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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
NUMBER I9.
in the Treasury Over a
"Missing" Tn enty-DOIIar Bill.

An-incident occurred at the Treasury
Department, to-day, which illustrates
among other things, the perfection to
which the system of checks and bal
ances in the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving has been brought. One ol
the female counters in that bureau yield
ed to the temptation 10 steal twenty
dollar greenback. Knowing that the
deficit would be ascertained without fail
before 3 o'clock, she made haste to
shield herself by reporting that she had
discovered deficit Of that amount. AT
once the most vigorous examination was
made, but in vain, to find who was re-
sponsible for the loss. The excitement
that prevailed in the cash-room when
the S47 900 loss was announced was re-
peated on small scale in Mr.. McCar-
tees bureau. Finally the woman who
had stolen the bill arose from her seat
and passed out Of the room. In doing
so the stolen bill slipped from the place
where it was concealed on her person,
and fell to the floor, leading to her de-
lection. She confessed her crime. but
told such pitiful story of poverty and
destitntion and the pressing wants Of a
family dependent upon her for support,
that she was permitted to retain her
position, upon promise not to do 30
again. Subsequently notice was served
npon the employees of the bureau that a
repetition of the ofense by any one
would certainly meet with the severest
punishment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
The National Park.

In Northwestern Wyoming, that half
explored wonderland of America, is the
famous Yellowstone Park. Here more
than thousand square miles have been
set apart by the Government for ma
tional park and hunting and junketing
ground forever, embracing perfect mn-
scum of natural uriosities-mountains
and wild abysses, falls as high as those
of the Yosemite, vegetable monarchs of
every sort and size, boiling geysers
charged with every flavor and odor,
bubbling over arabesque floors, spouting
from calcareous fountains, pouring from
silicious basins hung with glittering
iewelry; springs Of chicken soup, springs
Of mock turtle broth, springs with a
pungent taste of sea-food in them, as if
they were filtered through strata of sub
terranean clam chowder; rocks where
the explorer can sit and fish IN the se-
rene lake, then flirting his scaly captive
over his head, boil him in the adjacent
bubbling spring; forests that dropped
their leafy garments thousands of years
ago, and turned to solid grass from root
to stem, and now stand translucent, var
iegated, resplendent, and holdidg up to
the sun bushels of beautiful amethystine
CRYSTALS
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
Doing without Rain.


It would be by no means improbable
that some scier ti6c and inventive mind
should adapt means to do away with the
need for rain. Good farmers already
do this now in part by mulching newly
set trees, keeping the soil moist and
light by deep and thorough pulveriza-
tion. The air is always charged with
moisture, as we can see on the dTyest,
hottest day by the drops deposited on the
surface Of an ice pitheher. All that is
needed is that the air should freely cir
culate so deeply in the soil that its
moisture will be condensed by the cold
er particles of earth. Or some substance
having a strong affinity for water applied
to the earth would answer the same pur-
pose. A French chemist, NJ. Paraf, has
found this in chloride Of calcium, which
he has successfully applied in time Of
drought TO sand hills, road beds, grass
and all kinds Of soil. lie claims to be
able TO irrigate land more cheaply than
by means Of canals or pumping waters.
One application will condense and re-
tain moisture three days, while If APP
piled by irrigation the water would
evapOrate in an hour.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
A New POtatOe Disease.

A new potatoe disease, which promises
to be more disastrous than the old one.
ia announced in the British journal OF
Horticulture as having made It's appear
ence in the garden Of the Royal Horti-
cultural Society at Chiswick. Since
then the editors have received so many
communications on the subject as to
show that this disease is SO widely
spread as to call for the greatest vigi-
lance on the part Of cnltivators to pre-
vent it becoming general. 1t appears
as yet to be confined to the new varieties
which have within the last few years
been introduced from America, but
there is reason TO fear that it will not be
confined to them. The disease, which
is fungus, affects the haulm when il il
about six inches high; the leaves become
curled and growth ceases, the tubers
never exceeding the size of large peas.
1t viii be observed therefore, that while
with the old disease there was the
chance of a partial crop, with this one
there is no chance Of any. As the ma
tion is threatened with such a scouree
as this promises TO be, the editor hopes
her Majesty's government will take the
matter up and adopt the necessary meas.
nres to "stamp it ont"
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The Greatest Crop in the World.

The hay crop OF the United States
for the last year is reported to be over
p, 100000 tons cured. This at $50 per
ton is about $500, 100000, and does not
include what was eaten but not cured.
The live stock Of the United States was
worth S1,525,OOO,OOO, They had to get
their living ont Of grass. The value oi
animals slaughtered for food in that yea
was S3O0,OOo,O00. The butter crop Was
S514,000.00O. This all came from grass.
There were produced 235 ,0QO, 900 gallons
of milk, worth S25 200 900. This, too,
came from grass. Next, 100,000.0OO
pounds of wool, at S25,OO0,OOO. This
got its living from grass. Next, So, ,000,-
600 pounds of cheese, worth 5000, 900.
Put all these items together and the
grass product of 1874 Of the United
States was no less than 81 ,262 ,O00, 900
The total value of all agricultural pro.
ducts in the United States was 50, 2,447,
53s,65s. In other words the grass crop
of the United States can pay of the ma.
tional debt in two years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
Tramps In Maine.

A correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal, writing from Augusta, Me-, last
week, gave the following: "Our State
is beginning to be overrun with tramps.
The presence Of these vagabonds is
striking terror, for anywhere they 20
they are sure to commit depredations OF
some kind. In some instances their
crimes have been of a more serious char
acter than that of stealing money or
watches, their favorite booty. Quite a
number of citizens who never were
known to keep firearms in their houses
are supplying themself with weapons,
for protection against these lawless
itinerants. we met gentleman on the
train the other day, man of an exceed
ingly amiable disposition, who never
pnlled trigger in his life. He dis,
played seven-shooter, and in reso.
lutte voice, remarked, This is for
tramps, if they come TO my house, The
tramp question is exciting an unusual
share of attention, and as the vaea-
bonds become more insolent in their de-
'nands for food and their theiving grows
more general, our local authorizes are
beginning to take the matter in hand AZ
they should. In this city more than
half OF the inmates of the Jail of late
are tramps who are given quarters for
the night"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20

The voyage of the British exploring
ship Challenger. has been one of the
most interesting ever undertaken, and
the narration of alf the strange things
discovered by her officers will make an
entertaining, instructive and valuable
book Besides the discoveries of plant
and animal life at the bottom of the sea
and at the surface of almost unknown
waters, there will be accounts of new
islands in the Sonth Pacific, of strange
peoples, who, for three generations or
more have never been visited by civil
ized men, and of at least one valcano born
since the Challenger was built. The
latter is on small island in the China
seas, which once contained 25, 900 inhab-
itants, but is now nearly deserted. 1t
appeared first in May, 1871 land has now
attained height of nearly 1000 feet.
There were violent earthquakes on the
island before the first eruption, but after
the vent was made these ceased alto
gether In four months the volcano had
risen TO a height of 400 feet, and was
then about third of mile in diane
ter. The island was at one time very
fertile, producing hemp, sngar and to-
bacco, but it is now almost barren.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
[London Correspondence of the Capital.J
How an American Lady Entertained
aQueen.

Our fashionable readers will remem-
Der the beautiful Mrs. Hicks, whose
wealth and attractions caused so much
gossip at the National Capital one win
ter. Well, this lady is to-day distin-
guished feature in the fashionable world
sought and sued in a way to startle one,
for it is seldom that an American lady,
however accomplished, rich and beauti-
ful, wins such success.
1t happened in this way: Mrs. Hicks
arrived in London few days in advance
of the Qneen of the Netherlands She
took for herself all the best rooms, did
Mrs Hicks, of the Clarridge Hotel, the
aristocratic resort of this great social
center. Shortly afterward the Govern
ment notified the landlord that these
apartments had been selected for the
Queen. The landlord informed Mrs.
Hicks that he must have the rooms for
royalty. Mrs. Hicks respectfully but
firmly declined. She had engaged the
rooms; she was in them; they made her
castle; and, as an American woman. she
too, was a sovereign. The vexed land.
lord was disturbed, he was excited. He
would have torn his hair had he pos
sessed any. As he was quite bald he
appealed to the Government. Mrs
Hicks appealed to our minister, heI
cousin. The vexed question became q
question of State, and no end of diplom
attic correspondence passed before a com
promise was effected. 1t was arranged
at last that the Queen shonld occupy
the rooms as the guest of Mrs. Hicks
! The Queen did so, and she was delighted
with our fair conntrywoman. Mrs
Hicks received with her guest; was in
vited to court and court balls with he
royal visitor; and now she is dined, and
wined, and entertained in a way to en-
danger her constitution, and many .
male member of the nobility with an in
come and acres somewhat embarrassed
looks iongingly at the beautiful accom-
plished and wealthy American widow.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
Recipe for Preserving Meat.

As warm weather has come at last,
the following by a writer in the n. Y.
Times will prove both seasonable and
serviceable: 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 meat fresh for weeks even in
the warmest weather. l have tried it
for several years. As soon as the ami
NAL heat is out of meats, slice it up
ready for cooking. Prepare a large jar
by scalding it well with hot salt water.
Mix salt and pulverized saltpeter Cow
er the bottom Of the jar with sprin-
kle of salt and pepper Put down a
layer of meat, sprinkle with salt and
pepper the same as if it was just going
to the table, and continue in this man
ner until the jar is full. Fold n cloth
or towel and wet it in strong salt and
water in which little of the saltpeter
is dissolved. Press the cloth closely
over the meat and set in cool place.
Be sure and press the cloth in tightly
as each layer is removed, and your meat
will keep for months. it is a good plan
to let the meat remain over night, after
it is sliced before packing. Then drain
of all the blood that oozes from it. 1t
will be necessary TO change the cloth
occasionally, or take if off and wash it
frst in col water, then scald in salt wa
ter as at first. In this way farmers can
have fresh meat ali the year round.
have kept fresh beef that was killed the
18th of February till the Dist of June.
Then / packed large jar Of veal in the
same way during the dog days, and il
kept six weeks. This recipe alone il
worth the price of any newspaper in the
| land
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-20
How Former Governor Got His
WatermelOns When a Boy.
LFrom the DaHton Jolrnal.l

An amusing story is told of the late
Governor Brough by an elderly gentle
man of this city, who formerly resided
in Marietta, and who was a companion
of the governor IN his younger days
when he (Brough) was an apprentice in
a printing Office. the gentleman who
relates the story vouches for its truth
fuIness, and as il has never been in print,
We produce it.
The gentleman who relates the story,
says that, many years ago, when Govern
or Brough and himself were boys to-
gether, at Marietta, there lived over on
the Virginia side of the river an old ne
gro, who was famous far and wide
throughout the country for the excel
lence of his watermelons; and the old
darkey was the fortunate possessor of
very savage bulldog, which was like
wise famous throughout that section for
his ability to get away with anything in
human form that had the andacity to
invade the sacred precincts of that mel
on-patch, and the boys Whereabouts view
ed that dog with a feeling akin to awe,
and respected far more than they loved
him. Bnt there was one boy in Mariet-
ia who wasn't afraid of that dog, and
who made his boast that he'd fix him,
and that boy was Johnny Brough, and
was then the printers devil, but future
governor of Ohio.
One night, in the height of the water
melon season, the boys came to the con-
clusion that they would like to have
some of the old darkey's melons. 1t was
an easy matter to get skiff and row
across the river, but the great difficulty
was how to get that awe inspiring dog
interested in something else than watch
ing the melon patch. The boys put
their heads together and went into a
committee of the whole to devise ways
and means of getting that dog ont of the
way. Finally Johnny Brough announc-
ed to the boys that he'd fix him If they
would only go along to carry the melons
to the skitf. All efforts to find out the
exact plan by which Johnny was to close
the mouth of the dog were unavailing,
and finally the boys consented to go and
trust to the ingenuity of their leader.
The skifi was procured, and ere long the
boys were on the "Aacred soil" of that
melcn patch. When 10! the dog came
towards them with fire in his eye and
thunder in his voice. The boys were
greatly alarmed at the prospect, but
were warned by their leader to keep mp
their courage and trust in him. When
the dog was near enough Johnny pro-
duced from his pocket a pistol loaded to
The muzzle with snuff, and let fly square
in the dogs face. This gave him some
thing to occupy his attention, and while
he was working with both paws TO get
the snuff out of his eyes, the boys Sc
cured all the melons they wanted, and
got the river between their enemy and
themselves.