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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

The aneedoie has often been related
abont the man who importuned Noah to
take him on board his vessel, but who,
his request being denied, told Noah to
go ahead with his ark, he didn't believe
it was going to be much of a shower
This was rather cool, but there was an
other individual during that season OF
unprecedeDtedly high water, whose cool
ness went a long way ahead of that. He
was discovered upon the utmost peak of
the very highest mountain. with the wa.
ter tapping the very soles Of his shoes
He WAS STOPPING down in the act of rol
ling up the bottoms of his pantaloons
and as the ark sailed along by he raised
his eyes, and seeing Captain Noah, re
marked carelessly, "a little sioppyi"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
A Seiter Goes Fishing. Loses His
Master, and Takes the Train for
Home.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. ]

FROM the St Louis Globe-Demoerat.
Mr.. John. D. johnson, the lawyer,
went down to Murdock Lake a week ago |
for the purpose.of enjoyingsa few days
in angling for black bass He took with |
him favorite setter, which he had rails
ed from pup. The lake is in Illinois, |
thirty miles south of the city, and the |
usual route to it is over the Iron Noun
tain Railroad to. Illinois station, thence
by rowboat across the river, and thence
by wagon to the clubhouse, distance of
three miles. Arriving at the lake, Mr..
johnson went out in boat to fish.
at o'clock in the morning, taking his
setter along for company. The dog
proved troublesome in the boat, and was
put ashore, and nothing more thought
about him. When Mr.sJ ohiison return
ed to the clubhouse. late in the after
noon, he could not find his dog, although
he searched for him along the lake
shore, and made diligent inquiry of ev.
erybody he met. On his way home, two
days afterward, Mr.. johnson learned at
Illinois Station that his dog was at
Pevely, five miles below, and sent a
man after him, who brought him back.
1t seems that the dog, after being put
ashore on the west side of the lake, had
Joined party of fishermen, and remain
ed with them for short time, and then
returned to the place where he had left
his master. Notshnding him there, nor
at the house, he concluded that the boss
had gone home. He made bee line for
the river. and, swimming across, took
his position at the railroad station to
wait for train. Several trains passed
but he did not like their looks, and
made no attempt to board either of
them. At length the train that had
brought him and his master from the
city came along, going southwest, and
the dog joyfully jumped aboard. He
was recognized by the conductor, who
put him off at Pevely with directions to
the agent to ship him to st. Louis
These facts are given az a remarka BILE
instance of canine sagacity The only
o mistake the dog made was in starting in
the wrong direction. but he probably
, reasoned that the train would eventual
ly take HIM to the city, although in q
=, roundabout way.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
VOLUME 4.
[From the Pittsburgh Telegraph.
A Transformation.

Intelligent Americans are well aware
that some of the most respectable and
influential families in the Middle States
are descendants Of Hessian and Brnnr-
wicker soldiers who. at the close of the
Revolutionary War, chose to- settle for
life among the people whom they, against
their own wills, had been brought over
the water to -utjugate. Some of these
original German republicans. quite JUS
tifiably, deserted from the British ser
vice either during or at the termination
of the conflict. More Of them, however,
were prisoners taken by the Continental
troops, who after a short or longer con
6nement, made their peace with the
American authorities, and retiring TO
the settlements along the Aileghenies,
became good, loyal citizens of the young
Republic.
Interesting light is shed upon one of
these transformations in documents
which have been preserved in the fami-
ly Of Mr.. Niernsee, of South Caro-
lima, and which have been recently Civ
en- to the world in The German Cores
pondent, German periodical published
in Baltimore. The person referred TO in
these documents was John Christian
Semi, one of the Hessian officers taken
prisoner at Trenton. He appears to
have very soon made up his mind to
espouse the cause of the rebellious col
onies and to have entered the American
army. One of the documents just pub.
lished is long, confidential letter ad.
dressed TO him by General Howe, ir
which the General promises him full
amnesty and a good position, if he
would return TO his old allegiance; 8
proposition which was, of course, moi
favorably entertained. But the letter
shows that Herr Semi must have beer
considered valuable officer by his Brit
ish superiors.
Another of tho papers is an auto
graph letter of General Washington
dated New York, October II, 1889, il
which the General replies to lette
from Mr.. Senf recommending a surve.
Of the internal navigable waters of tn
country between New York and Florida
Senfs object seems to have been to sug
gest employ ment for himself as an en-
gineer, and Washington informs hin
that amidst the multitude of urgent de
mands upon Congress, it would hardl,
undertake an enterprise, however worth.
which could be postponed.
From another document signed b
Washington and General Knox, it al
pears that Herr Senf was member {
the Society of the Cincinnaii;" fac
which Of itself shows that "a an Amer
! can officer he must have acquitted hin
self with credit. 1t is, in truth, III
significant fact of the series brought I
light that Hessian officer became
member of that memorable association
Finally. among these papers Is Hel
: Senfs commission as an officer Of ii
Engineer Corps, and a!so "a State ET
= gineer Of South Carolina, signed
, Gov. Gates, I'd of February, 1779.-
These papers will most likely be pre-
. enied TO the Astor Library, New Yorl
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Differing Opinions About Whiskey

"Some orators on this PLATFORM" said
DIR. Lambert, in the meeting of the
American Temperance Union in Stein.
way Hall, on the End, "have mentioned
strychnine rs one of the constituents of
doctored whiskey. Now, strychnine has
never been used, and never will be used
in the composition of any liquor. 1t is
impossible so to use it, and its expense
would render ii out of the question"
The next orator spoke of the stock in
trade of Massachusetts, liquor mer-
chant having recently been seized, in
cluding his recipe for making his Ii.
qnors. In the composition of given
quantity he said were required fourteen
gallons of kerosene oil, three Of hydro
phosphate Of potash, and an ounce o
strychnine
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
ICognnc (0ct. i3) Correspondence Of the Pal
Mall Gazette.1
The French Vine Destroyer.

Five years ago the French Minister Of
Agriculture offered q prize Of 10000
francs for the discovery Of n means Of
ridding France Of so disastrous,a scourge
(the phylloxera). Small ms the prize
was In comparison with the vast interest
at stake. II was sufficient to quicken the
real alike Of ravans and empires. In
secticide powders innumerable were
brought into requisition; manure min
gled with plaster. lime, sulphur, salt
soot, and tar was successively tried; ex-
periments we're made with carbolic, ar
senious, and mlphuric acids, with sui
phurate Of carbon, creosote, ammonia,
and petroleum.; the roots Of the vines,
too, were swaddled in greeni tobacco
leaves, and In some localities attempts
~ere made TO eradicate the pest with
FIRE. Some of these agents occasionally
revived ailing plants, but failed to ami
hilate the phylloxern. Ont Of a hun
dred and forty supposed remedies which
the Agricultural Society Of Montpel-
lier put TO the test. thirty four produced
roms slight beneficial results, nine eth
or injured or killed the vines, and the
rema'ning ninety seven exercised no in
huenee whatever, either for good or evil.
Sobmersion of the vines under water
appears 10 be the only economic remedy
that has been attended with real success.
Efforts we're made to apply this remedy
on large scale; and, at a session Of the
Societe des Agriculteurs de France, M.
Aristide Dumon, we'll known engineer,
proposed to draw of quantity Of water
from the Rhone, in the neighborhood OF
Condrieu, near where the famous Cote
Ro,ie 10 grown, and, by means Of a canal
70 inundate some $4,000 acres of vine-
yards along the Cotes du Rhone. The
subject was brought before the National
Assembly, but the Budget Committee
rejected the proposal on the plea Of
there being no funds available for dig.
ging the canal In question. Three years
ago M. Planchon, a distinguished
French naturalist, visited the United
States, where he learned that certain
species Of American vines are left un
touched by the phylloxera-thanks t.
the activity of parasitic insect termed
the "cannibal" which feeds upon tn
phylloxera with satiable voracity. M
Planchon, delighted with his discovery
brought back with him q large numbe
OF these so.called cannibals, but, un
luckily, did not succeed in multiplying
them as he had hoped, so that tn
phylloxera Ia enabled to continue il
ravages unchecked. Some time ago tn
French Government, alarmed at the ex
tent Of the devastation. offered a prize c
800, ,000f. for an eficAcious and economi
cal means Of arresting the further pre-
gresa Of this scourge Of the vine; but a
though many have competed, it still re
mains, and is likely to remain, unaware
cd.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

An agent for the sale of some house
hold articles attempted to mount the
steps of house recently, but dog
came round the corner and took half a
yard of cloth from the back of his coat
The man was sliding out when the own
er of the house came and asked. "Did
doze dog bide your" "He didn't bite
me, but he ruined my coat" was the re,
ply. "My goot.. friend. excuse doze dog
if he didu't bide you. He ish young
dog now, but by and by be shall TAX.
| holt of some agents und eat der ponel
| oud of them. He bides a coat now, bu
he shall soon do peter.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

A menagerie was sold at auction in
San Francisco ten days ago. A laugh
ing hyena brought 50. and big ele i
phant $4,000. The acuiioneer made a
great hit with the parrot. "Now, gents,
here is one Of the finest parrots on the
American Continent. swsars like Bar
barry coast pirate, knows the whole frs,
Testament and can sing the Tral-la-loo
like Jenny Lind how much'moffsred firm
Eve cents guess you don's know whaty'l
buyin', gents, ten do I hear Is he talk
bsttsr'n some OF your Congressman two
bits mofered why gents he knows Ten
nyson all By heart and'll out swear an
man In the crowd just The thing for tn
children 'nonly two bits bid" Here h
stopped In take breath and look 70
prcschfuliy upon ths crowd.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
NUMBER 80.

key, Martin Boyers, Gideon Ritchey,
Elizabeth Boor, Phebe Cane, Rebecca
Drury, Rachel Heron, Rachel Carr,
Margaret Spencer, Edward Hamilton,
Rachel Hamilton, Mary Hare, Mary
Hull, Hester Stiles, George Coleman,
jacob Stateser,' James Hulches, Will
liam Patten, Elsy Benjamin, Rebecca
Fleehart Elizabeth Emrine, Matilda
Sharen and Hester Chilcote. Total, 3S.
Another roll gives the names of William
aud Rachel Paden. Mahlen S. Gregg,
Emily Gregg, Charles Hamisfar, Catha-
rine Hanisfar and Dorcas Davis Ensor
Chilcote il also mentioned as leader or
assistant, though not a member of the
class
James McMahan and B. F. Meyers
were preachers in 1884 5, and during
this Conference year the present brick
church was built, the ground on which il
stands being donated by James Ritchey
Esq This church is hallowed by the pres
ence of its many dead and by the mem
ories of more than forty years of gospel
iabors; but it is now ready to be taken
down TO give place TO something better
A camp meeting was held in 1919 or
the Benjamin Farm" now owned BY
John Bmmcrat, where the preachers wert
probably Charles Waddel, P. E.. Sodoss
Bacon and Peter Stephens. In 1884 an
other camp meeting was held near Zion
at which William Ream was converted
and afterward became strong pillar il
Zion. 1t is hoped that the presen
church building will give place TO
better during next summer.
The number of full members for tn
past eight years is a. follows: 1869, 20C
1870. 1875; 1871, 1877; 1872, 213; 1873, PAS
. 1874, $50; 1875, 242; 1876, 254.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

The Birds and the Lighthouse.
fFrom the Hartford Times.


April and October witness great de-
struction OF migrating birds that, flying
st night, are dashed TO death against the
heavy plate-gIass lanterns Of the light
houses on our Atlantic coast. Well
authenticated facts seem TO render IL pro
babls that this destruction Of bird life IL
FAR greater than most persons have sup
posed. In April the havoc is among the
returning birds. along our northern
coast, from Cape May 10 the shores Of
Maine. On the southern coast. and es-
pecially along the shores OF Florida, the
destruction IL greatest among the south.
ward flying birds in October. The nun
Der and variety Of these misguided night
travellers IL surprising. The keeper of
the new and lofty light on Ansstasia
Island, nj ~. Augustine, Fla, informed
the writer that there is scarcely any
dark night in the year that does not wit
ness the destruction Of numbers Of birds
that dash themselves against the light,
and that often the number found in the
morning ranges from twenty to ffty.-
Ducks, however, are the most notable
victims. These heavy birds are noted
for the velocity ofthsir fight. The keep
or found it impossible to protect the Ian .
tern from the shat,ering shock of their
onset, and had TO appeal to the Govern
ment Lighthouse Board to erect an iron
network around the light. Even this
fails 10 prevent mischief, for the ducks
strike the iron netting with such force
NO 10 break through II and break the
heavy outer plats-glass Of the lantern
II is improbable that the destruction oi
birds by this cause is tenfold greater
than any one who has not made the sub.
ject an especial study has ever suspect.
cd. At each end Of the forty or FIFTY
more prominent lights along the Allan.
tic coast OF the United States the mum
Der OF birds thus slaughtered must
amount TO nearly 1000 annually-ol
say 100000 q year. tall shows at leas
(what was already understood. by thos'
who have given attention TO the subject
that the fight Of our migrating birds i
accomplished in the night.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

A friend who has just returned from
the Centennial, in speaking of the anus
ing features of the exhibition, says he
was one day examining Chinese canoe
or due-ont, on the sides which were va
rious Chinese inscriptions, when an old
lady and her grand daughter stepped nE
and after looking at the vessel the old
lady exclaimed. Jane that's the idsntical
boa, Christopher Columbus discovered
America in. can tell it by the picture
on the Sides
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

A patriotic Servian has translated
Yankee Doodle" into his native ton
que, and the air is 30 popular that it
bids fair to become the national anthem
of that struggling race. 1t runs as fol-
lows:
Yenghiatovitch Dhoodalovitski cancer.
owsk tetovwnepkl
Ridin9elensk onovitch poneolowdosk:
Stuckorelskeno fheatheromouk inter his
hatovitch
Adensk colladarovask macharonitov
auSki
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

my boy" said solemn -visaged Evan
gelist to n lad who had just emerged
from hair-pulling match with another
boy "do you expect 10 rove hereafter in
land ofpure delight7" "No," said the
lad, "I've bursted another button of'n
my trousers, and I sxpects to get licked
for IT,"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

There is scarcely any ache to which
children are subject so hard to bear, and
difficult to cure, as the earache. But
there is remedy never known to fail
Take bit of cotton batting, put it uI
and tie it, dip it in sweet oil, and inser1
into the ear. Put a flannel bandage ovel
the head to keep it warm. twill giy'
immediate relief.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

1t is we'll that we are horn babies in
intellect. Could we understand hal
what mothers say to their inf nts, We
should he filled with conesit OF nul
own Importance which would render u,
in-upportable through life. Happy the
boy whose mother is tired of taking
nonsense To before he is old enough tt
know the sense of it Hare
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
It is .aid tina. on a certain occasion a

somewhat celebrated English divine dis
covered, but only when already in the
pulpit, that he had forgotten his manu-
script. Wherenpon he called TO the
clerk, "Jonas, have left my sermon AT
home, 60 hand up the Bible, and III
read them chapter from Job worth Ten
Of it.n
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

William Black tells of sailor who
coming ON deck in the English Channel
on a voyage home from the Mediterran-
can, and finding himself surrounded
with driving sleet and fog and east
winds, remarked: "Ha, this 10 weather
as 10 weather; none O. your hanged blue
skies."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

COAL!COAL!
TneBest aud Cheapest!
AT GREEN'S BANK.

Joshua Green desires to intern the
public that his Coal is as good as the
best, and none of it IS 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, 1876-11-17

A Scotch country parson had for his
nelghbor in a railway carriage the other
day a plainly dressed but highly intelli
gent man, in whose conversation he be-
came exceedingly interested. Finding
that the stranger was getting out at the
same town in which he resided, he ex-
presseds.a desire to invite the clever un-
known to dinner. but add ed that it was
impossible, as Mrs. Boyd always requir-
ed gentlemen to dress for dinner. Hav-
ing made this graceful speech, the par
son exchanged cards with his fellow.
traveller, and read to his amazement, the
name of the Duke Of Argyll.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17
Vest Main Street.
Somerset, Ohio,
Manufacturers of and dealers in
Tin1Care, Meet-uon 1Care,
Spo1tti1eg and Roofing,
And also dealers in
COOK AND PARLOR STOVES,

COOK AND PARLOR STOVES,
Of the most popular patterns in the
country-among which will be found
the celebrated Red Gross" parIor stove
(honored with the prize medal at the
Vienna Exposition). and the justly eel
ebrated Monitor Coal Cooking Stove.
Full Stock of Stores, Tin arare, etc., noU
on hand. Special orders promptly at
tended to with care and at reasonable
charges.
Roofing and Spoattiag
Specialties, and all work of this nature
entrusted to Us completed with the ut
most care, and warranted irst-class in all
respects.
Give US call and examine our stock
particularly our Stoues. We feel war
ranted in assuring all eomers 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, 1876-11-17
Rev Addison P. Foster, in an article
upon "The Types of Scripture" in the
Congregational Quarterly, says:

Rev. Addison P. Foster, in an article
upon "The Types of Scripture, in the
Congregational Quarterly, says:
perhaps the most noticeable evil of
the abuse of types is the tendency of The
practice to undermine our faith in the uerac-
ity of Scripture. When we find one able
and noted writer, who has maintained
his position in the ranks of the ortho-
dox, affirming Christ's temptation to be
simply an alleeorical statement of his
mental struggles; another, of unques-
toned soundness, implying that the
demoniacal possessions of the New Test
ament are not to be understood as liter
ally true, but as method of speech
common among the Jews and adopted
by our Saviour and His disciples; and
still another clergymen, if we may trust
newspaper reporters, talking Of "the
parable of the garden of Eden and of the
fall Of man." we may well stand aghast
| These are successive blows struck at the
| inspiration of the Bible Such views
may not. in the minds Of those who ex
press them, be the outgrowth Of extrav :
agance in typical illustration, but there
can be no question that the latter is par
ent of the former From affirming tha
every event, though historically true
has hidden spiritual extravagance, i
5nt step to the advanced position tha
the spiritual significant is the onl,
thing Of Importance, and that we neet
not prove or believe that the narrative
pregnant with this latent meaning ar
literally facts. Whenever, then, it
taught, whether in seminary or pulpit
that we need prove nothing more con
cerning the Bible than that it teache
correctly religious truth, we are enconr
aging an allegorical system Of intepreta
ton. and raising up from the stagnar
pool of fundamental error a pestiferou
brood of Baurs and Strausses."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-11-17

Rev. James McMahon was appointed
to the Somerset Circuit in 1884. and soon
after his arrival he was taken by Martin
Berkey. then a young man. TO the log
school house near the residence of David
Ream, sr., where he preached and organ
lied a class with young Berkey as leader.
A class-book, new in his possession,
gives the following members, under date
May q, 1885: Martin Berkey, leader;
Rebecca Berkey, George Boor, Elizabeth
boor. Elizabeth Ritchey, Wilson Ritch.
ev, james Ritchey, George Riichey
Jane Spencer, Eleanor Cane, Rache
Patten, Rebecca Boor, James Cane. Han
nah Cane, Prescilla I. Cane, Rachel Bsr
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-17
Notice to Co.OMnerS

TO EDWARD MANlEl AND JAMES klEF
The undersigned co-owrer q the CARkl
LEDGE. situated in Devil 5 Gate and hina-
iowa Mining District. hereby give eotice that
have expended the SUN Of wenty- Ave Hun
arei Dollars fsa5aol ia improvements and
labor; that the proportion Of the said expendi-
sars 50 nsde a. aforesaid due rom you amount
20; From you, Edward Manley sssSS-sS =; and
from Won, James Kief Ss5S53i.. Neu sre
hereby further notified that in csse You fail OF
refuse to pay the amounts set opposite you'
Nantes, 10 She undersigned in the town al
Silver City, on or before the expiration Of
ninety days from the nrs. publication Of tbi,
notice, YOUR interest in the said CGrel Ledge
will. ia accordance with the Act Q: Congress
entitled, An Act 10 promote the development
of the mining resources of the Cn!sed States
approved May 10th. 1873, become the proper
ty Of the undersigned co-osner, who mads
the above expenditures on said claim.
MATHEW CAEEL.
Silver City. New. April 4, 1876.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-17

n 1-RrOI.A GOLD AND SILVER MINING
n COMPANY Location Of principal pisce
II business. san Francesca. California 10
cation Of works. Devils Gste Mining District
I van Couutv Neyads-Notice Is hereby gwen
-. At a meeting Of the Directors held en- the
nth ia, of June 1876, an assessment, Ne one
!lA OF ten 10. cents per share was levied uson
the capital stock Of the corporation, PayaNie
Immediately in United Srs'es gold coin, 20 the
Secretary s; the Office of the Company koom
:. sso Montgomery street. san iran fsSe' tAil-
T,rnis. ADy stock upon which this assess
meut shall remain unpsid on the Sob day OF
Iuly. 1870, will be delinquent aud advertised
for sale at public auction; AID unless pay faeii'
i made before, will he sold ca SATt hDAf.
The 5:h isy cf Angnsi. lsIe, t. pay the DELHI
aueut assessment, together WITH costs OF az
vertising ard expenses Of sale.
THAp. :. FITCH. Sec'y.
oFFICE-goom l. 80 Montgomery street.
San Francisco, Cal.