The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-31

over tne door oil small frame
building in which a colored family
is living in Greenville Tenn, is
pine board on which is the legend
now almost erased by rain and storm
"A Johnson, Tailor" A little beyond
the western border of the town is
marble monument that marks the
last home of Andrew Johnson, Pres
ident of the United States"
The bird populatisn of Wisconsin
is estimated at 66 per square mile,
or 3,565,000 for the State. Each
bird is assumed to eat 80 insect a
day, or 5000 for the summer. Hence
all the birds will consume 21,3S4,-
100000 insects year. Add to this
the amount of work which these
birds do in their Southern homes,
and we have a low estimated of the
influence they exert.
In Yolo county, CAL, in the won-
deriully productive Sacramento val
ley, where alfalfa fields are made to
produce as many as five crops Of
hay a year, au English syndicate,
headed by Sir John Kaye, has pur-
chased 10000 acres of bottom land
that has been subject to annual over
flow. This land is to be reclaimed,
and large force of teams are build
ing an immense levee aroundit- The
work will cost 100000.
When during the review at Ham,
burg, the rain descended heavily,
the old Kaier and his staff sitting
uncloaked. the Crown Prince, seeing
some military spectators preparing
their greatcoats. sent round the COM
mand, "0hne Ueberrocke," and it
was treat to see how the whisper
ed words were at once obeyed. But
the originator ofthis piece of mill
tary tomfoolerv was the insane En-
peror Paul of Russia. In the cold
est days ne would stand half-freezing
to review his guards and any one
to don a military cloak
was at once degraded. This resulted
in frequent deaths. His son Mich
olas inherited this mani and the
German Kaiser learnt it from his
brother-in law.
An inmate Of the Arkansas Pen
itentiary approached the warden
while the latter was walking around
the grounds and said: MAY | have
have a a few words with you, sir?
Thanks. OF what denomination ID
the man who preached here last
Sunday ?n Presbyterian" well,
I'm a Methods and am firm in the
faith. Ny father always taught me
to hold up for my religion, and I'd
like for YOU to get another preacher.
| have full confidence In the one
who preached last Sunday, but you
know how a man is about his church
affairs" "You were put in here for
stealing a horse, were you not 2"
"Well, / guess you'll have to put up
with the Presbyterian a while longer.
When YOU serve out your term you
can 90 back to your faith"
General Lew Wallace says that he
was converted to Christianity by
Colonel Ingersoll. He was inclined
to be skeptical as to the divinity of
of Christ. Ingersoll presented his
infidel views. Wallace was not
much impressed, but finally remark
ed that he was not prepared to agree
with Ingersoll on certain extreme
propositions. Ingersoll thersupon
urged Wallace to give the matter
careful study, expressing his conf
dence that he would after so doing
fully acquiesce in the Ingersoll view.
For six years he thought, studied
and searched. At the end of that
time he said: "The result is the ab
solute conviction that Jesus of Naz.
areth is not only Christ and the
Christ, but that he is also my Christ
nv Savior and nv Redeemer."