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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19
STATE OF MAINE,
TREAsURER's OFFICE
0uakA Ann ~ eok /,

Augusta aug. IL 1855
DURsUANT to chap. ., see. 70, Of the Revised
Statutes. will at the State Treasurer's
ONCE, at Augusta, on the ninth day OF Septem-
her next, at eleven O'Clock A. M, sen and
convey by deed to the highest bidder, all the
interest Of the State in the tracts u land here.
In after described, lying In unincOrpOrated
townships, said tracts having been forfeited
to the State Tor State taxes aud county taxes
certified to the Treasurer Of State for the year
1888
The sale and conveyance Of each tract will
be made subject to right In the owner or part
owner whose rights have been forfeited, to re.
deem the same at any time within year after
the sale, by paying or tenderingto the purchaser
bis proportion Of what the purchaser paid
therefor at the sale. with interest at the rate
OF twenty Per cent. per annum from the time
Of sale, and one dollar for release, or such
owner may redeem his interest by paying az
aforesaid t0the Treasurer Of State a. provided
in chap. Q, sec. 70, OF the Revised Statutes.
No tract. hOwevever, win be sold at Q price
less than the full amount due thereon for such
unpaid state and county taxes, interest and
cost, as described In the following schedule:
Syl0 - y" 1912
$40 IS 9M
HI6 80 1888
s sssS" - ""sB.P.EK.R $50
LUCY IS 1886
10 a, 80 ! N'B.kP. Lsng Pond 1T
iW JackmantOwn 167
SooS G3 ~ ~ rs 20
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19

Just as the train from Brunswick to Lew
iston was pulling out Of the Lisbon Falls
depot the other day, two little children not
more than eight years Of age, ran and
jumped on to the steps and crawled into
the ca. When Conductor Cobb came along
they told him they were going to Lewiston
visiting, but did not know who they were
to visit. The conductor put them of at
the next station and on his return carried
them home. He says 1t an every day oc
currence for these little folks to catch on
to the trains and he has known them as
young as four years to get under seat and
ride clear into Lewiston and back.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19

have always wondered what the Me-
mortal building at Oakland locked like but
could never determine. Other buildings
built of natural stone In that style always
look well but this Is fearful looking job.
While in the village the other day asked
some one what 1t looked like and he told
me they called 1t the vegetable hash pile.
A better name l never heard for 1t. The
little dry house built by Weston s. Brain.
ard, in Skowhegan, is beautiful Swiss
cottage beside 1t. The intermingling of
bricks seems to be out Of place and to spoil
the rustic effect of the stone.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19
OUR TRAVELLING MAN.

The Pittsfeld Advertiser states In answer
to my query as to who wrote book on the
kames Of Maine:
"a pamphlet upon the subject Of kames
has been published by Prof. G. II. Stone, q
well known naturalist, formerly an instruc-
tor al ksnts Hin, Malne, but now of Col
orado College. A copy of his work can
probably be obtained by application TO him
at Colorado Syringe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19

Manager Tucker has recently issued an
order to train men OF his road that will be
appreciated by the travelling public. 1t is
relative to the distinct calling of names Of
stations as the train approaches them. He
says to the brakeman that the clear calling
of these stations In distinct English Ian.
guage Is as important as any Of their la
bors. Mr.. Tucker must have been riding
incog on some Of the trains and heard some
OF the utterances OF his biakemen. No
man living could ever English the sounds
some of them make, II they did not know
the name they were mispronouncing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19
DR.. R. c. FLOWERS
cientifc Remedies
RIP VAN WINkL.
AsAIIsoAp PRESIDENTS TESTIMONY.

Col. Thos. A. Scott, for years president Of the
great Pennsylvania r. R., said just before hi,
sudden death, In answer to question: There
is but one DR.. Flower, and II will be century
before there Ia another, and the one medicine
for Liver and Stomach troubles, and the genera
system, 10 his Liver and Stomach Sanative.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19

The question is often discussed - 70
whether our departed friends can and do
communicate with us when they arrive on
the other shore. heard few years ago
Of rather practical test made to deter
mine the matter and the result would seem
to DO negative answer. In ono Of the
students rooms In Bowdoin college the
matter came up one evening and tho three
young gentlemen present became very
much interested over the subject They
wore al three bright, smart fellows with
keen eye for investigating. One Of them
was locking forward 70 career at the bar,
one = physician ard one loagsd to b. .
joarnalisA Ths Arst ard ~ have already
nads thalr nasks y thsis eAasa psoans
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-08-19

1t really begins to look as though 1t is an
impossibllity to hang anyone In Kennebec
county these times. About year ago
there were three murders there, all In a
bunch, and now there Is anothsr-a most
foolish enough to believe that the victim
will hang. II Wilbur S. Wood will give
me quarter will take all the hanging
that the law will ever innict upon him for
the murder OF poor Bennett. So it goes
and who Is there TO say nay.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
EUROPE'S FUTURE.
Destined to BE What Greece Was to tho
Roman World.

Destined to he What Greece Was TO tho
Roman World.
A French writer has recently made q
startling prophecy. Western Europe is,
he says, destined to be what Greece was
to the Roman world after the latter be-
came all powerful. 1t became the seat
Of learning-the school Of the arts for
the ancient world. This is what West
ern Europe, and especially England, is
destined to be for the citizens of the
mighty nations Of the future-that is,
those who will flourish on the American
continent. in South Africa, in the South
Pacific islands, and in Eastern Europe
and Northern Asia. The Old World
will not only become great university,
as II were, but Casino and q Santa
rum. Agriculture has become un-
profitable on the Continent and in the
British Isles. The iron and coal mines
will at no distant day become unwork-
able and improbable, and long before
that period is reached the manufactur-
ing supremacy Of the Old World will
be thing Of the past. The vast masses
Of visitors which 60 in increasing num-
bers to Europe every year for instruc-
ton, amusement and health give color
to this seemingly rather wild prediction.
The proposed duties on breadstufis and
meats in Germany and France is proof
that farming is no longer profitable In
the Old World. II food is made arti-
ficially dear the cost Of all manufac-
tured articles would be enhanced, a,
the laborer must be fed. Land has
fallen very greatly in value in every
part Of Europe, more especially in En-
gland and Scotland, while in all other
civilized regions Of the globe the home
markets are being more and more sup
piled by the local manufacturers. Eu-
rope is losing her income from the sale
Of manufactured goods, while her out
goes. for. great armies and the interest
Of her national debts steadily increase.
The close of this century viii undoubt-
edly see Europe poorer and the rest Of
the civilized world relatively much
richer, more populous and prosperous.
-Demorcsrs 8 Monthly.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
FABLE THE sxTH.-CoSrrSuED.

FABLE THE SIXTH CONTINUED.
"What was his regiment?'
"Ah, that's slipped my mind. But
my girl knows. l wish he could have
been buried by his mother; but Gods
will be done! Churchyard or battle
field, It's all one to him; and I'll see
him and forgive him, and he me, just as
soon"
lam"
"Ay; 1 know" went on Farmer
Blackthorn, needing him no longer, ex-
cept as a relic of the dghtwhere his son
had died. "And I'll tell you what
haven't guinea about me just this
minute; but you shall come home with
me, and have a cut of roast beef after
your toads and your kickshaws; and
you shall tell all about the glorious
battle Of Talavera TO me and my girl.
Never mind your coat, my man. My
son Dick wore coat like that, so far as
a full Sergeant's may be. Ay; you
shall tell us about the fight from begin
ming to end; II you don't mind seeing a
lass cry bit here and there. We
we're men, you know; we-don't-cry;
not we-dash it all, not we-it's the
pride. And we sha'n't have Marrish
here to-day; so we shall be by ourselves,
all alone. All, you won't know, Mar
rish. though. He's the best farmer in
these part, next To me. Only one likes
to be alone bit with ones girl, now
and then. I've got but one, sir, now
my boys gone. / wish you'd known
my boy. But-there, you'll see my
girl; and she's terribly like him, now
and then. And one does like to get her
DIT all TO ones self once and again,
seeing she's to be married 80 soon. Ay
--one dead and the other wed; but the
end Of it will be coming some day to
one and alone and all"
Married. cried the soldier, start
ing back, as II he had received sudden
blow.
"Ay. To Enoch Marrish; the best
farmer In these parts, bar me. And the
richest, bar none. A fine fellow; an
honest yeoman, and as good as gold.
But he won't be here today Well
we'll enjoy ourselves for once, and you
shall tell us all about the glorious bat
tie OF Talayera, where my brave boy
died. Maybe you've seen himp Ser
geant Richard Blackthorn-that was
his name-who died fighting like
lion for Old England and good King
George"
"Your-daughter r-is going to be
married to Enoch MarrishP" asked the
soldier, in voice that had become
strangely hoarse and strained.
"Ay," gossiped on Tom Blackthorn,
who had not had such crack since his
last market day--ages and ages ago.
1.-THE day after tomorrow, at yonder
church, where her mothers buried;
that's where it's to be. And IL seems
but t'other day ] ran of with her
that's her poor mother-all the way
from London town. Ay."
She loves himP"
Young man--you're rum custom
erI II you hadn't known my boy I'd
--of course she does! Why, bar me,
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
FABLE THE SEVENTH.
BUT WAR AND wrDtocK wASrrru TWO.


II think, Tom Blackthorn, 'twere
about time you thought of settling that
there two hundred pound-or it'll be a
trihe over by now"
So had Farmer Marrish gently insinu-
ated some month or so after Stephen
Harlow's pocket-book had been re-
turned.
1.-TWO hundred poundsp Why, 1
don't owe you stick nor a straw"
"That depends on the market price
of sticks and straws, / reckon. But
man can't afford to stay out Of a stick,
these hard times"
"But Prestons OF Millport-"
"'Twas all humbug about Prestons
Of Millport, Tom Blackthorn-all flash
and CANNON, every word. I've writ
ten to 'em myself and it's because of
their answer I'm here to-day. And
there 1t is--just No Co."
And certainly the letter Farmer Black
thorn read was curt enough that their
former clerk, Mr.. Harlow, had COM
inundated with them on the subject,
but that under the circumstances they
did not choose further TO entertain the
matter II was, in short, No Go.
II was q terrible blow to a sanguine
man, who fancied that everything had
been settled in day.
"If ever / catch hold Of that internal,
ungrateful villain, Stephen Harlow" he
burst out, crtmpling the letter in his
hand.
49," said Enoch Marrish, quietly
but firmly, 'things are left just as they
were. You'd better have taken plain
mans offer at first, farmer, after oil. "
"Ay-I remember an uncommon
plain man offering to turn me out Of
house and home"
"No, no"
"But yes, yes, say. But l deserve
it. Once, for going begging to my own
father-in-law; and twice, for trusting TO
a drunken blackguard's internal, un-
grateful spawn. There, Marrish. Say
the word When am / TO gop"
"Come, don't be so hot, farmer.
There's no need 10 fly out at man be-
cause he wants his own. Out Of house
and home! 'Twasn't Leys Croft l was
after. II you rightly mind"
"What thenP"
Patience Blackthorn."
The two farmers sat and looked at
one another without speaking. And
yet there was bargain, the old bargain,
going ON between them as surely as II
they were In full market chatter That
Enoch, the miser, should want wife in
stead Of the best farm In all the country
beat Tom Blsckthorn- True, the wife
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
A Gobbier TO the Rescue.
detroit POST. !

On Tuesday afternoon large crowd,
numbering about $50 persons, was attract-
ed to curious scene in progress in front
Of the Northwestern Fruit Company's
store on Mill street. The little bantam
which struts around there pompously and
defiantly ran athwart large rooster OF
the ordinary breed, who presides over the
peace and happiness Of II hen-roost In that
neighborhood. Tho bantam threw down
the gauntlet, fguratively speaking, and
the rooster picked II up In q jlffy, sailing
into his opponent with force sufficient to
demolish him II properly applied. The
bantam was getting the worst of 1t, when
q big gobbler that was observing the pro-
ceedings disinterestcdly up to this time,
hurried TO the relief OF the wor,ted. He
inflicted several blows on the rooster, who,
not relishing interference from those who
were thought to be neutral, assailed the
gobbler. Meanwhile the little bantam had
gotten on the back Of his defender, and
was serenely watching the war from his
secure position. II was only the work Of
few minutes before the rooster was rout.
cd, and he sought safety from tho further
vengeful strokes, slaps and pecks OF the
gobbler by getting under the latter. Thus
the gobbler got literally between the orig
inal belligorents, the little bantam being
on his back and the routed rooster under
him.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
IA london oontemporary Is author.

"A London contemporary Is author.
ity for the statement that young doc
tor has made great professional sue
cess in that metropolis by his politeness.
He was consulted by lady who suf-
fered from cold feet THE reason Of
your cold feet" said the young doctor,
'is that they are not large enough TO
hold blood sufficient TO heat them"
Since then all the pretty girls In Lon
don swear by him, and some Of our
young doctors might do good business
these hard times by profting by his eH-
ample
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
SONG OF THE BEARS.

Weare prominent stock brokers,
And uncomfortable croakers
But we're really quite impartial in our efforts,
Though we make It our great mission
To organize suspicion,
And TO see that>its directed In the way 1t
ought 10 go.
II business yields no profit,
To say that we're glad of II
May perhaps sound rather harshly, but the
charge is not unjust.
While the news of d disaster
We take pains 10 hurry faster
If 1t tends to break down confidence and gen.
crate distrust
We are always In the humor
To welcome each bad rumor,
And we get them up ourselves at times and
set them on their feet;
We indulge In innuendo
As 10 what the other men do,
And strive to break the market down and ter
rlfy the street.
II a railroad meets with trouble,
We proclaim II but bubble,
That's it's merely air and water and Is very
sure TO burst;
Aud we warn the poor stockholder,
Before he gets much older,
To sell his shares for what they'll bring and
thus escape the worst. ...
We can Judge by circumstances
Where twill do to take the chances,
anu 70 talk hpout tne prospecIs Vi tne rouuS
we Woulu aeprSnssi go,
i1i' pun 70 suy .atlI tnso III tnelr ,. ieSuers s
nnl most yeriainly IN prove Dieeuers ar.
II good dividends their paying
We can find way of saying
dnnds tbcy InSt,. 0' '.'i' WV
That we've tho means NJ knowing
That tboir hondad daht a. growing
And soon will be 90 very iarge that Sivdends
must break.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
M A IA RIA.
A. an anti.naiAriAi medicine
DIR. DAVID KBNNEDY'S
FAvORITE REM EpY

has won sslden opinions. No traveller should con.
dsr s sutnt complete unien It includes bottle Of
ais nsdicins. II you are exposed 70 frsauens
chanxps Of climate food and water Favorite Remedy
khouid always be within your reach. IL eIpeh M,
md TnaisFiai feycr IN the world. IL especially Of
feredas trusrworthy specno for the onre OF kidney
sStsr from ani pure stats II the blood 10 wemsa
Who saisr from sfy Of tbs is peculiar 70 thar ser
TAygsfts 1suns1y constantly proving Itssh An IN
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-05-13
FACE TO FACE.
A Fact Related In Seven Well
Told Fables.
BY Il. 4. FRANCILLON.

AUTHOR OF "a GREAT HEmEss," "QUIrs
Ar LAST" "A REAL QUEEN" "BARL's
DIVE" ETC, ETC.
Morris tribune., 1885-05-20
CONTRADICTIONS ARE IN ORDEh,
And Here Is One in Behalf OF the Presl

And Here Is One in Behalf OF the PresI
dents SistoF.
WASHINGTON City, May lS.-In contra
dictinn of the statement that Miss Cleyo
land would remain permanently at heI
home in HOLLAND Patent, the following
statement is authoritatively made by
those conversant with the facts; Mis-:
Cleveland as been away from her
post for short vacation, aud has been rest
ing in the quiet home of an intimate friend,
where she could recuperate her strength and
attend TO some personal matters RECURRING
attention. She has decided to lengthen he'll
stay, with her brothers approval, for one
week. Between the brother and sister there
is perfect understanding, and it is hardly
less than an insult to both the president and
Miss Cleveland to construe her temporary
absence rs evidence that thew have dis.
agreed on the subject Of temperance or any
other matter. The radical tamnerance
friends of Miss Cleveland NAV disap-
prove of her course in countenanc cine.
wine in the White House, but she has a
sense of the fitness OF things which is
as unerring as her Judgment is strong. The
report that Miss Cleveland had quarreled
with the president and left the White House
for good, first appeared in the columns of a
little newspaper in New York. The story
was manufactured out of whole cloth, and
was concocted for the purpose of creating a
sensation.
Morris tribune., 1885-05-20
Cunningham and Burton.

LONDON, May 1s.-When the court opened
Saturday for the dynamiters' trials, Mr..
Richards, counsel for Cunningham, com.
menced his address to the jury. He con.
tended that the witnesses who had sworn tc
having seen Cunningham at Cover
Street station before and after the explosion
were mistaken, and declared that his client
was the victim of mistaken identity, He
cloSel by asserting that the crown had
utterly failed to connect Cunningham in any
way with the explosions that had occurred
up to the time Of his arrest, or with any con-
spracy whatever.
Sir Henry James, the attorney general,
followed in telling address. He reviewed
the evidence, and insisted tina. the testimony
clearly proved that the prisoners were
guilty of conspiring against life and prop
erty. There could be no doubt" he said,
"of their implication in some of the recent
explo ions" At the conclusion of the at
torney generals address the case was ad
iourned until Monday, when the judge will
deliver his charge
Morris tribune., 1885-05-20
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
RIEL, THE REBEL, SURRENDERS
AFTER A HARD CHASE.
He Puts in a Plea for u Civil Trial-Ths
Row believed to he about Over
War Talk in the Old
World.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May lS-A dis
patch from Clark's Crossing says that soon
after the battle at Batouche it was ascer-
tanned that Riel and some of his followers
had made toward the river, Intending to
join those who had previously crossed. The
Northcote, with "C' infantry and some OF
the Ninetieth went down to head them oif.
A number of Maj Bouitons scouts mean
time patrolled Eotn banks OF the river. Fri
day aft trnoon they heard whistle from
the teane., and some shots The party i'm
mediately went IL the direction Of the shots
and q couple OF miles below Fishers crossing
espied party OF rebels. They challenged
them and were fired at in reply. Tne scouts
answered and then made dash. The rebels
quickly scattered, but Rel was recognized
and at once became the object Of attention.
He was mounted on a st0lwart pony, and
set Off at hard gallop. The scouts gave
chase and finally overhauled the rebel
leader, who surrendered with out shot hay
ing been been fired. lie was brought into
camp Friday evening and taken to Gen.
Middleton'S tent. There was no demonstra-
tion, the general having ordered his men to
their tents, fearing violence to Riel. No one
is allowed to see him.
Riel said lie wished for q fair trial. He
asked Armstrong II ne WOulu SeU q CIVIL OF
military trial. He wanted q civil trial. He
said his wife and family were with the half
breed women near by. He appears care
worn and haggard and has let his-hair
graw long, and was dresSel in poorer fashion
than most Of the half breeds captured.
While talking to Gen. Middleton, as could
be seen from the outside Of the tent, his
eyes rolled from side to side with the look Of
haunted man. He was evidently in con-
stant fear Of violence at the hands of the
soldiers.
The revolt is now completely suppressed.
The breeds have scattered in all direc-
tionS, AMI those who have homes left have
returned to them. What will be done with
Riel is not yet known. 1t is understood that
as soon as Gen. Middleton has had instruc-
tions from the Dominion government re-
garding the disposition to be made Of his
prisoner he will take a force of mounted
police to Batteford and assume charge Of
the operations there against the Indians.
Morris tribune., 1885-05-20
Presidential Appointments.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 1S.-The presi
dent has appointed the following collector
of internal revenue: Jules F. Rob
inson, Seventh district of Kentucky
Charles II. Henshaw, district Of Rhod'
Island; John I. McGraw, district Of Yves
Virginia; George NJ. Helms, Fourth district
of Virginia; Andrew l.. Elicit, Second dis
trict Of Virginia; Samuel Klotz, Fifth dis
trict Of New Jersey.
Collectors OF customs: Jeptha V. Harris
for district of Key West, Fla. Wyndhan
R. c. Hays, for district Of Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va. Richard L. Cropley, fol
district of Georgetown, D. c.
Mar>hals of the United States: Columbu.
Sehon, for the district of West Virginia
Joseph j. Wins, for the eastern district o.
TanueSSea
Morris tribune., 1885-05-20
Sad Suicide in Chicago.

CHICAGO, May 1S-In a kneeling posture
with her hands folded as though in prayer
the body being covered by about seven feet
Of water, were found the remains of Effie
Weed, a 14-year-old schoolgirl, in the lake
at Douglas park Friday. The girl has been
missing since Thursday afternoon. She
has been the victim of melan-
cholia superinducsd by overstudy. On
the bank of the lake was found
school book, and in it two notes. One
read: "My body lies beneath the water ]
live 1855 Madison Cor California please take
me home-Effis." The other was addressed
to boy schoolmate to whom she is sup
posed to have been attached, although he
says there was never anything like affection
between them.
Morris tribune., 1885-05-20
He Opposed Common Schools.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 1S-Zach
Montgomery, of California, who is to be
appointed assistant attorney general, is
objected to in many quarters for his vigor-
Gus opposition to common schools. He
is a Roman Catholic, and since 1878 has
been publishing monthly magazine, in
which he has waged war not only on the
common school system, but on everybody
connected with the system. Besides
this, in an address to the
con Institutional convention of Cali
fornia. He said: II propose to demon
strate by incontestable facts and figures
that every dollar paid out for the support of
this system of education tends directly not
to diminish but to increase crime, with all
its attendant train of evils"