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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
An Affecting Farewell.

Mr.. Thomas Price, of the Swan Ho,
tel, Cirencester, England, has received
through Lord Derby, parcel from the
Foreign Office, containing a watch and
chain and APPENDICES belonging to his
only son, shot at Santiago, through his
connection as a seaman with the Virgin
ius. The whole was wrapped up in
sheet of note-paper; upon which was
written, in bold hand, the following
letter: Santiago de Cuba, Nov Z, 1873.
My Darling Parents: atnnow hear my
last hour. l am to be shot this afternoon
at O'Clock. There are about thirty of
Us. Ny God, it is a fearful thing to
shoot innocent men My dear parents,
have always been a bad boy; but l
never thought to bring this great sorrow
on your heads. Give my love to darling
Alice Tell her loved her dearly, and
hope God will bless and prosper her.
l shall try to get my watch and chain
sent home, and if you receive it, my
dear parents, | would like dear Alice to
have the loclset to keep in remembrance
of poor Walter. Kind love to all my
relations and friends, and tell them die
like an Englishman should die. And
now, dearest parents, / conclude this
heart breaker letter, hoping we shall
meet in a better land, where there are
no sorrows, troubles, or cares. l Iremain,
your ever-loving son, Walter F. Price.
May God have mercy upon my soul"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
Skin Grating.

DIR. Bells method of skin grating,
as performed in numerous cases at the
Royal Inirmary, Edinburgh, has prov
ed very successful. In procuring por-
tions Of skin for this purpose he takes
them from some sound portion Of the
patients body, preferably from the arm.
A piece of skin i pinched up by pair
of COMMON catch-forceps, and cBt off to
the required size with pair Of scissors.
This piece is divided into smaller pieces
about the size Of a grain of rice, and is
planted among the granulations Of the
ulcer by means of probe, one small
piece being sufficient for about a square
inch of surface. Over each of the CRAFTS
is hid a piece of gutta-percha tissue,
half square inch in size previously
dipped in some antiseptic solution. The
ulcer is then covered by two layers of
similar pieces of gutta-percha tissue,
placed on each other in an imbricated
manner, and over these a dressing Of
antiseptic gauze and a bandage; this
dressing is not removed for two or three
days, when it is replaced as at first. To
insure success, before grating the ulcers
should be free from fetor, and the dress
ing under spray.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
A Remarkable Suicide.

One Of the most remarkable suicides
ever committed came TO light at Sharon,
on Wednesday. William Miller, man
Of thirty -four, who had shown some
signs of softening of the brain, and lived
in house by himself, had not been seer
since Sunday, and boy lookidg in at
one of the windows saw his body lying,
face downward on the floor. An inves-
tigation showed that he had arranged in
the story above the one where he was
found, a sort of guillotine. A scythe
blade was placed so as to turn by its heel
on a pivot, just above a block where the
victim was to lay his head; the end Of
the blade passed through partition into
an adjoining room, and to it was attach
ed bag full of irop, and all was so con-
structed that he could bring the blade
down upon his neck by pulling peg.
Miller had, however, miscalculated the
weight necessary to cut off his head, and
after his throat had been cut and the
jugular vein and the windpipe had been
nearly severed, he had managed to raise
the knife and go down stairs, where he
died. Miller had told a sister who visit
ed him on Sunday, that she must not go
up stairs, as he had trap for a man up
there. The family to which Miller be-
longed was a respectable one.-SpiHg-
field, Mass, Republican, March %.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
From the Summit Of the Peaks Of
Otter.

Jagged and irregular masses of rock
projected over a tremendous abyss, into
which we hardly dared to look. A strong
wind blew steadily across the height.
We could not help fancying that some of
the masses of stone, apparently so light
ly suspended, might fall and crush US.
Under the great dome of the translucent
sky we stood trembling, shut of from
the lower world, and poised on a narrow
pinnacle, from which we might at any
moment, by an unwary step, be hurled
down An old stone cabin, which had
once served as the lodging for such ad-
venturous persons as desired to see sun
rise from the peak, but which had been
partially destroyed during the war, was
perched on one Of the corners of the
mighty crag; from it slender board was
laid to a sharp corner in the uppermost
cliff, and up that we scrambled Then
making our way TO the topmost stone, so
delicately balanced that it sometimes
sways and trembles in the wind, we gazed
down on the valley of Virginia. In front
of US, looking over fertile Bedford coun-
ty, it seemed a garden; from point TO
point cleaned the spires and roofs of
villages; mountains Of every imaginable
shape rose on all sides; and the forests
at the edges of the gaps In the Blue
Ridge seemed delicatest fringes of pur-
Pile. We could trace the massive and
curving ranges of the Aileghanies, and
the rudely-gulIied sides of the nearest
peaks. Their reddish soil, showing up
strongly under the bright sun, produced
a magical effect. Nowhere were the ad-
jacent peaks, however, so near as to less
en- the sublime illusion of seeming sus-
pension in mid air, produced By our
climb to the highest rock of the peak.
The cabins along the roads below looked
like black dots; the men at work in the
fields like ants. From the rocky throne
one seemed to have the whole map of
Virginia spread ont before him; and
the backbone of the Alleghanies appear
ed but as a toy, which one might stride
over, or displhce at Wilt Edward King,
"a Ramble in Virginia; Scribner's for
April.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
How Grass is Changed to Beef.

The OK is a ruminant--and all rumi-
nants masticate their food the second
time, or rather first swallow and then af-
ter some time commence the process
called "ruminating," or popularly called
"'chewing the cud." Let us trace this
process in the COW.
The tongue first collects mouthful
of grass into bundle, when it is nipped
off by the teeth of the lower jaw and
the grasping power of the muscular
lips. She does not pause to masticate
now, but swallows it whole. Itdescends
to the first stomach or rumen, which is
only storehouse in which the food is
kept till wanted. The first stomach
consists of four small subdivisions, and
the coat is covered with thousands of
little elevations, which doubtless pro-
duced some chemical change in the new
ly-received food, From this first stomach
the food passes into the second, which is
very much smaller and very complex in
its structure. 1t is covered with multi
tude ofsmall cells, from which tits often
called the honey comb. In this second
stomach the food takes the form of
round compact masses, which are re-
turned through the gullet to the mouth
by the muscular action Of the stomach.
Now begins the process of ruminating,
during which he seems to enjoy the
very perfection of animal bliss AS
each portion of the food is properly
masticated it passes direct from the.
mouth to the third stomach. This is
accomplished by the closing of the tube
that leads to the second and third
stomaehs. The third stomach
is very small and called many
plus, from the numerous folds of which
it is composed, arranged like the leaves
of book Between these active folds
the food resists a short time, when it is
passed into the fourth or true stomach,
where the process of digestion is COM
pleted, and the food passes into the or
ganization.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
Map Your Farm.

The Farmers Union suggests that ev-
cry farmer should have complete map
of his farm, with each field, pasture and
wood-lOt, together with all the fences,
roads and bitches, on the place drawn,
and either numbered or named, so they
can be readily designated. Few farmers
can appreciate the real value of one un-
til they have tried the experiment, for
with a map of the farm before you, you
can direct your workmen to any part of
it without the possibility of their max
ing mistake. You can plan improve
ments and estimate their cost at your
leisure, instead of spending half a day
of your valuable time in surveying the
land itself. Any person with little in
genuity and patience can draw a map of
his farm. il should be about two feet
square, or larger if desired, and drawn
on thick cardboard to prevent its being
torn or defaced. Let our farmers try the
experiment, and they will soon learn its
value.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
India Rubber.

We hear alarming rumors, occasional
ly, of the probability Of the coal supply
becoming exhausted on one side Of the
water, while wood may fall short on the
other side, in a given number Of years.
It is comfort to know, therefore, that
something is inexhaustible, though il be
only rubber. The belt of land around
the globe, five hundred miles north and
five hundred miles south Of the equator,
abounds in trees producing the gum Of
India rubber. They can be tapped, it is
stated, for twenty consective years, with
out injury, and the trees stand so close
that one man can gather the sap Of 80 in
a day, each tree yielding, on an average,
three tablespoonfuls daily. Forty-three
thousand of these trees have been seen in
a tract of country thirty miles long by
eight wide. There are in Europe and
America more than one hundred and
fifty manufacturers Of India rubber ar
ticles, employing some five hundred OPP
eratives each, consuming more than ten
thousand pounds of gum per year, and
the business is still in its infancy. But
to whatever extent il may increase there
will still be plenty Of rubber to supply
the demand.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
NUMBER 81.
The Spider.


One ov the most ingenious and hard
est workers amung the whole lot ov lit
tie bugs in creashun, iz the common
spider.
They will do more work on a web, in
six hours, than a man could do in hiz
whole life time, and do a mutch better
job into the bargain.
There aint nothing that the meanest
insex in the world duz for hiz necessity
or convenience that a man could do haf
az well, even if he was paid hiz own
price for the work.
This il funny, but it il true, and that
iz the best joke ov all.
Spiders are the meanest reptiles that
hang around this earth, for they are the
only ones that kan now think ov who
set traps for their wilkins.
They are az bad az a man in this re-
spekt.
Thare IL no moral fun in spider; he
IL az lonesum az a mizer; he spends hiz
whole life making nets and watching
them, and allwus lays at the mouth ov
hiz hole reddy to back in out ov danger.
A man will step one side rather than
step on kriket, and would rather skare
a fly than kill him, az sassy az he il, but
he goes for spider with both feet at
once, and seems to feel dreadful sorry if
he misses him.
Spiders hav no friends in this world.
and the reason must be because thev are
both viscious and cunning.
Theze two traits will make even a man
an outlaw, and they akt just the same
on a spider.-Josh Billings, in N. Y. Week
"a,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
Poisoning Fly Papers.

Fly papers, Of different sorts, are now
sold in immense quantities, and are pos
itively stated to be perfectly harmless to
animal life of a higher order than in
sect pests. That the claim of harmless
ness thus made is MOI, however, trust
worthy, appears from statement in one
of the London technical Journals, in
which the writer says that he took four
sheets of such paper at random, and di-
gested them with dilute hydFochloric
acid, until pulpy mass was obtained;
the pulp was then placed on filter and
washed with diluted water until the fill
tered fluid amounted to about four pints,
and this was evaporated until only eight
ounces remained, and sulphide of hy-
drogen was passed into it for two hours.
During this time, copious precipitate
of sulphate of arsenic was thrown
down, and the beaker containing the
fluid was therefore set aside in a warm
place, to insure its complete separation.
The precipitate was collected on filter,
washed, dissolved IN dilute solution of
ammonia, from which it was reprecipi-
tated hydrochloric acid. The pure
sulphide of arsenic was finally collected
upon filter, dried, and weighed, the
average quantity of arsenious acid found
in each of the sheets was 2.55 grains
quite enough to destroy a human life.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

QUARRELING.-If anything in the
world will make a man feel badly, ex-
cept pinching his fingers in the crack Of
a dovr, it is unquestionably quarrel.
No man ever ever fails to think less of
himself after it than before. 1t de-
grades him in the eyes Of others, and,
what is worse, blunts his sensibilities on
the one hand, and increases the power Of
passionate irritability on the other. The
truth is, the more quietly and peaceable
we get on, the better for our neighbors.
In nine cases out of ten the better course
is, if man cheats you, cease to deal
with him; if he is abusive, quit his
company; and if he ISLANDERS you, take
care to live so that no one will believe
him. No matter who he is OF how he
misuses you, the wisest way is TO let him
alone; for there il nothing better than
this cool, calm, and quiet way of deal
ing with the wrongs we meet.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
Effect Of Beef Tea.


In an article in one of the popular
London journals, DIR. Kimmerich as
cribes the effect of beef tea not to its
aromatic and combustible Ingredients,
but to the potash salts which it contains,
and concerning whicI9it is well known
that if given in large doses an injur-
ions effect il exercised on the organism;
nevertheless, potash salts are an element
of all articles of food, forming not on
ly the the chief ingredients of the salts
Of every sorts Of flesh, including that Of
fish, but likewise of all other food. In
medical practice, says DIR. Kimmerich,
ether, camphor, and musks are eminent
ly invigorating and refreshing remedies,
and, compared to these, beef tea occu-
pies, of course, a subordinate position;
il, however, it be necessary to preserve
the exhausted body from protracted ILL
ness, then there is no other remedy in
the whole rich store-house of medicine,
which can afford such assistance for re-
generating the diseased organism, as re-
pented doses- OF beef tea.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03
Household Helps.


4 correspondent of the Scientific
American recommends common glue as
an effectual remedy for cuts and bruises.
1t is said that the fumes of sugar
snufed up the nose will cure ordinary
cases of neuralgia. Put a small guam
tity of sugar on hot shovel and try i
as directed.
To ascertain whether bed be damp
or not, after the bed is warmed, put a
glass goblet in between the sheets, and
if the bed be damp, in few minutes
drops of wet will appear on the inside
of the glass.
Housekeepers should know that a
small piece of paper or linen, moistened
with spirits of turpentine, and put into
bureau or wardrobe for single day,
two or three times year, is sufficient
preservation against moths.
For cleaning glass a newspaper is one
of the best articles to use. The chemi-
cal operations of some of the Ingredients
of printing ink gives a beautiful polish.
Slightly moisten piece.0f paper, roll
it up and rub the glass; then take dry,
soft piece and repeat the process. No
lint will remain, as is the case when
cloth is used. ar
Never put particle of soap about
your silver if you wish it to retain its
original luster. When it wants polish
ing, take piece of soft leather and
whiting and rub it hard. The proprie'
tor of one of the oldest silver establish
ments in Philadelphia says that "house
keepers ruin their silver by washing i
in soapsuds, as it makes it look like
pewter"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

The Rev. L. Z. Ives, in Auburn, has
engaged in the business of clearing
churches from debt on dedication days.
He prepares the church in which he is
to operate as a general prepares his army
for battle. Every point is arranged
with the skill Of an artist. The crowd
and performers being ready, he coolly
clears the deck for action; he sings,
prays, and tells stories, keeping the con-
gregation entertained for two whole
hours while the subscriptions are going
on. In this way he has cleared seven
churches from debt, among the most
successful of which was the Brookly lyn
Tabernacle, over which hung a debt Of
$4,000, and where, under bis strategy,
the debt was entirely wiped out ON the
morning of the dedication.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

All housekeepers have some time real
lied the difficulty Of lighting a fire in
still, damp morning, when the chimney
will not draw, and vigorous blowing
proves Intellectual. Science explains the
trouble ns "caused by the difficulty en-
countered in overcoming the inertia Of
the long column Of air in the pipe or
chimney, by tho small column Of air that
can be forced up through the interstices
of coal and wood, at the bottom Of which
the fire is kindled." This may be RENE
died by first lighting a few bits Of shaw
ings or paper placed upon the top; thus,
by the heated air forcing itself into the
chimney and establishing there an up
ward current, the room is kept free from
the gas or smoke which is so apt to eli
the room; and the fire can be lighted
from below with good success.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

WHEAT AND CLovER.-ProE VOck-
Ter says: All who are perfectly acquaint-
ed with the subject must have seenahat
the best crops Of wheat are produced by
being preceded by crops Of clover A
vast amount of mineral manure is
brought within reach Of the corn crop
which, otherwise, would remain in
locked up condition in all the soil. The
clover plants take nitrogen from the at
mosPhere, and manufacture IL into their
own substance, which, ON the decompo-
sition of the clover roots and leaves,
produces an abundance Of ammonia. In
reality, the growing Of clover is equiva-
lent, to a great extent, to manuring with
Peruvian glianO.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

A FAvoRITE APPLE.-A writer in
the New York Tribune says: "In max
ing out your list Of aPRles FOR spring
planting, do not forget to insert one Ear
ly Joe. II will not pay for market, but
for the private table ! am especially par
tail to its delicious favor, crisp, juicy
flesh, and very handsome appearances.
The tree, presume, will never grow 10
n very large sire, consequently there is
many an odd corner about the garden or
orchard where a specimen would just ft
in, and my word for IL, when the fruit
is ripe, il will be better PatroniEed than
any other on the premises.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

A man must invest himself near at
hand and in common things, and be con-
tent with n steady and moderate return,
if he would know the blessedness of n
cheerful heart, and the sweetness Of a
walk over the round earth. This ia a
lesson the American has yet to learn
capability of amusement on low key.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

with, though Mr.. FERGUSON the elder
did not have fit and die, he did have
fit of another kind--of repentance for
his prejudice against his daughter-in-
law; so he made reparation by very
handsome increase 10 their income. And
as for the rector, after the wild Joy of
having his wife safe again, he declares
his "courting davs" have all returned.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

The intellect Of man sits viaibly en-
throned upon his forehead and in bis
eye, and the heart Of man il written up
on his countenaner. But the soul re-
veals itself in the voice only, as God re-
vealed Himself to the prophets Of old
in the still small voice, and In the voice
from the burning bnsh.--LoAQfoiiog.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

Minnesota has appropriated $4,000
to be expended in the purchase Of seed
wheat for settlers in the southwestern
counties whose crops were destroyed last
year by grasshopers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

Many a man thinks it's virtue that
keeps him from turning rascal, when
It's only a full stomach. One should
be careful not TO mistake potatoes for
nrincinles
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

Michigan ought to be happy. A res
olution has been offered in the Senate
that in view of the large balance in the
State Treasury no tax be levied for 1874.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-03

The quality of beverage now popular
in Ohio is mentioned as plain-and-be-
quick-about-it.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-10
OUR CHURCH. s.

CHRISTIAN Eighteenth street
between Washington aud Walnut,
Pfeaching every third and fourth sunday
sunday school at 3 p. III.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
...... TX u TRIMBLE, Pastor.
'HksBYTERIAN--hig street.
Preaching, Sabbath at i0i am. and "a D m
Prayer meet, e, wednesday at "A .. IN.
Sab School, 3p.m. J. N. Lsnsden, su-
pcrintenient. REV. II. THAYkR, Pastor
IETHDDlST.-Cor Eighth aud Walnut Cts.
Preaching, sabbath At II a.r1., and I y. IN
prsyor. meeting, Wednesisy, a pm.
SabD ith school, 3. pm. l.. W. stillwe!l,
iunottntenGont' REV. j. l.. WALLER,
HURJn OF THE REDEEMER-tEpisco.
Morning prayers. sabbath i0i am.
Evening prayers, 1tpm.
sabbath School Sun.
REv. trAS. a. GILBERT, Rector,
]. PAIRlCK'S CHURCH-Ninth st. and
Washington Avenue.
Public service, sabbath $40 aud lOI an.
Ncspers, pm.
sabbath School, pm.
SyrS &c every day, X am.
hEy. y. }. O'HhLLo0h.s, Priest.
Y. JO5hfil's CHURCH.-(German, cor.
uer Of walnut and Cross streets,
Mas. every sabbath at 10 O'clock a, IN.
NU.purs, 2 p. IN.
Mas during week days, O'Clock a. m.
REV. &. HOFFMAN, Prlct.
itlthAS LUTHERAN CHURCH-lStb
.,reet between Washington Avenue ana
W4inIt street.
Preaching sunday morning 4, 10 o'clock.
sabbath school AZ O'clock .. m
RKV. &. DUENsCHNKR. Pastor.
DUNG MESS CHKlsTIAH AssoCIA.
glDS.-NeRular meeting second Monday
each month At their room over Rockwell
~ cos book store, Commercial avenue.
Weekly Prayer meeting, Sriday, a pm. st
l.. ". srILLwKIt. President.
ECDNn MISSIONARY BAPTIST
rhUhCH.-Gornor sycamore and Forty
ur.t streets. PfcAcAins sabbath Al II
D'g,1cH a. m. aud o'clock ,. IN.
sunday school ! O'Clock p. m
Iac church D. connected with the Illinois
Association, ~ the Fit Missionary Bay-
t..t church % Cairo.
KEv. sOIDMus LEONARD, Pastor
FiNCAS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DO
tween " .lndt ana Cedar
services, sabbath. II am.
-g1bath School, "a pm.
ClR-r uccl At pm.
sCDND FREE WILL BAprIST'-gii.
tfeuth Street, between Walnut and Cedar.
services >,b1atb, l. and 3 \. m.
REV. ". ltfCEs, Pastor.
RE WILL BAPTIST HOME MISSION
SABBATH SCHOOL.--CJ fner Walnut
,UI Cedar Streets.
sabbath school, . s.m.
H-f fkEt WILL BAPTIST CHURCH
-,urry's Barracks
Services, sabbath III an, 3 pm. & "A =. ~.
Rev. WH. KELLEY. PsstTr.
1887 MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
-,cttr, between Ninth and tenth -.
Preaching sabbath, 10. am. aud - PIN.
f:f, or meeting, "Wednesday evening.
lt.-.I.Ig, friday eyeuiuy
-zH.t'I AHpi, ~ pm. John N.nBaYtaf
80! 4r-y stephens, sIgsruJcu4,nts
RTy. z. j. SHORES. Pastor.
t.p-D BAPTIST CHURCH -fpu-toun.h
street, between Cedar ami Walnut IA,
"H4 Ar'r' church rccosriz a Hy The ~
,u.' Ruuu.
sem .r-, ,Yha'l. 81 an. 81 80. -! . o.u
Roy. JAgub NVtpiEY. llI,r