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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
i Cure for Consumption.

Urier the head of Pulmonary Gym
nastics," DR.. Burg, of Paris, has pub
lished the following curious dissertation,
which contains advice which might be
useful TO such persons as are afflicted
with weakness in the chest He begins
with stating the question fairly: Are
declamations. singing and, above all,
wind instruments dangerones exercises
for persons of weak or delicate constitu-
tions, and more or less predisposed by
birth to serious diseases of the respira-
tory organs?" Most physicians, he OBJ
serves, will answer in the affirmative;
ne takes the contrary ground, supported
by what we deem startling evidence. DIR.
Burg, it may me remembered, was the
first who proposed copper as a specific
in cholera, on the ground that workmen
constantly handling that metal had
traversed the epidemic of 1849 with i'm
punity. In order to establish this fact
be had visited a variety of large work
shops, and among others those of manu-
factnrers of wind instruments. On one
of these occasions NJ. Sax gave him the
following information, which We here
repeat almost word for word. "Besides
chOleraic immunity, our workmen enjoy
another-they are free from consump-
tion. Many philantrophists on seeing
our young military musicians WELD the
enormous instruments we make have
sorrowed over the few years those poor
fellows would have to live. Well they
are mistaken. All men who make it
their profession to try wind instruments
made at the various factories before
sending them off for sale, all, without
exception, TO my knowledge, are free
from pulmonary affections. / have
known many such who, upon entering
upon their profession, were very deli
cate, and who. though their duty oblig
ed them to blow for hours together, en-
joyed perfect health after a certain time
| am myself an instance of this. My
mother died of consumption; eight chill
dren of hers fell victims to the same
disease, and only three of US survive,
and we all three play on wind instru-
ments. The day is not far distant, per-
haps, when physicians will have re-
course to our dreaded art in order to
conquer pulmonary diseases"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
The -ShelI''-A New and De-
structiYe Engine of Warfare.

The London Nature has note on a
new and remarkably destructive engine
of warfare now undergoing artillery ex-
pertinent in England, known as the
"water she'll" The chief merit of the
invention-msde by Mr. Ahle-consists
in filling an ordinary shell with water
instead of with an explosive agent. A
small cylinder, containing from a quar-
ter to half ounce of gun-cotton and
little illuminate mercury, is attached
to the flse and inserted into the water
filled shell, and owing to the almost in
compressible character of water, the ex-
ploSiOn of the seeming trifling charge is
said to produce more violent effects than
have been attained by any other means.
We are told that 16 FOUNDER (cylin-
droconoidal) shell filed with sixteen
ounces of gnnpowder, was broken by the
explosion of this charge into twenty
nine fragments. The donation of a
quarter of an ounce of gun-cotton con-
fined in a shell of precisely the same
construction and weight, the chamber
being filled up with water and tightly
closed, bursts the shell into 121 frag-
ments, which were violently dispersed
A corresponding charge of gun-cotton,
confined in a third smaller shell, the
chamber being filled with air, did not
hurst the shell when detonated; the re-
sultiDg gases found vent through min
ute perforation in the plug or screw
stopper of the she'll. One ounce of gun
cotton confined in smaller shell, filled
up with water, broke it up into 300 frag-
ments, but in addition there were two
pounds one ounce of the shell pulver-
lied by the force of the explosion
brought to bear upon the metal through
the agency of the confined water.
Besides the increased destructiveness
of this extremely simple device, an even
greater recommendation is its saving of
expense, enabling even the most econom-
ical governments to feel that they may
afford the occasional luxury of war if
they can kill five times as many enemies
at less than half price.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
A Fish Story.

A Florida correspondent of the At
lanta Herald, in the course of an inter-
esting communication regarding Florida
fisheries, says: 1.-The best fishermen IN
Florida are the pelicans and ospreys. A
pelican consumes about peck of fish a
day. They flock about the straits and
inlets by thousands. Snpposing there
are 100000 pelicans in Florida-and
there are certainly more than that-they
would eat $4,000 bushels of fish each
day, or 1872, 500, 900 bushels per year.
The millions upon millions of white ard
blue cranes, herons. curlews, gulls, fish
hawks, kingfshers, and other waterfowl,
devour thousands of bushels of fish
every twenty-four hours. An exper-
fenced cracker estimates that 100000
bushels of fish day are required to
feed the birds of Florida alone. This
would make 225, 100000 bushels each
year Add to this the billions of fish
swallowed by sharks, bass, and others.
and the sum total will reach nearly g.
000, 100000 bushels destoyed by feather
ed and finny fishermen on the peninsula
in twelve months. At first glance these
figures appear enormous, but let any
man make his own estimate, and care
fully figure it up, and he will fEd them
under instead of over"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
NUMBER "a.
Uncle Dan Rogers.

In Watsonville resides a good old col
ored man by the name Of Uncle Dan.
He has bad an eventful history as a
slave and freeman, but now he has con-
siderable property, and is living com
fortably aud happy. He was never
taught to read, and many things he secs
in his travels are very strange to his in
experienced eyes. A few weeks ago he
went 10 the Hots Springs as servant 10 a
gentleman who was sicx. Stopping at
the Springs at the same time was a we'll
known venfriloquist. One morning Un
Gle Dan went ont to the celebrated wa
ter, bubbling up warm and steaming
from the depths below. and sat down to
watch operations. The ventriloquist
was also at the springs that morning.
"IIello, up there" said a gloomy,
mufled voice far under the waters, much
to Dams astonishment.
g Is the water warm enough?" inquir-
ed the voice. and Uncle Dan looked ser
ioHs, and the whites Of his large eyes
cleaned unnaturally from his ebony
face as he moved back a few steps.
"Splendid!-just right" said the gem
tleman.
81 say" continued the voice, 81 have
been down here firing up for four hun
dred years; and the travel is every year
getting greater, and want help"
sWhom do you want?' inquired the
gentleman.
Uncle Dan Rogers" said the voice
distinctly.
What dat he say ?" inquired Dan, in
an anxious tone.
ale said he wanted you to help fire
up down there" said the gentleman.
The corners of Dams mouth com
menced dropping down until they al.
most touched his shoulders; he gave
one look at the hot water, and then de.
liberately turned and darted away like
shadow which the clouds sometimes
throw upon the earth. and could never
again be induced to take bath in the
mysterious waters Of the Gilroy Springs.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
Striped Stockings.


In her last fashion letter Jennie June
''goes for" the innocent wearers of strip
ed stockings with the remorseless impe-
tuosity of a November hlast--goes for
respect Jennie has the advantage of US.
1t Is rarely we get to see them, striped
or plain. 1t is, peradventure. because
we happen to be thai sort of hair pin
As would say the great Tenfeldroch:
Hence the injustice of tyrannic Fashion.
Jennie tells us, "Fhe epidemic for strip
ed stocking, which has been raging more
or less for the past two years, has at last
taken form which will speedily put an
end to them among refined women"
Herein is implied the possibility OF the
existence of a great fact of which, for
two years. we have been permitted to re
main in ignorance. Has there, then,
been no end to them IN all that space of
time? Striped or plain, we knew they
began at the toe-only TO discover now
that for all this time their continuity
may have been infinite. We agree with
June, that there shonld be an end to
them. There is manifest improperly
in permitting them to go longer without
a reasonable limit. But we do not agree
with her that, ''if ladies can afford to
pay ten dollars per pair for silk, and
FIVE dollars per Pair for cotton hose,
there is no law against it, and no reason
why they should not" be- This is an
extravaganza that could only be tolera-
ted where the purse is as long as the
stocking. else the query very properly
comes in, who's to pay for the hose?
"The quicker we get back to the fine
white or ivory tinted stockings the bet
ter" concludes this gossipy autocrat of
the beau monde. But how are we to
know when we are back-some of MS?
The remark is too much attenuated-
too aqueous as it were. We shall de-
Dland 1.-THE ocular demonstration and the
proof before we shall believe what we
can't swear to. Thus your quill-drivers
of the feminine persuasion are always
vague-vague. d bds Ie bGs bleu-down
with the bluestocking! Zebras en- Grant
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
Risen From The Dead.

An event occurred recently at the
house of August Sink, the we'll known
hotel proprietor at the Grand Trunk
Junction, which created an intense ex-
citement. A little child of Edward
Dwyer, an engineer in the employ of
the Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany, died, apparently, and the funeral
arrangements were made. The body
was laid out in the usual manner A
shroud was made for it and all other
preparations for the funeral, even to the
engaging of carriages were completed.
just before the time for the funeral
services to commence, the attendants
were suddenly startled by a sharp cry,
aud to their momeniary horror and con
sternation, the babe for whose death
they had sorrowed two days, was seen to
move. Instantly all was excitement in
the house. Grief was changed 10 rejoic-
ing for one risen. as il were, from the
dead, and the news of the strange event
went abroad as on wings of lightning.
The neighbors focked to see the child
thus providentially returned from the
grave, and all that day the wondrous
iidings were carried from house to house.
The joy of the father and mother can
not be told. The fullness oftheir hearts
will be measurably understood by the
fathers and mothers who have put away
their little ones in the earth for ever.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

WooD AsHEs.-The Scientific Ameri-
can says: The point to which we now
call attention is, that our farmers and
fruit growers have ignored, or rather
have been ignorant of the importance of
wood ashes as a vegetable stimulant and
a leading constituent Of plants. Even
coal ashes, now thrown away as useless.
have been shown both by experiment
and analysis to posses fair share of al
kaline value. We will relate only one
experiment. Some twenty-five years ago
we treated an old pippin apple tree as
follows: The hollow, to the height OF
eight feet, was lilled and rammed with a
composite Of wood ashes, garden mould,
and little waste lime (carbonate). The
filling was securely fastening in by
boards. The next year the crop of
sound fruit was sixteen bushels from an
old shell of tree that had borne moth
ing of any account for some time, and
for seventeen years after filling the old
pippin tree continued to flourish and
bear we'll.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

At last she completely cured him
For months she had patiently endured
the pangs 40 many thousands of young
wives are compelled to suffer. Almost
every morning at breakf fast the heartless
husband expressed the hope that he
might live to see the day when he should
get such coffee as he used to have at
home. Or such corn bread as his moth
the meat was overbaked in the range
To be sure his mother used to roast the
meat in an old-fashioned Dutch tin oven
and the piece was always done to turn
the last turn of the revolving-spit.
Those days were forever gone. But he
might and ought to get such green ap-
pie pie with new cheese as his mother
used to give him. At length the long
suffering wife arose in her wrath, upset
the table, sending dishes and their con-
tents crashing to the carpet, strided over
to her astounded husband, gave him a
box on the ear which knocked him of
his chair, and remarked: There's a
clip over the head for you, such as your
mother used to give you when you was a
boy, gol dern yer" Thereafter there
was domestic peace and quiet in that
house, with never even an allusion to
the maternal cookery and comforts OF
the by gone days.--[N. Y, World.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

a rum bottle. But without word he
realized the situation.
"How is the weather." he asked.
"The wind has gone down, "said Mr.
Joseph. @We're under foresail, jib and
reefed topsails, and running right away
from the whale"
''Gone?" said the old man.
''Gone, /" answered Mr. Joseph, rueful-
ly. "Stanchion dragged, and the line
parted, and eight thousand dollars went
without an owner"
"Tell Chips to see to that broken
rail, said the captain, closing his eyes,
drowsily. "Ay, ay, SIR" said the old
second-mate as he stamped on deck.
! heard him stop at the after-hatch,
where the boat steerers and carpenter
lived, and call "Chips," two or three
times. At last there was an answer, in
another voice-not Chips; then a round
of hurried feet on deck, shout down
the forecastle, and shout back in ans
wer. There was no Chips there.
Two minutes after, heavy foot came
aft TO the cabin-stairs, and Mr.. Joseph,
with white face, entered.
] knew what he had to tell. / knew
now-just as if had seen all-who the
man was whom [ had seen leaning
against the line.
The captain looked at the second
mate.
"Chips is gone. sir" said the old sail
or, with tremor in his rough voice;
Chips was knocked over BY the line,
and we've gone four knots since it part
ed. I've put her about and we're run
ming down again"
There was a dead silence. We all
knew the search was hopeless. No man
could swim in such a sea; and had a
thought, though no one spoke it, that
brave, strong Chips had been killed by
the line before he struck the water.
All night we beat about the place
where we though it had occurred. The
wind and sea fell, and the moon came
out in great beauty to help our sad
search. Every man on board staid on
deck till the sun rose, and then we look
ed far and vainly over the needless swell
of an unbroken sea. Chips was dead
The rough Portuguese lads found it
hard to believe that the kind heart and
strong hand of their friend was gone
forever. We all knew that the best man
in the ship was taken away.
Two years afterward, when I found
myself in Boston, took from my sacred
things letter, which had found in
Chips chest. II was addressed to
woman, with the name and number of
Cambridge street. I found the place
small frame house, with lots of Chips
handiwork around it. His mother met
me at the door, an old, white-haired wo-
man. She seemed to have been waited
and watching for somebody. A few
words told the hopeless story. The let
ter was for her, and she read it over
the letter of her only boy, asking for
giveness for his one great and only dis
as she read, the white
head bent lower and lower till it met the
thin hands; and l turned and left the
little room had darkened--with all its
poor ornaments worthless now-and, as
walked toward Boston, I could not
help thinking that Gods ways are often
.wofully far from being our ways.-[Ap-
pleton's Journal
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

A Kansas Court has decided that a
man and wife may go to a circus on n
ticket that says "admit one" as they
are of Zone nesh," and considered as
unit If this decision is 20 be regarded
as a precedent in such cases by our
Courts, theatrical people may suffer
somewhat in the future. But, we pre-
sumo, the two in one, or one Of two, will
be restricted 10 a single seat, and that
the wife will be required to sit in the
lap Of the husband.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
Cause tor Suspicion.
From the vicksburg Herald

Two young men walking down Wash
ington street yesterday wefe discussing
the means of obtaining a smoke.
"I've got counterfeit half dollar,
said one.
Cant you pass it?" asked the other
81 don't know; you might"
"Mep and the young mans face be.
came one continuation of an elongated
exclamation point.
"Mel why the very fact of my having
SO much money would create suspicion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

"The Probable Existence of Unknown
Lands Within the Arctic Circle was
the title of a paper read by Capt. Sherod
Osborn, at a recent meeting Of .he Royal
Geographical Society. The author be-
lieves that human life will ultimately
be traced to the very pole of the earth.
In his opinion, the so called open polar
sea is land-bound at its northern extrem-
ity. Sir George Back, who was the
companion Of SIR John Franklin on
his Mackenzie River expedition,
thought this view likely to be correct.
Attention was called to the belief pre-
vnieni among the Esquimaux that there
is land to the north Of their country.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24
A WOman's Device.

From the Burlignton Hawkeye1
A young lady of engaging personal
appearance, who came here last week
from Creston, recently announced that
she was going to open barber shop on
North Hill. The very next day each
married woman on North Hill surpris
ed her husband, whose many virtues she
had long known and admired, with a
neat little present, consisting of razor,
lather-brush and strop. And now, as
oft as the North Hill man comes home,
the wife of his bosom puts her arms
around his neck and rubs her downy
cheek against his face. in all apparant
innocence and affection, but if his cheek
is smoother than when he went away
in the morning. she fans him with a
rolling pin until be has to wear his hat
on whichever lump it fits best.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24


FATTENING HoRsEs.-For fatttening
a horse there is probably no grain
superior to barley. In Germany barley
is ground into -four and made into cakes
for horses, and in England it is general
ly boiled and fed at evening Five
pounds at a feeding three times a day,
is the rate of feeding barley at the West,
and it is regarded as very fattening
food.
Green rye or clover may be cut green
and fed to the horse in the stall to bet
ter advantage than tn rning out to pas
tnre. But probably liberal supply of
Swedish turnips or rutabagas cut in
slices and literally covered with Indian
meal, will lay on fat as fast as is desira-
BILE. 1t is, we think. about the best sub
stitute for green food, gives soft and
glossy coat, an elastic step and good
spirits. We do not think the yellow or
Swedish tnrnip is appreciated as il
ought to be, as food for horses
! Massachusetts Ploughman.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

A little man observed that he had two
negative qualities; he never lay long in
bed, and he never wanted great coat.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

Why do white sheep cat more than
black Sheep Because there are more Of
them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-24

sing from astern to the brace forward,
and back to the bits amidships, made
an acute angle, inside which the captain
was standing. l saw and noted that as
passed forward, and l noticed also in
the dark, a tall man, who seemed to be
leaning against the line. 81 hope he's
forward of it" said to myself as went
on with what ! was about.
/ had not taken six steps from the
spot when knew that something strange
had occurred. The ship steadied, as if
the wind had ceased. heard no sound
greater than the storm; but, instead,
seemed to hear stiffness. ran amid
ships and grasped for the line. 1t was
gone A rush to the rail, and all was
clear. The strain had torn out the brace.
The mighty pull of the whale astern
had jerked the line straight, like the
cord of gigantic bow, and the captain
who had been standing on the rail, had
been struck by the flying rope and
thrown senseless far into the sea.
All this had been seen by the men in
the boat before any one IN board had
realized the affair. In less than minute
the cry of fSaved p reached ms from
Mr.. Joseph; and, in shorter time than
can be imagined by a landsman, the
boat was hanging at the davits, and the
injured commander was being cared fol-
in the cabin.
Hard rubbing and rum are the potent
remedies on a whaler; and by dint Of
these the captain opened his eyes in a
quarter of an hour. He had been stun
ned, but not seriously injured.
He was amazed at first seeing tn,
mate and myself standing over him will
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-09
THE MAILS.


Arrival and Departure Of Malls at Dallas Post
once.
Northern Mail,
Via NJ, X. and I. X. r., comprising western,
northern and eastern states, New York and
81. Louis mails, arrives daily at 528 p IN; de-
parts duly At $50 m.
Southern mail.
New Orleans and southern Louisiana, GAL
weston, Houston, Austin, Waco, and all other
points la southern Texas, arrives daily At $3.50
y IN; departs daily at 5:2S pm.
Eastern Mail,
Via y. and p. R.R., comprising southern and
middle states, Louisville, Chattanooga, Mem
phis, Little Rock, and Shreveport, and all
eastern Texas, arrives daily at $3.50 p III: de-
parts daily at 500 p IN.
Western Mail,
From Fort Worth, Cleburne, Granbury,
Weatherford, Decatur, Pal0 Pinto, JacksbOro
and western posts, arrives daily at 800 p IN;
departs daily at $50 a IN.
Cedar Hill Mail.
Cedar Hill, Mansfield, Alvarado and Cross
Timbers, arrives at d p m Wednesday and
Saturday; departs Monday and Thursday at
7 m.
seyene Mail.
Scyene, Haughts Store and Union Hill
arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
at IL M; departs at y IN alternate days.
Denton Mail.
Denton, Bolivar. .Elixabethtown, Boyds
Mills, Louisville and Trinity Mills, arrives
at p IN Monday, Wednesday and Saturday;
departs at 7 a IN alternate days.
Red Oak and Lisbon.
Arrives 400 p m Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays. Departs 100 q IN alternate
days.
Lisbon Mail.
Red Oak and Lisbon arrives ut d m Mon
day, "Wednesday and Friday; departs altern-
| ate days ut a IN.
Malls for BObos store, Grapevine and Duck
creek are taken out by hand, at irregular In
tervals.
Office Hours.
Delivery window, go IN to p m.
Money order window. . q m TO IL IN, and
| from p m to pm.
Stamps sold from 8 q m TO s pm.
Letters registered only during money Orde
hours.
All persons having complaints against the
once, on any account, Will please present
the same, In writing or In person, to the post.
| master
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-09-09
The Lamar Rides' Hall.

While THE HERALD is making up,
strains of heavenly music from the
Courthouse mingle with the mOnotOn-
GUS rattle of the press. As q matter of
course the reporter, being human, soon
drifted from duller scenes to the bril-
liant hall where youth, beauty and wit
had met to annihilate the glowing
hours. And q happy scene 1t
was to tired eyes, the elegant
dresses of the ladies and the
tasteful costumes OF the citizen-sol-
diery of Dallas mingling In happy and
orderly confusion. The party was at
tended by many Of the fairest adOrn-
ments to Dallas society, whose appro-
baton and smiles were eagerly sought
after by the assembled "Lamars" and
"Grays."
Alter u delightful evening the ball
broke up, the music that had animated
1t went on to mingle its cadences with
the melody Of the spheres, the merry
laughter died away, and, ~ the revel-
ers sought their respective homes, they
thought may the Lamars give another
ball.