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three and one=haH inch, very weak
and single straw. .Fa 1t inevefgct STRONG,
although 1T gtew smRl or short head; !;
the few kernels it contained we're plump
and good. The ,one-inch had eleven.
straws at six weeks, but only perfected
twenty-one good heads; the one on the
surface made three good heads the
same as the one planted two inches
deep. The inference from this expert
ment is plain, to wit: that shallow
planting is preferable to deep planting.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

Since the creation, it is estimated that
27,000. .0O1, ,000, 10000 have lived on the
earth. This sum divided by ~ 1864 900 the
number ofosquares miles, gives ,3l4 ,522,-
O86 to q square rod, and Eve to . square
foot. Suppose square rod be divided into
eleven graves, each grave would contain one
hundred persons. But this is speculation
and of no benefit to the I 900 ,OO0, 90 people
that now exist, SOC, ,o0o, 900 Of whom are
invalids, 50, 600 900 dying each year. What
they most want are the facts concerning DR..
Pierce's Family Medicines.. For years
his Golden Medical Discovery has
been the standard remedy for the cure of
all scrofulous, throat aud lung diseases
while for over quarter of a century, Dr..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy has been unrivaled
asa, positive cure for catarrh. The testi-
mony of thousands of ladies has been pub.
lfshed, certifying that DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription positively cures. the diseases
and weaknesses peculiar to women. For
full Information, see the Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated work
of over nine hundred pages, price (postpaid),
81 So Over one hundred thousand copies
sold. Address the author, R.V. Pierce,
M. D., Buffalo, New York. Z. iH9h
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
Kentucky Judges.

We believe it was Judge Riddle who,
a few years back, had q bottle thrown at
his head while ON the bench. Judge
Wickliffe found it necessary to- shield
himself behind his desk in court to
escape stray pistol balls. Judge Ran
dali had to abandon court and leave the
town of Jackson very expeditiously::
And then we note higher phase of
development, the trnsty shotgun was
brought out, and the County Judge of
Breathitt county was killed.-Loatis-
ujlle Age. Ta., $50 "a -, -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

THE last sweet singer wants to know,
Where is my Wandering Boy, to-
night ?" Don't you know where he is 2
Come now, don't your Well, wen tell
you. He is sneakiDg up by the back
fence, waiting for chance to. slip into
the house and up to bed, without your
seeing the wet shirt that he dropped
into the water when he, went in swim
ming. Keep your eyes and ears open
and you'll soon find where your wander
ing boy is RocEldnd Courier. ,ts--
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

of all malarial diseases, such as are pro-
duced by swamp poison. ike Intermittent,
or Chills and Fever, Dumb Chills and
Enlarged Spleen it is certainly DR.. F.
Wilhoft's Anti-Periodic or Fever and Ague
Tonic. From its competition, which
accompanies each bottle, il may be seen that
it contains no, dangerous drug; and that in
these diseases it never fails, Az guaranteed
by its proprietors, Wheslock, Finlay &sCo.,
New Orleans, La. For sale by all Druggists.
The Detroit Free Press has the news
that Missouri farmers are driving posts
into the ground to hang to when cyclones
come. ... -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

THE London STANDARD, having stated
that there was no well-authenticated
case of man or woman surviving a
century, d correspondent reminds It
that Canon Beadon, of the English
church, is still living; TINT he was Or
Rs}aiaeA tAR1a0B apas1hfnhs must have
1 been ,23ysars Of aGa then coz hec caapld
not have been ordained.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
Depth Of Sowing wheat. the

Depth Of Sowing Wheat. t.-Of the
depth of sowing wheat, PETER, of Wis
consin, says.e The sooner the kernel
sprouts and gets above the ground, the
better and stronger the plant, and the
thicker it will stand. To illustrate ::
In my younger days made experiments
with the depth OF planting wheat; I
planted the, whole kernels of whole
head in this manner; in one of our
garden, beds, (ground .spaded twelve
inches deep 6rst kernel on the surface
second, 'one-quarter of an inch deep
third, one-half inch deep; and so on, a
quarter Of an inch deeper each time,
until the kernels werelplanted. Result
The one on the surface lay nearly two
weeks before it sprouted and made roots |;
the second, onefourtha inch deep, and
up to threefonrths, came up the fourth
and fifth days. whileii the next were
later y the last one was fourteen dzys' in
reaching the surface, and was three and
one e-half inches deep; none came i'up
after that time !; on examining found
that the three next kernels were sprouted,
but srotted before they got to the sur
face; the kernels planted from FIVE to
seven inches deep fotted without sign
Of, sprouting . At The end of six weeks
the plants stood thus The first had
three .straNse Quite strong; the, one
quarter, twenty-one straws; the half
inch, seventeen strsws, and so on tho
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

DONALD q. MIrcHELL OK MaryelJ is
writing q history Of the republic of
Venice, thsY4teSiat for which arpeoip
part gathered by him while Consul IN
that city In 1660-bk
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RIs SISTERS AND HIS CO
HIS PANTS.

- SISTERS AND MG1 COZ &I 49,
HIS PANTS AAMH
N
There vas man in Allentown,
And he was wondrous wise; A~
He brouxht brand-oes pair Of p<1fs
OF somewhat extra size.
Aud 20 hS said unto his wife. -
Who was q nev-made bride:
"Taese trovsers shorten. please, one inch. ~
To Which che thus replied; II >
II am no tsilore.s. indeedr' ~
And tossed her little head.
He vhistled. "oh, dessf We'll gues,
Ths tailor eau,%bfsif|
And then he left. 1epsntant gro~p-N
dis wife took up ths pants. -NW&
r,t on an inch and went 10 slaeG &&&%
Then came her husbands eNntA MN
And his mother, cousin s1G M
His sister, one by cne,
Who'd heard thNrife's rebeMposEcrd.
To bro'sy~lsP$v' .on;.A
And - ~ clhped frop, the pant.
Ot4n) 4en4 brother.
Who ~ CD1ailor snd
mad sn0ther.
And whou4 4eput those trowsers on,
He spon9s some pretty speeches:
he was &s msddsst. maddest man
fhst ever wore knee-breechee.
-Lovtsriue Courisr-JourHal
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

rHE voYAGER.
NJ y. -. efrpKH.


"F-iend Why goest thou forth
whsn the wind blows from the north
And he -. hills crush tngetherf"
aThs vork tha, me doth call
Heels not the ice hillp fall, -
NoI sind, ncr weather" 49,
Bot. friend, the night 40 black.
Behold the driving wrsck
And vild seas undsri''
NY straight and narrow barb
Years not tho threst'ning dark,
Nerstorm, nor thunder"
80 III. %43
"Bnt Oh. ny children deari - -
Thy vffs-she 10 not here & u
Lst me 90 bring teri" a &L n
No-no-it 10 too isteia
Hush-hushi I msut ~ T
Nor weep. n IN "a NJ
With slow and an ~
The very wslis' I'M
"Itis my msstsrp calf AN &sSz
Igo. whste'er befall N&ET "
Farewell forever" ENA "a
-5erisnev for May. MM W. %m.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

THERE is NOTHING To- CLEANSE an
impure circulation or wake up dormant
liver like SCOyILLS BLOOD AND LIVER
SYRUP 1t does the business thoroughly in
either case, promoting active bilious secre-
ton, restoring to the life current the purity
of perfect health and removing from the
cuticle disfguring eruptions and sores.
Chronic Rheumatism and gout also succumb
to its curative influence. For the diseases
peculiar to the gentler sex it is a capital
remedy. All Druggists sell it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
Fre.h sepplies Of Vitality

from 4 sourcs accessihie to ali and never
sought in vain by any whose constitution
and vigor are not SO much dilapidated as to
be wholly past repairing. Evidence direct,
Convincing and ample, indicates Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters as tonic of unequaled
efficacy and perfect purity, and possessed of
properties that constitute it an invaluable
complaint, urinary and uterine weakness,
rheumatic complaints snd malarial fever.
Delicate females and infirm old persons are
inyigorated and solaced by il, and the phys
ical prostration which usually follows a
severe illness is in great degree remedied
and convalescence accelerated through its
use: It occupies leading position among
medicinal staples. i4az Is
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
Virginia Chronicie. ]

Many ye.ss aso {ths ~ York World
says}s one sof 6gl Gf1t md then most
pEpeYesozis citics ~ 1nxulsed by
o0nf fict nth pistozs 6sf3odp two of its
1l6lt di9fingqished Nj IONS over the
F3aht n - enRisfaxThe aneurism.
" need pefkaps hardly say,was located
in she person Of patient, but The
surgeons fought over 1t, and while they
eweFsexehasgiage shots sthe patient, who
sAs attzng intheg1gdf ene of them at
'4fs.hosfital eate; eadgbt4np the reins in
-asfrenzy of fear, drove furiously off and
never was heard of again. With this
exception, we can not just now recall a
more remarkable contest oyer q sdispdted
right ofpnuperty than one now raging
in Iowa over an aerolite- The asrolite
fell in the field of 8 man who at first
thought it a bore and let HIS neigh ghbofs
carry itiofiH naisss .Sns Weighing
thirty pounds. Finding it the country
tan, no wever, he hahkered after it sud-
denly, and 10 going to law aboutit Such
case really tried would open some
curious questions. Can a man acquire
a title to an aerolite by the mere fact OF
its falling into his field? If it is his be-
cause he owns from the surface of the
field up and down, why may he moi
claim the moon as reasonably?
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

The number of asteroids discovered
up to 1879 is one hundred and eighty
seven.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

A MAN out West dropped dead while
preparing to deliver a lecture. The
Bangor Commercial wants some of it's
Maine orators to bear this in mind.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

JT is between the ages of twenty-five
and thirty years that most people be-
come insane t--=.s...Jr z
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

ALL solid substances except charcoal
may be melted into the liquid state if
heat enough be used. a
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

If each one of the several makers had
taken the highest medal at one of the great
worlds expositions there would be room to
question which was best; but Mason &
Aamlin have taken the highest honors at
every such competition for twelve years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

: Stick to the Farm.-In the long lists
of business houses and lots advertised
for sale for taxes, which we find
among our exchanges, says the Atlanta
Constitution, none of them are owned by
farmers. Verv recently while some men
have made money specializing in cotton,
q large number have lost it in the same
way. If true to himself and his farm
the owner of that farm in the long run
is about as happy, lives as comfortably
and has about as little to annoy and try
him as a man can have at any other
business. The successful merchant of
Atlanta brings skill, forethought, energy,
economy and judgment to his business.
Nov, fsrmer, you do the same. /TheIs
is noxc1H road to earning; thefe are
no E11iiIS without thorns-in facf fSere
are e {4qB old sayings and adaSe hat
may applied to farming. Betfue to
your a, give it your time and atten-
ton. Gnt you some agricultural books
and p&HPf1, and then, if You find in
then 6eN. ideas and new methods which
seena f6a9chle, try them Plant cot
ton not only u make all ron can at as
little expense as possible, but so cultivate
and handle it as to put desirable
article in market. As Of cotton SO let il
be of~corn, wheat, oats, in fact of adj
you grow or'raise. You can not make
8 fortune on farm in one or two sea
sons, but persistent labor or that farm
will briug assure reward. The founda
tionyof ourn&tionahwealth and strengt II
is agricuiture, andsftSwill Hberally sup
port that man who will engage in i
properly.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

NEGLECTED CouGHs AND CoLDs.-Few
are aware of the importance of checking
a Cough or "Common Cold, in its first
stage; that which in the beginning would
weld to "BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs, +"
if neglected, often works upon the Lungs.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

A SLOW match-Marriage after ten
years engagement.is 4 oF4 Sow
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

WHEN you call a physician to attend
aibuilet wound, the first thing he does,i
says the Bosten Post, is to demonstrate
that he is q man of probity. ., -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

The Mendelssohn Piano Co., No. 2l, East
18th Street, N. Y, sell Pianos at Factory
Prices. Write for catalogue. aas{sfV ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

tised in our columns, to-day, by DR.. N. E.
WoIFE, of Cincinnati, is work that win
Interest anybody, and especially those
afflicted with Consumption, Asthma and
CafaYrh
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

PLANTE has devised means of en-
craving on glass, with point of plati-
mum charged with electricity.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
snonE rosue's sitting Bun Durham Tobaeco.'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

Mmure Meadows.--The, best time to
apply sInsnlifesto amesdows is early ia
the fall so as to get the grass started by
it, and thus stand better the frost; this
from the increased vigor of the plant as
we'll as the protection which the growth
and manure afford. The next best time
is later in the fall and during che winter
If the snow will admit, the manure to
be spread from the sleigh this invariably
so that what rains and thaws may occur
will wash the strength into the soil. If
this has not been done an early spring
application wilf.gtiik answer good pur-
pose on fneadows that. feqaire feeding.
Of course only fine (short) manure is to
be used, 50 that it may be well distributed
with the brush-drag or fine-toothed har'
rows; do not fear that the harrow will
hurt the grass. Apply either early
when the ground is yet frozen, or Later
when it has become firm enough to bea,
the team without harm to the sod. The
exspefsands. the finer lis. spread .tht
bettsR.s = The bE1shsdfag, which sh0lle
beA heavy one, will'not only aid in the
spreading and reducing the manure
more finely, and bringing it more closely
to thesgrppnds partly mixing it with it
but will scrap9 OF theA moss ID q larg'
extent, from which many meadows ar
seriously suffering and few escape en-
tirely. Plaster may be used in addition
with equal effect and with increaset
benefit, as it not only prevents theescap
of fertility from the soil which swithou
it is eyaporated by heat and moisture
but also from the manure. Two hun
dred pounds per acre of The plaster az
piled after the brush-drag leaves it ]
sure to be money.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26

Pruning Evergreens.-It is not safe
to prune an evergreen when it is making
feeble growth. But heftvigorous, they
can be cut freely a4d%safsly, and made
to assume almost any xhape. 1t is sup
posed by maRy that the cedar, savin,
juniper, ETC.,, can be pruned and trim
med into cones, pyramids, or any fhAey
shapes. $50 also can all the piQ3- -p41l-
lhaped or distorted trees Which sere un-
<sightly in appearance canJlh Z Few years,
BY skillfuf hands, De changed into
objects of symmetryapd beauty. Pines
are naturally scanty In limbs and buds,
but they e1n can be madetQ have thick,
conical t8ads. 1t is heSt dane by early
pinchfnSsoff the budsNNAeh but a few
fnchesDf growthhage been made (about
May time leaMn8 astem of new growth,
from whieh newbuds will be- sent out.
When kese attain to proper length,
pinch again, and thus tresewith scanty
tppsMfn soon be made thi6k and dense.
Even the Scotch.o .or Austrian pines,
which have q long and seanty number
of limbs, canh .thfs way besmade to as
sumo beautif1 Proportional But in this
matteE Sstudy gracefulness of form,
Avoiding mathematical stiffness or uni
fofnfty of style. AS one passes some
of the most elaborate and costly lawns,
how often lfe the feelings outraged by
the total disregard of taste and beauty
in bhe arrangement of trees and shrub
.bery7 Many man erwohxn knows
how to extract saGsx~foot, but is
The first nsveEs erp&m snts the man OF
his premiseA Nhife the absence of the
latter ma rsseH harmony or beauty about
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-06-26
CHEW
The Celebrated
I" MATCHLEss"
Wood Tag Plug
TOBACCO.
T~- r~nR~

TIE PIONEER TOBACCO CoMPAN1
eHa New York, Boston, and Chicago.
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TOPICS FOR THE FIRM.

Soaked Corn for HOrses.-The Kansas
Former says: During the warm weather
there is great deal Of fatiguing and ex-
haustive work for the teams, and they
should have wholesome food and plenty
of it. Oats is probably the best grain
food for working horses, with occasional
feeds of shorts, bran, corn, etc. 9All
animals relish frequent changes Of food
such. change is beneficial to health than
that the appetite crayes'its
Few farmers, howevef, have any other
grain for their working teams through
the spring endHitm merthan corn, which
is at this seasop very hard and dry. To
remed thh and make. the grain more
|. .teothson1H and wholesome for horses,
when fed whole, it should be soaked.
Fill clean barrel half full of clean,
fure water-well or spring water is best
Ito which add a few handfuls of salt,
enough to make the water taste slightly
brackish, and fill up with ears Of soSnd
corn, which let stand for twentY-feur
hours, or longer, will not be Of Material
difference, before feedinga Horses soon
become very fond of the soaked corn,
which is much easier masticated and
digested than the dry. hard grain.
There shouhsbe two barrels, SO that the
ears may b6soaking in one while using
out of Hhe other. After soaking two
chaRges in the same water, empty and
feiiew with fresh water and salt.
Care should be taken that no unsound
grain is fed to horses, as nothing is SC
prolific of collie and other acute diseases
in horses, as moldy or musty grain OIL
meal.
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! - would 90t belisEA hipi The lad
* &an out Into the 3ld n his sfhthef,
/. HyxH his father coaId scarkeit credit

the b0yestatement. But hndlng that
he had left his agun on the other side,
Mr.. lGuthridge went for two of his
neighbers, and towards night they made
a raft, and crossed the river to see if the
boys story was true. tEgEVgE ~
sure enough, on approaching the root,
they saw the Indian lying dead. The
boy aim had been sure. fAfE E3
Strung to the Indians belt were FIVE
scalps, two of them Seipg scalps of
women. These were ideatified as the
hair Of poor Bingham, Woo6in, Hustled
and the two girls.
This savage had truly been a
treacherons gobbler. The settlers
thought themselves fortunately rid of
that turkey. And I think that every
boy and every parent, too, will agree
with me that in case Of the pioneer boy,
the instructions which Guthridge. had
given his boy in the use of gun, were
neither out of place nor useless.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-11
Wand m of the War.

The Hurricane, the home Of Col.
Joseph DAVIS, the brother of Jefferson
Davis was probaiy one of the most
magnificent properties in the royal
Sou:herl country. It was more of n
principAlte than plantation.
There wera nns thousand acres. over
six hundred slaves, and every trade was
represented among them so that the
wants of the family were entirely sup
piled by hons manufacture. The ap-
pointments of the manor house, which
had Epwarls of eighty rooms, We're of
the most elaborate and luxurious de-
scription. The. china and glass
had all been made abroad, and they,
as we'll as the dinner and tea service'
which were Of solid silver, were craven
with the family coat alarms and the
name of the Canton, if I may 40 call it.
The owner in 80 far as disp pensing
liberal and generous hospitality, was a
fair type of a Southernplanssr. but bls
manner utterly lacked the good fellows
ship and geniality so characteristic of
their class. He was naughty, rather
arroganusAnd received; highly educated
a wondertlI conversatidnalist and bless
sea with phenominal memory; and
although he lived until past his eighty
six year. he retained faculties still un-
impaired. Hlla death took place in
,VIeksbQrg only few years ago
When dNneral Grant thraatened Vicks-'
tirwt the1amily from tae Hurrieans re>
Itiped to the interior. leaving their homo
silver, spaMtings library. as if they had
gone Tor New hours visit. OF course
there w.sstan lntens feeling in the a, :
my againy4 every thing connected with
the narueqf Mr.. Davis. ana although
Mr.. Joe Aavis had taken no p,rt in the
war; tiiste was upon the occupation of
the tracFBy the troops the most wanton
destruction. The library Wis Stacked
on the lsgn and burned. The china
glass vera piled in heaps and shiverad
with muskets. Paintings were ripped
with bsyonets. and fiuaIly the noble old
mansion was given to the flames. The
home of the Confederate President was
next visited, Over the portico the
marked in haring letters:
"This is the house that jeff built .
Destroyed what OF furniture there was
to he found and ordered its occupation
by the negroes--the idea being that
greater contempt for the Rebel Chief
could be,shown by giving his old home
for the use OF his slaves than by burn
mo it,
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-11
Washlngton's Biz thplace.

The old chimney which alone marks
the spot of the house IN which Wash>
lngton was born was mile and half
from the landing between Mattox aud
Pope's creeks, in Westmoreand coun-
ty, Virginia. The ground on which 1t
stands ia asslight elevation, commands
ing fine water view. Several large
trees encrcle the spot on which the
house stood, and near one of them was
the window of the room in which Wash~
inpton was born. A half hour was
spent at the place, during which MIR.
Rerlins sketched it. Then a visit was
paid to Wakefield, q mile distant. MIR.
Nelson's residence. There the party
we're received by Mrs. Sallie Washing
ton, the grand d-daughter of Augustine
Washington. Gen. Washingtons half
brother. She is the widow of her
cousin. Lawrepce Washington, and
mother of Mrs. Bette Wilson. the mis-
tress Of Wakefield. Mrs. Washington
was born in 1799.s few months before
General WoshingtoE's death. She Is q
matronly, fac looking lady. Her face
strongly resembles the familiar face OF
Martha Washington. After snort
stay at Wakefield the party visited the
old family cemetery, on the grounds;
It has been neg iected of late years, and
is overr,ln with weeks. A depression
in the ground alone marks the location
OF the old vault, which fell in years ago.
Near by are two brown. time>worn
slabs, on which with difficulty can be
disciphered the name of Mildred Wash
ington, who died in 1899, and OF Jane
Washington, the first wife of General
Washington's father, who died in l729