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The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
Fertility of Palestine.

"lhc Jordan valley can he made more fertile
than ever 1t was Indeed it may be made
one vast garden, not merely by rebuilding the
great acqueducts, the remains of which still
exist, and by means of which the great cities
were watered, but by means of the Jordan
river itself The Jordan, out of 1iberias, falls
ten feet to the mile, or six hundred feet in six
Ity miles The waters of the Jordan might be
brought out of Tiberias in adueducts, falling
one foot to the mile and thus be brought over
the great plain of Basan and Of Jericho, and
be made to irrigate all the land which the
streams have lett untouched"
We have been thus detailed in our evidence
so as not to leave any room for doubling, that
i'm the language of Captain Warren ''the dear
old Promised Land is even yet a Land of Pro-
mise, and even the only requisites to ensure
its becoming again land flowing with milk
and honey and IA good government, an indus
trious people, and the blessing of God"
What the political importance of Palestine
would be, if possessed by an independent and
civilized government, a glance at the map, and
the consideration of the relations in Asia be-
tween England, Russia, Turkey and Persia
must convince the reader. In fact, the virtual
possession OF Palestine, or paramount inhu-
ence over It's government, would almost decide
the empire of Asia.
i't ituoSit dJ lcdSl Has, Wlln ncT uSual lar
sighted sagacity, understood the political inn
portance of Palestine, appears from the fact,
to which Captain Warren calls attention, that
even now, before the country is in condition
to serve political purposes. Russia "has already
built large fortresses in the heart of Tursh ter
ritory-one overlooking Jerusalem Ton the site
selected by Titus for his camp when he be
sieged the city, garrsoned by some hundreds,
sometimes by thousands of so called pilgrims
who at Easter time almost occupy Palestine,
and who are numerous enough to take, the
Holy City, were it not that at this time Turkey
causes pilgrimage of Moslems there in order
to counterbalance the Russians"
Even now ordinary arabic land yields, in
some parts no less than a hundred fold return,
even as in the days Of Isaac, Gen. XXI. 12,)
while irrigated land will bear four crops
year, and again that of the almost incredible
productiveness Of fruit trees of every kind.
Of course, provided the land was not properly
if it were possessed by its own peO-
pie, under stable and civilized government
such is the excellence Of its soil and the va
riety of its climate, from the heart OF the Jor-
dan Valley, that almost every product Of every
zone and country might be reared IN it to per
ieCtiOn.-Dr EderMtem.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
CLEAN PEOPLE

ncusukeepers, Builders Painters remember that keen.
large stock OF Leads, Paints Oils Iarnishes Pain,
Brushes, and all kluds OF material for painting viii NJ
be undersold. 4. Y GNGGs.
NOTE. DRAFT AND RECEIPT
~ BOOKS at OSNAN & HAPEMAN'S
West 81 the Court Houst.
FINE PRINTING FE5,bR Fer tRe yB Book e, 6s% and JOB
llspemans west OF m Court House Square.
OLA NIX poOKS -, STATION ERY
ID AND PRINTING furnished promptly at reasonable
prices br OSAAN c HdPEkAN
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

The famous c'rfrnnal OK, bred by Samuel
Barclay, IA well-huoYn stock raiser of SOmer
set county, P,AI 'lyania weighing 1900
pounds, has gone WY of all tiesh-to the
butchers. This ;.n ma! is said to be the larg
est steer ever bred in the United States. He
was Of mixed breed, Shurthorn and Ayrcshlrc
the Shorthorn prevailing, He was sold by
Mr.. Barclay, when four years old, for S402j0
10 Peter Phillppi Mr. Philippi sold him Ia
Tobias Seltz, who fed him tor several years
and kept him on exhibition, realizing 81 ,GGS
thereby. Mr. Sclz sold HIM to VIM. Hum
mersick Of Carlisle, Pa. in February, 1876
for 81 $50. Mr.. IIummerSick took him to the
centennial and realized $1,000 in receipts. lie
subsequently sold him to butcher at long
price for a show bullock during the holidays
The hide weighed just 800 pounds when he
was slaughtered
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
FARM AND GAR DEN.
COrrespOndence.

We shall be glad to receive, for publication
in this department, short and pointed commu
nications from farmers, gardeners, stock-rals-
crs and others on any topic Of general inter
est to agricuturistS. The name and postofficc
address should accompany each letter. no
necessarily for publication, but as Il guaranty
Of good faith. 1t is our purpose to open this
column to a free exchange Of experience and
opinions between its readers.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

For keeping beef perfectly sweet, the follow
ing method is recommended 10y farmer in
tins state: Cut the beef in pieces of size to
suit your convenience, and expose it where it
VIII freeze very solid; wrap each piece in a
separate piece of paper. securing it with twine
and bury in a bin OF wheat, peas, barley or any
other heavy grain will answer have kept
beef fresh and sweet in this way from the frs,
OF JANUARY till the first of April. | have had
some beef kept in this way which was better
and more tender on the first of April than the
week it was killed"
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

Rats and mice will 30 into trap much
more readily if II piece of looking glass is put
in any part of the trap where they can see them.
selves. They are social little creatures, and
where they see any of their tribe there they
will 90. am quite sure of the effect the look
ing-glaSS has, us | properly "baitcd' my trap
for whole week without being able to coax
one of the depredators in: but the first night
after putting in the looking. glass Icaught two
one very large and one small rat; and every
night, since this device has made one or more
prisoncrs-L,tier to G,rmIgtDrH Telegraph
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

\ western New York farmer j. credited with
the noteworthy remark that he once carefully
observed the effect of the application of stable
manure which had been saved under shelter
till needed for use, and he concluded that one
load of il was worth about rs much ~ two
loads of that exposed in the usual wasteful
strongly.
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16
GOOD BOOKS FOR ALL.

For sale by OsMAN HAPEMAN. IS La Sale St.. Ottawa,
Ills Any Of these Books will be forwarded BY MALL post
maid ON nI nric
The Ottawa free trader., 1878-02-16

Lord quander-Overdrawn Mr. O'Iiagan
Why, cast up the pa,S-bOok myself, ana it
showed over a thousand in nv favor
Mr. O'HaCan-Ah, me lord. its aihrifling
mistake we've made; we've cast the wear OF our
Lord into the pOun's Troih, its rowling IN
riches we'd all he if we could only Discount
IAHis D0miav-F'HH.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-27
Raids on the Pole.

The North Pole has regained its fascina-
tion for discoverers. The number of yoy.
ages to be undertaken this year and next
is already very large. Two of them are
distinctly American-the Bennett and the
Howgate. These expeditions are in no
sense rivals. Mr.. Bennett intends to make
a dash at the pole in his steamer Jeanette
(late the Pnndora) by way of Behring
Straits. while Captain Howgate proposes to
lay regular siege to themystsrious Pole,
and endeavor by means of excursion from
weii-appointed colony to be solve the
problem We earnestly hope that both ex
peditions may be completely successful
and the success of either could NOT detract
from the honor justly due to the pluck and
enterprise of the other. AS long as there
is a mile of the surface of this earth unex-
plored men will be ready 10 risk all the
hardships-to offer their lives, health and
wsaith-in the attempt to discover the 90.
crss Of the virgil land.-Neo York Graph.
Tic.
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Live for Something.

Live for something; if it be so little. Bet
ter to look back on the little You have done
than sigh over wasted hours and misspent
time. There is work for every one to do,
and he who labors with a willing heart and
hand will one day reap the reward Of his
labor.
Live for something. Let every leaf in
the volume of the year bear some mark
OF yours upon its pages. Let every turn of
Times old iron wheel give some account OF
wen.spent days. Live SO that your deeds
will be remembered long after you have
ceased to be. Live so that your virtues will
excel your vices, and shine brighter and
brighter as the years grow less and less
Live. SO that you can look to the past with
out regretting that you have done too little
| in this life. Labor for something noble
and praiseworthy Live SO that in passing
from this to another shore you will leave
behind you
Footprints on the sands of time''
| Live for something. There is no one
but who can do some good-no one wht
need say can accomplish nothing-nont
who need spend their days in 1dleness. Life
is blank book, every page of which mus
bear something worthy of record or a bio
that never can be eraced Then be mind
full what you leave upon its leaves; for j
will tell in time and eternity what yo
have lived for, and He who keeps a reeor
Of our deeds will reward us accordingly.
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Good Advice to Girls,

Speaking of the anxiety of girls to get
through girlhood hurriedly and get into
womanhood. or rather into young lady
hood, without awaiting to enjoy the beau
tiful season of girlhood, Bishop Morris
said "Wait patiently, my children. Go
not after your womanhood; let il come to
you. Keep out of the public view. Cul-
tivate refinement and modesty. The cares
and responsibilities of life will come soon
enough. When they come you will meet
them, trust, as true woman should But
oh! be not so unwise as to throw away
your girlhood. Rob not yourself of this
beautiful season, which wisely spent, will
brighten all your future life."
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Constant Employment.

The man who is obliged to be constantly
to earn the neccessaries of life
and support his family knows not the un-
happiness he prsys for when he desired
wealth and idleness.
To be constantly busy is to be always
happy. Persons who have suddenly ae-
quired wealth, broken up their active pur-
suits, and begun to live at ease, waste away
and die in very short time. Thousands
would have been blessings to the world,
and added to the common stock of happi-
ness, if they had been content to remain a
humble sphere and earned each mouthful
Of food that nourished their bodies But
no; fashion and wealth took possession OF
them, and they were completely ruined
They ran away from peace and pleasure
and embraced a lingering death.
Ye who are sighing for the pomp and
splendor of life, beware! Ye know no
what ye wish! No situation, however ex
alted-no honors, however glorious-car
yield you enjoyment while discomfort lurk
in your bosom.
The secret of happiness lies in this; t,
be always content with your lot, and neve
soght for splendor or riches, or magnif
csnce of fashion and power.
Persons who are busy, and go cheerful,
to their daily tasks, are the least disturbe,
by the fluctuations of business, and a
night sleep composedly.
Beware of discomfort, then-of sighin
and longing for that which may never BE-
Go about your duties as one who expect
to. morrow may be your last, and be happ
even in that thought
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Independence.

One of the most foolish ideas in the world /
of one another. From the first of breath |
to the last of death we have to depend upon
our fellows. No man ever yet was able to
90 through life without assistance; without
receiving favor; no day passes without
receiving favors; no day passes without hav-
ing need of them. In tens of thousands of
ways we are indebted for food, clothing
shelter. Life the most savage and free from
luxury and association has necessities that
must be supplied by another hand, and sick
ness and accident come alike to all.
When we hear man or woman talking
about "getting along without them," we
incline to the opinion that they are-well,
to speak mildly-talking rubbish. The
full-powered and strong armed man is as
much slave to laws of his being and sur
rounding sas a little child. II is boldest of
of nonsense to dream of acting supremely
independent. Nothing in material nature
is enabled to do so, and can man? The sea
is dependent upon the rivers, the rivers up.
on the brooks upon the springs. Every
one thing is obliged to lean upon some 9th
er thing, and it is the union of the small
that goes to make up the strength and per
fectness of the great. No one star is in
dependent of the others, and the beauty o
the solar system is the complete dovetail
ing together and harmony in working.
!, There are men, and men who boast of in
J dependence when there is absolutely n
such thing. Even the independence c
money is uncertain as the breath of th
l breath of the wind. A financial hurrican
may come on the morrow; fire blot OF
in night, and the millionaire be paupe
And so it ia with everything mundane.
e The talk of independence is simply r
e dsculous. The old story of the "Dlscol
J. tented Pendulum" is a striking illustrate
and the lungs might as well tell the hea
that hereafter it was "giong it alone" I
man to cut loose from his kind. We al
u and must be dependent. There is no OIL
instance in which we can be otherwis
The rash suicide says he will free himse
from life and its troubles; will be indepe
10 dent. Yet his very latest and sinful a
groves the fallacy ofanother. without pi
a tol and powder and ball, he could not ha
done the deed, and by the hands of tho
D. from whom he boast independence, he mu
re be buried.
=? Independence (of this charnete) is fal
70 in theory and abortive in practice. II
= simply 'bosh' of the most pronounced kin
and the sooner man bows to the laws
must obey, and learns the folly of his boas
the more smoothly he will live and ira
u quilly go down to the clark valley" no
at can ever avoid
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-27

THE PLACE WHERE THE Sun JUMrs A
DAy.-Chatham Island, lying off the east
coast of New Zealand. in the South Paeif.
ic Ocean, is peculiarly situated, as it is one
of the few habitahle points of the globe
where the day of the week changes. It is
just on the line of demarcation between.
dates. There high twelve on Sunday, or
Sunday noon, ceases, and instantly Monday
meridian begins. Sunday comes..into man e
house on the east side, and becomes Mon
day by the time it passes out of the west
ern door. A man sits down to his noon.
day dinner on Sunday and it is Monday
noon before he finishes it, There Saturday
is Sunday and Sunday is Monday, and
Monday becomes suddenly transferred into
Tuesday.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-27

Owing to the early issue of THE PRESS
last week we received the following too
late for publication. ED.
Mr.. EDIToR.-Within the past week
some inhuman wretch vented his Tor herr
pent up animosity against the friends Of
James Ash, deceased, by defacing his name
on the beautiful Granite Monument erect
ed at his grave ID the NJ. E. Cemetery at
this place. This 10 an act more vile by far
than the robbing Of graves, which has csus-
ed 30 much excitement in CINCINNATI re-
Gently; for in this case the crime is the out
growth OF pure cusssdness, committed for the
sole purpose of gratifying the evil desire
Of a devil in human form. While the grave
robber plies his tarde simply for gain. There
tare we'll grounded suspseions as to who did
the deed and in all probability sufficient
proof may be gathered to convict the crim-
inal.
This is not the frat time that the sacred
dead have been disturbed by doubtless this
same offender, who is disgrace to human.
iiy and who deserves the privilege of nc
other burial ground than the Potters field
We may expect such outrages and even
worse If possible so long as any Of the better
class of our citizens are willing to counter
ence such base and cowardly fends who
are strangers to the first principles of honor
and virtue.
HUMANITY
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way 81 have been there" All the people
of Texas want, is to be treated decently,
and if that is done more hospitable and
social class of citizens can nowhere be found.
! have been in the state about two months
and have seen but one little fuss and that
was between northern men. All Texas
wants is northern enterprise, and that must
be brought here by northern men. We
already have many of them here, but there
is still room for thousand more, and if
they come and don't get as lazy as the Tex
ans are, fortune will certainly be their
reward. hope Ohio will be well represen-
ted in Texas. Yours very respectfully.
II. P. LENTZ.
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Are High Schools Lawfully Maintained.

Attorney General Pillars has promulga-
ted an opinion, published in pamphlet
form, on the powers of Boards of
Education to established and maintain
High Schools, with.scie ntifc and classical
courses, and Normal and Polytechnic
Schools. All the legal phases of the sub
ject are exhaustively reviewed, in response
to a request from School Commissioner
Burns. The conclusion arrived at by the
Attorney General is, "that Board of
Education is authorized, by the letter
true spirit. and the meaning of the law
enacted in obedience to the requirments
of Section 2, Article 6, of the Constitution,
to establish such schools, with such grades,
and with such courses of instruction in the
various Departments of education as, in its
wisdom, the public good may seem to re.
quire. Each Board of Education has the
power, under the law, to determine for it.
self the minimum or maximum of the in
struction it will furnish, limited only by
the funds raised for school purposes, and at
its command. If these broad powers are a
bused, the remedy lies with the people and
the General Assembly" Columbus Siasday
Me1s.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-27

1t is again being circulated by GER
tain parties belonging to the ring that
the Herald nor Tribune did not pay
back the ninety-nine dollars that they
received for publishing the Commits
sioner's Report, and that they charged
exactly what the law allowed them.
The Tribune did not draw the extra
ninety nine dollars but had its bill
made out the same as the Herald and
was waiting to pocket the grab but the
Herald was compelled to disgorge and
the Tribune of course made no further
effort to get the extra pay. When any
one says different from this they lie.
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Killing Quack Grass.

In destroying any weed by not allowing
it to breathe above ground, the expert
m ent will result in entire failure if the la
Dor is occasionally intermitted so as to al
low the weeds to recover from their tempo
rary smothering. By close work, Canada
thistles may be completely killed in four
months; by occasional remission, they vii
last one hundred years Prof. Beal say
he has no trouble in killing quack grass
by cultivating the land every three or foul
days, never longer; the leaver never show
ed themselves. The plants had no peac,
nor recovery. A piece of rich moist sol
was plowed in autum, cultivated every
four days in spring till ruta bagas wer,
sown, and no quack grass ever appeared at
terward.
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Bail Road to
S O M e r S ET.
Liver is King.

The Liver is the imperial organ of the
whole human system, as it controls the
life, health and happiness of man. When
it is disturbed in its proper action all kinds
of ailments are the natural result. The di-
ge-tion of food, the movement of the heart
and blood the action of the brain and
nervous system, ave all Immediately con-
nected with the workings of the Liver.
1t has been successfully proved that Green's
August Flower is unequalled in curing all
persons afflicted with Dyspepsia OF Liver
Complaint, and all the numerous symptoms
| that result from an unhealthy condition OF
the Liver and Stomach. Sample bottles to
try, 10 cents. Positively sold in all towns
| OF the Western Continent. Three doses
| will prove that it Isl ust what you want.
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AUSTIN Texas. JUNE Is. 1878
HUMANITY.

hbSIlN UNE 10. 1910.
EpIToR PEEss.-My Dear Sir: When
leaving Somerset, was requested by many
friends 10 write them, and let them know
how liked Texas, its people, climate &C.
I now propose to comply with their request
through the columns Of your valuable pa
per. As a state Texas is truly inexhausti.
BILE in its variety OF resources. Its rich and
fertile pararies are covered with luxuri-
ant growth Of very nutritious grass, inter
spersed with hours or rarest beauty and fra
GRANGE, over which roam large herds Of
cattle, sheep, horses, both tame and wild
and deer, antelope, wild turkeys, duck,
geese, quail, plover. and in the North West
ern portion Of the state there are still large
herds Of buffaloes.
Its climate cannot be excelled, the atmos-
phere seems TO give health and vigor to all
who are blessed with the privilege of en-
joying il. II is the invalids health resor,
and the poor mans paradise, for here, by
industry and enterprise he can realize his
dreams Of happy home. The lands OF
Texas will produce anything that can be
grown in the North, and crops and fruits
that cannot be grown north Of Texas. The
wheat crop this year is put at from Is to AZ
bushels per acre, and never saw better corr
any where. We now have in our marke
new wheat flour, roasting ears at 5 cts Del
doz. cabbage, squashes, tomotoes, melons
peaches, plums, figs, and infac, anything il
the way Of fruits vegetables and meats tha
you could desire TO eat.
The people Of Texas are social, polite
obliging and in many cases quite intelli
gent. In the country the farmer and hi
good wife would divide their last crust o
bread with hungryi msn--and by the
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schoolmistress in the country was tax
ing down the names and ages of her scholars
at the commencement of the term, when,
in coming in turn TO little white headed
boy, she asked him:
"Wsll, my lad, how old are your"
my name ain't Lad" said he sharply.
"it's john"
"Well," said the schoolmistress, "what
is the rest of your name?"
"Why, that's all the name I've got-juss
John"
swell, what is your fathers manner"
"Oh, you nsedn't put dad's name down
he isn't coming to school, He's too big 10
60 TO school,"
"Well, how old are you?"
II amt old at all; I'm you"
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Every laboring man should vote
the National ticket this fall. You have
tried both the Democratic and Repub-
lican parties and you can see the re-
suit. Give the National party the
power and they will give you cause to
rejoice.
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NOTICE.

ON THE 18th DAY OF MAY, 1873, THE UN-
" dersigned o. L. Mohler of Somerset, Perry
county. Ohio, gave bond and was duly authorized
by the Probate Court Of said county, TO administer
the assignment made on the Goth Of March 1878, by
Nathan Dennison, OF said town OF Someret, for he
benefit OF his creditors.
The aforesaid creditors of said Nathan Denison,
and each of them, are therefore hereby notified
and require to the undsrsigned, for allowance at
his Office In said town Of Somerset within six
months ffom and after the dateI of this notice,
cording to the statute In such case made and pros
Yided. q. t. MOHLER,
June 20, 3w Assignee.
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It is common occurrence to hear
Democrats claiming that agreat many
Republicans will vote the Democratic
ticket rather than see the National
ticket successful. We don't doubt this
as the only difference between the old
parties is the name.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-06-27

1t is as much to the interests Of the
Republican ring to have the Demo-
cratic ring control the offices of the
county as it is to the Democratic ring.
They share the profits of the plunder.