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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03

Henry AMR6loy,. W. w otoTys. A.aorOAcH,
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Faith as u Medicine.

The cure of any illness which does
not consist in a disorganization of the
tissues can Often be accomplished
when the person thinks that it can
BE- done. If we physicians, who
treat patients every day, bad the
power to make them believe that they
are to be cured, especially if we
could name a time for it, it would be
a great element in success. | have
succeeded sometimes, and may say
that succeed more now than form
erly, because | have myself the faith
that can, in giving faith, obtain a
cure. | wish, indeed, that physicians
who are younger than myself, and
who will have more time to study
this question than | have, would take
it up, especially in those cases in
which there is a functional nervous
affection only to deal with, as it is
particularly, though not only, in
those cases that a cure can be OBJ
tanned. Indeed, a cure may thus be
obtained in certain organic affections
even in dropsy it may lead to a cure.
You know it will stop pain /; that
suing to a dentist is often enough to
make the toothache disappear. !
have seen patients come to me with
terrible neuralgia, who dreaded the
operation | vas about to perform
aud just al the time | a about tC
undertake it, ceased to suffer.-Dr
BrotCn equdrd.
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Two pounds lean fresh beef, and
when cold, chopped fine One pound
h~eefsuet, cleared of strings and mine
I'd to powder. Five pounds apples,
pared and chopped. One pound sui,
Tau raisius, washed and picked over.
rwo pounds currants, washed aud
carefully picked over Three-fourth
pound %citron, cut up fine. Two Ia.
blespoonfulls mac One tablespoons
fnl cloves. Oae tablespoonful all
spice. One tablespoonful fine salt.
rwo aud n half pounds brown
sugar. One quart brown sherry.
One pint best brandy. Mince meat
made by this receipt will keep all
winter in +. coo. place. Keep in
stone jars, tied over with double
covers. Add a little more liquor Gil
it should dry OUT, when you make a
batch o! pies. Let the mixture stan d
a least t%wenty-fonr hours after it is
made before it = used. Lay strips
of pastry. notched with a tagging
iron, in a "ros bar pattern, upon the
pie, instead of q top crust.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12
Selling Corn.

An experienced grain farmer ad-
vises TO sell no corn in the ear; have
all YOU sell shelled. i hand Smelling
machine will answer if your crop Is
"a small one if large get ne to be
worked by horsepower. Neither
wiil cost 4 great deal, and We are
very certain that the cob. if crushed,
hen steamed and ted to your cattle,
will be worth more 10 you in a single
winter than the price of a cornshel-
Ter, whether You get a small or large
one We believe there is one-third
"a much nutriment in a bushcl OF
cobs as there is in a bushel Of grain,
and we do know that cows and oxen
fed upon three pecks of the steamed
or crushed cobs, in addition to the
usual quantity of hay or tops of fod-
der, will keep fat. Then why haul
your cobs to market to be given
away? 1t costs as much to carry 4
bushel Of cobs to the market as il
does a bushel Of corn. Shell your
corn, leave your cobs at home to
nourish yonr cattle, and through
them your land and where you now
send one bushel of corn, you will be
able to transport two for the same
money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12
How IN Feed n Horse.

As a general rule too much food is
given, and too much of this is bay.
Ten pounds of bay and twelve
pounds of pats constitute a good
days fodder for a working horse.
whether the work be fast or slow
Herbert's advice in regard to feeding
horses is to give a lock of bay and
half a pail of water the first thing in
the morning. After grooming, give
the other half pail Of water, and. if
be is not going ont, four quarts of
oats, after eating which be may have
four or five pounds of hay. If going
out early. feed six quarts of oats and
30 bay. If to be put to work in the
afternoon, they should be again wa
tered and have four quarts of oats
and the remainder of their hay. Half
a bushel of washed carrots a week
given at a time, will improve the Goa,
and be beneficial to the stomach
This feeding is ample 10 keep horses
in good working order,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12
guOyELS. FORKS. SPAHDE1S, RAK ES.

Nattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Seythes, Sneaths, Sedees, Mason Hammers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Belts OF all sizes. Looking
Glasses Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers. Meal Sleeves, Door Mats, Baskets,
Tubs. Wooden Buckets, Irvine, Rope ali 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
nv Combs aud Cards, Door Lock-, Hinges, Screws, Iatches and everything
in The Builders line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse. &c, &c,
The fact is. keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. / deal
exclusively lin this kind of goods and give my whole attention to it. Per
sons who are building, n any one in need Of anything in my line, viii find
In to their advantage to give me a call. viii always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons. l thank my old customers for their patronage
aad hope this season 10 make many new ones Don't forget the place
No. 3,"BAER'S BLOCK"
April s "a John F. BLYNYER.
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Hunting the Ostrich.

One of the greatest feats of an
Arab hunter is to capture an ostrich
Being shy and cautious and living
on the sandy plains, where there is
little chance to take it by surprise, it
can only be captured by a well plann-
ed aud long-continued pursuit with
the swiftest horses. The ostrich has
two curious habits in running when
alarmed 1t always starts with out
spread wings, against the wind. so
that it caH scent the approach of the
enemy. Its sense of smell is so keen
that it a detect a person at a great
distance, long before one can be seen.
The other curious habit is that of
running in a circle. Usually Eve or
six ostriches are found 10 a company.
When discovered, part of the hun
tiers, mounted on fleet horses, will pur-
U the birds, while the other hunters
will gallop away at right angles, TO
the course the ostriches have taken.
When these hunters think they have
gone far enough to cross the path the
birds will be likely to take, they
watch upon some rise of ground for
their approach. If the hunters hit
the right place and see the ostriehes,
they at once start in pursuit with
fresh horses, and sometimes they
overtake n or two birds, but often
two or three of the feet horses fall
completely tired out with so sharp a
chase.
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rbe outside Passenger.

1t was in the cid days of stage
coaches SAYS the Boston Commercial
bulletin, and one of those huge, .um-
boring vehicles was blowing Its way
bet ween Boston and Salem In a driy-
ing rainstorm, filed inside AID out
side with a jolly jam OF passengers.
Among the number OF the more
fortunate insiders. was a respectable,
baldheaded old gentleman, who
seemed to be very soiicitous about a
LADY riding on the root. Every few
minutes be popped cut his head re-
CARELESS Of the rain. aud shouted TO
some Que above: well, how is she
now - And the answer came, All
right"
as she getting wet ?n inquired
the old man.
No, not MACH was the reply.
We'll, can't you put something
around her? Twill never do to have
her get wet, you know"
We've got everything around her
we can get"
Haven't you got an old coat or q
rug?"
NO, not a rag more"
A sympathetic young man hearing
all this, and feeling ALARM ed for the
poor lady out in the storm, inquired
of the old gentleman why they didn'
have her ride inside and not out OF
the roof.
BLESS you, there amt room" ex
claimed the old man.
Not room? Why I'll give her my
place it's too bad"
Not at all, sir, not at all. We
couldn't get her into this stage, any.
how
Amazed at her prodigious dimen
sions, The kind young man said:
well, SIR, if my coat would be o
any service to you she may have it;'
and, s~uiting the action to the WORK
be took off that garment and handel
it to the old gentleman.
"lt's almost q pity, sir, to get you
overcoat wet, but
Not at all, sir; by no means
pass it up to her,"
The coat was accordingly passed
up.
How'll that do for ter ?" asked
the old gentleman.
Zip top! Just the ticket. Al
right now"
Thus relieved, no further anxiet,
was manifested about the outsid
passenger till the stage arrived a
the inn, when what was the sympa
thetic and gallant young mans SUI
prise and indignation TO find that hi
nice coat had been wrapped aroun'
pot a lady of unusual proportions
but-a double bass violi
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12

Professor and attempted TO seize
his hand. To my horror, ! could not
move The " Ne be had given me
had taken away the power Of Folition-
Then ny agony began. | could
think. see, and feel as well as ever.
bat the power Of motion was denied
me, or nearly so, for the utmost !
could do was to follow with my eye
the motions OF the Professor. Sud
denly it flashed upon me that his
mind had become unsettled by severe
mental labor, and that its vsgarles
bad formed en- absurd theory, to
which he was bound 20 make the ex-
pcriments ct. ] was the unlucky
subject, and in his insane desire TO
prove his theory correct | might suf-
untold misery, and may be lose life
itself.
The terrors of the next Eve min
utes were indescribsble, and | shud-
der ever DOW when | think of them.
TIE Professor took from the CRATE az
iron which vas heated 90 nearly q
white heat. aud then approached NE
with il. At FIRST be held it at some
distance from my face, but gradually
brought it nearer. Nearer and near
er il came, aud | fel, the fierce beat
burning nv eyelids. Slowly it came
closer aud closer, until it was about
to touch my forehead, when felt re-
turning power, and | leaned from
the chair, ov%erturning the tripod and
dragging the instrument TO d iioor.
The Professor faded from before
the, aud | found myself il my own
room. 1t was broad daylight, and /
bad slept and dreamed. l was
awake just enough t o know that 1t
was a dream. when ! threw myself
down upon my bed and slept again;
When | awoke it was past noon, and
hat was the reason | was late ct the
Herald Office on Monday, the 10Th
day Of August.
SAXON.
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Neu Advertisements.
Nsw Advertisements
JOHN F. BLYMYER,
oEALEaia
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints,
OILS. &C., &C.

The following is a partial LIST of goods ia Stock: CTpenters Tools,
Planes. Saws, Hatchet. Hammers, Chisels, Plane Irons > DIES, &c, Black
smiths Goods Bellows Anvfs, Wees, Flies, Hammers, &c SaddieFy
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles, Rings Bits and Tools.
Table Knives and Forks. Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the
stock in Somerse, County. Painters Goods, a fall stock White
Lead. Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints n oil all colors,
Varnish. Turpentne, Faxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains,
&c. Window Glass Of all sizes aud glass eGt 10 any shape The BEST Coal
OH always on hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
rerv eIeeant STYLES. Diptons Circular, Mul4y aud Cross Cut Saws. Mil
Saw Files ofthebest quality. Poreeiain-inei Kettles Handles Of all kinds
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12

sesssol. are worthy of your respectful
aicntiun. Several If tie gentlemen
whose names are appended 70 this
report. are scientific physicians, who
have had q varied and extended ex-
perience 10 the treatment OF the ~
saBe. while the others are gentlemen
Of culture. who have given to the
problem careful and continued inves-
tigation, aods the opinions OF this
commission therefore upon this i'm
portant question, should commend
themselves 10 YOU, as The best possi-
lie views that could be obtained
upon the subject within the State.
Continued on Pane y
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-01-12

SHER1FF'S SALES.

SHERIFF'S SALES.
=
by virtue or & writcf Fieri FIcils issued uu, OF
the Court Of Common Pleas Of Somerset county.
Pa. and - me directed, 1 will expose % sale by
public cutlery, at the Court House, in Somerset cO
Friday, December 10, 1875,
the following des ,ribed real estate. to wit;
al the right, tile, interest and claim Of f. *.
Marshall, OF, in and 20 the following real estate,
viz:
j certain lot of ground situate in Somerset boz
Somerset county. Pa.. containing - acres, with
n three story brick store hulsc thereon erected
bounded by lot OF II. &. Beerits on the north, H.
+. Schell on the east, Main Street0n the south.
and Main Cross Street on the west, with the ap-
Iurtenancef.
Taken in execution - the property Of Z Il.
Marshall at he suit OF Patton \ Hurst G. al
TERMS.-Any person purchasing a. he above
salc will please take notice that ten per cent OF
the purchase money win be required as soon as
the property Is knocked down, otherwise Il will
again be exposed to sale. The residue Of the Vur-
chase money must b. paid On or before the 27th CT
January. lsTG, the day nxed by the Court for the
acknowledgment OF Sberi1s deeds, and NJ deed
will be acknowledged until the purchase money Il
paid in fun.
OLIVER kNEPPER.
nova Sheriff.
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Buggins thinks that dynamite is o
contraction for die any minute.
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GOLD AND SILVER PLATING WORKS.
BosAU g. FEDDERsON, PROPS,
Cor Fifth AVlRe and Cherry Allen, PITTSBURGH, PA

Gold md Silver plating done in the best mannr-at lowest pIHs-anI satisfaction gEEauccL-
jewellers as well as prupfeuUs Of hotels pvi c hnHeS &- can send UHrOt aSb y uL AMI
Gods will be returned by express. Price &c, furnished On application Address Forer asabNe
nTT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29
The Insane Asylum Investigation.
Summary of the Testimony.

The House Committee on Expenditures In
the Interior department has been for some
time engaged in the investigation OF affairs
in The Government Insane Asylum.
OtfS ". Marsh an inmate of the asylum
testified ihathe was CLERK there from - to 7j
Some wsrds were not kept la a proper con
sdit;on. The servants OF Or Nichols priva te
family. and also the driver OF Mrs. Nichols
carriage are paid on the regular government
roll. Enough food "a wasted I'm the kitchen
TO feed dozen families. Shepherd and Dr.
Nichols bought tract OF land. This lana
Or. Nichols sold 10 the government. and is
now pert of The grounds.
HeH7g Miller, who works in the ia ke shop
testified that much OF the flour used was very
bad. Witness knew of a case where an in-
MAZE was badly beaten by "a keeper
R6nYg Is. TAYLOR testified that the paw ward
had gCod fOod, but that bad food was fur
nished the more intractable class of patients
Some OF the wards were very dirty. Just
before the Board Of Visitors came every
month every thing was putt excellent order.
After that time things would go back TO
their usual looseness. Dc. Nichols was
absent much OF his time. Witness gave
statement to one Murray, a reporter for the
Sunday GGzcite. but n was altered before
being printed, Major Richards, DIR. Blake,
an1 @Is1 b fhTsateninx murray Titn arrest
seen yermin on patients clothing.
YESTERDAY
AttTGEdcT NGgett, VINO resides near the Asy-
!nnl, testlueu teat the cabbages raised az
the Asylum cost fIom 80 to 50 cents head.
Samuel Woods. who is employed iu the
laundry, testified that he had seen vermin
on the patents clothing. The food was
sometimes bad, which was the fault OF the
steward. Did not believe DR.. Nichols would
have allowed it II he bad known ii; believes
The asylum is well conducted: gets So per
month, and his wife so per month and her
board.
albert ID. Sn3O0t, who was an attendant in
white ash ward two weeks in August, 1875,
saw one of the patients badly kicked and
beaten by John Hetterman; there was mark
on bis back as large as a saucer; the injured
man died the next night; HettermaB is still
there; he would scare the patients when they
sat long at the table. and sometimes knock
them over DIR. Nichols ordered three men
10 be tied in the water closets down to the
iron pipes; these men were not SO crazy but
that they could have been let loose in the
hallway; witness saw Hettermaa knock
Adams down and kick him three times in the
back. The meat was generally tainted; the
coffee and butter were IeD6rally good. DR.
Nichols came around in the wards Just seven
times in six months.
". n. SnCO', who was an inmate for six
mon tbs, testified that the food was generally
bad, especially the pork ana beef.
TODAY.
The committee met this morning nj 10
O'Clock in secret session; aud uD To ? D. m
had not opened the doors H0r eXami ned any
witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29
The Headstones Contract.

WHAT WASHINGTON WITNESS TESTIFIED
Mr.. George A. Meyer, late chief clerk Cen
tennial branch, Quartermaster Generals
Office, testified recently before the Military
Committee Of the House, in regard to the
working OF the "Office OF National Gene
teries, War Department" He was cogni-
Zant OF all facts preparatory 10 the giving
out OF the contract, but was transferred TO
another branch some ten days before the
opening of the bids, In September, 1873, and
discouraged from the Office on July LIST, 1874,
ostensibly on account of reductions in the
force; but really, as the Secretary of War
expressed IL to several members OF Congress,
because be didn't want him" His impress
sion was that Bridges and Richardson made
the desig n for the headstones. Bridges after
wards, though not the lowest bidder, OBJ
tanned a contract for part OF toe hea1stOnes
and bought out the other contractors. Tnos.
p. Morgan, OF this city, one of the contrac
ors, had the entire lot for the Barrancas GEM
etery rejected. He got disgusted and sold
odt his contract, including the rejected
tones, TO Bridges, who got the rejected
OF Quartermsster General Mesgs there were
employed in the cemetery Office for several
years but two clerks, one at 81 400 and Que
at 81 200, and temporary messenger. Now,
clerks, six civil engineers, and a complement
of messengers, laboreTs and watcmen. The
clerks receive from 500 to $50 per month.
The engineers from $50 TO $500 per month
and all expenses paid. They are under a
captain and quartermaster, who appoints
and removes at will, none OF the clerks being
regular appointees provided for by any APP
preparation act. They are paid for out of the
appropriations for maintenance OF national
cemeteries and for erection of headstones.
The contracts for headstoneS required them
TO be set In the ground before payment, but
examiners of money accounts In the Quar-
termaster Generals Office, that the depart
ment paid laoorers for that purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29
The Rrewer.Ciarke Scandal.

SECOND DAY OF 1HETRIAL IN BALTIMORE.
The trial OF Henry W. Brewer and ]. New
ton Brewer, brothers, of Georgetown, ID. C.,
for shooting j. Lyle Clarke at the dinner
table Of ST. Clair Motel I'm Baltimore. June
80. 1876, with intent 20 Kill. for alleged be-
trayal OF their sister, was continued yester-
day in the criminal court FOR Baltimore city.
The evidence for the prosecution was con-
cluded ard part OF the testimony gwen for
the defense.
VIII s Burgwin who was dining AZ the
hotel heard Clarke exclsim ''ho' after the
pistol shot and retire bleeding. Heard Henry
W. Brewer exclaim, II shot him, because he
seduced my sister"
This was objected TO by the state and was
excluded by the court as not part OF the res
geste.
Testimony as to good character aud law
abiding disposition OF the Brewers was given
nv VIM. b. Casscn, James $ WEIGH, j. y.
McEldtre, and Carter Marbury, of George
town; r.. y. Ward, II. f. Berry, Major Harry
GilmoT, and r. &. SlinElun.
Mr.. Marbury stated that he was com.
panion Of Henry Brewer both 10 day and Sun
day school, being about the same age; New
ton was 10 years ounger; remember the fact
OF the shooting at the ST Clair; witness saw
the brothers on that morning about 10 o'clock
ia Georgetown, at the store owned by their
sister, which is In charge OF Newton; made a
commun ication 10 Henry OF what he wit
ness had heard about his sister. Mr.. X 1ott
objected 10 the witness detailing what this
communication was.
Mr. Riddle. az counsel for the defense, said
that he proposed 10 show that on the morn
Ing OF June 80, 1875, Mr.. Marbury commune
nicated 10 the brothers al the store co lducted
by Newton the rumors witness had heard
about their sister. He had told Newton the
evening before that his sister WAS about In
become mother through her relations with
j. Lyle CLARKE. He repeated IL 10 Henry the
next morning. and found that Newton had
already told The story OF ruin TO Henry. The
elder brother had then also seen the sister
and obtained from her q full confirmation OF
the story in its worst phase. The brothers
then took the midday train 10 Baltimore,
and then what has been told 20 the jury oc-
CURED al the ST. Clair hotel. Should this
evidence be admi tted-and be did not think
IL was excluded by the prior decision OF the
coUrt-the defense viii next put on the stand
Miss Mary Brewer, 10 tell that she confirmed
10 her brother more completely % AZ morning
the history OF her wrong and undoing, which
he had heard. Shall IL be told. he argueJ,
that the law declares that living, breath
ing, FACILITATING man can listen 10 such q
story and not become excited beyond rea-
sons control, and emotion, paroxysm, mai
ness be not superinduced? The thing callef
a legal entity may be such a being, bus
where does such exist In actual life2
The argument on the admissibllity OF the
evidence proposed 20 be offered by defense
was kept up until p. m, when the court ad-
JournCd til 10 day.