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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
TNo AmerIcan Marnrlnes.

The excellenee Of American Maga-
zine has become so we'll recognized
abroad, that one of the leading English
papers, the London Weekly Register, in
a recent issue, thus speaks Of Scribner's
Monthly:
"We are constrained to own that Serb
ner's Monthly carries Of the prize
against all our shilling monthly serials
for brilliancy Of illustrations and vari.
ETY. Of contents. II Is simply a wonderful
shilling's worth. Nothing can be more
charming than the cuts,---fnll Of force
and vigor; the light and shade are man
aged with a truly artistic power. Out
of its one and twenty original articles.
we really do not know which to chose a.
best, for each and sll are excellent"
Not only ia il true that Scribner's
Monthly excels the English Magazine,
but it Is "The best Of the American
Monthlies."
In the extent, variety and artistic ak
cellence of its illustration of American
themes, it has never been even approach.
ed much less excelled. Il has larger
page and gives greater variety in Its
contents than any other Of the Standard
American Monthlies.
In literary character, and in the bril-
liancy and ability Of its Editorial De-
partments, it enjoys an equal Pre-emi-
nence.
Its conductors started with the def
mite aim Of making il the best magazine
in the world, of which they have never
for a moment lost sight, and they point
with pride and pleasure to the May and
June numbers, recently issued, and ask
for them a candid examination and
careful comparison Of their merits with
those of other magazines; and they re-
new their pledge to the public, to strive
for still higher excellence in the future.
A considerable demand has recently
arisen in England for St. Nicholas,
Scribner's New Magazine for Boys and
Girls, one publisher desiring TO secure
an edition of three thousand Of the first
bound volume when completely, with
his imprint.
The success of St. Nicholas in this
country has been even more remarkable
than that of Scribners's Monthly. IL il
pronounced to be "an ideally perfect
Magazine for children" and, as is the
case with all the best literature for chill
dren, it has been found to possess sur-
passing interest for grown-up readers,
as we'll.
The influence Of the periodicals Of
the day can scarcely be estimated, es-
pecialIy upon the the rising generation.
Parents and teachers cannot afford to be
Indifferent to this influence, or careless
in relation to the character Of the liter
ture furnished to the children outside Of
their school lessons. In St. Nicholas not
only are History, Natural Philosophy,
Literature, Fine Arts, and Manufacture
presented in an attractive way to young
readers, but the children are stimulated
TO seek information for themselves.
The publishers will send to any ad-
dress specimen number Of Sc. Nicho-
Lac, postage prepaid, on receipt Of ten
cents, the bare cost Of paper and print
ing. The magazines are sold by all
first-class Booksellers and Newsdealers,
everywhere.
Scribner's Monthly, S4 year; 35c.
number. ST. Nicholas, SO year; 25c
number. ScRIBNER & Co,
654 Broadway, n Y.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

RESPONSIBILITY FOR BoNDs.-The
town of Aurora, Illinois, recently made
an issue of bonds under the authority
of law passed by the Legislature in
Violate n of the constitutional provis-
ion requiring the yeas and nays to be
entered on the final passage of such an
act. The Supreme Court decided the
law invalid on this account, and the
town of Aurora then pleaded the uncon-
stitutionality of the law to escape re-
sponsibility on its bonds. The Court
decided, however, that as the municipal
ty had acted under a statue duly pub.
lished by legislative authority, and
treated by it valid law, it was thereby
debarred from pleading the unconstitu.
tionality of the law against the claims
of innocent parties who had purchased
its bonds for value, and this is perfectly
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

1t is very bad to have crazy horse in
the house So Mr.. Robinson, of Albany,
ILL.,, found it. He was leading his horse,
valued at three thousand dollars, past his
dwelling, when the animal suddenly
broke from him, entered the front door,
nearly soaring Mrs. Robinson into con-
vulsions. and driving her quite into the
yard. Unfortunately she left in the room
a child in its crib, and by the time Mr..
Robinson arrived and rescued it, the crib
Had been broken and the child wounded.
Then that horse went on the rampage.
Windows, a sewing machine, chairs, ta-
bles, carpets, vanished before him. Hav-
ing finished the parlor, he went for the
next department, which was a bedroom.
He got his fore feet on the bed, and it
came down, and a general wreck follow
ed. By this time men had gathered,
ropes had been procured and the horse
lassoed and confined. He died at mid
night. DIR. Robinson made an examina-
tion Of the head, and pronounced the
sudden madness congestion of the brain.
While in the house the horse was IN
doubtedly totally blind.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

The White Pine (Nevada) Negs re-
cords the following: "Near the banks of
a beautiful stream of water, not many
hundred miles away, lived in happiness
and comfort an apparently loving couple.
But the insidIous, gay deceiver was, as
uaual, a friend of the family, and in due
course succeeded in making captive the
wife's affections. An elopement was ar
ranged and carried out by a most novel
ruse The husband having been engag-
ed in his usual avocation all day, and
feeling tired from labor performed, was
induced by his faithless wife to divest
himself Of his garments and take bath
in tub of water already prepared. With
thanks for the kind feelings which SEEM
ed to prompt the request on her part,
the unsuspecting man proceeded to do as
bid. Scarcely had he completely un-
dressed himself, when the wife of his bos-
ON jumped upon horse near at hand,
and dashed away furiously. We are in
formed that the chagrined and outraged
husband refused to follow the faithless
one, and is now rather glad to be rid of
"A bad bargain"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
NUMBER s.
From the Baltimore American, May 30.l
The Grave Of Poe.

The New York Evening Post has
paragraph 10 the effect that Mr.. George
w. Childs, whose attention has been at
tracted by statements of the neglect in
which the grave of Edgar Allen Poe has
so long been suffered to remain, has taxi
en- measures to erect, at his own expense,
a suitable monument over it, and that it
is desirable that the money which has
been contributed from other sources for
the purpose shall be kept as fund to
preserve the monument and grave in
proper order.
Mr.. Childs could hardly put few Of
his many thousands of dollars to better
use. As every Baltimorean knows, the
grave of the most brilliant genius ever
born on American soil is in a secluded
corner Of the churchyard at the corner
of Greene and Fayette streets, in this city.
There all that is mortal Of the poet has
lain these many years, unhonored with
any distinguishing mark-lonely, neg
lected and forlorn. The world has not
even done him that posthumous honor of
Building a monument DER him when dead;
Who living, went begging for crust Of bread"
True, there was fund raised and a
stone purchased some few years ago for
the grave, but it met with an accident
in the yard Of the stone cutter, and en-
deavors to collect money enough to re-
place il have been few and feeble, and
have met with small success; and 90 pri-
vate generosity steps in to do the duty
of public spirit, and from a strange city
the friendly hand is stretched out to
plant fitting memorial above the ashes
of the dead. Mr.. Child's gift will be a
noble and gracious one, and the return
we Of Baltimore can mf Ike is to assure
him that it will always be cherished and
pointed ont in pride as one Of the chiei
adornments Of our city.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

Four charming views Of the beautiful
and little known scenery in North
ern Vermont, head the list of illustra-
tions in the June Aldine, a monthly as
rare among other periodicals, as June
day is rare in the year. As heretofore,
nothing yet published surpasses in beau
ty these pictures, which are excellent as
works of art, and characteristic Of the
country they depict. "On the Missis-
quoi," is the first full-page picture, show
ing rush and swirl of water, and the
rocks and woods Of this enchanting river.
Another picture, the whole series being
from the pencil Of Thomas Moran, is "A
Glimpse Of the Missisquoi," as it winds
through peaceful valley, full Of quiet
beauty. A large full page picture gives
the bekolder "The Missisquoi at Shell
don Spring." well-known summer re-
sort, noted for the romantic beauty Of its
scenery. "Mount Mansfield from Rice's
Hill, is the last of this admirable series.
A grand panorama of some forty miles
of the noble Green Mountains is shown
in this picture. Arthur Parton contrib
utes a full-page "Scene on the Shenan-
doah," which depicts the grand and re-
markable scenery near HarPer's Ferry,
where the waters Of the Shenandoah
unite with the Potamac, a point which
charmed Jefferson. Other pictures in
this number are almost Dinner" nf.
ter Guido Won Maffei; beautiful cut Of
a red deer, called "a Hard Rum" after
Specht; "A Turkish Court Yard Scene, D
in which gypsy is dancing before q
group of Turkish women; "Such Shot'
by John S. Davis, picture of real life
showing how, when boys, we went hunt.
ing, and met difficulties in the path; and
life-like portrait Of John Lester Wal
lack, the great actor, and the last Of his
name now on the American stage. A
better list of pictures, Of greater varie'
~, and more general interest could
hardly have been selected.
The literary contents Of this nunibel
Of The Aldine are Of greater variety
and extent than usual. James Sutton
Co, publishers, SO Maiden Lane. New
York City.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
Keep the Birthdays.

Keep the birthdays. They belong ex-
clusively to and are treasured among the
sweetest memories of home. Do not let
any thing prevent some token, be it ever
10 slight, to show that it is remembered.
Birthdays are great events to children.
For one day they feel they are heroes.
The special puddings are made expressly
for them; new jacket, trousers with
pockets, or the first pair of boots ia donn-
ed, and big brothers and sisters sink into
insignifcance beside "littIe Charley" !"
who is "six to-day" and is soon "going
to be man." Fathers who have half a
dozen little ones 10. care for are apt to
forget birthdays-they come 10 often.
Sometimes they are too busy, and some
times they are bothered; but ifthey only
knew how such souvenirs are cherished
by their children years aftcrward, when,
away from the hearthstone, they have
none to remind them that they have
added one more year to the perhaps
weary round of life, or to wish them, in
the good, old-fashioued phrase, "many
happy returns of their birthday" they
would never permit any cause to step be-
tween them and parents privilege.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

SEA BIRDs.-Passengers ON ocean
steamers find considerable Amusement in
watching "Mother Carey's chickens"
The birds invariably follow in the wake
of the vessels for the refuse that is
thrown overheard, and often in their
greediness come very near the screw.
They have been known to follow steam
ers for hundreds Of miles, resting occas-
ionally on the top Of the water, or AZ
night on the masthead. Sometimes
passengers attempt to shoot them, but no
one has ever been know to hit the awk-
ward-looking, but graceful birds. Sail
ors consider them ominous, and are op-
posed TO the shooting They have a
peculiar cry, and beautiful wings which
many young lady passenger has wished
she had il in her hat.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
Railway Possibilities.

Aspecial train of a locomotive and
two pullman cars, recently ran over sew
eral hundred miles of the Midland Rail-
way in England at a rate of nearly sew
enty-fve miles per hour.
It is often asked why an express train
can not be made 20 run at far greater
speed than is now customary. With a
little more cost in keeping the track and
road bed in good condition, and strict
care that car-wheels and axles are of the
best quality, vast increase of speed
ought to be easily attainable on lines like
the New York Central and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
The two chief difficulties in the way
are the universal practice of using the
same track for passenger and freight
trains, and the frequency with which
"switches," made necessary for the ext
gencies of a crowded line, are met. The
danger of collision with freight trains is
too great to permit ofa very high rate of
speed on the part of express trains, while
the danger of running off track while
crossing switches" eompels frequent
slackening OF the speed OF our ordinary
trains.
Were We 10 hmFe separste tracks fo-
freight and passenger trains, and were
the tracks used for the latter 10 be only
rarely complicated with switches, we
could secure for our fast trains, an aver
age of even more than seventy-fve miles
an hour, with even less danger than the
usual speed now. entails. The journey
to Albany could be made from New York
in two hours, and the time between New
York and San Francisco be reduced TO
less than three days.
Is it not time that we determine upon
developing the full power of the express
train? Is there any reason why we
should be content to travel thirty miles
an hour when it is entirely possible to
travel al double the speed?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

An improved or rather newly-invent-
ed felted fabric has been brought to great
perfection by English manufacturers.
In London it sells at prices which make
it the rival of woven fabrics for curtains,
upholstery, book-binding, and similar
processes. 1t can be made to initiate the
solidity of Cordova leather, the rich
brocaded silks of Lyons, the elegant
cretonnes, Mulhouse, the purity and gloss
of damask linen, and the magnificent pa
per of China and japan. 1t is in fact, a
species of japanese paper. 1t is as dur
able as any woven fabric, is impermea-
BILE, light and warm, and particularly ap-
plicable for Curtains and quilts, and
needs no washing. Its colors never fade,
and il is 80 cheap that elegant curtains
three yards long, ready made with bands,
sewn and lined, range in price from a
dollar to five dollars the pair. 1t has
not yet been manufactured in sufficient
quantity to meet the home demand, and
therefore is not yet in the American
| market
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
Small Means.

The power Of money is on the whole
over-estimated. The greatest things
which have been done for the world have
not been accomplished by rich men, or
by subscription lists, but by men gener-
ally of small means. The greatest think
ers, discoverers, inventors, and artists,
have been men of moderate wealth, many
of them little raised above the condition
Of manual laborers, in point of worldly
eircuWstatces. 1t will always be so.
Riches are oftener an impediment than a
stimulus to action, and in many cases
they are quite as much a misfortune as a
blessing. The youth who inherrts
wealth is apt to have life made too
easy for him, and he soon grows sated
with it, because lac has nothing left TO
desire. Having no special object to
struggle for, he finds time heavy on his
hands; remains morally and mentally
asleep; and his position In society is Of
ten no higher than that Of a polypus
over which the tide floats.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

FOLLOWED SMITHsoN.-A Massachu-
sets farmer says: "My cattle will follow
me until leave the lot, and on the way
up to the barn yard stop and call for a
lock of had" smithson says there is
nothing at all remarkable about that.
He went into barn yard in the coun-
try one day last week, where he had not
the slightest acquaintance with the cat
tie, and an old bull not only followed
him until he left the lot, but took the
gate off the hinges and raced with him
to the house in the most familiar way
possible. Smithson says he has no doubt
that the old fellow would have called for
something if he had waited little while
but he didn't want to keep the folks
waiting for dinner, he hung one tail OF
his coat and piece of his pants on the
bulls horns and went into the house.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
An Adventure in the Clouds.

Green, the famous eronaut, relates
that the greatest surprise he ever exper-
fenced was in clouds. We will give it
in his own words: "As Mr. Holland,
my compagnon de voyage, and l were
chattering, at moderate pitch of voice,
quite out of hearing of eaves-droppers,
being nearly two miles above the earth,
he startled me by a loud exclamation.
Look, Green-lookl We shall run
against it," / turned to where he
pointed, and there beheld another bal
loon evidently coming towards us. A
moments consideration demonstrated
that it was the shape of our balloon re-
fected in cloud, for there were our two
selves as faithfully depicted as though
we were looking in mirror. Although
we knew that in certain phrases the
clouds have this property, it was the first
time we ever had the fact so vividly
brought before our sight. Our spectral
companions soon disappeared and left us
to pursue our journey through the air
alone.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

During the recent visit of the friendly
wagm Spring Indians who were our allies
in the Modoc war, to San Francisco, they
were taken to the Palace Amphitheater.
At one part Of the performance Mon
sieur Dockrill appeared in his Indian
act on HORSEBACK, and toward the last he
suddenly leaped down and "sculped9
Joe Keneble, the clown, Of the remarka-
BILE wig he wears. At this the Warm
Spring allies became wildly excited, and
it was with the greatest difficulty that
they could be restrained from leaping in =
to the arena and taking hand in the
proceedings. An immense uproar en-
sued, but the red men were finally quiet
ed down and resumed their seats. They,
however persisted in giving Mr.. Dock
rill two hearty recalls. AS he made his
bow for the second time the Warm
Springs greeted him with mighty and
ear-piercing genuine Indian yell
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

CALIFORNIA; WHEAT CRoP.-Cali-
fornia has two million acres of land sown
20 wheat this season, and her statisti-
clans have been SO delighted by the
spring rain falls, which are necessary to
insure grain crop, that they have al
ready counted the yield for 1874, the
amount to be exported and the cost OF
shipment. According TO their estimates
the State will produce not less than for
ty million bushels of wheat, which is
nearly three times the yield accredited
to it in the census ofI870, and ten mil
lion bushels more than the production Of
Illinois, as reported in the same census.
The entire wheat export of the United
States, in 1873, was fifty-si1 million bush
els, and California expects to export half
of that amount this year.. and to pay
nineteen millions of dollars for freight
charges in getting it to consumers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

attack was managed shows either that
the operators were very bungling fellows,
or that they lacked cooperation very
greatly, as the two, by determined at
tack together, might either have killed
Heath, or, at least, rendered him uncon-
scious, and then have plundered the safe
at their leisure. Perhaps they had agreed
to get of at Three Oaks and had for some
reason delayed their attack until they
were 80 near that station that their re-
naming operations were necessarily
carried out in great haste. Of course ef-
forts of the most strenuous character a:e
being made to capture the man who es-
caped.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

How He KNEw.-On the overland
train, the other day, a passenger whia-
pered to the conductor: 81 have got o.
little bottle Of splendid whisky here,
which should like to have you sampler
but can't get the cork out" do you
want to get a corksCrew2 All right I
don't drink. but can get you a cork
screw" Turning 10 the other passenger
he then asked: "Is there any gentleman
from California on the train?' "Nes,
sir, am from California" Thank You,
sir. Let me have your eorSacrew min
ute" And, sure enough, the implement
was handed over, showing that the con-
ductor had not reokoncd without his
host.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

The completion Of the great steam
hammer, at Woolwich Arsenal, is re-
garded by the English press as work OF
great national importance. The weight
of the falling portion is forty tons, but
the force is increased by the use of steam
to drive it down. It is considered to be
at least four times more powerful than
the great hammer in the works of Herr
Krupp, the German gun-maker. The
fall is fifteen feet three inches. The
hammer is forty five feet high. The
weight of the part above ground is
about 500 tons, and of the iron in the
foundations 665 tons.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05
TIE kansas sENAToRIAL BRIBERY

THE KANSAS SENATORIAL BRIBERY.
The celebrated $1,000 package, given
to Senator York of Kansas to secure his
vote for Pomeroy in the Senatorial cleo
tion, which Mr.. York produced in the
joint convention to the discontinue of
Old Subsidy, is again the subject of pub
lie interest Mr.. Francis, the new State
Treasurer, has receipted for it among
other valuables in the State Treasury,
but does not know what to do with it.
York, who only took it in order to en-
trap Pomeroy, will have nothing TO dc
with it. Pomeroy's explanation of the
affair was that the money was given in
trust to York for one Page, who was to
start national bank on il; but Page has
relinquished all claim to 1t. So the cash
remains in the treasury without an own.
er
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

The German Reichstag is hereafter
going to do its voting by telegraph. The
wires are to be SO arranged that each
member can indicate his vote from his
seat In front of his seat are two but.
tons, one indicating yes, the other no.
A pressure on the button telegraphs the
vote to circular table in front of the
Presidents desk, upon which all the
names of the members are written down
so that Immediately after pressing th'
button each member can see a piece o
paper under his name with yes or no OF
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-06-05

THE ELECTRIC TELEoRAPH.-The
extensive use Of the telegraph in this
country may be seen by the statistics
transmitted to the II ouse Of Representa-
tives. There are more miles of telegraph
here than IN all Switzerland, Sweden,
Holland, Belgium. Hungary, Spain,
Bavaria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal,
Greece, Wurtemburg and Great Britain
combined. More messages are transmit
ed than in all Germany, Spain, Hunga-
ry and Russia, and nearly one third
more than England, where the rates are
lower and the telegraph fostered by gov
ernment control. Our people are daily
using the wires more freely, and our pa
pers very frequently astonish those Of
England and France by the fnllness ot
their instantaneous reports.
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Nothing 30 vexes a physician % 10 be
sent for in great haste and end little or
nothing the matter with the patient. An
eminent English surgeon was once sent
for by a gentleman who had received a
slight wound. On his arrival ne sent his
servant back In great haste to set GER
tain kind Of plaster. The patient, turn
ing pale, said: "sir, hope there is 40
danger" Indeed there Il" answered
the surgeon, "for if the fellow doesn't
run like a race-horsc, the wound viii BE-
healed before he can possibly get back T"