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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07
The First Life.B0at.

The first ife-boat of which there is
any record was designed in 1884 by a
Mr.. Lukin, coach-builder in London,
and, strange to say, native OF an IN
land town. He chiefly aimed at MAX
ing an snsiaka5le boat, or, as he termed
it, an "unimmergible" boat. This he
accomplished by attaching a considera-
bic amount of cork outside the boat
above water, and by constructing inside
the boat n series of water-tight spaces or
compartments. The volume to. which
water could find access, if the sea
broke over the boat, was Thus reduced
considerably, and the buoyancy of tho
cork belt helped to keep the boat afioat
if she were thus swamped. An iron
keel was fitted to increase the stability.
The plan of construction was sound so
far as it went, although fnr inferior to
that now adopted, and it is matter Of
regret that only one boat ON Lukin' s
plan was placed ON the coast. a-f
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NUMBER 81.
The Way They Do Up North.

A Detroit man who was hunting land
in Antrim County, came across settler
who was doing some logging with yoke
of oxen. The two sat down together on
log and had talk, during which it
transpired that the settler had been
deacon in q village in the southern part
of the State, and had lately moved in
there By and by the Detroiter moved
on, but after travelling for half a mile had
to retrace his steps to secure closer par
ticulars regarding the lay of surveyed
highway. While he was yet eighty rods
away he heard shouts, and the nearer he
drew the more the shouts sounded like
cuss words. When he reached the clear
ing the settler was jumping up and down
and pounding the oxen, which refused to
pull on log. Every word uttered by
| the settler required three exclamation
points to punctuate it, and were ground
out like wheat from hopper.
"My friend, didn't understand you
to say" observed the Detroiter, " that
you were deacon of the church %
I "Whoa, there, you -- internal
-, you, Or I'll knock your horns
J off! Yes, that's what told you"
''And you expressed the hope that you
might become shining light in this
wilderness q -I ~
81 did. Back up there, you - old
hyena with horns on! Yes, that's my
hope" ....s. --...
| "But the language you have, and are,
making use of is utterly inconsistent
z with your asserted faith and profession. y
"Stranger-whoa, you old imp
stranger up there, or I'll chaw
your ear off-stranger, there's only one
way for Christian to work alongside OF
q yoke of straw-colored steers. I've tried
all other ways, and I've had to
come to this. See that - internal
idiot-headed steer trying to turn his
yoke! Hold on till cut the hide off oi
his ribs p @
| "What way is that ?" asked the De
troiter, after the settler had worn uI
his gad and thrown the stump Of it away
"You've got to holler and yell, ant
swear and sweat, during the day, an6
sing old Hundred all the evening
The general opinion around here is tha
one sort O. balances the other, especial,
as none of us go fishing on Sunday; bu
# it don't balance, and there's anything
extra laid up agin me, I've got to ge
even by pounding that mule hitchet
over there with one hand, and holding
the other over my mouth. Whoa, ther'
back up, or I'll cut your hides to shoe
strings !'-Detroit Free Press. $3.50.
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The TerrOrs Of Carving.

The misery of habitual carving can
hardly be exaggerated. The man who
comes home tired from his days work
and sits down to dinner needs quiet
and easy meal. Instead Of having this,
he is compelled to undergo the labor of
carving, and to postpone his personal
dinner until his appetite has vanished.
1t is no small labor to carve for family,
say of six persons. The joints of the
spring chicken are apparently made OF
combination of steel and India rubber,
and can neither be cnt nor dragged
apart; while the roast beef, toughened
by long years of service in its original
shape of an OK, requires more strength
of wrist on the part of the carver than
would suffice to saw a twelve-inch log.
When at last the work of carving is
done, the delicate and difficult duty of
"helping" begins. There can be no
peace of mind for the man who helps
his family and his occasional guests to
any food except soup or oysters, both
of which can be accurately and fairly
divided. In the case of children he can
never give satisfaction. There is no
rule in this matter beyond that of giving
the chicken legs to the boys, which can
be followed. To ask people what part
of the chicken they prefer is simply
madness. Either everybody will tell
the truth and demand the best cut, in
which case all but one will be exasper-
ated by failing to have their wishes graf
flied, or everybody will reply "Any part, y
cit makes no difference" or words to
the same mendacious and aggravating
effect. OF course, when the man who
says 'It makes no difference" is helped
to anything but the breast, he becomes
the enemy of the carver for life, and
nothing can disabuse him of the I'M
preston that he has been wantonly in
suited It is far better to boldly help
people without making any pletense OF
consulting their wishes. They will then
regard the carver as rude and careless
host but they will acquit him of any
intention to press open insults ON his
guests.-Nea0 York Times.
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7,lss

"Mercy ON me p she gasped. "Why,
Mr.. Millington, only look There is
actually Sue with Col. Hanley's son feed
ing the pigs.
Mr. Wellington chuckled.
"Well, my dear, I don't see the harm
of it, if they like it. Though where she
could have picked him up can't i'm
agine"
leisurely crossed the orchard and the
lawn.
"Now, I'll introduce you to papa, :"
she said. "Only I don't know your
name"
"Oh, perhaps he knows it, and will
introduce me to you. Meantime, call
me anything you like"
So Sue walked straight up to her
father, and, putting her hand on his
shoulder said:
"Papa, I've had an awful fright. 1
was chased by a raging mad bull, and
my puppy ran away from me, and an
other with the very same name, saved
me; SO I've brought him home with me, -
nodding in an Introductory manner to-
ward the guest.
"Eh?" said papa, looking up; and
catching the expression of the two faces
before him, he fell into the humor, and,
as he rose, said, with wave Of his hand
toward the waiting tea-table. Every
well, my dear, we'll feed him.
So Mr.. Roland Hanley sat down to the
table with the family, and with an utter
absence of that unpleasant restraint
which Mrs Wellington had remarked in
his intercourse with Miss Radstock; and,
despite her vexation at Sue, the meal
passed off agreeably.
Of course this was not Mr.. Hanley's
last visit to the Millington's- course
there were frequent calls, with walks
and rides, in all of which he full
filed his promise of taking care of Sue
and when. at length, he asked the priv
ilege of taking care of her through life,
she did not say nay.
Lately, when Mr.. Hanley was boastins
that his wife had accepted him on theil
very first interview, by referring him tt
papa, Sue looked around and said:
"You were an impudent puppy tina
day, Rolla, as you are still.
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Rocking Stones.

Scattered over certain portions OF the
British Isles, and here and there In other
parts of the world, may be found masses
of detached rock, often of great size,
poised so nicely on a narrow base that
they move to and fro under very slight
pressure, and known In Great Britain by
the name of LOGAN" or Rocking"
stones. In some cases the action OF the
wind alone is sufficient to set them in
motion. Formerly these stones, from
their peculiar characteristics, were con-
sidered to be the work of human hands,
and were classed among "Druldlc re-
mains the common belief being that
they were connected with the religious
rites and ceremonies of the Drulds.
One of the absurd beliefs was that If a
supposed culprit was brought to rock
ing stone, his guilt or innocence would
be at once proclaimed-f guilty the
stone would vibrate on his approach by
unseen power; while, on the other hand,
his innocence would be proved by its
remaining stationary. An opposite be-
| ief-that the stone would crock at
the slightest touch of those pure at heart,
. but would withstand even q giants
power when .exerted by the guilty-is
thus well expressed by the poet Mason:
| ll.t Beyond yon huge
| And uuhewn sphere of living adamant
Which poised by magic rests its central weight
| On yoIder pointed rock firm as it seems
Such Is Its strange AMI virtuous property
\ Itmovcs ahsequious to the gentlest touch
| OF him whose hesrt is pure; but TO a traitor
! Though e. 'sn giants prowess nerved his arm,
1t stands fixed as Snowdon.
These beliefs, like many others con-
nected with the so called cromlechs and
other remains, are, however, exploded,
and it is now very generally agreed that
rocking stones are not works of art, but
the result of natural causes.
| J0at1adL.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07
ExtempOraneOus Utterances.

We see that at the school commence
ment a favorite selection is Ingersolls
''The past rises before me like a dream"
It is credited to his address to the SOL
diers at Indianapolis. The first time he
delivered it was in this city at the un-
yelling of the soldiers monument. sever
al years before the celebration at Indian
apolis was thought Of 1t was recog-
nized then as very fine effort, but the
celebration was local affair, and, al
though it was reported in the papers here
and the speech given pretty fully, it at
tracted no special attention and in a
short time was forgotten. When he de-
livered it in indianapolis some of the
Peoria people thought they recognized
their old friend, and they went to the
tiles of the papers, and there, sure
enough, was s'The past rises before me
like dream" in pretty much of its old
coloring. He had brushed it up some,
trimmed it down and made some verbal
changes; but to all intents and purposes
it was the same speech. Those who
listened to him in Indianapolis thought
it was the sudden inspiration of the mo-
ment. The fact of it is, the inspiration
of the moment is quite as likely to make
fool of man as it is to put him on his
mettle. A man does his best work when
he has the time to prepare it, and the
better he prepares the better he does it
as general thing. A friend of Inger-
soil in this city relates that four years
ago before he went to Cincinnati to
nominate Blaine, he went into Bob's
office one afternoon and found Ingersoll
walking the floor. As the other ap-
preached Bob turned around and said !:
sIike plumed knight he entered the
lists and tore the tongue of slander from
| the throat of treason" The friend did
not know what he meant, but when Bob
went to Cincinnati and nominated Blaine
he saw that even then he was coming
over in his mind what he should say.
| Those who saw him then fancied that he
went up in the heat of the moment and
uttered the first thing that came into
his head. The fact was that on the top
of all his study, the night before, E. G.
mgersoll, his brother, and r. 81. Whit
ing insisted that he should carefully
prepare himself. He sat down at table
in their room in the Burnett House.
There he wrote the speech that is now
historical, gathered up the sheets, read
them over and left them. The late John
7. Harper, who was present, put them
place by themselves, intending to
preserve them as a souvenir. While
they were gone to the convention, how
ever, the ubiquitous hired girl came into
the room and 'tput it to right, and car.
ried the papers away. This is about the
way with all extemporaneous speeches
although Bob is man who needs az
little preparation as any one.-Peori0
| Journal ..-
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What Sorts of Inyalids Had Better 10
to Colorado.

Persons suffering from any of the fol-
lowingdiseases will be greatly relieved,
if not permanently cured, by a soiourn
here, especially if they will subject
themselves to judicious medical treat
ment suitable to the climate and their
changed condition. The iron and soda
springs at Manitou, five miles distant,
with which there is almost hourly COM
munication by rail and coach, will
prove reliable adjuncts in the good
work
General debility, nervous or other
wise, arising from malarial causes or
overwork, mental or physical.
Consumption in its earlier stages dis
eases of the liver. stomach, spleen, blad-
der, and of an uterine nature. Bronchi-
tbs and asthma, organic and functional
scrofula in all its protean forms, nasal
and pharyngeal catarrh, especially when
contracted in damp localities, and chron-
ic malaria poison and its many compli-
cations.
I know that bronchitis will be re-
| ieved, if not entirely cured. Have a
case in my own family. Mrs. G. had
been afflicted with it for several years
before we came here. Three months
residence has nearly entirely relieved
her.
l had determined to advise no one to
come here, either for health or fortune,
but the certainty of finding relief from
bronchitis and asthma is SO clearly man.
ifested in the case of Mrs. O. and others
that for once break my resolution, and
urge all persons afflicted with these dis
tempers to come. ,...
Insomnious persons will be greatly
benefited by this climate. I cannot
| give the reason. Some attribute it to
an unusual amount of ozone in the at
mosphere. I speak from personal ex-
perience on this subject In no other
land have I ever found sleep SO gentle,
SO sweet, and SO refreshing. The sleep
of adults is as profound and as calm as
that of infants, and there is no courting
of the charmer She comes unsought,
like a good angel, and spreads her
oblivious mantle over wearied soul and
body, and you know nothing till next
morning, when your first perception will
be the unspeakable glory of Cheyenne
as you gaze on its purple sides through
the chamber window. "a.
There is another class that may rely
on finding relief-the obese. If there
be any unhappy wight who desires tc
lose some of his avoirdupois, let him
come. One singular feature in ou
population is, there are no fat people
here. If the Prince of Wales had only
known this in his day, he would have
avoided Beau Brummers heartless in.
Guiry. People afflicted with consump
ton and Bright's disease in the advanced
stage, or laboring under organic disease
of the brain or heart, or nervous affec
ton depending on organic lesion, had
better remain away. O
In the case of consumption in an ad
vanced stage, however, this much car
be said: The patients pathway to the
tomb is smoothed by an almost utter ab
sence Of physical suffering. Death gen
orally ens,ies suddenly and withou
pain, life simply going out like candle
Letter from Colorado Springs. Col
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A Farmers Offset.

A shired man" who had been EN-
ployed on farm in this county for sew
eral months entered suit against his en-
ployer the other day for balance of wages,
amount, as he claimed, to $32. The suit
was on trial in Justice Alley yesterday,
and it looked at first as if the plaintiff
had a clear case. He gave dates and
figures in a straightforward way, ard
seemed very honest young man. When
the farmer took the stand he said:
81 claim an offset for that $32. No
man need sue me for what I honestly
owe."
"What is your offset?" asked the law
yer.
"He's an unbeliever."
''In what?"
''Why, in the bible" .
''What has that to do with your owing
him 1922"
eft has q heap to do with it. I had
six hands in my employ, and we were
rushing things when hired this man.
| He hadn't been with us two days when
| they stopped the reaper in the middle OF
! the forenoon to dispute about Daniel and
| the lions den, and in three days we had
regular knock down over the whale
swallowing Jonah. The man who run
the mower got to arguing about Samson
and drove over a stump and damaged the
machine to the tune of $1S, and the very
next day my boy broke his leg while
climbing fence to hear and see the row
which was started over the Children o.
Israel going through the Red Sea. Il
wasn't a week before my wife said SHE
didn't believe Elijah was fed by the
ravens, and hang me if didn't find my
self growing weak ON Noah and his flood
That's my offset, sir; and if he wa
worth anything I'd sue him for thou
sand dollars besides"
The court reserved his decision fo
twenty-four hours.-DetroH Free Press
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07

Ina British peerage list appear 498
names, Of which five date from the thir-
teenth century, five from the fourteenth
century, eleven from the fifteenth cent
ury, twenty from the sixteenth century,
sixty-seven from the seventeenth
century, ITO from the eighteenth cent
ury and 27I from the nineteenth century.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07
The Salad.

every gritty, this salad" said one
friend to another, when they We're dining
together; Don't you find it SOP"
"Gritty," repeated the other, gritty |
Why, l call it gravel path with only o
few weeds on it
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07

KING Louis Of Bavaria has contracted
mania of fondness for Bismarck, his
former animosity having passed away !;
but the other German sovereigns hate
the iron Chancellor as much as ever for
having wiped out their petty courts.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07
Dizzy Heights.

A French journal contains the follow
ing statement of the height of the differ
ent highest spires and monuments on
the globe r~
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07

The White House is going to have a
tile floor, imported from Stoke-on-T Trent,
England.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07

The umbrella as lightning-rod will
not probably come into general use.
But Gen. Fay, of Elizabeth, N. j., was
in Newark, during shower, and, while
passing in front of church that was
struck by lightning, the fluid burned
several holes in his umbrella, and ran
down the ribs, passing off without in
juring him. He exhibited the umbrella
to his friends, who found that its future
usefulness is greatly impaired until it
gets repaired.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07
Internal Revenue.

The following table shows the amount
of internal revenue collected during the
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07

THE hemlock forests of Canada are
being rapidly destroyed. The bark for
home consumption is 120, 900 cords, and
1O6,374 cords are exported annually.
that $50, 900 trees are cut, and that
fifteen years of the same destruction
will wipe the forests entirely out. To
check the demand, efforts will be made
at the next Parliament to impose an ex-
port duty Of 81 per cord.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-10-07

A COMPANY with capital of S25, 600, !.
900 has been formed in Paris to buy land
in Canada.
, 1880-05-22

mas nro deckeit ut III their fncry, na tslnl,
tylukeis, md nrtificlnl flowers, There ara
son,r renliv montl ,,nintinits III ii,o oii srhnni
in tlls Church. wtIci, sing11larly contrasts
with thu trtln,pcry Nrnlsnd them, mud are ycry
elective 1T the s!thanrf. sntt light In which
has ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WITH IT, /, !,'o!,ses M
hnng!llE on tho rocks, its clinrcE bnllt ~ q
pfo}cctsnE enalnSllcr, lts Gothic brlt!Ee VIZ! Q
.tamgHl9tr nt 9mtalis htid tle Giar!anf na llttle
winters i i the wsrid to i river III tho distance,
"iinfa s IT, loses loses ~ i,al,c: ,u., e,,.,.s,o,,. .
fho springs or pat!ttsosn. ING % l9Au t!llthcr
anx xery yt 1y IL m ta st xay 70 a, 1r'G a asao
lso over n hundred feet I'll, depth.
Inc pathway lends over focEs to
eMIha f1rst Ga Of pvfS @
ltar whlcl. tho Torrent CONES forth i. from It's
neyss 70 wnter n smiling Wiley. u, tue depths
o. Wl,,c1 i!, arc seen tfong the m,sts tS 1E, nor
tzoiini lines OF tho pla!ils OK Araguil* Y1Mse,
tanse. ns, iinmetlinte!y or descending these
dec!iyitles, tho Traveller must -, ,Sq,nmeilco
e!lhioing otleia higher stlil' lnls Is @ tho
niost ulsngrecnole p9ft ot INC !ontheS INC
conveys e. ~ ldea Of its stnepaess better than
nll NesGrlpt.ons. Here hfe Consistently seen,
aseten;!lll,g aIla saeseentling, m9ioiGefs, Will
tnetF lafBc, lsahuSbfip nlU!eSs [lclly calNlFl-
soieta, Jilsntitis, cnvelopra III
lnrEe malltles to protect them from the sun,
t0 ana from tho baths OF l'antlcos9. 70 form
"' 'oe"oA t41ts loc'''ItSt s"1 Hlus' ''''R'ie
VAST C1lNos'
VII, its clrclnlfcrefcn lrrrgn!arly ii!!ed VIII
gigantic scAts OF grant, raised one npoys the
uthort--s9mc III place, otlleIs III RUNS. IlleS1
aflse IN tlefs Tor hight pi htnf9 tiian @ aVoo
l1etffs irol VIC Daset an. aro lnii-lost IN tHo
Glolua anu covered VIII Hiio%. ~! this
Immense SURFACE Is entirely destitute OF
veketatlon, willie below, q little lnke, Or
al,aftef o. q iGagne II tlltat1eter, nus nh1l,t
tM0-tGirds OF tfie partcTfe ol the cifclls: Ih.s
iAKa y sanp'lGu w iour ;! Gnseasies failing
tuIhu!lnunsly from lilo hlEnfS anYfc, Illus
enhancing one or tho mast sublime, but
ir!KEht14Ily sati, aspGcts oile eau lniaElnc;
,lhe Est0p!islitNeltn coilslsts OF several
aarSe whase 1,,a noMses puit % on fne Water sue;
Mil all tAe pfofhelatie - col11llieu ~ har.
, 1880-05-22
nn,netl, will generally bo found valuable In

iln91ett, WILL Rcnpfnl]y b0 10Mnd VnluaDlc In
this Stato:
".For strong clayey, locss, and ricl, pra'rlo
cent. Miner Charles Downing. Duchess,
Windsor, Chief, Cumberland Triumph,
Sliarp!css, .Chnmpi1l,, Capt. Inc}s, Duncan,
Continental. Seth 1loytlcn, 0seat American,
prnuty.
"Fur sanuly.loam soils, nenr market md
honle-mse: Crescent, Charles Downing, Wind
sur Chief, Duchess, Black Defnnce {hume-
llse), Centennial Fnyorit, Minor, Kentucky,
Shafptess, Cinderella, Champion, Crystal
City, Capt. JACK, Col. Cheney, Seth Doyden,
C0WinK's SeetllinE.
For distnlt market: Shnrplcss Capt
.Inck. Cllnrles Downing, Wilson, Continental,
IrONty, Miner.
!" F6r high cultivation in hits or. single
rows, for hone-Nse and for fancy berries: j:
Sharp!ess. Great American, Crescent, Seth
ls0ufeil, Miner, Monarch OF tho West, Essex
l}enuty, Centennial FAy0rit.
"Tlterc NrD other varieties which produce
large, fine fruit, and have higlt local reputa-
t1on.'s
STRAWBERRIES IN THIS afAnKET
nrc now selling Mt 10 to Il cents (rctatl) per
qlart,-so cheAp that. eyarybody cari eat
strawberries, md everybody Il eating them.
1t Is simply astounding to sec tho nuiiber. Of
car -oMtls OF tl,s fruit TINT reach this market
nlil arG consumed anily. o. l.. Il.
, 1880-05-22
RADVAY'S REGULATING RlLlSl

Rerfsct Furxative Soothing Arersen.s.
Without Pain, Always Rsatahls sas
Natural In thelr Operation.
4 TE0ETABLE SUBSTITUTE f0l cALoa1E ..
Perfectly tasteless, elegantly cGatea .s n.dd Ia
twcet gum, purxo regulate, purify e'e"''''
nW1Ys lar1s, for tho cure of ali assGs1Sal. isa.
OF tho stomach, LfYcr, lloweis Kianoyts,, yts,,a,ion,
dor, NVrYous Diseases Hoadachot Cs;sa! a..ss
Costivenesa Indigeslou, Dyspepsia,, rles' aud
Fever, lntlamniation q re noWWfis 1f WisnerI War.
Fnntcd to efeut perfect cure. fuLsH f1 X itteto-
bte containing no mercury. m1hess1s' " '>'
'ese ubserye tho following symptoms resu,s. nan.
inE from Dsesses Of the digestive orEe1,s; ,s. ID
th9 Hcad, AoiIisy of the Ht1tnacn.. . ESsiht EWSsirht
Heartburn, Disgust Of Fuod Fn!!!ss ssjukirt9 Os
Il tAe Stomach. s2ar .rs Hnatim1 or Suffering
Tisi, pots seSa or Wcsa " .sto!s tbs sxh PFyft
aud Dull patn II tho. Head. penclehESyJ EJss - psin
spirntion, Ys1iown9as 9f tho sE,n at1 Eushss Vt
4 few Ioses Of RADwAx's Pitt4! t!.s',41,ars Wn1 s'
esetutn from all the above- nat1oa u'so'e
Price, W Cents Psr 0se* oue
We repeat TINT the render must s1ssasos Gonss "a
hooss and papers on thS e. ~ smp!sS' Sa '1taueIs
asBalss asss& Itste."
"liadaeaY On Irritable UFes"rot
"Rad.ruy on Soraft4ias" ....of d.
and o.hsty relating to difforont classes "
cases. soLD BIZ pAUools1a.
READ "FALSE AND TAUEso n
8sssd q Sse$sr stas,p n R4DleAI ~ wv"
~ Irayrss, osr. GA.srea-ss.. Sss7 1e1M M..rrs
m Iatosusaoa rsgtb saQasanas VII
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