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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
A B0arding-HOuse Joke.

The other night gentleman boarder
in a genteel boarding-huuse was COM
fortably reading II. his room, tie door
opened, when, from the foot of the
stairs, he heard young lady hoarder
with whom be was on terms OF free and
playful intimacy, call;
"Mr. S. throw me your night
Sure that he must have misunder-
stood her, called ::
Throw you whatH'
Your night gown, please ~" cess
He was startled. There was no mis-
taking her meaning, and believing that
some new joke was on foot among the
occupants which would seem to justify
such strange request on the part of the
lady, he took fresh night shirt from his
bureau and tossed it over the balusters.
1t was received with an ejaculation
which sounded little like thanks, and
all was silent.
Next morning, on descending, he dis
covered his property at the foot of the
stairs, where it seemed to be doing duty
as an impromptu door mat. Fer mo-
ment he pronounced it very shabby
treatment of such an immaculate artI-
Gle by the fair borrower, and returned
to his room with it; but took his place
at the table in his usual good humor.
"Well, how did it work. he in.
quired, looking over expectantly at the
lady. She had omitted to give him her
usual morning salutation, and now her
eyes were fixed upon her plate and her
expression of face was but a shade lighter
than thunder cloud.
"Did the Joke turn out Fuccess?' he
pleasantly persisted.
The lady bit her lip with suppressed
anger, and his fellow boarders looked at
him in sober inquiry. Seeing that
there was a mistake somewhere, he
wisely concluded to keep quiet and let
the mystery explain itself. And it did.
That noon he found upon his dressing
table the following note:
Mr., when next ask you to throw me
your knife down, or make any request from
| you, whatever, you will know it. 1 did not ex-
| pect such an insult from you, sir. I believed
you to be gentleman. -.
Calmly and in silence the gentleman
ate his dinner, and on his return to busi'
ness dropped note in the postoffice, Of
which the following is a copy:
Miss -, when next you ask me to throw
my " knife down. or honor me by any request
| whatever, trust shall be so fortunate as tt
understand you correctly. You believed me tt
be gentleman and I know you to be lady.
On his return that evening she wen,
to him in the ia with cordially out
| stretched hand. 4nf frank words ot
apology. A hea. ~ laugh followed, and
| each promised 10 keep "the joke {
secret, end W 10 this writing each ha'
faithfully kept the promise.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

ACCORDING to the late tax returns in
New York, Mrs. A. T. Stewart and w.
Vanderbilt pay heavier personal tax
by over $500, 900 than any other indivi-
duals in that city-Heury Hilton ex-
cepted, who is assessed as corporation.
The following figures of wsll-known
persons may prove of interest: Henry
Hilton, 80, ZOO, 900; Mrs. A. T. Stewart,
S500,O w. I'll. Vanderbilt, $500. 900
Eugene Kelley, $4,000; Edward
Morgan, s11O, 200; Peter Cooper, s11O,-
600; A. J. Drexel, 500, 900; J. S. Tilden
90 1000; Charles O'Counor, $45, 900; Jas.
Gordon Bennett, $50, 1000.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
Walked Up I'm a Hot Place.

Two young Frenchmen at Dover, N.
H., are engaged in business as soap
makers. Friday morning one of the
partners went to the shop, built a fire
under the boiler and went out; return
ing half hour later he was astonished
at hearing tremendous rumpus in the
boiler, and on taking of the lid dis
covered his mate therein, and very un-
comfortable. The parboiled man ex-
planned that he went to Salmon Falls on
Thursday evening, got drunk, and in
some way blundered home, into the
mandatory, and into the boiler, where
he went to sleep, only waking when the
boiler commenced to heat up.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
To the Right.

z II Is natural for US to "keep to the
right" We read and write to the right :
we turn to the right when passing some
body in driving or riding on horseback ;
we like to have the wall to the right
when walking or running in an inclosed
room we deviate to the right from the
straight line when walking blindfolded,
etc. The partiality is a natural instinct
1t begins t. show itself when a child
has reached the third year of age, and
1t does not leave man until he become.
debilitated by old age or insane. With
Insane people, the Instinct is reversed
they keep TO the left, and In lunatic asy
lums it ia generally considered goot
symptom, an indication of return L
the normal state. when the partialit,
for the right side reappears with
! patient.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

A MEMBER of Congress proposes to
abolish, as a public expense, the Con,
gressiorai Record because it Is: a temp
tation to use 'ess discussion, long sessions
and speeches written in behaif of the
members next term "boom." A con-
temporary remarks that perhaps the
bill is this members method of max
ing himself solid" with his constituents,
for a bill to abolish Congress itself
would stand about the same chance of
passing.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The Boston Herald tells of a firm in
that city that employs thirty-five girls
in making coats. These girls concluded
to make the members of the firm pres
ent, so each one gave one dollar, with
which two albums were purchased. As
a suitable time to make the presenta-
ton, the afternoon before Thanksgiving
was chosen, and the gifts were received
with seeming qualification. But when
the next pay day came each girl found
the pay of half an hour, the time occu-
pied in making the presentation, taken
out of her wages.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

Col. w. T. ADAIR. Assistant Princi-
pal Chief of the Cherokee Indians, in
speaking of the establishment of. a ter
ritorial government over the Indian Ter
ritory, says that such a project will be
opposed to the bitter end by all civilized
tribes, even to the employment OF
physical force. There are thirty-eight
nations and tribes, and parts of tribes
in that Territory, all of whom there is
no question, but would join strongly in
opposition to the proposed change of
government.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
Why He Quits journalism.

The editor of the Warren (R. ~
Gazette, who lately retired from the
ranks of journalism, says in his valedic-
tory address:
Our reasons for quitting the business
may seem odd to some people, but to us
4 ey are sufficient, We can earn our
wing with less irritation aud discom-
fort. If We want a d liar why should
We stretch u hawser around the whole
State of Rhode Island to get itf Why
earn it quietly, in our own. time and
in our own way2 Alone in the world,
and feeling ourself to be one who, like
Goldsmith's Hermit. wants but little
here below, nor wants that little long, y
we can see no good reason for torturipg
ourself by courting unnecessary sannoy-
ances F. the last three years our
position has been such as would be
exemplified by that of crow, which,
though requiring for its sustenance only
few kernels of grain, and for its rest
but perch in a juniper, should be
foolish enough to rent an entire corn.
| field aud twenty acres of woodland
with all it's consequent cares. Surely
| the mind is worth something. WI
have felt out of harmony with oul
situation, and gladly return to h,
ownership of ourself.
4
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE Cincinnati Saturday Night SEN
sibly gives utterance to the following:
There is general complaint amongst
lawyers over the State that the dockets
are so crowded that Courts cannot get
through with the business. This is
largely due to the number of cases that
come up upon transcri from justices
courts. n some method were devised
to insnfe higher qualifications in these
lower magitrates and give thcm .
larger final Jurisdiction, itwodld greatly
relieve the Courts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
Proper Level for a WOman's Eyes.

1t may be, however, that the Italian
women are forever artlessly unconscious
Of the lively admiration that follows
their sex everywhere in Italy, and, re-
ceiving in early girlhood their first les
sons of social conduct from French
governesses, as nearly all Roman girls
do, carry French precepts with them all
through ,ife. Never look man in
the face" said one of those governesses
to her pupils, cit is immodest. Always
fix your attention on the third button
of his shirt bosom-you may then be
sure your eyes are at the level most
proper for a woman's eyes to be-"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
Value Of Steam Power.

Tho aegfegate steam power in use in
the world is at present s SOC, 600 horse
power employed in stationary engines,
and 10, ,00o 900 horse power in locomo-
tive engines.
This force is maintained without the
consumption of animal food, excep. by
the miners who dig the Goals, and the
force maintained in their muscles is to
the force generated by the production
of their labor about one 10 LuS0.
This steam power is equal TO the work
ling force Of 25 90 900 horses, and one
horse consumes three times rs mech
food as one man. The steam power,
therefore, is equivalent to the savii x oil
! food for 10000, 600 of human beings
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The lottery 90 stand slim show
Tor securing an injunction restraining
Postmaster General Key from enforcing
his order regarding the delivery of let.
ters to lottery companies.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The removal of restrictions on suf-
frage is gradually spreading throughout
the strong" government of Europe.
Italy, where now only about one person
in fifty enjoys the elective franchise, is
considering bill, recently introduced
in her Parliament, to extend suffrage to
every citizen over twenty-one years of
age; and another bill has also bsen
proposed, extending suffrage to females.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE story Of the death of man
named David Meiustholer, in Nemaha
County, Kan, from falling meteor or
aerolite, turns out 10 be true. The sky
was very clear at the time Of the occur
renee, and the aeroiite, falling out of
space, struck his body with such force as
to drive it partly into the ground. The
unknown messenger of death was COM
posed almost entirely of iron pyrites.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

PARIS has now 10000 meters of
tubing laid down under the main thor
oughtares for the purpose of unifying
the time of all the public clocks and
setting them all by observatory time.
These pneumatic clocks will also be
placed in private houses and in future
the time of day will be laid on Just as is
done with gas and water.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The matter has been definitely settled
row for the next National Republican
Convention. Chicago is the place, and
June 8 is the time. Don Cameron has
been elected to the Chairmanship OF the
National COMMITTEES.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The San francisco Journal of Com
merce says the Pacific coast annually
consumes over five million pounds Of
tobicco, and more than one hundred
and thirty million cigars. The whole
trade in tobacco in San Francisco for
the year 1873 amounted to not less than
$4,000. 900
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The New York Star says it costs more
to bury a Brooklyn alderman than it
does to keep him in Office. Such pomp
was displayed at the burial Of one few
days ago that it could not refrain from
drawing this conclusion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE Norristown Herald says the Gar
Of Russia gets ten times as much salary
as the Pre- sident Of the United States
Twenty-Five thousand dollars of his
salary Is for being Gar, and the re-
mainder for being a target for the
Nihilists.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE most important grape-growing
region in the United States, is not the
Pacific coast, as many suppose, but the
islands and neighboring shores of Lake
Erie, within few hours sail of De-
troit. This year there have been 1000
acres in vines, and the yield has been
16. 600 900 pounds. The wine produc-
ton of 1879 amounts to 1926, 400 gal
Ions. Detroit Free Fress. &N#
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

TwkNrY-sEvEN opposition member.
in the Mississippi Legislature to one
hundred and twenty-five Democrats.
Mississippi is like Iowa in one respect
there is no mistaking its position in a
question of politics.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The House Committee on Appropri
ations report favorably on the applica.
tion for $3.50. 900 with which to complete
the new Government building at Gin.
cinnati.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE Natio al Board Of Health COM
pleted its work for this year. and bas
expended only about $l30, 900 out of the
$500, 900 appropriated by Congress. or
the amount expended $40,0 was spent
In Memphis alone.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

TIE University of Leipsic has an in.
come of 800, 90, and its expenses are
t276,0o0. The difference is paid from
the national treasury of SAxony.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THERE are to day more than 242, 900
Government pensioners. The amount
of the years pc sion to all pensioners is
$25 59S, ,742; but the actual payment
is millions ia sxcess, because the newly
admitted cases have arrears of pension
due.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
HOUSE.

On the 18th bill was introduced by Mr.
Morse Dem. of Mass.) for the encouragement
of American ship building by the appointment
of commission to ascertain and report basis
for reciprocity treaty between the United
States and British provinces. The following
bills were introduced and referred: For the
minor children Of persons who died Of injuries
during the war; for the Establish
mont of branch mint at Indianapolis !;
do. St. Louis; to encourage the education
of the colored race; granting a bounty of land
to soldiers who served in the war of 1861 for
the erection Of public buildings at Pittsburg
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

A BERLIN dispatch says the Catholic
clergy refuse the Governments conces.
zion allowing them to supervise relig-
ious instruction in schools. They claim
that they themselves should actually
give the instruction, as before the enact
meut ~ the Falk laws
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

Figaro calculates the cost of gas en-.
tailed by a recent fog in Paris at $l47,'
s37, in the shops and offices alone Wha,
must fog cost, then, in London?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

CoSaR,ss proposes to create a com
mittee OF nine members of the House to
whom shall be referred all matters in
troduced on the subject of woman suf-
fraua
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

GERMAN newspapers In the United
Statesare one-thiFd more Numerous than
in the Fatherland, where Bismarck's 8
censorship keeps them in perpetual fear
Of fine and suspension.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

inst, by Jas. II. Arnold, a brother in law.
The trouble grew out of settlement of their
mother-in-law's estate. Before he died Little
said that he was shot without provocation. He
died five minutes after the shooting. Mr.. Lit
tie was elected to the Kentucky Leg gislature in
1875 over B. ]. Clay, ESQ.,, son of Hon. Cassius
M. Clay, and was very prominent and popu-
lar lawyer.
JOHN McEvoY, a lad in Jersey City, N. j.,
who several days ago crawled under the table
of circle saw to pull the dust away and
accidentally had his head sawed in-two clear
down between the eye, has since died. That
he should have died is but natural, but the
fact that with his head cut almos. in twain he
should live three or four days and retain his
intellectual faculties unimpaired, is simply
miraculous. Yet such is the fact. He died in
convulsions, being suddenly seized while con-
versing with his father.
CREMATION mystery has, for the past few
days, been absorbing the attention of the peo-
pie of Washington, Pa, caused by the recep-
tion of the body of a young man there for
| incineration, whose identity has been per-
| sistently denied the public. The most careful
observers in the matter give it as their opinion
| that the body is that of the lawyer Andrew
| Tracy, hanged at Southport on the 4th, not
withstanding the trustees of the crematory
| claim it to be the remains of New York mer-
chant.
Now we have something to record which is
indeed truly wonderful. George Price, the
| negro who shot down Willie Black, Cincinnati
wholesale tobacco merchant, in cold blood, last
| spring, has been convicted of murder in the
| first degree. What is remarkable about it is,
| that notwithstanding that no less than hun
dred frst-class murders have been committed
in Hamilton County during the past decade
and half, there has not been single "murder
in the first degree" verdict executed in that
county since 1865.
ALTHOUGH the report of the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington for the month ending
December is not SO favorable as that of the
| preceding month, yet there is something sol
acing in the fact that the yield in corn is still
| 100000 greater than that ever enjoyed in
any previous year. The average yield in this
els, which was never exceeded in any former
year with but single exception, in 1875,
| when it reached 294 bushels. However, the
| States ard Territories west of the Mississippi
now return 100, 900 900 bushels more than in
| 1873.
| THE annual report of State Treasurer How
ellis, of Ohio, has been submitted to the Gov
ernor. The following is his report of the re-
| ceipts and expenditures
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

As there is no law TO prevent killing
ish in the streams of Georgia by ex-
plodiDg cartridges Of dynamite under
water, it is becoming popular pastime.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The New York Sun says that Mrs
Parnell, mother Of the Irish agitaior, il
regarded as the leading lady operator
in Wall street.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

IT must be decidedly cold in Ontario.
In Ottawa Valley. last week, mercury
was down to "a degrees below zero.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

SIxTY.FIvH million dollars is the
smount estimated which it will require
TO construct the Inter Oceanic Canal.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

A g.x-YEAR term for the President is
prog osed again, making him inc igible
for reelection.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

fHE Erie Railroad, notwithstanding
the foul play Of which it has been the
victim in former years. is still a very
powerful corporation. A report from the
directors shows that last year the gross
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE ice crop of the United States is
enormous. The Ice Ntrs, of Sandu-ky,
Ohio, puts the product Of 1879 at 8, s,09O,-
900 tons.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The five first sections OF the act abol.
ishing slavery in Cuba have been passed
In the Sp,.nish Senate
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

The general opinion seems to be that
few men control altogether too much
railroad for the public good.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

TOLEDO has organized an Anthony
consto~.k Society for the suppression of
ProfayIe and obscene books and speech
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

A MAN can buy an acre of land in
Colorado for 81, and it will cost him
s19.64 to get the deed made out and
registered.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

GENERAL SHERIDAN will probably
accompany General Grant on his trip
South.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

A PENNSYLVANIA paper suggests
utilizicg Cleopatra's Needle in finishing
out the Washington Monument.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

FRANCE has penny saving banks fol-
schoolboys.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

JOHN BRroHT fsvors emigration Of
the Young men of England, married or
unmarried, to Nebraska and Colorado.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

THE posia!-card mandatory, Holy
-oke, Mass, makes 2.000, 900 postal-cards
per day.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

TaE vile Of Congressman Lay, Of
Misso ouri, ~deceased, Is great-grand-
daughter of Daniel Boone.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

earnings of the road and tributaries
were nearly sixteen millions of dollars,
and the actual net surplus over all ex-
pen.es was 81, 3l6, ,IO4SS.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

DAN RICE, the famous circus man.
he snuounced that he has ban con-
vertsd, and viii join Mood y ~ "a evan
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

TO be agreeable in soc ely il be hooves
one neither to see nor remember a
great many things,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

SPAIN can not pay the interest on the
81 SOC, ,00O, 900 which she owes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25

CErYwAYo is one of natures noble
men, and despises fashion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-12-25
TOPICS or the OAR.

TIE vesuvius Railroad is finished.