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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28
HOneymOOning in a Railway Tunnel,

They were married in the morning,
and Immediately stepped aboard the
cars for bridal tour to San Francisco.
They attracted considerable attention
on the way by their honeymoon ways
and created a good deal of quiet fun
among the goodly number of ladies and
gentlemen who were passengers. In
due time the cars entered tunnel, and
all for few moments were enveloped
in darkness. All too soon the cars
emerged into the broad glare of the
MONDAY sun, and our loving bride and
groom were discovered locked in each
others arms and exchanging kisses at
rate seldom seen in public. The pas
sengers took in the situation in about a
second, and shout went up that nearly
threw the train from track, and brought
she conductor to the scene on the double
quick. pass it around" yelled big
man who was on his way east to get his
wife. "Go back to the tunnel" said
another man to the conductor; and as
the newly made husband settled back
in his seat he was heard to say; "Sarah,
thought tunnels were longer. Darn a
railroad company, anyway"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28
Running for Of1ice.

l never run for Office but once. At
the earnest solicitations of some of my
frieT ds, in an unguarded moment | al
lowed myself to be announced as candi
date for the Office of Justice of the
Peace Previous to this fool move ]
had been considered decent kind of a
man, but the next day when the Bugle
came out it was filled with accounts of
my previous history that would have
curdied the blood of Digger Indian.
A susceptible public was gravely in
formed that was not fit for the Office,
that ] was almost a fool; besides, had
come West under very suspicious cir
cumstances. / had starved my deaf old
grandmother to death and then sold the
remains to soap-factory. j had stoler
a hand organ from poor blind cripple
and run away with the proceeds. haG
sold my grandfather's coffin for fourteen
dollars and buried the old gent in boo
box. In utter despair rushed around
TO headquarters, withdrew my nam'
and swore a solemn swear that woulG
never indulge in politics again. And
never will John Quill.
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NUMBER I
Idleness.

Many people think that an idle life
must be a pleasant one; but there are
none who enjoy so little, and are such
burdens to themselves. as those who
have nothing do. Those who are oblig-
ed to work all day enjoy their short
rest and recreation so much, that they
are apt to think If their whole lives were
spent in rest and recreation, it would be
the most pleasant of all. But this is a
sad mistake, as they soon fnd out il
they make trial Of the life they think
so agreeable One who il never busy
can never enjoy rest; for rest implies n
relief from previous labor; and IL our
whole time were spent in amusing our
selves, We should find it more wearisome
than the hardest days work. Recrea-
tion js only valuable as it unbends us;
the idle can know nothing Of ii. Many
people leave off business and settle
down TO life Of enjoyment; but they gen.
orally find that they are not nearly &c
happy as they were before, and they are
often glad TO return to their old occnpa.
tions to escape the misery of Incidence
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28

piece of perfection which seems 10 be
your ideal, and the world might then
behold a perfect whole"
"What do you mean, Miss Sphinx?
asked Charles, now coming closer.
Il mean, were Mrs Miles a girl or a
widow you might marry her. You APP
pear to think her everything so perfectly
lovely" And the woods in Bertha's
hands trembled little as she spoke.
"Oh, no; / couldn't marry her.
haven't any heart to offer her; that is
disposed of already" answered Charles,
watching the pink flush in her cheeks
grow deeper.
''Indeed?" with little elevation OF
arched brows and an assumption of in
difference as to what might possess the
little article in question.
"Indeed, and am going to beg its
possessor to give me hers in return
yours, Berthe. l love you-I want to
marry you. You are everything that is
perfectly lovely to me-"
"I?-a prim little Miss Dorcasr'
"Ah, forgive those unkind words, u
urged Charles, making prisoner Of the
hands and all their woods and work. 81,
was ungentlemanly and unmanly for me
to speak SO slightingly of name fraught
with so much good. did not mean to
cut you when l spoke so sharply. But
answer me, BERTHE, will you be my little
wife?"
Whatever answer BERTHE made is un-
known to any save its hearer; but later,
when Miss Fenton congratulated the
couple upon their enjoyment, she added:
II suppose, BERTHE, your prim Puritan
notions will have to undergo transform
alton, and, as the wife of Mr. Bradford,
shall behold in you a fashionable Ia
dyr p
"Not at all, Miss Fenton," returned
Charles; 81 hope BERTHE will change in
nothing. love her just as she is; but
I trust she will hereafter judge people
by what they are, not by what they wear,
be it fashionable or questionable; for a
woman may be intelligent and good in
either silks and satins or cotton and cal
ico."
Mrs. Brewster applauded this little
speech hertily, and sang out laughingly
at it's close:
81 wink and giggle and shipper
And simper and giggle and wink,
And though say but little
1t isn't half what think!''
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A Washington Girps Mistake.

Yesterday afternoon a young lady in
the Navy Yard was terribly shocked by
her own foolish mistake. Being sent for
some -four to Harry Combs store in a
hurry, she took what she supposed to be
a clean pillowslip from the bureau
drawer. When she bounded into the
store, smiling like basket of chips, she
handed the thing to Harry to FIJI with
-four. He didn't notice what "they"
were till scoop of flour had gone
through them. When he raised them
up and exposed two outlets at the bot
tom, nicely fringed, etc, the young lady
ran toward the tunnel. without saying a
word, and poor Harry covered with
-four, laid the garment in the money
drawer TO await her return. At late
hour, last evening, nobody had called
for the -four, and Harry had engaged a
seamstress to sew up the bottoms and
make a salt sack ont of 'em.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28

There is not the least doubt that Ger
many and Italy are heartily and obsti-
nately bent on getting an acceptable"
Pope on the demise Of Plus, and that
they are getting the ropes ready before
hand to secure one and tie him in the
chair Of st. Peter. II matters not whe-
ther he might suit the Jesnits or not
as long as he suited the two great powers
in question. As for that matter, Father
Hyacinthe or any other man might be
taken. Now, the Pope they would select
would in fact be no Pope at all. as they
have no right to make one. The only
Pope that can be Pope will be man
acceptable TO the Catholics throughout
the world, because he is acceptable TO
their accredited representatives, the
Jesuits. Cardinal Antonelli was right
in his remarks made during the Ecum.
enical Council: "There are not two
kinds of Catholics; those who are not
for an InfalIible Pope are Free Thinker
and free Masons: or, in holy works,
those who are not for us are against us. 4"
And Bismarck said in n recent speech
that this Cardinal was a man of great
sense. 1t is queer way Of setting
about TO pull down Propery to make a
Pope
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A San Francisco Romance.

A tragic occurrence in San Francisco
was founded on Inconsistency in love,
but the usual conditions we're reversed.
D. K Meek, an insurance agent, did
not believe in a formal marriage, but
held that the mutual consent of the
parties was a sufficient marital bond.
He formed a union upon that basis with
Miss Laber, the daughter of his business
partner, and during two years they lived
affeciionately together Not long ago
the wife left their home without warn
ing of her intention, and declared that
as there had been no marriage ceremony
band, she was not bound to live with
him any longer. Meek was heart
broken. lie implored her 10 return, but
she col.lly retorted that she was not his
wife. He consulted lawyers as to the
possibility of compelling her to be
faithful, but they told him that although
the marriage was as binding as any in
regard to the law, a wife could not be
forced to live with her husband. He
thereupon swallowed laudanum, and the
first dose being pumped out by prosy
doctor, took another and died. He left
his sentiments in a letter, as follows;
81 staked my all on your promise to
marry me and l have lost. ] do not
charge you. my dear. but forgive you
with all my heart. | Will be charitable
with you, and think you thought and
| believed it was for the best. l only
hope such is the case. Oh, my darling
never do with another as you have done
with me. Never again promise to mar
ry man unless you intend to do so
Only think of me, who loved you SC
dearly, and would have died, and does
for your sake. / leaves my best wishes
Tor your future welfare and happiness
May God bless and protect you, and
keep you from sin and harm"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28
MISCELLANY.
Girty and KentOn.

A writer in the London (OhiO) Times
is furnishing that paper with interesting
sketches of the early settlement of Oar
by. In his last article we find the fol
lowing account of the rescue of Simon
Kenton, who was captured and sentenc-
ed to death by the Seneca tribe of Indi-
ans. The writer says:
Simon Girty saved the life of Simon
Kenton. who was captured by his tribe
the Senecas. / had it from Kenton's
own mouth, He said he was captured
in 'scrimmage" in which he was conf
mander: the Indians held council and
he was condemned to be burned He
was already blacked-a thing invariably
done before burning-and was seated
close to where the preparations were be-
ing made. Simon Girty in passing
around to see the prisoners that had
been captured, thought perhaps he
might recognize some of them.-He
came to Kenton and seeing that he was
already blacked and would be burned in
few hours, and learning that he was
an officer, be began conversation with
him. "How many men had you?" said
Girty. He told Girty he could not tell
how many men he had, but he could tell
how many officers there were. So he nam
officers enough to command a thousand
men. He then asked Kenton what his
name was, Simon Kenton, in his own
words, give the following conversation
and incidents in reply to Girty's ques-
ion:
"I asked him what he asked that
question for. You know me very we'll
and know you. Your name is Simon
Girty"
YES" said he, 'tbat is so, bat don't
know you"
] said "that is strange"
He declared he did not; said he: "Who
are you, anyway"
"I then told him my name was Simon
Kenton, and as quick as 1 said that he
recognized me, sprang to me, caught me
around the neck and kissed me and
wept over me for some time. He was
very much excited. When he let me go
he turned to the indians and talked a
long time, and as he told me afterwards,
he told them that I was his namesake
and schoolInate, and that if they ever
did him favor or had any regard foi
him to release me to him. So ] was un'
tied and washed and then Girty could
recognize me very easily.-This all tool
place in sight of the stake and the wooc
was prepared to burn me. So Girty
took ME with him and took care of nj
and treated me as well as if had beer
his brother"
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Sights.

They are cheap. 1t costs nothing to
turn the face, to shut the mouth, to not
see a person who is not before the eyes
and has expectations if not claims. 1t is
very easy to pnt off the call long over
due; to neglect sending an invitation to
a party to one who Is not of much ac.
count; to pass a former friend on the
street without recognition; to go and
come, ignoring the existence of people
who have rights and feeling. and il is as
cowardly to do so as it is easy and mean.
But the cheap, cowardly slight, is as
hard to bear as it is contemplate: How
it rankles. 1t stings like nettle. 1t is
prussic acid on a wound The very
cowardliness of it makes it more pair ful.
II Miss Scornful had only had the cour-
age TO frankly say she does not care for
our friendship. and prefers our room to
our company, we could possibly reply
with an equally polite expression of
popular chillness; but to be dropped out
unceremon'ously, and cnt direct, is like
a stab in the dark. Society is a set of
complex relation. People are bound to-
gelher. They have duties, obligations,
afilisations. Kindnest and politeness are
parts of the unwritten law Of social conf
nerce. A slight is a sort of robbery
mean, pick-pocketry sort of robbery.
too-of the notice one has right to ex-
pect. 1t may not cost anything just to
mind ones own business, and let a
friend languIsh for want of notice and
sympathy and cheer: but i: shows what
he is made of, and what his friendship is
worth The person who can slight an
other is too base to be slighted by a sec
ond time.
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A Born Teacher.

A remarkable natural teacher in
Pennsylvania is described by the New
York Teacher. This man, who was a
shoemaker, had such unusual intellig-
ence and information that the children
OF his village would gather around TO
listen TO his talk. Presently, divers
families surprised him by entreaties 20
teach their children, and upon his refus-
al, returned to the charge with the re
quest on paper signed BY every man and
woman in the village. He accordingly
began school in an old blacksmith's
shop, and soon became 90 interested In
his work that he had no thought of
ending it. He become known, though
not through advertisements, pupils were
brought from a distance, good school
house was built, and since 1920 he has
educated 1869 scholars from abroad.
The elements Of his success are stated to
be sincere interest in the welfare Of
every student placed under his charge,
his enthusiasm for everything of a
scientific character, and his desire and
intention that his pupils shall really
know what is before them. He spares
no expense for apparatus, drawings, and
every kind ofillustration, especially such
az will entertain az well as SOW the seed
of science.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28

Danbury News: A rather singular
scene occurred at the depot, Friday after
noon. A lady was going by when
gentleman stepped ont and said to her:
How'd do?" extending his hand, and
smiling cheerfully. "I beg pardon"
said she, looking hard at him, "you
have the advantage Of me-" "Why,
don't you know me?" he asked amazed.
81 can't remember" she said. why, ]
used to be your husband-John Angus
tus Henderson, you know" She re-
nrembered him.
Anna Dickinson describes the new
society bow. as executed by Washington
ladies. She says that to bend the head,
except TO acknowledge superiors, is out
of fashion. The lady looks you coolly
in the face, smiles az sweetly as she can,
and gently incIines her head toward the
right shoulder, with little backward
movement at the same time. A slight,
French shrug heightens the effect.
While riding in a stagecoach from
Kinderhook to Albany, New York, ma
ny years since, John Van Buren, who
was smoking, asked stranger in the
stage il smoking was agreeable TO him.
The stranger answered: "Yea, II is
agreeable. Smoke away; | have often
thought ifever was rich enough would
hire some loafer 20 smoke in my face"
Mr.. Van Bnren threw his cigar out Of
the window.
AT school examination a clergyman
made a brief address to the pupils on
the necessity Of obeying their teachers
and growing up loyal and useful citizens.
To emphasize his remarks he pointed TO
large national flag spread on one side
Of the room, and inquired: "BoYs,
what is that flag for?" A little urchin,
who understood the condition Of the
house better than the speaker, promptly
answered ITO hide the dirt, sir"
The body Of John BlaekfoTd, an
American actor, who was lost three years
ago in trying to ascend Mount Blame
without guides, is said by Swiss news
paper to have been found Ia an immense
block Of ice which recently fell from the
mountain. The body is thoroughly
preserved.
A quiet, Peaceable gentleman in
Philadelphia has recently given up bus
iness, sent his family into the country,
and calmly announces his intention OF
devoting the remainder Of hiS life TO dis
covering the man who sent him a pa
wing stone by express, with seventeen
dollars charges on IL.
Mr. d. L. Gibbs, Of Salem, Oregon,
who claims TO be an inventor Of a pro-
cess which makes cracked bells give
forth as clear tone as ever, is now on
his way to Philadelphia to make an ex-
periment on the famous Liberty bell,
whose joyous clang was broken while
announcing freedom to the people near-
ly one hundred years ago.
To defend a political editor against
abuse is like holding an umbrella over
duck IN a shower.
The latest thing out in The line Of
celebration Is a reunion on the grounds
Of DIR. Bullard Of New Haven, Practic-
| ing physician for fifty years, Of about ] =
600 persons mt whose birth he profession
ally assisted.
The citizens Of a Nevada town nam
ed the place Drew City, and then drew
on Daniel Drew for Eve hundred dollars.
lie wrote back that he'd see 'em in Tex
as first, and they changed the name.
Beet root sugar can be made IN Cali
fonia at seven cents pound, including
every expense.
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How to Keep Meat Fresh a Long
Time.

There is no good reason why farmers
and their families should eat so much
salt pork, leaving all the fresh meat to
the inhabitants of cities and villages,
when the following method will keep
meet fresh for weeks, even in the warm
est weather. / know, for have tried it
for more than ten years: As soon as
the animal heat is ont of the meat slice
it up ready for cooking. Prepare a
large jar by scalding we'll with hot salt
and water. Mix salt and pulverized
saltpeter IN the proportion of one table
spoonful of saltpeter to one teacupful Of
salt Cover the bottom of the jar with
a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Put
down a laying of meat, sprinkle with
salt and pepper the same as if just going
to the table, and continue in this man
ner till the jar is full. Fold a cloth or
towel and wet il in stronge salt and wa
ter, in which little of the saltpeter is
dissolved. Press the cloth closely over
the meat-and set in a cool place. Be
sure and press the cloth on tightly as
each layer is removed, and your meat
will keep for months. 1t is a good plan
to let the meat lie over night after it Is
sliced before packing. Then drain off
all the blood that oozes from it. 1t will
be necessary to change the cloth occa-
sionally, or take it of and wash it-firs
in cold water, then scald in salt and wa
ter as at first. In this way farmers can
have fresh meat the year ronnd. have
kept beef that was killed the 18th OF
February till the 21st of June. Then
packed large jar of veal in the same
way during the dog-days, and it kept
six weeks. This recipe alone is worth
the price of any newspaper in the land.
IA Farmers Wife, in n. Y. Herald
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We sometimes meet with men who
seem to think that any indulgence in an
affectionate feeling is weak. They will
return from a journey, and greet their
families with a distant dignity, and
move among their children with the
cold and lofty splendor of an iceberg
surrounded by its broken fragments.
There is hardly more unnatural sight
on earth than one of these families
without a heart. A father had better
extinguish boys eyes than take away
his heart. Who that has experienced
the joys of friendship, would not rather
lose all that is beautiful in nature.
scenery than be robbed of the hidden
treasures of his heart. CheriAh, then
your hearts best affections. Indulge ir
the warm and gushing emotions Of filial
fraternal love.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28

1t is we'll known that wool when first
taken from the sheep contains an unctu-
ous secretion from the skin Of the sheep
called "yolk." This soapy substance
contains potash, and can be washed out
with water, with which it forms a sort
lather. In Elbeuf this yolk is employ
ed with advantage az substitute for full
er's-earth in cleaning woolens. The
raw wool is put in large vat. and COW
cred with water. Here it is left for
three hours; then the water is let out in
to a second vat, and aft5rward pumped
backed into the first vat for two hours
longer. The operation is repeated two
or three times, and then the wool is ta-
ken out Of the vat freed Of water. New
wool is now put in the vat and manipu-
lated as above, until the water is sufi-
ciently soapy. The cloth ia put in the
fulling machine with sufficient guam
tity of this liquor, and fulled for two or
three hours. After washing IL was found
to be perfectly clean.
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Birds Nest in a Head of Cabbage.

Should MT you consider cabbage
head rather queer place for a birds
nest? I thought so when a bird friend
of mine who has Travelled a good deal
told me of it.
There is an island named jersey, that
belongs to England, but lies nearer to
the French coast. (Our state Of New
Jersey, was named after it.) On this is
land a cabbage-stallx had grown to a
height of sixteen feet, and in its top was
a magpie's nest. A magpie is not very
tiny bird, You must understand He is
almost, if not quite as big as a crow.
This cabbage was rather tall of its kind,
bnt the stalks frequently grow to a
height of from ten to twelve feet. Walk
ing-sticks are very commonly
made of them. The bird did not say
whether or not these cabbages were good
for anything besides walking sticks and
places for birds nests; but suppose
they must be good to eat, or people
would not cultivate them.
Do you know anything abont this
kind of cabbage?-[ From "Jackin-the
Pulpit" St. Nicholas for June.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-05-28

There was dog trotting along with
a farmers team through Main street
yesterday. Another dog saw him and
rushed madly after him. Then the first
dog stopped and turned carefully
around, whereupon the second dog also
paused and commenced to gaze abstract
edly over the top of the FIRST dog and on
to the roofs of the neighboring build.
ings. The first dog then wheeled about
and continued after the team. and the
second dog recovered himself and re
turned quietly TO the store.-[ Danbury
News.
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The Rod and Gun Club ofSpringheld
Massachusetts,, went out to shoot at a
mark. They were eating, drinking and
firing Mt a tin-cup set on a wall, when a
sha billy y-dressed old fellow sauntered
up to the party. They took him for the
owner of the place, and asked the privil-
ege of continuing the sport, cordially in
viting him in their refreshments. The
man graeionsly complied and, after he
ha6 greedily filled himself with choice
viands and liquor and gone away, they
learned that he was only tramp. The
real owner of the groud then appeared
and drove them off.