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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
A Man Who Knocked Washington
Down.

The grandfather of Mrs. Langhorn, who
died recently in Kentucky, was William
Payne of Fairfax county, Virginia, of
whom Collins, history of Kentucky pre-
serves the following incident:
"At the time General Washington was
stationed at Alexandria, Virginia as COL
onel of British regiment, before the war
ofthe revolution, an alteration took place
in the court house yard between him and
William Payne, In which Payne knocked
Washington down. Great excitement pre-
vailed, as Payne was known to be firm,
and Washington was beloved by all. A
nights reflection, however, satisfied Wash
ington that be was the aggressor and in
the wrong; and in the morning he, like a
true and magnanimous hero, sought an in
terview with Payne, which resulted in an
apology from Washington, and a warm
and lasting friendship between the two.
founded on mutual esteem. During the
revolutionary war, while lWilliam Payne,
with his son DeVall, went to pay his re-
spects to the great American chief. Gen
eral Washington met him some distance
from the house, took him by the hand and
led him into the presence of Mrs. Wash
ington, to whom he introduced Mr.. Payne
as follows: "My dear, here is the little
man whom you have SO frequently heard
me speak OF, who once had the courage to
knock me down in the court house yard,
in Alexandria, big as am"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
The ssFast'' Lover.

Alas! the time has gone when girls
shun the fast young man. 81 don't like
your goody -goody youths" says Miss In
nocsnce, who scarcely knows what she is
talking about. II admire man with a
spice of Satan in him." Young lady, are
you one of that too numerous class who
prefer the society of "fast" young men to
that of honest, truehearted gentlemen? Is
your ideal of companion and protector
one of those unprincipled "bloods," of
whom your parents heartily disapprove,
who is so wild in his habits that you your
self are afraid to trust him, yet whom you
deem for more sociable and entertaining
than men of conscientious scruples? Then
have a care! If a man is bent on sowing
tn e wind, you should be wise enough to
take care, that you do not expose yourself
to reap the terror of the whirlwind. Above
all things, a young lady should abhor the
court rtship ofa willful profigste, being
assured that he will be as faithless to a
wife as to other women. Meet his adyan-
ces coldly-particularly if he considers
himself irresistible, as he doubtless does
as the wound of his self-love may result
| in making him see himself as others see
him. And you need not hesitate to let
him know why you repel his advances. If
he has the stamina to attempt to regain
his manliness of character, sharp, yet
sympathetic rebuke from lady whom he
| respects may do much to put him on the
way towards q reformation of life. Should
he show himself concious Of his false posi-
ton, put him on long probation of good
behavior, and govern your own relations
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
POLITICAL CATECISM.

From the Terra Haute Express.
What constitutes the Money Power
in this country?
The national banking association.
What is its magnitude?
1t has a nominal capital of nearly
$500, 900, 900, divided among 2.053
banking institutions, thoroughly Or
ganized and unified, extending over
the country and into every locality,
and holds under its control the COM
merce Of the country, regulates the f.
nances of the government, and wields
an almost irresistible political infu-
snce.
How does it exert such powerful
political influence?
Whenever corporate capital desires
special legislative action, or non-action
il has ever allied itself with that po.
litical party with which it can exert
the greatest influence. It uses politi-
cal parties as machines to effect such
moves on the political chess board as
It desires. In reference to this matter
Randolph of Roanoke said. in discus
sing the dangers Of the national bank
system of 1916
at will be in politics and finances what
shs celebrated proposition Of Archineds
was In physics-a place for the fulcrum.
from which at the will fthe executive the
vhols nation could be hurled to destfue
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
Help One Another.

These little sentence should be written on
every heart-stamped on every memory.
1t should be the golden rule practice not
only in every household, but throughout
the world. By helping one another we not
only remove the thorns from the pathway
and anxiety from the mind, but we feel a
sense of pleasure in our hearts, knowing
we are doing duty to a fellow creature A
helping hand or an encouraging word is
no loss to US, yet it is a benefit to others
Who has not felt the power of little sen.
tence? Who has not needed the encourage.
ment and aid of e kind friend? How sooth
ing, when perplexed with some task that il
both difficult and burdensome to feel G
gentle hand on tie shoulder, and to hear E
kind voice whispering do not be discour
aged;" see your troubles, let me help yor
What strength is inspired, hope created
what sweet gratitude is felt; and the grea
difficulty dissolyes as dew before the sun
shine. Yes let us help one another, by
endeavoring to strengthen and encourage
the weak; and lifting the burden of car
from the weary and oppressed, that lif
may glide smoothly on, and the fount o
bitterness yield sweet waters; and He who's
willing hand is ever ready to aid US will
reward our humble endeavorers, and ever,
good deed will be bread up on the water
to return after many days, if not to us, a
least TO those We love.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

ness and grandeur, but over which decay
has shaken its black wings and left It's
leaves blighted limbs contract as they die;
its roots rotienness, and its bloom death;
q scathed, lifeles monument of its pristine
beauty. When the rebuffs Of adversity
are crushing us earthward-when the
clouds look black above, and the mutteI-
ing thunder of misfoatune growls along
the sky-when our fame is palsied by the
skeleton hand of disease, or our senses
whirled in the melstrom chaos of insanity,
when our hearts torn by the recent separ-
alton of some beloved object, while our
tears are yet flowing upon the fresh turf of
departed ..nocence-in that time Is the
office of friendship to,shield us from po-
tentious storms, to quicken the Painting
pulse of our fainting frame, to bring back
the wondering star of mind within the at
traction of sympathetic kindness, the ,oii
and balm" of peace into the yet fostering
wound and delivering the aching heart
from the object of its bleeding affiiction.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
LOCAL OPTION DEFEATED.

The law allowing the voters to say
whether liquor should be sold which
was SO extensively petitioned for was
defeated in the House last Wednesday.
What amount of money it took to buy
up this ignorant body no one can tell.
They refused to let the people decide
the matter. The Democratic mem
hers voted almost solid against the bill,
and it will cost their party thousands
of votes. Mr.. Trovinger, who has
been looked upon as friend of tem-
perance voted against the bill. They
have ignored the wishes of the people
in order to get the support of the liq-
uor dealers vote. Thousands of Dem
ocrats pstitioned for the passage of
the bill.
VIII the people of Ohio support a
party who disregard the wishes of the
people and legislate in the interests Of
Liquor Dealers Association" that
dictates to them what shall and what
shall not be done?
They try to justify themselves with
the plea that the Government derives
great revenue from the sale of liq,
uor. We can see the benefits of run
on our streets every day. We can SCI
it in our burrying grounds; the skele
tons of hundreds of the best men Per
ry county ever possessed are part o
the benefits derived. Scarcely hom
has not suffered from the evil of in
temperance. Families are starving ii
our village. Their bread and butte
is paying revenue to sustain the Gov
ernment and the Liquor Dealers AS
sociation. The party that will up
hold the men who voted against tn
local option bill should be wiped ou
OF existence.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
Leading Governments of the World.

Of the leading governments Of the world
fourteen are constitutional monarchs and
republics, while nine are despotisms. They
may be enumerated as follws:
l. British Empire, constitutional.
2. Denmark constitutional.
8. Norway and Sweden, constitutional.
4. Rnssia, despotic.
5. Holland and Belgium, constitutional.
6. Hanover. constitutional.
7. German Empire, constitutional.
s. Switzerland, republic.
8. Austrin Empire, constitutional.
10. Franco, republic.
H. Spain, constitutional.
II. Portugal, constitutional.
13. Italy; constitutional.
IA. Greece, constitutional.
Is. Turkish Empire, despotie.
I6 Persia, despotic.
II. Afghanistan and Bloochistan, consti
tutional.
IS. Tartary, despotic.
19. Hindoostan, constitutional.
20. Indo- China, despotic.
q. Chinese Empire, despotie.
%. Egypt, despotic.
%. Abyssinia, despotic. !.
"a. United States, republic.
%. Mexico, republic
26 Central America, republic.
27. Granda, republic.
%. Brazil, constitutional.
29 Peru, republic.
80. Bolivia, republic.
81. Chilli, republic.
32 Aracania, despotic.
33. La Platt, republic
34 Paraguary, republic.
35. Urugany, republic.
81. Hyta, republic.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
A CELEBRATED CASE.
And one that is Creating a Big Stir in
Fairfield County.

Suit has been brought in the common
pleas court, by W. W. Graves, Ell al, against
the bankrupt Atlantic & Lake Eria Rail-
way Co.. that is creating a big stir and a
vast deal of indignation among Fairfield
county's best class cf citizens 1t is a suit
to enforce stockholders liabilities, and is
instituted under the following clause of
the State Constitution relating to corpora
tions, and the Act of March IS, 1859, re-
lating to Incorporated companies.
Article Il, See, ,, of the constitution
reads:
"Dues from corporations shall be secured
by such individual liability of the stock
holders, and other means, as may be pre-
scribed by law; but in all cases each stock
holder shall be liable over and above the
stock by him or her owned, and any
amount unpaid thereon, toa futher sum at
least equal in amount to such stock"
As there are about seven hundred stock.
holders in the said road in this coonty
and as each one is liable to Just double
the amount subscribed to insure the con
strnciion of the road, it is not to be won
dered at that there is considerable excite
ment among them. Many are large stock
holders, and in the event of the success O
the plaintiffs petition, it will leave man
a we'll todo man at present, in a bad fnan
cial way, in fact, utterly ruined and pen
niless. The matter has been communi
Gated to hundreds Of the unsuspectin
stockholders during the pas. week, for tn
first time, in the way of an official sun
mons served by the Sherif's deputies, an
to say that they were surprised, woul
mildly express their emotion. Sheriff Sc
has been arduously at work for the pa
: ten days serving the summonses, and b,
+ at last finished the delivery of the last {
the seven hundred. Brasee & Drinkle,
this city. and Scott of New Lexington, a,
! counsel for the plaintiffs, and while the
3 are sanguine of the success of their suit, tt
t stockholders are not idle, and will IL
y leave no stone uncovered to defeat Il
q claims of w. w. Graves and others. 4
a preparatory move to effect this purpoi
Il the City Hall has been engaged and
O meeting of the stock called for ne,
O Saturday at o'clock. This meeting,
q intimated above, is for the purpose of e,
d gaging able counsel, and determining on
O cour e to pursue in the coming trial, whio
r Judging from its magitude, and the nun
erous influential and monied men interes
9 ed, is liable to drag through a series
;. years before it reaches termination.-
e Lancaster Gazette.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
Why Should a Man Swear.

can conceive of no reason why he should
but of ten reasons why he should not:
1t is vulgar and altogether too mean for
a decent man.
1t is cowardly; implying fear of either
not being believed or OBJ yed.
1t is ungentlemanly. A gentleman, ao-
cording to Webster is man, well-bred,
refined. Such one will no more swear
than he will go into the streets and throw
mud with clodhopper.
1t is indeacent: offensive to delicacy and
extremely unfit for human ears.
1t is foolish; want of decency is want of
sense.
1t is abusive to the mind that utters it,
and to the person at whom it is aimed.
1t is venomous, showing mans heart
to be nest of vipers, and everytime h e
swears, one Of them sticks out his head.
1t is contemplate and forfeits the re-
spect of the wise and good.
1t is wicked, as it violates the Divine
law and provokes the displeasure of Him
who will not hold him guiltless who takes
His name in vain.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
The Tiger,

His whole frame is put together to eff
feet destruction. In cutting up tiger you
are impressed with this. His tendons are
masses of nerve and mussel as hard as steel.
The muscular Development is tremendous.
Vast bands and layers of muscle oyerlay
each other. Strong ligaments, which you
can scarcely cut through and which soon
blunt the sharpest knife, unite the solid,
freely playing, oosly-jointed bones. The
muzzle is broad, and short, and obtuse.
The claws are completely retractile. The
jaws are short. There are two false moal-
ars, two grinders above and the same num-
Der below. The upper carnivorous tooth
has three lobes and an obtuse heel; the
lower has two lobes, pointe and sharp
and no heel. There is one very small tn
berculous tooth above as an auxilery, ant
then the strong back teeth. The muscles
of the jaws are of tremendous power.
have come across the remains of buffal
killed by tiger, and found all the larg
bones, even the big, strong bones of tn
pelvis and large joints, cracked and crush
ed like so many walnuts by the powerfr
jaws of the fierce brute.
The eye is peculiarly brilliant, and whs
glaring with fury it is truly demonia'
With his bristles rigid, the snarling Liz
drawn back, disclosing the formidabl
fangs, the body crouching for his spring
and the little tail pulled up and swolel
! and lashing restlessly from side to sid
each muscel tense and strong, and an un
. dulating movement preceptible like tn
' motions of a huge, snake, crouchir
e tiger at bay is sight that strikes a certai
chill to the hearts of the onlooker Whe
+ he bounds forward, with roar that reve
e berates amang the mazy labyrinths of II
interminable jungle, he tests the stedie
y nerve and almost daunts the bravest heal
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
THE DESTINY OF THE GREENBACK,

The destiny of the Greenback to be-
come the sole and only paper currency.
and the duty of the Greenback man
is to hold on to his party if he desires
that destiny for the Greenback cur
rency.
If it had no other mission, if it
promised no other reform, if it held
out to prosterity no other promise,
this is enough to circle its brow with
glory in the annals of history.
As surely as its organization is sur
rendered, its implements Of warefare
are also surrendered, and the fate of
the Greenback, is left to the mercy of
Tildenism in the next Democratic Ma
tional convention and to the probable
adhesion of defeated Hendricksism
limplng to the support of the banks
on Southern crutches, and thus the ca
pacity Of man for self government is
abandoned by both the old parties,
and there is no party left to assert
the capacity over the currency but the
young, rising, determined, and uncom
promising National Greenback party
Time will tell ifit be equal to thu
task set before it.
1t has not advanced to over ON,
million in voting force and to balanc
of power in all the pivotal states, onl,
to permit itself to be absorbed and it
grand aim of pure greenback pape
currency and consequent hostility t
banks of issue, to be thrown overboar
by pirates.
There can be no coalition excer
that illustrated in Michigan where a
who fight under the greenback-anti
banking-Aag go aboard ofthe iron wa
uessel built and manned by true HAND
and honest hearts intent on victory {
an IDEA as dear to the Captain an
the crew as LIBERTY itself.
A true blooded American may leay
his party to save an idea dear to hin
but who is base enough to ask or e:
pect him to abandon his idea, h
principle, and his liberty to save
party.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20

The school taught by Mr.. G. W. Cay.
wood, closed last Friday with an excellent
dinner given by the teacher and hou eehold
ers, and had the honor of being spectator
The'morning exercises were irecitations in
Orthogrophy, Reading and Arithmetic.
An intermission Of about fifteen minutes
was then given by the teacher, and during
that time the table was set for the dinner
which was the grandest affair ever wit
messed. The house was then called to OF.
der, the exercises continued, and the man
ner in which these little pupils answered
all the questions that were put to them by
the teachers and visitors, evidently show
ed that their teacher spared no pains in
instructing and training them for useful
members of society. Those little pupils
from six to fourteen years of age answered
questions, that I venture to say would per-
plex some of our late teachers.
The great improvement in that school
since Mr.. Caywood commenced to teach
it is wonderful, and far surpasses any
school in the county, and Mr.. Caywood is
worthy of much praise for his patience
and untiring efforts. He is q competent
and experienced teacher, and the people
of tb at district may be proud to have him
in their midst.
| At about noon the refreshments were
given, and the way we all partook of the
roasted chicken and cake was proof Of
their quality and abundance. Several
young ladies and gentlemen from Clayton
township were there, and shared with u,
that sumptious feast prepared by the peo
pie of the district.
After the dinner was over the crowd al,
went to the playground where we all en-
joyed the games and plays, and considered
them the most importent featuae of the
day. The weather though somewhat Sc
we're did not prevent the games, and every
body apparently seemed to enjoy them
selves.
At about two O'Clock we returned tc
the school-room where the audience waG
r favored with essays and declamstions by
the pupils and which certainly gave great
credit to the teacher. The audience wai
then favored with few remarks given by
Mr.. L. J. Brant, concerning the improve
ment of the scholars during the past win.
ter. Mr.. Caywood then gave few touch.
ing remarks on the subject of parting; af-
ter that the crowd adjourned to meet in
some future time. Every body returned
home happy, and thought that they were
treated with much cordality by the teacher
and district in general. A par. of the
crowd went to Mr.. Thomas Wilson's afte,
the school was dismissed, where they en-
joyed an excellent supper, and were favor.
ed with mnsic by Miss Flora.-A SPEcTA.
TOR
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
Social Intercourse.

Without friends, what is q man? A
solitary oak upon sterlin rock, symmet'
rical indeed in its form, beautiful and
exquisitly finished, outrivaling the most
lauded perfection Of art in graceful
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-03-20
Congress assembled on Tuesday.

Mr.. Trovinger voted against the
local option bill. He has gone back
ON his butter milk record and proves
himself to be not only worthy mem
ber of the G. III. X. but also friend
to the pure juice of the Ring Democ-
racy.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-03

Strakosch for three years from April,
1873, was never fulfilled; that gentle
man made no attempt to carry ont his
part of the bargain, and thus not only
lost an oppOrtunityfor making money,
but forfeited the esteem of all Miss
Thursby's friends.
Miss Thursby is really Miss Tbursby.
She holds that art and matrimony are in
compatible, and says that either the pro-
fession or the husband must be neglected.
Our lady readers may be interested in
learning that Miss Thursby takes great
care oil her voice. Before singing she
takes sleep of half an hour, then in
dulges in bath, and takes a light meal
not later than 8 o'clock. She thus comes
to the performance of her arduous
tasks ilyisorated and fresh.
Miss Thursby is at present engaged IN
England, where her services are in re-
guest for the grand concerts both in
London and the provincial cities. She
is to sing at the Hereford Festival, and
is engaged for the Covent Garden Prone
made Concerts in October and November.
The only contretemps that ever marred
any OF her performances was at one of
the Crystal Palace concerts in 1878. She
was hardly in good voice on the occasion,
and had to sing Mozart's aria, "Sperai
viclno il lido" work of unusual COM
pass, extending to the d in alt. She in
Judlclously attempted to sing it in the
original key. She recovered her laurels,
however, in HandePs ''Rondinella but
Tauberts "Bird Song" was Missed. OF
course the kissing was intended for the
song, not for the singer, and the RESPONSE
blllty must rest on those who advised her
to offer such song to such an audience.
With this solitary exception, no signs of
dissatisfaction have been heard at any
Of Miss Thursby's performances. The
worst critic can say is that she is rather
cold, but this is mere question
Of taste, which casts no re-
Election on her artistic merits. The YER
dict of the public is the verdict by which
the singer lives or dies, and that has been
given repeatedly and emphatically in
Miss Thursby's favor. She is the Amer
lean Queen of the Concert Room. The
public memory is treaeherous, else it
seems almost needless to remind the dilet-
tante reader of Miss Thursby's grand sue,
cess at the great popular concerts in Paris
this last season. Her appearance was a
surprise. The unknown" takes her
place quietly, the very first notes arrest
attention, at the conclusion the audience
rises at the artist, and PAmericaine is OF
right one of the first artists CT the world
She was made Societaire of the great
French Artists Association by unani-
nous consent.