The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

NEWS AND NOTES.

NEVER appear to notice a scar, de-
formity, or defect of any one present.
NEVER arrest the attention of an ac-
quaintance by touch. Speak to him.
NEVER answer questions, in general
company, that have been put to others.
NEW YORK has thirteen sugar re-
fneries, Boston four, Philadelphia three,
New Orleans two, and Baltimore and st.
Louis one each. -
THERE are only one hundred and
forty-three daily newspapers in Great
Britain, and nearly half of them are
Liberal in politics. Eight suspended
publication last year.
A MINNESOTA railroad company pays
series of rewards, the highest $50, to
the locomotive engineers who at the end
of each year have killed the smallest
number of cattle on the track.
MUCH Of the wood used for making
briar-root pipes is derived from Corsica.
The roots are dug up and cut into rough
forms of tobacco pipes by saws worked
by the water power of the mountain
streams, and are sent in sacks to France,
| and thence to. America.
OGDENsBURG is famous Throughout
| the country for its splendid cheese, but
| the journal of that city says that the
home people never get any of it, the best
| going abroad for sale. Travellers who
have heard of the great dairies leave
disgusted because they never see good
bit of cheese in the vicinity. 5a
WINE made from oranges is being in
troduced in Spain. There are said to
be "four kinds; one sparkling, and all
of attractive color, perfectly clear, of
an agreeable sweet, slightly acid flavor,
and of an alcoholic strength of about
fifteen per cent" The Florida orange
growers are also experimenting in this
line.
THE Society for the Preservation of
the Irish Language has memorialized
the British Government in favor of
placing the teaching of the Irish Ian
guage on the regular programme of the
national schools. 1t says the people are
desirous of learning their native Ian.
guage, and over two thousand teachers
are able and willing to teach them.
THREE boys at East Thorndike, Me-,
who had been reading dime novels
started for the West to fight Indians
the other day. When missed, the neigh
bors turned out with lanterns and
searched in all directions. At midnight
two were found in hay-mow near home
and the other had crawled into his OWL
bed. They had concluded that winter
J campaign was not advisable.
A SUSCEPTIBLE young gentleman, who
was engaged TO beautiful lass in Mon
treal, offered to give her all the money
he had saved, amounting to several hun
! | dol ,
bank in her name. Not long afterware
he fell in love with another girl, and wa
anxious to have the money refunded
The first sweetheart was willing to can
Gel the engagement, but regarded tn,
bank account as a matter of business
and refused to refund the money.
Two queer accidents happened il
: Massachusetts the other day. In a mil
at Fall River, a girl was caught in tn
! machinery by her back hair. She wa
, promptly cut down, but not before sh
,, was probably fatally injured. An age
negro was found in his house at North
ampton leaning back against wall in
chair. He put the chair too far iron
the wall, fell back, and was unable t.
!, recover himself. He sufocated with hi
head bent to his chest. zli Faa
/ IN Massachusetts, town recently on
r of the Sabbath schools gave sym
phonic entertainment entitled the "Bsii
of Heaven" To heighten the effec
during the singing the church bell wa
struck at intervals This was a mis-
take. The congregation mistook tn
ringing of the bell for fire alarm, an
rushed peli-mell out of doors. The con
] fusion was only calmed down by tn
: pastors assurance that the ringing wa
| not signal of danger from torment
> hereafter, but of Joys to come. .-Nea
E Haven Register. i''- -. {'aff -.
E THERE was one man who attende,
e church yesterday who was evidently no
/ much profted by the sermon, if one ceul
Judge by the glum and glowering loo
E on his face as he came out. "AnG what
| the matter with youe" some one aske
< him. cit is a, strange thing, an excru
s ciatingly strange thing" he answered, il
] a quiet, withering way; cit is a mos
miraculously strange thing that ma
e can't go to church and try to lead
e Christian life in deed, word and thought
| l say it is most fatally strange thin
e that he can't have twinge of the tooth
S ache but the devil must forthwith temp
t the preacher to 60 into spasmodics owe
: a land flowing with milk and honeyp
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