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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
He was Co-rees

"nrose down. did you p que
Tied Gratiot avenue wagon maker
yesterday as a farmers team hitehod
10 the front wheels Of wagon halted
at his door.
Mashed by the ears" was the
brief reply.
"fTaln struck you, eh ?"
"Well, kinder | had on = load of
fence posts, and when 1 reached The
crossing the tram was right at hand.
l put tia whip on Sarah, and gave
Biii yank on the lines, and then
Gggered on my chances. I'm whole
four hoss team on meatai arithmetic,
| am, and wasn's q minute calkela-
ting tina. that air locomotive would
strike the off hind wheel Of my wagon.
Bill reared up, Sarah SHED, and the
eDgin footed over four hundred times
a minute, but | had them fggers righ.
down iDen
''The engine ran into your wsg n,
did it ?"
''Of course It siid-struck that bind
wheel exactly as | ealkelated, lifted
me just as l calkelated, landed them
horses and fence posts where / cal
Related, and now calkeIate that
you want abou. $40 to repair the
busts en- this vehicle "
lie was right on that too Nothing
like arithmetic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
4 Cautious Man.

A friend of m;na went a few days
back 20 have tooth stopped. The
dentist advised him that be had bet
ter have the tooth taken oct, and ha
would feel no pain il he took laugh
ing gas. Rpt what is the effect of
the gas ?" asked my friend. 1t
makes you totally insensible," re-
marked TIE dentist you dom, know
anything about what takes place. I"
Ny friend submitte d, but just previ-
Gus to the gas being administered
he put his hand in bis pocket and
pulled out his money. "0h, don't
trouble about that now" said the
dentist, thinking he was going to be
paid his fee. "Not at ALL" remarked
the patient; 81 was simply going to
see how much / had before the gas
took effect - London Truth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
AnUninItIated Tramp.

We have before maintained that
the tramps securing around the coun-
try are regularly organized frater-
nifty, having general understanding
with one another, and having a ritual
of questions and answers. Their uni.
form appearance their periodical Wis
its to the same localities, their regu-
lar calls at the same house where
they have before procured food, all
point to this. Sheriff Walls, Of this
city, has found curious emblems
about them, has studied their charac-
ter, and listened to their conversation,
until he can tell a regularly initiated
tramp from an imposter The follow
ing amusing and Instructive dialogue
took place between the Sheriff and
one of the squad of tramps recently
committed to jail
From whence come YOU ?"
"From town in New York called
Jerusalem"
Whats your business here ?"
"To learn to subdue my appetite
and to sponge my living from an in
dignant puplic."
Then you are regular tramp l
presume ?n
81 am so taken and accepted wher-
ever | 60"
"How am | to recognizs you as e
tramp"
"By the largeness of my feet and
my general carnivorous appearance" +"
"How do you know yourself to be
a tramp"
"In seeking food, by being often
denied, but ready to try again"
"How gained you admittsnee TO
this town yD
"By good many long tramps."
How are YOU received ?"
"On the end of a night policeman's
billy, presented on my head
How did the policeman dispose of
YOU ?"
"He took me several tImes around
the town, TO the south, east and west,
where we found the City Marshal,
Police Judge, and the Jailor, where
a great many questions were asked
"What advice did the Judge give
you?"
He advised me to walk iu upright
regular steps, and to denoance ramp
ing"
"Will you be on or from ?"
with your permission. III be of
d-n quick"
(Which way are you BON 'ravel-
ing?"
east"
"of what are you in pursuit 2"
"Work-which by nay owl en-
deavors and By the assistance & 9th
ers | hope never 70 be .',le ind
any"
Ny friend, you are now at an in
stitGtion where the wicked are always
troublesome, and the weary are as
bad as the rest. You viii nov be
conducted to the middle chamber by
a flight Of winding stairs, consisting
of five or more steps. Instead of
corn, wine and oil, the wages OF the
ancients, yours will be bread and
water for five days. When your
company escape from this place, div
ide yourselves into parties of three
each, take bee line for Portland or
Bangor. where, in the winter, they
usually run free soup houses, and
you may be pardoned on condition Of
your never returning" pointing to
Bdmonds the turnkey Follow
your conductor and fear no danger
if you behave yourself"-Pgihiaa
Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
Dangers ofTou=henea Glass.

Here is a little incident, related by
Professor Richard, which recently
oecarred in Bohemia, and which
may give a useful hint to heads of
families "a child's drinking glass
was brought Que day to Saaz, and
during six months it sustained its
character Of toughened glass. Bat
one eveing in the seventh month,
after having been used for drinking
sugared water, it was placed, with o
silver spoon in it, on large OAK ta-
bic. Suddenly heard from nav room
violent explosion, Ike a pistol shot,
and metallic sound. l FASTENED in
and saw scattered all over the loor,
neodIes and fragments Of glass and
not only the floor. but the bed, the
tables, the curtains, etc, were eov-
cred with .hem. The empty glass
had burst without apparent cause,
without the approach CT light, and
with force SO extraordinary that all
the inhabitants of the house were
frightened. Such an explosion is
caused by some changes in
the extreme tension of the fbers os
hardened glass.
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SOMERSET. PA, WEDNESDAY. JULY 10. 1878

her to speak; but she answered,
promptly, "I would marry him as he
is, and call myself the happiest girl
on earth, if he loved me, and asked
me to do So"
Chester Vaughan Just stepping
over the low doorway in the purple
twilight, heard the words with q glad
thrill at his heart.
He never paused, but stepped up
to her, and in the presence of the
wondering couple, said, IL love you,
Edna, will you be my wife ?"
She had known what was in his
heart from the first, and was not
surprised.
She put her hand in his, and an
swered, simply, Yes
"Just what | have been hoping
for" said Mr. Browning. "But. bless
me, if / don't think that Edna almost
popped the question hersclfl"
Nonsense, uncle I'm sure I've
had real straightforward proposal,
in your hearing, too-hav'n't ~"
turning to her lover.
Certainly you have. But am
too happy to discuss trifles. "I've
won my wife--that's all l can real
ize.n
When the engagement was known
there was quite a flutter among Ed
mas fashionable friends.
81 always knew she would do
some irregular tbing-sbe's so
strange" said one.
"Qnite scandalous proceeding
to marry sooty engineer" said
another.
But one day this paragraph ap-
peared in daily paper:
"Mr. Vaughan, who is likely to re-
alize handsome fortune by a won
derful invention in connection with
the steam engine, is shortly to marry
Miss Verney. We understand there
was quite a romance attending the
courtship"
Miss Verney's choice rose into
popular favor at once.
In the refined and cultured circle
which received them there were no
men more distinguished looking more
manly, in the essential element of
than Mr.. Chester Waugh
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
How n Little Girl Paced Death.

Willie, bright little daughter of
Mr.. I. W. Walton, died recently at
her fathers residence, near Roanoke,
in the seventh year OF ter sge Lit
tie Willie had been sick a long time,
yet she bore her affection with all the
patience and fortitude Of one much
older. On the day Of her death
she called her little brother and
sister around her and divided among
them her toys. She fingered until /
O'Clock in the evening without the
least apparent change, in q perfectly
conscious condition, talking 10 those
around her. She connted the strokes
as the clock tolled I, and when it had
finished she turned to her father and
said +: "Pa. | will never hear the clock
strike again give me an erpse." The
apple was given k2-. and after eating
piece o. .s, she began talking of
~ ing, expressing great aversion
to being put under the groand after
death. She was assured that only
her body was buried that the spiri.
teis the Sedy and went 10 heaven.
This seemed to giye her great relief,
and again addressing her father, said;
as Ma watching for ne in heaven 2"
and, on being assured that she was,
shs said, Turn me over then and lei
me die" She was tenderly turned On
her side and spoke no more. The
clock tolled eight ell the saMe, out
little Willie neveF h3ard it-she was
dead.-A9ysraser.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
1 WONDER.


A child ran laughing on the beach;
The sun shOne warm and bright
Upon her waving golden hair,
Her tiny form so slight.
81 wonder why the worlds so fair
So full Of sun and song.
wonder why big folks don't laugh
And play the whole day long"
A maid was walking on the strand;
She gazed tar out 10 sea
Where DER the suniit waters rode,
A bark so gallantly.
"Ah, love Is coming DER the waves,
Is coming soon TO me.
wonder how, in this sweet world,
Old folks such shadows see.
A woman stood upon the shore,
Her eyes with weeping red,
Looked sadly ON the cruel sea,
That ne'er gives up its dead.
~ wonder why the world was made
So dark and full OF care;
No wonder that life's burden seems
Too great for one to bear"
Near by the windows ledge there sat
A grand-dame old and gray
The window looking out to sea
Where ships at anchor lay.
al wonder when mine eyes shall see
Lilies ship at anchor lie,
Within Gods harbor, peacefully,
For all eternity"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
A PowerfuiyoIce.

just before the thunder storm on
Saturday evening last, q Whitehall
maa stepped into the telegraph Office
at this place, and requested the priyi-
lege Of talking through the telephone
with bis wife, who was visiting friends
at Troy Mr. John W. Eddy, the
gentlemanly assistant manager, grant.
ed the request, and the WhitehalIer
began operations. lie couldn't be
prevailed upon to believe it was real
ly his wife who was talking to bin,
and she so many miles away. He
finally asked her TO say or do some
thing known 20 themselves only, that
ne might be Convinced that it was
her. Just then a rambling streak Of
lightning came in on the wires, keel
ing the husband over on his head,
when be jumped TO his feet aud ex.
claimed:
That's the ole woman, sartiB'-
only she's growed a l-e.e-etle more
powerful since she left hum y Hhfie-
hall Times
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

A ST. Louis widow has had three
husbands. She has on hand a law
suit TO break tho will Of the Grst :
another 10 recover the insurance
money on the life Of the second; and
q third to recover alinoBy from the
first.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

\ tensile hanged herself recently
because she thought the devil was in
her. II every woman is going TO do
the same thing, cruelty remarks the
Brooklyn Eagle. tben-well, wozaen
are going TO be dam'd scarce.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
The Great New Medicine


HHNH
Is saGREEABLE 10 the taste. CRATE.
EIff' 30 ,he sIom.eh ars a.ss . ,Mcta,.,Is,
as n CATHARTIC. AI.TER .TIVf ard
DIURETTC. Its action n, NOT attended
with anyuupIeasa nj 4, elinn neitberf fs
lancour nor debility expcrienccsl. but
ON fhe CONTRARY. res,esbncnt nn,, In.
yiaoration.
rs fsimmctifnte effect uuor IN a iiges,txe
orDa,,s ,xK,as,,e, t,,,,,c - ii r., M @ -
fheIr nnxvers Of :, aim m, ION a nj o,,,,t
sion- The annette hciug ,nc,aasad ~
once. 10 those a ffeefcd ryi,b nm e,,cor,
ced condition OF the liver. "a, ntiiSuS.
nesschnracterizeti NV n dusk yeomnIsr.
Ion, n coated ton que. a pasty. bad In ste
In the mouth; enprieious appetite aud
sanssas..a,n., ~, m on o, .ns nowv.s' % Win
f,I dniiness' VfE1REvE ,a.naas .s. M.
valuable.
If afr.c, amos, ~.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

Whiskey is your greatest enemy.
said minister to Deacon Jones.
But, said Jones, don't the Bible
say, Mr. Preacher. tAat We are to.
love our enemies
Oh, yes, Deacon. Jones; bat It don't
say 1e are to swallow them.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

Anything new or ssesA this morn
ing ? reporter asked in a railroad
Office,
Yes, replied the lone occupant Of
the apartment.
What is it? queried the reporter,
whipping out his notebook
Said the railroad man edging to-
ward the door,
That paint that you are leaning
against
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

a man in Illinois committed SUI
eide By drowning, lately, IN six
inches of water He couldn't have
done it alone, but bis wife, with that
self sacrificing deyotion and helpfUl-
ness so characteristic Of the sex, sat
on his head.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

A Dutchman was whipping his boy
one day. After laying on the rcd
for some time he stopped and sold
'vot you tink now, Hans y
Nothing father
Yes, you do; you tink Tam your
fadder Now | lick you for dat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

About the finest excuse yet was
the one lately given by young la
DIV for not going to the dentist-it
was because she disliked to have
anyone fooling around her mouth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

A Deadwood paper mentions the
shooting o. Chris. Hoffman, a saloon
keeper Of that city, saying he "was
shot twice in the abdomen, and once
in the barber.shop adjacent
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

Short skirts are coming into fash
ion again. ooh. my - said a fair
one the other day, "wha. viii we
carry in our hands now ?"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

4 man walking along a Chicago
street, singing, ''Heavsa is ny
home"
Don't you feel h0aesiek?" yelled
small boy who passed him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

"The parting gives me pain.D
sighed q man who was seombing bis
hair for the FIRST time after a two
meek's spree.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

Maa is often driven to despera-
ton with his own hobby horses, and
Is sometimes carried to the verge Of
despair by his own nightmares.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

A barking deg never bites, but the
same measure of confidence isn't 10
be placed in bgzzing bee, even il
he does go 10 war backwards
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

''Now, Jonny," says grandma, I
want you TO sit still as a mouse, ~
Mouses don't sit still, grandma"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

al go through my work." as the
needle said to the idle boy "But
not till you're hard pushed" az the
boy said to the needle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

Two boys, one OF them blind of an
eye, We're discussing on the merits Of
their respective matters
How many hours do yon get for
sleep said one.
Eight, replied the other
Why, only get fourl
All said the first, but reeoIleet
you have only got one eye to close.
and / have two.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

There is a beautiful sentiment in
the following lines
ole who forgets the fountains
rom which be drank, and the trees
under whose shades he gsmboled in
his youth, is q stranger to the sweet
est impressions of the human hears y
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

Pigeon.toed ladies should not wear
walking dresses.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10
An EDITORS Record.

The editor of Texas paper gives
the following figures from a statisti-
cal memorandum of bis life
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-10

- -7-."vsy ana nine ~saii.y
men have already ESCAPED In tbis.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-04-20

THIBoDAUN's GALA DAN =
On Wednesday April II the Nh
nual parade OF The Fire Depart
mcnt OF TllibodanX will take
place.
The fireman will no doubt see
that everything is done necessary
to render the Parade pleasant
and agreeable, and what they
fail to do the ladies', with willing
hearts and skilful hands, wlll
accomplish.
The Fire Department Of Thibo-
dauz, with two good Engines and
one Hook aud Ladder Co. is as
well organized and efficient as
that OF any small town 'and
has never. failed to receive proper
encouragement and commend
alton from thepeople OF this town.
let the Firemen's dav then bp
Il grand gala day.
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EStfos ~
S-Ek~NEs
Police yssE's Proceedings.

The following amendments To Ordinance
No. 1874. we're adopted at tho session of the
Police Jury held on the 2Gth day or March
1873, Resolved,
That Ordinance No lol passed at the ses
sion Of the Police jury he'll on the 9th
day Of July 1877. be amended so as to read.
as .t0}oicS ::
Road District No 3. from the upper line
OF john Williams leighton Plantltionl to
the upper line OF the corporation of the
town of Thibodaux and the Road and lie.
wee Inspector OF said District is hereby
charged with the duty of enforcing said Or
diuanoe. as amended. said Ordinancei is fun
ther amended, as f0ii0ts:
Road District No /, from the uppcr line
Of the Acadia Plantation to the lower line
of the plantation of G Lagarde. formerly
Benttieand Lagarde.
Andan additional Road District is hereby
created to be known as Road District No 3
from the lower line of the corporation of
the town Of Thibo1sux to the upper line OF
the Acadia Plantation, and from the BAYOU
LaiOurche to the Bayou Torrebonne and
Hr Owen Coulon is hereby appointed Road
Inspector fer said last named District.
The following amendment to Ordinance
No 30 was adopscd at the session of tho
Police Jury held ON the Goth, March 1875.
Resolved, That Ordinance No, 80 passed
on the Bird, of April 1876, be aid the samt
is hereby amended, so as to prevent tho
commissioner mentioned in said Ordinance
and the President OF the Police Jury from
drawing the funds now in the hands of The
Parish Treasurer to the credit Of the drain
age fund until further order of the Police
jury.
j. NJ. HOWELL, President. j..
Certified -
GEO. W. SQUIREs. Secretary.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish Court, Parish ofLafourche.

Parish Court, Parish of Latourche.
Succession Of Marie fIeloise Gross deceas-
ed wife of Adolphe hnobioch, No. 1919
Probates.
PURSUANT To A COMMISSION TO
4 me directed by the Honorable the
Parish Court sitting in and for The Parish
OF Latourcle. | will offer for sale at public
auction pursuant to law to the last and
highest bidder at the Court House in the
town ofTlibodaux on
Saturday the 25M. day Of Mdy rs
between the hours Of IL O'Clock A.. Nj. sand
4 o'clock P, NJ. the following described pror
ertv belonging TO the above Estate.
A Certain Lot Of ground situated in this
Parish III the Town of IbfbodauV of a tri.
angular form being lot No. (2gJ Twenty
Nine on the plan Oh said Town bounded ii
front or North by Main street East or be-
low by Henry CiayA vtrcet, West Or aboy,
by Patriot stfcet together with al tn.
buildings aud improvements thereon l,tine
the SAME property which the deceased ne
Quired from Hector Verge on the 18th al,
OF September le,5 See CONVEYANCE I,,L
No. 9 Page 81 Recorders Ghice Parish u
Lafnurche.
Terms of Sale Cash on the Spot in |, s
Treasury Notes to pay debts due by said
Succession.
Apri! 10th. 1873.
J.. A. WEBRE, sheriff
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The Drainage Qucssioss

The President and Members Of
the Board of swamp land Com
missioners are meeting with Ell
enlargement from every dlrec-
ton. 1t is now almost certain that
sufficient fluids can be raised at
once to secure the purchase OF d
dredge boat and to pat it to work.
To do this between eight and ten
thousand dollars will be required,
as the Board do not seem dispos-
cd to do any thing until q sufli
cient amount is secured to put a
good dredge boat to work. The
only method by which this money
can be raised is to obtain it by
donation or loan.
Donations, although always nc
ceptable, place the burden Of any
enterprise upon the shoulders OF
the few generous persons, for the
benefit OF those who are less libet
al. The plan, considered the most
practicable and which will beat
equally upon all is that of secur-
ing the amount by loans. Those
making the loans, who are pro
prietors Of lands fronting on the
Bayous, will be given the refusal
Of the purchase Of the vacant
lands in rear Of those now owned
by then, at certain fixed prices.
to be hereafter established the
evidences OF said loan to be re
ceived in payment thereof.
Those, who are not landed pro
prietors, must look to the success
of the undertak ing, and await
repayment from the sales oflands
to he redeemed.
Can these loans he obtained 2
This question barely admits Of a
doubt. \ single SuIn from each OF
the proprIetors of lands 10 be re.
| deemed. from the habitation OF
the Alligator. and which can al
once De put iutO successful cult
walton will be adequate, bat Seyel
al hundred dollars haze already
been promised 10y liberal ana
"nterprising men who are only
indirectly interested, and when
this is done surely there will
be no laggardncss discovered
among those sterling energetic
farmers, directly Interested, and
who have already shown SO much
determination, and given so mueI.
time and labor to secure what
this company now proposes to
cOnSuInmate.
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in to days SENTINEL are the
proceedings OF Mass Meeting
held at the Town OF Monroe il.
Ouachlt' Parish OH Apri! 10. See
ing that Monroe is in the very
midst OF the Conventionists and
the people of that place being
numbered among those who must
have Constitutional Convention
OF "hust," it will be very pleas
ant reading to the editors
OF the N. O. Dem0cyat, Nachj.
toches Vndjc0t0r OpcioWsGS Cou~
1teF and other papers who have
been proclaiming so loudly that
the "dear people, were unalli.
nous in tlieir demand for a Con
Vention.
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itranch roiI

The Branch rail read can
now be considered as a fixed fact.
Engineers have been locating the
track, depot Sites Sc. during the
week. Work will begin shortly
and by July 4tll the whistle OF
the Locomotive will be heard re
v~erDerattng among the chimney
tops in TiiibmianX, in a way that
Will astonish those who think
that our people are a set Of SLOW
coaches. y new era OF prosperity
IS drawing upon us. If you wish
10 get the benefit Of It, prepare 10
grasp 1t as 1t comes along. ii you
sit down and wait for any benefit
yon'i! die with old age before you
viii perceive its approach.