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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

A Mississippi farmer dashes cold water
into the ears of choking cattle. This
causes the animal to shake its head vio-
lentiy, and the muscular action dislodges
the obstruction E5
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01


THERE IS NO TINE to be lost when q cough
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

A miller says, in the Independent
Farmer, that if wheat is ground in cold
day, the bread will soon become hard
and dry, and if ground in hot weather
the bread will go to the other extreme.s
He says that October is a good month
to grind in, ard if properly done and
the -four kept in a cool, dry place, it
will keep sweet for d year. Eses q
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

ALouisiana journal says: Our farm
ers tell us that thousands of blackbirds
are swarmiDg in the fields of cotton and
destroying the cotton worm as they go.
Very few worms can be found webbed
up and the planter feels G cd. The
destruction by the birds this year is ac-
couut ID for by the effects of the game
law, which are just being felt. !" -. .-
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

Proper management, feeding and
cleaning are necessary on promoting
health in horses. He who administers
medicine to his horses when in good
health, does injury instead of good; too
much medicine is given to our domestic
animals under the false impression of
beneftting their condition.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01
An Sppen Letter.

81 TA Ez=4
An open Letter. "a
= WEST WINF1ELD, Herkimer Co., N. VI
szE SHe October %, 1879.
L. sCAsDEE &C.,, New Haven, Ct.
Gentlemen Out of the case of 95" Rubber
Boots sent me last April,
7 sold one pair April 4, to Alvin Bliss, -
s' $50 s, to Geo. Reusch,
!" 60 Z, to Gill W. Randall,
" s, to Albert Mallory,
s" &c IL, to Milo III. Brown. $50
These boots had constant wear through
April and May, and since that time they have
been worn every morning through the dew to
get the cows and do their milking in, and
have seen four pair of them, and they are ap-
parently as good as when I sold them. Milk
whey and dew on a rubber boot, or any other
boot, for six months, good tests as can
be had. The pair of .'95" boots sent me March
II, put on farmer who is one of my hard
est customers. They have not cracked at
all, but the one marken S. G. ON front Of
leg, has worn through the first layer of the
sole. Yours in haste,
M M. JosLYN.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

EVERYONE who thinks of buying an organ
should read circular headed" +" Useful Informa-
ton for Purchasers of Parlor Cabinet Organs %
A postal card addressed to the Mason & Hamlin
Organ Co., will bring one, free.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

IF you wish to save one pair of boots every
wear get Lyons Patent Heel Stiffener applied
to them while they are new. e4tsst
YOUNG men go west. Learn telegraphy. Ad-
dress R. Valentine, Manager, Janesville, Wis.
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wanteA.

SHERMAN d Co., Marshall, Mich, want an
agent IN this county at onoe, at salary Of
Sl00 per month and e1pen ses paid. For full
particulars address rs above
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

Thirty years ago the common sheep
of Germany are said to have had only
5 700 or 5 800 wool fibres to the square
inch of surface; through improvement
in breeds, the common grades of sheep
now have q, 900 to the square inch, and
the pure bred Merinos have from 40, 900
to As, 600 wool filaments to the square
: :. = = -.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

SAN Francisco sells $50 0,000 worth
OF tobacco and cigars annually.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

A correspondent of the Vermont
Chronicle, writing to that journal, says:
g saw in your paper that one man had
bean stalk that had twenty-three
pods and one hundred and twenty.
eight beans. have one-horse load
that will average more than that, and
some that have one hundred and ten
pods to single stalk. and will average
six beans to the pod ''s,sase h. 5s.afs
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

Remember that horses and cattle,
young and old, kept in stables and not
should should be regularly cleaned. cleaned In In i this
the brush must be the principal cleans
ing instrument. The currycomb is Of
no value tolloosen the scurf and dust.
In using, it should be laid fiat, and
worked lightly in circles rather than
forward and back. The, scurf once
loosened, brush with quick stroke,
cleaning the bristles by passing them
lightly over the teeth of the currycomb
between strokes. To clean an animal
quickly, perfectly and without giving it
pain is fine art that should be studied
more than it is, 3
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

1t will seem rather singular to those
who are accustomed to litter their horses
well, to hear that in Sweden it is very
common not to litter them at all In
that country the floors of the stables are
planked, and the planks are perforated
with holes, so that no wet will lodge on
them, these bare boards being the only
bedding allowed. To this strange
method the Swedes attribute the sound
ness of their horses feet, as it is, quite
uncommon, says an exchange, to meet
with lame or foundered horse in
Sweden which has been SO stabbed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01

Fraak Lesi les ChafterbOx Is expressly de.
signed please the eye with m wealth Of picures and
eri and instruct youthful readers with rs care
fully prepared literary contents xhcn will not fail to hx
The attention of and interest and nstucfs children sf
tender years The Chaterbox should be IN house,
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-01-01


Ali at once there rose the cry a child
was within the building, up above
where no one could reach him. Even
the intrepid firemen hesitated and held
back. Marjory had become intensely
interested. Her lips parted with her
| QUICK breaths, her face glowing.
1 As she looked, little, slender figure
sprang up the ladder that rested against
the chamber-window. In that first
glance at that face and form enshrined
in that frery glory Mari ,ry recognized
Fred Wyllis. aos
| She saw him reappear at the window
with the child in his arms. He de.
sceuded the ladder, apparently with
great difficulty. AS he stopped upon
the ground the child was suatched from
his arms by the father, and the girl saw
the brave figure reel and fall, and the
crowd hustle round him.
With frenzied heart she ran to hi.
side.
The people gave way before thil
woman, who seemed to come with au
thority, and the whisper ran amonf
them:
"lt is Marjory st. Jamesi"
J They had carried Fred Wyllis littis
apart, and he was lying on lounge, on,
of the many pieces Of furniture scat
tered about.
He murmured "Marjory," as il
dreams he had done 10 many times, bu
now 1t was Marjory herself who an
swered him. -sn
! "Only live" she said over his lips
J her breath, for the first time sine
childhood, touching them in caress
Live, when tell you love you, eye,
D Is you would have me-" ~
The intense earnestness of her ton
called flush to her face. He looked d
+ her with all the fire OF the gaze she n
o memnered so well. fss'
q Oh, 1 will lisep he cried, pressin
!, the dearest face to his heart; but eve
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09
A Fight for Life.
A Pennsylvania Farmers Desperate String
gle with Sfnrving Wolves.

Valentine White. an old farmer of
Clcrmoni, Bradford county, Pa, went
TO his barn The other morning, 10 feed
his stock, when lac heard an unusual
commoiion inside. Thinking the cattle
were loose lie did not open the door but
entered by n hole where a board had
bee removed lie found IN il,c middle
OF the barn ilJnr n hciicr which had
! ken from The stincI,ions, having
broken one horn IN the act, and clinging
TO her mnzzlc was n large gray wolf.
and another with his jaws fastened 10
her hind legs. The hcifcr shook the
wolf like n rag and pounded the sides
OF the stable with II, but in vain. Mr..
Whites anger ovcrpowcrcd his pru-
dencc, and siezing pitchloik he began
an attack upon tho wolves. AS soon
us they perceived him thcy left their
game and attacked him. As one of the
lnfuriatcd animals sprang toward the
old man, he dealt 1t IA mighty blow with
the fork, sending IL into a corner. But
the other animal caught its teeth in the
old mans right coat sleeve, and i'm sucb
close quarters that the weapon was of
no avail. After kicking usciessly at the
animal, he grasped its throat with his
left hand and chokcd the wolf until he
let go. Then seizing again the pitch
fork, hc dealt well-directed blow and
broke the leg of one of the animals.
which then lodged through the hole
behind him, and limped off, howlng
dismally. The other wolf held its
ground, and whenever an opportunity
was offered sprang at the old man, now
and then fastening his teeth into his
arms. arr Though bleeding profuscly,
White continued the fight, and finally,
with well directed thrust of the pitch
iork, sent the tines through the animals
neart, Killing 1t almost instantly. The
dead wolf was of large size, oannt with
hunger, and with shaggy coat of light
gray. Whites clothes were torn into
shreds, and his face, neck and breast
were Scared deeply by the claws of the
animal. WV
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09
Killed in a gymnasium.

Alfred =. Goodell, aged twenty-five,
IN business with his father as q dentist
in New York, was suddenly killed in
Woods gymnasium In that city. lie
was sitting on horizontal bar - not
trapcze, but wooden rod held by up
right posts at height of five feet ten
inches. lie had been practicing in the
gymnasium nearly two hours, aud but
few minutes previously had been ex-
ercising on the bar with the customary
revolutions, which are among the sim
plest movements, and not at all dan
gerous. He was in the act of CONVEX
sation with some friends, young pupils,
with whom he was talking about the
methods of performing the different
feats. Suddenly he fell back, and in
stead of holding on the bar by his knee
joints, as is customary, he fell Off and
struck OH the mattress beneath. IL
was but slight fall, and one that is
often experienced without injury, but
young Goodcll unfortunately struck on.
his head so that the whole weight of his
body doubled his breast and broke his
neck. John Wood, the proprietor of
of the gymnasium, stood beside him
when he fell, and thought he was only
stunned by the fall, as frequently hap
pens, and that he would recover in
few moments. But young Goodell was
found to be speechless, and respiration
was suspended. l,cstoratives and
stimulants were at once applied, artiii-
cial respiration was attempted and ply
sicians sent for. A doctor arrived in
few minutes, and at once pronounced
the injury fatal, and within twenty
minutes the unfortunate young man
died. Word was sent to his fathcr,w
arrived promptly, not knowing the Sc
rious nature of the injury. As DIR.
Goodcll joined the throng of athletes
and others who had congregated, he
supposed his son was only temporarily
unconscious, and asked, GLOW long
will it be before he will recover.
Some bystander, who did not know
DR.. Goodell, said, lie won't recover
at all; he is dead"
DIR. Goodell, who is himself i'm deli
cate health, almost tainted at the dread
full shock of this unexpected bereave-
ment. The coroner gave his permis-
sion for the body to be removed TO DR..
Goodell's house.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09

lcciuallv, 10 look over the heads OF the
mon about him into the heart of the
matter. lie had no political insight,
and never could distinguish false from
true in the voices of public sentiment.
SO far from being strong man in the
public sense of large sclf-centered exec
uIivc force and capacity for civil admin
istration he showed himself essentially
a weak man in the executive chair.
He was weak not only in yielding when
he should have been iuflexibly firm,
but he was still weaker in obstinate
self-will with which he persisted when
he should have Yielded. He was so
strong In his personal attachments that
he was weak enough to sacrifice not
only the public interests, but his party
to their often almost indecent gratifica-
ton. The o5stinacy with which he fol-
lowed his personal predictions in MS
choice of ministers and favorites; the
extent TO which he allowed his counscls
to be swayed by personal Influences
not always of the highest order-stamp-
ed his ADMINISTRATION as q govcrnmc nt
largely of personal favoritism.
If the Republican is so desperately
weak as to need a strong man 10 carry,
it is clear that Grant is not the man to
help il. The party will need TO be far
stronger than it is to successfully carry
the burden of his weaknesses. .-TSt.
Paul, (Minn.,) Pioneer Press.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09
His Honest 0nini0n.

About 10 O'Clock the other forenoon a
man got of the ferryboat looking as If
nc expected 10 be grabbed by some one
IN waiting. No one troubled him
however, and after hanging around for
while he callad a citizen aside and
said:
"Strangcr want to ask your candid
opinion about a matter"
"All right--go ahead"
"Supposc that You were my wife?"
eyes"
"And that should come home look
ing just as | do now?"
"Ycs."
"What would be your strongest inn
pression? Give me your honest opin-
ion."
The citizen appealed to turned the
man around, looked into his ewes, snuff
ed OF his breath, and stood back and
said:
fooly' '''''' " :
"No, SIR"
"Then yOn'd better wait at least ten
hours before You 60 home, for you've
been on three days drunk and she'll
spot II ina minute. I've gono homo
looking so per cent. better than You do,
and had whole handfulls of hair pulled
ont OF my head before | could get my
overcoat off,
81 shall ever remember this favor
indeed SHALL" exclaimed the stranger
and he started up tho wharf to look for
some secluded spot in which to kill
lime and get the drunk out of his looks.
i -lDctroit Free Press.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09

THE School BOYS FRACTIoNs. -Sey
eral men were gathered at the door OF
a blacksmith-shop OH Cass avenue the
other morning, when school-boy not
over nine years ST age came. along with
tears in his eyes, and one OF the group
asked:
"What's the matter, boy-fall down?'
"N-no, but I've got hard 'rithmetic
lesson and expect to get l-lickcd!' was
the answer.
'Iet me sec, l used to be king-bee
on fractions"
The man took the book, turned to the
page and read:
'Rulc Find the least common
multiple of the dcnominators of the
fractions for the least common dcnomi-
nator by each denominator and
multiply both terms of the fractions by
the quotient obtained by each denomi-
nator."
lie read the rule aloud and asked if
anyone could understand it. All shook
their heads and he then continued:
"Well, now, think should go to
work and discover the least uncommon
agitator. / would then cnvolve par
ohci ucCoruliiS W tnc intrluslc ucVlatOr
and punctuate the thermometer"
$50 would IL" answered every man
in chorus, and one of then added, "I've
worked 'em out that way thousand
times"
Not one of the men, all of whom were
in business and had made money, could
even understand the workings of the
rule, much less work examples by IL,
and yet it is expected that nine-years-
old boy should go to the blackboard and
every sum oil-hand. - Detroit Free
Press.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09
"Grandmothcr's Old Arm Chair,v

This very popular song comes to us
in the "Score," for April, which by the
way has taken to itself new title, and
looks indeed very neat. Our expecta-
tions being raised by this improved
outward appearance, we are not disap-
pointed by the inside pages, for there
are eight of them, crammed full
OF bright interesting matter, writ
written in Mr.. Louis G.. Elson's taking
style. The music this month is also
more valuable fhan is generally found
in journals of this kind. Besides the
vocal piece written above, there are a
Gavotte by Martini, Minuet by Hayden
Farewell waltz by Hess, Song by
Franz, also one by Chopin and Violet
ta's "Sweet Roses OF Spring." Six
teen pages for 10 cents, (staInps taken).
John F. Perry 4 Co., Publishers, IL
West ST., Bostyn.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09
A Mans Mouth Sewed Up.

The Syracuse, On. Y.,) Herald says:
There is one of our city physicians who
is sometimes in the habit of imbibing
too freely, and when the trials and trib-
ulations of the busy world bear down
heavily upon him he browns his griefs
and drives dull care away in the flowing
bowl. 1t was while in this condition
that one day he was called TO one of the
suburban villages of Syracuse to attend
man who had received severe gashes
on his face. The patient was put under
the influence of ether and after q fashion
the doctor proceeded TO sew up the
mans wounds. When he had COM
pleted the operation, as he supposed,
be observed large opening in the face
just below the nose, from which the
blood was oozing. After swallowing
another potation from his now nearly
empty flask, the doctor proceeded with
renewed vigor to the task of sewing up
hc-man's mouth and after he had fin
ished, bandaged the mans face and de-
parted. Not many minutes elapsed be-
fore the man recovered his conscious
ness, and "Um! uni uni" was re-
peated as emphatically as it was posi-
bic for the man TO calculate under the
circumstances. Another physician was
called and the bandagcs ani stitches
were removed.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-04-09
CONSUMPTION Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the ,foI mula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma
and all Throat and Lung Affections,
also positive and radical cure for Ner.
vous Complaints, after having tested
its wonderful curative powers In
thousands of cases, has felt II his duty
to make it known TO his suffering fell
lows. Actuated by this motive and a
desire to relieve human suffering, will
send free of charge TO all who desire il,
this recipe, in German, French or Eng
lish with full directions for preparing
and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper, w. w.
Sherar, l49 Powers Block, Rochester,
N. Y. 27e-o-w.