The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-12-15


has claim on the Centennial Exhibit
ion for 81 100000 advanced to it. The
surplus of receipts in the hands of the
is between 81 500. 900 and s.
00,000. The advance by the United /
States was lien upon the assets, but it is /
now sought to cheat the United States of
the whole amount and divide the money
on hand among the stockholders as pro
fits on their investments.
While the EDglish.are speaking ofthe
impossihility of reaching the North
Pole. on account of four hundred miles
of solid ice, some Yankee will slip up
there and blast out a narrow gauge rail-
road.
The great difficulty with many men
now is that they have three pantaloons
pockets and but two hands to stuff into
them.
Down at husking bee, near Liberty
Illinois, the other night, young woman
rammed her hand into the husks and
hauled out a snake as long as whip
lash, and too cold to take much intrest
in the festivities. She fell over on her
back and screamed and shrieked until
she was black in the face, but every BODY
thought she had only found a red ear,
and they laughed at her, while the
snake got inside of her ruffle and crawl
ed painfully and automatically down
her back. She was understood at last,
and the snake dragged ont and killed,
but she says if she WAS to live thous-
and years she couldn't scream half as
much as she wants to.-[Hawkeye
A Danbury woman's fourth husband
says Bailey was seriously ill few years
ago. Watchers from among the neigh.
bors stayed with him at night. There
came night which bid fair to be his
last on earth. The watchers took their
place in the sick room. The bereaved
wife said to them:
don't think he'll last till morning
! f he drops off in the night you need
not disturb me, for am going to sleef
and want to have the rest, and every
thing is arranged. You can take the
cellar door to lay him out on"
Seeing him drive by on load ofcorn
stalks just reminded me of the incident
The unhappy woman spoke too loud.
Waco, Texas, was convulsed will
laughter at the sight of a Young man i,
beaver, broadcloth and kids driving al
OK team and load of cotton into town =
1t was mild bet. thon III, compared
with some that were invented for th
campaign.
A correspondent ofthe Stamford Ky.
Journal says Marion County man Sc
steel trap to protect his poultry, an,
/ the next day it was gone Some tim
afterward an emaciated night owl wa
F shot in Taylor County, sixteen mile
t distant, and the trap found fastened t
= one of its feet
= DIR. Bulls Cough Syrnp is particular
: ly recommended for children. It cure
D Coughs, Colds, Group, Sore Throat, an
' Whooping Cough. Is pleasant to tn
e taste and acts like charm. Price,
v cents.
|. This will DO for bird story: Recent
: there died at the Jardin des Plantes q
n old paroquet, aged lis years 1t ono
: belonged to Admiral Lord Nelson Or
e of the peculiarities connected with tt
3 life of this remarkable bird was thi
II that while on board the Victory, durin
j. the battle of Trafalgar, the continuot
firing of the cannon had such an effe
q, as to destroy all the acquisitions whic
z. previously distinguished it, and it WI
Je incapable afterwards of utterins an
,e thing but Bomb! Bomb! Bomb"