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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-14
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HAS ENTIRELY CURED NE.
Boston, Oct. 1870
MT. Fl. 4. S.ovons -
Desr Sir.-My daughter. sfer having severe
sttacl, Of WhoopnZ Cough, We. LETT IN iee3le M
stste of health. Bling advised by lrlenu s sno
bottles was fully restored to health, =.
have been great sufferer from rheumail; - n: !:
7 havo taken several bottles of the VEGEIlNN n y Z Z
for this complaint, and an happy to say II has ms
entirely cured me- I have recommended the
VEG GETINE to others with the same, goo1 re-
suits 1t is G great ceanssr and purlner OF ihe
raooo,uand i James Morse
SCI Athuns Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-14

A. l.. I.-s@- LOO STRoNd.-A Large
Lv0ice Of C!oaks q 1907 opened this morning
at Eichberg's. raug uging from 81 to SIS: Some
Of the good3 arc actually worth three Tines the
money. Wo have cleared cus the entire pro-
duction. and are prepared to sell Cloak5 at
prjces Ns7et, Ne. Never, kaoTo here before.
pI.s. ST. I. EICaBERG.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-14

PprpApEFon TIE COLD BLASTS OF WINTER
Cau m SrASsBURY & BIO. aud have your
T,atropas, Furosces, Ranges sed Stoves put IN
order, or procure neg oaas. a5 prices TO suit the
t;mes' ct the co:aer ot kiog and Columbus
.,-a,s aoY G-Gn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-14

UMBRELLAS.
Silk Umbrellas for Ladies' st 50, LOO, SO. %,
$50, 600, 100. s0O $500
Silk Umbrellas for Men at 25, 4 so, 50. %,
$50, 675, 7CO, $50 90. 50. 10 50, 15 CO.
Girgham and Alpaca Umbro:iss a. %. %,
$50, It's, 200, 25G. So 100. 4 20. 800.
uOLD.HEAD ANDIVORY CAN E5.
Ata0a 8 50, 4 50, coo, 100, 1000, 1900 end 1900.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28
A LIBEL ON TIFF Me-
GROES OF MEMPHIS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. a.
The Post yesterday published
an interview with Dr.. Ramsey
one Of the physicians returned
from Memphis, in which he
stated he had been authenti-
cally informed that white wo-
men have to take negro men
for nurses or go without, and
that such negro men nurses
have taken advantage of their
helpless. victims. Mr.. Keat-
ing, editor Of the Memphis
Appeal, having his attention
called to the statement, pro
nounccs it utterly untrue, ard
adds No man, white or
black: would be allowed to
breathe 4 second breath after
such crime became known !;
no such CRIME has been COM
mitted. White women have
not been reduced to the me-
cessity of taking negro men
for nurses. ,u,. -......~,. ...iG.. p.
THE statement is u libel
upon the negroes Of Memphis.
All honor to them, they. have
done their duty. They have
acted by us nobly as pollce~
men, as soldiers, as we'll as
nurses. They have responded
to every call made upon them.
in proportion to their num-
bers, quite as promptly as the
whites. A few of them
threatened trouble about food
at one time, but they were at
the moment suppressed by a.
company of citizen soldiers of
their own color. The colored
people Of Memphis as a body
deserve we'll of their white
fellow>citizens. We .appre-
ciate and are proud Of them
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

A JUST TR1BUTE.-The fol
lowing from the Pointe Cou-
pce1Pelican pay JUST tribute
to the services Of the Author
tiles, Board Of Health, and Git
liens, white and colored. Of
Bayou Sara, toward avcrting
the dreaded scourage. The
Pelican inadvertently omitted
the mention of St. Francis
vile, where the whites and
,olored people render faithful
and untir.ng services ip keep
ing up the fires: ..-. 40 =
Every evening at 6 o'clock
the entire town of Bayou
Sara is lighted up with tar
and pine torches, the smoke
from which permeates al the
houses, fills every crevice, and
is inhaled in the lungs Of all
the citizens, All miasm is
thus destroyed, all malaria, as
fat as its rises, is neutra lized
by the tar and smoke, and the
result is, the town was never
more healthy. In addition to
this, all known sanitary rules
are strictly observed and an
effective quarantine rigidly
enforced. The Mayor Of the
city, John Irvine, and the
Health Committee are entitled
to great credit for their I'm
ceasing vigilance but the cit
liens generally, come in for
their share Of praise, for they
have all co-operated nobly
with the officials to keep
away the fever which is
spreading far and wide.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

30 fellow fever was
epidemic on the site of Mem
phis in 1928, when Mem phisi
WAS barely town. The fever
was epidemic in New Orleans
and sporadic in Mobile. Com
munication between New Or
leans and Memphis was not
frequent, and for some time
before the fever broke out no
steamer had landed. The
number Of cases was about
forty ; deaths fully one half ;
the epidemic lasted six weeks.
or until near November LIST.
These facts are gathered from
DR.. Daniel brakes work,
Diseases Of the Interior Val
ley a. " t
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

..... ..- Leaves New Orleans b.! L.,
Every Wednesday and Saturday at 5 Z. A.,
FOR BAYOU SARA & COAST LANDINGS.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28

a trial package of DR.. A. O. Sinmon
Vegctabl" Liver Medicine can be hafI
free of charge, ut Mumfurd's or Brooks
Drlg Store.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-09-28
Acknow lodged by all to be

t ii e B p S t.
Is offered at Il lower figure than any other
fl rst class Machine in the market. .
~ Beware of Bogus limitations and
old machines fixed over and offered at
less than regular prices.
- Send for circular and cash prices,
THE SINGER MANCFACTUR1NG Co. a .
IS Canal Street,
------ ~ New Orleans,L La.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
Tim = Kit.

Il surprised the sinners AID news
boys around the post Office the other
day to see "Limpy Tim come
among them 10 a quiet way, aud 10
hear him.
Boys, | want TO cell my kit.
Here's two brushes, hull lot OF
blacking, good stout box, and the
whole outfit gees for two shillin's ~
"Goin' away Tim {" queried one.
"Not 'zactly, boys, bn vant a
quarter the awlulest kin Just about
now"
"Goin' on 'scursion ?'' asked
another.
"Not today, bu. ! mu-t sc a
quarter" be answered
One CT the lads passed over the
change and took the kit, and Tim
walked straigh; TO the couuting-room
Of daily paper, put down his money
aud said
Il guess kin write il if You'll
give me g pencil" "
With slow moving fingers he wro G
death notice. IL went into the pa
per almost as he wrote il, bu; you
might not have seen il. He wrote /:
"Died-LituI Ted-of scarlet fe-
yer; aiged three years Funeral
tomorrow, gon up to Hevin; LEFT wun
braiber.r
"Was it your brother 2" asked the
cashier.
Tim tried 70 brace up, but he
couldn't The big tears came up.
his ehia quivered. and be pointed TO
the notice on the counter and gasp
ed
T-I had 10 sell my kit to do it
b-but be had bis arms eroun' my
neck when he-he died :"
He buried away home, but the
news went to the boys and they
gathered in group and talked.
Tim had not been home an hour be-
fore a barefooted boy left The kit on
the doorstep, and in the box was a
boquet Of flowers, which had been
purchased in the market by pennies
contributed By the crowd Of ragged
but big-hearted urehins Did God
ever make heart which would not
respond If the right chord was touch
ed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
NRrrirt; PoiiteBess-

"Wnl you ?" asked a pleasant
voice.
And tie husband answered, Yes,
nv dear, with pleasure.
It was quietly but heartily said
the tone, the manner, the look, were
perfectly natural and very affection
ate. Il beg your pardon" comes as
readily to the lips, when by any little
awkwardness he has disconnected
her, as it would in the presence Of
the fashionable siickler for etiquette.
This is because be is q most thorough
gentleman, who thinks bis wife in
all things entitled to precedence. He
loves her best-why should be hesi-
tate to show it, no; in siekly, maud
,, lin attentions, but il preferring her
pleasure and honoring her in public
as well as in private he knows her
worth, why should he hesitate 70 at
test i 2 "ALd her husband be p7ais-
ed her" saith holy writ no. By fell
some adalation, but By speaking as
opportunity occurs in q manly way,
Of Der virtues.
Though words seem little things,
and slight attentions almost valuelss,
yet depend upon i, they keep the
fame bright, especially as they are
natural The children grow up into
better moral atmosphere, and learn
to respect their parents as they see
them respecting each other. Many
boy takes advantage OF the mother
be loves. because be sees often the
rudeuess Of his fathef. Insensibly
be gathers 10 bis bosom the sane
habits and the thoughts and feelings
they engender, and il hiE turn be-
comes the petty Eyrant 0nly bis
mo.heF-wby should be thank her 2
iataer never does. Thus the home
becomes the scat OF disorder and IN
happiness. Only for strangers are
kind words expressed. and hypoerises
60 out from the besF;h-s.oDe fully
prepared TO render Justice, beueYo-
lenee a0d politeness to any one snd
every one bat those who have the
Iustest claims Alb give rs the kind
glance, the happy homestead--and
smiling wife and courteous children
CT the friend who said 80 pleasantly /;
u es, M dear, with pleasure.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
The Postage. stamp

Q,.ita often John wrote home L
his mother, for John "liYed out" and
his mother lived on small rocky
farm among the hills.
0ne day John picked up an ofd
envelope from the wood box, and
saw that the postage stamp on it wai
not touched by the postmaster's
stamp TO show that il had done duty
aud was therefore useless. 9Th,
postmaster missed his aim then,
said John, "and left the stamp IS
good as new III use it myself when
write to mother again"
lie m0istened it at the nose Of tht
teakettle, and carefully pulled tho
stamp of
NO" said conscience "for thai
would be cheating The stamp has
been on one letter It ought not t
carry another
Il. can carry another" said John
because there is 20 mark to prove i
worthless The post-ofiee won't
know"
"Bat you know" said conscience,
"and that is enough. Lis not hon,
est to-nse it 9 second time. 1t is 9
little matter 20 be sure, but it il
cheating. God looks for principle.
1t IS the quality Of every action
which be judges By"
YES" cried the best part Of johns
character; "yes, it is cheating to use
the postage stamp g second time
ead I will 40. do il"
John tore i, ia two ani gave il e
the winds. The boy w0a a gloriou:
victory
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
WHOLE NO. l4l4,
A singular Occurrence.


Four or Eve City Hall officials
were sitting on the steps on the Wood
ward avenue side, Saturday after
noon, discussing politics and the
weather, when a smallish man,
seeming to be in considerable mental
distress, approached them and iu-
quired
Gentlemen, is there a scientific
man among you ?"
Certainly there is they replied
in chorus.
"And you must be familiar with
the laws governing storms ~
1--WE are" was the prompt an
swer.
well, then" continued the strsn-
ger, IL wish to relate what may
seem like a singular occurrence. l
live on Division street, and though
it began raining the other night, and
continued tor twenty-four hours, not
single drop of water fell upon my
garden"
ais that possible p gasped one af
ter the other
at is the solemn truth, gentlemen,
and I'd like to know by what Law OF
nature you can account for it. 1t
was a loDg-continued drenchiug
storm, yet not one drop fell upon my
garden"
There wasn't even room for sug-
gestion. The crowd was astonished
and silent. After long minute one
of the gentlemen turned to the stran-
ger and asked:
"You must hsxe a theory, haven't
you ?"
: 81 have.n
"And what is it,"
"My theory, gentlemen, is tha. 1
rent rooms on the third hoor, and had
no garden for the rain to fall on"
Five men rose up in chorus, brush
ed off their coattsils, and followed
each other into the haIl IN Indian file.
free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14

I lovers of the village, and where NOR.
than half the summer courting was
GoDe.-TheFc was fallen tree there,
just large enough to make a rusti,
sofa for two. Many a time Gerard
and | bad rested there, after a long
walk, and there the poor fellow wait.
ed for me on that miserable Thursday
afternoon, thinking all sorts of bard
things, | have no doubt. For be
wrote that if | did not meet him. he
would know that | did not care to
wait until poor blacksmith's boy
made bis fortune.
/ Well, my dear, after | read my
letter, | wrote to Pitts5urg, but |
don't think Gerard ever got my letter
for | never heard of him again for
twenty years Then he came back
here. His uncle was dead and had
left him fortune, and Gerard bought
up lot Of farms and started the foun-
dry. He built the house YOU see
from the window, and all the cot
tages for the work people, made the
place, in fact and is adding every
year to his wealth.
But did be not repeat bis offer to
you?'
Bless you, child, be had been mar
ried years and years Why his old
est son is twenty-f0ur or FIVE. He is
10 Germany now, studying. And
there are two daughters married and
living in Pittsburg, who come here
now and then on visit at Christmas
or sometimes in the summer You've
not seen the oldest children, but you
have often seen Susie and the two
younger boys, William and Frank?
| nodded assent, for the two little
boys, who were Miss Ingersoll's
scholars came often to the cottage,
and | had seen a daughter Of fourteen
or fifteen in the village church.
The next week left Strong's Cor
ner, thiaking | had heard the last of
Miss Ingers0i's romance, but, four
years later, having g month to spend
in the country, q longing came over
me for the quiet OF the little cottage,
AID | wrote to Miss Ingersoll to in.
quire if | could have my own room.
My answer contained this informa-
ti0n:
"1ou remember the story | told
you when you were here before
During the winter following your
stay with me Mrs. Gerard Strong
died. | was very fond of the boys,
and Susie, the only daughter at
home, came with them often to see
me, after their mother died. Then
Gerard Strong himself came to visit
me, and one day he asked me why /
never answered the letter be wrote
to me before be went to Pi;tsburg,
and / told him he thought | would
be a good wife to him and & comfort
TO his children, and my dear, we've
been married nearly three years. I
cannot board you in the little Gotta : e
bat / shall be more than glad if yCu
will be my guest in the big house,
you used 10 admire
accepted the invitation, aad found
my friend q happy, bustling little
ma;ron, with her gray-haired hus-
baud apparently as much in love
with her as if their courting had not
been interrupted for matter Of more
than thirty years, by Jerry's stupidi-
ty and house cleaning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
The SIMS Distance

Mr.. Richard A. Proctor, in a let
Ter to The London Times, says that
vet another change has been made
in the determination Of the suns
distance from the measure ments made
during the transit OF Venus by the
British observing parties. The arst
estimate Of e3,3T5, 900 miles was re-
duced not long ago TO 81, 500, 900 /;
now still f9rther reduction Of 200,-
600 miles has been made. There is
cause for alarm to spprebensiye and
oyerheated readers, for on Tuesday
last az 3:24 P " the Gun was in
ap0g - that is the earth reached
tba. part Of its orbi. in which il was
the greatest possible distance from
the sun, or nearly 2,i00 900 miles
further than the alleged source OF
heat than ]. was On tie 3Ist day Of
December last. Mr.. Proctor saYs
that the Photographic work Of the
expeditions ended in fail1re. the dis
tance dedueed sfon the hest meas-
ureuenis being nearly 100, COG, ,00o
miles q result hopelessly incorrect,
The last Greenwich estimate Mr.
Proctor regards as satisfactory ap-
proaeh towards the value, about g..
333 ,330 miles, which other meas ure.
ments have shown TO be appr oxi
mately correct
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
Eun on the FaBsss

We often hear the remark, How
dull farmers must be - or who would
live 10 the country, where there are
90 opportunities for fun ? Well then
If you want to know what genu-
inc fan is, Just pitch in and help break
pair Of three year old steers. First,
you catch steer and tie him By the
bead to G post in the barn-YaFd.
Then you catch the other one and
put a rope around his horns Then
your father tells yoG 10 unite the
rope gently, while be and the hired
man hold the eri,ter. Just as you
slip the knot, away 20 The steers
with bawl and q beilow-or rather
pair Of bellows-and there arises
before your vision a confused mkt
ure Of horns, heels, tails, ropes, faith.
er, bred nsa and cries on your stu
p;dity that reminds you Of the piet-
1res Of the volcanic eruption IN the
old biographies. And that is only
the beginning Of the fan By and
by your father gets hold Of one rope
and the hired man hold Of the other,
and race down the lane-the steers
"neck and neck" " and the old man
performing the curse on the serpent
Then there 10 the time in hayiDg
when father undertakes 70 show you
bow 70 NOW oTe- q bumbiebees' nest
lie amt afraid Of these bees, Dor
needn't be-juss 60 right along
they never sting unless you { yhI
'em anu then "whish - get ouG O
the way and fathers swath co&ei
to sudden stop and be departs fol
the house and hertsnorr On 8 deaC
run, at the business end Of a dozsr
/ yelloxIegged bamble bees Oh. 30
there isn't any sGn On . fa:m.-Ea
szs Ner Iorksr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
Dead-Letier omee Fact..

There are four million dead letters
received annually at the dead-letter
Office.
Three hundred thousand without
stamps.
Over fifty Thousand partially ad-
dressed.
Six Thousand no address
One and half million Of money
orders and drafts Of money value.
Forty FIVE thousand packages con
tanning property.
Forty thousand dollars in money,
nine-tentbs Of which is returned, the
balance remaining il the treasury,
subject to application for four years.
Fifteen thousand photographs.
One-quarteF OF a million European
letters are retarned unopened
0ne-tenth Of all letters received
contain property.
Ten thousand applications for let.
ters reported lost the great prcpor-
ton found and delivered
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
Bitter Cream and Batter.

Some one asks: What Is the cause
OF bitter cream aud milk I have
always lived on a farm, and my
experience is that cream needs air.
In warm weather. if the cream is COW
cred closely for forty-eight hoars, on
first removing the cover there will
be an unpleasant odor, and If thus
continued for several days, it will
grow bitter, and consequently the
butter made from such cream will
be bitter also but let the cream stand
uncovered and sir it every day, and
it is never bitter or unpleasant.
The remedy Is very simple. |
never have any bitter milk but 1
always leave il uneoyerd, and prob
ably that is the reason.
In taking care of milk and cream,
neatness and fresh air are indispensa-
BILE .- CO0greGefi0n0bsf
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
Reduction Of wagss.

PHILADELPHIA, July 3l-The iron
mill owners Of this city held meet
ing three weeks since and gave their
hands notice that a reduction of ten
per cent. would be made in their
wages after the Ist Of September.
The hands refused 10 submit to it,
but have been allowed until the 18th
Of September 20 decide whether they
will accept or not. II they have not
then decided the reduction will eer-
tainly take place.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14

William Clark, high-nettled
young fellow, shot and killed the
man who won from him his lady
love. This was in New Haven,
twenty-f0ur years ago, and emerging
from State Prison on Tuesday be
walked up and down the city Of
Elms ike one in a dream His
playmates were too thickly bearded
to be recognized, and the landmarks
were only remembered with sn ef-
fort
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
rn,,opsna I'm ,serm.ny .

The German method of managing
the pleasant play Of philOpena is as
follows:
When q couple meet after eating
pbilopena together, no advantage Is
taken Of the other until one Of them
pronounees the word "phiIopena. "
This the wGFni0g-now the sport il
TO begin.
Let US suppose that a gentleman
calls upon lady. She invites him to
walk in, and at the same time speaks
the talismanic word IL he accepts
the offer 70 walk ia he is lost. unless
she removes the ban Icy telling bin
to 20 away.
II she asks him 10 take of bis hat.
be must resolu:ely keep IT or if to be
seated, be must stand or If at the
table she should hand him any article
which be accepts, she wins the for
felt.
Daring all this time be endeavors
to take ber by surprise. for the accept
ance Of any oasr from the other wins
the game Both are costantly exer-
cising there wits to prevent being
caught and the sport goes on all even
ing.
Perhaps the gentleman brings a
little present, and says: Knowing
that | shall lose my philopens, ! have
brought it along-here it is" II
she is caught OF ber guard by the
smooth speech, she loses, for be i'm
mediately claims forfeit
II neither wins at the first meet
ing, the sport is continued to the
second, and it may happen that
half dozen parties meet at the same
time, all anxious to win Of their
philopena partners, 80 that the scene
often becomes ludicrousiy amusing
1t is diamond cat diamond" :" in very
truth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14

MEHrHIs, TEyy., August lin
the county election today the
National Greeabaek party elected
their entire ticket Of thirteen eandi-
dates by msjOrities ranging from
4.0e0 to 5000, polling abou. 5000
Totes. At the Fifth ward polls an
ARRAY occurred, in which q Council
man, Dick Dougberty. q Nat:on-I,
shot and killed Joseph Day, a color.
ed Democrat. Ehe quarrel original
ed aYout politics Day fred az. bal
missed Dougherty, who shot Day
through the body. from the effects 0
which he died in twenty minutes
DoBgherty was arrested.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
freaks OF the Lizbfniax 4.

DEs MoIyEs. August I-Josepb
Warren Cooper, brother of the Win
terse,, Madison Co. z. NJ, was killed
by lighting Yesterday while stacking
hay. His companion, Mr.. Hildetrauf,
was severely stunned Two horses
we're killed AM the stack get on Gre.
The aaphitheater and judges stand
at the Fair Grounds at Winterset were
totally destroyed by the storm Last
night. Other damages, but generally
Of triling character, are reported
from along the river The severity
Of the stor1 was very unusual, and
some tears are entertained Of damage
% the crops
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-14
AUGUST.
By WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

1.-THE following portion of poem wit
the above title does not appear in any @
his published works. but was contributes
in 1888 to the New York Mirror, III
predecessor OF the Home J0uTGl.
The quiet August noon Is come;
A slumberous silence fills the sky,
The fields are still, The woods are dumb,
In CLASSY sleep the waters lie.
And mark you soft white clouds That rest
Above our vale. moveless throng
The cattle on the mountains breast
Enjoy the grateful shadow long.
Oh, how unlike those merry hours
In sunny June when earth laughs out;
When the fresh winds made love to flower:
And woodlands sing and waters shout
When in the grass sweet waters talk,
And strains Of tiny music swell
From every moss-cup ofthe rock,
From every nameless blossoms bell !
But now JOY too deep for sound,
A peace no other season Knows.
Hushes the heavens and wraps the ground
The blessing Of supreme repose.