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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11

Hale's Honey the great Cough cure, 25c.. &c., u
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals l. beautines, 2sc.
anCoFnRem0vcr kills Corns Bunions
HlRs MAR aad Whiskss Oys-Black and Brown. Soc.
Pixies Toothacle Drops cure In Minute. $50
Dcan's Dheunaatic Pills are sure cure, GOO.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11

Every one has will and q mind to think
for himself yet many will go about hack
ing and coughing until friend recon-
mends DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup for that
cough.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11

Russia Is concentrating troops 10 Asia
and uness England YIELDS, II looks like
war bet ween the two nations.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11

Our Stock of Drugs, Pa
tent Medicines, Books Sta
tioney and Fancy Goods
was never as full, clean and
complete as at the present
time, and prices we guaran-
tee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11

., Me.

Fre0 (asss ., Me.
PORTLAND, NE, Jan. 10. 1856.
Gents:-I have used the Fertili1ers manufactured
py the BOwKBR FsRfILlEBR COMPANY, and consider
'-'A' ~4'"' FREDERICK ROBBIE
Froa tho DeDaey Collector.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jan II, 1885.
Gewts:-I have used the Fertilizers manufactured
and sod BY the BOwker Fertilizer Company, and am
well satisfied with the results, and shA use more In
the future. DAVID MOULTON,
Deputy Collector, Custom HOUSE, Portland.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11
GEO. GUSHING.
| !
DRUGGIST
sPRl1q@
Has Come
And We are Prepared for it
We are a JObbing and Re-

Udll llOuOC lOl
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Browns Sarsaparilla,
Ayers Sarsaparilla,
Cushing's Sarsaparilla,
Grosvenor's Liver Aid,
Sagwa, Vegetine,
Cuticura Resolvent,
Peruvian Syrup,
Browns Iron Bitters,
Sulphur and Hop Bitters,
Kennedy's Discovery,
Warmers Kidney and Liver Cure,
Cushing's Kidney and Liver Cure,
Burdock Bitters.
Shaker Extract,
Needham's Red Glover Bios
SONS for Cancer,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11

uOOC.
A due regard for the interests and pros
peritv Of all the people demand that our
dances shall be established upon such y
sound and sensible basis a. shall secuSe the
safety and confidence Of business interest
and make the wage Of labor sure and
steady; and that our system Of revenue
shall be SO adjusted as to relieve people
from unnecessary taxation, having, . due
regard to the interests Of capital Invested
and workingmeD employed In American In
dustries, and preventing the accumulation
Of surplus In the treasury to tempt ex-
travagance and waste.
Care for the property Of the nation, and
for the needs Of future settlers, require
that the public domain should be protect
ed from purloining schemes and unlawful
occupation. The conscience Of the people
demand that che Indian, within our b0un-
dsries, shall be fairly and honestly treated
as wards of the government, and their cd.
uOsti0n and civilization promoted, with .
view to their ultimate citizenship, and that
polygamy In the territoIiss, destructive Of
the family relation and offensive to che
moral sense of the civilized world, shall be
represseu. The law should be rigidly en-
fore, d which prohibits the immigration Of
q servile class TO compete with American
labor, with no intention VI acquiring citi-
zepship, and bringing With them and ~
tail ing habits and customs repugnant 10
our civilization.
The people demand reform in the admin
istratiOn Of the eoverpment, and the APP
plication Of business principles TO public
efsirs. A. means 70 this end civil ser.
vice reform should be in good faith en-
forced. Our citizens have the right to pro-
lection from the incompstsucy Of public
employees who bold their placss solely -
ths reward Of partisan service, aud iron
Tie cOrfupting influence Of those who
prooIss, and the vicious mefhods Of thoss
Who sxpscs sseh rewards. And those who
WORLDLY seek Pablo smployDent have ~
righS % insjDs that nesls 81 eonpstsocy
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-03-11


same for all past or future Indebtedness,
with interest not exceeding three per cent
semi annually; the Penobscot and Lake
Megantic UnternationaD Railroad Compa'
nv to stlaighten Its line by bridging Moose
head Lake; and the stockholders OF the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad to form
a new corporation and lease or sell tn, ir
road. Charters have been granted the
Lime Rock Transit Company of Rockland
and the Rockport Transit Company OF
RockpOrt for the construction OF elevated
wire tramways for carrying lime rock from
the quarries in those places to the kilns
along the water fronts, system that has
been In successful operation for some
wears in other parts OF the country, and
which will save those municipalities and
also the lime manufacturers large snms OF
money annually.
The White Mountain Telephone Compa'
nv has been Incorporated With the right to
construct aud operate telephone lines
throughout the State; and the New EGG
land Telegraph and Telephone Company
has had it's purchase of the National Bell
Telephone Company's lines and franchise
In this State confirmed, with the right to
construct telephone lines throughout the
State. The Boston and Maine Express
Company has been incorporated with the
right to do business over the Boston ana
Maine Railroad and the several railroad,
steamboat and stage lines Of this State,
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
The town Of Brunswick has been grant.
ed . city charter; Augusta has had it,
Common Council restored; Gardiner has
had it, charter amended, and the towns OF
Lexington and Kinssbury have gone hack
to plantations. The town Of Embden has
been authorized to retire bonds issued in'
aid OF the Somerset Railroad either before
or after maturity; Brewer he's been autnor.
lied 70 construct Z sewerage system, ana
niv 'viih Waser 10 cite q Augessa.
hookland, 0ardines, Bath ID 1tlewofsh,
and IL toWns Of Phillips, Dover 40 nor
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17

The most graceless and ill l-timed
 thing ever seen in this country is to
 see Democrats after fighting twen-
 ty-fve years for victory, and just
 as victory flashes it's glad light over
 the land, crowns their long efforts
 faltcr and fall in their fealty to the party. To sec them turn their
 backs on their lifetime party just
 in the first fushes of it's grand vic tory. To see them turn traitor to it just as the country at large marches up in a solid column to
 put it once more in charge of the
 government, as the voice comes
 up from the east and the west and the north and the south in bugie
 blasts, calling it back to power and awakening again the confidence and faith Of the past in it's honor and integrity, how LUDICROUs to see q few under one pretense and another break faith with 1t. If these men had solid reasons for their act, it might be excused. But the country is anxious to know what reason can be given for de. sertion. The innate desire and dc. determination of the Democratic heart to rectify and correct the evils of the past and purify the public service was never so well illustrated as at this supreme mo- ment of Democratic supremacy. There is not an instance that can be shown in which the democracy
 fails at this hour for which it has
 been contending for long years. If then democracy is the same, what is wrong? Have you just discovered that you have been fighting in the wrong for these long years, and that you can now afford to align yourself in way to help compass Democratic defeati When Democracy is de. featad, what is it that comes into powcrl That old party of corrup- ton and pillaSe. Here is the fact in the case unmasked and naked. The Republican party is benefited by everything that divides and weakens in a Democratic communl- ty. With this fact established be- yond dispute, what man born Of Democratic instinct and faith can refuse the voice of the demagogue and false prophet that wonld essay to lure him from his proper fold
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
The Greatest Danger.

When the Brothers of Freedom and the Agricultural Wheel of this State consolidate their forces as they are likely to do, the united order will represent at least 10000 farmers. These farmers have banded together 10 promote their own interests. They arc not to blame for this because every voca. ton has it's association for the fur therance of the interests of that vocation or profession. It is so in all the mechanical industries as it is in all the sO-called learned professions. Men band togetEcr for social purposes to advance themselves in knowledge of their work, and to secure better returns for their work. This is all right and proper so long as other profes- sions and trades are treated fairly and justly. But while demanding fair play for themselves these far mers organizations need not an. tagonige the interests of others. To elevate themselves it Is not at all necessary that they should drag others down. The greatest danger that can possibly come to them is from demagogues and Of flee seekers who get into their or Ger on the pretonse that they are the best friends of the farmers and that all other classes are banded together for the express purpose of robbing the farmers.-Little Rock Democrat.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
Tn 0 Devil and the Lawyers.

The Devil can Q to earth one day and to the court house weuded his way just as an attorney, with very grave face, was rising to ar que the points of his case. Now, d lawyer his majesty never had seen. for to his dominions none never had been, and he felt very curious the reason to know why nCne had been sent to the regi ons below. Twas the fault of his agents his majesty thought, that none of the lawyers had ever been caught; and for his own pleasure he had a desire to come to the earth and the reason inquire. Well, the lawyer who rose with visage so grave made out his opponent q consum- mate knave, and tho old devil himself was much amused to hear the attorney so greatly abused. As soon as the speaker had come to a close, the counsel opposing him quickly arose, and hcaped such an abuse on tue head of the first as made him appear of all williams the worst. Then they quarreled, con tended and argued sc long, 'twas hard to determine the one that was wrong; and concluding he had heard quite enough of the fuss Old Nick turned away and solilo- quized thus: If all they have said of each other be true, the devil has not been robbed of his due. I'm satisfied now; twas all very well; these lawyers would ruin the mor- als of hell. They have puzzled the courts with villainous cavil and Pm free to confess have puzzled the devil. My agents are right 10 let lawyers give bail-if I had them they'd swindle me out of my tail.- Greenville Herald.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
Arothcr Big Leak stopped.

Under the administrat ion o' President Cleveland the good work of reform goes bravely on. Ab use after abuse has been corrected, and fraud after fraud has been discov- cred and stopped; and yet it seems the further they S o the worse they find matters. The Comptroller of the Treasury has just brought to light another gigantic swindlc. Court of Commissioners ot Ala bama Claims, which was or ganizcd in 1874 to hear proof of claims to bc paid out ot tho Sl5,- 500,000 awarded by the Gen eva Arbitration Commission was continued by various acts of congress. Tn December 1877 it was constituted of five Judges at an annual salary of $6 ,0O0 each, and a clerk at S2, ,000, an attorney at 5S,000, a stenographer st S2,50O. Provisions was made for reut of court rooms, printing, stationery, furniture, fuel and other necessary incidental expenses, to be paid ont of the fund before judgement were paid. When Comptroller Durham came to look into the accoants of the Court he found, outside of the officers authorized by congress, it had on the pay rolls an assistant counsel, clerk tt assistant counsel, experts, assistant experts, clerks to experts, messengers, watchmen, fetc., whose salaries amounted to s34 ,500 per year. He also found that there had been paid to other assistant counsel over $S,00O for the quarter ending December 3l 1884 and about 7 1000 for the quar- ter ending March 2l, 1885, besides other illegal payments. The Comptroller finds no law authori zing these payments, and after con sElting with the Secretary of the Treasury, he has determined tC stop all future payment of thes, claims, The effect of this decision is that over thirty officers of tn, Alabama Court of Claims arc llo' entitled tO the salaries and fees which they have been drawing from the government. Thls is an other sample of the way the peO ple's money has been Squandered for the last twenty-five years. - Van Buren Argus.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
Pith of the Press.

Atlanta Constitution: If anything is settled it is that the masses of the people, north and south, are tired of strife. They want peace. They have so declared over and over again, and the thunders of their declaration havo drowned again and again the vicious Outcries of politicians. Whatever party pledges itself to the reoponing of wounds, but lately healed and the relighting of consuming fires that were exGnguished twenty years ago will be repudiated at the polls. If the Republican party commits itself to this narrow and insane policy, the Democratic. party will remain in power until new parties and now issues arise.
 "Gath" in Cincinnati Enquirer: If General Grants family get 50,- GOO ou. of the book the Genera, wrote they will be doing well in- deed. The nature of our publish ing business can be understood from the fact that all sorts of "Lives of Grant, are now being rushed out, intended to cheat the people and to cheat the Generals family, and to make it appear that these books contain about the same matter that Grant left behind him.
 St. Louis Republican The real trouble with Senator Sherman is that his party is no longer in pow CT. He wouldn't mind one or two OK -confeGerates in the cabinet and score or so of eX-confeder- ates in congress if only there were a republican president in the white house, republican majority in both houses of congress, of the senate committee on finance.
 Philadelphia Times John Shor- man has made the opening speech in the Ohio campaign, and if the republican battle is to be made up- on the issues outlined in that re. markable utterance the democrats should win an easy victory.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
How Postal Cards are Made.

Up to Aug. 26th ult., Woolworth & Graham. of Castleton, N. Y. who have the contract for supply. ing the government with postal cards, have only turned out 659, GOO, while the demand averages 1000, 900 day. The contractors say they will get up to that mark this week however, and hope to supply all that are wantedin a very short time. The new cards are composed of 25 per cent of wood pulp and D per cent. fine rags. The paper from which the cards are made is manufactured in mill owned and operated by the contractors, adjoining the postal card works. The raw material can be converted into postal cards in about twelve honrs. About 130 persons, mostly women and girls, are employed in the mills. and an average of between 1000, 900 and 1,50o,0G0 postal cards are turned out daily. These are punched out into packages of twenty-five after being cut by machinery from the sheets containing forty cards each, The little paper bands that are placed about the punches Of twen- ty-fve costs about s1O0per month
 Tho cards are packed in paste beard boxes, which are made by a patent machine in the mill, each box holding 20 packages. The government agents have their of. fees in another part of post offices throughout tho country from the l post-office department at Washing
 ton. One day they received an or. der for about 2,500,000 cases and another for about as many the day before. They gave their order tC the contractors, and it is filled in from 20,000 to 5000 cases. A cal load of pine lumber is used annual
 ly in making these cases which arc also constructed in the mill. The contractors own a locomotive, ant a regular postal card car is left a Castleton every morning by tho Montreal express. This car + switched on a side-track running about one mile, to the works. Tn, order of the previous day is loaded and the postal card car is sent up tC Albany on the same day, when tht cases of the east, west and north arc transferred. Those for the south are left In the car. Offices order ing a supply of less than 2OO0 arc ia rnished with mail pouches enc their supply is not packed in wood
 en boxes. The contract calls fol 2,0)0,000,0 1000 cards.-Ex.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17

to award the benefits of the change of regime.
 This is day of plain speaking, and in the exercise of this privi- lege Democrats sometimes criti- else the president. But it is tc be remarked that the complaints is not for what he has done, but for what he has not done. Every step in the positive policy of the adminis- tration has been i'll accordance with the accepted maxims of the party that elected him-and there is not doubt that he will find that party at his back ready to support him when that support is needed St. Louis Republican.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
Send down a Commission

Memphis Appeal: MT. McRae was yesterday elected to congress in the third district of Arkansas by 5000 majority which double that of any other democratic candidate ever elected in the district. The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. the Chicago Tribune, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat an d the New York Tribune ought to send special commissioners to Ar kansas to inquire into this extraor- dinary majoity and gain by the Democratic party, McRae must be a very popular man with tho people,
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17

New York World: Civil service reform does not go far enough for us. Wo would have permanent tenure during good behavior for all government officers not associated with the actual policy of an admin istration. We would strip the President of a great portion ot the patronage and distribute the ap- pointing power for subordinate of fees among the heads of the great departments. as the constitution enables congress to do.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT CAMDEN. ARK,
 Anrr yAtk vGSS

LAND OFFICE AT CAMDEN. ARK, Aug. 10th, 1885. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1N following-named settler has filed n of his intention to make final proof in port of his claim, and that said proof vii made Def ore the Judge of Nevada con Ark, at Prescott. on September 26th, ! viz: Finely McLain, of Prescott, Ark, entry No. s337, for the N SEl Sec ,, IT. S, k. 2l w.
 He names the following witnessest ?. his cont inuous residence upon, and cl ' ton of, said land. viz; Robert Me John Cox, William A. Jones and Lev Cox, all of P rescott, Nevada county, Al
 S. w. MALLORY, Regis ,
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17

and to honor the party tho nation has honored. There is no use to distrust whatthe nation trusts, and it is worse than foolish to cry q halt now when tho whole country is anxious to pledge its faith and give it's confdenco.-Russellville Democrat.
The Nevada picayune., 1885-09-17
Wat and Wisdom.

A New York chemist has discov. cred that the brass faucets used in beer kegs corrode so that copper and zinc are found in the beer drawn through thom. He says: 'If beer-drinkers were in the hab- it of drinking but one or two glass es day the above quantities would hardly be worthy of mention, but when the customary daily quantity becomes thirty or forty, or even moro, the small quantity becomes matter of importance and may prove to be injurious. As it is an unnecessary addition to the bever- age and r1ay be injurious, it would be advisable to change the faucets, so as to prevent the contamina- tien." It seems to be the ambition of all young wives to look well when any one calls. A young bride heard a ring at the front door. The maid was out, and she rushed up, etairS 10 tidy" little before ad- hitting the caller. There was a moment of lightning work before @ the dressing table. Quicker than it takes to tell it, ribbon was fas : 1 tened to her throat, a flower stabb. ed into her hair. flash of powder on her face, and she was at the door-all smiles and bushes. The ''gentleman" said he had the cheap est clothes props that could be bought.
 Bismark used to have three hairs on his bald head, but now he has done with comb and brush forever. He is the coolest headed man in Europe; perhaps this accounts for it. A lady wrote to him for some personal memento, if 1t were ''on'y a single hair" Bismark scrawed on the bottom of the letter, "Im- possible, madam; they are all three gOne;' and returned to the writ CT.
 Independent: Wife-"Fve been looking through Famjliar Quota tions' for these beautiful lines: He bore aloft our sword of fire, a world. watched envied nation,' but l am unable to find them. Are they not Shakespere's!' Husband "Well, really, have forgotten the authors name. but 1 am quite sure 1t begins with s."
 La Foi Bretonne: A rather sim pie fellow had joined a neighbor in the purchase ofa pig. One day he said to his partner: "if you don [ want to kill your half of the ami nal, neighbor, am going to kill! mine; l can t wait any longer"
 A Brooklyn grandmother gradu- ally won her grandson away from her daughter-in-law by constantly giving him pennies, and his mother had to appeal to court to get back the mercenary little wretch.
 New York Tribune: An Arizona man has stopped taking an agricul- tural paper. He wrote to the edi- tor asking how to get rid of gnats. The answer came in the next issue of the paper, "kill them"
 The Archduchess Maria There's sa of Austria has a passion for man iacturing jewelry, and labors un- der the instructions of working jeweler.
 Philadelphia Enquirer; Strange, is it not, that the only thing one ever hears about the Knights of Labor Is that they are not doing any wOrks
 Lord Tennyson, as poet laure- ate, gets Sl ,O0O year and a butt of Malmsey wine.
 Louisville Courier-J Journal; Love is blind, bat niatriInony is great ocullst.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-01

Maize soar yesss Aeo. snd ~ vtish Nal
les sndsr4ook 70 Empires vcsss 10 ciscis-
nsts. Scv. vhss be- hsppssedt Not 10
tween 1861 and 1866. vhss there vss ~
bsllior: ros prior W the emancipation sc'
a 1865. vhsn there vss slavery; not ia
is6s. when there was tbs knk,ar klsa. bul
Ia this year Of grace. 1855. under ths
poser sLicb Al present rules 10 The
White House. Mr.. pillsbury. known only
Tor The serrices As rendered a. sisempt<d
ususrAiias ii Democratic minority Ia
Maine. 10 banorsd by The administration
With = priDcipsl federal Office ia Massa
ehuseits. Mr.. Mnilep. whose offence VAS
90 grcss thai bis distinguished counsel
DID not undertake 10 make any deieoc<
Tor him. kept 100 negroes locked up by
force .inring election day 10 defrand them
Of the right 10 vote. spd VAS ssnieneed by
the Uoi,ei States cour, ~iih . most EN-
phs,lr condemnation oil his conduct BY
the presiding Judge he Is psrdoned oul
By the President Of the Uaited States jnst
before another Ohio election. And. il
newspaper statements be trne. hs has been
restored to bis position in the police force
Of Cincinnati. Nov, IL President Cieve.
land vss 10 write over the gate Of the
White House 'Frauds upon elections win
BE- proflsd by and rewarded here hs
could not make : declaration more aisnif-
icsns THAI be made II BY the appointment
Of Pillsbury and The pardoning q Mullen.
Nov DO not propose BY abiding 70 mat
tsn Of this kind 70 win back any dessrtsr
or maks The copscisaee Of any mugvump
newspaper he easier. But II the majority
Of The American people disspprovs OF thes
things things. A. bekeve they do. then
] do not propose 70 desist from my feebl
effort until The voice and will Of that
majority have their full constitutional &C
complishment