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which Is the baby elephant, three months
old and three feet high. 1t is a docile little
thing and looks smaller than it Is by the
side of huge old Jennie, its mother. The
display Of lions, tigers, leopards, and other
savage animals is also very extensive,
litter of young lions, male hippopotamus,
and several camels, attracting much atten.
tion. The menagerie left the city Wednes-
day night and on its way to the cars one of
the dromedaries became refractory. lay
down, and evinced a mulshness that
would give goologists good evidence of the
camels connection with the family OF
mules.
Politicians are strongly pressing the Ad,
ministration for an EARLIER commenting ot
the Extra Session of Congress than the 4th
of June, and many now believe the time
will be set as early as the Goth of May. Il
so it will be declared by the 1st. Several
gentlemen are in this city now, working
with might and main to secure nomina
tions for the Speakership. Randall is sale
to be ahead thus far through Gen. Banks il
fast gaining upon him. NJ. N. W.
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Heroes Of the st. Louis Flames.

Among the bravest heroes of the st.
Leuis hotel fire were score of sporting
men, one of whom perished in the flames.
In his St. Louis lecture the other night,
Bob Ingersoll said:
The truth is, we are both good and bad'
with majority, probably, of the latter
commodity. Uaughter.) The bad are
capable of good deeds, and the good are
cabable of bad. The lowest can rise, and
the highest may fall. The division of man.
kind into two great classes, sinners and
saints, is an utter falsehood. This great
city is covered with the gloom of fright.
full disaster Men did deeds there brighter
than the flames they fought. Called by the
despairing voices of women, they rushed tc
death as to festival. Such men are moi
depraved. (Applause.) Deeds were there
done 30 filled with selfsacrifce and gener.
GUS daring that millions have already paid
to them the tribute of holy tears.
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Aged Beauties.

History is full of the accounts of the
young. Thus Heled of Troy was over forty
when she perpetrated the most famous
elopement on record; and as the siege of
Troy lasted decade, she could not have
been very juvenile when the illfortune OF
Paris restored her to her husband, who re-
ceived her with unquestioning love and |
gratitude. Pericles welded the courtesan |
Aspasia when she was thirty-six, and yet |
wieldea an undiminished reputation for
beauty, Cleopatra was past thirty when
Antony fell under her spell, which never
lessened until her death, nearly ten years
after; and Liyia was thirty three when she
won the heart of Augustus, over whom she
maintained her ascendency to the last
Turning to more modern history. the ex-
traordinary de Poictiers was thirty-six
when Henry 1.-THE Duke of Orleans, and
just half her age--became attached to her;
and she was held as the first lady and most
beautiful woman at court up to the period
of the monarch's death, and the accession
of Catharine of Medicis. Anne of Austria
was thirty eight when she was described as
the handsomest Queen of Europe, and
when Buckingham and Richelieu were her
jealous admirers. Ninon, the most cele-
bEated wit and beauty of the day, was the
idol of three generations of the golden
youth Of France, and she was seventy.two
when the Able de Berais fell in love with
her. Blanco Capello was thirty-eight when
the Grand Duke Francisco Florence fell
captive to her charms and made her his
wife, though he was five years her junior.
Louis XIV welded Nine. de Maintenon
when she was forty three. Catharine II of
Russia was thirty three when she seized
the Empire of Russia and captivated the
S dashing Gen. Orlof. Up to the time of heI
8 death-at sixty -seven-she seemed to have
/ retained the same bewitching powers, fol
' the lamentations were heartfelt among all
!, those who had known her personally
/, enne, only attained the zenith of her beau
: ty and power between forty and forty five
!, and at that period the loveliness of hel
s hands and arms, especially, was celebrated
: throughout Europe The famous Nine
Recamier was thirty eight when Barras
9 was ousted from power, and she was with
g out dispute declared to be the most beauti
o full woman in Europe, which rank she helt
|. for fifteen years.
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SOMERSET, OHIO, MAY 3, 1877.
FEELINGS AMONGST THE PEOPLE.

EDITOR PREss.--I have been reading
with interest your paper and am glad to
see you come out the way you do, concern
ing our township, and county affairs. You
are the first one who has had the pluck to
published what you thought and hope you
will continue. We will stand by the
Press. Have an investigation by all
means. SUBSCRIBER.
Mn. w. P. MAGRUDER:-With pleas
ure I read the SOMERSET Press every
week. l do not hesitate in saying it is the
best county paper | ever read, and / am
now taking seven. Your boldness,in look
ing up our township affairs and your earn
est efforts in pushing them through will be
up held by the general public. II "cuts to
the bone" certain class of individuals
who are opposing the investigation and
who meyer have benefited this community
or any other one cent. Keep the good
work moving until you reach the bottom of
extravaganza in the management of our af-
fairs. FAIR PLAY.
INVESTIGATION BY ALL MEANS.
EDITOR PREss-Push on the investiga-
ton. II any one attempts to step in the
way let US know who it is. l pay more
taxes in one year than the two members OF
the old Broad of Trustees has paid for
twenty FIVE years. l want the matter in
vestigated and that Immediately, you have
n set Of men in your town who can moi
manage their own business and place them
at the head of the township to manage
ours. Look at our township officers. The
Treasurer belongs to the Corporation and il
an honor TO Mr.. Droege has filled the
Office since 1861 and I will vote, and do al
I can to have him hold the office as long al
he will accept. The next is the Clerk, Mr.
Finck who declared that he would give W
the books as soon as they came into hi
possession for an investigation, and / an
very sorry he didn't. ! voted for him, and h
belongs to the Corporation. Then comes thu
Trustees. I voted for Joseph Frymute anC
believe he will make good Trustee, but
didn't vote for Costgian and Mains fo
every body knows that they are not capabl,
Of attending TO the business of Reading
township. So you people in the Corpora
tion have appropriated about all of ou
Offices and IL you can not furnish bette
material than you have been doing we viii
take it off your hands and give you
Board of Trustees that can manage ou
tnwnahin nffaira ID.
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The Thomas Section.

Mr.. EDIToR.-We were wrong y in
in the war Of 1912; he was not, though he
moved out from Virginia during the war in
October 1872; but he had been through
this portion of Ohio before the war, about
the year 1906. He came up from Ken
lucky, passing the site where Lancaster
now is, when there was but one cabin there,
and in going on to GAINESVILLE, he crossed
one corner of the above section. He cross
ed the river at GAINESVILLE by ferry and the
Ferry man offered him his choice of the
lots near the public square in that new
town, for a large dog he had with him,
/ but Mr.. Thomas being a great hunter he
kept this valuable dog. He was through
/ this country again about the year 1909,
travelling on horse back and while in the
neighborhood of Chillicothe he had his leg
broken by the kick of horse, which de-
tanned him from returning home for sever.
al months. Mr.. Thomas had broken q
thigh while hunting near Brooks Gap, il
the mountains of Virginia, before this, and
thus being crippled he could not be in the
war of 1872 very we'll. Mr.. Thomas died
in 1881, and not in 1889 as we said in oul
last and Mrs. Thomas was ninety -one year.
of age when she died instead ofnirety-six
This Thomas family never reached any
places of great distinction in church OIL
State; though during the late war the!
claimed relationship with Gen. George II
Thomas and thought there was a fortuna
for them in England, but as yet they hav'
not received it as most of them are still
comfortably poor.
The present generation is considerabI,
scattered, but FIVE of the children of thos
families remain on that section thougl
John Fl, Jesse's Oldest son, now live il
the Harry Guiton property, near by. Sew
eral of them were in the late war, jess
and David each lost son in the army
Mark and Aaron. Marks younger brothe
B. A. Thomas was Captain of compan
, in the 62 Reg, o. V. I. Two of Evan
e sons William and Coston are in Kendall
: Vile Ind, B. F. is in the ministry and wa
0 for three years Pastor of the NJ. E. churc
in Somerset A. W. the youngest is i
Thronville. Three of SamuePs, one so
and two daughter are IN and near Ne
Salem, Jacob H. the youngest is in Va
i West Ohio. Three of Jacobs children al
: now in the State of Illinois and Joseph !
> of New Reading is we'll known as schot
0 teacher in Perry Co. DR.. D. S. Thomas
: Somerset is one of the promising DENTS
of the country and is brother of DR.. B. /
e Thomas of Rushville both sons of Jess
In the five Thomas families on that sectio
e there were forty-seven children twent,
= eight living and nineteen dead eleven
VI these dying in childhood. T. F. B.
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Passes for Legislators.
From the Chicago Tribune I

Senator Joslyn has introduced bill in
the Senate which prohibits the acceptance
of free railroad pass by members of the
General Assembly during their term of
flee. This certainly is a reform in the
right direction for more reasons than one,
and it will assuredly meet the approval of
the people. We trust the Senator will fol-
low the matter up until it becomes law,
or find out the reason why it cannot become
law. Had such a law been in force at the
commencement of the session, the labor of
the session would now be ended. The two
or three days of absenteeism each week, at
an expense of two or three thousand dol
/ lars per day, would have been saved the
! taxpayers. Legislators would, to the ex-
tent oftheir manhood, feel more independ-
ent. As we'll might a legislator at the op-
ening of the session receive check for two
hundred and fifty or three hundred dollars
as pass to be used every three days since
last New Years. It all comes back on the
people in the end, for these passes are
charged to expense account by the rail
road and are added to the tariff for carry.
ing passengers and freight.
Here is the Legislature impatient TO ad
journ and go home, with the important bu
siness of the session scarcely touched, anC
not one bill yet enacted of general import
) ance. The sessions have only averaged
! three and a half days per week, but tn
members have charged for seven. Th
chronic shirks have pocketed their sever
days pay without having been present a
the roll-call once in fortnight. They hav
} violated their contract with their constitu
f ents in absenting themselves from tn
Chamber to which they were elected. The
have remained away to attend to their ow
private business, and charged the State fo
: services never performed. This is dowr
!, right dishonesty. If they stay away fror
their seats, they have no right to chare
!, the people for the absent time. When th
i session ends, We propose to publish a Ii
e of the days each member was present
e discharge of his duty and absent therefron
together with the number of days servit
he charged the taxpayers. 1t will be IL
teresting reading for their constituents.
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Confidence in Business.
from the New York Methodist


The time has come to show faith and
courage in matters of business. There are
no great obstacles to prosperity. Almost
all articles are down to ante war rates, and
many are lower. Economy in all classes
has made home market; there are savings,
and the old things are about worn out
Abroad our manufacturers find demand
for goods made at hard pan prices. In
thirty days from now there ought not to be
a laborer out of work or mill idle. gen.
eral disposition to work for moderate re-
wards, to risk on solid enterprises, to push
our business with the old ardor and steadi-
ness, would change the face of things in a
week. The rain is over; get out into the
sunshine.
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Assignee'S Sale.

DY virtue of an order of sale to me issued from
d the Probate Court of Perry comfy, Ohio, L
will offer for sale at public outcry at the residence
OF David Ansel, in Clayton township. of said
county, on -,
Wednesday, May 80, 1877, at o'clock A. IL.
the following property to-wit: All the personal
property of Daniel Ansel assigned to pa,
vid Ansel, consisting of head of horses, head
of cattle including cows, 1S head of hogs 800 head
sof sheep, with wool on, farming utensils, buggy,
wagons harness, 10 stands OF Itallion bees, wheat
in the :1round tons Of hay in the NOW, moving
machine reaping machine 5000 new fence rails,
5000 feea of lumber, and great many articles to
tedious to mention Terms of sale: All sums OF
So and under cash in hand, and for over So
a credit of six months will be given but approved
security required. DAVID ANSEIr
Assignee of Daniel Ansel
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All Night Face to Face with ReEOl-
yers-Dispossessing Nan OF Proper

from the Monroe County Mo- Mercury.l
About FIVE years ago Hiram Clark came
to this county from Illinois, and settled
near Madison, purchasing farm of James
Alexander. Mr. Alexander died, and his
sons administered on the estate. The
purchase-money on the farm bought by
Clark falling due, he could not pay it. The
administrators then rented the farm to
Clark, for one year, with the understand
ing that if he could pay for it, he should
have it at the original price. Time passed
on, and still Clark could not pay for it
Last Friday Justice Belmear issued writ
| to dispossess Clark property, and placed it
! in Constable Wade's hands for execution.
On Friday evening he Wade, in COM
pany with two assistants, went to Clark s
residence and told him he must give up
the land. Clark refuse to vacate and drew
a pistol The constable then took hold Of
him and tried to disarm him, but failed
Clark then went to one corner Of the room
put table between himself and Wade
and laying two revolvers on it Swore h
would kill the first man who attempted hi
arrest. Wade stood his ground, and thes
two men, face to face, with revolvers il
hand, watched each other all night, on
determined to die rather than give up tn
farm, the other equally determined to d
his duty as an officer. The long hours Q
j
Still these men stood face TO face, nothin
but the table between them. Finall
Wade said he was tired of fooling about i
and intended to disposses him of the farm
when Clark raised his pistol and snappe
, a cap at Wade. As quick as thought Wad
fired. There was heavy fall upon til
floor, and Clark lay dead before him.
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Lost for Ten Years.
from the Scranton Republican.


Ten years ago Mary McHugh, who is
now living in Scranton, was engaged in bu
siness at Rochdale, a short distance from
Manchester, England, and the home of the
illustrious Commoner, John Bright. She
had occasion to order some goods from
Manchester, and inclosed in a letter the
halves of five pound notes directed to the
house from which she made the purchase
1t should be marked here that the system
of cutting notes and sending half through
the post-office, is quite common way of
transmitting money in England. On RECEIPT
of the first portion the party to whom the
money is sent advises the sender and the
balance is forwarded. The notes and num-
bers are matched when received and pasted
together Mrs. McHugh's money, however,
did not reach its destination. 1t was ab-
stracted from the mails by party who
watched the sending of the instalmant,
which was forwarded before any informa-
tion or advice was received respecting the
first. All search to obtain it was useless.
It was lost. The loser came to this country
shortly after, and placed herself in COM
munication with the British Vice Consul,
who caused search for the missing notes
to be made at home, but without effect un-
til Saturday last, after lapse of ten years,
when word was received that man who
had formerly been postofice clerk was ar
rested while endeavoring to pass the miss
| ing notes at bank. Of course the cash will
be forwarded to the owner at once, who
will be properly reimbursed by the En-
glish government, the same power that will
mete stern justice to the dishonest official
who pilfered the money.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
IN has been appointed and qualified rs Admidis-
TRAITOR of the estate of William Talbot late of Per-
ry county, Ohio, decd. Dated this Goth day of
April A d. 1871 JOHN II. DITTOE,
May g. 3w. Administrator.
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THORNYILLE MARKETS.
CORRECTED BY YosT, GROVE Il Ct
BOOTS AND SHOES.
James w. Graves.

AT THE SIGN OF THE RED BOOT.
Z continue to keep on hand a full line OF Boots
I and Shoes, Ladies' Misses and Children's ware,
which l will sell at panic prices. Custom ware
neatly, quickly and cheaply done.
Feb Is JAMES W GRAVES.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

Hon. Alex. III. Stephens Out. Mrs.
Hayes and the Wine Question Again I.
Her Family and Summer Home,
Sufficient Naval Force. Extra Session
and the Speakership. Amusements
etc., etc.
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To All Whom It May Concern.

On the 5th day Of April 1917, Michael Miller oi
Reading township, Perry county, Ohio, made an
assignment of all his estate, real and personal not
exempt by law from execution. to the undersigned,
in trust for the benefit OF his creditors: and that
on the tenth day Of April 1871, the undersigned
filed in the Probate Court Of said county OF Perry,
the assignment so made to him-entered into an
undertaking--and was duly authorized to admins
ter said appointment according to law.
The creditors of said Michael Miller are hereby
notified and required TO present their several claims
for allowance duly authenticated, to the under
signed at his residence in Reading township in saiC
county, within Six months, from and after thi
date AARON BINCKLEY,
Assignee of Michael Miller.
Somerset, Ohio April 18th. 1877.
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SOnnerSaE Items.

As reform in County, Township, City and
Village expenditures seems TO be the order
of the day we will call the attention OF the
citizens of the incorporated Village Of
Somerset, to the recent act of the Town
Council, some time ago they advertised
for proposals for ringing the bell, lighting
lamps and acting as Street Commissioner.
One person put in bid for all the work
mentioned for the sum of 1925, but the
Council couldn't see the economy in that :;
SO on Monday evening the 10Th, they let
out the Street Commissionship for the sum
Of 500, Ben Spencer getting the job. Bell
ringing and lamp lighting to James Kelley
for the sum of $175, being $50, more than
the whole work was proposed to be done
by a responsible party. Let US have a lit
tie light on this subject. Then is evidently
a asquandering 1850, ofthe peoples money
without shadow ofreason. II this is the
kind of retrenchment and reform they were
preaching up on election day, it is to be
hoped they will goi back to the:frs prin
ciples, for this look like going from bad to
worse. X.
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Assignee's Notice.
To Teacher and Others.

A NORMAL SCHOOL will be openingin Somerset,
May 2Sth by the present Supt., assisted by Prof.
OF Bethany College, w V and for MANI Years en-
gagged in teaching in Union Schools Normal and
Institutes. He is one Instructor engaged for our
institute in Aug No pains will be spared to make
this opportunity for teachers TO prepare for
better wages and for all desiring advancement to
secure thorough mental discipline and instruction
at little cost.
Tuition weeks lin advanced ).... s. 90
Tuition higher branches 90
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Assignee's Sale.

DY virtue OF an order from the Probate count Of
I'D Perry county Ohio, will offer for sale at
public vendue upon the premises of Michael Mil
ier about miles west of New Reading, in Reading
Township Perry county Ohio, on
FRLDAY,sTHE 25TH, DAY OFMAK 4. D. 1877.
All the personal property and effects of said
Michael Miller, Assigned to me in trust for the
benefit of his creditors Consisting of Norman
Stallion, colts, horses CATTLE sheep, hogs, corn In
the bushe, spring wagon grain drill, and Other
property.
Sale to commence at 81 o'clock A. NJ on said
day and continue from day TO day till completed i
necessary. Terms: All sums of five dollar and
upward credit OF six months will be given b!
giving approved security.
AARON BINCKLEY.
Assignee of Michael Miller.
SOMERSET, ONO, April 25th, 1877. pf $4 so 5w.
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have moved my stock of goods to the room for
morally occupied by Mr. Drake, and shall open
fine lot of New Goods at the lowest prices. lnvit
my old friends and all who want