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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
An Imported MonstrOsity-A Bull
With a Human Arm.

On the ship Scinda, now disOharging
at New York, there is an animal which
is attracting much attention. 1t is a cur
ious monstrosity Captain Folger, who
owns the animal, exhibited it to re-
porter and a number of medical men.
He says it was born in Calcutta, and is
about three years old. On entering the
room in the cabin where the animal is
confined the captain called to it, and
from the bunk it stretched its neck, and
rubbed the captains hand with its nose.
1t answers to the name of Billy.
The Captain was most enthusiastic in
the expressions of his regard for his pet,
which he declared was a beauty as kind
and as gentle as a lap-dog: While the
party Of men waited until their eyes be-
came accustomed TO the darkness of the
room the Captain gave the history of
Billy. He will be three years old next
month. and is one of those pretty-colored
bulls which are highly esteemed by the
people of Hindostan. "Just look at that
face; why it is full of intelligence; and
see those smooth, polished horns;;" the
Captain continued as he lifted the
blanket from Biuy's back and disclosed
one of the strangest freaks of nature
ever recorded. Hanging from the shoul
der blade is human arm!
When the surprise which the sight OF
this object had caused had died out, the
medical gentleman, assisted by the Cap
tain, raised Billy to his feet. In every
particular he is a perfect formed bull
walked about rubbing his nose against
the hand of those who fondled him, the
arm moved and dangled. 1t is as large
as that of a fully grown man, and is per
feet in all its parts from his shoulder tc
the wrist. At the wrist Is bunch OF
flesh, on which are four small horns
like fingers. The arm is covered with
short white hair. Billy has feeling in i
for when pinched he would lower his
head and attempt to brush the person
from his side. Billy has power over i
and moves it about at will.
The Captain, as he rubbed and strok
ed the arm, said he would not be sur
prised if Billy some mornidg raised hi
arm and used it like a man would
"Wouldn't it be jolly, Billy" the Cap
tain continued, addressing the animal
"if you raise and strike fellow witt
it?"
The animal will not eat hay. He
however, likes straw, which he devour
ravenously. The first week Billy wa
placed on the vessel he beloved all tn
time, and endeavered to butt the parti
tion of his room down.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
A New Motor Promised.

1t is well known to professional men
that by applying heat to water or other
fluid pressure may be developed by the
expansion of the mass, and this without
the production of steam. 1t is not un-
common to test steam boilers in this way,
any desired pressure being obtained by
simply filling the boiler to the safety
valve and making fire in the furnaces.
Sig. Ferdinand Tommasi recently ex-
hibited before a body of English engin-
eers an instrument designed to give a
practical illustration of this force. 1t is
simply an iron tube, three feet long and
about three eighths of an inch in dia-
meter. This tube was fitted at one end
with screw cap having an opening the
size of the interior bore of the tube and
wholly closed at the other end. A lead
Ell disc, quarter of an inch diameter, was
placed between the screw cap and the
end of the tube, and the same filled with
oil. Upon lighting a series of gas jets
beneath the tube disc of lead was i'm
mediately forced out by expansion of the
fluid. 1t is proposed to utilized the force
thus shown to exist in the production of
power, and the inventor intends to adopt
a fluid, such as. oil or glycerine, which
does not produce steam by being heated.
He also urges that as these liquids de-
svelop great power in small space in
the manner described, they may be use
fully applied to heavy machines usually
driven by separate engines, such as
presses, shears and punches. By furth-
er modification of the same principle,
Signor Tommasi produces a reciprocal
ing motion, which, he states, can be con-
verted into rotary one, as in the COM
mon engine. The heat is applied to the
oil by hot water, and as rapidly abstract
ed by means of cold water or other re-
frigeration of the column of oil. The in
vention was shown practically to a riv-
citing machine, a press and punch; and
it is stated that an engine is being con,
structed to drive street cars on the same
principle. The force exists as the in
ventor claims, but whether it can be de
veloped practically and controlled read
lily is a matter open to question.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
st. Nicholas For November

Offers a greater variety than usual.
Among the stories there is the opening
of "Tchumpin, stirring Russian tale,
by c. A. Stephens; "Trotty" story, by
Miss Elizabeth g. Phelps; "a HalfDoz-
en- Young Rascals," story Of Bunker
Hill; "The Hidden Treasure" tale Of
pirate life in Florida, by 8. w. q. Ben
jamin; a New York Thanksgiving Story
a Coon Story, and an interesting Ghost
Story. Then there are practical articles,
such as "The Transit Of Venus" How
the Cars Stopped" "Yusuf," an Eastern
Sketch; ss"Venus Of Milo; Legends and
superstitions, by &. s. Dodge; "A Billy
Goat Schoolmaster;" "The Aard- Vark,
with illustrations Of this curious animal,
and an article on the construction Of
East India Toys. There are poems by
DIR. ]. g. Holland, Anna c. Bracket,
Mary +. Bradley, and Mary Mapes
Dodge. al. H." tells about the "Ants'
Monday Dinner" Alice Williams has q
sketch, full Of delicate fancy, called "The
Marriage Of the Gold Pen and the Ink
stand;" and there are some capital boys
letters from "Dick Hardin at the Sea-
shore" The illustrations this month
deserve special commendation. w. l..
Sheppard has aspirited frontispiece, and
several smaller pictures. Sol Eytinge,
Jr., contributes two capital pictures, and
Granville Perkins has a beautiful view
of Florida Bayou. Then there are
comic pictures by Frank Beard and
Master Frederick Chapman; pictures Of
animals by James @. Beard, Concklin,
and Hochstein; fanciful drawings by Ma
ry A. Lathbury, Jessie Curtis, and f.
NJ. S. Scamell; pictures Of japanese
subjects by A. G. Warren; and an ex-
cellent picture Of the venus Of Milo," +"
engraved from photograph taken ex-
pressly for this illustration, besides ma
ny other miscellaneous pictures.
We have all sorts curious Of stories,
from "Jack-in-the-Pulpit," and the Let
ter-Box and Riddle-Box crammed full Of
interesting and puzzling matter. Then
Mr.. Bartlett has turned Mrs. Dodge's
popular "Miss Mallory on the Chinese
Question:" into an acting charade, and
there are three full pages for the every
Little Ones" What more could any
body want?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
An Eccentric Star.

The most singular fact connected with
the proper motions of the star is that
one or two stars are flying through space
with such enormous rapidity that the
combined attraction of all the stars Wis
ible with the telescope could never stop
them. This seems to be especially the
case with small star, invisible to the
naked eye, designated in astronomical
the name of the astronomer who first
recorded its position. The rate of mo-
tion of this star Is about seven seconds
per year-the greatest known. 1t was
hence concluded that it must be very
near us, and number of astronomers
have found it to be only about tenth
of second. Its apparent motion in a
year being seventy times its parallax, it
moves at least seventy times the distance
from the earth to the sun IN a year, or
18, 900, 900 of miles every day, and more
than 200 miles every second. From
what we know of the distribution, mas.
ses, and number of the stars, it seems
probable that the attraction of all the
bodies in the universe can never stoI
this headlong speed, nor bring this stal
into any orbit, and that consequently il
will pass through our universe, and leave
it entire in its passage through infinite
space. If we had accurate observation
of the stars position 5000 or 1900 year
ago, we could speak with more certain
ty of its destiny. We may expect tha
our posterity of few thousand year
hence will, by the aid of the observa
tions and tables we shall transmit t.
them, be able to come to definite con
clusion respecting the age and the struc
ture of the universe.-[ Harper's Maga
zine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
Learning by Experience.

y few days since an elderly gentleman
in Sacramento, who had got out of busi-
ness and considered that he was too adj
vanced in age to do hard work, conclud-
ed that he would start a grocery store.
He secured a stock of goods, and few
days since, while preparing for opening
the establishment, concluded that he
would tap the kegs of beer left on the
previous day. A friend who was pres
ent, seeing him approaching one of the
kegs with an anger, inquired
what he vas going to do, and learned
that he intended "to tap that beer" The
quastioner suggested that the proper way
was to place the faucet in position, and
drive in the cork which the revenue
stamp covered, but the old gentleman
concluded that his way was the best, and
forthwith forced hole through the top
of the keg. OF course the beer ascend
ed like a fountain rs he withdrew the
anger, and he endeavored to suppres IL
/ by putting his hand over the hole, and
failing in this, by inserting his finger;
as last resort he sat down upon it, call
ing loudly for some one to hand him a
faucet; but meanwhile the beer had fore
ed its way through his pants, climbing
upward, and was Oozing out everywhere
emerging from his waistband and ev en-
at his shirt color, and the bystanders
we're laughing so hard that they were un-
able to do anything to relieve him, even
if they had dared to venture within the
area of beer spray. 1t was not until
every drop of liquid had left the kef
that the old gentleman felt warranted ii
getting up.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

Coon LANGUAGE. - Young people
should acquire the habit Of correct
speaking and writing, and abandon As
early as possible any use Of slang words
and phrases. The longer you put this
off the more difficult the requirement Of
correct language will be; and IL the gold
en- age of youth, the proper season for
the acquisition Of language, be passed in
its abuse, the unfortunate victim will
most probably be doomed to talk slang
for life. You have merely to use the
language which you read, instead Of the
slang which you hear, TO form taste in
agreement with the best speakers and
poets in the country.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

DYsPEPsIA.-The only cure for this
prevalent malady is the proper regula-
ton of the food; first let it be regularly
taken; let it be in moderate amounts;
we'll cooked, plain nutritious, and easily
digested; this, with moderate degree Of
gentle exercise in the open air two or
three hours a day, win cure any ordi-
nary case. Dyspepties always get we'll
and get fat when they are sent to the pen
itentiary for year or two, because their
food is plain, is taken regularly, and the
exercise is moderate, steady and health
full. If a man "can't' diet himself thus,
then let him suffer, or 60 to Jail Halls
Journal Of Health.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

failed her. The martyr and the heroine
ity of the wOman's nature rose to the
surface Her tears fell fast. What had
been lost? One terrible fear took posses
sion of her. The child said she was ugly
now. Would Jean-would her husband
think SO, too? What if this sacrifice
made so willingly for his sake should
turn his love away from her? Not all
the old artiste's polite speeches and we'll
turned compliments, nor even the con-
sciousness that in her pocket she carried
the price of her husbands liberty, could
haunting dread from her mind. She
needed to feel Jeans arms about her, to
hear from his own lips the assurances of
his unchanged love-then every doubt
was chased away.
MY own brave, noble girl; you are a
thousand times more beautiful in my
eyes than beforep he cried, when she had
told him all. But ii is too much. I
have not deserved such unselfish devo-
tion as this
No, no, Jean; not that said poor,
cropped Mariette, smiling through hap
py tears. 1T was all selfshness | have
kept what l loved best. 1t was to keep
You, dear
How the husband and wife settled
that knotty point history saith not; but
it is well known that from this time a
great change took place, both in Jean
and Mariette. Industrious and prudent
where before they had been careless and
extravagant. they soon became one of the
most thriving couples in Dinan, and the
little Babette, as years went on, grew up
like her mother before her, not only the
prettiest girl, but the richest heiress of
the village. As for Mariette's hair
that grew too.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

The following is a good recipe which
will give saddles and brides good pol
ish, and be entirely free from all sticki-
ness: The whites Of three eggs evapo-
rated till the substance left resembles
the common gum, dissolved in pint Of
gin, and put into a common wine-bottle,
and filled up with water.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

A New York insurance clerk, while
waiting in crowd at one of the Brook
lyn ferries, playfully picked handker-
chief from the pocket of companion,
when he was instantly tapped on the
shoulder by a genuine. pick pocket, who
had just relieved him of his pocket
book. but he returned it with the apollo
gy that he never knowingly operated on
brother professional, and was sorry he
had made such a mistake.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

The leaves of geranium are an eNcels
lent application for cuts, when the skin
is rubbed of, and other wounds of the
same kind. One or two leaves must be
bruised aud applied ON linen TO the part
and the wound will become cicatrized in
a very short time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

Cleansing of all buildings and places
for the storage of crops should be per
formed before they are used.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

A Representative and Champion Of
American Art Taste
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30

Prospectus for 1s75-Eighth Year.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-10-30
The AIdine,
The Art Journal of America,
ISSUED MONTHLY.

a Magnificent Conception. ,rondsEHIlg oarlls g.l,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-10

The following Patents were issued from the
United States Patent Office to citizens of Illinois
for the week ending Dec. 9th, 1873. Reported
for the FREE TRADER 10y Alexander " Mason
Solicitors Of Patents, COS Seventh street, Wash.
inston, d. c..
Harness Buckle-John Allbcr, Squaw Grove.
Filter for Winc--Chas ". FaXcOt, Kcllys
Island.
Rotary Steam Engine-W. +. Moody, Chicago.
Plane lron-Ernest Quasi, Jersyyille.
Bureau and Wardrobe COMMUNICATIONS II.
Staugaard, Chicago.
Slcgh-Arthur 4. Abbott, Chicago.
Bee lIive-L. Adams, Mason City.
Wheel Cutivutor-Geo. Bradley, Rockford.
Windmill-M 7. Chapman and NJ. c. Chapman,
Aurora.
Corn Sheller-John Marshall, Cordoya
Gate Fastener oseph II. Nichols, La Faycttc.
Fire Exiting isher-l45G O6-Wm. l. Drake,
Evanston.
Fire nguisher-l4j, iO6-Wm. l.. Drake,
Evanston,
Harvester Droppcr-A. J. Hodges, Peoria.
Car Coupling-jamcs keck, Dwight.
Ore Separator Hiram Minot, Chicago.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-10
Additional Facilities for Travel.

One of the grandest illustrations OF the enter
prise of the times, is the completion OF the great
iron bridge over the Mississippi at Louisiana,
No. erected in the short space of five and han
months from its commencement. 1t was formal
~ opened on Christmas for through trains RON
Chicago to Kansas City gid the Chic0@o ana Al
ton and St Louis, Kansas City and Northern
Short Line The route Of this line l. from Chi
cngo to Kansas City. through Joliet Dwight,
Chcnoa, Bloomington, Petersburg, Jacksonville,
Roodhousc Louisiana, Mo, Mexico, No. Muber-
w. Mo- and over the Missouri river AT Kansas
CITY, on the first bridge ever built across the
" Biz Muddy This line passes through an tN-
cccdingly prosperous country, abound!n@ m
splendid views, through "a succession OF cnitiNa-
ted farms, and possesses numerous ATTRACTIVE
features to dispel the nunotony that preVai. ..
ordinary routes and makes the trip one OF p, &C.
urc, instead Ct 4 tedious journey. This Inc Id
become proycrbial for the excellence of It's eq'nl-
muut New Pullman Palace Cars, new Reclliln4
Chair Cars elegantly carpctcd and htted WIN
dressing rooms with every toilet convenience iuF
ladies, gentlemen and families traNcIhG wen
children. without extra charge; also superb u"S
coaches, smoking cars, and dining cars, mere
one uartakc- Of ~ good meal, while sptt"'"S
on their Journey at the rate Of thirty W!l's an
hour as may be had at any iiT-t-claS' hot,i. ;tnt
Ticket Agent selling through tickets I" inc west
will furnish tickets hy this cycc!lcnt route over
the CHICAGO and Alton and 81. Louis, Kansas ! NY
and Northern short Line, To- Kansas, Soloiauo'
Nebraska, California and the Great west toF
Man Circular, and Time Tables address either
Jamr. Charlton. Chicago, or 7. h. ',roat 81.
Louis. Nd. either of whom VII! furnish any ~
formation desired. IT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-01-10
OrrAWA NNEE VNADEN: SATVNDAY. JANUARY lO ~.

the one hundred dollar subscription. Before
the Ink was dry on hi, copy they decided
that Hobart had ! .onorably won. The old
firm Of Hobart Il hcInhill now went on with
the work. Prev .ous to the bidding | had
I0ycrdrawn my I'VE per cent. by about three
hundred dollal s, giving security for the same,
with the un' Outstanding that it was to be
charged to me when the contract came into
my hands. After awarding the contract to
Hobart ley demanded that | pay this bal
ance, " Itch refused The matter was then
left to .he srbitrament Of three business men
of OF e,wa, who listened to some rambling
stat Hncnts of part of the committee, and
ig Ioy,ng my demand that the arbitration be
jcSlly organized, wrote out decision that
pay the balance shown by my account, which
! 4 refused to do until ] should have n fair
Ichance to present my evidence in legal form,
They afterwards brought suit for the bal
ance on account as shown by these "arbira-
tors, "(2) and another suit in asSumpsit for
one thousand dollars both of which were
afterwards withdrawn by the committee. |
will probably throw some light on the sub,
ect by stating that member of the commit
tee asked me to assist him in procuring his
election to Il certain Office in the county; con
meeting the monument matter with this re
Ioucst, he offered TO rcciprocatc iavors. ! re
fused to assist him, and between me and this
political Lazarus great gulf has been fixed.
| AIN informed that several subscribers charge
me with forgery | will explain one sDcci-
men only. \ party agreed to give five dol.
lars at his option during the construction of
the work | filled out the usual note, with
these terms intcrllned, and sigred his name
over my own initials This man authorized
the word "Forgcry' to be written across the
face of this note There are several other
false and slanderous reports about me, trace
able to responsible parties; but rs hunting
vcrmn has not heretofore been my proics
sion, do not propose changing now. There
| is however point where turbcarance ceases
| to be virtue Other associations have paid
from twenty to fifty per cent for similar
work. The total at the time | left, including
everything, was about fifteen per cent Their
contract with Hobart was to allow fifteen per
cent for collecting alone on notes which
had received five per cent. for soliciting. To
the subscribers and people Of La Sale coun-
ty generally am much indebted for courte-
sizes extended to me while at work as agent
for the concern; and must say in justice to
Mr. McInhill, that | believe him to have been
an unwilling party to the triCkery practiced
IN letting the contract. | have no knowledge
that any Of the funds have ever been directly
Incorporated. Mr.. Mclnhll finds some
difficulty IN collecting and claims still some
thing due. think most of the subscriptions
were made in good faith and when a fair
statement of the case is shown believe they
will be paid. Finally, to the committee |
say, deny my statements if you choose, test
them if you dare. Yours truly,
GEO. l.. lIoUGuTos.
Omaha, Ncb., Dec. Goth, 1878.
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Of the common law requiring the Legislature
to enforce laws, passed in pursuance thereof,
by adequate penalties, even 10 the forfeiture
Of property and franchise: or il grants to the
Legislature the authority TO determine, By ldU
what act constitutes an unjust disCrmina
ton or cXtorton, or what is reasonable
maximum rate, which law shall be binding
upon railroad corporations, and shall not be
questioned by any other branch Of the gov
eminent. The Supreme Court, in late de
cison, inclines to the former construction,
and the Legislature, by the act approved
May 2, 1873, conforms thereto.
Section 3 of said act declares, that certain
acts done by railroad corporations shall be
deemed ana taken, not as unjust discrimina~
tiOns, but as prim0 tacE6 evidence of unjust
Determinations Section s directs the Rail
road and Warehouse Commissioners to make
for each of the railroad corporations doing
business in this State a schedule of reasonable
maximum rates of charges which shall be
deemed and taken, in all the courts O !
this State, not rs reasonable maximum rate S
but as priina fIcie evidence thereof.
The Commissioners have prepared AND
published the schedules required by law
and submit the same with their repo' 4. Il,
the terms OF said act, these SEIZED lles Tee
come prtmH ftcte evidence on the 18th in
slant.
The act approved May ?, 1913, Vas in fore,
July I, 1873 On that day, rates were large
ly advanced on some Of the lc'iling lines in
the State, under the plea of conforming IL
law. While this action may nave CONFIRMED
to that part of the law forbi dding unjust dix
crfHtlRdtioR, it hardly cOnformed to that mar
of the low lorbidding ettorttOn. The Dlea
for this advance cannot be maintained. irh,
wisdom Of the advance was soon doubted by
the railroad managers, and their schedule oi
rates, in many instances, modified.
What the railroad corporations will do af
ter the 10Th of January, when the schedules
are in full force, | cannot say. Should they
iall or refuse to comply with the terms Of the
act, ii will be the duty of the executive and
the officers OF the law to execute with energy
and enforce with rigor the will of the people
rs expressed by the Legislature The people
demand that corporations shall subserve pub
lie interests and to this imperative demand
every branch OF Government must and will
conform. The sooner the problem is solved
the better, in my opinion, for all concerned.
once solved, feel assured the people will be
Just and reasonable in legislation toward cor
porate bodies, and give them all privileges
consistent with the public good.
| recommend full and fair trial of the
law passed at the former session; and if, up
on trial, it is found that the schedule of rates
prepared and published by the Commission
erS is unjust or unfair TO the people or rail.
roads, the Commissioners can change and re-
wise the same, and such action will meet the
approval of a candid and considcrate people
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN L. BEvERIDGE.