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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-02-12

Perfect shrieks of laughter went up
from those mean things, and "R--"
took to his heels, followed by the writer
and cries from the old man to come back
and he'd "throw in the old woman, too"
II Exchange
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-02-12

No foreigner whatever will be permit
ted to enter the forts in course of con-
struction around Paris.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
Life in the 'sOueen of The .Antiles."

The London SATURDAY Reciew says: 1t
is the uncertainty that gives its marked
character to life in Cuba, as elsewhere in
the West Indies. 1t is not exactly the
''lct Us cat and drink, for tomorrow we
die" of the old Jamaica planters, for
the Spaniard is constitutionally temper
ate, and by no means 80 freely disposed
to hospitality as the more joyi:il Britain.
1t is not his way to keep open house for
all conlcrs, with tables groaning under
loads of European cheer, supplemented
with turtle, land-crab and all manner Of
tropical daintics; with bullets covered
with decanters filled with the ardent
wines of southern Europe, with RUNNERS
of sangarce, and "bcveragc" pcrpctually
on the flow. He has rather imported the
more frugal fashions of the peninsula !;
he throws his house open in tcrtulias and
dances in place of giving dinner parties {;
he offers by way Of rcircshmcnt the light
iced drinks which come like the nectar
of Olympus in the scorched palate when
the thermometer is standing at some
thing like ninety odd; you have fragrant
coffee and chilly water, with azucarilos
and salvcrs heaped with fruits that are
fair to the eye and pleasant to the taste,
although death or disease may be the
penalty of indcscrect indulgence. The
harp and the guitar ant; piano arein these
Cuban fcasts, and there are unhealthy
white complexions, and eyes unnatur;llly
bright, and figures which want Of cXcr-
else makes over-voluptuous or which are
somewhat waistcd by climate that dries
up the blood in the veins. But the peo
pie take thought for the morrow even less
than in jamaica for, although not much
given to thinking, there is Il vague i'm
preston OH them that the future is abso-
lutely uncertain. There may be few
who under the strength of that impress
sion, wisely make up their minds to be
content with Il competency, more than
they are ever likely to want-and then
to 20 home. But, as Il rule, they find 1t
difficult to stop when they arc busy in
the pursuit of wealth, and when every
thing is going on prosperously. So they
stay on. with the idea that Cuba is not
their home, but only place Of temporary
sojourn, pcrsllading themselves that they
mean to return some day with fortune
to end their lives in old Spain. All the
time they are probably conscious that the
temptations to linger where they are will
always be too strong for them; they will
drop out of existence some sunny day,
very likely when they least expect it.
Yellow fever, cholera, and the terrible
comito prieto are the scourgcs OF the
island. Malaria, nall its most malignant
shapes, turks in the richest districts; in
Havana itself the town is wretchedly
drained, and the fresh brcezes from the
sea blow over the mango swamps, or are
tainted by the decaying denominations
that strew the beach. So life in the cap
ital is marked by a certain recklessncss
and an utter Indifference to the morrow.
The municipality pays no attention to
sanitary arrangements. Wealth elbows
poverty; palaces rise in the most squalid
quarters, and many of the most imposing
houses are whited sepulchres.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
Religion Of Our Presidents.

Washington was vcstryman in the
Episcopal Church.
Adams was member of the parish in
Braintree. His attendance at worship
was not very constant.
Jefferson was an avowed skcptic, and
dcvout follower of DR.. Priestly.
Madison and Monroe were moderate
churchmcn.
John Quincy Adams was q Unitarian.
Jackson joined the Presbyterian church
after he left Office. lie paid close atten-
ton to the sermon, and made Il profound
bow to the pulpit us. he retired.
Van Buren, was trained in the Reform
ed Dutch school, and attended the Epis-
copal church when he attended any.
Harrison cared very little for religious
matters.
Tyler was loose in regard to Sunday
and worship.
Polk, though not Il professed Christian,
was Il regular attendant at public worship
in the Presbyterian church. lie occu-
pied the pew opposite the one jackson
SIT in.
General Taylor seldom ever went to
church.
Fillmore, more than any other of the
Presidents, was all open and decided
Unitarian. Tie gave his influence and
support to that sect.
Pierce attended the Presbyterian
church every Sunday morning.
Buchanan was Presbyterian. Hc
walked to church went up the aisle in
Il shufling gait; lodged into his pew,
and seated in the corner, seemed wrapped
in his own thoughts, paying no attention
apparently TO the service.
Lincoln attended the Presbyterian
church once 4 day.
Grant is 4 trustee in the Methodist
church.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
Regions Where it Never Rains.

Outside the zone of periodic winds
and rains comes double belt. one grid
ling the world in the northern and the
other in the southern hemisphere, the
breadth and area Of which are greatly
modified by local circumstances, within
which no rain falls These belts are cs-
timatcd to include altogether and area of
100000 square miles, but it is impos-
sible to make any calculation that is at
all preci isc, because round the tracts that
are entirely rainless are regions in which
rain falls but rarely, Which again pass
gradually into the two rainy zones,
through countries like Southern Palestine
and the Gangetic plain, which, though
years of drought. These belts of rain
less land near the tropics contain some
of the most hopelessly dreary country
which the world can show. Beginning
with the west of the old continent, we
have along the I'ropic of Cancer in At
rica the Salara, or Great Desert, on the
southern border Of which the rains cease
at Ii degrees north latitude and begin
again ON the north at IS degrees. Pass
ing farther cast the southern rains cease
in the countries on the banks of the Nile,
between Is degrees and - degrees, and
the northern begins between u degrees
and IS degrees. Passing into Asia there
is L great rainless tract in Arabia of
which we do not know the exact bounds,
and it reaches through Belochistan over
into the delta of Indus, where it does not
cover more than four degrees of latitude.
From this point the rainless zone turns
to the northeast and extends to thirty
degrees north latitude. Crossing the
great Hinalayan chain it includes the
high tablc-land Of Thibet, but does not
appear to reach into the Chinese Empire.
In South Africa there is Il sandy, desert,
rainless tract OH the north Of the Orange
River, between twenty-iour and twenty
eight degrees south latitude, and a great
part of the interior of Australia seems to
be nearly or quite rainlcss. In North
America the rainless belt includes the
California Peninsula, and extends round
the northern end Of the Sierra Madre
chain past chihuahua and Monterey to
the shores of the Gulfof Mexico between
latitudes 24 degrees and 26 degrees. In
South America it includes between lati-
tudes % degrees and p degrees the
northern province Of Chilli, and, through
IN extensive low tract in the interior of
the continent belonging to the territory
of the Argentine Confederation, rain is
very untrequcnt and small in quantity
P0pulur Science Monthly.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
About Women.

Helen, of Troy, was over 10 when she
on record; and us the siege Of Troy last
cd q decade she must have been quite
elderly, when the i'll fortune of Paris re-
stored her to her husband, who is rcpor-
ted to have received her with unQuestion-
ing love and gratitude. Pericles welded
Aisasia when she was So, and yet after
ward, for 80 years or moro, she held an
undiminished reputation ior beauty;
Cleopatra was past 80 when Antony fell
under her spell, which never lessened
until her death, nearly ten years after ;
and Livia was SO when she won the heart
of Augustus, over whom she maintained
her aSccndalcy to the last. The extra
ordinary Diane de Poicticrs was 36 when
Henry II, of France, (the Duke Of Or
leans, and just half her age) became at
tached to her; and she WAS held rs the
first lady and most beautiful woman at
court ND to the period of the monarch's
death and of the accession to power o!
Catherine of Mcdicis. Anne, of Austria,
WIS IS when she was the handsomcSt
Queen OF Europe, and when Buckingham
and Richclicu were her Jealous admirers;
Ninon dc rEnclos, the most celebrated
wit and beauty of her day, was the idol
of three generations of the golden youth
of France, and WIS y when abbe dc the
Bernis fell in love with her. \ rare
combination of culture, talents, and per-
sonal attractions endowed their posscssor
seemingly with the gifts Of eternal youth;
Blanca Capcllo WAS SO when the Grand
Duke Francisco of Florence Tell captive
to her charms and made her his wife.
Louis NV welded Nine. de Alaintcnon
when she WAS is years OF age. Cathe-
rine ri. of Russia, was 33 when she
seized the empire Of Russia and captly,a-
ted the dashing young Orlolf: upto the
time of her death (at 81 she seems to
have retained the bewitching powers, Tor
the lamentations were heartfelt among
all those who had ever known her per
.onallv. Mile. Mars, the tr:gcdiennr
only attained the zenith of her beauty
and power between 10 and l5, when the
lovcIiness of her hands and arms cspcci-
allv was celebrated throughout Europe.
Nine. Rccamicr was 3S when she WAS
without dispute declared to be the most
beautiful woman i'll Europe, which rank
she held for 10 years.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
Moral Courage in Daily Life.

"Moral Courage" was printed in large
letters and put as the caption OF the fol-
lowing items, and placed in q conspicu-
Gus place on the door of systematic
merchant in New York, for constant re-
ference, and furnished by him for publ
cation
Have the courage to discharge debt
while you have the money in your pocket.
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may coyet 1t.
Have the courage to speak to a friend
in seedy coat, even though you are i'll
company with a rich one, and richly at
tired.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when it is necessary that you should do
so, and hold your tongue when it is pru-
dent that you should do so.
Have the courage to own that you arc
poor and thus disarm poverty of its sting.
Have the courage to tell Il man why
YOU refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to tell Il man why
YOU will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have wien
YOU are convinced that he lacks principle
"a friend should bear with his friends
infirmitics, but not with his vices.
Have courage to show your respect Tor
honesty, in whatever guisc 1t appears;
and your contempt for dishonesty and
duplicity, by whonlsoevcr exhibited. :,
Have the courage to wear your Old
clothes until you can pay for new ones:
Have the courage TO prefer comfort
and propricty to fashion in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
Ignorance, rather than TO seek for knowl'
edge under false prctcnccs.
Have the courage in providing an en-
tcrtairmcnt for your friends, not to cX'
cred your means.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12

to the Presidency, by'a crime that had
cxuspcrated the country against the
South, in whose behalf it was alleged to
have been committed, he became her
friend and stood like q rock, scnseless i'll
his sternncss, between her and her enc
mics. We should remcmoer t:at for the
South's sake he threw away the easy
sceptre of power, challenged the anger of
a proud and dominant party and bravcd
the tcrrors of an impeachment. That
one act of his, which we can never for
giye-wc may, in charity and kindness
forget.
There is something incxprcssibly sad
in the death of this man who was just
rising on the wave that had carried him
into the depths. We think it will be
generally seen in the history Of individ-
uals and nations that the moment of
supreme possession is the moment Of
death. Just as all that heart can eXult
in is about to be enjoyed, all the cxulta.
tions of earth pass away with knell and
shroud and cloud just as the heights
of gratiied ambition i'll the face of foes
and dangers that seemed unconqucrable,
and with sweep of power and pride in
the view that dazzles and ovcrwhelms /;
just as man begins to feel he is omnipo-
tent in the control Of events, the eyes
glaze under the touch of the grave, and
the vision fades away iuto the dark
chambers of death.
This man had scared to height of
which he himself did not dream. From
it he was humblcd by another stroke OF
fortune into the very dust. There he
lay for long, abased, abused, discrowncd,
dishonored.
Then he began to feel the upward i'm
pulse. Oh, how sweet the hope that
dawned in his heart! He arose, he felt
the movement, carrying him to splen-
dor of triumph, wealth Of repayment,
a quivering joyfulness Of pride, almost
beyond the human capacity to sustain.
His eager hand, Just stretched forth for
the glttering prize, falls powerless to his
side, and Andrew Johnson is gathered to
his fathers.
At last he has "swung around the cir
Gle" and is at rest. He died as he must
have hoped to die-in power and in hon
ors-beloyed by his people and respected
by the world. Let lis hope that, as he
closed the circle of his pilgrimage on
earth, he had, as when he began it,
white soul and Il heart without sin.-At-
Iqntu HerdH
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
EEyER DIEr.-Dr. Luton of Rheims

FEVER DIET.-Dr. Luton of Rheims
states that for the last four years he has
treated typhoid by an absolute water di.
ct. Nothing but good fresh filtered
water, occasionally iced, is permitted to
be taken. At first, he says, it is taken
with avility. then in moderation, and at
last with signs of safety; it is sometimes
vomited at first, hut is soon tolerated; at
the beginning of the treatment the bow
els may be Il little relaxed, but they soon
become moderate and less offensive, and
after Il time constipation may ensue.
The duration of this treatment depends
upon the progress of the disease; that's,
between four and five days of water cx-
clusively may be required, if the fever
bs treated us 4 whole, but three or four
days suffice if only the intestinal clement
of the disease be considered. A light
alirncntation may then be allowed milk,
unhoilcd, may be mixed with the water
and given by spoonluls, and if we'll sup
ported for Il time, to be followed by broth
and soup. Under this treatment the
mortality is very low, no evil results
cnsuc, and serious complications, inclu-
ding yisccral congcstiuns and bed sores,
at once disappear.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12

RESULT OF WAE.-Sincc the historic
period, 14,OOO, O,00o,Oo0 of human beings
have fallen in the battles which man has
warcd against man. If this amazing
number of men were to hold each by the
hand, at arms length, they would extend
over 14,000,523 miles Of ground, and en-
circle the globe sos times. If only the
rorrlingcrs of every enc of these were
laid in a straight line, they would reach
more than 100000 miles beyond the
moon; allowing person nineteen hours
a dav. ut the rate of 5000 per hour ii
would take one person 336 years 10 count
tDrm.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
TIE PROPERTY OF SMALL FARMERS.

TIE PROPERTY OF SMALL FARMERS.
We have often had occasion to call at
tcntion to thu fact that those VIC arc accus-
toned to call small farmers" are gcncr-
ally tic most prosperous people In the
South. They arc not so because small
farms and very limited operations are, i'll
themselves, best, but because these far
mcrs are working in harmony with their
circumstances. They have accepted the
situation, and put their own hands to
the plough. Having small capital, and
often very limited knowledge and skill,
they 60 safely, as they see the way clear
ly before them. The large planter, on
the contrary, often without any capital at
all of his own, attempts OF borrowed
money lat fearful high rates of interest,)
To conduct large operations, without
closely counting the cost of risks, and
fails, rs any sound minded man, not in
latuatcd with cotton would see that hs
must. This does not prove that small
farms and small farming are necessarily
most profitable. bat that our operations,
both rs to method and TO extent, mus
correspond with our capital and other
ircumstanccs.-RWol (arolAian.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
Crorrc Wosl,incton couldn't tel

- George Washington couldn't tell Il
lie, and that's what ails the average
Nicksburg boy. The other day, when
one of them accidentally broke Il pane of
glass in store window, il wls touching
10 see him walk bravcly into the store
and up to the merchant. and say: "Alr.
Blank. | broke IL pane of @iaSS i'll the
window there, and you can put 1t to the
old m,n's account! Tut it down us Il
pound Of salcr:,lus and he'll never know
the lil;rcncc!'
A philosopher asserts that the rca-
son why ladies teeth decay sooner than
~cntlcmcn'S l. !,rrause ot the friction OF
the tongue and the sweetness Of the lips.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-08-12
4 very pretty Sunday school SON

"A very pretty Sunday school song
is the one entitled, Put your armor on,
NV boys" There is, however, i Young
lady in town, who doesn't like IN hear it.
She says it sounds like put Your arms
around me, boys" and ii always makes
her feel lonesome.
- IN exchange sayS: "A Rhode
Island man has inverted Il iirw lawn
game. Thirteen girls kiss 4 man thirteen
Times each during the play VIZ wish
10 goodness they would intr"'lutc Inc
gLnlc here.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-03

SWEET OIL AS A REMEDY FOR
Po1soN.-A plain farmer writes: 1t
is now over twenty years since l heard
that sweet oil would cure the bite Of
rattlesnake, not knowing that it
would cure other kinds Of poison.
Practice and experience have taught
me that it will cure poisons Of any
kind, both on man and beast. The
patient must take spoonful of it
internally, and bathe the wound for a
cure. To cure a horse, it takes eight
times as much as for a man. One OF
the most extreme cases of snake bites
occurred eleven years ego. It had
been thirty days standing, and the
patient had been given up BY his
physician, I gave him spoonful Of
the oil, which effected cure. Il will
cure bloat in cattle caused by fresh
clover. It will cure the stings of bees,
spiders, or other insects, and persons
who have been poisoned BY a low, run
ming vine called ivy. :"
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-03

Hoes WANT SULPHUR
Whether hogs require sulphur as
an essential to health, or whether
it is sought by them as condi-
ment, may not be discovered. But
one thing is true, they devour it
with greed, whenever it is to be
found. It is for this purpose, very
prudently, that they can eat large
quantities of soft coal which con-
tains a large amount of sulphur.
Perhaps this is the most economi-
cal method Of supplying hogs with
sulphur during the winter, when
they require a good deal Of carbon.
But IN summer it is better to feed
it to them in substances which con-
tain less carbon, on account of
their producing less heat. Mustard
is one of the best things for this
purpose, and some Of it should be
sown in every pasture into which
they are turned.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-03

, Freckles, says the Herald Of Health,
are not easily washed ont Of those who
have dorid complexion and are much
in the sunshine, but the following
washes are not only harmless, but very
much the bestof anything we know {:
Crate horse radish fine, let It stand 8
few hours in buttermilk, then strain
and use the wash night and morning.
Or squeeze the juice Of lemon into
half a goblet of water, and use the
same way. Most Of the remedies for
freckles are poisonous and cannot be
used With safety. Freckles indicate a
defect in digestion, and consists in
deposits Of SOME carboaaceous or fatty
matter beneath the scarf skin. The
diet should be attended to, and should
be of q nature that the bowels and kid
neys will do their duty. Daily bath
ing, with much friction, should not
be neglected, and the Turkish bath
taken occasionally, if convenient.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-03

Of nutritive matter, the water
which sinks into the land carries
those nutritive substances deeper
down into the soil and deposits
them in the lower portions where
the roots of the plants are to be
found. Draining causes the rain
to pass through q considerable
thickness of soil before it runs off,
and hence it causes less loss of
nutritive matter than is occasioned
by rain washing soil as it does in
undrained land, carrying off to
the rivers much Of the valuable
nutritive matter that abounds in the
surface.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-03

LAMPS AND Oh.-First-AIways
fill your lamp in the>morning, for then
you have daylight to work by, and
the lamps and oil are cold.
Second-Never pour oil from can
that has been recently agitated.
Third-Never allow your lamps or
can to stand long near stove, Or in
any other warm place.
Fourth-Always keep the tube of
lamp clean, and trim the wick every
morning.
Fifth-Ne7er- blow down chin.
ney to put out your light, but blow
up from the bottom or turn the wick
down.
Sixth-Buy none but the best oil.
Seventh-Never pour oil on fire,
for one-half of the lives lost by oil
have been lost in this way.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-03
NOVEMBER.
DTPTHERIA.- :

A physician of distinguished
ability furnishes the editor Of the
Augusta Constitutlonalist the fol-
lowing facts concerning this much
dreaded disease:
l. In its nature it is not local
affection, as is usually supposed,
but constitutional, pervading the
blood of the whole it makes its
appearance in any part; it is Of a
nature~kindred to erysipelas, and,
though, epidemical, is not infec-
tious.
2. Its most manifest symptom IS
8 false membrane of white color,
that forms upon and around the
tonsil, near the palate, and which
thickens and extends until the
patient dies from suffocation. This
false membrane is, however, not
confined to the throat, but may
sometimes be seen upon the hands
or arms, or any other place from
which the skin has been removed.
8. Among the cautions to be
observed are the following:
Avoid all medicines and modes
of treatment which shall exhaust
the strength, and be careful not to
iniure the skin by bhsters or coun-
ter-irrjtants, particularly in the
neighborhood Of the throat.
4. To effect it's cure, aim to re-
store as rapidly and efectually
as possible, the patients waning
strength. For this purpose, let
the diet be Of the most nutritious
Observation-Disclosures soup, beef tea,
&c. Give freely Of egg neg, made
of good Whiskey, or use the stinu-
lant IN any other way. that will
combine nourishment with stimu-
lation. Add to the general strength
by 5the use Of mineral tonies, Of
which may be administered as
largely as ten = drops at a dose,
every two or three hours,o for an
adult. Between the doses of iron,
give from five to fifteen grains Of
chlorate -(not chloride) Of potash
orsoda. The chloride of sodamsy
be used as an antiseptic gargle,
but the best gargle Of allis common
salt. + / .eG~..
If the disease gives signs Of
pe,iodity by regular remissions
and assertions, then bring in the
great anti-periodic, quinine.
Cut this out and have it in time
ofneed, as it may be relied on.