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Five TeH-Tale Skeletons.
LA Epoca of Mexico,


On the Doth of October last a ranchero
in search of a stray horse came upon
group of five skeletons, firmly bound in
standing position to SO many mezquit
trees, in dense chapafral near the
Iona de Borregos, within short dis
tance from the high road, about one
days journey from Matamoras. The
skeletons were tied to the trees with
strips of raw-hide, and from their Pc
culiar condition it was inferred that
they had been partially stripped and
tied up alive, and had been left to
starve. The skeletons were all close to-
gether, and in the 1eshless jaws of each
gag of rough mezquit wood was firmly
fastened. The victims, therefore, were
in full view of each other, and must
have perished without even the poor
consolation of calling out for aid and
encouraging one another during their
agony.
At the feet of one of the skeletons a
valuable gold watch and several papers
were found. One of the latter was a
certificate of deposit, signed by we'll
known firm in Matamoros, for 81, 900, in
the name of Mrs. Rita Chapa de Men
doza. By means of this clue the identi-
fication of the remains was effected.
Upon inquiry in Matamoras it was
learned that about the middle of Sep
tember last Mrs. Rita Chapa de Men
doza, accompanied by Miss Rumualda
Cara Oria and Miss Damiana CARA,
and her coachman, Gregorio, and Au-
gustin CULLEN, her footman, set out
from Matamoras for the interior. Moth
ing was heard from the party after their
departure, but no uneasiness had been
felt on their account, as it was thought
that they had reached their destination
in safety. 1t was known that it was
Mrs. Mendoza's practice to carry her
valuables in her bosom, and it is sup
posed that the robbers were frightened
off before they had time to search her
person thoroughly, and in that way
failed to get the watch and the papers.
There is no doubt as to the identity of
the remains, for by the hair yet remain
ing on the skulls, and part of the
clothing found, it was ascertained that
two of the skeletons were of males, and
three of females.
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Myth. are but symbols of Truth.

As the scholar sees in the vain but beauti-
full my thologies of the ancients the embodied
expression. of the hungry human soul,
blindly cropping after the Infinite, SO the
sixteenth century the fountain of perpetual
health and youth-an expression of the
longings of suffering humanity for a remedy
that should forever prevent the incursion of
disease. The wilds of Europe were ran
sacked for this wonderful fountain, and
Ponce de Leon sought for it in the cypress
swamps and tangled everglades of our sunny
Florida. Men have searched for it every
where and anywhere but where it really is
in the human body itself. The blood is the
real fountain of perpetual health and youth.
When this source is corrupted, the painful
and sorrow-producing effects are visible in
many shapes. The multifarious forms in
which it manifests itself would form sub
jects upon which / might write volumes.
But as all the varieoforms of disease which
depend upon bad blood are cured, or best
treated, by such medicines as take up from
this fluid and eXcrete from the system the
noxiOus elements, it is not of practical i'm
portance that should describe each. For
instance, medical authors describe about
fifty varieties of skin disease, but as they
all require for their cure very SINH ar treat
ment, it is of no practical utility to know
just what name to apply to certain form OF
skin disease, SO you know how best to cure
it. Then again, might go on and describe
various kinds of scrofulous sores, fever
sores, white swellings, enlarged glands, and
ulcers of varying appearance; might de.
scribe how virulent poison may show itsell
in various forms of eruptions, ulcers, sore
throat, bony tumors, etc. but as all these
various-appearing manifestations of bad
blood are cured by a uniform means, deem
such course unnecessary. Thoroughly
cleanse the blood, which is the great foun
tain of life, and good digestion, fair skin
buoyant spirits, vital strength, and sound
ness of constitution, will all return to us
For this purpose DIR. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery and Purgative.P Pellets are pre-
eminently the articles needed. They are
warranted to cure letter, saltrheum, scale
head, St. Anthony's fire, rose rash, or cry
| sipelas, ring-worms, pimples, blotches, spots
eruptions, pustules, boils, carbuncles, sor'
| eyes, rough skin, scurf, serofulous sores anC
| swellings, fever sores, white swellings, tu
mors, old sores or swellings, affections o
the skin, throat and bones, and ulcers of tn,
| liver. stomach. kidneys. and lungs.
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i FRENCH deserter. Thomerel. a,

A FRENCH deserter, Thomerel, aged
nineteen, went to restaurant, dined
quietly in private room, finishing with
coffee and brandy. Then, getting be-
hind the door, he waited the entrance
of the waiter, and, springing on him,
stabbed him. The waiter, who was but
slightly wounded, rushed for aid, and
Thomerel was arrested. At his trial he
said that he had no grudge against the
waiter, whom he had never seen before
in his life, but he was SO dreadfully
bored with his existence that he determ-
ined to kill somebody SO as to get killed
in turn. He had good record in the
regiment, but it came out that he had
passed two years and a half in prison for
attempted assassination. The plea OF
insanity was put forward, but rejected
by the court, it being shown that there
had been too much method-such as the
purchase of particular kind of knife
i'm ThomerePs madness, and the Judge
being clearly of opinion that this kind
of ennui must be severely repressed, sent
him TO hard labor for twenty years.
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GLEAEINGS FROM THE MUSE.
THE VOICES OF TIE NIGHT.

! stood on the sioop NJ midnight,
when the gutter was freezing hard,
And chorus Of howls quite deafening
Came from the near backyard.
! heard the frightful clamor
From the nearest high voOdshed
Like a chorus Of fifty demons,
IL pierced into my head.
And far In the sleety distance
OF that cruel winters night,
The music was re-echoed
From roof-trees clothed in white.
Along the great high fences
some wavering shadows
And the screams that came from the darkness
Seemed TO rise and bear me away.
And nj those yells, uplifted
Into the evening air,
A sickiy shudder went through me
That made me clutch my hair.
VI.
How often, q how oItenl
In the nights that had gone by,
Had / listened n that chorus
Until wished 10 die.
VII.
How often, o how oftenl
I had wished as did just now,
That had brickbst handy,
To stop the internal row.
VII.
q for good breech-lOaderl
q for a bushel Of batsl
To lull them 10 sleep forever
Those--------
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rowy eonsistence and fine color, and
never acquires brittle hardness nor
tastes salty. 1t must be noted, however,
that butter thus cured requires to stand
three weeks or month before it is used.
If it be sooner opened, the salts are not
sufficiently blended with it, and some
times the coolness of the nitre will be
perceived, which totally disappears after
wards
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

ONCE, when Rowland Hill was preach
ing for public charity, note was
handed to him in the pulpit, inquiring
I" if it would be right for bankrupt to
ferred to the inquiry, and answered it
firmly in the negative. He then added !:
But, my friends, / would advise you
who are not insolvent not to pass the
plate this evening, as the people will be
sure to say, There goes the bankrupt" ,"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

You SHALL HAVE TIFF your grocer or
storekeeper does not keep, and will not
get, DooLEY's YEAST POWDER for you,
send zoe. for quarter pound, 35c. for half
pound, or 60c. for one pound can, direct to
DooLEY & BROTHER, New York, and you
vii receive it, postpaid, by return mai. 1t
is absolutely pure, and every can full
weight
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

FRAUD has been brought to light in
the Bald-headed Club of Nevada. The
constitution of that organization de-
clares that the man with the baldest
head shall be President, and it has been
proved that member had his badness
enlarged by shaving so as to obtain the
presidency.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

fallible in the cure of Diphtheria, Pneu-
monia, Influenza, Bronchitis, Congestion OF
the Lungs, and hard, dry Coughs. This
may all be true, we know it will certainly
prevent diphtheria, and that it will cure the
Group instantly.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

WE will wager years subscription that
small 25 cent package of Sheridan's Con-
dition Powders contains more pure ingredi-
ents, and costs more money than bushel
of any kind put up in large packages. Why?
Because the large packages are worthless
froc
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

"This is the maiden all forlorn," who
often wished she had meier been born,
and turned up her nose in petulant
scorn at the girl who last seasons hat
had worn.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

HAS Keeley's motor burst, or have
his hackers, that we no more hear of
that wonderful machine?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

A SWALLOW doesn't make spring.
but blacksmith does.-OI City Der
rick. So does kangaroo.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-02-07

A GRANDSON of an English Baronet,
who was distinguished leader of the
Tory party in the British Parliament,
drives hack in Buffalo.
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The Markets.

s595 e5 patient. 81 25@s IS; family, S. 25a5 IS;
ops IS ga iGs ssd 3 ss s. IS
Grain-Wheat, prime to choice red, 81 1891 20 !;
prime to choice amber, hill and white 81 12la1 IS
s0@50. Hay, prime 10 choice timothy s9@i0 Mess
pork, 81 15@11 25 Lard, prime steam, 7.S2197 Sc
Cotton, s1a91S.
family, s5@5 50. Grain-Wheat, No. red win
ter. 81 l2@l l6. Corn, new western mixed, $50
361zc. Rye, 55956c Oats, mixed, 2SH@241ac. Bulk
Meats-shoui5ers, eat ss@ac; clear rib sides, 57os
Lard, prime steam, Z soc. Il g, s. ss@s IS.
ss 55 ahsss soS red No soSs q isSsg s
white, 81 2291 25. Corn, white, 4Sc; mixed, Ale.
s1,o Sa:s, white. sse;; mixed, gle Rye, 6ec. Hay,
choice leaf, in tierce, s@s14c.: in kegs, ss4@9,.
Bulk meats--Shoulders, 4H@41ac.; clear rib sides,
5sA@S3sei clear sides, 6@she. Bacsn-Shoulders,
Sugar-cured hams 9@101ac
NEW WYORK.-Flour-No. q 50 50aS so; suparfine
extra Western and state 81 e59s a5 goOd to choice
Western and State, SIS S0@6; common TO choice
white wheat Western extra, S. O5@6 IS; fancy
to good extra Ohio, s5@7 SO; common to choice
extra st. Louis, S. logs Is: Minnesota patent pro-
cess, extra good to prime. S7@s 90; do. choice to
Grain-Wheat, 81 l7@1 40. Rye, No. Western,
!ogl2e: Barley, two-rowed State, 6'@7oc- Corn.
4lASo94c. Oats, 3S gale. Mess pork, new, S1i IL
PHILADELPHIA.- Flour Western superfue,
"a; Western extra, S.; Pennsylvania extra family,
IS 75@6 rs: Minnesota extra family, S596; hi /,
grades and Minnesota patent pro- ess, S6@s Grain
Wheat, Pennsylvania amber, 81 S$@l Sc; Penn
sylvania winter red, 81 3l@l 80; do white, 81 439
1 As. Corn. yellow Western, size; mixed West
ern, sac. Oats, white Western SeQS3715c.; Western
Mess PORK, siSS2 Is. Petroleum, a refined, III tie e.
crude, in barrels, sas9s4e.
STOCK MARKETS.
CINCINNATI.-Beef Cattle-Commop, 2@2Ac
fair to medium, 2s4gs5ze.; good to choice butcher
fair to good heavy oxen, S1as41ac.; fair to good.
feeders, 3a4c for light and heavy qualities Sheep
Common to fair, 27a9Sze.. and good to choice, -;
light, So se@s s5; far eood packing grades 50 81
014 o.; selected butchers, 81 05(G4 10.
BUFFALO.-Beef Cattle Butchers and medun
grades If shippers, 81 so choice steers, S4 90
@5 %. Sheep and Lamb---Fair to good Western
sneep, S4@t IS; common, SS 21@3 rs. Hogs---Y York
ers, good % choice 81 15(94 20; common, s(14 10
heavy grades, "a 1904 1s.
NEW YORK. - Be>f Cattle Common to very
good steers s@1O14c.; prime and extla steers, lO1
@l1c., with selections at 11H@111ac. Sheep INC
Lambs-Ordinary to prime sheep, 4M9t34c.; choic,
and extra lambs, 6497c. Heg ---Yorkers, good 4
heavy grades, good to extra, 81 1904 Is; common
rough grades 8S@3 rs.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Beef Cattle-Sales wer
made of prime cattle at IS 2s@5 37M per 1C0 lbs.
Workers, Si@4 O5 per 100 lbs; Philadephias, SAG
10. Sleeps es made at S4a5 per III It's.
WOOL.-In Cincinnati, prices follows
Unwsshed-Fine merino 2a@22c.; coarse clothing
3Sc. Fleece Washet-FiBe meIino, S5@38c. Gears
| clotbin., 30@34c.; medium clothing, 3,9ssc-; lon
combing 40@42c. Tub-Washed- Common, 30(9 53c.
good to choice, s5@S7. Pulled-Superfne, 25@27e
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PATENTEES and inventors should read
advertisement of Edison Bros, in another
column.
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PAS I ORS

Knowing worthy persons who desire useful and re-
,auneratire employment will help such by directing
them to send for a Special Agents Circular of
FRANK LEsLIEs SUNDAY MAGAZINE, q
Household Periodical unsectionsl and unsectarian,
edited by Rev. DIR. Deems, Good terms made to
such as send recommendation from q clergyman
and ten cents for postage for specimen copy.
Address, FRANK LESLIE'S PUBLISHING
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To avoid imposition, purchasers of Waltham
Watches will observe that every genuine Watch,
whether gold silver, bears own trade mark on
both cases and movements.
Gold cases are stamped "a. w. Co.. and guaran-
tee certificates accompany them. Silver cases are
stamped, Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass, Coin
Silver,' or Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass, Ster-
ling Silver" according to quality and are accom-
panied by guarantee certificate signed r. E. Robbins,
Treasurer. The name "WALTHAM" is plainly
engraved upon all movements, irrespective of other
distinguishing marks.
This caution is rendered necessary by of the
fact that frequently separated from our
movements and put upon worthless movements of
other makers and rice thus affecting iniuri-
ously the performance of the watches and vtiating
guaranty which is intended only to cover our
complete Watches wholly made by us. Every buyer
should make close inspection as indicated.
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY,
BY r. Il. ROBINS. Treas.
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TZI18IITIElIIE

Ten years have proven their efficacy in all hillary
disorders. They restore the liver, stomach and
kidneys to healthfu action; give appetite, good di
gestion and vigor to body and mind:
Rev. R. /. Simpson, Louisville, KY, says:
"Tutt's Pitts are scorth thei7. tceiOht in
gOJd.'
Sayre & Co., Druggists say: "We sell fifty
bo1es Tatt's Pills to fire of all Ofhers.'
Price 25 cents Office 35 Murray ST.. New York.
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The Commercial Advertiser is the best Reput-
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edition is unsurpassed. Special terms to Agents.
All letters should be sent to
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1NI w NOODO
CHEAP GOODS! GOOD GOODS
MEsSRS. J. F. McMASTER & co.
TTAvE now in store and are receiving
IL weekly new, cheap and good goods,
Clothing, Boots and Sho 3, Hats, Trunks;
and Valises Satchcls, Umbrellas, &C.,
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A full stock of Gents Furnishing Goods.
Complete line of Ladies' Misses and
Childrens' Hosiery and Gloves.
We have marked down to the very
lowest figures our stock of Gloves, in
which we are Offering great bargains.
Linen and Hemstitched Handkerchief,
in great profusion at very low prices.
In Boots and Shoes, we are prepared
to offor special inducements.
Blankets Blankets &!
GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
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reputation already gained.
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every day and take look at our stock
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THE LOCAL. COLUMN.
Is woll filled with town and county news%
Tho aim Of tho Publishers is to issue .
rIRV.CLAss FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-12

We wish TO impress on all hunting To-
cations that there is no better section of
country than that composed OF Lyon and
adjoining counties. There are thousands
upon thousands of good acres needing
cultivation. Strangers often wonder why
there is so much vacant land in this re-
gion. 1t Is because when this land came
into market for presumption in 1857, it
was only left in some sixty days, when it
was sold to spectators, and has been held
by them in large bodies ever since. Not
much progress was made in settlement
till after the war, and then all the South
ern portion of the State was thrown open
at $l.25 per acre. There the new people
went til that was taken. Now the rail-
roads are making strenuous exertIons to
settle their lands, and rush everybody of
to them. But hundreds of people are
aVailing themselves of the good bargains
offered in Lyon, Greenwood, Morris,
Chase and other neighboring counties to
get good firm and stock ranges, and
careful estimates show that the popula-
ton of Lyon county has jner eased some
5000 in the past three years. There is
plenty of room, plenty OF cheap unim-
proved lands, and plenty of improved
farms at very low rates, and the home
seeker with moderate means can do b t.
ter IN these counties now than he can in
any other region o. the State.
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ne Farthral:

A man cannot sfford to be an
faithful under any circumstances a
man cannot afford to be mean ST any
time; man cannot afford to. do
less than his best at all times and
under all circumstances. No mat
ter how wrongfully you are placed,
and no matter how unjastly you are
treated, you cannot for your own
sake, afford to use anything but
your better services; you cannot at
ford to lie to lIar; you cannot af-
ford to be mean TO q mean man ;
yOn cannot afford to do other than
deal up lightly with any man, no
matter what exigences may exist
between him and you. No man can
afford to be anything but q true
man, living in his higher nature and
acting from the hIgest considera-
lions
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The Sex.

Osman Pasha has seven wives.
His Establishment was the original
of HawthOrne's story, the "House
with seven Gables."--The indie
pendent.
A female hanged herself recently
because she thought the devil was
In here IfeYery woman is going to
do the same thing, cruelty remarks
the Brooklyn Eagle, then-well
women are going to be dreadfully
scarce.
The girls of our day are very bad
ly educated. said one of the mem
bers or q committee on education 10
the Bishop of Gloucester. ''ThaI
cannot be denied" retorted his lord
ship. "HoweveF, there is one con
solation-the boys will never find il
out"
The Chicago Tribune insists that
George Francis Train is not the
champion lunatic of the world. We
suspect that this is the beginning OIL
an argument in behalf Of the hus-
band of Mrs. SWishelm.-Buffalo
Express.
The-latest case of 'duress per mi
mas Is that of q bewitching young
lady on Walnut street who threat
ened one of our notorious1y bashfnl
young men, that If be didn'f give ne
the rocking chair to her she would
kiss him, and to his everlasting
shame-We blush for him as We re-
cord 1.-THE gave up that chair.
We are ia receipt of letter
from Watert0Wn, criticising oar
state of attainment In Biblical
knowledge, aud ending with q
threat not to love us any more. II
the writer is man, we do not care
one cent whether he loves Us any
more or not. IL the writer is NO.
man, we do net see how she can
help herseiE-Rome Sentinel.
Bubbins has had mere trouble
with his photograph. There was 3
sewing society 81 his house the 9TH
er day, and the phenograph kept mn
8 lively conversation that eveninq
about the needs of the heathen, and
the faults of the neighbors, until
midnight. Then Babhins cerked il
up, and IN iess than fifteen minutes
Is exploded. and destroyed Enlf the
perio< furniture. There are limlEs
70 the capacity Of the photograph.
Rome Sentinel.
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Prince Gsrtschakoff is credite d
with having long $50 said that q
war between Russia and England
would be like fight between dog
aud fish. And yet We see large
part of the $3OOO0O00 voted by
Parliament used in strengthening
the British navy, already before ten
times as strong as the Russian, and
perfectly capable OF commanding
both the Baltic aud Black seas. Be-
sides completing its own new ships,
the British government has expeEd-
ed S4,T00,0O0 in buying the power
fui T0rkish steam ram Mendonhuie.
now the Superb, the Payki Sherref.
now the Belieisle, and the Brooli
Zxter, eisteF of the Payki Sherref.
The two latter were in process of
completion for the Turks. So the
FISH il seems ss making greater prep
araiions than ever to have its fight
10 The water, while The dog is as
fully determined not TO qait dry
land.