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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23

A party of prominent men In the iron
and steel trade visited Katahdin Iron
Works In company with o. W. Davis, Jr.,
manager of the Katahdin Charcoal Iron
Company, for the purpose of examining
the roasting kiln, the invention OF Messrs
Davis g. Colby, used for desulphurizing
the ores. The gentlemen referred to were
Mr.. John Fritz, of the Bethlehem, Pa,
Bessemer Steel Works, Mr.. TrexleT,
Superintendent of the Reading. Pa, Iron
Works, the foreman and practical founder
Of the same works, and Mr.. Cram, Of the
firm of Pancoast & Rogers, OF New York
city, who represent the Cornwall Ore
banks, of Cornwall Pa, all of hem gentle
men we'll known and high authority In the
iron and steel trade. Arriving in this
city yesterday msrning they, In company
with Mr.. Davis, went to the Iron Works
and made thorough examination OF the
process of roasting ores alluded to and
were at once struck with its superiority
and paid high complement to Mr.. Dav-
is for the thoroughness Of its work. The
Iron Works are running with the same
success which has attended them since
starting up, and yesterday eighteen tons
OF pig iron were turned out. This amount
will be Increased to twepty or twenty-five
tons per day. The company Is now at
work gu an order for 500 tons of iron from
the Ramapo, N. Y, Car Wheel Works,
who were old customers OF the company
before the works were destroyed by fire
Heretofore it has always been consider
ed necessary to keep fhe furnace toing
continually, so that there was no Sunday
among the men, but now the blast is turn
ed eff Saturday night and no more Sunday
work will be r. CURED Of the men, thus
giving hem needed day OF rest.
We congratulate not only the katabdin
Charcoal Iron Company in its successful
Inauguration, but also Mr.. Davis upon the
successful elimination II his many year,
of patient study and hard work under diff
cullies which would have disheartened Il
less courageous mnn.-B0ngor Wing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
Why He Loft Her.

~ nad been going to see the object of
his alteration for long time and fiattered
himself that his affection was warmly re-
ciprocated. Calling at the residence of
her ia her away out on State street, the
other evening, tor the purpose of escorting
her to a party, he was received by young
er sister, aged five years.
"Sster will pc down in few minutes"
remarked the child, as she placed chair
tor him on the porch "But don,t think
she has got your muzzle yet. Anyway /
haven't seen it IL she has"
"Muzzlel Why. what muzzle2" asked
the astouis he'd yonth.
"To put over your mouth" Sister said,
when she got back from the picnic the
other day, that as long as YOU kept still
nobody knew what ninny you was, and
she was going to muzze you so you
couldn't talk the next time she went any
where with you"
Sister doesn't know to this day why the
young man lett so suddenly and why he
utterly ignores her when they pass on the
street.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
Stag and GrOsO Up With the Cot4,s-
try.

Down in Maine there seems to be a re.
action In favor Of home agriculture, and
enterprising young men are finding out
that their old homesteads are capable Of
improvement. The tide of farmers to-
wards the West Is said to have been
checked, AMI brain and muscles are used
to fertilize the home soil. 1t is about
time for it to dawn upon the mind Of the
New England farmers boy that 1t takes a
good deal Of energy and enterprise accom-
panied by many deprivations to make his
+ rtune at the West and that with the
same amount of energy spent At home he
can make himself fully comfortable and
happy, even If his possessions do not
count up "a much In dollars and cents
Springfield Union.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23

HARrER's MAGAZINE for January, in richness
of illustration and in its literary attractions.
seems like another Christmas number. 1t has
indeed, several articles especially appropriate to
the season. Not the least remarkable of these
is Christmas sketch-"an echo of plantation
life"-enttled "Une' Edinburg's Drowndin' by
Thomas N. Page, the author Of "Marse Chan
1t is faithful in its pictures of old plantation
life as in its production of the negro dialect, and
is strikingly humorous and pathetic Archibald
Forbes the famous war correspondent, tells the
story Of Christmas holiday spent with the Ger
mans on the fore-posts Of Paris during the
Franco-German war. The narrative is graph
cally illustrated from sketches made on the spot
and at the time by Mr.. SIDNEY P. HALL.
The late General George B. McCLELLAN's
paper on The Militia and the Army" appear
his last word to his fellow countrymen on a SUBJ
ject Of grave importance-one, too, respecting
which no one was more competent to speak and
his suggestions are well considered and of the
utmost importance.
The Editors DraWer, too, is uncommonly
good. Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner, who con.
ducts this department, introduces il with piece
Of exquisite humor-"A Plea for the Fluctuat-
ing Female"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
Vander6t2t and "Sparks" of
PtttsfieLd.

Rambler, in the Lewiston Journal, tells
the following st Try which will sound Ia
miliar to many in this vicinity: Vanuer-
bits death brings up again the story that
Pittsteld, Me, horse jockey, whom |
will Gail Sparks, used to tell.
He said ne took pair Of his horses to
New York for sale, and as he was jogging
along the road Vanderbilt Grove up with
his span. just gave my nags tn" reiu
aud Vanderbilt and | had q little bru a."
Sparks used to say. "B' gosh, l wen. by
his team as though they were hitched
with bride halter"
'Wbo is that men that passed usr
old Vanderbilt asked man who WAS CD
the seat with him
why, don't you know him2 That's
Sparks
"'Not Sparks Of Pittsncld, Maine
Yes
".Well, If had known it was Spark $
7 would have known better than t. race
with him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
PhiL,Ifsde1' II7nbIed.

"Philander," said a pretty girl to her
bashfnl beau. 81 wish you'd tie this
ribbon at my throat; can't see how 10
do 1t without glase."
"Of course; I'll be too glad to-" he said,
and at once grsppled the strings. After
an unsuccessful effort Of FIVE minutes,
during which he got - red as brick
house and perspired like a pitcher of ice
water on q July wiubow sill, he stammer-
ed. "I-I-d0ntt think can tie respect
able knot, Mrs Mary"
"Suppose, Phiiander,Y she whispered,
with pretty little blush, ''suppose you
call in prescher to assist."
Like the dwelling ofIa BEAUTIFUL mys-
lauder, and he feels bet1er.-DetrOit Com.
mercial Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
Too Much LAWYER.

There is q prisoner in Portland Jail who
was twenty-nine months ago sentenced to
twent-four months Imprisonment His
counsel believing he could procure set
ting aside Of the verdict. has for over two
years been at work upon 1t at large ex-
pense to his client, who In the meantime
languishes behind the bars. He might
have been At liberty five months ago, but
his counsel advised aim not to accept this
imprisonment as any part Of his sentence.
So II the Law Court decides against him,
he win yet have two years In prison, in
which to re1set upon the advantage OF
following ~ adviee Of gritty and per
sistent hwyes.-Arvxs.j
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
fascinated aUith CrOtOfa OIL.

"The meanest fraud recently brought to
light in this town." said New York ply.
stefan recently, sis a fraud on physicians
and their patients. There has been for
some time scarcity of vaccine virus
hereabouts, owing to the great demand
along the Canadian border. Taking adj
vantage OF this, INSCRIPTIONS druggists
have prepared quilts with Croton oil IN
stead of vaccine matter. The sore pro-
duced by Croton oil is so much like that
of the genuine virus that ordinary people
would never know the difference. l have
no doubt that there are good many people
in town who suppose they are safe from
small pox infection, when they have SIM
ply been vaccinated with an irritant."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23

An Exchange says; A gentleman who
has experienced the disgusting effects Of
tobacco spitters who deposit their filth on
hct stoves, sends US this notice which he
copied from a card In store at York
Corner, Me-:
NoTICE-To "Gentlemen."
The surface of the glass show cases be-
ing very smooth, tobacco spit can be
more easily removed than from the stove.
Therefore, gentlemen are requested to
spit on the show cases rather than on the
stove.
G. F. PLAIsTED.
York CORNER. D..c. LIZ 1885
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
YORK CORNER, Dec. Is, 1885.

Miners at Leadville, Colorado, are
greatly excited over On extensive strike
of ore on Carbonate bill. 1t IL Of o grade
valued at 900 ton, and the supply is one
OF the largest yet found. II IL said that
ex-senator Chsffre, James g. Blaine, ex-
Senator Tabor, j. q. Wilson and d.
Mrffatt are the persons interested In the
prospect.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23

That model weekly the Republican
Journal has new dress of type from the
Boston Type foundry aud looks more
beautiful than ever.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23

Another son of Maine made ten-strike
in Congress, Thursday. Congressman
Longs speech on the rules made great
impression.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

DISCUSSING the subject OF a postal tele-
graph, ex-Congressman Sumner, of Califor-
MIA, prephesied that before many years tele-
graphic wires would do most of the carrying
of the peoples Letters, and that even in the
present state of electrical development mes
sages could be sent throughout the length
and breadth of this country for penny a
word with profit. Mr. Sumner is practical
telegraph operator, and has studied the ele-
ments of cost in telegIaphic correspondence
perhaps as closely as any man in the coun-
try. His statement is not mere wild asser-
ton, but is the result OF an intimate knowl-
edge of the cost of constructing and operst-
ing Telegraph lines. The Postal Telegraph
bill introduced by him contemplated the
construction of telegraph system with the
proceeds OF Government loan, which
would be repaid from the earnings of the
telegraph. and 1t the same time give the
public much lower rates than are charged By
existing telegraph lines Thus at the end
of, say twenty years, the people would have
q complete telegraph system connecting
every Postoffice of the country with every
other Postoffices and built practically with
out cost to the public, for without this the
money would go to pay dividends on the
watered stock of the telegraph monopolies.
However, the entire matter needs more
thorough discussion, and it will probably re-
ceive this at no distant day.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

pending rehearing of the case by the Su-
preme Court at Philsdelphis. Two weeks
ago Weston was convicted of the same crime.
An immense number OF witnesses testified
to his high standing in social and business
circles, and his lawyers presented fattering
certificates of character from the Judges and
municipal officers Of Chicago, but the Jury
decided against him and brought in YER
dict Of guilty of murder in the second de-
gree. Yesterday arguments were made for
a new trial which was refused by the Court
and sentence was passed on the prisoner
He will ask the Supreme Court for q spscial
sllocatur granting Weston's release on bail
pending rehearing by the Supreme Court
Weston bad nothing TO say before being sen.
fenced, simply stating that his counsel had
expressed themselves for him. BE received
the sentence with remarkable cOmposure
and quietly followed q Deputy Sheriff from
the room afterwsId Michael HsymaSer, O
brother of the man who was killed. was
DyeEent.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
has placed splendid monument inscribed
ITO my husbands"

has placed 3 splendid monument inscribed
ITO my husbands"
Boz NURRY, the well known English sport
ing man, lately deceased, had a perfect pas
sion for watches and clocks. BE kept thirty
watches constantly in operation.
Miss CONSTANCE EDGAR, step.daughter of
Jerome n. Bonsparte and grsst-granddsugh.
ter of Daniel Webster was invested with the
habit and veil of the visitation at Bslti-
more aud assumed the religious name of
Sister Mary De Sales. Archbishop Gibbons
offioisted.
ISAAC II. Bromley, formerly of the New
York Tribune, lately editor o: the New York
Commercial Advertiser, and still later Of the
the New York Telegram ard Rochester Post
Empress, has given up journalism to become
one of the assistants to President Adams Of
the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
SENTINEL SPECIALS.
Sc, mour's Budget of News.

or News
specisl to the Sentinel.
SEYMOUR Ind, April 26.-The Odd Fell
lows celebration yesterday, although not as
largely attended as was hoped, was an IN
telesting and pleasant affair. Tbs address
Of Mr. T. +. Behssrsll at the Opera House
was aols and instructive. A banquet was
spread at Lincoln Lodge hall at night, and
it was very largely attended. The ladies
who had charge of the supper deserve great
praise fer the manner in which they did
their work.
The unoccUpied farm residence OF Mr..
EphIaim Smallwood, situated in the western
part of the county, was burned to the ground
few nights ago. Amount of loss and in
saTancs not learned. Incendiary.
A son of Alfred Hatten, Of Brownstown
Township, who was cut in the back some
months ago. and had almost recovered, has
relspsed and is in critical condition.
George Swift, this city, was yesterday
granted decree of divorce from his wife.
Samuel Able, aged sixteen years, has been
sdjudged ineane, and will be sent to the
Asylum ct Indianapolis.
DR.. j. L. Shields, this city, has q very fine
mare for which 50 500 has been refused
several times. The Doctor keeps nothing
but No. l stock.
Old John Robinson's Mammoth Circus aud
Menagerie is in the city, and will give one
of their grand exhibitions tomorrow.
Or. John T. Shields, THE city, vas called
to Jonesville Thursday IN consultation with
DR.. Laurence in regard to the serious sick
ness OF Mr.. Clark Moore. OF drOpsy, and
they took from kim some three gallons OF
water.
Charley, fourteen-year old son OF Mrs. Cas-
sic McCleiland, fell down stairs yesterday
and broke his arm.
A little girl near Spraytown was severely
bitten by s vicious hog day or two ago, and
badly lascerated. She will recover.
Doc Pruett. of Carr Township, vas con.
victed in the Circuit Court yesterday for hog
stealing and Judge Collins sentenced him
to one years hard labor in the Prison South
and disfranchisement for five years. Polk
Sons, bis associate in the crime, being a
minor, was given sixty days in the county
Jail and enc years disfranchisement.
To-day was beautiful and pleasant and
the churches we'll attended both morning
and evening.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
PERSONALS.

Rosa BoNHEUR is sixty-two and looks il
too.
FREn DOUGLASS has weakness for kid
gloves.
COLONEL LAMoNr's mustache is said to be
aIeded-bsiry one.
GENERAL KoMARoFF's name is said 10 mean
son -of-s-mosquito."
SECRETARY MANNING eats only an apple or
banana for his midday meal.
IT IS statsd that Mrs. Count Magri is busy
counting her lords gray hairs.
DoxN PIATT is writing life of one OF the
greatest soldisrs-George II. Thomas
A STATUE OF Garfield, to De set up in San
Francisco. has Just been cast at Nuremberg,
Germany.
M. TILDENs private secretary says the
old gentIenan's health Is better than is gen.
ally supposed.
A MAINE woman aged seventy has sued an
octogenarian for breach Of promise. Cupid
is 40 respec.er OF age.
MISS CLEVELAND hss net lost faith in hu.
msnity. She says she believes most men
act out Just what they are
MINISTER PESDLEToN is acknowledged to
be graceful dancer. 1t remains to De seen
whether be caD lead the German.
Mss NARY ANDERSON, the favorite actress,
keeps diary. she daily records her impres.
sions Of English society, and the men and
women she meets.
TIE seco1 d and third husbands of the IA
nous Kentucky beauty, whose fourth mar
rage took place the other day, lie side By
side in the Louisville cemetery, Cave Bill
and over thsir parallel remains the 1idoa
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

Tn our local columns Mr.. Frank Craelman
denies having said much accredited to him
by the Lafayette Courier, and which the Sem
tiEel of Saturday condemned. He states
what he did say TO the Courier representa-
tive. Mr.. Creelmsn's explanation is given
verbatim. he does not disaTow some harsh
remarks, bat repudiates the disgraceful ex-
pressions the Lafayette Courier put into his
mouth. To the extent of his modification of
the Courier's publication the Sentiners crit
icitm of him is modified. Good taste was
violated by the defeated candidate IN thus
stricturing the influences that caused his de-
feat. As party man, he bi1ndered ii so
talking to Republican paper.
But in the matter CreelmRn wss talking as
Creelman, and not as the representative OF
the Democratic party, or any wing it. He
expresses himself friend of Mr.. Melon
aid, but he was in 10 sense sspokesmsn Of
the ex Senator. Whatever Mr.. Creelman
may have said involves none other than
himself. We lay his utterances before the
public, and by them be will be Judged.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
Wood Heard From.

Merchant Policeman Andrew Wood, who
LETT here last week with bis sister-in-lsv.
Mollie Higgins, taking his child and all the
spare cash of his wife. has been traced to
Decatur, III. His funds ran low here and he
went on to 81. Louis. The Chief OF Police
was notified and hes istructsd the men under
his cOmu and 10 bring Wood IN. Yesterday
sorxe evidences OF Woods presen &c in the
city were discovered, aud be will probably
be returned here in day or tao Mrs Wood
and Superintendent Lang have both written
to the st. Louis police for the apprehension
and return Of the runaway couple.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
A MILLIONAIRE SENTENCED.
Liability of Men Who Arm Employees and
Inctte Riot.

PITTsBURG April 26.-Milton Weston, a
Chicago millionaire, was today sentenced by
Judge Bailey 10 Eve years imprisonment in
the Western Peoitentiary. About year ago
there was a bloody riot at Murdogsyille,
Westmorelsnd County, between the en-
ployes OF rival gas pipe jines, one Of
which was owned by Weston. 1t is said
he furnished his men with arms and smmu-
milton, anticipating a fight. Obediah Hay
maker, OF the opposing force, was killed.
and several other men were slightly wound
ed. Absslom BoxssT, Westerns Tight-hsnd
men, was convicted of the crime and
sent 10 the penitsntiary for tVeIvs
yeaIs, bat vas afterwards released OF bsil,
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

THERE is = peculiar case comes from Kan
sas under the pr0hibltory movement of thai
State A Lawrencs, Kss, special gives the
details. 1t seems that Judge Foot of that
city, after hearing counsel and examining
the petition Of A. f. Walrup & Co. to be al
lowed to manufacture beer for medical and
medicinal purposes only, consulted the law
and denied the pstition. The case is quite
an unusual one. The parties, years ago, in
vested large amount OF money in brewery
thers. This, CT course, vas a lawful business
until the passage of toe prohibition amend
ment and the laws made in pursuance thers-
o.. as the manufacture and sale of liquor
il allowable under tie existing law for m sd-
ical and medicinal purposss, Walrup & Co.
asked that they be allowed 70 make the beer
used for these purposes ard offered to give
. bond OF $1,000 that they would not manu-
fac ire fer any other purpose. Their petit
tion being denied, the article VIII. Of course,
be shipped in from Missouri. Tie drug
stores are low selling three bottles OF beer
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
The Professionalism Case.

Special to the Sentinel
LoGANsPoRT, Ind, April 20 The Sudden
stop in the proceedings ofthe Louoks-Louth-
ian trial at Delphi is still the subject OF much
comment here. On Friday Judge Davidson
dismissed the trial, bat gave little explans-
ton for so doing. 1t has since been learned
that William q. Sleeth, one Of the jurymen,
received letter signed by one OF the prin-
cipal witnesses in which it was stated that
the evidence the witness had given was not
all true. and that it was desired that the
plaintiff LoucEs should be cleared. The
juryman gave the letter 20 Judge Davidson,
who handed it to the counsel. The letter is
forgery on its face and an investigation is
now going on to find out the guilty party.
1t is almost certain that it was sent by friends
of the plaintiff, as the case was very IN
favorable to him Just before its close.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

Donald Mckay, Jr.. E. Aldrich, s. Trau5.
New York; J. II. Strong, Chicago; o. p.
Sewers, Moline. III; 1. P. Taft, Adrian,
Mich; Charles E. Hill, J. A. Mcdonald,
Chicago; G. W, Cohen, Phladelphis; ]. M.
Andrew, PaolI; J. Helweg. Brazil; Charles
Keemle Durang. Colonel George Welker,
New York; s. D. Morris. Chicago; ]. n.
Ambnrgh, Colonel ". @. Hszelrigg, Cincin-
natl, are at the Grand Hotel.
Bates House: George NJ. Ray, Charles
Wydmsn, William r. Tucker, Ehelbyville
John R. Gibson, Thomas Ackley, Green.
castle; L. M. Spear, S. G. Dana, +. Forney,
J. L. Robinson. NevsY; George r Grimes,
Logsnsport; Albert Marsh, Kokomo Thomas
White. franklin; George Francis, Boston,
Ind; William II. Richardson. Fort Wayne
Charles Perkins, LapOrte; Tyler Davidson,
Kewanna: Silgs Wrigat New Albany /;
William r. Hunter, Portland.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

LOUISVILLE, April 26.-In the case OF Andy
Wepler, the bsrkeeper, charged with killing
Henry Clay, the jury, which has been out
since O'Clock Saturday afternoon. st noon
to day rendered q verdict giving Wepler two
years in the penitsntiary, finding him guilty
OF volunteer granddaughter. Opinion hers
seems to be dissatisfied with the verdict, say
ing that Wepler was guilty of murder, or
else he shot Clay in selfdefense and holding
that the verdict should have been according
". Five of the jury were for acquitial aud
the others for short sentence. WeDler will
gpply for a new trial
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-27

THE late Father Ryan, the poet.priest, was
genial and eccentric character, fond of a
reception at the house OF some friend. where
he usually told delightful stories, sang
charming songs and wrote verses in the al
buns of the young ladies. Our attention
has been called to one of those verses, com.
posed especially for brilliant witty girl.
It is gem Of poetic thought.
Trust not the world: its voice is sweet,
And siren-lfke would LEAD you on,
Till worn of heart and tired of feet,
You'll find its promised glory gone"