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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
= ROMANTIC" GIRLS.

The papers have recently been un-
usually full of accounts of runaway
girls, elopements, etc. Two young
misses, the children of respectable
parents, left Philadelphia for New
York in search of adventures, taking as
sumed names. Crying and terrified,
they were arrested at night by police
man, wandering in one of the worst
purlieus of the city, exposed to dangers
the horrors of which they could know
nothing.
Another girl of sixteen, the child of
an eminent lawyer in New England, es-
capped to New York and besieged the
'theaters with entreaties to be allowed to
go upon the stage in leading parts.
The saddest story, however, is that of
child of fourteen, living in the suburbs
of New York. whose head was flied
with the romance found in cheap literary
papers. She madean acquaintar ce with
"a young man on the train which brought
her to the city every day to school. -
Her father was wealthy, and the fel-
low, who earned paltry sum as brake
man, hoped to establish some hold upon
her by which he could make money. He
was coarsely bred, illiterate and dis
honest, having recently been an inmate
of the Honse of Correction; but the
foolish girl did not look beyond his
black mustache and paste-diamond pin.
He told her that he was Russian of
noble birth in disguise. They wrote to
each other as g Vladimir and "Stella,' y
and finally the infatuated girl married
him.
The fact was discovered at once, the
girl brought home and a divorce OBJ
tanned; but her name had been dragged
through the public prints, and her whole
life is befouled and ruined by this one
irreparable mistake.
Now where shall we look for the cause
of these miserable tragedies?. Our girl,
read too many frivolous and impure
stories. They promenade the street,
alone too much. They are allowed, i
not encouraged, to talk of and attemp
to feel love at too early an age.
On the fashionable thoroughfares O
every great city, you will see girls il
their teens, almost children, who sheul'
, be in the nursery, aping the dress, tn
manners and the firtations of very vul
gar class of their elders. They appal
emily have no mothers to teach ther
that every step they take on this pat
diminishes their chance of happiness i
the future. They will find plenty G
men to fiirt with them, but the most di
solute man does not choose the woma
to marry, whose heart has been the spol
: of dozen passions or so-called frient
ships. o.. eG Emeb efsB
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

THE sun spot theory of Prof. Jevons,
which affirms that commercial crises oc-
cur near the time when sun spots are
fewest in number and least in size, has
been subjected to careful analysis by
the London Times, and found to have
much less support than its author claims.
He gives the following list of decennial
financial panics, querying those of
which he is uncertain: 1901 (O, I'LL,
1921, 1912, 1742 (O, 1852 (?), 1868,
1772-7s, l7ss, 1898, 1sO4-5 ~, 1915,
1925, 1868 (1S87 in the United
Staues), 1s47, 1857, 1866, aud 1878. The
average interval comes out 10, ,466 years,
showing "almost perfect coincidence
with the average sun spot period"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

EVERYBODY chews gum. The habit
is not one whose attendant features
render it disgusting. 1t does not, like
tobacco, intrude its filthy saliva upon
decent humanity. Its habitual use does
not, like that of streng drink, destroy
the body and soul, and pauperize its
victims by thousands. On the contrary,
it sweetens the breath, imparts clean
ness to the teeth, and by increasing the
flow of the saliva materially assists
digestion. May the spread of its
glorious principles 20 on from poll to
poll, until the whole world is united in
one loving gum-chewing humanity j.
J RockLand Courier
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
FOREIGN SUMMAR Y.

A DISPATCH from the Star and Herald,
Panama, says a serious revolution has
broken out in Antigua.
The British Parliament opened on the
18Th. The Zulu defeat of the British arms
was the principal theme of discussion, and
it was determined that they should wipe
out the disgrace.
A LETTER from Tangier, Morocco, says
the Governor of Fee has taken refuge in
sanctuary, to escape the populace who have
risen against him. The Sultan has had
stroke of paralysis. Anarchy reigns
throughout the Empire.
The Liberal majority in the French Cham
bers does not appear disposed to let bygones
be bygones. The impeachment of the Min
istry for its participation in President Mac
Mahon's intended coup d'etat in May, 1873,
is now seriously proposed.
ENGLAND sends at once to the seat of
war for prompt and decisive work, five
crack regiments of infantry, two of cavalry,
one of engineers, a battery, and swarm of
recruits for those already in African SER
vice. Fifteen 6rst-class steamers will bury
forward the reinforcements. Among the
steamers are the Russia, Spain, Egypt,
China and the City of Paris.
DISPATCHES from Russia of late date
state that all attempts made to arrest the
ravages of the plague have thus far proved
Intellectual. The sanitary Gordon drawn
| around the infected districts had been
broken at several points, and among the
results is the appearance of the plague at
| Wyssokoye, town near Moscow. Ac-
counts from the infected districts are
very distressing, people dying like rot.
ten sheep. Business is at a perfect
standstill. The means for medical and sani
tary relief are extremely limited and i'm
perfect, and the suffering heart-rending
Frightful sickness has broken out among
the Russian troops at Adrianople, and there
are reports that this also is the plague. Ac
counts are conflicting, but some description
of the nature and course of the disease ar,
said to bear out the belief that the diseas,
is the black plague.
THE Zulu war which England has upol
its hands grew out of the refusal o
Cetewayo, the Zulu King, to assent to certain
conditions sought to be imposed upon hin
by Great Britain on account of allege,
predatory raids by his chiefs, misconduc
toward his own people and outrages upol
foreigners. On account of this refusal tn
British propose to discipline him somewha
after the manner Russia did Turkey fo- tn
perpetration of outrages in Bulgaria an
the refusal to institute reforms. Th
!, population of Zululand is estimated q
three hundred thousand, and the availabl
military force, exclusive of seven regiment
, composed of men upwards of sixty years,
? forty thousand. There are eighteen regiment
: of married men and fifteen of bachelor
: Marriage is not permitted until forty. Po
: sibly as measure of protection against d
t mestic viragos-if there be such in Zululan
e the married men only wear circlet
s hair on their heads, the remainder of Il
s head being shorn. The troops are said
be armed with breech.loaders, but they a
}, deficient in artillery and there is an almo
y complete absence of discipline.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

The Kingston IN. W Courier says
that in the early history of Michigan
there was once temperance lecturer
who failed to attract any followers. His
want Of success, however, inspired the
belle of certain town at an evening
meeting in the public hall to cry out:
Boys, I'll kiss the first man who signs
the pledge" At this backwoodsman
exclaimed: Sis, Pm your buckle
berryl WhAr's your pledgeY" The
pledge was Forthcoming at once, and it
is said that before the reformer left
town, such was the inss siration of the
kiss, that nearly every man had "sworn
off,"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

FROM the British fleet in Eastern
waters: A young .midshipman went
out to join his ship, commanded by a
gallant officer, otherwise rather a Don.
He was met on deck by the captain, who
said: "Well, youngster, SO you've come
to join us. Isuppose it's the old story
the fool of the family, ehg Haw, haw"
To which the MILDLY replied, in a
squeaky voice. "Oh, no, sir; it's all
changed since your day" Exit captain.
London World. rs ...i. f.,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

The New England journal Of Ed1oa-
ton says; " No body of women in Amer
lea has now such an opportunity TO do
any good thing in public as the women
teachers to educate and lead the people
in this new campaign for the children.
IL they will only realize the fact, come
out from the seclusion of their present
life and reasonably improve the off-hours
with the parents and the people in gen.
eral, they can wake up the country in an
educational revival The American
schoolmistress, in city and country, has
two whole days of every school week, ten
waking hours of every day, and vaca
tion period from one to two months in
duration, outside the schoolroom. Long
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

WHAT is known as cut glass is glass
with incisions and ornaments with
smooth surfaces, appearing as if cut by
a sharp instrument. The cutting of the
glass consists entirely in grinding away
successive portions by holding them
upon the surfaces of wheels of stone,
metal and wood, which are made to re,
volve rapidly. The first or rough cut
ting is sometimes given by wheels of
stone, resembling grindstones. After
ward wheels of iron are used, having
their edges covered with sharp sand OF
with emery. To prevent heat by friction,
small streams Of water are applied. The
last polish is given by brush wheels. I,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

THERE has been a great deal of con-
fusion not only as to the height, but the
spelling of one of the volcanoes of Ice
land, which is Hekls. Hecla is wrong; /;
Hekla, in Iceland, meaning hooded, in
allusion to the snow or cloud which rests
on its summit. The height of Hekla is
5,10s English feet, and it is not the
highest volcano, though the most fre-
quent in eruptions. OrefaJokull is the
loftiest of the volcano chain, having a
beiRht of 6,466.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

The Georgians ought to be very CRATE
ful TO General Sherman. He has written
n letter highly commendatory of the
climate of Northern Georgia, the re-
sources of the region, and the people.
He is satisfied that Northern profes-
sional men, manufacturers, mechanics
and farmers may settle there with a
prospect of profit and fair dealing. In
short, he says: "Go South" as Horace
Greeley said: Go West"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

A PROPOSITION that may startle some
folks has been made in the Board of
Aldermen of Springfield, Mass. 1t is to
pass an ordinance forbidding screens,
blinds, curtains, or any ober obstruc-
tion 10 full view of all interior bar
rooms from the outside. The idea is to
make the hiding of violations of the Ex-
else law impossible. The liquor dealers
view the proposed measure with alarm,
not so much because it might compel
their obedience to the law, but they
have a reasonable fear that compare
lively few men would drink so publicly.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

The annual production of rice in the
Carolinas and Louisiana averages eighty
million pounds. But this is a small
amount when compared with the pro-
duction in the great eastern countries
where a large part of population of
eight hundred million people use rice
production in these Oriental countries,
where it reached last year total of
twenty-five billion pounds, according to
estimates furnished by parties claiming
10 be well informed. This is three thous-
and times more than is produced in the
United States, and is about ten times
the weight of the largest crop of wheat
produced in the United States.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

A CORRESPONDENT mentions a source
Of danger in the use of kerosene lamps
which seems to have been generally over
looked, namely, allowing lamps to stand
near hot stoves, or mantelpieces, and in
other places where they become heated
sufficiently to convert the oil into gas.
Not unfrequently persons engaged in
cooking or other work about the stove
will stand the lamp on an adjacent man
telpiece, or even on the top of raised
oven; or when ironing will set the lamp
near the stand on which the heated
iron rests. Itisneedless to enlarge upon
the risky character of such practices.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

fellow and Taylor and Bryant have
made national reputation orliterature
in smaller number of leisure hours."
When does the journal propose that the
women teachers shall sew and go to
church, not to say eat7
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

A CORRESPONDENT of the San Fran
cisco Commercial Herald gives detailed
estimate, by districts, of the lands in
Humboldt County, Cal, covered with
redwood, and estimates the average
quantity per acre at one hundred thou
sand feet board measure. Such figures
make the head swim, as Beauliau said
lately of the figures of the French
budget. 1t is calculated that if all this
redwood could be manufactured and sold
in San Francisco, at the present price in
that market, eighteen dollars per NJ,
IL would pay the National debt.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

A WRITER in the Cincinnati Gasette
says that seventeen million gallons of
alcohol is annually drunk in the United
States in the shape of malt liquor.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

HENRY CORNISH (colored), of Tolly's
Point, Dorchester County, Nd, is con-
ceded to be the Oldest man living in the
State. At the breaking out of the war
of 1872 he was forty years old, and is at
the present time in his one hundred
aud seventh year. He was in his youth
the slave of Joshua Tolly, with the
family of whose grandson he still lives,
and is kindly cared for by them. This
remarkable negro has lost his hearing,
eyesight, and memory, his form is bent
double, and he walks like a quadruped.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-20

SOME favors are granted in such a
bungling way it is almost impossible for
the recipient to decide whether he feels
most pleased or displeased.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09

Some unprincipled dealers, because they
could see few cents more profit, have been
guilty of Offering worthless substitutes for
the only original and genuine Sulphur Soap
-Glenn's by name. Therefore the public
should guard against this deception, and
always ask for "Glenn's Sulphur Soap" by
its full name, and take no other.
Read the following evidence from a
highly respectable source:
DETROIT, MICH, Aug. 6, 1879.
c. N. CRIrrENroN, Eso.-Dear Sir: have
travelled for three years for Messrs Charles
Scribners Sons, Publishers, New York, and
desire to inform you that have used your
incompatible "Glenn's Sulphur Soap" ex,
clusively for about four years; also have
recommended it to very many persons, and
my constant experience has been that it
possesses all the medical advantages that
you claim for it. All to whom l have re-
commended it say, as well as myself, that
1t deserves its established reputation as the
best and most efficacious Sulphur Soap that
can be used for all skin cleansing, as we'll
as toilet purposes. Some unprincipled
drug store keepers have endeavored to SUBJ
stitute other kinds of Sulphur Soap for
Glenn's-saying they were "just as good"
but having myself tried other kinds l find
none are so good or so beneficial as the
genuine Sulphur Soap stamped Glenn's," !"
which also have learned to observe always
bears the name of &C. N. Crittenton, Pro-
prietor," on the packet
Yours truly,
G, r.. a. DURAND.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09

hundred and ten Southern emigrants
who went to Brazil just after the war
closed, as settlers, and with them four
teen children. These settled at Santarem,
on the River Amazon, some six hundred
miles from the coast, but were so dissat-
isfed with the country that all those who
were able to, returned to the United
States. A letter in the New York Her
aid, published not long ago, gave a
melancholy account of the condition OF
these poor creatures, who lack food,
clothing, and everything to make life
desirable. A plan was discussed few
years since to return them at the expense
of the Government, but for some cause
it was never consummated. 1t would
seem that the Administration could not
now do more humane or graceful thing
than to return these unfortunates to their
homes, In which it would doubtless be
heartily seconded by Congress in the
needed appropriation.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09

Lands End yesterday morning on his
contemplated walk to John O. Groats
house and back. He drives a wheelbar-
row weighing about twenty-six pounds,
and his proposed route is as follows:
Lands End, Penzance, st. Austell, Ply
mouth, Exeter, Taunton, Bristol, Glou-
cester, Shrewsbury, Manchester, Lancas'
ter, Carlisle, Glasgow, Stirling, Perth,
Head of Dornoch Firth, Wick, John o.
Groat's House, returning via Wick,
Head of Dornoch Firth, Inverness,
Perth, Stirling, Edinburgh, Berwick,
Newcastle, Durham, York, Lincoln,
Cambridge, London, Salisbury, Exeter,
Plymouth and thence to the Lands End.
He proposes to deliver lectures in the
principal towns during his march on
"Lights and shades of showman's life,'
and "Total abstinence" He passed
through Truro at quarter to s, having
walked forty-six miles. He was in good
form, although wet through with the
rain, and went on to st. Austell, where
he arrived at $3.50 last night, having Gov
cred forty-fve miles. He encountered
very bad weather the whole distance.
There were some hundreds of people
waiting his arrival, who cheered him lust
lily. He carries log-book, which he gets
stamped at the various post-offices en-
route.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09
Two Old ArkaMsans.
TTtt<ln Danlx "A a. nnrokkx1 I


Governor w. R. Miller's father is
ninety-two years old, as the Governor
informs us, a goodly old age, especially
for one enjoying such robust health and
activity as Mr.. Miller. Governor Miller
also informs us that there is another old
gentleman living near Batesville, in Inde-
pendence County, Of still more remarka-
Bile age in connection with physical
health and activity. Mr.. William Allen
Mcclure, who lives about twelve miles
from Batesville, is 109 years old, He fire.
quently walks from his home to Bates
vile and returns the same day, without
inconvenience. He is in perfect health,
mentally as well as physically, and bids
fair to live many years yet.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09

clusion of the church ceremonies The
instructions vore disobeyed, and the en-
tire cortege drove to the door, or into fun
view of the priest, He closed the iron
gates at once, and refused to have the re-
mains brought in. The services were not
allowed to proceed until the surplus car
riages were sent away.
In subsequent allusion to this occur
renee the Rev. Father said from the pull
pit: "These pretentious funerals are for
show only. In most cases the long line
of carriages are not paid for, and even
when they are paid for, the expense often
takes bread and butter out of hungry
mouths"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09
The Cincinnati Star


THE DAILY STAR is served by carriers
to their subscribers in the City of Cincin
natl and in all important Western cite.
and towns for IL CENTS PER WEEK,
payable to the carrier. Or the paper will
be mailed, postage paid, to any part Of
the country for so CENTS PER MONTH,
s6 per annum.
THE STAR is the only STRICTLY INDE-
PENDENT NEWSPAPER published in
Cincinnati. 1t Is taken and read by
people Of all parties and shades of opin'
ion, and it seeks to present the news OF
all kinds fairly and faithfully, with justice
to all and with especial favor to none.
THE WEEKLY sTAR-$1 PER YEAR,
circulates in all parts of the country, and
is first-class family newspaper.
ADVERTISING RATES-In Daily, 1917
CENTS per line, or 81 per square of eight
lines agate measure. In Weekly, %
CENTS per line.
Address THE STAR,
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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09
Editorial SpinninRa.

The difference in centenary and nary
cent is infini-decimal.
You may call a baker loaf-er if
you will but he is invariably well bread.
Your high spirited hummer is apt to
become low spirited when his jug is about empty
A vine at Stony Run, Pa, has sixteen
pumpkins each as big as very large piece of
chalk.
When a London lover sings 'My Love
She is Kitten" the beloved female smells mice
at once.
Mrs. Hayes black silk dress is trim
med with what dye call it? and is just too sweet
for anything.
The deepest shades of red this fall will
be found among the sensation newspapers. Some
of these will be "bloody' red.
Mrs. Snoogleix being asked the other
evening at the Vine Street Opera House if she ad.
mired Meyerbeer said she liked lager better.
The Philadelphia Evening Star says
that chestmts are wasting on the chief arteries of
travel, which we take as possessing fine vein of
humor
Columbus, O., is said to havea chicken
that is furred instead of feathered We should like
to bave some scientist tell us what a chicken like
that is fur.
An exchange says that the culture of
bananas is on the increase in Florida. Why not
call her the ban(a)na State? Surely, why not ii it
a-Mrsa-s anybody to do so?
The uncultivated young men Of Berk's
County, Pa, are rudely making game OF the poor
innocent partridges and pheasants that can not
for their lives see where the fun comes in.
When Araminta Mugglesby read an
account of the fall openings at the millinery es-
tablshments to her beloved parent that cruel
monster remarked that his pocketbook had only
spring opening
The inventors of fashions in ladies'
bonnets had got to point where nothing re.
mained but to retreat or place these fancful crea.
lures on pole and extend them behind the
wearer. They have, however cut the dogs tail
off slap up this tlme and last reports from
abroad indicate that the newest kink will actual
ly be to wear the bonnet on the head instead OF
now perched up half yard high on the back hair
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-09
POSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMPED EN-.
VEIOpES

The Post-office Gazette ascribes much
of the large annual deficit of the Post
office Department to its traffic in stamped
envelopes, wrappers and postal cards, and
seems to advance the idea that but for
this letters could be afforded at single
rate of 2 cents for all parts of the United
States.
The Paper Trade Journal alleges that
the loss to the Government in manufac-
turing and distributing these is fully one
third their actual cost to the public and
claims that the Government is entering
upon ruinous competition with this i'm
portant manufacturing interest of the
country.
The STAR has already made the sug-
gestion that it now repeats, that
the Post-office Department would
Go well to furnish news
paper wrappers and stamped envelopes
at the price of the stamps upon them,
and so far as possible discourage the use
of the present adhesive stamps, since in
spite of all precautions that it is possible
to take the loss to the Government from
the washing and fraudulent use of them
second time, amounts annually to a
very large sum-over million dollars,
as we have seen it estimated. The adop.
ton of this policy by the Government
would moreover do away with the absurd
use of envelopes of all sizes, shapes, kinds,
colors and qualities that now really i'm
pede the work of sorting, stamping, send
ing and delivering letters. A uniformity
in respect to sizes and shapes would be a
grateful change to Post-oflicc officials, as
we know. The actual rate of postage
would be reduced to an appreciable ex-
tent, while the revenue to the Govern
ment would not be lessened, and the
postal service, to very considerable ex-
tent, improved.