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Value OF the oyster.

Gov. Kemper, Of Virginia, in hi;
recent message advised tax on oys
tiers, and to give an idea ofthe fisher
les ne SAYS:
The estimate heretofore placed
upon the annual value of the oyster
fisheries cannot be successfully as
sailed. Il has been sscertsined that
in the year 1869 six thousand FIVE
hundred and two vessels, of all kinds
and sizes, with an aggregate carry
ing capacity Of eighteen thousand
eight hundred and seven;y-six tons,
we're engaged 10 taking and transport
ing the oysters Of Virginia to mar
ket. In 1875 the facts were derived
from local observations, and publish
ed, that FIVE hundred thousand bush
els of oysters were annually sent to
market from Chineoteague Island
alone; that they were sold at from
sixty-tive to ninety cents per bushel !;
and that the cost of planting, gather
ing and marketing each bushel did
not exceed an average of thirty cents.
1t would be q needless consumption
of time to cite other facts going to
show that the annual value OF sn the
oyster fisheries Of the State is nc; less
than twenty millions of dcllars.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
cnrieas Custom. and Prejudsces

A bygone generation considered i:
vulgarity to be dyspeptic. Brum-
mel once thought he had eaten pea.
Heroes of romance were pale, preco-
cious youths, and the principal charm
of their heroines was hereditary con-
sumption or q spinal complaint. 1t
was vulgar TO wear thick shoes or
warm -aiment, but you might laugh.
The fashionable defects were all
physical These were the days OF
the Wits, the tellers OF good stories,
the sayers OF good things; of the men
and women whose sparkling tittletat-
tie has become lost art, and whose
recollections form literature of their
own. 1t was not better age than
this. The veneering bore high pol
ish, but it was very thin | am re-
calling it simply to show what it con-
sidered vulgar, and thus demonstrate
the instability of vulgarity. They
were allowed 10 be mentally natu-
ral-we to be so physically. We
may have the muscles of prize fight
er, the appetite of Comoran, wear
two-inch soles to our brogues, and
ulsters under which our grandfath-
ers would have tainted; but We may
not laugh. If new Sydney Smith
were to come amongts US be would
hold the position assigned to the jes-
:er of the Middle Ages. We sneer at
the reconteur of party now and
call him it's funny man, "Fellow
stood Oh his head at dinner time, by
Jove," second Macaulay by our sol
den youth. 1t is vulgar to be anu
sing, "bad form" to be amused.
Physical force prevails. In poetry,
fiction, and on he stage sensualism
reigns paramount. To be interest,"
ing, the heroine Of the period must
have splendid physique soiled by
physical lovemaking, and her soul
trembling on the ragged edge" of
impurity. | suppose that spirits
have rushed together at the touch
ing of lips" time out of mind; only
it bas not always been considered de-
cent to put all the details into print
Kissing was all right, ,consule plauco,
but talking about it was vulgar
BeIgrouia.
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WHOLE NO. 1899
%systde Trees

The London Gardperis Chronicle
saws: ain America, where stree,
planting is almost universal, and
where every person is free to follow
his own inclinations It appears-so
at least we are told-that this liberty
is sometimes asserted in the selec-
ton and planting of the wayside
trees. and that one person will plant
one kind, and his neighbor another,
till the avenue becomes seriss of
heterogeneous trees, forming any,
thing but line of beauty. The rule
of uniformity as to the kind of trees
planted, should be adopted, at least
50 far as any one street or line of
trees is concerned"
Yes the Chronicle has been told
truly. We do assert the liberty of
planting along our "wsysides" Just
whatever trees we fancy until ''the
avenues becomes series Of heteroge-
neous trees" But the worst of il is
we deem it good taste. The Cbroni-
cie gets the notion that London is the
universe, and that as little else be-
sides the Plane will grow in its
smoky streets, that homogeneity
should be the law elsewhere. Why
lot first q Horse-chestnut, then ma
pie, then Tulip, then Linden, and
so on! If they will all thrive in the
same avenue, is not their variety Of
leaf, flower, form and stature more
interesting, more pleasing than if but
single variety were employed
IL is the easiest thing to form ideas
of Zines Of beauty" from local ne
eessities-but the rule shonld not be
made so oppressive that it must be
applied to all other places in which
those local necessities may have no
existence. London may have its
lines Of PLANES. Having heard Of
London smoke, we viii not say that
it is bad taste But until the Gard
per's Chronicle knows something of
our lines of heterogeneous trees 9th
erwise than from hearsay, let it not
impose any ''rule of uniformity"
whatsoever.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
Ifghr as y Brick.

Yesterday young woman wa:
promenading up Erie street. There
wasn't much that was remarkable
about her and she was homcly. But
she was $50 stylish" She was laced
and tied back till she looked ike q
hoe handle, and she took steps four in.
ches long. She wore patent tip-up
hat on the southeast corner of ber
head, and ber hair descended into
her eyes with "idiotically studied
confusion. Near Prospect street
she dropped q little red bow with a
gold pin attached, and it futtered TO
the edge of the sidewalk She stop.
ped and looked ct it. 1t might as
well have futtered to the edge of the
universe and dropped over for any
thing she could do to get it. She
walked around it two or three times,
gazed sadly at it, and then walked q
block to Bolivar street, got snail
boy and paid him ten cents to come
back and pick up the bow as the
boy rejoined his companions, be re-
marked: "Darned i'll ever seen a wo-
man so proud. She wouldn't pick up
her own things from the sidewalk" !"
But it wasn't pride.
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A Shining Host

l have read, says Spureeon. of one
W no dreamed dream, when in great
di stress Of mind about religion. He
ought he stood 10 the outer cour,
OF heaven, and be saw q glorious
host marching up, singing swee.
hymns, and bearing the banners of
victory; and they passed b. him
through the gate, aud when thew
vanished he heard in the distance
sweet strains Of music.
Who are they ?" be asked.
They are the goodly fellowship
OF the prophets who have gons 70 BE
with Cod
And ne hesysd desp Sigh as rs
saad--"Ales ] EN- net cns % thsr
and nsTsr shall he. and I espn9,
sntsr there.
By-and-by thsFe came another
band, equally lovely in appearance.
and equally triumphant, and robed
IN white. They passed within the
portals, and again were shouts of
welcome heard within.
Who are they ~
They are the goodly fellowship of
the apostles" +"
Alas !" he said, "I belong not
to that fellowship, and cannot enter
there
He still waited and fingered, in the
hope that he might yet 90 in; but the
next multitude did cot encourage
him, for they were the notable army
OF martyrs. He could not 90 with
them, nor wave their palm branches.
lie waited still and saw that the
next was a goodly company OF min
listers and officers of Christian church
es; but he could not go with them
At last, as be walked, be saw a
larger host than all the rest put to-
gether, marching and singing most
meiodiously; and in front walked the
woman that was q sinner; and the
thief that died upon the cross. hard
by the Savior; and be looked long
and saw there such as Mauasseh and
the Ike, and when they entered
be could see who they were, and be
thought
There will be no shouting about
:hem."
But to his astonishment, in seems
as If all heaven was rent with seven
fold shouts as they passed it. And
the angel said to him
These are they that are mighty
sinners, saved by mighty grace
Aud then he said
Blessed be God can 90 with
them"
And 30 he awoke.
Blessed be God, you and /. too.
can go in with that company. can
not hope to go in with any other
company. Such is my own sense of
how | expect to enter heaven, and we
will go together, brother sinner. sis
ter sinner. trusting in the precious
blood, and washed in the blood of the
of the Lamb. God grant that it NAV
be so,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

MOUND BUILDERS relics of singu-
lar interest and Importance have
been unearthed on the Cook farm,
three miles south of Davenport, Ia,
nothing quite so rich as Schliemann's
Mycese ind. but as notable for this
country. They are two small slabs
said to be of ''coal," which probably
should be written "shale," /" one about
one foot square, the other about six
inches, and both covered on both
sides with inscriptions. On the lar
ger, a religious ceremony, apparently
the worship of FIRE, though possibly
the preparation for sacrifice. There
are fourteen human figures, sur
rounding fire, with joined hands,
while near the fire on one side is q
dead body lying in circle, and on
the other side two such bodies. Two
little circles to the right and left
above the figures are supposed to rep
resent the sun aud moon. Surround
ing the worshippers are small figures
of birds and animals crowded thick
ly in the space, and among them one
suggesting the mastodon. On the
smaller slab are three circles, one
within the other. Between the inner
circle and the middle one is a char
acter at each Of four equidistant
points, and between the middle and
outer circles are twelve characters ar
ranged like the hour figures on a d.
al. Outside these circles, as all over
the reverse sides Of both slabs, are
figures and signs which the learned
men of the Davenport Academy of
Science hope to be able to make
some sense out of. The only account
we yet have of this discovery is a
meager and not very clearly writ
ten newspaper paragraph, but it is
stated that a full scientific descrip-
tion' is shortly to be published by
some of the aforesaid learned men.
At present, we only say that there
may seem to be some intimations
of kipdred with the worship of the
Aztecs, with whom theory generally
tries to conduct the mound builders.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

/ her mind that be should not
think she cared anything for him or
any other man who was fast, and wild,
and fought the tiger. and made love
to half the girls in San Francisco, and
killed no end Of poor, inoffensive In.
diaus-uot she indeed-though am
bound to say that she came very
near breaking down again as she
thought of all this, but fortunately,
Nels asked her how she liked Jane
Berger's singing.
"Oh, very well indeed" a little
frigidly.
Don't you like her passionate, fer
vid way of giving her own nature in
her songs said he.
~Yes, she sings well"
Don't you think people always
show their own hearts and longings
and griefs in their songs ~ said Nels,
unconscious that he had just given
her the very opportunity she wanted
Continued }
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

While Senator Howe was speak
ing on the Louisiana case, to-day,
Mrs. Tyler, widow ofPresident Ty-
Ter. who occupied seat next Mrs
Howe. said to lady friend on her
lett, "Ohi my gracious, when viii
that tiresome old man get through" +"
Mrs. Senator Howe, (who is I'M
known to Mrs. Tyler, sharply
There is no law TO compel people to
remain iftbey don't like IL"
Lady friend Of Mrs Tyler. Cloud
enough to be heard by Mrs. Howe ,
lady evidently dosen't know
that she vas speaking to the widow
of President Tyler"
Mrs. Eugene Hale (who sat on the
le II of the last speaker, and loud
enough to be heard by Mrs Tyler
70 a lady friend-"And Mrs Tyler
probably is not aware that the lady
on her right is the wife Of Senator
Howe
Here the Curtains fell
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
How He Married.

An old darkey OF SO, tired Of long
er leading life Of single blessedness,
hobbled up to the marriage license
clerks desk the other day and said
as dis whsr yer gifts der lisums
fer ter marry ?"
This is the place.
"How much is one of dem ly
"Seventy-five cents"
Lord. honey, Iisn't got dat much
money
"Then | cant let you have q IL
eense.n
"Say, boss, times is hard, and dis
case is pressin'. Couldn't yer trust
for couple of weeks till de season
OBJ whitewashin' commences ?"
"No sir, we don't do credit sys-
tenn at this desk"
'Jist fur a day or two ?"
Mary a day." was the beartless
rejoinder, and the poor old darkey
hobbled away. Yesterday be again
knocked at the 0utpoSt5 OF HymenS
temple with the necessary seventy
FIVE cents tied up in the corner Of
red bandana handkerchief.
"Dese is monsos hard times, boss,
aud if my kredit wasn't pooty good
I'D never been able to hey borrowed
all dis here money ter wonst.n
The license was made out in due
form and handed to him, and then the
clerk said;
"If that's all the money you got
how are you going to support s
wife ?r
"Well, de fact am dat de lady am
got room all furnished nice, an
well just mosey along till dis lection
trubble is ober, and den der'll be a
powerful site Of whitewashin' to be
done dis Spring. Yes, indeed, honey
times is gwine to be red hot arter a
while"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
Miscellaneous,
MARK THESE FACTS!
THE TESTIMONY OF THE
WHOLE WORLD.
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT
Miscellaneous,
Bad Legs, ead Breast, Sores and
Ulcers

Aiidescriptiol Of sores are remediable by the
proper and uillgent use Of this inestimable pre-
pzration. To attempt 10 cure bad legs by plaster
lng the edges Of the wound tagether Is a folly
foE should the skin unite, boggy diseased conui-
tion remains underneath to break cut with ten
iola fury In a few days The only rational and
successful treatment, Indicated uy nature Is To
reduce the inflammation In and about the wound
amt % soothe the neighborjng parts by rubbing in
plenty OF the Ointment as salt forced into meat.
This will cause the malignant humOrs TO be drain
eli of from the hard, swollen, and discol0red
parts round about the wound. sore, OF ulcer, and
wnen these humors are removed, the wounds them
selys viii soon heal; warm bread and water poui-
ticcs applied over the affected psrts, after the
pintmeat has been well rubbed in, will soothe and
soften the same and greatly assist the cure. There
is description OF ulcer, and swelling, which
need not be named here, attendant upon the fol
lies OF youth, and Tor which this Ointment Is ur-
gen.iy recommended as sovereign remedy. In
curing such poisonous sores IL never fails 10 re-
store the system to healthy state II the Pills be
taken according To the printed instructions.
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Banks ETC.
JOHNSIOWN SAYINGS BANK,
lG0 CLINTON STREET,
J0nNSroWS. pa.

Chartered September Il. 1879. Deposits rcceiy-
e. "a all sums not less than one dollar Present
raIe Of interest six per cent. Interest is due In
the months Of June and December. and II not
Nlthdrsiwl is added the deposit TINS eoini'ouil-
cling twiou q year without troubling the delAosi-
tor 10 call or even 10 present the deposit book.
Money loaned cn real estate Preference, with
liberal rates and long line given 70 borrowers Of
ierng urst mortgages on farms worth four or more
times tie afn0uut ol loan desired. Good fetef-
ence. perfect fltses. &c.. required.
rh.s corporation Is exclusively Savlngs Bank
No ruInuierciai deposits received, nor discounts
made. No loans "a personsl security.
Blank aprlcGiilUs ior borrowers, copies Of tne
rules, bylaws aad special law relating 10 the
bank sent to any address requested.
zizs.-ia;nea Cooper, David Dibert, u
J.. ILLS. a. j. Hawus, Y. ". Hay, John Lg~inan,
l. H. Lspsly, Daniel Mclaughlin, ID. j. MorIeli,
lewis Fiilt II. A. Bcgrs. Conrad Suppes' Geo.
Il. swanS } aines MeMillen, James RIO riey anu
W ". walters.
Daniel j. sIorrei President; Frank Dibert,
Troasgrer; Cyrus Elder, Solicitor. nova
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
Piles, FistuIas, Structures

The above class of complaints VIII be removed
By nightly fomenting the parts with warm water,
lnd tnen 0y most etiectuai rubbing In The Oini-
ment Persons suffering irom these direiul com
plants should lose not moment in arresting
their progress II should be understood that II Is
not sufficient merely 10 the Ointment on the
affected parts, hut II must be well rubbed in for
considerable time two or three times day, that II
may be taken into the system, whence IL will re-
move any hidden sore or wound as efectHally as
though palpable TO the eye. There again bread
and water pouliices. after the rubbing In Of the
Ointment, will do great service This Is the only
sure treatment for females cases of cancer in the
stomach, or where there may be general bearing
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
DiPtheria, liberated Sore Throat
and Scarlet and 9th Or = Fevers.

ANY of the above diseases may be cured by vel
rubbing the Ointment three times n day into the
Chest Iruat, and neck OF the patient II will soon
penetrate, ana give immediate relief Medicine
taken by the mouth mus: operate upon the whole
system ere its influence can be felt in any local
part, whereas the Ointment will do its work at
once Whoever tries the uDguent in the above
manner Tor the diseases named, any similar dis
orders affecting the chest and throat, will md
themselves relieved as by charm. All sufferers
from these complaints should envelope the throat
ut bedtime in a large bread and water poltice, al
ter the Ointment has been well rubbed IN ii will
greatly assist the cure of the throat and chest.
To allay the fever and lessen the inflammation,
eight or ten Pills should be taken night ana
morning The Ointment will produce perspira-
tiOa the grand essential In all cases OF levers,
sore threats or where there might be an oppres-
sion OF the chest, either irOn asthma or other
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

In California stage robberies are
SO frequent that if week passes
without one the people think the
Millennium has begun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
Dro psicaI SWelIings, Paralysis
and Stiff Joints.

Although the above complaints differ widely in
their origin and nature, yet they require local
treatment Many OF the worst cases, OF such d.
seases will yield in comparatively short space OF
time when this Ointment is diligently rubbed into
the parts affected, even after every other means
have failed In ali serious maladies the Pills
should be taken according 10 the printed directions
accompanying each box
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

Why would it be easy to break into
an old mans house. Because his
gait is broken and his locks are few.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
lndiscretion of Youth; Sores and
tlInare

Rlotehes. as also swellings, can with certainty,
be radically cured ii the Ointment be used freely,
and the Pills taken night and morning. as recon-
menled in the printed instructions. When treat
ed in any other way they only dry up In one place
10 breakou in another; whereas this Ointment
will remove the humor from the system and leave
the patient a vigorous and healthy being. II VIII
require time with the of the Pills 10 insure a
lasting cure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

Jane was still at the piano, be went
back to her and there remained dur.
ing the entire time she stayed, and
accompanied her home when she
went.
Annie, after her friends had de-
parted. went up to her room in no
enviable frame of mind, and her lit
tie heels clicked viciously as she
walked through the hall, and when
at last the solitude of her room was
reached, she gave way to ber anger,
and stamped her feet and bit her lips
to considerable extent. Then she
opened her bureau with q flourish
and took out the picture before men,
toned spitefully. as if she intended
the immediate destruction of it. But
when it was in her hand sbe seemed
10 relent, and broke down inconti-
nently and cried, am ashamed to
say like any other heroine, and final
ly wound up by putting the offending
picture under her pillow.
The next evening Annie was seat
ed alone in the parlor, in the moon
light, when Nels sauntered 10 and
seated himself by her side. She rose
up hurridely to leave, but be begged
her to stay, or be would think her
jealous, he said At that size elevat-
ed her nose to the highest attitude
possible, and sat down again in hur-
ry and began to laugh and chat in q
way quite surprising, considering
her usual silence. She made up
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07
CLATE ROOFS.

Those who are now building houses should know
thatis II cheaper in the long run to put on Slate
Roofs than tin shingles. Slate will last forever
and no repairs arc required Slate gives the pur
est water for clsterns. Slate IL IRE proof Every
good house should have Slate roof The under
COED supply Of
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-03-07

assuring them satisfaction both as regards price
and quality Of goods. The merchants visiting
Baltimore are urgently requested to call and see
me before making purchases
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-03

" ut this time as likely to produce the most dis
astrous consequences. Our citizens have peen
struggling for years with an excessive taxation
which has exhausted their resources-a burden
Of unpaid taxes lies upon large pr9porllaon o.
their property, and mass Of bonded and t9aI PAT
ing debt beyond their present ability to pay, has
destroyed. in d great degree, the marketable
value Of property. Capital has fed and unem-
ployod labor and parayzed trade are the con la
been the aim OF this. administration TO reduce
broker credit Of the ,S Ely q and b The yans
confidence might RETURN, and WIN u
some Of our former prosperity. This Ia, Tax, so
70 se o ere aG 1s Of tho ey =
which should be devoted to the liquidation OF
the public debt will be diverted to q private use
prositive burden for o contemplated benefit
which may never DO realzea ahs ~ har e o.
assigned In this case can, and possibly, will be,
used for further i b ba ety. tn Or
be urged in favor Of other private enterprises
which may propose equal benefits; .,,~ ,.oa :.
TO tax e ouf mus IN ,o1 1@ar
times the savings Of the people might render its
payment comparatively easy nut 70 you, VINO
IT, need NOT say that its collection is either i'm
possible. or that whatever may be received from
this tax will diminish to that extent the receipts
more legitimate objects thereby seriously en-
dangering the functions Of government, az me
existing rate of State and city taxes upon the
present excessive valuation Of property can
hardly be paid by this overburdened commnni-
ty, Notwithstanding the great reduction which
has been made G II HfAlfKyt J. leeds Mayor
Section Is of the premium bond contract
reads as follows. Be it further enacted. etc.,
| That this act in all its provisions and iimita-
lions. be held contract between the city Of New
Orleans the holders OF sald premium bonds
and the taxpayers or residents of said city. so
rs to authorize any Of the contracting parties TO
resist any and all contracting of debt by the said
city, or increase Of taxation above the rate
| limited in the previous provisions OF this act.
| If this premium bond act means anything ut
all 1t certainly limits for the next fifty years
| the taxable power Of this city TO one and one
half per cent for every conceivable purpose.
| Should you, in the fare OF existing facts, SUB
nit this railroad tax under considerat lon TO q
popular vote. and this tax be thus carried, one
Of two things must ensue-this city 9 tax must
violate this Contract" and stand for four years
at least ut no less than two per cent or this rail
| road tux must be included within the one and q
| half Limitation, and leave this city but one-hhlf
| per cent wberewith to pay her school teachers.
| her laborers her police. and her other neeea-
sary expenses, which would be an utter impos-
sibilty. and these deserving employees would be
made to suffer as heretofore.
| Very respectfully,
| O. II. TEBAULT, NJ. d.
| President Real Estate and Taxpayers Union
| myJ 1t