The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-31


: A few commercial doses like the bal
ance Of trade for ISIS will 60 far {
prove TO somebody's satisfaction that pro
lection does really protect something, al
e ter all. II we stick to that philosophy
e we shall in a lew years owe Europe moth
4 ing, and be receiving payment in gol
for our exports. Our ruined commerce
q somehow has a very healthy sort of look
: Ruin seems TO agree with it North 1mer
1 scdR.
Love, which laughs at locksmiths. turn
. out to be no rcspecter of creed or race II
: Cincinnati. The handsomest daughter o
e Rabbi Wise iell in love with a youn:
2 Irish attorney, and they we're secretly en-
gagged to be married. The rabbi had for
: hidden him to enter the house but tho
couple were made man and wife by
Unitarian preacher. The rabbi, who ha:
now disowned his daughter. is one of the
best-known lsraelites in the United States
; A letter was received at the Waynes-
burg post-oilice recently. addressed us FOL
lows:
To Lewis Day, Green county Pa,
THIS letter must wing its way.
The county is good. the State is better;
But without the town he won get the
letter.
So ship it TO Waynesburg without delay,
For it takes three hours over the Narrow
Gauge way.
A lady in Springfield, Massachusetts,
according to the Union, has been making
some interesting experiments in putting
up canned goods without cooking. Heat
ing the fruit tends more or less to lDiure
the flavor. and the lady referred to has
found that by filling the cans with fruit.
then with pure cold water, and allowing
them to stand until all the confined air has
escaped. the fruit will, if then sealed per-
tecily. keep Indefinitely without change or
loss of original flavor.
Not long ago the steamer Strasbourg
discharged at Castle Garden. New York,
65j Mennonites. These emigrants were
from the southern part OF Russia, and are
spoken of as the ~cleanest and healthiest
party that has ever arrived at Castle Gar
den. The families were large, averaging
eight persons. There were few old per-
sons among them. They brought seeds,
bedding, cooking utensils. and consider
able money. The whole company went
West-some TO Kansas, some TO Nebraska,
and others to Minnesota.
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MIsERADLENEss.-The most wonderful
and marvellous success, in cases where
persons are sick or pining away from q
condition of m~iserableness. that no one
I In A...r 49,. IL 49,. --.E..ll ss.,
for DOCTORS, is obtained from the use OF
Hop Bitters. They begin to cure from
the first dose and keep it up until perfect
health and strength is restored. Whoever
is afflicted in this way need not suffer,
when they can get Hop Bitters. See
Truths" and Proverbs" in another col
umn.
NOTICE. wish to call the attention of
the public TO the fact that | have purchas-
ed the Boot, Shoe and Hat store from
Solomon uhl. | will continue the bust
ness at the old stand, where | will be glad
to see ali the customers of the store. and
the public generally. ! viii conduct
the business strictly on the Cash System,
and will under no circumstance vary from
the rule. | will sell all city made Boots
and Shoes at cost for thirty days. Shoes
and Caters made TO order on short notice.
GEORGE SNYDER.
SOMERSET, Pa, July "a, 1873.
The Uniontown Dollar Savings Bank
suspended last Friday morning. The de-
mands ON the bank were heavier than il
could meet. II was compelled to refuse
checks because Of lack of funds TO pay
them. The liabilities are estimated at
$i35, 900, and the assets at Sl39, 900. The
latter consist almost exclusively of notes,
which, with few exceptions are good.
All doubtful ones have been charged up,
and outside of them sufficient can be real
lied from the assets TO meet al. claims and
leave some S15, 900 over for the stock hold
ers.
The time designated for the meeting OF
Agricultural Societies of Western Penn
sylvania Tor the fall of 1878, are as FOL.
lows
Pennsylvania State Fair. Erie, Sept.
1921; Indiana County Agricultural Soci-
ETY., Indiana, October Is; Monongahela
Valley, Monongahela city. September 49,
20; Charters Valley Agricultural Society,
Cannonsburg. September 24-21; Mercer
County Agricultural Society. Mercer,
9-12; Somerset County Agri-
cultural Society, Somerset September %
81; Westmoreland County Agricultural
Society, Greensburg. September 24-21.
FARMERS LOOK TO YOUR INTEREsTs.-
II you need a carriage, buggy, spring
wagon, or farm wagon, before throwing
your money away IN shoddy work, go to
Curtis KCoser's shops and examine the ma
terial he uses. His stock of goods and
work are cheerfully offered TO the
inspection of every one, and examination
will satisfy you of their superiority.
Besides the stock of buggies and spring
wagons on hand, the demand for the cele-
has induced Mr.. Kooser 10 build a large
number. which lie offers for sale at the
shops, at prices 10 suit the times.
Send in your orders soon.
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Nothing is more surprising than the
success of the 4 per cent. loan, and it now
almost certain that the rate of inter- ,
st all over the country must come down.
This is a blow at Capital struck by this
Administration, which was !
never dreamed of in our philosophy, {
md never promised in the bills. 1t is pc
the work of Hayes and Sherman,
or ii had been tried by Messrs. Grant and
Morrill, without success. So triumphant
S the measure that we see il stated sever {
Il States and city governments are about to
~ the experiment of %refunding their {
,onds at four per cent. Now that Sher-
nan has demonstrated hox it can be done {
We do not doubt their success If their mu I
credit is worth anything.-Er. !
One OF the largest and most expensive q
ight- houses ever erected by the United ,
states is now in process of construction .
m Fowey Rocks, on the northern extrem- d
ty OF the Florida Reefs. 1t is a peculiar 1
ty Of these reefs that they are so precipi- c
that their locality can scarcely be dis
covered by the most careful ~soundings.
This new lighthouse is composed wholly (
# iron, and improved methods of illumin-
,ion render il, perhaps. the most perfect 4
n the world. The light will be visible in
lear weather about eighteen nautical ]
niles. and is composed of both glass and
refiectors, constructed so as TO
end a blaze of light along the whole no.
lion OF the ocean. Ii is estimated that |
his structure will last three or Jour hun q