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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
How the Great Festival is Celebrated
by the Hebrews.

The greatest Of the three annual festivals
of the Jews, the Passover, began on Thurs
day. This festival, in commemorat!on of
the deliverance Of the Israelites from
bondage in Egypt, is celebrated from the
18th TO the 2lst day of Nisan, both incIu-
sive, thus falling between March and
April. at the time of the first full moon in
the spring. The first and last DAYS of the
festival are kept holy by abstaining from
all work, by religious ceremonies. etc. In
leayened bread is eaten during the entire
period. Originally, on the evening of the
14tb of Nlsan, the Passover lamb was sac
riticed and its blood sprinkled on the door
sill. IN eommemoration of the night pre-
ceding the exodus, when the angel passed
over the houses of the children of Israel
in Egypt when he smote the frst-born of
the Egyptians. The animal, one year old
male, without blemish, should be roasted
entire and consumed at one meal, the fam
lily gathering with prayers and hymns and
dressed in travelling garb.
/ On account of some uncertainty with re-
spect TO the fixing of the new moon BY the
Sanhedrim at Jerusalem, the Jews who
lived out of Palestine were directed to eel
ebrate all their festivals on two successive
days-a rule still observed by the ortho-
dox. So that by the orthodox the first
two and last two days OF the Passover are
observed as holy days
At present the Passover feast has the
character ofa hallowed family feast among
the Jews. On the first evening solemn
services are held in all the synagogues, af-
ter which the head Of each family gathers
all of its members under his roof to par
take of the Passover feast A table is
spread, in the centre of which is dish
!! containing symbols in commemoration of
the institution of the feast and of the suffer-
ings of the Jews in Egypt. The first of
these are the Matsos, or unleavened bread
in memory Of their haste in leaving Egypt
when they took up their dough before it
was leavened, their kneading- -troughs be-
ing bound up in their clothes upon their
shoulders. A bone commentaries the
sacrifice of the Passover lamb An egg is
to teach them, however rich and prosper
GUS they may be, to remem Der how poor
/ their fathers were. Bitter herbs are also to
remind them of the suferings of their peo-
: pie in Egypt. A kind of dough or paste
made Of apples and other ingredients is to
, remind them of the labors of the Israeltes
in building for Pharaoh the treasure cities
: Phithom and Raamses Before the feast
; the family engage in prayers and hymns
and the head of the family repeats the en-.
/ tire story of the Exodus
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
The Demon of Drink.


The following is an extract from one of
the lectures of the late ReY. J. J. Talbot,
who died lately at Elkhart, Ind, from the
effects of drunken debauch. 1t gives
fearful picture of his struggles against it:
But now the struggle is over. ! can sur
vey the field and measure the losses had |
position high and holy. The demon tore
from around me the robes of my sacred Of
less, very kissing and by-word among
men. Afterward had business, large and |
lucrative, and my voice in all large courts
was heard pleading for justice. mercy and
books, and no oot-fall crossed the threshold
Of the drunkard's office. I had money am
pie for all necessities, but il took wings and
went to feed the Golfers of the devils which
possessed me. / had home adorned with
all that wealth and the most exquisite
taste could suggest. The devil crossed its
threshold, and the light faded from its
chamber; and the fire went out on the holi-
portals, despair walked forth with her, and
sorrow and anguish fingered within. had
children, beautiful, TO me at least, as a
dream of the morning, and they had SO en-
twined themselves around their fathers
heart that no matter where it might wan
der, it came back to them on the wings Of a
fathers undying love. His destroyer took
their hands in his and led them away. !
had wife whose charms of mind and per
son were such that to see her was to remem-
Der, and to know her was to loye.
For thirteen years we walked the rugged
path of life together, rejoicing in its sun
shine and sorrowing in its shade. The in
fernal monster couldn't spare me even
this. had mother, who, for long, long
years, had not left her chair, victim of
suffering and disease, and her choicest de-
light was in rejecting that the lessons
which she had taught at her knee had ta-
ken root in the heart of her youngest born,
and that he was useful to his fellows and
an honor~to her who bore him. But the
thunderbolt reached even there, and there
it did its most cruel work. Other days
may cure all but this. Ah! me, never a
word of reproach from her lips; only ten
der caress; only a shadow of great and
unspoken grief gathering over the dear old
face; only trembling hand laid more low
ingly on my head; only closer clinging to
the cross; only piteous appeal to heaven
if her cup at last were not full And while
her boy raved in his wild delirium two
thousand miles away. the plying angels
pushed the gates ajar, and the mother of the
drunk ard entered into rest.
And thus stand, clergy without
a cure; barister without brief or busi-
ness; a father without child; husband
without wife; son without parent; a
man with scarcely friend; soul without
hope; all swallowed up in the meelstrom of
drink
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
The MurderOus MormOns-AdditiOnal
Atrocities Coming to Light-An0th-
err Wholesale Massacre.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-Referring
the effect that an order for the massacre at
Mountain Meadows was found among the
papers of the late ex-Chief Justice Titus.
a gentleman living in this city, formerly
resident of Salt Lake, says he had the
above document at one time in his posses
sion and had no doubt Of it's genuineness.
1t referred, however, to some eighty men
who had been teamsters in the army. sent
to Utah, under Colonel Albert Sidney
Johnston, to escort the new Governor who
replaced Brigham Young in 1857. An
early fall of snow forced Colonel Johnston
and bis troops to winter at Fort Bridger,
one hundred and twenty miles east of Salt
Lake, and as the Mormon troops, under
Lieutenant Governor D. H. Wells, had
burned up two trains of supplies for the
United States army, east of Green river, the
General was forced to put soldiers upon
short rations, and in the early spring of
1858 these teamsters we're discharged from
the service. They preferred to go West
and started for California. They believed
that as non com batants they would be per.
mitted to pass through Utah unmolested,
but as soon as the teamsters came over the
mountains and entered Echo canon they
were taken prisoners and made subject to
martial-law proclaimed some months be-
fore by Governor Brigham Young. A gen.
tleman who was then among the Mormons
in Echo canon, and now residing in this
city, saw a small division of eight or ten of
these teamsters, under Mormon escort, on
their way to the Westward. The Mormon
military authorities thought it prudent to
divide the eighty teamsters into small
squads, no doubt thinking their purposes
could be easier accomplished than if they
had been kept together in such body
The Mormons deny that such massacre
ever occurred or that such an order was
ever given, but those who have given the
subject attention have no doubt the order
was issued and the work accomplished.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
From the Cincinnati Commercial. !

An electrician in New York promises
new wonder-an inv ention called the cleo
troscope, constructed on the theory of the
transmission of waves of light, as waves of
sound are transmitted by electricity
through Bells telephone. 1t was Helmhol-
tz who made the discovery that the optical
nerve radiates into thousands of 6bers as
they approach and come into contact with
the retina of the eye, each fiber being SEN
sitive to certain highway as given off
image is formed upon the retina.-
These waves of light are transm tilted
by each fiber along the optic nerve to
the brain, where, by some mysterious pro-
cess, they produce consciousness and COM
plete the process of seeing, by which we
take cognizance of the forms, colors and
dimensions of objects. The electroscope
is constructed on the same plan, according
to the New York electrician. What is call.
ed the receiving box is sensitively pierced
by hundreds of the finest wires, which,
running together, form a cable Each wire
answers to the nerve 6bers of the eye, TAX
ing point of light from the object, what.
ever it may be, in the receiving box, and
transmitting over the cable to the other
end, where the wires, radiating into box
filled with gas or ether, the nature OF
which is yet a secret, upon which the
transmitted waves of light are thrown, pro
ducing a phantom, the exact image OF
counterpart Of the object at the further end
Of the wire-whether it be person, or q
mere form of anything, as one sees objects
reflected from a looking glass. Thus, per
cons separated by any distance over which
it is possible to transmit waves of ligb
and waves ofsound, may not only converse
with each other by means of Bells tele
phone, but see each other in the act b,
means Of the slectroscope. The thing seems
incredible; but, as the French say, the i'm
possible is always coming to pass.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
Blue Glass.
Ismilax, in Rochester Union.l

ISmilax in Rochester Union.
General Pleasonton is benefactor to |
his race The blue glass sun bath is a
great success.
Blue glass cures every ailing; it will take
ordinary panes out of window sash, and re-
move any sort Of pain from the human
body. For instance: A young man, resid-
ing in the eastern part of the City, who
had fearful impediment of speech, with
an intermission of five minutes between
every two words uttered, was cured in eight
minutes. When i; was first proposed to
him he said, 3D. b-b-b blue g-g g-gl-gl-glass
BIB -b-be b-bl- bl-bl bl-owed"' bat IN lass
than ten minutes he articulated who lesent-
ences without a stammer.
A left handed girl from the Eighth ward,
after using the blue glass sixteen minutes,
found that she could use one hand as well
as the other-and better too.
A cross-eyed boy was brought in contact
with the blue glass yesterday for ten minu-
ties, at the expiration of which the twist was
entirely removed from both eyes.
Another boy with wart on the end of
his nose was subjected to the blue glass
bath, and at the end of twenty minutes the
wart had entirely disappeared. P, $50
had the boy.
A Young woman with enlarged feet was
induced to have blue glass window pane
10xl2, inserted in the uppers ofeach of her
shoes, and in forty-eight hours she was en-
abled to wear a number nine shoe with per-
feet ease.
Aman with "inverted nails" (tenpennies)
put his feet under the glass for twenty
minutes, when the ingrowing nails curled
up on his toes, to his great joy, which he
manifested by calling in his better half
with the enthusiastic exclamation, "Jewhl-
taker. Maria Jane; jest look at that
Whoopl blue glass forever"'
A painter fell from the fourth story of a
building to the pavement below, during an
alarm of FIRE, and q steam fire engine which
was passing. ran over him. He was remov.
ed to a room in the vicinity and placed be-
fore the blue glass, which appeared to quiet
him, as be made no complaint of pain af.
terward, and though he subsequently died
it is not believed to be owing to any defect
in the glass, but from an attack of malign'
ant dyspepsia, superinduced by the violent
exercise he had taken.
The only instance of a failure CT the blue
glass cure, which has come under my OBJ
servation, occurred yesterday. A man who
said he had been lame for some time, and
walked with cane, was placed in blue
glass sun bath, and left to himself in the
room for an hour, at the expiration o.
which he was found by an attendant fas
asleep, and with one leg of his pantalooni
rolled up-the leg was wooden one. and
the patient stumped off muttering that he
"knew it was blasted humbug all the
time"
There is no doubt of the success of blue
glass; our houses, churches and other build
ings must put it in; or must men wear 1t II
spectacles, and eyeglasses, and even glas
eyes will soon be made of it, and ere lont
General Pleasonton will have all he can d.
to set blue glass in sashes formerly contain
ing common window glass.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
To Destroy Stumps.

An exchange gives the following plan
for the destruction of stumps: "1n au-
tumn. to bore hole one or two inches in
diameter, according to the girth Of the
stump, vertically in the centre of the lat
ter about eighteen inches deep. Put into
it one or two ounces of saltpetre, fill the
hole with water, and plug up tight In the
ensuing spring take out the plug, pour in
about one-half gill of kerosene and then
ignite it. The stump will shoulder away
without blazing, 10 the very extremity Of
the roots, leaving nothing but ashes" tits
worthy of fair trial, but we should have
as much faith in it without the saltpetre.-
Fill the hole with coal oil, and fter allow
ing two or three weeks for penetration, Sc,
fire to the stump. When many dry stumps
are to be destroyed it is best to construct
two or three cylinders, the largest of a
diameter hut little greater than that of the
largest stump, and the others somewhat
smaller four or five feet high will do-se'
the stump on fire at one side, and set The
! open cylinder around it; small hole dug
under one side of the cylinder will supply
draf, and keep up the fire.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
Legal Advertising Bill.

The following are the points, briefly
stated. in the bill amending the legal ad-
verting law passed last winter. The amend
ed bill passed the Senate on the 9Th inst:
Section one provides that publishers of
newspapers shall be allowed to charge for
all adver tisements or notices required by
law to be published by any officer; all pub
locations known as legal advertisements,
for the first insertion one dollar per square,
and for each additional insertion, fifty cts,
per square-a fractional square to be esti-
mated at the same rates for space occupied.
Advertisements containing tabular or rule
work, an additional fifty per cent, may be
charged for that portion of said advertise
ment containing such tabular or rule work.
Section two provides for the publishing
ofelection proclamationa, times for holding
courts, treasurer's notice of rates of taxa
tion, bridge and pike notices and notices to
contractors in two newspapers of different
political principles in each of the several
counties of the State, provided two such
may be printed therein. Existing laws re-
lating to the publication of notices cf de-
linquent tax and forfeited land sales and
advertisements are not to be affected.
Section three leaves the publication of all
OF any part of said advertisements to be
published in German papers, discretionary
with the commissioners of the county.
Section four provides that square shall
be constituted by two hundred and six ems
| (206), and all legal advertisements must be
set in compact form, without any unneces.
sary head lines, displays or blanks. Cal
culations and measurements to be made in
the type used for setting the same. If 8
larger display than two line BREWER is used
in head-lined, it shall not be paid for on
of the countp treasury.
Section five provides that if publishe
shall render a false measurement and pres
ent fraudulent account for payment, will
fully and with intent to desraud, he shall
be deemed gully Of misdemeanor, and
found gully, shall be fined in any sum, no
less than twenty-five dollars, nor more thai
one hundred dollars, ard stand committe
until paid.
Section six requires publishers to furEia
county auditors with such information a
will enable them TO accurately measure tn
e advertisements to be paid for, and then
such auditor shall measure falsely an
3 fraudulently such advertisement, and pa
) the publisher accordingly, he shall be hel
. responsible for all moneys so overdraw
J from the county treasury, and it is mad
!, the duty of the prosecuting attorney to il
9 stitute proceedings in the name of ii
: county to recover the amount 81 falsely {
;. fraudulently obtained, and when it shall |
d SO recovered to be paid back to the persc
r or fund so defrauded
K An amendment offered by Senator Kes
# Ter, of Cincinnati, provides that in citi
3 containing a population of two hundrc
J. thousand and over, tile price paid p
n square for legal advertising shall be fif
d cents for the first insertion and twenty ii
a cents for each additional insertion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05

Miss Cora Dickson, young girl Of -,
arrived in Paris the other dav from South
America. Her life thus far has been check
cred one. At the age of H. tired of the
monotony of home, she ran away from her
fathers house with large sum of money.
She cut her hair short and donned boys
garb. After becoming in succession IA cabin
boy, clerk, and horse Ter, she turned
up in Buenos Ayres, where she entered the
army, still disguised. She distinguished
herself in the service, and became colonel.
Some nonths ago Mt a meeting of officers
she quarreled with one of those present. A
duel followed, and she killed her adversary
On examing the dead mans papers she
had killed her oldest brother, who had left
home when she was two years old Horror
stricken, she threw herself at the bishops
feet, who promised to intercede with her
father.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
Why America May Expect Good Times.
From the Witness

From the Witnessl
/. Our population was never SO large as
it is now
>. There was never before SO much
land under cultivation in these United
States, nor such large aggregate of pro-
dGce raised.
3 There were never greater facilities for
transportation.
H. Onr wheat, corn, provisions, butter,
che, Sc, petroleum, cotton, silver and other
products have been bringing cash at fair
prices.
.. There is plenty of money to be had
at moderate rates of interest as soon as its
owners consider it safe to lend it.
6. The hard times have been the best
times we have had for revivals of religion
and temperance.
I. The whole nation has been practic-
ing economy.
8. The state Of exchange with other,
countries is such as would enable us to re-
store specie payments now if we chose
8. Our political troubles are over, and
an era of good feeling is returning to this
iong-divided and distracted country.
All these reasons combined lead us to
anticipate the return of good business gen.
orally, and a gradual rise in value of near
ly all kinds of property.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05

From the well.known editor of the
"Boston Post" who writes under date of
March 49,
For many weeks we were afflicted with
Sciatic rheumatism to a distressing degree,
when we procured and faithfully applied
'LAwsoN's CURATIVE and in seven Or
eight days the trouble was completely re-
moved. In every instance where we have
recommended its use, it has filled all our
expectations.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
A Promise.

A promise should be given with caution
and kept with care promise should be
made with the heart, and remembered by
the head. A promise is the offspring of
the intention, and should be nurtured by
recollection. A promise and its performance
should, like true balance; always present
mutual adjustment. A promise delayed
is justice deferred. A promise neglected is
an untruth told. A promise attended to is
a debt settled.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
RE REATTYPIAN O!
GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.

From the Hon. G. r. Gather, publisher OF
the Southern Egis,' Ashville, Ala.
''We have received from the manufacture, Dam
iel F. Beatty of the square pianos. 1t is thing
finish of its workmanship, than charming to the
is the sweetness of its melody. The piano COM
bines the highest excellence TO which all first class
manufacturers OF musical instruments aim. To all
who wish invest in first class piano We have no
hestancy in advising them to send the money di-
rectly to Ny Beatty. We speak from actual eXper-
iment and it is with pleasure give this evidence
of the reliability of Mr.. Beatty and his instru-
ments"
Best offer ever given. Money refunded upon
turn of Piano and freight charges paid by me
Daniel F. Beatty both ways if unsatisfactory, af-
ter q test trial OF five days. Pianos warranted for
six years. Agents wanted. Send for circular.
Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U. S. A.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-05
RE A TvNVPIANo

GRAND SCARE AND UPRIGHT.
From James F. Regan, firm of Regan Carter, pub
fishers Daily and Weekly Tribune, Jefferson City,
Mo-, after receiving 500 instrument, says: =,
'tPiano reached us in good condition. l am well
pleased with it. Is is Ill you represent it to be-
From E. R. Baldrige, Bennington Furnace, Pa,
after receiving 500 piano:
''The Beatty received 4th inst, all o. X, and
comes fully up to your representation, and exceeds
our expectations While 1 don't profess to be a
judge in the matter, Mrs. B. does, and pronounces
it of very sweet tone and is very much pleased
with it."
Best inducements ever offered. Money refunded
upon return of Piano and freight charges paid by
me Daniel F. Beatty both ways if unsatisfactory,
after test trial of five days. Pianos warranted
for six years. Agents wanted. Send for catalogue.
Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Waghington, New Jersey, U. S. A.
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SOMERSET, OHIO, APRIL 5, 1877.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM WASH
INGTON.

south Carolina-Chamb Lunches
with President Hayes. Hampton
ditto, Louisiana Commission made
up. Music In the White House. Dietz
the Shooter, Pronounced Insane.
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TO FARMERS
AND
Stock Raisersa

fNHE undersigned takes this method of announc-
l. ing to the public that they still engaged in
the business OF Gelding, and will give their entire
attention to the business during the season. We
have new feature in horse geding which aispen-
ses with the use of clamps which is SAFE and gives
entire satisfaction.
Thankful for a generous patronage for many
years, we solicit continuance of the same.
Those desiring work, will leave orders with Mr.
NJ. Bowman, or George w. Brown, in Somerset
Perry county, Ohio, by the 14th day OF April 1871
as we will be there on the above day, and remain
in the neighborhooj long as our services may be
needed. SOLOMON SPANGLER.
G.. W. SPANGLER.
April 5, 1877. 2w
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