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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02
FUNERALS as DISEASE FEEDERS.

FUNERALS as DISEASE FEEDERS
The Board of Health of New York
City declares public or church funeral
of any person who has died of scarlet
fever, diphtheria, measles or whooping
cough dangerous to the lives of such as
may attend who have not had the disease,
and requires the family to limit the at
tendance to as few as possible, and to
prevent the presence, so far as they are
able, of those who have not had the dis
ease of which deceased person died, and
to disinfect the room in which deceased
person was and the body of deceased
person and the clothing and bedding used
during the sickness. The Board also
advises the use of sealed wooden or me-
tallic coffins when the family can afford
the expense.
There is good reason to believe that
disease is occasionally disseminated
through the medium of funerals. We
have at least one fairly authenticated in
stance in this country of diphtheria being
diffused broadcast through the crowding
incident, occasionally, to the last cere-
mony. Fortunately this question is be-
ginning to receive much attention, and
several cases have been reported of late,
where the transmission of the disease
from the corpse seemed highly probable
The Suffolk District Medical Society sent
out four hundred circulars to medical
| practitioners, with view to ascertain the
opinion of the profession on the alleged
danger of permitting public funerals OF
persons who had died from diphtheria
Two hundred and thirty-nine answers
were received; of these one hundred and
forty-three writer's express belief in the
possible danger of contagion at funerals
seventeen believe that there is danger
from funerals in the houses of the dead
but none in churches; twenty-nine fancy
that in the present state of knowledge
there is no justification in prohibiting
public funerals, and eight record cir
cumstances which occurred in their OWL
experience confrmatory of the propo
sition that peril may ensue but the testi
mony these latter advance is not quite
satisfactory. The society, after due con
sideration, recommend that funerals a
the houses of those who have died o
diphtheria should be private, owing t.
possible exposure to the poison of tn
disease.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

A SINGULAR incident is reported from
lower Gornal in Worcestershire, Eng
land. A party of people were return
ing home from Dudley to lower Gornal,
when in the main road, known as Bag
ley's lane, they were alarmed by the
spectacle of a host of snakes and lizards
advancing along the road, which liter
ally swarmed with them for distance
of more than ten yards. 1t was difficult
to walk without treading on them at
every step, and the nerves of the ladies
of the party were so shocked that they
requested the gentlemen to carry them.
This request was Immediately COM
piled with, and the snakes and lizards,
although squashed by dozens, did not
show any temper, but pursued their
mysterious march without attacking any
one,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02
Sad End of a Young Mans Brief
Career.

Granville Ely, lately arrested in
Middletown, Conn, for stealing coat
belonging to the proprietor of the Gels
ton House, and committed to Jail to
await his trial at the next term of the
Superior Court, has peculiar history.
He is the son of the late Elias Ely, at
one time a prominent lawyer In
New York, who amassed a large fortune
in his practice. Being his only son,
Granville was humored in every con-
ceivable manner by his father, who
allowed him for spending money the
handsome sum of twenty thousand dol
lars year. He spent the summer
months at East Haddam, Conn.,, and
was highly esteemed by all, being con-
sidered immensely wealthy, frequently
giving magnificent banquets at the
hotel, to which he not only invited
every young man in the section, but
many persons from Brooklyn and New
York. At that time he was considered
one of the finest young men in the coun-
try, which opinion was evidently formed
because of his distinguished personal
appearance and the prompt manner in
which he paid his bills. He kept for his
own use four in hand, with which he
would make a sensational dash through
the leading streetsof East Haddam every
pleasant afternoon. In conversation few
were more fluent than young Ely, who
would affably entertain a room full of
guests without the slightest effort, being
most charming story-teller, into which
he would infuse unmistakable witticism
of the highest order. He was indeed a
brilliant young man, and his condition
now will be greatly mourned by his for
mer friends who have been so magnifi-
Gently entertained at his hands. 1t is
thought that he spent over five hundred
thousand dollars for his father, who died
few years since in reduced circum-
stances. A short time after the death
of his father Ely was arrested in New
York for forgery, of which crime he was
convicted and sent to Sing Sing. 1t is
asserted that he has several times been
arrested for petty larceny, and evidently
in his present low condition, he cannot
refrain from stealing anything coming
within his reach. He has changed so
much in personal appearance that he is
scarcely recognizable by those who were
his. most intimate friends eight years ago,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

LITCHFIELD (VA.) Enquirer: A genius
in this vicinity has contrived a method
of ridding the farmers of one of their
worst pests, the woodchuck. The modus
operandi is this: A medium-size turtle
is selected, few indentations are made
in his shell, into which little kerosene
is poured, and a string is tied to his tail.
The turtle is then placed at the mouth
of hole where wood-chuck is known
to live, and the kerosene is fired. 1t
does the farmers heart good to see how
soon the "ground hog" makes his ap-
pearance, to be dispatched by a few
blows of the stalwart Matt's bludgeon.
am credibly informed that he bagged
six woodchucks the other day in two
hours, and the beauty of the invention is
that the turtle seems to like it,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

Mr.. AMERICUs SYMMEs, citizen of
Jefferson County, Kentucky, who has
been much talked of by the press of
America, has been corresponding with
Captain Howgate. Mr.. Symmes's no
tions as to another world are known to
all. lie believes that this earth is hol-
low ard habitable within, and that, af-
ter sailing to certain degree of north
latitude, ship then goes into the earth,
where the other world exists. Mr..
Symmes contributed five thousand dol
lars toward the expenses of the Howgate
expedition to the North Pole, and thinks
that perseverance will prove the Symmes
theory true.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

NEW YORK Letter: Ned Stokes, the
murderer of Jim Fisk, did rather bru-
tai thing the other night at the Grand
Opera House. He actually occupied
Jim Fisk's private box, sitting in the
same spot from which the vulgar, but
good-natured face of his victim, with its
waxed mustache, had looked hundreds
of times on the spectacles on which he
lavished so much time and money.
Some of the people in the gallery caught
sight of Stokes behind the blue satin
curtains of the box, and, true to their
allegiance to the memory of the big
hearted Colonel of the Ninth, Missed
him roundly. He glared defiance, as he
well can do, for he is as handsome as
ever the frost on his hair and mus
tache and goatee giving his appearance
the distinction it needed; he is well
dressed, too, and looks as though he
found many things in life worth living
for. "This is free country" said one
of Fisk's old friends, :" but it won't do
for Ned Stokes to show his face too
often in that box at the Grand Opera
Housep'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

SPECIMENS of silver ore recently taken
from the Cerro de Pasco silver mines in
Peru show that the submerged portion
of the mountain is very rich, and a
rough estimate shows that a body of ore
will be exposed, by the new tunnel which
Henry Meiggs is to build, worth from
$500, O,OOO,O 900 tos5OO, 900, 900. These mines
have lain under water for fifty years,
and are scarcely known to the present
generation, though they have been
worked for over two hundred and fifty
years. Peru has now discovered that a
tunnel can be built which will drain the
mountain completely, by draining off the
lake from which the water in the mines
comes, and she is so much in earnest
about it that the first loads of the now
submerged ore are expected to reach
Lima in four months. 1t is predicted
that within ten years more silver will be
taken out than from the silver mines in
Nevada
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

INDIANAPOLIS Journal: A New York
paper says that of twenty-five hundred
dogs caught and impounded IN that city
only thirty-one have been redeemed oy
their owners. 1t is argued from TINS
that an immense majority of the canine
population are comparatively worthless.
But looking at the matter from dog
standpoint, suppose the same number OF
of two-legged loafers and scalawags
should be arrested in the streets OF New
York and impounded, is it probable that
larger proportion of them would be
redeemed? The way to Judge, deg
Justly is to put yourself in his place,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02
ABROAD OF OUR RAILROAD
STRIKES

EFFECT ABROAD OF OUR RAHROAD
STRIKES.
A cable telegram to the New York
Herald says that extraordinary anxiety
was felt in all circles concerning the dis
turbances in the United States. The sud
denness, rapidity and general extent of
the strikes were regarded as surprising
and unexampled. The strikes have made
deeper and more painful impression on
England than any event since the out
break of the War of Secession in 1861.
Neither the English people nor the news
papers have been able to form any clear
theory as to the causes of the outbreak.
The public find in London newspapers
only cold statements, such as the loca-
ton of the riot, the number of the people
killed, and the value of the property de-
stroyed. The newspapers have generally
expressed the hope that the United
States Government would succeed in
suppressing the insurrection. The Daily
Telegraph, however, thinks the corrup-
tion and mismanagement of the railroad
managers have given to the employees
the temptation and the opportunity
Whatever is the result of the Govern
ment's interference, the effect of the
strike must be calamitous to American
credit abroad.
The HeralFs correspondent at Berlin
telegraphs that intense interest also
prevailed in the German Capital regard
ing the great American railroad strike.
Most of the papers contained daily leaders
on the subject. The Socialist leaders
were loud in their eulogies of the
martyred Mollie Maguires, and to show
their sympathy for the strikers opened
subscriptions in their favor. Not much
money was raised, however.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

A FRENCH engineer has proposed to
established tramways with granite tracks
in lieu of rails in Finisterre. He is of
the opinion that this system is far pre-
ferable to the ordinary railroads. There
alread exists vast network of what are
in truth tramways with granite rails,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

RECENTLY gang of men working in
the gravel pit on the Grand River Val
ley Railroad, two miles east of Nashville,
exhumed the skeleton of a man. There
is a suspicion that the remains are those
of George Snyder, of Ohio, who mysteri-
ously disappeared when the road was be-
ing built nine years ago. Snyder was a
laborer in the employ of one Mitchell,
who had the contract of grading the road
from Hastings to Vermontville. One
night while at work at or near the place
where the skeleton was found, he re-
marked to chum that he was going to
draw his pay and quit work. He drew
his pay and was never seen afterward.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

NEITHER city nor State is liable at
common law for property destroyed by
a mob, though Legislature may subse-
quently recognize such liability and
provide by special legislation for the
assessment and payment of damages.
This was done by the State of Mary
land in the case of Hon. Reverdy John
son, whose house, with all its furniture
and contents, including the most valua-
able law library in the State, was once
destroyed by mob. The Legislature
subsequently appointed commission to
assess the damages, and reimbursed the
full amount. The principle of the liza
bility of the State for property de-
stroyed by mobs has been recognized in
other American cases, but it only exists
by special statutory provision.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

IT is proposed next year to celebrate,
at Penzance or Truro, in Cornwall, the
centenary of the death of the Cornish
language. According to general belief,
the last person who could speak Cornu-
British fuently died in 1878. 1t is re-
corded that she used the language chiefly
fer swearing purposes. The celebration
will probably take the form of congress
of Celtic scholars, and it is expected
that this reunion will be followed by the
publication of number of Cornish
manuscripts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

worked by horse traction in Northern
Italy. In the streets of the principal
towns, and sometimes ON the roads, tracks
OF granite are laid in the highways. The
surface of these tracks being fat and
perfectly smooth, the wheels of the
vehicles glide over them with the least
possible friction. The conductor of each
vehicle takes care to so guide il that the
wheels always remain ON the granite.
The author of the project maintains that
there is nothing to prevent the granite
lines from being used by carriages driven
by steam-power in like manner as though
drawn by horses.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

Mr.. ALcoCK, who for twenty-five
years has been making experiments with
trees planted in the vicinity of his cotton
mill, near Manchester, England, finds
that the plane which does better than
any other tree in London smoke will not
grow at all in that of Lancashire; but,
on the other hand, he has been very sue
cessful with the beech, sycamore, birch,
wych elm, and Turkey oak, but the lime
does best of all. Here is hint for Pitts
burg and Cincinnati. There is society
in Manchester called the Field Natural
lists and Archaeological Society, which
is urging the planting of trees in and
about Cottonopolis.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02
EDITORIAL OLIO.

GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS has issued a
report denying that the Russian soldiers
committed any cruelties, and says that
foreign correspondents and attaches can
bear witness to the same effect. He ad-
mits the possibility of isolated and I'M
preventable acts of vengeance by Bull
garians. He charges the Turks with
great barbarities, and particularly men
tions the heap of Russian heads found
in the Schipka Pass after the Turks had
evacuated il.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

The cultivation of max in the West is
increasing, as it should. The North
western Flax Society report the average
value OF the crop per acre to be S27.O8.
The United States import annually $780,
100000 worth of flax, hemp, and jute.
Improved processes are steadily dimin-
ish ing the cost of harvesting, preparing,
and manufacturing. Jute may be
grown in the Southern States, hemp in
Ne ntucky, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana
further North fax is at home. The two
latter are extensively grown already.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

AN editorial friend in New Hampshire
sends this to Hdrper's Magazine: Some
time ago an aged man who had just lost
his wife came into our sanctum, and, with
tears standing in his eyes, eulogized the
memory of the deceased, and asked us to
record the death in our next issue.
I" "And,' said he, "while you are about it,
make an item about one of my Brahma
hens laying an egg measuring seven and Il
quarter by eight and three-Guarter
inches in circumference" Thus suddenly
our thoughts of sympathy were directed
to the sterner realities of life.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

EUROPE is now importing surprising
quantity of American fruit-S2, ,5OO,0 900
worth within year past, estimates
the New York Tribune, to $500, COO
worth the year before. Dried apples
figure largely in this movement. This
country has exported over 100000
pounds of them since last June, as COM
pared with $4,000 pounds the previous
year. This new addition to the trade of
the United States is due to invention,
which has occupied itself of late with
improved methods for drying and pre-
serving and transporting fruit.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

THOMAS PLACIDE, the well-known
actor who recently killed himself, at
New Orleans, on account of a cancer in
the mouth, from which he was suffering,
is reported to have brought on the dis
ease by over indulgence in smoking. He
was sixty-nine years old. In farewell
letter to a friend, he said: al have been
driven to the deed by the most agoniz-
ing tortures that man ever suffered-be-
yond human endurance" His father,
mother, brother and two sisters (Mrs.
Mann and Mrs. w. r. Blake were promi-
nent members Of the same profession.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

A cRUsTY. old bachelor says that love
is a wretc,hed business, consisting of a
little signing, a little crying, little
dying, ind q deal of lying.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-02

THE frog in a mans throat probably
comes from the creek in his back.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25
CLEARrrELp CoAL TRApE.-State

DISTRESSING AcoIDENT.-The Phil
ipsburg Journal says; On last Tuesday as the
noon Branch passenger train, running between
Houtrialo and Morrisdalc Mines, was nearing
the Penn colliery, the wife Of Michael Owens, a
miner, being but short distance ahead Of the
train, stepped upon the track, apparently uncon-
sclous or regardless Of the danger in so doing,
and also seemingly deaf to the shrieking whistle
as she walked on. The distance being 80 short,
II was impossible to stop the train until the en-
gine struck her, the wheels passing over both
limbs, crushing them terribly, the one botwee
the thigh and knee, and the other below the knee,
and also producing large wound in the head
back Of the ear. She was picked up in breath
ing condition unconscious, but only lingering
about an hour, when she brcaihed her last. Her
age, thirty-hyo or forty years, and she leaves
four children (the eldest twelve years. and q
husband to mourn this trngic event.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25
II. A. Fleck q Co. have removed
their store to Graham's brick building.

HEARTRENDIEG AcCIDENT.-A little
son Of Mr.. Fred. Lush, lean from the Jersey
Shore Herald, Of Miflin township, Lyeoming
county, aged about seven years, met with terri
bic acci dent on Friday afternoon, the 18th inst,
while engaged a, work In the harves, Geld. lie
was carrying water for the men in the field and
attempted to run In front Of the reaper while II
was in motion, and was caught, completely sever
ing both feet from the limbs just above the
ankles. he was taken to his home and medical
aid was summoned immediately-Dr. Meckley,
of Jersey Shore, and DR.. Cline, Of saladasburg,
who amputated his limbs. Alter his limbs were
dressed there were but little hopes of his recovery
but he seemed to rally on the day after the acci-
dent and bis friends then entertained hope that
he might recover. On the third day after the
accident It was found necessary by the attending
physicians to reamputate both limbs, and II
seemed utterly impossible that in his weak condi-
tion he could rally from another shock Of that
kind. The operation was performed in twenty
minutes and, contrary to all expectation, the un-
fortunate boy is in fair way Of recovery.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25

PITTsBURGH FEMALE CoLLRGE-A
Word to PareRt.-rhe parent who has the ability
to educate his daughter and fails to do it, Is guilty
Of a wrong which he can never undo. Ignorance
is crime, and doubly so when the facilities for
u thorough education are within reach of all.
The Pittsburgh Female College, the leading
school for ladies in Pennsylvania, and one Of the
best in the United States, with It's elegant build
ings, eight departments, twenty-five teachers,
gives fully furnished and cArpsted room, board
ing, light, fuel, church sitting ten pieces washing
per week, and instruction in the full English
course and Latin for less than three hundred dol
lars per year. Its facilities in music arc among
the best OR the continent. The fall term, as viii
be seen by reiererce ia the advertisement, com
meLees Sept 9th. For full particulars address
Rev 1, C'Persbng, d. D., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25


QUITE A "LADDIE."-The BellefontC
RepubieaR, 10 alludiDg to the theft Of Senator
Peales mare, by Stewart Walker, says;
+" In the morning the mare was gone. Tn,
alarm was Immediately given. A horse and
buggy was found in the woods near RebersLarg
which proved to be Mr.. Musser's, Of Millheim
On Investigation IL was learned that Stewart
Walker, aiias Walter Kirby, Of Stone Valley
Huntington county, had borrowed Mr.. Musser''
buggy for the osiensible purpose Of taking 4
young lady Of Millheim out riding. II appear
that the fellow was inquisiive about the mare, ts
which no had taken a fancy, md Mr.. Peale
thinking be was eonversing with one Of his young
and innocent Democratic constituents, was fire.,
to narrate many Of her excellent qualities. ThiI
excited the coyotousnos1 Of bis tWalker's) innO.
cenec who is said to be an old thief, having sto.
len several horses before, and he followed Mr.
Peale to Rebersburg.
at Is said that this fellow stole borse before
and vas 80 hotly pursued that be rode into .
thick woods where be hltched Il and abau udoned
II, aud whore II was found month after, starved
tC death. ITorse-owners have reason to congratu-
late themselves that such malicious and danger
ous thief has been captured. lie was the terror
to the neighborhood where he lived"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-07-25

CLEARFIELD COUNTY ATLAs.-Cald.
wells Atlas Company are progressing with the
work Of making nn atlas Of this county, and SO
far seem to be having favorable success. This
work gives universal satisfaction, and the engin-
eers express themselves ms highly gratiGed at the
uniform kind treatment they receive from our
citizens. The work for clear6eld county will be
more elaborate in its historical features than any
other publication the company has made. II is
their aim to obtain and publish Biographies and
personal sketches Of allthe pioneers early settler.
and representative men Of the county, from its
FIRST organization. This will be Of great interest
to all our citizens, aud the work, with all its
various features, will be Of great value.