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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

hardest kin6 of statistical questions,
such as the length of little, out of
way rivers. height of mountains,
population of unheard of cities, etc.
/ must say that if there was ques-
ton in geography that they did not
know l could not find it in week $
examining from "works of reference"
for the special purpose of examin-
ling them. That school was mar
| vel; there were no degrees in it;
what one knew all knew. presume
any one of them knew more geog-
raphy than is known by all the
teachers in Pennsylvania together.
Now what benefit was this save as a
mere exercise of memory? 1 do not
know, but | venture the assertion
that they do not know it to-day.
Drill did this work, and did it in
five months, too; but a hobby
horse" had been ridden to death in
the process. Do not let us be hob
by-horse riders" Give to geography
| its proper time, but give it no more
1t makes very little difference to you
or me just where some little lake
away off in Central Africa is located,
or whether it is located at all. 1t
should make but little difference in
the grade of your certificate. Geog-
raphy is, comparatively speaking,
a branch of minor importance. The
greater portion of it "does not stick. "
Understand me, as means OF
Strengthening the mind of the young
it is an important study. Certain
definitions will go with US through
life; we must know them, but when
we come down to the facts we go to
works of reference for them. How
many of our teachers can off-hand
bound Green county. Pa? How
many can tell at once in what county
is Steubenville, Ohio? How many
know the number of counties in
Florida? How many teach any the
worse for not knowing these things?
Not one of us. They are things OF
minor import, which 10 man re-
CARDS. Every man wants to know
that the earth is round; what is
meant by latitude and what by longi :
tude. He will be no worse citizen
if he does not know them, but h
cannot lay claim to being an educat
ed man in any sense if he be so ig
norant. | have heard the question
asked, Glow do you know that the
sun is the centre of tie solar sys-
tenn" My answer is, Il know that
the sun is in the centre OF the solar
system because on that supposition
all the facts can be philosophically
and satisfactorily accounted for, and
on 10 other suppositioi'.'
| shall add here, do hot attempt to
shun the mental drudgery. Il must
be done some time, or it must be
entirely neglected. See : it ,at the
work is done, and well done The
only watchword for the teacher is
drill, drill, drill.
Ny next chapter will be on Unit
ed States History.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
General Torbet's Cure.

Torbet, of cavalry fame, who was
lost at sea last year with the ill-fated
Vera Cruz, was a good fighter and
hard worker. While havinga kind
ly heart for the trooper who was al
ways ready for 'boots and saddles" "
he hated u shirk and had his own
way of meeting the complaint urged
by shirkers to get rid of duty. Just
before breaking camp in the spring
of 1865 the general attended q sick
call to see the state of health in his
command. One after another of the
boys came in for prescriptions, and
by-and-by a strapping big trooper,
who was a notorious shirk, entered
the tent with his hands on his
stomach. Torbet took him all in at
a glance and then thundered out:
What are you here for?"
'Sick, was the faint response.
what ails your
"Snake in the stomach"
How long has il been there"
"Six months
Surgeon" said the general, as he
turned to the officer, ''cail in two
men, cut this man open and remove
the snake We are going to break
camp in ten days, and we haven't
time to coax the reptile up"
Fifteen minutes afte- this the man
was out on the line grooming his
horse, and by noon he looked well
enough to eat his way through 4
barrel of pork.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
Covering Boilers With Silk.

1t is well known that silk is an
excellent non-conductor of heat, and
some recent experiments in Ger
many would seem to indicate that
it might pay to encase boilers in
this costly material. In one trial
three boilers of the same size and
make ranged in order, one covered
with the ordinary felt, another with
a coating of silk only five-eighths
of the thickness of the felt, while
the third was left altogether uncov-
cred. They were all filed with wa
ter, having temperature of 100 de-
grees Centigrade, and examined at
intervals. After the lapse of three
hours it was found the unprotected
boiler had lost twelve degrees ofheat,
and the other two each two degrees.
After further lapse of thirty-three
hours, the fe,t-covered boiler had
lost thirteen and half degrees, and
that covered with silk only four
teen, so that there was no apprecia-
BILE difference between the protective
powers of the silk and those of a
casing of felt nearly twice its thick
ness. With regard to thecost of the
material, it is said that in all silk
manufactures there are waste scraps
which it would be difficult or i'm
possible to utilize in the trade.
These can, it is asserted, be made up
into bands and rolls, costing COM
paratively little, and sold at profit
to the makers and users of boilers.
As to the lasting and wearing powers
OF silk as compared with felt, moth
ing is said, and there has not, per-
haps, been time to apply an ade-
quate test; but it is at the least pos
sible that in this respect the finer
substance may possess great advan-
tage over the coarser and cheaper.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

down to the minutest article, and
that she had attired herself in suit
of clothes belonging to DR.. A. A.
Freeman, now an alderman from the
First ward. in Erie. DIR. Freeman
WIS Il yearly visitor at the Baxter
farm. He was well acquainted with
Miss Fear when she wss little Rosa,
and he often saw her when she lived
with the Baxters. He had been Wis
iting there week before the girl dis
appeared, and left suit Of clothes
behind him by mistake.
Two months passed and a letter
came in Rosa's fine handwriting.
1t informed the family that the wri-
ter was well and was working as
farm hand in Ohio, but that the
stamp of the letter would give no
clue to her address.
Two years elapsed and one morn
ing fine-looking young man with
sun-burned face magnificent beard,
and heavy dark mustache stood at
the gate Of the Fear homestead.
'Do you know me, Mary ?" he
said to the young lady who came
out to ascertain his business.
The tones were deep and manly
and there was a familiar ring in the
strangers voice. 'sItis Rosa :" said
the girl, and the next moment the
spectators were RECALLED with a sight
of Miss Mary Fear clasped in the
arms OF a young fellow, giving back
as many kisses on his mustache as
he showered upon her upiifted face.
Not Rosa, but Charles Fear, now"
said the whilom housemaid, and
then he told them how, after that
wonderful change, he had hired out
as male help, that he had made q
little money and had come home to
work the farm.
Charles Fear runs the farm to-day,
and Ripley has no citizen held in
higher estimation than he. Since
his return he has twice been APP
pointed a teacher in the public
schools, and he can be seen on the
Fear farm every day in the week.
Such is the remarkable story told
to correspondent of the Buffalo
Courier. The references given were
hunted up. and although there was
a reluctancy to speak about it, all
confirmed the story.
DIR. Freeman was called upon re-
garding the suit of clothes, and he
confirmed the account, stating also
that he was well acquainted with all
the circumstances related. He fur
ther stated that in his opinion ma
ture was undecided as to Fears sex,
and that at the age mentioned mas
culinity developed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
THE COMING DAr.


] know have been born and lived,
And breasted many stormy wave
Yet wealth untold, nor mines OF gold.
Can keep me from the coming grave.
/ know full well some coming day,
The flowers seek in idle quest.
Shall drink the balmy sweets Of May,
Above my dark and noiseless rest.
No love of either heart or eyes
Can penetrate that lonely form
Hid from the smiles Of summer skies
Safe from the chills of -rinter storm.
Heeding not the voice Of worldly scorI
Nor feel the stings of venomous spite
Alike shall come the beams Of morn,
Alike shall glow the stars Of night.
Yet in the distance far away,
How faro Soul we cannot tell!
A maiden fair may weep that dhy-
For he who loved her ever well.
And on this thought, the coldest bed
That death e'er dressed to mortal eye,
Would seem as If the roses shed
Their fragrance on the couch / lie.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
Vigorous Action Determined On.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Presi-
dent has decided to put down the
Indian outbreak in Arizona as soon
as possible and has so expressed
himself to the Secretary of War. who
has been instructed to take prompt.
vigorous measures to that end. Or
ders are issued for additional troops
to proceed to the scene of trouble in
Arizona and aid the troops there in
preventing further acts of violence
and bringing the b ytiles to speedy
Justice. These reinforcements will
consist Of the first infantry, now in
Texas; south infantry, on Union
Pacific Railroad, department of Platte
third cavalry, also in department
of Platte, and part of the niuth cav
airy, department of Missouri. The
President is in earnest in the matter.
and in the words of a prominent ar
my officer intends to make "a clean
sweep" The probabilities are that
the troops in Arizona and New Mex
leo will be united in one command
under Brigadier General vet to be
assigned to that duty.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

ALTOONA, Pa, May 4.-F. P. Tier
ney, Esq, of this city, the lawyer
who so ably defended Michael MUIR
ply, the murderer of his wife, yes
terday, was found dead this morning
a few steps from his own door, he
having died from paralysis of the
heart caused by excessive drinking
and falling on his face. He was a
talented lawyer and viii be badly
missed. He leaves a family.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

Lydia f. Pinkhaln's Vegetable
Compound will at all times and un-
der all circumstances, act in harmo-
nv with the laws that govern the fe-
male system. Address Mrs. Lydia
E. Pinkham, 233 Western Avenue.
LYNN, Mass, for circulsr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

Mr.. 8. H. Joseph, Agent Emer-
sons Minstrels, remarks: | can
with truth speak from experience
and in saying st. Jacobs Oil acts
| in marvellous manner but partly
express my good opinion of it,
Ddily Fort Wayne Sentinel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
Mems ClOthing:

and Silk Serge, from SIG to s25.
Mems Working Pants, 6S cents.
Mems Union Pants, ~ cents.
Mems Worsted Pants, s1.40.
Mems Fine Worsted Pants, $3.50.
Mems good Cashmere Pants, s2.7O
Mems Fine Dress Pants, So to 81.
Mems Extra Fine Dress Pants,
81 to S6.
Boys School Pants, 81 cents.
Boys Knockabout Pants, S1.10.
Boys good dress Pants. 81. .25 to 50.
Boys Extra Fine Pants, 50 to So.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
A DMINIsTRAToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Siles C. keim, late of Salisbury Bor.,
Somerset Co., deed.
Letters Of administration on the above estate
having been granted 10 the undersigned by the
proper authority, notice is hereby given TO those
ind ebted to the SAID estate 10 make immediate
payment, ani those having claims or demands
against IL 10 present them duly authenticated for
settlement, on Monday. the 18th day OF May, lss2,
AT the late residence of the deceased
HOWARD II. KEIIM, n. GEORGE kE1M,
APPS ADMINISTRATORS
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate of Jacob Ripple, decd late of Quemahon-
ing Township, Somerset County, Pa,
Letters of administration on the above estate
having been granted to the Undersigned, by
the proper authority, notice Is hereby given
TO those indebted 10 Il to make immediate pay
ment and those having claims or demands viii
please present them duly authenticated for set
tlemeni on Monday the 10Th day of May at the
house of the deceased in Hooversyille.
LEVI RIPPLE,
spris Administrator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

Mems Everyday Suits, 500.
Mems Knockabout Suits, $500.
Mems Worsted Suits, $3.50.
Mems Cashmere Suits, $500.
Mems Light Suits, s7.00.
Mems all-wool Cashmere suits, 1926.
Mems Cashmere Suits $40
Mems All-wool Cheviot Suits, $3.50.
Very Fine Dress suits in Fancy Wor-
steds, Cheviots and extra fine Cas-
simere trimmed with fine Serge or
Italian, from $40 to s16.70.
Extra Finesuits, lined with fine Satin
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17

NUR sales the last weeks show how Attractive
~ Styles and Reasonable Prices appreciated want
things that really Good and Cheap establishment the place
which be found Please read price list carefully then
call and be convinced that we do advertise.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
A nMtNIsTRAroRs' NoTICE.

IA
Estate of Hiram u Boyis. late Of Conemaugh
Twp, deed.
Letters o.; administration on the above estate
having been granted to the undersigned, by the
proper authority, notice is hereby given 20 those
indebted TO IL 10 make Immediate payment, and
those having claims or demands win present them
duly authenticated. Tor settlement. ON SATURDAY,
he eth day Of May, 1882, at mis- late residence
IA D.sidsvilie-
DANIEL HOFFMAN.
JOSIAH BOYTS,
m2rsp Administrators.
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j. BAER
+ HOWARD WYNNE, NJ. d.

J0HNsTOWy, PENNA.
seases of the Eve. Ear. Nose and Tnrnaf
t-rial and Exclusive practice. Hours, A. n u
n. L.n,hcr d Green Block, rs Main 81
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-05-17
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of
SOMERSET TOWNSHIP,
For The Year Eaaing MsTrh l3, 1882.

ELI BOWMAN, SUPERVISOR, DE.
To gross amount Of duplicate sos5 81
To amount due township from last year AZ 10
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

THE BALANCE OF POWER.

The young editor who controls the
Colfax CHRONICLE, and who has scrit-
ten all the editorials that have APP
peared in it's columns for nearly five
years, Except three or four. which
have been SO identified in each care
that their author was we'll known to
every body, wishes to correct an
idea that seems to have gained pos
session of our friend of the State
Central Express-namely, that we of
Grant parish consider ourselves in
good company when forced to associ-
ate with the politicians of Rapides
parish. God save the mark and we
appeal to the better judgment Of con-
frere if his stock is not too much
watered9
But, badinage aside. is not our
friend unjust and unfair when be i'm
plies that our delegates to nom-
hating convention stand in the atsi-
tnde Of debating the price-the terms
for which they would support All,
particular candidate? Grant parish
enjoys the balance of power at thu
particular time We admitted tbt
truth frankly. Rapides is striving e
get the "balance" on her side, ant
because we pat IN disclaimer to be
ipg forced to play second fiddle to
all tire, forsooth, our motives ar
"sinister.
We asserted, and stick to 1t, rha
there is no more work in this judicla
district than one jnIge has ampi
time to attend to. aud when on
friend offers such reason 1t IL puril
aud undigui6ed Out with the trutl
and say that your folks are afraid
the power of Avoyell-s thai yo
know it and feel it that as long .
We are tied TO the Frencbman be vi
ou,-vote this end of the district Sa
! how dissatisfied all are at the sma
amount of work accomplished by q
prsssnt Judge, sod how AFRAID 70
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mo. 20.


The average New Orleans Repre-
tative came up on time and was much
astonished that no particular honors
were paid him in the Capital. Nat
urally, be thought the militia would
be ordered out, salutes fired, pro-
cessiou in which military and civic
societies would parade, the mayor and
common council meet him at the
landing, the Governor and suit con-
duct him to bis quarters, the citizens
receive him with hosannas OF well
come, the fast young men OF the
town honor him with . torchlight
serenade and other demonstrations
of public character. and all because
he hailed from New Orleans. and had
sacrificed his free lunch privileges,
his downy market house repose and
street corner vigilances-all to serve
his city in such villainous, God-for-
saken, out-of-the-wsy place as Baton
Rouge. But moth .ng of the kind
happened. and when our metropoli-
tan legislator found that be was paid
no attention whatever, and that be
was no more than anybody else. he
subsidized into calm abstraction and
profound cussedness. He thought be
would return at once and resign his
unsought honors, but the thoughts OF
them four dollars q day" riveted
him to the spot and he will contrive
to exist as best be can until the sea-
son is over. In such cases the citi-
zens of Baton Rouge ought to do
something. They do not seem to
know that New Orleans folks sacrifice
much dignity and self-respect in sc-
cepting such positions 90 far from
home; they wouldn't do it either. but
they feel that the State would go to
the Devil and Tom Walker unless
they bad full control OF the manage
ing power. Hence their willingness
to offer up themselves as sacrifices
for the public good-especially 80 far
az New Orleans lie concerned. The
amount Of suffering the average city
member is compelled to endure for
sixty days il beyond calulation-in
his own opinion. But he will SUR
viye the ALLEGATION, fatter and heal
thier man and win o niche in immor-
tai fame in the columns of the Bugle
Blox of Freedom. Sugar Planter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

A CouoH. Con- OR SoRE THloAr should
be stopped Neglect frequently results In
an Incurabk LsRg disease or CaHssMption.
BsowN's BRoNcarAL TkocHEs does not dis
order the stomach like cough syrups and
baIsams. but acts directly on the inf1amed
parts, allaying irritation, gives relief IN
Asthma, Bronchitis. Coughs. Caiarrh, and
the Throat Troubles which Singers. and
Public Speakers are subject to. For thirty
wears Browns Bronchial Troches have
been recommended by physicians, and have
always given perfect satisfaction. Having
been tested by wide and constant use tor
nearly an entire generation. they have at
tanned well-merited rank among the few
staple remedies OF the age. Sold ct %
cents q box every where.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

It is a sad fact that American hui
morists, as Q class. resemble preco-
cious children. Let them do thing
at which the world laughs. and they
will repeat the Performance over again
with q persistence and mad banker
ing TO please which makes justiiable
homicide a relaxation as well as =
duty. Stanley Huutiey's "Spoopen-
dyke papers" we're good at first. but
anybody could write them now. The
humor is strictly machine work, but
"Mr. Spoopendy ke" grinds away at
his comparison mill with fresh and
breezy conviction that his fun does not
pail upon repetition. Mark Twain's
Jokes are the result of plan, .
chair, q dark night and and tumble.
and q crsmmer school boy could con-
struct q witticism which Mr.. Glenn
ents would swear was hin own. Bill
Nye has his little receipt for humor
Just as Geo. w. Peck has his, and
Peck could write Nye's stuff just a.
Nye could write Eugene Fields. or
Aieck Sweet write Josh BilliDgs'.
| What We complain Of lie that there 10
no spotsniety about recent humorous
writer's. These amusing gentlemen
would as soon think OF tampering
with the Lords prayer a. altering the
form made or the expression Of their
wit. They seem to think that when
they have good thing they should
stick to it. A patented style OF hu'
NOR may as the country grows Older
| pass ss an heirloom in certain fami'
| lies, and it would b no surprise to
as, we're We to visit the pale glimpses
of the moon Eve centuries hence. tc
discover descendant Of Stanley Hun
tley writing that all MIRA Spoopen
dyke" needed TO b Eve was TO sdd
few years to her age.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27
cOLFAx. GRANT PARISH, La, SATURDAY, MAY a. 1882

are that we can have nobody else as
long as the district remains constitu-
ted of three parishes. Let 1s know
If there is any milk in that cocoa nut
You are trying to crack, and may be
we can find ont what is thought about
it up this way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

Gnitean will be hung. The court
en- bonc have decided against allow
ing him new trial. and preparations
are being made to hang him June
sOth, as decided by Judge Cox. The
death watch has been Get over him.
and visitors are refused admission "a
his ooll.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

keasons Why Bsilsy's Saline Aperisnt
shou d be used By I'll classes in preference
10 al others. II u the cheapest and most
reliable pdrgativc ever offered 1t hes
stood The test and gained an enviabls rep
utatlon whenever used. II is tho only
largo size aperient that eeais ~ % cent
pef botllo. Il acts upon the stomach, liv-
= Ara bcwejs without nausea, gripping or
auv troubIe whatever. les taste is pleas
an. IL oction d mild aud IL never fails.
r. relieves doh headasae. cid stomach and
hssrtburn tustsntiy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-05-27

dhfsfsa week in your own town. 50 Ont
SDOO6t free. No risk. Everything new
& apital not required. We viii finnish you
everything. Many are making fortunes
LADIES' make as much ~ men, aud boys
aud girls make great i.ay. Reader. IT you
want q business 81 which You can make
great nay I'll the time yon work, write for
Srfjoalsrs - n. HALLETT 4 CO.,
EIaSv Portland, Nainss
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-18

BLANToN DUNCAN, who, with but little
libery..wth his name, might be called Blatant
Donkey, is indignant with the newspapers be-
cause his prophesies of the end OF the world in
1881 did not come true. He has now revived
his predictions and fixes 1902 for the second
coming of Christ and the final Judgment
Longview Democrat.
We feel like coming to the rescue of our
townsman, Col. "B. d." when we find him
SO set upon by his democratic friends. 1t all
comes from too free use of the columns of
the Express.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-18
CONNECTIONS.

AT ARCOLA with |. x G. N r. X. for Columbia
and towns in liroHoria County.
AT GALVESTON with Mallory Line Steamers for
Key West and New York with Morgan Line
Steamers for New Orleans, lndianola Corpus
Christi Brownsville, AMI Vera Cruz, Mexico,
and steamers for all parts Of the world.
AT ROSENBERG with G.. h. < S. R'y for San
Antonio and all points that line, with Star
and Crescent Route at Houston for New Or
leans and all points in the Southeast.
AT BRENNAN with II. < +. c. R'y. (Western
Branch) far Giddings, Austin, and all points
that line.
AT MILANO with l. < G. N. Ry for Hearne
Palestine Rockdale Round Rock, George
town, Austin and all points on that line.
AT TEMPLE with Mo. Pacific R'y for Waco.
AT MORGAN with Texas Central R'y. for Waco
Marlin, iIico, Dublin, Cisco and all points
that line.
AT CLEBURNE with &. T & NJ c. Ry for
Alvarado, Dallas and all point. that line.
AT FORT WORTH with Mo Pacific and Texas
< Pacific R'ys. for all points these lines,
well as to St Louis, Kansas ity, Chicago,
New York, and all points North, East and
West
G5-See that your tickets read over this line.
If@For full information address
Oscar q. Murray, Gen'l. Pass. Agt.
2-25-Iy GALVESTON, TEXAS.
The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-18

TX. Gov. JOHN c. Brown has been talking
Some railroad sense into the Texas legislature.
The governor must know that the smart men
o. Texas are now approaching the shadow of
the ballot box hence all this unselGsh deyo-
ton to the interests Of the people in opposi
ton to the methods of grasping monopoIies.