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The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
The Treasury system Of the United
States.

No nation has better Treasury system
than the United States. When its regu.
I,tions are enforced, II practically guar
antees the government agains. loss BY er-
ror or fraud. II involves the division Of
the department into bureaus. each direct,
y responsible TO the Secretary, having
little connection with each other, and at
least three Of which must approve a claim
before is can be paid, each thus acting a.
check upon the other. IT recognizes
the fact that the subordinAtss In a bureau,
subject 10 removal By Its chief, will obey
me orders Of that chief, although they
may Involve violation Of law, 80 that
checks within bureau are unreliabls.
But IL the payment Of claim requires al
eIamination by TIRES person, In a. man )
hureans, and the approval Of the heads Of
each, conspiracy 70 defraud becomes
difficult and practically impossible.
Frauds upon the Treasury proper have
been extremity rare. The Assistant Treas
uries are abnormal gro tins not subject
70 these checks. and fraud, upon them
involving large losses have consequently
been common. The manufacture and is
sue of the postal and fractional currency
was another ercresceuce permitted To a.
tach Itself to the system, and the account
the only issue of the war about which
there existed any doubt. II may be cor.
rect, but It ia quite possible that some
millions Of dollars of that currency more
than the amount shown by the books Of
the Treasurer were pat 10 circulation.
Il might have been done without de;ec-
ton, for the white paper was turned into
money ready for Issue by single de-
partment, under a single head, without
supervision or the cooperation Of any
other department OF person
Originally ada oted 70 az expenditure
Of s25 10000 per snnum, the Treasury
system had the capacity Of indefinite *
pansiou without impairing It's security.
In March, 1861, It regulated an expend.-
ture averaging about 5000 900 per
month. Within sixty rays 1t increased To
more than 81 go 900 per day, and ulti-
mateiy to more than a 900 900 900 per
snnuu. Ye. .hi- system required NJ
change except an increase of clerical
force. Thus it happened that during
four years OF war more than 1900 0O0.
900 was received aud covered into the
Treasury, and an equal value OF securities
issued and delivered TO those who we're
entitled 10 receive them, without the loss
of one dollar by error or fraud This
sbdlemtnl rests upon tosoiutt 0emOnstfa-
ton, and not upon evidence alone. The
amount is as far as infnity beyond orii-
nary human comprehension. The state
nent and the system which verides 1t are
wonders Of finance 10 8 country convuls-
ed by civil war.
The Treasury was the creation of Alex
auder Hamilton. 1t will live as long as
the nation exists. and every one who com
prehends 1t will accept it as monument
of the financial ability Of its su.hor, It
may be criticised BY those who do not "
derstand it as au institution of red tape.
but no experien ed Treasury officer ever
advised the removal OF one of its checks,
or the relaxation OF one Of its stringent
provisions. Treasury Notes and
Notes on the Treasury. "-HdPers Mag
oziHe.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
SunbuFn.

when | was girl" says a woman not
yet very gray headed, I'VE tho ght 1t wa
not quite nice for girl to 60 out without
q veil. When | first began going abon'
the streets without even a little thin veil
over my face, felt rather bold and no.
happy. IL was much the same feeling VIZ
had when we left trimming off our dresses
three or four years ago-as il we were
-. sits arassed" In those days SIM.
burn was unknown in the full-blown rose
OF its present perfection. There were
never stories told of girls paying ffty
cents spsce for an imitation freckle, then,
and the pts )ny- like noses and damask
cheeks of the present which refuse TO
pale for DAYS at time would have been
accounted an infiiction. and q most dire
misfortune If they had CHANGED to befall
maid or matron. The love of outdoor
life first conquered the aversion to sun
burn. then those who had not the love pu.
on the semblance of it. and now there are
many who deliberately choose sunburp
Possibly they know it not as q deception
and imagine that by the aid of obs sud
abs and by exclaming Lovely" they
have added to the sunburn the Joy that
goes with it. After all, who can define
the joys that go with good lobster-lke
sunbnrn for any member of our Atlantic
species al the least. On the Pacific shore
let womankind wear face masks on the
beach, let men with broad sombreos defy
the painting of the SUI, but no cur stern
and rock bound coast the feminine sailor
hst and the time honored straw that sup
plants the beaver give sunhurn its full
chance. After a day at the sesshore there
Is, on almost any Boston face, enough
local color to set up in business resli-t-
ic novelist or any reasonable painter in
oils. When old Sol paints red, 1t is with
delicacy and discrimination, and sn ap-
parent gard for the trade in csmphor
ice. Cocoa butter. and the tubes of roses
and glycerine. Transcript
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

1t Is hard sometimes to speak pleas
ant word when the shadow rests In our
own hearts, but nothing will tend more
to brighten our spirits than doing good
to another.-Chapin.
I think 1t Is best not to dispute when
there Is no probability of convincing
Whitefeld.
Nothing can bring you peace, but your
self.-EmersOn.
A man can never be happy unless his
first objects are outside Of himself. An
thony 1'rollope.
Thy friend has . friend. sud thy
friends friend has friend; be discreet.
Forever shines some small sweet hope
and God is not too late.-E. NJ. Phelps.
There Is woman at the beginning OF
Of great things.
Woman Is the most perfect when the
most Observation-Disclosures.
A life Of use is . life Of holiness, and I
life Of idleness 10 . life Of sin. He whs
performs no social use, and makes nc
human being happier or better IL leading
. life ot,u'ter sel6shueos.
One ought not to speak Of the faults Of
ones friends. It initiates them. They
cad never be the same afterward.-How
ellis.
There 10 not an experience in life, b.
whose side God has not nxed Q nesnise
There 10 not . trouble 70 deep and swift
running that We nay not cross safel
over. II We have courage 10 steer an,
strength 70 pull.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

Mexican onyx is form OF stalagmi'e,
and its colors are formed by oxides of
metals in the earth over the caves through
which cslcareous water passes. Gold is
represented by purple, silver by yellow
iron by red, copper by green and arsenic
and zinc by white. Volcanic eruptions
and earthquakes have almost destroyed
the caves in which only onyx exists, and
the native Indians who mine it have to
cut through masses Of ruins. Blocks OF
the material are quarried In . primitiv.
way in order not to shatter the substance
Deep round holes are drilled by hand on
line. In each hole is inserted q snugly
lifting piece Of wood. which has been
grooved from end to end. Hot water
Is poured into the groves at night. This
swells the wood and the block along the
line without damage. The natives then
saw the blocks into slabs, and polish the
surface by hand. Each piece is semi
transparent, and when placed between
the eye and strong light presents re,
markably beautiful effect in form and
color.-Je,celer's Weekly.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
Arsenic and Potash Three Times q
Day for Twenty-Five Years.

have been taking 8. s. s. CSwifts
Specific and fell II to be my duty to
state lis results, that others who are
similarly affected may profit by my ex-
perience, and be relieved Of their suffer-
ings. | had suffered for q long, long
time with what the doctors called Herps,
an eruption Of the skin, forming scales
and olotebes which was horrible to en-
dure. Under the advice Of physicians
took 80 drops Of Fowler's Solution of
Arsenic every day for % Years besides
many other kinds Of medicines, without
cure. | have been taking s. g. 8. for
about two months, and the eruption and
unpleasant symptoms have all disappear
ed, and am continuing it to completely
root II out of ms blood, which am con.
ndent 1t will do; and what it has done
for me | am sure ii will do for others,
for there are thousands of such cases all
over the country which zeesists all other
treatment. | have lived here in nv pres
ent business for 90 years.
K. K ROUSE, Dealer in Machinery,
81 and % West Maryland Street,
Indianapolis. Indiana.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease
mailed free
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Atlanta Ga
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

Where The Trouble Begins.

That the decision protects liquor while
in transit from one State to another in
original packages is conceded. but after
that the CONFLICT begins. some claiming
that once having reached its destination
If the liquor is offered for sale in defiance
of State law it can be seized. while others
contend that dealers can import their
stock from another State in packages to
suit their purposes and sell the same In
perfect security. Ia other words the
whole question seems to be left in mud
die, and the best thing Congress can do
is straighten it out at once.-Bdngor
Ubiy
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
Slips of the Tongue.

The list of W 1rds, phrases and express
sions te be avoided by the young ladies of
Wellesley college. includes the following
II guess So for l suppose so or /
think so.
Fix things" for arrange things or pre-
pare things.
The use of ride" and drive inter
chaegeahly.
Real good" or "resl nice" for very
good or really nice.
II have studied some" for studied
somewhat, or | have not studied any for
not studied at all.
Not as know" for not that known
Try an experiment" for make an ex
pertinent.
Had rather" for would rather. and
had better" for would better
Right away" for immediately or now.
| well posted" for we'll Informed.
Try and do" for try to do and TRY
and CO. for try to go.
1T looks good enough for it look
well enough. or does 1t look COCO
enough for does it look well enough
| Somebody else's' for somebody
| else.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
How to mako a Good Boy.

They all put brandy into them" said
one
They all don't. Ny mother has never
put s drop of brandy into her mince-
pies siuce the day Bob said he could taste
4: y = Ire s.4s sd. I. ..s.ed good Mothar
then said it was wrong, and she never
would be guilty of 1t again. And II
mother says thing is wrong, you msy
be sure it is wrong; for what mother
knows, she knows"
How about minneapolis: Are you
sure she know how to make pies good p
and laugh went up from = group of
girls gathering around the register of the
recitation room, eating their lunch.
But some of them WINGED little, when
back were tossed these words: III she
doesn't, she knows how to make a boy
good and isn't q boy worth more than
mince- pie -
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
EUDcDSl'.

This is what you ough, to have, in fact you
must have it, 10 fully enjoy life. Thousands
are searching for i, daily, and mourning because
they find it not. Thousands upon thousand, OF
dollars are spent annually BY our people in the
hope that they may attain this boon. And vet
il may be hsd by all. We guarantee that Flee
trio Bit,ers, if used according 10 directions and
the use persisted in, will bring Good Digestion
and Dust the demon Dyspepsia and install in
stead Eupepsy. We recommend Electric Biz
for Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver Stomach
and Kidneys. Sold at SOC and Sl,oo per bot.
lie, BY Roland I, Patten, Druggist.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

In stone quarry near Kertsch, In
South Russia, q cstacomb has been dis.
covered in the form of . vast hall, divid-
ed into several compartments by thirteen
columns, adorned artistically with or
namental figures. On one Of them is
written 10 Greek roundhand 1.-THE Judge
Sorak built this sanctuary on new site,
without removing any Of the human re.
mains found there. Let NO one touch OF
desecrate my body after my death, for he
who docs 40 win never enter the Spirit
Kingdom" This Inscription b surrouud
ed with drawings Of the human heart and
surmounted BY two winged gerii holding
floral emblems.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
A Safe Iuresf,aeuf,

IsSne which is guaranteed to bring you sat
isfactory results, in Of failure return OF
purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy
from cur advertised Druggist bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption. It is
guaranteed to hiring relief in every case, when
used for any affection Of Throat, Lungs or Chest
such as Consumption, Inflammation, etc. 1t it
pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe,
and can always be depended upon.
Trial bottle free at Roland I. Pattens Drug
Store
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

Here are three sxamplss that actually
occurred II . recent examination In . Bos.
ton public SCHOOL: Ons little GIRL In
for1sd thoee who reed hsr history paper
Of the seoazksbls fact that. ~ lSlO the
pilgrims came 70 AassaoAesstts for the
pafpoes Of nshtinG ths beasle Of Burke,
AilL" Another sAid ia leo1 william
Penn explored rssnayvania with . crew
Of Quaksrs." II aaoeAse popes . small
boy, who he'd evideotly Aeosa that tn
1a1lish psopas were food 81 Ueats, salt
~ Of II ~ oooatsieo ~ Nd rathal
Witt EaelAnd. 6eeaneo ~ Wo16 llke q
- ~ Thames river ~ ~ bsse satsrs
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

A company has been formed to rent
ont steamer chairs for d . trip across
the ocsap. The chairs are supplied with
little tables designsd to hold plate, tum-
bier and . bottle. Several thousand of
those rentsd chairs are now 10 nee, and
the demand for them 10 constantly In.
crsasing. The Idea 10 that most travel
lefs wosld rather pay d for The rent Of q
steamer chair than bay one sndbs bother.
Cd with storing II when they ct "a
3oropA
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
Don't Know Itself.

Thus far the Original package" has
not succeeded in establishing itself in
Msue, under the decision of the Supreme
Court. our municipal judges deal with
1t as they ind it, and the decision doesn'.
/ help 1t much. There are many questions
to be settled before it can Shave its own
way Lawyers disagree as to what con-
-titutes an original package, and it will
have to get decision on that point be-
fore it will know what it is itself - Port
; land Tr1uxrript
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

The Augusta Temperance Commit
tee has fully organized. Bylaws are
adopted and the organization put into
permanent working order. Regular meet
iugs will be held each mouth. Nearly all
thes churches and temperance societies
already compose the committee which are
three from each
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

Miss Edwards of Cleveland Ohio, who
spoke here June Il, went from here to
Foxcroft where she lectured and organ
i1ed Non-Partisan Union, from there
to Old Town where she organized . Un-
on, sui since then she has been occurring
in Aroostook county, where she Is most
enthusiastically received, speaking tn
crowded houses, and by the candid, char
liable and dgnited way in which she
presents the cause of the division in the
W. c. 7. L. winning for herself and the
cause she represents the respect of all.
Miss Edwards returns to her home in
Cleveland the last of this month
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

German birds are as odd as English
ones in their housekeeping arrangements.
At the goods station Of lessen little
wagtail has this yesr built her nest.
choosing a chest in freight car. The
bird deposited four eggs. and remained
firmly fixed in her lager till she had hatch
ed her young. The car made from six
to eight journeys day. but the bird was
in no way incommoded, and remained
in full possession of her nest through all
the hustle of the service. When q stop
page was made at the end of the journey
she quietly fed her young.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
POETRY.
In oisd Weather.

do not know what skies there were,
Nor the wind was high or low,
think heard the the branches stir
A little, when VIC turned TO 60;
think saw the grasses sway
As ifthev tried to kiss your feet
And yet, II seems like Yesterday,
That day together. sweet.
think i must have been In May;
think the sunlight must have shone;
know scent Of springtime lay
Across the fields we were alone.
We went together, you and /;
Hoy could look beyond your eyes,
II you were only standing by
did not mise the skiesi
could MOI tell II evening glowed.
Or monday heat lay white and still
Beyond the shadows OF the road
only watched your face until
knew 1t was the gIsddest day.
The sweetest day that summer knew
The time when VIC two stole away
And saw only you
Seribnty.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
NON-PARTISAN W. C. T. U.

The skD~hegan Non Partisan ". {. T. o. meets
al the Parors Of the q. a. X. Hail. the secnnd and
fourth J tuesdays ot each month. At three O'Clock r
".
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
A Recipe.

Take little dash of water cold.
And a little laven Of prayer,
And little bit Of morning gold.
Dissolved in the morning air.
Add to your meal some msrriment,
And thought of kith and kin.
And then, as prime ingredie It,
A plenty Of work thrown in.
But spice 1t all with the essence of love,
And little Whit play.
Let wise, old book, and a glance above
Complete the well-made day.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
BescleleW'o AS,Ssic0 S0lve.

The best Salys In the world for Cuts, Bruise,
Sorea, Uleess, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter
Chapped Hands, Chiblains, Cons, and all Skin
.'S sus 70 Re .. 3: 70
aefion, or money refunded. Hice Is cents POI
boz. For sals BY Roland T. Pattsa.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

Aristotle, when asked by what citerioo
he should judge Of the merit Of book :,
replied: when the author has said
everything he ought and says that Is he
ought" When asked the most difficult
thing TO execute, be replied: ITO be
secret and silent"
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
a Great Event

Ii" - lie Is the discovery Of remedy for
sjmi l3hg-,b.naing malidy. The poison Of
Se~ofnia IS IN your blood. Yon Inherited 1t
II M your aliceSinrs. VIII you transmit II
10 y'1r on ',rhg? III the great majority
Of eases. boi'i Consumption ana Calarrh orig
iilhte III Scroinla. II Is supposed 10 he the
primary source oi naliy other arrangements
OF Tie body Begin al once to cleanse roui
blood with the standard Alternative.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24
A Republican Triumph.

The issue Of the public debt statemen
at the close of the fiscal year. June 80
affords an opportunity to recall the fac
of the marvellous achievement of this gov
eminent in paying the national debt. L
| uauld he interesting to give the amount
of the interest bearing debt At the Close
of each fiscal year, that the reader may
note the achievement is presented to the
mind by placing the debt at its highest
figure with that at the close of the last
fiscal year and the interest thereon a
each period, as follows:
Date. Debt. Interest.
1865, Aug. 81, s,,7so+sr,s7I,45 slso,q77 ,dp7 s,
1890. June 30. o,i ,oo5,s9o,oo as,ti7 ,oo5,l!
Decrease. si,s,4,71,,e75,4s sI1r.s6o.o747.
That is, in twenty-five years nearly
two thirds (66 per cent? of the inter
est bearing debt has been paid, and the
interest charge has been reduced nearly
seven-eights az 4 per cent? When the
debt was at its maximum the rate Of in.
terest was 81 per cent, while June so
1890, 1t was at the rate of 40 per cent
reduction of 2 65 per cent, or well up
to one-half on the basis that coin and
currency have been of equal values al
the while, when, as matter of fact, the
interest of the bonded debt was paid in
coin, so that at the date the debt was
at the maximum, the rate of interest, in
legal-tender money, vas over per cent
These are facts which require a moments
consideration to graple in order that the
magnitude of the financial achievement
whose story they tell may be apprecia-
ted. And it is fair to claim this as Re
publican achievement, accomplished in
spite of the continual and persistent hos
tility of the leaders Of the Democracy.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

The mention of David Kidder's name
in speaking of the horse race recalls an
incident. On the l4th Of Dec. 1874 a
robin was seen by several persons In
Skowhegsn village. Without calling at
tention In any way to his remark, In his
usual qciet tone and manner Mr.. kidder
said Treaty of peace between United
States and Great Britain signed this day
In those days of slow sailing vessels II
was near the last of February that the
news came that the treaty Of peace was
signed on that very day,
EBEN WESTON.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

On the south bank of the small island
separated by q narrow channel from the
Great, or Wyman's island, there was one
single grape vine the fruit of which was
as large as almost any cultivated grape,
and of much milder acid than the com
mon wild grape. l can hardly think it
was indigenous, but probably the seed
was brought by some bird Of passage
from some garden far away to the SOUTH
II any reader of this knows Of any fruit
similar to these, please let US hear from
him through the columns Of the Reporter.
The Somerset reporter., 1890-07-24

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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-11
RQERNE. Kendall CO.I

BORNE, on the line of the Arkansas
Pass railroad, 80 miles north of San An
tonic, latitude 80 deg, $50 miles from
the coast and 1900 feet above the sea, is
in the center of the warm dry belt which
stretches north ward and westward from
san Antonio, where is found a happy
medium between the humidity of the
coast regions and rarified atmosphere OF
the plains northwest-is peculiarly IA
vorable for the preservation and rsstora-
tion of health. Having mean average
temperature in winter of 90 deg; in
summer of so deg; an average humid
itY of 621s deg, it can be relied on
throughout the year for o climate
healthy, equable, agreeable, invigora-
ting and peculiarly conducive to lon
gevity. Statistics show that the mortality
of Boerne and Kendall county Is the low
est of any section in the world.
Boerne is the most considerable town
on the railroad, has about 1000 inbabi-
fants engaged in various industrial occu-
tions: is beautifully laid out in a slightly
rolling valley amid the detached foot
hills of the rocky mountains which pile
up beyond and commands on every side
the most charming and diversified seem
cry. Good hotels and boarding houses
are numerous, talented physicians are at
command, while fresh meat. honey,
milk, fsh, game, fruits, with all the
delicacies for invalid appetites, are in
abundance. Roads lead out in every d.
reetion, through fertile valleys, by run
ming streams, over green hills and up
silent canyons, giving ATTRACTIONS 10
lovers of nature, artists and seekers after
health, pleasure and recreation.
Houses may be rented, lands may be
purchased from So. 80 10 S25 per acre
considered.
few weeks or months can have the loan
of tents to be pitched in sylvan grove
by clear running stream, and every
thing done for their enjoyment by COM
nittee OF reliable citizens