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The Language of Animals.

On the subject of language Of animals,
Aristotle confines himself to saying that
some care capable of hearing sounds
and discerning the variety of signs"
Plutarch also recognizes that animals
have only voices, and no language"
Montaigne believes that beasts have a
language; we do not understand it, it is
true; but whose is the fault? 1T is to he
guessed" he says, "whose is the fault
that we do not understand it; for we do
not understand them any more than
they understand us; for the same reason,
they may esteem us brutes as we esteem
them" He further cleverly remarks
movements discourse and treat" Du-
pont de Nemours imagines that beasts
have a language, and he imagines he
hears it. He has given us, "a we know,
the translation of the nightingale's
songs; he has given us also the diction-
ary of crows; "a work which has cost
him. he says, "two winters, and great
cold of feet and hands" Coming down
to later date, we remember finding in
that quain: book Life in the West"
published few years since by the late
S. R. Wells, chapter on this subject,
in which the author gives a most enter
tanning account of his adventures in
in trying to get at the conversation of
cattle, of his final failure, his escape
with his life"
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Notice to Builders.

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
- the Board of Education of Somerset School
District, Perry county, Ohio, until Il O'Clock
NJ. Of Monday, July IL, 1875, for furnishing ma
terial for one Brick School House in said school
district; for excavation, furnishing material,
and building complete. Plans and specifca-
tion can be seen and after the 18th of June
at the residence of Z. A. Hesse in the town Of
Somerset, Ohio. The Board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. By order of the Board.
d. NJ. WEISMAN, President.
F. A. HEssE, Clerk.
II QrE
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Attachment Notice.
Notice to Builders.

NOTICE is hereby given that scaled propo-
~ sails will be received at the Office of the
Township Clerk Of Reading Township, Perry
county, Ohio up 10 L o'clock at noon on Satur-
day, July u, 4. D. 1873, TO build school
House in sub-Distriet No. of said township;
said school house to be of brick, and to be built
the plan and specifications now file with
the Clerk of said township.
Proposals will be received for brick, stone,
and carpenter work, or bids will be received
for each separately. Each proposal must be ae-
companied by n sufficient guarantee that q con-
tract wili be entered into If the bid be accept
ed. One-half the building to be paid for when
completed, and the other half in March, 1876
said building to be completed by the 25th day
of October, A d. 1870 The Board reserve the
right to reject any all bids
By order of tho Board.
C. d. GUISINGER. President.
G. 3. FLAUTT, Clerk.
June 1S, 1875. lows
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stockholders Meeting.
OFFICE NEWARK, SOMERSET &
STRAITsyILLE RAILROAD Co.,

NEWARK, Ohio, June 10, 1875.
To The !SocLhOlders Of the NeCdrL, Somerset d
lStrditSUiHe Rail ROdd Company:
VOY are hereby notified to meet at the Office
IL of said Company, in Newark, Ohio, being
the principal Office of said Company, on the 10th
day Of July, 1875 at o'clock p. NJ, and then
and there vote upon a proposition TO issue not to
exceed Thirty Thousand Dollars Of preferred
stock of this Company, which preferred stock is
to be delivered TO the Baltimore Ohio Rail Road
Company, per existing "Lease," in payment
Of an Indebtedness, and liabilities of this Com
pany for that amount in value and cost of right
of way, and permanent improvements and fx-
lures made bEEsaid Baltimore Ohio r. r. Co.
to the Newark, Somerset & Straitsville Rail
Road. t. j. DAVIS, Pres't.
+. G. McCUNE, Sec'y.
June II, 1875. 9w4
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Legal Notice.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Perry
County, Ohio.
Joseph Phillips, Plaintiff
against
Margaret Phillips, Defendant.
TINHE said defendant, Margaret Phillips, who
4 is a nonresident of the State Of Ohio, and
who resides, plaintiff is Informed aud be-
heves, in the State of Pennsylvania, will take
notice that the 4th day of June, 1875 said
plaintiff fled his petition in the office OF the
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Perry
County, Ohio. the substance and PRAYER Of
which is that said defendant has been guilty Of
gross neglect of duty-ha bitual drunkenness for
more than three years last past preceding the
period Of his abandoning her, and extreme cruel
ty towards the plaintiff herein, and praying that
on the final hearing of said cause he may be di
yOrced from the said defendant, and have such
other and further relief in the premises as the
nature of the case and equity may requil G;
That said petit n will come on for hearing at
the September term Of the Court of Common
Pleas Of said county. and that said defendant IS
required TO appear and answer said petition on
the 24th day Of July, 1875.
r. c. SAFFELL,
Attorney for Plaintiff
June II, 1875. 9w6
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-07-09

Nancy Hall, Of Hartford, OHIO, has
the boss sheep for wool. 1t is now three
years old and has yielded the following
heeces: When one year old the clip
weighed ten pounds; at two years old,
the clip reached twelve pounds; and this
spring, at three. it yielded clip of thir.
teen pounds.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-07-09

Queen Victoria cannot come to the
Centennial. Says she expects to put up
more than the usual amount of preserves
and jam in 1876, and the celebration
comes almost in fruit time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-07-09

The English Standard styles the Rev
olution of 1776, an ''inaane revolt" "
Punch will have to look out for its lau-
rels. .-
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Notice to Teachers.

WRITTEN APPLICATIONS will he re-
w ceived by the Clerk of the Board of Edu-
cation of Somerset School District, Perry eoun-
ty, Ohio, until the 18th day of July, 1875, for
one male teacher, to teach the grammar school;
ments, and also one Superintendent. BY order
OF the Board. E A. HESSE, Clerk.
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notice.

All accounts Of over 80 days stand
ing will unless settled Immediately be
placed in the "U. s. Bureau Of Collec-
ton" / must close my old books "a
word TO the wise &c" Nv
respectfully,
April 80. j. q. CURRAN.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-07-09

Young Gentlemen, If you want nice
styled Paper Collar, call on Skinner and
Bro. 81
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Sale of Real Estate by Order of
Court

IN PURSUANCE with an order issued to me
IL from the Probate Court Of Perry county,
Ohio, in the case of Noah Karr, AdministTs tor Of
the estate Of Eli K. Clayton, rs. Mary Z. Clayton
and others, will offer n sale at public outery,
on the premises, on
Saturday, the 18th day of July, 1875,
at O'Clock in the afternoon, the following real
estate free of dover situate in the of Somer-
set Perry county, Ohio, viz: Being 1S fl. off the
west side of the west half of in-lot No.3, in said
town, and being all the residue of said west half
Of in-lot No. g. after deducting therefrOm Is feet
on the east side of said west half of said lot
owned by Jonas Bowman and Aaron johnson.
Terms Of sale: One-third cash in hand on day
OF sale; one-third in o months and one-third in
eighteen months; the deferred payments to
bear interest from day of sale. and 70 be Secured
by mortgage on the premises. Appraised at
1850. NOAH KARR, Admir-
Of Eli h. Clay toms Estate.
June II, 1870. 9w5
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Cameron will hold his seat of govern.
ment at Bedford Springs this summer.
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Beecher's Brother.

Mr.. Beecher's Oldest brother, Rev.
William Beecher, is resident of Chica-
go. He was one of the first to learn the
result of the scandal trial, and the freeEt
to discuss it. He fully believes in his
brothers innocence, but gives it as his
opinion that the majority of the world
will settle down to the conviction of his
guilt. He thinks. Henry" could have
explained his letters given in evidence,
on some theory of innocence; but ad-
mits that they stand unexplained-at
least no satisfactory explanation has
been given of them. He thinks that a
long life of usefulness in the Christian
ministry entities the accused to the ben
eft of the supposition that good ex-
PLANTATION was possible, but not expedi-
ent. His explanation of Mrs. Tilton's
confessions is that she was under the
mesmeric influence of her husband when
she told those awful stories-T Chicago
Journal
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The Rome (Ga.) Conrier says of our
recent celebration: "The Centennial at
Boston, on the 18th. spoke in unmista-
kable language the sentiments of Ma
tional fraternity. That sentiment has
throbbed in the heart of every true
American patriot, and its pulsations
have been felt in every nook and corner
of this vast country. From no point in
this whole Union, and under no more fit
ting circumstances, there being partici-
pants in those scenes the fiery sons Of
the Palmetto State and sturdy sons of
the old Bay State, opposing soldiers in
the late war; we say from no other set
of circumstances and conditions could
the beginning of the grand era of good
feeling have been more appropriately
inaugurated than beneath the towering
shaft at Bunker Hill, erected to the
brave men who made one of the most
important fights in behalf of American
liberty"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-07-09

WTHERE may be found the following goods.
w Beautiful sets, consisting OF Amnthcyst,
Garnet, Coral, plain and enameled sets Of Jcw-
elry, Necklaces, Opera chains, Vest chains, plain
and chased gold Rings. In fact, ] keep every
sons having old keepsakes Of gold or silver can
have hem manufactured into any kind Of jew
elry or rings they wish. have in my employ
Manufacturing Jewelcr, who is a drsi-clas8
workman. Special attention paid 20 Watch
work in all Its various branches. Those who
want good work done, viii find % to their intcr-
terest 70 give me call. EnRraviug done 90 or
der and in a w0rkmanlike manner. Remember
my motto isl won't be undersold.
May 7, 1875. 4m2
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l. " E R "

R@-In connection with this establishment ~
a hTst-class Livery Stable, wkere At all times the
public can be accommodated with tuTn-outs ol
si-v2 GRIMM GALLIN.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
on the dear face. She had slept in

on the dear face. She had slept in
peace, and awakened in glory.
How the weeks and months passed
scarcely knew. 1t was long before 1
could rouse myself from this last blow.
But the years brought outward quiet
and something of inward peace. came
to think less of my loss and more of my
gain and, with thoughts of her ever in
my mind, / gradually took up the old
life again, but never with so firm hold
but I could drop it joyfully if the call
came for me. Our lives were parted,
yet scarcely divided, for her presence
was with me so constantly l could not
but feel that, as had given her my best
of human care, she was giving to back
me an angels ministry.
And as l sit here tonight, with silver
locks and wrinlzled face, and stopping
form, I am thinking of those who stood
with me ''beside q massive gateway In
years gone by; they have entered in,
while / can only sit and "calmly wait
till the hinges turn for me. "-Arthu's
Magazine.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25

Do they miss me at home, do they miss me?
-rwould be an assurance most dear,
To know that this moment some loved one
We're saying, wish he were here;
To feel that the group at the fireside
We're thinking of me as / roam,
On! yes, twould be joy beyond measure.
To know that they miss me at home.
When twilight approaches, the season
That ever scored to song,
Does some one repeat my name over,
And sigh that tarry so long?
And Is there a chord in the music,
That's missed when my voice is away,
And a chord in each heart that awsketh
Regret at my wearisome stay?
Do they set me a chair at the table,
When evenings home pleasures are nigh,
When candles are lit in the par.or.
And the stars in the calm azure sky.
And when the good nights are repeated,
And all lay them down to their sleep,
DO they think of the absent, and wafs me
Awhispered "good night, +" while they weep?
do they miss me at home, do they miss me,
At morning, at noon, or at night
And fingers one gloomy shade round them
That only my presence can light:
Are Joys less inyitingly welcome,
Ard pleasures less hale than before,
Because one is missed from ..hs c.-e,~,
Because am with them no more.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
4 Gle EOR SWE1RERS.

The ever-humorous and ever-instruct-
i've Bishop Clark suggests, in his article
on travellers, that special car should be
set aside for swearers. That would be
an excellent plan, if it would work; but
we apprehend that on some railroads
managed as they are at personal---very.
car on the train is, inevitably, converted
more or less into a swearing car. But
we hope the world will improve under
the salutary influence of Bishop C1ark's
teachings, and that soon one car in the
very longest train, will be sufficient for
all the swearers. The true rule, how
ever, is that laid down by Gen. Wash
ington, that a gentleman never swears;
and the higher authority of the New
Testament teaches us: "Swear not at
all" but if people will swear, it is GER
tainly desirable to have them placed by
themselves and, therefore, Bishop
Clark's suggestion is not only novel
but a good one.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
ENGAGED.

He runs his fingers through his curls,
And showers his smiles upon The girls
If he loved no one else, you know,
I'd like to have him for beau
But he's engaged.
His eyes are like two stars / see
Glitt'riug in their brilliancy;
But ali they do not shine for me,
And that augments my misery
For he's engaged.
j love him as love my life
Would give the world to be his wife;
But still, his love is not for me;
He is another's devotee.
Yes, he's engaged.
Engaged? i hate the very word!
My hearts already too much stirred;
Pshaw. Ill repeat what oft I've said,
That will live and die a maid;
For he's engaged
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
4 WATER-FINDER

A New Hampshire correspondent says
that Capt. John s. Godfrey, of Hamp-
shire Falls, who has gone to locate wells,
never fails In his manifestations as to
where water can be found. He works
thus With nothing in his hands, he
walks over the ground until the water, if
any exists, is approached, when he is
affected with a nervous twitching in the
limbs, which increases as the water is
neared, he acting all the time very much
like person with the bars of q magnetic
battery in his hands, and following the
course of the spring or stream, which
ever way it may lead, regardless of walls,
fences, or other obstacles, and seeming
to be controlled by some power which he
is unable to resist. Capt. Godfrey
claims no supernatural power in the ac-
complishment of his work, but declares
it to be simply q sensitive organism or
powerful current of electricity in him
self, SO powerful as to attract him ire
sistibly to living streams and mineral de-
posts beneath the surface. During the
late war he located all the wells for the
use of the army under Gen. Towards
command
In Japan there are l3, 7l6 schools, and
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25

OK Cayuga lake, in the State of New
York, the expansion of the immense body
of ice is upheaving the rocks and soil of
the shores to an additional height of
several feet. Agassiz should have lived
to see this confirmation of his glacial
theory.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
THE GR1NDEST CANON ON THE
CONTINENT.


The most interesting feature of the
Summer exploration in the estimation
of Prof. Gannett, is the great Canon of
the Gunnison, whose Perpendicular walls
rise In many places to height of 1000
feet, and for distance of fifty miles
will average over 5000 feet. The course
of the river seems to have been sculp-
tured as if by drifting rocks, and along
its almost straight course the white
walls separated only few yards, loom
up towards the clouds. 1t makes one al
most dizzy to think of it. Standing at
the top of the highest wall, and looking
down nearly three-fourths of a mile, lies
the bed of the stream, the waters swift
current dashing and foanling through
the narrow channel, but so far down
that it can scarcely be seen, and its roar
ing never heard. Here is something that
rivals the wonders of the Yellow stone,
and is grander than the Yosemite.
The point where these great precipices
begin to loom up is about 100 miles
northwest of the Los Pinos Indian
Agency. The Indians, so far back as
the time of Fremont's explorations,
gave indications that such wonders ex-
listed well down this slope, beyond The
Uncompahgre mountains, but the wild
region has been left almost unexplored
to this day, and it is left for Gannett's
party to give the people of this country
the first real knowledge of the wonder
full canon and its awful precipices.
They have made drawings at some of
the highest points, and taken in the full
topography of the region but words
will be weak to convey an adequate idea
of the sublimity and awful grandeur of
this Canon of the Gunnison.
1t seems probable that the stream of
tourists who found their way over the
range into Middle Park this season for
the first time, to test the virtues of it's
famous hot sulphur springs, to angle in
its brooks, and indulge in the pleasures
of the chase, will another season find
their way into the Uncompahgre Noun
tains and to this wonderful region.
The greatest depth of the Grand
Canon of the Yellowstone is but ZOO
feet, and the average for miles along the
deepest part is not over 600 feet. Clear
Greek Canon, in Colorado, which Grace
Greenwood, Bayard Taylor, and other
travellers have praised as rivaling the
Yellowstone, is but little over 1000 feet
at its highest point Prof Gannett de-
clares that there is nothing in America
that equals the new wonders of the Grand
and Gunnison. The white walls, con-
trasting strongly with the others in the
neighborhood, in many places cut and
Scared into curious and fantastic shapes,
spires, towers and minarets, standing
out above, add to the startling pictur-
sequences and awful grandeur of the
scene. Here and there, along the lower
sides of the canon, may be traced strips
of colOring.
This is due to the mingling waters
from several springs that line the river
banks, iron springs producing the red
colors, and sulphur springs the yellow.
The river bed is shallow, and the
water clear.-Dr. Hayden.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25

SOME of the settlers of the Cape of
Good Hope have gone extensively into
ostrich raising. The birds feed on
grass like cattle, and require but little
care. They are dangerous, however, and
ill-tempered, and sometimes attack and
hurt their owners severly.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
WHhELER d. WILSON'S SEWING ma
CHIMES.

We call attention to the Wheeler d
Wilson advertisement In our columns.
This well-known company has the most
advantageous facilities for supplying the
public with Sewing Machines, on as IA
yorable terms as the business viii allow.
They warrant all their work, and it is
matter of importance to the purchaser to
deal with company whose position and
permanence give assurance that their
guaranty will be fulfilled. They have
agencies and offices throughout the CIV
iiized world, for furnishing needles,
thread. and other necessary supplies, and
have an established reputation for relia-
bility and fair dealing.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
PLE4S4NTRIES.
Wllalel

PLE4S4NTRIES.
How WAS Jonah punished? Whaled.
THE dawn of day has gold in its
mouth.
SWALLOWS may skim the air, but they
can't skim milk
A ROUGH misunderstanding you can
knock man down.
SOONER or later deaf men repent of
walking on a railroad.
The sentinel who did not sleep on his
watch has left it at the pawnbroker's.
IT is the high price of slate pencils
that is driving the saloon-keepers to the
poor-house.
WHY are your eyes like friends who
live in different climes2 Because they
correspond but never meet.
THERE is nothing SO effective in
bringing man up to the scratch as a
healthy and high-spirited flea.
WHEN Florida Indian is likely to
die, his friends place him where an ALI
gator can take him in, and thus save
burial expenses.
For charades : Cremate-Scene l.
A plate of ice-cream. Scene 1.-THE
Game plate emptied. Scene III.-An
urn, Gagged g."
"THERE, there's that very mitten /
lost this morning !" exclaimed Rich
mond man as he quit spooning out the
pudding to hold up the lost article.
"JoHN," said father to his son,
I'm busy now, but as soon as &c
time shall give you ahogging." "Don't
hurry, pa 1 can wait, said the patient
boy.
"FELLow-CTTHENs," said carpet
Dagger, addressing an audience of col
ored people in South Carolina, my skin
is white, it is true, but my soul is blacker
than yours.
"HAvE you life lease of that mouth
of yours % said an ill-natured man to
| friend whose mouth was very large.
"No," was the good-humored reply. "I
only have it from year to year."
"L1NEs from an obituary in the
| Philadelphia Lodger:
Bring out the Grape and toll the knen;
! She's dead-a lovely Lockport belle;
Her stomach failed away to get
With ninety oysters on a bet.
/ BLIND man" All, Mr. Evins, amt
heerd You pass this some time 1 fear'd
you wos laid up with yur roomeytiz. p"
Mr.. Evins-" Worse nor that, John
worse nor that, The wife went an
faund me a job o wark.
! A NAN "down East" returned his
newspaper to the printing-office with
"jackass written ON the margin, and In
the next issue the editor stated the fact,
and wound up the paragraph by asking
Will our indignant subscribe- please to
let us know at what stable ne can be
found %
sPRIG, GEDTLE sPRIG-A PoEB.
Sobe poets sig of subber tibe,
Ad sobe of autubd sig;
Sobe praise the widter's virgid edows,
But give be, give be sprig.
BY bidstrel straids shall sig of spr.g.
Aid be. o heayedly buse!
Ad all the world shall listed to
BY dulcet-Ah-che-ews.!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25

In Japan there are l3, TIC schools, and
the pupils number 1,289,308.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25

sPRIG, GEDTLE sPRrG-A PoEB.
Sobe poets sig of subber tibe,
Ad sobe of autubd sig;
Sobe praise the widter's virgid sdows,
But give be, give be sprig.
By bidstrel straids shall sig of spr.g.
Aid be. o heavenly buse!
Ad all the world shall listed to
BY Observation-Disclosures!