The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-11-05
General Notes.

New England eDast on Saturday. Much
damage was done to shipping.
The present population of the United
States is estimated at over $4,000, ,000
with 81, 4,O00, 900, in 1880.
Since Phil. Sheridsn's return from
the Pacific Io Chicago, he has bought
and drives in one team four large black
mules.
A Young man named Hannah. died in
Coles county, Illinois, a few DAYS ago,
from the kemarrhage caused by the pull
ing of a tooth.
II may be presumed that the Mr.. Cod
who married Miss Fish, at Sterling.
Connecticut, last week, will he the
founder of family of Cod Fish aris-
tocracy?
Mrs. Lincoln, who is now in Spring
field. and quite recovered from her re-
cent mental illness, thinks, il is said, of
making that city her home.
"You don't think so highly of the
hymeneal knot as do," said wife to
her husband. "Yes, Il do" he replied;
"it is only when you wish to make il a
double beau knot that object to it,"
Every tree is subject to disease" said
a speaker in a 'fruit-growers' convention.
"Whas ailment can yon find on an oak?"
asked the chairman. "A-corn," was the
triumphant reply
A man made three unsuccessful at
tempts to blow his brains out, and then
his wife said to him, "Don't try it again,
John; you haven't got any" That man
now goes about saying he owes his life to
that woman.
A lady advertises for sale one 5abOon,
three tabby cats, and parrot. She
statea that, being now married, she has
no further use for them, for the reason
that their amiable qualities are all COM
hined in her husband.
A women was arrested at St. Albans
on Saturday by the customs authorities,
on the arrival of the Montreal train.
with four hundred yards of hlacx silk
on her person. She belongs in New
York, and has telegraphed there for
counsel.
The October report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture contains accounts
from New jersey. Wisconsin and Min
nesota, showing large decrease in the
cranberry crop by insects and frost.
The number of fattening cattle in the
country is somewhat greater than las,
year. There is a falling off in the New
England States, except Connecticut,
which reports an increase nearly balanc-
ing the deficiency of the Others.
SIX crates of salmon eggs from Cali
fornia have been safely received in Ian
caster, Pa. packed inice. They will be
placed in the State Matching house at
Donegal, and the young fish distributed
among the streams of the State.
The hop crop is quite good in New
York. The yield was at least one-third
more than any crop. For the last FIVE
years there was large yield on all fields
in Oregon. The culture there is yet in
ita infancy, but the bottom lands of
Willamette will probably prove the fin
est land in the world for hop growing.
A man walks miles in an hour;
horse trots 7; steamboats, run IS; sail
ing vessels 10; slow rivers flow A; rapid
rivers Z; moderate wind blows z; storm
moves SO; hurricane, 80; rifle ball
1000; sound, 743; light, 10000; cleo
tricity, 2s0.0oO.
Lice may be DESTROYED by the applica-
tion of lard or sweet oil in which car
holie acid has been mixed at the rate of
one part of acid to 100 of oil or lard
For poultry, the mixture should be rub
bed beneath the wings and on the top of
the head.
A strong Minded woman in Detroit
made the following gentle reply t.
politician who had called at her house
for her husband to go and vote. mo,
sir, he can't go! He's washing now, and
he's going to iron tomorrow; and If he
wasn't doing anything; he couldn't go.
] own this ERE house, ] do; and if any
one votes, it'll be this same Mary Jane"
A young man in California, whose
friends had ceased to correspond with
him. woke up their interest by sending
letters to business men in his native
place, inquring the price of tolerable
sized farm. Seven affectionate letters
came from the friends by return post,
and two or three day have come ever
since, including one from an old (and
cold) sweetheart.
James Martin was fatally stabbed by
his brother-in law, John Trader, in
Terra Haute, on Saturday. Trader and
his father then chased the dying man
with gun to his mothers door, where
he fell dead. The murderers escaped.
Mrs. Traders father was killed by her
first husband several years ago, and old
Trader last winter shot this same son,
John, for which he was in prison some
time. A FIVE lot.
VIII the spelling mania, like the cpl
zootic, break out again this winter?
A a. n