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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
How to Bring up Worn.Out Lands.

A Wisconsin farmer gives his experience
through the agricultural report Of that
State as follows, on the subject of bringing
up partially worn lands: He began by
feeding stock-cattle, sheep and hogs. He
fed all the grain andlcoarse feed of the farm
beside buying some corn. But with all
this feeding he did not get manure enough
to keep the land up 10 q productive stand
ard. His next experiment was with clover,
and the result, has more than equaled his
most sanguine expectations. In the spring
of 1869 he sowed twenty acres to clover,
sowing it with oats. putting ten pounds to
the acre. After the grain was cut, the
clover made remarkable growth; it head
ed nicely, and much Of the seed matured
sufficiently to grow. On the 18th of Octo-
ber following he began to turn the clover
under: it took good teams and good plows
to plow it down. The next spring he plant
ed to corn, and harvested sixty bushels per
acre; and the following spring he plowed
the ground and sowed oats. This brought
the seed ploughed under in 1869 to the
surface, and the result was he had the land
nicely set to clover again. His oat crop
was very fine. The next season be cut two
bouncing crops Of hay, then plowed the
ground in the fall. The two following
years-1s73-4 he raised large crops ofcorn
In 1875 he sowed to oats, and again seeded
to clover, sowing ten pounds of seed per
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
Should Orchards be Cultivated?

A correspondent of the Michigan Farmer
thus writes: At the annual meeting of the
State Pathological Society, held at Co,dwa-
ter in December last, the committee. on fruit
exhibited made special mention of two plates
of Northern spy apples from the Agr!cul-
tural College; the specimens upon one plate
having been grown upon tree standing in
grass, were finely colored but deficient In
favor; while those Of the other plate, hav-
ing been grown upon trees standing in cul-
tivated soil, were lacking in color and yet
were decidedly finely favored. We were too
busy to e:-amin these specimens at the tim e
and would not have thought the matter one
Of import enough to call for even this article
but for the fact that the case is made pro-
minent in the recent volum of the t-ansac-
tions OF the society; and that the chairman
of the committee, a prominent and esteemed
pomologist of Western New York, has con-
sidered it worthy of notice at meeting Of
the horticultural society of that locality.
To our apprehension, the peculiarities thus
noted are but the natural and necessary re-
suits of the circumstances under which the
specimens were brought to maturity. We
fancy that no experienced fruit grower will
hesitate to admit that flavor and color are
the last quality of fruit TO become matur-
ed. This admitted, the inference is direct
and natural, that the we'll known effect of
grass culture (non-culture) had been in this
case, as usual, to mature the fruit at too
early period, and with too scant a supply
Of nourishment to fully develop the favor,
while the development of the color, depend
ing largely upon the action of light, during
and possibly even after the maturing process
was fully perfected during the earlier and
doubtless brighter weather, while in the
process Of ripening on the tree In the 9TH
er case, as will doubtless have occurred in
the experiences of many if supplying more
and better nourishment to the tree contin-
ued the growth or at least the development
oftne frui. to SO late period that the ma.
turity of the latter was more fully provid-
ed for, and was at the came time delayed
! beyond the usual period Of ripening; fol
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

II seems to be considered a crime
by some Of the officials of Perry eoun-
ty to have any of the legal printing
done out side of New Lexington. 1t
seems that as soon as the most of them
get into office they are drenched with
bitterness to Northern Perry and espec-
ially Somerset. We offer to do the
advertising for fiom one fifth to one
half what they pay the N. Lexington
papers. The Sheriff has refused to
insert advertising in THE PRESS when
it was the desire of the parties in
terested and also the Attorney to have
It done, because they could save fifty
per cent. on the cost of the adverti-
sing and have it published in a paper
that has a circulation in Northern
Perry.
Do the people propose to allow this
ring in N. Lexington to say where
and who shall do the work for the
county? It....wOuld be a Gsd send to
the people of this county if the Coun-
seat was moved to Shawnee, Junction
City, or any where else, so as to get it
away from the gang that hold it as
their own and who propose to dictate
to the officials what they shall do.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

which reason, while the richer favor was
provided for the gathering of the fruit may
occurred even before such flavor had be-
come fully elaborated, and the specimens
removed from the influence of light before
reaching that stage in the maturing process
at which the development of the color
would begin to manifest itself. We the
more readily assume those to have been the
essential facts in the case since general ex-
perience seems to indicate such lengthen-
ing of the periods required for natures
process 70 be the usual results following
thorough culture, and in special manner
late culture. As direct confirmation Of
the above theory, more especially as to the
| coloring of fruits, we may be allowed to
state that, only last year, a gentleman o.
this place gathered fall pippin and fall
water apples and placed them iu his cellar
entirely destitute of the usual coloring, and
succeeded in developing a very brilliant
color upon them by placing them for only q
few days in position in which they were
exposed to the direct rays of the sun-an
effect which he discovered TO be decidedly
heightened under an increased intensity o.
such light from reflection.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
e. F.Kunkers Bitter Wine of Iron.

This truly valuable tonic has been so
thoroughly tested by all classes of the COM
munity that it is now deemed inbispensa-
BILE as a tonic medicine. 1t costs but little.
purifes the blood and gives tone to the
stomach, renoyates the system and pro-
longs life. Everybody should have it.
For the cure of weak stomachs, general
debility. indigestion, diseases of the stom-
ach, and for all cases requiring tonic.
This wine includes the most agreeable
and efficient salt of iron we possess-cit
of magnetic oxide combined with the most
energetic Of vegetable tonics-yellow pc
ruvian bark.
Doyou want something to strengthen you?
Do you want good appetite?
Do you want to get rid Of nervousness?
| Do you want energy?
Do you want to sleep well?
Do you want to build up your constitu-
tion?
Do You want to feel well?
Do youwant brisk and vigorous feeling?
If you do try KUNKEL'S BITTER
WINE OF IRON.
only ask trial of this valuable tonic
Beware of counterfeits, as Kunkel's Bit
ter Wine of Iron is the only sure and
effectual remedy in the known world for
the permanent cure of Dyspepsia and De-
bility, and as there are number of imita-
tions offered to the public, would caution
the community to purchase none but the
genuine article, manufactured by E. F
Kunkel, and having his stamp on the corl
Of every bottle. The very fact that other
are attempting to initiate this valuable rem
edy, proves its worth and speaks volume
in its favor. Get the genuine. F. F
Kunkel's.
Sold only in 81 bottles. Sold by. Drug
gists and dealers everywhere. E. F. Kunk
e., sProprietor, 259 North Nine Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Tape Worm Removed Alive.
Head and all complete in two hours. N
fee till head passes. Seat, pin and stomac
worms removed by DIR. Kunkel, 259 Mort
Nine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Send 70
circular or ask your druggist for sbottl
of Kunkel's Worm Syrup. Itnever fail
4 Price ST..
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

acre and raising heavy crop of oats and
good stand of clover In 1876 he cut
heavy crop Of hay in the latter part of June,
and also secured four bushels of seed to the
acre later in the season. Last lspring he
planted corn, which came up quick and
grew from the very FIRST, producing as near
ly as could be estimated about eighty-two
bushels to the acre. In conelusien, the far
mer said, in regard to plowing under clover
for fertilizer, he preferred to pasture it
of with hogs. He thinks the benefit to
land is as great or greater, and you will
get paid for the clover. Beside, he would
prefer to pasture the same land, when pos
sible, two years in succession. Ifyou want
TO clear your land of weeds, SOW clovar, and
SOW it thick. If you want to grow big corn
crops, grow clover and pasture it off with
hogs. Plow up the land the last Of Sep
tember or the 1st Of October, and the corr
crop following will make you shappy. /
you want to make rich farms and plenty o
money, grow clover, corn and hogs.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
A Prophetic Dream.

From the Virginia City Enterprise.
About week or ten days since man in
this city dreamed that he saw his next door
neighbor brought home dead from the mine
in which he worked. He told his wife OF
the dream next morning, and during the
day they talked good deal about it. On
the second day the man who had experience
cd the dream looked from the window and
saw the neighbor on his own door step, about
to leave for the mine. He enid 10 his wife:
have q great mind to go and beg that
man not TO go TO work, my dream haunts
me so. The wife answered that it was a
foolish thought, which would only annoy
the man, and was not worth mentioning, as
il was the ncighbor's last day in the mine
Within two hours from that momeut the
neighbor'S body, crushed out of shape and
quite dead, was brought home.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
Prevention Of Vermin in Fowls.

Take four ounces of lard and melt it in
an earthen vessel: add to this half tea
spoonful of common carbolic acid, stirring
we'll uutil cold. When brood is ready to
leave the nest, grease the hen with this
mixture under the wings, between the
thighs and around the vent; also, with the
finger rub a small portion on the top of
the head and along the throat of the chicks.
Carbolic acid mixed with air-slaked lime,
makes splendid powder for dusting the
floor and crevices ofthe hen house, destroy
ing vermin and all noxious odori, and adds
much to the wholesomeness of the apart
ments. For scaly leg use the following:
Half pint each of common fish oil and
kerosene oil, onehalf an ounce of sulphur
with small quantity fof barbolic acid,
mixep together. Apply with brush such
as painters use for window SASH Apply
twice, allowing two days to intervene be-
tween applications.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
Cut This Out.

We call special attention to the follow
ing cure for one of the most fatal diseases
to which this climate is subject, diptheria.
Don't fail to preserve it:
A correspondent of Victoria paper
writes: Should any of your family be at
tackled with diptheria do not be alarmed, as
it is usually speedily cured without doctor
% When it was raging in England o few
years ago, l accompanied DR.. Field on his
rounds to witness the so called wonderful
cures he performed while the patients Of
others dropped off on all sides. The rem.
edy to be go rapid, must be simple, All he
took with him was powdered sulphur and a
quill, and with these he cured'every patient
without exception. He put teaspoonful
of flour of birthstone into wine-glass full
of water and stirred with his finger instead
ofa spoon, as the sulphur does not readily
amslgamate with water. When the sui
phur was we'll mixed he gave it as gargle,
and in ten minutes the patient was out OF
danger. Birthstone kills every species of
fungus in man, beast and plant in few
minutes. Insted of splitting out the gargle
he recommended the swallowing of it. In
extreme cases in which he had been called
just in the nick of time, when the fungus
was too nearly closing to allow the gargle
he blew the sulphate thorugh quill into
the throat, and after the fungus had shrunk
to allow Of il, then the gargling.
If the patient can not gargle, take live
coal, put on shovel and sprinkle spoon.
full or two of the -four OF birthstone at a
time on it; let the sufferer inhale it, hold
ing the head over it, and the fungus will
die. II fplentifully used, the whole room
may be filled almost to sufocation, and tn,
patient will be able to walk about in it, IN
haling the fumes, with the doors and win
dows closed. The mode of fnmigating
room with sulphur has often cured mos
violent attacks of cold in the head, chest
etc, and is also recommended in cases o
consumption and asthma"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
THE LEGISLATURE OF OHIO 1878,
AND THE SENATOR.

This body will be Democratic in
bouth Houses, with a Governor cleo
ted by $4,000 less than half the real
vote of the State.
Gen. Grant, and after him, the
New York Bun, say the Democracy
are sure to do some foolish thing that
prevents their permanent ascendency.
We add to this our suspicion that they
omit doing something's that are in
furious as the "foolish things" they do
not omit.
Their Commissioner of Rail Roads
can do much toward cheap transporta-
ton and thus make himself welcome
guest in every house hold, but 10 to
one he will omit it.
The Legislature can reduce salaries
and fees and cut down the taxes %
per cent, and like Sam Tilden, get a
good name in the state, but 20 to one
they will omit it.
This body of law makers can let the
public printing to the lowest bidder
and save from $500 to 1000 in every
county in Ohio, but 100 to one they
will omit it.
1t can save two millions a year to
the school going children Of Ohio by
printing the school books at cost, but
500 to one they will omit it.
They can meet, transact the busi-
ness of the state and be home in &C
days but 1000 to one they will omitit.
They can elect a United States Sen
ator who was not always Democrat
but who represents 10000 of that
party in Ohio, who were also not al
ways Democrats, and thus add so,
900 to the strength of the party but
to one they will omit It, and by theil
many sins of omissions sink the part.
to hopeles minority.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
The White Chief.

The commission which was sent to Sit.
ting Bull made an important discovery in
the fact that the warrior has in his camp a
white prisoner captured at the Custer mas
sacre. Before reaching Fort Walsh, rumors
reached the commission that Sittin Bull
held some of Clusters men as prisoners, and,
after the first conference. one of the half
breed interpreters employed by Gen. Terry
visited the camp, and, while passing through
was accos.ed in english by person dressed
and painted as a chief, who said that his
name was Martin Ryan, who was Corpal
in Company /. 7th Cavalry, Col. Keough's
company, and had been taken prisoner at
the battle Of the Little Big Horn with Gus
ter. Inquiry apparently substantiated his
assertion, and the following facts were as
certained: Ryan's life had been spared by
Sitting Bull himself, who adopted him into
his own family. Ryan made several at
tempts to escape, but being carefully guard
ed was unsuccessful, and on each occasion
be was severely beaten. He has now ap-
parently occepted the situation, and Sitting
Bull has made him a war chief and married
Ryan to one of his own daughters. Ryan
has let his hair grow long in Indian fashion,
dresses as an Indian, and is known by the
Sioux as the White Chief. Upon the return
of the commission to St. Paul, Gen. Terry
caused the muster roll of Company 1. 7th
Cavalry, to be examined, and found that
Ryan's name was present for duty when his
command went into the fatal action of June
25th, 1876. Il was stated by the friendly
Indians that there are several other of Gus
ter's men prisoners in Sitting Bulls camp
but Ryan's, case was the only one which
was verified. Boston Daily Herald
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

We were exposed last week to pitiles
storm, that wet our feet and stockings, and
indeed our person all over. In fact we took
a cracking cold, which brought sore throat
and severe symptoms Of fever. The good
wife asserted her authority, plunged our
feet in hot water, wrapped us in hot blank
cts, and sent our faithful son for bottle of
AYERS CHERRY PECToRAL. 1t is splen-
did medicine pleasant to take, and did the
job. We slept soundly through the night
and awoke well the next morning. We
know we owe our quick recovery to the
pectoral and shall not hesitate to recomend
Ihuacana Ieras Presbyterian.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

The New Haven Union recommends Gen.
8. +. Cary for United States senator form
Ohio. There is on man who has done more
hard work, and made greater sacrifices in
the cause Of the people than Gen. Cary
Leaving the Republican party. when it was
in the height of its power, because i. be-
came recreant to its trust, he sought the
Democracy as lesser evil, but lef. that
party when il sold out to the money power
at 81. Louis-though it had just previously
honored him, by nomination to the second
highest Office in the gift Of the people of the
state. II the Greenback Labor members in
the Legislature want to honor themselves
and the movement, they can not do better,
than to show their independence by refus-
Jog to vote with the bondholders parties
and casting their vote for Gen. s. F Cary
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
Straw Pillows.

Dio Lewis says: The proximate, if net
the origsnal, cause of large proportion of
deaths among American babies if some
malady of the brain. When we suppose
the death to result from dysentery or chole-
"a infantum, the immediate cause of the
death is an affection Of the brain superven
ing upon the bowel disease. The head of
American babies are, for the most palt,
little furnaces! What mischief must come
from keeping theu buried twenty hours out
of every twenty -four in Feather pillows
1t makes me shiver to think of the num-
Der of deaths among these precious little
ones which have myself seen, where had
on doubt that cool straw pillows would
have saved them. Do not fail to keep
their little heads cool.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
How it Is Done.

The first object in life with the American
people is to "get rich;" the second, how to
regain good health. The first can be OBJ
tanned by energy, honesty and saving; the
second, (good healthy by using GREENS
AUGUST FLOWER. Should you be de-
spondent sufferer from any of the effects OF
Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Indigestion,
&C, such as Sick Headache, Palpitation OF
the Heart. Sour Stomach, Habitual Cos
tivness, Dizziness of the Head, Nervous
Prostration, Low Spirits, &c, you need
not suffer an other day. Two doses OF
AUGUST FLOWER will relieve you at once.
Sample Bottle 10cents. Regular size rs
cents. Positively Sold by all first class
Druggists in the U. S. And for sale by c.
Skinner. Somerset Ohio.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
Refinement In Fruit. Culture.

In years long ago, apple trees were more
healthy than now, and the fruit more per-
feet. The codling moth was not then Zone
of the problems" The soil in those days
was richer and less cultivation was needed.
Now, with trees growing partly upon ex.
hausted soils incapable of furnishing the
food upon which their vigorous life depends.
We are chiefly exercised upon ways and
means to exterminate the pests which, ev-
cay year, seem to increase in varieties and
number. The ash of the apple shows that
it contains large propotion of potash,
phosphoric acid and soda, and a small pro-
portion of sulphuric acid and magnesia
As soil is overtaxed, the tree is unable
to find its appropriate food in needed guam
titles. It's vigor and frustfulneas are neces-
sarily impaired and, to that extent, tits
powerless to resist or, rather perhaps we
should say, to endure the depredations OF
insect enemies. We have then 10 choose
between the trouble and expense of supply.
ing our fruit trees with the food they Ere.
quire, and the trouble and expense ofdevis.
ing and applying all sorts of "fxings" tc
keep in check their enemies.
We are striving to keep our fruits in size
quality and quantity, without any limit
and there is bu. one thing that stands in the
way Of an aim so high and laudable. 1t i:
nature. Nature has ordained that we can.
not give to the apple the size of the melon
and yet retain its other good qualities. She
has ordained that we cannot sincreaae ths
size of the strawberry to that of s;pineapple
while still retaining the flavor and fruit
fulness of the wild strawberries.
If, indeed, the promologist were left II
himself unrestricted in his ambitious aims
doubtless we should have combined in on,
fruit all the excellencies Of every fruit
But nature charges sfor :every departur
from her laws, and while aspiring man com
placently smiles over q striking "improve
ment," nature laughs in her sleeve as sh
withdraws from its favor, 'fruitfulness O
vigor.
The horticulturist slowly finds this ou
and as varieties "die out"-as the Goblin
moth renders apple culture quite WORTHLESS
here and there, or 1.-The sscurculio render
plum culture impracticable is ready I
fall back upon smiths cider or a will
COOS plum, while bewailing the fact tha
apples and plums can no longer be grow
as in the good old times.
Well we may pamper our fruits the sam
as we pamper ourselves. If by high cult
walton and those processes known to pome
logists, we produce superior fruits, we mul
pay the price of high cultivation Ifw
will dance, we must pay the piper.-Ru
Nec Yorker.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

Why do not the independent press
Of the country show up the fraud
that is practiced on the taxpayers by
the infamous county printing swim
ding law?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13
Beatty's s Porzor Organs
ESTABLISHED IN 1856.

Relieving it to be by far the best Parlor and Or
chestral orgon manufactured, challenge any
manufacturer to equal them The oeIehrated col
ueh Tongue Reeds in this organin conjunction with
the Perfect Reed Boards produce sweet pnrc and
powerful tones. Superb cases of new and elegant
designs Ministers, teachers, churches, schools
lodges etc. should send for price list and discounts
Dealers Will find it TO their advantage TO ex am
Inc thls instrument 1t has improvements found
in no other. Correspondence solicited.
Best offer ever given. Money refunded upon re-
turn OF organ and freight charges paid by me (Dan-
lei +. Beatty both ways if Unsatisfactory aft er
test trial OF five days. Organ warranted for six
years. Agents discount given everywhere have
no agent. Agents wanted. Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY.
Washington, New Jersey, U. S. A.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

The Laboring men in the Corpora
ton of Somerset, and Reading town
ship intend to elect both tickets in the
Spring and save thousand or go dol
lars for the tax payers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

Pergin, the murderer of Mcbride,
was hung last Friday, in Mt. Vernon.
Governor Young would not interfere
with the sentence Of the court. His
head is level.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

A Chicago clergyman ehas preached q
sermon against the sin Of ladies permitting
shoe store clerks to button their shoes for
them. Any clerk in the hard ware trade
will agree that ii isnt right.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-12-13

Tax payers don't you think it aoout
time that you vote for your interestsF
Ifnot youwill come to that conclusion
when you pay your taxes.