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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23

The influence of cheap novels on the
youthful mind has received an illustra-
tion at the police headquarters in New
York Saturdays Herald tells the sto
ry:
superintendent Walling received a
dispatch from the Chief of Police of
Waterbury, Conn, requesting the arrest
of three lads, named Thomas Eyman.
August Won Weggs and Thomas Stubbs,
aged respectively sixteen, seventeen and
eighteen years, who had run away from
their parents and were en- route to the
West. The proper measures were taken
and the young adventures were appre-
hended early yesterday morning, having
arrived on the New Haven boat. EACH
of them had strapped to his back
purchased in New Haven, and, fastened
around their bodies, they carried bags
filled with ammunition. When taken
into custody they appeared very much
crestfallen at the unlocked for obstacle,
but quietly submitted to fate and march
ed solemnlv to the Central Office, where
they stated that they intended to go to the
far West to shoot buffaloes and Indians.
They had not the slightest doubt but
that they could do a thriving business, as
they had carefully studied the tactics of
some of the most famous trappers. One
eyed Bill the Outcast and Long-heeled
Joe the Terror of the Plains they instanc-
ed as renowned examples of what cour-
age and perseverance could achieve.
In the midst of a vivid description of
how one brave man could kill three In
dians and buffalo at the same time, by
the adoption of certain improved man
euvres, tall, portly Teuton entered
the room, and, advancing toward the
adoleScent speaker. shouted, 81 show
you how to Kill to buffaloes when ] haf
you back nit me alone. / fix you SO
you get all the buffaloes you want" A
silence fell upon the youth. He evid-
fentlv believed the words of his father.
The two other boys then held con-
sultation; they cast admiring looks at
the bright shining guns before them,
heaved some heavy sighs as they con-
| templated the Illustration of their en-
terprise; but at last they yielded to the
better sense, and took the next train for
| Waterbury, sadder but wiser youths.
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Keep up the National Feeling.

The pulse of the country vibrates
with the old time memories revived in
Massachusetts There is to the true
American heart kindling charm in the
names concord" and Lexington"
which the most classic spots of the Old
World could not awaken. There is
poetry in the thought of Boone explor-
ing the wllds of Kentucky whilst the
great drama of the Revolution was in
progress, that stirs the fancy and peoples
the soul with romantic pictures. How
the old names come back again. 1t
seems as il we could once more have a
primitive Fourth of July. Yeomanry,
booths, flags, noise and jollity peculiar
to the soil. Prescott intrenches himself
at Bunker Hill. Brave Warren falls
serving in the ranks. Sergeant Jasper
replaces the flag on the ramparts of
Fort Moultrie Washington crosses the
Delaware on a tempestuous Christmas
night, Stark whips the red coats at
Bennington. Marion ranges between
the Pedee and Santee rivers, and pounces
upon struggling detachments. The saw
ages descend upon the beautiful vale of
Wyoming There troop in on the re-
collection the figures of gallant De Kalb,
Lafayette, Kosciousko, Pulaski, the un
fortunate Andre, the relentless Tarleton
searching for Jefferson hidden in the
mountains. Morgan fghtsat Cow pens.
The guns rattle at Guilford Court
House Arnold ravages the coast of
Connecticut. At last the army of Corn
wallis mournfnlly lays down its arms at
Yorktown. We welcome back again
the whole history. We have heard too
little of it in recent years. We have
been so much taken up with getting
more lands and building new railroads,
that we have well nigh forgotten our
heroic ancestry and their glorious deeds.
Any town, village or hamlet that can
get up Centennial commemorating anv
notable revolutionary experience, cele-
brate, say we. Bring ont the drum and
the shrill fife, throw the. flag TO the
breeze and burn powder with old time
ardor for one day. The big Centennial
is coming and now's the time to throw
out the skirmish lines. Keep up the
national feeling. Pittsburgh Tel.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23

house, accompanied by Colonel Blood.
and his wife, Colonel Blood and myself.
We sat down TO the table about 3 o'clock
and, as Beecher said, the dinner was
good, and so was he. Now that is more
than he has said of me. Well, he was
good.and gracious, and full of jollity
and laughter. He fairly overpowered
me with his kindness. Well, the rich
est Of Burgundy wine flowed like water,
and Frank never let Beecher see the
bottom of his tumbler ] remember my
thoughts as 1 sat at that table. / thought
how true is the expression, All the
worlds stage l thought Of Beecher
preaching In the morning TO thousands.
who was to appear again in the evening;
and this was The scene between the acts.
But to resume my story. After dinner
we went about the house admiring the
many articles of virtu that adorned the
walls. While moving about, Beecher
was at my side dilating on the beauties
of each article that met Our eyes. We
all went into Theodore'S bedroom, and
after awhile l fonnd that Beecher and
myself were the only occupants. Beech
er then turned around, took both my
| hands in those Of his own, and drew me
/ toward an easy chair. After seating me.
he drew his chair up in front of me. and
placing one hand on my lap and the
other on my shoulder, he poured out the
richest food of eloquence that ever a
mortal woman listened to. Don't ask
| me to repeat what he said; that is I'M
possible II was enough to feel without
trying to remember. 1t was something
that words can not adequately describe.
The opening do remember. 1t was,
| My little woman, know the influence
you possess over that by down stairs,
and / appreciate the delicate task you
have undertaken Then followed die
sertation on social topics, he painted for
me a glorious future, where ] was to
| figure as the foremost champion of my
sex. Ten minutes, was 1t? Well, did
MT think it was any longer, but you ask
the Colonel. He declares il was n plumd
two hours. 1t is really amusing to read
Beecher's testimony, particularly when
he says he found himself strolling in the
neighborhood of Tilton's house before
he knew where he was. Now, the idea
of Beecher strolling away from the
Heights on Sunday afternoon. That
dinner was d 'put-up job to get me
under the old mans magnetism, and he
gave it to me strong. l have always
said, and still maintain, that he shoul.l
be the high priest Of the new dispen-
sation, and he will.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23

Scribed the manner in which the fearful
crime was perpetrated. They had coax
ed Mr. Moore away and caused him to
become intoxicated, and then, when un-
der the influence of liquor, and unable
to defend himself, the saloon keeper and
four others had stabbed him with their
knives until they killed him. They
then made off with his money.
Three of the parties had been arrested
and put in Jail on Thursday. On Fri
day Mr. l. J. Spaford, of this city, was
at the Essex Housein Mattoon. On the
night previous the officers came in.
bringing with them as captive man
by the name of JOnson, who was impli
Gated in the murder. He was captured
in Douglass county, where he had been
for some time. During his stay in
Douglass he was taken very seriously
sick. and when, as he supposed, he was
just on the verge of the grave, and lia-
BILE to pass into it at any Moment he
confessed to the crime, and, in his con-
fession. told the same story that the wo-
man did. But he did not die, and when
he found that he was not about TO pass
in his check, he denied the story which
he had confessed. He was put in irons
and forwarded 10 Bloomington, Indiana,
and the officers went on TO Arkansas,
where the fifth man is supposed to be
staying. The prisoner is described as
being very powerful man, and in ap-
pearance most wicked, indeed; capable
of doing dark deeds of villainy-
This is truly a strange statement oi
facts, and tale that will be of great in
terest to the members of this communi.
ty. Who Mr.. William or John Moore
was we do not know Ifany person car
give any information upon this subject
or knows of Mr.. Moore who suddenly
left this section of this country about
three or four years ago, we would be
very glad to have them leave informa
ton at this Office, by which the tangled
skein may be unraveled, and perhaps
the ends of justice furthered.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
The Second Adventists.


The Second Adventists- of Chicago
are evidently disappointed, as their
predicted ending of the world did not
take place last night. A preacher at
Glasboro, in New Jersey, has so effec-
lively warned his hearers of the immed-
late destruction of all things terrestrial
that many people have closed out their
business and made their preparations
for the Day of Judgment. This singu-
lar hallucination is, almost a. old as the
world-varying only in date as the
world grows older. Persons complain
ing of the deranging effects of the New
Jersey prophets predictions upon the
industries of the region are arrested on
his complaint and held to bail. Their
hearing ought to be postponed until the
predicted day of doom has come and
gone. 1t is quite likely that the seer
had based his theory on a well-known
prophecy, of Oliver Wendell Holmes,
who, some years ago, advised his
readers to order their ascension robes
"When the first locomotives wheel
Rolls through the HoOsac Tunnels bore"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
A Strange Tale.
Bloomington qllinois) Pantograph.l

Bloomington Qllinois) Pantograph.l
About three years ago man went
from here to Bloomington, Indiana. He
left the train at the latter place be-
tween the hours of six and seven o'clock
in the evening, and went to hotel in
that city and applied for entertainment
for the night. The landlord saw that
the man was considerably under the IN
fluence of lIquor at the time. The man
said that he had no money, but would
have plenty in the morning. The land
lord asked why it was that he had no
money at that time. He answered that
he had been chased by some men and
had left his money, which amounted to
81, 200, in the hands of the station agent,
but would get it in the morning and pay
his bill
The landlord said he could stay, ask
ing him to register his name, but this
he could not do, as he was too mnch in
toxicated at the time. TIE landlord
registered for him, and he gave his name
as either civilian" or "John Moore,
Bloomington, Illinois" The hotel has
since been burned, and with it the reg
lister, and for this reason the landlord
can not remember the name distinctly,
but it was either William or John. The
next morning Mr.. Moore stepped out
of the hotel, and after a short stay came
back with money and paid his bill
The landlord inquired of the station
agent about Mr.. Moore and the sum Of
money that had been left IN his possess
sion for safe keeping. The agent said
he had received large quantity of
money. but as he was not especially re-
sponsible he did not count it, but wonld
Judge that there was seventeen hundred
dollars, or very near that sum.
Mr.. Moore staid in the city around
the hotel for some time, and finally said
that he had friend in the country, and
he was going out to see him. He met
his friend on the street in short time,
and his friend told him that he would
be going out soon, and he should 60
along, and also cautioned him not TO
sdfink anything more before they start
ed. The friends then separated, and
that was the last time Mr.. Moore was
ever seen. -
d Only a few weeks since man deserted
his wife there, and to revenge herself
upon her husband, the wife then told
the story that Mr.. Moore had been MUIR
dered in a saloon in Bloomington, Trd,
and that her husband was implicated as
one of the parties. She said that her
husband had told all the names, and de-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
Risen From the Dead.


The Augusta (Me.) Journal of Fri
day, the 10Th ult., tells this marvellous
tale: We have an event to chronicle
that would scarcely be believed were it
not authoritativelv vouehed for by COM
petent witnesses, parties whose testimo-
ny cannot we'll be disputed or set aside.
A young man in the town of Vassalboro,
in this county, was suffering in the last
stages Of consumpson, the disease which
had insidiousIy and stealthily brought
him to the verge of the grave. For sew
eraI weeks he had been entirely PROSTATE
and unable to speak, even to articulate
a syllable. He became so oppressed for
breath that he compelled his attendants
to raise the windows of his room, put
out the fire, and resort to every means to
obtain fresh air. One day last week.
Thursday, we understand, the young
man died. Friendly hands prepared
the poor emaeiated body for the burial |;
but just as the attending friends were
arranging the remains for the casket.
there appeared unmistakable signs of
returning life, in what had seemed to
them an inanimate mass of clay. The ear
of the attendant was bent down to the
side of the dead man, and it was discov-
cred that the heart had begun again its
slow and measured palpitations, the
pulse throbbed, and the young man rose
from the dead shrowds, opened his
mouth, and spoke in clear and distinct
words to those who stood appalled, in
the death chamber. There was no husk-
mess in his voice, he appeared lively
and active, said he felt not the slightest
pain, but, to use his own language, 81
feel just as well as / ever did" At his
request the neighbors were all called i'll,
who crowded the house for hours, de-
claring that the recovery of the man-was
equal to any miracle recorded in the
Scriptures. He told this startled assem-
hlage of his friends and neighbors that,
as he died, all things seemed DIRK, but
only for an instant; his eyes suddenly
opened to a new world. the real heaven
which had been so many times in his
thoaghts and had given SO much COM
tort in his last weeks of pain and sor-
row. He stood upon an eninence which
overlooked vast and beautiful plain;
the magnificent plain stretched further
than his enlarged visiomeould penetrate,
and he described it in language which,
to his mortal auditors, seemed extrava-
grant in the extreme. But the revivi-
fed life of the young man was not to
continue long. Before night he again
resigned himself to death. The body
was kept reasonable length of time,
and buried on Sunday last, the funeral
being largely attended. We have writ
ten out the particulars of this remarka-
BILE event substantially as we heard them,
allowing our intelligent readers the
privilege of drawing their own infer
enpea
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
PART /.

l.-Chorus of Hanan's friends, 'Ha-
man, Haman, long live Haman-"
2.-Solo, Haman, Behold this Nor
decai in scorn."
3--Recitation, Haman, There is a
certain People.
4.-Solo, King, "The silver is given
TO thee"
5-Duet, King and Haman, GA song,
a song of joy"
6.-Solo, Prophecies, "Lo! DER the
wicked, in hours that seem brightest"
7.-Solo and Chorus, Esther, Morde-
cal and Jews, "Israel, o, Israel, for thee
do tremble."
S.-Duet, Mordecai and Esther, $50
thou unto the King"
9-Solo, Mordecai, with Chorus,
Prayer for success. "To thee, o, Lord,
raise my cries"
1O.-Chorus, "He that goeth forth and
weepeth."
11-Chorus of Jews, with Solos, "God
is the refuge of his people"
12-Dialorue, King and Esther,
"What is it, Queen Esther"
13-Solo and Duet, King and Queen,
"Long live our beauteous Queen"
14:-Chorus and Solos, Call to the
Banquet, Haste to the 3anquet hall"
15.-Haman, "All this availeth ME
nonght."
I6.-Solo (Alto), Zerish, "Why should
this Hebrew" Zerish, with her maids,
"Then shall TO care its shadow Ger thee
fling"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23

1.-solo, King, "What honor and
dignity"
catalogue. King and Haman. 80,
Haman! Hamanr'
3.-Chorus, aha, proud Haman be-
gins to fall"
T. 4.-Quartette, male voices, "The
King has given commandment"
5.-Chorus of rejoicing at Haman's
defeat, "Open We the gates"
6.-Trio and Chorus, Trust in the
Lord forever"
Solo, Hegai and Chorus, "For He
bringeth down"
S--Solo, Queen's first Maid of honor,
"For thou hast been a strength to the
poor" Solo, with Chorus accompani
ment, "Thou wilt keep him in perfect
peace"
9.-SOlo, Haman proclaiming Morde-
cal the favored of the King, "Thus shall
it be done unto the man whom the King
delighted to honor"
10.-Solo, Zerish to Haman. "Tbv
CALLING defeat, alas, me know it all"
1.-Duet, King and Haman, Chorus
of friends, "Long live our beauteous
Queen"
12.-Banquet music, waltz movement.
13.-DialOgue, King and Esther.
"What is thy petition"
14.-King's lennnciation of Hanan.
40, base, ungratefnI manl'
15.-Quartette. Maid of honor, Nor
decai, Zerish and Hegai, "Do wake or
am | dreaming"
16.-Finale. Choral, with accompany
ing Chorus, praise ye the Lord
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23

After the committee of the Ohio
State Agricultural Fair had given
the first premium Tor poultry to ga
Hungarian chicken of the Slavi-
Magyar breed" the fact was devel-
oped that the disgraceful fowl was
merely an ordinary chicken with a
broken back, a false tail and a ruffle
of turkey feathers glued around its
neck with mucilage. The commit
tee say they knew it all the time,
they wanted to see how far the man
would carry the fraud.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
BENT SHAFTs.-It is now poss

BENT SHAFTS. is now posi-
bic by the aid of hydraulic machin-
cry to bend iron shafts of twelve
inches diameter to any. required
shape. Incredible as this statement
may seem to an expert, crank shafts
are now so made, instead of by the
slow, laborious, and expensive meth
cd of forgeing. The bent shafts are
also much better than forged ones
from the fact that the fibre of the
metal runs in one direction contin-
uously, whereas in forged ones it is
often across the line of strain
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
Mrs. WOOdhnll's Story OF Her In
terVieW with Beecher. A as.

: sa-H I'd. -
New York Correspondence Chicago Times.l
1t can not be denied but what Victo-
ria Woodruff has the best claim to the
title "True Story" For that reason it
is treat to listen to her as she reviews
the testimony of the litigants. She
claims that she sometimes goes off into
spells. She says those who hear her on
such occasions get the trnth, the whole
truth. and nothing bat the truth, and an
occasional vision of coming events. She
gave me private sitting, and thus she
discoursed;
"Beecher is the champion Of them all,
and challenges my warmest admiration.
love the truth, but yet he lies 30 sub
timely one can notHhelp bat take it all
in. How nicely he pushes me off into
the gutter when he speaks of my intrud-
ing myself upon him; when he says he
talked with me only ten minutes. How
grandly he CANDLES with fate. Who is
the artist who is to immortallze himself
by preserving for posterity the picture
Beecher defying God? Now listen to
me for a few momeats and hear my nm
vanished tale Of how Intruded myself
on the great preacher. Goaded by the
jibes and filings of the press, said, in
card that appeared over my signature in
the Times and World in May, 1871, that
knew Of crooked state Of affairs in
certain households in Brooklyn. Then
followed my meeting with Tilton, and in
less than a week after our interview he
insisted on my going over to his honse
to see his wife. did 50, and after she
had been Informed that / knew all about
her liaison with her pastor, she made
me her confdant and told me.everything
IN connection with that intimacy At
her urgent request I stayed all night
and the next morning she presented me
with . handsomely bound volume of
poems 4, with an inscription and her
autograph on the Hy-leafs This was in
the latter part of May, 1871 s,r;A.y
Zone day, during the month follow
ing, while Mrs. Tiiton was away at
SchohaFie, i was asked by Frank and
Theodore if I would 90 ont to. dinner to
meet Beecher, who had expressed n
strong desire to talk with me. / declinF
ed to 60 on a week day. as i was very
bnsy at the office, and, for that reason, il
was arranged that should d go over on
Sunday afternoon. I went to Tilton's
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-23
Father Poland as Punch Maker.

Washington Correspondence of he Rochester
ExPress-l
Even Poland likes his tod" | would
rather connt all the money in the
Treasury, which has to be done before
Spinner leaves, than undertake TO tell
you how many cocktails have disap-
peared inside oi' THAT "old blue coat, all
buItoned down before. When he first
came here some of the boys thought ii
would be splendid to see old dignity p,
chow come you So" so they attempted to
put up job" on him. A stag party
was inauguraied, and the waiter was
implicitly instructed to give the MEM
Der from Vermont double dose every
time This he faithfully carried OUT;
but what was the astonishment of all
when every time the swine went round"
the old duff.r complained of the weak
ness OF his beverage; and made the wait
er brace it mp. They had reckOned
without their host. He was as bright
as a new shilling in the morning, and as
he gazed on the PROSTATE forms OF the
conspirators, like Alexander, he sighed
for more-whisky-to conquer.
The joke leaked out, and the Green
MoGptain boy set his wits to work TO re-
taliate. On certain evening he invited
the same parties to kind of a hot scotch
masquerade. The guests assembled ''on
time" Forth is brought the whisky" :"
smoking hot. 1t was not long before 1t
WAS discovered that the punch was too
strong add some more hot water,
said the Judge.
The suggestion was acted upon, and
again and again the water was added,
still the stronger the beverage became.
1t was wonderful. Finally it was de-
cided that the strength was only in the
Imagination of the drinkers. This de-
cision was, however, reversed when the
gay worshipers at The shrine of Bacchus
sought the "soft side of plank for a
downy couch. There was some talk of a
partition of Poland the next day, when
it was discoYered that the magic kettle
which was supposed to contain water
was full of whisky all the time, and
evrey drop added therefrom only made
the punch stronger.
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The Cold weather and the Crops.

Reports from nearly every county in
the State in reference to the effect OF the
recent extremely cold weather upon the
fruit and other crops, appear in the
Cincinnati Commercial of Wednesday
last, and the general showing is very
unpromising. Nearly everywhere IN
the State, the earlier varieties of lruit
have been killed; and the reported dam
age to the wheat is so wide spread and
so great, that the yield is not expected
70 reach more than an average halfcrop.