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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

Some time ago Mr.. Robert VIII
liams. near this place, says the Owen
Ill Ne,ss, heard one OF bis wIfe's
decks making a noise IS II something
were after it; be got out Of bed snd
vent to where she was, bat could not
see or hear anything. He told bis
wife be guessed the duck Lad gone
crazy. Next morning be went TO
where the old duck was sitting upon
her eggs, Endes brush pile, and
imagine bis astcnishment-he saw 8
large black snake eoiled up under the
duck, bis snskeship having swallow
ed II eggs. Mr.. Williams cut ITS
head cff, cut it open, took the eggs
and placed them under the duck, and
ii of that dozen eggs batched. AE.
Williams word is as good as bis
bond.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
wni.ene,d,. court.hfr.

The cslchratsd George Whiteaeld
began his courtship in a singular
fashion His biographer pronounced
him ore of the oldest wooers thas
ever wooed. WIN Whitsfeld was
10 America he had under bis charge
aa Orphan House in Savannah, 1T
was much impressed upon bis heart
tha. be ought 10 marry in order TO
have helpmate in bis arduous work"
He had also fxed bis mind on the
young lady whom be had intended
to ask to be his wife. So be ad-
dressed letter to her parents, and
inclosed another to herself la bis
letter 70 the parents be stated that
be wanted = wife 10 help bin Ia tho
management Of biz increasing family,
and then said This letter comes
Ike Abrabam's servant to Rebeck-
abs relations to know whether your
daughter, Mi-s E, is proper
person to engage ia such % under
taking, aGd if so, whether you will
give me ! ave to propose marriage
to her. You ueed aot be afraid TO
send me a refusal, fer | bless God
if know my own heart, am free
from ths; foolish passion which the
world calls 1--we" He wrote 10 the
young lady in similar strain, asking
her, among other questions. It she
could leave home ard ;fu Ia Him
for support who feeds she young ra-
yens, and bear the inclemeneies Of
cir both as to heat and cold in q for
eign climate whether having hHs-
band, she could be as though she
bad the passionate expressions which
ordinary courtiers use ought to be
avoided By those who marry in the
Lord and that if she thought that
II marriage would 10 any way be pred
Judicial, she was TO be so kind as 10
send him denial; that she need
not be a afraid 70 speak her mind,
as be loved her only for Cod
TIE letters were not 90 successful
as Abgaham's 5 servant The parents
were not very anxious to send their
daughter on such sn adventure, and
continued for long space
in his baehlor condition. Some time
after be essayed another conr;ship,
with a widow 10 Wales. after the
same style. The mode ia which
Reheekah was chosen for Isaac seem
TO have heen WhiIefsId's idea Of
obtaining a wife. The week after
be was married be went on one Of
his eva vangeiical tours. and left bis
newly welded wife TO muse alone
amid theWeIsh hills in the second
quarter oftheir honey moon.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

i ward route sufficiently cireuitous to
include call on his mother, returned.
He sat down near her, twisted bis
fingers unessily, and Mrs Wiikin
guessed what was coming.
There's been an evenin' school
started here Aunt 'Liz'beth."
"Ss l understand, responded Mrs.
Wilkin coolly.
why, | thougbtr--began Tin,
With wide open eyes of surprise, and
then checked himself with the sudden
reflection that j, might not be wise to
recall the conversation Of the morn
ing I'D like to go to it--that is. !
have been once or twice." be said.
"Fact is, Aunt Liz beth, when we
lived down the river, before you took
me, there wasn't any school for me
to go 10, and so I'm behind the other
fellers. Miss Kelsey makes 'rithmetic
SO plain, and helps NE with my writ
iu' aud So"
"You might do worse" said Mrs
Wilkin briefly. "Go If you want to.
Only enc thing, Timothy Stone. ]
won's have any ten cent business
about it. Honest is honest, aud it's
worth more than ten cents week
to teach you anything, ss | well
know"
Tim forgot to be astonisned at bis
aunt's knowledge, aod overlooked the
reflection upon himself, 10 the pleas
ure OF expressing desire that he had
cherished secretly but hopelessly.
"She wouldn't take any more pay,
cause she'd want 10 serve all alike,
bu Oh, Aunt LIZ beth, if could only
give her aud JohnDy something nice
for Christmas -
"Humph II! tbiak about it," an-
swered Mrs WiIkin. not disapprov-
ingly
"iLiz'betb," began Mr.. wilkin
nervously the next morning, 81
wouldn't say nothin' to anybody
about thieves, or watchin' them mill
folks. if | were ycu."
81 don't mean to- replied his
wife with an odd pucker about her
lips
well, I'm glad Of i'll really am, "
ssii Mr. Wilkin iu a tone Of great re-
lief Il don't think anybody stole
any thing, and somehow it seems to
me es if our duty nowadays is .
good deal like il was when them
lsraelites took Jericho only just
marchin' against the biz If wall that's
right in front Of Us, and leitin' cur
neighboFs take of what's in front Of
him. IL sort o. seems that wsy,
'Liz'beih."
Mrs Wilkin did not answer, bot
see took Der revenge that evening,
when Mr.. Wilkin was going out
"Reaben," she said, quietly, "if
you see auy thieves around eur smoke
house. jusl tell 'em there's a couple of
chickens hanging near the door, that
! dressed purpose. It's natural
Belinda should like change Of meat
as we'll as other folks"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
THEPAsT.
BY HARRY CORNWALL.


This common field this little brook
what Is there hidden In these two,
That 50 often ON them look,
Oitener than on the heavens blue
No beauty lies upon the field;
Small music doth the river yield,
And yet I lock, and look again,
with something ofs pleasant pain.
lis thirty--can't be thirty years.
Since last stood upon this plank.
Which DER the brook It's fgurc rears
And watchc the pebbics a. they sank
How whiie the. siill remember
It's margin glsssed by hoar December.
And bow tha sun fell on the snow;
All, can 1t be so long agoF
1t cometh back--so blithe. 50 bright,
1t hnrries to my eager ken.
AS though hut one short winters night
Had darkenei DER the worif since then.
1t is the same clear dazzling scene
Perhaps the grass Ia scarce as green;
Perhaps the rivers troubled voice
Doth not so plainly say-"Rejoieer
Yet nature surely never ranges.
Ne'er quits her gay and aowery crown;
But ever JOY iul, merely chanycs
The primrose for the thistle-down.
'Tis we. alone. who are waxing old,
Look on her with an aspect cold.
Dissolve her In our burning tears,
Or cloihe her In the mist Of years!
Then, why should not the grass h. green,
And why should not the rivers song
Re merry--as they both have been,
When WIS there an urchiu strong:
Ah. trne-'oO true, sec the sun
through thirty winter years hath run,
Far gave eyes mirrored in the brook,
Usurp the urchin's laughing look.
81 he Il. have lost. and won
For. once. the past was poor to me-
The future dim AMI though the sun
Shed lifr and strength. and / was free.
felt not-sne.. no grateful pleasure
All seemed bat as the common measure;
But now-the experienced Spirit old,
Turns all the leaden pas; to geld.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
How to Get Along.

Pay as you go.
Never fool ia business matters.
Do rot kick every Que in your path.
Learn to think and act for yourself
Keep ahead rather than behind the
times.
Don't stop to tell stories in bust
ness hours.
Have order, system. regularity,
aDd also promptness.
Do not meddle in business you
know nothing CT
Use your own brains ratser than
those Of others.
A man Of honor respects his word
as be does bis bonds
No man can get rich by sitting
around stores sDd saloons.
If you have place Of business,
be found there when wanted
More miles can be made in day
by going steadily tbsn By running
a1d jumping.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

TINS standard article IS eompo,Id-
Il with the greatest care.
Its effects are rs wonderful! am IS
satisfactory IS ever.
1t restores gray OF faded hair ifts
Youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itclhg
and dandI-uif. 1t gives the heat q
cooling. soothing sensation Of grtt
comfort. and the scalp by It's re
becomes white and clean.
sBy It's tonic properties it restor
the capillary glands TO their nornil
vigor, preventing badness. and ma
ing the hair grow thick and strong.
AS dressing, nothing has bee
found so effectual or desirable.
4. a. Hayes, Md. State Assay
Il Massachusetts, says, s;The co
stitucnts are pure, and carefully S
lected for excellent quality and
consaler il the BEsr PKEFaEsTIc
for It's intended purposes
D. n D~51--
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

A party Of young fops were stand
ing il front Of an ancient saddler's
shop kept By Datchman, aud think.
ing tc have some fun with cur good
German friend, one Of them opened
The door and addressed him:
Il say, Hans, have you any sad-
dies for jsekassesz 2"
Looking np from bis work quite
composediy, be replied
Yaw, COON and dry Won On"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

Is this the adams House, asked
= stranger Of & BostoBia1- 1es, was
the reply, lis Adams house uniii
yoa get TO The roof. asd then rs
EaTes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

Mrs. Green, 3 Kansas widow,
wants 10 marry again, as a recon-
mendstion, she says she bss used the
same broom for Is years Which
end OF he broom did she use
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

0ut In Wisconsin 3 borse kicked
and killed book agent. whereupon
the citizens made a doaetien party
for the horss, and be now has oats
enough to last bin full horse life
time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

4 Young lady &C being asked
where he7 native place was. replied.
81 have none ; / am the daughter 81
a Ne.hOcist minister
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
BOSS LIQUID BLUEING.

Cz send = cents in stamps ey cur
noN ~ e rcnrv 'or a new auRsE BOOK
Il fff. 5 "a isesSts hss 50 me engrayings show
ing EcsitfB-s assumed ~ sick huTses. = table ~
D0RH cescs. large collection o. NAtV-
6OOA kiLg EncfPKz. rules fer telling
f-e age al = llorse with an engraving shSEl1x
tesin os sach yrsr. ana large amount 81 e.her
v4lcsbla tarss Information. nr. VIZ. II da1l
80. a have isssshs losarS hat paid s. ana -
~ uhi-h O. u1t LEe as @cil as l dc !ozrs
~E~u raE a CtaCtEkK- AGESTs WAITED. J.
kexu41s- Il d Enestsrzh Falls. Vt
ApriN
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
|, sslGNEE-s NOTICE

S--5f-s i hereby eirea. that >a.nEei SUR
~ vile. q IcuneT Typ. have assignss, az taeir
l-ssserty real ard I<>-unsi 70 JcstsA 1i.eF
are lr.lels.ed 70 the said SErae SUIT Asd Stls
vii fnske in-fnc3late IzyEaens 10 Ssia Assignee,
ss,Ii these having clai1is 81 demands VII iHske
49, :. - JOSIAH MILLER.
arrzi 3 Aszlgnce.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

Miss Mary J. Wsdleigb, Of Sutton.
ass 100 pet cats. Il is safs to ssy
she hasn't half dcFen psssans
neighbors-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF
SOMERSET BOROUGH,
or The YM Elillg MiTh 3lsl, 1878

We the Undersigned Auditors IL S0mersei Bor-
OGgh DO certify that se have andited ami examin-
ed the Voucber rs AMI acsgunts OF the frs going
statement an1 ha Sc iUund them correct and tue
IN ali particulars.
Win. > uul hands and seals the .th day Of
april, ls7s.
CHARLES G SHAFER. [SEAL-
GEokGE ". SNYDER, lSEALI
auditors
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07
AL SOLDIERS

sr,s received ssoznds ~ tnjuries curing the late
vsr even & b.t slightly disabled. can nox obtain
s,c-lsssrs t,ack from day 81 discharge under neu
t..r.si.- fE~. Reicctct eases 2issrsarcrec- Setai
v {. BERIxGER 3 CO.
Bsx ssl Psftsbprgh. Perr's.
~ Oldest Claim sgencyin the State.
ar. n ia
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07


Tot4l--....-.--...--.----- sssI !
ExrESpiruREs
Amr oforIcrs issued for Labor = stone for
Streets.....-.-....-.-.-.. $50 =
Poll, { s Lampser-
vice inc ndirg oil repairs se......... 2Dl "
Miscellaneous Vur-
poses lnciudIng oiiiee rent......-... $50.
Printing, repairs
70 borough scales, Au 'itor spay. Se.. 81 s.
4" Salary Of nurgess,
Clerk and Tresurer rer...-..---.-.--.-.- IL 10
Total. ---..--...---.---..s slVS0 %
OF which amount there has been paid.... sssT d
Amount sJill cu.sIandlng.-...---..- lo2 81
Total-...-.......... ..-.-........- 500 25
Balance due from Collector. 90
Amount Of unpaid oriers.-...-...-.--.....si .sie2 81
Balance avsilabie ivF the rev year--..--.. - Is
Total. -.-------.-------.....-s2Si %
JoHS II. RrsroS. COLLECTOR, DE-
Amount Of durIieaie -:Pes 81
CT.
Amount of0rders paid $3.50 q
Exsnorsticus Cen allowed. Is u
Balance due the orUngh--.------------.- 2S7 o9
To.aI.....................se .sess 81
Gethe unslsrsigned Auditors of someret Ber-
ough. do certify. that We have au tied ant-Samin-
Ell the. vouchers ami accounts Of the fregoing
ami have ioUsd them coFreet nd true
n an particulars.
Witness cur hands and seals the .thday Of
) prii. ls7g
CHARLES O. SHAFER, fSsLl
GEUkGE W. SNYDER. tSRLl
April ls Auiters.
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Terms of Publication
The Somerset Herald

4. ,..,,,s,shed every Wednesday Morning at s. 90
ssr snuan, paid in advance otherwise y 70
all Invariably be charged.
No subsauptiun wli be disconiinued until al
..r..r.res are paid up. Poetmssters neglecting
n po,lfy ss when subscribers do not take out
bsr papers viii be held able for the subscription.
spsssrsoers removing from one Possoface to an
,fssr should give US the name Of the forrer as
xsa as the present once Address
The Somerset Herald,
Somerset, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-07

FoE TIrE YEAR ESD.Se MARCH 5IsT, 1879.
EECEirIs oF TIE nOg0UGH-
Ami received frum Johu II Huston Col. seso u
Borough ) Ssaics.----.-.. Isl 8
q burgess Weiney ---.---- ~ IS
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09

Among the laws which were enacted at the extra session of Congress, is one appro- priating $300O for suitable monument to mark the birthplace of George Washington, This money is to be expended under the di- rection of the secretary of state, who has been charged with the duty of selecting a suitable design and inscription for the monument. Before taking any other action in the matter, Secretary Evarts will visit the place of Wash ington's birth, which is situated in West moreland county, Va. In 1915 George Wash ington Parke Custis, grandson of Mrs. Washington, placed on the site of the house, which was burned down few years after Washingtou's birth. freestone slab bearing the inscription: "Here, on the 11th of Feb ruary, 1732, George Washington was born. , Through the inroads of time and the enter prise of curiosity seekers, this modest memo rial has disappeared. President Hayes ex- poets to accompany Secretary Eyarts in his visit to the scene of Washington's birth, in the historic locality where some of the de. scendants of the Washington family stil reside.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09

Some kinds of food are more nutritious than others, and if it should be found that the ar- ticles which are the cheapest have the most nutriment and gives the highest ability to labor, then knowledge becomes money to the poor. Tables vary, but these facts are known. One pound of rice prepared for the table con. tains S9 per cent. of nutriment, and, conse. quently, a relative proportional ability to labor, compared with other articles of food. A pound of beef, costing 16 cents, gives 26 per cent. of nutriment. According to these estimates, therefore, rice as an article of food, is 100 per cent cheaper, and Az per cent. more valuable to the common laborer than roast beef, yet countless numbers of the poor in New York strain point daily to purchase beef at 15 cents pound, when they could get pound of rice for one-third that amount, the rice, too having three times as much nutri- ment as the beef, making practical difference Of 600 per cent, aside from the fact that boiled rice is three times easier of digestion than roast beef, the rice being dgested in one | hour roast beef requiring three hours and e half. There is meaning then, in the reputed | fact that two-fifths of the human family live mainly on rice. We compile, therefore, the | following table for preservation, as being practically and permanently useful. All the economist requires is to compare the price of pound of food with the amount of nutrition l it affords:
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09
Mlnnesotass Great Wheat Crop.

Without extending our gaze iuto the daz- zling visions of the near future, we may abundantly content ourselves with the mar, vellous prospect immediately before us, as a reasonable probability, that Minnesota will this year harvest crop of nearly fifty million bushels of wheat, which a concurrence of suspicious conditions may swell to ifty-dve million. This is by far the biggest wheat crop-if we raise it-which ever burdened the granaries of any state of the Union. Its money value to the farmers of this state can hardly be less than forty million dollars, and may be much more than this, for all our European advices point to the probability, rapidly ripening to certainty, that the wheat crop of Europe this year will be short. h England there is no doubt that the annual de iciency will be largely increased by compar ative failure of the domestic crop, and similar reports come from the continent.-St. Pau (Ainn Pioneer Press.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09
The New York Herald publishes a

The New York Herald publishes dis patch dated London last Sunday, which says:
 The Rev. Dr. T. Dewitt Talmage preached at Agricultural Hall this afternoon to two congregations oftwenty thousand people each. Thousands upon thousands of persons thronged the streets leading to the hall for miles, almost blockading the passage of ve- hicles and pedestrians. Many people were crushed, and Dr. Talmage's carriage was al most demolished by the crush of the great crowd, every individual in which was anxious to see the distinguished American preacher. His presence here is creating furore through Great Britain. The press comments deal with him daily from various points of view as preacher or lecturer, but all admit his power ana origirriity
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09

eulogized the valiant soldiers of the Revolu- tion. He mentioned the unfurling of the first
 Conn. flag at the head of Gen. Putnam's di
 vision, (the three vines), and also paid tribute to the defenders of the Union in the
 late civil war. The progress of our country
 was reviewed by the Squire, and taking it | altogether it was fine address, both histori- | cally and historically. T. L. Norton, Esq. of | Lakeville made spirited address on the patriotism of Connecticut soldiers, and his words were well listened to. Rev. R. Hunt
 gave general review of the country, it's re- ] sources etc. The addresses were interspersed
 with music from the band. After the exercises
 In the church, the multitude repaired to the green at the side and partook of the viands
 prepared by the ladies' aid society, for the small sum of 50 cts each, or 75 cts. per couple.
 A fine roast pig furnished by Mrs. Jno. Lam | don was one of the features of the banquet. The affair ended at about Il p. m. An acci- dent occurred late in the evening, that at l first threatened to be serious. Miss Nellie Haley was passing around the pavilion at 8 | rather rapid rate, and coming in contact with
 one of the ropes, tripped and fell on an adjoin- ing stake, injuring her severely. She is how ever much better now. The Congregational society celebrated on the Fair Grounds in a quiet, but we are inclined to think much | pleasanter way. A fine collation. was served | tree gratis, Gin honor of free country), and & | large party availed themselves of their hos pitality It seems to us as though the 4th of | July should not be made day of money get ting, especially by religious societies, even in
 aid of the churches. It is the commemoration | of independence, l. e., freedom and when it l is turned into fdi, for the purpose of filling
 the coffers of an already prospering organiza- | tion, it looks rather grasping. The orator of
 the day was called upon at the pavilion of the
 NJ. E. Church to pay for his dinner, despite his | labors in behalf of its success. A large party | assembled at MT. Lewis OCain's in Hunts vile in the evening, and were most agreeably entertained by the host and hostess, with the
 help of the ladies' The light fantastic was
 tripped until 12 p. m., when all departed very
 respectfully, and hoping for a repetition of so pleasant an affair."
 l Chas. A. Smith, professional "hash-grind-
 er," failed to settle his board bill at the Gran | dall House, and was ''snatched" on Monday, l was brought up before Justice Gibbs and
 mulcted in the sum of $25 including costs He
 follows the gentle calling of worm coaxing, | but failed to coax any worms here. His de-
 meanor was that of an Ohio Congressman, and
 he didn't lack their chsek, although he made
 no claim to the candidacy to the presidency in 1880. Constable Lee Brewster gave him an ex l cursion to Litchfed at the close of the trial,
 which was quite ably conducted by Attorney | Clarke. He will now have plenty of time to
 experiment with his ''worm medicine'' on
 Jailor Barse of Litchied and the summer | ssSoRCERER."
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09
The Business Outlook.

"Yes, business is good-better than for several years past, but it is hard to collect bills"-such in general was the reply returned to the inquiries of your correspondent when he sought recently to arrive at some idea of the financial and commercial state of Canaan. It is evident there is fair demand for the staple goods of the dealer and for the work of the several tradesmen. It is also plain that the money to pay for either or both is not easy to provide.
 We can readily explain the former in this way: Since the hard times began people have been using up whatever supplies they had in hand. They bought nothing except what was
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09
Value Ot Different Foods.

The world little imagines how largely it is indebted to the laborious researches of scien- tific medical men for many of the most i'm portant truths relative to human health, hap piness and life. As population increases and the value of food is enhanced, the knowledge which chemistry has elicited is becoming more and more valuable in a practical point of view.
 "How much ability to labor can I derive from eating a pound ofpotatoes or dollars worth of brandy, beer or gin?" are items which could be turned to large accounts by attitudes of the toiing poor.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09

"A frightful accident occurred on the Me- tropolitan elevated railroad early Wednesday morning. Several trackmen on hand car going down the east side of the track to make repairs, discovered an engine coming up the road. Davis shadley, one of the oldest em ployes of the road, volunteered to get off and warn the approaching train, when he was struck by the regular south bound train, His body was mangled in a terrible manner One of his legs was cut off and remained on the track, while the body was thrown into the street below. Death was instantaneous.
Connecticut western news., 1879-07-09
CANAAN, CONN. WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1S70'

Gen. Miles was instructed by the war department, Tuesday, to proceed at once, with a sufficient force, to repel the British Indians who have crossed our border in pursuit of buffalo, and are now menacing the Gros Ven tres, Assiniboines and other tribes in the northern part of Montana. Information of this invasion was received at the interior de- partment on Monday, and the war depart ment was promptly notified of the necessity of acting at once so as to prevent further trouble. The news received being to the ef- feet that the British Indians were well armed, and had already made attacks upon American Indians, driving the latter southward.