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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
a HumoYist's Dinner

Twenty minutes for dinner shout
ed tie brakeman, as We approached
Lathrop.
Arrived there, | entered the dining
room snd asked Of the waiter: 'Whst
do you have for dinner ?"
Twenty Minutes was the hurried
reply
l told him would Try half q dozen
minutes raw on The ba!fshell, Just TO
see how they wen, Told bin 70
make a minute os it on his books.
he scratched his bead, trying to COM
prebend the order, bat gave il mp aud
waited upon some one else
| approached man who stood
near the door with a lot of silver in
bis hand: 'Whs; DO you have for
dinnerz' p
Half a dollar ssys be.
] tod hia would take half dol
laz well done. I asked him if be
eoaldn't give me, in addition, boil
ed poeketbook stuffed with greer
hacks, and some seven-.hirties gar
nished with postage stamps sn-s ten
cent scrip; also Ccnfederaae bsnd.
done brown. With lettuce s.o3s- Ane-
wogl1 like 10 WASH. ny dinns7~
down with nstioas,, bank no.ss on
draft
He sasd sAaE ~srs on; Of every
tniaz bet tbe bank notes. snd that ss
soca as the train left be would order
tha winter 70 draw some.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
Glass Tubing

The manufacture Of glass tubing
is surprisingly simple. The glass
blower takes small quantity of
melted glass from the pot with bis
blowing tube, rolls it slightly On q
mar bic slab to give it a cylindrical
form, be then adds a small quantity
Of glass from the same poi, and blows
the enlarged mass while rolling it,
taking great pains to keep the shape
cylindrical Iftubes Of large caliber
are required, the inside diameter Of
the cylinder is enlarged, and the
glass is allowed TO cool slightly be-
fore drawing For tubes Of very
small caliber, such as thermometer
tubes and other capillary the inter-
nal diameter of the cylinder is de-
creased and the glass is used very
warm.
In making piece Of glass tubing
the assistant places q ball Of glass
cylinder by aid Of bis blowing tube.
Now the men, each holding an end
Of the glass cylinder by means Of
their blowing tubes, began to sepa-
rate walking backward. The cylia-
der is thus heightened, and at the
same time made smaller in diameter,
and the diameter, Of course, depends
upon how much the tube ia drawn
out
When the tube has attained the
right size it is generally too warm
and soft to admit Of laying il down
without destroying its shape; j. is
therefore cooled by means Of a isn.
When it beeomes sufficiently cool il
is laid upon a series Of equidis,sut
parallel wooden blocks of uniform
height, where it remains until il be
comes cold IL is then cut into
lengths with a diamond or a 6!e. Ii
the tubes are TO resist great pressure
or changes Of temperature, they are
snuealed with great care. They are
sometimes plunged into boiling lin
seed oil ana slowly cooled
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
rHE DEATH OF THE OLD yEl IL
ALrnro rasxYsos.


Full bnec-deep lies ne win.er SNOW,
And the wiater winds are VIC tri,y sighing
Toll % the church bell FAD and SLOW,
aud tread sonly and speak low,
Fo- the old year lies a-dying.
Old year, you must not die:
You came to us so readily,
You lived with Us so steadily,
Ola year, you shall not die.
He ieih stu; he doth not move;
he vi not see tho dawn Of day
He hath no other life above.
he ga~e me friend, and q re, true-ioge,
And The Ncw-ycar viii take 'en away
Oh year, you must not 20;
50 long IS you have been With usl
such joy as you have seen With Us,
Oh year, you shall not 20.
He lroth'd his bumpers TO the brim
lonler year we shall not see.
But tho his eyes are waxing DIM
and tho HIS foes speak III Of him,
lie was friend to ne.
Old year you shall not Gle:
We did 50 laugh and cry WIN yoa,
I've half mind to die with yoE,
Oil year, II you must nos die.
IL was full CT joke ana jest,
But all bis merry quips are DER.
To see him die across tho waste
His son and heir doth ride post-has,e,
Bat he'll be dead before.
Every one for his own.
Tie night is starry and cold, ny friend,
And the NcW-year blithe and bold, my 6 .le-l
Comes up to take his own.
How hard he brcathes! over the snow
l heard just now the growing cock.
The shadows flicker 10 and fro;
The cricket ehirps; the light burns low
Fis nearly twelve O'Clock.
shake hands, before you die.
OH year, Weli dearly rue FOR yea;
what is {. we can DO Tor yoa
Speak oat before yoU dio.
His face IS growing sharp and thin.
Al4ck our friend is gone,
Close NJ his eyes tie up his chin;
Step from the corpse, and let him IA
That s,anaeth there alone,
AnI waire,h al the door.
There's new foot On the floor, my friend,
And a new face at The door. mg friend,
new face at the do0-.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
CzEs of stock In Winter.

Not half the farmers give tkis sub
ject the thought and attention its
importance demands. IL requires
more nice and discriminating jadg-
ment - feed and take proper care of
sock in tie winter season than it
does % raise aud secEre TIA. feed IN
the sumner ssasoa This may Be
considered by so@e 81 extTavsgsnt
assertion. bar those s5o 50 claim
certainly iase poor care OF their
stock. Two things are TO be taken
iato account in wintering stock
first. keeping the stock in good thriy-
ing condition; second, eeoBomizing
and saving f5cder- | claim that. By
.eeonomizing aud makiag stock ss.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
Don'G De an Editor

The following extract is from Col.
P. Donaa's address before the Arkan-
sas Press Association. BOYS Of nv
audience, bright faced, aspiring
you:hs, longing for the shortest and
quickest road - f5a5 aad Jr.uns,
hear q solenn a5juration, and be
armed in time. Never be editors
everybody's peeking blocks, creations
seapegoats eud sway backed pack
mules. Dead head tickets 70 circus
es, dog-sbows aud festivals-psid for
ct the rate Of twenty-five doilsr
notice for 6 twenty-five cent ticket
ali very well ia their way: and daily
bouquets from the girls who want to
get their names IN The papers, with
lbe beautiful and accomplished for
mula sNGog 20 them, aTs Just TOO
charming Tor auyJh.ng' Bat do rot
Iet them lead you into that dingy deD
Of inky horror, tFeaGmill labor and
sqaandered opp irtuaities, burles-
quingly known as the editorial sane
tum. Stand back Keep out. Be
b5ot-blscks, ebimuev sweeps, peBi-
tentiary BIRDS, or members Of The
maniac measgerie that meet IN tbe
gorgeous white sepaleher oi Capi-
tol et Washington Be mud clerks
on coal barge, deckbands in q
tripe factory, bFakemen on canal
boats, eDgineers Of a ore donkey
power canal boat, dsirymeR with sn
aged OK AID two be goats as your
stock in trade, serYauI girl il 8 poor
hoUse or orphan asylum. Be stock
gam olers railroad directors, presidents
Of sausage stuEiDg machine, rag
venders, charcoal bswlers, chamber.
maids ia livery stable, or policy
shouting Senetors-but never, 10
never, be editors. Never be even
one editor, for half one is three
quarters to much for any well Fsga-
lated family to have a5oot the
house"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31

So Epatlfy Farce.

There was q time vixen il vas
ihonght tia, strength depended on
size That ia manufacturing, the
coarser aud heavier the materials he
stronger the productions /. .s iJand
now, that delicate agents are often
most pofent; the tender Steel hss
taken tie place Of heavy iroB: and
lab onee so wesrisome il performed
by the rapid wheels Of machinery.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
TRADE FOR WOOL.
A DNIYIsTRAToB's NOTICE.
CxzcuToR's NOTICE.

tEtafe q Ca'hsrine Icti,, late n So-nsTset Twp,
SVine rsei 10. Pa. deed
Iattsrs ftsIz atrff ~ on the aisJye estate having
be p gran &C = the EnaltTstEueG b the IT, per
aaihssilg rriice Il hereby given TO sll gsrsans
l.lGehio4 . sai3 estate 70 r. Ee immediate pay
r8Elf. ald fhssc fzfffg eiail..s ag i1st the sane
q prs scri fttn only tst agesi f- sstgie18
o. Efidsy gssssFy ieik 5 q the Aease u Ii
- rzloT - EI-cde2st1fE- SaEefsei O szty, Pa
SAMUEL syIDkg.
Executor.
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31

90 Fifth Avenue.
pIITSBTEG, Pa.
SEPT e.

nTUEn-o tEl5aH s FAR. ,- sjta 3 9 p
4. I'LL I7y ia yuar Wa lrlll... 30 orsL.
thaEt g. omen 90 aT wen Zs men Llry
III sstts tmase more than The 7llU-E- Erai c,l
Il + - snnve. no clc can l5H % naEf
fiauev faFl ans UUe ran 90 The work. : On can
rrsAe .r.T1 8 es % g an hour by ccv0tirC yUUr
essfiuss:ud era-g ts-ae t1 t..e n-siness II costs
u..i .lss o. fr-- ile huslrIss. NalirE lake o. iUr
r. l.-v making ever offered before Bush. 81
I.I-ssaar ana ,rrie-iy honorable. Reader. % vou
rs-r tH Enrv afl about lEr tesr paving hGzIUCss
frtlre fHc fu- la. ut iIs 81 Er name alI We VIII
slT sgau uIi ierli-ulars sld FrivEfe flrus free
5sflflf- worth g. also free: vU can chen make ~
ua yuur mind .ur yourself
Adsre5s q EyhG l. STIN>DN q co.
June u I'nr land. Maine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31

sOars Is the seed tine; God alone
BehoIts The cnd % what is sgEn;
Beyond Cur vision weak anl dim,
TIE harvest time fs hid Eiih Him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31
New YORK, May 2a.

PHILu LEONARD, ESQ: Upon ex-
animation of the wiii Of cur Lite client,
Nicholas Reeves, Esq, by which he
leaves has entire property 70 mex. Of
Kin living at the time Of bis decease,
We instituted proper inquiry and
fnd thar you are entitled 10 SAID es-
tate. We desire you sill at once
open correspondence with us.
You- late relatives solicitors,
"STURM & HURLBUE"
IUe!osed was a clip CT from a city
newspaper:
DIED on tie 1914 oi May, 81 mid
day. he.i-yas. twelve O'CLOCK. sudden
ly, q aneurism Of Z be hssrt, Nicholas
Reeves, Esq Of Gre.- Rassel street,
Bedford square
Nora feit 0 great aad sudden relief
c. she read this letter A burden
was lifted irom her lie. she knew
well what money can do How it
smooihs the rough places and makes
''the wilderness to blossom as q
rose"
She saw Der darling in restored
bea!lh. wiit he bAoE bloom on her
face, with all the aoouading grace
aud freedom ol ch.ldhood nov back
again through s3me maas woGdrous
skill
she saw 7isgss Of happiness for
hersslf-f9reiga travel cultured s5c;-
ejy, ualmiied books Oh. God was
good 10 her-very good and sbe
hld so oilen mnrfEGred; CT even
worse, perhaps, forgotten Him Gu
,ireiy.
She read toe letter over again with
a quick Ihrobbiag hear, fail oi thanks
giving tg
All! what was it that suddenly
dropped like g cloud before ber aud
the sunshine of her hopes. ss if at
high noon q pale eclipse had fallen
over everything? Ste had not no.
ticed these particulars on the first
reading;
TO tbe mex. kin living at the time
Of his decesse !" ths1, the words from
the newspaper item-ai bslf-Past y
O'Clock. midday"
The sixteenth 2" why, that was
the day her husband bad died-.ha
very day. only be had died before
twelve ! and this nan had died after
ward so they we're paupers after all,
ard could not claim penHyl
The TeygiEioD Of feeling was herri-
be.
Sue felt as /! she had beea saddea-
II deprived of r;c5 inhsfi.auce. Al
though ste bad owned it in inagiBa.
;ioa onIy feg about Ef.een minutes,
the tbcught CT giving ii up sent great
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31

Z. Ash your JeWeler for these Goods.
sulil 10.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-12-31

TIE soG4d OF . striking clock sBd
me opening door startled Nora from
her rest.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
sW1NDLERs AND HUMBUGS.

A Paris banker completely eclipses our
Peoples National Bank affair. In 1871 he
became bankrupt with liabilities amounting
to 2S million francs (nearly six million dol
lars). About a year ago he ~re-appeared and
succeeded in re-establishlng confidence in
him. He created a new bank and engaged
il various schemes and Wild specuIations.
About a week since he went to Belgium and
has lot been since seen. Sixty-eight million
francs (about thirteen million dollars) is the
amount of liabilities this time. His case,
however, only goes to prove what P. T. Bar
mum has always maintained, that men
delight in being swindled."
Let a patent medicine of the vilest COM
pound be literally advertised and it will
count its dupes by the thousands, while an
honest physician who tells the truth might
starvc to death for want of patronage. That
SO many working men in Massachusetts
should vote for a man who is a grasping cap
italist himself, but who pretends to be a
working mans friend, is another illustration
of the love men have for being humbugged.
The following OF the kearney blatherskite,
the hundreds of instances of men beng
duped by the ~greenback craze the number of
men who hang on the easily made, easily for
gotten promises of politicians, all serve to
illustrate this theory. Many a hypocrite in a
church who puts OF the garb of piety and
wears a long face takes a drink very easily in
private and cheats an honest outsider with
the same GOODNESS which characterizes him as
he leads in prayer, Hulnbugs, swindlers and
bypocrites seem to succeed where honest men
fail. Nevertheless the success is only SEEM
ing, after running a brilliant career for q
the catastrophe comes, the.scareer is cut
short, the %swindling is exposed, the hypocrisy
is uncovered, and after all the old adace is
the correct one 49," Honesty is the best pol
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A Practical Joker.

Joe Skinner was once the greatest joker in
Oil City, and one of his tricks came near
bringing on a riot one day. Joe was walking
along Seneca street, when he suddenly stopped
and began poking in the mud with his cane,
at the same time allowing his other hand to
slide over his shirt bosom, as if in quest Of
something which was there. His movements
quickly attracted a boot-black, who ran up
anu asked:
"Losc suthin', mister?" and began looking
about.
Then came a merchant and two clerks out
of a store and began looking up and down the
walk. A teamster jumped off his wagon and
joined in. A barber remarked
"Was it your diamond pin, Joe?' and this
was caught up and echoed among the crowd
which had gathered, until the story grew that
a diamond pin worth $4,000 had been lost.
The crowd extended until it filled both
sides Of the street, and all manner of suggest
ions were made. One man proposed to shovel
up all the dirt and have it carefully looked
over. Another said the sidewalk ought to
be torn up. A man crowded into a place aud
trod on the toes Of another man, who gave
him a push. A blow followed, and a fight
took place, and in two minutes the police
were hauling a man off to the lookup, while
Joe got outside the crowd and laughed at his
awful hoax until the tears ran down his
cheeks. The search was continued for two
hours,
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
COMPETENT LEGISLATORS.

The recent decision Of the Land Commits
siOner, showing a Montana law to be void, is
not the only instance OF foolish legislation.
Not long since our Solons, IN their praisewol-
thy desire to frownu upon all unworthy matter,
made a blunder of virtually repeating a Ger
tain law, which they would have no more
done than to have cut their official throats.
Half a dozen similar instances of blulders
have come to our notice. These show that we
need more competent legislators to make our
W The idea of electing men to the re-
sponsible position of lawmakers merely be-
cause they own two or three hundred head of
cattle, OF have a certain amount of money or
influence among their neighbors, or even be-
cause they are good and honest men, is an alb
surd one. The average ranchman, mer-
chant, or even the average editor who knows
everything, and than whom none is more up
right or perfect, is totally unfit to make laws.
You might as well expect a blacksmith to
make a good jeweler or a cobbler to make a
good supervisor of schools, without having any
previous preparation. To become a good
iNShoiopo3 ~ auulblOh W HOuESIy anu SOOu
sense, one should be perfectly familiar with
parliamentary rules, understand the Consti-
tuition of the United States, the organic act
of the Territory, and, above all, the element
AIRY principles of law, the construction of
statutes, and the effect of acts of legislation.
The trouble with many of our legislators is
that-first, they do not know the effect of
what they want; second, they do not know
chat they val TO do, and third, they do not
know hon to do it. The result is, we are
cursed with horrible botchwork in the matter
of legislation. This trouble is not confined
to private individuals. That would be suffi-
GENTLY injurious, but this laundering work is
terribly expensive to towns, counties and ter
ritory. e
These men who are called honest, an cpl
tibet which is often a synonym of stupid, are
generally the ones who are made tools of, in
order that private legislation may be effected.
Take, for instance, that Limitation Act which
came so near being passed. What was the
secret history of it? Simply this, a certain
firm had some bad debts which it wanted to
collect. Accordingly, one of these honest
ranchmen was stuffed with the idea that the
existing law was an unjust one. In the innc-
cence of his soul he attempted to pass a meas
ure disturbing an act which ought to be let
alone. Happily he failed, for that is one of
rhe laws which should be Ike the laws of the
Me1es and Persians-unalterable. The con-
ssass s.nkering with it only helps scamps and
rogues, and causes endless litigation. Take
that Cqkmercial Traveller License business
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
ELECTION
lcy.'

The latest news Of the elections at time OF
writing give the following results:-
In New York city the vote stood, 5S,JIS
for Robinson, 45100 t0r Cornell. and 42.l3C
for Kelley. In the State Robinson is prof.
ably defeated by 10000 majority, the
Legislature is Republican and the Republican
State ticket is elected.
In Massachusetts Long (Rep.) is probably
elected by 10000 plurality.
Pennsylvania gives about 5000 majority
for Butler, (Rep.)
Mississippi is carried by the Democrats, save
in a few counties.
Wisconsin gives Smith, (Rep.) 10000 ma
jolity.
The New Jersey Legislature is Republi-
can.
Nebraska elects the Republican State
ticket.
Connecticut elects a Republican Legisla-
ture.
From Maryland and Minnesota but little is
heard.
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DEER ID ITEMS.
New North West.

1ScW NOTIl- w est.
a sample of ore from the lead recently
located near the Little Blackfoot by Messrs.
~Bielenberg, Coleman and Scott shows a Weld
of $100.44 in gold and IA ounces of silver per
ton.
A field fire in the enclosure north of town
on Monday evening during a fierce gale of
wind brought out the fire company and appa-
latus in quick time. Fortunately the fire did
not reach town, but everything was held in
readiness to give it a bath should it trespass
on the city domain.
John S. Mills having taken charge of the
business and mechanical departments of the
NeaD North- West, the senior publisher re-
sumes the editorial management until further
notice. 1t the style of the paper becomes
heavier remember that old horses do not 90
as free and light as younger ones, and they
can't help it.
A plentiful supply Of water is what is now
most urgently need in Butte, and if this
winter is passed without a destructive con-
flagration it will be none the less an impera-
tive duty to provide it in the early spring.
Butte is too good a town to burn down.
Alexander "Bud Brown was seriously
wounded in the arm recently at Bonanza
City, Idaho. He was drawing a gun toward
him by the muzzle while lying in bed, when
the load was discharged the ball entering near
the wrist and making Its exit near the elbow
which it shattered. He is doing as we'll as
could be expected.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11

which created so much discussion last winter;
what was at the bottom of that? A desire to
put money into the county treasures? Not
at all. Five or six wholesale merchants of
Helena wanted a monopoly ; that was all. It
takes only a little reflection to see that it is
better for the public to have competition. It
is better for the retail dealers and all the peo-
pie in the Territory, with exception of a half
dozen monopolists, to have goods sold at a
low figure. As it is, now, the license doesn't
come out of the pocket-books of drummers,
but from yonr wallet aud the wallet of every
body who buys a pound of tea or a plug of
tobacco, because they have to pay a much
higher price than they otherwise would.
These are not the only Instances of unwise
legislation, or attempts at private legislation.
The best representative is the one who pre-
vents such foolish schemes from being passed.
A half dozen such men as Word, Sanders,
Mccormick. Forbis and even the much ma
ligned Jack Robinson, are worth more to the
Territory than twenty men who do not un-
derstand the effect of laws they attempt to
make. For these men are trained to ferret
out schemes, they scan with a keen eye e,-
cry measure that is up, and they watch each
other. While it is we'll to have all classes
represented, yet the representatives should
have better training than is generally shown,
and it is clear that about twice as many legal
minds are needed as we have had. Such
botching as there has been in the past is too
costly. 1t is true it puts money into the peck
cts Of lawyers, but while we believe that they,
as a class, endeavor to prevent litigation, and
are most useful and honorable, yet we do not
see the necessity Of SO much encouragement.
Common law is said to be the embodiment of
common sense. Statute law is too frequently
the embodiment of nonsense. The remedy
is in the hands of the people. 1t doesn't make
much difference what politics our legisla-
tors may have, but it does make a difference
they are ignorant, narrow-minded
men, Or men honest, intelligent and of broad
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
The First Watch.

At first the watch was about the size of a
dessert-plate. 1t had weights, and WIS used
as a pocket-clock." The earliest known use
of the modern name occurs in the record of
1862, which mentions that Edward vi. had
one larum or watch of iron, the case being
likewise, of iron gilt, with two plummets Of
lead" The first watches may readily be sup
posed to have been of rude execution. The
first great improvement, the substitution of
springs for weights, was in 1850. The earl
lest springs were not coiled, but only straight
pieces of steel. Early watches had only one
hand, and, being wound up twice a day, they
could not be expected to keep the time nearer
than fifteen or twenty minutes in the twelve
hours. The dials were of silver or brass, the
cases had no crystals, but opened at the back
and front, and were four or five inches in
diameter. A plain watch cost the equivalent
OF one thousand six hundred dollars in our
currency, and after one was ordered, it took a
year to make it.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11
GALI.ATIN
Courier Nov, 9Th.

j. II. Taylor has purchased the vacant lot
between the bank and Jockeys, and we be-
lieve intends building thereon next ummer.
The location is an excellent one, and fronts
30 feet on Main street. Price paid for same,
$1,000. :.
j. ID. McCaman, our respected County
Treasurer, has domiciled himself in tow for
the winter. Nessrs. Howard and Ethridge
this year raised on Mr.. McCaman's West Gal
latin ranch $3.50 bushels of grain on 100 acres
OF land, a general average per acre of 43
bushels. Niuety-two acres OF this crop was
wheat and 6S acres oats. The oats averaged
about 53 bushels to the acre and the wheat
nearly 81.
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-11-11

The public schools of San Francisco EN-
ploy 696 teachers, and during the past year
have had an average daily attendance of ~
075 pupils. The total number of schools is
sixty, torty-two of which have libraries az
gregating 12,7lT volumes the whole number
of buildings used by the department, seventy
three. The cost of instruction based OF the
average attendance was S32.37, and the esti-
mated expense for the coming year is 100000,
of which $4,000 is derived from city taxes,
$4,000 from polls and $4,000 from the State
apportionment.