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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
Was Not Up I'm Church Music.

The tenor of Boston church
choir rose to express his regrets that
the clergy, as rule. know so little of
music, and told this little anecdote
as an illustration of the prevailing
ignorance.
"One Sunday morning minister
sent me hymn written in metre
which did not fit any tune at my
disposal.
There was just time for me to rush
to his room and ask him to change
the hymn.
"Why?" asked he, evidently an
noyed. Because, sir" l replied,
there is not tune in our collection
of the same metre as this hymn"
as that all. sir ?" he asked with
great dignity; then why, may ask,
do you net sing tune in some 9TH
er metre?"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
A Romantic Story.

About thirty years ago farmer
residing in township near Spring
field, Ohio, named Maxwell, visited
a deserted coal bank in the neigh
borhood, attracted thither by sheer
idle curiosity. He stood at the
slope opening for time and then
started to walk down it, when at
the entrance to this dark and gloomy
place he saw bucket. He picked
it up, and soon there came from it
the tender and suppressed cries of
an infant. He carried it to the light,
and then after removing the wrap
pings he saw a sweet little babe
looking into his eyes as if it wanted
to say; +" Please take pity on me. l
an poor little outcast without a
home. Won't you take me out and
love and take care of me?" Mr..
Maxwell was young married man
with large generous heart, and
having then no children of his own
he took the little waif home with
him, and he and Mrs. Maxwell took
care of it as parents love their own
children. The little foundling grew
to be beautiful and accomplished
young lady, and she repaid her foster
parents with an abundance of affec-
ton and tender devotion. Twenty
years had come and gone, when one
day a young man called atthe house
of the Maxwells and declared that
the babe found in the coal bank was
his sister, and that he had come
from a pleasant home in Iowa to see
her, and if possible persuade her to
return with him. Their mother had
died few months ago, and on her
deathbed she told how she had hid
the babe in the coal bank, and of
Mr.. Maxwell finding it, and all
about it, and made dying request
that the family should hunt the
child up and claim her. The Max
wells were well pleased with the
young man, and he remained with
them several weeks. When he re-
turned to his western home he took
his sister with him. He also took
the promise Of one of Mr.. Maxwell's
daughters that she, too, would share
his home and fortune ere long. This
promise was kept.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
A Nibble of Salt.

If horses, cattle, and sheep could
have salt for them to lick or nibble
at all times as they desired, while in
stable yard, or pasture, they would
escape various diseases and be more
thrifty and useful than when de-
prived of it, or even given Irregular
ly. Swine and poultry are better
for having a little pure brine mixed
up with their food. Since we have
made this regular practice, we have
never lost an animal from disease of
anykind, and only a few fowls, and
these later would not have become
sick, had they not unfortunately got
at an uncovered sink hole, where
thev picked out bits of decompos-
ing bread and vegetables, a small
quantity of which had got there
from the dish-water. The rock salt
that comes in large Jumps. and may
be bought at low rates by the ton, is
excellent for live stock. Boxes for
this salt may be arranged by the
sides of the managers and in the pas
ture. They will need filling at dis
tant intervals.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
JEANETTE's HAIR.

"Oh, loosen the curls that You wear,
jeanette,
Let me tangle my hand in your hair, my
pet"
For the world to me had no daintieI
sight
Than your brown hair yelling your shoul.
ders white.
1t was brown with golden gloss, jeanette,
II was finer than the silk of the floss, my
pet,
Twas beautiful mist falling down to your
wrist,
Twas a thing to be braided and jeweled and
kissed,
Twas the loveliest hair in the world, my
pet.
NV arm was the arm of clown, jeanette,
1t was sinewy, bristled and brown, my pet,
But warmly and softly it loved to caress
Your round white neck and your wealth OF
tress,
Your beautiful plenty of hair, my pet.
Your eyes had swimming glory, jeanette,
Revealing the old, dear story, my pet
They were gray with the chastened tinge OF
the sky
When the trout leaps quickest TO snap the
fly,
And they matched with your golden hair,
my pet.
Your lips-but have no words, Jeanette,
They were fresh as the twitter of birds, my
pet,
When the spring is young, and the roses are
wet
With the dew-drops in each red bosom
set,
And they suited your golden-brown hair,
my pet.
Oh, you tangled my life in your hair,
Jeanette,
Twas a silken and golden snare, my
pet,
But so gentle the bondage, my soul did
implore
The right TO continue your slave ever
more,
With my fingers enmeshed liz your hair, my
pet.
Thus ever i dream what sou were, jean
ette,
With your lips and your eyes and your
hair, my pet,
In the darkness of desolate years moan,
And my tears fall bitterly over the stone
That covers your golden hair, nay pet.
Miles o Reilly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

He put them there because it was the
fashion at his boarding house. they
were Goldfish balls. But the boarders
found that putting too many Goldfish
balls in their stomacs produced dys-
pepsia, especially when washed
down with salt mackerel and tough
steak. Had they not found that
Perry Davis's Pain Killer cured dys-
pepsia, their boarding house fare
would have killed them
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
As when She was Young.

II have used Parkers' Hair BAL
sam and like it better than any
similar. preparation | know Of"
writes Mrs. Ellen Perry, wife of
Rev. P. Perry, of Coldbrook Springs,
Mass. My hair was almost entirely
gray, but dollar bottle of the Bal
sam has restored the softness. and
the brown color it had when l was
young-not single gray hair left.
Since 1 began applying the Balsam
my hair has stopped falling out, and
l find that it is perfectly harmless
and agreeable dressing"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
A Story From crump.

Mr.. Crump, the stewart at the
White House during General Gar
fields administration, and one of the
most faithful nurses, is now keeping
a dining room in the old club house
building on New York avenue, in
this city. He tells many interesting
"reminiscences of President Garfeld's
last illness, one of which is OF the
day when the President first asked
for a glass of cold water. Crump re.
lates that the physicians bad forbid
den him water, but the poor man
begged so hard and 80 pitiful like
that l had frequently to leave the
room to keep from violating the doc
tors orders. When he found that
pleading would not serve his ends,
then he assumed an authoritative
tone, and l instantly became deaf.
Then he tried persuasion and cajol-
ing; but l wouldn't weaken until he
suddenly called me to him in low
voice, and, with tears in his eyes,
said:
"Crump, would y0u refuse dy-
ing man drink of water?"
No, Mr.. President, but you are
not dying"
"But, Crump," he added feebly,
IF you do not give it to me / will
die" and he closed his eyes. L
couldn't stand that, and l couldn't
disobey the doctors. But somehow
or another, | just set glass of spring
water on the table by his bed, and
went to the window; and, hang me,
when / returned if the glass wasn't
empty, and the President wanted to
know, with asmile, what / meant by
tantalizing him by placing glass
with no water in it within his reach
and he so thirsty. However, he
never asked for any more that day,
and | am certain if he did drink that
water it did him no harm"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

It has been matter of wonder
why women should kiss each other,
but the reason is simple enough
when you know it. That isthe only
way they can stop each other from
talking.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
IJ,DrSGroN. Mich. Feb. 9. 1880

LUDINGToN, Mich, Feb. 2, 1880.
have sold Hop Bitters for four
years, and there is no medicine that
surpasses them for bilious attacks,
kidney complaints and many dis
eases incident to this malarial cli-
mate.-H. T. Alexander.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
,ry one of her rooms and carriage

cry one of her rooms and carriage
of her own"
Hes painter" said Aunt Jean
to her friends. Not house painter,
hut a picture painter. And he knows
how to white wash a ceiling equal to
Perkins Polk. | guess there amt no
fear but that he'll make his way in
the world. Any way, Kitty loves
him, and that's enough"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

Money is called a great circulating
medium because men have to circu-
late lively to get a medium amount
Of il.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

An early marriage subdues the
mild energy of the boy; soothes the
feeling of the girl, educates both and
generates sure unhappiness.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

A happy wife is like Christian
charity-a rarity. What causes
wives to be unhappy Marriage
bondage.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16
P q T EN- IS

A a Blood Puri-
ier-this medicine
is highly recon-
mended for all
manner Of chronic
or o d standing
complaints, Erup-
items of the skin,
such as Ptmples,
Il lot c b g 9 and
II a s b e s, Ring
Worms, T o etter,
Sal Rheum, Scald
Head, ScEoiuls or
X ! n g's Evil,
X h e u m . { ism,
Pain In the Bones,
Side and Head,
and all diseases
arising froln im-
urfty of the
blood. With this
rare medicine In
your house 20 q
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

The devil is notso black but what
some people who claim to be white
manage to resemble him very close
l.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

Who knows what size bowl is re-
qnired to drown care in?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-16

c.p do without Salts, Castor Oil, Citrate OF Mag
nes,, Senna or Mama, and soon the wnoie q
them. and what is better, II may De taken VIII
safety and comfort by the most deicate woman
as we'll as by the robust man. It's very pheasant
20 he taste therefore easily administered 70 cni
dren IL is the only vegetable remedy existing
which will answer In place OF caiomeL regaIaunG i
the action of the liver without making you . mie
sar,, victim 10 the use of mercury or blue pills
II will open the towels In proper ana vnoieeome
manner. p,oos c,..r
or Tor the cure Of all disorders Of the Stomacn,
Liver. Bowels. Kidneys and Bladder; ior nervoo'
diseases Headache, Costtyeness, inoigeseion'
Riliaus Fever. and all derapgernents ei the IN
ternal yicera. AS female regulator II mas nc
equal In the world. .a., .
.An ounce Of prevention Is wor,n lnole tnsn y.
,,ound of cure" The PASAcEA Will not oniy cprs
ia standing and malignant complaints, ou. y oas
~ the hest preyentstives OF snch oisolueIs ets'
os5ered 10 TIE world. You can avoid severe ~
tacks OF acute diseases, such ss On9,e,n S.,
nov Tvrbold. Bilious, Spotted ana lntermit1rnu' @ J
Eexers by keeping your piooa puiinsu-
t,gsysnt degrees OF all such diseases depend ~
,agefher upen The condition OF the oiooa-
Ee sure to ask for FAHkSKf's bLyop CL.ass .Ls.'
20 or PAsAcEA, rs there are several otneL RfeP
arasicns A. H in the market, the names Of vn'cn An
somewhat similar.
Dr Geo q. Shiyely + Co.,
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u,arms of Publication
ESTABLISHED esz.

,,sn.a cry wednesday morning al y "
:, .Dpun, paid in advance o'hsr"''s " "
-,u invariably be charged.
-, ...,.cr,ption viii be discontinued until all
ages are paid up. Postmaster nsslec'ins
s''' n. when subscribers do not take out
!" ~ -, x,,l be held responsible for the sub
''I .s.c-,Ders removing from one POstOifce to an
-, u,v. ms the name OF the former as
:, the present efnce. Address
The Somerset Herald,
Somerset, Pa.
The Osceola times., 1883-09-22
Official Directory.

COUNTY OFFICERS:
County and Probate Judges Semmes
ronnty and Circuit Clcrk-Bcn ii. Baccllus
sheIiff and Collector w. b. llaskins.
County Examiner Leon Roussan.
County Treasurcr--J w uzzeil.
County surveyor-J II. Carnthers'
County Coroner j NJ. Lawrence.
CounlysAssessor-J. NJ Rggans
ani5 no6uAcss TOWNSHIP.
IsssiacQk - fcca--J mes Liston, w. f.
Mess n l-.,s1y sslSla
ssniotn11nn0psMeSoya
Iroo ofsiU1MtDPzL OFFICERS,
tr'Maystz u bssn.ach.
Recorder 4n6fifSa 1lcveigh.
Aldermcn-James Lis,on, Peter Brickcy. Geo
Z stowell, II. G Duneyant, jas ii h-n'litoh
The Osceola times., 1883-09-22
school business.

Enumeration reports of the per-
sons between the ages Of six and
twenty-one years, have been receiv-
ed and forwarded to the State Supt.
Pub. Inst, at Little Rock, from the
following school districts: Nos. |, 4,
6, z, s, 8, 10, II, IL, Is, l6, 10, 20,
q and 23. The aggregate number
of persons of school age thus report
ed foot up 1864. The districts not
reported are: Nos. 2, B, ., II, If, H.,
Is, %, "a and %, who will not share
in the next pro rata distribution of
school funds, by reason OF the neg
lect of the Directors. The citizens
living and paying school taxes in
the above unreported districts should
make note of this fact, and remem-
Der it at the next term of the court.
And to the delinquent Directors, we
offer the following advice: Make
ample preparations to meet all de-
mands upon your purse by the law,
for negligence of duty. Section n,
of the Free Common School Law,
reads as follows:
"That if the Directors of any
District fail or neglect to make re-
port Of the enumeration, statistics
and finances of their District at the
time and in the manner prescribed
in the preceding section, the said
Directors, in addition to their for
feiturc for neglect Of duty, shall sew
orally be liable for any damages, in
cluding the costs of the suit, that the
District may sustain by reason OF
losing the school revenues that would
otherwise have been apportioned to
them"
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in it, 10 brave, useful and manlike
manner, is the best evidence you can
give that you are scholar and a
gentleman. Many a young man, be-
ginning the journey of life, will pull
out his Diploma, Parchment, Sheep
skin, with a picture of his college on
it, and written in Latin, and conf
IDENTIFY expect it to pass him along,
Pullman-car fashion, with no more
ado. For this purpose, a confede-
rate war bond would beat the Diplo-
ma, Picture, Latin and all. If that
is your dependence, you are bounced,
then and there. A Diploma is not
evidence of anything, except that the
possessor has had a good opportuni-
ty to equip himself for the real, ear
nest duties of lie. 1t is evidence
that whatever faculty you may have,
has been improved, and that you can
work your way, and give value re-
ceived for what you get. 1t is not
like the magic quilt in the Arabian
Nights; it won't carry you, like an
eagle, over the heads of plodding
men; and neither will it make you
a good life preserver. Put your
weight on it, and depend on it, and
you will sink like bar of pig-iron.
In brief, Diploma, like faith with
out works, is dead as a herring, and
not half SO good to eat. That col
lege helps to make men, which con-
vinces the student that a good name
is more to be desired than fortune
without it; that money is only a me-
dium, means, to enable men to
lead useful, humane and benevolent
lives, as exemplifed, to cite single
example, in the life of Peter Cooper.
The college which does not include
this principle in its curriculum mis-
educates, and leads the young astray.
The defaulter and all who worship
the golden calf, have been trained
in the faith that gilded stoundrel
is more respectable than plain,
poor, toiling workman; but the alac-
rity with which such men are being
"histed out of banks and places
of high trust, and chucked into the
penitentiaries, may help the cause of
education by convincing the mis- ed
ucated, that thief, even though
gilded and bejeweled with diamonds,
Is SssssillL only a thief, and as uch not
entitled to associStt6e VIII tie outside tle
world. Such is the prejudice to-day
against unfaithful servants, that even
innocent men have been made to
suffer in the general rage against
corrupt officials. Education which
teaches men how to walk a straight
course in life, how to earn the prizes
of life with clean hands, how to live
in the world without being misled
by bog-meteors, and how to have
the courage of Il mans convictions,
is branch of education much need
ed in all Republics. When all men
come to believe, cordially, that all
the highest places and finest estates,
when won by foul means constitutes
only Il more conspicuous kind of
failure, in which the rottenness of
their foundations are all the more
glaringly exposed to the world, then
we will have fewer cases of Lucifer-
like falls from high places.
MoRE ANON.
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lCommunicated.l
Equipping Youth for the
War.

1t is not the education children
receive at public schools, academies
and colleges which controls their
destiny as men and women. 1t is
what they are taught and made to
believe by their parents, which, in
nine cases out of ten, influences
their destiny in life. If we start
from home furnished with true prin-
ciples Of moral rectitude instilled
into our minds, the chances are that
we will make useful men and wo-
men in our day and generation. We
have an opportunity to illustrate our
meaning by extracting few pas
sages from the letters of three fathers,
all now deceased, to their absent
sons, which will show what principles
wise, experienced and religious pa
rents attempt to instill into the
minds of their children. The first
is dated, October 31st., 1910, writ
ten to a son then absent at college.
After few words of kindly greet
ing, the writer says:
al have your welfare deeply at
heart, ana anticipate much pleasure
in your pursuits as to worldly mat
ters; but my son, this world is only
visionary-here to-day, and gone
tomorrow. 1t was only the other
day, seemingly, that | was young
and active, and now | am ON the
brink of the grave, turned of three
score years and ten. Your brother,
NJ. is hard at work. / think it best
for him to be acquainted with indus
try. Every youth who wishes to OBJ
tain a good character among respec-
table men should know that there is
nothing equal to industrious habits
to give them such standing in So
ciety. A man can do more with a
good name than he can with thous-
ands without it; for if he is careless
and lazy, he is always suspected of
failing, and coming to nothing. How
many do we see of this character.
must say it is truly gratifying to me
to hear that you are studious, indus
trious and moral. BE careful to
avoid losy company. As ! have often
advised you, good principles is the
best legacy can bestow on YOU
Here was man who had worked
his way up to opulence in old age,
conscious of the actual value of all
earthly possessions; telling his son
how to get money, how to grow rich?
No, telling him of the might and
power of a good name. Life is fleet
ing, visionary; and the old father,
standing on the brink of the grave,
tells his son to work for character
AMONG RESPECTABLE MEN. The
estate ] leave behind me is inferior
in value tothe principles ] recomend
to you" A good name! Aye, it is
the capital, the instrumentaiity OF
the heroes and heroines, who stand
in the van of men, keeping alive our
faith in the nobility of human nature.
All education which does not dis
tinctly teach the doctrine laid down
by the old man in the above para
graph is delusion and a snare.
The following is an extract from
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VOLUME XIV.
THE OSCE0LA TIMES.
LEON ROUSSAN,
Editor and Prophet o

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huz

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SEE RATES
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Advertising Agencies. must be paid Tor IN ad-
vance, or a deposit made with some one Whou
we may designate.
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lines will be published as news, Tree OF charge,
bnt obituaries, tributes of respect. funeral nou-
ces and invitations charged AS advertisements
re- Ali personal matter, letters or commune
cations setting forth individual schemes OF M
tcrcsis 10 be promoted, emanaiing rom parry
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charged for as other advertisements
s-rIn all Legitimate demands OF the demo
cratic or Conservative party, or OF the great III
serests of the general public upon our columns,
.he Times Will not fail Of lite duty.
The Osceola times., 1883-09-22

Keeps on hand New parts for all the different
makes of Machines; also Needles, oil, Runi,rs,
fuckers Hemers. Plaiters, Shuttlcs, BObbins,
Belts, Rubbers, Oil-ctns Screw-drivcrs Thread
cutters. Stitch -rippcrs. Bas-guages, Patern-
tracers; In fact every thing pertaining to Sewing
Machines.
Old worn down Machines rebuilt and made
as good as the Latest Improved, and Warranted
FoUR years.
Charges Mod rate, and all work Guaranteed
It-p1-lv
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H. M. McV Veigh,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OSCEOLH.

MISSISSippl UOuHty ArK.
Will practice IN all the Counties of
this(2dl Judicial Circuit, the Su-
premc Court of the State, and In
the adjoining counties of Tonnes
sec and Missouri. Special and
prompt attention. given to col
leetions, to the payment of taxes,
examining and abstracting titles,
and to whatever may apportain
10 general Land Agency.
Jan. IL If.
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CHURCH DIRECl DRY.

By sruiual agreement the different denomina-
tions will held divine services IN the Union
church as follows:
METHoDIsT-Rey. I. II. +. James, FIRST ana
fourth sabbaths of each month, at orceola
Second sabbath at Mil Bayou and Elmot
lmrd Sabbath ut Sandy Bayou land Carson
Lake.
BAPTIsr-Rev W. II Barksdale, of Memphis
sccond sabbath in each month.
CHRI.rIAS-Rev. Mr.. Jones, third SABBATH III
each month.
PRFsRyTErIAs Mr.. Cochran, OF Mem
,his fourth sunday in each montk.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head. giving name occupa.
ton. business or profession, and Location. VIII
be charged 50 per annum.
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Keep good company or none. Ne
ver be idle. If your hands cannot
be usefully employed, cultivate your
mind. Always speak the truth.
The Osceola times., 1883-09-22
SACRED HEART ACADEMY
HELENA ARK
A Select Day and Boarding Schoo
for Young Ladies'.

A Select Day and Boarding School
for Young Ladies.
First Session CONNER cling Monday. Sept srd
1883
TERMS: -
poard and Tuition in the Common Branches,
~ VIZ: Reading, Wn ring Arithmetic, English
Grammar, Geography, Plain Sewing Mara ing,
and Needle-W ork, $500.
Board and Tuition In the Higher Branches
viz; Philosophy, Rhetoric, Botany, Algeora,
Composition, History, Astronomy, Chemistry,
Optics, etc, $4,000.
EXTRA CHARGES.
Lessons on the Piano with the use of
the Instrument, .... ....................Sl0,c co.
Books for Glasses and Stationery ....... coo.
Washing and Mending. ....... 800
All payments to be made In advance. unless
satisfactory arrangements are made beforehand.
Charges are made from the date of entrance
No deduction will be made for absence, unless
in case OF protracted sickness or dismissal.
Al communications respecting the Academy
addressed to the Sister superior, Helena, Ark,
will receive immediate attention g-l-5m