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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
Ne,o Advertisements,
SALE.

D =,
The Commissioner Of Somerset County vii
offer to let at public sale, to the lowest and bes
bidder, on the premises, on Friday, the 18Th "a,
Of June, inst, at o'clock, the building Of 4 bridS'
over the CasselmAn river near Meyersdale. II
summit township, Somerset county, Pa, on the
road leading from Meyersdale to the village o
fredericksburg. Plan and specifications viii DC
exhibited on the day Of sale.
O. W. BOYER,
JACOB NEFF, VAL j. MILLER,
Clerk, FL. COUNTRYMAN,
iune2 Commissioners.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

WE understand that the committees ap-
pointed at the several places throughout
the county TO solicit money with which to
make the survey of the Peoples Freight
! Railway are being quite successful.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

Two or three parties were arrested,
fined, or imprisoned by Burgess Welfley
since our last issue for violations OF the
borough ordinances. lie says they must
be enforced.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

\ swINDlER has been fleeing some OF
the farmers IN adjacent counties by repre-
seniing himself as the agent for an agri
cultural Journal, and getting them 20 snb-
scribe Tor The same and pay their money
in advance.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

CART. JOHN NJ HoLDERBAUM is hay-
ing his property 1.-THE Temple" on Gravel
hill, Thoroughly repaired, both inside and
ont
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

AND still the good work OF paving ouI
borough goes on. Messrs. E. II. Marshall
& Co. and Hefley & Co, are having pave
ments laid.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

4 CAvEAT for a novel invention has
been fled at the Patent Office. 1t is for a
new motive power, which is to be a cold
sort OF steam, generated from water and
air. The inventors claim il will supersede
coal and wood for all purposes except Tor
warmth and cooking, and that it will rev.
olutionize the present system OF motive
power. The scientific experts who have
examined it, state that the invention is
entirely practicable, and viii be patented.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
A CORRESPONDENT Of tic Min Ftrme,

SAYS:
t.Cucumbers in the early part OF July
are a luxury, and eaten in moderation art
not Wholesome. They should always
be picked early in the morning, when the
dew is on them. Gathered later in the
day, under a boiling SUM-, they are wholly
unfit to eat. This is, no doubt, n rea,
son why they are considered unwhole-
some bv many persons
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
NOTICE.
NOTICE.


AT a Court Of Common Pleas held at Somerset
on the IOth day OF April, 1875, Catharine Dsirc,
Mary Sehraek, Elizabeth Boucher. A Boucher
Aaron Sehrack and David 1ouBkin Petitloned
said Court for an order 10 sell the Disciples Meet
ing House and lot OF ground situate IN Upper Iur
keytoot township. being the same lot OF ground
purchased from Henry Boucher 10Th MAY, Al
ISIS. whereupon the Court ordered notice u Dc
given in both the newspapers Of Souerset tosh
parties interested 10 appear in Court on me -
Monday Of August. 1875, TO show cause why s9io
order Of sale should not be granted as prayed l"l-
By the Court.
L NJ. SCHROCk,
rays Proth0uOtary.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

Mr.. MTLLEE TREADwELL last week
received a letter from the Treasury De
partment stating that n Of the bonds
stolen from his bank in 1865 had been re
deemed bv that Department.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

WILLIAM HEFFLEY has just opened a
fine lot Of piece goods for fine custom
trade. VIM. Cromm, of Philadelphia,
will supcTintend the custom department
all in want of a fine fashionable suits will
do well to give him a call. Mr.. Cromm
has had several years experience as a Isl
clsss custom cutter. Also, a general line
of Dry Goods and Notions, Boots and
Shoes, Leather and Findings, Gentleman
Furnishing Goods, ready made Clothing
for men and BOYS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
A UDIToR'S NOTICE.

The undersigned auditor, appointed by the Or
/ phang' Court Of Somerset county, on motion Of J.
II. Uhl, Esq, TO make n distribution OF the funds
in the hands Of Valentine Limerick, administra.
tor Of the estate Of Mary Burket, deceased, TO and
among those legally entitled ohereto, hereby gives
notice that he will attend 10 the duties Of said ap-
pointment ut his Office in Somerset borough, on
Friday, June Is, 1873. at 10 o'clock n. N. when al
psrs0us interested can attond.
G. \. SNYDER,
iue2 Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

Lou. A. Smith OF the Taiiey hdepeR-
dent was il town on Monday and called
at our sanctum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

SEE carlo Mills & Co., manufacturers
OF Youghiogheny Cement, &c, They
keep a large stock on hand, and a sup
ply. in quantities TO suit purchasers, at al
most q moments warning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

HATS AND CAPS al cost. For men, boys
and children, Of silk, fur, wool and straw,
for winter, spring and summer. Now IS
the time To buy. Call at Amos Stecks and
see for yourself.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
A UDITOR,S NOTICE.

Toha Smith and wife, Ne. 3sT Feb. Term, 1874
to In the Court Of Common
NJ. F.Smith, Silas @. SPlcas Of Somerset County,
Keim and Jacob D.
LigengoOd.
The undersigned having been appointed auditor
In the above estate, on motion Of W. II. kosntz,
Esq. to distribute the funds in the hands Of said
a~ssignees 10 and among those legally entitled
thereto, hereby gives notice that he will attend e
the duties Of said appointment at his office In
Somersr. borough, on Tuesday, June - 1912 al
10 O'Clock a. m, when all persons interested car
attend.
O.. A. SNYDER,
;ra9 Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

FLOUR has declined twenty-five cents
per barrel. Buy your Flour from AIT
father & Co. and get the advantage OF the
decline.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
UDIToR,s NOTICE.

Ruby, Bell & Co, } No. 90 April T., 1879; In tins
rs. 3CODrt OIL common Ettas VI
Charles Roth. NSomerset County.
The undersigned having been appointed auditor
BY the Court IN the above case, to make a distTi-
button of the funds in the hands Of the Sheriff
arising out of the sale Of defendants realestate
% and 0mODg thoselegally entitled thereto, here
by gives notice that he win attend to the duties Of
said appointment at his Office in Somerset borough
on Thursday, June II, 1875, at 10 O'Clock a. m,
when all persons interested can attend.
c. A. SNYDER,
iue2 Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

UATs AND CAPS of all the newest styles
NJ cost. So hats at $3.50, 50 hats at 81, 80,
at Amos Stocks he takes pleasure in
showing them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

WALL-PAPI r. at cost at Amos Stecks 5.
from ihe 1st to the 10Th OF June Call
| and examine and you will be assured OF
I the fact.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
A UDITOR's NOTICE.
A. i. Colboru, Isaac EIudmlu
and others,

Al Colboru, isaac EJuHmlu
and others,
81.
". II. Picking 20 al.
nth February. 1870. on motion Of Willilmm H.
EoOntz, attorney fOr+Sherih- the Court appotnted
J. II. Thl, Esq. auditor 70 make distribution Of
the funds In court arising the sale Of defend
ants real estate 10 and among those legally entL
tied thereto. 10th April, 1873, commission enlarg-
eI 20 authorize distribution Of the funds realized
on further sales made by the Sheriff amounting
o. sg.555, and also 20 ascertain payments or deduc
lions % be made on judgments.
Z VI. SCHROCE. Pro.
All persons Interested will take notice that the
undersigned auditor Will sit at his office IN S0mer-
set. Pa.. on Friday, the nth day Of June, 1875, 90
attend o. the duties Of the above appointment
JOHN II. UHL-
mayo Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
A UDITOR,s NOTICE.

John S. Gamers use In the Court OF Common
vs.. Pleas to No. 81 April T.,
Hugh Dennison. SIs75. E. ID.
The undersigned having been appointed auditor
by the Court Of Common Please in the above ease,
"to distribute the funds arising out OF the sale Of
Defendants real estate 10 and among those legal
ly entitled thereto hereby gives notice that he
will attend to the duties Of said appointment ut
his office IN the borough OF Somerset on Thurs
day, the 18th day Of June, 1875, at 10 o'clock n. M
where all persons interested can attend.
JAS. l.. PUGH,
iue9 Auditor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

Joseph L limerick hereby gives notice that he
has made application % the Surveyor General o.
PENNSYLVANIA for a warrant for seven acres dim
proved ian4 in Southampton Twp, Somerset
County, Pa adjoining lands Of Thomas Bowers
heirs IN the northwest and n0rth-easl- Jonn
Heneel on the southeast ami Adam snlrer q the
southwest
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

Don't forge t Altlather & Co. have re.
duced the priC Of Flour.
Go 10 Altfs Their & Cos, for Churns
Tubs. Buck cts, Washboarls, Baskets
Brushes, Gle t~heslines, &c.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02

DRIDGE SALES.

The Commissioner Of Somerset County will
offer to let at public sale, 20 the lowest bidder On
Wednesday, the "a day Of June next, at 100 clock,
on the premises. the building Of a bridge over the
Casselman river, near the village Of Harneds-
Vile. where the old bridge was located, on the
road leading from Somerset to Petersburg, IN
Lower Turkeyfoot township, Somerset Co. Pa.
Plan and Specifications viii be exhibited on the
VAL J. MILLER,
=. J.. COUNTKYMAN,
OLIVER W. BOYER.
mayo Commissioners
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
MERsE MARKET
CHOICE GROCERIES, FLOUR & FEED,

Corrected by W. F. ALrrArHrn 4 Co,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
I,Insey copper Llgh.nlne nea.

This celebrated pure Copper Rod will
be erected this season by the undersigned.
All work put up in the best manner and
satisfaction guaranteed. Send in your
orders.
RHOADs Bros.
Somerset, Pa.
2. S.-Also Ornaments for Buildings
Fine Gold Plated Darts, Weather Yanes.
and Balls.
May 18th, 1875.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
Pittsburgh & coaaellsville
Pittsburgh, Washington & Baltimore
II LINE"
ALTERATION OF TINE.
Nail and Accommodation Trains daily, 6I93l
Sundays EXPRESS Trains dalI.
TIME TABLE
eeSHORT LINZ

%&@1@-
On and amer sunday, Noy. 18th, ISL, Trains
on This Road VIII Depart and Arrive from Depot,
corner Grant and Water streets, as follows:
DEPART. rITTsEUEGH TIME ARRIVE
Uaiontsvn Ac- McKecspoTt Ac-
c0m.........63 an. com.----g4 7 An
Through Mlail.5| am. Mcheesport &c
Mixed Way....925 am. com.--- 100 Am
Mkccsport Ac- W. newton ne
ccm.......1l0 ami conn., - A.m'
7rcEe.sn-rt a. Through Ex.. $50 am
cum.....-.&l5 pm lnlantuNh
r-r5-,t.w1 A. sm...-.-.1Jl an
com...-.--.3.3 pm. Mckee, porl nc
NcKeespC.t Ac- eqm-.
c0m....-.---42 pm. Al heefl'Ft
W. Newton Ac- COM. -oVP'"
am........5-l pm. Aithcesport AZ
-r.Ere.p5-f A. .Gl0p.m.
I'm f20pm. Unioutown Ac-
Through LN... 500 pm. -o5o Pm
Mckcesport Ac- M'keesport Ac-
cgm.--.....ll .l5 PIN. c1m--------iS pm.
Wei Newton Through Mail.s.50 pm.
ghurchTrain .I245pm. West Newton
Church Traiu.lJ,05 pm.
Central Ticket 0flee, - 9Th Ave-,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
E. < HYNDMAN, R. B. Sewers,
Gen. Suit CgllslSTill&. Ticket AGENT
SkMLC HOUGH, Gen. Pass Agt
Feb. 90.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-06-02
TIME TABLES.

SOMERSET & MINERAL POINT uAlLEoAD.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
The SueZ Canal.

A letter from Cairo to the Eastern
Budget says: The present state of the
Suez canal is far from satisfactory. The
canal is neither completed nor in good
repair, and if matters are left as they are
at present it will become useless in a few
years. 1t is broad enough to accommo-
depth is so variable that one ship only
can pass through it at a time. When a
vessel comes from Suez the ships coming
from Europe must wait at Port Said, and
ifa ship gets aground on that sand the
whole communication is stopped until it
is set afoat again. This, of course,
causes great injury to trade, and COM
plants are frequent. The chief cause of
the evil is the want of money. The
English, who use the canal more than
any other nation, have long been think
ing of getting the canal into their own
hands, but a majority of two-thirds of
the shareholders is necessary in order to
change the management, and as the
Viceloy is the possessor of One-third of
the shares, he has practically the casting
vote. 1t is true that one-third of the
shares are also in possession of English
hiOb, puo VIC aeeShipto WhiOii haNO uCCh
made to induce the Viceroy to dispose
of his shares have hitherto been fruitless
The Khedive evidently fears that Eng
land will become too powerful on the
canal, and therefore prefers the status quo.
AS for M. De Lesseps, he continues to
send protests to Constantinople about
the canal dues, and his finances are be-
coming worse every day. The cost of
the maintenance of the canal and the
dredging works is from 100000 to 90
100000 francs year, while his total re-
ceipts this year have only amounted to
30,000,000 francs, and it is very uncer-
tain whether they will be maintained at
that figure. Merchants here are unani.
mously of the opinion that something
must be done to prevent this useful work
from being ruined, and that M. Dc
Lesseps should either be allowed greater
freedom of action, or be given an oppsr
tunity of selling the shares to a new
company.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
The CassOwary's Free Lunch.

From the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.l
Rumors being in circulation to the
effect that new consignment of animals
for the geological garden has reached the
city, a reporter calls at the Office of the
society to obtain some information re-
specting the matter. The secretary is
out, and the office is in charge of boy,
who is sitting with his feet on the stove
filing skate. The following CONVERSE
ton ensues:
Reporter-Anything new at the garden
to-day, sonny?
Boy-Dunno of nothin' The skeetin'
was good yesterday, and l seen whole
lot of fellers goin' in there.
Rep.-Any lot of animals arrived
lately?
Boy b'lieve not. Leastways amt
heard of any. But heard the ole man
say he hoped they wouldn't bring any
more cassowaries.
Rep.-Why not?
Boy-They've got one out there now.
Leastways, the ole man calls it casso-
wary, but call 'em ostriches. And the
ole man says that animal busted loose
night afore last and raised Hail Column
bia; went scootin' around that garden
behavin' scand'lous. Nobody knowed it
was loose until mornin', and then it had
played hop with things. The ole man
says it ct all the doorknobs off the
monkey-house and the restaurant, and
then swallowed six croquet balls that was
piled up by the pump. One of the keep
ers found an old hoopskirt durin' the day
and hung it agin the wall. The ole man
says the cassowary must have ct that too,
and then it broke into a cage and put
away two horned owls and cockatoo, l
b'lieve they call it, One of them birds
like parrots anyway.
Rep.-Ate them, do you mean?
Boy-That's what the ole man said.
And then it went boomin' around tastin'
almost everything. and it got away with
two trace chains on one of the wagons,
and half kag of nails that was settin'
on the porch. / never knowed them
birds had such appetites. But the ole
man says they have; and they'll tackle
almost anything; and swaller it 'sif it
was confectionery. He says he saw one
once eat litter of five pups, and then
begin on n crowbar Is though it hadn't
had nothin' for month. And this one,
out yer at the garden, it ct the ole mans
skcets and two butter crooks that was in
the restaurant winder, and then IL stuffed
in two of the prairie dogs that happened
to be a wanderin' about.
Rep.-Did it seem we'll afterwardl
Boy-O middlin'l But one of the
keepers left his revolver layin' on bench,
and the cassowary scooped that in too,
and in the mornin', while they was
drivin' it into the pen, it run agin the
fence, and two or three explosions, kinder
smothered like, was heard growlin' and
rumblin' on its insides, and the next
minute the smoke came Dustin out of its
mouth, and it rolled over and stepped
out. The ole man says the jolt must
have started that revolver.
Rep.-Anything else new?
Boy-No, nothin'; but you come
round yer whenever you want an item
There's most always somethin' goin' on
You see the ole man he'll 'stonish you
with information. Good mornin'.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
Travellers Rights.

Recent adjudication on cases at the
West has settled the principal that
sleeping-car company cannot be held to
the liabilities of an inn-holder so strictly
as to enable passenger to recover for
money or valuables stolen from his cloth
ing or berth also that a railroad is not
responsible for baggage of great value,
when its value is not disclosed to the
carrier and it purports to be mere
personal baggage. In the former case,
the traveller failed to recover damages
for $l,100 stolen from his vest pocket,
while he was occupying n berth in
Pullman car; in the latter, a drummer
failed to recover for a trunk full Of
jewelry, valued at $4,000, which was
burned in transitu. The decisions were
rendered by thesuprcme courts Of illinois
and Michigan, and very justly reversed
the judgments of the courts below,
which had taken contrary views,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
Curious Discovery.

The Bulletin DIES Sciences ct Arts, of
Poligny (Jura) gives particulars OF a
curious discovery by DIR. Auguste
Chevreuse. He has found that on de-
CAPTIVATING living cockchafers an hour af-
ter they have been feeding they yield
four or five drops of a coloring substance,
which varies with the nature of the leaves
on which they have been feeding, and he
already obtained fourteen different
shades. M. Nicklcs, professor of chemis-
try, M. Preclaire, professor of drawing,
and M. Chatelain, architect, have found
this substance may be employed either in
mono-tintcd drawings, like India ink,
sepia, ETC., or mixed with water-colors,
and that it does not change on exposure
to the light. The coloring substance may
be collected on glass or in shells, in which
it may be left to dry, and when required
for use it is sufficient to dissolve it in
water. When applied in thick coat it
presents the effect of varnish. Two or
three cockchafers suffice for small
water-color drawing.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
A Chateau in Kentucky.

A correspondent of the Louisville
COurier-.journol writes: Some miles
from Lexington, beyond the Jessamine
border, there is an old house, on farm
belonging to Mr.. Headley, which has
rather curious history. 1t was built by
Colonel John Meade, wealthy and &C.
centric gentleman, an Englishman, l be-
lieve, a great many years ago, when
Kentucky was a new State and vet
sparsely inhabited, and, though the
original structure has undergone many
changes, still presents quaint and unique
appearance. Not time so much as the
hand of man has wrought the changes.
Once, tradition says, on the site where
the old house now stands arose castel-
lated walls whose turrets and battle
ments, constructed after the old Norman
plan seemed strangely out of place in a
country where few men of those who
were best off in worldly possessions as
spired to anything beyond dwelling of
hewn logs. AT the entrance of the grounds
stood porter's lodge, over the gate of
which was the inscription cut in solid
stone, "Chaumier DIES Prairies." The
grounds were extensive and beautiful,
and winding through them there were
handsome and carefully kept drives and
walks among copses and shrubbery, rich
in sylvan statuary and fountains. Anarti-
fetal lake, with an island in its center,
was formed, and on this island workmen
were employed first to build and then
throw down a miniature castle that a
view of picturesque ruins might not be
wanting. Nature supplied, in another
place, grotto or cave, which your cor.
respondent has seen, and within whose
recesses there was abundance of spark.
ling stalactites---and where, by the way
it is said gigantic human bones, that
must have belonged to people at least
nine feet high, were found. Lavish in
the expenditure of means in the graft
fication of his peculiar but cultivated
taste, the proprietor required of hi,
numerous menials that everything should
always be in perfect order. His style O.
living was rather that of proud and
wealthy baron than of the primitive and
homely people among whom through
some caprice he had cast his lot.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-03-04
The HOppergrasses.

1t is always unpleasant to meet
coroner, because it always brings de-
pressing "reminiscences of murders, sui
cides, drownings, and all kinds of solemn
takings off, but it would be far more
pleasant to meet ten thousand c0roners
engaged in the pursuit of their legit-
innate calling than to meet Coroner
Jacob Weider as we met him yesterday,
and have him take out of his pocket
bottle and magnifying glass, and
request us to look. We looked, and after
getting a proper focus discovered that
the little black insects in the bottle were
swarms of grasshoppers, alive and kicking
with all the vigor and sprightliness Of
their ancestors, which last summer con-
verted the fertile plains of Kansas and
Nebraska into a bowling wilderness.
Mr.. Weider states that during the
summer the grasshoppers were very
numerous about his place, and about ten
days since house plant, which had been
subjected to a very even temperature
during the winter, was discovered to be
swarming with little insects, which in
vestigation proved to be grasshoppers.
The eggs had been deposited in the
flower pot while it was In the open air
during the summer, and the heat of the
room in which it has been kept had
proved sufficient TO hatch the eggs. This
is not particularly encouraging condi-
ton of affairs, but If there are any very
extensive deposits of embryo grasshop-
pcrs in this section, let us hope that they
may come to the surface after the manner
of those now in possession ofM Weider's
real estate, and be chilled out ofall SEM
blance of anything injurious TO the well
being of the COMMUNICATIONS
H1,gLeD