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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
Chinese Schools.

The remarkable example of the &C.
centricity of the Chinese turn OF mind
is noticeable in their scho OILS, where, in
stead of silence being inculcated, as
might naturally be considered SO essen
tial, every child is expected to bawl out
the lesson that he is committing to
memory at the top of his voice; and the
babel which is the result may be more
easily imagined than described. When
a Chinese boy goes up to repeat his
lesson, he does not stand facing his tu-
tor, bnt turns his back upon him, and
hence repeating q lesson goes by the
familiar name of backing" it. This
method Of recitation has an excellent
effect in keeping the boy on the qui
vive to avoid mistakes, for no sooner
does he commit one than he is called to
recollection by smart tap on the close
ly-shaven pate, from the metal of long
tobacco-pipe which every pedagogue
carries about him.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

WHENEVER any body is arrested in
Russian city the fact is kept secret, and
every body who calls at the arrested per-
sons house is also put under arrest. One
OF the persons recently arrested at st.
Petersburg was a physician in good
practice; and it so happened that at the
time he was captured child was taken
i'll In family which he was in the habit
of attending. During the night the
child's illness became so alarming that
the father went TO fetch the doctor; but
on arriving at the house he was seized
by the police and carried off in spite OF
his protests. The mother waited an
hour or more, and finding that her hus
band did not return, went herself to tn,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

The man of strongest individuality in
the British Ministry after Beaconsfield
is Lord Cranbrook, Secretary of State
Tor India. He has strong convictions,
wnicn he Pours out in torrent of fiery
elequence. When in the House of Com
mons he was Of all Conservative orators
the man who gave most pleasure to
the country gentlemen, for he was man
after their own heart. He seemed to be
saying exactly what he was thinking.
and the cheers that greeted his breath.
less assaults upon the enemy of the Con-
stitution were unequaled in spontaneity.
he Is less successful in the House of
Lords, but that is inseparable from the
place. He however conveys to them in
his milder moods a distinct tremor of
satisfaction.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
A DISCOVERY MADE PUBLIC

A Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader says that a young
scientist over in Smithsonian Institute,
named Cushing, has just made public
the discovery of the method employed
in making the stone and volcanic glass
arrow-heads, daggers, knives, axes, and
razors of the prehistoric races. Up to
this time this has been great problem
to all antiquarian students, but no
theory has ever been advanced showing
such practical results as Cushing's. He
started to solve the difficulty by putting
himself in the identical position of the
Aztec or Mound Builders-without any
thing to work with except sticks, vari-
GUS shaped stones such as he could find
on the banks Of any stream, and his
hands. After making some rude imple-
ments by chipping one flint with an
other, he discovered that no amount of
chipping would produce surfaces like
the best of those he was trying to imi-
tate. He therefore came to the conclu-
sion that there was another way of doing
it, and, by chance, tried pressure with
the point of stick; when, presto! he
found that he could break stone, flint,
and obsidian in any shape he chose.
Shortly he had made spear-heads and
daggers that would cut like a razor, as
good as any he had before him, which
had been picked up, from all over the
world. By a little more observation,
he found that the faking," which he
calls his process, on the old arrowhead
left grooves all turned one way. He
produced a like result by turning his stick
the easiest way from right to left. He
therefore concludes that the prehistorics
were right-handed people like ourselves.
This conclusion is REINFORCED by the
fact that occasionally an arrow head is
found that has flakes running from left
to right, showing left-handed person.
The Importance of the discovery is that
it shows the prehistorics to have been
able to do this thing without the aid Of
iron or bronze, thing long doubted
These facts were given in paper which
he read before the Anthropological
Society of the Smithsonian st it's las
meeting.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

A PANAMA dispatch says that General
Renjifo has announced his intention of
executing General Marulanda and several
officers captured at the battle of Aguadas,
on the ground that they prolonged the
revolution against the Government after
they had lost all hope of success. He lays
down the doctrine that "blood uselessly
shed must be avenged" Several Mexican
officers captured recently in the ranks of
the revolutionary party in Honduras will
be tried by court-martial and shot.
THE situation in India does not improve.
Anxiety has existed for long time because
of drought in the Punjaub, Dude, and the
Northwest Provinces; and although rain
has fallen, uneasiness has not been COM
pletely allayed. OF late serious apprehen-
sions have been excited regarding the crops
in the Lower Provinces; and in a portion of
the Eastern Deccan, not yet recovered from
the late famine, excessive and unreasonable
rains first, and plague of rats next, have
destroyed the local harvests. Under these
circumstances there is need for the most
rigorous economy. Orders have been is
sued cutting down expenditure on public
works, and forbidding the undertaking even
of works already authorized, without
special instructions.
GREAT floods are reported on the River
Danube. A correspondent who has just
traversed the Danube from Giurgevo to
Buda Pesth telegranhs: The Danube is
very high short distance above Bazias,
where the Austrian shore becomes low
and fat. The flood extends a great
distance inland. Between this point
and Belgrade the river is from five
to fifteen miles wide. At Belgrade
it is fully twenty miles wide. Nearly all
Austrian villages between Pesth and Bazias
have water in the streets. The riverside in
habitants informed me that water was al
ready within two feet of the highest point
recorded, and still rising. The floods con
tinuing so late in the season must cause
great damage to crops. All grain and Other
growing produce in Roumania, Bulgaria
and Austro Hungary, not within reach o.
high water are looking fine and promise {
bountiful harvest.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
"wnILE Germany /, putting all ma,

WHILE Germany is putting all man
ner OF jealous restraints on emigration" :"
says London correspondent of the
New York Times, writing at the end of
1873, "the English Government is
rather inclined to encourage people to
leave the country than to stay in it; and
suPposing trade looks up in America
next year, as everybody thinks it will,
the tide OF emigration will once more set
IN from England to the United States.
What is more, we shall also experience
an emigration of capital, circumstance
which win have special advantages. A
healthy manufacturing progress in
America will see capitalists as well as
iaborers emigrating to the United
States.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
LIncOln,S Real Life.

Capt. Mark Mason, editor of the
Cleveland Leader, says that Col. John
Hay has finished the first volume of the
life of Abraham Lincoln, from the only
original correspondence and executors
papers, and is advancing with the sec
ond volume. Col. Hay wrote the whole
of the text. Mr., Nicolay prepared the
whole matter for Hay to study progress
lively. Nicolay's work was one of the
most remarkable pieces of literary sift-
ing and codifying ever known. He
used the envelope system, and into
each envelope, as the unit of an index,
placed all the clippings and memoranda
applying to that head. The united en-
veiopes would fill several wagons
GATH" IN Neao York Graphic.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

The Paris National publishes the de-
tails of wonderful gastronomic feat
performed the other day by two Hayti
negroes. They betted 5000 that thew
would eat without stopping for six
hours, and won easily, sitting down to
table at noon and not rising before half
past six. In the long interval thew
succeeded in consuming eight soles an
gratin, twelve lamb outlets, a joint of
roast veal, weighing eight pounds, three
kilogrammes of asparagus, and an ONE
lette Of twelve eggs, besides a Dutch
cheese, twelve pounds of bread and ff.
teen bottles of wine. At the conclusion
OF the performance the two negroes left
the house with very satisfied expires
sion OF countenance, dividing between
them the fifty louis which they had thus
pleasurably earned.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

huge navy revolver, failing to go of He
then took the pistol by the barrel and
commenced beating Hough over the head
and face. During the pounding, the pistol
went of, accidentally shooting Hoel him.
sell in the left breast, the ball passing
through the heart and instantly killing him.
ABsALoM w. FORD was hanged lately
at Lake Charles, La. Tor the murder
of DR.. Jos. Bazee, ia June, 1873. He
broke jail last winter, after his sentence,
and was recaptured in Henderson, Texas, a
few weeks ago, after being desperately
wounded. Afterwards he broke his
wounded leg in attempting to escape
from the Henderson County Jail,
consequently he had to be sup
ported by the Sheriff and deputies to
the scaffold, where he was seated in chair.
Though suffering intense pain from the ef-
fort to use his wounded leg, his features
were calm and composed. During the read.
ing of the death warrant and the prayers
of the priest, he occasionally puffed
cigar, and looked composedly at the sky
and at the crowd of over five hundred per.
sons. He did not show the slightest fear.
Being asked by the Sheriff if he had any
thing to say to the people, he replied
quietly that he had nothing to say. The
black cap and moose were adjusted while he
was seated. He was then assisted to his
feet, and said, in a low, call voice, "God
have mercy on me-" The drop fell. His
contortions were violent for few minutes,
and ne lived nearly twenty minutes, as the
physicians say his ne ck was broken by his
struggles after the dr0p fell
A SHOCKING accident occurred at Berry
Bros. varnish works, at Detroit, Michigan,
while gang of men were working in the
varnish boiling shop. The material being
boiled was of the most innammable charac-
ter-turpentine and llnseed oil. Several
kettles of varnish were boiling in the
shop, when the two nearest the
door boiled over and exploded with
terrific detonation and outpouring of black
smoke that covered all the works and
swept over the river so as to obscure the
view. The explosion was followed by
shrieks of men who we're working in the
shop, and who were horribly burned by the
| overhowing material. Finlayson rushed
out of the fire and smoke, terribly burned
in the right hand, arm and chest, aud suf-
fering terribly from other injuries. Martin
Mcmahon, in awful agony, flung himself on
pile of coal, and he was burned from the
waist up. John Thursom staggered out a
few steps and fell. He could go no further,
| for he was almost roasted alive. Nc
Mahon's son was also slightly burned.
Medical aid was instantly signaled by tele-
phone, the doctors were promptly on hand
to minister to the sufferers, whose condi-
tions were most distressing. The usual ap-
plications, cotton, wool and linseed oil,
were ON hand in plenty, and the patients
were literally buried in the soothing dress.
ing. Thurston died shortly after the acci.
dent. McMahon's eyesight is destroyed
and his hair burned off, and it is believed
that he is fatally injured.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

A SINGULAR arrest was made in st.
Petersburg on April 10. A lady and
gentleman were walking arm-in-arm
toward the Vonessenski Bridge, fol-
lowed by another gentleman. The lady
looked round easily several times, and
on arriving at the bridge leaned over
the parapet to look at the canal. In do
ing this her hat fell off. Instantly she
jumped in after it, but was speedily re-
Joined by her pursuer, who, after a
brief struggle, brought her on shore. 1t
appeared that the "lsdy" was young
man in disguise, who belonged to the
Nihilist conspiracy, and that the man
who jumped into the water after him
wasa member Of the secret police. The
lndy's companion was also arrested.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

In his empirical frame of mind, Lord
Benconsfield, when in the Commons, was
always heard at his worst. At his best
he was incompatible. As a phrase
maker, man who can, with combina-
tion of two or three words, label and, to
some extent lame, an adversary, Dis
raeli had no equal. His passion, rarely
INDUCED in, seemed always funny and
feigned. But his polished shafts of sar-
casm, his feathered darts of wit and
irony flew about the House and never
missed their mark. This gift he re-
tanned to the last, though as he became
more prosperous his manner became
more benign.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

.es
millions month, shall be kept up. if the
coinage for holders be less than that am ount
As introduced, the bill required the Govern
ment to give legal tender dollar, or q
certificate for dollar, for every 412K
grains of standard silver, but the
Republicans succeeded in forcing amend.
ments which practically reduced
this payment to the holder of bullion
to the market value of the bullion. When
the silver certificates are paid
into the Treasury for dues, the bill
provides that the silver bullion held against
the certificates shall be coined into dollars,
and paid out 1t also commands the Secre-
tary to pay out the silver dollars in
the Treasury. the same as gold coins, with
out discrimination, for all public dues.
The bill further provides that the fractional
silver coins shall be legal tender to the
amount of twenty dollars; but the
effect of this is neutralized by q
provision that the Tresury shall redeem the
fractional coin in full legal tender money.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

FRANK @. BANGS, the tragedian, tells
the Philadelphia Press that Americas
great actors thirty years ago were
Hamblin, John r. Scott, Gus Adams,
and the elder Booth; that Edwin For
rest took entire possession of the tragic
stage little later, and held it until Ed
win Booth took it away from him; that
neither Edwin Booth nor Davenport
ever showed spark of genius, althougS,
very artistic actors, while Edwin Adams
was child of genius" that Barrett is
cold and conservative, and that McCul-
Tough may become Forests successor.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

ONE Of three black pearls stolen from
the British crown more than one hun
dred and fifty years ago has just been
recovered in Vienna. A poor Hun
garian showed it TO a Polish jewelsr,
who advised him TO take it to Bieder-
man, Of Vienna. When asked how he
came in possession of such rarity, the
Hungarian answered that he had it
from a valet Of the late Count Louis
Bstthyani. The British Government
has bought the pearl for eight thousand
dollars
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

The experiment of homes for inebri-
ates is to be tried in England under the
sanction of an act of Parliament. Inc
briates, according to the provisions Of
the statute, may determine for them
selves whether they will enter the Gre
treat" or not; but having signifed to
Justice of the Peace their wish to be
committed, they will no longer be free
agents, but must stay out the time for
which they have bound themselves, and
conform to all the regulations of the
establishment.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

The world will never fully know how
much IL owes TO science. A scientific I"
man who has been investigating the
coal-oil regions of Pennsylvania, has
come out with the alarming theory that
the oil comes from the bearing OF the
earth's axis, and that the earth will
cease to turn when the fabrication
ceases. Therefore he holds the opinion
that the Government ought to interfere
at once, and put stop to this pumping
and boring for this gudgeon-grease of
the uniyerSe
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

Mrs. ALFRED TENNYsoN DICKENS,
one Of the young daughters-in-law of
Charles Dickens, wa killed in Australia
a few weeks ago. She was driving out
with her little daughter, when the horse
ran away, killing both the occupants of
the carriage. Alfred Tennyson Dick
ems, son of the novelist, has been living
In Australia for several wears.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

A PARTY Of men Of the rougher set
in Dayton, Ohio, went out to see two
bears fight, but when the animals were
brought together they recognized each
other as old friends, and no amount of
prodding could prevent their embracing
each other in their playful way, much
to the disgust Of the human brutes as
sembled.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

LORD DERBY is now one OF the half
dozen wealthiest men in England in the
sense of having an enormous amount of
spending money. His income is little
short of a million. He is childless, and
his wife has jointure of $2O, 1000 year
from her late husband, Lord Salisbury.
Unlike many other great noblemen, his
resources are not depleted by having
various places to keep up, for, except
villa at Kent, he has no rural abode save
Knowsley Hall. He has, moreover, no
expensive tastes, cares nothing for sport,
and rarely enters his stables. In fact,
he is Just one of those who would have
been as happy, or happier, as an active,
hard-working professional man. His
only brother, Col. Stanley, now Secre-
tary for War, inherited fortune from
his father of $500,000. Lord Derby and
his father had few tastes or sympathies
in common, and Col. Stanley was the
favorite son. The house of Stanley and
the citizens of Liverpool have for long
time been on the most friendly terms,'
though interchanges of courtesies be-
tween them are few and far between.
Lord Derby takes his title from the
hundred of West Derby, in the county
of Lancashire, not from the county or
town of that name in mid-England. The
senior branch of the Stanleys is repre-
sented in direct line by Sir John STAN
ley, who, like all his ancestors, is Ro-
man Catholic. The ancient family reat,
Hooton, in Cheshire, was scld about
twenty years ago to Liverpool banker,
in consequence of the extravaganza of
Sir Johns brother. 1t had been five
hundred years in the family.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

NATURE is overwhelmed with COM
munications on the intelligence Of ami
mails; telling of dogs who ring door
bells; Of cats who use door-knockers; OF
rats who gnaw holes in lead pipes to
get water; Of mice sharpening their
teeth on gas-pipe; and even of donkey
who opened gate and held it for the
cows to &C through, and then followed
m after
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

. MASSACHUSETTS spends upon her pub
lie schools from the State and Munich
pal Treasures, mostly the latter, over
$4,000, 900 a year; maintains $3.50
schools, employs $500 teachers, and
enrolls 10000 pupils.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

pbyrician's house, where she, too, was
arrested. Meanwhile the child re-
mained alone in the house, and on the
following morning it was dead.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

WHEN the news reached Philadelphia
that Shere Ali was dying, two lawyers
Immediately started for Aighanistan to
induce the relatives to contest the will.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

Your professional pedestrian may be
said to be man who profits by his ex.
tremities. Is - 49,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-05-29

A YOUNG man forced his way through
the gate at the Harlem River Railroad
Depot in New York without showing
his ticket. He was followed by en-
ployees of the company and rather
roughly elected. A suit for damages
was brought, and judgment for $500
was entered in his favor. This was set
aside by higher court, but the highest
court of the State affirmed the original
decision. 1t was held that the regula-
ton requiring a passenger TO enter by a
particular gate can not be enforced after
he is in. If he attempts to enter a for
bidden gate, the contest must be made
before he gets through. To drag him
back is to punish him for a past ofense,
which the employees of railroad COM
pany have no right TO do. This power
belongs to the courts.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-06

The negroes of South Carolina inaugurated
an emigration movement, last year, which
WAS to take them away from the Palmetto
State to Africa Some 200 went: got the Afri-
can fever fed on roast monkey, and sent
home such dolorous reports that the Lfberian
Exodus Association soon came TO an abrupt
end. The South Carolina darsies have new
idea now. They want part Of the new Terri
tory Of Oklahoma (which 1t is proposed to
create out Of the Indian Territory set aside
for the negroes and tho negroes alone; to be-
come. In fact, n little colored paradise. The
fact that their own Patterson conceived and
gave birth to this Oklahoma scheme, pro5a-
bly, explains the petition just sent from South
Carolina to Washington. asking that por-
tlon OF this Territory be set aside for oolored
settlers. There has never been any sugges-
ton that we have heard Of moving the In
dams out OF the Territory. Patterson wanted
them to stay where they are now. 1t Ia only
proposed to settle tho negroes among them.
This plan Ii even more barbarous than that
suggested by Senator Windom--the settle
ment OF the negroes In Utah, 80 as to convert
the Mormons to monogamy and Republican
Ism. Only few months ago the Federal
government was called on to protect the col
ored residents In the Cherokee Nation, who
were being tortured and murdered by their
redskln neighbors. II the negroes OF South
Carolina insist on making the Indian Terri
tory their home, let them 60 by all means and
lind out just what Indian hospitality means.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-06
Old 8, ON Npon'. Ease.
tA,Ianta constitutional

ATLANTA ODnSIitHLIDD.I
Old Si mas been keeping himself fully In
formed ON the celebrated case OF oliver
against Cameron. Yesterday he ransaeked
the exchanges and, us he was about to leave,
said:
come out on, top de- widder or de ole man2'
"Gan't tell What do you Think"
Oats my ham prezackly, tool Yer see, de
ola man simon he war Iackln' In 'spearennce
wild desc secon' han sweethearts, hencewtse
no got In do law an dar's no teiin' Oh whar
devlI lam him fore dey turns him loose"
iHe Is old enough to have known better,
isn't hep
"Take keer, now don't yer know dat der Is
nlaces IN dis wurl whar do whittier dc head de
bigger dc fool2 Dis ting OBJ gettin enamulrd
Wild or female ain't no respeckter OF pussons,
an err old Teller like onto me or Simon is
potter to be peert ter walk In do tied grass
widont bein' tripod I'M flung onder durin' de
prommnade. yer heah meY
you have steered clear OF those sort OF
difficulties, have your"
"Well, / amt gibbin myself way ter mo-
body. but de ole widder nebber coulder got me
In dat sOrter 'tanglement. Use bin in range
ob dat kinder truble fore now, but whenebber
de room got too little ter hop ennyhody but
me an or wilder, ailus edjurned for dc want
oh der quorum, or 'spended bizness tell Gallo
In dc witnesses Efficient ter proof or alright
allybi on do spot -dat's me.
'iYou were very wise, surely"
"Uh-oh, mani Don't yen fergit IT., yer
better be In do dress slrkle ~ or wet ho'net
nes' den In for minits solIyt1de wild or wilder
oman dat's on de narry
And tho old mt& Horrotved chew Of to-
bacoo and left. n