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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01
TOPICS FOR THE FARM.

Stables and H0rses.-We frequently
see articles against keeping harness in
stables, the reason given being that the
ammonia prevalent there rcts the leather
and soon destroys the harness. Now
this is beginning at the wrong end to
remedy the evil. We may talk and ad-
wise " year in and year out" about the
matter, but harness will be kept in the
stable in spite of ALL Where else can
the majority of people who keep horses
hang these trappings? A rich man may
have closet in which the harness may
hang safely from fear Of ammonia and all
other dangers; but the average horse
owner will have his pegs behind the
team, because he can have no other way
of disposing of the harness. But the
trouble would end if the production OF
ammonia were prevented. Enter an or
binary stable at any period, but espe-
cially in the winter, when every Granny
| through which the wind can come in is
carefully stopped, and what an often.
sive odor offends the nostrils and irri.
tates the eyes, Is this, the odor of am
monia, strongly alkaline and irritant
injurious only to the harness? What
of the horses, and the tender membranes
of the eye, the throat and the nasal pas
sages? DO you think they are less SEN
sitive than the oak-tanred harness
leather, weil-greased and preserved as il
is? By no means. If the prevalen
odors injuriously affect the leather, yo,
may be sure the eyes suffer, the throatan(
lungs are irritated and the nasal pas
sages become infamed. Then occurs tn,
frequent moon blindness, ophthalmia
weeping of the eyes, followed by in
fiammation, white specks; then follow
coughs, bronchitis, heaves, catarrb
nasal gleet; and by-and-by, when th
blood has become poisoned by the ali
sorption of diseased matter from in
famed and suppurated membranes
farcy and glanders- and fats
to man and beast, too-results. An
while we think of saving the harnes
and removing it to purer place, tn
beast which is worth a dozen set of il
is left to rot from these pungent case
without any help. Clean the stables
and the harness may hang there il
safety and be sure if the stable is nc
fit place for the harness it is no plac
for the horse. A barrel of plaster ca
be procured for about one dollar. 1t
worth that as fertilizer. 1t is wort
ten dollars as an absorbent of ammonis
and hundred as health preserver
the horses, not counting the saving
harness Sprinkle it everywhere; b
liberal with it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01
California,

Buffalo, N. Y, TO settle tract of 1000 acres
in California. Those wishing to know all
about it and California Colonies, can learn
by inclosing six cents in stamps, to Califor-
MIA Colony, IA w. Swan.street, Buffalo, N.
Y, or to Wendell Eas on, % Montgomery.
street San Francisco California
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01

WITH the races, the theaters, cock
fights, competitive drills, shooting
matches, and an occasional duel, New
Orleans manages to give her people
plenty of Sunday amusement, and with
out any fears of hereafter any worse
than she is now passing through.-Rioh-
uaoud ,Sf0fe
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01

NOT at one, two or three only, but at the
five great worlds expositions held during
the last twelve years, the Mason & Hamlin
Organ Co. have received highest honors.
This is nothing less than demonstration that
their organs are the best.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01

PHosPHoREsCENT paper, writing or
print ON which can be read in the dark.
is the substance of late European in
vention.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01
Not Too Many Irons in the Fire.

Not Too Many Irons In the Fire.-A
farmer correspondent gives this good
advice: Many farmers are in the habit
of making great fuss over their work,
as if they would accomplish wonders,
but they effect very little, owing to their
getting many things commenced and
then "switch off," That is not the best
way to manage affairs on the farm or
point to finish what we commence be-
fore we go to other work unless some
thing occurs to prevent doing SO. We
should think ahead, so to speak, and
thus prevent any delays in our work.
For instance, a certain field is to be
plowed, in which are clumps of bushes
to be plowed up easily with an ordinary
team. Now, before we commence plOw-
ing this field, the bushes should be cut,
then put in heavy plow with double
team of oxen, if you have them, and
plow up the roots, so that when we plow
the field no delay may occur. This is a
mere illustration of how to do work to
the best advantage. In the many cares
that occur on the farm there is great
waste of time in going from one unfn-
ished Job to another; and for this reason
you should never call off your hired
help from what they are doing till they
have done it. The men dislike to work
tor those who are in the habit of calling
Them here and there without a good
reason, and they soon lose all interest in
such mems success. 1 we'll remember
what my father used to tell me when a
boy, "John, remember that what is
worth doing at all is worth doing well. D
Gone thing at time and that well
DONE" should be the farmers motto.
In all my observations among the farm
ers of this and adjoining towns, ! never
saw a really prosperous one who did not
act on that principle. 1t is the sheet
anchor of success in every avocation,
and especially in farming. John, y
said farmer to his hired man, the
day is done, and what have we accom-
plished? We have been busy all day,
but I can't see that we nave done SO
much" No." replied John, Eve have
not done much, for the reason that we
commenced half dozen things and
finished nothing"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01

THANKSGIVING is the soil in which
all the Christian graces grow.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01
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IN EACH TOWN TO SELL MY ARTICLES.
NO MONEY REQUIRED till sales are made. I
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ing one cent. Write for particulars to
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karrmann's k0umiss.

karrmann's koumiss. sumsss s as,,s1ssrl strl
erage and Tonic, made from pure milk. 1t is
Consumption, and all other wasting diseases. As
tonic, and as food for children, it is unequaled by
anything. 1t will be retained by the stomach when
everything else is rejected. and is capable Of sup
whatever. Price per bottle Quart 40 cents; per
dozen. packed for shipping, q 25; per dozen. do,
sale by the Sole Manufacturer, VIM. HARTMANN.
cor. Freeman Av and Liberty Street, Cincinnati.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-01

noon from Canyon City. As long as
they kept to the horse trail all went
we'll; but upon reaching a point just
beyond it, Mrs. Mallet's horse stumbled
and fell.
The lady tried to disentangle herself
from the animal, and dropping some ten
feet, caught with her fingers the end of
| a narrow shelf of rock, and there held
on, dangling in air above the rapid roll
| ing Arkansas; and, to make matters
worse, the horse following its mistress,
had fallen or slipped on the same ledge,
where it stood close to the wall, and
almost as motionless as the rock itself.
The Mortified party fastened to the
rescue, and the professor, after some
anxious minutes, had his wife safe and
sound by mis- side.
| To help the horse was a more difficult
matter, and an hour elapsed before men
and ropes could be got from the nearest
camp, and all that time the poor crea-
tue, seemingly aware that he was not
to be left TO his own resources, stood
quietly on the narrow shelf, hardly ap-
pearing to draw breath; nor did he at
tempt to use his limbs until he found
himself upon the sure footing of the
pathway above.
On the 14th of October, 1877, Miss
Lizzie Wise made her twentieth balloon
ascent at st. Louis. She had no com.
psnion, ard soon after starting found il
advisable to throw out ballast. The
balloon shot up half a mile, but only to
descend as quickly again, and the aero
naut determined to make a dart fol
earth.
"Now," says she, "came the mos
trying of all my balloon experiences
l could not see a thing on earth, ant
the balloon made fearful plunge
through the woods, crashing and crack
ing the limbs of the trees as it wen
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
How il was Hooked.

The true story of how the Presidents S
message aud Secretary report Was sHr-
reptitiously obtained for publication
has come to the years of your corres>
pondsut this evening. The matter was
engineered by Theron d. Crawford, the
correspondent of the Chicago Times,
aad formerly of the Pittsburg Press.
He approached Government printer,
and finally secured bargain to obtain
proofs OF the documents for 81, 500.
He made an arrangement with several
papers to receive the message and divide
the expense. Some of them were dis
posed to weaken ou Saturday. but
Crswford was instructed by the Times
to go ahead, II Jnut paper i.'.d W ~o-
sume all the expenses itself. The mess
sage was telegraphed SD as to close
about four clock in the morning,
when the Cn;cago Tribune got wind Of
it. and immediately telegraphed to New
York where copy of the New YORK
Tines, with tho message i'll 1T, was OBJ
tanned. The work OF teiearaphlng 1t
from New York to the Tribune com
manced at four O'Clock in the moruing.
Ten wires we're used, aud tue Tribune
was enabled to appear with the mes
saga in late edition about 7:30 CLOCK
the safae morning. This ls, perhaps,
the most rom ,rkabie feat of telegraphs
ing aud setting up matter on Record
as the entire work OF making arrange
mants. te'egraphing and setting up
over twenty thousand words was ao'
colnplisl,ed in less than four hours.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
make Children Useful

| The energy which sone children
manifeet in their mischievious praDks
may be made to subsprve useful and
instructive purposes. Little odds aud
ends of employment may be given them
work suited to their small capacities
may bs assigned them and under jus
dicous direction and consideraie en-
couragement, their little heads and
hands can accomplish much, and that
gladly. The bright little ones would
''help, mamma sh ould not be repeiled
with harsh word. but some simple
task should be devised for their occu-
patiou, and some trhiDg thing-so
very great to them--should be the re,
ward of its performance.
As general rule, give your children
something to do. A daily employment
of some sort will exercise their minds
beautifully. and develop elements of
ns4fnlaess and self reliance which may
prove incidentally valuable TO their
manhood and won ,nhood. Miserable
is the plea urged by some that tLey
''bavs hot the time" to look after their
children. No such pretnxt ctn divest
them of the grave responsibilities which
the rearing of children imposes. The
laws of God and of humanity demand Of
arents the best care anl training for
their children they can bring into exer-
else. How many poor wretches there
are taxing society with their worthless
meas and sins to the negligence OF tbeir
parents, in developing and directing
good natural endowmeuts for lives OF
industry aud Independence? Bnt such
qualities in children nee1 the guidance
Of discreet parent MismanaSement.
neglect, easily lead to THAR parversion
aud ruin of life which might have
been splendad success
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
Good Advice.

SometlDa5, my son, you Will want to
whistle. Do not entirely repress this
desire TO aspirate your feelings in sibi-
liant strains of s7haezY m1sic; in 4reiy
moiuiate and regulate it. Go off INTO
the woods five or SIX miles from any
habitation, if the d-sirs c>nss upon
you during business hours, and whistle
thers untIil the birds make you asham
ed Of your p))r ac;)n )ll5hn 3at. ID
not yieiu to the temptation too readily,
lest you become addicted to the habit
and become a slave to it, and go whist
ling around ev5D a5 u msl who has lost
IS dog IAers are nl8n, my son, -wlo
can whistle mnsica!ly; once i'll awhile
you find men whose whistle is pleas ant
to the ear aud soothing To the soul, bat
you only find one of these men every
three or four thousand years, and they
die young, sou; they die very Young
Ynu will observe thai the best whistler
IL he who whistles the least, aud prac>
t;ces In solitude. The poor whistler,
who hlts Oh ths higl notas and grasps
on the lower ones, and wheezes IN the
middle register. is the mal who wistles
at all times and in all places.
Whlstls all You will in solitary places,
son. if it Dleasss you; whistle i'll the
night as you g. home, ii you will. for II
CHEEKY whistle in the dark ls IL pleasant
sound unto the listening soul of the
beiatel passenger, bat when you c1ne
into the assembiages and the business
haunts of men, unpIckei your musical
lips and shut mp your whistle in your
heart. Aud if eve, the temptation
comes to you to whistle against the
edge of II card, crush it ont. if the effort
kills you. Whising Is not a lofty nor
not yet useful. although it is a uni
verse>I, accomplishment. Though you
pracsiced hundred years, and though
you whistle ever SO whistley. my son,
yet the commonest switch engihe that
ever scared hum,n being deaf, can
beat you at it. The great and good
were never great whistlers, son. George
Washington never sat in friend S
off .e, with his feet on the window sill,
whstling Gran father Ciock'
against the edge of n card. Strive to
emulate George Washington. aud al
though you may never be first III war
first in the hearts of yonr countrymsn, :,
yet fame will not forget you if they can
write upon your tombstone that you
never whistled yonr countrymen into
couvulsions of Incorporate bnt frritless
profanity
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
Earl's Question

Ha,e is story about Earl, a three-
year old boy:
One day his mama took him into
her room while she was dressing. He
sat upon the floor for IoIy while.
thinking deeply. By and-by ont
cana this thought from his little
mouth: Mama, what ia whiter then
snow? can't fink of anvching. Snow
is so white, mama. But I'm sule
papa sung about it."
Mamma told him how only one thing
white soul.
"But how con SOILS bo mals so
white, mama?"
Then she told him. as sha had mqnv
times bsfora. how Jesus had died. AMI
how, if We give ourselves to him, he
will wash us "whitpr than snow" "If
we give part of ourselves" she went
on. "and keep blck soma little naughty
places, there will he great black spots
on our hearts. NY little Earl wants to
give himself to Jesus and have a white
heart. doesn't hep"
E,rl did not answer for a minute or
two. Then he said, "Mama, are yov
Shiter than snow?'
[ don't know what mama said in
reply. but kno-y that tears stole into
her eyes, while inst then God was
20 Lord wash my heart aud make it
white-whiter than snow; aud help ma
to live clean life before my little boy. y
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
sMisrellanv.
4 Voice. from Maine solon Chase.

Onr readers are aware that the Hoo.
Solon Chase, OF Maine, made speeches
in the late canvass, in s1varal towns in
this State, and as . rebuks to the SLAM
derons charge OF the Northern press,
as we'll al of the slanderous charges Of
some OF our own papers, we give the
following extracts from a letter written
Mr.. Chase, to the Chicago Express,
after his return home. OF Holly
Springs he says:
In the audience were Judge Watson.
who adjourned the court to give place
to the Gresnback meeting. Gen. Feath-
erston, aud other leading man of the
town. The audience gave strict atten-
tion for two hours After the Green-
back meeting. the court proceeded to
business with four colorad men on
the jury, who seemed to be on a
perfect, equality with the white jurors.
At Lexington the court adjourned to
give place to the Greenback meeting,
ii =. ~ tie se.sts were full and all the
sts.nding room occupied. The ride
back to Durant was chilly-none too
warm with winter overcoat. The
iihC ofWhJoS dht CNSiy
body rides on horseback.
At Dnruut the house was crowded
and colored Greenbacker spoke after
myself and Gen. West.
The free schools of Mississippi aff)rd
ample opportunities to all. and the
black children are rs constant in at
tendance as the white, aud learn as
fast. Female colored teachers who
have been eductt at the State Nor>
nal schools are as proficient as white
teachers. and very apt ia teaching the
ali they can to elevate the colored race,
and treat them with nm equality that is
not known between factory operatives
anl their employers in the North. A
colored man and white man are often
saep riding in the same seat A color,
ed man rides in the cars in the North
when he peases, but usually has a
whole seat to himself The whites have
succeeded wondarfnly in their efforts
to elevate the colored race.
In nv recent visit had full freedom
of speech. and was gwen candid hear
ing. think any Republican from
the North would be treated the same.
Any Northern man is received with
open arms in Mississippi. II he comes
to stay he will he heartily welcomed,
and can express his opinions just as
freely as in the North: but if ne votes
the Democratic ticket he will. perhaps.
he thought more of than if he don't.
During my weeks stay in Mississippi I
was 81 kindly and courgeously treated
by all men of all parties thai almost
felt that I was the guest of the State;
and should my friend, in Mississippi
come to Maine they will hnl the latch
string hanging out at Chass's Mill.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
AnX1ous Care.

What does your anxiety do? 1t does
not empty to morrow of its sorrows: bat
all it empties to-day of IFS strength.
It does not make you escape the evil,
it makes you unfit to cope with it when
it comes. 1t does not bless to- morrow,
and it robs to day. For every day has
its own burden. Sufficient for each day
is the evil which properly belongs to it.
Dc not all to nIo,row's to to days. Do
not drag the futnre into the present.
The present has enough to do with Its
own proper concerns. We have always
strength to bear the evil when it comes.
We have not strength to bear the fore
bodings of it. As thy day, thy strength
shall be. In strict prop rtion to the
cxigencies will be the God-given pow
er; but if you cram aud condense to-
days SORROWS by experience, and to-
morrow's sorrows by anticipation, into
narrow round OF the one four and twen-
tv hours, there is no promise that as
that day thy strength shall be God
gives us CHS name be praisedD God
gives us power to bear the sorrows Of
power to bear the sorrows of our own
making, which the anticipation of sor-
row most assuredly is.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
Try it on Yourself.

"There.s no use trying; L know I
can't do it," pleaded son when nrged
by his father to go forward in a line of
duty.
ST can do sll things through Christ
which strengtheneth me" solemnly re
peated the father, ut the same time
thrnsting a generous pinch of Rne-cut
into his mouth.
"Then, father. why don't you stop
chewing tobacco?'' was the quick. if
not quick. if not quite respectful re-
ioinder of the lad
Why not. indeed? We have head a,
great many Christian men mourn over
their inability to break away FROM old
time habits in the uss of weed. We
ask. with the boy. Is not tho grace of
God sufficient for this thing?
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
Mans Age.

Faw men die of age. Almost all die
of disappointment, passion. mental or
bodily toll, or accident The passions
kill men sometimes, even suddenly.
The common expression. checked with
passion. has little exlggeratinn in it,;
for even though not suddenly fatal.
strong passions shorten life. Strong
bodied mon 'often die yourg-weak mnu
live longer than the strong. for the
strong use their strength aud the weak
havA none to nae. The latter take
care Of themselves and the former do
not. A 1t is with the body so it is
witl, the mind ani temper. The strong
ara apt to break, or like the candle. to
ri !. the weak to burn out. The iufAr>
ior animals. whicl, live temporal, lives
have generally their prescribed number
OF vears. The horss lives twenty, five;
tho OK. fifteen tn twenty; the lion
about twenty; the dog tan to twalvf;
the rabbit eight; the gninna pig six
Years. These Numbers all bear sim =
;lar proportion to the time it takes the
animal to grow to it's full siza. Bnt
nan Of the animals, is one that saldom
lives tiliS 'er'fa8e. HS OnShu I'd i've u
hnn'irea years, according TO physical
laws. for tiea times twenty are one
hnndrad, bat instead of that he scarce =
~ reaches m average OF four times his
growing p-rioi; the cat six times;. the
rabbit eveu eight times the stan lard OF
measurement. The reason is obvious
nan is not only tha NJ ,st irregular
AMI the most Incorporate. bnt the nost
laborions ans! hard worked OF all ami
mails. Hs is also the most irritable of
all animals; ard there is no reason to
believe, though we cannot tell what an
amin /, scarcely feels, that more than
any other animal. man cherishes wrath
to keep it warm, and consumes him self
with the lire of his own secret retiec-
ton.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-25
How to Grow.

Onee I read Of liv4Iv, fun loving
little fello@, who was found standing
in the garden, with his feet buried in
tho soil, aud his hand clasping a tall
sunf ,wer. His face was aglow with
delight; and when his mSthcr said,
"Wiliie. dear. what pleases you So
mnch?" he replied. "Mama, I'm 60
ing TO bs mau; I've planted myself to
grow"
Willie seemed to think he was as n
plant, and could draw food for growth
from the soil. Boys grow into men by
means of food taken into the moath,
bnt to be real noble men, they must
eat something more than mere bread
and meat. They must feed on books.
Thew must eat facts.
20! how can We do that?" exclaims
some wee Willie.
by thinking Of them, my daar boy.
Reading is the spoon with which YOU
get the facts into your head. By
thinking. yon get to know what the
facts really signify. Now. just as the
bread, meat. vegetables. and fruit yo,,
put into your month makes tie body
grow, so the facts you think about
make yolIr mind grow. Be reader
and thinker"