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IN coNsECRATED GROUNDS.
Thc Murderer. Joseph Palmer. Buried
with the Rites Of the Catholic Church.

SThe Murderer. Joseph Palmer. Buried
With the Rites Of tho Catholic Church.
\ CINCINNATI, July rs The body of Joseph
Palmer WINS taken from Undertaken Mulvi-
hills establishment ON Sycamore street,
where it had bean from the time it was taken
from the sraifold, and carried just across
Lthe way to ST. Xaviers Church, where re-
Figious services were held over 1t. To pre-
Event a jam and crowd at the church of curl
bus spectators the final disposition of the
!body had been kept a secret.
Palmer was attended during his confne-
lnent in jail by Father Brady, and just pre-
|vious to his death expressed himself rs in
full enjoyment of all the rites OF the Catho-
lie faith, and prepared and contented to die
The remains were inferred in the st. Joseph's
cemetery, in consecrated ground.
A singular coincident connected with
Palmer's execution has come to light At
The same hour that the execution took place,
Mrs james Ray, jr., OF rs Dayton street, a
cousin Of Palmer's gave birth to child,
(which died immediately after birth.
At the time Of the Kirk murder Detective
Phil Rittweger, then sergeant of police,
worked up tho evidence upon which Pal
(mer's arrest was made He was met by a
reporter with the remark. well, your
|man is gone" Eyes" replied the detective,
II was up to see him the day before he was
hung and had talk with him. Before /
started to leave turned to table on which
|he had collection of little trinkets, and
asked him ii no would give me little
present to remember him. Palmer turned
land looked at me a moment and replied,
YES, viii give you something. When /
Jam gone you can have the little room in Jail
(which have occupied for so long, l was
completely taken back by his reply and
walked out. Ihad nothing to say. Palmer
evidently remembered the work which had
done and which brought him, as guilty
Imam, to justicen
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Falling Waters.

On Saturday morning last, be
tween the hours of two and three
o'clock, the ice-house, smoke-houst
land hennery of Mr.. w. S. Porter
field, burnt to the ground. Suppos
led to he the work of an incendiary.
On Saturday evening last, Mr.. S
10. Cunningham had two very valua
'ble mules shot, one in the head, the
'other in the side. Supposed to be
THE work of some miscreants.
Mr.. Geo. Hill made an attempt to
destroy humble bees nest on his
farm, near Honeywood Mills, by
setting it on fire, and ignited about
two tons of hay and some 5000 rails
Mr.. John Tabler, of Hedgesville
District, died on Saturday last, OF
|Bright's disease of the kidneys, from
which he suffered for long time,
Inferred in Hedgesville on Sunday
evening last. UNo.
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Cherry Run.

We had nice rain here on We'd
Snesday evening, which refreshed veg
3etation very much.
There will be four dancing picnics
within five miles of this place in the
3near future. The harder the times
sthe more picnics there are.
Mr.. H., our bark dealer, says bust
mess in his line has been very dull
flor some time, but thinks twill soon
Improve.
There was gigging party from
sTomahawk gigging in the Potomac
! river on Monday night last. They
sput in the night very pleasantly
3wading up and down in the river
with their wagon in a convenient
1placc on the bank. The only trou
lble they had was, that the wagon
twas too small to hold the fish they
'caught. No. l.
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Regarding Cholera.

WASHINGTON, July %. Minister Foster
has forwarded to the state department re-
port prepared by DIR. LaGranja, a member
LDf board Of Spanish physicians, who for
some time have been engaged in the study
4 If the treatment and prevention of cholera
S3r. LaGranja in his report antagonizes the
position recently taken by other Spanish
physicians, who maintain that incubation Is
IN effective preventive Of cholera, and as
lserts that incubation against cholera is
purely experimental, and that the results
thus far attained cannot reasonably be
claimed to prove its effacacy as cholera pre-
svenfive
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HE WANTS THE EAR TIL.
Ia Claim Ina Court for Most of the Land I'm
Dodge County, Ga

Ia Claim in Court for Most of the Land I'm
Dodge County, Ga
ATLANTA, Ca, July 81. A case of unusual
interest was argued in the United States
court before Judge Speer, it being the quite
celebrated action in ejectment brought by
VIM. E. Dodge, of New York, against about
|seventy-five different land holders of Dodge
county, this state.
Mr.. Dodge demands possession Of several
Thousand acres Of land, nearly all Of Dodge
county, in fact, alleging that he has titles tc
the property, and the present occupants are
|"squatters," or, legally speaking, trespass-
|ers. The property in litigation is nearly all
fine land, exceedingly valuable for lumber
and turpentine. Many Of the men who find
themselves about to be busted from their
homes bought the lands they occupy in per-
feet good faith from parties representing
themselves to be legal owners. The action
brought by Mr. Dodge was first entered in
the United States Court of the Southern dis
|trict of Georgia, where Mr.. Dodge filed a
bill in equity and sued out an injunction re.
all persons from cutting timber or
making turpentine upon the tracts Of lands
Involved.
Counsel for the defendants entered demur-
rer to the bill of Mr. Dodge and have filed a
motion to dissolve the injunction. The in
junction was granted some time ago by one
|of Judge Speer's predecessors. Mr.. Dodge
once lived in this state, and was at one time
|so popular that Dodge county, in which the
'property in litigation is principally located,
was named ia honor Of him.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 81. Another white
girl baby has been found in the possession OF
Chinese foster parents in loathsome den in
Chinatown The Mongoiians having the
babe in charge said that she was two years
bid and had been named Chuen Ho. She
cost them originally 500, and as she was
|sickly they had paid to physicians over three
Dimes the purchase price. The babe was
given in charge of the secretary Of the Soci-
lcty for the Prevention of Cruelty to Child
|en. This makes twenty six white girls
taken from Chinese to whom they have been
|sold by inhuman parents or mercenary
purses within the last year.
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COLLISION AT sea-

focal Boat aud Schooner Meet or Cape
Il Cod--The Crew Saved.
Boston, July Is. The steamship Perkio-
2nen from Philadelphia, with coal for Bos-
Ton, collided with the three-masted schooner
2Abbie G. Stubs, near Chatham, Cape Cod.
The bow Of tho Stnbbs was crushed in and
he was beached at Chatham just In time to
avoid sinking.
The captains wife and sister were on
board and they and tho crew escaped. The
{Perkiomen soon afterward sank near whist
! ing buoy, where she now remains exposed
% heavy swells and will probably be a total
oss She il of LOSS tons burden and Is
owned by the Philadelphia &c Reading Rail-
,oad company. All hands are reported
[mYed
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DASTARDLY ACT.
attempted Cremation of John Foley On
HIS Front Stoop.

New York, July 2I.---John Foley, a mo-
sshanic, while doing on the stoops OF his
residence, No a57 West Twenty seventh
street, suddenly awoke to find himself en-
lveloped in flames and hts clothes on fire
from his head TO his ankles With the assist
sance of the police and some neighbors the
DANES were with difficulty extinguished, not
however before Foley had been badly burned
about tho legs and hands.
After the injured mans burns had been
attended TO BY q physician, it was learned
hat while he was asleep on the stoops some
unknown person poured a quantity of kero-
ksene oil over his clothes and set them on fire.
The police are searching for the persons that
2sommitted the dastarsilY act.
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FATAL FLAMES.
SIX Children of n Man Named Evans

six Children of n Man Named Evans
Btirned tn Death.
ALTOONA, Pa, July 19.--The residence of
4 man named Evans, residing near Ora
hampton, in Ciearfield county, took fire and
|ras totally destroyed.
Six out or nine OF his children, VINO wurU
|leeping in the upper part Of the house, per
shed in the flames. Mr.. Evans, late at
hight, heard a noise outside of the house,
|lnd taking his rifle started out to investi-
gate the matter. Upon getting outside he
Found the entire upper part OF the building
la flames The structure was small one
being only about twelve feet in height and
WAS built of logs.
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Ito do more general draping than on the
two occasions above referred to. Great
|in life, General Grant win be honored
greatly in death.
1t is to early yet to give the program
FLOR the future movements of the funer-
|al party. 1t seems to be generally I'M
Iherstood that General Grants body will
|be buried at the Capital of the Nation.
irhe family have not yet decided, but
|all the details will doubtless be arrang-
led tonight,
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COUNTERFEIT COINS.


Money.
CINCINNATI. July 90. 1T is evident that
Zbhe city is being worked by gang of coun-
Eterfeiters, for the place ID flooded withspuri-
{Dus money.
AT all the places where large sums Of
@money is handled the complaint is made and
I the stamp clerk in the postoilice, when spoken
ito, said he had seen more counter
felt money in tho past week than during all
Eiis experience in the Office combined. The
money consists of quarters, halves and dol
Jars, very fair limitations, but not good ones.
THE milling Is bad, the ring Is Off and the
&weight Is less than that OF genuine coins
krhe United States officers have had tho mat
Ter brought to their attention and are max
ing an investigation.
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Appointnent,s.

WASHINGTON. July 23. The president has
made the following appointments; Charles
OF Kansas, to be receiver of pub
tic monies at Topeka, Kan; Samuel Than
2aouser, of Kansas to be receiver Of publit
$nonies at Garden City, Kan.
Edward J. Downe, Of Oregon, to be United
States Judge for the district Of Alaska; NJ
10. Ball, of Alaska, to be United States at
Sorney for the district Of Alaska; Barton All
skins, Of New York, to be United States
marshal for the district Of Alaska.
= Arthur H. Keller, Of Alabama, to bt
United States marshal for the Northern dis
strict Of Alabama
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telegraph Troubles.

New YORK, July 23.-Judge ponohue
heard argument of counsel interested in the
telegraph muddle for a stay Of proceedings
lntil Judge Shipman could decide upon the
questions now before him. Robert G.. Inger-
boil appeared as counsel for Edward =.
Stokes, who is heavy holder Of the bonds
pf the reorganized company. Judge Dono-
hue reserved his decision
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MANY lnliicf1nents.

TOLEDO, O., July 22--The grand jury in
the Polish riots which occurred
June % have returned the following indict-
|ments: For murder in the first degree, ten /;
second degree, seven; manslaughter, five;
shooting with intent to kill, seven; assault
with intent to kill, thirty eight; malicious
destruction Ct property, twenty Thirty
|three Of the indicted men are in Jail.
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I'd. Independent:
An article in the Herald, last is
:sne, stated that persons were driving
stock to Opequon for water from
iFrankinberry town, and neighbors
were charging for same. Such is
mot the case. Mr. Daily charges on
'ly 25c. per barrel for hauling, to
(which no one objects. There is
plenty Of water on Williams & Bro.
and Daily's places, which is free,
and persons in need are very well
come to it. Truth.
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STARTED IN 1847.
Newspaper and Theatrical business Shut
Up q Steel Works.

Up Steel Works.
JERSEY CRY, July 10. The Adirondack
(Iteel works in this city, suspended opera
lions, throwing $50 men out of work The
works were started in 1s47, and were the
Iirst Of the kind in New Jersey.
Under the original management the es-
adjustment had good prospect, but bust
less depression and mismanagement have
ed to reverses and for sonnet ime the proper
|;y has been in the hands Of the court BENZ.
Gregory, one OF the three Gregory brothers
who inherited the business has lost heavily
|,f late In theatrical and newspaper ven
lures.
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A Bond scare.

WASHINGTON. July 23. There was quite Q
Iscaro in The treasury department over sup
posed bond robbery. After the clerks were
Jail gone, and while the chorewomen were
cleaning up the offices, one Of them found in
the office of the deputy comptroller of the
currency package OF registered United
States bonds. The label on the package
called for five 81 900 bonds, but only four
were in the package After long and care
full search the missing 81, 900 bond was found
in the waste paper room all crumpled up.
II seems there were some packages of 81, 900
bonds sent to the deputy coniptroller's office
during the day, and, by some inadvertence,
one package was put on top Of the safe in
|stead of inside. II is supposed that soms-
one seeing them there extracted one Of the
81 900 bonds, but on finding that they could
mot get out Of the building with it, threw il
in with the waste paper.
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Killed His wife.

HoBoKEN, N. J.. July ao.--John Gaunt, a
carpenter, after prolonged quarrel with
lhis wife, stabbed her under the left arm in
THE side. She died early in the morning.
|The couple had five children.
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DROWNED yyhile nathinr.

BALTIMORE, July 21.--John Geisler, aged
80, unmarried, was drowned while bathing
lin Herring run, His companion was so
|paralyzed by fright that he was unable to
lreuder any assistance
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DUTCH BRUTE.
sOh Yah, Dot Is SIeIn DOtter und Mein
Kid" He Exclaimed.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., July -. Geo. Bates,
d british looking German, was on trial be-
fore Justice Wanser to answer for the crime
bf incest with his sixteen-year-old daughter
|rhe girl gave her testimony with her infant
la her arms. When she had finished, Bates
EXCLAIMED: "Oh yan, dot Is mein dotter
md mein kid" He was held to await the
|tction of the grand Jury
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A hailstorm did great damage te
crops in the vicinity of Blooming
ton, Ill.
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The cost of the French campaign
n Tonquin will be 470 100000 francs.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-30
About Sheep

1t is said that about .95 of the
sheep OF this country are Merinos.
The flesh of the sheep paltakes OF
the flavor of its food more than that
of any other animal, and for this rea-
son care should be.taken to feed the
fattening sheep Oh such food as will
have tendancy to make sweet and
well favored mutton.
Disease among a flock of sheep is
to be dl eaded, as it requires constant
care and watchfulness to prevent il
luining if not utterly destroying the
flock. In caring for sheep proven
ton is many times better than cure,
as III any case it will save an i'm
mense amount OF trouble, if it doe,
not prevent the flock from being al
most destroyed.
Every farmer who feeds sheep
should be prepared to give some
kind Of green food to these animals
during the fattening process, as it
will make them more capable of as
Stimulating their food and OF taking
on flesh more rapidly. Besides this
the meat ofanilnals fed OH succulen.
food is more juicy and tender and
more palatable.
There are always few worthless
sheep in almost every flock, animals
that do not pay and cannot be made
to pay, aud it IN better to take tho
fpGlts OF such sheep, II they canrot
T. yatten rid Of IN any other way,
Ithaa p lpep them any lonqee Vt =
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-30

We were struck recently by the remark of
doctor friend Of ours, who said that no one thing
will do SO much to make people independent Of
the medical profession the free and daily use
OF fruits. He had noticed that those farmers in
whose families fruit was regularly and largely
consumed, seldom needed his services. We
thought what a pity that every farmer in the
land could not be convinced of these truths. 1t
is deplorable fact that farmers families do not
enjoy that robust health that country air and out
door life, with plenty of exercise, should give
1t is also fact that living on farms whose rich
acres are aching to produce abundant crops of
varied fruits, but very few have plenty, and ma
ny never have any, except it may be an occa-
sional apple. The standard food in majority
of farmers houses consists largely of bread, but
ter and meat (mostly pork fried in gscase, and,
where pastry or cake is used, it has lard in a
large proportion in its composition; and this is
eaten at least twice, and i'll many families, three
times day, year in and year out. Is it any
wonder that they are not more healthy, and that
their prevailing diseases such as indicate an
oser-consumption Of greasy food; If fruits
were expensive or difficult to raise, there would
be some excuse; but there is' no part of the
country without plenty of varities adapted to its
soil and climate, and just such as are fitted by
nature to both noursh and cleanse the body, and
no more skill is required to grow them than to
grow corn or wheat.
Why is it that so few farmers make any at
tempt to provide an adequate supply of what
would add to their pleasure, and save many
times its cost in doctors bills to say nothing OF
the suffering and loss of their dear ones. We
entreat you decide just now not to let the spring
pass without planting fruit yard. Surely it is
better to grow fruit than to be continually dos
ing with medicine.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-30
Domestic Recipes.

Corn FnIrTERs.-Two cups of grated green
corn, two eggs, one cup of milk, pinch Of So
da, salt and pepper to taste, one tablespoonful OF
melted butter, two tablespoonfuls of -four. Mix
and fry as you. would griddle cakes.
To PREPARE BEErs.-Take equal quantities
of bcets and potatoes, those boiled with meal
preferred, chop fine, season plentifully with but
ter, pepper and salt, and add enough good vim.
egar to make it taste. 1t must be prepared
quickly to serve hot.
LEMON JELIy.-One lemon, grease the rind
and take the juice add one cup of sugar and
three eggs, beat all together well, and set the
dish in water to cook.
PoAcHED EGGs.-Break your egg into tea
cup previously well buttercd, stand it into fry
ing-pan of boiling water up to the middle ef the
cup; as soon as the white hardens it is done
put knife around the edge and slip the egg
on to plate; it is rather more trouble to dress
them Ill this way, but repays you well, as they
come out nice and compact and do not look SC
ragged as when broken into pan of water, the
usual mode of cooking them.
Sort observation-disclosures cup molasses. one
cup sugar, one cup BUTTER one cup sweet milk
four cups flour, four eggs, one tablespoonful oil
mixed ginger and mace, one small teaspoon OF
soda dissolved in the milk. Beat the molasscs
butter, sugar and mace to a cream whip in the
beaten yolks, the milk, and lastly the whites, al
ternately with the -four. Bake in two loavcs, OF
IN round tins or cups.
FRIED BREAD-Two beaten eggs, one pint OF
sweet milk or water, one half teaspoonful salt
dip slices of bread and fry in butter; to sweeten
instead of using salt is very nice, but burns
more readily.
YEAST WITHOUT Hops.-Pare and boil six
large poeatoes; mash fine, and put in the water
in which they were boiled; add half cup sugar
half cup salt, tablespoonful ginger, and a little
Hour if necessary; when cool enough to bear
your finger, add cupful of lively yeast; let rise
twice and stir down; the third time set away in
cool place, or rub up in meal to dry.
Corn MEAL GEMs,-Boil one pint Of sweet
milk, thicken with one cup of cornmeal, add one
tablespoonful sugar, and one of butter, one teas
boonful salt; when cool enough, add one or two
beaten eggs, little -four, with two teaspoonfuls
baking powder in it; bake in creased gem pans,
eat while hot with butter.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-30
A Sensible View.

A correspondent of the Mirror writ
ing from North Anson, Maine, takes
a sensibleNiew ofthe situation thus:
twenty-five years among the sheep
raisers of Somerset comfy confirm
the opinion that for sections of coun.
try not in the immediate vicinity Of
good markets, sheep are the mos
profitable stock to consume the bulk
of the hay crop. The present time
may be an exception, but such de-
prcssions occur in all branches of
business; it modities but does not
materially affect the general rule.
The sllrewd and careful take ad-
vantage of such times to improve
and build up their hocks. 1t is in
fact the only time it can be done to
advantage. Good sheep are thro wn
upon the market at such times at
very reasonable prices, and should
take the place of the small bodied
bare-legged ones, and those having
thin wool upon the bellies, where
there must he thick tleeces if we eX-
pect heavy shearers. The culls may
be sold Immediately for what they
will bring, or fed for future market.
AT any rate, replace them with
good-sized sheep with broad backs,
deep chests. straight legs, and
bright hazel eyes, indicating good
digestion and vitality. Upon the
whole, the farmers of somerset coun-
ty (and we claim as good as the
State can boast ot) have received
better returns for hay fed TO sheep
than to any other stock.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-30
Good Manners.

Good manners are among the greatest charms
person can possess, and everybody should cul-
tivate them, especially young people. They are
something money cannot purchase, and there is
only one way to obtain them; that is by habit
ual practice.
We knew good mother who used to say
"Always use good manners at home, and then
when you are among strangers you need never
be alarmed, for it will be perfectly natural to be
polite and respectful"
This is true, and we have always thought that
the best and easiest way to do anything right
is to get into the habit Of doing it right.
Hardly anything is Of more consequence than
good manners and polteness in boy or girl
They render those who possess them favorites
with their relatives and friends, and PROPOSES
strangers toward them. Politencss costs moth
ing and at the same time is of the greatest value
The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-30
Why Hons Eat Their Feathers.

In long, close winters, unless one
is careful to feed sulphur each week,
to give meat freely ,and has large
quarters and hay-rick for the hens
to run to, they will stand and pull
the feathers from off their compan-
ions. This is accident at first and
starts with one hen. The
new feathers that come out to take
the place of those pulled, are full of
blood, and become tempting bits Of
blood and meat, and the evil ill.,
creases till the whole flock ecome
feather-eaters. When first discover
ed, take the smooth birds out of the
flock, for the culprit is one or all of
them. Feed sulphur and liver till
gOrged. Put a rick Of hay into a
poultry house; rake the feed Goats,
wheat and corn. into the chat, and
you will divert them from the evil.
The sulphur will destroy the desire.
Home.