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A Lost Dog.

His name vas Bismarck, nit only
vone eye, on account of plack cat. vot
belongs to serfant Irish gals nit red
headed hair. Also he has only dree
mitout bull-katch. He vaa a dog.
Bismarck vas. He is palt headed ol ofer
himself, consequence of red hot water,
on accoudt of fighting nit old maidt's
cat On one end of himself vas skituat-
ed his head-und his tail 1T vas py de
other endt. He only carries about vone
halt of his tail nit him. accoudt of cir
cular saw mill He looks a good deal
like older as he is already, but he ain t
quite so oldt as dot until next Christ
mas.
De way vot You can know him is, #
you calls him "Shack" he won't say
notings, but makes answer to de name
Bismarck" by saying "Pow vow -vowi"
und in de meantime vagging half of his
tail-de oder halt vas cut off, so he can t
of course shake it. Also, if you trow
stones on top of him he will run like de
teuyfel, und holler Ky -yi! ki-yil dots
de way you can told my dog.
He looks like a cross between a pull
foundlandt und a cat-mit nine tails
but he ain't. He got not efen vone
whole tail. unit he ain't cross, not pit.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Decline and Fall of a New York
Merchant.

Mr.. James Fl. Gilmore, at one time
prominent business man of this City,
has become maniac through the ad
verse endings of law suits in which he
was engaged, and Is now confined in the
Ponghkeepsie Luratic Asylum. Some
years ago he was engaged in the manu-
facture of gas fixtures in this City, and
retired with a fortune of 5000 600. He
then took up his residence at Jamaica,
L. I. There was also residing at jana
ica Mr.. Degrauw, who was a friend of
Elmore's. Together they started the
railroad from East New York to Ja-
maica, and also had transactions in the
coal and oil business. These relations
continued for some time, until Degrauw
accused Elmore of putting worthless
deem it at its face value. This led to
several tedious lawsuits, which were be
gun at one time by Degrauw and at an
other by Elmore, but which invariably
resulted in favor of Degrauw. The
cases were then taken to the Court OF
| Appeals, sent back for new trial, and
again carried up. Mr.. Elmore subse-
quently fell sick, and when he recover.
ed, the judgments that had beer found
against him were placed in the hands O
the Sheriff, who proceeded with hi
levies. Mr.. Elmore's troubles so affect
ed his wife and daughter that they diet
within short period Of each other
while his son Charles, deputy clerk il
the Court of Appeals, who had left hi
position to return home and aid hi
father, was killed by an accident on th
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr.. Elmore
fortune vas swept away, his househol
effects were seized and sold, leaving hir
dependent upon his friends. These re
verses unsettled his mind and necessita
ed his remoyal to the lunatic asylum
IN. Y. World.
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Government what il meant TO propose.
England refused thus to forestall the
work of the conference. and Turkey
consequently declined to participate
The invitation to join the conference
will be repeated to the Porte.
The Times says, editorially: 1--WE be-
lieve We may now accept it as certain
that the meeting of the conference is
assured, despite the warlike preparations
OF the various Powers. We believe all
the Powers desire peace. The Porte
must be convinced that if Turkey stub
bornly refuses to give guarantees, it will
stand alone"
VIENNA, November 15.-The favor
able reply of Austria to the English con-
ference proposal has been dispatched to
London.
The Political Correspondence pub
fishes letter from its St. Petersburg cor
respondent, which summarizes the re-
forms Russia intends to demand of the
Porte, as follows: First-Disarmamen
Of the entire population of Bosnia,
Herzegovina and Bulgaria, without dis
tinction Of creed. STANDARDIZATION Of
irregular troops. Third-Transter TO
Asia of Circassiaps settled in Europe
Fourth-The language of the country to
be introduced in public Offices and
tribunals. Fifth-A native Christian to
be appointed Governor by the Porte in
each province, and the appointment of q
permanent Commission of Supervisors
composed of Consuls of the Great Pow
ers. The letter also mentions are re-
forms to be demanded those specified il
the dispatch from Vienna.
Paris November 15.-It is reported
Austria contemplates the partial mobili
zation of her army. There is reason t.
, believe Russia will call in next year
: contingent of recruits, numbering 200,
600, Immediately, instead of waiting I'm
! til April, the usual time 1t is annount
ed that the irst military train of 1900
e men leave St. Petersburg for KIssceno
= to day. The Golos states. that all tn
I railway companies in Russia are ordere
}, to place their lines at the absolute dis
= posal of the Government
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
CATARRH
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Ulceyatiye Catarrh, perman-
emily cured by
SANFORDS'
RADICAL
CURE.

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CATARRH is a safe, certain, and per-
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and is the most perfect remedy ever de-
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ton and constitutionallY by internal ad-
ministration. Locally applied relief is
Instantaneous. 1t sooths, heals, and
cleanses the nasal passages of every feel
ing of heaviness, obstruction, dullness.
Constitutionally administered it removals
the blood, purifies it of the acid poison
with which it is always charged in Ca
tarrh, stimulates the stomach, liver and
kidneys, perfects digestion, makes new
blood, and permits the formation OF
sound, healthy tissue, and finally OBJ
tains complete control over the disease
The remarkable curative powers, when
all other remedies utterly fail, of SAN
FoRD's RADICAL CURE. are attested by
thousands who gratefully recommend i
to fellow sufferers. No statement i.
made regarding it that cannot be sub
stantiated by the most respectable anc
reliable references 1t is great ant
good medicine. and worthy all confd
ence. Each package contains a Treats,
on Catarrh and DIR. Sanford's improved
Inhaling tube, and full directions for it
use in all cases.
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE is sold b,
all wholesale and retail druggist
throughout the United States Price 81
Depot, WEEKS & POTTER, Boston.
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Eclipse Of the MOOu.

Mullins is entirely bald, with one ex-
ception of single lock, which he
combs carefully over the side of his
head. A short time ago some young la
dies asked him for his photograph, and
just for fun he had a picture taken of the
top of his head. About week after
ward he went past the photographers
place, and noticed an immense crowd
studying picture in the window. He
looked IN, and found that disgusting an.
imal of an artist had printed greatly
enlarged picture of his bald head, with
the black lock running around the edge
and had labeled it Eclipse of the moon
the phenomenon as it appeared at 11:15.
That picture was sent all over the worlc
and it is now filed among the archive
of every scientific institution from
Hong Kong to the Franklin Institute.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Old Aunty Brnen.

Old Aunty Ann Bruen, after long
and useful life. died one last week at
the county Infrmary, in her 10Sth year.
She was an old lady fifty years ago, and
is we'll known 20 all the old inhabitants
of Fairfield county, having lived in a
great manv families. During the days
of the Revolution she was grown girl,
living in one of the colonial towns of
Old Virginia, where she helped make
clothes for Washington's men. She was an
intelligent and generous old soul, and it
is to be regretted that her last days were
passed over the hull in the poor house
Lancaster Gazette.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

One of our Nevada ranchers sent his
wife East to see the big show in Phila-
delphIa, and followed in about three
months himself. The worthy couple
stayed with their relatives, about ten
miles from Philadelphia, for six weeks,
and upon returning to the land of sage
brush were asked for particulars in re-
gard to the Centennial. WELL" said
he, "I'll tell you how it was. My wife
was visitin' round afore went, and /
didn't git to the City, and when got
there brother Jim was jest thrashin' his
buckwheat. and they KEEP US so darned
busy helpin' 'em that didn't get to the
show at all."-[Reno Gazette.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
For the Press
Centennial Notes.


Mr.. EDlToR:-I closed my notes of
the Main Building by reference to the
Am, riean book department.; and in pass
ing out into one of the annexes to this
building, we were permitted to look up
on the buggy and carriage department
indeed, vehicles of all kinds, and
sleighs such as we donot see or have use
for in this climate These splendid
sleighs were from those snowy countries
where sucn comforts are as much a ne
cessity as buggies and express wagons
are here In the midst of ali these new
and highly finished articles il is a relief
to find something old which we did when
we saw George Washington carriage,
in good state of preservation, just as
that great and good man used it, one
hundred years ago. Memorial Hall, or
Art Gallery, we find is beyond discrip-
tion. The statuary and paintings are
of course the very best the world could
produce. Here the old countries excel
Italy, France, and England, have vast
amount of space here; think of paint.
ing 20 feet by 80, The Marriage o.
Prince Albert" costing forty thousand
dollars.
Among the American paintings vii
speak of two that paused to study
"The New Republic" by Ferdinand
Powels; "The battle of Gettysburg" b,
Rothermel of Philadelphia. This las
is some Is feet by 22-true to life, will
General Mead on horseback with ha
in hand in the midst of one of those ter
rible onslaughts. This was sublimel,
awful and not such a pleasure to stud,
as the other with its beautiful lessons O
our eountry's history. In the center O
"The New Republic" upon an elevation
surrounded by steps is the beautiful fe
male character representing the Coolest
of Liberty, or New Republic. To he
right is George Washington, surrounde
by the people and slavery rs they wer
, in his day. To her left was Abraham
t Lincoln standing with his hand presen
ing the Emancipation Proclamation an
the negroes with an eager joy pressin
up toward him with their shackles fal
ing of; to his right was, e. A. Grov
extending welcome to all for hom,
stead; in their rear was large feet q,
ships and transports showing the growt
, and commerce of the nation. In frol
of Washington, was Beecher preachir
to all clases representing the Pastor an
Teacher, showing a free church and fir,
schools. B. F. THOMAS.
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Extensive acquisition of Territory.


The Winnepeg Standard announces
the conclusion of two important treaties
with the Dominion Crees and other In
dians-one at Carleton, on the Saskat-
der which the Indians ceded their rights
over district in the Fertile Belt esti-
mated at 100000 squaae miles. The
treaties now made include all the Cree
nation--and the Dominion may be said
to have acquired nearly whole of the
territory within the Fertile Belt, and for
some distance north of it-all the land
east of the Rocky Mountains, in fact,
except a district of not more than 1000
square miles, principally inhabited by
Blackfeet. The terms ultimately agreed
upon were as follows: Each man, wo-
man and child gets So head for this
| the first year, and s. head per annum
afterwards. The chiefs get S25 each and
are allowed four councillors or headmen
at S15 apiece. Every family of FIVE is
to be allotted 100 acres, as homestead
and for the cultivation of the same is to
| be furnished with certain requisites
such as oxen, COWS, plows, harrows, hoes
axes, ETC. Besides his So annuity, each
chief is to be supplied with horse and
wagon. or in lieu of the latter, two carts
should he prefer them; and, further, ev
cry chief and councillor Is to be provid
ed with a new suit of clothes every three
years. Taking into account the ranl
and Importance of these parties, suit o
clothes every three years does seem al
extravagant decoration. Another pro
viso of the treaty was made to guar,
against actual starvation, for though tn
Indians agreed to locate on farms, the,
strongly objected to be starved as we'll a
civilized; and to this end they insiste
on stipulation being agreed to unde
which the Government agreed to expen
yearly ST 900 for the next three years i
: provisions, TO be distributed among sue
, as are actually engaged in cultivating tn
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Mothers do not let your darling suffer

Mothers do not let your darling suffer
with the Whooping Cough, if you have
a remedy so near at hand. Use DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup, and the little suf-
ferers will soon find relief. Price, 25
cents.
Holloways Pills and Ointment. We
Stand aghast at the thousands hourly
hurried to premature grave, victims OF
having neglected the first symptoms OF
disease. Whether the complaint origin.
ates in the body, or be introduced acci
dentally through the skin-fatal results
may be warded off by timely recourse
to one or both of these medicines. q
cents per box or pot.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
The Younger Brothers.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 16-At Fairbault to-
day, the Younger brothers, Cole, James
and Robert, We're arraigned in the Dis
trict Court, and two indictments found;
first, charging them with completely in
the murder of Haywood, the bank cash.
ier; second, charging Cole directly with
the murder of the Swede Gurtavaston
and Jim and Bob with completely. They
asked and were granted until Saturday
to plead to the indictments.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Wisconsin Relies of the Mound
Builders.

ST. Louis Republican, October 29.l
Last week party of scientific explor-
ers made some very interesting discov
cries in the neighborhood of Milton,
Wisconsin. There are there number
of mounds which recent archaeological
investigation has referred to that mys-
terious race which inhabited the central
portion of North America long before
the present aborigines obtained foot
hold here. Selecting the largest of these
mounds the explorers dug trench from
its outer edge to the center, thirty feet
long, five feet wide and at the center at
tanning a depth of ten feet. About
foot from the bottom, at the deepest part
of the excavation, layer of ashes and
decayed wood was laid bare \ few
inches below this was hard deposit re-
sembling mortar, and beneath were
found the remains of four adults and
two children. That they belonged to
the race of mound builders is inferred
from the fact that there had previously
been exhumed, only eithteen inches be-
low the snrface, complete Indian skele-
ton.
The other. and vastly more important
relics, were eight and a half feet lower
down. The first of these, the skeleton
of man, lay with the head to the west
in a reclining position. At the knees,
near each hand, Were two ornaments,
composed of the teeth of some wild ami
NAL, about four inches long, and having
holes bored through for the string which
attached them to the wrists. Close by
was the skull, but so badly decayed as
to prevent removal. 4 little to the
south of the skull were four perfect flint
arrow. heads, as clearly cut, as if the
WORK had deem done by the best modern
machinery. Lying around and under
the shoulders were twenty-nine beads,
manufactured from small shells, and
perforated SO as 10 be worn as a neck
lace. Evidently this was the skeleton oil
some famous parsonage, for among the
bones of the five others no ornaments
whatever were found. The chiefs COM
panions were arranged about him TO the
west, north west and east. In the jaw
bone of one ives partly developed wis
dom tooth, and most of the jaw-bones
and teeth were in good preservation,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

On cruise the sailors saw comet,
and were somewhat surprised and alarm
ed at its appearance. The hands met.
and appointed committee to wait on
the commander and ask his opinion of
it. They approached him and said
"We want to ask your opinion, your
honor" "Well, boys, what is it about?'
"We want to know about that thing up
there" Snow, before ! answer you
first let me know what you think it is
"Well, your honor, we have talked it al
over, and we think it is star sprung a
leak"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
India-DesctrutIve Cyclone go, 900
Lives Lost.

LONDON, November PA dispatch
from Calcutta to the Times says it is re
ported twenty thousand persons perish
ed m the cyclone Of October 81, and
some estimates place the loss Of lives as
high s forty thousand. In a town Of
Burrisbol, capital OF Backergunge Dis
trict, three thousand houses were leveled
with the earth. Letters from survivors
report q great wave, nine feet deep,
awept over the large island Of Dakhin
Shasha, Bagpore. The whole of Eastern
Bengal appears to have suffered severely
from the cyclone, and Calcutta narrowly
escaped. The reports of famine from
Bombay are worae. A water famine il
feared in some districts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

Winter is coming again, and The be-
wildered populace of Rhode Island
will get up early in the morning and
hastily empty their ashes over into the
adjoining States and scuttle back into
the house before the Connecticut police
or the Massachusetts, people are awake.
War will grow out of this thing before
many years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

Willing to trade for lands in this sec
ton of Ohio, will do well 10 inform me
by mail, or otherwise.
/ have several farms to exchange for
Western lands and some ready cash.
Also, Western lands and ready cash
to exchange for real estate in this Sec
tion of Ohio.
/ desire to increase both my list of
Western lands and lands in this section,
ready for fair exchange.
MARTIN KAGAY,
so Real Estate Agent.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
Three Tramps Murder q Railroad
Conductor at Shelby.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 13.-Cornelins II.
Grail, q freight conductor on the Cleve-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indian
spolis Railroad, was shot by tramp at
Shelby, Ohio, yesterday. Three tramps
got aboard the train, refusing to pay
their fare. Mr.. Grail took one of their
hats, and at Shelby got of the train to
get something to eat. The tramps fol-
lowed him, all three Of them drawing
revolvers and firing at him, one Of the
shots taking effect in his breast, infiict
ing serious if not fatal wound. The
tramps were arrested.
A MAN SENT FOR TO BE MURDERED.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 13.-James B
Harvey, mention Of whose murder wa
telegraphed from Memphis several day
ago, left Louisville in response to tele
gram from Evansville, and went Their
and accepted work. At Evansville h
was telegraphed to come to Austin
Miss, whittier he went. On getting Of
the boat there he was asked by thre
men II his name was Harvey, and Of
answering 'yes," was killed. The fami
ly here has no idea as to who telegraph
ed him, and are Of opinion he was sen
for TO be murdered.
A FRIoHTFUL DOMESTIC TRAGEDY L
MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, November 13.-A murder
Gus shooting affray occurred about thre
miles east OF Lansing about midnigl
last night. in which G. w. Ayers WI
killed, J. F. Morley, his father-in-la
fatally wounded, and two or three othe
seriously wounded. Several of the pa
ties belonged in that city. Domest
trouble was the cause.
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"THE BEST PLASTER"

Messrs. WEEKS & POTTER, Gen
lemen,-Please send me six COLLINS
VOLTAIC PLASTERS, Send by re-
turn mail, / think they are the best
Plaster ! ever used. Please find money
enclosed. II ASK ELL LEWIS.
MILFORD, DEL, July IA, 1876.
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The Boston Herald gives notice to
the winning party, regardless of which
II 10, that il will have a strong opposi-
ton 10 watch and warn IL. The New
York Post also notes the remarkable
cloaeness Of the result in the effect it
will have on the winning man, which
will be that as nearly half the American
people voted against him, as did the
'..'sev half for him. caution and steadi-
f&a.Aministraiion may be expected.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Politics and Trade.

New YoRK, Nov. 16.-The Post says:
Outside of Wall street business men
complain bitterly of the injury which
political complications are inficting on
trade. An exception to the prevailing
dullness is an unusual activity and ris.
ing prices in the sugar market, where
both raw and refined sugars are higher
than for several years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

The average vote Of nationalities in
New York was: German, half Republi-
can and half Democratic; Irish, Demo-
cratic; and Italian, Republican. The
Italians living in the neighborhood of
Cherry street voted the Republican tick :
ct almost to a man.
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Three Points for Consideration.

During the past five years the VEGE-
TINE has been steadily working itself in
to pu bile favor and those;w no were at first
most incredulous in regard to it merits
are now it's most ardent friends and sup
porters.
There are three essential causes for
those having such a horror OF patent
medicines, changing their opinion and
lending their influence toward the ad-
vancement of VEGETINE. 1st-It is
an honestly-prepared medicine from
blrks, roots and herbs. 2d-lt honest
ly accomplishes all that is claimed for
it, without leaving any bad effects in
the system. 3d-It presents honest
vouchers in testimonials from honest,
well-known citizens, whose signatures
are sufficient guarantee of their earn
estness in the matter. Taking into con-
sideration the vast quantity of medicine
brought conspicuously before the pub
lie through the flaming advertisements
in the newspaper columns, with nc
proof of merit or genuine vouchers oi
what it has done, we should be pardon
ed for manifesting a small degree o.
pride in presenting the following testi
monial from Rev. j. S. DlCKERSON
D. D.. the popular and ever-genial pas
tor of the South Baptist Church, Bos
! ron.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

The people of Louisiana, notwith
standing the excitements of the Presi-
Dental election, have this year been
able to do something more than to at
tend mere politics. They have raised,
besides other crops, their largest sugar
crop since the war-estimated at 200, ,00O
hogsheads. Large as this amount ia,
however, it is only about one eighth the
annual consumption of the United
States. The balance comes from the
West Indies and the Sandwich Islands
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

Fashionable ladies are devoted to lit
tie niceties in dress For instance, in
handkerch;efs they make three changes
of sty lie during the day. With the morn
ing toilette plain linen cambric hand
kerchief is worn; for afternoon and the
street one with silk border matching
the costume in color, and for evening a
very dainty one made of lace.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
SAN EXCELLENT PLASTER.'

Messr; Weeks & Potter, Gentlemen,-
Please send me another COLLINS
VOLTAIC PLASTER. / find them
to be an excellent Plaster, the bsst
have ever used. ! am sorry that the
druggists here do not keep them.
f. NJ. SNIDER.
BROADWAY, O., July, 1876.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

"Tommy, make room for your uncle" :"
is now being played on the barrel-or-
gans in Paris. tits understood, says the
London World, to be a British hymn.
As France has large export trade in
these instruments, "Tommy, make room
for your uncle" will no doubt soon en-
liven the winter mornings in America