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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
A Sensitive Lover who wouldn't Wed
Woman whose Lips had been
Kissed by another Man.

Count was one of the handsomest
and most accomplished young men in
Vienna. He was passionately in love
with girl of almost peerless beauty.
She was the daughter of man of great
rank and influence at Court, and on these
considerations, as we'll as in regard to her
charms, she was followed by multitude
of suitors. She was lively and amiable,
and treated them all with an a1ability
which still kept them in her train, al
though it was generally known that she
had avowed a prediction for Count
M, and that preparations were be-
ing made for the nuptials. The Count
was Of q refined mind and delicate sensi
bility. He loved her for herself alone
for the virtues which he believed
dwelt in a beautiful form; and, like a
lover Of such perfections, he never ap-
preached her without timldity, and
when he touched her fire shot through
his veins that warned him not 10 invade
the vermillion sanctuary of her lips.
Such were his feelings, when one night
at his intended father in-law's, party.
of young people were met to celebrate a
certain festival. Several OF the young
lady's rejected suitors were present.
Forfeits were one Of the pastimes, and
all went on with the greatest merriment
til the Count vas comm aDded by some
w..tv mademoiselle to redeem his glove
by salnting the cheek of his intended
bride. The Count blushed, trembled,
advanced to his mistress, retreated, ad-
vanced again, and at last with a tremor
that shook every fibre in his frame, with
a modest grace. he put the soft ringlei
which played upon her cheek to his lips
and retired to demand his redeemed
pledge in evident confusion. His mis-
tress gayly smiled, and the game wen
on. One of her rejected snitors, bu
who was of merry, unthinking dispo
sition. was adjudged by the same indis
Greet crier of the forfeits, "as his las
treat before he hanged himself" she said
"to snatch kiss from the lips of tn
object of his recent VOWS" A Hvel,
contest between the lady and the gentle
man lasted for a minute, but the lad
yielded, though in the midst Of a con
vulsive laugh. And the Count ha
the modification, the agony, to Sc
!. the lips which his passionate and de-
, icate love would not allow him t
tonch, kissed with roughnesJ and repet
,ion by another man, and one whom h
: despised. Without word he rose fror
, his chair, left the room and the hous
e and by that good-natured kiss the fa
e boast of Vienna lost her husband an
e her lover The Count never saw HI
f more.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
Night ON the Nile.

Charles Warren stoddard in the San Francisco
Chronicle
There was wild gorge in the Arab
ian hills where the chain drew near the
shore. As We approached it saw that
it was flooded with mellow light. Soft
breezes bore us slowly against the river
current, and We no,selessly approached
the mouth of the gorge. Oh, vale of en-
chantment! Fantastic crags leaped into
the air and hung suspended by some
| mighty magic. Between the golden
walls, in the bed of the valley, grove
of palms rustled their plumes in the
delicious air, and just above these
palms rose the splendid moon. Every
leaf was lustrous in its light; every rock
sparkled family, and out of the mouth
of the valley poured delnge of light,
in which we were allcrowned with glory
and trans6gured. Our barge was silver,
our sails of softest silk, and bright flames
played upon the waters under us. 1t
| was onc VI Tie &dteS Vi dIouiec! hSho
was great bend in the river beyond the
valley, and when we had rounded it
those gates were closed on us for ever
and ever. The moon climbed up into
heaven and did what she could to
smother the stars; they are not easily
outshone in these crystal skies. The
cabin went to sleep in body. l hung
: about the ship and burned my weed
Z with the spirit of one who offers sac
+ riice to some adorable but invisible OBJ.
e ject. | scented the incense of the
j nargileh and heard the water bubbling
= in the shell of the cocoanut. l knew
D that the hasheesh eaters were sleeping
: their fatal sleep 1--WE have six Of then
e in our crew.. And very shortly one o
o these slaves of sleep began muttering 1
y story of the moon in kind of sing son,
: that attracted about him an audience o
i intent listeners. The story-teller re
l. clined on his bed Of rugs between decks
e the hatch was drawn back and grea
e square of moonlight brought him int
n strong relief. Dark Nubians lay at full
Ie length on the deck and listened a
r stealthily as spies. Two or three of tn
n hasheesh eaters sat near and applaude
E. the narration with foolish deligh
it chuckling to themselves continually.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
The express train was bowling along

The express train was bowling along
at the rate of forty miles an hour on the
Toledo, Wabash and Western railroad,
near Huntington, Indiana, the other
day, when the whistle sounded, the air
brakes ereaked, and the cars were set
back with shock. The passengers ran
forward to learn the news. The grimy
fireman lay on the ground with broken
arm and bruised face, and in the grass
near him was little girl about three
years old with a torn dress. She had
been running along the track. and thu
brave fireman in leaping forward to saw
her was thrown aside and badly hurt
The child was terribly frightened, bu
uninjursd.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

Dom Pedro, the Emperor of Brazil, is
about to publish an account of his trav-
ella in the Old and New World. The
frst volume is complete, and contains an
account of the Emperor's travels in the
United States The book will be print
ed in Paris, and the proofs are to be
sent to Constantinople. The Emperor
has written his story in Portuguese, but
it has already been translated into Eng
lish, French and German, and is to b,
published in the four languages abou
the close of the present year.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

tive that the husbands heart was turn
ing back in worship of the bride. But
the lamp was blazing up again; there is
a supply of oil. A beauty beyond any
bridal beauty invests the wife, and it
shall grow more womanly, more luxu-
RANT, more enchanting, as the days
succeed each other and years progress,
until the soul puts on her garments of
eternal youth.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
WILL THE CzAR ABDICATE?
Broken Friendship

Friendship is good deal like china.
1t is very durable and beautiful a. long
as it is whole; but break it, and all the
cement in the world will never repair
the damage. You may stick the pieces
together so that, at distance, it looks
nearly as new as ever, but it won't hold
hot water. 1t is always ready to deceive
you if you trust it, and it il, on the
whole, a very worthless thing, fit only
to be put empty on a shelf and forgot
ten there. The finer and more delicate
it is, the more utter the ruin. A mere
acquaintance, which needs only little
ill-humor to break it up, may be coarse
ly puttied like that old yellow basin in
the store closet; but tenderness and trust,
and sweet exchange of confidence can
no more be yours when angry words and
thoughts have broken them, than can
those delicate porcelain teacups which
were splintered to pieces be restored to
tACAA CACCAlCHCC. Hc
crack will spoil the true ring, and you
had better search for new friend than
try to mend the old one. And all this
has nothing to do with forgiveness. One
may forgive and be forgiven, but the
deed has been done and the words said
the flowers and the gliding are gone
The formal making up" especially be
tween two women, is of no more avail
than the wonderful cements that havt
made a cracked ugliness of your chin,
vase that you expected TO be your 80,
forever" Delicately washed to purif,
in the waters of truth, confded to nj
careless unsympathizing hands, friend
ship may last two lives out; but it "doe
not pay" to try and mend it. Once bro
ken, it is spoiled forever.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
ScOurs i'm Colts.

A correspondent of the Iowa Home
steod saps:
"Colt raisers, don't dose your young
colts to death with strong medicine, when
they take the scours. Just take string
(buckskIn or soft leather is the best), and
cord the tail as close up as you can con-
veniently; that will give relief in hall
an hour and cure in from six to twelve
hours. / have tried the same on two old
horses, and it cured them in few hours
and l have been told the same remedy i:
as good for calves, but have never tried
it myself. Let us try to do away with
strong medicines as much as we can."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

A maiden lady said to her little
nephew: "Now, Johnny, you go to bed
early, and always do so, and you'll be
rosy checked and handsome when you
grow up" Johnny thought over this a
few minutes, and then observed: "Well,
aunty, you must have sat up good
deal when you were young"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

The destructiveness of fire. works on
the last Fourth of July has been def
nitely ascertained by committee of the
National Fire Underwriters. Fires oc-
Cured in 101 cities and towns in the
country, and the amount of damage
from fires occasioned by fireworks. fire.
crackers and gun-wads was S154, ,574.
On 80 premises ont of 239. the fire broke
out when the tenants were absent.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Russia Pushing On a War Policy.
Special to the New York Herald

Especial to the New York Herald
LONDON, November 8, 1876.
The feeling that Rnssia is determined
to force on War is daily gaining
ground here; and people who had begun
to console themselves with the hope that
the dreaded struggle had been postpon-
ed. at least for the winter, are losing
heart again and making up their minds
that the worst is to come 1t is noted
by well informed people that Russia's
demands become more exorbitant at ev-
cry stage of the negotiations. As soon
as the Porte yields one point another
and still more humiliating condition
is laid down, and thus the conviction
gradually forces itself upon the public
mind that the time will soon come when
such conditions will be proposed as the
Porte must peremptorily reject. Then
the solution of the Eastern question
will naturally be left to the sword, and
the Turk must fight for existence
THE TURKS ASKED TO WITHDRAW
| FROM sERvIA
This evening comes the startling rum
or that Russia will demand the with
drawal of the Turkish troops from Ser
via, and if this should prove true there
can be little doubt that War is inevita
BILE. The demand is evidently intended
to precipitate a conflict, for no one can
imagine that Turkey will comply with
it. Compliance would mean revolution
and massacre from end to end of the
Turkish Empire, which would serve as
pretext for marching Russian army
into Turkey; 80 that the inevitable Wa
may as we'll be faced now while tn,
Ottoman troops are flushed with thei
victories over the Servians, and whil
. the mass of the people give vigorou
| support TO the Government at Constan
, tinople.
RUSSIAN POPULAR ARDoR FOR WAR.
ulS VI 1tussla 10 sdiu W OO a.
tributable to the fact the government c
g. the Car has found it necessary to yiel
to the general sentiment of the Russia
people for War, which has become S
intense that the authorities can no lons
" er restrain it,
WILL THE CZAR ABDICATE?
n The impression that the Gar intent
O to ablicate is once more gaining groun
= and if this event should take place
is would be looked upon as sure foreca
O of War. The Czarowitch is known
:. be the leader of the War party, and il
n generally believed that one of his fir
t. acts after ascending the throne would
e to draw the sword and proclaim crus
10 de against the Moslem.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
COAI!COAL!
IheBest and Cheapest!
AT GREEN'S BANK.

Joshua Green desires to inform the
public that his Coal is as good as the
best, and none of it as bad as the worst
and all cheaper than the cheapest to be
had at any other place in this County.
Price al the Bank cents per bushel,
and full so pounds to the bushel guaran-
teed. Call and see. Silver money not
refused. IL
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

Here is the verdict of Kansas jury:
"Died Of a kick in the stomach from
his wife, and he never knew what hurt
him.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

Mamma" said little boy who had
been sent to dry towel before the fire
sis it done when it is brown"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

Give MS a call and examine our stock
particularly our StoUss. We feel war
ranted in assuring all corners that we
can supply all their wants ranging with
in the circle of our legitimate business,
and that our work, wares, prices, etc.,
will be found satisfactory.
MYERS & YARNELL.
Sept. %, 1876. %
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

Words of dying cannibal: "Write
me down as one who loved his fellow
men,"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
Roofing and SpOutil,g

Specialties, and all wo-k of this nature
entrusted to us completed with the ut
most care, and warranted irst-class in all
respects.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

Of the most popular patterns in the
country-among which will be found
the celebrated "Red Cross" parlor stove
(honored with the prize medal at the
Vienna Exposition), and the justly cel-
ebrated Monitor Coal Cooking Stove
Full Stock Of Stoues, Ifn-srare, etc.. nor
on hand. Special orders promptly at
tended to with care and at reasonable
aharoac
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10
COOK AND PARLOR STOVES,

And also dealers in
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-10

HNhs Ahth q tOhk tc"Oice Oh thc
air, and then lifting the object toward
which his gaze was directed, Mr.. How
land pressed il to his lips kissing it al.
most passionately, three or four times
A wild throb leaped along Mrs. How.
lands veins. Then her heart grew still
as in the presence of some unknown but
stupendous evil. Something impellsd
her to spring forward and read this mys
terry, and something as strongly held hel
back. As she stood, pale now; and in 4
tremor, the object was kissed again, ant
then returned to daawer in the secreta
ry, from which il had been taken. II
this act, for an instant, the miniature O
lady met the gaze Of Mrs. Rowland
Locking the drawer her husband pu
the key In his pocket, and then restin
both arms on the leaf Of the secretary
buried his face in them and sat motion
less.
Turning away as noirelessly as sh
had approached, Mrs. Rowland fe
back to her chamber in wild fright, an
sat down painting and in bewildermen
AZ soon ms thought began to move in
determined way, the FIRST result was
food Of indignation, burning sense
wrong, and IL was only by an effort th
the outraged wife could hold herse
back from confronting her husband ar
demanding TO zee the miniature.
calmer, but not less painful state su
ceeJed, in which conscience whispered
indifference and neglect. Had che tur
ed, babitually, her most or her least I
traciivs aide to her husband? Had 8
Kept herself lovely in his eyes-love
in temper and lovely In person? Fl
heart sunk; il grew darker and darl
round her. life seemed crushed out.
a"Who 10 if" This question mark
s..changs in:.ths current Of Mrs. He
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-19

from the Cohoama county, Miss, jail at
Friar's Point, before dawn last Saturday,
aud shot dead by masked mob.
The Springfield city council Monday,
reduced the salaries Of all city officials
from 10 to 30 per cent. The police were
cut down from $1,000 to $3.50, the chief
engineer OF the fire department from $1,000
to $3.50, the city engineer from $500 to
$1,000, and the mayor from $1,000 to $1,000.
Maine has made all arrangements for the
exposition of her material and industrial
products at Philadelphia Twelve hundred
feet of space has been set apart for textile
fabrics Lewiston will furnish about three
fourihs Of this display. A full show of
granite, slste, iron fclspar and other pecu.
liar deposits of wealth will be made.
Rumors which have been ailoat for the
past few days of the absconding of the
cashier and general unsound condition of
The bank, caused slight run on the PEG.
pies savings bank of Worcester, Monday.
A considerable run was expected yesterday.
though there Is no truth in the rumors, and
the bank is abundsntly able to meet all de-
mands.
The particular rapid transit project or
the Michigan mind just now is q ship canal
from the mouth of the Kalamazoo river tc
Detroit, $50 mile, at an estimated cost Of
| S6,000,000, and to make possible the
freighting of wheat or corn to Liverpool a
| Is cents bushel OF course the govern
ment is to be asked to lend a helping hand
and the projectors, with u cheek that woulC
do credit to Tom Scott, propose to ash
congress for $1,000 TO pay for the prelim
mary surveying.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-19
Washington Items.

The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tons bill, which amounts generally to
about one million, is SAID to have been cut
down 100000, by reducing salaries, but
this may be doubted
In the senate Monday there was a die
cussion on Mr. Edmunds' resolution that
the Joint rules Ct last session govern the
present session of the two houses, with
Mr.. Morton's amendment TO except the 22d
joint rule relative to counting the votes for
president and vice-president of the United
States. No action was taken.
Senator Boutwell, Monday presented pc
| tition Of Masshusctts citizens, asking that
| the electors in any congressional district
may have the power to recall their repre-
sentative and appoint a successor if he does
not meet their expectations or justify their
confidence. referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The instructions sent to District Attor-
ney Becl.wiih of Louisiana by Attorney
General PicrrepOnt for the purpose Of pre-
venting disturbances Of the public peace
are altogether general in their character, and
such as would be sent TO any United States
attorney in = district where violations Of
law are reported to the national authorl'
ties.
1t was expected that the president would
send to congress yesterday his long.defer
red Cuban message, but he did not do it.
and the prospect now is that he will not
send ii for several weeks, rs the correspon
dence is not completed, and Secretary
Robson has not yet got his first iron-clad'
in good fighting trim.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-19

At the time that the democratic officers
of the democratic house of representatives
were supplantng Union soldiers with ex-
confederate soldiers great credit was taken
by Speaker Kerr for making William Il.
Morrison chairman OF the committee on
ways and means, and, by courtesy, leader
Of the house, because he had commanded
an Illinois regiment during the rebellion.
But an examination Of the congressional
directory shows that he is disposed to ar
range his record so as to suit the fastidious
taste Of Ben Hill and the other ex-confed-
crate congressman. In the directory for
the Forty-third congress, his autobiography
states that he organized and commanded
" the 49th Illinois regiment in the late
" war; but in the directory for the pres
ent congress, all allusion thereto is omit
ted. THIS, taken with the fact that he has
appointed as clerk Of the committee on
ways and means Dr. Hambleton-a rebel
surgeon who rejoiced in the assassination
of President Lincoln, and, :" in honor OF
" the event, named his son John Wilkes
Booths, TO say the least, significant Of
the attitude Of q portion of the northern
democracy,
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-01-19
Political Notes.


Ex-prcsdent Cummings of Middetown
is mentioned for governor in Connecticut.
Senator Gordon of Georgia expresses
himself warmly in favor of the centennial
bill.
It looks now as il most of the candi-
dates would be wlnter-killed. Philadelphia
Times.
The democrats of the Iowa legislature
have nominated Hon. Shepherd Letter for
United States senator.
The house passed rule Monday to pre-
vent attaching irrelevant measures to The
regular appropriation bills.
Mr.. Bristow is still in the same mind ;
the resumption act might easily be made
better, but it will do as it is.
The democratic national committee will
meet 10 Washington on the 22d of February
to call a national convention.
The Connecticut prohibition state con-
vention will be held in Middletown on
Tuesday, Feb. /, The call invites women
to be present.
One of the rumOrs flying around Wash
ington is, that Jeff Davis has written to a
friend in congress not to let bis name stand
in the way of amnesty to others,
The members of the national republican
congressional committee at meeting, Mon
day night, took measures for filling the ex-
listing vacancies, looking to active opera
tons IN the coming campaign.
The general verdict is that Mr., Blaine
blundered ia making the issue, and that he
was saved from utter discontinue by the
stupid bourbonism OF the men with whom
lee was dealing. -Hartford Post.
The Washington special of the Provi-
dence Journdi says; General Grant is
very cordial in his expressions of praise of
Mr. Blaine for stirring MP the coniederates
in the amnesty debate
Behind the crowd of lesser men there
looms up quietly in the dim background
the large figure of BENJAMIN A. Bristow,
the most potent name now current IN the
politics Of the day. PaW Poneer-
Press.
1t may be amusing to mention that Grant
would have been removed from the COM
mand Of the army of the Tennessee in the
spring of 1868, if it had not been for Char
les A. Dams, now editor of the New York
Sun. - Cincinnati Commercial,
OF the twenty-five New York republican
newspapers which have spoken upon thesub.
! ject, seventeen are in favor of an unpledged
delegation to the national convention, and
seven are in favor of one pledged 10 Sena-
tor Conklin.
Messrs, Eustis and Pinchback. the
" claimants" to the Louisiana senatorship,
were expected to arrive in Washington
Tuesday. The New Orleans conservatives