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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF
THE CECIL NATIONAL BANK,

At FORT DEPOSIT. IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND
at the close OF business. on the 18th day of
December 1879.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
NATIONAL BANK OF ELKT0N,

At ELKToN. IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
at the close OF business. December Eth 1879.
RESlI-
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Farmers Of Chester, Lancaster, Cecil and
Hartford Counties
TEN 40 PER CENT. DIVIDEND REDUCTION
TO Churches, Schools and
Families:

The services of competent CHOIR SINGERS,
ORGASISTS. INSTRUCTORS OF VOCAL.
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JI'e (eti| mhie.

ELKTON, DECEMBER ~, 1879.
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Attest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19
Impadenee Sat Down ypon.

Some time since one of the bright
est and wi.!iest OF CIneianati's girls
went abroad, and when sne returned
home, about the 6rst person TO con-
gratulate her on her safe return was
B, young blood Of the city,
whose dollars exceed bis sense in the
ratio of about a million to one.
Jaw, Miss X be said, "per-
nit me to greet you. | know you
have had q very pleasant tip
abroad W
Yes" she answered, very pleas
ant indeed. / was sll over the conii-
nent and through England, Scotland
ani Ireland"
"Ah, in Ireland, and did you see
the Barney stone z"
"Yes, 1 was there"
"ob, 1 should 50 delight 70 see it.
Il has always been q desire Of mine
to kiss that celebrated stone, but /
have never had the opportunity"
Indeed, then you should"
II know, bat | have not done so.
but why shouldn': | kiss it by proxy?
You have been there and kissed n,
why should | not take t3e influence
OF the Blarney from yoar lips !''-snd
The smart Aleck Stepped forward 70
proxify the youns lady. Bot she
drew back, and, looking him square
in the face, said:
81 beg your pardon, my dear Mr..
B. bu: 1 set upon tbe Bla-ney
stone"
Like a man with gFea. sorrow,
B-sank down ia heap, and be
hasn't said ireland" since, aud the
very word "Bisrney" makes him de-
lirioas.
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How To Cock a Husband.

The irst thing to be done is to
catch hin. Having done 80, the mode
of cooking him so as to make q good
dish is as follows:
Many good husbands are spoiled
in cooking. Some women keep them
constantly In hot water, while others
freeze them with conjugsl coldness;
some smother them, with hatred and
contention, aod still others keep them
in pickle all their lives.
These women always serve them
up with tongue sauce. Now it is not
supposed that husbands will be ten
der aud good if treated in this way,
bat they are, on the contrary, very
delicious when managed as follows:
Get large Jar, called the jar OF care
fitness which all good housewives
have on handy place your husband in
1t, and set him near the IRE Of cooju-
gal love; let the FIRE be pretty hot,
let it be clear, above all, let
the heat be constant, cover him over
With affection aud suLjsction gar
nlsh him with the spice Of pleasantly
and if you add kisses and other con-
fections, let them be accompanied
with q sufficient portion CT secrecy,
mixed with prudence and modera-
fion
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How to Act in Case OF Fire

First, do not be alarmed on account
of smoke. Frequently there il a great
deal Of smoke before the FIRE has
made much progress Remember that
one can pass through smoke by keep
ing bis head near the floor, or by en-
velcping il in wet wooden clotn. On
enterisg 5 room to fight dom a Ere
single banded, keep the door closed
behind you if possible. A pail of water
and tin dipper. 10 the hands Of
rssolute person, can be made to work
miracle at the beginning. If the ere
has progressed too far to admit Of
this course, aud it is necessary to de-
pend on outside help, then see to il
that every door and window is closed
BY so doing. where there is 6re-en-
CINE 10 the neigh6orhood IL will often
be possible 10 eon6ae the FIRE 10 one
room. Every person who stops 81
hotel should take special pains before
reuirig TO note the location Of the stair
ways, so that in case Of au alarm ne
can find bis way, even though the
balls are hlled with smoke. Never
leave q room when there is an alarm
of ire without first securing q wet
towel, or, if possible, q wet sponge or
piece OF wollen cloth, through which
10 bres'e. If escape by the stairs is
cut OF, seek an outsiie window and
stay there till help comes.
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WHOLE NO. l4ll.

sarly good day, and hied me for my
aud countiug-ho1se fire. It's genial
blaze, however, cbeered me not. l
was dispirited aud chagrined. aud
possessed deep-rooted idea that my
hitherto clear brain bad got 8 super
abundance Of mud in it. | felt that
| could tear my hair aud beat my
breast and yell out that | was pro-
foundly miserable"
bot why dwell upon the matter.
The story is told. Suffice it, then.
for your beho0f, that / never heard
more of these two very original
swindlers, aud that therefore / got
not the slightest return for my losses.
| have hitherto as | have previously
told you kept the matter profound
secret, so that sympathy even has
DOT fallen to business. Call me a
eonsummste donkey, If you like, but
don't let me hear another word about
the matter. Ali how the
time has fownl Let us pull our
selves together and go indours aud
join the ladies' - Chambers Journal
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l. is the best read paper in the
world. No other contains news of
the marriages. aud deaths, to say
nothing OF ise divorces and births
no Other relates the accidents hap
pensng before the doors Of the vii
layers no other gives the time for
the next ball, picnic, or political meet
ing no other discusses the affairs Of
the town and county, the arrival Of
the new goods on the merchants
counters, or a new hat on the editors
desk- Occasionally defects aud er-
rors are overlooked by those who
have become attached to it through
It's perusal tor years. They some
times become dissatisfied with il on
account of something which hiss slip
ped into It's columns, and may stop
taking il; bat the absence Of the IA
miliar sheet az their homes and or
ces for few weeks becomes an in-
supporsabIe priystion, and they hast
e1 TO take il again, and possibly
apologize for having it stopped. No
friendship on earth is more constant
thaa that contracted by the reader
Of q journal which plakes an honest
and earnest effort to merit its con-
tinued support. Hence . eonscien-
tiously conducted paper becomes 3
fayorile 10 the family.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19

Every body is familiar with those
brilliant, quaint pictures Of insects,
birds and flowers painted upon
thick, soft. translucent material we
have always called rice paper" This
is not made Of rice IL is the thin
slices of the pilh Of plant or tree Of
the Aralia family-the fatsia papyri.
fera of modern botsnists. The tree
grows about twenty feet high. aud lis
pith is sn extensive arJicsl Of con-
merce 10 China, for it is used 10 the
manufacture of many articles, especial
ly TOYS and artificial flowers. The cyl
inders Of pitb exposed on remOyeing
the bark and woody fibre are rarely
al inch and half 10 diameter, and as
the suts auce is delicate and tender.
rare skill and practice are required to
cut the whole stick from circumference
TO center into continuous sheet. A
long. thin, very sharp knife is used
for this operation. The largest sheets
that can be obtained in this way are
about fifteen inches long by ten wide
As scon as the sheets are cut they
are spread out, all little holes careful
Iy mended with bits of mica, aud
then they are pressed under weights |
until dry. The refuse scraps, etc, go |
10 make pillows; the ordinary sheets |
are dyed brilliantly and sold to flow
er-makers, while the large sheets are
destined for the foreign market after
being carefully painted by skillful
native artists There is no substance
yet discovered that so well represents
the delicate texture Of the petals of
flowers as this paper Of pith, and it
is exported TO some extent By arti6
cial flower manufacturers. The tree
could no doubt be grown here, as our
climate is much Ike that Of China
0ne Of the most interesting things TO
see in China is the daily flower fair
10 certain street in Pekin. Stretch
ing along the narrow street for more
than half mile is grand exposition
of pIsh, paper, and silk flowers. For
eiguers stand fascinated before the
stands watching the skill Of the ffow
er-makers. Each one is provided
with an assortment Of piueers, some
wire, pot Of glue, knives, and some
pith paper of many hues. 10 short
time, while his defl fingers move with
bewildering rapidly, be will counter
ieit the dshlis, asler, rose, or what
ever real flower lies before him for a
model. His skill in cutting leaf, cal-
w. and petals is equaIled OILY by his
marvellous eye for delicate differences
of tint Here the peddlers get their
supplies for the day. IL is sstouish
ing to see how fond the people are of
these beautiful counterfeits of nature
The Chinese women wear no bonnets
or hats, but do their hair Dp in elabo-
rate fashions and wear a1wers in
stead. In some parts Of the king
dom you NAV know if woman be
maid, widow, or matron by the color
of the flowers she wears in ber hair
The parasol, where the women wear
40 has, is Of course an Indispensable
article for any outdoor excursion, and
the whole family Of parssols aud um-
brellas in China is . marvel. They
are generally made Of silk or paper,
and are often the chef d. gIvre Of
art.
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literary topics in his conversation.
So with social and religious q1es-
tions.
"Out of the abundance Of the heart
the mouth speaketb." That of which
the mind is full, that wisb which it
is furnished, viii come out 10 express
sion.
The very simple reason Why TIA
world is full Of gossip is. that those
who indulge 10 it have nothing else
in them. They must interest them
selves in something. They know no
thing but what they learn from day
to day in intercourse with and obser-
vation o. their neigbbors
What these neighbors do, what
they say, what happens to them in
their social and business affairs, what
they wear-these become the ques.
tions of supreme interest The per-
sonal and social life around them
ibis is the book upder constant peru
sal, aud out Of this comes that pert;v-
erous conversation which we call
gossip. The world is full Of il, and
ia a million houses all over this
country, nothing else is being talked
of but the personal affairs Of neigh
bers.
What is the cure for gossip? Sim
ply culture. There is a good deal Of
gossip that has no malignity in it.
Good natured people talk about their
neighbors because, and only because,
they have nothing else to talk Of or
about.
Gossip is always a personal confess
sion, either Of malice or imbeciIity,
and the young should not only shnn
it. but by the most thorough culture
relieve themselves from all tempta-
tion to indulge in it. 1t ia low, friv-
olous, and TOO often q dirty business.
There are country neighborhoods in
which it RACES like pest.
Churches are split in pieces by il.
Neighbors make enemies by it for
life. 10 many persons it degenerates
into chronic disease which is prac-
tically incurable. Let the Young cure
IL while thev NAV.
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Everybody must talk about some
thing. The poor fellow who was told
not to talk for fear the people would
fnd out that be was 3 fool. made so-
thing by the experiment.
He was considered fool because
be did not talk On some subject or
other Every body must have some
thing to say, or give up society or
course, the topics ofconversstion viii
relate TO the subjects Of knowledge.
If q man is interested iu science be
will talk about science II be is an
enthusiasts 10 srs. be viii talk about
art II be is familiar with literature.
and is an intelligent and persistent
reader, be viii naturally bring forth
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BAYARD TAYLOR.
BY kenny W. rosarr.L,w.

Dead he lay among his books.
The peace Of God was in his hooks.
As the statues In the gloom
Watch DER Maximillian's tomb,
So those volumes frsm their shelves
watched him silent as themselves.
All, his hand will never more
Turn their storied pages DER
Nevermore his lips repeat
Songs OF theirs, however sweet
Let the the iifeless body rest,
He Is gone who was it, guest
Gone, as travellers haste to leave
An inn, Nor tarry until eve
Traveller, in what relms afar.
In what planet, In what star.
IN what vast aerial splce
Shines the light upon thy fseeg
In what gardens of delight
Rest thy weary feet tonight :
Poet, thou whose latest verse
Was , garland on thine hearse.
Thou bast sung with organ tone
In Deukalion's life thine own.
TN the ruins of the past,
Blooms the perfect flower at last.
Friend-but yesterday the bells
Rang for thee their loud fsrewells.
And to day they toll for thee,
Lying dead beyond the sea-
Lying dead among the books
The peace Of God in all thy looks.
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A good many jokes are told as bsv-
ing been played upon the old philoso-
pier. Franklin. But the best. we
think, is the following, in which be is
represented 80 having played q huge
joke on himself:
When Franklin was Ambassador
to France. being At meeting Of 4
literary society and net well under
standing French when deelaimed, be
determined to applaud when be saw
lady friend express her approval
When they ceased, little child who
gnderstooo French said to Franklin
Why, you always applaud toe most
when tney are praising you"
Franklin laughed and explained his
dilemma.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19
DRIDGE SALES

DGlD6E SALES
TIbe Commissioners q Somerset county VIII OF
ler Al putdsc sale, toshe I0wssf and eesl bidder,
on
Tuesday, february "a, 1879,
AZ o'sloea P. N, or the prezzisss, the bnild.ng
of 4 {. Fered br,ige oyet LaEres Hi Creek IL
LeXsr Turkeyioot township. where The pntiic
rad leading IRON Urs "a 70 hinguc9a e7ssses
SAID rezIn near 81 BEoash.
At.sQ
ON wednesday the s8th day Of February, 1879,
at o'clock p n On the premises. the building oi
bridge over krash Creek 10 Nos thAmpson town
SHIP AZ the plsuI whers the pabfc ruad cros es
sail stream near Hammers saw MILL IL said
township.
ALSO.
On Frilay the estk aaT q eshraaTg. lsss. Al .
5lsis J. l. N Gle premises the building Of q
e,e-erea trhlge over Gi2ddea's Rua Ia ; ulhanp-
roe t.sxnsh u there the public rosd crosses sad
nm ear The nion hurre Ia sSsi tlv hsh.p-
Plans snI SPECIFICATIONS csr DC -eaa 81 tue
Conmi sioner's lsaSe, after the i.th day o. feo-
sasry ana vi be On exhibition on day of sale
Nd ii ScAaDCS. DENNIS C0Ok,
CLERK J Q. CRlTCHflELn
JONAS NccLINfthoh b
Feb S CSmEl lssfe-ers-
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Many young ladies' may probably
lock back 10 that saowdrifs as the
srs. step on the road to natrimo-
nv.
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DUBLIC SALE

Tsv virtue OF The power eontsEed In The last VIII
and fest amsut of Henry >aryer- iate oi lsen ma
hs.ptrk Twp.. Somerset H. Pa dec q, Ire anoet-
sIsn-sl kxs.-r s.rs os said deceased VIII oner ior
szls ~ pablic oater! cn the pr. inises' on
Saisrdsy, fsRrasry -, 1855,
,se,,.-s NJ. m. trIov fns, cese-sbed prererty
ii aid deceased. 70 vii
A sersain TRACT os l.li IN Allegheny Twp, som
ersit Co. Pa Adjoining lsnds Of Siioo1 hrsS
lager EdriuSd Heshiscr, Eziss >nhrie and ., hers,
ea1tAtu tuiuz 70 scrrs and aiiesa'lce ?. SAlcr -
o,,-s ars r,-sssd ara sas b1lsnte vel t1rnfsrec,
7f,~-e = rrsr-r.,s 'crr nzr1 On thl- far-n, apc
isc = ave- .-.,nr eaufI: assd has thereon erected
larxe rwo srisry icg h0sse, = good tern, strlax
h ,rs AMI otiier ouEtnilfiEes- and slse tre tsne.
.oert houses with stables and cthcr neSessAis
luIIiin.s cs,unrsfed with them -
TEkNS.-tsneshird "a hsn1. 41d tns hel-hss
IN or eqa.I anpnzi rsy menit Nithse. III - :.
R-Oue-scplh oI the purchase nS1es 70 e<
f-'1 ~ JOHN SARyEE,
Nm N. SCHROCk.
Executors.
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Dressed rabSit-..selIID Indiana Ken
tueky and Illinois four for q dine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19

Water is 80 scarce 10 Atctisos,
Kansas, that people are obliged 10
melt snow.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19

The bill making il q peDitestisry
ofense to throw stones at trains has
passed both houses 10 Ohio.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-02-19

he hair II The buffalo 10 now
largely employd in making overcosis,
which are ell wool.
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A pMlNIsrRAToR's NOTICE

Esisie - JOna:hsn Wendell late Of Somerset
Twp, deceased.
Letters OF administration 90 the above eEtate
rsnied % the proper n hority n0tice
il hereby iFea to those indebted u ift keirme
diate psy toent, and those having claim against II
"a tre.erf them duly authenticated fur settlement
on Tuesordsy. April. Il. ls7e at the house Of
ISAAC wendell.
Feb Administrator.
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Terms of publication
The Somerset Herald

,.,s,ll.hod every W wednosday Morning at g ot
s.r aunum, paid In advance otherwise y -
,,;l invariably be charged
"a subscription win be discontinued untn all
.-.ves are paid up. Postmasters neglecsins
,o,,fy US when subscribers do not take out
..,- oaoers wiibe held able for the subscription.
.,,..ritsrs removing from. one Postofnes TO an
,n.- should give as the name OF the former ne
~ =. the present Office Asddres
The Somerset Herald,
Somerset, Pa.
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NoTIcE
DuBLIc SALE.

AA1oLD PLATED wArc1Es. cAsspn
WV Aesasa A1ersA A. cOCEgw 4cas Ce1cAoA
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The Commissioners q Somerset county ~lll OF
ger AZ puidlc sale, to;he igwssf and best bidder
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-17
Flour $4,000 a Barrel.

A friend has handed us a copy of the
Asheville Nea0s, of April 6, 1865-dated
three days before the surrender of Lee,
at AppOmattox. 1t is a half-sheet,
printed on a dingy, yellow Confederate
sample of paper. Under its editorial
head is its terms-S20 per annum, SOC.
per single copy and S5 per square for
each insertion of an advertisement.
The elder Adkin, the editor, was
Methodist minister, who published a
paper years before the war. He died
about nine years ago.
This edition of the Nel0S contains the
order of the Confederate Adjutant-Gen-
eral regarding the recruiting of the ne
gro troops; General Order No. 49,"
signed by Col. j. B. Palmer, relating to
conscTiption; and schedule of prices
allowed by the titheing and purchasing
agents of the Confederate States Gov
ernment, who appeal to the farmers to
bring in their produce to feed the army,
which they proclaim, sis now at last
to be recognized as our only savior
from the unrestrained and grasping
desp0t of our barbarous enemy"
Some of the prices allowed are as fol-
lows: -four, $40 per lb. beef, 81; bacon.
"a, so; corn, $40 per bushel; oxen, 81 800
per yoke, and quinine, $50 per ounce.
There is an advertisement offering a
reward of "a, 1000 for the apprehension
of two negroes, Noah and Edward. who
ran away from man named Gist, at
Kings Mountain Iron Works, and were
supposed to be lurking about Asheville.
-AsheviLte (M @. Enterprise.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-17
The Potter Investigating Committee.

WASHINGTON. Jan. IL,
The Potter Committee to-day considered
the question whether the affidavit of st. Mar
tins, the former deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of
the committee, confessing he had sworn falsely
before the subcommittee and casting impu-
tations upon Representative Stenger in that
connection, should be placed upon record or
the atiiant placed upon the stand. After
debate it was resolved that the chairman re-
turn to the counsel of Secretary Sherman the
affidavit and further inform Mr.. Sherman
that ST. Martins will be examined touch
ing the affidavit should Mr.. Sherman or
any member of the committee so desire.
st. Martins in his affidavit declares
that a number of witnesses who appeared
before the committee were induced to do SO
for money considerations, and that he was
instructed by Stenger to only subpoena such
as would give favorable testimony for the
Democrats. He states that Weber was prom
ised $4,000 by George W. Carter and A. NJ.
Gibson if he would give certain evidence be-
fore the committee 1t was through Weber's
influence that he received the appointment of
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. Representative
Stenger has documents which he claims will
prove the falsity Of st. Martins afii-
davit, and they will be presented TO
the committee in due time. Thomas
s. Kelley (cOlOred), who sent a letter
to the chairman some time ago, stating that
he was familiar with the fraudulent Louis
lana Presidential certificates, and had placed
marks on them to prove it, testified that in
December, 1876 he was Governor Kellogg's
messenger, was present when the first certiti-
cate was signed. Witness pointed out the
signatures of Jeffrion and Levisee, two of
the Presidential Electors, as having been
forged. Witness refused to state whether he
forged the signatures; said the general suspi-
cion was that he did; would consult counsel
before answering the question. The commit
tee gave him until the 14th to frame a re-
sponse, and adjourned till that time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-01-17
No. Of names on No. Of bal; E'reess Of

These figures even the Democratic managers
of elections will not deny. Does it, therefore,
require any additional evidence to satisfy the
country that frauds were committed at these
election polls, where the ballots in the boxes
exceeded the names on the poll-list by over
one-thirdl II proof is needed as to who com
mitted the frauds, it will be found in the fact
that at each one of these polls the managers
were Democrats, that in each one of these
boxes small tissue tickets, bearing the names
of the Democratic candidates, we're found in
numbers about equal to the amount OF the ex-
cess, and that, in drawing out tickets SO as to
reduce the number of ballots to the number
of names on the poll-list, the managers in
variablY drew out a majority of Republican
tickets. In regard to the remaining eight
polls in Orangeburg County, the same state of
facts existed az nearly all of them. In Claren-
don County, though different method was
adopted, frauds equally as shameless were
committed though not on so great a scale, as
the vote of that county is not very large; still
the frauds were sufficient to transform Re-
publican majority into Democratic majority.
But 1t is unnecessary to dissect them, as,
think, have stated facts enough to convince
the most skeptical person that the charges of
fraud in regard to the late election ia this
Congressional District are not baseless fabri-
cations. These charges cannot be met by gen
eral denials or evasive explanations. 1t will
not do to say that the election here was the
most quiet, peaceable and orderly ever held"
Whether or not IL was quiet peaceable and or
derly is matter of no Importance in this con-
nection. Admitting, for the sake of argu-
ment, that it was, it is no answer to the
charge that gross frauds were committed.
Respectfully, E. W. NJ. MAoKEY.
ain the act there is a slight error. While fixing
the number at fftY-seven only htty-tive are deslg-
mated by name. The latter is the number ac-
tually established by the act.