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Interesting Facts About Trichinm.

DIR. Tomboeken, of Chicago, furnishes
some interesting facts relating to trichl-
nae. When taken into the stomach the
parasites are inclosed in individual lime
capsules. These enveloping sacs are
absorbed by the juices of the stomach
and the trichina are set free. Within
six days the male and female meet and
population takes place, the result OF
which is the birth from each female of
no less than 1000 young. The old and
the young alike soon begin to wander
about. The latter are so small that they
penetrate the walls of the stomach or
intestines without causing much, if any,
disturbance or pain. During the ten
days before the wandering begins there
is no serious trouble. In the meantime
they have been carried pretty well out
Of the stomach and into the inteatimes.
The myriads which have set out on their
are SO numerous that they pierce the
The result is disarrangement of the
tissues, and inflammation sets in. While
the parasites are in the stomach they
cause nausea. There is loss of appetite,
but no pain, except as excessive vomlt-
ing or purging may cause it. When
once in the muscles, pain begins. There
is not prickling sensation, as one might
suppose, but o dull pain, like that of
rheumatism. During the sickness the
patient is unable to retain food in his
stomach long enough to derive any
nourishment therefrom, and he finally
dies of exhaustion. When the trichin@
has once left the stomach, or intestines,
nothing can be done to arrest it in its
course. 1t continues to burrow through
the flesh until it sees fit to curl up, when
it becomes incased in its membranous
sac. 1t is then dormant, and remains
an indefinite period in that condition,
still retaining life, but powerless to do
harm until it is released by some such
process as that described above. Trichin@
are killed by heat no greater than the
boiling point; hence there is no danger
from trichin@ in eating pork which has
been thoroughly cooked.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16
What " Wife, Means.

SAYS Ruskin: "What do yon think
the beautiful word wife comes from
1t is the great word in which the En-
glish and Latin languages conquered
the French and Greek. I hope tine
French will some day, get word for it
instead of that femme. But what do
you think it comes from? The great
value of the Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means weaver
You must either be housewives or house
moths, remember that. In the deep
sense, you must either weave mems
fortunes and embroider them, or feed
upon and bring them to decay. Wher-
ever true wife comes, home is always
around her. The stars may be over her
head, the glow-worm In the nights cold
grass may be the fire at her feet, but
home is where she is, and for noble
woman it stretches far around her, bet
ter than houses ceiled with cedar or
painted with ermillion-shedding its
quiet light for those who else are home
less. This, 1 believe, is the woman's
true place and power"
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Meerschaum.

The word meerschaum in the German
means sea-foam, and the material was so
named because of its ightness and
whitish appearance. It is a mineral of
soft, earthly texture, somewhat resem-
bling chalk. 1t is found in Greece and
Turkey, as we'll as in Spain, occurring
in the form of veins and otherwise. In
Turkey it is used extensively as fuller's
earth. The custom is to roughly shape
it into blocks or rude forms of pipes for
expectation. Pesth and Vienna are fa-
nous cities for the manufacture of meer-
schaum pipes, and at Geneva quite q
number of the elegant smokers are to be
seen. The manufacture of the spurious
article is extensive, Paris leading in the
newer limitations. To produce the yell
low and brown colors, SO much admired
in the real meerschaum pipe, and which
come only after they are smoked some
time, the blocks are long kept in MKT
ure of wax and fatty matter. These
are in part absorbed, and, afterward, be-
ing acted on by the heat from the to-
bacco, the meerschaum assumes various
shades of colors. What are known as
artificial meerschaums-made from the
parings of the genuine material, reduced
to fine powder, boiled in water, and
nodded into blocks-cannot easily be
distinguished from the real, but they
are generally heavier and more free
from blemishes.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16
USEFUL HINTS.

LAMP-sHADEs of ground glass should
be washed with soda and water, which
will not discolor them.
STRAW mating may be cleaned with
large coarse cloth dipped in salt and
water and then wiped dry. The salt
prevents the straw from turning yellow.
TEA leaves, used for keeping down
the dust when sweeping carpets, are apt
to stain light colors; salt is the best IN
the winter and new-mown hay in sum-
mer.
THE best known preventive for falling
hair is American petroleum. It should
be rubbed on the head quickly with the
palm of the hand. In all it should be
used six or seven times, at an interval OF
three days.
To MAKE SHOES WATERPRooF.-A
coat of gum-copal varnish applied to
, the soles of boots and shoes, and re-
peated as it dries until the pores are
filed, and the surface shines like pol
ished mahogany, will make the soles
waterproof, and make them last three
times as long.
To REMOVE GREASE STAINS FROM
WooD.-Spread some starch powder
over the grease spots, and then go over
it with a hot fiatiron till you draw the
grease then scrape with a glass or a
proper scraper, and repeat the starch
powder and hot iron. Ammonia liquor
may be used as a finish, if the starch
does not take all the grease out.
To REMOVE freckles from your face,
! take one ounce of bitter almonds, one
ounce of barley-four, and sufficient
quantity of honey beat the whole into
a smooth paste, spread it thinly on the
skin at night, and wash it off in the
morning. It is frequently possible to
remove freckles without decomposing
them, by merely stimulating the ab-
sorbent vessels of the skin.
| The following is said to be n cheap
and true barometer Put a small guam
tity of pulverized alum in long half
ounce bottle, and fill it with spirits of
wine. When the atmosphere is clear
and dry the spirits will be as clear as
crystal, but on the approach of rain or
bad weather the alum will raise in
the form of spirit cloud, which is
an infallible indication of rain Or bad
weather.
How TO CLEAN HAIR BRUSHES. is
| best TO clean Two at a Glm0, III GnlS way
First, comb them well, to remove the
loose hair or dust, then dip the bristles
only in very warm water, sprinkle each
brush with plenty of powdered borax,
and rub the two together after they are
cleansed thoroughly, have a pitcher OF
hot water, and pour it over the bristles
keep the back Of the brush as dry as
possible. Shake the water well out
dry quickly in the sun. Brushes
washed in this way will retain their
stiffness.
BLEACHING FLANNEL. Flannel which
has become yellow with use may be
bleached by putting it for some days in
solution of hard soap to which strong
ammonia has been added. The best
proportions are one pound and half Of
hard curd soap, fifty pounds of soft wa
ter, and two-thirds of pound of strong
ammonia solution. The same Object
may be attained in shorter time by
placing the flannel for quarter of az
hour in weak solution of bis1,lphate O
sodium, to which little hydrochlorit
acid has been added.
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A Guaranty of Character.

The primitive Baptists, says the Ogle-
thorpe (Ga.) Echo, make it rule to ex-
pei member from the church who takes
advantage of any relief law or refuses to
pay debt. A few months since one of
this class, pretty rough looking case,
entered an Athens store and wanted
credit for a few goods until he could sell
his cotton. Not knowing his customer,
the merchant refused; but about this
time a well-known elder of the church
entered, and, tapping the farmer on the
shoulder, asked "How are you, Bro.
Blank ?" els that gentleman a mem
Der of your church, Uncle D. ?'' asked
the tradesman. "Oh, yes, and a good
one, too," was the reply. "Well, then,
my FRIEND" continued the dealer, ego
through this house, from cellar to gar
ret, and pick out what you want. will
sell you the whole establishment, clerks
and all, ON credit, with only your relig-
ion as security" 1t turned out that the
customer was one of the solid men of
Northeast Georgia.
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The Markets.

CINCINNATI.-FLoUR-F sells at IS 25@6;
family, 81 1904 s5; extra, q 25@4 30; .upsrfne,
-wheat-The demand is light, No. win
slai o. CornGs OR I in S fair demsnd anu No. % IN mixed m old
sheled 4s14c., and new do. 451a@46c. on track No
2yellow, 47c ear corn, 4s@4sc. on track. Oats
No. 2, 97@gsc. In elevator. Barley-Prime fall by
sample at Csc: No. do. 95@9Sc choice, 81 to az.
rive; extra No 8, so@eSc: inferior ranges down to
&c. Hemp-Rouah Kentucky, $40 9l10 per ton.
Hay and Sfraw-Common hay, S14@15; prime, SIC q
II; wheat and rye straw s8@9 and oat straw s@l0
hoTas better grade, are in good Demand an but
mon. s3 s0@4 rs; fair to choice light, 81 S1@4 so,
heavy packing, a 60@4 s5; butchers seectioni
s2@2 so; common ranges down to Sli ducks. 81 70
az rs; geese $4s5 per dozen, and turkeys 62@Tc
per pound for live, and s@91ac. for dressed
NEW YORK Flour Com mon to good extra
Western and State, 81 4og5; good to choice Western
and State, IS 5oa6 rs; common to good white whs
Western extra, SIS 1utd6. n-Wheat-Ungradeo
,p5ns q o No. spring 81 III e5 & 1891 "te sS
81 2s; mixed Winter s red red, 81 1sA@i =; ungraded
Tns Tns1sdsd q lS1 Il No "9s e @ yse.
Western osn1sd 3s"1,s Ws,srn ass
pork, S sis 50. % Lard ss5se.soc Cotton Middiins
uplands, 111ac.; middling Orleans, 121sc.
Flour Western superfne. SAC
so; Western extra, "a 75f5 50; Western family,
y IN % and ys1ssss4s new On SPOT. 6s's
White Western, 4.S4Ss Western p1aL; mixed !stae
pork, new, s14. Hams y sugar-cured, 1O1as12c
Western tierce. refined, 911c.
ST. LOUIS FIour-XX, SO 6O93 IS per brl |;
95 45. Wheat-No. red fall, 81 01@1 0l14@
oo1s@1 olsi ol]4qa for cash. Corn--No. mixed,
40s4 0s4g407sc for cash Oats-No at 34c Rye
SIC. BarIey-Choice to fancy, Si@1 20.
LOUISVILLE Cotton, 1Iszc. Flour Extra,
s5@s 25 choice fancy, 4 25sG IS Wheat--si os
,so o9TnMo &oIs. xse SS %ssd a,S
pork, sls so Lard-Prime steam, s3sc. Bulk
sssr ,Sss ssar ss 'hes
butchers, Il 20. ~ ~ '''
Wheat-The market is weak |;
No red, 81 0i@1 %. Corn-Is weak at 40s4a4lc.
Oats-Are weak; new white, 33s35c. for December.
LIVE STOCK.
CINCINNATI.-CATTLE- Quotations range as fol-
lows: Common, S2@2 80; fair to medium, 81 75(9
common to fair shippers So eo@4 45 and good to
choice do, - s0C95 25 good to choice cowr S3 5Oa
rs; good to choice heifers, So 6o@4 10; common
so; light stockers, S212 90, and feeding steers s.
as so. HoGs-Selected butchers. 81 So(f4 95; far
SSSa sns oSs Of 70 i1b to
common, So 90Qs4 35; sockcrs S3 606s3 90. SHEEP -
Common to fair, 81 5oGss 50, and good to choice
ss 1904 Isl stock sheep, 81 o5@3 80. LAMDs-39+
@494c per ID. gross.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Beef Cattls-Best ship
ping steers, t5e5 80 per 100 lbs fair to good butcher
grades, - 5os4 9o common to light butcher cattle,
% 5oa4 stockers and feeders averaging $50 to 900
Hog ePSiladeiphis hos., 81 soas % Is; ' Ysrters, s
= 5og4 sS, sheep-sse4 90 per 100 lbs for com.
INpIANAPoLIs-Hos.- market is firm a.
o. sS04 % Per 100 lbs.
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A Good SnOrer.

Gen. George A. Sherman, was jour-
neying from Boston to Washington in q
sleeping car, where he had whole Sec
ton. He was sitting on the lower birth
in the morning, about to put his shoes
on, when he was accosted by kind
looking old gentleman opposite, who was
also putting on his shoes, with the in
quiry: "My friend, are you a rich
man?' George. looked astonished, but
answered the pleasant-faced, tired-look-
ing, gentleman with Eyes, am toler-
ably rich A pause occurred, and then
came another question: "How rich are
you?" George answered: ''About seven
or eight hundred thousand dollars.
Why?" "Well," said the old man, ''if I
were as rich as you say you are, and
snored as loud MS know you do, I would
hire whole sleeper every time trav-
eled'
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16

young man, twenty-six years of age, named
Louis Tockstein, living a short distance from
Chester, ILL.,, became insane o few days ago,
from religious excitement. He was taken be-
fore the Court by Deputy Sheriff, adjudged
insane, and placed in charge of two guards to
be taken to the asylum at Jacksonville. The
guards took the man TO q hotel in town, re-
naming with him all night. About o'clock
in the morning he called for water to wash HIM
self One Of the guards brought him some in
basin, which he took and Immediately flung
it into the guards face. He then dashed
through one OF the front windows Of the room
and ran down tho road leading out into the
country, blood streaming from his face and
hands from the cuts made by the broken glass.
About a quarter of mile from the town he ran
into the house Of Thomas Ryan, an old man of
sixty-eight years, with whom lived his widowed
daughter, Mrs. Smith, and her little girl of
twelve years, and boy still younger. Ar
rived at the house, Tochstein, who had stripped
himself naked on the road, rushed wildly in
and ordered tho inmates to pray, saying they
had but fifteen minutes to live. They all
obeyed but the little boy, who escaped from the
house, and ran TO a neighbor's and gave the
alarm. When these friends arrived at the scene
tney found Ryan and Mrs. smith dead, with
their skulls smashed in by an AK, and the little
girl lying headless on the floor, the maniac kav-
ing chopped the child's head completely aff.
Having finished his bloody work at this place,
he seized the bleeding head Of the innocent
child by its long daxen hair, and swinging it at
arms length over his own head, he dashed
down the road again. About a quarter
Of mile he stopped at the house Of DR.. Co..
don. Entering, he found only servant girl.
He ordered her as he had the Ryan family, to
kneel and pray. The girl screamed, which
brought hired man from the stable, and DIR.
Gordon appearing at the aame time. After a
fierce and desperate struggle they overpowered
and bound him with q rope. He was then
taken to Chester, his wounds dressed, clothing
put on him, and placed in charge of persons
who took him To Jacksonville Asylum.
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A Boys Joke.

While man was dashing with all his
might and main down street to catch a
train, gamin rushed to him and shout
ed:
"Hey, mister, have you got pin :"
81 have" responded the man, coming
to sudden halt, and feeling under the
lapel of his vest.
"Well, then" yelled the boy, as he
jumped out of the way, "you had bet
ter fasten your ears together behind your
head, so as you won't mash any swingin'
signs with 'em."
The pedestrian passed on unheedful
of the advice given him.
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He Had a !" Scoop"

One afternoon reporter entered the
crowded local room with countenance
upon which satisfaction and self-com-
placency were very conspicuously
stamped. As the new arrival staggered
up to his desk the city editor observed
him and asked, "Well, what is it? What
have you got?" GA good item.
Exclusive, too, think. Been up to the
pest house and all through it. I tell
you it'll write up bullyr" The enter
prising reporter was crushed by being
given vacation, to commence imme-
diately, and he had to take it.
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Dpa,trou. Boiler Expuosiop.

At Wendell, Mass, Messrs. Marble & Clark
had portable steam saw mill with which they
were engaged in cleaning off a timber lot
While in operation the boiler exploded with
terrific force, demolishing the mill, and por-
ton of it was hurled against the building oc-
cupied by those at work on the lot, which was
set ON fire and entirely consumed, and Messrs.
Marble Clark, the proprietors; Oscar Brown,
Geo. Brown, and Willie Brown, all young men
from II to 81 years old, sons Of Hosea Brown,
Of New Salem; and Mrs. FELTON,, who was
keeping house, were killed, and young child,
George Reynolds, had leg broken, and
Charles Reynolds shoulder smashed.
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Too Mueh Raw Pork.

Persons who will persist in eating raw pork,
must expect sooner or later to have their body
operated upon by million or more parasites.
Franz Axler, young butcher in New York, sd-
dicted to eating raw meat, recently went to the
hospital in that city complaining of rheuma-
tism and fever. Upon an examination it was
found that his flesh was alive with trichine.
When he died which, Of course he was COM
PEELED to do, under the circumstances au-
topsy was made of his body. His entire sys-
TEN was found to be impregnated with trichin@.
The muscles and tissues of his body were fll0a
with them. and in his intestines were found pa
rent trichina in various stages Of reproduction.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16

News from Fort Stockton says that person.
just in from San Elizario report that Mexican
from chihuahua brings the appalling particulars
of the devilment done by the escaped and
desperate remnant of victoria's band in the
neighborhood of that town. In that section
from twenty to thirty men, women and children
are known to have been murdered and mutiated
in the most horrible manner. A detachment
of ten, returning with General Terassas, after
the abandonment of victoria's camp, we're at
tackled by about thirty Indians, a few days ago.
Only Terassas and one man escaped.
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Assumfng . shape.

Terrorism in the North of Ireland is becoming
definite thing. Landlords who have hereto
fore depended upon the protection of constables,
no longer rely upon them. The disturbing ele-
ment nolonger hold them in dread. Mr.. Bencs
Jones, Of Bandon, celebrated South of ireland
agriculturist and writer on the land question,
has been 'Boycotted." An attempt was made
TO strangle one Sullivan, a process server, near
Skibbereen. Lawlessness in Cork Is increasing
TO an alarming extent
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16

During the performance of play at Pixies
Opera-house, Cincinnati. entitled some Hun
dred Wives play rejecting severely on
Mormonism-a young Englishman of Mormon
proclivities arose in the audience and shouted
''stop! I protest. I will not hear innocent
people prosecuted and reviled-," and that was
all. He didn't hear them reviled. He was
turned ont Of the auditorium so fast that he
really forgot what nationality he did belong to.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16
Gave the Wrong Sign

He was trying to push himself through
the crowd at a fire, when he was halted
by policeman.
II am member of the interior press. !"
elbow do 1 know you are a member
OF the press? Where are your creden-
tials?"
Credentials ? Well, Just smell NV
breath If you don't believe me" and he
breathed In the face of the minion of the
law, who replied:
"You can't come that ON me. You
are only candidate. Galveston Ne,ps.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16

Senator ingalls, has introduced bill provid-
ing for the issue of not over ten millions frac-
tional currency of denominations Of ten, twen-
ty-hve and fifty cents. There rs q very general
impression among Congressman that the people
would like little Of this kind Of currency for
use in the mails, but otherwise silver is pre-
ferred
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vegetine.
Kidney Complaints.
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.

The symptoms of an acute attack of Inflammation Of the
kidneys follows: Fever, pain in the small Of the
back, and thence shooting downward; numbness Of the
thigh, vomiting, usually at first deep red color Of the
urine, which Becomes pale and coorless the disease
increases and discharged very often with pain and
dificulty costiveness and some degree of collie. In
chronic diseases ofthe kidneys the symptoms pain in
ton Especially at nght) general dropsy, headache,
dizziness of sight, indigestion, and palp!aton Of the
heart gradual loss of strength paeness and puness Of
the face, cough, and shortuess of breath.
In diseases of the kidneys the vEsErINK gives inn
mediate relief. 1t never failed when il 10
taken regularly and directions followed In many
may take several bottles especially cases Of long
standing directly upon the secretions, cleansing
and removing Al obstructiens and i'm
ing having been perfectly cured by the vxeETEE
after trying many Of the known remedies which are SAID
to be expressly for this disease.
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WIN II ne s,oumt~Ar

There is much division Of opinion whether the
Electoral vote Of Georgia will be counted. It
has been cast, but not on the day set apart by
the National Government. General Toombs,
who has been disfranchised, says it will not, and
profanely adds that he is odd" glad Of it.
Considerable interest will be conferred upon this
case as the action taken will be something Of q
precedent for the future.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16

News from Wichita, Kas., says that Captain
Payne and two or three hundred followers,
with nearly one hundred wagons, are now at
tempting the third invasion into the Indian
Territory. The soldiers are on the alert. Over
1000 Of the Oklahoma colonists encamped
In the vicinity Of Arksnsas City attended mass
meeting 1t which speeches were made by Cap
tain Payne, Msjor Bioss and others, and rea-
olution was adopted calling on the President
TO restrain troops
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16

Tho daughter Of wealthy merchant of Gin
cinnati embraced the Catholic faith, contrary to
the will of her parents, and to reclaim her to
Professionalism, they threatened to drive her out
into the world. She paid no heed 10 their
threats, but continued her devotional duties in
the church. She was given two weeks for con-
sideration, but at tho end of that time she sp-
peared moro determined than ever in her
course. She was then driven by her father
from the house-with . slap, her spiritual ad-
wiser says, in retaliation of her pleadings for q
parting kiss-and she took refuge in = convent,
where she now is, resolute tn her determination
TO adhere to hu faith,
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AN Oregon preacher had one of his
horses stolen, and he went to his study
and prayed that a quickened conscience
might oblige the thief to return it. That
very night the fellow returned and
stole the other.-Detroit Free Press.
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The French Crown JeweIs.

The crown jewels Of the French Government
proposes to the Chamber Of Deputies to sell, the
proceeds TO be devoted to extending and I'M
proving the National Museum, are those which
have no artistic or historic value. Their ag-
gregate value Is estimated at 5000 900 francs.
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Saii.fnefiau Al Rouua

In Butler Township, Knox County, Ind,
farmer eloped with his neighbors wife. The
abandoned husband upon the one side, went to
the abandoned wife upon the other, to consult
as to what had best be done. They concluded
to live together so as to facilitate the consola-
ton they both SO badly needed, and little red
apples now float as usual
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Killed HIis Mother.

Charles Smith, an American Union Telegraph
operator, while on q visit at homo at Stafford,
N. Y, was cleaning an old revolver, which he
accidentally discharged, the charge hitting his
mother in the head and killing her. She ex-
claimed, my God, Charlie, you have shot me-"
and expired