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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

Devoted Wife-Have you any embroid-
cred Christmas slipperst
Dealer-Plenty of them. You wish hand
worked, presumed
AYES, want a pair that will look as if 1t
took all summer to do them"
Eyes, madam, we have that kind; they
make man almost weep when he thinks
Of the days and weeks and months of ST.
lent labor all for him."
swell, here is my husbands measure.
Don't send any bill except for the soles.
Charge him n few dollars extra for his
next pair of boots. "-Exchange.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

Nothing in the Wide World so Good.
was afflicted with Kidney Disease. DIR. kenne-
dys Favorite Remedy, of Kondout, N. Y.---I say
ii with perfect recollection of all that was done
for me besdcs-s the only thing that gave me per
manent relief. 1 have recommended 1t to many
people tor Kidney Disease and they all agree that
It has not its equal for this complaint Lyman
Crawford. Y,uggist, Springfield, Mass.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

A pleasant cure for hoarseness is t.
bake lemon for fifteen minutes in q
allow oven, cut of one end and remove
the pulp, and sweeten to taste. Thi.
simple medicine will often take ava,
the tightness in the chest which SO otter
accompanies a severe cold
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

A French doctor has recently been COL
Letting statistics with regard to those Of
his patients who complain of nervous
affections, with tho result that he has
come to the conclusion that the prime
cause of all the evil Is the practice Of
reading in the train.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01
PENSION

A former resident of Somerset Co., Mr.
NJ. G. Wright, has located in Washington
d. Q. and opened an Office for the prosecu
ton of Government Claims. He will give
special attention to the claims of Maine SOL
diers. Being Located near the depart
ments, and having had several years ex
perience in the Pension Bureau as clerk
and special examiner, he is prepared to
promptly and skillfully prosecute all claimt
for original pension, increase of pension
bounty, etc., which may be placed in hi,
hands. Consult him II you desire to ap
ply, or, If hayipG-applied. your ease -;
been rejected or neglected. Advice free
Address M. G. WRIGHT, Washington
d. O., or call OF the Office of James Wrigh
Skowhegan who is supplied with prope
blanks for applications under the new iau
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01
Northeast Storms.

They are the storms that do the great.
est damage to poultry. When they oc-
cur shut your hens up In the poultry
houses and keep them in until the sun sp
pears again. 1t may he disagreeable tt
the hen but II will protect them from th,
rOup and other diseases.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

Farm products that excel In quality anc
have an attractive appearance never have
to hunt o market.
After 1890 no place will be provided In
the Chicago fat stock show for cattle
over thirty-six months of age.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

A orTfdgewock, for Skowhegan and Mer
cert Anson, for Sawye"e Mills, tSiArks);
No'"t II. fer North and West New Portland
Be- P'y"r Flagstaff aud Eustis. At Bingham
tor Forks and Moose River.
Trains connect at Oakland with trains to and
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston. Walervllle
Augusta, Gardiner, Sk0whcgan and Bangor.
W. NJ. n FEI:, Sxpt.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01
Daily FREIGHT and PARCEL Delivery
Somerset Railway,
CHANGE OF TIME.
Commencing Monday, Oct. IS, 1890

Trains will run as follows, connecting at Oak
land with Maine Central Railroad:
For Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Wate-ville
Augusta and Bangor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01

Stage Connections.

t.P'Flag Station at which Passenger trains
VIII stop on signal or notice to Conductor.
Mixed Between bingham and No. Ankon
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-01-01
EVERY BOTTLE
WARRANTED TO CURE

And in all cases where no benefit is derived
from it, the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05

even. Suppose il were increased one-third.
or only one quarter. would not that mean
the employment of pretty nearly that
proportion of extra clerks or oil
kinds. and even the enlargement OF
postoffices and the addition Of postal
carsf There comes in another item. you
see. and an uncertain one, 30 that while
the effect of l-cent postage upon the rev
enue could be guessed at-and We did that
IN the last annual report. and propose to
do II In the next-stiIl, think 1t IS best TO
point out what seems to be the truth IN
this matter. One-cent postage would make
deficit of probably sl5,OO0OOO the nrst
year This would be gradually reduced
each year. but it would not disappear en-
tirsly for ten years in all probability. 80
1t Is. of course. very fine 70 say that l.
cent postage il good The practical ques-
tion Is. however, can we afford TT,
Yes, sir. see that, bat do not the coun.
try people complain. and have they not
right 10 complain. that their needs and de-
sires are sighted In this matter. while We
are delivering the mail at city nomesf IL
they cannot have One-cent-postaRe0 or the
free-delivery advantages which cities nave,
what can be- done for them 70 equallze the
benefits of the system. so to speskT
That 10 a good point and one very
natural 20 be made. There comes IN what
Is thought TO be. as hope it is. the begin
cry IN small villages and the farming dis
tricts, just the same az In the cities It
may be a long time coming. but l hope We
have begun TO see it. We are experiment
ing. as you doubtless know. in forty COM
munities By watching the effect of an al
1Owance Of tonne $500 for . car
rier who delivers and collects let
tiers. The early reports indicate
that this service 10 almost paid for by the
extra revenue which accrues TO the par
ticulsr postoffics pstronized. Suppose the
annual reports were to say that 1t - quite
paid for. or suppose that they only say that
it Is five-sixths paid for. or even three
fourths; could we not develop pripciple
and present q scheme to Congress by which
we could ask for given appropriation
for n community of such and such
population and such and such an
area. and hold ont q reasonable hope
that most of the money would come
back to the department. IL We could do
that. and if Congress would grant the
money, we could establish free delivery
wherever it might be wanted. l am
sanguine enough to expect that we can
make some such showing as this. The pla n
might he years in developing. but W hen you
consider the tremendous areas in this coun-
try and the tremendous distances covered
by the mail routes. it would certainly be q
wonderful thing 20 secure universal free
delivery In O few years. AZ think"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
rwENrY-FIRsr ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF the Catholic Total Abstinence Society OF
America To Meet To-Day.

OF the Catholic Total Abstinence Society OF
America To Meet To-day.
WAsHISGTON, Aug 4.-The twenty-first
annual convention of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union OF America will begin its
session in the Academy of Music to-mor-
row morning. The delegates will attend
mass at St Pstrick's Church at A. NJ.
The sermon will he delivered by
Right Rev. John J. Keane. REQ
tor of the Catholic University Of
America Upon the ssscm blage of the con-
vention his Eminence. Cardinal Gibbons.
will deliver an address Of welcome on the
part of the archdiocese. and Commissioner
Ross will address the convention on the
psrtOf the District Commissioners To-mor-
row evening there will be reception to the
delegates at Carroll Hall. Thursday even
ing . grand mass-meeting will be held
at the Academy at which addresses will be
made by RI. Rev. J. Il. Cotter, RI. Rev. j.
II. Keane. Rev. NJ Nj. Shody. Rev. James
NJ. Cleary, Rev. Thomas j. Conaty. Rev.
Walter Elliott aud q number of laymen.
Friday the delegates will be taken to Mt.
Vernon. and after spending an hour there
they will 20 on down the river to
Marshall Hall, where they will be enter.
tanned with speeches and various sports
Saturday they Will Dc driven about the city
in carriages and visits made TO Thomas +.
Wsgaamans art gallery. Georgetown Col
lege. the Catholic University. soldiers home
and the various pub buildings of the gov
eminent. The festivities will probably be
concluded with BANQUET
This convention 10 com posed of delegates
representing 500 societies. with about
5000 members. The union has been in
existence twenty -One years and is exceed
ingly prosperous. IL is proposed to
erect permanent monument to the
Union by establishing chair in the Cath
ciic University to be known as the Father
Mathew chair. To do this the sum of $50
coo Is being raised as a tribute to the life
work of the great temperance advocate.
Every section of the country will be repre-
sented at TINS meeting. and among the dele
gates will be many men prominent In
church and state.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
Great Preparations for the Alliance

Great Preparations for the Alliance State
Convention In Ohio To-Day.
SpeclaIt TO the Indianapolis Journal.
SPRINGFIELD. o., Aug 4-The advance
guard of the Peoples party began to arrive
this morning Among the first to register
was III. III. Tsubeneck. chairman of the
Peoples party national committee. The
convention will be called to order at p NJ
Wednesday, by Mrs. Stevens. n newspaper
writer of Toledo. The City Hall will be
more profusely decorated than ever before
in its history. Prominent among the dec
OratiODs are ears of corn. sheaves of W heat,
punches of grass, ETC., all fantastically ar
ranged. Most significant notices are:
Seven Billion Acres and Nine Million
Mortgaged Homes" Thirteen Thousand
Business Failures Annually" "1.5OO,OOO
Tramps aud Millions of Paupers" How
Do YOu Like LII" The Voice of the Peo.
pie is the Voice of God. Then Let the Peo-
pie Speak and the Nation Prosper"
1t IL generally conceded that either John
Seitz or Major Cobb. the latter of w llston.
will get the gubernatorial nOmin alton. At
noon there W as not over dozen delegates
In. Secretary Hugo Preyor, of Cleveland,
arrived this morning. He said: The Peo-
ple's party will name and elect the next
President. The South and West are thor
ouyhIy organized, and the North and East
will he by next fall. If the election for
President were held tomorrow the PeO-
pies party would sweep the country. We
will make strong effort to elect the State
ticket"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
The ChesA nnenf

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 4.-Loeke Curtis
failing to appear. only seven players com.
peted for the chess championship to-day.
No game was finished on Tuesday morning.
The final arrangements for play were de-
layed until the arrival of Messrs. Cochran
and Ripley. Results of Tuesdays play
follow:
Flick and Hanham. drew; Uedeman beat
Trabue; Pollock beat Schowalter and Rip
ley on Tuesday evening. Ripley beat Han
ham, FIck beat Trabue. SchOwalter and
Pollock play ed seven hours. X. w. McRery
leads in the frce-for-all with three games
won and none last. Uedeman and Hanham
were left playing very line game at 1850
o'clock on Tuesday night. There is large
attendance. Most Of the games were hard
f0uQhf.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
Prices Hill Is Private Property

CINCINNATI, Aug. "A decision was
made in the United States Court to-day
affecting the title to 100 acres of land on
Price Hill. in this city. so that the owners
who have built on il will have to pay in
the aggregate 81. 100000 to become owners
of the lands they occupy. LIZ is one
of the best improved suburbs of the
city in which this land is situated.
The case cannot be stated, much less
explained. in a few words. lt is one. in
general, in which more than one hundred
have had their claim 10 this land estab-
lished by decision of the court. The
transaction that invalidates the titles to
this land dates back fifty years. Ii was
the sale of it by Samuel Barr. In which. &C.
cording to the decision of this court to- day,
the provisions of the will of William Barr.
ST.. who died in 1916 were violated 10 the
dstriment of other heirs W hose descendan ts
are plaintiffs in this case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
JERRY AND CHARLOTTE.

The Sockiess Farmer and Mrs. Smith Out
line Q Fall Campaign in Ohio.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Aug 4.-Jerry Simpson is
here. resting. he says but. as matter OF
fact. he has just concluded . campaign
combination that would have won the ap-
prevail of the late Mr.. Bsrnum. Last night
he had long conference with some Of the
Alliance leaders In this city, and also with
Mrs. Charlotte Smith, 1.-The working won.
ans friend" 1t appears that Jerry and
Charlotte have formed q combination, and
will start out together to stump New York
and Ohio. Every ono who has visited
Washington knows Mrs. Charlotte Smith.
and some OF her ideas are as original and
startling a. Jerry Simpson'a When IL was
announced that tho two would star
together in the fall campaign. . gentle
smile spread over the political faces here.
Mrs. Smith is better talkef than Mra
here, but tho combination 10 q remarkable
one The two start for New York On Aug.
IS. and about Aug. % they 60 20 Ohio,
where they win be joined by the fright
full example" This adjunct TO the Simp-
son-Smith combination Is a blind man and
q hand-0rgan. He was sent to Ohio few
days ago by Mrs. Smith. because she
has personal grudge against Major Nc
Kinley, and thinks she can prejudice
voters AGAINST him by having this
old blind man sing ironical protection
songs and play the hand-0rgan. Last win
ter the old man left q comfortable home IN
Ohio to come here and get something bet
ter. He thought Major Mckinley ought to
help him. and although the Ohio Congress
man did all he could for the blind man, ne
Mckinley failed TO please Mrs. Smith. the
champion of the blind man. and so now she
has her revenge by sending the man into
Ohio to fight her battles against Mckinley.
Simpson says he is not after Mckinley.
but Sherman. However, Charlotte Smith
says she is after both. and wants Co help
the Democratic ticket. The blind man
ayers ne is after job. This simpson Smith
aggregation will make q number of one
night stands in New York. after which IL
will star the seaeon in Ohio. Simpson is
enthusiastic for Livingstone candidacy for
the speakersnip of the next House. After
Simpson, the Alliance men favor Springer.
of Illinois, on account of his Oklahoma
record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
FIGHTING For BONAH. SAB.
Duel on the Street Between I've South Caro-
lima Represe Citizens

CHARLESTON. S. G. Aug 4.-Chester, s. C..
is in state of great excitement over q duel
which took place on one of the principal
streets last night between L. b. Sigh. q
prominent lawyer. and Robert Jaggers
editor of Public Opinion. Sigh met Jaggers
in front Of the Public Opinion office
and. drawing Q pistol. covered him and
administered cowhidipg. Jaggers re-
treated into his office and returned In q
moment with q pistol and opened ire on
Sigh, who returned the tire. Chief-of-
police Marshall rushed up to separate the
combatants and, thinking Jaggers was
firing OH him, opened fire too For two
or three minutes the street was full OF
bullets. Sigh was shot In the face and
neck and is in most dan gerous condition.
Jaggers was unhurt. although both Sigh
and the chief of police emptied their DIS
tolls at him. The trouble grew out of an
attack upon Sigh in Jaggers's paper. jag
gers has the reputation of being somewh hat
of the George Francis Train type. Sigh
has been the principal in several duela
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05

Lifted by the Department or Agricuiturs
Under Certain Conditions.

Lifted by the Department OF Agriculture
Under Certain Conditions.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-The following cir
cuiar was issued to-day by acting Secretary
Willetts. of the Department of Agriculture:
Notice Is hereby given that the regulations or
the department of Feb. Is, 1891 sAconcerning
cattle transportation, are modified 20 as to per-
NIT cattle coming from the area OF country here
matter named To be admitted north OF .he quar-
antine line described in said regulations for
grazing purposes, provided that the cars on
which cattle are loaded from tins area OF coun-
try shall not have been used for transporting
cattle out OF the area described in the afore-
SAID regulations. as modified by this notice, and
that the agent OF the railroad company loading
the shall certify tO this fact which certificate
shall he forwarded with the manifest or way-biil
and delivered To the agent OF the Bureau OF
Animal Industry at Louisville, KY, or at such
other point where the cattle are unlOaded and IL
no agent OF the bureau be stationed at such point
the said certificate shall be forwarded 60 the Sec
Rotary OF Agriculture IN Washington. In case
animals IN the last aforesaid, then said carr
must be cleaned and disnfected and the agent
OF the railroad loading the same shall certify %
said fact and forward said certificate In the
manner herein provided. Also, the shipper OF
cattle from this area shall sian a
written certificate stating that the
cattle TO be shipped have been on his premisce
or on the premises OF the person from whom
purchased In said area. for The past ninety DAYS
and that they have not come in contact with an v
cattle from south of the hne OF the herein
after described area. This certificate of the
shippcr shall be delivered to the agent az the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05

Consroiler Lacey Will Permit the State q
Investigate Bardsley's Books.

Controller Lacey Will Permit the State to
Investigate Bardsley's Books.
WAsHINGTON, Aug. MIR. Lacey, Con.
troller of the Currency, to-day sent the fol-
lowing letter to Governor Pattison. Of
PennsylvanIa: Il have the honor to inform
you that the Secretary Of the Treasury has
referred to mo for reply your communica-
ton. In accordance with tho request
therein contained have this day author.
lied tho receiver of the Keystone Bank to
permit committee Of three or Eve citi-
zens. to DO designated by you. to examine
the books. papers and accounts of said
bank, with the view 60 ascertaining what
deposits of public moneys In which the
State of Pennsylvania had or has say IN
terost were made in said bank by John
Bsrdssey, the late treasurer of the city and
county Of Philadelphia. and what became
of the money thus deposited. In accordance
With your suggestion the authorization 10
limited to an examination as to deposits of
public funds passing through the hands of
John Bsrdsiey as treasurer of Philadelphia
and agent of the Common wealth of Penn
sylvania, and of such funds as the said
Commonwealth may be directly or indi.
rectly interested in"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
General NoteA

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-The United States
Treasurer continues the daily shipment of
small notes TO the West for use in moving
the crops Inc total amount thus far sent
10 81. 100000.
The total receipts from cnstoms during
the month of July were IS. As. 2S2 less than
the receipts during the same month of last
year.
The President has approved the finding
of the retiring board that examined Lieut..
John +. MeiRs, L. s. N. for retirement on
account Of color blindness. and he has been
placed ON the retired list of the navy.
The treasury surplus has decreased from
SIS 7o3. Ills, on July 81. to S4S.277, AS. caused
principally by s.. 1900. 900 being paid out for
pensions.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
declared q final dividend of - 13 per cent.
making in all 100 per cent. of principal and
interest in full on claims amounting to
s232 9O7 proved against the First National
Bank of Monmouth. Ill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
HEROES FOR ONE DAY AGAIN.
Concluded from First Page.

sharply defined as to States. The West,
with the exception of the Pacific coast. is
practically solid for this candidate.
and, while it mnst be borne
in mind that the States east
of the Mississippi have two-thirds
of the national delegates, inroads have
been made in that quarter. The situation
is complicated tonight by sudden extrav a.
CANT claims of Ohio for Hurst. and q rumor
shat Illinois may decide to present the
name of ex-Gov. Richard j. Oglesby for
cOmmander-in inch ief.
Tonight was devoted to receptions to he
commander-in-c chief. the G. A. r., the
Woman's Relief Corps and the Sons of Vet
Grams by the citizens of Detroit. at the en-
campment hail. Later i'm the evening an
other reception was rendered to COM
mander-in-c chief at the Exposition Build
ing. On both occasions General Veazey
made brief speeches of acknowledgment
and thanks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
Obituary.

PITTsBURG. Aug. 4.-James Hughes. ne VS.
editor or the Pittsburg Press. and one of
the brightest journalists of this city. died
this morning of consumption. In the for
tieth year of his age. The deceased was a
thirty second degree Mason aud a promi-
nent member of the Pittsburg Press Club.
DALTON, Mass. Aug. flames Brewer
Crane died to-day. He was in the seventy
third year of his age. The first paper mill
in Berkshire county was established by his
father, Samuel Crane, in 1899.
LONDON, Aug 4.-The Earl of Dartmouth
William Leggel Is dead. He was born IN
1923 and has never bsen distinguished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-05
FIGURES THAT DON'T LIE.

More Money I'm Circulation than Ever Before
I'm This Country.
> Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.-Ststements have
been prepared at the Treasury Department
showing the amounts of money in circula-
tion on the LIST day of July for the years
1850, 1866, 1885. 1889 and 1891, from which 1T
10 apparent that the assertions so often re-
peated of late that there has been since tie
war a great reduction of amount vf money
in circulation are entirely without founda-
ton.
All the statements furnished are made
upon precisely the same basis. The amount
of each kind of money in the country is first
stated. From that Is deducted the amount
In the treasury. and the remainder is given
as the amount in circulation. There is
nothing omitted from the statement which
Should appear There except minor nor coins
left out of all the reports because
of the difficulty in estimating the
amount of them in use. Az the amount at
present is certainly greater than in the
favorably criticised by those who contend
that there ID now . scarcity Of money.
To state all the facts in few words. the
amount of money in circulation in 1850 Was
about 1886. coo, goo. and the amount per cap
ita was S13.s5.
In 1865 there were s723. 900, 900 in circula-
ton, and the per capita was S20S2.
Twenty years later the circulation was
81. %, 000 O00 and the per capita was $3.50
On JAN l last the amount was nearly
g, $50 600 COO with S24.05 as the per capita
allowance, the highest In the history of the
United States
Owing to shipments of gold to foreign
countries there has been a decline since
that time not only In the per capita but in
the total also However. the total circula-
tion on the LIST inst, notwithstanding the
outflow of gold. was about S1.5OO 900 600,
and the amount per capita was S23.S7.