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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

The entire community is ready 10 rise
IN and call them blessed. We mean the
members OF the Home Guard. Their
bold aud sanguinlfy attitude had Il most
s~alutary effect. Not a fellow has stayed
out To see his girl after eleven clio Tor
fear OF being stopped and questioned by
some of the Home Gulrdsmen not a sun
| Gle old horse NOR u married one has been
allowed 10 run ut Liberty at night Tor fear
of being captured and ridden bI some
tired Home Guardsmen not u Thomas
cal felt safe 10 roaming round at night Tor
fear OF being fr-d at by some OF the val
ian Home Guardsmen not u person could
mention last weeks issue of The HERkLD
for fear of being lrowned at by some OF
the angry Home Guardsmen not once has
the youthful Local Ui this paper been
seen on the street Ior lear of being eaned
by one high in authority among the ON
Guardsmen not a tramp has dared 10 sci
a foot on Somerset's sacred soil since the
gallant AS and BIS organized, n de
clared their heroic purpose Of waging an
unrelenting warfare a5ainst The whole
graceless tribe of tramps. and cheerfnlly
took upon themselves the onerous duties
OF Home Guar1snen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

How | wish that my Skin was as white
and soft as yours" said a lady the other
day ioa female friend. f'lou can easily
make it so,' said the lady addressed.
''How : inquired the first speaker. Use
GLEnN's SULPHUR Soar. Sold by al
Druggists.
Depot, C~rittenton's No. : Sixth Avenue.
New York. Hills Hair and VIII isker
Dye, black or brown, 80 cts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08
LAMrKKrsyILLE. Pa. july 30. 1917.

LAMBERTsvILLE. Pa, July 80, 1871.
M. Editor II have never intruded
upon the rights of your o valuable pa
per, hut will now endeavor 10 write a few
lines not knowing whether they may be in
teresling or not.
The farmers in This section OF the coun-
" are stiii busily engaged making hay and
storing away their grain for future use.
The Union Sabbath School in this place
is making rapid progress. Great interest
is manifested by the teachers in making the
school beneficial To the small as well as to
the large scholars.
We have a young man in this community
who would make q brilliant artist he can
draw on n small piece OF muslin q lady and
u gentleman which is TO represent friends
parting for the far West. lice intends to
exhibit this anda few more specimens at
our county iair.
The crops in this vicinity appear ,o be
good. scei, rs potatoes, corn, and especial
y Gals EFEaH
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS
Are you a despondent sufferer from Sick
Headache. Habisual Costivencss. Palpita-
taiion OF the Heart Have you dizziness
Of the head Is your Nervous System de-
presscdl Does yum Blood circulate badly
Have you a Coughg Coming up OF o
after eatingg &c, &c. All OF these and
much more are the direct results OF Dys-
pepsia, Liver Complain. and Indigestion.
Green's August Flower is now acknowl-
edged by all Druggists to be a positive
cure. 400, 900 bottles were given away
in the L. S. through Druggists TO the
people as a trial. Two doses will satisfy
any person OF It's wonderful quality in
curing all forms OF Indigestion Sample
bottles 10 cents. Regular size 20 cents,
Sold positively by all iirst-class Druggiss
in L. 5. II
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

MLen Whittier went into ecsiacies over
the barefoot boy, he never stopped to think
what & wild old circus they had OF il every
night. trying 10 make the boy wash his
iees before he ciswied into the nice clean
bed and drew war maps with bis heels all
over The snowy sheets.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

Al the night. Tile, interest, and claim Of John
j. Sehesl, defendant, and W. =. Baer, n. A.
Sanner, Harrison Trent, Elias Cunninxham, and
John W. Patton, terre tenants, OF In, and 10 the
following descxsbsd real estate, viz.
No. l. A certain lot Of ground, situate In Sosi-
erset borough, Somerset county, Pa, containing
one aud one-half acres aud sixteen perches
bounded by Patriot street on the north, East
street ON the east, South street On the sosth, and
alley on the west. having thereon erected a large
two story brick dwelling, stable, aud other build.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

All the right, tile. interest and claim % H4rrf-
son Dinxes deH and Jacob Homer tcrrc ten Of
IN AMI 10 the tseIswinx described real estate, viz
A certain tract OF land situate In Shace To.
Somerset Co, Pa. contAining " acres, more OF
iess- Of which there are aboat 8 acres cleared,
with . euestery leg dwelling house an. ssssle
thereon erected, adpoiniEx lands OF Henry John.
sou. Cyrus Berkebile ssd others
Ma. : A eeTtsic usct Of land si uate In Shade
TIP, Somerset 20, Pa, centzining2 - ncre.. more
or less, OF which tbefs are about 4 acres cleared,
aiIoirinx lands Of JohnA 4. Clarke. Cyrus Berke.
bile and others, with the Appursenancss.
Takse In execnuen ss The property Of Har.fson
Binges def, and Jacob Homer terre ten. at the
suit VI Josiah y. Walker, use Of Charles p. walk.
er. use sf Albert Lohr. nee VI George A. Wilt
SOS sfgf ~ ALSO
An the right tite. isxerest End claim of Rebee
@ Lichliref. and ~. Il. Lehl3ter. OF. In ami two
tie f5liouinx described rial estate. viz
AtAniAL01es 1nEkaUfoot Tp- Somerset %.
Pa eo0ts ming 14 acfes, more OF leD. known A
the rhoaas JensiasB farn s5Joinxfnr Johu Essr
Sylvester Herring and otners.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08


All NE night. ti,le, interest and claim Of l.Aas
nrsas, !. an ~ 70 the 'o'i'Sins described real
No. 1. A certain tract of unseated land. situate
taInior tour bunJrs-d .or,s movr on Is Sna~r
IN the reesIrt o. unseafed land< a. ~. s,h.rl.s
Uxle traet-vith ne sunu,tspances
No p A cerfsia ,r.f.r rrn.-.s~s .nt .s-.,.
In Lover Turkeyffo "a tn Sam~rs-s r,,.o,x r..
Containing four hunJr,sd ani tvesve .rr.s ,.ar-
or lezs Known On she r.-,rd ~ u..es,s.s 49,. a.
the William Hell trarf-wirh ne .nourr.nane..
Nos A certain trser a. unsr~s.S land .isr,t.
as aforesaid. containiDs four huodrsd and nins
acres. kpUvn on ths rrs,.rd Of nnsssf-t i~ni. ~
the Lease Husus t:acf-wish The suruy,epsnces
Nod A c-rrain Tract Of unsestrd land. sitnsts
In Shad. ,ovn.his Ssm.-.-. eeansx p.nas
lands Asthe William Oliver tzcs-xffh the sp-
p1rtenaneeS-
No s. A certain tract VI unseafed land. situate
as Aforesaid, containing three hundred aud nine
ty-tuo acres. more oy less. and known On the re-
cord OF unsezted lands as the Simon Perry tract
With the appursenanoea
No. q. A certain tract Of unseated land. atuats
rs Aforesaid, containing three handEed and sixty
six An5 cne fourth acres, more OF lesz, and known
On the rcrort o. anscated lands as the Samuel
wnherOld irset-vtfh the spportsaaacsz.
NJ. !. A certain tract Of aasested land sit,>ss
~ s-.t.i,s,~ so-sx 49, s1s sSeMny,
u..~- - los. x1s
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

IL has been decided that contracts OF
marriage made On Sunday viii no, hold
water IN an action ior breach OF promise.
Hence. Ia lie on the sale financial side. The
girls "nghn't give themselves aaay on
SpBda, night.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

An the night, as,s, Iassrrss and claim Of =. u.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

cosafssJ Il .s4ivtd home sesy usex.
Iectedly Tuesday af.erneop.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-08-08

Ali the right, title. interest. and claim Of valen-
tine Hay, deft-, and W. Z. Davis, terre tenant. Of,
in, aud to the following described real estate, viz
All that certain nessuaKe or tenement and
house and lot, situate in Somerset Bors ugh, SON.
erset Co, Pa, adjoining lot OF John Barkhart on
the east, Main street ON the south, Union street On
the north, and alley on the west containing "a
Taken In execution as the property OF Valentine
Hay, def, and W. C.. Dxris, terre tenant at the
suit Of NJ A. Sanner 4 Co, and David Husband.
executor Of the last will and Testament Of Benz
Wcoliey, deceased.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
ANTIQUITY Or MAN

4 correspondent writes to the Lon
don Times: Mr.. sydney j. L.
Skertchlv, OF her maiesty's geological
survey. who Is stationed at Brandon,
suffolk. has recently discovered some
flint instruments In that neighbor-
hood. in beds formed before the close
of the glacial period. One was picked
out of the beds in pit at Clifford
Suffolk, and two others We're dug out
Of ike beds In pit at Botany Bay on
the Norfolk side Of Brandon. il was
not till Mr.. >kertchlv himself found
another implement at Clifford, and
saw the boulder-clay above the bed
from which he extracted. it. that the
Importance of the discovery dawned
upon him. Alongside the Clifford i'm
PIGMENT he found deposit Of broker
and scraped mammalian bones and
some fresh-watpr shells. These bones
were all in circumscribed area. 4
| lawbone containing teeth had been tor
warded to London to be examined
1 Underneath the bones the clay wa:
/ found to be burned. Mr.. Skertchfv'
explanation is that we have here pre-
served the one solitary instance IN tn
4
whole world OF camping-gr0und O.
paleolithic men, and this camping
/ ground occurred below the bouldeI
] clay which belonged to the earlies
part Of the glacial period. These re
mains were thus far older than any
/ thing previously discovered. Tracing
| the b0ulder-clay and the beds beneath
across the country, he saw that TIL
implements found at Botany Bay Wer'
Of the same age. The men who liye'
before the boulder-clay appeared Z
him to be more intimately connected
IN time with the memo the paleolitm
gTavels lying under the bonlder-eia
than were the latter with the men Q
the ne0lithlc age. who sc00ped on
these ancient flint mines near Branuol
called .-Trimes Graves
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
The BRAINS or CRIMINALS.

saws the British Medical Journal:
In our last issue we published very
interesting letter from our Vienna
correspondent, in which a brief sum-
mary was given Of Prot. Benedict s
researches on the brains and skulls OF
criminals. The subject is an impor-
tant one both from physiological and
psychological point of view. It Is TO
be hoped that more extended and
more precise inquiry will be made
upon it. for the results which Dr.
Benedict has obtained, though very
important, are not sufficiently numer-
Gus to warrant any large induction.
Up to the present time DR.. Benedict
has examined the brains OF sixteen
criminals, on comparison with the
healthy brain, he finds to be abnor-
NAL. Not only has he found that
these brains deviate from the normal
type. and approach toward that OF
lower animals, but he has been able 10
classify them, and with them the
| skulls in which they are contained, III
three categories. These consist In
First. absence Of symmetry between
! the two halves of the brain I. second.
an obliquity of the interior part OF the
brain or skull---in fact;a continuation
upward of what we term a sloplnp
| forehead. third, distinct iessenlne
of the posteri0r cerebral lobes, so that
as in the lower animals, they are moi
large enough to hide the cerebullum
In all these peculiarities the crimi
nails brain and skull are distinctly o
a lower type than those OF norma
men, and the interesting question
arises. how far are the evil acts OF th
criminal to be attributed to this ret
rograde developments DR.. Watt
can pardon the vicious propensities Q
bears and lions, Oh the ground tina
God had made them 80. II he la
foreseen these new inquiries he nigh
have felt less hopeful when he bad
his little readers not To let ''their Al
CRY passions rise. The results {
Or. sBenedict i researches. ii confirm
"a b. further examinations, will q
much to shake many beliefs now firm
II fixed.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17

at different values according as an
affected comprador pretends to have
found more or less bronze III their
composition-this is the ridiculous
..coinape'' of the coast. In Hong
Kong itself, when | took my letters TO
the post and gave dollar to the clerk
to nav for stamps, had to wait while
he bit it. tried it with acid. weighed
it and gave me change. not as though
my dollars was dollar, but according
TO its weight, which was 9B-lOO OF
what it should have been. This was
no exceptional case, but was the prac-
tice gone through in every Instance.
Such is the repute of English coin,
that the Hong Kong mint would III a
few wears have introduced the use or
it's dollars by the Chinese people
throughout the trading portions or the
Empire. without continuing to impose
any charge whatever on the English
taxpayers. The history of dollars
would be a very curious one. The
Chinese look doubtfully upon all that
do not bear the name OF some wen
known Chinese firm stamped upon
| them, as We write names across the
| back of a bank-note. except they are
of one kind: Mexican pillar dollars,the
| two pillars of which are described In
| their Chinese name. ''tWo-plecy-ca
neltick" dollars. 4 note III the history
Of dollars that propose wo uld have to
record the fact that our eNpeditionary
force to Abyssinia had to be supplied
with Maria Theresa dollars, OF which
none were TO be obtained in the market
these being the only coins received
by the natives of that country. The
Austrian Government had to be ap
piled to by the British Government
and the coins had to be specially strucl
for us at the Vienna Mint.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17

the gravel, the base Of the semi-circle
being formed by the earth and founda-
tions of the adjoining building. This
large pit has adjoining it Il much small
Ter one. which probably served as the
entrance, and ia the poin of junction
between the two there is dence or
narrow platform. The opinion has
been expressed that these excavations
are merely old gravel-pits, but against
this suppOsition must be adduced the
facts that they cover large extent OF
ground. and they are all at about six
feet below the surface; that each one
of the caves or pits. although circular
in shape. has level bottom, that the
walls in some cases are not more than
six inches in thickness; that the gravel
on top of the walls bears undoubted
traces Of having been turned up from
a lower level. and that in two OF the
pits have been found concrete floors
these being the only two that have
been at present carefully examined).
of what composed is not at present
known, but of such tenacity that it
was possible to remove the half OF one
of them without fracture. At the
| bottom of another of these primitive
dwellings were found some pieces of
decayed wood, which may or may not
have been portions of the original
roof. The remains have at present
most remarkable appearance. especial
| ly when viewed from a height. as then
the circular form of each is more ap-
parent, and the regularity Of construc-
ton, and all being upon the same level.
affords conclusive evidence 10 some
antiquarians that there has been found
some incontrovertible evidence that
Oxford can carry her antiquity back TO
Il far earlier date than the classic days
when King Alfred founded University
College. In removing the rubbish
and earth. several objects of great in
terest have been found, including a
and arroW-h head. ETC.. and also a very
large number of bones. but these pos
sess no particular interest. as they are
principally Of domestic animals In
general use. The discovery has caus-
ed considerable interest i'll University
circle. Profs. Rolleston, WestWood,
PrestWich, and others, having eyamin-
ed the spot, but Of course there is at
present conflict of opinion as to the
real nature Of the discovery which has
been made by the clerk of the works,
whose antiquarian knowledge is con-
siderable, and to whom great credit is
: is due for the careful manner in which
he has Weseryed every possible evil
dence that can lead to proper deter
mination of the question.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
CURIOUS FACTS.

Fishes have no eyelids and neces-
sarily sleep with their eyes open; they
swallow their food whole, having no
dental machinery furnished them.
Frogs. toads and serpents never take
food but that which they are satisfied
is a live. When a bee. wasp or hornet
stings it is nearly always at the eN.
pense Of its life. >erpents are SC
tenacious of life that they will live
for six months or longer without food
Seals can he trained TO perform many
curious tricks. 1t is believed that
crocodiles live to be hundreds Of years
old. The Egyptians enbalmed them
In South America there is prolific
honey bee which has not been fur
nished with sting. The head OF the
rattlesnake has been known to lnfiic1
a fatal wound after being severed
from the body.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17

YOU as an obseryant trayeieT-as a
writer for the presto record the
sentiments Of at least one American,
who knows his countrymen, that come
when that day willard it will come
in Heaven $ appointed time, ana not
earlier-the United States. both OF the
North and Of the South, Will set
glorious example to the world OF the
value Of free institutions. They VIII
prove TO the corrupt. rotten, effete Old
nonarchies and empires OF Europe how
vastly superior the republican system
Of government is TO theirs; and that
two such brothers as the North and
south will act as brothers and not as
foes; that they will shake hands peacea-
DIV and part without bloodshed. The
Union compelled by force may suit
European ideas. It viii never suit
the ideas Of America. Mr. Breckin-
ridge, | noticed. smiled asif obviously
and said. If such he the wish OF the
North, am sure it will he the wish OF
the south The continent IS big
enough for both Of us. and though
sepprated from each other. as II IS
I certain we must be we shall still be
able to stand against Europe as one
power. In holy and defensive ALI
ance
Concerning this notable narrative,
most readers win make All obvious re-
mark on the advantages Of relating al
/ incident after all the persons present
are dead except the relator. ] have
not the slightest doubt that Dr.. Mac
! kaY tells the conversation rs he
remembers it. buff. indeed, he and
tile British minister were not victims
/ IT Il chastity conspiracy To poke fun on
! the part Of two men who found them
selves coerced into an unnatural com
panionship. it would he pleasant II
seward and Breckinridge could man
aye 10 materialize long enough TO give
their versions. There is evidence in
his book that Mackay was at one time
on intimate terms with Seward. and
he was his guide about London; but ii
is equally plain that he harbors spite
against Seward S memory, else he
would never put it III print that ii
was by the Americans request. ana
i'll order 10 help him to the preSlden
cy, that he Mackay had Seward
portrait and memoir inserted III tbs
! Illustrated London News.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
POCKET MICROSCOPE.

An ingenious English optical in
strument maker has just invented a
wonderful pocket microscope, upon
which scientific writer's are confer
ring much praise. The new lens con-
sist of three lenses, the interior
grooves Of which are almost transpar-
ent, they are lined by transparent
cement. which has refracting index
corresponding very nearly with the
glass. In this way no light is lost by
refraction from the surfaces OF the
curves. The pecnHarities OF this re-
markable invention are that it focuses
three times. as far from the object
under examination a. either the stan
hope or Codrington lenses. BY this
means scientists and others using the
microscope can examine opaque Oh
iects as well as transparent ones, as
the light can be conveniently allowed
to fall upon them at any required an
gle. As the definition i exceedingly
sharp.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
SCIENCE.
TIE WEB OF LIFE.

Like blind spinner, III the sun
tread my DAYS;
| know that all the threads will run
Appointed ways,
know each day will bring its task,
And, being blind no more ask.
| do not know the use OF name
Of that spin
only know that some one came
And laid within
Nv hand the thread, and said '.since you
Are blind. but one thing you can do.
Sometimes the threads, SO rough and last
And tangled fly,
| know wild storms are sweeping past
And fear that |
Shall fall; but dare not try TO find
A safe place, since am blind
know not W ny, but am sure
That tint and place,
Ii some great fabric to endure
Past time and race,
Nv threads will have; SO from the nrSf,
Though blind never felt accursed.
think. perhaps, this trust has sprung
From one short word.
Said over me when was young
So Young heard
It. knowing not that Gods name signet
NV brow and sealed me His, though blind
But whether this I've seal or sign,
Within. without,
It matters not the Lord divine
| never DOUBT.
know He sent me here. and still.
And glad. and blind, wait His will
But listen listen, day by day.
70 hear their tread
Who bear he finished web away
And ctr the thread,
And bring Gods message IL tie sun,
Thou poor, blind spinner, work i done
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
ANCIENT BRITISH VILLAGE.
A Reported Discovery Of Considerable In
feYes1.

A Reported Discovery OF Gonslderap m
terest.
A most remarkable discovery has
been made during the last few days IN
the course of preparing the ground for
the new University schools i'm the
High street. Oxford, which are about
to be erected from the designs Of Mr..
Graham Jackson. VI. a. In proceeding
with the excavations there mas been
laid bare the site Of what is considered
by some an undoubted British village
or settlement dating back perhaps Tor
more ahan 1000 years. The site chosen
for the erection Of the schools. and on
which this discovery has been made
was occupied. as Is we'll known, by the
Angel Hotel. and lies between High
street on the north. Merton street on
the south. University College on the
west, and King street Oh the east, and
/ embraces an are Of about two acres,
nearly the whole Of which. or at al
events all that has been already clear
cd abOnnds in evidence that on this
spot originally existed British set
Element. The excavations have now
been made to depth Of about fifteen
4 L..
away has left standing a number OF
mounds Of gravel. or at least 50 they
appear to the uninitiated. but on closer
examination these mounds resolve
| themselves into the wall which divide
| the pits in which our pTegerit0rs
dwelt. In some cases the wall Is not
more than six inches thick, while In
others again the division il Of greater
| thickness, but all the spaces are Of tie
same shape-namely circular although
Of course. they differ in size. One
very perfect specimen, situated on thf
west side, sof aremarkable character
| 1t is much larger than the others, and
| being on the extreme edge of the site
only one-half has been exposed. The
appearance presented, therefore. i
that Of semi-cIrcular excavation ir