The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-07
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Al y wei KNOWN lnat many
American cattle are sent abroad. but
it is not 50 well known that the
hides are sent back TO America TO be
tanned. Tanning bark is growing
scareer every year in Europe, and
costs from s35 to so "a ton in Eng
land, while American heinlock bark
is worth in this country only s. 20
81 per tom. For many years Amer
lean hemlock-tanned sole leather
has been exported to European
countries, and the exports now reach
ten million dollars. The exports OF
live cattle from New York were D.
500 in 1875, 10000 in 1877, 100000
in 1878, 33,295 in 1879, and S3,405
in 1880
THE intense desire which exists
that the President may recover does
not hide from thinking people the
dangers still to be met and overcome.
They cannot do less than fear when
they read Of his PROSTATE condition,
with pulse bounding at 100 to 115
with ghastly wound unhealed
twelve inches deep, and ragged
edged bullet loose and rafting
around among vital parts in the
cavity of the body. Hoping for the
best, there are yet grave fears for the
/ future among those best qualified to
Judge. There is a point soon to be
reached when We must bear, if ever,
the welcome news that he is out of
danger. Until that time there will
be anxiety and painful suspense.
STRANGE stories are told by an
Englishman of distinction, who late
/ " made West India tour, of the
prevalence of Noudouism in Hayti.
! He asserts that of the 100000 inhab-
itants only 10000 do not openly be-
long to "Noudou. and that the
Catholic religion, nominally the es-
tablished worship Of the people, is
( powerless to suppress the horrible
outgrowth of Paganism. Murder
and cannibalism are parts OF the
Noudou horrors, and the butchery
of children marks the great Noudou
feasts three times 4 year. OF course
these horrible rites were imported
from Africa by slaves from the
Congo, but it appears that the SUI
perstition has taken deeper root in
this island than elsewhere. If these
be facts, civilized nations should
unite to suppress these crimes in the
interest of humanity.
CINcIENATI is about TO inaugurate
a new and important rule in the
public schools, viz: Abolishing
grammar and its senseless rules, and
substituting therefor elementary les
sons in the best English. Cincin-
natl educators deserve an acknowl-
edgment of thanks. Many of the
best teachers in the land have for
years practiced this. You can just
as easily teach a boy to be a me-
chanic by showing him theories, or
teach him TO swim before going into
! the water, as you can teach him to
use elegant English by a set of rules
and exceptions learned parrot-like.
Years of the life of every boy and
girl are thrown away III pushing
them into abstruse science, when
they should be learning to spell and
storing the mind with valuable and
practical facts of geography, history,
etc. 4 grammar should not be
placed in the hands of child until
he is we'll advanced, and the mind
in a fair sense matured.- Inter-
Ocean.
a BRIGHT-LooKING little boy made
his appearance at the police station
of Erie, Pa, and told a pitiful tale
of distress. The officers gave him
TODD and prepared him a bed, but
before he retired he was heard pray
ing in 4 very loud tone of voice, ask
ing the Heavenly Father to direct
the steps Of poor orphan boy to
kind friends and comfortable
home This prayer awakened the
sympathies of the police officers, the
case got into the papers, and the pi
Gus little orphan was treated as if
they were treating an angel una
wares, until his indignant father,
reading the pathetic story in the
Dispatch, visited the police station,
and damned the little fraud until h e
cried in earnest. 1t was developed
that the boy had been reading in
dime novels, published in the covers
of Sunday-school books. descriptions
of how well little orphan boys who
prayed were treated, and thought
he,would try the scheme himself.
The next orphan who makes his
appearance in Erie will be subject
to a cross examination.
4 WAVING wheat field Of thirty
thousand acres ready for the reap
ing machine must be splendid
sight. 4 man by the name of Dal-
rymple owns such field in the Red
River country, in Dakota Territory.
He viii have this year about six
hundred thousand bushels of wheat
an average of twenty bushels TO