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The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Senator Hale Speaks.

A Boston Herald reporter interviewed
Hon. Eugene Hale at Ellsworth, Me. Mr.
Hale said the. Senate committee on rela-
tions with Canada did not take testimony
on the Behring sea question when on the
Pacific coast He felt the subject was
Immediately in the hands of the State de-
partment and likely to be the subject mat
ter of negotiation with the British gov
eminent The committee did not find
any agitation or excited feeling on the
subject 1elther in the United States or
British Columbia and he came away from
Victoria strongly impressed with the
view that no serious trouble was likely to
arise between Great Britain and the
United States on account of any local
feeling on this question.
He does not understand that any an
nouncement committing our government
to consider the Behring waters as a
closed sea has been made. He believes
efficient measures will be taken to protect
the fisheries. Hesees nothing In such a
step offensive to either Canada or Engl-
and and thinks such step would be for
the interest of all the neighboring people.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Spokane Falls.

AhhHi'thi'hh w II Wv III
A very destructive fire swept Spokane
Falls, Washington the 4th inst Every
business house in the city. including egh,
banks, all the hotels but one, all magniti-
cent structures, except the Crescent
Block, and every newspaper save the Re-
view were burned out.
The burned district includes all that
part OF the city from the Northern Pacific
Railway to the river, and from Lincoln to
Washington Streets. The fire exhausted
itself at the river for lack of material
All the flour and lumber mills were saved.
The origin of the fire Is unknown. Ii
broke out In large frame block opp osite
The depot and under the influence OF the
high winds which scattered the burning
embers and started the fires In half u
dozen different blocks at once and the
whole district was burned over in three
hours.
Water supply proved totally inadequate
and the ilremen as well as citizens became
panic stricken. Severalp people are known
to have persisted In the flames and several
were injured by leaping from windows.
The fire spread with such astonishing
rapidity that 1t is believed that many were
shut off from escape before they were
even aware of their danger. A dozer
large buildings were blown up with giant
powder by order of the mayor, but ever
this proved futile. The Northern Pacific
Is probably the heaviest loser, the passen
ger depot and magnificent new freigh,
warehouse being destroyed. Their loss
including freight burned, will reach abou,
81 100000. ALI provisions and supple.
were burned and there will necessarily be
much suffering for several days.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
M oose River.

The mail route from Moose River to
boundary line has been discontinued by
order of the p. o. department, taking effect
July 3lst. This has been done against the
.ishes of all parties on the line to let the
professional bidder who resides in Wash
ington out of hard bargain. The route
has been established upwards of fifty
years and mails exchanged with Canada,
they coming to the Boundary. With the
present arrangement it will take some two
weeks to get letter from this place to st.
George.
There is no mail brought here by the G.
7. r. X. ~ yet, and it takes three days to
get letter to Skowhegan, one day longer
than it did twenty years ago. Surely We
are improving with time.
Mr.. Jonas Colby and family picked 81
lbs. OF raspberries, besides handling three
loads of hay in one day That is the sort
of family to be proud of.
A family OF nine passed the Custom
house as emigrants, on Friday, bound for
Watcrvllc to work in the cotton mills.
Two more of the family were left in Cana
ia unable to leave Mt present. having en-
gagements until after harvest. Canada has
II way of reducing the surplus" if we have
not
A poor woman with six small children
passed up toward Canada. in charge of a
man from Fairfield, he having been hired
to take them across the border to save the
expense to the town. The husband left
her one year ago, and she was obliged to
call upon the selectinen for aid.
Mr.. f. o Head, Frank Thompson and
MIR. Holt went over the line Thursday to
try the market for sheep and cattle i'll Can.
ada.
A grand ball at the Sandy Bay House on
Thursday eve drew crowd from this
place. All report n good time and crowd
ed house.
A big show is billed for the Sth at Hol-
d, MS Hall.
Rev. Mr.. Sheaf is improving slowly
from his illness.
The BARLEY family have applied to the
as,essors of Jackmantown for aid. Having
real estate with buildings thereon, and a
supply of liquors, the town authorities are
inclined to pass by the article"
Mr. ieman Whipple is running II
crew of haymakers at Long Pond, hoping
to close soon if the weather will permit.
Canadian was badly bitten by II snake
at Long Pond last week with no serious re-
suits. The snake is suffering from blood
| poison.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
CORRESPONDENCE.
Palmyra.

The wetl weather for the last ten days
has been tue means of much hay being
damaged quite a number have not iinslrd.
The crop will hc heavy one. Potatoes
are rustlng and roting Early sown oats
are lodged badly. while late sown art dam.
aged by rust.
Mrs A. l.. Chase from Yves. Sullivan,
is in town stopping with her parents aud
visiting friends.
Samuel Crawford is ON the sick list, at
tended by DIR. Brown.
J. A. Go drch, whose barn was burned
by lightning, is to rebuild. CURRY
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
East Covnvllle.

The farmers i'll this vicinity who have
not flushed their haying, are having a
hard time, on account Of bad weather.
The potato crop will be failure; the
rust las struck SO early the potatoes have
already begun to rot quite badly.
Charles s. Smith has lost a valuable,
last springs colt.
James H. Foag, we learn, is in poor
health. He is All old and respected citizen,
and has usually enjoyed good health.
A little son, two and one half years old /,
of 8. Blaisdell, came near choking to death
on Saturday last, by swallowing q pin.
Medical aid was summoned, and IN few
hours he was relieved and is doing we'll.
Mrs. Forrest Herrin of Skowhegan, who
is spending few weeks with her parents in
this place, is in very poor health.
Mr.. Stillman Blaisdell has q hog that
girts six feet and one inch, and is the same
in length.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
The Public Debt,

Treasury officials explain the increas.
In the debt of last month by the increased
expenditures. These expenditures are
larger than for the corresponding year
for many reasons. One important reason
Is that owing to the fact that this last
was the short session Of Congress many
more appropriations were made immedi
ately available. In the long sessions
appropriations for internal impro vements
are not generally available until August
This year work of this class began a.
early as June. The consequence was
that the expenditures In the War Depart
ment were about four million dollars
more In July of 1889 than In July, 1888
Another unusual expenditure In the War
Department was a quarter Of a million
for the purchase of soldiers home.
The payments for pensions were three
quarters Of million more last month
than in the corresponding month last
year. There was an increase In naval ex
penditures, which included large amount
In connection with the new ships. The
expenditures In the Indian service were
one-ha.f million dollars greater owing to
the payment of the Choctaw judgment.
There was an increase of $500, 900 In the
treasury expenditures. of $3.50, 900 In Gus
toms service and Of $500, 900 In judiciary
over the expenditures of July, 1888
Most Of the latter were payments of de-
ferred obligations of previous years
The total expenditures 10 July, 1889, were
Gal 1898 1893, as against ,s36, al, 452 in July
1879
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

The Photographic camera promises to
be of even greater service in medicine
than was imagined. It seems to have
literally a superhuman faculty of dag
nosis. Some time ago q photographer
had as subject child apparently In
good health, with clear skin and good
complexion. When the negative was
examined, however, the picture showed
the face to be covered with blotches.
Within week the child was covered
with the eruption Of measles. Another
case Is recorded when q child's portrait
showed spots fortnight before it was
laid up with smallpox and before any
trace Of the disease had appeared. It
would seem that the sensitive plate Of the
camera perceived and photographed the
eruption before it was visible to the naked
eye.-The Hospital
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

To her sorrow, as the rawlings OF her
dear ones In the agonies of Typhoid
Fever are so frightful as to drive her
from the house, to learn II possible from
whence comes the fearful stencil, with
which the atmosphere about her home Is
loaded. After snuff into the well from
which she obtains water supply, by U e
side of which Is a cesspool, alive with
disease termination, made vigorous from
the overflow from hog pen, into which
the decomposed oiia IL thrown from the
market, slaughter house, &C., to fatten
the swine for our next Thanksgiving
sparerib Let the good people of Show
hogan act individually and collectively, as
II they were each the chairman of the
health board, to stick their noses into
other folks business, far enough to see
how things look and smell in their back
yard, (and In some instances they will not
need to 90 far back, either, to nose it. }
Purity Promotes Physical P0per, ana to
secure that blessing, fune your homes,
back yards. stables, wood houses, and
above all your bodies, once week, In the
Compound Vapor If you would disinfect
all of the disease germs.
DIR CoNaNT.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

The weather summary for July pub
lished In the Springfield Republican shows
some nteles ing facts In comparison with
the summary for the same month last
year. The mean temperature was but
little higher this July than last, the fie.
ures being 7l.54 to 7O.4S. The hiehes,
temperature this month WAS SO, last wear
80. The lowest temperature this month
was 90. last year also So. These figures
show that as regards temperature the two
Julys varied but q tribe. but when It
comes to humidity and rainfall there is a
very decided difference. The mean rela-
tive humidity this month was 1928 a
compared with So 20 last year, while the
rainfall! In inches was 8.85 this JULY to
8 06 In July of last year, or nearly three
times as great. There were fourteen
rainy days this July against ten last year.
me total rainfall for the month beats all
July records except 1868, when 9.77
inches fell.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
The Forks.

Frank Dame and George Bailey of Bos-
ton, Mass, and Chas. Dodge of Skowhegaii
are spending their vacation at the Murphy
House.
Mrs. Sumner Hunnewell Is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Chas Durgin.
Miss Josie Gage of Skowhegan is the
guest of her aunt, Miss M II. French, and
rumor says Miss Gage is abont to open a
dressmaker's shop in this place.
Canadians are going back to Canada, and
blueberry folks. Fighting and playing
ball Is the present order of the day
Mrs. Seth Williams and her two sons
Willie and George, of Newton, N. H., who
have been visiting relatives in town the
past month, returned to their home last
Friday.
Austin Moore of Bingham was in town
last week with his span of bronchos which
makes very neat team of which Mr..
Moore ought to be proud.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
AT WASHINGTON

Chief Clerk Bracket Of the Treasury
Department will visit all the Custom
Houses with the view of cutting down
expenses, by reducing the force or the
salaries, or both.
The President has appointed John r.
G. Pitkln,. of Louisiana, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Penipotentiary of the
United States to the Argentine Republic,
The President has rendered the appoint
ment of collector at the port of New Or
leans TO eX-Gov. Yarmouth of Louisiana
The President has appointed John f.
Thety Naval Officer at New Orleans.
Commissioner Of Pensions Tanner has
made public Il statement of the number Of
cases made especial" from the date he
assumed charge of the pension office,
March 27, up to the 23rd of july. Ii
shows 95S claims. and of this number the
Commissioner had 952 drawn from the
files and examined to ascertain who were
attorneys in the cases. The result shows
among other things that there were ll8
cases In which there were no attorneys,
that George +. Lemon was attorney In
0S cases and William W. Dudley In five
cases. The Commissioner then names
eleven other attorneys who had cases
made special, in numbers ranging from
twenty-six down eight. The above az
gregate 1856 cases, the balance of the
cases, the Commissioner says, are dis
trlbuted among various other attorneys,
no one of whom is attorney in as many
as eight cases. About 81 attorneys, the
Commissioner says, are represented alto
gether.
President Harrison made the following
appointments Monday: Edward f. Ho.
bart, of New Mexico, surveyor general Of
New Mexico; Joseph A. Clark, Of Maine,
pension agent at Augusta; Calvin c..
Townsend, of Michigan, principal clerk
of public lands In the general land office !;
Isaac X. Cornwell. Of Indiana, principal
clerk on private land claims In the general
land Office; William T. Harris, of Massa-
chusetts, commissioner of education.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

1t is very seldom that you find a negro
begging. OF course, he is always ready,
like many white man, to take whatever
is rendered him, but street bcggarsamons
the colored race are very scarce. One.
however, came into the secrctary's room
on Change the other day. He wanted
some change, and agreed with the us.
sistant secretary to give the beggar IL
quarter if he would acknowledge he was
a Democrat, while my friend was to do
likewise should the colored itinerant
claim allegiance to the party of purity
We then asked the negro what his polit-
ical persuasion was, and he replied, after
being told what arrangement we had
made to provide for him: "Well, boss,
Use neither Use on de fence" 1t is
needless to say that he received both
quarters.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

Mrs. Chas. IL. 1mkham and son, Master
Harold, OF De Limet. Dakota, are visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. o. w Tinkham, at
South Norridgewock.
Rev Mr.. kimmell and wife OF Rock
land are among the guests at the tluinnc-
bassctt, Norridgewock.
The Somerset Railway is replacing its
iron rails with steel
The Sabbath schools of Norridgcwock
united IN an excursion aud picnic at
Maranocook, Tuesday
Last Thursday George BARLEY gave
bonds for his appearance at the Septem-
Der term of court In this county. He had
arranged to return at once to Moose Riv-
er and cut his hay. hut the fates were
against him and he was at once arrested
for selling liquor without u. S. license
He was taken to Portland where he must
remain some time. When lie gets through
there, 1t Is said the Canadian government
wants him.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Embden Confer.

Nearly all are done haying. A few fair
DAYS are wanted for some to finish haying
and to get early sown grain.
The potato crop IN failure. owing &c
rust, and gram is rusting badly.
Apple trees in this vicinity show but q
light crop.
During tho shower on the evening OF the
29th the lightning struck a stately elm in
{. 5. Healy's pasture, tearing out STRIPS OF
bark and wood from the top to the ground.
F. L. Bosworth left the drive last week
He WIS on the river 30 days.
The Juvenile Temple in school district
No. i'll Embden, will have n basket picnic
at the schoolhouse. Aug. l7th. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

The summer term of school in this vii
lage, taught by Miss Luetta L. Blanchard,
the popular preceptress OF Arson Academy
closed Friday, July 10Th. All seem to
agree in pronouncing it the best term ever
taught here.
Miss Linda Graves of Skowhegan clos ed
the summer term in Holdentown Friday,
July 26th Miss Graves has had a crowded
school, and that she has maintained her
high reputation Ms teacher is proven by the
fact that she has been engaged to teach the
fall term.
The school in Dennistown, taught by
Miss Carrie L. Webster, closed Saturday,
August 3rd. While Miss Webster lacks the
experience of the Others yet she has prov
Ell herself to be n conscientious. and thor
ough instructor, and gives promise of
being very useful schoolroom worker.
OCCASIONAL.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
The Presidents Visit.

The arrangements for the Presidents
trip to Bar IIarbor, Me-, were fually COM
pleted Saturday. The party left Wash.
ington Monday morning consisted of the
President, Secretaries Window and Proc
tor, and Private Secretary IIalford
They started at $40, ARRIVING In New
York about O'Clock. They took the
steamer Pilgrim, of the Fall River line, ut
O'Clock, for Boston, reaching there
about O'Clock Wednesday morning.
They remained in Boston until the fol
lowing morning. The party separated at
Boston, the President and Mr.. Halford
proceeding by rail to Bar Harbor, and
Secretary Proctor going home to YER
mont. Secretary Window will remain In
Boston few days. and then return to
Washington. Walker Blaine met the
presidential party at Boston, and escorted
them to Bar llarbor. The Presidents
purpose is to return to Washington by
the 18th inst. He will make short trip
to the White Mountains on the way back,
If it can be arranged.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
M Greer.

Mr.. Jonathan Groves son Fred came
from Lewiston on Victor Safety ma
chine, one day last week.
The Lodge held social In Walkers
Hall, the 3lst of Jnly, threatening wealth
er preventing the proposed picnic at
North Pond.
Several farmers had green corn from
their gardens last week.
The business at the stores Is increasing
Mr.. James Greenleaf is expecting to have
an addition put on to the building he oc'
cupies, to be used for -four and grain.
Lester Gordon, formerly of this place
now of Waterville, was In town Saturday
Walter Berry is in town.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Deafness Can be Cured

by local application, as they can not reach
the discussed portion Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the mu.
Gus lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets infamed you have rumb.
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and when
it is entirely closed Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for.
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by
catarrh. which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any ease OF Deafness Caused by Catarrh)
that We can not cure by taking Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY l. CO., Toledo, o.
0-Sold by Druggists. TIC.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

Clerks were appointed by the valuation
commissioners at Augusta, yesterday, e
follows: Cumberland Commissioners, Scott
ellison; Oxford, John h. Wardweli, Rum
ford; Lincoln, William b. Miller, Waldo
boro; Knox. Frank =. Creamer, Waldo
bor0S Somerset, r. L. Plummer. Nav
foEtlands Psnobscot, L. c. Whltten, ca.
nal; Arooetook, ". =. Perkins, August
Yosk, 3. ". Judkins, York; waldo, a. q.
Mieksesons 6MansHills; Ksunshec, 2, q,
Wheelof. 0ecdinsf. A Order IVES paased
~ whsn ~ co0nissioe ad1oafn, Il b.
- ~ 1rGt Tuesday y Dece0bee MT.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Lynn, Mass, July 20, 80.

Lynn, Mass, July 20, 80.
Dear Friend Butman -
1t gives me great
pleasure to add my testimony to the eill-
cacy of DR.. Conants luxurious method,
as administered by you. | have been a
great sufferer from Catarrh, for nearly
twenty years. 1t had begun It's destruct-
i've work upon my lungs to very serious
extent, of late. At times my breathing
was much affected, and night sweats al
ready upon me. am now a new man bJ
this commonsense treatment As 1t L.
now my lungs are free, my throat clear,
my voice fully restored, and dyspepsia
gone. | have the buoyant feelings Of
youth, and In consequence to still remain
a worker In the gospel, more effective for
the cleansing of my system through this
medical fumigation.
REV. TUEIIEWAY.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

Our Democratic friends seem unable to
agree In their estimation of the Admins
tration. Some Of them are arraigning
the President for the rapidity with which
be is turning out the men appointed BY
Cleveland, but Gen. Rosser. the Southern
Dire cater, comes forward with the testi-
mony that the President ''is not turning
out the ONCE holders very fast" in the
South, and that they are lin . state Of
expectancy In this respect" II one could
believe the Augwump editors he would
naturally infer that there had been clean
sweep al over the country.-WAig.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Lynn, Mass, July %. SO.

Lynn, Mass, July 23, SO.
Dear SIR
| have one of your outfits,
and think the treatment is doing me lots
Of good and my family think it very
fine method, as they also have derived
great benefit. 1t has been a long time
since could stoop down to button my
own boots, but now can do so with per-
feet ease | have sister living in Maine,
who owns one of your outfits and thinks
as much of it as we do of ours.
MRs MARY L. CLARK.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Athens.

DR.. Titcomb from Waterville was here
and removed cataract from Mrs. Walk
er's eye, Monday.
Workmen have begun work on the o
F. block since the haying vacation,
Quite q large number of visitors In
town. Among them Albert Leavitt's son
and daughter from Worcester.
The fall term at the academy begins in
one week.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

A towns water supply Is q most eff.
cient means Of fighting fro-there is
none better-when the water works are
in trim. But down In Camden "tbe wa
ter-power was not In full force" and
property to the value Of SlO,OOO went up
In smoke In a very short time. The les
son Of this narrow escape from a village
confagration IL, keep your lamps trimmed
and burning! The most approved meth
DDS Of combating the fre-fiend are trust
worthy only as they are kept ready for
instant use In case Of need.-B,idgtou
Netps.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
So. Lincoln, Mass, Julg %, SO.

So. Lincoln, Mass, Julg %, 80.
Old Friend Conant:-
| have missed but a
few days In taking my Baths since got
the outfit, and think they are doing me
good, as ] can sow raise my foot at least
two inches from the floor, which | could
not do before got it. have been look
ing for you out here. l have faith in
your method noto, and shall stick to 1t
without fear or doubt, and IL 1t brings
me out it will do what the best M. DIS
said could not be done. ride out every
day and keep out doors all can. A par.
ty In Concord, who can move only hi-
tongue and eyes, wants to see and talk
with you.
JoNo. +. DODGE.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08

Elsewhere will be found a communities
ton from one of the first citizens of
Skowhegan, in advocacy of our water
works system. 1t is needless to say that
1t will be read with care. We are partic-
ularly pleased because, prior to this, the
editor had written all that had appeared
In the REPORTER upon this important To-
cal matter, was getting little tired, and
presume his readers were getting consid.
erably wearled. They will be refreshed
by the change.
The Somerset reporter., 1889-08-08
Fairfield.

Geo. H. Pishon and wife, and DR.. Park.
er and wife Of East Fairfield, were num-
bered among the cottagers at Northport
last week.
The contract for the foundation Of the
UniverMlist church was let to Proctor 1
Flood, Waterville, Saturday. Their work
70 be completed on or before the 25th Of
this month. The bids are In for the wood
work, but NO bargain hes been closed a
yet
At = meeting of che Fairfield Junction
Mills and Water Power Company hsld
Monday, evening, the following o6scsss
vsgs ehosan: Modera&or, =. T. Hath; d..