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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
The Worries of Authorship.

There are many disappointments
in life, and among the saddest is
that of the author who finds no
market for the products of his brain.
This misfortune has befallen the
brightest of intellects. The coinage
of their brains, stamped with genius.
has found no currency during the
authors generation.
Paradise Lost" brought John
Milton only paltry five pounds
about twenty-five dollars in our
money.
Wordsworth once told Matthew
Arnold that for many years ''his
poetry had never brought him in
enough to buy his shoe-strings."
Uncle Toms Cabin" which has
a worldwide fame, and has been
translated into many languages,
went begging from publisher to pub
Usher, before one recognized its
great merit.
Hawthorne, for twenty years con-
tinued to be. to use his own words.
''the Obscurest man of letters in
America" There is not much
market for my wares" he said at
another time. But he ranks to-day
among the American classics.
Thoreau was another example.
A thousand copies Of his "A Week
on the Concord and Merrinac
Rivers were struck off by his pub
Usher. After a year or so, the
author received word that his work
would not sell, and that seven hun
dred and six copies were occupying
cellar-room wanted for other use.
Accordingly, they were transported
from Boston to Concord.
The work had gone forth in its
nakedness and now returned in fine
clothing OF calico and leather, back
to the old homestead, as so MANY
poor unfortunates who have failed
in the struggle of life have done.
Thoreau gave them kindly though
sorrowful welcome. He laid them
on his back and carried them 'up
two flights of stairs to a place SINH
lar to that TO which they traced
their origin"
With a sort of grim humor he
said, Il have now a library Of near
ly nine hundred volumes, over seven
hundred Of which | wrote myself" +"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
The House Of Representatives is

The House Of Representatives is
making rapid Roadway with the ap-
preparation bills, During the week
three were reported, viz For the
Postofiice Department, the Agricul-
taral Bill, and the Military Acade.
my Bill. Two of the appropriation
bills have already passed the House.
viz The Indian and the Consular
and Diplomatic Bills.
Although there is good deal OF
unanimity among members of Con-
gress touching the reduction of let
ter postage to two cents, there is
wide difference of opinion as to
when it should go into effect. Some
favor the lst. of July next, and
many others the 1st. of January.
1884. The item for reduced postage.
which is Incorporated in the post
office bill, will be passed without
doubt, the only question being as to
the besttime to have it go into effect.
The Democrats, it is believed, will
interpose obstacles towards the pass
age of legislation having for its OBJ
ject real civil service reform. for the
reason that the next House being
Democratic they wish to postpone
action so that they can shape legisla-
tion to meet their ends, and have the
spoils wherewith to reward their
friends and punish their enemies. In
the Senate Thursday there was a dis
cussion on the civil service reform bill
offered by Mr.. Pendleton, of Ohio.
at the last session. Mr.. Pendleton
in his remarks on the bill spoke
earnestly in favor of it, and il would
seem that he (although a Demo-
craft Is honestly striving for its pass
age this session. But the majority
of his Democratic colleagues. among
them Senators VOORHEES,, of Indiana.
and Brown, of Georgia, prefer 10
wait, as they say, until they have
had chance to reform the offices"
This means literally to postpone
legislation until the offices have been
filled with Democrats, when they
will then cooperate with the Repub-
licans 10 enact laws to keep the
Democratic office holders from Re-
publican invasion.
The National Library Bill has
been again defeated, it NAV be for
years and it may be forever. There
is more than one side to the library
question. There is an accumulation
of more than 100000 volumes, some
on the shelves, many on the floor,
awaiting the grace of spontaneous
combustion. Mr.. Spofford, the cru
dite Librarian, has been clamoring
for place to place his books, and
the small percentage Of literary
fellows sent to Congress have echo
ed Mr.. Spofford's clamor. But there
are other congressman not affected
with bibliophi,ism who would like
to play the part of the monks in the
Alexandrian library and burn the
trash. Then there is job in the
business. A real estate ring wants
to sell a situation to the Govern
ment, while in truth the Govern
ment has more situations in the
District than it can sit on. The
proper place for the library is on
Government ground in close prox-
unity to those other scientific cellec-
tions the Smithsonian Institute and
the National Museum.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
How the Engineer Bounced the Fire.
man

While General Malone was presi-
dert of the East Tennessee road, one
of the engineers had a fireman put
on him that he did not like, so he
resolved to get nd of him. One day
after the first trip, the fireman re-
marked that he felt ike giving the
general a good ~cusslng."
why don't you do IT then, re-
marked the engineer.
Yes, and get fired ?" senteniously
said the fireman.
Not much" /" replied the engineer.
"You can never get along on this
road until you cuss Malone. / cuss-
ed him for everything that happened
since he was in charge, and have got
along all right"
The fireman concluded be would
do the same thing. So the next tr1p
10 Richmond he went to MahOnes
Office and heaped upon him such a
torrent of abuse that it nearly took
his breath away. Malone heard
him through and then told the fire
man to come and get his money after
his next trip. There seemed to be a
hitch somewhere. Things seemed
different from what he expected, so
he went to consult his friend the
engineer.
@You darn fool, " shouted the lat
ter. you didn't cuss him to his face,
did you?"
-0f course | did," said the FIRE
man. Didn't you tell me you did
the same thing?"
NO, not by blame sight Why
when / eussed Malone he was IN
Richmond and | was IN Bristol,
and | gave him a good cussing too.
Well. the fireman got bounced,
and the engineer was made suddenly
and strangely happy.-Nastr'lls
Americdn-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27

When Daniel O'Connell, while
conducting a case before Lord Nor
bury, observed. Pardon, my lord; /
am afraid your lordship does not
apprehend me-" the chief justice
(ailuding to a report that O'ConnelI
had avoided duel by surrendering
himself to the police.) retorted,
Pardon me, also; no one is more
easily apprehended than Mr.. O'Con-
nell-whenever he wishes to be APP
pretended"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
A SLEIGH RrDErN DECEMBER

!
Sweet Susie Brown my pretty one
Tn sure you must remember,
If not for love, at least for fun
/ The sleigh ride in December;
When all the bellies and all the beaux
/ In spite OF frost would go forth,
And squeeze beneath the Bufialoes,
Each others hands, &c.
How brightly streamed the northern light:
Above the snowy ridges
How pleasant were the winter nights,
Observed from country bridges!
When toll was sought with such address
And laughter loud would peal forth
While lovers felt amid the press,
Each others hands. &c.
'Tis very singular and queer,
OF ali the mad devices,
Loves flame should burn so bright and clear
On fuel formed of ices;
And vet we own its fame, indeed,
Most brilliantly would glow forth,
When famed behind flying steed,
Hid under furs. &c.
I'm sure you mind the village inn
The supper and the revel.
How, in the general dire and din,
Love shot his arrow level
And don't forget how Henry Kidd
Embraced you ere he went forth,
You kissed his lips, you know you did,
He squeezed your hand, &c.
And when the iorfeits all were paid,
How one old maid resisted.
Until the younger ladies cried,
| A prude they all detested,
'Desisti r she cried-the ancient Ann
Her modesty 10 show forth,
"Ill never yield TO any man
My virgin lips" &c.
The wintry winds the homeward way,
Blew chilly in our faces,
But underneath our furs we lay,
All snugly in our places
One girl upon the forward seat
The pretty Nelly Wentworth
Declared Jack Frost or Billy Frost,
Had pinched her cheeks, &c.
Another underneath her robe,
The bufaloes, not her dressesb
Fair Patience, with attentive Job
Detected in caresses-
Springing with angry. blushing face,
Her innocence To show forth,
But showed her curls were out OF place,
Her collar gone. &c.
And then the parting at the door,
It's tender mutual bisses.
Sweet lips from their abundant store
Gave to the poor in kisses
The parting word-the long embrace,
As cupid's arrow shot forth,
Brought firs TO many hoyish face,
And raised his hopes, &c.
Dear Susie Brown. sure you and
OF all that load of merriment,
No other pair are left to try
Loves latest, best experiment;
And when the coming SHOWS shall spread
And mutual hopes shall glow forth,
May Hymen bless our nuptial bed,
Increase our joys, &e.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
Get Rich.

When hops are sl.25 per pound
as now, an acre will yield s1,OOc
profit, and yet the best family Med.
icine on earth, Hop Bitters, contain
the same quantity of hops and are
sold at the same price fixed years
ago, although Hops now are twenty
times higher than then. Raise Hops,
get rich in pocket, use Hop Bitters
and get rich in health.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
| |

WHOlt uOiitu-neStT once went near
the place. If Jennie wanted him
she might send for him, or get her
sister to invite him to tea, as she had
done before. But John Weare was
not sent for, neither was he invited
to tea, and his spirits began to wax
low.
IF she cared about me she'd have
got in my way somehow before this
trust a woman" be thought.
The idea Of not being cared for
was not cheerful. That night he
strolled carelessly by the shop, but
on the opposite side of the way.
Nothing was to be seen of Jennie.
He walked on in a brown study,
then crossed over and went deliber-
ately by the shop, with one eye,
however, turned in its direction, but
not sign of Jennie. He went back
to the barracks in detected frame
of mind.
Its an awful pity-such NEE
girl !; and there's the cottage all
ready for her TO step into, and me
ready to retire from the service, and
a good trade at my back it's toe
bad, all on account of that Captain
McGee, too. And the fruit in the
garden (of the cottage) all ripe, and
no one to pick il"
The very next morning John
Weare walked deliberately into the
shop and asked for a penny news
paper, and bad the felicity of being
served by Mrs. Evans.
Quite a stranger, Mr. Weare.
she said, but that was the only re-
mark she made, and for the life OF
him ne could not screw up his cour-
age to ask for her sister.
That night John Weare was mis-
erable.
she can't care a rush for me" he
thought, and marched all over the
town and nearly to Greenwich and
back in his excitement.
The next day was a lucky one for
John. He came across Bibbs. Bibbs
was Mrs. Evans eldest boy. No one
knew what his real name was, or
why he was called Bibbs but be
vas never called anything else.
"Bibbs," said John Weare. ''come
and have some fruit" and he car
ried him off in triumph to the cot
tage and stuffed him with goose
berries until he couldn't move, and
black currants until his mouth was
as black as a crow. Then he carried
him inside and stood him on the
table. and sat down before him.
"How old are YOU Bibbs ?"
He thought If better to begin the
conversation with question.
Five and halt. Is that your
sword up there p
Yes. Who gave you those bronze
shoes, Bibbs?"
Now he knew that Jennie had
given them to him, but he wanted to
hear her name.
"Auntie. She's going away soon,
he added. Let me look at your
sword now"
when is she going to ?" he ask
ed in CONSERVATION.
.Devonshire. Do let me try on
your sword"
Where is she goiBg?" he asked,
with a sick feeling at his heart.
She's i'll. / think, and she's a.
ways crying now one day she was
crying over the silver thing you gave
her. and kissed IT like anything"
The .'silver thing" was little
heart of about the size of shilling,
which he had bought at Charleton
fair last October, and timidlv re-
quested her to accept.
John Weare jumped up and show
ed Bibbs his sword, and carried him
on his hack over the place. and en-
treated him to have more black cur
rents in his delight But Bibbs de-
clined.
"Aunt Jennie is going to bring me
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27
A Gordon Around the North Polar
Basin.

The Gordon of international sci
entific stations around the North
Pole basin is presumably by this
time near, if not quite complete,
and the observational work they are
to carry out fairly begun. The diff
ferent corps of observers sent out to
occupy these Arctic outposts were
instructed to begin observing on Au-
gust l, if possible, and. continue
them, if possible, till September l.,
1888. The research undertaken, in
accordance with thescheme of Lieut..
Weyprecht, embraces all the phe-
nomena of Arctic meteoroiogy, ter
restial magnetism, auroral displays,
and astronomical events, with a
number of optional Investigations.
These observations will be taken
hourly each day, and the instrument
tai equipment of the various expe
ditions, as well as their personnel,
insure thorough investigation OF the
phenomena occurring within reach
of the different stations. The United
States and Russia have each opened
two stations, England and Canada
together occupy one, and Germany,
Austria, Holland, Sweden, Norway,
Finland and Denmark each occupy
ene-making twelve in all.
A calculation of the mean lati-
tude of these polar observatories
places them on the parallel of II
degrees five minutes north. As the
circumference of this parallel is
about eight thousand miles, it will
be seen that the average distance of
the stations from each other is a
little less than seven hundred miles.
This, it is to be regretted, is a large
interval; but, actually. there is one
gap, (that between Cumberland
Sound. in Davis Strait. and Fort
Rae, British America), of over a
thousand miles, and another be-
tween Mort Rae and Point Barrow
nearly as wide. In the eastern po-
lar area there is third gap extend
ing from the Dutch station. Dick
son Harbor, at the mouth of the
Yenisei, to the Russian station on
the Lena Delta, over forty-two de-
grees in longitude (about nine hun
dred miles,, and still fourth inter-
space, between the Lena Delta and
Point Barrow. of eighty degrees, or
sixteen hundred miles. This last
immense gap is not of so much con-
sequence as the other three, as It af-
fects the investigation of polar phe-
pomona related to the meteorology
of sparsely inhabited Northern Asia.
But the break in the chain of OBJ
servations between the German sta
ton on Cumberland Sound and
Fort Rae will seriously mar the value
of the meteorological data, so far as
America is concerned, unless the
British Government open an inter-
mediate station on the west shore
of Hudson Bay. Fort York may
perhaps serve for this purpose if the
observations taken there were made
uniform and syncronous with those
instituted at the higher stations.
The results of this grand concerted
research of the nations, it may be
expected, viii be of great moment
to science, and, as it is an expert
ment limited in time, every practi-
cal measure should be taken to
make it complete.-N y Herald.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27

What does this remind you Off
inquired Grocer Green Of the parson,
az he pulled out mouse from the
middle of q cheese. "a politician IN
a fat BERTH replied the dominic
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-27

Read the new advertisements in
this weeks HERALD.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18
MINOR DISPATCHES.

LEADvnLE, Col, July 16.-The
mayor and city council were arrested
yesterday, and fined $3.50 and ten
days in jail, for contempt of court.
The police judge and city attorney
were removed and new men appoint
ed in their places.
B1sMARK, D. K, July 17,-Wm.
Watson and Peter Stuart quarreled
last evening on the bridge trestle.
They clinched, and both fell to the
ground, a distance of 65 feet, and
were killed.
ST.. PETERSBURG, July 1.-THE
agricultural report states that sums
mer corn promises satisfactory
yield, and that the winter crop will
be equally good, except in the cen
trail Black Sea district and in some
governments in Central Russia.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18
A Duel in Virginia.

PETERSBURG, July 16.-Additional
particulars of an impromptu duel
fought near Weddenburn's saw mill,
in Lunensburg County, last Friday,
between Joseph S. Addison, of Bal
timore, and Richard Garland, of Lu~
nensburg County, were received this
afternoon. The duel was fought at
a distance of six feet. Addison's
pistol hung fire four times, he only
firing once, the bullet striking Gar
lands wrist. Garland fired five
times, the last shot taking effect i'll
Addison's body, near the navel, and
lodging under the skin of the back.
Addison died at six o'clock this
morning.
The duel resulted from Garland's
telling young lady residing in
Lunensburg County, to whom Adds
son was engaged to be married, that
Addison was flirting with her.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

WHAT has become of the Emory
Gap road? We were told short
time since that it would be put under
contract at an early day and that it
would be pushed forward to an early
completion. We trust we will not
be disappointed 1t is an enterprise
in which Knoxville and all East Ten
nessee is greatly interested. Besides
giving us the benefit of a connection
with the Cincinnati Southern, it opens
to our markets one of the finest coal
fields in, the United States, at Win
ter's Gap. Its completion would
add thousands to our population and
millions to our wealth.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

THE business outlook for the re,
mainder of the present year is very
encouraging all over the country.
1t has hardly ever been better in
East Tennessee. The prospect of
good crops, the growth of manu>
featuring interests, the completion
of new railroad connections and the
development of new mining interests,
are the foundations of this cheerful
hope for the future Prices for farm
products will be remunerative, and
our farmers will be encouraged to
redouble their efforts for the future.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

DANIEL WEBSTER, the great states
man and constitutional lawyer held
time and again, and enforced his
theory with such arguments as he
only could make, that public Office is
public trust, and that men in office
are the agents and servants of the
people, and not of those who secure
their appointment to office. But the
theory practiced in some localities
now, especially in the Second Con-
gressional district is, that the time
and at least part of the salary of
Federal officesholders belongs to the
Congressman who secured their APP,
pointment.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

GEN. DIBRELL is to have opposi,
ton in his district for reelection to
Congress. It has been known some
time that Col. Cliff, of Chattanooga,
would be candidate, and now Hon.
D. L. Snodgrass, of Gen. Dibrells
own county, White, is announced In
a card published in some OF the pa
pers CT the district.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18
Condition of Mrs. Lincoln,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 16.-Mrs.
Abraham Lincolns physicians have
but little hope that she will be able
to recover. For the past week she
has been very feeble, but to~day pa
ralytic symptoms became manifest.
Her death at-any moment would not
be surprising. She is sinking per
ceptibly.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

JOHN HoUK is drawing salary of
six dollars per day from the public
treasury, and performs no other ser
vice than going around packing cons
ventions for his father. Taxpayers
may submit to such fraud, but we
hardly think they viii do SO without
protesting against it.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

A STRONG opposition to the re
election of Speaker Keller has been
developed in his district. General
Kennedy is a candidate for the nomi
nation, with formidable backing.
Keifer's tendency to bossism weakens
him
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

RUMoRs are in the air that the
Nashville American is about to
change hands, and that it will come
out for Russell and State credit. We
notice that it has had little to say
on the questions at issue for several
days.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

WE trust that Houk will not allow
Congress to adjourn without Sc
curing the passage of at least one or
two of the many bills he has intros
duced for the payment OF private
claims. Why don't he call some of
them up?
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18
PLAIN
TRUTHS

The blood is the foundation of
life, it circulates through every part
of the body, and unless it is pure
and rich, good health is impossible.
If disease has entered the system
the any sure and quick way to drive
it out is to purify and enrich the
blood.
These simple facts are well
known, and the highest medical
authorities agree that nothing but
iron will restore the blood to its
natural condition and also that
all the iron preparations hitherto
made blacken the teeth, cause head
ache, and are otherwise injurious.
Browns IRON BITTERS will thor
oughly and quickly assimilate with
the blood, purifying and strengthen
ing it, and thus drive disease from
any part of the system, and it will
nal blacken the teeth, cause head
ache or constipation, and is posi-
lively net injurious.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-18

We understand that meeting was
held last week in Scott County to
appoint delegates to the Congress,
sional convention in this city August
9th. No call for such a meeting
was published that we are aware of,
but Jim Ray, John Houk, Joe Leak,
and Billy Allen were there, and we
presume it was their project, and
that they found a willing tool in
John NJ Cordell in carrying it out.
Of course it was Houk meeting.