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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
HIS OnIy Terms.

The old saying that some men
would want more if they had q bill
ion was exempli6ed yesterday when
a Windsorite and a Detroiter got In.
to a dispute at the ferry dock. Said
the Canadian, you ought to be well
pounded, and Pm the man that can
do it! However, / don't understand
the laws over here, and don't want
to be locked up. If you'll come
over to Canada Ill pay your fare
both ways on the boat. buy your din
ner. treat you to cigars, lick yop till
you can't squeal, and send you home
with beet on your eyes"
The American thought of the prop.
osition awhile and then asked:
"lf l go over will you bay me q
new overcost ?"
"I-I-yes, by thunder ! | will 2"
replied the mad W~indsorite.
And q new suit Of clothes ~
mo. | won't. That's askingl too
much :"
well, those are the only terms |
was ever licked on, calmly replied the
other, land your rejection of them
shows that you are all blow and no
fight"
They took it out in jawing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
An EsquImaux wedding.

Shortly there entered, ia perfect ST.
lence, q cortage drawing a dog sled,
in which was seated the high priest
of the tribe, and a more v~illainous
looking object | never beheld. He
was stripped to the waist, and smear
ed with oil and coloring matter in
stripes, which gave him the appear
snce of a Chinese joss. On his head
was a tiara Of bears claws, surmount-
ed with an enormous bears head.
On his shoulders were placed erect
on two large walrus tusks, fsncifully
decorated with strips of red flannel.
which had been obtained from the
clothing of drowned sailor washed
ashore. The lower part of the body
was covered with other skins, over
which was spread q number of young
seals; all alive and barking. In the
right hand be held a spear, which be
waved aloft 10 q theatrical manner;
while with his left be motioned to
the bride and groom to approach
him.
The whole coDcourse arose, and
with shouts Of gladness capered
around the priests chariot. This be
submitted to for q space of ten min
utes, and then, imperiously waving
bis spear, commanded silence. The
groom was nov directed to PROSTATE
himself upon the earth on his back,
and the bride directed to place her
right foot upon his throat, which she
evi identity did with reluctance. While
in this position the priest instructed
the groom hat such was to be his
fate, trodden under foot by men,
should be ever prove untrue to his
plighted troth. He was then permit
ted to rise, and directed to approach
the old chief, who placed q spear at
bis breast, telling him it would be
his doom should be prove untrue.
He was next directed to bis father,
who, producing a fishing line, inform
ed him that be would choke to death
bis offspring should be prove unfsith-
ful. Then, to cap the climax, he was
directed to face the entire tribe, who,
brandishing their spears, yelled at
the top of their voices vengeance on
him in the event of unfaithfnlDess.
At this j%uncture the groom, apparent
ly overcome with emotion, dropped
on the ground, and bowling his heed
to the earth, cried, until raised to his
feet by the bride -
81 will be true.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20

What use are fast horses to farm.
ere? asks the Germantown Telegraph.
Gsp they put them to work in the
pillow. harrow. epliyator, roller, reap.
ing machine, cart OF wsgon2 No. 4
storm might arise and the whole crop
of hay be ruined. if they had to de.
pend on 2:40 horses to haul it 10.
There is but one use that we can see
that q farmer might put them to-
sending for q doctor: but as farmers
have very little occasion for this pro-
fessionsl gentleman, and never get
very sick, Q slower and surer horse
will answer better. Why then par
ade these horses Ut the heed Of the
lists at agricultural fairs. and give
them the biggest premiums No
wonder our practical farmers CON-
plain of this, while there is no prem
ium at all for walking horses, which
are q thousand times more useful
We mssp TO the farmer and for gener-
al agricultural end INDUSTRIAL purpos-
es. Thoroughbred hosass bsye tbeir
uses. and We do not desire to utter .
word against them. but msny good
words in their favor. They, hovev=
er, must gil their own places and the
work horses theirs; and neither should
be advocated to the exclesioa Of the
other. Both should be recognized
according to their value.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
The Heart.

Throb, throb, throb. Never sleep
ing, but often tired, bleeding with
wounds, often afflicted by those who
DO not understand it, or burdened
with affection, it must beat on for q
lifetime. Nothing finds a Judgement
in its chambers that does not add to
its lsbors. Every thought that the
mind generates steps upon the heart
before it wings its way into the outer
world. The memories of dead loved
ones sre mountains of weight upon
its sensitiveness the se~nsitivenes..
the anxieties of the soul stream 10 the
heart and bank themselves upon it as
the early snow-drift covers the tender
plant ; love, if it loves, will FIRE il
with feverish warmth, and make it
the more sensitive hate, if it hates,
heats it to desperation and fills 1t
with conflicts. Still it works on.
When slumber closes the eye-lids, the
heart is beating beneath ell its bur.
deus ; it works while we sleep; il
aches while We laugh. Do not unnec.
essarily wound it; do not add to it's
burdens. Speak . kind word TO cheer
it; warm it when it is cold; eucour.
age II when it despairs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
Wild Wen.

in the island of Rio there are wild
men, who live ia trees, and have no
language but cries, and 10 Sumatra,
the residents of Pslembang said there
were men vino lived in the forest,
with whom not only the Europeans,
but the Mslays, could have no inter-
course. He himself had never seen
one. Yet, strange to say, they have
q good trafe with the outer world,
yet not through the medium of
speech, They live in the woods aud
subsist by the chase. They hunt
tigers, not with ths gun, bpt with ar
rows, which they blow out ola tube
with such force, aud which are so
keen of point. aud touched with such
deadly poison, that a wound is al
most Immediately fatal.
These tiger skins and elephant
tusks they bring for barter-not for
ssle-for they never sell anything,
for money is about the most useless
thing they q have. They cannot
eat or drink it or wear il. But as
they have wants they exchange; yet
they themselves arenever seen. They
bring what they have to the edge Of
the forest, and leave it there, and the
Malays come and place what they
have to dispose Of and retire. II the
offer is satisfactory, when they re-
turn again they find what they
brought gone. and take what is left
and depart. II not, they add a few
tribes more TO tempt the eyes Of thess
wild men Of the woods, and so. st
last, the exchange is effected, yet ali
the while the sellers keep themselves
invisible.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
Steamer n

MEMPHIS, March AT 2:39 o,
clock this A. NJ. the Anchor Line
steamer City Of Chester was totally
destroyed by Gre at the elevator.
The boat arrived from st. Louis
about midnight and Captain Zeigler,
who was unwell, retired after putting
the mate in charge. A number of
servants were at work in the cabin
when the FIRE was discovered, and
the first intimstion they had of the
danger was seeing the flames burst
ing through the cabin. The alarm
was sounded and every effort made
to arrest the flames, but within three
minutes the whole forward portion of
the boat was on ere, and the eleea-
tor was threatened with destruction.
Captain Zeigler, who had escaped to
the elevator by running through the
flames with his clothes ever his face
TO protect it, ordered the boat 10 be
cut loose in order to save the eleya.
tor, all who had remained on board
being at the stern and unable to get
10 the elevator. As soon as the
lines were cut the boat foated out
into the stream, and many of those
on board plunged into the river and
were picked up by persons on skifs.
The tug-boat 0riole and transfer
boat Pierson had in the meantime to.
ken OF many ofthose who remained.
The tug then towed the wreck to q
point opposite Fort Pickering and
beached il on q sand bar. Only two
persons are known to have been lost
John Herman, the mail agent, and
the colored barber. A. n. Simpson,
the second clerk, and one of the pi-
lots saved themselves by leaping
from the hurricane roof into the river
and were picked up. The boat had
q cargo Of some three hundred IONS
Of general merchandise and Q large
number of mules aud hogs, all Of
which were lost. About four o'clock
the boilers exploded, jarring the
whole city. The boat was owned BY
the Memphis and st. Louis Packet
Company, and was valued at $40,-
900.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
Watering Plants.

NJ. Willermoz has pointed out the
utility of watering certain plants with
hot water when out of health. Such
waterings render repotting in fresh
earth needless, when the tagging OF
the plants is caused by acid substsnc.
es, which, contained in the soil and
absorbed by the roots, act on living
vegetables like vertible poisons. The
small roots are withered and cease
their action, consequently the upper
and younger shoots of the plant turn
yellow and the spots with which the
leaves are covered indicate their
morbid state. In such cases the u.s.
ual remedy is to transfer the invalids
into fresh soil, clean the pots careful
ly, secure good drainage, and SO on,
often with the best results. But the
experience Of several years has prov
ed the unfailing efficacy of the sim
pier treatment, which consists 10
watering sbundanlly with hot water
III d letupcIaJuto vi ooout i1o oc
grees Fahrenheit, after stirring well
the earth in which the plants are
growing until the water runs well
through the pots, At its first eAper-
mental application, the water came
out clear ; afterwsrd it was sensibly
tinged with brown, and gave an ap-
preciable acid reaction. After this
thorough washing, the pots were
kept warm close to . stove or Q calO-
Next day the leaves Of two
Fcus elasticd 80 treated ceased to
droop, and the spread of black spots
on their leaves was arrested, and
three days afterward, instead of dy-
ing, the plants had recovered their
look of health. Very soon
they made new roots, Immediately
followed by q vigorous growth. In
large towns especially this course OF
is easier to carry out than
general repotting. Perhaph the
extra warmth may be as ef6cacious
as the extra water.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20

The yield of milk from northern
dairy COWS is incredible to people in
regions where cattle are raised most.
" for beef and hides.
Judge Grant was in Little Rock,
Arkansas, in attendance st the Uni
ted States Court. One morning he
saw a farmer with a SLOUGH hat, and
a genuine butternut suit, trying to
sell a COW in there. 1t was q large,
long-horned animal, and the planter
was informing a man hat the COW
would give four quarts of milk a day,
if fed well.
Up stepped the judge, What do
you ask for the cow"
about thirty dollars. She'll give
Eve quarts of milk if you feed Der
well, replied the planter, and be
proceeded to describe her good quail
tiles.
Said the Judge: Il have cows on
my farm, not much more than half as
big as your COW, which give twenty
TO twenty-five quarts of milk in q
day"
The planter eyed the Judge sharp
ly for a moment, as if trying to re-
member whether he had ever seen
him before or not, and then asked:
Stranger, where do you live ?"
NV homo Ia in lava
"Yes, stranger, | don't dispute it.
There was heaps of sogers from Iowa
down here during the war, and,
stranger, and they was the ALFRED
est liars in the whole Yankee army.
Mebbe you mount be an officer in
some of them regiments 2"
The judge slid for the court
house.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
Our Tame Rat.

During the Winter evenings, when
tire children were engaged with their
lessons, our tame rat, Billy, was usu-
ally to be found on the table rum
maging among their books and catch
ing at their pens; which latter smuse-
ment be enjoyed very much after
the manner OF a kitten running after
q knittingneedle drawn quickly up
and down the table; but as these
smusements rather interfered with
the studies, Rilly would occasionally
be dismissed to the kitchen, to which
be had q great dislike. He neve
stayed there longer than he could
help, but on the first chance would
rush up the stairs and scratch, or
rather / should say gnaw for admit
lance. Speaking of this gnawing
leads me to observe that q objec-
ton / had to receiving him was the
fear that be would be very mischiev-
QUE; but fortunately l never found
him SO. He had free access to q
pantry where o variety of eatables,
usually considered dear to q rats
heart, were to be found; but | never
knew him to injure anything or even
to cut the paper covering Of any par
eel, no matter what it contained. No
doubt it wss partly owing to bis be-
ing SO well fed that be was not driv-
en- to theft by hunger. 1 generally
scattered for him on the shelves some
grains of rice or pickles or starch,
and to these be helped himself when
inclined. From soap or candles he
would turn away in disgust. being
far too well bred a rat to indulge in
such low tastes; but be dearly loved
a bit of plum-caks; and, / shall con-
fess it, he was by no means a teeto-
taller. If ale was used at dinner, be
would rush eagerly about the glass
es until be was supplied with some
in a spoon. | believe, before be
came to US, be had been accustomed
to ever stronger rotations, in which,
however, we did not indulge him. 1
have said be was not mischievous,
neither was he, as mischief among
rats is generally understood; but
there is no rule without exception,
and Billy had q decided ~penchant for
kid-gloves. If any were left careless
ly about, be was sure to get hold OF
Them and have the fingers eaten of
in a few minutes.
/ cannot tell how many gloves be
destroyed, until repeated lessons OF
his sort enforced more tidy habits.
/ must not omit to mention his love
of music; when be heard the piano
be would rush to the drawing-room
and spring to the performers knee,
where be would remain perfectly
quiet, evidently listening with much
pleasure. When be first came be
was very restless, seeming to live in
a state of perpetual motion but he
soon learned to come upon the knee
TO be caressed and have his head rub
bed, which operation afforded him
intense enjoyment. He would have
lain in a state Of supreme delight for
an hour if any one would have rub
bed his head for SO long.-Chamber's
J.sfyoo1
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
AGRICULTURAL.
To reirshe Age OF Fowls.

If a hens spur is hard. and the
scales on the legs are rough she is
old, whether you see her head or not,
but her head will corroborate your
observation. If the under bill is so
stiff that you cannot bend it down
and the comb thick and rough, leave
her, no matter how fat and plump,
for some one less particular. A
young hen has only the rudiments OF
spurs the scales on tie legs are
smooth, glossy and fresh colored,
whatever the color may be, the claws
tender and short, the pals sharp, the
under bill soft and the comb thin and
smooth.
AID old turkey has rough scales on
the legs, collosities on the soles OF the
feet, and long, strong claws; a young
one the reverse of all these marks.
When the feathers are on, the old
turkey cock has a long tuft or beard,
q young hen, but q sprouting one,
and when they are off, the smooth
scales on the legs decide the point,
beside the difference in size of the
wattles of the neck and in the elastic
snoot upon the ose
An old goose when alive is known
by the rough legs, the strength of the
wings, particularly at the pinions, the
thickness and strength of the bill and
6neness of the feathers. and when
plucked by the leg, the tenderness of
the skin under the wings, by the pin
ions and the bill and the coarseness
of the skin.
Ducks are distinguished by the
same means, bit there Is the differ
ence that a duckling's bill is much
longer In proportion to the breadth
of the head than the old ducks.
A young pigeon is discovered by its
pale color, smooth scales, tender, col
lapsed feet, and the long, yellow
down i~nterspersed among its feathers.
A pigeon that can fly has always red
colored legs and no down, and is then
too old for use as a squad.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
AGRICULTURAL.


The managers of q few creameries
in New York have adopted q new
method in the management of their
milk. As the new milk Is received
night and morning. at the creamery,
it is run into large vats.lik makevats.
and al once heated to lao degrees or
above. by driving.stesm ia the milk.
This drives the odors out and enables
them to keep the milk twelve or
twenty-four hours longer than it
would without heating. As soon ss
the heating is done, cold water is
run around the milk and through it,
by q series of horizontal tubes in the
middle of the milk. the top tube being
just below the cream, to be out of the
way of skimming. Thus by cooling
the milk at the outside and the mid.
die, it is rapidly done and the cream
hurried to the surface.
When it has cooled to the temper
sture of the air, an alright Y is
let down upon the vat, shutting the
milk entirely away from all atmos-
pheric influence circumstance OF
considerable Importance, as the air
10 cheese factories is seldom just what
would be most desirable. In this
condition it stands from twelve to
sixty hours, till the cream is ell up,
or so much of it as the operator wish
es to remove, and it is then sweet
and makes better skim cheese than
when not heated.
The cream raised in this manner is
most delicious. 1t is the finest fla
vored of any | have met with in any
factory, being entirely free from the
stale or bitter taste which is devel-
oped in cream raised on ~unscaided
milk in the open air, and the butter
is all that could be desired. 1t is
strictly "guilt-edge," and unsurpass-
ed. This combines all the best fea-
lures of the different systems of heat
ing, cooling and exclusion from air,
without any of the disadvantages
which occur when either system is
employed alone.
This process of butter making, and
the apparatus used are without pat
ents, so far as | know, aud ! have no
doubt will continue SO. But its use
has not yet been wide enough to de-
termine the question of profit. 1t
costs a little more than the old meth
DDS, and requires facilities for cooling
which will be in the way of general
adoption. But it has something of
value by way of pointing to bottom
facts in butter making, which seems
to be useful in an art so empirical as
dairying.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20

A schoolmsster tells the following
story:
was teaching in . quiet country
village. The second morning of my
session l had leisure to suryey nv
surroundings, and among the scanty
furniture l espied g three legged
stool.
"Is this the Ounce block ~ / asked
q little girl.
The dark eyes sparkled, the curls
aodded assent, and the lips replied
out
81 suppose sos the teacher Away,
sits on it.n
The stool was unoccupied the rest
ofthat term.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20

The greatest luxury Of riches il
that they enable you to escape 30
much good advice. The rich are al.
ways advising the poor; but the
poor seldom venture to return the
compliment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20
The Great New Medicine

PURiFiEs the BLOOD,
lNviCORATE8 the LIVER,
PROMOTES DIGESTION, and
STRENGTHENS TINE nERvE8,
Thus efrectually curing disease Of what.
ever name or nature. 1t IL worthy Of
trial. RELIEF guaranteed.
Full 10 the stOmaeh, and acts emcfently
ms n CATHARTIC, ALTEHATIvE and
DIURETIC. It's action II not attended
with any unpleasant feeling ,neitherfs
ON the contrary, refreshment and In
v~fgorafion.
Its Immediate eneetup0n the digestive
organs,whether Impaired by disease or
from any cause, II to increase
their powers Of assimilatfon and nutri.
tion, the appetite being increased Mt
once. To those affected with an engor-
ged condition OF the liver. as Bilious
ness, Northumberland by a dusky compiler
ION, N coated tongue, a pasty, bad taste
In the mouth, n eapricious appetite and
sluggish action of bowels, with .
tai ~dullness, yIGORENE proves most
valuable.
Its effect upon the kidneys is NO less
quickly cleared up by Il.
Inflammmtory and Chronic RHEU.
MATIsM viii soon disappear by q per.
sistent use OF VIGORENE.
E0G III GuIe Va SAAh DhnfanCs N
Eruptions of all kinds, vIGOREyE IL
most certain.
vIGORENE Is com posed Of the active
properties OF HERBS, ROOTS, GUMS
and BARkS, thai Mature alone fur.
nishes, great are being taken by us
that they are gathered Mt the right
season OF year. and that they possess
their native virtues.
That vIGORENE has the power to
PURIFY THE BLOOD. ISVIGORATE
the LIVER, and STIMULATE the DI.
GEsTIvE ORGANS, Is indisputably
proven by those who have given II q
trial and have been permanently cured.
We do not ask you 10 try n dozen bot
lies 10 experience relief, for we GUAR.
ANTEE You Will feel better from the
first few doses.
vIGORENE fs astonishing the world
with Its cures, and is throwing nll other
TONICS ALTERATIvES and lNvIG.
GRANTS, int the shade. Put up In
large bottles,doub strength. Requires
small doses. and is pleasant to take.
Price, sI.00 per Bottle.
WALKER & BADGER MFG. CO., Prop's,
90 cha S., New y:fi, I'D Jersey City, NJ
n OBJECT oF EATING" q new book every
me should read. sent free upon receipt Of a one
cent STAMP.
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JOHN r. LYMYE
DEAlERih
Hardware, iron, Nails, Glass, Paints
OILS. &C., &c.

The following is a partial LIST of goods in Stock; Carpenters Tools,
Planes, Saws, Hatchet, Hammers, Chisek, Plane Irons q DIES, DC, Black
smiths Goods, Bellows, Anvls, Vices, Files, Hammers, &c Saddery
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles. Rings, Bits and Tools
Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painters Goods, a full stock White
Lead, Coored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints n oil, all eolors,
Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains.
&c. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape The best Coal
Oil always on hand Our stock of Goa Oil Lamps IS large and comprise,
very elegant styles. Ditston's Circular, Mu!ey and Cross Cut Saws Mill
Saw Files ofthebest quality Porcelainlned Kettles Handles of all kindss
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-03-20

The marriage of Jonas ii. Lamb to
Miss Mary A Brown is announced
in an exchange. A year or two
hence the favorite lullaby in the fam
lily will be Mary had q little Lamb
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sHOvEIs. ORA SPADES. aAKEs.

Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Looking
Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wrhngers, Meal Sleeves, Door Mats, Baskets
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Irvine, Rope all sizes, Hay Puleys, Butter Prints
Sticks, Traps, Stedyards, Meat Cutters and Suffers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes. Cur
ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything
in the Builders line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, &c, &C.
The fact is, keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. | deal
exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole attention to it, Per-
sons who ire building. O any one in need of anything in nay line, will find
it to their advantage to give me a call will always give g reasonable
credit to responsible persons l thank my old customers for their patronage,
and hope this season to make many new ones Don't forget the place
No, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK"
April 8 IA. JOHN 7, BLYMYER