The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-05-05

her BOYS hair. The hack of his head
may look like thunder, but teverv scollop
is bright vision Of DEVOTED affection TO
the understanding mind Danbury
News.
\ Minnesota lady, in taking her morn
ing cape lately, put her jaw ont of joint,
and it was two days before the doctor
conld get it in place again. Her hus-
band says he hasn't had such a vacation
since his married life began New York .
Commercial Advertiser.
Much has been said about the 60 /
aheadi,iveness of the Western people. /
but there Is many man in the region %
Chicago VIII" has been known to stop |
short in the midst of an important job /
just to watch an Illinois giIl trying to
climb hay stack Brook Iyn Argus.
A newspaper published in Bolton,
England, contains the following ahver
ti<ement: Wanted, Immediately, an
idle, drunken carter. The advertiser
wants a change; hut a moderately sober
one would not be objected to. Inquire,
etc"
Somebody broke into the house of Mr.
f. A. BIackman. editor of the Decatur
(Mich.) Republican. one night, not long
ago, and stole S70.45. Thus were the
f.,II l.. ,I.,.; r
ny long years of incessant toll swept
away in a single night Louisville
Courier Journal
Some people seem to be extremely
sensitive. At one of the churches on
Sunday the minister read the prayer for
a person in deep affliction, and a man
who had just been married got up and
went out He said he didn't want pub
lie sympathy obtruded on him in that
way-[ Norwich Bulletin.
A Young lady, when invited to par
take of the pudding. replied, No, many
thanks, my dear madame. BY no man
ner of means | have already indnlged
the clamorous calls of a craving appetite,
until the mlnifest sense of an internal
fitness admonishes my stay; my deticien-
cy is entirely and satisfactorily satisfi-
ed"
Philadelphia claims to have bed and
board for 10000 guests daily during
the Centennial Exposition. The Com
mission estimates the average daily at
tendance at the exposition at sixty five
thousand, The restaurants on the grounds
alone have a dining capacity Of two hun
dred thousand, so no one need go hungry
who has money to buy.
Prince Bismarck has been made
General of the Cavalry. This is the
| highest military office he. as non active
officer, can attain. Since the campaign
of 1866, when he was raised from the
rank Of Major to that Of Mijo General,
Bismarck has always worn his uniform
in pnblic, even in the Reichstag and
Landtag, although his military Office
has no connection with his duties as a
civil authority.
| George w. Deitz, a Western veteran,
seventy mine years ofage. started yester-
day morning from New Albany, Indiana.
to walk to Philadelphia to attend the
| Centennial Exposition. He was escorted
from the court house to the eastern
boundary of the city by a large concourse
of citizens headed by the silver corn-t
band. He is Young old man, full of
stick and energy. and is confident of sue
| cess.
California inventor has patented a
contrivance for driving sewing ma
chimes, which does away with the tread
lie. number Of springs are moved by
clockwork and governed by lever so
nicely that the needle may he made to
move at any desired rate of speed. The
machine will run for about on hour and
quarter with one winding up.
Charles GlosSon, a Memphis negro
sued Ella Daley for kissing him. The
prosecutor has wife, and he stated that
Elias malice dill not consist in the
mere act Of kissing him, which ordinari
ly he did not object to, but in per~i<ting
in kissing HIM in the presence of his wife
which had tendency to make things
unpleasant at home, and was expensive
when the broken crockery and frying
pans that had to be replaced were taken
into the account.
Another indirect vot. for repeal of the
Resumption act was had in the House at
Washington on Monday. A motion W as
made to suspend the rules and pass the
bill to repeal SO much of the Resump-
ton act a. authorizes the redemption
and cancellation of United States notes
and sale of United States bonds for the
accomplishment of that purpose. The
motion was rejected by a vote of rs
/ ayes and Ill nays, the requisite two
thirds not voting in the affirmative.