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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
An Affecting Case.

The many freaks of physical in
trinity show nothing stranger than
instantaneous blindness or deafness,
or their immediate cure. The fol-
lowing is told in Nashville paper /:
We recently heard remarkable and
touching story of little boy, the
son of a gentleman in an adjoining
county. His age is twelve or thir-
teen. He is al interesting and prom
ising lad. Ond day during the past
winter he failed to rise in the morn
ing as early as usual. At length his
father went in the room where be
lay, and asked him why be did not
get up. He said it seemed dark yet,
and be was waiting for daylight
His father retired, but the boy did
not make bis appearance for some
time, he returned and said a second
time;
"My son, why don't you get up?"
Father, is it daylight" be asked.
Yes, long ago."
Then father" the little fellow
said, II am blind"
And so it was His sight was
gone.
In short time his father took him
to Nashville, to get the benefit Of
the medical profession there, but
none of the physicians could do any
thing for nim, and happily made no
experiments on his eyes. Some la
dies in a family of his fathers &C.
quaintance sought to cheer him in
his affection, and one night propos-
ed to take him to the opera, that he
nigh. hear the music and singing.
He went and was delighted.
In the course of the performance,
all at once he lesped up. threw his
arms around his father neck. and
screamed with eestaey:
20, fatherl | can see!"
His sight had insissdfy returned.
And since thea he has retained j. in
full visor, except that under excite
melt there is sometimes q dimness Of
vision. The case is one of a remar-
kable and singular character.
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The Green and Yellow Isle.

Charles Warren Stoddard writes:
Ireland puts her best foot forward on
whichever side you approach her.
Within she is barren and bleak, and
awfuily uninteresting. Some miles
of peat bog will do very well for
background, but when you find your
self swamped in the middle of it
somehow you lose all interest in this
life and naturally begin thinking Of
your latter end. Ireland is so lone
some, so melancholy, so thoroughly
fOrsaken that when you come upon
town of any considerable size you
wonder how they manage to keep it
up. There is plenty of laDd there,
most of it rich and mellow, but il
lies idle simply because there is no
one TO work it, or worse, those who
have remained at home and are will
ing 10 work cannot afford to under
take it; they haven't penny to bless
themselves with. They have a pig
which bates in green water in front
of the door and dries himself on the
hearth by the peat Gre in the one
room of the cottage. The hens lay
eggs in the bed-that is when they
can afford to make shells and gil
them; the cow looks in at the back
window, which is without glass or
sash, and swedrs at the scarcity of
brA. | have seen a COW in the
house examining a chest of drawers
to see if there were anything eata-
bic Whereabouts, while the family
was literally crowded into the mud
under tie door sill where the pet
pig snored luxuriousIy. These very
people would give you sharp and
witty reply, and very often grace
ful one, 10 any remonstrance you
might be pleased to make You find
fragmentary unpublished pages Of
Lever, Charlton, Banim, Maxwell,
Griffin, Mrs S. C. Hall, and host
of other novelists in any howell you
enter; but for the unbounded good
humor of Pat and his Biddy, Ireland
would indeed be a sorrowful spot.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

There is o mystery about the
American lakes. Lake Erie is only
sixty or seventy feet deep; but Lake
Outario, which is 500 feet deep, is
230 feet below the tide level of the
ocean, or as low as most part Of the
Gulf of St. Lawrsnce and the bot
tom of Lakes Huron, Michigan and
Superior, although the surface is
much higher, are all from their vast
depth on level with the bottom Of
Ontario now as the Detroit River,
after allowing all the probable portion
carried of by evaporation, does not
appear BY any means equal to the
quantity of water which the three
upper lakes receive, il has been con-
jectured that . subterranean river
may run from Lake Superior, BY the
Huron, to Lake Ontario. This con-
lecture is not impossible, and &C.
counts for the singular fact that her
ring and salmon are caught il all
lakes communicating with the ST.
Lawrence, but no others. As the
Falls of Niagara must have always
existed, it would puzzle the natural
list to say how these fish got into the
upper lake without some subterran-
can river; besides, any perlodiesi
examinations Of the river would furn-
ish a not improbable solution OF the
mysterious fux and rehux o! the
lakes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

one Of the sand scoops and a fishing
line, TO reach across the trench, and
sc interpose something. however
slight. TO which the men could catch,
and so break the frightfu.. impetus
which carried them to death
He stood quietly wrapping the
line about his elbow, then raised the
squid aud dexterously buried it to
Dan. who caught it aud dragged the
rope across. The next moment its
two ends were wrapped about the
halls of old wrecks which lay on
either bank, aud the middle dropped
Just above the surface of the water, a
few feet before the boat.
1t swept towards the rope; Me-
NuIty closed his eyes-he could not
look to know if they had caught IT,
But in a few minutes two dripping
figures stood over him, and Pen
said:
He's higher iaintin' for as He's
but a weak fellow, Jem, but he's got
a powerful head oa him." And the
tone was at once SO proud and af-
fectiOnate that McNulty could only
look up and laugh heartily, as he
to his feet.-To,dhs Com
u1u5o1
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
very Likely"

Considering that the following
comes from British source, it IS not
very bad 1t is going the round Of
the English railway smoking ear
risges For. be it known, in these
carriages so much envied by the la.
dies, social harmony animates the
travellers, and they talk just as il
they were not reserved frst-elsss
BFitons.
This is not the smoking depart
ment, Sir" said an indignant lady
pausing on the step, and glaring at
the smoker
"yery likely" said the smoker.
"You cave no right to smoke here
Sir; and if you don't desist, / must
call the gaard," said the lady.
Very likely" was the reply.
II shall be cboked"
Very likely
why do yoa smoke, Sir when ]
obiect2
why; madam, tobacco is a eapi-
tai disinfectant, and as | am profes-
sionally engaged at Stockholm Small
pox Hospital, L"
The lady got out. II feel as if !
should faint
Very likely" was the last re-
sponse as the traveller pulled up both
windows to enjoy all bis smoke.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
THE FAIRY SHELL.
One day, when wandering on the shore
That once wasruIed By EarinelI,
Itound within q eIefted rock

Ore day, when wandering on the shore
That once wssruIcd by iiarineII.
Hound within eiefted rock
A strangely twisted curious shell
With Sd raj whoris OF pearIy white.
And holl0ws iiaged With roseate light.
This shell possessed wondrous power.
For placed lg sizst tie listener ear.
he heard, though gentle, faint and low.
The tones Of tiase he held most dear:
Though parted Gar by land or Nave,
The faithful sheIIan echo gave.
son happy gift TO man, sahiI ]:
More precious than the painters art;
How oft shall thou. IN distahi elimes.
Console the ever faithful heart,
Bring back the cherished voice again,
And take from absence half its pain
'.vam are thy Thoughts, e a nymph replied
For those who own IL viii lament
That never, though It's echoes faint,
Can tidings from the loved be sent:
The distant sound Is only caught,
But never word OF message brought.
:. Twill only wake yeaTpings vain;
Twill only piercethe heart anew,
and bring TO mind With ten fold pain
The anguish Of the last adieu,
When all is lost beyond recall,
'TIs better lar a veiishould fall
She ceased, l turned. and threw the shell
Beneath the tossing, foaming tide;
Too wen can memory weaken grief
That man should seek for aught beside.
Love needs it not; for love can last
Wien al the things Of time are past
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A Cbicsgosn ssss writes: ], IKE
hundreds of young men in the co1n-
try. marrieH without dollar to COM
mence housekeeping With. Aad a ssls-
ry aot exceeding $500 . year. We
have lived together twenty-five years;
had plenty 10 eat and to wear. and
are worth. over aud above all in
debtedness, $1,000. I can give yoa
the names of hundreds 70 the eoantry
who have passed through the same
experience sad are now living IN IN
dependent circumstances.
j cannot give you the "modus oper-
andi'' 10 detail, except In one particu-
lar. We worked 10 meet our sxpen-
ses. were sstis6ed With car xitnS
sion, happy ~ d pleasant In oar home,
and Ne prosp& ID
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
WHOLE NO. 1868


A notable event IN the Masonic
history of Nevada-we may say in
the United Staies-occurred near
this city yesterday. After the de-
struetion of their hall by Gre, the
Masons met for some time in the
lodge room of the Odd Fellows
building This was likewise destroy
ed by IRE few days ago. leaving lhe
Order without an appropriate place
OF meeting. In this emergency the
Master Of Virginia Lodge, No. 8, in
imitation OF custom of the craft in
ancient times, called meeting OF his
lodge on the summit Of Mount Da-
wilson yesterday afternoon. Over
three hundred members of the Or
der were in attendance.
When it is considered that the top
of Mount Davidson is seven thou
sand eight hundred ana twenty-seven
feet above the level of the sea, aud
nearly seventeen hundred feet above
Virginia City, the significance of this
large convocation will be apprecia-
ted. The summit Of the mountain
is pointed mass of broken granite,
yet almost upon the very apex rude
altar of stone was erected, and
around it gathered over three hun
dred Masons, who, in the heat of the
midday snn, had toiled up the rugged
mountain side to witness the open
ing of Masonic lodge at place so
unusual; and there, overlooking q
city of twenty thousand people, the
lodge was opened partially in form
and its regular business transacted
From the summit of the mountain
tho country for radius of perhaps
a hundred miles on every side is Wis
ible, with its towns, lakes, noun
tains, valleys, hosting orks, quartz
mills and railroads The view is
one of the grandest in the State, and |
the gathering yesterday was in the |
eye of every Mason present scarcely |
less grand than the surroundings
As the lodge was opened, the white |
of the Order was thrown to
the breeze from the flag staff on the
summit, and the cheers that greeted |
it must have been heard in the val |
leys below. Music, speeches, and a |
bountiful repast for all, enlived the
proceedings, and at FIVE o'clock or a
few minutes earlier, the concourse
wended their way down the noun
tain side
Members of the Order were in at
from Gold Hill, Silver City, !
Dayton and Carson, and so impress
ed were all present with the gran
deur and solemDity of the occasion,
that the rude altar was almost chip
ped in pieces, to be preserved as me-
mentoes Of an event so unusual in
the annals of the Order. L. is prob |
able that Masonic Lodge was nev-
er before opened in the United States
at so great an elevation-certainly
never upon so prominent point in
the light Of day. The occasion will
long be remembered, not only by
those present, but by the people of
Storey county.-NeUada Ne1cs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
Brigham YOunz's Personal Appear
auce.

Brigham Young is a shrewd Yam
kee, born in Vermont y years ago,
and brought up, like Joseph Of old,
to carpenters trade In person be
is rather commanding and striking IN
appearance He stands nearly six
feet high, broad shouldered and
stocky, with the general physical as
pect of human bull His head is
Of moderate size, with strong devel-
opments Of the basic and pssterior
regions of the Uranium, and it is by
10 means lacking in anterior breadth.
His hair is chestnGt If not colored,
abundant 10 growth, and eombed in
q pedantic style into fOretop to the
right side, with some what of the lop
of sick ROSTERS comb The i'm
preston received from the care be-
slowed on bis hair is that of an over
weening vanity and desire to ap-
pear young.
His face is entirely unlike that de-
scription of Christ alleged to have
come down to US from some Roman
writer. Benignity and the highest
type of humanity were the marks
upon that countenance indicative Of
the sublime soul so sweetly reposing
within. In Brigham Young the
lowest type Of humanity is depicted
in his gorilla like projecting lower
jaw, avarice ia bis pinched mouth,
harshness and ungOdliness in every
tlineanent of his revolving face; and
still l have heard many Mormon
women say, What a beautiful and
benevolent face be hasi" To my eye
it is among the worst faces l have
ever seen. 1t expresses greatness OF
a peculiar cast, but it is that of the
grossest ignorance which | have ever
seen depicted in a person protesting
such high position or so much &C.
clesiastical, civil ard political re-
nown.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10
sub-Aauatic Ros@aza.

NJ w. L. Scoss. os this city, who
was one Of tAs earliest settlers Of
this section of country, and perfect
ly reliable man, has given Us the fol-
lowing for publication: In July, 1919,
the second steamboat that ever pass
ed up the Missouri river, struck q
snsg at the head of Hardman's Is
land, between Bonneville and Arrow
Rock, and immediately sunk The
boat was loaded principally with
Government stores 1t had in the
hold large quantity OF Monongshe-
la whisky, and also 5000, 900 in siE
yer coin, whish was being taken ..
Council Bluffs to pay the Govern
meDt troop stationed at that place.
which was then the extrems outpost
Of civilization. Mr.. Scott, though
q small boy al the time lived very
near the scene Of the accident, and
remembers well what was related by
the officers Of the boat at the time,
also by the agents Of the Govern
ment, who came seon after, looking
after the lost treasure. When the
Government agents arrived the Efr-
er had swollen to such an exten. that
no vestage Of the boat was to ss SEEN.
and they reported to the Govern
ment that il was impossible to recoy-
er the money or any part of the car
go. Fifty-six years have passed.
away, yet Mr. Scott, says be can
now point out the exact place where
the unfortunate steamer lies buried
with its valuable cargo. He Is prob
ably the only man living who can dc.
so, and be is well advanced in years
The Government can yet reclaim the
money il il will make an effort /; or
If release can be given by the G0T--
ernmeBt, private parties will undouot-
edly undertake it-BoOHesrilIs Id
gle
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Miscellaneous.
4 PPLETONS'
AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA
NEW REVISED EDITION.

I aarsly rewritten by ,he ahlcsf writer's On every
saf,eet tSria-cd iT,.ln new type and Illustrated
/ Wlsa several JHoasan4 ensrAsiiiss ana maps.
The s5rk ORIGINALITY published under the title Of
/ IHA y 50 ...slaa4CAS CTeLoF4zDIA was eoHlpiet-
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I wDlch Il has alll4aec IA al p1rts ai tAs OAl'ed
o-dles, unu tAG signal 1sAriVpl-eAAs winch nave
O. zen pice ia every ufsnrn Vi scietce, literature,
aI.l ar5, sagv Iaucca the editors AID publishers
70 saBE.5s ic exact and thorough revision. and
~ ISSUE % nea ellu elti-le'i IN AMERICAN Cf-
,,l,uin The last ten years The progress Of dis
c0yery Ia every dcpartiHeai oi knowledge has
/ Iuasis new HoTk OF reference, an imperative
Want.
Iae movement q. political affairs has. kept pace
lil ts discoveries o. science, ana thrlF tfuIiiul
a5pllgati3l 10 the il.4striai and useiui ar ., anu
ttsu convenience aa4 renneinrut OF al Ate-~
Great sars anu consequent reEuiutluns nave -Vc-
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E,xEcUroR's NOTICE.

Es5atc Of John Ware, late Of Allegheny town
ship, deceased
Letters testamentary On the above estate
having been aranted To the undersigned, notice is
hsrehy given to those indebted to il 20 make i'm
mediate payment, and those having claims
against It, 70 present III IN duly authenticated
Tor settlement at the late residence of the de-
ceased, On Saturday, November IL. 1875.
JOHN c. RETTZ,
etc Executor.
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- - sElLEgE BINDlNa.
g to 80

& 70 G.DA per day. Agents wanted. All
p 10 , - classes OF working people Of both
sexes. young and old, make more money at work
Tor U.s. in their own localities during their spare
Jler employment that viii pay hannsomely for
every hours work. Full particulars, terms, SC.
sent Tree Send Us your address AZ once. Don't
ielay. Now is the time. Don't look tor WORK or
business elsewhere until you have learned what
We offer. g. SrINsoS X Co, Portland, Me.
1luI.
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The difference between Persever-
ence and obstnacy is that one often
comes from . strong win. and the
other from . xrong won't
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Davis Cheap Grocery
OPPOSITE TIE bARNET HOUSE.
nov. 9-iy.
EARM ZOE SALE.

tI.as SBobeFger Offers his ane arm, situate two
niles %ortheazt of Schellshurg, Bedford county,
Pa. at pirate sale The farm contains 1874 acres,
all unier fence and well watered, part of IL hen (
ia q good state Of cultivation and the refaa inder
weu tifabered There are three apple orchards
and a number of peach and cherry tieez on the
premises. Pgblic ruad passes by house and barn.
Churches, stores, school house and mill are cunve.
uierif This TARA Is heated but three niles from
The Raiiruad. For Further Information call on
K0BERT q. SMITH.
octI3 Shanksyilie, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Men who are used TO going it pref
ty fast-The Locomotive Engineer
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-11-10

Whisky is alike an internal fuxn>
ace and an Internal t9r9IRA
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A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

fstHts sf HcE-y Foust. ST., late u Paint Twp,
deceased
Letters oil administration On The above estate
hagtnz been graniesi 70 the undersigned notice is
hereby given tasse Indebted % tito make imme-
diase payment. sad these having claims against 1t
TO present them duly authenticated for settlement
on SATURDAY, 2Dth day Of November. ISIS at the
late residence Of deceased
David u. HAMMER
octl3 Administrator
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NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified not to trespass
upon lands Of the undersigned n Upper and Low
er rUrkeyi0ot townships, Somerset County, TN
der severgsc penalties ot law. Hunters especially
pr5hinlyeI. W. J.. EOBLITZE.I.I
sepz2
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-14
THE SONG OF THE PRINTER.


Pick and click
Goes the type in the stick,
As the printer stands at his case;
HIS eyes glance quick aud his nuser5 PICK
The type at a rapid pace,
Aud one by one as the letters go
Words piled up steady and SOW
STEADY and slow,
But still they grow,
A1d words of re tl.v soon will glow;
Wonderful words that without sound
Traverse the earth to its utmost bound,
Words that shs il make
The tyrant quake,
And the f,tters of the Cypress d slall break;
Words that can crumb,e an army might
Or treble Its sire gtA III a righteous light.
YET the type they look hui lead. n and dnmb
As he puts them in place with hnger anu thumb;
Bat the printer smiles
And his work b. guides
By chanting = song the letters he piles
With pick and click
Like the worlds chi on0meter, tick! tick! tick!
o. where is the man with such simple tools
Can govern the world as Il
With printing press an iron stick
And little leaden die,
With paper of white, and ink of black,
| support the right, and the wrong attack.
SAY. where is he, or who may ne be,
That rival the printers power
To no monarchs that live the wal doth he give;
Their sway lasts only an hour;
While the printer still gtOws and God only knows
When lie might shall, 10 tOweri