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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-09-05
THE cuRIosIrIEs OF CRIME.

There is no more competition in
telegraphing, aud the public is as
entirely at the mercy Of a monopoly
as it was before the Atlantic and
Pacific was started to give US relief
from the ~monstrous exactions of the
Western Union. With 8 healthy
competition rates had got down to a
point that enabled the people to use
the telegraph freely. A message
from New York to Chicago oily cost
twenty-five cents, and rates f r shorter
distances were even lower. This
did not satisfy the grasping managers,
and so this week they got together
and consolidated the two companies,
and up go the rates just as far as the
patience Of an abused public will
permit. 1t will result in the Gov
ernment taking the telegraph system
of the country under its wing-st
least it ought to. The people are
idiots if theyspermit q company of
grasping spectators to hold in its
hand the power to Cypress them.
The rate from New York to Chicago
will go up TO a dollar again, and so
on in proportion. OF course that lit
tie Mephistophiles, Jay Gould. is at
the bottom OF this, as he is of all the
deviltry that is being done. lfeverv
man, woman and child 10 the United
States doesn't petition Congress TO
take the telegraph lines, and operate
them as it does the mail system
service, they will deserve all the
swindles that can be imposed upon
them. Aud, by the way, while they
are about it, they ought to take a
dig ct the express business. There
is no reason under heaven wny small
parcels should not be carried through
the mails, at a very low rate Of post.
age. The express business is as mis-
cradle a monopoly as the telegraph.
aud needs reforming as much. To
get a dress from Boston to Omaha
costs almost as much as the dress.
and to some points q great deal more.
There is no reason why the mails
should not be used for the t~ranspor,
tatlon OF certain matter if the peo-
pie are wise they will pay some at
tention to these matters this winter
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
There Il M Iap0a-
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
GENERAL REGULATIONS.

The session commences IN ,he hssi MonAAy In
Nvidrnbsr, and shsla AiHHt the tAt VI July, Will
public examination liesihra tle AHnMAl, th~tN ~
ptsa ~ ussiy examinations III tle aetesAl eieMA@G
IL which distinguished intstt ~ HtpiiaMet. dNemee
aud rrulrisnct receive Alttna hunnss.
On entering. terh afAAtmt tseAAistHfA aMA placed
In Tbs eiAss III Nhleh Ma tts ttUMa AttAinnsnlA en-
ttle him. Nood atornl character II vs1Mteeh ~
I'll applying In AAmtAat0a.
T1Ie ilOsAls and Menssai department N te sSWAsmt
AFs rnnstAntty watched Uveg ths fvvlh<M preside
~ th0ir ftGsseltuIps and ttftt eANfnvtA aid ptts
spaai hst,lis receive sssty ANeMtt0n.
ttutIftina Ats seM n Uestst6pAA AMA kAetts ~
parents N guardians " inlDsm teSM II the health,
epitiH1t and Improvement n eosetg nnlss ~ WesAe.
TN vsliHlasa tAn4h! !. ~ lnst!tMta = Ismee
tnilsed. provided ta@y ~ willinfs ~ ~ aAAe ~
81 srtlHtnNa wUsshtp.
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sjn snisrlps. eaeA ,Dsydss sAesM ~ pseytAsa
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kses1 article shnalA " MarasA Win W. maM< n
ps,ssss ~isaiss y NV. their eAAs~s -, Aes.,
tenses. for fuNAss peglteMlasst aaAssea
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT.

YOtNTH CiAHN.-~ ChrisslaH nwtrlns. Higher
Arithmetic continued. unisessity Aiv~ise " Fro
and Triv"Moinstry, Ihstosir, knsiish IatssatMse.
hynonyms and Natural rhIlos'Tpty continued.
Ancient itistosy. Fhysiea ttnaNsslAay. kseSys,
rssttrlt, 0tNl0Aal.
1liIlinci. m idrncss N Csshnlirity, EieeM.
tion, rrwOdy, Ancient tlistosy Aud ue0Fsnphy,
ttntss rsty AiNetsA rnnsptelsd, HMsssytMH. lSNle.
Esssys, Monthly Dst'alss. Latin. nseet rssHel
and uNFiuAH u1Slluttai,
rtttiui,, trossiy, Mental Itstiueaftty, lAwir and
Mefstiyrie@, nutsny tnray's), Chen,lssry tNliIl
mstsl, NatigAtlun Asitasssny, Analytical ttesHme.
nv. t~sA,s, Monthly ltetst@s. Latin ts~sA freMet
ami t1sFlsiAh U1AluttAi.
riMsI rI.Ahs -.Mnssi PHILOSOPHY. rnlIslsAi knA,.
oty, nntaMy, ttesiaxy, Asirohnsy, ubtinistsr, tat
ruitss, cone Neettpss, Analytical Msehsnies Latin
Greek Herman end frsneh attioast.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
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DIR. &. McLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,

ia,n Inr etHti ~


Symptoms uf Diseased Liver.
DAiN IL III. right Idle. under the
,dEeul The rills, increases on pres.
sure sometimes the pain ii III the left
side; the patient Il farel, able 10 lie
OH The leil si.lr sometimes the pain
|, felt unler The shoulder. blade, and
II frequently extends IL the top Of
the shoulder. and Ii sometimes mis-.
taken FL 4 rheumatism In the arm.
The siom.n |, Il ltl,e tel Will, luss of
appetite anil I'LL n u. tit bowels In
general afs tnstiyr. sometimes alter.
native with las; tho head il troubled
with Jain, NJ oml,ani.i with 4 dull,
heavy sensation in tlie back l,au.
There general, aoomitlcrablc loss
ofmcmory accompanied wlhn pain.
f,ll sensation ~ having lcit nndonc
something which oueh, 10 have been
done. a slight, dry cough il some
times an attendant. The paticn,
complains oi WEAKNESS and debility !;
he III casil, startled, his feet arc cold
or burning, and he complains OF n
priakly sensation Of the skin hif
spirits arc low and although he Ii
satisfied that isc would bc bene-
fetal 10 him, yet he ean scarcely
summon np fortii,,de enough TO Try
Il. In ia.i, he diAitlists every rem
cdy. Several III the above symp.
toms attend thc disease, hut cases
have occurred where lew III thcmcA
listed, yet examination Of the body,
after death. has shown the IlyrR 10
have been eStcnsis.l, dcanGcd.
AGtil. AND FEVER.
In. Z. MelANLs IlsER Puts,
IN cAsrs ~ A.,f AMI lffsER, when
taken with Qninine, are productive
fthc mos, halp, results. No letter
ca,har.ic I'm ~ r.td, preparatory
10, or after iakitfr quininc. We
would advise III Who are afflicted
with this disease 10 give them 4
FAIR TRIAL.
For all bilious arrangements, and
as a simple lairgatise, they arc IN
cqualcd.
BEWARE ~ IMITATlOMs.~
The genuine lDr. &. MeLANE's
LIVER Pulls are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal ON
the lid, with the impression DR.
MelAkL's LIVER Pulls,
The genuine Msl.ANt's IIytk
PiiLs bear The signatures III 4.
MsLANr and FLEMING BRos. on the
wrappers.
~. Insist on your druggist or
storckcepcr giving ,on the genuine
DR. &. Mfl.ANr's llsfR l'Ilis, Pre-
pared by Fleming litos., Pittsburgh,
Sold BY MI respectable druggists
and country storekccpcrs generally.
m shusa ~ishsrT III rive IN i, MeIAas's
tlssH IttlA ttial, 49, vii mail rpst lssd u, any
part a ~. nitsi Ntass.. On. las II lti4 ~
lilatSG nRos ~ ,e.xr.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04

Accounting ~ Tie .Ainannch n, Go'ha,
Tho nmmlrr NJ iownA In thr world whiel,
contain 100000 inhabitants OF more
amounts 10 I'M. Of these, ~ arc In Iii.
british empire. IL In Germany. y IN
France. Z in Russia, nnd Ii In the Uni.
tai States. Tho cities containing mill,
ipn inhabitants w more ar rckonr,l n,
nine lii number. London, u course.
leading thu way. Paris coming second,
mil New York. piDs brooklyn, thirl.
Berlin Ia fourth. and Vienna Nth Oh the
list. each II these capitals having rather
more tllan million inhabitants. Four Chi.
nrsc citics--Cnnton, Siangtnn tlIounnnD.
Hiangfou tClcnsi) and Tchantchconfo,l
lFoukinn) complete tho list " the mill.
ionnirc cities. II the expression inny y.
permitted. rckin. by the way, which
onr fathers credited with population u
1. OOO, OOO. is now understood 10 have
about 5(el. thlD inhabitants.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04

A remarkable pr1of IT tho efficacy u
vaccination II shown by report just ~
sued by tho medical officer u the Wat.
ford lnnAl SANITARY Authority In En-
glan,l, Smallpox visited family. nine
IN number, residing nj Bnsilcy. Three
Ind heen vaccinatctl. and Nix had mt.
All nix unvaccinatl persons took the
disease, md four die,l. while the three
tint hui boon vacoinatnd escaped alto
gethcr--onc u tho three being child ~
the brcast. fol By its mother within two
hours 81 her death.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
TERMS,
GENERAL REGULATIONS

fapls Sse sec&issA AHt tlmeo dMstn4 M ysas, anA
ehaeeed fssAas dAls II ehlsAnc~.
MI deduction inAAS TN partial Atssnee, mmi~ee II
ensH N prMsnNled jlIn<9e, M 6(eGntt6Al.
lusmsnMMirettOna u - tNp - ACADEMY -
silanltleA NJ ~ tneSpeo1lOM - ~ 4mpeftOgeeas
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etsatAisy AsseaeAi nlse - tevels, ~ 6kes 49,
kius. 600 1r~oaln6 neNn. gMe l1tkjm4 nWWn, eNe
hlaek s1Nsxse, hHft lasA, atlvSs tels - lAAe)na
III rass NV kla4d NTH ~Aat~, bsNsts. tssAk s.A
AAlI tsttSlses. MOP. tla.
rsshsl m.sst .snd postage sla..t~ 80 - ~ y.
tts..isd " she msetsc1ss. 80 s1k<salss ~
a lsoity " dspoate1 ~ ~ tss(sltes ~ ~
pMsrrne,
blasysss. /. .s.1s!.s !.sms = ssssss!s = =.
'';;;;si .Is ''I|I W. Ill5lk ss,.n.,.s
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
fashlOm,s Changes.

Three hundred ycnrs ngo forks were
unknown III England, and mnn could
scoop M NIL the green pens he could
carry TN the fiat II his knife anil shovc
them into lin mouth without having lin
wife stamp on his corns, ~ nudge his
elbow anil spill thc pens all over where
the napkin ought to hc nn,l never III, nn,l
say Ia hoarxc. rcprmcliml whisper,
why, bartholomew -
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04

Ahout the House.
SrnAwnEnnY Ballad. Pick, wasl,,
lrain md tnss crisp, ten lar lettuce leaves,
shred them mp ilnc III the nalnl bowl, and
pour over them some strawberry juice,
and serve NJ once.
NUTRITIOUS COMPOSITION. Take equal
quantities III sngo nll.l cocoa, mix them.
put tablespoonful IN a pint n boiling
water. anil hnil the whole together for 4
few minutes with constant stirring.
REauLAnlTY. 1t il not only necessary
TINT onr diet should bc wholesome, but
alKo TINT II should b. taken al regular
periods. Some persons imagine TINT
\ long fnsting will atone Tor excess, Int II
~ not No; II generally makes matters
worse.
To Make ExrkLf.ENr MINOR MKAr. ~--
1ake u pound III lean lmcf nnd lx,il II
unr hour then chop II ~ limo ~ ln,~si-
hle: Hnct. raisins. ci,rnnta mud apples,
ono po,ind carh two ounces III cHn,liesl
citroil quarter Of n pound NJ almonds.
Chop cncl, separately until yum cannot
distinguish Whit they nrc then mix tho
whole well nl,l nil one pound II sugar
and gill u brandy.
SrnAwngmny drM TAnrs. Make large.
Hixr.l gems IN the usual manner from fine
Graham -four, being careful not 10 bake
them ton hnrl. When done III them
stand TIN Or fifteen minutes Id steam,
then split open mud I'LL each half with
Strawberries with or without sugar, aid
Il spoonful III strawberry Juice sweet
onel, II II will hold 10 much, and serve
III Oile..
HALgnArrs. There can bc no doubt
Tint tho FREQ nse of Mlcratns, No much
consumed In hrea.l, Ii excessively inju.
rions 10 the human system. Il il par
ticMlarly liable 10 induce muscular prs.
TRITON or.pnrnlysis, and n .tire 70 injnrc
the digestive organs. Ot course u II
most fatal 10 Children. whose delicate
organization ~ more sensitive thnn TINT
~ grown persons.
How ~ HmArE 1toLiA. --lioll out the
dough when quite light. md emit with a
gasl.Hixel cutter or tMinbler. Dip Il
clean feather into melted butter and
brush lightly over tho dough- that IN cut
OUT then fold cucll circle into crescent
ar half-monn .llnpc; prick On tllc top.
and place Iii lilo flai biscuit pm ID risr.
When very light hake full twenty min
ntes II, mn oven NJ hot TINT ono could mot
hold tho hand in II long enough ~ count
mnrc tlan twenty without great disconl.
fort.
dAME II MI kinds, birls, rabbits or
deer. can bc kept sweet 4 long time by
finely pnlverixetl charcoal In thin muslin
Ing placed inside tho game. Change the
charcoal every dny. nnd wa.l, thu meat
clean before cnoking. l'arr a frenh
lemon very carefully. without breaking
the thin, white inside skin, put II inside
wild duck nnd keep II there for forty
eight hours, and all the iishy taste so
lisAgrceablc In wild fowls Will b. re-
moved. The lemon should 10 removed
and fresh ons put In " place - olten
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04

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saAel ~ hasV sfas.al asnsuau shmt mAVa
I~tart., hass tais@Ai lsg~e esaspae ilss
lssaae a tlsiss%ssm II MAILING ta.ss
ssis ssse n Tn issm4ral rt~sn anl Hstat
matte "A tase Nsaii, ilassns itw ~. i
small quantity ~ ~hql ~aa ar,vu II,
ilW nsatiutr ssnsnsiss 81 tbs Ssas4. laas
HsM~ the ~af ss,ssam has t~sn tlae ln1ns
tal~l ersr rss~uAl. Until 4 isw s.nfs mr.,
~hrn stss'niian was tuFaeI sassr ms,ss lu
sliv cultivation IA wheat. The a,rtssn,
nn~ ,lsSsstsl h that s.srsal II sail l. -
tsfnl inso III. s-snirr III tlW Aistr. I1iir.
kvn rsunths l,nslaysl last wear T,'ptl.
tssl iassiels II wheat, salns.l N ss.,srl.
INN, n In estimated TINT wl,a, ~a.ll l,e
gr,wn In lin rvHntic~. aml That thu mn.
n,n.l value iii tlir wheat rrur ,rnll W.
RAISED n es75, NM. NM. ---.>an Fraacisro
Htfgfsfyu
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-04
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| nr. Towl,seusI'a o.
| y90tintett Att Will
| purify tho blood Id
| i,sle.thirh tho time
| Observation-Disclosures
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because tUtNlsAiatIx.
| Yv~DsNtUsi Aifty He,0a
dIrVet In thu Lungs
| and t,nases through
he lisattes and
comes In sliFSce rom
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| a. In fftfrstl into
TIM Lungs BY thin 90
ilON 0ftur heart. All
tlsNl,isNpst Incur Veins
returns To tlte heart
every four minutes
IL thu l,isHNl Ii at,t,st,
| mud forced frOjis tho
heart IN thin lungs,
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FIGHTING IN CUBA.-A dispatch from Ha
vapah to the New York Journal of Commerce

FIGHTING IN CUBA.-A dispatch from Ha
vapah to the New York Journal of Commerc;
| says:
1t is currently reported in weinformed Gu
ban circles that Brigadier General Valera. il
charge of military train at the head of SOC
men, sailed forth from Sancti Sprius fol
Ciego de Avia. to furnish the Trocha garri
sons with ammunition. food aud money to the
amount Of $500 900. 1t seems that up to with.
in few miles from Gusyacanes everything
went we'll, and the long train of OK carts was
vending its way over hills and through dales
when, on arriving at point where two roads
meet, brisk. sharp shooting startled the rear.
A halt was at once ordered, and the column
faced about and quickly deployed in battle line.
All at once the firing extended along both flauks.
enveloping the advance. This was succeeded
by bugle sounds, and an overwhelming cavalry
force Of insurgents swooped dowo upon the
doomed train. A fearful hand.to. hand encoun
ter took place, but the Spaniards having lost
all self control fed panic stricken 10 all direc.
tons and we're either killed or taken prisoners,
among them the officer in command Gen.
Maxine Gomez aware of the departure and
route of the train, had prepared on ambush in
full force and captured the entire train, valued
at over 81 100000 besides killing, wouuding,
or making prisoners the whole force.
Planters, experimenting the burning Of their
Estates are hurrying their crops in as fast as
means will allow.
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News of the DAY.

The National Educational Association had 40
interview with the House Commute on Edu-
cation and Labor yesterday. They ureed the
devotion of the proceeds Of the sales OF public
lands to educational purposes 10 the dltfrrett
States. They advocated the Distribution OF the
funds by the State authorities Instead OF by
agents of the General Government The com
mlttee will shortly after the rcassemtllng oil
Congress 10 January report bill for the crea
ton of an educational fund ia accordance With
these recommendations.
10 Wilmington, DEL, yesterday, two negroes
named George Collins and Samuel Chambers
who we're convicted for criminal assault on a
white woman, were sentenced to be hanged up
on the 10Th of March next; but after they mao
been sentenced it was discovered that the 10, b
would tall on Tuesday. They were again brough
into court and sentenced to die upon the 22d
which falls on Friday, the traditional hanging
day.
10 the testimony taken, to day, 10 the Van
derbilt will case it went to show that the Com
modore's actions were controlled by Mrs. Van
derbilt. VIM. II. Vanderbilt and DR.. Lindsey
counsel, offered to prove that these parties told
the Commodore to make the will SO he did tina
it would be more honor to his name and tend tt
preserve it,
A gang OF rouphs on Thursday evening at
tackled party Of one hundred and fifty Cblna
men who had just reached the city OF Sar
Francisco, aud robbed and wounded more thar
fifty of them. There WIS 20 interpostion by
the police AID 20 arrests were made.
Shipments of trade dollars have been made
from San Francisco for domestic circulation.
Steps have been taken to prevent this. and |
they are not effecual the coinage Of trade dol
lars will be suspended for time.
The late Mr.. Chilson, of Mansfield, Mass
left $95, 900 to the Baptist Home Missionary
Society, 10 addition to the $3.50 900 previously
reported.
The crew of the barkcntino j. j. Marsh
mutiued soon after her arrival at Vineyard
Haveo, Wednesday, but were putin irons by
the revenue cutter Gallatl0.
The Freeman's Jouroal asserts again thai
there is 10 truth in the stories that the Pope il
in dying condition, and says there is 10 reason
why he may not live for years.
A fire at New Castle, Ontario, on Wednes
day night burned the Royal Hotel and bocs
of buildings comprising the principal business
portion OF the town; loss $4,000.
Two cargoes of Demerara sugars, suspected
of having been artGcialy colored to eVade TIT
revenue laws, were seized 10 Baltimore. yester
day, by United States officers.
Three ineffectural ballots were taken 10 tht
democratic caucus of the California Legislature
Wednesday for nominee for U. S. Senator.
The buildings of the York Manufacturing
Company in Biddeford, Me-, we're damaged By
fire Wednesday night.
The works of the Milburn Wagon Company,
in Toledo, were destroyed by fire yesterday
morning.
A verdict for libel has been found against
the publishers Of the Sunday News 10 Wilkes
barre.
Shad from Florida have made their appear.
ance 10 the Philadelphia market.
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SECOND AUDITORS OFFICE,

OECOND AUDITOR OfslCE,
Richmond, Va, December u, 1877.
In the published proceedings. of the
General Assembly of yesterday notice the re.
port of the Hon. Mr.. Hunter, Treasurer, in
respect to the matter of the abstraction OF bonds,
now under consideration before the joint com
mittcc.
While there is much 10 this report calling
for reply from me, forbesr at present to re.
fer to but one point made by Mr.. Hunter,
which seems to imply some negligence 10 this
Office. reserving my answers and explanations
for the committee.
Mr.. Hunter says: "If the books had b=en
kept which were required by the Funding act,
p. $50, to be kept by the Second Auditor, then
he would have had evidence 10 bis owo posses
sion of the bonds brought in to be funded and
of the bonds into which they were transferred. y
10 this Mr.. Hunter is 10 error. Every book
required by that act, or any other law, is kept
in this Office, and it was precisely by one OF
these books that the clerk was enabled, with
exami nations made in the Treasures Office,
to detect the abstraction of the bonds.
propose that the public judgment be sus
pended until the report of the committee be
made to the General Assembly.
ASA ROGERS.