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The New York herald., 1876-02-10
CURIOUS CONTESTED WILL CASES.

In the case Of John y. Lewis the executors have
been ordered to ho their account before Monday next
90 enable the 10 be then proceeded with before the
Surrogate. Tho late Mr. Lewis was a prominent mer
chant OF this city, being member OF the two nrins.
Lewis, Havland Co. and John D. Lewis 4 Co lie
was killed by being thrown Of his carriage IN Cen.
trsl Park, about year and half ago. He ci, On
estate OF some $4,000 There are many singular ea-
tures connected with the VIII lie and history Of this
the Supreme Court in an action brought
70 set aside tho viii by Henry Lewis, a
The New York herald., 1876-02-10
ALLEGED PANEL HOUSE.

John Clary, James Roberts, alias "By Button !"
Lizzie Williams, alias Lizzie Button, aud Charlotte
williams alias "Lottic Warner - were brought before
Judge Morgan yesterday, charged with keeping and
running a panel game in South Washington square.
The complainant was Detective Slcyin who with the
assistance OF the Sergeant found the male prisoners
diveStcd Of their hats coats and shoes and concealed
in closet IN the As direct evidence Of rob
berry produced the prisoners were discharged.
The New York herald., 1876-02-10

negro living in Canada claiming 10 be brother Of the
deceased, which suit has been brought through his
counsel Judge Dittenhoefer and Runke and Engle-
hart The plaintiff Henry Lewis the OF Sarah
Lewis a muatto, and her slave husband born in Vir-
gnia during the time OF slavery. Under the Fugitive
Slave law her husband was captured aud taken TO Ken
lucky from which State, il claimed he bad fed ;
while she by of the underground railroad made
her way to Canada, where she lived with prominent
white man In Simcoe. The issue OF this Illicit relation
was John ID. Lewis, who, after arriving at
tue age OF fifteen, came to this city and
after rising through the various gradatons
from porter became head Of the mercantile houses
named above, amassng therein his fortune On his
death, never having been married, and leaving no
issue his mother, Sarah became entitled 10 his entire
properly, aud, she having died her son, Henry the
issue OF her slave marriage who followed her TO Canoda
VIII receive the entire estate If the will is set aside
The grounds for setting aside stated in the papers,
are that by the will the deceased directs that his entire
estate should in certain event, be used in decorating
his grave which vague, ambiguous and Impossible OF
execution.
Surrogate Van Schaick is hearing daily the argu-
ments the contested wills accumnating In his
Office. Yesterday the will Of Michael MoKcon came
up again The tostator died last fall leaving estate
amounting TO about $25 COO Among other bequcsts
one OF ST. 500 10 the Missionary congregation OF
st. Paul the Apostle. toward building church;
other Of S5 oO0, 10 the Catholic Publishing Society;
$1,000 toward founding institution TO be called tho
"Littc Sisters OF the Poorn The bequests to revert
10 the estate il not applied directed. After leaving
= 600 to each Of his children the testaor gives tho
remainder Of his estate 70 his wife. The VIII is dated
June 20, 1902 and is contested by Matthew Mckeon,
brother OF the tcstatOr the ground of the testaors
want Of capacity and the undue influences operating
against him.
Another contested will IS that OF Mr G. Mclaughlin,
who died last fall leaving estate OF about $50 O0o
The tcstator leaves from $500 10 $500 10 each OF his
brothers and sisters but cuts OF his daughter, Mrs
Maria :. Mofat, with $l00 To his wife, lduela
hcLuuehn be bcquealhcd So 500 and the rest Of the
estate he directed should be divided share and share
alike between his daughter Tilldh and bis minor son
Alfred. Mrs Molat It appears, incurred tho dis
pleasure of the by her marriage; hence the
contest Both cases stll on.
The New York herald., 1876-02-10
WASHINGTON PLACE POLICE COURT.
Before Judge Morgan.
THE BROADWAY Fl

As engine No SO was proceeding TO the great fire in
Broadway on Tuesday evening tho driver called on
George Bissert of No 694 Greenwich street. who was
coming up Blocker street. driving lager beer wagon
TO pull up on one side Bissert did take any notice
OF the warning and endeavored TO cross Broadway.
The result collision between the wagon and the
engine in which the front spring Of the engine was
broken and Of the horses severely injured and had
TO be sent the hospital In Court yesterday upon
the above facts being presented Judge Morgan fined
Bssert $40 for reckless driving and it is expected that
the Fire Department viii him for damages
ALLEGED PANEL HOUSE.
John Clary James Roberts, alias "Bly Button -
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ANTI-TAMMANY REPRESENTATION.

AdjOurned untll to.morrow, Al tweIve o'clOck.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Lovers of halfraw beeisteak are
perhaps aware that they have excel
lent chances of swallowing the T@HiG
enerBiis in their fayorite food, the
t9nla being q parasite Of the OK
which knows bow to make itself per-
fectly at home ia the human stomach.
Nor. in spite Of its Distinguishing
epithet Isl by any means q pleasant
guest But DR.. NormaGd, of the
French naval medical service, has
made the discovery, as be thinks, Of
still more insidious enemy Of man.
10 which be has given the pleasant
name Of AisT!!iiHla siere0raiis. 1t
is about quarter Of millimetre IN
length, and but for its extreme lean
ness would be visible TO the naked
eve. Ii is absorbed into tbe system
either ia animal or vegetable food,
and is believed to be the cause OF the
terrible disease known as the Cochin
China diarrhna, which has commit
tod fearful favages among the French
troops stationed in the East, for so
long as the worm remains in the body
the malady continues, and frequently
ends in death. The best remedy
hitherto discovered is milk, but il is
far from being so efficacieus as could
be desired.-PaH NaU Gazette.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
a SiaieriaIized Hole.

Take a sheet Of stiff writing paper
aud fold it into 4 tube an inch in di-
ameter. Apply it to the right eve
aud look steadfastly through itfocus-
ing the eve on any convenient object
TO keep the eye open. Now place the
left hand, held palm upward. edge
ways against the side Of the paper
tube, and about an inch or two above
its lower END The astonishing effect
will be produced Of hole, apparently
of the size of q cross section Of the
tube, made through the left band.
This Is hole in which We propose to
materialize another aud a smaller
hole. rs We need a genuine aper-
t1re, and u would be ineOnyerient to
make one 10 the lefC haod. let a sheet
ot white paper be substituted there
for. aad similarly held. Just a. the
part OF the paper where tie hole
eqnelIng in diameter the oriice Of the
tube appears, make an opening one
fourth lnch ia diameter. Now stare
ingently into the tube, aud the second
hole. defined by its difference Of illu-
mination. will be seen floating in the
first hole, and yet both will be trans
parent The illusion, for Of course il
Is one Of those odd pranks our binoc-
ular vision plays upon Us, is certainly
one OF the most curious ever devised.
Besides. hero is the actual hole clearly
visible, aud Vet there is no solid body
TO be seen TO define its edges IL is
not mere spot Of light, because. # q
page Of print be regarded, the lines
within the boundaries OF the little
hole will not coincide at all With
those surrounding it and extending
TO the edges Of the large apparent
aperture Each eve obviously trans
miJs al entirely different impression
to the brain, aad that organ; unable
% iiscntaHgle them, lands US into the
palpable absurdity Of a materiaIized
bole-Srieahfc AmerlcaR.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

4 long time-mOre than seven
huadred years ago, and three ceutu-
ries at least before Columbus discov-
cred America-tbere was born in
England little girl, to whom they
gave the name Of Matilda. Tier
father was the King Henry l., sur
named Beauclerc, because be was so
good a scholar, though rather fancy
our high school boys could beat his
learning without trouble.
When little Matilda was FIVE wears
old she was married to the Emperor
Of Germany
The little Empress Matilda was
tie Only child left to the King, and bis
heart was set on bsqueathing to her
the crown of England. Before bis
death, in lI2s, be called the mobiles
of his Kingdom together, aud made
them swear allegiance to her as queen
The Emperor, Msiilda's husband, had
died before this, and Matilda was
married again to the French Earl of
Aojou. After her fathers death she
came to Engla ID, and was crowned
at Winchester.
All her life long-whether as prin
cess, empress, or queen-Matilda
showed vain, passionate, vindicstive
hasty. arrogant, and inconsideaate o.
other people
She exssperated the common peo
pie by imposing heavy taxes and ma
king oppressive laws. just when sht
should have conciliated and soo;hec
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
a Philosopher at the Police Court.

"Ah, well do | remember" sighed
the court as the next man passed out,
when YOU were a constable 10 the
third ward, wore velvet coat, car
ried cane, and were looked upon as
a highjeux, hoop-la, tip-top sort of a
man. Men respected you. the boys
feared you, and you could have got
trusted for a small amount at anv
grocery in town. Those days have
fled The sparkling diamond of the
past has become an old joint of stove
pipe thrown into the alley for cows
to nibble at and wonder which end
the grass grows on 1t makes me
sad to remember what you were, and
to see what you are. "
Yes, used to swell around a
good DEAL mused the prisoner
And now you are on the shrek
Your eyes look like pieces of tGrnip
glued to red velvet ; your hair looks
like fax gone to seed your nose
glistens like creased apple, you
tremble all over. and no boot-black
would care to be found in your com
pany"
Its purity tuff," sighed the man,
winking at his old red boots.
Have you any ambition lefI2" ask
ed the court.
# guess so, was the hesitating
reply.
DO you think there is any chance
for you to climb up agai1}"
I'D ruther kinder walk around and
take comfort " replied the prisoner.
$50 we 90, said bis honor as be
leaned back. When a nan aad as
soop be the diskc-otA as tue dinner
plate it is useless to try to wiring him
out. Ill have to send you up for the
winter
"WelI, it's kinder warm and Gice up
there, observed the old relic Il
spose they might give us more oys-
ters than they do, but I'm purity well
satisfied y Detroit Free Press,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
WHOLE NO. 1924.

vanced to admit the hoe. A waste
here which might have been avoided.
And so on, wastes, little and big.
everywhere, all arising from not think
ing suffieiently-vaste, because not
necessary and easily obgiated. We
omit the ordinary wastes frOm neg
lect, from laziness, from want Of ap-
probation of cleanliness and thorough
ness-the wastes fSom our stock, from
our manure heap, from our household.
Verify, a little thought viii save 70
the farmer much, and the saving
through this means, even on q small
farm, will represent the interest on a
considerable capital The wastes
arising from ignorance can readily be
diminished, and are in large part
inexcusable those arising from care.
lessness are not deserving Of sympa-
thy. The farmer, as well as the busi-
ness man, must use business Princi-
pies to secure the largest success, and
the one should be as careful Of the
outgOes as the other.-ScieBf6c Far
NOR
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
Close of the Centennial.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November 10.
Rain has teen falling steadily since
morning, but in spite Of the discOur-
aging weather, great numbers Of Peo-
pie are in attendance at the Centen-
nial grounds, to witness the formal
closing of the Exhibition Since
early this morning the steam and
street cars going to the grounds have
run crowded. and at , O'Clock, the
time Of the beginning Of the ceFemo-
nies, it is estimated that fully l00.-
900 people were inside the incIosure.
Shortly before O'Clock President
Grant, escorted by Governor Hawley,
assembled to the platform, followed by
the Centennial Commission, the
Board of Finance, the foreign Com
missioners and invited guests
After the excitement of the multi
tude occasioned by the presence Of
General Grant bad subsided, the or
chestra, under the direction Of Theo-
dore Thomas, performed Wagner's
Inauguration March, " composed for
the opening exercises on the l0th Of
May last. At its conclusion the
Rev. Joseph \. Beiss offered up q
prayer
The choris, accompanied by the
orchestra, then sang a choral fugus
by s. Bach, after which an address
was delivered by the Hon. Daniel j.
Morrell, the United States Centen-
NAL Commissioner from Pennsylga-
MIA, aud Chairman Of the Executive
Committee.
The orchestra then rendered selec-
tions, after which the Hon. John
Welch, President of the Centennial
Board Of Finance, delivered an ad-
dress.
After Beethoven Fifth SYMPHONY
bad been rendered, Director General
Goshorn addressed the audience at
length.
Handel's "HalleIuiah Chorus" was
next given by the orchestra aud
chorus, and the Hon Joseph L. Haw-
l~y, the President Of the United
States Centennial Commission, de-
livered an address, reviewing the
history of the Exposition
The audience t92n joined in sing
ing America" after which Presi-
dent Grant declared the IDteruationa!
Exposition of 1876 closed.
The Doxology was sung by the
chorus, and the audience, acc0mpa-
MED By the orchestra, retired, and
the formal ceremonies were closed.
The ceremonies took place % ne
Judges Hall, owing to the Ee,2-
Although the Exposition Is formal
ly ended, the groGH1s and buildings
viii be accessible TO the public tor
several days to come. iboagb the
Exhibition will be ia an incomplete
form many exhibitors preparing to
fence OF their exhibits tomorrow,
preparatory to packing the goods.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
The Wastes ON the Farm.

The greatest of wastes cG t4e arm
is in the not using os our brains; the
greatest becaLse. a. the bottom Of all
other wastes y little thinking often
saves s8Gcb labor After accomplish
ing almost any piece Of work, the
most of US can look back and see how
we could have improved on it, if We
had but thought. As we review our
crops Of this year, we see how they
could have easily been increased, had
We only thought. The ditch We dug
through our meadow wa. not done in
the most economical way. We dug
too deeply at irst, and did not allow
for the settling of the land. Hence a
waste Of labor. We omitted buying
an implement that would have saved
uearly is cost in one years use, until
we had spent much in trying to ac-
complish our work without it. Here
was another waste. We carry 8 water
pipe too near the surface to save the
expense Of digging a treneI o. safe
depth, and the winters frosts necessi-
tate e replacement Of the pipe and an
additional digging. Certainly, waste
here. We allowed the weeds to grow
on one piece of land. not thinking to
what proportions they would grow by
the time the crops were too far ad-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Marie Gauthier, a rich beiress be-
tween fifteen and sixteen years of
age, who lived with her parents ct
St Medard, was the object of many
hopes among the eligible young meu
of the neighborbood. La addition 20
these, one especially eligible sigh
ed for the gilded beauty. His name
was Theophile Parceau. his age Is,
and his parents were humble cultiga-
tors OF a small farm. His education
had been good, but feeling that be
could not hope to obtain the conseat
Of the girls father, he entered bis
household as a servant, with a view
Of being daily seen and heard by her.
Within mouth the heiress receiy-
ed his declaration, aud warmly re-
spouded to it, and the couple eloped
TheOpile bad made q coDiidaut OF
young man, Jules Gatiuaud, who
was engaged to marry his sister, and
seeking the couple in their retreat,
ne told them that the police were
searching for them, and that there
was no alternative but a temporary
separation. He advised Theopbile 20
escape, aud offered to carry Mile.
Gauthier back to her father. Tneo-
phile acted upon his advice, but Cat
maud took the young lady TO way.
side tavern, md the next day, to bis
fathers house, aud requested the lat
ter to call on Mons Gautbier aud Of
fered to find his daugter if be would
promise 10 give her band to his son.
But Gauthier refused.
Mile. Gauthier was, however, soon
discovered and taken home The0-
phile and Gatinaud were arrested.
Theophile was imprisoned two wears
and Gatinsud three years
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
SoyEL NUTRITION.
Administering Food by Hipodermic
Injection.

The Hedicai and Surgical Repor-
Ter reprints the following remarkable
case, originally reported 10 Europe
an medical journals c. Z. aged 81, a
/ Hungarian proprietor, has been in
the asylum at Ober- r-Dobling since
1868, and for the purpose Of suicide
has often refused all food, so that for
twenty-seven months at a time he
has 10 be daily fed by means Of the
tube OF late be has been more incon-
slant in bis refusals, sometimes eat
( ing even abundantly and at others al
lowing himself 70 be fed.
( Ga January is, however, he began
again to absolutely refuse food. and
so continued, with the exception of
one day, the oath, when it was re-
solved to feed him by the tube as here
tofore; bat all attempts to pass this.
I proved iruitless, such violent cough
( ing aud irritation did it cause. Even
when the tube was got into the
stomach, the fluid injected was i'm
mediately expelled again by its side;
so that the whole procedure, Undue
ing so much suffering, proved use
less.
As ten days bad elapsed without
his taking any food, with the excep-
ton of some soup once, it was re.
solved to try the sub-cutaneous injec-
ton, under the hope that a slight
quantity of nutriment might be so
supplied, so as to ward off danger to
life. and perhaps exert q favorable
impression on the patient when be
found his resistance unavailing. Olive
oil was the substance injected, the
syringe employed holding fifteen cubic
ceHtimetres. To the syringe was at
tached a thin caoutchouc tube. term
mated by the canula of an ordinary
sub-cutaneous syringe. so that the
movements Of the patient did not de-
range the working of apparatus
One or two svringes-ful were iniec-
ted daily; therefore, fifteen TO thirty
cubic centimetres of oil. At first
each syringe-ful was thrown into FIVE
apertures. bat afterwards into three.
or even only two. The oil passed.
drop by drop. out of the canula, so
that at first au hour. and afterwards
half an hour. was occupied in the
emptying of each syringe. This slow
procedure rendered the injection
painless, and prevented reaction.
which, as w"ll as pain, was caused
when be injection was made too rap
idly, or two much fluid thrown in.o
one spot Most of the injections
were made in the foot, and others in
the sides. Some effect was produced
upon the patients moral condition so
that be partially abandoned his oppo-
sition 10 food
Thus, during thirty-nine days. be
completely tasted during nine, ate
voluntarily during ten. and was sup.
ported by the injections during the
other twenty 1t was not possible
to weigh him. bat his general appear
ance was not changed for the worse.
With some occasional exceptions,
when the injections were resumed,
the patient gradually abandoned his
resistance, and at last ate in natu-
raj way the experiment lasting alto
gether about two months. The ehlo-
rofoFm odor, characteristic of fasting
persons disappeared soon after the
first injection
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22

Looking a. the pottery in the Jap
aaese bazaar. espied a flower pot that
struck nv fancy, | inquired the price
-Four d5iiaire.' vas the response
from a youthful Jap.
The price suiting Us as well as the
article. I determined to take it on ny
way oat, and In the afternoon again.
approached the bazar with that OBJ
ject. This time there was a satheTy
old Oriental in attendance. with a
face Ike that Of a wrinkleG old monk
ey, who. being asked She price. an
swered
Eight doIIaire ~
No, +" l said, throwing up fonr fu-
gers, 'it was four dollars this morn
ing"
TIE old heather opened a mouth
ike a slit 10 a side of sole leather.
aad displaying a row Of yellow iesgs,.
calculated
"Oh no-a, be is eight dollaise
As / retreated, / noticed ~ the lit
tie garden which surroup1s the bazar
the same kiud Of flower pot, 10 some.
OF which were plants, and l tried the
custodian Of these, a sober cbss,ale-
compIexioned Jap.
How ulch are those ln
six dJllaire.r
Again / explained that bey were
four dollars in ths morning. bot was
only answered BY q quiet grin, and
six dollsife
Approaching the bazar once more.
/ waited until the withered old
s~iudier was called away for few
minutes, and then hailing the yOuoy-
est and most amiable-faceG jap &
could select, ! touched the doWsr-pot
again. and asked
How much ="
The youthful son Cf 3ap3a pirkeG
Il up, looked az. lryisS to gsiimate its
value, aud thea tGrped 10 me aud said,
evidently :; . hazard
F0gr tOllair an half"
And | carried j. of at jhe i0arih
price at which il bad been Caszsd to
me thai d.y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-22
whipping Horses.

Professor Wagner, in writing upon
this subject says:
Many think they are doing finely,
and are proud Of their success, ID
hCrse-tt aiming, by means of severe
whipping, or otherwise arousing ana
stimulating the passion, aud then
through necessity crushing the will
through which the resistance is
prompted. No mistake can be great
er than this, aud there is nothing that
so fully exhibits the ability, judgment
and skill of rea! hOrsemen, as the care
displayed in winning instead Of repell-
ing the action of the mind. Although
it may be necessary TO use the whip
sometimes, it should always be ap-
piled judieiously, and great care
should be taken not TO arouse the
passions or excite the will to obstina-
cy. The legitimate and proper use
OF the whip Is calculated to operate
upon the sense Of fear almost entirely.
The affection and better nature Of
horse must be appealed to 10 training
a horse as well as in training child.
A reproof given may be intended for
the good Of the child, bue if only the
passions are excited, the object is de-
PRAYING and Injurious. This is Wit
al principle, aud can be disTegarded
in the management Of sensitive and
courageous horses only at the risk Of
spelling them / have known many
horses of naturally gentle character
to be spoiled by whipping once, and one
horse .hat was made vicious by BE-
ing struck with whip once while
standing in his stall