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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

Mr.. Beecher had something further
to say On the labor question last
Sunday. Crowds Of men, may be
seen sitting ia our public parks as
thick as flies around q molasses hogs-
head on Boston warf, but any a.
tempt to relieve their condition BIZ a
system OF direct charity Is g real in
jury to them and not help. They
suffer, Of course ihey do. aud suffer
ering is good for them. lie: their
bellies 60 hungry Il viii DO them
good. a little starvation Is the means
Of grace now and then Laughter !
If you allow them still 10 sit there
idle and feed them, you eoutiaue their
present condition Ii IL tha. they
must not be allowed 70 starse
to death Well, as they are,
they don't grow worse, and thcy do
grow better, and they raay ~ Ell 60
into the other world where iaey may
do better than they do il this The
social tendencies cf our zines are dem
oralizing and dangerous, and 10 20
class so much as those who advocate
them. All dangerous theoriss iail
with their worst efiec. upon tbe poor
and iggoraut II i5 true that tie G
are many wrongs-very many ADJUST
bardships--on the part Of the work
ingmen. The remedy for the evils
which are felt By the woraingmea is
for the lsboring man ID deYelop bis
manhood Self indulgence il
the corner grog shop and grum-
bling about oppression, viii not hep
meu, and men that cannot take care
Of themselves in the great battle Of
life, cannot be taken care Of Govern
ment anj society can not do for the
individual that which The law Of God
has enjoined upon him-the care Of
himself. The moment you take of
individual responsibility, that NOM
ent ycu demoralizs the community.
Men are very fond Of being SOW
e.iens, and it is all e.I WI el i,scomes
to voting. but the moment y0u tel
them you take care Of themselves
then they squeal. They don't want
to be sovereigns. Then they want TO
be taken care Of.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

He wss rather au ulcouth looking
individual, and as be sauntered into
the store the crowd sitting on the
barrels wiaked a. each other and
made remarks about lis person.
Where did il come iron I' asked
one, pointing az him.
Somebody lef, the door open and
/ il blew ID" said another
Il don't thiak it's slive,n said
another.
Touch it and see. remarked
fourth.
'Yes. It's maa-see it move ?"
! queried the first
All hands laughed b0ister0usly.
SIN poor man. and I don't want
70 have any trouble with anybody.
I'm a Christian, and / don't believe
in turmoil AID strife and can't par
licipste il IT, | pray you worldly
minded people, that you VIII allow
me 70 depart ia peace, said the asw
arrival
One Of the crowd more daring than.
the rest, hammered the mans bat
down over his eyes. and another
dabbeC his nose fuli Of mOlasses from
barrel standing by.
Then the poor Christian took a
small volume from his pocket aad
began reading the Scriptures in a
drawing. sing-scng tone
" bile lie was engaged a. this the
crowd played all sorts CT tricks On
him.
One pu. some eggs in his pocket
and another mashed them.
Then the biggest man in the bouse
poured some oil on his hat aad light
ed it.
Then the clerk bit him uader the
nose With q cod Ssh.
Then that man quietly put the IL
tle volume il bis e0at-tsil pocket, and
the clerk went head first into the mo-
lasses barrel When the bigges.
man il the house picked himself from
under the counter, i was impossible
70 guess ~hers hiz nose left OF and
where the Goldfish began. No.
made fJr the glszier as be knH ven
tilatOr il the window No. 2 hatch
ed OFT half ] barrel o. eggs, and No.
3 got up On the pie shelf and stayed
there As No. I walked cut Of the
door on bis back lie wondered how
much il would ccsl 70 make him a.
good as Few, ard the poor Christian
man remarked:
The next tine you folks pick me
up Tor a sloueh lock oat yoa sia'i in
the wrong pew. Good day isllers.
The clerk is waiting for them 10
come round and settle fJr damage
done. bat they must have forgotten
where The place is as they pass righi
By without looking il, and their bills
remain unpaid ShsHapdoah Her
I'll
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
UfilizIng Frogs.

We have 3 story from MiddletOwa,
Conn, that eclipses the narYels Of
oleomargariGe. The people Of that
place have accidentally discovered
how to utilize bull frogs by convert
ing them into churners Of butter.
TIE discovery was thus made: A
farmer 10 the neighborhood, having
placed pail Of milk in q spring Of
water over night to cool, went there
the mex morning, and found, it is
solemrly asserted, instead Of q pail
Of milk, large ball-fFog sitting in
contemplative mood upon g roll Of
fresh butter. TIE solo explanation
is that lte frog had Jumped from the
water into the pail, aud, in trying TO
extIicate himself had, by diIigent
and continuous strokes of his long
legs, churned the milk into butter.
Such a thing might happen IN rustic
Connecticut, but we will venture to
assert that no bail-frog, however en-
ergelic and trained, or however agri-
cultural in instinct, could in any Civ
en- time convert the aqueous kind Of
milk we get here into butter, or even
into tolerable buttermilk Therefore,
as we can receive no benefit from the
discovery, we shall not attempt to
put it in practice. We shall continue,
in our usual barbarous fashion, to eat
the hind legs Of the frogs, and leave
it TO Middletown to employ them as
natural spontaneous, self setting
churns-Neic York Times.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
theology versus DczoIs<y

TIE Methodist Recorder quotes
one Of the numerous Moody stories
going The rounds, in which the revi-
vslist tells Of nan who made bis
living betting OF = fighting dog which
be owned. Convicted e. last C sin.
the dog fighter wGs troubled about
Whist TO do With his dog. IfLe was
to sell il, some one else would con
tiaue the wicked practice, ana Il he
kept j; be would be constantly ex-
posed 10 temptation. Finally. saws
the narrative, lie tagsed I'D lie dog
and threw him into the nearest river,
came to the Lord, and from that nc
meut had peace IA bis soul Tbis "a
evidently he heroic treatme5t il the
getting rid Of temptation business.
bat somehow We fld ourselves in
accord WIKI he Recorder whea IL
SAYS:
Nov, we cught 70 be ashamed 20
confess i, perhaps, bat the solsma
iaet Is, Ee sympsthizs moIe Ei.h tie
deg that was thrown into the river.
than with sbe man who, by throwing
him in, found peace in bis soul We
even suspect that our contemporary
is coTrec: in the assertion tha. the
gospel gives 3 fighting dog as much
right 10 i've IS the eowazdly sinner
who trains him into fighting moods.
and then dreams him 10 be I'd of
temptation This Is bad theology,
And worse dog-ology. = ChrisiaH
47ffous.s
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
The Missouri Mound Baliders.

Twenty Eve members Of the ksn-
sas City Academy Of Science recent
" made an exploration Of the ancient
mounds in Clay county Missouri.
Three mounds were selected and
opened. Two OF them contained
vaults seven 10 eight feet square
with stone walls three feet aud half
high. In one instance only was an
entire skeleton found regularly living
on the back al the bottom Of the vault
Most Of the bodies had occupied sit
ting postures. One skeleton measured
FIVE feet eight inches, and the bones
Of another indicated q hight Of SIX
feet two inches. Eleven skulls where
found, which indicated 3 type ofmen
much superior Intellectually . the
present race Of IudiaEs. NJ pottery
was found, and the oaly weapon dis
covered was a fiat sPesr-head, six
inches long. Professor Nudge. Of
Topeka, who accompanied tie ex-
ploring party is Of opinion tha; The
mound builders belonged to avery M
merous race Of people which once
occupied the country between the Al
legheay mountains aod the Missouri
river and the lakes and nOrthern 6eoV-
gia and AIsbsms lie thinks that
the Toliec race, which was after
wards discovered with the Aziecs in
Old Mexico, once occupied the Ohio,
Mississippi and Missouri valleys. and
that they reached al advanced state
of civilization before they migrated
to Mexico. lie has found the pot
terry made by this extine; race Of Peo-
pc upon the Kansas p7airies. Of
al least two hundred niles west
the Missouri river, but he has never
discovered mounds or remains oi
mounds west Of that point.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

To make cop Of good cciTee an
essential art is requisite Many We
men who pride themselves, and just
ly, upon their skill. fail here For
early risers and those who require an
early breakfast there Is q mode Of
making coffee so generally praciiced
as 10 be almost universal 10 this
country, and that Is simply 70 boil
the ground coffee for few minutes.
and either settle the grounds with
cold water or give them time 70 set
tie gradually This mode can be
greatly improved by corking the
spout with cork, cloth or paper,
thus preventing The escape Of the
steam, which arises from the boiling
coffee. By the escape Of the steam
We lose much Of the aromatic flavor
that renders coffee so palatable.
Let those who cook coffee after this
method try our plan, and they win
fad vast improvement An emil
nent chemis. recommends the follow
ing as the way Of making this now
universal beverage: Three-fouTths Of
the coffee should be boiled aud the
remaining fourth infused, after which
the whole should be mixed. By this
means both the strength and flavor
are increased To preserve the h1-
vor of ground coffee j! should be wet
with the syrup Of sugar and then
covered with powdered sugar in
this way the volatile parts Of the
coffee are prevented from escaping.
As heretofore said, coffee, after be
ing roasted, should be kept excluded
from the air and kept in dry place
If not used at once, as il absorba from
the atmosphere and gradually loses
its favor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

pride tha. theirs is the only country
where there has not been a cores
ponding diminution 10 athletic pas
times. The French used 10 be great
players of tennis and bowls, they
play chiefly billiards This game,
originally called table bowls, and IN
vented by a courtier of Queen Eliza
beth to amuse her Majesty when IL
rained, is athletic ia way, for It
gives gentle exercise to all the limbs
and keeps the brain and eyes on the
alert; but its usual association with
stuffy rooms full of tobacco smoke
makes il unworthy to be named with
the healthy outdoor sports in which
Englishmen delight, and il which
they seem fated to remain unrigsled
For all attempts to reacclimatizs
cricket, football, golf or rackets 10
the Continental States, where they
once hourisbed, have tailed. The
Frenchmaa or Italian will not risk
his shins to be scored by hockey
stick; The young German, who be-
longs to turauerein and does gym
nastics on scientific principles, can
not see the beauty OF "Gslding OUT
all day in a broiling sun the Rus
sian and Austrian will never take
kindly to polo. though both have
nimble ponies and wide plains which
would do clpitally for the sport. As
for rowing, which is practiced after a
fashion in France under the name Of
canotage, it is rather an excuse for
summer outings with young ladies
than a serious exercise for wind aad
muscle. The French have no nation
al STYLE OF rowing, and the days are
not nigh when picked crew from the
University of Paris will offer to meet
Oxford or Cambridge on the Thames.
This Iamentable decline in Conti-
mental athleticism offers no reason
why Englisbmen should be pat out
of conceit with their manly pursuits
il should, on the contrary. urge them
to continue as they are doing. After
all, an athletic race is 8 master race
and there need be no talk Of British
decadence so long as o hundred
British schoolboys, taken at hazard,
might safely be matched for strength
and endurance against like number
from any foreign schools. The time
spent 10 handling bats aud oars is not
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

Men and women given ever 70
worry, vii worry aboG, ire strau-
eest, ;Ae most out-Sftke-way. The
mosi uaheard Of, the mosi laaghable
things i is possible 10 conceive. II
matters very little What sre the cut
ward eirc1mstaaces-the Vii ca
6nd something il x 70 remiad il CT
is own limitation Ct power, and pre-
Eoke It's consequent reseatmezt Il
is curious 70 see how people of this
habi. VII take aaythias hat comes
- hznd-goo6. tad Or iadiTeucnt-
a2d instantly begin 70 and in l. sone-
thing % grow snxicEs aad impatient
aboai. and 10 pun sboua srss On ere
side snd thea oa that Hz;l aa exc
ting consciousness of their owe ina
bilisF 10 do anything IN tie matter.
and aa iFritxted feeling n eansc-
qaeace Of Il, get ttc upper hzad e
their good sense What We have q
szy upon this sutieci by way C
practical Suggestion. i isss What eF-
eryboGy saws aad saws 70 hi.le OF 20
paTpoSe, VERY doeSa't DO yea tie
least COED Il relieves fsoEa aass-
ING, !; helps soshias, i qaallscs for
no wcsk. il coGcacss to 10 desirable
resGlt Il very eratHitsuslv puts al
iEncase amount os wear azd lear
% he nervous system wiihoat n he
slishtes; degree eb.aiaiag Il rs;zra
any compensatory sa;isiaessoa. Il i
neither easy nor pleasure sa&
yes nea alzacs; iavits, ceEtzialv en-
tertain i a. Il i were.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
lie Preferred to Walk

"She's pretty bot, amt she 2" said
q back woods passenger of q Nissis-
sippi steamer, that was racing with
another boat.
$3.50" responded the engineer, as
be hung In additional wrench on the
safety valve cord to prevent the steam
from escaping.
IL reckon well oyertake that craft
soon. - pursued the passenger.
That's about it," returned the
engineer, giving the cord another
twitch and ballooing through the
trumpet 10 the fireman, to shove her
up"
"One hundred and ninety-fve, .
hummed the passenger, looking frst
at the gauge and then at the boilers
That's about where she's rusti-
eating" put in the engineer.
Then the passenger ran his fingers
through his hair nervously, and
walked about the deck for Z few
minutes, when be came back 10 the
engineer and observed: Hadn't you
better let that boat 90 ?"
Cant DO that must pass her"
"But s'posen we should blow up p
"Well, said the engineer, as he
peeped over the guard to see how
fast be was gaining, if it is the will Of
Providence for this boat to blow up,
well have to stand it-r Then he
hullooed to the fireman 70 roll up an
other essk or bacon. and 20 mix
plenty OF rosin With the coal and
give her little more turpentine and
oil.
The next moment there was q
splash in the river; but before the
yawl could be lowered. the man had
succeeded in reaching the shore and
hallooed out:
60 on with yoGr race. ! guess
I'll walk y
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
STR wi,,ism IIarcsars

An amusing incident IS ted il eon.
neciioa with recent debate in Par.
lament 4 conservative osered be;
of a shilling during Sir William
HareOurt.s speech that he.wculd close
bis Grafton With the wosis ''the
British empire" The bet was aecep-
ted, and as The ex-Solicitor General
began his perorsiion in his accuston,-
ed graEdiose style, with much classic
folding and unfolding of he arms.
The excitement among the knot Of
members who were in tie secret Of
the wager grew intense. Atlasi tie
end came, snd Sir William sat down
ut;ering in his most sonorous voice
his closisg words The empire y
The conservative lost bis hes, cor The
wesd British" was ret asei; Ac
almost wen !;
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
The stran<csfKina of a Watch.

The Reading pa Eagle says ;bar
V. Doriot, q Frenchnen from Bristol
Tenn, now in Reading. has grea;
curiosity in the shape OF wooden
watch, made by himself Ills Of The
ordinary size, but only weighs hall
an ounce. Ii is open faced, aud the
dial plate is made Of the horn Of q
buffalo killed on the Texas Pacific
railroad by being rua over by an en-
gine. The outside i Of notified
brown olive wood from Jerusalem,
aud all the works, excep; a few Of
the more important wheels. are OF
boxwood. The watch keeps excel.
lent time. II was made last year hy
Mr.. Dorio,, who is a jeweler. and
who carries il as time keeper.
Even the stem aud the bow are Of
wood. 1t is marked "No. ~ @
\. Schlechter, jeweler. Penn street,
took the watch apart aud found It's
construction perfect
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
Vert. Of wI.asns.

| Yonng man you may go up bill as
fast as you please, bat down b III
slow.
The heart is q book which wo
ought not 20 tear In our hurry 20 get
at its contents.
Deal gently with those who stray
Draw them back by loye and persua-
sion. One kiss Is worth a thousand
kicks A kind word il more yalua-
bio 10 the lost than mine Of
gold.
The character OF a wise and good
man consists is three things-to DO
himself what he tells others 10 do,
act on no occasion contrary 10 justice.
and 10 bear with the weakness OF
those about him.
| Il is very easy 10 spoil children by
rearing them ia idleness A girl who
is Fever allowed TO sew, all Of whose
clothes are made for her, and put on
her, til she il twelve, fifteen, or eigh-
teen years Of age, is spoiled The
mother has spoiled Der by doing ev-
erytbing f0r her. The true idea Of
seifTesgrainl is to lei The child ven
ture.
II must be a great satisfaction a.
the close Of life. 10 be able 70 look
back on the years which are passed,
and 10 feel that you have lived not
for yourself alone, bat that you have
been useful to others. You may be
assured, also, tha; the same feeling is
a source or comfort and happiness at
any period Of lie There IS nothing
in this world 50 good az usefulness.
It binds your fellow creatures 20 you,
and you - ttem il tends = the in
provement Of your own character, and
it gives yon zeal and importance ia so
ciety-much beyond what any arli-
fetal station can bestOg
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
VTGo1 GNE

lin IL
Is AGREEABLE 10 thc taste, CRATE
FUL TO the stomach, an,; - cts siiciently
ns n CaTHAHTIC, ALTERATIVE and
DlURETIC. It's ncffcn T. not attended
with any un plea SAINT Iee liz 4. ne fther Il
inngouT HOE debility experienced hut
ota INC contrary. rcffss sflIiiclit and in-
vigorntion.
IT'S iIn E,aed late c feet upon the Il digestive
organs, w IA ether inipa ired by disease or
exhausted frcni any cause, f. 20 increa sc
thcis powers OF n ssim Hat lion e nd nutri-
tioa, the appetite being increased at
once. To chose affected with r n eugor-
eed condition OF the liver. n Biiious-
ncss. .charasfs-ix xcd by a t!sIsLy complex :
ion. u coated tongue n pssfy. bad taste
I'm the mouth n !. prize ious ppetife and
sluggish astioIi OF the bowels. with n
sense of fulinss- iH the bead a nd of IN en-
tai dullness, EiGOEESE proves most
valuable.
Its effect upon the aidEeys Is no less
happy. n turbid- Irritating urine is
quickly cleared up hy IL.
tEnainsnatory ana thrnnic EHEC-
IATisM viii soon disappear by ~ per-
sistent use OF SIGOBENE.
For the cure OF Skin Diseases and
Erupfions Of all kinds, FIGORENE is
most certain.
EIGORESE 5s com posed of the active
properties Of HERES. ROOTS. GUNS
and BARkS, that Mature alone fur
aishes; great care heinS taken by us
That they are gathered nj the right
season OF al c yc. =. q N Z TIA n { they possess
shTir native virtues.
That tfGOHEsE EGs the power 10
PURIFY THE BLOOD. INVIGORATE
the LIVER, and STIMULATE the d.
GEsrIVE ORGANS. Is fnGfspatebiy
proren by thase " no have given IL u
trial and have bees pee esn,nueatIy curet.
We do not ask yot, 20 q y 4 dozen bot
ties 90 experiens rci eI. Tor we GUAR
ASTEE you yv.i Zee. icS;er IroIn the
first few doses.
NtGOHENE Is nstoHisi::ng the world
with sts cures. n nd Is u oss i,sy uii OF n err
tON[Cs. ALTER.IEi E~ and lSyEG-
SHANTss iE:o the sHnte. Put up I'm
i''g~ botsios. double tsiafi:. Rrqaircs
sE.all doses. mt = plea siif 20 Ia Ike.
Price. sI.oO rs. isotflc.
'ttksR e BAnG-R rrG. 90, Prnp's.
= - g. Es- = - :srs-- c.iy. y. ::
"a. CISEcr Ct EA7lEG /" new bsok every
n ffcu re- .-e Troa ~. ift of one
cent -lLn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24
1.-THE HOT SEASON.


At last two Fahrcnheits blew up.
And killed two children small,
And one barometer shot dead
A tutor with It's ball.
Now all day long the lccusts sang
Among the leaiiess trees;
Three new hotels warped inside out
The pumps could hardly wheeze;
And ripe OLD wine, that twenty years
Had cobwebbed DER IN vain,
Came spou,lng through the rotten eorks
Like July's best champagne.
The Worcester locomotives did
Their trips In half an hoHr;
The Lowell cars ran forty miles
Before they checked their power;
Bail birthstone soon became drug,
And i0co-focos tell,
All asked for ice, bst everywhere
Saltpctre waF % sell.
Plump men oI mornings ordered tights,
But, ere the sco.ehing nooas,
Their candle moulds had grown as loose
AS Cossack pantaloons!
The dogs ran Inad-men could not try
Ilwater they would choose;
A horse fell dead he only let
Four red-hot, rusty shoes
And all about the warehouse steps
Were angry men in droyes,
Crashing and spllntering through the dco'
To smash the patent stoves.
-Olirer WendeU Holmes
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

The New York Herald SAYS yeG
caa tell BY The way a lady brushes
OF her husbands coat collar whether
she loves him or not.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

As they were taking their oysters
the lady gave little scream Of rap
ture and detached from one Of the
bivslves that had fallen to her a
pearl. II wonder" said she. as she
examined it closely, ''if 1t is worth
anything. There does seem to be q
flaw in it.n Her lord and master in
spects it critically and returns il
with sapient shake OF The head.
Bogus. sure.n he says; "they could
not afford to give real pearls with
oysters at twenty-five cents dozen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

Ripe tomatoes will remove iak
and other stains from white clothes,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-24

The best Of cigars OF different brands. manusae-
tured by himself. Of the choicest of tobaccos.--
These cigais cannot be excelled by any n the mar
ket. One Of the best stocks Of chewing tobacco
ever brought 10 Somerset. Prices 70 suit the
times lan-o
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-08-10

The author of the exquisite poem
published Below is generally I'M
known. His name has escaped our
memory, but we remember that he
was the editor of some obscure, pa
per in Texas, and was, about five
years ago, killed by steamboat eX-
plosion on the Mississippi river.
Poor fellow, he had the s'vision and
faculty divine. whatever his name
may have been on earth: - S
Oh wonderful stream is the river oftime,
AS 1T runs through the realm of tears,
wilma aultless RHYTHM and musical m yme'
And a broader sweep, and surge sublime
And blends with the ocean OF years.
How the winters are drifting like flakes Of
And the summers like buds between,
And the years in the sheaf so they come
On the i fiv sls wfthfts ebb and It's now
As il glides in the shadow and sheen
theresa magical isle In the river of time,
Whera the softest OF airs are playing,
Theresa cloudless sky, and q tropical cline
And a song as sweet as a vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses are staying
And the name of this isle il Long Ago,
And we bury our treasures there
There are brOws Of beauty, and bosoms O
There are heaps OF dust-but we loved then
sol
There are trinkets. and tresses of hair.
There are fragments Of song that nobody
And a part Of an infants prayer; &
There.s :. ltIteunsEFept, and harp withou
strings,
There broken VOWS and pieces of rings,
And the garments she used to wear.
There are hands that are waved when tn,
fairy shore
By the image is lifted in air,
And we sometimes hear thro' the turbulen
roar,
Sweet voices heard in the days gone before
When the wind down the river is fair.
Oh remembered for ayebe that blessed ISLE
All the day of life till night;
When the evening comes with its beautiful
smile,
And our eyes are closing 10 slumber awhile