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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-10

Town clerks are required by law to deliver
the votes cast for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Treasurer 10 the representative
OF each town, 10 he transmitted and deliver
cd to the committee appointed by the Gen
eral Assembly to receive and canvass the
SINE General Statutes Chap. l., sect. 20
p 10
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THE third a3aail excursion from this city
10 New Ioik under the auspices oil the
Champlain Transportation Company will
take place on Tuesday. Sept. 2lst, fare for
the round trip being placed at the remarka-
llv low rate of .fce dollars. See advertise
mcnt elsewhere in this paper.
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Aul Eve C..les Of Hshy-perfumcI soap Tor
1.s'E DOLL.4R.
THE. ROYAL. PALM

l. the finest io,i,t SOAP Tor either LaeS' or Gen
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Shaving Soap IN The World
1t is nlalr of materials expressly imported hy Us
for lis Manufacture. Sold al all The Drug and
Fancy Goods Stores.
j. Il. THOMPSON i CO.. Proprietors,
Aug -. -dNw 81 Broad St, y. Y.
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Misrrll famous.

(NJ3 N EYC II Stops. sub Bass. Oct. Coupler.
VksJAHS vox celeste and voX Huuana
xszslE2SHIBx1aA sent on tral warranted; only
81 TIANOS. Si2Jup. Catalogue tree. Address
DANIEL f. BEATTY, Washington. y. J.-agei'Sw
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Iuly 27-iAwGm Cleveland, u
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
The Family Purse.

The money question between hus-
band and wife Is one of the most
serious drawbacks to married hap
piness, and it Is time it was adjust
ed on more just and equal basis.
The life of utter dependence which
some women lead Is crushing and
degrading. Men do not realize the
utter helplesSness and vacuity to
which the system condemns women.
Now, does anybody believe that it
is necessary for the welfare of the
family that she should 90 to him
for twenty-five cents every time she
needs il for Il spool of thread? ? is it
right to take her imbecility in money
matters for granted before she has
been tested? ? Is it not just such
women, who are left by the failure
of some speculative craze TO their
own resources, with the burden of Il
family upon their inexperienced
shoulders, who often display wonder
full powers OF energy and calculation,
IN addition to thrift and persevering
industry which ought to put all such
men to shame?
Women, as a general rule, can
make one dollar 90 rs far es two IN
the hands of men; and many con-
ceited individuals who now consider
that the social system bounded by
four walls of their dwelling would
cease to revolve if they were taken
out Of it, would find great happiness
and great pecuniary advantage in
putting the control ofall the interior
details of their homes in the hands
of their wives, with a division of the
income equal to the requirement.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
Brain Work and Bad Habits.

Bad habits, impure air, Unhealth-
full food, neglect of exercise, the use
Of tobacco and whiskey, have killed
of students, where hard
study has killed one. More people
die, / think, from want of sufficient
brain work than from too much Of
it. When school girls die from tight
corsets, heavy skirts, heating chign-
ons and other unnatural inhictions,
it is very kind in gentlemen to say,
Killed by hard study but women
know better. Some years since !
had a hired girl who suffered almost
constantly from headache, but she
wore constantly a heavy chignon,
supported by wire pins in her hair
Her headache was not caused by
hard study. This same girl often
spent forty minutes at night putting
up her hair, and as many minutes
in the morning taking it down again.
But the worst of it was that, after all
her care, she was sick, and conse-
quently ugly. Young ladies can't
safely study during school hours and
then spend the hours allotted TO ex-
ercise and recreation in the exhaust
ing labor OF altering dresses in the
latest fashion, or even in embroidery
or stitching ruffles. They can scarce
ly afford an hour a day for the
crimping and frizzing of their hair
1t Is rather a curious study to notice
how women. in all times and coun-
tries. have been bent on changing
themselves from what God made
them. In some countries they black
en- the teeth and bandagc the feet :
in others they flatten the heads and
paint the face, friz the hair and
variously dctorm the form divine.
Now, if all this were necessary to
make women beautiful, it would be
labor and care well spent, for every
woman should make herself attract
i've, if possible. But is it not true
that the highest beauty, as well as
art, Is to be natural? Were not our
grandmothers in their youth, though
in plain attire, admired and loved
quite as sincerely as the present
generation of girls are? ? Good health,
4 good disposition and intelligence
are the best beautitiers. | have
sometimes thought a collection OF
the various styles of fchignons, stays,
hoop skirts and other abominations
of woman's apparel would make a
valuable and instructive addition to
some of our museumsn-lHrs. Hjck-
man, an the Cieceland Leader.
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Advice to a Young Man.

No, my son, cheek is not better
than wisdom; it is not better than
honest modcsty. it is not better than
anything. Don't listen to THE siren
who tells you to blow your own horn
or it will never be footed upon. The
world is not to be deceived by check.
and it does search for merit. and
when it finds it, merit is rewarded.
Check never deccives the world, my
son, it appears to do so, to the
cheeky man, but he is the one who
is deceived Do you know one
cheeky man in all your acquaintance
who is not reviled for his cheek the
moment his back is turned? Is the
world not continually drawing dis
tinctions between check and merit.
Almost everybody hates the cheeky
man, my SON Society tires of the
brassy glare of his face, the hollow
tinkling of his cvmballine tongue,
the noisy assumption of his forward
ness. The triumphs of cheek are
only apparent. He bores his way
along through the world and fre-
quently better people give way for
him. But so they give way, my boy,
for man with paint pot in each
hand. Not because they respect the
man with the paint pots particular
ly, but because they want to take
care of their clothes. Avoid cheek,
my son. You can sell goods with
out it; and your customers won't
run and hide in the cellar when they
see YOU coming.-Ha,ckege:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
He Laughed too Soon.

He was a demure, countryiied-
looking chap, and was remarkably
awkward and shy. He had been to
the restaurant once before, and the
smart waiter, by the name of VIII
liams bad palmed off a bad quarter
on him. He came a second time,
and on handing Il live-dollar bill he
remarked in a timid way:
Last time you gave me a bad
quarter; please be careful this
time"
"No danger" said the pert waiter
''that was the only one of the kind
! had. Sorry ! can't accommodate
YOU with another" as he shelled out
the change.
All the afternoon William was
chuckling to himself, but the last
time he smiled right heartily was
late in the evening just before he
settled with the boss, when that in
dividual chucked him IA So bill, with
the humorous remark: Il will make
you a present of that, Williams, and
take it out of your wages at the end
of the week"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
Washing Dishes.

Among the first things a girl is ex-
pected to learn is dishwashing,
though it is not always that it Is
taught them properly. In my ex-
perience | have found this to be one
of the most important as well as the
most neglected of kitchen accom-
piishments.
| now select my help by examina-
ton ON this point especially. | in
yariably find that the girl whose
glasses are always clear, and whose
dishes are never sticky, can be relied
upon. She viii most surely be trust
worthy. and can readily be taught
any other branch of housekeeping.
The first thing necessary to sue
cess in this branch is to have plenty
of hot water, and clean cloths. You
need two pans; if they are not per
fectly clean, make them so. Pre-
pare some warm weak suds in one.
Take first your goblets, wash them
quickly. 4 clean cotton cloth,
made Of an old pillow case, viii
clean them nicely. If any of your
glass dishes have been used for milk
or butter, leave them until after YOU
have washed your silver, for silver
must be free from grease Of any
kind. Take plenty OF soap to your
silver, and wipe it warm out OF the
suds; If 1t gets too cold, pour hot
water over it. Have your hands
dry, and wipe one piece at a time.
For fainting, lay the body fat
Now, that is a good rule there Is
some sense in that. Because, if YOU
are careful to lay your body flat be-
fore you faint it may save YOU Il ter
itic thump when YOU fall Let us
add to this rule the advice. never
faint on a ladder, or in a balloon, or
on the top oft church-steeple, or in
front Of a runaway team. 1t isn't
safe.
Suck poisonous wounds. unless
your mouth is sore; enlarge the
wound, or better, cut the wound out
without delay"
If that isn't a lively piece Of ad-
vice for sane man to give TO
healthy people! Listen hcre-don't
you do anything Of the kind. And
if you get a scratch on the throat
don't enlarge it or cut it out. And
If you get a wound on the back of
the neck don't try to reach it with
your mouth. Somebody viii try
that some day and thercll be a bro
ken neck in the family.
Ii in the water, float on the back,
with the mouth and nose project
ing"
Now, this is the best rule of the
lot. That is the cap sheaf You
cut that out and paste it on your
cuff, where you can always see it.
Just follow that rule and you viii
never drown No matter If YOU stay
III the water twenty years, if you
will just float on your back, with the
nose and mouthproiectingaboyc the
water, YOU won't drown. We don't
know what wise man wrote these
rules, but this last one is worth oil
the rest.-B,t}iagtoa Hqlckeye.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
I Romantic Fact.

IN one of the incursions Of In
dians upon the frontier settlements
Of Pennsylvania during the Revolu-
ton Il very romantic incident occur
red.
The celebrated chief, Cornplantcr,
made an attack upon the neighbors
of Fort Plain, burning and destroy
ing, and among the prisoners he
captured was one John Abel, an
old inhabitant
The party had travelled bat a few
miles on their return, when it was
discovered that this Abel was almost
as well acquainted with their Ian
guage as the Indians themsclycs.
The fact interested the chief, and OF
inquiring of his captive his name,
Cornplanter knew. at once he stood
before his own father.
Abel, twenty-five years before
had been a trader among the In
dians of western New York. and on
one of his visits became enamored
of a pretty squaw, and the result of
this affection was the great and eel
ebrated warrior, whom the father
now for the first time saw standing
before him.
The chief had learned from his
mother the history of his parentage,
and his fathers name. The meet
ing was certainly extraordinary to a
degree. The young chief held out
strong inducements to his white
father to accompany him TO his
tribe, but paternal love and affection
did not seem SO strong in the heart
of Abel as his love for the comforts
and luxuries of white mans home.
and SO he choose rather to be set at
liberty and be returned to his friends.
This was yielded, and he was con-
Quoted in honor back to the settle
ment. Thus singularly met and
parted the father and son.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
Laying ON Fat.

/ We have complaints from England
I that the beef which we send there
is not sufficiently ''mottledn to suit
the taste of English consumers, that
. the fat is laid on too much in COM
pact masses, which has to be cut
away for tallow and thus causing too
much waste. We had supposed that
the opposite OF this w. ta rule,
that the English-fed beef was much
fatter than the American, but noT
/ the tables seem to be turned against
us. and American beef is charged
with carrying too much tallow not,
thev saw. that it really contains more
fat. but that it is not distributed as
evenly as the fat, in the English
beef. and hence the result named.
+ The Americans run their stock along
I for few years, then commence feed
! inc heavily with corn, converting a
I lean animal. in few months, into a
very fat one. Such an animal has a
/ LIGHT muscle, and the corn lays on
/ the fat heavily, while the English
I beef Is fatted, in i great measure, on
their rich pastures, and till the time
/ it is slaughtered it is kept in fat
tening condition the whole time, one
object only being in view-toplace
/ it upon the market ready for slaught-
er. Linseed meal is fed heavily, but
this contains a large amount of flesh
forming matter as well as being a
/ fat producer. 1t seems that mis-
take has been made in this matter
/ The demand was for fat beef and
without considering where the fat
was wanted, we went to work and
put it in the wrong place.
Donot let uG run into errorin this
/ respect and say that it is the fastid-
ious taste of the Englishman, for if
we intend to supply him with beet,
we must consult his taste. We must
not say it is his prejudice. This
avails us nothing. for if he is pref
udiced we must conquer his preju-
dice by meeting his wants. But this
complaint OF piling the fat upon the
animal in Jumps does not come from
England alone. Our own market
linen in the city of Boston, and other
cities. make similar complaints, not
only with regard to beet, but also of
mutton and pork. The breeds of
sheep which in England are noted
, for mottling their meat do not do so
in this country, and the breed of
/ hogs which are there SO highly priz-
I ed for hams and shoulders lose that
popularity here. They want the
mottled hams and shoulders and
deep cuts Of lean meat. with q small
amount of outside fat. Their mid
/ dies are cured for bacon, which re-
/ quires a strip of fat and another of
/ lean.
Here the demand for middling
for the pork barrel Is that they
should be all fat, and in order to
/ procure solid, fatted middlings, we,
/ IN great measure, lnIure both
shoulders and hams. This Is a DIFF
fculty with pigs slaughtered for
/ fresh pork, too much attention be-
! ing given to fat, and to little to lean.
The pig should be fed with more
flesh producing matter and less corn
more clover, shorts, and malt
dust, mixed with a fair share OF
corn. Commence fattening the
steer Is soon as he ceases to be a
la calf, and be sure and keep the
calf well; do the same with the
wethers, and we shall have meat
which viii not only suit the English
market. but our own 1mc,icdn
/ CJiijy0f0r
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\ Big Success.

My wife has been ailing a long
time with dyspepsia and nervous
ness and was in bed two years with
a complication of disorders her ply
slclan could not cure, when | was
led by reading a circular left at my
door to try Parker's Ginger Tonic.
Having been so often deceived by
worthless mixtures, nothing but my
wlie's dangerous condition could
have led us to make any more ex-
perlments. But it was big success.
Three bottles cured her, at a cost of
dollar and fifty cents, and she is
now as strong as any woman, and
regularly does her household duties.
R. ID. Buffalo. See other column.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
IN niENIOBLAM.


A little peach in the orchard grcw-
A little peach Of emerald hue
Warmed by the sun AID vet by the dew
10 grew.
one dav. passing that orchard through
That little peach dawned on the view
of Johnny Jones and his sister Sue
Them two
tpr tina, peach club thew ihre"
Down from ,llc stem on which it grew
Fen the Little peach Of emerald hue
Mon diep
She took q bite and JOHN chew
And then the trouble began 70 brew
Trouble tine doctor couldn't -ubdne-
Too true
Under the iiirf where the daisies grew
They planted John and his sister sue,
And thcir little souls to the angels flew
Boo hoo
Wha. of the peach oi tine cmem.d hue
Warmed by the sun and wcr by the dew F.
All. wen. its mission on earth is through
Adieui
Er5egs (ffp Tine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
fAi' - VI
y. \. WHITAKER.

DR.. Femer's Blood and Liver Rem
edy and Nerve Tonic NAV well be
called The conquering hero" of the
tunes. 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 AGuESPLEEY
ENLARGEMENT, Scrofula, Ervsipelas
Pimples, Blotches and ALL SKIN
ERUPuoNs and BLOOD DESCRIBES.
Swelled Limbs and Dropsv: sleep
lessness, Impaired Nerves and Ner-
vous Debility; Restores flesh and
strength when the system is runnino
down or going into decline: cures
Female Neakness and Chronic Rbeu-
matism, and relieves Chronic Bron-
chitis, and all Lung and Throat dif.
ticulties. 1t does these things bv
striking at the root Of disease and re-
moving its causes.
DR.. Femer's Improved Cough
Honey will relieve any cough in one
hour. Try a sample bottleat 10 cents.
DIR. Fenner's Golden Relief cures
any pain, as Tooth-ache, NEURALGIA
Colic or Headache in ) to 30minutes
and readily relieves rheumatism
Kidney Complaint, Diarrhpa efc
Try sample bottle at 10 cents
DIR. Fenner's st. Vitus Dance Sne-
cite. One bottle always cures. For
sale by c. \. Boyd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
cnRPoRnRArNr TESTIMONY.

llCle lives III l<iillCiSltI Il 4tltit-
man. Charles Langridge by name,
who belonged to the Fifth Wiscon-
sin at the same time with DR.. Cas-
leman. To get ut the facts we in
tilted Mr.. Langridge into the Office
and asked him what truth there
was in DR.. Castlemans diary. so
far as | have seen, said he, every
thing related Is substantially true.
We were not always at the same
places at the same times, but our
accounts would be as near alike as
Johns gospel Is to Matthews.
PROFANITY AND BRUTALITY.
General Hancock rarely address
Cd La volunteer soldier without pro-
fanitv. He treated them with eX-
ueme brutality, and the men uni
ycrsally, SO far as ] know, came to
the conclusion that he had only
bcastly instincts
DO YOU recall incidents DR.. c.
has not related dcrocatory to Gcner-
al Hancock
Il could recall many of them by
reference to my diary. !, too, kept
a daily journal of what / thought
worth noting
"Well, give an item from notes Of
your own indicating the Generals
character.
KEPT N THE RAIN AND MUD.
On referring to March -. 1862,
! find that we made a six mile
march through a drenching rain to
Chickahominy. Our brigade made
a halt near a very fine farm belong
ing to the Lee family. Some mem
bers not on duty went TO a fence,
took off top rails and leaned them
with one end against the fence and
the other on the ground Over
these they spread their rubber blan-
kcts rs means of protection. They
then went to q straw stack and car
ried from it armfuls Of straw and
placed il under the blankets TO rest
on as protection from the mud.
General Hancock happened along
lust then. He approached them in
his usual rough manner and order
ed them Immediately to replace the
rails and TO return the rails and to
return the straw. This they had to
do. and the waiting soldiers were
compelled to remain in the rain and
mud. Hancock regarded the value
of q little straw as Of more concern
TO him than the comfort o. volun-
teer Union soldiers. The account Of
Hancock's taking the bows fishes is
familiar to all our regiment After
that the boys when they saw him
would say, There's the fish thief; :
or There comes the old iish-mon-
ger.
Refusing WATER TO PAINTING SOL
DIERs
What about this not letting the
soldiers have water when they were
thirsty and fatigued. and water con-
ycnient2'
Dr. Castleman has not clothed
that outrage with half its real atroc-
ity. The general resolved we should
have no water-it looked as If he
premeditated the wickedness before
and may have kept riding along
the brigade 20 see that the resolve
was enforced. On the 18th of Au-
gust we marched over the old VIII
liaInsburg battle ground and at
about 4 o'clock halted on an emf
nence at the base Of which ran
small mill stream. The day had
been intensely hot and dusty, and
as soon as the boys broke ranks they
made for the mill pond with soap
and towels. After taps Ccall tore
tire) that evening, the boys were or
dcred to have their canteens filed
for an early start. The only place
for filling was this mill pond, which
was literally a pond OF soap suds,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-09-15
Elixir Vitae for Women.

Mrs. Lydia L. Pinkham, 233
Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass, has
made the discovery Her VBGErA-
BLE COMPOUND Is a positive cure for
female complaint A line address
ed to this lady viii elicit all infor-
nation. For sale by c. \. Boyd,
Somerset. Pa.
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Staring at a Tiger.

When | was once in danger from
tiger, said an old East Indian
veteran, Il tried sitting down and
staring at him as | had no weapon. F"
How did it work" asked q by
stander.
Perfectly; the tiger didn't even
offer to touch me-"
Strange! very strange How did
You account for it?"
We'll sometimes I've thought
that 1t was because | sat down on a
high branch of very tall tree"
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As OTHERS SAW HIM.

GENERAL HANCOCK DoNiNEERING
SPIRIT AND CRUEL TREATMENT OF
VOLUNTEERS.
TGrant county, Wis, Heral@.l
Many have read the chapters nom
DIR. Alfred J.. Castleman's diary pro-
fraving General Hancock's haughti-
ness. profanity and brutal treatment
of volunteer soldiers under him.
DIR. Castleman was surgeon OF the
.J,b Wisconsin Volunteers, of which
regimcnt Amasa Cobb. known to
every citizen OF this Third congress
sional district who reads newspa-
per was colonel. The doctor ad-
mits that General Hancock was an
officer of fine appearance and SAYS
he was SO ornamental in dress and
manner that the soldiers nicnamed
him General Strut
SPECIMEN sBRICE
Three weeks after General Han
cock took command, a chapter IN
the diary saws hc came "one morn
ing to brigode drill perfectly sober.
He wished TO appear excited at
some little mistake IN manouyeT-
and the vollev of oaths he thunder
ed down the line. startled his men.
They thought hc mistooE the men
lor mules and their officers for dro-
vers. Another chapter relates Han
cocks visit to the hospital where
hc said the men In the hospital were
"a brigade of id sight better men
than were left him Tor duty. That
such beds and such comforts
would invite every man in the
regiment into the hospital before q
month. Another chapter notes the
fact that on Hancocks order an eX-
pcricnccd druggist was taken from
the hospital and a man who did not
know one medicine from another
put In his place One man was in
consequence poisoned 20 death, and
two Others nearly so. Another chap
ter tells how the hungry men hired
and paid for the privilege Of one
draw of seine in the Pamunky riv-
er. The General rode down and
complacently looked on until the
good haul was brought to shore
when by his order every fish was
carried away for himselfand friends
whose tables were always laden
with wines and the best viands
Another relates how that after a
long and tiresomc march without
water the men were not permitted
20 yet water when il was convenient
and a regiment was punished Sc
ycrely because some Of the men call
eel for wafer