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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
: Badgers Defense Against Dogs.

Mr. CLaFes Gonter and son were
shooting ten s,iles west of the city
when they saw Upcn the banks of Il
stream a badger. Two dogs accom-
panied the hunters, and upon feceiy-
ing the proper encouragement began
az attack upon the animal. The
Gght was a lively and interesting
one, and though a shot could have
easily settled tbs contest, the hunt
ers preferred TO look CO. and enjoy
the struggle, and leave the fate of
the badger to be settled by the dogs.
For ten minutes the dogs howled and
barke4 and would occasionally Jump
on the enemy, inserting their teeth
in its back, receiving a slight wound
in return and then retreat a few feet
away. 4 false movement would
then be INDUCED in by the @qgs. as
though they intended 10 pognce
upon their victim and kill him
without further parley. The badger
soon understood their false attacks.
and when he paid no attention to
Gna Of them the succeeding one was
sure 10 result in a struggle, in which
every time The dogs were driven
away with ais extra wound or two
until finally, all wom CTS apd cover
ed with blood. they gave up thG sight
\ large bulldog, owned by 4 neigh
Dor. heard the noise Of the othel
two and came bounding upon the
scene, fresh and in good trim and
eager for the fray. The badger was
about tired out, and it was but a
short time qfter the arrival of the
third dog befGfe be was lying dead
having fought bfaseiy to the end
leaving CORY marks upon The third
antagonist. The badger il fuli grown
apd probubly weighs thirty pounds
His isr is Of grayish color, and he
is altogetilSF very pretty animal
He was looked sla2n rs great curl
osity from the fact tia 20 badger
was ever discovered in this pat Qi
Missouri, and the question Is, where
did he come from ?-.S. L0Uis Globe
Democrat
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SO He Did.

\ generally good-natured citizen
of Detroit, was talking with a friend,
the other evening. when the conver-
sation drifted on the subject OF dogs.
Instantly the generally good-natured
citizens brow darkened. and he
launched forth in strain not unlike
the following.
Dogs? ? Darn a de- H5a, say i
| once had "a dog; not poodle or
Newfoundland, ora shepherd, or
a pup; merely dog. Some called
him a poor dog, others called him a
good game dog and by-the-by, if
memory serves me Alright. the man
whom | bought him of was among
the latter category. His age was two
wears, and he had an amazing APP
petite for wood. He one day chewed
carpenters plane all to splinters.
and the carpenter said he was pre-
pared to declare all over the earth,
that my dog was not a fast liver
that he was a good, nice dog, and
liked to live on plane food. 1t is
nothing in point to state that the
carpenter fell from Il barn the same
afternoon he made this remark, and
that he dislocated his neck to fatal
permanency and broke his right leg
in three places, besides sustaining
injuries to his ribs.
My dog was a sad and lonely
animal. Many a night have | heard
MS plaintive moan in the back yard
/ have arisen and found whole
section of gate chewed off close to
the ground, leaving the smoothened
picket stumps protruding eloquently
above the grass. 1t wasn't because e
he was a mean dog that he did this,
but simply because that was the
kind of a dog he was. When he
wanted to 20 and suck eggs with a
neighbor's dog he would not jump
the fence, or get over in an ordinary
way; no, he would far rather, chew
through a thousand feet of picket, as
| before stated, and thus materially
aid the family expenses by swell
ING the carpenters bill to encourage
ing proportions.
My wife thought great deal of
the dog, and the dog thought great
deal of her. But, since, he left us,
/ | have been often tempted to believe
that the animal cared more for her
clothes-line than for herself. Else
why did he chew il up, and wind his
insides AL up?
He finally died. \ violent death,
/ am happy to say was his. | had
( placed Il pigeon coop ON top of the
barn, and what do YOU suppose that
+ dog did? He climbed up ON that
barn, slid off and almost broke his
neck, climbed back again, pulled the
nails that held the coop, threw it
over the barn, and then slipped
again and fell on his head to the
earth.
THAT killed him then ?"
"0h, no Lord bless YOU ! no. .
Il thought YOU said he died vio-
lent death"
so did. After he fell from the
barn root, | took him out in the al
ley and shot him.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Cold hip Fruit Curing.

The California Mountain Mcssen-
gerreports an interesting experiment
in fruit curing lately made at n
Placervillc foundry. Abou. a peek
OF sliced apples were placed in q sieve
qRq subjected ta a cold aif hiast fur
three and q half hours in the oupola
furnace OF the foundry, and the fruit
is reported to have been completely
and beautifully cured by the treat
ment, remaining soft and without
the slightest discoloration. The
cured fruit showed none of the harsh,
stiff, dryness which results from hot
curing, the cold blast completely
freeing the fruit from eYcoss 0f
nGistute with ne possibility uf hqrn-
ing or shFiveling it. The Messen=
ger says; Compared with our sun
drying, it effects a great saving OF
expense, attention and risk. Any
body who can command or devise Il
strong blast of cold air, can dry
lrut IN a superior-we may say
pertect-manner, without being de
pendent on the weather and waiting
8n the elaW prafess af sun dying,
and without lhG most expensive
resort to fuel and the risk Of oyer
heating.h
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CALIFORNIA; Dead Sea.

The San Francisco Chronicle, in q
recent issue saws: THE propeller
Rocket, which will soon be placed
on Mono lake, viii have no trouble
about floating, as the density Of the
water is remarkable, being Just the
reverse of that Of Lake Tahoe, in
which the bcAv of . drowned per
son never returns IN tho surface. IN
exchange says that for bitterness
and promiscuous meanncss the wa
tiers of Mono lake surpass those Of
the Dera Sea They contain so
much alkali that ON Il windy day
the lake is a regular tub ofsoapsuds.
The writer has seen a wall of lather
five feet high along the whole of
that Shore, against which the waves
were beating. Occasionally the
wind would take up Il bunch of this
lather as big as Il bushel basket and
carry it several hundred feet inland.
So bouyant are the waters of the
lake that quite party of men may
navigate themselves on a raft made
of four or five dry cottonwood poles.
Out in the lake are islands of rock
(lava-like concretions) through
which streams of water boil up.
The water of these springs is like
that Of the lake, but in on place
is large spring OF fresh water.
This is near the northwest corner
of the lake, and at a point where
there is eight or ten feet of water. 1t
Is a sort of fountain. \ column of
fresh water, some three feet in diam
eter, is projected upward with such
force that it rises to height OF at
least two feet above the general level
of the lake in the form Of mound or
knoll and makes a rippling noise
that can be heard considerable dis
tance. But for the fact that this
fountain has a depth of eight or ten
feet of water to contend against it
would probably rise to considera-
bic height in the air"
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y. y. WHITAKER.

DR. Fcnner's Blood and Liver Rem
edy and Nerve Tonic may well be
called The conquering hero" of the
times. 1t Is the medical triumph OF
the age. Whoever has 'the blues
should take it, for it regulates and re-
stores the disordered system that
gives rise To- them. 1t always cures
Biliousness and Liver Complaint,
Jaundice, Dyspepsia. Constipation,
Headaches, FEVER AND AGUE SPLEEN,
ENLARGEMENT, Scrofula, Erysipelas,
Pimples. Blotches and ALL SKIN
ERUPTIoNs and BLOOD DISORDERS
Swelled Limbs and Dropsy; Sleep
lessncss, Impaired Nerves and Ner-
vous Debility; Restores flesh and
strength when the system is running
down or going into decline; cures
Female Weakness and Chronic Rheu-
matism, and relieves Chronic Bron-
chitis, and all Lung and Throat diff
ficulties. 1t does these things bv
striking at the root Of disease and re
moving It's causes.
DR.. Fenner's Improved Cough
Honey will relieve any cough in one
hour, Tryaaample bqttlcat l0ccnts.
Dr. Fenner's G0lden Relief cures
any pain, as Tooth-ache, Neuralgia,
Collie or Headache in ) to 30minutcs,
and readily relieves Rheumatism,
Kidney Complaint, Diarrhpa, etc.
Try sample bottle at 10 cents.
Dr. Fenner's st. Nitus Dance Spe-
citic. One bottle always cures. For
sale by c. y. Boyd.
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Angels.

The Rev Mr. White # New Hump
ahirq. hae founded II religious sect
called Angelic Believers. They be
lieve in the disposition of angels to
visit earth's people. if they were only
properly encouraged. His object Is
to restore the old sociability between
human and angelic beings. In a
sermon lately White said thai it
would not surprise him TO have an
gels call upon him at any time, and
he held himself in readiness to give
them n Welcome Three boys re-
solved that Whites faith should he
rewarded. One of thea borrowed
three of his sisters night gowns, and
got three pairs Of chicken wings,
which We're fastened on the should
ers of the white garments. With
some other fixings by way of dis
guise, the boys went at night to the
cottage of White. They knocked
and said they were angels. He ex-
amined their wings and raiment and
was satisfied. They were hungry
and asked for kid. White had no
kid \ ta;ted calf wauld do, White
had no cali, and offered them pork,
at which they turned up their noses.
Some cold chicken was set before
them. and hard cider, and they were
enjoying the rcpast when Mrs. White
came III. She was suspicious and
examined the flowing garments, on
which she saw the name 'Blodgett'
"0ld man" she oritd, 1--WE
Washed all three of them nightgowns
afNre." The Whites locked the door,
took off the angelic robes, used up
two br0omsticks on the boys, and
turned them out TO 30 home like
cpDpop mort n =
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

Aoeefacd jpiy y. iHii,
Isaac n. Marsh. il seems, has
taken the pains to file legal proof,
according to the laws of Georgia, that
he was once in possession and the
lawful owner Of certain slaves, in
number sixteen. when they were
emancipated and made free by the
United States Government Why
has he put himself to that expense
and gaips2 OF course he never ex-
poets to get pad for emancipated
slavcs-so long as .hefs / = Repub-
lican President and Supreme Chnfi
But if there should be a Democratic
President and Supreme Court? ?
Then the little bill of Mr.. Marsh,
for compensation on account of
property" taken from him by act
OF the United States Government.
would undoubtedly be presented.
What would a Democratic Court
have to say about it?
Democratic lawyers have constant
IL claimed that the Constitutional
Amendments adopted when the
Southern States We're in duress
were not lawfully or eGastitutionally
adopted. There would be no diff
Guilty in finding ten Democratic jur-
lists who would decide, as Justices
of the Supreme Court, that emanci-
patton without payment for slaves
set free is unconstitutional, and that
no amendment prohibiting payment
tsg slaves set free was every lawful
" adopted. ! Democratic Con-
gress would then be asked to appro-
pirate money to pay for slaves taken
from Mr.. Marsh and others. How
can Democrat fesist the claim -?
Mr.. Marsh Is not alone Ia fling
proof of his claim. All over the
South, other such claims have been
placed on record. The Northern or
loval man, who tries to search the
records to ascertain how many such
claims tlSFp are, will find in four
fifths of the counties of the South
local officials, elected ~ fraud,
and devoted to the Democratic par
~, who viii take care that there can
be 80 true transcript of the records
made until after the Presidential
election. If Mr.. Marsh ean cot pay,
every other holder Of slave at that
time of emancipation can get pay.
There were about 100000 slaves.
and the estimated value was about
500 each. An expenditure greater
tkan the entire National debt of the
United STATES would be required to
satisfy claims WHICH q Democratic
President, Supreme Court and Con-
gress would undoubtedly allow.
Many of the former holders of
slaves have deemed it is wisernOt to
put on record their claims for COM
pensation until the Democratic par
tv has gained control of the Govern
laebt Probably they are shrewder
than those Gh9 have made haste to
file their proof. but Hq one who
understands the temper of tho South
will doubt that ii is the deliberate
purpose to press these claims to coli
lection, if a favorable Court. Con-
gress and Executive can once be Sc
cured. Perhaps the people of the
Northern States are ready to double
The National debt to pay for slaves
emaHGisated by the war. If so,
they can ratisHa!g vote for the cleo
ton Of General Hancoak.-hlig York
Tribune.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

ut the full amsint and 30 in car
tickets being turned over TO him
In company with Mr.. Z. G. Hewlett,
the grain dealer. | called at Father
Bcssonies's residence. on Maryland
avenue. and he indorsed Dir. smith ;
character IN high terms as a man OF
truth. He said he was a member OF
the temperance society, and what he
said could he relied upon, though so
far rs he was individually concerned
he did not wish tomake any written
statements that might he dragged
into politics. Father iiessonies,
however. remembered perfectly the
death of the little girl, and the man
ner in which q change of venue was
taken. together with attendant cir
cumstances.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
\ Terrible Storm.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August Cool.
Baker, superintendent of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, has
Aespatehes fr9m Corpus Christi
Texas. which says il Is teppetei that
hFo#astliie, Texqs, near The mouth
OF the Rio Grade. was nearly de-
stroyed lay tho fearful storm which
prevailed along the Texas coast on
the 18th and 18th inst, and that
many lives were lost. The tele-
graph wires along the coast from
indlanola south were pfostfated
and are still down, south of Corpus
Christi, The telegraph line from
Brownsville up the Rio Grande was
badly torn down, therefore no com
munlcation can be had with the
stricken city.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Bad Work Of Lightning.

WmEEsBAssE Pa, August %
A furious storm pi.la thunder and
lightning prevailed hefs to-day.
Several buildings were struck l.y
lightning but no great damage was
done. General divers powder mill
at Laurel Run was struck and 1000
pounds of powder exploded, partly
destroying the mixing room. The
rsod caused considerable loss in the
city
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

Mrs. Lydia T. Pinkha,n. a3s
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. has
made the discovery Her VEGETA-
BILE COMPOUND is a positive cure for
female complaint. A line address
ed to this lady will elicit all infer
nation. For sale by c. n. Boyd.
S0merset, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08
Fighting for Principles.

What are the principles Lee and
jackson t9gght for2 The question
has instant practical importance fox
every Northern citizen, For Wade
Hampton, who represents tho Solid
South with It's 13S electoral votes
gained mainly by fraud. publicly
asserts that the Democrats of the
South are contending for ''the same
principles for which Lee and Jackson
fought for four years" These 13S
electoral votes give a possibility OF
success, If ahg santhetn States are
OF the same mind. What, then, asa
the principles for which Lee and
Jackson fought, and for which a
Northern State will vote. fit votes
with the Solid South =?
The right of secession was the
principle for which Lee and jackson
pfofesedl, contended. Any State.
ihet eiaimea. could dissolve the
lnien 9t itS pleasure. 4 s,Mple 1eso-
union % seeede, adopted by the
temporary majority Of the people
or their representatives in any State
was enough to rend all ties betwee,,
the people Of that State and the
United States. Against the doctrine
Of saeesaiGn the loyal people of this
country raised powerful armies,
spent money by the thousand
millions, and sacrificed the live of
t., two hundred thousand patroits. Are
they to vote that they were wrone2
WIZ the people of a Northern State
y9ig that the blood and treasure of
AoFih eete speat in an unholv and
unjust effort? Viii they s.a1s will
dlshonor the graves of the brave men
who died that the Nation might live
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THE POOR MANS FRIEND AGAIN.
ANOTHER CHAPTER in The LIFE OF
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH.

THE VALUE PLACED UPON THE DEAD
CHILD OF Az EMPLoYE-"You SET
TOO HIGH \ PRICE on YOUR D--D
NnrEG oNE.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

II is a positively guaranteed cure
for Diabetes, Gravel, aSropsy and
every form Of Bladder and Kidney
trouble-DAY's KIDNEY PAD.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

The hornet and the mule arc too
tender hearted to look upon suffer
ing They always turn the back
when they strike.
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~. a. Bilious and tfy Nerves Were
Quite Uustrun..-

SHERIDAN. y. Y. Jan. 6. 1876.
DB. VI. VI. EENNER. Frcdonia. y. y.
DEAR SE:-l have been ont of
health for three months Was bilious, my
eyes and complexion being yellow and my
nerves were quite mistrunS. Had lost nay
appetite, my mouth tasted had, my head
was stopped up and felt dull and heavy and
! had lost my ambition. have now taken
one bottle of your Blood and Liver Remedy
and Nerve Tonic and feel entirely cured
Yours t~uly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-08

Aiter spending hundreds of dol
lars without relief Days KIDNEY
PAD cured me, are the words of
thousands.
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THEW WHAT


What does the South want to do
could it do-if it shoiild get
control OF the Government? Some
think it could get back vast sums
for real or pretended losses during
the war. Bills already presented
make claims for many hundred
millions on account of property
taken or bestowed by Union forces.
Is thataIl =? These claims are enough,
if allowed, to bankrupt any Govern
ment. as has been duly shown.
What 4 Democratic Congress would
do with them, having a President to
sign its bills. we know from the
names of members who offer such
bills. But is that all?
Suppose General Hancock elected;
what next2 \ little bill to increase
the number of Judges Of the SUI
preme Court. 1t present the Court
is overloaded th work. Instead
of nine Justices, patriotic Democrats
will say. let Us have nineteen, so
that the work can be divided more
conveniently. and the Democratic
decision of the people may be re-
spected by the Judiciary. Excuses
in abundance will be found. The
bill will pass, and a Democratic
President viii sign it, and ten Bour-
bon Democrats viii be appointed
Justices ofthe Supreme Court. Then
what?
1t is not worth while to dwell
upon minor matters. General Sher-
man can be sued for every rail torn
up on his march to the sea, Gen.
Sheridan for every pig coniiscated
TO feed hungry Boys in Blue on
their marches after a flying foe.
But something greater is behind.
The following IS a sample OF docu-
ments filed in many counties IN
the Southern States. II is copied
from the official records of Chatham
county, Georgia;
Book Do, Page 2q3l
STATE OF GEORGIA,
CHATHAM COUNTY
Before me personally came Isaac NJ.
Marsh. resident of Savannah, Georgia,
who. being duly sworn, deposeth and saith
he was in possession and the lawful owner
of the following-named slaves at the time
they were cmancipated and made free 10y
the United States Government to wit:
woman. Sarah, age l5.......-,............
! woman, Ellen, age 35, and four
children from 3 10 II age.-..,,......
woman, Ann, age 20, and four child
rem from > to Il agc.....................
man, Charles, age about l0,-.........
woman. Ellen, his wife, age about 60 l
woman. Isabella age about 1S....-....
woman, Rhino, age about j0...........
man. Jim. age about G0....... ...........
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El~
JOHS[S@JTH.
Attest W. d. Sapp. :

Attest, ". ID. Sapp.
The reaqrd shows that the suit
was filed May s, 1870. and on Order
Book % of the Marion Civil Circuit
Court is the decree giving change of
venue on petition of defendant and
payment of costs. In Fee Book No.
u it appears that William G. ssnock,
County Clerk, received from defend
ant $500, leaving n balance of 80
cents, and that the balance of the
costs, amounting to s12.65, is yet un-
paid.
ia the office of Porter. who is now
associated with his son. ! found the
old record regarding the fnal settle
ment of tbe case. 1t is in the hand
writing Of Gen. Ben. Harrison, the
mark" of John Smith is witnessed
by Russell b. Harrison, the we'll
known appointee Of the United States
Nint, and the sequel of the fight of
the poor mans friend as against an
uneducated lrishman is thus tersely
told:
This case is compromised as fol-
lows: 5000 cash, $3.50 in car tickets,
and note of the company mdorsed
by William H. English for $50 for
six months We have retained $500
m car tickets foc our fee; $50 to pay
Canplbell's fee, and have paid to
John Smith $3.50 eashs the note for
$50 and so m@ar tickets ara left by
John in our safe.
his
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ISAAC NJ. MARSH

sworn 10 and subscribed baf9re
me this July 20, 1874,
LEVI :. HART, Notary Public and vx-ois
licio Justice of the Peace, Chatham
County Georgia
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JonN ESMITH.
marx.

" IIIINrr
r. b. Harrison.
1t may be added that the note
vas duly collected for Smiths bene-
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Diamonds in the rough-Thoss
swallowed by thief wnen arrested
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AFhfA -H-=-T
STATE OF GEORGIA,
CHATHAM COUNTY. J

Before me personally came Isaac NJ.
Marsh. a resident of Savannah, Georgia,
who. being duly sworn, deposeth and saith
he was in possession and the lawful owner
of the following-named slaves at the time
they were emancipated and made free 10y
the United STATES Government to wit:
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-04-06
Terrific Explosion.

The Altoona Tribune says Last even
ing about 7:30 o'clock the people in the
vicinity of Twelfth street bridge We're
startled by tremendous explosion,
which in a few minutes was followed by
a second one more violent than the first.
In the yard about opposite Eleventh
street stands brick one story building
in which is situated small engine and
several gas tanks. The engine is used
to pump illuminating gas from the city
works and store it in reservoirs under
heavy pressure, to be run into the tanks
on the pass enger cars. Last evening one
of the men smelt escaping gas, and in
order to find where it came from lighted
match and began to run it along
the pipes. In an instant the whole room
was filled with flames and its four
or five occupants were thrown against
the walls and ceiling. The floor was
ripped up and the force of the explosion
seemed to come from there although
there is said to be no cellar Three of
the men, d. w. Diven, John Stutzman
and Thomas Hammill, all company
employees, and all residents of Harris
burg, were badly burned about the face
and hands, and one of them had his leg
badly bruised by being thrown against
the ceiling. Fisher, the. engineer, was
also slightly injured. The second ex-
plosion blew the two side brick walls out
and set the whole end of the house on
fire.