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The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14
HERE AND THERE.

whenln man is too busy to laugh he needs
vacation.
Erysipelas and Salt Rheumo was driven en-
tirely away from Mrs. J. & Anderson, Peshtigo
Wis. by Burdock Blood Bitters. No equal ~
blood purifier.
II Is tho woman unhapply married who
would recall her Miss spent life.
Arniea & Oil Liulment ia the best remedy
known for etin joints.
A variable mind /, not apt to he very able
mind
Cositivouess is the cause Of the intoletable
| bad breath" Of multitudes. Dr.. Henry bhN
| tors Mandrake Bitters remove tho cause ana
prevent the evil. and cost only as cents
Cuoumbers ought to be called "ms-nt vegs
tables"
The history OF Downs Elixir Is Identified
with the history of New England for the laH
| fifty years 1t cures coughs and colds
The .ize OF man has nothing to do with the
| lie nc CAH ltil.
| The frat prize was awarded Church Il Cos
| Arm 4 Hammer Brand of soda and SalerAtus
| for Its great puriiy and rhfehess at the WORLDS
Industrial and Centennial Exposition, New
| Orleans, 1880
The fellow who get points on Wall street very
| often gets stuck
| "ANAKE6IS" la an external remedy for Piles
pAinless and easy OF application, acts as IL
poultice. instrument and medicine, gives In
slant relief and IL an infalible cure. sold by
Druggists samples sent free to all sufferers
Address "ASAkESlS," Box 4l6, New YORK.
They never play cards on apolnr expedition
because OF the danger from cold decks
JAMES PYLES PEARLINE for ali uses In
Kitchen as well as the Laundry. in place Of sodp
10 fast growing In favor. BE sure and take
mono of tn dangerous limitations having she
came outward appearance, or with similar
sounding nAmes. Nothing answers Ike Fear
line
An exchange has n long article on Tho Race
| oh he IN la
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14
--ME TOO
CLOSING pt5T SALE !
Furniture E. CARPETS

For days and hope 80 years shall be closing
buying with the received and am
give better bargains assortment and finer
goods than any other House in this country.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14

Having taken this large and commodious Hotel
situated at the Forks Of the Kennebec the subscr.
Der would respectfully solicit the public patronage
Sportsmen will dnd the beet Of Accommodations
at his house and the woods are full Of game
Guides furnished on application to the office. 4Oti
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14
LIVE MEN

vaeese b .ake orders for Trees. Vines, Shrubs
- eeoesal line Of Nursery Stock. Only th0s
vssy eese ssfsssness need spply. To The ri sht me
- eae give employment the year round. Expe
n3es ~ Apceeeasy. r. @. CHASE d co,
X. IOn SQ:, BOSTON, MASS. We pay 81
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14

The value of the bean crop il not
in its foliage but in its grain. An
excessive amount of nitrogen in fer
tilizers makes straw, but without
proportionate amount of pods This
is more especially true in coarse sta
bic manure, which heats in the soil,
causing increased warmth Finely
rotted manures. or nitrates in their
concentrated form, are often appar-
emily as helpful to grain production
as mineral fertilizers. They uu-
doubtedly make available some
mineral plant food in the soil thta
would otherwise be unavailable. In
like manner caustic potash or soda,
as ashes or salt, will often change
inert nitrogen in the soil to forms in
which plants can use it.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14
FOR SALE

SKOWHEGAN HOUSE STABLES
FROM
Oct. list to Oct. 18th.
The following properly:
One BLACK MARE, six years
old, stands Is 3, weight HOO lbs,
sound and kind in any harness.
One BROWN MARE, eight
ears old, stands Is 2, weight 1850
lbs. Extra fine driver, both single
and double.
One GREY HORSE, seven years
old, stands 10 2, weighs $50 lbs,
sound and kind, good driver single
or double.
One pair of MARES, nine years
old, weighs, 2200 lbs. Splendid
draft horses; also good drivers
single.
Also Il lot of second hand car.
riages and harnesses.
HENRY WASHBURN.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14

rBAS. ,CoFEIgs AER SPICES
Crockery, and Glassware,
s and 10 cent goods, at whole.
sale and retail At the
- 49, - y 70 =. s5o e -
The Somerset reporter., 1885-10-14

They never play cards on n polar expedition
because OF the danger from cold decks
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
TELEGRAfHlC BREyITIES.

Seventy-five emplores of the WESTINGHOUSE
Machine Company at Pittsburg have been sus
pended on account of lack of orders. The men.
who have been working half time most of the
winter, are very Respondent over the suspension.
Fred Tyler was shot and killed Yesterday
morning at Traverse, OAK. by Anton Nelson.
The latter gave himself up and is in the hands
of officers. The men ouarreled over the right to
claim on which both settled two years ago.
The committee of New York architects that
examined buildings that had been erected in diff
ferent parts of that city by builder Buddensick
reported yesterday that nearly all of them would
have to be taken down and rebuilt; that the
walls bulge and were out of plumb, the founda-
tons defective, and the buildings constructed of
defective material
II. d. Mullane, division superintendent oe the
CINCINNATI Southern railroad, was chloroformed
while asleep at the Real House. Chattanooga
and robbed of nearly $500. He awoko at day
break, greatly nauseated. and could scarcely
breathe. He found his clothes scattered about,
the pockets rified. his room door burst open, and
a chloroform odor still strong in the room.
At a meeting of coal miners at Irwin station.
on the Pennsylvania railroad, yesterday. it was
decided to continue the strike for sixty cents per
ton. About ], 500 miners are involved in the
strike majority of them are in straitened
circumstances, and a public subscription has
been opened for their benefit. An unusual
feature of the strike is temperance revival con-
Quoted by ex-Master Workman Rankin, of the
knights of Labor. Over 400 signers to the
pledge have been obtained.
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was raised that the militia was coming. It so
happened that an awkward squad" of the First
Regiment, consisting of reventeen youths was
being marched in that direction by drill mas
ter. all unconscious of the reception that
awaited them. The crowd jeered at their
numbers and under the impression
that it was to be attacked, assumed an offensive
attitude. The squad. however. was quickly
wheeled about. retreating in good order. The
Socialists then formed in procession
and marched to music to the new
Board of Trade Building. where they were met
by several squads of police, who made them dis
perse. Some one in the crowd threw stone
through a carriage window. slightly injurng
Mrs. L. p. Kadish which was the only attempt
at violence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29

the memory has absolutely no help in
the correct location of these postofficea
The department. demands 90 per cent record
made in good time, twelve hundred letters to the
hour being fair time. Good work before the
case must be supplemented by excellence in tho
car, where real letters and papers must be
nanoiea under less favorable circumstances than
those that wait on an examination Tables and
stalls piled and crowded advise the clerk to be
lost TO surroundings for from six to ten hours to
come No time for thought of broken rail or
totteriny bridge. Wood, field, hill and vale float
by unheeded. while eye, brain and hand work
ing in unison, rival the rapdty of the wheels
that hum beneath.
Each clerk has certain work assigned him.
thus: the third clerk going west on the Van
dalia takes charge of all registered matter be-
tween this city and st. Louis. He must sworlrr
the letters for southern Indiana. Illinois and for
the entire State of Texas. This Texas mail
comprises all matter collected east of this city.
All the great Eastern cities, the 'Faderland~
the "Motherland," and the uncles aunts and
cousin lands, gut this line with mail for
the Lone Star State. The other clerks from
four to seven in number, have like work to per-
form. and it must be completed before they reach
the terminus of the line To come in s.stncks il
considered overwhelming disgrace Each
package and pouch has inclosed slip of paper
on which is written the name of the clerk who
put it ND, and it Is made obligatory on the most
master or clerk who receives it. to note on the
slip the errors found therein, and forward
the same to the superintendent who
keeps a record of these cheeks A
clerk who is careless or incompetent
is thus detected, and subject to fine repri-
mand, and, in extreme cases, dismissal 1t must
not be supposed that, after a clerk receives
permanent appointment, the pressure is relaxed
The postoffices of State after State must be com
mtted to memory, all changes made, discontin-
ued Offices and new ones established must be
noted, and particular attention must be given to
the tme-schedules of mail trains, so that
mail may reach its destination in the
shortest time, distance not being taken
into consideration in its transmission.
This requires the memory of childhood backed
by the stern application Of manhood and clerk
who would succeed should. in addition 10 this.
bring to his work that enthusiasm that makes
molehills of mountains, then success is a matter
of course
1t is needless to say that where one succeeds
many fail, or that ever present with the most
successful is a feeling of responsibility that
will not down." Postmaster general Villas,
when he issued the manifesto that assured these
officials of the permanency of their positions did
the country service it little appreciates. To
have removed these men who have grown up
with the service, perfected the system and are
specially fitted for the work, would have proven
great public calamity.
Mrs. SAMANTHA WEST MILLER
INDIANAPOLIS, April II.
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Minor Notes.

Elder NJ. M. Vancleve. of the Baptist Church
of Charlottesville. performed his 53lst marriage
ceremony on Sunday.
William Rodebaugh, brakeman OH the Chicago
81 Atlantic, was run over at Huntington and
instantly killed.
Hickson Haistead, farmer south of Corners
vile, had ten hams and a quantity of other
meats, amounting to $50, stolen from his smoke
house night before last.
Jacob Hating, charged with killing man in
Dubois county, six months ago. by clubbing him
to death IN a saloon, has been arrested in Louis
vile, KY, and taken to Jasper
The trustees of Hanover College have elected
Rev. A. p. Keii. of Seven Mile, o., to the chair
of Latin and modern languages, and have created
a new chair of physics and astronomy, to which
they have transferred Prof. John f. Baird.
The Republicans of Charlottesville held their
city primary election. last night, for the purpose
of selecting a candidate for councilmen from
each ward. The result John Bishop, in
the First ward; j. A. Naylor. in the Second ward,
and 7. M. Robbins in the Third ward. The first
named had no opposition.
The Odd fellows of Upton, and visiting mem
bers from Kokomo, Windfall and other points,
celebrated the sixty sixth anniversary of Odd
fellowship The programme was we'll arranged,
and the street display was an imposing and in
teresting sight AT night addresses were made
by Hon. A. N. Grant. of Kokomo, and Elder j.
c. Bartholomew OF Upton.
Allen Dodge, of Oxford, O., and his wife have
been visiting her parents at Richmond for sew
eral days. On Monday evening. when Allen
came back from up town, he found letter adj
dressed to him ON the table, signed by his wife,
which read ''Allen, l have left you; am going
to Chicago; don't weep for me-" He went to
Oxford that night after money, saying that he
would be back the next day to trace her up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
AFFAIRS AT PANAMA.
TConclnded from First Page,

guard the railway approach at night, and a cor
don of twenty sentinels guard the terminus at
the Pacific mail dock.
The national troops are within two days
march OF Cartagene. and news OF an attack on
that city may be expected any day.
Upon entering Panama. on the Oath inst
Commander McCala issued small fy-sheet in
the French. Spanish and English languages. Civ
ing his reasons for entering the city. He di-
rected all bars and drinking saloons to be closed
stated that armed force would be allowed to
enter the city. and that the United States forces
would do police duty MeCalla further ex-
planned, through this sheet, that by allowing
disturbances In Panama the United States would
greatly endanger their guarantee of an open
transit; that events at Colon proved that this
action was prudent and advisable The .disn-
terested service of the American troops was
appiauded and appreciated greatly by the better
element of the citizens. The city was turned
over to General Aizpura upon his signing
treaty that no barricades would be erected that
no lighting should take place in the streets, and
upon his guarantee to protect foreign lives and
property United States nsul-generai Adamson
has given prompt information TO the American
commander of Aizpuras warlike preparations,
and has received some strange treatment at the
hands of the French consul Armando who
claims to have caused the withdrawal of the
United States forces Armando had nothing to
do with tho withdrawal Consul Adamson and
Commander McCalla have undoubtedly saved
Panama.
no french consul, AFmdHUO, puDllSneS
letter to-day, denying that he has telegraphed
to his government protesting against the action
of the American forces OH the isthmus. He did
nothing except draw the attention of the con
suar corps to the necessity of taking every pos
slhe precaucion to prevent catastrophe, hav
ing in view statement made by the rebel Gen
eral Sandoval, of threatening nature. Even
this, he declares, offcio, and as a private
individual Armando says nc has never COM
muncated one word of the political situation
here to his government :.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the various consuls
held meeting with Aizpura. who undertook to
give up to the government troops upon their ar
rival but as yet he shows no signs of CARRYING out
this undertaking The rebels still occupy the ca
thedral towers. and are ready to defend the Guar
tells The national troops remain aboard the hulk
If, as now appears probable. Aizpura refuses to
vacate the city, he can only be dislodged by an
attack by the government troops No one can
predict the effect of such an attack. 1t may re-
suit in terrible disaster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29

We are in the right; and although have perfect
confidence in the honor and intelligence of our
officers Icheersl, / will not now assume that
they may not have been misled. will prepare
myself for the issue, and will abide by it. as
far as l can, in spirit OF impartiality.
What 1 say is that those who have
caused such an engagement to fail,
ought to become known to their own government
and to each contracting party. I will not cay
we are even now in possession OF ali the facts of
the case; but We are in possession of facts which
create in our minds Impressions unfavorable to
the conduct of some of those who form the other
party 70 these negotiations But viii not devi
ate from the strictest principle of justice in an
ticipating anything of the ultimate issue of that
fair inquiry which we desire to prosecute and
are cndeavoring to prosecute. The cause OF that
deplorable collision may be uncertain. Whose
was the provocation is a matter of the ut
most consequence. We know that the attack
was a Russian attack. We know that the AT
shaus suffered in life. in spirit and in repute.
We know that blow was struck at the credit
and authority of sovereign who is our protected
ally. and who had committed no offense. All
sag is. that cannot. in this state of things,
close this book and say, 'We will look into it no
more We must do our best to have right done
in this matter. Under these circumstances
there is cause for preparation, and I hope that
the House win feel with me, after what
have said. the necessity under of holding
the Soudanese fund available for service else-
where. hope the House will not press upon
us demand for time, which can have no other
effect than propagating here and elsewhere the
belief that there is some indecsion in the mind
of Parliament loud cheersl, whereas believe
that, with one heart. and ono soul, and one pur-
pose only, while reserving absolute liberty of
judgment in the conduct of the government,
and visiting them with its consequences, the
House will 60 forward to perform and
meet the demands of justice and the calls of
horcr and will, subject only to justice and
to honor. labor for the purpose of peace" Loud
and general cheers.
The vote to pass the entire credit of $55 900 900
en- bloc to the government. as Mr.. Gladstone
had requested, was then put from the chair.
The credit, in this form, was at once agreed to
without dissension. amid loud and prolonged
cheering from both sides. The cheering was re-
newed and made tumutous when Mr. Gladstone
arose from his place and passed out of the
chamber
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
THE DAYS HUMOR.
at violence


Boston Post: A Milwaukee editor committed
suicide because he was in debt. 1t is such an
unusual thing for an editor to be in debt that he
could not stand it.
'.What One Girl Did" is the title Of new
story. She doubtless did the same as all other
girls do-jumped on table and frightened a
poor little mouse to death New York journal
1t is said that the Japanese women do not
know the use of pins. This ought to cause
young men to emigrate, but with the usual reck-
lessness of the sex they will go right on bearing
scratches on their wrists with martyr-like
her0sm.
He writes:
Last night left my heart with you.
A captive to your winning grace;
AS you have one that's kind and true,
Pray send me yours to take its place
She answers:
II ynu have left your heart with me-
can't Soy [ regret it;
And as for Inlne-~all let me see-
Call round tonight ana got it.
0 fair is the girl with the very tall hat
She's lithesome and she's gay,
But sad is the with the very short neck
Behind her at the play.
OF the stage be catches nary glimpse,
Her feathers obscure his view.
And says, with the tyrant, 'Of with her head
And curses till all is blue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
Effect of the Markets.

Wall Street Daily News.
Glove your echoed the young man; ''why, I'd
walk through the fires Of hades to sit by yorr
side for ten minutes!"
That's awfully nice. 1 wish pa loved ma
that way
Doesn't her
80, no. She asked him at dinner for $500
camels-hai shawl, and he made ner cry"
Howl
why. he said that. with wheat touching a
dollar. and he half million bushels short on "a
delivery at 81 cents, she'd better be thinking of
calico at 6 cents yard. Why, what ails you,
Augustus9'
'1-[-that is, I've got to meet man at sharp
3. Half million bushels short, eh2 Good day
Miss Fairbanks"
And he went off kicking himself for not being
in love with an ce-deaer's daughter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
PROPOSALS,
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL Ind, April %, 1885.
Sealed proposals. in triplcate subject to the usual
conditions with copy Of this advertisement at
tached will be received at this Office until 10 o'clock
u. M, on Wednesday. May ~, 1889 at which time
and place they viii be opened in presence OF bidders
by the Subsistence Department U. :. Army, at this
post drring the fiscal year commencing July /, 1885
and ending June 30, 1856
The government reserves the right 10 reject any or
all proposals.
Information as to the of bidding conditions
TO be observed by bidders and terms of contract and
payment viii be furnished application to tbs Office.
Envelopes containing proposals sh.,nld be marked
Proposals for Fresh Beef ard addressed to the un.
dersigned JOHN A. KRESS,
Car,tain of fyrdn4ncn A. A e. g
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29

70 the Editor of tho Indianapolis jon rnaf:
An amusing example of the existing ignor-
ance In regard to the railway mail service
came under my observation at the civl-service
examination recently held in this city. An APP
plIcant, with bright, buyish face, remarked to
me that he was in doubt as to which class in the
room he belonged. told him it depended on
the Office he desired. He replied that he wanted
''to take of mails ears" Remembering
the late past. when my own knowledge was
equally misty, / repressed smile and gave
him a few pointers" and he went his way evi
IDENTIFY under the impression that his future
would be plain sailing. Few people have any
idea of the requirements OF this branch of the
civil service or the difficulties attendant on the
perfect execution of its duties. If they give the
subject a thought at all they suppose that
mails are tiled OUT at the postofices ready
to be delivered at their destination with no more
outlay of mental or muscular force than q
knowledge OF the towns on the road and the
handing in and cut of the mail at each. required.
1t is needless to say this conception is erroneous
1t does not touch the work of the great railroad
postoflices of the United States. like the New
York Il Chicago and Pittsburg & st. Louis No
clerk protected by the civil-service law is Sub.
iected to test of qualifications for the Office he
holds like that applied to the railway postal
clerk. During his six months probationary
term he must become thoroughly conyersant
with the mode of operation in the cars. and he
must undergo rigid monthly examinations called
lease examinations" This is doing in NINA
ture the work required of him in the cars The
chief clerk, at whose Office these examinations
are conducted. furnishes small ease pieeon.
holed to represent the letter and pa.
per cases in the cars. He also
furnishes small white cards representing
letters. on which are written the names of the
postoffices and the name of the State on which
the clerk is being examined Each compartment
OF the case is labeled; every railroad carrying
mail In the State has its owf compartment, into
which must be thrown the letters (cards) which
1T should distribute. Then there are yet other
compartments labeled Dis" as New Albany
Dis" indianapolis Dis Into these are thrown
the letters distributed from these points by the
s'star route service. There are sometimes two
Thousand OF these cards 70 be handled at single
examination. and many of the addresses have
the same snffixes prehxes. As: SprngdaIe.
Spring Valley. Spring HILL Spring Lake Spring
field. Spring Mills, Spring Mountain, Springbor-
ough and Springer. These, while occupying
neighborly positions in the Postal Guide. are
scattered far and wide over the State of Ohio;
no two being in the same county AS the coun-
~ Is not written on the cards,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-29
PROPOSALS FoRFUEIl, FORAGE AND STRAW.
Office of the Acting Assistant Quartermaster
INnIANApoIds ARsRNAI. Ind Anrfl u 1851 (

Office of the Acting Assistant Quartermaster,
INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL, Ind, April ~, 1885
Sealed proposals in triplicate subject TO the usual
conditions, will be received ut this Office until 10
o'clock A. ~. on Wednesday, May ~ 1885. III which
bidders FOR furnishing and delivering at this post
Fuel Forage and Straw, in such quantities as rnay
be required from time time during the fiscal year
commencing Jaly i, 1885.
The government reserves the right to reject any or
li bids Preference given TO articles Of domestic rro
dueton. conditions OF price and quality being equ.
and such preference given Co articles of domestic pro-
duetion and manufacture produced the Pacific
coast to the extent of the Consumption required by
the public service there.
Blar k proposals and full information rs TO manner
OF bidding and terms Of contract viii be furnished On
application to this Office.
Envelopes containing proposals should be marked
PROPOSALS for Fuel "7Foraee' STRAW (as The
ease may bel aud addressed to tho UNDERSIGNED
" W. IT. REXFORD.
Captain, o. 5. a., a. a. q. al :