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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12
TENEMENT HOUSE LIFE IN THE
METROPOLIS.


The Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor in New York
City haspublished its thirty-fifth annual
report, showing the work performed by
it for the year ending October, 1878.
During the summer its attention was
specially directed to the wretched con-
dition of the tenement houses, and with
view of bringing about necessary and
practical improvements in the homes of
the poor, the association has engaged the
services of well-known sanitary expert
to investigate and report upon the con-
dition of defective tenement houses in
New York. Above a hundred such
buildings have been the subject of COM
plant, and it would be easy to add
largely to this list. After an accurate
and complete statement of their exact
condition has been thus obtained, every
effort will be made to remedy evils found
to exist-notably foul air, deficient
light and drainage-through the Board
of Health, and otherwise if necessary.
The report says: "In all the eastern
quarter of our city, from Houston-street
up to Fortieth-street, there is an over
crowding of human beings in comparison
with the space covered beyond what has
thus far ever been known in any civil
lied country. In the Fourth and Sixth
Wards and in portions of the Eleventh
and Sixteenth, population is packed at
the rate of 1920 persons to the square
mile, and in the Fourth Ward alone al
the rate of 100000 inhabitants to the
square mile. In London, the most
densely populated districts reach, in St
James IA, 900, in St. Luke Isl, 900, il
East London 5000 to the square mile
Some 100000 persons in our city live ir
tenement houses, and large portion oi
these inhabit rooms which are never
lighted by the sun in winter, and SLEEP
in bedrooms which are never aired ex
cept from the dwelling room. There ii
one house in this city where the mum
Der of tenants has reached as high a
1,500, while the average number of per
sons to the house through the whole cit,
is some eleven or twelve-that of Phil
adelphia being only six or seven."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

THE would-be suicide should hesitate
before the fatal draught is drunk, the
pistol pointed, the rope adjusted, or the
blade barred. No one possessing the fine
feelings of gentleman wouli intrude
where he is not wanted. Better wait till
you are sent for, no matter which of
the places You might go to,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

PRUssIA's finances are not in the most
encouraging condition at the present
time according to a recent report
of the Vice Chancellor to the Prussian
Parliament. By this report it appears
that the deficiency in the revenues for
the current year amounts to seventy
million marks or about $29, 600, 900. The
Tribune calls it case of too much seem
ing prosperity. 1t thinks that the distri-
button of the French indemnity fund
which was only exhausted last year, in
duced liberal expenditure of public
moneys, and under this policy Prussis
acquired habits which now seem to be &
necessity. But the French indemnity
fund will yield no more, and the Gov
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

PROFESSOR SWING strongly combats
the traditional notion that genius is
usually allied to tippling, and recalls the
fact that, at one time when serving as
Secretary of n temperance society, he
addressed letters of inquiry to presidents
OF ofcolleges and professors, to ask what
was the quality of the young men who,
in those days, marred their college
course by the use of ardent drinks. Long
letters came from President Woolsey of
Yale, and from Horace Mann, then of
Boston. and from Profestor Moffat of
Princeton, and they all bore testimony
that genius in their colleges and schools
drank less than stupidity; that whisky
was passing away from the higher order
of mind, andwas only TO be found in
possession of the more sensual and less
bright.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

ernment revenues from, taxes, railroad
and postal receipts, etc., have fallen of
by reason of the hard times. Prussia
is now confronted with the necessity of
retrenching or adding to the public debt.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

CURIoUsLY enough, the Head of the
English Church and the Sworn De-
fender of its Faith, cones nearer than
any reigping Sultan to being al,o the
head of the Mohammedan world. Queen
Victoria has forty-five millions of Mos
lem subjects, and the number constantly
increases by conversions.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12
ARE THE AFGHANS OF JEWISH
ORTGINs

ARE THE AFGHANS OF JEWISH
ORIGIN.'
J. Talboy Wheeler, Secretary of the
Government of British India in the
Foreign Department, and an eminent
ethnologist and scholar, claims, in a
forthcoming work, that the Afghans are
of Jewish origin, not Jews Of the ortho-
dox type, the outcome of Jerusalem and
temple worship, but Jews of the old, tur-
bulent, stiff-necked type, who revolted
upon several occasions, and set up golden
calves at Bethel and Ban. The AT
ghans claim to be descendants of Saul,
the son of Kish. They are divided into
tribes. clans and families. They dis
tribute conquered lands by lots, perform
the ceremony of the scapegoat, and
build shrines on high places. Their fea-
lures are unmistakably Jewish, but
their language is not Hebrew, or any
thing akin to Hebrew. 1t is conjectured
that they are descendants of the ten
tribes whom the King of Assyria carried
away W tne clty VI Moues; DuI tne loss
of all traces of the Hebrew language
initiates against this theory, and it is
impossible to verify the identity. In
modern times they are Mohammedans
of the Sunni religion, and traditional
foes of the Persians and Shiahs. In q
foot note of this passage, referring to the
Jewish type of features exhibited by
the Afghans, Mr.. Talboy Wheeler
further remarks that this, to his mind
outweighs the evidence of language, anc
goes on to say that the "face of Sher.
Ali Khan, the present Ameer of Afghan
istan, reveals not only the Jewish fea
lures, but the melancholy mania tina
belongs to Saul"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

A CORRESPONDENT of the London
Times gives an extraordinary account of
the swarms of locusts which prevail in
some parts of India. OF late the young
locusts have been Matching out and
hopping along before they are able to
fly, laying waste all vegetation. Hearing
Of plan of the natives to dig bitches in
the line Of march of these creatures, the
correspondent called out his men and
dug several trenches, into which the To-
Gusts tumbled as they reached the brink.
When one ditch was full, it was quickly
covered with earth, and the march went
on to the next one. After the work was
over, a careful estimate was made of the
number of locusts destroyed, which
showed seven and half millions, or ten
and one-half tons, of the insects had
been buried in two hours.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

The carpet beetle, which appears to
be q new pest, or has at least attracted
more than usual attention recently, is
"ubject Of good many inventions de-
signed for It's destruction. A writer
In the Scientific american land friend
Of house painters, APPARENTLY recon-
mends the use of steam to be driven un-
der the baseboards and in the cracks of
the floors of rooms, from a small tea
kettle having burner under it and a
hose with nozzle attached to the spout.
The beetle, however, does not confne
itself to the floor, but infests closets,
trunks and out of the way places, where
IL would be difficult to treat it to a steam
bath.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

VEGETABLE Psychologists used to
lhink that leaves absorbed dew and
ain, until Frenchman named Duchar-
re, in 1857, reversed this view, and his
ypinion was adopted by botsnists. Prac-
ical gardeners, however, have never
zen converted, and they freely syringe
heir plants under certain conditions
And now the Rev. Mr.. Denslow in
England has, after many experiments,
that dew is not absorbed at
ight, but that absorption takes place at
unrise, when Transportation is begun,
nd the water on the leaves il sucked in.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

"AFGHANIsTAN," said competent
British authority some years ago, :" is a
land of rocks, sand, deserts, ice, and
snow. Take small force into the copn-
try, and you are beaten; take large
one, and you are starved"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

The reproduction of living creatures
by photography or painting is forbidden
by the Koran, but the Shah of Persia's
European travels seem to have shaken
his allegiance TO some of the DEGREES of
his country's religion. He has made
many presents of his portraits to num-
Der of the distinguished personages
whom he has met in England and on
the continent. And he has begun to
combat the preiudices of his country
at home on the subject, by exhibiting
his likeness in public places and dis
tributing medals bearing his bust. 1t is
rather a curious coincidence that for
eign travel and intercourse of the East
ern people with Europeans, has in all in
stances tended to introduce the pro-
gressive spirit of improving innovation,
and many Of the strange characteristics
and customs of the Oriental religion and
people are coming to be more honored
in the breach than the observance.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

PERHAPS the most ingenious use to
which scraps of old leather have been
adapted is the following, a process SO
of boots are torn up il the usual way,
cleaned, and reduced to pulp. This is
mixed with equal quantities of old bag
ging and waste paper and cast in molds.
When dry it is very hard and solid and
is used to fill into the tires of railway
wheels. 1t is said to be great improve
ment upon wood, which was formerly
used, and is neither SO heavy nor so
liable to crack by drought, or lose it's
shape, and endanger the safety of cars.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

GERMAN editors, publishers, and lib
al politicians are having rather an I'M
leasant time under the anti-Socialist
Nv. Up TO the 18th of last month one
undred and two societies, twenty-eight
ewspspers, and eighty-cight books and
smphlets had been prohibited, and in
,outh Germany eleven, and in North
'ermany only one journal of Socialist
roclivities remained unsurpassed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

The worship of shoes may seem a
otrange custom according to our notions,
Dut IL takes place in China to this day.
Among the practi ces which Chinese
women resort to, to secure the blessing of
,hildren, is one of obtaining a shoe from
she temple of the Goddess Of Children
ghich has been worn by her. This is
ten home, and, being placed beside
simage or tablet Of the Goddess, re-
ives equal worship, and, should the
esired object be attained, pair of shoes
xactly resembling the one obtained
must be returned to the temple.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

FRENCH newspapers are discussing
proposition for the holding of an Inter-
national Exhibition Congress, which
shall consider subjects relating to great
international displays of products and
manufactures, and devise uniform plan
for classification, catalogues, awards,
ETC., and particularly to decide the in
terval of time between exhibitions. Uni
formity in such matters as the arrange
ment Of articles, which is also proposed,
would only hasten the day when inter-
national exhibitions of the kind now
known would lose their chief attractions
and be abandoned. Even as it is, it seems
desirable to have at least half a genera
ton pass away before reviving in any
one city such grand displays as have
been made periodically since 1851,
crowned as they were by those of 1876
in Philadelphia and 1878 in Paris.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

In 1s62.vermont had,an.average of one
vorce for about every twenty-one mar
ages. Last years statistics showed an
.erage of one inevery fifteen marriages.
srmont is rather old-fashioned, but
,es TO be as far advanced as Illinois
ne of these days; and the figures GER
sinly do indicate progress.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

1T is thought that Liberia will become
great cotton producer. .-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-12-12

The number of students in the Law
Department of the University of Vir-
ginia is greater this season than it has
been for number of years.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
PORTLAND &WORCRSTER Limb
Portland & Rochester e. Il.
JULY 4, IS7s.

-, Trains viii res SIS follows
g. Eenvs Grand Trunk Depot,
Portland ~ s.3O n. On. and
Leave Preble St. Station at TAO a. M LIP and 615 p.
IN.
1850 a. M, Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car tor Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 955 q. NJ, lconnect-
ing with Eastern and Boston q Maine Rail-
roads.) At Nashps 1147 a. m, Lowell
12.iF p. N, Roston Lis p. M, Aver unc.
tios 1910 p. NJ, Fitchbarg LIS p. NJ, and
Worcester at 2.10 p. M, connecting with
trains south and West.
o. T.. VI. steamboat Express with Drawing
Room Car attached, through TO New Lon
don wtfhenf change and through Car
Rochester for Dover and isreas Falls.
at Ripping for Mancbester and Com
cord at Nashua toI Lowell and
Hosson, at Aver Sanction for Ficn,
LINE, at W srcesrer with Boston q Albany
Railroad tor New York, at Putnam with
"Boston & Philadelphia Express Line FOL
Phiiadeiphia, Baltimore and ash.
Line Steamers due at Pier No, 40, Norm
SiSeS New Work, at 500 a. M
81 5 p. ma From Preble Street. Mixed for Koch
ester and Way Stations.
Trains leave Rochester at TOO, leo M. Drawing
Room Car attached, and $50 p. arriving i'll
Portland at 9.3S a. IN. LIS and HOO p. m.
Cl0so connections made at WesthrOOh junction
with through trains of Me. Central X. X, and at
Grand Trunk Depot, Portland, with through
trains Of Grand Trunk r. Z.
SUNDAY TRAENS-Leave Preble Street Sta
ton at , 90 r. W., arriving at Rochester at
400 D. m, and at Worcester rs p. M, connect
ing with Boston & Albany X. r. for New York
and the West Leave Worcester at 90 a M,
Rochester 1880 and arriving at Preble Street
1920 m.
je2sdtf J.M.LUNT, supt,
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
The Rates of Postage.

Postal cards, one cent each, 60 without further
charge to all parts of the United States and Canadas
with additional onecent stamp they go to all parts
Of Europe.
All letters, to all parts Of the United States and
Canada, three cents per half-ounce.
local, or drop" letters, that is, for the city or
town where deposited, cents If delivered by car
riers, and cent where there is carrier system.
Newspapers, daily, semi weekly, tri weekly and
weekles, regularly issued and sent to regular SUBJ
scribers, cents per pound, payable at the office OF
publication, newspapers and magazines published
less frequently than once week, cents per pound.
and handbills cent tor each two ounces or fraction
thereof. All other miscellaneous matter. including
unsealed circulars, book manuscripts proofsheets,
photographs, &C., and also seeds, cuttings bulbs and
ROOTS and merchandise not exceeding four pounds in
weight, cent for each ounce or fraction thereof
The following are the postal rates with Europe;
The rates for letters for the halounce or frac-
tion thereof, and those for newspapers for four
ounces or fraction thereof
To Great Britain and Ireland, letters cent /;
newspapers 2 cents; France, letters cents, news :
papers cents; Spain, letters cents, newspapers
cents; all parts of Germany, including Austria,
letters cents, newspapers Q cents; Denmark,
letters 3 cents, newspapers cents; Switzerland,
letters cents, newspapers cents; Italy, letters
cents, newspapers cents; Russia, letters cents
newspapers cents; Norway. letters cents, news
papers cents; Sweden, letters cents, newspapers
2 cents; Turkey, European and Asiatic, letters 5
cents, newspapers cents; Egypt, letters cents,
newspapers cents.
For Asiatic countries, the half-ounce limit for
letters and the four ounces for newspapers, still
holding good. the rates are:-
10 Australia, letters, via San Francisco Except to
New South Wales) cents via SOUTHAMPTON Is cents
via Brindisi 10 cents, newspapers via San Francisco
CENTS via Southampton cents,via Brindsi cents
China letters, via San Francisco 10 cents via South
ampton Is CENTS via Brindisi 10 cents, newspapers
2, and cents, by the respective routes; British
India, Italian mail. letters, 10 cents, newspapers
cents; Japan. letters via San Francisco cents, via
England 10 cents, via Brindisi 81 CENTS newspapers
via San francisco cents via South apton cents,
via Brindisi cents.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.
Once Hours.

Once Hours.
From T.30 m to $50 p m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 M, and 1.3O to 2.30 p. In.
PORTLAND, ME-, July 1, 1875
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1910
and TAO p, m. Close at SIS m, and $780, 500 and
800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at 500 pm.
/ intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
Railway. Arrive at 12.40 and $40 m. Close at Slo
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1910, TAO
and 1i.1O p. Close at s15 a. M, 1880, 500 and
Bangor and connecting routes. Arrive at 1.1o p.
m. Close at Ii. As a. m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at $50 a.
M and LILO p. Close at II As a. m and AS p M
Morning Northwestern by G. I. &. Arrive at 8.S5
. m. Close at 715 m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 2.20 and S50
a. M, and LILO p. m. Close at 5.45 and 11.45 a. H.
Castine, Deer Isle, sedgwick, S. W. Harbor, Mt
Desert, Jonespert, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
or. Arrive at a. m. Close at Up. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive az 6.oo m
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevlousro SAIL
ing of steamers. Close at 8.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
= sIowhegan intermediate offices and the north
Arrive at Ito m. Close at H. a.
skowhegan also closes at 900 M.
rive at 12.45 .. IN. Close at 12.45 p. m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Close
al 11.45 a. M and p. m.
Swanton, VT, and intermediate offices, via P. &
o. r, r. Arrive GAO p. m. Close 6.45a M.
Fryeburg, Me-, and intermediate offices, via P. &
o. K. R. Arrive $50 a. m. Close 1905 p. m.
Worcester, Mass, and intei mediate offices, via p
SsR. X. X. Arrive 1.20 p. m. Close II. 30 p. IN.
Rochester, n. H. and intermediate offices, via
& r. r. R. Close a. m.
Boston and the South and West, Sunday 0nlp
Arrive 12.45 p. Close p. m.
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

On and After Monday. .5nly
Esssssaeassssss 4, iS7S, trains will Leave
sE@ -. .-5sseORrEAND FOR BOSTON
e@---a&-at els, 8.i5 a. M. LILO, $50 p. M, ar
rivng Boston 10.45 a. M, l.30, $40, 1890 p.
Returning, leave Boston at $50 a. M. l23 $780, 60
p arriving at Portland IL 30, 500, SEQ, 1000
For Scarborough Bench and Pine Point,
els, S.45, 1900, a. M, $50, $50 p. m. Old
Or chard Beach, sacc and Sidaeford 6.15,
8.45, 1000 a. ~, Ito, $50, $50 .. m. For Ken
nebunk, at 6 Is, s IS q. m. $50, $50 p. m.
For Wells, No. sserwick, salmon Eallr,
Great Falls Dover, Newmarket, Exeter,
Haverbili, North Andover, Lawrence,
$50 D. M. FOR Rochester, Farm in gr0n, Al.
tom Bay snd WOlfboroush at e.45 a. M, LILO
D. m. For Center Harbcr at S45 a. m. For
Manchester and Concord tvia Newmarket
Juncton,l at els O. m LILO p. M (via Lawrence) at
S.45 g. N.
Scarborough Beach or Pine Point kept TO take
pass-paers ON west of sfiddefsrd.
Rcrnin& TRAINS Will leave eAcnuebunk
fer Portland at T,20 q. m. The Ito D. m.
train from Portland connects at Boston with
all Sound Line Steamers for New York and all Rail
Lines for New York and the South and West.
Through Tickets Go all Fcinas SDuth
and West al lowest rafess
Trains on Boston L Maine road connect with
sil steamers tanning between Portland and Ban
gor, Rockland, Mt, Desert. Mac. las, PASSPORT
Calais, St. John and Halifax, Also, connect with
Grand Trunk trains at Grand frank Station and
Maine Central and Portland & ogdenshure trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop sc Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First elass Dining Rooms at Portland,
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence add Boston.
JAS. T. FURBEK, Gen. Supt.
3. H. STEVENS Gen. agent, Portland.
je2a dtf
The Portland daily press., 1878-09-16
CO-Operatfon,

Cooperation enables the farmers to estab-
lish in their localities, where individual cap
ital is not suffering, saw, grist and cider
mills, canning, starch and cheese factories,
distilleries, cotton gins, cotton and cider
presses, evaporators, evaporating pans, and
the like; these and other appliances are
needed to enable the farmer to convert his
bulky articles OF produce into shape that will
save transportation, thus enhancing their
value, and also enable him to utilize many
products that are now of but little value to
him on account of his not being able to save
them. Again, when the market is over
stocked, and prices in consequence not re-
munerative, it enables him to convert his
perishable products into form that will keep
till the market reacts; for example, starch
from potatoes. AS the farmers now have an
organization in their oranges. they meet each
other oftener and are better acquainted now
than formerly, when they were more isolat-
ed; then they would not work to a common
purpose. Now they can all pull together,
and one supply what another may lack, while