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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-24
Attention Teachers.

Notice IS herc'y given that 7 yin Examine n
persons Who may desire 10 oCcr themselves a.
candidates for teachers al the common schools
II Webster ccunty AZ my onhce IN Red Cioud on
a = Thru Saturday ose1rh month Examinations
- crsg'~eu-e 2; . - IA. 10 rc- sSe for s,~iss
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-24
PuRLlc NOrIlE

N0TICE II HEREBY GIVEN THAT ART.
IN cles : { iucOfr AeArion have beea died In the
r1une< oficeS TIE name of said corporation Is
ne Nebraska LaRbcr Company. Its pr,ncipal
ui1ce Of tyansActing business. Ned CuQd. Ne
kraska. OryaNixst for the purpose 0f transact.
10 q general laiaher business. and in buyin. and
.sanS ~ kinds Of gW0dS and merchandise pcrI
Ssinine thereto, tnclrsting coal. At the town Of
Ssd Csr,d with branch yards and o03ces a such
SssSssS0s1ss e Che board Of direcsOrs may des-
S,~sf.' WIN . capieaa stock u one hundred
sES""ssnd JoNn9s. 10 he paid In ~ directed by
the board Of ditecsors: within snirty days irom
u ~ S.rSssS SfocE 10 tao hundred Thousand dol
ssS inehvsiness II Said cOEIorstion 10 COM
,,ence On the Isl day Of February. 1854. and con
iisne untl the Isl d.. .Ss E, ssssSa 81 LIABILITY Ns iI re
!M.lIs:irI, ssid corporation Is at any time Ia SUBJECT
, wSiTf shalI he one half the amount ci capital
49, rid in. Thebus!ne~scf said con lvfdtfoai
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= Seib Sbr f6on in go. 3O9 Sou.
lfonitraBe gemefen2 0ier III Der pIab,
mo man bic id6nfen @eburtstaas ober
Weibna6ts .Geidente erbaIten tann.
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-ueber cine aufreaenoe Weihnod1ts.

-ueber cine aufregenoe Weihnac,tss
teIer wlro nod nabtrdslib aus Gbicaao
Jolgenbes berl9tet: Mm 25. De3ember
hatten lid ale patienten beg gountns
hospitals. bic in Stamoe tparen ibr
&rarlten5immer gu berlaifen, iotple
gWdrter, Mer3te unb cine 9lnsobl Be=
iuber IN ber 9ospitaI 2linlf, bic in
ampbitbeatraIifber Gorm erbaut 1T,
etngefunben, um Der fir bic Sinber
oer Wnitalt bereeri1teten Weibnadtss
feier beiaumobnen. Ser Haum if iebr
bei9rdnft, etlpa 80 SUB bod, unb
rin9sum nit SiBen angefiat, bic
,ampbitbeatralifb binter einanber fols
gen, 10 bob bic binteriten nabeau bis
on bic Sede rei1en. eSn Der Maitte
Eanb elm riefiger Weibncdtsbaum.
@tpa 40 &inoer umitanben benfelben
unb batten eben elm 2ieb9en gefunaen,
als Der obere She'll bes Baumes ifeuer
flt1g. Sn Der nd1ten Weinute ftanb
Der gan5e Baum libterlob in sslammen.
gs gelang, bic Mebraabl Der Rinber
unperleBt aus benz &aume gu entfernen.
SEPT bemd6tigte ii1 aber ber etua
800 &opfe 3dblenben grmahienen cine
f6rmlibe panif; alles iiiir3te mad bem
oberen Wusgange, benz einaig paifirba=
rem, unb es gelang aud tpirfli6 einis
gen unoerlebt aus benz &aume al entz
tommen. Sn ber nd1iten Sefunbe
aber mar iener Mussang bu6ifdblib
blodirt, unb i'm Nu NOR oer Saal nit
einem unourdbringli9en fdtparaen
Iau9 angefiillt. @ntisbli6e GceHen
tolgten. Die auf ben oberen 9iben
befinbli9e Meni6enmafIe 16rie erft Dor
S6red, bann Dor pein. Sie 0ibe
ipar Hdmlitb entiebli6 uno isoer @ins
seine mar bem @ritidungstobe nabe.
Die 9iBe mar 10 inteniib, baB fid 6ie
Daut bon 9dnben unb @eIid,tern abs
lofe. gines Wannes Bart fina ioaar
Geuer. Grif als Der Weibnadbtsbaum
nslitdnoig niebergebrannt mar, geIana
es, pie Srbnung tpieberber3uiteaen un0
bic Sbhr Blodabe 5u 5re6en. y}iez
manb bon allen 800 Mntueienben iit
unperlebt entfommen; iiber SO, barun.
ter 3ipei 3eitungsberi6teritatter, baben
i9uere yranbmunben bapongetragen.
lm 6 ubr enoli9 batten bic Merate,
ole lelblt mebr ober r1inber perfengt
1lno, fur ale 9ulfsbebiirftigen Sorge
getragen, unb ole Nufregung leate lid.
@s mar ndmlid pl6bli6 oas Geriint
bur9 bas gan3e @ebdube gearunaen,
oas 9ospital iiebe in Slammen. So
piel big iebt betannt, 1T Niemanb
lebensgefdbrli9 perlebt.
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Dem Driider bic 3biir gu feiner wobs
nuHg unb trat elm; benn er bate lie, ae.
1agt, oaB es cine Sborbeit iei, UNI biele
Stunbe ben Suifi3ratb aufauiud,en, BEN
er entrpeoer nod ui1t au Sauie finoen
Darbe ooer i'm feften @6lafe.
uno fhlieBlid, pelten gtat6 fonute
lbm Der Suiti5ratb geben? ST alIeiu
tannte ia bic Wabrbeit ieiuer 9aqe unb
er mar alt genug, lm gu ,pil1en, mas er
nun nod 3u tbun babe.
Mls er in iein 3inlmer trat fprouq. eli.
ne groBe nlmer Dogse bonn Sopfa herr
ab uuo ibm entaegen. Der 6uno fiiblte
ltg otfenbar f6ulbbepuBt unb fd1ien
out eine gslinbe 3idtisung borbereitet
3u tein. Wtit eingefIemntem @d1tponae
ordHgte er ii9 bart an bic Beine ieines
Derrn nnb fab nit feinen fb6nen treuen
Augen bitteno unb fragenb au @eora
auf. Mls @eorg ibm frennbIi9 iiber Sen
&opf ftri9 unb i'm tlopfte, fpranq bas
groBe Sbier in gewaltigen Sdben. riih.
renoe Saute ber Greube ausifokenb unb
Den S9meif in 'rnddtigen 6dmiuauns
gen f9lageno, um ibn berum.
Hubig, pluto rief @eorg benz 6uu.
be gu.
(korffehuno fcv.t
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6o9 an oem li9tblauen 0immel mar
nod Die fait polle S1eibe 6es Wouoes
fi1tbdr, bic, nun 3meflos, matt id1ims
nerte. Mm gnoe Der Siegesatlee, auf
Der li9 auBer ben Strabenfegern teine
nlenfhlife Seele bate bliden lQf5eu.
tomb cine i4mubiee Na9toroidte. Ser
Eutt1er, behen Geltalt unler Dem biden,
tlumpigen ManteI gan3 perfdmunben
uao taum ertennbar par, mar auf bem
Bot eingefdlafen; bas alte mooere
yfero ttdnD breitbeinig ba unb liek BEN
Ropf tief bdngeH. Das petroleumidmbs
9en brannte nod binter ber rotfen
Glasl1eibe, bic bic Summer trug.
Georg blieb ipieberum ifeben. giueu
Mugenblid tdmpfte er nit fid,, ob er ben
gBeg big 3u feiner Wobnung in Ser So.
rutber StraBe, bic In Der ndAlfen gldbe
telner Raferne liegt, 3u SUB suriidleoen
folle ober nidt, Mber pl6blith embfan6
er cine groBe Miibisteit; er rittelte Sen
&ntf1er aus benz S9laf. Der fd1uers
fdaig aus ieiner oifen umhdllunq her-
norIro9, un6 gab feline Moreife an.
Sls teBt mar ct tuie betdubt geiuefen.
VI bate, obne an ettpas Neifimmtes
DenteH 5u tonnen, nur ein fairies l1nbebas
gen empfuuben. Wdbreno Der lanoiaz
men Gabrt iiber bolpriges pHafer aber
mar er aumdblig etuas 3ur Belinnuna
getomnen. Den 6dbel bate ct amifd,ea
ole geine geitemmt, urto nit boraebeua=
tenn Dberf0rper itiibte er bas Slim auf
bic re6te 9anb. bic ben Gnauf bes @rifs
fes umi6lob, nit Der linten ffrid er ieis
men Iangen, be1blonben 5dnurrbart.
unabldRig blidte er auf einen punft
oes i9muBigen, absei9abten, tieffirfd,-
rotben plif9fIffens bes @iidlibss, atbs
mete !, eiuigemale tief auf unb fagte bann
Dor ii@ bin:
Oas tD1re bas - aber mas uuus
Ja, mas nun?
er legte ii9 bic ssraae Dor. er ipieoers
bplte fie iid, aber er fanb feine Mntmort
oarauf uno als bic 0roldte por ieiner
9austbhr belt, als er ausgeitieaen mar,
oas Daus aufgefdlo1en batte uub Sic
beibeH 3iemli9 ffeilen 5reppeu. lie an
teiner Wobnnng fabrten, binaufaeifi9ss
gen mar, NOR er gerabe 70 flug mie au,
Dor. unl1liiffig blieb ct einen 4uaeu.
bid bor Der 5biir, bic au feiner 8oh=
nung fiibrte, fteben un6 betrahtete NIT
eiHer bolfommen unbere9tigten 9lufs
inertlamfeit bas Meilingi1ilb, oas feis
aen ytanlen trug: @eorg ppn 2iiben.
2Bdbreno ct bas 56iIb anbaud5te uub
Gsoanfenlos nit ieinem tpafdlebernen
0anbf6ub polirte, uberIegte er lid5, ob
es midi bas @eideioeite iei, tpenn er ios
geld ieinen Jrtuub, oen Suitlsratb ises
LIZ Auintus auffu6te, Inn nit oem au
beratben, mas er nun gu tbuH babe.
gr fab mad Der ubr. gs mar lpeniae
Miuuten Dor Bier. gfun 6ifnete er nit
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~ q y ..
grsdbluus BON asanl siaSam.

geDre ffies Iansiam Die gtuten Sci,
breifen Morinorfrei,ne h;mot mn fnans.
te bebddtla, iDdbreno el aiemlid, aeoaus
fenIDs Dor fih hiubiidfe. bic MfeiIino.
fu6pfe fstues qrpBert Wfanteis III Ser
Bortier bes Clubs. Ser Sic Miiiks ana
ilr6 oehor5om3f olrteu W2oroen miiusd9ts So
6ffnefe bifniffertiq bie Sbiir @enro
trot QuF bic Gfra6e.. pfne Sen @rns 81, IL
ermi6eru. Der Qutid1er Ser g3od3fhrn.df,.
n. Ill f,nr rem Glmb hieIt moiI,s rcy,
Nod aeiosu aber Gsenro XII Inn ya. ~.
I'd fohre nid5f ifb nsbe 's o.
er fd5iuo Sen 4raossn s7 is;nes g,,ontef.
in bic f56be: benm her sn Msorosn T,,s,r ,nar
aieu,Iid1 friid5. uub bQ oben NOR Re- "a hr 5shr
bsik oeiuelsn Gisimmss;aeu. % nc sm,;ttss 4 asss
la6 In FRAZIER 0aItuna ANA e bird,
Die meufmenleere GtraBe in Der 9fiftuua
1uf ben 9biergarten su. Oas fd,arreas
oe flappernbe un6 raifeInbe @erduld1.
Das bur@ Das Nuffd)laaen Der metallic
nen GdbeIl1eibe ouf 6ns gfla5fer per-
urio6t pur0e, unb bas er 9onff nienrols
btinerft bate, idien ion nerp6s an ma
Den. St bate ben Gdbel Elm unb qiuQ
tpeiier.
Gs mar um bic brittle Nsoraenfuube
IN 6riibipmmer, nod nidt Saa unb
ni1t mebr Na9t. Gin bldulid qrauer
Duff log iiber 6em 9bieraQrten, IN nsm
bic ppllbelaubteu Bduuie merfmiirhin
buntelfarbig, fat id5wara erfd5ieneno'
<Xr4Ek ~ Ha.<k IL.
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Gtme tuertbbplle mentstnt5d,e 0fb,
bQuDluun.

pie l606er aussabe bes edten Mlebiainiid,en
Saerbudes, oas man inter benz Ramen s o,
NsIIers Ralenber fennt, III nun bereit
nno BET apotbefern unb IdubIid,eu 6dubTsrn
ItIbberbaupt in allen @esenben BET Ser. etaaten.
Werlios, ia. IN ieoem ribililirten Steile ber
Isfii1en erObdlftc nnentssltIi6 su babeu.
S.slsr aalsnoer IT lett iiber einen s5infteI.
erfaienen. Ct umfabt neben praftifden Matb.
idldgen fur bic 8epabruns uno Bisberberitel.
lung Osr @efunOhsit cine srobe Mense interei.
tanter uno unterbaItenDer leidter Qeftiire. unb
oas aalenbarium, bic affronomifd]en Bered,.
aunaen. Gronolosifden Daten &c. iinb ie6r
lor9faitig aasgearbeitst unb iperben burd,aus
5ueerlaiIig bsfnnbsn werben. Die lss6er aus.
9abe bon Soltetters aalenber piro wabrld,ein.
ii9 Die grobte aufIaae eines mebi,inifden
wertes Oarfeaen, peldes in irasnS einent
sanoe ie berausseseben purbe. @eaen gm.
pfans elmer 2.eents Briefmarfe werben bic
Serren Soifetter & Co., Yittsbua, pa.. an ir.
geno Jemanbea, ber in ieiner Bobnaeaenb fs;u
&remplar befommen iann, ems per VoIi leubsn
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Die
W65entIibe Treie Wreffe
erideint
ielb en- Dcnnsrffog .
unb fcifet
$3.50 bas Sabr ober $1.25 fiir
wsOnats in gOrausbesablans.
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8iirgermeiffer gDa(Iber in gfi

= 8iirgermeiiter Wallber in DILL
ipaufee uno 5lDeibunbert anoere anaes
iebene bortige beutf9e Biirger baben
tebt an ben Diener Mdnneraeianaoereiu
ein formli6es ginlabungsf6reiben Be-
treffs feiner 8etbeilung am Wslluauseer
Sdngerfeite abgei9idt. Muh bic Mils
pautser Getbebbrbe bat Elm beralid5es
Glalaoungsi9reiben on bic Wiener ses
Il9tet. NorliBer Menbel tbeilte Der
Teltbeb6rbe nit. baB er bereits Dor eini=
gen 3agen ben @enerals gonful Der Ser.
Staaten in Wien, 9errn Si1en, bon
Der beboritebenoen Abienbung in Gennt=
nib gefebt babe unb ni6t baran
atueifle. oaB Der @eneral= =goniuI fd
groBe Wtiibe geben tperbe, bic Wiener
Sdnger. in ibrem gnti9luHe, gum
Sdngerfeit gu fommen, gu ermumtern.
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Mnfiinptanna.

Wir baben iebt uniere 5 Cents, 10
@entsz, 20 Gents=, so Gents unb 81
Slfde, Die Spieliaden aaer Nrt, Yups
pen unb beri6iebene iebr niiBli9e @rs
titel entbalten, arrangirt uno laben
gum &aufe ein. gBer ii9 nit Weib=
na9tspaaren Derieben mill, Der tomme
balo. Wir baben if6ne 5a1en, befo=
rirte unb NIT WDttos berfebene Sa1en.
gerner Sampen su iebr niebrigen
preifen.
2711, 1Mtutp @reaorp & 60.
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9lud Elm SiteL.

Gin 6ranaoie, ber in England unberz
i9uloet berabgefommen mar, tpollte Bel
Der &onigin elm 8ittgeiu9 einrei9en.
Sn feiner 8erlegenbeit, tpie er mobl bic
Wtonar6in an5ureben babe, befann er
I'D, bab man bic potentaten in 6ranfz
reid einfa6 nit Sire" apoltropbirte;
10 iebte er iid bin unb i6rieb: =
,Sirene |"
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0r. 8piaufp.

CO O'sler Name 1T 70 bsfaunt innerbalb ben
Se.. Staatsn. bab es faum notbis iit au fasen,
GAP er Der erfinoer bes btriibmfen Or. Bofcnfo
2 SnlIea- lno sunsen. Sbrup iit, bas belicbte
SeoiIspe'imiitel, mo- immer es betannt lit, fir
2aHen, ertaltnngen, Sdninpiud,t uno ale
Mta@lpeiien oes Salfes uno Der eunaen. greis
oo Gents uno $l.0o. gertauft BEL 8. ltaIt.
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Cine Mntipurt aesptiuid,t.

8ann irgenb Semanb einen Sail bon gtieren.
ODER eeber.arantbeit brinsen, ben bas electric
Sttters uidt fdnea furirt2 Bir faaen gein,
penn fauisnbe bsn 6alIen iinb eripieienermasen
loon gebeilt tporben. 8risbts Diseoie, Sarn.
Hub, Sdmdde ober irgenb eiue anbere 6amit
peripanote arantbeit fdneG sebeilt. electric
1ltters reinist oas 8lut, reeuI,rt bic @inae-
Deloe uns tpirft oirect auf ben leibenben She'll.
Seoe Glaide garantirt. so gents bic HIaId,e
bel u. Dreib.
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lGortfetuns fOIat.l
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Gtn nntcrnebmenoes, snberla5Itaes
SauS.

Man fam id itets auf ". Dreib berlaf-
ieu, nd)t allein, ba6 ct bas Bette fibrt, lcat ct
lit Die Igentur bon uoblbefanntcn bep1brten
artifeln, bic oas Bolt mag, su unb erbdlt i6
oaburd ben pbigen Siuf @rAat istt bic gaen-
fur fir Or. Sings aeue Gntbsduus seeen Nus.
aebrnng ibernommen uno bertauft bic M}coi,in,
pell er weib. oab iie gut III. Sie lurirt iebe
aneetlon Der aeble, eunse uno 8ruf. 4robe-
Jlaf9su frei
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@emaate MbIehnuna.

&atb u (uegen feiner fd6Ied,ten
9Selne gefir6tet): .2ieber Gerr Gols
lsge, bari i'd Sic mobl bitten, beut
iiber II Sage gu mir gum WsittasefIeil au
fommen2"
Ut atb 9: r8eoaure gang auBeror.
oentll9, aber leiber muB t1 an benz
Gage geraoe CUR geerbisung zines ents
fernten 8erman6ten!"
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Sentens.-Wenn Define 5rau in
mooernen boberen So6teri6ule eraoaen
lporoen, 10 bergiB nidt bas 2on0er;as
tlOnsleriton auf bic pOd3eitsreiie NIT
5unebmen.
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aranfas prescott & Co., gde Ser
9oulton uao @olebabitraBe, bat bas
groBte Sager bon Delitatefen unb
STAPLE Groceries.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
IN Indian Governor.

Stephen Stanislaus, the present govern
ar of the Penobs cot tribe of InSians, with
his fa'...l, ives upon Mattan.wcook t.
lau in the Pen Ae"~' 49, cen the towns
of IiDcoln and Chester, ON fue farm,
which be owns and cultivates Yankee
fashion. His farming operations will
compare iavorably with the best. He
does not take much TO horses, but is often
seen with as fine an OK team as would
have been met with forty years ago. His
buildings are commohius and Of modern
style and convenience. Besides attend-
iug to his farming aud gubernstorial du-
ties, he finds time To do good deal Of
hunting and trapping. and earns a large
sum of money annually on ibe river and
Its tributaries, as guide or boatmaD
for log driver, and often takes charge of
opera ions in woods and drives on
streams He is also an excellent bark Ca
noe builder and an exp. basket stuff
gatberer. His wife, Sylv y even more
clever than be. In his absence she can
with skill, superintend the planting, hay
ing and harvesting OF the farm. She Is
the champion fine and fancy work basket
m aker of the whole region round about
and employs several skilled hands with
her, and buys great deal ready made be-
sides. She annually during the heated
season, makes pilgrimages with her wares
to Rye Branch, N. H., where she fnos q
profitable market for all the fancy work
she can rcake and buy.
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a Charcoal Charm.

A young woman residing 10 Lowell,
Mass, who has oeen anxious TO learn the
whereabouts Of b relative, called upon
Nine. Carlton, Ciairyoyant, about three
weeks ago, thinking that she would be
able to assist he'll 1t Is said that the
madame represented to her that If she
purchased one OF her charms aud wore it
near her heart . certain number OF days,
she would know where TO find her rela-
tive. The young woman bought one Of
the charms which was made of plush and
In the shape OF heart, for &25. After
wearing the charm Tor week, and not
gaining the desired knowledge she con-
suited apother clairvoyant, who told her
that Mime. Carlton was fraud. The
young woman then opened the charm and
it was found to contain pulverlzed char
coal. In the meantime Nine. Carlton had
left Lowell and gone to Boston. The
young woman, after much trouble, ascer-
tained where til. madame was living
Thanksgiving day accompanied by an Of
ficer, she visited the madame, AID de-
manded The 825, and the expense she had
incurred. amounting In all to $l5. Tae
madame handed her the $40, aid took the
Young WOman's receipt
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A Bear StOrU.

Now this bear story is a true one: Rob-
ert Ray, Of Waterville, Is engaged In the
lumber business at Parlin Pond, and this
week was at home on q visit. He tells OF
an exciting bear hunt which occurred pear
his camp. As he waa looking for lumber
about two weeks ago, he met an old she
bear with two cubs coming down the
mountain, apparently looking for a place
for the winters abiding place. As Mr..
Ray was not armed, he returned 70 the
camp and gottwo hunters-George Jones
and VIM. Forsyth-who were only too
glad of the fun of a hunt, and in less than
five hours they captured the trio OF bruius
and brought them to camp. They made
forty dollars out of their game. The cubs
we're about half Wdterrtlle Senti-
mel
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Don't Fail to Call and See Us.
A. ". QUIMBY, Proprietor.
n Complete Eradication.

fire occurred In an Arkansas town the
other night, but the chief OF the fire de-
partment paid no attention to the alarm.
The next night he was summoned to ap
pear before the council.
"Mr. Chief" said the Mayor, 'did you
hear the fire alarm last nightp"
eyes"
"Were you in good health at the time
of the alarm"
eyes, believe 1 was"
"Then you acknowledge wilful neglect
of duty?"
"No, SIR"
"Why, then did you not respond if you
were not determined to neglect your
duty"
"Couldn't get away"
"Illness in your family?"
"No"
"Then, sir, demand the reason"
"Well, you see, a passed. OF us fellows
were in Andersons back room when the
bell rang. l had four aces at the time,
what"
Eyes, held four aces. John Buckner
b gan to bluff, and"--
Chow did it result?" the mayor asked,
with heightened interest,
"Oh, lifted him for $780,"
"Ynu cont say so? Gentlemen. that
was d ubtless very interesting game.
AS there is no business of any Importance
We'll adjourn and 20 down to Anderson's
b,ck room"
Next morning the daily paper contained
the following notice:
1.-THE enemies OF our chief OF the depart
ment having circulated reports to the
effect that he had willfully neglected his
duty, that gentleman was last night
summoned before the City Council to
answer the charges brought against him
The investigation resulted in a complete
vindication of our worthy chief, and
friends on every side pressed forward to
congratulate him. The oilers tongue ID
ever tlippant, and, To our shame be 1t said,
we are ever wiling to hearkeu to the
words of the traoucer. Onr worthy chief
will be II candidate for reelection, aud, as
the matter now stands, 1t will be imposs-
iDle to defeat him."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
An Esate,prising Road.

The Maine Central Railroad, during the
year ending Sept. Both, carried 1900, 900
passengers without an accident to anyone
by any fault Of the company. The earn.
ings for passenp ers was $l,16O,0 900 and
for freight 81,5G0'00O. This company
now owns and controls 527 miles Of rail-
road. and 1856 miles Of steamer route, and
has 5000 employees, all efficient and reliable.
or rolling stock 1t has 80 locomotives, 8
of these new this season, built without re.
g ard to expense but to POI sess speed and
durability, 100 passenger coaches, all Of
them first class, its parlor and tourist cars
being fitted up In style OF elegance
unsurpassed by any other railroad In
New England. Their increasing business
demands more, and they are now being
builr. All those now In use are equipped
with Miller platforms and buffers, and air
brakes. Its 90 baggage mail and express
cars are constructed with the latest i'm
provements, and are all, as we'll as the
saloons Of the freight trains, furnished
with axes saws, iron bars and sledges
CONVENIENT In case OF accident. They
have 800 box freight cars and are having
100 more built, 1855 platform cars, 48
freight train saloons, SO snow plows and
hangers, % platform construction cars and
100 leased freight cars.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
Moja0SeS Adulteratlon.

1t will be q matter Of surprise to most
readers to learn that the nanuf ,cture OF
what is known among wholesale grocers
a. "mixsd" molasses 10 very large. This
adultreation IL composed largely Of glus-
coe, acids and other deleterous substances
sometimes to the extent Of seventy five
per cent, and is always sold TO the con-
sumner as pure molasses. Although this
compound cooks well, the sweeteninR
properties are very much reduced, and
the consumer pays dearly 10 money and
health for an article that is apparently
cheap and desirable. The wholesale diet
OF childhood, bread and molasses, seems
now to be dose fraught with harmful
properties. The sale OF this doctored
material Is very large; and even 10 Maine
where the law is very stringent against
it, some say that three. quarters OF the
molasses sold is "mlxed." Legal meas
ures have been instituted to have exist
ing laws against m0lasses adulteration
enforced; but the consumer can do much to
bring shout ben encial result by demand
ing of his grocer pure molasses. Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-12-23
BOSTON CLOTHING House,
Josh Billings and the BunkO Mes,

The other day Ormond G. Smith, of the
New York Weekly, while seated In his
business office, told the following story
about Josh Billings and his experience
with two clever rogues who endeavored
to work their little game on him
Josh was . great student OF human
nature. He liked nothing better than to
watch the different faces OF large crowd
when greatly excited over something
more than usual; and he was always able
to draw some pnilosophic Inference from
the study, which, when uttered In his
his dry humorous way, seemed the more
impressive. He was not always particu-
lar III his dress, and one day while walk
ing 10 Broadway, be was accosted by
well dressed fellow who took him for a
countrymaD.
"Morton, my dear fellow" said he,
show are your"
81 guess you are mistaken in your man,
Amt your" replied Josh In an innocent
tone OF voice.
"why, mt you Timothy Morton, OF
Syracuse7"
mo, am James W. Bailey, of Roch-
ester"
"The young man looked confused, beg
sed his pardon, and then politely took his
leave. couple Of blocks further on he
met his companion. who after short
talk he followed Josh, ard met him at the
next corner.
"Why, how do you do, Mr.. Baileys
How's everything IN Rochester," was his
ELUSIVE greeting
~ guess you are mistaken In your man.
amt your" was Josh quiet reply.
Why, amt you James W. Bailey, OF
Rochester?"
"No. I'm Timothy Morton, of SYRIA
cuse."
1.-THE would-be confidence man felt that
he had caught Tartar, and without even
making an apology he SUNK away into
the crowd"