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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

The Pottsville Miners Journal has
an account of coal mine that took
FIRE in 1885 and has been on ere ever
since. The vein that is burning is
called the "Jugulsr,r and the surface
crop was first worked in 1853 by
Lewis E. Dougherty, st place called
Coal Castle, one and half mile
west of what is now known as Mount
Laffee.
The coal taken out was of excellent
quality and the mine very productive.
1t was the custom to keep huge
CRATE filed with burning coal just In
side the mouth, to keep the water in
the cutters from freezing. Such a
CRATE was 10 operation in the upper
drift of Mr.. Dougherty's mine in the
winter of 1885. On Saturday nigh,
the CRATE was filed with an unusual.
ly large quantity of coal, and the
miners went to their homes. On the
following Monday morning, when the
mine was visited, i, vas found to be
filed with flames.
1t is supposed that the Ere in the
CRATE became communicated to the
timbers, and, moving along the upper
drift, was, by means of an air-bole,
carried into the lower drift. Efforts
were made to arrest the flames, and
repeated for some years, but at length
the mine was abandoned. The FIRE
has continued without interruption,
and the coal has been consumed for a
half mile in every direction. The
ground has caved in in many places,
leaving great chasns that vary from
fifty to one hundred feet in length
Travel over the burnt district is ex.
ceedingly dangerous to any one not
familiar with the country, for in
many places great holes are only COW
cred by . shell of burned earth three
or four feet thick The only external
evidence of the great conaagration
that is going on underneath the
ground at that point, is the total ab'
sence of vegetable life and the ex
treme heat of the ground.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
Plain Talk 90 n Girl.

Your every day toilet is 3 part CT
your character. A girl who looks
like . fury or 3 sloven in the more-
ing is not to be trusted, however fne-
" she may look in the evering. No
matter how humble your room may
be, there are eight things it should
contain, viz:
A mirror, wash stand, soap, towel,
comb, hair, nail and tooth brushes.
These are Just 90 essential as your
breakfast, before which you should
make good and free use Of them. Pa
rents who fail to provide their chill
dren with such appliances, not only
make great mistake, bat commit q
sin of omission.
Look tidy in the morning, and az
ter the dinner work Is over improve
your toilet Make it . rule cf your
daily life 70 dress upin the afternoon
Your dress may and may not be any
thing better than calico but with o
ribbon or flower. or some bit Of orna-
ment, you can have en- air Of self-re-
spect snd satisfaction that invariably
comes with being weH dressed
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
A Feroeious Dog.

A bulldog tha. was stolen from
Lord Duferin, in Canada, q year
ago, turned up lately in Terrs Haute,
where she killed Texas steer in
street fight. Col Burns, Of Evans
vile, bought her for sl10 and fssten-
ed her in his stable The Evansville
journal Of last Wednesday, said
Yesterday, while the colonel was
leading horse worth $1,000 past the
dog, she lesped toward the horse with
such tremendous force that the collar
snapped like string. She buried
her teeth in the horses flesh. Col
Burns seized the dog by the throat
with both hands, and hurting her
back, threw himself upon her as she
fell She tore his stirt into shreds
At last, with bis heavy boot heel. be
planted blow on the forehead which
stunned the beast" The Journal Of
Thursday said
"CoL Burns was sitting on horse
back at his font gate yesterday
morning, when the spotted bulldog
deshed out the eide gate, having
snapped the cSst-iron chain. He
whipped the horse into gallop and
followed Capt App. Of the police
was coming down the street in bis
barouehe, when the dog dashed to-
ward his horse and made q leap az
his throat The borse SHED TO es
cape the danger, overtbrowi1g the
barouche and hurling Capt. App
against shade tree with such force
as 70 dislocate the right elbow. On
Parrett street the furious dog met 5
lad and seized him By the collar Of
bis coat. Both rolled of the plank
walk and down the embsnkment.
Col. Burns attacked the dog with the
butt Of heavy whip and knocked
her senseless. The horse ran swsy
during the fight and has not been re-
covered The dog was hauled home,
lstill senseless.r The Journal Of Fri.
day said
I Marshal LangoIf went to the sta.
bIes to see the dog yesterday. She
lazily yawned and pretended to fawn
while her great red chops, hanging
down, were opened and closed indo-
lently. Lsngolf went 20 pat her head
gently, when che leaped st bis throat
The stout trace beid her back. though
her paws caught in the msrshals
vest and brought him down on bis
knees. He drew his revolver and put
two bullets through her head With
a few struggles the ferocious beast
died -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

Hens are early risers and do not
like standing around on ole foot
waiting for their breakfast The
morning meal with them is the most
important one of the day The hens
are cold and hungry, and for that
reason give them some kind of warm
cooked food Fowls win eat almost
anything. if it is served up right
Boiled potatoes, turnips, carrots, any.
thing in the vegetable line, mixed
with cornmeal, or bran and shorts
seasoned with pepper and salt, and
fed warm, viii make any well reguls
ted hen esckie with satisfaction
Feed few handfals of wheat screen
ings 81 noon, and at night give {
liberal feed of whole grain Of some
kind
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
Cs,d I'm Arizona

YCNA, August 75.--Adviees just
received here state that there is con-
siderable excitement In Mineral Park
Parties from New York, Boston, Chi
cago aud ST. Louis have recently ar
rived there and are buying mineral
claims. The Fairfield mine is sreported
to have uncovered body Of ore as
saying from $50 to ss0s per ton in s
l50 feet shaft, and the company OWL
ing /; are pursuing the tunnel level
with large force 70 develop is-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

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now az von wsre cer,a;oIs en,i,lad ~
twenty dollars for vour servics YES.
tarday This nav bs consida,ed !, N.
LIGHT Of a loss 70 Won Of that ann half
Of which r am 10 nsvn
Sav;n. ,b;e h. h.na.5 b;u 4a,
dollar hin
"These are two ertreme snecimens
Of tho me.nnesa of mon hns am
sure mo woman wonld he ou;Itv ofl
sucb con,emntible conduct y said the
GOOD doc,or
81 am not 60 spre abou, thstp ri
aa;d
AZ had a csse in NV own exneri.
e,.a v;,b wom.n h.,dl, hab;,d
.nv of ,hosa ,hs, hsva hasn nsn,,on.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
sk.seA 4. C.rh.

1t is fun to wstch man endeavor.
ing to raise the cork out Of the neck
Of "a lax bottle The cork generally
comes out pretty hsRd, especially
when il is covered with sealing wax
and somehow or other the ink 6ies ur
in his face and Ill over his shirt front
that il, if be has on new shirt
II the shirt happens 20 be old and Of
no use the ink fies over his shoulder
and dsbbles the wall
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

nth the gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophied and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, it
viii keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use viii prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances
which make some preparations dan
gerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Vigor can only benefit but not harm
it. If wanted merely for a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

CoLUMBUs, o., August "a
man entered S. S. Riekly's bank a.
II O'Clock to-day sn1 entered iato
conversation with the proprietor,
who vas ,be only person in the bank,
concerning Eegeiistio1s for some
bonds. While the two were thus en-
gagged a apalv gained entrance 10 the
bank bv q rear window and carried
of s.. 900 ia currency and sl5. coo IN
registered bonds. The theft was not
discovered anil some time after
vard
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

believe it. Bot I waited two Ions
weary years, and then father said b
WAS certain that it Was true, and
would make bin happy if ! would
lif-n
| Her tears explained the rest.
knew what she meant, and drew he
fondly TO my heart, and said:
II krew you would not forget me
Lilly. am rich, now, and very un
like dead, eh But will not stay
longer at present, darling. / viii
hasten to prove to you what 9 thor
ough rascal yoa were near marrying
| shall send some one to look after
your safety, and take that rascal
away from you"
The rascal did not move. had
taken all the Markham out of him,
so, without much notice of the terror.
stricken Mr.. and Mrs. Graham, but
taking one long, fond kiss from the
dear lips of Lilly, I departed hastily
from the house.
l had determined to give this epi-
sode Q fit denouement, and | think
you will admit i did SO, when l tell
you l went to the authorities of the
parish and told them not to let the
marriage take place next day Gas
that was the date fixed for it)upon
any account.
After doing this l went to London,
and there met Tom, and told him l
had found the robber of our nuggets
nearly robbing me of my most golden
treasure in life. Tom and next
morning found out that Simon Rail
had come to England, after the rob-
berry. found my friends, reported my
death (Which NV neglect in not writ
ing served to corroborate), obtained
a place of trust upon false representa-
tions, and finally made the acquaint.
ance of the Grahsms, to complete his
villainies by marrying my betrothed.
We found also that bis employers
had that morning discovered they
were fl 600 short, and had dispatch
ed two detectives to find Mr.. Mark
ham.
Well, after all, when | come to |
look back to it, and think how went
down next day, how they told me all |
about the deception of that rascal,
how / paid back the f200 to Rails
that be had advanced to
The Grahams; when | was once more
as the true, genuine Bob
Phillips; whep the villain was sent
back to the scene Of his first exploits
or several years at her Msjesiy's ex-
,ense.
When Tom came down with his
ong-loved Alice, said to him. 'Ah,
t is no; our doing, Tom, it is Gods
,ver waichful care that tests us,
owes Us, and brings Us always out of
,ur trials just in time to be happy,n
md when Tom was married, be
aid:
"Yes, Bob, spd it WAS yoa who
aGght me to believe in woman's
aith and constatcy; and l cannot
eel quite happy until l own part
# my happiness due alone to you
4
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
z,.,.E q = a..rr,..

Having got o tremendous head
OF water at their disposal by the com
pletion Of the ditch, stamp-mills were
built far below in the valleys, q,
points suitable to the best diggings
and they were ready to begin opera
tons upon the new system. The
cutting having been opened at the
brow of the bill. reservoir is con.
structed, in which the water from the
ditch is allowed to accumulate to the
amount of thousands of gallons,
whence eide ditch, controlled by
floodgstes, leads to the upper edge Of
the cutting.
From the mine downward q chan.
mel is arranged, as precipitous as
possible, leading directly to the stamp.
mill. where room is open to its en-.
trance. If now a torrent should sud.
denly be poured into the cutting,
away up there on the edge of the
mountain, which seems almost to
over-bang you, it is evident that all
the loose material would be swept out
and sent headlong downward to the
bottom of the hill What a natural
sreshet would accomplish by acciden,
is precisely what the miners do BY
arti6ee. They dig away all day q,
the loose soil and easily disintegrat-
ed rcek, break up the larger frag-
ments into smaller pieces, and strew
everything. good, bal and indifferent,
in q careless pile on the foor Of the
cut. Then at sundown they gather
up their tools, climb out Of the dig.
gings, and open the gates Of the res.
ervoir. A torrent sweeps through
the mine, cleans out every loose rock
aad fragment of dust, and hurls il
down into the mill, where rack
catches all the coarse material and
lets the water drain through into the
much-tortured Yshoola. Tie whole
product of the days excavation has
been deposited on the floor of the
mill, half mile away, ready to be
shoveied under the stamps, which
chew on it all night, and it has no,
cost penny for transportation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

A Dntch judge, On conviction of .
culprit for having four wives. deci-
ded
aHs has punishment blenty / Ifs
NIT one 70
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
Ayers
HAIR Vigo,',
For restoring Gray Hair 10
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dres ssing
which is at once
a gre e BILE,
healthy, and eff
fectual for pre-
serving S the
hair. Faded o,
gray hair is soon
restored 10 It's
a~,o,v,1T oolo~
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
NOTICE.

|NorIoE-
There will be & meeting OF the Stockholders
Of the Savage Fire Brick Co.. at their ofhce
Keystone Junction Somerset County. Pa. on
Tuesday, September 18th. 1879, at O'Clock, p. n,
for the purpose OF electng officers for the ensuing
year and the transaction Of such ether business
as may come before them.
JASPER N. PORTER
= 81 secy.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10
SELLERS LIVER PILLS

Have been the sfGndGrs ressedy for the cure Of
Liver Complaints. Costfveness, Fever
and Ague. sick Headache, and all de-
rangemeuts of the stomach and liver for over 6ffy
years. Read this .'Ssllers' Lirer Pills cured
me of an attack OF Liver complaint Of eight years
standing "-Wm- Evans, Joliet, Ills. Price, q
cts box r. z Sellers Co., propr's., Pitts
burg. Pa. Sold by all druggists.
, 1879-02-20
A SUDDEN DEATH,

There is something terrible in the
thought of having our friends stricken
down at our side, without parting word
of endearment or Consoation-One mo-
ment at our side in the flush of vigorous
life, cheering our hearts with their loving
sympathy; the next at our feet, pale with
death, deal to our cries and needless of our
tears. Every excessively fat person is in
instant danger Of such a death. Seven-
tenths Of the victims of obesity die of heart
disease or appoplexy. Alan's Anti-Fat
the only remedy for obesity, reduces the
weight by regulating the digestion and
assimilation OF the food 1t is perfectly
harmless, and its Use will insure. in every
instance, reduction OF weight from two
to five pounds week.
, 1879-02-20

SAN JUAN STILL IN THE ASCEND
ANr.-We are informed that our
friends on San Juan-comprsing
several Of the leading young men
Of the COMMUNICATIVE united in
organizing a band called the "San
Inau Brass Band;" six of the num-
hrr including one member a resident
oI Lopez Island, being considerably
advanced in musical knowledge, so
that with prac,ice and perseverance
ihs younger members will shortly
sitaiD proficiency. This seems to be
guarau,eed by a certain rule of the
ssslsty, that in case of absentees at
sHy weekly meetings for practice
,hry are pledged to pay fine of so
esnts. and % cents should they be
o. boar late at any meeting, unless
i aut SUFFICIENT reasons can I've
rrsu. The members of the band,
ss fural.ci, with its officers, are as
ss: President, Rev. 7. J.
Weeks; Leader (pro trm.,) Mr.. J. F.
Secretary, Mr.. w. Delaney;
-saa.rar. E. Firth: A. Gesselman,
W Elzar Zlgler, E. Cook,
81 srsy, Eddie Fleming, Tom.
a.. EIIv McGHrry, r. Mason,
brlt ai Lopez Island.
#. rara.a,g our hieuds and
every success.
, 1879-02-20
LOCAL NOTICES.

Go to Waterman Il katz for the best
arpcts. at reasonable prices.
c.g~ Two hlst-class sewing machines.
Il Wilson anda Singer, NEW, for sale.
Apply mt the ARGUS Office.
sg' Express envelopes for sending by
Capt. Switt's line to Coupeville aud Cove
land, may BE- obtained at the store of o.
F. Gerrish & Co. Those who desire tc
send letters over the route other than on
regular mail days will do well to heed this
notice and prepare themselves, as no let
ters will be carried unless enclosed IN
these envelopes.
, 1879-02-20

OBJECT LEssoN.-The Snohomish
STAR" in recent issue, inserted a
funny clipping about GLOW the err
rors crept in," in which the fault of
newspaper errors is charged upon
poor ink, and then by way Of illus
tration presents its readers with two
pages upon which not more than
two dozen words are ineligible.
Verify, that fellows ink must be the
refuse Of tar kiln.
, 1879-02-20

We are informed that Pilot Keene,
Of the Wolcott, has resigned his po-
sition, and will remove soon to his
farm on Skagit river.
, 1879-02-20

IT has been suggested that our
friend Mr.. Parrish. living in the edge
Of town, is the only farmer in Wash.
ington Territory who can boast a
brick residence. If there is an
other, now is an appropriate time f'r
him TO speak up.
, 1879-02-20

We are requested to announce
that elaborate preparations are in
progress for the ball tomorrow; also
that the grand march will take at
nine o'clock p. NJ.
, 1879-02-20

GAIT. NJ. b. Clark, formerly of the
schooner Letitia, is second officer on
the steamer Dispatch, plying on
lower Sound waters.
, 1879-02-20

Ok Wednesday next, being Ash.
Wednesday, or the first day in the
Lenten season, there will be service
in the Episcopal church at II, A. M.
All are invited.
, 1879-02-20

READ the advertisement of the
steamer Dispatch, which we insert
to day.
, 1879-02-20
Local and News Items.

PEoF. Roberts will give St. Pat
rtck's dance on the 18th Of March
next.
, 1879-02-20

COOP Templar entertainment on
the 4th Of March. Preparations in
progress.
, 1879-02-20
NCTTCEs OF
Sale of
Real Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN,
That in pursuance OF an order of the
Probat. Court of Clallam county,
w. T., duly made on the 2Sth day
of October 1873, in the matter of the
estate of John Vidler, dece ased, the
undersigned, administrator Of SAID
estate, will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder, for cash, and sub
ject to confirmation by said Probate
Court, at the places and times here
matter mentioned, all the right, title
and interest of John Vidler at the
time of his death, and which the said
estate, by operation of law or other
wise, may have acquired other than
or in addition to, that OF said John
Vidler at the time of his dsath, in
and to the property hereinafter de-
scribed.
In Clallam County, w. T.
In front of the store now occupied
by f. A. Bartlett, at New Dunge.
ness, w. T., on
Monday, I7tR day of February, 1879,
at = o'clock II. NJ,
A certain house and lot situate at
Port Angeles, w. T.
IN PIERCE coUHTY, w. r,
In front of the Office of Samuel
Wilkeson, Jr., at New Tacoma, on
Thursday, Goth day ef February, 1879
at = o'clock y. NJ.
Blocks Nos. II, 20, rs and 30, and
fractional block No. l3, situate in ol
noar South Tac,ma Said first men
toned blocks containing S lots each
and said last block containing 4 lots
The lots being 50xl00 feet.
Also-Lots 5, II, II and l3 il
block No. 4, situate in or near Wes
Tacoma.
Terms and conditions of sale:-
Cash; 80 per cent of the pnrchas
money to be paid to the auctionee
on the day OF sale, and the balanc,
on confirmation Of sale by said Pro
bate Court. Deed at the expens,
of the purchaser.
F. A. BARTLETT,
Adm'tor of est. of John Vidler, dec.
January goth, 1879. 49:3v
, 1879-02-20
Situation Wanted.

Situation wanted by respectable We
man. ~ ,nnr3e or house Keeper; is eXpe
rielrea in all kinds of homework.
Address, stating wages.
MRs. SWEETMAN.
Conpeville. w. 4.
Dec. !.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-29
TIE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY JUNE % 1879.

Moore III Laiourche, Moore 81 st. Landry,
Munday, Mcdonnell, MeIloIn. Mutt, Ogden
Olivier, ott,, Parlange, Phelps, Plnehback,
son, Self, Simon, Smith Of jackson, Stage,
Steele, Stevenson, Stringfellow, Suthepiin,
Todd, Vance. Watkins, Webb, Wells, White,
Young Of Concordia-77.
Nays-Mes5rs. Bobie Cunningham, Tiek-
erson, Gardner, Grimes, Pardee, Roach,
Smith of Ut. Mary, Stewart, Strovleh, Thomp-
son, Williams Of Terrebonne--12. -
Absent Messrs. Allan, Babcock, Bien-
venu, Bourgeois. Bulow,. Caffrey, Cahen,
Chiapella, Claiborne, Collins, Davidson OF
Claiborne, Davidson OF Iberville, DeInas,
Denis, Easterly, Estopinal, Faux. Fontelleu,
George, Ola, Covers, Hough, Kelly. Ken
Landry, LeGardenr, Jr, Long, ], MARKS Y ks
Mentz, Willard, Noguez, Reid, G. Semmes,
Stamps, Stille, Stone, Warmoth, Williams o.
Grant, Young OF East Baton Rouge-4@
Ordinance No. 300 was finally passed.
Mr.. Sutherlin voted against the final pas
sage Of article s.
Messrs. Blanchard and Poche voted against
the final passage Of articles and %.
Messrs. White and Matthews voted against
article %.
On the motion of Mr.. Long the Convention
adjourned until 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow.
VIM FL. HARRIS,
Secretary Of the Convention.