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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-12-12
POETRY.
THE TWO FATHERS.

mind me Of two kind old men,
And both to good intentions bent
With genial smile aud hearty grasp,
And much to life It's Joys they lent.
And oft TO see my wife and
They'd come TO chat, and Joke, and dass,
Dear loving fathers; gone alas
And one WAS hers and one was mine
Their minds were just exactly one.
These good old fashioned gentle creatures
They never told the same Joke twice,
Nor failed to watch each Others features
To note the proper time 10 laugh
And wife and would watch these line
Old fathers, In their harmless mirth,
For one was hers, and one was mine.
They'd talk about the herds and crops,
And often tell their old time stories,
or Landlord Jones, the taverner.
OF trainings, 'lections, Wings and Tories
And wife and the evening through
Would listen TO their talk Till nns
And then they'd bid us both adien
For one was hers and ono was mins
They could not live alone and 80
They walked along life's way tngcthss,
And hand In hand they graveyard vent
And slipped the coil Of earthly tether
They cla.ped their hands In mute fare-e1
And claSped again WHerc RlHileH sn'Do
While wife and together wept
For both were hers and both we're nina
There are two graves on yondcr hill
And side by side the fathers lie,
Their jokes are hushed, the mirth has oo-A
And softly each has said Good by
To earthly friends, and earthly homes
And wife and just sit and pins,
For these old gents, our fathers one,
And one was hers, and one wr mins
Albert Lewis In Springfield Homestead
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4 unique Thshksgi slng proclamation is
that Issued this yeaF Is J H Mayer. r6n
clpAl chief 10 thu lhsHakrrs The efsan
inR paragraph j. - follows As aaf
fore- father when safures thihi-fn -
the forest Ia gnfsaIi = 1sms srnuuH tas
council IRE iu simplicity GA give pFsiss
aud thanks ~ The Great Spirit la lhaif
yearly mystic green corn dance Tor ihf
return OF his great eifi to them the les
an cpru-noW to-day a. rhristsu M
ton OF people il Is bat meet that ths
Cherokee pcople should give ihsuks g.
the Christians Col faf bis continued Pr
tsctiou % our tfihs 10 the enioYmeui #
their government snd homes. and that
through the many 1fHkis W. have beer
compelled to pas be las continued H.
bles. the people
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The Barn.

Cows and young stock should be In the
barn now, and should be fed well enough
to prevent any shrinkage Of milk or flesh.
All fattentng stock should now be pushed
along rapidly, and poultry should be fat
tened for Christmas. Before cold
weather, the hennery should receive one
more cleaning out, kerosene should be
used freely upon the wall, roosts and
nests IN destroy all vermin. Now is the
season when one egg week will pay the
keeping Of the hen, and Ill that can be
obtained over that increases the profit.
II win pay to give extra care, and to
provide variety OF food for them. The
yognG pallets should b forced to laying
befoee ths weathsr gets much colder,
ead ~ Il will b easier to keep them Il
= thae'it wouA b 70 start them IL they
I'D ~ begun. Do not neglect to gsth.
- good Store Of dry lsaves to use q
hed6lag. Iheg ed very much 70 the
toe)n0 Of ~ 0anere heap. Also Pot 10
~ sdstA Or muck % Ms 4 en- sbeorhent
~ ~ hquld naaussa
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u IL
Some things - u Al - :.
fore 1890 provided, needy men y and NJ,
women will materialize and n n.
chase. f''
100 Cambria and Print Wrannors
1000 cakes No Tar Soap. f'''
200 pairs Linen Towels.
DO not knit any more domestic
yarn Mittens, "fOr boys wearo FROM
cheap Water-spun ball yarn, thinI
ing you can sell them to me.
Find out about No Tar Soan
rs or 100 boxes of mems panor
Collars and Cuffs.
Quite an assortment half wool
Dress Goods at half prices. Ash
me to show the goods, and when
purchased asked for the No Tor
Soap.
To the Changers and all other
honest men:-Greeting, | want
you, to ask me, to show you bet
ter bargain for you in Woolens
than can be purchased in made.nn
garments. Examine my woolena
and charge me (Pll pay 25 cents
for 10 minutes examination-in
case you wish to purchase of me or
other parties. Try the experiment
and get your quarter, or the best
bargain out in woolens.
l Have a lot of cheap shawls
past style hoods and comforters
that will sell when the price il
known.
1t is well enough to look into the
matter of shawls and hoods and vet
you'd better miss every thing than
the No Tar Soap.
| have new all wool hat, I pro-
dose to give the said hat to the
first old customer who purchases Of
ne wooden goods for one pair Of
pants, provided the size fits his
head. The style of the hat is I'm
like the black one worn by myself
but just like the black one worn h,
the Clerk of the Courts, whef
dressed up.
Second floor, No. 8 Madison ST. is
where you'll find Uncle Sam, Hat
and the No Tar Soap,
N. 3. If there are parties who wish to pur
chase a 1874 ali wool Blanket, would tlaul
them 10 give HE chance to exhibit .uch one
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See the Tried .meke failIHg out of
that stove pipe al tn lttic eight year
Did daughter II Lawyer Carver Of Water
lille, a. the scot fstfiei from piess Of
stove pipe which va being carried
4grusz the room
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Precoclty.
"WsN. Johnny, haf. you learned your h
e yet ~ said his father, aner the lads hrs
week in school. "Ye., sir replied the young
hopeful. "a. h. c. b. means Adamson :
how quickly nj, last cold had been cured.
ooh. the Who'll. play was runedl" don
be cast down. What happcnedi" "why. al
the close OF third act one of the steam pipe.
broke and Kissed me off the stage"
prophet, they say, is no good in his own
country, but there is an exception to this pro-
verb. DIR. Bull has been Of infinite good to his
eountrymen, and his Cough Syrup has become
a national balm.
First Turkey ia youthful bird)-"well. thank
goodness we've escaped the Thanksgiving
scylla. Second Turkey (of mature expert.
encel Eyes, but trrmbled when | think Of
the Christmas Charybdis.'
My boy met with serious accident BY pull
ing can OF boiling water over on himself and
scaldinR his face, hands, and arms dreadhlly
Having bottle Of Salvation Oil in the house
| applied it Immediately to the parts scalded
las per directions) and am glad to state that h,
Is now well, and the wounds healed nicely with
| out leaving scar.
MRS. A. CAMPBELL, 2 Roberts st. BALTIC.
Lowdmouth-"No, sir, have never been
s"indled in my life" Softly-"Then you don I
know what life u.s."
ThE BREATH of chronic catarrh patient is otter
so offensive that he becomes object of digust
After time liberation sets in, the spongy bone.
are attacked and frequently entirely destroyed. A
constant source of discomfort is the dripping o.
The purulent secretions into the throat, sometime.
producing inveterate bronchitis. which in its turn
has been the exciting cause of pulmonary disease
The brilliant results which have attended its us,
| Tor years past properly designate Ey's Cream
Balm as by tar the best and only cure.
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MISCELLANY


fats tstfsF s,-hIns comp aHud th.n sssrus I'm
Hfsif Itss TsseHs Hat tflts Ju.t ~ ons rsaaa
a. fHHfs-f nsara Ffs.sat 30 er"t' pset,ts
tir't airt-"Ihst handsome maa b. an &C
gHaiuttncc ~ ysuf. .rr Second dirt
"fss, have knorn him some time IL. h
married or unmarried p Hes drummer"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-12-12

We know the perple1ities of gift
choosing. Once we decided on a
certain Christmas that we'd give
our young lady a useful present
and so searched the stores and de-
cided on shoes, bought tours, judg-
ed we'd held her hand often enough
to know the size of her foot. She
wore two and a half-oh miserie
Since then we've experimental on
room fixing articles aid always
pl Ease, No more wearing appar
I'll for us.
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NEAT PARL0R SUITS IN PLUSH

Handsome Parlor Suits in Rug
patterns, they're too dears Non
sense a nice Suit S45 in beautiful
Colored Pushes.
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$500.
Harper's Young People.
An Illustrated Weekly.

The Eleventh Volume Of HARPERs YOUNG
PBoPL., which begins with the Number fol
November 8. 1889, presents an attractive pro
gramme. 1t will ofer to its readers al least
four serials of the usual length. and others In
two Or three parts, namely. 1.-THE Red Mustang
BY Lucy G. Lille; prince Tommy" by John
X. COrysll; and Mothers Way" BIZ Margaret
3. sangater; two short serials BY HJaimar
Will attract tho attention OF lovers of lie won.
der-world, namely the quaint tales told BY
Howard Pyle, aud SO admirably illustrated BY
him, and another series In a different vein BY
Dy ". d. Howslls, Thomas Nelson Page, Mary
E. Wilkins: Nora Perry, Harriet Prescott spot
ford, David ker. Hezekinh ButterwOrth, Sophie
Swett. Richard Malcolm Johnston, etc.
subscription to harpsr's Young People
secures Juvenile library. There Is useful
knowledge, also plenty Of amusement-BostOn
Advertiser.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-12-12

Norway, Nov. %, 81.
A few days ago 1 was suffering
from Chilblains. After using many
remedies without benefit, | tried
"Brown's Instant Relief. II
gave immediate relief and few
applications completely cured me.
WALLACE DURGIN.
Your money refunded II 1t fails to benefit you
when used strictly rs directed on inside wrap
per, 40 yon take no risk In trying II.
~ Sold by all dealers
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PRESENTS
SUCH LOVELY DESKS FOR LADIES

That makes us think about our
Combination Desks and Book Cas-
es. If some young man who is
doubtful as to his success with the
girl he loves would only make this
present, there would be joy in that
young mans heart on the 10Th day
of December.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
SEDGWICK'S NEW JUDGE.


Governor Humphrey last night APP
pointed Judge J. NJ. Balderston, of Wich-
ita, to be Judge of the newly created
county. which has coordinate iurisdic-
ton with the district court of Sedgwick
county. and was created to relieve that
court from an overcrowded docket and
press of litigation. Judge Balderston is
an old resident of Wichita, leading at
torney and a man who stands high
among his neighbors and his fellow prac-
titionerS alike. While not prominently
identified with politics, he has always
been a consistent Republican.
Jacob NJ. Balderston was born in Cole
rain, Belmont county, Ohio, January is,
1912. In 1856 he removed TO Magnolia,
Putnam county. Illinois. from whence he
entered the army July 8, 1861, enlisting
in CO. A, First Illinois cavalry. in which
regiment he served until July Ii, 1862.
September 5, 1862 he re-enliSted in Co.
c, Fourteenth Illinois cavalry. and was
mustered out July 81. 1855. as captain of
his company. He was twice taken pris-
oner and as many times wounded. He
returned to Magnolia, Illinois. and at
tended the seminary at Winona, that
cNSAtO' tiiS w Univ SiSitf at
Bloomington; after reaching school in
that state. He read law with Weldon &
McNulta at Bloomington. and was ad-
mitted to the bar December 10, 1869, re-
manning in the law office of the firm,
with whom he read law, until nearly
year later. He came TO Kansas in 1870.
and located at Wichita. April 1872, where
he has since resided, and been engaged
IN the continuous law practice.
lie has served as city attorney Of Wich-
ita, and while in that Office was elected
county attorney of Sedgwick. He pre-
sented no petition 10 the governor. while
his opponent had paper with the auto
graphs of a hundred attorneys. many of
whom are probably secretly rejoicing.
\ petition means little sometimes
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
SPEAKER BOOTH.

Hon. Henry Booth, speaker of the
Kansas house of representatives, spent
yesterday in the city and was greeted
warmly by his many old personal
friends and other and later admirers
He laughingly observed that it was be-
coming the thing for all southwestern
Kansas men to pay their respects to the
Peerless Princess. In the afternoon he
was shown around the city by Hon. Geo.
L. Douglas, leaving for home by last
evenings western express. Capt. Booth
has had an arduous winter Of it, but as
predicted by the EAGLE when endorsing
his candidacy for the speakership, it has
been a most successful winter for him.
In observation Of the trials and diff
culties of the presiding officers of Kan
sas house of representatives, and we
have noted them all since the admission
of the state, we can truthfully say that
no man went through with greater
credid to himself and more satisfaction
to his party than has Captain Booth. We
heartily congratulate him.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
THE NATIONAL PICNIC.

Ever since the centennial of 1876 the
American people have been quick TO seize
upon an excuse for turning out. Their
tastes have changed, or developed, and
they have found that it is possible to
crafty them. Thus they have gather
ings, now in one place, now in another,
and excursion rates, and special arrange
ments and general rush there. 1t is
characteristic of them to Go, when they
once have learned how.
Last week they were headed for Wash
! ington; just now most Of them are re-
| turning home. The world never before
saw more wonderful illustration of self
government than our late election. The
people of thirty-eight states in one day
at the polls turned out the party in power
and voted in the Republican president,
and i'll effect accomplished a political
revolution, and yet it was acquiesced in
| the very next morning.
Monday they were in Washington to
see the change take place. Who were
there-the Republican party? Not
at all The American people
were there. Thousands and thou
sands of Democrats as well as Republi-
cans. 1t isn't any longer party, but a
national affair. They do not go as par
tisans, but as picnickers. 1t is grand
United States, hurrah-for-us, come-along-
too combination. And it is well for
them to be there-if they like it.
a OFT %
other like it and in the nature of the case
there can be no other like it, Never
mind your geography nor the metropol-
tan pretensions of New York, or even of
Chicago, Washington is the center of
the United States. Everything flourish
es there except citizenship and taxation
There are no voters and few taxes. The
general government pays SO much of the
latter that the property Of the resident
fares easily, indeed. The streets are a
marvel of smoothness and cleanliness;
the houses are of vast variety and the
greatest interest. The climate is almostas
varied and interesting as the architecture,
but after all it is spoken we'll of by those
who praise it. In the hot weather there's
no way to keep cool, and in the cold
weather there's no way to get warm, for
the house walls are three parts fresh air
to one part brick and mortar: but, on
sweet and soft warm days, with flowers
seeming the breezes and birds singing in
the trees. the climate is very enjoyable.
They have such days sometimes and
they have made reputation out of
them.
Still, never minding the weather, there
is much else there to enjoy in rain or
shine. The public buildings, the ma
chinery of government, the suggestion
of southern life that appears in many
ways, the people of eminence, and, on
top of everything else, the fact that Ben
Harrison of Indiana has been Inaugural
ted-all Of this, or any of 1t. is worth a
trip 10 Washington.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07

| els per acre, selling at 81 per bushel; and
himself and neighbors will go extensive
! ly into peanuts this year. and by using a
furnishing machine to prepare the crop
| fully for market will realize 3 1-2 cents
per pound, or S91 per acre for an aver
age crop, and sure crop they believe.
They plant in rows four feet apart on
fiat plowed soil and cultivate with plow
often enough to keep the blossoms COW
cred with earth. Deep blowing highly
recommended. There may be sandy
soils. such as are found in Clay county
and along the Kaw valley, also suitable
for peanuts, and farmers with distinct
lively sandy soil should give this
crop trial to see if they can
produce peanuts of a salts
factory flavor. As to their growth in
eastern Kansas there is no question,
and sandy soil might secure the right
flavor
An Indianapolis seed house sent. last
spring, a barrel of melon seed to Terry
town, with request for distribution
among farmers who would agree to re-
turn an equal amount of seed to that
given them, and fell the house the rest
of their seed for 10 cents per pound.
Very few farmers would accept the Of
fer, nearly ali saying they went there to
raise corn, and if they could not raise
corn they would not stay in the country.
A farmer who took the offer found his
hogs ate heartily and grew upon the
melons, and fatteaed for market upon
sorghum, which grew luxuriantly where
corn failed He broke his melons up in
a barrel of water. the seeds coming to
the top and being easily gathered, and
realized more per acre than is really
prudent to the state, lest it seem sensa-
tional. The serfs Of King Korn are
vending their way.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
BENTLY AS A FRIAR.

Noble Prentis gives pen pictures of
'The Forty" referring to the gentlemen
composing the state senate, and this is
the way he disposes Of Senators Bently
and Hays:
"Of those who answered when the
president said ''the secretary will call
the roll" the first in order was Bently,
of Sedgwick, and near him sat Hays, of
Osborne. These two reminded one of
two varieties of the species monk; the
thin, spare, serious bachelor, Hays, with
his beard shaved off, would pass for a
Trappist: while the rotound and smooth
crowned Bently, made one think of the
jolly friars of picture, song and story,
who, pursuing their way to better
world, managed to have very comforta-
BILE time on the road Senator Hays
voted from conscientious conviction
against all local bills. Senator Bently
believed in local bills, especially those
affecting Sedgwick county, and he saw
that every one of them that met his APP
prevail passed"
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
WHITE
SAVED BY a BLUFF.
A Few Barrels of Gold Rolled In in Sight
of Depositors Stops a Run.

General Mike Ryan, in talking of the
Metropolitan Bank failure, recently told a
Cincinnati telegram reporter a good story
illustrating the power of bluff. 1t was IN
connection with his assertion that with lit
sic further aid from the other banks in the
city the Metropolitan might have been saved.
He said:
81 have brother connected with bank
In Leavenworth, Kan. There are two banks
there, and the rival 10 that Of my brother
was in a shaky condition The president
came TO Matt and tod him the circum-
stances, and that if there was run the
bank would be unable TO stand it. Matt told
him TO keep a stiff upper lip, for he know
that the failure of the other bank meant tho
failure of his own. He jumped on the train,
went TO Kansas City, got $4,000 in coin
gold and silver-in barrels, ran back 10
Leavenworth with the specie, and got half
q dozen drays to the depot 10 take the
barrels to the bank. Meantime the
crowd of depositors had begun 10 gather
at the bank, demanding their money, and
the old man was talking 10 them 10 gam
time All at once they saw the drays COM
ing up, loaded down with these barrels.
Matt was with the treasure, and shouted 20
the crowd TO wait about five minutes and
they'd get their money, as II was there in
the barrels.
sin unloading tho barrels, one Of them
dropped and broke. so that, through
crack, the anxious depositors could see the
shining gold, and, as II rolled up the steps
OF the bank, s5-gold pieces kept dropping
out, and were picked up by the janitor
When the coin was all rolled IL, Matt came
out again and told all VINO had money there
70 go in and get it, az the bank proposed 70
paw them al of and start fresh, and didn't
want such a cowardly lot Of deposltors any
way. All the time he was piling on the In
dignation he didn't want 70 be taken at his
word, as the bank had only $4,000 cash On
hand, against $4,000 Of deposits made He
had brought $4,000, but there was still
shortage Of $4,000. However, the game
worked. The people were reassured BY
the sight Of the barrels Of coin and went
away satisfied. The run was ayerted aod
the bank pulled through ali right"
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116 TO 100 MAIN STREET.
LADIES LOSING WATCHES.
An Investigating Reporter Tells Where
They should Wear Them


They should Wear Them
Going into some OF the large stores up
town one may notice that many OF the
young women behind the counters who are
so fortunate as to possess watches have tho
rings at the stems Of their time pieces
drawn through holes in their Jerseys and
fastened down securely by q button, so that
a watch could not be removed without quite
an effort and certainly not without It's
wesrer knowing about II, This Is a scheme
Of wearing a watch that has gone into faAh-
ion in the stores, and IL has a substant tai
and sensible basis Recently a great many
watches have been stolen or lost, and In tho
lost and found columns OF the Herald .
larger number than usual have boon report
ed. From the small number reported a.
found compared with the large number re-
ported as lost, II n apparent that either tbs
honesty Of the people who have been finding
watches on the curbstoncs lately is q; q very
low standard. or else the watches were
really not lost In the sense Intended By As
ad vertlsers, but stolen. X has been quits
fashionable for ladies', especially for tbose
engaged in the stores, 70 wear their wasnb-
es in their bosoms, with fob chains hang.
ing out Of the button bolcs OF their ierseyA
In most Of the cases where watctsss have
been lost the wearers had grown careless,
and 70 save time and 20 have The t6ne-
pieces as available as men have theirs,
they had Just tucked them N between their
corset covers and the oorsoss, instead u
INSIDE the corsets as most LADIES, IA IL 10
Iieved, do. Thus worn. they were az invs
tatiou 20 a pickpocset, and in The crowds
on the horse-cars and ferries Jus, sftss
the closing hours Of the stores II whA N
easy matter for al expert t.sef 10 make
''hs1L'' A lady who lives az The cher erd
Of Beacon street had the misfortune W nnd
watch on one Of the streets down town
the other day, and she sdvertised Il In the
Herald The applicants who called rghi
away after the APPEARANCE % Ne stTertise
rneut were 30 numerous that II wa Q per
sous work 70 attend the door It's hady
was surprised ihs; 20 many people cruh
have lost watches The po!sne win sag
r.s; there are 40 thieves m the c3ty-chey
always debut the yoSng ladies' Up town
Anos better
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-07
Herhrrra FAMOUS Hymn.

When Bishop Herbert's famous mission
sry hymn. From Greenland's Icy Mount
AIMS which be wrote in 1s24, FIRST reached
this country, a lady in Charleston was much
impressed with the beauty Of u and par.
dcularly ANXIOUS 10 find a tune suited 20 il
She rausacked Der MUSIC in vain, and
CHANGED &c remember that N q bank down
the street was young clerk who had co.,
siderable repu tatl0n as q musical genius
She sent her son 70 the clerk with the re-
quest that be write tune 70 Ct II In jus.
half an hour the boz cane back with TIE
aymn. and the ne.ody thus dashed OF il bot
taste is to-day sung al over the world and
S inseparably connected with the hyuln-
The young clerk was Lowell Mason