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The Markets.

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ss;aoa9 s 8 isss ssss as s%aSs
enoce red o. prime to sa%s1e ehSSs amber @xn
a1a1o bin and oas Sst sses Hss ~ to
ot otSys ssS11 Mess pork, sio@i0 IS. Lard, prim,
kettle. 711a7Zc. Cotton, s2sYl2ssc.
ily 81 5oa5 arai-Wnsaf No red winter ssc:a
81. Corn, new Western mixed, 35c Oats, Z.9zoc.
Rye SOC. Bulk Meats-sh"ulders 44e.i ea clear az as
T fouIsViLIs.-F ysii G. Fiour-Extra ss@s IS; extr,
sy s sSs4 2 soa No. amber = snS e. shs
ton Mess sst ss 'SslS iS Ses Sc
cGstHR; Sgw nfse 4s6RK.-F1our-superfne Western ane
S sss 81 Soa to 81 sSSS ss'Ta Weser
and State, 81 s5@5 rs; common to choice whit
wheat extra, 50 s0@s 50; common to good eItn t,.
sood fs%s q prince Il aoS ss
,se ssss so aoeo IS Lard opi psns s
7.20m7Lc Wool, domestic fleece, 2s@ &c. pulled
1s@37c unwashed, 100 o.; Texas l2@27c'
PHILADELPHlA.-F Flour Western superhne
extra family, s5@5 So Minnesota extra family
| 81 SOFAS %. Wheat, Pennsylvania winter red, VI "
81 u; Pennsylvana amher, Sl o asgi is westarn
4hc.; mixed Western, 1870. Oats, mixed W.st.r =
29a31c. Mess pork, rump mess, SIC 6o@lo %
Lard butchers make 634@7c and city Kettle Ten
dered, 715@7Ac. Petroleum, refined test, u7se
and crude in barrels, S1s@9hc
STOCK MARKETS.
CINCINNATI.-Beet Cattle-Common, 1Ag2Ac
fair to medium 2IS@8}4c; good to choice putcne
grades, 81594 35c.; fair to good shippers, 4A@4Nc
fair to good heavy oxen, 2@31ac; fair to good iced
ers, s@s4c. for light and heavy qua ities sheep,
@ss1c. Hogs~Commen ssas 81; fair to good lighl
SIS 40a3 IS; fair to good packing grades, SS 5OC
20: selected butchera'. IS 70@S75.
BUFFALO-Beef Cattle-Choice to best steer
81 65@5 n per 100 lbs; good shippers, so steer 81
81 1904 60; medium shippers steers, VI lo@i y
light butchers grades, So 65G4. Texas cattle, SS
as so. Sheep and Lambs Fair to good WesteI
sheep SS 469s Is per 100 lbs; lambs, SIG, y
! Hogs-Yolk kers, Si@4 20 per 100 lbs neayy h 8
fair selected, 81 204 40; car load OF choice
81 60.
NEW YORK.-Beef Cattle-ExpoIters took 81
he nd of steers at S14910%c. per Id TO dress 70
81 lbs. 10 the gross cwt. II gs-Prices nom'nau
quoted at 81 n IA 40 per 100 lbs.
l EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Hogs---Yorkers,S " 10
4S, per 100 lbs; Philadelphia hogs 81 5t@i
Sheep were selli. slow at a Id. of last week.
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Awarded highest prise at Centennial 49,, az.
fine che1riag qualities and erceleaes aad .ast.y 49,,
ader Of sceeteniRg and farorfag Tne oess sos ,ss.
ever made As our blue strip tsade-mark Is eioseH
initiated on inferior goods that J1cksoa's Bef
on every plug Sold by all dealers. Send for ssmpe
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GRACE'S SALYE.

JoSEsyILLE Mich. Dec "a, lST7.-Messrs- Folrle:
sent YOU Scots for boxes of Grace's Salve. have
had and have used them an ulcer on my foot ano
it is almost we'll. Respectfully yours. VAN NESS
Price % cts box at all druggists, or sent BY mail
on receipt of Is cents. Prepared by Se.N n ".
E0 " 4. T. & son IS Harrison Av., Boston, MASS.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
Contraction.

The shoe shops are again cutting prices.
There has been an owe, production of shoes
the past season. Hundreds and thousands
this cold winter will have to wear old boots,
out at the toes and out at the heels. Boots
are selling cheaper than ever before, and
yet fewer boots are sold than ever before.
The traders offer them low, and must buy
low, SO they contract the wages of the
workingmen. This contracts" the work
mans clothing, his food, his reading and
religion. He must dress we'll enough to
go to church; or keep his family at home.
He can't earn enough to feed his family
and buy them what shoes they need of his
making, SO the trader can't sell them, and
this causes an over production.
A prominent merchant said to US few
days since that we made our readers feel SO
poor that they wouldn't spend money when
they had it. Well, the hard money papers
have told us that tits extravaganza that
caused hard times; SO, if that is true, this
kind of economy will cure them. But
this is not true, neither is the charge true.
| The fact is, the farmers stock shrinks
while his taxes don't. Every year his
stock and his produce sells for less, while
his taxes remain about the same. Each
year is takes more COWS, more shesp, more
hogs and more everything on the farm te
pay taxes than it did the year before. Sc
after paying taxes and grocery bills, they
had nothing left to buy Christmas present
with. This is the secret why people buy
80 little this year.
The bank commissioners report tells tn
same story. Instead of there being NOR
money in the saving banks than last year
there is a million and half less. Th
people have drawn out a million and
half in this State the past year. Does thi
look as though they have money to spen
for holiday presents? 1t is the shrinkag
of values that is crippling all our indus
tries and filling our land with tramps.
is the shrinkage of values that shrinks th
sales of our merchants and makes it talmoi
impossible for them to collect money.
is the shrinkags of values that is ruinin
our bus siness men and filling our land wit
$ poverty, misery and crime.-(Chase
Chronicle.
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A Gentle Hint.

In our style of climate, with its suddent
changes Of tempeture, rain, wind, and sun
shine often intermingled in single day.
It is no wonder that our children, friends
and relatives are SO frequently taken from
US by neglected colds, halfthe deaths re-
sulting directly from this cause A bottle
of Boschee's German Syrup kept about
your homo for immediate use will prevent
serious sickness, a large Doctors bill, and
death, by the use of three or four doses.
For curing Consumption, Hemorrhages,
Pneumonia, Severe Coughs, Crop or any
diseases Of the Throat or Lungs, its success
is simply wonderful, as your druggist will
tell you. German Syrup is tnow sold in
every town and villag on this continent
Sample bottles for trial, .10o.; regular size
'75c.
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How q Farmer was SwindIed.

The Cleveland Leader has the following
account of a swindle practiced upon far
mer in Medina county, O.:
"About the middle of the afternoon two
men were seen driving past farmers
house with hog rack (empty) on their
wagon, going after hogs to all appearance.
A couple hours after dark they drove back
past the house some 80 OF 40 rods, stopped
and went back near the farmers house
where several nice pigs were penned, open
ed the pen, let out the hogs and drove
them down to the wagon, where they fed
them with corn in order to keep them
there One of the men then went to the
house and asked the farmer and his sons
for assistance in reloading their hogs, stat
ing that they were hog buyers, had purch.
ased several few miles back, and as they
were going up the hill near the farmers
house, the hogs had burst out the end gate
and got out. The farmer and the boys
rendered the assistance asked for, went
home, and in the morning on going to feed
their hogs found them gone."
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Honesty.
to the heart

Honesty is the rallying cry. The mono
metallsts shrek for honesty until they
grow hoarse. The reconciliation of sill
yer is denounced because of the alleged dis
honesty in paying the public debt in just
what we agreed to pay it in. We are call
ed upon to commit suicide just for the pur-
pose of being honest. We are called upon
to bankrupt the nation 10 save ourselves
the stigma of being dishonest This is
first rate. 1t will be fatal day when we
forget to be honest. Better suffer and
even die than that the world should scorn
us for being dishonest. We never could,
however, and never expect to be able, to
see how dishonesty can attach to the Amer
lean people because they desire to pay
their debts not only in just what they
agreed to pay them in, but with dollar
which at the time of its demonetization
was worth 102 in gold. II such thing
could be possible, i. would be dishonesty to
pay the public debt with the silver We now
have in circulation: or in other words it
would be dishonesty to legislate to the
effect that the public debt should be paid
in coin which was not legal tender for
and other Indebtedness above five dollars.
If any one should propose sucE thing, he
would be deserving of condemnation If
there was an iota of dishonesty in the ad-
vocacy Of the silver measure we would not
advocate it. We like honesty-like it
everywhere. We should like to see it in
Wall Street. We should like to see it
practiced by those who talk the most about
| 1t.
In Chicago the gold men are all honest
to let the tell it. They are panied to see
the indications of such loose practice of
their favorite virtue among the silver men
Senator Davis last week presented to Con-
gress petition from number of Chicago
The signers were all honest They signed
the petition because they were honest
They were shocked to think that a PROPOSE
tion should be made to pay the public debt
in deprecilated currency. The names Of
one of our largest dry goods firms were at.
tached to the petition. These gentlemen
were moved by desire to be honest. II
is true that the week previous this same
firm bought large amount ofdepreciated
silver, and used it in part to pay the thou
sand or fifteen hundred men and women
IN their employment, making five hundred
dollars by the operation, but then they ara
too honest to pay sthe bondholder in any.
thing but gold. They don't think much OF
silver. 1t is handy for change, and rathe,
convenient in its present shape to pay Ia.
boring men and women with, but further
than this, it has no use. Verify, we have
stumbled on times when ideas of honesty
are wonderfully confused.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
Party Unfairness.

The recent joint resolutions passed by
the Ohio legislature by an almost stric.
party vote are fair SAMPLE Of the manner
in which the mean partisans of q domin-
AMI party try to put their opponents in q
false position so that they may tell the truth
about them and lie BY implication. The
resolution favored the remonetiza,ion of
silver and also censured the President and
Secretary of the treasury for their opposi-
tion. Many Of the Republicans favored
the first part Of the proposition, but held
10 much friendly regard for the presiden.
and secretary that they were not willing to
say aye 10 vote OF censure for their differ
ence Of opinion. II the Democratic leaders
had had simply the good Of the country al
heart, and desired to bring the whole re-
monetizaiion sentiment Of the state TO bear
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
Tatling,

In all the black catalogue Of vices, which
unhappily debase the character of the sons
and daughters of Adam, tattling well nigh
holds the pre- -eminence. 1t is the mean
est, the most detestible of all habits, and
when once contracted, clings as il were,
with the tenacity of a demon. In view of
its depravity, and of the many and fearful
vices following in its train, the Lord COM
mamded Moses to speak unto all the con-
gregation of Israel and say unto them:
Thou shalt not go up and down, as tale
bearer among the people" and in the sacred
psalm it is written, "Whose privily SANDER
eth his neighbor, him will cut off,"
The rabid dog, let loose in community to
bite whatever man or beast he meets, is not
as dangerous as the tattler. The dog kills
only the individual bitten, while the tat
tiers venom poisons madly and fatally, the
whole community. He sgoes to neigh
bor's. and listening attentively, hears, per
haps, something said that may be used to
the disparagement, possibly, the ruin OF
another, which he drinks down with the a.
vidity with which. the thirsty topper doe.
the fiery fluid, and then goes forth with
venomous tongue to disseminate suspicion
distrust and ranking hate, where before
was the abode of neighborly leve and con-
iding trust.
Tins the peace of society is marred
often disrupted; confidence destroyed
friends made foes, discord and strife ere
ated, and all the diabolical schemes ofth
father of lies, used to destroy all that /
lovely and of good report, furthered b.
the tattler, who may we'll !be compared t
the viper in the fable, that warmed an
brought to life by the acare of two kind
hearted benetactor, turned and stung hin
to the heart.
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on Washington legislation they would have
made the resolution pure and simple ex-
preston for reconciliation. They would
have an almost unanimous vote in its favor.
BY adding the personal censure to the
resolution they succeeded in putting the
Republicans in the worst possible position
but they lost the moral effect of nonparti-
zan and almost unanimous vote. The Re
publican party is dying by its own volition
fast enough and il is indecent to crowd il
into its coffin before it is dead.
Toledo National
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
THE RELIEF OF DEBTORS

The relief of debtors by legislation
is engaging attention. While the rad
ical proposes to prohibit all executions
for forced collections for two years is
an extremel resort and not likely to
obtain Legislation sanction, it shows
how deep tbs feeling in favor of relief
has planted itself in Ohio.
The legislature owes protection to
property as well as the life of the citi-
zen. 1t has hitherto protected under
execution by requiring two thirds of
its appraisment. Srinkage of values
are not taken into account. The land
that cost $50 per acre is appraised at
$40, and may sell at s26S per acre.
'Tis hard, yea, it is unjust to the debt
or and gives the creditor all the prof.
it and the debtor all the loss of the
shrinkage in all cases where the debt
was contracted five years ago, or in
1928. In these cases the legisla.
ture may provide that the land mort.
gagged, or sold to satisfy claim over
five years old shallnot sell for less thar
its appraised value for debts made since
1872, not less than three fourths o.
of the appraisment-and for all debts
contracted from and after the date o.
the act, not less than two thirds as now
Such legislation would be just t.
both debter and creditor. There i.
another evil. By the law as it nov
stands the Sheriff appoints all the ap
praisers. This is wrong, for when don,
in the interest of either party, as i
sometimes the case, it is unjust to tn,
other, but let the Shersf appoint on,
the debtor or his agent one, and thes.
two a third appraiser.
Too much property levied on i
eaten up by costs so that neither cred
itor or debtor is protected. Ones appra
isment, and one advertisement With,
one year, is enough to bring the prop
erty to sale. Let the law so decree
To protect personal property let
be appraised as above set fourth and OF
fered not oftener than once in 81,
months and then sold for not less thai
two thirds its appraised value.
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THE SCHOOL BOOK sWINDLE.

We have before said that the school
book swindle of Ohio cost the people
one million year. We have no rea-
son to challenge this assertion, but by
reason of bribery in shape of gifts to
school officers, changes of school books,
payment of commission to agents and
extortionate prices demanded by the
book makers, we have cause to de-
nounce the present system as a swim
die and tax of one million dollars
year over the true cost price.
BY a bill now pending in the Legis-
lature of Ohio, the State Commission.
er of common schools is to advertise
in three cities for sealed proposals to
furnish the school books to the school
board of the state free of cost for trans
portation, within go days after the
passage Of the act, SO that the lowest
bidder and the best book shall reach
the children in school. A sample O
each book offered the Commissione
shall be sent through the several coun
ty Auditors to the several schoo
boards of Ohio with price lists fo
each, and after examination by saiC
boards they shall order such as the,
may select and prefer at the price
uamed, and any member, clerk, super
intendnat or other officer who shall rt
ceive any bribe, gift, or compensatio
from agent or publisher, or shall hav
any interest in the furnishing col
tract, shall be liable to fine and in
prisonment.
This wise measure for relief of til
people from the school book monopol
is bitterly assailed by the monopolist
because it interferes with the profits
retailers and wholesalers of Scho,
Books. 1t objects to the option give
to the Boards TO select from the thrt
most advantageous offers. The re,
objection is in forcing the book maker
to compete Tor preference by lowerin
prices and furnishing the best artic
for the money. This is the sum an
substance of the opposition to Perkin
Bill to provide cheap Books for IL
schools. We have been favored vii
slip from the Sunday Herald and p
titiOns against the Bill, and advise o,
readers to petition for its passage al
and not againstit.
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TO THE PURLIC.

With this issue we commence the
second year Of the publication of THE
SoNERsHr Press. We have reduced
the subscription to one dollar and sew.
snty FIVE cents if paid within THIRTY
DAYS after subscribing. after that time
we will charge two dollars. So it will
be seen that it will be to the advantage
of every subscriber to pay in advance.
These terms will be strictly adhered
10.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14

During the past year 1856 criminals were
pardoned out of the Ohio Pemitentiaey by
the Governor of the State. Among these
were seven convicted of murder in the Sec
ond degree and sentenced for life, and four
teen convicted of manslaughter. Is it any
wonder that crime is rampant throughout
the State and that the murder of our citi-
zens is an almost daily occurrence? The
reckless use of the pardoning power by the
Governor is the means Of encouraging the
commission of crime in our State to an al
armipp degree.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-14
e. F.Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron

This truly valuable tonic has been SO
thoroughly tested by all classes of the COM
munity that it is now deemed inbispensa-
Bile as tonic medicine. 1t costs but little,
purifes the blood and gives tone to the
stomach, Fenovates the system and pro-
longs life. Everybody should have it.
For the cure of weak stomachs, general
debility. indigestion, diseases of the stom-
ach, and for all cases requiring tonic.
This wine includes the most agreeable
and efficient salt of iron we possess citrate
of magnetic oxide combined with the most
en- nergetic of vegetable tonics-yellow pc.
ruvian bark.
Do you want something to strengthen you!
Do you want good appetite?
Do you want to get rid Of nervousness
Do you want energy?
Do you want to sleep well?
Doyou want to build up your constitu.
| tion?
Do you want to feel well?
Do youwant brisk and vigorous feeling!
If you do try KUNKEL'S BITTER
WINE OF IRON.
only ask trial of this valuable tonic
Beware of counterfeits, as Kunkel's Bit
ter Wine of Iron is the only sure and
efectual remedy in the known world fol
the permanent cure>of Dyspepsia and De-
bility, and as there are number of imita-
tions offered to the public, would caution
the community to purchase none but the
genuine article, manufactured by E. F
Kunkel, and having his stamp on the cork
of every bottle. The very fact that others
are attempting to initiate this valuable rem
edy, proves its worth and speaks volumes
in its favor. Get the genuine. E. F
Kunkels.
Sold only in 81 bottles. Sold by Drug
gists and dealers everywhere. E. F. HUNK
le., Proprietor, 259 North Nine Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Tape Worm Removed Alive.
Head and all complete in two hours. Nc
fee till head passes. Seat, pin and stomach
worms removed by DIR. Kunkel, 259 North
Nine Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Send fo,
circular or ask your druggist for a bottle
of Kunkel's Worm Syrup. Itnever fails
Price ST..
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Mr.. Lowering, member Of the House
form Morrow county, has introduced bill
in the Ohio Legislature, providing that
"Any person or persons engaged in any le-
gitimate business, and who, on accent of
the present depression of business, or other
wise, can not dispose Of their property with
out suffering great sacrifice in the sale
thereof, shall be exempt from having theiE
property put a. forced sale either by Sher-
if or Constable, in the county or township
where they may reside or carry on such le-
gitimate business, for the collection of any
debtby distressed sale thereof for the term
of twelve months.
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The Season for Pruning.

It is now admitted by all who give at.
tention to the-subject, and it isl in accord
ance with both theory and practice, that to
favor a tree groth of the shoots and leaves,
pruning should be performed while trees
are dormant or leafess. On the other hand
to check groth, and to promote fruitfulness
the pruning should be done on the tree in
leaf and growing. We know of no culti-
vators who dissent from these trutes. It is
commonly admitted also that summer pru-
ming favors a more speey healinf of the
wound.
Each season, therefore, has its peculiar
advantages. Unless the trees have su'
perabundant vigor the pruning should not
be done after the buds began to swell
Winter may be better than early spring
for harty trees, by allowing the freshly cut
faces to dry and close the sap pores before
the commenment of groth. But as aattine
away branches also makes trees more sus
ceptible to the effects of cold, the work
should not be done much before spring OF
tender trees. Prumed at this season of the
year, they are not checked in growth, a
when the work is done in summer, when {
tree must lose a protion Of its leaves, ane
become thus suddenly checked in the per
formance of its functions.
Pruning in summer, OF while the tree
are in leaf and growing, may be practicet
ifthey are in a vigorous condition, and bu
a small portion is cut away at time. Their
can be no harm at any season in remov
ing a single shoot.
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Beatty s Parlor Organs
IN 1S56

ESTABLISHED IN 1856,
The best and most lasting parlor organ now i'll
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same popularity.
1t has been tested by thousands many of them
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The music is adapted to the human voice. ranging
form the softest hute-like note to a volume OF
sound unsurpassed by any instrument.
The instrument has all the latest improvents,
and every organ fully warranted for six years
Beautiful oil polish, black walnut panneled cases,
which Will not crack warp, and form s, in addi-
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piece Of furniture
This organ needs only to be seen to be appreciated
and is sold at extremely low figures for cash. Sec
ond-hand instruments taken in exchange
Agents wanted, male OF female, in every county
in the United States and Canada. liberal dis
count made to teachers, ministers, churches,
schools, lodges etc., where we have agents. II
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spondence solicited: Agents discount given where
L have no agents. Best offer ever given now ready
Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY.
Washington, New Jersey, U. g. A.