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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
Marine Casualties,

The steamer Sandy Fashion blew up at
Catlettsburg, KY, Saturday evening, A pril
6, at half-past five o'clock. The boat is
almost total wreck. The following named
persons were killed: Joseph NewburgE, of
Richmond, KY, and pilot Alphonzo Os-
known, was found near the wreck headless,
but was not taken from the water. Taylor
Davis and Hiram Rice, engineers, were
badly burned and bruised; Cyrus Preston,
had his knee cap broken and splinter
through the wrist; Hiram Tigart and
VIM. Justice, badly scalded; Geo. Dillon,
pilot, badly scalded and arm broken Lyman
Preston and John Osborn, bruised about
the head. The remains of Mr.. Newburgh
were taken to Cincinnati by delegation of
Masons on the Bostona. The explosion oc-
cured in the mouth of Big Sandy River.
The steamer had been running up the
stream. She was owned by r. K. Price and
VIM. Smiley. Part of the cargo was saved,
but the loss will exceed ten thousand dol
lars.
At the time of the explosion she was Just
leaving the wharf, and the boat sank in q
few minutes. She had an old tubular boiler
which had previously been in the Ashland
ferryboat Concert. Her engineer was
colored man. When her boiler exploded
she was fully loaded, and had thirty or forty
people aboard. After the explosion there
was but little left of her.
| The steamboat Col. A. P. Kouns struck
snag and sank lately at Negro Point, Rec
River. Three roustabeuts were drowned
The wrecking boat Usage was sent to tn,
scene of the disaster.
The Col. A. P. Kouns was sternwheele
belonging to the New Orleans and Ret
River Transportation Line. She receives
her first cargo at Cincinnati last season. He
owners were then Captain Mart. H. Kouns
Captain Isaac Kouns, and others. Recent
the latter gentleman sold his interest to th
former and w. T. Scovell, her clerk, an
commenced business as a planter nea
Opelousas, La. The Col. A. P. Kouns LEI
New Orleans for Red River, under comman
of Capt. M. FL. Kouns. Her insurance
supposed to be in Cincinnati offices.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
THE COLOSSAL STATUE.

1t is said that the statue of Liberty
Lighting the World" erected by France
and America in remembrance of their
old friendship, is coming out little by
little in the immense workshops estab-
lished expressly for its construction in
the Rue de Chazelles, No. 25, near
Monceaux Park. The arm and hand
holding the torch are already in Amer
lea; and at present the sculptor, Barth-
oldi, is finishing the principal portion of
the head. The first sentiment inspired
by the enormous head, nearly thirty
feet high, is almost terror. Its gigantic
dimensions are supplying; but by de-
grees the eye becomes accustomed to the
colossal forms, and the mind reconciles
itself to the extent of those great lines,
and we discover in the midst of them
the majesty and the light which the au-
thor has endeavored to give to the fea-
lures. But the public will soon have an
opportunity to see the beauty of this
work, for the head of the statue of Lib.
erty is to be exhibited at the Universal
Exposition. Nevertheless, we strongly
advise every one beforehand to visit the
establishment on the Rue de Chazellei
and see how the different portions Of thi,
head are prepared, worked and adjusted
M. Bartholdi is making copiesin plastic
of his statue of Liberty. Two hundred
of them only will be executed, mum
bered and registered with the name o
J the purchaser, who may in this way pre-
serve a souvenir of this magnificen
: monument commemorative of the Ger
tennial anniversary of the United States
: and destined to renew and enliven tn
{ old friendship between France an
: America.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

"A PARIS banker, a self-made man who
had known the struggles of poverty in
his young days, had an old time-piece
over his bed when he breathed his last
few weeks ago. When he was boy
he used to say to himself: "When you
are rich you will buy picture-clock,
representing hamlet, with its church,
and in the steeple clock, and at the
foot of the village railroad, with train
in full motion, and on one side the sea,
with ships sailing by" All these things
were made to work by machinery in the
clock which the rich banker bought.
The train whistled and ran along the line,
and the ships were tossed in the sea, and
the key which set them in motion was
carried in the old gentleman's pocket.
The clock had the place of honor in
his drawing-room, surrounded by paint
ings which cost their weight in gold,
and there it remained for years. His
wife and children did not like it. They
laughed at it. They could not under
stand his whim. They did not know OF
all the old dreams which that picture
awakened in him. His friends laughed
at him for letting it remain in the draw
ing-room. So he took it into his owr
room. Whenever he wanted to renew
his youth he would wind up the old clock
and then the steeple would chime, th'
sea roar, the ships toss backward ant
forward, and he would feel as happy a
in the old days when he used to dream
about the wonderful treasure.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

THEY have genuine cold weather in
Manitoba, where the thermometer marks
thirty degrees below zero for days
together, and frequently drops to fifty.
A correspondent says that what is called
poudre day is exceedingly dangerous
for the traveler-not because the
temperature is then lowest, but because
the air is filled with fine snow, SO that
sight is entirely obscured at distance
of a few feet. A wind sits the snow
over the paths, obliterating all guiding
marks, and the chilled traveller is lost.
The almost unconquerable desire to rest
is not the least important part of the
danger. The coolest days are still +" SO
magically still that all the usual sounds
of nature seem to be suspended; when
the ice cracks miles away with a report
like a cannon; when the breaking of a
twig reaches one like the falling of a
tree; when ones own footsteps, clad in
soft moccasins, come back from the
yielding snow like the crunching of an
iron heel through gravel; when every
artificial sound is exaggerated hundred
fold, and nature seems to start at every
break in the intense silence. The atmos-
phere is as clear as crystal, and the
range of vision seems to be unlimited D
On such days a nose freezes with
wonderful quickness, and it is reckless
to expose that organ for many minutes
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
An Antidote for Strychnine.

An instance of the prompt and sue
cessful use of an antidote in the case of
strychnine poisoning is circumstantially
narrated in Nature. A favorite Skye
terrier had accidentally obtained and
eaten the poison, which was intended
for mice. The amount taken by the dog
was probably about sixth of a grain.
When found, the animal was rigid and
apparently iifeless, except having an
occasional spasm. The owner consulted
authorities and found that dose of
chloral hydrate was the antidote pre-
scribed in such cases. To kill a rabbit,
twenty-one grains of the chloral is suf-
fcent; the dog was twice the weight of
rabbit, and the owner of the terrier,
therefore, proceeded to inject forty-five
grains of chloral Tin solution) under
the skin. About fifteen minutes after
ward, supposing the dog was dead, the
owner applied his boot to it, probably
feeling a little disgusted with the result
of his experiment. To his great sur
prise, the terrier struggled to its feet;
Shortly afterward it took some milk, and
subsequently, though not fol, a while
very lively, it seemed none the worse
for its experience. The essential point
in this treatment is that the dose of
chloral should be strong enough to kill +;
otherwise it may not be sufficient to
overcome the effects of the strychnine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
Learning to Write.

Abundant writing is, in the Judgment
of the Methodist, more important to one
learning to write than correct writing.
After he has written good deal, he will
better comprehend the value of correct
writing. From the suggestions of the
Methodist we condense the following ad-
vice:
Learning to think with a pen in his
hand, and to SO grasp his thought that
it shall submit to be recorded this is
the first stage of the business; and the
young writer ought to be free from crit
ical preoccupations while he is making
this stage of his journey. He has also
to form liking for the work ofwriting.
Do not make it more irksome to him than
it naturally is.
After abundant writing comes the
effort at correct ,oriting. And correct
writing is writing clearly,-writing so as
to be easily understood.
A third suggestion is that the writer
should study his subject for its facts, it.
history, its chief expositions. The danger
here is plagiarism; but plagiarism il
a disease of fools, and a sensible you'll
will not catch it in a library, while the
ordinary victim has been known t.
succumb to single volume of sermons
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

smoldering remains of a log cabin. Lying
in one corner were the headless remains of
a man and woman. They were identified as
Mr.. and Mrs. NARROW, an old man and
woman, each nearly sixty years of age. No
signs of the heads of the victims could be
found by either gentleman. Near the house,
however, a spade was found resting against
rail fence, and upon it fresh dirt, giving
evidence that it had been used very recently.
No hears were found, however.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
THE RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD.


According to some statistics published
by the Economiste Francais, the total
length of railways in the world at the
end of 1876 was 1S4, ,002 miles, of which
Europe possessed SO, ,43O miles; America,
83, ,420 miles; Asia, 1859 miles; Aus
tralia 1924 miles; and Africa, 1919
miles. The United States had 74,095
miles; Germany, 17,1S1 miles; Great
Britain, 1874 miles; France, 49,
492 miles; Russia, 1855 miles;
Austria, 1882 miles; Italy, 4,S15
miles, and Turkey, $50 miles. The
railway system in India was 6,527 miles
in length; while Canada had 1920
miles; the Argentine Republic, 900
miles; Peru, $40 miles; Egypt, 975
miles, and Brazil, 836 miles. The
Economiste Francais calculates that at
the end of 1876 the capital invested in
the European railways amounted to
2,077, 200, 900, and in those of America,
Australia, Asia and Africa, FL ,185, $780,
900, making a total for the railways Of
the whole world of s3,262, 100000. The
European railways were credited with
the possession of $4,000 locomotives
90,0 900 passenger carriages, and 100000
luggage trucks, in which were conveyed
during 1876 1, 140, 100000 passengers ant
3, 400, 600, ,0C0 tons of goods.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
LIFE,
BY EVA WILLIAMS BEST

A doubling up Of dimpled fists to battle in the
strife;
reaching out to grasp the new and wondrous
things of life;
A little learning of short rules-a count of hours
and days;
watching for sweet Love and all his pretty, win
some ways;
A breathing Of mother-prayer above suffering
child;
waiting for an Harborage, wherein Life's ocean
Grows calm and still and beautiful and Heaven at
last is won:-
So dawns the baby's morning, and sets the baby's
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

A WRITER in the Boston Herald in
quires whether the armories in that city
are provided by the State for dancing
parties, or intended as places in which
soldiers can perfect themselves in mill
tary drill. The floors, he says, are
waxed until it is difficult to stand upon
them, and it is nearly impossible for a
company to march with the full twenty
eiChth-inch step and the proper cadence
without half dozen of the men slipping
down. And when it comes to stacking
arms the floor must be covered by a
strip of mating in order to prevent the
stacks from falling.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

WE hear of Keely, the motor man.
Mr.. J. B. Knight, of Philadelphia, Sec
retary of the Franklin Institute, who
has been engaged in examining the
motor for some time, accuses Mr..
Keely of humbug. He says there were
in the machine confusing number of
cocks and pipes, and Mr.. Keely con-
stantly drew the observers attention to
other things. There were concealed cyl
inders, and many other devices calcu-
lated to deceive. He also says that the
so-called vacuum was not produced by
the condensation or absorption of the
alleged vapor, but by mechanical means,
such as previously exhausted chamber
or its equivalents; that the substance
used and claimed by Mr.. Keely to be
atom vapor of his own discovery is
simply atmospheric air which had been
previously compressed and stored up in
the various hollow spheres and other
chambers of the apparatus in the inter
walls between the experiments. Chas
NJ. Cresson, NJ. D., ON the request of Mr.
knight, analyzed some of the "vapor ,
which was bottled up for that purpose
and found it nothing but atmospheric
air.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

CURIOUS litigation is in progress be-
tween certain mill owners on the banks
Of the Danube and the Aach. The
former claim that the waters of the
Aach are in reality escaped from the
Danube, and they are taking measures
to stop this subterranean drain. An
experiment lately made goes to sustain
their point, for coloring matter from
the waters of the parent stream was
transmitted TO those Of the tributary in
about sixty hours. The mill owners
on the Aach are solicitous concerning
the retention Of their privileges.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
A schooner was two days ont from n

A schooner was two days out from one
of the South Sea Islands, when sailor
went up to shift the gaft-topsail tack
over. He had reached the doubling of
the mainsail, when he discovered coiled
round it huge snake. The man scud-
ded along to the peak halyard, followed
at more leisurely pace by the reptile.
One of the mates, seeing the mans dan.
ger seized piece Of wire rope, ran ur
the rigging, and, attacking the reptile
in the rear, succeeded in killing it. II
measuredover twelve feet in length.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

THE Director of the Mint states that,
in conformity with instructions received
from the Secretary of the Treasury, i'm
mediately after the passage of the Silver
law, the utmost exertions have been
made to commence coinage of the silver
dollar at all the mints. Some delay in
preparing dies for the Western mints
has been unavoidable. In the meantime
these mints have been directed to pro.
ceed with the preparation of dollar
blanks, and large amount will be
ready for stamping when the dies ar
rive. 1t is expected that the first lot of
dies will be forwarded to the Western
mints early next month.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

WILLIAM CALCRAFT, the English
veteran executioner, is mild, inoffen-
sive old man, fond of flowers and a
rearer of rabbits. He has always evinced
a great repugnance to hanging man of
intellect, and asserts that on such oc-
casions he would have failed in the task
had ii not been for a powerful dose of
alcohol. Calcraft, venerable in appear
ance, grows a handsome white beard.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

: MISSEsoTA editor rejects spring
m with the remark that" it lacks
divine afflatus of the true bard-the
4olent ichor of genuine poesy." That's
10 dotl That's what's the matter
spoems that come here have consider
saflatus, but they want the "divine;" !"
y are chuck full Of ichor, but lack
picuously the redolent' feature.
would respectfully state to aspiring
$ that every poem sent here
.aout redolent ichor goes straight
the waste-basket.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

IN order to cover the expense of sup
pressing the late rebellion, which
amounted to s42,OO0,0OO, the japanese
Government has resolved to issue S27, :
100000 in paper money, and to make
large savings in the ordinary civil ex-
penditure. The national debt of Japan
at present amounts to $3.50, 0,000, 900, of
which $2l9, 100000 consists of bonds in
the hands of the daimios, or mobiles, re-
payable in thirty years. These bonds
were issued to the daimios in lieu of the
life annuities which the Government
was formerly bound to pay them. The
foreign debt consists only of $15,000,.
600; the remainder is paper money,
which has hitherto been readily &C
. cepted.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

he Chicago papers having been SO
ishly bold as to charge George
1cis Train with insanity, he has
ced them TO an apology and repelled
icago's insinuation with the counter
harge that the metropolis Of the lakes
is macadamizej with jails, asylums
and almshouses," planted in swamp"
" built by accident in a quagmire " and
"jackscrewed every year to keep it out
of the lake." Cities which triie with
Mr.. Train must beware of the conse-
1uenccs,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

ABOUT this time of the year look out
for circus lions to escape and eat few
beautiful girls; live frogs found in solid
stone hundred feet under ground old
women blown by fierce hurricanes into
the tops of trees; small boys tossed
tragic distances by COWS with crumpled
horns; the river monster appears; a
hard and killing frost encases the
infantile peach bud; calves born with
seven heads; giants walk the earth and
exhibit themselves in side-shows; the
wierd scream of the ice cream man
breaks on the morning air; a wild man
found in the woods of Texas; a BODY
servant Of Washington dies; Benedicts
excited over the prospect of a summers
bachelorhood; fashionable preachers
looking Europeward; the ground hog
peeps out; the goose bone idiot is heard
from.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

BILL-"I say, Mary, run and ask
julie to come and play with u.s." Mary
=" You know, Bill, mother says you
amt to call him Jule-his names Jul
ius." Bill" Well, what does she call
me Bill for then? i shan't call him
,Jul-ius until she calls me Bilious"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser sug-
gests that the management of the
Stewart Hotel for Women be put in the
hands of those women who are eternally
concocting splendid bills of fare of din
ners at five cents.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

A LATE report of the Board of Trade
of Birmingham, England, contains
matter Of special interest to the United
States. 1t says, among other things:
"The only shipping markets, indeed,
which continue to exhibit any vitality
are Australia and New Zealand, and OF
their orders a large and increasing pro.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

The success of Captain Eads in i'm
proving the navigation of the Mississippi
promises to be followed by similar at
tempts at other ports. He has visited
The st. Johns river, in Florida, and ex-
lmined the bar in company with pilots,
merchants and others interested. The
result of his investigation was an
opinion that the channel of the river
can be deepened to twenty-four feet by
the system employed on the Mississippi
and on many European rivers. The
consequence Of this survey and opinion
will undoubtedly be found in an early
application to Congress for an ap
propriation.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11
E British reserve ordered out looks

B British reserve ordered out looks
y. but Wellington's force in the
lnsula, when he commenced, was
Insignificant and justified Ma
rs contempt. The important part
He business is to have a definite be-
log. For once fairly in for a fight
Bull is not much given to backing
~ No plan of operations has been
on hinted at on the English side,
J. e the Russians announce theirs
rlessly to be an attack on India.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

A BLACK man named Vitalo, living in
French Guiana, impressed, few years
ago, with the idea that the neglected
gold mines of that region would yield
handsomely, began to work one with a
capital Of only $1,000, which, before
the year was over, was increased to $40,-
900. The next year he cleared 800, 900,
and the next 100000. Last year he be-
came richer by 1920, 900. Two years ago
Vitalo visited Paris and accepted an
offer of $500, 900 for his mine. On re-
turning to Guiana the sight of the mine
and the gold washing caused him to re.
gret his bargain, and he threw 30 many
technical obstacles in the way before
signing the contract, that the French
capitalist relinquished the agreement.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

GA MAN with trade dollar feels as if
he had full moon in his pocket" But
without any kind of dollar, his pocket
is still lighter.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

portion is going to the United States.
1t is remarked that, although the trade
of these colonies is steadily expanding
year by year, the business done with
them by manufacturing firms in Bir-
mingham and Sheffield is not now a
tenth part of what it was three years
ago. On the other hand, there is evil
dence that the Australian orders for
American hardwares have increased in
the same period nearly twenty fold,
owing, as alleged, to the superior
quality, design, or finish of these goods,
and in no way to their cheapness"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

The art of cutting and polishing dia-
.monds has been introduced into this
country, and is successfully practised by
Young women in Boston.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

O'DoNAvAN Rosa, the Irish orator,
is having an aerophone erected. so that
he can throw his voice into the center oi
Canada without being mobbed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

THE man who is cremated is certain to
escape the dissecting table.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-04-11

FALLING in love is like falling into
cistern lit is mighty easy to fallin but
awful hard to get out.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-04-03
WEDNESDAY MORNING. APRIL 3, l878

dollars to pay the expenses of the
trip. The Philistines had him in
side Of forty-eight hours, and now
it looks as if he might luxuriate at
Sing Sing for the next five OF ten
years. Moral: Never run away
with a red-haired woman, or, if you
do, don't try it on ether peoples
money. Many worthy people are
apt to think that such a proceeding
is not exactly the thing.
Old Probs. has been giving US
all sorts Of weather, but the bud
DING trees tell us that winter is
past.
There is trouble among our
clergymen. One is accused of pois-
oning his wife, another Of getting
drunk, and a third Of robbery. For
the honor Of the cloth, I am happy
to state that in each case my
clerical brethren have been able to
make a complete vindication. Some
miserable deacon or dissatisfied
trustee was at the bottom of the
persecution-desiring, no doubt, to
prove how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in harmony.
Yours truly,
BROADBRlM.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-04-03
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HEIR ANSWER.

If the love that you ask for offer you here,
Can promise to follow you without fear?
VIII you take my hands III your own, dear,
And keep lem soft and warm?
Will you teach me to trust each word you
say?
Will you keep my feet so they never can
stray?
VIII you be my guide in the one right way,
Ny refuge in every storm?
Then I'll lovingly follow wherever you guide,
Though our way may lie through desert
e.. wide; -.
All through the journey, safe by Your side,
You shall lead me everywhere.
1t is sweeter to walk by faith than sight,
If only you feel you are going Alright.
May trust you always to find the light,
And 8 de me safely there :?