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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
A BOLD DEFAULTER.
Stealing the Same Stocks Twice
Carrying $500, 900 on Margins.
From the Capadian Free Press

FROM Inc canadian free fress
Barber has been robbing the Montreal
Bank for years. He took to stock specu-
lasions first with his own money, and
lost Then he determined TO try again,
this time with money realized on a few
securities belonging to the bank, which,
of courFe, he intended to replace when
he had made his pile. As assistant &C.
countant, he had access not only to the
securities belonging to the bank, but to
the securities placed in the vaults for
safe keeping by customers. These Sc
curities were chiefly city, county, and
township, in a word, municipal deben-
lures, and he stole not only the banks
but the customers. He was carrying on
margins $500, 600 of different stocks last
week-Bank of Montreal stock, Mon
treal Telegraph stock. Dominion Tele-
graph stock, New York Graphic stock
Chat paper is owned by Canadians), and
Canadian stock of every kind. And not
content with speculating in the Queen =
Dominion, he operated largely in New
! York. --..
As an instance of the cool manner in
which he played his game, l am told
that some weeks ago be offered $4,000
worth of securities to Toronto broker
and asked for an advance of ,00(
| thereon. The broker, naturally enough
asked him how he came by the securit
les. "Oh," said Barber, 81 belong to s
syndicate in Montreal; in fact, ] IN theil
Toronto agent" Without more ado tht
broker advanced him the sum required
A few days afterward the same broke
was short of cash, and he took the Sc
curities he had obtained from Barber L
the Bank Of Montreal, and deposited
them as collateral and obtained $4,000,
on them. And the next day Barbe
stole them again, deposited them will
another broker, and obtained anothe
advance on them.
II Wd5 a case Va tulS -uS
tion thieving that finally foored hir
last Saturday. He had abstracted som
securities belonging to the township {
London, county Middlesex, and obtain
: ed an advance upon them from Nor
treal broker. The broker in turn pu
them into the Bank of Montreal Office
in Montreal, and they were forwarded
the office here for Identification. The
+ Barber abstracted them again, and swal
e ped them here. The broker who g,
hold of them here had occasion to sen
e them to broker No. in Montreal, ar
failing to be able to account for the
rs sudden re-appearance, broker No. l COZ
y suited the bank people on Montreal
% They in turn asked Toronto, and Barb
was fairly trapped.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
An Outrage Committed by Ladies
From the Burlington Hawkeye.1

One night last week Mrs. Doda Emens
M. D., physician and sugeon, lectured in
Syracuse "to women only" and when
she was about half through the shrill
alarm was given, "Man in the roomp'
and Mrs. Mary Walker, M. D., was
clutched by the ind dignant females and
bounced out of the rooms, and down
stairs, with her hat jammed down ovel
her eyes, and her claw-hammer coat
ripped from collar to hustle. The Doe
tor picked herself up and called hack
and as she climbed in she was heard t.
remark, "Another victim to circumstan
tial evidence"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Uncertain Business Prospects.

"Wot are yer going ter do next sumner.
Jim?" said one newsbody to another on
the street this morning.
The gentleman addressed--a person.
age about three feet high, with cham
pion smutty face, and coat and trowsers
several times too large for him-asaum.
ed solid air and replied with suavity:
"That depends on the purceeds Nv my
perfeshun, Gully. Eff this lection biz
hangs on a while longer, and then the
Yurrupean war busts out, SOS paper
II sell big all winter an make the scad
tumble in as anticipate, Pm soin' Il
retire on competency and buy hunt
i'm dorg. Them's the prospects, Gull.
LIST. Louis Republican.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

a vegetarian banquet, given by the
mem bers ofthe London Dietetic Reform
Society, took place in London the other
evening. The menu comprised vegeta
bles and fruit only, arranged in courses,
and concluding soups, thirteen different
kinds of vegetables, seven different sorts
of sweet tarts and puddings, and six
kinds of fruit The drink consisted OF
water or milk, vegetarians not only alb.
staining from the use of flesh, but from
alcoholic liquors, and the stricter part
of them also from smoking. The Chair
man, Mr.. Richardson, stated that hi
supposed he had been chosen Presiden
because he was life vegetarian, neve
having tasted animal food in all hi
life. Nor did he wea= any animal cloth
ing, and he had canvas shoes and evel
goloshes. But he and other vegetarian
took care to get substantial food.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Habits of Husbands.

Some husbands never leave home in
the morning without kissing their wives
and bidding them good bye" in the
tones of unwearied love; and whether
il be policy or fact, it has all the effect
of facts, and those homes are generally
pleasant ones, provided always that the
wives are appreciative, and welcome the
discipline in a kindly spirit. Some hus-
bands shake hands with their wives and
hurry off as fast as possible, as though
the efforts were a something that they
were anxious to forget, holding their
heads down and darting round the first
corner. Some husbands will leave home
without saying anything at all, but
thinking a good deal, as evinced by their
turning round, at the last point of OBJ
servation, and waving an adieu at the
pleasant face or faces at the window
Some husbands never say a word, rising
from the breakfast table with the lofty
indifference of lord, and going out
with heartless disregard of those left
behind. Their wives seek sympathy
elsewhere. Some husbands never leave
home without some unkind word OIL
look, apparently thinking that such Z
course will keep things straight in theil
absence. Then, on returning, some hus
bands come home pleasant and happy
unsecured by the world; some sulky anc
surly with its disappointments. Some
husbands are called away every evening
by business or social engagements, som'
doze in speechless stupidity on a sof'
until bed time. 1t be may depended upon
however, that the home is the happies
where kindness, and interest. and polite
ness, and attention are the rule on tn
part of husbands-of course all the re
sponsibility rests with them-and temp
tation finds no footing there.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The Duke of Bedford has allotted a
farm at Woburn, England, to the Coun-
Gil of the Royal Agricultural Society,
and has offered to defray the cost of
buildings required and of the expert
ments to be made by the Society to de-
termine the value of numerous i'm
provements on farms, TO test the merits
of artificial manures, of plants and seeds
and methods of cultivation. These ex-
periments are to be continued in sys
tematic manner, and will doubtless af
ford valuable results.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The Columbia Spectator is responsible
for this rabbit yarn: "Mr. Watson, liv-
ing near Kelleyville, this county, made
his fire one morning recently, and sat
down to enjoy the warmth and 'chaw'
of tobacco. Presently large rabbit
jumped from the fire into the middle of
the room, and looked around for some
means OF escape. Mr.. Watson seized
the shovel and quickly laid the unex-
pected visitor lifeless on the floor. An
examination of the wood on the fire
showed small hollow in one of the
logs, in which the rabbit had been haul
| ed from the woods
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

A Mexican, having wooed in vain a
young woman in Santa Monica, Califor-
MIA, attempted such an exploit as is not
often successful outside of printed ro-
nance. He swooped dowu on her horse
back as she was walking alone, lifted
her to hisssside and rode away. This
young woman was more muscular than
most heroines in novels, and she scratch.
ed and kicked in a vigorously romantic
way. The Mexican was glad to droI
her at the end ofhalf mile.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The Norwegian bark Surprise. Capt.
Weisnsr, now in this port, had an ex-
citing adventure lately. While the ves-
sci was at soms point in Africa, about
six or seven months ago, huge boa
constructor some fifteen feet in length
got on board the ship without the knowl-
edge of any Of the officers or crew and
made his way into the hold. The ves-
sci sailed and the snake was not dissov-
cred until after landing at Liverpool
when, upon proceeding to remove tbs
cargo, which consisted Of wool and othsI
articles, the presence of the constructor
was made known. The stampede thai
occurred among the bewfldered and af
frighted stsvedores, as we'll as all other
In the ship at the time, was scene lon,
10 be remembered. The monster wal
captured and Gagged.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Six Rhode Island men have made
perhaps the queerest election bet on rec
ord. Each of the losing three must eat,
within two hours, three plates of soup
made of one hind leg of dog, one
hind leg of cat, four rats legs, six
chickens legs, and ten frogs hind legs
The seasoning and vegetables will be
discretionary with the cook, who must
be paid S25 by the losers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

A French railway conductor, noticing
that the boards of mortar beds becomes
very hard and resist decay, has invented
process for preserving wood by i'm
pregnating it with lime. Lumber il
piled in vat and covered with quick
lime, which is Stacked by sprinkling
The vat is filled with water up to the
top of the wood, which remains somt
days undisturbed, and is believed to alb
sorb the lime through its whole struc
ture, becoming hardened and secured
against dry rot.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Mark Twain ON Biblical Geography

When | was a boy / somehow got the
impression that the river Jordan was
four thousand miles long and thirty five
miles wide. 1t is only ninety miles
long, and so cooked that a man does
not know which side of it he is on half
the time. In going ninety miles it does
not get over fifty miles of ground II is
not any wider than Broadway in New
York There is the Sea of Galilee and
this Dead Sea-neither of them twenty
miles long or thirteen wide. And yet
when ] was in Sunday School 1 thought
they were sixty thousand miles in diam
eter.
Travel and experience mar the grand
est pictures and rob US of the most cher
ished traditions of our boy hood. Well
let them go. have already seen the
Empire of King Solomon diminish tt
the size of Pennsylvania. suppose
bear the reduction of the seas and tn,
river.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

JUST LIKE A WoMAN.-Dr. Mary
Walker got up the other morning in a
thoughtful, dreamy mood, her mind
dwelling on the "reminiscences of the
happy bygone days, and in an absent
manner she tried to put her pantaloons
on over her head, and she worked her.
self into fit of passion and vexatior
before she recovered and saw what thu
matter was. Then she sat down on tn,
side of the bed with the legs of thos,
navy blue breeches dangling around he
fair neck, and cried like woman 70
half ON hour.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

1t is stated that great distress prevails
at the Black Hills. The houses are of
the most fimsy character, and provide
very inadequate shelter from the cold;
provisions are held at extravagant rates
and many of the inhabitants are utterly
destitute. Their prospect is very gloomy
in view of the months OF severe winter
before them, during which very little
gold digging can be done.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
GIVES.
Health, Strength
AND APPETITE.

My daughter has received
great benefit from the use of
VEGETJNE. Her declining
health was a source of great
anxiety to all her friends. A
few bottles of VEGETINE re-
stored her health, strength
and appetite.
N. H. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate
Agt., No, 40 Sears Building
Boston, Mass.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The Springfield Republican says:
Cattle in the neighbo1hood of New
Canaan, Conn, are dying from mys-
terious disease for which no remedy has
been found. Cows, apparently in good
health, suddenly get on their knees and
remain with their heads to their left
side till they die-about six hours. One
of the cows was opened after death, and
the gall appeared to have burst.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

EscALoPED OYsTERs.-Two quarts
of solid oysters, one dozen soft crackers
pounded fine, one cupful oyster juice
one cupful milk, piece of butter the
size of an egg. pepper and salt. Place
alternate layers of crackers, crumbs and
oysters in deep dish, seasoning eacl
layer of oysters with salt and pepper
When the dish is full, put lump O
butter on top of the crumbs, pour oys
ter juice and milk over them, and bak
abaut fifty minutes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The Black Hills Pioneer says: "From
the time the first log was cut for the first
house, the growth of Deadwood has been
almost marvellous. Only five months
ago the town site was perfect wilder
ness of pine trees. To-day our city con-
tains over 5000 people, stretching along
Dead wood and Whitewood for more
than mile. We have nearly two hun
dred business houses, municipal gov
vernment, mayor, a board of aldermen,
police and other officers necessary for the
administration of Justice"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Some of those who helped Tom Allen
to escape after his prize fight with Joe
Goss are likely to pay dearly. Two
young men in Covington, KY, will lose
$4,000, because they signed bail bonds
for that amount, and Allen did not ap-
pear at the appointed time for his trial
Another man will lose $1,000 in SINH
lar way in Chicago. Allen is in Canada
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Burlington Hawk Eye: Last August a
Dubuque widower prayed the mourners
to nail him up in the coffin with his
dead wife, and then he rode all the way
to the grave in the hearse, shrieklng and
wailing, and jumped into the grave when
the cefin was lowered. They thought
his grief would drive him to the Insane
Asylum. Day before yesterday he was
arrested for bigamy.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Mr.. Beecher doesn't believe a panie-
stricken audience can be saved in any
kind of building. When panic
seizes a body Of men the love of life
dominates every other faculty. Then
man is only an animal, and acts from
animal instincts. Put two thousand
men together on an open prairie, and il
they are panic-stricken they will tram
pie one another to death. They will
rush like herd of frightened buffaloes
and you might as we'll think of reading
the ten commandments to stop them a
TO control their fight.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

In the parish church Of Heydon, York :
shire, England, there is tomb bearing
the following inscription: "Here lieth
the body OF William strutton Of Pad.
ring,on, aged 81, who had by his frs,
wife %, and BY 4 second II children
own father to As, grandfather TO SO
great grandfather TO o., and grsat.great
grandfather to 23-in all, 251."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

As an evidence that times are on the
mend, it should be noted that watches
owned by Washington during the revo-
luton, and that sold year ago at two
hundred dollars apiece, can now be had
for one dollar each, with discount TO
| the trrde.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Cannot Be
EXCELLED.

CHARLasTowN, March 10.
1869.
H. R. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-This is to cerify
that + haye used your" "Blood
Preparation" in my family
for several years, and think
that, for Scrofula or Canker-
Gus; Humors or Rheumatic
affections, it cannot be excell-
ed; and as a blood purifier OF
spring medicine, it is the best
thing | have ever used, and ]
have used almost everything.
I can cheersully recommend
it to any one in need of such
a medicine.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. A. A. DINSMORE,
No. 19 Russell street
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The Necedah Cranberry Company, OF
juneau county, Wis, has gathered from
its marshes about 1000 barrels of choice
berries. But for the flood resulting
from the extraordinary heavy fall rains,
the company would have had over 5000
barrels.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

A promising youth of only seven sum-
mers, who had been accused of not al
ways telling the truth, cross-examined
his father. "Father, did you use to lie
when you was boy?" "No, my son, "
said the parental, who did not recall the
past with any distinctness. "Nor moth.
er, either?" persisted the young lawyer
"No; but why?" "Oh, because dom
see how two people who never told Ii,
could have boy that tells as many a
I do"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

The history of the Shorthorn COW,
Duchess Goth, which sold in 1858, at
Earle Ducie's sale, in England, to Col.
Morris, of Fordham, for 700 guineas, or
$3,675, is remarkable as showing the ac-
tual value of one good breeding ami
NAL. From this COW, which was calved
in November, 1850, there may be traced
in direct descent, a number of animals
which have sold for about $500,0O0.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Seeds

Flower and Vegetable Seeds
are the best the world produces. They
are planted by a million people in
America, and the result is, beautiful
Flowers and splendid Vegetables. A
Priced Catalogue sent free to all who
enclose the postage-a 2 cent stamp.
VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Garden
is the most beautiful work of the kind
in the world. 1t contains nearly $50
pages, hundreds of fine illustrations, and
four Chrome Plates of Flowers, beauti-
fully drawn and colored from nature.
Price So cents, in paper covers; 65 cents.
bound in elegant cloth.
Viek's Floral Guide.
This is a beautiful Quarterly Journal,
finely illustrated, and containing an ele-
gait colored Frontispiece with the FIRST
number. Price only 25 cents. for the
year. The first number for 1876 just is
sued. Address
JAMES WICK, Rochester, n. Y.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
VEGETINE
Purifies the Blood, ,ssRenOvates and
Inyig0rates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
ALTERA TIVE, TONIC SOLVENT
AND DIURETIC.
Reliable Evidence.

Reliable Evidence.
Mr.. III. r. STEVENS:
DEAR SIR-I will most
cheerfully add my testimony
to the great mum ber you have
alreaey received in favor of
your great and good medicine,
IVEGETINE. for | do not think
enough can be said in Its
praise, for l was troubled ov-
er thirty years With that
dreadful disease, Catarrh, and
had such bad coughing spells
that it would seem as though
I never could breathe any
more, and VEGETINE has cur
ed me; and ! do feel to thank
God all the time that there
is so good a medicine as VEG
ETINE, and l also think it one
: of the best medicines for
coughs and weak, sinking
2 feelings at the stomach, and
advise everybody to take the
g VEGETINE, for / can assure
them it is one of the bes
o medicines that ever was.
Mrs. L. GORE,
o Cor. Magazine and Walnu
sts., Cambridge, Mass
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Give us call and examine our stock
our Stoves. We feel war
ranted in assuring all comers that we
can supply all their wants ranging with
in the circle of our legitimate business,
and that our work, wares, prices, etc.,
will be found satisfactory.
MYERS & YARNELL.
Sept. %, 1876. %
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
School Regulations.

2. Second bells shall ring long
enough for pupils to reach their rooms
from any part of the school grounds.
3. Pupils coming in after second
bell has ceased ringing shall be marked
tardy.
4: Pupils are required to attend reg
ularly, unless prevented by necessity.
5. Pupils tardy three times, or absent
twice without good excuse, shall be re-
ported to the Superintendent.
6. Pupils, on arriving at the school
grounds in the morning, shall go imme-
diately to their respective rooms and re-
main until recess, unless excused by the.
| teacher.
7. Pupils shall leave the grounds i'm
mediately at close of school at II M,
and 4:l5 P. NJ, unless permitted to re-
main for special reasons.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

1t is the with of the Board to make
school work the business of the pupils,
and the earnest cooperation of parents
and guardians is solicited in securing to
the young. and through them to the fu-
ture citizen, habits of business like at
tentton, promptness, and accuracy-a lega-
cy, as business men know, far richer than
gold.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

A fine lot Of mems and boys shoes, Of
the latest style, just received By Wakes
3 Russsil.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Footing and Spoatting

Specialties, and all work of this nature
entrusted to US completed with the Ut
most care, and warranted 6rst-class 10 all
respects.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Terms of Rent
Entertainments to which the ad-

Of Town Hall, Somerset. Ohio, adopted
by the Council April 26th, 1875.
Entertainments to which the ad-
mission is fifty cents 500
twenty-five cents.......... 600
Church purposes without supper. $50
T" with a" 5O0
Free Lectures. ................ 200
Dances ......... ........... ........ 600
The above rates includes all expenses,
except on occasions in which unusually
late hours are kept, when an extra COM
pensation must be allowed for taking
care of Hall, or the party renting be re-
sponsible for unnecessary damages, and
take care of it himself after the said
usual hours for closing.
All contracts for Hall must hereafter
be made with the Mayor.
The foregoing regulations will be
strictly adhered to under all circum-
stances hereafter.
RoBT. B. Woodward, Mayor.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Wall Paper only s cents per bolt at
SINNERS new Drug Store. 5Otf
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05
Vest MOj2s Street,
COOK AND PARLOR STOVES,

Of the most popular patterns in the
country-amopg which will be found
the celebrated RED Cross" parlor stove
(honored with the prize medal at the
Vienna Exposition), and the justly eel
ebrated Monitor Coal Cooking Stove.
Full Stock Of Stoues, Tin -,uare, etc., nop
on hand. Special orders promptly at
tended to with care and at reasonable
CHARGES
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Go to SINNERS Drug store, il you
wish to get nice patterns of Wallpaper
and Window-curtains. They sell for
cash only. ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Great bargains at Graves Boot 4 Shoe
Store. 52w6
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-01-05

Of Town Hall, Somerset. Ohio, adopted
by the Council April 26th, 1875.
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