The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-07-18

- hcN ppSNOlINc HAS becn tS-
tablished at Graceville, Bedford
county.
Semiahmoo, in Whatcom county,
Washington Territory, marks the
extreme northwestern corner of the
United States.
The sight of hundreds of Indians
joining the celebration of the Fourth
OF July was one of the novelties at
Yankton, D.T.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine
has been offered as high as $50
column for all he may write of his
political "reminiscences.
\ great many of the negroes in
Georgia are dying of consumption.
Their irregular ways of living, and
poor diet, is the cause of it.
Surveyors are on the Blacklick
Creek, brancn of the Conemaugh,
flowing through Indiana county,
running the supposed line of the Mt.
Pleasant and Punxsutawney railroad
route.
One hundred and seven couples
who thought themselves ill-assorted,
and too many of whom, perhaps,
were so. applied for divorces in the
Connecticut Supreme Court during
the first six months of this year.
1 had severe attaks of gravel and
kidney trouble; was unable to get
medicine or doctor TO cure me until
| used Hop Bitters, and they cured
me In a short time-A DISTINGUISH
ED LAWYER OF WAYNE Co., n. Y.
Two rich farmers, a few years ago,
got into a dispute about the bOunda-
ry lines OF their farms, and each
hired a sharp lawyer, who was poor
The case progressed to settlement,
and the two lawyers got the two
farms.
Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts,
says: The slavery of intemperance
is a greater curse than colonial ser
vitude. 1t extinguishes manhood,
it insures poverty, it entails misery,
II begets crime. Woe follows It's
footsteps and despair dwells on its
hearthstone."
The Needles, on the Colorado river
has the reputation of being the hot
test place on the coast. Last week
the mercury registered $50 degrees
in the shade. 1t is so warm there
that 1t is almost impossible TO handle
metallic articles or implements with
out gloves, and even pick-handles
become so hot as TO be very IN
comfortable.
The pauper emigrants, who were
returned to Ireland by order of the
American authorities, on the steam
ers Fernessia and Spain, were land
ed at Queenstown last week. All
accounts agree in describing them as
a wretched class of people. One
family, consisting of a man and wife
and five children, were left lying on
the wharf for three hours before the
officials, who had not been advised
OF their coming, had provided for
their wants.
Mr.. Charles Quentin, the Director
of Public Charities in Paris, has
found that too much beeris consum-
ed in the hospitals. In vain the
physicians declare that beer is food
as well as medicine that it is as
nourishing as bread, as stimulating
as wine, and as digestive as mineral
waters" Mr.. Quentin not only de-
mics that beer possesses these quail
ties, but strongly intimate5 that the
smallest share OF it reaches the hos
pital patients.
Mrs. J. s. Morris. living near
Nicksburg, Miss, was walking in a
pasture, near her house, few days
since, and passing a COW which had
a cali. the animal made a plunge at
her. caught the lady on its horns
and tossed her into q pond near by
then jumping in gored her again
while in the water and trampled on
her with its feet. Another COW ran
from a distance and drove the infu-
rated animal away and stood guard
over the Lady until assistance
came.
The Swedes and Norwegians
'swaddle" their babes that is. pin
them up in a tight bandage, because
It keeps them from kicking around
and makes them easier to handle.
They always take them to church,
but instead of taking them into the
house of worship they make a hole
in the snow outside in the church
ward and bury them in it, leaving a
small aperture for breathing purpOs-
g. The babies are kept splendidly
warm. while their friends in the sa-
cred building have their boards fro
zen to their fur coats by the freezing
Of their own breath.
A remarkable accident occurred at
one of the seaside resorts OF the
Fourth Of July. An Italian had a
handful OF toy balloons, and a fool
with more money than brains
bought them all, and tying the
strings to the belt Of a little girl,
tossed the child into the air. Much
to his amazement, and to the sur
prise and alarm Of the bystanders
she didn't come down, but foated
toward the coast, Just be-
yond reach. A gentleman with
presence of mind and a revolver res
,ued thechild by firing ball through
4 bozen or more the balloons which
brought her down.
The recent law passed in France
in relation to religious and civil fu-
nerals provides that the last wishes
Of every individual az to ceremonies
shall be fully respected. If the in
.ention is disputed, the decision rests
with the courts. The last will or
other written testimony is the only
evidence. and the bench
must decide within q hours. Any
minister Of religion who disobeys
the order Of Court is liable 10 n