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Coal Land Purchase.

Messrs. H. G. Davis & Bro. have
Just acquired by cash purchase title to
what is known as the Virginia Mine,'
including the entire stock of the COM
pany. The purchase includes all the
realty and personality, with full
equipment for mining, including
engines, mine cars, tramroad, incline
plane, &c. This property is located
in West Virginia, a few miles from
Piedmont, and contains the big or
14foot vein of coal. 1t adjoins a
property that has long belonged to
the present purchasers and which
contains the same vein of coal. This
property has not been worked for a
few years.-BaItimOre Sun.
No doubt Messrs. Davis q Co. will
as soon as the old mines can be put In
working order, put large force of
miners to work in the Virginia mines,
thus giving Piedmont and the neigh
borhoOd little boom. Hon. Henry
G. Davis and his brother, Thomas
Davis, Esq, are doing much to de-
velop West Virginia. Mineral and
adjoining counties have gained much
through the energies of these gentle
men.
When the Grafton and Greebrier
road is completed to Beverly, it will
open a large undeveloped country,
and, it is to be hoped, many enter
prising firms, having the ability and
energy of the Messrs. Davis, will Oc-
cupy and develop the country -
Wheeling Register.
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Fragments of Time.


Be an economist of Time. Mime is
money and mere than that. 1t is
the stuff that eternity is made of. Be,
therefore, misers of minutes. We
talk of soft hours" and "spare mo-
ments," but we have none to spare.
True, we need recreation, relief from
the daily pressure Of care. Sleep
cannot be safely abridged. The ten
sion of modern life, the rush and
,ivalry of business, makes rest ne
cessity; not a luxury. OverwOrk is a
sin against the body. We owe it to
ourselves and to others to keep the
body in the best physical condition.
We are gathering up the fragments
in so doing. Proper relaxation is a
part ,Of true economy, but the point
to be remembered is the value and
significance of all our hours as rela-
ted to the aim of life. This under.
stood, we shall be frugal of cur scan
ty and lessening store.
Fragments Of time saved will rap
idly accumulate wealth, material and
spiritual. Many valuable books
have been prepared in moments of
comparative leisure. In the gold
room Of the Philadelphia Mint is a
perforated floor, through which pass
es'the dust of filings of gold, the az
gregate value of which is thirty
thousand dollars every year. This
is but hint of the gathered wealth
of many men who have learned how
to husband minutes. Kind words
and deeds that take but a moment OF
time may be like fruitful seeds,
the harvestings Of which may be su-
perlatively rich in this life and in the
life to come. 0, the JOY of memory
that comes from utilizing fragments
of time! Worth more than the
sweepings of the gold room, they en-
rich alike the life ofhim who saves,
and that Of him who serves. An ex-
ira visit to the closet, the improve
ment of some fugitive impression OF
sOme passing acquaintance, may
start streams of benefcent inhu'
ence that will not only momentarily
refresh and restore a wearied soul,
but leave a permanent effect on the
character. What we need is a strong
purpose, followed out by systematic
and persistent effort day by day.
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The State House.

To the surprise of many, the 81 eci-
fcations for the flooring of the new
Capitol building call for white pine
flooring. In this building which when
completed will be the pride of our
city,a hall way of anything but thing
would look out of place in its sur
roundings. In view of this fact, the
architect, who is in Wheeling, has
had the Board of Public Works
recommend, and will have introduced
IS soon as the Legislature cOnvenes a
bill providing for an appropriation to
meet the extra expense of tiling the
main corridors.
The proposition to tile the halls
meets with favor among such men as
Gov. Wilson, who said to reporter
that by all means the extra expense
should ke incurred as the result
would be so much more highly satis-
factorily,-GarlestOn Times.
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The natural gas well is attracting
attention. Within a radius of 20
miles of Pittsburgh there are twenty
five wells, giving 100000 cubic
feet per day, equal in fuel to 25O,OOo
bushels of coal per day. One plate
glass firm there saved 81, 900 per day
by using it. The gas is found in
below sandstone and dips to the
South. 1t has its belts like oil, but
the limits have not heen defined. The
pressure is greater in the morning
and the moon affects it. The average
life of a well is eleven years. Where
used for an inuminator it requires a
heavy admixture of air, which is
done by throwing a current up
through the fame. like an Argand
burner.
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EURtiRgtOn Lodge Directory.

W8RtERgtSn Lodge No. 6S, f. &
A.. M.. meets ia Lallanoe Hall, corner Sth
street snd Third Avenue, the frst and third
Padays Of each month st z x o'clock P.H.
S. A. SEXTON, W. u.
g, kahn, See'y.
RuntiugtOR Lodge No. "a, Z. q.
a.. o., meets every Thursday evening, in
l.aJioy Johrston's building, corner 10th
Ors-g and Third Avenue, at \ o'clock.
4. c. GRBBNWELL, n. G.
y. 2. Wallace, Seo'T.
Gsbegl EncNsnPment No. 50, 4.
@. @. e, meets il odd Fellows Hall on the
6rst and taird Tuesday evenings Of each
K. DELAB4R, o.P.
e, T. WALLACE, Scribe.
asraan0n LosgSe No. 50, Z. o. o. F.,
meets every tuesday evening in their Hall
corner of Bri3ge aad Court streets, Guyan-
Dose, at o'cioek.
THOS. MOSsGR0YB, Ne.
E.H. SEEcoIs, Bee. See'y.
Eftstgcsoe Hodge No. AG6, *. Of
a.. meets in Masnrio Hall, corner Of Third
Avenue and 9Th street, the second and fourth
Mon6ays ia eacA month.
I'm. ADAMS. Dictator.
Max Pocaz, Reporter.
.AIphs Ledge No. G3s IA. & L. Ol
a., meets on the first and third Monday
evening Of every menth, in their Hall in
Mathews Block.
il. C2lDER, Protector.
O.. ". KHE, Reporter.
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GAS the twig is bent, so is the tree
inclined" This is a metaphorical
proverb. We never knew a tree had
any inclinations at all, unless it had
an inclination to leave. Any one
can see that there are great many
twigs on tree and they are bent in
a great many different directions.
Now a tree hasn't got time to pay
attention to all of them. IF the
proverb had stated that as the tree is
bent SO IS the small boy inclined,
one might have been able to zee some
sense in it.
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crop the rich grasses that grow on
Wild Horse Prairie. Yet such is
the fact, anditheir sleek appearance
and graceful motions are the admira-
ton of all beholders.
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Owing to the glutted grain mag
kets throughout the world the far
mers in Nebraska and other pOr-
tions of the Northwest are burning
corn for fuel. They find it cheaper
to do this than to buy soft coal at
twenty-five cents per bushel. Two
bushels of corn will serve the pur.
pose of one bushel Of coal, and as corn
is selling at twelve cents bushel tie
farmers burn it instead of hauling
corn to market and hauling coal IN
return.
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Washington Letter.
From Our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1885.


I have just come in from tour
through the departments, made for
the purpose of satisfying myself that
the Government would be turned
over to Mr.. Cleveland in good shape
next March. l must say, however,
that evidences of niggardly appro.
priations in the matter of the en-
ployment Of sufficient clerical force
in some of the departments were
much too frequent, especially in the
Land Office and in the Office of the
Sixth Auditor of the Treasury. In
the latter bureau, which is perhaps
the most important of any connected
with the Treasury, the lamentable
want Of clerical help must work
injury to the public interest, mas
much as no amount of faithfulness
and devotion to public duty will
admit of q proper discharge Of
official functions, when Congress
refuses the necessary force to prose
cute them. 1t is the Sixth Auditor
who audits the most insignificant as
well as the most extensive of the
accounts arising out of the postal
system. The postmasters, the route
agents, the mail contractors, and
every person connected with the
Post Office Department, large and
small, undergo the scrutiny OF the
Sixth Auditor before he can draw a
penny from the Treasury, and every
dollar Of the sixty or seventy millions
disbursed to carry on the postal sys-
tenn in this great country, can only be
disburSed upon his certificate of the
Governments obligation, a position
which makes it peculiarly necessary
that bis quarters should not be cir
cumscribed.
The number of packages Of garden
seeds sent out by Congressman during
the last session of Congress, was
approaching four milliOnsl went
over to the Agricultural Department
the other day for the purpose of find
ing out about this seed business
There found more than two hun
dred men aud women employed in
putting the seeds up in packages,
which are mailed direct from the
department with the Congressional
frank upon each package. The
seeds arrive here by the ton, some
grown abroad but most of them
grown here. The department has a
crop correspondent in about every
county in the United States, and a
general correspondent in each State
who employ themselves also in gath,
ering up whatever useless seeds may
be found lying about and forwarding
them here for Congressional distribu-
tiOn. There is every possible variety
of seeds, from field corn and field
pumpkins to the most delicate flowers
but shall withhold any guarantee as
to their virtue after planting time
One sixth of the whole amount of
seeds are flower varieties, and strange
to say the turnips come next in point
of demand Every Congressman
keeps a prOdigiOus list of names of
| his constituents, which he turns over
to Commissioner Loring with direc-
tiOns that no one of the names shall
be omitted. The cost of sending out
this garden truck used to be a mere
bagatelle, but now that the average
Congressman has got so near to the
average constituent, the cost has
come up to one hundred thousand
dollars year, with cheering pros
pect for an increase in the years to
come. SPOT.
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In the suit of Henry A. Green VS..
the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company to recover
$4,000 for a StradivariOus bass viOl,
which was injured by being unlOaded
at Rochester, N. Y, the jury rendered
a verdict Of sS,O25 for the plaintiff.
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E6- Editorial notices 10 cents per line for
oact Insertion, bat special rates to regular
advertisers.
ESs-Narrisge and Death Notices free;
OA.tusues EVe cents per line.
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The days are gradually lengtheh.
ng.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

PENs AND ISK WoETH REcoxxESDTNs
We have been favored with samples Of the
celebrated Spencerian Double Elastic Steel
Pens. and after trying them feel justified in
highly commanding them to oar readers.
They are made Of the best steel and by the
most expert workmeu. ami have national
reputation for certain desirable qualities
which no other pens seem to possess in so
great perfection. Among these are uniform
evenness Of point, durability, 6exibility and
quill action So popular have they become.
that of the Number One alone. Is many
as fourteen millions are sold annually.
Complaints are constantly nsals o. the drs-
c'sIfy ia getting good iak- Probably, in some
cases, the durability of the ink Is OF little
conseeuenee-the writing has done its work
in an hour or two; 5s,t, L should Be rsa,sls5er-
ei, occasioas constantly aTise chick gre great
iip0rtzzcs 70 uritings. Or perhaps % the mere
signature OF a ReAae The usual inkstand Is.
of course, resor,ed 70. ana If an inferior ink
is commonly used. the result possibly may
be disastrous.
The Spencerian Writing Fluid combines,
in q high degree, three essential qualities,
fE,dty, color and durability. and is absolutely
reliable tor ali business purposes.
Tne proprietors OF these well known Pens
and Inks. Nessrs. IvIsox. BLAkExss. TAr-
LOB. & Co, 753 and 755 Broadway, New
York, Educational Publishers, viii send free
on application sales book Of their Speu-
eerian Specialties which gives fun descrip-
tive list Of these and many other standard
articles of interest 10 siationers and booksel-
le-s
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-03

SERIOUS ACCIDENT There were about
three hundred members Of the Dunkarf
Church on board the Fast Line westward
last evening. They were all returning to
their homes from the annual meeting At
various points along the line on the eastern
side Of the mountains numbers of them dis
embarked. and when the train arrived here
there were not more than = hundred on
board. Among these was Mr.. Emannel J.
Blough. delegate from the Quemaboning
Church, Somerset County. He was in the
third car from the rear Of the train.
Just as he stepped from the car to tee sta
tion platform be- vas struck BY Eastern Ex
press, which At hat moment vhirle,i past
He was carried the length OF two cars and
dropped by the side Of the track. Exactly
how be was caught IS not certain Even
eyewitness 10 the affair can give no posi-
tive information on this subject, bat it IS
likely that il was BY the steps Of the frst
passenger coach
Immediately after the accident Mr.. Biough
was carried into the passenger station and
Dr. John Lowman wrS summoned He re-
sponded promptly. Mr. Blough expressed
a desire 10 have the services of Dr. A. Y
Wakefield. also and the Doctor was aecori-
ingly sent for. Upon his arrival an exam
instioa of Mr.. BIougb's injuries were made.
II Was found that his left leg lad been brok-
en- jnst above the ankle. and that he had
sustained numerous bruises and con,usions
about the body. IN dressing the broken
limb section Of bone had TO be removed
During the operation the unfortunate man
did not utter word or CRY of pain, notwith-
standing the fact that he had not taken any
opiates. After the limb bad been baudaged
heaxked the doctors how bad the break WAS.
He was informed that il WAS very serious.
and thai the injury might possibly nece=si-
tate amputation. The physicians said they
had seen worse cases where the limb had
healed, and cases not half 80 bad where am
putatipn had 10 be resarted to. 1t Will De a
year. under the mosl favorable circumssan-
ees. before he can use the limb, and il will
never De perfectly sound
These statements Of the doctors did rot
seem TO alarm or worry Mr.. Blough, who.
lying on one Of the long settees in the gen
tlemen's waiting-rocn,, his paliid face Dor
dered with long dark hair and whiskers and
his large eyes looking steadfssfly into the
faces Of those about him. awoke the sympa-
thy Of all. He was not averse TO talking.
and sAid. in answer to soase questions CON
cerni ng himself. that he Is fisfy-fre years of
age and IS married and has several Children.
He is farmer and lives about i mile from
stsnion's Mills. in Somerset County. He
has relatives residing N this place. on the
South Side
Through the Kindness Of the Cambria Iron
Company's officials The ambulance vas Oh
tanned and Mr. Biough was removed 10 the
residence Of A s BIoush. his cousin. on the
South Side, Dr. Wakefield accompanying
him in the ambulance There he remained
until this morning. when he was taken to
Hooversville via the s. & C.. and then 10
his home, Dr.. Wakefield accompanying him.
-IoASx0asa Ii5snle
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ANOTHER OLD SOLDIER Josiah Say
lor, commonly known as Butch" died al
his residence on Race street. Saturday after
noon. His remains were laid TO res, in the
Lutheran cemetery at half-past six O'Clock
Sunday evening He was buried with the
honors of war, the impressive funeral cere-
monies being conducted BY the g. A r. Post
Of this place. The funeral procession was
one Of the largest and most imposing ever
seen in Somerset Il was headed BY the
silver COrnet Band, followed by the men,
bers Of the g. A. r. Post, eight of their men,
bers having the coffin In charge. the family
and relatives Of the deceased and long line
of friends and seeuain;ances. On the wav
70 the cemetery the band played Il Have
for Ny Country Fallen, and dirye rs the
eofiin Was being lowered into the grave
JOSIAH Sayfor was among the irst 10 respond
10 President Lincoln's call for troops at the
outbreak Of the rebellion He enlisted in
Company A, 10th Regiment PENNSYLVANIA
Volunteers. served three years, was iischarx-
ed. re-enlisted and served I'll the close of
the waT, when be was honorably dsscha-v-
ed. He was remarkable character in more
ways than one He had sharp. keen wit,
vas esiek a; repartee, and was always ready
with an answer 70 any question ssked- OPP
posed 10 doing steady days work. be Was
ever ready and willing 70 90 odd jobs, and
always did Them in most satisfactory sn.n-
ner. He was known 70 every citizen Of the
town and al conen and go<rs. and viii be
universally missed, If not lsaented.
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CoSfLrEscE iEENs

CoyFLrESCE iTENs
Several attempts have recently been made
to poison family living in This place By
Ps.tiing poison in the well bucket. The first
atfempt came very nigh being sueceszful
and two ofthe family suffered severely from
the effects Of the poison Fortunately for
the family, no water Was taken from the
well until after breakfast, the eofee having
been made with water brought into the house
the previous evening and il vss not until
after breakfast that fresh water was used.
but those who drank Of il soon became AZ
feeted ard upon examination q suspicious
looking little package was found. Matters
were kept quiet, aad a few nights ago a pa
per containing what Is supposed to be poi
son was found in the well bucket. but was
removed and the proper precautions taken,
and no harm resulted TO the family. The
contents Of the package are IN safe keeping
and an arrest at an ssriy day may be looked
for.
An unknown man was found dead on ths
Balto. and Ohio raiiruad track, short DIS
t2nes west OF Draketown siding. on last
Wednesday night His body vas fesrfuIIy
mangled, and portion of it carried for
more than three miles down the track. He
must have fallen from passing train. He
bad in his pocket photograph of young
man, taken in Reading. Pa. and discharge
check book headed SidlinghiTI Tunnel
and the stnb. showed shat two men sers
discharged on the 18th Of May, Issa. He
had black hair. and was apparently about
thirty-tive years Of age He also wore
truss.
There Is considerable con- nenf and some
eau<tic remarks made about the legislative
snakes craving in the grass about Harris
burg House Bill No $ ii passed would
Affect favo-Ably some parties living within
the county. bus taere Is strong feeling
against it and the snake had better look out.
just little, or the portion offs lying in this
county might be shorn OF is pedal append
arcs These snake thieves on the State
Treasury should be closely watched. ana
Gagged before the dog days come.
Confluence, May e5, lss5. X
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have on haad At ell times complete as
sortment of the celebrated Sfuiebaker vse-
ons. either s,eel-skein or hellow-iron axle
This wagon was contracted for by Uncle
sam during the late rebellion, and the splen-
did service rendered during the war has
placed il where il stands to-day all over the
United States. away ahead Of all Others
Call and see them, or ry one, at J. B. Hol-
derbaum's- Every wagon fully war; anted
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Fruit growers n1nst nov pare for the
coming OF two br0od- 81 iocuss---tbe seven
teen-year and the thirtern-year. The eto-
nlologist Of the Agricultural department.
gives warning that they viii soon Be here.
and viii remain until laie in july. FORTH
nasely he Is able 10 predict that they will
not DO great deal Of hs-m. For the frst
time in II wears the two broods will appear
in conjunction. A short arithmetical cal
eulation vii prove that only once in 22i
wears can ,hese two bands of ma-auders
meet and become acquainted with each 9TH
er, II they strictly observe the periods OF
what may be called their revolutions. Ii
this meeting shall be not friendly bot san
culinary, the farmer viii not mourn.-N. T.
Tines
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ED. HERALD:-Aliow me to say lew
words through your psper, concerning a
barn-raising which took place one-half mile
west OF here. on the farm Of Mr.. Gabriel
Kline, Friday last. There was large crowd
present to assist II the raising Of the barn,
which Is large frame structure built on
quite new plan for this section. Mr. Sol
c. Baker. Of Sipesville, is the builder and
architect, and is entitled 70 great credit for
the systematic manner in which he con-
Quoted the raising.
Every piece OF timber ct precisely in its
place, and they were 50 laid out and arrang-
ed that there was not single mistake made.
The barn viii be a very handsome one when
completed. The crowd was very jolly and
good-natured-
4 NEIGHBoR
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The West Newton Paper Company have
again become embarrassed, Judgment hay
ing been entered against them for $4,000.
After the failure Of C. P. Markle, last year.
his wife managed to raise some money and
with others bought the mill at West New
ton for $500, giving 5000 mortgage.
The company then formed was under the
above name. In order 10 start up again
money was needed. and 81, eco was borrow
81
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The members Of the Somerset silver Cor
net Band viii please accept our hearty
thanks for the delightful serenade rendered
rs Saturday evening. The boys look quite
natty in their handsome new helmets and
epaulets. Under the tatOrship Of the "Coun-
sellorT they have improved wonderfully and
We are satisfied will compare favorably with
any ike organization in this section ofthe
state
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Thus far about Si.0Cs eco has been ex-
pended for work, right Of way. etc, on the
South Pennsylvania Railroad. The second
line Of track will not be begun until the
first IS completed and under operation.
About forty miles Of siding will be built at
the time the work on the nain line is going
on. one hundned locomotives viii be put
on the road a. It's ooening-
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Readers Of the HERALD living sway from
Bookstores who desire TO purchase rhe new
revised edition Of the Bidle, can have copies
Of the same sent by mail, free Of postage, on
receipt of the retail price. which Is 81 and s.
for the two cheapest styles in cloth binding.
the latter being ID larger type. Parties vis-
iting town viii find full line Of them at
my New Book Store, Somerset, Pa
W H WuFLEY
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The contract fer supplying the ties for the
bed of the South Pennsylvania railroad
from Harrisburg to Everett, distance OF
ninety-six miles has recently been awarded
TO Nessrs. E. A. Tennis & Bro, Of Thcmp-
sontown. this state. The exacf number OF
ties required for this distance viii be s5i
0le. These contractors own considerable
timber land along the proposed line Of tae
new road and expect 70 be able to secure the
greater portion of the ties needed on this
land The fact that the ties are ali 10 be de-
livered within one year frcn the day on
which the contract WAS awarded : practical
evidence 70 doabters OF the intended com-
pletion OF the rOad early next year.-Cisas-
b>rsburg Spirt