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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
The Multiplicity Of Borrowers.

The world is full Of borrowers. Did
any one ever think how much good
our ministers might do if they would
step aside from their beaten theological
road, blazed as it is with SO many
absurdities, and lecture their congrega-
tions on the evil habit of borrowing?
During such a lecture, few Sunday
hearers would indulge in their MONDAY
or evening snooze, fer so many would be
hit that their mouths and eyes would
keep wide open. There is the money
borrower. The habit has grown upon
him until he becomes a nuisance to his
friends, or victim to professional
lenders. If a man wishes to test the
friendship of another as a general thing,
he has only to lend him a small amount
of money, and if of a humorous disposi-
tion, watch how that friend will dodge
around corner to avoid meeting the
lender. A streak of lightning is only
swifter than the flight of the poor fellow
who has, perhaps, unnecessarily placed
himself at the mercy of another. Per
haps the habit of borrowing was never
better illustrated than in the ease of a
distinguished man, now gone to the
land of spirits He Systematically bOr-
rowed money, all his adult life, from one
friend to pay another. His punctuality
was something remarkable, and for that
reason his credit was good. He died
without estate or effects, and how the
last friend from whom he borrowed Jared,
nobody knows. There are myriads OF
such cases. Then there is the book bor-
rover. Alas! how few books are ever
returned to their owners! Whole sets
are broken, and volume after volume
awaits in vain the return of a mate.
The lender may be good man who
despises oaths, but when he turns to his
library and finds that the very book he
needs for reference is gone, he is almost
certain to let off the steam of his disgust
by little independent swearing. Books
| are thus scattered over the country, for
| the Americans are generally nomads,
and odd volumes are more numerous
| than odd children, and they are plentiful
| enough. And then there is the umbrella
| borrower. o! the despicable wretch who
| borrows an umbrella and never returns
| it! When rain descends and the lender
gets his new silk hat spoiled, he feels as
if he could actually murder every
umbrella borrower in the world. If the
lender happens to be woman, and her
new hat suffers, or her child is drenched
| while going to or coming from school,
the wretch of borrower is happy not to
be near her. She would tear his hair or
scratch his eyes out There is the news
paper borrower-buthe he is SO confounded-
iy mean as not to be worth cataloguing
or criticising.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
"a Cake That Raised a Row.

"Household Departments" are very
good adjuncts to a newspaper in their
way, when edited by a woman, but the
male journalist who dabbles with the
heaven-inspircd mysteries Of cooking
runs a frightful risk The editor of the
Petalumd Peorinc started a column of
that kind recently, and few days after
wards fierce-looking female came into
the Office, carefully concealing some OBJ
ject behind her apron. e7as got
care you not the man that published
that new and improved way to make
currant cakeTlA s1-&2-tk Hl
He said he was. ~.
"You said to mix washing soda with
the -four, and stir'in little corn meal
and sweet oil to give it consistency ID
"I-I- believe So" ae-t
"And to add fifteen eggs and some mo-
lasses, and two ounces of gum arabic,
and set in cool place to bake"
"I think that was it"
"Well, take that, thenP' and the in
dignant housewife knocked him down
with weapon that felt like sand club,
but which he felt in his heart must have
been half baked hunk of cake con-
structed on the Peavine pattern
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09


Ha PERSONS troubled with feet that per
spire or smell Extensively, may perhaps
effect cure by bathing them every night
or oftener in strong solution of borax,
Two or three weeks of this treatment,
will probably be found sufficient.
4 DRAINS should be cut while the
ground is dry. If they have been
marked or laid out previously, the work
can be done now at half the cost of
doing it when the ground is full of water.
This season is be- ter than any other for
reclaiming swamp meadows. lJ
CRACKS or joints in a stove may, it is
said, be easily closed in a moment with
composition consisting of wood ashes and
common salt, made into paste with a
little water, plastered over the crack.
The iefiectis equally certain whether the
stove be hot or cold. 1a! bss'a.fI
MAKE a composition Of four pounds
rosin, one pint of hnseed oil and one
ounceio of red lead. Apply it hot with a
d brush, to the, place where the L joins the
main house, or for q dormer window that
leaks, or round chimneys. For making
water casks tighttit has always proved
! eActual. I,gs lil
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

M YuGpg CARY.

Too meek BY half was he Who came
A wooing me one morn,
For he thought 80 little Of himself
learned To share his scorn.
AT night I had q suiior, vain
As the valncrt In the land;
Almost he seemed 10 condefccnd
In the offer Of his hand
In one who pressed his suit I missed
Courage and manly pride;
And how could think Of such . ono
As n leader and guide.
And then there came a worshipper
With such undoubting trust,
That when he knelt he seemed not worth
Uprising from the dust.
The next was never In the wrong,
Was not too smooth nor rough;
So faultlers and ~ good was he,
That that was fault enough.
But ono, the last Of all that came,
know not how to paint;
No angel DO seem 10 him
lie scarcely calls me sainti
He hath such sins and weaknesses
As mortal man befsli;
He hath thousand faults, and yet
love him with them all.
He never asked me yea or nay,
Nor knelt 10 me one hour;
Bot he took my heart and holds my heart
With lovers tender power.
And how. as needs must, and say,
In proud humility,
Loves might Is right, and yield at last
To manhcod's royalty,
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Ould Ireland's Style.

Matrimonial fairs are still kept up in
the South Of Ireland, where all the "likely
gboys and girls in the parish are on view,
and all the matches in the year are
made. For days before there is quite a
stir in the neighborhood, and twitter
runs through the entire female popula.
ton. There is universal stitching and
a buying of ribbons; every girl you
meet ON the road holds out bel, hand for
sixpence, and you can't speak to q do
mestic servant without her hanging out
signals of distress On the day Of the
"Shrafting' the girls stand in d row on
the village green, while "the boys" as
they are called, cluster together at a hit
tie distance, dressed, in their best, but
looking as sheepish as possible. The
real business of the occasion, however,
is done by the parents on both sides. I'D
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
AKectionate. Creatures.

A Benson lover, as soft as mush,
kissed his girl about forty times right
along, the other evening, and when he
stopped, the tears came into her eyes,
and she said in sad tone of voice !:
" All! John, / fear you have ceased to
love me-" No, hain't," replied John,
~but must breathe" Moral Breathe
before the start is again attempted. ei-ls
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

Td'EHtIS, Cou''UJ
e THE NEW YORK MARKET INDEX AND JOUR-
NAL by mail every Friday night, for one dollar
per year. 1t contains Index of the Marketmen in the
several Markets, Names of Responsible Commission
Dealers prevailing Wholesale and Retail Prices each
Week Farm and Daily Produce, Cattle Dressed Meats.
ETC., etc.. also the news and information affecting
instructive reading Send for sample copy ~hieh tru be
sent free send dollar and the paper every
NAL, No. 2ls Fulton street, New York City Address to
Post-ofce Bor 9l33.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
4 '''AlGirf Turtle

~
There is little negro girl about five
years old in this county bearing in
many respects striking resemblance to
"a loggerhead turtle. The nose il hardly
more than an idea, while the eyes have
thatpeculiar and unintelligible stare, as If
looking everywhere and seeing nothing.
From the back Of the neck downward an
impression is easily distinguishable re-
sembling the breast bone Of turtle
All the limbs are deformed, ending in
web-footed claws, as if drawn up by an
application of hot water. This mon
strosity, strange as it may seem, possesses
the power of speech, and shows a degree
of intelligence entirely at variance with
all heretofore preconceived ideas of an
intelligent countenance. With an ar-
petite which is Unsuitable in its demands,
and a fondness for raw meat, especially
fish; a courage, or rather an utter in
capacity to appreciate danger; love
for aquatic sports, and a wild Joy in the
water, render this negro girl, if snch she
may be called, a phenomenon unequalled
in this or any other country. isa
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

,d WHEN man begins to turn, yaller
and fade like gum treein the early. fall,
he is about the most convenient thing
that a family of girls and boys with a
likely mother can have about the house.
} It's "papa do this and papa do that, or
won't you put the children to, bed, or
wash their little footsy-tootsies, or tell
'em some stories and bring bucket of
fresh water, or bring Something or
other" all the livelong day and good
part of the night. bra si5aa 55 Fl.f
ABOUT six miles from .Pitkin, Col, in
the Leadville district, are the Natural
Springs, hot enough to boil meat. y'a 1
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

The poor girl, had endeavored for
weeks to. get rid of her bow-legged suitor,
and Sunday night, as heyoung man was
seen perambulating towards the house,
a red flag with these words was raised in
front OF the door; "Yel' ow fever. This
house is quarantined.p A startled look,
jump, n run, and the young man was
seen no more. Girls situated in the same
way are advised to try the ruse.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

COLDS AND CouGHs.-r-sudden changes Of
climate are sources of Pulmonary and bronchial
Affections. Take at once " Bro,cn's Bronchial
7roches, let the cold, cough, or irritation of the
throat he ever so slight ;25 cents q box,la7f
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
The venomou. Breath or Malaria Iu.,.n / .

Does not infect the systems of those who use
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a precaution
against it.. Nor is it less useful as remedy
where intermittent and remittent fever has
fully established itself, in consequence Of .
neglect of preventive measures. 1t checks tho
lparoxysm with astonishing certainty and
eradicates this type of disease, even in its
most inveterate form. This medicine is an
especial boon to the emigrant population of
the far West, where feycrs of malarial type
are particularly prevalent, but the recognition
ofits merits is SO far from being limited, that
it is known and appraised at its true value
throughout. the length and breath of America.
Travellers by land and sea, miners and so
journers in unhealthy localities, esteem it
highly, and are its most constant, purchasers,
and in many a rural household far and wide it
is the chosen family specific. -. II 9Anhh9
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

THE PRoFEss1oNAL ENDORSEMENT which has
been accorded by leading medical men in vari-'
GUS. parts of the country to DR.. WN. Halls
BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS, is sufficient guaranty
of its efficacy in eradicating diseases of the
breathing organs. These gentlemen have
thoroughly tested the remedy, and their con-
current testimony is to the effect that it is a
positive specific for lung, bronchial and throat
affections of every description, and q most re-
liable preventive, of that dreadfuls courge,
consumption. Druggists sell it. 41i '='
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
PEla91EgnV Ell alg nlV7ASELLNEaE ] JELLY

This wonderful substance 10 ACKNOWLEDGED BY physicians
the World to Be the remedy discovered
ifof ths enrs Of wornds Rprns, Rheymatism Skin Dis
cases. Piles Caarrh Chlbains, DC. In order that every
one may try IT, put up in Is and IS cent bottles for
househdd use. pbtaini from your druggist, and
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

presence. '.--@~
al am glad you still love the old
scenes, Mr. Durand," she said, without
expressing the least surprise.
1 was astonished. Here was a lady
whom to the best of my knowledge,
had never seen before, addressing me as
familiarly Us if we had known each other
all our lives. .s Z
Names are treacherous things, and if
] were ever so fortunate as to have
known yours, am guilty of having for
gotten it," | replied.
"Men forget easily, am told; but |
had hoped to find you an exception to
the rule." ~
A very awkward silence on my part
ensued. She took pity on my evident
embarrassment, and continued:
Has your battle with the world en-
tirely driven from your recollection oil
the old school facesT
Her voice dropped to its old, sweet,
clear winning cadence, thrilling my
whole being with delight.
"Adetindl'
Icaught her hand, and before 1 knew
what was doing, had carried it to my
lips and kissed it.
Excuse me-" stammered; "but 1
Am so glad to see you, and you seem
just the same little girl l kissed here
years ago not a bit taller, not a bit
older-only Adelina, always lovely and
always loved
Then / told her all about myself,
how prosperous was, and the strange
manner in which had been brought to
the notice of my kind employer. When
I had finished she merely said, in her
simple way:
know it."
You appear to know everything. Do
you know Mr.. Maxwell?'
He is my father"
"And my unknown friend-" %
"Adelina."
/ staggered back, in my ssul ashamed
that ] should owe every good in life
everything-p woman who owed M
nothing but the poor favor of once hav-
ing united for her wretched black and
white worsted hood.
L turned away, cut to the heart, but
she put out detaining hand.
Don't go, Mr.. Durand-that is, don't
go feeling hurt; for it would make me
very unhappy if you were to go away
angry with me-"
Unhappy! What am /, that pain to
me should render you unhappyT l
answered bitterly.
knew of no other way to express
my gratitude"
Gratitude for what?' The question
was rudcly abrupt, but she took no no
tice of my ungracious speech.
Gratitude for the Kindness given me
long ago, and which have missed ever
since the day we parted here by the
roadside"
care you conscious of what it is you
are saying, Adelina?'
Perfectly"
How am I to understand your
words" -lJ .-J
"That l leave to your good judg-
ment," she smiled, lowering her eyes
She had an instant illustration of my
"good judgment" in the way | i'm
prisoned her two little hands in both o
mine, and kissed the sweet mouth for it,
shyly whispered promise. ~
i walked home with Adelina-oh. SC
happyI and when I asked her hand O
Mr.. Maxwell, he mid
! ~ have anticipated your request by
keeping you under my eve for NOR,
than two years. Adelina is the best ant
trucst girl in the world, but I believed
yous TO be as worthy of her as any mar
living, and give her te You confident tina
you know how to prize the treasure yol
have won." .l -. I'd
! And so, not long thereafter, / married
Adelina, the love Of my boyhood, ant
the crowning glory Of my later years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

BEST organs are certainly cheapest when the
price is not much more than those of very
poor organs. Mason & Hamlin Organs are
sold at prices which are not much more than
those of inferior organs See advertisement.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

Walking made easy with Lyons Patent Heel
stiffeners They keep your boots and shoes
straight, and make them easy to your feet.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

Remember also THE VOICE OF WORSHIP, tse.oo per.
dozen,, recently advertised JYHssoS's New MGr1on Ne
dozen), and L. o. Emersons ONWARD. 80 per dozcn
Send for Specimens Catalogues, or Circulars. Af
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09

& Just out. The last number of THE MUSICAL REconD.
Send 6 cents for number, S2!.O for the year.
."wouldn't be without it for Eve times the price, a'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
Th6 Singing 'ClaSs' Season.
ruFnTEMpIE' = ,,

ysst o sss6o sssSs per ,1a GSfen Gbois
Book b. Dr. w o. Psskrss Asa Choir Book. eauel to
any Of the largest ones Singing School Book bet-
than the cheaper and smaller since has much
music thats l3O pages Of new Songs and Gleess
and l5O pages of the best Metrcd Tunes and Anthess
speeimencopies mailed, post-free, for u l0o. .feT
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-09
g 70 farmers, shoppers laed couatly ne,ckaas.

CHEW ,Jaekson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
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winter, if any little lonely Adelinas
come cold and frightened to the old red
school-house yonder, be kind to them as
you were to me-"
Something choked in my throat, and I
could not say a word but ] kissed her
more than once; and after she had sip
ped from my arms and was twenty rods
away, / sat down and cried like baby,
because was never to see my Adelina
again.
1t was not long before the rumor was
rife in the neighborhood that Mrs. La
grange had married a middle-aged mil
lionaire, and that the young widow and
place of the one death had taken frsm
them.
Years fitted by-I was twenty-four;
had fought through the great rebellion -
entered the army private and came out
of it captain shattered in health, and
utterly depleted in pocket. to find myself
athomc again, i'll and altogether distrust-
full of fortunes smiles.
In my frequent walks to the village
post-office / often passed by the old red
school-house, and never without sigh
of regret for the many happy, care-free
days spent within its battered walls.
Among the letters handed to me one
morning was one post-marked New York,
which informed me Of the agreeable fact
that, through the instrumentality of a
friend of mine whom he was anxious to
serve, the undersigned, Mr.. Maxwell,
had been induced to extend to me a COM
mercial opening at the liberal salary of
two thousand a year, to be increased if
merited. There was a fortune for me
in the offer, and accepted it with alac-
rity.
Mr.. Maxwell, rich New York mer-
chant, from the first took a lively inter-
est in my advancement. The unknown
| friend could not account for in any
other way than by supposing it to be
some soldier or comrade whom / had be-
friended in the past.
Within month was fairly established
at my new post of duty, and succeeded
in pleasing Mr.. Maxwell so well that, at
the beginning of my second year, he sent
me to Europe in the interest of the
house. When 1 returned / was given a
weeks vacation, which spent among
the breezy hills of my old country HON ,
passing the pleasant September days in
trampling through the woods and fields
| and by-ways that were the chosen haunts
of my boyhood. r-' - o. g
wac just turning the curve in the
road where the Canada thistles grew,
and so lost in my walking reverie that
was almost opposite. lady standing. in
their midst before l was aware of her
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-04
The immigration Meeting.

The steps taken at the meeting
Saturday for the formation of a
permanent Immigration AssOcIa
ton is about the best movement
ever inaugurated for the good OF
our county. There is no doubt
that a large number of good men
North are contemplating a move
ment in this direction. They have
had men here looking at our lands
and prospects. These men have
also inspected other sections, as
they should. They cannot, how
ever, by a mere casual view, form a
correct estimate of any locality, and
the object of this Association is to
present a succinct, graphic and true
account of our prospects, situation,
climatic advantages, soil, society,
etc, with a view to show that they
will do well TO settle with US. The
Association will not have to resort
to fancy nor exaggeration. Our
country speaks for itself, and mere
facts stated will be the most power
full arguments that can be adduced.
During the meeting, Mr.. Munger,
who is here prospecting for large
number of New Jersey farmers, re
sponded to a call and made a
speech. We were gratified to hear
sensible man talk and evince the
fact that he had formed a CORE ct
estimate of our country and people.
He said thlt his men would not buy
the first year, for they wished to
test the matter before fixing them
selves permanently. Neither would
as large a number as he had antici-
pated come this season, from the
fact that farm contracts were made
there April 1st, and those peo-
pie being unaware of our Gus
tom of renting Jan'y 1st would be
shut out before they could move in
the matter.
Mr.. j. III. Morris, Circuit Clerk,
also addressed the meeting. He
held up the advantages of our eli
mate and soil, as contrasted with
the section from which Mr.. Munger
hailed. He vas raised there him
self, and after eleven years spent
here, he was qualified to judge be-
tween them, and unhesitatingly
pronounced this far superior. He
also testified to the considerate and
friendly treatment he had met at
the hands of this people, and as
serted that any honest man, no mat
ter of what politics or persuasion,
would be met with open arms and
treated with every consideration he
deserved. These statements are
very significant, coming from Mr..
Morris. They give the lie to the
ISLANDERS perpetrated by designing
politicians against US, and the refu
tatiOn comes from a Northern man
and a republican. We are glad he
expressed himself thus, and our
people will join with us in uphold
ing what he says and thanking him
for his manly expressions. See
proceedings of the meeting else
where.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-04

G. p. Church at Lewisburg, is q
most excellent man. Having been
intimately associated with him we
have been bound TO him in the sa
cred ties of an inviolsble attach
ment. His wife is a very estimable
woman. She makes her visitors
feel at home and Miss Annie knows
how TO entertain and delight them
with charming music. Mr.. j. Ii.
Carter is a superior 5. 5. Superin
tendent. Col. Lewis is an able and
successful lawyer, and his wife
seems to be we'll worthy of him.
Esq. West aad wife entertain their
visitors in princely style. But We
cannot stop to mention personally
our many pleasant and highly es-
teemed acquaintance in Lewisburg.
The Lewisburg Institute is in a
prosperous condition. Enterprise
Institute, situated about two miles
south OF Pennington is successfully
conducted by Miss Virginia Logan.
She is capital woman, of an ener
getic and determined spirit. The
community is exceedingly fortunate
IN having secured the services OF
such a teacher.
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