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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

The State Fair now being held al
Philadelphia is said to be the finest
exhibit of the kind ever made In
this Commonwealth. The line
weather has induced very large at
tendance so far, and visitors come
away with nothing but praises FOL
the superb display.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

The Democratic candidate Tor
Vice President has developed into
the most lusty beggar of votes IN the
country. The plainhye appeals
made by Mr.. Hendricks from the
stump are as ludicrous as they are
humiliating. He directly and square
ly begs the people to vote for him
and tells them he wants them to bad
Nv. He argues that as the Repubii'
cans have held all the offices fol
twenty-five years it is time that be
should have chance. as he is old
and has been out In the cold all
that time, while the other fellows
have been toasting their shins at the
fire. This is the old argument o
the political mendicant all the world
over, but coming from man who
claims to be a statesman, and tho i
a candidate for the second Office un
der this great government, it is
very small as yell as a very silly
plea.
sPity the sorrous Of poor od nan
Whose trembling limbs have born hp 4
your door.
ybose life has dwindled to the shortest span
On. sse relief, and Heaven will bless You
sfore4s
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

IT will go very hard for Demo
Gratis who wore the blue and follow
ed the flag of the Union, to vote fol
Hendricks. 1t would he just as con
sistent for them to vote for JET
Davis
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24
Valuable Victim Of Pieuro-Pneumo-
mia.

CHICAGO, September IA spe.
cial from Peoria to the Ners says
]. O. Bailey having discovered un
mistakable symptoms of pleuro-
pneumonia in his Jersey bull Polin-
US. has caused the animal to be kill
ed. The left lung was found to
weigh twenty. seven pounds and
the right six pounds. The bull cost
$1,000,
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24
That Setback In Maine,
Philadelphia Call.

Philadelphia Call.
The result is an awful setback fol
Blaine in Blaine's own State, with
Blaine as the candidate for Presi'
dent. Albany Argus. Yes, 1t al
lows him to 'set back /" and enjoy
himself in the thought that now
nothing can prevent his election.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24
COUNTY.
roR ASSEMBLY.

PoR ASSEMBLY
ANDREW ]. CoLBoRN, of Somerset Bor.
WILLIAM 5. MORGAN, of fJenner Twp.
PoR PRoTHoSoTARY,
NORMAN B.CRITCHFIELD, ofJenner Nv
ron SHERIFF,
JOHN WINTERS, of Somerset Twp.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER,
CHARLES C. sHAFER, ofsomerset bor.
FOR TREASURER.
CYRUS G. sCHRoCK. OF Somerset Twp.
FOR COMMISSIONERS,
PETER DUMBAULD, Of Milford Twp
ADANC. LEPLEY. of Elklick Twp,
FOR POOR HOUSE DIRECTOR,
JOSIAH ANKENY, Of Somerset Twp.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
JACOB X. BOWMAN, of Somerset Twp
Joseph W. MEYERS, of Milford Twp.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24
What Comes of Bearing False Wit
ness.
Philadelphia Sunday Republic.

Philadelphia Sunday Republic.
Democratic orators and newspa-
per-men assured their readers that
Lincoln was baboon and button ;
that Grant was drunkard. and that
Garfield was a thief, and yet each
was elected. The same fellows are
now proclaiming Mr.. Blaine to be
all that is vile, and the result will be
the same as it was with Lincoln,
Grant and Garfield.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

SIXTY THOUSAND people attended
a meeting at Youngstown, Ohio, on
Saturday night last. to hear General
Logan. Marching clubs numbering
eight thousand men, joined in a
grand torch-light procession after
the meeting adjourned.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

Further discussion now, is as much
waste of time, and of as much ac-
count, as the discussion of the YER
dict of jury, after it has been rem
dered, and Judgment entered upon
it by the court.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

BLAINE is on his way to Ohio tc
take part in the campaign, and II
view of the way things went IN
Maine. the Democrats are quaklng
in their boots.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24
That Rescally Republican Party's
Work.
Wilkes Bare Record.

! WiEkes-B Barre Record
In nineteen years the National
deb, has been reduced from s2,756.-
100000 to 81, ,450,0 600 and the an
nual interest charge from s150,OO0,-
GOO to less than s50,000,000. No
nation has ever made such record.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

The Democratic disgust at Blaine
for not voting for Prohibition as they
told him, is beyond expression.
They wanted his vote so bad, to use
among the Germans in the West.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

The Legislature of Maine COM
prises l6l members, of which four
teen are Democrats. These four
teen fellows will feel "kind O. lone
some next winter.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

ST. JOHN says, / will get mill
ion of votes" If this prove to be
true. it will be the worst days work
the temperance people ever did.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

Word comes from across the
ocean that Europe will need le0,
100000 bushels of our wheat thi:
wear
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
NATIONAL.

FOR PRESIDENT,
HON. JAMES q. BLAINE, OF Maine.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN. of Illinois.
STATE.
ceSeREssxAS-AT-LARc
GEN. E. A. OSBORNE, Of Luzerne-
ELEcToRs-AT-LAR6E
John Leisenring, Of Carbon.
James Dobson. Of Philadelphia.
Calvin Wells, OF Pittsburgh.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

EFuR PRESIDENT. BLAINE OR CLEyE
e L4ANDi For Permanent PAYING Position as
Salesman, write to J. AUSTINEHAw, Nursery
man, Rochester, N. Y. sep1T3m
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-09-24

DISTRICT ELECTORS.
/. Edwin J. Stuart 10 Jos. 4. yenninss'
2. John Mundell. 10 JOS "A. IL, In,
3. Vim J. Mclaughlin. Il. jos; %; ,rs. nsnAn
l. Edm'c L. Levy ls- Is. z uuA,1 H.,
= uorace a Beale. %. Wm. p. Duncan.
aIs,ed Facfenthall. n. VIM. J. Hitchman
q Isaae McHose' y. Geo. T. Oliver.
o. wickersham. 70. Josiah Cohen.
10. Sam. B. Thatcher = Mlehaei nesa1' sam
% nanieI Edwards. % Cyrus Kitchen.
Is. p. W. Sheafer. q. LuMah d. I" w.
IA Lane s Hart
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
blaine not Popular.

A glance at the returns does not show
that Blaine was anywhere near as popu-
lar a candidate as his admirers claimed
that he would be when he was nominated
The great majOrities that were given 10
Garfield in the strOnghOlds CT Repu0l-
cans were denied to Blaine. While Blaine
a we'll in Ohio, Pennsylvania and two
or three Of the New England States, he fell
OF wonderfully in Illinois, Michigan.
Wisconsin, Iowa, Massachusetts and
other Republican States. He failed
70 get a single one Of the doubtful
States Of New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut and Indiana. Garfield got
three Of them. 1t may be that no other
candidate that the Republican party could
have nominated would have done better.
1t is lust as well, probably, to assume
that the Republican party had reached
the highest point Of power that it was pos
sible for It to attain. and that it was on
the decline when Blaine became its leader.
The people were suspicious Of the ruling
element in it, and thought the time had
come when the country would be safer in
Democratic hands. OF course 1t will not
be admitted by Blaine and his friends that
his name did not add strength TO the
ticket. Thew will attribute their defeat
to any cause rather than the right one.
They must admit, however, that either
BlaineIsm, as the present corrupt tenden-
cies of the Republican party are desIgna-
ted. was what weighed the party down, or
else that the honest record and revenue
tariff policy Of the Democratic party are
growing popular with the people very
RAPIDLY. The impartial historian will,
probably, say that Blaineism contributed
to the overthrow OF the Republican party,
but that the main cause was the tariff
policy and clean record of the Democratic
l marty
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
BRIGHT BITS.

THE BOSTON Transcript prints a sonnet, ev-
identity written by a teetOtaler, entitled Beer
Head" and beginning: IT'S twenty summers
since l saw thy face
TIE suspense of long counting is terrible
to a man on the fence. He does not know
which way to turn or what candluaIe 10 APP
ply to for a pOstofice.-Ael1 ORLEANS Pfcdg4pe.
OK TIE BOULEVARD 81 am just OF for
TOnquin: l mean TO settle there. Goodbye,
old man. You probably will never see me
again. Then, could you lend me $l0:'-Le
Figaro.
E~NoUIRER-No; all men do not give NJ club
life when they get married. We have known
men to even get more club life than they bar
gained for, after the ~connubl knot had been
made fast.
WHEN a young man courts an marrles a
nice, m~ild-speaking and modest girl, VINO;
after marriage, turns out 10 De 2 cross anu
uglv-temper'd vile, it's something ike Isnlhg
for bass and ketching q toadhsh.-1 OnNeFs
Gdsette Philosopher.
ALITTLE I who was sent to drive home
the COW fell and was s%everelJ scratched ana
bruised. On returning home she was aSK, q
il she cried when she fell. why, no. she
replied. ''What would have been the user
There was nobody to hear me-"
PORTER-'DId you ring, sah?" Hotel
Guest-"Yes. want some soap" There IS
the soap on the washstand,s sab" "Ihlsr DO
you call this hard ball sOapt' Best caStllr'
sah. Don't il feel like CASTLE, SAM. w en-,
no: rather more like cast iron."-Philddel-
phiG CdU.
IT WAS in a restaurant. 4 big man and q
LITTLE man stood side by side. "Glmme the
salt. please said the little man. "Imnot the
waiter" said the big man in a surley tone.
Excuse me-" was the retort. III was q mis-
take any one would have made."-PdteouF9
Chronicle telegraph.
IANKsoN, who looks older than he is-"By
the way, PlumptOn, there Is about a year
difference in our ages, isn't there:- flumpI,
ton. who looks younger than ne ls-A year!
WHY. when | was a little boy and you used TO
pass our house l remember my father saying:
There goes old LanksOn" "-LUe.
As OUR great Eastern cotemporary, James
Gordon Bennett. hoped into the Palace Ho-
tel coach the other day, after his brlef So
iOurn here of fOrty-elght hours, a gentleman
said to the porter who had brought down
.s.Jim's'' satchel: $50 that's the boss journal
ist, is it?' Journalist" replied the porter.
with great contempt, hes no Journalist; he's
a perfect gentleman. He gave me S5".-SdH
Francisco Post.
This is a pretty time Of night to be coming
home. I must say. Where on earth have YOU
been?' 'Schtayed down t git IN lection
r'turns, m'dear." "But you didn't have 10
get drunk Amt lhIc) drunk, m'dear. Jes'
intoxicated. intoxicated with pleasure, m
dear" "Was our ticket electedy' mo,
m'darlin'. not quite; but Sn John got votes
'nough to demand ree'nition I'm tn other
parties four years I'm now. Tha's glory
'nough for one night. guess.'-Chiedgo Aetos.
To J. G. B. with Mother Goose's compli-
ments:
The white plumed knight
Went forth TO fight
With Elkins. Jack and Ben
Alas the plight
OF the white plumed knight;
He'll never fight again!
-SDrinlfeld Republican.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
E1ec1ed Without New York.

The New York papers are now engaged
in discussing almost every imaginable
pbase Of the election. As the only con-
test appea to be that relating to the
vote in New York, an interesting ques-
tion is. sWhat would be the result if the
electoral vote Of that State were thrown
out altogether The EUening Post as
sumes that the effect Of the rejection Of
the SIS votes Of New York would be to
throw the election Of President into the
House Of Representatives, in which event
the election Of a Vice President would
devolve on the Senate, and We would
have AT the head Of the government the
-incongruous names Of Cleveland and LO-
gan.
The Herald takes issue with its neigh
Dor on this question, and contends that
the rejection of the electoral vote Of New
York would still leave Cleveland and
Hendricks a majority of the whole num-
Der Of electors appointed. 1t maintains
that the only ground on which the vote OF
the state could be thrown out is that the
peopIe had not appointed representatives
10 the electoral college. In this case the
whole number o electOrs appointed would
he only Sos and not 401. Then the vote
would stand Cleveland 1SS, Blaine ls2,
thus securing the election Of thef former
BY a majority Of one.
The twelfth amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton provides that ''the person having the
greatest number Of votes for President
shall be the President, " and "the person
having the greatest number of votes as
Vice President shall be the Vice Presi-
dent - urOvided in each case, 'such num-
Der be a majority Of the whole number
OF electors appointed" 1t appears
therefore. that the Hsrdld'S point is 4
strong one.a and it may be assumed that
the efforts Of the Republicans will not be
in the direction of the exclusion Of the
vote of New York. Its exclusion would
do them no good unless they could success
fully contest one or more votes from the
other Democratic States. which does not
seem probable just now.
The only hope of the Republicans Is to
steal outright the vote OF New York, and
there is abundant evidence that this is a
forioFn hope. What was possible eight
years ago in Southern States, under Radl-
cal and bayonet rule, is hardly possible
in New York to-day, and it is not likely
that New York would submit to have the
will Of her people perverted on the Presi-
Dental question or to have them disfran-
chised by any shrewd maneuvering. New
York has substantially expressed her
cboioa for hpr reform Governor, Grover
Cleveland, and legal bubbles will not be
permitted to override the spirit Of the law
and nlain Justice.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
Doubtful

The New York Tribune says that Mr..
Blaine has received many distinct and
significant kilograms from the South from
men who were Confederate soldiers ex-
pressing the greatest fear that disorder
NAV become chronic in the South if the
Democrats are intrusted with the national
administration"
A general statement like this will hard
" have much weight even with the class
that it is intended to reach. In the alb
sence of names, it is fair to presume that
the parties IN the South who have been
t~elegraphing Mr.. Blaine are Federal office
holders whose chief anxiety is not about
alleged apprehended disorder, but about
the loss of their offices.
1t is difficult to understand why the
Tribune published anything about the al
legged kilograms, unless as an argument
that Blame should be counted in. If
that was the Iribune's purpose it makes
quite a concession. 1t certainly says that
Blaine ought to be President whether
elected or not, simply because he has re-
ceived kilograms from the South express
ing a~pprehensions of disorder If Mr..
Cleveland becomes President.
OF course every intelligent man knows
that if Mr.. Blaine has received such tele-
grams they are valueless so far as they
attempt to give an idea of the condition
Of affairs in the South. There is not the
least possibility that the inauguration of
Mr.. Cleveland will be followed by disor-
ders. On the contrary, it will mark the
beginning OF a period of better feeling
and. if possible. a more contented condi-
ton of society. What the Southern peo-
pie have been so anxiously waiting for
has taken place. They wanted a Demo-
cratic administration of national affairs,
not only because they believed in the
principles Of that party, but also because
they believed that without it their rela-
tions with the government would not be
as happy and satisfactory as they desired
them TO be.
Mr.. Blaine and the Tribune need not be
uneasy on account of the South. Their
solicitude might be appreciated if it were
genuine. although based on unreliable in
formation. AS it is purely selfish it will
excite only amusement and contempt. 1t
is hard for Mr.. Blaine and his managers
and organs to acknowledge themselves
beaten, but they will have to do it. They
ought tn have done it gracefully several
days ago.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
days ago.

The annual report of the Superinten-
dent of the State Lunatic Asylum shows
that the total number of white inmates
under treatment at the beginning OF the
year, commencing Oct. 1. 1888, was S27, Of
whom 80 were male and $40 female luna
tics. SO male and SO female epileptics, 80
male and 45 female idiots. Since that
time 149 white males and 1873 white
females have been received at the institu-
tion-making a total of LIZA. OF these
there have been discharged restored, 104,
removed improved, Is; died, 1o9-226,
leaving on hand Oct. l, 1884, SSS white
patients. The total of colored patients
under treatment for the year was 1876, Of
whom 81 were removed restored. 3 i'm
proved, 1 un%imprOved, 4 eloped, and IS
died, leaving on hand 339. This makes
the total number of patients in the instItu-
ton Oct. L, 1884, 1927. Chatham has the
largest number Of patients of any county
in the State, Sc; Fulton the next largest,
so; Richmond, 50. Three patients are
charged to the State Of Alabama. The
expenditures of the asylum during the
wear were S149, 1862 IL, of which $50, 700 %
was for subsistence, S15,456 20 for cloth
ing. Sl3,951 Is for fuel and transportation,
1922 &c for salaries, $50, sos II for wages,
$3.50 O6 for medical supplies. The aver
age cost of each patient was $121 Y.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13

The canvass Of & Of the 60 counties OF
New YORK has been completed and ON!
tri6ing errors have been discovered.
Tbasa errors change the result already
announced 50 slightly as 10 be hardl9
worth noticing. The Democratic man
ayers are confident that IN the
counties vet 10 be heard from no
errors Of importance VIII Oe
found Chairman Barnum expressed the
feeling among the Democratic managers
when he said: ave can afford 70 let
Republican friends rave a little. Ii may
do them some good, but as it cannot pos
siblv do US any harm there is no reason
why we should interfere with their
amusement. 1t happens, unfortunately
for the Republicans, that we are in pos
session Of the votes. We are willing TO
give them plenty OF latitude so long as
the ballots are on our side. An ounce OF
fact is worth as many pounds Of argu-
ment as you can put on a pair Of scales.
1 think that all danger has disappeared"
If the Republican managers have any
hope whatever Of finding irregularities
that will afford them a pretext for be
ginning legal proceedings, they expect to
md them. doubtless. in the counties OF
New York and Kings. The indications
are that in these counties, and perhaps in
one or two others, the canvass will
be delayed several days. Whether
the county have the right
tOchange the returns for any reason does
not appear to be an open question, al
though the Republican attorneys claim
that they have, and it is not impossible
that they may find Republican judges
who will sustain their view of the law
However. that question has not been
reached yet, and may never be-. A
present there is no Indication thai
errors sufficiently grave viii be found
to justify a demand for a change
in the returns Of any county. The Re
~publicans may try to delay by legal pro
ceedings the sending Of the certified re
turns Of some Of the counties 10 the State
c~anvassing board which meets on the
18th Of this month, but such a move would
not benefit them materially. The board is
required BY law to wait only five day:
for certified returns, and if they are moi
then received it is authorized to declare
the vote Of the State from the best infOr
nation it can obtain respecting the vote o.
the missing counties. If the Board i:
so disposed it can canvass anC
declare the vote of the State even though
PARTISAN judges should endeavOr to delay
the work. The Democrats have advan
tages which appear to be sufficient to de
feat any scheme that the Republicans may
adopt to get the State by unfair means.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
A has been made in Calaveras

A DISCOVERY has been made in Calaveras
county, Cal. of 3 huge skull which resembles
somewhat the now extinct hippOtherium. In
the newly discovered fossil the four incisOr
teeth and two cuspids are in a perfect state Of
preservation. Just back OF the cusp.ds are
two sharp, tusk-lke projections, resembling
more the teeth of some carnlvorous animal
and unknown to any of the herblyorous
family. The front teeth are much Halter
than those Of horses generally, while the mo-
lars are much shorter. The cutting and face
edges of the latter are differently shaped.
10th being much sharper than the ordinary
molar.
AFTER DEPosTrISG the outer garments IN an
ante room Of a St. Petersburg home, a visitor
il conducted through the reception rooms,
which often seem interminable, eight or nine
in number generally opening one into an
other. The inlaid parquets Of the rooms are
often very beautiful-the noOT pollsher Is an
important institution in Russia. Some rooms
are richly carpeted and do justice TO the looms
Of Turkey and Persia. The silk or damask
curtains, wall-hangings and coverings for the
Otromans are superb. All is luxuriOus-vases
Of lapis lazuli, pOrphyry and malachlte; pic
lures and objects Of art in general are IN pro-
fusion. The Russians are very fond OF prom
enading through their suites Of apartments,
and ample space il left { r this purpose. The
winter being so long. every Conceivable means
climates; t~reIlises, along which various creep
ers are trained, are introduced; pretty bas-
kets Of plants tulips, hyaclnths and camelllas
in full bloom, while winter Is still raging out
/ sidel. the constant warm temperature lnCOor
being favorable to their cultivation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-13
s. Lohn and Burchard.

The Republicans all over the country
feel great bitterness towards Mr.. st. John.
They are satisfied that he was the u
OF Mr.. BIaine's defeat. They have burned
him in efEgy in Kansas, and in some
localities they refuse TO have any busl-
ness relations with those who voted for
him.
OF course they Will recover their good
humOr after a time, and viii admit that
Mr.. ST. John had just as much right to be
a candidate as Mr.. Blaine had. They are
sore because they have reason to think
that in the State Of New York Mr.. st.
John drew many more votes away from
Mr.. Blaine than he did from Mr.. Cleve-
land.
While it is doubtless rue that more Re
publicans than Democrats voted for Mr..
St. John. il cannot be said that the can
vass that Mr.. 81. John made did not help
to stimulate the Republicans and assist
them TO get out a remarkably large vote.
Tbe Republicans nave a great deal more
reason TO vent their ill-will or the Rev.
Mr.. Burchard. the author Of the famous
ALTERATION Of the three RS than they
have with Mr. st. John. By some It is es-
timated that the few remarks of the too
enthusiastic preacher cost Mr.. Blaine
10000 votes.
The Rev. Mr.. BuTchaTd himself thinks
that he is the man who did the business
for Mr.. Blaine. and mis- state Of mind is
pitiable. A few days ago, when 1t was
stated that Mr.. Blaine might possibly
pull through, with the help Of Johnny
O,Brien and few ballOt-bOx manipulatOrs,
the reverend gentleman is reported to
have thanked God for the hope. He had
earnestly prayed, ne said, that the weight
Of having possibly defeated Mr.. Blaine
might be taken from his shoulders.
II appears that the reverend gentleman
is perfectly willing that the will of the
people may be defeated by unfair means
if he can only be relieved Of the response
bility for his blunder.
Those who will lose offices will never,
OF course, forgive Mr.. st. John and the
Rev. Mr.. Burchard, but the masses of the
Republican party will forgive and forget
them both in good time, and be glad, be-
cause OF the good that will come of it,
that the government has been intrusted to
the Democratic party.