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The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27
Rest and RecreufiOn.

SHOULD CONSIST OF REVERSING TIE STRAIN
rroS PARTS MOST IL ORDINARY USE.
The exhaustion entalled by this
busy life of ours is tremendous, and
80 deplctes the nervous system that
disease Is invited, and, the system
being 80 exhausted, one falls an easy
victim 10 the disease. Thus it is
that recreation Is absolutely neces-
sary for the health OF mankind. Re.
creation is that which with the least
expenditure Of time, fits the person
Ia resume his work. fhe recreation
must. Of course, vary according to
the daily life of the person. The or
gans not under the control Of the
viii. such "a the heart and the sec.
fetOry organs, receive rest immedi.
ately after performing duty, but
1t Is not ~ with the muscles Of the
body.
\ good digestion is necessary for
recreation. As long as nutriment is
sept up. endurance Is likely to con
finue. Digestion is always greatly
aided b. proper physical exercise,
and it j, thus that VI may say eXer-
else l. the best Of recreation. The
fundamental Of recreation is Il
change from one class Of work TO an
other. the brain worker requiring
muscular exercise and the mechanic
brain work. Both classes will find
certain amount Of emotional rec
reation to their advantage. 1t is
Hell known that low spirits tend to
lower the vital tone and render one
liable TO disease.
Those most in need Of recreation
are those engaged III work Of sed
entary nature. Professi nal men
should have recreation largely of a
physical nature. A brisk walk is
what physicians most frequently
recommend for exercise. but for a
! person not accustomed to exercise
TIL, is not always beneficial, for, his
brain being the only part OF his body
that is kept in activity. the exercise
forces the blood into the head, and
+ he returns home with severe head
ache. Such man should take pas
sivc exercise, such as rowing, sail
i ing. or hunting. where the mind
could be in a slight activity also.
The majority OF men engaged IN
mercantile pursuits get enough ply
steal exercise from their every day
/ life and their recreation should be
OF mental nature. \ few days in
the country. a change Of scenery, is
E., beneficial To every one Stock brok-
ers and bankers require very quiet
recreation, but Instead they try to
get their recreation from the most
exciting Of sports. which is really y
change from their daily life. MA
chants and clerks are recommended
to attend light entertain ents, such
as concerts and lectures. or play
cards. chess, checkers, or other
games or that nature.
Women and children. the for
mer especially, rely too much on
excitement for recreation and car
~ it to such an excess that
it becomes simply dissipation. 4
distinction must be understood be-
tween excitement which invigorates
and excitement which eXhaustS.
Dancing and roller skating are ex-
cellent exercises. but under the ex-
ctement OF music is too often con-
tinued To exhaustion.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27
Some Of the SuHerings OF a Liter
airy Celebrity.

ct OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
He is supposed to be million
aire. in virtue OF the immense sales
of his books. all the money from
which. ii Is taken for granted. goes
into his pocket Consequently, all
subscription papers ara handed to
him for his signature, and every
needy stranger who has heard his
name comes to him for assistance.
HE is expected to subscribe for
all periodicals. and is goaded by re-
ceiving blank formul;e. which. with
their promises To pay. he Is expected
to fill up.
"'He receives two or three books
daily. with requests to read and
give his opinion, il II has a word
which can be used as an advertise
ment. he will find quoted in all the
newspapers.
HE receives thick masses of
manuscript, prose and Verse. which
! he is called upon To examine and
| pronounce on their merits: these
manuscripts having almost invari-
! ably been rejected 10y the editors to
whom they have been Sent. and hav
iug as "A rule no literary value what
/ ever.
- He is expected to sign peti-
tons. to contribute to journals. to
write tor fairs. TO attend celebra-
tons. to make atter.dinner speeches,
to send money for objects he does
not believe in, to places he never
heard of
- He is called on to keep up cor.
Responsiveness with unknown admir-
ers, who begin by saying they have
no claim upon his time, and then APP
propriate ii by writing page after
page. if of the male sex: and sheet
after sheet. il of the other.
IF poet, it is taken for granted
that he can sit down at any moment
and spin off any number OF Veeses
on any subject which may be sug
geSted 10 him; such as congratula
lions TO the writer's great grand
mother on her reaching her hun
drcdth year. an elegy on an infant
aged six weeks, an ode for th'
Fourth of July in a Western town
ship not to be found in Lipplncott'
last edition, perhaps a valentine
for some bucolic lover who believe
that wooing in rhyme is the way t
win the object OF his affections. =
JHae Atlantic.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

The MoKHos--Delega,e Csrn q Uiah
and other prominent MOfmons ms3e Pre-.-
dent Cleveland a CAL recently.
Mr.. earn read an address % the Pres
dent, claiming that the awe should De m
partially a5m ui-t4red hat tie men waO
admiuIs,er them should be fair, upright,
unbiased and impartial; that the executive
and administrative officers -cnt thIther By
the Federal government should BE honest
and couiile themselves 70 the performance
of tbeir .egal duties, and not become the
Allies Of al uascTupuiyns c9icrie whose
sole object j. 10 p,uater the HJrmon- Of
their properly and their liberty.
The Piesi1er. listened cJureeou-iy and
atfentiyely - the address aud upon It, COLI
ciU@ion ssid:
well, gentlemen. so far Of course as
tie E1muuds law u concerned ! had moth
ing TO do with i. OF course il IS my duty
% see that ii is enforced, as well a. other
avs. You are entitled 70 fair considera
ton and 70 have he laws impar,ially al =
ministeied q. you asked and 50 far as
any appointments which | shall make are
concerned / VIII en1eavor " give you men
whU will see tha, The !aw $ iml artialr adj
mnistered. hope soon to De able to get
at these matters, ou. It VIII require lite
time
The Presidents face broke into a smile
as he concluded Il wish you out there
could be Ike the rest Of Us
"All we ask, rejoiped Mr.. earn, i. that
we shall be impariiallY administered. .
You are entitled - Tat said the Presi-
dent
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27
The Neu Orleans Exposition.

An executive committee of citizens
of New orleans appointed to raise
the necessary funds to continue the
exposition another year. at a meet
ing Monday expressed themselves
confident OF raising all the money re-
quired tor that purpose, provided
various railway lines and Pullman
and manufacturing companies sub
scribe their pro rata, aggregating
100000. They are convinced all
roads will respond favorably and
have already received some satisfact-
DRY assurances.
The worlds exposition will be
closed May 3lst. The friends of the
exposition have raised $4,000 by
subscription to meet the expense of
carrying it over until next Novem-
Der, when it will be reopened. Sup
orintendent Ietfery of the Illinois
Central railroad has telegraphed
that railroads and car companies
reaching New orleans will subscribe
100000 'owards the expense OF
keeping the exposition open next
winter.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27
mime Dieision, sons If retera,.s

Commander Jim {. Lake, II the Maine
Division, Sons Of Vet rams Ia. Issued Geg-
era Or3er, 30. !, assuming c9mmani n
the Division, and announcing the following
appointments On hi staff
Fred L. Kdgecomb, Abb1rn, A5Ja,anti
Ffsn1 ". DAVIS, Auburn, Q1artermas,ef +;
Harry ]. Chapman, Bangor, Judge A1Yo-
cate.
He also calls tie attention Of the cauqs
10 The ART &c 10 her e All regul 4t.1a-
IN regard 70 The proper observance Of Ne
mpriai Day aud -iy,
Il; j. expected TIA, camp- XII render
their -eryiee- 70 The q 4. K. posts n their
respective toxin. and render such assist
aHee a. ! lu Their pJwef. remembering
that - aid IA stresiny fo@er- . ne
graves Of the fallen heroes is not opiy a
DUTY but a privilege, noble work that in
the near future must dey9lYe on our or
DIR
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

met Isaac Closson the other day for
the first time for 20 years. Now should
De willing to wager II small sum that not a
single one of my readers ever saw or heard
OF Isaac Closson, but have and n. he be-
longs to another generation, want 10 saw
just word about Isaac. Twenty Years
ago II any of you had lived on the Coast
or In the extreme eastern part of the state
where railroads were scarce you would not
nave seen runners as thick as they are now.
A runner at country store in those DAYS
was sensation only equaled by the cir
Gus Isaac Closson took tne place OF run.
ners In all that part of the country. He
drove splenjid span OF horses hitched to
ilne cart and he drove from store to store
supplying the trade with fancy goods and
yankee notions. He was fair man to
deal with and a great ravorite with his
customers. He had Ii lie or no competi-
ton, and, OF course made money. found
him at Lincoln, where he is living a quiet
HE. Fortune has smiled on him and he is
taking life easy. Long live Isaac Closson,
say |.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

THE GARFIELD SrATUE.-The Garfield
statue contributed by OHIO to Statuary hal
has reached Washington. II represents
the late president in the act o, delivering u
speech in the house Of representatives.. II
stands with hi. right arm across his orea.t
aud his left hand resting upon les
upps which several books lie ready 10
reference. The statue viii be placed On
hrouzc pedestal, The iacade- Of waieh WI
besr wreaths aud PAIN orALcaes. GOV
Hoaaiy, O; Ohio. has ASKED that it De
yelled from public view until formally pre-
scented, 50 that steps may be taken TO ac-
company the presentation and unyeitIns
with proper ceremonies.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

hau TO fall back on the second, or retire
ne oln The latter and is now d,fonncing
Tue national game vehem emily. He il try
lug 10 prevent the students playing at all.
lie doesn't get along very we'll, however.
ana VIII probably soon let up and attend
10 MS own legitimate duties.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

The North American Review conc udes
It's >eveDtleth year with IL june humber.
II bever had SO large circulation, nor
greater Influence, nor more brilliant stan
Of contributors. This lumber discusses
seven topics Of vital pubic interrs by 10
less than fourteeL eminent writers, not in
GLIDING he short contributors IN Com
ment.. snail Silver be Denonetized =
is answered pro and con, by three distn-
gui,hed economists. Sumner. Lsughlin
and Walker, representing Iale and Har
ward Colleges, and the Massachusetts, In
stituie Of Technology. the Hardness Of
Justice" i discussed by Judge W. L.
Learned. and 'Prohloition in Politics" by
Gail Hamilton; The Swearing HABIT" by
I P Wulppie. and French Spoiiation
Cisims" by EIwaro Everett. he policy
OF the Roman Catholic hierarchy toward
cur Ploic Schools : a.>ahed il 4 learned
essay by a new po!emic, Mf. NJ c. O'Bry ne
OF North Carolina. and defended by Bishop
keene of Virginia, VITA equal erudition.
1t Is most Interesting double presenta-
ton OF an impending issue. How Shall
Women Dress :" : answered by Charles
Dudley Warner, Elizabeth stuart Phelps.
Dr. W \. Hammond, DR.. Kate }. Jackson
sSd Mrs f. If. King. the English leader u
the dress reform movement.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

The ,dy of Herbert Baker, of Orring-
ton, who was drowned last winter by
skating through hole ia the ice, was
found last Saturday, about three miles
above Winterport.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27
Miss Cleceldnd Has Not OudreSed
With Her Brother.

In contradiction of statement
that Miss Cleveland would remain
permanently at her home in Holland
Patent. the following statement Is
authortively made by those CONVEX
SAINT with the facts Miss Cleveland
has been from her post for a short
vacation. and has been resting i'll the
quiet home OF an intimate friend.
where she could recuperate her
strength and attend to some perSo-
nal matters requiring attention. She
has decided to lengthen her stay.
with her brothers approval. until
next week. Between the brother
and sister there is a perfect under
standing, and it is hardly less than
an insult to both the president and
Miss Cleveland to construe her tenn
porarY absence as evidence that
they have disagreed on the question
OF temperance OF any other matter.
The radical temperance friends of
Miss Cleveland may diSapprove OF
her course i'll countenancing wine i'll
the White House, but she has sense
of the fitness of thAgS which is as
unerring as her Judgment is strong
SUPERFLOUS WoRDS.-David bud
| ley Field estimates that that the PEG
pie of New York pay over Sl00,0W
every year for recording Superfluou,
words i'll deeds and mortgages. II,
thinks that there are $50 supertluOu
words in an ordinary deed and LA,
in mortgage. As the problem o
civilization is economy. the reduct
ion of waste and friction, it woul
seem that the first thing to be al
tended to was to make out "deeds
straightforward.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

| do not now recall that any one of the
ten commandments contains this injunc
tion, "Thou shalt not gamble" II they do
not, it wouldn't be a bad idea for every
young man who has those commands stuck
in the top of his hat as his daily guide to
add this as an amendment. No greater
misfortune could happen to a young man
unless he was blessed with an unusual level
head, than to win prize in lottery. As au
evidence that l have a level Lead, | will
state that drew Prize once Oh a ticket
that was given to me and pockete d the
prize and swore OF. This however, is the
rule and not the exception. The average
youth would have gone in and lost double
the value Of his prize and now you see
was not an average youth OF late there
| has been a great furoe in the mercantile
world over flour. Last December -four
| reached its lowest point and all wise deal
ers stocked up heavily. Spectators also
went in and flour soon went up some
thing like 10 cents per barrel. Early this
spring when it looked as though there wa,
| to be European war, -four had another
| boom, and clerks who had saved few
| hundred dollars and lot OF men who had
| seen the merchants make good thing when
| -four was at its lowest price, thought there
| was a fortune for them and they scraped up
| all the money could beg or borrow aud put
it into -four pell nell. The result is that
there is to be no European war and the
country is full of -four. While perhaps by
waiting patiently they will not lose any
thing they will be out of their money many
moons. But these lambs who have deb
bled in -four and got so inglorious'y stuck
have had lot Of predecessors. A yeal
ago gentleman who had a few Thousand
dollars of spare funds, asked my advice as
to an investment. L told him L would
make some inquiry aud let him know.
Meeting a friend VINO is banker, | madC
some Inquiry. He said, there are tive
bonds that can now be bought for about 5C
that are the best Legitimate investment
that l know of. They are the Northern
Pacific and the New York and New En-
gland. Both OF these roads ale sure to b,
valuable pieces of property in th'
near future and l should not be sur
prised if the stock went up to par at once
Tell your friend that he can't invest too
heavily or to soon in either Of thest
stocks. This was The advice of "A conser
vative banker. Fortunately my frien(
placed his funds in another direction be
fore saw him. The history of both o
these roads is well known. Within thre
months from the time this talk was mad
the stock that was selling at 50 cents on
dollar dropped to ID cents on Northern Pa
cihc and II on New York and New Eng
land To-day you can buy all you want o
either road at from 6 to 20 cents. Thes
remember were supposed to be Legitimate
investments and not wild cat schemes. |
legitimate stocks fluctuate thusly what ar
wild cat schemes liable to do, is a question
am puzzling over just now. Again l re
peat don't gamble.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

he hotel business has been entirely
revolutionized in Bangor of late A few
years ago the aristocratic proprietor of the
Bangor House leased the Penobscot Ex-
change, so as to control all the good hous-
es in the city, and compel travellers to pay
hack fares to first class house. The
game didn't work worth a cent. The old
Franklin was got hold of by some wide
awake hotel men and renovated, and put
In first class shape Three carriages were
run to all the trains and as result the
Windsor, as it is now called, is full aud
running over all the time. No better
house than the Windsor is kept in the
Queen City.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

Upon the Ogdensburg, last week, wo-
man had quite little mishap. She didn't
break her leg, nor loose her false teeth, but
her misfortune bothered her IS much rs
either of them would. She had been to
the "city by the sea" and was returning to
her rural home just In the shadow of the
great mountains. She was well dressed
and quite airy with all. As she gathered
up her bundles and sailed majesticly out
of the car and onto the platform, one of
her bundles slipped from her grasp and
what a fall was there. If Neal Dow had
been there, be would have been astounded,
that such smelling goods came from his
city. As the fumes of rum prevailed the
air, there was sort of a smoker went
around the crowd of loafers, standing on
the little platform. The woman stopped
for but brief moment, and seeing the
condition Of things, beat a hasty retreat.
A more Disguised looking female | never
beheld. The incident reminded me of a
similar occurrence in town not far from
where this woman had been shopping.
A goody goody young man was strolllng
h0meward early in the evening with his
boot heels pointing straight to the door OF
the city agency and his arms full of buu
die which might have come from there,
when he met two nice young ladies. To
pass these ladies without raising his hat.
would be a terrible thing, and to raise his
hat WAS also terrible thing, for all the
arms and hands that nature had endowed
him with, were already IN use. He was
desperate however, and as he neared the
fair ones, he made a grab for his head geaI
but alssl as his hand touched his hat
smash went a dozen bottles Of bass ale
at his feet; and sicker young man thar
he never WAS born.
Iheard OF an institution of learning in
this state, the other day, that Is threatened
with destruction. The principal was
much interested In base ball, but as he wal
rather an Indifferent player. the first Mint
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

sKo wHEGAN's DRY GOODS BUSINESS. HOW
ONE FIRM Is PEosPERING. ORANGE BOX
MANUFACTURES. PEEP At THE LARGEST
CONCERN OF THE KIND IN THE WORLD
SECRETS OF A "CALL" BooK.-A BAD DROP
FOR A PASSENGER ON THE oGDENsBuRG.-
BASE BALL UNDERMINING STATE INsTI-
TurE OF LEARNING.-A TRAVELLING MAN
oE THE oLDEN TIMEs.-A FIRST CLASS
BANGOR HOTEL THAT ARoosTooK RAIL-
RoAD.-DoN'T GAMBLE. now TWO IA
yoRITE RAILROAD STOCKS WENT TO TIE
WALL.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

My innocent little item of several weeks
ago about Aroostook railroads is making a
good deal OF trouble in that land of mil
and honey. The Pioneer is still blind or is
playing it well. The Times declares that
"appear to know what he is q ann talking
about" and says that the road will not be
built for year at least. The time of strik-
ing the first blow has been extended from
Gas soon as the frost is out" until the mid
die of June. Nothing is said about the
year ard that Is where they are wise for
when the middle of June 1885 comes aud
nothing is done they can say that they
meant June 1886. See? The Aroostook
Herald is astounded that l should ''openly
express the belief that the scheme is
hood wiDhiug operation" So it goes.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

1t always has seemed to me Just
as though the Bangor & Plscataquls rail.
road was one grand blunder from its con-
ception up to the present hour. L. has
robbed its creator, the city of Bangor, and
most every one else, who has had anything
to do with it, 1t is interesting to ride on
the rear of one of its snail paced trains and
notice its location. | cannot now recall a
single town that it passes throu b after
leaving Oldtown, where the depot is any,
where near the business portion of the
town. Even in Guilford, where by some
slip up they got the track through the V l.
lage, they located the depot way down
half mile from any where. l. is said
that the reason why the road runs in such
idiotic places, Is that the projectors de-
sired to save land damages and SO they
avoided all village property, and took to
the woods. In pursuance OF their usual
policy, they built their exteption to Green
vile three miles from any where, so that
now if you go to Greenville by tain, you
must take team and ride to the village
The road is being operated to-day on the
same principle that prevailed when it was
constructed.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-05-27

At hotel where 1 stopped the other
night in company with another commercial
tourist, we requested an early breakfast
and to make sure that we were not to be
forgotten perused: the "call book" before
retiring. This is what we found: "to
runners wants breakfast at five 30-shure."
'Shure' enough We got it.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-07
The Pollcemeu,s bounty In Court

The suit OF Charles Creecy against ex. Police
man George L. Arnold and Policemen James
l.. Arnold and George w. Barclay was com.
menosd before Justice o Neil yesterday. C. C.
Cole appeared for the defendants and V. N.
Edwards for the plaintiff. This is suit TO re.
cover the sum Of S99 from each of the defend.
ants, and grows out of the act of Congress
granting 20 per cent. TO certain police officers.
The defense deny any obligation on their part
to pay the percentage demanded. The first
until he Is properly guidedby the action of the
courts. This case is esteemed of much inn.
portance. as a large sum of m oney is involved.
Thursday afternoon arguments will be heard
on the matter.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-07
RnildInr ImnroKemanis.

The following building permits were granted
yesterday: Margaret NJ. 'Carrico, to build two
two.story frames on Eleventh street, between
NJ and n southeast TO cost 81 ,600 Chris Kan
on Seventh street, between l and X, to cost
So, 500: A. f. Clements, to build two three-story
and basement bricks on J. street, between
sixth and Seventh Streets to cost $500; f.
Finley, TO improve warehouse on d street, be.
tween Twelfth aud Thirteenth streets, to cost
$3.50; +. b. Gibbs, to build one two.story brick
IN rear Of 22OG Fourteenth street. to cost 81 800;
Joseph Oelman, to build one two-story frame
on Eighth street, above Boundary, to cost 500;
VIM Sauntry, to build one twO-story brick on
q street, between Fourth and Fifth, to cost
81 500; Abraham Fisher, to build twenty-six
two story bricks on II street, between First aud
Second southeast, to cost Slb,0 900.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-07

THE PANAMA CASAL.-AuthenSic informa.
ton from the De Lesscps project leads TO the
conclusion that under the most favorable cir
cumstances 1t will require thirty years for
completion. The unfavorable weather Of the
past winter has delayed the completion Of the
new building beyond the period originally
contemplated for the spring opening; hence
his old stand, No. ilO Seventh street, with a
complete stock of fashionable clothing at his
customary moderate prices.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-04-07

Rev. DR., f. J. Grimke, pastor of the Fiji.
teenth street Presbyterian Church, has Just re-
turned from Jacksonville. Fla, where he has
been overlooking the field OF the Presbyterian
Church in that city TO which he has recently
received call. He expresses himself as much
pleased with the field, but says that his only
desire was to be located where he could do
the most good.