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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17
HystNEss WANTS.

CUMAC WANTED, pay the highest
Manchester Tan. Yard Sumac Mis-, from railr01d
depots and landings. or at the sumac. and bark
mills, corner Seventh and Canal streets. RSchm0nqs
2-3m ~, JOHSsP. HULST.s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17

We can generally lind some way to chase
dull care away. Before breakfast there is the
usual jaunt to the spring. You have TO be-
come acquainted with the .water before You
like it, it smells and tastes good deai like
something or other not Of this world, and
operates like pills. At 10 O'Clock a. d.
there is q German. 1t is the most highly
Ing of dances, and, i Judge, the happiest lor
lovers and .ssich." AS am noti love lac
least, not to speak oil, aud didn't come h here re
for rough exercise, I never indulge. Len, -,
pins, billiards, walks, talks. dives, etc, MI
up the hours until dinner-time. TheEe are
on hand saany proficient ten.pin play bus
know ofteW who equal quarteste OF sl'n,
isters who ale spending their hard'earnea
vacation ut these springs. These gentlemen aa
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17
rpt-s..ATsoSAL. l..

II A., ,n,,,ii'c rsst."ihs.' ''a"'''
uu,An, '"i r,5"StEss,. NJ A.
AS>!si R.K. JESSE.
..,,< r,yLn,N1;;>,M,K; 4; lsr.
Y ,,. rto' 90 &c ~ addr' ;, the rrinGp,a'c; paca,oe1
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17

WANTED, to lend "a 900, 5000, $4,000,
w $1,000, and $500 on city improved, ,.unea-.
numbered real estate. q.
j. THOMPSON. .BR cWN,
Real Estate Agent and Auclioneer,
M l4-3t ll13 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17
LOST. sTRAYED, AND FOUND.

FINE ASSORTMENT oFsLUBIN's
"A and other EXTRACTS, ios ihs hsEssefebiet ,ga
FINE Z M = FRENCH, kNGLisH, and AMERICAN
- SOAPS: rxruo 4 4 "a
ISiLEi, ISiL, . !" "t"',' : -. -I--zs J. BLAIk,
AEoII saiSS5 S2S Broad street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17

WANTED, A FARM, WELL LO-
w GATED. with comfortable buildings, IN ex-
change for good city property. Address " MER-
CHANT" care Of Chaflin, Staples Co., real estate
auctioneers No. II Tenth street, Richmond, Va
E.eodRf
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-17
11ANNED TOMATOES.

g.yina large 10, OF CANNED ToMMAsTxSgss.s ~ sss ".
r. puand caosI and designx 70 Si9sS ss 49, ss
ss b. law rrice os tt.S0 Per b sSf ~ M
ssansssd tte Al 81 8 -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
Goose stsry.

All the Esh stories that were ever
told are quite equaled by the follow
ing goose story which is taken from
q recent number Of the Yolo (Cal. }
Mail:
"While hunting 10 the tules near
the sink Of Cache Greek on Monday
last, Abe Green, an old hunter, dis
covered petri6ed wild goose, stand
ing upright, with legs buried about
one-half in the adobe soil. He
thought at 6rst it was living, and,
creeping near, fred bis gun at it, bat
The bird did not bulge sn inch
Walking up to it be found it dead,
and in turning to pick it up, was as
tonished at It's immense weight. 1t
had turned to stone, and q mark on
its wing, near the forward joint,
showed where the shot bad struck il.
knocking piece Of He managed
70 raise It up out Of the ground and
when be laid it down piece dropped
from its breast, disclosing q hollow
inside, from which pure clear water
began running. its feathers were
very natural, and its appearance was
caleula.ed 70 deceiTe-so ifelike. He
took it to bis cabin, down the canal,
few miles back Of Washington,
where it can be seen By those who
wish 10 see such = strange and IN
usual sight"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
Mrs. Coelelgh.. hot Potato.

Mr. Cobleigh has just got do wn to
breakfast. He was standing up to
the stove with his hands clasped be-
hind him, as is his custom, contem-
plating the attractively set table. A
large platter Of broiled ham, with
fried eggs, was the central feature,
and Mr.. Cobleigh is very fond Of
ham and eggs. The family cat was
lying under the table, purring softly
to herself. 1t was strongly marked
domestic scene, and Mr.. Cobleigh
felt bis eye moisten as be surveyed
liz. Mrs. Cobleigh was taking up the
potatoes. She had the last one pierre
ed with The fork, and was about to
deposit it with the rest, when she
espied the upturned palm Of her
husbands hand. What possessed
her she cannot tell, but she dropped
the steaming vegetable straight into
his unconscious hand. He didn't
ask her what she was doing he didn't
even look around be simply emitted
an awful scream and sprung madly
into the air. On the descent he
struck the table with bis knees with
such force as to completely overturn
it, and, with the contents be went to
the floor with an awful crash. Five
dollars worth Of cFoeksry was smash
ed, and q carpet, coat, and a pair Of
pants were ruined by ham gravy |
and butter 1t is probable Mr. Cob /
leigh would have tainted dead away
from the effect Of the shock had not
the cat, across whose erected back
be fell, as she was darting away from
the awful cslimity. turned and fss-
tened both claws and teeth into his
thigh with awful feroeity That re-
vived him
The house is now shut up. Mrs
Cobleigh is visiting Der mother in
Brookdeld, and Mr.. Cobleigh has
taken . jsnnt to Boston on business.
We understand she thinks Mr.. Cob
leigh is to blame in the matter, for,
she properly reasons, bad be not
jumped 80 ike an ALFRED fosl, there
would have been 40 damage done.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
WHOLE NO. 1914.
To Put Down Mating.

As the summer is approaching, and
the time Of mating draws near, il
may be well to call the attention Of
house keepers to the fact that, as
there is right way to put down
Canton mating, it is the almost uni
versal practice to put it down wrong.
Most persons cut the lengths and
then, layiRg the breadths in their
proser places. on the floor, proceed to
drive q vast number of taeks I'D and
down the edges. This method serves
the purpose OF keeping the covering
very tightly on the floor, but it in.
jures the boards aud ruins the mat
tings. Every tack breaks one straw
and perhaps more.
These Canton mattings are made
on boats, where they are woven in
short pieces about two yards long.
These short pieces are afterwards
Joined together on the shore in
lengths Of about forty yards. 1t is
easy te see where these two-yard
pieces are Joined, and the first thing
to be done, after the mating is cut
into proper lengths, Is to sew these
pisces across and across on the wrong
side, to keep the joints from opening
Then sew the breadtbs together, and
tack it to the floor in the same man.
1er you treat a CARPET. Mattings
made in this way will last fully twice.
IS long as where they are tackled in
Every breadth
A good mating should last six or
even years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
A sunny Temper.


What blessing to a household is
merry, cheerful woman-one whose
spirits are not affected by wet days
or little disappointments one whose
milk of human kindness does not
sour in the su unsbine of prosperity.
Such a woman in the darkest hours
brightens the house like & piece Of
sunshiny weather. The magnetism
of her smiles and electrical bright
ness of her looks and movements in
feet every one. The children 20 TO
school with a sense of something
great to be achieved the husband
goes into the world 10 q conqueror's
spirit No matter how people annoy
and worry him all day, far Off her
presence shines, and be whispers to
himself, "At home | shall find rest. "
So day by day she literally renews
his strength and energy; and if you
know a man with q beaming face,
kind heart and a prosperous busi-
ness, in nine cases out Of ten you
will find he has a wife Of this kind.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
r.In,. In Batter.

1t is perfectly astonishing that so
little care is taken with the products
Of the dairy, among the farmers gen
orally throughout the country. Time
and again have writers and sgrieultu-
raj experimenters demonstrated that
milk sad butter are susceptible TO
foreign taints and odors to a remar-
ksble degree, yet the whole matter
of care in preventing the access Of
Objectionable odors is regarded with
indifference. We hare had occasion
lately, IN visiting farm honses in diff
ferent localities, TO inspect the accom-
modations for the dairy, and in very
few instances, indeed, were proper
means taken 10 secure proper ven
tilation, and for the production Of
sweet and marketable butter. In sew
eral cases the milk was set on shelves
in cellars, in which heaps Of deeayed
roots and vegetables were lying, aad
the odor which arose from them was
anything but agreeable In one case,
tab half filed wits dirty clothes
was standing in close proximity to
the milk shelves, and in another eel
lar was q petroleum or kerosene bar
rel which sent forth its peculiar odor
very perceptibly. or course, the
milk absorbed these various taints
with which the air vas burdened,
and the consequence vas, poor, al
most unmsrketsble, quality Of butter
was churned, when 9 good, sweet
product might have been secured
Farmers often speak, sometimes sneer-
iugfy, Of gilt edge butter, meaning
that which brings the highest market
prices, bu: complain when q third,
or half, Of the gilt edge price Is Of
fered them for theirs The high
price is simply the return for the ez-
ereise Of proper care and attention
which they, 10 preparing their bot
ter, failed to give There are many
customers in towns snd cities who
viii pay almost any price for the best
quality Of butter thai can be sapPf-
ed, and there is no excuse for the pro-
duefion of an inferior quality.-Aas-
sachEsefts PEoHqhmGH.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
Foas Great Mes.

Ia q sermon preached some time
since by the Rev. James Freeman
Clarke, Of Boston, be said: "Fbe
four greatest men this country has
produced, are, think, Washington,
Franklin, Jefferson and Lincoln. Of
these, Jefferson was the greatest ge-
MUS, Franklin the greatest intellect,
Lincoln the most marked product Of
American institutions, and Washing
ton the greatest character. IN the
storm which drove the vessel eJn-
tanning the Apostle Paul on The shore
Of Malta, we are told that the mari
ners east four anchors out OF the
stern and wished for day Oar four
anchors, holding Us fast from behind,
are the examples aud teachings OF
Washington, Franklin Jefferson and
Abraham Lincoln. The hrst repre-
sents virtue in politics; the second,
good sense in politics; the third de-
mocracy in politics; the iourfh, nu-
manity 10 politics. Let US reverence
these great examples. holding as krm
70 > noble past. and 50 saving Us for
= better future With four such il
lustrious lives as these TO reYereDce,
70 study and 70 follow, We msy feel
that in the most stormy bours, ana
the darkest nights. we may bold ssie
these anchors, and wish for day
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
Plenty OF BezSJ.


In one session, that Of lSl3-l4,
the Legislature ofPennsylVania char
tered forty-one new banks, with ST.
600, 900 Of capital; and according TO
one writer Of the time, "the plenty
Of money was so profuse that the
managers Of the banks were fearful
that they could not find demand for
all they could fsbricste, and il was
no infrequent occurrence 70 bear So
lieitations urged 20 individuals to be-
come borrowers, under promise OF in
dulgenees the most tempting" The
editor Of Niles Register cbaraeteriE-
ed "tbe prodigality and waste IS al
most beyond Belief and speaks Of
the furniture Of a single private par
lor in one Of the Eastern cities as
costing upward Of $4,000. On the
other hand, Mr. Matthew Carey, Of
Philadelphia. writing IN 1916, called
this period "the golden age Of Phila-
deIphis, F" and says: The rapid cir
culation Of property, the immensiiy
Of business done, and the profits made
on that business, produced degree
Of prosperity which she had perhaps
never before witnessed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
wassefsI Farmers.

The real waste among Tellfo-do
farmers, says a contemporary, Is the
throwing away Of house slops, and
in allowing the liquid exerenent Of
animals 20 be lost Il is better 70
advise TO save every drop Of the
liquids Of the house and barn, than 70
urge them to pile up huge heaps Of
inert substances 70 be used % fertili-
zers. A heap Of dry nuek or peat,
which in itself has no speeisl value,
may be used sdyantageousiy 70 ab-
sorb the valuable liquids Of the house
and barn, and in this way farmer
may largely increase his manurial
resources without ineurring great
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12


A BALTIMORE paper SAYS: A
short, stubby fellow, with his bat on
one side Of his head, and his pants
rolled up, walked into q Congress
street oyster house last evening, and
holding the stump Of an unlit cigar
between bis teeth, looked around and
inquired:
Got ny oysters 2
Yes, sir, said the oysierman. as
be cast his eyes over hslfdozen bask-
etsfull living around loose.
Well, how much be they dozen p
Eighteen eents.'
Eighteen cents
Yes, sir, eighteen cents
'Shucked2'
Opened, Of course, if you want
them opened
Well, gi'me ore Sos shaeked'
'Onel What do you want Of one
OysterP
We'll, said the customer, eon6den-
italy, leaning over the oyster stand,
and taking bis cigar from between his
teeth, you see l'm goin' to a social
party out here near Abba tonight,
an some Of the boys might get a
foolin.' I've been round a good deal,
an / tell yer there's Dotbin' 50 cSOlin'
and healin' like foE black eye as q
good big oyster guess you'd bet
ter gi'me two. How much is'tp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12
IN THE DARK.
Br xsaAH PERRY.


This is my little sweetheart dead.
Blue was her eye and her cheek was red
And warm at my touch when saw her last,
When she smiled on me and held me fast
with the light, son clap of her slenderhand
And now beside her may stand and stand
Hour affer hour, and no blush would rise
On her dead white cheek, and her shut blne eyes
VIII never unclose at my kiss or call
II this is the end, n this be all
That am 10 know Of this woman dear;
II the beautiful spirit / know lies here,
with the beautiful body cold and still;
II while stand here now and thrill
With my yearning memories sore at heart
For token or a sign to rend apart
The pitiless veil there is nothing beyond;
II this woman, so fair, 50 fine, 50 fond
A week ago--fond, ine and fair
With the life, the soul that shOne out there
In her eyes, her voice, which made her In truth
The woman loved; ifthIs woman foEsOOth
Ia dead as this dead clay that lies
Under my gaze with elose-shut eyes,
Then what is the meaning Of life Bhen death
Can break II all, as brooks at a breath
The ehlld's blown bubble afioat in the sun:
What is the meaning Of all is done
When this breath goes out into empty air,
Like this childish plaything, himsy and fair:
What is the meaning Of loves long pain,
The yearning memories that rend and strain
The living heart or the living soul,
If this Is the end, IL this Is the whole
OF life and death--this little span
That drops In the dark before the plan
Which the brain oonceiyes is half complete,
Making life bnt the bubbles empty eheatf
When year ago, through all the mare
or speculation's far-hupg hare,
l followed on with careless tread,
had NOT looked then or ny dead-
My dead so Infinitely dear,
MY dead that coldly lying here
Mocks my fond heart with semblanee fAir,
Chills me with measnreless despair.
Then could calmly measure fate
With Natures laws, and speculate
On all the doubts that science brlngs;
Now, standing here, what is Il springs
Within my soul, that makes despair
Not quite despair? o fond, o fair,
D, little sweetheart, dead TO me,
Somewhere or other thou must wait for me,
Somewhere, somewhere shall not look In vain
To find thy living face, thy living love agsiR
-IzdepsHdeaf.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12

1t was one o'clock 10 the afternoon.
A girl with slender figure was has
tening up the avenue 10 the Fontain
residence. She was very pretty,
with wonderful brown eyes, cherry
lips, aud crimson cheeks, usually, but
pale now. She raised the heavy
brass knocker at the front entrance
and raped. timidly. A servant an
swered.
"Mr. Herbert Fontain :" she said,
inquiringly.
Il speck be am in" said the ser
want Please walk in, an l will
bring Bm."
The young girl was ushered into
the library. In few moments g
firm step echoed along the hall.
Herbert entered the library.
why, Kstiel" be cried. unable to
say any thing else 10 sheer astonish-
ment at seeing her there.
The girl fell on his breast and
burst into tears.
Poor papal poor papaI" she
sobbed.
What Of him ?" asked Herbert
HE is gone. o, / fear he is
dead"
What"
HE has disappeared, and left no
trace. / have not seen him since
last night"
Herberts hands Jew up to bis tem-
pies
Last night she muttered; no.
thing more, however. Memory was
seeking to assert herself, but the ef.
fort was in vain
Herbert, what can We dof"
eve can institute a search, al any.
rate" said Herbert. Darling. ] am
glad you came to me. viii 60 over
to Loeksly place with you"
"Come then, Herbert, as soon as
possible, said Katie.
II will go now" ne said.
On the way to Loeksly Place nei-
tAer said much. Once there, Her
bert ordered out the servants One
be despatched to the county town,
which was several miles away for
officers,
The officers came. and for hsurs
search was made. But in vain. No
trace could be found Of him. Night
approached
II will go over home for 3 bri.f
space" said Herbert cit is strange
that father has not been here this az
ternoon."
HHe was alone with Katie, when
be addressed those words to her.
20, Herbert, (" sbe burst out, '.it
seem like o punishment upon me,
that papa should disappear while ]
was with you last night"
with me last nightl" be sxclaim-
ed, evidently astonished. II have
no recollection of it.
The girl opened her eyes in sur
prise.
why, Herbert" she cried, "you
were" This time be did not contra
dict her.
Alone 10 the forest this morning !"
be thought No recollection of how
I came therel There Is some dread
ful mystery here. o that my poor
mind could clear IT,
Still memory did not aid him.
Going up the avenue to bis bone
half sn hour later, be overlook his
father One glance at bis face bowed
be had not heard it.
Dear father where have yoa been
this afternooa 70
Il started Oh in q hurry st one
O'Clock with q geologiss. TO explore
Watkins Greek just moment
ago 60, ef my horse. having return
sd-n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12

Until within a few years past
there has been in the possession Of a
prominent family down the Chemun0
river, from Elmira few miles s1
object which passes q history Of ia
own, the skull Of human being II
was put to rather a strange usage.
as it bad been rigged up for q chip
hunks cage and sat On 3 bench near
the door. Out and in through the eve
holes ran the little animal, grinning
at the by-stsnders from the mouth
and munching its corn and nuts while
watching from the nose. Right in
the centre of the forehesd Of the
skull was a small bullet-hole. When
Sullivan's army passed through this
valley sn adopted son Of the Indian
Cornplanter, named Watt Baldwin,
preceded il as a scout, as be was
thoroughly posted to Indian warfare.
and knew the country IS well as be
knew his own dooryard. On the
day before the famous battle at
Baldwin's Greek, Watt was scouting
about the hills bet Seen the army's
camp at the foot Of New.oWn Greek
and what is now Wellsburg Care
fully making bis way through the
woeds. his quick eye saw the head
Of an Indian pop up from behind
log a short distance from him. He
placed himself behiad tree and
watched When the head came up
again be fred, and there was one
less Indian in the Chemung Valley.
Ten or twelve years after the close
OF the war. the scout with bis grand
son was walking on the bills in the
vicinity Of the occurrence. "LOtey,"
be said, "Cornplauter killed an In
dian somewhere about here and lef
him. Let rs see If We can't End him.
He found the tree from the shelter Of
which be had fred, and presently
the log behind which the Indian bad
ain. After some further search and
digging, the bones Of the fallen brave
we're discovered with the bullet hole
a the centre Of the forehead. And
,ut Of the skull was the ehipmunk's
age made-ElmiTa Observer
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a New E4pIo.lve Compound.

A new explosive compound, pos
sessing some remarkable properties,
and known as cotton gunpowder,
has recently been perfected in En-
gland, and was the subject of an in
teresting series Of experiments not
long since, conducted 10 the presence
of a number Of visitors, at the manu-
factory near Fsversham. 1t is fine
cream-colorcd powder, made by
treating puIverized ibrous cotton
with sulphurie and nitric acids aud
other chemical Ingredients, the nature
of which is not stated. The harm
lessness of tbiss explosive, except
when fred with special detonators,
was demonstrated by burning it upon
the palm Of the hand without report
or injury, and by placing two barrels
of it, containing ninety pounds each,
in the midst of roaring bonGres,
where they quietly burned away
without explosion. To show its
adaptability to railway carriage and
conclusions, a pile driver weighing
half ton was allowed to fall fifteen
feet upon box Of the powder which
was not exploded, although pretty
thoroughly scattered by the impact.
The strength of the compound, when
properly fred, for blasting and mill
tary mining operations, was then IL
lustrated by several striking expert
ments, but tests did not include its
use in cannon.
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expense

Yesterday az an old citizen Of De
troit was mailing q To Rent" card
on a vacant house; q pedestrian bal
ted and remarked that "bOwIs' was
not the right way 20 spell house. "
How long hare you lived 10 De
troiI p asked The old citizen, seoEi-
ing ssTsgely.
Fifteen years, was the reply.
"Well, I've lived here for thirty,
continued the old man. "snd guess
I know how to spell as well as you
IL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12

LONDON now claims, and justly, to
the largest gas meter in the
world. It's capacity is stated to be
the enormous quantity Of 100000 Gu
bit feet Of gas per hour, and in its
drum deliyere for each
revolution ! 500 feet. The east-iron
tank is Of the following dimeutioas,
Nineteen feet eight inches
square the total height from floor
line 10 the top Of pendiment is twen-
ty foet and two inches and when
filed to the working water line con-
tains 21 900 gallons Of water The
inlet aud outlet connections are OF
some thirty inches diameter and it
is stated that the meter works salts
factOrily at three-tenths Of an inch
pressure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-05-12

A hardware merchant yesterday
observed boy looking sharply -
some tools, and be asked
"Bub, If I should present yoa Niln
a hoe would you go home @nd MAKE
garden" ....s -.
NO, sir. !" promptly resp2nseo ,.. .ns
bov; I'd sell il 70 the man iiyins DsA'
door and bay some circus tickets =
Lee presE