davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

Nolseley's expedition to rescue Cor
-, with its mistakes, delays, battles
oed final arrival just too late, is a mat
IN Of current history. Khsroum
ling been lost, but one town in the
ndan Is now known to remain in
Ryptian hands, and that is Kassala
> branch Of the Nile midway betw-
= Khartoum and the Red Sea.
~ Ehe more it is considered, the more
bestfous the loss Of Khartoum seems.
~ was the key Of the situation, com.
handing - il does both the Niles at
EWe junction where it is situated.
The prestige of its downfall with the
e4ptuIe Of the great English general
laNel give an immense impetus to the
Aeahdi's movement which had already
been greatly accelerated by the defeat
10 Hicks and by the other Egyptian
leverses. 1t has been the fashion to
seer at the False Prophet. but events
how that his strength has been unde-
fsated. All the advantages are on his
1i6e. He is campaigning in his own
ountry. The Soudanese are impelled
~ only by political but by religious
snotives to eight for him. He has sue
ceeded in spreading a wildfre Of
Moslem fanaticism in Africa.
Khartoum is 10000 miles from Cairo
and is in tropical region. A portion
of the route by any approach except
the river lies through the terrible des-
ert. The difficulties for the English
are almost inconceivable. The little
army Of rescue is divided and in dan
ger Of meeting Hicks's fate. Yet Eng
land has put her hand to the pillow and
must not look back. khartoum must
be retaken and the tide of Mohamedad
fanaticism rolled back before it can
spread further. 1t is a task which bids
fair to test the strength and resources
of England to the utmost. Nothing
succeeds like success, particularly
with scheme like that of the preten-
ded dellverer Of Islam. To the equator
on the south and to the Atlantic on
the west of him extend Mohammedan
populations. To the east is Arabia and
to the northeast Turkey. Half of the
population of India is Of the Moslem
faith. AS the Pail Mali Gazette says,
"Unless the ministry DISPLAY boldness
wariness equal to their former diator-
mess a catastrophe worse than that at
Khartoum will follow" A timid or
temporizing policy now might result in
the rising of half of Asia, and the
precipitation of the ''holy war" which
has been so long predicted.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
Father MdtheiCs and the Rum
sellers.

Father Mathews frequently used the fol-
loving illustration: A very fat old duck
went out early one morning in pursuit Of
worms, and, after being oat ali day, she
succeeded in filling Ter crop full of worms
she had the misfortune 10 be met by a fox,
who at nee proposed to taae her life to
satisfy his hunger. The Old duck appealed,
argued. implorrd, demonstrated. Size said
10 the fox: You cay not be 50 wicked and
hsrd-hearted ~ To take the lite of harm
less duck merely 10 satisfy the cravings of
hungers" She eXborted him az Inst the
commission of 50 great SIM and begged
him not to stain his soul with innocent
blood. When the fox could stand her cant
no longer be said; ''Out upon you, mad.
am, with all your tine feathers; you are
pretty thing TO lecture me for taking life TO
satisfy my hunger. l. not your OWL crop
full OF worms! You destroy mole lives in
one day than do in a month" This was
Father Mathews reply to the makers and
venders of liquor when they charged h,m
with spelling their trade and taking the
bread from the lips of their children.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
Giyc Us u eau. y
By ELLA WHEELER.

Give "a CALL We keep good beer.
Wine brandy and whisky here
Our door- are open to boys aud men.
And even to women. now and then,
We tighten their pure, we faint their breaths,
We swell mp the column OF awful deaths.
All Kinds Of crimes sell for d.me.,
In oar sugared pDi-oGs. - sweet 10 ttsts
II you've money, positions or time TO waste,
Give US a call.
Gise u. . cslli in pint Of our I'm
We .e nnre wickedne.s, shame and Elm
Than - r. 81 clergymen. reaching all dry,
From das Darkness, could preach AVA
Ana II O Ger (lhDugh Is IN y take longsr
To get 3 drunk than q. N that are slr,n0sr)
We eel out pover'y -haule and woe;
WAC want. TO purchase: our prices are low,
Give US a call.
Give ia call Wen duh y,af brains.
Wei slYe you headaches AID rackiDg pfins,
vi Make you Old, while you yet a-e young
t. lie and slander vel tram your ngae.
v eli make yog -hifk lrDll al u-clal work,
Make heft aud fofg ~ seem fur pay.
AID murder pZ-.lme sufe t, pay;
Civ a. call.
Give c.iIi We are unlfrg aud wise;
Sc ar bound u slceeed, for We advertise
L. the family pa ,er. the journals that claim
To b. pufe ~ morals All 'ai- 4 fame.
Husbsnd, brother ana cons Sii read
Oar kin .uyitations. and soms will heed,
Aud give a- cal. We pay for all
ne space IN ihs paper re occupy,
And ihere's little in lie 'aat money wont buy.
II yoa would 90 do~n IN the world. and not up.
II ioa woald be s.~in by the .nak. II tbs cu5,
Or iose your soul in the hDxng bowl,
II you e5Yet shame and ba-tfd name,
Give Us call.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

TUE February WIDE AWAKE may be consider I'd
spt Gal Valentine rent out to Childhood every
where gay aud sweet lie it with dainty verse and
delightful picture and fascinating story. II opens
with From ispiece bs Hass.m. ''The Doves Break
fast, land a sol giul poem. 9TH, Snow Bird" by
Hezekhh Bnttelworth. Then follows "our ventu-
re-" "a true California story, by Jane Andrews the
arthur of Screen Litte Sisters; W l.. Taylor illust
rates 1t ohaEmingly. Asa pendant 10 this realistic
siors. comes fanciful one by Edwin Mead emitted
where was Coo Coo!' with eight drawings by f.
Chide Has-am. The Serial Stories are a strong
element OF interest; Down the Ravine," Charles
Egbefi Craddo Ks serial, hiss several especially
dramatic situations, The third chapter of Yam Phou
Lees series, "Wh' was a Boy in China" relat, g
to Chinesi Cookery, and In "A rahabceah Wreck "
Jnl al Arnold gives us good picture Of lie on the
Nile 1 here Ia n art p no, Water Color. in
the ChauiauauA .adnRs. ny the Boeton artis' Mrs.
Whitma, a ane historical paper, on Edward the
sixth, by Miss kingsley another by Edward Everett
Hale, about "kiug Arthur" also an important
Temperance article by Prot. Palmer Of Micpi. an
University. There are many illustrated p ems,
among them Tn DANISH Eingrsnts," true incident
delightfully."- told by Clara Doty Batee AAd as delight
fully Illustrated by &. H. Garrett.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
Seldom do we find man SUGGEST

Seldom do we find a man successful in
any business enterprise outside Of his own
legitimate occupation. Life is not loug
enough to master the essentials of half a
dozen calliugS. Better for farmer TO ham
die his own surplus money in improve
men's on his own premises than to trust it
to someone else with less judgment aDj
experience to manage. Better for any IT.
dlvidual to stick TO that which be knows
all about than to be tempted into an IN
known enterprise by alluring promises OF
glittering gains. Better 70 be ones own
president. treasurer and board OF directors
and draw all The saa les, rather than to
listen TO designing schemers who want
capital for mining, boring for oil or raising
cattle among the billiards and snow drifts
He who entrusts his surplus cash with
strangers thousands of miles away. in the
hope ui magnificent dividends, seldom gets
back the original inve>tu ent.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

SYSTEMATIC OFFICE SEEKING - S. S.
Brown Esq. Chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee, called togather at Wat
eryille all the members Of the State Com
mittee, the delegates to the National
Convention, all the Presidential Electors,
Congressional candidates and Judge Red
mond, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. The movement was made very
quietly aud few outsiders knew anything
about it. The object Of the meeting was
TO consider the distribution of patroage
under the coming Administration aud to
secure some concerted movement among
leaders Of the State Judge Redmond is
DESTROYS Of obtaining foreign mission.
and it would not be surprisin if an attempt
should be made to secure for him the
Swedish ministry, now held by Hon. W.
W. Thomas, Jr., of Portland This was
one Of the matters discussed at the meet
Inp
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

GENERAL SWANS CASE. - General
Swain will be arraigned before the same
court, which recently tried him, upon 9TH
er charges which have been preferred
against him by Lieut.. Col. Bachelor, de
pot quartermaster, stationed in Washing
ton. These new charges were preferred
against Gsn. Swain a month ago, but were
not made public at that time. in order 10
avoid prejudicing the case then on trial.
They are brought under the Goth and 6lst
articles of war and aliege fraud and con-
duct unbecoming an officer and gentleman
The specitit ations set forth that Gen.
Swain, who is entitled TO forage for three
horses. providing thst be actually owns
and keeps such horses, did draw such FOR
age for severa. months upon the sworn GER
LITIGATION by him that he owned and kept
three horses, when he neither owDed nor
Kept them, and actually sold the forage
drawn to other persons.
The findings of The court as to tn e
charges upon which Gen. Swain has Just
been tried will rot be made public until
the findings on this new charges have been
made and reviewed.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
A correspondent OF the Aroostook Pio-

correspondent OF the Aroostook Pio-
neer writes that paper as follows;
notice by the papers that the famous
Bill Nye of the west is a Maine man and
that he was born in Shirley. As he is the
popular humorist of the day, perhaps
something more about him and Shirley
would please your readers. Shirley is al
ready somewhat famous. 1t was thcIe
that barrel of VIII skey was SID for ker =
sene last summer, and also VII, re an Ital-
ian found that knife blade must be more
than three inches long to pierce the dirt
au0 peritoneum of a brother Ita ian. Sbir-
ley was once hard town. but is highly en-
lightened now. 1t is $500 feet above the
Sc level and hence receives good deal of
light. They say that the iirst minister ev-
er in Shirley, commenced his prayer this
way: ooh, Lord, here we are in Shir ey,
where the Lord never was and man hadn't
ought TO be; but let US pray"
The house where Bill was born stands
exactly on the parallel of Paris aud me rid
ian of Rio Janeiro; hence Bill is very fond
OF the fine arts and coffee. He was bright
boy and first learned te see things BY
catching suckers in Spectacle Pond, locs;-
ed in that town. He inherited his piety
from a maternal uncle, who, once, after L.
boring with hardened sinner for f. ur
hours, knelt down in his presence and
prayed tnat the Lord would forgive him
for wasting his time with such miserable
sinner. He caught his politics one dav
while standing in the yard when the wind
blew from the southeast Rppublicanism
is so strong in that quarter that to discover
a Democrat, would require considerable
time. He imbbed his temperance priuci-
pies after taking bis first glass at the "cur-
ner.' He never "smied" again for three
weeks. During his remaining days iu
Shirley he went three miles every day TO
get a drink out OF the .'bog." Wells don't
pay in Shirley. Shirley is very proud that
Nye commenced 10 run his race here.
The Piscaaquis river commences to run
here TO, Shirley bog is great place of re-
sort-when the wh;skey fails. They catch
trout, bears and ague iu the bog. Bill,
when but n small boy caught 90 pounds of
the latter, in one day.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

sAID TO BE Il THE NORTHERN PART OF Pis-
CATAQII5 COUNTY.

A correspondent Of the Bangor Comm
erclal writes from Patten as folio W.:
A mine Of pure lead is said u exist in
the northern part Of Piscataquis county.
There IL story gsing the rounds in this
place 10 the effect that there is situated,
somewhere on township No 8, range 9, 10
Plscataauis county, known as the Trout
Brook Town. mine Of lead 20 pure that
the Indians used to cut it off with their
hatchets for the purpose drumming bullets
Ihe writer had an interview not long ago
with an old woodsInan, in which he stated
that he once stayed week at the camp Of
an old Indian who was then amping at a
place known ar Trout Hoe" on the
shore Of Grand Lake, situated in Piscata-
qus county. lie said that the Indian
took his Ratchet one morning and went Of
into the woods, leaving him behind. and
returned IN about three hours with piece
OF lead which he had cut off FROM the ledge
or whatever it might be called He said
that the lead seemed to be pure and free
from foreign ina tier of any kind, as lie saw
him run it into bullets. He tried to get
the Indian to show him where he got it,
but he could not as the Indian said il was
the property Of the Indians, and they had
agreed not to let any white man know Of
its Whereabouts.
| have made inquiries and find that
Penny weight the Indian, has since died
but the people say that he had a son that
used TO be with him while hunting. and, if
he could be found very likely he could be
induced to tell Of the whereabouts Of the
lead mine.
| have heard the river drivers who have
driven on the East Branch, which runs
through the Trout Brook Tow, -ay that
they have seen peices Of lead driven into
the ends of logs, where they had buttcd
against the rocks and ledges.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

Miss PARLoA's IRREPRESSIBLE DoUGH.-
In illustration of the fact that cooking
could not be left unfinished, Miss ParUa
told at her lecture of an experience of hers
few days ago. She is accustom d to
take witt her to distant classes some uu-
raise dough in strong leather satchel.
One day she was going To attend class a.
Trenton, and, as usual, packed some dough
in her bag. expecting to develop it iuto
bread when she got To her pupils. But he
car was very warm and the yeast started
The bread beg IN to rise and swell. There
was no stopping it when it had once STAR
cd. 1t grew and grew and finally burt
the clasps of She tried to cover it with
newspapers, but the stuff began to smell
II still kept ou rising. The good lady
thought of making up tue surplus into
biscuits but finally dropped the swelling
mass out of the window.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

THE LANGUAGE OF THE PoLIC L FORCE
AS soon rs we get on TO the gang we
dropped that they were crooks, and we
went under cover 10 pipe. The gang sent
out two crows TO watch for cops. The
three others walked down the avenue, and
we felt that their lay was to touch store.
They stopped to crack the store l66 sixth
avenue, but quit it cold and worked theil
crabs-that is they went up Clinton place
to the Cincinnati laundry, No. 1873. There
was woman asleep inside, hut the biggest
crook went inside anu swiped the till. ".
did moi collar the three men, because W,
knew they would split the stuff Whet
they did a little further up the street, W,
got on to them, and alter tough scrap
ran all three in"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

The largest cargo Of New England rum
ever shipped from the United states was
recently sent to Africa. No less than &c.,
900 gallons were exported frum Boston to
this Ne" field. The Boston 7rdreller char.
acterizes This terrible enterprise in the fol-
lowing vivid sentence Thus do human
greed, satanic influence, and heartless in
difference to the moral welfare of the Afri-
can race, combine to obs,ruct the path of
progress in the regeneration of the dark
continent" II is in worldwide contrast to
this, that the great Bishop Taylor goes on
his Christ.like mission, as an evangelist
aud organizer to these lands, taking his life
aud support in his own hands.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
An End to Bone scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, IL,
says: "Having received SO much benefit
from Electric Bitters, | feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know it. Having
had running sore on my leg for eiaht
years; my doctors told ire would have to
nave the bone scraped or leg amputt'ed.
l used, instead, three bottles Of Electric
Biters aud seven boxes Budklen's Arnica
Salve and III. leg is now sound and WE'LL
Electric Bitters are sold At fifty cents q
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at csc.
per box by Horatio w. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

The Princess Victoria is Enthusiastically
the child of her royal mother; she has her
obstinacy, her perseverance, her supreme
Indifference to opinion, her inpenetraoility
to advice OF percussion; she has more than
the queen a true and enlightened love of
literature, science aud art. Her views are
positive, her judgment prompt and unalter-
able; she is well nigh free thinker, but
rarely expresses an opinion, and n ever re-
sends it, she visits every studio, assists
at all lectures and conferences, models and
paints herself, and by singular contradic-
ton Is as competent IA housewife AS if she
were not "A clever woman. She sees TO cv-
cry detail of her palace, engages her ser
wants and g0vernesses, ronts them up at
six in the morning, has the lights put out
at ten throughout the establishment
and sends her youngest daughter, now
twelve years old to bed at s. Through
her agency In all the public squares and
open places Of Berlin large heaps OF fine
white sand are raised, so that chidren kept
in the city may indulge in healthy play
with pals and shoyels, like their more for
tunate brethren at the seashore. She fan
cies that the air OF her future capital gives
her head ches, and shs loathes the warm
of the stovc-heated rooms; before accept
ing an invitation from foreign ambassa.
dor OF Prussan noble she sends command
that all the windows shall be thrown open.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

A little girl in Pennsylvania who had lis
tened IL a temperance address for the first
time iu her life was so impressed and inter-
-sled that she went home aud wrote out
the following rather novel pledge
81 promise not to drink rum or wine, or
brandy, or smoke, or swear, OF cider
either"
She signed it, and got several Of her
playmates to sign it also, What d. you
think OF il:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

An ex-mayor of Denver, Colorado, re-
Gently said Whenever We extend the
saloon III il little, We have to add to be
police force. Add everybody doesn't seem
10 realize that the extra policeman costs
more in mouth than the saloons net in
wear"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

To thoroughly cure scrofula it is neces.
ssry to strike directly at the root of the
evil. This is exactly what Hoods Sarsa-
parlia does, by acting upon the blood,
thoroughly cleansing it OF all Impurities,
and leaving not even faint OF scro:ull in
the vital fluid. Thousands who have been
cured of scrofua by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
testify TO its wonderful blood purifying
qualities. Sold by all druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

Sierra Valley, Sierra county, Cal, is one
of the prettiest but most isolated places in
the State. 1t has no Geographic commu-
nicaiion with the rest of the world, and
can only be reached by a difficult stage ride
of twenty five miles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
"lm twenty-five. I'm twenty-five
They IDLY give me joy,
As II ! should be I'D 70 know
That | WAS los. \ hf,v -

lie was young, therefore, and already ia
nous. He came very near beog very
ban3some. lie was tall his hai., of light
Dio"n color, waved in luxurious aDuad.
ance; his cheek was as rosy as II il had
been painted To show behind the footlights :;
he dressed with artistic elegance. He was
soiDetblng between remember ance of
Count u UrsBy and an anticipation or o.
car Wilde. There used TO be 10 the gallery
OF the Luxembourg picture Of Hippoiytus
aud Ph1dra, IN which the beautiful young
man, Who has kibdied a passion III the
heart OF his wicked stepmother, always re-
minded me of Willis, 10 spite OF the short.
comings OF the living face a. compared
with the idea. The painted youth is still
blooming on the canvass, but the fresu-
Checked, Jaunty young author Of the year
1880 has long faded oul OF human sight.
toos The Hover which lies before me al thi,
moment, as | write, from his coffin, as it
lay just outside the door Of Saint Pauls
church. On a sad, overloaded winters cav,
in tn year 1867. AT tina. earlier time. W
lis was by far the most prominent Young
American author. G. oper, Irving, Bryasf,
Haiieck, Drake had ali done their best
work LongfelIOw was not yet conspicu-
Gus Lowell was sctopl-boy. Emerson
was uuheard Of. Whittier vas beginning
W A'""N "'S wy "SaiuoN tht WHITES WIN
better educational advantages whom he
was destined Ia Guido aud to uutiive. Nat
oUe OF tie great histories. which have dore
honor 10 our literature, bad appeared. Oar
school books depended, so far es American
authors were concerned, on extracts from
the orauons and speeches OF Webster and
Everett; on Bryants Thanatops S and the
Death OF the Flowers, H 4lleck's Marco Boz
zdris, q Jacket, and Burns; on BRAKES
American Flag, and Percival's Coral Grove.
and his Genius Sleeping and Genius Wax
lng-and not getting very wide awake eth.
ef. These could tie depended gu. lew
other copies of verses might be found, but
Dwighi's Columbia. and Pierpont's Airs of
Palestine were already etlaced, as many OF
the favpftes of our owp day and genera
ton must soon be, by the great wave which
the neal future vii! pour over the Sand, in
which they have been or still are legibl, -
Olirer Wendell Holmes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

The British drink bill for 1858 foots up
s62S, 3S6,3s5 The quantity AGGREGATES l.
O32 l42, l5s gallons. This would make
lake n mile long aud mile wide, with the
depth of thiriy-iive feet, or sufficient to
float men-of-war.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

The Apdroscogsiu mills sold 800 pack
ages of goods week before last. Their
weekly production is about $50 packages.
The best of it is they got one-quarter of
cent rise. Business seems to be looking
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

The Prince OF Wales is only forty-fve.
But II you count his age ON the little dar
keys plan, by the fup he's had, he'd be most
three hundred, says the Boston Globe.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18

This column 10 devoted to the interests Of tho
"0nain Christian Temperance Union Of Skowbs
gan and Il 10 be eonductedby thern.1
=, ne skowhe9an W. c. 7. U. meeis 81 Temperance
O'Clock, ' - '"so
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-02-18
N. r. WAxfs.

II one happened TO pass through Atkin.
son street on biz way 10 the ADiheL9um,
ne would notice large, square, painted
brick bouse, IN which lived leading rep
reseDia,iye of old fashioned coieoptero1s
Ca,sinism, aud from which emerged one Of
the llyeiie-t Of literary butterflies. TIE
father Was editor OF The "Bo.tDp Recorder, Z"
very Respectable but very far from anus
log paper, mort isrg''y pafronized by that
Class Ci lie c"nmubisy winch spoke habit
usily ol LIE Fret Day Of the week AZ 1.-THE
Sabbuih." The soh was tue editor of sew
eTai dlnefsnt PERIODICALS In succession,
none OF them over severe or serious, and
OF mary pleasant books, filed With lively
descriptions Of society, which he studied
on the outside with quick eye for torn
and coier, and with certain amount o:
sentiment, not very deep, bus real, though
somewhat rotbed over by his worldly e1-
ptrleUce.
Nathan Parker Willis was 10 full bloom
when opened my Grst portfolio. He had
made himself known oy bis reii gious poetry,
pa tlisbed In bis fathers . per, | think,
and sigued Roy" He had started the
"American Aagszine," afterwards merged
In tue New York Mirror" He had then
left Of writing Scripture pieces, and lakeo
70 lighter forms u verse. He had just
written