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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Silent and superb contempt.

Sooner or later lie is always ex-
ploded. Take the case of General
Grant. When he began to rise in
the army his envious rivals circulat-
ed the report that he was coarse, IL
literate and drunkard. President
Lincoln gave a quietus to the charge
OF drunkenness. But the notable
part of the business is that Grant,
not replying to a single slander or
invention, managed in the course of
his career to completely vindicate
himself. He never said 81 am not
a drunkard," but lived SO as to show
all the world that he was sober
man. He never denied that Rawlins
and others wrote all his letters and
dispatches, but let the public grad
ually discover the facts When it is
said his silence was dullness and in
capability, he never claimed that he
could make a speech, but when the
time came spoke often and success
fully in public. People who credit
ed him with no literary ability, dis
covered during the last year of the
Generals life that he resembIed
Caesar in his ability to handle the
pen as well as the sword. The won
der is not that these falsehoods were
all exposed, but the silent and su-
perd contempt with which Grant
treated them should have triumph
antly refuted them all. There is
lesson to be learned from the life of
this silent and patient man. No man
can be talked or written down ex-
cept by himself.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Costly Cows Killed by Tests.

The newspaper reports on the
death OF the valuable cow Princess
III, belonging to Mrs. Shoemaker,
stated to be from lung trouble,
brought several gentlemen breeders
and others interested in the valuable
live stock of the State to consult
DR.. Ward, the State Veterinarian, as
to the nature of the disease, as it
was reported to be pleuro-pneumo-
MIA, and that several other cows in
the herd were coughing. Therefore,
on Saturday afternoon DR.. Ward
paid an official visit to the park to
ascertain the true state of affairs.
He found the entire herd, with the
exception of the two bulls and one
COW, out at pasture, and in apparent
good health. The bulls looked
splendid. The COW in one of the
stables was suffering from garget
and enlarged knee joints-a chronic
case. The dairyman gave the doc
tor full particulars Of the cows
death, which was from the effects
of over taxation of the system dur
ing the late butter tests, or in other
words. as the doctor puts it, from
making the COW into an extraordi-
nary milking machine and then
trying to return her to the ordi-
nary dairy cow. Value III, the 9TH
er noted COW as butter-makihg
creature, died three weeks ago from
the same cause or causes. AT one
time she was owned jointly by
Messrs. Watts and Seth, but recent
ly came to be owned by Mr.. G. w.
Watts, who purchased Mr.. Seth's
interest in her. DR.. Ward says such
severe tests must at all times under
mine the constitutions of the most
robust animals, and the two splen-
did creatures were of that class. He
anticipated the end, therefore is by
no means surprised, except that
they stood it out SO long.-Balti-
more american.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Cure for Piles.

Piles are frequently preceded by
a sense of weight in the back, loins
and lower part ofthe abdomen, caus-
ing the patient to suppose he has
some affection of the kidneys or
neighboring organs. At times,
symptoms of indigestion are present,
as fatulency, uneasiness of the stom-
ach, ect. A moisture, like perspira-
ton, producing very disagreeable
itching, after getting warm, is a COM
mon attendant. Blind, Bleeding and
Itching Piles yield at once to the APP
plication OF DR.. Bosanko's Pile Rem
edy, which acts directly upon the
parts affected absorbing the Tumors,
allaying the intense itching, and eff
fecting a permanent cure. Price 80
cents. Address, The DR.. Bosanko
Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold by
c. N. BOYD, Druggist, Somerset,
Pa. dec.3-1y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

This language was the heart-utter.
ance of Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams,
who was born in Cambridge. Eng
land, in February, 1906, whose his
tory has been but slightly known to
the great public, who have treasured
her hymn as one of their most sa-
cred treasures for nearly hall CEN
tury. Her father was the editor OF
Cambridge weekly paper. Her
mother was a woman of fine gifts
and culture, and che herself was the
Youngest child. She was noted IN
her early life for the taste she mani
tested in literature, and in maturer
years for great zeal and earnestness
in her religious life. She contrlbut-
ed prose and verse to the periodicals
of the day, and her art criticisms
were valued.
Married at an early age, and of
a feeble constitution, she still, amid
many bodily sufferings, kept her
pen busy, her thoughts and writings
always tending upward. At what
time and under what circumstances
she caught the inspiration from
which was evolved that beautiful
hymn, which has ever since echoed
round and round the globe, is not
known but was probably during
some period of peculiar trial, when
her spirit was lifted through sorrow
almest above its earthly body. She
little dreamed that her hymn, like
those of Toplady, Charlotte Elliot
and Ray Palmer, would be heard
through the ages. 1t was first pub
lished in 1871, in a volume of sacred
lyrics published by Mr.. Fox, OF
England, Just eight years before the
death of the gifted authoress, who
only lived to the age of forty-four,
and thus never knew the fame which
was to be attached to her hymn and
name.
The hymn soon began to appear
in various collections and was every
where received with delight. 1t was
given the tune Bethany" which is
very popular in this country. Ev-
erybody who has grown up in a
Christian land knows it by heart,
and in many countries which do
not float the banner of Christ it is
most equally popular.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Closed in a Blaze of Glory

HARRISBURG, Sept. 1.-THE Dau-
phin County Centennial Celebration
was formally closed to-day with a
monstrous firemen's parade. 1t is
estimated that there were at least
$500 men which represented 40
fire companies, from all over the
State. Thirty-seven bands of music
and three drum corps were also in
line. 1t was a great day for the
volunteer fire department, and to-
night the city is full of the bolster
Gus red-shirted fraternity. To-mor-
row the hoys, under the guidance
OF the companies of this city. will
visit Gettysburg, after which il is
expected that the city will once
more settle down to her accustomed
quiet.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Absurd Rules of the English Bar.

Since the world began was there
ever anything SO absurd and indie.
fensible as the rules of the English
bar? A barristcr, however hungry
must lot take less fee than a
guinea he must not advertise fol
work; he must not treat with his
clients without the intervention OF
an attorney; he has no legal claim
for his fees, and he is not liable fol
his negligence.
Take again the grotesque rule as
to precedence. There are, let it be
supposed, upon particular circuit,
two barristers, A and B. A is a
prodigy of legal learning, but no or
ator. B knows next to no law, but
talks like house on fire. 1t is
thought desirable to secure both.
But the attorney forgets to look in
the Law List" and when the case
comes on the unfortunate client
finds that, by reason of the rule of
precedence, the speech falls to the
silent man, while the orator has to
content himself with examining a
few of the less important witnesses.
Can anything more utterly foolish
be imagined?
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

BIsMARK, OAK, Sept. 17.-While
hunting buffalo 800 miles north OF
this city, on the banks of the Mis-
souri, River, Charles Lain, prom
inent Canadian, and two of his COM
panions were killed in a stampede,
the fourth man making his escape.
The hunters were in pursuit of a
herd of about 200 bisons, when a
storm burst suddenly upon them
The winds were terrific and the
frantic animals suddenly turned
about and rushed upon the men
who were hedged in by a river on
one side and high bluffs on the 9TH
er. John Wilson, who escaped. for
warded the remains of his unfor-
tunate companions to their respec.
tive homes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

Some Of the leadioe Republican

Some OF the leading Republican
Senators, after the retirement OF
Gen. Cameron. held caucus and
appointed q committee to wait on
the President. The committee rep
resented that inasmuch as the Cabi-
net has not been chosen with refer
ence to the war and bad more or less
lost the confidence Of the country,
earnestly advised him to make a
clean sweep and select seven new
men and so restore the waning con-
fidence of the country. The Presi-
dent waited with patient courtesy,
aud when the Senators had conclud-
ed he said: Gentlemen, your re-
quest for change of the whole Cab
met because / have made one
change, reminds me of a story once
heard in Illinois of q farmer who
was much troubled by skunks. They
annoyed his household at night,
and his wife insisted that he should
take measures TO get rid of them.
One moonlight night he loaded his
old shotgun and stationed himself in
the yard to watch for the intruders,
his wife remaining in the house anx-
iously awaiting the result. After
some time size heard the shotgun go
off, and in few moments the farm
er entered the house. "What luck
had you p said she. I hid myself
behind the woodpile, said the man,
with the shotgun pointed toward
the hen-roost, and before long there
appeared not one skunk but seven.
l took aim and blazed away, killed
one, and he raised such fearful
smell that | concluded it was best
to let the other six 60.
With hearty laugh the Senators
retired and nothing more W heard
of Cabinet reconstruction.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
The Language of Signs.

Now all this discomfort may be
avoided in simple way. You have,
first of ali, to make yourself famil-
lar with the plan of the town and
to walk out Of the station without
any hesitation. If you go wrong it
does not much matter; you can soon
find your way again, or if not you
can buy trifie at some shop where
they will set you right. When the
cabmen scream at you, as they do
at everyone, do not speak to them,
but raise your chin slightly. This
means no, and it will generally quiet
them. 1t they persist, shrug your
shoulders, pout your lips, elevate
your chin more suddenly and dis
tinctly. with side glance at them,
while you continue your walk. That
means "don't trouble me-" If it
should prove Intellectual, which it
rarely does, assume as much ferocity
as you can easily command at short
notice into your face, turn shortly
on your prosecutor, fix your eyes on
his and draw your right hand, with
the back uppermost, gently but
firmly from your throat to your
chin in such way as to push out
your beard. if you are fortunate
enough TO have one. What this ges-
ture means We cannot say it is best
not to inquire. To judge from its
effect on the iazzaroni, it is tanta-
mount to very bad language indeed !;
SO that he who employs it innocent
ly may have all the satisfaction with
out incurring any Of the guilt of
those noble soldiers who once fought
in Flanders. But the gesture must
be performed simply. easily, almost
mechanically, or the cabmen will
discover that you are only a fraud.
and act accordingly.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
A CANVAS WRECK
Prostrates thousands OF People at
Baruum's Show In TitusvrIle.

(, T1TusvILLE, Sept. 22.-The big
tent of Barnum's circus was blown
down to-day during the performance
and an extraordinary panic ensued,
causing a number of accidents and
personal injuries. The canvas is a
very large one, being over 326 feet
long and 1s6 feet wide, and under
it were collected an audience of large
proportions, of whom the men, wo-
men and children numbered per-
haps 10000 people. The exhibition
was almost over when the accident
occurred, perhaps $50 o'clock. A
rain storm had been raging, and at
that instant darkened the skies and
caused the performance OF the ele-
phants to be cut short But no par
ticular uneasiness was felt The
next thing was the skating perform
ance on the stage. In one ring the
Clifford brothers were doing the can
non ball act, while in the. other, Ce-
ballos and Lowondt, two perch per-
formers, were attracting attention.
Suddenly it began to grow dark and
the wind commenced to sway the
canvass more violently, and people
started to leaye their seats hastily
and pour in living tide twoard the
places of exit.
While the masses were descend
ing from their seats and filling the
arena, the main guys that held the
centre poles, and were attached to
the strong stakes, broke with the
violence of the wind and the whole
of the vast canvas collapsed and set
tied slowly down on the heads of
the thousands of people who had
not We: escaped to the outside.
A scene of extraordinary confu-
sion and excitement ensued. People
were scattering in all directions, FAM
lilies became separated, men and wo-
men began praying and screaming,
and the rain kept pouring down, at
tended with intermitting flashes of
lightning and loud peals of thun-
der.
The other tents remained stand
ing, so there was no stampede among
the elephants, which were already
shackled and kept quiet, and the
other animals made no disturbance.
People under the tents cut their way
out with knives, and extricated 9TH
ers by that means. The ground was
strewn with hats, shoes, bonnets,
shawls, and fashionable hats and
fine dresses were ruined by hundreds
The struggle of the thousands, old
and young. to find shelter and OBJ
tain carriages to take them home
was pitiful, and not a little ludicrous,
in spite of the discomfort and dis
tress.
No blame is attached to the man.
agement. 1t was an unavoidable
accident. The company pays all
doctors bills and provides board
and care for the injured. No per-
formance was given here tonight.
Tickets sold were redeemed, but the
circus is announced for Oil City TO-
morrow, as if nothing had happen
ed. They have an extra new tent
for such an emergency. The loss
and damage will foot up $4,000.
This is the first accident of this
kind that Barnum has met with this
season.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Where Our soda Comes From

Along the Peruvian coast, stretch.
ing for hundreds of miles, are the
famous beds OF nitrate of soda which
purified is saltpetre. These depos.
its. more profitable than silver OF
guano, were discovered accidentally
by vagrant Englishman named
George Smith, but were not opera.
ted to any extent until recent years.
Now, nitrate, having been found q
valuable component of hundred
chemical forms, is in demand the
world oyer, and millions of dollars
worth is shipped from the ports on
the coast annually. Before its val
ue was fairly known a number Of
far-sighted men located claims ,
after the fashion in vogue in mining
camps everywhere, and then the
government stepped in and forbade
any further pre-emption. But the
original locations cover enough of
the deposit to supply the market fol
a century or two, and to keep up
prices they have formed pool, q
monopoly combined, under which
they charge from two to three dol.
lars per cwt. for what costs them
about fifteen cents. There is appar-
emily no limit to the stuff, the bed
stretching up and down the coast
for three or four hundred miles.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
No Time for That.

"Yes, the artificial banks along
this river made capital breastworks
for the Confederates, said the pilot
as we steamed down the mighty
Mississippi. SAFELY sheltered by
the heavy walls of earth. I've had
more'n one crack alta Yankee gun
boat myself"
Then you were in the survice p
Must have been. / belonged to
a sort O. independent troop, and
most OF our fighting was from these
ere banks. Do you see that grove
away off up there?"
"Yes.n
swell, in war times a big house
stood there. Fifty of US were eat.
ing dinner there one day when some.
body saw a Yankee gunboat along
about here. We all rushed for the
bank, and when she came along We
opened with our muskets. By and
by she replied with a shell from a
big gun. 1t struck the bank neai
the top and just lifted about ten wa
gon loads of dit up in heap and
let it fall on our captain
XIII him ?"
No. | reckon not, but it buried
him clear out of sight,
How did he feel when you go,
him out?n
1--WE didn't get him out"
You didn't Why notr'
TOO busy holding an election fol
some one TO take his place. We
couldn't think Of everything at once
You know, and then it was such Q
cheap and easy way of burying q
man. They might have dug him
out since tie war, but reckon be
was no good. Been there too long.
Free Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Rose Cold and Hay Fever.

Are types of catarrh having pecnl-
lar symptoms. They are attended
by an inhamed condition of the lin
ing membrane of the nostrils, tear
ducts and throat, affecting the lungs.
An acrid mucus is secreted, the dis
charge is accompanied with burn
ing sensation. There are severe
spasms of sneezing, frequent attacks
of headache, watery and infamed
eyes. Ely's Cream Balm is a rene
dy fOhnded on correct diagnosis of
diseases and can be depended upon,
90 cents at druggists, or by mail.
Send for circular. Ely Bros, Drug
gist, Owego, N. Y.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
We. Us & Go

1t is always best to be careful and
precise in giving directions to serv.
ants Col. Yerger told his colored
man Sam
go and get us couple of tickets
for the performance tonight"
Sam came back and only brought
one ticket.
Where is the other ticket?"
II has done disposed ob hit.'
"What DO you mean ?"
Boss, yer tole me, go and get us
two tickets Oars your ticket, and
| done guv mine TO a cullud lady
met on de street. She will he dar
boss. You bet, she will be dar. Nc
danger oh de ticket bein' los O,
wasted.n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Outlawry I'm Maryland

FREDERICK, Md, Sept. 16-At an
early hour this morning a party Of
masked men rode up to the house Of
Samuel House. Jr., on South Noun
tain, and awoke the inmates. They
asked if House was at home, and, on
being told that he was not, ordered
the house cleared, after which they
set it on fire, and watched until il
was consumed. House is a notori-
Gus desperate, and has been con-
cerned in numerous robberies and
assaults. His open defiance of the
law aroused the neighbors, and they
formed plan to lynch him last
night. Not finding him at home
they took their revenge by burning
his residence.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Poor in Geography.

The member from Calabash rose
with his usual majestic dignity, gaz-
ed about him sternly for moment
to inspire awe, as was his wont, and
then, bending his gaze with piercing
fixedness upon the small man from
Blossom county, he said, in a voice
of deep solemnity, with long pause
after each utterance:
Il know no North-no South--no
East--no Westp
The member with hayseed in his
hair was on bis feet in an instant
and shouted back. in reply to what
he supposed had been addressed
specially to him !:
Then I'll be blamed if you amt
all-fired poor in geography !"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Tough.

When it comes to toughness, Tex.
as beef is entitled to the blue ribbon,
The average Texas landlord usually
manages to secure the toughest beef
in the market.
SIS there carpet beating estab.
lishment next door ?" asked newly
arrived guest at an Austin hotel.
"Not that | know Of"
"Well. then, you must have a
blacksmith shop in your cellar. Do
you shoe horses down in the cellar ?''
why, no, stranger. What makes
you think SOP"
Whats all that pounding about,
as if there was boiler factory in
full blast, or some coopers were
driving down the hoops of a wooden
cistern ?"
"Oh, thatl Why, that's the cook
pounding the beefsteak for break
fast
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
| never patronize patent

Il never patronize patent medi-
cines. Don't you? Why not? You
patronize patent" articles of hun
dred varieties-why not patent med
icines. Because they are often
worthless True, but not always.
Frequently they are the very best in
the world, representing the widest
experience. At least we know that
DIR. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is
one of these and for all troubles of
the blood, liver and urinary organs
it stands on its merits, and not on
advertising.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

New YORK, Sept. 16.-Lizzie Nc
Guirk, a miserable, drunken wretch,
who was released from. Randall's
Island yesterday was found in the
gutter in East Twelfth street last
night, helplessly drunk. Her two
seven month old children were In
the hands of citizens. Earlier in the
evening she had offered to sell them
to the bartender in "A bucket-shop
for glass OF beer. On being refus
ed she dropped one of them in a
hallway and threw the other one
into an ash barrel. Justice Power
sen: her to the Workhouse for six
months and the infants were CON-
mitted to the care of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Child
ren.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30
Physicians Were in varn.

Mr.. David Meter, 795 Mission
street, San Francisco, Cal, writes
that for several months he suffered
from a severe cold and cough, which
finally resulted in total hoarseness.
He consulted several physicians, but
obtained no relief, and then tried
Red Star Cough Cure. After taking
few doses he felt better, and before
he had finished a bottle he was COM
pletely cured.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

This name is so familiar with the
people throughout the United States
that it is hardly necessay to state
that he is the originator of the great
DIR. Bosanko Cough and Lung Syr-
up, the favorite remedy, wherever
known; for Coughs, Colds, Consump-
tion and all affections of the Throat
and Lungs. Price so cts. and 81 90.
Sold by Mr.. C. N. Boyd.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

How young old people look who
have never been seriously sick, and
who never worry and fret. How old
young people look who fret and stew
and suffer pain-all at once. But
We can't altogether help our disposi-
tion, and we will sometimes get out
of sorts in spite of all our caution.
Then we need the best, the simplest
and the safest medicine known, which
is DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
Purifies the blood and renews vital
ity in O.d and young.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

Ifall in this world
Had the self-same mission.
Mankind and the world
Would be in sad condition.
For some must sow
For others TO reap.
And some must work
While Others sleep.
And some, like the water-course,
Must turn the wheel,
While Others must grind
The corn to meal.
And some must print,
And some must fold,
While Others carve names
In letters OF gold.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

Women are everywhere using and
recommending Parker's Tonic be-
cause they have learned from expe-
rience that it speedily overcomes
dependency. indigestion, pain OF
weakness in the back or kidneys,
and other troubles peculiar to the
Sax
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

THE ladies especially 60 into &C.
stacies over Parker's Hair Balsam, y
writes Mr.. J. H. Decker, druggist, of
Findlay, Ohio. "They say it is the
most elegant dressing they ever us
ed" Stops falling hair, restores col
or, promotes growth.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-09-30

Thousands walk the earth to-day
who would be sleeping in its bosom
but tor the timely use al Downs
Elixir. Guaranteed to cure or mon
ey refunded. For Sale by C. N.
Boyd, tie Druggist, Somerset. Pa.