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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
An Exciting Encounter Between ,
s3 Watersnake and Rat.

A workingman on Lindsay Point in
formed MaiJ reporter of a terrible con-
fict between snake and rat, which
recently took place there. The snake
was of unusual size, and OF different
appearance from those commonly found
in water, q The rat was of the ordinary
brown variety, and was running along
the shore when the fight began. The
snake was coiled upon little point Of
mud just above the water, summing itself,
and probably asleep. The rat, apparent
ly without noticing the snake, ran direct
1y upon the folds of the serpent's body.
The snake struck instantly, fastening its
fangs between the rats shoulders. Then
began contest that in its small way
was truly thrilling. The rat, struggling
violently, ,endeavored to shake itself free,
while the snake as peristently tried to
drag the head of its victim into its own
mouth. Il This feat it was at first unable
to accomplish. The rat was game, and
as it writhed in its convulsive efforts to
escape, bit the big snake severely In the
neck just back of the head, until the
blood flowed and mixed with its own.
These counter attacks became at last 20
savagely painful that the snake looser1ed
its grip, remaining. however, in haH-coil.
But the respite was too brief to afford
the rat an opportunity to escape, for
again the snakes fierce jaws descended
and closed, this time around the rats
head. The heavy body Of the rat still
swayed violently, but dragged with it the
head of the snake, until the latter was
completely out of coil. BY this time,
however, the rats struggle had become
comparatively faint, and the snake was
apparently the victor. But the next
moment the snake in its turn began to
struggle violently,, as if to release its
adversary's head, but Intellectually, and
the reason became soon apparent The
fat had bitten quite through the snakes
throat, and its sharp teeth could be dis
tinctly seen in the narrow slit they had
made. The writings of the snake were
now intense. 1t lashed the ground with
its tail, and raised its thick fold to almost
half it length from the ground The
spe,tator stood hesitant, scarcely know
ing whether he. ought, or not, to
interfere The next moment he was
powerless in the premises, for the snake,
with one last convulsive effort, threw
half its length into the muddy water,
and the doughty twain sank together to
. common death. (Cdi.1 Mail
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
WHO ARE FRIENDS,
NJ MISS sSxA xxsrrrrnn

Friends, indeed, who are they, pray7
Do they come 10 rs on the darkest dayf
Do they tighten the load when we are weary7
Bring words Of comfort vhen all seems drearyf
Do they proffsr aid TO lesson our taskf
Are they willing TO grant the favors we askf
And when fates against us, troubles endured,
Every ray Of sunshine completely obscured,
Do they come to US then, In that hour Of trial
And prove their sincerity by true self-denial7
That grief though great, may die at its birth
Ali few such friends are found In the land,
Ever willing 10 lend that helping hand. t'
To lift the fallen, and sincerity evince
To the high or lov-born. peasant or prince.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
A TARDY REMINDER.

The backlog in our great Texas fire
neh I'sn and panssa hs amss ss were %
leaping up as flames will ON windy
nights, roaring steadily and starting
shadow DANCES in the scorners Of the
room. ! Suddenly soma Quick change
subdued the flame till 1t meroly. hung In
the smoke above the hearth md 'at this
moment n most unearthlY eoq1d ap-
parently at our very doc e111 4lpd me
into an unbecoming po1t75e, ~ was
taken advantage Of byf1y 1El1z who
thereupon indulged IN 8 suocesGm Of
chuckles Of kind eoud neveE 4Qca1D
in him. ~. .1Qq1 xsUossed HI 1sg5,
however-he 4 pevH cnuck1o ex-
cePt with ieos NzoS - ne
did 50:
You neyx heard . smeecn-oWI pe-
fore, L reckoq He neer them Qesn ID
Indiany--e<er 40 ~ aooed azter
momene M n3en1e1y, and - y
little SO c p e9!,Ae 4a' saou 311L :. ze.
was s ~ Oval - seA1s . - Y y soqno- 91-
ed mor9 e 1ne. scream q = toQomouve
whistle. I, y. Z. I. -, Z
,Ivs n g vr'fm nome To-
night. NV A %
ayorh 49, wv ~ |.s.r-4le,, -, .l,o,,~t
as much--oruilH a 6i6sre6t x2y--as
the scrseck. & 611lhIe nonk The
words caxzi1d - buGk 20 81 scet Of
meeting y6oK bc1OFD.y TAXING ~ Mis-
sissippf river boat - Oai1o, lt11nd I
must share my stets-room VT 6zl0ther
or rather he with me, since ! was the
later conner. He did not strike me
favorably at first. was New En-
gland boy and suspicious Of everything
south Of st. Louis, and this man looked
not unlike the men had been cautioned
against. He could not very well help
that, indeed, since I had been warned in
very general terms that included every
one I did not know. However, we shook
hands, sxnhmeed some remarks meant
to be facstious, and IN few days I knew
his name-William jackson. 80
"At home they call me BlLshort,
like myself, you see," hs said, and
grinned in bashful sort Of o way that
came very near TO capturing me on the
spot. In fact, he was not short, but,
instead, the tallest man I ever saw Of
his length of leg and body; for what he
lost elsewhere he made up In q neck
that never ceased to be wonder to me.
II ran up like the watch-tower of . fire.
engine house. slim and 30 long that,
while his shoulders barely reached mine,
his head overhung all others, and was
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26

"THRAsHNa By steam" murmured n. .e!,
in an agricultural paper. "What git
ups they have to have nowadays. If I'd
had one of those steam thrashers for my
four boys my arms wouldn't have been
so achy and rheumaticky as they are to-
day." and she dreamingly thought of the
past al it might have been.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
The Locomotive Engineer.

The London Telegraph in q recent
editorial pays q splendid and deserved
tribute to the men who hold the lives Of
hundreds in their hands-the locomotive
engineers. It says: Most passengers are
as ignorant, happily Of the pitfan under
their feet as one of the intricate process
of digestion of the anatomy of the human
frame. They take their journeys as they
take their food, trusting blindly that
somehow or other it will be all right, and
that the narrow corners will be shaved,
and it seldom occurs to them to express
their thankfulness for the manly devotion
which contributes to their safety. While
faith is the guiding rule Of the traveller,
duty is the absorbing principle of the
railway servant. But does it never occur
to the wakeful traveller "a the lamps flash
past him, as the train ,rushes over the
bridges and through network Of signals
as the tunnel seems duller roar and the
lighted station q suppressed scream,
when the pulse Of the motion never stops
and the impetus at times becomes almost
terrible, what sense of gratitude there
ought to be toward those lonely men who,
faithful to the end, turn this point and
that, shift the lamps, keep watch and
ward, and clear the way for the swift ex-
press? Those who have trusted them
selves to this splendid power are utterly
powerless. Their lives are in the hands
of the men who drive the train, and OF
the signal men who watch. Yet there Is
no sleep in the signal-box or at the tun-
mel mouth; there is no conversation, no
distraction, nothing but dull monotony
of duty. A score Of things may have
happened; the staff may be short handed,
some one is unexpectedly on the sick list.
some good-natured fellow may have done
double duty out of pure comradeship;
but this makes no difference in the safety
of the line. There need be no cause for
fear whsn such men know their duty and
| do IL" -fls a
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
Old Marriage Superstitions in Scot
land.

Regarding the aversion to May mar
riages, the very pertinent remark has
been made that q strong reason exists
in Scotland in the fact that the Scottish
removal or "flitting" term occurs in the
end of May, and what young woman
likes to enter upon her married life unless
she could in some measure be assured of
her new home. Sixty years ago, the
first thing done to prepare the house for
the bride was, on the bridal eve, to
sprinkle salt on the floor as q protection
against the evil eye; then the brides
feet were washed, this being, as sug-
gested, in all probability, q survival OF
the old Morse custom which enjoined the
maiden friends of the bride to assist at q
sort Of religious purifcation. On the
eventful day. which WAS always Friday,
great attention was paid to every Incl
dent; for if the bride broke dish, or the
postman forgot to deliver letter to the
bride until he was some way on his
journey and had to return, or some SCOT
came down the chimney, it was a bad
omen for the future welded life.
Mrs. Gov. LEW. WALLAcR, in describ-
ing ride in New Mexico, says that the
Mexican driver occasionally leaped from
his seat for pocketful Of stones, and
throwing them at the heads Of the mules,
"at the same time muttering, on the
ledger lines below, sacred words mixed
with names of saints" The Mexican
insists q mule cannot be made to under
stand without such urging, and they
have a proverb, can ass's ears are made
long in order to catch oathA"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26

LIZ man would only strike bat an IN
slant sooner than he does he would get
As mosquito every pop
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
+, LoSpoN Lite says that Prince Bismsrck

ga LONDON Life says that Prince Bismarck
remarked not long since: ''I sometimes
wish that my father had carried out the
idea luf making me parson. It was
very nearly done, too. One of his rsla-
I, she,ild, at the end of the first yeSs,
have had at least $3.50 a year. 7 should
have been much better man had I
turned palson" But the Princess de-
precated this view,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26

The coming pri,na donna bears the
name Of Jenny Lind Jerzykiey.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26

The Athen0tns, Of London, has this
to say in reference to circus tickets in
the olden time: "Common in classical
antiquity were the tickets of admission
to circuses and amphitheaters. These
are little 'squeezes' Of baked clay, the
material having been pressed into
moulds bearing effigies appropriated to
certain stages, as tiers Of seats in the
theater, or such as were proper to the
city to which each belonged. For ex-
ample, an elephant stood for one place
or tier, an eagle for another. On the
back Of many Of these tickets are to be
seen the imprints of the thumbs of the
makers, veritable signs-manual of clas.
steal acknowledgements Of thumbs that
persisted 2, 900 years ago. ~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26

ONE estate in California is half the size
of the State of Rhode Island.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-26

THE Yonker ,Statesnann says o man has
but to visit Niagara, form the acquaint-
ance Of one Of its numerous hackmen,
and he will leave with the impression
that its system of drainage il most thor
ough.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25

GEE &C Agent. rreat per week.. wm
vVvsVU EG. RiDESGTsSos MS fsisSaslN.9
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25

At this season Of the year IL Is fire.
quently necessary to cleanse the system
and build up anew. We know OF no
remedy than the Blood Purifier
prepared by Addoms and Glover. 1t
acts directly on the bowels, kidneys and
and cures dyspepsia, headache,
liver complaint, constipation and all
eruptions and Impurities Of the blood.
al0-tf
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25
Dr.. SPINNEY

otsRu Franc So. california, having opened
"A branch office In Denver, IL now prepared 10
iTcal all mon and women who may be suffer.
INK from c~erVuus. Chronic or Private Dis
eases. lorng mcii who mny Il. suffering
nom The effects az y"uthfui toilirr or indIS-
~crriiuiIs VIII dp well To uNal Themselves III
this the create I boFri ever laid ut TIA. ieet of
suffering humanity. NT. Sptnncy VIII guar
ante" to forfeit sshJ for every case of weak
ness or private disease OF amy kind or char
artcr which lie Undertakes Ia and fn.is to
cure. There arc many at the age of thirty To
sixty who are troubled with too Il equent
excavations OF the bladder. oncn nccomra.
nicd by u slight tninrting or burning sonsa.
tion aud "a weakening OF the system In u
manner the patient cannot account for. On
examination, OF the urinary deposits IA ropy
sedinsent viii often be found. and sometime.
small particles OF Hlhumcn will appear, or
the color Will be OF a thin. fish hue,
again changing To n dark. torpid appearance.
There are many men who die OF this aim
Guilty, Ignorant OF the cause, which is the
second ; age OF seminal Dr. =.
viii guarantee "a perfect cure In NIL such
cases. aud n healthy restoration OF the gent
tOurinary organs.
once Hours-l0 Ia ". . To I. and ! to $: sun
days. from 10 to II A. VI. Consultation free.
thorough examination and advice. s..
Call. or address, Dr SpiNNkY a CO.. az
Larimcr street. benvcr. over Grccnleaf 4
Co.'S. store,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25

GO A WEEK. si2 n day at home easily
pIZ made. Costly outnt free. Address
ThuE a Co. Augusta Maine. dlOdawIy
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25
CARBOLIC SHEEP DIP.

This dip Kills ticks. lice. and all parasites
Thai Inject sheep: prevents scratching and
greatly improves the quality q! the wool.
One gallon OF dip properly diluted with wa
ter VIII he sufficient tn dip ON. hundred
sheep. 80 Thai the ,rnst OF dipping Is IA mere
trifie, and sheep owners VIII nnd that they
are amply repaid by the improved health OF
their Hook. Circulars sent, postpaid. upon
application, giving null directions for lis use:
Also certificates oi prominent sheep growers
who have used large Quantities ~ the dir. aud
pronounce IL the most effective and reliable
eNtermi' nsor OF scab and other kindred dis
eases In sheep. Manufactured by a.. NAL.
LISCIt0Dr y co, NJ. Louis. Mo. For sale by
L. \. Denver. Can be, had
through all commission houses.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25
W OOl-G RS

Gan rely upon immunity from contagIcus
d ease ~ their Hooks alter use OF Lnidrs
Ib0deco 0eep Dg. GudrdRis n an immcdl-
ate cure Tor setb and prevention OF Injection
by that terror OF Hook -masicrs. Guaranteed
10 ms re- Than repay the cost OF application by
Increased growth ofwool. Guaranteed To i'm
prove the texture uf the fleece instead of in-
Jury TO IL ns Is the result OF the use OF other
c~ompounds. Gadrdsfeod to destroy vermin
on the animal and prevent n return. Gudrrn.
iced To be the moSt effective. cheap and safe
remedy ever offered TO american Wool-gruw-
ers. No nock master should he without IL.
III We the most ~unuOubted testimonials cor
robornttvc of above. SEMI for circular and
address orders nj W. NJ. LADp. q ". Main ST.,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-25
Few ADVERTISEMENTS.

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lnnnt esrUs Acala. flfp1te en9 u
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or H-s- me bat I waz pcn<ue1ed - lrt
hoPersi ~ Catnrrn Cure for my sore tnroe.
and $500 n owe my LIE. VITA pie Aeure
rrnesss END Il 10 all sunercrs Of uhe diseases
e..on mended fr and mofs too sery
iruiy, 49, bottle BENTLEY 4 MILLER.
$50 Nesark Ohto- For sale ~ Al b-nx-
Pml- ve-fern Trade supplied by MEYER
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20
DAKOTA
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

u ths Regular Janasr,
Meeting o. the Beard.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20
COME on WITH YOUR RAGS.

J.C.. Norman proposes to give everybody
an opportunity to get rid Of the big piles
of rags, old iron and copper, that have been
filling the closets of our houses and the cor
ners of gu sheds for so many years in both
city and country. He will give in exchange
tinware, or do any kind Of mending and
jobbing in payment. He wants to fill hi.
warehouse il. a short time SO come on with
your rags.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20
PROBATE NOTICE.

In the Probate Court of Yankton county, D. T.
Estate Of James McBaln, deceased.
DURsTANT TO AN ORDER Of said court,
notice is hereby given that "wednesday, the 9ist
daN of Janu:HY. A. D. 1880, att O'Clock, %. nj. a
said day at th- court room of said court on Third
have been appointed as the time and place. fOr
proving the will of said James McBain, deceas.
ed, and for hearing the application Of Oliver
suance to Helen kleiser. sexecutrtx' named in
said will. of letters t.stamentary. when and
where any person interested may appear and
contest the same.
L. CONGLETON, Probate Judge.
Yankton. D.. T., January 9th, 1850.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20
SELECT SCHOOL.

Miss Aunie Edwards will open a select
schom commencing Monday, January l9lb,
1880, in he building adjoining tie premises
of DR. Bnrleigh. ON Broadway For terms
Sc. app'y at the residence Of A. l.. Ed
wards, corner Second aud Linn streets, OF
at the school room on the 10Th.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20
WANTED.

Sherman & Co, Marshall, Mich, want
an agent in this county at once, at q SAL
ary of 500 per month and expenses paid.
For full particulars address as above.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20

The license bond Of J. w. Evans was on
motion approved by the board and the clerk
instructed to issue the license.
% motion, the board adjourned to NEE.
tomorrow at 10 a. m.
Attest: Approved:
E. MINER. OLE SAMPSON,
Clerk. Chairman.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-01-20

R p:,,,s ,;; .:.... :nI
ue.ry Tiak~n IL W
james johnson . %
Patrick Kelly & H
Michael Foley 4 ~
John Hsxmnan. 3 80
Samuel q. Es,ey.. ~
w. q. IL %
George s.. Benedict. 3 20
Henry Gallagher 9 ~
l.. III. 90
George 4 20
John Elmer, deputy sheriff fees....., "a 80
Richey, merchandise for county.... 3 80
Hale Hatverson, work II Jail $500,
sllOwed 5 OO
Charles Eise9xn, merchandise for
county D oO
John Noonan, deputy sheriff ~fees.... 90
Z. Brennan, meat for psupers...... 10 IS
Fred J. Ihmson, bailiff.. "........ IA 90
James Johnson, board Of pauper... 20 90
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-15
Miscellaneous. g
A TALE BY MARK TWAIN.
a Clever Satire on some Of the Current Senti-
mentality.

The new Atlantic contains the
tale of Edward Mills and George
Benton, by Mark Twain, which
is as clever a satire on the
sentimentality over crime as that
sort of gush has ever received.
Edward Mills minded from boy
hood; George Benton never did.
Edward prospered; George al
ways had to be helped. They had
the same adopted parents, who
left all their property to George
because Edward could take care
of himself. So it was in all things.
Even the girl that Edward was
engaged to dropped him, as it was
her duty to save George. Hard
times threw Edward out of regu-
lar work, and he relapsed to COM
mon labor a while; but George
became a fourishing drunkard.
We give the last part Of the story,
leaving it to readers Of the Atlan'
tic to get the full enjoyment ofthe
whole.
A grand temperance revival was
| got up, and after some rouslng
speeches had been made, the chair
man said impressiveIy: awe are
now about to call for slgners; anc
1 think there is a spectaclein store
for you which not many IN thl:
house will be able to view witt
dry eyes," There was an elo
quent pause, and then George
Benton, escorted by a red-sashec
detachment of the Ladies OF th'
Refuge, stepped forward upon tn
platform and signed the pledge
1.-The air was rent with applause
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-15
BRIDESMAIDS.

Next to being bride herself
every young lady likes to be a
bridesmaid. Wedlock is thought
by large proportion ofthe bloom
ing sex to be contagious; and,
much to the credit Of their cour-
age, fair spiosters are not al all
afraid Of catching it. Perhaps the
theory that the affection is COM
municated by contact is correct.
Certainly re have known one
marriage to lead to another, and
sometimes to such a series Of hap
py events as to favor the belief
that matrimony runs like the
cholera. Is there any book en-
titled Rules for Bridesmaids in
secret circulation among young
ladies? It seems as if there must
be, for all the bridesmaids act pre-
cisely alike. So far as official con-
duct is concerned, when ycu have
seen one bridesmaid you have
seen the whole fascinating tribe.
Their leadidg duty seems to be to
treat the bride as a victim led
with garlands to the sacrifice
They consider it necessary to ex-
hort her to cheer up It is as
sumed, by a poetic fiction, that
she goes in state of trepidation to
the altar, and, upon the whole
would rather pot. Her fair as
sistants provide themselves with
pungentessences, lest she should
faint at the trying moment
which, between you and US, she
has no more idea of doing than
she has of dying. 1t is true she
sometimes tells them that she
feels as if she should sink into
the earth,' and they respond,
Poor, dear soul,' and apply the
smelling-bottle; but she goes
through her nuptial martyrdom
with great fortltude, nevertheless.
In nine cases out of ten the bride
groom is more 'fnstered' than the
fragile and lovely creature at his
side; but nobody thinks of pity
ing him, poor, fellowl All SYM
patby, compassion, interest, is
concentrated upon the bride, and
if one OF the groomsmen does re-
commend him to take q glass of
wine before the ceremony to
steady his nerves, the advice
is given superciliously-as who
should say, What a spoony you
are, old fellow
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-09-15
Doetrpp.
SOMEHOW OR OTHER.

Life has burden for every man shoulder,
Some may escape from its troubles and
care;
Miss 1t in youth and twill come when we're
older,
And ft US as close as the garments we
wear.
Sorrow comes into our lives uninvited,
Robbing our hearts Of their treasures Of
song;
Lovers grow cold and friendships are slight
ed,
Yet somehow or other we worry along.
Everyday toll is an every day blessing,
Though poyerty's cottage and crust we
may share;
Weak is the back on which burdens are
pressing,
But stout is the heart that is strengthened
by prayer.
Somehow or other The pathway grows bright
Just when we mourn there were none to
befriend;
Hope in the heart makes the burden seem
lighter,
And somehow or other we get to the end.