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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
Then and Now-Articles Discovered
in POmpeii.


One of the most interesting features
of the excavations in this buried city
is the discovery of many homely domes-
tic articles of which we have counter
parts. 1t is astonishing how many
things in common use now were in use
then. Here you will see almost every
kitchen uttensil, portable cooking stoves,
jelly-cake and butter-moulds, in the i'm
itation of birds and flowers; pots, k&-
ties, crooks, dishes, cups and saucers,
spoons, knives and forks, dippers, skim
mers, sauce pans, frying-pans, lamps,
lamp-stands, hesh-hooks, braziers for
charcoal. In word pretty much every
kitchen, dinning-room or chamber arti-
Gle found in modern use entered
into the economy of the daily life of
Roman antiquity. All the articles of a
lady's toilet, including jewelry of all
kinds, gold and silver ornaments, corals
and precious stones, were found in
honses in Pompeii. Taken from the
retail shops were steelyards, balances
weights and measures. From a doctors
office was recovered full set of surgi-
cal instruments, including "pulikins"
for extracting teeth, and trepans for
drilling holes in the skull. There is
any number of shoemaker, tailor, car
penter and blacksmith tools, and, indeed,
implements of almost every present me-
ehanical operation. Taken altogether,
the collection of articles taken from the
dead city is surprising revelation to
every one, showing that. the ancients in
vented and perfected ten thousand i'm
plements and articles of common life
which we still use with little improve
ment thereon, and without giving them
credit therefor.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
Give the Child q Light.

If child wants a light to go to sleep
by, says the Herald Of Health, give it
one The sort of SParton frmnoas
which walks Of and takes aWag tha
candle, and shuts all the d0oFu hutwuta
the household cheer and warmth, and
leaves little son or daushteF TO hide lts
head under the bed-clothes, and Rst 70
sleep as best it can, Is NOT at all admire
BILE. Not that the dear mother meanatQ
be cruel when she tries or that harden
ing process, and treats human mature
as If IL were clay to be nodded into any
shape she may please. Very Likely she
has no idea whatever Of the Injury ana
suffering she causes, or PoFhapa hor
heart aches; but she preserves thinking
she Is doing right. Chiidren are often
obliged TO endure q great deal Of unnee-
essary hardship by being subjected 70
absurd methods Of discipline which ey-
cry good mother ought to avoid,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
How Gen. Forrest Liked to be SHAY.
ed.i
From the Mobile Register.

From the Mobile Register.
The Civil Rights bill may eR1ble the
colored gentleman to enjoy all the priv
ileges of soda water fountains, ice cream
saloons, and billiard rooms-but we
would like to see him subject his visage
to the manipulation of a white barber.
He would find himself in as dangerous
a position as Gen. Forrest.
1t Is said that Forrest went into bar.
Der shop on Broadway to be shaved. The
colored gentleman who oficiated was
voluble. Forrest was In good humor
and disposed to be talkative. At last it
came out that the gentleman who was
being shaved was called Gen. Forrest,
whereupon the colored gentleman want
ed to know If he was having the honor
to shave Gen. Forrest Of the late Con-
federate cavalry. Gen. Forrest mildly as
sented. Whereupon the barber remark
ed that he was glad to make the Gen.
erals acquaintance as his brother was a
soldier in the Federal army. "Where
is your brother?" asked the General.
"He was killed at Fort Pillowp answer
ed the barber.
Silently and gently a. the fall of the
snow flake-but accurately and without
hesitation-the General slipped from be-
meath the razor of that barber, gained
his feet, and with face bare as to one
side, and lathered as to the other, re
marked: "You can't shave me thi,
morningp" A friend who met him q
moment later remarked the singular ap
pearance of his face. The General
merely observed: II like to have hal
Of my face shaved at a time"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
POETRY.


There shall be no more sea: no wild winds bring
Their stormy tidings to the rocky strand.
With its seant grasses, and pale sea flowers
springiDg
From out the barren sand.
No angry wave from cliff and cavern hOary,
To hearts that tremble at its mournful lore;
Bearing on shattered sail and spar the story
OF one who comes no more
The loved and lost, whose steps no more may
wander
Where Wild gorse sheds its blooms of living
Nor slafe bis thirst where mountain rills me
Along the healthy void.
Never again through howery dingles vending,
In the hushed stiffness OF the sacred morn,
By shady woodpaths, where tail peoples, bend
ing,
Meath whispering leaves his rosy children
In the gray hamlet's simple place of graves,
Round the low tomb where sleeps his white
haired father
Far from tie noise Of waves.
There shall be no more sea, no surges sweeping
Ger love and youth, and childoood's sunny
hair
Naught Of decay and change, nor voice of
weeping,
Rufae the fragrant air.
OF that fair land within whose pearly portal
The golden Hight falls soft on fount and tree;
Vexed by no tempest, stretch those shores i'm
M rial,
Where there is no more sea.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
IN. E. Colbert in the Chicago Tribune, July 4. ]
The Comets Tail Not Coming fhis
Way.

The letter of Mr.. Parkhurst to the n
Y. Tribune has created considerable
sensation, as the writer undoubtedly ex-
pected il would. Mr.. Parkhurst pre-
diets that towards the end of this month
the earth will pass through the tail of
the comet, and that The moon will prob
ably gain an atmosphere at the same
time, an article in which she is just now
lamentably deficient There is reason to
believe, however, that Mr.. Parkhurst
has dropped figure somewhere, or ia
ken an arc ont in the wrong quadrant.
or made some other mistake, which
even mathematicians are occasionally
guilty of There is no reason to believe
that the earth will pass anywhere near
the tail of the comet.
At the time of passing the perihelion,
which is the nearest distance from the
sun, and nearly its least distance from
the earth, the comet will be about twen-
ty five degrees from the plane of the
ecliptic The taif will then be nearly at
its greatest length-the time one week
from to-day. Ten or twelve DAYS there
after the comet will cross the ecliptic, AT
which time it's tail will have dwindled
down TO length not much exceeding
its present one. The tail of u comet is
a rather uncertain subject for computa-
ton long before hand, but we may safe
Iy say that its length, when the comet is
on the elliptic, will be not more than
about FIVE million miles. As the head
of the comet will then be more than for.
ty million miles away from the earth, j
is evident that there will be little gap
of thirty five million miles between the
tail of the comet and the earth at the
time of their nearest approach to eacl
other. This is too great an interval tt
admit of any possibility of doubt tina
the earth can be seriously influenced BY
the comet itself, or that there can b
any accretion to the earth's atmospher
ic formation around the moon due tt
the same cause.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10

STEEL PENs.-The American Name
facture, Of recent date, gives soms inteF-
esting facts shout pens. Il appears that
In Birmingham In Eng, the number of
steel pens made weekly Is ab0utt g. 900
grOos, or about l4,l20000 separate Pcnh,
Thirty years ago. pens were sOld Shulo-
sale at $l.26 a gross, now POnn M good,
or better, may b hAd a. 8 cents per
gross. When lt IA remsmborod tAat
each groas rOquiFea Ia Pisooa Of ssoel %
go thrO' At least twelve processes in the
course Of Manufacture, she faet that Ia
eomplets pens can Be sold for 3 CSNta,
AFTER paying for material, paying Wagsa
to working people, and leaving q PE0fi
to the maker, ia a convincing proof "
the results o6tAinahle BY she szerclne %
mechanical ingenuity and dlviaiop of
labor. These Pricsa, hovsvsT, appear
to the wholesale quotations.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10

lost no time in arranging his toilet as
we'll as he could, and then with great
persuasion, Ed got him TO go home with
him, and hunting up slippers and socks,
and getting him washed and combed,
had him quite presentable when the la
dies arrived need not tell how the
and how they all laughed as they sat
around the tea-table that night, but will
conclude by saying that they went to
the show together and Bill has no fears
of Gus Sackrider now.
This is the story about Bill and the
widow just as I had it from Ed. VIII
bur, and if there is anything unsatisfac-
tory about it, ask him.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
Directions for Preventing HydrophO.
bia.


The New York Board of Trade has
issued a few concise directions giving
the most important early symptoms of
hyprophobia in dog, with the proper
precautions to be adopted, which is of
sufficient Importance to warrant ats re-
publication at this time, in our columns:
/. A dog that is sick, from any cause,
should be watched and treated carefully
until his recovery.
III. A dog that is sick and restless is
an object of suspicion. This is the ear
lest peculiar symptom of hydrophobia.
III. A dog that is sick and restless
and has a depressed appetite, gnawing
and swallowing bits of cloth, wood, coal,
brick, mortar, or his own dung, is dan
gerous animal. He should be at once
chained up, and kept in confinement un-
tll his condition be clearly ascertained.
". If, in addition to any or all of the
fore-g going symptoms, the dog has delu-
sion of the senses, appearing to see or
hear imaginary sights or sounds, trying
to pass through closed door, catching
at flies in the air when there are none,
or searching for something which does
not exist, there is a great probability
that he is, or is becoming, hydrophobic.
He should be secured and confined with
out delay.
v. In case any one is bitten by dog
whose condition is suspicious, the most
effective and beneficial treatment is to
cauterize the wound at once with stick
of silver nitrate, commonly called
"lunar caustic." The stick of caustiC
should be sharpened to pencil point
introduced quite to the bottom of th'
wound, and held in contract with every
part of the wounded surface until it j
thoroughly cauterized and in<ensible
This destroys the virus by which tn
disease would be communicated.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10

An act Of true heroism was recently
performed by George Bellhymer, on Red
River. While he was laying on she hur-
ricane deck in handcuGa, for an alleged
larceny, a little girl fell from the deck
of the boat into Goose Rapids. Bell
hymer Immediately sprang overheard.
swan to the girl, and after several at
sempts with his mancled hands, succeed
ed in holding the child until . boat came
to their rescue. The act was witnessed
by scores Of passengers, who signed a
testimonial In honor for his noble act,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
A Rhode Isalnd paper reports the fol

a Rhode lsalnd paper reports the ioI-
lowing feat Of the young theologian,
who explained in short sentence what
huge folios have toiled at: Tommy
Howell, can you tell me what is meant by
the word miracle, 20 often used In the
Bible which you now hold In your hand.
"Yea. Miss Harvey, ! think ] can, Ma
says if you and Captain Smith, who was
with you at the Presbyterian picnic,
don't marry pretty soon IL win be a mir.
acle,r
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10
\ gray hair was espied BY q lad

A gray hair was espied by lady
among the raven locks of fair friend
of hers, few days ago. "Ohl pray pull
it out" she exclaimed. "If l pull it
out ten will come to the funeral" re-
piled the lady who made the unwelcome
discovery. "Pluck it out nevertheless"
sad the dark-haired damsel; sit is of nc
consequence how many come to the fun
eral, provided they all come in black
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10

Slightly sarcastic was the clergyman
who paused and addressed a man COM
ing into church after the sermon had be-
gun, with the remark: "Glad to see you,
sir, come in; always glad to see those
here late who can't come early" and de-
cidedly self-possessed was the man thus
addressed, in the presence of an aston
ished congregation, as he responded
"Thank you; would you favor me with
the text?"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10

"a Wisconsin clergyman has been
found guilty by church council of
mot always handling the truth with
sufficient carefulnesa to meet the de-
mands of yeracity."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-10

The editor of the Panama Star, apollo
gizes for the non-appearances Of his pa
per by saying that he had to haul of to
dig buckshot out Of his legs.
, 1874-01-24

tho treaoherous brotllor might tako his place
ohubn returned homo and wrote to Mrs. Ollaao,
inoioBang quantity Of strychnino. I1o INSTRUCT
cd her how 70 lso 4, and encouraged hor to tho
numerous ny ," doed y sayng that ilo had douo
to a,lminlstor Tue poison. Ilor husband learned
ohaBo. signing tho namo Of tho brotber's wifo.
;.' say;lng that tl'o poison Ind boon administered,
hastoncd to Join Ills .brothors wifo. Whom ho
Aot toot IN Michigan ho was at onco talson into
custody, and, on a Charge made by his brother.
WAS lodged in jail ns Ann Albor.
a detective was Taa sent .o look un further owl
fearuod Of tho mysterious aud sudden llcath a
tSw months nEo Of the mother Of tho ohnsos.
Chabb was ut homo whom al,o dlod. Putting
together cettain suspicious notions Of his aud
the statements IN hA lctter that 10 had done a
il now believed In Addison TINT llo murdered bis
mothor for q few dollars allc had In her house,
and which eho tonaoioualy hoardod. Her re-.
nains have boon exhnmod and portions Of them
hont away for chemical analysis. No ono doubts
that tue examination will result in tho discovery
OF poison.
, 1874-01-24
An Important Rlc1lcnl Question iii
Court

In u capitnl caso lately tried before tho ST.
prome Court Of Massachusetts, medical ey1douco
was gwen Oh one side showing that it WIS iu,-
Ep;oaHlblo to Distinguish with certainty, human
silo, evidence was giyon showing TINT the differ
enco between those two kinds Of blood is dis
lnarkable fact here involved prcBenta itself in the
light of tho Investigation made by e1ninent men
OF science in Europe, with concurrent results,
showing TINT. though there arc, beyond ques-
ton, differences Of size, doterminablo by
careful mcromotrio IueaBuremont-tho human
corpuscles thus appearing to be on an average,
larger than thoso Of the horao-yet, eyon III
froHh blood, those differences hare been found
80 blight as to to recognized ony with extreme
difficulty. 1n human blood the corpuAoles arc
seen to vary from $1,000 to &, QUO In M iuch tic
average being $500. III horse blood tho samo
yariations oxlst, tho aycragu beug 60o--so that
very small human corpuscles and very large
horse corpuscos might be placed side by side
aud found equal in szo. THIS III in fresh blood.
III dried bloud the differences arc almost bloltel
out, no that 1t has boen universally agreed TINT
when blood has onco bocou.o dry. 1t u not poysl-
bic to distinguish with certainty tho blood Of
one mammal from that of auotAor.
, 1874-01-24
DYnoN, III.
NORTH WOODS ADVENT UIsES
Looking n lrcnr Out oE Cosntonnucc..
Wolves on n Dcer-1AuMs.
10 Tho Editor nf thd Grand Ranids Ennis.

Looking ffcnr Out of Countonnncc-.
Wolvcs on n Dcer-aauns.
10 mo Editor q tho Grand Rapids Eagle:
Seldom L. Turner, Esq, of your city, IN tht
employ of Wondctly q Co. who haa heon o.u
matinr md ,na,,nt,,r to nina lind. 1,o1n,,,1,,,. =,
t,,.,,, IT," ~ p'ne 4,aus o''onSins u
.'e' j"a' io4@'oo " tno "i1sor sno following
iocioohtB tnat occurred on Lii lato visiss to ths
On tho 9Th Of january. in Town ia NJ. NV, IN
A1ontcalm County, he Ya;Y humorous bonr-tracks
On tlle 7th init, iu Town Il n. u w.. which Il
tho Township OF Day ho was returning to hir
1oardiny ptaco, worry much woatiod alter a hard
days TRUMP. whom llo canlo 10 4 snorI of folIon
trees Which lato Winds Lad thrown % acrons iI liz
truck. He climbed upon tho body Of QUO
of tho proatralo pines, and as he was abo,,t
to leap down b l1cAyy cultural gro,yl naluted
hiB eaip. Looking III lilo direction Of the
sound, he WAS surprised to behold hugo
brown bear, standing Greet unou lis hid
foot and facing him. He was tall as man. Tia
remained III tllat attitude some time urowlinr.
whining, gnaslIing his teeth, aud clallonrtrr
him to combat; Mr. Turncr had no weapon Wilt
l,i1n, not oven his faYor1to ha.chct. ssoing thc
threatening attitude Of tho bear, aud rcniIzinr
Ills tlofenco!ess condition, his first impulse wns
to turn aud run. but on second thought ho
concluded that would bo useless ii tie boar
should chooae to follow him, 30 ho decided to try
tho oxporimont Of standing and looking him
Out OF countcnahce." Tho bear wna very
angry Of being thus interviewed, but, after
cycling h,s interviewer for Holno tln,o, he turned
his head, looked backward, then dropped down
upon Ills feet anl cantorcd away. This interview
lastoa about five minutes, but Mr. T. Haya 1t
seemed to him much longer. He had doubts
Tor some TING what the bcar intendcd ," to do
about 1t. aud he loft 1t entirely to the boar to
hayo hiB own Way. At any rate, llo Iolt sons;ble
relief at Bceng tic snyago monster disappear In
the woods.
Last Friday, Jan: 1G, On scc. s, in hLnplo Val
Icy township. 1lr. Turner met with anutl,or atl-
venture, not quito 80 dangerous to him, but from
its nature quito AZ interesting. Ho was going
vest on q ridge Of land covered With plnc,
WllGn le saw q iarE1 deer bnmlfiinV H1ot,r ,uttt,
, 1874-01-24
TRANSPORTATION OF THE DEAD.

10 TIE Editor ef Tte chieaao Tribune:
Silt: OF all the sins for which rail1oad COM
parios should DO held allsvernbio, there is one
that he's not yet been mentioned, and for wllicl,
thore il no oxeso. That is tho manner in which
thoy trannpcyt tho coGlneu remains Of thoHo
travellers wLo have gono Oh their last long jour-
iiey. II you travcl OH railroads, yon ulay SEQ
almost any day how that part Of tho railroad
busineHs is done.
On tho opeu platform Of the baggage-car, OK
posed to oil Weathers: npl to nuy delilolneut
that may lappon sometimes resting on the side,
when tile caae III larger tLan usual or tho plat
form too narrow, as to my horror Baw it once,
tue remains Of our loved ones aro ignominiously
dragged across llatf this continent every day.
III theec days Of mueh-vaunted Palace cars,
Drawing-Room cars, Pullman cars, and nil tho
rcat Of it, this iH tho accommodation giyon to
our lead. Aud for this service the carrier do
maulb GsId receives tho regular fare Of first
clnsH passenger.
How long will this stato Of things 10 tolcr-
ated? Respectfully, PLATO.
, 1874-01-24
BLOOD AND WOODHULL;
Paying tsiR Old Scores.

4FVW Lt HeCAHE ff01 fftGG fIfu.
Tho careor Of Viotorn Woothuji and her bus-
band, ]. II. blood, I,ha ovidontly boeu cjhokcrcd
ono. somo important events In thoir pagt hIu-
tory havo boon brought to liglt during Il, sir nrcs
ont tour. Tho transition from tho Humble i,osi-
tion Of a cancer-toctors VITO to lin onmrion.
ship Of political revolution, social reform. aud
wo1nan's rights, dttln't proyont Victoria from
being recognized and called uron to lluuidote
obligations contracted In former ycars.
Tho following from tho Doslioiuca Journal
oxplatnH The situation fully;
"'l'hoAo who tayo beon citizons OF Dca Aloines
Tor tho last six or eight years, viii probnl,Iy
remember, about TINT long ago ono DR.. !. II
Haryoy, WHO profcseed to 10 d Oancor Doctor
aud Honlcr Of Disoasoa' geuerally. lIo al.
vortisod extensively In oil waya lis wonderful
powers for curing all tho ails 10 which human
iG nesh Is heir. Ills wifo came to him Wills here,
They woro hore about six wcots, and, whom They
,t; wenI Away, forgot to pay several litt1o bills
whlcn thoy had contracted. a drosamakor's bill
Mas ohe anu tue prlntoCa' bill for advertising,
clreaiar ~ printing, etc., which amounted to $t5U,
~ thoy a!so 1of8ot to ray. Tho drcssmaker and
sno niintof ~ 10th concluded tho bills were not
Mu1tn .he papot Oh which they wore writton,
al'a callcd their work dead loss. Last
SaasuIaaY na afternoon ,aomo QUO eaw Mira.
woodruff .as tue savosy House. aud at
onco rrGcognizcd r llor aa tho Same Airs. DR.. Har-
voy: They took Btopa to inform tho dressn,akor
, 1874-01-24

held two soHslona, nrtl passed. many inws, with
out luoation. Unaor tho Hanlo Inv, nil tho
county officers III tho Htnto llnyo boon elected ;
and tho Amos rnrty. claim tnt oven II tho stat
,'tc IL Unconstitutional, 1t III impossible now
to correct It, aa tho Government iins boon
put III operation ut,dor 1t. Tho Constitution
tlxos tho torn of tho mo1nbcrs OF tho
and State officers Mt four voara. Tllo firHt
Legislature surrendered tlloir o1lccs III Novou,-
hor. l87 anl thoir successors thon elected wont
into olslco These Hucce8Hcrs could hold but for
two yeara, md tho Constituton requires tho
Legislature to 1neot niluaally. So aB tho
Amos aldo argto If tho Legislature
elected Inst full cannot tallo their
seats, tlioro Ia no Legislature to meet
this yenr; for. tho Constitution ioos not allow
monlbo,s Of tho Legislature to hold after their
terms have expired, until SUCCESSORS nro legally
elected and, moreover, II tho prosont election
III unconstitutional, tim tho old Legislature
Was unconBtltutionRl, becattBe cleotod ycnr too
snon and this brInga abDut tbs roAllt, not only
tint thoro can bo no Legal Legislature this ycar,
but there
HAS nEEN NO suoir LEa1s1ArunE
for tho pust two yonra.
If tho Supreme Court shall suBtain Amcs'
view. no trouble is anticipated, as Gov. Powers
mud his pasty wll DO pororleas further to carry
Oh the contoHt,-tho now Legislature, which
meets next week, being decidedly against him.
But. should tho Court docido aganBt Amos, 1t IL
not cloar tint Ito will submit. lie is backed BY
II, 200 popular majority and tho now Legisla-
ture, aud will DO ablc, 1t Is supposed, to haye
his own way. notwithstanding all adverse 1ecip-
deuided on tho ]9th, that the election was LOCAL.
and tint Ames was entitled to the Governorsli,p,
and DO WAS nauguratea on tho 21st.-ED. Tim
uNE IL. L. l..
, 1874-01-24

Greensboro n. c. GJan. 2 H.spatch 10 The Nee 1ort
- Gfaphic.
There Inns been no poHl-nlortem examination
OF the bodies Of Chang and Eng, nor will there
bo. The medical men arrived a1ter tic death of
both twins, md when they proposed to oxamino
tue bodies the family objected, and no exa.lli1a-
tion was made. It appears there ia provision
IN the wills Of the twins ngainHt tho severance of
their bodies after deatl,-they probably anticl-
patlng that one would not survive tho otIor ycry
long. Tho bodies, learn, wore given to an en-
balmer, aad the funeral took place on Monduy.
The deaths occurred carly OIL Saturday morning.
Chang was seized with paralysis about G
o'clock aud died almost immediately. Eng gayo
an alarm. and when the family entered be re-.
married. " suppose must lio too" Ills loglh,
which seems to hayo been tho result Of nure
fright. took place two hours afterwards, AIouut
Airy, the residence Of the twins, IL Huol an out
ot-the-way place TINT no meiioal assistance
could be procured till aomo hours after tLoir
deattts. Tho surgeons wiyhed particularly to
cut the membrane which bound tho twins 70
gctler, 10 an to ascortaln tho nature of tic con-
MocIton, and tho probabilities ~ to whether
Eng's liso could hayo been rayod by detachment
from his brottor'g corpse. This, however, tIey
wore not allowed to do; and 10 thiB singulnr
mystoty will never be explained. Tho twins
leaya u worry respectable property behind thom,
Chang has Elk children, and Eng five. Several
OF their offspring aro doaf and dumb, and those
who aro not afflicted uro OF low order OF intol-
lfgcuCe.