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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
How a Tariff for Revenue Only Affects
Our Farm

Political economy embraces every
integral part OF a nation, and COM
prehends the individual, equally
with the masses. The true politi-
clan will never seek to secure legis-
lation that will tend to toe advant-
age of one class at the expense OF
another. In all the process of Tar
if manipulation, it is necessary to
remember that the farmer has the
same inherent right to protection, as
the manufacturer or mechanic.
Nothing can be more false than the
declaration that the farmer neither
receives no seeks protection" 1t is
as useless as base to assert that
there is no relative connection be-
tween these branches Of labor. At
the time that slave labor existed in
the South. it was more advantageous
to the STAKEHOLDER to exchange his
cotton for the cheaper shoddv mate
rial produced from foreign looms,
but there is no such class to awaken
4 spirit Of contention, under pro-
lection, and the farmer has the same
claim and reason for demanding
that be shall receive consideration
as any other branch of industry.
Ifthere was no other ground upon
which he could rest his claim. the
disparity between the amount OF
products from manufactures and ag-
riculture would be sufficient. in
asmuch as it reveals the fact. that
the latter has the greater sum In
vested Manufactures in 1880 pro-
duced five billions OF dollars. agri-
culture nine billions, or an excess Of
eighty per cent At the same tiule
we should not: lose sight of the fact
that the farmer is both producer and
consumer. In order TO carry on the
vast work involved, in the thou
sands OF millions invested in lands,
he must use machinery to gather
his harvest, thus releasing TO manu-
factures surplus labor that would
be absolutely necessary were it not
for such appliances. For this he
pays the difference between pauper
and adequately compensated labor.
Ty leave this class without protec-
ton, would be an act of consum-
mate injustice, and yet the free trad
er says, that this is a class who
neither receives nor seeks protec-
ton"
1t is now well understood that
the idea of a foreign market for
farm produce is a delusion. If ev-
cry farmer in our broad land, was
equally near the seabord, and pos
sessed the same facilities for expor-
tation, the situation would be ma
terially changed even then our
farming communities have learned,
that there is no dependence to be
put in European markets, and that
Il 10 useless To foster the hope that
there ever will be steady demand
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

Milwaukee was visited by ter.
rife storm Thursday, nearly two
inches of rain falling. Easements
were flooded all over the city, and
numerous washouts occurred, one
resulting in the derailment of pas
senger train and the injury of sew.
eral people. The lightning was vivid
and continuous, and played havock
both with structures on land and
the shipping The damage sustain
ed will reach far up into the tens OF
thousands.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

A Syrian convert to Christianit,
was urged by his employer to work
on Sunday, but he declined.
But" said the master, does no,
your bible say that if a man has ar
ass or an OK that falls into a Dit or
the Sabbath day, he may pull him
out?"
Yes answered the convert, "bur
if the Ass has a habit of falling into
the same pit every Sabbath day
then the man should either fiji ur
the pit or sell the ass,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
Humbugged Again.

saw so much said about the
merits OF Hop Bitters, and my wife
was always doctoring, and never
Wen, teased me so urgently to get
her some,l concluded to be humbup-
ged again; and | was glad / did, for
IN less than two months use of the
bitters, my wife was cured, and she
has remained SO for eighteen months
since. ] like such humbugsing.-
ii. T., st. Paul.-Pioneer Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
Must Not Swear.

\ circular as follows is posted NJ
and distributed on the streets OF
Mount Joy borough:
The Law and Order League here.
by gives notice that the laws against
profanity will be strictly enforced.
All citizens are requested to bring
Information, and assist in roofing
out this perniclous practice"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
Precocity In Crime in Kentucky.

STANFORD, KY. August IL Yes
terday two children, near Hueston-
vile, Lincoln county, KY, got into
quarrel, when one struck the
other, whereupon the latter drew a
pocket knife and stabbed the former
to the heart, killing him instantly
The boy killed was the son of Mr..
Bishop, and the other was n son OF
DR.. Clifton Fowler. Neither of the
boys was yet IA.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

A Wisconsin woman was lately
lost in the woods for four days. Sew.
eral people heard her cries, but they
thought the noise was the sounds OF
a propeller whistle on the lake.
Must be a nice dame TO sit down
with for quiet chat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
RAILROADS SCHEDULES.
SOMERSET & CAMBRIA RAILROAD.
ON and after June Il, trains will run as follows
SoRTHwARD
soUTHwARD.

The Mail, north and south runs taily: the
Local Train daily except sunday
On the Pittsburgh Division, Il. X q. Railroad
through passenger trains. east bound, will leave
lockwood at l2.i0 a. m, and 12.44 D. NJ arriving
respectively at Washington at 7:35 A. IN, same
day. and 94l next evening. and at Baltimore az
s,i5 a. IN. same day. and at Il.Oo next evening
Westward-bound through trains leave Baltimore
at 9:30 a. N, and p m, and Washington at 1910
.. m, and $40 p. M, arriving respectively at
lockwood at oOo a. H., and 300 p. IN.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetab G
Compound cures all female COM
paints by removing the cause.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

The forest fires in New Jersey
have already Occasioned losses tsti.
mated at $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

"business now before the pub
lie. You eau make money
DEC sss:ssT ::s r:fs =. for SsIls + sssH d: !:
weeded- We will start you. So a day and up
wards made at home by the Industrious. Men and
women. boys ard girls, wanted everywhere to
sork for Us, Now is the time. You can ~Ork il
npare time only, or give your whole time 10 the
business. You can live st nome and do the work.
No other business will pay pou nearly as well. No
one can fail TO make enormous pay by engaging at
once. Costly outfit and terms Tree Money made
fast easily, and honorabiy. Address, TRUE y
Co, Augusta, Maine. pecIs-ly
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
EASTWARD.
WESTWARD.

Mountain Express leaves Pittsburgh (Satu
days 0nly) at y. N. leaves COnneilsyille. 4.3Or
Confluence, J:25: Ursina. $50; Brooks Siding
5.So; Pinkertou, 5:s2; Casseim n, $50: Rock
wood. sos; Pine Grove. 6:i5; Garrett, o.2s YO-
der, o=2s; Salisbury Junction, o:S3; Ncyersdaie
o:S5 Leaves RockwOod, o:l5; Milford, e3I ar
riEes at Somerset $50.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
Penl'a. Female College, Pittsburgh

The only completely equipped. first-class scboo
i3r lsdies with full collegiate powers. west OF the
Allegheny Mountains. Delightful location away
from city noise and smoke. Complete Labora
tory Superior Faculty. ere. School year opens
September 7th. For catalogue, terms etc, al
dress:
HELEN r. PEILETREAU
lyIe6t President.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30
LCATARRHELYgCREAMBALN BALM

Effectuany cleanses
the nasal passa yes of
Catarrhal virus, caus-
ing healthy secre-
tions. allays infiam-
nation. protects the
membrane from aidi-
tional colds, complete
~ heals the sores and
restores the sense OF
taste and smell. Ben
eficial results are re-
allied by "A few ap-
plicatiOns. a thor
Ough treatment will
cure Catarrh. Hay
Fever, &c. Unequal
ed for colds in the
head. Agreeable 10
use. Apply by the
. On receipt oi Jnc.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-30

title finger into the nostrils. On receipt of "a
will mail a package.
Sold by Somerse: druggists.
mari ELYS' CREAMB AIN CO..
OwegO v. y.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

A MAN who carries eccentricity to
the verge Of dementia has Just mar
ried off-hand a chambermaid in n
st. Louis hotel where he was staying.
The ldea Of matrimony seems to have
occurred to him suddenly, and he
took the first chance OF carrying it
into effect. One of the housmaids
refused his advances, but another, af-
ter once refusing, accepted him. His
dress and manner were 20 strange
that everybody thought be must be
crazy, AMI it ~aS the universal opin-
ion that the girl was. But whea it
was learned that be bore the honest
name Of A. F. BRAKEMAN, that he
hailed from Nebraska, where he had
accumulated a fortune, and that he
had bestowed many costly gifts upon
his bride, opinion changed. He an
nounced his determination 10 be mar.
ried on Wednesday last, and the bride
was ready at ii o'clock, at which
hour ne started in search of a clergy
man. As the day passed and be did
not return curiosity deepened, and
toward evening the conviction had
become general that be had backed
out. But about midnight he return
ed without a clergyman. However,
a Justice Of the Peace was secured,
and shortly afterward the ceremony
was performed 10 sue hotel parlor in
the presence Of a crowd Of specta-
tors.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14
JESSE JAMES, ANCESTORS
Among tho Early settlers OF Han
cock County, West virginia.

among the Early settlers OF Han
cock County, West virginia.
A dispatch from New Cumberland, i'm
Hancock County, goes on to cay that the
renewed interest awakened by the recent
publication of the daring exploits OF
the James brothers, and the tragic death
of Jesse James at st. joseph, Mo, the
other day, has brought to light the fac,
that old Jesse James, grandfather of these
two blood thirsty bandits, once resided
In Hancock County. He was a carpen-
ter by trade, and a number of buildings,
one of them a Touring mill, still stands
In the vicinity to-day as monuments of
bis workmanship. He was considered by
those who knew him at tina time as a
skilled mechanic and shrewd business
man, but waS somewhat addicted to
strong drink. which habit eventually
proved his destruction.
One day, about the year 1925, while un-
der the influence of liquor, two young girls
attempted TO bring him across the river
ia a skiff, at a point known as Backbone
Landing, about a mile below here, when
by some mishap he lost his balance, fell
into the river and was drowned.
Soon after this occurrence tho family
gathered together their effects and emigra-
ted to Kentucky, where they were finally
lost sight Of ny their friends here. Young
Robert, who afterwards beclme the
father of Frank and Jesse, the noted
desperadoes, was old enough to attend
school before the family let here, and
some Of his old schoolmatrs, who still
live here, remember him as a bright, ami
able and intelligent by. Ola Jesse James
and his wife belonged to the Baptist
Church-sometimes dcnominsted CAM.
hellites-wno wUrehipped at that time In
an old log school house a short: distance
east OF town, the ruins of which are still
visible. The Jameses Were looked upon
as honered members of the church, which
they earnestly and liber Ally supported.
These facts and incidents were related
to-day To the writer by a man who has
turned his S3i year, aud Who has been a
lifelong resident of this county. The
conversation was brought about by the
graphic account of the eventful career Of
the renowned James brothers, published
on Saturday, which the old gentleman had
just read. He further stated that he had
lived ~neighb)r to the Jam eses for several
years and remembers them well, and that
the two reioubtable outlaws must have
inherited their ''dev,lish depravlty" from
their mother, as their ancestors VINO resi-
de- here never eXliOIted any OF the traits
which have made two OF their ~grandsons
80 famous.
Relatives of old Mrs. James, whose
maiden name was German, still reside
In THIS county, and no doubt can vJuch
for the truth of these statements.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

The electoral count bill passed
the Upitad States Senate Thursday
last by q viva Yoce vote in practi-
cally the form in which it was intro
dnEsd by Senator EDMUNDs. 1t
provides that the Presidential Elsc-
tors OF each State shall meet ADD
give their votes on the second Mon
day ip January next following their
appointment, at such PLACES az the
Legislature Of the States may direct;
that each State, pursuant to its laws
existing on the day fixed for the ap-
Pointment Of the electors, may deter.
mine prior to the meeting oil the
electors any controversy concerning
the appointment Of all or any oil
them; that such determination shall
be conclusive evidence Of their law
lul title and shall govern in the count
by Congress; that 10 electoral vote
or votes from any State from which
only one return has been received
shall be rejected except by the sf-
hrmative votes Of the two houses
.nat II more than ous return is re-
ceived from a state, the votes Of thoss
electors who have been appointed by
the lawful tribunal Of the State shall
be counted, and in the event Of a
questjop as to WHICH Of two or more
Of such state tribunals is the lawful
tribunal, the votes OF the electors
appointed by that tribunal which the
two houses, acting separately, shall
decide tobe The authorized one shall
be countedj that 10 case Of an unde-
termined contest between two or
more sets Of electors Of a State, those
votes shall he counted which the two
houses acting separately shall decide
10 be the lawful electoral votes.
The bill also provides that if the
counting Of the votes sbsll not have
been completed before the eth calen
der day next after the 6rstjoint meet
ing Of the two houses, no recess shall
be aiterYard taken By either house
until the counting is 6nished.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

JUDGE BAXTER. Of the United
States Circuit Court Of Ohio, has rem
dered a decision ia a suit brought
against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company on account OF a discrimina-
ton in freight charges on coal be-
tween Salineville and Cleveland,
which, il sustained. would seem to DO
away with the necessity OF the leg
islation against discrimination in
rates so much discussed and contend
ed Tor In our own aud other States.
On general principles he denies
the right OF a railroad company to
discriminate between shippers in its
charges. He don't want any special
statute or legalized schedule Of rates
to authorize his decision, but, az we
say, he so rules on general principles.
In the case in question the charges
between the points named were
graded according TO tie amount
shipped, the large shippers obtain
ing lower rates than smaller ones.
The court held this to be illegal.
1t is also held that a shipper dis
cTiminated against might either COM.
pei the company to carry his freigh;
at the lowest rates, or might pay the
fare demanded by the railroad com
pany and afterwsrd rscover by suit
the difference between this and the
proper rate.
1t not only denies to railroads, ss
common carriers, the right to make a
difference in price in favor of large
quantities of freight, but it pro-
nounce the contract between a rail
rosdecompauy and a shipper not
binding and final upon the latter in
case Of hardship, because, having no
other means OF transportation, the
shipper is helpless and not a free
agent in contracting,
Judge BAXTER used the following
language:
.sn "+f a railroad corporation could
with impunity carry the same class
OF freight oyer the same road and be.
tween the came points for one man
or class OF men at a less rate than
they exacted from other aud compe-
ting interests; if they could lawfully
require one mar TO pay fifteen cents
per bushel for the transportation of
wheat from Cleveland to New York.
while they did the same service fer
another and rival merchant for ten
cents, for bringing other melcSan-
disc for certain favorite friends and
refuse to carry for others, they could
make and unuake the fortunes of
~homsoever they chose"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

lPE recent elections 10 the Weet-
ern States show that wide-spread
disafectiop eEista in the Republican
ranks
Constant meddling with personal
lights and privileges has slrensted
from the Republicans in several
Western States a large iolloBing that
hitherto he'd been fdthful to the
Party, even to The sieriGce Of mate
Eisl Interests. Many Of The promi-
pent German leaders 10 The West
have openly declared that their last
vote has been given 10 The Rspubti-
cane. This determination is the re-
suit, pot Of m%Qmeatary passion, but
Of q belief forced by long szperince.
that intolerance, arbitrary msthods
and offensive theories, contrary to
lhs spirit and the intention o. Tree
government, undeThs the political
sction Of that party.
Any concerted movement among
The Germans would determine the
votes Of ohio, Indiana, ~Illipois, and
Wisconsin ct the neyt Presidential
election, TO say nothing Of ito inau-
nee 10 Rev York, New Jersey, and
Pepnsy!vsnis. Events may come to
pass IN The next two years to pre-
vent the CONCERT, bpt 81 present the
Indications point to q bitter aud
iueeoLcilsb.e bpd between tie Ger
psn voters END tbe Republican Or
gsp cation
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

TIE Republican situstion 10
Pennsylvania does not improve as
time goes on. A growing feeling of
bitterness toward the regular party
arrangement is perceptib!e in many
directions. In spite Of all protests
and appeals for a free convention
which will represent the will Of the
party, the determination to make
General BEAVER the candidate is
steadily pressed by the machine. Ia
Philadelphis, where the people are
animated with an unusual spirit OF
independence, due to their recent
successful uprising against Boss rule,
the Independent Republicans are
openly declaring for revolt. Mr..
WHARTON BARKER writes to Sena-
tor MITCHELL; "My fears have been
fully realized, and the Republican
Party, III the hands Of the present
leaders, is dead 10 Pennsylvania. be-
cause OF the revulsiOn of feeling IN
Philadelphia" To this Senator
MITCHELL replied in a long let
ter Of rather melancholy acquies-
cence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

The New York Sun IN COMMENT
ing upon the Congressionsl raids be-
ing msds upon the Treasury, says:
1.-TWO bills new be'ors Congress pro-
pose to reward all Union soldiers
who were captured and confined in
Confederate prisons. 1t is doubtful
whether IN many countries it has
been thought wise to thus compen-
safe soldiers who surrender above
their comrades who DO not. Un-
doubleday In many, and it may even
be said In most casesI the surrender
OF Union soldiers wac their misfor-
tune rather than their fault. la
some cases garrisons capitulated by
the command Of their officers; in 9TH
ers. the troops were surround ed by
overwhelming forces, or perhaps
even their exceptional bravery i N
holding positions from which Others
fled proved fatal to them. But, al
ter all, the practical result would be
that thousands OF healthy and we'll
TODD men would receive gratuities
trom the Government for capture by
the enemy on fields where Others
may have been able not only to stand
their ground, but perhaps to capture
great bodies Of the enemy, and yet
are to go unrewarded. 1t is well
known, too, that while many oil the
most gallant soldiers Of the North
persisted in Confederate prisons,
other less gallant men were captured
only too willingly-perhaps while
picking huckelberries, as the phrase
used to run.
But the vice Of all such universal
and undiscriminatipg measures OF
reward as those now proposed is that
no effort is made to distinguish cases
OF real merit. One oftheee oills sim.
ply proposes to give a dollar aday to
each soldier confined in q Confederate
prison for each day Of such con6ne-
ment. There ia no basis Of reason in
this project. Possibly thio very i'm
%prisonment saved the soldier from
death in battles subsequent to his
capture. Were the bill one to in
crease the pension of all invalid SOL
diers, where their illness arose from
confinement in prisons, the case might
be different. The other bill does
not propose an outright gratuity but
a life pei sion Of eight dollars a month
for every soldier confined not lessthau
six months or more than one year,
and a dollar per month for each
month Of confinement beyond year.
In neither bill are the present neces-
sites of the veteran taken into &C
count, and both may be described as
bills TO raid on the Treasury
This sounds very much like good
senss to us. There is entirely too
much OF this sort OF indlscriminate
pension business going on. 1t is the
trick Of The demagOgue to retain his
place by catching the soldier vote,
and is becoming an intolerable ont
rage upon the country.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

Mr.. TEEBYsON has replied to the
temperance society which addressed
him on .he subject Of drink" IN his
recent poem entitled Hands All
Round His sou HALLAM, srssk-
ing for him, says: my father beps
to thank the COMMITTEES for their
resolution. NJ ode houors more
highly the good work done by them
than my father. 1 must, DO Sever,
ask yeu TO remember that the com
non cup has 10 all ages been sm
ployed as = sacred symbol Of unity.
and that ny father has ouly used the
word 'dsink 10 reference to this
symbol. / regret that it should
bays bees sthsrwise understood"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

The new comet which has Just
been discovered continues to give
promise OF a brilliant future. In
three or four weeks it will be con-
spicuous in the borthern sky, but at
present it cannot be d~iscerned by
the naked eye. Even in the tele-
scope it is a faint object, but the OBJ
server quickly perceiYes that under
the mighty pull Of the sun, it is
quickening ite flight every hour and
rapidly growing larger. In June it
will dart into it's perihelion, sweep
around the sun, and it is hoDed
burst into a blaze Of cometary g'orv.
The direction Of its fl gut is such
that, If it does fling out a long tail,
we shall have l fue view Of It. The
comet will at no time come roar the
earth, Int it will be one Of the most
remarkable ev r known for its clos
approach to the sun. The figures OF
the calculators vary, but all agr ee
that the comet will go very clos. to
the sun, and some exI ress doubt
whether it may not strike the solar
orb. In that event we may behold
such a spectacle az nan never wit
messed before.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

TIE announcement made at tts
close Of last week that the strSip
and pressure on the British Authori-
ties were intense concerning Irish af-
fairs, being followed By the reles.e
Of Mr.. PARNELL last Monday, ind
cate that another line Of policy is
being adopted to restore the re gn OF
peace, order and security iu Ire
land.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-14

The bill TO admit New Mexico az
a State Of the Union slumbers in the
pigeon holes oil a congressional COM
mittee room, and a correspondent OF
the New York Times from Santa Fe
gives as a reason why it ehould not
be passed that about ~wo-thirds of
the population Of the territory are a
mongrel breed-"a mixture OF the
blood Of Apache, negro, Navajo,
white horse thief, Pueblo Indian and
old-time irontiersman with the orig
insl Mexican stock"