The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-08

In harmony with everything else the
crop of bugs and insec.s is very forward
this year. In many places the currant
and gooseberry bushes have already snf-
Tered severely. The potato bugs are mass
ed near every field, ready TO make Q
charge on the appearance of the first
vine. The cricket and the katy-did make
music in the evening air, while the June
bug buzzeth around the lamp and the care
ful house fly takes his morning bath in
your coffee.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has reversed the decision of the
District Court sitting at Pittsburgh, in the
case OF the Indian girl, Cuba You Quit,
thus deciding in her favor against the oc-
cupanls of the MowTy estate. The prop
erty in dispute, lying principally in Law
renccville and the East End, Pittsburgh,
is valued at -. 600. 900. This. of course,
includes the improvements which would
have to be appraised and paid for by the
successful party to the suit before the
property could pass into their hands.
REMEDY FOR HARD TMEs.-Siop
spending SO much on fine clothes, rich
food and style. Buy good, healthy food
cheaper and better clothing; get more real
and substantial things 0; lite every way,
and especially stop the foolish habit OF
running after expensive and quack doctors
or using so much of the vile humbug med
lcine that does you only harm, and makes
the proprietors rich, but pu, your trust in
the greatest of all simple, pure remedies,
Hop Bitters. that cures always at a triiiing
cost, and you will see better times and
good health. Try it once. Read of it in
another column,
The noble game of draw poker has en-
countered a grand Jury at Wheeling,
West Virginia, and there is going to be n
desperate struggle to see which viii get
The best OF it. Sixty tour OF the best citi-
zens of Wheeling have been indicted ''for
betting and gaming in hotels, and some
oftbem have become excited over the mat
ter. 4 meeting. attended by thirty Of The
indicted, has been held, a pool organized
10 fight the indictment, the best legal tall
ent in the State engaged, and, altogether,
there is an enterprisiag determination to
see if one OF the boasted rights Of Ameri-
can citizens is to be interfered with in this
way.
THURSDAY, May oh, will be The sixth
anniversary of the great fire at Somerset.
Ii would be useless 20 give ANYTHING like
a detailed accoun Of the Improvements
that have been made since then, as a
large number Of the houses that were
built since then went down in Inc holo-
caust Of 1876. Despite the blazes Of -
and I6, however, The town has been re-
built in a name that reflects credit on
property owners, SO that We now have
one Of the best built country towns in the
State. Ten of the lots where buildings
stood prior TO 1872 are still vacant, but
this is more Than equalized by the many
new buildings in the suburbs.
NEST HiDISG.-A PAIR Of swallows are
now engaged in building a nest under the
passenger coach Of conductor Young's
train. The birds begin work at early
daylight. and work ill the train starts Out:
and on its return in the evening they
again take possession OF the nest, which
is being built on the box of the air-lrake. 4
under the centre of the car. 1t will be
interesting to watch the progress OF this
pair, and ii they succeed in Matching a
brood ofchicks the mother bird remaining
on the nest while the train is in motion, it
will indeed be a remarkable Item to be
noted by the student OF natural history.
NoROngaAela Republican.
In looking over some late Legislative
Records We find the following appropria
tons tor State charitable institutions. For
State training school for feeble minded
children. located at Media, Delaware
county now said to contain two hundred
children, $40 coo. For Pennsylvania ia
for instI uciiun OF the blind, one
hundred and ioTty-iye pupils, S43. 900.
State hospital Tor the insane at D~anyille,
FOR completing the female wing. 800, GOO, /
$4,000, insurance 81. 900. Eor
Western Pennsylvania institute Tor the
deaf and dumb. $40 COO. Appropriations
were also made for Soldiers Orphans
Homes. These appropriations are sepa-
rate and apart from those embodied in the
general appropriation bill.
EDITOR HERALD-From 81 health /
have been prevented from canyassing the
during the past ten days, and
be utterly unable to devote any at
to anvas in this, the important
week. ] am. therefore, compelled to ask
that my name be Withdrawn from the list
Of candidates for Sheriff.
Committeeman and others having tick
OF mine are respectfully requested TO
withhold them.
To the many friends throughout The
county who So kindly offered me their =
| desire 10 express my sincere +.
l
Very respectfully yours, !
JOSIAH MowERY. +,
Meyer dale CsHnsreiql please ceay.l !
DIPHTHERIA-On the 81 of February. f;
1873, diphtheria, in its most malignant
.orm, entered the family OF VIM. II. Mil h.
near Stoystown, fastening its coils up {,
IN one OF his little daughters. and in three T..
made it a victim. At this time a +,
second took sick, and ia spite OF all that :
;Ould be done Tor it, it too, followed !
The father and mother then took it and :
seemed in a hopeless condition. Forum !,
in The course OF four or five DAYS. 4,
he parents recovered somewhat; their (;
hen remaining three children were at :
NJ - 8A7V ARAA 9AtlAiAAht-- All J {
seemed TO be getting along tolerably well /,
the Goth Of April. when the young b,
child, a little boy, began 10 show some !
symptoms, and in twenty-four :
hours it followed its two little sisters. I,
These eases seemed 10 have bafled all :
nsdicsl skill. When will our medical }
men be able to manage this terrible mala- !,
more successfully
FRIEND. !
ST0YsTOwN, Pa, April %. 1873. :
HAY.-In Elklick township. April II.
SIS, David Hay, aged G3 years, : months 5
II days. '
On Tuesday following, the funeral SER I
ices took place, and his remains were fol
owed 10 their last resting place by an i'm
%cono0urse Of people. I
The deceased had lived al the place i
here he died for the last TWENTY-FIVE i