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The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-21

The first daily newspaper printed i'm tie
world WAS established and edited bV Il
woman Elizabeth Mlllctt. in London.
l7G2. In her opening address she said
she had stated newspaper, to "~parc
the public half tn impcrtinencc~ which
the ordinary papers contain. Woman
like, her paper Wis rcfoi maturN Tic
first newspaper published la America Of
which we have any record was in Ml,,a-
Chusctts. 1t WIS called the Massachusetts,
Gazette and Newsletter. After the death
Of the editor, the widow edited il in Tire
most spirited manner for Two or three
years. il WAS the only paper tina, did not
suspend publication when Boston Wis
bcsicgcd by Dha British. In l714 Hhade
Island ISSUED j. first newspaper. Ii Wa~
owned and cl.ted by Anna franklin
She and her two daughters did the print
ing and also worked their printing press.
History tells that for her quichup~~ and
correctness She WAS appointed printer 10
the colony, supplying pamphlets etc.. Ia
the colonial Offices. She al rjutrd an
edition Of the colonial laws Of 5un pa-r~.
In l7GG Sarah Goddard printed upwspa-
per and very ably conducted if a. NcW
port She traded under tn utu" of -
rah Goddard x Co In l172 Gumcntina
Reid published and printed parrl in
Virginia, fuvurir@ the colonial etu-c and
greatly offending the ruNali~f-s @uj two
year, after another paper va -'arted ia
the interests of the crown ny NrS IL
Bowie, borrowing thc name Of Mr. iftia :
paper, which was the Nir-iaia Gazette,
but which was short lived Ent.I wret9
were published in the town Of Williams
burg. The Colonial newspaper WIS tie
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-21
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In an article in the American I-as8ar.
/ Professor &. NJ Woodward Qr5f-.
"WHen ! was III Louisville. kelt. .H.. ii
/ Whiie ago visited the institution Hr
the bind. While walking a,,Y-- TIE
grounds ! Jaw s6lnr boys uEier ,lr fr.e-
+ PLAYING with ball aud La, I-Is#s
What boys are thosc:' Tiny au. blind
/ hoy. said the Superintendent Isut
Wlai are lhey doing;' sud l. tlaa#a2
There must be somc mistake 7 aaH he
told me that the blind boy .c-8afl4
/ PLAYED bIl, could hardly lclcyc mn
aud begged that | might be allowed II
See fhcm play. He said the hoy would
play after dinner for my especial L.ueif.
Five or six of the best PLAYERS Nele 10
play. aud believe that all Of t.rm but
two were stone blind. t. tnv could
only SIC large objects like tie truck Of IL
tree. mau, or gravel Naik. do mol
think tiny could see "a ban on lac ground
or ia fhcai
"Ihet tool, turns al the lat. and eaeh
was anxious 20 make hi Basc~. IAen
way Of pitching aad catC.4iag Na~ this
The pitcher stood about -iN taCc- from
the balicry, While Tie catcher sat square
" on Tire ground immediately behind lhr
bat When all ~ere ready the pitcher
would count "Ouc. TWO three ana aea-
tly toss the ball Tine batter would III
just the proper moment. SHng his bat
and the acatcher would spread ont lis
hands and feet to stop lie ball. H.
seemed 10 hear tie hal rs it passed tn
batter and it generally did and etraek
the ground, aud il WAS surprising 10 sec
him catch it it in hi. arms ia the Hf-t
bound. and vi lerftrtlx blind If Us
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-21

'Hi mutual bHl'iti7 'tHl'
Then it suddenly dawncd upon him how
easy it would he to say: "Mary let us
share our mutual woes and he couldn't
dismiss it from his mind all the evening.
Every now and then, to his great embai
raSSment, he got out of tune. To make
matters worse the professor noticed it
each time, and in Il kindly tone offered
IL suggestion which increased Johns con-
fusion There was no one in the class
gladder than john when . 80 came and
he and Mary stepped out into the moon
light to go home They picked their WAY
along the sidewalk, slowly, cautiously and
in silence. John did not speak 70. two
reasons. He was oppressed with the
thought that he had been particularly
stupid during the whole evening, and ho
was repeating the sentence; Mary, let
US share our mutual woes 50 that when
they stood beneath the light il the little
pallor he could put his arm around her
and say it without laundering. Mary was
silent with expectation.
How brief sentence would have made
them supremacy happy
Johns observation-disclosures served to dis
tract his attention from the icy walk
more than he should have allowed, and
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letS s'PP0N ~ ~ 1T. l,..,, -.
slip was accompanied by little shrek,
aud when she was again safe, her soft
laugh was music to HIM.
A group of boys pulling a sled turned
the corner ahead and dashed past them.
Nary tnrnrd her head To glance after
tbrm Her foot sltpped, "A little shrek.
and she WAS Gown. But she wasn't alone.
In follin" she had managed to knock
Iobn : feet from uuder hm, and he had
fallen foo Each scrambled to risc
quickly. and their heads came together
viii, - snuud hump.
Inhn was in tbrocs of modification up
an his nwkwar,lness. when Mary said
naivrlv as he hclped her To her feet
We seem to be sharing our mutual
won. "
He was amazed. The very sentence he
had been saving for under the gaslight
Rrfore he could take advantage of his
nresrnt onportunitv. however. Mary
seemed in realize that she had been i'm
mn,lrst aud She talked necessarily rs il
determined that he should reap no adyan-
,ase from her remark. John made sev-
pral efforts to recall the opportunity
mt was batlicd every time Then he de
termined to wait until they stood beneath
the gaslight but when they reached the
parlor the light seen ed to burn more
brightly than ever before, and his eonr
age departed, once he made an effort,
but the first VOID that came from his lips
was "woes. " and the consciousness thai
he was laundering caused him to blush
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-21
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Sod ~ all Druggists nd Dealers i. AedleiHs.
The Somerset reporter., 1888-06-21
Somerset Reporter

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
g. so per year, rs cents for months, 30 cents for
sao9ths, sfriefiy in aivaaeS; $I.7s II paid within
months; S9.oo If payment is delayed beyond
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
I'm SPITE OF THE STRIFE.

At this stage of the conflict when campaign
parades nightly flow along our streets and shoot
rockets through our bay windows which slaughter
the household cat on the unprotected hearth, 1t
is refreshing TO find the most partisan jour
nails giving a prominent place to the report OF
North Carolina man who, while digging we'll
discovered a cave from which strong current of
air issues with n roaring sound. 1t shows the
stability of the American character. We are not
wholly given up to blind partisan zeal. In this
thicxest of the fray-this very whirlwind of our
passion-we turn aside, forgetting the tariff and
putting the campaign lie behind u.s. and gladly
ave- joyously-give our attention TO the North
Carolina mans asthmatic we'll And the Gin
cnnati papers dress it up little and say the cur
rent GIBBS and flows with the tide, rushing in SIX
hours, then out six hours; and the Chicago papers
add that the man was drawn in and blown out
couple of times; and the Omaha journals speak
Of stock and houses going in with the suction; and
the Denver sheets claim that real estate and the
landscape in the neighborhood generally are dis
appearing while serpent has been elected
All, grand old lie indeed there is but one Roar
ing Well lie, and the North Carolina man is its
prophet.
Nor is this all. Amid the crash of editorial
and oratorical hammers mailing campaign lies
of Fish in Kentucky The speech of the Hon
Mr.. Shoutcr is set aside for another day, but the
astonshment of the Kentucluans at this strange
fall OF fish is given at full length And the North
Carolina well which got up on its hind feet and
whistled at the digger, and the fish which fell
from the sky to Kentucky, are not alone. The
mysterious Dark Day in Wisconsin and the Fiery
Meteor, big as barn, which fell with q Kissing
Sound in Iowa, keep them company. Yes, and
the New-Jerscy man who found the Pot Of Span
sh Doubloons, and the South Carolina colorcd
woman who revived after having been in n trance
since the Fourth of July. All here. There is no
vacant chair Draw up, old friends. You are
reunited once again. even though all about us the
political storm RACES Welcome. old comrades
welcomed
But, says the reader this Is not ALL miss the
chief, that Prince Of Whoppers, that grand old
Kansas lie. Oh but he's here. He just got in
night before last, and crowded out the leader on
the tariff question. When he came in the manag-
ing editor said The form waits, my lord and
then he killed cable dispatch and made room for
him. Something had TO go TO make space for him
in every paper in the land To whom can we
refer but our dear old Arapahoe County friend
the farmer who was suddenly pctriiied while
disappearing? That's the onc--the old standby
Always In Arapahoe County, Kansas, always
disappearing about the poor crops, always petri-
fed By o stroke Of lightning from clear sky
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03

that the federation 10 grudgInry bestowed upon the
great scientist and liberal minded patriot viii Do ac-
oepted by those who contributed tho necessary fnds
the statue which, by the way, would % welcomed
with delight even by the ultraRadca ediies OF
Paris.
Senator Stanford hopes 10 have the University
buildings at Pao Atoor that portion of them now IN
course OF buildnsready for dedication In May next,
on tho twenty first anniversary OF his sons birth.
At recent Harvest Homo festival at scbonsn,
Prince Bismarck, taking in hand big glass Of beer,
said: "Last winter brought much sadness to US ALL
In II VIC had to bury aged Emperor, and q fow
months later his son, Emperor Frederick. But
as regards this, too, gloomy days have once more
given place to bright sunshine, for we Germans
look with pride on present Emperor william H.,
who is every inch soldier, and who will certainly,
with his Army's help, fight bravely should Germany
ever be attacked But the Emperor william H. loves
his subjects too much not to do his utmost to preserve
peace for them Those Of you who eighteen years ago
were with me in France know what harvest homo
can be when tho enemy is In tho land There Is
little left then for the tiller Of the soil Let Us to-
day, therefore, think of our Emperor, and give him
laundering Hochl unser' Kaiser lebe hoch" Prince
bismarck then Quaffed his beer at one draught and
babe his good neighbors drink theirs too-a behest
which was eagerly obeyed. He then for some time
continued talking humorously with some Of his guests,
and ordered tho company 10 DO provided with plenty
to drink.
Count Won Moltke's faVorte flower is the rose, ana
he has at Krcisau Of tho finest rose gardens 10
the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
PERSONAL

Mrs. Rutherford Is. Hayes Is at Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland will leave Oak View and
spend election night at the White House
Pundita Ramaba expects TO sail from San Francisco
for home in about two weeks. She has not raised
all the money she wanted for her school In Indfs.
General Francis a. Walker will deliver the eulogy
General Sheridan in fremont Temple, Boston, on
December IA
national monument TO the lato Paul Bert was
recently offered by public subscription TO his native
place Auxcrre. But the Municipality In that city
too advanced In their RadlcalIsm TO welcome his
Image ard likeness, and II only by majority Of
vote that they decided t. give him standing room,
AMI this Is one OF the smallest OF their thoroughares
The head and front OF his offending to bo that he
went far astray as to journey TO Topquin there
represent his country's interests understood by NJ
Ferry and his successors. 1t 10 by no means certain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
WATCH YOUR BALLOTS.

1t is Of the utmost importance that Repub-
ican voters should know positively that the
ballots they deposit are in every way correct.
Methods of cheating voters by substituting the
name of a Democratic candidate upon ballot
otherwise Republican, by folding ballots to-
gether so that they will have to be thrown out
by the inspectors, by spelling the names Of
candidates incorrectly, and by similar devices,
are numerous, and constitute part Of the
means upon which the Democrats rely to bring
up their majority in this city.
Republicans and all who intend to vote the
Republican ticket should be careful to procure
their ballots from Republican sources. The
best and safest thing to do is to visit the Re-
publican Assembly District headquarters be-
tween now and Tuesday and to secure a cor
rect and complete set Of ballots. IL that can
not conveniently be done, they will be found
on Election Day at the Republican booths in
the various polling districts but care should be
taken to Know positively that the booth visited
is really the Republican booth
BY taking these precautions Republicans may
be certain that they have voted as they in
tended to vote. Straight. systematic methods
in depositing the ballots do much toward light
ening the labors of the inspectors and securing
quick returns, which every Republican has the
danger of fraud comes from the holding back
of the returns Vote early. Vote correctly.
Vote for every candidate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
THY NOT1

II seems that the President is not such a
cranitic person after all He can move, and
that in lively way, when the right string is
pulled. The other day, according to "The
New-York Herald" several members of the
Democratic National Committee sent a telegram
to a member of the Cabinet, of which the fol-
lowing was said to be the substance:
Washington kilograms In today's papers are most
disappontng about the Sackville matter Does the
President know that the Irish vote IS slipping out OF
our hands because OF diplomatic shy shallying? See
l. at once. Something ought to be done to-day
And 10! Lord Sackville was out before
night. Now, what we would like to know is,
why has such telegram never been sent to
get Mr. Clevelands Endorsement Of Hill? II
the Executive arm went up like jumping
lacks, when the National Committee pulled
the Sackville string, why not try the Hill
string? We would suggest the following:
Washington kilograms in todays papers are most
disappointing about the Hill matter. Does the Pres-
dent know that he IS losing thousands Of votes because
Of his ungratcfll refusal to say for Hill what I'LL said
for him? See l. at once. Something ought TO
be done to-day.
Why has the National Committee never tried
this on our grim and immovable Executive?
1t is not too late even now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
CITY ASSEMBLYME

Republicans must not overlook the impor-
lance of carrying the Assembly. Without a
Republican Assembly there can be no High
License and Balot-Reform law. The situation
in this city deserves special attention. In the
XXIst District Ernest II. Crosby has been re-
nominated. Mr.. Crosby has incurred the special
enmity of the liquor dealers by cOurageously
bringing forward the Iligh-License bill two
years in succession. They are making great
effort to defeat him, and are ready to spend
any amount of money to do it. Last year they
very nearly succeeded Mr.. Crosbys plurality
was reduced to $50, and that he owed to the
fact that the Labor candidate received 800
votes. This year there is no Labor candidate
and the liquor dealers are confidently expecting
to beat Mr.. Crosby We take it for granted
that respectable Democrats in the XXlst Dis
trict are no more willing than the Republicans
that saloon-keepers shall say who shall be
elected to the Legislature This is not n mat
ter in which politics is especially concerned
but rather good government and public de-
cency. The way to insure Mr.. Crosby's cleo
ton is for Democrats who favor High License
and Ballot Reform to vote for him.
Mr. Robert Ray Hamilton, who has been
renominated in the Xlth District, stands in
somewhat the same position. lie is the only
other Assembyman in this city who voted for
High License, and the liquor-dcaers will do
what they can to punish him. Every friend of
good government in the XIth District should
vote for Mr.. Hamilton. word may be said
here for Francis " King, who has been renom-
mated in the With District. Mr. King be-
longs to class of men Of whom we have too
few in the Legislature He is a college grad
uate, lawyer of excellent standing, and n
man of unimpeachabe personal character
Wilson Bernman in the XVIIth, Perry ID.
Adams in the XXlIId, and Thomas J. Rush
in the XXlVth, are also, we believe, worthy
of special commendation
Without going into detail regarding every
district we can safely lay it down as rule
that the taxpayer will do better to vote for the
Republican candidate for Assembly, no matter
who he may be, than for the Democratic can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
TPTGH ROORR4CKC

General Collins and Mr.. O'Relly have under
taken to prevent an Irish stampede from the
Democratic party. The crisis caused by the
publication Of the Sackville- Murchison CORE
spondence was most alarming one, and des-
perate expedents had to be adopted by these
political partisans. "The Boston PILOT for
two weeks has out Munchausened Munchausen
in its efforts to misrepresent the facts respect
ing the British Minister'S relations to the Adj
ministration and the responsibility of Repub
lican Senators for the amended dynamite clause
of the Extradition Treaty. 1t has accused Lord
Sackville of writing the reply TO MurchisOn
in order to obtain revenge for the snubbing of
his daughters by the President and Mrs. Cleve
land. That stroke of mendacity ought to have
satisfied the ambition Of these Democratic par.
tsans. But no; they could not rest until they
had saddled upon the Republican members of
the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs the
sole responsibility for clauses in the Extradi
ton Treaty which the Administration itself
had negotiated. They even went so far as to
represent those Senators as the willing dupes
and allies of Lord Sackville, who had induced
them to insert in the treaty language borrowed
directly from one of the English coercion acts.
An address. signed by many Of the most con-
spicuous lrsh-American leaders and printed in
another column Of this issue, exposes the dis
honesty Of this performance. This is supple
mented by extracts from a letter from the
Editor of "The Irish World,n containing ex-
plicit denals from Republican Senators of "The
Pilots' travesty Of the inside history of the
Extradition Treaty. Senator Riddlebergers
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Generally given up by Democratic leaders.
TIE SALOON DOODLE READY.


The following circular bearing date, it will
be seen, only three days since, has been sent to
members of the Liquor-Dealers' ASSOCIATE on ::
October 81, 1883.
Dear Sir: am authorized by resolution TO instruct
YOU TO hold special meeting Of your association on
Friday. November 2, to lay out plan of action for
election day. and to prepare TO MAN EVERY POLL
ING-PLACE in your district election morning IN
THE INTEREST OF GOVERNOR HILL THIS OR
DER Is IMPERATIVE, AND NO EXCUSE WILL BE
TAKEN FOR WANT OF TIME OR OTHER REASONS
You are thoroughly of the necessity OF carrying
out THIS resolution and II is expected you VIII not
fail. You must remember that NEGLECT ON THE
PART OF ANY MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION
MIGHT RESULT IN AN INJURY TO ALL
The members OF the Executive Committee are hereby
notified that a special meeting OF tho Executive Com
miftee will be held at Bode Brothers, Twentyfourth
ST. and sixth-ave., on FRIDAY NIGHT at 3 p. M
promptIy. WHERE ALL MONEY COLLECTED is TO
RE- TURNED OVER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
THIS WILL ALSO BIZ TIE FINAL. MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
RECEIVING MONEYS, when all associations arc ex-
pected TO mako their final Very respectfully
yours,
HENRY KEILTY, Secretary, o,142 Third-ave.
WILLIAM PADTAN. President.
If any one had the least doubt what this
money, collected only four days before election,
is to be used for, he ought to know when he
reads that the liquor dealers are to man " every
polling-place" in the interest of Governor
HILL"
Every decent Democrat, who votes for Hill
because he is the party candidate, helps these
men in their wicked conspiracy. Don't forget
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-03
THE FULL DUTY OF REPUBLICANS.

THE FULL DUTY OF REPUBLICANS.
The more carefully Republicans study the
condition of municipal affairs and the more
thorough attention they give to the merits and
claims of their candidates, the stronger will be
their reasons for voting for all the Republican
nominees on Tuesday. The Democrats have
had complete control of the city government
for many years, and sad mess they have made
of it. In almost every board or commission
Democratic negligence ineiflciency and ex-
travagance abound. The streets are in de-
plorable condition. In every department under
Democratic management there are bad leaks
and serious bitches and jars in the machinery.
1t would be the best thing possible for the citi-
zens of Newly to have an entire overhaul
ing of all the books and an overturning Of the
whole system in every branch Of the municipal
service A new Republican broom would
sweep away immense accumulations CT dirt and
filth in all the corners and by-ways of the city
government Elect Colonel Erhardt, and the
air will be clearer and the ground will be
cleaner throughout the municipal organizations.
All the other candidates on the county ticket
deserve hearty support, and they are superior
in every way to their Democratic opponents.
This may be said also concerning nearly all of
the candidates for Congress, Assembly and
other Offices. In few cases, indeed. will vote
for Republican in the city and county this
year be a mistake or a vote thrown away.
Republicans should do their full duty.