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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-20
They Work Together.

When your system gets out of tune and
you feel completely played out, ii is pretty
certain that you need a medicine to act on
both the kidneys, and liver, for these im-
,portant organs work together in freeing the
'system of its waste and keeping up the
tone. Then take Kidney-Wort for this is
just what it does, for it is both diuretic and
cathartic,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-20

CNARES or NEW YORK, OR TRICKS AND
y Traps OF the Great Metropolis. exposes all
swindles, humbugs and pitfalls OF the city. Just
out nearly 40 laFYe pages, profusely Illustrated
SOC, of any bookseller or newsdealer or by mail.
JESSE HANEY u CO, liz Nassau street. New
York.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLES
Corrected to Accord With City Time.

CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAlLwAr.
Depot, corner Mclean ave. aud aeet street
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BALTIMORE A OHIO. VIA PARKERsBURa,
Depot, Pearl and Plum.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
aHsI sd ait.s Soda. J,
The sof7a1water aavsI

The soda-water days have come, the
sweetest of the year; when all goiin for
soda straight, instead of lager beer.
Soda water is simply carbonic- acid gas
soaked in water The eafbonic, acid gas
is obtained by peuring sulphuric acid
over marble chips OF dust. The gas is
passed through water several times to
free it from all trace of the sulphuric
acid and is. then pumped, into strong
steel receptacle, in which is pure water.
The soda fountain Is generally an elab-'
crate marble affair, costing from $50 to
$5,000.r Generally q soda fountain ina
drug store will pay the rent Of restore
at least, and sometimes much more.
Fountains have from one drought tube
aud five sirups to six. tubes and twenty
two sirnps. .At some places they have
pure fruit sirups, and at others they
say they have. The first patent for
soda. water was taken out in England in
1907, yet tke soda fountain in all its
glory is only to be seenIin America. In
this country there is at: least $12.000,-
900 invested In soda water manufacto-
ries, fountains, getc., ,aand yet you can
gets, drink fof 5 cents, a The tariff used
to be 10 cents, and then q young man
with party Of ladies dreaded the sight
of fountain or the soundof It's sizzle,
but hard times had the same, effect on
soda as on every thing else. If the price
were further lowered So 8 cents there is
little doubt hut a great of con-
sumption and profit would result.
Detroit Free Press.
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Dear to Every Heart.

DR.. Lilienthal recently stepped into
school-room during a. recitation in
geography, and was invited by the
teacher to ask the class a few questions
He courteously compiled aa ,sias oa
"What is the capital of Michigan?" g.
Lansing" WAS the prompt answer. n
What is the largest city in Michi
GAM" re -
Detroit" rs - :
Where is the great University OF
Michigan located?" oH daids aaa9 noY'
"At ANN sArbor.n'eI ,bsalis.szs ed Sc!
"What is the capital of Pennsyl,
vania p, sae., ifi. IA, ffiy, s..gy.
Harrisburg. n,
~What is the largest city il. Pennsyi-
vania?" t'aRe
"Philadelphia!a 8 sm yu3 ifgov baAi
@What building is there in Philade1.
phia that is dear to the heart of every
patriotic American citizen 2" - -
That was a poser the class was
troubled, but made no answer? sThe
doctor repeated the question: eiq i'as9 /
II know" saidsIa oittle, fellow On a
back seat, as he stretched up his arm to
its full length. z..s,, -, wa II,..a. t,,l
+Tell us what it is, then, my beyN,'y,
said the doctor. - !. -
"The mint" was the confident an
swer.- Cincinnati Commercial. 'say ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24

ALTHOUGH Evangelist Harrison is one
of the Youngest of reviyalists, his efforts
have been followed by astonishing re-
suits, both in Washington, Baltimore,
and number of other places. His
latest triumphs were in Lima, Ohio, where
the Methodist church had been suffering
from long-continued spiritual drought.
AT first the Limanese, who had expected
to see portly person, mighty in logic
and gifted in rhetoric, were greatly. dis
appointed to see the slender figure and
boyish manner of the revivalist. They
soon recovered from their disappoint-
ment, and went in multitudes to hear
him. The statisticians of the revival
reckon the conversion of about one hun
dred and fifty souls, some of whom are
said to have been secured in marvellous
ways. One man was suddenly converted
in the street, and another while making
purchases in store. 1t gravely stated
that zone old man started to the altar
and fell as though he had been shot,"
and that another "began to twitch so
that it took five or six men to hold him."
After working among these people for
five weeks, Brother Harrison departed
for Fairfield, Iowa, for another revival.
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FOREIGN SUMMARY.

The latest intelligence from Central Asia is
to the eject that China is preparing for war
with Russia.
In consequence of the depression in Lanca-
shire, large nnmbss of English operatives are
emigrating to America.
A CORRESPONDENT at Paris telegraphs that it
is reported that several officers who attended
the requiem mass for the Prince Imperial at the
Church of St. Augustin have been removed,
and others have been sent to Algiers.
The journals of Paris report that disturb
anoes have broken out in Bulgaria, in the
neighborhood of Rasgrad. Bands of insurgents
have also appeared . Jamboli, in Eastern Rou-
meIia. Troops have been sent from Rutschuck
against the insurgents.
Z A BeRlIs dispatch says The cholsra has
made its appearance in smolensk. The terrible
epidemic, diphtheria, continues its ravages in
Bessarabia where rescript of the Governor Is
published ordering universal fumigation of the
dwellings and clothing of the peasantry.
CARDINAL MANNING preached the funeral SER
mon of the Prince Imperial at Chiselhurst Sun
day, in the presence of the Imperial Family and
a numerous congregation. At meeting of the
Prince Napoleon Memorial Committee. On
Monday, it was resolved that marble statue
be erected in Westminster Abbey.
TrRRIpic storms are reported in the Provinces
of France. The River Ardeche has over1owed
its banks and widely inundated the surround
ing plains. The river Ceze, in the department
Of the Gard, overflowed its banks, and the dam
age is immense. News of other disasters arc
expected.
A DISPATCH from Berlin reports that seriou.
disturbances have taken place among the work
men in the iron foundrics of Silesia in conse-
quence of the demand for increased wages sug-
ges:ed by the imposition of the new protective
duties on iron. 1t has been necessary to cal
out the troops to enforce order. Some property
has been destroyed. 1t is reported that som'
of the rioters have been killed and larg'
number wounded by soldiers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24

The Saundersville (Ga.) Co,srier
furnishes this pleasant little dog story
"A very intelligent pointer that was
owned by gentleman in this county
was 80 well trained that his master
could send him home with note, for
anything, and he always attended to his
mission with the utmost promptness.
One day his master, while walking
around his premises, found o loose
plank on his fences and sent the dog to
the house with o note for q hammer and
some nails. His mistress put the ham
mer and nails in basket and gave them
to the pointer. On returning to his,
master he had to cross marrow stream
of water. Reaching the stream, he gave
one bound and was over. His owner,
who was in sight, saw him set the basket
down and commence to jump from the
bank into the stream. He continued
this performance SO long that his mas
ter hastened to the spot, to see what it
all meant. He discovered that in
jumping the stream the dog dropped
the hammer from the basket into the
water and was diving after it."aeaos 20
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
Dirty Afghans.

The dirtiness of the Afghan is pro-.
verbal, and it is said that upon one oc-
cssion Gen. Roberts captured Mon
gol who was SO preternaturally dirty
that it was thought necessary, for the
safety of the whole camp, that heshouM
be washed. Two genuine Tommy At
kinses were told of, for this purpose.
They stripped him, and scrubbed him
with formidable brushes and large
quantity OF black soap for. two hours,
at the end Of which they threw down
their brushes in disgust and went to
their Colonel. What is it, men?"
4" Well, sir, we've washed that
Afghan for two hours, but it wasn't
no good. After scrubbing him, sir,
till our arms were like to break,
blessed if we didn't come upon another
suit of clothes" Court Journal. sal
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
Mrs. A. 7. Stewart at Home.

The Stewart Art Gallery, which is
only imperfectly pictured and described
in Harper's Weekly of May 5, contains
only part Of the art treasures of Mrs.
A. T. Stewards marble palace in Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue Miss
Hosmer's "Zenobia" and several other
fine statues adorn the entrance hal, and
among the pictures in the rooms in the
first story is Hamlet and Ophelia, ~
depicting the hapless pair at moment
when the unhappy Prince says Sect
thee to nunnery,n, which a;critic calls
cone of the most exquisite things ever
put on canvas. Throughout the three
stories OF. the house are scattered price
less gems OF art and rertttA charming
bits of porcelain, cloiso1a7ae, glass and
bric-a-brac; and every day at all sea-
sors fresh cut flowers, in baskets, vases,
3drdi7aieres, and all sorts of flower re-
ceptacles, adorn pedestals, etageres, ta-
'bles, stands and parts Of the statuary.
The house lis at once g. palace and "a
home, and its mistress is declared by
one of her most intimate friends to be
the most charming hostess imaginable.
She is always on hospitable thoughts
intent, filing her house with : small,
well-selected parties of her intimate
friends and relatives, whom she jenter-
tainss in "a sumptuous, but lunostenta-
tious, manner. To quote the language
of this j,atime and admirer Of Mrs.
Stewart: "She is the most youthful
woman of her years I ever knewAas
youthful in her feelings, manners and
mental powers as she is still youthful
in appearance. Her brown hair, parted
and simply banded on each; side of her
forehead, is untouched with thread Of
silver. Her eyes, blue in one light and,
hazel in another, are singularly brill
liant, having the clear, rounded ecornea
rarely seen in the eyes after 80 years of
age. There are no. very perceptible
marks of age in the lines Of her face;
her cheeks are round and rosy. her
skin smooth, her complexion clear, her
lips full and smiling. Her temper is
sweet and affectionate. She is Of me-
dium height, neither stout nor spare.
Her carriage is'erect, her walk light and
graceful. Her Judgment on all matters
of business, public or private, is excel
lent. To this she adds the most liberal
and judicious private strictly private
charity" This tribute was paid her
by one who has known her intimately
for thirty years.-tHon,e JoaarsaaE> sgd
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
Princely Farmers.

The largest wheat grower in Califor-
mia is DR.. FL. J. Glenn, whose ranch in
Colusa county embraces 10000 acres.
or about ninety-four square miles of
good land, nearly all arabic. He has
this year $4,000 acres in wheat, which,
it is estimated, will yield 900, 900 BUSH
els, worth, at IS cents bushel, $685.
600. And yet, with failures of crops,
which occur about two years out of five,
and the heavy interest he is paying on
loans, DR.. Glenn is, perhaps, not SO well
off as an Independent farmer who owns
only 100 acres and is out of debt.
Nearly all the pripcely farmers of nli-
nois Of ten years ago have come to
bankruptcy, and it will be a wonder if
DR.. Glenn escapes that fate. Under
the new constitution, the great ranch
owners will have their uncultivated
lands assessed at the same value as the
cultivated-a provision which will force
them to break up their estates and sell
them out in small farms.-St. Louis
Republican.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24

THE California ranchn,an or farmer IL
10 y certain extent demorslized by the
climate, which allows him TO perform
outdoor work the year round. Unlike
the Eastern farmer, therefore, he is in
elined to let things 90 by the board.
There u lack Of thoroughness in build
ing, in planting, and in the care for ami.
mals. There is little concern for appear
ances; the soil Of many years remains
undisturbed upon the wagon wheels; no
flower garden is well cared for; they
mend the harness with bits of rope; and
they trust little or nothing to the vanity
pf paint.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
! An Elephants Gratitude.

81 The Birmingham. Gazette says that
among the animals belonging to
menagerie that visited Tenbury recent
" is fine female elephant named
sLizzie." Nearly five years ago this
animal, after a hard walk, was allowed
TO drink quantity of cold water, the
result being that she was seized with
severe Illness, land her life was all but
despaired gof. A chemist of Tenbrry
being called in by his vigorous efforts
and skillfuf treatment she ultimately re-
covered.a Lizzie had not forgotten her
ipreserven and, when she was walking
ii procession through Tenbury, recog-
.nizing the chemist at the door of his
shop, she left the other animals, and,
going to him affectionately, placed her
trunk in his hand, In the evening the
chemist visited the exhibition, when
Inzie gave him q warm and most grati-
fying reception. Gently encircling him
with her trunk, she held him for some
time captive, TO the anxiety of the spec
tators, and was with difficulty induced
TO let MN go, ...s Us -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24

WOMEN do the work of 'longshoremen
on the wharves of st. Johns, Newfound-
land. When the time arrives for YES
sells from Southern Europe, Brazil, West
Indies, and elsewhere, to take aboard
their cargoes of salt, cod, herring, ETC.,
files of females with tucked-up gowns,
barred arms and coarse brogans, may be
seen along the wharves, carrying fat bar
rows of fish to and fro. Each barrow
has four handles and is borne by two
women. They perform the same labor
as men at this business, but their pay is
inferior. Women also go on the "sum-
mer voyage" TO Labrador, and act sew
orally in the capacities of "splitters,' y
"salters' and "headers."
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Eaten by a Horse.

- John Coward, a young man, son of
the widow Cowardsand.a q member of the
mercantile firm 81. Werthington & Cow
ard, went into the, stable. where there
was an old family horse which had been
known to be always as gentle as dog;
but suddenly the beast was seized with
fit of sviciousness, by some means or
other, and pitched upon young Coward
Before he could get away from the fe-
.rocious animal he was almost literally
eaten up. The horse had bitten most
all the muscle and flesh loose from both
arms above the elbow. had also bitten
hime furionsly oon the sides, hips and
other places DR.. Coward, ,,unole of the
young man, was Summoned and gave
all the surgical assistance and relief
possible; but the wounds were Of q
very dangerous and serious nature, and
lit was feared heh could not survive.l
K,aoruille lTeasR.) Chroradcte.i Oh "a bai
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A REMARKABLE suicide is reported in
the Philadelphia newspapers. Harry
Ackley, aged only 12 years, hung him
self in the House of Refuge there. For
attempting to escape from the institu-
ton he had been placed III solitary con-
finement, on bread and water, in a dark
and unfurnished cell. He had been
kept there a week, being taken ont each
day for little air and exercise. He
had piteously entreated for release
when last locked up, and when the door
was again opened he was found hanging
by his suspenders and dead. He had
taken his own way of obtaining release.
1t appears that, though the officials
knew who and where was the boys
father, the father himself knew nothing
of the whereabouts of his child until in
formed of the suicide.
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THERE is family squabble over the
ownership of the swords of General
TwiggS which famous blade. are now in
the Treasury Department atWsshington. at
The three swords we're presented to Gen
cral Twiggs for bravery in the Mexican
war, one, a blade of Damascus finish,
scabbard Of gold and hilt of solid gold,
by Congress; one by the State Of Geor-
gia, and one by the City of Augusta.
The value Of the three is probably sew
enty thousand dollars. When General
Twiggs fed from New Orleans at the
approach of General Butler, he depos-
tied the swords with Miss Florence for
safe keeping General Butler seized
and sent them to Washington. Miss
Florence afterwards became Mrs. Joseph
Guedelia, Of England. Last year, Mrs.
Myers, the daughter of General Twiggs,
applied to Congress for the swords. Now
Mrs. Guedelia claims them, saying that
they were presented to her by the Gen
eral. Judge Twiggs, Of Augusta, a
nephew Of General Twiggs, and Ernst T.
Florence, Of New Orleans, brother "a
Mr. Guedella, are engaged in bittel
correspondence over the matter. In one
letter Judge Twiggs said: ave are Leo
to the mortifying conclusion that thest
swords, round which clusters the deares
memories Of our hearts, would be put, i
you get them, to more substantial pur
pose, or converted into baubles for fem
ininc adornment."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
Indian Wars 1.-The Rights Of Enlisted
iFti fvi FzaggM Men, : 9 1l.s,lF 4. fya "a

The Secretary of War having decided
that enlisted men who have served in
Indian campaigns appfesching the mag
nitude of wars afei entitled to wear dis
tinctive chevron "for- service in war;"
the following campaigns against hostile.
Indians have been ,selecteds and are am
nounced as being within the scope of
the Secretary's decision: go
Campaign in Southern Oregon and
Idaho, and northern parts of California
and Nevada, 1855 to 1885, saEow asynsQ !
Campaign against the Cheyennes, Ar
rapahoes, Kiowas and Gomanches in
Kansas, Colorado and Indian Territory,
Modoc war, 1872 to 1873. D .d'aoaa al4
Campaign against the Apaches Of Ari.
zona, 1873. 81 a4SsesiM hs&9iz ssxod
Campaign against thesd dKiowas, ] Co,
manches and Cheyennesin Kansas, Col
orado, Texas, Indian Territory and New
Mexico, 1874 to 1875. '''-'-
Campaign against the Northern Chey-i
ennes and Sioux, 1875 to 1877. ftogs1'5- IL
Nezl Pefce war, 1877. Asv1 haa .vniI "a
Bannock war, 1878. 81.
Campaign against the Northern Chey-,
ennes, 1878 to 1879. - ~,
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A Type.ssttinss Machine.

An English newspaper, the Liverpool
Daily Ne,cs, has fora year1past used four.
type-settinga machines, and seven dis.
tributing machines, at a saving of about
S3, 900 per annum as compared with the
same amount of work by hand. The
compositofs working The machines earn
better wages than their fellowsaat the
case, while the saving to, the establish.
ment is over thirty per cent, /, The, ma
chimes are used for every kind of com,
position except tsbulated and displayed
work, the matter being set, spaced and
justified With agreater accuracy and
rapiditys than by hand labor =. Each
machine costs $780,; and n the average
speed is.six thousand ems per hour.
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Il snotted crow,

One morning last week Mr.. Zach
Ward, living IN the eiehborhood Of
Mr.. j. M. D.Webb, captured d spotted
,crow.d Hearing the cawseaxs Of the
crows he took his sgun and went into
the field, determined to shoot one and
hang him up as a scare-crow. One he
found on the ground that appeared
very gentle, and with great care he drew
near; as he knew,if he few he could
shoot him ON the wing, he continued 10
approachs and asecuxed an unexpected
prizes tame crow, with wings OF Llack
and white and speckled breast Georgia
U1si0n and Rec0Tder,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24

THE recall Of acountry girl to life by
sisters shrek is one Of, the local topics
of the Journal, of Evansville, Ind. The
young lady had been quite IN for weeks,
and was thought to be dying of con-
sumption. She had grown SO weak and
emaciated that her strength was mo more
than aSchild's.4 One afternoon, while ly-
ing upon her couch, her sister came in
from a walk and sat by the bedside. A
conversation began, and the invalid be-
gan to speak. As she uttered the first
word, she felt a bewiidering weakness,
and sinking futterof her breath. Her
eyes became fixed, the lower jaw drop
ped as in death, and the. body became
motionless, while CONSCIOUSNESS disap-
pcared. The sister leaped from her seat,
and ran TO the door shrieking to her
mother that her sister was dead. The
sound Of the shrek penetrated through
tho veil of death, and reused the sinking
faculties. The blood, which had con-
gested in the lungs, was sent back by
the nervous shock, and gathering her
strength by strong effort of will, the
invalid opened her eyes and awoke to
life again, brcathless and amazed at the
thrilling peril she had escaped.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-07-24
Curious GOntract.

A defendant in q suit heard in an En-
,glish court, being questioned as to what
had become Of $500 left to him by his
mother, lansweredn that it had gone
where it, was owing. Pressed for
further explanation, he said he had
paid it over to an inn keeper. according
to the terms of an agreement made be-
tween them, that the legacy, little. or
much, which his mother might be-
queath, him should, as soon as it was
received be paid to the publican, the
latter on his part undertaking to keep
him while he lived, and bury him re-
specially when he died. Who got the
worst Of the. bargain in this instance il
is impossible TO say. ..Y.s-.t -
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! A Temperance Woman.

~King Humbert," old Mr.. Throstle-
waite read from his paper, is said to
be very fond Of Garibaldi.' And it's
none to his credit, sputtered Mrs.
Throstlevaite, that he is, The King
of Italy might have better taste than to
be a-sitting on his royal throne guszling
and sviling spirituous liquors with
funny names while his people demand
all his attention. If ne's fond OF it
now, where will his appetite carry him
by the time he's i45f His fancy drinks
won't be streng, enough for him then,
and hen be b common raw-whisky
idrunkArd.n r g And she went ON to tell of
a young man she knew down at New
Bedford, who was passionately fond OF
Tommanjerry, and drank himself into
the grave instwenty-three years BUR-
detta. - - =. e. ~ a, s5sss..st a. .-
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In New York City, Monday, Chastine Cox
was placed on trial for the murder of Mrs. Jane
Lawrence Deforrest Hull. The prisoner was
fashily dressed, looked happy, and talked un-
concernedly with those around him. The pris-
oner's counsel said he had prepared a challenge
to the array of jurors. 1t challenges the whole
manner in which the Commissioner of Jurors
summoned the jury panel and selected their
names. He then moved that the panel be
quashed The prosecution demurred to the
challenge, and the Judge sustained the de-
murrer and the counsel took exception.