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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-24

out. the EuTekH IlOtci, ucdI Ills OIQ RiuO0 u
Palisade, and travellers to and from Eureka.
and the public generally.can rely upon getting
first-class meals and number ono beds at all
times by interviewing the genial host Of the
Eureka Hotel. oclxu
BEST IN TowN.-It is . fact. and all
should know, that the Miners and N echanies'
Trade Depot make speciality Of Imported
Havana Cigars. There you can find constsntly
on hand the following elebrnted brandS:
Punch Reina Victoria.
Cencsptiones Reina Victoria.
Matilda Nobleza
Carolina Reina Victoria.
Fspanola Reina Victoria.
Carmencitos.
Flor de Cuba.
Beck IL Co.
Golden Eagle.
Para Toda.
Azcano.
Pumariegas.
Autequedad Operas
Dalia Cenchas.
Figaro.
Alma Reina Victoria.
High Lite Reina Victoria.
Matilda Reina Victoria.
Henrv Clay.
American Flag.
Cabal y Cabal,
Loudres de C0rte.
Santiago de Corte.
Santiago Coquetas.
Rosa Conchas.
Deisgnio.
Boquet Espeeialis.
Aibumas.
Flora de Mayo.
Lord Nelson.
THEMINRRS' AND MECHANICSTRAD NJ
DEPOT wish it distinctly understood that they
import all the above brandsef Havana cigars
from the heaviest direct importers in Amer
lea, to witt, Acker, Merrall 4 Cendit of
Now York; Park 4 Tilford, Of New York..
NIL
SENSIBLE ADVICE. You are asked every
day through the columns Of newspapers and
by your druggist to use something for your
dyspepsia and liver complaint that you know
nothing about; you get discouraged spending
money with but little success. Now TO give
yoa satisfactory proof that GREENS Au-
GUST FLOWER will cure you of dyspepsia
and liver complaint with all its effects. such
as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual cos
tiveness, palpitation of the heart. eart-burn.
water brash, fullness of the pit Of the stom.
acb, yellow skin, coated tongue, indigestion.
swimming of the head. low spirits. ETC.. We
ask you to go to your druggist and get sam
pie bottle of Green's August Flower for ten
cents and try it, or regular size Tor 70 cents.
Two doses will relieve you.
Agents: Crane Il Brigham. Wholesale
druggists. San Francisco. niy30eow
MURDER WILL Our.-A few years ago Au.
gust Flower" was discovered to be certain
cure for dyspepsia and liver complaint, few
thin dyspetics made know to their friends
how easily and quickly they had been cured
by its use. The grcat merits of GREENS
AUGUST FLOWER became heralded
through the country by one sufferer to an
other, until. without advertising. its sale has
become immense. Druggists in every town
in the United States are selling it. No per-
son suffering with sour stomach, sick head
ache, costiveness, palpitation of the heart.
Indigestion, low spirits, etc., can take three
doses without relief. Go to your druggist
and get bottle for 75 cents and try it. Sam
pie bottles 10 cents.
Agents: Crane a Brigham, wholesale
druggists. San Francisco my30-eow
T. j. MAUPIs. Notary Public. Office at
place of business. opposite Paxton 4 Co. .
bank. aplS-tf
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
The Coming Wheat Crop.
[From tne St. Louis Republican.

Oul Illinois, Missouri and Kansas ex-
changes all speak most glowingly of the
winter wheat crop. 1t has never looked
more promising within the memory of
man, and should no unto ward event occur
there will soon be a tumble in the price of
-four which will delight all the hearts of
the house-keepers, SIS is the point touched
for the best brands of winter wheat flour,
and it makes dear bread. But in few
weeks more Tennessee, Texas, Georgia and
Mississippi will be pushing wheat into this
market. Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois
will speedily follow, and the probability of
a sudden drop of$1. .25@1.40 or thereabouts
for No. 2 winter is encouraging. Winter
wheat at that price will pay and will per-
nit of flour being sold at $S per barrel,
which is dear enough in all conscience.
The harvest weather last year and the
year before was very wet 1t rained almost
every day in the last half of June and dur
ing July, and ruined millions of bushels OF
wheat in this country. To cap this, rain
fell during August in Iowa and Minnesota
the home ofthe spring wheat-and ruin
ed millions of bushels more But the rainy
season throughout the wheat belt this year
has been April and May, and thence it is
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
The Seducer.

In his speech opening the Brooklyn case
Judge Morris made the following quotation
from a sermon delivered by Henry Ward
Beecher over twenty years ago:
The seducer. Playing upon the most
sacred passions, he betrays innocence How?
BY its tenderest faculties, by its trust, by
its unsuspecting faith, by It's honor. The
victim often and often is not the accom-
plice SO much as the sufferer, betrayed by
an exorcism which bewitched her nobIest
affections and became the suicide of her
virtue. The betrayer, for the most intense
selfishness, without one noble motive, with
out one pretense of honor-by lies, by
devilish jugglery of fraud, by binding the
eye, confusing the conscience, misleading
the judgment, and distilling the dew of
sorcery upon every flower ofsweet affection
deliberately, heartlessly damns the con-
iding victiml Is there one shade of good
intention, one glimmering trace of light :?
Not one. There was not the most shadowy,
tremulous intention of honor It was sheer,
premeditated, wholesale ruin from begin
ming to end. The accursed sorcerer opens
the door of the world to push her forth
She looks out all shuddering; for there is
shame and sharp ptoothed hatred, and chat
tering slander, and malignant envy, and
triumphing jealousy, and murderous re-
veDge-these are seen rising before her;
clouds full of fire, that burn but will not
kill! And there is for her want, poverty
spread out. She sees father and mother
heartlessly abandoning her; brothers.
shame, sisters anguish. 1t is a vision of
desolation, plundered home, an altar
where honor and purity and virtue and
peace have been insidiously sacrificed to
the foul Moloch. All is cheerlessness to
the eye, and her ear catches the sound of
sighing and mourning, walls and laments;
and far down, at the horizon of the vision,
the murky cloud for moment lifts, and
she sees the very bottom of infamy the
ghastliness of death, the last spasm of hor-
rible departure, the awful shunder of final
doom. All this the trembling, betrayed
creature sees through the open door of the
future, and with voice that might move
the dead, she turns and clasps his knees in
awful agony. "Leaye me not Oh spare
me-save me-cast me not away w Poor
thing-she is dealing with a demon =
Spare her? save her? The polished
scoundrel betrayed her to abandon her,
and walks the street to boast his hellish
deed. It becomes him as a reputation !!
Surely society will crush him They will
smite the wolf and seek out the bleeding
lamb. Oh =! my soul, believe it not! What
sight is that? The dropping victim is
worse used than the destroyer ! He is
fondled, courted, passes from honor to
honor, and she is crushed and mangled
under the infuriate tramp of public in
dignation. On her mangled corpse they
stand to put the laurels on the murderer's
brow When see such things as these, I
thank God there is judgment, and that
there is a hell.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
How to be a Gentleman.

We want few private words with the
boys. The truth is we have a great idea of
boys. We used to think men were made of
boys. We begin to think now that these
all out of date. We look around and see
great many persons grow up, with mems
clothes on, who are called men. But they
act and behave so that we feel certain that
they never made out of boys. If they had
been they would know how to behave bet
ter. Where they came from we do not
know. But what we wish to put into the
ears Of the boys is this--be gentlemen. In
this country every boy may grow up to be
gentleman if he will. It is not necessary
that he should become rich-and most
boys think it is-nor is it necessary that be
should become great scholar, nor that he
should become distinguished man.
But some impatient ones are asking,
"How can we become gentlemen? How car
boy go about making himself one? Car
he work for it?" Yes, he can And the
harder he works in the right way the better
Can he study for it? Yes, ne can. But hi
must study with his eyes and his ears
Reading books and newspapers is no
enough. He must think and feel as we'll a
speak and act. Can he buy it? No, h'
cannot Money will buy great many
things, but it will not buy what makes :
gentleman. If you have money, you car
go to shop and buy clothes. But hat
coat, pants and boots, do not make gen
tleman, They make fop, and sometime
they come near making a fool. Money
will buy dogs and horses, but how many
dogs and horses do you think it will take t.
make gentleman? Let no boy, therefore
think he is to be made gentleman by tn
clothes he wears, the horse he rides, tn
stick he carries, the dog that trots afte
him, the house he lives in or the none,
he spends. Not one of all these things d,
i.-and yet every boy may be gentleman
He may wear an old hat, cheap clothes
have no horses, live in poo
house and spend but little money, and still
be gentleman. But how? By being true
manly, honorable. By keeping himsel
neat and respectable. By being civil ant
courteous. By respecting himself and re
specting others. By doing the best h
knows how. And finally, and above all, b.
fearing God and keeping his command
ments-PdTish Visitor
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
The OuadrOOns of New Orleans.
New Orleans Letter.


Quadroon society is another interesting
feature of this very interesting city. There
are some thousands of quadroons here, the
females appearing largely to predomine
over the males in numbers. Many of them
are handsome, and it is an undoubted fact
that there is more beauty to be found
among the quanroons than any other class.
At the quadroon balls few octoroons will
also occasionally be seen. The quadroons
dress with as much taste as their more fay-
ored white sisters. They are generally of
symmetrical build, small feet and hands,
regular features and very expressive eyes.
It is rare to meet one of them that has not
at least an ordinary common school educa.
ton, while some have moderate degree of
culture and are fair musicians. In the
ballroom they appear to advantage, becom-
ingly and modestly attired, good dancers,
easy in conversation, and, SO far as outward
show goes, demure enough to satisfy fash.
ionable ideas of propriety. Of course they
are not models of purity-poor things, how
could they be? But they are not consider
ed as belonging to the vulgar class. The
French quadroons are descended from the
best Creole families. The quadroons are
mostly acquainted with their parent stock,
and take great pride in mentioning that
they are allied to this or that one of the
first families. The female quadroons very
rarely associate with the black people of
either sex. They are devoted to the place
of their birth, and few of them ever leave
here
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
Buried Cities in Central Asia.
From the London Athenaum.


An expedition to explore the buried cit
les of Central Asia is talked of in Bombay
and elsewhere in India. That treasures |
like those at Mycene may be found in the
sand of mongolia is at least possible. If
tradition be of any value-a tradition, too,
which has persistently clung to one locality
through the lapse of ofcenturies-the tomb of
Ghengiz Khan is yet, with its fabulously
rich treasures, to be found las Colonel
Preievalsky was told by the Mongols) to
the south of Lake Tabasun Nor. Your
readers may remember the quaint legend
about the last resting place of the great
Khan.
Within the tomb lies a man who seems
asleep. Every evening sheep or horse
is tied near the spot, and 10! in the morn
ing the animals have been eaten In 900
years, say the Mongols, the sleeper will
awake and lead countless hosts of his chill
dren to victory and dominion. The old
story is said to be circulating more and
more widely every year. Then the Mon
gols say that constantly the drifting sands
disclose, here and there, gold and silver
treasures, which they have superstitious
dread of touching. The buried cities un.
der the sands of the Cobb are affirmed to
be mines of incalculable wealth, guarded
by gnomes and fearful spells, while all the
deserts around the hidden ruins are peo
pies with myriads of bowling ghosts. DR.
Bellew established the fact some time since
that we shall probably have several of these
buried cities revealed shortly in similarly
natural manner to that in which they were
primarily concealed from the sight of man
The sands of the deserts of Central Asia
regularly move and drift from east to west
and even now the eastern borders of deserts
are being denuded widely of all soil tha
can be torn away and born westward by tn,
violent winds that rage with incredible fury
many months of the year in those regions
Will Russia avail herself practically O
the knowledge of this?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
The Cause OF High Taxes In Perry
County.

Many are not aware Of the fact, or at
least do not put themselves to the trouble
TO learn the cause Of the taxes being so
high, and the manner in which some of
our county officials have been discharging
the duties of their office. We learn from
citizens of Hopewell township that bridge
costing a large amount of money, which
was built but few years ago near Mt
Perry, has been condemned. Some time
ago bridge near Junction City needed re.
pairing, which could have been done for
twenty five or thirty dollars was torn down
and new one put in its place at a cost
Of several hundred dollars. 1t was re-
ported on the day Of the Democratic con-
vention that one Of the bridge builders in
this county contracted to build bridge
for fifty dollars, which according TO the re
port published by the Commissioners he
drew one hundred dollars. A few miles
south of this place on the Logan road a
bridge has been built and accepted by the
Commissioners without being filled
enough for team to get over it. These
are only few of the many complaints
We hear almost every day. The expense,
Of this county are enormous. Thousands
Of dollars are squandered on the bridge
builders, and county organs. Perry coun
~ is squandering from eight to ten thou
sand dollars in the different townships anc
the county. You need not look for relic
from politicians. for they are reaping tn
benefits Of this state Of affairs. We neet
reform, and the only way to get it, is Il
throw politics aside, and place men in offic
who will transact the business of the coun
ty the came as they would their own pri
vate business. You have the remedy 70
this evil in your own hands, and when yo
60 to the polls and cast your ballot 70
justice and honesty against corroption an
politicians you will reduce your taxes one
half
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
Another Sw1ndling Dodge.

Complaints have reached us from many
sections that persons who have sei.t off
money for the cheap visiting cards so free
ly advertised by number of Eastern
firms, can not hear from their cards or their
money. The plan seems to have been to
fill the first order sent from locality, and
then, by offering extraordinary induce
ments to agents, a large list is secured and
the money sent, and that is the last of it.
The printed cards are offered by these firms
at less than any legitimates establishment
can furnish them for, and the american
Agriculturist says it has been discovered
that the object is to secure lists of names
to be used in mailing circulars for obscene
books, lotteries, &c. Parents who have al
lowed their children to send for the cards
should keep supervision over the mail mat
ter received by them; and if they must
have cards, patronize your home Office,
where q good job will be done at as low
prices as can be afforded.-Lancaster Gazette.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07

A Philadelphia artist, inspired by the
total abstinence agitation, has painted and
put on exhibition large picture, called
"The Angel of Goodness Vanquishing the
Evil One" Mr.. Francis Murphy, however,
is more conspicuous in the painting than
either the angel or the Evil One. The
revivalist is represented as entering the
home of drunkard, and at his approach
the Evil One relaxes his hold of the
crouching inebriate, while the Angel of
Goodness draws near. Mr.. Murphy, in
the exercise of his wonderful power over
good and bad supernatural beings, is de.
scribed by an enthusiastic writer in the
Press as follows: "His benevolent features
lit up with the joy ofheavenly peace with
in, his hands gently extended above the
head Of the miserable slave of drink, and
his eyes fixed upon the sufferer with a
magnetic intensity Mr.. Murphy used to
be bartender.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
Manure for Fruit Trees.

The Western New York Horticultural
Society lately discussed the question of
manure for fruit trees. One member said
that he had used superphosphate of lime
with good results. Another member said
that he had seen more benefit resulting
from superphosphate the second year than
the first, especially when the first was
dry season. Another member preferred
wood ashes. He once used 800 bushels
of leached ashes on the sandy soil of his
orchard ard vineyard with very great ad-
vantage, applying it at the ratio of 800
bushels per acre. The quality as we'll as
size and yield of fruit was very much i'm =
proved Another member considered barn
yard manure as the most profitable fertili-
zer for fruit trees, as it furnishes all the
elements required for growth and fertility
Fruit-growers should therefore manufac-
ture all the manure they can, by keeping
horses, cattle, pigs. poultry, and gathering g
up all the litter, &C., for the manure pile
Some people are liable to make mistakes in
using stimulating manures as fertilizers fol
fruit crops.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
The fastest Time on Record.

Speedy justice was meted out to the three
burglars, Edward Riordan, Chas. Simpson
and Robert Marshall, three tramps who
broke into the residence of Mr.. Shaw, at
Craw awfordsville, this county. The robbery
was committed between nine and ten o'clock
on Friday night last the burglars were
surprised and captured in the act, had
their preliminary hearing in the morning
of Saturday, were brought to Jail, and court
being in session, an extra Grand Jury was
summoned and indictments were found;
the criminals pleading gully, they were
each sentenced for two years, and at eleven
o'clock of the same evening were within
the walls of the Ohio Penitentiary, but 26
hours elapsing between the preparation of
the burglary and their confinement in the
State Prison Upper Sandusky Union.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
NEW YORK LETTER.
NEW YORK CITY, May, 81

New YORK CITY, May, 31st.
of the SOMERSET PRESS.
DECORATION DAY.
To-day has been-a triumph of beauty,
devotion and sentiment contrastead with
the Disgusting attempt a short time ago
to celebrate audengraft upon this City
the rule of "Beer and Rum" under the
title of Carnival. New York never before
presented more beautiful and brilliant
appearance than to-day. Madison and
Union Squares were the center of sttrac-
tion in the upper portion of the City, and
the we'll behayed masses of people invaded
the So cred grass plats, and sat under the
shade trees, while the children fairly re-
veled in their enjoyment of the privileges
of romping and rolling on the green sward.
The Mayor with other prominent per-
sons with their families viewed the process
sion from a stand erected for the purpose
at the junction of Broadway and Fifth
Avenue. The procession was very grand
and unpassing. The various statues and
monuments in the various parks through
out the City were elaborately decorated
with flowers and evergreens. Divisions
of the general procession proceeded to the
various cemeteries and decorated the
graves of all soldiers or sailors making no
distinction. This beautiful custom of
observing decoration day has grown into a
national holiday, and it is destined to
become the most popular, and will exert
the best influence upon the minds of the
people, of all the holidays.
"THE GLORIOUS 4TH."
There is quite strong opposition grow
ing up here against the noise, smell Of
burnt powder, and danger, that usually
accompanies the celebration of the 4th, Of
July. It is quite probable that the indis.
exposures will be prohibited by the City
authorities this year.
SEEKING FRESH AIR.
Last Sunday all the excursion boats leav
ing the City for a trip up the Hudson or a
glimpse Of the ocean, we're crowded. ant
Central Park was swarming with people
seeking the fresh spring air
FLETCHER HARPER
The last survivor of the four Harper
Bros. died in this City yesterday. Th,
publishing house of Harper Bros" wa
founded in 1918. Harper's Magazine wa
established in 1850. Harper's Weekly in
1856, and the Bazaar in 1867.
CUSTOM HOUSE.
The custom house investigation is pro
ceeding cautiously and conservatiyely, ant
seems more like an experiment than
reform. Collector Author claims TO b
the slave of the old system of bestowini
political patronage, and says that the Ne,
York Custom House is but huge hosrita
for defeated and broken down politicians
and that these patients were brought t
him by Senators and members of Congress
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-06-07
THE CHARLIE ROSS CASE.
A Pertinent Question Addressed to
Barnum and the Governor by the
Representatives of the Abduct0rs.
From the Phi ,adelphia Times.l

From the Phi adeIphla Times
The reward often thousand dollars offer
ed by "the great moral Snowman" P. T.
Barnum, for the recovery of Charlie Ross,
has spurred into activity number of per-
sons, who, from time 10 time, have dabbled
in the mysteries of the great abduction.
One person, however, whose intelligent
understanding of the case has long since
been proven, has worked SO indefatigabIy
that already he is firmly impressed with
the idea that he holds in his hands the
solution of the great enigma. As yet be
refuses TO tell all he knows, but he has III
his possession q number Of letters and
photographs bearing directly, he says, upon
the case. He has already visited certain
locality in the western part Of pennsylvania
where the boy is supposed to be IN hiding.
and he positively asserts that if certain
propositions III Mr. Barnum's announce
be returned by July 1st. the third anniver-
sary of his disappearance. The parties
supposed to have the boy in charge are
anxious to be informed how he can be
returned with safety to themselves. P. T.
Barnum, they say, has not the law in his
own hands, and as the abduction is beyond
all doubt public affair, and as they think
detectives are shadowing Barnum's every
movement, they think they have no guar
antee of safety If it can in any way be
arranged that the Governor will grant
them immunity they promise. upon pay.
ment of the reward, to return the boy
They are also anxious TO know if the re.
ward offered BY Barnum is in addition tc
the reward previously offered for the boys
return. If everything can be satisfactorily
arranged they guarantee that Charlie Rosl
shall again be home by the first day O.
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