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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-24
LODGINGS FOE 4 DINE.
WHERE TRAMPs RESORT WHEN DRIVEN FROM THE


WHERE TRAMPs RESORT WHEN DRIVEN FROM THE
PARKS.
In Chatham ST., in the Bowery and In Bay
ard ST. this city cheaplodGing houses abound ihero
may be the lencent cloth mat with dirty sneet
aud pillow thrown in-throe sleeping berths, one over
the otherthe fteencept for mattress and the
tWenty-cent bed but little better. Men lodged In
THESE places as thicky pigs IN Chicago stockyard
Filth is everywhere The vlest stenches poison the ar
The closets are abomnably foul In Greenwich and
Thompson dens unfit for beasts where TO lie on
board costs cents. In place men and women are
promscuousy huddled. There are few passably clean
dormtores in the city with beds for 20 cents or %
eeuts long-established house in the Bowery, con-
Quoted by man who processes great beneVolence, COM
pares Ill with many others where the prices are lower
There are several Odgngh houses kept by g reformed
kards and in part supported by the charitable OF
New.York. Homeless men are sent TO some OF these
places on tickets paid by the benevolent and
worse lodged than they would he at lower prices else
where clean bedroom can be had at some places in
the Bowery 20 and % cents put few OF the pro-
fessedly reform Iodging-houses exact %, 35.
of the yilest places 10 be seen in New-York is
in Pearlst near Chatham, II is clearinghouse above
where scent whiskey Is sod aud In the rear are few
benches nightly covered by tramps-men aud women TX
one wishes lodging here all he or she need do Is 10 pay
a nickel for drink and seek refuge in the rear room.
place is headquarters for the yies eass OF thieves
exploring expedition, and all he had for garment after
an hours stay was O meal-sack -,
In Cha hain.st. there has long been a noted saloon
where the rear room large number OF chairs In
which lodge nightly from tffy TO one hundred nep.
They must pay drink and they aro free 10 enter Tor
the night Another place in the Bowery above
Chatham Square, In most OF these places IL is unsae
for a stranger or a man with any money TO enter
Where do tho occupants OF the clearinghouse
obi ain their food restaurankeeper said yesterday
thar the auor-deaers who give free lunches feeo moro
hungry men day than all tho charities OF tue city
all parts OF Ghe city are free lunches ana
In some places q may obtain glass OF Deer ana
almost II not quite sufficient meal Tor I'VE cents
Bowery acknowledgment said: We have men who come
here three times day; fact they eat nowhere else
For Eve cents they get much beer "a sensible in
would desire and free meai-soups cold cuts, Dread,
etc-all at hand and handy" .s,.r
The freeunon saloons making thousands ?. urunAv
ards m the saloon keepers make money ~
feeding their patrons certainly cofee-houses COULD
sapdwloh and cup coffee could DO furnisneo Lor m9
cent? Poor hungry wretches often Say while passn9
an a. tinehouse: "Oh eau get something 70 81 an4
drink In liquor for Ave cents. while II 80 ~ "
eatin a. house Il viii cost me tfteen centa"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-24

Mr.. RUsKN on CoURTsHIP.-" In miserable
confusion OF candlelgbt, moonlight, and limeIlgnt-
and anything but dayhght-In indecently attTac11
tive and insanely expensive dresses, In snatcned
moments in hidden corners, in accidental impulses
and dismal ignorances, young people smirk and
stumble and autter and tumble, and blunder into
what they call Love; expect TO get whatever they
like the moment they fancy 1t, and are continually
i'm danger of losing all the honor OF life for folly,
and ali the Joy Of it by an accident"-lFors Ciavi'
Gera.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Chills and Fever.

A a Blood Puri-
ner-this medicine
is highly recon-
mended for all
manner OF chronic
or old standing
complaints, Erup-
items of the skin,
such as Pimples.
Il lotc b es and
r a 5 b e s, Ring
Worms. T etter,
Sal Rheum, Scald
Head. Scroiuia or
X Ing Evil,
X h c u m q I ism,
Pain in the Bones,
Side and Head,
and all diseases
arising frOic i'm
. urity of the
blood. with this
rare medicine In
your house y GU
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Improvement in Grain Growing oy
Selection of seed.

II has been the practice OF several
farmers to select their seed corn IN
the field before or at the time OF
cutting it for shocking, and the re-
suit of this practice has been that,
after a few years Of such selection,
these farmers have had a field of
corn that attracted attentinn IN the
neighborhood and they had orders
from those whose attention was at
tracted, for seed to plant.
These facts show us that there Is
something superior in some plants
of variety Of grain over and above
other plants cf the same variety IN
the same field and with the same
care in cultivation; and also that
these superior qualities are heredit-
ary and may be propagated by q
wise selection of seed.
This fact is as true of a variety Of
grain as it is Of an individual ear of
variety, or a single grain Of an ear
and no more so. 1t is also as true
of wheat, rye, oats, barley, etc, that
is. of one variety of grain as Of
another, and though it may be more
labor to select from a field Of wheat
than from a field of corn. it is more
the less desirable to have the best Of
one kind of grain for seed than Of
another; nor is the selection of su
perior heads of wheat impractical or
unworthy of the farmers attention.
We, therefore propose to give some
evidence of a practica! experiment
made upon wheat of different varie-
ties extending through several years
Of careful selection, and to show the
results as follows:
l. Every plant has an ear in
which there Is a grain superior Ill
productive powers to the rest of the
grains of the ear, butthere is no way
to find thatspecial grain but to plant
and mark each grain separately. 1t
does not occupy uniform position
on the ear: but when more than one
stalk is grown from a single grain
planted. the best grain is found on
the ear of the best stalk of the plant,
and its superior qualities are trans
missible to its progeny.
,. The result of repeated careful
selection is an accumulated superi-
oriiy that finally settles into vari-
ETY. and practically to limit known
as a fixed type. and as everybody
knows or ought to know after perfec-
rtion comes deterioration, degenera-
ton or running back to what it was
before careful selection and cultiva-
ton raised it above the medium.
Now. although it is quite paying
investment to buy and SOW selected
varieties of grain, it might not pay
every farmer to experiment for him
self or to incur the expense of their
sowing and cultivation to the high
est degree Of perfection from each
grain, it would pay all to farm bet
ter and know more of what is doing
and what can be done by knowl-
edge, care and attention.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Nations Without Fire.

According to Pliny, fire was a long
time,unknown to some of the ancient
Egyptians, and when Exodus, the
celebrated astronomer, showed it to
them, they were absolutely in rapt-
ure. The Persians, Ph9nicians,
Greeks and several other nations ac.
knowledge that their ancestors were
once without the use of fire, and the
Chinese confess the same of their
progenitors. Pompanion, Mola, Plu-
tarch, and other ancient writers,
speak of nations who, at the time
they wrote, knew not the use of fire,
or had just learned it. Facts of the
same kind are also attested by sever.
al modern nations. The inhabitants
of the Marian Islands, which were
discovered in 1551, had no idea OF
fire. Never was astonishment greater
than theirs when they saw it on the
desert Magellan. in one of their
islands. At first they believed it was
some kind of animal that fixed to
and fed upon wood. The inhabit-
ants of the Philippine Islands were
formerly equally ignorant. Africa
presents, even to our own day, tribes
in this deplorable state.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Waiting for the omciai Returns.

Teddy Ryan, from the ould sod,
and Burgess Green, a very dark-hued
African. were brought before Judge
Ellis. of YOnksrs, charged with be
ing drunk and disorderly and keep
ing two or three war ds Of the city IN
an uproar for the best part of
week. Singularly enough, consid-
ering their nationality Paddy was q
rampant Republican, and Burgess
an equally rampant Democrat.
You should have observed the
Maine law little more carefully.
gentlemen, said Judge Ellis, and
you wouldn't be in the present
pickle
Be jabbers, what's that?' inquir-
ed Paddy.
You should have observed the
Maine law
Burgess opened his mouth from
ear to ear, like an immense cavern,
and gave vent to a guffaw that al
most brought down the ceiling.
l golly, Judge, that's what we
done gone and done, shuah.'
BE dad, and the nagur is right,
yer Honor. This Maine business
has been too much for us, entirely
added Teddy.
Fo' de Lo'd, Jedge, if we'd a
went an follered dat Maine business
to de end. we'd a bin planted out
dar in de graveyard shuah an sar-
.in, still further explained Burgess.
: 'How's that?' inquired the
Judge
Teddy acted as spokesman.
Well, yer Honor, and this is the
whole truth of the matter. Misther
Green and meself don't agree in
politics. He's a Dimicrat and I'm
a Republican, and we work together.
The day before the Maine election,
| sez, sez |, Burgess, me bye, I'll
bet quart of whisky that the Re
publicans of Maine whale hell out of
the Fusionists. It's go, sez Bur
CESS. sez he. Well, yer Honor, the
next morning ! looked at the pa
pers. and there, sure enough, the
Fusionists had got away with Us for
good. Come on, Burgess, SCI !,
and wen 90 down to Mct'raths
and get the whisky | owes We. We
got 1t. and Burgess said he'd be so-
cial ike. and we'd drink 1t together.
Well. We see, we had Just purchased
i. when begorra, the news came that
the Republicans had won. III be-
aflher doin' the square thing, sez
Burgess. sez he, and pay you the
Quart of whisky I've lost He paid
il. yer honor. and / axcd him to
help me drink u l0ike Well, yer
Honor. bad cess o. the newspapers.
No more had we got that down tll
the news came that 10 were the Dim
vcrats as had carried Maine, and as
we'd paid even bets ! had % get
another quart of whisky to be Que
ahead. The next mornln VINO
should meet Ou the Court House
boulevard bot Burgess Green, and
De- -,z. ser be- Luck here, Teddy,
I'm stuck for that whisky afther all.
The Republicans have got II IN
Maine alther aii. Well, yer honor,
We -urted iu to pay that bet on The
next day. and il Kept hoppin. back
and forth till We 90; away with four
quarts. And by the howly poker,
its been that way every Gay since.
Follow the Maine style. i it, BE
iaLb,rs. we've been dOin' IL, yer
honor, and here we are, and the
divil ONLY knows when the bet viii
be decided
Judge Ellis sent them to jail to
get sober and wait for the official
returns.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

GORGEOUS CARs-Quite gorgeous
railroad cars are run between Paris
and Bucharest. They are carpeted
with Smyrna rugs two inches thick
and the sides of the compartments
are covered partly with embossed
japanese leather paper and partly
with Gobelin tapestry. The dining
room cars in which triumphs of
French cookery are served are sup
piled with handsome clocks damask
curtains and Venetian mirrors.
Breakfast consists five courses and
dinner OF eight. The sleeping cars
are splendidly furnished and have
hot as well as well as cold water
The average speed is forty miles an
hour.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
WILLIAM COLLINS,
DENTIST. SOMERSET, Pa.

Mammoth Block, above BOyds Drug
r-s-o he can at all times be found qrepar
HH sinds Of work. such as flling. regu
.r'-ar,ing &c. Artificial teeth Of all kinds
1e best material inserted. Operations
-CL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
GOOD NIGH AND GOOD MORROW

The fires are all burned out, the lamps are
low,
The guests are gone, the cups are drained
and dry.
Here, then, was somewhat once o.
reyelry
But now no more at all the fires shall glow
Nor song be heard, nor laughter, noi
wine flow.
Chill is the air; gray CLEANS the wintry
sky;
Through lifeless boughs drear winds be-
gin to sigh.
'Tis time, my heart, for us to rise and go
Up the steep stair, till the dark room we
gain
Where sleep awaits us, brooding by that
bed
On which who lies forgets all joy and
pain,
Nor weeps in dreams for some sweet
thing long fled.
'Tis cold and lonely now set wide the
door;
Good-morrow heart, and rest thee ever
more.
Philip Bourke Marston, in Hdrper's Na9a-
=inc for October.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

Some land in the city of London
was lately sold at the rate OF $780,
600 an ancre.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

Conscience is the most enlighten.
ed of all philosophers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

THOMPSON. VI. ID.
----. -. 1911 -.

IOhnstOwn. Pa.
professional experience OF more than
-6lr- FILuNG IEETH A SPBCl ATTY.
SO. % Main street tup siairs) over
Hl- Hardware store. IL will be neees-
-.s-.lrs who want work done % make en-
beforehand. octlo -.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17
Eeady for Fall

Our Clothing is known to be
superior in make and style.
We guarantee everything we
sell, and will refund the money
on goods not found as repre-
sented.
Samples furnished on appli-
cation.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-17

can do without salts. Castor OH, Citrate of Mag
nesis Senna or Mamma. and soon the whole Of
them. and what Is better, IL may be taken with
safety and comfort by the most delicate woman,
well as by the robust man. II Is very pleasant
10 The taste therefore easily administered TO chill
dren II is the only vegetable remedy existing
which will answer in place of caloinel, regulating
the action OF the liver without making you lite
long victim 20 the use Of mercury or blue pills.
Il will lOpen The bowels in a proper and wholesome
manner.
There IL nothing like Fshrneys Blood Clean
er for the cure OF all disorders of the Stomach.
Liver. Bowels Kidneys and Bladder; for nervous
diseases Headache, Costiveness- Indigestion,
Bilious Fever, aud all arrangements Of the in
ternal vicera. AS a female regulator II has no
equal in the world.
AN ounce Of prevention is worth more than a
pound Of cure" The PASACRA will not only cure
oId standing and malignant complaints, but is one
of the best preventatives OF such disorders ever
offered to the world. You can avoid severe at
tacks Of acute diseases. such as Cholera, Small
pox, Typhoid. Bilious. Spotted and Intermittent
Fevers by keeping your blood purined. The
different degrees Of all such diseases depend al
together upon the condition Of the blood.
fSe sure to ask for FAHRNEYs BLOOD CLEANS
RR OF PANAcEA. as there are several other prep
arations in the market, the names OF which are
somew hat similar.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

A single bitter word may disquiet an
entire family for whole day. One surly
glance casts gloom over the household,
while smile, like a CLEAN of sunshine,
may light up the darkest and weariest
hours. Like unexpected flowers which
spring up along our path, full of fresh
ness, fragrance and beauty, 80 the kind
words, and gentle acts, and sweet dispo-
sitions, make glad the home where
Christ's peace and blessings dwell No
matter how humble the abode, if it be
thus garnished with grace, and sweetened
with kindness and smiles, the heart will
turn lovingly toward it from all the tu-
mults Of the world; and home, if it be
ever so homely, will be the dearest spot
beneath the circuit of the sun.
And the influences of home perpetuate
themselves. The gentle grace of the
mother lives in her daughters long after
her head is pillowed in the dust of death,
and fatherly kindness finds its echo in the
nobility and courtesy of sons who come to
wear his mantle and fill his place; while,
on the other hand, from unhappy, mis-
governed and disordered homes 90 forth
persons who shall make other homes mis-
erable, and perpetuate the sourness and
sadness, the contentious, the strifes, the
ratings, which have made their own early
lives 80 wretched and distorted.
Toward the cheerful home the children
gather cas- clouds, and as doves to their
windows" while from the home which is
the abode of discomfort and strife and
trouble they fly forth as vultures to rend
their prey.
The class of men that disturb and dis
order and distress the world arc not those
born and nurtured amid the hallowed in
fiuences of Christian homes, but rather
those whose early life has been scene Of
trouble and vexation, who have started
wrong in the pilgrimage, and whose
course is one of disaster to themselves and
of trouble to those around them.-Lon-
don Prinaitive Methodist.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18

General w. H. Seabring, of Bronson, will oct
az correspondent and agent of the FLoRIDIAN.
Thls paper merits the patronage Of every man
in the State and we trust that its circulation will
so expand until it shall enter into every house
hold in the State. The senseless claptrap, that
il ia, the organ of q ring or the mouth piece of
any individual is incompatible with that high
and Noble journalism, which this age has evolved.
1t lssilly beyond measure, accomplishes no good
and reflects upon him who 50 far forgets the dig
nifty OF his position as to indulge In such fngs
No amount OF detraction of personal abuse can
affect journal so well established in the conf
dence Of the people and which has dsne 90
much to subserve the public good and advance
the material prosperity Of the State Of Florida
While the FLORIDIAN may be great enough not
10 fear. and just enough not to despise such at
tacks, yct, for the sake of journalism, away with
such n.ePhiic aitemps to secure an ephemeral
notorP.y, that at best engenders evil by creating
discord and dissension and i'll feeling among
friends Waldo Addertiser.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18
rom the TimesUnion Jacksonville, Fla
A BUSINESS MANS BOOK.
A Work of Genuine Value Now
Nearly Ready for the RuhlfC

We have seen the advance sheets Of aboui one
half Of Messrs. Gushing & Appleyard's florida
State Gazetteer and Business Directory, and do
not hesitate to give it unqualified endorsement rs
a work of genuine merit and value Having en-
tire confidence in both Messrs. Gushing and Ap-
pleyard, whose ability and energy is undeniable,
we feared very much the outcome of any such
book as that which they proposed. We have
seen it, however or large part of it, and must
confess our great disappointment.
1t presents, with business brevity, geaeral
description of the State, its form of government
list of governmental officials, executive, egis-
lativc and judicial, compilation Of census sta
tistcs, an exhibit of the States financial cundi-
ton and brief of revenue laws; chapter on
schools, list of railroads and brief description
of counties. Then begins a gazetteer of post
offices in the State, under which is gives the
county, description of the city, town or settle
ment, with a list Of men doing business t.,ere,
however obscure and unimportant that business
may be. Then follows classified business di-
rectory of the State, the different occupations
being arranged alphabetically, and under each
the names of every one in that line of business
in the State with his postoffice. To this will be
added, when the remainder of the book gets
through the press, within day or two, list of
all the land owners in the State or such rs own
more than ten acres and an excellent map. The
work is sold by subscription, and is amply worth
the price to every business man in Florida we
have already used the advance sheets to profit
for needed reference.
We want an agent in every town or city in the
State, to whom we will offer liberal induce
CUSHING & APPLEYDRD.
Box 1042, Jacksonville, Fla.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, DECEMBER IS, 1883.

cused on that object with an appealing
power almost irresistible; even the BOYS
wanted the dolls, and the girls the jack
knives. Yet with it all there was no
rudeness nor contention, and all seemed
pleased with what came to them; and
every one received something besides
candy and popcorn.
When the tree had been stripped of all
its load, the story was told of how they
came to have their dinner and gifts, which
was received with orthodox cheers and
hand-clapping. Then a short prayer was
said, and at six O'clock the company was
sent home, a much happier looking troop
of children than came into the rooms.
Gathering around the stove, the little
group of workers pronounced it a sue
cess and, in spite pf the fatigue and time
gwen up to it, voted it the most satisfac-
tory Christmas for many years.
Christ says: cit is more blessed to
give than to receive" Are there no
other Sunday -schopls that can and will
have such a Christmas tree and dinner
this yearP In making others happy,
dear boys and girls, you will be sure to
have a Merry Caristmas.-Mrs. d. B.
Wells IN S. s. times
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-12-18
avares Herald.
A bra back to Enterprise.

One of the most disheariening obstacles to esl
terprse on large scale in South Florida is TIE
difficulty of securing steady, reliable latv,r. GIN
the 10th instant some eighty or ninety colortd
hands employed at the mills here were paid ..ff
and on Monday following at least twO-thrds
went off "to spend Christmas" AS a consequence
the numerous orders for lumber, boxes &c
have been delayed and actual loss inflicted. No
amount of protestaton could induce these msn
to stay. Go they would, utterly regardless IF
the interests they were sacrificing.
We are informed that the railroad companies
have the same dffulty. During the past two
weeks swarms of negroes have been pouring
into Sanford daily and going off for Chriss-
mas" Paid or not pail they 60. The itching
for change which appears to be part Ct ms
gres character seems TO compel him TO lea9e
after few months king at any one place.
From this time to the middle of January the
prospect will grow worse End worse. There
will he no change for the better till ther This
worst OF il all is that this partial suspension ei
labor takes place at time when the season is g
its height and when the demand for such articles
as are manufactured here is at its height. Unit.
each locality in South Florida can secure set:
tied labOring population there is no hope for u
change, and this can only he secured by obtain;
ing families AS = labOrcr the negro we are
compelled to depend upon; hence the import
ance OF getting him to form settlements. II in
stead of having sixty men without ties here, the
Tavares Mills had employed that many men
with families residing here there would net have
been any trouble abont keeping full force on
hand al this period II is true that the situation
is better than il was last year this time, aS there
are more colored men residing here now thaa.
were here then bnt the number is still catirely'
too small for anything like successful enterprise.
II is a hardship that all South Florida cemmu-
mites are feeling and one that really does more
to retard our development than all other causes@
combined The callous Indifference of the la
borer 10 the interests he is sacrificing, ard the
enterprise he is checking, is not the least unfa.
vorable pi aspect Time will, of course, change
all this; but while time is effecting rei,rma-
ton many must suffer loss and moi a few ruin
from the unrelabity of the labor.