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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
Popping the Question.

Hall a century ago and more it
was the fashion for suitor TO 90
down on his knees to a lady when
he asked her to become his wife.
which with very stout gentlemen was
an uncomfortable proceeding. The
way in which Daniel Webster pro-
posed to Miss Fletcher was more
modern, being at the same time neat
and poetic Like many other lovers,
be was caught holding a skein OF
thread or wool which the lady bad
been uuraveling Oracle" " said he
(faney Daniel Webster saving
"Gracie"J, I'VE have been untying
knots Let as see if we cannot tie
one which will not unite for a life
time" With piece Of tape he fasten-
ed half true lovers knot. Miss
Fletcher perfected it, and a kiss put
the seal to the symbolical bargain
Richard Steele wrote to the lady Of
his heart "Dtar Miss. Scurlock (there
were no misses in those days..
am tired Of calling you by that name,
therefore, say a day when you wilt
take that Of madame, your devoted,
humble servant Richard Steel.v She
fixed the day accordingly and Steel
ed her name instead of her heart to
the suitor The celebrated preacher
Whiteield proposed marriage to
young lady in a very cool manner,
as though WhiteGeld meant a Geld Of
ice lie addressed a letter to her
parents without consulting the
maiden, in which be said that
they need not at all be afraid of Of
tending him l'y a refusal, as he
thanked God be was free from the
passion Of love Of course, the lady
did not conclude that this field, how
ever white. was the field for her. 4
Scotch beadle was the one who pop
ped the question in the grimmest
manner. Ae took his sweetheart in
to tbs graveyard and, showing her
dark corner, said; Mary, my folks lie
here. Would you like to lie there,
Mary?" Mary was a sensible lassie,
and expressed her willingness to Oh
tain the right to be buried near the
beadle's relatives by uniting herself
with him In wedlOck.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
The Poor Drunkar,I.

o, / have sometimes looked at q
bright beautiful boy, and my flesh
has crept within me at the thought
that there was bare possibility he
might become a drunkard
1 was once playing with beauti-
Eel boy in the city Of Norwich, Con
necsicut; / was carrying him to and
fro on my back, both of us enjoying
ourselves exceedingly; for ] loved
him, and l think be loved me- Dur
ing our play I said to him.
Harry, will you go down with
me to the side Of the stone wall
Oh, yes!' was his cheerful re-
ply.
We went together, and saw man
lying lisiless there, quite drunk, his
face upturned to the bright blue SKY ;
the sunbeams that warmed and ;llu-
mined US lay upon his porous, greasy
face; the pure morning wind kissed
his parched lips and passed away
poisoned the very swine locking
more noble than be, for they were
fulfilling the purpose Of their being.
As looked upon the poor degraded
man, and then looked upOr that
child, with bis bright brow, his beau
tiful blue eyes, his rosy cheeks, bis
pearly teeth, and ruby lips, the per
feet picture of life and peace-as ]
looked upon the man and then upon
the child, and felt his little band
eonvulsively twitehing in mine, and
saw his little lips grow white, and bis
eyes dim, gazing upon the poor
drunkard-then did / pray to God to
give me an everlasting, increasing
capacity TO hate with a burning ha-
tired any instrumentality that could
make such 4 thing Of a being once as
fair as that little child-,j0bH p.
I GOHqh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
WIndOwsIn Stables.

We find in q German exchange
some curious observations on the
manner in which the position Of the
windows affects the eyes ofthe horse.
In one instance, the horses Of a farm
er-line animals, celebrated for their
excellent condition. were kept in a
stable lighted only by one small
window at the side. When the
light wa needed for work, the door
was temporarily left open; the re-
suit was, that nearly all Of these ami
mails had eyes Of unequaled strength,
and in time a number Of them be-
came blind on the side towards the
window. \ strong light directly in
the horses face has been found to
weaken the sight. The worst posi-
tion Of all for q stable window is in
front of the horses aud much higher
than their heads
An officer had bought a perfectly
sound mare from a gentleman whose
stable was lighted by windows stthe
rear Of the stalls. The animal was
s0undIand perfectly satisfactory. At
ter three months, she became sudden
ly ground-shy; upon examining her
eyes, they were found directed up
ward, and this was explained by the
fact that the windows Of the officers
stable were situated above the head
Of the stalls, the eyes being drawn in
that direction. She was removed to
another stable where the light was
admitted from all sides, and in three
months time the difficulty had disap-
peared.
Another officer reports that during
the campaign Of 1899, in France. be
rode horse that was a capital jump
er. On his return from the war, be
placed the animal in his stable. the
windows Of which were above the
front ofthe stalls, and in a short
time the horse became so shy Of the
ground that be had to sell it. He
had similar experience with other
saddle horses, all Of which became
ground-shy in bis stall. One animal
in particular, a thoroughbred mare,
renowned for her jumping qualities,
refused in a short time to cross the
smallest obstacle, and when forced to
cross 4 fOOt-wide gully, made q leap
that would have cleared ditch four
teen feet vide
Owners Of horses who 6nd that
their animals shy at objects on the
ground, or at their side, would do
well to lock to the windows Of their
stables for an explanation Of the evil
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
Mules ~. Horses.

= writer IA an agricultural paper
says bile horse breeders arc sound-
ihS lDe praises Of thoroupbbreds
trotters, Percherons. CIvdesd91os 80
all the host Of strains and breeds
claiming untold good qualities for the
one and the other, we seldom or pev.
er hear a single note 10 favor Of that
useful animal-tbe mule On the
road, amid the hum of cities, in the
very bowels Of the earth, these pa
tient, perseyering, long-lived "hewers
Of wood and drawers of water" are
I plOdding through their daily drudg-
cry unhonored and unsung. We
once overheard q farmer say, with
quaint expression, "the best horse
for farm is a mules" and we sub
scribe ourself champion Of his faith.
Do YOU want an animal which will
serve you faithfully without growl or
balk, one which viii keep fat on short
commons, never need the veterinary,
always be ready for work? Do you
want great big burly brute that
will catch a coal wagon on bis shoul-
ders and tow it up hill, or a little
sprightly fellow 20 plow corn, or to
chores, or make himself generally
useful? If you do, get mule He
viii require less. care, will cost less
money, viii do more work, will eat
less corn, live longer, and pay you
better than any horse we know of,
on the farm. Now it will be said that
mules move slowly, that they are
tricky, that they are frequently
hreachy. Some mules have all these
traits, and some have none Of them,
but their good qualities, taking them
all IN all, very far surpass their bad
oEes. Who ever saw spawned
mule, or curbed' mule. or dead
mule that had not been killed by ac-
cident! 4 man may live lifetime,
be may have gone through the wars,
where b rises lay down and die BY
the score from bad treatment and
starvation, but / venture to say be
can count upon his fingers the num-
Der Of mules he ever saw yield up
the ghost under any ordinary pres
Curp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
uou 10 Raise PIums.

There is 9 secret about plum rails
ing. We have discovered it in
travelling over the country We
never visited large orchard in our
life that we did not fud plenty of
fruit. And We never visited any
place with eight OF ten trees, and
found coed crop Of this fruit Now,
these facts set US to thinking; and
the result Of our thoughts Is this that
Is is very easy to have ali the olums
you want to eat and sell. The Sc
cret connected with plum raising Is
to plant plenty of trees, SO as 10 give
fruit to he cureulio aud to yourself
also. If YOU plant City or a hundred
trees. you will have fruit enough for
every body. Every such orchard
that We ever visited had plenty OF
ripe fruit, Some even complained
that the curculio did not thin out the
fruit enough-that the trees were
overloaded 50 we say to our read
ers, if you plant plums at all, plant
fifty or one hundred trees-tben you
will Ee sure to have all the fFBit YOU
want and il is one OF the most prait-
able crops raised.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
The Horned Owl

The owl is q pretty bird under all
circumstances-sO 1.-THE and graceful
in figure. and so romantic in express
sion Of cOuntenance An American
poet, in describing a certain japanese
heroine, speaks warmly OF her
charming widemouth smile:' be
might have gone farther, with the
owl, and praised its magnificent
open-eyed stare" Especially is the
owl handsome, when bis google eyes
are seen staring out Of a bush just az
dusk, looking ike two Infatuated gig
lamps. and wheu the behOlder IS a
small boy who has lately been do
ing something naughty, leading TO
the belief that "0ld Scratch" is com
ing after him at an early period To
add to that boys felicity, it IS only
necessary that the owl shall raise
his beautiful voice in boot or two /;
and at about that period, Flora Tenn
ple might be disianced by a couple
of flying feet. Perhaps the horned
owl, whose "borns" really consist IN
a pair Of featbery ears. is even band
somer than the others Of his tribe.
His ewes have the diar eter Of sau-
eers. and the profundity Of a deep
well at midnight; and, taken alto
gether, be may be considered as one
Of the highest developments Of the
ornamental in creatiOn.-Froni SUI
tons leisure Hcnr Misceitany, NO.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
Barn Management

4 slovenly kept barn is no credit
20 its owner. 1t is not only insight
~, but the habits that make it so viii
generally be found 10 operate disas-
trously By the wasting Of fodder and
neglecting the animals. We believe,
as a rule, that the animals 10 q SLOW
e0ly-kept barn do not compare IN
thrift With those Of a tidily kept one,
even on as good or better feed. The
reason Is that the slOven has little or
no management. Sometimes bis cat
tie are overfed and sometimes under
fed sometimes they are watered in
the morning, sometimes at night, and
sometimes not at all. Hay is scat
tered about the floor, where it ia
tred upon By unclean boots until it
is so sOiled and tainted that the ami
mails reject it and it is virtually
wasted. Paving no attention to q
change Of food. the appetite be-
comes poor, and q large amount
Of fodder gees 70 the manure
heap which, if properly fed, would
be eagerly devoHred. Under such
management, Of course, the cattle
grow thin
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
How Writ Fouud a wife.

A recent sketch of the loves Of the
great lawyers contains this touching
incident in the lite Of William Writ,
at one time Attorney General Of the
United States: In his younger days
ne was a victim to the passion Of in
:exlcsting drinks, which has been the
oane OF SO many distinguished in the
legal profession. Afiianeed 10 a beau
tltul and accomplished young woman.
be bad made and broken repeated
pledges of amendment. and she af-
ter patiently and kindly enduring his
disgraeeful habit, had at length dis
missed him, deeming him incorrigible.
Their next meeting after his dismiss
al was in a public street in the city
Of Richmond William Writ lay
drunk and asleep on the sidewalk, on
a hot summer day, the rays Of the
sun pouring down on his uncovered
head, and the flies crawling over his
swollen face As the young lady
approached in her walk, her atten-
tion was attracted by the spectacle,
strange to her eyes, hut alas! so
common 10 others who knew the vie
tim, as to attract little remark. She
did not at first recogn :e the sleeper,
and was about to hasten on, when
she vas led or bv one of those i'm
pulses which form the turning point
in human lives, to scrutinize his feat
ures. What was her emotion when
she recognized in him her discarded
lover! She drew forth her handker-
chief and carefully spread it over his
face and hurried away. When v irt
came to himself be found the hand
kerchief, and in one corner the below
ed name. With a heart almost break
Jag with grief and remorse, be made
a new VOW Of reformation. He kept
the vow, and be married the owner
of the handkerchief
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
FROST.BITTES.
BY oEoEeE A. BAkER, IN.

We wes riding home from Carols ball,
Nelly Sanssrgent and ], you know;
The white flakes hu.tered about cur lamps,
And cur wheels rolled silently through the
snow.
We'd danced together the evening through,
For Bernstein's Viols had ''played their best;'
Her fair head dropped her lids were low,
And her dreamy eyes were full Of rest.
Her white arm nestled along her lap,
Her hands half holding, with weary grace,
Her fading yiOlets; passing sweet
Was the far-of look on her fair young face.
watched her, speaking never n word,
For would not waken those dreaming eyes.
But the breath OF the violets filled the air,
And my thoughts were many, and far from
wise.
At last, said to her, bending near,
s.Ah, Nelly Sansargent, sweet 'tWouid lie
To ride together our whole lives long,
Alone with the violets, you and me-"
Her fair face flushed, and her sweet eyes fell,
Low as the murmur Of E1eadow rlls
Her answer came to me-''yes, perhaps;
But who would settle our carriage bills:'
The delcat. blossoms breathed tkeirlast;
Our wheels rolled hard on the stones, jgst
then,
where tho snow had jrIfted; the subject dror-
ped,
And has never been taken up again.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14

The late Dr.. Macadam used to tell
Of a tipsy Scotehman making his way
home upon a bright Sunday morning
when the good people were vending
their way to the Kirk 4 little dog
pulled the ribbon from the hand Of a
lady who was leading it, and as it
ran away from ber she appealed to the
irst passer-by, asking him to whistle
for her poodle Woman" be re-
torted, with solemnity Of visage
which only a drunken man can as
sumo, woman, this is not a day for
whislin ~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14
Keeping Ecafaer narpe-. PIiasie.

1t is well known thar leather arti-
eles kept in stables soon become brit
tie, in consequence Of ammOniaeal
exhalalions and the shoes of those
who frequent them. Tie usual ap-
plicstions Of grease are not always
sufficient to meet this dihcuity, bat It
is said that, BY adding to them
small quantity OF glyeerine the leath-
er viii be kept continually in soft
and pliable condition.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14

Manager DAILY says that 10 Paris
he has seen "c0lored spectators sit
ting side By side with duehesses. "
and be doesn't see why the same
thing cannot be done here. We do,
however. Where will be get his
duchessesg
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14

The jury in a scardal ease at
Charlton, Saratoga County. y. Y,
rendered the following verdict: We
End the prisoner not guilty, but this
kissing business must be stopped"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14

The merry Christmas days sped
rapidly away. and both Clarence
Kane and his beautiful ward became
toasts in the aristocrstic society of
aristocratic Baltimore.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-14

High living for hard times times
rooms in the attic.
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Miscellaneous.
'LEToNs'
A PPLEToNS'
AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA
NEW REVISED EDITION.

Entirely rewritten by the ablest writers on every
subject. Printed from new type, ana iilustraled
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11

Aground. inside tho bar-Ship Waterloo. The
steamship Be-, tian WAS pulled OF the middle
ground 1t 2ls p. n. by the dTedse boat Essayons
aud tow boat Ella. aud anchored abreast OF the
lighthouse.
VICKsBuKs. April l0-Passed up-Kste Kinney.
A. NJ; Frank Pargoud II a. M j; Thomas Sherlock,
2 r NJ. No boats down to-dAy. weather warm
and cloudy. River roee four iDcheA
MEMPHIS, April lO-The river declining. weather
wet aud cool. Depsrted-Mary Boyd and FO,t
Gibson. for Arkansas river; Quckst+p. for White
Oakland and tow, for New Orleans; City Of Helena,
for vicksburg.
EVANSVILLE, April lO.-River twenty eight feet
three inches and falling. Light rain. Ep-CherOkee,
At A. N. DOwn-ExpOrter at p. n.
LOUISVILLE, April l0.-River falling eleven feet
six inches in the canal. Weather cloudy and blus-
terirg. DOwn-Thompson Dean, from Cincinnati
to New Orleans
CAIRO, April l0-Arrived-Mary Houston, from
Louisville at II p. NJ; Future City, from New Or.
eaus, at A. NJ; st. Genevieve, from Vicksbnrg, at
p. NJ Belle shreveport from ST. Louis. at S p. N.
Derarted-Horston, for New Orleans at l A. NJ;
Future City, for st. LOuis at 5A. NJ; At. Gene
We've, for St. Louis, at 3 p n. River thirty nine
feet eleven inches and falling. Weather cloudy.
Mercury go.
six inches and falling Weather cloudy and
colder. Arrved-Charies Bedmann, from New
Orleans
st. Louis, April 10.-No arrivals. Departed
Yaeger, tor New Orleans; Julia, for vicksburg
River IisiI g rapidly. and nearly all the upper
streams are swelling. Rain nearly all day.
Weather cold.
PITTsBuRs, April 10 River nine feet four inches
and falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11

The New Orleans Republican discovers
that when the Conservative committee re-
turned from their visit to Washington
uripg the last session of Congress thew
were changed in their belief that the
South governed the Union, changed in the
belief that Louisiana governed the South,
and converted to the conviction that q
State which stands in the fifth class, even
If her people were united, can neither con-
troi the Union nor offer an issue of sufficient
Importance to 'natioNalze' local contest
for office" In this pointed sentence NAV
be found much to explain the turbulent
condition OF the South. In fact. the South
ern whites. who compose the Democratic
party OF that section. are SO conceitedly
arrogant and selfsutficient, that they be.
heve their most tritling act attract world
VIDE attention. LudicrOus as this pompous
sell assertion may appeark.a the millions
and millions of people outside the South
who go to make up the grand total of
American citizenship. these Southern NAL.
contents proceed with their BON bastic Gus
toms with all the gravity of those famous
TOOley street tailOrs. South Carolina. Wiz.
ginia and Louisiana are espe cially sffiicted
with this conviction of their own inn.
portaDce, aud combined they are able r.
cast only twenty six of the 800 votes in the
college, Washington National Re
publican.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
Burn Letters of Affection.

Again, we should remember that there if
no higher appeal to honor than that which
a confidential letter implies. The winged
word may be lost forever, but the written
word remains. 1t is the most unquestion.
ing love which puts itself at the mercy of a
correspondent. which writes what it would
hardly whisper, and takes its chances of
being advertised and trumpeted to the four
corners of the earth. Does not such tender
trankness demand even a nervous care and
caution upon the other side A blow for
kiss is bad enough. Ingratitude is the
Oppr0brlum OF our nature. But what blow
can be bitterer to sensitive woman than TO
ind confidence misplaced, trust disregard
ed, and the sanctum sanctOrum of her soul
thrown wide open for the curious to stare
at its boarded and ballOwed treasure! Such
mOckery of good faith is intolerable be-.
tween man and man-it is tragedy pure and
simple when it pOisOns the peace of woman.
Did she write this loving sentence for the
whole world to read! Did she spread out
all the tenderness Of her soul upon the bis.
tered page that coarse testers might trans
late it into their own foul dale cts. and con-
strue it according to the upcleanlinesss of
their own besOtted natures! Yes! it
is certainly better to burn letters of
affection than to hoard them in this
most uncertain world. Burn, if YOU
would not have the deepest secrets of
your soul made the sport of attorneys
Burn. if you would not have your sacred.
est affairs discussed by strangers after YOU
are gone! Burn, if you would not have
your friend panied by even an accidental
disclosure of kindness Burn, if YOU
would have Your costliest secrets continue
undivulged! Burn for your own sake and
Tor the sake OF others! Give trembling
hopes and gentle assurances, the first
ialterirg promise, the last welcome asserya- |
ton, the golden and silver sentences, the |
record of dreams and of doubts, the lines |
traced when all was bright, the scorching |
phrases written when all was benighted-
give the sweet and the bitter and the bitter |
sweet. earnestness and playfulness, deep
appeal and trivial jest-all to the friendly |
ire !-Ne,c York Tribune,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
iDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
General Exchange
quotations. quotations.

The market opened with only moderate in
quiry. mostly from buye who claimed further
concessions which factors were unwilling to admit,
and the movement during the morning was con-
stquently on limited scale but as several offers
for lists of some magnitude were pending it was
hoped that later in the day it would show ncreas.
age business. The offers referred 10. however
were not accepted, and operations were restricted
accordingly, the entire business being confined to
kinds maintained their previous frmness, but The
general run Of the .fieIings showed lees steadi
ness. with manifest tendency in favor Of buyers
The AWopnt on ship60agd not cleared, going on
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
City Hall New Orleans, March 10, 1875
VVHE TAX BILLS OF 1875 ARE READY FOR
J. delivery at this office. Tax PAYERS Will he
allowed for prompt payment
Four per cent discount from date to the twan
tieth of March, 1875. inclusive
Three per cent discount from the twenty-first
the Thirty fret of March. 1878, inclusive.
Two per cent discount from the first of April Il
the thirtieth of April 1875 inclusive
mhl4 ED. PILSBURY Administrator
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE..

STATE TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE FOURTH DISTRICT,
No. PAS Josephine street. )
New Orleans March 49, 1875 !
STATE LICENSES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
~ and State taxes for 1874, payable in 1875, are
now due, and parties inter ested are hereby notified
to settle the same at once, in order to avoid costs
A. s. BADGER
mhl3 I'm Tar COIlec<or
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining ID tho New Orleans Pestemce
Uncalled fer fer the Week Fading
Saturday, April 10, 1873, Mt 6 p. M.
1.-THE Postoface remains open on Sundays from 10
A. N. tn tn II N