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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

lord Archibald Campbell sends
tothe Scotsman the following account
of bat.le. Of which he was q wit
ness. between Il thresher sword fish
aud whjc. of Beileisle His lord
ship. Who was q passenger on the
Peruvian. writes Whcu fairly out
side Bellisle island with iccbcrrs Of
no great size on either bow, and fair
iv in the Arctic current. and the
Teutonia on our starb0ard bow, the
first officer told me he had seen
twice q large "thresher' fish leap
clean out Of the water, not far from
our bows. We kept q closer watch
near about where he had last been,
nor had we long to wait, and for the
next ten miuutas 10 q quarter of an
hour we watched a most tremendous
fight between this fish and a large
whale, which. evidently attacked
also from below bv a swOrdfish, was
Intellectually irving 20 do all in It's
mighty power 20 get away, but
there was no escape. The thresher,
an enormous iish-rcckOned by the
first officer and engineer to be thirty
feetin lcncth-kept continually LASH
ing the whale with its powerful tail,
and. as If not satisfied that these
stunning blows had told, threw
itself into the air with enormous
leaps. landing or the whale with
the most resouuding -whacks. The
sublime and the ridiculous were
strangely blended in these attacks :;
the passengers and crew were all
gathered st the bulwafls. fascinated
bv the gigantic fight. The whale
turned IN It's agony almost belly up
permost, casting itself about IN al
directions. but there was no escape.
1t never got deep below the surface,
which was churned by it, mighty
efforts into q secthing mass Of foam.
The combatants went right in the
teeth of the wind and sea then run
ming. We saw the whale in a regu-
lsr furry" often. and when our
s.raining ewes las. saw them they
were as hard q, It a. ever, and It was
the opinion Of most on board that
the whale was la-t sickeninc The
whole OF the uldeTp8r. ofthc whale
was white, aud / hope some one
VIII give me some information as to
It's species. From the tips Of the
tail 10 It's Jaw il was rs il painted
pure white. q ieaden color above.
There were many on board who had
sailed the Atlantic for upward Of
thirty years. but had never seen
such q fight. i took place 50 70
speak, closeto both vessels, the fight
raging between orT ship and the
Tcgtoni9.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
WHOLE No. 1880.



Since the death of Brigham Young
in 1871. the Mormon Church i'm
J;ah and throughout the world has
been presided over by a body known
as TheQuorum Of the Twelve Apos-
Ties" Of which John TAYLOR has
been President. The Mormon con-
ference in session at Salt Lake City
last week, confirmed Joseph Taylor
as the full-fcdged President and au-
thoritive Prophet Of the Latter Day
Saints. This IS Brigham Noung's
place.
John Taylor Is an Englishman,
seventy-three years old, and very
tall and imposing in appearance.
His hair IS white. and the Normons
declare that it was bianched with
sudden terror when he heard the
revelation of polygamy. His COM
plexion is swarthy, his eyes deep
and striking. and bear the marks of
O strong intellectual man. He was
formerly a local preacher in the
Methodist church. and 10 was in that
capacity that he came 10 this cOun-
try. lie first settled in Canada, and
while there married a Miss Leonora
Cannon. In 1887 he became a pros
elyte to Mormonism under the
preaching of Farley Pratt, then on a
mission to Canada. The hcadquar-
ters of the Mormons was then in
Missouri, and Taylor. soon after Join
ing the church, cmigrated to that
State, and was ordained an apostle
OF Joseph Smith. In 1899 he was
sent on q mission % England and
Ireland. where he had about the
usual success of the Mormon miss
ionarics in making converts during
a two years stay lie edited a Nor
mon paper in Nauvoo called the
Times and Seasons. and was always
deemed a tower of strength in pO-
litical discussions with the Gentiles
In 1910 and 1850 he was in France
as q Mormon missionary. He was
very successful in collecting money
and moderately SD in gaining con-
verts. In 1856 Taylor went to New
York and establisheda weekly paper
there for the defense and propaga-
tion Of Mornonism, which had but
a small circulation. and q brief cx-
istence. In 1879 he returned to
Utah. he has a very larze family,
having had at one time six or seven
wives and a host Of children
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
Washing Basfer.

Professor Arnold says: The as
sertion Is often made, aud many
people believe. that water washes
out the flavor Of the butter. but -
only cleanses the butter q the bat
termilk. sugar and milk acid which
NAV adhere 70 il, Just as clarifying
sugar removes from i the foreign
matters which modify its true ilaTor.
The flavor of butter consists Of
attv matters. whieh do no combine
with water. Therefore, cannot be
washed away 5y IL The eject of
washing upon the keeping quality
Of butter depends upon the purity oi
the water with which the washing is
done. If the water contains 10
foreign matter that VIII eject ~
butter. It vii keep better foT wash
ING the buttermilk out than hy
kneadinc Il ont.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
Anew Russian Prophet.

4 new prophet has been creating
some stir in =. Petersburg by bis
predictions. lie is well-to-do
manufacturer named Issajeff, and be-
gave out that he had been sent from
Heaven to forteIl the second coming
Of Christ. preparatory 20 the jUdg-
ment. Up to q short time ago this
prophet managed to couch bis vati-
cinatiOns in language vague enough
to have emanated from the oracles
Of old. His followers soon perceiv-
cd that his Utterances were slightly
non-coInmittal, and Il last forced
him to be q little more intelligib.c
He accordingly fixed upon the 18th
OF last month az the DAY On which
the end would come. Unlike most
OF the other prophets who haTeiora-
told the destruction Of the globe,
Issajetf. 70 show bis belief IN the ac-
curacy of his knowledge e. heaven
Is secrets. sold his mandatory. and
in fact everything he had. and dis
tributed the proceeds among the
poor. His disciples followed his
example. and On the appointed
dav stripped themselves nearly max
ed 70 await the sound Of Gabricl-
trumpet. ~. for some unexplained
reason. that fanfare did not take
place. Issaieff and his crazy follow
ers are nov begging their bread from
door to door. and receive but little
sympathy from their impoverished
families.-N J. Stn.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
The Demand for Hcavy Horses.

The Factory and Elruc.. states q
fact which we have observed 20 ex-
ist in this CITY for some time past,
]. e., an increase In the number OF
large horses used on trucks and
heavy business wagons. During the
past fifteen years. the writarTcmarks,
there has been q great change in the
demand los horses IN this country.
Formerly nearly every one bred
il relation to speed and endurance.
Now q large portion Of farmers
breed with a view to increase in
size and strength. This change is
not the result OF caprice. There
has been a steady, increasing de
mlnd for heavy horses. and a cor
responding falling of in the demand
for light ones. Fashion has had
little to DO IN thc matter Heavy
horses are wanted because they sup
ply an existing want From pres
ent appearances it VIII he many
years before the supply Of heavy
horses viii equal the demand. The
country j. now well supplied with
horses. Atno time In its history,
perhaps, we're there as many horses
20 q given number OF inhabitants as
at present. Small work horses are
low. but heavy draft horses continue
TO be high. The importation of
Clydesdale and Percheron-Norman
horses increase every year The
first that were brought over were
regarded as uncertain ventures. At
present they are of mo- doubtful
value. Tho importers Of horses
from France and Scotland have sut-
fered noae o. the rcverses ofthc Inn
p0rtevs OF sh0rt-h0n cattle With
rare exceptions they have become
rich. From present appearances we
shall soon bc sending Cidesdale 10
Scotland and England and Normans
10 France and Belgium. The value
OF heavy draft no-scs was recognized
in the old world before it was in the
new. Now that their worth Is ap-
preciatcd here all persons having
teaminz to do seem anxious to pro-
cure them Large horses are less
liable to injuries from the swinging
poles OF wagons than small ones.
Their bones are Guucr, aud they are
commonly more hardy. Large
horses axe more economical as re-
spcc1 harness. stall room, feed and
work required to take care Of them.
In all the countries Of Eastern Eu-
rope heavy horses have taken the
place Of light ones IN general farm
IN operations. That American farm
ars viii soon generally employ
heavy horses in field work seems
..r-1i., --.~..le8fif.. i.8cyirG0.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

Almost everybody at all interest
cd in irregular theology, of which
there has been and still IS so much
in civilization. says q New York
paper. has heard of the Agapemoue,
vi abode ollove, a queer conventual
establishment. founded thirty odd
wears ago. by Henry James Prince,
at Chaglrnca. near Bridgswatsr.
England The inmates Of the AGA
pclnonc belong to a sect sometimes
called Tamnr.cr brethren from the
place where Prince was cducaltti
and vhcrc while student, Lc
formed revival society. Adherents
Of the sect, OF whom there are many
in the southwestern counties OF
England, are generally known as
Princeitcs or Starkeyites, after %
clergyman samuel, Starkey, who
co-operated with Prince in inventing
this peculiar form of religion. Prince
was born a, Bath, and studied
medicine, but being OF an cvangclic5-
mystical turn. soon decided to be q
preacher At Iambeter. where his
reputation Cor pie,v and learning
was high, lac began TO talk Of him
self Is inspired, showing the tendeE-
cy of his cratic mind After quit
ting college nc became curotc OF
Charlynch, and preached 50 extra
ordinary sermons as alarmed his
bishop, whcroupon Ac weutt0 stoke.
in Suffolk. The promuigGti0n OF
his fantastic opinions here created
a tumult and Tel 20 his dismissal
He and Starkev and other lAmpeter
brothers Withdrew from the church
and set up creed OF their own.
Their sermons drew crowds, many
people. especially farmers, accept
ing their d0ctrins and bringing their
wealth, as In apostolic times, %
Brother Prince and for the beueti,
OF the holy cause. Money rapidly
accumulated. and Prince and two Of
the brethren married three hand
some and accomplished sisters,
daughters of e rich widow, who had
become infatuated with their rsach-
ings. Prince purchased a fine prop
erty near Chariyuch, where the
brethren and sisters have lived in
luxury Tor the last twenty years.
Prince pretends he is alive. or was
at last accounts, although seventy
eight years old that his err3ud Is
to redeem the body, while Jesus
mission was to redeem the soul
that Christ had selected him tocou-
clude the day of grace and introduce
the day OF judgment Letters adj
dressed to him as The Lord pass
through the post. and many Of his
followers call him their creator.
He has driven about London aud
through the parks attended constant
Is by ou;uders going bareheadei
because they believed themselves
in the presence OF the Lord TIE
inmates OF the Ag0pemone, although
married. bear no Ofisprings. They
hold that tine population Of the
world should not be increased that
anv such increase Is a crime against
God, because the perfection OF the
human family is. paradoxically
enough, 10 come through its abso-
lutte extinction. The sect IS report
ed % be growing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
Eanderbi.t's Millions.

Some one has made very curl
Gus calculations Of what Mr.. Van
derbilt could 30 with his money.
Mr. Vanderbilt's income from his
investment IN 4 per cent. Govern
ment bonds Is represented at 5000
daily, which IS S2lS.2J per hour
Sj.47 per minute. OF over , cents per
second assuming That he Is paid
by the second. he cannot possibly
spend his money, as DEC could not
select his purchases and lay down
his money fast enough. He could
not throw It away; To pick i up.
cast. recover. and east again would
take two seconds, and If he worked
all through the twenty-four hours,
without rest. he could only dispose
Of one-half Of his income. By liv-
Ing economically, saving up four
years, he could placing his five
cent pieces side b. side, make a
nickel belt around the earth, OF by
converting his savings into one cent
pieces and mounting them in a pile
he would, in twenty years, erect a
road to the moon and have 500 %
invest when he got there. Should his
amusement takea charitable twist.
be could out Of a years receipts do
nate 20 every man, woman and chIld
in the United States, twenty-five
cents and have money left over.
Other vast Sossibilites occur 20 the
glowing fancy Of the calculator. In
one dav he could 20 10 5000 differ
ent circuses, eat 10000 pints Of pea
nuts. drink 500 glasses Of lemon
ade. and have money left TO get his
boots blacked. He can afford to
have 10000 shirts washed in one
dav. and on the day Of his death his
income viii buy ten frst-class fu-
re-als.-Hhacc y y Hsnold.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
: s.1u,nt a; the Uorpsc.

While funeral was n progress at
house in a New Hampshire town
the the other day. q small nan in
his shirt sleeves walked up 20 the
door.
~Wha; Do you think, said lie to
a man who was standing on the
steps, 'of e man who would sell a
poor. lone widow q blind COW
who did It ,"
The corpse inside.
-'Yer don't say =
wal. he did. an ] kin prove L,
an ! had an idea that q man that
could do such q mean thing IS that
couldn't make a very scrumptOus
looking corpse, an that's why ]
came round here TO get q squint at
it.
He stepped into the entry. and was
there met by q big son Of the corpse.
who had overheard the remarks at
the door.
so yer want ter Git a sguint
II the old man : corpse, do yer. yer
little red-hcaded. lreckled son Of 4
bow-Iegged monkey =? said the son
of his late worthy sire. but l'll give
some one else q chance 70 look Il a
corpse that VIII make EN- sick or
scare EN- TO death
In about three minutes what was
left Of the little man N shirt-sleeves
looked IS f he had been run through
4 patent threshing machine, and
when he picked himself up from
the middle of the road sometime af-
ter he had TO tuTn around four times
before he could get bis bearin" " suiii-
ciently correct to enable him 70
point his nose h9mewar1.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

Manv Of the agricultural journals
are s0relv troubled to know whether
Q hen sits or sets. If some editor Of
dignity would set q hen on the nest,
and the little editors would let her
set. it would be well for. the world.
Now q man, or q woman either can
set a hen although they cannot sit
her. the old men may sit on them
by the hour If they would allow it..
4 man cannot set or a wash bench.
but he could set the basin on 1t, and
neither the basin nor the grammari-
ans would object. lie could sit on
q dogs tai, Il the dog were willing ;
or he might set his foot on IL. But
If ne should set on the aforesaid tail,
OF sit his foot there, the grammari-
ans IS well rs The doc would howl
and yet. strange as il may seem. the
man might SCI lie tail aside and
then sit down, and neither be as
sailed bv the dos or the gTamEa-
ridns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
Indian shoppers.

In her book on Manitoba, British
America, Miss Fitzgibhon says: |
watched some indiansshopping. and
was astonished TO see how inyaria-
5ly they waved aside inferior goods
and chose such materials as n,erinos
at $50 to 81 Is. Cd. to los a yard.
One of the merchants told me il was
useless to offer them anything but
the best. An Indian, who could not
speak English or French and want
ed five things divided his money
according to his idea of their relative
cost in little piles on the counter,
and going through pantomine de-
scriptive of his wants, was handed
first some silk handkerchiefs. TAX
ing one up he felt it, held II up to
the light, and, throwing It aside,
shook his head vigorously, wttering
an ''Ughw of disgust. Whom shown
a better one he vas doubtful, but on
a much superior article being pro-
duced he took itand willingly hand
ed over one pile FOR It This, how
ever, was too much, and when gwen
the change he put it on one Of the
other piles, and proceeded in the
same way TO make the rest OF his
purchases. How easily they could
be cheated" l said to the clerk,
after the Indian had left. NO. be
replied. mot so easily as would ap-
pear. They generally come in from
their camps in great numbers once
a year, TO self their furs and make
purchases. They 90 to different
shops, and on their return compare
notes IS TO the cost and quality Of
their goods. Then, if one has paid
more than another, or has been
cheated in quality, he VIII never en-
ter the shop again; and the firm
that gives the greatest bargains IS
most patronized on their return.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

4 visit was paid to the House Of
Commons recently by two giants,
CHAM, a Chinese, s. feet in height
and Won Brustad, a Norwegian, 5
feet 4 inches in height. They were
accompanied by Chez Nah, a CHI
nese dwarf, about 2 feet in height.
The three distinguished strangers
were shown into the Speakers gal
lcry, where they remained ior Z
while listening 70 the debate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

How time changes IN the good
old Testament days It was consider
cd a miracle for an ass to speak, and
nog nothing short Ct . miracle VII
keep one quiet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

Let the poor sufferers from ielnale
eomulaints take courage and Tcjoiee
tbat q painless remedy has been
for7nd We refer 70 LYDIA PIX
1faH's Vegetable Compound
Send to Mrs. LYDIA L Pinxnaiil'
233 Western Avenue. lynn, Mass-
for psrnphiets-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

The Gar has become so nervous
that the sound 2 wash boiler falling
down stairs at midnight VIII raise
hirn out o. bel before i strikes the
Third stair.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

There Is no strength In cxaggora-
ton even the truth Is weakened by
being expressed too strongly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

When dogs die, do they 60 70 the
happy land Of canine?"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03
C,oURT PROCLAMATION

VIZ II 1 lktAlsA -d-A it-N.--
NHREAs, the HooOTAble WuAIsE NJ. Hall
Presi1ent Iucgeo q the several Coarts Of Comfnou
Pleas cf The several cus1iies romI.CSirg the Sl1
ie>nth Jndis1i Dislriet ana JuSsice VI the Courts
81 orer snd Ierrnin-r and General Jzil Delivers.
io- the trial q al capital aBd other offenders IN
she said lhstEtet- and Ia VIZ, STrFF- sni &. Z.
NrssElkAS, ESeGires, Judges cf the Csarts OF
CcnEn-1 Pleas, &ud J1siices q the Ccur-S Of
Oyer AID IerU-ner- and General Jan Delivery
fer he trial q Ell cAId;Sl Aad o5h=r essuiess IA
tie cO1nty of So1erSet have is7sei .ssr fstaccpsk
AMI . me directed. fer hosd.Eg Court of CoD-
nar Plea, AMI Sselefzl garter Sessiurs II the
P.-sii An1 general jail delivery, and C01rfs of
oser and Ter-niner, 81 somerset
ON Monday. November =, isSs.
NOTICE is hereby given 70 al the Justices Of the
Peace. tbe Suroner AID CJnstables within the s.i5
DcgEiy Of Somerset. that they be then and there
IN their fsrufer p@rsa1s viii their ro,l< re<orss
iBEuisiilpus. ex2Ein1it1a-. Snd osber rcner,
braDces , o iho=e ikizss rhtch 70 thslr osnoes
AID n tiiat lels4i sIfertain 10 he done: AMI also
they who VII sreecate Ssa.us. tie t-i.o-,ers th.s
ara 0r slAl ae N the )z q sOEsersst oo1nfy u ~
then Asd there q pEasscz.e zgsiuss ,hssa - .hs
y Iasl- 21AsAk kxLE
Sheriff.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-11-03

4 joincr's Leach-The hymenial
altar.
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You can tel dogwood By it bark
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A grave error-burying man
'tr-e
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-08

TIE Pioneer Press OF last Wednesday
in strong editorial of over q column
and . hall, comes out squarely for Hon
N. Il. Dunnell for Representative In this
district as the best man to vote for un'
der the present circumstances. We have
only room for the following estim ate OF
HE ability and strength:
In point of intellectual capacity, ener.
ton upon public questions, command of
which make up the instruments Of use.
Wards superior by nature. Add TO this
the experience gained by ten years.
service IN the House Of Representatives,
in the midst of whose complicated par
Elementary mechanism the ablest new
conner is dumb and helpless; and the &C:
cumulated reasons for preferring Dun.
nell to Ward amount to the strongest OBJ
legation upon those who desire that the dis
trict shall be flly represented IN congress.
Mr. Dunne;l's has been no common
routine experience in congress, either.
His ability and force of character has
gsined him promotion and influence.
which reflects honor upon his district and
State. DunnelI 10 the stronger man, %
we'll - the ubler. Stronger practically,
Is we'll as in theory. He has more votes.
He is more likely to be elected. Al the
impossibility of healing the breach with
q new candidate is demonstrated, the
commonsense Of the district turns to him
as the only serious and practicable can
didate. he has gained votes ever since
his letter to Ward. finally appealing his
case to the people. He will gain votes
from now until election.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-08

Grssnbask Congressional Convention.
The convention was called 70 order by
Mr.. Page, of Olmsted. While the call
was being read we had an opportunity Of
counting the delegates, and found them to
number exactly fifteen.
Hon. VIM. Meighen, Of Fillmore, was
elected chsirman, and Frank A. TicknoE
Of Mower, Secretary.
A committee of three on credentials re.
ported delegates present from the coun'
ties Of Fillmore, Olmsted, Mower. Fari.
bsult, Martin and Mobiles.
A committee of FIVE on resolutions re-
ported in favor of adopting and re affirm
ing the platform Of principles Of the
State and National Greenback Conven.
tons, which report was adopted.
The convention proceeded to an in.
formal ballot for . candidate for Con
gress. The chairman Of each delegation
casting the full vote to which his coun
try was entitled. Thirty-oue votes were
cast, all of them being for Prot. c. H
Roberts of Rochester. Prof. Roberts
came forward and made . nice little
speech accepting the nomination; after
which district central committee, con-
sisting of Prof. Powers, Of Fillmore, O
n. Page of Olms.ed, MI. Dunbar. Of
Faribault, r. r. PlOtt of Mobiles and J.
8. Bishop OF Mower, WAS appointed, and
the convention adjourned.