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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-11
Mexican Onyx.

The Mexican ONYX stone is worked
in peculiar manner. Deep. round
holes are drilled 10y h:gld in Il line. In
each hole is inserted Il snugly fitting
piece of wood. which has been grooyed
from end to end. Hot water is poured
into the grooves at night. This swells
the wood. and the block is spit along
the line without damage. The natives
then saw the blocks into slab. and
polish the surface by hand Each
piece is semi-transpirent, anl when
placed between the eye and q strong
light presents a remarkably beautiful
effect ia form and color.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-11
Save $3.50 f T: ss; y CaIifornla

fcrnis IEEDSON CO.'S personally conducted g.
Sleeping cara Vis ~ broad gauge Pullman Tourist
scehic line OF the WORLDLY leave Cbicase a. n THE
each excursion IN e aoSn Saturday every wees
cars manager Pullman tourssi SentIe
cisco and 3ns iIom boston and Chcago TO San Fpss
I'D Clark Street, Chicago " ~ Co.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-11

Oysters live to the age of from twelve
70 fourteen years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-11

ENGLISH Spawn Liniment removes al
Hard, Soft or calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood SPAWN,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney. Ring bone,
Stiles, Sprains and Swollen Threats
Coughs, Etc. Save $50 py use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by F.
G. Buerstatte Druggist Manitowoc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-11

Add two tablespoonful of kerosene to
the pail of water with which you wash
grained or other vanished furniture.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1890-12-11

Fine ladies' cloths are to be used OF
lighter shades than formerly for the
street, trimmed with braiding, feathers
and fur, and in pale evening tints for
dressy reception gowns.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
A Strange Country.

Australia Is country in which nature
has established conditions unknown else
where, and where civilization must adapt
itself to surroundings which 1T finds nov.
ell and strange. 1t is country full OF
aosurdities in animal, vegetable and
human life. Its native race, In point OF
intelligence and development of resources
Is far below even the cave dwellers and
the people of the stone age Of Europe
Its apimals perpetuate types which dis.
appeared from every other part OF the
globe some millions of years ago. Its
trees and plants are representative of
species found elsewhere only in chalk and
coal measures.
Hardly anything here has the character
aud quality of its relations In other lands.
Although the trees and flowers are chiefly
those of the temperate zone, the birds
are, for the most part. of the tropics and
flash the gorgeous colors Of the parrot
and the cockatoo through the dull foliage
OF the sad toned eucalyptus. The birds
have no song, and such notes as they
possess seem like wi-rd echoes from a
period when reptiles were assuming
wings and filling the tree tops with a
strange jargon, before heard only In the
swamps and fens. The flowers have no
scent. while the leaves Of every tree are
full of odor. The trees cast no shade
since every leaf Is set at edge against the
sun and shed, not their leaves, but their
bark, which stripping off In scales, ex
poses the naked wood beneath, and adds
to the ghostly effect which the fores.
already holds in the palid hues of its
foliage. Boston journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
Lawyer Honesty Is Poor Policy.

James M'Kechnie, the CITY LAWYER
started on his career with high and noble
aspirations. He thought his mission was
to reform his profession and ,ake away
the reproach that rested on it from time
immenorial. the young nan had ability
and was not long In business before he
drew around him lot of respectable
clients; but the business he did was of SO
tr'tling nature that his fees did not
amount to much. While he was rejecting
one day on the hardness of his lot, a man
came In and after few prelminaries, dis
closed to Mkechnie wicked case,
which, though dirty one, was likely to
prove successful, and gain large sum
of money. At first the young lawyer felt
inclined TO kick the fellow out of the
office, but on second thought agreed tn
think over the matter. In the evening
Mr.. Mkechnie repaired to his paternal
home, and after tea requested an inter-
view with his father. The young mat
laid the case before the old man in all its
details. After few moments thought,
the old man asked:
"Are YOU lawyers cad houest?'
''No, am sorry to say. But, father,
would like to prove that a man may be a
lawyer and yet honest" replied the son
earnestly.
But will the folks believe your pur-
sued Mr.. M'kechnie, senior.
well, don't know" said James,
looking at his father obviously.
"Humph" replied the old mau, aye
dinna ken. Weel, I'm thinkin' ven mo-.
an ye NAV as weel dae it as get the name
OFT. and get the silver forbye.' Scottish
Nights.
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Streets In Berlin.

The smoothness of the pavements In
Berlin affords immense relief in diminish.
ing the confusing noise and jar Of the
streets. Waking early 10 the morning at
hotel In the centre Of the business sec.
ton, one perceives no rattling of wagons
only the clatter Of the horses hoofs, SC
that 1t seems as If cavalry regiments were
continually passing. The smooth streets
have also made cycling very popular, and
tricycles are extensively used for business
purposes The broad sidewalks are laid
with tagging in the center, and between
that and the curbstone are paved with
small, mosaic like stones that form a
smooth surface and are easily removed
and replaced. Beneath this space are laid
the gas pipes. telegraph and electric ligh,
wires. pneumatic tubes, ETC., so that in
laying or repairing these the street pave.
ment Is not disturbed. The wires OF the
arc lights. as well as of the ucandescent,
all are carried underground, and in Berlin
there are not To he seen the unsightly
poles that so dishgure the streets Ia
American cities.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
Homo Supply and Expectation

Men are yet In business VINO can re-
member when In our hardware stores
American made goods were the exccp-
ton. Now nine tenths of our hardware,
including heavy goods, are OF home man
ufacture, and in the case of saws, axes
tools, cutlery aud all kinds of builders
hardware we are heavy exporters. And
it is most significant fact that amoug
our best customers for these products of
a protected industry are the colonies Of
Great Britain A glance at Csusda's
imports for 1888 shows that there came
from the United States, of hardware over
eighty per cent brass goods. eightv-one
per cent; copper manufactures. eighty
six per cent? cordage, ninety-four, per
cent; ginghsms, lightweight per cent
glass manufactures, sixty-fve per cent {;
rubber goods, ninety-nine per cent; print
ing ink ninety-four per cent; carpets,
tfty-four per cent; tinware, ninety one
per cent; wallpaper, ninety per cent; pa
per manufactures, seventy two per cent
oil cloth, tifty-two per cent.
Such an array of business facts as this.
with the practical man, is worth more
than all the theories of all the free-trsde
writer's on both sides of the ocean.
DANA'S SARSApARIIIA
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
M AIRED Losefs.

/. wa - e. country rail- I'D station:
a white-ha'r-d Old man and 8 woman al
most a. c.i- Grove - fnr DOR u al anti
q1stet DGz2F, % which was attached a
lqr-e long past IT. Ycuth.
Shabby a. were = Dli mans turnout
aud garment, aLi simple minded as be
80 mel I'll Dear.ug toward Ai- aged wife
"ss coCTtIues- !t-ef
'DDL' try TO sit p1t o the buggy until
hitch ol1 Ned az Ii. ? ye, lie SAID a. he
-.r~.y CLIMBED ou:
He stumbled backward and Amos. fell
~'el helping tae Old lady ont, 20 that che
-4;Ge to the ground rather heavily.
D'dnt auri ye. id il MAJ he asked
"iia tender sol;cita5e don know what
usie Hie - clumsy So keeriess.
lieu be brushed the dust from her
dress win bis red cotton hand kerchief,
AND carefully r!gnted her bonnet that had
occum swry during the ride 10 the sta
.lon.
NV you set light here, ma, sn' III
see - lD.ng>, he sad g. he ed her 0
>eat II shady corner Of the room and
made il on Portable With the shawls she
-arried. When ue returned be said
Don't fee. sny skeery bout goiu' cn
alone, do te, ma: Ne wished a hundred
TINES odd 90, too, 9ut you knew We
can't both leave home at this time o the
'ear, az | ant -kee-cG nut youl git
sions al Fi.h,. Asr. nj meet you sure
When IJG get here. an don : fail II have
II drop lDe 8 card right CT, lettin me
snOw you r. a.. righi-'
ia : before the train arrived he came
over to where was sitting and asked me
where | was hound fer"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
the Census.


In less than two months the work OF
taking the census OF the population of
the country will begin. Census Supern-
tendent Porter is just now engaged in
looking over the divisions of the districts
made by the supervisors of the census.
All subdivisions into enumeration dis
tricts must be approved by the superin-
tendent, and he is endeavoring, as far as
possible, to make the general average of
population In each district about | 500
Mr.. Porter proposes to have the census
taken promptly and to secure that he will
have small districts and plenty of en-
umerators. Under the law enumeration
is to begin on the first Monday of June,
1890, and each of the 40, 600 or more en-
umerators will be requir to prosecute
the work each day and make prompt re-
turns TO the supervisor. In any city hay
ing over 10000 inhabitants BY the last
census the law provides that the enumer-
alton of population shalt he taken within
ten weeks from the first Monday of June.
The entire work of enumeration is to be
completed on or before the first day of
July. All this army of men that are to
begin their house to house visitation
from one end of the country to the other
have to be provided with the necessary
blanks so that the returns will be uni
form. The schedules that are to be plac-
ed in their hands are now ready to be
shipped.
Tue population schedules alone amount
to e, 600 900 Sheets and some idea eau be
obtained of what this number means
when 1t is stated that ,92o sheets weigh
40 pounds and the entire amount weighs
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

An engine driver on the Central Asian
railway who sustained conclusion OF the
brain in serious accident ON Gen. An
nenkoifs line some time ago has just
sued the railway officials for damages
in court at Samarcand, and obtained
very satisfactory and somewhat origin
al compensation. The court decreed
that he should be paid 1000 rubles down
at once, and, in addition, should receive
80 rubles. or 60, a month, with an ex'
ira 10 rubles for every child which might
| be born to him.-Cor London Times.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

are not the worst part OF II, although it,
hard enough not to be able to read But
look at that mendiDg basket, piled 10
With two weeks mendiDg. | try 70 do a
little bit at time, but 1t hurts my ewes no
can't 20 out and the doctor saws thew
will never get we'll unless give them ner.
feet rest. Why" she said half laughing
Il had to pin the childrens clothes on
this morning where the buttons were
of"
Never mind the pins, bnt do take
care OF your eyes" said Alice. at +.
real trouble. and am 10 sorry for Won.
Let me read you one Of these stories. Or
perhaps you would rather did some of
the mending. 1t wouldn't take me very
long to do that whole pile
'Of course ~ wouldn't. you are 80
quick and handy. How fortunate YOU
are Al1ce,-eyes and strength, and SO
bright AMI smart. You can do anything
you want to. Yes, you may do It'll
you IL let me pay you for it. and Won
don't know what blessed help it will he
NO; you shan't touch them unless you'll
agree to It,"
1t Is just the kind of work Won can,
get.anybody to do" continued Mrs. War.
ner. Alice laughingly consented. and
settled herself at work. Il sent for
sarah ,Grsndall, the other day. tsenme
and do up odds and ends for me-thsru
what must get somebody to do for a
"hlie now. And she sent me word that
she'u come In three weeks. She's ALWAYS
engaged ahead. What IL the reason
wonder, mat you can't find folks to do
the little useful things Just when Won
need them most?
Alice walked home with some new idea,
In her brain.
81 haven't made up my book club, but
| wonder II haven't done better than
that. | believe it's Just as they say
there's enough to do of what | can do il
II only could be fitted in. I'm going to
try II can't ft myself in somehow"
week later she said,-
Mother, I'm going TO work
-! suppose 80. You're always at
work"
But mean I'm going to earn my own
living"
Not away from homer"
well, partly"
but you can't. Haven't often said
you shouldn't go away IS long as there is
a home for your"
Don't he frightened. mother" said
Alice. laughing. my goings won't be-
serious. I'm going two days In the week
to Mrs Garde's to bake and to wind up
her housekeeping SO that 1t will run
smoothly between whites. Pm going one
day every week to Mrs. brakes whenever
she wants me to be hat-trimmer, dress
draper, and toucherup in general Do
you think that what can do at home the
rest OF the time will pay for my board
and lodging?'
Il think 1t will"
| what earn outside will clothe me
and good deal more. So am self-sup
porting: for, when any of these are
done with me, there will surely he others
to whom can fit in my work. Chris
tian Register.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
DANA'S RSAPARILLA'

Mrs. Erastus Jones-"Lookee ere,
'Rsstus, what YOU gwine to church for
wild dat hat on? Don't you see dat hole
right In de top? Don't you know you
got to han dat hat roun' an take up
c'lectiou?' Mr.. Erastus Jones-"You
shet up. 'ooman. reck'n know my bus.
mess. When l ham dis hat roun' hold
my hand right slap under dat hole SO ]
kin ketch de dickels dat drop froo, an
keep EN- FINN 'sturbin' de congregation
ny rOllin' on de fiO'. b'leeve In keeping
things quiet In de meetiu'-house; an
faint no place for rollin' money roun' OF
de fo'."-Harper's Bazar.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
POETRY.
His Credit wss Good.

Twas a winter night and the hour late.
And the snow lay cold and white,
But she saw him as far AS the gate,
To say to him there, GOOD night"
The moon looked down with smiling eye,
And the bright stars, winked with glee;
I hey saw her blush and heard her sigh,
(For tmd and shy was she
But they never needed the stars or moon
The youth and the maiden fair
They reached the gate and trfing boon
The lover requested there.
What is the boon, asked the charming miss,
In musical voice and low.
1t is that you II give me sweetheart's kiss,
Ny darling, before 1 60
Oh no, she said, as her lsshes fell
Deer the eyes of iathomless blue;
"You've wooed me long and love you. well,
But can't give a kiss TO YOU"
Then loan me kiss my sweet one, pray
And you will never know regrets
Yes, | will, she said, for my parents say
You are prompt at paying your debts.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
On the M aine Coast

Between the Gulf Of Mexico and III.
Bay OF Fundy, there are TWO spots onl,
where the Mountain, dip into the sea snd
rise directly from the waters edge. Tn,
two place. thus distinguished from 81
Others on the Atlantic Coast. are both il
the State Of Maine, and are the culmina
ting points in region famed for tht
granduer Of It's scenery. One Of thes-
spots Is Mt. Desert, on the eastern arm
of Penooscot Bay; the other is Camden
on It's western arm, the two separated by
broad expsnse of water thicklv studde,'
with Islands Mt. Desert is too wei
known to need any further de.criptiop
out Camden, although its mountains ar
SO bold and prominent. j. comparstirel,
little known and it, picturesque scenery
mas never been seen except BY favored
few. 1t is 50 secluded and out Of the
beaten track of tragel. that it Is not Vet
oyerrun by the great army of tourists
and has freshness and charm peculiarly
its OWn.-Er
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Congressional Bus.

There are two important bill- 90 u .
Liquor question NV Ii the h4nd- ~ u,
sPecis! Committee Oh IN. Alcob0lic l.lqu. Z
Trsnic, which We trust will -oon D, r.
pprtd ~ the House Of Representative.
One Of these. -. X BI.5.3Js. j. Iutepde.
70 provide for d comm --i9n II lrq44r.
into the f1t-Dtaud feet. If the 4 ic1foi.,
Liquor 1rs11c. THIS il sut-tantiAlly Ii.
same bill that has been repeatedly pas-4.i
~ the senate, and that la. Away IA LED
IN the House The prospect u - pa-s
age In the House this year Is -aiG - b.
excellent The Select Committee. So
which It has been referred, are VI.
friendly toward the object. Of th, 81
ana 10 The temperance cause generals
and II they can 0hly feel that the weigh
81 pubhc opinion Is Ia favor of the Dill.
they VIII oBdOu 1tsdlY report 1t and in-is;
upon It's passage. We suggest that IT,
Constituents VI Congre-smen write T.
their representatives, and urge that tn :
blll De passed. II Is fair aud Jus, 70 Z j
concerDed, and II it should become a law
We shall be Ia fair way ~ obtain from
an uppi. JUDGED source valuable iuformz
ton On the subject OF the liQuor business
II the evils Of this traffic haze a. It. DE-
Lenders insist, been very greatly exsgger
ated, they should be ready 10 join VIII.
me opponents Of the trsiii-. 10 demand
ing this iLquiry. The other oil ~ when
We refer Is II. K. Bill No. .. 81. This
blI proposes TO prohibit the Transport
tlon Of Intoxicating liquors from suy
State or Territory into any other STATE 81
Territory where the sale Of such lntoA
ica'lng liquors is unlawful The oaiec.
81 this BIZ Is very reasonable, ana Con.
gress shorid enact It without delay. A
similar bill has been hefore Congress sly.
eral times, but has always failed. Con
gfess alone having control Of interstate
commerce. can prevent the shipping IL
10 prohlbitpry State Of intoxicating
Liquors: and a. 1t Is the conceded night II
every Stat - manage it, own inte-na!
Affairs and 10 prohibit, If il chooses. a..
Traffic in intoxicating liquors. it i. wroug
IN prluclple to compel any Slate 10 r.
celve from other S;a, that which j.
prohibited Temperance people snoDi .
give special attention u these two bills
and bring all the Influence they can t.
bear on the members Of Congress in or
der that they may be psssed.-Ibe mi.
pendent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

Read the following Mr.. C. H. Morris, New
ark, Ark says: "Was down with Abscess o
Lungs, and friends and ply sicians pronounced
me an lncarabie ConsnmPtive. Began taking
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to oversee the
work On my farm. 1t is the finest medicine
ever made"
Jesse Middleusr, Decatur, Ohio, says. "Has
il not been for DR.. Kings New Discovery fo
Consumption l would have died of Luns
Troubles: Was given up by doctors. And nov
! in best Of health" Try it. Sample bottles fre'
ct Roland 7. Patten's, Drug Store.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

Thomas Ban--. our # Tie u1-J f.
culiar character, til@, .yer lived IN Ala
hama. diel r,ce..iy III M5rtt mary. II
was a native # North Carolina. al
WELT Ia Mont, mary in 100. then il, :N'
nliGdi" II life. bat r.r AMI frI.ni.v>7
He Was industrious and misery. an
soon accumulated AZ estate Va.uv-l i
100000. Fifteen y-ar- az hc had 1
hands .ine mau>1ieuIu erected II the cits
cemetery. and directed that he ami hi
brother should te lai.i t. rest there tn
ecther. HIS Only brother ana otly rela
tive dlel Ia, Year, and was Inferred il
tho mau>uit uu. Thomas Bank had III,
mansolrua furnished wItua wa>hstauI
bowl and pitcher. soap and towels and ;
comb and brush lie used to visit til,
Place daily anu MAJ his tu.l-t ID tn,
nau>oitum IL cou.lnot t-ar the lido,
If t+iu- hurried under the ground. al,
SAID Il h. should come L. lfe AGAIN b,
would lbo himself in comfortable quar-
ters,-New YORK Star,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

y special dispatch from CanaJoharic,
y. y. SAYS; while at Stone Arabia a
few days ago a citizen If Palestine
Bridge found a begrimed and badly lat
tered metallic box 1t WAS opened with
much difficulty, and Its contents consist
ed of a locket. bundle of parchment
letters and a piece of faded blue ribbon.
The lockct is OF gold and Of fine work.
manship. On one side in monogram ART
the letters y. H. D., and on the other q
curiously wrought hunting scene. Ths
letters were all written in l11S-S9 by q
lady Of evident royalty residing in Lon
don. They were to her betrothed ant
couched In the most tender language
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

North Dakota's new Prohibition law
went into effect Jan. lat. 1t provides the
following penalties: First offence-Fine
and imprisonment. Not less than 5000
or more than $1,000 fine and not less than
ninety days nor more than one year, i'm
prisonment. Second and each succeed
ing offense IL made felony and the punish
ment Is not less than one, nor more thar
two years In the penitentisry. The sa
loon men say: I'VE could stand the I'm,
but the imprisonment We don't like. guess
wen move to illinois,"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

What resources has Maine! The sum.
mer playground of the nation-the rest.
ing and cooling of place for host of
toiling, nervous Americans ice for the
East; lumber for the world; shpbuildiue
opportunities without limit; the fines,
water powers on the continent; the best
set of harbors on the American coast
spruce gum for every mothers daughter
an inexhaustable supply Of brilliant anc
hard working statesmen. Think OF 1t
Young man, Maine is the State.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17

The world is upheld by the veracity Of
good men; they make the earth whole
some. We call our children and our lands
by their names, Their names are wrought
into the verbs of language, their work.
and tiiigies are in our house. and every
circumstance of the dav recalls an anec-
dote of them Emerson.
Let us resolve, first, II attain the grace
of silence; second, to deem all fault-tind
ing that does no gooi sin. and to re-
solve. when We are happy ourselves. no.
to poison the atmosphere for our neigh
hors by calling on them to mark every
painful aud di>sgreesble feature of their
daily HE; third, In practice the grace and
virtue of praise.-H. b. Stowe.
Let us Irvine each thread of the glori
Gus tissues of our country'> flag about
our heartstrings; let Us resolve cone
veal or woe. We will in life AMI in death
now and forever, stand by the stars aud
stripes.-H, W, Beecher
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-04-17
A Prohibition Deed.

The Islesboro Land and improvement
Company of lsiesboro has sold large
number of lots and the summer resort
business in the island town looks bright.
This company is determined 10 have :
quiet and orderly settlement and each
deed contains the following clause. which
II is proposed to enforce: The heirs. ex-
ecutors, administrators and assigns COY.
enant that no brewery, distilery. drink
lug saloon, &C. or structures for the con
duct of any other unlawful business
shall be erected upon the premises so
conveyed or any part thereof -IHiaStri1l
Journal