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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

The word pamphlet is derived from
the name of Greek authoress, Pamplly-
liza, who compiled a his ory of the world
into thirty-6ve little books. st5..-
"Punch and Judy" is contraction
from Pontius and Judas. 1t is a relic
of an old miracle play" in which the
actors were Pontius Plate and Judas
Iscariot. -
"Bigot" is from Visigotha, in which
the fierce and intolerant Adrianism of
the Visigoth conquerors of Spain had
been handed down to infamy.
Humbug" is from Hamburg; ga
piece of Hamburg news" was ia Ger
many a proverbial expression for false
political rumors. fs1as-.
*Gauzs'' derives its name from GAIA
where IL was made. ~ . vs. 4-.
"Tabby cat !" is all unconscious that
her name is derived from Atab, fa-
nous street in Bagdad, inhabited by the
manufacturers m of silken stuffs, called
Atab or tafferty; the wavy markings
Of the watered. silk resembling .pu sy's
coat. ,s sl1a-- f-.s .s.... .-ss.,,. ,s.-. ...
"Old Scratch" is the. demon Skratti
who still survives in the superstitions Of
Northern Europe. js .-,..5s s.. ~. b..
cold Nick'-is none other than Nikr
the dangerous water demon OF tn,
Scandinavian legend.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13
A Source of Much Bodiiy Evil.

If the habit of body becomes irregular,
much evil is inflicted on the system. The
stomach becomes dyspeptic, bilious symp-
contaminated, and the nerves share in the
general disorder. 1t is of the utmost im-
portance that tine bowels should be thor
oughly and speedily regulated when they
grow derelict The corrective agent best
adapted to this purpose is Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, wholesome, non-griping vege-
table laxative, worth all the rasping cathar-
tics invented since the time of Paracelsus.
People who have been in the habit of using
blue pill, calolnel, and other drugs and
cheap nostrums for constipation, should
abandon such hursful and useless medicines
and substitute for them this pleasant and
gentle aperient. which not only produces
the purgative effect naturally, but also
| strengthens while it regulates the bowels,
stomach and liver. 1t moreover cures and
prevents intermittent and remittent fevers,
gout, rheumatism, debility and urinary
| troubles. -fI -.s .--. --. s.s.s 81 -
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lTElNS FOR FIELD AND HO USE

= FRITTERs: One pint of milk, one egg
we'll beaten, -four to make a rather stiff
batter; before dropping into the boiling
lard, add one teaspoo!nfui OF baking
powder. May be varied by adding
sliced apples.
IN Austria COWS are said to be fed on
the leaves of celery cut and mixed in
their feed. 1t is claimed it gives butter
an excellent favor. The Dutch. or
turnip-rooted celery, is easily raised,
and many European farmers feed both
tops and roots. '.sl...a. 81
CLUB root in the cabbage family is
produced by the fungus. The only
known method of avoiding it is to de-
stroy all diseased plants when setting
them, and to plant only on soil that has
not been occupied by cabbage or turnips
for two years previously.
CRANBERRY Jelly: Wash and pick
over two quarts of cranberries, add one
pint of cold water, and place on quick
fire in porcelain-lined saucepan, still
occasionally 10 prevent burning; when
soft, mash through colander, add one
quart of sugar, boil ten minutes, and
pour into fancy moids. .g8As
INDIAN Loaf, Take one pint of soul
milk, one-half pint of sweet milk, one
teacupful of molasses, one-half teacup
full of butter, two teaspoonfuls of saler
atus, one large teaspoonful of salt, thre.
eggs, one pint of wheat -four, one quar-
of yellow Indian meal; bake in a deer
tin basin, in an oven of same heat as fo
cake, one and half hours -
SCOTCH short cake: l. One pound o
butter, half pound of sugar, one ant
three-quarter pounds of -four; skneat
we'll together, and roll out in cakes one
half inch thick. 2. One pound flour
half pound butter, one-fourth pount
sugar; cream the butter and sugar to
geth and add the -four. Roll it hal
an inch thick, and bake slowly.
the cake is preferred very sweet, us
six ounces sugar 'f.- tFsr ~-
To discourage rats that burrow unde
walls, don't tamp the holes with broker
glass b)ttles, which will merely incit
them to dig new holes, but put shove
full of dry sand over each hole.5 TIL
rats soon come up through t,is, but i
doing so let half the sand into the bul
row, which, unlike earth, they can nc
either force or carry up again, and b
repeating this at every fresh opene
place their runs become quite filled NJ
and they make u2 your foundation
again. p. I'D 50 =. ..... .-...,. ~ y
A CORRESPONDENT of the, Michiga
Farmer writes as follows concerning
I, case of pigs sucking a COW: woul
. like to tell what has been done in IL
past year under my own observation
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

We had cow come in last winter, and
after the calf was shut up by itself, four
pigs about six months old succeeded in
winning the good graces of the cow, and
would all get their dinner at the same
time. 1t may seem pretty big story,
but it is fact all the same, and the
past summer, if we wanted the milk
mornings, we would shut the cow up in
a shed at night. We tried cayenne
pepper and every kind of medicine we
heard of Except the knife) but did not
succeed in getting them all broke of the
habit. One pig followed the cow al
summer; it has been seen by different
persons. Sometimes we would gel
cheated out of the milk in the morning
The COW seemed to think the pig was
her special property"
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The Speakers Room,

Washington Correspondence. Utica Herald.l
The Speaker of the house has to keep
a sort of hollow log to which he can
retreat from the throng of struggling
legislators before him. An important
place the Speakers room is. Possibly
not half of those familiar with the Cap
itol know where tits. Not the Speakers
roem down in the guide-books-a big,
tile-foored, weu-windowed reception
room Just back of the chamber in which
the House sits. That room is currently
known as the Speakers room, but the
| Speaker never sees any one there whom
he wants to see. 1t is too open and
accessible by half. The conferences
which the Speaker has at which any
thing is done are not held in this mar.
ble-walled saloon. 1t is a little closet
in dark entry below the hall. 1t is
HARDLY private staircase. The glazed
door is screened by green baize. There
is not the sign of name, or note on the
door, and it is one of the few doors
unmarked in the Capitol. The corridor
has no light, and on cloudy day is
quite dark.
Once inside, you see room partly
covered by carpet partly ragged. Th'
window-there is only one is screenet
in some cheap way. There is room for 1
struggling table, one lounge and thre
chairs. There is room for nothing else
If you know him, you have got in with
out card. If you do not know him
you have not got in at all. And in sucl
room you find the third officer of tn
government hard at work. 1t is signif
, cant of the publicity of public life
when it is unfenced by class-rank, tina
it is only in some such coal-hole that b
can get time to work. Unless he hide
himself, go many people have right
see him that his whole time runs t
r waste. 1t is in this little hole in th
wall thatthree Speakers, Colfax, Blain
! and Randall, have done the real work {
4 legislation. Speaking sguardedly,
: fancy more of the business of governin
, is done in that room than in any otht
! one room in Washington.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

GOVERNOR ROBERTS, of Texas, affects
Spartan life. While at work in his
office correspondent describes him
thus: He was seated on splint-
bottom chair at plain table covered
with books, pamphlets and papers. In
the middle of the room stood bed, with
common quilt thrown across the top
like blanket over a horses back. The
fireplace and mantelpiece are of the
primitive kind; all the carpet is burned
away in front, and at the side stands the
| broom with which the room is swept
A cheap little wash-stand stands in one
corner of the room"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13
gLEANLNGS FROM THE MUSE.
CROSSING THE LINE.
BY CHARLOTTE p. BATES.

Plsar ,os crimes Of per6dy and blood,
10 largely due TO training, time and race,
Obacure the brhiance Of the hero still
Yet once mt least, Immortality he stood,
sublime In utterance, sublime IN Will.
While looking awful Peril in the face.
He calls his man-worn out and sore depressed,
Yet presence answers quick their leaders word.
All further ventures would trey now resign,
But 10 Pizarro traces with his sword
Along drcar GalIo's sand, the telling line,
From west 10 east, and thus his band addressed:
aOn that side rades, toll and hunger walt
Battle aud death for some their lives must lose;
on this side, truly, safety lies, but ahi
On that the riches OF splendid state;
90 this, but poverty and Panama.
Now, as becom, 8 the brave Castilian, choose!
cas- for myself, 90 towards the South.
Lot who ~ill followl" and he crossed that bound
Like Rubicon, immortal though In sand.
spurrcd by his doughty foot and daring mouth.
There followed thirteen OF his little band:-
The die was cast at length, Peru was found!
When powcrs that serve thee flag, since foiled 8
suuihnon Them. souri Draw what Pizarro drew;
Point to that land Of riches, this OF lack
Speak as he spake, than cross the line as strong,
Leaving poor Panama behind thy back,
To end, at Last, the ory Of Perul
-Youth's Companion.
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IN SNOW.

o English mother In the ruddy glow
Hugdnq your baby closer when outxide
You see tne silent, soft and cruel snow ~
Falling again, and think what ills betide
Unshelterd creatures--your ssd thoughts may 20
Where war and winter now two spectral wolves,
Hunt IN the freezing vapor that involves
Those Asian peaks OF ice and CULTS below. Z
Does this young soldier heed the snow that ais
His mouth and open eyes7 or mind, in truth,
Tonight, his mothers parting syllables? a
His coat 10 red--but what Of thatf Keep ruth
For others; this Is but an Afghan youth
Shot by the Atranger on his native hills.
~ --FrGser's Mdgdrtne.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

A GOOD retort is very like the shock Of
a, bullet, and is. sometimes pretty nearly
as fatal. A lawyer once rushed up to
Jerrold in the street, and said, with a
/ flushed face, "Mr. Jerrold, I've! just
met a scoundrelly 'barrister." Mr..
Jerrold looked at him with bland
smile, and simply answered.: "What a
coincidencep' p - -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

AN exchange publishes an article
headed Twenty lmpolite Things and
then goes on in a fourth of a column
space to name them. We can name
them in few words. They are the
twenty fellows who hang about the
street corners and on the saloon steps gap.
ing at ladies as they pass.-GoCando
Enfern3.iee T.t-.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

cas- they drifted on their path '
80 There was silence deep death, s-t
And the boIdest he'd his breath %
For time" '-'-
A light breeze set in, and soon the hos:
tile squadron was within range of Mac
donough's broadsides- .
BY each gun the lighted brand,
In bold, determined hand,'
> While the flower of Britain's land
Led them on.
The sequel is known to history.
Though greatly superior in force, the
enemy was completely crushed, his COM
modore killed, and all the large vessels
captured, some row-galleys, which had
previously struck their colors, only
escaping because there was not mast
in the American fotilla which would
bear, the pressure of canvas, so riddled
were they by shot. At the close of the
fight, of the seventeen British banners
which had previously been displayed so
vauntingly, not one was to be seen. a
< The sanguinary nature of this mem
orable battle may be appreciated when
it is stated that the British flagship
Confance lost in killed and wounded,
out of crew of three hundred, no less
than one hundred and twenty-eour per-
sons, including the commodore. Mac
donough's flagship, the. Saratoga, lost
fifty-seven killed and wounded out of a
crew of two hundred and twelve per
sons, and the other vessels suffered in
proportion. aG ,F,,s+t a.. "a G 81 ! f.
The American squadron being short
| of officers, our midshipman, though
under seventeen years of age, was in
trusted with lieutenant's duties, and
had charge of the second division OF
great guns on board of the Ticonderoga,
commanded by Lieutenant Stephen
Cassip. This vessel bore the whole
brunt of the attack of the British row.
galleys, and was magnifcently fought
Our little hero was not conscious, at the
close of the long and bloody contest
that he had performed any very special
service; his pride and qualification
then, may be conceived when in the
darkness of the ensuing night he over
heard his commander Cassin say to one
of the lieutenants, "That youngstel
Paulding is brave little fellow"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

For upwards OF thirty years Mrs. VIM
children with neverlfailing success. 1t cor.
rects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the bowels, cures dysentery
and diarrhtea, whether arising from 'teething
| or other causes. An old and well-tried
! remedy. 25 cts. bottle. .>ara.r-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

Cougns-A Medicinal Preparation i'm the
form OF a losenge is the most convenient.
Broacn's Bronchial g Tioches" " allay irrita-
ton which induces coughing, giving relief
to Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Influenza, Con-
sumptive and sAsthmatic complaints.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

READ advertisement in another column OF
principal triumphs of the Mason & Hamlin
Organ Co. all over the world. 1t certainly
amounts to demonstration, as they say, OF
ments.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

z "WHAT kind of testimony do you call
that Z" said the county attorney to- one
of the witnesses before the Grand Jury,
who was inclined to be little evasive.
Jackson's Best" was the prompt reply.
The lawyers who were in the habit of
using tobacco saw the point and smiled
all over the ir faces. r,a. -,.i..g .ra
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

A TEMPERANCE society up in Meridef
dignifies itself by the apellation, Mt.
Ararat lodge" probably because that
noted mound was the driest spot on
earth when Noah anchored there.-Ne,c
Haven Register. .g...
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13
What to Write for the Press.

The following hints and suggestions
from an exchange are commended to the
careful consideration of local CORE
spondents. They will answer very well
for any latitude:
Accidents-When, where, and to
whom.
Amusements and Excursionists-
When and where; character of amuse-
ment. -t-...-........ .... -..-..... =. .. -
Burglary--When, where, by whom !;
what amount stolen; arrests made; dis
position of prisoner. Same with regard
to crime of any kind. @" .s a.
Change of Business Firm-When
name of parties; where outgoing mem
bers are going, etc. -..e...,.....s.s a.
Churches-Change of pastors; re-
vivals, election of church officers, etc.
Deaths-Who, when, where, age; if a
prominent citizen brief obituary.
- Discoveries-O curiosities, antiqui.
ties, or Ealuables.
Distinguished Arrivals-At the hotel
or elsewhere. or former residents visit
ing the neighborhood. tr' 1f' 81 .-'a't- -.
Election Intelligence-Election occurs
when; candidates to be or who have
been nominated, and after the election
|
the full, returns.
Fires-Whose property, when, where
cause, amount of insurance; names Of
companies insured in. ts =lr..s+ 81
Facts and zFigures-Concerning any
product raised in the vicinity; amoun
sold, profits, etc.
| Festivals by whom; for wha
object; amount realized. e55,+' a
q 7Improvements-By whom, where, ane
costs, if ascertained. Seas s.f.-
| Marriages-Where, names of parties
who by, etc. 49,. -
Murders-W Who, when, where, b,
whom, cause, circumstances. 1 a5i.s
o. Parties Leaving Town-Who, when
where going, business going into 4.
"a Schools--Facts and figures concern
ing them; change of teachers; improve
ments needed, etc. ''-.'
Secret Standardization of officers
prosperity and condition of the society
/ Sickness-Who sick; cause; health 0
community - 49,. L. -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13
The Tomb Of Columbus.

p A correspondent of the Boston
Traveler writes from Genoa: We. went,
as did our worthy countryman, Mark
Twain, to look at all that remains of
christopher Columbus, out think that
/ the bust over which he made so much
merriment must have shrunken ashamed
away from mortal vision, for it was
nowhere to be seen, although we did
see the Venetian mosaics of Columbus
and Marco Paulo, very large, and noble,
specimens of such work. Opposite, in
the Rosso Palace, we, enjoyed the
gallery very much, being particularly
interested, because the grand palace,
with all its contents, has been lately
given to the city by its owner,7 the
Duchess Gallera, the building alone
being valued at. three million francs,
while it has also very rich library
The very pecu1iarity of these palace
homes of Genoa gives them their charm,
for as Dickens wrote of them-"jOne
| looks upon a. succession of heavy bal
comics, tier above tier, doorless yesti
bules, massively barred lower windows
immense public staircases, thick marble
/ pillars, and strong dungeon-like arches
| the eye wanders to the terrace gardens
between the houses, with arches Of greer
vines, orange trees, and oleanders
twenty, thirty, and even forty fee
above the street. And looks again upo1
the fading tints of the voluptr1ou'
designs, still bright in spots, on the
outsides of the houses, lively cupid'
holding wreaths and crowns, hyins
upward and downward, and standing
in inches, or stretching out what seem
to be a blanket, but is in fact a sui
i. dial" fs-s ...lss III. : 4.ss
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-02-13

TO DEVELOP HEALTHY AND aHARMoN1-
Gus ACTION among the organs of secretion,
digestion, and evacuation, take DIR. Morris
VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS, which health
fully stimulate the liver, give tone and reg.
ularity to the liver, unteract a tendency
to costiveness and purify The blood. Their
ing and is never violent and abrupt, but al
ways gradual and natural These pills are
of the greatest assistance in overcoming
scrofulous tumors and eruptive maladies
ALI Druggists sell it, - ''5'i-zsti- 80 3+~1
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Advice to Consumptfves.

The celebrated physician, DIR. Paul Me.
meyer, gives the following valuable sugges-
tions to persons suffering from lung affec-
tions: "The patient must with scrupulous
conscientiousness insist upon breathing
fresh, pure air, and must remember that the
air of closed rooms is always more or less
bad. n v No man, however uncleanly,
would drink muddy, dirty water.
A party which occupies a. room for
hours breathing TIE same air, might
be compared to a party of bathers
drinking the water in which they bathe.
The patient must keep the window of his
bedroom open. Night air,is fresh air with
out daylight. In close, crowded rooms,
the patient suffering from lung complaints
breathes consumptively.n By taking these
precautions and using DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, fully one-half of the cases of LUNG
complaints would be cured in six months
For cough and irritation of the lungs dc
not always Indicate the presence of con
sumption although it may result in thai
| disease, and if consumption has already
become deeply seated in the system, this il
the most efficient course of treatment thai
can. be pursued outside of ANY institution
| that provides special facilities for the treat
| ment of this disease DR.. Pierce's cele
bra ed, Iuvalids' Hotel lis such an institu
| ton. Send stamp for descriptive pamphle
| containing also a complete treatise upo1
| consumption, explaining its causes, nature
| and the best methods of treating it, togethe
with valuable hints concerning diet, cloth
| ing, exercise, etc., for consumptives. AID
dress, Faculty of InValids' and Tourists
Hotel Buffalo, Ny. g..sJL Is .-f
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TO FARMERS.

MONEY TO Id An in Ohio by the UNION
CENTRAL LIFE ms. co in sums from $500 to
$4,000, for five years at per cent. interest. All
loans must be secured by first lien real estate
worth at least three times the amount Of loan, ex-
elusive of builllngs tKor further apply
to n. W, HARRIS, Secretary. Cincinnati, D.
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CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-10-10
] I'M

The first time I ever saw Jim he was ~
ing on doorstep wrapped in dirty old
shawl, sucking little thumb. His man.
ma was washing indoors, and a pig rooted
near in friendly manner.
The time was fourteen years ago, the
place Mauch Chunk, in Pennsylvania.
Jim's blue eyes were fixed with earnest
gaze on the woody mountains; he was
dreaming those baby fancies that come to
us older folk like ripples in the rushing
tide of memory.
Jim wasn't a baby; oh, no! he was two
years old, but SO tiny and emaciated that
he looked like scrap left from some fat
ter and larger boy. Pretty soon his faith
er comes along; he is brakeman on one
of the great coal-trains that rumble and
roar through the quiet valley, sending jets
of fire into the green. woods and driving
the birds from their nests, to fly up in the
blue sky. Jim's father is rough, but SO
kind; he catches his boy up on his shout
der, and the two 60 in, the soft yellow
hair against the tangled black beard.
That was my first view of Jim. While
1 stopped at the quaint old "Mansion
House," near the canal, I cultivated his
acquaintance. AL the candy bestowed
on'him he carried home for pap and mann.
never taken wee bit until they had eat
en- their share.
The next time saw Jim he was five
years old; he was picking up coal on the
railroad track. "Well, Jim," said, "you
have gone to work p''
''Yis, I work." he said cheerfully. 81
git all marm's coal, these ERE droppin's
off the trains"
Just then small ragamuffin came VI
and helped himself out of Jim's basket
I left them engaged in an animated discus
sion.
Three years later business carried me tt
the same spot. I came up on the nigh
coal train.
just as we reached Aauch Chunk, fell
the train run over something, did no
know what, but. nevertheless, / shudder
led.