The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-02
Persons And Things

Is man with wooden leg club-footed?
1t is estimated that 800, 100000 people
use tobacco.
The re1gning beauties of England are
daughters of clergymen.
Mr.. Bennett provided his polar ship
with twenty five bicycles.
Hon. Alexander H. Stephens has been
a member of the Presby terian Church
since his youth, and sayR he has tried 10
live 80 that they would never have occa
sion to turn him out.
A young lady's hat blew off on Saturday
morning, and was run over by broad
wheeled cart. The ribbons were somew hat
soiled but the hat is now the very latest
fall shape.
81 would rather" says the editor of the
Okolona States, "be living ass than a
dead lion" Nature having grntifed him
in this particular what in the world is he
growing about?
Architect Clark has contracted for an
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of the Capitol at an expense of $4,000,
which will be in working order by the time
! Congress meets.
A youcg man sent twenty five cents to a
New York firm for the purpose of learn
ing show to get along without blotter in
writing" and received this reply: write
with lead pencil"
An East Haven farmes claims hen
which was buried under three tons Of hay
four weeks ago, and who now comes fourth
with brood of ten chickens. The hen
had neither food nor drink.
"I'll subscribe for that paper" said
Vanderbilt, ying down an agricultural
paper he had been reading; "lts editor ia
man of high attainments" His eye had
caught an article headed "Water your
stock regularly"
Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague is at her home,
Edgewood, about three miles from Wash
ington, and it is understood will hereafter
remain there, not going to Europe. as has
been said. Since her departure, from
Canonchet she has been constantly with
personal friends.
1t has been suggested for public execu-
tion in France to replace the guillotine by
electricity. By this means, it is argued,
instantaneous death can be inflicted with
out the hideous and unclean concomitants
of the decapitating machine, and with the
certainty that the consciousness of life will
not survive the blow that destroyed it.
/. DIR. Smith had declared war to the knife
on melons, and all patients of his were
forbidden to touch the tabooed fruit under
penalty of dire pain and torments. What
was not the snprise of n, of these patients
on sauntering into his club for lunch to
find the doctor squaring his elbows before
a gigantic hemispher Of the perfidi Gus
fruit "Well doctor! 1t seems that you
have two Gets of advlce-one for yourself
and one for Others" "Ohw answered the
medical epicure, with slight upward hitch
of the eyebrows, "Jones is my fami y
physician, and he recommended melons" n
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