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San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06

THE London Civil Service Supply AS
sociation, which started in 1866 on quite
small scale, now occupies huge prem
ises in the city Subject to a ground rent
of 81, 900 year,, and valued at $780,
600, and has also West End premises
erected at cost of S125,0O0. 1t also
has additional premises for the storage
and tailoring departments, and en-
ploys 600 men at cost of nearly $780,
600 year. The supreme direction is
vested in a committee of 10, five OF
whom annually retire in rotation. The
sales up to August, 1877, amounted to
over 100000. The prices charged
to members average 10 per cent. above
the wholesale prices, an arrangement
which has always left surplus after all
expenses are paid. The antagonism OF
the retail dealers was at first so bitter
that the association experienced consid-
cradle difficulty in persuading whole
sale dealers to supply them. They were
only won over by the largeness OF the
orders, and some firms still hang back.
Its institution has led to many retail
firms reducing their prices. In August,
1877, the clear assets of the association
were S950,000.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06
Biddy MeGinnis at the PhOtOg-
rapher'S.

"Now, yell sit quiet, look at
that sthick at the corner av the box
an don't move whilst I'm countin',"
says he. At the same time putin some
thin that ould picky-bones had gev him
Until the frunt av the little box. "Now
mind" says he, "don't stur," an wild
that he turn'd his back an begun to
count for his life. For cud see plain
enough, that the laugh wasn't out av
him yit. Och, lave me alone, but l
knew enough to not let him bate me out
av any thin this time, dye mindP So l.
list planted mesilf street round an cock'd
me two eyes street in frunt av me. An
troth, l had quite enough to kape me
Employed watchin' the little stick and
the box, and his own back, dye mind?
"That'll do for the prisint," says he,
"but remain where We are, for l may
hav' to take you ovir ag'in." An wild
that he handed bit av a slate to ould
skinny-bags, an he whip'd wild it Until
his little din. Purity soon he KEN out,
an the two wur talkin' thegether like a
couple av pirates, dishputin' betune
thimsilves. So, whin they had sittled it
himself walks up to me, an says he, 81
hav' the picture av you now, only"
says he, sit has far more than belongs
to We, but I'll show it to We to convince
We that we wur not chatin' We out av yer
eyes, onyway.' An, Whinny,-och,
Whinny, acushla! " there wasn't me-
silf wild four eyes an two mouths in the
face av me. All other ways, as natural
as life, top skirt an AL.
"I'm not willin' to Civ ye SO much
for the price," says he, "an' iv yell
just look at luvly little burd that I'll
hould in my hand Until count thurty,
I'll jist take two av yer eyes out an
clap thin Until me pockit to reminder
We by, and yer mouth an yer voice.
Deed, I'll niver forgit,a long as l live,"
sez he.
So wild that the ould fairy gev him the
slate back agin, an he clapped it Until
the box-fxed me over, avick; held up
his little burd for me to look at, an, be
iabbers! he niver TUX his two eyes Oft
me face, this time, an him countin' as
solimn now as an ould Judge, readin'
the dith sintince; an whin they got
through, this was what they brung to
me; an iv We don't say it's as good a
lookin' gurril as liver left the County
Connaught-heath, I'm sure my mother
will, whin she sees it. Och, look it
there! Isn't it the dazzler?-AprH
!Scribner.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06

THE ErNA LIFE INSURANCE CON-
pAyY. of Hartford, Conn, with its as
sets of 1924, 141, LIS. 20 and its clean sur
plus of nearly four and quarter min
ions of dollars, and its well-known eco
nomical management, has recently re-
ceiyed a well-merited Endorsement from
the Special Commission appointed by
the Legislature of Connecticut a year
a5o. TO investigate all the Life lnsur-
a1ce Companies of that State. The
Commission say Of the Ktna that it Is
/" not only solvent, but financially sound.
and under the management Of officers
and Directors of large exPerience'
sound judgment and unblemished char
acter and entitled to the entire conn
dence of policy-hoiders and the public "
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06

out he can not conceive thnt costiy anu
dangerous expeditions are undertaken
without the idea of conquest. To him
the explorer is pioneer, the spy of an
invading army Why else should the
white man Gomez He does not seek for
trade except as purchaser of food; he
is not a slave-trader. What, then, can
he be but the advance-guard of an in
vaderp
Mr.. Stanley had no little trouble in
persuading his particular friend Mtesa
that he wanted nothing in the way of
territory. 81 told him." observes Mr..
Stanley, as he flicks the ash of his cigar
with a finger adorned with the diamond
ring apparently inseparable from the
American: 81 told him, in kind OF
set speech such as we make to the red
man, what nonsense it was for him to
think wanted his country. What was
there in it to tempt me! Did want
gunsP 1 had enough for myself and
some left to give him. Did ! want
wivesp There were thousands of beau
tiful women-white women-in my
own country; why, then, should envy
him his dusky bridesP Did want
housesp We had houses at home which
reached from earth to sky-from the
water to the stars-and what should l
do with grass-built hutsP Did want
landP My country was greater far than
any space that Mtesa could think Of;
the sun rose on big water,
compared with which the African
lakes were puddles, and sank
on another big water, in
which Africa itself could swim about. l
don't think that in the beginning of our
friendship Mtesa believeda word said.
He considered like born diplomatist,
that all this rhetoric was merely en-
ployed to blind him to my real object
that my aim was to conquerh his country,
and that my Indifference was simply
feigned, with intent to deceive Mtesa,
like all his countrymen, can do nothing
without big talk. They love negotia-
ton, especially if it takes the form OF a
deal for provisions or other merchan-
disc, and the purchase of a few cattle is
made the subject of as many maneuvers
as the Constitution of a new European
State. There is 10 such thing as mar
ket value-at least in the interior-and
a bargain is trial of skill between
adopts. If you want any thing OF a
native that must be the last subject you
introduce into your discourse. You
must wait for it to come in incidentally,
or to be suggested by him. On his side
he probably knows,or shrewdly guesses,
what you wish for, and avoids the SUBJ
ject as long as possible. All this seems
to me to be genuine diplomacy-a tri-
al of skill between man and man, be-
tween black and white. By degrees l
brought Mtesa to understand that l did
not want to conquer~ his country, and
since then he looks upon me with Won
der. He is a good fellow, and intelli-
gent beyond the limits that untraveled
whites are pleased to assign to the Afri-
can mind"
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06

THE people of Chicago are sanguine
that they at length see a way out of the
bankruptcy that has overiaken their
city. The Inter Ocean says that there
are in Chicago, sin round numbers, p
800 saloons. The saloon men estimate
the average number of drinks sold by
each saloon at something over $50 per
day, a total for each day in the year OF
42a 200 drinks. Suppose a tax of one
cent per drink was fixed by the City
Government, the revenue from this
source for one year would be over ST.
SOC. coo, or more than ten times as much
a. Is now received from the license sys-
tem.m
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06

A MOVEMENT is on foot among the
New York merchants to do away with
drummers. We suspect this Is an at
tempt to close up the saloons in small
toxns.-Broalfaa Tale.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-06

AFporD girl visited Utica Photog-
rapher yesterday and wanted him to
take her I" dozen of them ere talking
phonographs."- Observer.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04
lRSET, Pa, WEDNESDAY,. SEPTEMBER 4. 1878.
EVERY MANS DUTY,

The ntes that SOW select the plow
That cuts the cleanest furrow;
That man Is only all a man
Whose work is clean and thorough:
And the facts reap for the harvest-swec
Aye choose the keensst sickle;
That man Is only half nan
Whose course is weak AMI fiekle.
They err who deem LIES busy s'rsam
But meant for eraft Of power;
No honest works SO cheap and mean
But hath its solemn hour
For the lOwly poor in walks obscure
Have still their human duty,
Aswell as those whose statelier ways
Move on in light and beauty.
Do well your work, porter, clerk.
Lcngshoreman, groom or carter
The crowns Of toll are won as Oft
In sweat Of brow as barter;
Blunt Duty takes all sorts Of tracks
Broad, narrow, dry. or muddy.
-Aa HufH VI CoucI4tlttt L-Af " tA4-1'A
In workshops as IN duty.
Work without flaws the custom draws
From hands that slur and Dlunder;
The ehiefest cause for making laws
'Gainst false pretense and biunder,
Springs out Of Sloth and Folly, both
With naughs but seorn before them.
All honest wages scorn, unless
You give good labor for them.
The toll you use in pegging shoes,
Or welding pick AMI shovel,
As much as that Ofpen and brain,
May glorify howell
And mean and base to ali his rate,
To alien and to neighbor,
Is be who In his heart denies
The dignity Of labor.
Then, though you toll above the soil,
Or underneath 1t burrow
In mines and tunnels, always let
Your work he dean ana thorough.
Hamani,y'sa Family Tree,
Requiring honest duty
Ofiittle twigs, as well as boughs
That wave in strength and beauty
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

{, Never tell man that he Is liar
unless you are certain that you can
lick him i for, as general rule, when
you say that il means fight | have
arrived az this conclusion through
sad experience. | know Il is not
safe 70 give the lie to q muscular
Christian. | did once. am sorry
for it now, as | never grieved for
anything in the whole course Of NY
life. We were standing on the side
walk in front Of tho club talking pol.
itics. when | made the statement;
and men who talk politics aad get
mad over i, are. to put It mildly, Ia
natics, or else want an Office. The
man made an assertion touching the
/ fair name Of nv fa7orite candidate
which believed 10 be untrue. Il Is
I probable that if il had been "a true a.
t was false, shouli have taken the
same course, because, you understand,
man has no sense who talks politics,
anyhow thiak ! said that before,
bat it is ali the same. | want 10
make it strong, and get you to under
stand how | got ny ornamental eye.
/ mildly suggested that a man who
would make such a statement as that
was lost to al sense Of shame and
would be guilty Of any base crime
He disagreed with me on that point.
As tor himself be never made
statement except upon the most ample
proof My candidate was the mean
est man unhung
| told him be lied. | have been
kicked by mule; have fallen out Of
q second story window on a. hard
paTemeni; eaten green persimmons;
heard Miss Allow read poetry for two
hours and half; sksted hunted
rode on sharp-blcked horse cf
mustang pareutage. On adept in the
art Of "bgcking;;" suffered grief Of
various kinds, and still clung 70 life;
but all these are feathers in the bal
snee compared with that little word
liar.
Immediately after saying it, sat
dowE-not in she way people usually
sit down | sat down on the rim Of
nay right ear, about ten feet from the
spot where | had been standing when
| made use Of the expression quoted
above l am not used to sitting in
that position ard | do not think it
agrees with me.
| have heard Of people who got
Up on their ear" and walked Of. |
wish | knew how to Do it. and /
would have propelled myself away
from that spot Immediately, if / had
possessed this happy faculty / pro-
ceeded to bring myself 70 a perpcu-
dieular, fully intending to use the
means Of locomotion which na.uge
bad given me; bat when | came
right side Up, something heavy ran
against my nose, and as | felt rather
iired, sat down on the ether ear. l
ike ehsnge-it is too monotonous
ioing the same thing over and over
again.
Somebody took my large friend
away, and / was quite pleased when
le was'gone. have concluded TO look
vice at q man before / give the lie
again. Ny eye is in mourning, my
lose is swelled 10 the size Of ciiron
gith the color Of blush rose, and
ny store clothes look as though they
lad been run through q sausage ma
,hine. would not have that mans
emper for anythingin the world.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04
Natural Curiosltles.


On land, q short distance south
east from the Weir station, Taun-
ton, Mass, is q double tree composed
OF complete living apple tree, our
Of the trunk Of whi:h grows a dle
elm, thirty feet or more. And near
the house Of DR.. Dean, in the same
town, stands an elm, near the foot Of
when there springs, or did at last
accounts, the butt ola vigorous grape.
vine, which, at a considerable dis
tance from the ground, grows eL,ire-
ly into the tree, then it re-appears
aud is at length once more entirely
lost. Ga the farm Of Mr. Reed.
in the same vicinity, there is will
low Of considerable sizs grown from
seed brought to maturity in the orig
inal tree over the burial spot Of Ma
poleOn l., at 81. Helena. A fourth
wonder in this neighborhOod is the
grapevine On the Richardson estate.
The trunk Of this vine il more than
tNenty-seven inches 10 circumference.
and several Of the branches girt s
and 8 inches We doubt whether
the famous Hampton Court vine Is
much bigger than some Of its hum
ble relations About four miles
northwest Of Spencer, in Indiana.
stands a sugar tree on the brow OF a
bill, which has two distine. trunks
that start from the ground four feet
apart. They are eight inches in diam
eter, and unite in one trunk Of about
twelve inches in diameter. at nine
feet from the groung, forming a sol
i'd, compact body from that point
upwards. On the banK Of the Kan
sss river, a short distance north Of
UdOra, stands a water elm, about %
inches in diameter At about twelve
feet distant, another Of the same spe-
cies leans toward and enters into the
larger trunk, and becomes a part Of
it at about fifteen feet from the
ground. One Of the most curious,
and a. the same time most useful Of
trees, is the bamboo-bstanieaIly a
grass, yet practically foreign tree.
IL grows as high as eighty feet and
has clums 30 strong that they are
used for masts, joists ofhouses, pipes,
and every purpose TO which poles
can be applied. The tender young
shoots serve as q vegetable Tor he
natives, and are used for pickles By
the Europeans; tkey serve, when
sewn together. as garments, and are
also used as thatcbing the roofs Of
houses. The wood cut into splints
is worked into baskets, twisted into
cables, eGG, ia fact, ia some form or
other, furnishes the bed, mattress,
chair, table, curtain, pipe, ehopstiek,
flute, broom, food, garment, book, pa
per, fuel, etc, etc, Of large class Of
human beings. One Of the most re-
markable instances Of abnormal
growth is that Of a decaying sugar
tree, 10 Township Fifteen, about one
mile east Of Rockville, Indiana.
From some cause its top has been
bent down to the ground, against a
hillside 10 such a manner that It's
branches became in time covered
With earth that was washed down
the hillside This resulted ia its "a
king root az the top. Then followed
a series Of sprouts, that became dwarf
trees, along the upper side Of the
main trunk, forming fantastic arch
over the little hollow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04
,VIGoHHNE

1VIGoRHNG
Is AGREEABLE 10 the taste, CRATE
EU L. 10 the stomach and n cts effie ient1y
CATHARTIC, ALTERATIyE and
DfURETIC. Its action Is not attended
with any q pheasant fscifng {. neither Ia
ON the contrary, refleshfncn. und In.
vigoration.
Its Immediate effect upon the d digestive
organs, whether i'm pa in ed D. disease OF
e.hausted from enyenuse, f. % increase
their powers OF nssimi ilatIon n nd gtri-
tion. the appetite being increased mt
once. To those @ fsected with nm ongor-
gcd condition OF the liver, as Bilious
ness. ss.eharacterizedb by n dusk y compiex-
ion, N coated tongue, a pasty, bad Tn ST e
I'm the mouth. n PRECIOUS appetite u nd
sense OF fu line - in the n cad "a nd Of nm n
fai dullness, yIGORENE proves most
valuable.
Its effect upon the kidneys is no less
happy. n tuTbid, Irritating urine is
quickly cleared PIP by il.
lnfammatory and CnroHfc RHEU-
MAFIsM will soon disappear by n per-
sfstent use OF VIGORESE.
Eruptions of all kinds, vIGORESE 4.
most certain.
VIGORENE Is com posed of the active
properties Of HERBS. ROOTS. GUNS
and BARKS. that Nature alone fur
aishes, great care being taken by us
that they are gathered at the right
season of the year, and that they possess
their native virtues.
That yIGORESE hrs she power TO
fURIFf THE BLOOD ISyIGORATE
the LIVER, and STIMULATE the d.
GESTIvE ORGANS. fs indisputabiy
proven by those who have given IL "A
trial n nd have been permanent cured.
We do not asi. you TO try q doTep bot
dies TO experience relief, fer we GUAR
ASTEE you will fee, Better from The
first few doses.
VIGOREyE "a ns.oui.h.r- n Tho rrarld
with its cures. and o. . II hrowfBg "a II OF her
TOSICs, ALTERATISES and INyIG-
GRANTS. into the shade. Pint up in
large bottles double strength. Requires
small do-es. nd is pleasant TO take.
Price. St.oO per Bottle.
UaIRsR 4 BADGER EF6. CO.. Prop's.
3 ;..s g.. .s- Es-s ;-= .i,ssy s.:y, J. :.
THE OBJECT or EATING" nes hoax eysry-
s7ne should se-d, ftIt :rce uron .ac.i iPt c: ons
cent stEElr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

By rolling all night ia a hot bed a
man finds bis sleep done to turn in
the morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

A new dime novel is entitled
"Throuuh Thick snd Thin" Proba-
bly, founded on clearinghouse cof-
fee and oyster soup.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04
THE LABOR QUESTION

And now, fellow citizens, in eonelu-
sion let me invite your attention
bridey to the agitation of the labor
question, not only in this country,
bat in other countries, where prodnc-
tion has exceeded consumption, and
thrown out Of employment many in
dustricus laboring men, ,and paralyzed
important branches of industry, es-
pecially in the iron and coal indus
tries. | know that in some places
labor is depressed, hat wages are
low, that many a willing hand finds
it hard to get work, and sometimes
hungry men, women and children
want clothing, and shame be to him
who does not sympathize sith such
suffering and relieve il if possible.
No wonder that honest labor grows
soured al the inequalities Of life, aud
sometimes listens to the cry OF the
demagogue that human laws have
caused this distress, snd that il be
was in Office be could furnish re-
dress
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

More drunkenness this month. thus
far. than for three montbs past in the
same length Of time-what does its
mean 2-NaitonGi Prohlbaoaist-
Mean : why it means that i.'s sot
weather. Ask "a something hard
81. Louis Journal.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

The best of cigars Of different brands, Eianrfac-
turei by himself, Of the choicest Of totaccos.-
These cilaIs cannot be excelled by any ia the mar
kot- One Of the best stocks Of chewing tobacco
ever brought u Somerset. Prices 70 suit the
times. ian25
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

Kankee. Illinois, has a justice wno
beats them all in matrimonial splic-
ing with neatness and dispatch. This
il sbout theformuls "Hsv'er ?n Yes"
.Have him 2f Yes" Married S2.D
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

Clergymen are men who have long
vacations.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

Who ever heard a penny whis-
lie ?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-04

A Hartford entomologist says there
are al least a thousand kinds Ct bugs
in that city This viii give one sn
idea Of the number Of boarding
houses.
The New York herald., 1878-11-04

at Association Hail. In connection with the Loan Ex
hibition Of the Society Of Decorative Art will be de-
vered on Tuesday evening The lecturer will be the
Rev. W T. Grits. and the subject Japanese Art, ID
one with which he is well acquainted.
On the same evening the Art Students League will
mold their second monthly reception and exhibition
OF studies at their rooms Fifth avenue. The ex-
hiDtion which promises to be interesting will COM
prise students work and studies by foreign hands
r. A: Abbeys with Pride Upon Her Brow. In
Hd,pers Weekly for the 9th inst, is extremely
creaitable example Of this draughtsman's s skill
George w. Maynard is shortly expected home. The
FAMOUS Verlat recently congratulated him warmly on
his portrait of r. Millet the artist and correspond
ent during the late Eastern war,
The ladies Of the Society of Decorative Art wish
us 70 state that there but three articles In the
present loan exhibition which were in that of last
year. This statement is made the impression has
gone abroad that the present exhibition Is but du
plicate of the former one.
The New York herald., 1878-11-04

AN UNNATURAL PARENT.

Saturday evening. at nine o'clock. officers Wall and
Livingston Of the Thirteenth precinct brought to the
station house Delancey street Joseph Entwystle,
his wife Mary and their three childrenGilber three
and half years; Ida. aged years; and Joseph
aged nine years, the latter in insensible con-
dition and all the rest suffering from ntoxicaton Little
Joseph. along with being badly under the influence
of liquor. had been severely beaten about the head
and was IN such serious condition that Captain
Copeland telegraphed for an ambulance, which soon
arrived accompanied by DR.. Schapps, ambulance
surgeon. He examined the boy and expressed
the opinion that he was in a precarious
state. from which he not likely to
recover. He in . condition Of coma
when he removed to Bellevue Hospital, but up to
last evening he still living The father appeared
delrious from the liquor he had consumed, and tho
mother was In deplorable plight. The children.
however the most ptiAble objects Of ALL their
eyes being swollen and bloodshot they tottered
heplessly about the floor Of the station house.
Mr. Joseph Lowenstein of No. 104 Rivington
street. called the attention Of the police to the Of
this family and said that Entwystle compelled his
Joseph and the other children to drink the liquor
until they became insensible Then he turned
them into the street. beating them in the
hallway their way out Entwystle and his
wife were taken yesterday morning before Judge
Wandell at the Essex Market Police Court and held
in $500 bail to The Society for the Preven-
ton of Cruelty to Children was notified and will most
likely undertake the prosecution Of this most heart
less and unnatural parent.
The New York herald., 1878-11-04
A BACK STAIRS ADVENTURE.

Mrs. Edward Mcdonald. Of No. 101 East Twenty
fifth street. went down to her kitchen on Saturday
evening to get something she had forgotten On the
back stairs she saw man skulking against the WALL
To her question. who's there r. he replied. Damn
you, keep STILL. She gave him opportunity to get
nearer to her. but screamed for help and her hus-
band rushed to her assistance and pinionei the
truder's arms Officer Kirkland, Of the Eighteenth
precinct, found easy entrance into the place
as 1t had previously been broken into. He
received tho prisoner from the McDonalds.
MY names Ryan," said the stranger. Its all
right" and he invented for his being found
in the house. I'm innocent" he protested. The
officer searched him. and on his person were found
coat and vest. gold watch, two Ave dollar bills,
pair Of gold spectacles and gold pencil case worth
altogether about 5000. The property recog-
nized by the occupants Of the house as their own
The prisoner in the Fftyseventh Street Court yes
terday. said he James Ryan, twenty three years
of age of No. 413 East Thirteenth street, and was
committed In default of $1,000 bail.