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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Fighting the Snow.

The Northwestern Railway Com
pany has spent over three hundred
thousand dollars in the fight against
snow, since October last. Thirty
four immense snow plows have had
plenty of work, and these have been
backed up" tremendously by from
two to six locomotives each. The
might of these plows and the great
power of a snow drift may be esti-
mated from the fact that one
plow weighing 1900 pounds, bal
lasted by $1,000 pounds of rail-
way iron and driven by six locomo-
tives, attacked snow checked cut
ting, but was defeated The drift
was fiity-two feet high. When the
workmen, after the tremendous
charge, caught a glimpse of the inn
mense plow they found that it, with
all its ..one hundred and twenty
eight thousand pounds had been re-
PEELED as if it were a feather, and
that it had rolled disconsolately
over the drift and had lodged
against some forest trees where it
proposes to remain until summer.
One bridge on the road crosses a
gully seventeen feet deep. The
gully filled up and the snow was
piled fifteen feet over bridge and
stream. From one cut three hun
dred and twenty-four thousand cubic
yards of snow were taken, but in
eight hours the wind had piled it
up full again, Nine separate trains
of cars with an average of seventy
five workmen each, cleared the way
between Chicago and Elgin, one
day. Nine thousand men have been
employed from time to time during
the winter as shovel,rs.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

demnify him for the sufEcrings he
had innocently undergone.
II is needless TO try to describe
Capon's JOY at this unexpected
changein his fortunes. lie returned
TO Steubenville, where the people re.
ceiyed him amid manifestations ol
unieigned joy.
At the next term of the Court,
Wilson was sentenced to be hung,
the Court saying that the enormity
of the crime had been augmented by
his cruelty suffering an innocent
man to be punished for it.
Capon gave proof of genuine mag.
nanimity by going to Columbus and
asking the Governor TO spare VIII
sons life; but the Governor refused
10 interfere. So Wilson was hung at
Steubenville, on the 4,h of January,
1917.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
SMALLPOX.

CINCINNATI, April 13.-Glover's
Gap, Marion county, West Virginia,
is in a panic stricken condition on
account of the ravages of smallpox.
A young man belonging to the place
returned recently to his home a vic.
tim to varioloid and spread the dis
ease through the town. The doc
tors are all sick, and thereis nobody
to bury the dead. All who can do
so are leaving town. The disease is
spreading to Burton Village, ten
miles distant. The Governor was
telegraphed to send help to bury
the dead, but replied that the Coun-
ty authorities should attend to the
matter. The trains pass through
the town without stopping.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Brother Gardner on Good People.

"Doan' be too good, said the old
man, as he crossed his hands under
his coat-tails.
| advise you to he good, but not
goodygood. When q man reaches a
sartin line of goodness he win have
de respect an esteem of all who
meet him; orfans will bless him
widders will pray for him. When
he crosses ober dat line he will pray
fur de poo wild one hand an lend
money at fifteen per cent. wild dc
udder. He will shed tears fur his
naybur's woes, but leave six inches
of snow on his sidewalk fur de pub
lie to wade frew. His chin will quiz
yer when he speaks of de poo hea-
then in Africa, but-his own boys
will play base ball in the alley on
Sunday. He will weep ober de need
of more orfun asylums, but he won't
put down a shillin in money. He
will talk charity by the hour, and
charge n boy 80 cents fur breakin' q
two shillin' pane OF glass. doan'
want muffin to do wild Il too good
when know man TO he wicked,
| know how to take him. When |,
know him to be goody goody man
my only safety am to let him alone.
When you meet a man who am dis
tressed ober de general wickedness
of de world doan' you lend him any
money widout good security. When
you meet a man who says ''ah"
"um," an rubs his hands togetleran
rolls up his eyes, doan' challenge
him to trade horses. Find me
man who weeps bekase de world
hain't better, an | will show Won a
man who makes his own home hap
py.
1t am de belief of a man who has
put in sixty-two Vars of Ire on this
planet dat it am wus to he too good
dan it am be too wicked. DE law
will soon get hold of de too wicked,
but de too good can't re cotched
My sort of g good man am one who
respects de church, but am not card
away wild it, who will give dollars
to his nayburs but not cent to the
heathen, who neber sees no good OF
reform, borrows money in a business
way an lends it on de same plan,
who speaks well of religion but who
hates de hypocrit. Gin me man
who pays his debts, speaks the truf
in his dealins, lets whiskey alone,
uses his family right an takes the
side of de old an poo aid de young
an weak in de battle of life, an /
doan' keer what his religious faith
am, or tie to, an if he doan' reach
Heaben, all odder sorts o men will
stan a mighty slim show"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Texas Pacific Railway.

PHILADELPHIA, April 12-The di-
rectors of the Texas s-Pacific railway
held a meeting to-day, lasting over
two hours. The resignation of Col.
Thomas A. Scott, president of the
road, was read. The resig 1ation was
accepted, and Jay Gould was elect
ed president to succeed Col. Scott.
The latter also retired from the
board of diractors, as well as II. II.
Houston, whose place was filed by
General Thomas T. Eckcrt. Mr.. Ii.
M. Hoxie, formerly of the Interna-
tional and Great Northern railway
company, was elected superinten-
dent to succeed George Noble. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Gould has pur-
chased Mr.. Scots entire interest in
Texas and Pacific, amounting to
about 81 100000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
SciO.

ScIo, April 13.-J'he latest returns
state that earthquake shocks OF con-
siderable violence have begun again
in Scio and that 5000 persons were
killed and 10000 injured by the re-
cent earthquakes. The violent
shock which occurred on Monday
caused the surface of the ground to
subside a metre. 1t is estimated
that barely twenty houses remain
habitable in the whole island The
locality which suffered the most Is
Nevits, where 1900 were killed.
Forty-hvs villages have been totally
destroyed and the population in
many localities has absolutely dis
appeared. Great numbers of The
inhabitants are emigrating.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
y Puzzle for the Doctors.

] y ilit>t tAAs s.spiNlidi hatdldi az
cident. and one for the discussion of
physicians, came to light a few days
ago, in which a needle taken into
the foot of lady nine years ago
worked ont of the thigh of her third
child, baby of one year. The lady
in question is the wife of Mr.. Harry
Isaacs, the cigarmaker who lives on
Market street, near Wenzel. At the
time of the accident Mrs. Isaacs was
unmarried and was then Miss Paul
inc Coblens. The needle was en-
countered in a carpet and penetrated
her foot the full length. A physi-
clan was called ir Immediately, but
the needle could not be found, al
though it was known TO be iii the
foot. She suffered great pain, and
for four months was unable to leave
her bed. During that period three
physicians made frequent attempts
to extract the needle, and the knife
Was used extensively, however, with
out success. Miss Coblens was quite
heshy before the accident, but fell off
greatly from her long confinement.
At length she was able to get about
with the aid of crutches, but she con-
tinued to suffer from the needle.
The pain decreased gradually from
the time she was able to get about,
and she regained her former flesh
ness. Finally she felt the needle
only at periods, when there was a
change in the weather. The move
ment of the needle seemed to be up
ward, aid the point was not station
airy, but moved with the needle.
About five years ago she was mar
ried to Mr.. Harry Isaacs. Three
children are the fruit of that union,
the youngest of which is q boy
named Arthur, who is about a year
old. The pain which troubled the
mother left her even before the birth
OF her child, and the total disappear
ance Of the pain she was wont to feel
was subject of remark and pleasure
to her. On Monday a week ago her
baby, who had since its birth mani
Tested a kindly disposition, was very
restless and cried increasingly all
night. The cause of the child's all
ment was not discovered until the
following morning when in giving it
a bath the mother discovered some
thing black protruding through the
skin of the ehild's thigh. She
caught hold of it, and was frightened
when she found the thing of re-
sisting substance. She, however,
used little force, and soon extract
Ell the dark object. Imagine her
surprise when she found it was a
needle black and corroded. The
eye broke off in her hand while ex-
amining it. The recollection of the
needle, which had caused her much
pain, came viyidly before the moth
er, and the connection of the two
served as clew as to how the needle
came TO be in the ehild's thigh. The
mother says it would be almost i'm
possible for the child to have taken
up the needle without her finding il
out, as the child would have made it
, known in piteous cries as it did when
the needle worked out.-LOuisriUe
C5Vrier-Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Killed by his Bro;hcr-in-Law

SHREVEPORT; La, April 12.-Sam-
uel NJ. Thomas, oftllis city, shot and
killed Hugh NJ. Dickson yesterday
morning at his plantation. sixteen
miles up the river, in this parish.
Dickson was Thomas brother-in-law
and his confidential friend, and had
chloroformed and assaulted his
daughter. She married four months
ago and became a mother last week
when she made ali affidavit charg-
ing her uncle with the crime. All
the parties concerned are members
of prominent families. Thomas has
surrendered himself, but his course
is too strongly endorsed to give him
any trouble,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
a Deplorablc Condition

CoRINTH, April 1S.-Glover's Gap,
w. Va, is in a panic-stricken con-
dition on account of small pox. A
young man belonging to the place
returned home a victim to varioloid
and spread the disease through the
town. The doctosS are all sick and
there is nobody to bury the dead
All who can do so are leaving the
town. The disease is spreading to
Burton village, The Governor was
telegraphed to send help to bury
the dead, but replied that the county
authorities should attend to the
matter. The trains pass through
the town without stopping.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
A Cloud Bursts.

SAN Francisco, April 11.--A de-
spateh from Redding, this state
says: "a passenger train On the Ore
gon Railroad, from Sacramento, due
last night, met with an accident
about five miles below there at a
place called China Gulch. The
whole train went over a trestle, and
the engine and cars were totally
wrecked. Several passengers were
in the rear car, but it did not go of
the embankment, and they escaped
while many were killed or injured.
The cause of the accident was the
bursting of cloud, which raised the
creek SO high that it washed out
the embankment.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
A New Departure in Education.

Friends of education who believe
that the colleges should train young
men for commercial as well as pure
ly literary pursuits will watch with
interest an experiment which is to
be tried by the University of Penn
sylyania. That institution has ac-
cepted from Mr.. Joseph Wharton. OF
Philadelphia, an endowment of 500,
900 in stocks and bonds yielding an
annuity of more than $4,000 for the
establishment of a school of Finance
and Economy as n department OF
the University. the aim of the
school is to be, according TO the
terms of the endowment, to teach
and train young men in the arts of
modern finance and economy, pub
lie and private, in offices of trust, or
in private life, SO that they may
prudently manage their affairs and
aid in maintaining sound financial
morality. The course of instruction
is to be three years in extent, and a
strict examintion for admission will
be required. There will be besides
the Dean, professors of bookkeeping,
of money and currency, of taxation
of industry, commercial and trans
portation, and of mercantile law.
The general tendency of instruction
impaired is to inculcate, among 9TH
er things, the immortality of acquir-
ing wealth by winning it from others
rather than by earning it through
service to others; the deep comfort
of pecuniary independence, and "the
fundamental fact that the United
States is Nation, with full power
to enforce internal obedience" The
prospectus ftly concludes with the
admonition that the school qmus.
exemplify its teachings by always
keeping its expenses surely within
its income"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Advertising Cheats.

it has become 80 common to
write th6beginning OF an elegant. in.
teresting article and then run it in.
to some advertisement that we avoid
all such cheats and simply call at
tention to the merits Of Hop Bitters
in as plain honest terms as possible,
to induce people to give them one
trial, as no one who knows theil
value will ever use anything else
Providence Adreftiser.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Killed by his Wife,

JERSEY CIrY, N. j., April H.
Charles Stoke, SO years old, residing
on Kearney Avenue, this city, was
found dead in the basement of his
home this morning. Captain Nc
Kaig, whois engaged in investigating
the case, has elected from the neigh
boFs that the deceased and his wife
quarreled on Sunday and that Mrs.
Stoke pushed her husband over a
chair, when he struck his head
against a bureau and fractured his
skull. Mrs. Stoke, who has been
arrested, refuses to say anything
about the case. An inquest has
been ordered.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Bob Lindsay.

New York. April 14.-Assistant
District Attorney Bell. in the gen.
crllsessions court to-day called to the
bar James OBr;eH, alias Bob Lind
say, who during the last peiitical
campaign deposed that he knew H
l.. Morey, the individual to whom it
vas alledged President Garfield
wrote what is known as tha "Morey-
Chinese" letter and who subsequent
ly confessed that he had perjured
himself. lie pleaded guilty to the,
Indictment for perjury presented
against him and Judge Cowing sent
him to State Prison for s years.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
Improvement for Mind and Body.

For genqins merit there is no ton
ic sold that begins to compare with
Parker's Ginger Tonic. One 30 ct.
bottle contains more life and strength
restoring power than a bushel Of
malt or gallon of pure milk. As
an appetizer, blood purifier and kid
ney corrector, it meets with aston-
ishing success, and invalids find its
use promptly followed by renewed
energy and vivacity, mental and
physical improvement, and gradual
restoration to perfect health. See
other columns.-C0mmercicI.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

Johnny said his father as the
boy took the primal biscuit from the
plate, don't you know that it is i'm
polite to help yourself before your
elders?' "Why. pa, mother told
me to help myself before you"
what do you mean sir? asked his
father, while his mother looked up
with astonishment depicted in every
feature. "Why, heard mother tell
aunt she hoped | wouldn't take after
you and SO l thought I'd take my
biscuit first"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

While Chicago girl was leaning
over the railing of the veranda one
nightsinging ''I'm Waiting, My Oar
ling, for thee" her long legged lover
sneaked out of the shrubbery. 'Bir-
die!" Amanda ?" They embraced.
"Haye you missed me?" she muir
INJURED. Missed you my angel?
does the lonely dove miss But
there came a dull, hollow thud, as
if some one had hit an old stump
with a maui, and he shot out in the
darkness, whilh a voice as deep as q
bass horn said: "Birdie has gone,
Amanda, and you can turn the gas
out in the parlor and go to bed"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

LYDIA E. pINKHAM's Vegetable
Compound is remarkable remedy
for all those painful complaints and
weaknesses SO common to our best
female population. Send to Lydia
E. Pinkham, 233 Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass, for pamphlets, or c. N.
Boyd, Somerset, Pa.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

What everybody is doing at the
same time-Growing old.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

Three periods of life: Youth,
mumps; middle age, bumbs; old
age, dumps.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27


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reflg and recommending FRANK SD AIS
SOAP, filas one trial. according 70 tn Es.-y ear
eil direct laas VIII Ovrrcrnl al pr III iiccs- 70
$50 really has wonderful uIeIss for sbas.-s ioic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27

lido my wash with F.> A--R sfrDtLLiS SJAc n
half the time and wiki 40 IS ,essss - r. ~ ~
String n (iiTi more fiTa gyf 4r a. have TO s- =
or scent from the wash while tba scviag -
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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-04-27
SOONER THAN
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From u. = BogLEss. -. y. iIannoafou. y J..
l.iliJT so.lsA Jsrs y E.s43ttsaa.
lTy attention was called t5 FntsTk STDDAi.IS
soap from al advertisements IN my CwI p-gcff
and is uscin ny house for riy I f-i- ss-,i-is
70 tire directiuIs has proved That rs 1li.Fisi
properties have not been diversified For Te-l1f-
Ing printing i.t t IL Invaluable, rIi-f lpT till7l
aud shaving IL is tie best soap have ever 5cc-i-
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-02-25

every Police Jury in our State should
make its special duty to advertise and
make known to the world SO far as
possible, the peculiar advantagessiof
the parish which it represents. Ths
Boards of Trade and theCivilHouncils
of our cities and towns should pursue
the same course regarding the section
in which they are Situated. Associa-
lions OF planters, land owners, capi-
talists,of trades and professions, should
all come to the rescue in the adver-
Using of our resources. In this con-
nection we are glad to see that in the
Convention of the Representatives of
the "third estate" about to assemble in
New Orleans, this question of imni-
grafton and the means of aiding its nd
vancement, will form prominent
frature for discussion and action.
We sincerely trust that feasible
plan may be suggested and adopted by
which the outside world may become
familiar with the great advantages
presented by the situation, che soil,and
the climate Of Louisiana. And that In
connection with the Improvements of
the Mississippi river and the lands up
on its border new impulse may be
given to the filling up of our waste pla-
ces by a hardy and vigorous popula-
ton. tsai
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-02-25
MILITIA CRACK SHOTS.

"You army chap" said the girl to her
military lover.-[ Bangor Commercial.
s.That's where you soldier self,'' he
wrote back when he eloped with anoth-
er girl.-TOttawa Republican. ssThis
may be trooper haps. Hussar for the
other girlv'-TBoston Post. HSome
militias mischief at the bottom of it,
no t."-[Philadelphia Bulletin
s'It's the regular thing, of corps, for
fellow to keep company with one girl"
-TPost. "When our rifle on these
paragraphs we felt like saying to the
poor girl, swhat major say anything
about it. We would give an order to
stop all further punning in this direc-
ton if we thought there was any chance
of Photographers bayonet. "-[ Boston
Saturday Evening Gazette. "This has
big gun to experience quite boom.
It's astonishing howitzer going the
rounds. We could not help but picket
up."-Boston Journal of Commerce.
otis mortarfying to think that par
agraphers cannon dertake to perpe-
trate such stuff. Shoot it ensign off
forever."-ESan Francisco Chronicle.
ssThey musi1et tired of ."-1 New
York Herald.
This is the Worst caiSson record. We
haversack full of such jokes always on
hand, but canteen danger our reputa-
tation by Smelling them out. " O.
Democrat.
Oh! fifer such Il flsil-ade of infant
try practice. Such Il park Of ARTILLERY
puns his big gun to rifle our paragraph
ers ammunition chest.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-02-25

A purely Southern establishment. Found
ed by Hon. G. c. Langdon. Twcnty-seven
years in existence.
The stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees
and Flowering Shrubs, peculiarly adapted
to the South, is ample and in fine condition,
and the assortment is complete in all do.
partments, viz:
Truit Irccs-Apple,1 Peach, Pear, Plum,
varieties.
Nut-Bca''ing 1''ecs-Pecan, Chestnut, Eng
lsh Walnut, Almond, and others.
Grape Vines, Strawberries, Blackberries,
Raspberries, Pomegranate, etc. Roses,
Can,clia; Japoncas. Cape Jessamines. Sweet
Olive, Magnolia Frascati, and other tlowery
shrubs; Magnolia, Arborvitrs. Chinese
Pine, and other Evergreens. OF Green
house and Bedding Plants, a full and COM
plete line.
Prices reduced to suit tho times, and as
low aS good stock can be sold.
Descriptive catalogue sent on receipt of
three cents to pay postage.
Address, J. NJ. TIM DEL, Agent,
Trenton, La.
Refers to Capt. w. =. Icnwicl< and Mr..
Jno. DragO, Monroe.
September 10, 1850. Gm.