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kicking Henry Wilson's Hat.

Into certain industrial estab-
lishmept in this city there recently
come as an apprentice a boy from
Natick. One day this boy produced
a little hand mirror. Say, Char
lev" asked one of his companions,
where did yo get that glass ?'
That glass was Henry Wilson's
glass" " said the Natick boy, with
tonch Of pride in his voice, for all
Natick is proud of the memory of
Henry Wilson. The glass was pass
ed around among all the boys, who
examined it curiously, and one of
them said Haven't You got any
thing else that belonged to Henry
Wilson ?f
Yes" replied Charley, "I've got
an old hat. | bought it at the sale
OF Henry Wilson'S effects along with
this glass. Everybody was buying
relics, and l wanted some relics too.
l only had little money, but | bid
off the glass and the hat"
Now look here, Charley" re-
marked one Of the boys, struck with
an original idea, what will you take
10 give us all a good kick at Henry
Wilson'S hat ?" The boys all agreed
that it would be a great thing to be
able to say that they had kicked the
hat of Vice Presidentof the United
States; something, indeed, to tell
their children and grandchildren
about in after years. Charley said
that he would take ) cents apiece,
but they must pay in advance, for he
was not going to bring the hat in and
then have them all back out. So
they all paid down their cents and
in the morning Charley appeared
with the hat, whose geuuiness was
attested by a certificate pasted into
the lining to the effect that it had be-
longed to Henry Wilson, and was
bought at thesale ofhis things. The
bows all had their kick, and began
work well pleased with their fun and
satisfied that their nickles had been
well expended. After the extraordi-
nary game of football was over,
Charley sold the battered relic to a
iourneyman for 10 cents.-B0st on
Herald
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23
Remember This

Ifyou are sick Hop Bitters viii
surely aid Nature in making you
well when all else fails.
Ii you are costive or dyspeptic, or
are suffering from any other OF the
numerous diseases of the stomach
or bowels. it is Your own faultif you
remain i'll. for Hop Bitters are SOW
ereign remedy in all such com
plants.
II you are wasting away with any
iolm of Kidney disease, stop tempt
ing Death this moment. and turn
for Il cure TO Hop Bitters.
II YOU are sick with that terrible
sickness, Nervousness, YOU will find
Balm in Gilead' il the use of Hop
Bitters.
Ii YOU are a 'requenter, or n resi-
dent of miasmatic district, barri-
cade your system against the scourge
OF ali countries-nalariai. epidemic,
bilious, and intermittent fevers-by
the use of Hop Bitters.
If you have rough, pimply, or
shallow skin, bad breath, pains and
aches, and feel miserable generally,
Hop Bitters will give you fair skin,
rich blood, and sweetest breath,
health and comfort.
In short they cure all Diseases of
the Stomach, Bowels, Blood, Liver,
Nerves, Kidneys, Bright's Disease.
$500 will be paid for a case they
will not cure or help.
That poor, bedridden, invalid
wife, sister mother, or daughter, can
be made the picture of health, by a
few bottles of Hop Bitters, costing
but trifie. viii you let them suf-
far9
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Paid a Bill.

A Detroit lawyer took in a new
boy the other day, and as ne had
suffered TO some extent from the
depredations of the former one, he
decided to try the new lads honesty
at once. He therefore placed S15 in
bills under a weight on his desk and
walked out without word. Upon
his return, half an hour later the
bills were gone and seventy-fve cents
in silver had taken their place.
boy when | stepped out to get
a draft on London | left SIS under
the weight
Eyes, sir.
"And now I find only seventy
FIVE centsl"
Yes, sir, but YOU see you hadn't
been gone five minutes when man
came in with a bill against you for
s1425, and ! paid it. | guess the
change is correct"
"You-you paid bill?"
"Yes, sir-there it is, all receipted.
The man said it had slipped your
mind for the last four years, and
So"
He didn't get any further before he
was rushed for the stair, and he isn't
in the law bushes any more.-Fret
Press.
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THE GARDEN OF THE WEST" !"
TO THE FARMERS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

give ysu cordial invitation U come nor and
see this Garden of the Westm-EOrtneasJ Mis-
souri, You that are weary with farms Of ex-
hausted fertility, and you that have families Of
boys growing up whom you wish 70 establish upon
farms larger and better ami cheaper than are
within your reach in the Old States and you that
desire a change Of climate. come ana see this
country in is prime, agl0w with golden mar
vesis, where the great rustiing nelds Of corn nur
MuF melodies OF peace ana welcome 10 the visitor
.Seeing is believing" show my farIns person
ally tree Of charge, to any one desiring 10 inspect
them
NORTH EAST Missouri comprises that part
OF the state horiered on the east by Illinois. and
on the north by Iowa. 10 embraces territory
about lOJ miles sGcare celebrated for its fertility
salubrity OF climate, accessibility to markets, di-
versity 0ilanuscspe. aEf It's muiti:afi0us p-rnuc-
ti0ns Il lies In direct connection. by trunk lines
OF railway. with Chicago. Philadelphia and New
York. Perfect order, peace and political freedom
prevail. Forty thousand Pennsylvsnians already
reside in Missouri ln this fac district have for
sale about three hundred farms, varying in size,
quality price and equipments 20 suit the wants
OF customers. L SEND FULL DESCRIPTIVE LISTS
TO ANY ADDRESS FREE OF CHARGE. Prices
range IRON SO 500 per acre. Let me briefly
outline cne sample farm cf the higher priced
class-th2. Of Mr. ". NJ. Baxter, 10 miles west
OF Hannibal lin NJ lrion County,. 2lO acres rich
est 'eitsDOOcs hemp lend" all fenced 30 acres
good timber, 80 acres blue grass, nne springs
(neyer iailin2l- large brick mansion (cost over
SIC o00) soil ct unsurpassed fertility, producing
IN perfection al standard grains, vegetables and
fruits. X. II station on the premises six trains
pass daily within hsli-houTs ride Of Hannibal,
thriving city Of l5,cVo pop. Price, $50 per acre,
The redicay fare Of purchaser from his home 10
Palmyra and return triH be Gii5tgeGGS part Of tbe
cash payment Fite guaranteed perfect.
Address HOMER H. WINCHELL.
Zeal Estate Agent and Commissioner OF Immi-
grafton for Missouri, Palmyra, Marion Co, Mo.
iyz6-im
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4 Lively Crinlmage.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10.-A small
riot occurred at the Camp Hill mines,
on the Pan Handle Railroad, this
morning at an early hour. The
strikers, to the number of one hun
dred and fifty, lined each side ofthe
entrance to the mines, and when
the non. union men went 70 wofk
the strikers assailed them with sprag
pins. For time there was a lively
crimmage between the opposing
forces, but fortunately no serious
injuries resulted. The Sheriff was
notified, and deputy sheriff, with
a posse, was sent to the scene. To-
night all is quiet, and no further
trouble is apprehended.
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a Child's Faith.

Sometimes I believe the little ones
say the best things after all. | know
a little family in Detroit who are
rt-broken and sad this Saturday
night There were three last Satur-
day, and to-day only two are left.
The tie that bound them more close
ly than that which the clergyman
drew, has lately been loosened, and
the light OF their lives went out with
the red Winter sun only the other
night. The father is railroad man.
whose duties call him away from
home nearly three-f0urths of the
time. 1t was his habit whenever he
was about to start for home to tele-
graph his wife apprising her of the
fact. In these kilograms he never
failed to mention the name of the
little four-year-old, and the dispatch
es usually ran as follows:
"Tell Arthur | shall sleep with
him tonight"
Inc paoy-Doy was very proud OF
these telegrams, which his mother
would read over and over to him, and
he considered the ''teledraf" a great
institution. The other night when
the fever had done its work, and the
mother was sobbing out her anguish.
the little one turned calmly liz his
bed and said:
Don't ky, mamma. Sene bod a
teledraf and tell Him / sail seer
wiv Him tonight"
But the message went strait Ur
There without the clicking of wires
or the rustic of wings.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23

when dried and powdered, or chop
ped fine while fresh. have the Ia
vor and odor of cloves. Caraway,
a perennial, is valuable for its seeds,
which are used in cakes, and an oil
is distilled from them for medical
purposes. Coriander is annual, cul-
tivated chiefly for its seeds, which
are used by druggists and distillers,
but the Young leaves make a highly
Favored salad, and are sometimes
used as a seasoning tor soups. Law
ender is a shrubby plant, valuable
for the pleasing perfume OF ITS foli-
age. from which comes the distilled
water that is SO popular for the tol-
let. Sweet manoram Is an annual (;
its leaves are very aromatic, ana
highly esteemed for flavoring soups,
dressings and sausages. Sage is also
much employed for these purposes.
II also makes an excellent iebrltuge.
A tea made from its dried leaves IS
considered specific for colds and
coughs. As hair restorative It's
also in repute. A strong decoctlon
of the leaves. with rusty nails added
to it to supply iron, will, it it said
prevent the hair from turning grey.
Thyme is a species Of maroram,
with much smaller leaves. 1t IS
used for flayoring. Tansy is useful
in the sick room, and many women
hold il in high esteem. Rue posses
ses very bitter properties, and is con-
sidered a specific for some com,
plants. It's leaves are gathered and
stepped in alcohol while green, or
else dried for winter use. Worm
wood is also used in the same way
as rue. and it is thought to be high
" beneficial to dyspeptics. Ii Is
said to be used for making absinthe,
a favor1te stomach;c employed by
=, =, T-~g,,ob
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stand by the Ticket

The Republican State ticket Is
composed of true and -ried Repub-
licans. There is not a man on 1t
who has not given the most satlstac-
tory evidence of his entire fitness
for the place for which he is named.
1t is unexceptional in its personnel.
No Republican can refuse to vote the
ticket because it is not sufficiently
Republican. No voter can raise the
objection that the candidates of any
other party are better, more honest,
upright or competent to discharge
the duties of the Offices for which
thev are candidates. Pennsylvania
is undoubtedly . Republican State,
and should be presided over by a
Republican State administration.
There is bat one thing that can
possibly prevent the election Of Gen.
Beaver and the entire Republican
State ticket, and that is that the
Republicans should neglect or refuse
to vote for the ticket. Ii was fairly
and honestly nominated. 1t repre-
sents no clique or faction of the Re-
publican party. 1t is distributed
fairly over the State. Then why
neglect or refuse to vote Tor IL? BY
doing so the State will be turned
over 10 the Democrats. The Repub-
lican party viii be defeated should
Gen. Beaver and the ticket be de-
feated. Republicans, it is your duty
TO sustain the party. 1t is your duty
to carry Republican principals tri'
umphantly this fall, as you have
carried them in the past. Elect the
ticket. Secure Republican supre-
macy, and carry out any reforms
YOU may desire within the party
not outside of the party. Within
the party you can act honorable and
conscientiously for the benefit OF The
whole party. By going outside o
the party to redress any actual o.
fancied grievances you may possibly
defeat the party and render a Demo
cratic triumph possible. Reflect
before you allow yourself to assume
that risk. Il is easier to destroy
than to reconstruct. Don't abandon
the party which has served the coun
try vel. and run the risk Of reinstat
ing the Democratic party in power
which you have rightly and patriot
ically opposed for years, and which
YOU should continue to oppose. 81
true to the Republican party. b,
true to the best interests of the coun
try. Be consistent with your pas
selves, and continue to vote the Re
publican ticket. Don't allow you-
selves to be swerved from the righ
to try an experiment, which at tn
best is doubtful in its results. Rail,
to the grand old party, and roll N
an old fashioned victory that will Sc
all disafiection at rest and restor
harmony 70 the party and maintain
peace and prosperity in the coun
try.
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Cscfu, Garden Herbs.

In every vegetable garden there
should be planted a bed of useful
herbs which are so often needed in
kitchen, nursery and sick room
during the year. The culture is
very simple, after the seeds are
planted, the only labor needed being
to keep out the weeds and thin out
the plants SO that they viii grow
stout and strong. The leaves OF
some herbs are used for seasoning
and dressing Of meats, and Others
for making herb teas. therefore they
should be gathered before theplants
flower. Unless it is desired to raise
seeds from them it is better to cut
off the Towering shoots as soon as
they appear, and throw all the
strength of the roots into the leaves
and two or three crops from them.
Balm is a perennial plant, and its
leaves have an agreeable aromatic
taste and a lemon Ike edor, and are
useful for soups and dressings.
They are also used for tea to be tax
ed for coughs and colds. Basil is
much used for seasonings; Its leaves
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23
Something in the Bed.

Judge Pitman has habit of slip
ping his watch under the pillow
when he goes to bed. One night
somehow it slipped down and as
the Judge was restless it worked Its
way down toward the foot of the
bed. After bit, while he was "
ing awake, his foot touched 1t; 1t
felt very cold he was surprised,
scared, and jumping from the bed
he said
"Mv gracious, Maria. there's a
toad or something under the covers.
| touched it with my foot.
Mrs. Pitman gave loud scream
and was on the floor in an instant.
Now don't go to hollering and
wake up the neighbors, said the
Judge.
you get me broom or some
thing and we'll fix the thing mighty
quick"
Mrs. Pitman got the broom and
gave it to the Judge with the remark
that she felt as though snakes were
creeping up and down her legs and
back.
"Oh, nonsense, Maria! Now turn
down the covers slowly while hold
the broom and bang it. Put a buck
ct of water alongside of the bed so
that we can shove it in and drown
It."
Mrs. Pitman fixed the bucket and
gently removed the covers. The
Judge held the broom uplifted, and
as the black ribbon of the silver
watch was revealed, he cracked away
at il three or four times with the
broom, then he pushed the thing off
into the bucket. Then they took
the light to Investigate the matter.
When the Judge saw what it was he
said:
Il might have known, it is just
like you women to 60 screeching
and fussing about nothing. It's ut
terly ruined"
1t was you that made the fuss,
not me-" snid Mrs. Pitman.
you needn't try to put the blame
/ on me-" Then the Judge turned
in and growled at Maria until he
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23
4 Boy Terribly Mangled.

HAGERsTowN, Aug. ia shock
ing and probably fatal accident oc.
CURED this forenoonsat Hugett 4
Schindle's bone mills in this town.
A lad employed in the establish
ment, named Edward Cunningham,
the fifteen year old son OF Michael
Cunninnham, whilst endeavoring to
placea belt upon a pulley was caught
in tn e shafting and whirled around
at a fearful velocity, finally dropped
to the floor shockingly mangled, the
left arm and leg being broken and
torn off. He was otherwise terribly
cut and bruised. Drs. Boyle, Ma
son and Ragan are attending the lit
tie sutieIer, who will doubtless die
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The voters Of PENNSYLVANIA are
called upon in the coming elections
to settle issues of much wider impor-
tsnce than the interests Of single
State. The Presidential election
looms up in the not distant future,
and should Democrat become Gov
ernor and Democrats be injected into
many of the State Offices, the pro-
verbal dishonesty Of the party lead
ers would find full scope for warping
the result from the viii of the peo-
pie and inaugurating a reign OF
fraud such as disgraces many OF the
Southern States to-day For twen-
tv-two years the Republican party
has ruled Pennsylvania. 1t has
been faithful conservator OF the
homer and glory of the State. 1t led
itwith redundant honor through the
war. II taught the unruly element
in society that rioting was profitless
and dangerous. and it has lifted from
the shoulders of the taxpayers a
burden of thirty million OF dollars,
left bv the Democrats as legacy to
the administration Of Gov. Curtin.
In the history of the war Pennsylva-
MIA has a glory all her own. This
was the only State which formed a
military reserve. Fifteen regiments
were organized, thirteen of infantry,
one cavalry and one Of light artillery
for the protection of the State, ana
after the bloody repulse at Bull Run,
when the North began to see for the
first time the magnitude Of the task
II had undertaken, and in the terri
BE reaction Of panic men began to
despair. then Pennsylvania offered
her reserves. not for three months or
a single campaign, but for three
wears, for hard and terrible work.
thus setting the example to other
states of providence and foresight
and a rare patriotism, and from the
sandy levels Of Georgia to the bloody
dells ofGettysburg in the blind Crap
pie OF the Wilderness, and the awful
struggle of Fredericksburg and CHI
camouga the old keystone State was
honored by her sons, and as the
heart sends Its thrilling tide from
head TO foot. from brain to hand, so
the Pennsylvania reserves became
the heart Of the mighty army, which
has made the name of American
soldiers earth's proudest title. If
one would read history, the
history that God writes, not
man. let him 90 TO Gettysburg, and
there among the billowing mounds
he will learn. if there be the heart
of a man in him, implacable enmity
for the party which brought on tn at
awful fratricidal strife: for every
grave is a capital letter beginning a
new sentence in the history of Dem
ocratic shame. The honor of a
State is as holy a thing asa woman s
chastity. and ifthe honor of Pennsyl-
vania is to be preserved every Re
publican must bring his vote TO aid
The election Of Beaver and the Re
publican ticket. We have heard
men boast that they take no interest
in politics, and they seem to think
it much 20 their credit TO refrain
from voting, but of all forms OF cow
ardice we deem that one of the low
est and most demoralizing. 1t IS
accepting the results of good govern
ment without sharing the response
bility, or daringto be outspoken and
bold. If YOU vote for Beaver you
sustain all the traditions Of the
States glory, and the perpetuation
Of It's prosperity.
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a Woman's Terrible Fall.

READING, Aug. 10.-Lizzie Brown,
OF this city, employed in Crouse's
tobacco mandatory, met with a
terrible accident this morning, by
which she was so seriously injured
that death is only a question OF
time. The was at work on the
fourth story and went to the OPEN
ing OF the elevator to call some per-
son at work on one of the lower
floors, when it is thought she be-
came dizzy, and fell through to the
lower floor, a distance of about fifty
feet. She was picked up in an un-
conscious condition and taken to
her home.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23
Highway Robbery.

WILLIAMsPoRT. Aug. IA bold
highway robbery was perpetrated
here last night. As John Simmons
was crossing the bridge over the
river between this city and Rock
town, he was knocked down and
severely beaten, after which he was
robbed of all the money upon his
person, about thirty-three dollars.
His assaIant, John r. Miller, was
arrested to-day, and arraigned be
fere Recorder Smith, who held him
to bail. He had returned most OF
the money to the wife of the victim
before his arrest.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23

The great value Of Mrs. Lydia 4.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
all diseases of women is demonstra-
ted by every experience. The writer
of this had occasion 20 step into the
principal Pharmacy of a city of IA,
600 inhabitants, and on inquiry as
to Which is the mostpopular propri-
etary medicine of the time, was
answered, that Mrs. Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound occupies
a most conspicuous place in the
front rank of all remedies of this
class Journal
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23

In the proceedings brought by tie
attorney general of New York State
to compel railroad companies to
receive and forward freight, the
court decided that the neglect or
refusal ofsuch corporations to trans
port merchandise constitutes pri-
vate wrong, emitting the aggrieved
party to damages, but not such a
public wrong as would authorize
3he issue of writs of mandamus.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23
Skill in the Workshop,

To do good work the mechanic
must have good health. If long
hours OF confinement in close rooms
have enfeebled his hand or dimmed
his sight, let him at once, and be-
fore some organic trouble appears,
take plenty of Hop Bi,ters. His
system will be rejuvenated, his
nerves strengthened, his sight be-
come clear, and the whole constitu-
ton he built to a higher working
condition.
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A mob of sixty-five mounted men
gathered at Chairman, Va, to lynch
". II. Yeats for the murder of J.
ID. Adkerson, but the scheme failed
through the watchfulness ofofilcials.
The governor had granted the con-
demned man a respite for one week.
on the ground that the slaughter
was caused by Yeats discovery that
his bride had been criminally init
mate with Adkerson.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23

A young girl in Wankon, TO-, six
teen years old. dropped dead at the
sight OF a rat on Monday evening.
Generally woman doesn't do any.
thing worse than gather up her
skirts, yell and prance around and
make general menagerie of herself.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23

The poor Irishman may have
nothing to eat, but he can't help
showing humor. As funeral passed
the corner one said to his fellow /:
We'll, Pat, there's another man tax
ing his afternoon ride" Pat pulled
his his hat over his eyes, and re-
piled True for you, but nobody
begrudges him OF his good luck"
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Struck Dead on Selling an Electric
Light Wire.

LONDON, August S.-A dispatch
to the DAILY Telegraph from Paris
states that two men, who, while at
tempting to climb over the railing
OF the Tuilleries gardens during a
display of fireworks on Sunday,
caught hold of an electric light wire
used in the illumination of the
grounds and both were struck dead
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-23

The Mail north and south. runs daily; the
Local Train daily except sunday.
On the Pittsburgh Division, B. s O. Railroad
through passenger trains, east bound. will leave
Rockwood at i2.-0 M, and 49,; ?. M, arriving
respectively at Washington az T.35 a. IA. same
day. ana 9;il next evening, aud az Baltimore at
S;+5 a. m, same day. and at 11:OO next evening.
Westwart-bOurt through trains leave Baltimore
az $50 a. m, and p m, and Washington at I0s4e
3. m, and s.l0p m, arriving respectively at
lockwood at 6.05 a. In, ami 500 p. N.