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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
A Jury of One.

ALTHOUGH it is almost the roiversa!
custom in tho t-it2, OF jury cases Iii The
State Courts to follow the old beaten
track of leaving the case to the arbitra-
ton of s'twelve good men and true,"
this course is not always followed. 1t
not infrequently happens that through
the illness of juror or from some other
cause trial is had before the remaining
eleven jurors. Very rarely, however, is
a Jury narrowed down to a single i'r0-,
as was the case III d Trial the other day
before Judge Van Brunt, of the Court of
Common Pleas. In 1877 number of
clerks were dismissed from the Fire De-
partment A final determination of the
Court of Appeals, at which tribunal the
cases were finally heard, decided that
the employees in question had been i'm
properly removed from their respective
positions and that they must be restored
to their desks. During the litigation the
discharged clerks were out of employ
ment for six months. Suits were brought
for their salaries against the city, as they
were unable to find other employment
from the time they were dismissed until
tried yesterday before Judge Van Brunt
ana one juror Dy consent OF counsel. blr.
Boswell d. Hatch appeared as counsel
for the plaintiffs, and Messrs. f. H. La
combe and Cole for the city. The one
juror heroically gave his verdict for the
plaintiffs, as instructed by Judge Van
Brunt. 1t was not considered necessary
for one juror to retire-to the jury-room
to deliberate.
GA jury of one," remarked lawyer.
''has one advantage-it can't disagree. u
"And it is a great saving in the way
of jury fees,'' another said. 'sThe only
wonder is that such trials are not more
frequent"
81 guess it is not generally known
that this can be done," observed yet an.
other.-N. Y. Herald. -
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
God i'm Little Things.


IT has been said, and l will repeat
it, ''God is greatin great things, but He
is very great in little things l will
illustrate this by an incident which oc-
Cured 10 the room of relative, during
a Scripture reading. There was a
beautiful engraving on the wall of the
Matterhorn Mountain. We were re-
marking that the wondrous works of
God were not only shown in those lofty
snow-clad mountains, but also in the
tiny moses found in their crevices. A
friend present said. eyes, was with a
party at the Matterhorn. and, while we
were admiring the sublimity of the
scene, a gentleman of the company
produced a pockt microscope, and, hav-
ingcaught a tiny fly. placed it under the
glass. He reminded us that the legs of
the household fly in England were
naked, then called our attention to the
legs of this little fly, which were thickly
covered with hair thus showing that
the same God who made these lofty
mountains rise attended to the comfort
of the tiniest of His creatures, even
providing socks and mittens for the
little flies whose home these mountain:
were.-T. Neobery.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
The Health and Lives Of Miners.

We notice by our Columbus exchanges
that Hon. II. c. Greiner has amended
section 301 Revised Statutes. The amend
ment In substance provides for the ness-
ur.ment Of air (by air instrument known to
mineral TO ascertain the condition Of the
mines as regard the poisonous gasses that
naturally accumulate in all mines, such rs
ere damps, carbolic acid gass and other
delsterious gssses. The bill provides that
Q measurement must be taken every week
by the mining boss, and every month q re
port sent TO the state Mine Inspector on
blanks furnished by him.
The Pittsburg Labor Tribune speaks in
the highest terms Of this bill, and in con
junction with Suilivans Senate bill, will
be everything the miner desires in this re-
spsct, involving only a slight additional
duty for Ihe mining bo.s and state mine
inspector
We notice alao bill has been introdu-
ced by Mr.. Greinsr Offering a reward OF
6fty cents for every hawk killed, which is
10 be paid out Of The surplus dog tsx
fund. This will give better chance for
the quail. chickens rabbits. and small in
sect eating birds.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
Interest the Same as Robbery.

We were asked to-day by sincere
advocate of the interest-service-
theory, how we could support the above
proposition, as no man would lend his
money without interest.
Our answer Is: Money is the title
deed to public wealth, created for
public good by human labor. 1t is no
mans Individual property, it belongs to
the body polite. 1t is not, and cannot,
be issued by the Government to repre-
sent the private wealth OF individuals,
nor can 1t be issued by individuals them
selves TO represent their private wealth,
but it must be issued by the Govern
ment to represent that labor which
has been expended in constructing
public improvements and attending to
and caring for the Nations affairs
Now, the money so issued, be it of gold
silver, paper, or cowrey shells, repre-.
sents the cost of our public wealth
The Government, then, by making it ,
full legal tender, gives it the debt-pay
ing power, and by making il receivable
for taxes gives it a purchasing powel
from those who have taxes to pay.
Endowed with these properties tn,
producer uses it as the medium for ex
changing his products for the labor O
products of some other laborer.
II sell my labor or the product o
my labor, l am not paid until receiv
an equivalent In another's labor. Nov
money Is not a product of labor as man
O counterfeiter has learned, therefor
it is an utter impossibility to rende
an equivalent in money for labor; tina
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
The Grand Climax.

IL will be reached on the fourth, and the
committee and the Baltimore & Ohio
working hand In hand to make Il the big
gest thing ever known.
The general committee in charge of the
Inauguration ceremonies at Washington
grows more snierprising and energetic ev-
cry day, and BY the time the fourth roll
round the result Of their most active and
intelligent labors will show itself in the
grandest military and civic display ever
known in this country. Plans for the ma
ny decorations have been fully agreed up-
on. and with the material now In hand are
progressing very rapidly. The Baltimore
& Ohio having the only direct route from
Chicsgo and the West 70 Washington, the
company has very ssnsibly prepared for a
very large increase in its business. To
meet the demands, the equipment has beer
most iiberally added to. The company
has received its full c. mpliment Of the
m.gnifosus sleepers constructed especiall,
for the Baltimore & Ohio, and this, toeeth,
or with its excellent dining esrs, and III
new and spacious day coaches and fast tims
schedule. 10 10 prepared to accommodat,
any number Of people and afford every pos.
sible satisfaction. The tickets which vii
be sold at very low 6gurss for the round
trip, will bs good going from the first Il
the third inclusive. and returning up .c
snd including the night Of the seventh.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

The Richards Bill for the relief Of
Teachers, which has passed che senate.
provides that certificates may be renewed
TO experienced instructors without their
being subject 10 reexamina Jon. The bill
10 an act OF the merest justice to faithful
teachers. The House has not yet passed
the bill, but il can not be doubted that
they will do 10. The need of it is 80
plain that certainly not q member will re-
fuse assent. II passed nov, IL will be JUS,
passed in time to make several thousand
teachers happy.
The substance Of the bill is that each per-
son Supplying far a certificate shall pay fifty
cents. The Board may grant certificates
for 2, 3. 5 and 10 years, and If the appii-
cant shall have taught for Eve )ears con-
secutivsly In one place he shall be entitled
to certificate for five years, and il q
teacher has had fifteen years ex, erience
and has taught for ten years consecutively
in the same place, he shall be entitled to q
certificate for ten year,, and such certi6
Gates iseued for eve and ten years, on &C
count Of consecutive years Of teaching ant
experience, shall be renewable without re-
examination at the discretion af the Ex
amining Board. and upon the production
Of satisfactory evidence that . person 4
whom certificate has been issued 10 inef
hcient, or guilty Of immoral or fmprope
conduct the Board may revoke the certifi
cate and discharge the teacher.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
.sBlack Trackers'' in Australia.

The settlers of Victoria are SO much
vexed by bush rangers, who invariably
disappear when they are wanted"
that they have sent to Queensland for
. black trackers" That it should be
necessary to go to Queensland to find
blacks in possession of these faculties
says not very much, perhaps, for our
success in keeping the aboriginal alive.
In England people may be inclined to
rank the belief in the savage power OF
tracking with the belief in the hazel
wand of the treasure-seeker or the ex-
plorer for wells. The cleverness of the
wild hunter is supposed to exist only in
Coopers novels. In Australia it is
very well known, by experience, that
the blacks will recognize the tracks OF
a man they have not seen for years,
and will hunt it over tracks of bush
where the white man is lost. The great
story of the sleuth hound qualities of
the Murri is, unfortunately, mixed up
with ghost. In the eyes of science,
and perhaps of common sense, it is,
therefore, a record of hallucination.
The tale, however, has often been
repeated, and perhaps never con-
| tradicted, that drunken old squatter,
returning from market, saw sitting on
gate man who had lately left his
station and the colony for England.
The squatter's wife refused, of course,
| to believe that man who was in En-
gland could be sitting on an Australian
gate; but the squatter, after another
interview with the figure, consulted the
local magistrates. They sent BLACK
tracker" to inspect the spot, and his
proceedings were not uninteresting
He first detected some minute spots ol
blood on the top rail of the gate. He
then walked to neighboring pond
threw himself fiat on the ground, and
watched the surface of the water. Aft
few minutes he arose, and said:
s'You find White fellow thereP'
The pond was dragged, and the body
of white fellow was discovered in al
advanced state of decomposition-
which had made itself apparent to the
keen sense of the black fellow. W.
need not 90 further into story of com
monplace murder and clever conceal
ment. Some points in the tale may no
satisfy the skeptic, but it proves th'
strength of colonial belief in ''blacl
trackers. "
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
How He Put Up the Stove.

A SHORT time ago an English emf
grant family arrived in -, and
being destitute of everything, q few
kind people gave them sundry
articles to help them to go to house
keeping, and among other things a
stove. The donor forgot, however, TO
send along the necessary pipe. The
day being very cold, the first thing
which the father of the wandering flock
turned his attention to was the making
of fire. With grateful eyes he sur.
veyed the stove (the first he had ever
SEEM and then glancing at the stove
pipe hole in the chimney, which was
about two feet from the ceiling, Won
dered how the smoke could get up and
out of that small hole. His eyes soon
rested upon some hooks in the ceiling,
which q former tenant had used for dry
ing apples thereon, and he naturally
came to the conclusion that they were
intended to hang the stove upon. There
was no time to be lost, and so with the
aid of chairs and table, and a good deal
of exertiOn, the able-bodied man lifted
the stove up SO that the stove pipe hole,
which happened to be at the side of the
stove, rested nicely in the hole in the
chimney, while his better half lashed it
to the aforementioned hooks with rope
which came around their scanty lug
gage. After everything was secure the
patient housewife fastened to prepare
some wood wherewith to make fire,
while the perspiring father was design
ing in his perplexed mind some kind of
scaffold whereon his wife could stand
to cook the frugal meal. But his ideas
were overthrown by the sudden appear
ance of the donor of the stove, bearing
the forgotten pipe. An explanation was
in order, and after hearty laugh, the
bewildered Englishman was thoroughly
initiated into the mysteries of the Amer
lean way Of putting up stoves.--Chatham
(Ont.) Tribune.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

money must be exchanged before I am
paid, consequently money is not, and
can never become, the absolute prop
erty OF an individual, and the
capitalist who through the ignorance
and cupidity of legislators can +" corner"
il, and have laws enacted whereby they
can loan it out at interest, making the
borrower pay toll upon the public high
way for Transporting the ideal values of
the Nation, is, we proclaim it boldly, a
legalized highwayman, and the tribute,
called interest, paid to him is robbery.
The person robbed by highwayman
delivers against his will; so does the
interest payer Wisconsin Sentinel.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
To Wool Growers.

The Board Of County Commissioners
having been frequently called upon to sx-
plain the Law governing said Board in ms
king allowances for sheep killed BY dogs.
ID was thought the publication OF q section
OF the Law npou this subject would give ali
the informa .iob required
SEC. s. Tha, any person whom may be
damaged by the killing or injurinR
sheep, may present a detailed account Of
the injury done, with the damage claimed
therefore, to the county commissioners Of
the county wherein such sheep were killed
or injured, at come regular session within
one year thereafter, and shall make to ap-
pear to the satisfaction Of said commits
sioners, upon parol testimony of least two
other persons. being freeholders Of the
neishborhood where the injury was done,
that the same is just and reasonable; he
shall make affidavit to his claim, and th~t
such injury was not caused in whole or in
part by any dog kept or harborsd by the
owner Of snch sheep. and that such owner
does not know whose dog or dogs commits
ted such injury, or IL known, and such &C.
count reduced to Judgment, II could not be
collected on execution. Said commission
ere shall hear said accounts in the order oi
fling, and may allow the same or such
parts thereof as they may deem right. II
such account is correct and just, they
shall order the payment thereof out o
said fund. II such fund shall be insult.
cient to pay all such claims allowed ir
full. they shall be paid pro rata; and il, af
ter paying all such claims at any session
there should remain more than one thou
sand dollars Of such fund, the excess shal
be transferred tn the school fund and uset
for the benefit Of the common schools il
such county. t H...al.-
II will be observed that the Board cal
allow claim ss presented 10 full, (if prov
en- or such parts thereof as they ma,
deem right. Therefore in order to arriv
At q uniform value upon which to max
such allowance, the Board will not sllo'
any claim hereafter for more than the av
erage value Of such sheep upon the Ia
duplicate Of the year in which such shee
was killed. att.| |Lf ono
BY order Of Board Of Commissioners.
ORRIN THAcKER, Co. Audiio
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
Religious Reading.
IN THAT BRIGHT HOME FUR
TIER ON

HATH thine heart grown very weary?
Do the tired hands long for rest?
Are the temples hot and throbbing!
And the lips together pressed?
Very heavy seem tiny burdens?
Strength to lift them almost gone?
Bear up still a little longer,
There is sweet rest further on
Have thy brightest hopes been shattered:
Hast thou suffered bitter wrong
Hath the wailing sob of anguish
Hushed upon thy lips the songf
Hath tiny priceless love been shglted!
Is each fond assurance gone!
Lethe comes for every heartache.
Bright Joys wait thee further on.
Is il hard TO be submissive?
Doth the proud soul chafe and cry,
And hot tears fall ali unheeded,
When no one but God is nigh!
Even vet are broken heart-strings
Quive ing with music gone?
Murmurnot. They ii catch the cadence
OF the lost strains further on
Soon the pulse will cease its beating;
Eyes no longer shed a tear: ...-
Hands. grown weary, rest meath daisies;
Nothing but grave left here.
But when come no nights OF anguish;
When no days of sorrow dawn;
Longings all shall find fruition
In that bright home further on.
y. Alice DdnleT, N Chicago STANDARD.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
How to Make and Use Glue.

A WRITER in the Furniture Gazette
gives some practical hints on glue and
glueing. His method of making the
common cement is as follows: Break
the glue into small pieces, put it into
an iron kettle, cover the glue with wa
ter, and allow it to soak twelve hours;
after soaking. boil until done. Then
pour it into an air-tight box; leave the
cover off until cold, then cover up tight.
As glue is required, cut out a portion
and melt it in the usual way. Expose
no more of the made glue to the atmos-
phere for any length of time than is
necessary, as the atmosphere is very
destructive to made glue. He adds:
All the glue as received from the factory
requires the addition of water before it
will melt properly, and every addition
| of water (while the glue is fresh made)
will, up to certain point, increase its
adhesiveness and elasticity. Some
| CLUES will bear more water than others;
but all will bear more water than usual
ly falls to their share, and that, too,
with greater Improvement in the
quality of the work. For glue to be
properly effective, it requires to pene-
trate the pores of the wood, and the
more body of glue penetrates the
wood the more substantial the joint will
remain. Clues that take the longest to
dry, are to be preferred to those thai
dry quickly, the slow-drying CLUES be
ing always the strongest, other things
being equal. Never heat made glue il
a pot that is subjected to the direct hea
of the fire or lamp. All such methods
of heating glue cannot be condemned
in terms too severe. Do not use thicl
glue for joints or veneering. In al
cases work it well into wood in a simi
lar manner to that painters do witt
paint. Glue both surfaces of you
work, excepting in case of veneering
Never glue upon hot wood, or use no
. cauls to veneer with, as the hot WOO,
will absorb all the water in the glue to
suddenly, and leave only a very littl
: residue, with no adhesiveness in it what
ever.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
study It even as presented in its most

study it even as presented in its most
attractive light in Thomas Noon Tai
ford Tragedy of LION" What con-
trast to the gentle. loving spirit of the
Gospel! What relief to turn from
those best achievements OF classic pa
ganism to the bright and joyous and
beautiful precepts of Christ and His
apostles CHICAGO Interior
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
A HOus Mistress.

Most young wives desire to have a
home of their own; and though the
mother is 10th to lose her darling, she
cannot deny her the privilege of follow
ing her mate, as the mother did before
her Indeed, it is considered an unde-
sirable thing by most mothers to have
a house full of .sold maids. - But it is
a fact, in spite of this feeling, that
many mothers do not prepare their
daughters for happy marriages. They
neglect to teach them the commonest
duties of housekeeper, under mis-
taken idea, which they hold of
love and tenderness, that they do not
want their daughters to have so hard a
life as they have. But If they are
not properly educated, their lot will
be even harder. Beside having a
knowledge of cookery, the young woman
needs to know how to fashion and make
garments for ordinary wear, for we
rarely find an average family in our
country communities that is able to hire
all the necessary cutting, fitting and
sewing, without seriously clipping its
resources for other needs. One need
not, in order to be thrifty and econom-
ical, always be her. own dressmaker or
her good mans tailor; for there is often
real economy in getting these heavy
| Jobs off ones hands, thus leaving the
wife reader and stronger fol the many
duties constantly arising, which no one
else can do so we'll. But the plain sew.
ing can be most neatly and savingly
done at home, under the careful, in.
structive eve of the "house-mother,'
even though she can afford to hire as
| sisfance. -Ea '"-H. .....a.f s.a
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

Los ANGELES COUNTY, CAL, with 5, 67S
acres of land in vines, raised in 1880
SO, 10000 pounds of grapes, making
$500, 600 gallons of wine and 300 of
brandy
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17
The Excellence Of the Christian Moral
Code

TIE superior excellence of the Chris
tian code is seen in its benevolent and
ph lanthropic spirit. 1t breathes uni
versal good will to men, and proclaims
peace to all nations. From the first it
broke over the traditional convention
alities of race and nation, and social
rank, and embraced the whole world.
1t did what no school of ancient philoso-
ply and no system of political govern
r1ent had ever done-it recognized the
equality of men, and preached moral
ity for the poor as well as for the rich.
1t inaugurated new and noble class of
virtues. 1t raised humility, self-denial,
benevolence, charity, philanthropy and
| their kindred virtues to place of
prominence which they had never held
before, and place which they now
| bold in the estimation of all civilized
Christian nations, simply because Christ
a1d His apostles had so exalted them
The spirit of individual self-sacrifice
| for the good of others, of beneficent en-
deavor to rescue the poor and the per-
ishing, and of a philanthropy as wide
as the world, which to-day SO exalts
Christianity in the eyes of those pagan
nations to whom the heroic missionary
has carried the Gospel, breathes forth
in all the teachings of Christ, and in
] fact constitutes the essential principle
of that practical morality which He en-
4 joined on all His followers. No man
can read the Gospel history without
seeing this pure and elevated benefi-
ccnce on every page. His system was
complete salvation which, in the song
of the angels. announcing the nativity,
brought "glory to God in the highest -
But at the same time it was pure be-
neficent code of practical ethics which
should ultimately prevail over the
selfishness of mankind, bringing peace
on earth and good will among men,"
~
/, The scholars and thinkers of our
day are not little disposed to dispar-
, age Christianity as an ethical system.
, They often tell us of the stern, heroic
virtues of old Greeks and Romans, and
point to the grand characters produced
under the stoical philosophy and the pa.
, ganmythology. But, after all, what O
J narrow, sleepy, bloody and vindictive
, morality was, how dark, how hopeless,
how unloving and unlovely, gods and
men alike, impelled by vindictive pas
sions. and ruled by blind, Irrational
, inexorable fate. Let any one read the
t old Greek poets to see the spirit anc
. the practical working of such a moral
ity and such a religion Or let hin
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

The ex-Queen of Italy is said to be
somewhat out of her mind, as a result
of the excitement she has undergone
since the late Kings death,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

4 A LADIES reading-room is one of the
comforts of New York Fifth Avenue.
1t il under the supervision of a Miss
Leggett, and is fitted up with papers.
magazines, q telephone, telegraph, and
all such modern conveniences. 1t is an
extremely fashionable resort for the
feminine New Yorkers.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

THE Russians are paying great atten-
ton to the revolver as an Instrument OF
warfare. Upward of sixty thousand OF
these handy weapons are being made at
Berlin for the Russian army.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-02-17

Compliments oftener come from an
empty purse than from q free heart,