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

MANY years ago, General Cushing
came into lawyers Office on State
street, with whom he was well ac-
quainted, and asked, Mr.. what
do you call those strips left on your
check-boek, on which you write your
notes, when you detach check? ?"
"Well, really, don't know" replied
the lawyer; az suppose they are mar
ginal notes" mo, that amt it," he
replied; t" they have a specific name" ;"
He then hurried into one of the banks,
and asked the same question of the
President. That gentleman was taken
aback for a moment, and could not
give the required proper name. The
affair was forgotten until months after
ward, when the bank President received
an envelope marked "Newburyport." :"
Opening, he was surprised to read:
"Stubsl Yours, G. CUSHING" 81
He instantly remembered, however,
and highly appreciated the joke. sat
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

THE Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. are pro.
ducing superb instruments at very low
prices; not much more than prices of poor
est organs. Highest honors at every worlds
exhibition for many years, and two highest
year, tell the story of lheir superiority.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

For upwards of thirty years Mrs. WIN.
SLOWS SooTHING SYRUP has been used for
children with never-failing success. It cor
rects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery
and diarrhea, whether arising from teething
or other causes. An old and well-tried
remedy. Is cts. bottle. ~. -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06
ApropOs of the King-KflIers.

It was Louis Phllippe's custom to
physic himself on the last day of every
month. On those solemn occasions he
always had bowl of beef-soup pre-
pared for him in the evening, into
which he poured a vial of castor.oiI,
leaving the compound standing over
night for his early breakfast. l.zs o.
One morning about two o'clock, an
attache of the palace burst into the post
at the Tuileries occupied bysa detach-
nehtpfthe National guard.
=" Isthere doctor hereT' 4a@
eyes," responded DIR. Bonami, who
happened to be the captain in COM
mand, I am doctor"
"Doctor, they have tried to poison
the. kingl A servant, who has de-
voured a dish which was destined for
the king, is now expiring in the most
horrible convulsions f7a JOS .,..-5,.,..
1'a'e Take me to the sick man and wake
up the king!" Nas IL 5sa15a -.a.ys5s
The doctor was led to the dying
mans bedside. "Mercyl mercyI a
priestp' the unfortunate valet was
screaming. .......
The king presently appeared. The
affair was explained to him. af
ooh, forgive me, sirel' cried the
dying man, " it was l who drank the
fatal poison, but I have saved the life
of the king. Sire, do not forget my
wife and my orphansw OTIS -
Gourmand," answered the king,
with assmiie, "you will get out Of this
eheaply enought Il was excel lent cas-
tor-oil, and you are giving me an ex
cellent report of It'll" "a =
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

E THROAT TAFFECTIoNS AND HoARsENEss.--
All suffering from Irritation Of the Throat and
Hoarseness will be agreeably surprised at
the almost Immediate relief afforded by the
use of '' Brown's Bronchial Troches" 25 cts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

IN Paris the most fashionable furs are
very dark, and, indeed, black.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

BOUQUETS for balls or parties should
be fat.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

FAEM.
advertise let De kno"n
sevenne advertisement week a os
list Of SS7 ten lines TWO
either distinct lists containing from
small one line
all lists combined being than LOCO papers we
United States and oanad onu h
10page pamphlet Address GEO p RowELL newspaper
Advertising Bureau, Spruce New York
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06

CHEW Jackson,s Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-06
TO FARM ERS,

MONEY TO LO AN in Ohio BY the UNIUN
CENTRAL LIFE ms. co in sums from $500 to
$4,000 for Eve years at per cent interest All
loans must be secured by first lien on real estate
worth at least three times the amount of loan, ex-
elusive of buildings. For further information, apply
to n, W, HARRIS, Secretary, Cincinnati, U.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
NeNspaper Itorro,vers.

The following ingenious sugges-
tiOn is from a recent Eastern ex-
change:
A lady subscriber published a let
ter, day or two ago, in which she
complained bitterly Of the annoy
ance she experienced from the hab-
it her female neighbors had Of con-
stantly borrowing her paper. AS
the matter is a serious one, we have
looked about for some method of re-
lief, and now think we can offer the
suffering lady and all Others similar
ly situated an adequate means Of
succOr. Here is our plan:
Let the lady Immediately upon
receiving the paper carefully cut
from it some ftem-it makes no par
ticuIar difference what il is-mOst
any item will do, only let it be neat
ly and carefully removed from the
paper. Then the following proceed
ing will be sure TO ensue: In few
moments the neighbours hoy will
come after the paper-he will take
il home-within three minutes he
will emerge from the house-he will
scoot down thestreet and shortly re-
turn with folded newspaper of the
same date as the cne just borrowed.
BY the time the clipped paper has
circled round among all the female
borrowers the streets will be lively
with hurrying boys, and the reve-
nue. of the newspaper will be mate
rally increased. Not one woman
among them all would be able to
sleep wink without knowing just
exactly what that cut out item was.
The next day the lady will pursue
the same course, and similar results
will surely follow. In an extremely
obstinate neighborhoOd these pro-
ceedings have TO be repeated three
or four times, but no longer. BY
that time the lady win be- able to
read her paper in peace, and the
newspaper finances will be the gain
er through several new subscribers.
This rule Is infallitle, where the
borrowers are females, but 1t cannot
be vouched for in the case of men.
There is not that inherent curiosity
to work upon, you know, and-and |
hut perhaps we are gettinga little 1
too deep. ~
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

The London Economist has the
following on the great trade revival
in this country, which is good read
ing:
A ten years retrospect, and con-
sideration of things as they now
are, show that the commercial af-
fairs of the United States again de-
serve careful attention. The coun-
try has suffered much is it once
more on the high road to develop
ment and prosperity? F? Looking
back 10 the close of the civil war,
with the redundant paper circula-
tion and consequent imitation of val
ues, we have seen the United States,
as it were, first taking breath, then
suffering from the inevitable decline
of values-a shrinkage the most try
ing and severe within the memory
of living men-until at last a return
to specie payments, inyoluntarily
brought about, is accepted by gener-
al consent as bottom or hard-pan
from which to take a new depart
ure, and on which to build a future
prosperity. The change for the bet
ter, although very indistinctly fore
shadowed at the close of 1873, gave
indications of solid existence at the
commencement of the present year
the immediate consequence of the
return to specie payments, which
was practically a modified, though
disguised imitation, inasmuch as the
paper currency was not replaced by
metallic money. No destruction of
paper took place, and very little was
exchanged for gold, and such little
was still accepted as legal tender by
the Treasury, and was used as such.
However this may be, the people
of the United States are agreed
among themselves that they are now
on specie basis, and as such we in
Europe must accept them, though
perhaps in some minds with little
reservation. Since January the gen
eral movement, with occasional ex-
ceptions, has all been in one direc-
tion-the direction of increasing bus
iness, rising values and substantial
progress, until at the present time
it would appear as though doubts
are subsiding, and the country gen.
orally is preparing itself for one of
those onward movements that may
astOnish themselves as we'll rs
others.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

Mr.. John Roach, the veteran
shipbuilder, Is described as a man
who never wastes minute. Dur
ing his railway travelling he reads,
plans and sleeps and he is oftenest
to be found in his shipyard, seated
in some sheltered corner, making
figures sometimes on paper and AS
often on pieces Of board. He Is very
abrupt in his questions, and often
poses for n minute even the many
expert men abGut the yard. For
instance, in walking the street with
his naval architect he may sudden
ly change the subject, no matter
what il Is, and ask how big q ship
must be To carry so many bales Of
cotton, accommodate certain NUM-
becOf passengers, and make so many
knots per hour. He expects an an
swer Instantly, and generally gets
II
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
won BY a widows SON.


The competitive examination, a
the Fogg School, Of candidates fol
the vacant cadetship at Annapolis
was finished yesterday. Three out
of the thirteen dropped out the
evening previous, confident ihey
could not win the distinguished
honor. 1t was awarded To Robert
II. Frazier, son of Mrs. Frazier, the
relict of the policeman murdered by
Jo. Reed bome four years ago. lie
was a member Of the middle class
of the Nashville High School and
received 80 In his June examination
and 400 out Ofa possible 500 In the
examination of the past two days.
His record at school, In every re-
spect, Is Of the very best. He Is
now sixteen years old. lie was
warmly congratulated by the con-
testants who worked hard for the
prize. It will thus be seen that
Hon. .Jno. +. House has accOmp-
lished a higher purpose than IL lie
had chosen cadet himself, Young
Frazier will go to Annapolis on his
merits. The only student from this
district who has graduated at An
napolis since 1851 was A. ID. Whar-
ton, one of the examiners.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
THE TENTH CENSUS.
An Important Notice to AgricuItu-
riSts,
Washington National Republican.

Washington National Republican.
Gen. F. A. Walker, Superinten-
dent of the Census, has issued a cir
cular in relation to productions of
agriculture, intended to secure great
er accuracy than in the last three
| censuses in the agricultural sched-
ule. By the act of March 3, the re-
turns are required to be made Of the
chief productions of agriculture
"during the year ended June l."
There is no distinct agricultural
year that ends June /, and there is
reason to believe that the statistics
Of agriculture from 1850 to 1870 in
regard to many principal products
embraced portions of two different
crops, as the enumeration was pro-
tracted through several months.
The liability to error is decreased
by the Limitation by law of the time
for the present census to the month
of June. There are certain produc-
tions, as dairy products, meat, ETC.,
when the product is gathered day
by day, which should be given for
the year from June l, 1878, to May
81, 1879.
the law and of the great Importance
of accurate statistical information
relative to agriculture, it is deemed
to be highly desirable that farmers
should prepare themselves in adj
vance to give the information with
promptness and accuracy. 1t is ur-
gently recommended, therefore, that
agricultural Journals and the officers
of agricultural societies and clubs
give publicity to the announcement,
and that all persons engaged in ag-N
riculture who shall receive this cir
cular, or shall see it in the public
prints, make notes from time to
time of the quantities and value of
their several crops gathered, and
the number of acres of land planted,
in order that their statements, when
made to the enumerators, may be of
the highest possible value.
TO remove any doubts that may
arise concerning the crops to be re-
turned in the census, the following
table presents the several crops spe-
cifically mentioned in the agricultu-
raj schedule, arranged accordingly
as they fall into the calendar year
1879 or that of 1880, or to be returned
for the twelve months beginning
June /, 1879, and closing May 81,
1880.
OF the crop of the calendar year of
1879 Wheat, corn, rye, oats, buck
wheat, rice, tobacco, cotton, pota-
toes, peas and beans, orchards, vine
yards. small fruits, hay, clover seed,
grass seed, hops, hemp, flax, flax
seed, sugar cane and sorghum-acres
and quantity bees - number of
hives, pounds of honey and wax.
OF the crop of the calendar year of
-Wool-number Of fieeces and
pounds, maple sugar, pounds; ma
pie molasses, gallons.
OF the yield Of twelve months,
ending May al-Butter, cheese,
milk sold; quantity animals slaught-
ered-value; market gardens-acres
and value forest products and
home manufactures-val
1t is believed that by calling the
attention of those interested to the
subject the efforts OF the bureau will
be greatly facilitated, and it is to be
hoped the press will give general
circulation to the circular.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

A correspondent asks us for Il
origin 0ftjle phrase "Bloated bon
holders.n He wishes to know, b
cause It Is charged IN His nelghb0
hood 10 Democratic parentag
which he denies. Tho phrase ls
Republican origin. Thad Steven
the great Republican Commone
as he was called, was its autho
July IL, 1868, when attempts wei
making to commit the Republica
party 10 the payment OF the flv,
twenty bonds in coin, Mr.. Steveft
denounced such efforts, declaring II
would vote for no such speculatio
I'm favor of the large bondhUlder.
milliOnaires, who took advantag
Of our folly in granting them col
payment Of interest and he said
II declare-well, IL is hard to say
but If even Frank Blair stOo'
upon the platform Of paying bond
according to contract, and the Re
publican candidate stood upon IN
platform of paying bloated bond
holders twice the amout agreed &
pay them, | would vote for Franl
Blair, even IL a worse man thar
Horatio Seymour headed the tick
ct" We believe that was the frs
of il.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
rhe rIl..lnr nnIeeni.l.

MILLER's STATION. Ind, Oct. %.
Last night a fisherman found on
the lake shore The body of Burr,
who was Wise's companion in the
late balloon ascension, where II had
been thrown by the waves. The
body was easily identified AS that
Of Burr, by his name on his under
wearing. The coroner Is now hold
ing an inquest. The remains are IN
good condition. There were no
bruises apparent on the body and
nothing 10 indicate that the man
had met death other than By drown
ing. No traces have yet been dis
covered either of the balloon or Of
the remains of Prof. Wise, who
probably met his death IN the lake
about the same time that his unfOr-
tunate companion perished. The
body found answers fully the des-
cription of Burr. His collar button
is marked &c. b." and his cuff but
tons and socks marked "B." Thir-
ty-nine dollars in money was found
In his pocket.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

There is a class of people in this
world by no means small, whose
prominent popularity is whining.
They whine because they are poor /;
or, If rich, because they have no
health to enjoy their riches; they
whine because they have "nO luck, "
and others prosperity exceeds theirs;
they whine because some friends
have died and they are living they
whine because they have aches and
pains, and they whine and they
whine, no one can tell why. Now
we would like TO say n word To these
whining persons. First, stop whin-
ing; it's no use, this everlasting
cOmplaing, fretting, fault-finding
and whining. Why, you are the
most deluded set Of creatures that
ever lived! DO you know that II is
a well settled principle Of physi0lO-
gy and common sense that these
habits are more exhausting 10 ner-
vous vitality than all other viola
tiOns of physiological lawp And
that life Is pretty much as you make
it? You can make ii bright and
shiny, or you can make II dark and
This life Is only meant
to discipline us-tO fit us for "a high
er and purer state pf being.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
OF COURSE! j!

You wish to trade where you can get the BEST GOODS
for the LEAST MONEY. And we positively assert that
" L. WILLIAMS is that place. Now when you are in
need of Boots Shoes, Hats Caps Notions etc. don't fail
to try " L. Williams, the shoe man. and prove what he
says. large stock of Fall and Winter goods lust
received at his store No % Franklin First street
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

HERE is little Staie's-rights
plank about which we should like
to take the opinion Of our esteemed
Republican friends;
"Resolved, That the maintenance
inviolate of the rights &c the States,
and especially the right Of each
State to order and control its own
domestic institutions according 10
its own judgment exclusively, Is es-
sential to that balance Of powers on
which the perfection and endurance
Of our political fabric depend and
we denounce the lawIess invasion
by armed force of the soil Of any
State or Territory, no matter under
what pretext, as among the gravest
of crimes"
Confusion and yells of "YazoO :"
"Hamburg Massacre Z" "The old
rebel yell" !" "Secesh p') Precisely.
We always said that II Abraham
Lincoln were alive he would be- a
straight Democrat, and that the Re
publican platform on which be stood
would be denounced by its authors
as a "rebel yell. IN. y. World.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

A Massachusetts man recently Of
fered school prize for the best es-
say on "HOnor." OF the twenty
three responses received, large
proportion proved to have been sto-
len, and one, a poem, was stolen en-
tirely.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

P. S-Clothing will be made speciality this fall and
will be sold 10 per cent cheaper than any other house in
the city will sell them.
We also have large let of Remnants in Calico and
Worsted goods which will sell for 90 cents on the
dollar. sept. Ply
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

DURING twenty years of Repub-
lican rule in this country there were
given away to spectators and cor
poratiOns, more than 2j9, 100000
acres of the public lands.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

HERE Is the statement Of one iron
firm In Pittsburg, as showing what
the revival i'm that business really
IS: In one mail II received thirty
letters, twenty-five OF which con-
tanned orders for the immediate de-
livery of steel work at good cash
prices. But the firm could not flll
the orders uutiiaftet jan. I !, so great
had been the previous demand upon
them. The Kind Of goods demand
ed is what they call Pittsburg spec
ialties, such rs hoops, wire, horse
shoe iron, cotton ties, etc, ON which
the profits are very large. The de-
mand for these goods has been 80
large that Il Is said one firm has
made 500, ,00a profits since the re-
vival started.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

THE preface of Mark Twain's la
test work says, "wrltten by one loaf
er for another IOaier to read. !"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01

THE Frankfort Heoman says,
Conrgessman lie La Matyr, OF In
diana, Is making soft-money
speeches and preaching hard-sheu
sermons In Omaha.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
LADIES cLoAKs, CHAPER THAN EVER.

Our entire stock of CARPETS Is per cent cheaper than
Eastern cost to close out.
We invite you to and price goods we will
give you the most goods and biggest bundles for the least
money
We also will inform the public that have made ar
rangements with Eastern Buyer who will watch the
market closely and send us New GOODS WEEKLY which
will sell 10 per cent cheaper than any other house in
the city
Our motto will be, QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS,
and we will not be under-sold by anybody
The Trade Palace is the Place to Buy Your Goods,
And bchooves the rich and the poor man. the farm
er the mechanic the aborer and the of mankind
to call and convince yourselves before you buy elsewhere
as dollar saved is a dollar made.
Thanking the public and my friends for their very iber
patronage in the past and hoping continuance of the
same in the future. Respectfully,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
The Largest Line Of Fall and Winter Clothing

In this market which will sell at per cent less than
last year $50 Mems suits, 100 Boys and Youths 300
Overcoats of all styles and prices very large assortment
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-01
a Faithful missionary ON Indian
TrOuhIeS.

Now that our chronic disorder has
broken out in fresh Indian nassa-
cres, we have thought it expedient
to show our readers how the matter
is looked upon by man who
knows the Indians BY constant inter-
course with them, and is truthful
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-08-22
A Marvellous Escape from Death
by Lightning.

On Tuesday evening last, the storm
which ragged over this section, u most
marvellous escape from death by light
ming occurred on the farm of DAME
Dawson, living four miles east of Min
eral Point. Tho facts, as related To lis
by the father Of the boys, is rs fol-
lows: Two of his boys, aged II and
IL years, went out to feed the hogs. A
tree stands near the head of the feed
ing trough, and the youngest boy was
standing, having emptied his pail,
within q foot and q half OF the tree,
while the elder was just bending over
to empty the pail he had, being, posi-
bly,, II foot further from the tree, when
u bolt of lightning struck the tree
about six feet from the ground, split
ting open large limb, and pecling the
side OF the trunk to the ground. A
portion of the bolt seems to have
jumped from the tree, striking the
youngest boy about the waist, on the
left side, passing down and leaving
tho body about the knees, stripping
his pants entirely from his body, and
setting them on fire, and leaving the
portions over which 1t passed with II
scalded appearance. Although thrown
violently on the ground, the boy says
he does not seem to have lost CON
seriousness more than IL moment, and
almost Immediately began putting out
the fire Oh his clothing, before assis-
lance could reach them from the
house, not more than one hundred
feet away. lie relates all that passed
quite clearly; he had complete control
and use of the upper portion of his
body. but his lower limbs felt ms il
clamped together.
The effect upon the older hoy was,
apparently more serious. He was
thrown upon his back, but his clothing
was not injured, and he bears no
marks. He was not brought to full
consciousness of his surroundings un-
Til about II o'clock. The pail which
he had in his hands had one hole
knocked through the side, and other
wise showed the effects Of lightning,
The most curious portion Of the Of
lcets of the bolt, is that Of the hogs
feeding at the trough. two small ones,
were killed, and also thirteen large
ones, some of them full fourteen feet
from the tree, sank down dead rs they
stood, never, apparently, moving 4
muscle.
Neighhors who have visited the
spot speak in wonder OF the freaks OF
this bolt, and all wonder at the escape
Of the boys. Both boys are UP and
around. although still feeling sor,
from the effects of the lightning.
Darlington Republican.