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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

FIRE-PRooF PAINT-Dr. r. L. Pi-
per has given public exhibitions at
Chicago of the preservative powers of a
cement paint, designed to make wooden
roofs or wooden buildings measurably
fre-proof. The material is put on as a
wash, and sections of single roofing
painted Herewith will not burn. At the
public trial of the paint section of sim
gle roofing four feet square was exposed
to the action Of fire for two hours. The
ends of the shingles, according to the
Tribune, we're merely charred, and the
boards beneath were uniniured
The Chicago Journal of Commerce says
that wood prepared by this process it
incapacitated from carrying fame, the
fire going out as red hot iron cools upon
the removal of the cause by which is
was heated. The cement paint is water
as well as freproof, and has been used
as cement for fastening states to the
roof of the State Hospital at Elgin, Illi-
nois. This paint does not seem to be as
pretentious as some Of the materials for
making wood freproof which have fail
ed under fair trials, for it allows the
charring Of the wood to which FIRE is ap-
piled, and only claims to make wood
less liable 70 emit sparks or fame than
when in its natural state. This, at least
is point in its favor, and the expert
ments with it at Chicago seem to have
been satisfactory to the local newspa-
pers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

Strong ropes bound him to the seat,
and iron bands bound his feet to the
I floor.
| The table groaned beneath the most
palatable of Cuban visnds, and a rich
candleabrum, suspended from the cell
ing, revealed the sumptuous board
There was numerous bottles of Spanish
and Island wines on the table ; but he
could not touch one with his outstreach-
ed arm.
Piled upon either side of him were
chests of Spanish doubloons, and the
doors of iron safes were open revealing
the glitterIng of more than one mine
He groaned when he comprehended his
situation, and then he cursed till his
tongue refused to blaspheme any longer.
"This is your fate, Captain Calevar,"
said Senior Cantelevar's we'll known
voice. You sought wealth and you
have it. What you see is yours. You
find the wine of the best. There are
two bottles of your favorite Catalonia,
and two of thirty-fve year Madeira.
Pleasant dreams to you, Senior Captain ?
The silence that followed was awful
"If Domargo knew this p' cried Gale
var. "Holy Virgin where is the
darf?"
A helish laugh answered him.
"Domargo is heret' said the dwarfs
voice. "He is Vlnities' brother Hal
ha! ha! Good-by Captain. The Sea
Cross will sail this time without you !"
Betrayed p groanid the doomed man,
and for the first time his bravery forsook
him.
He tainted in the iron chair.
The next day there was the sound of
merry voices far above him, Angels
seemed to be singing to him in hell.
By and by the sounds ceased Isa
Cantelvar was a bridel
No sounds now but the wash of the
gulf waves against the wall of the treas
ure room.
Days came and went.
The bottles on the table grew moldy;
the oranges rotted the delicacies spoil
ed the candleaburm's went out but
there was grinning man in the iron
chair. The Sea Cross sailed away with
out him.
A year ago that terrible room was
opened A Skeleton seated in an iron
chair told the story ofCuban vengeance.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08
The Misfortune OF looking like n
Married Man.

Max Adler has a friend named Slim.
mer, who deserves pity. He was going
up to Reading not long since, and when
reaching the depot, he happened to look
in the ladies' room. A woman sat there
with a lot of baggage and three children
and when she saw Simmer, she rushed
toward him, and before he could defend
himself, she threw her arms about his
neck, nestled her head upon his breast,
! and burst into tears. Simmer was
amazed, indignant, confounded; and, ere
he could find utterance for his feelings,
she exclaimed
%, Henry, dear Henryl we are united
at last. Are you well Is Aunt Martha
still alive r.? Haven't you longed to see
your own Louisa p
And she looked into SINNERS face,
and smiled through her tears.
Madam said he solemnly, IF I am
the person allnded to as Henry, permit
me to say that you have made mistake
My name is Lemuel, have no aunt
Martha, and / don't own a solitary
Louisa. oblige me by letting go my
coat it excites remark"
Then she buried her bonnet deeper
into his waistcoat. and began to cry
harder than ever, and said
%, Henry, how can you treat me so?
How can you pretend you are not my
husband?' p
Madam, screamed Slimmer, IF you
don't cease stopping my shirt bosom,
and remove your umbrella from my
corn, I shall be obliged to call the po-
lice. Let me go, say
The children are here she persisted.
They recognize their dear father don't
you children ="
eyes, yes they exclaimed, it's pa
it's our dear pa.
And then they dragged Simmer by
his trousers legs, and hung to his coat
tail.
Woman he shrieked. this is getting
serious. Unhand me, say
And he tried TO disengage himself
from her embrace, while all the brakes
man and the baggage masters, and news
boys stood around and said has conduct
was infamous.
In the midst of this struggle stran-
ger entered the car with carpet bag
He looked exactly like Simmer and
when he saw his wife in SINNERS arms
he became excited, and hoored Simmer
with that carpet-bag, and sat on him,
and smote his nose, and caromed on his
hat, and asked him what he meant.
Simmer was removed home on a
stretcher, and the enemy went off with
his wife and family in a cab. He called
the next day to apologize. His wife
had made the mistake because Of Slim
mer's Likeness to him. And now Slim
mer wishes he may soon be kicked in
the face by a mule, so that he will re-
semble no other human being in the
world.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08
A Pennsylvania Romance.

Two farmers living on adjoining farms
in Girard township, Erie county, have
for years been unfriendIy on account of
the disagreement about the fences which
separated their lands, both claiming the
ten feet which was formerly the lane
running between the two places.
Their children have grown up inherit
ing their parents animosity, and their
eldest sons have several times been
subpenaed as witnesses in lawsuits
which have grown out of this difficulty
The case had been a sort of suit in
chancery, having run on from year to
year, both men spending their money in
lawyers fee without any legal conclu-
sion.
About year ago the two farmers
awoke one Monday morning to find that
each had lost child, one his youngest
son, and the other his only daughter.
Like the houses of Montague and Cap
ulet, in Romeo and Juliet" the scions
of the two rival houses had secretly
cherished fondness for one another and
knowing the feud between the families,
without divulging their passion or in
tention, they met clandestinely and car
ried into effect the elopement.
A week passed, at the end of which
the father of the runaway daughter was
called on to go to Erie and again attend
to the everlasting lawsuit. He went in
early to the Office of the lawyer, and
taking up one of the weekly papers,
read the marriage notice of Emma. 1t
was terrible blow, and he went out in
to the yard to try and walk off his ex-
citement. All that passed through the
old gentleman's mind is not known, but
there seemed to be a desperate struggle
within, which resulted in his returning
to the lawyers Office and postponing the
business. Then he drove directly to his
farm and had long private interview
with his wife then he did what he had
not done for twenty years-went over
and called ont his enemy. He was
found sick, having been confined to his
room since the abandonment of his
favorite son. Both the two farmers met
and both for few minutes stood face to
face in profound silence.
AT length the father of Emma spoke.
81 have come to settle the dispute
let the children have the lot on either
side of the lane, and will build them a
house."
"And will furnish it."
So the recreant children were sent for
and forgiven, and came home to receive
their parents blessing. And now there
are no more lawyers for the two farmers
but each has faithfully fulfilled his con-
tract in regard to his house and furni-
| ture.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08
A Fatal Spring.

About one-half a mile over a noun
tain from Bartlett Springs, Cal, there is
what is call Gas Spring. This is pro-
badly the greatest curiosity of the
Mountains. The water is ice cold
bubbling and foaming as if boiled, and
the greatest wonder is the inevitable
destruction of life produced by inhal-
ing the gas. No live thing is to be
found within circuit of 100 yards near
the spring. The very birds, if they
happen to fly over it, drop dead. We
experimental with lizard on its des-
tructive properties, by halting it few
feet above the water +; it stretched dead
in two minutes. 1t will kill a human
being in twenty minutes. We stood ov-
er it five minutes, when dull, heavy
aching sensation crept over US, and our
eyes began to swim. The gas which
escapes here is the rankest kind of cor
bonic acid, hence its sure destruction OF
life also, quendhing of flames instan-
tanously,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

We take pleasure in referring to the
merits of the ladies of the Rothschild
family, not because they are wealthy,
but for the simple reason that, in spite
of their wealth, they strive to be useful
to their kind. The men are immersed
in BUSINESS they are charitable, but
the people will say that it is easy to be
charitable If you are rich. The women
are public-spirited, intelligent and warm
hearted, founding hospitals, rcformator-
les, children's homes, endowing, scholas-
tic institutions, encouraging struggling
professionals and taking personal in
teresf in the doings of the poor. Baro-
ness Lionel makes weekly visits to the
meanest portion of London, Frightening
the home of the Jewish artizan, giving
her good counsel to the earnest teachers
of the free schools, the matrons and as
sistants in the various charities. The
daughter of Alphonse, of Paris, teaches
a good lesson to her sisters in faith, and
to rich young ladies Of every creed, by
receiving a well-deserved diploma ms
teacher. Anseln's daughter in Vienna,
is prominent in music, not only compos-
ing songs that attain popularity, bat
aiding struggling musicians by pen and
purse Jewish Messenger.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08
ST. NICHOLAS FOR 1874
A Book FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

William r. Hervey, Of Louisville,
has in his possession manuscript speech
of Henry Clay's, delivered at Maxwell
Springs, in the suburbs Of Lexington,
KY, on the 9th Of June, 1912. Il flls
twenty FIVE pages Of letter paper, and
was said by Mr.. Clay to have been the
only speech he ever wrote out for deliv'
cry. The only reason why this ono was
committed to paper with such care was
that i, contained a foreshadowing Of the
platform upon which he proposed going
before the country as candidate for the
Presidency At the next election. The
manuscript was committed 10 Mr. Her
vey's hands to be printed in the LeEing-
ton Tnteiitgenerr, which Newspaper 10
was then publishing in the interest Of ihe
Clay party.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

ensued he was carried to public hos
pital and, on the night of Sunday, the
9TH of October he died raving mad
man, without a friend or child beside
his pillow. He was only thirty-eight
years old when this last dreadful sence
of his life tragedy was enacted.
Not a single circumstance here relat-
ed, not solitary event here recorded,
but happened to Edgar Allan Poe.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

The true name of the victim of the
Des Moines mob was Charles Henry
Howard Nelson. His ffther is a veal
thy metal broker in New York City.
When but sixteen years of age he was
sent to college, but soon Joined travel
ing minstrel troupe. He was the champ
ion banjo player of the United States.
He had not visited the home of his par
ents for the past eight years, and at the
time of his death was thirty eight years
ofage.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

If the spaniards would only send ov-
er for few of our hard shell Demo-
cratS, they could soon put down the
Bourbon.-[Alta Californian.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

A Tennessee funeral was delayed for
half an hour TO allow a hoFaa trade.
Business before pleasure was ths motie
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

General Longstreet is expected TO be
come q permanent resident of Gaines
vile, Georgia.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-01-08

Here is the Gulf said Calevar,
touching shaded place with his finger.
You will wait for me here. You see /
have designated the exact spot. You
cannot miss it. Long ago some person
-Calevar's father, perhaps-drove a
huge staple into the wall. It is there.
See it. You cannot miss it. Il is be-
meath that staple that you will await for
my signal
The dwarf looked up, and smiling
hidcously, nodded.
'Can't you fail, senior Captain?'
'Faif9 Mol said Calevar. Il know
the interior Of the house. can 60 di-
rectly to the treasure room, and, SO sure
NJ there's = God in heaven, I'll show
you the girls jewels on my own deck.
She wouldn't marry Calevar. II she
marries D'Alvaro, she will do so jewel
less. Ahl this, Domargo. is Calevar's
reveDgeP
He laughed devilishly, and in that
laugh the chattering of the dwarf join
ed. Then several bottles Of wine were
produced from a sideboard, and the
twain drank long and deep.
1t was midnight when Domorgo, the
sailor dwarf, left the room. He stole
out quietly, for Calevar was asleep. The
wine had affected him.
For twelve years Domargo has serv
ed Calevar,' said the dwarf, when h,
again found himself on the deserted
streets. He has sailed with him to 9th
er worlds bidins his time. That time il
very near ut hand. Calevar does no
think that Domargo is the brother o
the little girl he made his wife in Bar
csIonA And then murdered on shipboard
The last words, fall Of hellish re
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
M Y SHIPS AT SEA.


How many ships I've sent TO sea-
Buoyant with hope and full OF glee,
How few return to me!
Ships that Eve freghted with my all;
Drifted away beyond recall.
But storms will rise and stOims will fall,
And ships go down ut sea!
How oft, with sails all golden-bright
With sunllght-they have passed nom sight
While from he shore have
Kept watch with eager eye,
Until my ships had fioated by
The blue where sea melts into sky;
Until, with sails all proudly set,
lust where the earth with heaven met,
They Vanished-whlle fingered vet
But storms will come, and winds will blow
Ny ships are driven TO and fro
And some so down Mt sea!
And some mere wrecks from out the past
Mere hull and spar, and broken mast,
With all their treasures overcast,
Float back to me.
And then sigh o'er what I've lost;
Weep DER my life so tempest-tosi-
So cheerlcss-and so drear!
Why trust frail barques unto the sea!
What bring they back but griefto me?
But grief. and pain .'and misery,
TO rend my soul with fear!
These shattered wrecks the cruel sea
Casts on the shore to torture me
Are filled with phantoms dread!
Phantoms of all l've lost before
OF hopes and joys dead in the yore;
of hopes and loves that come no more;
And with these dead from unknown shore,
Come other dead to make me sore
The cruel, living dead!
But still, forgetting all my PAIN
My barques launch upon the main,
To cross the heaving sea,
Hoping that when all storms are past,
Some sunny port Hll reach Mt last.
To find with joy, all anchored fast
My ships, awaiting me!
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
Passengers Coming.

The following passengers left San
Francisco yesterday morning at 8 A. NJ.
for Los Angeles per steamer Ancon:
Mrs Johnston and family, Rev Bush
ard, A Breck, Judge Lindley, w EIms
and wife, Mrs Stark, Mrs Smith, Mrs
Pratt, S S CARRIER, A Mcconnell, J
A Mcconnell, ] Caldwell and wife, S
B Mckee and family, w ] Wilson and
and family, J ID Champion, Mrs Biegs,
] e Dupraise, w S Taylor, wife and
child, c Miller, III o Becknell, wife and
four children, Mrs w A Buzze and two
daughters, Miss Atkinson, III Judson,
M Homsley, wife and two children; j
f Bernard, Thos J Wilson, j f Bon.
nell, III Cartwell, Hartwell, L w
Gilmore, r Evans, f A Nuisia, f ]
Baldwin, p Lyons, r H Lloyd, +
Scstt, J b White, J H Smith, Mrs S
Yost, e l. Corner, B Bustwick, John
Stock bridger, Mrs Patton and daugh-
ter, w T. Ross, w M Hetrick, F Villa,
o Roberts, Mrs Bideman Omahl, p B
Clarity, Ed Lindsey, o S McHenry, w
A Rowe, j H Andrews,G G w Freeman,
A A Merrick, Rev A Hitchcock, G w
Carpenter and wife, Mrs + G Daley.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
Elii!inery.

The taste of II fashionable lady is al
ways displayed in her bonnets and
and hats. The really genteel lady in
vaTiahly picks out something becom-
ing and does not violate all rules of
taste in combinations of color that
will put the SPECTATORS teeth on edge,
or make all his nerves quiver when he
sees an astounding display of shades
and lights. In any event the judg-
ment of tasty milliner is almost in
dispensable aud we recommend the Ia
dies to call on Mrs. PoEet No. 8 Com
mercial street who has one of the most
fashionable stocks of velvets, feathers,
hats, flowers, laces, ribbons and mis-
celaneous goods ever brought to Los
Angeles. nov21tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
Passengers for San Francisco.

The following passengers left San
Pedro and Santa Monica yesterday for
San Francisco per steamer Mohongo:
M w Copp, O Reading, CP Chapman,
j Back, f Y Buchanan, wife and Sis
ter, A b Foster, p N Henderson, M
Barrett, Il Duncan and wife, Mrs J A
Blanchard, Job M Seamans, + LAM
bourne, j f Mohn, I w Hellman, Mrs
Il Kirk and 2 children, L Sanderson,
ID Solomon and boy, j Haynes and
wife, n p Burrow.
For Santa Barbara-J III Hanback,,
Russell, j o Williams, J NJ Garrett
son.
For San Luis Obispo-E Lopez.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26

Mr.. S. X. Hemphill brought to our
office yesterday sweet potato weigh
ing twenty pounds. 1t was grown OIL
Mrs. Clark's place in Orange. When
first dug it weighed twenty-one pounds
but had shrunk away one pound in
weight from lying out Of the ground
about three weeks. The potato is of
the white species, and Mr.. Hemphill
assures us is solid throughout and us
good IL potato as was ever eaten. 1t
was grown iu one season without ir-
rigation. Mr.. Hemphill has only
been in this country about u month
and this is his first experience in po-
tato diging. He thinksit pretty good
for Il starter, and well he may. The
bulk is really marvel or would he
to Eastern people unaccustomed to
such sights. III fact it looks more
like Il pumpkin or squash than like
the esculent that it is. Who can beat
this?
The lots in the beautiful town site
of Cotton will be sold next Monday on
the ground. Workmen are now en-
gagged i'm clearing away the streets and
the ground will soon be in good con-
dition. The Slower colony company
are furnishing an abundance of water
for irrigation purposes, and there is
already ditch running on bench
above the town. The fine lots will be
sold ut private sale by schedule, the
first who come being first served. The
scenery around Cotton is magnificent
and the opportunity is now offered of
buying cheap property with scenery
and climate thrown i'll. The train
for Cotton leaves here at SA. NJ; re-
turning leaves Cotton for Los Angeles
ut 3 p. NJ.
Jones & Noyes have an extensive
auction sale to-day and tomorrow at
Agricultural Park, and will sell u
large number of blooded horses and
elegant carriages. These well known
auctioneers will give our farmers and
stock dealers an opportunity of OBJ
| tanning at auction prices their choice
from the finest lot of horses ever sold
i'm Los Angeles. Mr.. Noyes will call
them off to-day and tomorrow, and
an examination of the pedigrees of this
horse stock will convince any buyer
that it has no superior in this county.
Jones & Noyes will also sell fine line
OF elegant carriages.
At the sale of pools last night in the
five mile dash Belfast and Shark sold
nearly even, and Red Bird was third.
In the 2:4S trotting race Temecula,
Prince and the field sold in the order
named. In the three-year-old trot
Wappo, Tom Stout and Bessie Bell
were faverites in the order named.
There were no pools sold on the half
mile race, and the sale will take place
| at the track to-day.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
For Sale.

A MOUNTAIN RhNt E-l6O acres of sur
- veyed tiovernmentclaim. rare chance
tor inValds seeking pure air and healthy
climate. Splendid farming land, especially
adapted for vineyard and orange orchard.
Plenty OF water Ten acres cleared and two
rooms well finished /, 800 feet water pipe, full
set carpenters and agricultural tools. Situ-
ated n few miles from town. Will be sold
cheap as owner wishes TO return East Apply
to ~ 81, ,f.s#a. KlMbAlilI " CiAP1N, q
nov4tf "i'sksf" No. 10 Spring st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
State Investment Insurance Company

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29th, 1875.
To Il. Il. ROWAN, Agent:--I have received
Information frem our Agent, Mr.. BRYANT,
now at Virginia, that the Company can pay
all losses leaving its capital intact, and then
have surplus of over ONE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
CHAS. III. CUSHING,
Secretary State Investment Insurance Co.
o30tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-11-26
Fer SaIe--A Great Bargain.

we'll furnished house and lot situated in
the best location in this city. Spring Street
Cars pass the door. For particulars, apply at
this Off &c, or address =. q. Box SS3, Los An
geles. oct2ytf