The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-12-15

Henry Wilson's. Half a dozen
winters ago Jennie Collins. the bright
little Boston lecturer, was drawn to
Washington to lecture by an mex
perienced Spectator, who managed
all the arrangements so es to make a
dead failure, not paying lecture fee,
travelling expenses, or ball rent. The
getter-up of the lecture was a poor
woman, who fancied she might put
a few dollars in her pocket by the
stroke, but it left both manager and
lecturer in a sad plight. Somebody
went to Senator Wilson and told bin
how badly they were of-the lectur-
er a girl from his State-aDd be
quietly made Up the loss, give Jennie
a fifty dollar bill aud sent the woman
of consoled. He was dong such
things often. lie had a habit OF
kindness. 1t might have been polit-
ical. but there are a few men who
study to be political who End it nee
essary to scatter kindness with so
wide q hand. He was wise in kind
Dess, too, and knew how to make a
thousand go farther in doing good to
the needy than many rich men make
their tens Of thousands.
THE HARD TINES.
People here are not entirely taken
up with growing at the hard times.
Professor Orion projects an expedi-
ton in South America, having for its
end to find a route for q railroad that
will shorten the Journey from this
port to the Cape Of Good Hope a
hundred days. Then we shall get
our African diamonds, bulloek's teeth
and fine tooth combs ia a state of
gratifying freshness. Perhaps. this
will enable the cities to spread their
population thinner, and there may be
a place for such unfortunates as the
plain spoken one whose advertise
ment is cut from this days 1e1e-
gram
Il want a situation at anything
that | can make a living at. Address
T. s., Telegram Office"
There are a good many thousand
wanting the same thing, and there
will be more before winter is out.
Here is another of the same sort:
Man 90 years Of age wants en-
ployment at anything low wages.
Address NJ. p. K, Telegram Office"
This one speaks of anxiety too
heartfelt to hide itself.
Must have employment at once,
or self and invalid mother will s%tarve;
will do anything that is honest;
good references. Address NJ. Stew
ems. Station A"
The Telegram announces that it
will publish notices for those want
ing work each Sunday, free of charge.
This too may be political, but that
dosne't hinder il from being q benefit.
There are faithful creatures in the
world waiting and eager to do work
which some one else is waiting and
needing to have them 40. 1t is my
belief that there is a place fer every
starving one of these crowded thous-
ands, if Que knew where to find it-a
place where be is wanted just as bad
" as be wants to fill it; if the two
could only be brought together.
And if any man or woman feels like
helping to bring want TO woe, for
heavens sake don't let him stop, be-
cause it may turn out the most profit
able thing he could do. The need
every city is ~saddening, and the
outlook for the winter frightful in
view of the scarcity of employment,
but let every one take hold and do
ais small part, and the work will go
through as gallantly as the Sanitary
of old. AS a beginning
100 tickets, each emitting a homeless
person to a nights lodging in the
lormitory in Prince street, have been
sent to every west-side police station.
All or most OF the benevolent socie-
ties propose to unite in one associa-
ton, to strengthen each others
and systematic the work of
charity. as well as to combine
tramps and bummers who
intend to support themselves without
work by going from one aid society
to another. in turn. Migrants will
find such organized scrutiny brought
upon them as viii
make them as well known as the
principal thieves and pick-pockets are
to the police.
THE OTHER SIDE.
EVERYBODY doesn't have to look on
this ragged, dirty, heel-sore side OF
life in these times. There be hun
dreds so rich that, for safety's sake,
they keep their accounts in a half
dozen banks.
A man walked in on o comfortably
off old lady in this city one morning,