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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07
A GRoCER's TRICK.

The other day Grand River Avenne
grocer purchased a thirty pound crock OF
butter of farmer whom he bad never
dealt with before, and while down cellar
emptying the crock he thought of trick
to surprise tho agriculiurist. Finding a
stone weighing about eight pounds, the
grocer creased ii, carried il up with the
crock, and pointing TO ii quietly remark
ed;
This of course, Is to be taken from the
gross weight as well as the jar.
The farmer looked ut the stone for
several long seconds, aud then in a voice
so low that no Que else could hear, he
replied;
Please kiyer piece of paper over the
jar, for there's a man out by the door
who knows me.
The grocer finally explained bis fiead-
ish plot, and the butter sellers face un-
derwent a sudden change. Reaching
over the sugar barrels to shake hands, he
said:
didn't hardly believe it, though my
wife came from tricky family, aud !
should have gone home aud organized
mourning and lamentation In that farm
house.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07

product of 20 less than Twelve million
dollars the sane a. actually sunk anna
ally, because those who could earn this
sum are Idle A mach lcss som cousum.
ed 81 tho Chicago Gro was fell ltguSh
every State in the Union. Il is no woa.
der, then, ths, We have hard times pben
30 large an amount of what u thc esmt
ss money is constantly abstractcd from
t9e great pile Of national prosperity
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07
onlGis OF rHE CHINESE auEtr

The history Of the Chinese queue is tpd
by the Rev. Julius Dooittle, missi9
afy 10 China, as follows The first ~,
petor of The present dynasty, who beg
TO reign in 1914, having usurped
throne, determined 10 make the tons
of Mauehuria, bis native country, lup
token of submission OF The Chinese 10 NJ.
authority, lie ordered them 10 shave
the head except the crown, aud allo iag
the hair on that part to grow long, ans
dress il according 10 the custom Of
churia. The Chinese bad been d
toned, under other native emperor
wear long hair over the whole head
TO arrange IL 10 a taft or coil. The q
was gradual, bat finally pres
through The empire. At frat, thosg aa5
shaved their heads and conformed ha
laws received, II Is said, present u
tael Of silver, after a while only h,t 4
tael, and then only tenth Of tael od
sferward only an egg finally ey m
egg was not allowed. The law reqt ~
the people 10 shave the head and aid
The queue was not only rgidiy Ell, "a
by TIE penalty Of imuediate death, hal Il
became very manifest thai those
who did not conform to The wistes n the
dominant dynasty would never " ome
successful IN lawsuit against tbose who
did conform, nor would they succeed a
the literary EXAMINATIONS
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07

lie Iounged up 20 the Office ier,
picked up toothpick, aud ~ b. trd
away at hls molsrs, be said to the ts.
Must be hard --mustn't it--for int q,
be buried 10 9 trance states Yesr. vas
the brief reply. Thal's ali I'm afraid 81.
continued tie confidential desd-beat. I'm
afraid | will be buried before lm really
dead. guess not, answered The e'erk
the law regulates that Tie lawf IlowY
1t prescribes bow long tie body shall
bang before being cut d0wu. The man
softly laid the tooihplek dosn on the
counter aud vent ovss 70 look q The Hles
of the daily papers.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07

a young gentleman who moves in the
best society Of San Antonio, ssid The
other evening TO youug lady, The ioIi-
age i much more txhuberant this year
than usual Yes, she answered thought
faBy, 81 of them imported fruits is
cheaper lh4n they used 10 Was.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07

Men have despised the body too much,
but sfter I'll, when God made the body
be knew what he was about.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07
w tlrMAN & GODDARD,
Manufacturers OF
CARRIAGES e. SLEIGHS,

sou Il LONDONDERRY, fEaNoNT.
Keep constantly On hand build to order
every dt-egi tun oi Carriages from covered
PHstoa "a sksies % buggy. A few see~nd .hans
9usRies uenslly on hand fJr sale cheap. Aiso
carriage stace r0nstsnsiy on hand for sale Re
airhE done on hort notice and sAtsfaetl0E
razfAutoea. We allow no material 10 en- or q
as8r.age 0r sleigh tbai Is net o. the very b'st
QaaIitY, aua has cot bssu thoroughly tested.
aNEhY fkLLOE BOILED IN LlNsEED OIL.
lbanEfal fr past lAiranAgs, We hope 20 merit
q e8alAnAHee ~ the same by dong good wOTs
at feAsans sl6 priees
WHITMAN & GODDARD.
Ma 10 isT6. Billy
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07

Use sIM0NDS'
LEATHER CEMEN T,
The best thing out
al ths ahosmkkers 10 Manchester and Factor
puiut have Used il constantly for the pact twe
yssrs and "a tee minced u ss the bssi thing
II ihe Aud they ERye sver ed, and that u
~,arks he charm.
pNlCE SIS PER eross: 81 20 per dozeui 40 cents
sef baitir ia b1tgles foE tFIAl ssnt sIpress pald
iaf o.
T. etM0ADs, Mates, AAss-, Manufacturer.
ssAl sr4ers should be addressed 10
D. x. sIMoSDe,
Manchsstsr, Vt
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-07

A lively erop-Hops.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
)MERsET. PA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1876

upon mine pregnant minute, ant
then he said impressively,-
Mark, you do not say anything
You do not offer me any hope. But
ah, me, it is just as well-it is just a;
well. You could no; do me any
good. The time has long gone by
when words could comfort me- Some
thing tells nue. that my tongue is
doomed to wag forever to the jigger
of that remorseless jingle. There
there tits coming on me again, a
blue trip slip for an eight-cent fare,
q buff trip slip for a.
Thus murmuring faint and fainter,
ny friend sank into peaceful trance
and forgot his suferings in blessed
respite.
How did finally save hiIa from
the asylum? | took him to neigh
boring university and made him dis
charge the burden of bis prosecuting
rhymes into the eager ears of the
poor, unthinking Students. How is
it with them, now? The resalt is too
sad TO tell Why did l write this
article? 1t was for a worthy, even q
noble, purpose 1t was to warn you,
reader, if you should come across
merciless rhymes, 30 avoid them
avoid them as you would a pesti-
lence
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
ON the Battle Field.

A recent writer truly says: / be-
lieve no two good soldiers will wide
ly disagree as 10 their sensations dur
ing battle. | take il 10 be piece
Of bravado in any mau TO assert that
be had no fear during the progress OF
a long and severe engagement A
battle is a veritsbIe bell upon earth;
not to be 10 serious apprehension
while it lasts is to be either drunk,
crazy or insensible. The highess
type # bravery is that Of the man
who realizes the full extent Of he
peril. but sticks resolutely to bis duty.
II was my experience. aud that Of all
those about me, repeated dozen
times, that shell firing Is net ordins-
rily nearly so demoralIzing as that OF
musketrv. IL is not often that shells
are thrown so that their fragments
scatter death and wounds. and their
loud humming overhead does not
cause that nervous tingling which al
ways follows the sharp zip Of the RI
fe bullet. The peculiar cutting Of the
air made BY half a dozen Of these at
once is apt to give the soldier the idea
that the whole air is filed with them,
and that be is certain to be strack by
one of them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
WHOLE NO. 1893.

her lawfully welded husband, and
that she bad been since divorced. So
after many efforts to bold him on
other charges, the Reading Railroad
bonds not having been used or alter
ed, Mr.. Clermont went scot free, Mad
anne went of to Europe, and the gay
cavalier left town with bis wife, os-
tensibly for New York This was in
May of last year.
On the Gath ult. the telegraph told
every reader of newspapers in and
out of this State that well coneetv-
ed plan to rob the Chambersburg
Bank had beea frustrated, and two Of
the burglars captured The leading
criminal in the affair had gone to
Chambersburg just after the escape
of Clermont from Franklin's clutches
here year ago, and had set up as q
Southern officer q amed Col. ROLAND,
with his wife and invalid brother
They bad ingratiated themselves into
the friendship of the cashier of the
bank and visited bis house frequently
during their stay. On the night in
question Col ROLAND had called with
a friend at the dwelling of the cash
Ter, Messersmitb, which was connect
ed with the bank, and they made a
friendly visit At the conclusion Of
this visit Messersmith found himself
hooded, gagged and robbed of $780,
900. But in the uproar be created,
with great pluck, the two worthless
were caught and jugged. 1t is hard
ly necessary to say that Detective
Franklin and bis men yesterday iden-
titled ROLAND as Patterson's kid"
Clermout, La Dezma, Sergeant and
Degmond all in one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
A skeillian Yankee.

Five years ago, Sicillian by the
name of Taglisvis organized steam
ship company for that island. He
was remarkably enterprising and am
bilious man for those parts, and in a
few days after eopceiying the scheme
&c bad collected a million dollars
worth Of shares. With this amount
OF capital in hand, be organized the
company under the title of LA Trina
cris," with FIVE well-known merchants
as directors, and himself as manager.
ln few months the company owned
three steamers, which before the first
year was out had been increased to
eleven others. The company, of
course, stood high ia the community
OF Palermo, and its directors and
managers became masters Of the
money market. They discounted large
ly aDd with careless frenzy. Al
though trade was rare freights low,
coal and iron high, still Tagliavia
rose with the emergency. Adopting
John Laws system of finance, the
bold manager, feigniug prosperity
which was far from comforting the
company's disturbed seven and eight
per cent. divies to the shareholders,
gave q sumptuous banquet on the az
rival in the port of each of the new
steamers, and Induced the Sisiuian
editors to intone the vespers. Mean
while, Tagialia forgot himself. Fin
nally the rainy day came along, and
the bottom fell out of bis company
''PHntG," as the Italians concisely call
that operation. One beautiful day,
1sgliavia was said to be sick. In
stead, be was unperceivsble-crack,
And that's the way they do it in Sic
lily. It's astonishing how all the
world uses the same primmer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
now a Party of Miners Lnnehed.

A cruel disappointment was that
of a party Of ladies and gentlemen
exploring the depths of the Bonanza
mines in Colorado the other day. It
was arranged that lunch was to be
eaten on the l,500 foot level, and,
therefore, at noon large baskets full
Of daintie5 were lowered into the
depths. These descended first among
a group of honest Cornish miners
delving on the 200 foot level, who,
in the absence Of any instructions, de-
eided, after much discussion, that it
must be an American national holi-
day, or something Of the kind, above
ground, and that this was kindly
little compliment from the Bonanza
princess They, therefore, fell to on
the estsbles with much vim. When
the exhausted -xcursionists inquired
for their refreshments, they discover
ed only the empty hampers and about
twenty brawny miners full Of chicken
salud. etc, dancing Cornish break
down by the fitful light of the faring
torch.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
A Narrow Escape.

The late Commander Sanders, Of
the English Navy, was in or about
the year 1903 a lieutenant on board
the Staties, engaged in cutting out"
a French privateer Two armed lug
gers came to the rescue Of the latter,
and the lieutenant was shot in the
head, the bullet passing clean through
from ear to eye. He lay for dead oo
the deck of the Frenchman, and was
just on the point of being thrown
overheard when the French surgeon
of the ship asked to have the Eng
lishmsn sent down to his cabin that
be might make On experiment upon
him. This ives done, and in the
cabin Lieutenant Sanders revived, to
the amazement of every one. The
Frenci4 doctor took all care of him,
and at the end Of Eve years deten-
ton as q prisoner Of war, be reached
England sound and well, with the
exception of the loss Of bis eye. He
after this lived to the good old age
of ninety-one, and died only a few
days ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19

Nothing is more elective to keep
out cold than double windows; the
layer Of air between two papes of
glass IS good non-conductor of heat.
and can Only transmit it from the in
SIDE outward by convection. that ia
bs q circulation of the enclosed air.
which will descend along the outer
cold window pane and ascend along
the inner warm pane. The radiated
heat, which, at temperatures below
100 degrees Fahrenheit, is very weak
through glass, is Of course smaller
still through double glass; then the
inconvenience Of glass becoming COW
cred with frost during cold weather
is done away with, if the enclosed
air is dry.
Some time ago we communicated q
suggestion, made by some builder, to
insert two panes Of glass, one on the
outside and one on the inside Of the
same frame, having rabbets on both
sides; this may do for economy, but
is subject to the objection that the in
side cannot be cleaned without TAX
ing the glass out, and the fact Is that
in the course Of time il will in some
way or other get into such q eondi-
tion as TO need cleaning; then when
the glasses are so close together, the
protection against the outer cold Is
less effective than if greater mass
of air is included.
In very cold countries, ike Russia,
Sweden or Canada, the need Of such
protection is more felt than with Us;
but even here il is often adopted IN
exposed localities when the parties
can afford the luxury Thus all the
houses on Brooklyn Heights. enjoy
ing the magnificent view Of New
York Harbor, and those on Washing
ton Heights, enjoying the view Of the
Hudson River and the Palisades, are
fully exposed to the strong and cold
blasts of the northwest winter winds,
and are all provided at the west and
north sides with double windows. the
absolute necessity of which has be-
come more and more evide nt for the
comfort Of the inmates. Such dOu-
BILE window may serve another pur-
pose, and be used as a little green
house; when exposed to the sun, the
selar heat is stored up in them, snd
IN France some persODs grow differ
ent plants aud even grapes in them
10 winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
Alexander Of Russtn.

The late rumors 10 regard TO the
approaching sbdication of Alexander
III. of Russia, received @ certain de.
gree of confirmation in recent dis
patches from Europe. While there
are no political reasons for such a
step. aud few very valid ones why
it should not be taken. 1t is posi-.
bic that the state of the Emperer's
health may compel him to withdraw
temporarily from he cares of govern
ment- He is now So years of age,
and has held the scepter of all the
Russiss 2l years. Now that more
serious crises in the development OF
the Empire than will be likely to oc-
cur again during bis hfe have been
successfully resolved, it is natural
that he should crave a period of rest,
bit not probable that he should Who'll
ly relinquish his power. The Car
evitch, born in March, Is45, is at
present 81 years old. and has been
heir to the Imperial crown since his
twentieth year. He is Of q some
what morose and obstinate tempera-
ment, and has never manisessed-per-
hsps because the opportunity has
been wanting-say special iatellectu-
al capacity. He is chiefly known as
the opponent of some OF his fathers
projected plans OF reform, as q symps.
thizer with France during tcs war OF
1901, and of ofesrrying bis isIike OF
Germany and German influence al
most to ths verge of hatred. But it
is o saying which has the carrency of
an accepted truth, in Europe, that the
Crown Prince almost reverses the
fathers policy when he succeeds to
his throne and in the case of Alex
ander Alexandrovitch this impress
sion has been increased by the known
sympatbies of bis wife, the Princess
Dagmar of Denmark. 1t is to be
presumed, however, that Alexander
IL, better than any one else, under
stands the temper and inclinations of
bis son. He is too prudent to take
such step as final and irrevoca-
BILE abdication of his crown without
security against any immediate or
disturbing change in the policy of
Russia We are therefore inclined to
believe that Regency, involving a
but not a termination Of
his autocratic powers, and which
may be revoked Whenever it shall
cease to be satisfactory, is all that is
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
How She Vas Fsoled.

A lady in this city says the Mar
quette Journal, suspected that her
husband was in the habit Of Kissing
Katy the cook, and resolved to detect
him in the act After watching for
days she heard him come in one even
ing and quietly pass through into the
kitchen. Now Katy was out that
evening and the kitchen was dark.
Burning with jealousy the wife too (
some matches in her hand, and hasti-
ly placed her shawl over her head,
as Katy sometimes did, entered the
kitchen by the back door, aud was
almost Immediately seized and en-
brsced in the most ardent manner.
With her heart almost bursting with
rage and jeslously the injured wife
prepared TO administer O terrible re-
buke TO her faithless spouse. Tear
ing herself from bis Ioul embrace, she
struck a match, and stood face TO
face with the hired man. Her hus-
band SAYS bis wife never treated him
80 well since the first month they
were married as she has for the past
few DAYS.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
LOST.
&C on a time she came to me,

Once on a time she came to me,
As some small star from heaven nigh
flea
To be a mortal's sole delight.
4 love by day, dream by night,
The sweetest thing on land or sea,
Ny little darling crept to me.
A trembling. tender, fairy thing,
Too grave TO smile, too sad to'sing.
Aware of fearth with grieyed surprise
An alien from her native skies,
A baby ange. strange to see,
My little darling came to me.
But love and loving taught her smiles,
And life and living baby wiles--
The way to cling, 10 coax, to kiss.
To I'll my soul with deepest bliss;
BY heart Of hearts, my life, was she,
This little love who came 10 me.
What words she stammered, soft and low,
No other ears but mine could know
More gentle than a cooling dove,
More fond than any voice oflove,
So shy, SO sweet, 50 tenderly,
Ny little darling spoke to me.
know not how to tell the grace
That dwelt upon her wistful face
The tinted skin, the lips pure bloom,
The clearest eyes that knew not gloom,
The hair as soft as moth wings be
Nv little darling showed to me.
Alas | know that all is goae,
That here sit and grieve alone,
That every fair and gracious thing
loved and lost is bat q sting;
Another thorn thy memory,
My little darling, brings to me.
But kindly night doth pity pain
In all my dreams she comes again
Her precious head is on my breast
Ny happy arms caregs her rest
hear her words OF tender glec:
Ny little darling kisses me.
Al sweet is night-=ioo sweet 100
brief
When day recalls out bitterest grief,
The hungry heart, the longing dire
That burns the soul with vain desire,
The ancient cry ofwild distress,
The Raechel-mourning, comiortless
Oh, God once more that face to see
Ny little darling, come to me.
Rose Terry Cooke.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
A Fasher Knils his Son.

CINCINNATI. April "A Times
special says: Patrick Pickering labor.
er, Columbus. Ohio, shot and killed
his son aged seventeen years, this
morning. The boy had been associ-
sting with an Objectionable compan-
ION, aud the father, who had been
drinking, forced bis boy to get upon
bis knees to pray and promise never
to associate with the boy again
While upon his knees, with bead bow
ed the father seized q heavily-loaded
shot-gu and discharged its contents
into the boy 3 side, killing him instant
II
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
Banks.
YOUNGSTOWN SAVINGS BANK,
1870 CLINTON STREET,
-.u-crarr,- d.
JoHNsTowN. PA.

chartered September II $50. Deposits receiy
- IN All sums not less than enc dollar. Present
ate of interest six per cent. Interest is due II
lie months Of June and December, and II not
wi hdrawn IS added 70 the deposit thus eonaPoun-
ding twice a year without troubling the dePcsi-
tor 10 call Or even 70 present the deposit book
Money loaned on real estate. Preference, with
liberal rates and long lime given 10 borrowers Of
ferinz nrst mortgages farms worth four or more
times the amount OF loan desired bood Eeier'
ence perfect titles sc. required.
This corporation is exclusively Savings ban 4.
No commercial deposits received, nor discounts
made. No loans on personal security.
RisnS aptlications for borrowers copies Of the
rules bylaws and special law relating 10 the
hars sent 70 any address requested
rErsrEEs james Copper, Dayid DloeFt- u
q. Ellls. A. J. Hawes, r. ". Hay John LowInan
/ H. IApsly. Daniel Mclaughlin, u. J. MorIen,
Lewis Pitt f. A. BOggs, cOnrad Suppes- Geo:
n Swank. James Mc.aillen, James No rley and
W. W. Walters.
Daniel J. MorrelI, President; Fr2qS Dioert.
Treasurer: Cyrus Elder, Solicitor. noV-t.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19

A portly citizen fell in the mud on
Griswould street yesterday, and
another citizen, who had q grudge
against him, called to 9 newsboy
twelve or thirteen years old and said:
"If you'll go up to that fat man and
ask him wha; be picked up III give
you 9 quarter"
Not for dollsr-nos for ten ~
exclaimed the lad. why ?" Il
could get away from him, / know,
but guess he'd be mad, and | won't
do it. I'm just growing up now, and
I don't know but III want 70 be that
very mans son-in-law some day p-
Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19

The man who had q project on foot
went to q corn doctor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19

Sentimental hank robber-"Wirh
al thy vaults / love the still"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19
LITERARY NIGHTMARE,
gr MARK TWAIN.

Will the reader please cast his eye
over the following verses, and see it
be can discover anything harmful in
them
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-04-19

N IuII Iuss4di IVI fNFs.ft r . e Y - :,
Fourteen volumes now ready. SCcSeealns f"iNl1e'
nniI e5rrIet.on viii be issued IN two months
..sSpeeimen pages Of the American CYelopse
dia showing type. illustrations, ETC., will be ser
gratis on application,
First class cangassins agents -an.ed.
Address J. II. WILLIAMSON,
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iNco
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Entirely rewritten by the abIest writers on every
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