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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27
FOR AUDITORS:

JOHN p. RHoADs, of Somerset Twp
sRAEL LIMERICK, of Southampton Twl
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27
nPnsitlxc Cnr.

u Positive Cure
for ali those Painfnt Complaint. and we.L.
soesmpssn to our best female Dopaiafisa-
10 viii cure entirely the worst form of Fenale Co.
plaln<s, all ovarian Troubles Inflammation and r-..,.
ton, Falling and Displaeemen.s and tAs ean,.r..-,
spinal Weakness, and Is particularly adayse % y,
Change Of life
10 will Dissolve and e1pel tumors from the u,.u.,.
an carly stage OF development Ths ten6eaey % a.
esrous kuors thereis checked very speedily b Il.
IL removes fsintnesa fAtulency destroys an er.,,
f0r .<lrunnfs and relieves weakness Of the sto,.,
IL cures floating, Headaches Nervous Pro-,r,,,o-
General Debility sieeplessness Depression sad Ina,
gcstion-
That feeling Of bearing down causing pair. xey..
and bacxaehe Is always permanently cured by Il, -
IL viii at all times and under all circumstance. a, .
harmony with the laws that govern the female sy.s.
For the cure Of Kidney Complaints of either ssr ;b
Compound is unsurpassed.
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IN the form Of pills. also In the form Of lozeaVs. q
receipt Of price, 81 per bor for either. Ms Psth,
freely nas~ers all letters Of inquiry Send for ps,
let. Address as above. Mentions ssis Papsr.
No family should Be- without LYDIA z PIyKHas,
LIVER PILLS. They cure constipation. bn.sazs.
and ,orpiiity Of the liver. e cents per baI
RF sold by all Druggists. -ss
FOR SALE BY
G. n. BOYD,
DRUGGIST.
Somerset. Pa.
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A UDITOR's NOTICE.

"A -. q, a.
The undersigned duly appointed aujltor, y - IN
certain advance cesents and make distTinu,lyan,,
the fund In the In nds.0f Josiah Keller al
tor of Frederick wemer deceased, to anu snss
those legally entities, thereto. hereby gives
that he win attend to the dutiesoi his aploin. 4,
on Thursday, October 18th lssl. AZ his M oA s.s.as
Somerset borough. when and where AL psfsshs
NV '''''' '' S.U TRENT,
,o,,- Auditor
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

ADAM S. SHAFFER, of Jenner Twp.
JOSEPH HoRNER, of Somerset Twp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

roE roon norsE DIRECTOR;
DANIEL KIMMEL, of Somerset Twp
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27
THE FUNERAL TRAINS.
THE CONGRESSIONAL ESCORT.

A meeting OF the members cleo
|of Forty-Seventh Congress was held
TO day in the hall of the House ol
Representatives. Mr.. Tucker was
called to the chair, and Mr.. Thomas
|of Illinois, made Secretary. Tht
|Sergeant-at-Arms announced the
members had informed
him of their intention to be present
|at the funeral ceremonies tomorrow
|a1d that majority would 60 to
cleveland; Messrs. Bayne, Belmont,
|Beltzhoover, Briggs, Buck, Brumm
Bingham, Chandler, Clark (Missou-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

BY virtue ofeertain writs OF yend Ex.. n =,
land Lev. Fa, issued out ofthe Court 0f C0mn1
Pleas OF Somerset Go. Pa aud to me dirsc,sd
there will be exposed 10 public sale al =
Court House, in Somerset, Pa. On
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27
Summer Complaints.

wEEk. sl2 day at home eaafly
20, Augusta, Maine. H.rss ,n.A
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27
FOR COMMISSIONERS

FOR TREASURER;
JOHN III. WIENER, of Somerset.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

THE CATAFALQUE.
Standing with its tour open arches
and surmounted with its massive
golden ball, its combined grandeur
requires a closer scrutiny to be fully
appreciated. Resting on each of its
four corners is cannon heavily
draped in black. Large black flags
droop from each side Immediately
beneath the cornice, and still lower
falls the national colors, with
streamers of Grape alternating with
the bars of red and white. An ele-
CANT shield, several feet in length,
composed of swords, is conspicuous
ly displayed on the octagon faces OF
the four sides. Half circling the
arches are choice ferns upon white
background, arranged in a triangu-
|ular shape, and heavy gold lining
runs around the pillars. The inte-
|rior is draped In plain and appro-
pirate bands of rich black goods.
lat the south of the structure q large
platform has been erected on level
with the catafalque, on which will
BIT the eminent visitors, the clergy
|and the singing societies. The cata-
|alque is entered from the east and
west by an inclined platform cover
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The Somerset Herald

EDWARD scULL. Editor and Proprietor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01

Radirsl gods are being rost recklcss',
<onnied over. The New York Tribune
SAYS: 1T Is very difficult d conceive o.
4 lower o. more degrading conception O
pablic affairs than that which Gen. Grant
seems from his talk 10 have. Apparent
N lie conceives that the sole object Of 4
political party Is 70 put some individuals
into the enjoyment Of fMt Offices, and thai
the Republican party ought % have ne
bill er aim IN life than 70 bow ~ ne fee
al III :. Grant md Roscoe Conkilng
II adds that since he has qui, the sphinx
business bis reputation for wisdom N
gone. and that people who erstwlsiie ap'
ported him are now ashamed Of il. This
Fort OF talk used 70 be rank treason. and
the lives ofnen who INDUCED n il were
only spared through sheer merciiulness.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01

The holders 81 Confederate bonds IA
l.nndou have held . meeting as'i zap
nninsed COMMITTEES" vhi< news w.'i
~ received with anxiety on this side 81
she water. or course the Committee
viii swat. 81 z somebody and ask that
stems NJ taken that may result IN some
thing ~iurninv up.' N. Iahnuchere. ed
nor II London Truth and member ~
Parliament. writes In hi paper OF thi~
ri.lirulon~ attempt 10 impert vitality a.
Ito dca,iie<,dnek On record. and saws;
n sincerely trus: tha, II really the Uni
sed STATES government does receive anN
communication from thc Committee. h
vii rrbnke ~ impudencc by treating
Tie missivc with contcnptuous silence
Americans. no doubt. understand that
tAere are specializing busy-boiics IN ~
countries. and iilst every land has ~
Walkers aud - Sir Henry lNlcr- they
viii not. fhrrtfar,.. imagine fora moment
thu, he ;mper'incnre ~ Thu committee
meets with any approval On 'hi. side "
the Atlantic"
a better way ~ treat any communica-
tion That she Committee may make
would be 10 reiurn II with the csdor>e.
meat IL rsi ink wrun. from SECRETARY
B.aine's bloody shirt; respectfully re-
ferrcd 10 Jefferson Davis with the rec
onncndntion That he employ Senato'
Malone ~ fH.djnsi the Confederate, -
well a. the Virginia. debt while he has
AiS hand in Evansville Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01

nockrcrt Democrat.
Mr.. Chris pleifcr i talking Of remov.
ing his planning mill 20 Jasper. II 20
Rockport will lose good citizen ane
bnsiness man, and Jasper would ueyei
regret such beneficial addition to her
manufacturing interests.
johnny Goodman. son Of Irwin Good
man. was struck in the face bv lightning
ls>t Monday and killed instantly, whiis
in the iie.l ii work. Another young
nan. whose name We did not learn. was
with him ii the time and the lightning
glanced from Goodman oil 70 lis Ieg and
tore his pants-Ieg and shoe Oh. lie i
not expected 10 live.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01

Coppcras i the dread ofrats. In drer,
crcvice o. in evsry hole where q ral
1reads We scatter grains o. copperss, and
The result Is stampede Of rats and mice,
and not football Of either has been
about the honse since. Every spring a
{ ,at Of yellow wash Is given the cellars.
Il d purifier IS well as rat extcrminator
and no typhoid, dvscnterv or fever at.
tacks the family. Scientific American.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01

smith American Company organ
with eight stops, knee swell, and bcsuu-
ful tone, for sale 81 the CouRILn Osf'es
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
A Hind00 Festival.

A San Francisco Chronicle correspond
ent at Calcutta says: The annual fes-
tival OF Sal Deue, Red Day." is con-
temporaneous in principle, if not in age,
with our custom of snow-bai ling, ex-
cepting the fact that it is symbolical of
religious rite. II anger is displayed
by those who stand in the locality where
the water falls, it is n certain sugury
of apostacy, and clearly evidences the
fact that these Gemurrers do not sub
scribe to the doctrine of Sal Deue. This
is certain to bring forth from the en-
foldments of the Hindoos fresh sup
ply OF red powder, on which he
drives more water from out of a
little brass pot, and if the victim
is out OF range he fires it on to the next
comer-perhaps in the interim having
been the recipient himself OF the con-
tents ofa half-dozen other active squirts
This is continued for three or four days,
and at the expiration of that time every
native in town has his clothes bedrag-
gied with red water. Until the British
authorities interfered, the Europeans
were not exempt from this practice, and
in consequence collisions aud probable
loss of life on both sides during these
festivals were inevitable. We saw,
leaning aimIessly against the cor
ner of oalanquin, one of those
curse-ridden wrelches afflicted witt
elephantiasis. Suffering was writ
ten deeply in every lineament OF
his unnaturally full features, and his
voice was full of woe as he with
painful effort extended his hands TO us
and begged for money. There is no
cure for this curse of India-nothing to
hope for but death. This scourge of
the Hindoos is attributed by physicians
to the pernicious water and excess of
fruit. Here also were bullock carts,
palkees, gharrys, trucks. shouting cool
les, barking dogs. Screaming kites
above and shrieKing steam whistles be-
low, beggars for backsheesh, the ayah,
the lordiy rajan, the ever-important
chuprassie and the ubiquitous bheasti-
wallah (or water-carrier) This excess
of black skins would grow monotonous
were they not inter mingled with Eu-
ropean faces, which we meet with
pleasing frequency, and you may hear
on Hoogly bridge from the lips of some
European tourist: This is awful
10 ly.o
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
Sardines,

These little funny creatures are caught
in nets, and after beiug well washed,
the heads are cut off and the fish are
sprinkled lightly with salt. After lying
for few hours they were placed on
girds, in rows almost perpendicular.
The frames are then placed in pans con-
tanning burning olive oil, The oil is
changed as soon as it becomes too black
and dirty for continuing the cooking
process. AS soon as the fish are con-
sidered sufficiently cooked they are with
drawn rom the pans of oil, and girds
are placed on the tables covered with
zinc, the surface of the tables inclining
toward groove in the center. The oil
is thus carried to a vessel prepared to
receive it. Around the tables stand the
women whose business it is to pack the
fish closely and uniformly in boxes.
The boxes being full, the fish are COW
cred with fresh oil, and the lids are
then soldered down. Thus Theoretically
sealed, they are placed In iron baskets
and immersed in boiling water. The
smaller boxes are thus boiled for half
an hour and the larger ones somewhat
longer, in proportion to size of box.
The fish are then ready for the market,
and being packed in cases, are sent to the
ends OF the earth.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
The Manufacture OF Soap,

Fancy soaps, which are made in great
variety for the toilet, are USUALLY
scented with some aromatic oil. For
this branch of the trade the ordinary
commercial soaps are used after under.
going process of re etinement, or n soap
is specially made for the purpose, from
almond oil, or the like. Much taste is
shown by the best American manufac-
turers in the selection and mbination
of the perfumes which. along with the
coloring matters, such as vermiion,
yellow ochre, aniline, ETC., are usually
boiled up with the soap. To facilitate
the operation, as q well.dried soap does
not readily melt, it is usually cut UP in
fine shaviDgs, and after boiling is we'll
worked under rollers until it presents a
Uniform appearance. If the soap is in
tended to be highly-scented, or very
expensive perfumes are to be employed, 4,
the cold process is adopted, as much
of the strength of the scent is lost by
boiling.
In this case the soap is shredded as
beforo, and the perfume and coloring
matter well amalgamated with it by
being worked in a mortar with a pestle.
1t is then divided into Jumps, and
roughly nodded with the Land into
something near 10 the shape it is finally
to assume. After being left on the rack
tc dry for about a week, it is pressed
into mold, which imparts to the cake
the form and device which may be re-
quired, and when taken out the edges
are trimmed and the surface polished
with the hand. Transparent soaps are
prepared by taking an ordinary hard
soap and dissolving it in hot alcohol,
after having stored it for the purpose
OF driving Fl all the water. Soap being
completely soluble in this medium, any
eXtraneous matters which it may con-
tain can be readily separated by hltra-
ton, care being taken to keep the solu.
tion hot during the process. The alco-
hol is then evaporated out of the tltrate,
and on cooling it hardens into trans
Parent soap. These soaps are colored,
according to fancy, with vegetable
colors dissolved in alcohol. Soft SOAPS
are made with either potash or soda
and the drying oils, the most familiar of
which are those extracted from hemp
seed, and sometimes cotton seed. These
oils are deficient in stearine, and on that
account are not available for hard
soaps. In Europe potash is much more
frequently employed as the alkali in
stead Of soda, potash being compar-
atively cheap in those countries where
wood alb )unds; but it has such an
affinity for water that even when COM
bined tallcw or the drying oils, it
will not make Il firm soap such as will
retain its character in moist atmos-
nhprp
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
Progress in Language.

The progress of languages spoken by
different people is said to be as follows
English, which at the commencement
of the century was only spoken by 22,-
100000, is now spoken by 80 600, 900;
Russian by $4,000 900, instead of 3O,.
of 3s OOO, 900; Spanish by AZ, ,9OO, 600 in
stead OF $4,000 600; Italian by 80, 900 600,
instead of $4,000, 900; Portuguese by l3
900 600. instead OF 9,O(0,000. This il
cent: for Germany, seventy per cent
for Spain thirty-six per CENT, etc, II
from 34,0O0,000 TO 46.000,0O0, or thirty
six per cent.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
Too Cold for the Fish,

A remarkable circumstance in con-
nectior with the recent cold snap was
the effect on the fish along the coast,
large schools heing driven IN shore and
in shallow water. Strange as il may
seem, it Is asserted that the fish, par.
ticularly bass and trolt, were observed
to throw themselves bodily out Of the
water on land, Au old negro caught
thirty one very fine large bass in this
way at Raccoon Key, near Warsaw. On
Saint GATHERINGS net thrown in the
water was almost instantly filled by fine
large fish, and fishermen found some
difficulty in hauling the nets in. Others
were observed to kill them in the water
with oars. This novel occurrence was
witnessed generally all along the islam Is
to the southward aud in the rivers neal
the coast.-Slvlnnah (Gt) Ne0s.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
One Hundred Years Ago.

The Paris Figaro recently issued a
paper which contained clippings from
the newspapers of 100 years ago. 1t
was retrospective glance at $780,
Prominent among the news details we
have several columns devoted to the
"War in America" We read that on
February %, after taking leave
of the king and the royal family, the
Marquis de Lafayette left on his second
voyage to America-not as fugitive
this time, but as duly commissioned
major-general of the American army,
and so recognized by his king. The
Count of RochambeGu took leave ofthe
king on March l8. preparatory to
setting sail for America. So great
was the desire of the troops to partici-
pate in this expedition that private SOL
diers who had been granted leave OF
absence went at their own expense to
Brest in order to embark With their
comrades. The news from America
gives a report of an interview ON the
twentieth of September between Wash
ington and Rochambeau at Hartford.
Rochambeau wrote to France as follows:
"While going to this conference in
company with Admiral Ternay, who
was infirm, the vehicle broke down. l
sent Fersen, my first aide-de-camp, to
find blacksmith, who lived mile
from where we were. He returned and
informed me that he found the man sick
with lever, and he assured my aide de-.
camp that hatful of guineas would not
induce him to work at night. l ordered
the admiral to accompany me, and told
the blacksmith that General Washington
would arrive at Hartford that night to
confer with us the day following, and
that the conference would not take D ace
unless he repaired our vehicle. You
are not liars he said, for read in the
Connecticut papers that Washington
was to hold this conference; it is tie
public service in which you are engag-
ed-you shaa have your vehicle mend-
ed at the hour named
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
The Farmers Banner

Upheld 10y hands made brown with toll,
And hearts both true and tried,
oh, patient iillers OF the soil
(rhe nations hear, and pride),
Send DER hi.h hills and valleys wide
The G'adsome word OF right,
That farmers in their humble homes
II we majesty ard might.
Then monarcbs proud shall honor
And blessings on you shed,
For TO the umblo farmer
They look Tor daily bread;
Yet need ye not to covet
The princes power and wealth,
Fer Gowns contain no Jewels
Compared to peace and health.
Your wealth consists of meadows green
And fields Of waving grain;
Your homes made neat by labor sweet,
Prove you've not lived in vain.
Then hail TO tue farmers banner,
From war and bloodstain free!
May peace, goodwill and charity
Its motto ever be.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
His Best Points.

A young man who is not very bright,
but likes TO affect the sporting charac ,
ter, recently bought horse, and be
thinks he is the handsomest horse in the
United States. The young man was
showing tho animal to man who rea "
knows something about horses, pointing
out all the animals good points. When
he got through praising the beast, the
other spoke up and said: Gall you say
about the animal is so, but you have
omitted two of his very best points. ."
"What are theyP" "Well, in the first
place, nobody is ever going to steal the
animal from you, and, secondly, il any
body should steal him, you would have
no trouble in overtaking him on foot"
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03

It is stated that in consequence of the
great success of the Belgian national
exhibition, two projects are now under
ion-one for holding at Brussels
in 1883 or 1884 universal international
exhibition, and the Universal Educa-
tioual exhibition.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03

Elisha Gray, the inventor of the tele-
phone, is said to be receiving an
"enormous revenue" from his inven-
tion. As he is remarkably generous
man, he tinds no difficulty in getting rid
OF a good deal of 1t.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03

A vicious Indiana boy met little
seven .year.old schoolgirl, and as he
he'd a dead black snake he ruthlessly
wrapped it about her neck. The physi-
clans report that she is incurably in
sane.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03

The swaying to and fro OF a chande.
lier in q cathedral suggested to Calico
the oplication Of the pendulum.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
NO. So.
End OF the Courtsbpi.

Though Harry knows the time is late,
And Dire Ids her angered sire,
He hates to leave his charming fate,
Or rather-leave the fire.
"what happy, sweet, SPEND
He sighs, "alone with Tres"
" It's ALL" she 9 ys, "ycu ever spend
"Good EVENING" says he.
H. C.. Dodge.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-02-03
The Ten biggest Cities.

Following are the ten largest cities in
the United States, under the new GEN.
6us:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-10-15

The name of Mr.. \. c. Baell, editor of
the Washington Capital, having been, as
ne alleges. parenthetically lugged into the
star-rog.e prosecution Is the purpose of
deGamin~ him rather than of bringing him
90 trial % actual accusation, and to which
information the Postmaster General James
gave hf affirmation, the editor of the Cap
talrefcrs TO Mr.. James in decidedly un-
complimentary terms. A single paragraph
from q half column will give faint idea OF
ahat Mr.. Buel thinks and says:
This demonstrates James De not only
q malignant liar, but a sneaking coward.
Against such crcaturether is no remedy.
lie Is So contemplate that his back would
disgrace "a respectable horsewhip; sc despi-
cable Shat his bare name i more opprobrl-
Gus than shy opithe, that could be applied
To him We leave him TO the cOngenial fell
ioyship Of the escaped or escaping telons
who surround him. and to whose put-up job
he has made his oath.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-10-15

Out in BelyiJete, Ill., D.. Cream ard a
Mrs. Stott loving not wisely but little bit
too well, awaited 'Em of the husbands i'll
ness TO cause somehow the doctors pfescrip-
ton to call for a safe amount of strychnine
whereto, when the order was filled, they
proceeded to add sufficient of the poison to
lay the sick man out intending that the
druggist should bear the blame. Underthe
pressure of circumstances Stott oblgingly
died. The widow heard her paramour an
nounce publicly his death by poison and
hastily inferring that he designed giving
her away she exposed him by turning
States evidence and thus cyaded capital
conviction. IN this idyl of the west the
milk Of human kindness is wretched, let
alone the Cream.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-10-15
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BibLe S0cieiu Meeting.

The "Bible Society Of Charlestown and
vicinity" auxiliary to the American Bible
Society, held its annual meeting al the Pres
byterian Church, in Chaglcstown, on Sun
day, Oct. 9, 1881, st z 2. NJ. N. 5. White,
President in the chair Devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. 4. c. Hopkins, az
ter which the Report of the Treasurer wa;
presented and READ, which showed 4 good
years work for The Depository. Addresses
were delivered by Col. VIM. ?. Ccaighilf
U. S. A., Rev. Edward Lane, Missionary 70
Brazil, VIM. 4. Wilson, Rev. Dr.. w. II.
Meade, and Rev. Walter r. Long, District
Secretary American Bible Society for West
Va. A collection was then taken up
amounting to S4Sl9 The following officers
were elected fof the ensGeiug year: Presi-
dent n. S. White, Vice President R. Shugart,
Secretary, w. L.. Wilson, Treasurer, David
Howell Executive Committee Rev. /. b.
Shepherd, Cleon Moore, John \. McCreight,
Isaac n. Renneg, and Rev. p. II. Whisner.
\. 8. WHITE, President.
W. l. WILSON, Secretary.