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The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

And 81 you recall the changes 10 mind
That have come 10 you n thess year,
Some will bnnR smiles u 10y 70 you
Aud t9mt the moving 'fafs
There j. one firm ! iniss tonight,
Gone from your happy baud
That mother and aunt We loved 80 dear
Has gone 70 tLr spirit land.
hethn.s shs il looking down hefs tonight
Prom her starry hoins on hlgh,
With angelic radiance Ger her face,
Love beaning from hrT rres.
The other TOO, that vent 1efofe,
She has met in that aofff ABOVE,
Where parting never more will eome
But all i. Joy aud love.
The hand of sorros has been Atssily laid
On your Brother, my cOusin :, head,
Beloved wife, and children four
Are numbered with the dead.
No summers has yet 70 Jour family coise
No missing link IN tn. chain
Your fsrnil, circle i. all complete,
Long may il 50 remain.
Now Kant and Sests, tplssst excuse
These names the, are for short
| nope that in the future il the pas'
That you will live a. your ought.
Be temperate, kind and inFrciful
Full Of good works sboandinR
With hlisl lose az yadr guiding star
And with the piuinmet Of charity sounding
And when p more years have gone
Their wisdom upon you shedding
May We all Aeet you here again
To celebrate your golden ~edaing.
Il. :. KELLEY.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
WHY Man MearNk>.nG Hair

The ancient Britons. like the Gaul,
wore long, bushy hair, beard snd mus,
tachs. The Romanized Britens shsved
their fsoea and adopted the shorter hsl'
of their c,nauerors. The Saxons. aooold
ipg to Planat,e, are generally represented
With long hair parted in front. forked
beards and musSaches; but in the Tenth
and Eleventh censsuies. with the'eIeep
ton Of old men. they appear to have
chopped their locks ana shaved theii
ciAns, preserving only theNF lnus'acnes,
Iuyg hair WAS distingu-t shng char
ac7ex,xic of the Teruonic tribtA IL wa
a mark N the highest rank anshs th'
Franks. none Of whom. save prinN>.s q
1As{hlo,d and mobility. were pernittN'
to>Avear II III flowing singlets; an express
law csmmzpded theNcomnIonalty to cut
thein hair rclose round the middle Of the
forehead The beard was also'held III
the gr latest reverence BY them. and Il
touch IA sta,d.in. len of a solemn oath.
Dry Goods Chronicle.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
Away in far off Germany,

Away in far off Germany,
Known as the Fatherland.
Noted for its beer and cheese
And its music sweet and grand
Among the simple Peasants there
a custom took its rise
The name of which is now well known
In every land beneath the skies,
The honeymoon, that compound word
Both parts suggesting love.
For love is sweet and oft expressed
Beneath the moon above,
The lasses sigh for the honeymoon
When living in early teens,
And time drags heavily along,
Awaiting change in the scenes.
And the laddies, toe, they often think
OF the selfsame honey moon,
And in after years, sometimes regret
That they tasted it's sweets so soou.
But WHAT the matter with the hop ey- rAaA !?
Oh nothing ~ all, ween,
The Honey moon - Oh, that's all right
And for centuries, haa Aeen.
The trouble 1t comss, il any
From those WHO enter its hid
FOR ITS hailter and nakeI was God
AND ~ purpose more precious than goltl.
ee liese that all things were arranged
For the very best good Of man;
Aud every thing that uanspires
Is according to Gods own plan.
Inc bible, tells us, that man wsss nadk
And in the garden placed;
but there was no happiness thea, fon him
I'LL woman the garden grsced.
That she was made for Adam, no ona>ihnlhss
We all believe in this
And till she came, il the record is trua.
Poor Adam, he found no bliss.
IL the Bible account is correct and trhe
As most believe it to be,
Poor tickle Miss Eve is all to Llama
For the sins Of you and me,
For by this woman, came sin and sAatit,.
On account Of her transgression,
But man seems willing the act tc, aoIsions,
BY taking her for possession.
As thus it appears, that woman ives made
For companion for man here below.
No man is enjoying full happiuess-hers
Unless he gets married, l knew.
There are some old bachelors we allkuows
And old maids, the family fpwey,
Who could not nearly reach the grapes,
But did not want, forsooth, they were soHr.
Yet l don't believe, there is ono that lives.
Either bachelor or old maid,.
When they see the comfore there 10 ina hon<
Have not asked for ii, when they prayed.
Now this Ia the view that Xanthus took
When to Vesta he went a,wooing
And like the turtle doze, i think
Was fond Of billing and oesing,
And tewnty-6ve years ago this night
In 1860 the 10th Of June
Like 4 sensible man audmaiden
Set out on their honeymoon.
Two decades and = halt Of years
Have joined the cyeass OF time
That you together have been permitted
The upward grade oflifs to climb.
Az you turn back Ne lsaves from malnofy I
book,
Can you realise AA,ay tAs fAes
That twsaty-avs yeass Aavs rolled swy
eines yoA naas yoas marriage ssnAssssS
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
WITCHES IN TAE SOUTH.

Dire Havoc Believed to Have Bees
Caused by Them Among Coon Dogs.
In Wayne county, Of which Colds
boro, y. c., is the county scat, many Of
the inhabitants believe in witchcraft.
The Carolinas, Georgia, AlabAmA and
other southern states abound in 20 called
witch doctors,' who viii cure your ais
and ldu the witch that "a troubling you.
Some of these doctors actually believe in
the personal existence OF witches and il
thsir supernatural power. but many OF
them are frauds. who make living by
imposing on the credulity Of their neigh
bors.
The negro race is naturally supersr-
tious but the poor white CRACKERS" are
also ignorant, and for believing in
spooks, spirits, hobgoblins and other
natural phenomena they can give the
colored man cards, spades and aces, and
then beat him. The cracker is worse
than the oolored man, because he fondly
imagines that he Is 60 much shrewder,
and so he does not use what brains he
has, nor does he try TO learn anything.
He has thousands Of sigma, ornens. cures
OF annoyance TO him. and perpetualy
keep him In a state Of dread The SIM
plest incident is one Of sinister and &C.
cult meaning TO him. and he Is ever In =
tremor less i'll luck and misfortune over
take him.
The evil influences manifest them
s,si-rs=: - Ysstt..a ussrs and each Qua
seems worse than the other. HIS gun
occasionally hangs fire and refuses Il
go off properly. and at times is 50
badly deranged that 1t cannot be dis
charged at all At other times his ia
vorite coon dog is b-witched by some
evil minded and envious person, and
then the woe Of the cracker is something
painful to witness. II his gun were mol
| bewitched, why could he not kiu SPUR
rel with it: And why should his dog re
| fuse TO hunt coons, when to hunt COON
was his business? These are question!
! that he can answer only by assuming
/ that a witch has been influencing hin
and his property.
He employs witch doctor, to whom
ne pours out his tale Of woe and yield
up his hard earned cash. The doctol
cares little for the woe. but the cash L
sra1eful and exhilarating. The doctol
| iAsxnguine. and declares that he has I
,nethed of killing that is strictly original
copyrighted. and warranted to be efec
| tIlal.
In one Case that came across the doc
tor learned thst an old woman living
several milee\ .swsy WAS the suspecte'
marty. and he commenced q campAgl
against her. HStoA the victim to g.
Z TO her house some night and stretch
i white cotton string around the bnildin!
D., and tie the ends together with "weas
ers knot" Then he was to- walk arcun,
the House seven times each way. rectte
given sentence in front of each doc
while making mysterious marks on u
and .ths cure would be completed. IN
direcraens were followed. and. | AT
happyttcAsay, were effectual, As the mex
hunt resulted in the death of three coons
Another. time q small powder wa
given, winch must be swallowed by tn
witch w+thoufsher knowing it, The oil
lady WAS invited to dinner. the powdf
placed in her' cup of coffee. and the cur
was as complete as could be desired
Philadelphia TimeA
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
An Editors Attn.

The editor of the Advocate. published
at Greenville, Aha, expresses his faith In
$. :, S The good this preparation has
accomplished is incalcnlable. and thous-
snds Of men and women that it has saved
from Az rsrly grave to-day rise up and
bless tas originator, and those who placed
il in thsir power to procure it. number
Of our ac., ualr ;ances have used this won
derful ,medle.ae to their great benefit,
most OF them to their perfect healing. and
their testimony has been given to the pub
lie that Others like taem may take the
healing balm. We know Eat Swifts SPe
ciac IS. S. s. Is no humbIG. and can re
commend it, and we do RSs. heartily.
The proprietors are genial. literal and
charitable. and have done probably ~
much or more good than any other Hrm
in the South. Read, reject and be re-
lieved." Greenville (Ala) Advocate. Nov.
1889.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. -
Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
Ia Consumption Incm,uoirY

Read the following Mr.. c. II. Morris, View
ark, Ark. says: "Was down with Absc ss~ o
Lungs, and friends and physicians proncanced
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Cousumptisn, am
now ON my third bottle, and able to oversee the
work on my farm. 1t is the finest medicine
! ever made"
Jesse Niddlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says Had
Il aot been for Dr.. kings New Discovery for
\ TSoublee. Was given up BY doctors. Auanew
' In best Of health" Try it. Sample 9st&les ffes
, q Roland 7. Pastsn's. Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
ElDOch.

The transition from loag, lingering and pain
full sickness to robust health marks an epoch in
the life Of the individual. Such n remarkable
event ia treasured in the memory and the agen-
ey whereby the good health has been attained
IL gratefully blessed. Hence it is that so much
is heard in praise Of Electric Bitters. So many
feel they owe their restoration to health, to the
use of the Great Alternative and Tonic. II you
are troubled with any disease Of Kidneys, Liver
or Stomach, Of long or short standing you will
surely find relief BY Of Electric Btters. Sold
at Soc. and $lO0 per bottle at Patterns Drug
Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

The most ,northerly railway in the
world is that,one between Sweden and
Norway. 1t nuns FROM .Lulea, & little
town at the topof fhe Gtlf of Bothnia,
to Elvegaard. afort on the Atlantic In
the ford Of Ofoten. The wcrEs are IRE
quently stopped on ACCOUNT Of the sever
ity of the climate, but i'll u hepa1 that
the line will. be opened intk601.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

Harvard university is to have beau
tiful and exclusive possession in very
valuable collection Of glaa4 flowers made
By secret process by . Dresden firm
named Blatchs. Three hundred or four
hundred specimens have already been 70.
csivsd. The collection, whsn complies,
yfll tlluafzats n ~ familiss a plantl
3 NUlA AnaginA
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
Postal Affairs

A .Sknu,hs.ar.n gentlemen Of an inquir-
iHy turn Of mind receives the following
information from the Postmaster General
through the courtesy of Col, Stanley
Plummer. postmaster of the L, s. Senate.
Post Offices In the United States in the
wear 1870, and the increase by decades
since that time:
In reply submit the Following table
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

st, Nicholas for July has many nice story
and pleasant article to entertain both children
and grown people. The Baby a Prisoner Of
War" by Margaret Forster Owen, opens the
number and is a description OF an incident
which nigh, have happened, if 1t did not, in
the early part oft his century, Mrs. Elizabeth
Robbins Pencil writes about "eylng" in Il
way that will make every boy and girl wish
they owned "machine." Bat Ball and DiA
mond," the third paper by Mr.. Walter Camp,
is about the skiilful playing OF base ball.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

The waters Of the Ochtahatchae lake
in Florida ran of through its under
ground channel few days ago, aud An
immense number Of the finest kind of
ash were secured by the citizensof the
vicinity.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

I.ongfellow's celebrated poem ~My Lost
Youth" is to be reprinted in the July aiamu.r of
the New England Magazine together vii has
traions and embellishments by Mrs. P4' Canal Of
Chicago. The pictures deal with sublec, al IA
miliar to those acquainted with Portland and u.
cinity and are reproduced from Mrs Pull 'uaan
brush with minute exactness,
There is in this same issue another ar,c he nj
special Interest to Maine people; it is an his TOT
ical romance entitled CAstine.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

The Ladies Home Journal has an illustrated
article "a Day with Ida Lewis the Grace
Darling of America. 1t is the hrst authentic
description ever published of the home life of
the famous heroine who lives alone in Lime
Iock ligh, house. DR.. William A. Hammond,
me noted physician, furnishes practical and
Il. mely article on Hints for Summer Tour lists.
Edward w. Box gives some Helps To Literary
Success; Mrs. Mallon has tye pages OF the
most practical styles in woman's dress.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
reply | submit the Following table

-rhe Postmaster General al wrote
1Chough the information was not re-
-ouested it may be of interest to your cor
respondent ito know that ia 1870 there
were 900 miles of Post roads. while the
'lenata of all routes in the United States,
of every character, was on My 3lsi
ultinio as follows;
Star service, .-..-- .25' ,i23 lnles
Steamboat service, .....-.- lO,36I
Railroad service, ...........lj4 ,635
Total, 402 ,625 -
Yours truly.
JSp. WANAMAkER,
Postmaster General
Stanley Plummer, Esq, Postmaster
S. S enate. City.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

Bath, Me. is building what isexprct-
ed to berthe largest wooden AailiNg SHIP
in the world. She will be 2s5\ feet long
on the keel, will BETA three decker, and
will carry four mastsA She will register
about 40 tons
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
Ayers Hair vigor
PREPARED gY
DIR. J. C. AVER d CO., Lowell, Nass,
Sold by Druggists and Perfumers.
NON-PART1sAN W. C. T. q.

The sso~hegzn Nsn hb-issn ~. c. T. Z. meets
al ne P4rior 1t The y. a. X. Hill, the serond and
i4urh ucsd1Fs 81 each month. al three o'clock r.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

~ allow you don't have to wait as long hers
as in the other restaurants, but on the Other
hand the portions are only half large" "Yss
but you know that he who gives promptly gives
douhlv"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

"Ah, says sympathetic friend. you should
20 to a dentist Immediately, and have that tooth
pulled out" 81 know ought" says the suf,
ferer; "bnt the fact is haven't got the nerve.
"Oh, don't bother about that. The dentist III
6nsi the nerve
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

Wide Awake appears with fitting Fourth Of
July articles and stories, which treat the season
both historically and imagina,ively. The open
ing atory, "Grandfathers Musket," by Clara
Doty Bates, tells OF celebrating Independence
Day with Revolutionary relic. The frontis-
piece, 1.-The Little Fifer.' illustrates a true
Revolutionary story by Helen NJ. Winslow.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
B.icklens Arntcd Sdice.

Ys-,,est Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores / lcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chappss Hands, Chiblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptisos, and positively cures piles, or no pay
required. 1T is guaranteed to give perfect salts
action, or ssoney refunded. Price rs cents per
box. For sale BY Roland T.,Patssn.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

Jonathan Sturges. the translator OF Guy de
Maupasssnt's popular tales in The Odd Mum
Der. has contributed to the JUL number OF haf-
per's Magazine an Irish story. entitled II he
Moonlxhter OF County Clare" While travel
in the Irish question, aud often: made ms ran
way journeys in third class car lagos order
to study the subject. The NJ ossiehtsr o.
County Clare. is said to be based ,psr sass, IL
his actual experiences.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
Magazines.

The .pansy for July is filled as usual with de-
lishtfuE reading and attractive pictures. Nc
parer or better reading can be put into child
rem + sa,,ds. The Pansy is intended for Sunda.
as web as week day reading cleo year. d
Ltohrep Company, publishers, Boston.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
A Rich Brown

Of even black II siIl not soil the pillow
cs.4 nor a ps,ket-handkerchisf. and is al
~ay- agreeable. All the dirty, gImmy hair
PREPARATIONS should be displaeed at once by
Aver. Hair VigOr, and thousands who 90
around with head, booking Ike the frstful
Iyyrcuplne should hurry 10 the nearest drug
store and purchase a bottle Of the vigor--
Tn, sunny South. Atlanta. Ca
Ayers Hair Vigor is excellent for the
hair l. stimulate. the growth. cnres bald
u.-,s restore. the natural color, cleanses the
.ealp. prevents dandriir and Is good dress
Ing We know that Ayers Hair yigor differs
from most hair TONES aud similar prepare
tons It being Perfectly harmless - Prom
Eeo,nasairqf TYdofalssrfso hx p1i1. p pxvter
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10

Constance. al care not for your poverty
George. Let us sed at once. We can live on
one meal day II necessary" George. "Can
YOU cook, love'" Ives, George, / attended =
cooking school for two months" Then We VIII
81 think one meal day will answer"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
The Terminal City Co.,


railroads all the this Company With me
He'd glance map
City historic Pay cnsa
line ceaT1 & MS1 St Pa
landed
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10
WANTE

The people of Somerset County and vicinity to know that
keep fine assortment goods he found in the County,
and that propose sell them prices that be beaten
Our stock contains only goods that fully warrant and
is comprised of
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-10


thesp lendid OppOrtun nov
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Murder Goes On.

CAPITAL punishment is retained In this
State, and yet no decrease In murders or
murderous assaults follows the defeat OF
the bill abolishing thu death penalty.
On Thursday night EDWIN THOMAS, pro
fessional tattooer, shot and dangerously
wounded JENNIE o. CoNNoR in Monroe street.
On the same night PETER GARRIoAN, o la
borer, stabbed and fatally wounded q man
named FARRELLY, a relative OF his WIFE, Az
Canadlce, In the western part OF the State,
FREDERICK LEAoH a prominent citizen, was
murdered on the morning Of the same day
by FRANK LAMONT, his discharged laborer.
This L. the record for single day three
cases. The number Of hangings for the whole
twelvemonth in the whole State was only
eight last year; and yet the material
for the compassion Of juries to work upon Is
increasing at rapid rate.
Fear Of the gallows does not seem to con-
ouer the murderous impulse In the breasts
OF violent men even at this time, when 1t has
lust been determined that the gibhet shall
remain In the State.
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A Dreadful Dinner.

The Thirteen Club Is to give Its skull and
crossbones dinner on next Tuesday evening.
This is the band which musters upcourage
to sit down to dinner for the purpose Of
practically disprovng the ancient supersti-
ton against thirteen dining together. But
what waste OF fortitude it Is OF course,
the superstition is contrary to reason. All
superstltions are contrary to reason. A
man is no more likely to die within year
il he dimes with twelve others than IL he
dimes by himself. Perhaps no Is less likely
to die 80 soon, because good company aids
digestion, and good digestion tends to the
prolongation OF life.
Yet very sensible and hardheaded people
dislike to dine with thirteen at the table, II
they chance TO make the count. They may
even SO far trausGress the rules OF hospital
ity as to fly precpitately from the feast, un-
less the host has the good sense to hurry
and sourry about TO get an additional guest,
They don't like the associations. and would
dispel from their minds thoughts OF death
While they are taking In nutrtmSnt for the
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Inc from the river, having two stations on
that stretch About midway Of this distance
q branch, curving southwark, will strike
through Dutch Kills and Blissville to the
west side OF Calvary Cemetery; then cross
ing Newtown Creek to Greenpolnt, the track
will connect with the entire Brooklyn sys-
TEN OF steam railroads.
On the New York side the bridge Will pro-
coed along Sixty-fourth street, from the
river TO n station between the Second and
Third avenues, and thence will curve SOUTH
ward, with gradual descent 30 as to con-
meet with the Grand Central terminus.
The great advantages OF this project are
obvious. 1t will give the large and growing
communities OF Long Island adequate and
rapid communication with the upper part
OF Now York city, and also with the main
land in every direction. The region north
OF Newtown Creek will increase In popula-
ton, while the new structure, through It's
connection with all the railway lines In Long
Island, will help to do part OF the WORK
which the Brooklyn Bridge already finds
excessive and which will become far more
so during the next ten years. The need OF
the Blackwell's Island bridge will be irreslst-
IDLY evident long before 1t can be built.
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support OF life. They want to have pleasure
and to do justice to their hosts culinary
artist with souls free from meditatlons on
the awful problems Of life and death.
A dinner prepared and discussed for the
purpose OF exploding dlreful superstition
why it Is frighttul misuse OF the good
gifts OF GoDl Instead OF the placid How
of the conversation OF contented spirits, and
the gentle ripple Of the laughter OF happy
hearts, converse, controversy, cogitation,
and philosophizing over pictures OF the bier,
the funeral car, and the tomb; how repul-
slve, how Inconsistent 1t all Isl
Besides, what Is the use OF getting rid OF
these old superstltions What harm do
they do ? Who suffers in morals or In INTEL
lectual development because he has preju-
dice against dining with thirteen at table, or
crossing a funeral procession, or counting
the number OF carriages In 1t, or looking at
the new moon over the wrong shoulder
There Is about as much truth In all these
as there Is In many OF the beliefs which men
hold In solemn earnestness. The fairies and
the ghosts and the gobllns are Just as much
about as ever, and we are all children.
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Nothing.


From The Sutrf n th' lIHlrS
Erdenheim lay In u cloud Of mist when We
visited It year ago. but to-day as We reached tho top
OF tho hill tho farm with broad pastures Its massive
buidlnKA and tho snow white mansion nesting among
tho ancestral trees seemed Ike fairy panorama
Wow ed through tho end OF an opera glass
bathod In the bright sunlight 1t stretched ont below
The air rang with the Of the song birds de.
seconded to the valley OF The Wsahckon and drew up
on the lawn where tho mighty bennington sleeps the
last sleep beneath the magnollas and Flora Temples
weary bones are at rest Anew grave has been added
70 this equine Westminster Abbey where
kings in dust Tepose"
Its that OF Maggie b. b., whom we saw year ago In
the pIenttude of health and VRUr nursing her ood
lands colt In the stable beyond We Little thought then
that our next visit to Erdenhsm would bring us to her
grave beside that OF bennington Thus tho sire and
dam OF roQuos and Harold rest upon tho of their
earthly renown To the man who regards race horses
as he does dice and the turf roulette wheel there
may be little In IhiE but 70 mon of nner clay who
gard tho turf one of the Krandest amusemsnts Of
civilized people there IL sentiment and reverence
amounting almost TO To such the reflection that
here lies all that mortal OF the greatest stud father OF
modern times and his most Nlustrious cOnSOrt from
whose union sprAnE the brown horse whose exploits at
EPSON and Doncaster aroused tho national pride OF
Americans II had not been aroused since the guns OF
tho minute at Lexington and Concord called their
ancestors TO armA is very impressive. 1t was Iro
quoss triumph which brought the dawn OF Of
popularity In American racing and tho spot is nlting
Mecca for the racing pilgrim.