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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
How the Germans Are Training
Their Armies.

Paris Correspondence London Standard
A very interesting letter from Metz,
in French military pape-, gives details
of the kind of drill Prussian troops are
subjected to. If the account be correct,
actual campaigning must appear like
holiday to them in comparison with
their peace training:
military marches take place daily,
no matter what the weather or iempera-
ture may be. The men are invariably
in heavy marching order. They start at
5 A. NJ. after having taken coffee, and
return TO quarters about IL or u. The
forces are divided into two corps-one of
them. in forage caps, are supposed to re-
present the enemy. The cavalry is spe-
cIally trained in reconnoiterIng duties,
and a couple of troops invariably ac
company the infantry. The troops are
never allowed to enter village; each
man takes some bread and meat with
him, and when the halt is called, if near
any town or hamlet, each squad of TWEEN
ty men detaches two, who are sent to
purchase wine or brandy. The men
who have no money are generally allow
ed to have pull at the flask of their
comrades better off than themselves.
This is an understood thing. The Of
| fcers mostly do without eating; the few
who require refreshment are content
] -s4I. Il 4 4.
quarters of an hour. At the signal Civ
en- by the bugle the sentries and ont
posts, which are stationed all round to a
distance Of eight hundred metres, in
stantly fall in. The return homeward
is widely different from the marching
out. There is no more maneuvering;
the body of the men march in two lines
right and left of the road, with a group
of singers in the middle. Patriotic
songs are the rule, where the words
'Konig' and 'Vaterland' are of frequent
occurrence. The Bavarians are partial
to warlike ditties, in which the Erb-
feind seems severely handled. Ever since
last Thursday all the non n-commissioned
officers have been engaged in making
facines and throwing up earth works.
They start at p. NJ. and remain out all
night. On dark nights a powerful lamp
like that of lighthouse, is used"
This seems hard work. In South
Germany the training seems equally
practical and severe. NJ. Victor Tissot's
book, Voyage an Paws des Milliards, -
of which more presently, shows how re-
cruits are trained at Ulm: "They are
specially practised in marksmanship
and gymnastics. For two hours every
day they are kept firing at targets which
bear a strong resemblance to the distant
outline of ZOuaves and Turcos. The
instructors in musketry are all Prussian
and come from the school of musketry
at Spandau. Moreover, they are fIe.
quently practised in the operations ot
real warfare. Quite recently the rail.
way station at Ulm was captured by
body of Bavarian recruits, the EN-.
ployes were all made prisoners, while
the special railway battalion took pos.
session of the railway stock, and organ.
ized railway etoppen."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
His Word as Good as His Bond,
from thu Boston Traveller


The late Samual Brown, Esq, mer-
chant of this city, and the owner of
Browns wharf, is still remembered by
our older citizens. When the elder
Quincy was Mayor he saw the necessity
of moving the Almshouke and the House
of Correction to South Boston. Mr..
Brown owned very large vacant estate
where the buildings now stand, and Mr..
Quincy called upon him and stated his
purpose to induce the city government
to remove the institution to South Bos-
ton, and asked the price of the estate re-
ferred to. The reply was $50, 900. Mr.
Quincy said that would do, and asked
thirty days refusal and bond of it, in
order to endeavor to persuade the City
Council to agree to the measure. Mr.
Brown replied that he should give nc
hond, as he said his word was his bond
always The Mayor took his word, and
in twenty-eight days had obtained the
proper authority and again waited OF
Mr.. Brown, saying that he had come tc
complete the sale of that land.
What land?" said Mr.. Brown.
"Why the South Boston land We spoke
Of" said the Mayor.
AT what price, sir?" asked the former
Thirty thousand dollars" /" replied tht
latter ''the price agreed npon."
"Did say that amount, sir?"
"You did"
"Have you any writing to that effect?'
"No, sir, none.',
"Well," said Mr. Brown, "since yo,
were here I have been offered S6O,OOt
cash for it, and can you expect me Il
sell it for $50, 900 to the city?"
"T do," replied Mr.. Quincy, "becaus
you agreed to-
"Have you any proof of that?"
"Yes, am the witness"
''But you being an interested party
can't be witness. Have you any othe
witness or proof. and do you ask me t
refuse $4,000 for the land and sell it t
the city for $30,000?"
"I do"
"You have no bond for it, have you
Mr.. Quincy?"
"None, sir, whateyer," replied tn
Mayor, stretching himself mp with grea
dignity-"none whatever but your wore
and that you said was yo1r bond"
And" replied Mr.. Brown, stretchin
himself I'D with equal dignity, $50 it i
My word is my bond. and for $4,000
the land is Yonrsn
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
NUMBER I8.
Worth Its Weight in Gold.

The Department Of Agriculture pub
fishes the following experiments, which
a gentleman in Georgia tried and found
effective in dispelling serious trouble
in horses:
about thirty years ago friend lost
by bots very fine horse. He took from
the stomach of the dead horse about a
gill Of bots, and brought them to my of.
fee to experiment upon. He made prep
arations Of every remedy he had heard
Of, and put some of them into each.-
Most had no effect, a few affected them
slightly, but sage tea more than any
thing else; that killed them in fifteen
minutes.
"He concluded he would kill them by
putting them in nitric acid, but il had
no more effect on them than water; the
third day they were as lively as when
put in. A bunch of tanzy was growing
by my Office. He took handful Of that,
bruised it, added little water, squeezed
out the juice and put some bots in il;
they were dead in one minute. Since
then have had it given to every horae.
have never known it to fail of giving
entire relief My friend had another
horse affected with the bots several
years later. He gave him the tanzy IN
the morning, and dose of salts in the
evening, and the next morning he took
up from the excretions three half pints
of bots"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
Preserving Green Fodder.

a method of preserving green fodder,
such as turnIp-tops, beet-tops, or other
succulent vegetables, has been in use for
many years in Europe, by which this
green fodder is kept in good condition
for six or twelve months. A trench two
to four feet is dug in dry spot in the
field, and the tops of the roots carefully
gathered when free from rain or dew,
are thrown INTO it. They are very COM
pactly pressed down, and when the pit il
filled, some straw is laid upon the fod-
der, and the earth is heaped over the
whole. In this manner this product,
which is generally wasted in a great
measure, is utilized. On one occasion
the writer saw one of these pits opened
in the Spring, which had been filed and
covered up the Fall previous. The fod-
der, which was leaves of sugar-beets, was
cred, and the cows to which it was fed
ate it with avidity. Salt is generally
sprinkled upon the fodder, and aida in
its preservation. II would be worth
while when our root crops are being
gathered to preserve the tops in this way
as an experiment. 1t is not probable
that there will be any difficulty on ac-
count of our colder climate in thus pre-
serving for future use a very considera-
able amount of Winter fodder. The
principal requisites are to pack away the
leaves when dry, to compress them as
closely as possible, and to cover them so
completely with earth that all access oi
air is prevented. 1t is by the exclusion
of air and moisture that they are KEEP;
from decay.-L FIX.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
Sailing Hay.

Farmers are divided in opinion as tc
utility Of sailing hay. One thing is Ger.
tain, that it has never proved sufficiently
advantageous to become adopted By
good farmers to any extent. We do moi
think it would preserve green hay or af
feet the weight, unless applied in dose'
so large as to injure animals. -Four
quarts to the ton are az much az W,
would advise for an experiment. Some
farmers inform us that three quarts pei
ton makes their hay more palatable; and
prevents mustiness, while others give un.
favorable reports. So small quantity
would not probably produce much effect
either way. Hay contains naturally
several pounds of salt per ton (the pre-.
cise amount we have not now at handy
which il probably about as much as an.
imals need. A difficulty in sailing hay
is in applying it evenly; it would be
likely to be spread in masses, and ami.
mails would get it in undue quantitie,
at times. On the whole we have moi
much to say in favor Of sailing hay, but
would depend much more on a good ted
ding machine.-[COuntry Gentleman.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
New York Losing its Prestige.

The Washington Chronicle thus re-
fers to New York city, and its concln-
sions are not forced by any means.
"There il no use of New York trying
to kick against destiny. She will no
longer remain the commercial and
financial emporium of America. We
do not expect to zee the "bats and the
owls" taking possession of Wall street,
or Broadway, hut we expect to see some
other citv become the great money cen.
ter of our continent. Already are
Philadelphia and Baltimore actively
competing with New York for the trade
of the interior, while in shipbuilding
Philadelphia beats New York ont Oi
sight. Richmond will soon become dis
tinguished in this respect, il we do not
greatly err We shall shed no tears
when New York supremacy goes, com
paratively speaking, where the wood
bine twineth.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13

How TO CAPTURE IEsEs;Ts.-A writ
er in French Horticultural journal re-
lates this suggestive experience: "After
sunset, place in the centre Of my orch
ard All old barrel, the inside Of which ]
have previously tarred. A. the bottom
of the barrel place lighted lamp. In.
sects of many kinds attracted by the
light, make for the lamp. and while cir.
cling around IL strike against the sides
Of the barrel, where, meeting with the
tar, their wings and legs become 30 clog
ged that they fall helpless to the bottom.
In the morning ] examine the barrel and
frequently take out Of it ten or twelve
gallons OF cock -cIIaiers, which | immed-
lately destroy. A few pence worth OF
tar employed in this way will without
any further trouble be the means Of de-
stroying innumerable numbers Of these
insects, whose larvn are among the most
destructive pests the gardener or farmer
has to contend with.-[ohio Farmer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
Romance in Kansas.

One of the main tributaries of the
Little Arkansas river is called Running
Turkey Creek, at the mouth of which is
Jim Geary's rancho, an old and some
what notorious stopping place IN the
days when government provisions were
hauled from Fort Harker to the Indian
Territory by means of bull and mnle
teams. Among the early settlers was
family from Ohio named Falconer, which
consisted of Robert Falconer, his wife
Sarah, and an only daughter, Bessie, at
this time about seventeen years old. The
young girl was engaged to a young farm
er, and had nothing happened would
have been married on Friday evening.
The time for the marriage arrived, SO
did the bridegroom and invited guests,
but, strange, no bride appeared. Her
parents supposing she was in her room,
| went to the door to warn her that the
time for the performance of the ceremo-
ny had arrived, when they found the
room empty. 1t was early evening and
hOb 60 ANSh 81 AAiCS ndARC0 ~ NhC "
dow to endeavor to discover the truant
Their horror may be imagined when
they saw, rapidly disappearing through
the timber on the creek bank, a man
carrying in his arms the form of a Young
girl, which, from the dress, they immed-
lately recognized as that of their daugh
ter. In an instant the alarm was given
and the whole party, we'll armed, started
in pursuit. Within few minutes they
were within gunshot of the fugitive, but
were unable to use their weapons in con-
sequence of his shielding his body with
the loved form of the bride elect. The
young lover was almost frantic, and in
his frenzy appeared to have gained the
heetness of the antelope. Overtaking
the almost breathless abductor, he seized
him, and after brief struggle wrested
the girl from him, at the same time dis
covering that the abductor was Chey-
enne Indian who had been around the
neighborhood for year or two. At the
same time that the farmer regained his
sweetheart, the savage with an eel like
wriggle, escaped from his hold and start
ed on a keen run down the creek. The
pursuera, however, were to much fol
him, and one of their number brought
him to the ground by means of we'll
aimed bullet from needle-gun. 1t was
soon ascertained that the red man was
only wounded in the thigh. He was
then taken prisoner and lodged in q
neighboring dug out, from which by
some means he escaped during the nigh
carrying the needle gun ball in hi
thigh, and has not since been heard Of
: although diiigent search has beer
made by the friends of the young lady
whose wedding has been indefinitely
postponed in consequence of an attacl
: of brain fever, the result of the frigh
received.-[St. Joseph (Mo.) Herald.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
Walking vs.. TrOtting Horses,

A writer in the Prairie Farmer COM
plains that all the premiums offered at
agricultural fairs for the performance of
horses go for trotting or running, and
none for walking. He says the various
agricultural societies "say nothing of
walking, which the farmers are most in
terested in. | have often wondered
why that was overlooked, and had hop
ed that some one would bring it before
the societies. What benefit is a race
horse to farmer? If he wants to run
or trot him for premiums or stakes, it
will not do to work him as farm horses
have to work Besides, fast horses, gen.
orally, are not able to stand heavy
work, and are not apt to be extra walk
ers. What the farmer wants is a close
made, muscular horse, weighing one
thousand to one thousand two hundred
pounds, that can walk at least three
miles an hour with cultivator, or a
the rate crossing the field. 1t costs nc
more for hand TO drive a team that
will pillow three acres per day, than il
wonld to drive one that would plow on
ly two acres; and a good hand, or one
that iEies,to earn his wages, would.
And why not offer permiums for fas
walking oxen, which are needed as
much as fast horses?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
The Champion Defaulter.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. A few days
ago an investigation by the Central Pa
cific authorities of the defalcation of
Woodruff alias Moller was completed.
The amount is one million dollars. The
company succeeded in repairing the loss.
and on account Of the increase in value
of Woodruff's investments, which kept
pace with his high living, be has s-not
been delivered to the authorities~Of the
law, and it is believed he went to China
on the last steamer. The officers of the
company to-day admitted that he had
been permitted on parole not TO quit
this jurisdiction until he received per-
mission from the railroad authorities.
The Bulletin this evening says, edito-
rally: "His offences are of no ordinary
character. Bigamy, imbezzlement and
forgery have been charged against him
II the facts should turn out that tins
man is beyond the Nemesis of Califor.
mia laws the people of this State will
hold the Directors of the Contract and
Finance or Western Development Com
pany responsible for this outrage upor
Justice"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
Keeping Poultry In Orchards.

Some farmers make it a practice to
keep their poultry in their orchards from
early spring until cold weather acts in;
and they find that 1t pays them for 20
doing. A picket fence could be built
around the orchard, high enough to pre-
vent their flying over, with suitable
house or shed in one corner Of the yard
to shelter them at night. Thus situated
the poultry will thrive and prosper,
keeping themselves in good condition,
and the increase Of eggs will be greatly
augmented and their usefulness enhanc-
ed to their owners at least, on account OF
the myriads of insects and worms they
destroy, which will more than repay the
cost and labor Of building the fence
By keeping them enclosed in this man
ner. large number Of fowls may be re-
tained in the orchard, and the continual
scratching which is done by them will
prove advantageous both to the soil and
trees themselves.-LEx.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13

Mr.. Samuel Bowles has been taking
notes at Saratoga, and these are among
the things that particularly impressed
him: While Saratoga does not seem 70
be the last station on the starlight and
narrow road to heaven by any means
yet for so large and no mipcellaneoua a
company there certainly Is a curious
lack Of outward vice. The amount of
wine drank at the hotels is very small;
at the dinner tables not more than
quarter or fifth Of r. European
table dhote. You never see many peo-
pie in the bar rooms; while during the
fortnight Mr.. Bowles was there he not
only did not zee an intoxicated persons
any where in streets, at the hotels, on
the race grounds, at John Morrissey's
pool-rOoms, but not even a man under
the apparent influence Of liquor. Nor,
while weak women and silly girls and
vulgar dressing do abound to a degree
most discouraging for the future Of
American society, is there apparent in
any quarter the slightest wanionness Of
behavior on the part of either sex. He
doesn't forget that John Morrisaey is
sort of patron saint in this vieinage; but
If his club houpe was the home Of The
Young Mems Christian Association IL
could not be more decorous Outwardly,
nor more serene and silent withini while
the race grounds, which are under his
supervision, are the perfection Of order
and discipline and good administration
generally.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13

Says the World: Explain the fact
as you like, it still remains fact, that
the only three American authors who
have ever had any readers in the highest
of French culture are Cooper, Hawthorne
and Edgar Poe. Educated Frenchmen
make q point of knowing the names Of
other American writer's, in order that
they may lie about them civilly when
ever pOliteness requires it. But Cooper,
Poe and Hawthorne have been read and
are read, have been liked and are liked
an Paris. Poe was FIRST revealed to
Frenchmen by the kindred genius OF
Baudelaire, without whom Swinburne
had never been; and now NJ. Mallarme
has just made, and the Etching Com
pany have just published, a new trans
lation of "The Raven" illustrated in q
really weird and magnificent manner by
Edouard Manet. Etching, which is the
art OF nightmares and of visions, never
found a more congenial theme
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13

A recent number of the Leavenworth
(Kan.l Times SAYS that Col. d. r. An
thongs wound is healed. The collar
bone has united and is nearly as strong
as ever. The only danger now is from
the aneurismal tumor. The surgeon in
attendance says that the tumor was orig
inally three inches by two and one-half
inches in size, and that it has been re-
duced until it is no larger than a small
almond. He is positive that continued
compression of the artery inside the col
lar bone, with n low diet, will effect n
permanent cure. The position of the
bullet has not been discovered.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
MISCELLANY.
Brain Work and Hygiene.

Mental work or brain work is not in
furious to health, nor does it shorten life,
when kept under proper hygienic regu-
lations, of which important evidence is
available, it being the average age of
those who die in various occupations
and professions in this country. Records
kept for a period of twenty-five years in
the State of Massachusetts, have accu-
muIated a number of facts in the matter
sufficient to make the results important
and valuable We find that within the
time mentioned the deaths of 1866 pro-
fessional men had been reported, with
an average age of 50.5 years, and g.
856 merchants, fnanciers, agents, &C.,
with an average age of 49.5 years.
These averages are greater than any
other class, except farmers and mechan-
les working IN the open air. 1t seems
then that bankers, merchants, clergy
men, judges, lawyers, physicians and
professors live longer than the average
of all classes of occupations, and very
much longer than laborers or inactive
mechanics working in shops. Neither
the hurry and excitement of bankers
and merchants, nor the severe mental
labor of clergymen, judges and lawyers
seem to shorten their lives. In fact, it
will be noticed, the three professions
last named, whose occupation is wholly
brain labor, and Of the most severe de-
scription, are the very highest on the
list of average ages. 1t is probable that
some merchants injure themselves from
too much devotion to, and more espec-
tally from too much anxiety about their
business; and it is possible student or
professional man may injure himself by
severe mental labor in this country,
though we cannot recall well-authenti-
Gated case of the kind. The truth is
we have but few very hard students in
this country, and our students and pro-
fessional men are killed, not by toe much
labor of the brain, but by too little ex-
ercise of the body; not by too much food
for the mind, but by too much food for
the stomach. Many more are injured
by excessive indulgence of the bodily
passions and appetites than by excessive
indulgence of literary labor. Tobacco
and alcohol produce far more softening
of the brain and disease of the heart
among students in this country, than
close application to their studies. A
healthy mind in healthy body is ca
pable of an unlimited amount Of labor
without injury. But if the body i!
broken drown by excess or by neglect
the mind suffers with it, and both fal
tO0ether
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-08-13
The Treatment Of Fat RascaIs in an
AristOcratic Country.
[From the New York Times

From the New York Times.
One little incident in connection with
the case of Alexander Collie & Co, is
worth notice. When the heads of the
firm were first brought before the Mag
istrate, heavy bail was demanded. They
were not allowed to go home while their
friends hunted round for bail, but were
remanded to Newgate. Their lawyer
begged that they might at least be al
lowed to go to Newgate in cab. The
Magistrate replied that if poor men
were brought before him they would
have to go to prison in the common
van; that there was no difference in the
offense with which the prisoners were
charged, whether committed by rich or
poor, consequently he declined to grant
the privilege applied for. The two
Collies had to be brought out in front
of the Mansion House before crowd
of spectators, and to make the journey
to Newgate in the prison van, or "Black
Maria" We need not say that they
would have been treated with much
greater consideration here. Easy bail
would have been demanded, and if they
had found any difficulty in getting that
they would have been allowed to go to
some fashionable hotel, or even to theil
own houses, under the nominal surveil
ance Of Sherifi's officer. Burglars
thieves, even murierers, find no diff
Guilty in getting admitted to bail by oul
Magistrates. A man nearly killed (;
police officer the other night, and wa
instantly admitted to bail in the sum o
$1,000. How much better off Messrs
Collie g. Co. would be to-day if theil
offense had been committed in New
York instead of London.