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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
The Story Of Captain Nathan Hale

One hundred years ago September D,
within the limits of New York City,
Captain Nathan Hale, of the Continen-
tai army, was hung as spy, without
the formality of trial and under cir
cumstances of peculiar atrocity. He
was but twenty-one years of age, a grad
uate of Yale, and man whose fine lit
erary attainments are perpetuated by
his grand nephew, Rev. Edward Ever
EFT Hale. The New York World gives
some interesting "reminiscences of this
hero-martyr and says: Tradition has
preserved picture of gallant young
soldier, who in April, 1776, encamped
his company in the fields near our Bun
ker Hill at Broadway and the Bowery,
and who in September of the same year
crossed the Sound at Norwalk on his
perilous er-and. Twenty one years old
in June, bright eyed and athletic, he
was dressed in a frock of white linen
hAbScOt leuCh ds OulCeIS then wore, Will
yellow ribbon in his cockade to mark
his rank in lieu of epaulettes. He had
his fre-lock slung behind (all officers
wore them thus, and at his side was a
sword that was worn by his uncle, Ma
than Hale, who was killed by she'll at
the siege of Louisburg in 1745. When
equipped for the perilous work of a spy,
Captain Hale changed his uniform for a
plain suit of citizens clothes, with q
round, broad d-brimmed hat He was set
ashore at Huntington, Long Island, and
thence proceeded through the British
camps on Long Island and at New York
After passing safely TO the outposts OF
the British army he stopped at tavern
called the "Cedars," where he was seer
and recognized by Tory cousin, dis
sipated young man named Samuel Hale
who had received many favors at hi
hands in former times. This double
traitor betrayed him to the British, say
ing that ho WAS captain in the Cont
mental army and spy. General How
WAS then residing at the Beekman House
near the present junction of First ave
nue. and Fifty-6rst street. Hale wa
brought before him, and frankly ownee
his name. rank, and object. This wa
on the 21st of September, 177S, just on
week from the day on which Washing
, ton had given him his secret instruc
, tions at the Murray House, on Murra
Hill.
Howe had Hale hung without triaI
: and the in famous Provost Marshal Gun
l ningham tore up the letters he wrote
: his mother and betrothed on the morn
: ing of his execution. He died like
] hero, saying with his last breath, 81 re
: gret that have but one life to give fe
: my country" The place of his buris
d is unknown, but is within the city lin
r its. At the time of Captain Hale's ex'
r cutlon he was engaged to be married to
r young lady in Connecticut. She SUI
vived him seventy-fve years, an
7 though she yielded to the importuniti
of friends and married, she never forg
Il her youthful lover. When she came t
= die, at the age Of nirety-three, the la
= word she spoke was Nathan"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
NEAR THoRNvILLE, o., Oct. 6, 1876,

The eyes of many animals-those of
cats, for instance, exhibit peculiar
brilliancy, which is peculiarly remark
able in the dusk. 1t was formerly
thought that the eyes Of such animals
emitted light independently, as it was
also thought that light could be emitted
by the human eye, under the influence
of passion. This brilliancy, however,
in the eyes of these animals is caused
by carpet of glittering fibaes, called
the tapetum, which lies behind the retina,
and is powerful reflector. In perfect
darkness no light is observed in their
eyes, fact which has been established
by very careful experiments; but, new
ertheless, a very small wmount of light
is sufficient 10 produce the luminous ap
pearance in them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
Suicide and Murder In the United
States. -

There is a grand series Of charts show
ing the vegetable conditions and re-
sources of the country, the proportion of
forest and arabic land of sugar and tex
tile crops, and the price of farm labor.
A very curious and sinister study is Of
fered by table which hangs beside
those of the United States census, show
ing by means of colored parallelograms
the positive and relative degrees of
homicide and suicide in different parts
of the country. In the eastern portion
suicide appears to be six times as fire.
quent as murder. l had no means of
measuring but by the eye, so that these
statements are only approximate, but
they are not very far wrong think.)- =
In the western there is rather larger
proportion of the latter, and about two
thirds leas of the former. The South
presents broad field of homicide, near
ly twice as large as that of all the resi-
of the country, with = very narrow strip
Of self-destruction. In New York and
New Jersey suicide is about three to
one of murder; in Pennsylvania abou
two to one; in Delaware and Maryland
Just the reverse of these, murder ex
ceeding suicide by one-third and one
half. Homicide in the District of Co
lumbia is appalling, compared with it
population, there appears to be littl
disposition to telo de Sc. In Virgins
the suicide is about a quarter of tn
homicide; in West Virginia the tw,
crimes are nearly equal, suicide pre-
ponderating slightly. In the Carolina
, murder is to suicide as three to one; il
Florida the number of both is muc
larger in proportion to the population
but the excess of homicide over suicid
remains as three to one. In Texas th
, area of murder is something awful, III
{ less one can pitch ones mood to the Ike
of De Quincey's famous essay; it is te
a times as great as suicide. In Nevad
l the proportion of the latter is about or
:. fifth of the former. In California thel
!, is a vast amount of both, suicide pr
: dominating; can it be because of Il
/. homesick Chinese? With regard
, murder, the distribution is not difficu
to understand, but it seems impossible
a get at any general laws respecting su
eide. The proportion of female suicid
!, indicated in delicate pink tint) vari
=, very much in the different States, b
!. generally falls far short of the male 81
n cides. In Delaware, the District, al
=. Oregon there are no female suicides;
:, Minnesota and North Carolina the nul
a, Der nearly equals that Of the other Sc
:. in South Carolina it is considerably
excess; in Florida it is very small.
%, There is CHASTITY fascination in the
30 statistics and the speculations viii
CO they suggest Atlantic Monthly
October.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
Feeding Apples to Cows.

Butter is going up, and apples are go
ing dowl, and the question suggests IL
self whether apples can not be sold in
the form of butter so as to net the farm
er a great deal more than if sold in the
form of cider. The supply of second
and third class apples in Western New
York, this fall, will far exceed the de-
mand for conversion into cider. Manu-
facturers are now offering but ten cents
busbel for cider apples, and We sus-
pect that, before the season is over, they
will be entirely unstable.
That apples are valuable food for
stock, and especially for milch COWS, has
been fully established by repeated e1per-
iments on the part of farmers and dairy
men. Where they have seemed to have
the effect to check the flow of milk it
has been because the cows were fed too
many on the start, and their digestion
thereby affected. If not more than four
quarts are fed to each cow at q time, up
on the start, and the allowance is stsadi-
ly increased until all are fed that the
animal will consume, the result will be,
we are confident, considerable increase
in the quantity and quality of the lac
teal fluid.
Some twenty five to thirty years since
We commenced feeding drop apples, in
autumn, to the few COWS We kept, and
we invariably realized an increase in the
quantity of milk and butter, and We
have always followed up the practic,
since, when we have had both Cows ant
apples, and always with the best results
How much apples are worth for stocl
feeding depends, of course, upon thu
value of dairy products. With butte
at thirty cents a pound, apples must b.
worth a great deal more than ten cents
bushel, and we know of no better wa,
than this for farmers to dispose of thei
Gull apples.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

As a man stepped into New York
drug store and called for glass of soda
water, the boy at the fountain jokingly
asked, "Will you have fly in it?""Yes
sir" said the man, promptly. The boy
acooped one off the wall, and dropping
il in the sirup, drew on the water, and
set i. down for the purpose of continu-
ing the joke; but before he could with
draw it, the stranger seized the glass and
swallowed the beverage, fly and all. re-
marking, as he wiped his mouth, "I'd a
swallowed that If it had been an sle.
phsnt, rather'n have boy with no hair
on his lip git tn best of me-"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
Pleasant and Profitable Employ.

Pleasant and Profitable Employ.
ment.-"Beautifulp" "Charmingl" "Oh,
how lovely !" "What are they worth ?"
&c. Such are exclamations by those
who see the large, elegant New Chromos
produced by the European and Ameri.
can Chrome Publishing Co. They are
all perfect Gems of Art. No one can
resist the temptation to buy when see
ing the Chromos. Canvassers, Agents,
and ladies and gentlemen out of en-
plOyment, will find this the best open
ing ever offered to make money. For
full particulars, send stamp for confd-
entail circular. Address F. GLEASON
& CO., 73S Washington St., Boston
Mass. 19m3
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

This Is what Lord Byron once wrote
Of the Turks; "If IL is difficult to say
what the Turks are, II ia at least pot
difficult 10 say what they are not. They
are not trsacherous; they are not coward
ly; they are not sssassins. They do no,
burn heretics. They are faithful to the
Sultan while he is ft to reign, and de
wont TO God without the Inquisition
II they were driven from ~. Sophia TO
morrow, IL 10 doubtful il Europe woult
bs the gamer; England certainly voul'
be the loser"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

A northern Iowa farmer offered a
tramp his daughter and half his farm
for three days work in the harvest field.
The tramp wavered little at first: but
then the color of the girls eyes didn't
suit, and he thought the farm laid q lit.
tie too low. 30 he declined the proposi-
sion. stole hams-ssrsp and went on hil
worthless wsy.--[Exchsnge.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

The new tunnel being built under the
Thames is intended chiefly for the use Of
about 5000 workmen who have to cross
at that point, and who are often detained
by fog that stops the boats. 1t will be
an iron tube nine feet in diameter, light.
ed with gas, thoroughly ventilated, and
only for pedestrians.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

"What fruit do you satf" asked the
dyspsptic of q stout friend, "you are 20
strong and healthy" "The fruit Of In.
dustry," was the reply. "thsrs's no indi.
gestion about that"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

Conceit is the most contemplate and
one Of the most odious qualities in the
world. II isvaiity driven from all 9th
or shafts and forced 10 sppsal to isseli
for sdnirasion II Hszlest. s
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

"Ahl Jenny, you're too late: you
did not run fast enough" "Yis, did,"
said Jimmy; "bus / didnt start soon
enough"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

Go to Skinner and Bros Drug Store
and examine their fine stock Wall Pap
per and Window Curtains, nearly one
Hundred different patterns of wall paper
on hand which they offer for CASH. So
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13

Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
fell down stairs . few days since and
broke his name In three places.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
COOK AND PARLOR STOVES,

COOK AND PARLOR STOVES,
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 eel
ebrated Monitor Coal Cooking Stove.
Full Stock Of Stores, Tin srare, etc.. nor
on hand. Special orders promptly at
tended to with care and at reasonable
charges.
Roofing and Spoutiasg
Specialties, and all wo-k of this nature
entrusted to us completed with the ut
most care, and warranted 6rst-class in all
respects.
Give us a call and examine our stock
-pdrticuldr{y our Stoves. We feel war
ranted in assuring all comers 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, 1876-10-13

When a man is brute, he is the most
sensual and loathsome of all brutes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-10-13
IL " E R Y

nTIn connection with this estahlishnent
q hrst-claa Livery Stable, where at ell times the
public cen be scconnodatsd With tnrn-sut sf
AL kinds a rsasssabas price
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-19
DR.. c. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
DR.. c. NscLANE'S
PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended as
a remedy for all the ills that flesh is
heir to" but in affections of the Liver,
and in all Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia
and Sick Headache, or diseases of that
character, they -tand without a rival.
AG U E AND FEVER.
No better c-thartic can be used pre-
paratory to, or after taking Quinine.
As simple purgative they are I'M
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression DIR. MeLANEs
LIVER Pills.
Each wrapper bears the signatures of
c. McLANE and FLEMING Bros.
Sold by all respectable druggists and
country storekeepers generally
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-19
MEDICAL.
SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

INHE countenance is pale and leaden-
i Colored, with occasional 1ushes, or
a circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks; the eyes become dull the pupils
dllate; an azure semicircle runs along
the lower eye-lid the nose is irritated,
swells, and sometimes bleeds; swell
ing of the upper lip; occasional head
ache, with humming or throbbing of
the ears; an unusual secretion of saliva;
Shiny or furred tongue; breath very
foul, particularly in the morning; ap
petite variable, sometimes voraciouS,
witha gnawing sensation of the stomach,
at Others, entirely gone; feeting pains
in the stomach occasional nausea and
vomiting violent pains throughout the
abdomen; bowels irregular, at times
costive; stools Shiny; not unfrequently
tinged with blood; belly swollen and
hard urine turbid; respiration occa-
sionally difficult, and accompanied by
hiccough; cough sometimes dry and
convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding of the teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; it is an innocent prepa-
ration, not capable Of doing the slightest
injury To the NEST fenafr Infant.
The genuine DR.. McLANE's VERMI-
FUGE bears the signatures ofC. McLANE
and FLEMING BROS. on the wrapper.
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-19

RIIDTnnE Fs;a ara ., ,' &e;.s err
Hill EH0E 10zs'zg or old, guaranteed BY
u0t ~ u b tie 99adson method eff treat
rent 4 SoIfa cHre or noJee. Gallon or 7v7-ite 10
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-19

=, For Book BINDING or Ruling, go to
HE ARGUS Bindery. No better work
can be done in this vicinity. Prices reason
able, Work done quick, Leave orders at
The ARGUS Counting Room. opposite the
the Post Office,
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-19
ssG r. NJ D ~ e r. >
HOTJSE
Cor, Michigan Az. and jackson Sire,

Cor, Michigan Az, and Jackson Street,
CHICAGO, Observation-Disclosures. ILL.
THIS elegant hotel acknowledges no rival either
ID Its management appointments or location.
In the latter respect it affords its guests charming
and unobsructed view from two of its lofty fronts
OF Lake Michigan as far at the eye can reach. the
finest waterscape view in America. Is diagOnally
opposite the Great Exposition Building, and but
one block from the Wabash Avenue amp State St.
lines OF Horse Railway, leading to all parts of the
city, rnd convenient TO places of amusement. 1t
has $50 large and elegantly furnisl ed rooms with
all modern improvements. including Tufts Passen-
ger Elevator. c. ii, GAUBERT, Proprietor.
FRANK W ENTwORTH hief Clerk
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-25
Sheep Indispensable to Profitable Agri-
culture.

Lieutenant Governor Stanton, of Ohio,
says in regard to sheep raising in England
"One thing that struck me very forcibly
was, that all our farmers testified that
sheep raising was absolutely indispensable
to successful farming; that their manure
was necessary to preserve the fertility of
the soil; and that without them the whole
kingdom would, in few years, be reduc-
ed to barrenness and sterility. 1t is in
this view that l regard sheep raising in
this country, as more important to the
ultimate and permanent prosperity Of
the country, than on account of their
profits. Whatever else may happen, we
cannot permit the virgin soil and these
beautiful fields of ours to be reduced to
barrenness by the time they pass into the
hands of our children and grandchildren.
Their fertility must be preserved at all
hazard, even at the expense of present
profit"
A correspondent of the Prairie Farmer,
who has kept sheep for ten years, gives the
following statement of his expenditures
and receipts. He commenced with thirty
two sheep, and at different times bought
torty-two more. He has raised 356 lambs,
killed 1913 sheep, sheared 726 fieeces, at
a, 1876 pounds of wool, worth $1,35792, and
BIAS sold 20G sheep for $40. Each sheep
9has paid him S2.51 per year.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-25
A "FcHsible: Memory.

The Virginia City Enterprise says
The bootblack at the corner stand on G
street was looking for customer. He
was as black as the ace of spades, and as
he carelessly busted off his stand with the
stump of corn brush, he occasionally
paused and rolled his eyes hungrily up
and down the street.
Presently tall, raw boncd, middle-aged
man, with considerable length of goatee
and not little breadth of hat rim, stopped
and glanced at the stand with some show
Of interest.
"Have shine, boss 2" said the owner of
the stand, giving his chair parting slap
with his brush. "Shine 'em up in half
mint, sab. You'll list have time to glance
over de morning papers,
Without deigning an answer the
lank chap climbed into the seat before
him.
"Whar yer rollin' them pants to ~ was
his first remark after the proprietor of the
stand began to operate
"All right, now, boss. We mustn't
muss EN-, you see. It's all feasible, now,
sah.'
"Wall, proceed to business
"I's n moving, boss. Is moving,
sab %
"Wall, see that you keep moving"
"De people oh dc Souf," said the boot
black, cooking cunning eye upon his
customer, "de people oh de SOmf," [another
look of the eye, "most allus gives us poor
cullcd boys any little feasible jobs dey $
got"
"You think I'm from the South ~
HI's finn f1p Souf myself snl ~
"Likely."
us fun dc Soui. sah-- fun old Kahn
tuck, sah."
"Indeed?'
"Sartn, boss, is fun LeX'nton, Kahn
tuck, sah." scraping away with an old case
knife at the mud on the solcs of his custo-
mer's boots.
"Tm from Kentucky myself, and from
Lexington" said the man, beginning to
look interested. $50 you're from Lexing-
ton, eli 2"
"Jes so, boss. Practically was born
dab, sah."
Like you, was born thar"
"Nice old town, boss
"Very."
81 golly, boss, eff ! didn't think from dc
fust dat saw in you de rale old Kaintuckj
gentleman. You've got good deal OBJ d'
cut OBJ some o. dem law and med cine stu
dents dat used to be about dc ole Transyl
vany Varsity but you's aged alittle, bos
aged leetle grain more dan was u
boys in dem days"
"I'vc often seen the old UNIVERSITY
ut was n fine old town, too. De mail
street was more dan mile long, dar wd
beautiful trees long de streets, and de o,
plan 'sylum, and dc baggin iacterys, 4
wire works, and dc"
'Thc lunatic asylum"
"Yes, boss, shore huff, dar was dc lunat
'sylum."
sand the river
"And de river! l golly, dat iust bS
bend in Town Fork OBJ dc Elkshorn, u
, bove de practically dat was might
feasible proposition for catfish"
"Amazin'r'
| 81 say, boss, practically you never hal
: pened to know culled boy named Colun
, bus Parsons, as lived out on de road to
| wards whar old Henry Clay was borned-
| out towards Ashland-did you, sab 2"
| "f knowed colored boy named Colun
) bus Parsons that rode old Woodpeckt
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-02-25

against Ploughboy down at the Blue Grass
course and won the puss"
"De Lord love us Was you dar2 De
great hockey Practically, am dat same
Columbus Parsons that rode old Wood
pecker and won de puss down dar to Blue
Grass y
"The Columbus Parsons 1 knowed used
to be great fiddler; played for all the
balls and parties for miles around
dat was me, sab. was dc boy. Now
you's beginning to know me "
"The Columbus Parsons | used to know
was great singer-was lightnin at all the
niggar camp-meetings."
dat was me, boss. I'm identically and
practically dat same Columbus Parsons
You's got de most feasible memory dat
ever saw, sah."
"The Columbus Parsons l knowed went
down to Frankfort and ran on the river as
steward of the Belle Wagner"
"4ah, yah you knows me-you knows
me, boss You knows me like brudder,
sab In dem days didn't put on de ap-
parel Wasn't I attired +? Practically,
sab, yous got de most feasible memory l
ever saw ~
i
the Columbus Parsons that rode old
Woodpecker, the Columbus Parsons that
used to sing at camp-meetings, the Column
bus Parsons that was steward ON the
Belle Wagner-that Columbus Parsons
bursted open the trunk of passenger,
stole thousand dollars, and was sent to
the State prison at Frankfort for some five
years"
Specifically, boss, you's gotta powerful
feasible memory, but dar was anoder Co.
lumbus Parsons down dar bout Lex nton
and Frankfort-particularly South Frank
fort, cross de acknowledgement was
hoss-rider, fiddler, singer and steam
boater, and he was low flung, harum-
scarum, no-account Teller. Iguess he mout
bin de Columbus Parson what you know
ed, sah."
"You think so 2"
"Sartin, sure, boss but don't say muffin
bout de Teller heah, sab. You see, prac-
tically, it mout injure my good name,
sah."