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How Many Let.

Old Sambo had a mind to sharpen
the wits Of bis hopeful son and beir,
and in the furtherance Of this praise
worthy object, be propounded as fol-
lows:
Julius Ceaser, / want 70 ak yer q
question:
Proceed, ancient
Vow Iook heaEr, julius spose
dar was six pigeons a settin' on a rail
fence, an you'd Ere e gun at 'em an
kill four Of 'em, how moBy would daF
be LETT"
Oar was six 10 de fust place." said
Ceaser. thoughtfully.
yah
AN | fre?n.
"A-yah.n
AN kill four Of 'emg''
Oats it, my son You XII four
out oh de six-now, how many "ooiu
dar be left?" ,
Julius counted over bis ginger, aad
finally answered:
WHY. ole man, dat's DO question
at all. Dar'd be TWO left Oh course
"No, julius"
sPut l say dar would.
No. no, Julius"
BY goIly, I'd ike to know hoT
you make it out?.'
Julius, said the sire with q look
Of extraordinary wisdom, when You
fire a big gun al six pigeons q settin'
on a fence, and shot four Of EN-
wouldn't de odder two Hy away
mighty quick So now how many
would be left.'
Julius Ceaser for a long time hung
bis head aud old SambO was tower
ing in the majesty Of his intellectual
superiority, when the hopeful son
and heir suddenly frightened.
Say, ole man, ye tlnk yer smart.
don't ye?.'
Il was only ouly gib'n you a lesson.
Julius"
But We ava quite 80 smart a. y
t'ink for. say dar would be t'r1
left"
Julius Ceaser. DO YOU dispute
yonr p%aternal? Don't you see dat dar
could not be any % 'cm left, when
you had fred ana frightened dem DAT
YOU didn't kill?"
But, ole Sambo tumble, jes' you
look heah. Oar was six pigeons q
settin' on de f~ence:'
Yah"
And fire an ] XIII four Of lem.
"Er-actly
"Den / say dar would be twolefr
Julius. you is a simple. Don't
YOU ask what / tolc you! Wouldn't
dem odder two be frightened away
berry sudden?
My v~enerated parental, Your men
tai optics is obfusticatcd Don't you
see de grand consummation! Here 1t
am: l fire at dem six pigeons on de
fence,."
Yah
"An'Ik kill four Oh cmz"
"Sartin.n
.Den whar's de odder two!'
Oats what / axed We, Julius
i tell you, ole Sambo tumble,
dem odder two Iett berry qulck
Wasn't dat what / said; Golly. Oh
course dey lcti.'
Old Sambo scratched bis head, and
later he might have been seen study
ing the anecdotal column Of an old
newspaper, wherein be had found the
puzzle with which be had sought TO
conf0und his son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06
Accomplished Ducks.

TIE Wyandot (AIichigan) Courier
says that ". r. Jardine, who has
charge Of the shooting demesne at
Point Mouliere, has educated five
wild ducks to an extraordinary de-
gree. They are allowed to roam at
will, and VIII come at the call Of their
teacher when be is ready to start for
the shooting grounds, either riding
on the bow Of the boat, CT swiftly
gliding By its side. Arrived at the
marshes they are posted as decoys,
while the hunters conceal themselves
in the monitor" or otherwise get
out Of ght. Then commences the
fun. \ single passing duck, or a
greater number, attracted by the in
dustrioUs motions Of the decoys,
come tumbliRg down to Join 10 the
splashing and receive the fire Of the
hunters. If successful, every one Of
the five stands up, duck fashion, in
the water, shakes it wings, and with
its "cah-cah-cah' testifes apprecia-
ton of the sport. At the conclusion
of the days sport, they Fly home
ward, or ride on the bow of the skii,
as directed by Mr.. JardIne. He has
been offered fabulous sumsfor Dick
and the four feminine decovs. but
money cannot buy them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06
An Interesting Relic.

4 venerable rifle made 10 Virginia
in the year l544, which would make
its age 100 years, was lately exhibit
ed by its owner to the editor of the
Louisville Journal, who honored il
with Q full column. The maker ofthe
now famous rife was Jacob Young,
but the first owners name has not
been handed down. Sometime in
1850 it came into the possession Of
Mr.. William Whitley, the gr%andfath-
er Of its present owner. William
Whitley carried it with him to Ken
lucky when be went with Boone and
the original twenty-seven c~olonists
who invaded the dark and bloody
ground and built the little fort at
BOonesborough. Accompanying the
gun was a large powder horn Of
beautiful shape, upon which the fol-
lowing verses are carved:
William Whitley, I IAN your horn.
The truth I love. a lie / scorn.
PHI me with best Of powder.
Hen make your rife crack the lowier.
See how the dread, terrific han
Makes Indians bleed and toreys fall.
You with powder lie supply
For to defend your Liberty.
The belt TO which the horn is at
tached is heavily ornamented with
beads made Of the quilts Of porcu-
pines, which are said to have been
killed in Kentucky.
This rifle has an interesting histo-
1t figured in the Indian war and
in the war of 1912. 1t should now
De laid up in lavender.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

A good deal Of discussion has late
" taken place in Englond over toe
old question whether sunshine checks
combustion. Ii is an old notion thai
sunlight lessons the intensity Of a fire,
and NAV even put it out, and the
theory was that the suns heat by ex-
panding the air caused a diminished
supply Of oxygen to the coal. This
and all other explanations are now
condemned, and the fact is denied
One writer saws that If few pieces
Of charcoal are ignited in a chatter.
aud placed in a sunny room, provided
with closelv-ftting shutters, the fire
viii appear to die away in the suns
light. But if the shutters are closed,
Goals viii be e in full combustion.
There is no phenomenon at all. bat
only the appearance oi,one, which is
due not to the suns heat, but to the
fact that its light, being stronger
than that ofthe Goals, Overcomes and
subdues it. The fact Of combustion
is so intimately connected with glow
ing ignition il our minds that any
thing which lessons the glow appears
also to diminish the combustion.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06
IEearv Rn.IalnE lsaterIaI..

Seine ofthe blocks Of granite used
ia the construction Of the Treasury
building at Washington are the lar
gesl ever moved in this country, and
they were al carried from the eastern
part Of Maine. They were transport
ed to Washington by water, and
after their arrival there moved by OK
power upon a sort Of double pulley
system, a distance oftwo miles. The
work of moving them was performed
with comparative ease. not more
than eight or ten yoke Of oxen icing
employed to move q block weighing
more than seventy tons. The futed
pillars, great numbers Of which are
used in the building. are forty feet
long, and weigh fifty tons at least.
The largest blocks; thirty 10 forty
feet square, and three feet thick,
weighing upward Of seventy tons.
The facility with which these large
blocks were moved and fixed in their
Hi1lCS hd1 Il HtuAtt Oh MDLQtEiltll
and seemed to admitting spectators
to be the perfection Of mechanical
skjll and ingenuity. And vet how
insignificant the achievement when
compared with the triumphs of an
cient art. In the foundation of the
great Temple Of the Sun at Balbec
NAV still be seen, even in the second
course, stores which are thirtv-seyen
feet long and nine feet thick; aud
under these, about twenty feet from
the ground, three stones which alone
occupy Isl feet ia length by twelve
feet high. These three stones are
estimated to weigh 500 tons each
But we read Of an Egyptian idol
temple, Buris, far surprising this. in
which there was n sanctuary compos.
ed Of a single block Of granite sixty
feet square This is the largest and
heaviest stone mentioned in the his.
tory of DatioDs-N ] ReDu5Iir
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

As my wife at the window one
beautiful day, stood watching a MAI
with a monkey, a cart came along
with a broth Of a boy, who was dri.
wing q stout listle donkey. To my
wife then | spoke By way of ajoke.
There's a relation of yours in thai
carriage" To which she replied.
when the donkey she sp;ed, "Ah yes.
a relation by marriage"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

A spread-eaglo orator wanted the
wings Of a bird to fly to every village
and hamlet in the broad land, but be
wilted when a naughty boy in the
crowd sang cut: You'd be shot for
a goose before you had flied a mile. y
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As Coed as ANY.


is your name CornGeld?7 inquir-
ed his honor, as the next prisoner
walked out.
Eyes, sir, - was thepromptresponse
Il didn't know but what it was
~wheatfeld or oatfeld, ar some other
field. It's all right, Mr.. CornGeld
Wen have a husking-bee here in less
than q minute Were you drunk
last night"
Yes, sir"
"And you've been here before2"
"Yes, SIR
"And you haven't resolved never
to come back again.
NO, sir"
That's business, ard it does m,
good to hear a man speak up tina.
way. AIR. CorDfeld, how would six
~ days suit?7
Il am satisfied"
"Then sixty it is, and III ask III,
driver to give you the best seat II
the Maria and let you read his conf
cal almanac as YOU drive up. Good
bye, Mr.. Cornfeld"-close the court
B6ah.-Dctr0d Free Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

MISS KELLOGG says that American
girls have the sweetest voices in the
world. When D Of then puts her
mouth to a hole in the fence and
"hollers" to the girl next door to
fetch back them crimping irons, it
ellis the air with melody.
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Smoisins in selEDcfense.

The habit of smoking is usually ac-
CURED in defiance of the protests OF
the stomach, and persisted in in de-
fance Of the smokers female Tela-
tiyes. The weed ought to give It's
votary great enjoyment in order to
repay him for the domestic trouble IN
which it often involves him. AccOr-
ding to the smokers view, it dischar-
ges its duties fully. In promoting
/ good fellowship, in soothing sorrow
in calming worry, in putting a man
in good humor with himself aud the
world. it has no rival. 1t is re that
the habit is expensive, and Is
unpleasant to other people, and often
Injurious to the smokers own health.
Rather than be driven, as
Tbackeray said he was, to smoke up
the chimney at home, men have built
homes Of their own, sacred to the
Goddess Nicotia, in the shape of the
great club-houses Of London and
New York. There is one way, how
ever. that a good deal Of male smok-
ing might be stopped, and that is by
the ladies adopting the practice them
selves. Husbands and lovers who
infect their breath with the fumes OF
tobacco, and bring themselves into
the presence Of wives and sweet
hearts, would be grayely disturbed il
they found their example followed by
tbs other sex. Smoking is no more
masculine, per Sc, than drinking. II
women and men together sip sherry
and c%laret, why should they not TO-
gether smoke cigars and cigarettes :
We get most Of our fashions from
Europe. Why nos import one from
Spain
The dark-eyel train oftte maids ofSpam
1 Meath their arbor-shadcs trip lightly,
while cleaning cigar, like a newborn star,
Tuixt the lips OF each burns brightly
-ChicdgO Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

y Rockport man dreamed recent
" that his aunt was dead, and the
dream proved true. He tried the
same game with his mother-in-law
but It didn't work worth a cent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

\ young lady uptown has dis
carded the use Of false hair. aud
thrown away her chignon, with the
remark, There's millions in it."
Very Wash. Chr0H.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

MERCY Consolation Smith, is Fort
Wayne's handsomest girl. Mercy
viii nc doubt be a Consolation to
some fellow.
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Frank Sipe & Co..
Save Doctor Bills

Many dollars can be saved annually by using
Schmidt's Compound called Mans Friend OF
Family Gem. which is a tonic wine bitters. prepar
ed by L. +. SCHMIDT. at No 80 Penn avenue,
Pittsburgh, Pa. This compound Is composed OF
roots and herbs, and strictly pure vine; is pleas
ant 20 take and invigorates the whole y stem; II
is n valuable family medicine; it will cure all dis
eases OF the bowels; X j. a preventative Of ChOl
era. and as a blood purifier il Is unexcelied. The
demand for this popular medicine Is 50 great that
heretofore It has been impossible tohll all orders
Mr.. Schmidt has lately increased the facilities fOI
preparing It. The price is 81 per bottle. salts
faction guaranteed. Try IA bottle and it viii ther
need no accommodates 20 c%onIinu. its use. We
have used the bitters in our own family and know
whereof We speak.
Try Il, reader, At WiH do yoH good.
augI2
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

THERE is a man in jersey who
has not been to church for twerty
years. He boards at the State Pris-
on, Trenton.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

When they hang you in Texas you
stay hanged and eventually die.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

When was the greatest freak of
nature? When Mary had a little
lamb.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

With hungry men, meal times are
the best times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

\ strong minded woman will al
ways be speaker Of the house.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

THE charity hat begins at home
isn't the kind that covers . multitude
Of sins"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

Why is a s~ide-saddle like a four
quart jug? Because it holds a gallon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06

This space Is reserved tor G.. ?. Rhoads 5 Bro
who have moved into the most magnificent grocer
room in this place. They can be found In Basr''
new building, second door ron The corner.
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Ayers Cathartic Pills,

For the relief and
~ cure OF an uellU-U-
* meuts in the st0u-
ach, liver, and bow
r. els. They are a mild
~ aperIeut. and en-
EHA excellent purgltivc.
Beng purely Fc-C-
table,, they contain
~ no mercury OrmiEe-
90 rsI Whatever. Much
serious sickness AMI
suffering IS prevent
ed by their Timely
u-c. and every family sh9uiI have them on hand
for their protection and relief when required.
Long experience has proved them to De the -a-
esq. -Ure-t. and best Of AN the Pills with which
the market atounds. by their occasional use.
the blood Is purified. the -cgrruph0ns Of the Ar--
tenn expelled, Instructions removed. and fha
whole machinery OF no restored 20 is healthy
activity. Internal organs whicu become clouzei
aud sluggish gre cleansei ty iBer's Pills. ana
stimulated INTO acton. mus nclpient disease
Is changed into health, the value Of which change.
when reck0ucd on The vast llulltuie- who enjoy
H. can hardly be computed. Their sugar coating
makes them pleasant % take. and preserve iaei-
virtues uuImpaircd for any length or time. 20
that they arc ever fresh. and perfectly relrlr.
Although searching. they are mild and o.e-a
without disturbance 70 Tie constitution OF
occupation.
Full directions are given On the wraT4- u
edch Don how O. u tscu 10 p f4miy i-
and for ne following complaints, which
Rffgg raufilr cure
For DysPePsia or EEdi-es.foa. Li.tIc---
aeSs. LangaOr and Eoss % Appetite. f.s-
shoaldt be taken moderately % stimulate the s,.a-
Ech, and restore It's healthy tone and action.
For liver Complaint and is various ,HH.
toms, Bilious Headache. sick Head
ache. Jauudice or Green sickness. Esil-
ious Collie aad EliiiOus Eevcrs. they -laHHi
be judiciously taken FOR each ease, % correct .1
diseased acton or remove The distinctions WLaa
cause 10.
For Bysentcry or Diarrh-=t a-t -H-
mild dose b. generally required.
For Rhruraafisns. Gour. Gravel. t-si-
pitasiOn Of the EacGFt- Pain tn fFr
side. Back and Eoin~. they should uc
uOusly taken, as required t1 Change ODE --
action Of the system. Hi.h slca cl-rrc -.
complaints disappear.
For DroPsy and IeropSical w~ilinaa.
they should be taken in large and frequent
20 produce the effect Of drastic purse.
For Suppression, a large co-e -h--H.
taken, as it produces the desired calct l5 SYM
pathy.
As q Dinner PHI. t3be one or two Pitis o.
promote digestion amt relieve ge stomach
An occasional dose stimulates tae stomach ai
bowels, restores the appetite, and urlEorat- I
system. Heacc it j. uiicn llF1ntaccuu- wa
no seri0us deran-cmcnt exists one who feels
tolerably well. often Ends thar @ dose 20 -
Pills makes hEm feel decidedly better, from tI.r
cleansing and renOya-ins eGcct on The cec-atg
apparatus.
PREPARED By
Ord. C.ATER& CO., Prcrt;cGi Chemist.
LOWELL, MISS, Z. $. 4.
FoR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-01-06
JOHN T. BLYMYER
OEALERIN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,
OTIS &C 90
OILS, &c, &

The following is a partial LIST of goods in Stock Carpenters Tools,
Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels Plane irons > Dies: &c, Black
smiths Goods, Bellows, Angis, Wees, Files, Hammers, &c Saddery
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles, Rings, Bits and Tools
Table Knives aud Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Bagors, the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painters Goods, a full stock. White
Lead. Coiored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paintsino oil all colors,
Varnish, Tupentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains,
dc Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut TO any shape The best Coal
Oil always on hand Our stock Of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant styles. Ditstons Circular, MG!ev and Cross Cut Saws. Mil
Saw Files Of thebest quality poreeIainIined Kettles Handles Of all kinds
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DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS 4
MILLINERY

az Eastern prices. We guarantee you Eastern
Pnees on Prints, Ginghams, Delaincs. Alpacas.
DIess Goods, Muslins, Brown and Bieached Den.
Inns, Ducks. Drills, Cett0nades. Jeans. Cambries.
Ilekings. Elannels, Cloths and Cassimerus. in fact
anu y Goods and Notions. A trip 10 .Iohustowr
VIII not cost you the tenth part Of the expense oi
a UP 70 Philadelphia, and yet we sell at Phila.
delp prices and save you freight beside we
eau afford 70 do it because we buy In large lot
an pay cash, have no rent 70 pay and % cur own
work Caland see our stockand prices AMI Judge
{ yourselves.
FOSTER QUINN.
Clinton St, Johnst0wu. Pa.
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Mattocks. Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneatbs, Sledges, Mason Hammers,
Cast Steel Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts Of all sizes. L0ookDg
Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sleeves, Door Mats, Baskets,
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Irvine, Rope all sizes, Hay PuHeys, Butter Prints,
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Suffers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes. Horse Brushes, Cur
Try Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latehes and everything
nt The HuldeTs' line. Caps, Lead, Shot Powder and Safety Fuse, &c, &c,
The fact is, keep everything thatheongs TO the Hardware trade. | deal
exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole attention to it, Per
sons who are building. or any one in need Of anything in my line, will find
it to their advantage to give me a call Will always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons l thankm my old customers for their patronage
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
No, ,"BAER'S BLOCK"
April 8 IA. JOHN f. BLYMYEB.
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FOR The relief aal
cure OF an derllge
meuts I'm the st0iu-
ach, liver, and bow
els They arc mild
apcueut, and On
excellent p~urgatvc
Being purely ye-e
table, they contain
no mercury Ormiue
rai whatever. Much
serious sickne anil
suGering prevent
80 Tra nM.
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Good Work and Good Fits

Is second to none in the State. The public is re
spectfully inTited to cali and examine our stock,
as we are determined to keep goods as good az the
best and sell at prices as log as the lowest.
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FoR SALE By ALL DRcGoIsTs EvERfVHLEE
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-23

sATuRDAHs sPoRB = NEsuASHocEs
vs.. SrASDARDs.-A large majority Of the
spOrt-loviDg people Of Wheeling and
vicinity we're assembled at the Fair
Grounds, Saturday, to witness the sport
in progress there. The principal feature
Of the day was the second game this sea-
son, Of base ball between the Neshan-
nocks, Of Newcastle, Pa, and the Stand
ards, Of this city. Betting, before the
game commenced was in favor OF the Ne
shannocks, odds OF three to one being
given, and two to one the Pennsylanians
would score first, After the game had
commenced, however, q decided change
was noticeable, the Standards Outdoing
all their former efforts and keeping we'll
up to their work, some OF the
finest fielding OF the day being
done by them, and there was
hope the Standards would be able to re.
deem their first defeat. But at the sixth
inning a decided weakening was plainly
to be noticed on the part OF our boys, and
from that time on to the finishing OF the
game, the score OF the Pennsylvanians
was materially increased, and the game
rather too much one-sided to retain the
| interest manifested at the outset. Had
the Standard club the powers Of endur-
ance manifested by the Neshannocks there
would be heavy work for any amateur
club contesting with them. We append
the score;