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ETHFLBERT NJ. LOW

Ethelbert M. Low, oldest son of Josiah O.
Low and nephew OF A. A. Low. died In Philadelphia
FRIDAY of malaria and dyspepsia. Mt Low was thirty
two years old He was active worker the Repub
Lean party and aided In the formation OF the Young RIO.
publican Club He was partner IN the firm OF 4. A.
Low Il Brothers. OF Burling-slip.
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~ f~1''-' ~
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JAMES RORR

CINCINNATI, July 30.--,Jamos Robb died at
his residence I'm Cheviot this morning the age OF sixty
eight years He had lived several years in secnson
AT one time he was banker In Cuba and WA at the
head OF the banking system of tho Cuban Government
Later he was engaged In banking business In NewYork
Alton Railroad. -o 1890
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NUISANCES ENOUGH

TO the Eaator Of The Tribune
SIR: In your excellent paper / read /:
"There seems to be general desire for Conklng to 20
West and grow up with the country" Now we beg OF
you not to send him here. We find high water drouth
grasshoppors bad enough. GRoR0E l.. BAILEY.
Toledo, IOicd,, July %, 1881.
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Martin Cunningham, twenty-five years old,
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quarrel In Washington Park at Sixty
segenth-st. and Avenue A, ut midnight. was shot
in the left side and dangerously wounded, by q
pistol fred by Thomas McCone, alias Iowa Cuss' OF
Twcnty-firstst. and Avenue-A The wounded man twas
taken to the st. Vincent Hospital.
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THE FIRST NEW TEXAS COTTON.

New ORLEANS, July 30.-The first bale of
cotton received here to-day from Texas, con-
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mdding wvs sold at action Charles Hansen for l6e
cents pound II viii be shipped by steamer drec;
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Thursday morning. died In the Alexa Hospital In thu
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R0BERTs BROS.

=, Baby Rae Her Adventures ana Misadyentures. Hes
Friends and Enemies 81
Blessed saint Certainty. BY the author OF Majesty
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF NETWORK. .....JULY 80 1881
ARRIVED
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SoVcrsA MEMOIRS OF tho administration arc strongly
IN favor or radical change in the method OF select
ing persons to fill appOintivo Offices and clerkships
a plan which is regarded with considerable favor,
is briefly az follows:
Fsrst-Provide by law that in all cases rs now in
appointments for the Treasury Department., all civil
appointments shall be distributed among the several
States and Territories and the District of Columbia
III proportion to tho population, and require that
every appOintee shall DO u citizen resident of the
State from which he is appointed.
SecondEstablish in each State board of Civil
at the capital or some other central and convenient
place, for the purpose of examining into the ability,
character ard other qualifications of persons who
may desire to enter the public service.
1hfrd-Require by law that every person APP
pointed to civil Office clerkship shall pass
animation by the board in the State of which he is
citizen, or IN which he resides, before his case is
taken into consideration by tho appointing nomi.
mating officer.
OF, course this is only tho merest outline
clined to favor it speak of exceptions and modica-
lions which they would desire to have embraced In
any law that might be enacted.
this plan are First that it would remove at once
from Washington n horde Of hungry, incompetent
applicants for Office whose only merit is their per
tho President, Cabinet officers and bureau
officers as well Senators and Representatives OF
burden of importantly which seriously interferes
and does much to demoraiizo the public service.
Second it would prevent the entrance into the pub
lie service of persons who claim to DO citizens
w OF TS 1' that wdn Do %ueG E'a to
as growing evi-tho employment in DIFF
ton of three, four, five and sometimes half dozen
members OF the same family Fourth, il would re-
suit in increased efficiency Of tho public service,
f thy ds nc without
their own States, and because local boards would
~ able to form better iudgment respecting the
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17
The Ta'ue OF Mental Tension.

A certain degree of tension is indis-
pensable to the easy and healthful dis
charge of mental functions. Like the
national instrument of Scotland, the
mind droncs wofully and will discourse
most dolorous music, unless an expan-
sive and resilient force within supplies
the basis OF quickly responsive action.
No good, great or enduring work can
be safely accomplished by brain force
without a reserve of strength sufficient
to give buoyancy to the exercise, and,
if l may SO say, rhythm to the opera
tions OF the mind. Working at high
pressure may be bad. but working at
low-pressure is incomparably worse.
AS matter of exper ence, a sense OF
WEAKNESS commonly precedes collapse
from ..overwork;" not mere bodily or
nervous fatigue, but more or less con-
scious d staste for the business in hand.
or perhaps for some other subject OF
thought or anxiety which obtrudes
burden that breaks the back. Thor
oughly agreeable employment, how
ever engrossing, stimulates the recu-
peratve faculty while it taxes the
strength, and the supply of nerve-force
seldom falls short OF the demand. When
a feeling of disgust or WEAKNESS is not
experienced, this may be because the
compelling sense of duty has crushed
self out of thought. Nevertheless, il
the will is not pleasurably excited, If
it rules like a martinez without affec-
ton or interest, there is no verUe. and,
like a complex piece of machinery
working with friction and heated bear.
ings, the mind wears itself away and Q
breakdown ensues.-Dr. j. Mortimer
Granville. in Popular Science Monthly.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

An Englishman recently in the
Unites States was struck by seeing how
large a number of Americans were what
he calls "teeth-talkers." "They used
their their teeth like q piano, and the
pretty accents seemed to run along the
rows. English women generally talk
with their lips, which is very entieine,
but the American method has its win
ming ways with it,"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

A party of Northern men visiting
Virginia bought poor, worn-out, de-
serted farm in Amelia County, and be-
gan prospecting for gold. They washed
spots on the land, brought their findings
home for examination, and soon re-
turned properly prepared for digging.
They are said to be taking out almost
fabulous quantities of gold.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17
Edward Bcrrav. of Sheldon. lows.

-EdWard Bcrray, OF Sheldon, Iowa,
and Mrs. Eliza McFarlan, of Hamden,
many years ago were engaged and the
day appointed for the wedding. Her
parents opposed the match strongly,
and it was broken off. He went West
and was afterward married, and became
the father of five sons and two daueh-
ters. She married, and was the mother
of five daughters and two sons. He
finally became a widower and she a
widow, and in a recent visit to Hamden
by Mr.. Berray the acquaintance was re-
newed, and they were married forty
years to day from the one first set.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

A farmer at Port Rouge, near Que
bee, lighted fire under balky horse.
The horse stood it until overcome by the
heat: when he lay down on the pile and
was burned to death.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

"A tailor in New Jersey who had q
case in court lately undertook to bribe
the Judge by pretending to him that
there was q wager regarding his size,
and, after measuring him, leaving at
his house q vest which was an exact fit
But it didn't work. and the ingenious
tailor was openly reprimanded in court
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

The steamers started ON the Grand
Canal of Venice by the enterprise Of
French Company are not. it seems, at
tracing much custom. All well-to-do
Venetians have gondolas of their own,
and the steam craft carry at each trip
only poor half dozen of Austrian
priests, tourists and other despicable
folk
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17
Legal Notice.

Martha NJ. Gross, whose place of residence, 10
unknown, Is hereby notified that Calvin Gross of
the County of Perry and State of Ohio, did, ON the
2eth, day Of september A. ID. 1881. file his petit
tiop in the office OF the Clerk of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, within and for sail County of Perry.
Ohio, Charging the said Martha NJ. Gross with
adultery; and asking that be may be divorced from
the said Martha NJ. Gross. Which said petition
will stand for hearing at the next teyEl 81 said
Court, holden in said County OF Perry Ohio,
CALVIN GROSS.
By VIII. L. Fipas, jr., his Attorney.
October 9th, lSSl-So u, CIV.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

Christian TX. of Denmark is about
to visit Russia, Germany and France.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

"A butcher in Somerset County. Pa. 4.
has not tasted meat of any kind in fifty
years.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

- - Watches et White metal Hunting Case
VbtY s. limitation soisnlds sa. Cheapest and beat
A for speculative Valuable cat
THOMSON c0.. 3s NsssauS S New York
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Tti; <alea HEss s,rrEes CO..

- .lr.ngly recommend to mothers Prof.
fIrkc': = ;ifcasaHt Worm syrup. II
rails is 30 take. and after -Physo required
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

PERCEVAL LOWELL,
Genera Passenger Agent, Chicago.
T. J. POTTER,
General Manager, Chicago.
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REYOLuTION IN POLITICS.

a 20 Eis9ueos and Rtnsing Greenbaek
speech by the Rev. q. y. Deyo- an
Oia-'rtme ReP" The Oid-Psr-
~ scales Fell rrors ISIS Eyes and He
Beheld ts~ Greeu back Light.-A New
Ws eruis in the kieid OF Workers
" lao 10 q whole Host I'm Himself.
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C9qnty
following
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

expand or contract its currency and issue
paper can take away this power and issue
its own currency. Loud applause. 1t
may be that do not understand this sys-
tenn of finance. You know am preacher,
and preachers are not supposed to know
very mach about money Laughter l-only
this, that they must he very saving Of what
little they get now and then; tlaugh:er1
but believe 1 know this much, that the
proprietor of an establishment has more
power than his agent. lApplause. II
Uncle sam In the chap who owns and con-
tsols the concern 1t seems to me he can run
the business more economically himself; as
long As he Is in debt SO much, he had better
do II. ICries OF yes, yes IL this agent Is
q swindier ami . fraud ne had better dis
miss him at once. Congressman Burrows
these National Bank fellows" and believe
be told the truth- Laughter. They have
got the upper hand of the Old Gent. They
| are doing Just what he can do himself, and
| BY the legislative action OF some members
OF bis family, they have a gold plum fast;
| ened on both ends OF the crank. Laughter. ]
Therefore, the National party declares for
| the abolition Of the National Banks, or the
system upon which they are founded. lap
| plause.l They do this for one reason, that
Republican and Democratic parties, both
favor this National Banking system, and
yet once In great while, their consciences
are awakened for brief period, and they
realize we have an enormous debt upon
us, and To appease The wrath Of the honest
people. who believe In paying their debt.
a. fast as possible, they 10 10 work and
publish statement to show ''how rapid
Is" (r) they are paying of this indebted.
ness. They pay SO much interest on tn,
original note and cali IL paying OF the debt
Docs anybody suppose these monev shark
who hold the bonds Of the Goverpmen
want these bonds cancelled? No; they
prefer perpetual refunding. Their sue
cess In this warfare Of capital against labe
dspends upon the perpetual indebtness o
this 6evers,nsnk And they prefer eondss
troIied by ,apsisiist. [ChsAD.] Tlns ID .
] watchword vf the leaders, both "Stdwarts'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15

tiEued. II took an oath that as long as
| could look through the hind sights of
a rifle, I'd kill every Sioux Indian |
got chance to shoot a.. | went back
there afterward and sat down to a
table to eat, and somebody says,
That's Comanche Bill. Another
man said he didn't blame the Indians
for What they done that day. | jumped
over the table and scalped that fellow,
and I'd do it again to-day if anybody
commenced to make such another
talk"
1t seems strange that when Bill S
special aversion was the Sioux Indian,
hs. should have won the soubriquet Of
Z" Comanche Bill" but such is the
name he has gone by for years. "It's
only a nickname" said Bill, 81 got
1t down in the Comanche country
when Sioux were scarce, and | have to
have something to practice on"
VIII" gave you that name p
I" Matt Spencer. chief of band of
rangers, in '54." Kansas City Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15
Il NOCTURNAL COW.

The prevailing COW for this season
seems II te seal brown COW with 4
stub tail; which is arranged as night
key. She wears it banged. The other
day had Just planted my cslluloid
radishes, and irrigated my royal Ben
gal turniPs, and sown my hunting:case
summer squashes: That night the
blow fell. The queen of night was
high In the blue vault Of heaven so:
toos the twinkling stars. All nature
was hushed to repose. l heard 4
stealthy step near the conservatory
and | arose. 1t was a lovely sight. At
the head of the procession was a seal
brown creature with a tail like the
handle OF pump: That was the COW.
Following at rapid gait was a be-
wi'ching picture Of alabaster limbs and
gothic joints and Wams,itta muslin
nlgtl: robe. That was the writer. By
and by there was a crash, and the seal
brown COW went home, carrying the
garden gate with her as sort of keep.
sake. She had plenty of garden gates
at home IN her collection. but she lad
none Of that particular pattern: The
writer of these lines then carefully
brushed The sand off his feet with a
plllowtsham and retired to rest. The
next morning | went out to feed nv
royal, scll-acting hen, and | found
this same COW wedged into the hen
coop. l secured a large picket from
the fence and took my coat off and
breathed in a fall breath. d,d not
wan; to kill her; simply wanted I'd
make her wish she had died of men1-
branous Group when she was young. I
brought down the picket with con-
densed strength; and esgerness, and
wrath; of two long, suffering years. 1t
struck the corner Of the hen house.
There was deafening crash, and theh
a'Nw's still, save the low, ripping
laugh of the COW, as she stood in the
alley and encouraged me as l nailed
up the hen house again. Looking
back over my hole life, it seems to ma
that it is ttrewn with nothing but the
rugged ruins Of my busted anticipa:
tlons.-Romeyaxg.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15

Gouls's start in the tannery bust
ness up in Delaware county was with
man Of considerable note in the
ncighborhood - Col Pratt. The
Colonel had been IN congress, and
was in the habit of making speeches
in the district. He had great
opinion of himself, and was known
through all the backwoods Of this sec
ton, which; fy tie Nay; was all back
woods then. But; though he had
been in congress and would come out
pretty strong on the stump, he was not
"a - literary feller," BY any
means. On one occasion he was no
tilted some time ahead that ne would
have chance to speak at a ratifca-
tion meeting. "All right" said
Pratt; OH give 'em something good
this time Calling Gould, then
only stripping, into his office, he
asked him if he thought he could get
up political speech. Gould
reflected a moment and said he be-
lieved he could. "Then 60 ahead"
said Pratt, "and I'll make it all
right" He then gave Gould the
main points that he wanted him to
cover. Gould went on with his work
at the tannery, and sat up late at
night over the speech At the end of
week he brought the speech to Pratt
and read it to him in his Office. The
congressman and boss tanner Of the
district fairly danced about his Office.
as Goi1d went on with his speech, SO
we'll pleased was he, and when the
feading was done he made out check
for 500 and handed it to the future
millionaire and master of railroad
manipulations. .-Ha,1toya Times.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15

NJ. de Lesseps' great ship canal
across the isthumus at Panama is pro-
crossing very slowly and the engineers
and workmer are talking seriously Of
abandoning the undertaking, while
Eads' proposed snip railway in the
same region IS meeting with much in
creased favor, and is thought to be
the more practical Of the two schcnhiisssS
for conveying ships and csrgoes across
thc neck of land connecting tie two
great countries of North and South
America,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15

Answering d question as to what
laws miners have the privilege Of
making for themselves, the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office
answers: In reply to your communi-
cation | have to state that the mining
laws Of the United States provide that
the locator Of lode, Or mining claim
must make the annual expenditures
necessary for the maintenance of the
possessory title, at any time within
one year from the first of January
next, succeeding the date Of location !;
:nd the miners of a mining district,
have no authority to make any rnle
conflicting with this provision Of law
If the mining laws Of your district re-
quire that $50 shall be expended with
in 60 days after location, such pro-
vision is wholly without force. Sup
pose a location to have been made
July I, 1886, the 500 worth Of ex-
penditure is required by United States
law, to be made between the first day
of January, 1880, and the 31st day OF
December, 1881, and the expenditures
made prior to this period, viz: with
in sixty days after location would
not be in conformity with the pro-
visions of said law.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15

Ten cents is the average price for
stopping runaway horse in Central
Park and saving the lives Of 4 nil
honaire's family.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15

|" The fafessOl Burns is in perfect
keeping with his life, and is one he
barely escaped here, at Deming and
other places, If report is correct. He
was a giant in frame and very ready
with his GIN. He was born In Buffa-
10, N. Y, and was in the 59th year of
his age, and followed the business Of
stone-cutter for some years. In 1861
he removed to Chicago and followed
his trade for several years, and. sailed
on the lakes as second mate of YES
sci for several years. He came. to
Leadville in 1879. Ed. Burns called
himself sporting man; but he was
not recognized by the fraternity fur
ther than ne was able to enforce re-
cognition. He was regarded as a bully
and dead beat, and it is noticeable
fact that nobody in the city has a
good word to say of him upon learn
ing of his death"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-15
BIG ED. BURNS.

Big Ed. Burns, once well-known in
Leadv!ile as a dangerous desperate,
was lynched on the night of Angus,
28, at Tombstone, Arizona. The in
formation Is authentic, having been
received by Mr.. John Morgan of the
Clarendon club rooms, Leadville, in
personal letter written by one who
had witnessed the "manner of his
taking off. Big Ed. had shot a dep
uty sheriff; and the citizens of the
place promptly took him out and
hanged him:
Big Burns was noted character in
the early days of teadville. When,
in the spring of 1850, Frodsham and
Stewart were lynched at that place,
the name Of Ed. Burns appeared,
among many Others, upon Frodsham's S
back. Final - be was compelled to
Nee the city nee that time he has
been x1aa desperate in Texas
ard & he met his fate in
Eo.hl nAAu xshange- -He
!: y