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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
The MOcking.Bird,

During the hot spell 1 removed my
writing materials to the front porch
overlooking the lake, and bright view
of shining water, broken by islands of
oak, hickory, magnolia and the far line
of crankling coast, with tree-trunks visi-
bic in the clear air, two miles away.
Try to distinguish such objects across
the Ohio at Cincinnati, against dark
mass of foliage, not light background.
There are mocking- nestled in the
orange-trees all about me, who keep up
a constant medley of song. One fellow,
topmost peak and sing his very heart
morning was a signal for a rapturous
to know you like their voices, as well as
any pI'insd donna at Springer Hall. One
voice | distinguished, particularly, by
the rapidity with which its troulades ran
from one to another; wren, finch, linnet,
chick, partridge, were all run together in
a marvellous phantasy of notes. As the
hearing of one ear is slightly affected, l
was at a loss to get his position, and
stepped from the porch to see if he was
on his favorite perch on the peaks. As
did so saw his graceful gray coat and
white lining futtering on a pine. But
as soon as the gay fellow saw that l no.
ticed him he went mad with vanity and
conceit. Down he jumped on lower
branches, until he was Just above my
head, executing q variety of fantastic
trills, and futtering and throwing his
body about in a state of intense excite
ment. A fellow likes to be appreciated
and know it, in this world. l whistled
back and he stopped, cooked his head
aside, as if to say, Try that again, old
| fellow, but you don't do it right; here's
| the way" then off he went.
| They are very fearless. One few inte
the room and caught it on the window
pane. In five minutes or less, holding
it by the feet, it was eating rice from my
open hand. But the wild bird dies il
confinement; and even of the young
taken from their nests, five out of sil
are lost in raising. 1t is pitiful to se'
the mother-bird come to the cage to feet
them, taken in this way; and popula
superstition asserts that the mother
bird poisons her young, captured ane
Gagged, if you let her at them. Poo
thing! suppose the worst to be saie
of her is that, in her over-anxiety, sh
| oyer-feeds them,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
Doe. the World Move,

The Rev. John Jasper, of Virginia, says,
De sun do move, for in de mornin' it
ebenin', on dat side of de house. Now, ef
he don't move, how com he dar?' Not
withstanding Mr.. Jasper's logic, We yet
believe the world moves. When Mr.. Jas
per's ideas constituted the popular belief,
people thought that to die of smallpox or
cholera was simply fulfilling one of natures
laws. Now, through vaccination, smallpox
is averted, while cholera, cholera morbus.
dysentery (hux), and diarrhea are readily
cured by the use of DIR. Pierce's Compound
Extract of Smart-Weed. Do not such evi-
dences tend to prove that the world moves
As an external remedy for cuts, bruises,
sprains, swellings, bites and stings of in.
sects, the Compound Extract of Smart Weed
has no equal Veterinary surgeons have
also employed it with marked success.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
Our knowledge of the Sun.

Professor Lockyer in the Nineteenth Century,
Our knowledge of the chemical nature
of the sun is now being as much advanced
by photography, for instance, as that
descriptive work of which I wrote in
the first instance, which deals with the
chronicling and location of the various
phenomena, has, in its turn, been ad-
vanced by the aid of photography. The
increased power in this direction recently
realized by DR.. Jansen, is one which
was absolutely undreamed of only a
few years ago. 1t is now possible to
record every change which goes on the
sun down to a region so small that one
hardly likes to challenge belief by men
tioning it. Changes under one second
of angular magnitude in the center of the
suns disk can now be faithfully recorded
and watched from hour to hour; in
other words, changes in cloud regions
ten miles square in body 100000
miles away can now be chronicled.
One of the advantages which have come
from the introduction of new apparatus
has been the possibility of making maps
of the solar lines and of the metallic
lines which have to be compared with
them on very large scale. Thanks to
GHe generosity Oh IMr. huIneT1OrQ, Lne
distinguished American astronomer, who
is making the most magnificent difrac-
ton gratings which the world has ever
seen, and who is spreading them broad
cast among workers in science. we have
now easy means of obtaining, with in.
expensive apparatus, spectrum of the
sun, and of mapping it on such scale
that the fine line of light which is al.
lowed to come through the slit is drawn
out into a band or spectrum half fur.
long long. A complete spectrum on this
scale, when complete Gas hope it some
day will be, though certainly not in oul
time), from the ultraviolet, already
mapped by Mascart, and Cornu, to the
ultra-red which has quite recently, fol
the first time, been brought under oul
ken by Captain Abney, will be three
hundred and fifteen feet long. This is {
considerable scale to apply to the inves
tigation of these problems; but recen
work has shown that, gigantic as tn,
scale is, it is really not beyond what i
required for honest, patient work.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
GLEANLgGS FROM THE MUSE.
wY Bcx.
BY n. O. r.

They Will crown thee with white lilies,
They will bind them round thy brov;
To thy noble, fearless spirit,
AL. IN fear and love, shah bow.
They will crown thee with white lilies,
Pure as thine own boyish heart;
Thou shalt ne'er know pain or soTov,
Thou and they be far apart
They will crown thee with the laurel,
In the lofty paths Of fame,
Visions ssven-pillared temple,
Proudest, poblest be thy name;
And the hearts Of men shall tremble,
Asthough pierced by sharpest lance,
When thou read'st their hidden secrets
With thy deep eyes searching glance
They win place the classic bay-wreath
On thy noble brow. my boy;
Thou will n"ve godlike among them,
Thou wilt be thy nations Joy;
And these tokens Of thy victories,
Thou = liz bring them all 10 me,
And viii, kneeling. say, " Ny mother,
have won all these for thee"
But they crowned him with the cypress,
Laid the myrtle on his breast,
And they shut him from the sunshine,
Evermore to be at resi-.
Bot the 10 usic Of his voice still
Lincers with the winds soft sigh,
And IL seems he still is with me-
On, 1 dreamed not he could die.
And cry In bitter anguish,
"Thou'st forsaken me y my God"
But he answers. Child, l love thee,
Thou must pass beneath the rod"
Vain my Wild dreams OF ambition
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
The Big Humbug Well.

About mile from Franklin, Penn,
on the side of mountain, stand the
relics of magnificent fraud. 1t is the
old machinery of the Big Humbug we'll,
which turned out such vast quantities
of oil for few days during the early
excitement. Its story is proverbial. A
New Yorker owned the farm on which
it stands. He had drilled several wells
without success, and had gone down
several hundred feet into this. He be-
came disguised and sold his farm to two
enterprising, but green-looking Yankees.
These men proceeded with the work, and
Immediately struck oil, which was
pumped out at the rate of one hundred
and fifty barrels per day. They were
Immediately offered $50, 900 for the we'll,
500, 900 of which was cash. They took
it and sloped, and the place thereof
knew them no more. In six hours the
well was dry, and the fraud was dis
covered. The Yankees had built two
tanks ON the mOuntain-side, one above
and one below the well. Into the upper
tank they put two hundred barrels of
No. oil, bought in Pittsburg, and con-
nected it by an underground pipe with
the well below. During the day this
was pumped out ard carried into the
tank below. At night it was again
hauled back, to 60 through the same
| process the next day.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
A Little Girl Saved from Drowning by
Trout.
Whitehall Times.

One of the most remarka Bile instances
that fishes possess reasoning powers is
related to us by reliable gentleman,
which we hasten to lay before our read
ers. Our informant has on his ground
an artificial trout-pond, which contains
at least three thousand spotted beauties,
weighing from a half to two pounds
each. The gentleman has little daugh-
ter FIVE years of age, who may we'll be
called the queen of the speckled beau
ties. This little Miss has succeeded in
training the fish, so that she can go to
the edge of the pond, and with hand
full of crumbs iced them from her
chubby fat hand. The fish have learned
to jump up out of the water and snatch
worm from her fingers. They seem
exceedingly fond of her; in fact, they
are said to perfectly adore their little
queen. On Thursday last the little one
was standing near the edge of the pond,
| where the water was quite deep. While
reaching over to drop a few crumbs to
her subjects she suddenly lost her bal
ance, and pitched headlong into the
water. She says that she event way
down." when she felt something under
meath her, and she quickly rose to the
surface, where she put her little lungs
to their utmost test and called Justify
for help. Her cries quickly attracted
her parents, and they were horriied at
seeing their little girl floating upon the
surface of the pond. The father rushed
quickly to the waters edge and reached
out for his treasure, and as he raised her
from the water a perfect solid mass OF
trout were found beneath her. These
faithful subjects of the little queen, as
she fell. quickly raised her, and thus
showed their love for their mistress By
bearing up her body until aid arrived
thus preventing her from meeting g
watery grave, which she would other.
wise have done. Parents who have lit
tie ones can imagine the parents love
for these trout, when they remember
that their sagacity saved the life Of
their little daughter.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

THE editor of the Marshall Iowa)
Statesman says that after considering the
question all winter, ne comes to the
conclusion every spring that the circus
is immoral but then the bill-poster
comes along with the big pictures, and
his mind changes as follows: As we gaze
at the lions, tigers, and monkeys, and
think that nature made all of them, We
are not so sure. And when we look at
the beautiful young lady, with nothing
on but blue ribbon round her waist,
with one leg pointing to six O'Clock, and
the other to high noon, and think that
nature made her, too, just as she was,
except the ribbon, We begin to lean up
to the circus. But when the brass band
begins to play, and the elephants go
round, we rush for front seat to get in
ahead of the ministers, who always
wear stove-pipe hats, and won't sit down
in front.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
For SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.

CHILDREN do not die of the croup to
whom DIR. WIN HALLS BALsAM FOR THE
LUNGS is administered. Parents will do
well to rem. mber this fact and keep medi-
cine, which saved so many lives, in the
house ready for an emergency. The Bal.
sam overcomes a tendency to consumption,
strengthens weak and heals sore lungs,
remedies painful and asthmatic breathing,
banishes hoarseness, and cures all bronchial
and tracheal Inflammation. If you have q
cough, use it early and often" All Drug.
gists sell it -..- ....
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

WIHoFTs FEVER AND AGUE TONIC
CHILL CURE!-SAFE AND SURE DIR. Will
hofts Tonic is curative and protective. 1t
will cure Chills and protect from further
attacks. Its reputation is established. Its
composition is simple and scientific. 1t
contains no poison. 1t acts promptly and
its effects are permanent. 1t is cheap, be-
cause it saves doctors bills. 1t is harmless,
speedy in action and delightful in its ef-
fects. Try it and prove all that's said.
WHEELoCK, FTNLAY & Co., Proprietors,
New Orleans.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

FROM the Newburyport, Mass, Herald.--
GRACE's SALvE should be in every family,
for there is nothing of the kind exceeding
it in value. For Scalds, Burns, Chapped
Hands, and Sores from Humors or other.
wise, it is the most speedy cure known.
We speak from facts under our own obser.
yatiou
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

THE following note was actually re-
ceived, few days ago, by lady from a
neighbor. The "Jacob" incidentally
referred to was the husband of the
writer: "Mrs. B, will you pleas to
lend me black bonnet and a black hat
and black walls and shall or sack and
pair of gloves and oblige me. HANNAH
v. P. S.-Jacob is dead."-
Mohark Register.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for
children with never-failing success. 1t COR
reefs acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery
and diarrh@a, whether arising from teeth
ing or other causes. An old and well-tried
remedy. 25 cts. abottle.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
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OF DooLEY's YEAST POWDER is the best
evidence of its worth. Whenever you
want light, white, sweet biscuit, delicious
pot-pie, elegant cake, or choice pudding,
DooLEY's BAKING POWDER should be used.
Perfect purity and absolu'e full weight are
the watchwords of the manufacturers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

A GENTLEMAN in neighboring town
who had suffered two years With chronic
diarrah@a and was so reduced that he could
not walk, was cured and restored to sound
health by JohnSon's 1nodyne Liaimef'. This
Liniment is worth its weight in gold.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

THE blighting effects of impure blood are
sad to behold in those We meet day by day.
This ought not aud need not be SO. Par
sons Ppgdtire PillS make nese rich blood /;
taken one night for twelve weeks will
change the blood in the entire system.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
OUR FIFTH PROPOSITION.

We will forfeit $500, above, if the committee ap-
pointed according to the Herdlds stpulafions pro-
neunce that the actual daily sales OF the Hercld
that TIM, average as much as one half the number
claimed by Mr.. W. II. Henry in the written state
furnished by him for the guidance of the editor
of the AMERICAN NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY.
We submit the above propositions to the
Herald, and shall be glad to know at an
early hour which one it elects to accept.
GEO. P. RowELL & Co., 10 Spruce St.
NEW YORK, AUGUST 18th, 1878.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
TOPICS FOR FARMERS.
short.Horns and Hereserds-1

Short Horns and Herefords.-The
Rural Netg Yorker says that both in this
country and across the Atlantic, the
opinion has of late years been gaining
strength that too much weight has been
attached by breeders of Short-horns to
fancy strains, to the neglect of proper re-
gard for the individual merits of each
animal. Hence the enormous price that
has often been given for some animal of
a particular family, whose conformation
was inferior to that of a much cheaper
Short-horn, belonging to family less
highly esteemed. So far has this craze
been carried, that many excellent judges
of stock maintain that within the last
few years the race of Shorthorns has
actually deteriorated instead of improv-
ing. In England special attention has
recently been drawn to this subject by
the triumph of two Herefords over all
other breeds, at the Bath and West of
England Cattle Show, held at Oxford.
OF Herefords there were only three at
the fair, while of the Short-herns there
were thirteen of the bull class alone;
yet the Hereford bull, Grateful, was
awarded the prize over the Short-horn,
Sir Arthur Ingram, an animal famous
at other shows and here selected by the
Short-horn judges as the best of his
race. In the same manner the conclave
Of judges awarded to the Hereford
heifer, Leonora, the championship over
the Short-horn, Diana, confessedly the
best of the Short-horns at the fair. 1t
would seem that while the admirers of
Short-herns have lately been content to
i !, G., L.,
the breeders of Herefords have been dill
gently selecting and mating the best
| individual animals so as to advance the
standard of the breed.
| The HOg-Cholera CsmmissiOn.-At
! the close of the last session of Congress
the sum of ten thousand dollars was ap-
propriated for the expenses of com
mission to investigate contagious dis
eases of swine in the United States.
! Under this provision a commission, con-
sisting of the .well-known D. E. Sal
mon, D. Y. NJ. Prof. J. Laws. of Cor
| nell University Prof. H. J. Detmers, OF
Chicago, and five other veterinarians,
has been appointed by the Department
of Agriculture. and the members have
received full instructions which are to
govern their investigations. 1t appears
that each is to pursue his researches in
dependent of the others, in a line indi-
| Gated by the Department, and this fact
coupled with the paltry. sum that will
fall to the lot of each investigator, rem
ders it hardly likely that any beneficial
discoveries will result from the project
Apart from the loss of advantages OF
combined study, the remuneration is SC
small that neither of the gentlemen car
afford to neglect his professional busi
the best chance Of success in his investi
| cation. Had the whole appropriation
been placed at the disposal Of the three
well-known experts mentioned above
our hopes of a successful issue would
! have been stronger.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

PEOPLE of queer turn of mind still
continue to look down the muzzles of
empty guns, and to kindle fires with the
ath-dealing kerosene, in spite of awful
and repeated warnings; and the ranks
of fools and idiots is growing thinner
daily.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

A CINCINNATI widow advertised for
every Christian in the city" to send her
ten cents. She realized twenty cents,
indicating an unexpectedly large num-
ber of Christians in the city. v
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

JOSH BILLINGS used to write his odd
sayings in Websterian orthogrophy; but
nobody would read, copy, or laugh at
them. Then he took to sort of miser-
able phonetics, and everybody is de-
lighted with his wit. He seems to have
laid his readers under an unusual spell
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
Make Hens Law.

An English Veterinary Surgeon and Chemist now
travelling in this Country. SAYS the most Of the
Horte and Cattle Powders sold here ara worthless
trash. He says that Sherid ms Cordttton foMocfs
are absolutely pure and tnlInepssy Nsi1aee. Sotn-
ing on earth will make hens lay like Sherfdan's
Condition Powders. Dose one teaspconful to one
Pint food.
Sent by mail for eight letter stamps.
I. s. JOHNSON co,
nepgor, Maine.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

AWARDS TO AMERICA AT PARIS
The cable announces the prizes won at
Paris in fifteen classes of the American
section. E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. re-
ceive in Glass Is the highest and only
award to any scale manufacturer.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

We will for felt 81 600 above, if the committee
Iolnted as above do not pronounce that the crcu
laton OF o. Oco Iories daily estimatd by
u to be in excess of the actual circulation of the
Herald at that time.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

We will forfeit $500, above. If the committee
appointed according the HerGlds stipulation does
not pronounce our estimate nearer the actual facts
than the HeraiGs written claim.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12
From the New York Sun Of August 18th.
Geo. p. Rowen q Co. Reply 10 the Ney.
York Herald
From the New York Herald of Aueust 9th

We make, erefore, the following proposition 20
Rowell & Co If they, their frieucs for them will
It up 25,010, with the condition that this sum
shall be paid by them TO Il 9 METROPOLITAN Museum
OF IT. or to public charity that may be ag eed
on In case the sworn report of the Heraids cIcula
tion is sh own by and III rough examins tisn
to be correct, the Herald will also put Up an equal
of S25 o0, hich 1t will agrees shall be paid over
to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to any pub
lie charity that a2 eed on, in its sworn
beit that Rowel Co. shall choose resp4ctabie
exert, to make an examination of press-roon I,
bo Ike, papers etc the Her aid snail choose anot h-r
and these two shall select third: and the three
shall forth 18th make the animation and a report,
which they shall pablish. This much for Row IL 8
Co., who, we trust, to uss the language of Western
sro ting men, will now " eth put up shut up.
The last Circulation Report furnished by
the New York Herald to the AMERICAN
NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY claims an average
daily circulation of 122 100. And these fig
ures appear in an advertisement of the Her.
aid for that edition, for which advertise
ment the Herald paid us our price-$50
The written claim furnished bears the
name of the same w. II. Henry, Business
Manager, who signs the late affidavit pu,
forth by the Herald. In the edition of the
DIRECTORY for which this report was fur.
nished, we estimated the circulation of the
Herald at an average of 81, 900 copies daily
For the purpose of putting to test the
| comparative value OF their claims and oul
estimates, we make to the New York Her
aid the five following propositions:
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

We will f.rfet s25 900 to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, asainst an quai amount to be paid by the
Eered if the committee appointed according to the
He ADDS stipulatio does pI the HeraIds
circulation claim, furnished to to be in
Of the facts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

We wifi forfeit $50 as above. If the committee
apo nted according TO the Herdfd's stIpuIations
ioes not pronounce the Herdlds uIaim to be more
than 10, 600 copies in excess of the facts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-09-12

face. "Oh, l wish there wasn't any
Miss Ashbelll Why don't she 60 to
hotelT'
| "Why don't she f' echoed l.
l said we began to prepare for her,
bat for lack of the before-mentioned
silver and gold, our preparations were of
the simplest kind. Carol made and put
up two pretty brackets, and hung, with
a sigh--for he hated to part with them
Ia few pictures he possessed on the
walls. looped black and white cur
tains freshly washed and ironed, with
much grumbling, by Betty with new
blue ribbons, and covered the trunk
ottoman with bright chintz, and with
Helen's help made new mat to place
before the bureau, and we turned an
old table-cloth into napkins, and bought
new napkin-ring and two or three cut
glass goblets and a lovely China cup and
saucer, and when all was done, waited
with anxious hearts for our unwelcome
guest.
Mother had shut herself up in her
room early in the morning of the day
we expected her, and had remained
there; and the rest of us were all as un-
comfortable as poor, proud, shy, sensi-
tive people could be at the thought of a
perfect strangers ingress into the very
4 heart of their home, and wishing audi
bly, and inaudibly that Miss Ashbell's
father had never brought her from Eng
land, when, as the sun sank in the West,
and cool summer breeze, fragrant with
the breath of the roses, lifted the cur
tains Of our cozy bay window, carriage
stopped at our door.
"She's come. and Pm gone" said
! Will, finging down his book and rush
ing out into the garden.
, Carol rose from his chair, ran his
: fingers through his golden hair, and
: glanced in the mirror at his new blue
| silk neck-tie. Helen sank back on the
I lounge with n sort of groan; and
opened the parlor-door as Betty wen
; muttering through the entry in answer
! to the bell. --,--t--
as it Mrs. Carmody's? asked