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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
"Take it Out as YOu Did Before -

A certain quasi-commercial "gent,"
travelling in the north Of England, stop
ped at a commercial house. He order
ed dinner, and enjoyed himself after the
usual manner of the craft-the "pint Of
port" not being omitted. When he was
about to depart he called up mine host,
and gravely informed him that he was
very sorry he had no money to pay the
bill, but that, if allowed to leave in
peace, he would one day return and
square up. Now, the landlord had been
yictimized in this way before, and was
irate. He said he would take it out Of
his customer by kicking him down the
steps of the hotel, and he did so.
Some time afterward, to the land
lords intense astonishment, the "com.
mercia" reappeared. lie was polite and
forgiving; he bore no malice, he said,
and he should be glad if mine host
would favor him on this improved oc-
casion with his company at dinner. The
victualler was taken aback; he felt that
on the previous occasion he had been
rather too hasty and harsh and had mis-
judged his customer, and with profuse
apologies he consented to dine with the
man he had before violently elected
from the house. The "commerciaP or
dered capital dinner, bottle or so of
the best wine in the cellar, and it was al
together remarkably pleasant party Of
two. Politics were discussed, trade ven
tilated, and all went on merrily till the
good things were exhausted. Then the
dinner-gIver rose, and in the coolest
manner possible, addressed the land
lord as follows:
~ have very much enjoyed this en-
tertainment; but as to the bill, I am
afraid you will have to take that out as
you did beforer
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Bird's-Eye View of Agriculture.

When We consider that less than one
and less than fifth of the entire domain
of the United States, is mapped into
farms, and remember that of this farm
area only one-fourth is titled or moved;
and when we further reflect that the av-
erage yield per acre could be doubled if
the many could be brought up to the
plane of the few in the practice of ex-
tensive culture-then we begin to real
ize what numbers our country is capable
of feeding, and what waste of toll and
effort comes from neglect of the econo-
mic lessons taught by the statistics of
scientific agriculture. We now know
that our wheat occupies an area less than
the surface of South Carolina, and if the
yield should equal that of England, half
of that acreage should easily suffice
We know of our national crop, maize,
which crows from Oregon to Florida,
and yearly waves over a broader field
than all the cereals beside, that it might
produce its amplest stores within the
boundaries of Virginia. The potato
crop could grow in Delaware, though
yielding less than hundred bushels per
acre.; the barley for brewing needs less
than half dozen counties, and tobacco,
sufficient to glut our own and European
markets, grows on an area twenty miles
SQUARE
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Fall Flowing.

4 subscriber asks whether he shall
pillow his sod for corn this fall or wait
until spring cannot tell, not know
ing the nature Of the soil, position, and
other circumstances that would material
ly affect decision in this matter. We
would not plow a sandy loan in the fall
nor would we disturb Geld that would
be subject to the heavy wash Of whole
winters rains. A sandy loan will be-
come as compact a. before in very short
time. requiring a second plowing in the
spring. Clay soils, til and tenacious,
are particularly benefited by fall plow-
ing. The soil being thrown mp loose,
has an opportunity to absorb the useful
gases which were excluded before and
the action Of the frost, wind etc, pulver-
izes it rendering it mellow ard friable,
and it remaius so all summer Besides
these advantages the worms are killed
and the ground is ready in the spring,
requiring only a good narrowing to pre-
pare for oats or corn.
Old sod can be plowed any time after
fall rains commence, but il it is clover
sod and the aftermath is light, let il grow
as long as it will before turning it under
The depth of sod burrows should be
about two.thirds the width, TO make
them lap at the right angle to furnish
good drainage Farmer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Plant Orchards.

"a splendid orchard!' There is moth
ing that is a more significant comment
upon farmers habits and premises than
this, unless it be, "His fences are primew
A good orchard involves in It's planting
and care all the knowledge, vigilance,
tact, effort, oversight and labor necessa-
~ to make a man succeed as a farmer.
A man may be able to produce a good
crop of corn, and yet be poor orchardist
but it is rare to find a frst-class orchard
list who is not frst-class farmer.
A SPLENDID orchard is to the farmer
what good bread on the table is to the
housewife-an index of his thrift, in
telligence and capacity. Trees that are
worth planting are worth caring for we'll.
1t takes longer for tree to grow than
for hill of corn, yet there are hundreds
of farmers who do not give an orchard
half the care and labor annually that
they do an acre of corn or potatoes. But
the profits from a well-kept orchard are
always in proportion to such care ex-
pended, and much greater in proportion
to such care than is that derived from
the culture of an acre of CONN., T.
World.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Appearance of Bismarck.

A tall, square man, straight as a pine,
and rugged as larch; man in plain
attire, with an ample brow and gray, re-
firing eyes, firm nose and chin, and a
hard, coarse moustache; strongly knit,
a self-contained, forward sort of man,
apparently all nerve and brain, with
ready word and open laughter on his
lips, and with countenance so bold and
frank that silence, if by chance he
should be silent, might appear to hide
some ominous thought--such was Bis
marck Won Sconhausen. Gaze on that
frame from head to foot, u frame erect
and stiff as though the bones were steel,
the outer covering mail. The man is
all piece, strong, ready, blunt, aggres-
sive, with fixed belief in fact, in 81
lence, in the rule of three. No CLEAN
of superstition fingers on the face, no
doubt, no sentiment, no weakness, no
remorse. A rocky and unsympathizing
face it seems to casual lockers on. When
laughter passes from the ample brow to
the unsparing lip the radiance is more
like the flash on FURNISHED metal than
the more poetic play of flesh and blood
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Bayard Taylor at the Pyramids.

Bayard Taylor, in a letter from Egypt,
says of the scene in the vicinity of the
Pyramids:
Nothing could be lovelier than the
intensely green wheat lands, stretching
away to the Lybian Desert, bounded OH
the South with thick fringes of palm
The wind blowing over them came to us
sweet with the odor of white clover
blossoms; larks sang in the air, snowy
ibises stood pensively on the edges of
sparkling pools, and here and there a
boy sang some shrill, monotonous Arab
song. In the East, the citadeI-mosque
stretched its two minarets like taper fin
gers averting the evil eye; and in front
of US the Pyramids seemed to mock all
the later power of the world. Not forty,
but sixty centuries look down upon us
from those changeless peaks. They ante
date all other human records. except
those of the dynasty Immediately pre-
ceding that which built them. Hebrew,
Sanskrit, and Chinese history seem half
modern when one stands at the foot of
the piles which were almost as old as the
Coliseum is now when Abraham was
horn -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
A Rapid Raise.

Capt. Sutter, an ex-ofice= of Charles
KS Swiss Guards, who had been forced
to emigrate in $780, had settled in Cali
fornia and founded little colony, which
he called "New Helvetia." In the year
1847 he entered into a contract with a
Mr.. Marshall to have a saw mill built
for him on a branch of the Sacramento
river. During the progress of the work,
little girl, the millwright's daughter,
picked up a shining yellow lump under
the mill race, and showed it to her faith
er as a pretty stone. Marshall took it TO
Capt. Sutter, who at once recognized the
precious metal, made careful investiga-
tions and soon found that the whole
country watered by the Sacramento riv-
er and its numerous tributaries, abound
ed in gold. San Francisco was then a
wretched village, containing 400 inhab-
itants; and in few years the population
rose to 10000; and it is now a magnifi-
cent city, the capital of the western
world, the terminus of the longest line
of railway ever planned or executed,
and the rival of New York in the great
contest Of cities for the seat of govern
ment of America. And ali this has been
brought around in twenty years by a few
tons of gold.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02

When Abraham sat at his tent door,
according to his custom, waiting to en-
terrain strangers, he espied an old man,
STOPPING, and leaning on a staff, weary
with age and travel, coming toward him
who was hundred years old. He re-
ceived him kindly, washed his feet, pro
vided supper, caused him to sit down;
but observing that the old man ate and
prayed not, nor begged for blessing on
his meat, he asked him why he did not
worship the God of heaven. The old
man told him that he worshipped the fire
only, and acknowledged no other God.
At which answer Abraham grew so zeal
ously angry, that he thrust the old man
out of his tent, and exposed him to all
the evils of the night and an unguarded
condition. When the old man was gone,
God called to Abraham, and asked him
where the stranger was. He replied, 81
thrust him away because he did not
worship thee" God answered him: II
have suffered him these hundred years,
although he has dishonored me; and
couldst not thou endure him one night?"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Days Of the Week.

The names of these are derived from
Saxon idolatry. The Saxons had seven
deities more particularly adorned than
the rest, namely: The Snn, Moon, Tuis-
co, Wooden, Thor, Friga, and Scatter.
Sunday being dedicated to the sun, was
called by them Sunandaeg; this idol re-
presented the bust of a man, with the
face darting bright rays, holdinga wheel
before his breast, indicative of the cir
cult of the golden orb around our sphere.
Monday was dedicated to the moon, and
was represented by female on a pedest-
al, with very singular dress and two
long ears. Tuesday was consecrated to
Tuisco, a German hero, sire of the Ger
mans, Scythians and Saxons. He was
represented as a venerable old man, with
long, white beard, sceptre in his
hand and the skin of white bear
thrown over his shoulders. Wednesday
was consecrated to Wooden, or Odin, a
supreme god of the Northern nations,
father of the gods, god of war, of Mars.
He was represented as a warrior in a
bold martial attitude, clad in armor,
holding in his right hand broad, crook
ed sword, and shield in his left. Thurs
day was consecrated to Thor, eldest son
of Wooden, who was the Roman Jupiter;
he was believed to govern the air, preside
over lightning and thunder, direct the
wind, rain and seasons; he was repres-
ented as sitting on splendid throne,
with a crown of gold, adorned with
twelve glittering stars, and scepter in
his right hand. Friday or Friga, Her
tina, or Edith, was the mother of the
gods and the wife of Wooden; she was the
goddess of love and pleasure, and was
portrayed as a female with n naked
sword in her right hand and bow in her
left hand, implying that in extreme
cases women should fight as well as
men. Saturday or Seator, is the same
as the Roman Saturnus; he was repre-
sented on a pedestal, standing on the
back of a pricky fish called a perch,
his head bare, with a thin, meagre, face
in his left hand he held wheel, and in
his right pail of water with fruits and
flowers. The sharp fins of the fish inn
piled that the worshippers of Scatter
should pass safely through every diff
Guilty. The wheel was emblematic of
their unity and freedom, and the pail of
water implied that he would water the
earth and make it fruitful.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Pruning Trees.

The worst time to prune is about the
time the sap starts, and the best, except
ing in severe climate or winter, in the
autumn. Glasses of trees vary in bleed
ing, both in species and time, according
to the Massachusetts Agricultural Col
lege investigation. The birches, naples,
grape vines, horn-beam and walnuts
bleed when bored into; others, tried last
year, little or none. The sugar-maple
begins to flow in October; the black
birch the last Of March; the wild sum
mer grape the first of May, according to
these examinations. This may give some
hints in practical pruning.-Prairie
Farmer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Greeley a Roman Catholic.

The New York Sunday Democrat
publishes most extraordinary state
ment to the effect that Horace Greeley
died a Roman Catholic. The Democrat
sets forth that it was well-lSnown to his
most intimate friends that he had strong
predictions toward that religion
and to corroborate this cites the fact
that one Of his daughters was educated
in a Roman Catholic School The article
sets forth that in one Of the lucid inter
walls before his death, he spoke about re-
ligion to a Catholic friend who was con-
stantly in attendance upon him. This
person, finding him sinking fast, asked
him If he wished 10 have n minister at
tend him. Mr., Greeley, it is stated, re-
piled: ayes, / should like to die a
Catholic" This statement goes to set
forth that the young man went in search
Of priest, but failing to find him, he
returned, and baptized Mr.. Greeley,
who, according to the young man, died
Roman Catholic. The editor Of the
Democrat asserts that the gentleman
from whom he received the statement IL
incapable Of telling a lie.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Select Good Seed.

However rich your ground may be, or
however well prepared, if your seed is
not good your chances for good crop
are below par. You cannot be too par
ticular in this matter. We have known
men TO SOW inferior seed because they
had only that kind, and we're stingy to
buy. This is mistaken economy in the
superlative degree. Like will produce
like, and if you SOW poor seed you may
expect correspondingly poor crops. Bet
ter pay two prices for seed that is pure,
sound and genuine, than to accept infer
ior seed as a gift. Before sowing throw
your wheat into water, and then refuse
all grains that will swim. These arc
weak grains that do not contain the ne
cessary food, in quality or quantity, to
feed the young plant until it can draw
nourishment from the soil. Such seeds
produce sicl<ly plants only, and in the
case Of wheat they do not get growth
enough before frost to survive the win
ter.--OAi0 Farmer
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
MISCELLANY.
How to put ON a Corset.

At this juncture the coroner desired to
show the jury the course taken by the
ball, and for this purpose produced the
corset worn by Mrs. Burkhart at the
time of the tragedy. "You-see," said he
and he drew the corset around his
waist with the face in front--"the ball
must have gone in here from behind.
No, that can't be, either, for the doctor
says the ball went in front Confound it,
I've got it on wrong. Ali this way"
Here the coroner put on the corset up
side DOWN. "Now you see," pointing
to the hole in the garment, which rested
directly over his hip, "the ball must
have gone in here. No, that can't be
either, for"
Here Mather, the handsome man on
the jury, broke in. "Dr. Stillman," said
he, you've got the corset on wrong"
Here DR.. Stillman blushed like peony.
"Wel," said he, "I've been married
twice, and ought to know how to rig a
corset" EYES," said Mr.. Mather, "but
you don't. You had it right in the first
place. The strings go in front, and the
ladies clasp them together in the back.
Don't know? ! think 1 ought to; I've
been married. If you doubt it, look
here (pointing to the fullness in the top.
How do you suppose that's going to be
filled up, unless you put it on as I sug-
gest?" "That?" said Dr. Stillman, "why
that goes over the hips" "No it don't" F"
said Mr.. Mather, "that fullness goes
somewhere else-this way" and here Mr..
Mather indicated where he thought the
fullness ought to go.
At this pale-faced young man, with
voice like a robin, and note book un-
der his arm, said he thought the ladies
always clasp their corsets en- the side.
The pale-faced young man said this very
innocently, as if he wished to convey the
impression that he knew nothing what
ever of the matter. The jury laughed
the pale-fa faced young man to scorn, and
one of them intimated that the young
man was not half so green about wo-
mems dress as he tried to appear. The
young man was a reporter, and it is
therefore exceedingly probable that his
knowledge was fully as limited as was
apparent from his suggestion, the jury
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Here another juryman discovered that
DIR. Stillman had the corset on bottom
side up. Doctor" said he, "put it on
the other way"
Then the Doctor put it on reverse Or
der, with the lace in front. This brought
the bullet hole directly over the tails OF
his coat.
81 don't think" said Mr. Mather
''that the bullet went in there, Doctor
"No, 1 don't think it did," was the re.
ply. "Confound it, it's mighty funny
six married men in this room, and not
one that knows how to put on lady's
corset"
Here the Chronicle reporter, who had
several sisters, and always kept his eyes
open, advanced and convinced DR.. Still
man and Mr.. Mather, after much argu
ment, that the laces of corset go be-
hind, and that the garment is clasped il
front. After this explanation the course
of the bullet was readily traced, and
found to bear out the explanation af
forded by the two physicians.-Sdr
Francisco Chronicle.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Invisible Writing

If it be absolutely necessary to use Sc
crecy in the matter of correspondence,
use rich new milk, with clear quill, on
white paper; it leaves no mark whatever
and the writing may afterward be read
by dusting over it pulverized charcoal
or any black powder, or the letters will
appear in deep yellow by scorchlng the
paper brfore hot fire. A writing
executed with weak solution of acetate
of lead will turn black in the fumes of
sulphuretted hydrogen. The real invis-
ible ink (sold by many druggists and
stationery is made of dilute solution
of chloride of copper; this is visible on
ly while the paper is heated, when the
writing appears beautiful yellow, fad
ing the moment the heat is withdrawn.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Desire of Fame.

1t is imagined by some, that the lover
of fame is so voracious of praise, that he
is Indifferent to its quality This is not
the case. The smiles of vulgar patronage
or the blundering eulogies of ignorance,
are always offensive and disgusting. Il
love praise" asys Cowper, in one of his
letters, "from the judicious, and those
who have so much delicacy themselves
as not to offend mine" The applause of
men who are themselves eminent in lit
erature, often thrills an ambitious author
with that inexpressible delight which
can never be occasioned by the adulation
of common minds. When Lord Byron's
high opinion of Sheridan's power was
communicated to that wild and sensi-
tive genius, he burst into flood Of tears.
His joy overpowered him, and was far
too intense to find relief in words.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02
Watch Your Carpets-A New Pest.

Considerable outcry is being made in
neighboring villages concerning the raw
ages of new pest that has lately arisen,
namely, the carpet-bug. The bugs are
described as being about twice the size
of the common bed-bug, and covered
with hair Their color is a muddy
black. The first time these bugs were
heard from in this section, was at Dan
vile, this year, where they did consider
able damage. This year they have in
creased and extended their territory, for
it seems that they have become source
of extreme annoyance in Brockport. A
lady who resides in tkat village inform
ed a reporter of this paper that there is
not single house that has escaped their
depredations In her house, she said,
every room was infested with them, and
they had eaten large holes in every car
pet in the house. Their favorite mode
of procedure is to follow the seam of the
boards and eat their way clear through
so clean that it looks as if it had been
cut with very sharp knife. In other
rooms they have eaten large patches out
of it, generally picking ont the center of
breadth. The lady referred to says
she has tried everything to get rid OF
them, but without avail Tobacco seems
to make them livelier than ever, and as
for bug poison, they regard it as luxu-
ry, and grow fat on it. We have not as
yet heard of their appearance in this
city, although being SO close to us, ii
would be reasonable to expect a visit
from them at any time. In the mean
while, perhaps some of our scientific
men will have a remedy prepared for
them.-ROchester Union.
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There was a Spider on His Head.

Old Mr.. Collamore is very deaf The
other Sunday, in the midst of the ser
vices, Mr.. Hof, who sits Immediately
behind Mr.. Collamore, saw spider
travelling over the latter's bald head.
His first impulse was to nudge him, and
tell him all about it, but he remembered
that Mr.. Collamore deaf, so he lifted up
his hand and brushed the spider Off
Hof didn't aim quite high enough, and
consequently, in his nervousness, he hit
old Collamore quite a severe blow. The
old gentleman turned round in rage
to see who dared take such a liberty
with him, and Hoff began to explain,
with gestures, the cause of the occur
renee. But Collamore, in a loud voice,
demanded what it meant. 1t was very
painful to Hof. The eyes Of the con-
gregation were upon him, and he grew
red in the face:
"There was a spider on your head"
"A white place on my head, hey?
S'posen there is, what's that to your
said Collamore, you'll know what it is
to be bald-headed yourself some day"
at was a spider" shrieked HofT, while
the congregation smiled and the perspi-
ration began to roll off his face. "Cer-
tainly it's wider" said Callamore, "and
got more in it than yours. But let il
alone-do you mind? You may let my
head alone in church" "Mr. Cola
more" shrieked Hoff, "there was n bug
on your head, and brushed him of
this way" and Hoff made another ges-
ture at Mr.. Collamore's head.
The old man thought he was going tc
fight him then and there, and hurling a
hymn-book at HoG, he seized the kneel.
ing stool on the floor Of the pew, and was
about TO bang Mr.. Hof, when the sexton
interfered. An explanation was written
on the hy-leaf Of the hymn book, where.
upon Mr.. Collamore apologized in a
boisterous voice, and resumed his seat
Then the services proceeded. They
think of asking Mr.. Collamore to wor.
/ ship elsewhere.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-02

Since there is a season when the
youthful must cease to be young and the
beautiful TO excite admiration, 20 learn
to grow old gracefully, is perhaps, one
Of the rarcst and most beautiful acts that
can be taught to woman. And, it must
be confessed, it is a most severe trial for
those women to lay down their beauty
who have nothing elfe to take up. 1t is
for this sober season Of life that educa-
ton should lay up It's rich resources.
However disregarded they may have
been, they viii be wanted now. When
admirers fall away and hatterers become
mute, the mind will be driven to retire
within itself and if it finds no entertain
ment at home, il will be driven back
again upon the world with increased
force. Yet forgetting this, do We not
seem to educate our daughters exclusive
ly for the transient period of youth,
when it is to maturer life we ought 10
advert Do we not educate for a crowd,
forgetting that they are to live at home
for a crowd, and not for themselves-
for show and not for usc-for time, and
not for eternity?