The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
PERSONS AND THINGS.

who will retire in 1881 are Democrats and
eleven Republicans.
Standing Bear, the celebrated Ponca
Indian Chief, is on his way to Boston.
with Bright Eyes. the educated Indian
girl.
The Chicago Journal SAYS that ihe abo-
rigines of the far West are cleaning their
annual Indian summer harvest of scalps.
In England portable gas is now sold and
delivered everywhere. Country residences
receive it from the city in copper cvlin-
ders
The New York Commercial thinks that
the only man in this country who is fitted
to discover the North pole is Charles Fran
els Adams.
The rage for decorations mas not yet ex
tended to buekwheat cakes. They are still
made plain and are not nailed up on par
lor walls.
Thirty persons in a small town in Mich
igan were recently poisoned by eating sau
sage. This comes from leaving brass col
lars on dogs.
The Princess Louise has left for Eng.
land, and in few weeks Lorne will know
what it is to get up first in the morning
and start the fire.
An impecunious actor who strayed into
an auction store, called the auctioneer's
hammer Banquo's ghost, because it wo'd
not down at his bidding.
1t is calculated that the banquet to be
given General Grant upon his arrival in
Chicago will cost $4,000.
They talk Of making the Duke of Edin-
burg Superintendent of Naval Reserves
There are no naval reserves to superintend
but there are s., $50 year for superintend
ing them.
A proper conclusion for the marriage
ceremony in many of .our fashionable SO
ciety weddings would be: "What CONNER
cial interests have joined together, let no
i'll temper put asunder."
Mrs. Tiburtius, wife of the Surgeon
General of Germany, is a leading dentist of
Berlin, and attends the royal family. Her
sister, in-law, Dr. Franziska Tiburtius, is
an eminent physician.
1t has been said that when you see
person wearing his best clothes every day
be is going down hill. If this be true, all
we've got to say is that were travelling
down an almighty long hill.
Ten Chicago artists have presented
the Illinois Industrial Scaool for Girls an
| elegantly illustrated volume valued at
81 600 1t will be sold by subscription,
and then presented to Mrs. General Grant.
| A young lady who didn't admire the
custom in vogue among her sisters of writ
ing a letter and then cross writing it to il
| legibility, said she would prefer her epis-
ties ''without an overskirt." Sensible.
| From report OF a recent wedding We
quote: The presents were many and mag
nifcent, but good taste forbade their exhi-
bition" That is the sort OF good taste We
| like; aud it is also good point for dol
! lar store
steering apparatus, is trying to organize a
com bined expedition to search for the
North Pole by means Of balloons. He
thinks with S250,000 and three years time
it can be done
Charles p. Edison, the inventors nephew
who died in Paris the other day, closely
resembled his uncle in face, manner, anC
intellectual promise. He readily became
expert in handling the mcst intricate in
ventions and was looked to by his uncl'
for many points.
He was new man in the music store
she was a delicate blonde. She entered
and approaching the young man, timidl..
asked, "Have you Rocked in the Cradl
of the Deep?'" He answered with sligh
blush and some hesitation, gazing far ava
toward the horizon, "Well-I really CO..
not say must have been very young a
the time, if did,"
"Those suspenders, madam, are Ion
enough for the shortest boy or shol
enough for the longest man; they will jus
fit your fine looking youngster." "Pe,
haps SO; but don't want to sew buttons O
! bis boot legs. l want them to hold hi
pants on. Them suspenders is long enoug
for the Colossus of Rhodes" Just &c
madam; sold old Coloss pair ont of th
same box yesterday
A goodly parson complained to an el
j. derly lady of his congregation that be
4 daughter appeared to be wholly taken u
with trihes or worldly fnery instead c
fixing her mind on things above. ''Y o
Y are clearly mistaken, sir" said she. g
4 know that the girl appears to an observe
!. to be taken up with worldly things; bu
you cannot judge correctly OF the directio
her mind really takes, as she is ittl
,, cross-eved.
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