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The Osceola times., 1879-11-08

OF killing them off, in advance of
The nomination as well "a after il,
to The cOmmon enemy. Neither
should Gen. Hancock be written up
ur down because he IL aud was Il
soldier OF the Union. That tons,d.
Grafton. too, Is unworthy Of n DEM
ocFacy whose principal clam is that
il is 4 party of the people Of every
section. Let US leave to the Con
vcution al next year the selection
OF Il caudldate, and then elect him.
Late reports obtained from the
Department o. Agriculture repre-
sent the wheat crop of the past
season AS larger BY many miiions
ui bushels thrn ever before harvest
ed IN this country: that OF the Red
River valley in northern Mrueso
IA hnd Dakota being perfectly inn
ncnse, in quantity and rs regards
quality has scarcely, it ever, b, en-
equalej. is rot surprising that
large npmbers OF the farmers OF
~pall means III England who are
compelled to pay eXorbitant rents
Tor land there are coming TO tLis
country IN large numbers to carve
out new homes and farms in the
iich gram growing regions Of the
West and Northwestern sections OF
this country.
The Osceola times., 1879-11-08
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.


THE countcnance is pale and lead.
en-colored. with occasional hushes,
or circumscrlbcd spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull; the
pupils dllate; an azure semicrcle
runs along the lower eye-lid; the
nose is irritated, swells, and sometimes
bleeds; swelling Of the upper lip,
occasional headache, with hummng
or throbping Of the ears; an unusual
secretion of saliva Shiny or furred
tongue breath very foul, particularly
in the morning; appetite variable,
sometimes voracious, with a gnawlng
sensation of the stomach, AT others,
entirely gone; 1eeting pains in the
stomach occasional nausea and vom-
ting violent pains throughout the
abdomen bowels irregular, at times
costive; stools Shiny, not unfrequent-
ly tinged with blood; belly swollen
and hard Urine turbid; respiration
occasionally difficult, and accompa-
MED by hiccough; cough sometimes
dry and cOnvulsivc; uneasy and dis
turbcd sleep, with grinding Of the
teeth temper variable, but gcnera,.y
irritable. &c.
Whenevc, .hc above symptoms
are found TO exist,
DR.. c. McLANE'S VERMITUGE
will certainly effect a cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepa-
ration, net caba6A Of doing TIE slightest
HljH,y to tie most he0dey infant.
The genuine DR.. MCLANE's YER
MIFUGE bears the signatures of {.
MCLANK and FLEMING BROS. on the
wrapper. o.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Baby's A~wasening.

Did you ever watch q dear little
baby waxing from its morning nap
L. is n Of at e pretiiesI sights in the
world. There isthe crib with its
small proporli1ts q snow-white
drapery that covers something out.
lined, round aud plump. There is
nothing TO reveal what il liz, not the
slightest movement Of the pillowed
whiteness that is visible, no sound to
Indicate actual life, until the hour
haad of the clock that stands sentinel
like yourself, has twice made It's cir
eait. Then there is a slight pulsiag
'neath the uhise drapefy, q pink,
iremnlous hand, fair as . rosebud. is
thrust out, aud from the nest thus
broken into, appears . round dimInu-
tive face, with vide open eyes that
have not much speculation IN them.
Soon however, they a to stare,
aud become questioning, serious. as
il wondering ghat bind OF a world il
is they open UPON, ard the head lifts
itself just a liule. aud Two white feet
stand up systematically, each toe If
which has 90 attendant dimple. Bat
the head is too ~neayy--it falls back
upon the pillow, and hair all moist
aud qoldep-thc cheeks like twin
peaches, and the moath looking as if
the angels kissed II In dreams. 4
lingering & 90 babbes from IT'S rosy
dept6s, Fweeter than any birds song,
for it has Q spirit tons end !yel retains
a thrill. Of its own native skies. Ihe
chubby hands are lifted imploringiy.
Progressively the baby is awake aud
ceases 10 be su -Dgel
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
rheorle. Regarding a fire.

The other day wbeg.a hopse Oh
Fifth street took FIRE and was saved
sy the fremeo 10 a damaged copdi
Ition they set abcut trying 10 discover
The cause Of the acoideDb and 10 so
doing questioned various inmates Of
The family TIE head Of The house
had bis theory all ready.
1T is my opinion, be began, that
some enemy Of mine climbed to the
root of the house snd emptied Goals
on The shingles
The idea was laughed at and the
wife said:
We'll, there was a lamp up stairs
bat il was not lighted. Now if the
/ rats got held Of matches aud tried to
light that lamp they would just as
quick throw a lighted MATCH N the
bed as 10 blow il cut. | don't say
they set the house a FIRE on purpose.
but you all know bow careless rats
are
That theory didn't hold with the
fremen end The oldest daughter was
called upon
Il expect il was Spontaneous cam-
1---yv.v srvur. E~u -ec III my
room up stairs where the IRE h:eke
out, there was a hole 10 the chin
ney. | didn't like the smoke com
ing in my room and 80 | stuffed
the hole full of straw. 1t may be
that the straw and the mortar and
the bricks caused spontaneous COM
busiion
The 6remen were abont 10 o C
cept her theory when the small
boy Of the family came running up
and said:
Il know all about it. Ye see Bill
Smith be was on the shed a heavio'
snow balls at dogs. Tom, the Teller
with one arm, was 10 the barn playin'
win my goat. That Turner gal she
was on the fence out there CALM u
names, and her mother had the
clothes line and was tryin' to lasso q
stick Of wood IF a wagon 10 the al
ley. went down in the cellar TO
see if my mud-turtle bad got away,
and | was jest tryin' to set the cat 90
him when | beard father tall down
stairs and mother give a yell, and
that's how the house got %sfire, and
now | won't have to go u school for
six weeks detroit Free PrSss.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Love story OF Edward III


VI Hepworth Dixon Ia his new
work, Royal Windsor thus speaks
If tbe love story Of Edward Ill
60 crawn bis gifts of fortune, be
Mas happy ia his love. Many ard
dszling were the brides proposed
fef lin while he was only Prince
the tsmale youth aud loVeliness OF
France Navarro aud Spain. But hs
had cbSsn for bimself aad taken a.
ms QleeN the lady of his heart. This
girl, Pbilihpa % Hsinsnlt, was the
eldest daugNer Of William the Good.
Count OF Hdiaod, Z-laud. Friesland
and HaiuaulA Edward bad seen her
at The age Of h in Ter fathers cogr,
at NaleDcieDnesva tell, fair girl,
with flesh ali cresay white and her
cheeks ell rosy red A few months
older than herself, b, led her 10 the
way Of love, giving II for her biz
bard sports, his shootity with the
how, his riding after haa aand hound.
Por her bright eyes be fingered ia
he house aud passed his\ morning
hours in gazing up into her face.
The girl was far from 10th. aua when
hey parted company ia faleheieunes
they were deep 10 love-so deep that
neither time nor distance led u any
| change OF mind"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Preserving New. papers.

Every one who takes a newspaper
whlch be 10 the least degree sppre.
%cistes, will often regret 10 see any
number thrown aside for waste paper.
which contains some interesting and
important articles.
A good way To preserve these is
the Use Of q scrap book. One who
has never been accustomed thus to
preserve short articles can hardly es-
innate the pleasure it affords to sit
down and urn over the pleasant fam
iliar pages.
Here q choice piece of poetry meets
the eve, which you remember you
were so glad to see in the paper, but
which you would long since have
lost had it not been for your scrap
book.
There is a witty aaeodote-it does
you good to laugh over it yet, though
Tor the twentieth time. Next is a
valuable recipe you had almost for
gotten, aud which you found jest ia
zine TO save much perplexity. There
is a sweet little story, the memory OF
which has cheered and encouraged
you many q time, when almost ready
20 Despair under life's cares and tri-
ais.
lDdeei. you a hardly take up a
siogle paper without re-perusing.
just glance over the sheet before you
aud see how many valuable items it
contains that would be Of service to
you a hundred times.in life. A choice
thought is far more precious than a
bit OF Giittering gold.
Hoard With care The precious gems,
and sec at the end OF The year
what a rich treasure you have accu-
mulated.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
ecs Ssnss AND saweasr 81 sis world '


"Gem1em if yousee 6 pusson rush
in 'ropu' dis word enyeloped in a
dinuud pin an "a ulster, am dat any
sign dat be pays tx, reuts L church
pes an brings his chil'en 40 10 de
way dey should goYn
:. Broiber Gardaei looked down on
be Sky four lace. 10 the orchestra
chairs, butgnot 3 1oiee was heard To
respond.
when you sees passon seated ~
a sky-blne9 cutter, pushio' de lioes
ever a fast boss AT lookin' outer his
left eye as if be had de bulge 90 all
de eo'oer lots in pwn, am dat any
sign dat a single grocer would trus'
hlm TO box o sa'dines or = peck Of
carrots Z"
The Elder fooe heaved a deep
sigh; aud HuckleheFTy Joues silent
lily scratched his of leg just below The
Enes.
when a man takes up ~ seats in
de kyar, pushes folks aroun' on de
market, elbows aroun' de City Hall,
an gifts de fust place at de stamp
window 10 de Post Oaice, sm dat
any sign dat when it came to ne pull
he'd give half a dollars worth Of
good to keep an orfuu asylum from
free zin' to death D3an' you black
folks git dust 10 yer eyes Oars .
heap o. sand and sawdast 10 dis
world dat passes TO- sugar to de man
walkin' by, but when you comes 10
de pinch de sugar aiu't dar. De
sagdust bulges up an de sand creeps
ont, an YOU am dis'pinted an dis.
gugJgu tUs EYBGer nard To have 10
eat cold turnip when you know DAT
de- family next ddah am loxuriatin'
cn sweet cake en- turkey, but if de
turnip am paid TO- you Ueedn't fear
TO- your digestion. ] expeck dat de
h'arafter an de biggest fDg enny Of
us hev got to work TO-, an | tole you,
brudders, Diet big seal rings an pants
cut twenty four inches across de kuil
aD nowbar along side of a kin' word
an honest hearth
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05


General Passenger and Tickel
agent Townsend Of The Wabash Rail
way always loves a good story. Ia
relates the following told him by a
weil-known poliucea and tourist o.
Indjaea. TIE event happened noi
maas nights since while The Indian
ian. whum We viii call Hoosier for
short, was riding in a PoiIman ear
over the Wabash road TIE car was
crowded and the most conspicuous
passenger was au old meid, exceed
ibgly peeyish and hard to suit. She
was extremely moeest aad had a
marked antipsiby 10 men. She had
hired a berth 10 the centre Of the car,
and never having ridden in a sleep
lag car before she supposed she had
a right to the whole section Imag-
inc her CONSERVATION. then, after re-
tiri.g, when q man-a great horrid
man-pulied aside the curtains and
proceeded TO climb into the upper
section. She screamed long rad
loud, raising the whole car. When
the conductor ascertained the csu-e
Of her discontinue, aud explained 70
her The true state Of affairs, she { icu-
lated:
"Oh, myl | never could sleep
With anybody anywhere near me;'
and after considerable higgling she
purchased the whole section.
BY this time the whole car load
had Weakened up to listen to her sor-
rows She, tborougnly. reused and
excited. started 10 go to the water
cooler 20 get a drink, but after she
had gone part way she Glanced to
remember That she would not be able
to recognize her berth Gu her return
back, md so she pinned d snail piece
If paper on the curtain of her section,
after which skipped down the aisle,
congr8tulating herself en- her shrewd-
ness. But no sooner bad she got ont
If sight than one Of the many wicked
men who had been disturbed by, and
led u swear at the modest old girls
s~creeehes aud conversation, was viie
enough TO take the piece OF paper
pin8ed TO her berth and attach 1t to a
berth 9 short distance away. Soon
tbe old dame came miucing back to
her couch Sue steered straight for
The tell tale, and hurrying lest the
eses Of vulgar men might be upon
Der, she hastily pulled aside The eur
taia, end with all The agility of an
uncertei1 age, sprang in and songbt
secinsi0a under the folds Of The geo
erous cogerIids. But suddenly there
came from the reeesses OF that section
q howl and . gro~l which awoke ihe
sleepiest passenger The old maid
bad erawisd into bed wib muu.
And that msn bad actually calfd
her q "bold, bad woman
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Legal Opinion.

An honest farmer once called upon
the late Roger NJ. Sherman, the esle.
brated lawyer, and told BIN that be
wanted an opinion. He had heard d
great deal about the value Of Mr..
Sherman's opinions, and how q great
maby people went TO him TO gel an
opinion /; and John, though be never
bad had, nor was likely TO have, q
law suit or other difficulty for a lazy
yer to help him from, thought be
would have an opinion too
"Well, John. what can | do for
you ?" said Mr.. s., when John, in
his turn was shown into his room.
Why lawyer, replied John. "
happened 10 be in town, and having
nothing to DO. ! thought | would
come aud get your opinion.
State your case, John, what IS
the matterg"
"Ohl nothing. ] aint got no Law
suit; / only want to get one Of your
opinions; they say there very yalu-
able
But Johu-about what p
"0hl anything sir; take yonr
pick, and choosel"
Mr.. Sherman seeing the notion Of
his client en- the matter in haod, rook
his pen, and writing a few words,
folded them up and handed them 10
John, who carefully paced the pepper
in his pocket.
What's to pay, sir?"
-Four AID sixpelcs; yaokec mon
ey,-55 cent?.
When John returned home the
next morning, be found bis wife, who
pretty much took the lead ia his bust
matters, a~nxIously discussing with
his chief farm servant, the proprietJ
Of getting in a large quantity of bats
on that day, which bad been cut the
one previous, or of undertaking some
other labor.
John vas appealed to, to settle the
question bat be could not decide.
AT length, said be: IN tell you
what, Polly, I've been t 9 lawyer,
and got an opinion that coat me four
and s~ixpence. There il is-read Der
out it's a lawyers writing. and |
can't make head or tail Of it u John.
by the way, could not read The
the plainest print but Polly, who
was something of a scholar. opened
the paper, and read as follows
Never pat off I'LL tomorrow, what
can be done to-day"
Enough said" cried John
them mOst be got in" And
they g "got in; and the same
night such a storm came on, as other
wise would have ruined them entire
ly.
John often afterwards consulted
this opinion. and scted upon it and
to this day entertaius q high estimate
Of lawyers opinions generally, and Of.
the lamented Mr.. shermsD's IN par
~Iicnlar.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
General Jackson ana she Frenchman

The Wilmington ReuseaO says:
Ga the morning Of the 8tb, just be
fore the commencement Of The 6gat
ing, as General Jackson was survey
ing the line of battle, a wealthy
French merchant Of New Orleans
drove up to the line. and requested
an interview with the General. On
reaching his prestnce Jackson de-
manded OF the Frenchmau the object
of his visit.
81 come" s id h, 'to demand oil
you the return to the city Of my
cotton. which youteve taken to make
your bresstworkan
"Ah," said Old Hickory, can Won
point cat the particular bales that are
your property ?"
"0ui, Monsieur, certainemeot, "a,
is my Gotten and zat is my cotton"
pointing to many oales in the near
vicinity.
WELL" said Old Hickory, "f that
is your property you have just come
in time to protect and defend it," and
calling to a corporal be ordered bin
to bring a spale nnsksi, and, giving
it 10 the FrencbmaV, ns told him 10
stand aud defend bis property. Al
the same time he gave the corporal
az order to shoot the fellow down if
be attempted TO ruu. There is no
doubt but that The FreDchman was
glad that his c.tton was there to
screen him from The British bull
LET'S
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05


Mr.. Henry St. Pstriek Tudor. al
Eogiishman bv birth and an Ameri
can by adoption. who proposes Il
explore on horseback the caunfry be.
tween New Yok and Pstagonis.
reached the cisy yesterday, cad is
stopping at the Continental. Mr..
Tudor Is 80 yesrsof sge, nearly SIX
ieet high and looss as if be would
accomplish the fea if ii killed all The
horses in the country. Besides the
explorer there ism the party one
servant, three hoses aud 3 small
arsenal also otpF things usually
provided sY peoph who may at any
line be obliged to camp out. There
Is nothing notable either about the
animals or saddle, exceat thee he
former were selecsd, ous of mapv
uHered, with speeal reference TO en-.
dorance. 1t is NJ, Tudor's detention
not TO change steels untiI il becomes
unavoidable. wbicl will be absutIhe
tiine be reaches Mxico.-He hiss ne
deiGile route mvDes out. From
this cuy the geatIena1go es 10 Wash
ioetcn. ID C.. theae 70 Richmond.
va, through Noru aud South Caro-
lima. and from the htter State making
Galveston, Texas, lis objective point
This course is lible 10 be- altered.
abridged or abaodined, shuuid The
necessity arise. NJ. Tudor's uaaer
taking is principally prompted by a
desire TO see the e;nnsry, aud exam
iHe its resources ida way VI once
to one of his tmpsrsment-both
pleasursble and Through. In S 9TH
America it is the iteption to keep on
the west side of the Andes, end
should the opportunity present itself,
crafty a lopg-eheished desire by
crossing that rsoe OF mountains
Two years has ben mentioned as
the lime required 10 complete the
Journey, but Mr.. ndoF thinks be eau
accomplish the tsstin one. The dis
tance is between B000 aud 1000
miles ; and 10 bis encounters with
Mexican mustangs YucataD sheiks.
Gillian c~onstables and Patsgeuian
pirates. will uDdoDsedly be lucky il
be brings back thesame qsaiity apd
kind of barr that be takes with bin
philadelphia Pass.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05

Tommy, my sec, what are you go
Jog to do with that club Z"
Send it 10 the editor. of course >
But what are YOU going TO SEND
il 70 the editor for2"
"'Cause be says if anybody vii
send him a club, be will send them i
copy of his paper"
The mother came near faiatiug
bot recovered herself sufficiently tc
ask:
Bot, Tommy, dear, gbat in the
~ofld 90 Won suppose be wants with
g ciab2D
We'll, | don't Know replied the
urchin, "unless it is TO knock down
subscribers as don't pay for their pa
pess / suppose there are plenty OF
such mean people"
That boy stands q chance for the
Presidency, if he lives.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Bayard IAyIor's First VIE

Until Bavard Taylor's death, hard
ly any of his friends knew that be
had been twice married, most Of then
learning the fact for tie FIRST time 10
. some of the obituaries.
A Philadelphia correspondent gives
many particulars of the FIRST Mrs.
Taylor.
Soc was q farmers daughter, bel
name Mary Agnew, who lived near
the poets home at Kennett Square
She was a comelv, delicate girl, be
an imaginative, romahtie youth, not
very robust, and disincliued to man.
ual labor, believing that be had a
career before him. The two met
AID fell 10 love 10 the usual seaiimen-
tai fashion. Nobody thought it would
result in anything, and Msry's par
enis did not wish that it should, for
they regarded young Taylor as g
dreamy, impractical fellow, and would
never be able to take care Of a wife.
he was engaged, however, at 10, aud
after be had returned from abroad
aud published his Views Afoot,'
bis rural friends were very proud OF
bin, and the parents Of Mary looked
more ~favorably on his suit.
The marriage was long deferred
The rustic gossips said bis reputation
aud knowledge Of the world had par
TALLY cared him Of his boyish affec-
tion. but be still saw Mary from time
10 time, aud drove her out, one raw
day, il the late fall, aud she caught
cold, which brought on consumption.
When il became evident that she
could not live, il was decided that
they should be married, and she rose
from Der bed by an Effort Of will, and
uaoyed up by excitement, went
through the ceremony.
She then returned TO her bed, and
never quilted il. dying six weeks later
"a her husbands arms. She was bur.
ed at Longwood, the name OF g meet
iug-hopse and graveyard Of the Pro-
greSsive Friends, ia Chester county,
% miles from Philadelphia. There
Bayard faylor's remains will be laid,
along with other members of the fam
ily.
Before The civil war, yearly meet
ings of the Friends used TO be held
al LoDgwood, and such men as Gar
rison, Phillips, Whittier, Fred. Doug
lass aud Robert Purves took part ia
;hCm.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05


The tomb of Moses is unknown
but the traveller slakes bis thirst al
the well Of Jecob. The gorgeous
palace Of the wisess and wealthiest OF
monarchs, With cedar and the gold
and ivory. aud even the great temple
Of Jerusalem, are gone; bot Sclo-
mons reservoirs are as perfect SIS
ever. Of the ancient architecture of
the Holy City not one stone Is left
upon another. hut the Pool Of Besh-
saba commands the pilgrims rever-
ence st the present day. The col
omDs of PerseEufis are ~moulderiug IN
70 the dast, bat It's cisierns and sque-
duets remain to challenge our adult
ration. The golden house OF Nero is
a mass Of ruins, bat the Aqua Clau-
ala still pours into Rome its liquid
stream. The temple Of the Sun at
Tadmore, 10 the wilderness, has fall
leo, but its fountain sparkles in the
rays as " ben thousands If worshipers
threnged lis lefty eolonnades. Ii may
be that LoDdon viii share the fate of
B1bylon aud nothibg be left TO mark
il save mounds of crGuIbliug brick
work. TIE Thames will continue to
flow as it does now. Aud if any
work of srt should rise over the deep
ocean Of time, we may well believe
that it viii neither be a palace nor d
temple, but some vast s%qqeduct or
reservoir ; and if any name should
Dash through the mist of antiquity it
sisi probably be that of the man who
ia his day sought the happiness of
hi- iellowmen rather than glory, AID
linked his memcry TO soDe great
work OF natural utility or benevo-
le6ce. This Is the true glory which
oatllves all others and shines with
unoying luster from generation to
g~euefation,~ imparting to mans works
some of It's " Immortality and ia
some degree resculng them from ruin
which oveFtakes the ordinary monu.
ments of historical tradition Of mere
m~agniticenee.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Grain rrourh. for sheep.

There are many wars of making
these. but they are best ~eorstruciec
20 that they may be revoked
Double boxes may be made by sin
ply mailing three boards together.
two of them seven and one four inch.
es wide. Set the narrow board upon
one edge, lay the surface Of one u
the wide one upon H. aBd Baii il
firmly down through the centre q.
the wide into the edge Of he nsrrow
one; then tara The marrow board up.
side-down anS nail on the Other vice
board 10 the same say, and you have
. good double trough. Ga the ends
OF this nail pieces Of board fifteen
inches long and twelve inches wide,
and yon have an inFerlibIe grain
trough. Be careful that the pieces
are nailed so that the ends Of the
trough viii be exactly 10 Ihe centre
OF the end boards.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
n..sea Burglars.

RIEGELsvILLE, Pa, Feb-At
this morning four masked men broke
into the dry goods and grocery store
Of =. Il Bacnman 4 Bros, three
mics from here, aud bound and gag
ged Two cierks and g. W. Bacbman,
one OF the firm, who were sleeping
there. The burglars bea; Bachmsn
ovef the bead badly, and then broke
open two sales. EEey secured 81, 600
10 money aud $1,000 worth Of goo9s,
aud escaped, taking with them a
wagon and tge 6ne horses belonging
to the firm.