The Somerset herald. [volume], March 12, 1879, Image 4

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By Our f pecUl OorrIoo5enU
Xiw Tout, Feb. 2T, 13?.
TDK LAST OF Till CLI MACT riKM
The houBe of Mcy is probably
widely known a any i America,
and iu repotaiion was won by one
cent
If any otber bone told a certain
grade of goods at one dollar, Macy
marked bis at 99 cents. Sometime
for odditT'a sake bis prices would
$12 01 far a given article, or $13 29
A price at even money was as rare
as an bonest politician, and tlis pecu
liarity, more tbau any other cause,
probabK, brought bis Btore into oo
torie'.y and him into a handsome ior-
But the grim Book-keeper has been
balancing accounts rapidly with the
old 6rmof R. II. Mcj & Co. Two
years ago Mr. Macy died in Tans
tearing an inebriate son on an allow
ance of a tew hundred annually. ?.ot
long after Mr. Lakrge. tbe wcou
p.rtoi. died, and this has now been
followed br the death of Mr. Valen
tine, the Jie remaining partner of tbe
oricioal Erta. The son alluded to
j a tw wei-k aero. Ihe im
mense business now passes into tbe
hmda of Mr. Webster, who came in-
n th firm after Mr. Macy' iea:b.
mnA .ndd.Milr fiLdshimBeU oi trof a
retail business often ameuuiing to
fi'tT thousand dollars in cue single
day.
WET TO ORDER.
After every lar dry goods fire
tbe smaller class of retailers get op a
tremendous run on "wet goods from
the late fire;'' and eren larger bouses
have done more or less in this par
ticular line. It has long been a mys
tery to fcooie people how en much
goods could be damaged in any fire
without breaking ail tbe insurance
companies. Some otber people didn't
atop to speculate intellectually, but
proceeded rigorously to financial
emulation in these goods, thinking
tiat materials which were damp and
dirty, without attempting to bide
their shame, must be cheap. Tbe
recent heavy Greg gave freeh impetus
to this particular trade ; and though
wiseacres winked and blinked and
bioted abeut good chances U work
off unsalable goods, the dear people
were blind to blinks and deaf to
bint, for they scented "burgaiusP
It was left for an Eighth areoue
Israelite to let this exceedingly bluck
cat out of ber hitherto very hbady
bag. He had neither been to auc
tion and bought real wet goods, nor
pulled out his unsalable merchandise,
wet it and dragged it about his floors,
and wben be saw tbe people Sacking
paft bis store to those wbeie tbe
wet goods game was being played,
bis rage knew no bound. lie re
solved to give tbe coup de grace to
tbe whole bumbog, and took bis re
venge on his enterprising rirals and
tbe flocking people at one swoop, by
painting a huge sign for his store
front, bearing tbe Inscription :
' Goods xcet to Order at Short JCo
lice r
A SUBTERRANEAN MONSTER
Down beneath tbe pavements on
'8pruce street, there is panting away,
day and night, every hour in the
year, a huge iron slave, running Lis
g'aut arms out beneath sidewalk,
across streets, under massive build
iags and blocks, grinding away Sam
eon like in bis dark prison house, a
parf-ct marvel of strength, and with
out a parallel on tbe Continent if on
the Globe.
He grips with one of bis long fin
gers the Bullock presses of Horace
Greelev's greatest monument, and
throws off 4.000 Tribune- an hour
from each of several presoes under
tbe famous Tall Tower. With an
other, be grasns tbe liebtning presses
of the paper which "abmes lor an,
and prints a hundred thousand Hun
before you bare tasted your morning
coffee.
Down Spruce street runs another
giant arm which turns out the mon
6trous edition of the Kevo York Led
(jer ; another drives the presses of the
Sunday Vitpalch; aootber runs down
into John Scott s cellars and prints
over fortv weekly papers of lesser
fame.
To both eidea of Spruce, both sides
oi Frankfort, both sides of William,
and one side of Beekman, yet other
arms stretch out and run hundreds of
devices for printing, luliog, cutting,
perforating and binding in that busy
nest of types and cardboards fronting
on and adjacect to Printing House
Square.
His fires nerer go out: a.manaes
and clocks, seasons and cvcles, dynas
ties and electoral commissions are not
for bim.
He heard the bocriitoe guns at
Sumter and told the world what the j
meaot, but hiopautiog quickened not.
Lee thundering at the ga'.es of Get
tysburg and Lee surrendering at Ap
pomattox were one to this slave.
He heard tbe tramp of armed tuen
above bis bead in 'CI, and listened in
'Co to the heavier tread of thinner
ranks bearing back thes? tattered,
riddled banners,. which make the ver
test dotard 8 Llood tingle in fais vein.
a) be looks; be saw Tweed's dauzh
ter wearing diamonds for sboe but
tons, and looking again saw tbe de
throned robber dying by inches in a
fi Ion's cell nor this nor that meant
anything tc bim.
Old Time, to ahem we mcrtalr
bvr most reverentially, looks down
through these grimy gratings and
gets no more attention than a con
temptuous puff of Steam in his face.
This is the Slave of Commerce not of
Time ; be knows no law but tbe de
mands of Trade and acknowledge no
master else!
Twenty years ago a printer own
ing a steam engine which supplied
mora pawer than be needed, beao
famishing power to Lis neighbors
Ttiey quickly found it cheaper to take
a shaft from bim than buy and cper-
ate an engine xor uemwivea. aua tee
. -a i j. a
uusmet grew rap.o.y. i n.s is me corn fod(J cabbages, etc , and
jery heart or tbe prtnting business of i r,tioQof corB.feal ' a(j
A. .' , oats, or middlings.
uiin a space of eighty acres is
mare capita! invested in 'type aLd implements.
their accessories than in half cf alii Htve the best implements, and
America. It was a rare field for tucb '. keep tbem scrupulously clean, well
an enterprise. j scalded, and often exposed to the
A stock company was formed wuh , sweetening iofiuences of tbe sun. The
fSO.000 capital, every dime tf it rep- j milk pails and pans should be cf the
resented in tbe engines, boilers and i best quality of tin. A reliable ther
halting. Great papers like tbe Tri J mumeter i a necessity to every good
bunt, Hun and Led'jrr found it cheap- j dairyman,
cr to boy power than to generate it, ' mileino.
and though tbey tare engines of their j Tfce ghoc,d don ieU
own, they told them only .s reems ftnd , J u lod ,be J '
tn case oi accident. No acc.dent ha. ; cleMlin oliew Xolhi jj
occurred thene twenty years. A re uinttd ickfr fc ffii!k f
pump of immense power La.been .t-l ftd eure, . wiJ ae4f.
thouKand
feet of bosa are always ready for nse;
man iM at I. anil ararv tnnt ' -f ll,a
. 1 :
twenty-four, and repeatedly bava
turned the toll power of these mighty
engines npon the pomps, and put out!
dangerooe fires before even our alert 1
tire Uc'panmeot couid reach tbe j
'V1- i
The chained ilave has tared bis
rsos JEW'mw-tcr ncsrlj Lalf a million of mon
ey in this wt, to ey noitiiag oi toe
averted disorganization of basiucj
from t fire.
Moblex-
A lelrpksae ArhlcvaMnt.
'TALKING BETWEEN INDIANAPOLIS AND
CIIlCAliO AN ASTONISHED CH1CAOO
MAN A WntSPFR HEARD 210
MILES.
A Journal reporter yesterday wit
nessed tbe operation of tbe caroon or
Edison Telephone over a wire cf the
Western Union Telegrapa company,
between this city and Chicago, Sun
day beinir cbowo lot tb reason mat
on that day wires can be spared for
experiments.
Th wire u-t:a run aiong & i.
ti L U. U o Lafayette ; inence
m . a
tr T, V A. & C. U. K. to
Winatab : it ence aioo me i ., i
W. A C. R- U- to Chicago, beiog
about 210 miles in length.
Wben the reporter entered tbe so
periuteodeat'e rooms the experiment
. . .
bad already Dfgun. ana aiiuost vuo
firt thine beard was tbe operator at
ibis end speakiug in tbe telephone,
sayipg:
'11 fumes a Journal man.
Wait till I give him a receiver, so he
can hear vou "
Another rtciiving te!phone was
attached and bauded to tbe visitor,
a beo the operator said:
''ow, Mr. Wilron, at Chicago, I
want to introduce Mr. blank, ol Tbe
Daily Journal, at Indianapolis.
Soek to bim. He is lirtenisg. Je
careful bow you taik bs is liable to
print it."
Instantly came oacs, cieai uu ui-
- . 1 . 1 L. . V,
tinct, as it spoaen torougu a mu
from an adjoining room:
"Good morning, Mr tilant. 1 nope
von are very well. Are yon abTe to
understand me ?"
Terfectly," was tbe reply ; "and I
can hard'iv believe you are so far
awav."
"If you were acquainted with my
voice, so as to recognize it, your be
lief would be strengthened. '-
"Yes, very likely. I can see that
if I were acquainted with your voice
I could very easily recognize it.
Have voa ever talked this lar be
fore?"" "Ob, yes, we had a chat wiib our
Indiannpolis friend two or three Sun
days airo, wbicb was very satisfacto
ry. We even exchaoged abispers
that day. Let's try i. now. Lisien
closely.""
A wbiperlag sound was Leard,
but tbe listeners at ibis end of the
line could not make out eunugb to un
derstand the sentence. ben noti
fied that ten would be counted it
was then easily recognized in a whis
per.
Mr. Soikh, of the Western TJniou
Telerauh Oocpaoy, then stepped to
tbe lurtrutuei.t and speke to Mr. Wil
son, at Chicago:
"lioud morning, Charlie."
"Good moruiug. Mr. Smith."
"You kno me, do you ?"
"Whv, of course I do. Prettv cold
raoruiij, this."
' T.etty cool here; we are getting
o-d to it. thoueh. Tms wire works
n;fly, ioisn't it?"
' Yef, iodeed; coaida't ask anything
belter."
"Sv, Charlie!
"Well."
"Have you got a wire over to tbe
Telephone Lxcbauge? '
"Yea, sir."
"See if you can Gnd Firman at hi
trace or Lis bouse, and conneiit tsat
wire to ibis."
"All riht. Guess I can find bim
ia a ftfw minutea "
"Just say that some one wants to
speak aith him, but don't say who or
where."
"All right; we'll have some fun
with the old man if I can find him
I'll call you ; look out for me."
"All ngbu"
Mr. Firman is tbe General Mana
ger of tbe Telephone Exchange and
American District Telegraph Compa
dv of Chicago. After waning Mr
Wilson's voice was beard:
"Mr. Firman is at home. I'm go
ing to connect you. Speak to bim
Now I"
"Hello. Firman !"
"Hello, yourself. VLat do you
wanu"
"Well, 1 wanted to sty good morn
ing, but you seem a little crusty, so I
won't."
"Well, I take it all back. I'm glad
to see you. How are you, any bow ?
U bea dd you come to town :''
"Uuess yon don t Knew wbo you
are talking to."
"I'm talking to Wiley Smith, or I'm
very much mistaken."
You are right. Thought I would
beat you this time "
"Ob.no! My telephone experience
Las ec a tiled me to recall familiar
voices without many mistakes now
Where are you stopping ?"
"What do yon mean ?"
"Why, where are yoa stopping ?
what hotel 7"
"I don't need to stop at a hotel,
have a home, wife and children wbv
should I stop at a hotel 7"
'"Well, now, where are you ?"
' I'm iu Mr. Wallick's oGce."
"At Indianapolis ?"
"Yes"
"Thunder you are!"
. A - T It- ...
les: i was i&ifcicg witn marne
Wtlon, and got him to connect you
without posting you."
'That's good enough. Why, I get
you splendidly ; no trouble at all."
Indianapolis Journal.
CbIm Fr Maklac Utlt-Eactal Botlar
FEEDING.
Select yenr cows with reference to
the quantity and richness of tbe milk
produced. The best cows are tbe
cheapest for butter, so get the best
von can of whatever breed you select.
Give them good pasturage in the sum-
n.er, and pleoty of pure water, with
jtrequent access to sale In winter.
feed , earlv-cut hay, well-cured
IT all fAa thra la annnirh animal
; odor to do it, without adding any
SETTING.
Strain tbe milk slowly into the
pans, four to six inches deep It i
an excellent plan to strain the milk
into a large can set in cold water, and
cool down to 60 before patting into
ft
tbe small pans. The
milk must be
set in a pure atmoppbere, at fuch a
temperature as win permu iuu utm
to rise in from thirty to thirty-six
Knnra sTier Bettin'f. In order tO do
that the room should be kept at about
60 to f 4, and not allowed to vary
much either above or below.
In hot weather keep a large piece
ol ice in a tub in the room. Cover
it over with a thick blsnket, and, if
arranged so that the water will run
eff, it will keep a long time, and keep
tbe room very uniform.
In cold weather some arrangements
for warming the miik room should be
adopted.
SKIMMINO.
Skim as row as the milk begius to
turn sour. Do not neglect this rule,
as it is impossible to make good but
ter from cream that has become Id
and sour. Wben you ponr your
cream into tbe cream jar, splash as
little as possible. Stir tbe cream
every time you add more to it, and
wipe the sides of tbe pot KtMp tbe
temperature at about 00, and the
cream pot in the coolest part of the
house, covered with a fiae gauz net
ting strained on a hoop, cot with a
tight cover. If covered too tight,
fermentation ia ofien too rapid.
CHTRNlNO.
Churn often, as there is nothing
gained by long keeping. Bring the
temperature of tbe cream in tbe churn
fo8, and not allow it to riu above
61. Cburn early in tbe moroing,
while it is cool. Firt scaM tbe cburn,
turn tbe paddles a few limrB; tben
pour off, and pour jn cold water, and
turn the paddles pour iff, and pour
in vour cream. In churning revolve
tbe'paddlea at an easy and regular
motion, but not loo fast nor pot too
slow.
Tbe butter should cooie in about
forty minutes, a little more or a little
less if the temperature ol tbe cream
wben put in w as about 5S, ascertain
ed by tbe thermometer.
WL'BKISO AND SALT1NO.
When it has "broken" and there is
a difficulty to make tbe butter gather,
tlrcw ia some cold water and give a
few wore lurua.
Sme, and I think a rnsj rity, of
the bst tutter makers of to-day wash
their butter with cold water belore
removing from the churn. Gather
your butter with tbe prid!e Bud lift
it out into the tray, jre-s it gently
and incline it, and let tbe butler-milk
ruD off.
Work it gently with the paddle,
with a cutting, gentle presure, but
not to mat h it; or, better, put iuto tbe
butter worker-
Salt it about an ounce to the
pound, or to the taste of good custo
mers; only with tte best salt, and
free from lumps and coarseuea Woik
the butter only so much as to expel
tbe buiter-ioiik, lu: not to work it loo
dry.
This can be done by the use of a
weak brine prepared for tbe purpose.
Put the bowl away in a cool place.
After standing twelve or twenty-four
hours, gently press out with a ladle
or machine, tbe remaining buiter
tuiik, and any brine that will flow
out with it, care being used not to
work it too much. If tfcisis d one tbe
butter has lost its grain and becomes
salvey, and its keeping qualities are
greatly injured.
PACKING.
Pack in vessels which ill impart
no impuritirs t the buuer. Fill with
in half an ioch of tbe top. Place a
tbin cloth w holly over tbe bufer.
Over thai p ur cold Urian ns eiroog
as can b? made of hot water and tbe
purest salt, or cover a layer of
hue salt.
Tbe whole process of making tbe
butter, from draw ing tbe milk to tbe
placing of tbe butter in packages,
should be hurried, as milk, cream
and butter are going to decay every
moment when exposed to tbe air,
however pure it may be. Such but
ter ia ready to keep or to sell. If to
be kept long before selling, surround
every package with course salt, by
placing them in lxxes prepared for
the purpose. This process keeps tbe
butler cool and hard, and f ee from
Midden changes of air. When all
these things are attended to prompt
ly, and with as much uniformity as
is ender the power of man to control,
there will be a near approach to uni
formity in color, riebneos and pqr'ty
If tbe new begincer follows tbese
rules, and keeps doing , be will
very soon command the highest fig
ures. Cleanliness and common sense ap
plied from the beginning to tbe end,
are absolutely necessary to insure
good butter that will bring the high
est price in the market.
Ureewlwaol faarttblp.
When the Danish missionaries had
secured the confidence of tbe Green
landers, marriage was made a relig
ious ceremony.
Formerly tbe man married the wo
man, as tbe Uomans did the Sabine
women, by force. One of tbe mis
sionaries, writing in bis journal, de
scribes the style of present courtship
as follows :
The suitor comiog to tbe missiona
ry said: "I should like to have a
wile "
"Whom ?" asked the missionary.
Tbe man names the woman.
"Hast then spoken to ber?"
Sometimes tbe man will answer:
"Yes; she is not unwilling, but tboo
knowest womankind."
More frequently the answer is,
"No."
"Why net?"
"It is difficult to tell ber ; girls are
very prudish. Tbon must speak to
her."
Tbe mUsionary tnmmocs' tbe
girl, and after a little conversation,
6a v s :
"I think it tim to bare thee mar
ried." " won't marry."
"What a pity! I have a suitor for
thee."
"Whom ?"
Tbe missionary names the man wbo
bad sought his aid.
"He is good for nothing. I won't j
have him."
"But," says the missionary, "he is
a good provider; be throws bis
harpoon with skill ; and be loves
tbee "
Though lis'.enicg to bis praise
with evident
pleasure, tbe gul an-
s were:
'I won't marrv
bim."
I won't have
"Well, I won't force tbee. I shall
soon find a wife for such a clever fel
low."
The missionary remains silent, as
tbough be understood ber "no" to
have ended tbe matter.
At last, with a deep sigh, sbe whis
pers: "Just as thou wilt bare it mission
ary." "No," says tbe oissionarr: "ai
iSjtboa wilt have it; I'll not persuade
thee."
Then with a deep groan, comes a
"je,M and tbe matter is settled.
TBICK1XS 4. BASWAL.
A MEXICAX 8TORT.
A lady of fortune, living in tbe
city of Mexico, during the latter days
of tbe occupation of Mexico by tbe
Spanish, owing to some combination
of circumstances, found herself in
difficulties, and in immcdinte want of
a small sum of money. Dou be
ing ber godiather, and a respectable
merchant, she went to bim to stale
ber necessities, and offered bim a
case of valuable jewels as a security
for repayment, provided be would
advance ber eight hundred dollars.
At tbe end of a few months her tem
porary difficulties being ended, she
went to her godfather's boose to re
pay tbe money and receive back her
jewels. Tbe man readily received
tbe money, but declared to bis
astonished god-daughter that as
to tbe jewels, be had never beard
of tbem, and tbat no such transaction
had taken place. The senora indig
nant at the merchant's teachery
instantly repaired to tbe palace of
tbe Vice K'cg, hoping for justice
from this Western Solomon though
unable to conceive how it could be
obtained.
Sbe was instantly received by
Rcvillagigedo, who listened atten
tively to ber accouut of tbe circum
etauces. "Had ycu no witness?" said tie
Count.
"None," replied she.
"Did no servant pass in or cut
during tbe transaction V
"No ine."
The Viceroy lecollected amomeot.
"Does your grandfather em ke?"
"No sir," said the lady astooUbed
at this irreveluui question, and per
haps the more so as the Count's aver
sion to smokiug was so well known,
ibat none cf bis smoking subjects
ventured to approach without having
taken every precaution to deaden auy
odor of tbe fragrant weed which
miiebt luik about tbeir clothes and
per bod,
"Does be take snuff?" asked
Yiceroy.
"Yes, your Excellency," said
risiior wbo probably feared that
the
bis
for
once His Excellency's wjta
w?re
woolaibciin.
"That is sufficient," said the Vice
roy ; "retire into tbe adjourning
chamber, and keep quiet your jew
els sball be restored "
His Excellency then despatched a
messenger for the merchant, who
immediately presented himself.
"I have sent for yoa," said tbe
Yiceroy, "tbat we may talk over
s. me matters in which your mercan
tile knowledge may be of use to the
State."
The merchant was overwhelmed
with eraiiiudo and i y ; while tbe
Yiceroy entered int-o conversation
with bim upon various affairs con
nected with his profen.-ion Suddenly
the Viceroy put bis band first in oue
Docket, then in the other, with tbe
air of a man wbo bad mislaid some
thing.
"Ah !" eaid he, "my snuff box
Excuse me for a moment while 1
go and fetch it from tbe adjoining
room "
"Sir," said the merchant, "permit
me to bare the honor of ouering my
bi.x to your Excellency. "
His Excellency received it as if
mechanically, holding it in bis band
and talking, till, pretexing some
business, be weut out, and, calling
an Seer, desired bim to take that
snuff box to tbe merchant's house,
asking bia wile, as from bim, by tbat
ii ken, to deliver to the bearer a case
otjrtwels wbtcb be bad tuere. The
t iceroy retdrned to tbe apartment
where be bad left bis nattered guest,
and remained in conversation with
him nntil tbe officer returned ; and,
requesting private speech of tbe Vic
eroy, delivered to bim a jewel case
which be bad received from the mer
chart's wit.
Ilevillagigedo then returned to bis
fair complainant, and, under pretense
ol showing her ame rooms in tbe
palace, led ber into one, a here,
among many objects of value, tbe
jewel care stood open. No sooner
bad sbe cast her eyes upon it than
sbe started forward with joy and
amazement. The Viceroy requested
ber to wait tbera a little longer,
and tben returned to bis waiting
guest.
"Now," said be, "before going fur
ther, I wish to bear the troth con
cerning another affair in which you
are interested. Are yon acquainted
with tbe Sena rade "
"Intimately, sir, ehe is my god
daughter.
"Did yon lend ber eiebt hundred
dollars at such a date ?"
"I did."
"Did she give you a case of jewels
in pledge?
"Never!" said tbe merchant, vehe
mently. "The money was lent with
out any security : merely an act of
friendship, and she has invented a
story concerning some jewels, which
bad not tbe slightest foundation."
In vain the Viceroy begged bim to
reflect, and not, by adding falsehood
to treachery, force bim to take meas
ures of severity. Tbe merchant wiib
natns persistea in cis aeniai. toe
Viceroy left tbe room snddenlv, and
returned with the jewel case ia his
band; at which unexpected appari
tion the astonished merchant changed
color, and entirely lost bis presence
cf mind. Tbe V iceroy ordered him
from bis presence, with a severe re
buke for bis falsehood and ireacberv.
and an order never again to euter bis
palace. At tbe same time be com
manded bim to send bim, tbe next
morning, eight hundred dollars with
five hundred more; which be did
and which were, by the Viceroy's
orders, distributed amocg tbe hospit
als. His Excellency is paid to have
added a severe reprimand to the la
dy, for having made a bargain with
out writing.
A Very Sslaral JBIttaka.
A young man front one of tbe back
towns came in to buy a present for
bis girl last week.
His wandering gaze being fixed by
the gorgeous display in a dry goods
window, be entered tbe Btore, and
bashfully stopped in front of a very
pretty young lady behind tbe coun
ter. "How much are those ?" be in
quired, pointing at a pair of hand
somely wrought bickle-plated garters
in tbe window.
"Seventy-five cents," replied the
young lady, sweetly, banding out tbe
article in question, and blushing
slightly.
"I think they are kinder pretty,
don't yoa ?" inquired the young man,
auxious for somebody eUe's opin
ion. "Very," replied tbe young miss;
"tbey are tbe latest style."
"Everybody wears tbem, don't
they ?" continued tbe young gentle
man. "Almost everybody," eaid the
young lady, affecting an unconcerned
air. j
"I was goin' to get tbem for a gal j
tbat I know," aaid tbe young gentle-1
man BOmewhat nervnuslv. "Xow !
do yoa think she would like to have;
tkam
"I should think she might I doa'i
know," returned the young ladv,
blushing again.
"Well. I dou't hardly know, my.
self," said tbe youug man, picking up
ou of the dainty articles, and exam
ining it closely.
"k oo don't suppose tbey are too
large now, do you ?"
"Why I ! jtamraered the
youug lady, tbe blush growing deep
er. "They seem sorter big like," con
tinned the young man, not observing
her coafusiou.bm of course 1 wouldu'i
be certain. She's middlin size,
but not very fat, and mebbe ibeee
would be a little too loose. I should
tbiuk she was just about your bigness
an' if these would fit yoa, of cour
they'd fit ber. Now, just suppose
you try tbem on, an if "
"Sir!" exclaimed the young lady
behind the counter, io an aw ful voice,
tbat lifted tbe young man's bat on
the end of bis hair, "you are insult-1
ing;" aud she swept awy to tbe
rear ot tbe store, leaving the bewil-
dered young man standing iu dumb
amazfment, holding in bis band wbat
he supposed was a beautiful pair of
bracelets.
And when one of the men clerks
came and explained bis mistake, the
young man from the b jck two struck
a direct line for his team, and in a
very brM space of time w tearing
toward home at a rate that threaten
ed to irretrievably ruiu the old lam
ily b'.rse. He won't buy her any
bracelets now nntil be's married.
Riarira ar RavalnUa.arjr (Harneter,
Robert Treat Paine, of tbe Revol-
lionary period was cbrictened Thom
as, but changed il to escape tbe odi
um which was ungratefully heaped
upjn tbe author of the "Age of Rea
son," Despite this fault ho was really a
good man. His humor was general
ly overflowing, and he was greatly
esteemed. He often received as good
as be sent, and etgoyed it. Au old
colored man was a frequent subject ;f
bis banter. Oue uay be said:
"Have you heard tbe news?"
"Wbat news, massa ?"
"Tbe Devil is dead."
"No, master," replied the black
man. "I bad not beard of it, but w as
expecting it ; I know'd be q q??n m
Paine a Jong um.o.''
Mr 1'aiue was sick one day. Tbe
physician came, prescribed and left.
Immediately the negro began a wo
ful howling and latueut. "Master ;s
going to die!" he repealed.
"Wbat do you mean you black ras
cal ?" Paine demanded.
"Tbe doctor says tbat master ba
got ih fever, aud tbe fever has got to
turn, aud it can't turn in bo little a
min ; and if tbe fever don't turn you
die sariin."
Mr. Paine was jouroeylngon horse
back to attend . the services of the
court at Worcester, Mass. Stopping
at a (firm house, be asked a young
woman whom be found there tbe dis
tance to tbe Worcester road.
"It is about three miles," said sbe
"I am about to take a ride ia tbe
same direction, and if you will wait
till I can get my horse, I can show
you "
"Poor company is better than
none," said he; "I will accept your
aujgesiion."
Tbe young woman, who was i f
true Yankee blood and pluck, caught
ber horse, pit on tbe side-saddle, and
w as goon ready.
The two rode together, Piino in
excellent humor and tbe maiden
equally cheerful. Presently, bavin
as be supposed, gone far enough, be
again inquired wnetber tbey would
not pretty soon reach the Worcester
road.
"O," said she archly, ''we pa?sed it
about four miles back; but I thonght
tbat poor company was better than
none, and to I let yen keep on with
me."
THE BOCTI1EKW OITBACES.
KEPORT OF THE TELLER COMMITTEE,
THE TISSUE BALLOT FRAUDS FOCND TO
EXTEND TO EVERT COCNTT IN SOUTH
CAROLINA BETWEEN 30 AND 40
MURDERS PERPETBATED IN LOUIS1.
ANA CONGRESS URGED TO PROVIDE
FOR FAIR AND FREE ELECTIONS.
Washington, Feb. 2T The re
port of ibe Teller committee, made to
the Senate to-day, reviews the testi
mony of 91 witnesses in Louisiana,
and 107 in South Carolina. It says
that tbe frauds in SvUtb Carolina by
tbe nse of tissue ballots extended to
every county ia tbat State but oue,
and that between 30 and 40 murders
were committed in Louisiana. The
committee, in drawing their conclu
sions, say there appears to be a w ide
spread determination in these States
to restrict the freedom of speech as
to political questions, npon tbe claim
tbat the discussion of the relations of
labor to capital, employers to employ
ees, and other kindred subjects, is
calculated to array the colored peo
ple against the whites, and tbus en
danger tbe safety cf tbe people. This
determination is not authorized b?
State enactments, but tbe Democrats
wbo attend tbe political meetings, cot
only of their own party, but !. of
the opposition, are in the habit of re
fusing to allow the speakers to die
cass those questions in their various
forms. Any references to tbe condi
tion of the colored people before tbe
war, and the causes tbat led to tbe
war, are condemned as beiog of an
incendiary character. It will be
readily seen that if it is allowed to
the attendants at a public meeting to
determine what is and wbat is cot
incendiary or inflammatory material,
and therefore objectionable and not
to be permitted, there w iil be an end
of all political discussion, unless tbe
speakers shall consent to dUcuss tbe
questions in accordance wiih the
view of the majority tbat may be io
attendance. Great liberality must be
allowed in the discorsion cf all polit
ical questions, and it will never do
to permit a crowd of heated partisans
at a public meeiing to determine
what is and wbat is not an incendia
ry speech, and wbat is not proper to
be eaid on such occasions. All the
attacks which bare been made on tte!
colored people have beea attempted
to be justified or excused, on tbe
ground that the colored people have
made threats against the whites.
However fah-e and desiitu.e cf found
ation these reports may have been,
they have been made tbe excuse t
the most antes rd-cf atneity against
these people.
As ibis pretended fear cf negro in
surrection is made the excuse for tte
outrages on tbe colored people, it
may not be amiss to ear that the
Democratic whiles, when interrogate011 UP- .
ed on that point, all agreed tbat tte
negro wa peaceful and oorevengeful.!
ana that with all tbe reports of the i
uprising of this class of people to
murder and ooirage tbe whites, there
m m
was no instance in American history '
?.L;a?a a
witnin ictir Knowledge
ken thia '
had hr dnnn an ft all arln.itlaH that
it would require great provocation to
induce the colored people to resort to
violence against tbe whites. Kespect
for authority, obedieuce to law, and
attachment to persons and things, are
notable characteristics of the colored
race. No prosecutions have been in
stituted by the Slate of South Caro
lina agaiust tbe violators of ber laws,
and no effort made to punish the men
wbo bare thus wantonly outraged
her citizso"; and wben the United
States courts have been resorted to
for tbe purpose of puaisbinir the out
rages on tbe ballot, tbe complainant
has in very many instances been
arrested, clearly in violation of law,
by the Slate authorities on charges ot
perjury, end. committed to jil unless
he gave bsil. Ciiizusare tbreateued
tbat if they aitraipi to puuisb tbe of
fenders in the Uoited States Courts
the witnesses will be punished in the
Si ate. Courts, and thus tbe State not
only declines to puiiinb these crimin
als, but refuses; to allow it to be done
iu tbe United Stairs Courts. Tbe
Ste Guvernmeut is a white Gov-
jeruuient ; no colored men are reore-
seated in it; aud, so lar, no man
connected with it has had ihe houes-
ty, cuuriige or humanity to attempt
to repress tbe outrages of thrfre un
fortunate mea of color. Tbe laws of
Suu'h Carolina and Lminiaaa are
undoubtedly sufficient for tbe pro
tectioo of nil their citizens, but there
has been a lameutable failure to en
force tbem
This course must in tbo eno bo the
destruction of the Government of
ibose Stales. Tbcusauds tf persous
io those States, controlled by tbe
political party profinc by tbese out-
rttge coudemu tbem ; but tbey laik
tbe ludeueuiieuce aud courage to
make themselves beard in oppMtioa.
to tbem Tbere never will be peace
and good order, aud consequent pros
periiy, in tbe South while any con
siderable number of tbe w hite people
deuy tbe colored people tbe rights
given ibeui by law. To insure a
lasting peace to tbe people, w hite
aud bUck, the fullest and freest exer
cise of all political rights must be
conceded to all. Tbe Lonor and
pr-rot ri'.v of LuiM&na demand tbat
tbese cu'reges agaiust the rights of
ciUzeus, tbese violations of State and
national law, shall ba punished. That
this duty devilves cpou tbe State all
adiiiii ; and whatever may be said cf
;be du y of tbe General Government
to redress tbe wrongs of its citijens
under these circumstances, no one
will excuse the State authorities
for tbe failure to punish these of
fender. Tbe committee say it was not pos.
sille, in the short time tbey were m
settsion, to investigate the election
held in all the Congressional districts
ia Lvui-iaua and South Carolina;
but sufficient testimonv was taken to
hbow conclusively tbat in several dis
tricts iu ttosa States, not only tbe
election fr Congressmen but tbe
elections tor State and county i fScers
as well; were neither fair nor free,
and lb ut by violeoce and fraud the
bonet-t expression if the will cf iboe
entitled to vote was prevented, and
thou-auds of citizens ot those Slates
deprived of the elective fr&ncLise. Ic
Louisiana, both violence and fraud
were extensively used. In Soutb
Caroliua, fraud was more largely re
lied own. la both States, these
agenc'ie, so disreputable in them
selves, aud so dangerous to the sta
bility cf a republican form cf govern
ment, wtre used, not only against tbe
candidates i f the Republican party,
but agaiuttt ndepeudeat Democratic
candiuates, aud candidates, by what
ever name known, who were la oppo-
fiiion to the regular Democratic can
dtdates, thus showing clearly that
the result sought for and accomplished
was not the prevention of so-caJed
"carpet-bag rule" and the establish
ment of so-called "borne rule," but
the success of the Democratic party
in tbese States and in the nation, bv
whatever means and at whatever
cost. South Carolina shares a like
spirit wtb Louisiana. The Demo
cratic leaders seem to bo insensible to
the fact tbat the stability of our Gov
ernment is involved in tbese ques
tions, and to be utterly unable to
comprehend tbat their conrse renders
the return of material prosperity to
these people absolutely impossible
Without peace and good order tbere
can be no obedience to, or enforce
ment of, law. Material prosperity
cannot come to these States in tbe
absence of this requirement, and
tbere must be a rnd cal change in tbe
management of political affairs. The
framers of tbe Constitution appear to
have considered it safe to leave tbe
"times, places, and manner" of hold
ing elections under the control of tbe
States, but it Is very evident that
ibey foresaw a condition miht exist
in the future ucder which the safety
of the National Government an! tbe
rit'hts of citizens might require that
the times, ulaces. and manner of
elections should be under its own
control, and not cnJer that cf the
Stafs.
Tbe time has come when Congress
should ex rcis8 tbe power ir clearly
poss-es.es, tf providing by law for a
fair and free election cf members cf
Congress. The power to pa?s laws
prescribinir tbe times, places, and
manner of holding elections for mem
bers cf Congress necessarily implies
the power 10 provide for tbe punish
ment of violations cf tbe law. It will
scarcely be contended certainly it
cannot be fairly claimed tbat the
National Government is compelled to
rely for the punishment cf effenses
against its own laws npon tbe lawsot
tbe several States.
The minority of tbe committee
have not yet prepared their views
tcr presentation to the Senate.
ait W"Mtcd Wild ap tier Mortal
Carr.
Elizabeth, Pa, March 2. At
four o'clock this afternoon a youog
colored lady (mate) by the name of
Southern, made an attempt to drown
herself by jumping into the river,
but was rescued by a young man who
saw her jump in. It is not yet known
whether she will recover or not.
Tb rhllatletphla PoataHleo.
Washington, Feb. 2flEx Gov
ernor Hartranft left for Philadelphia
to-day. He baa decided to accept
the postmastersbip, and states tbat
since bis visit here be has arqnainted
himself with a general drift and po
liu'cal views of the Administration
and considers that be can render
more service at borne than ia any
position abroad.
"Dearest," be murmured, aa he
folded ber in his arms for tbe Erst
lime, "let me sample tbe nectar of
ycur lips." "Take a whole schooner
of it," sbe fait tly whispered ; "it's all
.
, OatTua bouse publtshed binety-
KM,r "yies ot almanacs.
Tbe first book ever published in
Jerusalem is dedicated to the Roths-
child family.
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J, M, HOLOERBAUU A SOS'S.
STOKE,
West End, Main at., Somerset Pa..
HEAD QUARTERS
FOR THE SALE OF
SLAPE2S.CLIVEE
CHILLED PLOTS. 2XASE23-
TCTi: SEED E2ILLS. ELI-
PISS THEZCHE3
SSPA2ATC3,EC233
POTESS.
FARQUAHR'S FurHtr Tiircsbiii M.
chtnea wltb Shakers.
FARQ S Thrwher ami Sirt.)r.
FAMING MILLS,
SHOVEL PLOW SHARES,
Cultivator Shovels
Bspairs fcr Nearly AH tla Ilrss
Geld ia tha Caiy.
M
WILSOi SEWliO MM HI
i -a - ' wwjwv aiClii
and cs elegantly finished as a first-class Piano. It
receive c! the highest awards at tho Vienna and Cen
tennial Expositions. IT SEWS OPJE-FOUriTH FAST5R
ti.::n aiiisr zzc:nz. !t3 cnoacity is unlimited. There
ar. sr.s.-s V?;LCOri rACH!N sold in the United
Gtc;ts t'-cr: Ui3 combined sales of all tho ethers.
7hs YJlLtOTi f.lENEIHS ATTACHMENT, for dome
l ! JU3 cf repairing, VV.7H0UT PATCHINC, given
THE with each machine
K.f WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO,
JVTiJ & C2D Droadway, Hew York; New Orleans, La.;
S ate 4 Mad sjn Sts., Chicago, tils.; and San Francisco, Ca!.
FOI? SALE EY ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS.
TO THE LADIES.
The Summer an.l Fill ftyle, of E. Eutterick
Ou'.
PAPER PATTERNS
at Mrs. E. R. V.'ixun i,
809 Arch St.. and 80 Sauth 2J St., PUidclph.,
Also for ! the CentennUl Pia!tT. CirJpri
fillet! Ij mail oo roiui of pru-e. Clai'oe fur-
i I'j au:
Li on a
Aug. i.
ninu on aiiucaikn max
nuuul toture ouei uc i f Q
C A T A I 1 II . J
Z n r.u-h tt'-lstihnrhootl u. intrtxlu.f o;ir
On- tl. ur iwliiti trtts i tiiw wj'1- i
fxtn pavexprvM flwRMi'. ( rea-i
Ait-us. 1. 3. :TI2 M 21. Ii A-'i " (
Jin i
A GOLD MEDAL
ha been aWMnletlat the Pari Ejtp.ii'-Wa of 1STS
" J.&P.COATS,
i'urtli t. beat SiMVirJ Sp.4 Cottna, enrailnc
the estimate lUetM niMa ibeir 1016 at all ibe
W orM .XtiivD. fri;m tnt at L.iiJtn. lsei, to
the CeuieuuUI tl,f!lit.n iflC, where'iie; I'm. It;
a-!ii.K.mlor -S FthlOK sriii..NijrU A.NU
EXCtXJ-e..VT ClU ALJ I V."
Ttie cf .n-t fnie of a S:lvsr MU1 Wij tit.'n
by the WiliUman;ie Linen Cn'inr. wuicu
claims to be tile tpectal catu:a ol Awt-riraa iu
iaatrv, anU wiiuu tM extei!.'ir.-!y veriisnl a
Uraihl r:e i'uru.
NO G3AI73 ra axa:d:i
fT..i rr"iT t4T'?
lem. J. P. hT e.i!'lihr;l is Paw.
to- Set, K. , tte largest Suuti Cu;t'Q Mi'.'.f ,a 'he
I'niietl a.Atee trtrry )re of mAn-ita-mre,
trom the ra cAio io ttie tia;slil te cim
UuctvJ liiere. 1 bir Aiarira-mu'te csmI l.t
tn UM.k the awerl at toe tVuU'auu!, aul whi e
tney have neTtr eUirnl i-iat m-:rit :-jr th-ir
Atnrricaii-m.t S.mi)i iN4t.in over met mmat
taml in tbrtr Stitt h Mill, they ur- the tutbitAc.
tionot taiK nacmi ibt itry Ut.e io 1 letiuaeti
thuaiteln, with ti.i country, tiuu
AMERICA, as represented by
J. & P. Coats, is stiil
Ahead in Spool Cotton
BATES & COATS,
Soie Agenu in Piiitleluht.t lur
Not. J. A P. CiMTS,
BlairsTills Ma's Siairj.
Sacoad Term begins Feb. 1st, 1879.
For term n l Inf .rmati.a apt ly to
REV. T. R. E'.VINS, Prh:ipil,
BLAIRSVILLE.
Jan.
SSIilN EE'S NOTICE.
W aerea J. R IVnisemaderantanraA'iifninrnt
of ait bi pnerty re&L ptr94iil an-1 eajic.1 f..r
the hencht ul ere lltor? to t'eniKloriane-.t t.y dre.1
da;el the tUyof Junaary l-irj;n..ti?e i hcrty
given to all periif iiitieoteti to a.ul Aixn-tr to
mike itnme.it! payinnt. anl thsM) h:irin(
claims aKiDt him to present tftrtn du'y satnt-n l.
ete.l fi settlement at Kire of die nil A?'irTK.r.
In Brbervlly Twp.. in M aniy, .i Hiur
day the -II I day of M rcii. If7. WBtn awl where
they will attend for hii uarp-x.
Jim's O H AT.
AAKON F. blTTNER,
SURE REWARD,
8 VElnS TO PAY VOU A I M'.V..
S4 to SIO Per Ac. .
IVreh and Tlaplp I.niit? In j. j.,..
In tbe .Mll.l.l A i.t: .;. a i
Ihe trl Ka jii-ls ai'-J t C. t
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niini il i.ejr ru.
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as.
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lea, aa aa, M
(Jot 1.9m
JUST EECETVED
AND
NOW OPENIIY1G
AT
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STORE
West End, Main St., Somerset, Pa
A Large and Well Selected
HOT OF1
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XOTIOXS,
HARDWARE,
Q UEEXS WARE,
DATS d- CAPS,
BOOTS d- SHOES
The Largest, Best and
Cheapest Assortment
of Men's and Boys
CLOTHING
Frcuhand Tfew, Ever Offered in
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All Kind of Produce Tnkea
In Ex bange for GOODS.
Slay 1
A VALUABLE INVENTION,
THE WORLD RENOWNED
ft if
Sign at tbe
SlTIXtilXti CLOCK.
C"E5U c 'T Mais uo K.aa s,a
JOSEPH II:
ThV'.fraii Watchmtker, U prepared i
time, to rtunkk y:, a flm-cliM
keeper, ej-.her Id tbe line ol
WATCHES OB CLOCKS.
KthUanttbmake0,ie?
The m iv.,.Tint Ankle lor ifit"?l
thra t t ,. l.rrltorjMrw2, "a
r '.rtemi, a.pl,.i, r"
a.a. A.t. Wen. jpjg,.
aJ-
ftc.in noney mike rutert r
I lanvthinxlM. I'. . ... "7 V
than a
F. W
I :il:uJtri..i. Aienw.i..- CZ. . ? ,h
w r.1 .r,.k.- ... - ""J-aao iins wanu
fur
"klo.Aojoa,: Maine.
AJ.!ita
ft npi e la j
jvM par 2
i week In ymrowa town.
AS I lu. A r
. rui a b
r-rn,feiihe sex ran
aat a baslat-ai
I out
trtrtSculjia u il ti. Z' .7"r"-.
-- ii wr
Cot, Ponlanii,
-Mrrh 27
JV "irww In. i u. wr
in their nii T: r
.,l .,.M 1"" "". "niii,r.
rare time at th u ' . VV- "r" Jour
jstvn .1,
C F w.I KEI t
this place iw a M .m his
eelehratej Hor Kjne
sale better than errr
al cheap. Anyooewbo
wants fe at uo--e. w.mlj
do well to send him a
Puflal eapl or In a.m
wa i. u,m (ovw In orier to maae sure ol leitln
one be in his ronii'ofc!;i:.K nuitlit n.-t nud
l. who w mt rku.
ilay m
WANTEPZ?S?
a,U n ..-r.,-..a.
let I at w A i. : . .... . . 7 .
PitisJ.nrKh Fjhb Avw, lis homdHod' St.
rint)arKh. Pa.
Th.oem search of Urm.n.l5jTprtate.! Ftna
Rcir:er.
F2ILABSLFHIA COFFEE.
Wehjve recently ati!e sr.it ta;rorexects li
the pne-s ol KasMilsts t'aaJV-, and o .a'cr
to ibe trate th.
F1KEST ROASTED COFFEE
ererj utop la Pa-ks-ee. W. trursmee ercry
'MY CH3!CE" er D0 PEDRO'S CHOICE.'
to te r.liir. bat Sis -eetl "o(fce. I'oi-e. iio
lifted irjul "BIO" t.y omve'.vM.
Janney & Andrews,
Xoe. Ul and lij Markc-l Strert,
MyC'J PUILADrLPKLl.
EUAL NOTICE.
J
iu M-Ariaiena Tii'tzLit. wi.w. JaN TV-mss.
J"i,o ru-HBM. Jon ritouit. E.ato'1-! X-fatf.
rra intermime.1 with Jw. j. fci.-x si
tliutietb intennarrieil with J-rvn V. '
atove reifi ie in S-imerset (Nmntr. Pa., an-1 Peter
Thora.il. (of P. O ) Kent t.or.!T. Mich c
.Moses riiomAS .'of K.?n.iit-r P. ).) fcr t'-n-
P. . ) CAinbria Col. Pa.
1 -.a are bere!r aotirie-i t m pa"""" A
wrir ol partKktt i??ael c of trie (c..hi! l'"trt
of SfincrtCoua'v. Pfnna. 1 w.'l h il in ;a-
Hue on !fce real estate at Heome T!m is. d
iu Conetnaoah twneip. Stxn-rsrt tVuniy. r.
at hiK l:te resHef.-e on fbur Ur. the .T;a !r '
.ilr.-h is7:, wa-.Te y. canaueodil
Fu, IT. K.t.
A SSIGXEE-S SALE
2- 'FVAHABLf:KKALTrE.
by lirrnii of a eoo'iuui orlerot iwucl
ot ttie Court ot Comin. Pl of "Wrri
Pi., to at .ilre ted. i aiil sxj, e ! y ia-e'
the iirvmisea. oo
Hondo IJ. M-jrth l", lT-,
at ID j'c ock A. M of mid .Uy. all the
real estate ol W u. Co -k tis:
A cerutia tract of Nod -o:e w;i!i:b te
f. ann.ot s ruiieol I.Tin.'v.We. Sne-r-t
Somerset Co.. P. cy Bief a! o r'r
Wa.ker, Aleun-i-.r I ..aiitMrnan. Lews
and ..ther. containlne li acrrs, : at : vrr '
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