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The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

THE COUNTRY GRowTH-The Atlanta
Constitution presents some striking facts
in regard to the growth OF the country be-
tween the administrations of Buchanan
and Cleveland; "When Mr.. Buchanan was
inauguratcd. there we're thirty-oDe states
when Mr.. Cleveland was sword in, there
were thirty-ei2ht. The former was the
President of $4,000, 900 people; the latter
is the CHIEF magistrate Of $4,000 600. In
the time OF Buchanan tie House consisted
OF 22S mrmh"rs; il now numbers 325,
The popular vote in 1856 was 100000, al
most all white; in 1884 1t was 10,OOO,00O,
ana included blacks in every state. In
1856 the government receipts were S74.0O0,-
600; in 1884 they reached S350,000, 600.
The expenditures, excluding interest,
amounted TO S66, 900, 900 in 1856, and s244,-
600 900 in 1884"
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
Poetry.


The Common ISOIdter.
Nobody cared when he went to war
But the woman who cried or bis shoulder;
Nobody dccked him with immortelles-
lie was only q common soldier.
Nobody packed in dainty trunk
Folded ramelt and officers fare;
knapsack held all the new recruit
Might own, or love or wear.
Nobody gave him good bye fete,
With sparkling jets and iower-crowned wine,
Two or three friends on the sidewalk stood
Watching foi Jones' the fourth In line.
Nobody cared how the battle welt
With the man who fought ill the bnl ct sped
Through the coat unlocked with leaf or star
On a common soldier left fol dead.
Tne cold rain bahed the fevcted wound,
And the kind clouds wept the yclung night;
plying lotion Nature gave.
Till help might come with the morning
Such help rs the knife OF the surgeon gives,
Cleasing the gallant arm from the shoulder;
And another name swels the pension list
For the meagre pay of common soldier
What matter how he served the guns
When plume and sash are over yonder
What matter though he bore flag
Through binding smoke and battle thunder ?
villa matter that vile and child
Cry softly Tor that strong rent.
And woudcr Why that random shot
To him their own beloved, was sent
patriot hearts, wipe out this stain !
GIVE jeweed cup and sword no more;
But Il no common soldier blush
To own the loyal b.ue he wore.
Shout long and loud for victory won
By chief and leader staunch and true
But don't forget the boys that fought
Shout for the common soldier, too
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
An EnterprisinR Reliable House.

Horatio W. Gushing can always be re-
lied upon, not only to carry In stock the
best Of everything, but to secure the Agen-
cy for such articles as have well-known
merit, and are popular with the people,
thereby sustaining the reputation OF being
always enterprisiu2, and ever reliable.
Having secured the Agency for the cele-
brated DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, will sell it ON prsitve gusran-
tee. 1t will surely cure any and every af-
lection of Throat, Lungs and Chest, and
to show our confidence, We invite you TO
call and get Trial Bottle Free.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

Mint director Burchard refused to resign
on the Presidents request, and was there
fore removed. His reasons were that no
malfeasance or misconduct had been alleg-
ed against him, and that the terms of the
act under which the director is appointed
Indicate an intent that be shall not be re.
moved except for cause. The language OF
the statute is
He shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the
senate for the term Of five years, unless
sooner removed by the President, upon
reasons to be communicated by him TO the
Senate.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

1t is really surprising not TO say painful
how many people try to cheat large corpor-
ations like railroads. L was talking with
Detective Head OF the Maine Central the
other day and he made some statements
which set me to thinking. He had just re-
turned from Dead River where he went al
ter fellow who sued the road for the val
ne of trunk lost, and when he found that
the road was after him cleared out The
detective had looked up the case and was
going 70 let him testify and then prosecute
hun for perjury. asked him if such cases
were common and he said he thought they
were. "Why," he continued 'snce Janu-
airy lst we have had five bogus claims for
lost trunks and four of them were made by
women, one of whom you would hardly
suspect of being up to such business, In
each case have compelled them to give
up the check and abandon the suit" How
do they get hold of these checks as foun-
dation for their claim, l asked. ''Oh, he
replied, sin various ways. In some cases
they find them and are tempted to try and
see what they can reallZe on them. ln
other cases the persons are real thieves
aud they watch the movements of the bag
gage masters and steal the checks from
their places in the baggage room. Thanks
to the system OF checking on the road aud
bogus claim can he very easily detected.
The claimant must tell the starting point
Of his or her trunk and the date. The road
has only to turn to its record OF baggage
carried on that train and we can tell al
most to certainty whether such trunk
was received or not. Then perhaps II the
check had been picked up the trunk that 1t
rightfully called for can DO traced to some
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
Why Il 1t

That the sale OF Hoods Ssrsaparila con-
tiuues at such a rapidly increasing rate2
1t is
LIST: Because of the positive curative
value Of Hoods Sarsapsrilla itself.
I'd: Because of tue conclusive evidence
of remarkable cures effected by it, unsur-
passed and seldom equaled by any other
medicine. Sent to G. |. Hood 4 Co., Low
ell, Mass, for book containing many state
ments Of cures.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
An Answer Wanted.

Can any one bring us a case of Kidney
or Liver Complaint that Electric Bitters
will not speedily cureP We say they can
not, as thousands OF cases already perma-
nently cured and who are daily recommen-
Ing Electric Bitters will prove. Brights
Disease, Diabetes, Weak Back, or any uri.
nary complaint quickly cured. They puri-
fy the blood, regulate the bowels, and act
directly on the diseased parts. Every bot
tie guaranteed. For sale ~ soc bottle by
Voratio w. CushiRg.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
Maine Post Offices.

ANNUAL READJUsTHENT OF sALAKIZs.
The annual readjustment Of the salaries
OF postu ssters, u take effect July lsi,
there are several changes in Maine. The
business of three offices, Bridgtor, Ma
chias and South Berwick bas fallen of so
fourth class. The following is a complete
list OF presidential post Offices IN Maine
with the old salary and the new:
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

Hon. Charles Francis Adams is seriously
i'll at his resid. nce in Quincy. He has been
in very poor health for the past two or
three years, and he has now, 1t is said,
completely lost control Of his mental facul-
I les.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

Scientifically speaking" says Webster,
"the negro is not colored man." 1t is in
this stilted manner that the great !exico-
grapher epdeavors to spring upon us the
ancient chestnut about the negro not being
colored because he was ''boru so.' Such
artful work is unworthy Of Noah.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
Rucklen's Arnica SAlve.

THE BEST sALvE in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains.
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
msney refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Horatio w. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

The July Wide Awake is a delightful
number, containing Two sketches oy Mrs.
Freemon. particularly good story for
boys MARCUS Aurelius," and an install
ment of Margaret Sydney's New Depart
ure for Girls )" every body is reading Mrs.
Whtney's story OF the Middie> experience
in keeping shop, n better story perhaps Tor
children never having been written; 1.-The
Bubbling Teapot" has an experience as a
little LaplaDd girl, and there are many 9TH
er articles that will interest many of the
Wide Awake readers even more than tn
stories, poems and pictures. We do not
remember seeing better number OF this ex-
cellent magazine. Published by ID. Lo-
throp & Co., Boston.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

Gen. Grant tells the foil owing concern
ing Gen. Bragg; have heard story in
the old army very characteristic of Bragg.
On one occasion, when stationed at post
of several companies, commanded by
field officer, he was himself commanding
one of the companies, and al the same
time acting postQuartermaster and Gem
missary. He was first lieutenant at the
time; but his captain was detached on
other duty As commander of the com
pany he made requisition upon the quar-
iermaster - himself - for something he
wanted. As quartermaster be declined TO
ill the requisition, and indorsed ON the
back OF it his r ason for so doing. As
company commonder he responder TO this,
urging that his requisitioD called for moth
ing but what he was enti led to, and that
it was the duty of the quartermaster TO MI
it. The quartermaster still persisted that
he was right. 10 this condition of affairs
Bragg referred the whole matter 10 the
commanding officer. The latter when he
saw the nature of the matter referred to,
exclaimed: "My God, Mr.. Bragg. you have
quarreled with every officer in the army,
and now you are quarreling with yourself
Longstreet was an entirely different man.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
OUR TRAVELLING MAN.

THOSE MIND CrEEs. WHERE ARR THgYF-
CHEATING THE RAlLROAos-scHgMEsT THAT
DO NOT ALWAYS woRK--poBILAsD The
AND PLEASURE GRoUSDs-sKowHE1As
PEOPLE AND WHERE THEY CANE IRON
IEAT AKoosToog RAILROAD ONCE hohE
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

A few mon tbs ago, beard a great deal
about mind cures, and Judged from what |
heard, that all druggists and physicians
who used aught than mind matter, are 10
starve 10 DEATH but Of late do not hear
so much about the DoDsense-ys-, | said
nonsense, and that's the name for 1t, why
heard Of one Of these physicians, who
stood by the bedside Of Il lady who was dy-
ing, and when ste expressed the idea that
she had not long TO live. he assured her
that she could Dot die while he was present
or as he put 1t, while he stood between
her and eternity. His saying so did not
make it SO, however, for in few hours she
died, and he was yet 10 the room. Tue OPP
Grafton of the mind will do great deal,
but when you talk about faith curing or
ganic disease, you talk blank nonsense.
When you can set broken bone, by think
ing 80. then you can cure organic disease,
and not till then.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08
W G z 2

This column II devoted 10 the interests , the
u JmAns Christian Temperance Union Of SkoWnskAn
IL to be conducted by them
The skowh.gan " &. r. Z. meets Temperan &c
Hall No cobpru Block, every Thursday at thfss
O'Clock.
The Somerset reporter., 1885-07-08

President Cleveland has withdrawn the
nomination of Kelley to be minister to
Austria.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-04
Holding Him Cheap.

There are some circumstances in which
it is better to be q Russian nobleman
than an English gentleman, and ap::
parently among them may be reckoned
The unpleasant circumstance of falling
into the hands of o set of Italian brl-
gands. A short time ago a Russian
nobleman, Count Woarof, and his wife
were captured by party of Italian BAN
dts in the neighborhood Of Palermo.
The lady. we read, was restored to lber-
ty after a few hours detention, but her
husband was carried away into the
mountains. The authorities. appealed to
for assistance, failed in their cndeavors
to discover the whereabouts of the Rus
sian count, and his wife was beginning
to fear the worst that could happen
when she received a letter, telling her
that her husband was alive and well,
but would only be set free on the recep-
ton of q sum of money equivalent TO
the value of a Russian" eve allow you
twcnty.four hours to reflect in" added
the writer of the missivc-that is to say
the chief of the brigands-"and we ad-
wise you not to show this or betray our
hiding place to the police" Before the
day granted had expired the countess had
sent six hundred roub!es to the place In
Dictated, and the captive recovered his
freedom. lie was told by the chief OF
the band us he WAS departing that had he
been an English gent cman ten times SIX
hundred roubIes would have been re
ouired to ransom him; but for q Russian
noblemau they were satisfied with the
trihipc amount they received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-04
LATER NEWS

In a graveyard near Point Pleasant, W.
Va, six bodies were robbed from their graves
and placed on the ground in the shape of q
Greek cross. The limbs had been severed
from two of the bodies in order to make the
contour Of the cross more perfect. No req
son could be found for the act.
A FIRE in the business section Of Philadel-
phia almost completely destroyed MIN large
buildings and very much damaged ten
others, causing aggregate losses of Saa5O: ooo.
Fireman John McCourt and a drayman
named Marshall were killed and three other
persons injured.
FIRE has destroyed the big Grannis block
in Chicago, n building in which were located
two national banks anu numerous lawyers,
architects and insurance agents. The build
ing was valued at 5000, 600.
THE British schooner Z. V. Olive, from
Ruatnn to Mobile, has been lost in the Gulf
of Mexico, with all on board.
The United States consul at Malaga reports
that a partial estimate Of the damages Of the
recent earthquakes in Spain shows a loss Of
nearly 81, OOo, 900. Continuing shocks
paralyze business and prevent the return Of
the citizens to their homes. A heavy fall Of
snow has also added to the misery Of the
homeless thousands.
THE answer of the department of justice to
| nm inquiry Of tho House shows that since 1872
the amount expended for deputy marshals,
! supervisor and other election officers has e1-
ceeded $1,y73.01O. or this sum fully fifty
per cent. was sent to New York city districts.
Two trains were wrecked by colliding be.
tween Washington, D. G., and Alexandria,
Va. The wrecked trains caught fire, the
flames being fed by petroleum from two oil
cars, and t~hirty-one cars, including the bag
gage and mail cars, wero destroyed. Four
trair, hands were killed and seven or eight
persons injured.
a LARGE number Of Russian exiles at Irk-
utsk, Siberia, revolted, but were subdued
after a desperate contest with the authori-
ties. Nine soldiers and thirty exiles were
killed and many wounded on both sides.
Mrs. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, wife Of the
American minister to England, is dead.
THE British parliament is again in session
At the opening of the house Of commons Sir
Stafford Northcote, leader of tho opposition,
gave n1tice Of a motion Of inquiry respecting
the governments Egyptian policy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-04
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS-
Senate

The agricultural appropriation bill was re.
100; an increase Of s31 $40 over the amount
appropriated by the bill as it passed the
House. -. The Indian appropriation bill was
taken up and discussed.
The postofice appropriation bill was laid
before the Senate and referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations The bill to quiet
the title Of settlers on the Des Moincs river
lands came before the Senate as unfinished
business. Mr.. Sherman said that long dis
owing to lack Of time, and he moved to lay
tt on the table. His motion was voted dowr
by % nays to II yeas. Upon motion of Mr.,
Dawes the Des Moines bill was temporarily
laid aside and the Indian appropriation bill
taken up, and after discussion was passed. II
appropriates for oil purposes $3.50 l35. &c..
Mr.. HawIey presented the credentials Of re
election of Mr.. Platt, and Mr.. Bowen the
credentials otHenry NJ. Teller, the Senator
elect from Colorado.
The anti-foreign contract labor bill was
placed before the Senate. Mr.. Sherman sait
that it was Mr. Morrills intention to call VI
and continue discussion Of the trade dollar
bill on the completion OF the labor bill. Mr.
Beck said that he did not know how that bill
had got out of sight. MIR. Hawley said it haG
gone to the calendar when the Senate dc
cllned to proceed with it. That course wa!
in accordance with the Senate rules. Mr.
Beck expressed the hope that if it was to bt
killed, it would be killed squarely, and not by
indirection. Consideration of the anti-foreigr
contract labor bill was then proceeded with
without action.
The chair laid before the Senate a memo
rial Of the legislature Of Maine, urging TIT
passage by Congress Of tho bill to authorize
the placing of General Grant on the retired
list. The anti-foreign contract labor bill
wss passed with amendments, and went bacl
to the House.. Mr.. Palmer introduced a bill
to set apart the unsurveyed marsh lands a
the mouth Of the St Clair river, known a
the St. Clair flats, as a hunting and fishing
preserve for the people Of the United States
it was referred to the committee on public
lands
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-04
How Khartoum Fell into the False
Prophets ant

How Khartoum Fell into the False
Prophets Hands.
Advices from Korti state that the cavass
who has given the most intelligent and to all
appearances the most trustworthy account Of
the events attending the fall of Khartoum is
named Abdul kerim. He was one Of Cen
eral Gordon's servants. He secured his o.
cape from Khar;oum after the city fell, he
says, by bribery. He bought q camel and
crossed to Dcbbeh, the journey TAX
ing twelve days. From Debbeh he came to
kortiin an Ell: ;lish pinnace. He says that
Farag, upon whom Gordon relied imp'l lilly,
was really the person who delivered III arc
over to Ell MahdiHs troops. When they en-
tered the city it was Farag who prevel ted the
garrison from firing upon them. The story
that Farag had once been Il slave, and that
General Gordon secured his liberation, and
that when he subsequently entered Gordon's
service the latter was deceived into mistak.
ing Farag's zeal for evidence of gratitude, is
corroborated by the CANVASS. He says that
when Gordon made FaraS military com.
mandant he used to receive letters from Ell
Mahdi. When Gordon would ask him about
this correspondence Farag would say the let
tiers were unimportant. and Gordon appar-
emily took him at his word.
concerning the massacre III khartouln AO-
dull kerim states that General Gordon's clerk
and the chief clerk OF the arsenal were killed.
Ell Mahdi did not enter khartoum until the
third day after its capitu!ation. He in
spected the city and then returned to
Ondurman, where he remains. After
General Gordon fell Abdul Ke.i:n says the
Arabs killed his clerk and nine others wi h
spears. The others who were at the
time with Gordon escaped. The cavass
declares that, with the exception of the
attack in which these murders were COM
mitted, there was no fighting in Khartoum.
During the attack, however, all the euro
peans and most Of the notables were killed.
While the attack was il, progress the male
inhabitants of the city joined the insurgents
Abdul Kerim states that no women or chill
dren were killed, and that all who submitted
to the invaders and surrendered their val
uables were permitted to depart un.
harmed. 1t was reported that Ell Mahdi
ordered Farag to be hanged, und that the
Prophets soldiers plundered Khartoum, kill.
ing all the Cir eks in the arsenal and liberat.
ing all the prisoners except the Greek Consul
Nico,ai and a doctor. Abdul Kerim says that
FL Mahdi has A. 700 good fighting men. who,
however, he thinks, have been somewhat
scared at the results Of the battles at Abu
| Klea, Gubat, and Kabbabish.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-04
ADeyil Fish One Hundred Feet Long

We find the following in q letter writ
ten to Professor Baird, United States fish
commissioner: Captain keene states that
when fishing on the Grand Bank, IN
Latitude A degrees north. longitude 90
degrees west approximately he found
floating at the surface near his vessel n
of the large spuid, the body of which
measured as accurately as it could be
from a dory. was fifty feet long, while
the tentaclcs, all CT which were intact
and uninjured, were longer than the
body, making the entire length more
than one hundred feet. The tcntacles
were larger around than the body OF a
stout mau. lie cut the squid up and
boatcd aboard three dory. loads, prob,
ably about three tons weight, and he
estimates that there was at least one to
two more boat loads which he left to
diff away. l have frequently heard OF
fishermen finding pieces OF tentaclcs, etc..
which m ;ght belong to animals nearly or
quite as large as the one above mentioned
but l have never before met with any one
who has had the fortune to see entire
such a king of mollusks. The intorma.
ton which be furnishes seems to be OF
more than ordinary Importance, since it
enables US to form more accurate estl-
mates of the maximum growth attained
bv these great devil fish,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-04
House.

The House by IA yeas to Sc nays, passed
the Senate bill granting n pension of 81 1000 q
year to the widow OF General George II.
Thomas. 80. Several amendments to the post
Office appropriation bill werc passed. The
legislative appropriation bill was discussed:
Mr.. Slocum under instructions from the
military committee, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the Senate bill for the retire.
ment of General Grant. This is the first bill
passed by the Senate, and specifically names
the officer to be retired. The thirty-minute
debate allowed under the rules was opened
by Mr.. Slocum in behalf of tho bill. Mr..
Horn opposed the bill in its present shape, on
the ground that it was drawn for the purpose
Of preventing General Grant from being put
on the retired list. Messrs. Thomas and Ro-
sencrans also opposed to the bill. Messrs. Cox,
Of New York, and Randall favored the bill.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
necessary two-thirds voting in the afhrma'
tive.
Mr.. Dorsheimer introduced in the house to-
day q bill to regulate the coinage and promote
the equal circulation of gold aud silver. ...A
resolution for the appointment of a commits
sion OF tho subject Of the alco.
holic liquor tariff was reported
back adversely by MIR. English, OF Indiana,
from the committee having charge OF the
JiihtIel) oLlo VIZ iolo uPSh eho ~
joint resolution giving notice to the North
German Confederation Of intention to termi.
nate the treaty Of 1868 was reported from
tho committee on foreign affairs by
Mir. Deuster, Of Wisconsin, and placed
on the House calendar. MIR.
Riggs, of Illinois, from the committee
on public health, reported a resolution rec
ommending the appropriation committee to
insert in an appropriation bill an item of
$500, 600 to be expended in preventing The
introduction into tho United States OF the
Asiatic cholera. The legislative approplia-
tion bill was passed..
The House in committee Of the whole fur
Their considered the River and Harbor bill.
An amendment was adopted %appropriatins
$500, 600 for the improvement Of Galveston
harbor and directing the harbor board tc
proceed at once to examine the plans, speci6.
cations and estimates for the improvement
and report to the secretary Of war for his ap
prevail. The committee rose without reach
inc q vote on tho bill. Tho general def.
cheney appropriation bill, providing for an
appropriation Of $3.561, GIG, was reported.
The conference report upon tie District Of
Columbia arm opriation bill was agreed to.