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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
The Weigh of the Transrress.

By almost universal consent, the light
weight championship is conceded to deal
ers in coal. As water unto milk, and
glucose to the lager beer, SO are the
platform scales to the coal cart. 1t
would be unjust to large numbers of
honest and reputable dealers to say that
their coal is like the fellow who said that
when he was mad he weighed ton, but
the conduct of disreputable and dis
honest dealers has a tendency to throw
suspicion upon all of them. According
to the statement of one who has tried it,
it requires the spirit of martyr to be an
honest dealer, at least in New York.
He tells doleful story of the difficulties,
not to say the dangers, he encountered
in trying to deliver 1900 pounds for a
ton to his costumers. He began by an
nouncing that any one buying coal of
him could test its weight at any of the
public scales. The result was astonish-
ing. Orders came in from all directions
and not more than one in ten ever
wanted to test it. When cartmen came
from other yards he had to enlarge their
carts. For these offenses he was sci
upon by member of the Coal Associa
tion and beaten his cartmen were got
away from him they tried to prevent
his vessels from landing broke his der
ricks, and he had good reason to thinl
that they either shot at him or had him
shot at. So that it is not the weigh O
transgressor, but the other mans, tina
| is hard
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
THE MARKETS.

=, CIMc1ENATI. I'M matt coTToN Middling, i1sSe.
Rye eu s soss g se @ is%y oar 4Ggs 80 @
90 per 100 lbs. in sacks. -Wheat-No.7 !
n1n wntsr red s.,, ss@l 4o shOise q ri gs9d to
Sc. ear corn, soeese: oai.Gko. white, 4Sse.; S
SS SsseyNs Hsssa f. tS ,di ayNG N No. 81 1tl II;
Prime to choice timothy, s1s oo@2o 90. Wheat
and straw, sls OO@l4 90; oats straw SIS 90 per
s6 1896 25 PouLrRY = Good to choice mixed
chickens g 1922 rs; choice old hens, 81 rs;
ducks g 9eg2 So geese s. 0qs4 90 per doz tar
pork, pork sis g. LargPr@e steam, ii.ise. Cured
STsakst bacon 1S
sugar., susar1,Ysilew ?is refned' @s1e ss standard "A,
gs@lo4e Tallox 7xs n,. Whisky, 81 10; o.
good, 81 1892 50; choice Northern, SO O0@s so per
brl. Cranberries, 50 0O@1O 90 per brl. Potatoes
Potatoes IS 25ss % 80 Ys Ss y rprnps Il per
NEW YORK. Cotton - Middling uplands,
Good to choice a' western % and State, IS soas 90;
process, IS OO@s Oo Wheat Ungraded winter
red, red 81 as; No Red, new and old, 81 4s@i ~; No.
1 red, 81 ~; Me white, Vii M q al3agl @ ~ oor Corn
re wsst.1n ss Shss ass4ss Mess ysST pSg
SIT SO. Lard, IL .45@11. .4711c.
ffamy family s@s sSs Is W. sSgs
80 white 4se;; 30; mixed. 47s; M RysnNo 2,
gar-cured hams, 1S34914c. Live hogs, s6 25@6 10.
Whisky, u 10.
CHICAGO Flour - Fair to choice winter
8 25 WheatSNo. Z Chicago spring, 81 27si 27155;
No Chicago spring ia C1rnNo aa RraSS, mixed,
spSlss ssc oissso ssrleyNo %1ea spring Mess
pork SIC 5O@17 90. Lard, 11.071lc. Whisky, 81 IA.
ST. LouIs:-Floar-E g s5@e 95; choice
to fancy ss Jos7 CO. o.. Whsa.NG; % NJ. 3, red ss9
No. mixed, 6ss4@6414c. Oats No mixed,
44s4e Rye, s7zas Barlsy-prime to choice, 81 10
PHILADELPHIA.-Flour-- extra family,
81 40@7 so; winter wheat patents, IS; Minnesota
patents, ss 1219@s 10; Whsat-No. red, 81 to@
No No white sac.; No G white, Sic. Lard, liszo
Whisky, 81 IA.
-wheat-No. 2 winter red, 81 50
al Ss14 CornmWessrn mixed s71S@e,3ss nOat Oats
$lS 25. Lard 12s4c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 3591 s51a Corn
590p60c. for new. Oats, 43@46c.
TOLEDO.-Wheat-No. 2 red Wabash, u S5M
Corn-No. mixed, 6314c.
LIVE STOCK.
CINCINNATI-CATrLE- Common, 81 5on2 50;
fair to medium, % 1908 30; good to choice BUTCH
sSs 81 ana nSs good to Shoise
good packers se 1895 2s fair to good light g 90
r. Is; s stock hogs - q SSaa Is. sMEKPEGommon, %
q 25sa so; good TO choice, - O0@5 90.
CHICAGo.-Cattle-Expo % 1906 60; good
medium, 81 oos5 90; stockers and feeders, 81 7S@
90. Hogs-Common to good mixed packing, % 90
sSsd sSs t. ssSsf a9 SasSn sssny sSPgSSF PS
ST. LOUIS.-Cattle- Good to choice shipping
Ss i good to eheise iSsen ,as Tssas
Yorkern and DaltimOres, IS H0aS 90,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
Carving His skeleton Outside.

The tortoise has not accomplished the
feat of ticking off its flesh and sitting In
its bones, but it has done the next thing
to it. It is the first example OF skele-
ton brought to the surface 4; the back is
incapable of movement, and the scales
with which less ambitious reptile 1s
content have developed into the horny
shield which covers it, while the bones
of the breast have developed into box
capable of containing the creature, head
and legs and all. In fact, if we belonged
to past generation when inane plays
upon words were takenfo wit, we should
have most probably said that the chest OF
the tortoise is box to hold its trunk.
The horny integument of the Schitd-
krote, "shield-toad," as our Teutonlc
brethren so graphically call him, is
scarcely less rich in associations than
his family name, suggesting, among a
crowd of other memories, the high tor
toise-shell combs, short waists, whist and
pump-room manners of the beauties OF
the Regency. The arrangement for
wearing the skeleton outside, and pack
ing the whole body away in the case
formed by it, is convenient, but not an
absolute protection against foes. The
ilCue iHu WHY ptHtHoI, ioi AhSoesHoo, .,'
a habit of inserting his paw into the
opening left for the protrusion OF the
head, and thus extracting the animal.
The turtle, moreover, is at a disadyant-
age when turned over on its back, which
is a favorite method of securing those
which come ashore to lay their eggs:
Against ordinary dangers the thick shield
is very useful safeguard; but the i'm
possibility of receiving any impression
through the skin of the body must have
its disadvantages, too. How, for instance,
does tortoise manage in those cases
which a COW provides against by rub
bling post? Supposing it to be possible
for him to suffer from any such inconve-
nience, he would be even worse OF than
a medieval Knight armed cap-d.pfe,
beneath whose steel panoply specimen
of the domestic p,ale1 had secreted It.
self.-Saturddy Reuiew.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
, PEN $40 N S
The Pleasures of the Table.

The simplest food will not suffice to
maintain a community in mental and
physical health, and to produce the
highest form of efforts. A people who
live on rice will usually be found unfit to
do anything better than grow rice.
Monotony in food, as in other things,
begets dulluess. For all classes there
must be something in life to look for
ward TO il men are not to become soured I;
and, constituted as we are ut present,
the pleasures of the table must continue
to form an important element among the
pleasures available for man. But if the
nse Of luxurious food be defensible on
these grounds, absolute waste of food,
at any rate, produces the ill effect
pointed out, without any compensating
advantage. The dinner at every glut-
tonous city feast contributes his quota
TO the already existing distress in some
other part Of the community. So does
the guest at a charity dinner. The
money he subscribes to the charity is
merely a transfer of wealth which leaves
the world neither rich nor poorer the
dinner he eats or leaves increases the
poverty of his neighbor. Fort
nightly Revieto.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
The Modest Father.

"Father, were you in the WARP"
eyes, my son."
"Was it awful p
eyes"
"Lots of dead and wounded men?"
eyes"
"Did you kill many ?"
"Well, I shouldn't like to answer that
question"
care you very modest, pa?''
"I hope am too modest to brag."
"That was what Mr.. Smith meant,
then, when he was telling the men down
at the drug store that you hadn't any
war record to brag OF"
"He did, Ell? Smith is liar p
"That's what thought. He told the
men that you run SO fast he couldn't
catch you on horseback, and any boy
knows that horse can catch man with
a stiff knee"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

From the Detroit Free Press household
REMOVAL OF STAINS AND SPOTS.
STEARINE.-In all cases strong, pure
alcohol.
Gum, SUGAR, JELLY, ETo.-Simple
washing with water at hand heat.
MATTER ADHERNa MECHANICALLY
Beating. brushing and currents of water
either upon the upper or under side.
LIME AND ALKALIEs. White goods,
simple washing. Colored cottons.
wooIens and silks are moistened, and
very dilute citric acids applied with the
finger end.
ALIzARINE INKs.-White goods, tar
taric acid, the more concentrated the
older the spots. On colored cottons and
woolens, and on silks, dilute tartaric
acid is applied cautiously.
SooRoHINa.-White. goods. rub well
with linen rags dipped in chlorine water ;
colored cottons. redye If possible. or in
woolens, raise fresh surface; silks, no
remedy.
On CoLoRs, VARNIsH AND RESINS
On white or colored linens, cottons OF
woolens, use rectified oil of turpentine,
alcohol. lys, and then soap; on silks. use
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

"FoR two years was great sufferer from
Kidney Compl ,ints. 1 was unable to attend to
my business, and was comfortable only when
lying down, at times being in SO great dis
tress that could rest neither night nor day. I
had several doctors. but received no benefit
from any. tried about all the medicines ad-
vertised for Kidney Complaints, but expert
enced no relief. Having heard of the wonder
full effects of Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in Female Complaints, and knowing that
it was advertised as q remedy for Kidney Com
plants, I tried it and began to improve before
the first bottle was taken. CONT Iued the use
of the Compound, and in less than three months
wasperfectlY well, and have not been troubled
since. I consider it the greatest remedy for
HOWARD, No. % Park Street. Lynn, Mass.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

THEY were standing just by the front
gate of the old farmhouse, Farmer
Robinson leaning on the gatepost.
Well, Miss, I hope you've enjoyed
yourself this summer. We hain't put
on much style for you. but we've meant
to treat you all right" "Don't mention
it, pray" replied Miss Fitzroy. "Its
been the most delightful season I ever
knew. Why I've learned so much about
farming that 1 really believe I shall set
out small watermelon orchard in our
garden next summer and will start a
pumpkin patch in our conservatory in
the winter" :"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
Practical Arithmetic.

"You can't add different things to-
gether," said an Austin school teacher.
"If you add sheep and COW together,
it does not make too sheep or two COWS. "
A little boy, the son of an Austin av-
enue milkman, held up his hand, and
said:
"That may do with sheep and COWS,
but if you add quart of milk and q
quart of water, it makes two quarts of
milk. I've seen it tried"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

Foolish old saying that is, "Better
rub than rust" That depends great
deal on what you are going to rub. If
you have it in mind to rub yourself with
q fy-wheel on circular saw, or if your
only chance is to rub up against the
after-guard of cynical and embittered
mule with live back, you had better
rust, if it takes you q thousand years
and runs you in debt to do it.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

CONSUMPTION in its early stages is readily
cured by the use of DIR. Pierce's {" Golden Medi-
cal Discovery" though, if the lungs are wasted
no medicine will effect cure. No known rem
luence ~ over all scrofulous' tuberculouss and
pulmonary affections az the discovery" John
Willis, of Elyria, Ohio, writes: 1.-THE Golden
Medical Di~covery' does positively cure con-
sumption, as, after trying every other medicine
in vain, this succeeded" Mr.. 2. T. Phelps. of
Cuthbert, Ga, writes "The Golden Medical
Discovery has cured my wife of bronchitis
and incpient consumption" Sold by druggists.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
An Open
Secret.

The fact Is we'll understood
that the m EXICAN MUS
TANG LINIMENT Is by far
the best external known for
man or beast. The reason
why becomes IN "Open
secret" when we explain that
{" Mustang" penetrates skin,
flesh and muscle to the very
bone, removing all disease
and soreness. No other lfni-
'ment does this, hence none
other is so largely used or
does such worlds Of good.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
HOW TO SECURE HEALTH,

1t is strange any will suffer from arrangements
brought by impure blood, when sCOvILL'S SARSA.
PARILLA AND STILLINGIA, BLOOD AND LIVER
SYRUP will restore health TO the physical organic ton.
1t Strengthening SYRUP pleasant to take andthe BEST
BLOOD PURIFIER discovered, curing Scrofuia,
Syphtc disorders, Weakness of the Kidneys, Eryspe
las, Malaria, Nervous disorders, Debility, Bilious
plants and Diseases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys,
Stomach, Skin, etc.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

The physical ills which are peculiar to women
are seldom mentioned, either in conversation or
through the press, through false modesty, and
yet the percentage Of these diseases are on the
Increase. Thousands of women to-dav cherish
grateful remembrance of the Vegetable Com
pound which is prepared by Mrs. Lydia E. Pink
ham OF this city. We learn that more OF this
preparation is sold in this city than is sold OF
know Of its curative effects. See ADVERTISE
ment in another column.--Lynn Transcript.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
BEArTY'sp1ANoFORTEs.-

BEATTY'S SP1ANOFORTES.- Magnificent
IA holiday presents; square grand four very
handsome found rosewood cases three unlsons
Beattys matchless iron frames STOOL book cover boxes
to $29z so; catalogue prices $500 to $1,000;
satisfaction guaranteed money refunded, after one
years Uprixhr Planof0rtes $125 to $255; cata-
ogue prices $500 $O standard OF uni
tlmonials; Beatty. Cabinet ORGANS, cathedral.
free carriage illustrated catalogue ho
day edton) free. Address or call upon
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

A MAN apparently frozen to death in
the neighbOrhood of Solothurn, Swizer-
land, was placed upon the dissecting
table, and giving indication of remaining
life was restored by the efforts of the
physicians.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

A REMEDY that will successfully relieve fe-
male Weakness cannot fail to be popular with
women, and when a meritorious article is
placed on the market it meets with a ready
sale. Among the most reliable of this class Is
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
which is guaranteed to cure all diseases Of fe-
male weakness. This preparation is fast taking
the place of all others o sure and reliable
remedy, and is endorsed by druggists and 9TH
era wherever it has been introduced. .-Rocktdnd
Qu) Argus. See advertisement in another
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

E. L. LowEREE, ESQ.,, cashier of the
Cincinnati Southern Railroad, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer, was cured by st.
Jacobs Oil of stubborn case Of rheuma-
tism, which wouldn't yield to physicians
treatment. Eagle.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

THE old Cunarder Persia, in its day
the finest vessel afoat, took six tons Of
coal to carry a ton of freight across the
Atlantic the Arizona, new steamer
about double the size of the Persia,
takes fifth of ton. Changes like this,
as we'll as low land rates, are swampine
British farmers with Western grain,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

The Boston Star knows of servant
girl who has remained in a family for
thirty lone years. We presume she is
married to the head of the family. Many
a wife is little better than a servant-girl
after marriage. She has to work harder
if anything.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

NEVER try to raise family without a good
newspaper, provided it contains the advertise
ment of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup; for this val
liable medicine is necessary to keep your chill
dren in good health.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
On Thirty Dnys, Trial.

The voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich, will
send their Electro Voltaic Belts and other
Electric Appliances on trial for thirty days to
any person afflicted with Nervous Debility,
Lost Vitality, and kindred troubles, guarantee
ing complete restoration of vigor and manhood.
Address as above without delay.
p S.-No risk is incurred, as thirty days
trial is allowed.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24
(cAis.s. Ias-ross.Al
PERILS OF The Deep.

"During my trip down the River Tagus. in
Spain" said Captain Boyton 10 n representative
OF this journal In a recent conversation by the
sea shore. 81 had 10 shoot 105 waterfalls. the
largest being about cighty-fve feet, and innumer-
able rupids. Crossing the Straits Of Messina. l
had thrce ribs broken In fight with sharks; and
coming down the SOmane. n river in France.
received charge OF shot from an excited and
startled huntsman. Although this was ilot very
pleasant and might be termed dangerous, fear
nothing more on my trip than intense cold; for,
as long rs my limbs are free and easy and not
cramped or benumbed am all right. or late
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

DIR. PIERcE's "Favorite Prescription" is .
most powerful restorative tonic, also combining
the most valuable nervine properties, especially
adapted to the wants of debilitated ladies suf-
fering from weak back, inward fever, congestion,
inflammation or liberation. Or from nervous
ness or neuralgia pains. By druggists.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

The Babylon e.. L. South Side Signal
quotes from Missouri paper: Mr.. VIM.
f. Quinlan, Crystal City, Mo-. suffered
occasionally from rheumatic pains in his
knees, for which he successfully tried
st, Jacobs Oil.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

The revised edition of the New Testa.
ment failed to catch the popular favor
that was expected. Copies of the work
are offered for sale in the East at greatly
reduced prices.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

LYDIA E. PINKHAM's Vegetable Compound
cures all female complaints. The following is
the sort of testimonials which Mrs. Pinkham
receives: I had been troubled with female
weakness for seventeen years. The three last
years was great sufferer, fourteen months
of the time not able to leave my bed. Many
remedies from many physicians were tried by
me but to no avail. am now well, and work
at INV trade, dressmaking. was cured by
taking six bottles of Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. L. T. DUNBRAcK. corner Pine
and Boynton streets, Swamscott, Mass.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

No MAN can read a Chicago newspa-
per account of how some one with S4OO
made 100000 in three months, on pork
OR wheat, without wanting to sell his
shirt for fifteen cents and buy futures in
turninS
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

THE highest hopes and interest Of the race
rest on tbs purity, health and strength OF
womanhood. We take pleasure in referring
our readers to tho remarkable efficacy of Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound in all that
class Of diseases from which women suffer 30
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

PURE COP LIVER on made from selected
livers, on the sea-shore, by Caswell, Hazard Il
Co., New York. It is absolutely pure and sweet
Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all
others. Physicians have decided it superior to
any of the other oils in market.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

AN EXCHANGE speaks Of "a male
train" The sex of trains has always
been matter of some doubt; but train
should not be called male because it
smokes and "choos."
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

"I KNOW" said tourist in New
Jersey, "that the owner of that farm
was a famous apple-stealer when he
was boy. He keeps two dogs in his
orchard"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

No MAN, for any considerable period,
can wear one face to himself and an
other to the multitude without finally
getting bewildered as to which may be
time
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

RECORDS show that in thirteen Sep
TENDERS in the past thirty -one years no
rain fell in San Francisco. The rain
in the remaining eighteen Septembers
ranged from .02 of an inch to LOB
inches.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

WHAT is more nasty than running sores, ul-
GERS. pimples, boils, scrofula, erysipelas, ETC.?
Now "Lindsey's Blood Searcher" cures them
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

IF YOU call on your druggist for s'Dr. sellera
Cough Syrup" We pledge immediate relief and
cure on short notice.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

DYSPEPSIA, liver complaint and kindred af-
fections. For treatise giving successful self
treatment, address WoRLD's D1sPENsARY Med
IcAL ASSOCIATION Buffalo, N. Y.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

ONLY the genuine axle grease has the name
of Frazer on every package, and wears longer
than any other. @
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

THAT pain in the back is a sure sign that yor
need to take package of Kidney-Wort.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

The Effect OF Indulgence
in strong drink can be removed from tie sys-
tenn by Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

FoUR hundred people are employed
in the Philadelphia mint, and all are
making money.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

BAKERS PAIN PANACEA cures pain in Man and
Beast.
DIR. ROGERS WORM SYRUP instantly destroy,
WORMS.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

NEW ORLEANS ladies are said to have
the prettiest feet Of any ladies in the
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

ALI. weakly women are strengthened by the use
of Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

WHEN is q girl like music book
When she is full Of airs,
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-24

Don't Die i'm the House.
Ask druggists for Trough on Rats" 1t clears
out rats, mice, reaches, flies, bed-bugs. 15c.