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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
Detroit Genius DiOramically
Brings About the Resurrec-
tiOn OF Washington.
Detroit Tribune April H.

Mr.. Andrew Gaudron, Of 235 ST. Au-
bin avenue, is, after nearly n year oi
constant labor, about completing a com
plicaied piece Of mechanism intended tu
represent "The Resurrection Of General
Washington" and which il is his inten-
tion to exhibit at the Centennial. The
apparatus is enclosed in a cabinet nine
feet high. three and half feet broad,
and two and half feet deep. The low
er half contains the machinery, and in
the upper portion the diorama il dis
played. The scene is fac smile Of the
tomb of Washington. Upon one side
stands an American and on the other a
French soldier Of the present day, while
at the side and upon the recess beyond
are painted allegorical 6gnres and EN-
blemS The machinery. which il quite
complicated, il operated by a spring
clock. When il il set in motion n min.
iatnre cannon il fired. bell is tolled
and curtain, suspended across the face
of the recess of the cabinet rises slowly,
bringing 10 view the tomb and the senti-
mel soldiers. The latter stand at an
"order." In the course Of a minute or
40 the tomb opens and fac smile of the
father Of his conntry arises therefrom.
simultaneously the soldiers face towards
the tomb and present arms, and Wash
ington performs the usual military salu.
tation. Then there descends from the
clouds an American eagle, holding in Its
talons a staff, ON one end Of which is an
American flag and upon the other the
national ensign of France, carrying in
itS break a laurel wreath with which il
crowns the resurrected Washington.-
The machinery continues to revolve,
and the scene il reversed and. repeated
as often a. desired, each representation
requiring about three minutes.
The figures are made upon scale oi
about three inches to the foot. The
heads are carved by-Mr. Julius Melch.
rrs, and the bodies are minutely correct
and properly proportioned. The gun,
carried by the soldiers are in exact imi
tation Of Springfield ri6ea, and the
costume of the soldiers IL patterned af
ter the uniforms Of the armies Of thi,
country and France. The dress Of Wash,
ingtOn is the same in color and style a,
that worn by him at the battle of Tren
ton.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
A Boy on Heads.

Heads are Of different shapes and
aizes. They are full Of notions. Large
heads do not always hold the most. Some
persons can tell just what a man is by
the shape Of his head High heads are
tho hest kind Very knowing people
are called long-headed. A fellow that
won't stop for anything or anybody is
called hot t-headcd. II he lent quite 40
bright they call him sofl-headed; IL be
won't be coaxed nor turned they call
him pig-headrd Animals have very
small heads. The heads Of fools slant
back. When your head il cut of you
are behcaded Onr heads are al covered
with hair, except bald headr There are
other kinds Of heads be.idcs our heads.
There are barrel heads, heads to sermons
and some ministers used 20 have if-
teen heads 10 one sermon; pin hends,
heads Of cattle, "a the farmer calls his
cows and oxen; head winds, drum heads,
cabbage heads, at ioggerheads, come to
a head, heads of chapters, head him Of,
head Of the family and Roahead-hut
first be sure you are right Young
American. Rogersville. Tenncasee.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
Child Born with Full Beard and
other Singular Features.

The ST. Joseph, Missouri, Herald says:
A woman living on Main street last ev.
ening gave birth to twins which, while
but a short hour apart in age, are as dis
tinct in their features and form as were
Esau and Jacob. One is very dark hair
ed and the other is chalky white. The
former is what We would call lusus
naturr, one eye is as blue as indigo,
while the other il as black as coal. lts
nose is hooked like a parrot and its ears
are shaped like a wolf. Its mouth is
formed naturally enough hut two fully
developed tusks protrEde from the gums,
giving the appearance Of a young boar
pig. The face of this wonderful prodnc.
Iion ia covered with fuIzz, forming a
beard as strong a. most youths Of seven :
teen sport. The child mas three hands
one Of these useful appendages being
ouble-barreled, as 1t were. OF course
il Is very small, but the formation is
perfect, with fingers and nails to match.
The child is bow w-leQQed, and one foot is
much larger than the othor. DR.. Smith,
who delivered the twins, bears testimony
to the correctness of this statement, and
proposes to have 3 general consultation
of the faculty over this remarkable
freak of nature.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
The Will and the Way.

"But," said the minister, sit takes two
to make a quarrel. Perhaps you may
find a way TO peace and quietness il you
have the will"
The minister was kindly disposed
man. and he wanted to help his parish
toner's if he could.
81 wish could think so," sighed Mrs.
Joseby, folding her hands in her lap. -
"I've certainly tried to please Jossby:
but it's no use. If have beef for din
ner. he'll growl because il ain't bacon;
and if have bacon, he says I want to
make a smoked hog of him. If ! boil
greens. he wants cabbage; and when I
boil cabbage, he says it is only it for
cattle to eat. And 40 il is all the time.
Now, I ask you, parson. isn't it enough
to try the patience OF Job?"
at must try your patience, sister
Joseby; but ifyou could only smile. and
never show q cloud upon your face
might you not conquer in iime?"
"Ah, parson, if he had a particle o.
reason in him-but he has not. If eve,
there was speck Of sunshine on his face
inside of his own house-but there is not
Goodnessl how bright and chipper he
was when was plain Miranda Small
and he wanted me to be Mrs. Joseby.-
Yon'd a thought he WAS a paragon"
"But, my dear Mrs. Joseby, sour look
and thoughtless words need not harm vi
il we are proof against them. II yo,
feel in your heart that you are right, 20,
should bear up"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
The Wrong Man.

1t was a very embarrassing circum-
stance, and it happened at a hotel in
Mt. Vernon. A man and his wife we're
stopping there. The man was subject
10 severe attacks of collie, and was taken
sick there in the night. He told his
wife that he must have immediate re-
lief or he could not live. thought mus-
tard draft would relieve him. She
hastily robed herself, went down stairs
and found the watchman. who admitted
her to the dininR-room, and she spread
the mustard from the castor on her
handkerchief and hesiened up stairS
Finding the door ajar she rushed in.
turned down the bed clothes and slap
ped the mustard draft on the nncon.
cious mans bowels. He instantly spran.
mp in he'd and in strange voice said
my Godl Madam what are you doing?
She had got il on the wrong man
We leave the reader 10 imagine hei
feelings. She found her own room
and in accents Of horror told her hns
band the facts. The extreme Indicrous-
meas Of the incident set him into an in
ordinate fit Of laughter that relieved
him az thoroughly as the mustard would
have done. Very early the next morn
ing, before many Of the guests were NJ
man and woman, trunk, bandboxe-
etc, might have been seen leaving the
hotel, for the woman's name was on the
handkerchief
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
Velocity OF Electricity.

Professor Lowering, of Cam bridge, in
his admirable paper on measuring the
velocity of electricity, presents the fol.
lowing facts. which may answer the fire.
quent inquiry, How fast electricity can
move over the wires? Eliminating the
somewhat unscienti6c character Of the
query, Mr.. Lowering states in 1869 Pro-
fessor Winlock, of Harvard, sent cleo
trio signals from Cambridge to San
Francisco. and thence by other lines to
Canada, and back again to Cambridge,
over a loop of wire measuring 1900
miles. This long journey WAS perform
ed by electricity in about two-thirds of
a second, and no small portion of this
brief interval was lost in bringing into
action the thirteen repeaters which were
interpolated into the circnit. The total
transmission time between Brest, France,
snd Duxbury, Mass, by way of ST.
Pierre, was S16 of one second. The to-
tai distance by cable is 1929 nautical
miles, the distance from Brest to St.
Pierre being 1850 nautical miles, and
that from st. Pierre to Duxbury 749
nautical miles. By calculation, then
the transmission time between Brest
and St. Pierre was 639 Of second, and
between ST. Pierre and DuxbuTy III Of
a second. So that the two branches were
traverred-one st the rate of about 4, 200
nautical miles second. and the other at
the rate of .230 nautical miles a second.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
A Great Shoe Show.

This is unquestionably the age of ex
hibifions or expositions. In June Of the
present year there is to be what may be
called n grand shoe exhibition in the
Swiss city of Bern. In fact, the show il
30 comprehend every species and variety
If clothing for the human feet. and the
practical objects Of the exposition arc
first, the introduction Of a more sensible,
convenient and in every sense more ra
tional style Of covering for the feet
among all classes Of the population, and
-econdly, to promote the shoe industry
by bringing together under one view it's
products and thus making them Gnown.
Subjects or articles to be exhibited are
plastic models OF the foot in gypsum,
wood. India rubber. iron, etc; all arti.
cles, whether lasts or raw materials nsed
N the manufacture of covering for the
feet, assortments Of shoe findings. as
yarns, war, nails, screws, etc, machines
and tools for making, nending, etc. The
Exposition il also intended TO have a
historical or antiquarian character, con.
tanning specimens Of shoes, boots, etc.
formerly worn, pictorial representations
Illustrative of the history Of the art.
casts Of the feet, etc. Premiums will
consist in honorable mention in diplom-
as, and in prizes to the amount Of 5000
francs. The lowesr prizes will be at
least 300 francs, and the articles exhIb-
tied may be afterwards sold.-[ Pittsburg
Telegraph.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
Advertising People.

Says the Boston Post: People who
advertise are smarter than those who
don't; better looking, too, nine in ten
This is natural, if not logical. Adver-
tising is an indication of intelligence,
and intelligence is one of the leading
elements of good looks. AT all events
the world believes in those who adver-
tise, and it plants its dollars in their
pockets. Such are live people; and in
these live days nobody wants anything
to do with any but your live men and
women. Our advice to everybody-ex.
cept in matrImony-is 20 advertise. II
is sure to return largely, increase your
reputation as business man, make
hosts of friends, and add to the number
of shrewd and sensible people in tht
world, of which there has never ye
been an overstock"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
Just His Luck.

"You see" said the despondent man
on the pickle barrel. addressing the
grocer who Was spearinR the top Of =
cracker-box with n cheese knife, "you
aee acme people has good luck, and some
people has had luck. Now remember
once was walking along the street with
Tom Jellicks, and he went down one
side Of IL and I want down on the other.
We hadn't got mnre'n half way down
when he found pocket book with $26l
in il. and ! stepped on n woman'S dress
and got acquainted With NV present wife
II was always so," he said with sigh,
''thAt Tom Jellickp was the luckiest
man in the world. and that never had
no luck ~ New Orleans Republican.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
The Ancient cities Of Mexico.

In Mexico the Spaniards found all
hat deserved the name of civilization
m the northern continent. There war
'rganizrd power; there were homes to
ight for; there were the wealth. di-tinc-
ion OF caste, and highly developed re.
igion, which are to aOme extent compar.
,hle with the details of our own polity.
The conqneFous frat swept all this civ
iIization out of existence. and destroyed
very trace Of it they could discover
Then they gave most glowing descrip
ions Of it. The few relics they left for
Inr inspection and criticism are as msA-
gre a. those Of sone forgotten people
the remnants Of whose huts and feaStS
are dredged from a mountain lake. In
the popular mind their descriptions are
combined with the discovery Of highly
sculptnred ruins in Guatemala and other
countries south of Mexico. and it iS by
adding together all the conjectuFes to
which the sight of these carved stones
gives rise, and all that iS reported Of the
MeIicans, that the popular notion of the
Az,ecs has been formed.
But this il rank confusion, for the
acnlptured buildings Of CopAn and Pal
enqus were the work Of another and
probably preceding race to the NahuaS.
Of whom the AztecS were part. The fact
that a previous people had better houses
than the Mexicans. built grAnder citis',
and faded out before the kingdom OF
Mexico was founded. Of course offers n
6ne field for specuIaiion.-LThs GALAXY.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
A ScOundreIIy Scheme.
The New York Tribune saws:

The New York Tribune saws:
One of the most nefarious schemes
connected with the coming Centennial
Exhibition has just beenbroueht to light
Letters have been cent from Philndel-
phia to young girls in the inland towns
and villages, signed by "Hayes, Arling-
ton & Bro, Agents for the Executive
Committee" stating that they wish to
engage "comely and respectable young
ladies" TO take charge of flower and
news stands, act as cashiers in refresh.
ment departments, sell pictures, books.
etc. Wages OF from S8 to SIS are offer
ell, besides expenses paid and "a chance
to see the grand Exhibition every day :"
The girls are advised not TO consult their
parents, as they might object to even s.
advantageous a scheme; but are request
ed to come to Philadelphia AT once, when
their work will be assigned them, and
wages paid in advance for four weeks.
The letters are Autographed and have
been sent out in great numbers. The
object Of the scheme is apparent to any
woman of ordinary sense and ex experience.
but unfortunately, Riddy girls in the
country, anxious for adventure and a
glimpse of the world, have not enough
Of sense or experience to keep them
from being entrapped by this shallow
device into ruin. Our country ex.
changes therefore would do well to
warn their readers against Hayes, Ar
lington & Bro" promptly, IA the would
be clerks and saleswomen are requested
to repair to Philadelphia by the 18th OF
| April.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
An Electrical Likeness.

We learn that within the last two
weeks a singular discovery has been
made at the house of Jessie Garth, for
many years deceased. 1t 10 said that
distinct and accurate Likeness Of Mrs.
Grath, who has been dead for twenty
years. can be seen on q pane o. glass in
the upper sash Of one Of the windows,
presenting very much the appearance of
q photograph negative. The diAcovery is
said to have been made by q woman who
was washing clothes in the yard. who
imagined some one was watching her
through the window, and went inside TO
see who it was. We gather these facts
from DIR Charles Brown, who has HIM
self seen the singular picture. DR.. Brown
remembers that about twenty years ago,
Mr.. Garth told him that his wife, while
standing at the window, was stunned by
a sudden fash oflightninR, and the doc
tors theory il that the outlines Of her
features were photographed on the win
dow pane at that time. The youngest
daughter of Mr.. Grath. and Others who
were we'll acquainted with Mrs. GrAth
have seen the picture and pronounces II
n striking Likeness. IL is said TO be more
distinct about nine o'clock in the morn.
ing and three in the evening, than al
any other time Of the day.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
A Falling Rock from Lookout Noun
tain.

The Chattanooga (Tenn) Commercial
says: "On Sunday hundreds of people
visited the mountain for the purpose of
taking a look at the immense mass,
which is slowly severing itself from the
ledge Of rocks at BraRg's Bluff. near the
toll gate. The first indirations of this
severing process were discovered about
week ago, and since then the work has
been almost constantly going on. The
greatest progress 40 far Uncovered has
been an inch an hour. but on Sunday at
800 P. NJ :, il had reached a distance Of
about sixteen feet from the parent ledge.
The crevice is about thirty feet deep
The length of the falling rock il about
one hundred feet. the width abont twen-
ty-five feet. and the weight il estimated
10 be 5000 tons. The ruck commences
just above the spring near the toll-gaie,
out Of which. standing undrr this great
mass of rock. 40 many people have drank
feeling perfertly secure. When the rock
falls it will take with it this cool cham
her where 30 many have slaked their
thirst. The severed part il ornamentpd
by three pretty good forest trees. The
distance between the road and the cliff is
so small that the rock will undoubtedly
fall across the road and go Numbering
down the side of the mountain, carry
ing with il tree- and whatever may be in
its track. People are still passing in
front of it on foot, and a few venture
some ones on horseback. Sunday night.
abont 10 o'clock, some thirty tons Of
rock fell from the front OF the moving
mass. IL is still moving, though less
rapidly than heretofore. The fall will be
a wonderful sight
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
MISCELLANY.
Living Trees for Fence.

A writer in an exchange has the fol-
lowing good suggestions for building
permanent fences:
] desire to call the attention of farm
ers to kind Of road fencing which /
think will prove substantial and not
very expensive. That the roads shall be
planted on either side with lines of trees
twenty feet apart in the row. When the
tress have attained the size of FIVE or six
inches in diameter at the base, they may
be used as supports for wire fence. Sugar
maple, elm, oak, black walnut and hardy
evergreens are adapted to this pnr-
pose. They common cedar iransplan ted
from the swamp grows vigorously on
high ground. The plan for building
this fence by fastening oak scantling,
two inches square by four in length, 10
the trees with coach bolts. Two and
one half inch bolts FIVE inches long go
loosely through the timber and screw
firmly two inches into the tree and the
timber. The bolts can be turned out as
the growth of the tree requires. The
holes in the trees should be scared with
a hot iron, and awabbed with wax.
Six strands of No. wire are used
which pass in holes eight inches apart,
and of sufficient size, to allow the wires
TO run freely through the timber. In
like manner the wires go through in.
square oak pickets placed four feet apart
between the trees. The top and bottom
wires are wedged in the pickeis TO keep
them in placed. In sections of twenty
ed, to which the ends of the wires fasten.
Each wire is provided with a stretcher
by which the tension is regulated. The
stretchers are made Of s inch round
iron, one foot long with eye at end to
hold the wire and thread cut six inches
on the other which goes through the
post with handle nut. The tension OF
the wires should be slackened during
winter to allow for contraction by frost
The size of wire, number Of strands, and
closeness of pickels should be graded to
meet the demands of the fence. One OF
the advantages of this kind of fence is
exemption from snow drifts, while the
trees are things Of beauty and constantly
increas in value.
A fence on our place very nearly an
swering to this description, supported on
maple trees of twelve or fourteen year,
planting has answered so good purpose
the past reason that we can recommend
it for trial to others. Farmers plant
your trees. Mark this Centennial yeaI
by millions Of trees planted along the
public highway. An average of 10 days
jndiciously employed by each farmer in
the country, in planting highway trees
cannot fail to prove a satisfactory invest
meni of time. Plant with care and
mulch thoroughly, these are important
conditions of success.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
4 New @What Is lt!"

From San Francisco News Letter. March IS.
The "man bug is the name Of a most
peculiar and outre specimen of the in
sect creaiion-if insect il be-that can
now be seen at the News Letter Office.
This remarkable curiosity reached here
on Wednesday last on the bark William
+. DaIy, and was given TO Henry Od-
ger, the first mate of that vessel, by the
natives of a small island called Iwiwwee
or I~iwau, lying some sixty miles south
of the Samoan group. The creature has
BODY of dark green color, notified
with yellow or orange spots. This is
ahout FIVE inches long by two and half
broad, of beetle shape and terminating
at the head in 3 pair of very red and
vicious looking eyes and two horny
maHdibles of like color and decided
lv snappish appearance. IL has no ap-
pearancs of wings. It's most peculiar
feature however, is q single pair of spi-
derv legs attached to the lower end of
its body. These are about twelve or
fourteen inches in length and singularly
resemble those of man in regard to
the number of joints and the fact that it
stands bolt upright on them The crea
ture stands some foot and half high,
walks with a long. crane-stride. and is
like a nothing so much as an immense
June bug on stilts. Its only known
food is mice. and these, when introduce
ed into the large bird cage that confines
it, it seizes with a sudden dash of its
foot or claw and dispatches voraciously-
Mrssrs. Edwards, Dickson and other
"bug sharps" who have seen il are total
Iy unable to classify or place it. This
rara avis can be seen at this Office until
Friday next. On Saturday it goes East
in the care of Dr. Helmerding, through
whom il will he sent to Professor Hen
ry, at the Smithsonian Institute at
Washington, and from which scientific
quarter we hope to hear more of this
yeritable wonder.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-04-14
Midnight.

There Is something beautiful and sub
lime in the hush of midnight. The my
riad Of quiet sleepers laying down each
their burden, insensible alike 10 joy or
sorrow; helpless alike-the strong man
rs the infnnt-and over all the sleep
less eye, which, since the world tegnn,
has never lost sight Of one pillowed
head Thoughts like these come 70 us
in our wakeful night hours with en- al
most painful intensity. Then eternity
only seems real, and every day life a IA
BILE. But morning comes, and the stir
and hum Of life chase them away, aa the
warm sun dries mp the dew drops, while
the~e thoughts perform their reviving
mission ere they depart