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The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
The Panama Canal.

Mr. Slsveu, the President uf the Amer
lean Dredging Company, which has had
such important contracts on the Panama
Canal has just returned from France
lie says that the confidence in NJ. de Les
seps does not appear shaken, hut that the
small investors are now all looking to the
Government to devise some measure of
relief, and meantime they do not seem in-
clined to contribute any more money
Mr.. Slsven says that at meeting of 5000
shareholders which he attended, NJ, de
Lesseps was heartily cheered He thinks
the canal can be completed for goo 600.
600 more. viii the French rally and fur
nish this thousand million francs: They
are curious people, says Mr.. Slavcn,
land sentiment plays part with them
which is to the last degree queer. If the
Nicaragua Canal We're started there is a
chance that the French might get up a
wild howl against the Americans and
raise the money with rush to complete
the Panama Canal Fifteen miles of the
canal. on the Colon side, are now pract-
cally flushed. and this channel is 81 feet
deep the whole way
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
A New York Shop Girl

A woman VINO had occasion - purchase
household furnishing la'ely teI- tins
story 70 her friends 81 vent down into
a Jasement. where they sep. thee things.
aud ! wangd more tL.Bg- tAau ! C9uli
begin u eEunsrate eF-u ~ ny-ef al
the way from fo44ng-p5n - feifigera-
tor-ranglng through DatDsr p.a,e- -tDye
Id and waste baskets. W.. ! lI-t put
myself lub the hands II nee g.r. ~i.a
DARK hair AMI nice coUnruabce H4o
.DOked ~ delightfully."- capable and -+-f-
reliant that ! c1pa4ed - her TIA, ! want
ed ~ furnish q Hat, and did not haf
know what ! wanted u purchase. You
-ee said. ! never furnished hpBss be
fore. and it. - cDnfu-lng ~ have u puy
plIlo~s, and hat-irOu- AMI Kitchen
clDck- They Away seemed y b. t,efe
Ike the walls If the h9u-e ur the SUI
light and get al ul1-1 up when try
~ remember what ysOp4e ought - have
when they begin life ~ DEs 4 tha-~
areadfuIy empty LEW fat know /
ought to buy pepper-Do&- and curtain
poles ~, what else
Tina, g.rl had a klnd heart, and va
100 clever and sensible for anything
she gave me one comprehensive giancr,
aud went and fetched printed li-i ul4t
vas made especially for young hou-e-
keepers and ha- Oh +. the name u eseIy-
thing they could oy any possibility De
likely 70 want for the cilll2-rDOm. kitca-
Ell and laundry. Then -he at down oil
one pantry step and OF another, and she
read over everything, aud checked il If
j.. thought wanted il. After taat sue
t,os NE u the front of the shop. got o1t
a huge clotnes-basket and began u show
ne samples Of each thing ~ aad marked
oh-seyeuty il a. There were. she knew
exactly where each and every one of
t10-e seventy things were KEEP. and the
prices Of all three grades u every one.
A. soon a. nad nsd- my election
she would put It 10 the basket and il one
hour had hl.,d the whole Ii. lad The
bill and had PAID it. Then lie told He
where to get everything else needed ami
Just what il cost and WA: COULTER co4.t
ind il at and the best -9rt If goo3> for
my purpose As far a. hou-e-tgrui-hiug
good we're concerned. ! found Sic car
ried every detail Of that vast establish
ineut in her head. did not question her
concerning clothes but am firmly con
WINGED she could have dressed me from
top TO toe and then sent H.. ~ the BOOK
counter and selected ihe literature oe-t
suited 70 the cali9re Of u, intellect. >le
lad been on her feet since esgh: clock.
working hard all the while, pulling down
goods, carrying them about. making up
people. minds for them. bein, cDrtiuI-
ally crowded and jostled ami asked four
hundred thousand questions on a. many
different subjects, and yet At three clock
when left her, she wa, gentle, ci,il.
obiiging, and ready 70 Do anything asked
Of her with apparently a. much Interest
in getting the things for ny house a.
had myself | DOUBT If there are many
women u the upper world O: New York
VINO could show such 8 day record Of
cheerfuluess. patience. AID sweet tenn
per ~ !. World
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
Maine Experiment Station.

The work outlined for the Maine E1-
pertinent Station al Orouo the ensuing
wear will include varied and valuable TX
periments. Or. Russell will undertake
series of incubation experiments in re
gard to swine diseases. and will Intro
duce caponlzing experiments upon fowls
He is also DESTROYS of obtaining iuforma-
ton from farmers OF any cases of cpl
iemic diseases among fowls, Plans have
been considered for doing work in test
iug fruit and apples. \ series Of feeding
aud fertilizer experiments will be mad
As time VIII permit. The work on fertil-
i1ers is now going on and a representa-
tive of the station is collecting samples
of fertilizers from various parts of the
state. limited number of fertilizer ex-
periments by farmers in different parts of
the state Will be arranged for. An ex
tended set Of meteorological observations
will be carried forward. for which some
valuable apparatus has heeu recently pro-
cured and put in place.-in1H>trjIl Jefr-
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
AntI-Saioon Republicans,

TIE national committee Of the anti--a-
.p3r Republicans have recently issued an
zlGre=- - "a. people closing as follows
We ie-ire finally n impress on all
True kepgplcan- the .dea that we should
10 our tGty, regardless Of the course Of
pih-9s. tpr them "e are not rec ponsible;
put fDr ourselves 8e are. Although
much Aa- 'een done a great deal stili re-
ma II - DO. ! he Republican party is
cDmm3'ed ~ a war against the saloon
thsi car end only With the destruction Of
one II tne CON 5a,aut-. and W. must no.
f1fget that "e "ere defeated In New
fork sn1 New jersey and nearly - In
1tber localities 81 foe that has not vet
@el every where entirely united. but viii
- d al future elect.9n--for the day =
pp-s deception on the question, 30
far a j. + Concerned have gone by.
Though the enemy j. strong aud def
an. 8e nave 10 fear II the huzl re-u3
Dnt. klo@ing that there are desperate
Datt.e- set - be fought we should pre-
pare FOR them lnteligentiy and without
delay. To this end, & more thorough or
galilat,on u the rezl friends Of temper
auce IL every beatty i essential The
la". Of each SAFE Should De studied, aud
amendments which experience has shown
would improve them, should De urged up
On legislators.
The duty of rigidly enforcing the LAYS
On this subject should be brought home
to.the people every where and, not least
10 ID portauce- there should be al educa-
t.ora- campaign largely On moral suasion
ines. Millions Of people, who knowing
little OF nothing IF the argument against
me dram drinking now patron
ne and defend saloons. can De arrayed
against them If reasoned with 10 proper
spirit"
Tae following : their platform
We condemn the liquor tfaflc a. com
mefce u !niqn.ty. Il serves no good
purpp-e and supplies no real need. Every
saloon i establishes becomes prepara-
tory school for .he ASYLUM aud aims
house, the jail and the gibbet II Dr.
grade- the dis,iller and dealer, and d.
stroy- the drinker. /: turns industry IN
to ldleness. providence in prof gacy an1
friends into hend.. |, i the curse Of
poiitics-packing primaries. promoting
bribery IN legislation. For the SAKE of
society and the STATE, is power must be
broken.
We therefore resolve 70 wage unrelent-
ing war against il. using always aud ey-
efywhere the most effective weapons,
moral and legal. a. our command.
! We demand the entire suppression
IN every STATE where public sentiment
makes legislation possible.
2. We demaud legislation in every
state provifing for it. suppression IA
those min1r civil divisions In which pub
lie sentiment makes such suppression pos
.iDle.
3. We demand the most effective
measures Of restriction where suppress
sion BY State. county, municipality or
town i not possible
We should close. where 1t is possible,
all the saloons y here it is not possible
to close half we would not dsdain to
close one We would load those hat
remain with taxes. limit them with re-
s,rictlons and compel them 10 observe
every 10. ant little Of the law.
lrto this fellowship Of effort We well
come all who are frierds Of thu home
and lover, Of humanity.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
The Coming Paris Exposition



Politics turn upon the Exposition,
rather turn around it for II Is put for
ward between the cofnbs,aut- as the wo-
men and children sometimes uAei y be in
Old day, ~ keep them from falling upon
each other at once. TIE most damaging
statement against General BDulanger by
hl- enemies j. ~ say that he has de-ign-
upon the Exposition. while hl- prOudest
reply IS that the Industrial interests Of
France are lneXpfessIbly dear 70 him, that
'B9uanger i peace. and that nothing
in the world would Induce MN " harm
the enterprise.
There are those wh0 think, since the
late overwhelming demonstration 10 Lls
favor, that Bpulauzer himself. a. Pfe-i-
dent or msytsp a. dictator, viii open the
Exposition though President Carnots
term does not expire till 1882 There are
even those who think II viii not oDen .,
all. but that some ruthless bDmb-hell will
drop iutO Il, and -Aatter it. dainty array
Of the arts " peace 10 flinders. Fancy
ID that case tie exceptional position Of
one VINO has been almost the only witness
Of an International Exposition prepared
for millions BY no means coret the
distinction, nor indeed do / expect -
have It. While there j. little reluctance
- 'PustItliIs lAt pJS-s fIA44ly OF e-LaJ-
fishing Dictatorship, a monarchy. or
what not, Of plugging into domestic or
foreign wars, and Of sacrificing al that
makes life dear, yet there is genera.
agreement that these calamities ought 70
be put u for the present; let them not
be entered upon till the Exposition i
over. This is trihe hniczl. 70 De sure,
and somewhat like the qualms Of the CON
denmed who are particular about their
breakfast just before being led out to e1-
ecntion; but If the Expos ton can serve
a bond for keeping the peace for even
SIX months, It's promoters viii have build
ed better than they knew. IL the inter
val calmer counsels will have time 70 pre-
vail, and our French brethren may con-
clude to put up with the eHa,u which :
so hard for them to bear. to recognize
that all men aud rulers are imperfect. and
to jog along with popular republic
never the most brilliant form Of govern
ment,-after the American fashion.-N
tfT,g.y5r
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02

Swift's Specific is simple vegetable
compound, prepared from roots gathered
freshly from the forest and contains
nothing Of the mineral Kingdom. or sny
poisonous substance, or any article at all
which comes from the chemists labora-
tory
The formula of the remedy was obtain
ed from the Greek Indians in Middle
Georgia, by reliable white men who had
witnessed the wonderful cures made BY
that tribe of Indians. of blood diseases.
Mr. Hugh l.. Deunard, Of Houston couu-
ty. Ga. began using Swift'S Specific in
le29, and continued its use all of his life,
and asserted that he had never known it
to fail to cure any case of scrofula, blood
faint, or contagious blood poison. This
testimony has been Corroborated every
day for years. The present company was
formed in 1873. and have since made
to the world the virtues of Swift'> Spe-
citlc, and to-day it Is sold in every city,
town and country store all over America.
Great Britain, aud many other portions
of the world.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
POETRY.
THAT POET OF THE FUTURE.

I've been reading Mr. Riley In recent maya
zIue
Of your POET ul tn. Future with the truly rural
ncn
on the careless, Simple fashion in which hen
choose la colur
With the bcl1iy af his 6ugles overbaaneing the
drum
And by what his hands hold not aud ny what he
does not wear
rather think Id know him. II | met him any
where
But really Nj Riley, do not clearly see
How you can al such distance say TINT the
potts he
For 1t may he that this singer VITO shall our souls
confess
And come to us with Dusies-will wear them on
That we shall find her shining with pearls upon
Or radiant in some cottage She lulls her babes
10 rest,
In the choir OF the cathedral we may hear her
pure voice swell.
Or murmuring some sweet measure ss She serves
us from the well;
For her hands may not be sunLurued although
her gloves he tam
And your poet Mr. Riley, may not be at all a mani
Oh the Poet of the Future shull find welcome and
have room.
Whether singing Mt the plowshare or sweeping
with broom;
But this honest arm OF Labor that You speak OF
II your song
Always to u him" pertaining. may 1t moi TO "her''
brloug'
For some womens palms aro sisters 10 the
honest toilers'' too
And they canned always fold them when the
IlnWman's toll is through
And it may be that this poet. OIL whose coming
wra-rtr.
When really come and with us will be spoken OF
Us she
-CduItS Henry Webb IN The Century
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
BlbIo Statistics.



The number of letters in the Bible is
$3.50 ,4o9 words, 173, G92 verses, 81 ,l73 ;
chapters, l,lS9; books, &c. The word
land occurs 1927 times; the word
Lord" ,so5 times the word" reverence
but once, which is in the 9th verse Of the
nth Psalm; the word Jehovah" is used
6,S45 times; the word girl but once,
and that in the Sd verse of the Sd chapter
of Joel grandmother" is found only in
I'd Timothy, LIST chapter, 9TH verse; an
iron bedstead is described in the llth
verse of the Sd chapter of Deuteronomy,
The longest book in the Old Testament is
Psalms, it having 100 chapters; the short
est is Obadiah, it having but one chapter
of only 81 verses. The longest books in
the New Testament are Matthew and The
Acts, each of which consists of % chap
tiers, although Luke contains more verses
and words Third John Is the shortest,
containing one chapter of IA verses and
296 words. The longest chapter in the
Old Testament is the 10th Psalm-it con-
tains ll6 verses; the shortest chapter is
the ll7th Psalm-it contains but two
verses. The longest chapter in the New
Testament is the LIST chapter of Luke-it
contains SO verses; the shortest is LIST
John, LIST chapter-it contains 10 verses
The longest verse in the Old Testament
is the 9th verse of the Sth chapter of Es-
ther-it contains 80 words composed of
42G letters; the shortest verse is the 25:h
verse of the LIST chapter of LIST Cronicies,
consisting of II letters and 3 words.
The middle verse is the Sth verse of the
18th Psalm. The finest chapter to read
il the 26th chapter of Acts. The 10Th
chapter Of I'd Kings and 37th chapter of
Isaiah read alike, The sth, 10Th, 2lst
and 3lst verses of the 10Th Psalm end
alike, all of the verses of the l36th Pisa m
end alike. Eternity" is spoken of only
once-lsaiah, 57th chapter, 18th verse.
There are no names of more than & sylla-
bles, The book of job is the oldest book
in the Bible, and the 2,st verse of eth
chapter of Ezra contains all the letters of
the alphabet with the exception of "j,
The Both verse, llth chapter of st. John
is the shortest in the Bible
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
ATyroiese Custom.

In some parts of the Tyrol peculiar
and beautiful custom prevails among the
peasantry. When peasant girl is goin .
to be married, before she leaves her home
to go to the church, her mother gives her
handkerchief, which is called the tear
handkerchief" 1t is made of newly spun
linen, and has never been used. She is
supposed to dry her tears with this when
she leaves her home and when she stands
at the altar. After the marriage is over
and the bride has gone with her husband
to her new house, she carefully folds up
the handkerchief and places it unwashed
among her little treasures. So far it has
done half its duty. Her children grow
up, marry and go away to new homes,
each daughter receiving in her turn a new
tear handkerchief" and yet the last
present, the present received from her
mother, mas not fulfilled its object
Years roll by, and the once young and
blooming bride becomes a wrinkled old
woman, and outlived perhaps her hus-
band and all her children. At last, when
the weary eyelds are closed forever, the
tear handkerchief is taken from its
resting place and spread over the placid
dead .-L0nlOV Figdro.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02

The state W. c. T, L. has commenced
the publication Of little monthly called
the Home Protector" issued from their
Portland headquarters.
The indications are that the country
will be blessed with another FIRST lady
# the land in the White House at W ash
ington, who like the wife of President
Hayes, will take noble stand in favor
of temperance and Danish the demon
from the place. Both President Harrison
and his wife are total abstaiuers.
Miss Kate Field, noted journalist has
been hired by the California wine grow.
ers 10 come east this winter AMI advertise
the use of wines. 1t Is bad enough for
men to do dirty work but it is disgrace
full for woman 20 soil her hands in the
liquor dealers interests. Keep her al
home Bro katzenstein. We don't want
her in Maine.
Officers of the law in our State, who
are favorable to aud interested in tue en-
forcement of the Prohbitory law. can
obtain full and correct lists of those par
ties in their respective localities who are
paving [. 5 tax as liz lor dealers by send
ing 10 the chairman OF our Good Temp
lar Com. on Enforcement, DR.. j. c. Stew
art York Village, Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
A Novel Damage Case.

The case of Miss Allan against the
State Line Steamship company which re-
suited In a verdict of twelve Thousand five
hundred dollars for the plaintiff in Brook
Ign, New York, raises legal question of
no little Importance to ocean steamship
companies and interest to transatlantic
passengers. Miss Allan was u passenger
on Que of the defendants steamers. She
was suffering from a cold and asked the
stewardess to get her five grains of quin-
inc. The stewardess went to the surgeon
and got powder which the plaintiff took.
But instead of being quinine it proved to
be strong mercurial preparation which
produced severe case of salvation.
The patients teeth became loose, her
gums seriously affected and even part of
her jawbone had to be removed. She
sued the company for damages and won
her case.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
An Editor Draws The Line.

I'VE greatly dislike to Ind fault with
any of the customs of our beautiful little
city says Dakota editor, "but We must
nevertheless insist that people keep their
swine out from under the office of the
Tribune and Palladium. While engaged
at our desk writing our leader on The
Stability of our Territorial Institutions,
for our paper this week, one of Senator
McBrides razor-backei hogs bumped up
its spine and began scratching its back on
the beams under the floor, Earring the
whole building and making it necessary
for us to stop our work on the editorial
crawl under our office, and welt the crit
ter along the side with a column rule
This Interrupted our train of thought
and the editorial is not what we could
wish
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02

when she wanted TO study music IN Ger
many.
SO they came, rich and poor young
and old, no class seeming 10 he eSemp
from this miserable ailment. and each de
parted thankful for the Great Golden
Remedy.
At last the clock struck six, and the
doctor closed his office door and settled
himself comfortably by the fire The
black cat jumped up in his lap, and the
doctor took one of the mysterious little
boxes from the table. As he, in an ab-
sent minded way, removed the cover a
little paper fluttered out. Not pill nor
powder was TO be seen, and the Great
Golden Remedy consisted only OF the lit
tie paper, on which were printed, in gold
en- letters these words
Whenever you are feeling blue,
Something for some one else 20 do.
How silly people are - said the doc
tor to himself. "They travel miles To
get here, take no end of trouble, sign that
bond and all that nonsense, just TO get
what they could have learned from the
book of the Great Physician just rs well
as | did. Just because the idea is dress
ed up in poor rhyme and gilt box, and
there's a mystery about it and It's the
fashion to come here, the Blues Cure is
a bowling success, and all the world is
running after my Great Goden Remedy.
And the black cat switched her tail and
said amen as well as she knew how.-in-
| deDendeM.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
Slightly Disappointed In the Baby

"Wtll, Jimmy" said Mr.. Dolsn as his
hopeful came into the shanty, olive got
great news to tell you
what is it, father
ITS something that will surprise you
very much.
Don't be afther bein' so long surpris-
lug me, but tell me what the news is
we've got little brother"
"Is that so?"
The same II is Yez can 20 into the
next room and make call ON the new
visitor If We luike.'
The boy went out and came back after
a short time had elapsed with an express
sion of mingled pleasure and disappoint-
ment on his face.
well. Jimmy" said the paternal Do
Ian. "how do you like your new broth
err
Very well. father; but Old niue h
rather have goat"
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
What the Papers Say.
AID We Too.


No more new States unless they leave
every dlstillery and dram shop behind
them. Ring the sentiment all along the
line. Let the papers proclaim it. Let
the pulpits echo il. Let temperance So
cletie> discuss il. Let the women strike
the minor key of telling appeal Let
Congress be showed under with petitions
aud protests. Prohi9i;ionjst, will wei
con e the newcomer, minus the prolific
source Of pauperism and crime. No ex-
tension Of the Liquor Traffic '-T'oiss.
FlCTITIoy- NANEs
The following are some of the names
on the collectors lis as paving special
liquor taxes Frank Bal. Alfred Brick
ley. Chas. Charland. NJ W Dinsmore,
Alfred Gordon. snd Timothy Graham.
When he sees 4 statement in the papers
that the collector aud his deputies require
parties 70 pay tueir taxes in their own
names, and give their place OF business
he will probably doubt it. Not one Of
those names was ever known III Gardiner,
and We are Informed that but one liquor
TAX j. pain 10 Gardner n the real name
of the party. The Internal revenue de-
partmeut In This SI;e6w0uld be a good
7isce TO beg o.sau ,weep.-Hl
Jaurtli-
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
Want tho Law AnnuIled

1t is reported that the Hebrew resi-
dents Of Saco and Portland are circulat-
ing a petition Of protest against the
hawker's and peddler's law passed by the
last Legislature, under the provisions of
which license to peddle will be granted
only to American citizens. The petition
recites that the law is inhumau, unjust,
unreasonable and unconstitutional. and
they appeal to the good sense and justice
of tho American people. 1t concludes a.
followa;
We invite the executive of the State to take
the matter into consideration, TO acknowledge
that an error has been committed and to direct
the shertFs of the State not to enforce the law
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02

You are feeling depressed, your appetite es
poor, you are bothered with Headache YOU all
fdgetty, nervous, and generally out Of sorts, and
want to brace up. Brace up, but not with s,im
ulants, spring medicines, or bittcrs, which hav,
for their basis very cheap, bad whisky, and
which stimulate you for an hour and then leave
you in worse condition than before. What YOU
want is an alternative that will purify youI
olood, start healthy action of Liver and Kidneys
restore your vitality, and give renewed health
and strength. Such medicine you will find in
Electric Bitters, and only 81 cents bottle a,
Horatio W. Cushing Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-05-02
Most Excellent.

J. ]. Atkins, Chief of Police, Knoxville,
Tenn, writes My family and are benchciar
les Of your most excellent medicine, DIR. Kings
New Discovery for consumption; having found
to be all that you claim for it, desire TO testify
its virtue. My friends to whom have recon-
mendcd it, praise it at every opportunity" DR..
Kings New Discovery for CONSUMPTION i,
guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds, BronsaAas,
Asthma, Group and every affection of Throat,
Chest and Lungs.
Trial Bottles Free, at Horatio w. Cushing
Drug Store. Large Size Sl.00