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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

Not long ago several lives were lost
in Cincinnati in theatre panic, caused
by false alarm of fire. The public
lesson then taught proved valuable
when, the other day, public school
house was filled with smoke from a de-
fectivs fue. The pupils were wild with
fright, and rushed for the exits; but the
teachers behayed admirably, closing the
doors. and by main force compelling the
children to go out slowly enough to pre-.
vent clogging the passages. Two of the
teachers, women, were scratched and
bruised by frenzied boys who fought tc
get past them.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

The romance of travel is fading away.
Asia is to have the iron horse instead of
Arab steeds, and the stern facts instead
of poetry. Jaffa will be made first
class harbor, and a railroad will be con-
structed from the seaboard to the land
of Moab. People will soon be able to
take Pullman car instead of a camels
hump, and run through the land
at the rate of forty miles an hour. First
class hotels are to be erected at Jerusa-
lem, and summer resorts on the Sea of
Galilee and on the edge of Mount Leb-
anon --
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

of dou.' &c life and devotion among the
wild tribes with whom he lived, which
he would gladly communicate. But
these "reminiscences are now a sealed
book.
Mr.. Kelly lived quiet life on the
banks of the Muskingum, in this city,
and passed peacefully away in 1864
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

A gentleman, who was curious enough
to investigate, tells me that where a
thousand people used to come from
Brooklyn to places of amusement in
New York, before the great disaster,
scarcely a score night have crossed the
river since. This statement is confirm
ed both by the ferrymen and the pro-
prietors of down town restaurants. One
of the latter says that above a hundred
persons were accustomed to step in his
place for lunch before going home, after
the ride down from the uptown thea
ters, whereas be now regards himself
fortunate if half dozen of this class OF
patrons present themselves. In thi.
way the effects of the fire extend beyond
theatrical interests to the hackmen, horse
car companies and res.aurateurs, and in
turn to the many dependent on these
New York Correspondence Chicago
Tribune.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

A Topeka Woman had prepared to
elope, but her husband hearing of her
intention came forward with his check
book and offered her money for her ex.
penses, while his face was illuminated
with unbounded joy. She reconsidered
the matter and concluded not to go. Il
! took all the romance away.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

LABOR AND WAIT-Honest, upright
and fearless conduct must needs have
admires, though many people are una
BILE to perceive actual merit, because
they live and move in a misty atmos-
phere of prejudice. No young man
ought to be cast down because one or
more of his acquaintances are inclined
to reject him and underrate his merits.
The time is sure to come when modest
worth Will meet the reward which is its
due, and when long continued and pa
tient aspirations will be gratifed. If a
young man is disliked and neglected by
those from whom he ought to expect the
best of treatment, let him remark that
they are but one, or two, or three out of
the millions of humanity. While there
is life there is hope; and those who
habitually ill-treat others may be forced
to solicte favors from the hands of those
upon whom they have spent their super
o;liopopocu
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02
from the Fort Chester Journal.
CuriOsities of Figures.

Here's curiosity for little students:
The multiplication of 9S7654321 by As
gives A, ,444, ,444, AS. Reversing the or
der of the digits, and multiplying
1234567S9 by As we get result equally
curious, $3.50, ,555, ,5O5. If we take
1234567S9 as the multiplicand, and in.
terchanging the figures of As, take 54 as
the multiplier, we obtain another re-
markable product, 6,666, ,666. Re-
turning to the multiplicand first use.
9S7654321, and taking 54 as the multi
plier again, we get So, ,333, ,333, ,334-all
threes except the first and last figures,
which read together 81, the multiplier
Taking the same multiplicand and used
81, the half of "a, as the multiplier, we
get product of 29, ,666, ,666, ,667-all skies
except the first and last figures, which
read together give q, the multiplier.-
Next interchange the figures in the
number 27, and using 72 as the multipli.
er, with 9S7654321 as the multiplicand
we obtain product of Till, i'll, ,112-
all ones except the first and last figures
which read together give y, the multi
plier.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

A Scotchman asked an Irishman,
"why were half farthings coined in
England?" Pats answer was, "To give
Scotchmtn an opportunity of subscrib-
ing 70 charitable institutions"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

This spell'of political weather recalls
a saying of Fisher Ame's: A monarchy
he said, is merchantman that sails
we'll until it strikes some rock and goes
to the bottom; republic is a raft that
never sinks-"but your feet are always
in the water"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02
MISCELLANY.
American Sumac.

The demand for American sumac, says
the Shoe and Leather Reporter, has in
creased largely of late years among
morocco manufacturers and dyers, and
many Improvements have been made in
its preparation. The quality of the na-
tive article has now arrived at great
perfection, and mills for grinding have
sprung up through the Southern and
middle States. 1t has not been a profit
able business for the past years, having
suffered from the depression incident to
all branches of trade.
Sumac grows all over the United
States, but that best suited for tanning
and dyeing purposes grows spontaneous
ly in belt of country running from
Maryland down through Virginia and
the Carolinas, thence through the north
ern sections Of Georgia, Alabama, and
Mississippi, and in portions of Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The northern
climate seems too cold to develop the
tanning properties of this plant, but
large quantities Of Pennsylvania and
New York sumac are sold in the leaf to
tanners of goat skins, who put it in the
watts to strengthen up and keep the sew
ed skins from leaking, and it is also used
by many tanners who wish to brighten
/ tho ooIor Of tbair iootbar
The Indian name of sumac is kiliki-
nick; they use it, and it is still used, to
mix with tobacco for smoking purposes.
Virginia stands at the head of all the
States in producing sumac, and owing to
the care taken here in selecting and
grinding, its quality is unsurpassed -
The towns famous for the sumac trade
are Lynchburg, Richmond, Fredericks.
burg, Alexandria and Winchester.
The season for picking sumac com.
mences with the1st of July and ends the
last of September, or with the first frost
for this turns the leaf red, and then it ii
worthless. The stems, except the lea
stems, have no strength, and should no
f be gathered. They are full of pith, anc
if ground they only absorb the strength
of the leaf and depreciate the value o
the article. Sumac should be gathered
in this way, viz: Break off the parts 0
the bush containing the leaves, but d,
not gather the blossoms or berries
: Some sumac gatherers allow the leave
= to will few hours in the sun, Will
others convey them Immediately int
r the shade or under cover. Cure it I'm
:. der shelter to preserve its color an
strength; when it is dry. put it in bul
y and when dry and windy days set il
/ spread it out in beds as you would whea
s or oats on clean plank floor. The
e thresh it with fail, when the leave
and stems will break up fine, and rak
T" out the large stems and throw thel
away. In drying before threshing,
e should be frequently thrown over with
pitchfork to let the air get to every pa
,e of it. Remember to take out all II
D, sticks, stems, and berries. The strengt
,e is in the leaf and leaf stems.
The grinders of sumac are obliged
)" have ample storage room, as they pu
}, chase their supply for years grindir
ID in the months of July, August, ar
September. Care must be taken to ha,
ID it thoroughly dry before packing,
ly avoid spontaneous combustion. Coz
ventilation should always be secured g
OF ter it is packed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

Great success has attended ostrich
breeding in South Africa. The birds
kept for breeding purposes are placed in
separate paddocks in pairs, and there
the eggs are hatched out. The young
birds are fed on grass, and protected al
night. Each pair of birds will pro
duce about twenty chicks, which may
be plucked at eighteen months old. A
pound weight of feathers is worth So 90
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02

The grasshopper question is the all
absorbing one among the farmers of the
Northwest, for it will matter little to
them who is the next President if these
winged pests destroy their crops and
leave them without money to pay any
taxes. In an address recently delivered
before the St. Louis Academy ofScience
by Prof. Riley, whose previous fore
warnings upon this subject have been
remarkably accurate, some interesting
intimations of grasshopper probabilities
were advanced. The Professor began by
calling attention to the fulfilment of his
predictions for 1876, he having a year
ago expressed his belief that in Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Nebraska there would
not hatch the following spring as many
locusts as would naturally hatch in or
dinary seasons from indigenous species;
that those States ravaged by locusts in
the spring and early summer of 1875
would enjoy peculiar immunity during
the same seasons of 1876, not only from
locust injuries, but also from the iniur-
les of most other noxious insects; but
that they would be liable to suffer from
migratory swarns from the far North
west later in the year, all of which came
to pass in accordance with the Profess
sor's prophecies. The present situation,
according to Prof. Riley, is this: The
swarms of Rocky Mountain locusts,
though they came too late to seriously
affect maturing crops last year, have
laid eggs over large parts of Minnesota,
Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado, and in
restricted portions of Iowa, Missouri
Texas, and Arkansas. Should nine
tenths of these eggs be destroyed, the
remainder would hatch enough young
insects to destroy everything green in
the regions named, unless steps should
be taken to prevent such result. For
tunately, means have been discovered
for checking the ravages of the pests
various descriptions of grasshopper ex.
terminators haye been invented, and
} the farmers in the threatened regions are
very generally preparing to defend thei,
crops.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-02
Honey and beeswax are among tn

Honey and beeswax are among the
important products Of this country. At
least twenty million pounds annually is
the production, and increasing, worth in
money at least six millions of dollars.
OF this about seven hundred thousand
dollars worth of honey also goes abroad.
The total product of honey and wax is
worth at present in the United States
nearly $15 100000.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
A ..yyorn Out American.

Worn out" were he dying words OF
Senator Morton, as his whole frame and
system gave way at "a. What a com
mentray on the strain and fever OF Amer
team lite! Morton dies at about the age
that an European statesman is, perhaps
entering on his career. Theirs and fa1-
merston died in the harness at 81. Dis
raeli and Gladstone are active now at an
advanced age, hardly represented in our
Congress, save by Senator Cameron
while the tremendous war which carried
the Prussiau eagles into Paris was fought
out by veterans of 20 and so, who led
their forces on horseback, Emperor Wiz
liam, Won Moltke, Won Wrongel, Bis
marck and others just as Old, as hardy
and as brave.-PhiladelphiG Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
Qottrg.
ThGHksgirin0-Ddy.

Hail, hail, Thank sgying-lay
Welcome to saints and sinners
Welcome % all, both great and small
Thou dav OF royal dinners
see how they come from far and near,
\ troop Of carpet baggers,'
To grace the board with Que accord,
Aud appetities like daggers.
Who cares for Turkish war abroad
VINO cares for serf or Car
OieT Turkey lies before our eyes;
Come and attack-hurrah
With knife and fork We win the day,
A truce 10 care and SORROW
Eat while we may, Thanksgiving'dSy
Will fade before tomorrow.
We're thankful for host OF things
Too numerous 20 mention
For sweethearts true and h, arts 10 WOO,
And all things worth at enuOn.
For all and every thing that gives
Our lives so much Of pleasure
We Oder thanks. Loug may we tasIe
Thine OyerdOwing measure
Then hail, hail, Thanksgiving Jay
Thou day OF royal dinners
Nor Will we care Il the grim nightmare
should flight the soul within Us
When day is done. Let Turkey ghost,
Win the nuts and puddings and wine,
IN the dead OF night begin the fight
Stiu-yictOvY Is thuel
-Harper's
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

How softly ebb the tides of will
How felds, once lost or won,
Now lie behind me green and still
Beneath a level sun
How hushed the hiss of party hate,
The clamor of the throng
How old harsh voices OF debate
Flow into rhythmic song
Methinks the spirits temper grows
Too son In this still mir,
Somewhat the restful heart l0TegOes
or needed watch and prayer.
The bark by tempest valnly tossed
May founder in the calm,
And he who brayed the polar frost
Faints by the isles of balm.
Better than selfindulgcnt years
The outilung heart of youth,
Than pleasarA songs in idle ears
The tumult OF the truth.
Rest for the weary hands is good,
And love for hearts that pine,
But let the manly habitudc
OF upright souls be mine.
Let winds that blow from heaven refresh,
Dear Lord, the languid air;
And let the weakness OF the flesh
Thy strength of spirit share.
And if the eye must fail of light,
The ear forget TO hear,
Make clearer still the pirts sight,
More fine the inward ear.
BE near me in mine hours of need
To sOothe. or cheer, or warm,
And down these slopes OF sunset lead,
As up the hill Of morn
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

Professional Cards, SC.
BrAcN 4 n0lr'
Counselors s. attorneys at LGw,
NORWAY, MAINE.
Oace iu rooms over the old Post ONCE.
AiVNH BLACK. ChAs' r hoLt'
ss-Nr Blsck will De az Norway on Thursdays
sri Fridays Of each week; the remaining days
atL.- orcc IN Paris.
IHARLES X. ELDEB,
COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
90 Court street. Boston. Mass.
Sp.cial rare, % Attorneys having business or
claims fog collection iu Boston and vicinity.
jane DO ''o b'
I A. TwApDLE, NJ. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
EEmEI HILL. Nh.
OUcc over kimtllrs store.
ks-p.-ea,es OF tue .uas- ami heart speciality.
L G. HARLOW.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
r.ar.-- p.zaeli. Nle.
4 - TwrrcUrIL, A-EEEp T. tNN>s, g..
Comm. -aIulcr Cor Ne. NV,1Ty i".i-
TTVITCUELL * EVANS,
AHarsgs 8 CouHssIlOrs at Lac,
GoEusN, vi.
WIZ alenj Co psseaee IN ,he Coar.. q y n,
and oxford COUNTY Me. I-n D. Y.
ENOCH FOSTER JG,
-Attmaey and Couasell0r at Law,
J4ui,'-7 BETHEL, Ne.
- +. R.nUTcHNs,
attorney and Counsellor at La'c,
JuI0 RuuoEp. NJ.
SETH W. FnE.
attorney and Counsellor at La~,
FErgBuEG, MI.
Commissioner ior New Hanp=hi-c. janl'77 ly'
G. u. BIsHkE'
attorney and Counsellor at LGw,
Jasl.'77 EccEyErp, oxford CO.. AiE.
l. W. HDLoN,
Attorney and Counsellor at LGw,
wulprac,ice in oxford and York Cos. Janl'77
JAMES $ WRIGHT
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PARIS HILL, NE.
Collections promptly made. Also, special AZ
en'lon given TO business IN Probate Court lE''
~ K.YATES, ND.
- PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
WEST PARIS NE.
once at residence, west side OF river. il ~.
n y. BRADBURY, II. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
NORWAY, Ne.
Residence and OMce az the house lately occU-
7 ROUNDS NJ. D,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
SOUrH PARIs, Nj.
once at residence, first house above Congresh
tioual Church. Jan /, %
MAINE HYGIENIC INSTITUTE
Devoted Exclusively to Female Invalids.
WATERFORD, Ne.
W. P SHATTUCR, NJ. D., experimenting Ply;
sician and Operating surgeon. Rs-Au Interested
Viii please send for Circular. Ian fI
WILLIAM DOUGLASS
Deputy Sheriff for Oxford d Cr.ulJ'd Cos,
WArERFoRD, NE.
AL precepts by mail viii receive prompt a.
teutiOu. Jan J. ~
TA,iES ". CHAPMAN,
DEPUTY SHERIFF. x CORONER.
MAR PALS. ME.
Business los mail promptly attended To- IN
DE. %. j.. JONES,
1e-rgEz- DENTS A.,
ftgs NORWAY VILLAGE, Ne.
Teeth inserted On Gold, silver or
Nu.canized Runoer ian /, y
Dg. Z. z. DAVIS.
SURGEON DENTIST.
WI be AZ DIxFIELD the f5al l. Moalay ~ every
month and remSin four days. an T. 20
u ?. GEEES. Nj. ID.
Homeopathic Physicians Surgeon
NORWAY, NE.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
THOUGHTS
The roNn AND ruE ROSE,
Harper's.

TIE TOMB AND THE ROSE,
The tomb asked Of the rose
What docst thou with the tears, which dawn
sheds on thee every summer morn,
Thsu sweetest flower that blows ~
The rose asked of the tomb:
"What dost thou with the treasures rare,
Thou hidest deep from light and air,
Until the dc OF doom ="
The rose said "Home OF night,
Deep IN my bosom. / distil
Those pearly tears 10 scents, that hll
The S, Cscs with delight"
The tomb said Flower of love,
/ make OF every treasure rars,
Hidden so deep from light and air,
\ soul for heaven above ''
Translation from victor Hugo.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

Look at that crowd" said gentle
man to clergyman he was showing
through the State Department the other
day. "Just look at that crowd going pp
in the elevator to Mr.. Evarls' room."-
Yes" replied the divine, chats the
largest collection for foreign missions
I've seen taken up in many day"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27


Beneath the moonlight and the snow
Lies dead my latest year;
The winter winds are walllng low
Its dirges In my ear.
grieve not with the moaning wind
AS if a loss beicll;
Before me, even Us behind,
God is, and all ia well
His light shines on me from above,
His low voice speaks Within
The patience of immortal love
Ontwearyng mortal sin.
Not Mindless Of the growing years,
or care and loss and pain,
Nv eyes are wet with thankful tears
For blessings which remain.
If dim the gold of life has grown,
will not count il dross,
Nor turn from treasures still my own
To sigh for lack and loss.
The years no charm from Nature take;
As sweet her voices call,
As beautiful her mornings break,
As fair her evenings fall.
Love watches o'er my quiet ways,
Kind voices speak my name,
And lips that find 1t hard 10 praise
Are slow, at least, TO blame.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-20
VACCINATION.
TO THE PUBLIC.

The Board of Health desire to inform the
public that smallpox has not yet disappeared
from New Orleans, and that it is of the highest
importance for proven i've measures to be used
in season to obviate another epidemic during
the approaching winter. The establishment of
DR.. DE ZAYAS, at No. 1 Carondeet street for
vaccination with bovine virus. supplies a want
greatly felt in this community. and is fully
recommended by this Board to the patronage Of
the public.
Those DESTROYS of free vaccination are noti-
fed that the several Sanitary Inspectors will
hereafter be prepared to vaccinate gratuitously
all applicants with bovine virus at the places
and times subjoined, on WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY OF every week, from / o'clock to 2
o'clock D. m.
First District-Dr. sCHLATER. No. 2o3 Cal
Hope street
Second District-Dr. a. LANDRY, No. 1872 st.
Peter street.
Third District-Dr HENRY. BEZOU, Police
Station, Elysian Fields street.
Fourth District-Dr. JOSEPH HOLT, No. ISL
Magazine street.
Fifth District-Dr J. Fl. MAGRUDA, Court
House, Algiers.
Sixth District-Dr. r. A. BAILEY, Seventh
Precinct Station.
Seventh d lstrict-Dr. WILLIAM H. WAT
KINS, Court House. Carrollton.
SAM. chopin. M. D.,
se16 % 80 President Board Of Heal b.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-20
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.

Each succeeding week brings news
from Paris OF progress In preparing for
the Universal Exposition of 1878. The
Chronique DIES 1rts. August as. an
nounoes an appropriation by the gov
eminent OF 100000 francs to sid "the
preparation Of the musical art In the Ex-
position"
The same journal also states that the
facade OF the Champ. de- Mars Is to be
adorned with twenty-five statues, In
honor OF the principal countries ex-
pected to participate In the great expo
sition: England, British India, Austria
liz, the United States. South America,
Sweden, Norway. Italy, China, Spain,
Austria, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland,
Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Persia,
Egypt, Portugal, Japan and Holland.
Germany, that is Prussia, after her sig
nal failure at the Philadelphia Oenten-
NAL, appears determined not to risk the
chances Of another defeat at Paris, and
persists in refusing to take part In the
French Exposition; therefore, no statue
is to be raised in her honor. The cost
OF these twenty-five statues will be
SO, 900 francs.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-20
THE USES OF THE LEMON.

AS writer in the London Lancet re-
marks, few people know the value OF
lemon juice. A piece of lemon bound
upon corn will cure 1t in q few days
it should be renewed night and morn
ing. A free use of lemon juice and sugar
will always relieve cough. Most people
feel poorly In the spring, but IT they
would eat a lemon before breakfast
every day for week, with or without
sugar as they like, they would find it
better than any medicine. Lemon
Juice used according to this recipe
will sometimes cure consump-
ton Put a dozen lemons into cold
water and slowly bring to boil; boil
slowly until the lemons are soft, but
not too soft; then squeeze until all the
Juice is extracted, add sugar to your
taste, and drink. In this way use one
dozen lemons q day. If they cause pain
or loosen the bowels too much, lessen
the quantity and use only five or six q
day until you are better, and then begin
again with dozen day. After using
five or six dozen the patient will begin
to gain flesh and enjoy food. Hold on
to the lemons, and still use them very
freely several weeks more.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-20
ENTERED FOR SPEED.

Speaking of Cal. London, says the
Greensboro Patriot, reminds us of some
thing which occurred at the last Dan
Vile fair. He brought hog for exhibit
ton, about the length Of a rail and not
quite as tall as an average mule, the
best developed members being his legs,
upon which he lowered with stately
grandeur. He was lean in proportion.
In an adjoining pen were a number of
hogs exhibited by Cooper, the stock
raiser from Pennsylvania. These hogs
ranged from 200 to 500 pounds. On
meeting Cal, Cooper asked HIM IL he
was the proprietor Of the lean hog In
the next pen. Gal. replied he was.
Cooper wanted to know IL he brought
that hog for exhibition with the expec-
tation Of drawing prize. Gal. replied
he did. Cooper then called his atten-
ton to those he had on exhibition, re-
marking that was the kind of hog to
raise. whereupon Gal. inquired, "Where
did you come from, Mr?" ''Pennsylva-
MIA, replied Cooper. "Well," said CAL,
them hogs will do for Pennsylvania,
but down here we must raise hogs that
can 'ouh'at1e a niger, and that's the very
thing that my hog can do" He en-
tered him for speed.