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, 1873-12-01
CAPT. FRY.

10 tho Editor Of 1He Chicago Tribune:
Sin: In your commonta, in to-dhy's TRIBUNE,
on the pnst history Of the late Capt, Or Col.
Fry, you overlook the fact that 1t Is not to Capt.
Try, or to his momory, that sympathy is bolng
extended but to hls bereavoa wife and helplcss
little children, who ought not to bo held roBpon-
siblo for tho orimc8 OF thoir dcad fathor.
Mother do the brutal aota Of Capt. Fry towards
Union soldiers during tho mnd struggle Of tho
late Rebellion warrant Spanish or Cuban bucca-
neors in capturing his vessel on the high seas,
ind slaughtering him and his mon
without judge, jury, or trial. II
our own Government chose to overlook
tho brutal aots referred to, OF Capt. Fry, during
tho late Rebellion, Spain had no right to punish
him for them. It mattorB not ii every man on
tho VirginiuB waa an American criminal, a vio-
]ator OF tho laws of tho United States, it they
aro American citizens, and claiming the proteo-
tion of tho United States Government, it should
bc afforded them. Itwould lave made no differ
onco to Durriel, tho butcher, if Gen. u, s. Grant
and Lis ontiro Cabinet had bcon on board Of tho
Virginius in tho capacity Of passengers when sI,o
waa captured thoy would hayo mot the gamo
fato Of poor Fry and his companions. Nespcct-
fully. I. q. ?.
ClI1oAoo, Nov. %, 1878.
, 1873-12-01

any bank or other institution. Each should bo
his own banker, roceivlng his money orcr tho
counter, hopping tho uama In Luis own vault, and
paying tho Bnme out IN cash. Ti,on t,alt-ho,,r'a
investigation would discover any dofa1cntion |;
tho money woua bo tlloro to DO counted, or It's
absonce would require al explanation. rhoro
would bo no fortunes nado out Of tho ofllco Of
1roaBufor, but thoro would DO 1oas rink Of tlefal-
cation or 1oau. Tho temptation to speculate bo-
Ing cut of, responsible Treasurer would tako
moans to protoot himself and tho Treasury too.
There can bo no eafoty In tie administration Of
public money 30 long IN public sentiment ap-
proves tho policy Of TreaHurers using this pub
lie money for their personal profit Tho only
way to break up this uso Of public money forthe
profit Of tito oflcora Is to estahlinh Treasury
with vaults and locks and require tho money to
he kept thero, under ponalty Of imprisonment.
, 1873-12-01


srh: Will you ploaao allow mo few lines in
refcrencoto IN editorial in your paper OH tile
Spanish question: ,Iviewod from two "gnuges." It
and fired into tho Mound City ian American guu-
boat, by Which many lost thor li1es, aud then
ordered luis mon (Which Capt. Try denlcs) to fire
mon. to Ravo thor lives (Which is most juBtiA-
ablo causo), offered to betray tho cause in which
they woro enlisted; and then asks "I Is this tho
kind Of cause to 20 to war 2" This article
needs explanation. Does it NOM that American
cltizcns, who fought desperately (and may be, in
humanity In tho late War are not enti-
capture OF Fort St. Charles WAS begun with IN
overwhelming force, aud Cnpt. Ffy'A only ollnnco
was to sink nl1 tho boats and kill nil tle mon
posoiblo. Ho fought until nll but two guunera
were shot at their post, mud himself wounded
aud his force reduced to thirty men,-both sides
uNE argue that. because Capt. Fry ortlorod Gf
truo) hiB mon to fire on drowning mon to bo COR
tain they did not return to battle and Col. Fitch
ordered tho Forty-Bixth indiana Regiment to
verify, and Col. Fitch killed 600 Of Capt. Fry's
mon wnlo running up atoop hill Tor their
Ing gven), il Col. Titoh, instoad Of
Capt: Fry, Lad been soized BY tut,
III fact, does T1lE TRIBUNE argue that, because
Capt Fry was q Southern Instead Of a Northern
officer ho was not entitled to protection nnd,
because hia mon would lie to savo their lvosu,
thoy are not entitled to our protection2 And,
these things have anything to do with tho ques-
tion whatever2 These positions looks to mo
like tho narrow instead Of the wide-geuge vlowB.
= HYDE pAnK, NOV. 2s, 1873. COMMON SENSE.
, 1873-12-01

THANKS TO THE TIMELY DISCOVERY OF MRS.
wnslow4 Boo,hinR Syrup. tho hnats OF many paronts
have boon made glad 6y witnessing tho beneficial utfeota
whio s rn.nody iai!a to produce during tho cr-
cal noriod sf t09thtnE.
SUITES or RODsi9 HAVE BEEN MADE FEA-
application bs mall tefeer.r oIpros. WIZ private
bo elegantly ited than o. tho auitcB MoAsEs
Invk Wstllotboo uer for tho patrons OF thoir grand
nj
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The Incorporated viilage of Soner rset
versus
Otto Ael1er. Defendant.


The d cfendanf ws- arrested fr IN Il
I~ged violation af a17 o,di. of o..
ineoTporsied village stoie-aid
to weighing. bnziug and selling coe-
sione;" and was triei IN the Mayor
Court, October Is. 1873.
The Mayor heIl-s That 3Iuni-iPsl
Corporations Lsre full yrer 90 el--,
and enlorce n ordnance 10 reef.ls,, b..
weighing and measuring as al cuai
brought and exposed for Sale within 10,
corporate limits of the same; and thai
under the present ordinance, heretofor,
mentioned, every sel!er, deli eTer, LnysI
and reeeiver-Ihough it be for 4he buy
er's or receivers own con-ump5ion-of
any load of coal-sione jexceeding ten
bushels) brought and exposed for sale
within the. Corporation, to b used and
consumed therein, are liable to be prose
cuted under its provisions, if such per
son, or persons, sell, deliver, buy or re-
ceive any such load of coal-stone within
the Corporation, without having it
weighed upon the Corporation scales, as
provided in said ordinance. The Cor
poration knows no scales but its own.
The last clause in the first section Of
the ordinance hereinbefore mentioned,
contains a proviso, which was evidently
intended by the trainers Of said ordi-
nance to apply to all coal which is TO be
used and consumed by any person who
had purchased it while the coal was yet
outside of the Corporation, under con-
tract made and entered into between the
coal-owner and the consumer himself,
or in other words, the coal mot necessar-
lily the contractors must be outside the
Corporation when the contract is made
and entered into, and must be for the
contractors (consumer's) Gown Use and
consumption, and not for any other
party or parties whatever. 1t can not
apply to any other party than the CON
sumner himself, who, if be receive loss
from "short weight can himself only
suffer by making foolish bargain.
BY an act of the Legislature of this
State, passed April 2gth, 1872, call
sales of coal shall be by weight, unless
otherwise specially agreed by the parties
&c; and makes it mi~demeanor, pun
ishabIe by fine or iDIprisonmeni or both.
to sell, deliver, or cause to be sold or d.
livered, any stone-coal in violation Of
the provision of said act.
The defendant in this action, as the
testimony shows, was Reorine coal un-
der contract N; de some timc / st sn,u-
mer between Adam Acker ard john /.
Williams, with the understanding that
the coal was to be weighed upon Acker's
scales, and having complied with the
laws Of the State, and violated no clearly
defined provisions of the ordinance here
inbefore named; that the coal was for
the said Williams Gown use and con-
SUMPTION" and was purchased under
contract while the coal was beyond the
Corporate limits, verdict was rendered
in favor of the defendant.
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Novel Explosion.

Mr.. George W. Strong, living at Lo-
gan, Ohio, bought, some time since, I
new cook stove After il he'd been il
use few days, Ms. S. kindled a fire il
the stove preparatory to getting supper
one evening, and as she was about leav-
ing, a terrible explosion took place, blow
ing pots, kettles, stove-lids, &c, about
the room promiacuouslv, and creating q
great sensation in the Ireigh bofhood, but
luckily, doing TO further damage.
IL was afterWard ascertainod that the
explosion was caused by powder which
had been used in mining the coal, which
becoming damp was not ignited when
the blast WAS set Off This powder, by
some means got into Mr.. SIS coal pile
and thence into the stove, with the result
above stated.
Mr.. s. states that the stove is a re-
markably heavy and strong one. If il
had been one of the light stoves, now in
common use, the consequence might
have been very serious.
The name of this stove is the "Sensa-
tion," said TO be the best in use, and sold
exclusively by G. H. Stafford, Somerset
OHIO
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SEWING MACHINES.
The "DOmestic."


am in the field again, agent for the
sale of the best Sewing Machine I have
ever used or offered to the public. The
Domestic" in its construction combines
simplicity and strength which involve
durability; "No other Machine what
ever will do an equal range of work with
so little change of tension" In com
pairson with other Machines it is noise
less, and requires so little power that q
child can run it. The Domestic
stands not only unrivalled but it fal
surpasses atother Machines for general
utility.
Call at may Shop and. see. one of them
work before purchasing any other and
you will be convinced of the truth OF
my statements, and l shall have the
pleasure of selling you just the machine
YOU ought to have for family and all
other kinds of serving.
l. CAIN. Agent
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The Rev. VIM. Henry of Dayton,
Ohio, general agent of the American
Bible Society, will preach at the M. E.
Church in this place, at half past ten
o'clock, Sabbath morning, November
I'd, and in the evening of the same day
will hold the anniversary of the Perry
County Bible Society. As the Ameri-
can Bible Society is not demominational,
we invite all the churches to take part
in the anniversary, and the election Of
officers. B. F: THOMAS,
Pastor M. e. Church.
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OF Miss Matte Stevenson, \ volun-
teer nnrse from Towando, Illinois, who
fell victim TO the Memphis epidemic,
the Memphis Appeal says: "We may
raise and we viii raise Il white shaft To
commemorate her heroism, but in our
hearts, from now henceforth, she will be
with every one of rs next to the dearest
on earth. Let the shaft be raised, and
let il be the highest, the tallert the
most conspicuous in our beautiful city
Of dead, and let the name, Matte Ste
venson,' be craven deep and deep down,
where it will remain to defy the corro-
sions of time and tell how she laid down
her life for the poor of Memphis"
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Dn. DAwsoN's CoUaH sYnUp.-Thi

DIR. DAwsoN's CoUGH SYRUP.-This
remedy has been in the family of the
senior editor of this paper with most
gratifying results. In one instance, the
use of a single bottle was attended by a
complete cure of a very annoying cough,
which had threatened to become a Sc
rious affiiction. We have also had op-
portunites of witnessing its salutary ef-
fects in cases outside of our own family
We voluntarily place on record this tes-
timony to the virtues of this remedy
and will state our belief that it only
needs to become thoroughly known to
the public to distance in popularity
most of the cough medicines of the day
--LdDcaster Gazette.
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The new firm of Mans & Bro, of this
place, are now opening well selected
stock of Cloths, Cassimers, vesting, and
etc. which they are prepared to make up
to order in the latest styles. They also
keep on hand ready made clothing, and
all kinds of trimmings, all of which are
offered at the very lowest prices. Their
advertisement will appear next week.
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st. Nicholas.

scRIBNER's MAGAZINE FOR GIRLS. AND
BOYS.
Scribner & Co. viii issue next month
the first number of St. Nicholas, an il
Illustrated monthly for children. This
new journal Will be a first-class magazine
for young folks, and its illustrations will
be as good and its reading matter as care
fully prepared as ii it were intended for
adult readers of the most cultured classes.
The contents, whether for little toddlers.
or girls and boys almost grown up, are
to be of the highest order. I will be
conducted by Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge
late editor of the Children's Department
of Hearth and Home, and so well known
in connection with literature for young
people. The best artists will draw and
engrave for St. Nicholas, and the best
writers for the Young will write for it,
The publishers and editors will seek on
both sides of the ocean for good things
for its pages, and it is intended to make
it magazines for all the children of the
family, little ard big. There will be
something in each number for every age
from five to sixteen. And moreover, it
will be 50 CONDUCTED that it cannot fail
to be of interest to the fathers and
mothers as well.
The terms of the ST. Nicholas will
be 800 year, or 25 cts. a number
Address Scribner & CO., 654 Broadway,
New York.
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Read the new advertisement of Thos.
johnson. Mr.. j. is we'll known as a
reliable, wide-awake merchant, and when
he announces that he has particularly
extra stock Of goods on hand, his state
ment may be depended upon. Call in
and take look at his fine goods, and
learn prices
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

LOOK HERE!-An excellent opportu.
nifty is now offered to. persons wishing
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc, at the
''old reliable" stang of J. G. Curran.-
Call and see him, ~ he is selling at great.
ly reduced prices, and guarantees salts.
faction in every particular. "a.
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Our first snow, since that which was
left over from last winter came down to
the depth of four or five inches on Mon
day night last. 1t soon disappeared,
however. This is for The benefit Of our
sfnrrin readers"
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Call at the new Millinery Store of
Mrs. S. E. Dyarman, and see the latest
styles of Hats and Bonnets She has
the best selected stock of goods ever
brought to Somerset. Give her call,
and see before purchasing elsewhere.
Room formerly occupied by Mrs.
Cooper, one door west of Soott's dry
goods store 25
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n. q o. r.. R.-straItsvIIIe DivisIon

GOING SOUTH.
Mail and Accommodation leaves Newark at Z A.
NJ, arrives at Somerset at 500 A NJ, and
Shawnee. at 9.10 A. NJ.
Passenger train leaves Newark at 415 P. NJ, ar
rive at Somerset at 5.24 p. NJ, aad Shawnee at
$50 p. NJ.
GOING NORTH.
Mail and Accommodation leave Shawnee at 10 A.
NJ, arrive at Somerset 11.13 A. NJ, arriving at
Newark at l2-55 7. NJ.
Passenger train leaves. Shawnee at P. NJ, ar
rives at Somerset S,02, and Newark . 20 2. NJ.
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New INSURANCE COMPANY Mr..
David Ansel has been appointed an agent
for this county, of the Farmers Home
Insurance Company, of Jelloway, Knox
county, Ohio-a joint stock Fire Insur-
ance Company, organized under act of
April 27, 1872, with a capital of $780,
600, and duly authorized to commence
business February Is, 1873. The officers
are j. S. Tilton, President, and S. Hide
brand, Secretary.
Farmers desiring insurance, will do
we'll to consult Mr.. Ansel The Compa-
ny is reliable one, and its rates are
moderate
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The attention of the stockholders of
the p. c. /. S. A. & NJ. A. Z. Society,
will take notice that an election for Di-
rectors of said Society will be held on
Saturday, the 29th of November. See
the notice of the Secretary, in another
part of this paper.
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PREFEKRED SPECIALS.

JUsT ARRIvED.-Fresh from the man
ufacturers, a large stock of watches,
clocks, jewellery, spectacles, &C., &C. at
,. C. Cn-ran's jewellery store.
?. > The unequalIed Elgin watch
predomirates, a. il is we'll known TO be
the best time piece for the money in
America. Try one and see. v1n21
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

The Fair held this year by the Perry
County Agricultural Society at New
Lexington, was largely attended, and
more generally satisfactory than any
Fair heretofore held by that organiza-
fiou
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GOLD GIVEN IN EXCHANGE FOR
CURRENCY AT A BANK
THAT
NEVER FAHS!

The only place in Perry county where
such an offer is made is at the Old, Re
liable, and yet fashionable Jewelry Store
of J. G. CURRAN, Somerset, Ohio. So,
come along friends, and turn your paper
into GOLD. Their, your sorrow will
be turned into mirth, and you can go on
your way rejoicing. q
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Graham Tor Brown Flour at Darst's

FoUND-I found in A Kempf's gro
cery, the finest assortment of crackers,
cakes and confectionerys that ever saw,
and that is the place l am going to buy
and advise my friends to do the same.
AUNT BETSY
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

Number one stocking yarn can be had
at the Somerset Woolen Mills at 81 10
per pound, or five pounds for $500
When you want an article of this kind
call on Mr.. Wilson at the above named
Mills
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Societies.

Somerset Lodge No. 352, meets at Odd Fellows
Hall, every Saturday evening at o'clock.
NO. 76 +. d A. NJ.
Somerset Lodge, n o. 10, f. and A. NJ, meets
at their hall, on Wednesdays, preceding the
full moon of each month.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER No. 81.
F. A. NJ meets al Masonic Hail, on the Mon
day preceding the full nioon Of each month";
Gompaniuns in good standing are cordially inyi-
tedGo attend.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

Schwartz, the reliable artist has re-
turned home from a seven weeks sue
cessfully tour Of picture taking, and
will hereafter be found at his gallery in
this place where he is prepared to take
all kinds Of good pictures, including the
new and popular style of pictures known
as the French Metallic Plate. During
his trip, Schwartz averaged 100 pictures
a week, aggregating in 7 weeks the
enormous number Of 11.900, which is a
pretty good evidence OF his popularity
as an artist.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

GoLD is DowN.-And l am selling
goods lower than ever before known, in
Somerset. Call and see and you will be
convinced. "a J. G. CURRAN.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

DR.. WiIliards office has bean removed
to the room adjoining the Post Office On
the south
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

Mrs. Swinehart, widow of the late
Samuel Swinehart Of this vicinity, died
on Thursday morning last at her resi-
deDce
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Schwartz, the artist, will take all kinds
of country produce in exchange for
pictures, and viii be glad to have oppor-
tunity to make snch exchange.
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II costs money to furnish Runners with hor-
ses and buggies which added to thecommissiofs
paid them makes a large item and the buyer has
10 pay It. There IS no getting around this fact
although the runner (teazcr) vehemontly pro-
ests that HE will sell cheaper than any body
Use, and just here comes in the secret Of the
transaction which very few understand, to-vit:
Fhe market prices Of Foreign and American Hfug-
Dles vary from twenty 70 hfty per cent, being
graded as 10. J., 2, 3, average and common
Now when q runner finds it necessary 30 sou
very cheap, and although he promises the best.
stiIl when the work is being done the different
srades Of stock viii be used according ns thc
price demands and when delivered the buyer
with his want Of experience cannot detect tho
difference In our ware rooms can always be
found the best and at the lowest rates. and %
buyers want the cheaper grades the prices VIII
,e lowered accordingly, but mind you, the dif-
erence viii be fairly pointed out and you viii
not be made to believe that you are getting the
best instead Of the cheaper kind. In buying
marble work It is very important that you
suited. II is not article 10 be cast aside %
lot liked, and II not suited you viii always
,ret it. Place no confidence IN tomb stone BUM
mers who make themselves 80 offensive by beg
ting and teazing you to buy Of them. They
win promise You anything and everything TO in-
iuce you to buy.
BY visiting our works yoH will save money
and also get fob that will givo you satisfaction
in ALL respects. If inconvenient 90 come and
see US, drop US a line when you are ready to bay.
nd we will call on you with our designs and
i've you prices. BY doing this you cannot lose
snything but you may gain considerable
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1873-10-24

Remember you can have your old pic
lures copied, enlarged and nicely fra me-
for 50 at Sedgwick's Gallery.
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Somerset Church Directory,

LUTHERAN.
West Main street. Services every Sunday a
1015 a. NJ. Sunday School A. NJ. Rev D. NJ
Wiseman Pastor.
South Columbus street. Mass at & and 10 A
NJ. Nespers 3 =. NJ. Rev. d. IL. No4n, Pastor
METHODIST.
East Main street. Services at 1922 A. NJ
Sabbath School A. NJ. Rev. B.FF. Thomas
Pastor
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We employ no runners, neither do we go ha
zirS about the country (as many do) calling on
people as soon as they have buried their deur
ones and beg, teaze and insist on their buying
Of us We prefer to have a more decent ro-
gard for their feelings. We are almost daily re-
ceiving letters from persons outside Of Licking
County, wanting marble work and inviting ua
to call on them with our designs that they may
inspect them and learn our prices. This we DO,
and we never fan 10 suit, both In the design Of
the work and then In It's execution.
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Why is it that an exception is made
by county officials in the matter of let
ting the county printing, and the work,
not given to the lowest responsible bid
der,-as is the custom in awarding con-
tracts for all other work of a public ma
ture? This county printing amounts,
annually, to a very considerable sum of
money in each county and we believe
that the people annually pay about twice
as much for it as they would if it were
let, like other public work, to the lowest
responsible bidder. We do not, by this,
mean to carry the impression that the
publishers who are lucky enough to be
in favor with county officers are, gener-
ally in the habit of charging more than
their Published rates for work done
for the county but because no compeii-
tions seek the work, they, perhaps ma
turallv enough, charge their full rates
for the same. The county is a good
customer; has lots of work to do each
year, and is good pay-and almost any
publisher would be glad to secure its
patronage at one-half or one-fourth the
prices it usually pays for its official
printing.
Where there is so much work of that
description to be done by the county
amounting, under the present arrange
ment, to the butt-end of a thousand dol
lars, each year, it strikes us that the in
terests Of the taxpayers would be great
ly subserved, by annually letting the
county printing to the lowest response
BILE bidder. And there are no good rea-
= son why-it should not be. The printing
establishments in the county are about
equally prepared to do the work, and
one is about as responsible as the other
So that by awarding it to the lowest
bidder, no risk would be incurred of not
having it promptly and properly done
By SO Lifting it, the tax payers of thi:
county may save several hundred dollars
each year; and we think the matter il
we'll worth some serious consideration.