The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-07-22

es, each denomination has its long mines
and upper tens, calico vs.. silk. They meet
at the communion table, but in no other
relation Of life, very doubtful interpre-
tation Of our Masters instruction when be
so poiDtedly says, "a new commandment ]
give unto you; love one another" What
kind OF love is exhibited by these who will
not recognize q poor member Of the church,
varily they will have their reward. There
are two Methodist churches here. One be-
longs to the upper tens. the other has lately
been converted 20 the idea that the poor
have interests which the Lord will respect
and they have adopted the plain dress
plan, calico if you please, is their style of
fabric, and the wife or daughter of the
poor labOring man, will feel herself as well
dressed ~ any one in the church, and will
be therefore removed from unjust criti-
cism, and whose thoughts will follow the
wailing her lot The gist of it is, there
will be more real sincere devotion and less
Of dress iR their thoughts. Who of all our
weslthy Somerset ladies will set the house.
in order by appearing at the Lords table
with plain dress on; the question is open
for remarks. / visited the clark and
bloody ground" with a company Of ladies
yesterday, to take a view of Portsmouth
from mountain on the Kentucky side Of
the Ohio river, and must say the sight
was truly grand. The elevation is 500
feet above the river and with the aid of a
glass, you can see six miles every way
Up the Ohio river the fire brick works are
plainly seen, an important factor in this
section. The vast iron mills in and around
Portsmouth makes things look lively up
the Scioto river as far as the eye can reach.
You will see the waving corn in fields
containing 1000 acres, some larger. Corn
yields as am told from 20 to 100 bushels
to the acre on these bottoms when not
overHowed, which has been the case out
Of seasons. In addi ton to the sight Of
the vast fields Of corn, ! discovered one Of
mans greatest enemy--a distillery, an in
stitution which uses 1900 bushels of corn,
and makes 5000 gallons of FIRE water daily.
What chapter might be written on every
days run Of this institution; the crimes
committed under the direct influence of
this blight upon our fair fabric six days
shalt thon labor &c., is the law of the
land as well as the rule of this "peace dis
troying" establishment, the 9TH is devoted
to the services of the most high-what
mocary; and yet for suth, helis one of our
leading church members makes and sells
whiskey days and prays only one. Il
this fair division Of the time between the
good Lord and the man with the cloven
foot; "Oh consistency what jewel thou
art, bright but oh how rare"
The ladies are all politicians down here
The Enquirer and Gazette are read by eacl
of the contending factions and when they
happen to meet you ought to see the ful
fly. The Republican ladies throw up tC
the Democratic ladies that Handbook was
the cause of Mrs. Suratt being executed
that he was president Of an oil company
&C., and many more frivolus items which
would call out Degoelers swindle, demoni
tising silver, Pacific rail rond s~ ~indle
credit Mobelier &c, all of which l had 4
confess was greek to me and resolved Il
post myself so as to be able to take an ac
: tive part in the coming campaign. Is moi
this n capital idea? Why just think o
my getting upon a store box in front o
the court house and addressing myself I,
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen =
How charming; and to get my name in th,
papers all over the state; known as the
able champion of free speech, free press
and free American eagle. Well will
close these meanderings, and say that
may again write you from Niagara Falls
5 where / may 60 before ! return home.
, Very truly yours, I am
E. E. B.