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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

means. Only the strong arm Of legal
compulsion q draw them from the
slums.
ARR VAL TO EDISON.
An irrepressible genius down Ia
ELIZABETH, n. j., has been inventing
a new electric light which, experts
say, is superior to Edison's and likely
to supersede it. His name is Philip
Diehl. a mechanical expert employed
by the Singer Sewing Machine peo-
pie.
Your correspondent vas waited on
by Mr.. Diehl last week with speciii-
cations and drawings Of the patent
lust issued for the invention, and
without deigning to ssk any oral ex-
plantations the task was boldly under
taken of unraveling the mystery
thereof and displaying them to the
delighted vision Of the newspaper
world.
Ouixotie old man! My soul is as
Innocent OF electricity as though Ben
Franklin never few a kite, or 10 make
a more feeling eomparison-ss q
country editors pocket beck is OF
thousand dollar greenbscks, or bis
subscription list of bad debts For
people here never think Of chesung a
printer-or hardly ever, But this
was not the krst windmill against
which my lance had been shivered
Once. after dark, in the depths q! q
New Hampshire woods | labcred long
and faithfully to Convince myself that
[ wasn't lost, but that was easy to
the Job Of finding myseli amid the
mazss of those specifications after
Diehl had gone.
| got into q hsbbing brook on that
memorable occasion, bat me chill OF
a mountain treat was e0ervstion IL
self 20 he cold shock from Ihose cleo
trlc currents; | bruised myself mourn
fully among tue granite boulders. bnt
II Nssb't q circumstance 10 the way
| bruised my good opinion Of myself
iluGderiog shout among Deals car
bon pencils 0ace | got stuck in d
llittie llgater 90 the awful bar at The
mouth of the Rio GrsDde. ana the
ugly breakers gnasbed their white
teeth ct os ill we began to feel sorry
for the life i~nsurarcs companies we
mad left behind us-but ali that was
a good joke beside the way | got
stuck on Diebl's little lighter" /
weut into the war resolved never 10
come home ill the rebellion was
crushed, but | could have crushed IT
all alone just as easily as could have
evolved any animate literary creature
out If Diehl's cold and rigid clamps
aud armstures, electric arches aud
currents, magnets and cores.
/ am perfectly satisfied that cleo
tric light is a brilliant and dazzling
success! sm morally certain that
Diehl's Electric Lamp 3 give more
light il u minute than q newspaper
mat can describe in a century-but
if ever | try again to tell how, at the
cost of converting ten thousand COM
pound technical terms into flesh col
ored English, it will be after every
honorable avenue of industry has
been closed against me, the landlord
distrained for bis rent, and the poor
masters ambulance backed up in
front Of my doorl
MORLEY.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

COLUMBUS, O., May 6.-1,his after
noon while VIM. Bell, State Railroad
Commissioner, was seated in bis
Office talking to several callers, a pts
tol shot was heard and the same in.
slant a bullet came crashing through
the window pane near where the
party was sitting, scattering the bro
ken glass. but. doing no other damage.
10 o was e e near tie window,
but at the instance of Mr.. Bell a
warrant was sworn out for the arrest
of George b. Lyon, Vice. President
of the State Mutual Aid Association,
charging him with shooting with 10.
tent to kill. Bell is President of the
Mutual Aid Association, and last
night lad a street quarrel with him
which came to blows.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

when several years after q chimney
sweep was hanged for ihe murder OF
. witch - Tring. q poor old woman.
who had been dragged through a
pond and tten kicked TO death
The wrath Of the ~populace was
great, and they cried out against he
times when . witch was defended by
the law like other folks.
But the witch fires died out on
Castle Hill. at Tyburn, and like noted
places, to be rekindled and burn with
intense, fierce flames ia our own land,
q Salem and other places; but be-
fore it was banished from English
soil.
B~arringtoa estimates the judicial
murders for ~witcbcraft TO have been
80, 900 within 260 years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21
Pyrotechnlc Explosions.

HAMILTON, ONr.. May 5.-Tbis az
ternoon, as an employee in Professor
Hands p%yrotechnic factory was FL
ling q rocket. it exploded in bis hand
and set all the fireworks 10 the build
ing in a blaze. This caused a terrific
explosion. The building, which was
of frame and detached, was demol-
ished and the surrounding buildings
were considerably shaken. No one
was hurt. This is the second acct
dent of this kind within a year.
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Confederate Memorial Day.

WILMINGTON, n. c., May 9-This
being Memorial Day, business was
almost entirely suspended. 10 the
afternoon Oakdale Cemetery was Wis
tied by the local military, FIRE COM
panies and other civic organizations,
and q large number of citizens, where
the graves of Confederate dead were
decorated With flowers. A salute
was fred by the Cape Fear Artillery
The GRAFTON was delivered by Capt.
j. II. Mafit, of the Confederate
steamer Florida.
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Be~nufifying Homes.

Now is the time that Gus keepers
should Improve in beauiifsing theiI
homes. Ny little article is not wis
teu for these who live 10 bones Of
luxury. But all oveF the hills ano
valleys Of this land are humble homes
whose inmates have jast as great a
love Ter the beautiful, and it is t.
these my hints are written.
Mothers whose days are spent 10
busy household cares, OF patiently
following after the little feet that run
into so much mischief, be not dis
.'couraged. When the little ones beg
for something to do, give them work.
A little cardboard, with a needle
and bright yarn. or even a piece OF
hard soap, with a hammer and car
pet tacks, is a great relief. Their
little minds must be busted 10 some
way.
Christ tells US to be faithfulin little
things; and for everything that We
do not make cur homes pleasanter
or its inmates happier, We shall re.
ceive a reward in the bright faces
around d.
Ii you have e~ngrsvings that want
frames, make them of stiff pasteboard
or pine. Wet the froat side with
glue, then place 6 black cord 10 the
middle in the form Of a vine, and
with mellon or citron seeds put on 10
the form of grape leaves, and peas in
the shape of buucbes Of grapes, the
remainder of the frame covered with
grass seed, and then stained black or
brown, you will have a good imita-
ton Of leather work. Or simply put
ting q glass over the picture, then
paste black cambria over the edge,
with 8 little gilt paper TO relieve it, is
quite pretty. Every 0 is familiar
with the frames of cigar-lighters.
For brackets. c~ard-receivers and
fruit-dishes, gather up all the old
hoop-skirts. Strip of the covering.
then bend them in any shape you
please. Tie them fast with strong
thread. Tie on all the raisin stems
you can End. Then melt q quantity
of beeswax Pot 10 a little resin to
harden it, and some vermillion to
color it red. Then hold your work
over the dish, aud dip the preparation
over it, and you will have handsome
coral work.
If you wish bouquets for your
vases. gather the different kisJs Of
grasses when 10 blossom. Dry 10 o
dark room, and with grains and the
wild everlastings, you will be sur
at their beauty.
Every one adnires beds draped in
aud for those who have not
time for the home made eounterpanes
Of muslin with cotton yarn drawn in
patterns. very good ones are made of
drilling.
Aud With ell the rest, do not for
get %yourself. With yoEr hair smooth,
neat. q koot Of bright ribbon OF
Of flowers at your throat, o
smile on your face. what can
better make your husband forget the
'ares and trials Of the day then the
thoughts Of a happy home. with such
! presiding sngei oyer ell
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Poisoned by Mistake.

ALLIANCE, o, May 6-Qoite q
sad affair took place at Palmyra,
about IA miles north Of this place,
yesterday. Sylvester Garfield had
taken a drink of liquor at the drug
store Of Mr.. Rose, and said to Mr..
Rose that it was pretty good, where
upon Mr.. Rose asked him TO have
another drink. They both drank,
and this time they Immediately dis
covered that they had drank poison
instead of liquor in q mistake. DR.
Rose died in a few minutes. At last
accounts Mr.. Garfield was still Ilv-
ing, but his recovery is very doubt
ful.
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A Ioosing Joke.

A prominent physician If Pitts
burgh said jokingly to a lady patient
who was complaining of her contin-
ped i'll health, and of bis inability to
cure her, TRY Hop Bitters 7 TIE
lady took it in earnest and used the
Bitters. from which she obtained
permanent health. She now laughs
at the doctor for his joke, but be is
not so well pleased with it, as it cost
him q good patient.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21
A Murdcr fn yusfssa Ceupsy.

HARRISBURG, May "A telegram
from MifRin, Juniata county, says
Peter Evans, q buckster, aged about
sixty-eight. was murdered Saturday
morning on Black Log Mountain,
about fifteen miles from Mifiiu. The
murderer escaped Evans resided
at J~ohnstown, Juniata county. 1t
is supposed the crime was committed
for money.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

GALVESTON. May 5-A special
dispatch to the Mers from Overton
says:
] T. Young and John Riley. who
had been confined in Jail for drunken
hess. attempted to escape by setting
IRE to the building. The flames
epread rapidly. and being unable to
e~xti1guish them, the men were both
burned to death.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

1t is well known that q relation
ship exists between piles, constips-
ton, kidney diseases and liver troub-
les. In Kidney Wort we have Q
remedy that acts on the general sys-
TEN and restores health by gently
aiding naturs's internal processes.
Druggists keep it.
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Shall 1 help you to alight ?" said
a young gentleman. addressing q
bouncing country girl, who was pre-
pairing to jump from . carriage 10
front Of bis Office Thank you. sir,n
sweetly replied the girl, but | don't
smoke"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

Russia bee . newspaper $50 years
old.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

q Only the strong arm of legal
compulsion can draw them from the
slums.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-05-21

cooper of Carrin who sat at his right
baud at a feast, ito the discomfort of
his old hays whom be now did slight
for which she was fyled for a witch
and pat 10 prison, whence she was
taken TO the stake, dying at three and
thirty, q most beautiful and sorrowful
victim.
Again, a woman Of Lander was &C.
cased of having been kissed and ba2-
tized by the devil, to which, after
much torture, she did confess, "be-
cause, being put 10 prison as q witch.
dIsowded by my husband and al nv
friends. | see no ground of hope OF
ever coming into credit or out Of
prison, aud 10 made up this my con-
fession to get rid Of my life, being
very weary, aud choosing Father to
die than live"
SO was she burned. while crowds
did watch her.
The air Of Sabbath nights was
taught to be full OF witches riding
upon to places of meeting,
where horrible orgies, which filed the
forests and mountain sides with fear.
fol sounds. took place.
While Great Aritain was thus be-
set the nejghboring islands we're like
wise oyerrp1 by keldies and trolls
who walked out OF the old Morse
tales into the lives Of the inhabitants.
Cruel witches lived 10 Shetland aud
Orkney who wrecked boats with
weird songs upon calm seas; grass
dried up at their bidding, aud, when
they willed it, aows and oxen frisked
up and down the streets like grass
hoppsrs, and birds OF ell sorts Parsd.
ed the streets ~fearlessly.
1t was as late as 1886 that the act
against witshcraft was repealed, and
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28
Fair and Festival at Pond Gap.

Correspondence Of the Staunton VIHDIcA1.oK.)
POND GAP DEPOT, February 25th.- Tho
romantic little station Of Pond Ga p was
on last Tuesday evening, the Goth inst,
the scene of much enjoyment and mirth,
occasioned by fair and supper gotten up
by tho faithful and energetic mountain
girls of this vicinity. The skill which was
displayed in the fancy article room could
not be excelled, and the tables which were
laden with all the delicacies of the sea-
son for the benefit of the inner man, would
have done credit to Delmonico's. Not
withstanding the intense cold and wind, a
large concourse of people from AZ points
of the compass assembled to the feast, and
at the arrival Of each express train more
were added. Much wit and humor was
displayed and it is needless to speak of the
youth and beauty. The entertainment
was kept up Until a late hour, and many
were the regrets when the time OF depart
ure had arrived. The proceeds, clear of ex-
penses, amounted to $44.25, which was
equally divided between Rev. Mr.. Hogue
and Rev. Mr.. Maxwell, the former Of the
Presbyterian the latter Of the Methodist
denomination. E. T.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28

Prof. Milton W. Humphreys, Professor
of Greek at Vanderbilt University, Ia dis
ting uished graduate of Washington and
Lee University of Va, J has had rendered
and has accepted the position of editor
general of North America, of the Reuue
des RevueS. review Of philology, of litera-
tnre and of ancient history. His duty
will be to review each year the reviews Of
the preceding year.
The Petersburg "Index-Appeap' says
that ffty-one more boys sent to Virginia
by the Children's Aid Society of New
York. passed through Petersburg last
week on their way to Nottaway and the
adjoining counties, where good homes
have been secured for them with the sturdy
farmers of that section.
The Amherst s'Enterprise' says: Mr..
John II. Watts last year began with twen-
ty sheen: he sold $50 worth Of wool; SIX
sheen furnished his family with wool and
mutton: and at the years end he had
twenty-four sheep, Comment is unneces
sary.
Sonhia Barnes, colored, Of Bedford
county. Va, went to church on Friday
night last and locked her three children,
aaed from one to five years, in the house.
Retnrning home she saw nothing but the
smonId.ring embers of her house and the
bones of her children.
A. Worth spates, son Of Thos. spates,
former merchant of Leesburg, Loudon CO.,
has hoan appointed by the President, 1t.
Governor Of Wyoming Territory.
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Interrupting a Play.
HOW THE READING OF A NEWSPAPER
INCENsED AN ACTOR.

HOW THE READING OF A NEWSPAPER
INCENsED AN ACTOR.
The other night as the Williamses were
half through their performance Of ''Struck
Oil,' at the Wheeler Opera House, it was
noticed that one of the audience sitting In
the parquette was engaged in reading
newspaper. The company noticed it. Mr..
Williamson noticed it. 1t evidently an
noyed them to think that person could
be more highly entertained with news
paper than with their matchless acting
They thought, perhaps, they were not do
ing as we'll as usual, so they redoubled
their efforts and were awfully funny. The
audience was fairly convulsed with laugh
ter. But that one person sat there un-
moved and unaffected by their superb
comedy. MIR. Williams made another
attempt, but it was no use. That news
paper was too much for him. The critic
isms in paper could be tolerated, even
complimentary personal mention of him
self in the columns OF the press did not
annoy him very much, but to see a news
paper so engross the attention of one of
the audience, sitting way down in front,
too, where all the best points could be
most readily caught and appreciated, that
he never smiled SMILE except when he
came across funny paragraph, that was
too much. Man can stand great deal.
Man is mortal, and actors are men, conse-
queutly can stand lots, but this
Mr.. Williams was just making one Of
his cutest remarks when his eyes again
wandered towards that unlucky news
paper, whose reader was totally uncon-
scious of the storm that was brewing. 1t
acted like red flag in the arena. He cut
off his line, and turning square to the
amazed reader, recited an GRAFTON, of
which the following is shorthand report:
1.-The gentleman sitting
the unfortunate very plainly by pointing
directly at hints annoying us very
much by reading that paper. 1t is i'm
possible to go on, and unless he stops the
play will not be finished. If he is not suf-
fciently entertained with this perfor-
nance, we will cheerfully refund him his
money at the box-office; but he must put
up the paper"
This eloquent specimen of oratorical
ability brought down the house. The gods
in the gallery applauded vociferously, and
there was great applause in the pit. The
unconscious creator of all this trouble
quietly folded his paper, and, apparently.
was one of the most intensely interested
spectators during the remainder of the
performance. But somehow there was
dampness in the spirits Of the actors.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28

A FAITHFUL ANIMAL.-On the 5th Of
the present month, ''Old Bill, dark grey
horse, for IS years the property of the
Hansford family in this county, died at
the residence of Mr.. Felix G.. Hansfor1.
near Paint creek. This horse was pur-
chased when very young colt BY Felix
G. Hansford, deceased, and for long years
was used as family carriage horse and
every member of the family, together with
Mr.. H 's servants, we're very much attached
to him. "Old Bill'' did good service. In
the old ante-railroad days, hitched to the
family carriage, he frequently made the
trip from Kanaw!la to White Sulphur
Springs, Greenbrier coun6y. In later years
ne has had rougher experience, and even
up to the time Of his death he was used
for ploughlng, hauling, &C., and only this
fall, hitched to common road sled, he
was used for hauling in crop of corn, the
ground for planting which, he had been
used to plough in the spring Monroe (W.
Va.) Register.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28

MATRIMONIAL CORRESPONDENCE
stances Of marriage resulting from cor
respondence between strangers are fire.
auently read of, but tho Chicago 'Tri-
bune" tells different story about pair
who, after exchanging letters, met by ap-
pointment in that city:
The surprise with which she discovered
that he, instead of being q, tall. dark and
aristocratic, was 46, stumpy. red-headed,
fat and bow-legged, was only equalled by
the rapturous amazement with which he
discovered that she, instead of being will
Lowry of figure, just Is, with warm golden
hair, an opalescent complexion, and blue
eyes like limped lakes. was six feet one, II
she was an inch, 50 if she was day ,
weighing 800 pounds if she did an an
ounce, and with no warm yellow or any
other hair of her own.
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A Bigamlst Entraps Lynchburg Widow.

IL o1
"o hno III recent lssue " viz
vile, IN. C.) "Citizen,' the annexed &C.
connt of tho v,,,ainnns proceedings of =
-- .,, 70 b.u.
o'eainise' "hose goou iooA' 0o. 80
been only equalled by the Diackness VI LIE
heart:
Some s;non,.r foot. have come to our
knowledge IF the dnings of q Madison
ronuty man the seoneI Of which was only
arrived at last week. The circumstances
Of ,he ca.. "A told M bv a gentleman, him.
sflf ner.onalIy coonizant OF The final d.
yeiopments in the whole affair, are in SUBJ
stance as follows:
John McIanr a native of Madison. and
some for,y-fiyr wears Of ape-a ne-looklng
man. an one calculated 10 impress him
self f.vo. ablv wherever he NAV be placed
w.s formerl married in Madison. but has
mt hea, for some wears living with his
wiz and e,,;ldren' Ae has been living for
soma Inn, at ii. t one Mace and then an
other AMI runor ba, Il that he has also
wife in Kpus.nckv. Last summer he turn
ed nm in l.ync,b1ry. Va where he pa &
al h hp nff 10 drmmmer for Baltimore
house finder this ou,ss he wooed a Wild
~, * n,,s n of uood Emily who posse.snd
so,ro 1,rnusrtn in har riobt mill a son.
,'ina va.rs "ld shnnll hern1na Of aoe when
; = hac.n. hi. Mel ane married thu
-, wi - ~, Oh Mt four monthly 400 fine Inv vt
ths t;,,.s win, viii hi. vrandfather fhis
fatb.r,. f.,tharl Thn new husband rem.
r"..niad ,,,at he had brother in T.onis.
Lie - Nv tn whom he designed navinr
,;.;s On hrid.l tnnr AccordincIv tha
connlo .ta, ted tn I,onjsvilIa hnt mon Ar.
r riu;pa at Kno1vills y halt Vas mada and
| Mci ,sna ranre.entino that he had received
| disnatch from his Raltjmore house to re-
- -' - -
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On account of the continued delicate
condition of Rev. M. L. Lacy. the Session
of the Presbyterian Church in Lewisburg,
W. Va, have thought it expedient to Sc
cure the services of Rev. W. F. Wilhelm,
Of Blacksburg, Va, as assistant pastor.
Edward W. Hewes, was assaulted with
a cowhide by J. P. McTeer, in Wytheville,
Va, last week, on account of an account
written by the former of public speech Of
the latter.
Pope Leo XIII, since his encyclical let
ter has received "a large number of offen-
sive and threatening letters from Socialists
in all parts of Europe. His Holiness is
making collection OF them.
Wade Hampton, it is said, will soon
marry Mrs. Pickens, the widow of Cover
nor Pickens, of South Carolina The wife
of Senator Butler is stepdaughter of Mrs.
Pickens.
G. FL. Smith, proprietor of the Fountain
House, Lynchburg, who accidentally shot
himself while hunting, is recovering.
The Danviile ''Times" announces thu
death. on Monday last, of Rev James An
derson, Baptist minister of Pittsylyania
county, after lingering illness.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-02-28

A PICTURE OF FLORIDA BY A Discus
TED V1RGIN1AN.-Samuel D. Wallace
who recently emigrated from Bells Valley
Rockbridge. to Florida, has returned dis
gusted and makes the following report:
No wheat. no corn, no grass, no cattle.
no anything but sweet potatoes and beans.
The good lands. few and far between, are
owned by Northern capitalists. The or
ange groves which pay can lie counted On
ones fingers. The natives are dried-up
yellow specimen of humanity, shaken by
chills ard eaten up by mosquitoes and sand
flies. The water is of the color and con-
sistency of weak I've; -four, bacon, &c.
have to be imported from other States,
and none of the comforts of life are indig-
enous to the soil. His advice TO those
contemplating trip to Florida, much less
a residence there, is summed up in the Ia
comic Don't"