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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02
ssKid Neck"-The New Female Deceit.

1t is really no wonder that the sop
posite sex" occasionally burst forth into
plaintive reproach, and upbraid false
fair ones for the many means resorted TO
in order to deceive them For, in the
contest for the prize awarded by Paris
to the most beautiful, deceits are inven-
ted and boldly worn such as are some
times almost too astounding for belief.
Years ago we remember hearing Of
French singer at cafe ehdntdnf, whose
husband, on being complimsnted upon
the dazzling fairness of his wife's neck,
lifted off pair OF shoulders of tinted
wax SO arranged as to be easily adjusta-
Bile! But that any of our bellies should
consent to the paltry deception of wear
ing false kid necks, made in Berlin and
in Paris and sent, with vast amount of
mystery, to the beauty ambitious of
full, round neck and shoulders, is some
thing that almost needs to be "seen to
be believed" Yet this is done. Let
one fancy meeting lady at a ball whose
tulle scarf, dexterously wrapped about
her throat and carelessly thrown back
so as to form pendant ends over her back
serves only to soften the gloss and en-
chance the symmetry of what seems to
her dazzled observer superb pair of
shoulders. Fancy discovering after
wards, perhaps when said lady has be-
come bride, that those shoulders were
but dream-made of kid That is
worse than nightmare, and it would seem
that even very Bayard could hardly
say "False one, I love thee still"
That the desire to have the credit for
having what does not belong to one
should urge to fragrant deception is as
tonishing, but still more SO is the blind
ness that leads the deceiver to suppose
that thin arms, &C., &C., can be recon-
ciled with this roundness in the neck.
And here puffed tulle sleeves are called
into play. 1t is said that fesh-colored
enamel makes the complexion, down to
the joining hidden by the tulle, a per-
feet match to the kid Does not this
cap the climax? What climax? the
reader may demand. Well, that of the
piled-up deceptions of enamels, rouges,
dyed or bleached hair, false eyebrows,
false teeth, pads, colored lips, stuffed
bustles, misunderstanding heels, artif-
cial calves, &c.
But the men are "just as bad" it is
claimed. A fashionable druggist in
forms the ladies that he sells as much
magnolia Balm" "a sort of enameD to
gentlemen as to- ladies: while the tailor
whispers of false shoulders made of wood,
and the baber, the dentist, and the ven-
der of uniforms all tell their anything
but flattering tale. The biters are Bit
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Englishmen who visit this country are
very apt to forget that our servant girls
refuse to perform several duties which
devolve upon them in the old country
as a matter of course. Cleaning boots
is one of these. In England the mas
ter of a house where even oniv one ser.
want is kept, sends his boots to the
kitchen every morning to be cleaned,
and IL he comes to the United States he
naturally supposes the same Office will
be done for him by the same hand
When the Rev. Newman Hall was in
Oberlin he was the guest 'of President
Fairchild, and the morning after his ar
rival he sent his boots below for an OBJ
vious purpose. They were not returned
to him when the bell called him to the
breakfast room, and he appeared in his
toilet slippers. President Fairchild
noticed this, and he also noticed pair
of strange boots in a strange place. He
would probably have as soon thought OF
asking the kitchen maid TO verify a qno-
tation for him as to black his visitors
boots and SO he blacked them himself.
The Oberlin Times, in narrating this an
ecdote, divertingly adds: "This is only
another circumstance confirming the
truth that no man, whether his station
be high or low, that ever comes tC
oberlin but that in departing he carries
with him, in some form or other, mor'
or less OF the native polish Of the place
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

WHAT TWEED Could TELL.-The
Sun gives hard rap to sundry and
divers persons whose names are not
mentioned, but who are pretty well
known to the privileged spectators who
stand behind the scenes. Ii calls for
the punishment Of the Legislators who
assisted to put the Tweed gang into
power, and who kept it there, and II also
mentions that If the "chiefs of the lob
by" were carefully hunted up, there
would be great scare in the counties
Of Oneida and Albany, "and shaking
in some shoes, even in New York and
Brooklyn" Is there anybody ready to
make the necessary revelations Tweed
could do it-and perhaps when Mr..
rhurlow Weed had a long interview
with him in the penitentiary the other
day, he managed to get at some Of the
facts Pretty little stories these two
knowing ones between them could tell
no ofHense to Mr.. Weed.-Nc'c YOrR
Times.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

FOURTEEN YEARS IN Prison TO
SHIELD HIS WIFE-The Court Of Par
dons has postponed the consideration OF
the petition of LOUIS Waldenberger, OF
Egg Harbor City, until the next session
Of the court. 1t is stated that the pris-
oner, who has been confined in State
prison for fourteen years for the murder
of his child, knew that his wife COM
mitted the murder, and would not di-
vulge until after his wife's death, which
took place a short time ago. He was
sentenced to b.. hung, but the sentence
was commuted to imprisonment for life,
because the evidence on which he was
convicted was entirely circustantial.
His petition bears the signatures of the
lawyers who were present at the trial
and ten of the twelve jurymen, besides
large number of the prominent citi-
zens of the vicinity. One of the other
two jurymen is dead, and the other left
for parts unknown ten years ago.-Ne''
York Tinaes
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

A MIsTAKE.-It is a mistake many
parents make, that of trying to make
premature men ont Of boys, and hold
themselves aloof from all the emotions
sympathies, pleasures and pursuits Of
the youngsters. 1t is not natural for
boys to be staid, severe, nor always we'll
hammered, and the discipline that makes
them so before their time, will probably
distort or cripple some Of their finest
qualities. The roots of a young tree
must have room TO spread, and if they
are all inexorably crammed into hole
big enough for half of them, some are
sure to be grievously hurt, and the tree
prematurely damaged. As for educa-
ton, it must always be remembered
that what boy learns from books is
but small part of his education. That
which he gathers from his surroundings,
from his home, pleasant or repulsiye,
from his associations, from nature, from
everything he sees and hears, goes equal
ly to form his mind and character.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Under the head of "One of the Ways
of the World" an exchange gets off the
following: "a farmer cut down n tree
which stood 80 near the boundary line Of
his farm that it was doubtful whether
it belonged to him or his neighbor.-
The neighbor, however, claimed the tree,
and prosecuted the man who cut il for
damages. The case was sent from court
to court. Time was wasted, temper
soured and money lost; but the case was
gained finanAlly by the prosecutor. The
last we heard of the transaction was
that the man who gained the case went
to the lawyers Office to execute deed
of his whole farm, which he had been
compelled to sell to pay his costs. Then,
houseless and homeless, he thrust his
hands into his pockets and triumphant.
! Iy exclaimed, I've beat himP
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02
An Accommodating Horse.

Several years ago, when 1 was re-
turning from tour to the West, 1 put
up at small town near the Allegheny
Mountains. Whilst was sitting, watch
ing the variegated hues produced by the
ray of the setting sun upon that wild,
rough, mountain scenery, saw eight or
nine large baggage Wagons approach
ing, drawn by four and some of them by
six horses. now ascertained that the
tavern where I was stopping, was reg
ular lodging place for those strong,
coarse mountain wagoners. A short
distance from the place where / was sit
ting, in front of the house, was a pump,
with large trough, which was used for
watering horses. The handle of this
pump, noticed, always sprung up
whenever any one got through using it.
Some pump handles, you know, always
fall down; this sprung up 50 othat a per-
son, when pumping, had no occasion to
lift the handle, it raised itself
At the time the string of wagons ap-
preached the tavern, there was but lit
tie water in the trough near enough
to supply the horses. Imagine, if you
can, my pleasure and surprise, to see
one of the horses that was first unhar-
messed, go to the pump, lay his head
over the handle, press it down, and make
the water issue from the spout. As he
raised his head, the handle would spring
up; but down again he would press it,
and force the water into the trough. In
this manner that horse kept pumping
with his head, until all the horses had
finished drinking. He then left the
handle, went round to the trough, drank
as much as he wanted himself, and then
deliberately walked into the stable an6
took his place in one of the stalls"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02
POETRY.
vOICELEss.

We count the broken Tyres that rest
Where the sweet wailing singers slumber;
But Ger the silent sisters breast
The wild flowers who will stoop TO number;
A few can touch the magic string,
And noisy fame is proud to win them;
Alas for those that never sing
But die with all the music in them
Nay, grieve not for the dead alone,
Whose song has told their hearts sad story;
Weep for the voieeless, who have known
The cross but not the crown of glory
Not where Leucadian breezes sweep
O'er Sappho's memory-haunted billows,
But where the glistening night dews weep
On nameless sorrows ehureh-yard pillow.
o hearts that break and give no sign,
Save whitening lips and fading tresseS
Till Death pours out his cordial wine,
SlOw-dropped from Misery's crushing presses;
If singing breath or echOing chord
To every hidden pang were given,
What endless melodies were poured,
As sad as earth, as sweet as heaven.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

"How do you get along?" said wife
to her husband, in the midst of the pan
ic. ooh shall weather the storm, but
l wish I had only few hundred dollars
more" "Don't you wish you had mar
ried rich wife?" said she, in teasing
way; then going to her room, she return
ed with rather more than the amount
required in United States bonds
"Why, where in the world did you get
this?'' said the husband "Well, my
dear, you went to champagne supper,
seven years ago, and on your return, find
ing navigation around the room rather
difficult, deposited hat, gloves, shoes, and
large roll of bank bills on the carpet.
1 put the money away and waited three
weeks for you to inquire if had seen
it, when finding you were ashamed to do
50, invested It, and here You have it.'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02
ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR LINE.

Though lost to sight, to mem'ry dear" Origi-
mated with Ruthven Jenkyns, and was first pub
lished in the Greenwich Magazine for Marines,
in 177O. As a literary curiosity, we quote the
whole poem:
Sweetheart, good-byel the huttering sail
Is spread to watt me far from thee;
And soon, before the fav'ring gale,
Ny ship shall bound upon the sea.
Perchance, all deSolate and fOrl0rn,
These eyes shall miss thee many year;
But unforgotten every charm,
Though lost to sight, to menl'ry dear
Sweetheart, goodbye. one last embrace,
o, cruel fate, true souls to sever;
let in this hearts most sacred place,
Thou, thou alone, shall dwell forever
And still shall recollection trace
In Fancy's mirror ever near,
Each smile, each tear-that form, that face,
Though lost sight, to mem'ry dear"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

A MoRPHINE-IsT.-The Louisville
CoHrier-Journal says that young lady
in that city CONSUMES bottle Of NOR
Phine every two days. A night or two
ago she rushed into certain drug store
and threw dollar bill ON The counter.
The clerk, knowing what she came for,
instantly handed her a bottle Of the
deadly narcotic. She instantly jerked
the cork from the bottle and, exhibiting
symptoms Of excitement, poured out the
contents until the palm Of her hand was
fairly covered; then, with the greediness
Of child eating sugar, licked the pow
der from her hand and swallowed It.
Then she drank a little water and walk
ed from the store with the utmost compo-
sure"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02
Deadly Evil Of G ossip.

i have known country society which
withered under the "dry rot" of gossip
only. Friendships once firm as granite
dissolved to jelly, and then to water,
because of this; love that promised a
future enduring as heaven, and stable
as truth, evaporated into a morning
mist, that turned to days long tears,
just because of this.
A father and son were set foot to foot
with the breath of anger, that would
never cool again, between them, only
because of this; and husband and his
wife, each straining at the lash, which
in the beginning had been the golden
bond of Godblessed love, stand by
where their love and joy lay buried,
only because of this.
/ have seen faith transformed to
doubt, hppe give place to despair, and
charity take the features malevolence,
all because of words of scandal, and the
mutterings of gossip.
Crimes work wrongs, and the TRACE
dies of life spring from its passions
but woeful are the uncatalogued trage-
dies that issue from gossip; mournful
the shipwreck made Of noble natures
by the dead sea-water of slander. Sc
easy to say, yet so hard to refute-throw-
ing blame on the innocent, and punish.
ing them as if guilty, if unable tc
silence words they never heard, perhaps
Gossip and slander are the deadiiest
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Colorado papers continue to complain
of the needless slaughter of the buffaloes.
The meat sells in Greeley as low as three
cents per pound, and some has been sold
for two cents. One paper says: "The
whole valley is alive with hunters and
teams. The Utes and Sioux are also
mixing in, and they get boiling mad if
they find hunter killing for sport
One hunter had fifty robes packed for
transportation, and while off hunting fol-
more, the Sioux came up and burnt
most of themn
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

The cotton planters in various parts
Of the South are entering into written
obligations to reduce the amount Of land
devoted to next years cotton crop by o.
least one-third, in order to secure better
prices for the cotton raised and better
supply Of provisions. Throughout the
interior Of Louisiana and neighboring
States provisions are scarce and high.
while cotton is too low to pay the cos,
of production. Such a condition OF
things can not, Of course, be maintained.
The movement is wise one.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

A big gun was cast at West Point the
other day. 1t is called the "Sutcliff,"
and is monster. When finished, it
will be fifteen feet in length, rife-bored,
and will weigh $4,000 pounds. 1t will
throw shot weighing 250 pounds to a
great distance, and is expected to
be the most effective as well as largest
piece of ordnance yet constructed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Aaron Goodrich, who has spent seven
years in Belgium looking the matter up
will tell the world in a book TO be pub
lished by the Appletons, next year. that
the name Christopher Columbus was an
alias or a nickname, and that the old
man didn't discover America at an. a
little rest in the matter Of these start
ling historical discoveries viii now be
in order
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

A satisfactory method of decided as
to whether or not murderers are insane
has been introduced in Chicago. The
suspected party is hanged and his brain
is taken out, hardened, preserved in al
cohol, sliced, mounted ON glass, and sub
jected to microscopical examination.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

The colony Of French silk weaycr
which recently settled in Kansas, is al
ready fairly at work manufacturing rib
bons which are claimed 10 be in every
way fully the equals Of those made in
France
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

The New York World, describing
Wednesday, fog in that city, says cat
half-Past 9 A.. NJ, the fog in the streets
was SO dense that person could not
recognize intimate acquaintance Mt dis
tance Of more than twenty feet People
standing on the street corners wish
ing to take car, heard the cars rolling
by and the bells jingling, but saw moth
ing. 1t was necessary to go out into the
middle of the street and stand close to
the track, and then risk hailing the
wrong carr
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

When your pocket book gots empty,
and every body knows il, you can put
all your friends in il and it WON'T bulge
out" worth a cent
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

For ain organization that one year ago
was scarcely known, the growth and sue
cess of the Oranges are almost without
precedent. The number Of the Oranges
is now placed at 1000 The movement
has thus far taken the deepest root in
the West and Southwest, although Il f.
rapidly spreading over all sections Of the
country Mississippi has 800 Oranges,
Missouri near 800, South Carolina 100,
Tennessee and Georgia over 100 each
and Iowa / 700.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

RESIDENTS of Virginia City, Nevada,
propose to present a silver brick 10
Lamberton Lorraine, commander Of the
British ship Niobe, for his manly action
in the case Of the Virginiua. The brick
will bear this inscription: "Lambertou
Lorraine-You are brick this Il an
ther, presented by Americans who love
humanity and its many defenders, Vir-
ginia City, Nevada, Z. S. A., 1872
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Piano fortes were invented in Dresden
in 1717. Frederico, an organ-builder of
Saxony, made the first square piano in
1853.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Fully two-thirds Of the writers on the
New York press are under thirty-five
years Of age, and nearly one-hRlf are
scarcely thirty.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Those who 90 around with the con,
tribution box in California churches
plead and argue the case az they go
long. One Of these gentlemen recently
extended the box to a rough looking
miller who slowly shook his head
"Come, William, give something"
said the deacon.
Cant do it, Deak," said Bill
"Why not2 Isn't the cause a good
one?"
Eyes, good 'nufE but amt able 10
give nothing"
"ePooh, pooh; know better You
must give me a better reason than thai"
"Well, | owe too much money"
"Well. but, William, you owe God
much larger debt than any one else"
"Thats true, but He amt pushin'
me like the rest Of my creditors"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-02

Pros Nor so STUPID.-Henry Bar
stow, substantial and thrifty farmer
near Webster City, Iowa, recently no.
ticed that one Of his motherly old COWS.
for some reason or other, frequently and
most .accountably failed of her milk"
In fact, her udder was completely dry,
and refused TO yield anything-not
enough "to put IN tea This discre-
pancy having occurred for several morn
ings, the good deacon resolved to inyes-
tigate the phenomenon closely, and see
what was the matter Rising one morn
ing earlier than usual, he found the old
COW still abed on the straw in the barn
yard, and nestled up close to the foun-
tain Of lacteal nourishment and tug
ging away at the teats as IL for dear
life, some three or four cute little Po-
land China pigs.