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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
A GOOSE. Fight win A Hun.

A heavy throated bull near this city,
noted for his ferceness, accidentally
stepped on one of q brood of goslings
recently, which stately gander was
holding watch and guard over with
great solicitude. Straightway the
gander attacked the bull. and siezed
him by the tail with bis beak, his
wings lasbing the animals TANKS with
the greatest fury. In vain the bull
wheeled about to reach his antagonist;
the gander wheeled with him, all the
while retaining his hold upon the bulls
tail, and showering blows with his
powerful wings with telling effect
upon the bulls legs, until he fairly
roared with pain and terror. At last
the gander, apparently thinking that
his adversary had sufficient punish
ment, let go bis hold and the bull took
to his heels with the liveliest speed,
only stopping when be reached the
further corner of the ield.-Mlddie-
tolcH On Y)Arglts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
Biackbfrds.

OGe day last season, as the barley
IN my fields was ripening, the black.
birds began to gather about it, my
farmer began to anthematize them as
thieves ana robbers feeding upon
what they did not SOW. why they
come" said he, ''in clouds from Nau.
shon, and all about us.n Notwith-
standing, / told him | was satisfied
that they did more good than harm,
and that they were welcome to their
share. The harvest began and as
the mowers reached the middle of
the field they found the stalls of the
grain very much striped and cut up
by the army worm. When the bar
ley was down they began to march
out of the field in compact sire am
through the barway into the next
one, and here We saw clearly what
the blackbirds were after. They
pounced upon them and devoured
them by thousands, very materially
lessening their numbers. The worms
were so numerous that they could
not destroy them all, but they mate
rally lessened them aud their power
of mischief All homer. then to the
blackbirds, which are usually count
ed mischieyous, and destroyed by
farmers like vermin These army
worms returned after an interv al Of
ten years.-Hoston Adcerfiser.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

A boy in Cumberland county asst
ened one end of q rope about the
horns of a cow, then tied the other
end around his own body and COM
menced playing circus" The ami
NAL soon tired of the sport ran OF.
dragged the boy ous Of the field, along
lane through the barnyard, Oot
again and over the rough road up
into the yard, when his periloas con-
ditiou was discovered BY his father
and brother, who headed OF the almost
crszed COW and ON turning she wrap
ped the rope around tree, putting sn
efeetasl stop to her mad career
The little fellow was unloosened from
the rope and was found to have his
collar bone fractured and shoulder dis
located and the skin entirely scraped
off one side of mis- lace.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
o,er.Governea chI,aren.

A girl that is never allowed tc
sew, all of whose clothes are made
for her and put on her, till she is ten
twelve, fifteen, or eighteen years OF
age, is spoiled. The mother has
spoiled Der by doing everything forher
The true idea of self restraint, Is to let
the child venture. A child's mistakes
are often better than its no-mistakes
because, when a child makes mis-
takes, and has TO correct them, it is
on the way to knowing something.
A child that is walked up every NOR
ming, and never wakes himself up !;
and is dressed, and never makes mis-.
takes in dressing himself; and is
washed, and never makes mistakes
abou: being clean and is fed, and
never has anything to do with its
food; and is watched. and never
watches himself, and is cared for,
and is kept sll day from doing wrong
such child might as well be q
tallow candle, perfectly straight, and
solid, and comely, and unvitaI, and
good for nothing but to be burned up.
Henry Ward Bsecker.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
Boys Wanted.

Men are wanted. So they are.
But boys are wanted-honest, man.
ly, noble boys. Such boys will make
the desired men. Some one has de-
clared, and truly, that these boys
should possess ten points. which are
thus given: l. Honest. 2. Intelli-
gent. 3. Active. 4. Industrious.
5. 0bedient 6. Steady. Z. Oblig-
ing. 8. Polite. 9. Neat. 10.
Truthful One Thousand frst-rate
places are open for 1000 boys who
come up to the standard. Each boy
can suit his taste as to the kind OF
business be would prefer The
places are ready in every kind oi
occupation. Many of them are al
ready filed by boys who lack some
most important points, but they will
soon be vacant, because the bows
have been poisoned by reading bad
books such as they would not dare
show their fathers, and would be
ashamed to have their mothers see
Tie impure thoughts suggested by
these books will lead to vicious acts
the boys will be ruined, and theiI
places filled. Who will be ready for
all these vacancies? Distinguished
lawyers, useful ministers, skillful
physicians, successful merchants
must all soon leave their places fol
somebody else to fill. One by one
they are removed by death Mind
your ten points, boys; they will pre-
pare you to step into vacancies in the
front rank. Every man who is
worthy to employ boy, is looking
for you if you have the points. DC
not fear thai you will be overlooked.
A young person having these quail
ties will shine as plainly as star al
night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

We were introduced to Madame
Aali. very intslligens-lecking AMI
able httls lady. who saIamed Us ID
Turkish style By pauing hss hsnd -
her focetsad and ksF hea.t. ssid = gs-
'r.s.o x pretty welcomes g. 2saas u
OF the lcterrTetsess, sud tss!sx Us 6v
the haad introduced "a saccr--iyel,
10 all sbo high aud mighty lvmalc
magnatcs OF the land. We were ex-
ceedingly disappointed ia the toilets
OF these ladies with the exceptions
OF their undervests Of Broussa ..auze.
they were nearly all dressed in Flu
ropesn fabricks OF various kinds. full
trowsers, slippers. an ossr-dress more
like the soutane of Romish priest
than any other garment,-lhe train Of
which they slip under a belt when
they walk, in the same maraer thar
he does. Instead OF the long braid.
ed tresses which We bad expected 10
see falling TO their ieer, their hair
was cut short, and surmounIed bv
an embroidered gauze handkerchief
put on like turban but 10 comoen-
safe for the lack OF Oriental spleudor
10 the res. of their dress. their lew
els far outslrippsd our imagination.
This being the oaly manner IN which
Turkish females can safely invest
money, aud obtain all that Is left 10
them at the death or sudden disgrace
Of their husbands, they seize every
opportunity to enrich their store. and
the display is certainly dazzling.
Madame Aali's tnrbsa was sur.
mounted with wreath Of enormous
pansies composed of diamends.
which completely eneircled her head;
and 10 the midst OF the psasiss rose.
mounted on an oseillating wire. bird.
the size Of humming-bird. which
was one mass Of diamonds with fash
ing ruby eyes Earrings and neck.
lace matched this disden in magni6.
eenee Most Of the ether ladies
were literally blazing with Jewels.
with the exception Of the wealthiest
and mos, noble born amOag them, an
Egyptian princess married to one q
the paehas, who. whether from hav-
ing lost near relative. or from wea-
riness sud contempt Of the gevgsws.
had bedizeaed her ngmerons attend.
ant Slaves with jewels worth a kings
ransom. and herself remained una
dorned One young married lady,
about fifteen. Was dressed in a
French muslin Of brilliant eorn-eol-
or. and next under Il she had dOned
erinoline, which articles were then
worn very large, 80 that the effect Of
the steels, clearly defined beneath the
scant folds Of the transparent muslin.
ludicrous in the extreme bat the
others looked at her with admiration,
as she paraded her French organdie
and hoop-skirt before them,-her
girlish lace surmoanted with q regal
eoronet OF magnificent gems. II the
Moslems were harmonious in their
dress before the time Of Mahmoud,
as they must have been from ae-
counts Of travellers, its character has
disappeared from the effect Of his
European innovation, for the scarlet
fez looks as out of place with the
straight-collsred coat and modern
,rowsers of the men, as the short
hair and French fabrics do on the
women.-Scribner.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
THE JUDGES STORY

The Judge knocked the ashes from
bis cigar, and rose with an emphatic
"hem !" All the others drew long
breath, aud brought their chairs
down from their tilted positions.
Graham had been telling story to
while away the long hours OF the
Christmas night, and Graham was a
magnificent story-teller
"Your turn, Judge" said Graham,
with slight laugh, the flush slowly
dying out cf bis face.
''Beat Grabam's if you can." said
Fenner, rubbing his hands together
with great glee.
"You don't know the Judge. Fen
ner," said Williams. "He used to
equal Mr.. Midshipman Easy in the
number of his adventures, and his
grace in relating them"
The young lawyer, whose soubri-
quet of Judge" had been bestowed
upon him in the early days of col
lege life from his supe-annuated grav-
ity, and his sententiods way of de-
Gliding questions that bored him, drew
back a chair with a flourish. and then
pushed it towards the fire, aud sat
down.
an tell you what it is, boys, you
needn't think I'm going to be beat by
Graham. | have a story to tell you,
which is just as good as his, but then
it may loose something in the telling.
Since we parted five years ago,
bave interviewed Blackstone, Chitty,
and others of that like aud a good
Zeal of the romance has faded out in
that way, you perceive But then as
we agreed to meet in Eve years and
compare experience, it was merely
to have something 10 tell, so | did
my best to have an adventure.
Hem
Perhaps you all remember what
my college days were. You do !?
Humph Then it will save me the
trouble Of telling you, though ! have
studded up fine bit Of pathos about
them. However, it don't matter
much; let it go now. One fact.
though, | must speak Of, and that is
the financial condition of your orator
in these college days. never sid
auytbiag about it. then, because ! was
deal too proud but to tell you the
truth, boys, it required some screw
ing, and some pretty close caleula-
tions, to make my allowance cover
my very modest wants. | remember
| used to be little envious Of Fem
ner and Graham, when l saw them
scattering money round, with such q
lavish hand. and /, with my ine nat
urabilities. good looks, and extraordi-
nary stock of common sense" and
the Judge Strengthened himself back,
and laughed 10 bis rare genial way,
without finishing the sentence
"iIoweyer, to pass over that, and
come to the time when we left col
lege, with young bonors upon US.
Weren't we proud Of our diplomas,
though ? Boys, want you to tell me
truly. whether you took your sheep
skin out of its case, after the FIRST six
months ~
"Hayn't seen mine since two weeks
af:er the commencement" murmurei
Graham
Don't know where mine is," said
Fenner, and the other intimated that
their experience entirely coincided
with his.
That's just it. boys,v pursued the
Judge. IL tried to get situation
with that imposing document, bat af
Ter good many trials, aud as many
ignominious failures. | put the pious
fraud away. and left of being col
lege graduate | wen. in on my mer-
its then, resolved to win or perish 10
the attempt II seemed as if | would
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

..Do you picture, bays, bow | had
tallen upon Paradisez After all,
there is a divinity that shapes our
ends, rough hew them "a we may.
They had gathered the whole story
from my rawlings The, knew what
bad been in nay heart tnat night be-
side the hedge, and yer they c,uld be
kind and tender. They restored
strength aud manhood in me They
made me feel that | was worthy OF
being honored a1d trusted. When !
as abe to work the old gentleman
found me u splendid pIsilijn, aad |
coniinued my law studies 10 my
leisure momeuts. Mr. Lyndray gave
me a most cordial Invitation 10 maze
his house my home, and treated me
with such confidence that mast
have made myself worthy Of it, how
eser ignoble aud unworthy | might
have been. So it was that when Mr.
Laclede came aad offered me u posi-
tion as book keeper 10 his establish
ment, was enabled to decline the
honor, with the old speech a little
more proudly uttered: j am Ken
Meth Lane, sir aud 50 it was that
every holiday took me back to the
home Of my preserver. where Mr..
and Mrs Lyndray treat me like u
sou, aud their fair daughter smiles on
me at Intervals. At last | was adj
mitted to the bar. since which have
beeome-well, boys. you know the
rest
The most promising young Law
yer in the State" said Fenner en-
phatically.
"But what about the daughter,
Judge p said Graham "Yon sure
~ are not going to leave US in the
lureh. after we had all concluded
that there was going TO be spice Of
romance about it ?"
''0h, yes-ine daughter ~ said
Kenneth Lane, with blush. Then
the rising yoang lawyer drew him
self up with the grace and pride Of a
young god "My friends be said.
with unmistakable sweetness, IF you
go down to Mr. Lyndray's on the
tirst day Of the new year. you will see
me united 10 Ethel Lyndray, my
queen among women"
',Hurrah Three cheers for the
Judge aud bis bridel" said Graham,
springiDg to his feet and waving
his cap, and bis cheers were
given with vim that brought back
their college days afresh.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
An Oriental EseuIapfus

Mr.. Oscanyan, in his book, "Tht
Sultan and bis People, tells the fol
lowing anecdote of a Turkish physi
clan, whose prescriptions and meth
cd of treatment will interest prac
titioners in New York.
A person exceedingly i'll of typhu'
fever called in one Of these medica
gentlemen, who, although be consid
cred the case quite hopeless prescrib
ed for bis patient and took his leave
The next day, in passing by, be in
quired of servant at the door il his
master was not dead. dead No
be is much better" Wbereupon the
doctor proceeded up stairs to obtain
a solution to the miracle.
why" said the eonvalescent, 81
was consumed with thirst, and |
drank psiltul of the juice CT picked
cabbage"
Wonderful" quoth the doctor.
And out came the tablets, on which
the physician made this inscription,
I"Cur,d of typbus fever, Mebemed
Agba, an upholsterer, by drinking
pailful of picked cabbage juice"
Soon after. the doctor was called
to apother patient, q yaghlikgee. or
dealer in embroidered handkerchief,
suffering from the same malady. He
forthwith prescribed "a pailful Of pick
led cabbage juice"
On calling the next day to con-
gratulste bis patient on his recovery,
was astonisbed to be told the man
was dead. The oriental Aiseaea-
Plus, in his bewilderment at the
phenomens, came to the safe eonclu-
sion, and duly noted it in his memo
randa that although 10 cases Of ty-
plus fever picked cabbage juice Is an
efficient remedy, it is not. however,
10 be used unless the patient be by
profession an upholsterer. .r--Har-
per's Magazine.
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ssET, PA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 20. 1877.
SPRING LONGING.
gv rNsAIazAErs


r,,.,..u,,..r,.
Languid sighs
Breath"s the mild, caressing air,
Pink as corafs branching sprays.
Orchard ways
with the biossomed pe''eh are lair
Sunshine eor,,iaIasak
Poureth bliss
In this craving soul of mine,
And my heart her fiowercup
Liitcth up,
Thirsting for the draught divine
sw,e,h.,,o,,,a a,,,..
Through my frame
Sets my throbbing veins aiire,
Bright. aiinring dreams arise,
Brim my eyes
With the tears Of strong desire.
An familiar sccnes.,nc,r
Disappear
Homestead, orchard, field, and void,
Moorish spires and turrets fair
Clcaye the air,
Ara5esqued on skies q gold
t. my soiri, his Nav morn
oatwardbornei
Over -eas hath taken wing
Where the mediaeraliown.
Like crown,
Wears the garland OF the spring.
r...,, .t .,
Fiithe street;
Gipsy girls are selling flowers
Lean hidalgos turn ABIDE,
Amorous-eyed.
Nesth the grim cathedral tuwrr@
os,obein snair ,o.aav
Where the May
heek no VIII OF good or eFh-
Love and Sniy love bfeaihes she
Oh, toee
Midst the olive-roWs Of Seville
o,o, sueh ssvt viia.
With the tide
oi The berfyiine lagoon,
through the streets that mirror heaven
crystal paNen
In the warm venetian ne0'l.
At the prow AMI ye,dalier
May not hear,
May not see our iar1iVe Kiss
bai he leads ~'ih eaaeneed strain
rhe reiain
i""sr ril'c ani silent h'iss
oolsca shadows si,y,rI,gh,
nurn,.b hrixht
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

A gentleman, who rather suspect
ed some one was peeping through
the keyhole of his Office door investi-
gated with syringe fall Of pepper
sauce. and went home to 6nd bis
wife had been cutting wood, and .
chip bad bit her 10 the eye.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

IL is q sign Of storm to tread on
any body's toe that has eosns.
IL is the sign Of storm 20 wake
the baby on wash day
II 10 the sign Of storm to esib .
baby ugly in the presence Of iis
mother,
1t Is the sign of storm to spit on
the psrlor carpet when yoaE vile sees
it.
IL is the siga Of storm 70 speak
i'll Of your wife's relations
Il is the sign Of storm 10
your vile she looks horrid IN
new bonnet
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

An English silk dress weighing )
poands has at least two pounds Of
iron in it. Just think Of the num-
Der Of ironelads fosting around the
streets. l
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

ALWAYS speak well Of tie dead,
and once 10 q while q good wcrd Of
the living. If you have the time
Panbury News
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20
OVER 5,OOO,OOO ACRES

OF LAND,ccnsisting Of every odd section In each
township. for a distance OF twenty miles on both
sizes of the road, or one-halt Of the land in bel
forty miles wide, extending to Denver City In Col
erado, thus forming continuation Of the belt of
country which, from the Atlantic coast westward,
is found to be, in climate, soil, and every produe
tion Of nature, the most favored.
To aid in the settlement Of this superb domain
with an intelligent and Industrious people, is the
object of the HON ESTEAD. !; Is intended to
contain q fair and candid representation Of facts
nor will 1t ever give, Intentionally any statement
that will not, upon investigation, be fully sus.
;ained.
The Company obtains Its title to these lands
from the Government of the United States.
They are being offered at prices lower than any
other lands In the West, that will compare with
them in soil, climate and general advantages
The terms Of payment, as will be found on a care
fui examination, are more liberal In all essential
features than have heretofore been offered by any
railway company
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-06-20

Is published 10y the Land Department Of the Kan
sas Pacific Railway Company, to supply the large
and increasing demand for information respecting
KANSAS, and especially the m gnifieent body Of
lands granted by Congress In aid Of the construe-
tion OF its road. This grant comprises
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-06-21
No More Returning Board Elections

Both Mr.. Tilden and Mr.. Hen
bricks conducted themselves with
perfect dignity and propriety dur
ing the progress Of the contest, and
after the contest was decided they
held their peace until now, nearly
four months after their rivals have
been occupying the places to which
they believe they were elected. The
time and the place for expressing
their opinions were well chosen aud
the language used by both gentle
men was dignified in tone and was
pregnant in meaning. Neither Mr..
Tilden nor Mr.. Hendricks under
took to criticize Mr.. Hayes, but
both, by implication at least, gave
him credit for his efforts to worthily
administer the duties of the high
Office which he holds, but both also
laid great stress upon the fact that
if even one more Presidential cleo
ton Is decided in the manner that
the last one was, or il the citizens
OF the Union, through any influence,
permit themselves to be beguiled OIL
cozened into extenuating such
frauds as were almost certainly com
United by at least two Of the Re
turning Boards, the ruin of our re
publican system OF government vii
be only a question of time, and of {
very brief time.- Erening Telegraph
Republican.
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Fatherly Advice.

A girl of twelve who was found
roaming the streets at a late hour
was brought out to be talked to.
His Honor kindly said:
"Child, it is not your fault that
you are here. Your father was
down town, your mother gadding
around, and the house seemed lonely
to you. [ know scores of mothers
who are setting just such examples
for their daughters. Home is the
last place to keep them. They neg
lect their children, neglect their
homes and forsake their husbands
for the purpose of gadding. They
leave home as soon as they have
swallowed a miserable breakfast,
tramp the streets for hours, and go
home hating their own flesh and
blood. 1t is the same with girls.
They CAD to the library, to the
stores, to the ferry boasts-anywhere
to get away from home. Why, Sis,
how can l blame you, a child of
twelve, when know of church men,
bers in this city whose daughters
are not home two hours a day, and
who are allowed TO walk the streets
until 2 O'Clock in the morning? There
are a thousand homes in this city
made wretched for Woodworking
husbands and loving fathers because
wives and mothers prefer the streets
to their own rooms. 1t won't be
long before you will know all about
tiirtations, your nose will be poked
into trashy novels, you'll be think
ing of puppets dressed in green kids
and lavender pants, and--well,
you may go home. | don't like to
talk Of these things. The coming
generation won't have sense enough
nor money enough to run a two cent
peanut stand two weeks. Go home,
little girl"
And when she had gone, and
court stood adjourned, Bijah leaned
against the wall and mused:
''Pll be hanged if I'd marry the
best woman on earth! FIJI adopt a
Chinaman to take care Of my ranch
and do my washing."- Free Press.
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real character are better under
stood"
1t matters precious little what
the Judgment of strangers may
be, or, for that matter, what may
be the verdict of posterity. The
living present knows that Grant
consorted with thieves; that he
was the defender and supporter
of conspirators; that he girdled
the Louisiana Returning Board
scoundrels with bayonets, while
the perjured crew was plotting
frauds with which to reverse the
will of the American people.
The Atlantic ocean, were it's
waters soapsuds, could not in a
thousand centuries wash out the
stains from Grants record. His
friends should let him rest and
rust.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1877-06-21

GENERALS BEAUREGARD AND
EARLY.-The connection of these
distinguished citizens and soldiers
with the Louisiana Lottery is at
tracing the attention of the coun-
try. The Chicago Times has this to
say of it:
What little reputation the results
of the secession war lett to Jubal
Early and Beauregard, those
doughty warriors have been fooling
away in the superintendent of a
lottery drawing in New Orleans.
1t is little singular, after the re-
cent developments in the great
Louisville lottery job, that any COM
munity. should tolerate the public
exhibition of lottery wheel in use
for any purpose, and stranger still
that persons claiming respectable
character and standing should be
willing to compromise themselves
in such fashion. The ostensible OBJ.
ject, however meritorious, can never
redeem that method of making mon.
ey from the infamy with which the
public opinion of the world has
branded it.