OFINTEREsT TO THE
OLD FOLKS, AND TO TIE
BOYS AND GIRLS,

The BostOn journal, in "A recent issrs
rays Picture to yourself what "A mapazine
ior chlluren ought to be-how bright and
mnning IN contents. how pure and sti nulat.
& ,nR IN teacninS now Respondent with pict-
uIes and then turn over the pages oil ST
cd" O''' 'N'~'' 'o"i''
The Chicago Inter.Oceam says: "sr
NICHOLAS ls an institution ot which Young
anu ~ oiu America are as proud as England is
OF Pnnch. a house without 81. NICHOLAS "
contirues the writer. docs not deserve to
own any boys and girls; no ,log should way
It's little tail while pressin ny its nose through
tae area raiiings; emphatica'ly, we would
observe that should the sun Condescend TO
shine upon that house. his solar maiestv
would make q big III stake
The FIRST VOLUME OF ST. NICHOLAS was
a surDrise even to % public that had heart.
NY weicomed 1t, number by number. News.
paDer critics expressed enthusiastic approyal
children and parents were alike deIiehteI
ana cos Eralulatory letters rom distinguished
men ana women poured in upon the publish
ers and editor Charles Dudley Warner
wrote: DO not see how it can be made an Y
better and il children don't like il. il is time
TO change the kind OF children in this coun
tryi whittier, our great poet, wrote: at
Is ilttle 70 say of this magazine that 1t is the
oest chlld's peri dical in the world" and
Worus OF nearly commentator came across
tue ocean from such earnest workers and
popular fayorltes of the young as Geo. Mae
aonaid' Christina Rossctti, and Canon
kingsley.
beautifully bound. superbly illustrated and
hlled with good things from the beat writers
Including three long serial storIesl, the first
volume OF ST. NICHOLAS. complete in itself.
Is a nner Christmas gift for girls an Il bows to.
uay tnan any single book in the market, ex.
ceptiDg
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

Babcock indicted by the st. Louis
Grand Jury for completely in whiskey
frauds is not the Babcock who inven-
ted the celebrated fire extinguisher.
Instead of it being an extinguisher, the
gentlemen in question bids fair to be
eXtinguished.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
St. Nicholas for 1870.

Winch, with its magnificent pictures, 1t, two
complete serials, and its nnumerable shorter
stories sketches poems, fai' Y tales rhvmes
ana llngIo', bits OF wisdom, its French Ger.
man and Latin stories its fun and its NM.
zlcs. Jack'in-the pulpit the Letter. box Sc
A'.' i even more superbly attractive.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
4" JON OF l(ELAND.''
BY BAYAltD TAYLOR,

A delightfully."- vivid story OF AN Icelandi,
boys career, full OF incidents which coulc
happen in no other country, and graphical
ly touching upon the customs, life, and gen
eral features OF that strange land.
THE BEST GEsER.L READING for boys ant
girls Is insured by a list of present and prom
:sed contributors, among whom are:
William Cullen Bryant, George Mac
donald. Christina Rossetti, Louisa NJ.
AIcott, j. II. Trow bridge, Il. Ii. AIdrich
Elizabeth stuart Phelps, Abby Morton
Diaz, Harriet Prescott SpoHsrd, Donald
q. Mitchell, ii. H., Edmu.d e. Sted-
man, Lucy LarcOmb. Charles Dudley
WarneS, Bret IIarte, Frank IL. stock
ton, Elizabeth Akers Allen, II. w. Hig-
EiIison, Lucretia p. Hale, Prof. X. A..
Proctor, Mrs. OIiphani and Rev. Ed
ward Egglestou.
Special papers arc secured or promised.
viz: ASTRONOMY FOE YOUNG FOLKS prot.
Proctor); CHAPTERS ON WINDSOR e sTLR
and English History tNrs oiiphdntN; TALKS
WITH GIRLS Mrs. 4. u. #. Whifney, H. H.,
Louisa NJ. Iic0tt, Susan Coolidge aud Mrs
Dodge; LITTLE HoUsEKEkPERs' PAGES
Marion Hdridnd, dHtAOr Of "Common Sense
~ ne HouseR0d }. Also, INCIDENTS OF
AMERICAN HISTORY, PRACTIC AL Il ,NDwoRK
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, SKETCHES OF AD-
VENTURE AND TRAVEL, FAIRY TALEs, and
Stories OF Home Life. a ! oung ContriOutors'
department is to be added to the well. known
and approved Regular Features. and, IN
short. the Magazine will be made as useful.
lively, and entertaining as the purest and
best writer's and artists can make it
some of the Finest Works of the Great
Painters have been engraved for ST. NicHo
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
St, Nicholas for 1874 & rs, 4VoIs.

FOR the convenience of libraries and be.
cause many cdlldren find the two large yoIu.
mes for land Is rather bully to handle, we
nave had these twec nty four numbers bound
in four elegant volumes. and lnclosed IN
neat box, under the general title o.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
sTATE OF DELAWARE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

G,veruo the Peace and N
""'' De'e"pe
nL LrIuu
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14


ENATr GRUBB,
usotc
Of the and Nos
witness whereof have
isHSGE) iGNArus GRlBB,
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The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

The Ncw-Nork Tribune saws I'm tho
ava anche OF immoral literature that threat.
ems the children some strong vitality whole.
some, and really at'rac i've magazine is re.
CURED for them, and ST. NICHOLAS has
reached higher platform. and commands
for this service wider resources in nrt and
Temperance"
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
NJ. Nicholas for 1876.

Promises even greater attractions than the
previous volumes. y strong feature of the
new volume Is an American Serial story,
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

Inc religious press all over the country
heartily commcnds 81. NICHOLAS and yirtIi.
ally echoes the opinion of the New } ork
thrtStian mon that it ID a ptLIGHTFJT l.
MAGAZINE FOR ALL CHILDREN Be
L" EEN flN + AND ElGHrY-SENEN'
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
COAL.

RLACK CASHMERE>.--Direc from the
~ impor'ers . full line Of Black Cash
q; so. These desirable fabrics are at lever
prices THAI We have offered for years, and We
recommend them tor color and durability.
W B. SHARP,
o,s26 Fourth and Market strees
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

The sunday-School Times savs. a
eteaheI. purcH. more trustworthy periodical
for children cannot bo named Tho n,a0n.
Zlne does not calm TO be religious but ID ia
on tho side OF all that is true and good, from
beginning to end"
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14
'Fllc NJ. Nicholas EiEprary

These four volumes are sold for s. being
on y Two dollars n volume-a beautiful and
valuab Christmas presen: for IN entire
family OF young folks.
The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

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The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

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The daily gazette., 1875-12-14

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-03

Some OF the weather prOgnOsticators OF
this place were watching "Old PrObabili-
ties on last Thursday, claiming that 10 be
the "~raling day for the weather Of this
month and o they are not happy.
The Monongahela City Minstrel Troupe
gave one Of their grand and u~nequalled
entertainments at this place on W wednesday
evening last Peculiarly, we understand,
il was nOt a success.
A few h~orse-drOvers have visited our
section OF country, though but few horses
have been sold. Owners OF stock gc8er-
ally claim that offers are scarce and prices
very low.
Quite an interesting proiraeied meeting
has been in progress for the last two weeks
at the Horner Church, about four miles
from this place. We are informed that
the attendance has been exceedingly large,
and that considerable Christian zeal has
been manifested there.
Mr.. Edmund Herman. for many years
4 resident and active bus ness man Of this
place, las purchased the residence Of Gen
er4s &. H Cofro;h at Somerset, and in
tents 10 make that place his future home
The tfm.e IS near at hand when il vii be
fair to conjecture that if y0u meet 9 man
and be IS particularly anxious concerning
your health, as well as that Of the rest OF
your relations. he IS a candidate, and any
iavors YOU can do him IN that direction
will be thankfully received
Noah Gohn las purchased a part OF the
old homestead from the Chrisihn Lndy
estate. and Is erecting new buildings there
on When completed he VIII have one Of
the pleaantesi homes in this section
This time II was DR.. George B. Porch,
al S~,ahls;Own, Pa. Who eniersl into an
entansfiuc matrimonial alliance with Mss
Annie II. Lehrmaan. Of Chambersburg.
some OF Docs cd companions mourn
his loss from baeAlord0m, bui visa him
and his igir uEe q long lie plenty O. sun
shfne. and innumerable pleasures May
heir lot always be castin pleasant pisces
We have heard lately Of the operatioa.
OF sone E~amiiigSied SGmps, who A2ys
been cutting harness, robes &c q IN
Ioosening the checks from tho brides aad
fastening them 70 the bsgseS causing rua-
ax4ys and Sraash.sA These foul tena'
Ezy be sRaseniy stopped in their Nld @
reer. Reiribugive justice viii oyertak'
them when they least expect Il We hop
We may hear OF no more OF these oatrages
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-03

ANOTHER OF those terrible domestic ca
lamities, the result of the too common
practice of leaving children alone, occur
red on Tuesday Of last week in the family
Of Mr.. ID. DOel, who resides between La
trobe and ST. Clair. Shortly after dinner
on the day named, Mrs. Noel left her
child, aged about nine months, in the crib,
some six or eight feet distant from the fire,
while she went in another part of the
house for some purpose, remaining absent
fora considerable time. Upon her return
she was horror stricken TO find the crib on
fTe, AMI the poor child burned in q most
shocking manner. As quick as possible
the flames were extinguished, and DR..
Donnelly. of LatTO5e, summoned, who
did all in his power to alleviate the suffer
ings OF the little one, whom he pronounced
injured beyond the hope of recovery. The
child fingered until ten O'Clock that night,
when death fortunately came 10 its relief.
The unfortunate child was. at the time,
sick with the measles. and in such an ex-
hausted condition as to prevent its making
any outcry. It's tongue, face and hands
were burned TO a crisp, and its sufferings
must have been intolerable. The suppo-
sitiOu Is tHab III us euOTts 10 Tree ltSSil
from the fire, ii seized the mosquito bar
covering in its hands, and, drawing the
burning Eass towards its face, inhaled the
flames while attempting to scream in ago
ny. i spark from the CRATE is supposed
to have caused the catastrophe. The pa
rents, it is needless to say, are inconsola-
BILE in their grief, and the mother is al
most heart broken in consequence of the
terrible calamity. They are, indeed. de-
serving the heartfelt sympathy and condo
lence Of alL-GreeHs5Hrg argus.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-03
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PoRU H-LEHRMANN.-At Jenner Y
Roads, on February IA, 1875. by B. s.
Flick, Esq. DR.. George b. Porch, Of
Stahlstown, Pa. to Miss Annie M. Lehr.
mann, of Cbambcrsburg, Pa
MILLER-MuLLER-On the Goth Of
February, by Rev. J. Berkeley. at his resi-
dencc, Mr.. Jacob G. Miller, Of Milford
township. I Miss Maggie Miller. of Som.
erset County.
WALKER-GERHARD.-A the resi-
dence of the bride, or the Esd ult.. by Che
same, Mr.. Silas A. Walker, Of Milford tp;:,
TO Miss Annie Z. Gerhard, of MiddlecreeA
township.
LIVENGOOD-BEACHY.-0 Thurs
day, February 25th, at the residence Of The
brides parents, in Elklick. by Elder 5.
C. Keim. Mr.. Jacob d. Livengood. o
Salisbury. TO Miss Lizzie L. Beachy, all o.
Somerset Co, Pa.