The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-11-13

The Graphic has picture of monu- I
ment soon to be erected N Calvary Gem
etery. Memphis, in memory of Fathers
Daley, Carey, O'Brien, Sheehy and Leo,
and the seven Sisters of the Order of st. I
Francis. all of whom fell victims to
their zeal in attending to the sick of
Mempeis during the epidemic of yellow
fever which prevailed last year. 1t is to
be erected by the citizens. The height
is eighteen feet from the base, and the
width of the lower base is twelve feet.
It will stand on a circular mound, and
the graves of the Fathers arranged
around it in q circle.
FALSE ToNGUE.-Under the forego-
ing caption the Visalia lCal.) Delta
says: "No doubt everybody thinks he
knows what We mean by this heading.
But what we do mean is a disease by
that name, several cases of which have
occurred on Tule River. The patient is
taken with itching on the under side, at
the root of the tongue, from which, we
are informed, commences the growth of
fungus resembling tongue, which
soon fills the mouth and protrudes from
it, causing suffocation and death in
few days, unless relief is obtained. DR..
Hemrahon has had several cases, the
fungus being burned away with caustic.
In one instance the tongue is said to
have grown two inches in an hour"
Molike does not like ''improvised
armies" that is to say, he does not like
an armed people, and no professional
soldier ever did. Here are his views,
which he presents with humanitarian
aspect: at is bad enough when armies
must lacerate one another. Let not the
people be set against one another; that is
no progress of civilization, but return
to barbarism. A regular war is like
thunder storm, which in great blows de-
vastates tracts of land, but also fertilizes.
A struggle, however, such as goes on
now in Spain is like a lasting thick fog,
which destroys entire harvests. Improv-
ised armies can, however, not carry on
/ OtHcL AllQ Va
A Chicago produce dealer, Mr.. HEM
ing, handles 100000 barrels of apples
yearly. On Thursday of last week his
receipts from all stations for single
day were 80 full car loads, or 1920
barrels, while his sales on Saturday, the
18th ult., were 46 car loads, or $500
barrels.
In Paris a gentleman bet that he
would smoke twelve cigars in one even
ing. He was taken sick on his eighth
cigar, but persisted and won his bet
Prof. Chevalier was called to attend
him the same night, but not in time to
save his life.
Charles F. Brown, Frank A. Colby
and Charles w. Dustin, three recently
graduated students of Dartmouth Col
lege, have been appointed to superintend
the surgeon corps of the army of the
Khedive of Egypt, and will set ont for
that country early in December. Mr.
Brown will rank as Colonel, with sala-
ry of $4,000; Mr.. Colby as Lieutenant.
Colonel, with salary of So. 500, and Mr.
Dustin as Major, with salary of s., 800
All their expenses will be paid, and
they will receive their salaries in gold.
Mrs. Tilton continues to reside with
the Ovington family.
A bashful young clergymun recently
rising to preach for the first time, made
terrible mix of it and announced his
text in this wise: "And Immediately
the cock wept, and Peter went out and
crew bitterly"
, In New Jersey there are some diff
culies in counting, and votes for Phelps
are thrown out because they are written
with abbreviations, thus: "Wm. w
Phelps" Mr.. Phelps says he writes hii
name that way on his checks; and the
Democrats say its appearance in thai
form on his checks may have been wha
misled his s1pporters.-[ New York Her
aid.
The Poughkeepsie Eagle says: Given
, ty years ago a. Greene County father re
fused to let his young daughter go to {
candy pull, and she disappeared. Th'
other day she returned, lifted clever
children out of the wagon, and entered
, the house and took off her things as cool
ly as if she had not been gone over ;
/ day." II looks like case of Time
whirligig.
A wnaIthv citizen of New York has .