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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-24

Nm MELISSA " RAIL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
An Agent and the Dufch,uan.

Ii is a smart agents business to
know (and be able to give glibly) ali
the reasons why customers should
buy; but the smartest agent some
times meets hard heads, who can an
swer as fast as be can argue. A
young man, whose business it is to
sell railroad guides to any one who
would buy them, found a Jefferson
avenue clothing dealer sitting in an
arm chair in front of bis door, and
after kindly salute the agent hand
ed out one of his railroad guides, and
said:
There is the handiest little book
in the world; 1t contains the name,
time table and route ofevery railroad
in this country"
81 neffer puys no such kindt of
books" replied the dealer, as he
glanced through it.
"But you want the book, my dear
sir. No traveller can get along with
out one OF these valuable railroad
gulues.
81 don't care to guide no railroad -
said the dealer, shaking his head and
turned away.
"Hold on now-just look through
it once. Suppose, for instance, you
want to go to New Orleans?"
Il shall nefer go there as long as /
an born"
well, suppose you want to go to
Omaha?"
"Den l don't go"
"What do you do when you want
to go to Chicago2n asked the persist
ent agent.
II stays at home"
"Well, suppose you had to go;
wouldn't you have to look AT n rail
road time table, them"
"No, sir. 1 should go down py
der depot, get on der drain, puy some
abbles off der boy, and l should step
Off in Chicago, and mind my own
peesnessn
The agent had no further argu-
ment to adyanee.-Detrod FREE
Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
= word 30 Boys.

What do you think. young friends,
of he hundreds Of thousands who are
trying to cheat themselves and 9TH
ers into the belief that alchoholie
drinks are good tor them Are they
not 10 be pittied and blamed ? Do
you want 10 be one of these wretch
ed men ? five are TO have drunkarls
in the future, some Of them are 70
come from the boys to whom | am
writing; and / ask you again if you
want to be one of them ? No? OF
course you don't
Well, have plan for you that is
just as sure to save you from such
fate, as the sun is to rise tomorrow
morning. 1t never failed; it never
will fail; il cannot fail; and | think it
is worth knowing. Never touch =
drop Of liquor in any form" That's
the plan, and it is not only worth
kno wing, but it is wcrth putting into
practice.
/ know you don't drink now, and
II seems 10 you as II You never would
Bot your temptation will come, aud
it probably Will come in this way:
You will find yourself. some time,
with number Of companions, and
they will have bottle Of wine on
the table. They will drink, and Of
fer it to you. They will regard it as
q manly practice, and very likely,
they vii. look upon you as a milk.
sop if you don't inculge with them.
Then what will yOa do !? Eh ? What
will you do? Will you say, Boys,
none of that stuff for me / know q
trick worth half dozen OF that?" Or
will you take glass, with your own
common sense protesting, ana your
conscience making the whole draaghs
bitter, and feeling that you have
damaged yourself, and then go Of
with hot head and skulking soul
that at once begins to make apollo
gies Tor itself-just as the soul of
Colonel Backus does, and will keep
doing during all his life?-J a. Hol-
fcnd. 81 Eich6lGs for MGu
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
RrIgaara Young I'm spirit Land.

Brigham Young hadn't been in the
summer land more than twenty-four
hours before be msterialized for a
Chicago medium.
"Did you have a good reception
over there 7" asked the medium.
"Well. pretty good" said Mr..
Young, his face assuming slight
look of annoyance, pretty good, con-
sidering. You are perhaps aware
that / left q numerous family-s
good deal Of widow, / may say"
"Yes," said the medium, encour-
agingly, at the same time noticing
that the presence rapidly grew ex-
cited, "there are nineteen Of her alto
gether, / believe"
''Nineteen," said the late lamented
with extraordinary solemnity. Nine
teen, not counting Ann Alizs. And
| am sorry that l was a Mormon.
Mark that young man Polvgamy
is all right as long as the man and
husband is alive but when that in-
dividual perishes he experiences o
shock which completely knocks the
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rae caas.,., osco..reA wo.aen.


These Cossacks have some very
curious customs They are ali com
para,iycly yolng sen. and nearly ali
married OF course 10 young wives.
IL often happens, as in The present in
stance, that they are away from home
during the war for one. or Tor even
three or four years, and the natural
result is that many Of the wives left
behind do not prove to he Lucretias
The Cossacks are qnile aware oil this,
and many OF them upon starting
home, buy white scarf or h5ndker-
chief, which they take with them.
Upon entering their villages, the
whole population-women, girls, old
men aud children-eome out 10 meet
them, including, of course, the wives
OF the returning wanderers. Now,
those of the wives that have been un-
faithfvl to the lords, Of which there
is usually considerable sprinkIing.
go forward to their husbands kneel
down before them ia the road, put
their faces IN the dust, and place their
husbands foot upon their necks.
This IS confession OF guilt, aud at
the same time prayer for forgive
ness. III the husband then covers
bis wife's head with the white scarf,
it means that be forgives her, asks
no questions, and obliterates the past.
10 this case no one has q right ever
to approach the wife with her incOn-
sistency, and if anyone should be
rash enough TO do so be would have
to account with the husbaud, who is
the protector of his wife's honor. If,
on the contrary, the white handker-
chiefis not produced, the woman re-
turns straight TO her fathers house
without again entering her husbands
dwelling, and divorce is pronoune-
ed Although there is generally a
considerable sprinkling Of women
who come forward to kneel down and
put their faces in the dust, it rarely
happens that they are not forgiven.
A very tregical case, however, is re-
lated in which the reverse took place
A returning Cossack was informed
by malicious neighbor before be
reached his home that his wife had
been unfaithful, without waiting to
see if the guilty woman would come
forward and confess her sins The
comrades ofthe Cossack perceived
that be had all of a sudden taken to
drink and dissipation, although he
was not man given to these vices.
When he reached his village his wife
as he feared, came forward, knelt
down, and put her face in the dust
at his feet. Two or three times he
put his hand into his breast for his
handkerchief, as if he was going to
cover the repentant woman's head
two or three times the movement was
restrained Finally; as if driven by
a sudden impulse, he all az once
drew his shaska, and with one stroke,
severed her head from her body The
punishment for the crime was two
months imprisonment, while the
malicious neighbor who had taken
the trouble 10 inform him beforehand
of his wife's conduct, was sent to
Siberia for three years
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
SUMMERS DONE.


Along the wayside and up the hills
The golden red flames in the sun;
The bIue-cycd gentian mods goodbye
To the sad little brooks that run;
And so Summers done, said :,
Summers dcne
In ycllowing woods the chestnut drops;
The squirrel gets galore.
Though bright-eyed lads and little maids
Rob him of half his store;
And 50 Summers DER, said /,
Summers DER,
The maple In the swamp begins
To fiannt in gold and red,
And In the elm the fire-5ird's nest
Swings empty overhead:
And SO Summers dead, said l,
Summers dead.
The barberry hangs her jewels out,
And guards them with a thorn
The merry farmer boy cuts down
The poor old dried up corn;
Ard so Summers gone, ssid l,
Summers gone.
The swallows and The bObolinks
Are gone this many day,
But in the morning still you hear
The scolding, staggering iay
And SO Summers away, said l,
Summers away.
A wonderful glory fills the air,
And big and bright is the sun
A loving hand for the whole brown earth,
garment Of beauty has spun;
But for all that, Summers done. said /.
Summers done
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
The Melancholy Man.

He was a melancholy, low-spirited
kind of a man, with no style about
him, but be bowed politely to the Ia
dy ofthe house who answered his
ring at the door. aud smiled almost
sweetly at the urchin who was tug
giDg at her dress.
"Csn'G sell you bottle of the
Magical instantaneous Freckle Elim-
inator?" he asked, producing bottle
from little black box with leather
handles, which he had with him.
Don't want any"
Its splendid article, padsa-
warranted, or money cheerfu.ly re-
funded. You had better try bottle
Of it."
"I don't want any say"
"If YOU DONE think it will work, !
can give you the most convincing
proofs that you are mistaken"
"Go long haven't got any use
for it.n
81 see you haven't got 'em very
bad"
"Got 'em bad Sir, what do you
mean"
al was saying that you amt bad
vet But don't neglect 'em if you
don't want to be speckled as ducks
egg"
"Me, me freckled2 Get out you i'm
pudent man"
"If them amt freckles on your
nose l never saw any"
Take yourself off instantly Go,
/ say, or III call the police"
Better try the Magical Instanta-
neous Eliminator before it is too
late"
"Ugh! you nasty"
Here's some of nv World Re-
nowned Pimple Subjugator' lfH
take the pimples off that boy so you
wouldn't know him in two days"
"Poiicel Police."
"It's too bad though, that nothing
will cure his cross eyes and turned
up nose.n
ugh you brute. / could"-but
she never said what she could, but
slammed the door shut with crash
and threw herself on the bed and
cried with vexation until dinner
time.
"How crusty and dlsagreeable
some women are.n muttered the gen.
tie EIiminator man as he passed
through the front gate.
At the next house the patient suf-
ferer said to the lady who came to
the door: Madam, / am selling the
deservedly popualr and ever success
ful Patent Hair Crimping Fluid"
mo | don't wan, any"
II am also selling the famous Mag
ical Instantaneous Freckle Elimins-
tor. but l saw at once by your very
6ne complexion that you are not in
need OF any such articles. Let me
sell you bottle ofthe Hair Crimp-
ing Fluid"
"Woll, l don't know"
81 can't help smiling to think that
the lady next door to you, to whom
| tried to sell bottle Of the Elimin-
ator, denied up and down that she's
freckled.u
Denied that she's freekled."
Indeed she did,
"Why she is the freekledest OBJ
ject | ever saw, and she knows it,"
81 couldn't help thinking so my
self"
She's vain, stuek-up thing, any,
way"
II dare say she is. I'm pretty sure
/ can tell real lady"
How much do you say this is
WORTH"
Zone dollar and half bottle,
madam"
"Well l guess III try a bottle
of it."
eff hadn't failed to catch the /
first woman on the Eliminator, | /
wouldn't have caught the other one
on the Crimping Fluid, and bless
their souls, they are the same thing"
the meek and low spirited
peddler as be passed on.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
A Feat I'm Bridge Building.

A curious story is told US IN the
books about the members of town
council who passed three resolutions
concerning the building of new jail.
They ordered, first, that new Jail
should be built second, that the new
Jail should be built on the site of the
old one; and third, that the old Jail
should not be torn down until the
new one should be finished and ready
for occupation History tells US of
the hopeless condition of dead lock
into which these mis6tting resolu-
tions plunged their builder, and how
at last the town council had to get
new lot for the new jail. Had those
old-time worthless lived in our day,
their resolutions would not have
been the Hibernium impracticabilities
they turned out to be, for just that
thing of building q new ediGee on
the site Of an old, and keeping the
old one in use until the new one was
finished is now a feasible matter with
civil engineers and builders.
An example of construction of that
sort is going forward on the line of
the Pennsylvania Railroad few
miles beyond Harrisburg. At the
place referred to the track of the rail
way crosses the Susquehanna river
on bridge of twenty-three spans
having an aggregate length of 1910
feet between abutmepts; the whole
length of the bridge is being recon-
structed, making an entirely new and
large bridge of wrought iron-this
is being erected upon the site of the
old bridge; and. in the meantime,
the enormous travel and traffic of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
hundreds of heavy trains every day
pass over the bridge without the
slightest interruption
This is solving the old puzzle on
colossal scale but even that is not
the most surprising feature of the
work. The iron superstructure of
the bridge is nearly three quarters of
a mile long i. requires 5000 tons of
rolled wrought-shaped and nicely
fitted iron; not a pound of that iron
was in the course of manufacture un-
til about the end Of June Of this year,
and the three-qusrters of mile of
bridge tissues were to be finished aud /,
put in place in complete bridge by |
the first day Of December. The sto-
ry of the rapid progress made toward
the successful completion of this un-
exampled achievement IN bridge
building shows wonderful degree of
certainty in the methods of our civil
engineers, and of the marvellous ia
cilities for work and accuracy and
of orr great iron manufac-
turing establishments, of which all
may be justly proud.
The manufacture Of this bridge, for
it is a manufacture, is being done by
the Edgemoor Iron Works, near
Wilmington, identified with the
Philadelphia house of William Sell
lers & Col and the work of erection
is being done by the Delaware Bridge
Company. Fourteen of the twenty
three spans are already iu place.
We are assured that the execution of
this work is the most rapid known
achievement in bridge building under
like conditions on large scale on
a great line OF railway. without in
terrupting traffic. - Philadelphia
Ledger
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spots off that sustained by society.

1
shall never recover from this"
The corps sighed deeply and shook
its head.
IL trust, SIR" said the medium,
somewhat confessedly, "they are
well and as miserable as could be ex-
pected ?"
"Not by a jug full" said the de-
ceased husband and father, with ex-
treme violence. THAT is to say not
by an enormo1s. Pardon me the
rudeness," and the breast of the agi-
tated presentiment rose and fell
Pardon me this exhibition of weak
ness, but what | hare seen is enough
to arouse the most peaceful and
kind hearted matter of humanity that
ever crossed the river"
"Will you be good enough, sir, to
tell me what the difficulty is ?" asked
the medium.
Matter enough said the de-
ceased, bringing bis clenched hand
down upon table with terrible ef-
feet. There's number six-what do
you suppose she's doing? Weeping
like a broken-hearted woman per-
haps? Oh, no; guess not Hob
nobbing with Jim Ford, and calcula-
ting how the money is going to pan
out That's the way she expresses
her desire to be buried in the same
grave with the rose of her existence
THAT is dreadful" " said the medi.
um sympathetically. IL wouldn't
have thought it,"
"And there's number ten. Fsirest
flower of the flock, / was wont to
call her. What kind Of biighted
violet do you suppose she is? Dis
cussing baked beans and new kind
of existence with whole man, the
latter to begin as soon as the estate
left by the person she used to call her
chief among ten thousand is properly
divided up. That's the kind of wa
ter power she is"
And as to the others. ."said the me-
dium, after painful pause.
"Same thing said the blighted
"Same thing about all
of them, except one, and she is so in
fernally ugly that she can't find a
sweetheart through all Utah.
"And you have no revenge 2" said
the medium, inquiringly.
That's the misery of it," quickly
returned the animated bust. That's
the devil of it, If | may speak SO.
I've got to look on at these things
without the power to punch head
or swing horsewhip. All | can do is
TO look on AID howl"
The perturbed spirit applied a silk
to bis eyes and soLbed
aloud. There was noise as of
rush of wind, puff of smoke, and
when the medium looked for the agi-
tsted presentment it wasn't there.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
YOUNGSTOWN SAVINGS BANK
100 CLINTON STREET,
YOUNGSTOWN, PA.

Chartered September Il. 1870. Deposits receiy-
e. Oia al sums not less than one dollar Interest IS
due IN the months Of une and December and iin0t
withdrawn is added TO the deposit, thus conpoun-
ding twice year without troubling the depOsi-
tor TO call or even 10 present the deposit book.
Money loaned on real estate. Preference, with
liberal rates and long lime given to borrowers Of
tering FIRST mortgages on farms worth four more
times the amount OF loan desired. Good refer
ence. perfect titles, sc, required.
This corporations exclusively Savings Bank.
No commercial deposits received, nor discounts
made No loans on personal security.
Blank applications for borrowers copies oi the
rules bylaws and special law relating to the
hank sent 10 any address requested.
TRUSTEES -iumos Cooper. David Dibert q.
b. Ellis A J. Hawes, r. ". Hay John LowInan,
l. H. Lapsly. Daniel Mclaughlin, j. J. Morrei!,
Lewis Plitt, ii. A B0ggs, Conrad Suppes' Gee.
T. Swank, James McMiiien, James No riley and
W. ". Walters.
Daniel ]. MorreIl, President; Frank pioert,
Treasurer. Cyrus Elder, Solicitor. noV2i-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31
A Summer Reverie.
Summer. sweet. goodbye.

Summer, sweet, goodbye.
""Tis the last rows of summer" as
the boy said who hoed down the po-
tato rows on the 3lst day of August
The boy never did and never said
anything of the kind He was four
miles away, doubled up with the
cholera morbus in strangers orch
ard. But if you have got to confne
yourselfto prosy, solid truth, what is
going to become of all the poetry?
And all the newspapers?
Don't speak of it.
Summer is gone.
We don't know where to, but it is
gone; or at least it ought to be- Here
it is the middle of September, and if
summer isn't gone; when is it going ?
As for US, we love the mary, ma
ry, sunshine, ira, la, la, Ia
Sweet spirit of the sainted past.
Gone, forever gone. Gone, with the
long, the silent afternoons. Gone,
with the un-crowned bill, and glen
in sombre shadows lulled. Gone,
with the song OF the woodland bird
Gone. with the evening hum of in
sect life. Gone, with the faded men,
cries of dimpling rill and yellow stub
ble field Gone with the ring of the
scythe in the meadow lot, the sun
Drowned reapers and the long drawn
howl of the farm hand with his foot
in the knives of the mower Gone,
gone, gone.
Oh, tender grace of the cucumber
time, when there were sounds Of chol-
era morbus in the land Oh, smiling
dreams ofthe 6rst strawberry days,
when the Infinite price for the infn-
itesimal pint wrought laughter for
the thoughtless crowd. Oh, merry
joke Of the watermelon rind. Oh,
happy thought Of the grape seed un-
der the false tooth plate. Oh, laugh
ing gulp OF the cherry worm Oh,
lithesome jest of tie boy putting on
bis angel plumage with both pockets
and stomach full of green spples.
Oh, sweet, blithe roundelay about the
woman chasing flies. Oh, chink of
the ice in the c-bblr. Oh, fragrant
breath Of the wh-ky sour. Owe
several things not down in the bill
Call around next week.
So summer is past.
All things must pass. All things
except the lead nickel.
And it will pass on the street car,
and at the Sunday picnic.
Pass shere.-Bu7 iington HqtcEeiye.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

/" l am man OF very quiet tastes" I"
said old Squire Driakham. as be qui-
etly went behind tie door and tasted
something.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

The hockey" days have come
again, the saddest in the year. when
the small boy steals away from
school and "walks off on his ear.r
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

1t is proposed to build an elevated
railway along the docks at Liverpool,
about three miles 10 length. at cost
of about $4,000
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

The strike of cigar makers in New
York has become general. The
number Of men and women now idle
is estimated at $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

1t used to be thought that the glo-
~ Of a woman was in her hair, but
we will be switched if il is ~.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

The 6rst steel pen was made 10
1880.
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Companions in arms-Twins.
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assuring them satisfaction both as regards price
and quality Of goods. The merchants visiting
Baltimore are urgently requested 10 call and see
ne before making purchases.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1877-10-31

So summer is past.
All things must pass. All things
except the lead nickel.
And it will pass on the street car,
and at the Sunday picnic.
Pass here.-BuTiiRgton Harkeye
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Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Methodist c hurch on Saturday and
Sunday. preach ing by the presiding
elder. S-sss 5, ss~&eI~1 ~
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IN SANE PERSON,

as The Sheriff Of this Mile Laos COUNTY
has in custody an insane man, who was
found wandering about town during the
past week This man is evidently an
lrishman, from d to SO years Of age, hair
and whiskers somewhat grey, about it..
8 inches in height, weighing about $50
pounds, talks very broken and wandering.
Was dressed in dark coat and brown ov.
erals. Inquiries relativeto him may be
addressed to the Sheriff on Commissioners
Of this county 4