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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-03
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Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-03

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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
Divorce While Abroad.

Argument will be heard in Phila-
delphia Court next Saturday upon
rule issued to Major Azor H. Nick
erson to show cause why a divorce
obtained from his wife Memma
should not be set aside and al
imony allowed. Major Nickerson,
who is resident of Washington,
obtained his divorce in this city last
April, and three days after married
Miss Carter, a Baltimore belle. The
application was supported by an
affidavit of the former wife charging
Major Nickerson with fraud and per-
jury. It's alleged that the Major had
a residence in this city for fourteen
months, although he was here only
eleven times, and during that period
the divorce was applied for and
obtained. The first Mrs. Nickerson
is a near relative of the historian
Bancroft. She met Major Nickerson
about twelve years ago while living
with her mother in California, and
married her there. According to
Mrs. Nickerson's affidavit she went
to Europe with her daughter in 1850.
at her husbands solicitation, and
while there Major Nickerson took up
his residence in this city and pro-
cured the divorce.
About three months ago Mrs.
Nickerson received a dispatch from
her mother, informing her that her
husband had obtained divorce and
married again. Mrs. Nickerson,
Mortified by the news. Immediately
returned to America, arriving in
Philadelphia last Friday. She found
that her husband had obtained the
divorce on the ground of disertion.
No personal service had been made
upon her, and the necessary adver-
tisement in the newspaper had not
come to her notice. BY an
outrageous custom prevailing in the
civil Courts of this city it is charged
that the proceedings were conducted
with the greatest secrecy. The ale
cations made in the libel the divor-
ced wife pronounees false. Mr..
Coleman, the examiner, says that a
strcng case was made out. Silas w.
Petit, who was Major Nickerson's
counsel, declares that he took every
precaution TO see that no legal or
moral wrongs was done Major
Nickerson was retired from the army,
at his own request, about year ago,
on account of wounds received dur
ing the war, and since 1878 has been
a member of the fashionable clubs
of Washington, where he resided.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30

our scout was o faithful one, and We
trusted to his warning. Entering
the pass the men were directed to
climb the sides of the canon and
hide themselves. How quietly they
lay, almost cleft to the rocks, fearing
almost to stir in the dread that the
cunning Indian nature would scent
the trap and balk the ambush.
Almost every man had some murder
to avenge, some outraged to pay.
In two hours the Apaches came hur-
rying along to the number of 160
warriors, and the squaws following,
driving the stolen stock. To us the
haste of the Indians was a mystery,
but looking again we saw, about two
hours behind, the American troops
in hot pursuit. But the pursued
imagined themselves safe, as they
had reached the mountains. Un-
suspectingly they crowded through
the pass until our bugle gave the
signal for the first volley. For one
moment the Indians stood astound-
ed, but then their wild nature came
to the rescue. With one accord
each man sprang to the nearest
cover, rock OF stump. 1t was use
less. Our men were perched above
them, and for four hours every
Apache head that showed itself be-
low was target for dozen rifles.
To us it was day of reckoning for
years of violence. and each mans
aim became steadier as he thought
of some murdered brother or friend.
Gradually the fire from the bed of
the canon ceased, except from one
spot. There, sheltered and intrench-
ed behind bowlders and safe from
our rifles, lay seven OF the Apache
chiefs. The bayonet was our only
recourse for dislodging them. -Four
times the bugle sounded the charge !;
three times were our men driven
back, and every time the unerring
Indians claimed one dead soldier
each. On the fourth charge our
men swarmed over the rocks from
all sides, and their bayone:s tossed
the bodies of the hated enemies in
the air. From that fight but twelve
Of the Indians were supposed to have
made their escape. We killed in all
perhaps 10 men and women; but
no loss inflicted ON them repaid us
for the killing of our thirty-two brave
men. Both the fate of those victims
and the fate of countrymen who
went before them shall be remember
ed in the Mexican army until not
one living Apache pollutes the fair
face of our country" As the officer
stopped he rose and left the fire.
For moment silence hung the
party, until Colonel Garcia, turning
to US with q smile, said: "Our young
friend does not look like a person
who could be very blood thirsty
or savage" no" we answered.
"We would, on the contrary say he
had nature that was particularly
gentle and sympathetic" Yet,
continued the colonel, ''in that same
slaughter that boy threw aside MS
repeating rifle, came out from am
bush, and, climbing to the edge of
the precipice, lifted large rocks and
dashed out the brains of the squaws
and papooses crouched in the canon
below. He received two bullet
wounds, and l was compelled to
send three of the men to compel
him to retire to shelter. His two
brothers were killed a year since by
the Apaehes, and he has sworn re-
venge" Who of us can say that mis-
provocation was not great, and his
claim of justificatiyn wrong?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
3rotectlng His Character.

Entering the shop of his tailor the
other day, he said (:
"Sir, / owe you sixty dollars"
"Yes, SIR"
"And l have owed it for year or
more"
"You have"
"And this is the fifth postal card
you have sent me regarding that
debt"
II think So"
"Now, sir. while cannot pay the
debt for perhaps another year, | pro-
pose TO protect my character as far
as possible. Here are twelve two
cent Stamps. You can use them in
sending me twelve monthly state
ments Of account and can thus save
your postal cards and my feelings at
the same time"
It Is said that the tailor has cred
tied the twenty four cents on &C.
count, and feels that he has secured
more of the debt than he had any
reason to hope for.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
P a r E N It's

A o Blood Puri-
ner-rhis medicine
is highly recon-
nended for all
manner Of chronic
or old standing
complaints, Erup-
items of the skin,
such as Pimples,
Il lotc b 9 s and
r q q b e s, Ring
Worms. etter,
Sal Rheum, Scad
Head, Scrofuls OF
Kin g'e Evil,
X h e q m . I ism,
Pain In the Bones,
Side and Head.
and all diseases
arising froL, i'm
urfty of the
blood. With this
rare medicine In
your house y on
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30

Fifty-two thousand pupils were in
the line of march last week, on the
occasion Of the fifty-fourth anniyer-
sary of the Brooklyn Sunday School
Union. After parading the streets
of the city the children returned to
the various schools, where they were
served with refreshments.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
OLE SISTER MARY.

Ole Sister Mary drapped her pride,
An all at once got sanctified,
An when she fell down. for ter pray,
She tuck up wings an flew away.
Oh, take Off your coat. po' sinner man,
An pray ter de Lawd as fas as yer can.
Ole Sister Mary, when she riz,
Shuck her leg at the rheumatic,
An flew way ober de turnip patch,
On her way to lift de haabenly latch.
Oh, git on the groun', po' sinner man,
An make move ter jine de ban.
-1rkansa,c 1rare'er.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30

Dydia E. Pinkham began business
by manufacturing medicine in tea
kettle. .
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30

of Henry Glendenning, where To-
Gust tree about foot in diameter
was turned half around, leaving it
standing otherwise apparently un-
harmed. A mortise hole through
the body, which before the storm
opened to the east end west, now
stands north and south.
Cumberland municipal election
resulted in the election to Council Of
Messrs. f. w. Griffith, First ward;
John Schiller, Second George Murtz,
Third; Levi Shaw, Fourth ]. A.
Martin, Fifth, and Peter Kelly, Sixth.
Murtz, Martin and Kelly are Demo
Gratis. and were in the last Council
The balance are Republicans. The
new Council will contain seven DEM
ocrats and four Republicans, four OF
the former and one of the latter
holding over. The Republicans
have gained one Councilman.
The three story brick building
used as tenement factory, located
at Nos. 1912. 1914 and 1916 Mar
shall street, Philadelphia, with its
contents. was partially destroyed by
FIRE last Tuesday, involving a loss Of
$4,000. The first floor was occupied
by VIM. Howard. box manufacturer.
the second by Welliver & Weist for
the manufacture of signs and scroll
saws, and the third by VIM. Stone,
as a turning shop. The fire broke
out about 9 o'clock, and soon gained
such headway that by the time the
fire department arrived, the build
ing was blazing mass. The are
burned stubbornly for an hour, find
succeeded in communicating to
Weeds lumber yard, and the dwell
ing house occupied by NJ. Mulloch,
near the mill. The entire loss was
about $4,000.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30
ALMOST AS BAD.
Hop Bitters Co., Toronto.

HcD DUCTS tO., xOTOJti0.
! have been sick for the past six
years, suffering from dyspepsia and
general weakness. / have used
three bottles OF Hop Bitters, and they
have done wonders for me. / am
well and able to work, and eat and
sleep well. / cannot say too much
for Hop Bitters.-Simon Robbins.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30

can do without Salts. Castor OIL. Citrate Of Mag.
nes,s Senpa or Mama, and r"on the whole OF
them and vha, is better, It may Be taken With
safety and comfort by the mos; delicate woman.
ss wen as by the robust man. us very pleasant
10 he taste. therefore easily administered 70 cniL
sren Ia is the only vegetable remedy existing
which viii answer in place OF salomei, regpistane
the action OF the liver without making you mie
iany victim TO the use OF mercury or oiue piiis.
n VIM open the bowels IN proper and Wholesome
There Is nothing like FAh'ney's Blood CIeap-
az for the care of all disorders Of the StomAcn,
Isyer. Bowels. Kidneys and Bladder; ior nervoos
1ssases Headache, Costiveness. indigen,on,
Rsl,ons Fever. and all derangements OF the IN
,e,nsI yieera. As female regulator IT mas no
equal In the world. .-s, r,c.. Than .
,orn5 of cure The PASAcEA VIII mol Only eeie
IA Sanding a nd malignant complaints out Y ooe
~ ,he hest preyentatives Of such disorders ese1
~ ors,sd 10 the world You can avoid severe X
.sLs 81 azure diseases, such ~ Cncers. Smeii.
roa Typho,d Bilious, spotted and r,ss ln,ss%hs Tss
s,Tsrent dexrees Of all such diseases depend ~
sn.e,ssr upou The copditicn Of the blood
a. sHrr 10 ask for FAHRxEY1s BLeop SLLAhs-
s., OF PsxAcrA. zs there are several otnei ptsP
s-sticns : 10 the market, the names Of wn'en sss
scmev hat similar
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-05-30

George A. Pearre, Associate Judge
of the Circuit Court of Allegheny
Circuit, Nd, was found dead in bed
at Hagerstown. Tuesday morning of
last week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
Wby Men Don't Wear Finer Clothes.

The refOrmers who have been en-
leayoring for a number OF years to in
luce men to clOthe themselves in more
picturesque garments have made little
Roadway, evidently because they have
overlooked the economic relation be-
tween male and female costume. All
economists know that there is only a
given amount of capital in the world at
any given time which can be used by
The two sexes as what they call tho
clothes fund; and that the there
rs used by one ssx the less there is left
Tor the other. In early times, when
were stronger than women, and
made use of their strength in the use of
their interest, they took the greater part
If this fund and spent 1t upon them
selves. which accounts for the TACT OF
the splendor of male attire among so
many primitive races. and for the seclu-
sion in which women were kept-much
lavish expenditure in shopping" being
thus prevented. In u day. on the
contrary, the progress made by women
IN establishing an independent position
for themselves il seen in their getting
the lions share of the clothes fund, just
AZ it is elsewhere. For the last two g n
luries every step in the advance Of wo-
men in getting their rights has been
marked by q corresponding decline In
The dress of men, until knee-breeches.
,lashsd-doublets, jewelry, wigs and
lace have all been discarded. while that
share of the fund formerly devoted to
these now goes into the dress Of woman,
What reformers ought to advocate is.
first of all. the resubjectaon OF women.
her RELOCATION to her old position. This.
however, involves Q general rising by
men. for which they show no evidence
Of being ripe.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
Hawth rne's Birthplac,.

Salem cherishes the memory of its
martyred witches with singular venera-
ton. boarding canes and trinkets down
to their very shOe-latchsts behind glass
cases in its Historical Society Museum.
but the birthplace Of Americas great
est novelist Is unmarked and put to the
most mental uses. Il Is down a side
street. or rather. lane, In the least tidy
part Of the town. The threshold almost
O~verhangs the curb. A blind man walk
ing in the middle OF the street and
swinging his cane would touch the
house on either side. =
Three premptOry attacks upon the
brazen knocker failed to bring any re-
spouse. and we were on the point of
turning away when a head was thrust
out Of an upper Window, and an un-
gracious voice inquir 4: .'Phwat dye
want?' ITO see Hawthorne. . house"
''Well, look ut il. then" and The window
was run down with q slam. After in
speeding its square ugliness. from the
base. board to the caves, until u eyes
were tired. q lady in the party. remark
ing that ''she was going ill.," gave the
yellow nose OF the gr;pper another
twist and stood back to await develop
ments. They came in the form of \
%belligerant Milesian woman who stood
in the doorway with her sleeves rolled
up and her arms making triangles with
irregular base lines on each side. m at
titude full OF indignant menace. Gould
we see the room in which Hawthorne
MAS bOrn?" the lady who had knocked
asked deprecatingly.
well, I'm washing, and the children
are to school. but since We are so gener.
ous. YOU may" Slipping the silver in
to her pocket, and leading us into u
tiny hall. from which u crooked stair
way climbed the next story.) "The
room on the right with the qdare paper.
Excuse the looks o. things, for I'm that
worried wild my work and the children.
and niver get = chance to clean moth
ing"
We believed her, and also when she
said that the room had not been altered
since it was built. The bed might have
seen service in the eighteenth century.
aud its mahogany frame was still whole
though much scratched and furnished
about the foot-board. The ceiling was
low. the paper hung in mOldy patches
from the wallis. and where it was strip
ped of entirely. and the plaster CAPPED
and crumbled. the baroness was render
ed more conspicuous by an attempt
made to conceal it with chromos of the
Mother and Child. While we were
making our way down stairs again our
guide grew lcquacious. There's a
good many visitors comes here in the
summer. drives up in their carriages.
and goes away with their noses in their
hankerchers without leaving a cent to
help q poor widow and her children.
1t used to be a tenement with four fam
lies. The owner offered it Ia the town
then, for $1,000. But the town had
HawthOrne's (she pronounced Hay
ihorn's) chair and writing-desk. and
couldn't be bothered with q house, so l
stepped in and took it OF their hands,"
-CNicagO Inter Dean.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
Something About Dress Reform.

II there is . divinity which shapes our
ends, rough hew them ~ we will, there
should. also, be some tfnd Of an artis-
tic divinity to shape the abnormal
dresses of the present era. While the
male portion OF poor struggling hui
manly manages to get itself up re-
CARELESS Of cost, taste aud everything
else. We must sorrowfully confess that
the beautiful forms of our wives. daugh-
ters. and other female relatives are
wrapped in the drarery of extreme
hideOusness and fantastic design.
The Mother Hubbard must go. If
Mother Hubbard does not step in and
redeem her old clothes and place them
on the retired list. there is going to be
trouble at Hot Springs, Saratoga. Long
Branch. Skowhegan and Kalamazoo.
Turn the Mother Hubbard out! AS a
balloon. it is all right enough. and en-
regle. but as a dress. it is q lock-stitch-
ed. gathered. pulled and rutfled failure.
and q whitening reproach to the boosted
culture Of the nineteenth century.
The Mother Hubbard dress is all
skirt and no waist-a kind of q calico
rag-bag. gathered ut the neck. drift
ing away off into nowhere and floating
along after the wearer like a spanker
sail In a dead calm. Ii the Mother
Hubbard dress is an old fashion reju-
venated. WI al only say, in the pOsthu-
nous language of a departed poet,
''shOot it." From the ashes of the
dead past rises the Mother Hubbard
dress, hike q Phoenix. and O SO much
like a FiGnix. either, rs like a coffee
sack, held in place at the swan-like
throat by = silver arrow. and trimmed
with point lace and other frills. There
is nothing like it on the face of the
globe, unless it be another dress of the
anne awful pattern.
Sometimes they are seen in pairs,
triplels and guarlettes, bobbing along
the street like Oriental mutton-legged
sails dotting the Mediterranean sea.
Devoid OF grace, shapeless and cumber-
some, what is there about a Mother
Hubbard dress 10 commend itself to
the taste of u girls and other fellows
girls? We implore the dear creatures
to discard the Mother Hubbard before
it is everlas,ingly too late; before the
awful Mother Hubbard habit gets too
firm a hold on them. Then let them
adopt something less voluminOus, bal
loony, and turgid. something neat, nat
ty and petite. Willingly would we yield
up Q dollar and a half to witness such
a decided movement tor dress reform.
Will our wives, sisters and daughters
give heed to our timely warning, or
will they persist in clipging to the alb
norma, Mother Hubbard. and leave us
hanging on the ragged edge of despair?
-Ierns SiGinnS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
w. &. TORREY.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
VIII iw al the Store IF

I+hcIDN AZ NTIyI, T.:tkTt I hike,
MONDAY ami n ESIDA1 of each week
% and :;;i, r April i1th. i,s2, amt will prompt
y attend L. ans aud all lr"II business en-
trusted Ia him. Collections i..ii eases within
The jurisdiction al 4 Justice Court made Il
specially.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
A Rare Old Bird.

IF it wasn't for us plumbers you re-
porters would 60 dry for your funny
items" remarked a plumber on Satur-
day to the reporter who called to inquire
whether it would be cheaper to have u
hole in his penstock pipe soldered up.
or burn up the house, abandon the lot.
aud move II in the country and dig a
Well.
.'Yes, you fellows are funny to every
body excepting Your employers. but it
is q serious matter to them," retorted
the reporter,
but tho funniest thing ever said
about q plumber has never found its
way into print. A few years ago l WAS
down to the Rouge OH Sunday shooting.
and killed u bird the likes OF which
had never eel before. 1t was o water
fowl. but wat a fowl it was' 1t was
all beak. wings and legs. and principal
ly beak. ] fetched it home. and the
ext morning took it up to Prof. Sill
and asked him what 1t was"
Goodness knows! exclaimed Sill,
i never saw one before. but from the
length and size of its bill it must DO .
Plumber bird"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-11-02
Female Sharpers at Saratoga.

Several days ago." said a gentle.
man at Saratoga to a newspaper CORE.
spOndent, Il had an experience that
has made me inclined to be shy for the
remainder Of my stay here. When
first came here | beanie acquainted with
a New York woman who has two dauoh-
tiers nearly grown. l met her through
some New York bank people with whom
l do business. She is u iine-looking
woman, w~ell-rounded. and always we'll
dressed. She has always had the appear
ance OF having plenty of money. Her
manners were so modest and ladylike
that l never thought of her except with
the most extreme respect. talked
with her from day to day and became
moderately well acquainted. One day
we were talking about Lake George.
1t was late in the afternoon. Finally
she said In a very easy way that she
had a number of very handsome views
about Lake George, and that il | would
walk up to her rooms on the second
fioor OF the extreme right wing | could
see them. went along, upon ms word,
without a thought of anything wrong.
When we reached the room ] found the
daughters absent. We were alone. |
looked at the pictures q moment, and
then when | least expected it that wO-
man came and sat down in mylap, and
put her arms around nv neck in q way
that made my head fairly buzz. | do not
pretend to be q Joseph. and 10 say that
object to being carressed by a pretty
woman. out am not quite a fool. In
a after the first move, she
reached over on the table and picked up
a piece of white paper. Please look at
that. she said. and see if it is all right. >
l looked and an iced shower bath could
have moderated my pleasure.
The woman who had been as light as y
feather now weighed a ton. She look
Ell old and vixenish. The paper that
wrought this change was her hotel bill
for two weeks back for herself and
1t was in the neighborhood
of $500. / paid it and got out as fast
as | could"