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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-21

Senator Sheets offered resolution in
tie Illinois Senate last week 10 submit a
prohlo.torv amendment to vote of the
people 4 bill : before this Legislature
10 allow q wife 10 testify in case in
which her husband i piaintt, and other
bills for the better protection of women
are in preparation, Senator + NcNilleu,
Que Of the editors Of the Inter ocean il
doing an especially good work there.
The prohinitory amendment now pend
ing in New Hampshire i a. follows
The sale or keeping for sale, or manu-
fscture for alcoholic or Intoxicating
liquor, except cider, or Of any compound
of which such liquor is part, to be used
a. beverage. Is a msdemeanor and is
hereby prohibited. The opinion seems
IN preyai. that although the opposition
viii he strong. the temperance hosts will
come Of victorious on the IL day of
March.
Another important step is the hght be-
tween the Burlington, Iowa. Temperance
Alliance and the saloon element WAS taken
January %. Three of the largest brewer
les in the city. representing ""9ital of
over $50 oO We're seized and closed by
the sheriff on warrants sworn out by In
former ". J French. The owner of the
weslthie>t residents Of the place. and
this action on the part of the Alliance is
sure 70 De the foreruuner of lous legal
light.
Thomas Brysnt. of Chicsgo, one of
its earliest. most useful and best known
citizens, the man who paid o. ,0oo for the
original draft of L!ncolns Emancipation
Proclamation and presented it to the Chi
csgo Sanitary Fair, has, with his family,
slway> set noble example of total absti-
hence. When President Grant was enter
tanned by him in his elegant home. and
the elite VI Chicago was in attendance.
the hours between six aud ten O'Clock
We're designated a. the limits of the re-
ception, a most sensible innovation, and
tie refined and elegant character Of the
entertainment was greatly heightened by
the utter absence of all wines and spiritu-
Gus liquors. Mrs. Bryant, lady of
stately grace was a cousin OF General
Robert Z, Lee.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-21

\ physician says that more wrinkles come
from laughing than from Worrying. Young
women should remember this when they see a
wtn's hat blows II and zoe whirl.n- down the
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-21

The old North street school house lot
estimated to be worth 5000 has not been
sold.
In closing the committee deem it prop
er to urge upon the town the importance
of taking good care of its school proper
tv. If properly cared for, that in the
village will require now, only very slight
repairs from year to year. If left to take
care of itself, as school property too oft
In is, it will soon be in ruins. All of
which is respectfully submitted.
o r. BAcnflIon Com.
GEnmbauan E.h
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-02-21
French ideas OF Dress.

Skowhegan, Feb. II, lss9.
, 1889-08-27

There is a very old story about two
very wicked soldiers who died at Fort
Yuma and "materialized" a few nights
after to the sergeant in charge of the
clothing.
"Well, what do you want?" he asked,
grufily, for a little thing like death or q
ghost never breaks that officials habit
of getting angry when a soldier wants
anything. Want our blankets-must
have 'em-can't get used to the change
so sudden"
"Why, where are you located, boys2'
"In helli"
There are posts nearly 900 miles north
of Fort Yuma, on some OF the rocky
plateaus in Western Dakota Or Eastern
Montana, where the mercury goes to Of
dogs. below every winter and otter
rises above 100 dogs. in the shade il
ummer. There are secluded valleys
even in British America where the mer
curry marks 10 dogs. in the shade every
summer. The sun shines over sixteer
hours a day, and there is no time at
night for the air to cool-California Let
ter
, 1889-08-27

The following analysis of the hand is given
by @. W. p. in The Boston Herald: At trick
4 A secs that b has not KID, at trick O that s
is BIS best suit, and at trick Z that c has no
more spades. b knows that d holds 9 and s
S, and passes X led that G may lead up to A.,
for II b takes with I'm s, then plays KS,
then ace, he may be Obliged TO lead up to a
tenace, which, with diamond strength, will
insure the game to @ d.. b., of course, places
8 with A, for II d holds it the game can
not be saved. c trick q will not return the
diamond lead, for he may sacrifice DIS gu.
II d can get In by the club lead, very well;
II not, ID must DO led up TO by and by. But
the great play of the hand is that OF Des-
chapelles upon the eighth lend.
He saw hat b, who led the spade, after
ward passed the king, and that II b was hold
ing strength against the 8 and s 1t would be
determined by his discard. A also saw that ace
was Bot 18th either q or D.. @ would have
led 1t or d would have played it to save the
game. BIS proper discard of ace showed the
spade tenace. Here, then, was the chance to
get rid OF the gu. d by the discard on the ace
S, and the surety of the game by the club
lead that must follow. The play OF b at
trick 6 was in defiance OF a great temptation.
As the cards happen to lie b might have
taken the trick, but d could not trust to a
happen" He saw that the 0 and the s were
in DIS hand and that c had no more SPACES.
b must pass this trick and let the lead be
thrown so that A must nave last play. b
gave A the last trump, and he might also
have k d, and at any rate n spade to lead
to B.
The taking of tho club with tho 10, and
the splendid lead Of the last trump settled the
matter IN the instant. 1t was evident that
A had the clubs, and not the diamond strength,
and it was also evident that A would ut once
lead to the spade strength.
1t is not very strange hat the Englishmen
went to Paris to witness such play as this
They never saw anything like it at home,
and they went back, as Clay says, forced to
recognize a wide difference between their
system and our own" Tom LANSING.
, 1889-08-27
kATlE'5 ANSWER.

Ochi me Katie's a ogue, It Is thrue,
But her eyes. like the skies, are so blue,
An her dimples so swate,
An her ankles so nate
Shure, h daztsd an she bothered me too.
TIL one mornin' we whit fur a ride,
whin demure as a bride, by me side.
Liz a darlint she sat-
wId the wickedest hat
Meath a purity girls chin i've tied.
An me heart, arrah, thin, how It bate,
Fur me Kate looked so temptin' an swnta,
Wild cheeks like the roses
An all the red posies
Ye 'ud see in her gardin so nate.
But / sat jist as mute as the dead,
Till she said with a toss NV her head:
'If I'd known that today
Ye'd nave nothin' TO say
I'd ave gone wild me cousin instade."
Thin l hlt mesilf grow very bowld,
Fur 1 knew she'd not scold If l towld
Nv the love ut me heart
That 'ud niver depart
Though l lived to be wrinkled an ovid.
An l said: IF / dared to dc so,
I'd lit go Nv this haste, an I'd throw
Both ms arms roun' yer waist
An be stain n taste
Nv thin lips that are coaxin' me So"
Thin she blushed a more migant red,
As she said, without raisin' her head,
An her eyes lookin' down
Meath their lashes so brown:
~'Udyer like me to dhrive, Misther Tedf"
Miss C. II. Thayer in Boston Globe
, 1889-08-27

wnen 1 grove over to the house in the
dawning.
1.-The widow was ready, all in black,
and Charlotte all in white, and there
stood the can Furnished like silver, and
1 helped the ladies into the seats in front
of the little carriage and went round be-
hind to put the can in, andL lifted 1t
toward the place it was to stand ina
place made for the baggage, if you had
any-when, as if the old boy was in them
both, the handles CAV way at the same
minute, and down went the a to the
grass. l jumped to pick it up, took the
top for the bottom, and made matters
worse. The milk poured out of the can
in a stream, and by the time I'd righted
it, it was empty.
1.-THE ladies did not gee what had hap
pened, and how to til them l did not
know. put the cover on, set the can in
its place, and went forward and tool the
reins, trying my best to think how to get
the can filled on the sly. but no way oc-
CURED to me, and l saw the chimneys of
the Nash house rising against the sky
without having found an idea. The. it
flashed on me. There were twenty great
hogsheads ready for the milk, and men
servant were emptying the cans into
them. One walked up to our vehicle,
ready to take the can, but, Mol cried I,
Il want to rave the honor of adding Mrs.
Lutwoyche's contribution to the queens
cheese myself. No one shall touch it.
God save her majestyr
"'That's fine,' said Mrs. Lutwoyche,
when n young man feels like that and
you should have seen me Juggling the
empty can as if it was as heavy as lead,
and lifting it carefully, and pouring
nothing into the h~ogshead, with my
back between the a and the ladies.
Then 1 gave the can to the servants will
ingly, and the handles, which / had
stuck in, came off as they touched them.
'What a mercy that didn't happen
beforeI said Mrs. Lutwoyche.
"Well, l felt a little mean and a little
wicked and much as if I'd committed
treason; but 1 doubt if any one ever
missed the little can of milk from the
great bulk. 1t would not nave made the
great cheese much larger, and 1 had a
jolly time that day. 1 spoke to Char
lotte, and Charlotte gave me to under
stand that if her mother was willing,
she was; and IN our way home the
Widow Lutwoyche listened to what 1
had to say to her, and soon after l took
them both to my own place in Devon
shire.
THE little COW went along, and my
mother-in-law always spoke of her as
the cow that gave her milk for the
queens cheese You can believe hat l
never made confession to her, and for
that matter, my wife don't know it yet,
and 1 rust you not to betray me, daugh-
ter-in-law. And nov you know nov /
am sure there is a mistake in that ac-
count of the making of the queens
cheese in the village of Pennard, Somer-
setshire, on the 9th of June, 1871, and
that there were not 1877 milkings in it,
but only 736. "-Mary Kyle Dallas in The
Fireside Companion.
, 1889-08-27
S F. e IFIC S /.
81

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fountain of health, by using DR.. Pierce's Gold
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Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
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Fever sores. Hin inint Disease. Scrofulous
Sores and Swcllinss, Enlarged Glands. Col
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Golden Medical Discovery cures Consump-
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For Torpid Liver. Biliousness. or "Liver
Complaint Dyspepsia, and indigestion. it is
an unequaled remedy. Sold by druggists.
Price SI.00. or sin bottles for $500
, 1889-08-27

There are men who, after a battle, die
of imaginary wounds, and there are
others who seem incapable of realizing
actual danger. OF the latter class was a
brave fellow whose courage is thus de-
scribed in Regis de Trobriand's -Four
Years with the Army of the Potomac"
He was a strapping Irishman, whom !
found smoking his pipe at the door OF
the hall where lay the wounded.
"Well," said / to him, show do you
find yourselfT'
Perfectly, colonel. Never better in
my life"
"Why have you got your face half
covered with bandages, thenT'
"Oh, a mere nothing-a scratch. I'll
show it to you"
mo, l thank you"
Eyes, yes, you will see what it is."
Raising congresses and bandages, he
showed me a gaping wound in the place
of the eyebrows, which had been carried
away.
81 see," said 1, chat your wound has
not been dressed this morning"
mo, the doctor put this on yesterday
but today he's so busy with the others,
WHO heeu his nelp hiore thah - Iuab !
didn't want to bother him."
Sand your eyer"
"Gone. But you see, colonel, it's only
the left eye, and that will save me the
trouble of closing it while 1 take aim,
which always did bother me. In a fort
night I'll be back with the regiment"
But the brave fellow never did rejoin
his regiment. Before the fortnight was
over he had died of this "mere nothing
of which he had made SO light.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
, 1889-08-27

A system of building houses entirely
of sheet iron has been communicated to
the Society Of Architecture in Paris.
The wall, partitions, roofs and wainscot-
ing are composed of double metallic
sheets, separated by an air mattress,
which is surrounded by different nom
conductors of heat.-New York Tele-
gram
, 1889-08-27
WHIST.
The Difference Bstween Long and Short
Whit.

The Difference Hstween Long and Short
whist
In long whist the cards are played through
from beginning to end, and every point be-
youd six counts In this game, a single
game can be finished only when the whole
thirteen tricks are taken, or the game can be
played OF indefinitely for points. Long whist
is a steadier game than short Whist Five
point whist is a cross between the two. Long
whist used to be played in America with the
honors counted up to the year 1867, when
for the first time, according to sc. W. p"
an American authority, the game was first
played without honorS.
1t will be seen that where the play in
America differs so much from the play in
England there must be different rules to
govern it. And yet many novices insist,
when they play long whist, in applying the
-rules for short whist For a philosophical
treatise on the art OF the game perhaps Poles
is the best, but to read Poles essay and then
expect to play whist according to modern
methods would be folly, and yet that is what
some people do. Some years ago Mr.. Trist,
an American player, brought out the Amer
lean leads, and after considerable contro-
versy on the other side of the winter, they
were adopted in England, and are now a part
OF Cavendish, who is probably one OF the
best authorities, or rather compilers, as he
insists upon calling himself, of the game.
For the benefit Of players who are inter
ested In whist, as played by an old time mas
ter in the game, there is herewith reproduced
a hand played by Deschapelles. The score
(old long whist, A B 8, @ d O. Eight of
hearts turned by B. Two tricks TO be made
against four honors.
, 1889-08-27

The best salve 10 the world tor cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
:orns and all skin %eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no paw required. 1t is
guaranteed to I've perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. n. Hunt.
, 1889-08-27

Have you heard what Mr.. G. L. Weast.
of Cambridge City. Ind, says Of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy2 II not, here it is: During last
summer [ was troubled very much with
severe pains 10 the stomach and bowels,
and was induced by a friend to try this
remedy. / took one dose, as per direc-
tons. and it gave me almost instant re-
lief" 25 and so cent bottles for sale by
u. b. David, Druggist.
IL D-.-A ~ oa1oroAoa
, 1889-08-27
Dr.. WsgaeEaca.


We offer no apology Tor deyoting so much time
and attention TO this much neglected class OF
diseases, believing that no condition of human
lty is too wretched to merit the sympathy and
best services of the profession to which we be-
long, as many are innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
philanthrophist and Il beneiactor to his race
than the surgeon or physician who by close ap-
p~lication eNcels IN any other b anch Of hispro-
fession. And, fortunately FOR humanity ,theday
is dawning when the falls philanthrophy that
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law to die uncared
for, has passed away.
, 1889-08-27
MIDDLIG-AGED MhN.

There are many men Of the age OF 80 to % who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and a weaken
ing of the system in n manner the patient can
not account for. on examining the urinary de
posits a ro2y sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small particles of albumen will att
pear, or the color will be of akin or milkish
hue, again hanging TO a dark and turbid ap-
pearnnce. There are many men who die OF
this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which is
the second stage of seminal weakness. DIR.
Wagner Will guarantee n cure in all such
cases and n healthy restoration of the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tr~ibune-Repuhli-
can.
All communications should be addressed
DIR. WAGNER s. &C.
I4l4 Larimere street. Address, Box 27S' Den.
yer, Colorado.
Cut this out and take along
, 1889-08-27

All kinds of Job Printing neatly and
promptly executed at the | eader Office.
, 1889-08-27

DIR. Appel : Office hours for the treat
ment Of catarrhal diseases and diseases OF
the eye and rir will be from $50 to 5 p.
m. Carey block, room l6.
, 1889-08-27
CHESS AND

Chess problem No. %.
Black.
, 1889-08-27
YOuNG LIN

Who may besufering from the efectsof youth
full follies or indiscretions, will do well to avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER Will guarantee to forfeit hve hundred dol
lars for every case of seminfs or pri-
vate disease of any kind or character which he
Undertakes md fnils to cure.
, 1889-08-27
PIKEY BARNES.
His Phenomenal Record as a
Jockey.
ABOUT HIS RECENT GREAT FEAT.

Winning the Junior Champion Stakes on
Protection and Then Inning the Cham
pIon Stakes on Los AngeIes-The Little
Fellows Record on the Turf.
Little "Pikeyn Barnes, who weighs less
than one hundred pounds and is not yet six
teen years old, is unquestionhbly one OF the
most remarkable jockeys on the American
turf. He began his turf career riding for
his brother, a Fayette county negro, when
, 1889-08-27
TIIE FLAN

Note.-The game Is already won by honors
II A, b can be- prevented from making 9 by
carla
, 1889-08-27

JOB Printing at the Leader office.
, 1889-08-27
THE HANDS.


Spades. Hearts Clubs. Diamonds.
Al 10. ia 6AaR X, GU, KIN, 10 GU, 0
b "A. KIN, G, 8 10. 0, s A,4,2 A, TO-,
OK, Gu Kin, as $3.50 Kin, g, s, 2
D.-9. s. AZ A. X. GU g. X Go
rIu Ii -
, 1889-08-27

Courtesy of Hyo. Archives & His
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18
Written for the Sunday Journal.

Written for the Sunday Journal.
The Grasshopper.
Gay speckled dandy in dresscoat and tights,
Vain, needless WALTER tbrO' the dewy grass,
OF all shrill whistlcrs shrillest, as You pass
From field TO meadow in your vaulting flights
Teach us the source of all your rare delights.
When our hot dome's a sea of FURNISHED brass,
Your shrilling voices celebrate high mass;
And vespers chant thrO' all the sultry night;
Your piping music in the summer air
With soothing cadence its magic yields,
Till drowsy pillows sOOthe our anxious care
And rest in benediction on the fields.
Gay, guiltless jewellers, how your turmoil
Rebukes our needless, unremitting toll.
Edwin 8. Hopkins.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18
Bayless Hanna's Forty-Eight Children.

Memphis Avalanche.
A gentleman from Indiana tells a story
about Bayless W. Hanna. now United States
minister TO the Argentine Republic. Some
months ago, at Buenos Ayres. a rich Span
ish banker gave a dinner to some friends.
and Mr.. Hanna was seated on the right of
the hostess. b inquired as to the health
of Mrs. Hanna, who was not present, and
asked how many children they had. Bay.
less. not understanding Spanish very well.
thought she wanted to Know the
eight. madam To his surprise the lady
threw up her hands and exclaimed, era
clos a Dios. que no tengo esposod Ameri-
cano" which being translated is, Thank
God. / have not an American husband"
The next day the Spanish banker called on
Mr.. Hanna and said: "You astonished my
wife YESTERDAY when you told her you had
replied the minister, II thought your wife
inquired as to the age Of Mrs. Hanna and |
gave her the forty-eight figure. l have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18
Not the Answer She Wanted.

San Francisco Chronicle.
1t was in the Sunday-school. The teacher
was examining the class on the story of
She had fully explained all its significance.
and pointed ont how all the spectators had
been charged to say nothing about it. She
had distilled the information from their in
fantile brains. and then she asked:
Aud what did our Savior charge themY,
Didn't charge them a cent? came from
the whole class.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18

Of the 400 kinds of flowers which grow
in Europe only 420. or 10 per cent. are
odoriferous. The commonest flowers are
the white ones. of which there are 1.l94
kinds. Less than one-fifth of these are
fragrant OF the 45l kinds of yellow flow
ers ~ are odoriferous; OF the s33 red kinds,
"a; of the 594 blue kinds, 81; of the sos vio-
let-blue kinds. IL. Of the 240 kinds with
combined coloxs q are fragrant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18

only four children, and they are enough
The banker went home and gave his wife
the benefit of Judge Hanna's statement, but
up and take the jokes of his friends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18
A True Lover,

Go forth into the world again,
Searching for one as fair and sweet!
Leave you who are my dream cOmpletei
Leave you and let the great sun wane,
~Shrouding my life in darknessl Oh,
Love, oh, my love, 1 cannot go!
They say that love is but a show
Some wizard casts before our eyes;
They say that as a fading flower
Rapture will lose its magic power
To turn to heaven this earth of woe,
But say: Love, l cannot gO!"
To touch YOU heart with perfect faith,
To win with ardOr your rare life,
So full of beauty, charm and praise,
So full of bliss to light my days,
From now to death. were You my wife
j take your trembling answer so,
And love, my love, l cannot go!
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. in Harper's Weekly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18
PENSIONS

New Laws, new Rulings. Every soldier OF soldiers
widow should send 40 TO the Old Established Claim
Agency of +. IL. ifTzGERALD and get his i2-pass
pamphlet on War Claims mailed free No. esh East
Mafket stxeer Z. Ia. fITz6ERAL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18

Written for the Sunday journal.
With the Current.
The thrushes and the reed-birds,
That in the marshes thrOng,
Are futing through the mOOrlands
OF light, and life, n song.
The pink althea flowers
Along the rivers edge.
Are blushing into blossom
Between the tasseled sedge.
And buttOn-bushes dangle
" Their fretted ivory balls,
Where, through the tangled willows.
The hermit-bittern calls.
Beneath the swaying lilies,
The trailing river moss
Ia floating on the ripple
Like strands of finest floss
And ~clinging thickly threaded
Along its supple stems,
The little seeds are shining
Like ~carcanets OF gems.
Within the rivers mirror,
The summer skies appear
So fiecked with golden sunlight,
So tender, blue and clear,
That drifting with the current
Along the limpid stream,
Ifancy | am floating
AdOwn some happy dream;
Wherein, on lOOsened piniOns
My spirit wings, till
Am riding with the reed birds
In yonder hooking sky.
-Evaleen Stein
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-18

What Life Is.
Life is a silvery stream.
Born in the SHOWS white arms:
We on its banks twhere they seem
Almost to touch and to kiss
Long for the me%rmaiden's bliss
And the salt seas soothing charms.
With lips rose-red apart,
And eyes bedimmed by tears,
We feel this young worlds heart
Beating in time to our own,
And yet are as one alone
In a crowd OF hopes and fears.
Tossed by an unrest wild,
Drawn by a hope unseen
A god I'm thought and a child.
We wander on to the end,
With dread as a bosom friend,
And a mist comes down between.
Eugene Field, in Chicago News.