The Somerset herald. (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, July 18, 1877, Image 4

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    ' TBrLE 13 1 HE CHOIR.
V, A. f. WOBIrtPI.
There wsaaoaMUiuig so mwul In to sinsine K.
tnecbotr ? '
That the EMor rooked p mildly fiom Um tool
of Jeremiah,
And with readjusted i;iflaa looked atonf the
foremost row,
WM1 a hr4 seeks were twisted ia a Bar
from all below.
Aj befor tha loUtnc thunder eomef a distant,
walltas; mosa.
There was nrwnte f dlstaTbance lath very or-
gaaetooa,
JuUe popping of tbe pickets, are the battles
awful din.
Or the taalas oT lb fe-Wlc era the anhc.tr a
CKia.
t i .
Aa unprejudiced .bfover aug hi hate acta with
haM aa eye
There was weltinr aa erj-Wk tbst would llw
UMDaUatyhtch,
Or spontaneous eoobusticn, to accept a modern
name,
That was walling just a moti-sj to war forth into
flame.
The Sonrano aat la aran.icar. with her book
tore her laee, ' - - "" "
WltH her.hack)inhturwf4 la angerua the Alto
- .aad the Ban;' ;
While tlie tenor stood beside her with aa elevated
And the organl pawed madly at the pedslt with
his toe.
How eoald any on i angels flag wliea tiny
were feeling so T
Tiionif t the kna wa Songs f Gladness," they
!' woald nsal It "-Sounds of Hot,"
When we ting about Scroti w, aome devotion we
must feeL
Or oor plaintive tones of worship will rtake
fmcwhat of ucal.
liut the'Alte tunc her solo, and then Icll It te the
Bass, . i . .
Who war gnawing at Ids meartaiuo,
looking for the place ;
ami was
While the Oman. In aeacr. sanr the leading
fiert alone.
And the Tenor tried to fcdlow, tat It ended
groan.
in a
Ai the knrror-atriekea iieople heard the discord
, ruing higher,
It tw patent to the amplest there wu trouble la
the Choir, -And
the Omnia! In fury, el need tbeorgia with a
ciasu,
And the Alt. sobbed nnguiidi, that the elioir
had gone to smash, j
When the elder went among them, with a view to
reeoaeile.
Tl Bonrasa UM her atory with a -iaaltuiiy
mnlle ;
It apeared the wiahed Chorister bad lutrodue-
edaglrl
With a brand new style of singlng.and a mostdis
; ' tractlngcwrl. j ; - .
But, to cap the hitter climax, t hU usurper wore a
hat,
runt a duck, a gem, a beauty,
and it wide the
rot look flat ;
iiikAMMwthailMLAUu camel's back and
made the wreck complete
... ck.-ii. m..m.m. knjHmnuH the
- loading Mat.
When the Elder asked the Tenor why he left, he
. Hid : "Because
The Soprano aald hie eliesi-tones sounded just like
filing saws :
And he owrheard the All one ulj;lit whisper to
the Baae,
That a man with each a moustaru was a pU
We disgrace."
And the Bim reformed the Elder that he sacrific
ed bis views
When he same and joined the Elders choir.
to
belp fill sp hit pews.
He was aa EpIaarjpillM, aal if p?plo thnuirht
he'd Uke
Any nonsense from a Baptist, they mi le a gr eat
atlsUke.
Then the Organist and Alto both putonaatnjur
adlook. Ssytng something in an undertone about aehaage
of book; .
And the Elder overheard ih :ia , ai as g mt ly el us
ed the door,
V settie words, "A pjwoli fjij," aal ''Aal ; a
sentiaiental Bdra.'
And he scratched his poor old ao.ldl, ai be a-
, bled down Ui street, .
Wlth;hlaaBctalaoahts.frehcaa ard his sli.-
pen on hia (eat ;
Anil really think ihe Elder h i a h pe of pour,
tngoll
On the troubled Kx of maIe, to allay tha Md
turmoil.
In the meantime aerrlce opens with old "China"
or "Bcthnoo,"
And the Deacna with histane fork gives the peo
ple aH the tune ;
And the organ gathers cobwebs, and the people
gather grace,
While they roar out Tornatlon" to the Deaoon 't
boar sett basa.
Vlir O&terrer.
Bl tiL TOPIC.
Written forthe Hckai.b by a farmer, gardener
and fruit-grower af great experience.
MARKETING FRUITS.
Id most cases fruit growers can
obtain better prices for their fruit
near home, if they lire near a large
town, than bj sending them to large
ciliea by railroad, or by water, as the
case may be. An Ohio frait grower,
ia apeaking of marketing grape9,
pears, and peachep, says:
"Now as th result of a good deal
of experience and observation and
some dearly bought lessons my a d
vice to persons having such crops of
fruit, is, first of all, to sell them as
near heme as possible. In tbo ma
jority of the towns and villages of
the interior of onr State there is a
better market for berries, peaches
and grapes, every season, on an av
erage, than is to be found in the cit
ies, taking all of the expenses and
risks into the account, unless the
grower is located near eaongh to a
city to be able to market bis fruit
with a team, thus avoiding tbo ex
press charges and commission. This
accords with the experience of all the
extensive growers of summer fruits
ia Ohio at this time. Within a ra
dius of ten or fifteen miles of Cincin
nati immense quantities of berries
end other fruits are grown for that
market, and banled to the city on
spring wagons, then sold by the load,
to retailers or to wholesale dealers
who ship largely to customers in oth
r places. The same is mainly true
in regard to Cleveland and other cit
ies." ROTATION Or CROPS.
A farmer writes to the "Country
, Gentleman,", describing, the usual
system Oi rotation of crops in bis vi
cinity on a 100 acre farm, as follows:
"One-half the land being required for
pasture, one-quarter, or 25 acres, of a
farm of one hundred acres need to be
kept in fair condition as meadow to
'furnisli hay for the atock, ''and the
" trass dies cut in four or five years
after seeding, the meadow land has
: to be reaewed thns frequently. This
is done reaerallv bv a cvstem of
three crop rotation, as fcl'.owr One-
ulin, say uto acree, vi laiuog uicau
ow is gives one-half of the year's
prod act of tn snore, and plowed in tbe
spring tor corn: the next spring it is
sown iaoata, and after tbe oats crop
is oft" the other half-year's manure
is -applied ia the (all, and tbe land
plowed and sows with wheat, follow
ed with grass seed. Sotnere are
bout v acres each of corn, oats
and wheat each year, on a farm of
100 acres, and manure is applied to
five acres in the spring of corn, and
the same amonnt in tbe fall of wheat.
After three grain crops with as many
' plowinga, sad twice manuring, tbe
land is again returned to meadow, tbe
25 acres being Urns removed every 5
years, and receiving perpetually all
tbe manure of the farm, leaving tbe
50 acres of pastsre land wholv neg
- lected, aad continually robbed of its
' phosphates and other elements o( fer
tility, carried off in the milk cans,
and shipped to Europe in four or
five million pounds of chese annually."
The objectiouaole feature of this sys
tem in the writer's-opinion, sppeare
to be the "fceglectihg to fertilize "pas
ture land, which must br remsvated
occasionally in order1 to produce s
good crop of graBs; add the question
t8, how can it be done to J the best
advantage TVtcn an ' old pasture
Geld fails in its grass, and becomes
infested with- nsxioos weeds, it must
be plowed and reseeded, or it will be
of little or no raise at all to ttl owner.
Soppoee such a field receive as large
a dressing of stable manure as can
be afforded, which would not be
moch in most cases, and is plowed as
fast as tbe : manure is applied the
Crst week in September, then har
row it, aud apply 20U to UOft IbsL of
superphosphate, or finely, ground
bone meal, to tbe acre; then sow tbe
grass seed, and harrow in the seed
and fertilizer at tbe same time; and
tbe result would be ' that a fair crop
of hay could be cut , from this land
the next season, and it might be
safely pastured in the following Au
irust or September, and it would be a
I very productive pasture for six or
eight years. , - -
Ml ATE TREES.'-"" -
The setting of shade trees along
both sides of tbe roads in tbe farm
ing districts is often advocated by
the rural press, as a means of increas
ing tbe valae of larms, in conse
quence of tbe pleasantness of such
street when the trees become large.
There is no mistake in this opinion;
and farmers would do well to club
together and set maples, elms, kt.,
along their farms, and then see that
no cattle are allowed to run in the
highways. Suppose that a farm ex
tends on the road 500 rods, fifty trees
would suffice for that distance; pod
the trees can be procured in mny
places for 50 cents each, about three
inches in diameter, and ten or 12
feet high. None smaller should be
6et, as trees of tbe size of walking
canes, as are often planted, grow
very slow, and seldom flourish in the
highways. Set none but those that
are of "good size and straight, and
trust no man to set them by the job,
unless you want half to die and the
remainder to drag along a sickly
life. The trees should be set iu the
spring, the roots well preserved in
diggiog them op, tbe tops cut back,
holes dug large, and good rich soil
filled in around the roots, if it has to
be brought from another locality, as
it doesn't pay to blight such work.
ERROU IX POt'LTRV KEEPING.
In confirmation of what I said in a
previous aritcle, in regard to keeping
none but one year old fowls for lay
ers, I annex the following; "Although
there are many widely different
breeds of fowls, edapted more or less
to the varied wants of tbe farmer,
there are some general rules for their
management which are applicable
everywhere; and many flagrant er
rors are made by most farmers. One
serious error is tbe common custom
of keeping hens until they become
too old for profit, because they were
choice birds and good layers when
young. A heu of any breed will
lay only about half as many eggs
the second year as tbe first after she
commences laying. All fowls kept
by a farmer after tbev are two years
old are kept at a loss, ss far as
money is concerned. When a whole
flock is allowed to run without kill
ing off tbe old ones and replacing
tbem by pullets, disease is sure to
attack them. Tbey become liable
to cholera &c, after they become
aged. If the practice of keeping on
ly pullets is once followed, I am sure
that no farmer will ever abandon
it."
SHEEP IX SMALL KCMBKKti.
There are many farmers who keep
no eheep, owing to their farms not
beinir Iartre. Ia 1870 the number of
sheep id the State of New York was
2,lSl,578;and it is estimated by a
good judge that the flocks do not
average over ten to fifteen sheep, or
ranging from five to twenty-five. The
lambs and fat shoop are sold to
butchers in the vicinity of the farms
where the sheep are kept. A farm
er in St. Lawrence connty nays; "I
do not claim that there is a very
large amount of profit to be made in
tbe course of a year from a dozen
sheep, but their is, on all farms, gra
zing in summer and rcngh feed in
winter that , can be . converted into
mutton and wool, and whior would
not make butter, beef or pork. It is
impossible for weeds to grow in a
field where sheep are kept, and for
this purpose they are invaluable.
Like poultry tbey are tbe scavengers
of the farm; their keeping costs but
little, and this is tbe reason why
tbey are profitable in tbe bands of
even a cwelesa farmer. To tbe far
mer sheep are stock that pay divi
dends semi-annually. In the spring
there is a return of wool that would
render the investment in sheep suffi
ciently profitable if tberp was no
other source of profit, and In tbe fall
there is an equally profitable return
in lambs, or ratber tbe lambs are
ready for market at that season.
rromtbe returns cf J 870 we find
that tbe average clip per lead was
4 8. lbs. A sheep will clip nearly
five pounds of washed wool, worth
say thirty cents per lb.(it has been
considerably higher during -tbe past
f.;w years); this amounts to $1.55.
She also produces' a lamb, which
should be worth our dollars when it
is fit for the - batcher. This makes
$5.50 as the amount realised from
one sheep for tbe year. We have to
feed tbe sheep and care fo her a year,
but we have tbe sheep herself left st
tbe eid of toe season, her manure
also, aad t ue fact that this .was ac-comi.iie-b.ed
on root a feed - and aa
outlay of very little capital.''
RECIPE. FOR BUTTER.
In a smi'l work, .describing the
method of making butter in Penn
sylvania, near Philadelphia, celebra
ted ia the market of that city, I find
the following: "Take Of saltpeter one
part, of loat-sugar one part, of fine
rock-salt two parts; beat the mass to
a fine powder, and use one ounce of
tbe composition to a pound of batter.
Th'S will give it a" peculiar, rich fla
vor, but it should not be used before
two weeks old. Butter is often in
jured by nsing too much Bait in pre
serving it; out tnis composition ren
ders it unnvcessary to Bait to excess.
For immediate oe, wilt alone is
preferable." This recipe is for bat
ter that may be kept perfectly sweet
lor monttis. 1 be best salt must be
used, for butter cannot be depended
on to keep long. Tbe following , Is s
good test before U6ing it: Dissolve a
little in a glass tumbler; if tbe brine
formed is clear and free from bitter
taste, the salt is good; if, on the con
trary, it is or s milky appearance,
leaves say sediment or throws scam
to tbe surface, it should be rejected.
There are times ' when the butter
comes, that it is soft and warm, end
difficult to take out Then tbe milk
should be removed, and the churn
hall filled with ice-cold water, and
churned until the batter hardens. If
tbe water becomes warm before ibis
takes place, then it must be renewed.
tribe batter comes ruber warm, pat
in twice tbe salt yoa usually do,
work jourjmtter just enjjo.g'i iMU
the saHwefl through l it, sa
away in a cool place for 24 hours,
then take it np and work it over;
much of the salt will be dissolved and
work out.
iBcltaai Military Hatwrta.
The sports of tbe native Indian
cavalry, commonly called Nrsi Easi,
are much encouraged by the author
ities, as to excel in tbem requires
steadr nerve and good riding. 1
believe it is tbtomisao8t egi
meai to derate? on esorniasr
wseivte.ibtae essentially. retFUafy
games. Tbey are most popular with
the men, it ia easy to sec, lor besides
the hundred or so who ffcncrall v turu
out to comnetc. the creator part of
the regiment is present on foot as
spectators. Tbe proceedings gener
ally commence with tent-peggings
pure and .simple; i lA bort peg is
driven into tbe ground, while some
200 yards distant tbe competitors
are drawn up ia . line, each, ea F bis
Wttberee; for thsj native exJ
( the vassal of our own past times,
comes mounted and armed, to his
regiment. While off duty the native
soldier can dress as he pleases, so on
occasions like tbe present individual
taste breaks forth in showy waist
coat or gorgeous-colored Durban.
Each man-carries ia ! bamboo spear in
bis band. At a signal given by the
vori major or native Adjutant, the
first man. his spear held .. across bis
bodyi Start, at a cantor; bis? wiry lit
tle country-bred knows as 'wcll as be
does what is in band, and as the
speed quickens to a gallop, the pace
is regular and measured, enabling
his rider to sit as steady as a rock.
When about 50 yards from tbe ob
ject the soiftir turns bis spear-point
downward, bends well over tbe sad
dle till bis hand is below thr gt'th,
and then, when joa almost think he
has gone past, an imperceptible turn
of the wrist and swish tne spear
is brandished round bis head, with
the peg transfixed on its point.
Another ia quickly driven into tbe
ground, aud tbe next man comes up;
he, too, hits the p?g but perhapsi
fails to carry it away to the required
distance,- for it drops from bis spear
point as Le U in tbe act of whirling it
round his bead. This does not count,
and he retires discomfited. Tbe
third misses Entirely, the fourth
strikes, but does not remove the
peg from tbe ground; while after
them in quick succession come two
or t".ree who carry it off triumph
antly. "With varying tort one tbe
whole fquad goes by; and it is in
teresting to note tbe style of each
horseman as be passes, some sit
ting rigid till within a few. yards of
the mark; others bonding over and
taking aim while still at a distance;
some silent, others 6boutiog and
gesticulating; while one no sooner
has bis steed in motion than he gives
vent to a certain tremolo sound, kept
no lik tbe rattle of a steam engine,
till close upon the peg, which baviog
skilUully transfixed, he at the same
time throws bis voice up an octave or
two, in triumph, I suppose, as be
gallops round and joins his comrads.
Two or three men now bring up their
horses with neither a saddle nor
bridle, and consulate skill, guiding
them by leg-pres?ure alone, carry off
the peg triumphantly, and wel-de-served
cries off Shabash !" from the
spectators. The next part of the
programe Is 'ime-outtlng.'i .Three
lemons are put up on sticks about 20
yards apart; and the war gallops
past, tulwar in Land, he has success
fullv to cut them in two without
touching the sticks a by no means
easy fet Then three handkerchiefs
are plaoed on tie ground; and a
horseman, riding barebacked good
looking bayt flies past in a very cloud
of dust, and on his way. stops, i picks
up. and throws over his shoulder
each baudkefchief as he comes to it.
And now we come to tbe most dim
cult feat of all. -A i piece of wood a
little larger than a tent-peg is driven
into tbe ground, and a notch having
been made in the top, a rupee is
therein placed so as to be half hidden
from view. Ths feat is to Fide t this,
lance in hand, and to kaock out the
rupee without touching the wood a
performance requiring rare skill and
dexterity ; yet it is generally accom
plished successfully, once or twice,
by the best hands of the regiment.
i'erbups the proceedings may ciose
with something of a comic na'ure,
one man coming past hanging by bis
heels from s the saddle, sboutlng and
gesticulating; others, facing, their
horses' tails, firing- pistols at a sup
posed enemy, with more antics of a
like nature, often ending in an igno
minious Icrcpper, tbouh the nimlli
fareem generally succeeds in land
ing on his feet--Chamber' Juur-
nal.
Tbe Tntaaval Hepnfelle.
'raosvall, or the South African
Republic I recently "absorbed" by
Great Britain, has entered an effec
tual protest against the alleged treach
ery which forced her to yield her lib
erties. The Republic comprises an
area more tlan twice as larire as
Pennsylvania, rich in mineral deposr
its, fruitful in agricultural products, j
and stocked with animals yeilding
articles of commerce. Tbe exhibit!
at tbe Centennial of her sister Re
public, tbe Orange F ree State ,j was
composed of such products as the
South African Republic can offer to
tbe commerce of the world, and their
value explains tha reason for the seiz
ure of tbe government by Great
Britain. Tbe country was settled by
beers or Dutch colonists, emigrants
from Cape Colony, who Bow number
85.000. ' There are about 250.000 na-
tiveAfricans ia tbe Republic, and a
war of tbe beers with one of tbe
tribes gave tbe British an excuse for
moving troops into tbe territory, un
der pretence of supporting tho Chris
tians, but in reality, as the event has
shows', f to, seize thef government
The President of tbe Republic Tho
mas Bat gars surrendered! lb! gov
ernment under protest, declaring that
be did so because be bad not the
power to draw the sword with good
success for the defense of the inde
pendence; of the State against a so-
penor puwer, auu luai ne uiu nor
want to involve the white inhabitants
of South Africa in a disastrous war
without having employed beforehand
all means to secure the rights of the
paopJen ptaecfa way.'i In is
farewen address to tbe olksratb, he
enjoined upon the officials of the Re
public obedience to the new govern
ment, while expressing his determin
ation to appeal to. England, snd, if
necessary, ttf thsiirre'fltily ioterven
tion of other powers to secure redress.
England will secure s practical mon
opoly of what will some day, no
doubt, prove a . valuable commerce.
if she should maintain her control of
the Transvsal, and the only chance
tbe Republic bas of independenee
lies in the intervention of such Gov
ernments as msy aesire to Lave a
share in that commerce.
Of what nse, in the economy of na-
(are, is s pouio-Dugr
Tbe rirat ftfclrt-BaUem.
Young Charley Overblower mar
ried about a month ago, and when
be came back from bis wedding tonr
be and his pretty little wife took pos
session of a charming flat up town.
Early one evening, after they had
fairly settled, and tbe last of Emma's
sisters had been induced to conclude
ber visit, Charley proposed to Emma
that they should go to the theatre.
Tbe little woman assented, snd both
began to amend tbeir toilets. In a
few moments Charley said : "Dar
ling, I am eorrr to trouble you ; but
really 1 think I shall be obliged to
have to ask you to sew a button on
this ehirl."
"Of tour. why nolT said L'uitua,
delighted at a chance to show her
skill. She took tbe garment, seated
herself and faid: "I can't remember
for the life of me where I put those
buttons. Charlev. look in that, box
and see if yoa can find one.",
Charley looked in tbe box, which
was a case of perfume bottles, and
not findioir tbe desired article, be con
cluded he would not bother Emma
for further information, so be palled
a button from another shirt.
. "Now Charley," said Emma, "look
in tbe ton bureau drawer and get me
a naner of needles, and a spool of
white cotton be sure to get tbe
white cotton."
Charley found in the top bureau
drawer a copy of Tennyson be re
membered it well, and picked it up
and looked at the mariginal marks
and comments, dear affectionate little
girl that she was! and more per
fume bottles, and a pattern of a Flor
de Fumaroverskirt and tKe beginning
of a sofa cushion, and various other
things, but no needles or cotton.
Then be remembered tbat be bad a
fancy "housewife" that he had
bought from a girl at a fair, and he
got needles and cotton out of that.
"Thank yoa dear," said Emma,
and she began to stitch vigorously,
bumming a dreamy Italian air.
Presently she said : "Charley, won'i
you bring me the seizors? I think
they're in aiy writing desk. : I had
tbem tbere to day cutting a poem
out of a papsr " :
Tbescisors were not in the writing
desk, nor on the mantle, cor in tbe
top bureau drawer, nor in the case of
perfume bottles, nor even in tbe hair
receiver, so Charley drew on bis
"housewife" again. Emma took tbe
scisors. snipped the thread, and ex
claimed, "There darling! and now
make baste, or we shall be late."
Charley wriggled ioto tbe ear
cient, and then put up bis bands to
button the ban j at tbe back, but tbe
button was not there.
"Why, Era," hp cried, "where in
thunder did yoa sew oa that but
ton ?'. .
"Oh, Charley, ain't you ashamed!"
exclaimed his wife. "Where are
your eyes?" .
"If they were in the Lack of my
head," answered Charley, "perhaps
I could see that button."
Emma raised herself oa bxr tip
tres and looked at the band.
"Why, that's strange 1" said she,
"take it off and let me look at it "
Tbe shirt was inspected thorough
ly, and the button was found neatly
and deftly sewed on jnst beneath tbe
tag of the shirt-bosom ho as to button
to that appendage in a most elegant
manner.
"Well, by Jove," exclaimed Char
ley, "if I didn't know any more about
sewing oa a button than that, I
wouldu't get mar I'd learn bow."
"You were going to say you
wouldn't have got married," cried his
wife, putting on her bat hastily, and
bursting ioto tears.
"Where are you goin?" demand
ed Charley, savagely.
"I'm ffoing home and I'll get a sep
aration from you and your old shirts;
that is where I am going," blubber
ed Emma. "I thought you .wanted
tbe button thereto fasten to your
what-you-call-em's."
It took Charley an hour to per
suade Emma that if she went borne
there wouldn't be strawberries
and cream enough to go roqnd, and
that she oould get all she wanted at
Delraonioo's and be'd pay for It. N.
Y. World.
About the Fly.
Whea a Congress street woman
answered the door-bell yesterday she
fonnd a stranger on tbe step. He bad
a bundle in bis hand, a smile on bis
face, and be said ;
"Madam, can I sell you some fly
paper?" "Does tbe paper fly" she asked.
"No, ma'am, but it makes the (lies
fly."
"What do I want the flies to fly
for?" she continued.
"Every fly, madam--" he was' ex
plaining, when she called out :
"I want you to fly ! I can get
along with flies better tbau with
agenw."
"But I am not on tbe flj," he soft
ly protested.
"Oar dog is," she grimly replied,
and bo be was. He flew around tbo
corner, the agent flew for the gate,
the roll of fly-paper flew over the
curb, and a newsboy climbed a tree-
box to be out of tbe muss and shout
ed :
"She flew, thou flyest, he died, and
I believe the dog got a piece of meat
with that coat-tail !"
BMdn'a Seeel Paper.
"If yoa and I both live we will
know it's all right, and will not need
any papers," said sloud-motbed man
to a companion on the Oil Creek
road yesterday, who had been annoy
ing everybody in the car by bis loud
conversation over a trade which he
and bis friend had just consummated
Hi.
after a long straggle.
".No need of any papers at all."
said a thin man, who rose solemnly
in bis place, ten seats away, and
addressed the speakers. "Just an ex
pense for nothing. Here are " and
be pause 1 to count the passencrcrs :
there are thirty-five of ns who can
swear to every blasted word of tbe
transaction. Tbere woald have been
thirty-seven of as," continued the
man, "but I see that two of us have
been talked to death," and. aa be re
sumed bis seat, be pointed to a new
ly . married couple . wbo bad fallen
asleep in each other's arms. Daily
lierrtclp. - - . . ;i
Youjio I'ositivist (Clergyman
makes s pastoral call Ladv . brinirs
forward ber son of eight years, to be
examined as to bis theological senti
ments :)
PssLBr4-,Wbat fa a Oiirwie ?"
. Boy-"Dunno."
; "If you were to 8ee the tun
in the middle of the night, what
would joa think of itl"-- ,
B. "Should think 'twas the moon."
.- out u somebody wore to tell
yoa that it was tbe sun, what would
yoa think then ?"
B. "Should thiok was a lie."
r.-.VltOt I don't lie , If I ahnnlrl
tell you 'twai the sun, "what would
you think of it ?"
B. "Should think you wasn't sober"
Wkere (he Bird Ge.
A correspondent, of the Manches
ter (N. II.) Mirror contributes tbe
following in reference to the d' creased
number of wild birds:
"The prevailing decrease ia the
number of insectivorous and other
small birds is an established fact.
Various causes may be assigned for
the diminution, but it seems to me tbe
grand one is tbe inevitable tendency
of civilization to annihilate all forms
of wild life. It is sometimes said
that boys deBtroy large numbers of
birds. It is my observation, how
ever, tbat boys wantonly destroy
very few birds." Tbe incipicn. hunt
er, bein anxious to ulle&t bis tlu
structivu skill., will somctime.i shoot
a bird, but the popular disapproval
tbat follows the act generally cures
him of his ambition to destroy any
thing not legitimate game. In some
of tbe Middle and Southern States
large numbers of robins and rice
birds (bobolinks) are annually de
stroyed by hunters. . In these places
such birds are game, being captured
and consumed with every considera
tion of profit tbat attends the killing
of pigeons aud partridges.' I am not
aware tbat tbe general habits of the
community are anywhere directly
opposed to tbe existence of common
song birds, and others not generally
regarded as proper objects for destruc
tion; tbe fact that certain varieties of
these birds in a measure recogn:ze
maa as their natural protector weighs
against tbe proposition. Tbe low
birds captured for f cientific purp bes
hardly effect tbe general number of
individuals. The indirect efforts if
civilization arestrougly prejudicial to
tbe existence and multiplication of
birds. Tbe destruction of forests de
prives birds of their natural haunt;
tbe relentless scythe, tbat searches
out every nook and corner of tbe
grasa lot, frightens them from our
fit-Id.-; tbe coustant uioditici'ion of
physical relations, effected by thor
ough tillage, destroys tbe meuuA of
sustenance of certain varieties. In
general term?, tbe rarlb, to stiort !
more men, ran sustain uly j
le birJ.-s. Strange as it may firai '
seem, certain mechanical invention!
are eminently deadly to birds. The!
tendency of bird to dab iuto a'
bright light is well known. O.ie j
morning tnis year J4 J dead birds
were found lodged upon alight-house
near Ne-IIaveD, Conn Wo can
not tell bow many hundreds, afur
sttuing tne iiitit, leil into tne water j
tbat eight. Oier 2)0 bird.4 wero at
so found one morning ibis reason on
board a propeller iu L"og IsUud
Souod, many, if not all of tbem w-re
killed by flying against the head
light aud 6Uioke-stacks. More than
these, the pilot cf the steamer Con
tinental, at ilell Gate, fouud oitu
uigbt this season the drck i.f tbe ves-
s.-l covered with dead stuull birds.
Tbey were swept offia heap, and in
the morning over 750 were counted ;
and. this was only a part of them.
Uird laws wil accoqiplinb orneiLio
in behalf of the baraileg feathered
tribes; but it louks as if the liaio id
coming when our umive sjng birds
must be doinosiicited to b;t-eerv-
ed."
Tbat BIk fnt.
It was remembered afterward that
be bad a sneaking, Jiw-down look,
and the boys were sorry that they
didn't arrest him as tbe Nathan mur
derer, lie railed at tbe Ninth ave
nue station and asked if they had an
aquarium tbere, and if they didn't
want a Lake St. Clair hog to put in
it, and be addd :
"Gentlemen, it is a frog I caught my
self, and he really ought to be on ex
hibition. I never saw a frog of his
size before."
"How large is it?" inquired a ser
geant, instinctively glancing toward
tbe top of the coal stove.
"Gentlemen, I bate to give you the
figures, because I'm a stranger," re
plied tbe man.
"Ther's some old whoppers up in
tbe lake," not io one of the relief
erjaad. "I've seen 'era as big as
stove cover, and even bigger,"
"Well, some one ought to lave
this hog who can feed him up well,"
said tbe stranger. "I ain't much on
natural science and I've seen about
all there is to see ; but this frog
great heavens ! Some man ought to
take him round tbe country."
"How did you catch biai?" asked
tbe captain.
"Run him down wilb a tug and
threw a fish not over him."
"And he's a monster, eh ?"
"A monster ! Well, I don't want to
give you dimensions. Three report
ers were at my bouse last night to
get Lis length over all, breadth of
beam, and carrying capacity, but I
wouldn't let tbem in. I don't care
for tbe glory of tie capture, but sim
ply desire the advancement of tbe
general interest of tbe State."
"I've heard sailors tell of seeing
frogs up there as large as nail kegs,
but.I tbouget they were lyiog." ob
served tbe sergeant.
Nailkegsl Why d'ye suppose I
come arouod here with a frog which
you coultj put into a nail-keg?"
"I suppose be d go into a barrel ('
tremblingly remarked the sergeant.
"Gentlemen, you may bave sailed
across Lake St. Clair," coldly re
plied tbe stranger, "but its plain to
me tbat yoa never shoved a boat
through tbe marshes. Would I fool
away time on a frog no larger than a
barrel? Would a tugboat chase
such a frog ?"
"I shouldn't be a bit surprised if
this frog was as large as a hogshead,"
said tbe Captain, "I've seen 'em up
tbere larger than tbat."
" hogshead! Gentleman, I see
tbat yoa don't care foi this frog ; yoa
are willing that 1: should ship it
away to some other town. Goodbye,
gentlemen."
."Hold on!" cried the Captain,
holding out bis last cigar. t'W e be
lieve you, of course. If you said this
frog was as long as a wagon-box, 1
should believe you, for I've seen 'em
up here fully as large as that. Please
giveusthedimentioosof this frog." -Tbe
man lit his cigar, took a pill
box from bis vest-pocket, snd shaking
out a frog, not over three days trans
formed from a pollywog, he quietly
observed :
- "Gentlemen, got out your tape
lines." When they rose up be bad vanish
ed. Not a single baton on him.
Detroit Free Pre.
A iet of thieves in Mexici have
dogs trained to steal handkerchiefs
ia tbe cathedral and other churches
from tbe kneeling worshipers.
. A Yorkshire woman is so cleanly
tbat she uses two rolliug-pins one
for tbe pastry, and ibe other for her
hasbaod's bead. : .
, A quart of peaches fur every maa,
woman cod child in tbe cnontrj is
tbe estimated crop from lh-Uware
alone tbia seasun.
Tender memories,
of a sore tootb.
Recollections
The New York IJerald of Thursday
savs: Visitors who called at tbe
irreat dog pound at tho foot of Six
tcenth street, East river, in a spirit of
comedy must bave come away witn
something at least of the impress of
tbe spirit of tragedy. Nearly 1,000
dosrs were awaitinu their doom
that of drowning at five o'clock this
morning. Tbe pound is a low corru
gated iron boilding, painted red, a-
bout 150 feet long and about 40 feet
wide. At tbe end furthest from tbe
door is tbe office of the Poundkeeper,
Mr. John McMabon. Tbe buildiog
was erected iasurh a harry tbat there
ba: not wen tunc to paint and var
nihh the strongly braced rail in front
of h'm desk. Between this ruoui and
the river is the great keep for the
dog. Here are 230 kennels or pens.
Each box was intended for tbe re
ception of a single dog, but so great
bss been tbe catch siuce Monday that
some of these contained six or seven
or een eight dogs. The air of the
room was stifling. Many of the dogs
had broken loose and were roaming
about tbe aisles between the kennels,
All are supjtoset! to be chained up
when first received. On Tuesday
niht two of tbo cbaiaed'dogs sprang
over the rail of tbeir enclosure, and
on account of tbe shortness of the
chains -were strangled to deatb. An
officer palled it committing suicide.
There was something almost human
in tbe cry which incessantly rang out.
Tbe i .Tioer said, in effect, that the dogs
seemed to understand tbat a dreadful
fate was at hand for them. Every
second, every part:cle of a second
came that terrible mingled yelp, and
wbiue, and cry. It could be heard
for quite a long way off. It was al
most like the call of men for help.
None of the dogs, bo far as kuown,
were ftfllicted with rabies, but the
great wonder w as that tbe wbole
pack had not gone mad. Outside tbe
building was a crowd of men and wo
men intensely interested in the fate of
the dog. Even a middle-aged wom
an was oliscrvcd reaching up aud
dinging to the taiudow hill in order
to iret a jtcep at tbem.
Every here and tbere wtre pet-ping
eyes put to tbe cracks iu the fence le
tween tbe building and tbe dock to
get a sight of tbe heavy iron crate, by
means of which the dog3 are to be
submerged and drowoed this morning
It is about eight f-et 1 ng and fur
feet wide and high, and will accom
modate from fifty to one hundred doP,
according to fiiz. It is arranged to
be hoisted by windlass by man pjw
er, and then swung over tbe deck aid
down into the river. -Most of tbe
dog3 are of the common mongrel breed,
and could be put down under tie
bead tf "cur." Very few, indeed,
showed any traces of 'blood,'.' and yet
many persons, more especially wom
en, were on band yesterday to re
deem their pets, although the redeem
ing of tbe most worthless c st $3.
Tbe policemen wbo had frequently to
enter the room saiJ tbat tbere was
not one dog among tLe whole collec
tion for which be would give five
cents, bull tbeir deep moutbed dis
tress would have moved even a betrt
less kindly disposed than that of Mr.
Cer?h. The bodies of the dogs after
they are drowned will be taken to
Barren Island. Some of there Ekios
will boused for mats, and some of
tbe uofortuastes it may not be very
romantic to say It will be "tried up"
and may enter into the composition
of some of our most highly commend
ed toilet soaps.
A Parrat Htetry.
Mr. Bayar writing of animal na
ture, in the "Atlantic," tolls this sto
ry of a parrot owned by a friend ia
Chicago: When the great fire was
raging its owner saw that she conld
rescue nothing except what she in
stautly took in her hands. There
were two objects equally as dear ;
tbe parrot and tbe old family Bible ;
and she could take but one. After a
moment of hesjation, she seized the
Bible and was hastening away ; when
tbe parrot criud out in a very loud
and solemn voice :
"Good Lord, deliver ns."
No human being could have been
deaf to such appeal ; tbe precious Bi
ble was sacrificed and the bird saved.
In tbo borne to which be was taken
tbere were among other visitors a
gentleman ratber noted for volubility.
Wben tbe parrot first heard him it
listened for some time j then to tbe
amazement of all present it said, em
phatically :
"You talk too much.
Tbe gentleman was at first embar
rassed ; but presently resumed his in
terrupted dicour-e. Thereupon the
parrot laid bis head on one side; gave
an indescribably comical and con
teniptous "H'm" and added :
"Tbere he goes again."
Jtr. llayea Tpraml
Tbe present Administration is not
a very pretentious driver. Riding
out, the other evening, I overtook a
ratber snobby-looking open barouche,
drawn by two ordinary lookiog bay
horses, going along at a regular hack
jog. I he turnout l loos, to De a ratn
er ordinary affair, belonging to some
back-driver or livery man, and the oc
cupants looked like the heads of two
well-to-do but not over-wealthy fami
lies out for an airing in a public back,
as a sort of special treat to themselv
es. Cloter iafpection, however,
proved the occupants to bo none oth
er than Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, and Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Medill. ex-Mayor of Chi
cago and present editor of the Chica
go Tiibitne. It was a very harmless
looking party, but politics and . the
party were undoubtedly the staple
topics of conversation, and tbe pub
lic may, by watching the columns oi
the Tribune, get an inkling of what
was said. '
Speaking about tbe war the other
night be told bis srirl tbat tbe Rus
sians bad been making Kiscbenoff
their heacquartt rs, "aod," be added,
"ihat reminds me that 1 am some
what like tbe Russians, myself."
"Why, bow so?" .
"Well'v ain't tbismv headquarters?"
"Ob, Pasha ! Charles."
, Ob.yum, yum!" . .
"There, there, Turk care!"
"Can't Svryia me that wav, Mol
lio." 'Poliuh, Polish."
'a - rii'vnm triri vmi'11
think this is KissjenufT before I
leave."
She was Gladova it all tbe while,
t o, and was ready for a' permanent
engagement immediately after the
skirmish that night. .That'll be a
Matcbin a short time see if it won't.
Lowell Ji.umal.
A jrood story ia told of Spurgejn,
Ilia baliit is to sbot himself up on
feiaiarJaya. On Saturday a maa call
ed, and initiated on seeing bim. ' '
"Tell bim,w paid the vitlior to tie
servant, "that a servant of tbe Lord
wishes to see him."
Tbe meaaage was delivered, and
tbe following returned :
"Tell bim tbat I am engaged with
his M3ter."
DEALER IN
Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints
oils, &a &o.
The following is a partial Ut of goods in Stock: Carpenter's Tools,
Planes Saws, Hatchets; Hammers, Chisels, Plane Iron-- Js, &c Block
amlfv. Hoods i Bellows Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac. Saddlery
Hardware Tab Ses, Gig Saddle's, Ham'es, Buckles Rings, Bits and Tools.
Kble Knes snd Fo ks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons snd Razors . the
largtsck in Somerset County. Painter's Goods, i M 1. stock. W hite
Lead Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints m oil. all colors,
Varlh ' Terpentine, Flaxseed Oil Brashes, Japaa Dryer. W alnut Stains.
&' W ndowGlass of nil mcs and glass tut to any shape. The be.t Coal
Oil always oa hand. Our stoek of Coal Oil Lamp, is large and "l'
very elegant style. Dillon's Cirrular, Mu!-y aod Cros t ut taws Mill
Saw ritesuf tbebe,t q.iniltr. IWlaia lined Kettle. Handles of oil k.ndss
SIIOTL, FORKS, PAES, RAKFA.
Mattocks, Grab Hoes, ricks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loook.ng
Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Poor Mats. Laskets,
Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Lutter I nuts,
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stuflers, Traces, tow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrnb Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur
ry Combs and Cards, Door Icki, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything
in the Builders lioe. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse. &c Ac ,
The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal
exclusively in this kind of goods and give my whole atttention to it Per
sons who are building, or any one in need of anything in my line, will find
it to their advantage to give me a call I will always give a reasonable
credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for tbeir patronage,
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget tbe place
"STo, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK."
April 8 '74. JOHN F. BLYMYER.
New Firm.
SHOE STORE,
SOLOMON UHL,
Tavliig pare-kaned the bs
More lately owned l
II.C.BeerlU.
We take pleanara In ealttnir tbe attention of
public to the fact that we bave bow an i expee
keep euaataally on nana a( complete aa
eat ol
Boots, Shoes
and Gaiters
BOTH OF
Eastern and Home Manufactun
a can be fonml aoywbere. We alio will bare a
nana eowtar.tlT a rail auuij of
SOLE LEATHER,
MOROCCO.
CALF SKIN'S,
KIPS.
AND LINING SKINS
Of all klttta. with a fall line of
Shoe Findings.
The HOME MA!f UFACTTKE DEPART
MLXTwiil be la charge of
1ST. 13. Snyder, Esq.
Waoae reputation fur nuking
Good Work and Good Fits
If aecomt to none In the Stat. The pnblle I re
peetfulljr inrttl to call and exaailna oar Mora,
aa we are determined to keep gonla aa ajoud as tba
beat and aell at prioee aa low aa tbe lowest.
SOLOMON UHL.
JOHN H. MORRISON.
UNDEBT AKE R.
A full line of Hty made eofSns always on hand.
Funerals attended to without reaaid to distance.
A lirsl clars bearse ketx. Terms moderate.
AddreM JOHN H.MORKlSilX,
April 4. BakersTllle, Pa.
The well known black horse, Imported froaj
En.Und,
N 1 E U,
will stand tor serrlee st my farm from the SI ot
April to the Mb. day of J uly.
INSURANCE 815.00
The prices eolts bronirht the past few months
gired by this Horn Is ertdende tluu the half-blood
mares brln the money, ranxiDi; from A146 to 300,
twelve head harina; been sold at an aTeraare of
S'ill.S'i. This may be the last opportunity tann
ers will hare to breed to this tine rioric.
Also the Hambletouiaa etailton,
will be allowed to an to a few mares Outing tha
season att&.uu to insure.
March . PETER HEFFLET.
PREMIUM QUEENSWARE.
L. S. LAYT0N L CO.,
Agents hit Brunt, Bloor. Martin Jt IV
IKON STONE CHINA.
Factory at East Llrerpool, hk.
Ahwa full line ol
GLASSWARE, Uuckinxbam aad tepotf Ware.
Our lloeensware toot, th,a hUihut premium at
the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia ; and
alio first premium at the Pittstwnr lUporltloa
but tad. Orders teieeeUaliy solicited.
Office aad Warehouie 1 153 Waul St.. Near Liberty,
IM.p. Ul ITes. Cburvli. PUTSUL' Kt J, PA.
V are shipped from 1'ittMburK
Juue'JU.
OT1CE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
(Ovrirc or thr Salisbi rt Sail Road Co..)
Mctersdalr, June 1 MT.
Notice Is hereby airen that a m eting and aa
election of the stockholders of the Salisbury Kali
road Company, will be held at the chief office of
the Company in Meyersdale, Somerset '. Pa.,
on Friday Uth day of Anxa.'t, 177, at one o'clock
a. m lr the purpose of detcrminiaa: by a stork
rot,, whether said Company will latua owe ban
dred and ten tbotuaad dollars ofnurtKSi?e bonds,
as is promised by the 7th section of tbe lath article
of tbe cnnstttqtlun, af tha CosiiDoawenlth and tha
let t Assembly approved the lath day of April,
A. am
NOAH SXrTT. W. S. BISSELU
Secretary. President.
Jane 30.
W.P.PRICE
Has opened a choice selection of Agricultural
Iir pigment 9 rnd Farm Machinery, emurarina the
leadias; iu4emeats ol the day; amuou; whltJi
will be found the Wood, klrby. Clippr.fc! bob
bard Mowers and Reapers : Hotkeys fKrk lever)
Sulky Hay Rake; AJyanea, Paddock, aad Arch
er Hay Rake ) round sal square teeth Iter. dying
Rakea, Pomps, bwraa Bells, and ail kisds ( iut-
Eimenti lara and small, al the most approved
Items, for uanlen aad fa rot use. slsn a lull and
plcteetooEeJ Wumt aad Willow Ware. Oar
den and Field seeds. Tha atmous Oliver Chilled
Piow will also be fcand in stock knives snd see
tlont lor tbe leading Mowlus; Machines; extra
parts tor sll Machines add by as hand. A visit
lor Inspection la teuueated. Oa appUea.i ioa deal
ers will be lurnishad with a catalogue, w which
their attention Is especially eafted.
172 Federal Street, Allegheny, Pa.
maya
EVERY SOLDIERrffi
permanent disease In serrlee. eas art a pension by
writing to Joha Kirk pa trick, CamhrWe, Ohio.
April IA,
Ayer's
Sarsaparilla
Is widt-ly known
as one of the most
effectual remedies
ever discovered for
cleansing the sys
tem and purifvuig
tbe blood. It ha
stood tbe test of
years, witn a con
stantly growing rep-
jtauua, baed on iu
intrinsic virtues, and snrtaiiied by its re
markable cures. So mild as to be raie and
beneficial to children, and yet so searching
as to effectually purge out the great cor
ruptions of tbe blood, such as tbe scrofulous
and syphilitic contamination. Impurities,
or diseases that haTe lurked in tbe system
for years, soon yield to tbk powerful anti
dote, and disappear. Hence its wonderful
cores, many of which are publicly known,
of Scroftlla, and all scrofulous diseases,
Ulcers, Eruptions, and eruptive dis
orders of the skin, Tumors, Itlotclies,
Boils Pimples, Prntules, Sores, St.
Anthony's Fire, I Cos" or Erysipe
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Head, Ringworm, and internal Ul
cerations of the Uterus, Stomach,
and Liver. It also cures other com
plaints, to which it would not seem especi
ally adapted, such as Dropsy, lysien
io, Fits, Neuralgia, Heart Disease.
Female. Weakness. Debility, and
LencorrhOFa, wben they are manifesta
tions of the scrofulous poisons.
It is an excellent restorer of health and
strength in tbe Spring. By renewing tlie
appetite and vigor of the digestive organs,
it dissipates tbe depression and listless lan
roorof the season. ETen where no disorder
appears, people feel better, and live longer,
for cleansing tbe blood. Tbe system mores
on with renewed vigor and a new kaw of
life.
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This Stan.lanl Internal Remedy for Erup.
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REMOVKS FROM THE COMH.tXIO.N ALL BLEM
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bkxW rikI obstruction of the pores, but also
those produced by the sun and wind, such as
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and being a wiislesome REAtrriruk is far
preferable lo any cosmetic
ALL THE REMEDIAL ADVANTAGES OP StTL.
PHt'R Baths are insnred sy the ise or
Glenn's Sulphur Soat, which in addi
tion to its purifying effects, remedies attd PRE
VENTS KllEL'MATISM and (JQLT.
It also DISINFECTS Ct OTHtNO and LINE!
and TREVENTS rISE,ili CUMMVN.K'TED BY
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It dissolves Dandruff, prevents bald
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Physicians speak of it in high terms.
Prices-25 and 50 Cents per Cake : per
Box (3 Cakes), SOc. d$1.20.
N. B. Tint 90 cent cakes art triple dnc um of thaar at
v 5 cents.
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HOTEL, Plttabanr, Pa. Diseases aad Delunn
Itlcs of .the Spine, Uterine Displacements, Dys
pepsia, Hernia and Piles saweessfuUy treated by
LU. BANNING SYSTKJt of Mechanleal Sap
porta. Call or send fordescrtpUre patuphist, 'Tlie
Howse Yoa Idea la." Mailed Vie, April'Ja .
O. W. BABBLES, V. D.,
i OtnlitU aad A fir int.
- -V- UFFICK AND INFIRMARY,
! . Pena Are. Pittsburgh, P.
tl'f
an uiman III, BA ft natal
II BOAT, and tsMssrrk UKtoaeslul
ly treated, inierattons for tatsrarl,
False PupluO"t)uud Eyes."-Wild
Hairs,'' ,' and Tuuwirs of the
li.li, Kas, Nose w Throat, Ptrlgiam,
"WeepiuK Eyes," Ptosis. Conical Cor-
aea oriif Bodies, Extlrpatkss. Ac., akilllally
performed ArtlncUl Eye inserted. Mead lot
dee criptiv an 1 Illustrated pamphlet of eases.
Jul IX
UPITOU'S NOTICE.
At aa Orphans' Court kdd at frnaaraet Pcnaa
oa the "lb day or April Kl. the unlrrlk;ned
Auditor was d-ly apuyluted la make a distriew
Ucstd thafuads ia lAe haada of M. A. Manner
awl Wr J.lisker, Executor of lea asuta ol
tleorc Humbert, deceased, to aad aatona; those
legally ra'ttled thereto, aervhy gives notice that
be will attend la la d. ies of the alwv aptmiat
awMoaTharsday the lata day ul July, It;;, at
tsomcaiuaoaursetnuroaa-h. when an I where
all persons lutrtcttcd can attend If they think
proper.
' JOHN R. SCOTT.
Auditor.
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estat
ilat of lsaa Reek, lata of Sosnereet Twp,
Letter ot administration t, tk akav atatt
bavins; been granted to lb tmdaralamed. not tea U
hereby given. lulbwaMaldad to itiu make imme
diate psy&ei.t, nad tuos bavin; claims axalnjt it
to ptotant Hom duly aathantlaated a settlement
oa July aa. u;:, at to lata rcsidcae af de
ceased In Sumerset Two.
llAVlDCASEBEER.
Jon tO. Administrator.
NEY7 STORE.
J, U. HOL
Store and Mouse
In the Excelsior Mill
Building, West End
of Main Street,
We bare fcr r.le a a fan an.! rarlt ufiren
era! Xerrhaallia, eoneitilas; or :
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Hardware.
Queensw&re,
Stoneware,
Hats and Caps,
Boota and Shoes,
Notions, and a
I-ir";o ami Full Strx-k f
CLOTHING,
SALT, FISH,
WHITE LIME,
PLASTER, FEED
Flour, etc., etc. ALSO
a foil line of farm trajrlefneots. among wMrh are
the
CHAMPION
MOWIXfJ AD REAPI?JO MACHINES, writ
BudeaaU warraattd tiarable, ul Liabl Draft, all
the ritai parte bring male of Wruubi lmo at I
Steel, nu Vot Metal machines.
Tbe tw implements shore named are ur area
Hit'lie. awl upon whtfh we UK All aiul
BANTER, (me of onr ru.xti.mera
M.I a, thac it he hl hay
luu mowing ouiehineii,
be wmiI.I ray
TPyne
c li ampi o:sr.
The Oliver Chilled Plow
ofillflVrent numbers, lor one, two or three b.r.
Warranted to Lueia tiettrr, Kun Llyhtt-r, Etifr
on Man ami Horse, stick better to tnjr arounl
awl turn a more regular anl erra fnrrow tban any
Plow ia sue.
Wealsohareon aaml and fur alelbMIow,n
firvt-elaiM
MACJflMJJIY,
Whlrii we will warrant to he Well Mav xl
s?l Material. iloaK nu.iwurn a, any oh
er Machines of tbe kinl aatl will
ak ao man's nf.ncy until
be has airen the ma
- ebine a Ihoruaxh tri
al aiil is atusQ.
el witb its
work.
THE EMPIRE Thrwher. Se..r a, .
Cleaner. 0, aJ Id tune power.
THE A. B. FARQUAHR,h..r e thinn
er with stinker attachment.
THE BEST," The ILucerrtown Grain
and lra Seed IirilL
THE HOOSIER rn-e fee-Klrain.llm.
Seed UrilL
' THE BEST," Tlie H:ir?n.wn. S;rin
Tooth Hay rate.
DODO'S CENTENNIAL stf I'ao.f.
Horce-nke.
MELLINCER'S Horn Hitr-rake.
Hillftide Plow,
Cast Iran Lous PI,
Ionb!e SbeTei Corn PIawm,
Siejlhe, Sickles,
Grain Cradle.
Fork, Shovel and all
kind r Plow CaMling.
Shear, Points) ale.
In fart ererythins; in the Airrirnltunl imofe-
Burnt I in. Ih.r I. t. .. . .
- ' " - 1 ' ' . .nH'ii n ..ii irs
to fell at u.-h price n will i,leae unr rastomers
and as low as tlw-y ran he had anjwh.e..
Alt Kind of Proihu tiirn in
ehange, ttsA a rijra, imj,U tu'j'ir, but
ter and egg; All kirft of grain, bttf
hide, theipantt ntlf tlrim. and ttpfriitUy
uoot, of tchieh v Kant 2,000 pa unfit, for
trade or enah.
May K.
ORIGINAL
GOOOYEl'S RUHR GOODS.
Yuleunized Rubr in tcerg Conctirahft
Form, Ad,tptl to Vnirtriutl ovs.
ANY ARTICLE VNDER FOIR POTNfV
WEIGHT CAN BE SEN .NT BY M All.
WIND AND WATER PROOF
rarments a speciality. Oar tvth snrfare Coat
combines (icriacv . For stormy weath
er. It Is a Prrftct is fr f rouf.and iadrr weath
er a
NEAT AND TIDY OVEBCOAT.
ally a teeatUr osoeeii. th mha. u k-u-
thetwocloth surUcas, which prevents Smell,
or .Mirt'M. even io tha Aoitrrf tt,,i,,. They
wott diw, nuM-a nnu rJn-wu.
Art Lifcht, Portable, Strong and Durable.
, ......i.i'w urrui At inc extremely
price ot each. ni pwt-paid to any aldres.
upon receipt of prHT.
vast. urucr,n- state stt anian-l chert, over
U.li.lJ. .11
m. io res owr coma, cm a
ftr .r Trade Jjnmai, aivia desct itiuos of
Our IsMaal irtsr ai(utLjad "
Be sure aad et to Or'aaJ ftuodw.,- Slrmm
a'ravwmbrlrs.
II Sml l 1 : .. . - I - , - - .
brcltd Ptckrl Ciauma.
Address earefullT.
GccfljetfsEsteCiirlerC
.7 Ilrosulwar.
.V Var VUf.
P. O. Bor iX'Ji.
Feb. li.
XOTICE.
H Tins' ti y puivhsataxl lru J. .
at ton, Ui wltr stak ol raerehaiklue. I
o pose eoalMtaiaji tW rueniuiliU butiues.
T carrviag oat renrral atotk, and iimmI
espe cUully solicit patronage fruiii tUe peo
ple of tbia town auil vicinilv.and all others
in want of gxxla. I inttn.l atUiiBjr Inirrs
time to tinio. such eyx a will make the
stock so complete In all iWrtiuenu tbat it
will be to the intercut of thoNe in want oi
grinds iu rail and see Die before purcluuins;
elsewhere.
Ed. K. Patcvx.
SdKsiskT, Pa., Dec. 20, 1.;V
Sewing Machine
FOR SALS
Any m U-drn U) purrhaw r ch. SF. W
INOMACH1.NO s vwsy niiiailk harm will
pleaseeaU al lb.
HERALD OFFICII.
Dr. W. F. FUXDEN BEKU
Laleltea UeBt SurKB,
Hei Tort Eje ani Ear MriDarj,
Has located persusertlj is tia
CLtj of CTJlI2S2LA2ra, liaiylani
for the EXCLUSIVE treatment cf all
diseases of ths Z73 asd Ear, includ
ing those of the 2?oe aad Throat
OBW, Xm. 9 Aoaiitj realr Hirers.
JanX
" EaARLES HOTEL, "
Corner CANAL and CENTRE Sts.,
Near Broadway, NEW YORK.
First class accommodation he lour handret
Ruesta
Booms -and Board $2 50 Per Laf.
' april