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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
Jefferson Davis Petticoats.

Precisely how much fact and how
much fictitious establishment there were
in the story that sfr. Davis was captured
dressed in the the garb of woman, prob
ably We will never know-nor do we
care much. II was popularity believed at
the time, and there was no end to car
toons, large and small, representing the
scene, with the illustrious prisoner wear
ing hoop-skirt and a full outfit of femi-
nine garments. No doubt these were
much exaggerated, but they were sutfi-
cient to bring Mr.. Davis into supreme
ridicule. have before me two articles
on the capture written many years ago
one by General ]. H. Wilson, the famous
cavalry leader. and the other by the
Hon. John Fl. Reagan, who was men,
Der Of Davis Cabinet" and was captur-
ed with him-now Z. S. Senator from
Tex1s.
/ have read several other accounts of
the affair and there seems to be no doubt
that while Mr. Davis had on neither Grim
oline or petticoats, he was enveloped in
lady's waterproof with a shawl over
his shoulders and some sort Of female
gear over his head. The officer with the
squad which made the arrest had his at
tention attracted to ''three persons dress
ed in female attire trying to get away,
one Of whom proved to be Mr.. Davis"
He had "a black mantle wrapped about
his head" Another authority says ne
had on over full suit of Confederate
gray "a lady's waterproof gathered al the
waist with shawl drawn over his head
and be carried a tin pail" Mr.. Regan
denies with furiJus indignation that his
chief was dressed in woman's Clothes y
He admits, however, that he under
stood that his wife threw a waterproof
cloak around his shoulders" to protect
him from the damp air. Pollard, in his
Lost Cause" says Mrs. DaSis "besought
her husband to escape, and urging him
to an opening in the tent, threw over his
shoulders a shawl which he had been
accustomed to wear" Some Southern
writers vehemently deny that he wore
anything besides his own proper clothes,
but the weight of the testimony is ovel-
whelmingly against them. Its of trifling
consequence. The question never can
rise to the dignity of national issue
Clsrsland Le1deT
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
Success.

DR.. Talmage says these encouraging
words to young men:
"Just start out with the idea Of success.
You are going to succeed. What does
that mean, a large number of dollars &?
Not necessarily. / have seen house
with thirty rooms in it, a vestIbule of
perdition and house with two rooms
in it. vestibule Of heaven. You cannot
tell by the size Of mans house the size
Of his happiness. say TO these Young
men in ali earnestness, and among other
requisites for success in life, when the
time comes, marry a good, honest wom-
an; one who viii stand BY YOU in the
contests Of life. have seen them over
and over again have sen the success
Of people that ! could not understand on
the start. They did not seem TO have any
special elements Of success. but there
we're reasOns at home why they succeed
ed. There never has been a time since
the creation Of the world when there
were as many good, honest women as
now, and the man il fool that don't get
one Of them"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
Popular supsrstitions.

Popular superstftions. If not inaestrucs-
ible, are at least very hard to kill we
know full we'll that the nirscle-working
pagans of antiquity were scientific Jug
glers, who imposed upon an ignorant
IaIty, and that the supeTnaturalisms OF
the middle ages were tricks that any ac-
complished mountebank, with the aid Of
q smattering of natural philosophy, car
now exhibit to admiring audiences with
out the slightest assistance from the
other world And yet, even in this era
of general education, half the people one
knows have their pet supeTstitions-
Set ladder up on any public thor
oughfare, and mark how many of the
wayfarers will step into the mud to
avoid passing under it. Thousands who
would be ashamed, perhaps, to own 1t,
would much rather see the new moon
over the right shoulder than the left
The bowling of his dog, or the accidental
stopping of a funeral before his door:
gives many brave man an unquiet feel
ing, and journeys and serious enterprises
are often ''heId over for a day, in order
that their commencement may not fall
on a Friday.
The fracture Of a looking-glass, the
upsetting of salt-cellar, and fifty other
incidents as inconsequent and trivial, are
looked upon as all omens" By multi
tudes of civilized and Christian folk,
and the horse shoes nailed over the doors
of barns and byres, in various parts of
the country, prove that the dread Of
witchcraft did not die out with the witch
prosecutions in New England.
Some of the common superstitions of
the day are, in their origin, as old as
history itself, and most of the modern
spiritual phenomena by which the
credulous are astonished and bewilder-
ed, are really only revivals of the hum
bugs of antiquity.
Superstition is, as we have hinted,
hard-hved monster. A tendency to be-
lieve in what is physically impossible
seems TO peryade most of the human
species; nor can education exterminate,
though it may sodify and control, this
tendency. The simplest and most logi-
cal explanation of our pFoneness to
credulity is this: there are 50 many
things phyacalIy impossible which must
be true-there is 50 much in the origin
of man, his fall, his preservation on the
earth, his redemption, his eternal destiny
which be knows and feels to be indie
pendent of all the principles Of cause
and effect Of which mere re1son can take
cognizanee, that he is apt to forget his
duties have been fixed, his course laid
down, his liie-lesson 50 written that he
who runs may read, and all the eonse-
quences of his departure from the
straight path" to happiness here and
hereafter, 50 clearly expressed and de-
fined, as to render the interposition Of
signs and wonders in his behalf or for
his guidance unnecessary and useless.
/ Let him rest assured that the Master of
the supernatural world never employs
its mighty powers for unnecessary or
/ useless purpoeps
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27


We extract the fo.lo~ing from the last
issue Of The Arizona Kicker:
A DousLE HIT-LaSt week certsin FOLKS
wh0 want to see Us down~,l we're ebErk-
ling because ne were not invited 10 the
grand snsumn soirre given BY Mrs Judge
Gildersleeve. Of Jaeksrs LIeightS Il vas
a social snub on us. veil admit, bat the
aforesaid ehuekling has ceased. Itbroks
short of day before yesterday when the
sheriff arrived from Omaha and tapped
the judge on the shodlder and asked him
how the business Of COW stealing got
along.
We've had the biography Of the judge
in hand for some months. he robbed
post-otfce in Illinois. stole hogs IN Iowa
and embezz'el from astoll bridge in In
diana. On top Of that he stole COWS in
Nebrasks, and when his sife made cold
mutton Of Us We went down 70 the tele-
graph Office and dispatched the sheriff
70 come on. We think we are about
even. Il IS not the policy Of this paper,
as ve have often stated, to deplete our
population by giving away" our citizens
bus no one must Try any monkey shines
with Us. We are heTe;so,siay.
IlE SrKPrKD-In our last issue We cali
ed attention to the fict that William
Parton, familiarly known as "Baldhesd-
Ell Bili,r bad succeeded in securing the
nomination.for alderman Of the second
ward on the Peoples Reform ticket We
didn't go much on the reform business.
TO begin with, and we went considerably
less on William. We kindly mentioned
the fact to him that he was an old sOak-
er, man who never paid a debt. and
that he escaped indictment for stealing
the bridge funds by flaw. In broth
erly way we asked him 10 step down and
out, but instead Of needing our well
meant advice he came hunting for us
with shotgun.
Then We had 10 exhibit certain docu-
ments to the good people to prove that
Williams true home WAS ia state prison,
and It was decided 10 get move on
him. Some one gave the snap away.
however, and he was mile or more
away when the people called at hiscabin
and asked him 10 come out and play pen
dulum-
We are heavy on genuine reform in
politics, but We can't be made to believe
that the way to begin It is to nominate
thief to Office.
TIE WEATHER-Our subscribers have
been both surprised and pleased a, the
way We have hit the weather for the last
two weeks. We didn't expect to DO 50
well in the start of, as The only instru-
ment We had was an old horse shoe, q
two foot rule and war map Of the battle
of Gettysburg. but We made no mistake
Our first prediction was that the fol-
lowing week would be cold, clear, cloudy
warm and variable, with possibly rain.
We hit it even to the variable She
varied from frost to such hot night
that everybody kicked the quilts OF.
The rain didn't last but three days, but
that was sufficient TO let Us 0ut.
Our second prediction also bit it pat.
We predicted winds, calms, sunshine,
clouds, high pressure around the mouth
of the Amazon, with considerable wob-
bic between here and the Pacific. She
wobbled. We got just what We expect
ed, and from this out We are going ahead
like a scared jackrabbit hunting for
cover Watch our smOke.-Dsfr0R Fres
| Press.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
soMERsEr Pa WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 1889 w

ANo; II you want any you must sit
down TO the table and eat It."
"Look here. SIrah, what do you mean
by debating TO me this way?
Il mean just Whist l say. You said that
you were not going to have anything to
do with this turkey and you shall not
unless you surrender completely"
an show you abou: that"
He sat down on the steps of the gallery.
ZiIda stood at the gate looking down the
road,
"whe is she looking for ?" the Major
asked.
Il don't know exactly. Yonder comes
some one."
A young man rode up and dismouuted
at the gate He shook hands with Zilda,
and then she, taking his arm, conducted
him to the house. A mischieyous Light
shone in his eyes.
"Mr. Howard" said the girl, "let me
present You to my father and mother"
When they had shaken hands Mrs.
Carter remarked:
@You are just in time, Mr.. Howard, for
dinner is ready. Major, please take
seat at the turkey end of the table. Mr..
Howard, you sit over here"
The Major, after hesitating a moment,
sat down and began to carve the white
gobbler.
"You have quite pretty place here" :"
said the young man
"Yes," the Major answered "You are
stranger here, presume; and, by the
way, do not wish to be impertinent,
but will you please tell me where you
got acquainted with my daughter ?"
Il am stranger, having never been in
this nei ishborhood until to-day, but for
some time have owned the blast fur
mace and rolling mills over at Bolton
and"
"Whatp the Major exclaimed, drop
ping his knife and fork, you are not
Howard, the millionaire ?'
"Well, am sometimes referred to in
that way. met your daughter at a
Thanksgiving dinner in Connecticut last
year and since that time We have been
corresponding with each other"
why, bless my soul /" exclaimed the
Major.
And" said Zilda, Eve had agrees. 20
eat Thanksgiving dinner together this
year
Il may add" said Mr. Howard, "that
your daughter and | are engaged to be
married"
That afternoon the Major, after long
silence during which he seemed to be
struggling with some deep conviction,
looked up and said:
''It's all right, reckon. The romance
Of the affair takes away its fanaticism.
Wen have another white gobbler this
time next year"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
Twenty-eight in a Family.

A Marshall q, c. special to the Globe
Dsmocra saws: In the western part Of
North Carolina and about seven miles
west of the Hot Springs there lives a
family by the name Of Brooks. 1t is
very interesting one, and many visitor
to the quiet little town Of Hot Springs
has had his curiosity so aroused by
stories, of this family that they have
hired teams and driven seven miles to
the Brooks residence. This consisted Of
a little, low log cabin in an unsettled dis
triet, and is occupied by father, mother
and twenty exceptionally handsome
children.
Every one is a blonde with golden yell
low hair and peach complexion. and all
as ignorant. wild and untutored as they
are beautiful. In addition to the abov 3
family proper the two Oldest girls are
married one is a widow with two chill
dren and the other has three children
and husband. Both these little fAmi-
lies are living With the old folks at home
making in all family of twenty-eight,
when none are missing. The home or
log cabin consists of but one room, and
that very small one.
On two sides Of this are built seven
berths, one above another, against the
wall, and they are evidently built with
the cabin In these boxes" the parents,
children and grandchildren lay them
selves away when night comes on.
Three times day this interesting family
may be seen at meals. The Oldest mem
bers seat themselves about on the ground
IN front Of the house, "Indian fashion" I"
and are favored With tin plates and iron
spoons, while the younger ones stand
around a rough homemade table inside
the cabin, eating beans with a relish that
is good to look upon. This IS the prin-
cipal diet; now and then they have a
change, but il is of the same plain, cheap
order They are all healthy and robust.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
Where to Wear the Ring.

al had supposed" ," said the jeweler, "by
this time, with the daily press to enlight-
en- them, that everybody knew which is
the proper finger on which to wear the
engagement ring, or the finger on which
to place the ring at the time Of the we'd
ding. or the finger on which to wear the
ring after marriage. But we are asked
this question every day Sometimes the
query is made in person and sometim es
it comes by mail. There was a time
when the engagement ring was worn on
the first finger of the left hand and on
the third finger Of the same hand after
marriage by women. But now one finger
is the custom 1t is proper for either the
man or the woman to wear the engage
ment ring on the third finger Of the left
hand. When the man weds he places
the ring on the third finger Of the left
hand of the bride, and she wears it there
after her marriage. If the groom wears
a ring il is on the third finger of the leit
hand. don't know that there is any
thing in the books TO this effect, but il is
the custom"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
A TRAGIC TALE.

This sad. sad tale Of woe which I
Am called upon to siPg,
Is one that s,irs up many Sigh,
And cuts ike everything.
It tells in language short and terse
A very tragic story
A direful. dolefui yarn in verse
Weird, horrible and CORY.
The autumn leaves lay everywhers,
The country roads were glutted,
When up the slope with gallant ar.
A turkey gobbler s;rutted.
He proudly bore his head erect
And hurriedIy stalked by
Some brother cocks thst idly pecked
With necks turned all awry.
Sosember's days were nearly passed,
The one for which be sighed
Had almost come to him at last
And brought his bonnie bride.
What marvel that be loved her when
Her form was full Of grace;
The tenderest, meatiest, plumpest hen
That pecked around the place.
The weary months of waiting d)ne,
His heart was light and gay
The morning sun would see them one
A glad Thanksgiving Day.
Already he might laugh at fate,
A farewell. kiss. and then
The gallant turkey COB would mate
The peerless turkey hen
He reached the yard. What hideous sight
Is this which greets his eyes,
Upon a block in bloodiest plight
His chosen sweetheart lies
A butchers eleaver lay beside,
All streaked with ruddy stains
And she who was to be his bride
Was Ihinus head and brains
The neigh bring turkeys stood around
Protesting at the slaughter;
While with their tears her parents drown d
The body Of their daughter.
Before his eyes they cruelty took
His maichless iancee,
And gave her TO the ruthless cook
To roast--rhanksgising Day.
Then on that cieaver down he fell
And with its edge collided,
And in less time than can tell
That gobblsr suicided-
At early mors they found him there
And counted il blessing,
To make OF him Thanksgiving fare
Served up with oyster dressing.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

Notice Is hereby given to al persons concern
ed A. legatees. creditors or otherwise that the
following accounts have passed register. and that
the same win be presented for continuation and
Allowance a. an Orphans Court to b. held Al
Sonerset on wednesday. DeceInber u. is'9.
First and final eccount Of Z. q. CoughenOur,
Adm'r Of samuel Boyer. deed.
first and anal Account of Bc1i. q. Bittner.
Admir- OF I've Biffner. deed
Secoud account 0f z p King. AdIn'r OF saml
Fletcher. decd
Fissf alseounf Of Snzs A. Wagner, Adnr c. 1 a.
of Joseph Diveiy. decd
First accouat of Chas J. Harrison. Guardian Of
ueo Iorentz-
First and inai accounf Of solomon J. Baker and
Wm T. Baker Adm p Of Abraham J. Baker. dec
First account Of Ioh1 Henry schmidt Guardi-
offhe mina. children of caihArfne Miller. dee
The heeount OF Aaron Wlll- Admr- of Jacob
sipe dee d.
Seeond and final aec0unf Of Hiram Nusseiman
Executor and Trustee 0f Jacob Bioueh- decd
Fifth ard 6nel aec0unI of John NJ. Olingsr
Trustee of Peter Meyers. decd
The nrs account o Azron Miller Admr. Of
Benjamin Miller. decd.
Registers Ofscc, J. d. SWANk.
Nov. Is, lsse. Register.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

The last legislature Of this State aboI-
ished the oldiGence law Of 1908 80 n at at
present. in this State. it is the duty Of
every man to care for his own stock and
not to fence against his neighbor. This
is a step in advance, for the cost Of fen
cling is very great Already IS is possible
to observe persons taking advantage of
the new laws.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

The two lives of Harriet Beecher Stowe,
over which there has been some eontro-
versy, are ready for the public. One IS
by her near neighbor and friend, Mrs
Florine Thayer McCay the other, call
ed The Life Of Harriet Beecher Stowe"
and nominaIIy an autobiography. is pro-
iuced under the direction Of her son,
Charles E Stowe. The first IS 3 sketch
Of Mrs Stoves literary career; the sec
ond has the additional value Of contain
ing many valuable letters and unpub-
Iished documents.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

One Of the largest buttonwoOd trees in
the State Of New Jersey stands in front
OF Charles Littlefeld's cottage, in Eaton
town. II was measured recently by
officers Of the New Jersey Geological.
Corps It is fourteen feet three inches in
circumference eight feet from the ground
and eighty-two feet high
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
The Thought Of as credItors.

Lieutenant lover head and ears in debt
gazing dreamily at the hand ola wealthy
heiress]-A how many persons this
charming little hand is capable Of max
ing happy
Lady-Manyl ] should thinkOnIy one.
Lieutenant-Oh, il you bestowed il on
me, ! assure you a great many persons
would be rendered happy.--FHegenas
BEasnsr.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

Boston is doing well with her project
to erect statues to three great war heroes.
Designs and models for bronze statues of
heroic size of General Grant, General
Sheridan and Admiral Farragus have
been handed in by the subcommittee on
statues, and the time for presenting de-
signs closed. The committee will shortly
meet and award the contract.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

Do you suffer with catarrh p You can
be cured If you take Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the great blood purifier. Sold by all
druggists.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
BIESECKER & SNYDER.
EcAL NOTICE.

Notice i hereby given that application Will
be made by Henry n. Wit and other freehoiderx,
10 the Court OF Quarter sessions q Somerset Co.,
Pa on Monday. tue 18th day of December. Issg,
for the Incorporation : Borough Of the village
Of Czsseiman, IN Upper TurkeyfJot Township. In
said Cosary, aRresahiy 70 the Act OF Assembly.
approved the Srd day Of April. 1851, and is
supplements.
SCOTT & OeLE,
nvIS. Soiicssoz for Applicants
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
ExEcuroR,s NoTIcE.

Esfste Of william 5. Morgan, late Of Jenner
Trp. Somerset Co, Pa. dec q.
refferx te<fasueu;ary having been issued to
The undersigned hy the proper authority IN the
above estate notice Is hereby given % AL
parties Indebted 20 said estate 70 make lmmeds-
40 revr,eut and ali parties having claims against
sajd e.tate 70 present them 10 the Administrator
duIv st1fheuficated for settlement a. the store or
,rn6len factory Of deceased. Al QuemahoDing
?. O Jenuer TWP Somerset Co, Pa, without
b & FLICK.
o-ec-et Executor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

Three thiDgtoo much and three things
too little are perniciousto msn-to speak
much and know little, 70 spend much
and have little, TO presume much and be
little.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

Of the twelve grand prizes granted at
the Paris exhibition of 1889, four were
awarded TO citizens Of the United States.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

A man who cannot mind bis own bus
iness is not to be trusted with that Of
another.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

Perhaps no local disease has puzzled
and baffled the medical profession more
than nasal catarrh. While not imme
diately fatal it is among the most dis
tressing and disgusting ills the flesh is
heir to, and the records show very few or
no cases ofradieal cure ofchronic cafarrh
by any Of the multitude of modes of
treatment until the introduction of Ely's
Cream Balm few years ago. The sue
cess of this preparation has been most
gratifying and surprising.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27
The Salt Country of Central
Asia.

Everything in the country of the River
Chai, in Central Asia, is described by
Gabriel BOuvalot as covered with salt
1t is seen in the walls Of the houses and
on the banks of the rivers, and the water
one drinks is very salt. Travelling salt
petre makers 60 in summer from place to
place, wherever they can find material
to work upon. Their mode Of operation
is rough-and-ready one. Holes in the
earth serve as vats and boilers, and be-
low these are placed ovens. Abundance
of brushwood supplies materials for the
fires. One workman makes about ffty
pounds day, worth penny a pound.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-11-27

This sad. sad tale Of woe which
Am called upon to sipg,
Is one that siirs up many a sigh,
And cuts ike everything.