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Prince Hassan and His Gloves.

The New York World has from corre-
spondent curious bit of information
about the young commander-in-chief of
the Egyptian contingent on the Danube.
Though but twenty-fouryears old, Prince
Hassan, son of the Khedive, is an expe-
rienced soldier, and has already-had his
share of haps and mishaps. The young
prince received his military education at
Woolwich and Berlin, after which he oc-
cupied the office of Minister of War to
his father. During the late war with
Abyssinia he was seriously wounded and
made prisoner. Although treated with
great consideration, King John, to
punish him" as he expressed it, for
fighting against Christians" ordered that
large cross should be tattooed on the
back of each of the princes hands. This
was done, and when his wounds were
healed the young officer was released and
returned to Cairo. Arrived at home,
Prince Hassan consulted the best Euro
pean as well as native physicians and
chemists and Copt soothsayers, promising
large sum to any one who should rid
him of these mementoes of the IAbyssinian
King. Advice was freely offered and ex-
periments tried; the Prince underwent
much suffering, but all in vain-the
Christian crosses were indelible. In de-
spair he finally resorted to Dervish for
advice and the holy man communicated
remedy, which at least had the merit
of being undeniably efficacious. Chop
off both thy hands, T." said he to the Prince
"better live without hands than wear
forever these signs of the infdel giauors p'
But Hassan relished it but little, and so
remains to this day tattooed with the
hateful symbols. This is why no one ever
sees him without gloves.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
HOME HINTS.

Salt Mackerel.- when they
are broiled or fried, are much improved
by squeezing the juice of lemons over
them, just before sending them to the
table.
Lemon Snaps.-Two cups of sugar,
one cup of butter, one-half cup of milk,
half teaspoonful of soda, and one of
cream-of- f-tartar; enough flour to work
we'll; flavor with lemon. Roll thin, and
bake in quick oven.
Lemon and Orange Essence.-The
peel taken from fresh lemons or oranges,
placed in bottle and covered with al
cohol diluted one-half with water, will,
in ten days time, make good essence.
Keep the bottle well corked. If house
keepers would learn to make their own
essences, they would find it not only
economical but, as rule, better than
the too often favorless compounds they
buy.
Stuffed POtatOes.-Take large, fine
potatoes, and bake until soft; then cut
a round piece off the top of each. Scrape
out the inside carefully so as not to
break the skin, and set aside the empty
cases, with the covers. Wash the potato
that was taken from the inside very
smoothly, working into it, while hot, one
teaspoonful of cream or butter for each
potato. Season with salt and pepper
and teaspoonful of grated cheese fol
each; work soft by adding milk gradu
ally; put into a saucepan and stir till
well heated. When very hot stir in one
beaten egg for six potatoes. Give one
boil fill the skins with the mixture, re-
placing the caps; return to the oven fol
three minutes; serve upon a napkin
from deep dish, the caps uppermost
and hot. The egg may be omitted, and
double the quantity of cheese used.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
Gambetta'S Looks,
Paris Letter to New York World. ]


Though still young Gambetta has
grown gray and is rather stout. He has
fine features. The nose is too prominent,
perhaps, but the face expresses determi.
nation and power, and is at the same time
a pleasant one. In his youth he lost an
eye by accident, which misfortune,
although not so apparent as to render
his face unpleasant, is the theme which
the refined editor of the Figaro loves to
dwell upon. The waving hair is thrown
back over the broad brow and the head
is very erect; there is humor in the curl
of the lips, and when Gambetta smiles
he is certainly very attractive man.
When aroused the face glows with color
and he seems the very incarnation of
strife. He is, like most men of the
South, gifted with an ardent imagina-
ton, and his eloquence is inspiring. He
resides at present in well-appointed
building-a part of which serves as the
Office of the RepubHque Francaise Having
the means to do so, NJ. Gambetta lives
in good style, and entertains at this
mansion-a fact which seems to offend
the writer's of the Figaro, Gaulois, Pays,
etc. They cannot accept that the leader
of the Republican party should live and
act as gentleman.
M. Gambetta is an ardent admirer of
our country and institutions. He meets
Americans with ready favor, and betrays
desire to learn all that is going on
politically and socially on our side of
the ocean,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
A Puzzled Monkey,

The St. Louis Globe Democrat SAYS that
there was a monkey at the fair grounds
that by some amusing peculiarities of
disposition and manner became an i'm
mediate favorite with every spectator.
A gentleman who was among the crowd
that generally surrounded the monkey
house when the grounds were open, hap
pened to have a small pocket-mirror in
his hands, and just for sport passed it
in through the grating to the favorite.
The monkeys behavior ON seeing his
face reflected in the glass was amusing
in the extreme, and kept the crowd in
roar of laughter for nearly an hour. The
monkey, of course, failed to recognize
the reflection of himself in the glass,
and took it for another monkey, and his
anxiety to get hold of that monkey was
what made the fun. He would look be-
hind the glass for it, and feel for it in
such comical way whilst he was look
ing in the glass that one could not help
| laughing. Whilst the glass was close to
his eye he gradually bent over, casually,
and, noticing that the evanescent
monkey was then on his back, appar-
emily, he dropped the glass and made a
sudden grab for him. When he didn't
get him he looked surprised, and COM
menced looking under the straw to see
what had become of him. He was then
seized with a luminous idea. He picked
up the glass and ran up to the topmost
branch of the dead tree that is erected
in the cage, and, climbing to the extreme
end, again looked in the glass. 1t
seemed as if he reasoned that in such a
position the monkey could not elude
him: He felt for it, grabbed at it, and
tried all sorts of similar strategy to cap,
ture it, and, Notwithstanding his repeated
failures, seemed loath to give it up. Al
length the keeper, afraid that the
monkey would cut himself with the
glass or swallow some of the quicksilvel
| from the back, took it away from him
| and the fun ended.
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the value of land plaster as a fertilizer

the value of land plaster as fertilizer
for grass.
Adam Kali, living on Mariposa Greek,
near Plairsburg, California, last year
fallowed some ground late in the spring,
about ten acres of the ground having
been previously ploughed early in the
winter, and cross-ploughed when the
spring ploughing was done. 1t was all
planted to wheat this last fall. The ten
acres double-ploughed now look well,
and will yield OF least ten bushels to the
acre the adjoining land, ,single-ploughed,
is totally bare, the wheat having been
dead for month. The rainfall of this
season has not wet this land three inches
deep, and the grain seems to be growing
upon last years moisture.
Why should we import millions of
dollars worth of figs and almonds while
the Southern States could readily sup
| ply our markets? Is it for the want of a
proper knowledge of their culture and
lack of energy, or scarcity of labor? OF
course it is not for us up here in the North,
the Rural Neoo Yorker says, to answer
these questions, as apples, peaches, pears
and similar fruits, mainly occupy our
attention. But it does seem to US that
| the people of the Southern States ought
to be able to supply US such easily raised
fruits as figs and almonds as cheaply az
they can be bought abroad, counting il
the cost of exchange, freight, insurance
and other unavoidable expenses.
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TOPICS FOR FARMERS.

Lazy COws.-We have sometimes re-
monstrated with farmers for keeping
their COWS in shadeless pastures, and re-
ceived for reply, "Shade only makes
them lazy" In the interest of kind
treatment we still feel like pleading for
at least one tree, or some spot of shell
tered of-side, to protect our milk-makers
occasionally from the pelting sun. But
let the objectors state their argument.
Says the Ohio Farmer: Shade trees are
a prolific source of laziness in cows.
Many hours are passed in luxuriant lazi-
ness, enjoying the cool shade when the
COW should be much more proftably
employed in eating grass for her masters S
sake. To be sure cows suffer from heat
just as do horses, oxen, sheep, pigs and
all other animals, but after observing to
how much greater extent idle men suffer
with heat than men who are hard at
work, am satisfied that the COW that is
busy minds the heat less than the one
that is idly endeavoring to keep cool
l once knew dairyman to build lane
through his apple orchard to prevent his
cows from loafing under the trees, he
stating he had no objection to their get
ting the fallen apples, he preferred they
should; but he said that nothing but
starvation would prevail upon them tC
leave the inviting shade. lie asserted
that his COWS had increased large per
centage in their milk since they were
compelled to go to work like any othel
beast. And pray why should not she
too, earn her fodder by the sweat of he
| browse?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
HOME AND FARM BREVITLES.

BOrax, put in the water used for wash
ing ginghams and highly colored prints,
will preserve the colors.
Just as the potato beetle arrives in
Cologne, DIR. Horn, of Philadelphia,
calls the attention of the American people
to another highly interesting bug, which
he calls Ambychella cyhirdriformis.
This remarkable creature eats grasshop-
pers, but under no circumstances can it
be prevailed upon to take a mouthfullof
anything until night.
Benjamin Franklin has the credit of
being the first person in this country,
who made use of gypsum, or land plaster,
as fertilizer. The manner in which he
used it may seem somewhat egotistical.
He sowed it in the presence of number
of skeptical farmers on portion of a
field of grass, ON a hillside, in the form
of large letters, spelling his name. After
a few weeks the grass on which the
plaster was sown so far outgrew the rest
that the name, B. Franklin, could be
plainly read for long distance. From
that time there was no doubt in the
minds of those who knew the secret, of
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
What He Knew About California.
From Puck.l

A tourist recently arrived from Cali
fornia thus mentions the varied attrac-
tions of that State:
eyes, it is wonderful country-won-
derful-wonderful! Tarantulas big as
a pullet's eggs-black, hairy, legs all
around them to crawl over you at night.
Big trees-enormous; centipedes, every
leg a sting, stinging while they crawl
over you-ifty legs-make five thousand
stings while they crawl over your leg.
Enormous crops of grain-when they
get 'em-once in two or three years.
Wind in San Francisco? Blows gale
every summer day from nine in the
morning until four in the afternoon.
Sand and desert? No: grit, gravel, and
pebble stones; and as for sand alone
pure sand-it drifts four feet deep over
the pavements and covers lamp-posts.
Yosemite? Grand, sublime, and a half
dollar toll every forty rods. Rattle
snakes? Long ones in the mountains,
short ones on the plains short and thick,
look like bolonga sausages-lying by
dozens around the puddles. Country
parched and dry as brickbat in sum-
mer-no sod-no grassland hot! Cook
an egg out of doors anywhere. Cool in
San Francisco? Yes; 100 cool half the
time for comfort-a and fog every day,
morning and night-fog thick, damp,
nasty and clammy. Scorpions in the
country-sting with their tails-feels
like red hot-hot knitting needle run
through you-they get into your boots
at night, and start you out of them on
the double-quick in the morning. Yes
delightful country; so much that is
new to see, feel, and think about all al
the same especially feel. There
the yellow-j jacket-a cross between the
wasp and the bumble-bee-s settles on the
table when you are eating-bores hole'
in the beafsteak, and carries off half al
ounce at a load, and stings like fury i
interrupted. Stock-mining stock? Yes
people are frequently bitten by then
awfully-half the cases are fatal Sucl
a variety of the works of nature in Cal
ifornia! Mosquitoes? Yes; going b.
river to Sacramento, clouds o
touch it and your hand swells t.
the size of a peck-measure with pimple
and the itch. Great country for putin,
a head on you, you know. Old Califor
nian ?-old miner and 'Forty-niner ?
grand, nOple, large-nearted w Western man
Yes. Always drinks when asked-live
much of his time in saloons-trowser
ten years old, tied about the waist witt
rope yarn-hat no rim, not much rim
came around the Horn in '49, hasn'
washed himself since-lives in cabi
hard by, 9x1S, on salt pork and -four
gray shirt, never washed-can talk G
nothing but the ounce day he foun
in the winter of '50-splendid type 9
manhood, and smells like a distillery
: Wonderful country garden Of the cart
J every body calling out for Easter
, capital to come and develop our mines
| Dust on road? Yes very fine dust-ret
$ like pulverizcd brickbats. Land of gol
, and every body ready to take your greer
| backs. Live there? Yes, when / can
; live anywhere else. Good place to sen
, men when they die, topunish them fe
r their sins'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
A Detroit Smart ROy.

The Free Press says that, a few days
ago, a poor, pale-faced boy of twelve
summers or so visited several streets in
the northern part of the city with a
hand-cart full of small muskmelons, the
largest being hardly larger than a sickly
baby's head. Leaving his hand-cart at
the curbstone he would take melon in
his hand and knock at door and say to
the lady:
"Please, ma'am, I'm a poor boy trying
to get money to buy school books, and
won't you buy this melon for nickel to
help mel"
Very few refused to purchase, and the
boy may have sold whole wagon load
for all that any one of the purchasers
know to the contrary. In every place
where he sold a melon he shortly
returned, and holding out a lead
nickel on his palm, he plaintively OBJ
served:
eff you please, ma am, that was a
bad nickel you gave me and will YOU
please give me another in place of t?"
Naturally enough, each one complied,
and in most cases the boy was allowed
to retain the bad coin as well. In this
way his melons netted him ten cents
apiece, and he introduced one of the
sharpest little tricks of the day.
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GLEANINGS FROM THE MUSE.
DAVID GRAY's ESTATE.

Over his forge bent David Gray,
And thought of the rich man across the way,
" Hammer and anvil for me-" he said,
" And weary toll for the ehildren's bread;
" For him, soft carpets and pictured walls,
A life Of ease in his spacious halls.''
The clang Of bells on his dreaming broke;
a flicker Of fame, 4 whirl Of smoke.
OK in travis, forge grown white hot,
Coat and hat were alike forgot,
As up the highway the blacksmith ran,
In face and mien like a crazy man.
" school house afrer' Mems hearts stood still,
And women prayed, as women will,
While DER the tumult the wailing cry
of frightened children rose shrill and high.
Night in its shadows hid sun and earth;
The rich man set by his costly hearth,
Lord Of wide acres and untold gold,
But wifeless, childless, forlOrn and old.
He thought Of the family 'cross the way;
Z" would - he sighed " l were David Gray"
The blacksmith knelt at his children's bed
To look once more at each smiling head.
NY darlings all safel Oh Cod" he cried,
My sin in thy boundless mercy hide!
"Only to-day have learned how great
Hath been thy bounty and my estate"
-BuriiHytoH HdUk- Eye.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

COLONEL VALENTINE BAKER, now
Baker Pasha, has had varied training.
He served in the Cape war for twelve
years, the Crimean war one and half
years, the Italian revolutionary war, the
Austro-Prussian war, the Franco-Ger-
man war. and the French revolutionary
siege of Paris. He has seen four years
Indian service, and was for fourteen
years in command of the Tenth Hussars
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

CHICAGO Evening Journal: al tell
you l wept when heard Joe had gone
off and didn't intend ever returning"
remarked one of the men. "W'y, /
didn't know you had any special liking
for JoeY exclaimed the other, inter
negatively. So / hadn't" sadly
answered the first, C but, you see, he
owes me nearly a hundred dollars"
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The Latest Fashion for Ladies':

Our attention has recently been called to
the Raritan Matelasse Cloakings, something
entirely new in the way of heavy, thick,
ladies' wear during the cold weather now ap-
preaching. These goods are the handsomest,
and most stylish ever seen, and so far as
price is concerned, are miracle of cheap
ness. They are intended for cloaks, sacques,
dolmans, circulars and jackets, for both Ia
dies and children, and are to be found at
all the leading dry good stores in the coun-
try. Be particular to ask for the RGritdn
Cl0dkinqs, and take no others.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

Grey hair can be changed to glossy black by
single application of DIR. TUTT's Hair Dye. 1t acts
like magic, and is warranted harmless water.
If your Druggist does have it ask him to order
for
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27
CHEW
The Celebrated
" MATCHLESS Z"
Wood Tag Plug

COURSE the whole lot That scale agent
cheated me out of $50, clean, for | could
have bought better Five Ton Wagon Scale
for $50, on trial, freight paid to my own
door, of Jones, of Binghamton, Binghamton,
New York"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

els Key a minor T'-Boston Globe.
Oh, no; he's A sharp.-Cam,den Post He
may B fat.-Er. He has been spoken
of as Major Key.-Derrick.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

OUR sale for Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup for four years past, has been greater
than for any similar preparation.
WALDO & TRACEY, Waverly, N. Y.
Sold by JOHN D. PARK & SONS, Gin. O.
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THE CHEAPEST AND BEST ADVERTISING
to reach readers outside of the large cities.
Over ONE THOUSAND newspapers, divided
into six different lists. Advertisements re-
ceived for one or more lists. For catalogues
containing names of papers, and other in
formation and for estimates, address
BEALS & FOSTER, Al Park Row (Times
Building), New York.
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CINCINNATI:;-Fg Flour-Patent, 81 5o@s 50; fancy,
extra, IS 50@5 s5; superfne, 81 5O@5 low grades,
3 5O@4. Rye -four, g 5O@4 25. Grain-Wheat,
and amber, 81 2s@i ss prime to choice white 81 40
Hay, prime to choice timothy ss@i1 Mess ofs pork,
.-FiourSExtra, s4 25@4 so; extra
family, S5@5 25; A No 1, S. 75@6; fancy, S6@6 rs.
oats red 2s@l 80 Corn
:, ,MDIANAPoLfs-Fl -Flours,,Faney, ss 75a7S s; lam
NJ SGi 81 2s@1 @ 5o No 1 red corn mixed e
43c. Rye, No. q 55c. Oats, mixed, 24c.; white
251ac Bulk meats; clear rib sides, nc; shoulders
5A@6c. Sweet Picked hams, 1O@1O1ac. Hogs
NEW YoRK.-Flour-No. 2, So 9oa4 rs;
superfne State and Western State, S5@5 65; COM
mon to good Western and State. SIS 85@6 Is: good to
choice Western and State,.S6 20a6 60; common to
choice white wheat Western extra Sc 657 25; fancy
white wheat Western extra, 81 3oGs rs; common to
good extra Ohio, $5 90@7 95; common to choice st.
Louis, IS 9O@S rs; Minnesota patent process, extra
good to prime, and choice to double extra, $50
10. Rye -four, S4@4 so. Grain-Wheat, 81 36@
as9c; eats, 3119@431zc Mess pork, new, sis so
@1s S7H; Cotton, II S716@11 7-iee.
Western extras IS; Pennsylvania extra family,
Sc 1897 50 Minnesota extra family, Sc 75@7 25;
high grades and Minnesota patent process, IS 50a
1 81; Pennsylvania red, 81 44@1 As. Corn, yellow
Western, 6O@61c.; mixed, Western, 59@6Oc. Oats,
white Western, 35@37c. mixed Western, 32(933c.
Rye, Pennsylvania, 65@66c Mess pork, new, $14@
Il 5O Petroleum, refined, 1414c.; crude, in barrels,
95s@91ac.
-Cattle-Common to medium,
S2@3 rs; good to choice butchers grades, So IS
"a 50 fair to good shippers, 81 75@5 25. Sheep and
Lambs-Common to choice sheep, So 5O@4 so; fair to
extra lambs S. 5O@5 Hogs-Common, S46O@5;
fair to good light, IS 2O@5 As; fair to good packing
butchers, RE
BUFFALO.-Hogs- Heavy fair, S. IS; good,
IS so; extra, SIS 6s OF other stock, the yards are
generally reported almost bare, with few sales.
NEW YORK.-Beef Cattle--A few extra and
fancy steers, 12@1214c: per h.. some prime tops,
steers; some of the worst natives have sold as low
as SIC; decent Colorado steers, S54c. common to
good Texas and Cherokee cattle, S@914c. Sheep and
Lambs-Sheep, 4k@5Ec. per lb.; lambs, 514@65Sc.,
73 lbs.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.--Beef Cattle--Prime, IS SC
per 100 lbs. good, $5 25@5 40; common "a 50@4 75
Sheep--Selling at So to 25. Hogs--Y orkers S5@
5 30; Philadelphias, S. 50@5 S5.
WOOI.-In Cincinnati the quotations rule as fol-
lows: Unwashed-Fine merino, 22922c.; coarse
clothing, 23@25c.; medium do 25d26c. long comb
ing, 30933c. d-washed-Fine merino, 35@
s sse; coarse clothing, 3o@S4c; medium clothing
Common. 3o@sse; good to choice, 35@S7c Pulled
-Superfne, 25927c.
In Philadelphia the market is fairly ac.
tive, with more inquiry for fine feeces
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, double extra
44@46c.; coarse s5@3sc.; New York
Michigan, Indiana, and Western, fine, 39@42c. me.
dunn, 44@45; coarse 35@37c.; combing
washed, 50@55c combing unwashed, 36@S7c. Cam
coarse and medium unwashed, 2s@SOc.; tub
washed, 40@45c.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

LITTLE expenses, like mice in the
barn, when they are many, make great
waste.
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The Markets..

PATENTEEs and inventors should read ad-
vertisement of Edison Bros, in another col
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

THE largest battering-rams of the
ancients were equal in force to thirty
six pound shot from a cannon.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-09-27

Invented in the 18th century by DR.. William Grace,
Surgeon in King James army. Through its agency
he cured thousands of the most serious and
wounds that Iaffied the skill of the most eminent
physicians of his day, and regarded by all who
knew him public benefactor. p cents box. For
Sale by Druggists generally Sent by mail receipt
of price. Prepared by SETH w FOWLESk SONS,
Sc Harrison Avenue. Boston. Mass.
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Ifyou feel dull, drowsy, debilitated have frequent
headache. mouth tastes badly, poor appetite. and
ssbousness and nothing will cure You speedily
and perma nently to fake SIMMONS Liver REGU-
LAToR or MEDICINE.
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"The Trials of a Housekeeper"

Are never experienced by those who use
DOoLEY's YEAST POWDER. Elegant, light,
wholesome biscuits, bread, rolls and muf-
fms, every time. Try it and be convinced.
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HEADACHE.

DIR. c. w. BENSON'S CELERY and CHAMO.
MILE PELLS are prepared expressly to
cure SICK HEADACHE. NERVOUS HEAD
ACHE, DYSPEPTIC HEADACHE. NEU.
NE.SS, and will cure any case. Once, 1O6
n. &ufaw St, Baltimore, Md. Price 5Oc-.
postage free. Sold by all druggists and
cOEEafry stores REFERENCE:-HuWa ard
Bank. Baltimore. Md.