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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-12-18
Mayor Gassaway's Client.

Texas Siftings.I
In the San Antonio district court
Mayor Gassaway's client was convicted
Of murder In the first degree. Mayor
Gsssaway went over to Austin to inter-
cede with Governor Ireland.
my client has been condemned to i'm.
prisonment for life, and think that's .
pretty severe sentence"
THAT'S pretty severe" replied Cover
nor Ireland.
"Just SO, Governor. That's the reason
I've come to see you. want you to
knock OF five years from his sentence"
"HOw can ! possibly do that ?"
Easy enough. Governor. just order
his release now, and at the end of Il We
years he can begin to serve out his term.
Deduct the five years from the front end
Of bis sentence"
1t is such incidents as this that caused
Governor Ireland to prefer the United
states senate to the Texas gubernatorial
chair.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
A Happy Homo.

\ happy home is the brightest
spot on earth the eye OF God looks
down on. Love and peace IN his
home sends sunshine around man
wherever he goes; disorder ana
trouble there is misery everywhere
There are few worries OF lite which
IA man cannot shake off, but who
can shake himself free from the
skeleton in the closet, from the
worry in the household, the blister
on the heart? A day will tell how
many "a man carried that with HIM
without wincing down to the grave
When husband and wife are help
mates to each other in the best
sense. when order and love ana
goodness prevail in the house, then
the man who has a hard battle III
life to fight can leave his struggles
behind him when he enters there
With all our faults, we are the most
home-loving of people, and that Is
the reason why we are the greatest
of people. Whatever helps home
life is IA national blessing; whatever
hurts home.lite is national curse,
and the greatest curse that can
touch these blessings is what
would tamper with the peace ana
blesscdness of our homes,
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
Toulouse Geese.

The American Poultry Journal
SAYS. We have Il variety OF geese
that equals the Toulouse in size
and weight. The Embden i'll many
eases attains nearly the same
weight, but taking the average
flocks of Toulouse, either as stock
birds, fattened for market, or for
exhibition purposes they are the
largest aud heaviest of all. The
Toulouse is, among the anSer
species, what the Drama is among
eallinaceous fowls. DEMONSTRATION
selection, proper care and feeding
have brought about its greater de
velopment in size and weight, with
marked improvement IN other
points. The Toulouse is distingui-
she'd from the common gray goose
not only 10y its greater size and
weight, but Ply It's plnmage-that
on the breast and body being "A
light gray, while the back Is dark
gray, neck darker gray, wings and
belly shading OIL to white, although
there is but little actual white Wis
able except on the lower and pos
terror parts. They are also 'llstln-
guishcd 10y their bill being stoutel
and of a redish tlcSb-color, with
legs and feet a deep orange, incl.
ned to red, carriage erect, tall and
stately, and by the singular de
velopnIcnt Of the abdominal pouch
or folds of flesh from the neck to
the belly. nearly touching the
ground. 1t is quite common to see
them weigh forty to torty'live
pounds per pair and specimens
have tipped the scales at sixty
pounds per pair. They are hardy,
easily kept within an inclosure, are
good layers, and their flesh is ten
der and well favored. They ar,
quite rare in this country, and
command the highest prices
where their valuable qualities are
known.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24

PROBATE NOTICES..
To nll persons interested in either OF the
Estate hercipa ficr named.

HTA COURT OF PROBATE held at sko~.
"A hesan, within and for the County OF SOmer-
set on the ID TUESDAY or Nov. in the year OF
our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and eight
Sin; the following business hsNlik bceI present d
Tor action there upon hereinafter indicated, " IL
hereby Ordered: That public notice thereof be
giYcL 10 all personr u t.scsted, that they may
apo Ar at a Probate Court to be holden ut said
Skowhegan,a at the Probate once on the second
tuesday of December next az nine of the clock
i'll the forenoon. and he heard thereon and OBJ
ject n they see cause.
WESTON d. NUlTER, late OF Skowhcgan
deceased VIII presented for prohn c by Rose
4 Nu,ler. namen E1e.u,riS therein. peclna
tion OF trust rs Executri1 and petition for the
appointment OF Bryce NJ. Hight Admin TRAITOR
with the Will annexed Med.
MELINDA C. BENSON late of Arson, de.
ceased, WIN presented for Probate by Frank
l., Powers, named Executor therein.
JOSEPH KiMBALL late of skowh.gan, lie.
ceased. First account NJ Clementine A. IVES
ton, Executrix, prevented
WILLIAM H. CURRIER, late of Madison
deceased, First and final account OF William
Hayden, Executor presented.
SARAH JONES, late of Brighton, deceased
Second ana final account of Martin Jones Ad
mluistrator presented
sILAS p. BOYD, lato of Harmony, de
ceased. First and final account OF Sherburi
leighton Executor presented.
ABIGAIL COLLINS, late OF Harmony, de
ceased. First account OF John Collins. Jr., Ad
EMILY ADAMS. late Of Fairfield. deceased
First and final account Of Newell Hu1ir Ad
ministrator pre.ented.
NAOMI QUlNT, late OF New Portland, de
ceased. First account ~ stephen Quint, Ad
minis rator. and his private account ugainsi
said estate presented.
NANCY BATES, of Madison First and fl
nal account, and his resignation presented by
Hiram More, Guardian.
LnDOISKIA WILLIAMS. late of Mercer, de
ceased. First and final account OF "a En-
cry, Administrator, with the will annexed
presented.
HENRY WAsHBURS. lnte of Arson, de
ceased Petition ior License to sell and con
vey real estate presented by I. j. Moore, Ex
ecuiur.
IRA b. HURD of Skowhegan Minor nett
tion for license to sell aud convey real cstat,
presented by Benjamin Hurd, Guardian.
JOHN BURNS. late of Concord dercas ed
Pen ion that VIM W IIamblet, Administrator
have license To convey real estate accordius
to contract presented by Calvin X. Ellis.
HERBERT W. EDMUNDS, late Of Cannon
deceased. Petition for Judge to estimate valu,
of Widows dover, presented by George Wey-
mouth. administrator
TURNER BUSWEIL, Judge.
Attest; :. II, GOODA IN. Register
Post uhce address Judge, Scion, Register
skoN hogan. 3w46
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
FROM LIFE TO DEATH

is but moment If rheumatism or neural-
gia strikes the heart These diseases are
the mos, painful and the most dangerous
of any to which human kind Is haple'
They fly from one part to another without
;, moments warning, and liniments and
other outward applications are IN them
selves dangerous because they are liable 10
drive the disease to some vital organ and
cause instant death rheumatism ana
neuralgia are diseases oi the blood ana can
only be reached by "A remedy which WIN
eriye from the blood the dangerous ACIDS
such remedy is Aihlophoros II has been
thoroughly tested and is Il safe, sure cure
Mousan House, kcnnebunk, Me,
March -, lSo6.
Iderived great benefit from the use OF
Athlophoros. For four months | was con
iined to the house a helpless sufferer WIN
aente rheumatism. have been troubled
for seven wears, but my last siege was more
than ordinarily severe and painful, had
three different physicians treat me, ont an
they did was to impress ON my nina tI'a'
would always be troubled with rheuna-
ism. also, to charge me two hundred ana
twenty-five dollars for their worthless medi-
zines and advice ! then, about that lme,
heard of Athlophoros and determined to
Try it, so my druggist got me one bo''le'
and the contents of that single bottle gave
me 50 much relief and ease, that ieI'
was at last on the road to recovery. used
Two and one half bottles in all, and ! was
completely cured. Had | used Athlopho-
ros in the first place, ! would have been
much better in pocket. W. / BowkhR'
Ellsworth, Me, April %, 1856.
| can, from personal use, recommend
Athlophoros to the public as being al 1t Is
recommended. 5. d. WIGGIN, Druggist
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
and Athlophoros Pills, but here they can
not be bought of the druggist the Athlo,
phoros Co., liz Wall St, New York, Will
send either Carnage paid ON RECEIPT OF
regular price, which is Sl.1o per bottle
br Athlophoros and SOC. for Pills
For liver and kidney diseases, dyspepsia. IN
digestion weakness, nervous dcbiilty, diseases
of women. constipation, headache, impure
blood, &c, Athiophoros Fills are unequaled
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24

Grain growers in Italy are Suiirr
ing severely from competatlon with
the United States. The ltallsan
peasant never expects to make
more than his living. just now he
cannot make that. His indigna-
ton vents itself on his landlord, to
whom he cannot pay rent due, and
who is suffering equally with him
self. The peasants are EXTREMITY
ignorant, and socialistic ideas are
making rapid progress among them.
1t is probable that if they could get
money to come to the Unitdd States
large numbers would do so. i'm
migration from lilly has heretofore
been from among class who have
not generally been desirable citlz.
ems. Few of them have intended
to make this country their home.
but only come to accumulate Il few
hundred dollars, which in Italy
would be fortune, and then re-
turn home. They have mostly
come from the cities, and are the
Meedroni or beggers who poster
travellers. Probably the Italian
peasantry when they come over,
vii better appreciate the advant-
ages which this country offers to
honest workers.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
What There Is in Ton of Coal.

From one ton of ordinary gas
coal may be produced 100 pounds
of coke, 20 gallons of ammonia ana
40 pounds of coal tar. by de les,
tructive distillation the coal tar Will
Weld G9.G pounds Of cresotc, IA
pounds heavy oil, 90 pounds naph'
tina yellow, 6-3 pounds naphthallne'
40 pounds naphthol, 2.25 pounds
alazarin. "a pounds solvent napll'
lha, . pounds phenol, IL pounds
aurine, IL pounds benzlne, IL
pounds aniline, OF of pound tot
uidine, 0.46 of a pound anthranclne
and 90 of IA pound tolnence. From
the latter is obtained the new SUB
stance known as saccharine, which
is go times as sweet as the bes'
cane sugar, one part OF 1t giving a
very sweet taste to Thousand
parts of water.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
WHAT THE CHILDREN SAY.

A little school boy in Waterloo, named
Georgie Richardson. nearly paralyzed his
teacher tho other day in reading from the
first chapter of Genesis III place OF Let
there be a armament" the urchin read IL,
And the Lord said, let there be u fire meet
ng.n-Geneseo Republican.
Haly is an intensely practical child, ana
much given to Authorizations. He IS very
fond OF Bible stories too, and never tires OF
several Of his special favorites. One OF these
is the history Of Joseph and his brethren
Last Sunday he came to his mother with tins
request Mamma, / want you to sit right
down now anil tell me the story about Joe
and the other boys. II Boston Record
Our little niece, 4 years old was visiting
her grandmother. Among other things
given her to play with was large, old
fashioned cent Maud took this up and
viewed it meditatively for some time. Then
she suddenly exclaimed "Grandma, I've
been thinking if they used to have such big
cents as this their dollars must have been
whoplers, Baby ssod,
On a recent occasion in a Rochester parish
school a small boy at tho first appearance
therein was asked il he knew the Lords
PRAYER He replied that he had never heard
Of it before Here an urchin Mt his side, with
a friendly feeling toward him and desire to
excuse his ignorance as much as possible,
said to the teacher, eagerly Yet syinpathlZ
ingly. PLEASE, ma'am, he's stranger
from Pennsylvania Rochester Union
Little Mis- Lily has been allowed to come
to the table on the occasion u her mamma ;
birthday, after promising that she would lie
very, very good Unfortunately sho was
seated opposite a gentleman who was en-
tirely bald After some time spent III awe
stricken contemplation of the phenomenon,
she could not help RENAL king to her mother
in a quite audible stage whisper: "Oh, mann
ma! SEQ that gentleman. His head Ia all
naked Judge.
A lady who dresses elegantly and belongs
10 the high perch OF social plumags, made a
formal call upon lady of her acquaintance
and waited in the parlor whilo her card was
sent up. A tiny specimen OF a girl was
present, who eyed the elegant visitor very
closely and seemed much interested in her
appearance. "Well, my dear" remarked the
visitor with approval, as she smoothed out her
silks and laces, what do you think Of mef
oh said the little girl, with the charming
candor of childhood, "pve seen hounces be-
fore Detroit Free Press.
Two little misses of this city, respectively
and G, were invited out to a Juvenile party
and when it was time for them to return to
their home gentleman present offered him
self as their escort. They were very digni-
fled and old fashioned in their speech and
bearing, but their politeness reached its
height when they took leave of their escort.
The eldest, by year said with great i'm
pressment Good night, MIR; and thank
you ever so muchm Then the younger one
/ put out a tiny hand and lispcd: 'Dood night
Mither - an thank you most to death! =
| Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24

A rise in the price of silver in the
London market, which has recently
occurred, adds several pence per
bushel to the cost of laying down
India wheat i'll England, and should
increase the price here proportions
ably. English merchants pay the
natives of India for wheat and
other products in silverf and it has
been one of the objects of that
country in demonetizing silver to
make it as cheap as possible for ex-
porting, as in shat way it could
buy wheat cheaper. The effect
was not confined to the wheat i'm
imported from India, but American
farmers had also to suffer, as the
price here Was fixed by the lowest
rate for which the inferior India
wheat could be placed in England.
No people in the world are more
interested in maintaining the price
of silver than the American farmers.
Its period of depression has given
English merchants chance to buy
their wheat more cheaply in India,
thus leaving unused the expOrtable
surplus Of this country.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
Web ster In Cash.

Mr. Webster came one day into room
in the Department of state where was,
writes Ben rcrlfs roure in his reminis-
ccnees. rubbing his hands aud with a
smiling face. History repeats itsell,
said he. Finding as | came 10 the tie
partment that had not a dollar in my
pocket, | stepped into Corcoran's Bank
and said to the cashier. Can yon oblige
me with a loan of Slo?' Certainly, was
the polite reply. 'certainly'-and while
speaking he was turning over the leaves
of "A ledger all. here it i, | can give
You $500. the amount Of Your balance.
This had forgotten all about. but the i'll
cident at once recalled story that |
heard Lord A>hAurton tell twice at his
table while he Na> here ncgotiotinS the
treaty.
sheridan went one day to his bankers,
where he used a. Times To oNerdraw his
account. and asked. with due HUMILITY
whether they could nbigc Lin with the
loan Of t2u certainly, II said the
clerk would you likr any mnre-ilfty or
a hundred: sheridan, all Smiles and graf
ltude. answered that Eluu would be of
the greatest convenience to him Per
hapS You would like To have 2oo or 800:
,aid the clerk. on which il turned out
that in consequence of the failing OF
,amc firm a ~nm Of tl2p0 had been lately
placed to- his credit aud that. from not
having opened the lrtt,r written to APP
pri,r him. hc had been left in ignoroncc
If his gnnl luck y Mr. Webster told
Tho Stor, in his mimtahlr style his black
eVes tNiuklrd liz stars in their cavern
ou~ rcccs~c~ and hi> >Warthy features
were a.low with smiles. lie seemed 10
nj mo j.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
Recipes.

Boston Brown Bread Mix two
cups of rye flour and one cup of
yellow corn meal. Add one tea
spoonful of salt, one heaping tea
spoonful of soda Dissolved i'll nearly
"A cup of molasses; add cold water,
and stir and,beat very thoroughly
till you have medium still batter,
not too stiff, as the meals swell, and
the bread would come out hard
and unsatisfactory. Put in a butter
ed pan, smooth the top of the loaf,
and steam at least four hours; then
dry off in the oven for twenty min
utes. This amount makes ono
good sized loaf. Unbolted rye is
the best, but when not obtainablc,
the rye flour is a fair substitute.
Apple Pudding Another apple
pudding can be made by dipping
eight thick slices OF stale bread III
cold water, buttering them, lining
the sides of IA buttered two-quait
dish with the bread, filling the dish
with sliced apples, sprinkllng a
cupful of sugar, one tcaspoonful OF
ground cinnamon and half Il cupiul
of water into the dish, covering the
dish with a large plate, and baking
in very moderate oven for three
hours. Let it cool for halt an hour;
then turn out on warm dish, and
serve with sugar and cream.
Plain Rice Pudding Wash hall
cupful of rice in three waters and
soak it in cold water for two hours
Drain Off the water, and add q
level teaspoonful of salt, a slight
grating Of nutmeg, two tablespoon
fuls OF sugar, half a cuptul OF STONED
raisins and one quart of milk
Cook in a very moderate oven tol
two hours, stirring twice in the frs
halfhour AT the end of two hours
add half a pint of cold milk; sti
well, and cook for an hour longer
Serve in the dish in which it /
cooked.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
ADVICE TO MOTHERS

Arc you urturbed AT night and broken OF YOU
resl by eick child suffering and crying with pan
of cutting tcethi fro, rend at once and get boz
tie of Mus. wisrIpw 5 SOOTHING SYRUP ron
CHILDREN TEETu1NG. 1t value IL incalculahe Il
will relieve the poor little suntrcr Immediately
Dcpcrd upon 1t, mothers, there IL no mistak'
abouti It. |. cures di-rcntcry and dlarrhoca, reg
ulatee the stomach andbuwcls, cures wind collie
softens the gums, reduces Inflammation, and givc'
tone and energy to the whnir -ysicm. Mrs. WIN
SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN rRETHiNG
l. pleasant 10 the taste and Is the prescription u
one OF the oldest ana hest tomato nurses ulf
phy-itia in tn United States, and is Tor sal
ny all druggists throughout the void. Price o
cents a b3tte. Oy33J
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
SoMEsET IS. COURT OF INSOLVENCY
In the case OF Gergo Belonga, Insolyent
Debtor.
This is to give notice that on the ninth day Of
November \. d. lsS, warrant i'll Insolvency
was issued ont of the Court of Insolvency for
said County of Somerset, against the estate of
said George BelOnga, of Skowhegsn, ad-
Judged to be an insolvent debtor, on petition OF
said debtor, which petition was died ON the
ninth day of NV. A. ID 1886, to which
date Interest on claims is to he computed
That the payment OF any debts to or by SAID
debtor, and the transfer and delivery of any
property by HIM are forbidden by law. That
Il meeting OF the creditors of said debtor 10
prove their debit aud choose one or more
a-signees of his estate will he held at a Court
of insolvency u be holden at the Probate
Court Room IN said Skowheg4n. on the % tn
day OF November, A, p. 1886, at one o'clock In
the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
ZENAS VAUGHAN,
Sheriff as Messenger of said Court Of In.
solycncy. 2wl6
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24

Foreign manufacturers are at
tracted to the great home market
of America. They would like the
privilege of selling their wares to
60, 900, 600 progressive and eneer-
prising people, but It should always
be remembered that it is our tinan-
cial policy that has developed our
national resources. Mr.. Hay of
New Jersey has shown in a recent
paper that our total gain produc-
ton is 1859, 100000 bushels, and
yet our export is only about twelve
per cent. of the whole, or 3O3,Sl0,
900 bushels Great is the home
industry which will absorb eighty
eight per cent. of this magnificent
grain production! The American
farmer will be more independent
and better paid for his labor when
the whole grain production of this
Republic is consumed at home.
Mr.. Blaine in a recent speech at
Pittsburg, contrasted the magnl'
tude of our home commerce with
that which yearly crosses the
ocean. The home commerce he
estimates as between S25,00O,000
900 and $4,000, 100000. The lat
ter at about Sl,0O0,000, 000,or only
four per cent. as much. These fig
ures are worth thinking of espec-
tally by those who would let down
the bars of protection aud PROSTATE
this magnificent industry before an
idea, impracticable in itself, which
they are pleased to call a free-trade
policy. Where could the manufac-
turers of this country secure such
a market in the wide world as they
now have in supplying the wants
of the people of the American
Republic7 What should our people
secure in exchange for this com
merce which the national policy has
built up and preserved to us9
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24

"What furniture can give such finish to
a room, ~ a tender woman's face asks
George Elliott Not any, we are happy
to answer, provided the glow of heath
tempers the tender expression. The pale
ANXIOUS, bloodess face NJ the consunp-
tive, or the evident sutferings OF the dys
peptic, induce feelings OF sorrow and
grief on our part and compel us TO tell
tnem of Dr. Pierces "Goiden Medical
Disoovt the sovereign remedy Tor
consumption and other diseases OF the
respiratory system as well as dyspepsia
and other digestive troubles. Sold every
where.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
TO OPIUM AND MORPHINE
TAKERS

Alleviation of your fortunes, relief from your
slavery, can only he had by the use of Huhbard's
Elixir 1t is no patent medicine, bnt n strictly
preparation. 1t removes the lam
gnor and lassude, ami conquors the tremors you
suffer from; 1t tones up your stomach, strengthens
and restores the deranged condition of your system ;
ii does all this while satisfying the utmost lougngs
Of your lehililated nature. Hubbard's Elixir Is
the KING which rules your master. BE no longer u
4llVe Sold everywhere Mt IS cents bottle, boo
little & Smith, Agents, Boston.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
Nesse1,ger's Notice
STATE OF MAINE


soNrpsrr ss COURT OF INSOLVENCY.
In the Gaze of Henry +. Bradbury, lnsolvent
Debtor. -,
This is TO give notice that on the ninth day OF
November A. ID. 1886, II warrant in insolvency
was issued out OF the Court OF Insolvency
for said County of Somerset, against the
estate of said Henry +. Bradbury, OF skow-
hogan, aijudR-d to be an insolvent debtor.
on petition of said debtor, which pettl9n
was filed on the ninth day Of November a. D.
1856 to which date interest on claims IL to be
computed. That the payment 81 any ~ ae nt
i,y.ry of any properly BY him are forbidden
by law. That meeting OF the creditors OF
said debtor, to prove their debts and choose
one or more nssignees OF his estate will be held
nj a Court OF Insolvency To be holden Ut the
Probate Court Room III said skOwhegan, on the
3Oth day Of November A. ID. 1885 III one ociocA
In the afternoon. A.. ,,,.
Given under my hand the date hrst ABOVE
"'''S"' ZENAS VAUGHAN,
Sheriff as Messenger VI said Court OF H.
solyency. s""
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24
Snow PIoWS.

These tools will be needed before
long, and every farmer should have
at least two, made in the form OF a
triangle from good stout plank.
One should be about too and one
half feet wide at the base, for use
in footpaths the other seven feet
wide at the base, to make a road
for carriages Each should have
handles by which they can be kept
in the right tack. A few minutes
work with horse or oxen and pillow
at intervals during the storm will
give much better paths than hours
of hard shoyeling after the storm is
over.
The Somerset reporter., 1886-11-24

Georgia man who swallowed four
shoe buttons in place of four pills a doc
tor had given him for a pain in his side,
experienced speedy and satisfactory re-
lief inside Of two days. No one know.
eth the medical virtues which may lie
concealed in pair of boot-straps.