The Somerset reporter., 1885-09-09
A 30 ston Letter.
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The appearance of tin. new and bright
face of the last RroElG# the hand>om-
est paper that hat heen issued in the
county since have known of Somerset
newspapers. reminded ne that in an un.
guarded hour while all the blessings Of
vacation had their potent influence ami
the daily toll of the fifty weeks of the
wear MAS quite forgotten. promised its
senior editor for the love bear him. that
| would write his paper an occasional let
ter from Boston. That bright morning
on which made the promise | had just
returned from 4 "trip Ia rarlin Pond and
WAS brave aud vigorous with tile vigar
which upper kemcbce scenery. air aud
fare give to a man who Is confined to thu
city dfty weeks of the year had en-
joNed the generous living and the limited
prices of ''nine host" Of the Forks Hotel
and Parlin Pond House and had hardly
lost the flavor of the rarlm Pond trout
which no one can cook quite 80 delicious
~ a. Mrs. Savage and which come before
YOU almost Wrigglim@. 81 recently were
they taken from their native element
had heen taking in large draughts of the
delicious and inNigoratinS air of Najne
and MIS- altogether in that condition Of
collaboration when would have promised
that editor Ia write for him novel IN
four volumes in four weeks. MN am
sorry and | repent-sorry for myself.
sorry for the enlarged REPORTER in il
new clothes. but most sorry for is read
crs and patrons II a score of them will
write me requesting me 10 write no more
letters will make II the ground of
breaking my promise. Il would undoubt-
edly be the kindc>t act of their lives.
BUSINESS.
Business in the city is better than it has
been for three wears. Prices have not
advanced to any extent but the demand
for manufactured goods is unprecedented.
The wooden trade has felt it for some
weeks and now the cotton trade i cNpe-
ricucing an activity in contrast with the
dulneSs Of the past three years. The
manufacturers have been reducing the
to-day is less than it was year ago. Tn
der these conditions they look for an ear
ly advance of prices to Il point where
there will be some money in making cot
ton goods. The fact that wool has ad-
vanced > per cent IN the past few weeks
leads the wooden manufacturers to ex-
pcct better prices. There will be no
boom; indeed, all men engaged in lcgti-
mate business do not want to see any
wild speculative movement because it is
t,,l .. f.,1l l.-o l,,ll
ness, loss and bankruptcy. The produce
dealers say that the potato crop Is large
and that prices are low. The quality of
the carly crop is excellent but the later
promises to be inferior,
COMING BACK.
City people who are 50 situated that
they can 90 to the sca-shorc and the coun-
try during the heated season are now
coming home The first frost frightened
them SO that after "A few mornings of
shivcring. they fly back under the conyic-
ton that winter is at hand. [ >ually they
get the hottest week of the year during
September. This change of residence
for few months or weeks is undoubtcd-
ly Il good thing for many people but Il
large number of men who have to be in
the city during the hot days and are to a
large extent without home except Sun
days when they visit their families, do
not seem to appreciate it. During The
heated season, very little of what is
known as the best society is at home.
most of the churches are closed and the
pastors are absent. The rup-shop, how
ever, is open Is usual and in many other
respects, Satan has things to himself
But left to himself and the field the dull
ness of August or perhaps its heat, seems
even to make him torpid.
POLITICS.
| introduce the heading, politics. As n
matter of fact there is very little if any
thing of the kind. Here the Mugwump
and silver top Democrat who has always
distinguished himself by keeping himself
aloof from the great unwaShed who TO
the voting and the caucns-packing, have
the ear of the Administration to the ex-
clusion of the old party leaders. The av-
cragc Democrat hates thu Mu@wump and
silver top and now that he realizes that
they have captured the Democratic Pres
ident, he is just too mad to use good Eng
fish. Your own pillsbury has the only
good Federal Office that has been dis
pcnsed and he got that because the Mug
wamps were SO confident the President
would not appoint him that they made no
effort to prevent his appointment. And
the Mugwump is not entirely happy. The
many bad appointments which have been
made in other States and the growing
fear that the President will yield to the
demands of his party and turn his back
upon the few too goods" who now wor-
ship him, are large sized flies in their pot
of ointment. On the whole it is rather
pleasant to be in the opposition once in
while. MAINE.