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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

john |. ScuLI, the business manager of
this paper, was accidentally drowned in
The South Branch of the Potomac River.
about Hine miles below Cumberland, on
last Thursday afternoon.
On Wednesday, Charles o. Hurst.
Samuel +. Picking. and John |. Soul. Of
Somerset, and Ernest Wardwell Of Oak
land, Nd, zen TO South Branch for the
purpose Of fishing. Thursday morning
Messrs. Picking and Wardwell proceeded
down the river about Two miles, leaving
The other two engaged ia angling near the
South Branch bridge. They were very
suoccssfal, and by three o'clock p. NJ. Mr..
Soul had caught a fine string of fish,
weighing about thirty pounds, which he
had fastened TO a cord at his waist. About
the hour named both gentlemen were
wading IN the Potomac about two hun
dred yards above South Branch bridge. be-
ing some distance apart, when Mr.. Hurst
heard Mr.. Scull shout, II am gong
down He at first supposed him 10 be
Jesting, but presently saw Mr.. Seull disap-
pear beneath the surface of the water.
Hurst at once started toward him. but be-
ing encountered by a bait bucket attached
10 his clothing, made slow progress, and
before he could reach Mr.. Scull, the latter
sank for the last time and was drowned.
MIR. Hurst with difficulty freed himself
from the swift current and reached shall.
water. Il is supposed that Mr.. Scull
stepped into a hole, and, borne down by
the weight Of the fish attached 10 his per
was unable TO extricale himself, not
being an expert swimmer. His body was
recovered shortly aiterward, and taken by
his companions 10 Cumberland. where il
was placed in a casket and brought on
mornings train to his heart-strick-
en- friends al Somerset.
The above account of this sad accident
is taken substantially from the Cumber-
land Nens.
John |. Scull was the eldest son of Ed
and Louisa Scull. lie was in his
lhirtieth year. having been born in Somer-
April %, Is49. At an early age he
the printing trade, and for several
years has been business manager Of this
PAPER and a clerk in the office of the Col
Of Internal Revenue. He was g
correct, industrious, systematic business
man, and had already achieved a success
accorded to few at his time of life.
The writer feels 10th 10 speak OF the
many peculiar graccs which adorned his
character and endeared him to his friends.
He WAS a quiet, unobtrusige gentleman.
to every MAJ, pleasant and liberal
all, he occupied a warm place in the
heart Of each man, woman and child who
knew him. This was manifest on the
when the sad news of his untime-
y taking off was ~telegraphed here. To
he employees Of this Office his death is a
.erribie blow. No one was ever more
Kind, indulgent. and forglving than he.
He was buried on last Sunday evening
accordance with the rites OF the Episco-
pal Church, OF which he vas . worthy
member. A large number of persons fol
owed his noble form 10 the tomb.
Hi thrice bereayed parents and friends
the sympathy of our entire commu-
lity. Con-.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

DhCscLLs, mug. IL 1910
There is belief in our own coun-
try that there is scarcely any drunk
enness ia Europe, and that this
plsgue is peculiar to America /
have frequently read as much il
American papers, end in letters Of
tourists, and 1 have heard Ameri-
cans on this side assert that they
had never seen Q drunken man in
Europe. ] o only say that those
Americans who have not seen o
great deal of iaebriety here have
been almost miraeulously preserved
from g sad and disgusting bu: very
common spectacle. There may not
be as many person. found dead
drunk, as me sayipg il. here as in
Ameries, but a much larger proper
tion Of The people are always in a
state q aeni-intoxicaiio0, or, it may
be said, never quite sober. But ii is
hard to u evstaHd how any one can
have lived in Europe. tor even q short
lAlsCt 3Bt nVt u6FC GtFn LlCu dElu-
drunk. | have seen them in Paris
too drunk TO keep their feet, and
while in Frankfort On the Main, last
eek, | saw, in the space of five min
utes, two men carried to the lock-up
so helplesslv drunk that they could
not lift a hand. The manifestation
Of drunkenness 10 the European and
the American is very different, and
the infreqnency OF crimes arising
from i1tox,ca;ion here is. | think,
one reason Why it il 50 generally be
lieyed that there IS less Of the vice
on this ihsE on the other side Of the
Atlantic. So thoroughly have ages
OF oppression and rigid subsection to
authority, trained the European
nature that, in montbe Of e~xhilera-
ton, and even OF maddest excite.
ment, be never forgets the terror of
law. This ! think is not ~inconsist-
ent with the fact that a large proper
ton of our erIm,na, population Is Of
foreign birth. The sudden transit
ton 10 a new country, and an entire
ly new life, the ~elevsiion to ~oilisen-
ship and peeTshin 80 utterly eonfounds
his ilpoIt Ted ideas Of political and
social relations tina. be runs awreek
end the Eeeoil Of ages of despoiism
falls, as il were, upon the liberstor.
IL has been frequently said in ia
vor of European institutions and hab-
its that they have 70 bars, that they
have not the vile practice of walking
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Augusta, Ne, August l9.-Yes-
terday afternoon, while driving near
the town OF Mount Vernon, Senator
Blaine aud family were cvertaken by
a sudden and v%iolen. thunder and
hail storm, when the horses became
unmanagable and dashed the carriage
against a tree, .hsowiBg out the &C.
cupgnts and w~recking the carriage.
All escaped injury. except Mrs. Blaine
who received painful, bat not serious
bruises.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
A Daring Outrage

PARLIAMENTARY. Aeg. 20 40
roughlo, King me- "a u Gse o'risck
yesterday sfrr. or = ed ns he
gate of Joha q II * : r~sssee3ce,
sos Frsnklis : - ~ ahen Mrs
PenGock oppaed fbe seas : kel her
TO get them 3 driak Of water. She
said she would get them some, and
as she turned Is walk t.wa-d the
hydr2lt one Of the rsscals caught Ter
and suppressed Der cries by tightly
clappiag bis band over her mouth
He then directed the ''pal'' to hand
him a rope and with IL Mrs Pennoek
was tightly lied aud carried Up 10
the secgad story. There the rufiius
by threats compelled she lady 70 pro-
duce tie KEY Of the closet where the
silverwafe was kept. After packing
up a quantity Of The service ia a bag
for removal, they werc frightened oG
by hearing voices 10 the adjoining
yard. They lef. their booty be-
hind.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
MARRIED.

WALKER-WALKER - August 90,
1873, at the residence of the brides pa
rents, in Summit township, by Rev. j, w.
Pofiinberger, Mr.. Jacob ]. Walker to
Miss Eliza a Walker, both Of Somerset
Co., Pa.
SCOTT-GLESSNER. - August %,
1873. by Rev. II. F. Keener, Nj. ]. e.
Scott to Miss Sarah n. Glessner, 10th OF
Somerset Co., Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

How TO GET SICK.-Expcsc yourself
day and night; eat too much without ex-
%ercise; work too hard without rest; doctor
all the time; take all the vile nostrums ad-
yertised. and then you wiz want TO know
How To GET WE'LL, which is answered
in these words-Take Hop Bitters See
other column.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

AZ URsET.-0n the return trip hoIas
from camp meeting, Messrs. I. n. Heacn-
Is and Norman Saylor upset their buggy
by running off-the small bridge near d.
Walkers, on the Berlin road, and broke
the top squarely of. Neither oil the
young men. We are happy to say, was
injured. Both were asleep at the time,
but managed 10 keep wide awake after
hai.-McyersIdle Commercial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

An OLD EEwsPArER-We were show n
the past week by ". p. Poust a newspa-
per named the Nor EHsaad Weekly
journal" printed at Boston, April 9. 1f2S,
by 5. Kueeland & T. Green, at the print
ing-house in Queen street. The paper,
which no doubt is an original copy, and con
s~equently over 100 years old, was present
ed TO him by Henry Morrow, ESQ, of
Bedford. Pa. in whose possession it has
been for q number OF years. II is a sin
gle sheet, printed on both sides, measuring
III by 81 inches, in the old style of letter
Some of the foreign news it contains is
dated October 2s, 1927, or seven months
previous.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
THE BLOOD Is THE LIFE.
-HoLY WrIr.
INnSETtS RInnn QEAaCHER
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Cyrus Bowman, late or Droshersvaiisy
Up, Somerset Co, Pa, deed;
Letters CT Administration On the above estate
hariLg been granted to the undersigned hy the
proper authority, notice IS hereby given to an per
sons indebted 20 said estate to make immediate
payment. AMI those having claims against The
20 r-esenf them duly authenticated FOR set
tlementto the undersigned, nj tho late residence
OF said deceased, On Saturday, October S, ISIS.
when AMI whore he VIII attend Tor that purpose.
JOHN q. HAY.
Aug Administrator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

The following is from the Grant County
Gazette, Petersburg, West Virginia, July
&c, 1873:
Or. w. +. F~undenberg, OF Cumberland,
Is a practical oculist and aurist, and is
worthy Of the attention of those who are
afflicted with diseases of the eye and ear,
including those OF the nose and throat.
DR.. +. was lately the resident surgeon Of
the New York Eye and Ear infrmary,
where he made himself a reputation sec
ond 20 no other surgeon in the country.
During our residence in Cumberland We
witnessed the Doctor extract a diseased
eye from a mans head, and il was one of
the neatest and most scientific operations
we eve saw. The maj came to the Doc
tor with one side of his face swollen, the
lest eye entirely blind from a chronic dis
ease. The eye had to come OF or the
sight Of the other would be lost. The
man submitted 10 the operation. Lying
on q lounge. and being put under the in
fiuence Of chloroform, the Doctor applied
a curved blade to the optic. and n less
than one minute the bali was in q glass of
water. The man never felt the les. pain
after he was restored TO consciousness.
Tying up the vacant socket the man went
home-seveFal miles from Cumberland
and in two weeks returned { the Doctor
for the purpose Of having c glass eye in
serted. 1t was done. and SO handsomely
done, that DC one can tell n eve from
the other. We recommend DR.. Funden-
burg tothe public.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Wasn't the Gree.baes Sore head lseplb-
lican Convention. heldson last Tuesday.
a tremendous Affairs There were ten
districts represented by seventeen dele
gates, all told. Hence the strong ticket
nominated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
DIED.

LAVAN.-August Is. 1878, at his resi-
dence in Evansville, Daniel Lavan, aged
AZ years and 2 months 81
BARRoN.-Auggst 2, 1873, of diph-
iberia, William H., only son of Herman
BIrron, aged 4 years . months and 1 day.
SHULTZ-August 4, 1873, Ellie, j..
daughter of Jacob and Annie Shuliz. aged
4 months and enc day.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Every Republican should have himself
assessed and registered. If you have fhrs
far failed in this important duty, attend to
it at once. Thursday, Tie jM day Of Sep
tender, is the last day upon which assess
menis and registration can he made.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

The ConneIlsville Silver Cornet Band
has again carried off The prize. This time
the contest was in Cumberland, and took
place on Tuesday last. there being five
bands as competitors for a silver cornet,
and the judges almost unanimously de-
cidod in favor OF the Connellsville boys.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

NOTICE 10 PAsRoss or CHEESE f4f'
ToRfEs.-Checks Tor milk OF date oil aug
i4th and since. on ]. q. kimmei 4 Sons.
will lie raid at Somerset County BANK
Aug. 81, IS. SAsE, BVRRELl y 20
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

The cold nights and mornings are thin
ming out summer visitors strange, am !
il. that our city cousins should leave 50
rapidly just as Nc are entering upon our
most c~nioyab.e season OF the year.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

1t has been discovered that beef tea
serves to cheek the thirst better than
stronger stimulants after excessive induL
gence in liquor. anu It is now prescribed
10 attacks OF delirium tremens. The tea
Is readily prepared from the beef extract.
Its beneficial results in these cases are
chiefly due to the readiness with which IL
is digested when oile aii.aept would be
refused.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Let me see, there is TO BET grand Re
publican meeting at the Courthouse this
evening; q regular old-iimer. and as Gen
eral Harry Hoyt, General Jacob Camp
bell and other distinguished gentlemen are
TO be present and address the meeting,
why YOU can rest assured / am going TO be
there too" Such is the general remark
heard in our midst to-day. Let every
body come; there is room for all.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

DR.. VAN DYKES SULPHUR SoAP.-Dr
Van Dyke, whose life long specially, and
world wide reputation for curing skin dis
eases, has endeavored for years to combine
an external treatment. He has accom-
plished this desirable result in the prepa-
ration OF his compound sulphur Soap, "
the merits OF which are spoken Of by
thousands; it is highly recommended to all
u readers. Price % cents, by mail, IS
cents a box; 3 cakes so cents, by mail.
70 cents. Office so n. 9Th street. Whole
sale Depot, AGO n. Sd street, Philadelphia,
Pa. Sold by all Druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

A good deal Of hcfso back riding gas
done last week, The result 81 Which was
several slight accidents, 10 say nothing OF
the great number of meals that were eaten
from the mantel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

A brick soaked in coal oil. when ignited,
makes a brilliant light for fishing parties.
This is certainly n more step up the lad
der of science. Heretofore a brick has
been used by fishing and camping parties,
but not as an illumination. but to prevent
the hat bearing too heavily on the head.
Exactly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

General William II. Kooniz will present
the flag to the Connellsville Greys on the
30th inst. II is said 10 be an elegant silk
Gag. size. q by . feet. on q staff. with
gold cord and tassel, belt and everything
eomDle;p
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

II caught abroad during a thunder
storm. it IS safest to stand twenty or thirty
feet away from trees AMI get thoroughly
drenched. Wet clothes torn a better CON
ductor of lightning than the fluid Of the
body. and it would pass off without touch
ing the body at all. Lightning will pass
down the outside OF a tree. but through
the inside of q man if he be standing IN
Ger ii, because the fluids OF the body make
a better conductor than skin.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
CXECUToR's NOTICE.

Estate OF Henry Berkcy, late Of Paint Twp.
deceased.
Letters testamentary on the above estate hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned, by the prop
er authority, notice is hereby given 10 those IN
debted TO il to make immediate paysueHt. and
those having claims against Il VIII present them
to the undersigned, at the T~eshlence Of said de-
ceased on Saturday, the S-th Cay OF Sept. ISIS.
SIMON BERKEY,
August IL Executor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

GARRETT THIEVES. = On Saturday
night last, Mr.. ii. Long who residea
within one-forrth nile Of Garrett was
robbed OF about twenty fowls and several
bushels Of chop. Early in the spring his
entire stock of bacon, consisting Of hams.
shoulders and sides, was stolen, a small
piece that the thieves dropped on the way.
being all that he recovered. i l. 10 10
hoped that the laiseTSants may be detected
md punished.-1G ycfsdGls Commercial.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Are the members of the Republican
County Committee in the different town
ships and boroughs doing their full duty
in the matter OF seeing that every Repub-
lean is registered and assessedi Remem-
Der that this duty is especially required OF
you and hat a strict performance is ex-
pectcd. Should it happen this fall that
votes are lost because no assessment OF
taxes was made, the blame viii principal
" rest on you. DO not be satisfied with
merely looking to see if the name is on
the register. but see that a tax is assessed
against every Republican.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

CAVE DfsrOyEREp-Some time ago a
Mr.. Nen, residing Rear Alexandria. Hunt
ingdon county, this state, went TO his we'll
TO get a drink and found il dry. He then
went down into the we'll TO make repairs,
and was much surprised o to find a pint
OF water, and the bottom fallen out. A
cool breeze blew up strong enough 10 rus
tie the leaves of a tree standing near. He
tied a lantern TO q rope one hundred feet
long and let it down, and as the lantern
still burned he rightly concluded that the
air was pure. He then procured a spliced
rope three hundred feet in length and TO
the end attached a basket containing a Ian
tern, a dog and a cat. lie let them down,
striking bottom attwo hundred and ninety
ono feet. At The end Of six hours The
basket was brought up. The lantern was
still burning, and the only visible effect on
the dog and cat was chilliness. The next
day The owner of the well, accompanied
by a irusly neighbor, Mr.. Lefford, de-
scended to the bottom. What was their
surprise TO end an immense cave stretch
ing miles and miles in every direction.
Stalagmiies and stalacliies Of magnificent
g~orgeousness lent beauty aud variety to
the otherwise tomb-like scene. Here and
there a flowing stream OF water rippled
over stony beds, while thousands and
thousands of bats iiuttered their clarnmy
wings, surprised at the intrusion Of man.
Petriied seashells OF a thousand varieties
strewed the floors and prctruded through
the strata. After spending ten or twelve
hours in continuous wandering, during
which time they penetrated beneath and
beyond Alexandria, and discovered 4
vein Of nickel ore and q nugget of metal
resembling anthony, they returned 10 the
surface, where their half stricken wives
them TO their bosoms, thinking
they had been lost. II supposed that this
cave is connected with those at Warrior
Ridge and Sinking Valley, only a few
miles away. Specimens OF the nickel ore
have been sent to Philadelphia and analyz-
ed and pronounced superior to the
nickel Of either Lancaster or Germany,
the only two places on the globe where it
is now mined.-Hdrras5Urg Patriot.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

SUgDAYscHo0L CONVENTION. = This
Somerset Chassis of tire Reformed Church
held its first Sunday school Convention In
Salisbury, August 1. 1878. There were
fiity Delegates present. Among these were
a goodly number of females, who, as a
general thing. take more interest in this
department OF Christian work than The
o:hei sex.
The officers Of the Cl4ssis were made
the officers OF the Convention.
Tie following topics were discussed.
and elected considerable interest.
How can Sunday-schools be organized
and conducted in union churches to train
up our children for Christ in our denomi-
naiieHg Reys. Keener and S.eckel opened
the discussion of this, and were followed
by many others. The general opinion
seemed 20 prevail that uaioa Sunday
SCHOOLS do not answer the purpose Some
Of the speakers took the ground that n
union Sunday school should be organized
If possible, and il not. then separate de-
H0minational schools should DO organized.
Others took the ground that separate
schools should be organized, if possible.
and If not. then union schools.
What Kind of music is best adapted for
Christian training in Sunday. schools
This question was opened by Rev. 4. E.
Truxal. and continued by Keener, He'll
man. Stecsel and others. Some progress
in the views Of brethren on this slbiecs
was manifested. The general opinion was
that the words and the music should be
adapted to the capacity and needs of chill
dren so as to elicit their Interest. Such
songs rs 81 Want TO be an Angel" met
with unqualified condemnation as teach
ing error, hence not orthodox. Sound.
words of alteration and praise set
to music suited to such verse. met with
general approval.
What is the duty CT parents toward
their children in reference to the Sunday
school? This topic was opened by Revs.
Bates and ~Briasnbaugh, and continued by
many others.
Measures were toward holding . similar
Convention in Berlin in the month Of Jan.
uary next.
The evening session was improved by
q discourse on the RELATION of the Pastor
to the Sunday-sehool, which vas highly
OF. Rev. Ruhl and others made
The Convention was a success, and viii
no doubt awaken new interest in the Sun
lay-school cause.
SECEETAE ny
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

According to law the Assezsors are re.
CURED to make their returns sixty days be-
fore the election. This year the returns
must be made on the sixth of September,
and in order that all voters may have q
fair and equal chance to be registered, the
different Assessors Of the county will
meet them at the regular voting places, on
the 18th and 9Th of September, where all
changes and additions viii be made. See
that voters avail themselves OF this privi-
lege.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Az ASTONISHING FAcT.-A large pro-
portion of tine American people are to day
dying from the effects of Dyspepsia or dis
ordered liver. The result Of these dis
eases upon the masses Of intelligent and
valuable people is most alarming, making
life actually q burden instead ola pleasant
existence Of enjoyment and usefulness as
it ought to be. There is DO good reason
for this, if you will only throw aside pre-
judice and s~kepiic;sm, take the advice Of
Druggists and your friends, and try one
bottle Of Green August Flower. Your
speedy relief is certain. Millions Of bot
ties of this medicine have been given
away to try its virtues, with satisfactory
results in every case. You can buy q
samp c bottle Tor 10 cents to try. Three
doses win relieve the worst case. Posi-
lively sold by all Druggists N the West
ern Continent.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28

Seven Mollie Mrguires will BE- tried at
the next term Of court in Wes'moreiand
county.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-08-28
AEW
SELLERS LIVER PILLS.

Use emily Sellers Liver Pills, the best
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years. They cure Headache, BHfOusness. COstire-
similar diseases ike magic. Get the right KIM.
Sellers Liver Pills. > cts. Sold BY drug
sists.
r. &. Sellers & Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
Aug2 q. W.SPEERs, Agent Tor somerset.