The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-08-22

ainoDg MS Stock OF pets.
Captain Eads hes thus far receiv-
ed "a, 100000 for his work at the
mouth of the Mississippi.
The annual products of the Brit
ish American sea fisheries are set
down at about s20,000,000.
Jefferson Davis, it is said, joins in
the cry that the Republican party
must go, which is nothing new for
him.
The Harrisburg Patriot charges
candidate Niles with inventing Sen
ator Mitchell. This is a most dam
aging accusation.
A snake twelve feet long wrapped
itself around the fore and hind
wheels of Nevada stage the other
day, blocking progress until killed.
A fatal disease resembling cholera
is prevailing among the hogs in
Berks County. Some fifty have al
ready died, and fifty more are fatally
sick.
A man and five children living at
Holyoke, Mass, were provided trans
portation TO Harrisburg by Secretary
Hunker, of the Allegheny Poor
Board, Saturday.
Because an Illinois woman has
done no work since her recent con-
version, the husband has sued the
revivalist who was instrumental in
destroying her household usefulness.
If you are frequent ora resident
ofa miasmatic district barricade your
system against the scourge of all new
countries-ague, bilious and inter-
mittent fevers-by the use of Hop
Bitters.
Where's the chap who was going
to drill the world into the idea Of
thirteen, fourteen and fifteen o'clock,
and so on up to twenty-four? He
must have let go along about mid
night some night.
Georgia has passed local option
law. On demand of one-tenth of
the citizens of a town or district the
question as to whether liquor shall
be sold or not must be submitted to
them. The world moves.
c. C. Reynolds, of Marietta, Ga,
had scythe thrown over his shoul-
der, and was riding mule. The
animal, frightened at passing train,
threw Reynolds to the ground, and
the scythe took his head off.
With Blaine out ofthe field, which
is said to be the case by his friends
1T is apparent that the Presiden-
tial favorites in the Republican par
ty will be Arthur and Edmunds,
with the chances in favor of the for
mer.
The Iowa Republicans veadopt-
ed this motto A school-house on
every hill, and no saloon in the val
leys.n Some of their eastern breth-
ren viii squirm little at this, but
it will wear well and triumph in the
end.
1t is a curious coincidence that if
the cholera should break out in this
country this year it will be the third
time it has done so at intervals of
seventeen years. In 1892 it ragged
violently here so did it in 1S49,
and again, but more mildly, in
1866.
What'll poor mother do ?" were
the only words uttered by Boston
newsboy after,,being MORALLY wound
ed by railroad train. A passenger
had offered him half dollar for
certain paper, and he was trying to
hastily get it at station when the
accident occurred.
In Mexico nearly everyone is a
smoker, and it is said that while the
schoolmaster is seldom without q
cigar in his mouth, his pupils who
have done well in their studies are
by being allowed to smoke
u cigar as they study.
Sir Henry Thompson, the London
surgeon, considers fish the most ex-
cellent for persons of sedentary hab-
its, but says its supposed nourish-
ment to the brain is furnished mere
ly by putting mans body into prop
er relation with the work he has to
do.
In wagon in which j. W. McDan-
iel and wife, of Jacksonville, Fla,
were riding was a large harrow with
iron teeth. In passing tree Mrs.
Mcdaniel and the harrow were
thrown from the wagon. The teeth
of the harrow pierced the woman 8
head, causing instant death.
LUDINGToN, MIcH., Feb. 2. 1880.
1 have sold Hop Bitters for four
years and there is no medicine that
surpasses them for bilious attacks,
kidney complaints and many
diseases incident to this malarial
climate.
HI. T. ALEXANDER.
DR.. Daniel Asbury, of Concord, N.
c.. has announced that he will test
his new flying machine next week.
He claims to have made one trip
with it of 300 yards from the top of
a barn to the top of house, where
he safely lighted. He weighs eighty
five pounds, and the canvas sails of
his machine stretch thirty feet from
tip to tip.
The programme of exercises at
the Grangers' picnic, which opens at
Williams Grove, Mechanicsburg,
county, on August 24th
has been completed. The gather
ing promises to be the largest ever
held, and many prominent persons
are expected to be present. The
grounds will be lighted up with
electric lights. and trials of machin-
cry of all kinds will take place
1aily.
A few days ago two crevices sud-
lenly opened in the earth Southwest
,f Tezontepec, Mexico. The crew.
-. Lox,o n Iocoth of over five him.