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The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
GEN ERAL NEWS

A general strike has been declared in
all the mines of Peoria and the Cation
Illinois subdistricts. The men demand
10 cents ton. The operators have de
termined that 60 cents Is all they will pay.
A long and bitter strike is anticipated.
AS was generally expected Hon. j. G.
Carlisle, received the Democratic nomi-
nation for United States Senator, for
Kentucky on the 9th ballot, receiving
" votes to 43 for his competitor Mr.
Lindsay. The nomination assures him
of being elected.
All hope for British steamship Wlngates
which sailed from Philadelphia March
23d for Copenhagen, has been given up.
and there no longer exists any doubt but
that she has gone to the bottom with al
hands. The theory among ship captains
in port is that the Wingates struck an
iceberg and went to the bottom before
the boats could be launched.
Business failures reported to Brad
streets number Isl In the United States
this week, against l52 last week and 10.
that week last year. Canada had l6 this
week, against 2G last week. The total
failures in the United States Jan. l to
date Is 4469 In 1889.
1t is rather startling fact that the
most densely populated square mile IL
the world is not In China, or In Belgium
but in the city of New York, and that /,
Is inhabited by 100000 people, the larger
part of whom are Italians, who speal
their native language only and retair
their native customs.
In high-license Per nsylvania, In pro
hibitlon Iowa, and In local-option Mass
achusetts, Illicit liquor dealers are already
running an ''original package" business
under cover Of the Supreme Court dec
sion. This fact illustrates the POSSIBLE
ties of that decision an q cover to the
violation Of any kind of restrictive law.
The House committee on Pacific rail
roads has finally decided to report favor.
ably to the House the Pacific railroad
funding bill.
The New York Sun has special from
Washington which says that Presiden
Harrison has announced his uuwilingi
ness to sign the free coinage BILL and il
fact has made a positive statement tina
he will veto such q bill II sent to him
He Is In favor of q silver bill, but doe
not think the country yet ready for coin
age. The special further says that al
attempt to pass the bill over the YETI
would fall.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

Last year the value Of the buildings
erected In Portland fell, SO contractors
estimate, between 100000 and $500, 00(
behind the business of the previous year
and this year there is a prospect Of still
further reduction of at least 800, 600
There are no very large jobs on hand
On commercial street the improvements
will be limited. The Grand Trunk cor.
poration Is making some changes in and
about the station, but the work will fall
greatly short Of that of last year, when a
new brick building was erected. The
trouble Is, Portland has been booming
Sioux Calls too much.-Er
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
DANA'S SARSAPARILLA.
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Miss or Mrs.-All women out of their
teens are entitled to be styled mistress, =
says . writer In The Lady. Miss" is
merely dlminutive, and is properly con.
fined TO young girls just as master" Is
commonly confined to school boys. In
the days Of Pope "Mrs." was the CON-
mon appelation of unmarried ladies'. Sir
Walter Scott, too, speaks of Joanna Gun
narried) ~ Mrs. Joanna Baillie. There
~ nowadays plenty Of spinsters
young apinsters too-who II sist ON be.
Ing addressed - "Mrs." and at one or
Two places In Sussex, curiously enough,
tie married lady b "Miss'' and the un,
married lady receives the title Of Mrs"
tn sans custom 70 found In many parts
a Icsla.d. The form Mrs" was at
- - applied indi6srentlv to persons
= ~ AGss.-( Neso Orleans Ptcaysae
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

The Somals are "kittle cattle" to deal
with. Armed to the teeth with spears,
daggers and clubs, they are equally skill
full and reckless in the of them. The
men live to fight and tan; what work
gets done is done by the women. Tribal
wars are incessant; sanguinary social
quarrels are of everyday occurrence, and
If death seldom ensues it is because
the clansmen on either side are Jealous
to separate the combatants before the
fine for homicide, born in common by
the relatives Of manslayer, is incurred.
Camel driving is almost the only form of
masculine industry, yet it does not ap-
pear that time hangs heavy on the
Somal's hands. Hsirdressing and dye
ing for he aspires to blonde chevelure)
agreeably occupy good deal Of it; and
his portentous and inexhaustible To-
quacity is often INDUCED at the expense
Of sleep.-Edinburgh Review.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
The saloon And Boys.

Some one has said that saloons can NO
more be run without boys than eaw-milla
without logs. Lately In Chicago q
school-teacher noticed = knot OF boys
counting the number of holes in soma
cards. He called one Of them up and
insisted on knowing what 1t meant, and
the boy told him that ssloon-keePer
who had his saloon near the school had
given them those cards, and every time
they took drink. he punched them
one hole for beer, two for straight
drinks, and thpee for mixed drinks,-
and each month he gave prizes The boy
who had the most holes punched IN hi1
card got revolver, the second life Of
Jesse James, and the third . meerschaun
pipe" Thus doss the saloon begin early
TO contaminats our boys and seek Y
bring them under its ruinous bondage.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
Cleveland's Latest.

Mr.. Cleveland has written another let
ter. This time 1t is to the Farmers ALI
ance and in 1t he sings the Of / tune, name.
ly, the tariff is tax. Mr.. Cleveland de
ludes himself when he thinks he can mis-.
lead the farmers on a subject concerning
which they possess vastly more informa-
ton than he does. 1t is practical qnes.
tion with them and they have made q
study Of it so that to-day no class of peo-
pie in the country better appreciate the
utter weakness of the free trade argument
than the farmers. In the course of his
letter Mr.. Cleveland writes
struggle as they may our farmers
must continue to be purchasers and con.
sumers of uumberless things enhanced
In cost by tariff regulations"
Mr.. Cleveland probably knows better
than this but If he does not the farmers
do and with half an eye can see through
his very transparent bid for support 10 at.
tempting to prejudice them against the
tariff by an absolutely untrue assertion
In this connection the following tables
will be found of interest
Articles Prize in Price in
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
The RetOrt to GuizOt.

A candidate who displays needless
assurance, and who gives himself airs, Ii
sure to draw down from bis examiners
some humiliation Of his vanity, some dis
agreeable or severe reproof. And if, in
his answers, he INDUCES in smart repair
tee or sharp retort, he is certain to pro
woke, If not reprimand, at least the
severity Of his judges,
Before giving an instance | must first
premise that Guizot, the examiner or
that occasion, had recently published q
Life of Cromwell" which the public re-
ceived with Notifying GOODNESS; also
that the Black sea, in Latin "Pontui
Euxinus,' is shortened in French int
"Pont Euxin, also that ''pont" is French
for "a bridge"
While Guizot, then, was examining al
the Sorbonne, after questioning stu
dent whose answers seemed to him wide
Of the mark, he asked, derisively;
You can at least tell Inc how many
arches the Pont Euxin had?"
Easily enough" the young man pert
ly answered. Exactly as many as you
History of Cromwell has had readers.
Such "A gross insult, uttered in public
naturally did the candidate more harm
than good the Year Round.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
Ne viii Soon Be Here.

Presently the census taker will be
around, book and pencil in hand, and con
versations like the following will be In
order:
Census Taker-Have you children?
Woman-Yes; q son.
Census Taker-Male or female?
Woman-Male.
Census Taker-Agep
Woman-Two years and half.
Census Taker-Married or single2
Woman-Single.
Census Taker CLOSING book That's
all right. Thanks.-Texas Siftings.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22


Scion.
In the midst Of protracted rainstorm
seventy members of the Somerset Po'
mona gathered at the Grange Hall In
Scion, to hold the regular May meeting.
Delegations were present from Bingham
New Portland, Skowhegan, Kennebet
Valley, East Madison, Athens, St. Alban.
and North Somerset oranges. In the alb
sence OF the Master, the Worthy Chap
lain, Bro. Stephen Merrill, the senior of
fcer present opened the Grange at IL A
M. Other officers present were the Sec
rotary and Gate Keeper, Bro. Edgar Mil
lar was appointed Overseer; Bro. |. U
Winslow, Lecturer, Bro. &. Il. Savage
Steward; Bro. W, W. RUSSELL Asst
Steward; BRO. VIM. Parsons, Chaplain
and Sister s. B. Pierce, Lady Asst. Stew
ard.
Bro. James Sterling, W. ID. Hayden ant
Sister ID. M. Goodrich were appointed
Committee on applications. The address
of welcome was given by Bro. W. W
Russell, Master of North Somerset grange
and the response by Bro. l.. c. Jewett
Master of East Madison grange. The
North Somerset grange fraternally wei
coined the Pomona with beautiful
grange dinner. The Worthy Lecturer
Bro. Ansel Holway, having arrived, TOOK
the Masters chair during the afternoon
session.
The Lecturers Program was taken ur
and Bro. l. o. Winslow spoke at som,
length on the advantages of butter max
ing, and in clear and interesting man
ner presented this subject in An encourag
ing light From his standpoint there Is
no business In which Maine farmers car
engage with greater prospects of success
than that Of associated dairying. Bro. X.
W. Ellis followed, giving practical sug
gestions, and answering questions in re-
lation to this question.
Sister Sarah A. Pierce presented pa.
per on the question, "How can women
economist labor In their household
duties? And also read a beautiful poem
that was gladly received.
The next meeting will be held with
New Portland grange, at Thompson
Hall, Tuesday, June 8.
S. +. EMERSON, Secretary.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

In the time of the Indian war, about
1875, the church at New Milford, Conn,
was in charge of Parson Boardman. 1t
is not with the good parson, however,
that this story has to do, but with the
parsons wife,
A general alarm had seized upon the
community, and the people were flock
ing to the fort for security. A man was
sent to the parsonage to warn Madam
Boardman Of the danger from hostile
attack, and to help her and the children
to escape. He was excited, and natur-
ally urged immediate haste.
To this the quiet woman calmly re-
piled that she would be ready to start
las soon as she had knit into the seam
needle. Youths Companion.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
The Next Muster.

1t was decided, Thursday morning, t.
hold the next encampment of the Maine
Militia, the week commencing the 3Oth Of
June, to continue five days, and the Adj
utant General has issued an order to tina
effect. The troops will visit Portland or
the occasion of the reunion of the Arm,
Of the Potomac. going down In the morn
ing and after parade they will be Civ
en- sail around the U. s. fleet In q steam
er, and taken to the islands for q clan
bake, returning to Augusta after the fire
works In the evening. The governor
and staff will proceed to Portland on tn,
afternoon of July Sd, so as to be presen
at the banquet IN the evening.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

Thus 1t will be seen that prices Of agri-
cultural implements have steadily de
creased in this country and on an average
are twenty per cent cheaper here than
in free trade England. The same relative
decrease in prices has taken place in al
most everything the farmer uses, and yet
Mr.. Cleveland, after twenty-n ne years of
prosperity under protective tariff never
equalled In the history Of any country, in
suits the farmer by repeating the old cry
of the campaign of 1888, the taril is a
tax.-Bdng0r Wig.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

Oliver Wendell Holmes has gold pen
which has been his constant companion
for twenty-five years. Though he has
written with it during all that long
period, it Is as good today>as if it had
only Issued week ago from the manu-
factory. The poet can not write with
any other pen. and cherishes his old
servant with the greatest care and affec.
ton. He has note book almost as old
"a tattered, torn and limp note book
which has been the depository Of hi
thoughts and condolences for many years
Exchange.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

The New England Magazine, New England
Magazine Co., S6 Bromaeld st., Boston, con
Sune Of the topics are Mr.. HoweNs Lases
Novels BY Hanlin, Garland, Ethics and
Poifsiss By VIM. IN. eaitsr, "Soms Old Dor
ehssess Homes" BY Marion A. Mcbride, How
1hede Island received the Constitution, b.
0ilhWt 1. Hamey, and Among ths tSisndli
In1iaas u Aashpse." There are many ethei
s.ss.se.s articles and he number q full!
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22


Sir Lyon Playfair, in letter to Junius
Henri Browne, says:
II have known three friends who were
partially devoured by wild beasts under
apparently hopeless circumstances OF es-
cape. The first was Livingstone. the
great African traveller, who was knocked
on his back by lion, which began to
MUNICH his arm. He assured me that he
felt no pain or fear, and that his only
feeling was one Of intense curiosity as to
which part of his body the lion would
take next. The next WAS Rustem Pasha,
now Turkish ambassador in London. A
bear attacked him and tore off part of
his hand and part of his arm and shout
der. He also assured me that he had
neither pain nor fear, but that he felt
excessively angry because the bear
g,unted with so much satisfaction in
munching him.
The third case is that of Sir Edward
Bradford, an Indian officer, now occupy
ing high position in the Indian service.
He was seized in a solitary place by a
tiger, which held him firmly behind the
shoulders with one paw and then delib-
eratcly devoured the whole of his arm,
beginning at the end and finishing at the
shoulder. He was positive that he had
no sensation of fear and thinks that he
felt little pain when the fangs went
through his hand, but is certain that he
felt none during the munching Of his
arm.
DairyinR for Profit
The Dairyman has for years tried to
impress upon its readers that there were
two leading principles that must be
obeyed if the farmer wishes to make
money in dairying.
The first is that he must make a spe-
cial study to improve the capacity of the
COW.
Half of the dairymen of today are
doing business with cows that are total
ly unfit for the business. They are not
dairy machines in any profitable sense Of
the word.
The second vital principle is a study Of
all the finer economies in dairy manage
ment. The waste in summer pasture, in
winter feed, in all the essential principles
Of bright, sharp dairy management, is
enormous with all these "hard times"
dairy farmers. The waste is the one
great reason why 80 many men find lit
tie or no profit in the business.
The farmer goes to the expense Of
growing ten or twenty acres of corn fod
der, and then wastes from 40 to 90 per
cent. of its feeding value. He keeps his
cows doing nothing through the winter
on expensive feed, and practices summer
dairying when the milk brings the least
price. There is great waste here
Hoard's Dairyman.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

In a party of insurance men an acct
dent policy man put the question gener'
ally: What do you think is our most
improbable risk" Most of those in the
party named persons engaged in danger
Gus avocations. such as railroad men
powder makers, etc. When each had
received negative one asked the smil-
ing accident man the answer.
"Tailors," said he. They're simply
awful"
"How on earth can n tailor injurt
himself" was the chorus.
"If you'd stop to think it would al
once present itself" was the retort
They prick their fingers You well un
derstand that in making close seam
every particle Of the tailor's strength il
required in holding the cloth together
A prick in the finger disables a coat
maker, and we have to pay him *25 t
week until he gets well. "-Cincinnat
Enquirer
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
May Magazines.

The North American Review for May ia a
very interesting number. The opening article
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, this is followed by
"Hatred Of England" by Goodwin Smith
"Whst Shall We Do With Silver" the Hon,
X. Q. Mills, 1.-THE Typical American" Andres
Lang and Max o.. Rel; and long list OF
readable papers among them beingI"The Tariff
ON Trial." expressing the views Of Sir Richard
J. Cartwright and ThomasG' Sherman. 8 cas-,
18th ct. l4th st. N. Y.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
Republican Convention.
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
The Third District Republican Conven-
ton will be heldin Granite Hall, Augusta,
Thursday, June IL, 1870, at 1890 O'Clock,
p. NJ. for the purpose OF nominating u
candidate for Representative to the j2d
Congress of the United States.
The District is composed 1.-THE counties
of Kennebec, Somerset, Waldo aud Han
cock.
The basis of representation will be as
follows: each city, town and plantation
will be entitled to one delegate, and for
each seventy-five votes cast for the
Republican candidate for Governor In
1883 an additional delegate, and for a
fraction OF forty votes in excess of
seventy-five votes, Il further additional
delegate.
Vacancies In any delegation can only
be filled from the residents OF the County
In which the vacancy occurs.
The District Committee will be Is SEES
sion In the Alderman's Room at ten
O'Clock on the morning of the Convention
for the purpose of receiving the credent-
ials of delegates.
NATHL MEADER,
l.. l.. WALTON,
JOHN ID. HOPKINS,
j. w. BLACK,
Republican District Committee.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

Parisians were lately treated to rare
effect Of mirage. The Eiffel tower was
seen surmounted by an inverted image
Of itself, vertical in the heavens and look.
ing like duplicate continuation of the
real structure. The base of the image
lost itself in the upper mist, while behind
the tower was low cloud which CLEANED
like silver. The sun was shining across
the haze to the left Of the tower and con-
tributed an additional effect Of light and
shadow.-New York Times.
Enssasaolne 0tssAtass.
Andrsw Casnegie has given b The An
thogsi club, II New Yok, ~ sum q
o10. 100 70 10 used n ~ sneouzsgsneal
e hbesstaEl m ~ ppalsal1n q
any Dngo1n 0e4tDano - 3 yoanR11G
vho va11s4 = ~ 49, - SenGlh 4
80 - - - - -
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22

rK-+Flag station; at which Passenger trains
win stop on signal or notice to Conductor.
The Passenger Train leaving Colon at
1870 A. NJ, connects at Oakland with Trains for
Boston, Portland and Lewiston, hlno for Water.
Vile, Augusta, Gardiner, skowhega and
Bangor The Passenger Train leavii Z Oak
land ut 4.43 p. M. ;, connects with Trains from
Boston, Portland and lewiston, also Gardiner,
Augusta and Waterville.
The Mixed Train leaving Oakland at $40 A.
NJ. connects with Passenger Trains from Ban
gor and Water. lille. The Mixed Train leaving
Solon at 100 P. NJ, connects with Passenger
Train for Watervllle and Bangor, also with
Pullman Train for Augusta, Portland and Bos-
ton,
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
Via The Albert Lea Route.
Somerset Railway,

Commencing Monday, pr. 7 1870.
Trains will run as fellows, connecting at Oak
land with Maine Central Railroad:
For Boston, Portland. Lewiston, Waterville,
Augusta md Bangor.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
Stage Connections.

AT Noritdgewock, for Skowhegan and Mer-
Ger; at Arson, for Sawye-'s Mills, tStarksli at
o. Anson, for North ind West New Portland.
Dead River Flagstaff and Eustis. At Scion, for
Bingham, Forks and Moose River.
w. M AVER. Supf,
The Somerset reporter., 1890-05-22
Meeting Of Somerset Pomona at
Scion,

Republican District Committee
Waterville, May 10th, 1890.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
In Man and womans own Neglect

OF themselves will be found original
cause, in nine cases out CT ten, ofall the
bodily ailments from which they may
suffer. A tired feeling or slight indis-
position is treated indifierently and the
body left to work out its own restora-
ton to health, minor ailments being
looked on as triAes. This is the great
mistake, and one which often causes
long spells of sickness. Were the old
adage practiced in time "An ounce OF
Prevention is better than a pound OF
Cure" all that suffering would have been
spared Eilert's Extract of Tar and Wild
Cherry is the Great Panacea for the use
and for the cure OF Coughs, Colds,
Hoarseness, Splitting Of Blood, Asthm-
and Pains in the Chest and Lungs, 1T is
also excellent in first stages of Consump-
ton. Eilert's Daylight Liver Pills cure
Sick Headache, Nervousness, Dyspepsia
and all Bilious Complaints. Both rem
edies are guaranteed. For sale, whole
sale and retail by Lockert & Reynolds
druggists.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
rhe prohibition Convention.

III. G. Merritt, of this city, was
elected permanent chairman of the
State Prohibition convention which
met in Nashville June 4. Mr.. Mer-
rift was also made chairman of the
finance committee, and raised in the
convention $1,O53.5O towards funds
needed.
AS before stated, our young towns
man, Davis Turnkey, was unani-
mously nominated to represent this,
the Sixth district in the next Con
gress. Mr.. Turnkey was not present,
the nomination was unsolicited and
unexpected, and therefore the greater
compliment. He is young man of
high character and Christian integ-
gritty. He is now connected with
the tobacco trade, but has experience
in the practice of law and public
speaking, and will no doubt give Our
Joe a russell. Rev. ID. g. Kelley ac-
cepts the gubernatorial nomination
and will carry the prohibition ban
ner in the campaign.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06

Uncle Josiah, in his speech at CO.
lumbia, found it very convenient to
refer to the House journal of 1888
for proof of his statement in refer
ence to the recommendations of Gov.
Taylor in regard to the claim of the
Tennessee Bank depositors, but your
Uncle Patterson never one time al.
ludes to his own record in that same
House Journal, which shows that he
managed to release the Pullman Pal
ace Car Co. of 81, 500 year taxes
which that company had been pay
ing all along to the State, nor does
he refer to his efforts to drop the
wholesale whiskey dealers from the
list of privilege taxes, cheating the
State out of about $4,000 year and
the counties and towns of the same
amount.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
fHG EsrlausrERINo ExREpITIoN.

tx - -lLN1St e-'tit'S 49,
An Investigation Puts New Phase on
the scheme.
SAN Francisco, June CA special
from San Diego to The Chronicle states
thai an investigation into the proposed
filibustering expedition against Lower
California puts a new phase on il. From
evidence already obtained it. appears
that the president of the Mexican Land
and Colonization company had eoncoct-
ed a scheme for the annexation of the
peninsula to tho British empire on the
basis Of the plan followed by the East
India company, when Great Britain &C
quired her possessions IN Asia.
1t was proposed to colonize Lower
California, and secure concessions from
the Mexican government, and ferment
dissensi0ns which would jeopardize in
terests Then the interference of En-
gland was to be asked. 1t is alleged
that Mayor Scott, manager Of the COM
pany, assured the flibusters that two
English men-of-war would be in the
-icinity Of Ensenada sl1irting off the
coast when the new republic was to be
declared. As soon as the declaration OF
Independence was issued the war vessels
were 10 tIltGI OIC IIstI OOA anu iSSOto iAi1"
the new nation.
Scott also stated that the nucleus of
the almory was already in Lower Cali
fornia. stored in ware house of the
English company at Ensenada. Three
eases of rifles We're shipped to Ensenada,
billed to English company, some time
ago.
After the republic was proclaimed
Scott was Of the opinion that the United
States and Mexican governments would
join in putting down the instruction,
and that Great Britain would subse-
quently on an appeal to protect the in
terests of her subjects, declare pro
toctorate over the peninsula. The paper
claims to have documentary evidence
which viii fully prove that Scott was
the prime mover in the proposed insur-
TpTflOn